陕西省宝鸡市金台区高二上学期期中考试英语

20232024学年度第一学期期中检测题高二英语（选择性必修一）说明：本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，考试结束只交答题卡。第Ⅰ卷选择题（满分95分）听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。()1.Whatwillthewomandotoday?A.Togoboatingwiththeman. B.Tohelpherbrotherwithstudy. C.Todophysicalexercise.()2.Whatisthemandoingthere?A.Doingsomeshopping. B.Servingacustomer. C.Attendingabirthdayparty.()3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atthewoman’shome. B.Atarestaurant. C.Attheman’shome.()4.Whoisthewomanspeakingto?A.Areporter. B.Adoctor. C.Ateacher.()5.What’sthewoman’sattitudetowardstheman’slearningmethod?A.Negative(否定的). B.Neutral(中立的). C.Positive(赞同的).第二节（共）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。()6.WhatdoesthemanwantLauratodo?A.FindsomehelpforLisa. B.Gotoapartywithhim. C.Helpprepareforaparty.()7.Whatdayisittoday?A.Wednesday. B.Thursday. C.Friday.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。()8.WhathappenstoRusty? A.Hehasbeenstolen. B.Heisinjured. C.Heismissing.()9.HowdoesCathy'shusbandhelp?A.Byturningtolocaldogshelters.B.BymakingitknownonWeChat.C.Byaskinghisfriendsforinformation.()10.WhatdoesthemanknowaboutRusty?A.He'sbrownwithwhitespots. B.Heisfouryearsold. C.Hecanopenthegate.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。()11.Whatdoesthehousesitting(看家／宠物保姆)requiredoing?A.Sellingahouse. B.Takingcareofahouse. C.Lookingafterpetsinastore.()12.WhyaretheBrownsgoingaway?A.Togosightseeing. B.Togoonbusiness. C.Tovisitpeopleabroad.()13.Whatwillthemandonext??A.Searchforjobs. B.Makeaphonecall. C.GotoMrBrown'shouse.听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。()14.Howdoesthemanfindthestory?A.Sad. B.Great. C.Boring.()15.Whatisthewomanmajoringin(主修)atcollegenow?A.English. . B.Literature. C.Biology.()16.Whatisthewomanmostprobablyinterestedin?A.Writingnovels. B.TeachingEnglish. C.Studyinganimalsandplants.()17.Whatdoesthemanmostprobablywanttobeenow?A.Anengineer. B.Abiologist. C.Awriter.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。()18.What'sthespeakermainlytalkingabout?A.SomecustomsinFrenchspeakingcountries. B.Anintroductionofsomecountries.C.Differentpeople'sbeliefs.()19.WhatdopeopleinBelgium(比利时)dowhenmeetingpeopleoftheirage?A.Kissthemonbothcheeks.B.Givethemonecheekkiss.C.Justsay“goodmorning"inFrench.()20.Howmanycountriesarementionedinthetext?A.2. B.3. C.4.阅读（共两节，满分50分）（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AAteamofscientistsarecarryingoutaprojectattheUniversityofGreenwichinLondon.TheyaretryingtofindwaystomakefoodonMars(火星)inthefuture.TheprojectiscalledFeedingMars.Ittriestousewater,fishandfishwastetogrowfruitandvegetablesonMars.Itwouldtakeatleast21monthstoreachMars,learnaboutitssurfaceandreturntoEarth.SoitwouldbeabighelpifthespacemencouldgrowfreshfoodonMarsitself.FarmingonMars,however,willbeveryhard.There'splentyofwaterthatcouldbetakenfromicejustbelowthesurfacebutthelandonMarsismissingthenutrients(养分)thatlivingthingsneed.Theteamsaythattheycouldsolvetheproblembygrowingplantsandfishtogether.Fishwastecanthenbeusedtoprovidenutrientsforplants.“Itisexpectedthatyoucangrowlotsoffood,suchasvegetables,salads,teasandmedicinalplantsonMars,”saidDrBenzKotzen,wholeadstheproject.“Youcanevenharvest(捕获)fishforfoodthen.”()21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph1referto(指的是)?A.Thefuture. B.Theproject. C.Theland. D.Theplanet. ()22.WhatmakesitdifficulttofarmonMars?A.Icebelowthesurface. B.Toomuchfishwaste. C.Themissingoflivingthings. D.Thepoorlandcondition. ()23.HowdoesDrBenzKotzenfeelaboutFeedingMars?A.Hopeful. B.Doubtful. C.Surprised. D.Funny.BIt'slateeveninginthemiddleofthewinter.Thesnowisdeep,butoffIgointothewild.Suddenly,Ihearit:thehowl(嚎叫)ofwolves.Excitedly,Iwalkfasterinthedirectionofthehowling.I'vebeenworkingasavolunteerwolftrackerinYellowstoneNationalParkforoverayear.It'smyjobtofollowwolvestorecordinformationaboutthem.Likewolves,however,Idon'tworkalone.I'moneofateamofpeoplewhohavebeeninaprojecttohelpreintroducewolvestothepark.Humanshavealwaysfearedwolves.Fromfairytalestomovies,thewolfisalwaysthebadguy—adangertohumansandotheranimals.Inthe1920s,theorganizersoftheparksharedthisviewaboutwolvesandmadethedecisiontodrivethemawayfromthepark.Asaresult,thenumberofelk（麋鹿）intheparkincreased.Theelkstartedlookingforfoodnearriverbankssincetheydidn'thavetoworryaboutwolves.This,inturn,stoppedtreesfromgrowingalongtherivers,doinggreatharmtotheenvironmentthere.Thereturnofwolveshasalreadymadeabigdifference.Tobeginwith,theelksoonlearnedtostayawayfromtherivers,sonewtreeshavebeenabletogrowthere.Thetreesbeehometonewwildlife,suchasbirds,andprovidefoodformoreanimals.Theparkisnowbeingmoreandmorepopularwiththosewhowanttoseewolvesintheirnaturalenvironment.Ithasalsohelpedthelocalpeoplemakemoremoney.Touristsvisitthearea,stayinthelocalhotels,andeatinthelocalrestaurants.Lookingatthewildanimalsandthebeautifulsceneriesaroundme,IamamazedatthechangesthewolfhasmadetoYellowstone.Andhappily,itisplayingagoodguyinthisstory.()24.Accordingtothepassage,oneofawolftracker’sjobsisto________.A.catchwolvesinthepark B.feedwolvesinthewildC.stopwolvesfromkillingelk D.collectinformationaboutwolves()25.Whydidtheorganizersdrivethewolvesawayfromtheparkinthe1920s?A.Thewolveswerealwayshowlingatnight.B.Theelkintheparkwereindangerofdyingout.C.Thewolveshaddonegreatharmtotheenvironment.D.Theparkwasthoughttobeunsafewithwolvesaround.()26.Paragraphs4and5aremainlyaboutthe____thatwolveshavebroughttoYellowstone.A.risks B.troubles C.changesD.petitions()27.Whatdoesthewritermeanbytheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?A.WolvesareimportanttoYellowstone. B.Yellowstonehasbeenhometowolves.C.Thewolfandtheelkliveinpeacenow. D.Thenumberofwolvesisgrowingfast.CMargaretAnnBulkleywasbornaround1789,inIreland.Shehadbigdreams.“Iwanttobeadoctor!”Buttwohundredyearsagoagirlcouldn’tbeeadoctor.Heruncle,JamesBarry,wasagreatpainter.AndhisfriendGeneralMirandahadalibrarywithmorethan6,000books.Margaretlovedreadingthere.Herintelligenceimpressedhim.Yearslater,heruncleJamesBarrydied,leavinghersomemoney.Itwasenoughtostudytobeadoctor.“Butagirlcan’tbeeadoctor,”saidMargaretsadly.“Yes,youcan!”saidGeneralMiranda.“Allyouhavetodoistodisguiseasaboy.”Margaretreallywantedtobeadoctor.Soshecutoffherlonghair,practicedspeakinginadeepvoice,andputonboy'sclothes.ShealsonamedherselfJamesBarry.Fromthenon,MargaretAnnBulkleydisappeared.ShebecameJamesBarryandenteredEdinburghUniversity.Hetook13subjectsandworkedallthroughthesummerwhentheotherstudentswentonholiday.Barrygraduatedin1812anddecidedtojointheBritishArmy.Inhislife,Dr.JamesBarrytravelledallovertheworld,helpingtosavemanylives.Beforeretirement(退休),BarryhadrisentothesecondhighestmedicalofficerintheBritishArmy.Barryimprovedtheconditionsfornotonlywoundedsoldiersbutalsothelocalpeople,andperformedthefirstrecordedsuccessfulcaesareansection(剖宫产)inAfrica.ThesecretDr.JamesBarrykeptforoverfiftyyearswasonlyknownafterhisdeathin1865.()28.WhoplayedthemostimportantroleinMargaret'sbeingadoctor?A.GeneralMiranda. B.HeruncleJamesBarry.C.AsoldierintheBritishArmy. D.AprofessorfromEdinburghUniversity.()29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disguise”inParagraph3mean?A.Changeone'sclothes. B.Dresslikeadoctor.C.Changeone'sappearance. D.Dresslikeagentleman.()30.WhichwasDr.JamesBarry’sachievementinhisjob?A.BeingthehighestofficerintheBritishArmy.B.Graduatingfromthemostfamousmedicaluniversity.C.Improvingmedicalconditionsforthewoundedsoldiers.D.Doingtheworld’sfirstrecordedcaesareansectionsuccessfully.()31.WhatwasthesecretDr.JamesBarrykeptforoverfiftyyears?A.JamesBarryleftmuchmoney.B.Dr.JamesBarrywasawoman.C.Margaretdiedinhertwenties.D.GeneralMirandahelpedMargaretalot.DYuanLongping,knownasthe“fatherofhybridrice”,wasoneofChina'smostfamousscientists.Yet,heconsideredhimselfafarmerbecausehecontinuallyworkedthelandinhisresearch.Indeed,hisslimbutstrongbodywasjustlikethatofmillionsofChinesefarmers,towhomhehaddevotedhislife.YuanLongpingwasbornin1930inBeijing.Hisparentswantedhimtopursueacareerinscienceormedicine.However,whatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.Totacklethiscrisis,hechosetostudyagricultureandreceivedaneducationatSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeinChongqing.Aftergraduatingin1953,heworkedasaresearcher.YuanLongpingrealizedthatlargerfieldswerenotthesolution.Instead,farmersneededtoboostyieldsinthefieldstheyhad.Howthiscouldbedonewasachallengingquestionatthetime.Yuanwasconvincedthattheanswercouldbefoundinthecreationofhybridrice.Ahybridisacrossbetweentwoormorevarietiesofaspecies.Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.However,whetheritwaspossibletodevelopahybridofselfpollinatingplantssuchasricewasamatterofgreatdebate.Themonassumptionthenwasthatitcouldnotbedone.Throughintenseeffort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974.Thishybridenabledfarmerstoexpandtheiroutputgreatly.Today,itisestimatedthatabout60percentofdomesticriceconsumptioninChinaisprisedofcropsgeneratedfromYuan'shybridstrains,andhisstrainshaveallowedChina'sfarmerstoproducearound200milliontonsofriceperyear.Yuan'sinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChina,butmanyothercountriesthatdependonriceaswell,suchasIndiaandVietnam.Becauseofhisinvaluablecontributions,YuanLongpingreceivednumerousawardsbothinChinaandabroad.GiventhatYuan’shybridsmadehimquitewealthy,onemightthinkhewouldhaveretiredtoalifeofleisure.However,thisisfarfromthecase.Deepdown,Yuanwasstillverymuchafarmeratheart.Asamanofthesoil,hecaredlittleforcelebrityormoney.Instead,hemadelargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.WhatimpressedpeoplemostaboutYuanLongpingwashisongoingabilitytofulfilhisdreams.Longago,heenvisionedriceplantsastallassorghum,witheachearofriceasbigasabroom,andeachgrainofriceashugeasapeanut.Hesucceededinproducingakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeopleathomeandabroad.Hislatervisionfor“seawaterrice”alsobecameareality,andpotentiallyopenedupnearlyonemillionsquarekilometersofsaltylandinChinaforriceproduction.Eveninhislateryears,YuanLongpingwasstillyoungatheartandfullofvision,andeveryonewasalwaysexcitedtoseewhathewoulddreamupnext.()32.YuanLongpingconsideredhimselfafarmerbecause_____A.hemadeinvaluablecontributionstoagriculture.B.hewasasslimandstrongasafarmer.C.hedevelopedahybridofselfpollinatingplants.D.hecontinuallyworkedthelandinhisresearch.()33.Whatisthemainadvantageofhybridcrops? A.Theyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.B.Theyusuallygrowtallerthanconventionalcrops.C.TheycanbeplantedinChina,IndiaandVietnam.D.Theirgrowingperiod（生长期）isshorterthanconventionalcrops.()34.HowhasYuan'sworkhelpedChinaandothercountries?A.HeletpeoplefromChinaandabroadknowmoreaboutvarietiesofaspeciesthroughhiswork.B.Hedevotedhislifetofarmersacrosstheworld.C.HisinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChina,butmanyothercountries.D.HesucceededinproducingriceplantsastallassorghumforChinaandothercountries.()35.WhatwasYuan'slatervision?A.TallersorghumB.SeawaterriceC.BiggerbroomD.Biggerpeanut第二节（共5小题,每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Humanbeingsarenottheonlyoneswhomunicate.Animalsusebodylanguagetotelleachotherhowtheyfeelandwhattheythink.36.Dogsusesounds,bodymovements,andtheirtailstomunicate.Whenadogishappy,itsearswillstandupanditseyeswillbewideopen.Thedogwillstartbarking,movingitstail,andrunningaroundincirclesorjumpingupanddowntoshowyouthatitwantstoplay.Adogthatisafraidwilllieonitsbackandcloseitseyes.Thedogmayshowitsteethandloweritsbodysothatitisclosetotheground.Thedogmayalsoshake,anditwillputitstailbetweenitslegs.Whenadogisangry,itsmainbodylanguageisshowingitsteethandgrowling.Thedogwilltrymakingitselflookasbigaspossible.

37.Elephantsalsousenoisesandbodylanguagetoexpressthemselves.Anelephant'ssenseofsmellishighlydeveloped.Anelephantcansmellhowanotherelephantisfeelingandeventellifitissick.Theelephant'snose,ortrunk,isalsousedtomakenoisesandtoweleotherelephants.

38:theycanmean"Iamhungry","Iamangry",or"Goodtoseeyou!”Anelephant'sbodylanguageincludesearsignalsandgestures.Ifanelephantspreadsitsears,itmeans“Watchout!”Toshowfriendship,elephantswilltoucheachotherwiththeirtrunksandstandclosetoeachother,puttingtheirheadstogether.Dolphinsaresocialanimals.

39.Anangrydolphinwillsometimeshititstailonthesurfaceofthewater.Themovementandnoiseletotherdolphinsknowthatsomethingiswrong.Ifadolphinwantstosendamessageoveralongdistance,orifitwantstoshowhowstrongitis,itwilljumphighoutofthewaterandlandonitsside,makingaloudnoise.Adolphin'sfavouriteactivityisleapingintotheairwhileplayingwithitsfriends.

40,theywillswiminsmallgroupsclosetothesurface.Ifyouseedolphinsdoingthis,youshouldnotdisturbthem.A.DifferentnoiseshaveavarietyofmeaningsB.HereisaquicklookathowsomeofouranimalfriendssendmessagestousandtoeachotherC.ThetailwillstandstraightoutfromthebodyD.DolphinsaresometimesgladE.WhendolphinsaretiredandneedtorestF.Animalshavelanguagesthathumansdon’tknowG.Theyliveingroupsandloveshowingeachotherfeelings第三部分语言运用（共二节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题,每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。EinsteintookajobasaclerkintheSwisspatentoffice.Whileworkingthere,outofastrong41forknowledge,hecontinuedtostudy,42adoctorateinphysicsin1905.Thatsameyear,whichwaslater43asamiracleyearinscience,he44fourextraordinaryphysicspapers.Followingthis,hegraduallybecamefamous45theworldasthenewIsaacNewton.Afterfouryears,hewasableto46hisjobatthepatentofficeandenter47fulltimeatauniversity.In1922,hewas48the1921NobelPrizeforPhysicsforhis49ofthephotoelectriceffect.Circumstances50in1933,whenHitlercametopowerinGermany.Einstein,whowasJewish,foundthedoorsof51institutionsclosedtohim.52,hehadtofleeGermany.AfterspendingtimeinEurope,hefinally53ajobatthelnstituteforAdvancedStudyinPrinceton,USA.54that,hecontinuedtomakegreat55inphysicsandmathematics.()41.A.liquidphrasepassioncrisis()42.A.earningdigestingbendingleaking()integratedrevealedrecorded()44.A.defeatedpublishedadoptedbowed()45.A.overforabovethroughout()46.A.attainbendquitstretch()47.A.researchdraftmodeD.cheek()48.A.evaluatedawardedfoundedemployed()49.A.explanationinstancetendencyvalley()50.A.persuatedblesseddifferedchanged()51.A.essentialacademicreliablevisible()52.A.ApparentlySlightlyConsequentlyEntirely()53.A.generatedinquiredwanderedobtained()54.A.InferringFollowingSwitchingSwinging()55.A.characteristicsprospectachievementsinnovation第Ⅱ卷非选择题（满分55分）第二节（共10小题,每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Dollywood,inthe56(beauty)SmokyMountainsinsoutheasternUSA,isunique57itshowsandcelebratesAmerica’straditionalsoutheasternculture.Famouscountrymusicgroupsputon58(performance)thereallyearround,indoorsandoutdoors.PeopleefromalloverAmerica59(see)skilledworkersmakewood,glass,andironobjectsintheoldfashionedway.60(visit)thecandyshopandtryingsomeof61samekindofcandythatAmericansouthernersmade150yearsagoisarareexperience.Ridingontheonlysteamenginestill62(work)inthesoutheasternUnitedStatesisaspecialtreat.Andforthose63likerides,Dollywoodhasasuperboldwoodenrollercoaster,Thunderhead.Itisworldfamousforhavingthe64(long)trackinthesmallestspace.etoDollywoodtohavefun65(learn)allaboutAmerica’shistoricalsoutheasternculture!第四部分写作（共两节,满分40分）第一节(满分15分)第一单元鼓励我们多角度地认识、思考、探索卓有成就的中外人物获得成功的原因及其人生的价值和意义，同时还鼓励我们由远及近观察身边的普通人，这些人虽然不是名人，但同样付出了努力，体现了自己的人生价值。请运用第一单元所学知识和人物传记的写作方法介绍一位你所钦佩的人物。参考标题：AScientistIAdmireATeacherIAdmire注意:词数80左右;2.不得抄袭。第二节(满分25分) 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。SHOULDWEFIGHTNEWTECHNOLOGY?Thismorning,Isawtheshockingheadline:“PassengerDiesWhenCarCrashesinDriverlessMode”.Inthearticle,variouspeoplesaidthatthepublicshouldopposetheideaofdevelopingdriverlesscars.Theysaidthatsomeadvancesintechnologywereunnecessaryandcouldevenbedangerous.Hence,weshouldceaseacceptingtechnologyjustbecauseitisnew.Thenewspaperreportedthatthecarpanyhadalreadyapologize