江苏省徐州市2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2023~2024学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语试题（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题纸上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3．回答非选择题时，请将答案写在答题纸上，写在本试卷上无效。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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。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．Whatdoesthewomanthinkisimportantaboutphotography?A．Topics. B．Camerasettings. C．Shadowsandlighting.2．Whatsportisthemantrainingin?A．Basketball. B．Tennis. C．Football.3．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A．Avisit. B．Abirth. C．Awedding.4．Howdoesthewomansound?A．Encouraging. B．Depressing. C．Disappointing.5．Whatarethespeakersdoing?A．Buyingamap. B．Playingagame. C．Havingageographyclass.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）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。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．Whatdothespeakershaveincommon?A．Theybothhaveadog. B．Theybothareaparent. C．Theyliveinthesamearea.7．Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A．Inapark. B．Onadogbeach. C．Inashoppingmall.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Teacherandstudent. B．Motherandson. C．Friends.9．Whatwillthemanmissmostabouthisowncountry?A．Hisfriends. B．Hisfamily. C．Theweather.更多课件教案等优质滋源请家威杏MXSJ66310．Whydoesthemanwanttoworkinthiscountry?A．It’sbeautiful. B．Hefinishedcollegethere. C．Thepeopletherearekinder.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11．WhatiswrongwithBill?A．Heisshortofmoney. B．Hehasmadeabigmistake. C．Heisfacingatoughchoice.12．WhatdoesBillcurrentlydo?A．Hestudiesatuniversity. B．Heworksasanengineer. C．Heservesatagasstation.13．WhatdoesGraceadviseBilltodo?A．Focusoneducation. B．Askhisauntforadvice. C．Acceptthewell-payingjob.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。14．Whatisthemanprobably?A．Adoctor. B．Askiingcoach. C．Ateacher.15．Howmanystudentshaveneverskiedthistime?A．2. B．3. C．4.16．Whathappenedtothegirllastyear?A．Shewonaskiingrace. B．Shelearnedhowtoski. C．Shegothurtonherarm.17．Howdoesthegirlprobablyfeelaboutgoingontheschooltrip?A．Afraid. B．Excited. C．Surprised.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18．Whatisthemaintopicofthetalk?A．Man-mademeat. B．Methodsoffarming. C．Thepriceofanimalmeat.19．Howistheanimalindustrydescribedinthetalk?A．Useful. B．Wasteful. C．Powerful.20．Howmuchcheapermightman-mademeatbeby2030?A．Twice. B．Fivetimes. C．Tentimes.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIfyou’refeelinginthemoodforgrilledfoodbutdon’thaveabarbecue,thendecidingwhatproducttopurchasecanbeabitdifficult.Sotohelpyougetabetterunderstandingofjustsomeofthechoicesavailable,here’sourguidetobuyinganewBBQ.CharcoalvsGasThefirstdecisionishowyourBBQisgoingtobepowered.Thereareessentiallytwomainchoices:thetraditionalwaywithcharcoal,orthequickandconvenientwaywithgas.Forthosewhogetfrustratedwiththeprocessoflightingcoalsandwaitingforthemtoreachthedesiredtemperature,thengasistheeasyoption.It’scleanandgetsuptotemperatureinaninstant.Butformany,themainfunofabarbecueliesintheback-to-basicscookingthathotcoalbringsnaturalbarbecuefire.You’llalsofindafargreaterrangeofcharcoalbarbecues.SizeForanyonewholikestothrowagardenpartywithabusybarbecueatthecentreoftheaction,therearesomevastgrills（烤架）available.Butunlessyou’reregularlyfeedingthemasses,thentheseBBQbeastscanbeimpractical.Smallermealsarebettersuitedtosmallerequipment,soberealisticaboutthesizethatbestsuitsyou.OpengrillorlidWhilefacingthebarbecueselectionofyournearestretailer,you’llnoticethatsomeofthemhavelids.Thesewillusuallyberoundandwillmakeyoupaymorethanthelidlessoptions.Butifyouwantthebenefitofbeingabletocooklargeritemsoveralongerperiodoftime,suchasawholechicken,thenalidwillbeessential.21．WhichBBQissuitableforJack,wholikesback-to-basicscookingandofteninvitesfriendstothegardenparty?A．Gasbarbecueinsmallsize. B．Gasbarbecueinbigsize.C．Charcoalbarbecuewithbiggrills. D．Charcoalbarbecuewithsmallgrills.22．Whatisthedifferencebetweentheopengrillandtheonewithalid?A．Theopengrillcostsmore. B．Theopengrilllookssuperior.C．Theopengrillismorereliable. D．Theopengrillislesssuitableforlargeritems.23．Whichcolumnofthemagazineisthepassagemostlikelyselectedfrom?A．Lifestyle. B．Business. C．Culture. D．Sports.BInrecentyears,woodenbuildingshavereachednewheights,withsoaring（高耸的）woodenskyscraperscompletedorunderwayincountrieslikeNorway,SwitzerlandandAustralia.Sweden,likewise,hascomeupwithaplan—buildingtheworld’sbiggestwoodencity.Astheworld’slargesturbanconstructionprojectinwood,StockholmWoodCitywillbebuiltinSweden’scapital,Stockholmin2025.“Byusingwood,theprojectisexpectedtoreducecarbonfootprintbyupto40%,comparedwithbuildinginconcreteandsteel,”saysAnnicaAnas,CEOofAtriumLjungberg,aSwedishurbandevelopmentcompany.Somepeoplemayhaveconcernsoverfirerisksposedbywoodenbuildings,butexpertssayengineeredtimber（木材）canresistfireaswell.Aswithothermodernconstructionprojectsusingwood,WoodCitywillstillusesomeconcreteandsteelinplaceslikethefoundations,buttheoverallamountswillbegreatlyreduced.“Theconstructionwillnotbeasnoisyasitisbuiltfromconcreteandbricks,”addsMsAnas.Thismakeswoodenbuildingsparticularlysuitableforurbanredevelopmentingeneral,sinceputtingthemupislesslikelytoannoytheneighbours.Itshouldalsobeprofitable.MsAnasislookingforareturnoninvestmentof20%orbetter.Theworld’slargestwoodencityissupposedtomakecommute（通勤）easierandshorter,decreasingemissionsfromtransportation.ThewebsitefortheprojectdescribesStockholmWoodCityasa“fiveminutecity”.AsAnasconcluded,“Wewanttocreateanenvironmentwhereourcustomers,whowillliveandworkhere,canparticipateinthedevelopmentanddesignofthecitydistrictofthefuture.”24．Theprojectmentionedinthepassageisabout______.A．makingamoderncity B．creatingwoodenskyscrapersC．buildingthehighestwoodenbuilding D．constructingthelargestwoodencity25．Whatadvantagedowoodenbuildingshaveoverconcreteandsteelbuildings?A．Resistingfires. B．Lastinglong.C．Beingenvironmentallyfriendly. D．Beingcomfortable.26．Woodenbuildingsaresuitableforurbanredevelopmentmainlybecause______.A．theyareprofitableforinvestors B．theycauselessnoisewhenbuiltC．theyhaveashortconstructionperiod D．theyarelesscostlytomaintainandrepair27．WhatisAnas’attitudetothefutureofwoodconstruction?A．Optimistic. B．Critical. C．Concerned. D．doubtful.CSince2001,robotictoolshavecausedgreatchangesinthepracticeofsurgery.Theyhavegreatlyreducedthestressandphysicaldemandsnormallyplacedonsurgeonsandhavemadecertainprocedurespossible.Oneexampleis“keyholesurgery”,orminimallyinvasive（微创）surgery,whichnormallyrequiressurgeonstostandatawkwardanglesandmakedifficultmovementswiththeirhandstomakeacutinsidethepatient.ButinJune2022,surgeonJamesAnsellused3Dglassesandtwojoysticks（操纵杆）tocontrolfourroboticarmstoperformaproceduretoremoveacanceroustumor（肿瘤）.“Mycolleaguesaid…thatthisfeelslikecheating,”AnsellsaidtoTheGuardian.Anotherareaofsurgerythathashadmajortechnologicalbreakthroughsinrecentyearsistelesurgery.Telesurgery,orremotesurgery,istheuseoftechnologythatallowsasurgeontoperformaprocedureonapatientnotinthesamephysicallocation.Normally,telesurgeryreliesonawiredconnectionduetoconcernsofharmingthepatientifawirelessconnectionshoulddropduringsurgery,butChinamadeseveraladvancementsinwirelesstelesurgerybasedon5Gtechnology.Chinaachievedthefirst5G-basedremoteoperationinMarch2019involvingabrainsurgeryprocedurebetweenasurgeoninSanyaandapatientinBeijing,adistancetotalingnearly3,000kilometers,reportedCGTN.Morerecently,ateamofsurgeonsattheHainanEyeHospitalsuccessfullycompletedremotemicron-leveleyesurgeryviaa5GrobotonrabbitslocatedattheSunYat-senUniversityinGuangzhou,reportedChinaDaily.Somepeopleevenbelievethatroboticsystems,combinedwithAI,couldonedaysurpass（超过）humansurgeons.Butgivencurrenttechnologicallimitationsandthehighcostsoftheserobots,thecompleterobottakeoverofsurgerymaystillbeawhileoff.28．Theunderlinedpartinparagraph2indicatestheproceduremay______.A．beillegal B．bedifficulttocontrolC．cheatthepatient D．beconductedunknowingly29．WhatsignificantachievementdidChinamakeinthefieldoftelesurgery?A．Removingacanceroustumorusing3Dglasses.B．Achievingremotesurgeryusingawiredconnection.C．Doingthefirst5G-basedeyeremoteoperationonhumans.D．Performingthefirstwirelessbrainsurgerywith5Gtechnology.30．Whatcanweinferaboutrobotsinthemedicalfieldaccordingtothepassage?A．Theystillneedfurtherdevelopment. B．Theyhavebeenwidelyadopted.C．Theyarecurrentlyinhighdemand. D．Theyhavesurpassedhumansurgeons.31．Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A．Thebenefitsofroboticsurgery. B．Thefutureofroboticsurgery.C．Theadvancementsinmedicalrobotics. D．TheachievementsofChina’smedicine.DI’marecoveringaddict.IwasaddictedtoYouTube.Myaddictionstartedseveralyearsago.MyfirstexperiencewasontherecommendationofafriendtocheckoutSusanBoyle’samazingsingingonBritain’sGotTalent.Ididn’tthinkmuchaboutitandgotonwithmylife.ButsoonIfoundmyselfspendingalotoftimestaringatthescreenanddiscoveredonscreenofferingsweretrulyendless.FromoneYouTuberIlearnedhowtoplantmyownvegetablegarden.Someoneelsegavewisesayingsfromphilosophers.DowntherabbitholeIwent,forhoursandhours,watchingotherpeoplelivingtheirlivesandgivingmeadviceonhowtolivemine.Asthemonthsrolledby,checkingineverydaywithpeoplewhoweretalkingtomepersonally(orsoitseemed)becameanaddiction.Isubscribedto（订阅）manychannelsandwaitedanxiouslyfornewweeklyofferings.Ifoundallthiscalmingandtherapeutic.Atsomepoint,though,Igotannoyedbytheseartisticandseeminglyperfectlives.Whoarefilmingthem?Dotheyhappentoliveinameadow（草地）?Thequestionsstartedtodisturbmewhileforcingcomparisonswithmyownsomewhatmoreordinaryexistence.Regardlessofmygrowinganxiety,IcontinuedtoclickontheYouTubeicononmyphonewheneverIhadasparefiveminutes.Icomparedmylifeconstantlywiththeimagesonscreen.Istartedtohatetheendlessrulespresentedforgoodhealth,financialstabilityandmentalcontentment.Inamomentofclarity（清晰）,IrealizedthatIhadafullandhappylifemyself,whichsuitedmeperfectlyalthoughitwouldn’twinawardsforperfectiononscreen.Iputmyphoneawayandstartedpayingattentiontomyownlife,insteadofwatchingotherpeoplelivetheirs.Istilllikecheckinginonceinawhileforsomeentertainmentandinspiration,butI’velimitedmyexposure.Iamcontentintheknowledgethatmyaddictiontolifeonscreenhasbeenreplacedbylifeitself.32．WhatledtheauthortouseYouTubeforthefirsttime?A．Hersearchforgardeningtips. B．Herfriend’srecommendation.C．Hercuriosityabouttheplatform. D．Heradmirationforafamoussinger.33．WhatdidtheauthorthinkofYouTubevideosatfirst?A．Informativeandrelaxing. B．Dullanddiscouraging.C．Creativeandpuzzling. D．Addictiveanduseless.34．WhathappenedaftertheauthorbecameaddictedtoYouTube?A．Shegraduallylostpurposeinlife. B．Shetriedtocopyothers’lifestyle.C．Shesoughtforthepeaceofcountrylife. D．Shekeptmakingcomparisonswithothers.35．Whatkindoflifedoestheauthorlivenow?A．Stopsurfingonline. B．Uploadvideosaboutherlife.C．Appreciatereal-lifeexperiencesmore. D．Spendmoretimeonhersociallife.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。Forallofhumanhistory,eatingmeathasmeantkillinganimals.36Theyproducemeatbygrowingcellsobtainedfromananimal’sbody.Lab-grownmeat,alsocalled“cell-cultivated”or“cultured”meat,ismadebyfeedingamixofnutrientstoanimalcellsinsteeltanksinlabs.Theideaistocreateanalternativetoagriculturallyraisedmeat.Andunlikeothermeatsubstituteswhicharemadefromplantproteinsandotheringredients,labgrownmeatisrealmeat.37Recently,theU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)hasgiventwocompaniesapprovaltoselllabgrownchicken.38It’saimedateliminating（消除）harmtoanimals,andreducingtheenvironmentalimpactsofgrazing（放牧）andgrowingfeedforanimals.“Everythingweknowabouthowmeatcanbemadeisgoingtochange.Butdon’texpecttoseecultivatedmeatingrocerystoresjustyet,”saidUmaVaieti,CEOofUPSIDEFood39That’sbecauseitcannotyetbeproducedonthescaleoftraditionalmeat.“Tomakecultivatedmeat,weneedmuchmoreenergy,”saidBruceFriedrich,presidentandfounderoftheGoodFoodInstitute.However,thosehighenergyneedswillbeoffset（补偿）bythereductioninlandandwateruseandotherbenefits.It’sthoughtthatculturedmeatwillbeprobablyproducedonalargescale.40A．Lah-grownmeatismuchmoreexpensivenow.B．Whenready,lab-grownmeatisformedintoshapes.C．Theapprovallaunchesaneweraofmeatproduction.D．Itlooks,smellsandtasteslikeanyothergrocerystoreversion.E．Butscientistsbehindlab-grownmeatsaythat’snolongernecessary.F．Thatcouldalsoofferasolutiontofeedingtheworld’sgrowingpopulation.G．Thetypicalwaymeatisproducednowisariskfactorfortheemergenceofdiseases.第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分40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、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项Yue-SaiKan’sautobiography,BeaPioneer,wasreleasedafterthreeyears’making.Herfatherevertoldherthatsheshouldalwaysaimtobethe41towalkonthemoon42nooneremembersthesecond.Thathasbeenadrivinginspirationforherovertheyears.In1968,whilestudyingattheHawaiicampus,Kangota43totravelaroundtheworld.Thelifechangingexperiencemarkedthe44ofhercareerinfashion,beautyandculturalexchange.Sincethen,Kanhasbeen45tobridgingtheculturalgapbetweenEastandWest.In1972,shemovedtoNewYorkand46theweeklytelevisionserieslookingEast,thefirstofitskindtointroduceAsian47toagrowingUSaudience.Itwondozensof48,makingheroneofthefirstTVjournaliststo49EastandWest.In1986,Kan50China,producingandhostingthetelevisionseriesOneWorld.Itgives51atransformativeglimpseoftheoutsideworldthroughherjourneystoeverycorneroftheglobe.Herprojects52theABCdocumentaryChina:WallsandBridges,earningherEmmyAward.“IworkedinChinaforalmost40years.Iwasthereto53andcontributetothecountry’sbreakneckpaceofchange.This54experiencehasgivenmeauniquevision.IbelievewhatIdowill55theworld.”saysKan.41．A．first B．best C．only D．last42．A．and B．but C．so D．because43．A．race B．game C．chance D．medal44．A．beginning B．middle C．end D．peak45．A．absorbed B．committed C．engaged D．lost46．A．watched B．created C．participated D．appreciated47．A．food B．people C．cultures D．politics48．A．brands B．patents C．awards D．rewards49．A．build B．restrict C．separate D．connect50．A．adjustedto B．returnedto C．withdrewfrom D．camefrom51．A．English B．American C．French D．Chinese52．A．include B．conclude C．deny D．monitor53．A．hear B．witness C．miss D．catch54．A．rare B．common C．normal D．strange55．A．harm B．restore C．fund D．benefit第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Lastmonth,28-year-oldmodelHuangQiandecidedtoaddbaduanjintoherdailyroutine.Atfirst,shesawvideosofpeoplepracticingonsocialmedia56(platform).Soshe57(natural)associateditwiththekindofexercisefavoredbytheelderlybecauseofslowmovements.Nevertheless,nowHuangenjoyspracticingtheexercise,58stretchesandrelaxesherwholebody.Baduanjin,aformofqigong,isasetoftraditionalChinesefitnessexercises59(combine)physicalmovementwithbreathingandmeditation.It60(date)backtotheSongDynasty(9601279).Baduanjinusesbreathingandconcentrationtechniques61(improve)bodyandmindthrougheightwelldesignedsequences.62(compare)withothertypesofqigongexercise,suchastaichiandwuqinxi,baduanjinismoresuitedtobeginnersthanksto63(it)simple,gentlemovements.Huangwasalsoexcitedtofindoutthatoneofherfavoritefitnessinfluencers,GermanPamelaReif,64(add)baduanjintoherworkoutvideosalready.Thevideohasreceivedmorethan900,000views,49,000likesand24,000reportssinceitwaspostedonBilibilionAug8.Likemanytraditions,suchashanfuandmusic,baduanjinisreceivingagrowing65(recognize)frompeopleofallagesandismakingareturntodailylife.第四部分写作（共两节；满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假如你是李华，你校广播站新增英语频道，你负责英语播音员的招募工作，请你给外教Josh写一封邮件邀请他担任面试官。内容包括：1．频道介绍；2．面试标准。注意：1．80词左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总数。DearJosh,I’mLiHua,inchargeofrecruitingEnglishbroadcastersforournewlyestablishedEnglishchannel.____________________________________________________________________________________________