高二英语试题南平市2023-2024学年第一学期高二期末质量检测英语试题

南平市20232024学年第一学期高二期末质量检测英语试题12150 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。第一部分 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）5ABC10例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.答案是C。Whatisthemanlookingfor?A.Hismobilephone. B.Hispen. C.Hisschoolbag.Whatexamwillthemantakethisafternoon?A.German. B.French. C.English.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Anelectrictoothbrush. B.Thetoothache. C.Adentist.WhenwillthewomanarriveinBeijing?A.At9:00a.m. B.At7:00p.m. C.At9:00p.m.Whatdoesthemanexpecttodo?A.BorrowaB.hisC.Goona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。听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.andstudent. B.Classmates. C.Bossandemployee.Whydoesthewomanapologizetotheman?Sheforgothisname.Shewaslateforschool.Shemissedthefirstclass.听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。Whoisthemanprobablytalkingto?A.Abankclerk. B.AC.AbusWhichbusshouldthemantake?A.BusNo.8. B.BusNo.15. C.BusNo.18.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Atthebusstation. B.OnRoad. C.IntheCentralBank.听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。Howdoesthewomandealwithheroldclothes?ThrowthemDonatethemtothePutthemintotherecyclingbin.Whenwasthelasttimethewomanboughtnewfurniture?A.Whenshemovedhere. B.WhenshehadaC.Whenshegotmarried.HowoldisMarynow?A.12. B.13. C.14.听下面一段对话，回答第14至17题。Whydosomepeoplefeellonelywhenthey’resurroundedbypeople?Theyseparatethemselves.Theyhavesocialawkwardness.Theylackmeaningfulconnections.Whatdoesthewomanthinkisthefirststeptodealwithloneliness?Meetingnewpeople.Enjoyingbeingalone.Identifyingthereasons.Howlongdoesittakethemantowritehisjournalnow?A.20minutes. B.30minutes. C.60minutes.Whatdoesthewomanliketodomosttodealwithloneliness?Readfavoritenovels.ThinkdeeplyandGettogetherwithher听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。Whatinspiredthespeakertocreatethistour?A.Amovie. B.Apost. C.Asuggestion.Whatdoestheticketpricedependon?Thetypeofbags.ThetimeoftheThelocationoftheseats.Whydoeswhitenoisemakeiteasierforpeopletofallasleep?Itslowsthebraindown.Itcoversannoyingsounds.Itfortsemotions.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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AWeletoGemini,anadvancedapplicationthatleadstheartofAIpaintingandportraiture!WebineAItechnologywitharttoprovideyouwithanextraordinarycreativeexperience.Whetheryou’reanartist,photographer,orjustsomeonewholovescreating,Geminiwillbeyourcreativepartner.FeatureHighlights:AIpaintingtools:LetAIbeeyourcreativepartner.UseGemini’sAIpaintingtoolstoeasilycreatefascinatingworksofart.Chooseastyle,color,theme,andletthemagicofAIbegin!AIphotoediting:Gemini’sAIphotoeditingfunctioncanmakeyourphotosmoreeyecatchingBeautifystyleswitchallinoneclicktobringyourphotostolife.CreativeToolbox:Exploreawealthofcreativetools,includingbrushes,coloradjustments,layermanagement,andmore,toyourcreativity,whetheryou’reabeginneroraprofessional.Multiplatformsharing:Shareyourartworkwithworld,oruseitasasocialmediacover,wallpaperorbusinesscardbackground.Privacyandsecurity:Wevalueyourprivacy.Yourartworkisonlystoredonyourdeviceandisnotuploadedtothecloudorthirdpartyservers.Geminiisanappdesignedforcreators,artists,andartloverstoofferendlesscreativepossibilities.Releaseyourcreativityandturnordinaryphotosintomasterpieces(),orexplorenewareasofpaintingwithpowerofAI.Otherinformation:CategoryCategory：UtilitiesSize：99.3MBAgeRating：4+SupportURL:s://civitai/Email:Language：EnglishPrice：FreeWhatisGemini?A.AfreeAIchattingtool. 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D.Painterslovingcreating.BIt’spossiblethatChrisRavenistheonlypersonintheUKmakingbaroqueflutes(长笛).Butfarfromhavingalifetimeofmakinginstrumentsbehindhim,hestartedoutat70,afterdecadesworkinginIT.Heturns80inafewmonths.Yet,inchildhood,helovedwoodwork.Ashesays:“Youcanplantaseedinachild’smind.Andtheseedstays.”Ravengrewupinamusicalhousehold,inChelmsford,Essex.Ravenplayedthefluteuntilhelostinterestasateenager.Butherediscoveredhisloveoftheinstrumentinhis40swhenhewonlessonsathisdaughter’sschoolfundraiser.Twentyyearsago,hefoundedaflutechoir.Itwasafterhismotherdiedthathefoundhisoldschoolreportsinhisparents’desk.Butwhenhereadhisoldreportshewastakenaback:“ThetwosubjectsthatIdidconsistentlywellat–whichnobodyseemedtospotatthetime–weremusicandwoodwork.”hesays.“ImadestuffasachildandIwasgoodatit.”Ratherthanfeelingmindedtolookbackandwonderifhemighthavemadedifferentcareerdecisions,Raven’sdiscoverywasmoreacaseofhimnoticinghisgift,hesays.About10yearsago,RavensignedupforanIrishflutemakingworkshop,followedbyabaroqueflutemakingworkshop.Heclearedoutthegarageofthehome,andequippeditwithvarioustoolstomakeflutes.Hischildhoodpassion“wasrevived”inbaroqueflutesandfluteboxes.“It’sbeenallconsuming,”hesays.Hespendsatleastfourdaysaweek“onmyownintheworkshop”.“Flutemaking,andboxmaking,isnotalivingsomuchasahobby,”saysRaven.“Ifeelrealpassionandmorecreationaboutanewdesign.”HowlonghasRavenbeenaflutemaker?A.Forhiswholelife. B.Sincetenyearsago.C.Sincehischildhood. D.Forseveraldecades.HowdidRaven’soldschoolreportsinfluencehim?A.Theyawokehishiddentalent. B.Theyledhimtoawrongcareer.C.Theybroughtbackoldmemories. D.TheymadehimfeelMom’slove.WhatcanbeinferredaboutRavenfromthelasttwoparagraphs?Hefeelsstuckinhiscareer.HeworksforanIrishworkshop.Hegetssomehelpersinhiswork.Heuniteshistwopassionsafter70.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Raven’sLifelongHobbies B.Raven–AnExpertFluteMakerC.ANewStartafterRetirement D.Music–Raven’sChildhoodLoveCGroupofstudentsisaimingtobeethefirstnongovernment,nonmercialteamtosendarockettospace.TheAurorarocket,settolaunchfromCaliforniathismonth,isdesignedtoreachatopspeedofMach5.2andbreakthroughatmosphere.Ifsuccessful,itwillbethesecondstudentledteamtoreachspace,andthefirsttodoitwithareusablerocket.TheKarmanSpaceProgramme(KSP)wasfoundedbystudents.Theydesignedthecraft,whichconsistsoftwoseparatestages,eachwithitsownenginefuelled)byliquidoxygenandethanol.Eachstagewillfireforjustover20seconds,andtherocketwillbetravellingat5522kilometresanhouratitspeakspeed.About100secondsafterlaunch,itwillreachitshighestpointandthenshouldbeginfallingbacktoEarthforasoftlandingbyparachute(降落伞).chairman,ShapolM.saystheKSPmissionwillusemultistageliquidengineslikemerciallaunchers,recoverallsectionsoftherocketandcould,inbeturnedaroundforasecondlaunchwithin24hours.TheteamisplanningtolaunchAurorafromasiteintheMojavedesertinCaliforniaon24September.“LaunchingoutsidetheUKisahugepain,butthereisn’taplacerightnowtolaunchuptothesealtitudesintheUK.It’sarealshame,”saysShapol.Shapolsaysitishardtopredictwhatwillhappenatlaunch,butpreparationshaveincludedtestsofmanyponents.Theteam’spreviousrocketsincludeVega,poweredbythesameengineasAurora’ssecondstage.“We’vetriedtofailasmuchaspossiblebefore,sothatwedon’tfailonthebigone,”saysShapol.specialaboutAurorarocket?A.Itcanberecycled. B.Itisthefastestintheworld.C.Itisquiteprofitable. D.Itbelongstothegovernment.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A.Thechallengeinrocketdesign. B.Thenewmission.C.Theexpectedprocessofthelaunch. D.Thefirststudents’spaceshot.WhatcanwelearnfromShapol’swordsinparagraph3?Itisratherdifficulttolaunchtherocket.LaunchingoutsidetheUKisunacceptable.Thelaunchhastobecarriedoutinthedesert.ThereisnosuitablesiteforthislaunchintheUK.attitudetothelaunch?A.Objective. B.Optimistic. C.Critical. D.Doubtful.DIt’soneofHollywood’sfavoritestories:humanbeingsuseonly10percentoftheirbrain,andawakeningtheremaining90percentallowsotherwiseordinaryhumanbeingstodisplayextraordinarymentalabilities.ScarlettJohanssonbeesasuperpoweredKongfumasterinLucy(2014).AndinLimitless(2011)BradleyCooperwritesanovelovernight.Butthetruthisthatweuseallofourbrainallofthetime.Howdoweknow?Foronething,ifweneededonly10percentofourbrain,themajorityofbraininjurieswouldhavenoobviousconsequences,sincethedamagewouldaffectpartsofthebrainthatweren’tdoinganythingtobeginwith.Wealsoknowthatnaturalselectiondiscouragesthedevelopmentofuselessstructures.Tougherimmunesystems,strongermuscles,betterlookinghair–justaboutanythingwouldbemoreusefulthanhavingaheadfullofuselesstissue.We’vebeenabletobackuptheselogicalconclusionswithhardevidence.Imagingtechniquesallowdoctorsandscientiststomapbrainactivityinrealtime.Thedataclearlyshowsthatlargeareasofthebrain–farmorethan10percent–areusedforallsortsofactivity,fromseeminglysimpletaskslikerestingorlookingatpicturestomoreplexoneslikereadingordoingmath.Sohowdidweetobelievethat90percentofourbrainisuseless?Themythisoftenincorrectlyattributedto(归因于)19thcenturypsychologistWilliamJames,whoproposedthatmostofourmentalpotentialgoesuntapped.Buthenevermadeclearapercentage.Inreality,theconceptmostlikelycamefromtheAmericanselfhelpindustry.Obviously,thisisbadnewsforanyonehopingtofindthesecrettobeingageniusovernight.Thegoodnews,though,isthathardworkstillworks.Thereisplentyofreasontobelievethatyoucanbuildbrainpowerbyregularlyworkingatchallengingmentaltasks,suchasplayingamusicalinstrument,doingarithmetic,orreadinganovel.Whatdoestheauthoragreewith?A.Hollywood’ssuperstarsarepopular. B.Humansemployallourbrain.C.Only10percentofhumanbrainisused.D.90percenthumansareordinary.Howdoestheauthordevelophisargument?A.Bytellingstories. B.Bymakingparison.C.Byreasoninglogically. D.Byexplainingconcepts.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“myth”inparagraph4mean?A.monsense.B.Wrongidea. C.Accurateanswer.D.Abstracttheory.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestreadersdo?A.Workhardconstantly. B.Believeinthemselves.C.FacechallengesD.Findthesecrettosuccess.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。ThebestwaytofindyourpurposeatanyageHaveyoubeenfeelingstuckorunsatisfiedlately?Ifso,itmaybebecauseyouhaven’tfoundyourlife’spurpose,whichcanhelpguideyoutowardthepersonyouwanttobe.36Afterall,itcanchangeovertime.Checkouttheseeasyandefficientwaystofindyourpurposeinlifeandbetteryourself.Tryingnewthingscanhelpyouunderstandwhatbringsyoujoy.37Perhapsyoulikesinging,beinginnature,cooking,workingout,writing,orperformingwellatwork.Thethingsyoulovetodoareyourpassions.Diving浸入)headfirstintohobbiesorotherthingsyouenjoycanhelpyoufindmeaninginlife.Puttingyourselfouttherecanhelpyoufindapurposeinlife.Thinkaboutyourinterestsandthenjoinasocialcluborcausesurroundingthatactivityorthing.Forinstance,ifyou’reananimallover,considerjoiningacausetoprotectforests.38Readingisagreatwaytodiscovermoreaboutyourself.Readingcanalsohelpyouexploreyourcuriositiesandlearnnewthings.Studiesalsoshowthatreadingimprovescreativeandcriticalthinkingskills.39Whoknows?Youmayresonate(共鸣)withacharacter’sdriveandfindyourownpurposewithinthepages.40Everyonewalksindifferentshoes.So,lookforopportunitiesinyourmunitytolendahandtothem,whichcanbenefityourself.Performingactsofkindnessalsocanhelpyoupracticegratitudeanddiscoverwhatyouwantmostinlife.Askyourselfquestions.So,pickupabookanddivein.Thinkaboutwhatyouenjoymost.Helpingothersbroadensyourviewonlife.nevertoolatetostartlookingforapurpose.Ifyouvaluejointheneighborhoodwatch.tomakeothershappycanaffectyourpurpose.第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分45分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）ABCDIneverthoughtthatIhadtomovetoanotherstateat14.Iwasdoubly41forIhadjustlostmyMyfamilygot42ingivingawayallthethingswecouldnotcarrywithus.Ontopofthe43wasawoodencradle(摇篮).Cradlesare44meantfornewborns,butmymotherdecidedto45thisbigonetomyfriendSaraassheusedtoloveplayinginit.SoonIgot46withthenewscheduleofschool,adjustingtothequicklyuntilI47thenewsofmarriage.Mythoughtswanderedaboutherandourgood48inthenativetownofKerala.Ihappenedto49thetownafter20years.Whata(n)50–daughterwassoaamymothertoShenow53thecradletootherbabiesandfetchesitwhentheystartwalking.“Thisisnotjustamaterialthing;thisindicatesourstrong54.Theexcellenceofagiftliesinitsappropriatenessratherthaninits55,”Sarasaid.41.A.guiltyB.sadC.nervousD.shameful42.A.involvedB.interestedC.absorbedD.skilled43.A.coverB.tableC.shelfD.list44.A.sincerelyB.especiallyC.partlyD.previously45.A.sellB.deliverC.giftD.lend46.A.engagedB.annoyedC.connectedD.disappointed47.A.spreadB.heardC.brokeD.brought48.A.lessonsB.chancesC.timesD.fames49.A.talkaboutB.mentonC.refertoD.callat50.A.successB.eventC.sceneD.affair51.A.keenB.dependentC.hardD.upset52.A.thankB.loveC.respectD.hope53.A.takesbackB.holdsupC.putsawayD.passeson54.A.characterB.supportC.linkD.ability55.A.valueB.sourceC.qualityD.effect第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ALongping,56(know)asthe“fatherofhybridrice”,wasoneofmostfamousscientists.Longpingwasbornin1930inBeijing.Whenhewasyoung,57concernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestssohechosetostudyatSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeandgraduatedin1953.58aresearcher,developedthefirsthybridricein1974throughintenseeffort.(innovate)hashelpedfeednotjustChina,butmanyothercountries.Becauseofhisinvaluablecontributions,Longpingreceivednumerous60(award)inChinaandabroad.Busebothwordsandbodylanguage61(express)ourthoughtsandopinionsinourinteractionswithotherpeople.areimportant,butthewaypeoplestand,holdtheirarms,andmovetheirhandscanalsogive62(we)informationabouttheirfeelings.Justlikespokenlanguage,bodylanguage63(vary)fromculturetoculture.Forexample,makingeyecontactinsomecountriesis64waytodisplayinterest.Inothercountries,bycontrast,eyecontactisnotalwaysapprovedof.InmanyMiddleEasterncountries,menandwomenarenot65(social)permittedtomakeeyecontact.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）你校英语报将举办主题为“科技改变生活”的英语征文比赛，请你以“Mylifein2054”为标题写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：注意：80MylifeinMylifein2054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。Onemorning,JohnEvansenteredmylife.Hewasanewer,whoseparentshadrecentlyarrivedinourtownforseasonalapplepicking.Inwornoutclothes,hestoodinfrontofourclass,sh