湖北省部分省级示范高中2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

湖北省部分省级示范高中2023～2024学年上学期高二期末测试英语试卷考试时间：2024年1月31日试卷满分：150分★祝考试顺利★注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷。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。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.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】WhenwillthemanmeetCooper?A.Thisafternoon. B.Thisevening. C.Tomorrowmorning.2.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】WhereisprobablyJuno?A.Inthepalyground. B.Atamuseum. C.Athome.3.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatdoesthemantellthewomantodo?A.Openherbackpack.B.Gobacktotherailwaystation.C.Writedownsomeinformation.4.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Howdoesthegirlfeel?A.Curious B.Relaxed. C.Scared.5.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatactivityattractsmanatpresent?A.Readingbooks. B.Playingboardgames. C.WatchingTV.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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】6.Whatwasthenormalpriceofthebackpillow?A.￡46. B.￡40. C.￡36.7.HowdoesClaireexerciseherback?A.Bydoingyoga. B.Bygoingswimming. C.Byliftingweights.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】8.Whatisthewomangoingtolearnbyherself?A.Alanguage. B.Photography. C.Amusicalinstrument.9Whydoesthewomanrefusetosignupforonlinecourses?A.Theyaretooexpensive.B.Theyrequirelongscreentime.C.Theteachingmodeisn’tsuitableforher.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】10.Whatisthewomancomplainingaboutatfirst?A.Thefood. B.Herpetdog. C.Theweather.11.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodotosavewater?ATurnthetapoffintime.B.Collecttheusedwater.C.Avoidwashingclothesfrequently.12.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Livingahealthylifestyle.B.Reducinglivingcosts.C.Protectingtheenvironment.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】13.Whenwilltheman’sclassstart?A.At2:15. B.At2:45. C.At3:00.14.Whatistheman’smajor?A.Marketing. B.Spanish. C.Journalism.15.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutstudyingabroad?A.Quiteembarrassed. B.Generallysatisfied. C.Terriblydisappointed.16Whatdifficultydoesthemanfailtoovercome?A.Cookingbyhimself. B.Thelanguagebarrier. C.Homesickness.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】17.Whatdoesthespeakeruseinitialwordsmainlyfor?A.Makingiteasiertocommunicatewithfriends.B.Improvingherworkefficiency.C.Addingfuntoconversations.18.Whichofthefollowingisusedmostinthespeaker’scountry?A.LOL. B.TBH. C.OMG.19.Inwhichstatedidpeopleusethefewestinitialwords?A.Minnesota. B.Georgia. C.Idaho.20.Whydoesthespeakermentionothercountriesatlast?A.Tostatethefactthatinitialwordsarewidelyused.B.Toprovesomecountriesrarelyuseinitialwords.C.Tocomparetheuseofinitialwordsindifferentcountries.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。AWhetheryou’reathrill-seekerlookingfortheworld’smostintenserollercoastersorafamilyplanningavacationfilledwithfunforparentsandkids,themeparkshavesomethingforeveryone.DisneyandUniversalrankfirstwiththeirfamousthemeparksintheU.S.andabroad,butregionaloptionsofferuniqueexperiences,rides,andthemesthatyouwon’tfindanywhereelse.TokyoDisneySea,JapanTokyoDisneyResorttopsthemust-visitlistformanyDisneythemeparkfans.TokyoDisneylandisverysimilartoMagicKingdominFloridaorDisneylandParkinCalifornia,butTokyoDisneySeaisuniquewithitsnautical(海上的)theme,fantasticallands,andbeautifulsectionsinspiredbytheMediterranean,Arabian,andAmericancoasts.FerrariWorldAbuDhabi,UnitedArabEmiratesThisprimarilyindoorFerrari-inspiredthemeparkinAbuDhabiisamust-visitforcarandthrilllovers.It’shometotheworld’sfastestrollercoasterFormulaRossa,whichreachesspeedsof149mph.Whenvisiting,makesureyoualsotakeadvantageofthedrivingexperiences,onwhichyoucangoaroundYasIslandbehindthewheelofaFerrari.TivoliGardens,DenmarkOneoftheworld’soldestoperatingamusementparks,TivoliGardensisamust-visitattractionintheheartofCopenhagen.Theparkdatesbackto1843,andithasrides,theaters,andrestaurantsspreadacrossitscharminggroundsandgardens.Duringtheholidays,theparkisextramagicalwithitsannualfestivalwhenthescenelightsupwithdecorations.Efteling,NetherlandsEftelingistheNetherlands’largestandoneofEurope’smost-visitedamusementparks.Itsimaginativerides,gardens,andattractionsarethemedtoDutchfolkloreandfairytales,includinga15-acreFairytaleForestwithmorethantwodozenscenes.Forexample,adrenaline-seekerscanlineupforathrillrideontheFlyingDutchmanwatercoaster.21.Whichoneshouldyouchooseifyouareintobeaches?A.TokyoDisneySea. B.FerrariWorldAbuDhabi.C.TivoliGardens. D.Efteling.22.WhatisspecialaboutFerrariWorldAbuDhabi?A.ItistheonlyindoorthemeparkinAbuDhabi.B.Itprovidesimaginativeridesfortourists.C.Itismostlyvisitedbycarandthrilllovers.D.Ithasthefastestrollercoasterintheworld.23.Whomightbethetargetreaderofthisarticle?A.DisneyorUniversalthemeparkfans.B.Familiesplanningastaycation.C.Distinctivethemeparkseekers.D.Thrillingridesloversonly.BBytradition,onLunarNewYear,you’resupposedtoputonnewclothes,frominnertoouterones.Ifthey’retheluckyred,allthebetter.Youcanneverhavetoomuchluck.Butwhenyouturnamultipleof12,24,36,48,60andsoon—thetraditiongetsextended:Redunderweareverydayofthatlunarcalendaryear.WhenIfirstheardaboutthepracticeafewyearsago,Iconsidereditnonsense.Italsoseemedridiculoustobuysomanypairsinacolorvividunderlightclothes.MypracticalimmigrantChineseparents,anengineerandscientist,didn’tpassthistraditiondown.Addinganothersuperstition(迷信)alsoseemedlikeathingIcoulddowithout.ButasIapproachmyfourthtimearoundthewheelforthe“YearoftheDragon,”—inwhat’sknownas“benmingnian”orthethresholdyear—I’vebeenreflectinguponthemilestonesofthosepastintervals:pubertyatage12,movingacrossthecountryforajobat24andgivingbirthtomytwinsonsat36.ThemoreI’velookedintothepractice,themoreIrealizethesignificanceofitspopularity.AsanAmerican-bornChinese,Ihavealwaysadoptedandadaptedwhatcomesfrommybirthplace.Logically,Iknowitwon’tmatterifIwearredornot,butforme,fornow,thissharedtraditionstrengthensmybondwithmyculture.Sooften,lifegoesbysoquicklybeforewecouldrealize.Daysbecomeweeks,months,yearsandsuddenlyadozenyearsgoby.MynewbornshavegrownintotweensandI’vetransformedfromnotquitemiddle-agedtonowverymuchso.WiththeturnoftheLunarNewYear,IvalueachancetoreflectonmypaststrugglesandhowIfoundawaythrough.It’samindsetwecouldallbenefitfrom.24.WhatisthetraditiononLunarNewYear?A.Wearingluckyredclothesallyearround.B.Puttingonnewclothesfromheadtotoe.C.Neverhavingtoomanyluckyclothes.D.Extendingthesuperstitionatamultipleof12.25.Whydidtheauthormentionherparents?A.Toproveitisridiculoustowearredclothes.B.Tohonorherpracticalimmigrantparents.C.Toblameherparentsfornotpassingthetraditiondown.D.Tojustifyhernotfollowingtheextendedtradition.26.Whatfinallychangedtheauthor’sattitudetothepractice?A.Herapproachingtheageof48. B.Itsconnectionwithherculture.C.Herillogicalthinkingpatterns. D.Itspopularityamongimmigrants.27.Whatmighttheauthordoatherfourthtimearoundthewheel?A.Reflectonherwaythrough. B.Developanewbeneficialmindset.C.Buyunderwearinthevividred. D.Realizetimegoingbyquickly.CAfewmonthsago,IwasinacinemaqueuebehindamanwhosetwosonswereaskingiftheycouldhaveTangoIceBlastsbrightbluepartlyfrozendrinks.Thefatherhesitatedforamoment.They’dalreadyhadtoomuchsugarystuffthatday,hesaid.“Butit’ssugar-free,”repliedoneoftheboys.Thatsealedthedeal.Theboyswalkedoffhappilyintothecinemaholdingtheirdrinks.InanerawhensugariswidelyseenasenemyNo.1,sugar-freedrinksandtreats,sweetenedwithlow-calorieadditives(添加剂),becomewell-likedandpromiseguilt-freesweetness.Somepeopledeliberatelychooselow-sugaroptionsinthehopeoflosingweightormanagingdiabetes;othersjustenjoythetaste.Butevenifyouaren’tseekingthemout,it’shardtoavoidartificialsweeteners.In2021,researcherslookedatfoodsforsaleinHongKongandfoundthatsweetenerswerepresentnotjustinproductswhereyouwouldexpectthem,suchassugarlesschewinggum,butalsoinsaladdressings,breads,instantnoodlesandmanycrisps.Theyhavebecomesuchacommonpartofourdietthatenvironmentalscientistshavestartedlookingfortracesofthem-particularlyacesulfamepotassium,whichpassesthroughthebodylargelyundigested—asamarkerforhumanwasteinlakesandrivers.Theriseofsweetenersis,inpart,asignofthespectacularsuccessofsugartaxes,whichhavebeenintroducedinmorethan40countriessince2010.IntheUK,thesoftdrinksindustrytaxwasannouncedin2016andfullycarriedoutin2018,aspartofaplanto“tacklechildhoodobesity”.Thetaxchargedmanufacturers24palitreforanydrinkwith8gormoreofaddedsugarper100ml.AlmostallthemajorsoftdrinksbrandsintheUKcutthesugarcontentoftheirproductsandreplacedthemissingsweetnesswithsomekindofartificialalternative.“Original”Coca-Colaand“blue”Pepsiwereamongthefewdrinkstokeeptheirrecipesthesame.Oncetheybecamemoreexpensive,comparedtothesugar-freealternatives,theirsalesfell.28.Whatmadesugar-freedrinksandtreatspopular?A.Thepublic’spursuitofhealth. B.Thetasteoflow-calorieadditives.C.People’spromisetomanagediabetes. D.Parents’expectationofguilt-freesweetness.29.Whyisithardtoavoidartificialsweeteners?A.Becausetheyarepresentineveryfoodproduct.B.Becausetheycanbefoundintheenvironment.C.Becausetheyarewidelyusedinourdiet.D.Becausetheyarepartofaplantodealwithobesity.30.WhatdiddrinkmanufacturersintheUKdowiththesugartax?A.Majorsoftdrinksbrandsreducedtheirproducts’sugarcontent.B.Coca-ColaandPepsirefusedtochangetheirrecipes.C.Nearlyallbigsoftdrinksbrandsturnedtoartificialsweeteners.D.Drinkcompaniesloweredthepricetoraisetheirsales.31.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.Sugar,EnemyNo.1. B.TheRiseofArtificialSweeteners.C.TheSecrettoHealth:Low-calorieAdditives. D.ScientificFactsBehindHealth.DImaginewalkingintoyourlocalgrocerystoreonafreezingJanuarydaytopickupfreshlyharvestedlettuce,fragrantbasil,juicysweetstrawberries,andriperedtomatoes—allofwhichwereharvestedatalocalfarmonlyhoursbeforeyou’darrived.Youmightbeimaginingbuyingthatfreshproducefromvertical(垂直的)farmswherefarmerscangrowindoorsyear-roundbycontrollinglight,temperature,water,andoftentimescarbondioxidelevelsaswell.Generally,freshproducegrowninverticalfarmstravelsonlyafewmilestoreachgrocerystoreshelvescomparedtoconventionalproduce,whichcantravelthousandsofmilesbytruckorplane.Beyondprovidingfreshlocalproduce,verticalagriculturecouldhelpincreasefoodproductionandexpandagriculturaloperationsastheworld’spopulationisprojectedtobeover9billionby2050.Andbythatsameyear,twooutofeverythreepeopleareexpectedtoliveinurbanareas.Producingfreshgreensandvegetablesclosetothesegrowingurbanpopulationscouldhelpmeetgrowingglobalfooddemandsinanenvironmentallyresponsibleandsustainablewaybyreducingdeliverychainstoofferloweremissions,providinghigher-nutrientproduce,andcompletelyreducingwaterusageandrunoff.Recently,USDAandtheDepartmentofEnergyheldaworkshopfocusedonverticalagriculture.Atthisworkshop,fieldexpertssharedpresentationsfollowedbysmallgroupdiscussionsfocusedonareassuchasplantbreeding,pestmanagement,andengineering.Workshopattendeesworkedtogethertoidentifythechallenges,needs,andopportunitiesforverticalfarming.AreportonthisworkshopwillbereleasedtohelpinformDepartmentalstrategicplanningeffortsforresearchprioritiesatUSDAandfundingopportunitiesforresearchers.Verticalagriculturepresentspotentialopportunitiestoaddressfoodsecurity.That’swhyUSDAalreadyhassomeofthesefundingandresearchchancesinplace.TheNationalInstituteforFoodandAgriculturehasfundingopportunitiesthatcouldsupportfutureverticalagricultureconferencesandresearch.Similarly,theAgriculturalResearchServiceisworkingonaprojecttoincreaseU.S.tomatoproductionandqualityingreenhousesandotherprotected-environments.32.Whatistheadvantageofverticalfarms?A.Deliverychainscanbeextended.B.Foodyieldcanbeincreased.C.Freshproducecanbesoldbyconsumers.D.Producecantravellongdistancebytruckorplane.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“projected”meaninparagraph2?A.suspected B.estimated C.proved D.displayed34.Whatdoweknowabouttheworkshop?A.AreleasedreporthelpspromoteDepartmentalstrategies.B.Smallgroupdiscussionsconcentratedonagriculturalareas.C.Peopleattendingtheworkshopsharedpresentations.D.Researchersmightbenefitalotfromthisworkshop.35.WhydidUSDAprovidefundingandresearchchancesforverticalagriculture?A.Tosupportfutureagriculturalconferences.B.Toincreasetomatoproductionandquality.C.Topresentpotentialchancestoconsumers.D.Toexplorepossibilitiesforfoodsecurity.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分7.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Ifyou’vespentanytimeonlineinthefirstfewweeksof2023,youmayhavealreadypickeduponthebuzzsurroundingChatGPT.Butwhatexactlyisit?____36____WhatisChatGPT?ChatGPTisanartificialintelligencechatbotfromOpenAI.Itenablesusersto“converse”withitinawaythat’smeanttocopynaturalconversation.____37____Theeasy-to-understand,easy-to-use,andfreetoolhasalreadygainedpopularityasbothanalternativetotraditionalsearchenginesandasatoolforAlwriting,amongotherthings.WhatdoesGPTstandfor?____38____WhileolderAIchatbotscouldanswerquestionswithdetailedresponses,ChatGPTusesadialogformat,whichallowsittoanswerfollow-upandclarifyingquestions,aswellasrecognizeandrejectinappropriateordangerousrequests(suchasquestionsaboutillegalactivity).HowtouseChatGPTtoincreaseyourwork?____39____KnowinghowtoeffectivelycommunicatewithChatGPT,oranygenerativeAImodel,iscalledpromptengineering.YoucaneitherincludeChatGPTinyourday-to-dayworktoconductaresearchortohelpyougetstartedonawritingprojectwhilestaringatablankpage.____40____ChatGPTusesnaturallanguageprocessing(NLP),anAItechnologythatdealswithunderstanding,analyzing,andgeneratinghuman-likelanguage.Itanalyzessampletextsfromtheinternetandconversationsprovidedbyrealhumans,andthenranksoutputsbasedonthequalityoftheresponse.Providingoccasionalfeedbackfromhumansisatechniquethatcanhelpfine-tunetheoutputbyimprovingbothsafetyandreliability.A.Asauser,youcanaskquestionsormakerequests,andChatGPTwillrespond.B.ChatGPThasbecomeapowerfultooltosavetimeandenergy.C.Inthisarticle,youcanfindallyouneedtoknowaboutChatGPT.D.ChatGPTrepresentsthefutureofallchatbotswithoutdoubt.E.The“GPT”inChatGPTisshortforgenerativepre-trainedtransformer.F.HowdoesChatGPTwork?G.ThetechniquetoapplywhenusingChatGPT.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节完形填空(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。WeliveinUllapool,asmallfishingvillageinScotland.Aroundplentyoflocalboatsandmorethanadozenvisitingboats____41____thereeachweek.Ourdailyplansatourrestaurant,TheSeafoodShackarenormally____42____onwhateverJosh’sfishingboat,BonAmi,has____43____thatmorning.There’salwayssome____44____,suchas“Pleasecanwehavefourboxesofshellfishtoday?”or“Yes,we’lltake24lobsterstomorrow”,butit’salways____45____andwe’reneverquitesurewhatwillbewaitingforusinthemorning.Ourshellfishdiverwill____46____appearonanygivendayandsay,“I’vegotsomeshellfishforyou,”andwithinanhourthey’llbeonthe____47____.Ourfishdealeristheonewho’s____48____,though;twiceaweek,wemakeabigwhitefish____49____withhim.Eachweekinthesummermonths,ourlocaloysterfarmerdropsoffahundredfreshoysters,andwithinafewdaysthey’llallbe____50____.Wealsojumpinthecaronceortwiceaweektovisitanearbysmokehouseto____51____sometrout(鲑鳟鱼),whichissmokedinagedwhiskybarrelsandcuredinhoney;it’sthemost____52____smokedfishyou’llget.Wehave____53____onhowandwhenwedecidedtoopenTheSeafoodShack,butwebothagreeonwhy:ManytonnesofseafoodarecaughtinScottishseasandthen____54____straightoutofUllapool.Wewantedtotrykeepingsomeofourseafood____55____.41.A.park B.shift C.land D.visit42.A.based B.impressed C.blamed D.concentrated43.A.subscribedto B.droppedoff C.switchedon D.appealedto44.A.objective B.discussion C.routine D.blessing45.A.comforting B.contradictory C.consistent D.changing46.A.randomly B.usually C.casually D.initially47.A.boat B.table C.menu D.recipe48.A.outstanding B.competent C.organised D.ambitious49.A.bargain B.meal C.arrangement D.order50.A.bad B.gone C.away D.done51.A.preserve B.fish C.smoke D.collect52.A.available B.steamed C.braised D.delicious53.A.disagreements B.thinking C.insistence D.observations54.A.purchased B.sold C.transported D.thrown55.A.safe B.local C.fresh D.alive第二节语法填空(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。PekingOperahasalwayshadanexcellentreputationasthe“NationalOpera”.WhentheoperatroupesofAnhuienteredBeijing,theyweremixedwiththeKunqiangandHubeioperatroupes,______56______(eventual)becomingtheperfectexampleofChineseculture.Inthetwocenturiesthatfollowed,theatersbegantoflourishalloverChina.Amongthem,theMeischoolofart______57______(create)byMr.MeiLanfanghasneverfaded.______58______(it)influencespreadfarandwide,andevenbecamefamousoverseas.Bornintoafamilyoffamousactors,MeiLanfang’sperformancestylewaselegantandbeautiful,appearingreservedbutactuallyfullofcomplexity.TheMeiLanfangartschoolhefounded______59______(be)totallydifferentfromthepreviousPekingOperastyleofhavingthelaosheng(anagedmalerole)asthemainfocus.Hecreatedaneweraby______60______(divide)themainfocusequallybetweenthelaoshengroleandthedanrole,______61______wasimitatedbyothersintheoperaworld.Onstage,______62______MeipresentedwereartisticcreationsfullofOrientalelegance.And______63______aculturalambassador,hevisitedJapan,theUnitedStates,theSovietUnionandothercountriesmanytimes,______64______(demonstrate)theuniquevalueofChineseoperaintheworld’sgreathousesofart.Hemadepositive______65______(contribute)toexchangesandmutuallearningbetweentheChineseandforeigncivilizations.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)66.假如你是李华，你校将接待来自爱尔兰的学生代表团一行。接待活动之一是和他们一起品尝饺子，请你写一篇发言稿，在活动前介绍一下饺子，要点如下：1.饺子的象征意义；2.制作及烹饪过程注意：1.字数80左右。2.可适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)67.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，