福建省福州重点学校2023-2024学年高二年级上册期中考试英语试卷

福州外国语学校2023-2024学年第一学期期中考

高二英语试卷

（全卷共12页，满分：150分，时间：120分钟）

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第I卷客观题（共85分）

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。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatwillthemandothisweekend?

A.Buysomebooks.B.Seeadoctor.C.Gotothelibrary.

2.Whendoesthelasttrainleave?

A.At8:30.B.At9:00.C.At9:30.

3.Whywasthewomanwaitingforherroommate?

A.Toreturnkeys.B.Togetintoherroom.C.Toborrowtextbooks.

4.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Onabus.B.Inalift.C.Inapark

5.Whatdoesthewomanmeans?

A.Themanwon'tsucceed.

B.Themanhasbegunrisingearly.

C.Themanshouldgiveupgettingupearly.

第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7小题。

6.Whatisthewomanmostlikelytobe?

A.Alibrarian.B.Asalesperson.C.Ateacher.

7.Whatwillthemando?

A.Gotothecitycenter.B.Checkthecomputeragain.C.Waitforthewoman'scall.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9小题。

8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Whattodotomorrow.B.Wheretotakeapicnic.C.Howtogotothepark.

9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman'sidea?

A.Great.B.Unpractical.C.Exciting.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whocouldthemanmostprobablybe?

A.Asalesperson.B.Amarketingdirector.C.Acomputerrepairman.

11.Whatwillhappentomorrow?

A.Therewillbeameeting.B.Anewcomputerwillbebought.

C.Somecustomerswillvisitthecompany.

12.Whatisthemangoingtodonext?

A.Givealecture.B.Attendameeting.C.Gotothesalesdepartment.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisinthebedroom?

A.Adesk.B.Abed.C.Achair.

14.Whichplacegetscrowdedinthemorningsometimes?

A.Thebathroom.B.ThekitchenC.Thelivingroom.

15.Howmuchrentshouldonepayintotal?

A.About$300.B.About$315.C.About$350.

16.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Salespersonandcustomer.B.Brotherandsister.C.Schoolmates.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhereistheSculptureGarden?

A.OnTrafalgarRoad.B.Oppositetheentrance.C.Ontheleftofthebridge

18.WhatcanpeopledointheareabetweentheCateringVillageandthetoilets?

A.Admirethehandworkdonebylocalpeople.B.Appreciateanexhibitionofpaintings.

C.Buyfoodanddrinks.

19.Whatisthepopularareaofthefestival?

A.TheCraftMarket.B.TheSculptureGardenC.TheCateringVillage.

20.Whatisthetraditionofthefestival?

A.Actorsperformplays.

B.Authorsreadfromtheirlatestworks.

C.Livebandsplaythroughoutthefestival.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

A

WaltWhitmanwasbomin1819inNewYorkCity.Duringhislonglife,hewatchedAmericagrowfromayoung

nationtothestrongestindustrialpowerintheworld.Whitmanwasinfluencedbyeventsaroundhim.Buthispoetry

speaksoftheinnerself.HecelebratedgreatpeoplelikePresidentAbrahamLincoln.Healsocelebratedcommon

people.

Asayoungman,Whitmanworkedasaschoolteacher,printerandnewspaperreporter.Hewas36yearsoldwhen

hisfirstbookofpoetrywaspublished.HecalleditLeavesofGrass.Ithadonlytwelvepoems.Thepoemswere

writteninfreeverse.Thelinesdidnotfollowanysetform.Somelineswereshortandsomewerelong.Thewordsat

theendofeachlinedidnothaveasimilarsound.Theydidnotrhyme.

OneofAmerica'sgreatestthinkersandwritersimmediatelyrecognizedtheimportanceofLeavesofGrass.Ralph

WaldoEmersonpraisedWhitman'swork.Butmostotherpoetsandwriterssaidnothingordenouncedit.

TheAmericanCivilWarbeganin1861.Duringthewar,Whitmanworkedwithoutpayatarmyhospitals.He

helpedcareforwoundedanddyingsoldiers.Hesatbesidethesemenforhours.Hebroughtthemfoodandwrote

lettersforthem.AftertheCivilWar,Whitmanworkedforgovernmentagencies.HewatchedtheUnitedStatestryto

healitselfandincreasedemocracy(民主)ToWaltWhitman,democracywasmorethanapoliticalsystemoridea.It

wasthenaturalformofgovernmentforfreepeople.Whitmanbelieveddemocracywasmeanttohonortherightsof

everypersonandtheequalityofallpeople.

In1873,WaltWhitmansufferedastroke(中风).HespentthelastyearsofhislifeinCamden,NewJerseyand

wrotemorepoems.Whitmanwaspoorandweakduringthelastyearsofhislife.Hediedin1892.

21.WaltWhitmanexpressedhisfeelingsby.

A.singingsongsB.celebratinggreatpeople

C.writingpoemsD.praisingcommonpeople

22.LeavesofGrasswaspublishedin.

A.1819B.1855C.1861D.1873

23.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3means”

A.manygreatwriterslikedWhitman'spoemsverymuch

B.alotofpeopleagreedwithEmerson

C.manypoetsandwritersdidn'tpraiseoreventhoughtillofWhitman'spoems

D.manypoetsandwritersthoughthighlyofWhitman

24.ItcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraphthatWhitmanwasa(n).

A.bravesoldierB.manofdevotionC.honestofficialD.greatpolitician

B

Facedwithadecreasingpopulationandworkforce,Japanhasbeenincreasinglyturningtorobotsforhelp.Over

theyears,therobotshavecarriedoutalargenumberofhumantasks,includingbuildingproductsandprovidingcare

fortheelderly.

However,therobotscurrentlybeingusedbycompanies,likeWalmartandAmazon,areonlyabletoperfonn

single,repetitivetasks,suchaspackingboxes.Model-T,ontheotherhand,hasawiderrangeofmovementandisable

tohold,pickandplaceobjectsofseveraldifferentshapesandsizesintodifferentlocations,makingitidealfor

convenienceandgrocerystores,whichsellalargevarietyofitems.

Model-Trobotsareoperatedfromadistantlocationbyhuman“pilots”wearingavirtualreality(VR)headset

andspecialgloves,whichallowthemtofeeltheproducttherobotisholdingintheirhandsandguideittotheright

shelf.

TheVR-controlledrobotsaretentimescheaperthanautomatedrobots,becausetheydon'trequireadvanced

programmingandareeasiertodevelopandmaintain.Andtheireasy-to-usecontrolsrequirelittletraining.Tomohiro

Kano,ageneralmanagerinchargeofdevelopmentatFamilyMart,believesthiswillenablethechaintohireworkers

whowouldtypicallynotworkinstores.

ThoughModel-Tappearstobegettingrapidlythroughtheexperiments,itisnotquitereadytoenterthe

workforce.Besidesbeingalotslowerthanhumans,itisalsoonlyabletoliftpackageditems,andcannotgetholdof

thingssuchasfruitsandvegetables.Thecompanyisworkingtoimprovetheweaknessesandhopestointroducea

faster,moreskillfulModel-Twithinthenexttwoyears.Theybelievethatinadditiontothestores,therobotscould

alsobeusefulinhospitals,allowingdoctorstodooperationsfromremotelocations.

25.WhatisoneofthefeaturesofModel-Taccordingtothetext?

A.Itworksmuchfasterthanhumans.

B.Itcaneasilyholdallkindsofobjects.

C.Itcanbeoperatedfromadistanceaway.

D.Itishardertoproducethananautomatedrobot.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inparagraph4referto?

A.ThelowpriceofModel-T.B.TheeasinesstooperateModel-T.

C.Thelow-levelprogrammingofModel-T.D.ThestricttrainingformaintainingModel-T.

27.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Model-Tisnowbeingmassivelyproduced.

B.Japan*sworkforcewillbereducedbyModel-T.

C.TheweaknessesofModel-Thavebeenovercome.

D.Model-Tmaybeusedinwiderfieldsinthefuture.

C

PeoplefromEastAsiatendtohavemoredifficultythanthosefromEuropeindistinguishingfacial

expressions—andanewreportpublishedonlineinCurrentBiologyexplainswhy.

RachaelJack,UniversityofGlasgowresearcher,saidthatratherthanscanningevenly（均匀的）acrossafaceas

Westernersdo,Easternersfixtheirattentionontheeyes.

“WeshowthatEasternersandWesternerslookatdifferentfacefeaturestoreadfacialexpressions,Jacksaid.

"Westernerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequalmeasure,butEasternersfavortheeyesandignorethemouth.”

AccordingtoJackandhercolleagues,thediscovery,showsthathumancommunicationofemotionismore

complexthanpreviouslybelieved.Asaresult,facialexpressionsthathadbeenconsidereduniversallyrecognizable

cannotbeusedtoexpressemotionincross-culturalsituations.

Theresearchersstudiedculturaldifferencesintherecognitionoffacialexpressionsbyrecordingtheeye

movementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EastAsianpeoplewhiletheyobservedpicturesofexpressivefacesand

putthemintocategorieshappy.sad,surprised,fearful,disgusted,angry,orneutral.Theycomparedhowaccurately

participantsreadthosefacialexpressionsusingtheirparticulareyemovementstrategies.

ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocusedmuchgreaterattentionontheeyesandmadesignificantlymoreerrorsthan

Westernersdid."Theculturaldifferenceineyemovementsthattheyshowisprobablyareflectionofcultural

differenceinfacialexpressions,9,Jacksaid."OurdatasuggestthatWesternersusethewholefacetoconveyemotion,

whileEasternersusetheeyesmoreandmouthless.^^

Inshort,thedatashowthatfacialexpressionsarenotuniversalsignalsofhumanemotion.Fromhereon,

examininghowculturalfactorshavevariousthesebasicsocialskillswillhelpourunderstandingofhumanemotion.

Otherwise,whenitcomestocommunicatingemotionsacrosscultures,EasternersandWesternerswillfindthemselves

lostintranslation.

28.WhatdoesthediscoveryshowaboutWesterners?

A.Theyobservetheeyesandthemouthindifferentways.

B.Theyhavemoredifficultyinrecognizingfacialexpressions.

C.Theypayequalattentiontotheeyesandthemouth.

D.Theyconsiderfacialexpressionsuniversallyreliable.

29.Whatwerethepeopleaskedtodointhestudy?

A.Toobservetheresearchers'faces.B.Togettheirfacesimpressive.

C.Tomakeafaceateachother.D.Toclassifysomefacepictures.

30.IncomparisonwithWesterners,whatareEasternerslikelytodo?

A.Theystudythemouthmorefrequently.B.Theyexaminetheeyesmoreattentively.

C.Theyreadfacialexpressionsmorecorrectly.D.Theydotranslationmoresuccessfully.

31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CulturalDifferencesinReadingEmotions

B.EffectiveMethodstoDevelopSocialSkills

C.HowtoIncreaseCross-culturalUnderstanding

D.TheEyeastheWindowtotheSoul

Incontrasttotheoften-heardviewsthatrobotswillreplacehumanworkers,researchersfromGartnerpredicts

thatartificialintelligence（AI）mayactuallycreate,morejobsthanit*sexpectedtotakeaway.By2020,artificial

intelligencehascreated2.3millionjobs,goingbeyondthe1.8millionthatithasreplaced,thecompanysaidina

recentreport.Inthefollowingfiveyearsto2025,net（净得的）newjobscreatedinrelationtoALwillreach2million,

accordingtothereport.

Thenumberofjobsaffectedwillbedifferentfromindustrytoindustry.Thepublicsector（公共部门）.healthcare

andeducationareexpectedtogetthemostjobs,whilemanufacturing（制造业）andtransportationmaybethitthe

hardest,saidGartner'sresearchdirector.ManjunathBhat.

“Robotsarenotheretotakeawayourjobs,the/reheretogiveusapromotion"."Ithinkthat'sthewaywe

shouldstartlookingatAI“BhattoldreportersonTuesday.

Gartner'spositivepredictionscontrastwiththewarningsonthedangersofAIsoundedbytoptechnology

industryvoicessuchasKai-FuLee.ThefounderofventurecapitalfirmSinovationVentures.Hesaidrobotsarelikely

toreplace50percentofalljobsinthenextdecade.

GartneracknowledgedinitsreportthatAIwouldcutmillionsofmiddle-andlow-levelpositions.Butitstressed

thatmorenewjobswouldbecreated,includinghighly-skilledjobs,managementpositionsandevenlow-skilledjobs.

“ITleadersshouldnotonlyfbcusontheprojectedincreaseofjobs/9thereportsaid“Forthegreatestvalue,focus

onimprovingpeoplewithAlEnrichpeople'sjobs,reimagineoldtasksandcreatenewindustries.Changeyourculture

tomakeitrapidlyadaptabletoAI-relatedopportunitiesorthreats.^^

32WhatdoesresearchfirmGartnerthinkofartificialintelligence?

A.Humanworkerswillbeoutofwork.B.AIwillcreatemorejobsthanitcuts.

C.AIwillrunoutofhumancontrol.D.Newindustrieswillreplaceoldones.

33.WhoaremostlikelytolosetheirjobsaccordingtoGartner?

A.Teachers.B.Dentists.C.Busdrivers.D.Socialworkers.

34.HowdoesKai-FuLeeseemtofeelaboutthedevelopmentofAI?

A.Uncertain.B.Hopeful.C.Worried.D.Confused.

35WhatdoesresearchfirmGartnersuggestITleadersdo?

A.Takeadvantageofnewindustryopportunities.

B.Providepeoplewithtrainingprogrammes.

C.Stoptheoldbusinessandturntonewbusiness.

D.WelcomeAlandadapttochangesbroughtbyit.

第二节（每小题2分，满分10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。

Anationalparkisanareasetasidebyagovernmentforthepreservationofthenaturalenvironment.Thenational

parksintheUnitedStatesandCanadacenterontheprotectionofbothlandandwildlife.36AndthoseinAfrica

primarilyprotectanimals.

ItiswidelythoughtthattheideaofaparkornaturereserveunderstateownershipstartedintheUnitedStatesin

1870.37Yosemite,Sequoia,andGeneralGrantNationalParkswereestablishedintheUnitedStatesin1890.

AndtheU.S.NationalParkService（NPS）wascreatedin1916tomanagetheparks.38Inadditiontonational

parks,thesystemincludednationalpreserves,seashores,historicparksandsitesandsoon.

PartlyfollowingtheAmericanexample,movementssupportingnationalparkssprangupinmanyothercountries.

39.And-Canada-setupitsfirstthreenationalparksinthemid-1880s.Theestablishmentofmodernnationalparks

andnaturereservesgainedmomentum（动力）onlyafterWorldWarIor,insomecases,afterWorldWarIIinEurope.

GreatBritainestablishedtheadministrativemachineryforbothnationalparksandnaturereservesin1949.40

ButinterestinparkscamelaterinAsiaandLatinAmericathanitdidintheAnglo-AmericancountriesandEurope.

A.ThesemovementsbeganinCanada.

B.GeorgeCatlinofferedtheideaduringthe1830s.

C.Visitorsareallowedtoenterfordifferentpurposes.

D.ThoseintheUnitedKingdomcentermainlyontheland.

E.JapanandMexicoestablishedtheirfirstnationalparksinthe1930s.

F.Bytheearly21stcenturytheNPSmanagedmorethan400separateareas.

G.Itisalsothoughtthattheworld'sfirstsuchparkwasYellowstoneNationalParkinWyoming.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

AwallofstormswithhurricaneforcewindsstrucklateonaFridayevening,knockingdowntrees,blockingroads,

damaginghomes,anddestroyingpowerlines.

Hundredsofthousandsofpeople41foundthemselvesinthedarkwithoutwater,electricity,air

conditioning,telephones,Internet,andtelevision.Theyfoundthemselvescut42fromthemodemworldbearing

37℃plusheatwithnohelpandnoideawhenitwouldbeover.

Themostamazingthinghappened,43,astherealityofthecrisissankin:itbroughtoutthebestinus.

Whiletherewereafew44acts,theywereoverwhelmed(湮没)bythewaveofloveand45thatcame

fromtheheartsofsomany.

Peoplesharedtheirfood,ice,andgasoline.Peoplewhostillhadpower46theirhomestothosewhohad

none.Peoplerushedouttoclearroadsandhomesoffallentrees.Selflesspowercrewsworkedaroundtheclockto

repairthedamageandrestoreelectricity.

People47onfrontporchestotalk.Strangerscametogetherasonefamilytohelponeanotherinthistime

ofgreatneed.Itwassucha(n)48seeingallthesepeopleactinglikethisundersuch49circumstances.

Life*s50strikeallofusfromtimetotime.Nooneis51.Weallgethurt.Weallgetchallenged.We

allgetsqueezedby52duringourdayshere.Howwerespondtothem,though,is53us.Wecanletthem

bringouttheworstinusorwecanletthembringoutthebestinus.Wecan54themlikedemonsofselfishness

orlikeangelsoflove.

Mayyoualwaysbringthebestfromyourheartandsoultowhateverlifemay55atyouthen.

41.A.accidentallyB.ultimatelyC.suddenlyD.gradually

42.A.offB.downC.inD.away

43.A.thereforeB.thusC.howeverD.besides

44.A.selfishB.distinctC.efficientD.kind

45.A.warmingB.mourningC.sympathyD.luck

46.A.bentB.openedC.devotedD.adjusted

47.A.approachedB.continuedC.encounteredD.gathered

48.A.joyB.amusementC.favorD.affection

49.A.artificialB.identicalC.toughD.intense

50.A.anxietiesB.questionsC.fearsD.disasters

51.A.disturbedB.sparedC.includedD.involved

52.A.difficultiesB.conditionC.experiencesD.assumption

53.A.duetoB.contrarytoC.uptoD.closeto

54.A.beopposedtoB.approveofC.straightenupD.reactto

55.A.smileB.throwC.pointD.glance

第II卷主观题（共65分）

第一节（共7小题；每小题1分，满分7分）

将句中画线部分单词与其英文释义相匹配。（注意答案填涂在答题卡上）

AapparentlyBconstantCbannedDavailableEembarrassedFreliableGappetite

56.1canseethatDavidisatrustworthyperson.

57.Thegovernmenthasprohibitedtheuseofchemicalweapons.

58.1hadintendedtogotomycousin*sbirthdaylastnight,butIwasnotfree.

59.Wemustadapttothenewchangesthroughourcontinuouslearning.

60.Therewasanawkwardlookonherfaceafteryouaskedheraboutherprivatelife.

61.Whenhewasachild,hehadastrongdesireforknowledge.

62.Dietandexerciseareobviouslyimportanttoourhealth.

第一节语法填空（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。

Didyougrowupinoneculture,yourparentscamefromanother,andyouarenowlivingina63(total)

differentcountry?Ifso,thenyouareathird-culturekid.

Theword"third-culturekid"64(use)inthe1960sforthefirsttimebyDr.R