福田区重点中学2023-2024高二年级上册期中考试英语试卷

2023-2024学年度第一学期第一学段考试

高二英语试卷

（说明：本试卷考试时间为120分钟，满分为150分）

第一部分单项选择（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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。

1.AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy,andnodoubtplayisanpartfora

child'sdevelopment.

A.embarrassingB.enthusiasticC.essentialD.upsetting

2.Mycousinhasappliedfor20jobs,butunfortunatelyallhe'sgotsofarareletters.

A.interactionB.rejectionC.appreciationD.application

3.Asweknow,mostidiomscan'tbetranslatedintoanotherlanguage,suchas"rain

catsanddogs"and"footthebill"inEnglish.

A.vividlyB.delicatelyC.permanentlyD.literally

4.Therewasneveranightoraproblemthatcouldsunriseorhope,sotrustyour

future,whichisthere,farornear,waitingforyou.

A.defeatB.generateC.disturbD.guarantee

5.Wecan'tblametheaccidentonanyoneandnobodyasit\justanaturaldisaster.

A.istobeblamedB.istoblame

C.willbeblamedD.isblamed

6.EmployeeswhohaveworkedinHuaweifortoomanyyearswon'tbegivenover

newcomerswhenHuaweiisconsideringwhotolayoff.

A.expectationB.criticismC.amusementD.preference

7.TvemadealotofchangesinmystudieseversinceIcametoHonglingMiddleSchool,which

isreallystartingto.

A.playapartB.cometolifeC.payoffD.cometoexist

8.Mymom'sbiggesthobbyistodownloadthelatestmoviestowatchoffline.

A.underthreatB.inpainC.ofalltimeD.atherleisure

9.Benworksasaclown,whoisabletomakepeoplearoundhimlaughoutaloud.

A.inarowB.upsanddowns

C.amongthetopconcernsD.moreoftenthannot

10.Noheroisconsideredthenameuntilhehaswalkedintotheunknownanddone

somethingbiggerthanhimself.

A.infavorofB.worthyofC.afarcryfromD.unfamiliarwith

11.InLewiston,MaineonOct.25,2023,18peoplewerekilled,noneofknewthe

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suspectkiller,letalonehavinganygrudgesagainsthim.

A.themB.whomC.whichD.those

12.Thenoticeonthescreenreads:WedeeplyregrettheadvertisementonCCTV

andweapologizeifsomeindividualshavebeenoffendedbyitscontent.

A.ranB.torunC.tohaverunD.running

13.TheGazaStrip,somepeoplecall“theworld'slargestopen-airprison”,isa

narrowpieceoflandbetweenIsraelandEgypt,food,waterandelectricity

supplieshavebeencutoffsinceOct.7.

A.that;whereB.which;whereC.where,whichD.which;that

14.SportsMeetofHonglingMiddleSchooliskindofafeasttooureyesandtonguesaswell.Our

classmountainsofsnacksanddrinkswhenthegrandopeningceremonywas

stagedonOct.25.

A.hadboughtB.boughtC.hasboughtD.wouldbuy

15."Changescallforinnovation,andinnovationleadstoprogress.9,saidLiKeqiang,ourformer

premier,whopassedawayonOct.17,2023butisintheheartofChinese

peopleforever.

A.stayingB.stayedC.stayD.tostay

16.—HowmanyyearshaveyoulearnedEnglish?

-IhavelearnedEnglishforover10yearsorshouldIsay:IEnglishformore

thanadecadebecauseIwon'tstoplearningEnglishatleastuntil2025'scollegeentrance

examination?

A.hadlearnedB.amlearningC.willbelearningD.havebeenlearning

17.-Youdon'tlookyourselftoday.Whathasmadeyousounhappy?

A.BecauseIfailedatest.B.Failingatest

C.Ifailedatest.D.Tofailatest

18.Withmyfatherunemployed,mysistersuggestedmeapart-timejobduringthe

summervacationtohelpwiththehouseholdexpenses.

A.doingB.todoC.shoulddoD.do

19.一WouldyoumindsharingwithusyourwayoflearningEnglish?

A.Yes,withpleasureB.No,IamafraidIcan't

C.Yes,ifyouhavethetime.D.No,aslongasyouareinterested.

20.—Ilovethesocialmedia.Tvemadealotoffriendsonthesocialmedia.

——.Fewofthoseso-calledfriendsonthenetwillbecomefriendsinneed.

A.Ican'tagreemoreB.Youarealuckydog

C.It'snotthecaseD.That'sgoodenough

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第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节供15小题；每小题2.5分，共37.5分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

HarryPotterfans,getreadyforthejourneytoHogwartsandbeyondonanofficialguided

tourofWarnerBros.ThisguidedexperienceatWarnerBros.StudioTourLondon一TheMaking

ofHarryPotteristheonlytourofitskind,soifyou'reafanofthemagicalworld,it'samust-do.

WhatToExpect

Uponarriving,youwillbegreetedbyanexperiencedguidewhorevealsthewondersyou'll

encounterthroughoutyourtouroftheoriginalsetsandcostumesfromalleightoftheHarryPotter

films.Youwillbegivenyourownpersonalheadsettoensureyoudonotmissanyofthe

fascinatingbehind-the-scenefacts.

WatchashortfilminthecinemabeforeyouentertheGreatHall.VisittheoriginalHogwarts

Expresslocomotive（火车头）andarecreationofPlatform9%.Climbaboardthetraincarriageand

posewithaluggagetrolleyasitdisappearsthroughtheplatformwall.

Oncethetourcomestoanend,youhavetheoptiontore-enterthestudioatyourleisure,find

thatperfectsouvenirattheStudioShop,orpurchaseacoffeeattheStudioTourCafe.

AdditionalInformation

Nowheelchairaccessible.

Infants（婴儿）mustsitonlaps.

Travelersshouldhaveamediumphysicalfitnesslevel.

Thistour/activitywillhaveamaximumof15travelers.

Thetotaldurationofthetouris5hours,comprisinga1-hourtraveltimetothestudios,a

3-hourguidedtour,anda1-hourtraveltimebacktoLondon.

CancellationPolicy

Ifyoucancelatleast3daysinadvanceofthescheduleddeparture,thereisnocancellation

fee.Ifyoucancelwithin2daysofthescheduleddeparture,thereisa100percentcancellationfee.

21.Whatcanbeexpectedthroughoutthetour?

A.WatchingHarryPotterseriesagain.B.Takingphotoswiththeactors.

C.CreatinganewPlatform9%.D.Knowingbehind-the-scenefacts.

22.Whocanjointhetour?

A.Teenagerswithtravelsickness.B.Adultswithphysicaldisability.

C.Agroupconsistingof16members.D.Coupleswithlittlebabies.

23.Whenwillcancelingthetripdefinitelyresultinfinancialdamage?

A.Onthedayofregistration.B.3daysaheadofthedeparturedate.

C.Ontheexactdayofdeparture.D.4daysaheadofthedeparturedate.

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ItwasdarkasIbrahimAlHusseincameto.Hecouldn'tmoveandthickdustfilledtheair,

blockingoutallbutafewsmallflamesdancingcloseby.Itwashardtobreathe.Somethingwasn't

rightandhecouldnotfeelhisfoot.Asthesmokeofthebombingcleared,AlHusseinwassaved

butlosthislowerrightlegforever.

Afterseveraltwistsandturns,AlHusseinmanagedtoescapefromwar-tornSyriatoAthens,

Greece.Withnomoneyleftonhim,hehadtosleeponthestreetsandlookforfruitontreesoreat

grassfromthepark.Luckily,helaterfoundworkcleaningtoiletsatalocalcafe.Heworkedevery

dayoftheweekwithnobreaksandwasproudtobesupportinghimself.Buthewasmissing

something—sport.

AlHusseinusedtobeasportsman.AswarbrokeoutinSyriain2011,allsportsstadiums

wereforcedtoclose,butnowsettledandsafeinAthens,hewasdesperatetoreturntophysical

activity.InMay,2015,hisprayerswereanswered.Aswimmingclubgavehimpermissiontotrain

there.

“WhenIlookedattheaddressIrealizeditwastheAthensAquaticsCentre,“saysAlHussein,

who,attheageof16,hadwatchedthe2004OlympicsunfoldonasmallTVinhiscosySyrian

home."SeeingthoseOlympicsgavememotivationtodosportandalthoughitwasaflashbackto

thepast,itwasalsoalooktoabetterfuturebecauseIhadmadeittothepoolI'dwatchedand

dreamedofswimmingin.^^

Formuchof2015heswaminthemorningandthenworkedatthecafeuntillateinthe

evening.Itwastough,butitworkedfbrhimand,inearly2016,hesecuredtwomedalsatthe

GreekParaSwimmingNationalChampionships.Peoplebegantotakenote.

24.WhatcausedAlHusseintolosehislowerrightleg?

A.Afire.B.Awar.C.Anillness.D.Anaccident.

25.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.HowAlHusseinsurvivedinGreece.B.WhyAlHusseinworkedhard.

C.HowAlHusseinescapedfromSyria.D.WhyAlHusseinmissedsport.

26.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheAthensAquaticsCentre?

A.Itwasforcedtoclosein2011.B.The2004Olympicswereheldthere.

C.Itusedtobeaswimmingclub.D.AlHusseinwentthereatage16.

27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAlHussein?

A.Hardworkingandoptimistic.B.Motivatedbutstubborn.

C.Ambitiousandreligious.D.Independentbutproud.

C

AmanrecentlyconnectedwithmeonLinkedlnandsentmethisnote:uLetmeknowifyou

everneedawriter.1guesshe'sawriter?Idon'tknow.ButIdoknowthisphrase"Letmeknow

ifyoueverneeda...”showsupalot,inmyinboxandsurelyyours,too.Tvecometothinkofitas

theeightmostdeadlywordsinsellingoneselfbecausethatphraseisthedeathofopportunity.

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Let'sconsidertheapproach.Thesepeoplearebeingstandoffish.Ratherthanselling

themselves,they'reshiftingtheburdenontosomeoneelsetomakethesale.IfIneedawriter,1

shouldreachouttothem.IfIneedastory,Ishouldaskthemforaninterview.IfIneedacustomer

servicesolution,Ishouldaskthemfbrdetails."Letmeknowifyoueverneeda...”soundslikean

invitation,butit'sreallyashrug.

ImaginethesituationwhereI'dassignastorytothewriterwhousedtheninewords,“Letme

knowifyoueverneedawriter."Justanyonewhocanstringwordstogether.Iwouldhaveneeded

tobeinapanic,sodesperatefbrsomeonetocontributetoourmagazinethatI'dstoppedthinking

aboutgreatwritersorgoodwriters,orevenserviceablewritersandsimplysettledfor:awriter.

Thisisn'tasituationthatexists.Theworldisfullofgoodoptions!Wearenotlivingintimesof

shortage.Ifweneedajobdone,thereareplentyofqualifiedpeopletodoit.Ourquestionis:

Who'sthebest?

Ifyouwanttocreateopportunityforyourself,answerthatquestionconvincingly.Thefirst

thingtodoisshowsomeoneyouaretheopportunity.Hiringyoucanhelpthem.Wealsoneedto

stophidingbehindourselves.Getoutinfront!Sellyourselfandyouramazingabilities.

Understandsomeone'sproblem,andexplainexactlywhyyouarethesolution.Avoidsaying"Let

meknowifyoueverneedInstead,startwith:"LetmeexplainhowIcanhelpyou.”

28.Whatdoweknowfromtheauthor'sexperience?

A.Manypeopleusethewrongopeningsentencetosellthemselves.

B.Thephrase“Letmeknowifyoueverneeda...”isuseful.

C.TheauthorpreferstohirehisemployeesonLinkedln.

D.We'dbetterstartourowncareersasearlyaspossible.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword'standoffish°meaninParagraph2?

A.Frankandopen.B.Unsureandsensitive.

C.Unfriendlyandproud.D.Concernedandconfident.

30.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?

A.Theauthorisn'tinterestedinthewriterusingtheninewords.

B.Anyonewhocanstringwordstogetherisagoodwriter.

C.Thereareveryfewgreatwritersavailablenowadays.

D.Theauthorisindesperateneedofawriter'shelp.

31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Tipsforjobinterviews.B.Waysofsellingoneself.

C.Requirementsforcommonjobs.D.Preparationsfbrlandingajob.

D

Ifapancakecoulddream,itmightlongforlegssoitcouldjumpoffyourbreakfastplatein

pursuitofabetter,unchewedlife.Butlegsaren'tnecessaryfbrsomethingasflatasapancaketo

jumparound.Agroupofscientistshavedesignedapancake-shapedrobotthatcanjumpseveral

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timespersecondandhigherthanseventimesitsbodyheight.ThenewrobotnamedHop,which

swiftlyjumpswithoutfeet,isagiantleapinthefieldofthesoftrobotics.

Manygroundrobotsmovebyrollingorwalking.Butit'smoreefficientforrobotstojump

overobstaclesthantogoaroundthem.Althoughjumpingcanoffersomerobotsacompetitive

edge,engineeringthatabilityhasbeenachallengeforroboticsresearchers.Somesoftrobotsthat

storeenergycanperformasingleimpressivejumpveryinfrequently.Somelightweightsoftrobots

thatdon'tstoreenergycanjumpfrequentlybutcanjumphighorfarenoughtosuccessfullycross

anobstacle.

Forinspiration,theresearcherslookedtogallmidgelarvae（瘦蚊幼虫）thatmiraculously

throwthemselvesacrossdistances30timesaslongastheirlog-likebodies.Agallmidgelarva

bendsitsbodyandsqueezestheliquidinitsbodytooneend,makingitrigid.Theaccumulationof

liquidbuildsuppressure,andreleasingthepressuresendsitsoaring.Therobot9sbodydoesn't

resemblethatofagallmidgelarva,butitjumpslikeone.Itsbodyismadeoftwosmallplastic

bagsprintedwithelectrodes（电极）；thefrontbagisfilledwithliquidandthebackoneisfilled

withthesamevolumeofair.Therobotuseselectricitytodrivethefiowofliquid,whichcauses

thebodytobendandgenerateforcewiththeground,resultinginajump.Andtheairbagimitates

thefunctionofananimaPstail,helpingtherobotmaintainastableposition.

WhiletherobotiscurrentlyrestrictedtoEarth,itmightberightathomeexploringanother

planet.Ifthisistrue,theresearchers?robotmightjumpoverdustyrocksandlargeholesonthe

moonorMars,goingwherenopancakehasgonebefore.

32.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningapancake?

A.Apancake'sdreamtohavelegsisunrealistic.

B.Apancake-shapedrobotcanjumpwithoutlegs.

C.Arobotiscapableofservingagoodpancake.

D.Researchonpancakesadvancesourunderstandingofrobots.

33.WhatdifficultlydoroboticsresearchershaveindevelopingHopaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Hop'savoidinganobstacle.

B.Hop'smovingaroundbyrolling.

C.Hop'sjumpinghighandfarcontinuously.

D.Hop'sperfbnningoneremarkablejump.

34.Whatinspirationdotheresearchersdrawfromgallmidgelarvae?

A.Theyareshapedlikelogs.

B.Theyhavetailstochangepositions.

C.Theybendtheirbodiesandincreaseforce.

D.Theyarefilledwithliquidandhaverigidbodies.

35.Whatistheauthor5sattitudetothefutureofthenewrobot?

A.Intolerant.B.Unclear.C.Doubtful.D.Positive.

第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，共12.5分）

高二英语试卷第6页，共10页

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。

Studyingasubjectthatyoufeelpointlessisneverafunoreasytask.Ifyou'restudying

history,askingyourselfthequestion“whyishistoryimportant?”isagoodstart.36You

willfindsomethingherethatwillarouseyourinterest,orgetyouthinkingaboutitssignificance.

37Historyisanimportantandinterestingfieldofstudy,andlearningthehistoryof

ourhomecountrycangiveusadeeperglimpse（•瞥）intoourancestralpasts,andhowwegotto

wherewearetoday.Manypeoplefeelliketheyneedasenseofculturalbelonging,whichis

somethingthatstudyingyourrootscanprovide.

Historyenrichesourexperience.Readinghistoryisanamazingexperiencebecauseit

enablesustoreflectonthesocialandeconomiclifeofthepeoplelivinglongtimeago.According

totheexperts,problemsfacedbypeopleregardlessofthepastandpresentarethesame.38

Historymakesusmoreempathetic（具有共情能力的）.Studyinghistorycangiveus

insightintowhyourculturedoescertainthings,andhowthepasthasshapeditintowhatweknow

now.39Fearandhateforothersisusuallycausedbyignorance（无知）.Historyhasthe

potentialtobreakdownthoseboundariesbyofferingusinsightintoentireworldsthatwould

otherwisebeforeigntous.

Historycaninspireustolearnmore.40It'salmostimpossibletolearnaboutone

historicalperiodwithouthavingdozensofrelatedquestions.Studythe19thcenturyEngland,and

youmightcatchaglimpseofCharlesDickens,OliverTxvist.Ormaybeyouendupswitchingyour

attentionawayfromnovels,anddiscoverthehistoryofromanticpoetsinEngland.Itcango

anywhereforanybody.

A.Withtheinformationabouttheancestors,onecanbecomemoreexperiencedinhandling

challengesoflife.

B.Italsoprovidesaratherstrongfoundationforempathyacrosscultures.

C.Beingempatheticmeanslisteningtoandunderstandingsomeoneelse.

D.Whafsfantasticabouthistoryisthewayitbroadensourhorizons.

E.Historyisanessentialpartofhumancivilization.

F.Historyhelpsusdevelopourinterest.

G.Historygroundsusinourroots.

第三部分语言运用（共两节满分30分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。

WhenIwasstillateen,Ihelpedatthenurseryofourcommunityasanassistantforthenew

daycareprogramstartedforkidsthreetosixyearsold.

OnelittlegirlthatIrememberwas41whotrulylovedbeinginourclassandgetting

toplaywiththeotherlittlekids.Unfortunately,shealsosufferedfromsevereseparationanxiety.

Shewouldcrywhenshewasdroppedoff.Thisledtoa（n）42situation:achildthatloved

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tobeinourclassroomandyetcried43shewasbeingtortured(折磨).

IhadonegameIreally44playingwiththekidsduringsnacktime.Iwouldgoupto

thechildrenandtellthemnottosmile,andannouncedthattheylostthegameiftheywerestarting

tosmile.Sincethegirlhappenedtohavethemostbeautifulsmile,capableof45aroom,

shewasalmostalwaysoneofthekidsI'ddothisgamewithjustto46thatsmile.

Eventually,shegottothepointthatjusttellinghernottosmilewouldleadtoagiantsmile.

Notwantingto47,shewouldcoverherfacewithherhands.Sothenthegamewastosee

ifIcould"find"thesmileshewas48.

Thetrickwasso49thatIstartedtouseitonherwhenevershewasdroppedoff.She

wouldalwaysbehandedtome50loudly.I'dfindsomewayto51herattention

soshewouldlistentome.ThenIwouldtellhernottosmile.Herhandswould52goto

coverupabigsmile,andafterabriefgameof"hunting“forthesmile,shewouldstopcrying.

Thenshewouldforgetallabouther53fromhermotherandhappilyrunofftofindsome

kidstoplaywith.

Istillhave54memoriesofthatsweetlittlegirl,herbeautifulsmiles,andhowshe

convincedhermotherthatIwasa(n)55_worker.

41.A.sensitiveB.outgoingC.shyD.generous

42.A.urgentB.dangerousC.strangeD.common

43.A.evenifB.asifC.everytimeD.incase

44.A.enjoyedB.consideredC.avoidedD.imagined

45.A.gettingthroughB.breakingintoC.tearingdownD.lightingup

46.A.greetB.wipeC.touchD.see

47.A.helpB.explainC.loseD.appear

48.A.hidingB.noticingC.believingD.ignoring

49.A.reliableB.simpleC.flexibleD.silly

50.A.laughingB.speakingC.cryingD.shouting

51.A.escapeB.forceC.fixD.shift

52.A.graduallyB.immediatelyC.constantlyD.obviously

53.A.attractionB.separationC.concentrationD.suggestion

54.A.fondB.faintC.commonD.awkward

55.A.beautifulB.politeC.honestD.amazing

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，共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。

TheChineseinventedblockprintingmorethan1,400yearsago.Theoriginalcharacterswere

carvedonwoodandinkwasthenapplied.Blockprintingistimeconsumingand56(cost)a

lotofmanpowerandmaterials.Misprintedcharacterscannotbe57(easy)corrected.These

shortcomingswereonlyovercomeaftertheappearanceofmovabletypeprinting,58

greatlyimprovedthespeedandqualityofprinting.

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IntheNorthernSongDynastythemovabletypeprinting59（invent）.ItwasBiSheng

whocarvedtheChinesecharactersonsmallcubesofstickyclay.Hebakedtheminthefireuntil

theybecamehardandmovable.Inthecourseofpress-work,themovablecharacterswereplaced

into60ironframeuntilitwasfull.Hethentookasmoothboardandpresseditoverthe

surfacesothattheblockoftypebecameeven.Theninkwasappliedanditwasready61

printing.Tobemore62（efficiency）,hepreparedtwoironboards.Whenonewasbeing

usedforprinting,theothercouldbeused63（put）charactersinorderforthenextpage.The

twoboardswereusedalternately.

AlthoughwhatBiShenginventedwassimplewhen64（compare）totoday's

letterpressprinting,italreadybadthemaintraitsofmodernprinting.SoBiSheng's65

（contribute）toprintingcannotbeoverstated.

第四部分完成句子（共10小题，每空1分，共15分）

根据各句括号内的中文提示，用恰当短语或单词的正确形式完成句子,每空限填一个单

词（限选择性必修一）。

66.MybestfriendStephenandIhavealot（共同之处），asaresultof

whichpeopleoftentakeusastwinbrothers.

67.Youdon'tnecessarilybeagoodmind-readertounderstandus:allouremotionsare

（展示）onourface.

68.Likeme,Stephencan（适应）anychange,andevengofurtherto

adoptwhat'sinhisfavour.

69.Inaddition,whenone（落后）inhisacademicwork,theotheris

therereadytogivehimahand.

70.Therefore,neitherofusislikelyto（跨下，倒塌）underpressure

physicallyormentallywithsuchstrongsupportforeachother.

71.Tdliketogiveyousomeexamplestoillustratehowwellwehavebeen（合作）

witheachotherliketwinbrotherso

72.Oneday,Stephentoldmeina（低语，耳语）hehadforgottowritehisessay,and

Iputoneinfrontofhimsaying:UIhappenedtohavewrittentwo!”

73.Anotherday,wh