湖南省宁远县第二、三中学2023-2024学年高二年级上册9月联考英语试题

2023年9月宁远二中、三中高二年级联考

英语

考试时间：120分钟总分：150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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inahotel.B.Inadorm.C.Onatrain.

2.Whathasthewomanbeendoingduringherholiday?

A.Traveling.B.Exercising.C.Working.

3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Reschedulethemeeting.B.Cancelthemeeting.C.Skipthemeeting.

4.Howisthewomangoingtoschool?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybike.

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shewon,tseetheopera.

B.Shefailedtogetthetickets.

C.SheenjoyedanoperalastSaturday.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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和第7两个小题。

6.Howlonghasthewomanworkedforthecompany?

A.Aboutoneyear.B.Abouthalfayear.C.Aboutthreemonths.

7.Whatdoesthewomanthinkisthemostrewardingthing?

A.Havingherowntime.

B.Learningaboutanotherculture.

C.Findingwaystosolvedifficultproblems.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8.Whatseemstobethewoman,sproblem?

A.Hercarbrokedown.B.Shedidn,tfeelwell.C.Herwalletwasmissing.

9.Whereisthewomangoingnow?

A.Herhome.B.Thegarage.C.Thehospital.

10.Howmuchmoneydoesthewomanwanttoborrow?

A.$10,B.$15.C.$25.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11.Whydoesn,tthewomanliketostudyinthelibrary?

A.It,stooquiet.B.It,srathercrowded.C.It,sabitfaraway.

12.Whydoesthewomancomehere?

A.Toreadmagazines.B.TomeetwiththemanC.Togetbooksabout

French.

13.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Gethelpfromthelibrarian.B.Writeamonthlyreport.C.Handinapaper.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.Saturday.

15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhistorymuseums?

A.Boring.B.Interesting.C.Relaxing.

16.Wherewillthespeakersgo?

A.Theartmuseum.B.Thesciencemuseum.C.Thechildren,smuseum.

17.Howwillthespeakersgotothemuseum?

A.Onfoot.B.Bybus.C.Bycar.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18.Whatclothesareonlysixdollars?

A.Sweaters.B.T-shirts.C.Wintercoats.

19.Howmanypairsofsockscanonegetwith$2?

A.Two.B.Six.C.Eight.

20.Whatcanwelearnaboutthesale?

A.Itwillgiveout20gifts.B.ItwilllastuntilSunday.C.Itbeganamonthago.

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。

A

Peopleallovertheworldlovelisteningtomusicandmosthavetheirfavouritesongs

whichtheylistentoagainandagain.Buthowdiditallstart?Whencouldpeoplefirst

choosethemusictheywantedtolistento?

The1900s：Theplayerpianos

Inthelate19thandearly20thcenturies,pianosbecameverypopularandrich

familiesbought“playerpianos”.Aplayerpianoplayedmusicthatwasprogrammedon

paperrollswithholesinthemandyoucouldalsoplayitlikea“normal“piano.Inthemid

1920splayerpianosbegantodisappearmainlybecausetheradiogotmorepopular.

The1910s：Thefirstphonographs（留声机）

Asearlyas1877,therewerephonographstoplaymusiconandbythe1910s,many

familieshadone.Themusicwason“records"madeofaluminumfoil（铝箔）.Peoplecould

listentothemonlyafewtimesbeforethefoilbroke.Laterthemusicwasonwax

cylinders（蜡筒）.Thesecouldholdlongerrecordings（twotofourminutes）,andpeoplecould

playthemmoreoften.

The1920s：Gramophonesandrecordplayers

Gramophonesweresimilartothephonographs,buttheyusedflatvinyl（乙烯基）disks

andnotcylinderstoholdthemusic.Thediskswentround,andfirstasteelneedle,thenlater

asmalldiamond,utook,'themusicofftherecord.Someofthediskscouldplayformore

than20minutesperside.Todaysomemusicloverswhoarecrazyaboutdisksstillusevinyl

records.

The1960s—1970s：CassettesandtheWalkman

Inthe1960s,thefirstcassetterecordersbecamepopular.Abigsteptowardsmodern

technologywastheinventionofthefirstportable（便携式的）cassetteplayer,the

“Walkman”,bytheJapanesecompany,Sonyin1979.Forthefirsttime,peoplecould

listentotheirfavouritemusicwhiletheyweretravelling,doingsports,orgoingforwalks.

21.Whathappenedtotheplayerpianointhemid

1920s?

A.Onlytherichcouldaffordit.

B.Itbegantobeusedasa“normal“piano.

C.Itwasgraduallyreplacedbytheradio.

D.Itwasimprovedandplayedmusicautomatically.

22.Whatdoweknowaboutphonographsand

gramophones?

A.Theyuseddifferentrecordstoholdthemusic.

B.Theyarestillpopularamongmusicloversnow.

C.Gramophoneswereeasiertocarrythanphonographs.

D.Phonographsheldlongerrecordingsthangramophones.

23.Thetextismainlyabout.

A.thehistoryofmusic

B.thepopularityofmusic

C.thedifferenttypesofmusic

D.thedevelopmentoflisteningtomusic

B

AsmyhusbandandIdrovedownacountryroad,wepassedafirestationwithasignthat

read,"Areyoureadyfbrthenextstorm?”OurareahadjustbeeninthepathofHurricaneIrma,

causingdownedtreesandoutages.Wewerestuckinthedarkandcutofffromtheoutsideworld.

Wehavehadourshareofstormsinthepast—asnowstormandotherheavysnowsthat

knockeddowntrees,sometimesuptoaweekatatime.Thosedaysinacoldhouseweren'tfun,

butwelearnedsomuchfromthoseearlystorms,thingsthatmadelaterstormseasiertobear.

Nowwehavestoredupflashlights,lanternsandcandles.Weboughtabattery-operatedradio

tokeepupwiththenews.Westockeduponbatteriessothatwe'dhaveplentyforextendedpower

failures.Wemakesureourgrill（烤架）isreadyanditstankisfull,andwepurchasefoodthat

canbeeasilypreparedandthencookedorheatedonthegrill.Andwedon'tforgettobuy

emergencychocolate!Wehavebooklightstoreadinthedark.Wekeepourcargastanksfulland

haveemergencycashonhand.

We'rereadyforthenextstorm,butwewouldn'thavelearnedtodoallthosethingsifwe

hadn*tencounteredastorminthepast.Thesameistruespiritually.Thoselittlestormsinourlives

areneverfun,buttheyprepareusforthebigstorms—thebigtrials—thatwillcomeourway,They

canteachussomevaluablelessons.

Areyoureadyforthenextstorm?Nowisthetimetogetready...notwhenthestormarrives.

24.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword"outages“inparagraph1?

A.weatherchange

B.virus1spreading

C.powerfailure

D.emotionalreaction

25.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Thelessonsthatstormscanteachus.

B.Theimportanceofbeingreadyforstorms.

C.Thenecessitiestheauthorboughtforherdailylife.

D.Thepreparationstheauthormadeforthenextstorm.

26.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofexperiencingthepaststorms?

A.Itwasrewarding.

B.Itwasannoying.

C.Itwasthrilling.

D.Itwasfrightening.

27.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor'sstory?

A.Thingswillworkout.

B.Keepsomethingforarainyday.

C.Don'tstopregardlessoftheweather.

D.Sunshinealwayscomesafterthestorm.

C

Nashville,TennesseeisalreadyknowntomanyAmericansasMusicCity,whichisfamous

forcountrymusicintheUnitedStatesandishometomanyrecordingcompanies.Butrecently,

musicrecordedforvideogames,televisionshowsandmovieshasearnedNashvilleanewname:

Soundtrack(原声音乐)City.

Thecityisknownforverygoodstudiomusicians.Theyworkmostlyonrecordingsrather

thanliveperformances.MusiciansinNashvillehavehelpedtomakethesoundtracksforsomeof

themostpopularvideogamesintheUS.Theseinclude"Madden"、"FIFA"，"CallofDuty”

and“StarWars”.

Also,moreproductioncompanieshavebeenbringingtheirfilmandTVsoundtrack

recordingstoNashville,includingNetflix,SonyandFocusFeatures.Aprogramthestateof

Tennesseeestablishedlastyeargivesfinancialsupporttocompaniesfordoingbusinessinthecity.

“Nashvillehasbecomeoneofthemajorplacesintheworldtorecordforfilms,gamesand

television，”SteveSchnurtoldtheAssociatedPress.HeispresidentofmusicforElectronicArts

(EA),avideogamecompany.Inthepast,SchnurworkedforMTVandmusicproduction

companiessuchasArista.HealsoworkedasamusicsupervisoronfilmsbeforejoiningEA.Fora

longtime,EArecordedsoundtracksfortheirgameswithorchestras,orlargegroupsofmusicians,

inLosAngeles,LondonandEasternEurope.ThatchangedaboutsevenyearsagowhenSchnur

cametoNashvilletorecordmusicforagamecalled“DragonAgeInquisition”.

“IworkwiththemusiciansinNashvillenow.Theyarebothfastandskilled，”Schnuradded.

Thisprovedtrueevenoncomplexsongswrittenbywell-knowncomposerssuchasHansZimmer,

LorneBalfe,JeffRussoandJohnDebney.Themusicofvideogamesisoftenveryimportantto

thegameplayincreatingbothemotionandattachmenttothestoryline.KrisBowersisthe

remarkablecomposerbehindtheaward-winningfilm“GreenBook”.HecametoOceanWay

NashvilleRecordingStudiosandsuccessfullyrecordedthesoundtrackfor“MaddenNFL20”.

28.WhatmakesNashvillecalledSoundtrackCity?

A.Theachievementinsoundtrack.

B.Theincreaseinlivemusicperformance.

C.Thefilmproduction.

D.Therecordofcountrymusic.

29.Whichofthefollowingisafilmandtelevisionproductioncompany?

A.OceanWay.B.CallofDuty.C.Netflix.D.EA.

30.WhatdoesSchnurdonow?

A.HeisamusicianfromLosAngeles.

B.HeispresidentoftheAssociatedPress.

C.HeisamusicsupervisoronfilmsinArista.

D.HeisaleaderrecordingmusicforvideogamesinEA.

31.WhydoestheauthormentionKrisBowersinthelastparagraph?

A.Toshowthepopularityoffolkmusic.

B.Toattachimportancetovideogames.

C.Tointroducehisaward-winningfilm.

D.TostressNashville'smusicalsuccess.

D

TeaoriginatedinChinaovertwothousandvearsaso.Todav.thecountrvownsover2.000

varietiesoftea.differingintaste,sweetandnuroose.Someteas,suchasHuangShan,refreshthe

senseoftastewiththeirsoecialflavor,whileothers,suchassoicvchai,areaddedwithsoices

（香料）.

ChinafirststartedexoortinsteaduringtheMinsdvnastv（1368—1644）.andthedrinkhas

sincecometoleadhumanity\drinkinnhabitsfarbevondAsia.Itisthemostwidelvconsumed

drinkonEarthtodav.asidefromwaterandcoffee.

TnChinesemvtholocv.teawasfirstdiscoveredbvChineseEmnerorShennonc（"Divine

Farmer“）in737BC,whenasoftwindcarriedsomeleavesintoaDotofboilinswater.However,

theoldestdependableevidencecomesfromancientnlantremainsfoundin2016inXi'anand

westernTibet,showingthatteawassrownatleast2.100vearsasodurinstheWesternHandv

nastvwhenitwasmostlikelvusedasmedicine.

Generationaftersenerationofteamakersexoerimentedwithdifferentbrewing（冲泡）

techniaues.leaves,andceremonies,resultingintodav\teaculturefulloflife.There'snodoubt

thatChina'steaculturehasbecomeoneofthemostoonular.diverse,anduniauetraditionsinthe

world.

Chinaisalreadvtheworld'slargestteaexoorter.Theinclusionofthecountry'straditional

tea-makinsnrocessontheUNESCOlistwillobviouslygeneratepracticalbenefitsforteamakers

inthecountrvandacrosstheworldasmoreresourcesaresiventoorotectandoreservesuch

millennia-oldteacultureandtechnicalnractices.Asadditionalattentionisbroughttothis

traditionaltechniaue.theChineseteasectorwillfurthertaoitsootentialandimoroveitssrowth.

AsoneofChina'soldestculturalnractices.traditionalteanrocessinetechniauesshowthe

spiritofmodesty（谦逊），peace,andcomity（礼让）.Nomatteryourpreferenceforgreenordark

tea.withmilkorwithout.Chineseteaisn'tiustbrews.Instead,itisabridgeconnectingdifferent

culturesandoeooles.

32.Whatdoesthefirstnarasranhmainlvtellus?

A.Chineseteahasafreshtaste.

B.Chineseteaisaddedwithsnices.

C.ChineseteahasaIonshistorv.

D.Chineseteahasarichvariety.

33.WhendidChinabegintoexoorttea?

A.Inabout737BC.

B.Twothousandvearsago.

C.DuringtheMinsdvnastv.

D.DurinstheWesternHandvnastv.

34.HowdoestheauthorfindaboutChinesetea?

A.Hooeful.B.Obiective.

C.Careless.D.Disanorovins.

35.Whatisthebesttittleforthetext?

A.ChineseTeaBenefitstheGlobeaLot

B.ChineseProtectandDevelooItsTeaCulture

C.ChineseTeaIsIncludedintheUNESCOList

D.ChinaPlaysaVitalPartinCulturalDiversity

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。

Don'tRuinHealthyEatingWhenYouTravel

I'venoticedthat,aspeoplebecomemoreconsciousofhowfoodaffectstheirhealth,leaving

homecansometimespresentchallengesforthosewhowanttokeepeatingwell.Herearesome

simplewaystoeatadventurouslyandwellwhileyou'reenjoyingthebestmomentsofyourtrip:

Planahead.Oftenwhenwe'retraveling,we'reoutofourroutineandaren'teatingatregular

intervals.36Contrarytothepopularmyththatyoushouldholdoffeatingtosaveroom

forabigmeal,goingforlongstretcheswithouteatingactuallycausesyourbodytobecometired

andhangontocalories.Packsnacksforeasyaccess:nuts,seeds,hard-boiledeggs,firmfruits.

Don'tforgetthegrocerystore.Asupermarket,especiallyalocalone,canbeyourbest

placetogetsomethingtoeatwhiletraveling.37You'Hfindawidervarietyofgreat

foodsthatarefreeoffat,dairy,andothercommonallergense（过敏素）atareasonablecost.

Drinkmorewaterthanyounormallydo.38Walkingaroundalldayexpends

energyanddehydrates（脱水）yourbody.Oftenpeopledrinkalcoholorsodaswithmeals,and

thesearealsodehydrating.Drinkingmorethanyourusualeightglassesofwateradaywillkeep

youenergized,hydrateyourcellsandkeepyourskinglowing.

Drinklessalcoholthaneveryonearoundyouisdrinking.Thiscanbechallenging,

especiallyonbusinesstrips,wheredrinkingisafamiliarpastime.39

4（）Letyourselfhavetreats,andenjoythem-justkeepittoonceaday.Getthatgood

pieceofchocolatecake.Haveanextrahelpingofsteakfries.Orderthethingwithbutter,andlove

everysinglebite.Thenbedonewiththeless-than-healthyfood,andrememberthatyoualways

haveanotherdayforthatonelittleindulgence（放纵）.

A.Justenjoythetreatsthatyoulike.

B.Trythe“one-and-done"rule.

C.Planesandhotelroomsaregenerallydry.

D.Sometimeswecangoseveralhourswithouteatinganything.

E.However,drinkingtoomuchcanleadtomoreunhealthyeating.

F.You'llhaveeasy,cheapaccesstofreshproduceandhealthysnacks.

G.Planningaheadoftimeallowsyoutocontrolwhatgoesintoyourbody.

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，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。

I'venoticedthatnegativethinkingisverycommoninourdailylife.Thelatestexample

comesfrommy41withanunhappywoman.NomatterwhatIsaid,shekept42that

shecouldnotbepleasedandthather43hadclosed.Itriedtohelpherseethatifshelooked

onlyatthenegativesideoflife,shewouldonlyharvestmore44.

YettryasImight,IknewIcouldn'thelpher45herunhappiness.Ibeganfeeling

46afterthirtyminutesoftryingtohelpher.Atthemoment,I47heardabirdsinging

outsideandwasinspiredtosay,“Itmaybea48thing.Doesthebirdsongbringyouany

joy?”Her49wassurprising,"That'snotasmallthingtome.Ilovetohearbirdssing.99

Forthefirsttimeinourconversationshe50sayingthatshehadnothingtobehappy

about.Shedidn'tsayanymoreword.Inher51Icouldtellthatmymessagehadfinally

worked.

I'vefoundthatnegativethinkinghasrootsinour52.Whenwewerelittlechildren,we

havebeentaughthowtocriticizeourselves.53,weoftenlookedatourselvesinanegative

way.

Ithinkitistimetoputthenegative54behindusandencourageourchildrento

remainoptimisticandpositiveeveninthemost55conditions.

41.A.activityB.topicC.talkD.concern

42.A.suggestingB.complainingC.wishingD.hearing

43.A.earsB.eyesC.mouthD.heart

44.A.happinessB.sadnessC.fearD.peace

45.A.thinkaboutB.lookatC.leadtoD.getover

46.A.calmB.hopelessC.relaxedD.nervous

47.A.suddenlyB.unfortunatelyC.eventuallyD.occasionally

48.A.specialB.badC.embarrassingD.little

49.A.feelingB.responseC.purposeD.behavior

50.A.stoppedB.beganC.continuedD.forgot

51.A.excitementB.mistakeC.silenceD.decision

52.A.regretB.childhoodC.reactionD.opinion

53.A.AtthemostB.AfterallC.AsaresultD.Infact

54.A.lifeB.historyC.recordD.teaching

55.A.unpleasantB.amusingC.comfortableD.Unchallengeable

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。

Despitenumerousclaimsthatmeal-replacementproductsprovidesufficientnutritionand

calories,56.(use)themoveralongperiodoftimecouldposehealthrisks,accordingto

experts.

YangYuxiang,aseniornutritionist,sayshealthymeal-replacementproductscanbe57.___

acceptablereplacementforgluttons(贪食者)58.wanttoloseweight,aslongastheyuse

themonlyoccasionally,buttheymaynotbenecessarilyeffectiveforothers59.(have)

suchissues.However,manybrandstend60.(claim)thattheirproductscan61.

(complete)replaceregularmealsorachieveweightloss.Actually,mostmeal-replacement

productsonthemarketusedietaryfiber(膳食纤维)62.theirmainingredient,which

satisfiestheappetitebutisdifficulttodigest.Besides,theylackothertypesofnutrients.Yang

saysthe63.(healthy)waytoloseweightisachangeoflifestyle,suchaseating

home-cookedmealsandtakingregularexercise.

WuJuntong,a22-year-oldstudent,saidshehadtriedatypeofbiscuit64.(promote)

asameal-replacement,butfoundthatitdidnotliveuptoherexpectations.^Customerswilllose

their65.(innocent)aftertheircuriousattempt,“shesaid.

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，你美国朋友Peter要你和他分享你最喜欢的美食。请你给Peter回信，内容

包括：

1.你第一次尝试你最喜欢的美食的感觉；

2.你最喜欢的美食的特点；

3.你为什么喜欢它。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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。

Onedaymygrandfathergavemeagift-apiggybank.Ithadanopeningthrough

whichonecouldputmoneyin,buttheopeningwasnotbigenoughtoreachinandgetthe

moneyout.

Theonlywaytogetatthemoneywastobreakthepiggybankopen.Mygrandfather

explainedthatwasthewholeidea;thepiggybankwouldhelpsavemymoneysothat,atthe

endoftheyear,ImighthaveenoughforthatbikeIdreamtabout.HeaskedifIwouldput

someofthemoneyhegavemeintothepiggybank.IagreedimmediatelyandpromisedthatI

wouldn'tbreakitopenuntilIcouldaffordmydreambike.

Wheneverhegavemealittlebitofmoney,hewouldsay,''Thisisforspending.But

youcansavesomeandputitinthepiggybankifyouwanttosaveitup."Whenhegave

melargeramounts,itwasclearlyforsavinginthepiggybank.Forsometime,thisworked

fine.Ilovedshakingthepiggybankandhearingthesoundofthecoins.Asitbecame

heavier,Igrewmoreexcited,dreamingaboutbuyingmynewbike,andalltheadventuresI

couldhaveonit

WheneverIwantedtotakesomemoneyfromthepiggybanktobuydeliciousice­

creamsorbeautifulpens,Iwouldimagineridingmybikeonthestreet,andthinkingofthat,

mythoughtsaboutice-creamsorpenswentaway.Soforalmostsixmonths,Ionlyput

moneyintothepiggybankwithouttakinganyout.IthoughtIwouldn'tbreakmypiggybank

foranything.But