陕西省安康市2023-2024学年高二下学期4月期中英语试题

姓名______准考证号______（在此卷上答题无效）绝密★启用前2023～2024学年度高二第二学期期中考试英语本试卷共8页。全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试题和答题卡一并交回。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）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．Howwillthespeakersgototheconcerthall?A．Bysubway. B．Onfoot. C．Bytaxi.2．Whatdothespeakersneedtobuynow?A．Somebutter. B．Someeggs. C．Somebread.3．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．ACD． B．Agift. C．Amusician.4．Whatistheweatherlikeinthewestoftheman’scountry?A．Sunny. B．Windy. C．Rainy.5．Whatdoesthemanlikedoingnow?A．Drawing. B．Practicingcalligraphy. C．Playingthepiano.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Atanoffice. B．Atacafe. C．Ataschool.7．Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A．Sendanemail. B．Pickupherson. C．Gotothesportscenter听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．WhatdoesthewomandecidetodothisSunday?A．Visitamuseum. B．Seeafilm. C．Takesomepictures.9．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Colleagues. B．Neighbors. C．Schoolmates.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．WhatdoesAlexwanttowatch?A．TomandJerry. B．Superman. C．JourneytotheWest.11．WhatdoesAlexthinkofTomandJerry?A．It’ssilly. B．It’sfunny. C．It’spopular.12．Whichcartooncharacterdoesthewomanlikebest?A．Tom. B．Jerry. C．TheMonkeyKing.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．WhenisMary’sbirthday?A．OnJuly22nd. B．OnJuly23rd. C．OnJuly24th.14．Whowentonabusinesstripthismorning?A．Mary’sparents. B．Jenny’sfather. C．John.15．Wherewillthepartybeheld?A．AtJenny’shome. B．AtHillRestaurant. C．AtSoutheastCenter.16．WhatwillJohnbringtotheparty?A．Someicecream. B．Someflowers. C．Somecakes.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whatdoesthespeakermostprobablydo?A．Sheisatourguide. B．Sheisateacher. C．Sheisanorganizeroftheexhibition.18．Howmuchisthetickettothecastle?A．£2. B．£3. C．£5.19．WhattimewillthebusleaveonSaturday?A．At8:40am. B．At8:50am. C．At9:10am.20．Whatcanthelistenerslearnfromthespecialexhibition?A．Whenthecastlewasbuilt.B．Whatancientpeoplewore.C．Howthecarswereinvented.第二部分阅读理解（共20小题，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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。APeaksoftheBalkansJoinusfortheadventurethroughtheAccursedMountainRange.Thejourney’sunmatchedbeauty,undiscoveredrawnessandwelcominglocalswillleaveyoufeelingrelaxedandfulfilled.ThishikepreviouslywontheWorldTravel&.TourismAwardandisoneofthemostbeautifulhikingtrails（小径）intheworld.PACKAGEINCLUDES●AccommodationinMontenegrinandAlbanianguesthousesWherewestayiswhatmakesthistourspecial.Wehavebuiltamazingrelationshipswiththelocalsonthetrailwhoessentiallywelcomeyouintotheirhome.Theytreatyoulikefamilyandserveyoufoodanddrinkthatonlyyourgrandmothercould.Roomsareshared,butprivateroomscanberequestedforanadditionalcost.●LocalguideEmirisaguidewithagreatpassionandknowledgeoftheAccursedMountainRange.HespeaksfluentEnglish,Serbo-CroatianandbrokenSpanish.●·WhattoeatBreakfast,lunchanddinnerareprovidedduringdays2～8.Mealsonthetrailwillbetraditionallocalcuisine.Pleasemakeanydietaryrestrictionsknownandwewillgladlycater（迎合）toyou.Days1and9arearrivalanddeparturedays.Onlydinnerwillbeservedonday1andbreakfastonday9.MOREINFORMATION●WhenThedatesarefixedforopengroups.Additionaldatescanberequestedforprivategroups.●·Howmuchitis$950（Allinclusive）●HowtobookFFilloutyourcontactinformationandtellusalittlebitaboutyourselves.Feelfreetoaskanyquestionsandwe’llgetbacktoyouassoonaspossible.21．WhatmakesthetriptoPeaksoftheBalkansspecial?A．Thetime. B．Theconvenience.C．Theprice. D．Theaccommodation.22．Howmanymealsareprovidedonthetour?A．27 B．23 C．9 D．823．Whatisthetext?A．Adiaryentry. B．Anotice. C．Atraveladvertisement. D．Abookreview.BInthelate1990s,afamilyvisitedtheschoolwhereItaughtdeafstudents.Theysaidtheywouldbemovinghereandplannedtosendtheirdeafdaughtertomyschoolasafirstgrader.Theywereupsetthattheirchild’skindergartenteachertoldthemnottohavehighhopesforheracademically.Baseduponassessmentresults,theteacherpaintedableakpicturefortheirlittlegirl’sfuture.StandingbehindthemwasKatherine,abeautifulfive-year-oldwithlonghairanddarkeyes.Thewholetimeherparentswerethere,andshedidn’tmakeasoundorusesignlanguage,evenwhenherparentspromptedher.AfterafewweekswithKatherine,IdiscoveredIwasdealingwithaverybright,verystrong-willedchild.AlthoughIwasabletoengageherinavarietyoflearningactivities,writingwasaconstantstruggle.Itriedallkindsoftrickerytointerestherinwriting.Everytimethepencilscameout,shewouldshutdownandrefusetowrite.OnedayKatherinegotoffherbusandstoodinfrontoftheschoolwailing.Thestaffmemberspresentdidnotknowenoughsignlanguagetoaskherwhyshewascrying.Finallytheyquicklytookherintotheofficewheretheyhandedherapenandanotepad.Katherinewrote:“PACBAK.”.Immediatelytheofficestaffrealizedsheleftherbackpackonthebus.Theysummoned（召唤）thebusbacktoschoolandsoonKatherinewasreunitedwithherbackpack.ThatdayKatherinediscoveredthepowerofthepen.Fromthenonshehadanewappreciationforwriting.Sheisayoungwomannowandhasbecomeanexcellentwriter,publicspeakerandstudentleader.Inthesummerof2008ItraveledtotheNationalAssociationoftheDeafConferenceinNewOrleansandwatchedherperformcompetitivelyasMissDeafColorado.KathykeepsintouchandIespeciallytreasurehere-mailswithtermpapersattached.Thisyoungladywieldsaverypowerfulpen!24．WhywasKatherinearrangedtotheauthor’sschool?A．Katherinelikesvariousactivities.B．Herfamilysettledinanewplace.C．Theauthorisgoodatteachingdeafchildren.D．HerparentsweresatisfiedwithKatherine’steacher.25．Whentheauthorfirstmether,whatwasKatherinedoing?A．Shekeptsilen. B．Shekeptcrying. C．Shewasstudying. D．Shewaswriting.26．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prompted”meaninParagraph1?A．Advised. B．Prevented. C．Convinced. D．Encouraged.27．WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingthestoryinParagraph3?A．HowKatherinefoundherbackpack. B．Whatakindgroupthestaffwere!C．WhyKatherinecouldmakeachange. D．Whereherbackpackwasfound.COnabreakfromhisstudiesintheMITMediaLab,AnirudhSharmatraveledhometoMumbai,India.Whilethere,henoticedthatthroughoutthedayhisT-shirtsweregraduallygatheringsomethingthatlookedlikedirt.“Irealizedthiswasairpollution,orsooty（像煤一样）particulatematter（PM）,madeofblackparticlesreleasedfromexhaust（尾气）ofvehicles,”Sharmasays.“Thisisamajorhealthissue.”Sootconsistsoftinyblackparticles,about2.5micrometersorsmaller,producedbyincompleteburningoffossilfuels.BackatMIT,Sharmasetouttohelpsolvethisair-pollutionissue.Afteryearsofresearchanddevelopment,Sharma’sstartupGravikyLabshasdevelopedtechnologythatattachestoexhaustsystemsofdieselgenerators（柴油发电机）tocollectparticulatematter.ScientistsatGravikythenturnitintoink,calledAir-Ink,forartistsaroundtheworld.Sofar,thestartuphascollectedI.6billionmicrogramsofparticulatematter.Morethan200gallonsofAir-Inkhavebeenharvestedforagrowingcommunityofmorethan1,000artists,fromBangaloretoBoston,Shanghai,andLondon.PostedalloverGravikyLab’sFacebookpagetodayarephotosofartmadefromtheAir-Inkandpaint,includingstreetwallpaintings,bodyartandclothingprints.Atfirst,therewasstillnospecificapplicationfortheink.Thenthestartupdecidedtofindnewwaystofurtherspreaditsmission.Itchosetodosothroughart.“Arthelpsusraiseawarenessaboutwheretheinkandpaintcomesfrom.Airpollutionknowsnoborders.Ourinksendsamessagethatpollutionisoneoftheresourcesinourworldthat’sthehardesttocollectanduse.Butitcanbedone,”Sharmasays.28．WhatstruckSharmamostduringhisbreakinIndia?A．DirtonhisT-shirts. B．Healthissueofthelocals.C．CoalindustryinMumba. D．Incompleteburningoffossilfuels.29．Accordingtothetext,whatisAir-Ink?A．It’sacleanerofoutdoorair B．It’saproductmadefromPMC．It’sanewly-foundedcompany D．It’saprintingtechnology30．WhatcanweinferaboutAir-Inkfromthetext?A．Itimprovesartisticeffect. B．Itmakespollutionacceptable.C．IthelpsSharmamakeaprofit. D．Itraisesenvironmentalawareness.31．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Artsknownoborders B．WastehasnopriceC．Lesspollution,moreart D．Creativethinking,effectivepaintingDWhatkindofamusingactivitieswillyouparticipateinduringyourlife?Willyoubespendingyourfreetimedoingsafesportswithlittledangerorwillyoualwaysbeoneofthefirstpeopletotrythenextpopularextremeactivity?Scientistshavebeeninterestedinfindingoutwhysomepeopleseemtopreferdangerousactivities.Researchershavefoundthatmenoftentrytoimpressotherpeoplebyprovingthattheyarecourageousandfearless,andtheyaremorelikelytotakeriskswhenpeoplearewatchingthemorwhentheyarecompetingagainstothermen.Researchalsoshowsthataspeoplegetoldertheyusuallybehavemoreresponsiblyandtrynottotakeunnecessaryrisks.Inaddition,whenpeopleareinstablerelationships,theyseemtobelessattractedtodaringactivities.Somepeopleseemtobemoredaringthanothers,buttherearemanydifferenttypes.Dotheytakealltypesofrisk?Psychologistshaveidentifiedanumberofcategories（种类）ofrisks.Theseincludefinancialrisks,risksrelatedtohealthandsafety,amusingrisksandsocialrisks.Psychologistsdiscoverthatjustifapersonenjoysbungeejumping,itdoesn’tmeanheorshewilltakechanceswheninvestingmoneyorthatheorshewilltellajoketoagroupofstrangers.Interestingly,researchshowsthatinmostcasesmenarelesscautiousthanwomen,butwomentakemoresocialrisksthanmen.Menaremorelikelytomakecareerchangesastheygetolderandtoexpressunpopularopinionsinbusinessmeetings.Yet,attheendoftheday,theprobabilityofparticularpeopletakingariskdependsonwhattypeofpeopletheybelongto.Ingeneral,optimisticpeoplearemorelikelytotakerisksbecausetheyfocusonthepossiblepositiveoutcomesoftheiractions.Ontheotherhand,pessimisticpeoplearethecompleteopposite.32．Whydomentrytoprovetheyarebraveaccordingtotheresearch?A．Toattractpeople’sattention. B．Totakeonmoreresponsibility.C．Tomakefavorableimpressionsonpeople. D．Todevelopstablerelationshipswithothers.33．Whatdoestheexampleofbungeejumpingindicate?A．Therearemorethanonetypeofrisk. B．Bungeejumpingisdangerous,butpopular.C．Peopletakeonetypeofrisk,butnotanother. D．Somepeoplearemorecourageousthanothers.34．Whathaveresearchersdiscoveredaboutwomen?A．Theyarewillingtotakerisks.B．Theyarealwayschangingjobs.C．Theyaregoodatdoingbusiness.D．Theyareusuallymoreconservative（保守的）thanmen.35．Whatmainlydeterminewhetherpeopletakeriskspossibly?A．Theirpersonalities（性格）. B．Theirfinancialconditions.C．Theresocialrelationships. D．Theirexpectationsofoutcomes.第二节七选五（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。Raisingteenagerscanbebothdifficultandrewarding.Theyarebecomingyoungadults.Almostallteenagerswillhavesomebehavioraloutburstswiththeirfamiliesduringthisperiodoflife.36Herearesomeideasthatmaycreatepositiveexperiencesforteensandparents.Havemealstogether.Mealtimeiswhenwecheckinwitheachother.37Eatingmealstogetheroffersawayforparentsandkidstosharewhatisontheirminds.Itbringsfamiliescloserbycreatingtrustandunderstandingtohelpguidechildrenthroughthechallengesoftheteenyears.38Asteensdeveloptheirownsenseofindependence,itgetshardertofindtimetotalk.Talkinthecartogether,whendoingdishestogether,oranytimeyouhaveachance.Rememberthatnomatterhowbigtheirproblemsseem,whatmostteenswantisloveandsupport.Helpthemconnectwiththeirfamiliesandcommunities.Duringtheseyears,helpteenslearnthattheirwordsandactionsmatter.39Othersmayfindconnectionthroughspiritualcommunitiesorfromhavingmoreresponsibilitiesathome.Connectingwithfamiliesandcommunitiesalsohelpskeepteenssafefromriskieractivities.Findtimetohavefuntogether!Whatdoyoubothenjoy?Playingchess?Goingtotheballet?Volunteeringinyourcommunity?Taketimetohavefunandenjoyeachother’scompany.Noonewantstheattentionofpeopletheylovetobefocusedonlyonwhatnottodo.Thisistrueforteenagers,too.40A．Talkwithyourteen.B．Nevertrytocontrolyourchild.C．Parentshavearoleinkeepingtheirteenssafe.D．Relaxingtogetherhelpsthemfeellovedandvalued.E．Thiscanbehardtodowithbusyschedules,butitisimportant.F．Someteenslearnthisbyplayinginmusicbandsorteamsports.G．Butstrongrelationshipscanhelpteensandtheirparentsthroughhardtimes.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共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。Mygrandmotheristhewomanwhoplaysasignificantroleinmylife.It’sparticularly41becausethisisthefirstyearofmylifethatshehasn’tbeenwithus,butshecontinuesto42meinsomanyways.Shewasa（n）43grandmother.Shewasthe44ofourfamily.Shegrewupinanerawhenwomenwerenotexpectedtohave45,buthavingleftschoolinherteensduetopoverty,sheworkeddayandnightto46abusinesswithmygrandfather,managingtosaveenoughmoneytosendmyfathertoagoodschool.Shewasfamousforher47,soeveryonelovedhercakes.Shealwaysgotinvolvedinsociallifeand48,spending50yearsofherlifeworkingfortheirlocalvillagecommittee.She49goodmemories,sayinghowshewouldkeeptheminhermindandgetthemoutwhenevershewantedthepleasureofrecallingthepast.Shewouldn’tfocuson50,though,sayingthatit“doesn’tdogoodtolookbacktoomuch”.Weliveinatimewhenwomenare51tohaveitall.Mygrandmother,borninthe1920s,haditallbeforeitwasfashionable.The52,however,wasthatshenevermadeitabouther.She53herlifetootherpeopleandkeptpositivebecauseofit.She54metoseekthegood,notpaymuchattentiontothebadandtakeaninterestinsomething55.Thankyou,Granny.41．A．sad B．free C．special D．easy42．A．remind B．hurt C．influence D．shock43．A．delicate B．advanced C．humble D．devoted44．A．servant B．center C．origin D．volunteer45．A．morals B．education C．careers D．wealth46．A．establish B．approach C．reserve D．control47．A．taste B．design C．cooking D．training48．A．backeddown B．helpedout C．brokedown D．stoodout49．A．treasured B．erased C．generated D．upgraded50．A．relationship B．Hardship C．leadership D．friendship51．A．scheduled B．forced C．chosen D．expected52．A．difference B．feature C．possibility D．process53．A．addicted B．compared C．exposed D．contributed54．A．bothered B．threatened C．shaped D．promised55．A．profitable B．positive C．strange D．romantic第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或所给单词的正确形式。Livestreaming（直播）hasgonepopularinChina.Manyhaveturned56（they）intolive.streamingusersorfollowers.Butmanyproblemscomealong.Manyminorshaveeverspentlargeamountsofmoney57（tip）andbuyingvirtualgiftsfortheiridolsduringlivestreams.Somelivestreamspromoteonlinegames,poorproductswithmisleadingclaims,andevensomethingillegal58affectsunderage（未成年的）followers.Chineseauthoritieshaveintroducedasetofupdatedregulations（管理）onlivestreamingindustry59（protect）theinterestsofminors.Thenewrules,issuedbyacentraldepartment,includingtheNationalRadio,60（publish）onSaturday.AsourcetoldChinaDaily,“Iknowthat61（probable）meansthedaysaregonewhenlivestreamerswereoftenrewardedwithoutinspection.”Besides,thoseundertheageof16willbeprohibitedtoperformaslivestreamersunderthenewrules.Forthose62（applicant）agedbetween16and18,the63（approve）oftheirguardians（监护人）isnecessary.Thedocumentalsocallsforcooperationtocarry64furtherinspections（检查）.Onlinegameenterprisesandplatforms,likeTencentandNetEase,havealsobeenrequiredtofollow65stricterregulationstomanagetheservicesoflivestreaminggames.第四部分书面表达（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）66．假定你是李华，学校近期将举办中国文学名人展。外教Ryan是文学爱好者，请你给外教写一封邀请邮件。内容包括：1．展览时间、地点；2．展览内容3．参考词汇：ChineseLiteratureCelebritiesExhibition注意：1．写作词数应为80个左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。______________________