陕西省咸阳市咸阳中学2023-2024学年高二上学期英语期中考试英语试题(含答案)

-2024学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语试题时间：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.Wherehasthewomanbeen?A.ToahospitalB.ToashopC.Toheroffice.2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.BuyfoodB.SeeadoctorC.Attendameet3.Whatmightthewomanwantthemantodo?A.FinishtheworkfirstB.SubmitthereportC.Stoptoeat4.What’stheweatherliketodayA.SunnyB.WindC.Stormy5Howmuchtimeisthereleftbeforetheparty?A.45mnutesB.30minutes.C.15minutes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。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题Whydoesthemanofteneatout?A.It’sforbusinessB.Hedislikeshome-mademealsC.Hedoesn’tknowhowtocook.7.Howdoesthemanliketherestaurantfood?A.Heexpectsit.B.He’sfondofitC.He’stiredofit听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8.Howoftenisthewomanlate?A.Never.B.OccasionallyC.Often9.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.Bossandemployee.C.Teacherandstudent.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inthehospital. B.Inarestaurant. C.Atastore.11.Howmuchwillthemanpay?A.60dollars. B.90dollars C.150dollars.12.Whereistheshirtthatthemanchoose?A.OnthetopshelfB.NexttothetopshelfC.Nexttotheblackgloves.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhendidthemangettoWashington,D.C.?A.Atabout8:00. B.Atabout10:00. C.Atabout12:0014.Whopaidthemoney?A.Themanhimself.B.TheArmyBand.C.Aprivateorganization.15.WhydidthemangotoWashington,D.C.?A.Totakephotos. B.Toreceivehonor. C.Tomeetreporters.16.Howdoesthewomanfeel?A.Ashamed. B.Proud. C.Content. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What’sFriends?A.ATVplay. B.AnEnglishmovie. C.AnEnglishnewsbroadcast.18.Howoldarethecharacters?A.Intheir20s. B.Intheir30s. C.Intheir40s.19.HowisFriendsorganized?A.Bylistingexamples.B.Byintroducingdifferentbackgrounds.C.Bymakingfunofeachother’sshortcomings.20.Wheredoesthespeaker’sfriendwork?A.Inauniversity.B.Ataneducationalfirm.C.Inalanguageschool.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。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，AWashingtonD.C.SightseeingWithsomuchtoseeinD.C.,youdon’twanttomissoutbyexploringonyourown.Withtheseadventures,youcanguaranteethatyou’renotmissinganything!CapitolRiverCruises(巡游)ThiscruiseallowsyoutoseeitinawholenewwaybygoingdownthePotomacRiver.Thecruiselastsonlyforty-fiveminutes,anditcanbeenjoyedbypeopleofallages.SomeofthesightsthatcanbeenjoyedwhileenjoyingthiscruisearetheKeyBridge,theMemorialBridge,theWashingtonMonumentandtheLincolnMemorial.MountVernonandOldTownAlexandriaBusTourIt’snoteasytofindbeautifulgroundsinWashingtonD.C.,butthiscanbeaccomplishedifyoutakeatriptoMountVernonandOldTownAlexandria.Thisisafour-hourexpeditionwiththeprimaryfocusbeingGeorgeWashington’shome.YouwillalsohavetheoptiontoventuredowntheForestTrail,whichisbestsuitedfornaturelovers.D.C.AfterDarkOnyourvisittoWashingtonD.C.,besuretocheckouttheDCTwilightTourforauniqueandenchantingviewofsomeofthemostfamoussites!StopsincludeUnionStation,theMartinLutherKingJr.Memorial,theLincolnMemorialandtheWhiteHouse.Whatmakesthisthreehourguidedtourtrulyuniqueisthatyoucangettoseethesewonderfulhistoricsitesilluminated(照亮)bythemoonlight!ComedyWalksWashingtonD.C.ComedyWalksWashingtonD.C.isagreatcruisethatallowsyoutoenjoythenation’scapitalinanewandexcitingway.Thisisawalkingtourandlastsforaboutonehourandthirtyminutes.SomeofthesightsthatwillbeseenaretheWhiteHouse,theMartinLutherKingJr.Memorial,theLincolnMemorialandtheVietnamMemorial.21.Whichtourfavorsthoseinterestedinthenature?A.D.C.AfterDark.B.CapitolRiverCruises.C.ComedyWalksWashingtonD.C.D.MountVernonandOldTownAlexandriaBusTour.22.IfyoutakepartinD.C.AfterDark,youcandothefollowingthingsEXCEPTenjoyingtheKeyBridgeB.seeingtheWhiteHouseC.appreciatingsomewonderfulhistoricsitesD.visitingtheMartinLutherKingJr,Memorial23.Whichadventurelastsfortheshortesttime?A.D.C.AfterDark.B.CapitolRiverCruises.C.ComedyWalksWashingtonD.C.D.MountVernonandOldTownAlexandriaBusTour.BEveryone“talks”withtheirhandsatleastsometimes.Somepeople’shand-talking,orgesturing(手势)matchestheirmessageswell.Otherpeopleliketomakegesturesthatcanbeconfusing.Andstillothersdon’tusetheirhandsmuchatall.Nomatterwhichgroupyouarein,it’simportanttopayattentiontoyourhandgestureswhileyouarecommunicating.Andalsorememberhandgesturescanhaveculturalmeanings.Afewyearsago,IwasaspeakerataconferenceinLisbon,Portugal.ItwasmyfirsttimeinPortugal,andIbecameimmediatelyfondofthespecialpastries(糕点)thatLisbonandPortugalareknownfor.OnemorningIwentintoabakeryandorderedtwoofthepastries.Ididsobyholdinguptwofingers,similartothe“victory”or“peace”gestureintheUnitedStates.Thepersonbehindthecounterputthreepastriesinthebox.Ilaterlearnedthatthegesturefortwowouldraisethumbandindexfinger.Eventhoughmythumbwasn’tshowing,thepersonbehindthecounterthoughtIwassignalingforthree.IwasluckythatIdidn’tgetintomoretroublethananextrapastry.Manyhandgesturesarenotuniversal.Beforespeakinginacountrythatyouarenotfamiliarwith,dosomeresearchtofindoutwhichgesturesmightbemisunderstood,notunderstoodatallorrude.24.WhydidtheauthorgotoLisbon,Portugal?A.Totastepastries. B.Totakeaholiday. C.Toattendameeting. D.TolearnPortugueseculture. 25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“universal”refertoinpara3?A.Normal. B.Independent. C.Common. D.Complex. 26.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor’sexperience?A.OneshouldbecarefulwhenorderingfoodinPortugal.B.Handgesturesmayhavedifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures.C.Thepersonbehindthecounterunderstoodtheauthor’sgesture.D.Thepersonbehindthecountercheatedtheauthor.27.Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassageisto__A.tellusthathandgesturesarenotthesameworldwideB.explainthegeneraluseofgesturesC.askustousecorrecthandgesturesinPortugalD.shareafunnystoryinPortugalCAlthoughtoys’packagingsaysit’seducational,itdoesn’tmakeitso.That’sthefindingfromanewstudyinJAMAPediatricsthatfoundsometoysbeingmarketedaslanguagepromotersgotinthewayoflearning.Researchshowsthatforkidstounderstand,speakandeventuallyreadorwritealanguage,theyneedtohearit—lotsofit.Andit’snevertooearlyforparentsandcaregiverstogettalking.Thatexplainstheboomingindustryintalkingelectronictoysthatclaimtohelpkidslearnlanguage.ProfessorAnnaSosa,ofNorthernArizonaUniversity,ledthestudyandsaysshegavefamiliesthreedifferentkindsoftoystoplaywith:books,traditionaltoyslikehumbleblocksandashapesorter,andelectronictoys.Sosasaysshepickedthosetoysbecausetheyareadvertisedintheirpackagingaslanguage­promotersforbabiesbetweentheagesof10and16months.“Wehadatalkingonfarm­animalnamesandthings,”Sosasaysoftheelectronictoys.“Wehadababycellphone.Andwehadababylaptop.Soyouopenthecoverandstartpushingbuttons,andittellsyouthings.Theparent­childcoupleswereaskedtoplayseparatelywitheachtypeoftoyoverthecourseofthreedays.”“Whenthere’ssomethingelsethat’sdoingsometalking,theparentsseemtobesittingonthesidelinesandlettingthetoytalkforthemandrespondforthem，”Sosasays.“That’sbadbecausethebestwayatoycanpromotelanguageininfantsandtoddlersisbystimulatinginteractionbetweenparentandchild.There’ssimplynoevidencethatayoungchildcanlearnlanguagedirectlyfromatoy.Itisn’tresponsiveenough.Itisn’tsocial.”Asfortheothertoys,traditionalblocksandpuzzlesstimulatedmoreconversationthantheelectronictoys,andbooksoutscoredthemall.Butdon’tunderestimatethehumbleblock.Whiletraditionaltoysfellshortofbooksininteractionquantity,Sosanotes,theykeptpaceintermsofquality.28.WhatisthefindingoftheresearchledbyProfessorAnnaSosa?A.Toyindustryisfacingnewchallengesinmarketing.B.Kidsshouldbetaughttolearnwithtoysasearlyaspossible.C.Peoplemightbemisledbythestatementsofsometoymakers.D.Parentsneedtobecautiouswhenchoosingtoysfortheirkids.29.Accordingtothepassage,whyaretalkingelectronictoyssopopular?A.Becausetheyrepresentthelatestcreations.B.Becausetheyarousetheinterestinlearning.C.Becausetheyareusedasaneducationaltool.D.Becausetheyareeasyforthekidstocontrol.30.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatitisnecessaryfortheparentsto________.A.sharetheirexperiencesofreadingwiththeirkidsB.sparemoretimetostaywiththeirkidsathomeC.encouragetheirkidstoattendsocialactivitiesD.getinvolvedintheconversationswiththeirkids31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoelectronictoysaslanguagepromoters?A.Critical. B.Doubtful.C.Supportive. D.Objective.DAngelGarciaCrespoisacomputerengineeratCarlosⅢUniversityofMadridinSpain.Hisgrouphasinventedanewwayfordeaf­blindpeopleto“watch”TV.Theideaforthetechnologygrewoutofpreviousworkbyhisgroup.Theteamhadalreadyworkedonmakingaudiovisual(视听的)materialsaccessibletopeoplewitheithervisionorhearingdisabilities.Butthegroupwantedtohelppeoplewithbothchallenges.Sotheyaskedsomedeaf­blindpeoplewhatwouldhelp.Inadditiontorelyingontheirsenseoftouchtocommunicate,deaf­blindpeoplecanalsogetandsendinformationwithaBrailleline.TheBraillesystemusespatternsofraiseddotstostandforlettersandnumbers.ABraillelineisanelectronicmachinewithachangeableBrailledisplay.Dotsriseupordropdownbasedontheinformationsenttothemachine.NowthenewsystemchangesTVsignalstodataaBraillelinecanuse.“Thekeytothesystemisthepossibilityofusingsubtitles(字幕)tocollectTVinformation,”GarciaCrespoexplains.“Subtitlestravelwiththeimage(影像)andtheaudioinelectromagneticwaveswedon’tsee.Butanelectronicsystemcankeepthosewaves.”First,acomputerprogram,orapp,pullsoutthesubtitlesandvisualdescriptionsfromthebroadcastsignal.ThesystemthencombinestheinformationandchangesbothintodataforBraille.Nowanotherappgetstowork,whichsendsthedataouttopeople’sBraillelinesondemand.“Thisisdoneinrealtime,inlessthanasecond,”GarciaCresposays.Thisletsadeaf­blindperson“watch”TVasit’sbroadcast.ThesystemwillworkwithvariousBraillelines,aslongasthere’sabluetoothconnectionavailable.Now,thesystemisonlyusedinEurope,anditshouldsoonbeavailableintheUS.32.WhatinspiredGarciaCrespo’sgrouptoworkonthenewtechnology?A.Deaf­blindpeople’spoorlife.B.Theirpityonthedisabledpeople.C.Thechallengestheyfaceinwork.D.Theirgroup’spreviousresearch.33.WhycantheelectronicsystemcollectTVinformation?A.Itcancombineallkindsofbroadcastsignals.B.Itcankeepthewaveswithsubtitlestravelling.C.ItcanworktogetherwithavarietyofBraillelines.D.Itcanpulloutthesubtitlesandvisualdescriptions.34.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefutureofthenewtechnology?A.Challenging. B.Bright.C.Rewarding.D.Hopeless.35.Whatshouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.NewTechnologyIsImprovingDeaf­blindPeople’sLifeB.ANewBrailleLineIsAppliedtoDisabledPeople’sLifeC.ASpanishGroupMakesTVAccessibletoBlindPeopleD.NewTechnologyHelpsDeaf­blindPeople“Watch”TV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人空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。BeingaVolunteerWhatcanyoudotohelppeople?Theansweris--tobeavolunteer!Thenwhatisthecommonopinionofvolunteering?36Helpyourselfbyhelpingothers.37It’samazingtoknowthatvolunteeringcancalmyoudownwhenyoufeelupset.Lotsofpeoplereallyenjoyvolunteering,becausedoingvolunteerworkcouldmakeabigdifferenceintheirlife,Sowheredoyoustart?Schoolisagoodplacetostartifyouarelookingforvolunteerideas.38Volunteeringisagreatwaytohavefunwithyourfamily.Talktoyourparents,brothers,orsistersandseewhattheymightbeinterestedin.Findsomethingyouallagreeon.Youcandothingsasafamilylikecleaningupaparkandplantingtreesorflowersinyourlocalcommunity(社区).Createyourownopportunityforyourfuture.Kidscancomeupwiththeirownwaystoraisemoneyorprovideneededservices.Youcanmakeandsellproducts,anddonate(捐赠)themoney.39Volunteeringcanalsohelpkidslearnimportantthingsabouttheirfuture-likewhatkindsofthingstheywillbebestat.Avolunteerjobcanevenhelpsomekidsdecidewhattheywanttodowhentheygrowup.40Makeaplantostartvolunteeringtoday!A.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?B.Thingstodowithfamilymembers.C.Cleanupaschoolorotherpublicbuildings.D.Volunteeringgiveskidsasenseofresponsibility.E.Whydon’tyouchoosetodoajobyoulikebest?F.Volunteeringmeansspendingtimeinhelpingothers.G.Whenyouvolunteertohelpothers,youarehelpingyourself.第二部分语言运用(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。InanationalspellingcontestinAmerica,an11-year-oldgirlwasaskedtospellacertainword.Butwithher41voice,thejudgeswerenotsurewhethershespelledtherightword.Theytalkeditoverand42decidedtosimplyaskherwhatshehadsaid.Bythen,thegirlknewshehadmisspelledtheword.Insteadoflying,shetoldthetruththatshehadsaidthe43letter-soshelostthecontest.Asthegirlwalkedoffthe44,theentireaudiencestood,clappingtoapplaudherhonesty.Later,dozensofnewspaperreporterswroteaboutthis45,eventhoughitcostthegirlthecontest.Butthefactisthatshe46thebiggestcontestthatday;thecontestofhercharacter.Probablythebiggesttestofourcharacterandhonestyiswhatwewoulddoifweknewwewouldneverget47.Thisyounggirlcouldeasilyhave48andnobodywouldhaveknownitbutherself.Butit’sbeensaidthatifyou49,youmakeyourselfcheap.Thisyounggirlwas50enoughtoprizeherowncharactermorethantheprizefromaspellingcontest.Sheknewthe51shemadeinthatmomentwillhavealong-lastinginfluenceonherfuture.Shouldthewallet,foundinthestreet,beputintoapocketor52tothepoliceman?Shouldthe53changereceivedatthestorebeforgottenor54?Nobodywillknow.Butwehavetolivewithourselves,anditisalwaysbettertolivewithsomeonewe55.41.A.highB.sweetC.toughD.soft42.A.finally B.seriouslyC.secretlyD.totally43.A.correctB.wrongC.differentD.same44.A.stageB.studioC.testD.classroom45.A.lessonB.storyC.courageD.accident46.A.achievedB.brokeC.wonD.defeated47.A.paidB.awardedC.reportedD.caught48.A.escapedB.liedC.changedD.answered49.A.acceptB.fightC.cheatD.insist50.A.smartB.generousC.energeticD.interested51.A.planB.conclusionC.discoveryD.choice52.A.turnedoverB.putawayC.setasideD.takendown53.A.smallB.someC.extraD.necessary54.A.ignoredB.paidC.sharedD.returned55.A.protect B.challengeC.respectD.attack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。Sincethebeginningofthe21stcentury,artificialintelligence(AI)56.(find)itswayindifferentareasintheentertainmentindustry.Disney,whichisoneoftheworld’sleadingentertainment57.(company),hasdecidedtomakeuse58.thetechnologyinitsthemeparks,whererobotcartooncharacterswillsoonwalkamongguests.Disneywillalsomake59.(it)robotsMickyMouseandDonaldDuckcommunicatewithtourists.“IthinkAlisgoingtobe60.(immense)importantforwhatwedo,”saidJonSnoddy,anofficialoftheentertainmentcompany.“Robotcharactersthatcanmovearoundamongourguestsneedtounderstandwherethey’regoingandknow61.tobehaveinaworldwithhumans.”However,thecompanyalsoknowssomeofthefearssurroundingAI.“62.(scare)kidswon’tbepartofwhatwedo,”saidMrSnoddy.“Wewillgoanddotestsinourparkstofindoutwhatkidsfind63.(interest)aboutthesethings.Wewillcarryouttests64.(make)suretherobotcharactersmake65.positiveimpressiononkids.”第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)手机已经成为我们生活中的必需品，现在越来越多的高中生拥有了自己的手机。高中生使用手机有利有弊，请以“Shouldmobilephonebeallowedatschool?”为题写一篇英语议论文。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。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续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。OnepleasantNewYearmorning,Edwardrose,washedanddressedhimselfinhaste(匆忙).HewantedtobethefirsttowishahappyNewYear.Helookedineveryroom,andshoutedthewordsofwelcome.Heranintothestreettorepeatthemtothosehemightmeet.Whenhecameback,hisfathergavehimtwobright,newsilverdollars.Hisfacelitupashetookthem.Hehadwishedforalongtimetobuysomeprettybooksthathehadseenatthebookstore.Heleftthehousewithalightheart,intendingtobuythebooks.Asherandownthestreet,hesawapoorGermanfamily,thefather,mother,andthreechildrentremblingwithcold.“IwishyouahappyNewYear.”saidEdward,ashewasgayly(快乐的)passingon.Themanshookhishead.“Youdonotbelongtothiscountry.”saidEdward.Themanagainshookhishead,forhecouldnotunderstandorspeakthelanguage.Buthepointedtohismouth,andtothechildren.asiftosay,“Theselittleoneshavehadnothingtoeatforalongtime.”注意:1.续写词数应为150左右；请按如下格式作答。Edwardquicklyunderstoodthatthesepoorpeoplewereinneedofhelp.WhenEdwardcamehome,hisfatheraskedwhatbookhehadbought.期中考试答案听力（共20题，每题1.5分，满分30分）1-20BACCAACCBCBCBCBBAACB阅读（共20题，每题2.5分，满分50分）21-23DAB24-27CCBA28-31CCDA32-35DBBD36-40FGBDA完形填空（共15题，每题1分，满分15分）41-45DABAB46-50CDBCA51-55DACDC语法填空（共10题，每题1.5分，满分15分）hasfound57.companies58.of59.its60.immensely61.howScaring63.interesting64.tomake