2023-2024学年宁夏石嘴山市高二年级下册期末考试英语检测试卷（有答案）

2023-2024学年宁夏石嘴山市高二下学期期末考试英语

检测试卷

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题共100分）

第一部分：听力理解（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.WheredoesMikewanttogo?

A.Thetheater.B.Thebookshop.C.Therestaurant.

2.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.AskingB.HavingC.StudyingB.Havingadrivingtest.C.Studyingroadsigns.

3.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.TalkB.GoC.Makeraminute.B.Gototheairportwithher.C.Makeaquickphonecall.

4.Whatdidthegirldoduringthewinterholiday?

A.SheB.SheC.Shetseeing.B.Shereadsomebooks.C.Shevisitedherteachers.

5.Whatkindofmagazinesisthemaninterestedin?

A.PoliticalB.FashionC.OutdoorB.Fashionmagazines.C.Outdoormagazines.

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.Whomisthebiggestgiftfi'om?

A.David.B.Jack.C.Sienna.

7.WhatdoesSiennagivethewoman?

A.Ascarf.B.Acoat.C.Amusicbox.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Wheredoesthewomanworkfull-time?

A.Inacompany.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inakindergarten.

9.Whatrequirementcan'tthewomanmeet?

A.Theage.B.Workexperience.C.Muchovertimework.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

lO.Whafstheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Colleagues.C.Neighbors.

1l.WhydidMarygotoXiamen?

A.Tohelpherunclewithhisbusiness.B.ToescapeWuhan'sheat.

C.Tohelpherunclewithhisnewdepartment.

12.WhatdoesMaryprobablythinkofseafood?

A.Delicious.B.Justso-so.C.Terrible.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Howmanypeoplewillgotothemarket?

A.3.B.2.C.4

14.Howwillthemangetthere?

A.Bybus.B.Onfoot.C.Byunderground

15.WherewillthewomantransfertotheNorthernLine?

A.AtBondStreet.B.AtCamdenTownStation.C.AtTottenhamCourtRoad.

16.Whattimewillthespeakersmeet?

A.At9:30.B.At10:00.C.At10:30.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdidthespeakerlikedoinginthefirstcity?

A.Lookingatthelights.B.Goingtothemuseums.C.Visitingthesidewalkcafes.

18.What'sthespeaker'snationality?

A.British.B.American.C.French.

19.Whichcityisaworldcapitalofcultureandfashion?

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A.Paris.B.NewYork.C.London.

20.WhatdidTheBeatlesdoin1969?

A.TheywalkedacrossAbbeyRoad.B.TheyvisitedBuckinghamPalace.

C.TheycheckedthetimeatBigBen.

第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

FouroftheBestCyclingHolidayDestinationsinEurope

Europeancyclingholidaysprovidesomeofthebestexperiencesyoucanhaveontwowheels.

Comeandjoinus!

Girona,Spain

Gironaissurroundedbywonderfulandeasilyaccessiblecycleroutesthatprettymuchoffer

anyridingyouwouldeverneedorwant.Thetraffic-freeroadsmeanthatthereislittletroublein

gettingoutofthetownandintothehills.Girona'soldtownitselfisabeautyandwithplentyof

placesservinggreatfoodandgreatcoffee,there5sacertainmagictotheplace.

Algarve,Portugal

Portugalisacyclingdestinationthathasgrownverypopularthankstothelargevarietyof

roadsinthecountry.Notonlyarethereplentyofclimbsbutalsoalotofrollingroadstotest

yourselfon.Theterrainissimilartowhatyou'llfindinthemostpopularcyclingregions,but

Portugaljustfeelslittlebitlessmainstream.Awayfromthebike,thereisalsoplentyoftastyfood

andlocalwinestotry.

NorthernScotland,UK

OneofthebestplacestotourinallofEuropeisinfactScotland.Particularlyadventurous

cyclistscantakeadvantageofScotland'srulesonwildcamping-Scottishlawallowsmembers

ofthepublictherighttoroam,whileEnglishlawdoesnot.Ifsatotallyfreewaytoexplorea

placeandScotlandmightjustbeoneofthebestonestodoitbecauseofthebeautifulscenery.

JulianAlps,Slovenia

SloveniaisquitenewwhenitcomestocomparingwithotherEuropeancyclingdestinations.

Agreatdestinationformountainbikersandroadcyclistsaswell,thecountryhasplentyofoff^

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roadroutesandroadsthattakeyouhighupintotheJulianAlps.Ifsnosurpriseonceyou'vecome

hereyou'llfindthatthecountrydoesverywellinproducingworldclassbikeracers.

21.WhatissharedbyGirona,SpainandAlgarve,Portugal?

A.Theyarefitfortravellingwithfamilies.

B.Theyaresuitableforcyclingandclimbing.

C.Theybothhavewonderfuloff-roadroutes.

D.Theybothservedeliciousfoodtotourists.

22.Whichcyclingholidaydestinationisyourbestchoiceifyouloveadventure?

A.Girona,Spain.B.Algarve,Portugal.

C.NorthernScotland,UK.D.JulianAlps,Slovenia.

23.WhatisspecialaboutJulianAlps,Slovenia?

A.It'scompletelytraffic-free.B.Ithasmanyworldclasscyclists.

C.Ithasaverylonghistory.D.Ithasplentyofrurallandscapes.

B

Halfoftheworld'sbeachescoulddisappearby2100,astudypublishedinthejournalNature

ClimateChangesuggests.

MichalisVousdoukas,oftheEuropeanUnion'sJointResearchCenterinIspra,Italy,wasthe

leadresearchist."'Touristareaswhichhavesandybeachesastheirmainsellingpointwillprobably

facestrongconsequences,9,hesaid.Asidefromeconomicvalue,beachesplayanimportant

environmentalrole."Sandybeachesareimportanthabitatssupportingawiderangeofspecies.

Theyalsoprotectthecoastfromtheeffectsofstorms,sowithoutsandybeachesotherinland

environmentscanbeaffectedbytheeffectsofwavesandsaltwaterentering,^Vousdoukasadded.

Themaincausesarerisingsea-levelanderosion（侵蚀）fh）mstorms,thestudysays,which

warnedofthenear-disappearanceofalmosthalfoftheworld'ssandybeachesbytheendofthe

century.BeachesintheUnitedStateswillbe4tgreatlyaffected”,aswillshorelinesinCanada,

Mexico,ChinaandChile.IntheU.S.,beachesalongtheEastCoastandtheGulfCoastwill

experiencethemosterosion.

MichalisVousdoukasandotherresearchersusedsatellitepicturestotrackthewaybeaches

havechangedoverthepast30yearsandpatternedhowglobalwarmingmightaffecttheminthe

future.TheyfoundthatWestAfricawillseesomeoftheworstlosses,wheremorethan60%of

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sandycoastlinemaybelostincountriessuchasTheGambiaandGuinea-Bissau.Australiawill

alsotakeahit:whenthetotallengthofsandybeachprojectedtobelostisanalyzed,Australia

wouldbehitthehardest,withmorethan7,000milesatrisk.

24.Whatmainlycausedthedisappearanceofhalfoftheworld'sbeaches?

A.Overpopulationandmoretourism.B.Severeerosionandcoastlinelosses.

C.Globalwarmingandclimatechange.D.Sea-levelriseandstormdestruction.

25.Whichcountrypossiblylosesmorethanhalfofsandycoastlineaccordingtothestudy?

A.Chile.B.TheGambia.C.Australia.D.TheUnitedStates.

26.Whyarebeachesimportanttowildlife?

A.Theycanprovidehabitatsforspecies.

B.Theycanblockoutwavesandstorms.

C.Theycanbepopulartouristattractions.

D.Theycanstoperosionfromhappening.

27.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthistext?

A.Tointroducebeaches.B.Tomakeacomparison.

C.Toprotectenvironment.D.Toexplainastudy.

C

IwasbomandraisedinEnglandinaculturewhereprivacyand“keepingyourselfto

yourself'werevaluedtraditions.Speakingtostrangerswasnotencouraged.Peopleweremost

hospitableandfriendly-butonlyoncetheyhadbeenintroducedtonewpeople.

However,IhavebeenluckyenoughtospendsometimeinbothItalyandtheUS,whereI

foundtraditionsofhospitalityandpolitenesstobeverydifferent.

IexperiencedItalianhospitalityfirst-handonacrowdedrailwaycarriagetraveling,one

afternoon,fromGenoatoFlorence.Sinkinggratefullyintoanemptyseat,Iwasberated（斥责）in

rapidItalianbyagentlemanwhowasreturningtothisseat-ithadnotbeen“spare“afterall.I

apologizedinEnglish,andgotuptoallowhimbackintotheseat.Thegentlemanobviouslyhadno

understandingoftheEnglishlanguage,buthe,too,realizedmygenuinemistake.Hesmiledand

gesturedformetoremainintheseat,andhehimselfremainedstandinginthecorridorfortherest

ofthejourney.Theotherpassengersofthecarriagesmiledandnoddedatmeandmademefeel

quitewelcomeamongthem.IfeelthatifthishadbeeninEngland,aforeignerwhomadea

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mistakewouldnotalwaysbesokindlytreated.

TransportwasalsoobviousinthedifferencesInoticedbetweenEnglishandAmerican

culture.IflewtoNewYorkonaplanewithmainlyEnglishpassengers.Wesattogetherinnear

silence.Nobodyspoketome,asIexpected,nortoanyoneelsetheydidnotknow.Theyfeltit

wasnotpolitetodisturbsomeoneelse,sprivacy.However,whenItraveledacrosstheUnited

States,whetherbyplaneorGreyhoundbus,Iwasnevershortofconversation.Conversationwas

goingonallaroundmeandwhoeversatnexttomewashappytointroducethemselvesandaskme

aboutmyself,whichwasusuallyapleasantwaytokilltime.Theyobviouslyfeltitwouldhave

beenrudenottospeaktoanotherperson,whethertheywerestrangersornot.

28.WhatdoweknowaboutthepassengersofthecarriagewhentheauthorwastravellinginItaly?

A.Theywereallonthesideofthegentleman.

B.Theyalllaughedattheauthorforthismistake.

C.Theyallshowedtheirunderstandingoftheauthor'smistake.

D.Theywouldnotbearamistakeliketheauthor9sinpublic.

29.Accordingtothelastparagraph,Englishpassengerssatinnearsilencebecause.

A.theyweretootiredtospeak

B.theyareshortoftopicstotalkabout

C.theywereallstrangerstoeachother

D.privacywasavaluedtraditioninEngland

30.Thepurposeoftheauthoristotellus.

A.histravelingexperiences

B.howtoadaptourselvestoanewculture

C.thecultureshockheexperiencedinItalyandtheUS

D.culturaldifferencesinhospitalityandpoliteness

31.Whatistheauthor5sattitudetowardsAmerican'straditionsofhospitalityandpoliteness?

A.Approving.B.Confused.C.Negative.D.Disapproving.

D

Theterm"quietquitting"wentviral（病毒式快速传播的）lastyear,describingpeople

whostayintheirjobsbutmentallytakeastepback-forexample,workingthebareminimumand

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notmakingtheirjobthecenteroftheirlives.Nowin2023,thereisanewworkplacetrendonthe

horizon,called"quiethiring^^.

Quiethiringisastrategyusedtofilltheimportantgapsinacompanywithouthiringnew

employees.Onecompanyhasalimitedamountoftalentandneedstomakeacallaboutwhereifs

goingtohavethebestimpact.Thisyearitmayneedtoaddfivemoredatascientiststoitsteamto

meetthestrategicgoals.Asasolution,itmaymovefiveemployeesfromanotherdepartmentonly

forashorttime,likedataanalystsinthehumanresourcesandmarketingdepartment,intothefive

opendatascientistroles.

Inthiscase,thebossissaying,“Weaimtodecreasesupportforhumanresourcesand

marketingforthenextsixmonthssothatwecanincreasetheproductivityofourdatascienceteam,

andwearesayingthisclearly.Everyoneknowsthis.^^Theimportantdifferencewithquiethiringis

thatacompanyisopenlycommunicatingwithemployeesaboutitspriorities（优先事项）and

movingemployeestoareasthatservethosepriorities,insteadofjustloadingemployeeswithmore

workorsimplyhiringmorepeople.

Whilebeingassignedtoanewrolemayseemscary,quiethiringshouldbebeneficialto

employees.Ifyouwereaskedtotakeonadditionalresponsibilities,itwouldshowyourvalue.

Meantimeyoumightsay,"Ifit'snotpossibletoincreasemypayment,canwemakeitsothatIcan

workfromhomefivedaysaweek,reducingmycommute（通勤）costs?Or,couldIwork

flexiblehours,makingiteasierformetolivetherestofmylife??,Anindividualconversationmay

beineffective.Ifyou'repartofadepartmentorteambeingaskedtoswitchroles,employthat

powerandapproachhumanresourcesasagroup.

32.Whatdoesthestrategyofquiethiringreferto?

A.Movingexistingstafftonewpositions.B.Addingmorepositions.

C.Employingnewtalentssecretly.D.Trainingnewemployees.

33.Whatisthefeatureofacompany'shandlingquiethiring?

A.Innovations（仓新）arehighlyvalued.

B.Employeeshavetodoextrawork.

C.Employees9moveisannouncedinadvance.

D.Rolesofdepartmentsarechangedregularly.

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34.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthoroffertoemployees?

A.Balancebetweenworkandlife.B.Takeonnewrolesasateam.

C.Shouldermoredutiesonwork.D.discussonextrajobs.

35.Whichisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Hiringmoreorless?B.Quiethiring:Anupcomingtendency

C.Quiethiring:AworkplacedebateD.Quietquittingorquiethiring?

第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的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。

Choudoufiiisafermented（发酵的）tofuwithastrongsmellbutgoodflavour.Thestreet

snackisusuallysoldatnight,servedoutofasmallbowlandtoothpicks（牙签）topickitup.

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ChoudoufuwasinventedbyamannamedWangZhiheduringtheQingDynasty.Hestudied

tobecomealocalofficer,buttriedandfailedmanytimes.Everytimehelefthishometowntotake

theexaminthecapitalcity,hewouldendupusingallofhismoneyfortravellingandbeleftwith

nothingtobuyfood.37.WangZhihedecidedtomakealivinginthecapitalcitywhile

preparingforthenextyear'sexam.

Hisfamilybackhomewaswealthyfromtheirtofufactorybusiness.38Heboughtsome

simpletoolstomakeitinordertosellitonthestreet.Duringthattime,thesummerheatwas

causingthefreshtofuthathedidn'tselltobecomemoldy（发霉）.39Hedecidedtocut

thetofuintosmallerpieces,drytheminthesunandthenpickle（腌渍）themwithsalt.They

werestoredinajaruntilautumncame.Themomentheopenedthejar,hewashitwiththespecial

smelloffermentedtofuthathadbecomegrey.40,sohesentthemtotheneighborswho

foundthattheyenjoyedthedish,too.Fromthenon,choudoufuhasbecomeafamousstreetsnack.

A.Toearnmuchmoremoney

B.Hewantedtobuyitimmediately

C.Tosavehimselfthetravellingcostandthetime

D.Therehelearnedhowtomaketofuatayoungage

E.Hereisastoryaboutthebeginningofchoudoufu

F.Hetriedoneanddidn'tthinkitstastewasterrible

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G.Hedidn'twanttowastehisfoodsohecameupwithawaytokeepit

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。

MynameisJaneEyreandmyparentsdiedwhenIwasababy.FortenyearsIlivedatoughlife

withmyauntandcousinswhotreatedme41.Mycousinsteasedmeandmyauntnevershowed

meany42.Theonlypersonwhocaredaboutmewasthemaid,Bessie.Onedaymycousin

Johnshoutedatme:"Youshouldgoandbeg,notlivewith43folkslikeus!”Afterfighting

withhimIwaslockedinaroom,whereI44forhourscrying.

Things45thesameuntilatallgentlemancalledMr.Brockchurstcametovisit.Myaunttold

methatIwasgoingtoaschool46bythegentleman."'Trainhertobeobedientandhumble（谦

卑的）saidAunt.TwodayslaterI47myhome.

Atfirstmy48atLowoodSchoolwashard.ThefoodwasbadandIwasoftencoldbutI

made49andenjoyedstudying.Butafteranillnesskilledseveralstudents,newowners50

theschoolandmylifeimproved.SixyearslaterI51ateacherandwasveryhappy.But

eventuallyIfeltthatIshouldexploremoreoftheworldandfoundajobasaprivateteacherina_

52.

BeforeIleftLowood,Iwas53byBessie,whotoldmethatsevenyearsagomyfather^

brotherhadcomelookingformebutleftagaintogoabroad.uHelookedlikequiteagentleman,

saidBessie.I54ifhewouldeverlookformeagain.

Mynewlife55atThomfieldHall,alargecountryhouse,56alittlegirlcalled

Adele.Shewastheadopteddaughteroftheownerofthehouse,Mr.Rochester.He57stayed

atThomfield,58mytimewasmainlyspentwithAdeleandtheservants.Mylifewasquite

59nowalthoughtherewassomething60aboutmynewhome.OftenIheardoddsounds

comefromthetopfloorofthehouse.

41.A.merrilyB.innocentlyC.unfairlyD.unfortunately

42.A.foodB.loveC.methodD.schooling

43.A.richB.friendlyC.troublesomeD.wise

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44.A.hesitatedB.stayedC.livedD.disguised

45.A.appearedB.workedC.seemedD.remained

46.A.builtB.designC.ownedD.closed

47.A.restoredB.reachedC.leftD.sold

48.A.complaintB.lifeC.dreamD.study

49.A.noiseB.friendsC.mistakesD.comparison

50.A.tookoverB.tookupC.tookoffD.tookaway

51.A.knewB.metC.becameD.recognized

52.A.schoolB.homeC.libraryD.county

53.A.overlookedB.visitedC.broughtD.required

54.A.wonderedB.thoughtC.questionedD.suspected

55.A.stoppedB.continuedC.startedD.faded

56.A.showingB.teachingC.admiringD.bearing

57.A.alreadyB.neverC.alwaysD.hardly

58.A.yetB.thoughC.stillD.so

59.A.happyB.hardC.extraordinaryD.unsatisfying

60.A.interestingB.memorableC.instructiveD.strange

第n卷(非选择题共so分)

注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

第二节：(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1

个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

NorthwestChina'sNingxiaHuiAutonomousRegionhasadopteddigitaltechnology61

(protect)ancientcliffcarvingsandpaintingsbeforetheirdisappearance.

Workershavecopiedmorethan2,000immovablerockcarvingsandpaintingsatHelan

Mountaintodigitalizetheoverallviewsaswellas62(they)correctlocations.Thedigital

informationwillbesortedandworkerswillconductadiseaseanalysis.

Rockcarvings63(appear)beforewritingsystemswereinvented.Now,morethan

20,000cliffpaintingsandcarvings64werecreatedbytheancestorshavebeendiscoveredat

HelanMountain.Theworksrecordthelivesofthepeoplewholived3,000to10,000yearsago.In

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general,65（image）ofanimalsdominate（占主要地位），followed66humans,vehicles,

plants,planets,fingerprintsandabstractsigns.Thesurfaceswere67（chief）carvedwith

stoneormetalintheopenair,68（expose）toweatherbeaten.

Theprotectionofrockpaintingsandcarvingsisaworldwideissue.Atpresent,thereis

no69（science）andtechnologicalmeanstopreventtheirdisappearance.Someexperts

havepredictedthatbytheendofthiscentury,70quarteroftheworld'srockpaintingswill

disappearcompletely.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中

共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

DearJim,

I'mverygladtohearfromyou.Inyourletter,yousaidyousufferfromdepressionbecauseof

theheavyloadofstudyanddidn'tknowhowtogetridofit.Therefore,Iamwritingtoofferyou

withsomesuggestions.

Firstofall,thatisquitecommonforhighschoolstudentstofeeldepressingsometimes.

Whichreallymattersisthatyoushouldfaceyourproblemandmakeupyourmindtosettleit.The

mosteffectivelywayistoturntoteachersforhelp.Theywillsurelyprovideyouwithusefuland

practicaladvices.Besides,takeanactivepartinsportsoryou'llfeelmoreenergeticthanbefore.

Hangoutwithfriendsisalso