湖南省长沙市浏阳市联考2023-2024学年高二下学期期中测试英语检测试卷（含答案）

/湖南省长沙市浏阳市联考2023-2024学年高二下学期期中测试英语检测试卷注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚。2.考生必须把所有的答案填写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的答案无效。3.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案选项框涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案选项框，不要填涂和勾划无关选项。其他试题用黑色碳素笔作答，答案不要超出给定的答题框。第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)略第二部分阅读(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。ASPECIALENGLISHTheEnglishlanguageprogramsoftheVoiceofAmerica(VOA)canbedividedintotwotypesaccordingtothespeedofbroadcasting:StandardEnglishandSpecialEnglish.SpecialEnglishisasimpleandstandardizedEnglishradioprogramarrangedbyVOAforlistenerswhoarebeginningtolearnEnglishinnon-Englishspeakingcountriesaroundtheworld.ItofficiallybeganbroadcastinginOctober1959.S.BfamousAmericanlexicologistS.B．FlexmeridentifiedthreecriteriaforSpecialEnglish,thatis,whatmakesit“special”:●Itwritesandbroadcastsinshortandclearsentences;●Itbroadcastsatarateof90wordsperminute,or2/3ofStandardEnglish;●ItisaformofAmericanEnglishcomposedmainlyofthe1500basicgrams.Newsshprogramscanbedividedintotwocategories:newsprogramsandfeatureprograms.Newsprogramevening.Featurelishnewsbroadcastsprovidelistenerswithworldwideinformationonpolitics,economics,militaryaffairs,diplomacy,internationalrelations,religion,weather,andallkindsofimportanteventsandwonders.TheyarebroadcasttoSoutheastAsiafivetimesaday,twiceinthemorningandthreetimesintheevening.FeatureProgramFromtheperspectiveoftime,SpecialEnglishfeatureprogramscanbedividedintotwocategories:oneiseveryfiveminutes,andtheotheriseveryfifteenminutes.Thelatterconsistsofsevendifferentsub-features,whicharerepeatedfourtimesadayonaweeklycycle,butthetwofeaturesonSundayandSaturdayarebroadcastonlythreetimesanight,eachlastingabout10minutes,followedbyeachfive-minutefeature.1．WhichisoneofthecriteriaforSpecialEnglish?A．It’sabasicEnglishradioprogram. B．Itreliesonamere1500basicwords.C．Itplaysataspeedof90wordsperminute. D．It’saimedatthosestartingtolearnEnglish.2．Whatcanwelearnaboutthetwoprograms?A．Bothofthemarebroadcastrepeatedly.B．Theyarebroadcastalmostatthesametime.C．Listenerscanlistentonewsprogramintheafternoon.D．Eachfive-minuteprogramconsistsofsevensub-features.3．WhoaremostlikelytolistentoSpecialEnglish?A．Radioprogramenthusiasts. B．Westernculturelovers.C．Languagelearners. D．Englishbeginners.BMyearliestmemoriesareofhavingtwoveryoldparents.Mymotherwas42whenIwasborn,whichbackthenwasseriouslyoldtohaveababy,andalittleriskytoo.Myoldestbrotherwas14yearsolderthanmeandthemiddlebrothertenyearsolder.WhenIwasquitesmalltheyhadbothlefthome.Igrewupalmostlikeanonlychild.Itendedtoamusemyselfandplayinthegardenanddrawandpaintandshoot.Isupposeyoudolearnasanonlychildthatyou’regoingtohavetogetonwithlifebyyourself.You’regoingtohavetofindthingsthatexciteandmoveyou.IwasshippedofftoSundayschoolinEdinburghwhenIwassevenyearsold.IfeltaproperCharlie,becauseIwastheonlylittleboyamongtheSundayschoolchildrenwhowaswearingakilt(苏格兰短裙).Ialsofeltratherthreatenedbythestoriesweweretaught.Old-schoolChristianitywasfilledwithpunishmentandangerthatIdidn’treallyenjoy.FortherestofmyattendanceatSundayschool,Ididn’tgetcloserthanclimbingatreeoutsidethechurchandhidinginthebranches,waitinguntilthechildrencameout,thendroppingdowntojointheschoolteamandwalkingoutofthechurchtobemetbymyparents,whowerethenreassuredthatI’dbeentoSundayschoolasIwassupposedto.WhenmyparentsmovedtoBlackpool,myaunt,whocametolivewithus,tookmetotwoorthreeconcerts.IgottoseeCliffRichard,AdamFaithandtheearlyRollingStonesperformingatBlackpool’sABCTheatre-which,whenIwas12yearsold,wasanimportantmomentofrecognisingthatthatisn’twhatIwantedtodowiththerestofmylife,becausethemusictheyplayedwasnotwhatIwasenjoying.IwasdrawntothebluesandBlackAmericanfolkmusic.Itfeltveryrealandhuman.4．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’schildhood?A．Manythingsmovedhim. B．Hehadtodomanythingsonhisown.C．Helikedplayinginthegarden. D．Hegotonbadlywithhisbrothers.5．Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedphrase“aproperCharlie”inparagraph2?A．Arealfool. B．Anindependentchild.C．Acapablestudent. D．Acleverstudent.6．WhatexperiencesdidtheauthorhaveinhisSundayschool?A．Helikedwearingakilt. B．Heoftenstudiedinthetrees.C．Hewasthreatenedbyothers. D．Hewasoftenabsentfromschool.7．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Hisbrotherswerenotimportanttohim. B．Heneverwalkedintothechurch.C．Hisparentstookhimtosomeconcerts. D．Thebluescaughthisinterest.CManypeopleconsidermosquitobitesjustpartofsummerlivingbuttheseinsectscancarrydiseases.Mosquitoesareactuallysomeofthemostdangerouscreaturesontheplanet.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,mosquitoescauseover700,000deathseveryyear.Butthereisnewhopeinthebattlebetweenmanandmosquito.ScientistsatAuburnUniversity,inAlabama,mayhavefoundthesecrettostoppingmosquito-bornediseases.“Wehavecreatedatypeoffabricthatblocksmosquitobites,”saysJohnBeckmann,wholeadsthelabattheuniversity,Beckmannrememberedacampingtripfromwhichhereturnedriddledwithkissesfrommosquitoesdespitewearingalong-sleevedshirt.“Peoplesay,‘wearlongsleeves’alot,”Beckmannsaid,“butlongsleevesdon’tblockmosquitoes.”Whilesomecompaniesaremakingwhattheystateisbite-proofclothing,theclothingincludessomeharmfulchemicalsorismadeofthickfabricsthataretoohottowearandareeasilybeatenbymosquitoes.That’sbecausethereareholesinthemakeupoftheirfabricsthatmosquitoesandotherbitinginsectscangetthrough.Thekeyistodiscoverafabricthatcanremovetheseholesandisstillcoolenoughtowearinhotweather.“Thatisthereasonwhythisprojectisnotaseasyaspeoplethink”saidBeckmann.“Youobviouslyneedyourclothestobebreathable.Butthatusuallycomesatthecostoflettingmosquitoesbitethroughthem.Sothebasicproblemiskeepingtheholestherewhileblockingtinymosquitomouth-partsatthesametime.”Theteamtriedbyusingacomputernumericalcontrolknitting(编织)machinethatcouldbeprogrammedwithdifferentdesignsuntiltheyfoundabite-proofone.Theendresultisaproductthattheresearcherscomparetopopularhigh-qualityathleticwear.Buttheresearchersarestillnotsatisfiedandwillbespendingthenextyearperfectingthecomfortofthematerialandfinallycreatingaclothingline.Thehopeisthatfinallyanytypeoffabriccanbeknittedintothelab’sdesign,sothatallkindsofclothingcompaniesfrombabyclothingproducerstodressdesignerscouldcreatebite-proofclothing.8．WhathappenedtoBeckmannonacampingtrip?A．Hewasbadlybittenbymosquitoes.B．Hediscoveredanewkindofmosquito.C．Hefeltunbearablyhotwithlong-sleevedclothes.D．Hemasteredsomeskillsindealingwithmosquitoes.9．Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A．Thepopularityofbite-proofclothing.B．Disadvantagesofexistingbite-proofclothing.C．Advancementsinbite-proofclothing.D．Comparisonsbetweendifferenttypesofbite-proofclothing.10．Whichofthefollowingisthegoaloftheresearchers?A．Persuademoreresearcherstojoinin.B．Makethedesignapplicabletodifferentfabrics.C．Findafabricsuitableforalldesigns.D．Getfundedbyclothingcompanies.11．whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Mosquitoes:TheSilentKillers B．TheBattleAgainstMosquitoesC．AStepTowardsaBite-FreeFuture D．ProvenWaystoPreventMosquitoBitesDAsAIartgeneratorstaketheworldbystorm,somepeoplewonderiftheirworksshouldcountasartatall.Thetechnologyisstilldevelopingandhassomewrinklestoironout(消除),whichmeansthereareindeedflawstoconsideralongsidetheincredibleartworkagoodartificialintelligencecanproduce.Artisclassedastheproductofimagination,skill,experience,andemotion,usuallymeanttorepresentsomethingforthepublictoenjoy.Artistsspenttimeandeffortputtingtheirinnerworldsontotheseworks.Machineintelligencealsoputsalotofworkintosortingthroughtonsofdata,linkingsomeone’sprompt(指令)todatasets,andtryingtorepresentitasbestaspossible.ThedifferenceisthattheAIisdrivenbycommandsinsteadofanemotionaldesiretoexpressitself.AIpainterscanproduceover1,000originalworksofartwitheverytapoftheenterkeyonakeyboard.Butamass-producedprintoftheMonaLisaisworthlessthantheactualLeonardodaVinci’spainting.Why?Scarcity—there’sonlyoneoftheoriginal.Shouldanyonepayforthesethings?AndifanartistputsAImasterpiecesupforsale,whatshouldthepricebe?AIartinvolvesaprogrammimicking(模仿)theworkofexistingartiststocreateanewpieceaccordingtotherequestofahuman.Butwhomadetheartwork,themachineoritsuser?Andcantheoriginalartistssuefor(控告)copyrightviolation?Suchquestionscomplicatethemergingofartificialintelligenceandtheartindustry,whilefuelingargumentsagainstrecognizingAI-generatedartasmarketableartisticproducts.Oncewe’veansweredthosequestions,wecantacklethereallybigone:WhenanAI-generatedpaintingwinsanaward,whogetstheprize?12．HowisAIartdifferentfromhumanart?A．Itistheproductofexperience. B．Itcombinesdifferentstylesofwork.C．Itisnotamirrorofartists’emotions. D．Itdoesn’tcostmuchmoneytoproduce.13．WhydoesthewritermentionMonaLisainparagraph3?A．TopresentthepotentialtroublewiththevalueofAIart.B．Tointroduceanewwayofpreservingartmasterpieces.C．ToshowtheadvantagesofAIpaintersoverhumanartists.D．Toprovethepopularityofclassicartworksamongviewers.14．Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?A．AIartpromotesthesaleofartisticproducts. B．AIartmakescopyrightissuesmorecomplicated.C．ArtistscancreatemoreworkswiththehelpofAI. D．Therewillbefiercecompetitionintheartindustry.15．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Topersuade. B．Toinform. C．Todescribe. D．Toargue.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。“Leavenotrack”ispopularamongmanycamperswhoareconcernedaboutourenvironmentandfavorsustainable(可持续的)travel.Itsgoalissimple;tominimizehuman-createdimpactsonthenaturalworld.16Rejectplasticandpaper.Firstandforemost,oneoftheeasiestwaystoreducetheimpactofcampingontheplanetistogoplasticandpaper-free.Insteadofsingle-useplasticsandpaperplates,choosebambooorotherrecyclablecampingdinnerwareandfoodpackages.

17Rentorbuyausedtent.Insteadofbrand-newequipment,considerrentingcampingequipmentinstead.Outdoorretail(零售)brandslikeREIofferawidevarietyofcampingproductstorent,includingtents.18Forthosekeenonpurchasingsomethingnew,trybrandslikePatagoniathatputsustainabilityfirsttoreducewasteandsupporteco-friendlypractices.19Inadditiontoeco-friendlytents,it’sgoodtoensurethatothercampingessentials,fromhikingshoesandsleepingbagstoclothingandblankets,arealsogentleontheenvironment.Andremember,whateverispackedinshouldalsobepackedout.Onlycampindesignated(指定的)campingareas.20However,developedcampgrounds,whicharespecificallydesignatedforcamping,areusuallyavailablebyreservationanddon’trequirecamperstowalkwearilyintothewildernesstoclearcetosetupatent.Designatedcampingspotsusuallyhaveotheradvantageslikebathrooms,showers,picnictables,andmore.A．Packwiththeplanetinmind.B．Sortoutwhatyoureallyneedwhencamping.C．Theyevencarryotheroutdooressentialsforrent.D．Learnhowtosustainablyupgradethesummercampinghere.E．Camperscanalsobuyreusablepapertowelsinordertogenuinelyleavenotrack.F．Eco-friendlycamperscanlearnhowtoupdatetheirskillswiththesesimpletips.G．Althoughbackpackingoffthebeatenpathsoundsfascinating,itmaynotbeeco-friendly.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’mfromIndiaandIlovesaris—atraditionalcostumeforIndianwomen.Myfirst21withthesariwaswithmymotherwhoworesarisevery22dayofheradultlives.Tome,thesariisthelove,23andsafetyofherdailyembrace.However,asayoungadultandjournalist,Ionlyworesarison24occasions.Istillhavesucha25memoryofbuyingmyfirstsariinmy20s.Afamilyfriendinmyhomestateranashop.I26myfriendbringingoverafewsaris,hopingmymomorIwouldbuyone.I27fellinlovewithalightcottonsarimadebyaruralwoman.Andsoyousee,everysaritellsyouaboutnotjustwho’swearingitbutwhowas28inmakingit.Thesariisa(n)29ofwhoweare.Asanimmigranttryingto30hereintheUnitedStates,Idon’twearsarisregularly.ButwhenI’mwearingone,my3-year-oldson,whohasalreadycometolovethegarment,willexclaimthatIlook31.In2012whenIwasona32tripforanevent,IboughtadarkbluecottonsariformymotherinSriLanka.Aftershepassedaway,Iinheritedmanyofhersaris,buttheblueone33myfavorite.Wearingitnow34meofmyassociationwithmymother,andthe35shewouldfeelknowingthatIhadlandedonmyfeet.NomatterwhereintheworldIwas,Iwasalwaysthinkingofher.21．A．experience B．association C．communication D．realization22．A．lovely B．random C．unique D．single23．A．warmth B．grace C．calmness D．concern24．A．public B．informal C．special D．relaxing25．A．beautiful B．vivid C．poor D．rewarding26．A．recall B．picture C．restrict D．switch27．A．gradually B．greedily C．instantly D．intimately28．A．absorbed B．occupied C．trapped D．involved29．A．truth B．key C．expression D．expansion30．A．givein B．fitin C．growup D．popup31．A．amazing B．outstanding C．influential D．convincing32．A．practicing B．reporting C．lecturing D．researching33．A．presented B．provided C．remained D．appeared34．A．reminds B．informs C．relieves D．cures35．A．security B．confidence C．belief D．pride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。Walkingmorethan2,200stepsadaycouldreduceourriskofheartdiseaseandearlydeath,evenifwespendtherestoftheday36(sit)down.That’saccordingtoastudy37(publish)intheBritishJournalofSportsMedicine.Researcherslookedatdatafrommorethan72,000peopleintheUK,with38averageageof61.Previousstudieshavelinkedtimespentsittingwithearlydeathandheartdisease,andwalkingisknown39(decrease)theserisks.Sotheresearchteamwantedtofindout40walkingcouldoffset(抵消)thehealthrisksofspendingalotoftimesitting.Thestudyparticipants41(wear)adeviceontheirwrist,whichwasabletorecordthe42(step)theytookandtheamountoftimetheyspentsittingorlyingdown.Thenthey43(track)foraroundsevenyearsafterward.Duringthistime,1,633participantsdied,andalmost6,200hadheartproblemslikeheartattacksandstrokes.Thestudyfoundthattakingbetween9,000and10,500stepsperdayreducedtheriskofearlydeath4439%,andreducedtheriskofheartdiseaseby21%.That’sevenifpeoplewerespendingalotoftimesitting.Oneoftheresearchers,MatthewAhmadisaidtheresultsshowthat“all45(move)matters”andanyonewhohastospendalotoftimesittingshouldincreasethenumberofstepstheytake.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46．世界历史文化名城博览会每两年在南京举办一次。该博览会针对自然遗产和文化遗产面临的各种危机，呼吁大家一起保护世界遗产。请你代表主办方，用英文写一封倡议书，内容包括：1．世界遗产的重要性；2．保护措施；3．发出倡议。注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：世界历史文化名城博览会theWorldHistoricalandCulturalCityExpoRespectedall,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)47.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。TaimurandDaniyalweretwinsandhadbeenmynextdoorneighborssinceIwasfiveyearsold.Notonlydidwegotothesameschool,butoureveningsandweekendswerespenttogethertoo.Itwaslikewewereinseparable.IneverfeltthatIneededanyfriendsotherthanthem.Unexpectedly,oneeveningtheirparentssharedthenewsofthemmovingtoanothercountry-Australia.Iwasshockedtorealizethatwewouldneverbetogether,startedrecallingallthegoodtimeswehadspenttogether,suchasplayingintheschoolbreaks,theplaydates,andallthefunthingswedid.Wasitallgoingtoend?Whenwehadbeenthroughsomanyhighsandlowstogether,sharedsecretsandsupportedeachotherthroughthickandthin,theirmovingawayfeltlikemyheartwasbeingtakenaway.Thenewsoftheirdepartureleftmefeelingemptyandlost.IwasthinkingaboutthebiggestchangethatIwasgoingtofaceinafewdays,itwasadifficultpilltoswallow,butIknewImustmoveon.Thoughitwasn’teasyatfirst,IwastryingmylevelbesttobeatthementalpainIwasin.Afterhearingthenews,everydayfeltlikeastruggle.Theschooldidn’tfeelthesame;thelunchbreakshadnopurpose.Soontherewouldbenoonetocomparethetestmarkswith,homeworkremarkswouldnotexcitemelikebefore,andsoon.Icouldn’thelpbutfeellostandalonealready.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Seeingmycondition,myfamilyadvisedmetomakethemostofthetimethatwasleftbeforetheymoved.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sayinggoodbyewasn’teasy,butitsetmyheartateasetorealizethatwecouldstillbetheclosestfriends.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

答案1．C2．A3．D4．B5．A6．D7．D8．A9．B10．C11．C12．C13．A14．B15．D16．D17．E18．C19．A20．G21．B22．D23．A24．C25．B26．A27．C28．D29．