安徽省芜湖市2023-2024学年高二下学期7月期末英语试题

2023—2024学年度第二学期芜湖市高中教学质量监控高二年级英语试题卷注意事项：1.本卷共四部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2.本试卷包括“试题卷”和“答题卷”两部分。“试题卷”共8页，“答题卷”共3页。3.请务必在“答题卷”上答题，在“试题卷”上答题是无效的。4.考试结束后，请将“试题卷”和“答题卷”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.Howwastheweatherwhenthemanwasonholidaythisyear?A.Windy. B.Cloudy. C.Sunny.2.Whatdoesthewomandowhenshegetsacold?A.Shegoestothedoctor’s. B.Shetakessomemedicine. C.Shedrinksteawithlemon.3.Whatisthewomandoingnow?A.Helpingastranger. B.Askingfordirections. C.Lookingforapoliceman.4.Whencanthewomanreturnhome?A.At10:15. B.At10:30. C.At10:45.5.Howwillthespeakerstravel?A.Byplane. B.Bytrain. C.Bycar.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。6.WhoisMike?A.Theman’sclassmate. B.Theman’steacher. C.Theman’sbrother.7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’slastsuggestion?A.Stupid. B.Useless. C.Helpful.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题8.HowdoesMaggielooktoEric?A.Anxious. B.Excited. C.Confused.9.WhydoesEricmentionhisperformanceinaplay?A.Toshowhispride. B.Toexpresshisregret. C.TocomfortMaggie.10.WhatdoesEricoffertodoforMaggie?A.Rewriteherlines.B.Teachhertoplaybaseball.C.Helpherwiththepractice.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Atravelcompany. B.Aguidedtour. C.Awebsite.12.Whatdidthewomandoonline?A.Shesearchedforarestaurant.B.Sheorderedsomewine.C.Sheboughttwotickets.13.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A.Eatout. B.Meetanexpert. C.Dosomesightseeing.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题14.Whydoesthemanseldomdoexercise?A.Helacksmotivation. B.Hehasaheartproblem. C.Heworksallthetime.15.Whydoesthewomanspeakofastudy?A.Toencouragetheman. B.Torecommendanexercise. C.Tosupportherfindings.16.Howmuchtimewillthemanprobablyspendexercisingweekly?A.150minutes. B.75minutes. C.15minutes.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whodoesthespeakerprobablytalkto?A.Students. B.Teachers. C.Parents.18.Whatkindofbagsdoesthespeakersuggestusing?A.Paperbags. B.Plasticbags. C.Reusablebags.19.What’sthespeaker’ssecondsuggestion?A.Unpluggingthedevices.B.Usingenergy-savingdevices.C.Standingbesidethedevices.20.Whydoesthespeakermakethespeech?A.Tocallforpeopletotakeaction.B.Tocorrectsomewrongideas.C.Todiscussdifferenthabitsinlife.第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATherearethousandsofsciencebooksonahugevarietyoftopics.Whichonesshouldyouchoose?Luckilyforyou,wehavemadealistofthebestsciencebooksthatyoushouldnotmiss.AShortHistoryofNearlyEverythingWrittenbyBillBryson,itisapopularsciencebookthatexplainssomeareasofscience.ItwaspublishedonFebruary4,2003,andwasoneofthebest-sellingpopularsciencebooksof2005intheUK.Itexplainsavarietyofscientifictopicsinavividandcomprehensiveway,whichmakesitaccessibleforpeoplewithnoscienceknowledge.Butit’squitelong.ThingExplainer:ComplicatedStuffinSimpleWordsItisa2015non-fictionbookcreatedbyRandallMunroe,inwhichtheauthorexplainsvariouscomplexsubjectsusingcommonEnglishwords.Itcoversawiderangeoftopicsandexplainscomplexideasusingillustrations,soit’sentertainingandeasilyunderstood.However,thewordsandphrasesusedtodescribethesubjectsaretootechnicaltounderstand.AskanAstronaut:MyGuidetoLifeinSpacePublishedonOctober19,2017,thebookisTimPeake’spersonalguidetolifeinspace,basedonhisownexperience.Q&Aformatmakesiteasytoquicklyfindanswersandimagesareusedtoillustratesomeofthemorecomplexideas,makingitsuitableforbothchildrenandadults.ThedisadvantageisthattheQ&Aformatcanbecomeboringsometimes.BriefAnswerstotheBigQuestionsWrittenbyStephenHawking,the2018bookexaminessomeoftheuniverse’sgreatestmysteriesandpromotestheviewthatscienceisveryimportantinhelpingsolveproblems.ItprovidesagreatintroductiontoStephenHawking’sthoughts.Sincecomplexideasarecommunicatedinasimpleandunderstandablelanguage,yourpreviousphysicsknowledgeisnotrequired.Formoreadvancedreaders,it’stoobasic.21.Whichistheoldestofthefollowingbooks?A.AShortHistoryofNearlyEverything.B.ThingExplainer:ComplicatedStuffinSimpleWords.C.AskanAstronaut:MyGuidetoLifeinSpace.D.BriefAnswerstotheBigQuestions.22.Whatisthechallengeofreadingthesecondbook?A.Varioustopics. B.Technicalterms.C.Complicatedsubjects. D.Scientificillustrations.23.Whatdothelasttwobookshaveincommon?A.Theystressthepracticaluseofscience.B.TheyuseQ&Aformatstoexplainideas.C.Theyrequirepreviousscienceknowledge.D.Theyseemtoappealtothegeneralpublic.BAroundtheworld,traditionalcraftsarefallingvictimtotechnologyandglobalization.InHongKong,MiruWongKa-lamisdoingherbittokeeptheartofYueembroidery(粤绣)alive.Wong’shand-embroideredshoeshop,Sindart,isoneofafewinthecitytohavesurvivedtheindustry.Toshareherskills,thethird-generationownerofthe65-year-oldsmallbusinessholdsweeklyworkshopsforthoseeagertolearnthedyingartofembroidery.WhenfamilymembersgatherfordinnerduringtheMid-AutumnFestival,theyexchangegifts.Handmadeslippers(拖鞋)usedtobeapopularitemtogivetoelderlymembersofthefamily.Unfortunately,thepracticeisnowlesscommon.“Whenmygrandparentsstartedtheshopinthe1950s,therewerealotmoreordersforhandmadeslippers.Now,itseemsthatpeoplearemorefocusedonbuyingmooncakes,”Wongsays.Cheaper,machine-embroideredslippersareanotherthreat(威胁)tothetraditionalcraft’ssurvival.Wong,however,believesthathandmadeslippershavebetterqualitycomparedwithmachine-madeones.“Machine-madeslippersfeeldifferentfromhandmadeones,”shesays.“Thematerialistoosoft,makingtheslippersuncomfortable.”Oneelement(元素)thatmakesSindart’sslippersuniqueisthewiderangeofdesigns.“Mylategrandfather,whofoundedSindartin1958inatinyshop,createdhisownembroiderydesignsinthe1950s,”Wongsays.WonghasmadeuphermindtogivenewlifetotheartofYueembroiderybyaddingmodernelementsandmakingfootwearthatissuitableforeverydayuse.“Thisincludesapplyinghandembroiderytonotonlyslippers,whichisthetradition,butalsotoothertypesofshoes.NowI’mstudyingshoemakingtechniquesinashoefactorysothatIcanachievethis,”shesays.24.WhatisWong’spurposeinholdingweeklyworkshops?A.Toenlargeherbusiness.B.Topracticeherembroideryskills.C.Topromotetheartofembroidery.D.Toincreaseherinfluenceintheindustry.25.WhyhavehandmadeslippersbecomelesspopularduringtheMid-AutumnFestival?A.Peoplethinkthey’reoutofdate.B.Oldpeopledonotwanttowearthem.C.They’renotasgoodastheyusedtobe.D.Peopleprefertobuymooncakesinstead.26.Whyaremachine-madeslippersconsideredathreattohandmadeslippers?A.Theyareofhigherquality. B.Theyaremorecomfortable.C.Theyaremoreaffordable. D.Theyaremadeofsoftermaterial.27.WhatwillWongdointhefuture?A.Openmoreshoefactories. B.Expandherproductrange.C.Applyhandembroiderytoclothes. D.Buildpartnershipswithlocalshoefactories.CHaveyoueverimaginedatennislessonfromoneoftheworld’sgreatesttennisplayersatyourlocalcourt?Thisdreamcametruefortwoyoungplayers,whogottotrainwith20-year-oldsuperstarEmmaRaducanuaftersheappearedasahologram(全息图)—aphotographicrecordingoftheimage.WhileSamClague,14,andT’naeDiamondPaisley,12,werebothinLondon,theBritishnumberonewasinAbuDhabi.Duringtheworld’sfirstholographiclesson,MsRaducanu’savatar(头像)appearedtofeedballstotheplayersandgavelivefeedbackontheirshots,like“thatwasfast”and“therewaslotsoftopspin(上旋)onthat”.EvenSamsaidhethoughtshehadbeenpre-recordedatfirstuntilshespokewithhimdirectly.Theirholographictrainingsessionoffersaglimpseintohowadvancingtechnologycouldrevolutionizetenniscoaching,accordingtoDrIanPearson.DrPearsonthinksthatmixedrealityheadsetswillsoonallowtennisplayerstofeeltheyareplayinginunusualvirtualenvironments,likeonaspacestationorthemiddleofalake.Through5G,thefutureoftenniswillseeincreasedinteractionbetweenreallifetenniscourtsandtherichimaginationweseeincomputergames—playingwhenever,whereverandwhoeveryouwant.Fullsensory(全感官)virtualrealitycouldevenplacetheviewerinsidethetennisplayer’sshoesinrealtime.DrPearsonsaid,“By2030,withactiveskintechnology,theplayingstylesandeventhesensationsoftop-levelplayerscouldbecaptured,sothatanyonecouldexperiencehowitactuallyfelttoplaythatgamethroughfullsensoryvirtualreality.”Finally,sportswearmadefromsmartmaterialscouldallowforadigitalcoachpoweredbyartificialintelligence(AI)toprovidefeedbackonaplayer’sform.DrPearsonsaid,“AI-controlledsuitsmadefromsmartmaterials,suchasfabricswithsensors,canhelpplayersfindtheperfectstrokewhenhittingorreturningaservebyquicklylearningthemusclememoryofaflawlessforehand.UsingdirectfeedbackfromfriendlyvirtualAIcoaches,newplayerscandevelopandlearnmuchmorequickly.”28.WhatdidMsRaducanudointhefirstholographiclesson?A.Giveplayersarealtimeguidance.B.Requireplayerstofollowhershots.C.Recordcoachingcontentsinadvance.D.Analyzetechniquesaftertheholographiclesson.29.Whatcanfullsensoryvirtualrealitymakeviewersdo?A.Increasetheirimaginationofsports.B.Taketheplaceoftoplevelplayers.C.Experiencethefeelingofplayersonthespot.D.Haveasenseofplayinginanunusualplace.30.What’sDrPearson’sattitudetowardsvirtualAIcoaches?A.Critical. B.Skeptical. C.Favorable. D.Cautious.31.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Thefutureoftenniscoaching. B.ThethreatfromAItocoaches.C.Thefirstlivecoachingonline. D.Theappearanceofdigitaltennispartners.D“WHATISCIVILISATION?”askedKennethClark50yearsagointheseminal(开创性的)BBCseriesonthesubject.“Idon’tknow,andIcan’tdefineitinabstractterms,yet.ButIthinkIcanrecognizeitwhenIseeit,andI’mlookingatitnow.”Andheturnedtogesturebehindhim,atthesoaringGothictowersandflyingbuttressesofNotreDame(巴黎圣母院).Itseemsinhumantocaremoreaboutabuildingthanaboutpeople.ThatthesightofNotreDamegoingupinflameshasattractedsomuchmoreattentionthanfloodsinsouthernAfricawhichkilledover1,000arousesunderstandablefeelingsofguilt.Yetthewidespread,intensegriefatthesightofthecathedral’s(大教堂)collapsingsteeple(尖塔)isinfactprofoundlyhuman—andinaparticularly21st-centuryway.Familiaritybreedsaffection.Abuildingonwhosesunnystepsyouhaverested,infrontofwhichyouhavetakenaselfiewithyourlovedone,becomesawarmpartofyourmemoriesandthusofyourself.ThathelpsexplainwhyChinaisinmourning—WeChat,youngChina’sprincipal(主要的)meansoftalkingtoitself,hasbeenfollowingthestory.Anditwillberebuilt.Theefforttorebuilditwillbringpeopletogether.Within24hours,€600m($677m)hadbeenraisedfrombusinessesandrichpeople,andarashofcrowdfundingcampaignsstarted.Yettheemotionsthesightarousedwerelessaboutthebuildingitselfthanaboutwhatlosingitmightmean.NotreDameisanexpressionofhumanityatitscollectivebest.Itssurvivalthrough850yearsofpoliticalturbulence—throughwar,revolutionandNazioccupation—bindsthepresenttothepast.Itwillneverbethesame,butthatisasitshouldbe.AsVictorHugowrotein“TheHunchbackofNotreDame”,athree-volumelove-lettertothecathedral:“Greatedifices(建筑物),likegreatmountains,aretheworkofcenturies.Artisoftentransformedasitisbeingmade…Timeisthearchitect,thenationisthebuilder.”32.WhatcanweinferaccordingtoParagraph1?A.KennethClarkisastaff(职员)inBBC.B.KennethClarkbelievesthatNotreDameisasymbolofcivilization.C.CivilizationissoabstractthatKennethClarkcan’trecogniseit.D.NotreDameisthesubjectoftheBBCseries.33.WhyhasthesightofNotreDamegoingupinflamesattractedsomuchattentionaccordingtothepassage?A.BecausethesunnystepsinNotreDameforpeopletorestonisimpressive.B.BecauseNotreDamehasboostedthelocaleconomy.C.Becausenumerablepeoplearoundtheworldhasbeenthereandleftgoodmemories.D.BecausesocialmedialikeWeChatinChinahelpmorepeopleknowit.34.WhichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedwordinParagraph4?A.current B.parties C.power D.disorder35.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Theessence(精髓)ofNotreDamewillbelostifwerebuildit.B.ItisdifficulttorebuildNotreDame.C.Ifitwerenotforthefire,NotreDamewouldalwaysstaythesame.D.NotreDamewillchangeastimegoesbyevenwithoutthefire.第二节（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。HowtostartupalibraryofthingsRatherthancluttering(乱推放)ourhouses,startingupalibraryofthingsallowspeopletoborrowandsharehuge,priceygoodsintheneighbourhood.36Butinsteadofborrowingbooks,localpeopleareborrowingdrills,pastamakersandguitarsforanaffordablefee.Here’showtostartyourown:Talktoyourneighbours37Dotheyfeeltheirhomeistoocluttered?Dotheywanttodotheirbitfortheenvironmentandspendlessmoney?Linkintolocalnetworksandaskpeopletovoteona“wishlist”ofitemstheycouldborrow.FindaspaceStartsmallinsomeone’sgarageorlocalmarkettoseewhatitemsaremostpopular.Thenfindspaceinbuildingsinurbanareaswithhighfootfall(客流量)suchaslibrariesorcommunityhubs.38Whystartalibraryofthings?Wewerelivinginasmallhouseandneededsometoolstoputupshelves.Wedidn’twanttoownthetoolsandhiringthemwasexpensive!39InspiredbytoollibrariesintheUSandlendinglibrariesinBerlin,westartedasmalllibraryofthingslocallyandsevenyearslaterwe’rerunningfivelibraryofthingslocationsacrossLondon.Whatotherimpactonthelocalarea?We’verunverysuccessfuleventsledbyborrowerssuchasmendingmeetups,sewingclasses,DIYclasses.40Borrowershavepreviouslytestedoutnewfoodbusinessesatthemarketbyusingouritems.Andforevery£10someonespendsonborrowing,£8stayslocally,creatinglocaljobsandsupportingthelocalcommunityspaces.A.Findoutiflocalpeopleneedasharinglibrary.B.Thelibraryofthingshasavarietyofeffectslocally.C.You’llneedsomemoneytosetupyoursharinglibrary.D.What’smore,wewerealsodiscomfortedbythewastewemade.E.Butinsuburbanandruralareas,amobilesharinglibrarymightbebetter.F.Speaktootherswhohavedoneitandarewillingtosharetheirknowledge.G.Affordable,convenientandenvironmental-friendlysharinglibrariesarepoppingup.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。IusedtogetanxiousbeforeFather’sDaybecauseIdidn’tknowwhattobuyasagift.I’d41countlessstoresforsomethingthatmydadwouldlike.ButneverhadIsuccessfullyboughtasatisfactoryone.ThatwasyearsagowhenIwasinnocentandthoughteveryholidaywasabout42.ThoseyearsitwasusuallymonthsafterFather’sDaythatmydad43agiftbecausehealwaystoldmehenever“needs”anything.SoIstoppedgettinghimthingsand,44,startedtakinghimouttomovies,torestaurantsortoshows,whichbroughthimmuchlaughter.Weshould45spendingtimewithourfathersdoingsomethingtheyreallyshow46for.Ifheisfondoffishing,gofishingwithhim.Anythingyoucandotospendtimewithyourfatherisbetterthananythingyoucan47inaboxandputabowon,unlessofcourse,youputyourselfinabox,popoutandhandhimticketstoashoworagame.If,however,yourmindisstillsetongettinga(n)48giftaswell,thenreplacewhatneedstobe49.That’sprobablywhatI’mgoingtodonextyearformyfather.Sorry,Dad,butthisreallywillbethelastsummeryourlawnmowercan50.Ifyourdadisanythinglikemine,he’llmanageuntilwhateverneedstobereplacedis51broken.AndbythatImeanit’sthere-is-no-possible-way-it-can-be-fixedbroken.Sobuyanewoneforhim.Manypeoplemaynolongerhavea(n)52withtheirdad.Soforthosewhoareluckylikeme,it’sa53totakeourdadsforgranted.Thetimeswecanlaughsure54thetimeswecan’t.Now,dosomethingwithyourdadtomakehimhappy.55thematerialisticgifts.Bringonthelaughs.41.A.search B.design C.record D.restore42.A.chances B.gifts C.promises D.hopes43.A.sent B.offered C.received D.shared44.A.moreover B.instead C.therefore D.regardless45.A.referto B.putoff C.focuson D.figureout46.A.passion B.optimism C.respect D.sympathy47.A.wrap B.discover C.imagine D.touch48.A.strange B.flexible C.expensive D.materialistic49.A.repaired B.unfolded C.exchanged D.updated50.A.waste B.work C.quit D.lose51.A.simply B.partly C.completely D.slightly52.A.relationship B.experiment C.exploration D.explanation53.A.duty B.right C.shame D.challenge54.A.takeup B.makeupfor C.catchupwith D.bringback55.A.Prepare B.Observe C.Support D.Forget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。Nowadays,weareusedtoopening56apptoskimpublicreviewsforreferencebeforegoingtoarestaurant.Ifithasascoreof4.8oraboveona5-pointscale,therestaurantisguaranteedtobeagoodchoice;butifitisa4orevenless,italmostalwaysmeanstherestaurantissoterriblethatyouarelikely57(suffer).Duringthepastmonths,topicssuchas“Restaurantswithlowratingsmaytastebetter”58(top)thelistofsearchterms.But59isessentialforeveryonetogetgenuineevaluation.Weneedtoanalyzethereasons60leadtothepresentsituationsandreflectonmeasurestoimproveconsumerexperiences.Foronething,quiteafewbusinessrunnersrelysoprimarily61goodscorestoattractconsumersthattheybuypositivereviews.Foranother,someconsumersmaygoagainsttheir62(origin)intentionandgivehighscoresbecausetheyreceivefree63(dish)orcoupons.When64(ask)tosubmitcommentsaboutthesephenomena,platformsmustdevelopricherwaysforqualityplayerswhoneedtodisplaythemselves.Meanwhile,theratingmechanismshouldincluderegularmonitoring.Otherwise,userswilleventuallyabandonplatforms,65(leave)thosetrickyplayerstotheirmarketinggame.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）你校上周六举行了学生书法与绘画作品展。请你为学校英语报写一篇报道，内容包括：1.活动目的；2.活动过程；3.观众反响。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。CalligraphyandPaintingExhibition____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。SandyandJanecametoseethejobotreeonthehilltopagain.Jobosweretheirfavoritefruit,butthetreebelongedtoaladywholivedinthehousebythehill.Theyheardshewasdifficult,butthatsometimesshewouldgivefruitinreturnforanerrand(差使).Thegirlsfinallygatheredtheircouragetoknockonherdoor.Anelderlywomanwithafiercelookanswered,staringdownatthegirls.“Weheard…”saidSandy,hervoiceshaky,“thatyougivejobsinpaymentforrunninganerrand.”Theladyraisedoneeyebrow,thenwentintothekitchenandtooktwobaskets.Shepushedthemintothegirls’hands.“Gofillthesewithjobs,andcomerightback.”Thegirlsracedupthehilltothetreeandfilledthebasketswiththeripestjobs.Backatthehouse,theladyfilledabagwithriceandhandedittoSandy.“TakethisbagandonebasketofjobstotheBrownfamily.Andaskthemforthepayment.”theladyaddedwithatightsmile.“Ifyoureturnwithoutthepayment,youwon’tgetthefruit.”Thegirlsstruggledallthewaywiththebagandthebasket.Whentheywerethere,Mrs.Brownansweredthedoor.Insideonthefloorwerethreelittlechildren,eachpaintingsomethingonpaper.Mr.Brownwaslyingsickinbed.Timeswerehard.Thegirlshandedherthefood.“Thisisfromtheladywiththejobotree.”saidSandy.“Sheaskedforthepayment,too.”Janesaidawkwardly.“Thepayment!Thepayment!”Thechildrenrepeated,wavingthepaperintheirhandshappily.SandyandJanelookedateachotherstrangely.Withasmile,Mrs.BrownhandedSandyalargesealed(密封的)envelopesofullthatitwasalmoststartingtobreakopen.Thegirlssaidgoodbyeandleftquickly.“Iwonder,”Sandymurmured,“whetherMrs.Browncanaffordtopayforthatfood.”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。Worried,thetwogirlsdiscussedwhatwasintheenvelopeastheywalkedback.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Theladyopenedtheenvelope,tookoutapileofpaper,andsmiled.__________________________________________________________________________________________________