甘肃省平凉市灵台二中2023-2024学年第二学期期末调研测试 高二英语试题

平凉市灵台二中2023-2024学年第二学期期末调研测试高二英语试题2024.7本试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。答案一律写在答题卡上。注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。2．答题时使用0.5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号在各题的答题区域（黑色线框）内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A．£19.15. B．£9.18. C．£9.15.答案是C。1．Whatwillthewomandothisafternoon?A．Goshopping. B．Dosomeexercise. C．Washherclothes.2．WhatdidthemandoinFinland?A．Hewasafarmer. B．Hewasanathlete. C．Hewasateacher.3．Wherearethetwospeakers?A．Atanairport. B．Inatrainstation. C．Atabusstop.4．Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeel?A．Excited. B．Annoyed. C．Puzzled.5．What’stheweatherlikenow?A．Cloudy. B．Windy. C．Sunny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．WhydidJimchangehisjob?A．Hewantedmoretimetoread.B．Hehopedtoearnmoremoney.C．Hedislikedworkingasasalesperson.7．WhereisJimworkingnow?A．Inashop. B．Inalibrary. C．Inabank.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8．Whatdoesthemanwanttolearn?A．Torepaircars. B．Toteachdriving. C．Todriveacar.9．Whichcourseswillthemanchoose?A．Weekendcourses.B．Full-timewintercourses.C．Full-timesummercourses.10．Howmanyhoursoftrainingwillthemangeteveryweek?A．5. B．6. C．10.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11．Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A．Athome. B．Inarestaurant. C．Inadepartmentstore.12．Whomadetherobot?A．Ayoungteacher. B．AGermanengineer. C．Anoldcook.13．Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A．Throwabirthdayparty.B．Buyhermotherarobotcook.C．TakeacookingcourseinBeijing.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14．WhydidthewomangotoChina?A．Fortravel. B．Forwork. C．Forstudy.15．Whenwasthelasttimethespeakerssaweachother?A．InJune. B．InJuly. C．InAugust.16．WhatdoesthemanlikemostaboutChina?A．Itslonghistory. B．Itswarmweather. C．Itsbeautifulscenery.17．Whatwillthewomandonext?A．Visitamuseum. B．Attendaclass. C．Takeapicture.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18．WhathappenedtoMayaatageeight?A．Shewentmad. B．Shestoppedspeaking. C．Shelosthersight.19．WhydidMayabegintowrite?A．Toenteracompetition.B．Tobecomeafamouspoet.C．Toinfluenceotherspositively.20．Whichofthefollowingcombinespoemsandpaintings?A．StillIRise. B．PhenomenalWoman. C．LifeDoesn’tFrightenMe.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。ATheBestArtExhibitionstoSeeinEurope20242024isanexcitingyearforart.Butwhatexactlyisshowing,andwherecanyouseeit?Herearesomecan't-missartexhibitions.DanFlavin—DedicationsinLightsKunstausBregenz2March-18Aug.2024TheexhibitionofartistDanFlavinfocusesonthesensoryexplorationoflightandcolorinaseriesoflarge-scalesculptures.Floodedinlight,viewerswillseethemselvesbecomepartoftheworks.Thespaces,alongwiththeobjectswithinit,aresetinrelationtoeachotherandthusbecomeinvolvingexperiences.Survivalinthe21stCenturyDeichtorhallen17March-3Nov.2024“Survivalinthe21stCentury”dealswithsomeofhumanity'sbiggestissues:climatechange,digitalrevolution,globalinjusticeetc..Howcanwelivedifferently,eatdifferently,andusetechnologydifferently?Theexhibitionhousewillbecomeaschoolforthenewcentury,welcomingtheimportantchangesineducationandlearning.BrancusiCentrePompidou27May-1July2024ConstantinBrancusi'sarttakescenterstagewithnearly200sculptures,photographs,drawings,andfilms.Thisexhibitionshowsusaspecialwayoflookingatartistsfromthe20thcentury.Itusesoriginalsculpturesthatwereborrowedfromfamousmuseumsaroundtheworldtodisplaygroupsofsculpturestogether,markingasignificanteventforthemuseum'scollection.ArtBaselMesseBasel13-16June2024Arguablytheworld'smostfamousartevent,ArtBasel2024willpresentartfromover250selectedgalleriesacrosstheglobe,withworkscreatedbymorethan4,000artists.Withitssignificantinfluenceontheartmarket,ArtBaselsetsnewtrends,impactspricing,andshapestheglobalartlandscape.21.Wherecanvisitorsbepartoftheworks?A.KunsthausBregenz.B.CentrePompidou.C.Deichtorhallen.D.MesseBasel.22.WhichexhibitionisavailableinSeptember?A.DanFlavin—DedicationsinLights.B.Brancusi.C.Survivalinthe21stCentury.D.ArtBasel.23.WhatdoBrancusiandArtBaselhaveincommon?A.Theyinfluencetheartmarketglobally.B.Theyshowworksfromthe20thcentury.C.Theyfocusontheworksofasingleartist.D.Theyborrowcollectionsfromelsewhere.BOnacloudySaturdaymorninginJuly,ateamof15—alloverage65,allwomen—huntsfortrashacrossMaresPondonCapeCod,atdepthsofupto8feet.ThesearetheOldLadiesAgainstUnderwaterGarbage(OLAUG).Since2017,thegrouphasmadeititsmissiontoremovetrashfrompondsacrossCapeCod.Thegroup'sexistenceisowedtoSusanBaur,aretiredpsychologist.Alifelongnaturelover,shehadbegunswimminginpondsonthecapeasasaferchoicetotheocean.Seeingthegrowinggarbageinthepond,in2017,sheroundeduptwofriendsandapproachedastrangerwithakayak(皮艇),andtogethertheyclearedthelitterfromapond.Soonothersjoinedthem.WhilemanyoutsidershaveexpressedtheirgratitudetoOLAUGforcleaninguptheponds,anumberhavequestionedwhytheyrefertothemselvesas“oldladies”.Althoughsheadmitsthatitwasn'tinitiallyaconsciouschoice,shenowbelievesthatthe“oldlady”identityisanextremelyimportantpartofwhatthegroupisabout.“Over65,ifyou'rehealthyenoughtodowhatwe'redoing,itistheageofthankfulness,”Baursays.Shenotesthat“womenover65tendtofeelthelimitationofaging.”Theylosepowerandsocialstanding,shesays.PartofthegoalofOLAUGistoshowthatolderwomen,workingasateam,candoalotmorethanpeoplemightthink.Criticismaside,themostcommonresponseis“Iwanttojoinyou.”Andafterthatfirstdive,thenewmembers'excitementiseasilyseen.“Theyhavejustswumfartherthanthey'veeverswum.They'veseenwhatthey'veneverseen.Andthey'vedonegood,”saysBaur.“Theycomebackwiththeirheartsbeating.”24.WhatcanwelearnaboutOLAUG?A.ItisestablishedbyBaur'sfriends.B.Itofferssaferswimmingponds.C.Itissupportedbyretiredpsychologists.D.Itaimstoremovetrashfromponds.25.WhatdoBaur'swordsinparagraph5suggest?A.Peopleover65arerarelyhealthy.B.Peopleshouldbethankfulforoldage.C.Olderwomencanstillcontributetothesociety.D.Olderpeoplemaylosechancetodowhattheylike.26.WhatistheattitudeofmostnewmemberstowardsOLAUG?A.Favorable.B.Intolerant.C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.27.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.OLAUG:MakingtheWorldaCleanerPlaceB.OLAUG:theOnlySolutiontoUnderwaterTrashC.OldLadies:DivingDeepforaCleanerCapeCodD.OldLadies:UnsungHeroesofPondConservationCListeningtomusicorplayinganinstrumentcandelaycognitive(认知的)declineasweage–byproducinggreymatterinthebrain–anewstudyshows.Takenaltogether,thescientistsbelievethatwhilemusicalinterventions(干预)cannotrefreshthebrain,theycanpreventaginginspecificregions,specificallyinpeoplewithnomusicalbackgroundwhostartplayingintheirsenioryears.Asthebrainages,itlosessomeofitsworkingmemorywhichdescribesthekindofmentaleffortneededtorememberawholephonenumberlongenoughtobeabletoreachthepenandpapertowriteitdown,ortranslateasentencefromaforeignlanguage.AteamfromtheUniversityofGenevawantedtoseehowmuchthemusicalfieldcouldpreventthislossofworkingmemoryassociatedwithage-relatedcognitivedecline.Theresearchersfollowedover100retiredpeoplewhohadneverpracticedmusicbefore.Theywereregisteredinpianoandmusicawarenesstrainingforsixmonths.Theparticipantswererandomlyassignedtotwogroups,regardlessoftheirmotivationtoplayaninstrument.Onegroupwasaskedtoplaythepianowhiletheothergrouphadactivelisteninglessons,whichfocusedoninstrumentrecognitionandanalysisofmusicalpropertiesinawiderangeofmusicalstyles.Theclasseslastedonehour.Participantsinbothgroupswererequiredtodohomeworkforhalfanhouraday.‘‘Aftersixmonths,wefoundcommoneffectsforbothinterventions.Thereisanincreaseingreymatterinfourbrainregionsinvolvedinhigh-levelcognitivefunctioninginallparticipants.Theyalsoresultedinanincreaseinworkingmemoryperformanceby6%andatotalreductioningreymatterlossinthepianoplayinggroup,’’saysClaraJames,oneauthorofthestudy.Theseresultsshowthatpracticingandlisteningtomusicpromotescognitivereserve.Theauthorsofthestudybelievethattheseplayfulandaccessibleinterventionsshouldbecomeamajorpolicypriorityforhealthyaging.28.Whatcanwelearnaboutworkingmemoryfromparagraph2?A.Itwillgetweakwithbrainaging.B.Itisrelatedtobodymovements.C.Itisakindoflong-termmemory.D.Itcanbenefitthemusicalfield.29.Whatdidparticipantsdointhestudy?A.Theytookpartinmusic-relatedtraining.B.Theyweredividedintotwogroupsbyage.C.Theywereaskedtoplaythesameinstrument.D.Theyhadtotakeafter-classtrainingforanhour.30.Whichofthefollowingisafindingofthestudy?A.Themusicalinterventionshadnoeffects.B.Greymatterwasincreasedafterthetraining.C.Workingmemoryperformedworsethanbefore.D.Greymatterlosswastotallyreducedinbothgroups.31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Practicingandlisteningtomusiccandelayaging.B.Scientistsfoundnewmusicalwaystorefreshthebrain.C.Theinterventionsshouldbecomeapriorpolicyforhealthyaging.D.Musicalinterventionscanslowcognitivedeclineinhealthyseniors.DQuantum(量子)physicsisthestudyofmatterandenergyatmolecular(分子的)andmicroscopiclevels.Ithascausedalotofargumentsinrecentyearsasit’snotonlycriticizingcommonlyheldlawsofphysicsbutalsoofferingnewpossibilitiesandbreakthroughsinscienceaswellassuggestionsforadjustinghumanbehavior.“Quantum”isalsoaLatinwordmeaning“howmuch”andit’sthisdefinitionthatsufficientlydescribesthescienceofquantumphysics,foritmeasuresverysmallthing.Thestudyofphysicsisarelativelynewfield;infact,manydiscoveriesweremadebyAlbertEinsteinatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.Butasscientistsgainedtechnologytomeasurewithbetterprecisionthephenomenathatwerehappeningintheuniverse,theydiscoveredstrangeoccurrences.Whereastherewerelawsofphysicsgoverninglargebodiesofmatter,theselawsdidn’tapplytosubatomic(亚原子)material.Theysawthattheactofobservingsomethinginfluencesitsphysicalprocessesandwhatdirectionitwillgointo,causingtheuniversenottobeapredictableplace,butonefilledwithaseriesofprobabilities.QuantumphysicswasatfirstmetwithagreatdealofdebateandevenEinsteindevelopedsometheoriesthatcriticizedthisnewscience.Quantumphysicists,however,cameupwithsomemoretheoriesthatinturnprovedtobemoreusefulthanEinstein’sincorrecttheoriesandledtoquantumphysicsbeingacceptedasascience.Becausequantumphysicsstatesthatrealityisrelative,ithasbecomeanewphilosophythatappealstomanypeople.Statingthattheyareincontrolofwhathappensintheirlives,supportersofquantumphysicssaythatbyvisualizingsomethingtobetrue,thisprocessincreasestheprobabilityofithappeningintheirlives.Workshops,motivationalbooks,andmovieshavebeenmadeonthissubject,usingsomeoftheideasofquantumphysicsasthebackboneoftheirteachingsandassumptions.32.Whatcanwelearnaboutquantumphysicsfromparagraph1?A.Itstudieslargebodiesofmatter.B.Itisuniversallyacceptednowadays.C.Itmaycausegreatscientificchanges.D.Itwillchangehumanbehaviorcompletely.33.Howdidscientistsdiscoverthestrangeoccurrences?A.ByworkingwithEinstein.B.Byusingprecisetechnology.C.Bystudyinglawsofphysics.D.Byobservingphysicalprocesses.34.WhatisEinstein’sattitudetowardquantumphysics?A.Unclear.B.Opposing.C.Tolerant.D.Objective.35.Supportersofquantumphysicsbelieve________.A.itisanoldscientificbeliefB.itisveryeasytounderstandC.theycancontroltheirlivesD.theycanmakeprofitsonit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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Manyanimalpopulationsseemtobedecreasingsharply.36ItisAmerica’snativewoodstork(木鹳).ThewoodstorkistheonlystorkthatbreedsinNorthAmerica.In1984,itwasdeclaredanendangeredspeciesafteritspopulationdroppedtojust5,000matingpairs.Atthetime,scientistspredictedthatthebirdwouldbecompletelywipedoutby2000.37TheFishandWildlifeServiceisproposingadelisting(移除)ofthewoodstorkasanendangeredspecies.Sohowdidthepopulationbounceback?38Thewoodstork’snativehomewasintheEvergladesinFlorida,butitmigratednorthastheEvergladeswerebeingdestroyedbydevelopment.In1987,formerSavannahCoastalRefugesbiologistJohnRobinettenoticedstorknestsinGeorgia,asstorkpopulationsmovedtosaferwetlands.AccordingtoStephanieKurose,aseniorpolicyspecialistattheCentreforBiologicalDiversity,theEndangeredSpeciesActisalsotothankforthisrecovery.Shesaid,“Theactsavedthewoodstork.39Ithasimprovedwaterqualityandbenefitedcountlessotherspecieswhocalltheareahome.”TheEndangeredSpeciesActhassaved99percentofthespeciesthatwereonthelistsince1973.Ahundredtypesofplantsandanimalshavebeendelistedastheirpopulationsbecomestableagain.Ifthewoodstorkisdelisted,itwillremainprotectedbyotherlaws.40A.Today,itnumbers10,000matingpairs.B.However,onespeciesismovingintheoppositedirection.C.Thesuccessisinpartdowntotheflexibilityofthewoodstork.D.Ithelpedpreserveandrebuildvitalhabitatsthroughoutthesoutheast.E.Thebirdshaveadaptedtonewnestingareasandenlargedtheircolonies.F.ItservesasanindicatorspeciesforrestorationoftheEvergladesecosystem.G.Amonitoringplanwillbeputinplacetoensurethepopulationremainsstable.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。Myfamilyappearedperfectfromtheoutside.Butinside,wewereoverwhelmedbyconstant41.Thisparticularfightstartedjustliketheothers.Ipackedmybagforanovernightteam-buildingeventatmyschoolclub.Idideverythingtostall(拖延)to42myparentsandapotentialfight.However,Iwalkeddownthestairsonlytofindtheywerestaringupatme.Mymother'sbrowwrinkled(皱起)with43.“Younevertellmewhereyouaregoingorwhenyouwillbehome!”sheyelled,staringatmecoolly.Ipretendednottohearandleft.ThatnightI44myselfinself-pity,unwillingtotalk.Thenextmorning,my45handedmeanenvelopewithmynameonit.Sheexplainedshehadaskedeveryone'sparentstowritealettertotheirchildbeforetheteam-buildingevent.Iwalkedtoanemptyclassroomtoopenit46.Intheletter,I47thedeeplovefrommyparents.Theirhonestymademe48ourrelationshipinthepastsixteenyears,theroleIplayedintheargumentsandour49ofcommunication.Inreality,everyone50.Anditwastimeforallofustomakeachange.Myfamilywas51whenIreturnedhome.MyparentsandIhadanewfoundrespectforeachother.Westillhavedisagreements52,buttherearenomore53stares.Eventhoughwecannotchangethepast,eachdayweslowlylearnhowto54asafamily,ensuringthatanothersixteenyearswon'tbe55aswell.41.A.embarrassmentB.dangerC.tensionD.disturbance42.A.avoidB.failC.remindD.appreciate43.A.regretB.envyC.sympathyD.disapproval44.A.expressedB.drownedC.trainedD.challenged45.A.instructorB.neighborC.friendD.colleague46.A.inprivateB.forgoodC.inadvanceD.forcertain47.A.expectedB.sensedC.conveyedD.cherished48.A.strugglewithB.careaboutC.committoD.reflecton49.A.lackB.determinationC.mediumD.freedom50.A.adaptedB.survivedC.contributedD.succeeded51.A.largerB.busierC.calmerD.wealthier52.A.specificallyB.originallyC.purposefullyD.occasionally53.A.curiousB.cold-eyedC.thoughtfulD.wide-mouthed54.A.pretendB.evaluateC.competeD.communicate55.A.spareB.boringC.lostD.risky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。Servingasmorethanjustfabric,thetraditionalChinesehanfuhasahistoryofnearly4,000years.Inrecenttimes,therehasbeenaresurgence(复苏)ofinterestinhanfuinChinaandtheUnitedStates,asmorepeople56(draw)towearingit.RachelYu,fromBoston,saidthather57(introduce)tohanfucameunexpectedlyonedaywhenshewasbrowsing(浏览)artdocumentariesonline.Itwasachanceencounterwithahanfuvideothatcaughtherattention.YudevelopedherinterestinhanfuaftermarryingherChinesehusband,58giftedhiswifeherfirstsetofhanfuandintroducedhertomoreknowledgeaboutthetraditionalclothing.Shealwaysasksquestions,59(express)fascinationwheneverencounteringhanfuonlineorseeingpeoplewearingdifferentkindsofattire(服装).Yusaidthatshehadtriedtolearnsomeknowledgeabouthanfu,60theresearchprocesswasveryhardforherasaforeigner.Shesearchedonlineforspecificquestionsandusuallyfoundanswersthroughblog61(post).YuisnowlearningChinesetoknowmoreaboutthetraditionalclothingfroma62(distance)country.ToencourageherselftolearnChinese,Yuopenedaccountsononlineplatforms63(record)theprocess.Tohersurprise,shehasgainedasmanyas53,000followerswhoareinterestedintheWesterngirl.64(additional),thesefollowerswerealsolearningEnglishcontentabouthanfu.Yuisnotonlyastudentbutalsoanambassadorwhoisabridge65Chinesehanfucultureandinternationalfansaroundtheworld.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）你校开展了一系列劳动实践活动，如：校园环境保护、校外志愿活动、烹饪基础课程等。请你向你的外国朋友Mike写一封邮件进行介绍。内容包括：1.你参与的活动；2.你的感想。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。参考词汇：laborpractice劳动实践DearMike,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________