广西河池市校联体2023-2024学年高二年级下册第二次联考英语试题（含答案）

2024年春季学期高二年级校联体第二次联考

英语

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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Co

1.Howwillthewomangettothestadium?

A.Bybus.B.Bytaxi.C.Bysubway.

2.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?

A.Frightened.B.Relieved.C.Happy.

3.Whywasthegirltalkinginclass?

A.Sheneededtoknowthepagenumber.

B.Sheremindedtheclasstopayattention.

C.Shewantedtomoveupclosertothefront.

4.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Takingaphoto.B.Lookingatapicture.C.Havinghaircut.

5.Whereisthepostoffice?

A.OnStarStreet.B.Oppositealibrary.C.Besideabookstore.

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.Whydoesthemantalktothewoman?

A.Tomakeaninvitation.B.Tochangetheirplan.C.Tothankforinformation.

7.Whatdoesthewomanintendtodothisevening?

A.Seeaperformance.B.Buyticketsonline.C.Chatwithhisparents.

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听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Bookingahotel.B.Rentingacoach.C.Reschedulingaconference.

9.Whyisthewomanworried?

A.Thehotelisexpensive.

B.Theymightgooverbudget.

C.Theymustgetupearlyeachday.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Friends.B.Motherandchild.C.Husbandandwife.

11.Howdoesthewomanthinkofworkingforheraunt?

A.Easy.B.Unimportant.C.Beneficial.

12.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodowithherdecision?

A.Studyabroad.

B.Talktoherteacher.

C.Imaginehoweachchoicefeels.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.

14.WhatdoesDavidthinkhelpedhimgettheletterfromHarvard?

A.Studyingtillmidnight.

B.Attendingcoursesonweekends.

C.Havinggoodlearninghabits.

15.WhydidDavidchooseHarvardUniversity?

A.Hisunclewasstudyingthere.

B.HehopestobeAndrew'sschoolmate.

C.Hehaswonascholarshiptoitthisyear.

16.WhatdoesDavidplantodobeforeSeptember?

A.Travelabroad.B.Visithisuncle.C.Workpart-timeinChina.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoisthetargetaudienceofthespeaker?

A.Localcitizens.B.TouristsinEurope.C.Europeanslivingabroad.

18.WhatwillthehightemperatureinLondonbetoday?

A.2degrees.B.7degrees.C.10degrees.

19.HowwilltheweatherbeinParisthisafternoon?

A.Snowy.B.Cloudy.C.Misty.

20.Inwhichcitywillitbesunnytomorrow?

A.London.B.Paris.C.Berlin.

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。

A

Herearethebestsummerdestinationstotraveltoforanamazingsummervacationwith

yourfolks!Readon,toknowmoreaboutalltheseexcitingplaces.

London—GapeattheBigBenTower

Londonisworld-famousforitsnicesummerweather,strictBritishguardsthatstand

outsidethehonourableBuckinghamPalace,andthedeliciousfishandchipsthatwillkeepyou

comingbackformore!Plus?it'sattractivefestivalslikeSt.Patrick'sDay,andBeerWeek

thattakeawesomenesstoanewlevelaltogether!

SuggestedDuration：4-7days

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NewZealand—ScenicLandscapesforNatureLovers

NewZealandissurelyoneofthebestsummerdestinationsintheworldowingtothefact

thatitenjoyssummeryweatherwhenitiswinterinAsia,givingusaperfectexcusetogo

theretoescapethecold.Itsalsooneofthemostscenicandbeautifuldestinationsintheworld

owingtothesplendidlandscapesthatappeartobefromanotherplanetaltogether!

SuggestedDuration：3—4days

Iceland-WatchColoursBlendBeautifully

Icelandiswhereeverytravellerneedstogoifnatureandadventureiswhattheylove.

Thisplaceoffersnotonlybreathtakingviewsbutalsorefreshingexperiencesthatareenough

toenjoyrelaxationfromthehumidity（湿度）andheat.

SuggestedDuration：6—7days

BaliHoneymooner'sParadise

Offeringpostcard-likeviewsofthesunset,Baliisalsofamousforshoppinganditsyoga

retreats.Theattractiveculture,thepicturesqueislands,andtheawesomefoodareenoughto

makeyoubelievethatit'soneofthebestsummerholidaydestinationsintheworld.

SuggestedDuration：2—3days

21.Wherewillyougobackifyoulikechipsandfish?

A.London.B.NewZealand.C.Iceland.D.Bali.

22.WhenwillyouprobablygotoNewZealandifyouareanAsian?

A.December.B.September.C.May.D.June.

23.Whatisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Atextbook.B.Areport.

C.Atravelbrochure.D.Aneducationpaper.

B

IrememberedanincidentwhenIwasateenagegirlclearly.Once,Iwastravellingby

trainwithmymumandmyeldersistertovisitmygrandparentsinanothercity.Itwasaday

journeyandweenteredtheladiescompartment（车室）ofthetrain.Itwascrowdedbutwegot

seatsandsettleddown.Wekeptourluggageundertheseatsandwaitedforthetraintostart.

Ladieskeptoncominginside.Theseatswerequicklytaken.Onlyoneseatwasempty

whenawomanwithababyentered.Shewasabouttogoovertotheemptyplacewhenabig

andstrongmanenteredandwalkedtotheseatquickly,sittingdownwithathump（重击声）.

Therefore,theladywiththechildheldontoherbagandstoodinthecorner.Iwaswatching

allthisangrily.Iexpectedthewomanstandingthereoranyoftheotherladiestospeakoutto

askthemantoleavetheladiescompartment.

However,noonespoke.Mymumandmysisterhadtheireyesshuttorest,unawareof

anythingwrong.IdecidedIcouldnotdisturbthem.IcouldhaveofferedmyplacebutIwas

alreadysquashed（挤扁）betweenmymumandmysister.

Thetrainstarted.Thewomanstandingbesidethemanwasswayingtoandfrowiththe

train,withthescreamingchildinherarms.However,themanner-lessmanhadnoreaction.

Iwasveryangrywiththemanforhisbadbehaviour.Icouldnolongerbearit,soIdecidedto

helpthewomaninsomeway.Igotupandwalkedcalmlyovertotheman.Iaskedhimifhe

couldread.Hemadeabadfaceandsaidhecould.Next,Iaskedhimtoreadwhatwaswritten

onthebackofhisseat.Hedidsoandsaw“Ladies"onit.Hegotthepointandleftthe

compartmentinabighurry,almostfalling.

24.Whydidtheauthortakethetrainjourney?

A.Tovisithergrandparents.B.Tomovetoanothercity.

C.Tosurveyanincident.D.Tospendhersummerholiday.

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25.Whatmadethewomanwithababyhavetostandinthecorner?

A.Thelastseatwasbroken.

B.Thebabywasunwillingtobeseated.

C.Astrongmantookthelastemptyseat.

D.Shewasfrightenedbyathump.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“swaying“meaninParagraph4?

A.Swinging.B.Standing.C.Shouting.D.Walking.

27.Howdidtheauthormakethemanawareofhismistake?

A.Sheaskedhimtoleaveatonce.

B.Shefoughtwiththemanbravely.

C.Sheblamedhimforhismeanbehaviour.

D.Sheremindedhimtoreadthewordonthebackofhisseat.

C

Forbetterorworse,wemightbeintheAgeoftheGroupChat.Inarecentsurvey,most

peoplesaidtheyfeltstressedoutbygroupmessages,whichcanfeellikeapart-timejob.

Connectioniswonderful.Grexts,shortforgrouptexts,havethefeatureofimitating（模

仿）thecasualback-and-forthofadialogue,andtheresultcanbemoredynamicandfunthana

two-personthread.Havingachatgoingalsomeansyouhaveaspacetoshareyourupdates

throughouttheday,areminderthatyou'repartofsomething.

Someresearcherscallthis“ambient（周围的）virtualpresence"：Evenwhenyou'realone,

you'renotalone.Oneresearchercomparesthisphenomenontoecholocation（回声定位），the

processthatsomeanimals,suchasbatsanddolphins,usetolocateobjects：Theyproducea

continuoussoundandusetheresultingechotosensetheirsurroundings.Humansmightuse

technologiessuchasgroupchatsinasimilarway—asacall-and-response,takingin

informationabouttheirsocialnetworksandlocatingthemselveswithinthosewebs.

Buttakingintoomanysignalscanbeoverwhelming.ProfessorBayerarguedthatgroup

chatscancreatea“waterfalltypeofeffect”,wheremessageskeepfloodinginandaddingup.

Eventually,you'reunderwater.Anotherresearchersuggestedthatdifferentchatmembersall

bringtheirownpersonalities,communicationstyles,andexpectationsforgroupnorms.

Withoutastandardetiquette（礼仪），peoplehavevariedopinionsaboutwhatdegreeof

responsivenessisrequired一whichcancauserealtension.

Grextanxietyishardtoresolvebecauseitisn'tjustaboutthegroup-chatorevenmobile

technologyingeneral；it'saboutthetensionbetweenbeingourownpersonandbeing

responsibletoothers.Ultimately,mostofusdowantconnection,evenifitinvolvessome

duties.Ageneraladviceistogiveupgrextsthatdontreallyinterestyou.

28.WhatisthefeatureofGrexts?

A.Beingmorewonderfulthanadialogue.

B.Keepingasfunasatwo-personthread.

C.Sharingyourupdatesthroughouttheday.

D.Imitatingthecasualback-and-forthofcommunication.

29.Howmighthumansusegroupchatslikeecholocation?

A.Byproducingacontinuoussound.

B.Bydetectingsomebatsanddolphins.

C.Byusingtheresultingechotosensetheirsurroundings.

D.Bytakingininformationaboutsocialnetworksandlocatingthemselves.

30.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Problemscausedbygroupchats.

B.Importanceofastandardetiquette.

C.Messageskeepingfloodinginandaddingup.

D.Whatdegreeofresponsivenessisrequired.

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31.Whatcanweinferaboutgroupchatfromthetext?

A.Itisapart-timejob.

B.Itisjustawaytokeeprelationship.

C.Itbringsusmorefrightthanpleasure.

D.Ithelpsusfindtruefriends.

D

Thefirstapesevolved20millionyearsagointheforestswheretheywouldgoupatreeto

gettheirfood,andthencomebackdowntomoveontothenexttree.Gettingoutofatree

presentsallkindsofnewchallenges.Bigapescan'taffordtofallbecauseitcouldkillorbadly

injurethem.Naturalselectionwouldhavefavouredthosewithbodystructuresthatallowed

themtodescend（下来）safely.

DartmouthresearchersreportinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenSciencethatapes

probablyevolvedfree-movingshouldersandflexibleelbowstoslowtheirdescentfromtreesas

gravitypulledontheirheavierbodies.Theseflexiblebodypartspassedonfromancestralapes

wouldhaveallowedearlyhumanstoclimbtreesatnightforsafetyandcomedowninthe

daylightunhurt.Whenearlyhumanstransitionedfromforeststoopensavannas（热带稀树草

原），flexibleshouldersandelbowswerecrucialforgatheringfoodandusingtoolsforhunting

anddefense.

Theresearchersusedsportsanalysisandstatisticalsoftwaretostudyhowprimates（灵长

目动物）likechimpanzeesandsmallmonkeyscalledmangabeysclimbedinthewild.They

foundthatchimpsandmangabeysscaled（攀爬）treessimilarly,withshouldersandelbows

mostlybentclosetothebody.Whendescending,however,chimpanzeesextendedtheirarms

abovetheirheadstoholdontobranches,muchlikeapersonusingaladder,tocounteract（抵

消）theirheavierweightpullingthemdownward.

LukeFannin,theleadauthorofthestudy,emphasizedthattheirfindingshighlightthe

importanceof“downclimbing“intheevolutionofapesandearlyhumans.Heexplained,

“Ourresearchintroducestheideathatdownclimbingplayedasignificantroleinshapingthe

structuraldifferencesbetweenmonkeysandapes,whicheventuallyshowedinhumans.”

“Ourfieldhasthoughtaboutapesclimbinguptreesforalongtimebutwe'vebeen

ignoringthesecondhalfofthisbehaviour,,,saidProfessorJeremyDeSilva.Thefindingsare

amongthefirsttoidentifythesignificanceof“downclimbing,,intheevolutionofapesand

earlyhumans.

32.Whyshouldbigapesprotectthemselvesfromfallingoffatreeaccordingtothetext?

A.Toavoidbeinghurtorkilled.

B.Toavoidbeinghuntedbyhumans.

C.Toavoidbeingcaughtbyotheranimals.

D.Toavoidbeinglaughedbyotherapes.

33.Whatdoresearchersusetostudyhowprimatesclimbedinthewild?

A.Aladder.B.Sportssoftware.

C.Statisticalanalysis.D.Sportsanalysisandstatisticalsoftware.

34.WhatcanbelearnedfromLukeFannin'swords?

A.Apesbecamehumansbecauseofdownclimbing.

B.Thesecondhalfofclimbinguptreeshaven'tbeenignoredbefore.

C.Downclimbingwasessentialindevelopingthedifferencesbetweenmonkeysandapes.

D.Scientistshasthoughtaboutapesclimbinguptreesforashorttime.

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.MonkeysandChimpanzees：StudiesinNature

B.MangabeysandMankind：ACommonStudyofClimbing

C.Apes5ClimbingMethods：HowtoDescendSafely

D.ShouldersandElbows：EvolvedasBrakes（杀U车）forDownClimbingApes

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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。

Navigating（航行）theTransitiontoAdulthood

Theteenageyearsareatransformativeperiodoflife,atimewhenyoustartthejourney

fromchildhoodtoadulthood.It'saperiodfilledwithself-discovery,challenges,andpersonal

growth.

36:Oneoftheinitialchallengesduringadolescenceiswrestlingwithyouridentity.

Questionsaboutwhoyouareandwhatyoustandforarecommon.Theseinquiriesofself­

discoverycanleadtochangesinfriendships,interests,andevenyourgoals.

AcademicandLifeSkills：Ashighschoolstudents,you'redealingwithacademic

pressures,extracurricularactivities,andsocialrelationships.37.Butit'sanopportunity

todevelopessentiallifeskills.

TheRoleofFriendships：Friendshipsplayasignificantroleinyourteenageyears.

38.It'sessentialtorecognizethevalueofhealthyrelationships.Surroundyourselfwith

friendswhoupliftandrespectyou,andbeasupportivefriendinreturn.

Decision-MakingChallenges：Decision-makingbecomesmorecrucialduringthisperiodof

life.Fromacademicchoicestopersonalvalues,yourdecisionsshapeyourfuture.39.

Self-CareandMentalHealth：Self-careandmentalhealtharevitalforteenagegrowth.

Duringthisperiod,adolescencebringssignificantpressure.Maketimeforactivitiesthatbring

youjoyandrelaxation.

Thepathtoadulthoodiswinding,withbothsuccessesandfailures.Embraceeach

moment,savorthejourney,andrecognizethatgrowthoftencomesfromfacingand

overcomingchallenges.Asyounavigateyourteenageyears,rememberthatyouhavethe

strengthtothriveanddiscoveryouruniqueplaceintheworld.40.

A.Yourjourneyisjustbeginning,anditholdsincrediblepotential

B.You'restrugglingwithanxietyorotherchallenges

C.IdentityExploration

D.Don'tbeafraidtoseekguidancefromtrustedadultswhenfacedwithtoughchoices

E.Balancingtheseaspectsoflifecanbechallenging

F.Theycanoffersupportandsharedexperiences

G.Getthechancetodevelopyourinterest

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。

Iwokeupwithonlyonethingonmymind：whattowear.Abillion41racedthrough

mybrainaswoodenhangersmovedbackandforth.Itwasmyfirstdayofhighschoolinanew

state；firstimpressionareeverything,anditwasnecessaryto42thepeoplewhoI'd

spendthenextfouryearswith.

Itwasn'tinsecuritythatdrovemeto43butthefactthatthiswasmythirdtimebeing

the44kid.Frequentmovingdoessomethingtoachild'sdevelopment.Istruggledfinding

reliable45.ButthistimeDad'scompanyensuredmystartingandfinishinghighschoolin

the46place.Thistimemattered,whichmademenervous.

Iemerged47inapatterneddressafterriding（扫荡）mycloset.Ifeltjustas

confidentas148thebus.ButmyjawdroppedtothefloorwhenIfoundMrs.Hutfilz,

myEnglishteacher,49theexactsamedressasIdid.Ikeptmyheaddownandtiptoedto

myseat,butthefirstday50introductionsinfrontoftheclass,andsoonenoughitwas

my51.Imadeitthroughmyminutespeech,untilHutfilzstoodup,jokingly52she

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likedmystyle.Alltheanxietythathadaccumulated(积累)throughoutthemorning

surprisingly53.ThestudentsraisedheadsasIsharedmystory.My54grewasI

giggled(咯咯地笑)withmyclassmates.Afterclass,Istayedbehind,sharingwithMrs.

Hutfilzmypreviousunderstandingaboutcomingintoanewschoolandstate.Iwas55to

makeahumorousandgenuineconnectionwithmyfirstteacherinthecomingdays.

41.A.insightsB.thoughtsC.ambitionsD.motivations

42.A.impressB.experienceC.expectD.criticize

43.A.astonishmentB.confusionC.amusementD.madness

44.A.uncomplicatedB.occasionalC.newD.regular

45.A.friendsB.relativesC.celebritiesD.roommates

46.A.preciousB.sameC.novelD.faraway

47.A.doubtfullyB.nervouslyC.proudlyD.sincerely

48.A.proceededtoB.participatedinC.engagedinD.steppedoff

49.A.designingB.restoringC.bringingD.wearing

50.A.performedB.meantC.debatedD.dominated

51.A.turnB.fashionC.factD.wonder

52.A.discussingB.rememberingC.addingD.replying

53.A.explodedB.multipliedC.formedD.disappeared

54.A.virtueB.visionC.greedD.smile

55.A.disappointedB.relievedC.disheartenedD.frightened

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。

ThePalaceMuseum'sclockcollection,morethan1,500innumber,isarguablyoneof

56mostbreathtakingclockpreservationworldwide.Betweenthe18thcenturyandthe

20thcentury,some57(make)inBritain,FranceandSwitzerland,somewerefromthe

ClockWorshipoftheQingPalace,andtheotherswereamixtureofboththeEast58the

West.

ThemajorityofBritishclocksfeaturebronzecasesinlaid(镶嵌)withsplendidly59

(colour)jewels.Theyarediverseinform,recreatingallkindsofarchitectureandnatural

sights,andoftenincludeautomaticdecorationssuchasfountains?moving60(figure),

boatsandbirds.TheseclocksrepresentthehighestlevelofcraftsmanshipinBritain.

MostoftheFrenchclocksherearetheproductsoftheearly20thcentury.Whether

61termsofthemeordecorativestyle,theFrenchclocksinthecollectionhaveaunique

style,anddeserve62(they)placeinhistory.

TheSwisstimepiecesmostlycomprisesmall,unconventionallyshapeddeskclocksand

delicatepocketwatches.Theywere63(special)craftedtosuitthetastesofChinese

customers.

Clocksmayturnbackintime,buthumansmayneverdreamof64(do)so.Today,

thePalaceMuseumaims65(carry)onthistouchingtaleof"time"asguardiansofthis

traditionalcraftsmanship.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华。上周六，你校的“爱心”社团(LoveClub)组织了一场关爱流浪猫的志愿者

活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：

1.活动目的；

2.具体行动；

3.活动收获。

参考词汇：流浪猫straycats

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注意：

L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。

LookingAfterStrayCats

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。

Itseighto'clockonChristmasmorning,andmydadsayshewantstolistentothenews.

My11-year-oldselfiswonderingwhyonEarthgrown-upswouldbeinterestedinthenews

whenthereareimportantthingstobedone,suchashandingoutpresents.Andthen,whileI

amonlyhalf-listening,somethingstrangehappens：thenewsreaderbeginstalkingabouta

Christmasmessage.Hadntweheardthatreportearlier?

Myolderbrother,Colin,figuresoutwhat'shappening."Pete,Pete,it'sataperecorder!

We'vegotourtaperecorder!

Itfinallydawnsonme：mydadrecordedthenewsandisplayingitbacknow.

ColinandIhadbothbeenblindfrombirth.AtthespecialschoolthatColinandI

attended,arecorderofyourownwastheheightofdesire.However,realisticaboutfamily

finances,wehadnorealexpectationsofgettingone.

Thetaperecordermydadboughtuswouldhavecostmorethanfourtimeshisweekly

wage.Hecouldonlyafforditbyborrowingthemoney.Iknowmymumanddadwouldhave

thoughtlongandhardbeforebeinginthedebt.

ThenewtoycontrolledtherestoftheChristmasholidays.Oncewehadmasteredthe

controls,werecordedanythingandeverything：eachother,ourparents?themilkman,the

dog...andweveryquicklylearnedhowmuchfunwecouldhavewithit.

Itwasn'tthefirsttimeIhadbeenattractedbyataperecorder.Ivividlyremember

walkingintoaroomwhenIwasfourandhearingachild'stunelesssinging.Istoppeddead.

“It'syou,“Dadsaid.

Itturnedoutthathehadborrowedataperecorder.So