北京市石景山2023-2024学年高二年级上册期末考试英语试题

北京市石景山2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、完形填空

Justfivemonthsearlier,IwouldneverhavethoughtthatIwouldactinaplayinfrontof

somanypeople.Withouttheencouragementofmyteacher,Mrs.Sather,Imightneverhave

foundthatcourage.

Iwasanextremely]girl.Itjustwasn'tinmypersonalitytomakeasoundin

public.Iusedtohidemyselfinmywriting.Mrs.Satheralsoencouragedmetowritemore.I

thinkshewasoneofthefirstpeopletoseemyreal2andknowhowtohelpme.

Oneday,shetoldusthatweweregoingto3aplayTheWizardofOz."Ineed

someonetoplaytheleadpartofDorothy,shesaid.Alotofhandsshotup.Mine,ofcourse,

wasnotoneofthem.

Afterschool,Mrs.Sathersaidtome,“Dallas,Iwas4youdidn'traiseyourhand.

You'regreatatmemorizingthings,andyouhavesuchasweetpersonality.Fmsureyouare

5forDorothy!IhaveyouinmindfbrDorothyandwantyoutowritetheplaytoo!Ifyou

reallydon'twantto,though,Iwon'tmakeyou.Ifsyour6

Encouragedbyher7,1suddenlywantedtoseewhatIreallycoulddo.I8

therole.Afterfivemonthsofpracticing,wewereready.

Attheendoftheplay,whenmyteacherandmyclassmatesstoodupand9,I

knewtheywerenotjustcongratulatingformyperformancethatnight,butforthesuccessthat

theyknewwouldcomeinlateryearsbecauseofmynewlyfound10.

1.A.shyB.weakC.cleverD.pretty

2.A.problemB.goalC.challengeD.advantage

3.A.putonB.makeupC.putupD.focuson

4.A.excitedB.satisfiedC.afraidD.surprised

5.A.anxiousB.sorryC.perfectD.ready

6.A.turnB.choiceC.luckD.responsibility

7.A.wordsB.storiesC.adventuresD.lectures

8.A.createdB.playedC.acceptedD.remembered

9.A.leftB.struggledC.criedD.cheered

10.A.skillB.confidenceC.interestD.hobby

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二、语法填空

阅读短文，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Twofirefighters11(wait)inlineatafastfoodrestaurantwhenthesiren(警报

器)soundedontheirfireengineoutside.Astheyturnedtoleave,acouplewhohadreceived

theirorderamomentago12(hand)theirfoodtothefirefighters.Thecouplethen

gotbackinlinetoreorder.Toappreciatetheirselflessactasareward,themanagerrefused

13(take)thecouple'smoney.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在

给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Everythinghappensforareason.Nothinghappensbychanceorbymeansofgoodluck.

Injury,14(ill),love,andlostmomentsoftruegreatnessalloccurtotestthelimitsof

yoursoul.15thesesmalltests,lifewouldbelikeastraightflatroadtonowhere.It

wouldbesafeandcomfortable,16dullandcompletelypointless.Thesuccessand

downfallyouexperiencehelpstocreatewhoyouareanddecide17yougo.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在

给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Somebullettrainsdon'trunontracksatall.Theyflyoverthem.They18(call)

maglevbullettrains(磁悬浮高速歹U车)，andtheyusetwogroupsofmagnetstomove.One

grouppushesthetrainsupandoffthetracksandtheothergrouppushesthetrainsforward,

19makesthetrainsgomuchfasterandmakelessnoise,too.Theworld's20(fast)

trainnowisamaglevtraininChina.Ithasamaximumspeedof600kilometersperhour.

三、阅读理解

ExperiencetheColoradoRivertheHualapaiWay!Since1973,HualapaiRiver

Runnershasbeenconductingwhitewaterrafting(漂流)journeysontheColoradoRiver.Our

experiencedguidesexpertlysailalongtheriverandsharethehistoryoftheCanyonandthe

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Hualapaipeoplewithyou.

Visitorsexperiencetheexcitementofwhitewaterrapidsandthenstoptoenjoythe

impressivebeautyofTravertineFallsandatastylunch.Nochargeforchildrentwoyearsold

andunder.

One-DayTrip

Retail$249.00+579.00(helicopterandround-tripgroundtransportation)

WhitewaterraftingtoursbegininPeachSprings.HualapaiRiverRunnerstransportsyou

toDiamondCreek,whichisthestartingpointforthe37-mileraftingtour.Lunchisincluded

anduponarrivalattheraftingtourterminationpoint,flyoutoftheGrandCanyonby

helicoptertoGrandCanyonWest.

Two-DayTrip

Retail$549.00+$79.00(helicopterandround-tripgroundtransportation)

Two-dayraftingtripwithonenightontheColoradoRiverallowsmoretimetoexplore

oneoftheSevenWondersoftheWorld.Allsuppliesandmealsareincluded.

ToursInclude：

,Round-triptransportationfromPeachSpringstothestartingpointandfromthetermination

pointbacktoPeachSprings.

•Snack,drinksandlunch(vegetarianmealsavailableuponrequest)

•Waterproofdrybagsforstoringyourcameras,sunscreen,dryclothes,etc

Thehelicopterpartoftransportationisweatherpermitting.Ifthehelicoptertransportationis

cancelledbecauseofbadweather,theraftwillcontinueanadditionaltwohourstoSouth

Coveandamaximum$20,00percustomerwillbegivenback.

SpecialWebsitebookingrate15%offraftinginJuly.Sobooknow!

CallusTollFreeToday!Tel:1-888-868-9378

21.Wheredowhitewaterraftingtoursstart?

A.GrandCanyon.B.DiamondCreek.C.TravertineFalls.D.GrandCanyon

West.

22.Welearnfromthepassagethat_

A.youwillget$20backifyouaredissatisfiedB.HualapaiRiverRunnersprovides

dryclothes

C.thetripisfreeofchargeforchildrenundertwoD.onlinebookinghasabetter

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offerallyearround

23.WhatisincludedintheTwo-DayTrip?

A.AhelicopterridetoGrandCanyonWest.

B.A37-mileraftingtourstartinginPeachSprings

C.Single-tripgroundtransportationfromPeachSprings.

D.OnenightontheColoradoRiverwithallsuppliesandmeals.

24.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toattractpeopletothesights.

B.ToexploretheHualapaiculture.

C.Toexplainhowtomakearaftingtrip.

D.TointroducethehistoryoftheColoradoRiver.

MyHouse

MymothermovedalotwhenshewasgrowinguponaccountofGrandpabeinginthe

army.Shehatedhavingtoadjusttonewschoolsandmakenewfriends.ThafswhyIthought

shewasjokingwhensheputforwardtheideaofmoving.Butshewascompletelyserious.

“Forjustthetwoofus,“mymothersaid,“anapartmentinthecitywillsuitourneedsmuch

better.Personally,Ithinkshe'slosthermind.IguessIcanunderstandwhyshewouldwant

tomove,butwhataboutmeandwhatthishousemeanstome?

Isupposeifyoulookedatmyhouse,youmightthinkitwasjustanothercountryhouse.

Buttomeitisanythingbutstandard.Imovedintothishousewithmyparentstenyearsago.I

canstillrememberthatfirstdaylikeitwasyesterday.ThefirstthingInoticedwasthebig

frontyard.Tomeitseemedlikeanoceanofgrass——Icouldn'twaittodivein.Thebackyard

wasfullofgnarled（扭曲的,粗糙的）andscarytreesthattalkonwindynights.ButIgrewto

likethemandtheshadowstheycastinmyroom.MyfatherandIevenbuiltasmalltreehouse,

whereIoftengotorememberallthewonderfultimeswehadbeforemyfather^death.

Thishouseisspecial-maybeonlytomebutspecialnevertheless.Ifsthelittle

seeminglyinsignificantthingsthatmakethishousesospecialtome:theice-coldtilefloors

thatmakemetrembleonmidnight;thesmellofmyfather'spipethatstillexists:thetowering

bookcasesofmymother;theviewoutsidemybedroomwindow.

Thishouseholdstoomanymemories,memorieswhichwouldbelostifwegaveitup.

25.Whydidtheauthor5smotherdecidetomove?

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A.Becauseshehatedthecountryside.

B.BecauseGrandpawasonconstantmove.

C.BecauseDad'sdeathmadeherlosehermind.

D.Becauseshethoughtacityflatmorefitforthem.

26.Whatimpressedtheauthorwhenshefirstmovedintothehouse?

A.Thetreehouse.B.Thegreengrass.C.Thebigtrees.D.Thecoldfloors.

27.Howdidtheauthorletusfeelthatthehousewasspecialtoher?

A.Byarguingwhetherthehousewasstandard.

B.Byexplainingwhythehousesuitedtheirneeds.

C.Bydescribingthesmallthingsrelatedtoherhouse.

D.Bycomparingthedifferencesbetweencountryandcitylife.

Thereexistcruelwars,fightingandsadnessintheworldtoday,soifsnotonlynecessary,

butalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpustidethroughdifficulttimesin

ourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone'sfacewhenyouknowtheyarefeelingdepressed,as

thesayinggoes,makesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.

Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwife,husband,child,

co-worker,neighbor,closefriend,orevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithat

yourcornerstore?Iamalwayssayingthingsthatmakeotherssmileorlaugh,evenifIdon't

knowthepersonFmjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshe

did,evenifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimagine.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinany

situation,butalsoiscommoncourtesy（礼貌）tospeaktoothersthatarearoundyou.

Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon'thaveafunnyboneintheirbodies,astheysay.

Everyonearoundthemcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywould

sittherewithouttheslightestsmileontheirface.Theydon'tgetthejokethatmakesothers

laugh.Iambustingagutwhiletheyjustsitthere,lookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspace.

Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?

Laughingisessentialtokeepingyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumorwe

wouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblems,oronalotofmedicationstokeep

usfromgoingcrazy.Thereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.

Weallneedtofindawaytobypassthesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourlives.So,I

believeourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesomefunlaughing

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together.

28.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthepresentworld?

A.Positive.B.Satisfied.C.Critical.D.Indifferent.

29.Theauthoranswersthequestioninthesecondparagraphwith_.

A.evidenceandargumentB.opinionsandpersuasion

C.examplesandconclusionD.descriptionsandanalysis

30.Thephrase“bustingagut“underlinedinParagraph3canbereplacedby

A.speakingloudlyB.laughinghard

C.actingstrangelyD.explainingcarefully

31.Inwritingthepassage,theauthormainlyintendsto

A.talkabouthisownunderstandingofhumor

B.introduceapracticalwaytogetthroughdailylife

C.encouragepeopletomakejokesaboutseriousmatters

D.convincepeopleofthepowerofbeingoptimisticaboutlife

Arelationshipbetweentheamountofadultspeechchildrenareexposedtoandthe

concentrationofmyelin,asubstanceinthebrain,hasbeenfound,researcherssay."Ithinkthe

take-homemessageis,absolutelytalkingtoyourkids.Ifsliterallyshapingthestructureof

thebran,"saystheleadauthor,ProfJohnP.SpenceroftheUniversityofEastAnglia.

Theteamfind,forthe30-month-olds,largeramountsofadultspeechareassociatedwith

higherquantitiesofmyelininlanguage-relatedpathwaysinthebrain;however,forthe

6-month-olds,itgoestheoppositeway.

Whilethelatterisunexpected,Spencerpointsoutonepossiblefactor:thebrain'sstage

ofdevelopment.

“Whenbabiesaresixmonthsold,theyexperiencemassivegrowthofnewnervecells,

hesays.t4Sotheinputcomesinandmayhelpextendtheperiodofbraingrowth.^^“Whileat

30months,thebrainstartstocutbacksomeofthecellgrowth,andformspecificconnections.

That'swheremyelincomesin.SonowtheinputstartstohelpstructurethemyelinJheadds.

Theresearchersconcludeadultspeechissignificantforbothagegroupsandthatthe

moreadultspeechchildrengothrough,themoresensitivetheywillbetolanguage.Thenext

stepforthemistofigureoutwhetherthe6-month-oldbabiesshowingthatnegative

connectionwillsurelyturninto30-month-oldkidswhoshowpositiverelationship.

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Dr.SaloniKrishnan,Readerincognitiveneuroscience（认知神经科学）atRoyal

Holloway,UniversityofLondon,whoisnotinvolvedinthework,however,notesindividual

differencesinlanguageabilityarelinkedtogenetics."Childrenwhoareexposedtomore

languageathomeandhavehighermyelinationwillalsohaveinheritedgenes（经遗传获得的

基因）fromparentswhoaremoreexcellentinlanguages,shesaid."Nofinalconclusion

couldbemadebeforethispotentialgeneticeffectaretested.Andyettherebeingcurrentlyno

standardaroundtheamountofinputchildrenshouldreceive,caregiversshouldnot

necessarilyfeelpressuretotalkmoretotheirchildren.^^

32.Whatsurprisestheteam?

A.Thefindingforthe6-month-olds.

B.Thefindingforthe30-month-olds.

C.Howtheinputhelpnervecellsgrow.

D.Howtheinputhelpstructurethemyelin.

33.Whatdoestheresearchersthinkofadultspeech?

A.Itispositivelyrelatedtomyelin.

B.Itcutsbacksomeofthecellgrowth.

C.Itseffectvarieswiththesizeofbrains.

D.Itishelpfulforbothgroups9languageability

34.WhatmightDr.SaloniKrishnanapproveof?

A.Theteamshoulddomoreresearch.

B.Parentsmusttalkmoretotheirkids.

C.Inheritedgenesdecidelanguageability.

D.Theconcentrationofmyelinmakesnosense.

Ifyoufeeldepressed（消沉的），ifsbesttodosomethingaboutit-depressiondoesn't

justgoawayonitsown.Inadditiontogettinghelpfromadoctor,herearefourthingsyou

candotofeelbetter.

Exercise.Takea15-to-30-minutewalkeveryday~~ordanceandbikeifyouprefer.35

Butmakeyourselfdoitanyway.Onceyougetintheexercisehabit,itwon'ttakelongto

noticeadifferenceinyourmood.

Provideyourselfwithgoodnutrition.Depressioncanaffectappetite（食欲）.Oneperson

maynotfeellikeeatingatall,butanothermightovereat.36Soeatplentyoffruitsand

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vegetablesandgetregularmeals(evenifyoudon'tfeelhungry,trytoeatsomethinglight,

likeapieceoffruit,tokeepyougoing).

Findouttroubles.37Whenyouknowwhat'sgotyoufeelingblueandwhy,talk

aboutitwithacaringfriend.Talkingisawaytoreceivesomeunderstanding.Ifthere'snoone

totell,pouringyourheartouttoajournalworksjustaswell.

38Depressionaffectsaperson'sthoughts,makingeverythingseemunhappyand

hopeless.Ifdepressionhasyounoticingonlythenegative,makeanefforttonoticethegood

thingsinlife.Trytonoticeonething,andthentrytothinkofonemore.Consideryour

strengthsorgifts.

Mostofall,don'tforgettobepatientwithyourself.39

A.Lookonthebrightside.

B.Takeactiontosolveproblems.

C.Depressiontakestimetoheal.

D.Propernutritioncanaffectaperson5smoodandenergy.

E.Peoplewhoaredepressedmaynotfeelmuchlikebeingactive.

F.Trytomakeoutanysituationsthathavecontributedtoyourdepression.

G.Withdepression,aperson'screativityandsenseoffunmayseemblocked.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问

题的回答。

Peoplefromdifferentgenerationsoftenliveandworktogether.Sometimesthey're

happybeingtogether,othertimesthey'renot.Oneofthereasonsfortheirunhappinessmaybe

agenerationgap.Agenerationgapisthedifferencebetweentwoormoregenerations-not

thedifferencesbetweentheiryearsbutthedifferencesbetweenthegenerations9ideas,

attitudes,andinterests.Ofcourse,peoplecanhavedifferencesandstillbehappytogether,but

accordingtotheexperts,communicationbetweenthegenerationshelpseveryonegetalong.

Goodcommunicationbetweenthegenerationsstartsinthefamily.Thesedaysmany

familiesarechangingtheircommunicationstyle.Theyaremovingfroma"one-way“styleto

a"two-way“styleofcommunication.Toshowthischange,lefscomparetwofamilies:

TheSmithfamilyusesthe“one-way“styleofcommunication.Mr.andMrs.Smithshow

interestintheirchildren,buttheydon'tdiscussproblemsoffeelings.Theparentsmakeallthe

rulesanddecisions.Theydon'taskfortheirchildren'sopin