陕西省西安2023-2024学年高二下学期6月期末考试+英语试卷

西安中学高二年级英语试题第页共12页西安中学2023-2024学年度第二学期期末考试小二黑体小二黑体高二英语试题（时间：120分钟满分：100分）命题人：侯西岐第一部分听力（共两节，满分10分）第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5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. What’sthewomangoingtodoonSaturday?A.Seeafilm. B.Seeaplay. C.Attendalecture.2. Wherearethetwospeakers? A.Inaplane. B.Atanairport. C.Atarailwaystation.3. Whatdoesthemanimplyabouttheweatheroutside? A.It’scool. B.It’sslightlywarm. C.It’sextremelyhot.4. Whyhaven’tthetwospeakersmetrecently? A.Theyliveindifferentcities. B.Thewomanwasonadomestictrip. C.Thewomanhasbeenawayabroad.5. WhatisthewomanlikelytodoforWalt? A.Gethimabike. B.Buyhimatricycle. C.Teachhimbikesafetyrules.第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5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. Whicheventdidthemanwatchbeforetheconversation?A.Thehighjump. B.The100-meterdash. C.Thelongjump.7. WhatwasBill’slatestsuccessfuljump?A.1.70meters. B.1.75meters. C.1.80meters.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Whatkindofpicturesdoesthemanmentionhehas? A.Picturesofhumanfaces. B.Picturesoflandscapes. C.Picturesofanimals.9. Howmanycamerasdoesthemanregularlyuse? A.One. B.Two. C.Adozen.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Whereisthemannow?A.Athome. B.Inhisoffice. C.Inahospital.11. Whatdidthewomancriticizethemanforwhilefeelingunwell? A.Eatingjunkfood. B.Talkingonthephone. C.WatchingTV.12. Whatdoesthewomaninstructthemantodowiththewater?A.Drinkit. B.Puthisfeetintoit. C.Breatheinthesteam.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Whydoesthemantalktothewoman? A.Toaskforhelp. B.Tointroduceafriendtoher. C.Toinviteheronaholiday.14. WhatdidMiguelinviteMiketodo? A.Gosightseeing. B.Visithishouse. C.Joinaboatrace.15. WhyisMikehesitantaboutacceptingMiguel’sinvitation? A.Hehastosavemoney. B.HehasmadeplanswithCelia. C.Hedoesn’tlikeMiguel’sfamily.16. WhatwillMikeprobablydonext? A.ChatwithCeliaandMiguel. B.Goonholidayalone. C.RefuseMiguel’sinvitation.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Whatisthepurposeoftheannualschoolcarnival? A.Tointroducenewstudents. B.Toraisefundsfortheschoollibrary. C.Tocelebratetheendoftheschoolyear.18.Whenaretheauditionsforthewinterplaytakingplace?A.Everydayafterschoolnextweek.B.NextMondayandSaturday.C.NextTuesdayandWednesday.19. HowcanstudentssupporttheSchool’sDebateTeamintheregionalfinals? A.Byvotingfortheteam. B.Byofferingtheiropinions. C.Bysigninguptoattendtheevent.20. Whatisthespeechmainlyabout? A.Updatesonschoolevents. B.Schoolrulesanddiscipline. C.Upcomingschoolvacations.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。AFromsleepmachinestoAI-controlledhousecleaningrobots,awidevarietyofadvancedtechnologiesandproductsarebeingexhibitedatthe4thChinaInternationalImportExpo(CIIE)inShanghai.Herearesomeproductsyoudon’twanttomiss.ElectricbicycleBrina2Formanypeople,adailycommute(通勤)isoftenasourceofheadache.EmoveInc,anexhibitorfromArgentina,haspresentedelectricbicycleBrina2asasolution.Runningonlong-rangebatteries,thee-bikehasamaximumspeedof25milesperhour.Almostallthecomponentsaredesignedwithinthecarbonfiberframe.Itsscientificdesignmakestheridemorestableandcomfortablethanotherconventionale-bikes.AIrobot—aright-handassistantforlifeandproductionAIrobotfromAgileRobotsAG,aleadingintelligentroboticscompanyfromGermany,helpsmakelifeandworkeasier.Withtheabilitytosynthesize(综合)andadjustmotiontracksinreal-time,therobotisagreatassistant.Forinstance,itcanaidhumansintaskslikeloadingandunloading,polishingandqualityinspection.Power-PROXT—areliablestretcherbedPower-PROXTisanelectricambulancestretcherbeddesignedbyStrykerCorporationfromtheUS.Comparedwithtraditionalstretchers,Power-PROXTisdrivenbyahigh-speedmotorthatenablesittoeasilyliftorloweraloadweighing318kilogramswithin2.4seconds.Moreimportantly,itcansmoothlyandsafelyliftandmove,providinggreatersafetyforpatients.Sleepingcabin—anightguardforsoundsleepArecentstudyfoundthatmorethantwo-thirdsofsurveyeduniversitystudentsinBrazilareexperiencingpoorsleepquality.ThesleepingcabinmadebyTheDowChemicalCompanyfromtheUScanprovideitsusersabettersleep.Asacombinationofgreatmaterialandtechnology,thecabincanprovidecustomerswithadeeperandmorerefreshingsleepingexperience.21. Whichproductmostprobablyinterestsafactorymanager?A.Brina2. B.AIrobot. C.Power-PROXT. D.Sleepingcabin.22. WhatcanPower-PROXTbeusedfor?A.Traveltowork. B.Qualitycontrol. C.Firstaid. D.Sleepimprovement.23. Whichwordcanbestdescribetheseproducts?A.Cutting-edge. B.Eco-friendly. C.Cost-effective.D.Efficiency-improving.BIn2015,BrianPetersonandhiswifemovedtoSantaAna,California,wheretheycameacrossahomelessmannamedMattFaris.InspiredbyLoveDoes,abookaboutthepowerofloveinaction,Petersondecidedtointroducehimself.DespiteFaris’challengingcircumstances,Petersonsawthebeautywithinhimandaskedtopainthisportrait.ThisencounterledPetersontoestablishFacesofSantaAna,anonprofitthatbefriendsandpaintsportraitsofunhousedcommunitymembers. Startingfromablack-and-whitephototakenwithhisphone,Petersonchoosescolorsinspiredbythesubject’spersonalityandlifestory,creatingapoignant(令人感伤的)portrait.Hesellsthefinishedcanvases(油画),signedbyboththesubjectandartist,andsharestheproceeds.Halfgoesintoa“loveaccount”forthemodel,whichPetersonassiststheminusingtorebuildtheirlives. ManyofPeterson’snewfriendsusethedonationstosecureimmediatenecessities–medicalcare,hotelroomsandfood.However,Petersonhaslearnedtheimportanceofnotassumingwhatsomeoneneedsandinsteadasksthemdirectly.Theimpacthasbeenprofound.Faris,forexample,usedthemoneytorecordanalbum,fulfillinghismusicaldreams.Anothersubject,KimberlySondoval,usedittosupportherdaughter’srent,leadingtoatear-filledandheartfeltmomentastheycriedinPeterson’sarms. Overtheyears,PetersonexpandedhisworkwiththecreationofFacesofMankind,acollectiveofartistspaintingportraitsofhomelessindividualsnationwide.Petersonhimselfhaspainted41oftheseportraits.Thenonprofit’simpactextendsbeyondfinancialsupport,however,asbuyersofthepaintingsoftenconnectwiththesubject’sstory,findingsimilaritiesandoftenfriendshipwithsomeonetheymighthaveotherwiseoverlookedorstereotyped(对产生成见). Petersonexpressedhissurpriseatthistransformationwhenhesaid,“Peopleoftentellme,‘Iseehomelesspeopledifferentlynow.’Ididn’tknowthatwouldhappen.”24. WhatinspiredBrianPetersontosetupFacesofSantaAna? A.Abookonkindness. B.Hisloveforpainting. C.HismeetingwithFaris. D.Faris’deepdespair.25. WhatisspecialaboutPeterson’sportraits? A.Theyarecreatedbyusinghisimagination. B.Theyaresignedonlybythesubjects. C.Theymirrorstrongpersonalidentities. D.Theyarepaintedfromliveevents.26. HowwouldPetersondescribetheimpactofFacesofMankindonthebuyers? A.Temporary. B.Far-reaching. C.Foreseeable. D.Ground-breaking.CAustraliaisproudofauniquehistorythathasbeenshapedbythediversityofherinhabitants.ThethreemainelementsthathavebeencentraltothecreationofAustralia’spopulationcompositionarethediversityofhernativepopulation,colonizationbytheBritishinthepastandtheextensiveimmigrationfromdiversecultures.Australiaishometotheworld’sculturesandinhabitantswhocanidentifywithmorethan270ancestries(祖先).Fromtheyear1945,thenumberofpeoplewhohaveimmigratedtoAustraliafromdifferentpartsoftheglobeisapproximatelysevenmillion.Thecountryconsiderstherichculturaldiversityasitsmainstrengthwhichembodiesitsnationalidentity.In1975,therewastheracialdiscrimination(歧视)act,whichmeantthatdiscriminationinthecountrywasagainstthelaw.Laterin1995,theactwasextendedtoensurethatanyactsofracialhatred(仇恨)wereagainstthelaw.Todate,theacthasbeenusedinensuringthatAustraliasendsastrongmessageonthecollectivecommitmenttopromotingracialequalityandthesignificanceoffairnessforall.Onarangeofmeasures,Australiaisamulticulturalsuccessstory.Oneducationalattainment,studiesshowthatchildrenofimmigrantsinAustraliagetbetteraverageresultsthanchildrenofnative-bornAustralians.ThisissignificantbecauseaccordingtoresearchconductedbytheOECD,thesuccessfulintegrationofimmigrantstudentsisanimportantindicatorofacountry’ssuccessinitseducationsystemandequityandbroadersociallycombinativepolicies.ThesuccessineducationalperformanceismirroredinthebroadereconomyofAustraliaasitattractsasignificantproportionofskilledmigrantsannuallywhohaveahighlabourmarketparticipationrate.Intheyearbetween2016-2017,skilledmigrantsaccountedfor67.3percentofthetotalimmigrationprogramoutcomethatyear.TheneteffectofamulticulturalismpolicyforAustraliahasbeenabraingainforAustraliaandthisisexpectedtocontinuegrowing.27. Whatisparagraph1mainlyabout?A.ThehistoryofAustralia. B.ThecustomsofAustralia.C.ThecharacterofAustralians. D.ThepopulationstructureofAustralia.28. Whatdoestheunderlinedword“embodies”inparagraph2mean?A.Maintains. B.Represents. C.Assesses. D.Predicts.29. FromwhichcanweseeAustralia’ssuccessineducation?A.Thehighereducationalstandards. B.Thebetteroverallgradesofstudents.C.Theincreasingnumberofimmigrantchildren.D.Thebetterperformanceofimmigrantchildren.30. InwhichaspectdoeseducationalsuccessbenefitAustralia?A.Bringinginmoreskilledmigrants. B.Reformingtheimmigrationpolicy.C.Developingimmigrationprograms. D.Makingaboominglabourmarket.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。Sharkshavelivedintheworld’soceansformillionsofyears.Asharkhasanextremelygoodsenseofsmell.Itcanfindsmallamountsofsubstancesinthewater,suchasblood,bodyliquidsandchemicalsproducedbyanimals.Thesepowerfulsenseshelpthemfindtheirfood.31 Sharksgrowslowly.Aboutfortypercentofthedifferentkindsofsharkslayeggs.32Somesharkscarrytheiryounginsidetheirbodiesashumansdo.Somesharksarenotabletoreproduceuntiltheyaretwentyyearsold.Mostreproduceonlyeverytwoyears.Andtheygivebirthtofewerthantenyoungsharks.Forthisreason,over-fishingofsharksisofspecialdangertothefutureoftheanimal. 33Theyeatinjuredanddiseasedfish.Theirhuntingactivitiesmeanthatthenumbersofotherfishintheoceandonotbecometoogreat.Thisprotectstheplantsandotherformsoflifethatexistintheoceans. Peoplehuntsharksforsport,food,medicineandtheirskin.Expertssaytheinternationalmarketforsomekindsofsharkshasincreasedgreatlybecausemanypartsofasharkarevaluable.34Sharkliveroilisapopularsourceofvitamin.Theskinofasharkcanbeusedlikeleather.InAsia,peopleenjoyakindofsoupmadefromsharkfins.Expertssayafishermancanearnalotofmoneyforevenonekilogramofsharkfins. SharksareamongtheoldestanimalsonEarth.35Iftoomanysharksinoneareaarekilled,thegroupofsharksmayneverreturntonormalpopulationlevels. A.Theothersgivebirthtoliveyoung. B.Sharksareimportantforthehealthoftheworld’soceans. C.Thisisathreattootherformsoflifeintheocean. D.Collectorspaythousandsofdollarsforthejawsofashark. E.Sharksarevaluabletousandwecanmakefulluseofthem. F.ButsomesharksareindangerofdisappearingfromEarth. G.Sharkseatfish,othersharks,andplantsthatliveintheocean.第三部分语言知识运用（共四节，满分35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。Asaskiinstructorforchildren,Iworkwithallsortsofbehaviorchallenges.Kidsseemtomask36lesseffectivelythanadults,soit’s37toseewhentheyarecold,scared,orjustnothavingfun.Ononeoccasion,Iwasworkingwithagroupof38whenoneofthemstartedtoactout.Hebeganspittingruderemarksand39instructions.Afterfiveyearsofworkinginthisenvironment,Irecognizedthathis40werenotbeingmet.Didhedeserve41ifhewasnotbeingkindhimself?Maybe.So,Itookhimasideandtrieda(n)42.  Ishoweredhimwitheveryounceof43Icould.Ireassured(使安心)himandsmiledwhenhisskisrespondedeffectivelytohismovements.I44himwhenhefell.Astheclassweavedthroughtrees,Isawhis45grow.Bytheendofit,hewassmilingaswell.Hequietlyapologizedforbeing46andthankedmeforbeinghisteacher. AlthoughthisisanoversimplifiedexampleofkindnessandbehavioralpsychologyIknowlittleabout,Ilearnedsomethingthatday:Kindness47. Ioftenthinkthatwearestilllikekidsasadults.We’rejustbetterat48ourunpleasantfeelings.Butourinnerchildneedshealingandsecurity.Andwhensomeoneoffersahugafteralongday,soulscanbe49.So,whetherthey50itornot,bekind.36. A.secret B.ability C.disappointment D.discomfort37. A.important B.easy C.useful D.difficult38. A.adults B.children C.athletes D.undergraduates39. A.ignoring B.demanding C.giving D.missing40. A.standards B.expectations C.needs D.interests41. A.sympathy B.kindness C.recognition D.attention42. A.experiment B.instruction C.exercise D.conversation43. A.security B.passion C.courage D.power44. A.promised B.questioned C.encouraged D.persuaded45. A.curiosity B.impatience C.anxiety D.confidence46. A.shy B.late C.unkind D.stressed47. A.remains B.occurs C.works D.continues48. A.understanding B.hiding C.accepting D.expressing49. A.protected B.cured C.released D.healed50. A.deserve B.believe C.know D.discover第二节语法与词汇知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。51. Althoughalloftheapples________,noneofthem________good.A.havebeentasted;taste B.havebeentasted;aretastedC.havetasted;taste D.havetasted;aretasted52. ______twice,thepostmanrefusedtodeliverourlettersunlesswechainedourdog.A.Beingbitten B.Bitten C.Havingbitten D.Tobebitten53. Heturnedonthesportschannel,only________thatthebasketballmatchbetweenthetwocountrieshadended. A.finding B.tofind C.found D.tobefound54. Novisitorwouldthink________​​​​​​​surprisingthattheislandisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite. A.that B.what C.this D.it55. GreatchangeshavetakenplaceinXi’an—thecity________onceIworkedfortenyearsisnolonger________itwas. A.that;what B.inwhich;that C.where;what D./;that第三节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分） 根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确、完整形式，每空一词。56. Hislawyersareconfidentthatthejudgeswill__________(宣布)himinnocent.57. Lookingatalltheangryfaces,shefeltasudden__________(冲动)torunaway.58. Basichumanrights,including__________(自由)ofspeech,arenowguaranteed.59. Hospitalchemicalscausehercoughingso__________(猛烈地).60. Thedoctorwillseeyouagainnextweek.__________(与此同时),youmustrestasmuchaspossible.61. Inthirtyyearsfromnow,Chinashouldhavea__________(载人的)spacecraftonMars.62. Since__________(辞职),Haggishadbeenwonderingwhyittookhimsolongtoleave.63. Thenin1925,ateamof__________(化学家)ledbyascientistnamedIdaTackeclaimedthattheyhadfoundelement43.64. Herassistantwas__________(控告)oftheftandfraudbythepolice.65. Theseguysdestroyedthecompany.They’reallabunchof__________(贪婪的)pigs.第四节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。DuringtheTangDynasty(618-907)inChina,Buddhism(佛教)66(become)verypopularandtherewasastrongneedtoproducealargenumberofBuddhistscriptures(经文).67(copy)byhandcouldnotmeettherisingdemand.So,ancientChinesecraftsmencameupwith68newwaytomakelotsofcopies–woodblockprinting. Traditionalwoodblockprintingcanbedivided69fourmainsteps:writing,carving(雕刻),printing,andbinding.Eachofthesestepsinvolvesmanysmallertasks,andintotal,about30steps70(need)tocreateawoodblockprint. Carvingisattheheartofwoodblockprintingbecausethisstepcanmake71breakthefinalprint.Skilledcraftsmencarvecharactersandpicturestocreateraisedareasorlines72willholdinkforprinting. OnefamousexampleofwoodblockprintingistheDiamondSutra,aBuddhistscripture73(print)in868.It’sconsideredthe“earliestdatedprintedbook”andiskeptintheBritishLibrary.ThisancientartformnotonlyshowsthewisdomofourancestorsbutalsothebeautyofChinesecraftsmanshipoverthecenturies. Beforeprinting,writingallowedpeopletosharetheirthoughts,butthe74(invent)ofprintingmadeknowledgesomethingeveryonecould75(easy)accessandenjoy.第四部分写作（共两节，满分25分）（满分10分）假定你是校乒乓球队队长李华，在学校网站上获知你校国际班英国学生Peter发帖寻找一位同学做乒乓球教练。请你给他写一封自荐邮件，内容包括： 1.自我推荐； 2.推荐理由； 3.表达期望。注意： 1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearPeter,Hi,there!I’mLiHua,captainofourschooltabletennisteam.Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节（满分15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。Recently,IvolunteeredwithInteract,myschool’sservicegroupatRead2Me,anactivitythatgivesvolunteerstheopportunitytoreadtolittlekidsandinteractwiththem. Iwalkedwithothervolunteersintoalargeroominwhichtherewasalargevarietyofbooks.Somewerepicturebooks,suchasCliffordorTheVeryHungryCaterpillar.Otherswerechapterbookswithpicturesinthem,suchastheBerenstainBearsandTheWimpyKidseries.Fortheextremelytalentedkidswholiketobechallenged,weprovidedchapterbooksthatrequiredimaginationtounderstand.JustafterI’dgatheredsomebookstogether,someoneannouncedthatitwasalmosttimefortheactivitytostart. Allatonce,aburstofvoiceswasheard.Thedoorsopened,andthechildrenrushedin,beginningtolookforareadingbuddy