新疆阿勒泰地区2023-2024学年高二年级下册期末联考英语试卷

新疆阿勒泰地区2023-2024学年高二下学期期末联考英语试卷

一、听力选择题

1.Howdidthewomanfeelaboutthejourney?

A.Itwasexciting.B.Itwastiring.C.Itwasshort.

2.Whatwillthewomandofirst?

A.Returnhome.B.Goswimming.C.Haveaclass.

3.Wherearethespeakersnowprobably?

A.Inthegarden.B.Attheentrance.C.Inagalleryroom.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Atennismatch.B.Theweather.C.TheInternet.

5.Whatwillthewomanbuy?

A.AT-shirt.B.Socks.C.Trainers.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Howdidthemangettoschooltoday?

A.Bybus.B.Bybike.C.Bycar.

7.Whatwillthemandothisweekend?

A.Gocycling.B.Tryindoorclimbing.C.Learntodrive.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.Whydoesthewomantalktotheman?

A.Tojoinaclub.B.Todiscussherhomework.C.Toprepareaperformance.

9.Whatisthewoman'sattitudetotheman'ssuggestion?

A.Doubtful.B.Supportive.C.Unclear.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10.Whatwillthewomandothisafternoon?

A.Watchamatch.B.Dosometraining.C.Meetafriend.

11.WhatsportdoesHannahplaynow?

A.Basketball.B.Baseball.C.Volleyball.

12.Wholikesskateboarding?

A.Matt.B.Paul.C.Jamie.

13.WhatdothespeakersplantodooneSaturday?

A.Gosurfing.B.Gosnowboarding.C.Goboating.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

14.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?

A.Tosendaninvitation.B.Togiveasuggestion.C.Toaskforhelp.

15.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthemusical?

A.Touching.B.Relaxing.C.Boring.

16.Whatkindoffilmwillthespeakerswatch?

A.Anactionfilm.B.Ascaryfilm.C.Acomedy.

17.Whenwillthewomanleaveforthecinemaprobably?

A.At3pm.B.At3:15pm.C.At4pm.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

18.WhoisMr.Campbellprobably?

A.Acook.B.Ahost.C.Arestaurantmanager.

19.Whatwillthelistenersdoatabout12:30pm?

A.Washthedishes.B.Startcooking.C.Tastethefood.

20.Wheredochildrengettheirfoodmaterials?

A.Inthecupboard.B.Onthetable.C.Inabox.

二、阅读理解

Thefollowingaresomeofthemostrecognizablenamesinarthistory.

LeonardodaVinci

LeonardodaVinci,bornin1452inTuscany,Italy,wasagenius.Hisone-of-a-kindgiftwas

expressinghumanemotions,whichearnedhimanamefromanearlyage.Hekeptpaintinguntil

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hisdeathinFrancein1519.HisMonaLisaisapaintingthatwasoriginallyleftincompletebuthas

becometheworld'smostfamouspicture.

VincentvanGogh

VincentvanGogh,bomintheNetherlandsin1853,iswidelyregardedasoneofthefinestpost

-impressionistpaintersofalltime.Hedidnotbecomeanartistuntilhewasinhislatetwenties.In

1886,hetraveledtoParis,wherehemetPaulGauguin,whoencouragedVanGoghtodevelophis

ownstyle.Hediedin1890aftersufferingfrommentalhealthproblems.VanGoghbecamefamous

afterhisdeath.

ClaudeMonet

ClaudeMonet,borninParisin1840,wasatalentedFrenchartistwhoiswidelyconsideredas

oneofthemostimportantpainters.Hewasrecognizedforhistalentswhenhewasyoungandhe

wasthefirsttoemployoilandoutdoormethods.Theword“impressionism“wascreatedafterhis

pictureImpression,Sunrise.Monetdiedatage86.

PabloPicasso

PabloPicassowasbominMalaga,Spain,inlate1881.Hebegandrawingatayoungageand

hadgottenhisfirstlessonsintheuseofoilpaintsfromhisfatherbythetimehewasseven.In

1900,hemovedtoParisandsoldhisfirstpaintingthere.Hemadesignificantcontributionstothe

progressofmodernart.Hepassedawayin1973.

21.Whichofthefollowingpainterslivesthelongest?

A.LeonardodaVinci.

B.VincentvanGogh.

C.ClaudeMonet.

D.PabloPicasso.

22.WhatdoweknowaboutMonet?

A.HeinspiredVanGogh.

B.Hewastaughtbyhisfather.

C.Hesufferedmentalhealthproblems.

D.Heledtothebirthofimpressionism.

23.Whatdothefourpaintershaveincommon?

A.Theyareallimpressionists.

B.Theylikedpaintingoutdoors.

C.TheyallhadexperiencesinFrance.

D.Theywererecognizedintheirlifetime.

MacquarieIslandisatinyislandthafspartofAustralia.IfsabouthalfwaybetweenNew

ZealandandAntarctica.Theisland'sbeenmadeaworldheritageareabecauseit'ssountouched,

butthisuniqueenvironmentisunderthreatfromsomeunwantedvisitors.

Itallstartedwhensealhunterscametotheislandintheearly1800s.Theybroughtrabbits

withthemasasourceoffoodforthejourney,andalsoonboardtheshipswereratsandmice,

whichmadetheirwayontotheislandtoo.They'rebeingblamedfordestroyingthehomesof

marinebirds,causingsoillossandrippingupplantcover,asthesebefore-and-afterphotosshow.

Sowhafsbeingdoneabouttheproblem?Itstartswithateamofhelicoptersthatflyacross

theislandcarryingthesegiantcontainers.Insidethemarepoisonedpellets（有毒饲料）whichare

droppedandspreadacrosstheisland.Foranyrabbitsthatsurvivedthebaiting（诱饵）,there?sa

planB.Thisspecialteamofdogsisbeingputthroughafinaltraining.It'llbetheirjobtotrack

downanyremainingrabbits.Theyhavetoalsolearntobehavearoundtheisland'snativewildlife.

Thedogscouldbehereforyearsoruntilthetaskiscomplete.Thedogsdon'tactuallykillthe

rabbits.Theyfindthem,thenthehuntersdecidetoeithercatchtherabbitsorshootthem.

Buttheprogramhasreceivedabitofcriticism.Somepeopleargue25milliondollarsisa

lotofmoneytobespendingonwipingoutrabbitsandrodents（啮齿目动物），andintheprocess,

somenativebirdswillbekilledbecauseofthebaiting.

Therealityistheproblemisn'tgoingtobesolvedovernight.Thepeoplerunningthe

programsaythatevenifonepairofrabbitsisleftalive,thewholetaskwillbeseenasafailure,

whichmeanstheseguyscouldbehereforalongtime,tryingtoensurethatthispreciousisland

remainsprotectedfrompests.

24.Whoaretheseunwantedvisitors?

A.Sealhunters.B.Marinewildlife.C.Nativebirds.D.Foreignspecies.

25.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“rippingup“meaninparagraph2?

A.Advancing.B.Destroying.C.DividingD.Balancing

26.WhatisbeingdonetosolvetheproblemofunwantedvisitorsonMacquarieIsland?

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A.Poisonedpelletsarebeingdroppedontheislandfromhelicopters.

B.Ateamofhuntersisbeingtrainedtocatchorshootrabbits.

C.Nativebirdsarebeingprotectedfromtheunwantedvisitors.

D.Aspecialteamofdogsisbeingsenttokilltherabbits.

27.Whatisthegoaloftheprogram?

A.Tospendaslittlemoneyaspossible.

B.Toprotectnativebirdsfromtheunwantedvisitors.

C.Toensurethatnopairofrabbitssurviveontheisland.

D.Totraindogstotrackdowntherabbitsontheisland.

InancientGreece,festivalswereanessentialpartoftheirculture.Thesefestivalswere

celebratedinhonorofvariousgodsandgoddessesandwereawayforpeopletocometogether

andcelebratetheirbeliefs.

OneofthemostimportantfestivalsinancientGreecewastheEleusinianMysteries.This

festivalwasheldinhonorofDemeter,thegoddessofagricultureandfertility（丰产）.The

EleusinianMysterieswereaseriesofrituals（仪式）thatcelebratedthecycleoflifeanddeath.

Participantswouldgothroughaprocessthatinvolvedfasting（斋戒），purification,andsecret

rituals.

TheDionysiawasanothersignificantfestivalinancientGreece.Thisfestivalwasintended

forDionysus,thegodofwine,fertility,andtheater.TheDionysiaconsistedofseveraldaysof

dinning,drinkingwine,andwatchingplaysperformedbyplaywrightssuchasSophoclesand

Euripides.

Festivalswerenotjustabouthonoringgods;theyalsoservedasawayforpeopletocome

togetherasacommunity.Duringfestivals,peoplewouldgatherinpublicspacestosocialize,

watchperformancesorsportingevents,orparticipateinreligiousceremonies.

Inadditiontothesemajorfestivals,thereweremanyothersmallerfestivalsthroughout

ancientGreecethatcelebratedlocaltraditionsorhonoredspecificgodsorgoddesses.These

festivalsvariedfromregiontoregionbutallsharedthecommonpurposeofbringingpeople

togethertocelebratetheirbeliefs.

Inconclusion,festivalsplayedanimportantroleinancientGreekcultureastheyprovided

opportunitiesforpeopletocometogetherandcelebratetheirsharedculture.Thesefestivalswere

notjustabouthonoringthegods;theywerealsoawayforpeopletosocializeandparticipatein

communityevents.Theuseoffestivalsasameansofculturalexpressionisstillpopularinmodern

times,andservesasaprooftotheenduringtreasureofancientGreece.

28.WhafsthefunctionoffestivalsinGreece?

A.Chancesforpeopletoknowothercultures.

B.Honortopeople'sgloriousprocessoflife.

C.Rewardsforpeople'sdevotiontothesociety.

D.Religiousthemesandoccasionsforgatherings.

29.WhyweretheEleusinianMysteriesandtheDionysiaheld?

A.Toholdamusicparty.B.Tohaveabigdinnerparty.

C.Tohonortherichgiftfromnature.D.Toputonplayswrittenbyfamouspeople,

30.Whetherbigfestivalsorsmallones,theyserveasanoccasionfor.

A.socialcontactsB.people'sshowoftalents.

C.volunteeractivitiesD.choicesofthegoodtradition

31.Whafsasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheMajorFestivalsinGreece.B.ReasonsBehindFestivalsinGreece.

C.ActivitiesinGreekFestivals.D.ChangesaboutFestivalsinGreece.

Whileconqueringtheworld'sswimmingpoolsinthelate1990sandthe2000s,Amanda

Beardhadalreadyincludedbreathingexercisesinhertraining.Severalyearsaftertheendofher

athleticcareer,shediscoveredwalkingmeditation.Todaytheseven-timeUSOlympicmedalist

practiceswalkingmeditationinnature,aroundthehouse,orwhilewalkingthedog.Ifsadaily

practicewiththefocusedmindfulnessofmeditationthatcontributespositivelytoeveryaspectof

herlife,shesays.

Youdon'tneedequipmentoradesignatedspacetostart.Theideaofawalkingmeditation

istopayattentiontothewayyourbodyfeels,noticingthingslikethesky,trees,tuningintoallof

yoursenses.Thismeansyoucanmeditate“onthego“inthecountryside,inthecity,inyour

backyard,andvirtuallyanywhere.Asimple,10-minutewalkingmeditationforbeginnersrequires

thatyoujuststartatease.Considerwhatyouhear,smellandsee.Thinkabouthowyourfeettouch

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theground.Fullyfocusonthesefeelings.

AreportinHealthPromotionPerspectivesalsofoundthatwalkingmeditationcanimprove

yourbalance,adjustyourheartrate,boostyourmentalfocus,andhelpyoubattleanxietyand

depression."Thebenefitsofmeditationaremany,“saysDr.Schramm,aboard-certifiedfamily

physicianandmeditationteacher."Whenwedothisoverandoveragain,wetrainthebrainto

focusononlyonethingatatimeandthisincreasesbothourbloodflowandactualneuronal（神经

元）changeswithinourbrains.

“Themagicofmeditationistobeabletohelpyouconnectwithyourself;meditation

shouldn'tfeelacertainway,“saysTaraStiles,ayogaandwellnessexpert.Ifsacommonmistake

inmeditation:Peoplefearawanderingmind."Awanderingmindiscompletelynormal,,,Stiles

says."Evenexperiencedmeditatorsaren'tsittingthereneverhavingathought,butwhenthey

havethethoughttheychoosetoguidethemselvesbacktotheirbreathinsteadofgettingfrustrated.

32.Whatiswalkingmeditation?

A.Plainwalking.B.Mindfulwalking.

C.Acompetitivesport.D.Deepthoughtwhilestationary.

33.Whichofthefollowingisrecommendedtoabeginnerstartingwalkingmeditation?

A.Afamiliarenvironment.B.A1O-minutewalkingtime.

C.Arelaxedbutobservantstate.D.Apieceofspecialequipment.

34.Whatisthebrain'sreactiontowalkingmeditationaccordingtoDr.Schramm?

A.Enhancingthebloodflow.B.Undergoingbalancetraining.

C.Havingmoreactivethoughts.D.Decreasingneuronalchanges.

35.WhatisTaraStiles'attitudetowardsdistractions?

A.Carefree.B.Frustrated.

C.Concerned.D.Positive.

Livingahealthylifestyleisallaboutchoosingtomakehealthychoiceseachday.Hereare

sometipsonhowtoimproveyourphysical,mental,andemotionalhealth.

Setspecificandactionablegoalstoimproveyourhealth.Whenyouhavespecificgoalsyou

wanttoachieve,you'llbemoremotivatedtoimplement（实施）healthychangesinyourlife.

36Andthensetgoalsthatarespecific,measurable,attainable,relevant,andtime-boundto

betterguaranteeyoursuccess.

37Ifsnosecretthathealthyeatingisoneofthekeystoachievingahealthy

lifestyle.Whenyoufollowahealthydiet,youreduceyourriskforobesity,heartdisease,type2

diabetes,highbloodpressure,andcertaintypesofcancers.Healthyeatingcanalsoimproveyour

moodandmakeyouhappier*.

Makeaconsciousefforttodrinkenoughwaterthroughouttheday.Justlikenutritiousfoods,

waterisessentialtokeepingyourbodyhealthy.38Foradults,drinkingaround13cupsof

wateradayisenough,butthisamountcanvarydependingonyourage,weight,environment,and

physicalactivitylevel.

Aimforatleast7hoursofqualitysleepeachnight.39Ithelpsyoumaintaina

healthyweight,andimproveyouroverallmood.Mostadultsneedatleast7hoursofqualitysleep

eachnight,andchildrenneed8to13hoursdependingonhowoldtheyare.

Findatypeofphysicalactivitythafsenjoyableforyou.Thebenefitsofphysicalactivities

areendless.Doingphysicalactivitieslowersyourriskofthingslikestrokeandhighblood

pressure,helpsyouloseweight,andimprovesyourcognitive（认知的）function..40

A.Consultthedoctoraboutyourphysicalcondition.

B.Choosenutritiousfoodsandcreateawell-balanceddiet.

C.Identifywhatpartsofyourlifestyleyouwanttoimprove.

D.Chooseactivitiesthatmakeyoufeelhappyandconfident.

E.Waterbenefitsyourdigestionandkeepsyoufromgettingthirsty.

F.Whafsmore,beingactivecanimproveyouroverallmentalhealth.

G.Agoodnight?ssleepisgoodforyourhealthandattentionduringtheday.

三、完形填空

Five-year-oldWillardWiganstruggledtotellthedifferencebetweenanMandaWora6

anda9.Unfortunately,hisschoolteacherknewnothingaboutdyslexia（阅读障碍症），alearning

disabilitythatcanmakelettersandnumbersconfusing.Shedidn'ttryto41him.

Not42Willarddidn'tHkeschool.Usually,hisminddrifted（游荡）toplayingoutside,

tohisdogMaxie,ortotheantsthatlivednearhisfamily'sgardenbed.Willardwasespecially

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43aboutthoseants.Hefeltlikethem44andinsignificant.

Willard45thattheantswerecomingandgoingfromaholeinthedirt.Oneantwas

carryingapieceofgrass,andWillardthought,"He'stryingtobuildahouse,soIamgoingtohelp

Willardconstructedasmallhouseforants.Atschool,Willardstill46butnowhe

knewhecoulddosomethingspecial.Maybehewasn'ta47afterall.Thoughhehad48

withhisreadingormaths,lifeisn'tallaboutreadingormaths.Willardlaterwenthomeand

createdtinyfurniture(家具)fortheanthouse.

Hisartisticskill49andaloveforlittlethingsbegantogrowinhisheart.Whenhe

showedhismotherhiscarvedworks,shesaid,“Thisiswhatyoudowell.Youmustmakeevery

50tobethebestintheworld.^^

Withher51Willardcontinued.Whenhequitschoolatage15tohelp52his

family,Willardstillspenthissparetimecarving.Hisconfidencegrewasmorepeople53

histalent.

Becauseoftheirbeautyandrarity,Willard'ssculptureshavemadehima(n)54man.

Buthesays."55isn'taboutmaterialthingslikeanexpensivewatchoracostlyring;it's

aboutdeterminationandachievingyourdreams.^^

41.A.helpB.warnC.questionD.rescue

42.A.hurriedlyB.expectedlyC.suddenlyD.surprisingly

43.A.confidentB.curiousC.particularD.doubtful

44.A.smallB.smartC.prettyD.lazy

45.A.imaginedB.noticedC.realizedD.thought

46.A.waitedB.escapedC.disappearedD.struggled

47.A.starB.failureC.leaderD.stranger

48.A.disagreementB.conflictC.troubleD.fun

49.A.gainedB.increasedC.sharedD.ended

50.A.planB.friendC.preparationD.effort

51.A.comfortB.concernC.instructionD.encouragement

52.A.abandonB.challengeC.supportD.start

53.A.possessedB.developedC.showedD.appreciated

54.A.wealthyB.reliableC.independentD.open

55.A.CourageB.AmbitionC.SuccessD.Fame

四、语法填空

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。

WheretheSidewalkEndsisabookfulloffascinatingpoemswritten56Shel

Silverstein.Itcontainsmorethan100ofallkindsofpoems-somearehappy,somearefunnyand

someare57(excite).Eachpoemcomeswithanicedrawingbytheauthor58(he).

Someofthepicturesareverysilly.

Myfavouritepoem59(call)Snowman.Itisabout60happysnowman,which

alwayswantstoseeJuly.Otheranimalssaythathewillmelt(融化)bythen.Butthesnowman

wantstoseeJulyso61(bad)thatnomatterwhatotherpeoplesay,itdoesnotbotherthe

snowmanonebit.ThispoemneversaysifheactuallyseesJuly.Soyoucanonlyguess.

AnotherpoemIreallylikeisSantaandthereindeer.ThispoemisaboutChristmas.Santa

hastogive62(variety)presentstothechildrenwhileoneofhisreindeerisalwaysasking

whafsforhim.IguessSantagetsreallyannoyedbecauseheputsaflea(虱子)inthereindeer's

ear.Andthenextthingyouknow,theyflyawayandareready63(continue)theirjourney

throughtheworldhandingoutpresentstoallthechildren64havebehavedwell.

Thisbookisfuntoreadbecauseofallthoseuniquepoems.The65(character)of

thisbookdomanyunusualthingssuchassellingsisters,talkingtofishandalotmore.

五、书信写作

66.假定你是校广播站英文记者，学校举办了一场关于职业生涯规划(CareerPlanning)的

专题讲座。请你写一篇新闻报道，内容包括：

1.讲座时间、地点：

2.讲座内容；

3.听后感想。

注意：1.写作词数