天津市红桥区2023-2024学年高二年级下册7月期末考试英语试卷

天津市红桥区2023-2024学年高二下学期7月期末考试英语试

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一、单项选择

1.——Howaboutputtingsomepicturesintothereport?

一Apictureisworthathousandwords.

A.Idon'tthinkso.B.Whynot?

C.Thankyou.D.Nomatter.

2.Lefslearntousetheproblemwearefacing_astepping-stonetofuturesuccess.

A.toB.forC.asD.by

3.——LiLinisverybrightandstudieshardaswell.

一Ifsnohealwaysgetsthefirstplaceinanyexamination.

A.questionB.doubtC.problemD.wonder

4."Wecan'tgooutinthisweather,"saidBob,outofthewindow.

A.lookingB.tolook

C.lookedD.havinglooked

5.——Wouldyoumindmysittingherewithyou?

一No,youaren'ttoonoisy.^^

A.whenB.ifC.unlessD.assoonas

6.Whenhewasthere,hegotothatcoffeeshopatthecomerafterworkeveryday.

A.wouldB.should

C.hadbetterD.might

7.Asthereislessandlesscoalandoil,scientistsareexploringnewwaysofmakinguseof

energy,suchassunlight,windandwaterforpowerandfuel.

A.primaryB.alternativeC.instantD.unique

8..一IhearJanehasgonetotheHolyIslandforherholiday.

Oh,hownice!Doyouknowwhenshe?

A.wasleavingB.hadleftC.hasleftD.left

9.AvolcaniceruptionnearlythesmallislandofMontserratin1997.

A.layinB.happenedto

C.wipedoutD.wentthrough

10.Ifwecontinuetoenvironmentalproblems,wewillregretitsoonerorlater.

A.highlightB.identifyC.ignoreD.prevent

11.——Weshouldremainmodesttoachievegoals.

一Youbet.Justasthesayinggoes,.

A.practicemakesperfectB.pridegoesbeforeafall

C.failureisthemotherofsuccessD.ordinarymakesextraordinary

12.Chinaisashinningexamplefortheglobalcommunitytofollowdevelopinggreen

industrytofightclimatechange.

A.inadditiontoB.inharmonywith

C.intermsofD.inreturnfor

13.ProfessorJameswillgiveusalectureontheWesternCulture,butwhenandwhere

yet.

A.hasn'tbeendecidedB.haven'tdecided

C.isn'tbeingdecidedD.aren'tdecided

14.AsimplerestaurantwasBillCunninghamusuallyhadthesamemealofsausages,eggs,

andcoffee.

A.whenB.whereC.thatD.which

15.ShewaseducatedatBeijingUniversity,Shewentontohaveheradvancedstudy

abroad.

A.afterwhichB.fromwhich

C.fromthatD.afterthat

二、完形填空

Afamousphilosophersaid,“Theworldisabookandthosewhodonottravelreadonlyone

page."Travellingcanprovidedifferentexperienceand16ourhorizons.

Lastyear,Ienrolledinasummervocal（唱歌）instituteatWestminsterChoirCollegeof

RiderUniversityinNewJersey,US.ThereItrulyexperiencedthekindnessandwarmthofpeople

allovertheworld17theirskincolor,languageornationality.

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Asa18whoknewlittleabouttheplace,Iworriedandwasextremelycautiousabout

everything.Ididn'tdaretotalkwithanyone.19,withthehelpofothersIgotovermy

embarrassment.IrememberedthatwhenIfirst20theclassroom,thestudentsgavemea

warmwelcome.Ibeganto21.

Later,theyevenheldapartyforme,whichalsoshowedtheir22.Theytalkedabout

varioustopics23China,suchastheGreatWall,kungfu,thegiantpandaandChinesecuisine.

Iwassurprisedtofindthattheyhadgreat24aboutChineseculture.Themorewe25,

themorerelaxedandconfidentIbecame.Ifeltathomewiththe26topics.

MaybeitwasthegreatatmosphereorthefactthatIwantedthemtoknowmoreabout

Chinathat27metosingChinesesongsforthem.Withtheirapplause,Irealizedthatitwas

a28beginningofmytimeinaforeigncountry.

Apartfromtheirwarmth,their29musicimpressedmealot:Wheneveryouwentto

thestudio,youwouldfindsomeoneplayingamusicalinstrumentorsinging.Itwaslikeenteringa

worldofmusic.Musicwasa(n)30themeforthem.Theyloveditand31every

chancetoplayit.Insuchapurelymusical32,myownattachmenttomusicbecameeven

33.Iplayedmusicmoreoftenandexchangedideaswitheveryonewhowasinterestedin.Ifell

completelyinlovewithmusic.

Timeflew.34Iknewit,thevisitwasover.Butitwasanextraordinaryexperience.It

taughtmetobemoreopen-mindedandmore35aboutmyculture.Inthefuture,Iwill

exploreandembracethisworldbravelyaswellasenjoythefurtherstudyinmusic.

16.A.provideB.getC.broadenD.enhance

17.A.inneedofB.bymeansofC.intermsofD.regardlessof

18.A.readerB.newcomerC.loserD.traveler

19.A.HoweverB.BesidesC.ThereforeD.Otherwise

20.A.leftB.sawC.enteredD.found

21.A.laughB.relaxC.cryD・complain

22.A.tirednessB.happinessC.lonelinessD.kindness

23.A.relatedtoB.addictedtoC.opposedtoD.givento

24.A.curiosityB.braveryC.indifferenceD.anxiety

25.A.learnedB.talkedC.collectedD.answered

26.A.seriousB.famousC.significantD.familiar

27.A.askedB.forcedC.inspiredD.extended

28.A.forgetfulB.wonderfulC.powerfulD.useful

29.A.performanceofB.passionforC.talentinD.contributionto

30.A.long-lastingB.ordinaryC.originalD.experimental

31.A.sentB.treasuredC.praisedD.threw

32.A.environmentB.holidayC.gameD.journey

33.A.fasterB.clevererC.strongerD.louder

34.A.UnlessB.IfC.BeforeD.Since

35.A.particularB.carefulC.anxiousD.confident

三、阅读理解

Forkidsandmanyadults,aSanDiegovacationmeansthemeparksandotherattractions.Before

headingtoaparkcallorcheckitswebsiteforupdatedhoursofoperation;manyparkshave

seasonalorholidayhours.Ticketpriceslistedhereareforgeneraladmission（入场费），single-day

useonly.

SeaworldSanDiego

A6-minutetide（海潮）calledJourneytoAtlantis,whichistoopeninlateMay,tellsthelegend

（传说）oftheislandnation.AftertherideofGreekfishingboats,folkscanvisitanewexhibitof

dolphins,whichhavenotbeenondisplayattheparksince1998.

DETAILS:Generaladmissionis$46.95foradults,$37.95forchildrenaged3-9,freeforchildren

2andyounger.1-800-380-3203or

SanDiegoZoo

There9snotmuchinthewayofnewattractions.Thezoohasanewpandacub（幼兽），MeiSheng.

NighttimeZoo,aprogrampopularwithfamilies,startsJune26.

DETAILS:Generaladmissionis$21foradults,$14forchildrenaged3-11,freeforchildren2and

younger.1-（619）-234-5331orwww.S

MaritimeMuseumofSanDiego

TheHMSSurprise,the18th-centuryBritishwarshipfeaturedinthefilmMasterandcommander,

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isonexhibitthoughNov.30.

DETAILS:Theshipisavailablefortoursfrom9a.m.to8p.m.daily.Admissionis$8for

adults,$6forseniorsandchildrenaged13-17,$5forkidsaged6-12,andfreeforkids5and

younger.1-(619)-234-8135or

OldTownTrolleyTours

VisitingrelativesorfriendsinSanDiego?Theycangetahometownpassandrideorfreewith

yourpaidadmission.

DETAILS:Themainticketbooth(售票亭)isinOldTownat4010TwiggsSt.Hoursarefrom9

amto5pm,daily$25.www./sandiego.

36.Thepurposeofthistextisto.

A.warnB.amuse

C.persuadeD.guide

37.Ifyouwanttoenjoytheperformanceofdolphins,youshouldgoto.

A.SeaworldSanDiegoB.SanDiegoZoo

C.MaritimeMuseumofSanDiegoD.OldTownTrolleyTours

38.IfacouplevisitsSanDiegoZoowiththeirchildren,oneaged3andtheother2,theadmission

willbe.

A.$35B.$49C.$56D.$70

39.Accordingtothetext,OldTownTrolleyTourscanbewelldescribedbythesaying.

A.”Loveatfirstsight.”

B."Killtwobirdswithonestone^^

C."Easycome,easygo.^^

D.”Striketheironwhileitishot.”

40.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.

A.SanDiegoZoowillattractthelargestnumberofchildren

B.theremaybesomestoriesabouttheislandofAtlantis

C.ticketsduringtheholidaysaremoreexpensive

D.thefilmMasterandcommandercanbeseeninMaritimeMuseumofSanDiego

JimDenevanisanamazingartistwhoseworkisadmiredbyall,butownedbynone—that5s

becauseallofJim'sartiscreatedonanunusualcanvas（画布）--thesoftsand.Hesometimes

spendsdaysworkingonapiece,onlytoseeitwashedawaybytheseaorastormandthatisjust

thewayhelikesit.

Denevandiscoveredhisartistictalentsabouttenyearsago,whenhewaswandering

aimlesslyonthebeachwithastick.Heendedupdrawinga12-foot-longfish.Sincethen,Jimhas

traveledover1,800mileswhilecreatingover600piecesofsandart.

Overtheyears,hisdrawingshavebecomebigger,butthetoolsheuseshaven*t

changed--allheneedsisastick,agardenrake（耒巴子）andmostimportantly,hislively

imagination!

Justlikeanygoodartist,Jimisquiteparticularaboutthe"quality“ofhiscanvas,sometimes

walkingformiles,lookingforperfectsand.Hislatestpieceofwork,whichisalsotheworld's

largestfreelance（自由职业的）drawing,wascreatedinthedesertsandofNevada.IttookJim

threetrips,eightdaysandover100milesofwalkingtocreatethis3-mileworkofart.Ittookthe

stormjustonenighttodestroyit!However,Jimsaysheactuallyenjoyswatchingthewavesor

rainwashhispaintingsaway.

Jim'sarthasbecomeverypopularovertheyearsandwaseventhetopicofadocumentary

named“Sandman”in2015.JimDenevanisnotjustaboutartinthesand-heisalsoanexcellent

chef（厨师）andfounderofanorganizationcalled"（OutstandingintheField”,whosemottoisto

celebratefoodatitssource.Accordingly,groupdiningeventsareheldoutdoorsonfarms,withthe

dinersbeingtreatedtoadeliciousmeal.Theevents,whichareheldindifferentfarmsthroughout

America,arealwayssoldouttheminutethescheduleisannounced.

41.WhatdoweknowaboutDenevan?

A.Heusedtobeachef.

B.Hehasatalentforcreatingsandart.

C.Heputshisworkonshowregularly.

D.Heshowedartistictalentsataveryyoungage.

42.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat

A.Denevanwalksalottocompletehiswork

B.itisnothardforDenevantofindsuitablesandtodrawon

C.itusuallytakeslongforthestormtodestroyDenevan'swork.

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D.Denevanisveryparticularabouthisdrawingtools

43.WhatdoesDenevanenjoyabouthisjobaccordingtothepassage?

A.Walkingalongdistance.

B.Waitingforthestormtocome

C.Lookingforasuitablecanvas.

D.Watchinghisworkbeingdestroyedbynature.

44.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDenevan?

A.Generous.B.Kind-hearted.

C.Imaginative.D.Traditional.

45.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Denevanloseshisinterestinartsoon.

B.Denevanisalsopopularasachef.

C.BeingahappychefisDenevan'sfinalgoalinlife.

D.Denevan'sfamehelpshimwithhischefjob.

NobodylaughedwhentheUKcomedyshowLittleBritaintouredtheUS.Americansdidn't

findthe"Britishstereotypes（亥U板E|3象）"fimny.Onecharacterwasawomanwhowassick

whenevershesawaforeigner.Anotherwasaloudandrude15-year-oldgirlcursing（骂）ather

teachers.Butbackhome,Britishpeoplewerelaughing,thinking,uYes!Thafsexactlywhatwe're

like!^^

Alaughisalaughinanylanguage,butthereasonsforitcanbeverydifferent.Britonsand

Americansspeakthesamelanguage,buthumordoesnotalwaystranslate.

TakeTheOfficeasanexample.ThiswasoriginallyaUKTVseriesbutitwaschangedfor

theUS.BoththeUSandUKseriesaresetinaboringworkplaceinaboringtown.ButDavid

Brent,thebossoftheUKoffice,isnotaniceguylikeMichaelScottintheUSversion.t6Wehadto

makeMichaelScottaslightlynicerguy^wroteseriescreatorRickyGervais.t6Hecouldn'tbetoo

mean.”

GervaissaidBritishpeoplearedifferentfromAmericansbecauseC4Britonscruellymakefun

ofpeoplewelikeordislike...andofourselves^^.HebelievesthedifferencesbetweentheAmerican

andBritishsensesofhumorarebecauseof'ourupbringing^^.

""AmericansarebroughtuptobelievetheycanbethenextpresidentoftheUnited

States,9,hewrote."Britonsaretold/Itwon'thappenforyou,.^^

ThingsusuallyturnoutfineattheendofeveryUSOfficeepisode（集）.Evenifthey5renot

perfect,thecharacters“learnalesson^^forthefuture.

ButinDavidBrenfsoffice-andinlotsofUKcomedies-thelastsceneisoftensad.You

areoftenleftwiththefeelingthatthingsjustcouldn'tgetworse.ForBritishpeople,thisseems

truertolifeandsomuchfunnier.

IfsnotjustBritainandtheUSthathavecomicdifferences.Fewforeignerswould

understandaChinesecross-talkshow,forexample.

Culturaldifferencesarenolaughingmatter.Butcomicdifferencescanbeawindowintoa

culture.

46.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.ToshowthatBritishhumorisnotfunnyatall.

B.ToshowthatAmericanpeopledon'tunderstandBritishpeople.

C.ToshowthatBritainandAmericahavedifferentstereotypes.

D.Toshowhowhumormaymeandifferentthingsindifferentcultures.

47.Whafsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword^mean^inParagraph3?

A.Unkind.B.Great.C.Average.D.Ugly-looking.

48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutTheOfficeisTRUEaccordingtothe_article?

A.DavidBrentisquiteaniceguy.

B.MichaelScottisarathermeanguy.

C.EpisodesintheUKversionoftenendonahopelessnote.

D.EpisodesintheUSversionoftenendinaboringway.

49.Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?

A.Britonsdonotliketomakefunofothers.

B.Britishcomedyoftenhasamoralmessage.

C.Americanpeoplearebroughtuptobemorepositive.

D.Jokesaredifficulttotranslatefromonelanguageintoanother.

50.Whatistheauthor'sopinionofcomicdifferences?

A.Theyareslightdifferencesthatcanbeignored.B.Theycanpartlyshowcultural

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differences.

C.Theyshowstereotypesofdifferentcultures.D.Theyhelppeoplecommunicatewith

eachother.

AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCitywhenawomanand

ayoungboysatdownatthenexttable.Icouldn'thelpoverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.At

onepointthewomanasked,4<So,howhaveyoubeen?”Andtheboy-whocouldnothavebeen

morethan7or8yearsoldreplied,"'Frankly,Tvebeenfeelingalittledepressedlately.^^

Thisincident（/J、事件）stuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmed（证实）mygrowingbelief

thatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremember,myfriendsandIdidn'tfindoutwewere

“depressed“untilwewereinhighschool.

Theevidenceofachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyinrecentyears.Childrendon't

seemchildlikeanymore.Childrenspeakmorelikeadults,dressmorelikeadultsandbehavemore

likeadultsthantheyusedto.Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosay,butitiscertainly

different.Childrenastheyoncewereonlongerexists.Why?

Humandevelopmentisbasednotonlyoninnatebiologicalstates,butalsoonpatternsof

accesstosocialknowledge.Movementfromonesocialroutetoanotherusuallyinvolveslearning

thesecretsofthenewstatus.Childrenhavealwaysbeentaughtadultsecrets,butslowlyandin

stages:traditionally,wetellsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenfromfifthgraders.

Inthelast30years,however,asecret-revelation（揭示）machinehasbeeninstalledin98

percentofAmericanhomes.Itiscalledtelevision.Televisionpassesinformationindiscriminately

toallviewersalike,betheychildrenoradults.Unabletoresistthetemptation,manychildrenturn

theirattentionfromprintedtextstothelesschallenging,morevividmovingpictures.

Communicationthroughprint,asamatteroffact,allowsforagreatdealofcontroloverthe

socialinformationtowhichchildrenhaveaccess.Readingandwritinginvolveacomplexcodeof

symbolsthatmustbememorizedandpracticed.Childrenmustreadsimplebooksbeforetheycan

readcomplexmaterials.

51.Accordingtotheauthor,feelingdepressedis.

A.asuresignofamentalprobleminchildren

B.amentalstatepresentinallhumans,includingchildren

C.somethingthatcan'tbeavoidedinchildren'smentaldevelopment

D.somethinghardlytobeexpectedinayoungchild

52.Traditionally,achildissupposedtolearnabouttheadultworld.

A.throughconnectionwithsocietyB.graduallyandunderguidance（弓|导）

C.naturallywithoutbeingtaughtD.throughwatchingtelevision

53.Accordingtotheauthor,thattoday'schildrenseemadultlikeresultsfrom.

A.thewidespreadinfluenceoftelevision

B.thepoorarrangementofteachingcontent

C.thefastpaceofhumanscientificdevelopment

D.therisingstandardofliving

54.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcommunicationthroughprintforchildren?

A.Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation

B.Itdevelopschildren'sinterestinreadingandwriting.

C.Ithelpschildrentoreadandwritewell.

D.Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearn.

55.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthechangeintoday'schildren?

A.Hefeelstheiradultlikebehaviorissofunny

B.Hethinksthechangeworthourattention

C.Heconsidersitarapiddevelopment

D.Heisextremelyupsetaboutit

阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

WhenIwas10,myfriendSydneysufferedfromabraincancer.Sydneyfoughtagainstit,

butthecancerdidnotrespondtothetreatment,andcouldnotberemoved.Sydneydiedattheage

of11.

Afterherdeath,Ifeltsadanddiscouraged.Idecidedtoturnthesenegativeemotionsinto

positiveactions.WhenIwas15yearsold,IfoundedthePinkPolkaDotsGuild（PPD）withtwo

friends.Mygoalistoraiseenoughmoneytofindacureforbraincancer,whichisthesecondmost

commoncancerinchildren.

Overtheyears,PPDhadheldfundraisers（募捐活动）acrossthecity.ThefirstPinkPolka

试卷第10页，共14页

DotsGuildevent,agaragesale,justraised$900,butourlatestfundraiser,the2012golf

tournament,broughtinover$73,000.Inthepastfiveyears,wehaveraisedalmostamillion

dollarstohelpdoaresearchonremovingbraincancer.

I'vebeenshockedbythepublicrecognitionthatPPDhasearned.Itreceivedanawardfrom

President.Thisgreathonourraisedawarenessandmoneyforourcause.

Theeffortsthatwehavemadehastrulyhelpedcancerresearch.PPDhasprovidedstart-up

fundingforscientificdiscoveries,suchas"TumorPaint”,whichilluminates(照射)cancerous

cellssothatdoctorscanremovethemwithamazingaccuracy.ThediscoveryappearedinTime

Magazine.Iwasveryproudtohavehelpedfundtheresearchofthislife-savingtechnology.

PinkPolkaDotshasinspiredmetobeanactivist.Myexperiencehastaughtmethatwith

devotion,itispossibletomakeadifferenceintheworld.ThedeterminationthatPinkPolkaDots

setoffinmehascarriedovertoallaspectsofmylife,makingmeacompetitivespeakeranda

devotedvolunteer.

56.WhathappenedtoSydneywhenshewas11?(Nomorethan10words)

57.WhatdoesPPDaimtodo?(Nomorethan14words)

58.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“removing“inParagraph3mean?(Nomorethan5words)

59.WhydidtheauthorfeelproudaccordingtoParagraph5?(Nomorethan15words)

60.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor'sexperienceaccordingtothepassage?(NomoreThan25

words)

四、书信写作

61.假设你是天津瑞思国际中学的学生李津。你校国际部将举办主题为“感受身边变化，讲

好中国故事”的演讲比赛。请你根据以下内容用英文写一篇演讲稿。

(1)身边变化(旅游出行便捷，环保意识增强，传统文化盛行等)；

(2)对身边变化的感想。

注意：

⑴词数不少于100(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)；

(2)可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。

参考词汇：垃圾分类garbagesorting

“感受身边变化，讲好中国故事"FeelingChangesAround,TellingStoriesofChinaAloud

Dearfriends,

I'mLiJin,astudentfromRuiSiInternationalHighSc