安徽省滁州市九校联考2023-2024学年高二下学期4月期中英语试题2

滁州市2023～2024学年第二学期高二期中考试英语试题考生注意：1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。4.本卷命题范围：北师大版选择性必修第二册～选择性必修第三册Unit8。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。1.Whoisthewomanspeakingto?A.Mr.Paxton.B.Mr.Brown.C.Mr.White.2.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Heenjoystryingnewthings.B.Hedoesn'tlikemakingcakes.C.Heisfondofeatingcakes.3.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?A.Attheamusementpark.B.Besidetheshoppingmall.C.Nexttothehamburgertruck.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theman'sbrother.B.Amusicschool.C.Thewoman'stalent.5.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A.Meetanewfriend.B.GotothemovieswithHarry.C.Introducesomeonetotheman.第二节10（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.WhatwillTonydo?A.Watchafilm.B.Dohousework.C.Finishhisschoolwork.7.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Athome.B.Inacinema.C.Inaclassroom.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutProf.Millers?A.Heisinexperienced.B.Hisclassisinteresting.C.Hespentayearinanotherschool.9.Howdoesthemansoundattheendoftheconversation?AWorried.B.Uninterested.C.Grateful.10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Colleagues.B.Schoolmates.C.Motherandson.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?A.Tomakeaninvitation.B.Todiscussanewplan.C.Toaskforinformation.12.Howmuchwillthewomansaveifsherentsthemicrobus?A.60yuan.B.240yuan.C.300yuan.13Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Shefailstomakethereservation.B.Shehasherfriends'flightinformation.C.Sheisfamiliarwiththeairportshuttleservice.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Checkin.B.Rebooktheroom.C.Confirmareservation.15.Whendoesthemancheckintothehotel?A.OnDec.16.B.OnDec.17.C.OnDec.18.16.WhoisCharlesSmith?A.Theman'sboss.B.Theman'sbrother.C.Theman'ssecretary.17.Whatdoesthemanprobablythinkofthewoman'sservice?A.Justsoso.B.Satisfactory.C.Disappointing.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatistheproblemwiththespeaker?A.Hecan'tfindhistextbook.B.Hecan'tfinishhishomework.C.Hehasahardtimelearningphysics.19.Howdoesthespeakerdealwithhisproblem?A.Byreadingmorebooks.B.Byjoiningastudygroup.C.Byturningtohisteacher.20.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtothespeaker?A.Mostoftheotherstudentsfindtheerhueasy.B.Thespeaker'sclassmatesdon'tliketheerhu.C.Thespeakerwillhavetroubleinthefinalexam.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。ALiveclassesOurlive,online,interactiveclassesaretaughtbyexpertBritishCouncilteachersandareavailable24/7viaoureasilyaccessibleinteractiveplatform.Chooseyourowntimetable.Studyinsmallgroupclassessuitedtoyourspecificskilllevel,joiningstudentsfromaroundtheworld,orchooseonetooneprivatelessons.SelfstudycoursesOurEnglishonlineselfstudycoursescostjust£5.99permonthandgiveyoualowcostwaytoreachyourgoalsinEnglish.ImproveyourEnglishspeaking,listening,readingandwritingthroughabinationofwebbasedexercises,webinars(网络研讨会)ongrammarandpronunciationandoptionalonlineliveclasses.PersonaltutoringBookprivateonlinesessionswithatutorofyourchoiceandfocusontheareasimportanttoyou.Worktogetheronalearningplanbasedonyourleveltohelpyoureachyourgoal.Sessionsarefun,friendlyanddesignedtogetyouspeakingconfidently.IELTS(雅思)preparationGetthehelpyouneedtomaximiseyourIELTSscore.Focusonspeaking,writing,readingorlistening,oranybinationofthese.Youdecideyourschedule,yourteacherandyourlanguagefocus.Theprogramincludes30＋hoursofonlinepracticeactivities,livestreamwebinarsandlanguagesessions.Allthecoursesareremendedforparticipantswith:A1ElementarytoC1AdvancedEnglishlevels1.Whatdoweknowaboutliveclasses?A.Theirtimetablesareflexible. B.Theirgrouplessonsareunpopular.C.Theyfailtoprovideprivatelessons. D.TheyareonlyavailableintheUK.2.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeselfstudycourses?A.Timewasting. B.Traditional. C.Cheap. D.Inefficient.3.Whatisthetext?A.Aresearcharticle. B.Aguidebook. C.Adiaryentry. D.Anadvertisement.BAstheshiftfromtraditionalfarmingtomodernfarmingisprogressing,theuseoftechnologysuchasdrones(无人机),robotsandmachineryhasalsobegun,producingfavorableresultsandincreasingefficiencyintheindustry.AfarmerfromthePhilippines,ReyKentDejesica,wantedtohelpandcontributetotheagricultureindustry.Throughanadvertisement,hesawDIAGRASdronesandwasinterestedintheideaofdronesbeingusedforfarmapplications.InthePhilippines,whenpeoplethinkoffarmersoragriculture,theyusuallypicturelonghoursworkinginthesun.Farmingisanonerousprocess,especiallyforyoungpeople,wholikeeverythinginstant.“Riceandbananasaretheprimarysourcesofineinmycity.Iwanttocontributetotheagricultureindustryinawaytoreducegrowers’expensesandmaketheusageofpesticides(农药)morepreciseandefficientbecauseI’veseenhowinnovativeindividualsareandhowtheyalwaysfindwaysandmethodstomaketaskseasier,”ReyKentDejesicasaid.“Usingdronesasasprayer(喷雾器)alsolessenshumanlabor.Besidesthat,wecanobtainabird’seyeviewoffieldsandspaycropspreciselyandeffectivelywithdrones,”ReyKentDejesicasaid.Moreover,farmersstatedthattheuseofdronesalsominimizedthePanamadisease.“Afterweswitchedtodronetechnology,ourfieldbecamemorebeautiful,”theyadded.AgricultureisthemainsourceofineforsomeAsianregions.PartsofAsiaarenowgoingthrougharapidlyagingfarmerpopulationandafearoffoodshortage.Thatiswhytheyouthmustbepartofthetradetoensurefoodsecurityinthefuture.Advancementsinagriculturaltechnologysuchasdronescanattracttheyouthbacktothefarmingscene.Armedwithhisknowledgeofdronetechnologyandhavingapositiveattitude,ReyKentsetsanexampleforthenextgenerationoffarmers.Maythisbeasteppingstoneshowingthatfarmingisnotsomethingtobeembarrassedabout,buttobeacceptedthroughapplyingnewtechnology.4.WhywasReyKentDejesicainterestedinusingdronesforfarming?A.Hewasinfluencedbyhisparents.B.Hewasdoingexperimentswithdrones.C.Hewantedfarmerstostopusingpesticides.D.Heaimedtousethemtohelptheagriculturalindustry.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“onerous”inparagraph2mean?A.Simple. B.Creative. C.Heavy. D.Dangerous.6.Whatdothefarmersthinkoftheuseofdrones?A.Helpful. B.Harmful. C.Useless. D.Funny.7.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A.TheagingfarmerpopulationinAsia. B.Theimportanceoffoodsecurityintheworld.C.Theyouth’sroleinhightechagriculture. D.Theadvancementsinagriculturaltechnology.CRetiredArmyCol.FarrellPatricktaughtputerscienceatWestPointduringthe1970sandthenattwoprivateuniversitiesthroughthe1990s,soheisn’tsurprisedbytheprogresstechnologyhasmadeoverthedecades.Butwhenthe91yearoldgothisfirstvirtualreality(VR)experiencerecently,hewasamazed.SittinginaconferenceroomatJohnKnoxVillage,PatricksatupstraightashiseyesandearsexperiencedwhatitwouldbeliketobeinaNavyfighterjetflyingofftheFloridacoast.JohnKnoxVillagewasoneof17seniormunitiesaroundthecountrythatparticipatedinarecentlypublishedStanfordUniversitystudy.Duringthestudy,theseniorswerepickedfromsevenminutevirtualexperiencessuchasridinginatank,watchingstageperformances,playingwithdogsandcatsorvisitingplaceslikeParisorEgypt.Theparticipantsworeheadsetsthatgavethem360degreeviewsandsounds,makingitseemliketheyhadbeenallbutdroppedintotheactualexperience.Thestudy,workingwiththepanyMyndImmersive,foundthatalmost80%oftheseniorsreportedhavingamorepositiveattitudeaftertheirVRsessionandalmost60%saidtheyfeltlessisolatedsocially.Theenjoymentlessenedsomewhatforolderrespondentswhosesightandhearinghaddeteriorated(恶化).ThosewhofoundVRlessenjoyablewerealsomorelikelytodisliketechnologyingeneral.ThepanyhasworkedonthebiggestplaintstheseniorsinthestudyhadaboutVR—theheadsetsweretooheavyandtheheattheygeneratedmadetheseniors’foreheadssweat.Thenewheadsetsweighaboutsixounces(189grams)insteadofapound(454grams).Besides,theyhaveabuiltinfanforcooling,andthevideosaren’tasjumpy.Patricksayshehopestoliveto100becausehebelievesthenextfiveyearswillseemomentouschangesinVR.Stillatechnologyenthusiast,hebelievesthecostofsystemswilldropdramaticallyandbeepartofeverydayliving,evenforseniors.8.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Toleadinthetopic. B.Toreachaconclusion.C.Topresentanargument. D.Tomakeadefinition.9.Whydoestheauthormention“ParisorEgypt”inparagraph3?A.Toillustratethetwocities’supportforVR.B.Toexplainwhyseniorsarecrazyabouttraveling.C.Toparethedifferencesbetweenthetwocities.D.ToshowtheVRexperiencestheseniorscanchoosefrom.10.Whatdidthestudyfind?A.MostseniorsenjoyedVR. B.Oldpeoplepreferredsocializing.C.Seniors’sightandhearingbecameworse. D.Mostretiredpeopledislikedhightechproducts.11.Whatdothefiguresinparagraph5indicateaboutMyndImmersive?A.Itsproductshardlyappealtoseniors. B.Itsgoalistoproducehighqualityvideos.C.Ithasmadeimprovementsontheheadsets. D.Ithasgotalotofplaintsfromteenagers.DWanttoknowwhatisingsoontoacinemanearyou?Probablynota1.5hourlongmovie,asintheolddays.OnOctober20thesKillersoftheFlowerMoon.Atnearlythreeandahalfhours,itslengthisnearlydoublethatoftheaveragefilmlastyear.Evenmoviefansstruggletoconcentrateforthatridiculously(荒谬地)longtimeandsomeviewersevennodoff.Afterwards,thereisamadrunforthetoilets.Whendoeswatchingafilmbeesuchaneffort?TheEconomistanalyzedover100,000featurefilmsreleasedinternationallysincethe1930s,thestartofHollywood'sgoldenage,usingdatafromIMDb,amoviedatabase.Theaveragelengthofproductionsrosebyaround24%,from1hourand21minutesinthe1930sto1hourand47minutesin2022.Forthetenmostpopulartitles,theaveragelengthgrewtoaroundtwoandahalfhoursin2022,nearly50%higherthaninthe1930s.Onedriverofthistrendisthatstudioswanttosqueezethemostoutoftheircostlyintellectualproperty,buttheyarepetingwithstreamingplatformsforeyeballs.Thehopeisthataspectacular,drawnout“event”moviewilldrawaudiencesawayfromthesmallscreenandintocinemas.Thisapproachhasoftenpaidoff:Avengers:EndgameMarvel'sthreehoursuperheromasterpiecewasthehighestgrossing(票房最高的)filmin2019.Lastyear,longmovieseriesmadeupmostofthehighestgrossingfilmsinAmerica.Anotherexplanationforlongerfilmshastodowithdirectors’growinginfluence.WhowoulddaretellthelikesofMr.Nolantocutouttheirmasterpieces?Moreover,streamingplatforms,whichdonothavetoworryasmuchaboutthelengthbecauseviewerscanpausewhenevertheylike,mayattractbignamesbypromisingthemsufficientfundandcreativefreedom.NetflixfundedandreleasedthreehourTheIrishmanin2019,afilmthatwouldhavebenefitedfromadecisiveeditor,Irishorotherwise.12.Howdoestheauthororganizethesecondparagraph?A.Bylistingnumbersandmakingparisons. B.Bygivingexamplesandexplainingtheories.C.Bytellingstoriesandshowingexperiments. D.Byaskingquestionsandofferingsolutions.13.WhyisAvengers:EndgameMarvelmentionedinparagraph3?A.Tointroduceitsimpact.B.Toexplainwhyitsgrossisthehighest.C.Toprovethatthestudio’sstrategyisworking.D.Tosummarizethesecretofthestudio'ssuccess.14.WhatisprobablyMr.Nolan?A.Aphotographer. B.Adirector. C.Anactor. D.Anaudience.15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Abriefhistoryoflongmovies. B.Howfilmstudiosdistributetheirmovies.C.Theproductionprocessofamovie. D.Whyfilmshavebeesoridiculouslylong.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。Beingapproachablebringsyoumanyadvantages.However,youoftenstruggletomakefriendsandnetworkwhenyouareperceivedasnotbeingfriendly.Sohowdoyoumakeyourselfapproachable?___16___.AvoidisolatingyourselfThefirststepistoconsiderwhetheryouopenyourselftocontactwithothers.Lookingangryandcrossingyourarmscansuggesttoothersthatyouarenottobeapproached.___17___.Besides,avoidcornersandspaceswhereyoucan’tbeseenifyouwantotherstofindyou.ListenactivelyThebasicskilltomastertobesomeone’sgotopersonistolistenfirst.___18___.Wemightfeellikewegetthehangofeverythingorjustwanttoprovidetheadviceandgetitoverwith.However,listeningisoftenimportantandevenmoreimportantthanbeingabletofixtheproblem.Avoidajudgmentalattitude___19___.Itdependsonhowyouchoosetorespondtothemandwhatyousay.Sometimeswemightmakeajudgment.Ithascertainlyhappenedtoyoubefore.Usually,ithurts,evenifitcouldbetrue.Itmakesotherslesslikelytoebackandtalktoyouagain.Instead,offerlisteningandreserveyourjudgments.___20___Ifyouwanttobeseenasmoreapproachable,youcanalsoinvitepeopletoetoyou.Doitonlyifyoumeanitandbesincereinofferingyoursupport.Opensometimeinyourscheduletowelepeopleor,ifyoucan’t,scheduleafollowupmeeting.A.InvitepeopletoetoyouB.PersuadepeopletoebacklaterC.HereareafewwaystohelpyouenhancethisaspectD.ItallowsyoutoshareyourtroubleswithothershonestlyE.Often,wegettheurgetointerruptorrushtheconversationalongF.ThewayyourespondalsoencouragesotherstoetoyouagainG.Soyoucantrytoappearmoreapproachablebyfocusingonyourbodylanguage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。Sarkarisananotechnologist(纳米技术专家)andassistantprofessoratMIT.Sheisconductingherresearchonbraindiseasesthat____21____themindsofmillionsofpeopleworldwide.BorninKolkata,India,Sarkarcreditsbothofherparentsasearly____22____.Hercourageasaresearcheresfromher____23____,whoasayoungwomanwentagainstsocialnorms(常态)inhervillageby____24____tofundherowneducation.Meanwhile,Sarkar’sfather____25____herinterestinengineering.Sarkarrecallsherfatherfindingtimeforhis____26____,fashioningdevicestomakehomelifemore___27___,includinganelectricityfreewashingmachine.“Thatgotmevery____28____inscienceandtechnology.”Sarkarsays.After____29____abachelor’sdegreeinelectricalengineeringfromtheIndianInstituteofTechnologyDhanbad,Sarkar_____30_____Californiatostudynanoclectronics.There,shetestednewwaysto_____31_____nanodevicesthatcouldreducetheamountof_____32_____consumedbyputersandothereverydayelectronics._____33_____,shemadeabreakthroughbydevelopingastandoutnanodevice.Alongtheway,Sarkarbecamefascinatedwiththe_____34_____,whichshecalls“thelowestenergyputer”.Shehopestoputnanodevicesbetweenhumanneurons(神经细胞)toimprovetheputingspeedoftheprocessorinourbrains.“Ourbrainsare_____35_____,butwecouldbebetterthanwhatweare.”shesays.21.A.enrich B.read C.affect D.poison22.A.birds B.researchers C.failures D.inspirations23.A.aunt B.mother C.sister D.grandmother24.A.working B.pretending C.refusing D.waiting25.A.protected B.switched C.stimulated D.supported26.A.job B.holiday C.disfort D.passion27.A.plex B.convenient C.peaceful D.meaningful28.A.interested B.honest C.lucky D.disappointed29A.starting B.carning C.needing D.introducing30.A.adaptedto B.relatedto C.headedto D.belongedto31.A.create B.fix C.operate D.sell32.A.water B.money C.power D.time33.A.Unfortunately B.Immediately C.Obviously D.Eventually34.A.puter B.brain C.exercise D.fashion35.A.empty B.busy C.relaxed D.remarkable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。The“UnderstandingContemporaryChina”ForeignLanguageContestswereheldinBeijingfromDecember4to8．Nearlyonemillioncollegestudentsfrommorethan1,300universitiesparticipated,withabout2,500____36____(enter)thenationalfinal.Thecontestsaimedto____37____(deep)collegestudents’understandingofChina,enhancetheirlinguistic(语言的)abilitiesandinterculturalmunication____38____(petent),andprovideaplatformforthemtotellChina’sstorieswell.ThechampionoftheEnglishgroup____39____(determine)throughasimulated(模拟的)“GlobalYouthSummit”.Threecontestantsdiscussed____40____(topic)includingculturaldiversityandthefuturedevelopmentofmankindwithXinhuaNewsAgency’sreporterSimonKeithRobinson,____41____testedtheirknowledgeandabilitytohandlediversesubjects.XuChengcheng,fromBeijingForeignStudiesUniversity,won____42____nationalchampionshipoftheInternationalmunicationContest.ShedemonstratedahighlevelofEnglishproficiency(熟练)andstrongmunicationskillsinthepreparedspeech____43____theGlobalYouthSummitsession(会议).Aspecialsessionof“MultilingualChampionsShowcase”waspart____44____theclosingceremony,wherechampionsusedtheirforeignlanguageskills_____45_____(share)storiesabouttheirunderstandingofChinaandmunicationwiththeworld,showcasingyouthfulinsights.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter来信询问你校上周组织的诗歌朗诵比赛（poetryrecitationpetition）的情况。请给他回信，内容包括：1.介绍比赛的目的；2.你参加此次活动的收获。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearPeter,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestregards,LiHua第二节（满分25分）47.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。“Alice,youspendtoomuchtimeonyourphone,”herfathersaid.“Youneedtofocusonyourstudies.”“ButDad,I’mdoingmybest,”Alicereplied.“I’mbalancingmyphonetimewithmystudies.”Inthetensemeal,Aliceandherparentsarguedaboutherrecentchanges.Theywerefocusedonherincreasedattachmenttoherphoneanditsimpactonherstudies.Herparentswereconcernedthatshewasneglecting(忽视)herstudiesandworriedabouttheimpactitmighthaveonherfuture.Theyfeltthatherattachmenttothephonewastakingherawayfromherstudies.Alicesaid,“Iknowyou’reworriedaboutme,butI’mtryingmybest.Ijustwanttohavesomefunwithmyfriendsandtakeabreakfromstudyingsometimes.”However,herparentsdidn’tseemtounderstandoracceptherexplanation.Theyfeltthatsheneededtofocusmoreon