山东省济宁某中学2023-2024学年高二年级上册期中英语试卷（原卷版）

2023-2024学年济宁实验高中高二上学期期中试卷

第一部分听力略

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。

A

SerbiaisoneofthemostaffordabledestinationsinEurope.HerearesomebeautifulplacesinSerbiathatyou

canpayavisitto.

MountainAvala

OverlookingBelgradeandtoppedwiththeAvalaTowerintheBalkans,MountainAvalaisamust-visitspot

thatmakesforapleasantbreakfromthecapita?sbusystreets.TheAvalaTowerisatalltelecommunicationtower

inthisareawhichwasrebuiltin2010,offeringthepicture-perfectwholeviewoverBelgradefromviewing

platformsandacafeforvisitors.

MuseumofSrem

TheregionalmuseuminthetownofSremskaMitrovicahasavaluablecollectioninprehistoric,Romanand

medievalperiods.ItshighlightsarethenumerousarchaeologicalfindingsfromSremskaMitrovica,includinga

uniqueRomansundial（日§）withthesculpturesofsomefigures.

TheGalleryofMaticaSrpska

TheGalleryofMaticaSrpskaisoneofthemostsignificantandlastingculturalinstitutionsinSerbia.It'snot

ameregallerybutratheranationaltreasure,withseveralfloorscoveringpricelessSerbianartworksfromthelate

17thtothe20thcenturyindifferentstyleswithcountlesslandscapesandgraphicartandmore.

UvacSpecialNatureReserve

ThespectacularmeandersoftheUvacRiverarethehighlightsoftheUvacSpecialNatureReservein

southwesternSerbia.Theincrediblygreenriversnakesthroughrocksinazigzagmanner-afeatofnaturethatis

bestadmiredfromhighabove.Thereserve,whichalsocomprisesa6-kilometer-longcavesystem,owesits

protectedstatustoseveralhundredplantspecies,manytypesoffishesandrarebirdspecies.

1.WhatcanvisitorsdointheAvalaTower?

A.Visitanartgallery.

B.Seeauniquesundial.

C.Haveagoodviewofthelandscapes.

D.Admireartworksattheviewingplatform.

2.WhatdotheMuseumofSremandtheGalleryofMaticaSrpskahaveincommon?

A.Culturaltreasures.B.Uniquerocks.

C.Oldfloors.D.Modernsculptures.

3.WhatmakestheUvacSpecialNatureReservespecial?

A.Aprotectedstatue.B.Awatersystem.

C.Agreenriver.D.Awildlifemuseum.

B

IfirstrealizedthatplasticwasaseriousmatterforourplanetduringmytravelinWesternAustralia.One

dayabout12yearsago,IstoppedatasupermarketalongtheCoralBaycoasttabuysomegroceries.Butthelady

atthecountertoldmethatthesupermarketdidn,tsellanyshoppingbagstopreventplasticintheoceanandhelp

preservetheendangeredturtles(海龟)livinginthatarea.Afterafirstreactionofsurprise,Igatheredallpurchases

inmyarmsandleft,reflectingonwhatIhadbeentold.

Theexperienceinthattripmadememoreconsciousaboutmyimpactandpushedmetoadoptvarious

habitstotravelandlivemoresustainably.Forexample,IalwayscarriedacottonbagwhenIwentshopping.

MytraveltoIndonesiawasanotherlife-changingexperiencethatstrengthenedmydeterminationtoturntoa

zero-wastelifestyle.InIndonesia,findingsafedrinkablewaterwasalwaysachallenge,soItraveledwithmy

waterbottle,managingtoavoidalmostentirelytheuseofplasticduringmytrip.

However,IwasseriouslystruckbymystayontheLibaranIsland,whereasustainableandturtle

conservationprojectwaslaunched10yearsago.Despitethebigeffortsbytheprojectstaffandthecommunityin

cleaningupthebeachesandcreativelyreusingplastic,theshorewaswasheddailywithtonsofplasticcoming

fromthetides.Walkingonacarpetofplasticthatalmostpreventedmefromseeingthebeachunderneathwas

quiteshocking.

Facingthisglobalissueinperson,Ifeltasenseofsadnessandangerthatsoonturnedintodetermination:to

doasmuchaspossibletoreduceplasticinmylife.Sometimeswemightfeelhelplessinfrontofbigproblems,but

weshouldbeawarethatsmallchangescouldactuallymakeadifferencestepbystep!

4.Howdoestheauthorleadinthetopicofthetext?

A.Byreflectingonthepresentlife.

B.Bylookingintothefutureenvironment.

C.Byintroducingthepreviousachievements.

D.Byrecallingthepastshoppingexperience.

5.Whatdidtheauthordecidetodoafterthetripabout12yearsago?

A.Cutbackontravel.B.Shoplessfrequently.

C.Leadagreenlife.D.Rurifydrinkingwater

6.Whatdoweknowabouttheprojectinparagraph4?

A*Ithadnocleargoal.B.Itdidn'tworkoutverywell.

C.Itmettheislanders,needs.D.Itwasaimedtopreventturtleattacks.

7.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheplasticproblem?

A.ItisdemandingB.Itismanageable.

C.Itiseasytosolve.D.Ifslackinginattention.

C

PleasantonPartnershipsinEducationFoundation(PPIE)wasstartedin1987toraisemoneybyorganizing

runningeventsforlocalschools.BasedinPleasanton,California,asuburbofSanFrancisco,thenon-profit

organizationrecentlyhostedafamily-focusedfitnesseventforthecommunity."Oureventhelpstobringthe

communitytogether,9,saidMindyLouie,eventsandoutreachmanagerforPPIE."Wehavemorethan3,000

participants,hard-workingvolunteersandviewers.^^

Thisyear'sfitnesseventtookplaceonApril30attheAlamedaCountyFairgrounds.Itfeaturedracesoftwo

miles,fivekilometersandtenkilometers.AnewKidsChallengeconsistedofaquarter-mileruntoencourage

youngerchildrentoparticipate.Whenaskedtodescribetherun,11-year-oldJeremyLouiesaid,"Tun,excitingand

enjoyable."Jeremyaddedthathewashappytohelpsupporthisschool.

PPIEsupportsall15schoolsinthePleasantonUnifiedSchoolDistrict,whichincludemorethan14,500

studentsand800teachersandstaff.Thenonprofitorganizationtriestofundprogramsaffectedbybudgetcuts,

whileencouragingfitnessandathleticism.Todate,thePPIEhasraisedover$1millionfortheschooldistrict.

Alocalrunners5groupcalledtheBURNYouthDevelopment(B.Y.D.)participatedinthefundraising.The

B.Y.D.hassincegrowntomorethan100youthmembers,30ofwhomraninAprifsPPIEevent.JerryWu,the

group9sfounderandleadcoach,explainedthattheB.Y.D.wasbomtokeepkidsrunning."Watchingthemrunning

stronglyandhappilymakesmesmileeverytime,“Jerrysaid.

Jerryencouragesteamworkandteachesthestudentsvaluablerunningtechniques.AsaB.Y.D.member*Ollie

Gu,aneighthgrader,wasoneofthetopfinishersintheten-kilometerrun.Hecompletedtheracein40minutes

and46secondsandwonfirstplaceinthe12-to-15year-oldagegroup.taTheracewasextremelyrewarding,Ollie

said.'Tmlookingforwardtoitnextyear.^^

8.Whichracewasrecentlycreated?

A.Aten-kilometerrun.B.Aquarter-milerun.

C.Afive-kilometerrun.D.Atwo-milerun.

9.Whydoestheauthorlistsomenumbersinparagraph3?

A.TostressthegreatinfluenceofPPIE.

B.Toshowasmallbudgetforeducation.

C.Tointroducetheschooldistrictinbrief.

D.Toadvertisetheorganization'sprograms.

10.WhatdidbothJerryandOlliewanttoconvey?

A.Theirdutiesasathletes.B.Theirfeelingsascoaches.

C.TheirrecognitionoftheB.Y.D.D.Theiranticipationofthenextrun.

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Sportsvolunteers.B.Youngsportsmen.

C.Runningwithteachers.D.Racingforeducation.

D

ASwissradiostationrecently,carriedoutasocialexperimentonair,testingrobot-createdvoicesand

content.The13-hourexperimenttookplaceattheFrenchlanguage,stationCouleur3.Duringtheperiod,listeners

heardtheclonedvoicesoffivehumanpresenters.Thestationsprogrammingalsoincludedmusiccreatedby

artificialintelligence(AI)methods.Theprogramminginformedlistenersabouttheexperimentevery20minutes.

“AIistakingyourfavoriteradiobystorm,avoicesaid."OurvoiceclonesandAIareheretounsettle,surprise

andshakeyou.Andforthatmatter,thistextwasalsowrittenbyarobot.9,

RecentAIdevelopmentshaveledtothecreationofaseriesoftoolsthatpermitrobotstoleaddifferent

humanactivities.Thesetoolsbelongtoagroupofsystemsknownas"'generativeAP'.Thetoolsusemachine

learningmethodstotrainAIsystemsonhugeamountsofdatatoproducehuman-qualityresults.Oneofthemost

highlypublicized"'generativeAP9toolsreceivedwideattentionbyshowingtheabilitytoquicklyproducewritten

answerstoquestionsatalevelandqualitysimilar_tohumans.However,thedevelopmentof"'generativeAI”

systemshasledtosomecriticismofthetechnology.Criticshavealertedpeopletothedangersofsuchsystems.

Theysayifusedincorrectly,thesystemscanhaveeconomic,culturalandsocialharms.

TheSwissstation'schief,AntoineMultone,defendedtheprojectasalessononhowtolivewithAI.Antoine

saidifwebecameostriches(鸵鸟),wewouldputourheadsinthesand,blindlyworryingaboutthenewtechnology.

HethoughtwhenAIwascoming,weshouldstudythetechnology,sowecouldthenproperlyputlimitsonit.He

addedthatabout90percentofthelistenerreactionssuggestedtheexperimentwasagoodidea.Butmanysaidthey

foundthehumanelementmissingandnoted,44Youcansensethesearerobots,andtherearefewersurprises,less

personality

12.WhywastheexperimentconductedatCouleur3?

A.Totestthetextstherobotwrites.

B.Totestthevocalsoundstherobotcreates.

C.Totestthecapabilitiesofthehumanpresenters.

D.Totesttheaudience9sabilitiesofcomposingmusic.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“alerted“meaninparagraph.2?

A.Warned.B.committedC.DevotedD.Applied.

14.WhatshouldwedowithAIaccordingtoAntoine?

A.Limitandpreventitsprogress

B.Takehumanelementsoutofit.

C.Takeadvantageofitwithoutdefense.

D.Researchandmakeuseofitsensibly.

15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.PuttingAIVoicesonRadio.

B.ReplacingAnnouncerswithRobots

C.New.TechnologiesChangingOurLives

D.LanguagebarriersintheDevelopmentofAI

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。

Whengardenersgrowvarietiesofplantsintheirbeautifulgardens,theyarehappytoseebeneficialinsects

likebeesandbutterfliessurroundingtheflowers.Butastheytakeacloserlook,theymayfindsomeplantsare

coveredinblackdotsandfilledwithharmfulinsectsorpests.Somegardenersmayimmediatelyreachfor

chemicals.16Althoughitmaystoptheinsectproblem,itwillalsothreatenbeesandbutterflieswhich

helptheplantsreproduce.

Ifyouarewisegardeners,youshouldfirsttakepreventivemeasurestocontroltheharmfulinsects.

17Onlywhentherearetoomanyharmfulinsects,shouldpestcontrolbeconsidered.Thefirstdefense

shouldalwaysbethesafestmethodavailable.

Prevention

Asarule,preventionisthebesttreatment.Inspectplantsclosely,includingtheirleaves,beforebuyingthem

fromthestore.18

Whenplanting,spaceplantsouttopermitthemtogrowtotheirfullsize.Plantstooclosetogethercanbreed

harmfulorganisms,likebacteria.

19Theyinvitepestsifpermittedtoremainontheground.Whenyoudoseepests,washthemaway.

Userubbingalcoholtoremovesomeinsects,orpickthemofftheplants.

Pesticides

Ifyoudecideapesticideisnecessary,chooseitcarefullyandfollowthedirectionsandwarningsonthe

product.Avoidusingpesticidesinextremeheat,onwindydays,orwhentheplantsarewet.20Atthe

time,beneficialinsectsareinactive.Youcanconsiderremovingflowersfromtheplantstolessentheriskthat

beneficialinsectswillcomeincontactwiththepesticides.

A.Butthisisnotwise.

B.Inmostcases,chemicalsdon'thelp.

C.Treattheplantsearlyinthemorningoratnight.

D.Alsodoremembertheplantsneednutritionandcare.

E.Keepyourgardenfreeoffallenleaves,fruitsandotherwastes.

F.Donotbringanyplantshomethatshowsignsofdiseaseorpests.

G.Theprocessstartswiththeideathathavingsomepestsisacceptable.

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。

GulnaraTolmachevaisfromRussia,whohasalwayswantedtobeatutor.Shehas21andrealized

herdreaminKaramay,aChinesecityinXinjiangfarawayfromherhomeinNovosribirsk.Now,shelivesin

Xinjiangand22.Russianinalocaluniversity.

23havinginterestintheChinesecultureduringherchildhood,Tolmachevadidn't24

Chinauntil2009.“InUrumqi,Isawdifferentethnicgroupsandbusynightmarkets,9,shesaid.Shewasespecially

surprisedatthewaypeopleofdifferentethnicgroupsweregettingalonginXinjiang.25bytheenergetic

andculturally26city,shechosetostudyChineseinUrumqiin2013.Tolmachevaandherfamily

27toKaramayin2019aftergettingajobofferthere.Littledidsheknowaboutthecity28.but

nowsheconsidersKaramayashersecond29."Thefriendshipand30ofmystudentsand

colleaguesmademefeelathome,^^she31.Sheaddedthatherworkwasgoingwell,andhersonwas

healthyandhappy.

Tolmachevawas32bythekindnessandwarmthofthosearoundher,andshedecidedtoworkeven

hardertomotivateherstudents.atThe33environmentisveryimportant.SoItriedmybesttoteachthem

Russiansongsandorganizeshortplaysduringcourses,9,shesaid.HavingrealizedherdreamoflearningChinese

inXinjiang,Tolmachevaisnow34aboutfinishingherdoctoraldegreeandisplanningtowritesome

Russiantextbooks.Shedoeshaveagreat35forherjob.

21'

A.fallenbehindB.setoutC.settleddownD.keptaway

22.

A.mastersB.quitsC.learnsD.teaches

23.

A.InspiteofB.IncaseofC.InfavorofD.Inplaceof

24.

A.chooseB.visitC.expectD.admire

25.

A.ImpressedB.ConfusedC.FrightenedD.Annoyed

26.

A.singleB.majorC.diverseD.false

27.

A.attendedB.contributedC.appealedD.moved

28.

A.gratefullyB.previouslyC.graduallyD.currently

29.

A.destinationB.entranceC.barrierD.hometown

30.

A.promotionB.companyC.absenceD.judgement

31.

A.recommendedB.promisedC.remarkedD.apologized

32.

A.touchedB.discouragedC.limitedD.recognized

33.

AtfamilyB.languageC.careerD.accommodation

34.

A.passionateB.reliableC.particularD.concerned

35.

A.pityB.advantageC.returnD.love

第二节（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）

根据所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，在答题卡上写出空缺处单词的正确形式，每空一词。

36.InJapan,someonewhowanotherpersonemployingthegesturemightthinkitmeansmoney.（根据

首字母单词拼写）

37.Makingeyecontactinsomecountriesdisplaysinterest.Inothercountries,bycontrast,eyecontactisnot

alwaysaof.（根据首字母单词拼写）

38.Atthefarsideofthevalley,anancientSamicottageisv.Closeby,thereareafewreindeerfeeding

ongrass.（根据首字母单词拼写）

39.TuYouyoucametoacthatboilingthesweetwormwoodapparentlydestroyeditsmedicalproperties.

（根据首字母单词拼写）

40.Howthiscouldbedonewasachallengingquestion,butYuanwascthattheanswercouldbefound

inthecreationofhybridrice.（根据首字母单词拼写）

41.Yourhome,mailalsolearnyourdaily（常规）andpreferencesinthenearfuture.（根据汉语提示单词

拼写）

42.Nowthey（提倡）asimplelifewithanemphasisonhardwork,family,andcommunity.（根据汉语提

示单词拼写）

43.Sincereindeerwerealwaysonthemove,theSamiwouldpickuptheirtentsand（陪伴）them.

（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

44.Followingthis,he（慢慢地）becamefamousthroughouttheworldasthenewIsaacNewton.（根据汉语

提示单词拼写）

45.Whileitiseasytoperceivewhenstudentsareinterested,bored,ordistracted,itissometimesmuchharderto

（辨别）whenstudentsaretroubled.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

第三节（共5个小题;每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读下列各句，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

46.Asforhowtoadjustthenewschoollifeherequickly,I'dliketogiveyousomeadvice.（用适当的词

填空）

47.（be）insuchabeautifulandwildplacemakesmefeelblessedtobealive.（所给词适当形式填

空）

48.Thecrucialthingis（use）bodylanguageinawaythatisappropriatetothecultureyouarein.（所给

词的适当形式填空）

49.YuanLongpinghadrealizedhisdreamofseawaterricesurprisedthewholeworld.（用适当的词填

空）

50.TuYouyouwasawardedtheNobelPrize,isconsideredoneofthehighestinternationalhonorsa

personcanreceive.（用适当的词填空）

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

51.你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以“我最钦佩的科学家”为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：

1.人物简介；2.钦佩的理由；3.对你的影响。

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。

TheScientistIadmiremost

第二节（满分25分）

52.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。

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