吉林省松原市前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县蒙古族中学2023-2024学年高二上学期11月期中考试英语试卷（含答案无听力音频无听力原文）

前郭蒙中2023-2024学年高二上学期11月期中考试英语试卷第一部分听力（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ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。Whatwilltheweatherbelikeintheafternoon?A.Sunny.B.RainyC.Whatisdoing?A.onhisreport.B.Makingaspeech.C.Holdingameeting.HowdidMikefeelabouttheopera?A.Confused. B.Satisfied.C.Disappointed.WhenwillMaryhaveajobinterview?A.At9:00am. B.At10:00am.C.At3:00pm.Whoisthewomanmostprobablytalkingto?A.Arepairman. B.Acustomer.C.Acarsalesman.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）5A、B、C三个选项中选出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。WhatwillPauldotomorrowmorning?A.classes.B.Goonafieldtrip.C.Playacomputergame.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Motherandson.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Teacherandstudent.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inthesupermarket.B.Inthebank.C.Onthephone.Whomightspendmoneyontheaccount?A.Thechild.B.Thewife.C.Thewoman.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。Whatdoestheboyaskthewomantodo?A.Helphimfindsomethingtoread.B.Checkhisreader’scard.C.LookforhisstudentIDcard.Onwhichfloorcantheboyfindmusicbooks?A.The2ndone.B.The3rdone.C.The6thone.Howlongcantheboykeepmagazinesandnewspapersatmost?A.Forabouttwoweeks.B.ForabouttwomonthsC.Foraboutonemonth.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。Whatdoesthewatchlooklike?A.Thefaceofitisblack.B.Ithasaleatherwhiteband.C.Thefaceofitissquare.WhyisthewatchspecialtoHelen?Ittellstherighttime.Itremindsherofhergrandfather.Itisworthalotofmoney.WhatdoweknowaboutHelen’sgrandfather?Heisstillalive.Hegotthewatchfromhisfather.HewenttoEnglandwithalittlemoney.WhatwillHelendowiththewatch?A.Sellit.B.Continuetokeepit. C.Giveittoherfather.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?Anannouncement.B.Aplayground.C.A18.Whatisthemainpurposeofthespeech?discusstheweekdayplans.tellthehistoryofarmsomechangesofavisit.Wherewillteachersandstudentsmeettomorrowmorning?A.Atthebusstop.B.Ontheplayground.C.Attheschoolgate.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestdoinginthemuseum?acamera.B.comfortableclothes.C.Avoidingtouchingthings.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。AFouroftheWorld’sBestFuturists(未来学家)KevinKellyKevinKellyisanauthor.His1994publication，OutofControl，discussesafuturewheremachinesandsystemsaresocomplexastobeindistinguished(难区分的)fromlivingthings.HislatestbookWhatTechnologyWantssuggeststhattechnologyisnotjustamixtureofwiresandmetalsbutalivingthingthathasitsownneed.Thebooklooksoutthroughtheeyesofthisglobaltechnologicalsystemtodiscoverwhatitwants.DrMichioKakuMichioKakuisaprofessoroftheoreticalphysicsattheCityUniversityofNewYorkandauthorofTheFutureoftheMindandPhysicsoftheFuture.InTheFutureoftheMind，heexploresthefrontierofneuroscience.Hepredictsthatonedaywewillbeabletouploadthehumanbrainintoacomputer.InPhysicsoftheFuture，hepredictsthatglassesandcontactlenseswillbeconnectedtotheInternetandcarswillbecomedriverlesswiththepoweroftheGPSsystem.DavidBrinSciencefictionauthorandscientist，DavidBrinhasreceivedawards.In1998，hewontheFreedomofSpeechAwardforTheTransparenceSociety.Thebookconcernsthreatstopersonalaffairsandopennessintheinformationage.Inaworldwherethepolicemonitorpublicplaces24hoursadaywithcamerasandsomecreditcompaniescansellpeople’sfinancialdetailstoanyonewillingtopay，Brinwarnsthatsurveillance(监控)technologywillbeusedbytoofewpeopleinthefuture.Hearguesthatthetablesshouldbeturnedandthepublicshouldhaveaccesstoinformationlikewhoisbuyingfinancialdetailsfromcreditcompanies.DrRayKurzweilDrRayKurzweilisthemaininventorofthefirstprint-to-speechreadingmachinefortheblind.HeisthedirectorofartificialintelligencedevelopmentatGoogle.Overthepast25years，anumberofhispredictionshavecometrue.In1990，hepredictedacomputerwoulddefeatahumanatchessby1998.Hepredictsthatbythe2020s，mostdiseaseswillgoawayandself-drivingcarsbegintotakeovertheroads.21.Whosebookisdiscussingaboutmachinesandsystemsinthefuture?A.KevinKelly’s.B.DrMichioKaku’s. C.DavidBrin’s.D.DrRayKurzweil’s.22.WhichofthefollowingbookwontheFreedomofSpeechAward?A.OutofControl. B.TheFutureoftheMind.C.PhysicsoftheFuture. D.TheTransparenceSociety.23.What’sDrRayKurzweil’sattitudetowardshispredictionofthe2020s?A.Cautious. B.Optimistic. C.Doubtful. D.Disapproving.BHaveyoueverrunoutofcoffeeortea?Foundnoeggsinthefridge?Nobreadforthesandwichandthenearestshopistoofaraway？Well，allthatcanchangeinthefuture.Ifallgoeswell，theintelligentfuturekitchenwillsoonhelpsolveallyourproblems.Inthefuture，allkitchenunitswillbeconnectedtotheInternet.Theintelligentfuturekitchenwillgivewiseadviceonplanningyourmenufortheday.Worriedaboutyourweight？Itwilltellyoutherightdietandwhatisgoodforyourhealth.Itwillevenkeepinmindyourlikesanddislikes!DesignedbytheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology，thissmartkitchenpromisestopayattentiontoallyourneeds.Thecomputer’ssystemwillhelpkeepan“eye”onthefridge.Ifthefridgeisempty，thekitchenwillautomaticallycallandplaceanorderatthelocalsupermarket.Soyoudon’thavetoworryaboutitatall.Yougethomelate，anddon’tknowwhattomakefromthecollectionofingredients(原料)inyourfridge.Awhilebackyoumighthaveorderedatake-outbutnow，insteadofworryingabouteatingacollectionofthisandthat，you’reexcited.Youcanpullouteachvegetable，andpasseachoneinfrontofawebcameranexttoyourfridge.Afewmomentslater，ascreenonyourfridgewoulddisplayatastyrecipe.Afterdinner，youtakeyourplatestoaboxnexttothesink.Youdon’thavetocleanthem，yourmachinedoes.Itproducesnewplateseverytimeyouneedtoeat.Laterintheevening，youphoneyourotherhalf，whoisonabusinesstriphalfwayaroundtheworld.Asyoudrinkyourcupofhotcoffee，itmakesyourotherhalf’scupchangecolorontheothersideoftheworld，anotherspecialwaytokeepintouch.24.Theproblemmentionedinthefirstparagraphwillbesolved

.A.bytheintelligentkitchenitself B.byfindingagoodhousekeeperC.afteryoucallthesupermarket D.afteryoubuygreatamountsoffood25.Thekitchenofthefuturemayhelpyou

.A.loseweightfast B.keepahealthydietC.cookdeliciousfood D.cleanfridgeintime26.Theunderlinedword“automatically”inthethirdparagraphmeans“

”．A.insecret B.bychanceC.byitself D.againandagain27.Thefourthparagraphtellsusthatthesmartkitchen

.A.willorderatake-outforyouifyougethomelate B.hasabigcolortelevisionandsomewebcamerasC.canpulloutallthevegetablesfromyourfridge D.cangiveasuitablerecipeaccordingtoyouringredientsCChina’s“LittlePeople’sKingdom”isathemepark，wherelittlepeopledanceandsinginfairytalecostumes，drawingbothcuriousgroupsandcriticism.Thethemepark，nearKunmingCityinYunnanProvince，employs108dwarfsfromacrossthecountry，whogatheronanartificialhillsidetwiceadaytodanceandsingfortourists.Andallpretendtoliveinatinyhilltopvillage.Theguestscanwatchshowslikecomedies，groupdanceandacrobatics.Theshow’scenterpiece，afunnyperformanceofSwanLake，seesperformersdressedinspecialpinkcostumesandpretendingtobelittleswans.“ThefirsttimeIperformedit(SwanLake)Ifeltabitembarrassed.Ihadneverwornaskirtlikethatbefore.Butlater，onceIgotusedtoit，IfoundIcoulddoitverywell，”saidChenRuan,21，fromHunanProvincewhojoinedtheparkwhenitopened.Formanyoftheemployees，theparkoffersarareopportunitytofindwork.AsunlikelyasitseemsformenandwomendoingdailyfunnyperformancesofSwanLake，theythinkthatitfeelsgoodtoliveindormitoriesthatlooklikecaveswhilelivingwithpeoplewithsimilarexperiences.Inaddition，thelifefacilitiesintheparkaremadeaccordingtotheirspecialneeds.Besides，performersintheparkearn2,000yuanamonth，aroundtwicethesalaryofahighschoolgraduate.Thefounderofthepark，ChenMingjing，madehisfortunebyproducingelectronicsandinvesting，butsaidhehadalwayswantedtohelpthedisadvantagedgroupsinthecommunity.People，likehumanrightactivistsforthedisabled，thinkthatsuchaparkonlyencouragesthediscriminationagainstlittlepeople.Theonlyrequirementforparticipantstobeemployedatthethemeparkistobeshorterthan51inchesandbeabletotakecareofthemselvesindailylife.Theyoungestemployeeis18，andtheoldest48.28.Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?A.Theemployeesperformfortouristsinnature. B.Theemployeesperformtwiceaday.C.The108employeescomefromallovertheworld.D.TheparkliesinthecityofKunming.29.Afterlivinginthe“LittlePeople’sKingdom”forsometime，manyemployeesfeel

.A.discriminated B.boring C.embarrassed D.satisfied30.AccordingtoChenMingjing，hefoundedtheparkto

.A.dogoodforsociety B.investmoneyandincreasehisfortuneC.createaballetshowofSwanLake D.letpeopleknowmoreaboutthedwarfs31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepark?A.Positive. B.Negative. C.Objective. D.Doubtful.DIfyouwanttosucceedinlife，youneedtoexpresstheproperbodylanguage，withorwithouthavingtosayanythingelse.Youwillcertainlynoticeawholenewreactionfrompeopleifyouusethepowerofbodylanguage.Relaxyourshoulders，keepyourhandsatyoursides(neverinsideyourpockets)andbreatheslowly.Haveawarm，welcomingfacialexpressionasifyoulookforwardtocommunicating.Dependingonthesituation，youmaysmilewhenappropriate.Facetheotherpersonoryouraudienceandkeepeyecontactasmuchaspossiblethroughoutthetalk.Noddingandtilting(倾斜)yourheadclosercanshowthatyouarelistening.Donotfold(交叉)yourarms，lookdownatthefloororputyourhandsinyourpockets.Thesecanshowthatyouareuninterested.Ifyouhaveanycomments，youcanshowtheminnegativebutrespectfulwayslikeraisingyoureyebrows.Alotofyourbodylanguagecanshowhowconfident，interested，bored，angryornervousyouare.Keepingyourheadupthroughouttheentireconversationcanshowthatyouareverymuchintotheconversationathand.Youmayfeelfreetouseafewhandgesturestoemphasize(强调)apoint.Ifyou’reenumeratingthings，it’sbettertouseeachofyourfingersasyoumentioneachitemtohelpyouraudiencekeeptrack.Pacingwillhelpyoucreatemoregroundifyouhavealargercrowdtocommunicatewith.Itwillalsoshowconfidenceonyourpartasyouthinkofmorethingstosay.Beverycarefulwhentouchingtheotherpersonsinceyouarecrossingtheboundaries(界限)ofbodylanguagethroughactualcontact.Rememberthatinbodylanguage，itisyourbodythatdoesthetalkingforyou.32.Accordingtothetext，ifyoufindalistenerraisinghiseyebrows，hemay

.A.trytoshowhisanger B.wanttogivehisownopinionC.notunderstandwhatyousay D.wanttoprovehisconfidence33.Theunderlinedword“enumerating”inPara.6maymean“

”．A.considering B.judgingC.numbering D.discussing34.What’stheauthor’ssuggestionifyouhavealargercrowdtocommunicatewith?A.Towalkataslowpace. B.Toshakehandswitheveryperson.C.Tolookdownatthefloor. D.Tofoldyourarms.35.Whatisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.ThePowerofBodyLanguage B.TheAttractionofBodyLanguageC.TheOriginofBodyLanguage D.TheUnderstandingofBodyLanguage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。HOWTOREADAPOEMThere’sreallyonlyonereasonwhypoetryhasgottenareputationforbeingso“difficult”：Itdemandsyourfullattention.

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FollowYourEars.It’sokaytoask“Whatdoesitmean？”whenyouarereadingapoem.Butit’sevenbettertoask“Howdoesitsound？”

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Evenifyoucan’tunderstandasinglethingaboutapoem’s“subject”or“theme”，youcanalwayssaysomething—anything—aboutthesoundofthewords.

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OK，we’renotsayingyouhavetoshoutitfromtherooftops.Ifyou’reembarrassedandwanttolockyourselfintheattic(阁楼)andreadthepoeminthequietestwhisper，goahead.Butreadingaloudisreallyaneffectivewaytounderstandapoem，becausereadingevenpartofitaloudcantotallychangeyourperspectiveonhowitworks.ReadinDifferentPlaces.Justlikemusic，theexperienceofpoetrychangesdependingonyourmoodandtheenvironment.Readinasmanydifferentplacesaspossible：atthebeach，onamountain，inthesubway.

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ThinklikeaPoet.Here’safunexercise.Gothroughthepoemonelineatatime，coveringupthenextlinewithyourhandsoyoucan’tseeit.Putyourselfinthepoet’sshoes：

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Ifyoustarttothinklikethis，you’llbeabletoappreciateallthedifferentchoicesthatgointomakingapoem.A.BePatient.B.ReadItAloud.C.Ifallelsefails，treatitlikeasong.D.IfIhadtowritealinetocomeafterthisline，whatwouldIput?E.Soifyoudon’tgetit，setthepoemasideandcomebacktoitlater.F.Sometimesallittakesisachangeofsceneryforapoemtoreallycomealive.G.Hereisashortlistoftipsthatwillmakepoemsreadingmoreenjoyable.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。Inourdiscussionwithpeopleonhoweducationcanhelpthemsucceedinlife,awomanrememberedthefirstmeetingofanintroductory41courseabout20yearsago.Theprofessor42thelecturehall,placeduponhisdeskalargejarfilledwithdriedbeans,andinvitedthestudentstoguesshowmanybeansthejarcontained.Afterlisteningtoshoutsofwildlywrongguessestheprofessorsmiledathin,drysmile,announcedthe43answer,andwentonsaying,havejustlearnedanimportantlessonaboutscience.Thatis:Never44yourownsenses.”yearslater,thescientistcouldguesswhattheprofessorhadinmind.He45himself,perhaps,asinvitinghisstudentstostartanexciting46intoanunknownworldinvisibletotheeye,whichcanbediscoveredonlythroughscientific47.Buttheseventeen-year-oldgirlcouldnotacceptoreven48theinvitation.Shewasjust49tounderstandtheworld.Andshe50thatherfirsthandexperiencecouldbethe51.Theprofessor,however,saidthatitwas52.Hewastakingawayheronly53forknowingandwasprovidingherwithnosubstitute.“Irememberfeelingsmalland54.”Thewomansays,“andIdidtheonlythingIcoulddo.I55thecoursetheafternoon,andIhaven’tgonenearsciencesince.”41.A.artB.historyC.scienceD.math42.A.searchedforB.lookedatC.gotthroughD.marchedinto43.A.readyB.possibleC.correctD.difficult44.A.loseB.trustC.sharpenD.taken45.A.describedB.respectedC.sawD.served46.A.voyageB.movementC.changeD.rush47.A.modelB.sensesC.spiritD.methods48.A.hearB.makeC.presentD.refuse49.A.suggestingB.beginningC.pretendingD.waiting50.A.believedB.doubtedC.provedD.explained51.A.growthB.strengthC.faithD.truth52.A.firmB.interestingC.wrongD.acceptable53.A.taskB.toolC.successD.action54.A.cruelB.proudC.frightenedD.brave55.A.droppedB.startedC.passedD.missed第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Everyonehasdreams，butnotalldreamscanberealised.Peoplegiveuptheirdreamsforthisorthatreason.Those56.

dreamofbecomingtruehaveonethingincommon，thatis，theyinsiston57.

(work)fortheirdreams.MarieCurie，afamousscientist，hasset58.

goodexample.In1898，Marie59.

(find)anewelement(元素)inthepitchblende(沥青铀矿).60.

(prove)herdiscovery，shehadtoshowittotheworld，whichalsobecameherdream.Afterusingtonsofpitchblende，Marieandherhusband61.

(final)sawthebluelightofradium(镭)．Therearemanyotherexamples.Athleteswhogaingoldmedalsandstudentswhoenterkeyuniversitiesafter62.

(year)ofhardwork，arealldream-holders.Thepathtodreamsmaynotbesmoothandtheprogressmaybe63.

(pain)．Butholdontoyourdreams，nomatter64.

bigorsmalltheyare.Holdontotheend，andyouwillfindthereisnothing65.

(happy)thanyourdreamscomingtrue.第四部分基础知识填空:（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）（填入正确的单词或短语，或者用所给词的正确形式完成句子。）66.

(listen)totheradioisagoodpracticeinlearningEnglish.67.Wecannotavoid

(argue)withhim.68.Thewholeclasswaitedwith

(anxious)fortheresultsoftheexamination.69.Ifeel

(anger)whensomeonetalkstomewhileI’mreading.70.Bygivingkidsalotofpraise,parentshopetheirchildrencanfinishtasks________(independent).71．Weusuallyhaveoursmartphonestokeepus___________(陪伴)atthetablewhen72．Unexpectedly，thefamoussinger__________(坚持)thatheshouldfleetotheUSAjustnow.73．Iencounteredayoungmanwhosebehaviorwasalittle____________(normal)thatday.74．Toworkinamoreefficientway,we’dbetteradoptmore

(science)methods.75．Ihave_____(persuade)himintomakinggooduseofhissparetimetoreadmorebooks.76．MybestfriendandIwere________(wander)aroundthethemeparkatthistimeyesterday.77．Inthe

(absent)ofmyEnglishteacher，IamusedmyclassmateswithsomefunnyEnglishjokes.78.Theinternethasmadeitpossibleforfriendsandfamilytokeep____toucheasily.79.Beinginsuchabeautifulandwildplacemakesmefeel____(bless)tobealive.80.Buteveryspring,_____smallnumberofSamistillfollowtheirreindeerintothevalleys.81.Inmanycountries,_________(shake)one’sheadmeans“no”andnoddingmeans“yes”.82.Ittakesalongtimetobreak

____theprejudices.(偏见)83.Itwillbefiveyears________Icomeback.84.TuYouyou,a__________(commit)andpatientscien