黑龙江省哈尔滨市第三中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

黑龙江省哈尔滨市第三中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Areyoulookingforteenvolunteeropportunitiesfor2024thatprovidearewardingexperiencethatwillstaywithyouforlife?EveryyearthousandsofteenschoosetovolunteerabroadwithInternationalVolunteerHQ(IVHQ)—theworld’smosttrustedproviderofsafeandaffordablevolunteerprogramsforteens.Servicetripsforteensareavailableinmorethan50destinationsandthereare17teenvolunteerprogramsfor16to18year-olds.Someofthebestprogramsin2024includeTurtleConservationinBali,AnimalCareinCostaRicaandChildcareinTanzania.Or,ifyou’rewantingtovolunteerwithagroupofstudentsfromyourhighschool,IVHQcantailoraprogramforyourgrouptoo!Benefitsforvolunteers：Thereisnodoubtthatvolunteeringasateenagerisameaningfulwaytobroadenyoureducationandaddexperiencesthatwillstandoutonyourcollegeapplication.Crossingboundariestoworkwithpartnersfromdifferentpartsoftheworldfostersglobalunderstanding.Livinginacountrydifferenttoyourownmeansthatyouwillbeinvolvedinanewculture,cuisine,andwayofthinking.Guaranteedsupport：ChancesareyourparentswillalsowanttolearnmoreaboutIVHQ,whetherornottheywillgoabroadwithyou.Havingplacedmorethan130,000volunteersabroad,we’realwayshappytospeakwithparentstoensurealltheirquestionsarefielded.Throughouronlinesafetytraining,comprehensiveinformationbrochures,on-goingsupportfromexperiencedprogrammanagersandround-the-clocksupportfromourlocalteams,IVHQvolunteersarewellsupportedtomakethemostofthetimeabroad.Ifyou’rereadytopackyourbagsandexperienceacompletelydifferentlifestyleandwidenyourglobalperspective,pleasecontactus.IVHQwillbemorethanhappytoofferaservice.1．WhatcanIVHQprovideforahighschoolgroup?A．Aspecializedprogram. B．Anopportunitytostudyabroad.C．Afreeservicetrip. D．Rewardsforvolunteering.2．WhatdoesIVHQpromisetovolunteers?A．Collegerecommendationletters. B．Partners’support.C．Localteams’assistance. D．Parents’company.3．Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toadvocatelivingabroad. B．Tointroducerequirements.C．Tosuggestalifestyle. D．Toadvertiseaservice.PAULHEMINGTON,57,istheAssistantOperationsManageratCheddarGorge（切达峡谷）andCavescheddargorge.co.ukImovedtoSOMERSETmainlyformyfamily.MydaughterwasgettingmarriedandIdidn’twanttolivesixhoursaway,sowemadethemove.Oncewemoved,weweremadeunneededanditwasamadracetogetwork.IendedupathereatCheddarGorgeandCaves.CheddarGorgeislikenothingelseintheUK.It’sauniquephenomenon,becausealthoughthereareothercavesinthecountry,youdon’thavethegorgeelsewhere.Thisisamajorgeologicalfeature,it’sthreemileslongandthere’sjustthisnatural,rawbeauty.Icansitatmydeskinguestservicesandlookoutatpartofthegorge.It’samazing.TheCheddarGorgespiritisstrong.Youknow,nothavingworkedhereorheardaboutthearea,youcomehereanditgetsunderyourskinintherightway.Youbecomepartofit,itbecomespartofyou.I’mverypassionateaboutit.Andthere’stheamazingwildlife,thegeology,theprehistory—CheddarManisstilloneofthegreatestfindsintheUK.EverydayatCheddarGorgeandCavesisdifferent.You’vegottherocksportssideofthings,theclimbing,thecaving.Wetakepeoplethroughthecavesontoursandwehavepre-history,whichwedowiththemuseum,wherebywehaveschoolscomeinanddodemonstrationswiththem.WewilldressupasgenuinelyaswecantoreproducethetimeperiodoftheCheddarMan,whichistheMesolithicperiod,so10,000yearsago.Wedofirelighting,forexample,andhopefullyit’sinspiringtotheyoungpeople!It’sreallycooltobeinthemuseumgardenandhavepartofthegorgeasthebackgroundwhileyou’redoingit,soyoucanreallysubmergeyourselfinthatmoment.Myfavouritespotiswhenyougopastthepeakonthewalkandyoucanlookbackdownintothegorgeoracrosstothereservoir.Theviewisamazing.Yes,youcanseepicturesofit,buthonestlyyouhavetobetheretofullyappreciateit.Youmighthearsomebuzzardsorseesomesheeporgoatswhileyou’reupthere,justtoenhancetheexperience!4．PAULHEMINGTONoriginallymovedtoCheddarGorgeto__________.A．settledowninthecountryside B．beclosertohisdaughterC．landajobasatourguide D．takepartinacompetitiverace5．Theunderlinedphrase“getsunderyourskin”isclosestinmeaningto_________.A．affectsyoudeeply B．bothersyougreatlyC．increasesyourstrength D．improvesyourskincondition6．WhichofthefollowingfallsintoPaul’sjobdescriptions?A．Hegoestotheschooltogivelecturesonpre-history.B．Hedemonstratestoyoungpeoplehowtoclimbrocks.C．HeparticipatesinrecreatingthescenesintheMesolithicperiod.D．Hedecoratesthemuseumgardentomakeitlooklikethegorge.7．WhatdoesPAULHEMINGTONtalkaboutinthisarticle?A．Howheadaptstothelocalwayoflife.B．Whatmajorlocalattractionsareworthseeing.C．WhyCheddarGorgeranksfirstasanaturalwonder.D．WhatmakesCheddarGorgesospecialtohim.Tostudythebehaviorofwildanimals,scientistsroutinelytagthemwithsolar-poweredGPSlocationtrackers.Butsuchdevices’batterycapacitylimitshowlongtheyoperate,oftenbringinganearlyendtovitalconservationwork.Solar-poweredtrackersbreakeasily,makingthemapoorchoicefordevicesfastenedtolargermammalsandtheydon’tworkfornightcreatures.SobiologistRasmusWorsoeHavmolleroftheUniversityofCopenhagenandhiscolleaguesturnedtoanotherabundantpowersource:kineticenergygeneratedbyananimal’smovements.Itisalsolighterandcheapertomakethanitsbattery-poweredcounterparts(对应的事物).“Thedesigniscreativeandexciting,”saysMarkHebblewhite,ahabitatecologistattheUniversityofMontana.Theproof-of-conceptkinetictrackerworksbymeansofamagneticpendulum(摆钟)thatswingsaroundacoppercoil,generatingelectricityasitmoves.Theirkinetictracker,whichHavmoller’steamrecentlytestedondomesticdogs,awildponyandaEuropeanbison,couldtheoreticallysurvivefortheentirelifespanofanactiveanimal.Thedogsandthebisoninthestudywereactiveenoughtocreatetheenergytotransmitonelocationsignalperdayfor14daysand17days,respectively.However,oneofthelessactivewildpony’strackerslastedatleast146daysbutdidn’tproduceenoughpowerfordailytransmissions,theresearchersreportedinPLOSONE.Thelimitedpowergeneratedbytheanimals’movementsmeansthetechnologyisn’treadyforprimetimejustyet,saysecologistEmilyStuddofBritishColumbia’sThompsonRiversUniversity,whowasn’tinvolvedinthestudy.Whenresearcherswanttokeepclosetabsonanimals,theyoftenneedGPSfixesmorethanonceaday.ButStuddsaysthat“withabitmoredevelopment,thiscouldbeagamechangerforwildlifeanimalresearchandmonitoring.”Rasmusandhiscolleagueshopeconservationworkerscanonedayusethistechnologytotrackspeciessuchastigers,leopardsandwolves,whichcaneasilydestroysolar-poweredtrackersandwhichhuntandtravelatnight.8．Whatisparagraph1mainlyabout?A．Thecapacityofsolar-poweredGPSlocationtrackers.B．Thelimitationsofsolar-poweredGPSlocationtrackers.C．Theimportanceofconservationeffortsforwildanimals.D．Thechallengesfacedbyscientistsintaggingwildanimals.9．Whatisthepowersourceofthenewtracker?A．Thesun. B．Thebattery. C．Theanimal. D．Thependulum.10．Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch?A．Thedogshadalowlevelofactivity.B．Thekinetictrackeroftenfunctionsimproperly.C．Theresearchneedsmorescientiststogetinvolved.D．Highlevelsofactivitymayleadtoconsistenttransmissions.11．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthispassage?A．TrackersandAnimalsCanCoexistB．NewWildlifeTrackersRunonAnimalPowerC．KineticTrackersOutperformSolar-poweredTrackersD．TechnologyProgressContributestoWildlifeConservationWhenwethinkaboutlivesfilledwithmeaning,weoftenfocusonpeoplewhosegrandcontributionsbenefitedhumanity.AbrahamLincoln,MartinLutherKingandNelsonMandelasurelyfelttheyhadaworthwhilelife.Buthowaboutusordinarypeople,strugglinginatypicalexistence?Thereisanimportantelementtoconsider.Thinkaboutthefirstbutterflyyoustoptoadmireafteralongwinterorimaginethesceneryatthetopofahillafterafreshhike.Sometimesexistencedeliversussmallmomentsofbeauty.Whenpeopleareopentoappreciatingsuchexperiences,thesemomentsmayenhancehowtheyviewtheirlife.ThiselementisdefinedasEA(experientialappreciation)byJoshuaHicks,apsychologicalprofessoratTexasA&MUniversity.Recently,heandhisresearchteamsetouttofigureoutwhetherEAwasrelatedtoaperson’ssenseofmeaninginaseriesofstudiesthatinvolvedmorethan3,000participants.Ataninitialtest,researchershadparticipantsratetheiragreementofdifferentcopingstrategiestorelievetheirstress.Theyfoundpeoplewhomanagedstressbyfocusingontheirappreciationforlife’sbeautyalsoreportedexperiencinglifeashighlymeaningful.Researchersthenconductedaseriesofexperiments,inwhichtheygaveparticipantsspecifictasksand,oncemore,askedthemtoreporthowstronglytheyidentifiedwithstatementslinkedtopurpose,etc.Inonecase,participantswhowatchedanawe-inspiringvideoreportedhavingagreatersenseofEAandmeaninginlife,comparedwiththosewhowatchedmoreneutralvideos.Afterreflectingontheresultscollectedfromtheparticipants,researchersconfirmedtheiroriginaltheory.Butapplyingthatinsightcanbedifficult.Ourmodern,fast-paced,project-orientedlifestylesfillthedaywithtargetsandgoals.Weareonthego,andweattempttomaximizeoutputbothatworkandatleisure.Thisfocusonfutureoutcomesmakesitalltooeasytomisswhatishappeningrightnow.Yetlifehappensinthepresentmoment.Weshouldslowdown,letlifesurpriseusandembracethesignificanceintheeverydaylife.12．Whyarethebutterflyandthesceneryonahillmentionedinparagraph2?A．Tointroduceaconcept.B．Toattractreaders’interest.C．Todemonstratethebeautyofnature.D．Toshowthenecessityofprotectingnature.13．Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?A．BydesigningdifferentstrategiestoreducestressB．Bystudyingpreviousresearchdata.C．Byshootingvideosstarringtheparticipants.D．Byanalyzingtheresponsefromtheparticipants.14．Whotendstofindlifemoremeaningfulaccordingtothetext?A．Apersonwhoalwaysgetsherlifewell-organized.B．Apersonwhooftenhearsmotivatingspeeches.C．Apersonwholeadsafast-pacedlifeD．Apersonwhoalwaysexpectsfutureresults.15．Whatlifephilosophydoestheauthorshowinthelastparagraph?A．Nopains,nogains.B．Thosewhobelieveintheirabilitycandoanything.C．Liveyourlifeonedayatatime.D．Beingonsea,sail;beingonland,settle.DailyHabitstoHelpYouGetHealthierin2024Manyofushopetomakechangesforthebetterforthenewyear,andhealthgoalstendtobeatthetopofthatlist.SometimesNewYear’swishesrequiresomesacrifices.16Belowaresomeachievabledailyhabitsthatkeepyouroverallhealth.Prioritizesleep.Yourbodyneedstimenotonlytorestandrecharge,butalsotodoimportantworklikelearningnewthings.Expertssuggestteenagersshouldgetatleasteighthourssleepeachday.Ifthisisachallengeforyou,turntoyourcircadian(生理节奏的)rhythm,whichtellsyoutherighttimetosleepandwakeup.17Justgotobedandgetupatthesametimeeveryday.Takeabreakfromelectronics.18Fortunately,doingtheoppositeisbeneficial.Keepingawayfromscreencanimproveyoursleepandreducedepressionandanxiety.Thus,remembertosparetimeeachdaywhenyou’rescreen-free.19Yourhealthyhabitscanalsobefunandrewarding.Whathaveyoualwayswantedtodo?Youranswertothatquestionmightpointyoutowardanewhobbytoexplorein2024.Andgettingintoitcanhelpyoureducestressandboostmentalwell-being.Plus,somehobbiescangetyoumoving,boostingyourphysicalandmentalhealth.20Ultimately,youcanpickoneortwohealthydailyhabits.AndIamsureyou’llbemovingtowardahealthier,happier2024.A．Fightagainststress.B．Takeonanewhobby.C．Thenhowdoyouuseyourbodyclockforbettersleep?D．Forbettersleep,perhapsmakethatthelastthingbeforebed.E．However,wedon’thavetogiveuptoomuchtorealizethem.F．Maybeplayingbasketballordoingyogawillbeagoodchoice.G．Studieshavefoundthatscreenaddictionhasanegativeinfluenceonourhealth.二、完形填空Therangoli(印度传统地画艺术)wasagiantgood-luckcharm.Grandmausedtomakeoneforthestartofthenewyear.First,shewoulddrawonthefloorwithchalk.Then,shewouldfillthedrawingwithuncooked21rice.Thisyear,Manjuwasoldenoughtohelp.He22paperintoacone(圆锥体)andfilleditwithrice.Sidebyside,heplacedriceacrossthedrawingtogetherwithGrandma.Sometimeshisriceskittered(轻快地跑跳)outsidethedrawing;sometimesheusedthe

23color.Andsometimesherubbedawaythe24,soGrandmahadtoredrawit.But25,thebrightswirlsofriceweretransformedintoabeautifulpeacock.WhenManjuadmiredthepeacock,he26asmallpieceoftile(瓷砖)peekingthroughonGrandma’sside.A27?ButGrandmawasawaytoanswerthetelephone.Shouldhefixit?“I’llsurpriseGrandma!”Hedecided.He28across,tryingtoreachthegap.Almost.Hisleftleginchedup.There!Suddenly,Manjubeganto29.Hisproudsmilevanished.“No!”Hecrasheddownontotherangoli,scatteringrice30.Manjurosetohisfeetandpushedthericeback.Butthecolorswere31.WhenGrandmacameback,Manju

32.Hesaid,“I’msorry.Ishouldhavewaitedforyou.”Grandmashookherhead.“Yousawa33andtriedtofixit.I’mproudofyou.”Theypickeduptherice,34eachgrainbycolor.Justbeforenightfall,theyfinishedfixingtherangoli.Grandmalitcandlesaroundtherangoli.Intheflickeringlight,thepeacockseemed35withmysticalpowers.Manjusmiled.Thenewyearfeltfullofgoodluck,thankstoGrandmaandhim.21．A．steamed B．marked C．colored D．carried22．A．rolled B．brought C．slid D．sank23．A．pale B．wrong C．fresh D．bright24．A．viewpoint B．outline C．mud D．case25．A．slowly B．fluently C．passively D．instantly26．A．imagined B．spotted C．created D．missed27．A．picture B．rice C．chalk D．gap28．A．flew B．shouted C．stretched D．wandered29．A．swell B．lift C．shake D．rest30．A．somewhere B．everywhere C．anywhere D．nowhere31．A．mixed B．removed C．classified D．displayed32．A．lookedaway B．lookedthrough C．lookedout D．lookeddown33．A．problem B．puzzle C．selection D．collection34．A．analyzing B．searching C．sorting D．checking35．A．ambiguous B．frightful C．fierce D．alive三、语法填空36．Shewas(apparent)averynervouswoman,andthataffectedhercareer.(所给词的适当形式填空)37．Theregulationswereseenasa(restrict)onpersonalfreedom.(所给词的适当形式填空)38．Yoursuggestionsarenotinharmonytheaimsofthisproject.(用适当的词填空)39．Ithinkweoweittoourfuturegenerations(protect)theenvironment.(所给词的适当形式填空)40．Thestorespreparedforan(invade)oflast-minuteChristmasshoppers.(所给词的适当形式填空)41．Languageexpertsclaimthatchildren(expose)totheEnglish-speakingenvironmentwillpickupEnglishquickly.(所给词的适当形式填空)42．Theirtravelingexpenseslastmonthamounted6000dollars.(用适当的词填空)43．Therewasalotofnoiseoutsidebecauserepairwork(do)tothehouseatthattime.(所给词的适当形式填空)44．Thecentreiseasily(access)tothegeneralpublic.(所给词的适当形式填空)45．Afterredecoration,theclassroomhastakenanewlook.(用适当的词填空)46．Ourhotelwasonthehillside(overlook)thelake.(所给词的适当形式填空)47．Someownersbelievenobigissuetoreleasethosepesticidesintothewild.(用适当的词填空)48．Touristshavebeengoingthereforcenturiestovisititscelebratedcafeandgettasteforthepartyatmosphere.(用适当的词填空)49．Itisnecessaryweyoungpeoplemasteraforeignlanguage.(用适当的词填空)50．Janeisdeterminedtoliveafulfillinglifenomatterthefutureholds.(用适当的词填空)四、书信写作51．假定你是李华，为了推进科普教育，你校英语社团正在开展“学科学，用科学”的演讲活动，请你以“IntelligentTechnologyEntersOurLife”为题，写一篇演讲稿参加比赛，内容包括：1.智能科技在生活中的应用；2.学习智能科技的作用和意义。注意：1.写作词数应为100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dearteachersandstudents.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyou!五、书面表达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。Ithadbeenachallengingweek,markedbyasuddenlargeincreaseinoilpricescoincidingwithasharpdropintemperaturesinBoston.Itwasnearlybelowzerodegree.Withthreemissedworkdaysundermybelt,myupcomingpaycheckwasgoingtobelowerthannormal.ThestressweighedheavilyonmeasIcarefullysoughtforeveryconceivableopportunitytosavepennies,ensuringthatIcouldaffordbothgroceriesandkeepthehousewarm.Myeight-year-oldsondidn’tunderstandwhenItoldhimwewerestrugglingthatweek.Hehadhisheartsetonaparticularbrandofyogurt,butIdidn’thavetheextrathreedollarstobuyitforhim.Itwasthekindofyogurtdecoratedwithacartoonchildskateboardingonitspackaging,containingameretwospoonfulspercup.Suchproducts,designedtolurechildrenwiththeirflashymarketing,onlyservedtomakemehateadvertising.However,abunchofparentalguiltgrippedmeashisinnocenteyesmetmine,silentlyquestioning,“Whyisyogurtsuchabigdeal?”Determınedtosweephisdisappointment,Imadeasacrificetypicalofsinglemothers.Ireturnedanitemneededtotheshelf,ensuringthathecouldenjoyhisfav