2023-2024学年广东省阳江市高二（上）期中英语试卷

机密★启用前2023-2024学年度第一学期高二期中测试英语试题本试卷共8页。考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项:1.答题前,考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚,将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2.选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂;非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写,字体工整、笔迹清楚。3.请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效;在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4.作图可先使用铅笔画出,确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5.保持卡面清洁,不要折叠,不要弄破、弄皱,不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。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。AIfyou’reinterestedinpushingyourselfacademicallywhileexperiencingcollegelife,ourSummerProgramsforPre-CollegeStudents(SPP)canbeidealforyou.Intheprograms,youwillbeabletomakefriendswithfellowstudents,engageinsocialactivitiesaroundthecityandoncampus,andexperiencepre-collegesummerstudyatoneoftheworld’stopteachingandresearchuniversities.Ourlong-runningsummertermpre-collegeofferingsincludeachoiceofone-,two-,three-,andsix-weekprogramsthatprepareyouforsuccessincollege.Withfiveexcitingandchallengingpre-collegesummerprogramstochoosefrom,youcanearncollegecredit,discoveranewsubjectarea,performcutting-edgeresearchinuniversitylabs,orimmerseyourselfinhands-onlearning.AcademiclifeSPPinvitesyoutojoinotherhighlymotivatedteensfrom87countriesinoursummerprogramsforhighschoolstudents—andtaketheleapintocollegelifeandacademics,whichenablesyoutotakeonnewacademicchallenges,exploreavarietyofinterestsandconsiderpossiblemajors.Youcantakecollegecoursesalongsideundergraduateseitheroncampusoronline.Andyoucanalsoearnuptoeightcollegecreditsbyconductingin-depthSTEMresearchwithindividualinstructorsoraspartofagroupproject.Or,youcanimmerseyourselfinavarietyofstimulatingnoncreditseminarsthatblendlectureswithexperientiallearning,discussions,andprojects.Campus/ResidencelifeEmbracingcollegelifeisanexcitingexperience.Whetheryouliveoncampusorcommute,you’llgettoknowtheinsandoutsofcollegeandcitylife.Ifyouliveoncampus,youwillstayintheresidencehall,sharingaroomandparticipatingindormactivities.Therearetypicallytwostudentsperroomandsafetyisourhighestpriority:residencehallshavelive-inuniversitystaffand24-hoursecurity.Residentprogramassistantsprovideguidance,coordinateandleadsocialactivities,rangingfromgroupactivitiesthatincludecomedyshowstofieldtrips.Yourhardworkwillbecombinedwithsocialeventsandfunactivities—andyou’llstillhavetimeforyourownadventuresoncampus!EmailtheSPPofficeatsppoffice@.21．WhatdoesSPPaimtodo?A．Tohelpcollegestudentstoachieveacademicsuccess.B．Toprovideadmissionguidelinesforpre-collegestudents.C．Togethighschoolstudentswell-preparedforcollegelife.D．Toencouragestudentstoparticipateinhands-onlearning.22．Whatarestudentssupposedtodotoearntherequiredcredits?A．CarryoutSTEMresearch. B．Attendvariousseminars.C．Finishthecoursesonline. D．Joininexperientiallearning.23．Whatcanweknowaboutstudentslivingoncampus?A．Theycanorganizesocialactivities. B．Theywillhaveaccesstoasingleroom.C．Theyareprovidedwithgoodsecurity. D．Theyareadvisedtodirectcomedyshows.BPsychologiststellusthattherearefourbasicstagesthathumanbeingspassthroughwhentheyenterandliveinanewculture.Culturebeginswiththe“honeymoonstage”.Thisistheperiodoftimewhenwefirstarriveinacountrywhereeverythingaboutthenewcultureisstrangeandexciting.Wemaybesufferingfrom“jetlag”butwearethrilledtobeinthenewenvironment,seeingnewsights,hearingnewsoundsandlanguage,eatingnewkindsoffood.Unfortunately,afterwehavesettleddownintoournewlife,wecanbecomeverytiredandbegintomissourhomelandandourfamily,friends,pets.Allthelittleproblemsinlifeseemtobemuchbiggerandmoredisturbingwhenyoufacetheminaforeignculture.Thethirdstagecomeswhenyoubegintorealizethatthingsarenotsobadinthehostculture.Yoursenseofhumorusuallybecomesstrongerandyourealizethatyouarebecomingstrongerbylearningtotakecareofyourselfinthenewplace.Thingsarestilldifficult,butyouarenowasurvivor.Thefourthstagecanbecalled“ateaseatlast”.Nowyoufeelquitecomfortableinyournewsurroundings.Youcancopewithmostproblemsthatoccur.Youmaystillhaveproblemswiththelanguage,butyouknowyouarestrongenoughtodealwiththem.Thereisafifthstageofcultureshockwhichmanypeopledon’tknowabout.Thisiscalled“reversecultureshock”.Surprisingly,thisoccurswhenyougobacktoyournativecultureandfindthatyouhavechangedandthatthingstherehavechangedwhileyouhavebeenaway.Nowyoufeelalittleuncomfortablebackhome.Lifeisastruggle!24．Whendoescultureshockhappen?A．Whenyoureachyourteens. B．Whenyoubeginanurbanlife.C．Whenyougotoliveinaforeignculture. D．Whenyoumeetforeignpeopleforthefirsttime.25．Howdoyoufeelduringthefirststageofcultureshock?A．Happyandexcited B．BoredandhomesickC．Lonelyanddepressed D．Angryandfrustrated26．Howcouldthethirdstagebedescribed?A．Adjustment B．Rejection C．Enthusiasm D．Embarrassment27．Whymightreversecultureshockbeaproblem?A．Ithardlyeverhappens. B．Itisextremelystressful.C．Itisoutofexpectation. D．Itonlyhappenstoyoungpeople.C"Longtimenosee.”isaveryinterestingsentence.WhenIfirstreadthissentencefromanAmericanfriend’se-mail,Ilaughed.IthoughtitwasaperfectexampleofChinglish.Obviously,itisaword-by-wordliteraltranslation(直译)oftheChinesegreetingwithwrongEnglishgrammar!Lateron,myfriendtoldmethatitisastandardAmericangreeting.Iwastoosurprisedtobelieveher.Herwordswereunbelievableatall.SoIdidresearchonG.Tomysurprise,thereareover60thousandwebpagescontaining“Longtimenosee.”Thoughitissortofinformal,itispartofthelanguagethatAmericansusedaily.Interestingly,ifyoutypethisphraseinMicrosoftWord,thesoftwarewilltellyouthatthegrammarneedstobecorrected.NobodyknowstheoriginofthisChinglishsentence.SomepeoplebelievethatitcamefromCharlieChan’smovies.Inthe1930s,HollywoodmoviemakerssuccessfullycreatedaworldwidefamousChinesedetective(警探)named“CharlieChan”onwidescreens.DetectiveChanlikedtoteachAmericanssomeChinesewisdombyquotingConfucius.“Longtimenosee.”washissymbol.SoonafterCharlieChan,“Longtimenosee.”becameapopularexpressioninAmericathankstothepopularityofthesemovies.SomescholarscompareAmericatoahugemeltingpot.Allkindsofculturesaremixedinthepottogether,andtheychangethecolorandtasteofeachother.Languageisusuallythefirstthingtobeinfluencedinthemixedpot.Youcanhavesomeexamplesfromothercountries,suchaspizzafromItalian,sushifromJapanese,anddéjàvufromFrenchetc.Thereisalonglist!SinceAmericansadmireChineseculturemoreandmorenowadays,IbelievemoreChinesewordswillbecomeAmericanEnglishinthefuture.Inthisway,theAmerican’smeltingpotkeepsaddingrichness.28．Whatdidthewriterhimselffeelsurprisedat?A．TheChinglishexpression“Longtimenosee.”B．SomanyliteraltranslationsoftheexpressionsusedinAmerica.C．“Longtimenosee.”isusedasastandardAmericanEnglishgreeting.D．FindingoutAmericansusetheexpressioneveryday.29．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“meltingpot”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Confucius’swords. B．Culturemixture.C．Akindofcookeddish. D．Americanchangingcultures.30．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Detectivestranslatedthephrase“Longtimenosee.”B．Culturescannotbechangedinthehugemeltingpot.C．Thehugemeltingpotgreatlyaffectsallkindsoflanguages.D．Hollywoodmade“Longtimenosee.”popular.31．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．AmericanEnglishkeepsbeingenrichedbydifferentcultures.B．AmericanshaveastronginterestinChineseculture.C．SomeAmericanexpressionscanbeusedinChina.D．SomeChineseexpressionsareintroducedintoEnglish.DPetrolanddieselcarsmaystilldominateourroads,buttheirdaysarenumbered.Arecentuniversitystudyfoundthatcurrentelectriccarscouldbeusedfor87percentofdailycarjourneysintheUS.Thatfigurecouldriseto98percentby2025.Onehurdletothewidespreadadoptionofelectriccarshasbeen“rangeanxiety”—drivers’concernsaboutrunningoutofjuiceonajourney.Whilepetrolstationsareconvenientlylocatedacrossnationalroadsystems,thenecessarynetworkofelectricchargingstationsisstillbeingdeveloped.Infact,chargingpointsarebecomingincreasinglycommonthroughouttheUSA．Attitudestowardselectricvehicleshavechangedquiteconsiderablyoverthelastfewyears.Notthatlongago,electriccarsmetwithdistrust,andtheirhighpricetagsdrovecustomersaway.Thankstoimprovementsinbatterycapacity,rechargingtimes,performanceandprice,thecurrentgenerationofelectriccarsisstartingtopersuadecritics.Plug-incarswillsoongiveinternalcombustion(内燃)enginemodelsarunfortheirmoney.Aswellasadvancementsontheroad,electricvehiclesaretakingtotheseaandsky.Electricboatsareamongtheoldestelectricvehicles,havingenjoyedseveraldecadesofpopularityfromthelate19thtotheearly20thcenturybeforepetrol-poweredoutboardmotorstookover.Now,theglobaldriveforrenewableenergysourcesisbringingelectricboatsback.Stepstowardselectricplanesarealsobeingmade,withAirbusandNASAamongtheorganizationsdevelopingandtestingbattery-poweredplanes.Theexperimentscouldsoonmakecommercialelectricflightareality.Electricvehiclesdonotproduceanyemissions.WeretheUStoactonthestudy'sfindingsandreplace87percentofitscarswithelectricvehicles,itwouldreducethenationaldemandforpetrolby61percent.However,becauseoftheproductionprocessesandthegenerationofelectricityrequiredtochargethesevehicles,theycannotclaimtobecompletelyemission-free.Evenso,asmanycountriescontinuetoincreasetheiruseofrenewableenergysources,electricvehicleswillbecomeevencleaner.32．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hurdle”inParagraph2mean?A．aim B．barrier C．consequence D．step33．Inthepast,whywastheelectriccarsrefusedaccordingtothepassage?A．Theywereverypoorlymade. B．Theywerenotworththeprice.C．Theywerenotwidelypromoted. D．Theycouldn’ttravelatahighspeed.34．WhatisParagraph4usedfor?A．Tointroducethehistoryofelectricvehicles.B．Toexplaintheworldneedsmoreelectriccars.C．Toshowmorepeoplehaveinterestinelectriccars.D．Todescribedifferentwayselectricvehiclescanbeused.35．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．MyDreamCarjourney B．HistoryofElectricCarsC．ProblemswithPetrolCars D．DrivingintotheFuture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。HowtoGetintoaCompetitiveHighSchoolSimilartoadmissionsatbestcolleges,gettingintoatopcompetitivehighschoolcanbedifficult.Youshouldhavesuperacademicgrades,excellenttestscores,proofoffocusandinterestinaspecialsubject,andmaturityandintellectshownthroughinterviewsandpersonalessays.36.Herearefourtipsonhowtoprepare.BuildyouracademicprofileearlyThepathwaytoattendingacompetitivehighschoolstartswithstrongperformanceinmiddleschool.Togetintocompetitivehighschools,studentsalwayswanttotakethestrictestsubjectsatyourmiddleschool.37.Theyalsoneedtoearntopgradesinthesesubjects.ThestudentprettymuchhastohavestraightA’sinseventhandeighthgradeinordertoeventhinkaboutthatlevelofaschool.38Selectivehighschoolsuseanumberofstandardizedtestsinadmissionsdecisions,includingtheSSAT,theHighSchoolPlacementTest,andtheIndependentSchoolEntranceExam.Forexample,studentslookingtoattendoneoftheninespecializedhighschoolsinNewYorkCitymustscorehighlyontheSpecializedHighSchoolAdmissionsTest.PrepareheavilyforhighschoolinterviewsGradesandtestscoresarekey,butequallyimportanttotheadmissionsprocessishowstudentspresentthemselvesduringinterviews,whichareoftenrequired,especiallyatprivateschools.Unlikecollegeadmissions,studentstypicallytouraschoolandinterviewbeforeapplying.39.40Onewaystudentscanstandoutinessaywritingandinterviewsistothoroughlyresearchtheschool.Thishelpsstudentstailortheiressayandinterviewresponsestoshowtheirknowledgeoftheschool,andit’salsoanimportantpieceofjudgingtheschoolitself.A．Butit’snotenoughB．PerformwellonstandardizedtestsC．SostudentsshouldfirstprepareforitD．Befitfortheschool’scultureandmissionE．ConductthoroughresearchonhighschoolsF．ItisalsonecessarytodoplentyofresearchandplanningG．Studentsaretypicallygoodateverypartoftheirperformance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。Asachild,IwouldsitthroughmoviesIlovedoverandover.Idreamedofsomedayhavingtheabilitytocreate41.Butschoolwasdifficultformeformanyreasons,sobecomingascreenwriterseemed42.WhenIwasfourteen,Iwasshockedwhenmy43weremadeintoabrochurethatwas44toeverystudent.Foraweekorso,Iwastreatedvery45.Previouslyinvisible,Iwasnow“apublishedpoet”receiving

praiseandslaps(拍打)ontheback.Butanalreadydeep-seatedlackof46preventedmefromhavinganyserioushopesforacareerinliterature.Ifeltlikethosethingsonlyhappenedtootherpeople.47Iwouldlookatthousandsofbooksandaskmyself,“Areallthesepeople48thanme,ordidtheyjust49harder?”So,Ikeptreading,writingandwatchingmoviesnotonlyfor50buttoanalysehowgreatstoriesaretold.Thelackofconfidencethatannoyedmeearlyinlifetookdecadesto51.Ihadajobthatpaidwell,butI52it.Suddenly,thecompanywentoutofbusiness,53metochoosebetweengettingyetanotherjobIdidn’tlikeandfinallybeingcommittedtoacareerasawriter.My54wascopyediting,whichwasn’twritingexactlybutalmost.Ispentmoreyearsswimminginaseaofwords,loveditandfinallybecamea55asIhadwished.41．A．conditions B．films C．memories D．businesses42．A．unnecessary B．impossible C．appropriate D．worthwhile43．A．photos B．paintings C．poems D．reports44．A．givenaway B．checkedthrough C．finishedoff D．madeup45．A．rudely B．strictly C．fairly D．differently46．A．confidence B．ability C．curiosity D．support47．A．However B．Thus C．Otherwise D．Moreover48．A．wealthier B．stronger C．smarter D．braver49．A．live B．wait C．try D．rush50．A．assessment B．entertainment C．competition D．adjustment51．A．return B．grow C．arise D．shake52．A．misunderstood B．ignored C．deserved D．disliked53．A．persuading B．forcing C．reminding D．advising54．A．choice B．truth C．aim D．challenge55．A．actor B．director C．screenwriter D．teacher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。Locatedoncliffsaboveariver,Hongyadongisastiltedhousecomplex(吊脚楼建筑群)inthetraditionalstyleinthecityofChongqing.Itsbars,restaurantsandgoldenlights56(be)populardrawssinceitwasbuiltin2006.Themainreason,itseemed,wasHongyadong’ssudden57(popular)onanapp,Douyin,58isusedforsharingphotographsand15-secondvideos.Bytheendoftheyear,thewaitingtime59(get)inwasthreehours.Forawhile,Hongyadongbecamethe60(big)touristattractioninChinaaftertheForbiddenCity,says61well-knowntravelwebsite.Insteadofhavingfun,somepeoplenowmaketheirwaytoremotestrawberryfarmsorbaystotakephotostoimpresstheirfriendsonsocialmedia.Douyinhas230millionmonthlyactiveusersanditsfans62(common)usetheapptowatchhotvideospostedbyuserstheydonotknowundercategoriessuchas“food”and“scenicspots”.63(upload)apictureorvideofromaphotogenicplacetoplatforms,suchasDouyinandKuaishou,isknowninChina64“daka”.Thewordisalsousedtorefertothepracticeofregisteringyour65(present)inalocationthathasalreadybecomehot,suchasHongyadong.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)66．假定你是李华，是某外语学校的学生会主席。你们学校的啦啦操社团(CheerleadingClub)正在招募(recruit)新成员。请你根据以下要点提示给交换生Lisa写一封电子邮件，邀请她加入。内容包括：1.拟开展的活动；2.报名方式和截止日期。DearLisa,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节(满分25分)67．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。Ten-year-oldSamilovedtovisithisgrandfather’shouse.Thehousewasnearthebeautifulbluesea.Attheseasidestoodthickandtallpalmtreeswithgreencoconutshangingfromthem.Whenthecoconutsfelldown,Samiwouldbreakthemopenanddrinkthecoconutwater.ItwasalwaysgreatfuntospendtheholidaysatGrandpa’splace.Thiswintervacation,Samiwassurprisedwhenhecametohisgrandfather’svillage.Therewerehardlyanytreesleft.Hesawhousesbuiltnearthesea.Peoplehadcutdownmanypalmtreesandtherewashardlyanygreeneryleft.Grandpa’shousewasdifferent.Heneverallowedhistreestobecut.Hehuggedeachpalmtreeinhiscourtyard.Healsonamedthetwobigtreesnearthefrontdoor—onewasPetu,andtheotherBetu.Theyweretallandgreenandgavethesweetest,juiciestcoconuts.Onenight,Samiwasawakenedbyastrangesound.Hecouldnotsleep.Hetossedandturned(辗转反侧)inbed.Suddenly,thegroundshookasiftheearthwassplitting.HesatupstraightandthenrantoGrandpa.Heclungto(抓紧)hisgrandpatightly.Grandpacriedout,“It’sanearthquake!”Theyranoutsidethehouse.Suddenly,therewasaloudsound;theearthwasnotsplittingbuttheseawasroaring.Peoplewereshouting,screamingandcrying,“Theseaisrising!”Thevillagersstartedrunningawayfromthebeach.Samiwatchedwithfear.Thewaveswererisinghigherandhigher.Samithought,“Howbigthewavesare!”Hewentintothehouseagainandsawwatercominginfromallsides.Hewasscared.Samirememberedhismothertellinghimlongago,“Youmustalwaysgetoutofthehouseifthefloodscometoonear.”HeranoutsidethehousewithGrandpa.Butthewatercamesurging(汹涌)in.Wavesabouttwelvemetershighcamerushingin,drowningeverything.Waterwasallaroundandeverywhere.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。GrandpaheldSami’shandtightlybutahugewaveseparatedthem.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________NowtheywereupinPetu.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2023-2024学年度第一学期高二期中测试英语试题参考答案：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。21．C22．A23．C24．C25．A26．A27．C28．C29．B30．D31．A32．B33．B34．D35．D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