广东省湛江市某校2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

2023-2024学年第一学期学段二高二级英语试卷(答题时间：120分钟，总分：130分)第一部分阅读理解(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选项中选出最佳答案。AWalledCitiesOfTheWorldTherearenumeroushistoricalwalledcitiesacrosstheworld,whosewallsdatebackseveralcenturies.Thesewallswerefortification(碉堡),anecessitythroughoutmedievalerasfordefense.Theyhavebeenpreservedashistoricalmonumentsandpopulartouristattractionsinthemoderntime.York,EnglandThecityofYorkisamedievalcitysituatedinthenorthofEngland.Historically,thecitywasruledbytheRomans,Angles,andtheVikingsbeforebeingincorporatedaspartoftheKingdomofEnglandin954.Locatedinthecityarewallsbuiltin71ADwhichhavebeenrestoredandextendedwithtime.Xi’an,ChinaThecityofXianisoneoftheoldestcitiesinChina.ItprosperedeconomicallyastheeasternlaststationoftheSilkRoad.Theexistingwallswereoriginallybuiltin770BCandreconstructedinthe14thcenturyundertheMingDynasty.Thewallsarewellpreservedandareamajortouristattractioninthecity.QuebecCity,CanadaQuebecCitywasacolonial(殖民地的)townwhichwasfortifiedbythesettlingEuropeans.Thewallsbegantobebuiltin1608underbothBritishandFrenchregimes(政权).AfortwasconstructedbytheBritishasanadditionaldefensivemeasureandremainsundamagedtodate.Thecity’sfortificationswerelistedasaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein1985.MexicoCity,MexicoHistorically,theCityofMexicogainedimportanceastheAztecCapital.TheSpanishthendroveouttheAztecsandrebuiltitastheSpanishCapital.Thewallsprotectingthecitywerebuiltin1521.MexicoCityisalsohometonumerouscolonial-erabuildingswhichtogetherwiththewallsaremajortouristattractionsinthecity.1.Whichcityhaswallsofthelongesthistory?A.York,England. B.Xi’an,China.C.QuebecCity,Canada. D.MexicoCity,Mexico.2.WhatdoQuebeccityandMexicocityhaveincommon?A.Theywereoncecoloniesofothercountries.B.TheywereoncethecapitaloftheAztecempire.C.TheirwallswereoncebuiltunderBritishregime.D.Theirwallswereoncedamagedafterconstruction.3.Inwhichsectionofamagazinemaythistextappear?A.Culture. B.Entertainment. C.Science. D.SocietyB“It’sincredible.Ineverthoughtmydreamwouldcometruesosoon,”ChineseballetdancerChunWaiChanrecalledthescenewhenhegotthenewsthathewaspromotedtotheprincipaldancerwithNewYorkCityBallet(NYCB),thecompany’sfirstChineseandfourthAsianprincipaldancerin74years.BorninHuizhouGuangdongin1992,Chanhasbecomeattachedtodancesincechildhood.However,hisparentspreferredhimtobeadoctororalawyerinthefuture.Theuncompromisingboythenwroteasevenlettertohisparentsdescribinghisresolutiontostudydance.Thankstothesincereletter,Chanfinallygainedthesupportofhisfamily,andattheageof12,hewasadmittedtoGuangzhouArtsSchool,markingthestartofhisdream-seekingjourney.Chan’sfirstturningpointinlifecameattheageof18,whenhewasafinalistinthe2010PrixdeLausanne,whichearnedhimafullscholarshiptostudywithHoustonBalletII.Twoyearslater,ChanjoinedHoustonBalletandbecameaprincipalin2017.There,hegainedareputationasaconfidentandsensitiveperformer.In2020,heappearedasacontestantontheChinesetelevisionshowDanceSmash,whichgainedhimalargefollowing.ChanreturnedtoNewYorklastyear,andwasfinallypromotedtotheprincipaldancerwiththeNYCBinMaythisyear.Heattributeshissuccesstohispassion,hardwork,concentration,perseveranceandthepursuitofexcellence.InChina,Chan’ssuccesshasbecomeasourceofpride.Newsofhispromotiontoprincipaldancerwaswidelycirculated,andhehasbeenfeaturedrepeatedlyintheChinesemedia.Afterperformances,audiencememberssometimestellChanthattheyhaveneverseenAsiandancersinleadingroles.Hehasbeenmovedtohearyoungdancersofcolorsayhisexamplehasgiventhemhopefortheirowncareers.“IusedtothinkIdancedjustformyself,”hesaid.“NowI’mdancingformyfamily,fortheaudience,forthewholedancecommunity.”4.WhatcanwelearnaboutChan?A.HeisthefirstAsianprincipaldancer.B.Heisfondofdancingwhenhewasyoung.C.Hisparentshavesupportedhimfromthebeginning.D.Hegainedthepopularityinthe2010PrixdeLausanne.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“uncompromising”inParagraph2mean?A.Determined. B.Careful. C.Thoughtful. D.Fearless.6.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeChan?A.Generousandconsiderate. B.Perseverantandtalented.C.Warm-heartedandambitious. D.Passionateanddevoted.7.WhydidChanchangehisopinionaboutthesignificanceofdancing?A.Becausehegotalotofpraisesfromtheaudience.B.Becausehehadbeenpromotedtoprincipaldancer.C.Becauseherealizedhisdanceinspiredotherdancers.DBecausehereceivedpersistentsupportfromhisfamily.CThereisplentyofresearchshowingthatintegration(融入)isdecisiveforasuccessfulstudentlife,bothsociallyandacademically,fortheindividualandfortheuniversity.Studentswhotakepartinactivitiesandfeelconnectedtotheirfellowstudentscangethighergradesandaremorelikelytocontinuestudying.Butgettingthereisachallenge—especiallywhenitcomestotheinternationalstudents.Iftheyareallowedtochoosefreely,theytendtocooperatewithpeoplefromthesamenationalgroupasthemselves.Theinteractionbetweenthestudentsisthereforeborderlineandreducesthefeelingofparticipationandbelonging.Soasuniversitiesinternationalize,theissuebecomesincreasinglypressing.Butwhathappensifthestudentsarenotallowedtodecideforthemselves,butinsteadtheteacherprovidescircumstancesforthosewhowillcooperate?Well,thenyouseeverypositiveeffects.Itbecameveryclearthatacademicandsocialdifferenceswerebridgedwhentheteacherdecidedthepairs,becausethestudentswereforcedtodealwithchallengestogetherinacompletelydifferentwaythanwhentheychosetheirownpartnersorworkedinlargergroups.Workinginpairsreducedthestressthatthetaskbroughtin.Theysharedthetasksfairlyandthewayofworkinggaverisetonewpersonalcommunicationandinsomecasesevenfriendships.Asurprisewastheresultaboutcommunication.Unlikepreviousstudiesshowingthatcommunicationininterculturalgroupsisabarrier,itwasquitetheoppositehere.Oneofthefactorsthatthestudentsvaluedmostwasgoodcommunication.OneexplanationcouldbethatpreviousstudiesweredoneinEnglish-speakingcountries,whileinourstudyalmostnoonehadEnglishastheirmothertongue.Thismeansthateveryonewasusedtospeakingandunderstandingasecondlanguage.Integrationdoesnothappenbyitself,andwecannotputtheresponsibilityonindividualstudents.Weneedteacherguidanceandstructuredactionatalllevelssothateverysinglestudentcanexperienceparticipationandbelongingandcanreachtheirfullpotential.8.Whichofthefollowingisespeciallydifficultfortheinternationalstudents?A.Decidingwhethertogoonwiththeirstudy.B.Obtainingthequalificationtostudyabroad.C.Integratingwiththeirfellowstudentscompletely.D.Cooperatingwithpeoplefromthesamecountry.9.Howdoteachersaffectinternationalstudents’study?A.Bygettingthemtocooperatewithcertainclassmates.B.Bygivingthemmoreacademicquestionstodiscuss.C.Throughneweducationsystemtopreferentiallytreatthem.D.Bymeansofformingspecialgroupswiththesamenationality.10.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromtherecentresearch?A.Communicationininterculturalgroupsisthebiggestbarrier.B.Forcedcommunicationisnotgoodforstudents’integration.C.Englishplaysadecisiveroleincross-culturalcommunication.D.Communicationbetweendifferentlanguagesbecomesactive.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Internationalstudentsarefacingmanychallenges.B.Pairingstudentssupportsintegrationatuniversities.C.Studentslackparticipationandasenseofbelonging.D.Universityinternationalizationbecomesincreasinglypressing.DWhenForduncoveredtheF-150Lightninglastweek—anall-electricversionofthebest-sellingvehicleintheUnitedStates—itwasabigmomentintheshorthistoryofelectriccars.The530horsepower,6,500-poundtruck’sstickerpriceofjustunder$40,000drewcomparisonstoFord’sModelT,thevehiclecreditedwithmakingcarsaccessibletothemiddleclass.Inthefirst48hoursafterthebattery-poweredvehiclepresentation,Fordreceivedcloseto45,000pre-ordersforit,equaltonearly20percentofallelectricvehicles(EV)manufacturedintheUSin2020.TheF-150Lightning,alongwiththehundredsofotherEVmodelstopautomakersarerollingoutinthenextfewyears,indicatesthattheEVrevolutionisfinallygoingmainstream.Butasthisindustry,whichiskeytofightingagainstclimatechange,matures,anewchallengeiscomingout:howtoacquireallofthemineralsneededtomakeEVbatteries.Thematerialssuchaslithium(锂)andcopperinsidethosebatterieswereall,atonepoint,minedfromtheearth.Today,muchofthatminingisconcentratedinplaceslikeRussia,Indonesia,andtheDemocraticRepublicofCongo.WiththenumberofEVsontheroadsexpectedtorise,demandforbatterymineralsistoincreasegreatly.Someindustrywatchdogswarnthatthecleantransitboomcouldfueladirtyminingboom.WhileonlyasmallnumberofEVbatterieshaveagedoffthestreetsalready,millionsoftonsofbatteriesareexpectedtobewithdrawnoverthecomingdecades.Butbetterrecyclingmethodsandgovernmentpoliciestosupportthemareneededtoensurethatbatteriesdon’twindupinlandfillsinstead.Evenifrecyclingonlymeetsaquartertoathirdofourbatterymineraldemandoverthecomingdecades,Riofrancos,apoliticalscientistatProvidenceCollegeinRhodeIslandwhostudiesresourceextractionandgreentechnology,saysit’sanimportantareatofocusonbecauseithelpsus“rethinkourrelationshipwithtechnology”.12.WhatisthetotalnumberofEVsproducedintheUSin2020?A.About900,000. B.About225,000.C.About45,000. D.About6,500.13.WhatcanwelearnaboutthelaunchoftheF-150Lightningintomarket?A.Ithelpssolvetheproblemoffuelshortage.B.Itsuggestscarcompanieswonanewchallenge.C.ItsignalstheEVrevolutionwillbeamaintrend.D.Itmeansgovernmentwillstoppolicysupportsoon.14.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?A.Thebenefitsofconcentratedmining. B.Theprocessofminingbatterymaterials.C.Thereasonforinternationalcooperation. D.Theproblemsofminingbatterymaterials.15.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?AAssessthedemandforbatterymaterials.B.Rethinkthelaunchofelectricvehicles.C.ProvideanewwaytorecycleEVbatteries.D.Raisepeople’sawarenessofrecyclingEVbatteries.第二节(共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Formanyhighschoolstudentsitseemsthatthereisneverenoughtime.Thereareseveralstepsyoucantaketoorganizeyourtimebetter.First,makeato-dolisteveryday.Itmakesiteasytoplananyoftheactivitiesormeetingsyoumayhaveinadditiontohomework.Besuretosetpriorities(优先事项).___16___Usesparetimewisely.Doyouhavestudyhall(自习时间)?Insteadofwastingthattime,readabookordoyourhomework.___17___Ifafriendasksyoutodosomethingandyouhavehomeworktodo,realizewhichismoreimportantandseeyourfriendlater.Decideonthetimethatisgoodforyoutodocertainthings.Ifyouaremoreofamorningperson,trygettingupanhourearlieranddoyourschoolworkbeforeschool.Reviewyournoteseveryday.___18___Ifyouspendafewminutesattheendofeverydaygoingoverwhatyoulearnt,itwillmeanlessstudytimewhenitistimefortheexam.___19___Studieshaveshownthatgettingenoughresthelpsyourmemory.Whenyouaretired,everythingseemsmoredifficult.Itisbesttostayonaregularsleepingcycleasmuchaspossible.Tellyourfriendsandfamilyaboutyourworktimetable.Explainthatyouwillbeworkingatcertaintimesandaskthemnottodisturbyou.___20___Youcancallyourfriendslater.A.Setgoalsforyourself.B.Getagoodnight’ssleep.C.Dothemostimportanttasksfirst.D.Also,donotbeafraidtosay“no”.E.Youshouldfinishyourtaskontime.F.Don’ttakephonecallsduringthetimeyousetasideforwork.G.Don’twaituntiljustbeforeatesttotrytoremembereverything.第二部分英语知识运用(共三节，满分55分)第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。OnedayIcamehome,frustrated.IaskedmymomtonolongerputMiddleEastern____21____inmylunch.Sheandmyfatherbecamequiet.Myfather____22____hiscrosswordpuzzleandmymother,throughquestioning,gotmeto____23____thattheotherstudentsgavemeaverydifficulttimewhenIpulledoutfoodthatdidn’tlooklikeeverybodyelse’s.SoIasked,―Fromnowon,couldwedopeanutbutterandjellyonWonderBreadandanapple?Andthenmybrotherandsisterwalkedinandsaidthey’dlikethesamebecausetheywere____24____itaswell.Myfather’sfamilywasfromSyria;mymom’sfromPalestine.Wehad____25____thatweren’texactlyinagreementwithourschoolmates;wehadfoodthatwas____26____;wehadholidaycustomsthatwerenotthesameaseverybodyelse.Sometimeswecould____27____out.Mymotherdidn’tsaytoomuchwhenIbroughtupthelunch____28____.Butaboutaweeklatertheteacher____29____thatweshouldnotbringlunchesthefollowingday,norshouldwebringlunch_____30_____forthecafeteria,thatweweregoingtohavesomesortofa_____31_____foodevent.Thenextdayatlunch,in_____32_____mymotherwithboxesofMiddleEasternfood.Theteacher_____33_____her.―ThisisMrs.Nimen.ThisisTom’smom.Shepulledouttabbouleh,hummus,babaghanoush,andherhomemadebread.Shehadbakedbreadforthe_____34_____classtotakehome.Now,Iwouldliketotellyouthatthis_____35_____someofthelow-graderacialissueswefaced.Andshe,ifIthinkaboutitnow,isaveryearlypioneerofdiversity,inaverysmartway,usingMiddleEasternhospitality.21.A.meat B.roast C.food D.bacon22.A.finished B.dropped C.raised D.solved23.A.reveal B.confirm C.advocate D.deny24.A.diggingthrough B.doingwith C.goingthrough D.connectingwith25.A.expressions B.houses C.looks D.friends26.A.preserved B.different C.tasty D.processed27.A.stick B.figure C.make D.reach28.A.box B.tradition C.recipe D.issue29.A.announced B.lectured C.reported D.claimed30.A.equipment B.hour C.break D.money31.A.delicate B.nutritious C.bitter D.special32.A.came B.engaged C.broke D.went33.A.greeted B.introduced C.supported D.told34.A.brief B.specific C.entire D.private35.A.interrupted B.ended C.concluded D.raised第二节语法填空(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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TaylorSwiftisendingheryearwithanotherhonor.Thepopsuperstar____36____(name)Timemagazine’s2023“PersonoftheYear,”____37____(beat)outBarbieandKingCharlesIII.“Whileherpopularity____38____(grow)acrossthedecades,thisisthefirstyear____39____Swift,33,achievedakindofnuclearfusion(核聚变):shootingartandcommercetogether____40____(release)anenergyofhistoricforce,”themagazinesaid.TimesaidSwiftwasselected____41____shefoundawaytogivepeoplearoundtheworldhopeinsomeseriouslydarktimes.“Nooneelse____42____theplanettodaycanmovesomanypeoplesowell,”Timesaidinitsprofile,“____43____givingtoomuchcreditto____44____starignoresherskillandherpower.”ThemagazinealsointerviewedSwift,withtheartistrevealingthat“thisistheproudestandhappiestI’veeverfelt,andthemost____45____(creative)fulfilledandfreeI’veeverbeen.”第三节基础知识(共25小题;每小题1分，满分25分)46.TheyalsoneedtobereadytogiveinterviewsinEnglishwithinternationaljournalists.Thisis________theyneedanEnglishtrainer.(用适当的词填空)47.Atlast,herfather'sworkhasreceivedpopular________(recognize).（所给词的适当形式填空）48.Ifeelit’syourhusbandwhois________(blame)forthespoiledchild.49.GoingtoMountHuangshanremindsmeofthepopularBeatles’song“TheLongandWindingRoad”.______issobreathtakingabouttheexperienceistheout-of-this-worldscenes.(用适当的词填空)50.LeonardodaVinciwasoneofthemost_________(influence)paintersduringtheRenaissance.(所给词的适当形式填空)51.Listeningandspeakingis________myweaknesslieswhenitcomestoEnglish.(用适当的词填空)52.Itisnotaproblem______________wecanwinthebattle;it'sjustamatteroftime.(用适当的词填空)53.Hegotagoodmarkinthetest,________(rank)firstinhisclass.(所给词的适当形式填空)54.Thegoldmedalwillbeawardedto_________winsthefirstplaceinthebicyclerace.(用适当的词填空)55.Peoplewhoriskedtheirlivestosaveothersareworthyof_________(remember).(所给词的适当形式填空)56.Thewallwasbuiltasa_____(defend)againsttheenemyattacks.(所给词的适当形式填空)57.Thisdevotionandhardworkis________weseereflectedwithinhisphotos.(用适当的词填空)58._________darktheroadaheadis,alwayskeepyourheaduptotheskybecausethat’swhereyourdreamslie.(用适当的词填空)59.Mydreamis__________(admit)toakeyuniversityandmakecontributionstooursocietyinthefuture.(所给词的适当形式填空)60.Thereisnoneedtoworry,foryournewcomputeris_______guarantee.(用适当的词填空)61.Tothedelightoftheheadmaster,theyoungteacherhadallthe________(qualify)shehopedfor.（所给词的适当形式填空）62.Hisvisitisintendedto__________(strong)tiesbetweenthetwocountries.(所给词的适当形式填空)63.Iwanttomake________clearthatIhavenoprejudiceagainstyou.(用适当的词填空)64.Thankstotheimprovementoftechnology,________wemakefriendsandcommunicatewiththemhaschangedsignificantly.(用适当的词填空)65.Youaresayingthateveryoneshouldworkouttwohoursaday,andthisis________Idisagree.(用适当的词填空)66.I_________(mean)tohelpher,butIhadanurgentthingtodealwiththatday.

(所给词的适当形式填空)67._________(occupy)myselfinpreparingmyspeech,Icannotsparetimetodoanythingelse.(所给词的适当形式填空)68.Theskinisanessentialpartofyourbody,_________functionsareverycomplex.(用适当的词填空)69.__________(judge)fromwhathesaid,hewasn’tsatisfiedwithmywork.(所给词的适当形式填空)70.I_________(panic)whenIsawsmokecomingoutoftheengine.（用所给单词适当形式填空）第四部分写作(共两节，满分25分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)71.假设你是李华，最近，在英语课上，你们班学习了有关急救方面的一些常识，同学们普遍对这方面的知识很感兴趣，大家都认为学校有必要提供相关方面的课程，请你作为班长给校长写一封信，提出你的建议，并写出建议的理由。内容包括：1.学习急救知识意义；2.具体建议及原因；3.重申建议的重要性。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节读后续写(满分10分)72.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写第一段(第二段已经给出)，使之构成一篇完整的短文。OnthefirstdayofhighschoolaftermovingtoSt.LouisMissourithissummer,Iwasreallynervous.IhaddecidedthenightbeforethatIwouldbemuchhappierifImadefriendsthatwereso-called“popular”.Iboughtanewoutfit(套装)regardlessofthehighpricejustsothefirstdaywouldbeperfect.Scared,yetanxious,Iwalkedupthestairstothefrontdoor.Myfirstclasswasmath,butwherewasthat?Iwasstandinginthehalllookingconfused,whenashort,blondgirlwearingglassescameupandasked,“Areyounew?Youlooklost.I’llhelpyoufindyourclass.MynameisDiane.What’syours?”Eve