福建省厦门重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题

福建省厦门第一中学2023-2024学年度高二年第一学期期中考（试卷满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟）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A、B、C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。1.Whatsportdoesthemandonow?A.Tennis. B.Jogging C.Cycling.2.Howwasthetrafficproblemcaused?A.Amotoristbrokethetrafficrules. B.Thetrafficlightsdon'twork.C.Alorrybrokedown.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Apicture. B.ASofa. C.Aroom.4.Whydidthemanmovehiscomputer?A.Togetridofthenoise. B.Toworkovertimeeasily. C.Toavoidthesunlight.5.Whatwillthespeakershaveforlunch?A.Tomatosoupandsausages. B.Cheesesandwichesandtomatosoup.C.Sausagesandcheesesandwiches第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheresultofthematch?A.Annoyed. B.Worried C.Happy.7.Whyisthemanupsetafterthematch?A.He'sgoingtomissabigmatch. B.Thereisn'tareplacementforhim.C.Thegoalkeeperinhisteamgotinjured.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatwilltheboydotohelpthewoman?A.Preparesomefood. B.Cleanthehouse. C.Makethebed.9.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent. B.Motherandson. C.Sisterandbrother.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whyisthewomangratefultotheman?A.Hegotticketsintime. B.Hetreatedhertoameal.C.Herecommendedagoodfilmtoher.11.Whatisthewomandissatisfiedwithaboutthefilm?A.Thesoundeffects. B.Theactors. C.Thestory.12.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthemusic?A.Noisy. B.Suitable. C.Unpleasant.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatisthewoman?A.Acompanyowner. B.Acook. C.Ahostess.14.WhatdoesMayamakemoreefforttodoaboutshopping?A.Takeherownbags. B.Avoidthingsinplasticcontainers. C.Gotolittleshopsmoreoften.15.HowdidMaya'sfamilyreacttoherdecisiontolivewaste-free?A.Theywereworriedthatshewouldregretit.B.Theydidnotbelievethatshereallymeantit.C.Theydidnotthinkthatshewaslikelytosucceed.16.InwhichwaydoMaya'scookingandeatinghabitschange?A.Sheusesleftoverfoodcreatively. B.Shecooksmoreoftenforherfriends.C.Shedevelopsherowncookingskills.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whichschoolistheuniversitymostfamousfor?A.Socialsciences. B.Medicine. C.Law.18.Whatisrequiredfordegreecourses?A.Atleasttwogroupdiscussion. B.Uptotwentyseminars. C.Alongessay.19.Whatdoweknowabouttheuniversity?A.Allstudentsareschool-leavers. B.Theuniversityyearisgoingtochange.C.Vacationsarelongerinspringthaninsummer.20.Whoisthetalkmostprobablyintendedfor?A.Studentsinseniorhighschool. B.Graduatesinuniversities. C.Postgraduatesinuniversities.第二部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。ASpecialtiesWelcometoLoveMama!WeareaNY-basedMalay,VietnameseandThaiinfluencedSoutheastAsianRestaurantandCatererprovidingyoutastydinnerinourManhattandiningarea.Wealsoprovidetakeoutandcateringforindividualsandgroupsorforprivateevents.HistoryEstablishedin2013.Withhumblebeginningsasafoodcart,thepopularityofLoveMama'sMalaysianstreetfoodboostedtoopeningaManhattanrestaurantin2014.PopularItemsThemostcommonlyordereditemsanddishesfromthisrestaurantareasfollows:EdamameDumpling,Koreanpopcornchicken,LuckyNoodle,SteakandBreadPudding.ReviewsIlovethisplace.Thefood,customerserviceandpriceswereallgreat.WeorderedtheRotiCanaiPlanta,RendangNasilemakwithchicken.VegetableSaladVietnameseStyleandUnclePlump'sDumplingsTheRendanoNasiLemakwasthehighlightofthemeal.Myboyfriendforgottotellthemaboutallergiesandtoldthemhalfwayastheywerepreparingourorder.Theyrespondedreallywell.Intheend.weevengottohaveaniceconversationwiththeowneroftherestaurant.Supergreatguy!Wewerepleasantlysurprisedwiththelowpriceattheendofthemealtoo.IfyouareinNewYork,youhavetocheckoutLoveMama.BestmealIhavehadinawhile.—MaryBrooklinStoppedbyhereforValentine'sDayandwewerenotdisappointed.Wegot3differentdishesallfromtheMalaysianportionofthemenuasnoneofushadeverhadMalaysianfood.Theservicewasfastbutnotsupperattentive,whichwedidn'tmindatall.For$20eachwithtipandfeelingfullandhappy,thisisaspotI'ddefinitelyrecommend!—PeterAnderson21.WhereistheLoveMamarestaurant?A.InThailand. B.InMalaysia. C.InVietnam. D.InAmerica.22.Whatisspecialaboutthisrestaurant?A.Itcan'tprovidetakeoutorders. B.Itoperatesonafirst-come-first-servedbasis.C.Ithascustomer-friendlybusinessstrategies. D.Itisstate-ownedandrunsaroundtheclock.23.HowdoMaryandPeterfindthisrestaurant?A.Disappointing. B.Average. C.Time-honored. D.Cost-effective.B“It'sawindydayinLagunaSanIgnacio,andthewavesseemtocomefromalldirections.”saidSaraClemenceinBloombergBusinessweek.MychildrenandIareridingona18-footboat—smallenoughthatwecanreachdownintothewaterifagraywhaleswimsupalongside.Andthenweseewhatwe'vecomefor:aheart-shapedshowerofwaterandadarkmassrushingbelowit.Asinstructed,wesplash(溅泼)thewaterstronglytosignalthehugewhale,whichturnsouttobeamotherwithherweeks-oldbaby.Thebabysoonswimsbeneathourboat,emergestoblowmistinmyface,then“liesontoitssidelikea2-tonpuppy.”Leaningdown,Itoucheditsskingently.“Itfeelselectric.Also,abitlikepettingahard-boiledegg.”SanIgnacioisoneofveryfewplaceswhereapersoncanpetawhale.ThewhalescomeeachyeartothecoastofBajaCaliforniatogivebirthandtomate.Ifyou'relucky,youcan“shakehandswithaleatheryfin(鳍)”oreven“plantakissonacold,saltycheek.”Iusuallyworryaboutsuchinteractions,becausewildcreaturescanbecomedeeplystressedbyhumancontact.Butboatnumbersarestrictlylimitedintheseprotectedwaters.Andanywhalethatapproachesaboatdoessoonitsownterms.Likethatbabywhale:“Weseehimafewtimes,andheseemstolikebeingpettedandsplashed.”Sowearetwospecies,connectingthroughtouch,butalsothrougheyecontact:“Morethanonce,afternosingaroundourboat,ayounggrayturnsonitssidesoonedark,baseball-sizeeyeislookingupatus.”Whalersusedtocallgraywhales“devilfish”becausethesemagnificentcreaturesturnviolentwhenthreatened—“or,say,whentheirbabiesareharmed.”Thatmakesitfeelevenmoreofablessingwhen,onourthirddaythere,alargemamawhaleapproachestheboat.“I'msplashingwhenIfeelhernosepressupintomyhand.”Thoughshe's“wiserandapparentlymorealert”thanherchild,“shestilldecidestotrustus.”24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriterwasonawhale-touchingtrip.B.Thewriter'sboatwentdownwithahugewave.C.Thebabywhalesplashedwateralloverthewriter.D.Themotherwhale'sskinfeltashardasaboiledegg.25.By“doessoonitsownterms”(inparagraph2),thewritermeanswhalesinSanIgnacioare________.A.madwithtoomanyvisitors B.readyforhands-onattentionC.restrictedinswimmingroutes D.enclosedintheirsafetyzones26.Graywhalesgotthenameof“devilfish”fromtheir________.A.strangeappearance B.inbornviolenceC.fiercenessindanger D.surprisinglyenormoussize27.Thewriter'simpliedpurposeinthepassageisto________.A.popularizetheknowledgeofwhales B.advocateharmonybetweenmanandnatureC.shareanexperienceoftheseavoyage D.showadmirationforwhales'motherhoodCTheGreekhistorianHerodotusreportedover2,000yearsagoonamisguidedexperimentinwhichtwochildrenwerepreventedfromhearinghumanspeechsothatakingcoulddiscoverthetrue,unlearnedlanguageofhumanbeings.Scientistsnowknowthathumanlanguagerequiressociallearningandinteractionwithotherpeople,apropertysharedwithmultipleanimallanguages.Butwhyshouldhumansandotheranimalsneedtolearnalanguageinsteadofbeingbornwiththisknowledge?Giventhatthewayshoneybeescommunicatearequitecomplex,wedecidedtostudyhowtheylearntocommunicatetoanswerthislanguagequestion.Beespossessoneofthemostcomplicatedexamplesofnonhumancommunication.Theycantelleachotherwheretofindresourcessuchasfood,water,ornestsiteswithaphysical“waggle(摇摆)dance”,bycirclingaroundinafigureeightpatterncenteredaroundawagglerun.Thisdanceconveysthedirection,distanceandqualityofaresourcetothebee'snestmates.Beesbegintodanceonlyastheygetolder.Couldtheybelearningfrompracticedteachers?Wethuscreatedisolatedexperimentalcoloniesofbees(蜂群)thatcouldnotobserveotherwaggledancesbeforetheythemselvesdanced.LiketheancientexperimentdescribedbyHerodotus,thesebeescouldnotobservethedancelanguagebecausetheywereallthesameageandhadnoolder,experiencedbeestofollow.Incontrast,ourcontrolcoloniescontainedbeesofallages,soyoungerbeescouldfollowtheolder,experienceddancers.Werecordedthefirstdancesofthebees.Thebeesthatcouldnotfollowthedancesofexperiencedbeesproduceddanceswithsignificantlymoredirectional,distanceanddisordererrorsthanthedances"ofcontrolbees.Wethentestedthesamebeeslater,whentheywereexperienceddancers.Beeswhohadlackedteachersnowproducedsignificantlyfewererrors,possiblybecausetheyhadmorepracticeorhadlearnedbyeventuallyfollowingotherdancers.Thedancesofthecontrolbeesremainedjustasgoodastheirfirstdances.Complexcommunicationisoftendifficulttoproduceevenwhenindividualsarebornwithsomeknowledgeofthecorrectsignals.Beesarebornwithsomeknowledgeofhowtodance,buttheyhavetolearnhowtodanceevenbetterbyfollowingexperiencedbees.28.Whydoestheauthorsaytheexperimentonthetwochildrenisamisguidedexperiment?A.Languagelearningisasocialactivity.B.Languagelearninghaschangedgreatly.C.Childrenarebornwithhumanspeech.D.Childrendevelopdifferentlyinlanguage.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“isolated”inparagraph6indicate?A.Oldbeescouldnotproducewaggledances.B.Oldbeescouldnotobservewaggledances.C.Youngbeeswereseparatedfromolderones.D.Youngbeescouldfollowexperiencedbees.30.Whatdoweknowaboutthebeeswhosedancesremainedasgoodastheirfirstdances?A.Theyhadlittlepracticeinwaggledances.B.Theyhadlearnedwaggledanceswithoutteachers.C.Theywereexperiencedinteachingwaggledances.D.Theyhadlearnedwaggledancesbeforetheirfirstdances.31.Whatdoesthelastparagraphserveas?A.Aguidetocomplexcommunication.B.Ananswertowhylanguageshouldbelearned.C.AnexampleofnonhumancommunicationD.Aproofthatbeesarebornwithsomeknowledge.DAnewservicegivesnewlifetothepastbyusingartificialintelligencetochangestillimagesintomovingvideos.CalledDeepNostalgia,theservicecreatesanimations(动画)byusingdeeplearningtoanalyzeasinglefacialphoto.Then,thesystemanimatesthefacialimagethrougha“driver”—apre-determinedsequence(次序)ofmovementsandgestures.Theprocessiscompletelyautomated.LaunchedbytheIsraeligenealogycompanyMyHeritage,someofDeepNostalgia'searlyresultsareimpressive.Butthat'snottosaytheanimationsareperfect.There'sstillanuncannyairtotheimages,withsomeofthefacialmovementsappearingslightlyunnatural.What'smore,DeepNostalgiaisonlyabletocreatedeepfakesofoneperson'sfacefromtheneckup,soyoucouldn'tuseittoanimategroupphotos,orphotosofpeopledoinganysortofphysicalactivity.Butforafreedeep-fakeservice,DeepNostalgiaisprettyimpressive,especiallyconsideringyoucanuseittocreatedeepfakesofanyface,humanornot.So,iscreatingdeepfakesoflong-deadpeopleabitfrightening?Somepeopleseemtothinkso.“SomepeoplelovethefeaturewithDeepNostalgiaandconsideritmagicalwhileothersthinkitisscaryanddislikeit,”MyHeritagewroteonitswebsite.“Weinviteyoutocreatemoviesusingthisfeatureandsharethemonsocialmediatoseewhatyourfriendsandrelativesthink.Thisfeatureisintendedfornostalgicuse,thatis,togivelifebacktobelovedancestors.”DeepNostalgiaisn'tthefirstprojecttocreatedeepfakesfromsingleimages.In2019,researchersworkingattheSamsungAICenterinMoscowpublishedapaperdescribinghowmachine-learningtechniquescanproducedeepfakesafter“looking”atonlyoneorafewimages.WhiletheresultsfromtheSamsungresearcherswereimpressive,theDeepNostalgiaprojectshowshowdeepfaketechnologyisadvancingatarapidpace.Asthesetoolshavebecomeincreasinglypopular,mediaexpertshaveraisedconcernsabouthowbadactorsmightusedeepfakesand“cheapfakes”totrickthepublic.MyHeritageseemedtosenseDeepNostalgia'spotentialorabuse,writing:“Pleaseusethisfeatureonyourownhistoricalphotosandnotonphotosoflivingpeoplewithouttheiragreement.”32.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.DeepNostalgiaenhancestheimagestomaketheanimationsperfectlynatural.B.DeepNostalgiaisabletocreatedeepfakesofpeople'sphysicalactivity.C.PeopleholddifferentopinionsaboutDeepNostalgia.D.TheSamsungAlCenterinMoscowproduceddeepfakesafterDeepNostalgia.33.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtoreplacetheunderlinedwordinParagraph3?A.Strange. B.Artificial. C.Perfect. D.Impressive.34.WhatattitudedoesMyHeritageholdtowardsthefutureuseofdeepfakes?A.Optimistic. B.Alarmed. C.Ambiguous. D.Pessimistic.35.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Deepfaketechnologyraisesconcernamongexperts.B.Deepfaketechnologyadvancesatafastpace.C.DeepNostalgiagoesviralonsocialmedia.D.DeepNostalgiabringsoldphotostolife第二节（共5小题；每小题2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。JosephConrad,afamousEnglishnovelist,saidthathisgoalasawriterwas“tomakeyouhear,tomakeyoufeel,andaboveall,tomakeyousee.That,andnomore,iseverything.”36Oftenitleavesasinglesharpimpressiontobeturnedoverandoverinthemind.Afterfinishingthestory,thereadershouldhavesomethingtothinkabout:thehumoroflife,itsironies,ortheunpredictabilityofhumanbehavior.37Thefirstandmostobviouslevelisconveyedthroughtheplot.Plotreferstothesequenceofevents,totheactionsofthecharactersandthesituationsinwhichtheyareinvolved.Toexplaintheplot,then,istotellwhathappenedinthestoryandtowhom.Insomeshortstories,plotisthedominatingelement.Inothershortstories,plotplaysaveryminorrole.InHemingway'sstory,TheOldManandtheSea,however,wemustapproachthecontentonanotherlevel.38Tounderstandandappreciatethestory,thereadermustbeabletoidentifyitsgeneraltopicortheme.Thenextstepistoidentifythedevicebywhichtheauthorcommentsonthistheme.39Readerscannotappreciateashortstoryfullyunlesstheyreactnotonlytowhathasbeensaidbutalsotohowithasbeensaid.40Stylegrowsoutofthewriter'sownpersonalityandcanbeseeninthechoiceofwordsandphrases,thearrangementofsentences,therhythmandtone.Structurereferstothearchitectureofthestory,thewayinwhichthedetailsareselectedandarrangedtoproducethedesiredeffect.A.Theymustlookforstyleandstructure.B.Incomplexstories,carefulreadersmaynotalwaysagreewiththeauthor.C.Theimpactonthereadercomesfromthesuddenandunexpectedresponse.D.Agoodshortstorytriestogivethereaderasenseoftheactualexperience.E.Finally,thereadershouldbeabletoexplaintheinsightswhichtheauthorhasgivenintothetheme.F.Theimpactofthestorycomesfromtheinsightitgivesusintotheneedsanddesiresofyouthandoldage.G.Inordertoreadashortstorywithfullunderstanding,thereadermustapproachthecontentontwolevels.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共1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。PeopleonacollegecampusweremorelikelytogivemoneytotheMarchofDimesiftheywereaskedforadonationbyadisabledwomaninawheelchairthanifaskedbyanondisabledwoman.Inanother41,subwayridersinNewYorksawamancarryingastickstumbleandfalltothefloor.Sometimesthevictimhadalargeredbirthmarkonhis42;sometimeshedidnot.Inthissituation,thevictimwasmorelikelyto43aidifhisfacewasspotlessthanifhehadanunattractivebirthmark.In44theseandotherresearchfindings,two45themesarefound:wearemorewillingtohelppeoplewelikeforsomereasonandpeoplewethink46assistance.Insomesituations,thosewhoarephysicallyattractivearemorelikelytoreceiveaid.47,inafieldstudyresearchersplacedacompletedapplicationtograduateschoolinatelephoneboxattheairport.Theapplicationwasreadytobe48,buthadapparentlybeen“lost”.Thephotoattachedtotheapplicationwassometimesthatofavery49personandsometimesthatofalessattractiveperson.Themeasureofhelpingwaswhethertheindividualwhofoundtheenvelopeactuallymaileditornot.Resultsshowedthatpeopleweremorelikelyto50theapplicationifthepersoninthephotowasphysicallyattractive.Thedegreeof51betweenthepotentialhelperandthepersoninneedisalsoimportant.Forexample,peoplearemorelikelytohelpastrangerwhoisfromthesamecountryratherthanaforeigner.Inonestudy,shoppersonabusystreetinScotlandweremorelikelytohelpapersonwearinga(n)52T-shirtthanapersonwearingaT-shirtprintedwithoffensivewords.Whetherapersonreceiveshelpdependsinpartonthe“worth”ofthecase.Forexample,shoppersinasupermarketweremorelikelytogivesomeone53tobuymilkratherthantobuycookies,probablybecausemilkisthoughtmoreessentialfor54thancookies.PassengersonaNewYorksubwayweremorelikelytohelpamanwhofelltothegroundifheappearedtobe55ratherthandrunk.41.A.way B.study C.word D.college42.A.face B.arm C.hand D.back43.A.refuse B.beg C.receive D.lose44.A.challenging B.recording C.publishing D.understanding45.A.important B.possible C.amusing D.missing46.A.seek B.obtain C.deserve D.accept47.A.Atfirst B.Forexample C.Inaddition D.Aboveall48.A.mailed B.printed C.rewritten D.signed49.A.talented B.hard-working C.helpful D.good-looking50.A.throwaway B.sendin C.fillout D.turndown51.A.cooperation B.friendship C.similarity D.contact52.A.plain B.expensive C.cheap D.strange53.A.money B.instructions C.time D.chances54.A.shoppers B.health C.children D.research55.A.talkative B.handsome C.sick D.calm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。DuringadiscussionwithyoungChinesepeoplein2013,PresidentXiJinpingpraised56as“themostenergeticandcreativegroupofoursociety”57saidthattheyshould“standatthefrontlineofinnovationandcreation”.Toanswerhiscall,Chinesescientistsintheir30shaveplayedakeyroleinsomeofthecountry'sgreatestscientificand58(technology)projects,ChinaDailyreported.Forexample,59averageageoftheteamthatcreatedtheBeidouSatelliteNavigationSystemis37.ForChina'sFAST,theworld'slargestradiotelescope,itsengineeringandoperationteamhasanaverageageof39,60itson-sitecrewatanaverageageof30,accordingtoPeople'sDaily.Thesharpriseinyoungscientistsis61(part)aresultofimprovingresearchenvironments.In2019,China'sspendingonresearchanddevelopmentofbasicsciencesreached2.17trillionyuan,62(account)for2.19percentofitsGDP.“It63(strengthen)thecountry'sinnovationcapacitygreatlysofar.”ChinaDailyreported.Expertssaythatscientificresearchersusuallymaketheir64(big)achievementsbetweentheagesof25and45,withtheirproductivitypeakingaround37.“Facingaproblemistheleastofmyworries,because65thereisaproblem,thereisanopportunitytodofurtherresearch,”saidYaoRui,37,aresearcheratFASTproject.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假设你是中学生李华，在英国学习，担任学校中国语言与文化社社长。近期，校学生会发布了举办“国际文化节”的通知，每个社团可以申请一个摊位并安排相应的文化活动。请写一封邮件申请一个摊位。内容包括：l.你的摊位名称：中国茶艺展ChineseTeaArtShow；2.具体活动安排。参考词汇：摊位booth注意：1.词数80左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearStudentUnion,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________