四川省内江市威远中学2023-2024学年高二上学期第二次月考（期中）英语试卷

威远中学校2022级高二上第2次月考（半期考试）英语试题考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题，满分）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三个选项中进出最佳选项。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.InwhichseasondidthewomangettoPrague?A.Insummer. B.Inautumn. C.Inwinter.2.Howmuchwillthespeakerspayfortheshoes?A.£35. B.£25. C.£15.3.Whatisthewomangoingtowear?A.Askirtandasweater. B.Jeansandasweater. C.Ashirtandaskirt.4.Whatsizedoesthemanwant?A.35. B.9. C.39.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Aholidayplan. B.Weatherconditions. C.LifeinSoutheastAsia.第二节（共15小题；每小题，满分）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。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.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Aputer. B.Anemail. C.Amobilephone.7.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Callthemanager. B.Cancelanappointment. C.Getsomeonetohelptheman.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Heoftenborrowsthingsfromthewoman.B.Hewantstousethewoman’scamera.C.Heneedstobuythebestsuit.9.Howwillthemangotoattendthewedding?A.Bymotorcycle. B.Bytaxi. C.Bycar.听第8段材料，回答第1012题。10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Atanairport. B.Attheman’shouse. C.Atthewoman’shouse.11.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Hersuitcaseismorethan40kg.B.ShewilltakeaflighttoAmerica.C.Shehasahandbagandalargebackpack.12.Whattimedoestheflightleave?A.At8:30a.m. B.At9:30a.m. C.At10:30a.m.听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。13.Whatdothecustomersthinkofthefitnessequipmentinthehotels?A.Satisfying. B.Disappointing. C.Uptodate.14.Howmanyhotelsdoesthewomanmention?A.Three. B.Eight. C.Eleven.15.Whereisthewoman?A.InFlorence. B.InZurich. C.InBern.16.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A.Budgetthecost.B.Fixatimeforameeting.C.Lookaroundthefitnessrooms.听第10段材料，回答第1720题。17.WhatkindofmusicdidyoungMargielike?A.Countrymusic. B.Rock. C.Jazz.18.WhendidMargiegetherfirstguitar?A.Attheageof5. B.Attheageof6. C.Attheageof17.19.WhatwasMargie’shighschoollifelike?A.Shefocusedonhermusic.B.Shedidpoorlyinschoolwork.C.Shehadanactivesociallife.20.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkofMargie?A.Sheshouldworkharder.B.Shehasabrightfuture.C.Sheistooyoungtobefamous.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，满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AFourGreatRestaurantsinBologna,ItalyIfyou’relookingforarestaurantinBologna,don’tmissoutonourpicksofthebestplacestoeatinthecity.SfogliaRinaTraditionandinnovationareallonthemenuatSfogliaRina,alongstandingfamilyrestaurantnearBologna’sfamousTwoTowers.Rinawasstartedasafreshpasta(意大利面食)shopbackinthe1960s,andthepastaisallstillhandmade.Ingredientsarecarefullyandsustainablysourced,andpastamakingclassesareperiodicallyofferedforkidsandadults.ViaCastiglione,5/b,40124BolognaZerocinquantinoAperitivoistypicallyapredinnersnackanddrink,butatZerocinquantino,youmaymakeitamealasmanypeopleinBolognado.Basketsoflocalbreadareservedwiththeregion’sfamousmeatandcheeses,andalonglistofwinesisavailableinglassesandbottles.Theserviceisfast,andtheatmosphereisyoungandmodem.ViaPescherieVecchie,3/E,40124BolognaTrattoriaDaVitoIt’salegendarygatheringplaceforBologna’sartistsandeducatedpeople.Theinsidehasn’tbeenupdatedsinceVitoleftthebuildinglongbefore;themenuhasn’tchanged.Mealsaretraditionalandextremelycheap,withnothingpricedover€10.ViaMarioMusolesi,9a,40138BolognaDrogheriadellaRosaWithtablesspreadingoutunderBologna’smedievalporticos(中世纪门廊),DrogheriadellaRosaisafavoriteforthebestatmosphereinBologna.Fortunately,thatatmosphereismatchedbyexcellentfoodandservice,bothprovidedbythechefandownerEmanueleAddone,whopersonallyvisitseachtable.ThemenuisamixoftraditionalBolognesefoodanddishesfromaroundItaly,soyou’resuretofindsomethingyoulikeaslongasyouhaveenoughmoney.ViaCartoleria,10b,40124Bologna21.WhatcanweknowaboutSfogliaRina?A.Itisfamousforitssnacksanddrinks.B.Ithasahistoryofaboutsixtyyears.C.Itbeesamustforeducatedpeople.D.ItisthebestpreservedItalianrestaurant.22.WhichofthefollowingplacesprovidessomeauthenticbutinexpensiveItalianmeals?A.ViaCastiglione,5/b,40124BolognaB.ViaCartoleria,10b,40124BolognaC.ViaMarioMusolesi,9a,40138BolognaD.ViaPescherieVecchie,3/E,40124Bologna23.WhatcancustomersdoatDrogheriadellaRosa?A.municatewiththechef. B.Takesomedishmakingclasses.C.Talkaboutartwithfamousartists. D.Appreciatemodemdecoratingstyles.BWhenwetalkmorebroadlyofbodylanguage,ratherthangoodpostures,wecanactuallyseetheeffectsithasonrelationshipsrightthroughouttheanimalkingdom.Inparticular,bodylanguageisusedtoexpresspowerthroughexpansive(扩张的)postures.YoumightknowaboutAmyCuddy’sfamousTedTalkandherincredibleinsightsonhowposturechangesourthoughts.Cuddyandherteamstudybodylanguage,particularlywhattheycall“highpower”and“lowpower”poses.“Highpower”posesrefertotheactoftakingapostureofconfidence,whichcanhelpyoufeelmoreselfconfident,evenafteronlytwominutes.Typicalhighpowerposesareaboutopeningup.Youstretchandexpandyourbodytotakeupasmuchspaceaspossible.Forexample,bossesaredoinghighpowerposeswhentheyleanbackintheirchairs,puttheirhandsbehindtheirheads,andkicktheirfeetupontotheirdesks.Meanwhile,peopletakelowpowerpositionswhenthey’refeelinghelplessordefeated.Theycloseup,armsaroundthemselves,takingupthesmallestspace.Someevenmorerecentstudiestookthisevenfurther:AstudybyresearchersfromColumbiaandHarvardUniversitiesshowedthatbodylanguagesymbolizingpowercanactuallyaffectourdecisionmaking,unintentionally.Theresearchersmeasuredthedesireforriskofparticipantsineitherexpansive,powerfulposesorconstricted(收缩的)poses.Thoseinthepowerfulposesnotonlyfeltmorepowerfulandincontrol,butwere45%morelikelytotakeriskyactions.“Thisisn’taboutwhatyourbodylanguageismunicatingtoothers;it’saboutwhatyourbodylanguageismunicatingtoyou.Yourbodylanguageischangingyourmind,whichchangesyourbehavior,whichchangesyouroutes,”saidCuddy.Soifyouwanttotakeadvantageofthebenefitsoftheseposestoliveahealthierandhappierlife,whereshouldyoustart?.24.Whichisprobablyalowpowerposeaccordingtothetext?A.Sittingwithhandscrossedinthelap.B.Armsraisedina“V”abovethehead.C.Standingwithyourlegsopen.D.Sittingwithyourarmsspreadingoutonthechair.25.Whatcanwesayaboutpeopleintheexpansiveposes?A.Theyarehesitant. B.Theyareveryshy.C.Theyfeeloutofcontrol. D.Theyfeelmoreconfident.25.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thepostureofconfidence.B.Cuddy’sresearchonbehavior.C.Thesurprisingpowerofbodylanguage.D.Theresearchaboutdecisionmaking.27.Whatmightbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A.Howtocorrectbadhabits. B.Howtoimproveyourbodylanguage.C.Howpostureaffectsyourhealth. D.Whygoodposturemattersforemployees.CChinaisrecognizedasaworldleaderinthedevelopmentofartificialintelligence(AI)andfacialrecognitionsystems.AChinesepanysaysithascreatedanewfacialrecognitionsystemthatcanidentifypeopleeveniftheyarewearingmasks(口罩).EngineersattheBeijingbasedpanysaytheirsystemisthefirsttobecreatedtoeffectivelyidentifypeoplewearingfacemasks.Thepanytoldanewsagencythatateamof20peoplebuiltthesysteminaboutamonth.Thesystemisbasedonexistingtechnologiesdevelopedoverthepast10years.Theprocessinvolvedaddingacollectionofabout6millionunmaskedfacesandamuchsmallercollectionofmaskedfaces,thepanysaid.Thepanyisnowsellingtwomainkindsofproductsthatusethenewtechnology.Oneperforms“singlechannel”recognition,whichisdesignedtobeusedattheentrancestobuildings.Theotherproductisa“multichannel”recognitionsystemthatusesgroupsofsurveillance(监视)cameras.Itcanidentifyindividualsinacrowdofupto30peoplewithinasecond.“Whenpeoplearewearingamaskthatcoversthemouthandthenose,therecognitionratecanreachabout95%,whichcanensurethatmostpeoplecanbeidentified,”saidHuang,vicepresidentofthepany.Headdedthatthesystem’ssuccessrateforpeoplenotwearingamaskisabout99.5%.However,thenewsystemstrugglestoidentifypeoplewearingbothamaskandsunglasses.“Inthissituation,allofthekeyfacialinformationislost.Insuchcasesrecognitionisgraunchy.”Huangsaid.Peoplereacttothenewtechnologydifferently.Whilesomecitizenshavebeenagainstusingsuchtools,themajorityhaveacceptedthetechnologyasaneffectivewaytoreducecrimeandcatchcriminals.28.Whatdidthepanydotobuildthesystem?A.Itgatheredmanyfaceimages B.Itusedthelatesttechnology.C.Itaddedacollectionofmasks. D.Itemployedhundredsofpeople.29.Whatcanweknowaboutthenewsystem?A.Itssuccessrateisaffectedbycameras.B.Itrecognizesgroupsofpeopleinseconds.C.Itsperformancechangeswiththelocation.D.Itdoesbetterinidentifyingunmaskedfaces.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“graunchy”inparagraph5mean?A.Tough. B.Specific. C.Normal. D.Different.31.Whatismostpeople’sattitudetowardsthenewsystem?A.Uncaring. B.Doubtful. C.Objective. D.Supportive.DBioluminescence(生物发光)isanaturalphenomenonwhereachemicalreactionwithinanorganism’sbodyproduceslight.Itcanbefoundinmanyplacesinnature—fireflies,somemushrooms—butmostlyinthedeepsea.Recently,Rambouillet,asmallhistoricFrenchtown,hasteamedupwithapanycalledGloweetoturnthecityintoafullscalebioluminescencelaboratory.Thegoalistochangethewayinwhichcitiesuselight.Thepanyusesmarine(海的)bacteriaharvestedfromthecoastofFrance.Itmakessomeofthetown’spubliclightupinthecoolblueofbioluminescence.Thesebioluminescentbacteriaarestoredinaseawaterfilledtube,givingthebacteriaroomtofloataroundandlightup.Thelightprovidedbythebacteriaispartoftheirnaturalmetabolism,soproducingthelightrequiresnoenergyotherthanthatwhichisneededtofeedtheorganisms.Thismakesitmuchmoreenvironmentallyfriendlyandsustainablethanelectriclight,whichconsumesahugeamountofnonrenewableenergy.“Onthewaytolightinguptheworldwithbioluminescence,youhavetofeedthebacteriaandaddwaterastheygrow.That’snotsoeasy.ThephenomenonwillbeverytemperaturedependentandIdoubtthatitwillworkinthewinter.Also,bioluminescenceisnotverybrightparedtoelectricallighting,thoughtheyhaveimprovedthelightintensity,”CarlJohnson,aprofessorfromVanderbiltUniversitysaid.Onepotentialsolutiontotheseissues—andonethatGloweeislookinginto—istoremovethebiologicalaspectofthewholeprocess.Theoretically,luciferase(荧光素酶)canberemovedfromthebacteriaandusedtocreatelightinsteadofthebacteriaitself.Becauseluciferaseisnonliving,itdoesn’tneedtobefed.Creatingnewmeansofsustainablelightingisawayofbeingenvironmentallyfriendlywithoutplungingtheearthbackintodarkness.32.WhatdoweknowaboutGlowee?A.ItisanancientlaboratoryinFrance.B.Itsolvespowershortagesincoastalcities.C.Itadoptsbioluminescenceasalightsource.D.Itfeedsmarineorganismstoproducechemicals.33.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlyfocuson?A.Thereasonsforenergywaste.B.Theadvantagesofthemarinebacteriaaslight.C.Thelivingconditionsofthebioluminescentbacteria.D.Thedifficultiesofstoringbioluminescentorganisms.34.WhatdoesCarlJohnsonconveyinhiswords?A.Thebacteriaworkmoreefficientlyunderlowtemperatures.B.Itwillcosttoomuchtoimprovetheluminescenceintensity.C.Theapplicationofbioluminescenceenjoysabrightprospect.D.Thedevelopmentofbioluminescencefacesmanychallenges.35.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthistext?A.AHistoricTownLitupbyNatureB.TheFirstZerocarbonCityintheWorldC.AReformofProducingElectricityinCitiesD.TheDiscoveryofLuciferaseinMarineBacteria第二节（共5小题；每小题，满分：分）HowtodevelopahealthylifestyleinhighschoolHighschoolisatimeknownforteenagersspreadingtheirwingsanddevelopingtheirminds.36Therefore,itisnecessaryforteenagerstodevelopahealthylifestyle.Followthetipstoliveahealthylifestyle.37Withstudyingandhomework,highschoolstudentsstayuplateandstillmakeittoearlyclass.Tofunctionproperly,yourbodyandmindneedatleasteighthoursofsleepeachnight.Gotosleepearlyenoughtogetyourfullrequirement,andencourageyourroommatestorespectyourneedforenoughsleep.Eatawellbalanceddiet.Highschoolstudentsmayliveonadietofjunkfoodanddrinks.38Ifyouhavethebenefitofamealplaninthehighschoolcanteen,makegooduseofthesaladbarandwatchoutfortreatssuchasicecream.Exerciseregularly.39Highschoolstudentswhoexerciseregularlybenefitfromahealthyphysique(体格)andamindwithlessstress.Makeuseoftheschoolgymandswimmingpool,whicharetypicallyavailabletostudentsfreeofcharge.40Highschoolcanbringonalotofstressfulsituations.Aimforbalanceinyourlifebetweenyoursocialandschoolactivities.Onlytakeasmanyclassesasyoucanhandlesuccessfullyandrelyonyoursupportsystemoffriendsandfamilywhenstressarises.A.Getplentyofrest.B.Planyourschoollife.C.Manageyourstresslevel.D.Physicalactivityhelpsbuildastrongbodyandmind.E.Highschoolstudentsarebusywithallkindsofactivities.F.Unfortunately,manyoftendevelopanunhealthylifestyle.G.Drinkplentyofwaterandeatwholegrainsandvegetableseveryday.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Lastsummer,myfamilyhadavacationthatleftalastingimpactonme.Ourfamilyisatightknit(紧密的)group,eachmemberwiththeirunique41.Mymotherstandsoutwithhercheerfulandhumorous42.Herpersonalityhasawayof43anysituation,makinghertheheartandsoulofouradventures.Duringourjourney,we44asituationthatshowedmymother’skindnessandhumor.Wehadjustarrivedatalittletownwhenwe45alosttouristlookingbewildered(茫然的).Mostpeoplewouldhavewalkedby,butnotmymom.She46thestrangerwithawarmsmileandstarteda47.Hersenseofhumorandfriendliness48putthetraveleratease.Aswelistenedtotheirconversation,Irealizedtheimportanceofextendingahelpinghandtothoseinneed,evento49.Finallywithmymom’shelp,thetouristreunitedwithherpartners.Itwasaheartwarmingmomentthattaughtmethepowerofkindness;humor,andthebeautyofhuman50.Throughoutthetrip,I51howmymother’spositiveattitudeandwillingnesstolendahandmadeourjourneysmootherandmore52.Shetaughtmethatlife’sadventuresarenotjustaboutthe53butalsodiscoveringvaluablelifealongtheway.Lookingbackon,I54myselfonhavingsuchalovingfamily.Andthetripwassucha55experience.41.A.height B.characteristics C.plans D.wealth42.A.nature B.blood C.duty D.interest43.A.settingaside B.appealingto C.brighteningup D.takingup44.A.foresaw B.evaluated C.created D.encountered45.A.spotted B.accepted C.questioned D.dropped46.A.prevented B.approached C.recognized D.impressed47.A.trouble B.silence C.conversation D.experiment48.A.slightly B.hardly C.instantly D.truly49.A.neighbors B.coworkers C.producers D.strangers50.A.qualification B.connection C.mitment D.responsibility51.A.expected B.explained C.regretted D.observed52.A.changeable B.normal C.enjoyable D.difficult53.A.destinations B.devotion C.resistance D.predictions54.A.press B.pride C.charge D.challenge55.A.distant B.risky C.demanding D.memorable第二节（共10小题；每小题，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。TheextinctionoftheChinesepaddlefish(白鲟)andwildYangtzesturgeon(野生长江),56(announce)bytheinternationalUnionforConservationofNature(IUCN),startedawaveofmentsonchina’ssocialmediarecently,demandingmoreenvironmental57(protect).TheIUCN’slatestlistofthreatenedspeciesshowedthat100%oftheworld’sremaining26sturgeonspeciesarenowatriskofextinction,upfrom85%in2009.“Theassessment,basedonnewcalculations,showstheirdeclineoverthepastthreegenerationsis58(sharp)thanpreviouslythought,“theorganizationsaid,59(add)thatthereassessmenthadalsoconfirmedtheextinctionoftheChinesepaddlefish.BoththeChinesepaddlefishandtheYangtzesturgeonweremonspeciesintheYangtzeriverbasin(长江流域),60havebeentroubledbyheavyshippingtraffic,overfishingandwaterpollution.TheChinesepaddlefishwasoneof61biggestfreshwaterfishspeciesintheworldandcouldgrowupto7metersinlength.TheIUCNrankeditamong“62(critical)endangered”forthefirsttimein199663(warn)peopleofthepossibilityofitsextinction.TheYangtzesturgeoncouldgrowupto8meters.ItsmeatwasconsidereddeliciousinChina.64asourceofcaviar(鱼子酱),it65(catch)ingreatnumbersandwaspurchasedatahighprice.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假设你是李华，你的英国好友Chris发来邮件，询问你身边发生的趣事，而恰好你们班最近就“看电影是否比看原著更好”这一话题展开了讨论。请你根据所给提示用英语回一封邮件，介绍同学们的不同观点以及你的看法。赞成的观点：1.节省时间；2.易于理解。反对的观，点：1.书中细节更多；2.可以欣赏语言的魅力。DearChris,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）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。续写的词数应为150左右。OnTom’sbirthday,everythingwentonasusual.Hewasabouttoleaveforschoolwhenhisparentssmiled,“Wait!Wehavesomethingspecialforyou.”Then,theyhandedTomapairofcoolbasketballshoes.Tomwassoglad.“Happybirthday!”hisparentssaidashetriedtheshoeson.“Thesearenotnew.IgotthemfromMr.Byrne’ssecondhandshop,buttheylookprettynew,right?”Tom’smomadded.“Idon’tcarewheretheycamefrom,Mom.Theseareamazing!Thankyou!”Tomrepliedandhuggedhisparents.Tomcametoschoolinthe