陕西省渭南市大荔县2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

大荔县2023—2024学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。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．Whataretheytalkingabout?A．Hobbies.B．Part-timejobs.C．Schoolwork.2．Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?A．Korea.B．Canada.C．China.3．Whatstreetisthegasstationon?A．SouthStreet.B．CentralStreet.C．TurnerLane.4．Whatdoesthewomanlikebest?A．Oranges.B．Apples.C．Watermelons.5．Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A．Askforadvice.B．Buyashirt.C．Changeashirt.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。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．What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A．Friends.B．Neighbors.C．Couples.7．Whatdoesthemando?A．Asecretary.B．Amanager.C．Amathteacher.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．HowmanypeopledidMollyinvite?A．Sixteen.B．Seventeen.C．Eighteen.9．WheredidthewomanwatchTitanic?A．Atafriend’s.B．Atthecinema.C．Athome.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A．Attheendoftheterm.B．Inthemiddleoftheterm.C．Atthebeginningoftheterm.11．WhatisTim’shobby?A．Sunbathing.B．Swimming.C．Travelling.12．WhywillLizgotoHarbin?A．Tovisitherfriends.B．Togoskating.C．Toenjoythefestival.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whendoesthelibraryclose?A．At7:30p.m..B．At8:00p.m..C．At8:30p.m..14．WhatdoesTedaskthegirltodo?A．Borrowabookforhim.B．Buyabookforhim.C．Returnabookforhim.15．Whatcanwelearnaboutthegirl?A．Sheisdoingaclassreport.B．Shefindshistoryboring.C．Shehassomenewbooks.16．Whatkindofbooksdoesthegirlneed?A．History.B．Culture.C．Americanfood.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．WheredidLisaseethefirstsnowthisyear?A．InScotland.B．InLondon.C．InthenorthofEngland.18．WhatdoesLisalovetodoonsnowydays?A．Takesomephotos.B．Makesnowmen.C．Havesnowballfights.19．Whatisthetemperatureheretoday?A．-1℃.B．0℃.C．1℃.20．WhatdoesLisaadviseJanetowear?A．Thickgloves.B．Rightshoes.C．Darkcoats.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。ATopPianoPlayersintheWorldMarthaArgerichMarthaArgerichcouldbeconsideredthenextBeethoven,assheisoneofthemostoutstandingpianistsevertoplay.Argerichpreferredbeingonstagewithothersinsteadofperformingsolo;therefore,shehasbeenperforminginaconcertoformatsincethe1980s.Argerichwasnotoneforthespotlight,assheoftenavoidedpublicappearancessuchasinterviews;however,hergreattalentwasallthepublicitysheneeded,standingoutduringconcertosandsonatas.LeifOveAndsnesKnownforhisappealingperformancesofEdvardGrieg’sworks,Andsneshaswonpraiseforhisperformancesatsomeoftheworld’smostfamousconcerthalls.AndsneshascertainlymadehismarkinNorway,asheisthefoundingdirectorofNorway’sRosendalChamberMusicFestival.Becauseofhisuniquevoiceandinterestingapproach,hewaspraisedbyTheNewYorkTimesasa“pianistofauthoritativeelegance,power,andinsight.”AlfredBrendelKnownforhisbeautifulinterpretationsofBeethoven,Haydn,SchubertandMozart,AlfredBrendelwasconsideredoneofthegreats.Heplayedinvariousconcertosthroughouthiscareerandbecameknownforhisinterpretivecoldnessinrecreatingtheseworks.Brendelwasconsideredoneofthegreatestmusiciansofthe20thcentury,ashemadehismarkintheclassicalmusicindustry.Brendelwasself-taughtandlearnedhisloveofpianoatanearlyage.ArthurRubinsteinArthurRubinsteinwascertainlyoneofthegreats.Hiscareerbeganintheearly20thcenturywhenhebegantocomeintocontactwithsomeoftheworld’smostimportantcomposers,suchasMauriceRavel,PaulDukas,andJacquesThibaud.Hemadevarioustripsworldwideandvisitednearlyeverycontinent,wherecrowdsmethimwithgreatpraiseandencouragement.1.Whatdoesthefemalepianistfocusoninhercareer?A.Skillsinhostingconcertosandsonatas. B.Cooperationwithothermusicians.C.Closerelationshipswiththemedia. D.Uniquewaystointerpretmusic.2.Wholearnedmusicbyhimselforherself?A.MarthaArgerich. B.LeifOveAndsnes.C.AlfredBrendel. D.ArthurRubinstein.3.HowisArthurRubinsteindifferentfromtheotherpianists?A.HewasthedirectorofaNorwegianfestival.B.Hemadeadifferenceinclassicalmusic.CHewasthebestmusicianofthe20thcentury.D.Hegotintouchwithsomefamouscomposers.BABritishfriendtoldmehecouldn'tunderstandwhyChinesepeopleloveeatingsunflowerseeds(葵花子)asasnacksomuch.“I’vemetalotofolderChineseandmanyhaveacrackintheirfrontteeth;Ibelievethat'sfromcrackingtheseeds,”hesaid.Ihadnevernoticedthehabit,butoncehementionedit,Isuddenlybecamemoreaware.IrealizedthatwheneverI’mwatchingTVortypingareport,Ialwaysstartmindlesslycrackingsunflowerseeds.Myfrienddoesn'tlikesunflowerseeds,and,tohim,itseemsunnecessarytoworksohardjusttogetonesmallseed.Whenwewereyoung,thewholefamilywouldusuallygettogetherforChineseNewYear.Then,wealllivedclosetooneanother,usuallyinasmallcity,andsometimesevenneighborswouldgodoortodooronChineseNewYear’sEvetocheckoutwhateveryhouseholdwasmaking.Iremembermyparentswouldbeinthekitchencooking.Inthelivingroom,alargetablewouldalreadybelaidout,completewithafancytablecloth,readymadedumplingfillings,anddishesfullofcandy,fruitsandsunflowerseeds.Someofthedishesweretobeofferedtoourancestorslater,whileotherswereforneighborsandchildrentoeatbeforetheeveningfeast.Imusthavelearnedhowtocracksunflowerseedsbackthen.Idon’tthinkit’srighttocriticizeone’schoiceinfoodoreatinghabits,nomatterhowstrangetheymayseem.It’snotonlyinChina.WhenIwentabroad,Ifoundpeoplehadallsortsofstrangehabitswhenitcametofood.InDenmark,theyputsaltedredfishonbreadandeatitfordinner,nomatterhowmuchitruinstheirbreath.Theythinkit’sadelicacy,andit’sconnectedwiththeirculture.Ithinkit’sawonderfultradition.4.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Onekindoffooddoesn’tnecessarilysuiteveryone.B.Eatinghabitscomefromacertainculture.C.Itisgoodtoformhealthyeatinghabits.D.Changingyoureatinghabitswillchangeyourlife.5.Whatdidthewriterbecomeawareof?A.Shehadevertypedareportaboutseeds.B.SheatevarioussnackswhilewatchingTV.C.Shehasahabitofcrackingsunflowerseeds.D.Shedamagedherteethbyeatingsunflowerseeds.6.WhatdoesthewriterprovebymentioningChineseNewYear?A.Thetraditionsofcelebratingitdisappear.B.Childrencaneatdeliciousfoodonthatday.C.Thefamilieswouldgettogetherforit.D.Eatingsunflowerseedsisrelatedtoit.7.Thewriter’sattitudetoDenmark’swayofeatingbreadis________．A.acceptable B.criticalC.neutral D.doubtfulCWhatpeoplesayisonlyoneaspectofgoodcommunication.Goodlisteningskillsandbodylanguagearealsoimportantforustoeffectivelycommunicatewithothers.Effectivecommunicationinvolvesmorethantalkingtoaperson.Howthingsaresaid,wordsarechosenandtonesareadoptedareallaspectsofgoodcommunication.Bodylanguage,acommonformofnon-verbalcommunication,cansupportwhataspeakerissaying.Studieshaveshownthatoftheinformationthatisreceivedfromotherpeople,only10%isfromwhattheysayand40%isfromthetoneandspeedoftheirvoice.Theother50%isobtainedfromtheirbodylanguage.Readingbodylanguageispartofdevelopingsocialskills.Someprofessionals,suchaslawyers,governmentalsecurityofficersanddoctorsonmentalproblems,learntoreadeverytypeofbodylanguageofotherstohelpintheirjobs.Theylookforspecificsigns,whiletheaveragepersonreadssomebodylanguagesubconsciously（下意识地）.Bodylanguagecaninvolveoneaspectsuchastheeyes,ortheuseofdifferentbodyparts.Wherethebodyispositionedinrelationtoanotherpersonoratatableisanotherpieceincommunicatingwhatthepersonisfeeling.Troublesmayarise（出现）whenbodylanguageismisunderstood.Goodlisteningskillsclearthewaytoaclearmessagewhilebadlisteningskillscreatebarrierswhichcanconfuseorstopthemessage.Goodlistenerscanusebodylanguagebynoddingoccasionallytoshowinterestandunderstanding,makeeyecontactwiththespeaker,repeatsomeofthewordsandfeelings,andsummarizewhattheyhaveheard.Allthesecanavoidcommunicationtroubles.Poorlistenersrarelycommunicateeffectively.Barrierstheycommonlyusemayinclude:interruptions,inappropriatehumor,judgments,criticisms,andunrelatedquestions.Peoplewhoareattemptingtocommunicatewithapersonwhocontinuallythrowsoutbarrierswilloftenstoptalkingandtheyevengetangryastheyfeelmisunderstoodandfrustrated.Healthymindedpeopleareabletocommunicatewithotherseffectivelybyavoidingthesebarriers.Theyareabletolettheirpartnersknowwhattheywantregularlyandclearly.8.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Speakersusuallypaylittleattentiontowhattheysaidandwhatwordsandtonestheyuse.B.Goodcommunicationmeanstalkingtoapersoneffectivelywithrighttonesandspeed.C.Bodylanguageandlisteningskillsarehighlyinvolvedinsuccessfulcommunication.D.Themannerofcommunicationisdeterminedbythelistenerratherthanthespeaker.9.Accordingtothestudies,bodylanguage________.A.makesup40%oftheinformationreceivedfromcommunicationB.sometimesleadspeopletomisunderstandwhatothershavesaidC.canremindthelistenersofwhatthespeakersareactuallyexpressingD.canonlybecorrectlyreadbypeoplewithexcellentsocialskills10.Whichofthefollowingreactionsofalistenermaycreatedifficultiesincommunication?A.Makingasummaryofwhathehasheard.B.Repeatingthespeaker’swordsandideas.C.Showinghisfeelingtothespeaker.D.Bringinginanunrelatedtopicsuddenly.11.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthistext?A.Toemphasizethatcommunicationinvolvesmorethantalking.B.Tointroducedifferenttypesofnon-verbalcommunication.C.Tosuggestwaystoeffectivelycommunicatewithothers.D.Todiscussthedifferenteffectsofgoodandpoorlisteningskills.DEcotourismhasbecomeincreasinglypopularinrecentyears.Travelersvisitnaturalenvironmentsfundingconservationeffortsorpromotinglocaleconomies.Inmanycases,ecotourisminvolvescloseinteractionwithwildlife.Now,scientistshaveanalyzedmorethan100researchstudiesonhowecotourismaffectswildanimals.Theyfindthepresenceofhumanschangesthewayanimalsbehave,andthosechangesmayputthematrisk.Therefore,theyhaveconcludedthatsuchtripscanbeharmfultotheanimals.Whenanimalsinteractinseeminglykindwayswithhumans,theymayletdowntheirguard.Asanimalslearntorelaxinthepresenceofhumans,theymaybecomebolderinothersituations.Ifthistransferstotheirinteractionswithpredators(捕食者),theyaremorelikelytobeinjuredorkilled.Thepresenceofhumanscanalsodiscouragenaturalpredators.Itcreatesakindofsafeplaceforsmalleranimalsthatmaymakethembolder.Forexample,inGrandTetonNationalPark,elkandpronghornsinareaswithmoretouristsarelesswatchfulandspendmoretimeeating.Interactingwithpeoplecancausegreatchangesinthecharacteristicsofvariousspeciesovertime.“Ifanimalsbecomeaccustomedtotourists,wemightcreateunintendedconsequences—affectingthebehaviororpopulationofaspeciesandinfluencingthespecies’functioninitscommunity,”theresearcherswrite.Ecotourismhaseffectssimilartothoseofanimaldomestication(驯养)andurbanization.Researchhasshownthatdomesticatedsilverfoxesbecomemoreobedientandlessfearful.Foxsquirrelsandbirdsthatliveinurbanizedareasareslowertofleefromdanger.Thephenomenaresultfromevolutionarychanges,butalsofromregularinteractionswithhumans.Scientistshopethenewanalysiswillencouragemoreresearchintotheinteractionsbetweenpeopleandwildlife.Itisessentialtodevelopfurtherunderstandingofhowvariousspeciesinvarioussituationsrespondtohumaninteractionandunderwhatconditionshumanexposuremayplacethematrisk.12.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________.A.ecotourismcausesdamagetothenaturalhomesofwildlifeB.itiseasyforeco-touriststobuilduptrustwithwildanimalsCtheeffectsbroughtbyecotourismmaybeharmfultotheanimalsD.wildlifeinteractionswithhumansstrengthentheirfunctionincommunity13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bolder”inparagraph3probablymean?A.shyer B.braver C.wiser D.swifter14.Theauthormentionspronghornsinparagraph4asanexampletoshowthat________.A.wildanimalsbecomemorerelaxedduetoevolutionB.animals’reactionstohumansvaryfromspeciestospeciesC.smalleranimalstendtobeinharmonywithnaturalpredatorsD.thepresenceofhumansreducestheirawarenessofpotentialdanger15.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.EcotourismCanPutWildAnimalsatRiskB.EcotourismHasBecomeAPopularTrendC.Wildlife’sReactionstoHumanActivitiesD.LatestResearchFindingsonEcotourism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。Readingisoftenseenasanindividualactivity,butitdefinitelydoesn’thavetobe.Ifyoujoinabookclub,readingwithotherscanbeapositivesocialinteraction.____16____Andherearesomeofthewaysthatbecomingpartofabookclubcanbetteryourlife.____17____Ifsoabookclubcanhelpyoudiscoverandexplorenewtypes,authors,andperspectives(观点).Accordingtoarecentsurvey,57percentofbookclubberssaidtheywouldn’totherwisehavereadsomeofthebooksselectedbytheirbookclubs.Insuchafast-pacedworld,sometimesit’schallengingtofindthetimeandmotivationtoread.Byjoiningabookclub,youmakeacommitmenttoreadthebookofthemonthortheweekanddiscussyourinsightswithothers.____18____Readingisoneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandoforyourbrain,butreadingwithotherpeoplecanmakeitevenbetter.____19____Beingpartofabookclubcanimproveyourlearningskills,suchasyourmemory,comprehension,vocabulary,andcriticalthinkingskills.Bydiscussingthebookwithothers,youareexercisingyourbrainandstimulatingnewneural(神经的)connections.Bookclubsallowyoutoconnectwithotherreadersandlearnfromtheirperspectives.Anotherplusisthatatabookclubyougettogetherwithyourclubmembersregularly,withwhomyoucansharenotonlyyourthoughtsaboutbooksbutalsootheraspectsoflife.____20____Therefore,byreadingwithothers,youareenrichingyourheartaswellasyourmind.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?Joinabookclubnowandenjoythemanybenefitsofreadingwithothers!A.Thiscanhelpyoumeetyourreadinggoals.B.Joiningabookclubcanofferyoumanybenefits.C.Bookclubscanboostyourhappinessandwell-being.D.Doyouoftenhavedifficultyfinishingreadingabook?E.Thisbringsasenseofcommunity,belonging,andfriendship.F.Haveyoufoundyourselfalwaysreadingsimilartypesofbooks?G.Meetingwithothersandexchangingideasaboutthingsisthekey.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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。InthelastmonthsofDad’slife,mybrothersandImovedhimtoalocalnursinghomenearby.IspentasmuchtimeasIcould___21___himthere.Cancerhaddamagedhisbodybadlyandwasnow___22___hismind.Duringonevisit,Ienteredhisroom,onlytofindhimina___23___sleep.Isatbyhissideforawhile___24___,wishingformoretimewithhimandalso___25___Ihadn’tmadethemostofalltheyearswehadtogether.ThenIgotupandwalkedout.Alightrainwasstartingtofallanditmatchedmy___26___.AsIwalkedtomycar,Isawawomaninawheelchair___27___tomoveherselfoutoftherain.I___28___walkedoverandhelpedpushherinside.Shethankedmeandgavemea___29___smile.Atthatmoment,Ifeltalightshineintomysoulandasenseof___30___returntomyheart.Iwalkedbackout,lettingtherainwashoverme,andthankedalltheyearsIhadwithDad.IalsoknewevenifDaddied,thelovewesharedwould___31___continue.Inowstillthinkofthat___32___oflovingkindness.Itremindsmethatwhilewemightnotbeabletoliveeverymomenttothefullest,wecanstill___33___themomentswedohave.Lifeis___34___forloveandkindness,whichgobeyondevendeathandareever-lasting___35___.Mayyoufillyourdayswiththem.21.A.inspecting B.observing C.joining D.visiting22.A.eatingawayat B.keepingawayfrom C.livingupto D.gettingridof23.A.disturbed B.light C.broken D.deep24.A.silently B.impatiently C.secretly D.nervously25.A.recalling B.understanding C.regretting D.denying26.A.image B.mood C.taste D.character27.A.hesitating B.pretending C.refusing D.struggling28A.quickly B.randomly C.curiously D.anxiously29.A.forced B.beautiful C.fixed D.humorous30.A.fun B.warmth C.amazement D.commitment31.A.almost B.hardly C.still D.even32.A.period B.adventure C.performance D.moment33.A.value B.pick C.change D.create34.A.tested B.kept C.meant D.used35.A.belongings B.treasures C.goods D.possessions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。Canyouimagineturningyourschoolintoafarm?Thisis___36___studentsdidatZhengzhouForeignLanguageMiddleSchool.Underthe“doublereduction”policy(双减政策),studentshavemanynewclubsandafter-school___37___(activity).Oneofthemostpopularclubs___38___(be)theHappyFarmingClub.“AtfirstIthoughtIcouldjustgrowsomevegetableshere,”saidZhangXin,aclubmember.“But___39___turnedoutthatIalsolearnedalotaboutagricultureandbiology.”After___40___(study)cropslikewheatandgarlic,studentsgotthechancetogrowthem.“Mygrouptriedgrowingleeks(韭菜).”saidZhang.“Wefirstputtherootsunderground.Thenwe___41___(cover)themwithathinlayerofsoilandwateredthem.Afterthis,wehadagreatsenseof___42___(achieve).Wehopetheleekscangrowstrong!”Othergroupsgrew___43___(differ)thingssuchaswheatandspinach(菠菜).Totellthemapart,studentssetupboardswiththevegetables’namesonthem.Thecampuslookslikeasmallfarmnow.“Inthe38yearsofourschool’shistorywearethefirst___44___(grow)vegetables,”saidZhang.“Thisisreally____45____specialexperience!”第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是高二三班的李华，你校准备举办以“ChineseYouthoftheNewEra”为主题的英文演讲活动。请结合屠呦呦和袁隆平老一辈科学家的精神，谈一谈作为新时代青年的你们应该怎么做。内容包括：1.有梦想；2.有担当；3.有自信，不言弃。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Dearfellowstudents,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyouverymuchforyourattention.第二节(满分25分)47.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Weallmakemistakes.Sometimes,itishardtoadmitthem.However,thereisamagicpowerinthisworldthatcangiveusthecouragetodoso.IgrewupinasmalltowninOhio.Therewasamanintownthateveryon