江西省上高县第二高中2023-2024学年高二年级上册10月期中考试英语试题

上高县第二高中2023-2024学年高二上学期10月期中考试

英语试题10.27

考生须知：

1.本卷共6页满分150分，考试时间120分钟；

2.答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字。

3.所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效；

第I卷选择题供95分）

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.WhoisJonathanprobablytalkingto?

A.Hisboss.B.Hiswife.C.Hisdoctor.

2.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hedoesn'tliketheshirt.B.Theshirtmightbetight.C.Thereceiptgotmissing.

3.Whatisthewomandoingnow?

A.Eatinginacafe.B.Cookingherlunch.C.Studyingforanexam.

4.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inahotel.B.Inaschool.C.Inameetingroom.

5.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheartexhibition?

A.Quiteamazing.B.Ratherboring.C.Poorlyorganized.

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.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Managerandsecretary.

7.Whatdoesthewomansuggestaddingtothepresentation?

A.Morefacts.B.Morefigures.C.Morepictures.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theirhobbies.B.Anactivityholiday.C.Theteamworkspirit.

9.Whatdidthewomangetaprizefor?

A.Climbing.B.Sailing.C.Walking.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhendidDavidcomebacklastnight?

A.At6:00pm.B.At7:00pm.C.At8:30pm.

11.WhydidDavidgooutlastnight?

A.Tohavesomediscussions.B.Toreadinalibrary.C.Towatchamovie.

12.WhatdoesDavidsuggestthewomando?

A.Applytoworkfortheclub.

B.ContactLucyformoreinformation.

C.Learnmoreabouttheneighborhood.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatistheaimofthecampaign?

A.ToremindpeopleofEarthDay.

B.Toencouragepeopletoreducegarbage.

C.Towarnpeopleofthebadeffectsofpollution.

14.Whatwillbethetaskonthesecondday?

A.Plantingtrees.B.Designingposters.C.Collectinggarbage.

15.Whatdoesthemanexpecttheteacherstodo?

A.Paintpaper.B.Stopdrivingcars.C.Decorateclassrooms.

16.HowdoesSarafindtheman'sideas?

A.Ridiculous.B.Confusing.C.Wonderful.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17.Wheredidthetourstart?

A.FromGermany.B.FromAmsterdam.C.FromSwitzerland.

18.Whatspecialattractiondoesthespeakerrecommend?

A.Theartmuseums.B.TheEiffelTower.C.TheMontparnasseTower.

19.WhydoesthespeakerlikeLine63?

A.Itoffersgoodviews.B.Itcoversmoreterritory.C.It'sthecheapesttravelmeans.

20.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthesubwaysysteminParis?

A.Itisexcellent.B.Itoffersfreecoffee.C.Itiseasytogetlost.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

4MostwalkablecitiesinEurope

Seville,Spain

SevilleinSpaintakesthetopspotasEurope'smostwalkablecity,offeringtheshortestwalkingroutebetweenthe

topfourtouristattractions.VisitorscanexploretheimpressivePlazadeEspanapublicsquare,beforewanderingover

totheUNESCO-listedpalaceofRealAlcazarandSevilleCathedral.Afterthat,it'sonlyashorttriponfoottovisitthe

beautifulBarrioSantaCruzneighbourhood.

Venice,Italy

Veniceiswell-knownasaheavenforpedestrians(彳亍人)，soit'snosurpriseitranksasthesecondbestlocationfbr

walkablecitybreaks.Thereareendlessalleywaystoexplore,aswellasplentyofbeautifulbridgesoverthecrisscrossing

canalsthatthecityisfamousfor.JustunderhalfanhourofwalkingherewilltakeyouonatouroftheimpressiveGrand

Canal,Doge'sPalace,StMark'sSquare,Basilicaandbelltower,allinonly1.3miles.

Porto,Portugal

NestledalongPortugal'spicturesquecoast,Portocomesinthirdwithitstopattractionsallcoveredbya30-minute

walkingroute.MeanderalongtheDomLuisIBridgeovertheDouroRiver,headtotheClerigosChurchBellTower

andenjoyariverfrontwalkingplacealongtheCaisdaRibeira.TheStockExchangePalaceisalsojustashortwalk

away.

Florence,Italy

Florence,Italy,securesitsplaceasthefourthmostwalkablecityinEuropethankstoitsstunningattractionsthat

canbeseamlesslyexploredonfoot.A1.6mileroutecoverstheawe-inspiringPiazzaleMichelangelo;thefamousUffizi

Gallery;thePiazzadelDuomowhereyouwillbeamazedatthemagnificentFlorenceCathedral;andtheGalleriadell'

Accademia,hometoMichelangelo^masterpiece,thestatueofDavid.

21.HowlongisprobablythewalkingrouteinSeville?

A.1.1miles.B.1.3meters.C.1.6meters.D.1.8meters.

22.Whichcityisprobablylocatednearthesea?

A.Seville.B.Venice.C.Porto.D.Florence.

23.Whatisthewritingpurposeofthetext?

A.Tocomparethefourcities.B.Toshowthebenefitsofwalking.

C.Tostresstheimportanceoftraveling.D.Toattractvisitorstowalkinthesecities.

B

HavingworkedformorethanadecadeinfinanceintheoilindustryinCanada,ToriFaheyfoundherselfwanting

morefromlife.Butitwasn*tthroughdesperationthathercircumstanceschanged:"Ididn'tgetfedupandstormoff,

nothinglikethat;itwascuriosityaboutotherinterestsandwantingtoexperiencesomethingnew.^^

FaheyleftherjobandcompletedanMBAbeforesettingupamovetoNewYorktobeginadegree.However,the

opportunityofanopenyearbetweentheMBAandthedegreecameup,andasakeentouringcyclist,Faheyrealised

thatamuchdreamed-aboutadventurewasnowbecomingapossibility:"TherideinAfricahadbeenonmyfantasylist.

Itwasamomentwhen1realisedthatIcoulddoanything,soIshould."

FaheyrodeacrossAfrica,a7,500-miletripthattookfourmonths.Thewholeexperiencehadalife-changingimpact.

Faheysaid:"Bicyclesprovidealiteralfreedom.Youdon*tallowyourselftofeellikethatineverydaylifebecausethere

aresomanydistractions.Butwhenyou'reoutonthebikeandthere'snothingelse,you*rereallyfreetoexperiencewhat

lifeis.”

Post-degree,FaheyworkedonprojectswiththeUNDP(UnitedNationsDevelopmentProject)inMontenegrowith

theaimofbringinginvestmenttoruralcommunities.

Itwaswhileworkingontheseprojectsthattheseedsweresownforthenextnewinvestment.uItwasthroughmy

tripacrossAfricathatIdiscoveredpannierandracksystemsinconvenientandIwasnevergoingtousethemagain.^^

Littledidsheknowthiswouldleadhertostartupherowncompany.

In2013,Apidurawasborn,producingstoragesolutionsforpeoplelookingtotraveltheworldbybike,raceacross

continentsandcarryalltheyneedtodoso.It'snowasuccessfulglobalbrand,butFaheyremainsreflectiveaboutwhat

elsethecompanycandoforpeople.

24.WhydidFaheyleaveherjobinCanada?

A.Shewasboredwiththejob.

B.Shewasdisappointedwithlife.

C.Shewantedtoaddnewdimensionstoherlife.

D.Shefoundithardtoadjusttothecircumstances.

25.WhichcanbestdescribeFahey'srideexperienceinAfrica?

A.Demanding.B.Liberating.C.Eventful.D.Dangerous.

26.WhydidFaheylaunchApidura?

A.Toencouragebicycletraveling.B.Tomakeherinvestmentprofitable.

C.Tohelpcyclistscarrytravelingstuff.D.Toincreasethepleasureofridingbikes.

27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Atoughpathtofame.B.AnadventureacrossAfrica.

C.Thebenefitsofgreentravelling.D.ThestorybehindthebirthofApidura.

C

Isittruethatourbrainaloneisresponsibleforhumancognition（认知）?Whataboutourbody?Isitpossiblefor

thoughtandbehaviourtooriginatefromsomewhereotherthanourbrain?PsychologistswhostudyEmbodiedCognition

（EC）asksimilarquestions.TheECtheorysuggestsourbodyisalsoresponsibleforthinkingorproblem-solving.More

precisely,themindshapesthebodyandthebodyshapesthemindinequalmeasure.

Ifyouthinkaboutitforamoment,itmakestotalsense.Whenyousmellsomethinggoodorhearamusingsounds,

certainemotionsareawakened.Thinkabouthownewbornsusetheirsensestounderstandtheworldaroundthem.They

don'thaveemotionssomuchasneeds—theydon'tfeelsad,they'rejusthungryandneedfood.Evenunbornbabies

canfeeltheirmothers,heartbeatsandthishasacalmingefTect.Intherealworld,theycrywhenthey9recoldandthen

gethugged.Thatway,theystarttoassociatebeingwarmwithbeingloved.

Understandably,theoristshavebeenarguingforyearsandstilldisagreeonwhetherthebrainisthenervecentre

thatoperatestherestofthebody.OlderWesternphilosophersandmainstreamlanguageresearchersbelievethisisfact,

whileECtheorisesthatthebrainandbodyareworkingtogetherasanorganicsupercomputer,processingeverything

andformingyourreactions.

Furtherstudieshavebackedupthemind-bodyinteraction.Inoneexperiment,testsubjectswereaskedtojudge

peopleafterbeinghandedahotoracolddrink.Theyallmadewarmevaluationswhentheirfingertipsperceivedwarmth

ratherthancoolness.Anditworkstheotherwaytoo.Inanotherstudy,subjects*fingertiptemperaturesweremeasured

afterbeing“included"inor“rejected“fromagrouptask.Thosewhowereincludedfeltphysicallywarmer.

Forfurtherproof,wecanlookatthemetaphors（比喻）thatweusewithouteventhinking.Akindandsympathetic

personisfrequentlyreferredtoasonewithasoftheartandsomeonewhoisverystrongandcalmindifficultsituations

isoftendescribedassolidasarock.Andthiskindofmetaphoricaluseiscommonacrosslanguages.

Nowthatyouhavetheknowledgeofmind-bodyinteraction,whynotuseit?Ifyou'rehavingabadday,awarm

cupofteawillgiveyouaflashofpleasure.Ifyouknowyou'rephysicallycold,warmupbeforemakingany

interpersonaldecisions.

28.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthesignificanceofEC?

A.Itbringsusclosertothetruthinhumancognition.

B.Itoffersaclearerpictureoftheshapeofhumanbrain.

C.Itrevealsthemajorroleofthemindinhumancognition.

D.Itfacilitatesourunderstandingoftheoriginofpsychology.

29.Wheredoesthenewboms,understandingoftheirsurroundingsstartfrom?

A.Theirpersonallooks.B.Theirmentalneeds.

C.Theirinneremotions.D.Theirphysicalfeelings.

30.WhatdoestheauthorintendtoprovebycitingthemetaphorsinParagraph5?

A.Humanspeechisalivewithmetaphors.

B.Humansenseshaveeffectsonthinking.

C.Humanlanguageisshapedbyvisualimages.

D.Humanemotionsareoftencomparedtonaturalmaterials.

31.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthelastparagraph?

A.Todeepenthereaders5understandingofEC.

B.ToencouragethereadertoputECintopractice.

C.Toguidethereaderontothepathtocareersuccess.

D.Tosharewiththereaderwaystoreleasetheiremotions.

D

Asteroids（小行星）arebelievedtohaveformedearlyinoursolarsystem'shistory-about4.5billionyearsago-

-whenacloudofgasanddustcalledthesolarnebula（太阳星云）collapsedandformedoursunandtheplanets.By

visitingthesenearEarthobjectstostudythematerialthatcamefromthesolarnebula,wecanlookforanswerstosome

ofhumankind'smostarrestingquestions,suchas:HowdidthesolarsystemformandwheredidtheEarth'swaterand

otherorganicmaterialssuchascarboncomefrom?Inadditiontounlockingcluesaboutoursolarsystem,asteroidsmay

providecluesaboutourEarth.Byunderstandingmoreaboutasteroids,wemaylearnmoreaboutpastEarthimpactsand

possiblyfindwaystoreducethethreatoffutureimpacts.

Ifwedon'twanttogothewayofthedinosaurssomeday,weneedtoprotectourselvesagainstthethreatofbeing

hitbyabigasteroid.AccordingtoNASA,typicallyaboutonceevery10,000years,arockyorironasteroidthesizeof

afootballfieldcouldcrashintoourplanetandpossiblycausetidalwavesbigenoughtofloodcoastalareas.

Butwhatwereallyhavetofearisasteroidsabout328feetacrossorbigger.Suchanimpactwouldcauseafirestorm

andfilltheatmospherewithsun-blockingdust,whichwouldwipeoutforestsandfarmfieldsandstarvethehumanand

animallifethatitdidn'timmediatelykill.

That'swhyifsvitaltodevelopawaytoneutralizesuchathreattoEarth.NASA'sDoubleAsteroidRedirection

Test,launchedinlateNovember2021,wasthefirstmissiontodemonstrateatechnologycalledasteroidredirectionby

manmadeimpactor.AroboticspacecraftwillbecrashedintoanasteroidnamedDidymos,inanefforttoshowthatit's

possibletoslightlychangethepathofanasteroid.ThatwouldenableNASAtoredirectpotentialthreatstomissEarth.

32.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Whyasteroidsaretobeexplored.B.Howsolarsystemcameintobeing.

C.Howlongasteroidshaveexisted.D.WhenasteroidswillimpactEarth.

33.Whydoestheauthormentiondinosaursinparagraph2?

A.Tomakethetextmoreinteresting.B.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.

C.Tograbreaders'attentiontoasteroids.D.Toshowthedisasterfromanasteroidimpact.

34.Whichcanbestreplace“neutralize“underlinedinparagraph4?

A.strengthenB.avoidC.beautifyD.realize

35.Whatcanweknowaboutasteroids?

A.Dinosaursmayliveonsomeofthem.B.TheywereformedearlierthanEarth.

C.ExploringthemhelpsusknowEarth.D.NASA'sDoubleAsteroidRedirectionTestfailed.

第二节七选五（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，其中有两项为多余选项。

Whenyou'remeetingsomeonenew,concentrateyourfullattentiononhim.36Instead,lookthepersonin

theeye,shakehands,andlistencarefullytohiswholenameasifssaid.

Ask

Speakthenamebacktothepersonintheformofaquestion.€lHi,I'mKatherine.Tmsorry,didyousayDonor

Dom?"Or"Robert,isit?Nicetomeetyou.TmKatherine."37Thus,byrepeatingthenamethisway,you're

increasingyourchancesofrememberingit.Touptheoddsevenmore,tryworkinginanotherquestionifpossible:"Are

youStephenwitha'ph'ora'v'?""Ty...IsthatshortforTyler?”

Associate

38IfyournewacquaintancegoesbyBill,makequickmentalassociationswithfamouspeoplenamedBill,

relativesnamedBill,oranyotherkindofbill.Creatingmentalconnectionsandsupportingthemwithastatementsaid

aloudfurthercementsthenameinyourmemory.

Employ

Afterrepeatingthenameandthencommentingonit,useitonceortwicemoreinconversation.Dothiseitherby

addressingthepersondirectlyorreferringtohimwhilespeakingtosomeoneelse（"Hey,Jim!BillandIwerejusttalking

aboutthatnewBradPittmovie!''）39Becarefulnottooverusethename,though,sincethatcancomeoffas

awkwardorinsincere.

Usingaperson'snameisakeytoopeningdoorsforyouandtomaintaininganinitialrapport（和谐的关系）that

couldmakethispersonanewfriendforlifeoralifelongbusinesspartner.40

A.Youcanwritedownthenamewhenitisnecessary.

B.Whentheconversationends,usetheperson'snameagain.

C.Thebrainrespondsmoreactivelywhenaquestionisanswered.

D.Wheneveryouareintroducedtosomeone,keepyourmindonit.

E.Don'traceaheadinyourmindtocomeupwithsomethingtosay.

F.Next,tellyourselfsomethingaboutthenametoensurethatitsticks.

G.Makethedecisiontostartrememberingpeople'snamesfromtoday!

第三部分语言运用（满分15分）（共一节，15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读小面短文，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。

Withintwoyearsoffirstshowingsignsofmemoryloss,PeterMarshallhadtogiveupworkasearlyonset

Alzheimer'sbegantotakehold.

HiswifeLisastartedablogcalled“OhHelloAlzheimer^s^^tohelphercopewiththeprogressive41ofher

husband'sfadingmemory.Iget42everydayfrompeoplesaying,'Thankyou-nowIdon'tfeelsoalone',"she

said.

Asthedisease43Peter'smemory44fadedandhebegantorefertoLisaashis"favouriteperson”.

Then,onedaylastyear,theywerewatchingawedding45ontelevisionwhenPetersuddenlylookedathiswife

andsaid,"Let'sdoit!”“Well,OK,weshouldgetmarriedthen,“shetoldhim.

Thenextday,46,Peterappearedtohaveforgottenallaboutit.Still,withthe20th47oftheirwedding

approachingthisyear,theideaseemedtomakesensetoLisainthefaceofherhusband'srapid48.Sarah,Lisa's

daughterfromamarriagebeforeshemetPeter,helpedorganizetheevent.knewthatmystepdad,whoIamveryclose

with,wastherethroughsomeofthe49timesofmylife.n

WhenLisajoinedherhusbandto50vowsforthesecondtime,hisdelightwasclearfbralltosee."Itwas

justmagical-straightoutofa51shesaid.

Themusic52thethemeoftheday:asaxophonistplayedUnforgettableasLisawalkeddowntheaisle.

“Therewasn'tadryeye,andIwas53Lisasaid."Ihadn'tseenPeterthathappyinalongtime."Asthey

dancedwhileguests54.Lisasaidherhusband55afewwordsinherear."Thankyoufbrstaying/he

said.

41.A.dilemmaB.problemC.challengeD.trouble

42.A.messagesB.lettersC.mailsD.comments

43.A.appearedB.worsenedC.emergedD.strengthened

44.A.formallyB.eventuallyC.desperatelyD.instantly

45.A.sceneB.eventC.situationD.spot

46.A.butB.insteadC.howeverD.therefore

47.A.yearB.ceremonyC.celebrationD.anniversary

48.A.declineB.reductionC.dropD.disappearance

49.A.happiestB.saddestC.toughestD.brightest

50.A.speakB.exchangeC.swearD.express

51.A.fairytaleB.storyC.dramaD.show

52.A.playedB.reflectedC.equaledD.matched

53.A.intheskyB.overthemoonC.overtheskyD.intheair

54.A.lookedatB.movedaroundC.lookedonD.cheeredup

55.A.toldB.utteredC.conveyedD.whispered

第II卷非选择题（共55分）

第一节（共10个小题;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。

TheanimatedfilmChangAnhasbecome56surprisehit,earninganimpressive600millionyuanatthe

boxofficeoftheChinesemainlandwithinjusttendaysofitsrelease,Ithasappealedtoaudiencesofallages,who

57(enthusiastic)recitepoetryalongsidethecharactersonscreen,takingthemonafantasticjouniey.Thisfilm

notonlyidentifieswiththeChinesepeoplebutalsoallowstheworld58(explore)therichtraditionofTang

poetryandthe"ChinesePoetryUniverse."ThestorycentersaroundthedeepfriendshipbetweenpoetGaoShiandthe

romanticpoetLiBai59(offer)abrieflookintotheglorioushistoryoftheTangera,60isknownforits

economicprosperityandculturaladvancement.The48Tangpoemsinthemoviepresentviewofthemostexcellent

poetsofthattimeaswellastheirpoliticalambitionsandideals.Thesepoemstransportaudiences61sandy

desertstomist-filledregionsalongtheYangtzeRiver.

ChangAnisundoubtedlyamasterpiecethatshowstheunique62(characteristic)ofChi