宁夏青铜峡市宁朔中学2023-2024学年高二年级上册期中考试英语试题

宁夏青铜峡市宁朔中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试

英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

Schoolrules

AllstudentsareexpectedtoreadandlearntheSchoolRules.Theserulesaimtomake

eachstudentawareofthevalueofself-control,orderlinessandtheneedtodevelopasenseof

responsibilityfortheirownbehaviorandforthelargercommunityofwhichtheyareapart.

Dressregulations（规定）

Theschoolexpectsitsstudentstoweartheirfullschooluniformcorrectlyandwithpride.

Itisourexpectationthatuniformandshoeswillbecleanandingoodrepair.Boyshairshould

becombedandofanacceptablelength（notoverthecollar,earsoreyes）,withnoartificial

coloring.Girls'hairshouldbeofanaturalcolor.Shoulder-lengthhairorlongermustbetied

back.

Punctuality（准时）,absenceandillness

Allstudentsmustbeatschoolontime.Iflate,thestudentmustsigninthelatebookin

theGeneralOffice.Parentsareaskedtoinformtheschooliftheirchildisabsentby8:30a.m.

onthedayofabsence.AwrittennotefromaparentexplainingtheabsenceMUSTbe

providedtotheGeneralOfficethedayafterreturn.

Shouldastudentbeillduringschoolhours,heistogostraighttotheSchoolMedical

CenterThesisterwillthentakeappropriateaction.

Safety

Properbehaviorisexpectedwithinandaroundbuildingsandonthesportingfieldatall

times.

Studentsarenottoenterlaboratories,languagerooms,theTechnicsandmusicrooms

untilinvitedtodosobyteachers.

Theridingofbicyclesorskateboardsisprohibitedalongthefrontdrive.Studentsriding

bicyclesmustwearanapprovedbicyclehelmet.

Noknives,explosivesordangerousmaterialsmaybebroughtintotheschoolor

boardinghouses.

Studentsareforbiddentointerferewithfiresafetyequipment.Anautomaticfinewillbe

imposedifthisoccurs.

Mobilephones

Mobilephonesarenottobeusedfrom830a.m.to3:30p.m.Atthesetimes,phones

shouldbeswitchedoff.Ifyouneedtomakecontactwithparentsorothersignificantpeople,

pleasecontactReception.

1.Whatshallastudentdoifheislate?

A.Askhisparentsdocometoschool.

B.Writeanoteexplaininghisabsence.

C.Writedownhisnameinthelatebook.

D.GostraighttotheSchoolMedicalCenter.

2.AccordingtotheSchoolRules,whoismostlikelytobefined?

A.Onewhobringsaknifeintoaboardinghouse.

B.Onewhoplayswiththefiresafetyequipment.

C.Onewhoridesabicyclewithoutabicyclehelmet.

D.Onewhogoesintoalanguageroomwithoutpermission.

3.Whoisthetextwrittenfor?

A.Parents.B.Students.C.Teachers.D.School

administrations.

Daniel,atage17,isastudentsupportcaptainatArmidaleHighSchool,amotivational

speakerandapublishedauthor.Healsohasautism（自闭症），somethinghesaysdoesn't

definehimbutinspireshim.

AtjustsixmonthsoldDanielhadastroke（中风）thatlefthimphysicallyimpaired（受损

的），unabletobearweightinhislegsormovetheleftsideofhisbody.Unabletowalkandin

awheelchairuntilhewassixyearsold,Danielturnedtobooksandcouldreadfluentlyatage

four.

AccordingtotheAutismAssociationofWesternAustralia,itisestimatedthatonein100

peopleinAustraliahaveautism.In2018,therewere205,200Australianswithautism,a25.1

percentincreasefrom164,000in2015.

TheideaofwritingabookhadbeeninDaniePsmindforaslongashecouldremember.

“It'sbeenoneofmylong-termgoalsandIfeelverypassionateandhappyaboutdoingit,“he

said.WithMum'shelp,CrackedAsACrabwasbom,thestoryofChip,acrabwhohas

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autismanduseshumourtomakefriends.4tTheresponsetoithasbeenverypositive.People

arehappyandexcitedforme,“Jacobsaid.

Nowapublishedauthor,Danielhasplanstowritemorebooks.Notcontentwithsitting

idle（无所事事）whilemoststudentsarestudyingfortheirexams,Danielisbusyinvolving

othersinhisroleasstudentsupportcaptain.Hesawagapinstudentsupportleaderswithin

hisschoolandwantedstudentswithautismtobeincluded.Heisdeterminedtohavealong

andsuccessfulcareer,andwantstoinspireotherpeoplelivingwithautismtoachievetheir

dreams.

4.WhathappenedtoDanielwhenhewas6?

A.Hestartedtoread.B.Hewasabletowalk.

C.Hesufferedaseriousstroke.D.Heexperiencedasuddenweightgain.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutthebookCrackedAsACrab?

A.Ithaswonpositiverecognition.B.ItwasfinishedbyDanielindependently.

C.ItisbasedonDaniePspersonalexperiences.D.Itreceivedfinancialsupportfrom

Daniel?sfriends.

6.WhatmightDanieldoafterpublishinghisbook?

A.Preparefbrhisexams.B.Continuewritingbooks.

C.Learnfromotherstudentsupportleaders.D.Provideautisticstudentswithcareer

advice.

7.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.MoreAutisticStudentsServeasSupportLeaders

B.MumTurnstoWritingtoSupportHerAutisticChild

C.HighSchoolPaysMoreAttentiontoAutisticStudents

D.TeenagerAuthorwithAutismInspiresOtherAutisticStudents

TheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）hasexistedaboveEarthformorethantwenty

years.Butitsroleastheonlyplacefbracontinuoushumanpresenceinspace,scientific

researchandatestinggroundforfuturespaceexplorationiscomingtoaclose.China

successfullylaunchedthefirstmodule（舱）ofitsplannedspacestationonApril29fromthe

WenchanglaunchsiteinthesouthernislandofHainan.

Themajormodule,thelargestspacecraftdevelopedbyChina,waslaunchedbyaLong

March-5Brocket,markingthefirststepofChina'seffortstobuilditsownstationintwoyears.

Themodulehasatotallengthof16.6meters,adiameter（直径）of4.2metersandaliving

spaceof50cubic（立方）meters,accordingtoChinaAerospaceScienceandTechnology

Corporation.

It'sexpectedtooperatefor10years.Elevenlaunchesarescheduledinthenexttwoyears.

AmissionisexpectedtobelaunchedinJuneofthisyear-sendingthreeastronautstoorbit

（巡航）foraboutthreemonths,duringwhichthelifesupportsystemwillbetested.

China'sspacestationwontlaunchallatonce;itwillbeassembled（组装）fromseveral

moduleswhichwillbelaunchedatdifferenttimes.Chinesestatemediareportsthatthe

country'sspacestationwillbefullyoperationalbytheendof2022.Thespacestation——

knownasTianhe,whichmeansharmonyoftheheavens——willallocate（分配）spaceand

resourcestoanumberofinternationalexperiments.Sixprojectshavebeenfullyacceptedso

farincludingoneontheimpactofspaceflightoncancertumors（肿瘤）conductedby

researchersfromNorway,theNetherlands,BelgiumandFrance.

Chinalauncheditsfirstmannedspaceflightin2003——morethan40yearsafter

NASA.Butasthenationhasgrownricherandmorepowerfulinrecentyears,itsspace

programhasaccelerated.

8.WhatcanweknowaboutChina'sspacestation?

A.Itisthelargestspacecraftinuniverse.

B.ItwaslaunchedwithastronautsinApril.

C.Itwillbecompletedintenyears.

D.Itconsistsofseveralmodules.

9.WhatforeignprojectwillChina'sspacestationdo?

A.ClosingtheInternationalSpaceStation.

B.Testingthelifesupportsystem.

C.Studyingtheeffectofspaceflightoncancer.

D.Exploringtheoriginoftheuniverse.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accelerated“inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Spedup.B.Brokenup.C.Paidoff.D.Sloweddown.

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheInternationalSpaceStationWillStopExploringSpace

B.ChinahasLaunchedMainPartofPlannedSpaceStation

C.ChinahasMadetheFirstStepinSpaceExploration

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D.TianheWillHelpForeignResearcherswithExperiments

Asweallknow,allworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.Nowscientistshavegiven

usanotherwarning:spendingtoomuchtimeonsmartphonesorcomputersmakesyoudull

too.

“Manyfocusonthebenefitsofdigitaldevices（设备）ineducationbutignorethecosts,M

saidPatriciaGreenfieldfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,“losingtheabilitytounderstand

theemotionsofotherpeopleisoneofthecosts.^^Greenfieldandherresearchteamdidan

experiment.Theyworkedwith105childrenwhospentabout4.5hoursinfrontofscreenson

aschoolday.Thestudentswereaskedtodescribetheemotionstowardsthepicturesofpeople

whowerehappy,sad,angryorscared.Then,halfofthemattendedafive-daynatureand

sciencecamp.Theretheyhadnosmartphones,TV,orcomputers.Theotherhalfstayedin

schoolandspentthefivedaysasusual.Fivedayslater,allthechildrentookthetestagain.

Studentswhohadbeentothecampgotabout5percentmoreanswerscorrectthanthey

haddonebeforethecamp.Buttheothergroupofstudentsdidn'tshowmuchimprovement.

Thestudyisnotperfectinsomeways,saidtheresearchers.Butscientistssaythatthestudyis

stillawarningforus.

“Emotionalskillsdevelopinpracticeandthebraindevelopsthroughrealinteraction.”

saidProfessorTaylor,aprofessorattheUniversityofSanFrancisco.

Researcherstalkedto2,000parentsofchildrenaged2-16intheUKaboutwhat

activitiestheirchildrencoulddoconfidently.Theresultsweresurprising:Theirchildren

coulduseatablet（平板电脑）（59%）andworkamobilephone（57%）moreconfidentlythan

theycouldtietheirshoelaces（鞋带）（53%）!So,spendmoretimeawayfrommobilephones

andcomputersifyouwanttobeanunderstandingfriend,andnotamemberofwhattheDaily

Mailcalled"GenerationHelpless”.

12.AccordingtoProfessorGreenfield,whatistheconsequenceofusingdigitalmediain

education?

A.Studentsdon'tgetalongwellwithfamilymembers.

B.Studentsalwaysmakemoremistakeswhentakingexams.

C.Studentscan'tcatchupwithothersinschoolwork.

D.Studentsfailtoknowotherpeople'semotions.

13.WhatdoscientiststhinkoftheresultsofGreenfield^experiment?

A.Theyarefarfromuseful.B,Theyarealarmingforpeople.

C.Theyarequitesurprising.D.Theyneedtobeimproved.

14.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Studentslearnedhowtodescribeemotionsintheexperiment.

B.MostoftheUKchildrencouldn'ttietheirshoelaces.

C.Studentslivingwithoutscreensdidmuchbetterinstudies.

D.Overusingdigitaldevicesraisedsomeworries.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.StayawayfromtheInternetB.Herecomesadigitalworld

C.ScreensareharmfultoemotionsD.Howpeoplebecomeaddicted

二、七选五

Weallhavebeentoldsincewewerekidsthatweneedatleast8hoursofsleepevery

night.16Notmany.

Sleep,indeed,isoneofthemostimportantthingsourbodiesneedtostayhealthy.Without

enoughsleep,wecan'tworkefficiently.Meanwhile,lackofsleepcanevenmakeussick.

17

Alotofpeopleeatlateinthenightandthentrytosleepwithafullstomach.18

Whileyouaretryingtosleep,yourbodyisworkinghardtoabsorbwhateveryou've

eaten.Stayawayfromfoodafewhoursbeforeyougotobedsothatyourbodycanrest.

Ifyouneedmorehoursinthedaytogetyourworkdone,trytomakeachoicewhetherto

wakeupextraearlyandthengotobedontime,orstayuplateandthenalsogetuplate.Some

peopledobetterandaremoreproductivewhentheystayuplate.19Dosometests

onyourselftoseewhichoptionworksbetteronyou.

20Yourbodyandyoumindaremoreefficientwhenaroutinehasbeensetanda

habithasbeenformed.Followthesamepositivesleeppatternsforaweekoramonthand

you'llnoticeabigchangeinhowmuchmorerelaxedyoufeel.

A.Ifyouarestrugglingtorenoughsleep,herearesomesuggestions.

B.Soifsvital（至关重要的）tohaveenoughsleepforus.

C.Turningsleepintoahabitwillbegoodforyou.

D.Othersfeelbetterandhavemoreenergywhentheywakeupearly.

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E.Themorehourswesleep,themoreenergywewillhave.

F.Thiswillnotprovideyouwithasoundsleep.

G.However,howmanyactuallygetenoughsleep?

三、完形填空

Iusedtobeaveryself-centeredperson,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.I

havestartedtothinkaboutotherpeople21Ithinkaboutmyself.TmhappythatIam

becominga22person.

MychangestartedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmy

23andbeleftalone,soIhardly24toanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmy

firstsemester,Iwasreally25.SoItriedan26Istartedaskingpeople

aroundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtrouble.I27tohelp.That

wasreallyabig28forme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,twoof

29arestillmybestfriendstoday.

Abiggercauseofmynew30,however,camewhenItookapart-timejobata

VistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer'sdiseasebecamemy

31.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewasso32becauseshethoughtI

washerdaughter.Herrealdaughternever33her,soItookherplace.Whenshe

died,Iwas34butIwasverygratefultoher.

IamamuchbetterpersontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnotforgetthese

experiences.Theyhave35metocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.

21.A.sinceB.beforeC.orD.unless

22.A.famousB.simpleC.differentD.skilled

23.A.balanceB.homeworkC.degreeD.interest

24.A.talkedB.wroteC.liedD.reported

25.A.carefulB.lonelyC.curiousD.successful

26.A.argumentB.gameC.experimentD.defence

27.A.daredB.offeredC-refusedD.happened

28.A.dreamB.problemC.dutyD.step

29.A.usB.whichC.themD.whom

30.A.attitudeB.hobbyC.hopeD.luck

31.A.friendB,partnerC.guideD.guest

32.A.politeB.happyC.strangeD.confident

33.A.rememberedB.answeredC.visitedD.trusted

34.A.homelessB.heartbrokenC.bad-temperedD.hopeless

35.A.forcedB,preferredC.orderedD.taught

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

YuRong,aChineseartist,thinksofanewwaytointroduce36ancientstoryof

HuaMulaninherpicturebook.Inthebook,IAmHuaMulan,shetellsthestoryby37

(combine)Chinesepaper-cuttingwithinternationalartisticstyles.SheplacesShaanxi

papercutsoverwestern-stylepencilsketches(素描)38(create)typicalpresentationof

Chineseelements(要素)，whichturnsouttobea39(success)andimpressive

breakthrough.

HuaMulan,40storyhasbeentoldbygenerationsinChina,wasafighterfrom

theNorthernWeiDynasty(386-534).Asadevoteddaughter,shedressedherselfasamanto

serveinthearmy41placeofherfather.Mulan'scharacter,suchascourage,

kindnessandadisinterestedattitudetowardsfameandfortune,made42(she)oneof

themostrespectedhistoricalChineseheroines.Mulan'sstoryhasbeenadapted43

(frequent)inmodernmedia.Forexample,in1998,DisneyproducedafilmnamedMulan,

which44(consider)agreatsuccessbycriticsandthepublicrightafteritsrelease.

Tobettertellthestory,YuRongtakesinspirationfromherseveral45(visit)to

sitesofancientbattlesandHenanProvince'sYuOpera.Afteryearsofpreparationshefinally

makesthisextraordinarywork.

五、开放性作文

46.最近你的班会课上同学们就“钱是否能带来幸福”这一话题进行了一场激烈的辩论,

辩论的内容如下所示：

正方反方

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1.生活离不开钱1.钱不是万能的

2.钱可以解决很多问题2.钱买不到健康

3.钱使生活更舒适3.太在乎金钱会失去人生的意义

请根据以上素材为某英语报刊写一篇英语稿件，介绍这次辩论的内容，并谈谈我们应该

如何看待金钱。

1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

六、读后续写

47.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。

Philwasasuccessfulbusinessman.Oneday,hewentf