2023-2024学年广东省肇庆市高二年级上册期中考试英语质量检测模拟试题（含解析）

2023-2024学年广东省肇庆市高二上册期中考试英语质量检测

模拟试题

第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Bestbooksfor12to14-year-olds

MortalEngines

Author:PhilipReevePublisher:Scholastic

Londonisonthemoveagain:thecitysearchestheworldforresourcesonwheels,eatingsmaller

towns.Butwhenheisthrownoffthecity,youngheroTomissoonforcedtoreexaminelifeasheknows

it.

Setinafuturistic（科幻性的）background,thisimaginativestoryisacombinationofactionand

adventure.ThebookhaswontheBluePeterBookAward.

CoramBoy

Author:JamilaGavinPublisher:Egmont

Toby'sandAaron5slivesarelinkedbytheCoramMan,whocollectsunwantedchildrenfromacross

thecountry,supposedlytosendthemtoasafenewlife.Inreality,themansellsthechildrenintoslavery

（奴役）.Soon,TobyandAaronfindthemselvesunitedonajourney,filledwithdangerandexcitement.

Richwithhistoricaldetail,thisbookprovidesanimportantinsightintothe1750ssociety.Itwasa

winneroftheWhitbreadChildren'sBookAward.

TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-Time

Author:MarkHaddonPublisher:RedFox

SeenthroughtheeyesofChristopher,amathematicalgeniusandSherlockHolmesfan,thisnovel

beginswiththediscoveryofadeaddogonaneighbor'slawn（草坪）.Inhissearchtodiscoverthe

identityofthekiller,Christopheruncoverssomeinformationabouthisownfamilyandhestartsa

journeytoLondontofindhismother.

WatershipDown

Author:RichardAdamsPublisher:Penguin

YoungrabbitFiverbelievesthatagreatdisasterisabouttostriketheplacewherehelives—butno

onewilllistentohim.Atlasthemanagestoaskafewbraverabbitstoleavebeforeit'stoolate.Hunted

bydogsandfbxes,theirjourneyisadangerousone—buttherabbitscanstilldreamofapeacefuland

safenewlifeatWatershipDown.ThisbookwonboththeGuardianChildren'sFictionPrizeandthe

CarnegieMedal.

1.WhichbookwaspublishedbyPenguin?

A.CoramBoy.B.MortalEngines.

C.WatershipDown.D.TheCuriousIncidentoftheDoginthe

Night-Time.

2.WhatinformationcanwegetfromthebookCoramBoy?

A.ItsmaincharactersareTobyandAaron.

B.Itisaboutsomerabbitsescapingadisaster.

C.ItwontheGuardianChildren'sFictionPrize.

D.Itscontentinvolvesthebackgroundofafuturesociety.

3.HowdoesChristopherfindsomeinfonnationabouthisfamily?

A.WhentakinghistriptoLondon.

B.WhenworkingwithSherlockHolmes.

C.Whentryingtofindtheidentifyofakiller.

D.Whencommunicatingwithamathematicalgenius.

B

GettingtoAntarcticaisnoteasy.Thefewwhoareluckyenoughtovisitthismostmysterious

continentdosobyship.ToreachAntarctica,shipsmustpassthroughanextremelyviolentareaofocean

calledtheDrakePassage,consideredtobetherougheststretchofseaontheplanet.

Wallsofwaterthirty,sometimesfortyfeethighcontinuallycrashedagainstourshipfbrtwosolid

days.Wewouldholdontoaropeinsidetheshipwhilebeingviolentlytipped（倾斜）tooneextremeside,

thentotheother,andthenbackagain.MydaughterClaireandIwereasmentallypreparedaswecould

be.

AbouttwoandahalfdaysafterenteringtheDrakePassage,thewaterscalmed.Soon,wenoticed

smallblackspotsonnearbypiecesoffloatingice.Emperorpenguins（企鹅）！Then,webeganthe

two-milehikeovertheicetothepenguincolony.Withinseveralhundredyards,smallgroupsof

emperors,perhapstenorsoatatime,greetedus,slidingontheirbelliesandmakingtheirwonderful

noises,sortofalong,high-pitchedsound.

OnedaytwoadultemperorswiththeirthreechicksfollowingthemapproachedClaire,whowas

restingontheice.Theyleftthechickswithher,asifshewerethebabysitter.Twentyminuteslaterthey

returnedtocollectthechicks.And1willneverforgetthepenguinthat,whenIjokinglyaskedwhichway

backtothehelicopters,pointedawinginthecorrectdirection.Everynightaboardoursafeandwarm

ship,wethoughtaboutwhatittakestosurviveinAntarctica,anincrediblyharsh（恶劣的）place.

Buteachdayontheice,wealsothoughtabouttheDrakePassage,theimpactofthelargebodyof

waterwehadtoenduretogetwherewewere.Overthecourseofourvisit,wecametorespectthepower

ofthatsea.Westilltalkaboutthepenguins,asI'msurewealwayswill.ButwetalkabouttheDrake

Passage,too.Bothexperienceswereunforgettable,anonewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthe

other.

4.WhyistheDrakePassagementionedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Thewaterintheareaisusuallycalm.

B.Peoplecanseeveryattractivescenerythere.

C.Itisquiteadangeroussectionofthejourney.

D.Alotofseaanimalsoftenappearinthearea.

5.Whatisthethemeofthethirdparagraph?

A.Thevisitorsappreciatedthepenguins.

B.Thelivinghabitsofemperorpenguins.

C.Howpenguinsmadetheirwonderfulnoises.

D.Theappearanceandshapeofemperorpenguins.

6.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?

A.Penguinstrytoavoidhumanbeings.

B.Penguinsarenotafraidofhumanbeings.

C.Claireplayedwiththetwoadultpenguinsforalongtime.

D.Claireledtheyoungpenguinstowheretheadultpenguinsstayed.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“endure“inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Promote.B.Break.C.Arrange.D.Experience.

C

MANCHESTER,England—Here*ssomegoodnewsthatvegetarians（素食者）canreallysinktheir

teethinto:ResearchersinUMAGrouphavedevelopedgenetically（转基因地）engineeredfruittreesthat

producerealmeat!

FruitfromthenewMeatTrees,developedbyBritishscientistsusingthegenetechnology,isclosely

likeordinarygrape-fruit.Butwhenyoucutthefruitopen,insideisfreshbeef!

nOurtreesmaysoundlikesomethingoutofasciencefictionmovie,butit*sreallytrue,"declaresDr.

Vincent,directoroftheUMAGroup,whichcreatedtheamazingtrees."Vegetarianshavebeen

complainingforyearsthatinspiteoftheirfirmbeliefagainsteatingmeat,theystilldesirethetasteof

meatonceinawhile.Nowtheycanhavetheircakeandeatittoo.”

Althoughifstaken12yearstodevelopthetrees,theideaissimple.nWetakethegenesfromcattle

andputthemintothecells（细胞）ofgrape-fruittrees/*Dr.Vincentsays.nWhentheseedsgrowinto

trees,theyproducemeatinsteadofordinaryfruit.Yougetthetaste—eventhesmell.H

Thosewho*vetriedthemeatagreeittastesliketherealthing.nIwasabitunwillingtobelieveatfirst

whenIsankmyteethintoahamburgeraftertheytoldmeitgrewonatree,"saysLondonerMark,who

tookpartinataste-test."Butitwasjuicyanddelicious-nothingleafyaboutitatall.”

U.S.TreeproductscouldbeonthemarketinGreatBritainbytheendoftheyearandondinner

platesintheU.S.by2006.Somevegetariansinsisttheyshouldnevereatmeat—evenifitgrewona

tree.Otherslovetheidea.MMymouthiswateringalready,"saysadevotedvegetarianof20years.

8.WhatdoweknowfromwhatDr.Vincentsaid?

A.Vegetariansliketomakeacakeandenjoyitlater.

B.TheideaofMeatTreescamefromasciencefictionmovie.

C.Vegetarianscaneatmeatfromthenewtrees.

D.OnlyvegetarianscantasteandevensmellfruitfromMeatTrees.

9.Whatdoesthepassagetellus?

A.MeatTreeproductsaresuretobepopularwithvegetarians.

B.MostvegetarianslikethetasteoffruitfromMeatTrees.

C.YoucanbuyfruitfromMeatTreesinthesupermarketinGreatBritainnow.

D.It'shardtotellfruitonMeatTreesfromordinaryfruitwithoutcuttingin.

10.Inparagraph5,whydoestheauthortakeMarkforexample?

A.Becausehewantstoshowheisoneofthedevotedvegetarians.

B.BecausehewantstoprovetherealtasteoffruitfromMeatTrees.

C.Becausehewantstotellhowavegetarianeatsthenewfruit.

D.Becausehewantstotoexplainhowthetaste-testisgiven.

11.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.Toshowreadersanewachievementingenetechnology.

B.ToencouragepeopletoeatfruitfromMeatTrees.

C.Toexplainhowmeatisproducedontrees.

D.TotellvegetariansgoodnewsaboutMeatTrees.

D

PortiaKapraunhasalwaysseenunwelcomeadson,usuallyfrommajorbrandspitching（竭力推车肖）

herexpensivejewelryorvehiclesthatshe,asalibrarianinIndiana,couldnotafford.Ms.Kapraunwas

notinterested.Butshesoonsawtheadsagain.Andagain.Andagain.4tThesefeellikelow-endads,“she

said.Inashakyadvertisingmarketinanuncertaineconomy,adsthatfewpeoplewanttoseesuddenly

seemtobeeverywhere.

Advancementsindigitaladvertisingtechnologyweremeanttoimproveusers'experience.People

interestedinshoesareintendedtogetadsfbrsneakersandboots,notrepeatedpitchespromotinggold

investments.Andthetechnologyissupposedtoremovemisleadingordangerouspitches.Butlately,on

severalplatforms,theoppositeseemstobehappeningfbravarietyofreasons,includingaslowdownin

theoveralldigitaladmarket.Asnumerousdeep-pocketed（财力雄厚的）marketershavepulledback,and

thesoftermarkethasledseveraldigitalplatformstolowertheiradpricing,opportunitieshaveopenedup

fbrlessdemandingadvertisers.

Advertisingexpertsagreethatpoor-qualityadsappeartobeincreasinggreatly.Theypointtoa

varietyofpotentialcauses:internaltroublesattechnologycompanies,weakcontentmoderation（审核），

andhigh-leveladvertisersseekingotherchoices.Then,there'stheeconomy:Arecentsurveyof43

multinationalcompaniesrepresentingmorethanS44billioninadvertisingspendingfoundthatnearly30

percentplannedtocutbackontheirmarketingspendinglastyear.

Otherfactorsarealsocontributingtoloweradvertisingquality.Socialmediaadvertising,onceonly

practicedbyspecialists,isnoweasilyavailabletoanyone.Manyofthemareavoidingtargetedads一

placementsintendedtoreachspecificaudiences,usuallyatahighercost-infavorofacheaper

spray-and-pray（广撒网式的）approachonline,hopingtocatchtheattentionofgullible（容易受骗的）or

boredshoppers.Majorsocialmediaplatformsarenowlike“amallthatusedtobegood^^,Corey

Richardson,vicepresidentatamulticulturaladcompany,says."Butnowthere'snolongeramall

there——it'sjustacalendarstoreandaplaceslingbeepers（传呼机）.”

12.WhatmessagedoestheauthorwanttodeliverinPortiaKapraun'sstory?

A.Repeatedadshaveastrongpowerofpersuasion.

B.Socialmediausersoftenencounterunwantedads.

C.Majorbrandsusuallyprefersocialmediaadvertising.

D.Anuncertaineconomyleadstolowerlevelsofconsumption.

13.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthe“lessdemandingadvertisers^^mentionedinParagraph2?

A.Theyareforcedtoexitthedigitaladmarket.

B'Theyhavebenefitedfromadvertisingexperts.

C.Theycannowadvertiseatamoreaffordableprice.

D.Theyworkhardtoimprovetheirusers'experience.

14.WhatisCoreyRichardson'sattitudetomajorsocialmediaplatforms?

A.FavorableB.HopefulC.UnclearD.Negative

15.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Whereissocialmediaadvertisingheading?

B.Whatisshakinguptheonlineadvertisingmarket?

C.Whyareyouseeingsomanybaddigitaladsnow?

D.Howaretargetedadsimpactingyourpurchasedecisions?

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。

Everyonethinksthey'regreatlisteners.Butthetruthisthathearingisn'tnecessarilylistening,noris

itnecessarilylisteningwell.Listeningisanartaswellasabasiclifeskillthatweareencouragedto

practiseandmaster.16

•Don'tinterrupt

17Tomastertheartoflistening,youneedtostopanygoodthoughtsthatcometomind

andletthepersonsayeverythingtheyneedtosay.Oftentimespeoplesimplyneedsomeonetotalkto,

notsomeonewhowillcutinandgivetheirownthoughtsandopinions.

•Practiceactivelistening.

Tounderstandbetterincommunication,youcanfirstpracticeactivelistening.Theartoflistening

isn'tsimplyaboutstayingquiet100%ofthetime,it'salsoaboutaskingquestions,whicharefor

clarificationorforfurtherexplanation,sothatyoucanfullyunderstandwhatthespeakeristellingyou.

18Youcanalsomakenoisesthatshowyouagreewithwhatthepersonissaying,suchas

“yes"，"yeah”and“okay”.

•19

About60-75%ofourcommunicationisaccomplishedwithoutspeaking.Inordertoknowwhetherto

encouragethespeaker,ortoopenyourselfmore,it'sessentialtoknowwhattheperson'sbodyissaying.

Dotheydisplaysignsofdiscomfort?Aretheycautiousaboutyou?Theirbodylanguagetellsalot.

•Createasuitableenvironment.

ItcanbedifficulttolistentoanotherpersonwhentheTVisscreaming,yourphoneisbuzzingand

therearethousandsofcarspassingby.20Also,whenyouindicateitwouldbegoodto

<4findaquietplace"，youputimportanceinthepersonandwhattheysay,andthenyoushowyourcare

andconsiderationtohim.

A.Listentonon-verbalcommunication.

B.Letthepersonspeakwithoutinterruption.

C.Listenwithoutformingresponsesinyourmind.

D.Here'showtobringthisvitallifeskillintoyourdailyexistence.

E.Additionally,it'simportanttoholdbackyournegativejudgments.

F.Anothergreatwaytoshowyourunderstandingistorespondbynodding.

G.Whenyouremovethedistractionsandfindaquietplace,it'seasiertolistenattentively.

第二部分语言运用（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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

HerbChasancouldhaveeasedintoretirementafterspending18yearsteachinginhighschooland

another30yearsremodellinghomes.Butthe80-year-olddidn't___21___.Hesawaneedinthe

lower-incomeneighbourhoodsnearhishomeandhewantedto___22___it.

SoMr.Chasan___23___HoopsandHomework,anafter-schoolprogramproviding___24___for

youthsuptoage14.Since2012,ithashelpedover300children,whootherwisewouldhavegonehome

to___25___housesorwanderedaroundthestreetsuntiltheirparents___26___work.

EveryWednesdayafternoon,theday'svolunteers-amarriedcouple—would__27___the

childrenwiththeirhomework,rangingfromsciencetoartprojects.Theairwasfilledwithlaughterand

___28___fromthosecuriousminds.

ThankstothefounderMr.Chasanandagroupof___29___volunteers,thechildrenhavespent

theirafternoons30,makingcrafts,playingbasketball,learningviolinandgardeninginthe

____31____ofasmallarmyoftutors（助教）.

Whilethe32after-schooloperationshavebeenaffectedbyCOVID-19,Mr.Chasanisstill

planningto33theprogramfbrthebenefitofmorechildreninneed.

"Our34istohelpthesekidsbreakthecycleofpoverty—tohaveagoodjob,tobea

success,saysMr.Chasan.Theworkisn'teasy,butthe35canbebig.

21.A.waitB.changeC.restD.leave

22.A.meetB.feelC.recognizeD.emphasize

23.A.consultedB.discoveredC.establishedD.checked

24.A.donationsB.interviewsC.examsD.activities

25.A.distantB.emptyC.messyD.small

26.A.leftfbrB.lookedfbrC.putoffD.gotoff

27.A.assistB.comfortC.impressD.inspire

28.A.adviceB.guidanceC.questionsD.behaviors

29.A.politeB.selflessC.sensibleD.cheerful

30.A.casuallyB.toughlyC.competitivelyD.productively

31.A.ruleB.attentionC.hopeD.evaluation

32.A.costlyB.occasionalC.regularD.dull

33.A.expandB.replaceC.suspendD.choose

34.A.professionB.requestC.problemD.goal

35.A.payB.rewardC.demandD.result

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。

Thestorystartedwiththekillingofa19-year-oldfemaleelephantatthehandsofhuntersin

northernKenyain2016.Hertwocalves（幼崽）thenstartedajourneytotheareawheretheirmother

_36__(kill).Theyweretooyoungtodealwiththehiddendangerinthewild___37___theprotection

ofadults.

Accordingtothatsadbutinspiringtruestory,elephant-loverSunXiaowroteachildren'sbook

Samburu,I'mBack.Sunis___38___witnesstothestorytoldinhisbook.Hewas,atthetime,in

KenyaworkingforSavetheElephants,aUKcharity___39___(base)inNairobi,capitalofKenya.

Whenheandhispeersfoundthetwocalveswanderinginthewild,theytriedtochangetheircourse.

___40___(lucky),throughgreateffortstheymanagedtotransportthemtoanelephantreserve.

Inthepastdecade,Sun___41___(devote)himselftospreadingknowledgeofelephantsviaa

42(various)ofmethods,suchaswritingchildren'sstorybooks43(feature)theelephants,

sharingphotoshetookofelephants44postinghundredsofarticleshewroteonsocialnetworks.

Heintendedtoraisepublicawarenessoftheurgentneedtoprotectthecreaturesfromhunters,

45killthemfbrtheirivorytusks.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jim对中国文化很感兴趣，你想邀请他来参加你市举行的国际文化

交流节，请你根据以下提示给他写一封邀请信。内容包括：

1.提出邀请；2.简单介绍活动；3.表达你的期望。

注意：1.词数80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearJim,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节(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。

Amandafeltasgrayastheskyoutsidewhenshelookedacrossthetableatherthree-year-oldsister.

Lisatonaboosterseat,drinkingfromhersippy(有吸嘴的)cup.WonderingwhyLiwasstillafraidof

her,AmandatookacookieofFherplateandhelditouttoLi,“Wantabite?”

AssoonasLisawAmandareachingover,hereyeswidened.Shejumpeddownfromherseatand

racedtoherroom.Whatanannoyance!AmandacomplainedtoMomthatshehadthoughtbeingabig

sisterwouldbefun.MomtookAmanda'shandremindingherthatLiwasinanewcountrywithanew

familyandhowscaredshemightbe.

“Honey,sheisstillgettingusedtoyou,“Momadded."It'sonlybeentwoweeks.^^

Overayearago,Amanda'sparentssaidthattheywereadoptingadaughterfromChina,andAmanda

haddancedwithexcitement.She'ddreamedoftakinghersistertothepark,readingbookstoher,and

teachinghertorideabicycle.Thathadn'thappened,though.IntheweekssincetheirtriptoChina,Li

hadonlylettheirmomanddadnearher.Amandahaddrawnpicturesforher,readtoher,andmade

funnyfaces,butnonehadworked.Whenevershegotclose,Liranaway.

“1justwishIknewhowtohelpher,“Amandasaidtoherself,thinkingofLi'sfrightenedeyes.Asshe

satontothecouch,sheturnedontheTVandbegantowatchacartoonaboutadogandacat.Afterafew

seconds,Amandarealizedthatthecartoonwasinanotherlanguage.Theshowlookedfunny,butshe

didn'tunderstandanyofit.Shefrowned,turningofftheTV.ItremindedherofwhentheywereinChina.

ShehadgotfrustratedwhenpeopletalkedinMandarin,thelanguagespokeninLi'sprovince.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好：

Paragraph1:"That'sit,nAmandaspedtoherroom.

Paragraph2:Momcametothedoorandfoundthemsittingsidebyside.

英语科期中考试答案

第一部分阅读（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）

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第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

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第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

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