安徽省合肥市庐江县2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

高二英语第一部分听力（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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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．Howwillthespeakersgototheconcerthall?A．Bysubway. B．Onfoot. C．Bytaxi.2．Whatdothespeakersneedtobuynow?A．Somebutter. B．Someeggs. C．Somebread.3．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．ACD． B．Agift. C．Amusician.4．Whatistheweatherlikeinthewestoftheman’scountry?A．Sunny. B．Windy. C．Rainy.5．Whatdoesthemanlikedoingnow?A．Drawing. B．Practicingcalligraphy. C．Playingthepiano.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．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Atanoffice. B．Atacafe. C．Ataschool.7．Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A．Sendanemail. B．Pickupherson. C．Gotothesportscenter.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8．WhatdoesthewomandecidetodothisSunday?A．Visitamuseum. B．Seeafilm. C．Takesomepictures.9．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Colleagues. B．Neighbors. C．Schoolmates.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．WhatdoesAlexwanttowatch?A．TomandJerry. B．Superman. C．JourneytotheWest.11．WhatdoesAlexthinkofTomandJerry?A．It’ssilly. B．It’sfunny. C．It’spopular.12．Whichcartooncharacterdoesthewomanlikebest?A．Tom. B．Jerry. C．TheMonkeyKing.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．WhenisMary’sbirthday?A．OnJuly22nd. B．OnJuly23rd. C．OnJuly24th.14．Whowentonatbusinesstripthismorning?A．Mary’sparents. B．Jenny’sfather. C．John.15．Wherewillthepartybeheld?A．AtJenny’shome. B．AtHillRestaurant.C．AtSoutheastCenter,16．WhatwillJohnbringtotheparty?A．Someicecream. B．Someflowers. C．Somecakes.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whatdoesthespeakermostprobablydo?A．Sheisatourguide. B．Sheisateacher. C．Sheisanorganizeroftheexhibition.18．Howmuchisthetickettothecastle?A．£2. B．£3. C．£5.19．WhattimewillthebusleaveonSaturday?A．At8:40am. B．At8:50am. C．At9:10am.20．Whatcanthelistenerslearnfromthespecialexhibition?A．Whenthecastlewasbuilt.B．Whatancientpeoplewore.C．Howthecarswereinvented.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。AIfyouwanttoknowsomethingaboutBritishlife,theirspirit,andeventheirhumor,watchingsomeclassicBritishfilmswillcertainlyhelp.Herearesomerecommendedtoyou.NottingHillAfterthesuccessofhisfilmFourWeddingsandaFuneral,writerandproducerRichardCurtiscapturedtheessenceofbeingBritishin1999’sNottingHill.Setagainstthebackgroundofaffluent（富足的）WestLondon,thefilmbecamepopularforitscharmingandfunnyportrayal（刻画）ofaBritishnobodytryingtoimpressaHollywoodstar.TheFullMontyThis1997filmisaSheffield-basedcomedyaboutsixunemployedmenwhoformagrouptomakemoneyforabetterlife.Despiteitshummer,thefilmdivesdeeperintosomeseriousissuessurroundingworking-classculture.TheFullMontyisanupliftingfilmthatgivesaninsightintotheworkandlifeoftheworkingclassinBritain.TrainsnottingDannyBoyle’s1996comedy-dramaTrainspottingisaboutagroupofScotsinthe1980s,basedonthebookbyIrvineWelsh.WithacastoftrulygreatactorsincludingEwanMeGregor,thetaleimpressedtheaudienceglobally.Itrapidlybecameacriticalsuccess.MontyPython’sLifeofBrianFeaturingajam-packedcastofcomedicstars.MontyPython’sLifeofBriantellsthestoryofayoungmanwhoisinacaseofmistakenidentity.ThefilmreflectstheunusualandwonderfulBritishsenseofhumour.Asafilmguaranteedtoentertain,MontyPythonsLifeofBrianisnottobemissedbythoselookingforaninsightintowhatmakestheBritishlaugh.21．WhatcantheaudiencelearnaboutbywatchingTheFullMonty?A．Hardshipsofcomedicstars B．DailylifeofpeopleinWestLondonC．UniqueexperiencesofsomeScots. D．LifeoftheBritishworkingclass.22．WhatkindoffilmdoesMontyPython’sLifeofBrianbelongto?A．Acomedyfilm. B．Asciencefictionfilm. C．Anactionmovie D．Ahorrormovie.23．Whichofthefollowingfilmsisadaptedfromabook?A．NottingHill. B．TheFullMonty.C．Trainspotting. D．MontyPython’sLifeofBrian.BIopenedmycarwindowandcalledout“Ma’am!Ma’am!”Theonlyladyintheparkinglotlookedarounduntilshesawme.“Ijustwantedtotellhowniceyoulooktoday,”Isaid.“Thecolorsyouhaveonarebeautifulonyou.”Herfaceregisteredsurpriseforasecond,andthenshesmiled.“Thankyou!”shecalledback.Herfinalstepstohercarseemedlighter,andIsmiledtomyself.Igrewupwithveryfewcheerleadersinmyownlife.WhenIwasinthemiddleoffightingabattleformylife,Ihadbeenconfirmeddepression,alongwithanxiety.IthastakenmanyyearsandmoreeffortanddeterminationthanIthoughtIwascapableofrecoveringfromthisillness.Withnocheerleadersinmycourt,Ifoughtthisbattlealone.IamproudoftheprogressIhavemadethusfar.TherearetimeswhenIthought,ifonlyIhadhadsomeonetoholdmeandsay,“Susan,Ibelieveinyou.Youcandothis,andI’llbethereeverystepoftheway.”IwonderhowmuchsoonerIwouldhaverecovered.I’llneverknow.SoIhavemadeitapointinrecentyearstopraisepeople,especiallywomenandgirls.Insteadofjustthinkingthatsomeonelooksniceordidagreatjob,Isayitoutloud.Itdoesn’ttakelong,andit’seasy.So,Iwonder,whydon’tmorepeopledothis?Aswomen,wehavelearnedfromourrolemodelstobequiet.Wedownplayourownachievementsevenwhenwedoreceiveararecompliment.Now,whenIcomplimentsomeoneandshedenies,Isaytoher,“Justsaythankyou.”Mostwomenarerelievedthattheydon’thavetodenythecompliment;theycanacceptthepraisewithoutguilt.Cheerleadingdoesn’trequireanyskills.Itonlytakesafewseconds,althoughyoudohavetoremindyourselftodoit.Eventually,itbecomesahabit.24．Howdidtheladyfeelafterhearingtheauthor’spraise?A．Delighted. B．Anxious. C．Relaxed. D．Worried.25．Whatmadetheauthorbecomeacheerleader?A．Herexperience. B．Herhabit. C．Herpersonality. D．Herambition.26．Whatdoestheauthorhopewhenshepraisessomeone?A．Shecanberewarded. B．Shecanbeappreciated.C．Theycanacceptthepraise. D．Theyshouldsaysomething.27．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor?A．Caring. B．Brave. C．Outgoing. D．Honest.CUndernormalcircumstances,fallingasleepduringapaidtourisawasteofmoneyoranoffensetoyourguideatworst.Butthat’snotthecasewiththisnewexperiencecomingoutofHongKong.Asitsnamesuggests,theSleepingBusTourisdesignedtohelppassengerscatchsomesleep,andridesarealreadysellingout.A2022surveybytheChineseUniversityofHongKong’sCenterofCommunicationandPublicOpinionnotesalmost70%respondentsexperiencessomeformofsleepdisorder.HongKongershavemuchstressfromworkandneedaspaceforsleeping,buttheirlivingspacesaretoosmall.Somemaynotlivealoneandhavetoshareapartmentswiththeirfamily,whichmaynotbeagoodenvironmentforaproperrest.Afternoticingpassengersfallingasleepontheirbuses,theHongKongtourcompany,UluTravelAgency,recentlylaunchedsuchaninnovativewayforadultstosleep:theSleepingBusTour.Thefive-hourbusridetakespassengersonan83-kilometer（about51.5miles）journeyaboardaregulardoubledeckerbus.NotonlyistheSleepingBusTourthefirstofitskind,it’salsothelongestbusrouteinHongKong,ensuringthattiredpassengershaveplentyoftimetoenjoysomesleep.Oncepassengersboardthebus,theyaretreatedwithagoodiebagcompletewithaneyemaskandearplugstohelpthemsleepandtheyareallowedtobringtheirownblanketsandslippers.Thelongrideincludesafewstopsforscenicspotsandbathroombreaks.Passengerscanalsogetoffthebusearlyatoneofseveraldrop-offpointsifthey’dprefertocontinuetheirsleepathomeratherthancompletetheentirejourney.TicketsfortheSleepingBusTouraredividedinfourcategoriesfromthe“Zero-decibel（分贝）SleepingCabin”tothe“VIPCabin.”Pricesrangefromabout$17USDtoS115USDperperson.Formoreinformationonthisuniqueexperience,headtotheUlutravelcompanywebsite.28．Whatdoesthesurveyshow?A．Hongkongersdesiretolivealone. B．Hongkongerscanaffordpaidtours.C．Hongkongersareunderextremestress. D．MostHongkongershavetroublesleeping.29．WhywastheSleepingBusTourlaunched?A．Toimprovethesleepinghabits. B．Tomakemoreprofits.C．Toreducethestressfromextrawork. D．Tohelpadultpassengersrestproperly.30．WhatcanapassengergetfromtheSleepingBusTour?A．Arideinahigh-techbus. B．Aguidedsight-seeingtour.C．Abagwithsleepaidproducts. D．Ablanketandapairofslippers.31．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Tointroduceabustour. B．Toinformreadersofanewsurvey.C．Toadvertiseatravelcompany. D．Toraiseconcernsoversleepproblems.DLanguageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhunter-gatherers,small,tightlyconnectedgroupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomingfarmers,andtheirlanguagesbecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber,too.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialization,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsory（强制的）education,especiallyglobalizationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.Atpresent,theworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistribution（分布）oftheselanguagesishugelyuneven（不均衡）.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetzoneshavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages;theAmericaabout1,000;Africa2,400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3,200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover800．Themediannumber（中位数）ofspeakersisamere6,000,whichmeansthathalftheworld’slanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof6,800languagesandclosetodisappear,withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon（eightremainingspeakers）,ChiapanecoinMexico（150）,LipanApacheintheUnitedStates（twoorthree）orWadjiguinAustralia（one,withaquestion-mark）:noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.32．Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhunter-gatherertimes?A．Theydevelopedveryfast. B．Theywerelargeinnumber.C．Theyhadsimilarpatterns. D．Theywerecloselyconnected.33．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“dominant”underlinedinParagraph2?A．Difficult. B．Advanced. C．Powerful D．Modern.34．Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?A．About6,800. B．About3,400. C．About2,400. D．About1,200.35．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Newlanguageswillbecreated.B．People’slifestylesarereflectedinlanguages.C．Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages.D．Geographydetermineslanguageevolution.第二节（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。选项中有两项为多余选项。DangerousDrivingHabitsApproximately1.3millionpeoplearoundtheworlddieinroadaccidentseveryyear,makingitoneofthetoptencausesofdeaths.36Topreventtheseconsequences,herearesomedangerousdrivinghabitsyoushouldavoid.37Wereyouactuallysurprisedbythisone?Here’sthetruth—you’re23timesmorelikelytocrashifyoutextwhiledriving.38Disturbingly,77percentofyoungadultdriverssaytheycansafelydrivewhiletexting.Actually,distracteddrivingaccidents,includingthosecausedbytheuseofhandhelddevices,formtheNo.1killerofteens,accordingtotheNHTSAandothers.Drivewhenyou’retired.Avoiddrivingwhenyou’retired,sinceyouwillhaveslowerreactiontimesandyouareverylikelytofallasleepatthewheel.Ifyou’reexhaustedandyourbodyneedssleep,itisgoingtogetit,onewayoranother.39Ifyou’realreadyinthecar,pulloverandtakeanapandthencontinuewhenyou’vewokenup.Havingsomeonewithyouinthecarcanhelppreventaccidents,sinceyouaremorelikelytobealertifyouhavecompany.Keepaneyeonthekids.AccordingtotheAAAFoundationforTrafficSafety,passengersarerankedbydriversasamongthemostfrequentcausesofdistraction（分心）.Youngchildrenarefourtimesasdistractingasadults,whileinfantscanbeeighttimesmoredistracting,theAAAFoundationreports.40.A．Talkonthephone.B．Textandupdatesocialmedia.C．Therefore,keepaneyeonthekidsifyoudrivefast.D．Ittakesaboutfivesecondsofattentiontosendabrieftext.E．Ifyou’reverytired,avoiddrivinghomeandtakeacabinstead.F．Sothinktwicebeforeglancingatyourlittleoneatthebackseat.G．Another20-50millionpeopleareinjuredduetoroadaccidentseveryyear.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。MolaigrewupinatinyvillageinIndia.Thevillagelaynearsomewetlandswhichbecamehissecond41.Helearnedthevalueandbeautyof42therefromaveryyoungage.Whenhewas16,Molaibegantonoticesomething43happeningaroundhishome.Afloodhadhittheareaearlierthatyearandthe44itcausedhaddrivenawayanumberofbirds.45,thenumberofsnakeshaddeclinedaswell.He46thatitwasbecausethereweren’tenoughtreestoprotectthemfromthe47.Thesolution,ofcourse,wastoplanttreessotheanimalscouldseek48duringthedaytime.Heturnedtothe49departmentforhelpbutwastoldthatnothingwouldgrowthere.However,Molaiwentlookingonhisownand50anearbyislandwherehebegantoplanttrees.51youngplantsinthedryseasonwas52foraloneboy.Molaibuiltatthe53ofeachsapling（幼树）abambooplatform,whereheplacedpotswithsmallholesto54rainwater.Thewaterwouldthendrip（滴落）ontheplantsbelow.Molai55toplanttreesforthenext37years.Hiseffortshaveresultedin1,360acresofnaturally-grownlandthathasbecomehometomanyplantsandanimals.41.A．dream B．job C．home D．choice42．A．nature B．youth C．culture D．knowledge43．A．remarkable B．interesting C．discomforting D．embarrassed44．A．waste B．instant C．barrier D．damage45．A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Otherwise46．A．inquired B．realized C．remembered D．predicted47．A．noise B．heat C．disease D．dust48．A．directions B．partners C．help D．shelter49．A．labor B．police C．forest D．finance50．A．rebuilt B．discovered C．left D．managed51．A．Decorating B．Observing C．Watering D．Guarding52．A．tough B．illegal C．adorable D．efficient53．A．back B．top C．foot D．side54．A．clean B．boil C．pour D．collect55．A．returned B．learned C．reacted D．continued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。Temperaturesaroundtheworldarerising.Manyplaces56（experience）extremeweathereventssuchasextremeheatsincethestartofthenewcentury.Scientistshaveshownallthatisgoingtogeteven57（bad）.Theylookedatcitiesinthenorthhalfoftheplanet.They58（especial）paidattentiontothoseintheUS.According59simplegeography,thecitiesnearCanadahavecooltomildweather.ThosenearMexico60（be）hotterandmorehumid.However,thingsaregoingtolookandfeelalotdifferentin2080.Thescientistscreatedaweathermodel61（study）theweatherchangesin2080．Theyconsideredtwoimportantpoints.Onewasthewarmingoftheplanetby1.5℃to3℃and62otherwastheincreasinggreenhousegaslevels.Unluckily,whatthescientistsfoundwas63（surprise）!Thecitiesinthenorthturnedintoonesinthesouth—about50064（mile）south.Forexample,WashingtonD.C.feltlikeGreenwood,Mississippi,andMississippifeltlikeMexico.That’sbadnewsforpeopleintheUS,65isalsobadforpeopleeverywherebecausewe’reallinthesameboat.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）你校正在组织英语演讲比赛。请以身边值得尊敬和爱戴的人为题，写一篇演讲稿参赛。内容包括：1．人物简介；2．尊敬和爱戴的原因。注意：1．词数80词左右2．请按如下格式在相应位置作答。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Jennylivedinasmallvillage.Whenshewasachild,whatshelikedtodomostwaswatchtheblueskyandenjoybirdsflyingfreelyinthesky.Shealwaysimaginedthatsomedayshecouldalsoflyintheskylikeabird.WhenJanewasinthefourthgrade,oneday,herteacheraskedthemtowriteareportonwhattheywantedtobewhentheygrewup.Shepouredherheartintoherreportandwrotethatshedreamedtobecom