福建省龙岩市一级校联盟2023-2024学年高二下学期4月期中英语试题

龙岩市一级校联盟2023—2024学年第二学期半期考联考高二英语试卷(考试时间:120分钟总分:150分)命题学校：连城一中注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号、考生号、县区和科类填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。2.选择题部分每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔将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。3.非选择题部分必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应的位置，不能写在试卷上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。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。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.1.Wheredoesthemanplantoputthepainting?A.Inthefronthallway. B.Inthekitchen. C.Inthelivingroom.2.Whatdidthewomandoyesterday?A.Shefinishedherdailyreport.B.Shehadameeting.C.Shetypedane-mail.3.Whatwillthewomandofirst?A.Designawatersystem. B.Goovertheinstructions. C.Finishherhomework.4.Whydoesthemanmakethephonecall?A.Toorganizeabusinesstrip.B.Tocancelanappointment.C.Tooffersomeinformation.5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Doctorandpatient. B.Journalistandplayer. C.Employerandemployee.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.Whenwillthewomantakeherflight?A.At12:45. B.At21:00. C.At9:25.7.Howwillthewomanpayfortheticket?A.Bycheck. B.Incash. C.Bycreditcard.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whydoesthewomancometotheman?A.Tomakeacomplaint.B.Tochangeatie. C.Toexpressthanks.9.Whatdoesthewomanlikeaboutthewallet?A.Thedesign. B.Thecolour. C.Thematerial.10.Howmuchisthewallettoday?A.20dollars. B.10dollars. C.18dollars.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatisthemandoing?A.Doingasurvey. B.Takinganinterview. C.Hostingaprogram.12.WhatdidWangYapingdoin2008?A.Shebecameanastronaut.B.Sheflewfor1,567hoursintotal.C.ShecontributedtotheBeijingOlympics.13.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofWangYaping?A.Calmandinteresting. B.Strongandencouraging. C.Inspiringandcooperative.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whoisthewomanmostprobablyspeakingto?A.Apatient. B.Alibrarian. C.Aretiree.15.Whatdoesthemanneedtodowiththerecords?A.Tocollectthem. B.Toupdatethem. C.Toreturnthem.16.Whydoesthelunchclubneedmoredrivers?A.Itislocatedinaneighboringcommunity.B.Itpromisestoprovidealiftforitsmembers.C.Manymembersarefromothercommunities.17.WhenwillMrs.Carrollgotothehospital?A.NextMonday. B.NextFriday. C.NextTuesday.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18.WhatproductsdoesStevenson’sproduce?A.Medicaltools. B.Metalgoods. C.Machineparts.19.WhoisRonaldStevenson?A.Themanagerofthecompany.B.Thefounderofthecompany.C.Thedirectorofthecompany.20.Whatistheschoolunabletodothisyear?A.Arrangeamorningpresentationeveryweek.B.Hireateachertoobserveandtalktothestudents.C.Sendateachertofindoutaboutthegroup’sprogress.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。AHomedeliverymealkitshavebeenoneofthebitsofthepandemic:Theyhaveenableddinerstocarryongettingatasteofrestaurant-qualityfood,whilehelpingrestaurantstostayinbusiness,andevenmakeyouanexcellentchef.Herearefourofthebestofferingdeliveryinourregion:Berenjak(berenjakbazaar.com)“ThekababkitsfromthisLondon-basedIranianrestaurant—whichrangeinpricefrom£25to£45—area‘classact’,”saysJayRaynerinTheObserver.“Mykitevenincludedapairofplasticglovesformetowearwhiledealingwiththerawmeat.Thisisthebestkindofmealkit—thecookingisfun,andthefinishedproductisutterlydelicious.”GujaratiRasoi(gujaratirasoi.co.uk)“Ilovethisvegetarianrestaurant,”saysMarinaO’LoughlininTheSundayTimes.“Anditsmealboxesare‘electrifyinglygood’too.Familyboxesforfourcost£65,andIespeciallylovethestarter(£15.50).Thedisheswerecomplicated,yetquiteeasytocook.”Lyle’s()“ThisMichelin-starredLondonrestaurantdeliversits’exquisitelydelicious’menuboxeseachFriday,”saysCandyClayinTheDailyTelegraph.“At£140fortwo,theyaren’tcheap,andwithmultiplecourses,theydotakeabitofworkandconcentrationtocook.”SantoRemedio(santoremedio.co.uk)“OrderaRemedykitfromSantoRemedioandwhatyouwillgetisanincrediblygenerous,sharing-styleMexicanfeastfortwo,”saysAnnaLawsononBBC’s“GoodFood”.“Thekitscomewithachoiceofslow-cookedmeat,accompaniedbyalltheingredientstomakeyourownpancake.Preparationissimple,thankstoacolor-codedinstruction.”21.Whatcanbefoundinalltheintroductionstohomedeliverymealkits?A.Smallgifts. B.Nicediscounts.C.Cookinginstructions. D.Personalrecommendation.22.Whichrestaurantbestsuitsvegans?A.GujaratiRasoi. B.Lyle’s. C.SantoRemedio. D.Berenjak.23.WhatcanweknowaboutSantoRemedio?A.ItisafamousfastfoodrestaurantinBritain.B.ItisrecommendedbyBBC’S“GoodFood”.C.ItchangesthetraditionalMexicancookingstyles.D.Itprovidesdeliciouspancakesofthesameingredients.BInthisageofcellphones,textmessagesandcomputerkeyboards,oneScottishschoolhasreturnedtobasics.It’steachingchildrentheignoredartofwritingwithafountainpen.ThereisnoclickingofkeyboardsinmostclassroomsattheMaryErskineandStewart’sMelvilleJuniorSchool,althoughthereisafullrangeoffacilities(设施)forcomputerlessonsandtechnologyisn’tbeingignored.Theschool’sheadmasterbelievestheold-fashionedpenshavehelpedstrengthentheacademicperformanceandself-respectofhis1,200pupils.“Thepensimprovethequalityofworkbecausetheyforcethechildrentotakecare,andbetterworkimprovesself-respect”,headmasterBryanLewissaid.“Properhandwritingisasrelevanttodayasiteverhasbeen.”Studentsasyoungas7havebeeninstructedtogiveuptheirballpointpensandbegintodealwiththemoreartfulpredecessor.Bythetimetheyreachgradefive,atage9,theyareexpectedtowritemainlywithfountainpens.Lewissaidtheschool’s7-and8-year-oldsusefountainpensfor80percentto90percentoftheirwork,returningtopencilsforsuchsubjectsasmath.“Idon’tseefountainpensasold-fashionedoroutofdate.Modernfountainpensarebeautifultouse.It’snotlikeintheolddaysofbrokenmetalpointsanddirtyingwritingpaper,”Lewissaid.“Wehaveaparticularwritingstyleandwehavedevelopeditverycarefullyandfoundawaythatallowsleft-andright-handedpeopletowritewithoutdirtyingpaper.”Somepeoplearguethathandwritingisbecominglessimportantbecauseofthegrowinguseofcellphonetextmessagingandtypingoncomputers,buttheschooldisagrees.“Wetalkofthepaperlessofficeandthepaperlessworld,butthisisnottrue,”Lewissaid.“Youstillneedtohaveproperhandwritingskills.”24.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheScottishschool?A.Itdoesnotthinkhighlyofmoderntechnology.B.Itvaluesfountainpensmorethananythingelse.C.Itpaysspecialattentiontotheuseoffountainpens.D.Ittakesactionwhichisconsideredstupidbymanypeople.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“predecessor”inparagraph2referto?A.Thepencil. B.Thekeyboard. C.Theballpointpen. D.Thefountainpen.26.Whichofthefollowingmaybetheviewoftheheadmaster?A.Fountainpenshavehelpedtobuildupstudents’self-respect.B.Usingfountainpensmayslowdownstudents’speedofwriting.C.Handwritingskillsaremoreimportantthantypingskillsnowadays.D.Childrenshouldberequiredtousefountainpenswhentheyarefive.27.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Schoolsshouldstayawayfromtech. B.Old-fashionedfountainpensarecomingback.C.Fountainpensstrengthenacademicperformance. D.Handwritingshouldnotbeignoredinmoderntimes.CCartoonssuitthewaywelikeinformationtobepresentedthesedays:vividlyandinsmallamounts.Weareusedtocartoonsandcomicseriesthattakeabitinglookatmodernlifeorprovideabitofescapism.Butrecentlywehaveseenanincreaseinthenumberofcomicbooks:book-lengthcomicswithasingle,continuousnarrative.Historically,comicbookswerenotpopularoutsideFrance,Belgium,Japan,andtheUS.Theexceptionistheworldwidepopularityofayoungreporter-detectivefromBelgium,Tintin.ThecreationoftheBelgiancartoonistHerge,TheAdventuresofTintinfirstappearedinaBelgiannewspaperin1929.Eachstoryappearedasacartoonseriesweekbyweek,butsoonafterwasrepublishedinbookform.Oneofthemainattractionsforreaderswasthattheyweretakentopartsoftheworldtheyhadneverseenandprobablyneverwould:Russia,Congo,America.HergehimselfonlytraveledoutsideBelgiumlaterinlife,buthispassionwaseducatinghisreadersaboutotherculturesandplaces.TwothingssetHergeapartasacomicnovelist.Thefirstwashistechnicaldrawingskills:withjustafewsimplelineshecouldcommunicateaparticularfacialexpressionormovement.Thesecondwasthecarefulresearchheputintohisstories.InTheCrabwiththeGoldenClaws,Tintinfollowsanopium-smuggling(鸦片走私)ringtoNorthAfrica;inKingOttakar’sScepter,hemakesanattemptatamilitarycoup(政变)inacentralEuropeancountry.Whiletellingthesestories,Hergealsomadeafinebalancebetweenserioustopicsandhumor.Tintinhadmorethanhisfairshareofadventures,butperhapsthegreatestishisjourneytotheMoon,toldinDestinationMoonandExplorersontheMoon.Writtenin1953,sixteenyearsbeforethefirstMoonlanding,thestoriesshowaremarkableeyefortechnicaldetailandfeelingforthenatureofspacetravel.Intheearly1950s,fewcouldimaginewhatitwasliketobelookingdownatourplanetfromouterspace.AndthatisHerge’struegift:tounderstandwhataplacewaslikewithouteverhavingbeenthere.28.Whatcanbelearnedaboutcomicbooksfromthepassage?A.Theymostlyinvolvedetectivestories. B.Theypresentinformationinsmallamounts.C.Theyaretakingapositivelookatmodernlife. D.TheywerepopularoutsideBelgiumhistorically.29.WhichofthefollowingwasanattractionofTheAdventuresofTintinforreaders?A.Thestorieswerethefirstcomicnovelpublishedinbookform.B.Thestoriesusedtobecartoonseriesthatappearedweekbyweek.C.Thestorieshadagoodbalancebetweenserioustopicsandhumor.D.Thestoriesenabledthemtolearnaboutplacestheyhadneverbeento.30.WhyareTheCrabwiththeGoldenClawsandKingOttakar’sSceptertakenforexamples?A.ToshowHergehadagoodsenseofhumor.B.ToshowHergelikedtouchingonserioustopics.C.ToillustrateHergebasedstoriesonresearchresults.D.ToillustrateHergewasexpertattechnicaldrawingskills.31.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHergeaccordingtothepassage?A.Creative. B.Devoted. C.Serious. D.Humorous.DSolarpanels—alsoknownas“photovoltaic”panels—areusedtoturnsunlightintoelectricity.Mostsolarpanelsareplacedonlandinlargecollectionscalledsolarfarms.Butrecentlypeoplehavebeguntoexploreputtingfloatingsolarpanelsonwater.Becausethesepanelsfloat,somepeoplecallthem“floatovoltaics”.Theideaisn’tasunusualasitmightseem.Afterall,anysolarpanelhastobewaterproof,sinceitwillbeoutintherain.TherearealreadyseverallargefloatovoltaicfarmsinAsia.Onland,sopanelsareheldupbyspecialframes(框架).Onthewater,floatovoltaicsareplacedonafloatingplatformattachedtothebottomofalakeorreservoir(水库).Floatingsolarpanelscostabout25%morethanthoseplacedonland.Theresearchersbehindthenewstudylookedat145,555reservoirsworldwide.Theyusedcomputerprogramstofigureouthowmuchelectricitycouldbeproducedyearlybycovering30%ofthesereservoirswithfloatingsolarpanels.Theanswerwassurprisinglylarge—morethantwicetheamountofenergytheUnitedStatesgeneratesinayearand10timesasmuchenergyasallthesolarpowercurrentlybeinggeneratedintheworld.Floatovoltaicscanalsohelpsavewaterbylimitingevaporation(蒸发)fromreservoirs.Thescientistssaythatsolarpanelscoveringjust30%ofthereservoirs’surfacescouldsaveasmuchwateras300millionpeoplewoulduseinayear.Thereareseveralotherreasonsthatmakefloatovoltaicsagoodidea.Photovoltaicpanelsworkbetterwhenthey’renotextremelyhot.Thewaterhelpscoolthepanelssothattheycreatemoreenergy.Floatovoltaicsaren’tperfect.Coveringtoomuchofareservoirwithpanelscouldaffecttheplantsandanimalsinthewater.Thescientistssayitwillbeimportanttostudyhowfloatingpanelswillaffectwaterineachreservoir.Focusingfirstonman-madereservoirswillavoidsomeofthoseproblems.32.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph2?A.Tolistsolarpanels’unusualfunctions.B.Tointroducetheworkabilityoffloatingsolarpanels.C.Toshowdisadvantagesofsolarpanelsonland.D.Tomakeacomparisonbetweendifferentsolarpanels.33.Howdidresearcherscarryoutthenewstudy?A.Bylookingatreservoirsworldwide. B.BybuildingfloatovoltaicfarmsintheUS.C.Bymakingcomputer-aidedestimates. D.Byprocessingdatagivenbyspecialists.34.Whatdoweknowaboutfloatingsolarpanels?A.Theymaycausepotentialharmtowaterecosystem.B.Theywilleventuallyreplacephotovoltaicpanels.C.Theyfunctionwellinextremehotweather.D.Theyareperfectexceptforthehighcost.35.Whatisthesuitabletitleforthetext?A.FloatingSolarPanels—OurFinalChoiceB.FloatingSolarPanels—TakingUsBacktoWaterC.FloatingSolarPanels---ANewWaytoCoolthePlanetD.FloatingSolarPanels—MakingEnergy,SavingWater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。Self-doubthappenstousduringnormaldaysorwheneverwestartsomethingnew.Livingwithself-doubtcanbeverychallenging.Beingself-confidentisnoteasyandnoteveryonecandoit.36Herearesomestrategiesthatyoucanemploytoovercomeself-doubtandbuildupconfidence.Nevercompareyourselfwithothers.Comparingyourselfwithothersisaterribleact.37Whywouldyoucompareyourselfwithafamilymember,afriend,orevenyourcolleaguewheneachofyourlivesisdifferent?Youshouldfocusonyourselfandonlyyourachievements.Thiswillallowyoutoaccomplishyourgoalswithoutanyworries.Onlyyouareyourbiggestcritic.Thereisnobiggerinnercriticofourselvesthanourselves;onlyweshouldbeabletojudgeourprogressinlife,andnooneelseshouldhavethatpower.38Ifyouwon’tdoanythinglikethat,thenwhyareyoustressingyourselfoutoversituationslikethese?39Inlife,therewillcomemanyeventsthatwearethankfulfor,especiallyourawesomeachievements.Itisbettertostartkeepingtrackofthem.Thiswillbereallyhelpfulwhenyouaredoubtingyourself.Compareyourselftothetimewhenyoufeltgreat,andconvinceyourselfthatyoucanbethatpersonagain.Seekprofessionalhelpifnecessary.40Thisisthetimewhenweneedsomespecialistadvice.Self-doubtcanbecomeapermanenthurdleifnottakencareof.Talkaboutyourfeelingsoften,letallthenegativeemotionsout,andthiswillmakeyoufeelalotbetter.A.Startkeepingajournalofevents.B.Yetitdoesn’tneedtobethatdifficult.C.Reflectbackonyourpastachievements.D.Actually,itfallsintothecategoryofself-harm.E.Sometimesthesituationcanbecometoomuchtohandle.F.Ifyoursisterfailedtoachievesomething,wouldyoulethergo?G.Thissortoffeelingmaylimityourpotentialandbreakyourconfidence.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。Ioftenreadofincidentsofmisunderstandingorconflict.I’mleft41.Whydothesepeoplecreatemistrustandproblems,especiallywiththosefromother42?Iwas43inKualaLumpurintheearly1960s,whenchildrenfromdifferentracesandreligionsplayedandstudiedtogetherinharmony.Atthattimemyfamilylivedastone’s44fromIsmail’s.AndnoonewasbotheredthatIsmailwasaMalayMuslimandIwasanIndianHindu—wejust45ourdifferences.Perhaps,oureldershadnotfilledourheadswithunnecessaryadvice,wellmeantorotherwise.Wewereninewhenwebecamefriends.Duringtheschoolholidays,we’d46thecountrysideonourbicycles,hopingto47theunexpected.AttimesIsmailwouldaccompanymyfamilyaswemadearareshoppingtriptotown.Wewouldbegladofhis48.WhenIwastwelve,myfamilymovedtoJohor.Ismail’sfamilylaterreturnedtotheirvillage,andIlosttouchwithhim.Onespringafternoonin1983,IstoppedataxiinKualaLumpur.WhenI49mydestination,thedriveracknowledged(告知收到)my50butdidnotmoveoff.Instead,helookedfixedlyatme.“Raddar?”hesaid,usingmychildhoodnickname.Iwasastonishedatbeingso51addressed(称呼).Unexpectedly!ItwasIsmail!Evenaftertwo52westillrecognizedeachother.Graspinghisshoulder,Ifeltatrue53,somethinghardtodescribe.Ifwecanallowourchildrentobethemselveswithout54,they’llbuildfriendshipswithpeople55raceorreligion,whowillbebytheirsidethroughthickandthin.Onsuchfriendshipsaresocietiesbuiltandthenwecantrulybe,asWilliamShakespeareoncewrote,“Wehappyfew.Webandofbrothers.”41.A.satisfied B.confused C.frustrated D.restricted42.A.parties B.cities C.regions D.races43.A.growingup B.showingup C.buildingup D.bringingup44.A.move B.drop C.throw D.roll45.A.removed B.accepted C.admired D.reformed46.A.discover B.dominate C.explore D.search47.A.takeaway B.comeacross C.dealwith D.gothrough48.A.company B.choice C.inspection D.absence49.A.stated B.traced C.deleted D.ordered50.A.guarantees B.attempts C.commitments D.instructions51.A.similarly B.familiarly C.differently D.dramatically52.A.seasons B.years C.decades D.months53.A.infection B.grief C.motivation D.affection54.A.sympathy B.patience C.prejudice D.discipline55.A.regardlessof B.otherthan C.ratherthan D.orrather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。TheGrandCanalisthe56(long)andoldestcanalintheworld.ItformsavastinlandwaterwaysysteminChina,runningfromthecapitalBeijinginthenorth57theZhejiangProvinceinthesouth.Constructedinsectionsfromthe5thcenturyBCandcompletedand58(maintain)byseveraldynasties,itformedthebackboneofChina’sinlandcommunicationssystem,59enabledthesupplyofricetofeedthepopulation.TheGrandCanal60(reach)anewpeakinthe13thcentury,providinganinlandshippingnetworkconsistingofmorethan2,000kmofartificial61(waterway),whichlinkedfiveofthemostimportantriverbasinsinChina,includingtheHuangheRiverandtheChangjiangRiver.Stillthemajormeansofinternalcommunicationtoday,ithasplayedanimportantroleinensuring62prosperity(繁荣)andstabilityofChinaovertheages.TheGrandCanalisanessentialtechnologicalachievement63(date)frombeforetheIndustrialRevolution.It64(be)aperfectexampleofdealingwithdifficultnaturalconditions,asisreflectedinthemanyconstructionsthatare65(full)adaptedtothediversityandcomplexityofcircumstances.Itbestd