广东省茂名市信宜市2023-2024学年高二上学期1月期末英语试题

2023——2024学年度第一学期期末考试高二英语本卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。共8页，满分共130分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、就读学校等用黑色钢笔或签字笔写在答题卡上。2.选择题部分全部使用铅笔涂答，非选择题部分全部使用黑色钢笔或签字笔答题，不按要求不给分。选择题部分每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把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，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试卷上。3.考试结束后，监考员只收答题卡。一、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.Herfatherinsiststhatshe______musicaftersheleavesschool.A.learn B.learns C.learning D.learned2.Iboughtanovelyesterday,______waswrittenbyafamouswriter.A.that B.when C.which D.whose3.Believeitornot,Ihave______ourprimaryschoolMathteacherfortenyears.A.keepawayfrom B.keptintouchwith C.madeuseof D.cameupwith4.We______ourholidayattheseasidethistimenextyear.A.take B.willtake C.wouldtake D.willbetaking5.Theminutewearrivedhome,mothersetout______supperandIsetabout______theclothes.A.toprepare,towash B.preparing,washingC.toprepare,washing D.preparing,towash6.______withMaryisawasteoftimebecausesheissostubborn.A.Argue B.Argued C.Argument D.Arguing7.Theyhadescapedtocountryshortlybeforethewar______.A.brokedown B.brokeout C.brokeinto D.brokeup8.Iremember______theTVbeforeIlefthome,butI’mnotsureaboutit.A.turnedoff B.turningoff C.turnoff D.toturnoff9.Tomisreallyconsidering______himselfto______thesepoorchildreninthevillage.A.devoting;educating B.devoting;educateC.todevote;educating D.todevote;educate10.___1___isknowntousallisthatChinahaslaunchedShenzhouVIIspaceship,___2___madethecountry’sfirstspacewalksuccessful.A.That;what B.What;whichC.It;which D.As;that11.______ourhardwork,weaccomplishedthetaskontime.A.Asaresult B.Thanksto C.Oweto D.Because12.Thequestionremains______theywillbeabletohelpus.A.whose B.what C.that D.whether13.Eachchildhad______inextracurricularactivitiesatschool.A.participated B.join C.attended D.tookpartin14.Itwasthesecondtimethatshe______London.A.visited B.hasvisited C.hadbeenvisited D.hadvisited15.Ona________morningthelittlegirlwasfound________atthecornerofthestreet.A.freezing,freezing B.freezing,frozen C.frozen,frozen D.frozen,freezing二、阅读(共两节，满分35分)第一节阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheBestFourSoccerClubsinTorontoTorontoishometoanumberofsoccerclubs.Ifyouareinterestedinsoccer,let’stakealookatfourbestsoccerclubsinToronto.CherryBeachSoccerClubCherryBeachSoccerClub,whichfirstopeneditsdoorin2009,nowhas56houseleagues,10competitiveteamsandsixadultteams.Theyprovide30,000childrenandyoungpeopleinthedowntownareawithhigh-qualityandlow-costsoccerlessons.Itoffersarecreationalhouseleague,development,andcompetitivesoccerforthoseagedfivetothirty.Phone:(416)367-4359NorthSoccerClubNorthSoccerClub,whichwasestablishedin1980,isawelcomingenvironmentforeveryonewhoenjoyssoccerorwantstotrysomethingnew.Youdon’tneedtobeconcernedaboutyourqualificationsorexperience.However,totakepartinpractice,youmustfirstcompleteahealthcheck.ItoffersaSpecialOlympicsprogramforplayerswithintellectualdisabilities.Thefeerangeisfrom$230to$270.Phone:(416)924-9911PowerSoccerClubPowerSoccerClub,foundedin1996byaformerGalwayUnitedplayer,hasgrownuptobeoneofCanada’smostfamoussoccerschools.Youwillforsureprogressinyourskilldevelopmentwithaactiveandengagingtrainingsessions.Thefeecanrangefrom$210to$315.NorthYorkHeartsSoccerClubNorthYorkHeartsSoccerClubwasfoundedin1990.Thisclubexposeseveryonewholovessportstothehistoryofsoccerwiththehelpofagroupofskilledsportscoachesandprofessors.Thefeerangeisfrom$210to$320.Phone:(416)650-574316.Whichclubwasfoundedinthe21stcentury?A.NorthSoccerClub. B.CherryBeachSoccerClub.C.PowerSoccerClub. D.NorthYorkHeartsSoccerClub.17.WhatisrequiredforpeopletojoinNorthSoccerClub?A.Richexperience. B.Awisemind.C.Ahealthcheck. D.Acuriousheart.18.Tolearnthehistoryofsoccer,youshouldcall________tosignup.A.(416)367-4359 B.(416)650-5743C.(416)425-6062 D.(416)924-9911BGraceandherfamilythoughttheyhadlostThorforeverwhentheymovedtoWindsor,NovaScotiafromBritishColumbialastAugust.“WeprobablyspentsevenoreightmonthslookingforThor,”Gracesaid.“Whatmadeitworsewasthattherewererumors(谣言)goingaroundthattherewasdogfightinginourarea.Westillalwayshopedthatsomebodyhadtakenhimtobeapet,butyoujustneverknew.”“Itwasterrible.MydaughterBronwynwouldtrytofindThoreverywhere,whichhadbeenaChristmaspresentforher.EvenwhilewatchingTVprogrammes,shewouldsay,‘Oh,look!ThatdoglookslikeThor!’”Gracesaid.Thenthefamilymoved,andthehopebecameimpossible.Butoneday,thephonerang.ItwastheirformervetinBritishColumbia,sayingThorwasinarescueshelter(收容所)inHighRiver,Alberta.Hehadbeenfoundataworkcampinthenorthernpartoftheplaceandtakentosouthbyamanplanningtokeephim.Butthemanwasforcedtoturnhimovertotheshelterwhenhecouldn’tkeepThorinhisrentedhome.Luckily,theringonThor’sneckgavepeoplesomeinformation.ThorwasflowntoNovaScotialastweek.Thefamilypickedhimupattheairport.“Thorwasjustlyinginhisboxandlookingdown,andmydaughterwalkedoverandsaid,‘HeyThor.’Heimmediatelystoodup,tryingtogreetmydaughter.Welethimoutandhejumpedonherasifhewasgivingherabighugandhekissedherface.Thenhesatdownsuddenlyatherfeetandrolledoverforattention.Hewascute.”Gracesaid.19.WhohelpedThorbackhome?A.Theauthor. B.Theformervet. C.Bronwyn. D.Grace.20.WhatdoweknowaboutThor?A.Hecamebackbyair.B.Hewaskilledinthedogfighting.C.HewasgiventoGracebyBronwyn.D.HemovedtoBritishColumbiawiththefamily.21.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthepassage?AAtravelbrochure.B.Ageographytextbook.C.Anewsreport.D.Ahealthmagazine.CIntheUnitedStatesmostofourelectricitycomesfrompowerplants(发电厂)thatburncoalandoil.Therearetwobigproblemswithusingthesethingsforelectricity.First.theirsupplyislimited(有限的).Second,burningthemcausespollution.Sotomakesurewealwayshavepowerandtokeepourplanetclean,wemustfindotherwaystomakeelectricity.Somepeoplethinkthatwindpowerisourbestchoice.First,therewillalwaysbemorewind.Also,windpowerdoesnotpollutetheenvironment.Bestofall,wedon’thavetosearchforwind.Today,lessthan1percentofourelectricitycomesfromwind.Butscientistshavebeendevelopingbetterwindmachines.Asaresult,windpowerisgettingmorepopularinthiscountry.Yetwindpowermaynotkeepgrowingsoquicklyinyearstocome.Whynot?Manywindturbines(风力涡轮机)areneededtomakemuchelectricity.Sowind-powercompaniestrytobuildwindfarmsbutarecompeting(竞争)withotherusesfortheland.Awindfarmisagroupofturbinesplacedclosetogetherinanareawithfrequentwinds.Inplaceswherecompaniestrytobuildwindfarms,peoplethinkthatlinesofturbinesareugly.Noisefromturbinesoftentroublespeople.Also,turbineskillbirdsthatflyintothem.Wind-powersupportersdisagree.Theythinkthesightofwindturbinesislovely.Theypointoutthatpeoplehavegottenusedtolivingnearnoisyhighways.Theysaywayscanbefoundtokeepbirdsawayfromturbines.Intoday’sworld,weneedcleanandunlimitedpowersourcesmorethanever.Unlessabetterpowersourcecomesalong,peoplemayjusthavetoacceptwindpowerasapartoftheirlives.22.Theunderlinedpart“thesethings”inthesecondparagraphrefersto_______.A.frequentwinds. B.coalandoil.C.powerplants. D.windturbines.23.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydiscuss?A.Howwindpowerworks.B.Howwindpowerwasfound.C.Thedevelopmentofwindpower.D.Theadvantagesofwindpower.24.Whymaywindpowernotkeepgrowingsoquicklyinthefuture?A.Itisveryexpensivetobuildlotsofwindturbines.B.Itisdifficulttoimprovethewindpowertechnology.C.Therearefewpeoplewhoacceptitasanewpowersource.D.Manywindturbinesareneededandthereislessspaceforthem.25.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThePowerofWind. B.TheRoleofWind.C.TheCostofWindPower. D.TheHistoryofWindPower.第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白外的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，选项中有两项为多余选项。ChatGPT,OpenAI’slatestlanguagemodel,hasbeenonthemindsofmanyofusrecently.Itbecomesthefastestgrowingappofalltime,evensurpassingTikTok.____26____,let’sstartfromsomebasicthingsaboutitbelow.HowtoaccessChatGPTYoucanaccessChatGPTbygoingtochat.OpenAI.comandlogin(登录).Ifyou’reonOpenAI’swebsite,youcanlogintoyouraccount,thenscrolldownuntilyouseeChatGPTonthebottomleftcornerofthepage,andclickonittostartchatting.PracticaluseofChatGPTWhat’slifewithoutabitoffun?Whetheryou’relookingforagoodlaughorcreatingsomehumorousjokestoimpressyourfriendsChatGPTcancomeinhandytocreateoriginaljokes,Besides,ChatGPTisparticularlystronginhandlingmathsproblemsstepbystep.____27____.AlthoughChatGPT,justlikeanyAIsystem,can’texactlyunderstandemotions,itcanstillprovideusefultipsformanagingrelationshipswithfriends,familynWindowslovedones.Inadditiontotheabovefeatures,ChatGPTcandoalargenumberofthingslikewritingasong,apoem,explainingtoughtopicsandsoon.____28____ChatGPTusesreinforcement(强化)learningwithhumanfeedbacktocleverlyprocessitsenvironmentusinghumanexpressionsandadapttodifferentsituationswithlearneddesiredbehaviors.____29____,andcontinueslearningthroughthehumanknowledgeusersprovide,makingitabletogiveeducatedresponsesonalargevarietyoftopics.ThelimitationofChatGPTChatGPT,likealllanguagemodels,isnotwithoutlimitations.____30____.BecauseChatGPTisalwayslearningfromthetextdataitisprovided,itcangiveinaccurateandincorrectinformation.A.ThewayChatGPTworksB.TheideaofinventingChatGPTC.ToknowtheadvantagesofChatGPTD.TogetfamiliarwithChatGPTfurtherE.IthasbeentrainedonalotofdatabeforethisF.ChatGPTcanalsobeyourpersonalrelationshipexpertG.It’simportanttodoublechecktheinformationitgivesyou三、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。WhenMarcowasaboy,hetriedeverythingtogethisfather’sloveandattention.Hestudiedhardtogetgood___31___andtriedtobehavewell.Hewasshyandshorterthantheotherboys.Besides,hisfatherwas____32____andhadlittletimeforhim.Exceptforhis____33____forhouseworkafterschool,therewasnocommunication.Marcofeltvery___34___.Oneday,hismathsteachercalledhimthatsomeyoungteenagersweresigningupforapublicspeaking___35___.ShethoughtMarcoshouldgiveita____36____.Shefirmlybelievedhecouldperformonstagelikeotherkids.Feelingherstrongtrust,heagreedto____37____thecontest.Allwinter,Marcotookabusto____38____twiceaweekinanothercity,wherethecompetitionwouldtakeplace.Hewastakenbyastrong____39____heneverfeltbefore.Finally,thebigdayarrived.Hisfather,andyes,hismathsteacher,werepresent.Whenhesteppedontothestageandbegantospeak,hefelt____40____athome.Hewasfunny,andactedverynaturally.Hewon!Henoticedhisfather’seyeswere____41____—hewassoproud.Itwasthenthathisfather____42____heshouldpaymoreattentiontothechild.Asthewinner,Marco’snamewas____43____inthelocalpapers.Heknewthiswasthe____44____ofhisnewlife.Itallhappenedbecauseofaphonecall,fromonewho____45____him.31.A.gifts B.habits C.skills D.marks32.A.lazy B.silent C.busy D.serious33A.suggestions B.orders C.comments D.promises34.A.puzzled B.surprised C.lonely D.silly35.A.contest B.exam C.talk D.lesson36.A.change B.focus C.decision D.try37.Aorganize B.continue C.enter D.quit38.A.compete B.act C.work D.practise39.A.energy B.pain C.dissatisfaction D.risk40.A.actually B.totally C.partly D.usually41.A.moving B.empty C.shining D.clear42.A.agreed B.realized C.imagined D.remembered43.A.shared B.discussed C.collected D.published44.A.start B.meaning C.lesson D.need45.A.dependedon B.believedin C.heardabout D.listenedto四、语篇填空(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。DoubleSeventhFestivalorQixi,____46____(wide)knownastheChineseValentine’sDay,oftenfallsonAugust.Fallingonthe7thdayofthe7thmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar,itistheonlyChinesefestivalthat____47____(think)toberelatedtolove.Itisadayfullofromancebecausethereis____48____veryfamouslovestoryinChinaaboutNiulangandZhinv,aweavinggirl____49____isgoodatdoingweaving.AlthoughtheWesternValentine’sDayisverypopularwithpeopleinChinaforyears,Chinesepeopleattachmoreandmoreimportance____50____Qixi,theirownValentine’sDay.LoversandcouplesexchangegiftswitheachotheronthatChineseloversday,andsomeyoungstersliketoparticipatein____51____(tradition)activitiesinancientChinesecostumes.Qixi,alsocalledQiqiaoFestivalinmanyplacesbyChinesepeople,hasanothermeaningforgirls,because____52____istimeofayeartopraytoGoddessZhinvforingenuity(心灵手巧).That’stheoriginofitsanothername,QigiaoFestival,literallyIngenuity-BeggingFestival.Girlsinancienttimejoinedvarieties(各种各样)of____53____(competition)onneedlework,whileonlypartoftheinterestinggamesremainstoday,____54____(play)amonggirls,thesameinthehopeof_____55_____(get)allsmartandbeautifulthings.五、单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)根据语境注意形式的变化，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。56..____________（逐渐地）,thechildrenbegantounderstand.（根据汉语提示填空）57.Theythoughthisbehaviourwas________(反常的).(根据汉语提示单词拼写)58.Thepaintingsdrawnbymydaughterare_______(展览)onthewalls.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)59.Thepolicesaidallthe_______(目击者)werefromthesameschool.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)60.She________(克服了)injurytowintheOlympicgoldmedal.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)61.Maryisan_______(杰出的)athleteanddeservedtowin.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)62.Hestudieshardandis_______(乐观的)aboutthefuture.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)63.Awind_______(出现),andraindropsbeganfallingallatonce.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)64.Atelephone_______(接线员)askedhimtohold.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)65.Hetriedtospeak,butshealways_______(打断)him.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)六、写作(共2题，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)66.假设你是李华，你的美国朋友汤姆Tom暑假想来中国游玩，请你给他写一封信向他推荐一个好玩的主题公园。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearTom,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节(满分25分)67.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。AGiftBeyondMeasureAtanearlyage,Iwascrazyaboutmusic,dreamingofpossessingapianoonwhichIcouldpracticeandplayinthewayafamouspianistdidonthestage.LaterwhenIwasgettingolder,onmywaytoschool,therewasaninstrumentshopthatIpassedbyalmosteveryday.WhenIsawthroughthewindow,inthecorneroftheshopstoodanicepianowhichwouldalwaysattractmyeyessodeeplythatIevenforgoteverythingaroundme.Tomysadness,myfamilywastrulystruggling.Inthatperiod,mymotherwaslaidofffromherpositionandmyfatherwasonlyaclerkinacompany.Itwasjustamatterofgettingbyonalowincome,nottomentionbuyingmeanexpensivepianothoughtheyknewIwaseagertoplaythatpianosomuch.Theincreasingwrinklesinmyfather’sfaceevenstoppedmefromhavingthisthought.Thenonedayafterschool,Iwentasusualtotheshopwindowtolookat