广西壮族自治区2023-2024学年高二下学期开学联合检测英语试题

高二年级2024年春季学期入学联合检测卷英语注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，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，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题;每题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。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】WhydidthewomangotoMallorca?A.TolearnSpanish. B.Tolookforajob. C.Toseeafriend.2.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?A.Takehimtohospital.B.Gotoaclasswithhim.C.Submitareportforhim.3.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whowilllookafterthechildren?A.Jennifer. B.Marie. C.Suzy.4.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?A.Drivehome. B.Goshopping. C.Eatout.5.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Howtofryfish.B.Howtomakecoffee.C.Howtoremoveabadsmell.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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】6.WhendoesGomezwatchafootballgameonTV?A.Whenthestadiumiscrowded.B.Whenhisfriendsaretoobusy.C.Whenhefailstogetaticket.7.HowmuchdidGomezpayforthefootballgamelasttime?A.$20. B.$25. C.$50.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】8.WhatdidAlexdointheafternoon?A.Hehadawalk. B.Hewenthunting. C.Heplantedtrees.9.WhatdidAlexbringback?A.Flowers. B.Leaves. C.Books.10.WhatwasBobdoingwhenAlexsawhim?A.Fishing. B.Takingpictures. C.Swimming.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】11.WhatdidDaviddoonhismostrecentholiday?A.Hehadaboattrip.B.Heclimbedamountain.C.Hetookaballoonflight.12.WhatareonDavid’slist?A.Thingshewishedtodo.B.Giftsheneededtobuy.C.Dateshehadtoremember.13.WheredoesthewomansuggestDavidgoforhisnextholiday?A.MountFuji. B.Thedeepsea. C.TheAmazon.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】14.WhydidSarahmakethephonecall?A.Toaskafavor.B.Topassonamessage.C.Tomakeanappointment.15.WhereisSarahnow?A.Atameetingroom. B.Atherhome. C.AttheSheltonHotel.16.WhattimeisMichaelleavinghisplacetomorrowmorning?A.At7:40. B.At8:00. C.At8:20.17.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenJohnandSarah?A.Neighbors. B.Fellowworkers. C.Husbandandwife.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】18.Whatdomostpeoplethinkisveryimportantinspokencommunication?A.Pronunciation. B.Grammar. C.Vocabulary.19.Whyshouldyoulistentoexpertsaccordingtothespeaker?A.Todevelopyourreadingfluency.B.Toimproveyournote-takingskills.C.Tofindoutyourmispronunciations.20.Whatisthespeaker’slastsuggestion?A.Spellingoutthedifficultwords.B.Practicingreadingthewordsaloud.C.Checkingthewordsinadictionary.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。AWithover70%ofthecountryblanketedinforest,BhutanisrichinoutdooractivitiesandcharmingvillagesthatshowcaseadistinctiveculturefoundnowhereelseontheEarth.HereareourpicksforthebestplacestoaddtoyourBhutantravelinglist.ParoLessthan10minutesawayfromtheairport,thehistoricriversidetownofParoisknownfortheNationalMuseum,RinpungDzongandsymbolicTiger’sNestMonastery.WanderalongParo’sstreetsandtheParoWeekendMarkettoexploreshopsandstandsofferinghandmadesouvenirs.Whenyou’veworkedupanappetite,stepintoanyrestaurantforfresh,handmademomodumplings.ThimphuInBhutan’scapitalcity,spendthedaycreatingyourownstampsattheBhutanPostalMuseum,touringthemassiveThimphu’smuseumsandwatchingpolicemenmanuallydirecttraffic(therearenotrafficlightsintheentirecity).Whenthesunsetsbelowthemountains,enjoyyourselfatbarslikeGreyArea,apopularartbarwithlivemusicwhereyoucanshout“tashidelek!”,aXizang’sexpressionforgoodluckandhealth.PunakhaBelovedforriversidefarmswherecowseatamongriceandpepperfields,Punakhaishometowhatisitsmostbeautifultemple,whichsitsalongthePunakhaRiver.Punakha’slowaltitudemeansittendstobehotterandsunnierthannearbytownsanddistricts,whichmeansyou’llneedtotakeprecautionstoavoidsunburn.KhomaFashionloverscanexpecttovisitbehindthecurtaininBhutan’stextilecenter,Khoma.IntheeasterndistrictofLhuentse,thisvillageishometoroughly1,000residents—andfewcars.Khoma’sartisansspendtheirdaysweavingdelicatepatternsanddesignsontraditionalBhutaneselooms(织布机),creatingcolorsfromthearea’smineralsandplants.21.WhatisrecommendedforvisitorstravelinginThimphu?A.Actingasapoliceman. B.Enjoyingthenightlife.C.Purchasingancientstamps. D.Tryinghandmadedumplings.22.WhatshouldvisitorscarrywhiletravelinginPunakha?A.Food. B.Lifejackets. C.Sunblock. D.Warmingclothing.23.Whichattractionbestsuitstouristswhoareinterestedintraditionalcrafts?A.Paro. B.Thimphu. C.Punakha. D.Khoma.BMs.McIntyre,38,workedasapublisher.Shesufferedbraincancerandherhealthgotworsedespitesomemedicaltreatment.Butsherealizedthatinaway,shewasluckierthansomeotherpeople.Shehadinsurancetohelppayforhermedicalcare.ButMs.McIntyreandherhusband,Mr.Gregory,knewthatmanypeoplewithcancerfacetoughdecisionsbecauseofthecostsofmedicalcareandwindupowingfarmorethantheycanpay.Thoughherhealthwasfailing,Ms.McIntyredecidedtohelppayoffthemedicaldebtsofasmanypeopleasshepossiblycould.ThecouplebegandonatingmoneytoagroupcalledRIPMedicalDebt,whichiscommittedtoworkingtopayofftheunpaidmedicaldebtsofothers.Thegroupcanpayoffmedicalbillsforabout100timeslessmoneythantheycost.Inotherwords,forevery100donated,thegroupcanpayoff10,000inunpaidmedicalbills.Unfortunately,Ms.McIntyrepassedawaybeforelong.Mr.GregorypostedamessageforMs.McIntyreonhersocialmediaaccounts.“Ifyou’rereadingthis,Ihavepassedaway,”thepostbegan.Thenthepostexplained,“Tocelebratemylife,I’vearrangedtobuyupothers’medicaldebtsandthendestroythedebts.”Thecouplehadsetupapageonawebsitetoraisemoneyforthispurpose.Theyhadhopedtoraiseabout$20,000.Nevertheless,Ms.McIntyre’slastpostattractedalotofattention.Thedonationsonherwebpagequicklypassedthetotalgoal.Inlessthanaweek,thesitehadraised10timesmorethanexpectedandthedonationsarestillcomingin.ByNovember22,2023,Ms.McIntyre’swebpagehadraisedover$627,000,orenoughmoneytopayoffabout$60millioninmedicaldebts.Mr.GregoryplannedaspecialeventinDecembertocelebrateMs.McIntyre’slifeandtoannouncehowmanymillionsofdollarsofmedicaldebtshereffortshadpaidfor.24.WhydidMs.McIntyrefeelluckierthansomeotherpeople?A.Thedoctorseventuallycuredher. B.Herdiseasedidn’tbecomeworse.C.Shehadadecentjobbeforebeingill. D.Shehadsecurityaboutmedicalcare.25.HowdidMs.McIntyreandherhusbandhelpothers?A.Bypayingfortheirdailydebts. B.Bygivingawaymoneytothem.C.Byriddingthemofdebtsfromtreatments. D.Bypurchasingmedicalinsuranceforthem.26Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A.Thepublicinvolvement. B.Thecouple’scommitment.C.Theoperationofawebsite. D.Theincreaseofmedicaldebts.27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMs.McIntyre?A.Humorousandelegant. B.Influentialandunderstanding.C.Cautiousandpromising. D.Enthusiasticandadaptable.CCanyounameafamouselephant?Babar,perhaps?OrDumbo?Thoughthesenamesmaybememorabletohumans,theysoundnothinglikethenameselephantsgiveeachother.“Ifyou’reanelephant,yournameissomethingmorelikealow,rumblingsound(隆隆的声音),”scientistssay.ResearchershavefoundthatAfricanelephantsemitsoundsinresponsetoindividualsintheirsocialgroup,andthereceiversrespondaccordingly.Researchersrecorded527elephantcallsinnorthernKenyaand98callsinsouthernKenya.Theythendistinguishedwhichmemberswereseparatedfromtheherdatthetimeofeachcall,orwhichmemberswereclosetotheherd.Researcherscorrectlyidentifiedthereceiversof20.3%ofthe625recordedcalls.Thismarksastepforwardinunderstandinghowthesehighlyintelligentanimalscommunicate.“There’sacontactrumble,ananti-predatorrumbleandagreetingrumble.Ifyoulookataspectrogram(声谱图)withyoureyes,theyalllookalmostexactlythesame,”saidCaitlinO’Connell-Rodwell,anelephantbiologistatHarvardMedicalSchool.“That’swhyartificialintelligence(AI)hasbeenexciting.Itallowsustoreallyfigureoutwhattheelephantsaresaying.”Asitturnedout,thecallsweredistincttothereceivers.Evencallsfromdifferentcallerstothesamereceiverweresimilar.Thepatternwaslessobviousthanitwasbetweenasinglecallerandhisorherreceiver.Thismaybebecauserumblesencodemultiplemessagesatthesametime,sotheAIsystemincomputermodelmaynothavebeenabletopickoutthe“name”usedineachcall.“Itjusthighlightsthecomplexityofwhat’sgoingon.Andwe’renotskilledenoughinthesemeasurementstofigureoutwhat’sgoingon,”saidCaitlin.However,theresearchshowshowelephantsarenavigatingthroughalargelandscapeandcanstillkeepintouchwithspecificindividuals.Itallowsthemtospreadoutmuchfurtherandstillhaveveryclosetabsonindividuals,notjustthegroup.28.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?A.Elephantsseemtohavetheirownnames.B.Elephants’soundsdifferfromotherspecies.C.Elephants’namessoundexactlylikehumans’.D.Elephants’namessounddifferentfromeachother.29.Howdidtheresearchersconducttheirstudy?A.Bygroupingtheelephantsbasedonintelligence.B.Byobservingtheelephants’reactionstothecalls.C.Byanalyzingtherelationshipwithintheelephants.D.Bycopyingtheelephants’voicetocalltheirnames.30.WhatisthefunctionofAIintheresearch?A.Simplifyingtheprocess. B.Creatingaspectrogram.C.Lettingoutvariousrumbles. D.Makingouteachrumble.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Howdoelephantscontacteachother? B.Whydoelephantsmaketheirvoice?C.Doelephantsnameoneanother? D.Doelephantsliketobecalled?DAsasayinggoes,you’reonlyasoldasyoufeel,butwhatifdifferentpartsofyourbodyagedatdifferentspeeds?Itturnsouttheydo.Thestudyabouttheageofourbodiesshowsthatdifferenttissuesinsideusareeffectivelydifferentages.In2012,ProfessorSteveHorvathattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,lookedatsomethingnew—DNAmethylation(甲基化),anaturallyoccurringprocessinwhichDNAischemicallychangedovertime.HorvathanalyzedtheDNAin8,000tissuesamplesfromdifferentpartsofthebodyindifferentpeopletostudythesemarkers.Whathefoundwasstriking—theamountofmethylationincellsfrommostpartsofthebodywasagoodpredictoroftheperson’sage.Buttherewereinconsistencies.Breasttissue,forinstance,agesrapidly,whereasmuscleagesslowly.Theratesofageingarealsodifferentinmenandwomen.“Therearemanymedicalimplications,fromcancertoprematureageingdiseases,”saysHorvath.Ithasalreadybeenestablishedthattissuethatlookssignificantlyoldercouldbecancerous.Horvath’sstudyfoundthatcanceroustissuehasabiologicalageonaverage36yearsolderthanasubject’sactualage.Couldthisknowledgehelpuslivelonger?“Ifthemarkersrelatetoaprocessthatcausesageing,thenitwouldbetheoreticallypossibletoslowdownageingbycarefullytargetingDNAmethylation,”saysHorvath.Butbeforescientistsgottoworkondealingwithmethylation,theyfirstneededtoestablishwhetherthesechangeswerethecauseofageingorjustabyproductofanotherprocess.Now,a2023studyfromtheUniversityofMichiganhasbackedupProfessorHorvath’sfindings,whichmeanstheycansafelymakefurtherstudiesofmethylation.“OurmainaimwastoseewhetherbiologicalageaccelerationmeasuredfromDNAmethylationwaspredictiveofhealthoutcomesanddeath,”saidresearchassociateprofessorJessicaFaul.“Itturnedoutthatitislargelythecase.YoucanusecertainDNAmethylationmarkerstopredictageandage-relatedoutcomesquitewell.”32.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Toleadinthetopicofthetext. B.Tosummarizethewholetext.C.Tooffersuggestionstoreaders. D.Tostimulatereaderstoimagine.33.WhatdoweknowaboutHorvath’sdiscoveryaboutmethylation?AIthelpspeoplelivemuchlonger. B.Itdoesn’talwayspredictone’sage.C.Itexistsinsomepartsofone’sbody. D.Itcausesthedifferentratesofageing.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“backedup”inparagraph3mostprobablymean?A.Consulted. B.Contradicted. C.Approved. D.Predicted.35.HowdoesJessicaFaulfindDNAmethylationasapredictorofhealth?A.Avoidable. B.Unrealistic. C.Risky. D.Potential.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。Peoplearealwayslivingwithtechnologynowadays.Herecomesasmarthome,whichiscontrolledbythetouchofabutton.____36____Thisactslikearemotecontroltoactivatehouseholdsystemsandmonitorinsidetemperatures.Ifdonesuccessfully,asmarthomesystemwillbeintegratedsoseamlesslythatahouseholdwillappeartorunitself.Homeautomationisdesignedtointroduceefficiencytoahome.____37____Anefficientsmarthomeusessensorstopreventoverwateringofoutdoorgardensandcontrolroomtemperatures,allofwhichcanreduceexpenses.Inadditiontocostsavings,homeautomationoftenprovidesasenseofsecuritytohomeowners.Familieswithchildrenorelderlyadultsinthehomemaybereassuredbysomesafeguardsinsmarthomesecurity,likefirealarmsthatalerttheappropriateagenciesintheeventofaproblem.Lightingactivationrunsontimers,whichcanbealifesaverifanovenisleftonwhensomeoneleavesthehome.____38____Homeautomationisnotjustforsafety,however.____39____Withacentralizedcontrolunit,apersondoesnothavetoleavethecouchtoturndowntheblindsorevenordergroceries,whichcanbeautomated.____40____Suchahomebecomesdependentontechnologyforroutinetasks.Ifsomethinggoeswrongwiththecentralautomationunit,itisnotjustoneapplianceatriskasmalfunctionscandisruptsystemsthatarevitaltorunningahome.Asaresult,forallpeople,ahomecanbecomeaplaceoftechnicalfaultsthatrepeatedlyrequirerepair.A.Asmarthomedoesn’tapplytoallfamilymembers.B.Itachievesthisbysavinghomeownerstimeandmoney.C.Therearesomedrawbackswithanautomatedhomesystem.D.Itcanalsoprovideconvenienceforpeoplelivinginthehome.E.Homeautomationdependsonfurnitureandhometemperatures.F.Throughhomeautomation,anentirehousecanbeconnectedviaasmartcontroller.G.Besidesprotectingpeople,italsoofferssecurityforexpensiveitemsinsidearesidence.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。Onemorningontheirwalktoschool,9-year-oldKhloeThompsonandhermotherpassedawomanlivingonthestreet.Troubledatthethoughtofpeoplelivingwithoutahome,Khloefeltan____41____tohelp.Atthetime,sheandhergreatgrandmotherworkedtogetherseveraldaysperweektocraftcolorfulbags,which____42____anidea:Fillingupherbeautifulhomemadebagswith____43____forhomelesspersonswhohadfallenon____44____times.Khloehopestoimprovetheirlives,withalltheyneededtomaketheir____45____fromthestreetstostablehousing.Khloe’sgreatgrandmotherwas____46____theideaofhandingouttheirbagstohelpothersandsheagreedto____47____thecostforthefillingsthatwentintothefirstbatchofbags.Afterthesuccessoftheirfirstbagdeliveries,theywantedtofindawaytocontinuetheir____48____project.TheycreatedaGoFundMepageandposteditonsocialmediatoattractpotential____49____.Theoverwhelming____50____tocampaignmotivatedKhloeandherfamilytolaunchtheirownnon-profitfoundation,KhloeKares,in2015.KhloeKareshasgivenawaymorethan5,000KareBagswhichare____51____ofafewmonths’supplyofbasiccareitems.Theorganizationhas____52____outtohelpmanyothercommunities.NowKhloe____53____workstomotivateotherkidstobecome____54____withintheircommunities.Shewantsotherkidstoknowthattheiractionsmatter.“Youragedoesn’tdetermineyour____55____,”Khloesaid.41.A.invitation B.attraction C.interest D.urge42.A.stirredup B.gaveup C.madeout D.subscribedto43.A.masterpieces B.necessities C.documents D.leftovers44.A.previous B.ancient C.tough D.cultural45.A.angles B.construction C.stands D.transition46.A.infavorof B.inneedof C.onbehalfof D.onaccountof47.A.spare B.reduce C.cancel D.fund48.A.permanent B.charitable C.appropriate D.original49.A.viewers B.netizens C.donors D.residents50.A.access B.commitment C.reaction D.addiction51.A.ashamed B.terrified C.tired D.composed52.A.figured B.branched C.brought D.checked53.A.passionately B.luckily C.apparently D.potentially54A.desperate B.defeated C.engaged D.curious55.A.score B.impact C.goal D.future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。Acity’snamecanoftenindicateitsstatusinanation’shistory.Nanjing,meaning“southerncapitalcity”literallyinChinese,couldclaimsuchaninfluential____56____(identify)inhistory.Thecity,nowcapitalofEastChina’sJiangsuProvince,wasonce____57____(global)consideredtohave____58____urbanhistoryof2,500years,anewarchaeologicalresearchrewritesthat.Itwasfoundedmorethan3,100yearsagowhenanancientcitynamedChangganwasrecentlyexcavated(发掘).“____59____(date)fromtheShangandZhoudynasties,archaeologistsfoundthatthecity’swallswereprotectedbytrenches,____60____isauniversallyacknowledgedindicatorofadefensivesystem____61____(adopt)byancientcities,”saysChenDahai,headofthearchaeologicalexcavationteam.“Inthehistoryoftheancientsystem,trenches____62____(appear)beforethewallswereconstructed.Theywerebuiltaroundthelivingarea____63____(prevent)floodsanddefendagainstenemies,”headded.Thelatestarchaeologicalfindingsmayreshapethecity’shistory,with____64____(it)appearancetracingbacktomorethan3,100yearsago.WangWei,directoroftheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences’ArchaeologyDepartment,recognizesthediscovery_____65_____aremarkablearchaeologicalfindingintracingtheNanjing’sorigins.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)66.假定你是李华，上周五你校举办了一场主题为“健康与运动”的演讲比赛。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：1.参赛人员；2.现场描述；3.比赛反响。注意：1.写作词数应80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。ASpeechContestAbout“HealthandSport”___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Daniel’smother,DebbieAshworthstruggledtoraisehertwokids.Astheolderchildathome,Danielwasagoodhelptohismother,cleaningtheroomandcaringforhisyoungerbrother,Tony.Onacoldwintermorning,Debbieaskedthekidstogotothesupermarketforsomegroceries.AtoypandaonthesheIfcaughtTony’seyes.Itwassoadorablethathecouldhardlytearhimselfawayfromit.Knowingthattheycouldn’taffordit,Danieltoldhisbrothertoputitback.ButTonyreallywanteditandwasunwillingtoleave.“Please,Ican