2023-2024学年广东省中山市高二年级上册期末英语模拟试题（含答案）

2023-2024学年广东省中山市高二上学期期末英语模拟试题

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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项）

A

AmsterdamDestinationGuide

Amsterdamisoneofthemostpopulartraveldestinationsintheworld,famousforitsbeautiful

canals,topartmuseums,cyclingcultureandsoon.Itisthecapitalandmostpopulouscityinthe

Netherlandsandoftenreferredtoasthe44VeniceoftheNorth^^becauseofitsexpansivesystemof

bridgesandcanals.HerearesomeofthekeypointstorememberasyouplanyourtriptoAmsterdam.

Must-SeeAttractions

MostvisitorsbegintheirAmsterdamadventureintheOldCentre,whichisfulloftraditional

architecture,shoppingcenters,andcoffeeshops.You,llalsowanttocheckoutAmsterdam'sMuseum

QuarterintheSouthDistrict,whichisgreatforshoppingattheAlbertCuypMarketandhavingapicnic

intheVondelpark.ThetopmuseumstovisittherearetheRijksmusuem,theAnnFrankHouse,andthe

VanGoghMuseum.

IfYouHaveTime

ThereareseveralotheruniquedistrictsinAmsterdam,andyoushouldtrytoexploreasmanyof

themastimeallows.TheCanalRingisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitethatwasoriginallybuiltto

attractwealthyhomeownersandisacenterforcelebrityspottingandnightlifetoday.ThePlantagearea

hasmostofthecity'smuseums,includingtheJewishHistoricalMuseum,theScheepvaartMuseum,and

thebotanicalgardens.

MoneySavingTips

•Unlessyoureallywanttoseethetulips（有B金香）blooming,avoidbookingbetweenmid-March

andmid-May.Thisiswhenhotelandflightpricesrise.

•LookforaccommodationsinAmsterdam'sSouthDistrict,whereratesaregenerallycheaperthan

inthecitycenter.

•Buytrainticketsatthemachineinsteadofthecountertosaveabitofmoney.

•Insteadofhiringatourguide,hoponacanalboat.They'reinexpensiveandwillgiveyouaunique

pointofviewofthecity.

Checkoutourhomepagetoviewpricecomparisonsforflights,hotels,andrentalcarsbeforeyou

book.

1.WhatcanbelearnedaboutAmsterdamfromthispassage?

A.AmsterdamiscalledtheuVeniceoftheNorth“becauseofitslocation.

B.TheVanGoghMuseumliesinAmsterdam'sMuseumQuarter.

C.TheOldCentreisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.

D.TheCanalRingisaplacetoattractgardenlovers.

2.InordertosavemoneyinAmsterdam,youcan.

A.arrangeaguidedcanaltourB.buytrainticketsatthecounter

C.reserveahotelintheSouthDistrictD.bookflightsbetweenmid-Marchandmid-May

3.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?

A.Amagazine.B.Anessay.C.Areport.D.Awebsite.

B

TheonlythingseparatingmytwoworldsistheRioGranderiver-itmightnotbemuch,butifs

enoughformetofeelabigdifferenceincustomsandvalues.PeoplewhoarenotfromElPaso,Texas,

UnitedStatesorabordercitymightnotunderstandwhatit'sliketogrowupbetweentwoplacesatonce.

IgrewupinaMexicanhousehold.MydadwasbominElPasobutlivednearlyhisentirelifein

CiudadJuarezuntilIwasbom,andmymomwasbornandraisedinMexico.Shedidn'tmovetotheUS

untilshehadme,whenshewas28.Myfirstlanguagewasnish,butmyparentsdidnotwantmein

bilingualclasses.So,instead,itwasallEnglishformeatschool.

EnglishwasallIspokeamongfriendsatschool,whilenishwasthedesignatedlanguagewith

family,andIhardlyevermixedthem.Ialsospentalotoftimewithmymaternalgrandparents,who

livedinJuarezandyoucouldsayhelpedraiseandshapewhoIamtoday.It'sthankstothemthatI

perfectedmynish,learnedtoreadandwriteinthatlanguage-despitenevertakingclasses-andfell

inlovewithmyMexicanculturebytravelingtoMexicoCityandaroundthecountry.

Alongwithbeingbilingualcameasenseofhavingadoubleidentity.IenjoyedwatchingnishTV

serieswithmygrandmaasmuchasAmericanseriessuchasTheAmandaShow.Andthesamewentfor

music.Ilovedlisteningtonishsingers,asmuchasAmericanpopsingers.

Itwasn'tuntilhighschoolthatIbegantomeetotherpeoplewhosebackgroundsIcouldrelateto.I

wasintroducedtofriendswithwhomIidentifiedbecausetheywereMexicanAmericanandwhohad

alsobeenraisedinElPasobutoftenvisitedfamilyinJuarez.ItwasalsoduringtheseyearsthatIstarted

goingouttopartyinJuarez.

Growingupontheborderisprettyspecial.Thankstomybiculturalupbringing,Ilearnedtoenjoy

andappreciatebothsidesofmewithouteverquestioningwhoIam,becausethetruthisthatIneedboth

ofthoserelationshipsandculturalidentitiestofeelcomplete.

4.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'supbringingbackground?

A.HewasbominCiudadJuarez,Mexico.

B.HeattendedschoolintheUSfromayoungage.

C.HisparentswerebothbomandraisedinMexico.

D.Heshowedhisbilingualabilitytohisclassmatesatschool.

5.Whohelpedtheauthorlearntoreadandwriteinnish?

A.Hisgrandparents.B.Hisparents.C.Histeachers.D.Hisfriends.

6.WhydoestheauthormentionthenishTVseriesandAmericanseries?

A.TocontrastthetwostylesofTVseries.B.Toillustratetheauthor9swideinterests.

C.Toprovetheauthorfitsintobothcultureswell.D.Toshowgrandmaandtheauthorhavethesame

hobbies.

7.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthisbiculturalidentity?

A.Proud.B.Confused.C.Worried.D.Awkward.

C

Mostofusareawareof“Istheglasshalffullorhalfempty?”litmustest.Ifyoupicktheformer,

you'rean"optimist”;otherwise,you*rea“pessimist”.Ifsnotablack-or-whitetest,butitcanmeasure

howoneseeslife.

AccordingtopsychologistLissyAnnPuno,mostofusgrowupwantingtobeanoptimist—a

personwhocanseethegoodinanysituationandcanstayhopefulwhenfacingchallenges.Forsome

people,though,lifehappensandtheystarttoseetheglasshal「emptyinstead.Pessimiststendtoseethe

wrongineverysituation,andblameexternalfactorsandcircumstanceswhenthingsaren'tgoingtheir

way.

Beingcontinuouslyfedwithbadnewsanddisappointmentscanturnoptimisticchildrenintoadults

thatarecriticalofalmosteverything.Forsome,theshiftbecomeseasier,beingraisedbypessimistic

parents.Othersstillremainoptimistic,thankstoapositivehouseholdgrowingup.

“Thisiswhydevelopingoptimisminyoungchildreniscrucialfortheirdevelopmentasadults,9,

saidLissyAnn.Ifadoptedatanearlyage,thispowerfulpersonalityqualitycanhelpchildrengrowinto

strongadultscapableofhandlinglife'scircumstanceswithconfidence,courage,andhope.Whatparent

wouldn'twantthatfortheirchildren?

“Childrenareseenasnaturaloptimists,LissyAnnsaid.Theycomeintothisworldwithunbiased

eyesandapureheartthathasn'tbeeninfluencedbysocialexpectations,lifeexperiences,severemental

shock,orauthorityfiguresyet.Whetherachildgrowsuptobeoptimisticornotispartgeneticandpart

environmental."Childhoodexperiences,parent-childconnection,orauthorityfigureswillallhavesome

influence,9,shesaid.Althoughoptimism(orthelackofit)couldbepasseddowngenetically,itcanalso

betaught.

8.Whatdopeoplewhoseetheglasshalf^emptyrefertoinparagraph2?

A.PeoplewhobecomepessimisticB.Peoplewholearnthetruthaboutlife

C.PeoplewhoseedifferentsidesofthingsD.Peopleholdontohopeindifficulttimes

9.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Factorsthataffectchildren'sattitudetolife.

B.Thenegativeinfluenceofparentsoverchildren'sgrowth.

C.Thepatternofchildren'smentaltransformation.

D.Circumstancesthatimprovechildren'spersonality.

10.Whyisitimportantforchildrentobeoptimisticaccordingtoparagraph4?

A.Itleadsthemtofuturesuccess.B.Itenablesthemtobewiseinadulthood.

C.Itmakesthemmentallystronginadulthood.D.Ithelpsthemmeettheirparents9expectations.

11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Childrenaremoreoptimisticthanadults.B.Geneticfactorsdecidehowchildrenseelife.

C.Optimismstrengthensparent-childconnection.D.Properguidancehelpsraiseoptimistic

children.

D

Sciencefictionisafantasy-filledworldwheretheimpossiblecomestolife.Inaworldwhere

sciencefictionfansareabundant,itishardtoescapetheinfluenceofthepopulargenre（类型）of

entertainment——beitintheformofreadingmaterialorfilms.Thisincludestheexposureofchildrento

sciencefiction.Hencetheeffectofsciencefictiononchildrenisdefinitelyworthconsidering.

Themaineffectthatcanbenotedisthatitinspirestheimaginationofchildren.Theyoungand

inexperiencedmindisexposedtotheexcitingworldofcountlesspossibilities.Thisallowsthechildren

toexperienceandcomprehendthepossibleoptionsofeventsthatmayoccur,whicharebeyondthe

normallifetheyexperience.

Besidesthis,theimaginationofchildrenisimprovedtounderstandtheworldarounduswithmore

interest.Whileastronomymaysoundveryuninterestingtoachild,thepossibilitiesofaliensliving

outsideEarthmakethetopicmoreexcitingandhencemoreaccessibletotheyoungthinkingminds.The

imaginationofchildrenwouldevenstimulatetheirinterestinhistorywhenitconcernssciencefiction

relatedtobothextinctandfantasyanimals.

Anenhancedimaginationisvitaltoasharpercognitive（认知的）abilityaschildrenareableto

thinkoutoftheboxandarenotlimitedtowhatisnormaltothemintheirdailylives.Theirimagination

wouldworkmuchbetterastheywouldhavecuriosityraisedbytheirsciencefictionexperience.

Imaginativechildrenwouldhaveanenrichedlifewithanactivemind.Awareoftheirsurroundings,

imaginativechildrenareabletoseelifeinamoredelightfulwaythanrealisticchildrenwhomaynotbe

abletoenjoytheirchildhoodasmuch.

12.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Howchildrenbecomeimaginative.B.Howchildrenusetheirimagination.

C.Howsciencefictionimpactschildren.D.Howsciencefictioncreatesafantasy.

13.Howisparagraph3mainlydeveloped?

A.Byanalyzingcauses.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bydescribingaprocess.D.Byfollowingtimeorder.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"thinkoutofthebox“inparagraph4referto?

A.Developcuriosity.B.Inspireimagination.

C.Breakthethinkingpattern.D.Limitcognitiveskills.

15.Whatdoweknowaboutimaginativechildren?

A.Theyareabletoenjoylifemore.B.Theyhaveeasieraccesstosciencefiction.

C.Theyhavemorelifeexperiences.D.Theyaremoreinterestedinlearninghistory

第二节七选五（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。

Thebenefitsofcookinggamesforchildren

Variouscookinggamesforchildrenthatareavailableonlinearemorethanjustafunpastime

activity.16Herearcsomeinformationonhowencouragingchildrentoplayonlinecookinggames

mayeducatethemandcontributetotheirsenseofindependenceandfreedom.

17Freeonlinecookinggamesencouragekidstotrynewthingsandthinkoutsidetheboxby

lettingthemexperimentwithingredients,recipes,andpreparationmethods.Suchgamescanhelpkids

developagrowthmindset,creativity,andthefreedomtomaketheirownchoices.

Onlinecookinggamespromotemathandreadingskills.Theactofcooking,whethervirtualorin

therealworld,requiresalotofcountingandmeasuring,whichpromotesthedevelopmentof

fundamentalmathematicalabilities.Additionally,manyfreecookinggamesonlinerequirekidstoread

therecipesorlistsofingredientsandthenfollowthedirections.18

Cookinggamesboostconfidenceandindependence.Whenkidsfinishataskactively,theyfeel

goodaboutthemselvesandproudofwhatthey'vedone.Forexample,somecreativegamesallowkidsto

experimentwithachefsrole.19Whenkidshavetrustintheirownskills,theyaremorelikelyto

growupwithafeelingofconfidence,responsibility,andindependence.

Cookinggamesimprovesocialskills.Playingmultiplayergamesallowschildrentointeractwith

others,solveproblemsincooperation,andsoon.20Onlinegamescanhelpthemdevelopself1

esteemandpracticetheircommunicationskills,sotheyeventuallyfeelmoreconfidentmakingfriendsin

reallife.

A.Cookinggamesenhancecreativity.

B.Cookinggamesstimulatechildren'sinterest.

C.Soifsadvisabletoplaysuchonlinegameswithyourfriends.

D.Thuskidscanbetaughttoreadandimprovetheirvocabulary.

E.Kidscanmastertheircookingskillsintheworldofimagination.

F.Theyprovideanumberofdevelopmentalandeducationalbenefitsaswell.

G.Thisisespeciallyconvenientforthosekidslackinginterpersonalskillsintherealworld.

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节完形填空（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ABCD四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Foraperiodofamonthsometimeago,Ibecameavegetarian.Somepeoplewon'teatmeatbecause

theythinkitiscrueltoanimals,orbecauseofhealth21.Myreasonisalittle22:itislove.

Isimplywantedtohonormygrandmotherbynoteatingmeat.Mygrandmotherspentalargepartof

herlifeasavegetarian,andsomeofmyhappiestchildhood23inVietnamwereofsharingameal

withher.

Infact,asachild,Ilearnedhowto24foodnotfromdishesmymotheroftencooked,butfromthe

simplemealsmygrandmother25.Often,dinnerwithGrandmawouldcomewithinterestingstoriesshe

hadknownfromherchildhood.

Grandma26morethanadecadeago.NowIamanadultlivinginSanFrancisco,andGrandma's

vegetariansuppersandstorieshavebecomea27past.ButonemorningitoccurredtomethatIcould

nolongerhearthesoundofmygrandmother^voice,becauseshehadleftmeforever.SoI28to

becomeavegetarianforamonth.ItissomethingGrandmawoulddoasawayto29thosewhohad

diedbeforeher.AndIcoulddonoless.

Inacityfamousforitsdiningexperience,thiswas30.Iturneddownseveraldinnerpartiesforfear

ofoffending（冒JE）thehosts.I31walkingbyrestaurantswherethe32ofgoodcookingwafted（漂

浮）intheair.Mybestfriendwondered33Iwasgoingthroughamid-lifecrisis.

Intruth,Iwantedtochangemy34manytimes.Whatgotmethroughthatmonth-longdietwasthis

particularmemoryofmygrandmother.Now,Ifollowedher35.Iinvitedfriendswhowantedtotaste

vegetarianfood.Andasweate,ItoldthemstoriesIhadknownasachild.

21.A.wondersB.studiesC.dreamsD.concerns

22.A.differentB.usefulC.coolD.crazy

23.A.lessonsB.opinionsC.chancesD.memories

24.A.appreciateB.experienceC.improveD.support

25.A.soldB.huntedC.demandedD.prepared

26.A.pulledawayB.tookawayC.passedawayD.putaway

27.A.similarB.temporaryC.variousD.distant

28.A.supposedB.believedC.decidedD.refused

29.A.honorB.protectC.influenceD.attract

30.A.difficultB.surprisingC.interestingD.natural

3l.A.forgotB.regrettedC.avoidedD.enjoyed

32.A.tasteB.skillC.smellD.sense

33.A.beforeB.ifC.untilD.unless

34.A.mindB.brainC.viewD.duty

35.A.theoryB.resultC.factD.way

第二节语法填空（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。

ClassicalChinesepoetryistraditionalChinesepoetry36.36.(write)in

ClassicalChineseandtypifiedbycertaintraditionalformsandcloseconnectionswithparticular

historical37.(period),suchasthepoetryoftheTangDynasty.Itsexistence

38.(record)atleastasearlyasthepublicationoftheClassicofPoetryorShijing.

39.(variety)combinationsofformsandgenresexist.Manyormostofthese40.

(arise)attheendoftheTangDynasty.UseanddevelopmentofClassicalChinesepoetry

41.(active)continueduptotheyearof1919,42.theMayFourthMovementtook

place,andisstilldevelopedeventoday.Poetrycreatedduringthis2,500yearperiodofmoreorless

continuousdevelopmentshows43.greatdealofdiversity-classifiedbybothmajorhistorical

periodsandbydynasticperiods.OfthekeyaspectsofClassicalChinesepoetry,anotheris

44.(it)intenseinterrelationshipwithotherformsofChineseart,suchasChinesepainting

andChinesecalligraphy.ClassicalChinesepoetryhasproventobeofstronginfluence

45.poetryworldwide.

第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假如你是李华，寒假期间中山市将举办首届美食节，组委会招聘一些英语志愿者，请你用英语写

一封申请信，内容包括：

1.写信目的；

2.介绍自己为何符合志愿者要求；

3.表达期望。

注意：

1.写作词数为80-100词；2.开头和结尾已给出。

DearSir/Madam,

Yourssincerely,

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。续写的词数应为150左右。

Yesterdayaheatwavehitthetown."It'stoohot!Lefsgoforaswimafterwefinishourchores（家

务¥舌）athome!^^Josephcomplainedtohislittlebrother,Loren.AstheboyswalkedtowardtheLittle

ColoradoRiver,theysawSamandFrank,whorantojointhem."Swimming'sjustwhatweneedtocool

Samsaid,kickingarock.

“Sureitis,“Frankagreed.Thenhelookedatthefieldtheywerepassing.Thereweremanyround

watermelonsinFarmerDavis5spatch（小块地）.“Hey,Joseph^^Franksaid,“doyouhavethecourageto

climboverthatfenceandgetusaripe（成熟的）watermelon?”

“Idon'tknow.9,Josephsaid.

Lorenlookeduncomfortable.6<Idon'tthinkthafsagoodidea.”

“Comeon,^^Franksaid,pushingJosephtowardthefence.C4Noonewilleverknow.^^

ThenFrankstartedtoclimbthewoodenfence.Josephfeltbadbutclimbedthefenceandjumped

withFrankintothewatermelonpatch.

Josephtooktheclosestmelonandracedbacktothefence.Theotherboyslaughedandtookturns

carryingtheheavymelonastheyrantotheriver.Finallytheybrokeopenthewatermelon.Thesticky

sweetjuicewasdelicious!ButJosephregrettedwhattheyhaddoneandwishedhehadn'ttakenthe

melon.

Onthewalkhome,theyfinishedoffthelastpieceofthemelonjustastheypassedthewatermelon

patchagain.JosephloweredhisheadquicklywhenhesawFarmerDavisinthefield.Hewavedatthe

boys,whoquicklythrewthemelonrinds（皮）tothesideoftheroad.Davislookedupsetastheboys

hurriedby.Josephfeltterrible.Itwaswrongtotakethewatermelon.HeknewhehadtotellFarmer

Daviswhattheyhaddoneandaskforfbrgiveness（宽恕）.

ThateveningFarmerDavisvisitedJosephandLorenattheirhouse."Oneofmybiggest

watermelonswentmissing,9,hesaid,“Iwaswonderingifyouboyshappenedtoseeanyoneinmyfield

asyoupassedbytoday.”

Paragraph1：

Josephlookedathisshoesandsaidinalowvoice.

Paragraph2：

FarmerDavisthoughtfora

minute.

12月月考答案

A篇：1-3BCD

B篇：4-7BACA

C篇：8-11AACD

D篇：12-15CBCA

七选五16-20FADEG

完型21-25DADAD

26-30CDCAA

31-35CCBAD

语法填空：

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