广东省惠州市2023-2024学年高二下学期7月期末考试英语试题

惠州市2023-2024学年高二下学期7月期末考试英语本试卷共8页 考试时间：120分钟 满分：120分注意事项：1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定的位置上。2.回答选择题时,选出每题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑,如需要改动。先用橡皮擦干净后,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,写在试卷上无效.第一部分阅读（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。ASummerisfinallyintheair,butthatdoesn'tmeanyoucan'tstillstayinandhaveagreatmovienight.Whetheryou'relookingforsomethingdeepandthought-provokingorlightforthewholefamily,therearemanyincrediblefilmsonNetflix.TheMatrix(1999)IMDb(InternetMovieDatabase):8.7/10|Runtime:136minutesTheMatrixisasciencefictionfilmthatstarsKeanuReevesasahackerwhodiscoverstheworldhelivesinisanillusioncraftedbymalevolentArtificialIntelligence.Themoviepresentstheverybestintechnicalfilmmaking,winningfourOscars.Withthrillingactionandacomplexstory,it'samust-see.AmericanSymphony(2023)IMDb:7.9/10|Runtime:104minutesEvenifyoujustwatchthetrailerforAmericanSymphony,youwillbeintears.Thedocumentary（纪录片）tellsthestoryofGrammywinnerJonBatisteandhiswife,SuleikaJaouad.It'sabeautifultaleofloveandresilience,withVarietyMagazinecallingit“oneofthebestlovestoriesseenonfilm.”Nyad(2023)IMDb:7.1/10|Runtime:121minutesAsexpectedfrommostsportsdramasandbiopics,Nyadsharesastoryofperseverance,thetriumphsofdetermination,andamessageofhope.Itengagestheaudiencewithitssolidfoundationwhileentertainingthroughgroundeddramabasedonrealityinsteadofrelyingoncheapcliches（陈词滥调）.SocietyoftheSnow(2023)IMDb:7.7/10|Runtime:144minutesIn1972,aUruguayanflightcrashedonthewaytoChile,andthesurvivorsofthewreckhadtoworktogethertosurviveintheoftheSnow.Withabudgetof60millioneuros,thefilmisthemostexpensiveSpanishfilmevermade.21.Forthosewhovalueonlinescoring,whichfilmwouldbetheirtopchoice?A.TheMatrix. B.AmericanSymphony.C.Nyad. D.SocietyoftheSnow.22.Whatdothelastthreefilmshaveincommon?A.Theyarehigh-budgetfilms.B.Theyarebasedontruestories.C.Theyhavethedurationwithintwohours.D.Theyhavebeensuccessfulattheboxoffice.23.Whoisthetextintendedfor?A.Filmcritics. B.Filmmakers. C.Movie-goers. D.Cinemastaff.BIusedtowanttobeazookeeper,butafterbecomingawildliferescueworker,IfoundthatthisworkisevenmorevaluablethanIthought.NotonlycanIhelpinjuredwildanimals,butIcanalsofacilitatetheirreturntothewild.Wemakeeveryefforttoaccomplishthisgoal:hidingfoodunderrocksandfallenleavestosimulate（模拟）anaturalenvironment,ordoingourbesttomaintainsomedistancefromtheanimalsandpreventthemfrombondingwithhumans.IamoftenaskedwhetherIfeelatallsadwhenit'stimetoreleasetheanimals-totellyouthetruth,I'malwaysprettywillingtoletthemgo.Allofmyeffortshavebeentowardallowingthemtoreturntothewild,andthewildiswheretheybelong,sothere'snoreasonforreluctanceonmypart.Butitistruethatsometimesthereisnowayforananimaltogobacktothewild,ortokeepitfrombondingwithhumans.Lastyear,Irescuedalight-ventedbulbul（白头鹎）.Thebird,initiallylackingfeathers,recoveredunderourcare.Itwasscheduledforreleaseduringitsadolescentperiod,duringwhichit'srelativelyeasytosocialize.Butaninjurytoitsflightfeathersdelayeditsreturntothewild.Thebirdimprintedonhumansduringthefollowingtwomonths,whichwasacriticalcognitive（认知的）developmentperiod,leadingittoreturntousafterbeingreleased.Whenweengageinwidliferescue,wehavetoteachanimalshowtomaintainahighdegreeofcautionaroundhumans.Iftheybecometootrustingofhumans,itisverylikelythatway,oursuccessdependsnotontheanimals,oronourworkhere,butmoresoontheattitudehumanswouldnotbeabadthing,andourreleaseattemptcouldthenbesuccessful.24.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sjob?A.Itwashisinitialcareerchoice.B.Itforbidscloseinteractionwithanimals.C.Itmainlyaimstocuretheinjuredanimals.D.Itinvolvesbothrescueandreleaseefforts25.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sfeelingtoreleasetherescuedanimals?A.Ambitious. B.Cheerful. C.Sorrowful. D.Anxious.26.Whichisclosestinmeaningto“imprintedon”inparagraph3?A.Wasattachedto. B.Wasawareof. C.Wassensitiveto. D.Wascautiousof.27.Whatisthekeytothesuccessofwildliferescuework?A.Animals'faithinhumans.B.Human'sknowledgeinthework.C.Human'sattitudetowardsanimals.D.Animals'abilitytosurviveinthewild.CRena,18months,isababyworkerataJapanesenursinghome,hiredtobrightenthedaysofresidentswhoseowngrandchildrenmayrarelyvisit.Theinfants'（婴儿）presencesmeanttoeasethelonelinessthatcancomewithgrowingolder,especiallyintherapidlyageingnationwhereathirdofthepopulationisover65.Thenursinghome'sdirector,KimieGondo,cameupwiththeideaofbabyworkersthreeyearsagowhenherownnewborngranddaughterwasvisitingandshesawhowhappyitmadetheresidents.Thenursinghomenowhasabout70babyworkersstrollingaroundthenursinghomewiththeirparents,mostlymothers.Renaandhercolleaguesarepaidindiapers（纸尿裤）andicecream.Butthosearenottheonlyrewards.“Hereshegetstointeractwithkidsherageandalsowithgrandfathersandgrandmotherswhoareabitmoredifficulttocomeacross,”saidShinohara,Rena'smother,whocalledthenursinghomeresidents“greatlifeteachers”.Renaandhersmallcolleaguesworkflexiblehoursbuttheydon'thavelonginthebusiness-havingtoretirebeforetheageofthree.Akeyrequirementforthetoddlersisthattheyshouldspeakaslittleaspossible.That'sbecauseolderpeoplecanstruggletospeakandcommunicate,especiallyiftheyhavecognitiveimpairment(认知障碍）,”Inordertocommunicataonthesamelevel,wordsareunnecessary,”sheadded.Fornursinghomeresidents,Gondosaid,thevisitsfromtoddlersprovidethecommonexperienceoffamilymembersfrommultiplegenerationslivingunderthesameroof.“Eveniftheyenterafacilitylikethis,theyshouldbeabletointeractwithpeoplefromvariousagegroupsonadailybasis,”shesaid.“Ithinkthat'sonlynatural.”28.WhydoesKimieGondocarryoutherideainthenursinghome?A.Toprovidejobsformothers.B.Topreventtheelderlyfromageing.C.Toamusegrandchildrenduringvisits.D.Topromotethewell-beingofresidents.29.What'stheextrabenefitforthebabyworkersaccordingtoShinohara?A.Tastysnacks. B.Parent-kidrelationship.C.Dailyessentials. D.Interpersonalexperience.30.Whyistherearestrictiononretiringageofbabyworkers?A.Wordsmightlessentheeffect.B.Flexiblehourscouldbeguaranteed.C.CognitiveImpairmentcouldbeavoided.D.Over-agedworkershavelowlanguagelevels.31.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.Babieshelpingremovecognitivebarriers B.BabiesreplacingcaregiversinnursinghomesC.Babyworkerstacklinglonelinessoftheelderly D.BabyworkersrunningaJapanesenursinghomeDChildrenexposedtovideosbycaregiversfortheircalmingor“babysitting”benefitstendedtousephrasesandsentenceswithfewerwords.AnewstudyfromSouthernMethodistUniversitypsychologistSarahKuckerandcolleaguesrevealsthatpassivevideouseamongchildrencannegativelyaffectlanguagedevelopment,buttheircaregiver'smotivationsforexposingthemtodigitalmediacouldalsolessentheimpact.PublishedinthejournalActaPaediatrica,thestudyinvolved302caregiversofchildrenbetween17and30months.Caregiversansweredquestionsabouttheirchild'swords,sentences,andhowmuchtimetheyspendondifferentmediaactivitieseachday.Thoseactivitiesincludedvideo/TV,videogames,videochat,ande-books,withcaregiversexplainingwhytheyuseeachactivitywiththeirchild.Printbookreadingwasalsocompared.Researcherslookedattheamountofmediauseandthereasonsprovidedbycaregiversfortheirchildren'smediause.Thesefactorswerethencomparedtothechildren'svocabularyandlengthusingtwoormorewordstogether.Theresearchrevealsanegativeassociationbetweenhighlevelsofdigitalmediawatchingandchildren'svocabularydevelopment.However,thenegativeimpactonlanguageskillswaslessenedwhenvideoswereusedforeducationalpurposesortofostersocialconnections-suchasthroughvideochatswithfamilymembers.Kuckeracknowledgesthatparentsoftenusedigitalmediatooccupychildrenwhiletheycompletetasks.Shesuggeststhatcaregiversneedtoconsiderwhatkindofvideosandhowmuchtheirchildrenarewatching,andwhethertheycaninteractwiththemduringthisperiod.FutureresearchbyKuckerandhercolleagueswillcontinuetoexplorethetypesofvideosyoungchildrenwatch,howtheyusescreenswithothers,andhowthatimpactslanguagedevelopment.32.Whatisthepotentialimpactofbeingexposedtovideosbycaregiversonchildren?A.Itenhancestheirvocabularydevelopment.B.Ithasnosignificanteffectontheirlanguageskills.C.Itleadstotheuseofshorterphrasesandsentences.D.Itencouragesthemtoreadprintbooksmoreoften.33.Whatdoparagraph2and3tellusaboutthestudy?A.Itsresearchprocess. B.Itstheoreticalbasis.C.Itsunderlyinglogic. D.Itsscientificevidence.34.Underwhatcircumstancecanthenegativeimpactbelessened?A.Whenchildrenfocusontasks. B.Whenchildrengetinvolvedinthecontent.C.Whenvideosserveasentertainment. D.Whenvideosaidlearningandbondbuilding.35.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A.Topointoutthesignificanceofthestudy. B.Tobringoutthefocusoffollow-upstudies.C.Topresentthepracticalapplicationofthefindings. D.Todiscussotheraffectingfactorsofbabies'growth.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。Whenitcomestowardrobe（衣柜）organization,manyofusoperateonanoutofsight,outofmindbasis.Ifyoucan'tseethemess,itdoesn'texist,right?36Withabitofplanning,youcangetthatwardrobelookingorderlyinnotime.Makeaplan.It'sbesttostartanybigprojectbysettingsomegoalsandintentions.Whatoutcomeareyouhopingtoachievebyrearrangingyourwardrobe?Doyoujustwantmorespace?Ormaybeyoufancymakingabitofextramoneybysellingthethingsyoudon'twear?37Thatwillhelpyoufine-tuneyourapproach.Doasimplification.Thebiggestcausesbehindamessywardrobearethoseclothesyouboughtfiveyearsagoandworeonce,ifthat.Sortingthroughyourwardrobeanddecidingwhattogetridofisessentialforrestoringorder.38Takeacoldhardlookatyourclothesandaskyourselfwhatyoureallyneed.Storeseasonalitems.Agreatwaytocreatespaceistoremoveseasonalitemsfromyourwardrobeandpackthemawayinadamp-proofstoragebag.39There'snoneedforyourbigbulkypufferjackettotakeupwardrobespaceinthemiddleofsummer!40Onceyou'vedoneyourclear-out,cleantheentireinsideofthewardrobeandchestofdrawersbeforereplacingitems.Ifyoukeepshoesinyourcloset,youmightfindabuild-upofdirtanddebrisatthebackandinthecornerssomakesuretowipethisclean.Beforeyouadditemsbackinside,remembertohangascentedbagtokeepthewardrobesmellingfresh.A.Well,it'stimetofaceit!B.Sortthroughyourclothes.C.Finishwiththesefinaltouches.D.Anddon'tbeafraidtobecruel!E.Thesecanbesomewhereoutoftheway.F.Eitherway,figureoutyourgoalsbeforeyougetstarted.G.Workoutaspecificmethodfordecorationslikebeltsandscarves.第二部分语言运用（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。Clark,abaldeagle（秃鹰）,isafrequentcommercialflier.Hetakesatleastsixtripsayear.Whentheplanetouchesdown,the41willoftenannouncetothecabin:“Theeaglehas42.”Likemanypassengerswhotouchdowninthenation'scapital,Clarkhasaprettyhighprofile.Hiseaglefather,Captain,wasgivenasa43totheUnitedStatesin1982byWestGerman.Atthetime,thebaldeaglewasendangered,andenvironmentalistswere44aboutthepresent.Atitslowpoint,thebaldeaglepopulationhadfallento417knownnestingpairs.TheUnitedStatesmadegreateffortsto45thebaldeaglepopulationandtheresultwas46.Thespecieswassavedandthebaldeaglewas47fromthelistofthreatenedspeciesin2007.Captainwaspartofacriticalconservationbreedingprogram,48sixhealthyeaglets（雏鹰）.WhileClark'ssiblingswere49intothewild,Clarkhasspenthiswholelifeunderhumancare.Clark'sclaw（爪）didnotform50andjustdidn'tgivehimthe51thathewouldneed.Afterall,thewildisnotthemost52place.Clarktravelsacrossthecountryto53flightdemonstrationsandothereducationalprogramsatevents.Peoplereactsimilarlywhentheyseehimatevents.They're54.Clark'sphysicalpresenceleavesalastingimpressionand55peopletocaremoreaboutconservationefforts.41.A.driver B.passenger C.pilot D.conductor42.A.boarded B.landed C.left D.launched43.A.gift B.decoration C.product D.reward44.A.passionate B.concerned C.excited D.curious45.A.keep B.monitor C.study D.recover46.A.satisfactory B.scary C.discouraging D.convincing47.A.excused B.protected C.removed D.separated48.A.teaching B.fathering C.catching D.adopting49.A.thrown B.changed C.divided D.freed50.A.carefully B.beautifully C.formally D.properly51.A.necessity B.company C.protection D.opportunity52.A.secret B.forgiving C.striking D.impressive53.A.learn B.seek C.observe D.perform54.A.blownaway B.putaway C.takenaway D.hiddenaway55.A.encourages B.trains C.forces D.warns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。“Leanabitotheleft,faceup,andgivemeasmile."Inabusyphotostudio,WangXin56(flexible)changeshisposition,movingthecameratofindthebestangleandpausingfromtimetotimetoadjustthelighting.As57experiencedportraitphotographer,Wangiswellawarethatskillsarefundamentalbutcommunicationismoreimportant.By58(chat)withhiscustomersinafriendlytone,heisabletoputthosecamera-shyatease,whichallowshim59(figure)outtheperfectmomenttoclick.The55-year-oldtookupphotographyin1986whenit60(see)bymanyasanadmiredprofessionandphotographerswereheldinhighesteem.Amonghisnumerousmemorable61(experience)isclickingthephotographsofthefamilyofGuoChuan,thefamousChinesesailor62isthoughttohavefallenoverboardwhilesailinginthehighseasin2016.Afterthetragedy,Guo'swifeandtheirchildrenvisitthestudioeveryyeartotakeasetofphotographs63memoryofGuo.Wangwitnessesthe64(grow)ofGuo'schildrenandtheirlovefortheirfather.Despitetheadvancementinphotographytechnologyandthechangingdefinitionofbeauty,Wangremainspassionateaboutself-improvement65stickstocapturinggenuinemomentsonhiscamera.第三部分写作（共两节,满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华,外教Mike邀请你担任英语俱乐部下周五举办的“DramaNight”的主持人。现你因故无法出席,请写信说明情况。内容包括：1.表示歉意；2.说明原因。注意：1.开头和结尾已经给出；2.词数80左右；3.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearMike,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一段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。Inasmalltownnestledintheheartofagreenvalley,therelivedtwofriends,AlexandBen.Theygrewupplayingbythebanksofthecrystal-clearRiverJade,whichflowedthroughtheirvillage,providingthemwithasourceofjoy.Afterschool,theywouldcatchfishorswiminit,addin