广东省东莞市2023-2024学年高二下学期7月期末英语试题

2023-2024学年度第二学期期末教学质量检查高二英语（本试卷共四大题，满分150分。考试用时120分钟）第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节听力理解（两段共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）共两小段，每段播放两遍。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听第1段对话，回答第1~2题。1.WheredoesTomcomefrom?A.Australia. B.Canada. C.NewZealand.2.WhowillTomgotothebeachandcampwith?A.Hisfamilies. B.Hisfriends. C.Hispets.听第2段对话，回答第3~5题。3.WhatkindofmoviedoesJaneprefer?A.Comedies. B.Romanticmovies. C.Sciencefictionmovies.4.WhichmoviedoesJackrecommend?A.Arival. B.Dune:PartTwo. C.BeyondtheStars.5.Whendidtherecommendedmoviehitthetheater?A.OnMarch8th. B.OnMarch6th. C.OnMay8th.第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）听下面一段独白。请从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为6~10的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。ArtificialIntelligenceDefinitionThedevelopmentofcomputersystemsthatcan6tasks.Applications●SmartphonesAIhelpsunderstandour7commandsandanswerquestions.●HealthcareDoctorscanuseAItoanalyze8picturestoidentifyillnesses.●EducationAIgreatlyhelpsstudentspracticemath,learnlanguages,andimprovetheir9.ChallengesAIraisesconcernsaboutprivacyanddata10.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共10小题：每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACyclingdownanarrowstreetinKarachi'scrowdedLyariTown,Banoslowsasshepassesagroupofchildrensitingontheground,listeningtoamanreadingaloudfromabook.Theeight-year-oldgetsoffherbikeandsitsattheback.Shedoesn'tmindlisteningtothesamestoriesfromNomanbecauseheissofunny.Noman,23,isspendingtwoweeksinLyari,readinghisstoriesandleavingbehindbooksforthechildrentoborrow.Hedroppedoutofschoolhimselfasateenagerbuthasreturnedtoeducationandisnowstudyingforhishighschoolcertificate.Hehopestodohisbittohelpasmanychildrenaspossibleinthefuture.Heisalsooneoftwostorytellersworkingpart-timeforaprogramcalledStoriesonWheels.Theprogramwasstartedin2021,aimingtoimprovetheabilitytoreadandwriteamongpoorcommunitiesinKarachi,Pakistan'slargestcity.Sofarabout15,000childrenhaveattendedover700storytellingsessions.Theparentsareveryhappytoseehowtheirchildrenhavedevelopedaloveforreadingsincetheprojectbegan.AndSayeed,directoroftheprogram,isconvincedthatpurposefulstorytellingbuildsachild'scharacterandbringsoutthequalitiesforsuccessinlife.Inthepast18months,Nomanhasvisited30areasofLyari,oneofthepoorestneighborhoodsofKarachi.Muchtohisdelight,thechildrentrusthimalot.Someofthemwereinspiredtoenrollinschoolsafterattendinghissessions.“Ihavelearnedsomuch,”saysNoman.“Ithasbroughtachangeinmeaswell.I'vebecomemoretolerantofpeopleanddevelopedpatience.”11.WhatmakesBanostopinthenarrowstreet?A.Achildren'sbook. B.Herbrokenbike.C.Thecrowdedpeople. D.Noman'sstories.12.Whatdoweknowabouttheprogram?A.Ithastwofull-timestorytellers. B.Ithasinfluencedmanychildren.C.Ithasattractedmanyparentstoread. D.Itaimstoimprovespeakingability.13.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesNoman?A.Ambitiousandcaring. B.Braveandhonest.C.Independentandstrict. D.Reliableanddemanding.BDongLina,39,hasbravedallthechallengesandcarvedoutanewpossibilityforherlife.Bornintoafarmer'sfamilyinDalian,LiaoningProvince,Dongwenttotallyblindattheageof10duetoadisease.Shefinishedbasiceducationataschoolfordisabledpeople.LatershebeganlearningTuina,atypeofChinesemassage(按摩).In2003,sheobtainedajobatamassagecenter.Unwillingtosettleforapredictablelife,Dongdiscoveredaradiohosttrainingprogramforblindyouth.TheprogramwasofferedbyapublicwelfareorganizationinBeijing.Herdeterminationandgoodvoiceconvincedtheorganization'sheadtogiveherachance.Aftertraining,Dongjoinedaworkshopataradiostationwhereshewastheonlyblindparticipant.SheputhandoutsintoBraille(盲文)andpracticedpronunciationbytouchingtheteacher'smouth.HerhardworkpaidoffassheachievedtopscoresinherMandarinproficiencytestandwasqualifiedasaprofessionalhost.In2010,Dongjoinedinanationalrecitationcontest,leadingtoheradmissiontotheCommunicationUniversityofChina.By2020,shehadbecomearadioprogramhostandreturnedtotheuniversityforamaster'sdegreeinradioandtelevisionbroadcasting.Additionally,sheteachespart-time,sharingherknowledgewithothers.“Lifemaynotbeperfect,”saysDong,“butpersonaleffortandsocialsupportcanhelpusovercomechallenges.Asmoreattentionisgiventopeoplewithdisabilities,Ihopemanyrealizetheirdreamsandbuildabrightfuture.”14.WhydidDongjointheradiohosttrainingprogram?A.Toseeknewopportunities. B.TopayavisittoBeijing.C.Topursueapredictablelife. D.Tojoinawelfareorganization.15.HowdidDongprepareforherMandarinproficiencytest?A.Bylisteningtorecordings. B.Byattendingauniversity.C.Bypractisinginheruniqueway. D.Bystudyingwithahost.16.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheChallengesoftheBlindPeople B.Dong'sCareerPathasaRadioHostC.SocialSupportforDisabledIndividuals D.Dong'sJoumeytoOvercomingChallengesCInOctober2022abirdwiththecodenameB6setanewworldrecord.Overthecourseof11days,B6,ayoungBar-tailedGodwit,flewfromitshatchinggroundinAlaskatoitswinteringgroundinTasmania,covering8,425mileswithouttakingasinglebreak.Duringitsjourney,B6didnotland,didnoteat,didnotdrinkanddidnotstopflapping,sustaininganaveragegroundspeedof30milesperhour24hoursadayasitwingeditswaytotheotherendoftheworld.B6'slongexcitingjourneyisalsoasuccessoftheremarkablemechanicalfeaturesofsomeofthemosteasilyrecognizedyetmysteriousstructuresinthebiologicalworld:feathers.FeatherskeptB6warmovernightwhileitflewabovethePacificOcean.FeathersformedtheflightsurfacesofthewingsthatkeptB6intheairforlong.Onemightexpectthat,consideringallthetimehumanshavespentadmiring,usingandstudyingfeathers,wewouldknowalltheirtricksbynow.Yetinsightsintotheseamazingstructurescontinuetoemerge.Overthepastdecadescientistsandresearchershavebeentakingafreshlookatfeathers.Collectivelytheyhavemadesurprisingnewdiscoveriesaboutalmosteveryaspectoftheirbiology.Startinginthe1990s,aseriesofsurprisingfossilfindsshowedthatfeatherswerewidespreadamongseveralfamiliesofmeat-eatingdinosaursknownastheropodsandthatbirdshadinheritedthesestructuresfromtheirtheropodancestors.Thediscoveryoffeatherednonbirddinosaurshelpresearchersunderstandtheoriginandevolution(进化)offeathers.Feathersareafantasticmodelsystemforunderstandinghowcomplexstructuresevolve.Thefieldofappliedsciencehastakennoteoffeathers'manybrilliantfeatures,whichhavealreadyledtosuccessfultechnologicalinnovations.Forinstance,thesurfacetexture(质感)andboundary-layer-controlprinciplesofpenguinfeathershavemadetheirwayintorobotics.Nodoubtfeatherswillgiverisetomorecleverinventionsinthefuture.Wehaveonlytoletourcreativitytakeflight.17.WhydidB6flytoTasmania?A.Tocover8,425miles. B.Tohaveabreak.C.Tosurvivethewinter. D.Topracticeflying.18.Whatisthecurrentsituationoftheresearchonfeathers?A.Newdiscoverieskeepappearing. B.Everyaspecthasbeencovered.C.Peoplehaveknownallthetricks. D.Lesstimehasbeenspentonstudy.19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inherited”meaninparagraph4?A.Promoted. B.Acquired. C.Recovered. D.Protected.20.Howdoestheauthorpresenttheapplicationoffeathersintechnologicalinnovations?A.Byanalyzingdata. B.Byexplainingreasons.C.Bygivinganexample. D.Byintroducingadetail.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。What'sCausingtheGlobalWaterCrisis?Nothingsurviveswithoutwater,whichisthemostbasicfactoflife.Yet,wearefacingaglobalwatercrisisthataffectseverythingfromagriculturetopublichealth.21ClimateChangeClimatechangemakestheglobalwaterproblemworse,especiallyinplaceswherethere'snotenoughwateralready.22Cuttingdowntrees,likeinforests,makestheclimateevenhotter,whichisbadforwaterandland.Forexample,insomepartsofAfrica,alotofthelandwherepeoplegrowfoodisgettingruinedbecauseofdroughtscausedbyclimatechange.NaturalDisastersAUNICEFreportshowsthatnearly75%ofallnaturaldisastersfrom2001to2018werewater-related,whetherlinkedtoclimatechangeornot.Thishasaddedtotheglobalwatercrisis.Thesedisastersincludedroughtsandfloods,whichcandestroyorpollutewaterresources.23Wastewater24Sometimeswatercanbeplentifulinanarea.Butwhetherthatwaterissafetodrink...that'sanotherstory.Globally,44%ofhouseholdwastewaterisreusedwithoutbeingtreated.25AccordingtotheUN,thismeans1.8billionpeopleusewaterthatisdirtywithrubbish,chemicals,orotherharmfulpollutants.Wastewatercausesmanydiseasesaroundtheworld,suchascholeraandpolio.A.However,theseeventswillnothappenB.HerearethemainreasonsbehindthiscrisisC.ThismakescleandrinkingwaterhardertofindD.Wastewaterisanothermajorreasonfortheglobalwatercrisis.E.Wastewaterreuseisalsoaneffectivewaytocasethewatercrisis.F.About80%ofallwastewaterreturnstotheenvironmentuntreatedG.Astheclimateproblemgetsworse,therearefewerresourcesavailable.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。NaturewasDavid's“childhoodhome”.Unabletospeakuntilagefour,Davidwasconsidered26bysome.So,hedidn'thavefriendsaroundhisage.Thisledhimtoturnhisattentiontononhumanthingsaroundhim.27byinsects,Davidremainedconstantlycuriousabouttheirworld.Hespenthourswanderingfarmfields,observing28activities.Theseexperiencesplanteda29inhisheart.Yearslater,hebecameascholarwhoengagedinlife-scienceinvestigationsand30over100newspecies.“Iwasachildwhowascuredbynature,”Davidsaid.“Iwantto31nature'swisdomtothenextgeneration.”Toachievethis,he32severalbooksoninsects,inwhichheintroducesyoungreaderstothefascinatinginsectkingdom.“Insectsare33creatureswithsuperpowersthatpeoplecantakeinspirationfromandapplyittotheirownlives,”Davidsaid.“Moreover,ifweare34andregardallotherspeciesasourteachers,wecangainboundlesswisdom.”ThisbeliefledDavidto35over350animalvideosonhissocialmedia,gainingover350,00036.Hefoundedasmallinsectenthusiasts'associationatthebeginning,which37grewto600members.Heoftenorganizedfieldtripsforschoolchildrentolookfortinycreatures.Onesuchtrip38inaremoteforest,whereayounggirlnamedSarahwasamongtheparticipants.“Ilearnednumerousnewinsightsaboutinsects,”Sarah39.“ItwasaremarkablejourneyIwillneverforget.”Throughhis40,Davidcontinuestoinspirethenextgenerationtoappreciateandlearnfromnature.26.A.pessimistic B.innocent C.strange D.sensitive27.A.Touched B.Fascinated C.Frightened D.Annoyed28.A.bird B.human C.plant D.insect29.A.seed B.flower C.tree D.fruit30.A.invented B.discovered C.announced D.Dismissed31.A.passon B.puton C.takeon D.insiston32.A.read B.borrowed C.sold D.wrote33.A.dangerous B.ordinary C.incredible D.ugly34.A.humble B.greedy C.generous D.guilty35.A.delete B.review C.order D.upload36.A.sponsors B.employers C.followers D.citizens37.A.respectively B.eventually C.repeatedly D.safely38.A.stoodout B.tookplace C.tookeffect D.stoodup39.A.recalled B.hesitated C.reminded D.predicted40.A.discussion B.permission C.invitation D.dedication第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中所给词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为41~50的相应位置。41.Aftercarefulconsideration,hechosetowithdraw_________thecompetition.42.Theexperiencedvolunteerwillneverarrangethings_________(random).43.Thestudentscheduledan_________(appoint)withtheprofessortodiscussherresearchpaper.44.Despitethestorm,only_________handfuloftreeswereknockeddownintheneighborhood.45.Youcanhaveyourfeet_________(measure)togetadetailedoutlineofeachfoot.46.Suddenly,thedetective_________(grip)hispartner'sarmandstoppedinfrontofthedrawer.47._________wesucceedorfaildependsonoureffortandperseverance.48.Theman,_________(pace)upanddownintheroom,seemedworriedandanxious.49.Thewhalewatchingcampprovidesaplatform_________youcanlearnmoreabouttheseintelligentcreatures.50.Theboyrushedtotheschool,only_________(find)thattheclasshadbeendismissed.第四部分写作（共三节，满分55分）第一节句子考查（第51~54小题每空0.5分，第55~57小题每题3分，满分15分）根据下面各个句子的要求，完成、改写或翻译句子。51.Ididn'tevenseehim,___________________________(更不用说)shakinghandswithhim.52.Hechosetostayhometo__________________(照料)hisgrandparents.53.Frankbecamethefirstoneinthisteamwhowasadmittedintothenationalteam.(用不定式改写)Frankbecamethefirstoneinthisteam___________________________intothenationalteam.54.Thevolunteersnotonlyorganizedlectures,butalsoraisedmoneyfortheactivities.(同义句改写)Notonly____________________________________lectures,buttheyalsoraisedmoneyfortheactivities.55.Bytheendoflastweek,shehadtranslatedthebookintothreelanguages.(用被动语态改写)____________________________________________________________________________________________56.Afterthedesignwascompleted,heconductedseveralteststoseewhetheritwaspractical.(用with复合结构改写)____________________________________________________________________________________________57.我认为，在日常生活中尝试去独立解决问题很重要。（用形式宾语翻译）____________________________________________________________________________________________第二节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Chris来信欲了解乒乓球运动在中国的情况，请给他回信，并推荐这项运动，内容包括：1.开展情况；2.推荐理由。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。DearChris,Yourssincerely,LiHua第三节读后续写（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。RunningWaterItwasahotsummereveninginJuly,andIhadacceptedaninvitationfrommyfriendJohntovisithimandhisfamilyontheirfarm.Thefamilyshowedmearoundtheirfarm,hometoaboutthirtyblackandwhiteHolsteincows.ThefieldswerequietandpeacefulonthislazySundayafternoon.Thecreek,asmallriver,whichpoureddownoutofthemountains,sparkledinthesunlightasitranthroughtheirgreenland.Nowitwasevening,andIlistenedwithcuriosityastheytoldmethatoneoftheircowswouldgivebirthtoacalf(ababycow)outinthefield.Iwasveryinterestedinseeingthebirthofthenewcalf,andreallywantedtostay.OnmywayoutthedoorIheardJohn'sfatheryellingsomethingcrazilyfromthefield.Thefamilybecameveryexcitedandeveryoneranouttoseewhatwashappening.Wecouldseetheirdaddownbytheriversideofthecreek.Apparentlythemothercowhadwanderedawayfromthecattleandslippeddownthemuddyriversideofthecreekintothecoldrushingwater.Theriversidewassohighthatthetractor(拖拉机)wasneededtopullherout.WeallranthroughthefieldtothecreekwhileoneofJohn'sbrothersracedtothebarn(谷仓)togetthetractor.Aswereachedthecreekwesawthepoorcowhadgonebelowthewater,whichwasuptoherneck,withthecoldwaterrushingaroundher.Bynowtherewassomepanicbecausethetractorthatwasneededtopullthecowoutwasveryslow.Anditstillhadsomedistancetocoverfromthebarntothecreek.Suddenlyoneofthegirlsyelledout,"Thecalfiscoming.Someonehastojumpinandhelp!"Ithadbeenahotday,butbynowthefamilyhadchangedintojeansfortheevening.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Astheonlyonestillwearingshorts,Iwaschosentojumpin!Nowournextmajorconcernwastryingtogetthecalfwarmedup.

2023—2024学年度第二学期期末教学质量检查高二英语参考答案第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节听力理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）1-5:ABCBA第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）6.perform7.voice8.medical9.readingskills10.protection[评分标准]第9小题每词1分；大小写、单复数错误扣0.5分。第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）11-13:DBA14-16:ACD17-20:CABC第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）21-25:BGCDF第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）26-30:CBDAB31-35:ADCAD36-40:CBBAD第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）41.from42.randomly43.appointment44.a45.measured46.gripped47.Whether48.pacing49.where50.tofind[评分标准]与以上答案不符（含大小写、单复数错误）均不给分。第四部分写作（共三节，满分55分）第一节句子考查（第51~54小题每空0.5分，第55~57小题每题3分，满分15分）51.nottomention52.attendto/lookafter53.tobeadmitted54.didthevolunteersorganize55.Bytheendoflastweek,thebookhadbeentranslatedintothreelanguages(byher).56.Withthedesigncompleted,heconductedseveralteststoseewhetheritwaspractical.57.Ithink/consider/feel/believeitveryimportant/significant/crucial/vitaltotrytoindependentlysolveproblemsin(our)daily/everydaylife.[评分标准]51-54.参考提供的答案，其他情况酌情给分。55.写出hadbeen