广东省中山市2023-2024学年高二下学期期末统考英语试题

中山市2023-2024学年高二下学期期末统考英语试卷本试卷共8页，三部分，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、考场号、座位号和准考证号（考号）填写在答题卡上，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡指定位置。2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B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，答案不能答在试卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交回。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。AHerearefourofthemosticonicplacesworldwide.Besidesmanyincredibleattractions,theselandmarksalsohavegreatworkexchangeopportunities,forthoselookingtosavemoneyorhaveauniqueculturalexperience.GoldenGateBridge,USAKnownforitsrusticredcolor,theGoldenGateBridgewasbuiltinthe1930sandwasthetallestandlongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.ThebridgeisoneofthebesticonicplacesinSanFrancisco,andyoucanstayinthecityonabudgetbyvolunteeringatayogastudio.BanffNationalPark,CanadaHometoalpinepeaks,glaciallakes,andthefamousIcefieldsParkwayscenicdrive,Banffisaheavenforloversofnaturalbeautyandadventure.Acoolworkexchangetotryisthisfamily-runicecreamshopinTwinButte,just3.5hoursawayfromBanffNationalPark.Stayinalocalfamilyhomeandhelpwithrunningtheshopaswellasanimalcare.BalboaPark,USATheBalboaParkisoneofthemostvisitedtouristattractionsinSanDiego,USA.Theparkisfullofhistory,architecture,art,andbeautifulnature.Youcouldspendanentiredayexploringthisoasis(绿洲)ofcultureinSanDiego.AnyexperiencedvideographersvisitingSanDiegoshouldconsiderthisworkexchange!TheGreatPyramidofGiza,EgyptAstheoldestoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld,andtheonlyonethatstillremainswell-preservedtoday,theGreatPyramidofGizaisatrulyfantasticsight.It’sthelargestpyramidinEgyptandwasbuiltintheearly26thCenturyBC.YoucanactuallyworkataguesthouseinCairo,whereyoucanseethepyramidsdirectly!（）21．WhatcanweknowabouttheGoldenGateBridgeintheUSA?A．Thelongestbridgeintheworld. B．ThebestscenicspotinSanFrancisco.C．Manyvolunteersatyogastudios. D．Thebridgewithalmostacenturyofhistory.（）22．WhatdoBanffNationalParkandBalboaParkhaveincommon?A．Fullofamazingnaturalviews. B．Hometoglaciallakes.C．Suitableforadventuroustours. D．Idealsitesforvideographers.（）23．WhatmakestheGreatPyramidofGizatrulywonderful?A．Itslocationandview. B．Itscultureandactivities.C．Itsheightandhistory. D．Itshistoryandpreservation.BMyjourneyasaUnitedNationsVolunteerstartedwitharecommendationfromafriend.Atthetime.Ihadpracticedmedicineinmyhomecountry,Cameroon,forover20years.AclosefriendadvisedmetojointheUnitedNationsVolunteers(UNV)programasawaytoexpandmyexperienceinmedicine,whiletravelingandvolunteeringinserviceofothers.Myremembranceofmysister’sillnessmademedeciderightawaythatthiswasrightforme.WhenIwasyounger,mysisterdevelopedamedicalcondition.Sheunderwenttwoheartsurgicaloperationsandlotsofsuffering,butshesurvivedandinspiredme.Shelateraskedmetoconsideracareerinmedicinetohelpotheryounggirls.Whenthisvolunteeringopportunitycameup,ItookitandbecameavolunteerintheUNVon27March2008.IwasrecruitedforthefirstvolunteerassignmentinHaiti.Asamotherofseven-year-oldtwins.itwasnoteasyformetotravelandleavethembehind.ButIdiditwiththesupportofmyhusband;whounderstoodmymotivesandtookgoodcareofourchildrenwhileIwasworkingoverseas.Myvolunteeringjourneytookmeinvolvedininpatientandoutpatientservices,medicalevacuationsandcapacitybuildingactivities.Theseexperienceswerewide-rangingandledmycareergrowthwithintheUNV.Atfirst,mychildrendidn’twanttostudymedicine.WhileinCameroon,theysawmeworklonghoursandweekendsandcomehometired.Theyfounditchallengingtoacceptthecareerthatdemandedalotoftheirmother’stime.However,mychildrenbegantoviewmedicinedifferentlyafterIjoinedtheUNV.Theybegantounderstandhowimportantdoctorsaretocrisis-affectedcommunitiesandnowseethemselvesintheliveswesave.Thisiseverythingtome.（）24．Whatdrovetheauthortoimmediatelyengageintheprogram?A．Afriend’ssuggestion. B．Memoryofsister’sdisease.C．Travelingexperiences. D．MedicalpracticeinCameroon.（）25．Whydidtheauthor’ssisterpersuadehertoworkinmedicine?A．Tohelphertreatherillness. B．TobecomeavolunteeroftheUNV.C．Toinspirehertomakeagoodworkchoice. D．Togiveahandtootheryounggirlslikeher.（）26．WhatdifficultydidtheauthorfacewhenshevolunteeredinHaiti?A．Shehadtoworkoverseas. B．Shecouldn’tattendherkids.C．Shewasseparatedfromherhusband. D．ShedidthefirstvolunteerworkinHaiti.（）27．Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’schildrenfromthelastparagraph?A．Theydislikedthestudyofmedicine.B．Theyweredeeplyinspiredbytheirmother.C．Theycomplainedaboutherconstantabsence.D．Theybecamedoctorsandhadsavedmanylives.CWhenyoulookatthepublicmapsoftheseafloor,youcangettheimpressionthatthejobofmappingtheplanetisover.However,farfromit.Eventheseseeminglypreciserepresentations,oftenbasedonsatelliteestimatesofoceandepths,arenotparticularlyrevealing.They’reratherlikethrowingawetblanketoveratablesetforafancydinnerparty.Youmightseetheoutlinesofabigtablesurroundedbyadozenchairs,perhapssomedrinkingglassesiftheblanket’sreallywet.Butthat’saboutit.Youwouldn’tseetheplates,letalonewhat’sfordinner.Satellitedata,inotherwords,onlygivearoughideaofwhatliesbeneaththesea.That’swhyexplorationandmapping,andmakingthedataopensource,wouldbenecessaryforthebettermentofallcitizens,notjustineconomictermsbutinopportunitiesforunexpecteddiscoveries.InonewayoranotherI’vebeenexploringandmappingtheoceansince1967.In2013Imountedthelatestmulti-beamsonar(多波束声纳)onNautilus,alargeshipoperatedbytheOceanExplorationTrust,thenonprofiteducationandresearchorganizationIfounded.Thesetofinstrumentscanmakehighlyaccurate3-Dmaps,detectiftheseafloorishardorsoft,andcanevendiscoveroilandgasinthewatercolumn.Oneofourstandoutmissionsincludedsurveysovernaturalgasseeps(渗漏)intheGulfofMexico,whereNautilusmappedthewreck(残骸)oftheU-166,theonlyGermanU-boatknowntobesunkduringWorldWarII.Allinall,Nautilushashelpedusmapnearly40,000squaremilesofseafloor—avastareathesizeofKentucky,butadropinthebucketcomparedwithwhat’slefttodo.Nextyear’sexpeditionsincludetripssouthoftheEquatorforthefirsttime,wheretheoceancoversmorethan80percentoftheareaandwherefewotherexplorershaveeverbeen.（）28．Whatcanweinferfromparagraph2?A．Itisnotnecessarytomaptheplanet.B．Thereisawetblanketonthedinnertable.C．Satellitedatagiveageneralpictureoftheocean.D．Weknowexactlywhatishappeningunderthesea.（）29．Whatdoweknowabout“Nautilus”?A．IthasbeentotheGulfofMexico. B．Itisoperatedbytheauthorhimself.C．Itdiscoveredanewtypeofmarinelife. D．Itwasoriginallybuiltformilitarypurposes.（）30．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“adropinthebucket”inparagraph5imply?A．Kentuckycoversabigarea. B．Alotofareasarestillunmapped.C．Nautilushasmadegreatcontributions. D．Thepreviousexpeditionsareinsignificant.（）31．Whatisprobablytheauthor?A．Anofficial. B．Adetective. C．Anexplorer. D．Abusinessman.DInNovember2020,SemanticScholarintroducedtheirnewTLDR(TooLongDidn’tRead)feature.ThisAI-poweredtoolcanshorteneventhemostcomplexcomputersciencepapersintoasingle-sentencesummary,usingnaturallanguageprocessing.Ifyou’rearesearcher,youmightbeconsideringhowmuchtimeyoucouldsavebynothavingtomapoutevidenceforanewtopic.Thisnewtoolwillfinallyallowyoutoshiftyourattentiontothepartsofyourjobthataremorecomplex,analyticalandsocial.Atthesametime,youareprobablyalittleconcernedthatitcouldreplaceyouoroneofyourcolleagues.Thelasttimeittookateamoffourresearcherstoreviewtheevidence.Willitonlyrequirethreeorfewerresearchersinthefuture?SowilltheimpactofAIonthelabourmarketbethesameas“anewdisease…namely,technologicalunemployment”warnedbyJohnMaynardKeynes?Itseemstooearlytogivethisquestionananswernow.Butwe’velearnedfromhistorythefactthatprevioustechnologicalwavesdidnotcausemassivejobloss.Instead,theyhaveledtotransformationswithinthelabourmarketandbroughtchallengesthatpolicymakerscontinuetodealwith.Workersmayneedtore-skillorup-skill.Thiswillhelpthemtoadapttonewwaysoforganizingtasksandtheappearanceofnewones.Newskillswillenablethemtofacepotentialjoblossandmanagetransitionstonewjobs.Policiesandinstitutionscanplayakeyroleinensuringthatallworkerscansuccessfullyhandleachanginglabourmarket.EvenifAIincreasesthescaleofthechallenge,widensinequalitiesandbringsnewchallengesfortheworkenvironment,policymakersshouldkeeptheselessonsinmindtohelpworkersridethewavesoftechnologicalchange.（）32．Whatcan“TLDR”doaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Shiftyourattention. B．Findevidenceofacase.C．Improveworkefficiency. D．Helpyouwriteyourpaper.（）33．WhichstatementwillJohnMaynardKeynesprobablyagreewith?A．Technologicalchangewillcausejobloss.B．Anewdiseasewillleadtounemployment.C．Technologicaladvancementcanleadtodiseases.D．TheappearanceofAIisawarningforhumanity.（）34．Howcanworkersadapttotechnologicalchangesinthelabormarket?A．Byfindingmorenewjobs. B．Bymanagingthelabourmarket.C．Byactivelyworkingwithpolicymakers. D．Byimprovingexistingskillsorlearningnewones.（）35．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheAdvancedFeaturesofTLDR B．NewDevelopmentinAITechnologyC．TheImpactofAIontheLabourMarket D．TheApplicationofanAI-poweredTool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。Whenlifeandworkstarttofeellikeeachdayisrepeatingitself,youmaystartthinkingabouttraveling.Maybeyouhaveaplaceyouliketogotoonceayear.36Itdoesn’thavetobeabigtriportosomeplacefaraway.Gettingoutandtravelingcanimproveyourmentalhealth.Helpingyoufeelcalm.Takingtimefromworktoseenewplacesreleasesthestressyou’vebeenholdingonto.Relievingthetensionandstressofyourworklifeletsyourmindrelaxandheal.37Italsohurtsyourphysicalhealth.Boostingyourconfidence.Travellingtonewlandshasitsbenefitsbutitalsocomeswithitschallenges.Youcannotrelyonfriendsandrelatives,orevenonyourlanguageskills.38Gettingovervariouschallengescanboostyourconfidence.Youevenfeelbetterpreparedforthechallengeswaitingforyoubackhome.Improvingyourmentalpower.Ifyouhavelong-termstress,yourmemoryandgoal-settingabilitiesarenegativelyaffected.39Therefore,takingtimetogosomewhereandgetawayfromworkcanhelpyoufeelmoreproductiveandfocusedwhenyougetback.40Gettingoutandexploringtheworldcanimproveyourabilitytodiscoverandcreatenewthings.Peoplewhotravelmorecancomeupwithdiverseideas.Exposuretonewcultures,makinginternationalfriends,studyingnewlanguages,andtakingindifferenttypesoffoodandmusichavebeenlinkedtobetterproblem-solvingskills.Travelhelpsyouseetheworldinanewway.A．Increasingyourcreativity.B．Inspiringyourpassionforlife.C．Maybeyouenjoyexploringnewplaces.D．Thisisbecauseyourbraindoesn’tgetenoughrest.E．Beingunderpressureatworkstressesyourmindandbody.F．Travellinghelpsreduceyourworkstressandimprovesproductivity.G．Travellingforcesyoutobecleverandteachesyouhowtoovercomeobstacles.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。Liu,aged52,suffersaseriousdisease.Butthe41didnotstopherfromenjoyingthe42withhersonZhao,takinginbeautifulsceneryalongtheway,43teaontheprairieandenjoyinglocaldeliciousfood.Her29-year-oldsonthoughtitwasa(n)44journey.But,tohis45,hismomwasallsmiles.Once.Liuenjoyeda46life,runningabigbusinessandenjoying47suchastravelinganddoingyoga.Onenight,shesuddenlyfelt48inherfingers.InaBeijinghospital,shewasdiagnosedwithALS.Shewould49losemusclestrength,eventuallybecomingparalyzed(瘫痪).Despitereceivingcareandencouragementfromherfamily,Liuwas50andgraduallygaveupherhobbies.Luckily,afewmonthslater,whenZhaotookhismomtoascenicspotforthefirsttimesinceherdiagnosis,hermoodbecameobviously51.Hebegantoplantripsforhismother,aimingtoreducehersuffering.Later,Zhaodecideditwastimeforalongerjourney.He52hismotheronaself-drivingroadtriptoXinjiang.Zhaorefittedhiscar’spassengerseattoaccommodatehismother’swheelchair.Healsopurchasedmedicine,dailynecessities,andateaset,amongotherthings.Soonafter,withhismother’scaregiver,Zhaoandhismother53northernXinjiang.Zhaocapturedthejourneyand54thevideosonline,whichwentviral.The55inspiredZhaotodomoretohelppeoplefacingsuchdifficulties.HenowwantstoestablishagroupforthecaregiversofALSpatients,helpingthemcommunicatewitheachother,andprovidingtipsoncareissues.（）41．A．development B．condition C．weather D．age（）42．A．flight B．conference C．video D．journey（）43．A．tasting B．offering C．preparing D．planting（）44．A．annoying B．exciting C．amazing D．tiring（）45．A．disappointment B．embarrassment C．delight D．gratitude（）46．A．simple B．common C．quiet D．busy（）47．A．adventures B．explorations C．pastimes D．businesses（）48．A．powerless B．hopeless C．weightless D．meaningless（）49．A．intentionally B．gradually C．finally D．temporarily（）50．A．annoyed B．depressed C．moved D．encouraged（）51．A．negative B．skeptical C．positive D．crazy（）52．A．accompanied B．forced C．cured D．examined（）53．A．headedto B．searchedfor C．departedfrom D．migratedto（）54．A．downloaded B．viewed C．posted D．edited（）55．A．innovation B．experience C．inspection D．treatment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。Oceanscoverabout70percentoftheEarths’surface,yeteventodaytheirdepthsremainlargelyunexplored.Scientistsestimatebetween90and95percentofthedeepsearemains56(mystery).Thedeepseais57(true)theplanet’sfinalfrontier.Theterm“deepsea”doesn’thave58samemeaningtoeveryone.Tofishermen,thedeepseaisanypartoftheoceanbeyondtherelativelyshallowcontinentalshelf.Toscientists,thedeepseaisthelowestpartoftheocean,locatedbelowthethermocline(温跃层)59heatingandcoolingeffectsfromsunlightstop60(have)aneffect,andabovetheseafloor.Thisisthepartoftheocean61(deep)than1,800meters.It’sdifficult62(research)thedepthsbecausetheyarepermanentlydark,extremelycoldand63highpressure.FromthetimeofPlinyuntiltheendofthe19thcentury,peoplebelievedthedeepseawasalifelesswasteland.Modernscientistsrecognizethedeepseaasthelargesthabitatontheplanet.Specialtools64(develop)byhumansoverthepastfewdecadestoexplorethiscoldanddarkenvironment.Deepseaexplorationinvolvesmultiple65(discipline),suchasoceanography,biology,geography,archaeology,andengineering.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华。你校英语报准备以“LearningtoShare”为题举行英语征文比赛。请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：（1）分享的意义；（2）如何分享的建议。注意：（1）写作字数应为80左右；（2）请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。LearningtoShare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。LittleJackdreamedofbeinganarchitect.However,hewasnotafanofmath.Everytimehesatdowntosolveamathproblem,hismindwouldwandertoplayingwithhisbuildingblocks(