山西省運(yùn)城市2023-2024學(xué)年高二年級上冊期中聯(lián)考英語試卷

山西省運(yùn)城市2023-2024學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中聯(lián)考英語試卷

一、短對話

1.Whatwillthemandotomorrow?

A.Showupinamaskparty.B.Getmarriedtothewoman.C.Attenda

weddingceremony.

2.Howisthewomanfeelingatthemoment?

A.Angry.B.Starved.C.Relaxed.

3.Whattroublesthewoman?

A.Herrecentsickness.B.Herbadsleep.C.Herdog'smisbehavior.

4.Whenwillthemanhaveaconference?

A.At8:30.B.At9:00.C.At9:30.

5.Whatwillthespeakersdotomorrownight?

A.Reviseapaper.B.Seeafilm.C.Drinktea.

二、長對話

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theman'slabreport.B.Thevolunteerwork.C.Thewoman'sdream.

7.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Wednesday.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

8.Whydoesthewomanthinkthemanisthoughtful?

A.Becausehehaspreparedaremarkableboard.

B.Becausehewillpickupalltheforeignstudents.

C.Becausehehasarrangedmanykindsofactivities.

9.Howwillthetwospeakersgettotheairport?

A.Bycar.B.Bysubway.C.Bybus.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

10.Whatmakesthemanpuzzled?

A.Hishealthcondition.B.Hiscareerchoice.C.Hisacademicambition.

11.Whatistheman'schildhooddream?

A.Tobeapilot.B.Tobealawyer.C.Tobeanengineer.

12.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.Accepthisaunfsoffer.B.Sticktohisownambition.C.Takehisparents5suggestion.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

13.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inacafe.B.Inahotel.C.Inabank.

14.WhydoesthemanpreferTimeCafe?

A.Becauseithasbeenpopularonline.

B.Becauseitprovidesagoodservice.

C.Becauseitiswithinwalkingdistance.

15.Howlongwillittaketogotothebeach?

A.Halfanhour.B.Onehour.C.Onehourandahalf.

16.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman?

A.Interesting.B.Cautious.C.Helpful.

三、短文

聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。

17.Wherewilltheymeettotakeabus?

A.Inthebotanicalgarden.B.Atthefrontgateoftheschool.C.Atthebackgateoftheschool.

18.Whatisthevisitintendedfor?

A.Observingmanykindsofanimalsandplants.

B.Raisingawarenessofecologicalpreservation.

C.Takingbeautifulpicturesofthescenery.

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19.Howmuchmoneyintotalshouldeachstudentpay?

A.$18.B.$19,C.$22.

20.Whatwillthelistenersdorightafterthevisit?

A.Gotoacafe.B.Haveabigmeal.C.Seeafilm.

四、閱讀理解

Sportingholidaysaresomeofthemostunforgettablebecauseifsallaboutdoingwhatyoulovemost.Hereare

thefourbestsportsresorts（月生地）aroundtheworldforyoutospendyournextsportingholiday.

Sardinia

SardiniaisoneofthemostpopularMediterraneanislands,offeringgoldensandsandfuninthesunforthe

wholefamily.

ChiaLagunaHotelVillageisatopdestinationforthebestsportsresortsaroundtheworld,wherefamiliescan

enjoyvariousactivities.Childrenbetween6-16areencouragedtojointhevarioussportingprograms,especially

relevantlessonstofiretheirpassionwhilelearningfromsomeofthebestinthebusiness.

Peloponnese

Fortheadventurous,therangeofexcitingactivitiesmakesthistheperfectspotforanamazingsporting

holiday.Theresortoffersmountainbiking,rockclimbing,windsurfing（帆板運(yùn)動），andpaddleboarding,tonamea

few.

Foranoceanadventure,thePADI-certifiedscubadiving（戴水肺潛水）coursecentreiswhereyouwanttobe.

Learnthebasicsormakesmallchangestoyourdivingskillstoenjoyaholidayalongsidethelocalsealife.

Corfu

VisitthebeautifulIkosDassiainCorfuforaluxuryholidayfilledwithfunandrelaxationforthewhole

family.

Footballfansareinvitedtothefive-day（Monday-Friday）footballcampthattakesplaceonthebeautiful

groundsoftheresort.Eachday,atwo-hourtrainingsessionawaitswithsomelicensedUEFAcoaches.Theprogram

issuitableforboysandgirlsbetween5-15yearsoldatanyskilllevel.

Algarve

LocatedamonggreenpineswithamazingviewsovertheAtlanticOcean,PineCliffsHotelistheperfectplace

tospendanadventure-filledholidayinAlgarve,Portugal.

Getreadytoenjoythevariousactivitiesonoffer,includingtheAnnabelCroftTennisAcademy,whichhasfive

courts.Youcanlearntopskillswiththecoachingcoursesorshowoffwiththeguesttournaments.

21.Whichplaceisidealforwatersportslovers?

A.Sardinia.B.Corfu.C.Algarve.D.Peloponnese.

22.Whatdothesefourresortshaveincommon?

A.Theyoffersportstrainingcourses.B.Theyprovideadventurousactivities.

C.Theyguaranteeamazingseasideviews.D.Theyfeaturesportscoursesforteenagers.

23.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Topreservetherareviews.B.Toentertainvariousvisitors.

C.Tocomparefoursportresorts.D.Toadvertisethesportsresorts.

WhenJoelBuenoinformedhisparentsthathewantedtoplaymusicjustlikehiseldertwinbrothers,the

couplewereshocked.Itseemedanimpossiblewishtosatisfytheiradorableboy.ButthentheyfoundEyeHarp一a

gaze-activateddigitalinstrumentthattheirson,diagnosedwithcerebralpalsy（大腦性癱瘓）,couldplay.Sittingin

ahotellobbyabouttogoonstage,JoelsaystheEyeHarp-thenameoftheinstrumentaswellasthe

company-bringshimjoy.Butmorethanthat,itenableshimtoexpressarangeofemotionswithothers.

ZachariasVamvakousisisthecreativeforcebehindEyeHarp.In2008,hebeganlookingintowaysfor

disabledpeopletoplaymusicwhenafriendofhishadamotorcycleaccidentthatthreatenedhisabilitytoplaythe

guitar.Itsethimonapaththatintegratedhismusicalpassionwithhiscomputerscienceskills.

EyeHarpbecameamission.Formanypeoplewithseveredisabilities,expressingbasicthoughtsand

feelings——letaloneintentionalcreativeexpression-canbeachallenge.ButDr.Vamvakousis?combinationofart

andtechnologyenablesuserstocommunicatefromtheirsoulbytranslatingthesmallestmovementsintomusical

notesondigitalinstrumentsoftheirchoice.Hecreatedthenot-for-profitEyeHarpAssociationin2019,withthe

goalofmakingmusicalexpressionavailabletoall.

TheEyeHarpisinitsfifthversion.Nowhe'sfocusedonmakingtheinstrumentasuser-friendlyaspossible

formusicteachersandtherapists（治療師）.“Playingmusicisaprocessthatrequiresstudyingandhavingmusic

classes,9,henotes.t4Soifwewantittoreachmanypeople,wehavetoreachfirstthemusicteachers.^^

Globally,around50millionpeoplecouldbenefitfromaugmented（土曾強(qiáng)的）andalternativecommunication

technology,Dr.Vamvakousisestimates.Currently,hesays,fewerthan2%aresoequipped.Sofar,around650

peopleareusingeitherthebasicoradvancedversionsofEyeHarp.

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24.WhyisJoelBueno9sexperiencementionedinParagraph1?

A.Toshowhispassionformusic.B.Tointroduceacureforabraindisease.

C.Topraisehisstrongwillagainstdisability.D.Topresentthefunctionofadigitalinstrument.

25.WhatinspiredDr.VamvakousistoinventEyeHarp?

A.HissympathyforJoelBueno.B.Hiseagernesstohelphisfriend.

C.Hispursuitofbecomingamusician.D.Hisambitiontogetamaster'sdegree.

26.WhatdoesDr.VamvakousisthinkofEyeHarp?

A.Itisthoughtpoorlyof.B.Itisanexpensivedevice.

C.Ithasbenefitedmillionsofpeople.D.Ithasanenormouspotentialmarket.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Music:AGoodWaytoFindYourInnerVoice

B.ZachariasVamvakousis:ACreativeMusician

C.EyeHarp:NewHopeforDisabledMusicLovers

D.JoelBueno:ADisabledBoywithStrongWillingness

Howmuchstressisgoodforanathlete?Surprisingly,sincemodern,professionalsportofallsortsnowseems

tobeinthehandsofcomputers,nooneknows.Thereasonisthat,toavoiddecreasesinperformanceofequaland

oppositemagnitude（量級），topathletesarerarelywillingtocarryeventhetiniestmonitoringdeviceswhenin

competition.Andwhentheyarenotincompetitionsuchmeasurementswouldbemeaningless.

However,tworesearchers,LuYunfengandZhongSongfa,thinktheyhavefoundaway.DrLu'seyes

brightenedwhenwatchingthe2020OlympicGamesontelevision.Henoticedthatinthearcherycontests,

competitors5heartrateswereshownastheystoodatthemarkandshot.Heartrateiswellknownasanindicatorof

psychologicalstress,sohesawthisasanopportunity.

Whentheydugintothematter,thetworesearchersfoundthat122ofthe128archersinthegameshadagreed

tohavetheirheartratesmeasured.Thetrickwasthat,sincecompetitorswereunchangeable,theirheartratescould

bemonitoredremotelybyatechniquecalledphotoplethysmography,whichregisterschangesinthereflectivity（反

射率）ofskincausedbyflushing（臉紅）whentheheartpumps.Altogether,theywereabletomatchheartrateto

scorefor2,247shots.

Overall,archerswithhigherheartrateshadlowerscoresandthosewithlowerrates,higherones.Theaverage

rateforanarcherwhohitten-ringwas134.2beatsperminute.Itwas135.7fornine-ring.Andforeight-ringitwas

137.9.Overall,DrZhongandDrLucalculatedthateachextraheartbeatperminuteresultedina0.004point

decreaseinscore.

Thesefindingssupportthetheorythattheperformanceofevensomeoftheworld'smostoutstandingathletes

declinesastheyexperienceincreasedstress.Whetherthatisuniquetothosewhoneedasteadyaimtowin,oralso

appliestoathleteswhohavetorunaroundastheycompete,remainstobeseen.

28.Whydotopathletesrefusetocarrymonitoringdevicesincompetition?

A.Becausetheythinkthemeasurementsareuseless.

B.Becausetheyfeartheywillaffecttheirperformance.

C.Becausetheythinkdeviceswillincreasetheirstresslevel.

D.Becausetheythinkcomputersaremuchmoretrustworthy.

29.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.Thefindingsoftheresearch.B.Theprocessoftheresearch.

C.Thefeaturesoftheresearch.D.Theinspirationoftheresearch.

30.Whatdoestheresearchfocuson?

A.Whethermonitoringtechniquesarenecessary.

B.Whyathletes5heartratesdeclineduringthegame.

C.Howstresslevelinfluencesathletes5performance.

D.Whatsharpensathletes5performanceinthegame.

31.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheresearch?

A.Itrequiresfurtherresearch.B.Itisfarfromsatisfactory.

C.Itemphasizesasteadyaim.D.Itappliestovariousathletes.

Ifyouareapsychologyenthusiast,youhaveprobablyheardofthefamousmarshmallowtest（棉花糖測試）.

Inthistask,kidsaregivenamarshmallow,andaretoldthattheycaneatthatmarshmallownow,ortheycanwaita

littlewhile,andhavetwomarshmallowsinstead.Somekidseatthemarshmallowimmediately,whileotherstry

theirbesttowaitfortheexperimentertocomebackwithtwomarshmallows.

Waittimeinthemarshmallowtestcametobeseenasindicatorsofself-control.Butisitreallythecase?A

2022studybyYanaokaandhiscolleaguestestedtheideathatchildrenmaydecidehowlongtowaitforrewards

basedonwhattheyareusedtowaitingforintheirculture.IntheUnitedStates,thereisnowidespreadcustomof

waitinguntileveryoneisservedtoeatyourfood.However,inJapan,thereisamealtimecustomofwaitinguntil

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everyonehasbeenservedbeforeanyonestartstoeat.

Becauseofthisdifference,theresearchershypothesizedthatJapanesechildrenwouldwaitlongerinthe

marshmallowtestthantheAmericanchildren.Thisisexactlywhattheyfound.Thiscertainlysuggeststhatcultural

standardsareimportant.Theresearchersdidacleverfollow-upexperiment.Theyfoundonesituationwhere

childrenintheU.S.areusedtowaitinglongerthanJapanesechildrenare:unwrappingpresents.IntheU.S.,when

childrenaregivengiftsonspecialoccasionssuchChristmas,theyusuallyhavetowaitbeforetheycanunwraptheir

presents.InJapan,however,childrenusuallyopenpresentsimmediately.

Giventheseculturaldifferences,Yanaokaandhiscolleaguesexpectedthatiftheyranthemarshmallowtest

withJapaneseandAmericankids,buttheyreplacedmarshmallowswithwrappedgifts,thenAmericankidswould

waitlongertoopenthem.Onceagain,theirtheorywascorrect.Whenthepotentialrewardswerewrappedgifts

insteadoffood,Americanchildrenwaited15minutesonaverage,andJapanesechildrenwaitedaboutfourminutes

onaverage.

32.Whatdoweknowaboutmarshmallowtest?

A.Itsdesignisperfect.B.Itonlytestsakid'sself-control.

C.Itsresultsmightbemisunderstood.D.Itisfamousamongkidsandparents.

33.HowdidYanaokaandhiscolleaguesconducttheirresearch?

A.Bylistingvariedgift-givingcustoms.B.Bycontradictingexistingconcepts.

C.Bysummarizingprevioustheories.D.Byexaminingnewly-madeguesses.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hypothesized“inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Expected.B.Designed.C.Assumed.D.Assured.

35.Thechildren'sbehaviorinthemarshmallowtestmaybedeterminedby.

A.children'sageB.culturalcustomC.self-confidenceD.self-belief

五、七選五

Somepeopleseemtobornwithatalentformakingpeoplelaugh.Theycanquicklytellajokeandlaughat

somethingthatisnotsupposedtobefunnyimmediately.36Ifssomethingyoucanlearnandimprove.By

doingthefollowingthings,youcandevelopyoursenseofhumor.

37Practicinghumorandmakingpeoplelaughinvolvescommunicatingwithothers.Knowingwhat

makespeopleannoyedandwhatcanoffend（冒犯）themisessential.38Whilesomepeoplecanstandthis

kindofcomedy,otherswillnot,soifsessentialtokeepthisinmindwhentryingtoimproveyoursenseofhumor.

Offendingsomebodyisthelastthingyouwanttohappen,andifitdoesoccur,don'tforgettoapologize.

Practiceyourhumor.Developingagoodsenseofhumorisnotsomethingyoucanimproveinjustasingleday.

Instead,ittakeseffortandpractice.Andgettingalaughoutofsomeonecanbechallenging.Trypracticingwith

yourclosefriendsandfamilyfirst,andseeiftheyfindyourjokesfunny.39Youcanalsomakesome

adjustmentsbasedontheiradvice.

Lookatthebrightsideofthings.Humordoesn'tonlycomefromcheerfuloroptimisticsituations.Itcancome

outevenfromdifficultortroublingsituations.40Darkhumorcomesfromunpleasantandterribletopics

likedeathandmakingjokesoutofsuchsubjects.Caremustbedonewhengivingsuchkindofjokesastheremight

besensitivepeoplewhodon'ttakelaughterwhenmakingfunofdarksituations.

A.Learnandpracticegoodtiming.

B.Takeyouraudienceintoaccount.

C.Averytypicalexampleofthisisdarkhumor.

D.Afterward,itiswiseofyoutotryitwithothergroupsofpeople.

E.Cruelhumorusuallyhappenswhenyoumakesomefunnyresponses.

F.However,sometimesagoodsenseofhumorisnotastrictlyinborntalent.

G.Somejokesinvolvemakingfunofotherpeople'sfaults,sadnessorsufferings.

六、完形填空

Whenintroducingclassrules,thefirstwordsmymathteacher,Ms.Whitney,beganwithwere“kindness”and

“homework”.Irememberbeing41atfirst,wonderingwhysomethingasdifficultashomeworkcouldbe

connectedwithsomethinggood.

Sensingmypuzzle,Ms.Whitneycalmlyexplained,"42homeworkgivesyoutheopportunitytogrow.

Whenyouareabletosolveaproblemthatothers43todealwith,youcanlendahelpinghand.It

establishesapositive44betweenpeople.

Inthatmoment,itwasasifalightbulb(燈泡)was45inmymind.Thepuzzlesurroundingthe

relationshipbetweenassignmentsandkindness46.Assignmentsbringoutkindness,andkindnessinturn

createsa(n)47environmentforeveryonetodeveloptheirskillsactively.

Ms.Whitney48thetruthbehindherwordsinthefollowingdays.Eachday,weformedgroupsand

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workedtogethertosolveproblems.49,Ifeltslightlyawkwardworkingwithsomeoneelse.However,as

weassistedoneanother,that50nolongerexisted.

Inaclassroomfilledwithfriendly51andthesoundofMs.Whitney'scheerfulvoiceencouragingus,

mathclassbecameless52.Itwashardtobelievethatassignmentscould53ourmind.Inthepast,

Iwouldonlyconsideronemethodtosolveaproblem,butnowIcancomeupwithvarious54.Itwas

learninginMs.Whitney5sclassthathasmotivatedthe55tolearnwithinme,whichwillguideme

throughoutmyeducationaljourney.

41.A.enthusiasticB.embarrassedC.confusedD.frightened

42.A.SupportingB.CompletingC.FindingD.Examining

43.A.attemptB.preferC.intendD.struggle

44.A.roleB.associationC.resultD.choice

45.A.turnedonB.turnedoffC.blownupD.blownover

46.A.continuedB.explodedC.disappearedD.worked

47.A.strangeB.inspiringC.funnyD.worrying

48.A.demonstratedB.concludedC.noticedD.ignored

49.A.ObviouslyB.EventuallyC.FortunatelyD.Initially

50.A.delightB.discomfortC.angerD.astonishment

51.A.pressureB.amusementC.contestD.cooperation

52.A.powerfulB.attractiveC.practicalD.challenging

53.A.sharpenB.slowC.weakenD.relax

54.A.requestsB.guessesC.methodsD.excuses

55.A.driveB.anxietyC.patienceD.pressure

七、用單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成短文

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

SanxingduiMuseum,locatedatthecityofGuanghan,56(recognize)asthemostimportantancient

remainsoftheSichuanregionforitsvastsize,longlastingperiod57plentifulculturalheritages.Itis

knownasoneofthegreatestarchaeological(考古學(xué)的)discoveriesofhumankindinthe20thcentury.Theunique

anddelicateshapesmakeithardforyou58(imagine)thatpeoplecouldmakethesethingsthousandsof

yearsago.Evenexpertscan'texplainhowtheancientShupeopledidit.AlthoughSanxingduiMuseumisalittlefar

fromthedowntownareaofChengdu,itisreallyworth59(visit).

Sanxingduiwerefirstdiscoveredby60farmerin1929whenhedugabigholeinhisfield.Sincethen

morethan10,000relics,someof61datebackto3,000to5,000years,havebeenunearthed.Butupto

nowtheyremain62(mystery)asnotextsisfoundaboutit,northereisanymentionofthiscultureinthe

recordsofother63(state),eitherduringorafterthelateShangDynasty.

Thepeoplewho64(make)splendidbronzeware(器皿)inSanxingdui3,000yearsagocreateda

dominant(占支配地位的)powerintheAncientShuKingdom.TheSanxingduiRuinsserve65

convincingproofthattheoriginsofChinesecivilizationarediverse.

八、推薦信

66.假定你是李華，你在學(xué)校論壇上看到新來的澳大利亞外教Mr.Holland想找一個人幫助他熟悉你所在的

城市和教他中文，以便盡快融入當(dāng)?shù)厣?。請你寫一封信毛遂自薦，內(nèi)容包括：

1.寫信目的；

2.陳述理由。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearMr.Holland,