安徽省合肥市廬江縣2023-2024學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

高二英語第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1．Howwillthespeakersgototheconcerthall?A．Bysubway. B．Onfoot. C．Bytaxi.2．Whatdothespeakersneedtobuynow?A．Somebutter. B．Someeggs. C．Somebread.3．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．ACD． B．Agift. C．Amusician.4．Whatistheweatherlikeinthewestoftheman’scountry?A．Sunny. B．Windy. C．Rainy.5．Whatdoesthemanlikedoingnow?A．Drawing. B．Practicingcalligraphy. C．Playingthepiano.第二節(jié)（共15小題，每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Atanoffice. B．Atacafe. C．Ataschool.7．Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A．Sendanemail. B．Pickupherson. C．Gotothesportscenter.聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8．WhatdoesthewomandecidetodothisSunday?A．Visitamuseum. B．Seeafilm. C．Takesomepictures.9．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Colleagues. B．Neighbors. C．Schoolmates.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10．WhatdoesAlexwanttowatch?A．TomandJerry. B．Superman. C．JourneytotheWest.11．WhatdoesAlexthinkofTomandJerry?A．It’ssilly. B．It’sfunny. C．It’spopular.12．Whichcartooncharacterdoesthewomanlikebest?A．Tom. B．Jerry. C．TheMonkeyKing.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13．WhenisMary’sbirthday?A．OnJuly22nd. B．OnJuly23rd. C．OnJuly24th.14．Whowentonatbusinesstripthismorning?A．Mary’sparents. B．Jenny’sfather. C．John.15．Wherewillthepartybeheld?A．AtJenny’shome. B．AtHillRestaurant.C．AtSoutheastCenter,16．WhatwillJohnbringtotheparty?A．Someicecream. B．Someflowers. C．Somecakes.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17．Whatdoesthespeakermostprobablydo?A．Sheisatourguide. B．Sheisateacher. C．Sheisanorganizeroftheexhibition.18．Howmuchisthetickettothecastle?A．￡2. B．￡3. C．￡5.19．WhattimewillthebusleaveonSaturday?A．At8:40am. B．At8:50am. C．At9:10am.20．Whatcanthelistenerslearnfromthespecialexhibition?A．Whenthecastlewasbuilt.B．Whatancientpeoplewore.C．Howthecarswereinvented.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題，每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AIfyouwanttoknowsomethingaboutBritishlife,theirspirit,andeventheirhumor,watchingsomeclassicBritishfilmswillcertainlyhelp.Herearesomerecommendedtoyou.NottingHillAfterthesuccessofhisfilmFourWeddingsandaFuneral,writerandproducerRichardCurtiscapturedtheessenceofbeingBritishin1999’sNottingHill.Setagainstthebackgroundofaffluent（富足的）WestLondon,thefilmbecamepopularforitscharmingandfunnyportrayal（刻畫）ofaBritishnobodytryingtoimpressaHollywoodstar.TheFullMontyThis1997filmisaSheffield-basedcomedyaboutsixunemployedmenwhoformagrouptomakemoneyforabetterlife.Despiteitshummer,thefilmdivesdeeperintosomeseriousissuessurroundingworking-classculture.TheFullMontyisanupliftingfilmthatgivesaninsightintotheworkandlifeoftheworkingclassinBritain.TrainsnottingDannyBoyle’s1996comedy-dramaTrainspottingisaboutagroupofScotsinthe1980s,basedonthebookbyIrvineWelsh.WithacastoftrulygreatactorsincludingEwanMeGregor,thetaleimpressedtheaudienceglobally.Itrapidlybecameacriticalsuccess.MontyPython’sLifeofBrianFeaturingajam-packedcastofcomedicstars.MontyPython’sLifeofBriantellsthestoryofayoungmanwhoisinacaseofmistakenidentity.ThefilmreflectstheunusualandwonderfulBritishsenseofhumour.Asafilmguaranteedtoentertain,MontyPythonsLifeofBrianisnottobemissedbythoselookingforaninsightintowhatmakestheBritishlaugh.21．WhatcantheaudiencelearnaboutbywatchingTheFullMonty?A．Hardshipsofcomedicstars B．DailylifeofpeopleinWestLondonC．UniqueexperiencesofsomeScots. D．LifeoftheBritishworkingclass.22．WhatkindoffilmdoesMontyPython’sLifeofBrianbelongto?A．Acomedyfilm. B．Asciencefictionfilm. C．Anactionmovie D．Ahorrormovie.23．Whichofthefollowingfilmsisadaptedfromabook?A．NottingHill. B．TheFullMonty.C．Trainspotting. D．MontyPython’sLifeofBrian.BIopenedmycarwindowandcalledout“Ma’am!Ma’am!”Theonlyladyintheparkinglotlookedarounduntilshesawme.“Ijustwantedtotellhowniceyoulooktoday,”Isaid.“Thecolorsyouhaveonarebeautifulonyou.”Herfaceregisteredsurpriseforasecond,andthenshesmiled.“Thankyou!”shecalledback.Herfinalstepstohercarseemedlighter,andIsmiledtomyself.Igrewupwithveryfewcheerleadersinmyownlife.WhenIwasinthemiddleoffightingabattleformylife,Ihadbeenconfirmeddepression,alongwithanxiety.IthastakenmanyyearsandmoreeffortanddeterminationthanIthoughtIwascapableofrecoveringfromthisillness.Withnocheerleadersinmycourt,Ifoughtthisbattlealone.IamproudoftheprogressIhavemadethusfar.TherearetimeswhenIthought,ifonlyIhadhadsomeonetoholdmeandsay,“Susan,Ibelieveinyou.Youcandothis,andI’llbethereeverystepoftheway.”IwonderhowmuchsoonerIwouldhaverecovered.I’llneverknow.SoIhavemadeitapointinrecentyearstopraisepeople,especiallywomenandgirls.Insteadofjustthinkingthatsomeonelooksniceordidagreatjob,Isayitoutloud.Itdoesn’ttakelong,andit’seasy.So,Iwonder,whydon’tmorepeopledothis?Aswomen,wehavelearnedfromourrolemodelstobequiet.Wedownplayourownachievementsevenwhenwedoreceiveararecompliment.Now,whenIcomplimentsomeoneandshedenies,Isaytoher,“Justsaythankyou.”Mostwomenarerelievedthattheydon’thavetodenythecompliment;theycanacceptthepraisewithoutguilt.Cheerleadingdoesn’trequireanyskills.Itonlytakesafewseconds,althoughyoudohavetoremindyourselftodoit.Eventually,itbecomesahabit.24．Howdidtheladyfeelafterhearingtheauthor’spraise?A．Delighted. B．Anxious. C．Relaxed. D．Worried.25．Whatmadetheauthorbecomeacheerleader?A．Herexperience. B．Herhabit. C．Herpersonality. D．Herambition.26．Whatdoestheauthorhopewhenshepraisessomeone?A．Shecanberewarded. B．Shecanbeappreciated.C．Theycanacceptthepraise. D．Theyshouldsaysomething.27．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor?A．Caring. B．Brave. C．Outgoing. D．Honest.CUndernormalcircumstances,fallingasleepduringapaidtourisawasteofmoneyoranoffensetoyourguideatworst.Butthat’snotthecasewiththisnewexperiencecomingoutofHongKong.Asitsnamesuggests,theSleepingBusTourisdesignedtohelppassengerscatchsomesleep,andridesarealreadysellingout.A2022surveybytheChineseUniversityofHongKong’sCenterofCommunicationandPublicOpinionnotesalmost70%respondentsexperiencessomeformofsleepdisorder.HongKongershavemuchstressfromworkandneedaspaceforsleeping,buttheirlivingspacesaretoosmall.Somemaynotlivealoneandhavetoshareapartmentswiththeirfamily,whichmaynotbeagoodenvironmentforaproperrest.Afternoticingpassengersfallingasleepontheirbuses,theHongKongtourcompany,UluTravelAgency,recentlylaunchedsuchaninnovativewayforadultstosleep:theSleepingBusTour.Thefive-hourbusridetakespassengersonan83-kilometer（about51.5miles）journeyaboardaregulardoubledeckerbus.NotonlyistheSleepingBusTourthefirstofitskind,it’salsothelongestbusrouteinHongKong,ensuringthattiredpassengershaveplentyoftimetoenjoysomesleep.Oncepassengersboardthebus,theyaretreatedwithagoodiebagcompletewithaneyemaskandearplugstohelpthemsleepandtheyareallowedtobringtheirownblanketsandslippers.Thelongrideincludesafewstopsforscenicspotsandbathroombreaks.Passengerscanalsogetoffthebusearlyatoneofseveraldrop-offpointsifthey’dprefertocontinuetheirsleepathomeratherthancompletetheentirejourney.TicketsfortheSleepingBusTouraredividedinfourcategoriesfromthe“Zero-decibel（分貝）SleepingCabin”tothe“VIPCabin.”Pricesrangefromabout$17USDtoS115USDperperson.Formoreinformationonthisuniqueexperience,headtotheUlutravelcompanywebsite.28．Whatdoesthesurveyshow?A．Hongkongersdesiretolivealone. B．Hongkongerscanaffordpaidtours.C．Hongkongersareunderextremestress. D．MostHongkongershavetroublesleeping.29．WhywastheSleepingBusTourlaunched?A．Toimprovethesleepinghabits. B．Tomakemoreprofits.C．Toreducethestressfromextrawork. D．Tohelpadultpassengersrestproperly.30．WhatcanapassengergetfromtheSleepingBusTour?A．Arideinahigh-techbus. B．Aguidedsight-seeingtour.C．Abagwithsleepaidproducts. D．Ablanketandapairofslippers.31．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Tointroduceabustour. B．Toinformreadersofanewsurvey.C．Toadvertiseatravelcompany. D．Toraiseconcernsoversleepproblems.DLanguageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstillpopulatedbyhunter-gatherers,small,tightlyconnectedgroupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsofspeechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomingfarmers,andtheirlanguagesbecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber,too.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialization,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthespreadofuniversalcompulsory（強(qiáng)制的）education,especiallyglobalizationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.Atpresent,theworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistribution（分布）oftheselanguagesishugelyuneven（不均衡）.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetzoneshavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages;theAmericaabout1,000;Africa2,400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3,200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaaloneaccountsforwellover800．Themediannumber（中位數(shù)）ofspeakersisamere6,000,whichmeansthathalftheworld’slanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof6,800languagesandclosetodisappear,withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon（eightremainingspeakers）,ChiapanecoinMexico（150）,LipanApacheintheUnitedStates（twoorthree）orWadjiguinAustralia（one,withaquestion-mark）:noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.32．Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhunter-gatherertimes?A．Theydevelopedveryfast. B．Theywerelargeinnumber.C．Theyhadsimilarpatterns. D．Theywerecloselyconnected.33．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“dominant”underlinedinParagraph2?A．Difficult. B．Advanced. C．Powerful D．Modern.34．Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?A．About6,800. B．About3,400. C．About2,400. D．About1,200.35．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Newlanguageswillbecreated.B．People’slifestylesarereflectedinlanguages.C．Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages.D．Geographydetermineslanguageevolution.第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。DangerousDrivingHabitsApproximately1.3millionpeoplearoundtheworlddieinroadaccidentseveryyear,makingitoneofthetoptencausesofdeaths.36Topreventtheseconsequences,herearesomedangerousdrivinghabitsyoushouldavoid.37Wereyouactuallysurprisedbythisone?Here’sthetruth—you’re23timesmorelikelytocrashifyoutextwhiledriving.38Disturbingly,77percentofyoungadultdriverssaytheycansafelydrivewhiletexting.Actually,distracteddrivingaccidents,includingthosecausedbytheuseofhandhelddevices,formtheNo.1killerofteens,accordingtotheNHTSAandothers.Drivewhenyou’retired.Avoiddrivingwhenyou’retired,sinceyouwillhaveslowerreactiontimesandyouareverylikelytofallasleepatthewheel.Ifyou’reexhaustedandyourbodyneedssleep,itisgoingtogetit,onewayoranother.39Ifyou’realreadyinthecar,pulloverandtakeanapandthencontinuewhenyou’vewokenup.Havingsomeonewithyouinthecarcanhelppreventaccidents,sinceyouaremorelikelytobealertifyouhavecompany.Keepaneyeonthekids.AccordingtotheAAAFoundationforTrafficSafety,passengersarerankedbydriversasamongthemostfrequentcausesofdistraction（分心）.Youngchildrenarefourtimesasdistractingasadults,whileinfantscanbeeighttimesmoredistracting,theAAAFoundationreports.40.A．Talkonthephone.B．Textandupdatesocialmedia.C．Therefore,keepaneyeonthekidsifyoudrivefast.D．Ittakesaboutfivesecondsofattentiontosendabrieftext.E．Ifyou’reverytired,avoiddrivinghomeandtakeacabinstead.F．Sothinktwicebeforeglancingatyourlittleoneatthebackseat.G．Another20-50millionpeopleareinjuredduetoroadaccidentseveryyear.第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。MolaigrewupinatinyvillageinIndia.Thevillagelaynearsomewetlandswhichbecamehissecond41.Helearnedthevalueandbeautyof42therefromaveryyoungage.Whenhewas16,Molaibegantonoticesomething43happeningaroundhishome.Afloodhadhittheareaearlierthatyearandthe44itcausedhaddrivenawayanumberofbirds.45,thenumberofsnakeshaddeclinedaswell.He46thatitwasbecausethereweren’tenoughtreestoprotectthemfromthe47.Thesolution,ofcourse,wastoplanttreessotheanimalscouldseek48duringthedaytime.Heturnedtothe49departmentforhelpbutwastoldthatnothingwouldgrowthere.However,Molaiwentlookingonhisownand50anearbyislandwherehebegantoplanttrees.51youngplantsinthedryseasonwas52foraloneboy.Molaibuiltatthe53ofeachsapling（幼樹）abambooplatform,whereheplacedpotswithsmallholesto54rainwater.Thewaterwouldthendrip（滴落）ontheplantsbelow.Molai55toplanttreesforthenext37years.Hiseffortshaveresultedin1,360acresofnaturally-grownlandthathasbecomehometomanyplantsandanimals.41.A．dream B．job C．home D．choice42．A．nature B．youth C．culture D．knowledge43．A．remarkable B．interesting C．discomforting D．embarrassed44．A．waste B．instant C．barrier D．damage45．A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Otherwise46．A．inquired B．realized C．remembered D．predicted47．A．noise B．heat C．disease D．dust48．A．directions B．partners C．help D．shelter49．A．labor B．police C．forest D．finance50．A．rebuilt B．discovered C．left D．managed51．A．Decorating B．Observing C．Watering D．Guarding52．A．tough B．illegal C．a(chǎn)dorable D．efficient53．A．back B．top C．foot D．side54．A．clean B．boil C．pour D．collect55．A．returned B．learned C．reacted D．continued第二節(jié)（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Temperaturesaroundtheworldarerising.Manyplaces56（experience）extremeweathereventssuchasextremeheatsincethestartofthenewcentury.Scientistshaveshownallthatisgoingtogeteven57（bad）.Theylookedatcitiesinthenorthhalfoftheplanet.They58（especial）paidattentiontothoseintheUS.According59simplegeography,thecitiesnearCanadahavecooltomildweather.ThosenearMexico60（be）hotterandmorehumid.However,thingsaregoingtolookandfeelalotdifferentin2080.Thescientistscreatedaweathermodel61（study）theweatherchangesin2080．Theyconsideredtwoimportantpoints.Onewasthewarmingoftheplanetby1.5℃to3℃and62otherwastheincreasinggreenhousegaslevels.Unluckily,whatthescientistsfoundwas63（surprise）!Thecitiesinthenorthturnedintoonesinthesouth—about50064（mile）south.Forexample,WashingtonD.C.feltlikeGreenwood,Mississippi,andMississippifeltlikeMexico.That’sbadnewsforpeopleintheUS,65isalsobadforpeopleeverywherebecausewe’reallinthesameboat.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）你校正在組織英語演講比賽。請以身邊值得尊敬和愛戴的人為題，寫一篇演講稿參賽。內(nèi)容包括：1．人物簡介；2．尊敬和愛戴的原因。注意：1．詞數(shù)80詞左右2．請按如下格式在相應(yīng)位置作答。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)（滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Jennylivedinasmallvillage.Whenshewasachild,whatshelikedtodomostwaswatchtheblueskyandenjoybirdsflyingfreelyinthesky.Shealwaysimaginedthatsomedayshecouldalsoflyintheskylikeabird.WhenJanewasinthefourthgrade,oneday,herteacheraskedthemtowriteareportonwhattheywantedtobewhentheygrewup.Shepouredherheartintoherreportandwrotethatshedreamedtobecom