廣東省湛江市某校2023-2024學年高二上學期期中考試英語試題

湛江市第二中學2023-2024學年第一學期學段一高二級英語試卷(答題時間：120分鐘，總分：150分)第一部分閱讀理解(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選項中選出最佳答案。AWe’vegotalistofteenscientistsfromavarietyoffields.JackAndrakaJackAndrakacreatedabiosensorforcancerthathesaysis168timesfaster,26,667timeslessexpensiveand400timesmoresensitivethantechnologynowadays.He’stheyoungestpersontohavespokeninfrontoftheRoyalSocietyofMedicine.TaylorWilsonTaylorWilsonwastheyoungestpersontoachievenuclearfusion(核聚變).HewasinspiredbyTheRadioactiveBoyScout,anovelinwhichakidtriesandfailstobuildanuclearreactor.Taylorthoughthecoulddobetter.Longstoryshort,hewantedtobuildasmallnuclearreactor.Andhediditattheageoffourteen.HereceivedaThielFellowship,whichgavehim$100,000toworkonhisownresearch.SaraVolzSaraVolzperformedexperimentsinwhichshegrewalgaebasedontheiroiloutputforthepurposeofgrowingthemasbiofuel(生物燃料).Thisresearchisespeciallyimportantastheworldcontinuestosearchforawaytolessenourdependenceonnon-renewableenergy.Shewonthetopprizeof$100,000intheIntelScienceTalentSearch.DanielBurdPlasticusuallytakesthousandsofyearstodecompose(降解),butthishighschoolstudentDanielBurdmanagedtodoitinthreemonths.Inanexperiment,hemixedplasticbagsandaspecialkindofdirttogether,andfoundthattheydiddecomposefaster.Hethenperformedteststofindthebacteriaresponsiblefordecomposingtheplastics.Hissolutiononlyproduceswaterandsmallamountsofcarbondioxide.Hesaysitcouldeasilybeusedelsewhere.1.Whodesignedamedicalinstrument?A.SaraVolz. B.DanielBurd.C.JackAndraka. D.TaylorWilson.2.WhatexcitedTaylorWilson’sinterestinhisinvention?A.Anovelbyakid. B.Plasticpollution.C.Energyshortage. D.Ascientificnovel.3WhatdoweknowaboutDanielBurd’sinvention?A.Itwonhima$100000prize. B.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.C.Itwascompletedinfourmonths. D.Itiswidelyusedforeverydaywaste.BThefamilyofa6-year-oldadoptedChinesegirlwhobadlyneedsabonemarrowtransplant(骨髓移植)believestheyhavefoundamatchinChina.KaileeWellssuffersfromaseriousaplasticanemia(再生障礙性貧血),whichpreventsbonemarrowfromproducingnewbloodcells.Shehastakencoursesoftreatmentbuthasshownlittlesignofrecovery.Thebesthelpforsuchpatientsisatransplantofhealthymarroworbloodcellsfromasuitabledonor.Certaintissueofthepatientandthedonormustmatch.Kailee’smother,LindaWells,madehersecondtriptoChinaearlierthismonthtofindadonor.Herhusband,OwenWells,saidthathiswifebelieveddoctorstherehadfoundamatch.“Fortheselast22months,we’vebeenlivinginfearthatKaileewouldtakeaturnfortheworseandtherewouldbenothingwecoulddoaboutit,”hesaid.“Nowwehavesomethingwecanuseandsaveourlittlegirl.Wearejustaboutreadytostartjumpingupanddownandrejoicing.”WellssaidaChinesegirlwhoisaboutayearoldhasabloodsamplethatmatchesKailee’sperfectly.Thenextstep,hesaid,wouldbetomakesurethesampleissafelyharvestedandprotectedfortransplant,thedetailsofwhichhaveyettobeworkedout.LindaWellsfirsttraveledtoChinainFebruarytotrytolocatethegirl’sbirthmother,whoislikelytobeamatch.Butshefoundnorelativesanddecidedtotryagainthismonth.“ThisgivesussomuchencouragementbecausenowwefoundwhatwethoughtwewouldneverbeabletofindforKailee,”O(jiān)wenWellssaid.“We’regoingtocontinueourblooddonordrivetotrytocontinuetohelpasmanypeopleaswepossiblycan.We’rejustsohappy.”4.WhatdoweknowaboutKaileeWells?A.ShewasadoptedbyaChinesefamily.B.Shehasaone-year-oldsisterinChina.C.Shewasrecoveringfromaplasticanemia.D.Sheisunabletoproducenewbloodcells.5.Theunderlinedword“rejoicing”inParagraph5canbebestreplacedby“_____”.A.waving B.movingC.cheering D.crying6.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.LindaWellshasfoundthegirl’sbirthmother.B.OwenandLindatriedeverymeanstocureKailee.C.Doctorshaveworkedoutplanstoprotectthesample.D.OwenandLindavisitedChinatwicetofindaperfectmatch.7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Longanddeepfriendshipbetweentwofamilies. B.Faithleadstohope.C.Matchfoundforabonemarrowtransplant. D.ThejourneytoChina.CMeetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal(信號).Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.Differentculturesemphasize(強調(diào))theimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein“smalltalk”,usuallyoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries—liketheUKorFrance—peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcafésratherthanattheoffice.Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion;insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled.Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues;however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvalues,andsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.However,ifwecanunderstandthembetter,amulticulturalenvironment(多元文化環(huán)境)willofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.8.Insomecountries,eatingtogetheratrestaurantsmaymakeiteasierforpeopleto.A.developcloserrelations B.sharethesamecultureC.gettoknoweachother D.keepeachothercompany9.TheauthormentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat.A.theEnglishprefertomakelongspeechesB.toomanywordsareofnouseC.peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynatureD.eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferent10.Accordingtothetext,howcanpeoplefromdifferentculturesunderstandeachotherbetter?A.Bysharingdifferentwaysoflife.B.Byacceptingdifferenthabits.C.Byrecognizingdifferentvalues.D.Byspeakingeachother’slanguages.11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MulticulturalEnvironmentB.Cross-CulturalDifferencesC.HowtoUnderstandEachOtherD.HowtoBuildUpaRelationshipDPeoplefromEastAsiatendtohavemoredifficultiesthanthosefromEuropeindistinguishingfacialexpressionsandanewreportpublishedonlineinCurrentBiologyexplainswhy.RachaelJack,UniversityofGlasgowresearcher,saidthatratherthanscanningevenly(均勻的)acrossafaceasWesternersdo,Easternersfixtheirattentionontheeyes.“WeshowthatEasternersandWesternerslookatdifferentfacefeaturestoreadfacialexpressions,”Jacksaid.“Westernerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequalmeasure,whereasEasternersfavortheeyesandoverlookthemouth.”AccordingtoJackandhercolleagues,thediscoveryshowsthathumancommunicationofemotionismorecomplexthanpreviouslybelieved.Asaresult,facialexpressionsthathadbeenconsidereduniversallyrecognizablecannotbeusedtoreliablyconveyemotionincross-culturalsituations.Theresearchersstudiedculturaldifferencesintherecognitionoffacialexpressionsbyrecordingtheeyemovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EastAsianpeoplewhiletheyobservedpicturesofexpressivefacesandputthemintocategories:happy,sad,surprised,fearful,disgusted,angry,orneutral.Theycomparedhowaccuratelyparticipantsreadthosefacialexpressionsusingtheirparticulareyemovementstrategies.ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocusedmuchgreaterattentionontheeyesandmadesignificantlymoreerrorsthanWesternersdid.“Theculturaldifferenceineyemovementsthattheyshowisprobablyareflectionofculturaldifferenceinfacialexpressions,”Jacksaid.“OurdatasuggestthatwhereasWesternersusethewholefacetoconveyemotion.Easternersusetheeyesmoreandmouthless.”Inshort,thedatashowthatfacialexpressionsarenotuniversalsignalsofhumanemotion.Fromhereon,examininghowculturalfactorshavediversifiedthesebasicsocialskillswillhelpourunderstandingofhumanemotion.Otherwise,whenitcomestocommunicatingemotionsacrosscultures,EasternersandWesternerswillfindthemselveslostintranslation.12.WhatdoesthediscoveryshowaboutWesterners?A.Theypayequalattentiontotheeyesandthemouth.B.Theyconsiderfacialexpressionsuniversallyreliable.C.Theyobservetheeyesandthemouthindifferentways.D.Theyhavemoredifficultyinrecognizingfacialexpressions.13.Whatwerethepeopleaskedtodointhestudy?A.Togettheirfacesimpressive. B.Tomakeafaceateachother.C.Toclassifysomefacepictures. D.Toobservetheresearchers’faces.14.IncompanionwithWesterners,whatareEasternerslikelytodo?A.Theydotranslationmoresuccessfully. B.Theystudythemouthmorefrequently.C.Theyexaminetheeyesmoreattentively. D.Theyreadfacialexpressionsmorecorrectly.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TheEyeastheWindowtotheSoul B.CulturalDifferencesinReadingEmotionsC.EffectiveMethodstoDevelopSocialSkills D.HowtoIncreaseCross-culturalUnderstanding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，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Everyonethinksthey'regreatlisteners.Butthetruthisthathearingisn’tnecessarilylistening,norisitnecessarilylisteningwell.Listeningisanartaswellasabasiclifeskillthatweareencouragedtopractiseandmaster.___16___●Don'tinterrupt___17___Tomastertheartoflistening,youneedtostopanygoodthoughtsthatcometomindandletthepersonsayeverythingtheyneedtosay.Oftentimespeoplesimplyneedsomeonetotalkto,notsomeonewhowillcutinandgivetheirownthoughtsandopinions.●Practiceactivelistening.Tounderstandbetterincommunication,youcanfirstpracticeactivelistening.Theartoflisteningisn'tsimplyaboutstayingquiet100%ofthetime,it'salsoaboutaskingquestions,whichareforclarificationorforfurtherexplanation,sothatyoucanfullyunderstandwhatthespeakeristellingyou.___18___Youcanalsomakenoisesthatshowyouagreewithwhathepersonissayingsuchas“yes”,‘'yeah",and“okay.”●___19___About60-75%ofourcommunicationisaccomplishedwithoutspeaking.Inordertoknowwhethertoencouragethespeaker,ortoopenyourselfmore,it'sessentialtoknowwhattheperson'sbodyissaying.Dotheydisplaysignsofdiscomfort?Aretheycautiousaboutyou?Theirbodylanguagetellsalot.●Createasuitableenvironment.ItcanbedifficulttolistentoanotherpersonwhentheTVisscreaming,yourphoneisbuzzingandtherearethousandsofcarspassingby.___20___Also,whenyouindicateitwouldbegoodto“findaquietplace,"youputimportanceinthepersonandwhattheysay,andthenyoushowcareandconsideration.A.Listentonon-verbalcommunication.B.Letthepersonspeakwithoutinterruption.C.Listenwithoutformingresponsesinyourmind.DHere'showtobringthevitallifeskillintoyourdailyexistence.E.Additionally,it'simportanttoholdbackyournegativejudgments.F.Anothergreatwaytoshowyourunderstandingistorespondbynodding.G.Whenyouremovethedistractionsandfindaquietplaceit’seasiertolistenattentively.第二部分英語知識運用(共三節(jié)，滿分60分)第一節(jié)完形填空(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和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。GrowingupintheUSA,Ialwayswantedtoexperienceanotherculture.The____21____camewhenIwas15.Afterafewmonthsofplanningand____22____,Iwasreadytospendthesecondsemesterofmyfirsthighschoolyear____23____anexchangestudentinAustralia.____24____inPerthwasoneofthemostexcitingmomentsofmylife.Irealizedthenthattherewasnoturningback.ThefamilyIwouldlivewithwaswaitingforme,anditwouldonlybefivedays____25____thenewschoolyear.TheschoolIattendedwas____26____myschoolbackintheStates.Iwasquite____27____atfirst,especiallyneverhavingbeentoanewschool—evenintheUS.Everythingwentwithout____28____,though.Theteacherswerewelcomingandthestudentswerefriendly.Themost____29____timewastravellingwithotherexchangestudentsaroundAustraliaduringoursemesterbreak.Thefewweekswe____30____togetherwerefullofamazingactivities.Attheendofour____31____inAustralia,wehadthreeweekstoshareourstoriesandhelpeachotherdealwithleaving.Itwasonly____32____thatourlastdaytogetherwasfilledwithtears.Wepackedourcamp,____33____e-mailaddressesandgatheredtogetherforafinalgood-bye.Uponcominghomeanopenmindwasagainimportant.Resettlinghometooktimeand____34____,butatlastImadeit.Allthewhile,IwasthoughtfultolettingmyfamilyandfriendsknowhowhappyIwastobehomeandhow____35____Ihadmissedthem—thoughtheexperienceisstillunforgettablewithme.So,ifyouhavetheopportunitytostudyabroadyoumostcertainlyshould.21.A.task B.dream C.chance D.vacation22.A.packing B.convincing C.performing D.preparing23.A.as B.on C.for D.with24.A.Flying B.Landing C.Working D.Studying25.A.since B.until C.after D.before26.A.similarto B.differentfrom C.asgoodas D.thesameas27.A.excited B.annoyed C.worried D.confused28.A.hope B.doubt C.difficulties D.argument29.A.valuable B.acceptable C.comfortable D.unforgettable30.A.spent B.lived C.studied D.worked31.A.stay B.visit C.trip D.holidays32.A.funny B.natural C.strange D.simple33.A.made B.wrote C.shared D.exchanged34.A.effort B.money C.ability D.wisdom35.A.many B.much C.most D.old第二節(jié)語法填空(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。WhoinventedtheATM?Therehavebeen____36____(argue)foryearsoverwhoshouldofficiallygodowninhistoryas“theinventoroftheATM”.NowtheUKgovernmentis____37____(clear)sayingitwasJamesGoodfellowwhoinventedtheATM.Backinthemid-1960s,JamesGoodfellowwasworking____38____adevelopmentengineerforGlasgowfirmKelvinHughes,andhadbeenchargedwithinventingawaytoenablecustomerstowithdraw(取)cashfrombankswhenSaturdayopeningended.“Mostpeople____39____(work)duringtheweekcouldn’tgettothebank.Theywantedasolution.Thesolutionwasamachinewhichwouldissuecashondemandtoa____40____(recognize)customer,”hesaid.“Isetouttodevelopacash-issuingmachine,and____41____(make)thisareality,Iinventedthepin(personalidentificationnumber)andanassociatedcodedtoken(代幣).”Sofar,thecashmachine____42____(become)aworld-conqueringpieceoftechnology.Therearenow3millionATMsworldwide,with____43____numberforecasttohit4millionby2020.ThegoodnewsforGoodfellowis____44____peoplearebeginningtoknowhimforhisinvention.Even_____45_____(good)forhim,theHomeOfficehasnowofficiallyrecognizedhisotherachievement.第三節(jié)基礎(chǔ)知識(共30小題;每小題1分，滿分30分)46.Thearticleillustratesthisfeature________(concrete)fromthreedifferentaspects.(所給詞的適當形式填空)47.Isthisthemuseum________youoncevisited?(用適當?shù)脑~填空)48.Thereissomedoubt__________heisthebestmanforthejob.(用適當?shù)脑~填空)49.Her________(ambitious)istobecomeanartistaftergraduation.(所給詞的適當形式填空)50.________(see)fromthetopofahill,thecitylooksveryattractive.(所給詞的適當形式填空)51.________willbeinchargeofthecompanyisbeingdiscussed.（用適當?shù)脑~填空）52.Thestudyfurtherstrengthenstheevidence________(link)smokingwithearlydeath.（所給詞的適當形式填空）53.Doyoustillrememberthedays________westudiedtogether?(用適當?shù)脑~填空)54.Mymotherwenthome,________(find)thedooropen.(所給詞的適當形式填空)55.TherearethousandsoftaxiswithdieselenginesinMadrid,andtheyhave________(severe)pollutedtheair.(所給詞的適當形式填空)56.Chinaisadevelopingcountrythat________(belong)totheThirdWorld.(所給詞的適當形式填空)57.Thousandsofholidaymakersremained________(stick)abroadduetothevolcanicashcloud.(所給詞的適當形式填空)58.Official________(statistic)showrealwagedincreasingby24%thisyear.(所給詞的適當形式填空)59.Doyouremembertheday________whichwefirstmet?(用適當?shù)脑~填空)60.When_________(heat),icewillbechangedintowater.(所給詞的適當形式填空)61._____surprisedmemostwasthatsuchalittlegirlofsevencouldplaytheviolinsowell.(用適當?shù)脑~填空)62.BeforeleavingShanghaiforParis,theforeignguestcamewithherchildrentothanktheshop________(assist)whowaskindtothem.(所給詞的適當形式填空)63.Hehasthreesons,oneof________isanengineer.(用適當?shù)脑~填空)64.Mychildisthoughttobe________(gift)andthathasbroughtsomeunexpectedchangestohimandourfamily.(所給詞的適當形式填空)65.Ilookforwardtoyoursupportand_________(participate)intheprogram.(所給詞的適當形式填空)66.Thatis________stonewallsareusedinsteadoffencesaroundNewEngland.(用適當?shù)脑~填空)67.Yououghttobeashamedofyourfoolish________(behave)attheparty.(所給詞的適當形式填空)68.Hewrotealotofnovels,manyof_________weretranslatedintoforeignlanguages.(用適當?shù)脑~填空)69.Withthehomework________(finish),Iwentshoppingwithmymumhappily.(所給詞的適當形式填空)70.ThehotplayonTVisan________(adapt)ofashortnovelwrittenbyMoYan.(所給詞的適當形式填空)71.Wewouldbegratefulforyour________(cooperate)inclearingthehallassoonaspossible.(所給詞適當形式填空)72.Mypenismissing.I’dliketobuythesamepen_______Ilost.(用適當?shù)脑~填空)73.Shehashigh________(expect)ofwhattheuniversitycanoffer.(所給詞的適當形式填空)74.________(compare)withtraditionaleducation,onlineeducationhasmanyadvantages.(所給詞的適當形式填空)75.Hisvisitisintendedto_____(strong)thetiesbetweenthetwocountries.

(所給詞的適當形式填空)第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫作(滿分15分)76.你校英文報科學園地欄目舉行征文活動，請你以“一位中國科學家”為題寫一篇短文投稿，內(nèi)容包括：1.科學家生平及貢獻；2.影響及啟示。注意：1.詞數(shù)80詞左右；2.題目已為你寫好。AScientistinChina__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫(滿分25分)77.閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個完整的故事。Leohadgonenowhereduringhistwo-weekvacation.Hehadthemoney,buthehatedtotravelalone.HeusedtotakevacationswithMax,hisyoungerbrother,buttheyhadabigargumentattheendoftheirlastvacation.Eachofthemhadspentthelasttwomonthswaitingfortheothertoapologize.Leodidnotfeelgoodaboutbeingdistantwithhisfavoritebrother.Buthewasnotgoingtoaskforforgivenesswhen,inhismind,hejustbrokeMax’scupbyaccident,butitwasnotabigdealatall.SoLeo'ssummervacationwasspentinhisown"backyar