广东省汕头市金山中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

这是一份广东省汕头市金山中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题，共9页。

命题人：许晓虹郑世炳 审题人：黄晓洁
第一卷 选择题部分（满分80分）
第一部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面句子，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. The cnflict between ecnmic develpment and envirnmental prtectin, if nt prperly _________, can cause disastrus cnsequences in ur life.
A. managing B. t manage C. managed D. being managed
2. — T be frank, with s much wrk _________ my mind, I almst _________.
— Take it easy. Hw abut ging fr a walk first t refresh urselves befre we get dwn t business.
A. ccupying; break up B. ccupied; break ut
C. ccupied; break ff D. ccupying; break dwn
3. New Zealand is a cuntry lcated n the Australia cntinent, _________ tw big islands and many smaller nes.
A. cmprised fB. cnsisted fC. taking upD. cmpsing f
4. The butterfly was left _________ and disappinted, wanting never t enter anther beauty cmpetitin in her life.
A. t weep B. t be wept C. weeping D. wept
5. _________ that all the _________ prblems wuld be tackled, Tm felt quite relaxed.
A. Cnvinced; existingB. Cnvincing; existing
C. Cnvinced; existedD. Cnvincing; existed
6. Tm and Jerry went t the stadium in a hurry, nly _________ the news that the match had already been put ff.
A. being infrmed fB. t be infrmed fC. t be infrmedD. being infrmed
7. Tm said that it was the last time that he _________ the amusement park, because he was disappinted by the ld-fashined facilities there.
A. has visitedB. visited C. had visitedD. shuld visit
8. It is in the very gymnasium _________was pened last year _________I wrk ut regularly after wrk.
A. that; thatB. which; that C. which; whereD. that; where
9. When entering the ffice, _________.
A. Tm was fund sitting at a desk B. we fund Tm seated at a desk
C. we fund Tm be sitting at a desk D. Tm remained seated at a desk
10. Tm strngly suggested the issue ________ at the discussin sectin just nw _________withut delay. A. referred t; be slved B. referring t; slved更多免费优质滋元可 家 威杏 MXSJ663 C. referring t; was slved D. referred t; was slved
11. _________t the envelpe was a pht which was taken by Tm at the cnference last week.
A. T attach B. Attaching C. AttachedD. Having attached
12. _________ excited Tm mst was that he eventually succeeded in _________ seemed t be the mst difficult exam t him.
A. That; whatB. What; whatC. That; that D. What; that
13. The reasn _________ Tm failed t make himself _________ was that he was pr at speech.
A. fr which, understandB. why, understdC. which, understdD. that, understand
14. Much t Tm’s excitement, the prject he had devted his time and effrt _________ a perfect success. A. t prveB. t prving C. t prved D. t be prved
15. The musician was able t _________ a wide range f instruments t create a beautiful symphny.
A. accmpany B. measure C. decrate D. emply
第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Jseph Dituri hasn’t seen the sun fr days. The bimedical engineer has been underwater, with the gal f spending 100 days there in the name f 16_________. Dituri is living in Jules’ Undersea Ldge in Flrida. The100-square-ft htel is his intended hme until the missin finishes, where he’ll 17_________ his research.
The submerged stay, if 18_________, will als break the previus recrd f 73 days set by tw Tennessee educatrs in 2014.
During the prject, Dituri is attempting t 19_________ the effects f living in a high-pressure envirnment fr a(n) 20_________ perid. The human bdy has never been underwater that lng, s he will be 21_________ clsely. Fr example, he’ll be 22_________ t electrcardigrams(心电图), which measure the heart’s functin. “I 23_________ there will be imprvements t my health,” Dituri said. His assumptin is nt made 24_________— a previus study indicated ptential 25_________ f pressure expsure t cell grwth. Dituri hpes this jurney culd 26_________ the treatment fr age-related diseases.
Beynd research, the prject is als a chance t prmte cean 27_________ “The cean is in a bit f truble,” Dituri said in a vide. “We als want t use the attentin that the 100-day missin wuld draw t 28_________ yung peple’s curisity and passin.” Dituri will invite abut 40 children t stay with him fr 24 hurs at a time.
“29_________ I nly stayed 60 days, I eventually wuld turn a whle bunch f kids n t the explratin f the sea. That wuld be a 30_________,” he said in an interview.
16. A. reputatinB. freedmC. scienceD. entertainment
17. A. publishB. cnductC. advertiseD. review
18. A. necessaryB. cnvenientC. accessibleD. successful
19. A. frecastB. dcumentC. imagineD. relieve
20. A. extendedB. busyC. earlyD. essential
21. A. infrmedB. persuadedC. mnitredD. satisfied
22. A. sensitiveB. subjectedC. familiarD. restricted
23. A. rememberB. realizeC. suppseD. admit
24. A. cautiuslyB. intentinallyC. fearlesslyD. grundlessly
25. A. cstsB. differenceC. practicalityD. benefits
26. A. make frB. hld nC. refer tD. depend n
27. A. cnservatinB. expansinC. turismD. transprt
28. A. weakenB. expressC. stimulateD. appreciate
29. A. Nw thatB. In caseC. Given thatD. Even if
30. A. winB. burdenC. shameD. lessn
第二部分 阅读理解（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，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
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31. What is the biggest advantage f EnglishScre Tutrs?
A. Its tutrs are fficially apprved.B. It will help yu reach yur gals.
C. It will imprve yur English skills quickly.D. It ffers sessins accrding t yur needs.
32. When can yu get a fully persnalized learning plan?
A. After yu fully pay.B. After yu have yur first lessn.
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33. What is the purpse f the text?
A. T educate.B. T attract.C. T help.D. T infrm.
B
It was decades ag nw, but it’s still ne f the mst memrable cnversatins f my life. On a lng, slw train heading nrth, with nthing t d but watch the rain, the man sitting ppsite began trying t talk t me. Like mst yung wmen wh have learned the hard way t be careful f strangers, I was unfriendly. But curisity tk ver when he said that he was just bred, and liked talking.
S that’s what we did fr hurs and hurs as the man turned ut t be quite talkative. When the train finally pulled in, we didn’t change numbers. Hwever, I still think abut it smetimes n lng, bring jurneys, befre getting a phne ut and scrlling silently like everyne else. It’s a rare persn wh can cheerfully break the scial rule abut nt talking t strangers withut any ill intentin, but life wuld be mre interesting if mre f us knew hw t d it.
And that’s why I can’t be as cynical as I prbably shuld be abut “Tube Chat” campaign launched t encurage Britns t talk t each ther. All anyne is being asked t d is t start a cnversatin they wuldn’t therwise have had — maybe with a friend frm whm they’ve been apart r a neighbr they dn’t knw.
Obviusly, it takes mre than a bit f small talk ver garden fences t unite strangers tgether. Mre peple live alne than did s a generatin ag, and the rise in freelancing (自由职业) means mre f us wrk alne t. We scialize increasingly thrugh screens, sending texts instead f bthering t call.
It’s true that the “Tube Chat” campaign f a few years back failed in its attempts t make Lndners talk t each ther n public transprt. But even city peple wh wuld nrmally die rather than make eye cntact with strangers still happily gather in large numbers by the Thames fr the New Year’s Eve firewrks. They wuld get a far better view at hme n televisin — it’s nt really abut the firewrks, but abut being part f smething cmmunal (公共的).
There’s n guarantee (保证) that this latest campaign t recnnect will succeed wherever thers have failed. But if there ever a mment t stp scial disbelief it may start a fire t warm a wrld that smetimes feels cld. Wherever my train friend is nw, I hpe he’s still talking.
34. The authr intrduced her train friend t _________.
A. share her mst memrable but bring jurney
B. express her deep regret fr lsing tuch with him
C. shw that talking t strangers can add interest t life
D. explain why peple are becming indifferent
35. The underlined wrd “cynical” is clsest in meaning t_________.
A. dubtfulB. supprtiveC. cnfusedD. disappinted
36. The example f Lndners gathering fr the New Year’s Eve firewrks is used t shw that_________.
A. “Tube Chat”, failed in its attempts t unite strangers tgether
B. it’s hard t break the scial rule abut nt talking t strangers
C. peple have a wish t be scially cnnected by nature
D. “Tube Chat” made sme difference t recnnecting peple
37. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. Keep Our Desire t CnnectB. Avid Talking t Strangers
C. Shw Respect fr Scial DisbeliefD. Scialize With Our Friends
C
Mdern research n bdy language — ften called nnverbal behavir — began in the 1960s and 1970s with studies that aimed t demnstrate the universality (普遍性) f facial expressins f emtin. That wrk was inspired, in part, by Charles Darwin’s study “The Expressin f the Emtins in Man and Animals (1872).” But it had received little attentin fr arund a century, accrding t nnverbal cmmunicatin expert David Matsumt.
Then mdern researchers examined hw the brain reacts t facial expressins, and hw babies cpy facial and hand gestures. And scientists have als realized the cmplexity (复杂性) f bdy language.
Much research has suggested that bdy language is ften hard t interpret, r understand. But fr years sme advisers and experts have been using their knwledge in many practical (实际的) areas.
“I help peple influence and persuade thers arund hw trustwrthy and credible (可信的) their message is by helping them with their specific nnverbal cmmunicatin,” said Mark Bwden. He is the authr f “Winning Bdy Language”, a guide fr readers including business peple and famus peple. He fcuses n where a persn faces their bdy and hw much space they take up, as well as their gestures.
Sme experts als say they can use thse signals t interpret hidden emtins. Je Navarr is the authr f “What Every Bdy Is Saying.” It is a bk abut reading a persn’s mind frm their nnverbal behavir. It’s easy t spt a speaker’s lip mvements when he faces a questin he desn’t like, Je said.
While the wrk f these experts attracts large audiences, many scientists are unsure whether their methds are reliable. “Our facial expressins shw certain types f emtinal states,” Matsumt said. S d sme bdy mvements. But “peple d all kinds f things with their bdies,” he said. Yur raised eyebrw (眉毛) culd express dubt — but it might als signal discmfrt r surprise. The same hand gesture culd mean different things in different cultures, he said.
38. What rle did Charles Darwin’s study play accrding t paragraph 1?
A. It unlcked the secret f the human mind.
B. It prmted the develpment f human language.
C. It encuraged peple t care mre abut animals.
D. It helped start mdern research n bdy language.
39. What can we infer abut Mark Bwden?
A. He gives advice n business language.B. He teaches peple abut bdy language.
C. He fcuses mainly n facial expressins.D. He pays mre attentin t spken language.
40. What did David Matsumt think f Je Navarr’s methds?
A. They were dubtful.B. They were instructinal.
C. They were necessary.D. They were experimental.
41. What can be the best title fr the text?
A. Is nnverbal behavir that cmplex?B. Can bdy language tell imprtant truths?
C. D experts knw hw t interpret emtins?D. Shuld yu knw mre abut bdy language?
D
The Glbal Fd Dnatin Plicy Atlas has issued a recent reprt in rder t recmmend ways t increase fd dnatins, reduce fd waste, and fight hunger, which may help Kenyan leaders meet 2030 fd waste reductin gals.
Fd dnatin can rerute eatable fd—that wuld therwise give ff greenhuse gasses in a landfill—t thse experiencing hunger. Accrding t the Famine Early Warning Systems Netwrk, 3.5 millin Kenyans, rughly 37 percent f the ppulatin, face severe hunger. At the same time, the Plicy Atlas reprts rughly 40 percent f fd prduced within Kenya ges t waste. But Brad Leib, Deputy Directr f Harvard Law Schl Fd Law and Plicy Clinic (FLPC), sees sme prmising changes. “While prgress is nt happening as quickly as needed, Kenya’s fd lss index has been steadily reduced frm 1,744 metric tns in 2017, t 1,531 in 2018, t 1,446 metric tns in 2019, indicating a steady imprvement and natinal cmmitment t fd lss reductin,” reprts Brad Leib.
Accrding t the Plicy Atlas, mtivating fd dnatin with rewards is particularly imprtant, which helps fd dnrs and fd recvery rganizatins make up fr csts necessary fr recvery, string, prcessing, and transprting fd fr dnatin.
“A majr driver f fd waste is incnsistent r unclear date labels that cause cnfusin amng all actrs alng the value chain and limit the ability f businesses t dnate fd. This increases the likelihd that much safe fd will g t waste,” Brad Leib tells Fd Tank. Hwever, he acknwledges Kenya’s current dual date labeling laws(双重日期标签法). While fd may lse its freshness ver time, it is still eatable befre expiratin (到期). Dual date labeling n packaged fds reduces bewilderment by defining dates fr bth safety and quality. This helps reduce cnsiderable waste and respnsibility fr dnrs.
Brad Leib believes that the private sectr can als play a significant rle in decreasing fd waste in Kenya. It is vital fr cnsumer educatin campaigns. FLPC’s research shws that public-private initiatives can help raise awareness amng cnsumers and dnrs arund issues f fd waste and fd dnatin.
42. What changes des Brad Leib see?
A. Peple in Kenya n lnger suffer hunger.
B. Kenya has gradually reduced its fd waste.
C. Kenya is nt cmmitted t reducing fd lss.
D. Prgress in reducing fd waste is happening quickly.
43. What des the underlined wrd “bewilderment” mean in Paragraph 4?
A. SadnessB. CnvenienceC. Cnfusin.D. Emtin.
44. Hw des Kenya reduce fd waste accrding t Brad Leib?
A. By increasing strehuses.
B. By fighting hunger with rewards.
C. By reducing fd prduced within the cuntry.
D. By using duble date labeling n packaged fd.
45. What can we learn frm the last paragraph?
A. Cnsumer educatin campaigns are the mst imprtant.
B. Only the private sectr is helpful in reducing fd waste.
C. Private and public jint effrts matter arund fd issues.
D. Brad Leib desn’t agree with FLPC n fd waste reductin.
第二节（共5题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tips fr Saving Mney
Fr many f us, spending cmes naturally. 46_________ This article will utline the fllwing strategies fr yu.
Manage Yur Spending. Peple ften find they’re wasting funds n things they dn’t need. 47_________ Making use f a ntebk r an expense-tracking app is recmmendable, such as Clarity Mney r Wally. And sme apps even save fr yu. Fr example, the Acrns app links t yur payment card, runding up yur purchases t the next dllar, and mving the difference int an investment accunt.
Fcus n Majr Expenses. Using cupns(优惠券) is fine, but yu’ll save much mre mney by cutting funds n the biggest bills in yur life. Fr mst f us, that’s things like husing, insurance, and cmmuting csts. 48_________ If yu drive t wrk, there is a cheaper alternative, such as car pling r wrking frm hme nce a week.
Build Emergency Savings. Saving fr a rainy day is essential fr every family, which is the reasn fr emergency fund. 49_________ Take a cstly car repair, medical bill, r bth, fr example. An emergency fund can als tide yu ver fr a while if yu lse yur jb. T make it, devting nly 10% f yur ttal incme t emergency savings every mnth will help yu achieve a large sum f mney.
50_________ Yu might want t dine ut less ften, try t get fewer wearings fr yur clset, r drive the ld car fr anther year. But unless yu enjy living like a miser(守财奴)— and sme peple actually d — dn’t deny yurself every last pleasure in life. The pint f saving mney is t build tward a financially secure future — nt t make yurself unhappy in the here and nw.
A. Dn’t g crazy.
B. Dn’t save fr pleasure.
C. Saving, hwever, can take a little practice.
D. T avid this, it’s better t recrd every penny yu spend.
E. If yu have a debt, yu can save by purchasing prducts n sale.
F. Yu can dwnlad mney saving apps fr things yu really need.
G. The fund shuld be enugh t cver serius and unexpected cst.
第二卷 非选择题部分（满分40分）
第一节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。
Nn-verbal cmmunicatin is the prcess f sending and receiving messages withut using wrds. It may 51_________(evaluate) in any scial interactin because mre than half f ur cmmunicatin takes place thrugh bdy mvements, facial expressins, gestures, eye cntact, psture, and tne f vice. In fact, a 52_________(plitics) wh nly speaks will nt be an efficient ne.
Hwever, 53_________ ptential fr misunderstanding is great, and these nn-verbal signals can be in cnflict with what smene is saying. Fr example, a persn might say they ppse a new idea but their emphasis and tne f vice might suggest that they 54__________(be) actually in favur f it. Similarly, smene might advcate a particular curse f actin, but their bdy language might indicate that they dn't really believe in it 55__________(they).
The ability 56___________(understand) and use nn-verbal cmmunicatin, r bdy language, is ne f the mst pwerful tls 57________can help yu cnnect with thers, express what yu really mean, and build better relatinships. Hwever, mst f us nly devte a small percentage f ur time t 58__________(learn) hw t read and understand nn-verbal cmmunicatin, r hw t use ur wn bdy language t send ut psitive signals.
It's true that sme aspects f bdy language are inbrn, but many are als learned r 59_________(culture) determined. Fr example, while ndding yur head means 'yes' in mst cultures, in sme parts f Greece it means 'n'. S, as well as being able t read ther peple's signals, it's imprtant t be aware 60________ yur wn bdy language and t be able t clarify what yu really mean.
第二节 读后续写（共1小题，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。
Undubtedly, Mther Nature is always attractive t kids. In ur childhd, hw ften did we turn a deaf ear t ur parents’ advice? Very ften! Thus, we landed urselves in a situatin where we greatly regretted ur act f nt having listened t the advice f the wise.
Such an unfrgettable experience I had at the age f 7 gave me an invaluable lessn, after which I deeply understd why my gentle mther was repeating the bring suggestins and I wuld try t take her suggestins seriusly.
In my childhd, I was s crazy abut nature that even playing amng the clrful flwers in ur garden culd make my day. Our huse was next t the wds which had always stirred up(激起) great curisity in me in wanting t find ut what was within. Every time I saw fascinating butterflies dancing frm the wds, my curisity grew.
But my mther didn’t like me wandering ff n my wn and always ensured that I was within her sight. Even if she allwed me t explre the surrunding area n my wn, it was nly t be smewhere near the huse. Being as curius as the cat, I always desired t explre the wds. It seemed as if my mther had understd my desire, s she had warned me n lts f ccasins never t enter the wds alne.
“Mm, can I g ut and play in the garden?” I asked.
“Sure,” she wuld reply each time. “Kate, yu can play in the garden but yu must prmise me ne thing—nly when I’m with yu can yu g int the wds. There are n cases f animal attacks n humans, but it’s still dangerus fr a little kid like yu. It’s t easy t get lst in the wds.”
“Sure, yu’ve said that many times!” I answered withut patience at her repeated reminders.
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。
Hwever, curisity gt the better f me ne mrning. _______________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
“Kate?” Behind the trees cvered by the rays f the setting sun came my mther’s vice. _________
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