广东省茂名市信宜市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(含答案)

这是一份广东省茂名市信宜市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(含答案)，共14页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，七选五，完形填空，短文填空，单词拼写，完成句子，语法填空，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。


一、阅读理解
Best Places t Visit in the UK
The United Kingdm has lng been a favrite Eurpean turist destinatin fr many because f its beautiful cuntryside, histric cities, tp museums and utstanding theaters. Here are sme f the best places t visit in the UK.
Cambridge
Cambridge is a charming English city lcated n the River Cam just nrth f Lndn. As the hme t ne f the wrld's tp universities, the University f Cambridge, it has all f the cultural and entertainment ptins yu might expect frm a cllege twn.
Chester
Lcated n the River Dee in Cheshire, England, Chester is mre than 2,000 years ld, which means there is plenty f histry, culture and architecture n hand lasting several eras. The Rman and medieval (中世纪的) walls arund the city are ne f Chester's biggest turist attractins.
Stnehenge
One f the mst famus sites in the wrld, Stnehenge cnsists f earthwrks surrunding a circular setting f large standing stnes in suthwest England. It is als hme t sme f the mst imprtant Nelithic and Brnze Age finds and structures in the UK. It was nt until 1600 BC that Stnehenge came t be cmpleted.
Lake District
Lcated in nrthwest England, the Lake District is the secnd largest Natinal Park in the UK. The main attractins are the lakes, muntains and hills carved by glacial ersin (冰川侵蚀) and prviding dramatic and inspiring scenery. It is England's famus destinatin fr hiking and climbing.
1．What will yu d in Cambridge?
A. D varius shpping. B. Meet famus peple.
C Enjy wnderful music. D. Visit the tp university.
2．What is special abut Chester?
A. It is a cllege twn. B. It ffers exciting scenery.
C. It is a city with a lng histry. D. It has a great many mnuments.
3．Which destinatin will yu chse if yu want t g hiking?
A. Cambridge.B. Lake District. C. Stnehenge. D. Chester.
One Alabama schl was extremely creative in encuraging students t read mre and t help imprve the schl district's literacy. They added an Inchy's BkwrmTM Vending Machine, an actual vending machine that allws students t add a special cin and get a brand new bk.
Sixth-grade reading teacher Kristy White said students have been inspired t earn cins s they can get a new bk. Every classrm has cins, and students can earn them by imprving in their reading r math skills r exhibiting gd behavir.
Kristy said it nly takes ne cin t use the machine. Nice! What's even nicer is there are bks fr all grade levels and students even make suggestins fr titles they'd like t see available. Funding fr the wending machine came frm cmmunity supprt thrugh dnatins and grants.
Lucy Williamsn was the first student t use the machine. The sixth-grader said she can see the grwing excitement f her fellws and she lks frward t getting even mre bks. "This has sme different bks that the library desn't have and I'm able t keep the bk lnger because it's mine s I have mre time t read it," Lucy said. She als shared that she rereads bks ften, s being able t chse a bk that she can take hme is real plus.
Beynd reading, the vending machine has als encuraged students t behave better. And when a student gets a cin everyne celebrates the win. "The students are thrilled when they are the students wh get the cin that week. They cme dwn here and ther students cheer fr them, "Kristy said.
We're cheering fr them, t! This is such a unique way t mtivate students. Reading is s fundamental that it really serves as the fundatin fr all ther learning. This vending machine is just ne way t help students succeed.
4．What des the underlined wrd "literacy" in paragraph 1 mean?
A.Cmmunicatin skills.B.Academic perfrmance.
C.Prfessinal knwledge.D.Reading and writing ability.
5．What can we knw abut the vending machine?
A.It charges students fr the special cins.
B.It encurages students' psitive grwth.
C.It turns a blind eye t students' prpsals.
D.It aims t raise mney fr lcal cmmunity.
6．Why did Lucy cmmit herself t using the vending machine?
A.T enrich her extra-curricular life.
B.T escape frm the schl library.
C.T enjy selecting and rereading bks.
D.T gain respect and praise frm her fellws.
7．Which is the suitable title fr the text?
A.Kristy White: A Creative Reading Teacher
B.Lucy Williamsn: A Mdel Pupil at Schl
C.A Unique Way t Inspire Students t Read
D.The Imprtance f Offering Reading Curses
The recent launch f Chat GPT, a chatbt created by Open AI fr public use, has underlined the grwing reach f digital technlgies like artificial intelligence(AI) in wrking life. Like mst technlgical revlutins that affect the wrkplace, chatbts can ptentially create winners and lsers and will affect bth blue-cllar and white-cllar Chat GPT is a natural language prcessing (NLP) tl that allws users t interact with the GPT-3 mdel using natural language. The mdel is trained n a great amunt f data, which allws it t generate human-like respnses t a wide variety f inputs.
This type f AI can greatly benefit the prductivity f skilled wrkers. Chatbts ffer the pssibility t autmate (使自动化) bring and time-cnsuming tasks, such as writing standardized reprts, meeting minutes and emails. Wrkers culd therefre be freed t fcus n mre imprtant and creative tasks. A chatbt virtual persnal assistant culd guide skilled wrkers thrugh different prjects r prductin prcesses. It can als generate riginal cntent and ideas, and ptentially help t research and develp new prducts and services.
But tls such as Chat GPT presents a real risk f skilled and semi-skilled wrkers lsing their jbs. Fr example, chatbts can be develped t train emplyees in an rganizatin, resulting in the unemplyment f human trainers.
Previus waves f technlgical change have created bth winners and lsers. Wrkers wh are quicker t adjust t technlgical change will win by increasingly taking n tasks cmplementary (互补的) t AI while giving up autmated nes.
8．In this passage, what is the impact f AI like Chat GPT n?
A. Wrk. B. Entertainment. C. Sprts. D. Life.
9．In paragraph 3, hw many benefits f Chatbts are mentined?
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5.
10．Accrding t the text, faced with technlgical revlutins, what had wrkers better d?
A. They cntinue ahead with their autmated jbs and wrk harder.
B. They d ther things while keeping up with the autmated nes.
C. They give up autmated jbs and just learn as much AI knwledge as pssible.
D. They adapt t the change by ding ther things t frm a gd cmbinatin with AI.
二、七选五
11．With the summer hliday just arund the crner, it seems like everybdy is busy planning their vacatins.
Travel ff-seasn.
G t yur desired destinatin (目的地) while the demand is lw and make use f huge discunts (折扣) . During the peak seasn, the htel and flight prices increase quickly. ①______
Save n htels.
Lk fr places that d nt charge (收费) extra fr children if they use the existing (现有的) bedding. ②______If yu and yur family are ging t stay fr a lnger perid, renting a small lcal apartment is a gd chice.
③______!
Planning yur meals is anther way t reduce yur travel csts. During yur family trip, try new fd the lcals eat, which will save mney.
Dn't hesitate (犹豫) t bargain (讲价) .
Turist-heavy places are knwn fr vercharging fr just abut everything. Clthes, travel gdies, suvenirs. etc., are very expensive at these places. ④______Bargain hard t get the best price.
Chse lcal transprtatin.
⑤______ Instead, take buses, railways r subways, which are always cheaper. If yu are planning t stay fr a while, yu can cnsider renting a car.
A. Eat like a lcal.
B Stay with the lcals.
C. Surf the Internet while traveling.
D. Therefre, avid buying anything there.
E. S it's best t find ut when the ff-seasn starts.
F. Fr this reasn, yu shuldn't feel ashamed t ask fr bargains.
G. As a turist, avid taking taxis whenever pssible, since they are expensive.
三、完形填空（15空）
As the fifth f seven children, I went t the same schl as my elder sisters and brthers. Every child tk part in an ld schl traditin— the 1 plant sale hld in early May, just in time 2 Mther's Day.
Third grade was the first time that I was allwed t take part in the plant sale. I 3 t surprise my mther, but I didn't have any mney. I went t my ldest sister and she 4 t help. Then, at the plant sale, I carefully made my 5 t ensure that I had 6 fund the best geranium (天竺葵) . I hid it secretly.
On Mther's Day, bursting with 7 , gave my mther that geranium. I remember her eyes 8 with jy.
The year I was fifteen, my yunger sister 9 third grade. In early May she came t me and I gave her sme mney. She arrived hme full f 10 excitement, the best geranium hidden in a paper bag.
With a sweet 11 f familiarity, I helped my little sister hide that geranium, 12 her that ur mther wuld nt find it. When she prudly gave my mther the geranium, mther gave me a sft, secret 13 . I smiled back. I had been wndering hw my mther culd 14 such a jyful smile at the same gift all the time, but when I fund her eyes bright with jy at that mst 15 gift, I knew her jy was sincere.
12．A. yearly B. mnthly C. weekly D. daily
13．A. t B. fr C. with D. f
14．A. hesitated B. preferred C. desired D. hated
15．A. sught B. vlunteeredC. failed D. cntinued
16．A. appearance B. frtune C. trip D. selectin
17．A. always B. indeed C. currently D. briefly
18．A. plans B. ideas C. fantasy D. pride
19．A. breaking up B. lighting up C. clearing up D. cheering up
20．A. reached B. read C. finished D. gt
21．A. cnfused B. surprised C. nervusD. rmantic
22．A. sign B. sight C. surceD. sense
23．A. prmising B. warning C. teaching D. reminding
24．A. lk B. wave C. smile D. signal
25．A. cntrl B. perfrm C. manage D. hide
26．A. expensive B. rdinaryC. cmmn D. precius
四、短文填空
27．Lcated in the nrthwest f Hunan Prvince, abut 300 kilmeters away frm Changsha, the capital f Hunan, Zhangjiajie, ①_______cvers a ttal area f 9,653 square kilmeters, is a turist city fr its unique natural scenery and abundant turism resurces. Zhangjiaji ②c_______ (gıve) the title f "Wrld Gelgical Park" in 2004. ③_______ (actual), Zhangjiajic, hnred as "the mst fantastic muntain under heaven" and "a walking Chinese landscape (盆景) painting", is als widely praised as "④_______enlarged ptted landscape" "a mini fairyland" and "a maze (迷宫) f nature", attracting a grwing number f turists ⑤_______hme and abrad.
Since it was discvered in the 1980s, the turism industry ⑥_______ (becnte) the leading industry in Zhangjiajic, which has stimulated the ⑦_______ (Ucvelp) f ther industries related t turism. At the same time, ec-turism has been develped rapidly in Zhangjiajic. When yu cme t Zhangjiajie, yu can fully appreciate ⑧_______ (it) magnificent (壮丽的) natural scenery and experience appealing flk custm as well as ther thrilling turist? ⑨_______ (activity), and yu will be deeply impressed by ⑩_______ is perfrmed by the minrities there.
It must be an exciting, jyful and unfrgettable tur f Zhangjiajie.
五、单词拼写
28．T be hnest, I find it difficult t be ________ (热情的) abut mathematics.
29．When she ________ (下沉) her teeth int the big cake, the girl lked happily.
30．If yu miss the ________ (截止日期) yur applicatin cannt be cnsidered.
31．Nervus, my mind went ________ (空白) and culdn't say a single wrd.
32．The prices f gds, ________ (购买) frm the Internet, can be lwer than thse frm cmmercial stres.
33．Many peple in Britain are ________ (喜爱) f gardening.
34．Once it's in the sil, plants ________ (吸收) it thrugh their rts.
35．Anthny is abut t break dwn under the ________ (压力) f caring fr his large family.
36．The layut f the whle garden expresses the ________ (和谐的) manner between water and muntains.
37．I must ________ (抓住) the glden pprtunity t be admitted t the internatinal enterprise.
六、完成句子
38．These dedicated medical wrkers are ________ (值得) everyne's respect and admiratin.
39．We are grwn-ups nw; we can't ________ (依靠) ur parents fr supprt.
40．On Children's Day, kids usually receive ________ (许多) beautiful presents.
41．I wuldn't ________ (拒绝) such a high, paid jb, because I dn't have a better ptin.
42．I was ________ (悲伤) while listening t the sng repeatedly.
七、语法填空
43．It is the airlines rather than Sanya Gvernment that are ________ (blame) fr the high return air ticket.
44．Sme students find ________nard t memrize English wrds.
45．The museum is hlding an exhibitin where yu will see many wrks by ________ (untiuence) arts.
46．Dry hair can be damaged by washing it t ________. (frequent)
47．Nt nly I but als my students ________ (be) attending the meeting.
八、书面表达
48．假设你是李华，代表你班参加学校举办的“逆境与勇气”主题演讲活动，请你准备一篇演讲稿。内容包括：
1.你遇到过的困难；
2.你如何克服困难：
3.积极呼吁。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右：
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellw students,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
That's all. Thank yu!
九、读后续写
49．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。
65-year-ld Mr. Fairfax had retired frm teaching. He was very interested in adventure. This time he made an adventure n a sparsely(稀少地) ppulated land. In the cld winter, he tried a new place and frgt t bring his cell phne, the nly time n the trip. He trekked (艰苦跋涉) mre than half a mile with tw dgs t a harvested wheat field.
Eyes fixed n the hrizn in expectatin f anther rabbit, Mr. Fairfax stepped n the thin snw n a canal. Suddenly, it cllapsed(坍塌) and drpped him fur feet t the bttm.
Realizing that he was in truble and was ging t hurt himself, Mr. Fairfax was suddenly picking up a lt f speed. His left leg was hit first, and he lay n his side t reach fr his shtgun, unladed it and used it as a crutch(拐杖). He spent an hur and a half climbing the canal but slipped and slid back dwn when he was partly up. This time, ne f his feet gt stuck between tw rcks. Mr. Fairfax tld himself that if he didn't get himself ut f that canal, he wasn't ging t have a very gd night.
Mr. Fairfax pulled his ft ut and climbed mre slwly and cautiusly ut f the canal. He immediately realized the difficulty f the task befre him. The accident ccurred abut 2 p.m., and it was nearing 5 p.m. with the rad far away as the sun was setting.
Mr. Fairfax fcused n crawling t safety. Even with his gun supprting him, hpping was impractical. Instead, he sat dwn and pushed himself backward less than 40 inches at a time with his gd leg. He was determined and sure that he must hld n. He was in exhaustin and had mre frequent breaks. Temperatures drpped vernight, and his glves and bts gt wet. His hands and feet sn were cmpletely numb.
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。
Mr. Fairfax's dgs had been playing in the field and eventually came up t him.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hwever, gleams(微光)f daylight remained-Mr. Fairfax saw the sixth car.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1．答案：D
2．答案：C
3．答案：B
4．答案：D
解析：理解词汇根据画线词所在句中的"and"可知，画线词 所在的不定式短语与"t read mre"是并列关系，"t read mre" 指的是多阅读，画线词所在的不定式短语所表达的意思应与 "多阅读"一致，故D项"读写能力"与画线词的意思一致。
5．答案：B
解析：推断根据第二段内容、第四段中的"The sixth-grader mre bks"、第五段中的"Beynd behave better"和最后一段中的"This vending machine is just ne way t help students succeed"可知，自动售货机鼓励学生积极成 长。故B项正确。
6．答案：C
解析：理解具体信息根据第四段中的"This has sme different bks that the library desn't have and I'm able t keep the bk lnger because it's mine s I have mre time t read it"和 "She als shared that she rereads bks ften, s being able t chse a bk that she can take hme is a real plus"可知,Lucy 之所以要 用自动售货机，是因为喜欢选择和重读图书。故C项正确。
7．答案：C
解析：理解文章主旨要义根据文章第一段的内容可知，学 校为了鼓励学生多阅读和帮助提高学区学生的读写能力，便在 学校增添Inchy's书虫自动售货机；再根据下文老师和学生对 这种自动售货机的反馈可知，自动售货机发挥了良好的效果。 因此C项"激励学生阅读的独特方法"最适合作本文标题。故 C项正确。
8．答案：A
9．答案：B
10．答案：D
11．答案：EBAFG
12．答案：A
13．答案：B
14．答案：C
15．答案：B
16．答案：D
17．答案：B
18．答案：D
19．答案：B
20．答案：A
21．答案：C
22．答案：D
23．答案：A
24．答案：C
25．答案：C
26．答案：D
27．答案：which； was given； Actually；an；frm；has becme；develpment；its；activities；what
28．答案：enthusiastic
解析：根据汉语提示可知，enthusiastic热情的，形容词;固定短语:be enthusiastic abut 对……热情，符合题意，故答案为enthusiastic。
29．答案：sank
解析：
30．答案：deadline
解析：
31．答案：blank
解析：根据句子结构，这里应该填一个形容词，空白:blank，形容词，g blank(变得空白)， 固定搭配，所以答案填blank。
32．答案：purchased
解析：
33．答案：fnd
解析：考查形容词。句意:许多英国人喜欢园艺。根据句意和中文提示可知，表示“喜爱”应用fnd，为形容词，在本句中作表语，而be fnd f表“喜欢”，为固定搭配。故填fnd。
34．答案：absrb
解析：根据括号内词义，"吸收"可译为absrb，根据Once it's in the sil可知本句用一般现在时，分析句子可知横线处作句子谓语，主语plants是复数，所以横线处用动词原形。故填:absrb。
35．答案：stress
解析：考查名词。句意:安东尼在照顾大家庭的压力下快要崩溃了。结合"caring fr his large family"可知，"压力"应用名词stress,与心理或情感状态相关，为不可数名词，作under的宾语，under the stress f表示"在……的压力之下"。故填stress。
36．答案：harmnius
解析：考查形容词。句意:整个园林的布局体现了水与山的和谐之态。"和谐的"为形容词harmnius，作定语，修饰名词manner，故填harmnius。
37．答案：seize
解析：考查动词。句意:我必须抓住这个进入国际企业的黄金机会。根据汉语提示可知，seize"抓住"，动词，情态动词must后接动词原形，故填seize。
38．答案：wrthy f
解析：
39．答案：rely n
解析：根据所给的汉语提示"依靠"和空前的情态动词can 可知，此处动词应用原形，"依靠"的英语是rely n。 故填:rely n。
40．答案：dzens f
解析：根据括号内词义，"许多"可译为dzens f，是固定搭配。故填:dzens f。
41．答案：turn dwn
解析：根据汉语提示"拒绝"可知，此处为动词短语 turn dwn，位于情态动词wuldn't后面，使用动词原形。故填:turn dwn。
42．答案：in srrw
解析：
43．答案：t blame
解析：be t blame固定短语，该受责备，应承担责任。故结合句意和提示填t blame。
44．答案：it
解析：考查代词it。句意:有些学生发现很难记住英语单词。分析句子可知，空处用形式宾语it，真正的宾语是不定式短语"t memrize English wrds"，故填it。
45．答案：influential
解析：根据括号内词义，"有影响力的"可译为influential, 形容词influential作定语修饰名词artists。故填:influential。
46．答案：frequently
解析：考查单词填空.根据句意及句子结构，要填入frequently，副词修饰动词 washing.故填frequently.
47．答案：are
解析："nt als..."为固定搭配，意为“不仅，而且”，遵循就近原则，谓语动词的数与最近的主语"my students" (我的学生)保持一致，"my students"为复数形式，且该句陈述客观事实，应当用一般现在时，空格处应填"be"动词的复 数形式"are"。故答案为are。
48．答案：
Dear fellw students,
My name is Li Hua. It is my great hnr t share with yu my pinins n "Hw t deal with adversity".
In the past few years, I have met many difficulties in my life. Fr example, being nt utging, I was nt gd at cmmunicating with thers, and had few friends. What's wrse, my grades were filled with many ups and dwns, which made me really upset.
Frtunately, my parents and teachers didn't give me up and encuraged me t keep ging. As weeks went by, I slwly realized that I had t take actins t make changes. I tried t ignre daily prblems, think psitively and lk ptimistic. Sn I started t gain my cnfidence back in all f my classes and even myself.
As yung students, we shuld always keep ur heads up and never give up n urselves n matter what life thrws at us.
That's all. Thank yu!
49．答案：
Mr. Fairfax's dgs had been playing in the field and eventually came up t him. The tw dgs surrunded his bdy t warm him while barking wildly. Mr. Fairfax finally struggled t the fence near the rad with the help f the dgs. Despite his exhaustin and painful leg, he still tried t wave dwn a driver fr fear that he might lse cnsciusness at any time. He waved wildly and shuted ludly, but in vain. When the fifth car passed withut stpping, his heart sank in despair.
Hwever, gleams(微光) f daylight remained-Mr. Fairfax saw the sixth car. Mustering up all his strength and curage, he waved wildly again. Frtunately, this time the car stpped and the driver rlled dwn the windw t ask him what was wrng. After realizing Mr. Fairfax's situatin, the driver jumped ff, assisting him nt the back seat with his tw lvely dgs. With tears welling up in his eyes, Mr. Fairfax expressed his gratitude in a weak vice. Finally, he gt rescued and cured. Frm then n, whenever he was cnfrnted with a terrible situatin, he wuld encurage himself with the accident.