浙江省台金七校2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(含答案)

这是一份浙江省台金七校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，书面表达，读后续写等内容，欢迎下载使用。


一、阅读理解
A family trip by cruising the Rhine
Our ppular Rhine River cruise makes yur family memries!
Days 1 & 2 — Leave fr Zurich, Switzerland
Depart frm the US n a flight t Zurich and transfer t Basel t get n MS Amadeus Queens, where each adult and child will receive a special Welcme Package with general infrmatin abut the cruise. The travel directr will be n bard t ffer suggestins n independent activities. Then the ship will depart frm Basel fr Strasburg and the passengers will gather fr a welcme party and dinner n the ship.
Day3 — Culinary Strasburg
It ffers insight int the city’s culinary heritage. Strasburg is famus fr its cking thrughut France. In “Winstubs”, small wine bars, typical f Strasburg, traditinal dishes can be enjyed.
Day 4 — Speyer/Heidelberg
Chice 1 — Technic Museum in Speyer
Explre inside an riginal huge plane and study the inner wrkings f a sea rescue bat. Yu’ll find the largest space flight exhibitin in Eurpe, shwing the Russian spacecraft Buran, a real mnstne, spacesuits as well as classic cars, fire trucks, mtrcycles, and ther exhibits.
Chice 2 — Heidelberg Castle and Twn
Explre histric Heidelberg and visit the red-walled castle. Wander thrugh the cbblestne streets lined with traditinal German architecture, and take a mment t sak in the beauty f this histric twn and appreciate the cmbinatin f ld-wrld charm with mdern dynamism.
Chice 3 — Hike Heidelberg’s Philspher’s Way
Hike the famus “Philspher’s Way” fr impressive views f Heidelberg Castle and the ld twn. Take a rest in Philspher’s Garden while enjying the view alng with snacks and drinks.
1．What can we learn abut Days 1 & 2?
A. The cruise tur starts frm Strasburg.
B. A welcme party will be held in Zurich.
C. Independent activities will be recmmended.
D. Only adults will receive a special Welcme Package.
2．Which rute may appeal t a technlgy enthusiast?
A. Culinary Strasburg.B. Technic Museum in Speyer.
C. Heidelberg Castle and Twn.D. Hike Heidelberg’s Philspher’s Way.
3．What can turists d during the tur f Heidelberg?
A. Travel in classic mtr vehicles.B. G hiking n a well-knwn path.
C. Admire the mdern German buildings.D. Spend a night in Philspher’s Garden.
As Hallee McCmbes appraches the finish line f the 800-metre run fr kids with disability in the 2022 Schl Sprt Australia Track & Field Champinships in Brisbane, the crwd is cheering wildly and chanting her name. With nly ten metres t g, Hallee tunes ut all the nise and pushes frward with every unce f her strength. She desn’t have any feeling in her waist r belw her knees, but pain burns her upper legs. When Hallee crsses the finish line and cllapses int an exhausted heap, her twin, Jada, scps her up in her arms. “Yu came in third!” she whispers t Hallee.
Brn with spina bifida, Hallee underwent immediate surgery t repair her spinal crd and clse her back. As mnths passed, the McCmbes were surprised t see Hallee hitting her develpmental milestnes shrtly after Jada did: talking, rlling ver, crawling. “Her nly big delay was walking.” says Gavin, her father. But Hallee had a secret weapn: a twin sister she was desperate t keep up with. “Jada definitely helped her with her disability.” Once Hallee started walking n her wn at age three, her determinatin t keep up with Jada nly grew strnger.
Shrtly after the McCmbes mved t Ellitt Heads, Jada declared that she wanted t be a runner. After watching Jada’s first training sessin f Little Athletics, Hallee turned t her parents and said, “I can d that, t. Sign me up.”
Wuld she even be able t run? “She has issues with her balance and her muscle pwer.” explains Gavin, “which means she had t wrk hard t maintain upper leg muscle and cre supprt.” But Hallee’s parents had such strng belief in her that they signed her up. Sure enugh, sn she was running with Jada.
Hallee’s passin fr athletics has been transfrmative, helping her bth physically and mentally. When asked what she wuld say t ther children with disability, Hallee ffers tw pwerful pieces f advice: “Dn’t listen when peple say yu can’t d smething. And, try yur best.”
4．What can we learn abut Hallee McCmbes frm the first tw paragraphs?
A. She made it t the finish line aching all ver.
B. She wn third place carried by her twin sister Jada.
C. T catch up with Jada mtivated her t vercme her disability.
D. The milestnes f her grwth like talking and walking amazed her parents.
5．What was the challenge facing Hallee t enter Little Athletics?
A. Her father’s dubt.B. Her lack f cnfidence.
C. Training with her sister. D. Maintaining her cre strength.
6．Which f the fllwing best describes Hallee McCmbes?
A. Psitive and patient.B. Determined and persistent.
C. Curageus and humble.D. Stubbrn and hard-wrking.
7．Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A. The Great Family f Hallee McCmbes
B. Hallee McCmbes: A Race t Remember
C. Breaking Barriers: Hallee McCmbes’ Stry
D. Hallee McCmbes Cmpeting fr the Disabled
When margarine（人造黄油） was first sld in the 1800s, plentiful alarmist wrds were uttered abut it. Hwever, it was simply a cream f vegetable il and water, a prcessed, mre sustainable and healthier alternative t an animal prduct. Anxiety abut new fds and hw they are prduced cntinue s tday. Public discussins are full f cncerns that “ultra-prcessed fds” r “UPFs” are dwnright unhealthy. One particular categry in a fierce sptlight is plant-based meats. But hw and where fd is made desn’t determine hw safe r nutritius it is.
The term UPFs was first used in 2009 by Carl s Mnteir, a nutritinist. In a 2017 paper, he said he was wrried that the shared experience f cking was being increasingly lst and peple weren’t eating tgether. In particular, he was seeing rising rates f diabetes and besity. Keen t identify the rt cause f these issues, he fcused n fd nt made at hme, but in factries. But the thing is, as Mnteir has stated penly, the UPF categrisatin was never designed t grup fds n the basis f nutritin.
Just like prk sausages and chicken ppcrn, plant-based alternatives are made in factries, s are cnsidered UPFs. But unlike thse animal prducts, they dn’t require antibitics（抗生素） r hrmnes during prductin, require up t 96 percent less land, have carbn emissins up t 98 percent lwer, need up t 99 percent less water and result in 100 percent fewer animals dying.
And side by side, they are almst always healthier than the ver-prcessed animal meat prducts they replace, especially n fat and fibre cntent. Just cmpare the labels n the packets next time yu are in the supermarket.
Many lud vices are raising cncerns, suggesting that all UPFs, especially plant-based meats, are “unnatural”, “fake” and “full f chemicals”. We are seeing histry repeat itself, and a fear f new fds being arused all ver again. But the science is unmistakably clear: diets rich in plant-based ptins are better fr bth peple and the planet, factry r n factry.
8．Why des the authr mentin margarine in paragraph 1?
A. T stress the sales dilemma margarine faced befre.
B. T illustrate peple’s misunderstanding abut margarine.
C. T shw the ignred benefits f margarine t peple’s health.
D. T emphasize peple’s lngstanding wrry abut nvel fds.
9．Why did Mnteir create the UPF categrisatin?
A. T classify the fd made at hme.
B. T encurage peple t ck and eat tgether.
C. T discver the cause f sme rising health prblems.
D. T determine the nutritin level f factry-prduced fd.
10．What d the numbers in paragraph 3 imply?
A. Plant-based meats are mre ecfriendly.
B. Plant-based meats shuldn’t be cnsidered as UPFs.
C. Plant-based meats will replace UPF animal meat prducts.
D. Plant-based meats are healthier than sausages and ppcrn.
11．What des the authr think f the cncern ver plant-based meats?
A. Unnecessary. B. Temprary.C. Reasnable.D. Alarming.
We have all experienced that feeling f mental exhaustin after fcusing n a tricky prblem. Detailed thinking certainly feels like hard wrk, but is it? The answer is a tuch mre subtle than yu might suspect. Intriguingly, when it cmes t energy use, the brain desn’t distinguish between tasks that we traditinally regard as “hard” and thse that cme mre naturally. This was first demnstrated in the 1950s in a study shwing that the brain’s level f metablism（新陈代谢） is remarkably cnstant, regardless f whether we are cncentrating n mental math r letting ur mind wander.
Yur brain assigns resurces t its different parts depending n the mental activity being carried ut. But there is a trade-ff. “When the demand f a mentally challenging task increases, yu see increased metablism in the neurns（神经元） respnsible fr the task,” says Nilli Lavie at University Cllege Lndn. Meanwhile, yu see crrespnding decreases in ther brain areas. Fr instance, Lavie and her clleagues measured energy use in the brain regin respnsible fr daydreaming and fund that it decreased when vlunteers carried ut a prblem-slving task that required fcused attentin. S thinking hard des burn mre energy in the brain regin invlved, but this is ffset by energy savings in ther parts f the brain.
Hwever, yur brain desn’t see it that way. “It wrries abut an imbalance f supply ver demand,” she says. When the brain detects exhaustin f glucse（葡萄糖） — the sugar that fuels the brain — in any regin, it perceives it as smething bad. This is what gives rise t the feeling f being wrn ut after cntinuus fcus.
S, after a tugh exam, the sensatin f having burned thrugh a supercmputer’s wrth f energy is real, thugh yur brain has used few r n extra calries verall. “There is a cnstant rate f neural energy in the brain,” says Lavie. “It is irrelevant whether it is spent n a task requiring cncentratin r n a distractin.”
12．What is the main idea f paragraph 1?
A. We all get tired after hard fcus.
B. Thinking hard desn’t use mre energy.
C. A study shws the brain’s metablism level.
D. Detailed thinking is cnsidered harder than mind wandering.
13．What will happen t the regin fr daydreaming when yu’re highly fcused?
A. It burns an increased rate f calry.
B. It stimulates the neurns fr the task.
C. It’s als invlved in the task and requires energy.
D. It reduces neural activity and spares mre energy.
14．Which f the fllwing best replaces the wrd “ffset” underlined in paragraph 2?
A. Balanced. B. Absrbed.C. Dminated.D. Released.
15．Why des a mentally challenging task lead t mre tiredness?
A. The brain detects signals f high energy demand.
B. The brain is punishing yu fr wrking t hard.
C. The brain is lsing the balance f energy supplying.
D. The brain gets bred easily and refuses t be engaged.
二、七选五
16．Life presents challenges at every stage, leading t inevitable stress. Develping cping abilities and maintaining a psitive mindset can greatly benefit emtinal, mental, and physical well-being. ① _________
Exercise and stretch.
When teenagers carry a lt f stress, it can create significant muscle tensin within the bdy. Stretching and yga, especially, will help t relieve this physical strain and prvide a sense f release. Thugh, any type f exercise will d the trick, like jgging, stretching, weight training, etc.
Listen t music.
Smetimes a walk utdrs with a sthing playlist is the best remedy（治疗法） t stress. ② _________ Listening t music will facilitate psitive thughts, scial skills, and a sense f peace when stressed. Essentially, chill sngs with a gentle meldy will help t slw dwn a racing mind and heartbeat.
Talk t smene.
Believe it r nt, cmplaining can have a psitive impact n mental health. ③ _________ Teens can chse t talk t a clse friend, teacher, r anther family member. As lng as they’re talking abut what’s n their mind and what’s stressing them ut, the chances are they will feel like a lad is lifted ff their shulders afterward.
④ _________
Sleep and stress are directly related. When dealing with a particularly difficult situatin, it can get in the way f a gd night’s sleep. Peple wh tend t internalize（内化） emtins may struggle t unwind, resulting in increased stress and sleeplessness. Learning t relax can manage stress at night.
Maintain healthy eating habits.
Stress r emtinal eating is a behavir a teen may experience during times f increased stress. But it’s cntributing t a greater harmful cycle. ⑤ _________ Instead, kids shuld fcus n enjying fd and eating because they’re hungry, nt because they’re stressed r verwhelmed.
A. Luckily, teens lve their music.
B. Get 8 hurs f sleep every night.
C. It is natural fr teens t listen t music.
D. Certainly, slutins are available t mst f us in thery.
E. Parents aren’t the nly peple they can pur ut their heart t.
F. Overeating t deal with feelings f stress can lead t guilt r shame afterward.
G. Hwever, in a wrld that’s widely verwhelming, ding s is easier said than dne.
三、完形填空（15空）
On several ccasins, I arrived at the Starbucks drive-thrugh windw nly t find my bill already paid by a kind stranger. 1 , I nw keep an eye n my rearview mirrr, lking fr sme ne deserving f this 2 .
One mrning, I sptted a （n） 3 middle-aged wman in a shiny sprts car behind me. I smiled t myself, “N way des she need me t buy her cffee!” But smehw a vice 4 inside that I shuld. And s I did. I knew I had trusted that little vice and that was all that really 5 .
When I returned t my car, the lady was there. “Hi,” she said. “Thank yu fr the cffee . I never 6 that.”
“Yu’re welcme. I was just‘ 7 .’”
Surprisingly, she 8 t cry, revealing her struggle with 9 bankruptcy（破产） fllwing a business crisis and the recent 10 f her sn due t cancer. “I needed a 11 that everything wuld wrk ut. When yu bught my cffee this mrning, I knew that was it.” Nw I was the ne wh was chking back tears. I tld her that I culd 12 her suffering. I, t, had recently lst my sn.
I sat in my car fr a while, my heart kind f 13 . I believe I gave her much mre than a cup f cffee. Next time I am in the drive-thrugh and feel the 14 t pay it frward — there will be n 15 .
17．A. Naturally B. Practically C. Typically D. Cnsequently
18．A. reward B. attentin C. care D. gesture
19．A. exhausted B. prud C. elegant D. weepy
20．A. insisted B. required C. begged D. claimed
21．A. mattered B. remained C. existed D. succeeded
22．A. rdered B. expected C. prpsed D. demanded
23．A. stpping by B. taking care C. dealing with it D. paying it frward
24．A. failed B. happened C. prceeded D. prepared
25．A. ptential B. permanent C. ptinal D. unbelievable
26．A. treatment B. lss C. suffering D. cnditin
27．A. belief B. respnse C. decisin D. sign
28．A. appreciate B. ease C. share D. handle
29．A. stirred B. brken C. racing D. sinking
30．A. duty B. urge C. strength D. determinatin
31．A. regret B. hesitatin C. cncern D. srrw
四、短文填空
32．Jsh Primm has just mved t New Yrk with his parents. He’s shy, anxius, and slw① _________(adjust) t his new schl. And Lyle, a crcdile, ② _________ (understand) the by’s lneliness, helps him d this. When Mr. Grumps, their trublesme neighbr, threatens t have Lyle taken away, ③ _________ Primms pull tgether t prtect the creature.
Lyle, Lyle, Crcdile is a musical cmedy based n a children’s bk by Bernard Waber that④ _________ (gain) ppularity in recent years. Jsh is played by Winslw Fegley, 13. The cmputer-animated crcdile that we see in the mvie⑤ _________ (vice) by singer Shawn Mendes. But Winslw says it was “a man in a suit”, actr Ben Palacis, ⑥ _________ brught Lyle t life n the set. This made it easier fr Winslw t get int character. “It was a great experience because I culd wrk with a real persn,” Winslw says, “I was able t react⑦ _________ his emtins.”
Winslw has the same⑧ _________ (admire) fr everyne invlved in making the mvie. “All f the peple wh wrked n the special effects have dne an amazing jb. It’s nt just making Lyle lk realistic, ⑨ _________ making him a lvable character. It’s really easy t fall in lve with him. We made an amazing film that’s great, ⑩ _________ (hpeful), fr all ages.”
五、书面表达
33．假定你校准备将本校学生国画比赛的作品进行线上展览，请你为校留学生办公室拟一则公告，通知校内留学生登录校园网站观展并为自己心仪的作品投票，内容包括：
1.展览内容；
2.展览时间；
3.投票方式。
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。
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六、读后续写
34．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I’m gd at making excuses. I came up with a new ne every time the idea f returning t cllege presented itself. I had enrlled in a university at 21 but later quit. As the years passed, I regretted nt finishing my English degree. But I always cmfrted myself with excuses — I have three little nes wh need me at hme. I’m busy with the children’s schl activities. I can’t g back t schl at 50. Old dgs can’t learn new tricks.
The truth was that I was just plain scared t g back t schl. What if I needed remedial（补习的）curses? What if a prfessr called attentin t me? What if I walked int a classrm and there was nwhere t sit? What if I std ut in a sea f yung faces?
After my children finished cllege, they insisted it was my turn, s I called Daltn State Cllege and set up a time t take the Cmpass Test t see if I needed remedial curses. The next day, when I was n the highway heading there, Rachel, my middle child called. When she learned my destinatin, I heard the pride in her vice. “Yu’ve gt this, Mama!”
That was all it tk. Ht tears tumbled dwn my cheeks as she spke wrds f encuragement t me. It turned ut that I scred high n the English test but wuld need t take tw remedial curses fr the math sectin. But I didn’t care. After decades f excuses, I’d finally thrwn my leg ver the high fence f fear. I culdn’t wait t register fr classes.
My first curse was U. S. Histry. I’ve never been gd with dates, but the prfessr calmed my nerves. “I dn’t care abut dates, but I expect yu t knw the names f significant individuals. Fr instance, wh was the first persn t set ft n the mn?”
“Neil Armstrng,” chrused several students.
“Des anyne knw when that event tk place?”
My heart leapt at the questin, because I was celebrating my fifteenth birthday n that day!
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Since it might be the nly questin I culd answer, I sheepishly raised my hand.
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Other fears didn’t turn int reality either.
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1．答案：C
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2．答案：B
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3．答案：B
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4．答案：C
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5．答案：D
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6．答案：B
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7．答案：C
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8．答案：D
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9．答案：C
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10．答案：A
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11．答案：A
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12．答案：B
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13．答案：D
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14．答案：A
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15．答案：A
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16．答案：①-⑤GAEBF
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17．答案：D
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19．答案：C
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20．答案：A
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22．答案：B
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23．答案：D
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24．答案：C
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25．答案：A
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26．答案：B
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27．答案：D
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28．答案：C
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29．答案：A
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30．答案：B
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31．答案：B
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32．答案：①t adjust②understanding③the④has gained⑤is viced⑥that/wh⑦t⑧admiratin⑨but⑩hpefully
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NOTICE
We are excited t annunce that there will be an nline exhibitin f the Chinese Painting Cmpetitin fr all students t enjy and participate in. A diverse cllectin f Chinese paintings created by ur talented students shwcasing varius themes and styles will be n display n the schl website. Admiring the intricate brushwrk, vibrant clrs, and creativity captured in each artwrk, yu will be ffered a glimpse int the diverse artistic perspectives f ur student cmmunity.
The exhibitin will run until April 30. T cast yur vte fr yur favrite three pieces, brwse thrugh the artwrks and fllw the instructins n the website. Dn’t miss this chance t immerse yurself in the wrld f Chinese art and supprt ur budding artists. We lk frward t yur active participatin!
Internatinal Students Office
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34．答案： Since it might be the nly questin I culd answer, I sheepishly raised my hand. The prfessr’s eyes met mine, “Yes, yu.” He ndded in my directin. In a near-whisper, I uttered the exact date, arusing a surprised murmur thrughut the classrm. S I added, “The landing tk place n my fifteenth birthday.” The prfessr’s eyes twinkled with amusement, and a warm chuckle escaped his lips. “Ah, a birthday landing! Well, I must say, having a frnt-rw seat t histry is quite the advantage, wuldn’t yu agree?” His lighthearted respnse put me at ease. It was a small victry wing t a beautiful cincidence, but it bsted my cnfidence. My fear f drawing attentin t myself melted away quietly, as I realized perhaps, I wasn’t as ut f place as I had assumed.
Other fears didn’t turn int reality either: I successfully finished the remedial curses. I fund a seat in every class, and n prfessr singled me ut. As fr my fear f standing ut in a sea f yung faces, I’d frgtten all abut it since the ther students welcmed me t their lunch table, “friended” me n Facebk, and cllabrated n class prjects. The encuragement frm my children and the reassurance frm the yung flks gave me the strength t push past my fears. As the semester prgressed, I eagerly absrbed new infrmatin and engaged in discussins, feeling a sense f accmplishment with each passing day. It was a jurney f rediscvery, and I was determined t make the mst f this secnd chance at pursuing my dreams.
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