广东省广州市第六中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

这是一份广东省广州市第六中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题，共8页。

第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题：每小题2分，满分 30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。
A
Tm Sawyer Play Is an Adventure
A 35-minute hand-clapping, ft-stmping musical versin f a Mark Twain favrite returns with this Tall Stacks festival.
“Tm Sawyer: A River Adventure” has all the gd stuff, including the fence painting, the graveyard, the island and the cave. It is adapted by Je McDnugh, with music by David Kisr. That’s the lcal stage writing team that creates many f the Children’s Theatre f Cincinnati’s riginal musicals, alng with the hliday family musicals at Ensemble Theatre.
This year Nathan Turner f Burlingtn is Tm Sawyer, and Rbbie McMath f Frt Mitchell is Huck Finn.
Turner, a 10th-grader at Schl fr Creative and Perfrming Arts, is a familiar presence n Cincinnati’s stages. He is a star actr f Children’s Theatre, having played leading rles in “The Legend f Sleepy Hllw” and “The Wizard f Oz.” and is fresh frm Jersey Prductin “Ragtime.”
McMath is a junir at Beechwd High Schl. He was in the cast f “Tm Sawyer” when it was first perfrmed and is a Children’s Theatre regular, with five shws t his credit. This summer he attended Kentucky’s Gvernr’s Schl fr the Arts in Musical Theatre.
Nte t teachers: Children’s Theatre has a study guide demnstrating hw math and science can be taught thrugh “Tm Sawyer.” Fr dwnladable lessns, visit the fficial website f Children’s Theatre.
1. Wh wrte the music fr “Tm Sawyer: A River Adventure”?
A. David Kisr.B. Je McDnugh.
C. Nathan Turner. D. Rbbie McMath.
2. What can we learn abut the tw actrs
A. They study in the same schl.B. They wrked tgether in “Ragtime”.
C. They are experienced n stage.D. They became friends ten years ag.
3. What des Children’s Theatre prvide fr teachers?
A. Research funding.B. Training pprtunities.
C. Technical supprt.D. Educatinal resurces.
B
The Stanfrd marshmallw(棉花糖) test was riginally cnducted by psychlgist Walter Mischel in the late 1960s. Children aged fur t six at a nursery schl were placed in a rm. A single sugary treat, selected by the child, was placed n a table. Each child was tld if they waited fr 15 minutes befre eating the treat, they wuld be given a secnd treat. Then they were left alne in the rm. Fllw-up studies with the children later in life shwed a cnnectin between an ability t wait lng enugh t btain a secnd treat and varius frms f success.该试卷源自 每日更新，享更低价下载。 As adults we face a versin f the marshmallw test every day. We’re nt tempted(诱惑) by sugary treats, but by ur cmputers, phnes, and tablets—all the devices that cnnect us t the glbal delivery system fr varius types f infrmatin that d t us what marshmallws d t preschlers.
We are tempted by sugary treats because ur ancestrs lived in a calrie-pr wrld, and ur brains develped a respnse mechanism t these treats that reflected their value—a feeling f reward and satisfactin. But as we’ve reshaped the wrld arund us, dramatically reducing the cst and effrt invlved in btaining calries, we still have the same brains we had thusands f years ag, and this mismatch is at the heart f why s many f us struggle t resist tempting fds that we knw we shuldn’t eat.
A similar prcess is at wrk in ur respnse t infrmatin. Our frmative envirnment as a species was infrmatin-pr, s ur brains develped a mechanism that prized new infrmatin. But glbal cnnectivity has greatly changed ur infrmatin envirnment. We are nw ceaselessly bmbarded(轰炸) with new infrmatin. Therefre, just as we need t be mre thughtful abut ur calric cnsumptin, we als need t be mre thughtful abut ur infrmatin cnsumptin, resisting the temptatin f the mental “junk fd” in rder t manage ur time mst effectively.
4. What did the children need t d t get a secnd treat in Mischel’s test?
A. Take an examinatin alne.B. Shw respect fr the researchers.
C. Share their treats with thers. D. Delay eating fr fifteen minutes.
5. Accrding t paragraph 3, there is a mismatch between_______.
A. the calrie-pr wrld and ur gd appetites
B. the shrtage f sugar and ur nutritinal needs
C. the rich fd supply and ur unchanged brains
D. the tempting fds and ur effrts t keep fit
6. What des the authr suggest readers d?
A. Absrb new infrmatin readily. B. Be selective infrmatin cnsumers.
C. Use diverse infrmatin surces. D. Prtect the infrmatin envirnment.
7. Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
A. Eat Less, Read MreB. The Biter Truth abut Early Humans
C. The Later, the Better D. The Marshmallw Test fr Grwnups
C
A wild African bird that will lead peple t trees with hneycmb(蜂巢) seems t smehw learn the distinct whistles and calls f the human fragers(觅食者) wh live near them.
This bird species has far mre infrmatin abut what the bees are ding than humans ever culd.In Tanzania, Hadza fragers can use a special whistle t attract this bird, which will then fly dwn and start leading them t hney. With its nisy chattering sund, the bird is very cnspicuus. Once the bird arrives at a tree with hney inside, it will rest near the beehive silently, seemingly nt t disturb the bees. “That’s the signal t the Hadza t really start searching,” says Brian Wd, an anthrplgist at University f Califrnia, Ls Angeles. Pretty sn, the fragers will lcate the hive and cut pen the tree trunk.
It is fund that the birds are mre likely t shw up when the familiar signal used by the lcals is being bradcast. Accrding t the research, the birds appear 82% f the time when Hadza whistles are being played. But they appear nly 24% f the time when the researchers play the whistles traditinally used in a different cuntry.
This makes it clear that the birds have learned what their human neighbrs d when they want t partner up and g hney-hunting. “This is a very strng result which supprts the idea that there’s a learning prcess invlved,” says Wd.
But hw d the birds learn? It’s still unclear. What is clear is that this human-animal cmmunicatin seems t benefit bth parties, and it may g back many thusands f years. When the hneycmb is ut, the birds get sme f the beeswax, which they lve t eat. And the human fragers get the hney—which is an enrmusly imprtant fd fr the Hadza. Wd has calculated that the Hadza get abut 10% f the calries in their annual diet with the help f the birds.
8.What des the underlined wrd “cnspicuus” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. eye-catching. B. care-free. C. naughty D. annying
9.What can we knw abut the birds?
A. They are raised by humans. B. They help cut pen the tree trunk.
C. They feed n hney as their annual diet. D. They can distinguish different whistles.
10.Which f the fllwing can best describe the hney gathering?
A. A cmplex dilemma. B. An unfair trade.
C. A duble-edged swrd. D. A win-win cperatin.
11.Which can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. The familiar signal in the frest. B. A talented expert in hunting the bees.
C. A wnderful guide t cllecting hney. D. The human-animal cmmunicatin in Tanzania.
D
Each year, the wrld lses abut 10 millin hectares f frest—an area abut the size f Iceland—because f cutting dwn trees. At that rate, sme scientists predict the wrld’s frests culd disappear in 100 t 200 years. T address this, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute f Technlgy (MIT) have pineered a technique t generate wd-like plant materials in a lab. This makes it pssible t “grw” a wden prduct withut cutting dwn trees.
In the lab, the researchers first take cells frm the leaves f a yung plant. These cells are cultured in liquid medium fr tw days, then mved t anther medium which cntains nutrients and tw different hrmnes(激素). By adjusting the hrmne levels, the researchers can tune the physical and mechanical qualities f the cells. Next, the researchers use a 3D printer t shape the cell-based material, and let the shaped material grw in the dark fr three mnths. Finally, the researchers dehydrate(使脱水) the material, and then evaluate its qualities.
They fund that lwer hrmne levels lead t plant materials with mre runded, pen cells f lwer density(密度), while higher hrmne levels cntribute t the grwth f plant materials with smaller but denser cell structures. Lwer r higher density f cell structures makes the plant materials sfter r mre rigid, helping the materials grw with different wd-like characteristics. What’s mre, it’s wrth nting that the research prcess is abut 100 times faster than the time it takes fr a tree t grw t maturity!
Research f this kind is grund-breaking. “This wrk demnstrates the great pwer f technlgy,” says lead researcher, Jeffrey Berenstain. “The real pprtunity here is t ptimize what yu use and hw yu use it. This technlgy can be tuned t meet yur requirements regarding shapes, sizes, rigidity, and frms. It enables us t ‘grw’ any wden prduct in a way that traditinal agricultural methds can’t achieve.”
Why d researchers at MIT cnduct the research?
A. T grw mre trees. B. T prtect plant diversity.
C. T reduce tree lsses. D. T predict frest disappearance.
13. What des paragraph 2 mainly tell us abut the lab research?
A. Its theretical basis. B. Its key prcedures.
C. Its scientific evidence. D. Its usual difficulties.
14. What des the finding suggest abut the plant materials?
A. The hrmne levels affect their rigidity.
B. They are better than naturally grwn plants.
C. Their cells’ shapes mainly rely n their density.
D. Their grwth speed determines their characteristics.
15. Why is the research grund-breaking accrding t Berenstain?
A. It uses new bilgical materials in lab experiments.
B. It revlutinizes the way t make wden prducts.
C. It challenges traditinal scientific theries in frestry.
D. It has a significant impact n wrldwide plant grwth.
第二节 (共5小题：每小题2分，满分 10分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In the past few years, nline learning has becme a significant part f the university and cllege experience. 16 But are all nline curses created equal? Hw can yu be sure that digital learning is right fr yu? 17 We interviewed students and prfessrs t get their advice abut nline curses.
The mst bvius advantages f nline learning is that yu can study anywhere and anytime. 18 “I think a pint that many peple lse sight f is hw easy it can be t fall behind schedule,” says graduate student Amanda Bindman. Befre chsing t study nline, cnsider whether yu’re a self-mtivated learner and if the material seems interesting enugh t keep yu ging.
The tip that cmes up mst ften is simple: build nline curses int yur weekly schedule, just like what yu wuld d with in-persn curses. 19 He nted that his nline students usually end up with lwer grades. It is s easy t let an nline curse slide, but yur grades will suffer as a result. Be sure t schedule set times t watch yur lectures, read materials and cntribute t nline discussin bards.
20 A scial cnnectin is ften a big part f learning. There are things yu can d t ease this prblem. Jessica Pink, an undergraduate student, suggests taking nline curses with a friend, s yu can mtivate each ther t stay n track. Yu can als find students n the class discussin bard t rganize a study grup, r schedule in-persn meetings with yur prfessr t discuss curse cncepts.
A. But that desn’t mean there aren’t deadlines.
B. Yur mtivatin shuld be yur main cncern.
C. D yu knw that nline curses are als part f yur educatin?
D. Prfessr Alex Davidsn teaches the same curse in persn and nline.
E. The chief cmplaint abut nline curses is that they lack human interactin.
F. If yu take an nline curse, what can yu d t ensure the best pssible grade?
G. A survey fund that 29 percent f cllege students registered fr nline curses.
第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
While taking a 20-hur train ride alng the edge f the Taklimakan Desert in the nrthwestern China, I had the kind f humbling,educatinal, and abve all else, wnderful 21 with a lcal that all travelers lng fr. A yung Chinese man 22 me n the train. My 23 friend spke virtually n English, s I happily tk the 24 t practice my Chinese.
Over several hurs he wuld tell me abut hw he had 25 a tw-year prfessinal schl t quickly find a jb 26 highways in rder t help supprt his family. Perhaps mst 27 , hwever, was the fact that this man spent hurs studying every day after hard physical labr. Withut batting an eye he wuld 28 a translated Emersn passage befre asking abut the literary influence f American 29 as a whle. “And what d yu all learn abut Russian authrs?” I 30 him asking at ne pint.
It wuld have been easy t 31 my assumptins abut this highway builder wh had never been mre than a few hundred miles frm hme. But this highly infrmed, 32 , and admirable persn prevented me ding s. In the curse f a cuple f hurs, he 33 me just hw much ne can gain frm 34 with an pen mind, and a willingness t 35 with lcals frm all walks f life.
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
Zheng Cha, wh grew up in Jiaya village, 36 high-altitude muntainus area with pr land, was raised by tea. His family, which has been grwing tea 37 three generatins, used t have truble putting fd n the table, 38 nw he earns 70,000 yuan a year just frm selling tea.
In 2019, Kuang and seven ther yung peple in the village set up a tea cperative. With the supprt f the ecnmic cperative in their village, they 39 (successful) integrated the resurces f the tea industry, and carried ut the mdel f unified(统一的) planting, fertilizatin, prcessing and sales, attempting 40 (achieve) high quality and a gd flavr. An ld huse in the village 41
(transfrm) int a tea prcessing and exhibitin wrkshp, while the huse facing the green 42
(muntain) and the tea garden became a separate tea tasting rm.
Last year, the cperative assigned 40 percent f its 43 (expect) earnings t the sharehlders in the village. When Ma Huayan, Kuang’s wife, received her bnus f 1,097 yuan, she felt like a child 44 (get) “lucky” mney during Spring Festival. Mre imprtant was the 45 (industry) develpment that helped them t accumulate wealth.
第三部分 基础知识检测 （满分35分）
单词填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请使用 B6U3-U4所学的单词填空
A. 根据首字母和英文释义写出单词的正确形式。(共7小题)
I am very s_________ (easily affected r damaged by external factrs) t nise, s I always wear earplugs in nisy envirnments.
The gvernment has intrduced a new energy p_________ (a set f ideas r plans that are used t guide decisins) t facilitate the use f renewable resurces.
After being unemplyed fr mnths, he was frced t accept a jb with a lwer w________ (mney that yu earn fr wrking).
He shwed an e_________ (full f energy, eager, and excited) attitude twards the new prject.
Analysts have nticed a t_________ (a general directin in which a situatin is develping r changing) twards healthier eating habits amng cnsumers.
He visits his grandmther quite f_________ (happening ften).
After being stranded in the wilderness fr days, they began t s_________ (suffer r die frm lack f fd r water) fr sustenance.
B. 请根据括号内的单词填入单词同根词的正确形式。(共7小题)
The __________ (eclgy) balance f the lcal envirnment is crucial fr maintaining a healthy ecsystem.
The gvernment’s bjective is t ensure __________ (sustain) develpment fr a brighter future f the next generatins.
The patient demnstrated remarkable __________ (tlerate) during the painful medical prcedure.
All jb applicatins must be __________ (submit) by the end f this week.
The __________ (restre) f the damaged painting was a meticulus prcess requiring great skill and patience.
Seeing his clleague receive a prmtin, he culdn’t help but feel ___________ (envy).
T prevent disease, yu shuld wash the fruit ___________ (thrugh) befre use.
C. 根据中文释义填入单词的正确形式。(共6小题)
Facing great __________ (逆境), the team shwed remarkable resilience and determinatin.
She didn’t want t make a big emtinal __________ (承诺) t Steve at the mment.
Feeling hpeless and defeated, he finally decided t _________ (放弃) his plans fr further educatin.
The teacher prvided valuable _________ (指导) t her students, helping them t achieve academic success.
Amng the many utstanding __________ (候选人), it was difficult t chse the mst suitable persn fr the jb.
A _________ (全面的) understanding f the subject is essential fr success in the exam.
第二节 词块填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分。)
请使用 B6U3-U4所学的词组填空
If yu want t live a happy life, yu shuld ________ ________ ________ (促进和谐关系) with yur family and friends.
Yesterday, I received dzens f emails frm readers wh wanted t ________ ________ (采取行动) t help the envirnment.
The adjustment will ________ ________ ________ ________ (对...有影响) the way we d business.
Althugh he applied fr the jb, he was ________ ________ (拒绝) by the cmpany because f his lack f experience.
Despite the difficulties, she ________ ________ (坚持不懈) her studies and eventually graduated with hnrs.
As sn as he ________ ________ ________ ________ (登上飞机), he realized he had frgtten his passprt.
The ambassadr spke ________ ________ ________ (代表) his cuntry at the United Natins cnference.
Whenever it cmes t prmtin, he always manages t ________ ________ ________ (抓住任何机会) t impress his bss.
Emplyees wh ________ ________ ________ (忠诚于) the cmpany are ften rewarded.
After graduating frm cllege, he felt that he ________ ________ ________ (有资格) apply fr the senir psitin.
While driving hme, ________ ________ ________ ________ (我突然想到) that I had frgtten t buy milk.
Just nw, the prject manager ________ ________ ________ ________ (被指派为) the lead rle in the new prduct launch.
Under any circumstances, ________ ________ ________ (对...残忍) animals is unacceptable.
He recently ________ ________ ________ (申请成为) a vlunteer at the lcal hspital t gain sme practical experience.
The flwers in the garden always ________ ________ (散发出) a pleasant fragrance, attracting bees and butterflies.
第四部分 写作(满分25分, 其中书写5分)
81. 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。
When we were finally dismissed frm the last class f the day, the students streamed ut f the classrms. It was anther bring day after schl. I dragged my feet hme as I sighed. Yet anther uneventful day, I thught. Little did I knw that the day wuld take a turn fr the wrse.
The lift lbby(电梯间) f my flat was ld and dirty. The walls, which were painted white, had been dirtied ver many years. I reached my flat’s lbby, and pressed the lift buttn and went in. Just then, Mrs Lim, my elderly neighbur, hbbled(蹒跚) in. She lked ancient with tissue paper white hair, wearing a faded ld-fashined dress. I held the lift dr pen, flashing a friendly smile, and plitely greeted her. I asked her hw she felt that day and pressed the buttns. She thanked me fr being s plite, then we were silent fr the rest f the ride.
The lift fell dwn increasingly fast. There were lud clanking sunds here and there while the lift grew slwer and slwer. My heart beat hard and fast as my hands turned cld and wet with sweat. Unfrtunately, the lift came t an abrupt stp at the fifth flr. I pressed the buttns hard several times, but it was f n help. The lights n the buttns had gne ut. It sn dawned n me that we were trapped. An icy fear crept up my spine(脊柱). Mrs Lim was hysterical(歇斯底里).
“We will never get ut!” she cried with her face pale. It had becme a clurless mask. I had n time t lse. I pressed the bell in the lift immediately. The sund was surely deafening, but what ther chice did I have? Mrs Lim burst int tears. I tried my very best t cmfrt her, telling her that everything wuld be all right and that we needed t find ut hw t get ut safely. Mrs Lim began having truble breathing, and I immediately helped her sit dwn and lsened her cllar.
Paragraph 1: Several minutes passed, but n help came. _______________________________
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Paragraph 2: Bang! My hpes were lifted when I heard the firefighters n the ther side f the lift dr. __________________________________________________________________________
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C. cmpetitin
D. appintment
A. treated
B. saved
C. lectured
D. apprached
A. true
B. s-called
C. new
D. lng-lst
A. chance
B. advice
C. truble
D. right
A. visited
B. financed
C.attended
D.funded
A. building
B. sweeping
C.checking
D.guarding
A. typical
B. bvius
C.natural
D. remarkable
A. publish
B. qute
C. cpy
D. dwnlad
A. writers
B. histrians
C. wrkers
D. students
A. anticipate
B. imagine
C. recall
D. catch
A. lk int
B. rely n
C. g ver
D. deal with
A. well-behaved
B.multi-skilled
C. warm-hearted
D. self-educated
A. asked
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C. shwed
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B.reading
C. searching
D. teaching
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