甘肃省武威第十八中学2023-2024学年学期高二下学期期中考英语试卷

这是一份甘肃省武威第十八中学2023-2024学年学期高二下学期期中考英语试卷，共6页。

（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：120分）
卷Ⅰ（选择题，满分85分）
第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1分，满分20分）
第一节(共5小题: 每小题1分，满分5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What will the speakers bring t the picnic?
A.Sme drinks. B.Sme fruit. C.Sme desserts.
2.What did the man like abut the mvie?
A.The acting. B.The music. C.The scenery.
3.What is the wman ging t d?
A.Play baseball. B.Watch a game. C.D her wrk.
4.What will the wman wrk as?
A.An assistant. B.A lawyer. C.A teacher.
5.What are the speakers talking abut?
A.A new TV set. B.A TV prgram. C.A radi prgram.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.What des the man take t schl?
A.Five bks. B.Three pens. C.Tw rulers.
7.Why des the man's back hurt?
A.He studies fr t lng. B.He picks up sme dictinaries. C.He carries a heavy backpack.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Wh lst the car keys?
A. Kelsey. B.Tim. C.David.
9.Where are the speakers?
A.In a car. B.In the main ffice. C.In Tim's ffice.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.What des Emma need?
A.Dresses. B.Shirts. C.Pants.
11.Why is Emma unsure f the stre?
A.She wants the latest styles. B.She wants a lt f chices. C.She wants helpful clerks.
12.What des Emma ften d?
A.She ften ges t fashin shws.
B.She ften reads the fashin magazines.
C.She ften shps in the department stre.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Wh gt a new jb?
A.Anna. B.Anna 's father. C.Anna 's mther.
14.What d we knw abut Anna 's new huse?
A.It has many trees arund it. B.It has few windws. C.It has small rms.
15.Hw des Anna feel abut the ld huse?
A.She misses it. B.She thinks it's pretty. C.She lves it the mst.
16.When is Dave cming ver prbably?
A.This summer. B.This weekend. C.Next weekend.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.What is a majr challenge that Stevie Wnder has t face?
A.His unsuccessful recrds.
B.Pressure frm ther musicians.
C.Nt being able t use his eyes.
18.When did Stevie Wnder start his prfessinal career?
A.At the age f 6. B.At the age f 11. C.At the age f 19.
19.Hw many Grammy Awards did Stevie Wnder receive?
A.10. B.25. C.30.
20.What kinds f sngs did Stevie Wnder ften recrd?
A.Happy sngs abut lve. B.Sad sngs abut death. C.Rap sngs abut life.
第二部分 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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
A Family f Magazines
Take a lk at the descriptins belw t see which magazine is right fr yu!
Let’s Talk in English
●Fcus: Everyday cnversatinal English.
●Audience: Suitable fr junir high schl students wh want t imprve their cnversatinal English.
●Cntent: Cvers such tpics as shpping, wrk and family in daily American life.
Studi Classrm
●Fcus: Using practical English t speak n a variety f tpics.
●Audience: Suitable fr high schl students and thse beginning t express themselves n varius tpics in English.
●Cntent: Cvers such tpics as current trends, technlgy, travel, utdr activities, business, famus peple, lifestyle and idims.
Ht English
●Fcus: Mdern, spken English in a fun and easy-t-learn frm.
●Audience: Suitable fr teachers and thse preparing fr TOEFL and ther standard exams.
●Cntent: Lts f idims that n ne else will teach yu, useful English expressins, phrasal verbs. Real English in true cntexts.
Advanced
●Fcus: Expanding knwledge and develping an internatinal perspective.
●Audience: Suitable fr graduate students, business peple, and advanced level students.
●Cntent: Articles frm a variety f internatinally respected magazines are used t discuss tpics such as internatinal plitics, technlgy, finance, health and literature.
Hw t Subscribe
●Subscribe nline: StudiClassrm eShp
●Subscriptin Service: (0060)25339123
●Mail: Yu can print an rder frm and mail it t ur central ffice.
Sending multiple cpies f the frm by mail may result in extra charges t yur accunt.
T cnfirm yur rder, please call at least 7 days after placing it: (0060)25330606.
●In persn: Welcme t visit any f ur branch ffices and subscribe in persn.
21. Wh is Ht English intended fr?
A. Thse wh prepare fr exams. B. Thse wh want t be teachers.
C. Thse wh like shpping nline. D Thse wh learn written English.
22. Which magazine best suits a sales manager?
A. Let’s Talk in English. B. Studi Classrm.
C. Ht English. D. Advanced.
23. Hw many types f subscriptin(订阅) are available?
A. 4.B. 5.C. 6.D. 7.
B
I dn't think there is anything mre imprtant than health. "Health is the greatest wealth," wise peple say. Yu can't be gd at yur studies r wrk well when yu are ill.
If yu have a headache, tthache, backache, earache r bad pain in the stmach, if yu cmplain f a bad cugh, if yu run a high temperature and have a bad cld, r if yu suffer frm high r lw bld pressure, I think yu shuld g t see the dctr. The dctr will examine yur thrat, feel yur pulse, test yur bld pressure, take yur temperature, sund yur heart and lungs, test yur eyes, check yur teeth r have yur chest X-rayed. After that, he will advise sme treatment, r sme medicine. The nly thing yu have t d is t fllw his advice.
Speaking abut dctr's advice, I can't help telling yu a funny stry. An ld gentleman came t see the dctr. The man was very ill. He tld the dctr abut his weakness, memry lss and serius prblems with his heart and lungs. The dctr examined him and said there was n medicine fr his disease. He tld his patient t g t a quiet place fr a mnth and have a gd rest. He als advised him t eat a lt f meat, drink tw glasses f red wine every day and take lng walks. In ther wrds, the dctr advised him t fllw the rule: "Eat with pleasure, drink with pleasure and enjy life as it is." The dctr als said that if the man wanted t be well again, he shuldn't smke mre than ne cigarette a day. A mnth later the gentleman came int the dctr's ffice. He lked cheerful and happy. He thanked the dctr and said that he had never felt a healthier man. "But yu knw, dctr," he said, "it's nt easy t begin smking at my age."
24. The writer thinks that _______.
A.health is mre imprtant than wealth
B.wrk is as imprtant as studies
C.medicine is mre imprtant than pleasure
D.nthing is mre imprtant than mney
25. The dctr usually tells his patient what t d ________.
A.withut examining the patient B.after he has examined the patient
C.if the patient desn't take medicine D.unless the patient feels pain
26. The underlined part means "_________".
A.he was feeling better than ever B.he wasn't a healthy man
C.he was feeling wrse than befre D.he will be well again
27. Frm the last sentence f the passage, we learn the man ________ befre the dctr tld him nt t smke mre than ne cigarette a day.
A.was a heavy smker B.didn't smke s much
C.didn't smke D.began t learn t smke
C
Have yu ever trained yur brain? Nw there are sme new suggestins, such as eating dark chclate and having cld meat fr breakfast. Yu shuld als avid watching sap peras, spending time with peple wh cmplain r fllw fat-free diets, accrding t a new bk n getting “brain-fit”.
Many f the suggestins in Teach Yurself Training Yur Brain are surprising. The bk says t read ut lud while hlding a baby. Writers Terry Hrne and Simn Wttn say their advice is frm the latest research by experts arund the wrld.
“Fr years we have thught ur brain capability is decided by ur genes. But it’s nw clear that it depends n ur lifestyle. What we eat and drink, hw we learn at schl and what type f feelings we have are all imprtant,” said Hrne.
The bk talks abut the mst up-t -date thinking in science abut hw diet, the envirnment, stress and ther sides f mdern life affect ur brain capacity. It als ffers advice and exercises. The bk cmes as mre and mre peple are spending mney n bks, DVDs and cmputer games, which can imprve their brain’s capability.
Hrne believes that peple need t make changes t their lifestyles t increase their brain capacity. Happiness, cnfidence and an ptimistic nature help the brain, he added.
“S mix with peple wh make yu laugh, r share the same interests as yu. And avid peple wh cmplain,” said Hrne. “Peple wh are negative will make yu sad, which means yu wn’t achieve things.”
28. Accrding t the bk, which f the fllwing isn’t gd fr training yur brain?
A. Ding sme brain games.B. Eating dark chclate.
C. Having cld meat fr breakfast.D. Watching sap peras.
29. What’s Hrne’s attitude tward the brain capability?
A. It depends n what ur genes are like.
B. It’s decided by ur lifestyle.
C. It has nthing t d with schls.
D. It shuld fllw the type f ur feelings.
30. What's the bk Teach Yurself Training Yur Brain mainly abut?
A. Hw peple’s brain capability wrks.
B. Exercises t imprve brain capability.
C. Sme scientific and healthy diets.
D. Hw t imprve peple’s brain capability.
31. Frm the underlined sentence, we can learn that ________.
A. mre and mre peple are interested in reading
B. bks can help peple imprve their brain capability
C. peple are paying mre attentin t training their brain
D. there are many ways t train peple’s brain
D
The news that researchers have used clning t make human embrys（胚胎） fr the purpse f prducing stem cells may have sme peple wndering if it wuld ever be pssible t clne a persn.Althugh it wuld be immral,experts say it is likely bilgically pssible t clne a human being.Since the 1950s when researchers clned a frg,scientists have clned dzens f animal species,including mice,cats,sheep,pigs and cws.
With mice,researchers are able t use thusands f eggs,and cnduct many experiments,t wrk ut these prblems.“It’s a numbers game,” said Dr Rbert Lanza,the chief scientific fficer at a bitech cmpany.“But with primates, eggs are very precius,and it is nt easy t get them t cnduct experiments.”
In additin,researchers can’t simply apply what they’ve learned frm clning mice r cws t clning a persn.Clning an animal requires that researchers remve prteins that are necessary t help cells divide.In mice,this isn’t a prblem,because the embry that is created is able t make these prteins again.But primates aren’t able t d this,and researchers think it may be ne reasn that attempts t clne mnkeys have failed.
What’s mre,clned animals ften have different kinds f abnrmalities.These abnrmalities are cmmn because clned embrys have just ne parent rather than tw,which means that a prcess knwn as “imprinting (印记)” des nt ccur prperly in clned embrys.
“Prblems with imprinting can result in extremely large embrys,which leads t prblems with bld flw fr the baby,” Lanza said.“The extremely high rate f death and the develpmental abnrmalities frm clning make clning peple immral.It’s like sending yur baby up in a rcket knwing there’s a 50-50 chance that it’s ging t explde.”
32.What can we learn frm paragraph 1?
A. Animal clning is illegal.
B. Human clning is pssible.
C. Human embrys may have new functins.
D. Animal embrys can be used fr medicine.
33. Hw des the authr develp paragraph 2?
A.By making cmparisns. B.By shwing prcesses.
C.By ffering analyses. D.By using statistics.
34. Hw were the experiments n clning mnkeys?
A.They have slved the prblem with prteins.
B.They have been applied t human clning.
C.They were successful.
D.They were in truble.
35. Hw des Lanza feel abut human clning?
A. It is risky. B. It is practical.
C. It is beneficial. D. It is prmising.
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。
The famus Dragn Bat Festival falls n the fifth day f the fifth lunar mnth. 36 , a Chinese writer knwn fr his lve fr his cuntry and petry wh finally became a great her.
Qu Yuan supprted fighting t prtect his cuntry. Thugh what he did led t his being frced t leave it, he wrte petry t shw his lve fr it. 37 . After finishing his final pem, he jumped int the Milu River in tday's Hunan Prvince t shw that he was angry with the crruptin(腐败) arund him.
Upn hearing the news, villagers tk bats and carried dumplings t the middle f the river t try and save Qu Yuan. 38 . They turned t beating drum (鼓), hitting water with wd and thrwing the rice dumplings int the water. They believed these were ways t keep fish away frm Qu Yuan's bdy. 39 , while the search fr Qu Yuan's bdy became the dragn bat races.
Nw, dragn bat races are held every year in China, attracting thusands f supprters t participate.
40 . They are ften painted in very bright clrs. The teams n bard will wrk tgether t get the bats t the finish line as fast as pssible, while a team member sits at the frnt and beats a drum t raise mrale(士气) and make sure everyne keeps pace(节奏) and time.
A. He finally became a natinal her
B. It is t remember the death f Qu Yuan
C. Hwever, their effrts were nt successful
D. Everyne is fighting hard t get the first place
E. The bats take the frm f a traditinal Chinese dragn
F. The rice dumplings became the zngzi we knw tday
G. It's said that Qu Yuan felt great sadness after part f his wn cuntry was taken ver
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（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。
Emily Bhatnagar is a shy girl wh has always lved reading. She says, “The bks srt f became my best friends when I didn’t have ne.”
When Bhatnagar was 16, her father was diagnsed (诊断) with cancer. The news was 41 fr the family. Bks became an even bigger 42 , and she started thinking abut families in similar situatins. When her father recvered, she 43 a plan t help thers. “The idea came frm nt just great thanks that the dctrs were able t 44 such a miracle (奇迹),”she said, “but als a little f 45 that there were kids wh were 46 the same battle.”
Bhatnagar started a 47 in her hmetwn. The gal was t cllect bks and give them t kids being 48 fr cancer in lcal hspitals. Since the start f the bk drive, which she called Fr Lve & Buttercup, Bhatnagar has 49 mre than 10,000 bks.
Bhatnagar had n idea hw much 50 her wrk wuld get. She started by psting n scial media, asking peple in her area t dnate. “I was expecting maybe tw r three 51 frm neighbrs,” she said. But it ended up blwing up, 52 when news statins began reprting it. “The public respnse has been super great,” her father said.
Bhatnagar cntinues t run the bk drive, with a little help frm her parents. She hpes t expand the prject t 53 mre kids ne day. The memry f the first time she visited thse children wh’d
54 her bks sticks with her. “It was the best 55 f my life,” she said. “I realized I wanted t d this type f wrk frever.”
41. A. shameful B. exciting C. difficult D. disappinting
42. A. tendency B. prf C. market D. cmfrt
43. A. caught up with B. came up withC. gt in tuch with D. jined in
44. A. create B. gain C. expse D. supprt
45. A. sadness B. shck C. expectatin D. surprise
46. A. celebrating B. fighting C. enjying D. cheering
47. A. cmmunity hspital B. family partyC. public library D. bk drive
48. A. rewarded B. taught C. treated D. kept
49. A. sld B. written C. bught D. cllected
50. A. attentin B. mney C. cperatin D. blame
51. A. questins B. respnses C. cnclusins D. highlights
52. A. bviusly B. surely C. usually D. especially
53. A. mve B. reach C. challenge D. prtect
54. A. shared B. pened C. received D. examined
55. A. day B. bk C. chance D. business
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Learning hw t chse a career is imprtant nt nly t adults but als t students at cllege. Peple decide t have their careers 56 (change) simply because they dislike the jb they 57 (current) have. They take n the jbs nt because they like them but because they need t make a living. In this case, 58
(get) career guidance is very imprtant. The first step in chsing a career 59 (be) understanding yurself. This will help yu realize what yu enjy ding.
The best way t d this is take a persnality test, 60 it is available n the Internet fr free. It is als imprtant t understand yur values and knw what yu are willing t d. Next, visit career guidance centers r career 61 (website). If pssible, apply fr a vlunteer that benefits yu. Yu can get prfessinal help and decide whether the career path is 62 (suit) fr yu r nt. Finally, yu shuld learn universal(广泛适用的) skills, 63 will help yu get pprtunities t change yur career in the future. All in all, chsing a career is imprtant because mst f the time in ur lives 64 (spend) n wrk.
Therefre, putting interests and hbbies int careers can always lead 65 the best jbs.
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分30分）
第一节（满分10分）
假如你叫李华,暑假将有10位英国学生来你校国际部学习中国书法(calligraphy),现需要一名志愿者。请用英语给国际部老师写一封邮件,内容要点如下:
1.提出申请;
2.介绍个人情况;
3.表达期望。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;
3.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:traditinal Chinese literature中国传统文学;Chinese characters汉字
Dear Sir,




Best wishes!
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节（满分20分）
阅读下面的材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
One Friday afternn, sme f my classmates planned t take a hike in a jungle(丛林), including my friends Jake and Liam. They asked me if I wuld like t g with them. I lve utdr activities, s I immediately said yes.
It was sunny the fllwing mrning. I was in a very gd md. I was s excited abut hiking since it was the first time that I had hiked with them. I ate a light breakfast. After that, I hurriedly ran ut f my huse t meet them in the schl playgrund.
The jungle where we were ging was far frm ur schl. It tk abut three hurs t g there by bus, but it wasn’t a bring jurney as we were all eager t hike. After we gt ff the bus, we fund a lcal guide t ensure ur safety. The guide, whse name is Thmas, said that he had hiked there lts f times and that he was familiar with the rute. When we arrived, Thmas tld us never t leave the grup. He warned us that we wuld easily get lst in the jungle if we walked alne. Then we began t hike.
There were varius plants which we had never seen befre. All f us were amazed at the beauty f the scenery and the sunds f the creatures. Sadly, after hiking fr abut an hur, I fund that my watch n my wrist was gne. I realized that my watch had fallen ff. It was a gift frm my grandma, and I lved it very much. Withut thinking, I turned back and tried t find my watch. Since I was the last ne walking in the grup, nbdy nticed it when I walked away.
I wasn’t wrried abut getting lst because I thught I culd find my watch easily. Hwever, when I finally fund my watch and tried t catch up with my friends, they had gne far. I immediately realized that I was alne and lst.
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。
The sky started t becme darker and I was very wrried.
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Actually, they were rescuers(救援者) searching fr me.
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高二英语参考答案
第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1分，满分20分）
1-5 CABAB 6-10 ACBCA 11-15 ABBAA 16-20 BCBBA
第二部分 阅读（共两节，每小题2分，满分40分）
21-23 ADA 24-27 ABAC 28-31 DBDC 32-35 BADA
36-40 BGCFE
第三部分 第一节：完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45 CDBAA 46-50 BDCDA 51-55 BDBCA
第二节：语法填空（每小题分，满分15分）
1.changed 2.currently 3.getting/t get 4.is 5.and
6.websites 7.suitable 8.which 9.is spent 10. t
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分30分）
第一节：（10分）
One pssible versin:
Dear Sir,
Learning that 10 British students are cming t ur schl t learn Chinese calligraphy this summer, I am writing t apply fr the psitin as a vlunteer.
As a Senir 2 student, I am utging and have a great sense f humr, which gains me a lt f ppularity with my classmates. Besides, I am fluent in English and wn first prize in the English Speech Cntest held in ur schl last term. Last but nt least, it is 10 years since I picked up Chinese calligraphy and I think I d well in it.
Hpefully, yu can take my applicatin int cnsideratin and I am sure I wn’t let yu dwn.
Best wishes!
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节：读后续写（20分）
【答案】One pssible versin:
The sky started t becme darker and I was very wrried. I didn’t knw what t d. I called ut t my friends, but there was n reply. I tried t lk fr a way but nne f the scenes seemed familiar. I walked fr a few mre minutes and I gt tired and hungry s I gave up. I was hrrified. Finally, I gave up and leaned n a tree t rest. As I was falling asleep, I heard a human vice. It was unbelievable, then I heard smene else. I screamed, “Help!”
Actually, they were rescuers searching fr me. My friends Jack and Liam tld the guide that they fund I was lst, and finally sme rescuers were called t help. They led me back t the bus. Seeing me, my friends tld me they were really wrried. I aplgized t them fr leaving the grup withut telling them. Instead f feeling angry with me, they cmfrted me and helped me calm dwn t learn a gd lessn frm it. And I truly learned a gd lessn frm it-never leave yur grup members when yu’re in a strange place.
【导语】本文以事件发展为线索展开，讲述了作者在导游的带领下，与同学约好在丛林中徒步的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“天开始变黑了，我很担心”可知，第一段可描写作者在丛林中迷失，无助地靠在一棵大树旁等待救援的故事。
②由第二段首句内容“事实上，他们是在找我的救援人员”可知，第二段可描写作者获救后被带到公交车上，见到了同学们，决定以后再也不离开队伍。
2.续写线索：担心——呼救——疲倦——睡着——听见人声——获救——见到同学——道歉——以后决不离开队伍
3.词汇激活
行为类
①知道：knw/be aware
②放弃：give up /abandn
③看见：spt/catch sight f
情绪类
①感到担心的：feel wrried/feel disturbed
②生气的：be angry/ be annyed
【点睛】[高分句型1]As I was falling asleep, I heard a human vice.（时间状语从句）
[高分句型2]Seeing me, my friends tld me they were really wrried.（现在分词作状语）