湖南省长沙市浏阳市重点校联考2023-2024学年高二下学期期中测试英语试卷

这是一份湖南省长沙市浏阳市重点校联考2023-2024学年高二下学期期中测试英语试卷，共12页。


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第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)略
第二部分 阅读(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。
A
SPECIAL ENGLISH
The English language prgrams f the Vice f America (VOA) can be divided int tw types accrding t the speed f bradcasting: Standard English and Special English.
Special English is a simple and standardized English radi prgram arranged by VOA fr listeners wh are beginning t learn English in nn-English speaking cuntries arund the wrld. It fficially began bradcasting in Octber 1959.
The famus American lexiclgist S.B．Flexmer identified three criteria fr Special English, that is, what makes it “special”:
●It writes and bradcasts in shrt and clear sentences;
●It bradcasts at a rate f 90 wrds per minute, r 2/3 f Standard English;
●It is a frm f American English cmpsed mainly f the 1500 basic wrds.
Special English prgrams can be divided int tw categries: news prgrams and feature prgrams.News prgram
VOA Special English news bradcasts prvide listeners with wrldwide infrmatin n plitics, ecnmics, military affairs, diplmacy, internatinal relatins, religin, weather, and all kinds f imprtant events and wnders. They are bradcast t Sutheast Asia five times a day, twice in the mrning and three times in the evening.Feature Prgram
Frm the perspective f time, Special English feature prgrams can be divided int tw categries: ne is every five minutes, and the ther is every fifteen minutes. The latter cnsists f seven different sub-features, which are repeated fur times a day n a weekly cycle, but the tw features n Sunday and Saturday are bradcast nly three times a night, each lasting abut 10 minutes, fllwed by each five-minute feature.
1．Which is ne f the criteria fr Special English?
A．It’s a basic English radi prgram.B．It relies n a mere 1500 basic wrds.
C．It plays at a speed f 90 wrds per minute.D．It’s aimed at thse starting t learn English.
2．What can we learn abut the tw prgrams?
A．Bth f them are bradcast repeatedly.
B．They are bradcast almst at the same time.
C．Listeners can listen t news prgram in the afternn.
D．Each five-minute prgram cnsists f seven sub-features.
3．Wh are mst likely t listen t Special English?
A．Radi prgram enthusiasts.B．Western culture lvers.
C．Language learners.D．English beginners.
B
My earliest memries are f having tw very ld parents. My mther was 42 when I was brn, which back then was seriusly ld t have a baby, and a little risky t. My ldest brther was 14 years lder than me and the middle brther ten years lder. When I was quite small they had bth left hme. I grew up almst like an nly child. I tended t amuse myself and play in the garden and draw and paint and sht. I suppse yu d learn as an nly child that yu’re ging t have t get n with life by yurself. Yu’re ging t have t find things that excite and mve yu.
I was shipped ff t Sunday schl in Edinburgh when I was seven years ld. I felt a prper Charlie, because I was the nly little by amng the Sunday schl children wh was wearing a kilt (苏格兰短裙). I als felt rather threatened by the stries we were taught. Old-schl Christianity was filled with punishment and anger that I didn’t really enjy. Fr the rest f my attendance at Sunday schl, I didn’t get clser than climbing a tree utside the church and hiding in the branches, waiting until the children came ut, then drpping dwn t jin the schl team and walking ut f the church t be met by my parents, wh were then reassured that I’d been t Sunday schl as I was suppsed t.
When my parents mved t Blackpl, my aunt, wh came t live with us, tk me t tw r three cncerts. I gt t see Cliff Richard, Adam Faith and the early Rlling Stnes perfrming at Blackpl’s ABC Theatre-which, when I was 12 years ld, was an imprtant mment f recgnising that that isn’t what I wanted t d with the rest f my life, because the music they played was nt what I was enjying. I was drawn t the blues and Black American flk music. It felt very real and human.
4．What d we knw abut the authr’s childhd?
A．Many things mved him.B．He had t d many things n his wn.
C．He liked playing in the garden.D．He gt n badly with his brthers.
5．Which is clsest in meaning t the underlined phrase “a prper Charlie” in paragraph 2?
A．A real fl.B．An independent child.
C．A capable student.D．A clever student.
6．What experiences did the authr have in his Sunday schl?
A．He liked wearing a kilt.B．He ften studied in the trees.
C．He was threatened by thers.D．He was ften absent frm schl.
7．What can we infer frm the text?
A．His brthers were nt imprtant t him.B．He never walked int the church.
C．His parents tk him t sme cncerts.D．The blues caught his interest.
C
Many peple cnsider msquit bites just part f summer living but these insects can carry diseases. Msquites are actually sme f the mst dangerus creatures n the planet. Accrding t the Wrld Health Organizatin, msquites cause ver 700,000 deaths every year.
But there is new hpe in the battle between man and msquit. Scientists at Auburn University, in Alabama, may have fund the secret t stpping msquit-brne diseases. “We have created a type f fabric that blcks msquit bites,” says Jhn Beckmann, wh leads the lab at the university,
Beckmann remembered a camping trip frm which he returned riddled with kisses frm msquites despite wearing a lng-sleeved shirt. “Peple say, ‘wear lng sleeves’ a lt,” Beckmann said, “but lng sleeves dn’t blck msquites.”
While sme cmpanies are making what they state is bite-prf clthing, the clthing includes sme harmful chemicals r is made f thick fabrics that are t ht t wear and are easily beaten by msquites. That’s because there are hles in the makeup f their fabrics that msquites and ther biting insects can get thrugh.
The key is t discver a fabric that can remve these hles and is still cl enugh t wear in ht weather. “That is the reasn why this prject is nt as easy as peple think” said Beckmann. “Yu bviusly need yur clthes t be breathable. But that usually cmes at the cst f letting msquites bite thrugh them. S the basic prblem is keeping the hles there while blcking tiny msquit muth-parts at the same time.”
The team tried by using a cmputer numerical cntrl knitting (编织) machine that culd be prgrammed with different designs until they fund a bite-prf ne. The end result is a prduct that the researchers cmpare t ppular high-quality athletic wear.
But the researchers are still nt satisfied and will be spending the next year perfecting the cmfrt f the material and finally creating a clthing line. The hpe is that finally any type f fabric can be knitted int the lab’s design, s that all kinds f clthing cmpanies frm baby clthing prducers t dress designers culd create bite-prf clthing.
8．What happened t Beckmann n a camping trip?
A．He was badly bitten by msquites.
B．He discvered a new kind f msquit.
C．He felt unbearably ht with lng-sleeved clthes.
D．He mastered sme skills in dealing with msquites.
9．What is paragraph 4 mainly abut?
A．The ppularity f bite-prf clthing.
B．Disadvantages f existing bite-prf clthing.
C．Advancements in bite-prf clthing.
D．Cmparisns between different types f bite-prf clthing.
10．Which f the fllwing is the gal f the researchers?
A．Persuade mre researchers t jin in.
B．Make the design applicable t different fabrics.
C．Find a fabric suitable fr all designs.
D．Get funded by clthing cmpanies.
11．what is the best title fr the text?
A．Msquites: The Silent KillersB．The Battle Against Msquites
C．A Step Twards a Bite-Free FutureD．Prven Ways t Prevent Msquit Bites
D
As AI art generatrs take the wrld by strm, sme peple wnder if their wrks shuld cunt as art at all. The technlgy is still develping and has sme wrinkles t irn ut (消除), which means there are indeed flaws t cnsider alngside the incredible artwrk a gd artificial intelligence can prduce.
Art is classed as the prduct f imaginatin, skill, experience, and emtin, usually meant t represent smething fr the public t enjy. Artists spent time and effrt putting their inner wrlds nt these wrks. Machine intelligence als puts a lt f wrk int srting thrugh tns f data, linking smene’s prmpt (指令) t datasets, and trying t represent it as best as pssible. The difference is that the AI is driven by cmmands instead f an emtinal desire t express itself.
AI painters can prduce ver 1,000 riginal wrks f art with every tap f the enter key n a keybard. But a mass-prduced print f the Mna Lisa is wrth less than the actual Lenard da Vinci’s painting. Why? Scarcity — there’s nly ne f the riginal. Shuld anyne pay fr these things? And if an artist puts AI masterpieces up fr sale, what shuld the price be?
AI art invlves a prgram mimicking (模仿) the wrk f existing artists t create a new piece accrding t the request f a human. But wh made the artwrk, the machine r its user? And can the riginal artists sue fr (控告) vilatin? Such questins cmplicate the merging f artificial intelligence and the art industry, while fueling arguments against recgnizing AI-generated art as marketable artistic prducts.
Once we’ve answered thse questins, we can tackle the really big ne: When an AI-generated painting wins an award, wh gets the prize?
12．Hw is AI art different frm human art?
A．It is the prduct f experience.B．It cmbines different styles f wrk.
C．It is nt a mirrr f artists’ emtins.D．It desn’t cst much mney t prduce.
13．Why des the writer mentin Mna Lisa in paragraph 3?
A．T present the ptential truble with the value f AI art.
B．T intrduce a new way f preserving art masterpieces.
C．T shw the advantages f AI painters ver human artists.
D．T prve the ppularity f classic artwrks amng viewers.
14．What can we infer frm paragraph 4?
A．AI art prmtes the sale f artistic prducts.B．AI art makes issues mre cmplicated.
C．Artists can create mre wrks with the help f AI.D．There will be fierce cmpetitin in the art industry.
15．What is the purpse f the text?
A．T persuade.B．T infrm.C．T describe.D．T argue.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5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。
“Leave n track” is ppular amng many campers wh are cncerned abut ur envirnment and favr sustainable (可持续的) travel. Its gal is simple; t minimize human-created impacts n the natural wrld. 16
Reject plastic and paper. First and fremst, ne f the easiest ways t reduce the impact f camping n the planet is t g plastic and paper-free. Instead f single-use plastics and paper plates, chse bamb r ther recyclable camping dinnerware and fd packages. 17
Rent r buy a used tent. Instead f brand-new equipment, cnsider renting camping equipment instead. Outdr retail (零售) brands like REI ffer a wide variety f camping prducts t rent, including tents. 18 Fr thse keen n purchasing smething new, try brands like Patagnia that put sustainability first t reduce waste and supprt ec-friendly practices.
19 In additin t ec-friendly tents, it’s gd t ensure that ther camping essentials, frm hiking shes and sleeping bags t clthing and blankets, are als gentle n the envirnment. And remember, whatever is packed in shuld als be packed ut.
Only camp in designated (指定的) camping areas. 20 Hwever, develped campgrunds, which are specifically designated fr camping, are usually available by reservatin and dn’t require campers t walk wearily int the wilderness t clear space t set up a tent. Designated camping spts usually have ther advantages like bathrms, shwers, picnic tables, and mre.
A．Pack with the planet in mind.
B．Srt ut what yu really need when camping.
C．They even carry ther utdr essentials fr rent.
D．Learn hw t sustainably upgrade the summer camping here.
E．Campers can als buy reusable paper twels in rder t genuinely leave n track.
F．Ec-friendly campers can learn hw t update their skills with these simple tips.
G．Althugh backpacking ff the beaten path sunds fascinating, it may nt be ec-friendly.
第三部分 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。
I’m frm India and I lve saris — a traditinal cstume fr Indian wmen. My first 21 with the sari was with my mther wh wre saris every 22 day f her adult lives.
T me, the sari is the lve, 23 and safety f her daily embrace. Hwever, as a yung adult and jurnalist, I nly wre saris n 24 ccasins.
I still have such a 25 memry f buying my first sari in my 20s. A family friend in my hme state ran a shp. I 26 my friend bringing ver a few saris, hping my mm r I wuld buy ne. I 27 fell in lve with a light cttn sari made by a rural wman. And s yu see, every sari tells yu abut nt just wh’s wearing it but wh was 28 in making it. The sari is a(n) 29 f wh we are.
As an immigrant trying t 30 here in the United States, I dn’t wear saris regularly.
But when I’m wearing ne, my 3-year-ld sn, wh has already cme t lve the garment, will exclaim that I lk 31 .
In 2012 when I was n a 32 trip fr an event, I bught a dark blue cttn sari fr my mther in Sri Lanka. After she passed away, I inherited many f her saris, but the blue ne 33 my favrite. Wearing it nw 34 me f my assciatin with my mther, and the 35 she wuld feel knwing that I had landed n my feet. N matter where in the wrld I was, I was always thinking f her.
21．A．experienceB．assciatinC．cmmunicatinD．realizatin
22．A．lvelyB．randmC．uniqueD．single
23．A．warmthB．graceC．calmnessD．cncern
24．A．publicB．infrmalC．specialD．relaxing
25．A．beautifulB．vividC．prD．rewarding
26．A．recallB．pictureC．restrictD．switch
27．A．graduallyB．greedilyC．instantlyD．intimately
28．A．absrbedB．ccupiedC．trappedD．invlved
29．A．truthB．keyC．expressinD．expansin
30．A．give inB．fit inC．grw upD．pp up
31．A．amazingB．utstandingC．influentialD．cnvincing
32．A．practicingB．reprtingC．lecturingD．researching
33．A．presentedB．prvidedC．remainedD．appeared
34．A．remindsB．infrmsC．relievesD．cures
35．A．securityB．cnfidenceC．beliefD．pride
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Walking mre than 2,200 steps a day culd reduce ur risk f heart disease and early death, even if we spend the rest f the day 36 (sit) dwn. That’s accrding t a study 37 (publish) in the British Jurnal f Sprts Medicine.
Researchers lked at data frm mre than 72,000 peple in the UK, with 38 average age f 61. Previus studies have linked time spent sitting with early death and heart disease, and walking is knwn 39 (decrease) these risks. S the research team wanted t find ut 40 walking culd ffset(抵消) the health risks f spending a lt f time sitting.
The study participants 41 (wear) a device n their wrist, which was able t recrd the 42 (step) they tk and the amunt f time they spent sitting r lying dwn. Then they 43 (track) fr arund seven years afterward. During this time, 1,633 participants died, and almst 6,200 had heart prblems like heart attacks and strkes.
The study fund that taking between 9,000 and 10,500 steps per day reduced the risk f early death 44 39%, and reduced the risk f heart disease by 21%. That’s even if peple were spending a lt f time sitting.
One f the researchers, Matthew Ahmadi said the results shw that “all 45 (mve) matters” and anyne wh has t spend a lt f time sitting shuld increase the number f steps they take.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46．世界历史文化名城博览会每两年在南京举办一次。该博览会针对自然遗产和文化遗产面临的各种危机，呼吁大家一起保护世界遗产。请你代表主办方，用英文写一封倡议书，内容包括：
1．世界遗产的重要性；
2．保护措施；
3．发出倡议。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：世界历史文化名城博览会the Wrld Histrical and Cultural City Exp
Respected all,
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 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。
Taimur and Daniyal were twins and had been my next dr neighbrs since I was five years ld. Nt nly did we g t the same schl, but ur evenings and weekends were spent tgether t. It was like we were inseparable. I never felt that I needed any friends ther than them. Unexpectedly, ne evening their parents shared the news f them mving t anther cuntry-Australia.
I was shcked t realize that we wuld never be tgether, started recalling all the gd times we had spent tgether, such as playing in the schl breaks, the play dates, and all the fun things we did. Was it all ging t end?
When we had been thrugh s many highs and lws tgether, shared secrets and supprted each ther thrugh thick and thin, their mving away felt like my heart was being taken away. The news f their departure left me feeling empty and lst.
I was thinking abut the biggest change that I was ging t face in a few days, it was a difficult pill t swallw, but I knew I must mve n. Thugh it wasn’t easy at first, I was trying my level best t beat the mental pain I was in.
After hearing the news, every day felt like a struggle. The schl didn’t feel the same; the lunchbreaks had n purpse. Sn there wuld be n ne t cmpare the test marks with, hmewrk remarks wuld nt excite me like befre, and s n. I culdn’t help but feel lst and alne already.
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。
Seeing my cnditin, my family advised me t make the mst f the time that was left befre they mved.
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Saying gdbye wasn’t easy, but it set my heart at ease t realize that we culd still be the clsest friends.
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参考答案
1．C 2．A 3．D
4．B 5．A 6．D 7．D
8．A 9．B 10．C 11．C
12．C 13．A 14．B 15．D
16．D 17．E 18．C 19．A 20．G
21．B 22．D 23．A 24．C 25．B 26．A 27．C 28．D 29．C 30．B 31．A 32．B 33．C 34．A 35．D
36．sitting 37．published 38．an 39．t decrease 40．if/whether 41．wre 42．steps 43．were tracked 44．by 45．mvement
46．Respected All,
In respnse t the call f the Wrld Histrical and Cultural City Exp, I appeal t all f yu t preserve ur wrld heritage sites.
These sites are invaluable and irreplaceable treasures shared by all humanity, bearing testament t ur histry, culture, and nature. Thus, we bear a respnsibility t take actin and prtect these precius legacies. We can safeguard them thrugh several aspects. First, it is advisable fr lcal fficials t enact stricter laws and regulatins t ensure the safety and integrity f wrld heritage sites. Mrever, public awareness and cnservatin spirits twards wrld heritage are suppsed t be heightened thrugh educatin and publicity.
Let us all make cncerted effrts and cntribute ur part t prtecting wrld heritage!
47．
Seeing my cnditin, my family advised me t make the mst f the time that was left befre they mved. They encuraged me t create mre memries that culd be cherished frever. Taking their advice t heart, I planned a series f farewell activities - a picnic at ur favrite park, a mvie marathn night featuring ur favrite films, and a heartfelt gift exchange. These mments were bittersweet, filled with laughter and tears, reminding us f the strng bnd we shared. It was a time f reflectin, appreciating every mment spent tgether, and acknwledging that true friendship isn’t bund by distance.
Saying gdbye wasn’t easy, but it set my heart at ease t realize that we culd still be the clsest friends. We made prmises t stay in tuch thrugh vide calls, texts, and scial media. As they left, we hugged tightly, whispering reassurances f meeting again. The departure was a pivtal mment fr me, teaching me resilience and the value f friendships that withstand the test f time and distance. This experience, althugh painful, prepared me fr future farewells and reinfrced the idea that sme bnds are indeed unbreakable, n matter where life takes us.