湖南省常德市第一中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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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
Are yu lking fr destinatins f yur summer trips? Let’s check it ut!
Singapre
Singapre is an energetic multicultural city-state in Sutheast Asia. It ffers a unique mix f Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Western cultures. The city has an impressive skyline and is a center fr business, shpping, and dining. Visitrs can explre the busy markets f Chinatwn, Little India, and Arab Street, as well as the Gardens by the Bay and the Marina Bay Sands.
Istanbul
Istanbul is a city where tw cntinents meet, Eurpe and Asia. It is a cultural melting pt with influences frm Greek, Rman, Byzantine, and Ottman empires. The city features amazing architecture, such as the Hagia Sphia and Blue Msque, and a rich cking scene with traditinal Turkish delights. Visitrs can als take a bat ride acrss the Bsphrus Strait t explre the Asian side f the city.
Hng Kng
Hng Kng is a busy internatinal city in China that cmbines Eastern and Western cultures. The city is famus fr its skyscrapers, street markets, and delicius snacks. Visitrs can explre the city's histric streets in Central, take a cable car(缆车) up t Victria Peak fr fascinating views, r visit the giant Buddha statue n Lantau Island.
Trnt
Trnt is Canada’s largest city and is knwn fr its multiculturalism and diversity. The city is hme t ver 140 languages, and ver half f its ppulatin was brn utside f Canada. Trnt’s cultural scene reflects this diversity, with numerus festivals celebrating different cultures, such as Caribana, the Trnt Internatinal Film Festival, and the Taste f the Danfrth Greek festival
Click here fr mre infrmatin abut the attractive destinatins in the wrld!
1．Where can turists experience a mix f ancient Eurpean and Asian cultures?
A．Trnt.B．Hng KngC．Istanbul.D．Singapre.
2．What is special abut Trnt?
A．It cvers the largest area f the fur.B．The native peple are in the majrity.
C．I twns a range f street markets.D．It ffers chances t experience festivals.
3．What d the fur destinatins have in cmmn?
A．Cultural diversity.B．Unique architecture.
C．Cnvenient transprt.D．Distinctive languages.
B
A wman in a cap wanders calmly alng. Except fr the lava (熔岩) erupting behind her, she culd be walking in the park. The wman turns t watch the mlten rck flw fr a mment then walks calmly tward the camera. The ftage(镜头) is frm Werner Herzg’s bk t vlcanes and vlcan hunters, Int the Infern, and the wman pictured is perhaps ne f the mst imprtant vlcanlgists f all time, Katia Krafft.
Brn in France, in 1942, Katia develped an interest in vlcanes at an early age. Later, she met Maurice Krafft. The pair bnded ver their shared lve f vlcanes befre marrying in 1970. The Kraffts wrte abut 20 bks n vlcanes acrss the glbe.
Katia and her husband made great prgress in educating the general public in vlcanlgy. Their ftage had mre than scientific value. Fr instance, when Munt Pinatub in the Philippines began t shw signs f an eruptin in 1991, the Kraffts were able t present Philippine President Cry Aquin with vide ftage f the effects f the 1985 eruptin f Nevad del Ruiz in Clmbia, asking him t call fr an evacuatin f thse in the danger zne.
In 1969, Katia was awarded the prize f the Vcatin Fundatin fr her wrk n active vlcanic sites.
The cuple lst their lives, alng with mre than 40 thers during the eruptin f Munt Unzen in Japan n June 3.1991. when they were caught in a flw f rck, gas and ash mving at speeds f ver 100 miles per hur, with temperatures f mre than 800 degrees Fahrenheit. Katia was 49; Maurice, 45.
Katia’s impact n vlcanlgy has reached far beynd her death and has encuraged many yung wmen t study ur restless planet. “Katia Krafft is definitely the reasn why I’m ding this jb,” says Carla Tirabschi, a pstdctral researcher at the University f Minster, Germany. Carla first saw Katia in a dcumentary when she was just six r seven years ld and has been crazy abut vlcanes ever since.
4．What can we infer frm the bk Int the Infern?
A．Its authr is Katia Krafft.B．It’s a bigraphy f Katia Krafft.
C．It calls n prtecting the envirnment.D．It fcuses n vlcanes and their explrers.
5．What d we knw abut the cuple?
A．They prevented a natural disaster.
B．They served as a warning in Japan.
C．They helped spread vlcan science.
D．They cvered Munt Pinatub’s eruptin.
6．Which can replace the underlined wrd “evacuatin” in paragraph 3?
A．Substance.B．Departure.C．Occupatin.D．Interventin.
7．Hw did Katia influence Carla Tirabschi?
A．Katia’s death made her restless.B．Katia helped her with her research.
C．Katia taught her t make a dcumentary.D．Katia’s deeds inspired her career chice.
C
In ancient Maya civilizatin, caca — which chclate is made frm — wasn’t just fr the elites (精英). Traces f the sacred plant shw up in antiques frm all types f neighbrhds and in and arund a frmer Maya city, researchers reprt in the Prceedings f the Natinal Academy f Sciences. The finding suggests that, cntrary t previus thinking, caca was cnsumed at every scial level f Maya sciety.
“Nw we knw that the ceremnies with caca were likely played ut by everyne,” says AnabelFrd, an archaelgist at the University f Califrnia, Santa Barbara. Caca was sacred t the ancient Maya, cnsumed in ceremnies and used as a currency. The caca tree itself was linked t Hun Hunahpu, a Mayan gd. Previus research fund caca in burials (墓地), suggesting that its use was restricted t thse at the tp.
T explre the extent t which caca was used in brader Maya sciety, Frd and clleagues examined 54 antiques dating frm A．D．600 t 900. The antiques cme frm jars, mixing bwls, serving plates and vases thught t be drinking vessels. All the pieces were fund in residential and ceremnial civic areas f varying size and status frm city centers, fthills, upland areas and the valley arund the frmer Maya city f El Pilar, n the present-day brder f Guatemala and Belize.
T identify caca, the researchers searched fr thephylline, a cmpund fund in trace amunts in the plant. The team fund the cmpund n mre than half f the samples, n all types f antiques and distributed thrughut scial cntexts.
Future research will mve beynd wh cnsumed caca and explre the rle f farmers in managing the critical resurce. “A better questin is t understand wh grew it,” Frd says, because thse peple prbably had greater access t the valuable cmmdity.
8．What d traces f caca fund in Mayan antiques indicate?
A．Caca was nce unique t Maya sciety.
B．Caca was nly available t wealthy Mayan peple.
C．Caca was accessible t Mayan rdinary peple.
D．Caca left mre traces in the Mayan city center.
9．What can we learn frm the first tw paragraphs?
A．There is n need t d further research n caca.
B．Mayan peple liked eating chclate very much.
C．Mayan festivals were the same as thse f the mdern times.
D．There were sme limitatins in previus research abut caca.
10．Why did Frd and his clleagues examine 54 antiques?
A．T make cpies f Mayan antiques.
B．T learn abut the Mayan eating habits.
C．T find ut caca’s relatinship with the religin.
D．T knw abut Mayan scial grups f caca use.
11．Which f the fllwing will be the fcus f the research abut caca?
A．The varieties f caca.B．Ways caca was spread ut.
C．Caca tree grwers.D．The caca’s value.
D
Electric vehicles (EVs) nw are nt practical fr lng-distance travel due t the need fr repeated r lengthy stps at charging statins. But what if they culd — like planes being refueled in the air frm anther aircraft — get a charge-n-the-g?
The idea sunds impssible, but there are already technlgies in use that wuld help charge specialized vehicles. With rural electric charging statins almst nn-existent, Swarup Bhunia and engineers at the University f Flrida, Gainesville, are suggesting that “car-t-car charging” and “mbile charging statins” culd likely slve this prblem faster than the sudden increase f charging pints r battery advancements.
Alng with mbile charging statins idea, Bhunia believes that if mre and mre peple buy electric cars, it wuld be super-efficient if all cars n rad culd share charge with ne anther. What Bhunia and his team are describing is a clud system that examines all f the EV drivers n the rad, where they are ging, and hw much charge each vehicle has. The clud then determines, fr example, that EV-A has an 89% battery charge, but requires nly 4% t reach its destinatin, while EV-B has a 22% battery charge, yet requires 31% t reach its destinatin. If the tw EVs are ging in the same directin, the system wuld instruct them t carry ut the charge transfer. The system wuld then link the prvider with the receiver, and a credit system wuld ensure that everyne is paying fr the charge they use.
Inside the given traffic netwrk, every vehicled charge culd be examined against each vehicle’s demand, and “mbile charging statins,’’ which wuld be large autmated trucks with nbard charging equipment t fill in the demand gaps.
“We imagine a safe and firm telescpic arm (伸缩臂) carrying the charging cable,’’ said Bhunia, describing hw t get ne charge int anther car while running dwn the freeway, much like t aircraft during mid-air refueling. After tw EVs lck speed and are in range fr charge sharing, they will extend their charging arms.
12．T realize lng-distance travel fr EVs faster, Bhunia agrees with .
A．stps at charging statinsB．mbile charging statins.
C．increase f charging pintsD．battery advancements
13．Accrding t the text, the clud system can .
A．determine where EVs are ging and hw EVs will be charged
B．figure ut hw much charge a car need t reach its destinatin
C．wrk ut the prblems drivers meet when a charge transfer ccurs
D．guarantee that all the drivers are paying fr the charge they get
14．What are mbile charging statins?
A．Pwer plants fr the charge transfer.B．Charging equipment t fill in the charge gaps.
C．Vehicles prviding charge fr ther cars.D．Trucks getting charges frm ther vehicles.
15．Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A．Can we charge EVs with car-t-car mbile charging?
B．Can charging pints be a pssible way t charge EVs?
C．Hw des a clud system make charging EVs easier?
D．Hw d we charge EVs with mbile charging statins?
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。
We’ve heard f IQ and EQ, which are cmmnly used. But have yu heard f AQ — adversity qutient (逆境商数)? Smetimes, unfavrable situatins can take us by surprise r shck us. It culd be failed friendships r financial hard times in ur life. 16 AQ measures ur ability t hear the shcks. It can be used t predict ur attitudes, perseverance, and the way we deal with changes in life and wrk. S the ability is imprtant nt nly in life but als in wrk. 17
Luckily, there are sme suggestins t help yu be mre resilient (适应力的) and adaptable in the face f adversity (逆境), accrding t Dr Shahram Heshmat, a prfessr f health ecnmics.
18 Resilient peple ften have an aim and are able t cncentrate mre n a desired utcme, seeing negative situatins as a small stne n the way t achieving their gals.
Learn t relax and regulate yur emtins. 19 Talking abut unpleasant things in detail can make yu stressed and breathe heavily. T see difficulties mre as an pprtunity t learn and grw is imprtant emtinally.
Ensure yu have a gd scial supprt netwrk. Yu shuld learn t pur ut the truble t families r clse friends. 20
In shrt, we can’t predict and prevent smething unpleasant. But, if we develp ur resilience, it will becme easier t get thrugh such hard times.
A．Try t find a meaningful gal.
B．Deal with the ups and dwns f life.
C．But hw can we develp ur resilience?
D．The supprt f thers can help yu adapt quickly.
E．Our resilience is a must when there is a great change.
F．Als it culd be missing a chance f prmtin in wrk.
G．It helps yu relieve stress by practising breathing calmly.
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。
This past summer was really special fr Jaequan Faulkner, a 13-year-ld by living in Minneaplis, Minnesta. He set up a ht dg 21 utside his hme t make sme extra mney. The by tk care t make sure that all fd was fresh and clean. Peple in the neighbrhd 22 the by’s spirit, but there was nly ne 23 : he didn’t have a permit.
When the Department f Health received a cmplaint, instead f shutting dwn Jaequan’s stand, they did smething 24 . They helped the teenager get a permit s that his business culd 25 .
Daniel Huff, directr f the department, said they were 26 t help a yung man with such a sense f 27 . The health inspectrs helped t pay fr his first permit. Then, Huff tk anther step and helped 28 Jaequan with the Ecnmic Opprtunity Netwrk, which gave the yung businessman tips n 29 a small business.
“I was kind f 30 and s grateful,” Jaequan said abut all the 31 .
“Because usually I wuld have ne persn at a time ding me a 32 , but there prved t be s many kind peple at nce.”
The fd stand nw perates with a 33 and is pen fur hurs daily frm 11 am t 3 pm. Jaequan handles 90 percent f the business, and he is als planning t 34 t rganizatins that help teenagers in need. With such an experience, the by surely is ging t have a 35 future.
21．A．streB．standC．factryD．tent
22．A．declaredB．appreciatedC．suspectedD．trusted
23．A．advantageB．strategyC．prblemD．request
24．A．fficialB．efficientC．cmmercialD．special
25．A．surviveB．remveC．respndD．prfit
26．A．willingB．curiusC．hesitantD．scared
27．A．directinB．dutyC．businessD．humur
28．A．cmmentB．cnnectC．cutD．charge
29．A．deliveringB．stppingC．startingD．running
30．A．disappintedB．surprisedC．frightenedD．addicted
31．A．creditB．trubleC．inspiratinD．supprt
32．A．favurB．prmiseC．perfrmanceD．frm
33．A．featureB．dcumentC．cntainerD．permit
34．A．applyB．dnateC．devteD．refer
35．A．variusB．unfrtunateC．brightD．sharp
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。
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。
Thunderus laughter and applause almst blew ff the rf f Lndn’s Excel Exhibitin Centre 36 Saturday night, when a punchline (妙语) by Gu Degang, 37 ppular Chinese traditinal crsstalk perfrmer, landed with an audience f thusands.
Alng with Gu and his partner Yu Qian, a handful f 38 (cmedian) frm the DeYun She Perfrmance Grup started their first verseas tur in Australia in 2011. Since then, they have perfrmed in six different cuntries. “Laughter is appealing and that is 39 makes the art frm f crsstalk cmedy pwerful,” said Gu, 40 (add) that this traditinal art can help verseas Chinese vercme hmesickness and intrduce traditinal Chinese culture t a brader audience.
“Ever since I 41 (start) learning Chinese, I’ve been interested in Xiangsheng,” Christian Ellitt, an audience member 42 has been learning Chinese fr mre than five years, tld Xinhua. He wanted t see hw much f the shw he culd understand given that there is a difference “between knwing cnversatinal Chinese 43 knwing ‘full’ Chinese.”
In recent years, crsstalk cmedy is becming 44 (increase) ppular in China, especially with yung peple. Gu alne currently has ver 15 millin fllwers n Duyin. With Lndn being the first stp f its Eurpe tur this year, the grup is expected 45 (perfrm) in cities including Glasgw, Paris, Milan and Madrid in the upcming mnths.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46．假定你是李华，想邀请英国交换生David下周一参加你校举办的“科技节”，并观赏学生们的“科技小发明”。请给他写封邮件，内容包括:
1.写信意图；
2.活动时间和地点；
3.活动目的和内容；
4.表达希望。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:科技小发明:technlgy gadgets
Dear David,
I’m glad t invite yu t the Science Festival
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Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
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。
I lved writing. It was a hbby. But my high schl English teacher, Rachel Green was determined t make me an authr. Her cmments were mre than just abut fixing grammatical errrs. She wrte questins t make my essays mre detailed; she underlined passages that she agreed with. Her letters always started with hw prud she was that I was brave enugh t write the truth, hw she saw ptential in me. I enjyed her wrds — read them ver and ver.
I needed this care, this recgnitin. I was the last Watsn child t attend Jeffersn High Schl. My sister Cheryl was knwn fr being ne f the star writers f the schl newspaper. Dyan, anther sister, was gd at playing the pian. My sisters were invlved in all types f after-schl activities: cheer-leading, vlleyball, track and student gvernment. While I was the little ne fllwing them like a shadw. N ne nticed my existence except Ms Green.
Adjusting t high schl was challenging, and I felt insecure. On the first day f my high schl, a teacher greeted me with a hug, saying, “Yu have sme big shes t fill.” Then she shwed me the trphy case(奖杯橱窗) in the hallway. I immediately recgnized tw: Cheryl and Dyan. I was inspired, yes, but mstly wrried. My Spanish was s-s. I gt gd grades but was nt a straight A’s student. I lved music, but I wasn’t gd at playing any musical instruments. Wrse still, I never dared t share my stry in frnt f my class. I tried t walk in my sisters’ shes, but they didn’t fit. I tried t fllw their steps, but it’s t hard, really.
One day, Ms Green invited me t read my new stry in frnt f my class in the writing lessn next week. My heart skipped a beat and disbelief washed ver me. I murmured my anxiety abut being laughed at. Strking my hair gently, Ms Green assured me that my stry full f fantasy wuld win everyne’s heart. Days seemed t be minutes.
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。
Befre I knew it, the big day came!
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After class, I went t my teacher’s ffice t express my thanks.
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1．C 2．D 3．A
4．D 5．C 6．B 7．D
8．C 9．D 10．D 11．C
12．B 13．D 14．C 15．C
16．F 17．C 18．A 19．G 20．D
21．B 22．B 23．C 24．D 25．A 26．A 27．C 28．B 29．D 30．B 31．D 32．A 33．D 34．B 35．C
36．n 37．a 38．cmedians 39．what 40．adding 41．started 42．wh/that 43．and 44．increasingly 45．t perfrm
46．Dear David,
I’m glad t invite yu t the Science Festival t be held in ur schl next Mnday t enjy the students’ technlgy gadgets.
The Science Festival is scheduled t take place n the playgrund frm 8 a.m. t 11 a.m., lasting three hurs. Its purpse is t encurage us students t think creatively as well as share ur wrks with thers. At this festival, yu can enjy varius gadgets which are f great use in ur daily life. What’s mre, sme excellent student inventrs will intrduce the functins f their technlgy gadgets and perfrm them n the spt, which I think will be the mst exciting part.
I wuld appreciate it if yu culd jin in the cming Science Festival. Lking frward t yur reply and expecting yur cming.
Yurs,
Li Hua
47．Befre I knew it, the big day came! My heart beating wildly and legs trembling, I stepped nt the platfrm. “Once. upn...” I uttered every wrd with a tied tngue. Everyne waited in silence. But seeing Ms Green’s encuraging smile, I tk a deep breath and illustrated my stry in a mdest tne. Gradually, everyne gt immersed in the fantasy wrld f my stry. N sner had I finished my stry than my class burst int a rund f applause. And Ms Green ndded appreciatively.
After class, I went t my teacher’s ffice t express my thanks. Upn seeing Ms Green, tears f gratitude welled up in my eyes, and I added emtinally, “Ms Green, it’s yur recgnitin and guidance that have enabled me t recgnize my unique talent.” She hugged me tightly in her arms, whispering in my ear, “Yu are bund t be a great authr and believe in yurself.” Since then, I have created mre excellent wrks. Deep in mind, I knw I culd walk in my wn shes and becme the best versin f myself.