浙江省杭州第二中学2023-2024学年高一下期中考试英语试卷

这是一份浙江省杭州第二中学2023-2024学年高一下期中考试英语试卷，共13页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，完形填空，语法填空，单词拼写，书信写作，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、阅读理解
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1．Which tur is prbably the cheapest fr a teenager?
A．Family Eurpe: Lndn t Flrence.B．Best f Lndn.
C．Best f England.D．Best f Suth England.
2．What can turists enjy during the Best f Suth England?
A．Sea bathing.B．Lcal schl visits.
C．Lcal stries.D．Nrth Ireland’s histry.
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I remember that it was a fall mrning when the rchestra (管弦乐队) teachers came int Miss Newell’s third-grade classrm. “Yu have hands fr the vila (中提琴),” Miss Cian tld me. I was excited because my hands were finally gd fr smething. I tld my parents I wanted t play, and naturally, they agreed.
Since I first tuched the vila, I haven’t been able t put it dwn. Ignring the difficulty, I am pulled clser t it each day.
Classical music is truly my best friend. It is the trusted friend f every man, wman and child. Varius feelings are expressed in classical music. I discvered that when I was eleven and played a cell cncert (大提琴协奏曲) f Bach in a cmpetitin, the first mvement was jyful, but the secnd mvement was mysterius and full f pain. Frm the piece, I learned that music expresses nt nly feelings, but als sudden md changes. By listening t classical music, I knw that smene else shares these feelings. Since I am lucky enugh t be able t play classical music, I am cmfrted by it when I am upset. It gives me a way t escape frm my prblems fr a shrt perid. Classical music can express my jy, sadness and anger.
Nw lk back at that fall day in the third grade and think hw gullible I was fr believing that anyne, even music teachers, culd tell whether hands were perfect fr a certain instrument. I’m certain they tld me I had “vila hands” nt because they were frtune-tellers, but because there was a lack f vilists in ur district. Classical music is ne f the best things that ever happened t mankind. If yu get intrduced t it in the right way, it will becme yur friend fr life.
4．What’s the main cause f the authr’s interest in playing the vila?
A．Interesting musical classes.B．Beautiful vila sund.
C．Teachers’ prper guidance.D．Parents’ strng supprt.
5．Accrding t the passage, in what way des classical music help the authr?
A．By develping scial skills.B．By giving emtinal cmfrt.
C．By bradening life experience.D．By building clse relatinship.
6．What des the underlined wrd “gullible” mean in the last paragraph?
A．Easily tricked.B．Firmly lved.C．Greatly challenged.D．Secretly hidden.
7．Which culd be the best title fr the passage?
A．Special Event, Sweet Memry.B．Classical Music, Endless Friendship.
C．Lifetime Dream, Great effrt.D．Happy Childhd, Unfrgtten Experience.
In 2021, scientists studying animal cmmunicatin discvered that sme dgs cnnect bjects with wrds similarly t babies. Then what abut cats, which are cmmnly believed t be uncncerned abut human affairs?
Sah Takagi, a researcher at Azabu University, dubted cats’ seeming uncncern. “Cats dn’t appear t listen t peple’s cnversatins, but in fact, they d,” said Takagi. Accrding t previus research, cats understand human cmmunicatin better than expected. Like dgs, they can use human pinting and stares t find fd. They even can tell the difference between human facial expressins and states f attentin, accrding t a 2016 study. Hwever, cats can d mre than that.
Anther study shwed that cats can discriminate their wn names frm the names f their cat cmpanins (thse that live in the same huse). The researchers believed that cats learned t cnnect names with ther cats by bserving cmmunicatin between their wners and their cat friends.
In a recently published study, Takagi and her clleagues cmpared tw grups f cats: cats living with at least tw ther cats and cats living in “cat cafés” with up t 30 cats. Using a simple tw-phase (阶段) test, they assessed the cats’ respnses t hearing their names and seeing their faces n a mnitr. Smetimes, the cat that appeared n the screen matched the name spken; ther times, the name and the image did nt match. If cats knew the names f their cat friends, they wuld investigate by staring dubtfully at the mnitr when the name and image did nt match. Huse cats had a significantly lnger stare than café cats, indicating that huse cats generally expected a specific cat’s face upn hearing the cat’s name.
“This is the first evidence shwing that huse cats link human wrds and their scial cmpanins thrugh daily experiences,” the researchers wrte. “Hwever, we culd nt recgnize the mechanism (机制) fr learning. But with mre and mre scientists becming interested in cats, wh are much smarter than we assume, this questin is sure t be slved.”
8．What’s peple’s cmmn understanding f cats?
A．They have their wn language.B．They can cnnect bjects with wrds.
C．They shw n interest in human things.D．They can use human instructins t find fd.
9．By cmparing cats and dgs in Paragraph 2, the authr wants t stress ______.
A．cats and dgs are all clever animals
B．cats’ ability t learn is strnger than dgs’
C．cats and dgs can get alng well with humans
D．cats’ ability ges beynd recgnizing bdy language
10．Which f the fllwing can replace the underlined wrd “discriminate” in Paragraph 3?
A．Chse.B．Prtect.C．Tell.D．Learn.
11．What is the unsettled questin f the study?
A．Hw cats can recgnize ther cats’ face.
B．Whether cats are much smarter than expected.
C．Whether cats can understand human cmmunicatin.
D．Hw cats link human wrds and their scial cmpanins.
Artificial intelligence (AD) has becme a fashin wrd in recent years, and its impact n sciety is grwing rapidly. AI refers t the develpment f cmputer systems that can perfrm tasks that wuld typically require human intelligence, such as learning, prblem-slving, and decisin making. This technlgy is transfrming every industry, frm healthcare t finance, and is expected t revlutinize the future.
One area where AI is making significant strides is healthcare. AI-pwered tls can analyze vast amunts f medial data and help dctrs make mre infrmed diagnses and treatment decisins. This technlgy is particularly useful in fields such as radilgy where AI algrithms can analyze medical images t detect abnrmalities that may be missed by human eyes.
In finance, AI is being used t analyze vast amunts f data t identify patterns and predict market trends. This technlgy can help traders make mre infrmed decisins and reduce the risks f financial lsses. Similarly AI-pwered chatbts are being used in custmer service, helping t imprve respnse times and prvide persnalized supprt.
As the use f AI grws, cncerns abut jb displacement have als arisen. Sme fear that Al-pwered machines and rbts will replace human wrkers, leading t mass unemplyment. While this is a pssibility, it is als imprtant t nte that AI will create new jbs in fields such as data analysis, sftware develpment, and rbtics.
Anther majr cncern abut AI is the ptential fr bias and discriminatin. AI algrithms are nly as gd as the data they are trained n, and if that data cntains biases, the algrithms will als be biased. This issue is particularly cncerning in fields such as criminal justice, where AI-pwered systems are being used t make decisins abut sentencing. If these algrithms are biased, they culd make existing inequalities cntinue in the criminal justice system.
Despite these cncerns, the benefits f AI are numerus and undeniable. Hwever, t ensure that these benefits are accessible t all and t address cncerns abut bis and discriminatin, it is crucial t cntinue researching and develping mral AI.
12．AI utweighs humans in healthcare because it ______.
A．stps financial risks.B．recgnizes market tendency.
C．ensures precise judgment.D．ffers persnalized services.
13．What is ne f the majr cncerns f AI?
A．A large number f human wrkers will be laid ff.
B．Algrithms will be ut f date.
C．Unfairness may arise in criminal justice system.
D．New jbs will be unavailable.
14．Hw des the writer mainly develp this text?
A．By stating facts and citing qutes.
B．By presenting influences and listing examples.
C．By shwing different ideas and giving reasns.
D．By cmparing research results and ffering suggestins.
15．What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A．Artificial Intelligence: Becming a Fashin Wrd
B．Artificial Intelligence: Imprving Human Abilities
C．Artificial Intelligence: Bettering Decisin Making
D．Artificial Intelligence: Revlutinizing the Future
Are yu frequently depressed by the feeling that life is leaving yu behind particularly when yu lk ver scial media sites and are faced with all the exciting things yur friends are up t? 16
FOMO, r Fear f Missing Out refers t the perceptin that ther peple’s lives are superir t ur wn. It appears as a deep sense f envy, and cnstant expsure t it can have a weakening effect n ur self-esteem(自尊).
While feelings f envy and lack f cnfidence seem t be human nature, scial media seems t have added fuel t the fire. 17 Scial media, with its built-in appeal, allws us t share nly the best presentatins f ur life, while leaving ut the mre bring aspects. Althugh this culd be characterized as dishnest, it is the atmsphere scial media seems t demand. S hw d we avid being trapped int ur wn insecurities by scial media?
Cnsider yur wn scial media psts. 18 Well, s have thers. And what they’ve left hidden is the fact that bredm, lneliness and unpleasant chres are an unavidable part f everyne’s life, and yu’re nt the nly ne feeling left ut.
19 Yu may nt be a regular at fancy parties r a climber f dizzying peaks, but yu have yur health, a place t live and real friends wh appreciate yur presence in their lives.
Learn t shake it ff. We are all flded daily with phts f ther peple’s perfectins, but really, what des it matter? 20 And even if yu are mre easily affected than thers by scial media envy, all yu need t d is t lk arund yu and acknwledge that yu are ding pretty well after all.
A．If s, yu are nt alne.
B．Value yur friends in real life.
C．Learn t appreciate the psitives.
D．Why des it have such a stimulating effect?
E．They are prbably n mre real than the funniest reality TV shw.
F．The feeling that we are left ut has lng-term damaging psychlgical cnsequences.
G．Have yu ever chsen phts that lead thers t the rsiest cnclusins abut yur life?
二、完形填空
Since the age f three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed f becming a dancer. That ambitin 21 ended ne night in 2010. Hill, then a 17-year-ld high schl senir was in a car accident that put her in the 22 fr 51 days and left her paralyzed (瘫痪的) frm the waist dwn. Fr mst peple, that wuld have killed any hpe f a dancing career. Fr Hill, hwever, it was the 23 . “I wanted t prve that I was still ‘ 24 ,’” she said. That wrd fr her meant dancing, s Hill did it in her 25 . “I have t mve with my hands. It definitely tk much learning and 26 .”
After graduatin, Hill wanted t expand her dance netwrk t 27 wmen like her. She met peple wh had suffered disabilities but 28 her determinatin, and she invited them t dance with her. In 2014 Hill frmed a team f dancers with disabilities she calls the Rllettes. “I want t 29 the steretype (成见) f wheelchair users and shw that dance is dance, whether yu’re walking r yu’re 30 .” she said. Dancing n wheels can be just as artful and fulfilling. In disabled dance cmpetitins, they’re 31 , and as the audiences’ excited reactins indicate, the happiness is cntagius (传染的).
Hill is a real 32 . She has achieved her childhd 33 . Every year she hlds a dance camp fr wheelchair users. Fr many, it was the first time they’d felt they 34 . A girl nce tld her it was the mst 35 thing when she rlled int a rm and everyne was at eye level.
21．A．finallyB．nearlyC．graduallyD．merely
22．A．churchB．theatreC．schlD．hspital
23．A．beginningB．peakC．warningD．lessn
24．A．strngB．healthyC．nrmalD．talented
25．A．mindB．wheelchairC．bedD．studi
26．A．graceB．luckC．patienceD．passin
27．A．includeB．saveC．hnrD．prtect
28．A．lstB．sharedC．neededD．hid
29．A．get thrughB．pass nC．break dwnD．stick t
30．A．crawlingB．runningC．dancingD．rlling
31．A．having funB．seeking helpC．making an effrtD．taking a risk
32．A．chiefB．cachC．dancerD．directr
33．A．recrdB．standardC．victryD．dream
34．A．understdB．belngedC．succeededD．grew
35．A．empweringB．interestingC．disappintingD．embarrassing
三、语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Brn in Suzhu, Kunqu Opera distinguished itself by the detail f its rhythmic patterns and became widely ppular during the Ming Dynasty. During Mid-Autumn Festival in Ming and Qing dynasties, pera perfrming grups ften 36 (gather) in Suzhu, staging wnderful theatrical display s in ancient China.
37 (cmbine) sngs perfrmed in the Suzhu dialect, graceful bdy mvements, martial arts and dance, Kunqu Opera uses a rich variety f mvements t express specific emtins. Graceful mvements extend t the fingertips 38 unique meldies create rich and petic wrlds fr audiences 39 (enjy).
Kunqu Opera held a pwerful influence n many frms f pera in China, including Peking Opera, 40 is abut 200 years ld. Kunqu Opera is thus knwn as the mther f all Chinese peras. In respect f this 41 (treasure) histry, UNESCO acknwledged it as ne f the “Masterpieces f the Oral and Intangible Heritage f Humanity” in 2001.
42 a true reflectin f Chinese culture, stries perfrmed in Kunqu Opera g beynd the limits f time and space. The Peny Pavilin, written by playwright Tang Xianzu, wh is ften cmpared t Shakespeare, is still lved by fans 43 (glbal).
A living heritage is 44 endless dialgue between the present and the past, and Kunqu Opera is a perfect 45 (carry) t pass that legacy n fr China’s future generatins.
四、单词拼写
46．C n yur utstanding achievement! Yur hard wrk, dedicatin, and perseverance have paid ff, and it’s truly remarkable t see hw far yu’ve cme. (根据首字母单词拼写)
47．We spent the whle afternn explring the art g , admiring the paintings and phtgraphs. (根据首字母单词拼写)
48．I was s a in reading the exciting nvel that I lst track f time. (根据首字母单词拼写)
49．The award-winning student std prudly n the stage, r his team and his schl t receive the hnr. (根据首字母单词拼写)
50．On this special , I wuld like t express my heartfelt gratitude t all f yu. (根据首字母单词拼写)
51．S by muntains n three sides and brdered by water n ne side, the West Lake has picturesque scenery, attracting visitrs frm all ver the wrld. (根据首字母单词拼写)
52．“D yu let yur kids travel alne at night?” “A nt!” (根据首字母单词拼写)
53．The museum cntains v exhibits that shwcase different perids f histry. (根据首字母单词拼写)
54．T my delight, the craftsman c the n mre than 20 yuan fr his beautiful handicraft. (根据首字母单词拼写)
55．The cmpany nt nly values teamwrk but als recgnizes the cntributins f each i emplyee. (根据首字母单词拼写)
五、书信写作
56．请你写一篇短文向校英文报“Music”栏目投稿，向同学们介绍你校的“校园之春”音乐节活动，内容包括：
1. 活动安排；
2. 邀请参加。
注意：1. 词数应为80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
The Spring n Campus Music Festival
Get ready fr ur schl’s upcming event, the Spring n Campus Music Festival.
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六、书面表达
57．阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
A Blind Man Helped Me See, the Beautiful Wrld
It was late afternn when the chairman f ur cmpany gave me an assignment: I wuld leave the next day t accmpany an imprtant American businessman t turist sites in nrthern Thailand. Silently angry, I stared at my desk. The piles f paper bre witness t a huge amunt f wrk waiting t be dne, even thugh I had been wrking seven days a week. Hw will I ever catch up? I wndered.
After a ne-hur flight the next mrning, we spent the day visiting attractins alng with hundreds f ther turists, mst f them laded with cameras and small gifts. I remember feeling annyed at this dense cllectin f peple.
That evening my American cmpanin and I climbed int a crwded van t g t dinner and a shw, ne which I had attended many times befre. While he chatted with ther turists, I exchanged plite cnversatin in the dark with a man seated in frnt f me —Hans, a German wh spke fluent English. I wndered why he held his head mtinless at an dd angle when listening. Suddenly the truth struck me. He was blind. “Culd I sit beside yu at the dinner?” he asked. “I’d lve it if yu’d describe a little f what yu see.” “I’d be happy t,” I replied.
Seated at a table clse t the stage, Hans asked, “What d ther turists lk like?” “All natinalities, clrs, shapes and sizes, a gallery f human faces,” I whispered. “Very clse t us is an elderly Japanese wman,” I said. “Just beynd her a yellw-haired white by f abut five is leaning frward. They’re quiet, waiting fr the perfrmance t start. It’s the perfect living prtrait f childhd and ld age, f Eurpe and Asia.” Hans ndded and said, “The music seems ut f tune t ur Western ears, but it has charm.”
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为100词左右；
2. 续写部分为一段，开头语已为你写好。
Then he asked me t describe the musicians t him.
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参考答案：
1．A 2．C 3．B
4．C 5．B 6．A 7．B
8．C 9．D 10．C 11．D
12．C 13．A 14．B 15．D
16．A 17．D 18．G 19．C 20．E
21．B 22．D 23．A 24．C 25．B 26．C 27．A 28．B 29．C 30．D 31．A 32．C 33．D 34．B 35．A
36．gathered 37．Cmbining 38．and 39．t enjy 40．which 41．treasurable 42．As 43．glbally 44．an 45．carrier
46．Cngratulatins/ngratulatins
47．gallery/allery
48．absrbed/bsrbed
49．representing/epresenting
50．ccasin/ccasin
51．Surrunded/urrunded
52．Abslutely/bslutely
53．varius/arius/varied/aried
54．charged/harged
55．individual/ndividual
56．略
57．略