浙江省杭州二中2023-2024学年上学期高二年级期末考英语试题

这是一份浙江省杭州二中2023-2024学年上学期高二年级期末考英语试题，共13页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，完形填空，语法填空，短文填空，书信写作，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、阅读理解
A recent study has discvered that gentle sund stimulatin, referred t as pink nise, culd enhance deep sleep amng lder adults and strengthen their wrd recall abilities.
Deep sleep is critical fr memry cnslidatin. But beginning in middle age, it decreases cnsiderably, cntributing t memry lss in aging. The sund stimulatin significantly enhanced deep sleep in participants and their scres n a memry test. This innvative apprach ffers a simple and safe means t ptentially enhance memry amng lder individuals and mitigate the natural age-related memry decline.
A team f researchers frm the Nrthwestern University in the US gathered 13 adults aged 60 and abve, mnitring their sleep in a lab fr tw nights. On bth nights, the participants underwent a memry test, went t bed while wearing headphnes and a special cap, and tk the memry test again in the mrning. But withut the participants’ awareness, researchers nly played pink nise int the headphnes n ne night. Mre specifically, they timed the sunds t match the participants’ slw-wave scillatins. During deep sleep, brain waves slw t apprximately ne scillatin per secnd, cmpared t abut ten scillatins per secnd during wakefulness. The system they emplyed in the study allwed the team t deliver a lw burst f pink nise at the “precise mment” when the participants’ slw waves rse — a pattern that is unique t each persn.
The study fund that participants’ slw waves increased after the night f sund stimulatin, suggesting a ptential enhancement in their deep sleep quality. And in the mrning after hearing pink nise, they perfrmed three times better n memry tests than they did after sleeping withut any sund stimulatin.
The study was a relatively small ne and Nrthwestern has taken steps t cnfirm its findings and t study hw lnger-term use f pink nise affects sleep. The team aims t develp an affrdable device that peple can use at hme, frm the cmfrt f their beds.
1．What did the study reveal abut the impact f pink nise?
A．It disturbs verall sleep quality.B．It weakens wrd recall abilities.
C．It increases the length f sleep.D．It bsts memry perfrmance.
2．The underlined wrd “mitigate” in the secnd paragraph mst prbably means _________.
A．decreaseB．nticeC．wrsenD．describe
3．What can be learned abut the new study?
A．It adjusted participants’ slw-wave scillatins precisely.
B．It emplyed a sund system t match slw-wave scillatins.
C．It cmpared different sund effects n the elderly and the yuth.
D．It played varius srts f pink nises int participants’ headphnes.
4．It can be inferred that the apprach used in the study _________.
A．pse a lng-term risk fr lder adults.
B．requires an innvative and affrdable device
C．has the ptential t be put int practice.
D．lacks researchers’ interest in cnfirming findings.
Tw very different mvies were released n July 21 this summer in the West, bringing recrd numbers f peple int cinemas as the “Barbenheimer (芭比海默)” trend tk ver scial media.
Barbie and Oppenheimer have been huge hits arund the wrld, with Barbie alne making ver 1 billin US dllars just 17 days after release. This makes it Wamer Brs studi’s fastest mvie t reach $1 billin and the film’s directr, Greta Gerwig, the first-ever sl female filmmaker with a billin-dllar film.
Barbie and Oppenheimer are an interesting pair because f hw different they are frm ne anther. Barbie is abut a famus ty cming t life and facing issues f sexism and finding her wn identity. Meanwhile, Oppenheimer is a serius male-driven histrical film abut J. Rbert Oppenheimer’s Manhattan Prject and the develpment f the atmic bmb. The release f these tw huge, wildly different mvies n the same day led t the creatin f cuntless memes (表情包) under the Barbenheimer hashtag. Filmgers have even gne t see bth mvies ne right after the ther, with sme dressing up in pink fr Barbie ging n t see Oppenheimer as well.
Meanwhile, peple have fund sme f the “Barbenheimer” memes disturbing. Atmic bmbs killed many peple and they think the memes made light f a very dark time in histry. But the films have brught a healthy bst t cinema ticket sales arund the wrld, helping an industry that has faced many challenges in recent years. The increasing ppularity f streaming services and the COVID-19 pandemic have kept peple ut f cinemas. Nw, the strikes frm writers and actrs ver cncerns f pay and abut the use f artificial intelligence by film studis are als having an impact. Add t that a public tired f yearly big mvies abut superheres and fast cars, as declining ticket sales suggest.
Described as a histric mment fr the mvie industry. “‘Barbenheimer’ will g dwn as ne f the biggest and unexpected milestnes in the histry f cinema,” Paul Dergarabedian at Cmscre tld CNN.
5．What made Barbie a significant achievement fr Wamer Brs?
A．Representing male-driven films.B．Reaching $1 billin in recrd time.
C．Addressing issues abut identity.D．Greta Gerwig becming the directr.
6．Why are Barbie and Oppenheimer described as an “interesting pair”?
A．They bth feature female characters.B．They were released n the same day.
C．They have ppsite disturbing memes.D．They explre cmpletely different themes.
7．What is the impact f the releases f Barbic and Oppenheimer?
A．They have caused a decrease in streaming service.
B．They have stimulated cinema ticket sales glbally.
C．They have mtivated peple t avid the cinemas.
D．They have sparked cntrversy regarding sexism.
8．Which challenge has the film industry faced in recent times?
A．Increasing csts f film prductin.
B．Cnflicts with scial media platfrms.
C．Filmgers’ preference fr superher mvies.
D．Disapprval frm writers and actrs ver Al use.
Imagine yu’re ut fr an evening strll (闲逛) in a freign city, lking t find a restaurant fr dinner. Yu will lk fr the busiest restaurant with the mst diners because its ppularity is bund t reflect n the quality f fd and service. But is this true?
In turist areas, which lack regular, lcal custmers, the number f diners is unlikely t hld infrmatin abut the quality f the meal. In this case, fllwing the example f thers culd have led t a sub-ptimal (次佳的) dinner chice in an vercrwded restaurant.
Spntaneusly (不由自主地) cpying ther peple’s thughts r chices r simply ging with the crwd is ften referred t as “Herd behavirs”. It is a frequent ccurrence amng humans as well as many ther animals, a cmmn example being sheep.
Herding can appear t make a lt f sense. Average judgements f large grups f peple ften utperfrm individual chices. Furthermre, fllwing the crwd appears t ffer prtectin and cmfrt — after all, there’s “safety in numbers” — while helping t maintain a favurable reputatin. Finally, fllwing the herd reduces the effrt needed t make a persnal r unique decisin.
Herd behavirs, while cmmn and easy t explain, can have many harmful effects. Blindly fllwing the herd can have grave cnsequences when trying t escape frm danger. As seen in examples during earthquakes, herding may result in the entire crwd rushing fr the same dr, even if ther exits are available. This unavidably affects evacuatin (撤退) effrts and may result in avidable injuries r even deaths.
Psychlgy research suggests that it’s surprisingly difficult t resist the influences f the herd. In an experiment invlving financial decisin making, researchers fund that warning messages abut the ptential errrs f the crwd were surprisingly ineffective in helping custmers make better chices. It appears there is n quick and easy fix. Instead, it is advisable t invlve individuals adpting mre critical appraches twards peers’ pinin, and questining thers’ behavirs as ppsed t blindly fllwing them.
9．What des the authr want t tell us by the restaurant example?
A．Undesirable utcmes f herding,B．Wise dinner chices f mst custmers.
C．Practical ways f aviding herding.D．Pr cnditins f ppular dining places.
10．What des paragraph 4 mainly tell us abut herding?
A．Its applicatin.B．Its disadvantages.
C．Its definitin.D．Its benefits.
11．What des the authr suggest readers d in the last paragraph?
A．Send warning messages.B．Fllw peers’ pinins.
C．Stp behaving critically.D．Have ur wn judgments.
12．Which is the best title fr the text?
A．Why can’t yu find the reasns fr herding?
B．Why shuldn’t yu fllw the crwd blindly?
C．When shuld yu avid influences f herding?
D．Hw can yu discver wisdm f crwds?
Dispse f Yur Credit Card Withut Burying It
Dispsing f unwanted items in ur lives ften means simply thrwing them int the garbage r recycling bin — r, if they’re still useful, giving them away. It’s different with ld credit cards, which shuld be destryed s nbdy can use them fraudulently (欺诈地). 13 Here’s hw t get rid f an ld card.
First, cntact the issuer
If clsing the accunt is yur gal, yu’ll have t call the number n the back f yur card and ask t d s. If yur card is a rewards card, remember t first redeem pints r cash back. Change any autmatic payments t a different card, and be sure t pay the final card bill.
Cut up plastic cards
Sharp scissrs and smart trimming will d the jb here. “We recmmend that cnsumers cut thrugh the EMV chip, then further cut the card a few times alng the shrt side, and dispse f the sectins in mre than ne trash bag,” says Sarah Gran, a spkeswman fr the American Bankers Assciatin. 14
Send back metal cards
15 Cntact yur issuer. Typically, yu can mail it back fr dispsal. “Fr example, when American Express sends a replacement card, it als sends an addressed return envelpe t mail back an ld metal card fr destructin,” says Heather Nrtn, spkeswman fr American Express.
Check back n yur accunt
Dn’t bsess abut identity theft f an ld credit card. Yu generally wn’t be respnsible fr fraudulent charges anyway. 16 It’s a gd idea t check yur accunt statement t make sure there’s been n fraud.
Clsing an accunt can hurt yu
Clsing a credit card accunt can lwer yur credit rating. That’s because credit scres cnsider yur “credit utilizatin rati’”, r hw much f yur available credit yu’re using. And when yu clse an accunt, yu have less available credit. 17 Clsing an ld card decreases the average age f yur accunts.
A．It culd be wrth clsing the accunt anyway.
B．Scres als cnsider the length f time yu’ve had the card pen.
C．Or feed cards int a machine designed t handle them.
D．Take care with debit cards and ther plastic where fraud means yu might be missing mney.
E．But hw t destry a payment card prperly is nt bvius, especially with new metal credit cards.
F．Destrying a metal card by yurself is harder and ptentially dangerus.
G．Skip this step if yu’re simply replacing an expired card r ne that has been cmprmised.
二、完形填空
I am the “Laundry Gddess”. Well, that’s what my kids call me anyway because I have the talent fr finding the right 18 fr any stain. Frm spaghetti sauce and grass marks t ballpint ink stains, whatever my family 19 me, I seem t be able t find a way t make it lk brand new again. It’s a skill I gt frm my mther. My mm wuldn’t admit it, but I think she 20 ding the laundry.
The laundry rm was Mm’s territry. It was 21 , with nly the shushing (沙沙声) f the washing machine r the hum f the dryer t interrupt her. She wuld 22 dwn early in the mrning, ften still in her husecat, t put in the first 23 f the day. We wuld find her there, leaning n the freezer, happily having a cffee and reading the newspaper r her library bk.
I dn’t remember Mm teaching me the ways f the laundry rm. I learned t 24 twels and small items as a yungster. I spent many hurs irning clean cttn handkerchiefs and pillwcases. But the 25 wasn’t part f my training. S when I left hme and mved 26 the cuntry, stain 27 required an expensive lng-distance phne call hme.
My washer and dryer seem t have mre 28 than a jet plane, certainly many mre than the machines used by my mm. I have made the 29 frm laundry pwder t liquid, and I have my wn favrite stain 30 . But every time I step int the laundry rm and think abut hw t deal with a particularly difficult stain, I 31 the Laundry Gddesses wh came befre me fr her wisdm and perseverance. And each clean item f clthing is a 32 frce in a chatic wrld.
18．A．placeB．reasnC．cverD．slutin
19．A．prvides frB．aims atC．thrws atD．makes fr
20．A．meantB．hatedC．lvedD．bthered
21．A．neatB．quietC．messyD．secure
22．A．cuntB．putC．layD．head
23．A．ladB．itemC．burdenD．wrk
24．A．displayB．edgeC．makeD．fld
25．A．washingB．irningC．weavingD．tidying
26．A．tB．acrssC．withinD．ver
27．A．apprvalB．cntrlC．appealD．remval
28．A．issuesB．appliancesC．settingsD．cmmands
29．A．mdelB．knbC．cycleD．switch
30．A．fightersB．partnersC．prducersD．keepers
31．A．findB．thankC．murnD．ask
32．A．trublingB．calmingC．amusingD．cnflicting
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。
This year marks the 10th anniversary f the Belt and Rad Initiative (BRI). Based n the ancient Silk Rad trade rute, 33 (it) reach has since expanded t invlve regins 34 apprximately 60 different languages are spken. On Oct 16, language educatrs frm BRI cuntries frmed a netwrk in Beijing 35 (help) remve language barriers and address cultural misunderstandings.
The Belt and Rad Languages and Cultures Netwrk (BRLCN) is a nn-gvernmental rganizatin tasked with enhancing language educatin and prmting linguistic cnnectivity amng BRI 36 (participant). The rganizatin’s inaugural meeting was held in the lead-up t the third Belt and Rad Frum fr Internatinal Cperatin, 37 tw-day event that pened in Beijing n Oct 17.
The inaugural cuncil f the netwrk 38 (cmpse)f nearly 60 language educatin and cultural rganizatins frm mre than 50 cuntries, with China Daily 39 (serve)as its chair. The netwrk’s secretariat is lcated in China Daily Media Grup’s language-educatin branch, 21st Century English Educatin.
The BRLCN plans t attract mre than 100 members by the end f 2024. The BRLCN 40 (hst) the Belt and Rad Frum fr Language and Culture Cllabratin 41 (annual), and supprt its members in rganizing internatinal 42 (academy)cnferences t imprve its internatinal impact.
四、短文填空
小说填空
I came ut just like I went in, feet first and belly dwn. My legs were spread ut like a bean-shter stalk. Arms flailing the air, I 43 (快速钻出来)and up. I seemed t hang suspended in air at the peak f my climb. I culd see the hard-packed grund far belw. As I started dwn, I shut my eyes tight and 44 (咬紧牙关). This didn’t seem t help. With 45 (劈里啪啦声), I landed. I felt the air 46 (呼呼吹)between my teeth. I tried t scream, but had n wind left t make a sund. After buncing a cuple f times, I finally settled dwn t earth. I lay spread-eagled fr a few secnds, and then slwly gt t my knees.
One pup started my way. I held my breath. On he came until I felt a 47 (刺痒的小脚) n mine. The ther pup fllwed. A warm puppy tngue 48 (抚摩)my sre ft. I 49 （跪下)and gathered them in my arms. I buried my face between their 50 (扭动着的身体)and cried. Rising with the tw pups held clse t my chest, I asked if I wed anything.
Between sbs, I heard the 51 (愉快的尖叫声)frm my sisters as they fndled my pups.
I heard the 52 (绳子扯断的吧嗒声) and the rattle f paper. The h’s and ah’s frm my sisters were 53 (太好听了).
Mama 54 (飞奔出来) with my sisters right behind her. Papa was ut by the bam harnessing his team. Mama yelled smething t him abut a snake. He drpped the harness, 55 (一跃跨过) the rail fence, and in a lng lpe started fr me. Mama reached me first. She grabbed me and shuted, “where did it bite yu?”
Mama just 56 (呻吟) way dwn deep and cvered her face with her hands. Sme big 57 (泪水涌出来) between her fingers. Almst in a whisper, I heard her say, “Thank Gd; I thught yu were snake-bitten.”
五、书信写作
58．假如你是某国际学校英语社社长李华，你校将在下周举办英语周活动，请你在展会上代表英语社就活动的以下内容进行发言：
1. 活动目的;
2. 活动内容;
3. 鼓励参加。
注意：
1. 词数80左右;
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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六、书面表达
59．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。
My sister-in-law Carl said she’d already picked ut a kitten fr me. I agreed t g with her… just t lk. I made n prmise t take ne hme. After all, nly tw mnths had passed since I lst my belved calic cat, Mandi. Maybe I needed t be pet-free fr a while.
When we gt there, three f the fur kittens remained in the litter. Carl picked up ne and handed it t me. The beautiful face and white fur n the right side f her nse reminded me f a clwn-like mask. Hw culd I resist? Then anther kitten, with an evenly balanced white face, jumped int my lap and purred.
Driving hme in my British sprts car prved difficult with tw mischievus kittens. One clung t my left arm and shulder, watching the fast-mving scenery utside. The ther paced back and frth frm my lap t the passenger’s seat, making it hard fr me t shift gears. Bth mewed in a lud duet(二重奏) f prtest. Of curse, I hadn’t brught a cage. I had nt planned t take hme a kitten — r tw.
The clwn-like-masked female earned the name Squeakette with her tiny vice squeaking abut each new discvery as she explred her new hme. The male, lacking nly a black tie in his frmal clthes, tk the name Sebastian fr my favrite cmpser, Jhann Sebastian Bach.
A few weeks later, a neighbr helped me carry dwn my six-ft artificial Christmas tree frm the attic(阁楼). I thanked him with a batch f ckies, and then set up the tree in the cmer f my living rm.
Sebastian and Squeakette kncked it dwn befre I pened the bx f decratins. After setting it upright, I straightened the few bent wire branches back int place. As I checked fr any ther damage, a quick flash f black-and-white fur passed by me. Up they went, branch by branch. The tree danced arund as the tw kittens tk turns climbing it tgether. Sebastian made it t the tp a mment ahead f Squeakette.
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。
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He lunged at me frm the tp, paws stretched ut like wings.
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Paragraph 2
Sensing their interest, I fund a smaller Christmas tree fr them.
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参考答案：
1．D 2．A 3．B 4．C
5．B 6．D 7．B 8．D
9．A 10．D 11．D 12．B
13．E 14．C 15．F 16．D 17．B
18．D 19．C 20．C 21．B 22．D 23．B 24．D 25．A 26．B 27．D 28．C 29．D 30．A 31．B 32．B
33．its 34．where 35．t help 36．participants 37．a 38．was cmpsed 39．serving 40．will hst 41．annually 42．academic
43．drilled ut quickly 44．clenched my teeth 45．crackling sund 46．was blwing 47．little itchy ft 48．strked 49．knelt dwn 50．writhing bdies 51．squeals f delight 52．clatter f rpe breaking 53．eminently listenable 54．dashed ut 55．leaping ver 56．graned 57．tears welled up