湖南省衡阳市第一中学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
There is n dubt that bks have the pwer t change hw peple think abut the wrld and the universe arund them. These 3 astrnmy bks have had a significant impact n the way humans think abut ur place and purpse in the universe:On the Heavens (abut 350 BC) by Aristalle
Aristtle prpsed a gecentric (以地球为中心的) mdel f the universe in the bk. This wrk is significant as a master wrk f the Aristtelian wrldview, a schl f philsphy that dminated (支配) intellectual thinking fr almst 2000 years．Eventually，almst everything in it was prven incrrect, but On the Heavens, which is still in print, prvides a fascinating view f astrnmical evlutin.The Revlutins f Heavenly Spheres (1543) by Niclaus Cpernicus
In this bk, Cpernicus argued that the Sun rather than the Earth lies in the center f the universe. The Earth mves as a planet arund the Sun. The mst imprtant advantage ffered by Cpernicus was a visin f the universe as an integrated system, where all the planets mve tgether in elegant harmny.The Mechanism f the Heavens (1831) by Mary Smerville
Different frm his bk Physical Gegraphy, this bk was embraced as an imprtant cntributin t the understanding f celestial mtin (天体运动). It became extremely valuable t bth astrnmers and students and it was used as a textbk fr mre than half a century. The bk went thrugh many revisins, keeping pace with astrnmical develpments ver time. It prves that given the pprtunity, wmen culd match the men in science step fr step.
1．What can we learn abut the bk On the Heavens?
A．It is banned frm printing.
B．It mainly fcuses n philsphy.
C．It is used by many schls tday.
D．It has prven almst cmpletely wrng.
2．What d On the Heavens and The Revlutins f Heavenly Spheres have in cmmn?
A．They revealed the truth f the universe.
B．They are master wrks f the same era.
C．They explred the center f the universe.
D．They regard the universe as an integrated system.
3．Which bk brings mre mtivatin t wmen in science?
A．On the Heavens.
B．Physical Gegraphy.
C．The Mechanism f the Heavens.
D．The Revlutins f Heavenly Spheres.
B
Deepfake Vides f Tm Cruise Raise Cncern
A series f deepfake vides f Tm Cruise have gained mre than 11 millin views n TikTk. The creatr said he never wanted t trick peple. But since he has, he’s hping the sudden influx (涌入) f attentin can help bring greater awareness t the cntinued evlutin f the technlgy that can create incredibly realistic fake vides f peple.
“The imprtant thing is, we didn’t want t fl peple at any mment,” Chris Ume, 31, the Belgian visual effects artist behind the visual deepfake, said in an interview. “If I can help in creating awareness, r even wrk n detectin in the future, I wuld lve t.”
Ume created the fur vides, in which it appeared t shw the Hllywd star playing glf, ding a magic cin trick, and falling ver while telling a stry. The vides went visual, attracting attentin n TikTk and acrss the Internet.
And thugh mst peple realized quickly that the vides were fake, even experts were impressed by their quality.
“My first thught was they’re incredibly well dne,” said digital image expert HanyFarid, wh is a prfessr at the University f Califrnia, Berkeley, and specializes in image analysis. “They are funny, and they’re clever.”
But they als ffer a warning: Deepfake technlgy that has emerged in recent years cntinues t evlve and imprve. And while deepfake vides have nt yet been effectively used in many misinfrmatin(虚假消息) campaigns, the danger is grwing.
“In the early days, yu culd see the ptential, but it wasn’t even clse t being there,” Farid said. “But this felt t me like it was a real step, like we just tk a big step frward in the develpment f this technlgy.
Synthetic(合成的) digital cntent, therwise knwn as a deepfake, can include anything frm an image r vide in which ne persn r bject is visually r audibly manipulated(操纵) t say and d smething that is fabricated(伪造).
Althugh Ume used sphisticated visual effects editing, advancements in digital editing thrugh smartphne apps such as Reface, Facetune and even Snapchat have made techniques like face-swapping(换脸) and image altering easier and culd cause serius cnsequences, experts say.
4．What des the creatr intend t d accrding t the text?
A．T attract mre attentin.B．T earn much mre mney.
C．T play a trick n peple.D．T shw technlgical prgress.
5．What des the wrd underlined in Para. 7 refer t?
A．The danger is increasing.
B．The technlgy is develping.
C．The deepfake vides are spreading widely.
D．The deepfake vides are effectively used.
6．What’s the authr’s attitude tward the deepfake vides?
A．Negative.B．Optimistic.C．Objective.D．Pessimistic.
7．What’s the main idea f the text?
A．The deepfake vides are ppular.B．The deepfake vides raise cncern.
C．The deepfake vides shuld be stpped.D．The deepfake technlgy is advancing.
C
Virtual reality (VR) is quickly becming the new technlgical frntier. Hwever, a set f challenges and hurdles need t be vercme, including things like lw latency, the high refresh rate, high reslutin and a wide field f view.
Nw that we can actually build VR headsets that begin t meet these requirements, we are seeing a rising interest in VR. As it rises, s des the interest in creating new media t be experienced by using VR. Jurnalism is a medium built n relevance. Jurnalists shuld always be finding new ways t tell stries and deliver cntent. VR is a gldmine fr strytelling. What better way t tell a stry t smene than t put them right in the center f it?
By using VR, the cnsumer isn’t just reading r watching smething played ut; they’re experiencing it. The super-realistic effect f VR allws peple t cnnect them with the subject matter n a much deeper level than just reading abut it. Any stryteller wanting t d smething mre interesting than their peers shuld surely be cnsidering the pwer f VR.
The questin f VR, thugh, is nt hw pwerful it is. It is apparent that the questin f VR is its availability. Telling stries must be easy t d, and access t thse stries must be readily available. This is the biggest challenge that VR faces. If the tls t tell a stry with VR aren’t easy t pick up and learn, VR will fail. If VR isn’t bth tp-f-the-line and affrdable, VR will fail.
Accessibility is ne cncern fr Thmas Hallaq. Hwever, he thinks VR is still very prmising. Hallaq said, “We’re seeing mre technlgy becming accessible, and mre peple having access t that technlgy. Just lk at smartphnes.” If the technlgy is widely available and cmpanies can vercme the hurdles, VR will succeed in being a desirable means f strytelling. Like radi, TV and the Internet befre it, VR will change the way we tell stries.
8．Why is VR cnsidered a pwer tl fr jurnalism?
A．It entertains the cnsumers.B．It delivers cntent very fast.
C．It is equipped with imprved headsets.D．It gets peple’s senses fully invlved.
9．What is the biggest challenge fr VR as a jurnalism tl?
A．Easy access.B．New resurces.
C．Public acceptance.D．Technical barriers.
10．What des the underlined expressin “tp-f-the-line” in paragraph 4 prbably mean?
A．The lngest in histry.B．The highest in price.
C．The best in quality.D．The largest in quantity.
11．Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
A．Appraches t emplying VR.
B．VR: the future f strytelling.
C．Secrets f the increasing ppularity f VR.
D．Strytelling ability: the quality f jurnalists.
D
Frm sweeping landscapes t amazing buildings, Taiwan is an island that many turists visit frequently. That’s why it can seem dd that ne f its mst famus landmarks is tw humble mailbxes. Lcated in the Zhngshan District in the city f Taipei, these unique mailbxes have caught the public’s imaginatin thanks t their appearance. Unlike mst mailbxes, these tw are severely bent.
Due t its lcatin, Taiwan tends t be struck by typhns, as it is usually hit by three r fur windstrms a year. In 2015, a particularly bad ne knwn as Typhn Sudelr struck the island. During the strm, a billbard gt lse due t the heavy winds and hit the mailbxes. While it bent their psts, it didn’t tear them dwn. After the strm was ver, peple came acrss the newly leaning mailbxes and fell in lve with them. Nt nly did they lk adrable, but they were als a symbl f resilience(坚韧) and survival.
Scial media quickly caught wind f these new landmarks and peple began visiting them. It wasn’t lng befre they started staging fun phts with the new landmarks, using frced perspective—similar t the way turists pse in Italy with the Leaning Twer f Pisa. This led authrities t accept the symblism f the mailbxes willingly, and instead f repairing them, they added a bard telling their stry in Chinese, English, and Japanese.
The bard reads: “On August 8th, 2015, Typhn Sudelr struck Taiwan. We were hit in the heads by a signbard as a result and culdn’t help but lean ver frm the pain. It was s painful in fact—we can’t stand up straight anymre. But we persevered: we didn’t fall ver after all. We have t take life as it cmes and in a way, I think we lk mre artsy and sphisticated this way! D we inspire yu? Take a picture with us t remind yurselves that we are all survivrs and can persevere n matter what.”
The best part f this Taipei attractin is that the mailbxes are still peratinal. The letters in the bxes are even marked with a special stamp that shws the famus mailbxes.
12．Why are the mailbxes bent?
A．They were struck by a billbard.
B．They were squeezed by a huge stne.
C．They were blwn ver by the strng wind.
D．They were remdeled n purpse by their designer.
13．Why didn’t the gvernment repair the mailbxes?
A．They were difficult t fix.B．They had becme very cmmercialized.
C．They were gaining ppularity amng turists.D．They were a cmfrt t the Typhn sufferers.
14．What des the underlined wrd in Paragraph 4 prbably mean?
A．Having experienced a lt.B．With delicate decratins.
C．Of first-class quality.D．Being windprf.
15．Hw d the mailbxes inspire peple?
A．They present very high artistic value.
B．They indicate fcus n beauty appreciatin.
C．They warn peple f damaging effects f typhns.
D．They symblize great curage in the face f adversity.
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。
Sme f us like t keep sme things private — maybe we dn’t want peple knwing abut ur relatinship status, ur age r where we live because these details are persnal. 16 .
On ur scial media accunts, we ften display things like ur pinins, cnnectins and hliday phts. Hwever, hw d we stp everybdy seeing everything? Maybe we dn’t want a randm stranger knwing ur favurite type f cffee. 17 . Nw they seem t be ppping up n websites. S hw can yu stay mre private?
There are sme steps yu can take. First, n yur scial media accunts, check yur privacy settings. Many scial media platfrms allw everything t be visible by default (默认)and the respnsibility is n yu t set yur bundaries. And limiting the amunt yu share isn’t nly cnfined (限制) t scial media. There are many sites ut there that help yu t share dcuments s a gd tip may be t nt put anything t private, like passwrds, n there. 18 . Finally, ckies are designed t imprve yur brwsing (浏览) experience by tracking and saving infrmatin abut yur visits t a site, helping t persnalize yur sessins. 19 ,but there are certain apps which can blck them if yu dn’t feel cmfrtable.
20 , maybe nly share things yu’d be happy with a stranger seeing—and if yu dn’t feel cmfrtable with ckies, yu might decide t invest in sme tech t blck them. If that’s nt enugh, just dn’t accept them and visit anther site—and why nt have a yummy ckie t eat instead?
A．Hpefully, when yu take the advice
B．Deleting yur brwsing histry may help
C．S, if yu want t maintain yur privacy nline
D．One mistaken click may send it t the wrng persn
E．Try t adjust the settings n each device and brwser yu use
F．And ckies -- there was a time they were just smething nice t eat
G．The prblem is, everywhere we g nline, we seem t leave a digital ftprint
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。
Man’s best friend is being credited with saving his wner’s life during a scare.
81-year-ld Harry Smith f Prt St. Lucie, Flrida is a man f 21 . He takes his 9-year-ld dg Sarah Jane fr a walk arund the lake acrss the street frm his huse twice a day, every day. Smith, wh uses an electric wheelchair t 22 , was n ne f his regular walks when smething 23 happened. The left wheel f his wheelchair gt 24 in a pit (坑), and as he tried t reverse ut f the dirt, his wheelchair lst tractin. He ended up rlling dwn the 25 and flipping ff his wheelchair int the lake.
Sensing her wner was in 26 , Sarah Jane began barking ludly as Smith 27 t keep his head abve water. Her persistent barking 28 the attentin f tw neighbrs wrking in their driveway acrss the street, wh rushed ver t see what the 29 was abut. One f thse men was Edward Shuling, wh said he 30 thught the dg may have gtten int a fight with an alligatr, befre he saw Smith’s head sticking ut f the water. Shuling instantly 31 in.
A secnd neighbr, Aby “Jacb” Chack, was 32 clsely and happened t spt Officer Adam n his way dwn t the water. Tgether, the three men 33 Smith ut f the water and back t safety, much t his and Sarah Jane’s 34 .
“We are thankful fr Mr. Smith’s dg and the tw bystanders that helped save his life!” the pst reads. “And as the saying remains 35 man’s best friend is his dg.”
21．A．actinB．rutineC．virtueD．character
22．A．glance arundB．cme arundC．get arundD．turn arund
23．A．unusualB．strangeC．difficultD．puzzling
24．A．stuckB．separatedC．hitD．brken
25．A．hillB．bankC．riverD．wheelchair
26．A．dubtB．depthC．trubleD．despair
27．A．hurriedB．wavedC．struggledD．jumped
28．A．distractedB．fcusedC．demandedD．caught
29．A．niseB．incidentC．sceneD．event
30．A．additinallyB．initiallyC．eventuallyD．similarly
31．A．turnedB．fellC．checkedD．jumped
32．A．appearingB．fllwingC．mvingD．cming
33．A．pulledB．seizedC．treD．kicked
34．A．delightB．amusementC．surpriseD．relief
35．A．certainB．familiarC．trueD．ppular
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。
Abut 1.4 billin peple arund the wrld d nt get enugh physical exercise.This number cmes 36 the United Natins' Wrld Health Organizatin(WHO).A new WHO reprt warns that a lack f exercise 37 (great)increases the risk f health prblems.The WHO says the new study is the first 38 (estimate)physical activity trends arund the wrld ver time.The reprt said the levels f physical inactivity are mre than tw times as high in 39 (wealth)cuntries as they are in cuntries where peple earn lw wages.In richer cuntries,peple are mre likely t spend time 40 （sit)in ffices.
Hw much activity shuld we get?
T stay healthy,the reprt 41 (suggest)that peple d at least 150 minutes f mderate(适中的）physical activity r 75 minutes f intense physical activity every week.If yu wrk in a high-rise ffice building,take the stairs instead f an elevatr.Take mre 42 (break)during the wrk day and mve arund.If yur wrkplace ffers 43 gym,make sure t use it.It als urges gvernments t prvide and care fr infrastructure(基础设施），such as better and 44 (safe)rads.This wuld help supprt increased walking 45 cycling fr transprtatin,as well as sprts and physical recreatin.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46．最近，你校英文报体育专栏正在征稿，请你以“Sprts and Me”为题写一篇英语短文投稿，内容包括：
1.你最喜欢的运动；
2.你喜欢它的原因。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Sprts and Me
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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。
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。
Allen was playing in his rm. He heard a familiar chirping and rustling frm the cage in the bedrm crner. It was his belved Blue Finch, named Mary. The by had cared fr the bird since he was six, a gift frm his mther fr graduating frm kindergarten and entering primary schl. Nw, at 12 years ld, Allen had just recently celebrated his primary schl graduatin and was abut t take anther step in his life jurney tward junir high schl. Fr the past six years, Mary was his cnstant cmpanin and clsest friend.
As he grew up, Allen fund it difficult t make friends r be clse t thers. Having had t mve arund many times and transfer schls due t his father’s wrk in the military, Allen never felt like he truly belnged in any ne place. He always knew it wuldn’t be lng befre he wuld have t mve yet again. The stress and pressure f a cnstantly mbile life als led t strain and pressure at hme, leading t lud arguments and fights between his mther and father which he culd hear frm behind clsed drs.
But, thrughut all f this. Allen’s clsest friend and cmpanin-the true surce f stability in his life — was Mary, his finch. But Mary was mre than just a simple, calm pet: whenever Allen felt sad, the bird wuld always be singing and chirping, almst as if she sensed hw he felt and wanted t lift his spirits. And when Allen fed the bird, Mary always mved acrss her branch t rest against his finger, never failing t bring a smile t Allen’s face. Yet, ne summer day after Allen had cme hme after a walk at the park he fund the windw f his bedrm pen and the dr f Mary’s cage pen-the-bird was gne. Suddenly, Allen realized that he must have left the cage pen after cleaning it and frgt abut the windw being pen n such a ht day. Upset, Allen fell dwn t the flr sbbing.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150词左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Upn hearing the nise, Allen’s mther rushed upstairs and asked what had happened.
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Filled with anticipatin, Allen and his mther went utside t lk fr Mary.
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英语答案
1．D 2．C 3．C
4．D 5．A 6．C 7．B
8．D 9．A 10．C 11．B
12．A 13．C 14．A 15．D
16．G 17．F 18．D 19．B 20．C
21．B 22．C 23．A 24．A 25．B 26．C 27．C 28．D 29．A 30．B 31．D 32．B 33．A 34．D 35．C
36．frm 37．greatly 38．t estimate 39．wealthy 40．sitting 41．suggests 42．breaks 43．a 44．safer 45．and
46． Sprts and Me
Many peple like sprts. When it cmes t my favrite sprt, it is basketball.
The first time I watched an NBA game, I became crazy abut basketball because the stars lked s cl n TV. Ever since then, I have lst my heart t the sprt.
I lve basketball fr tw main reasns. Fr ne thing, it requires me t run, jump, switch and try t hit! I’m like wind flying fr my gal, which makes me feel s great! Fr anther, basketball, a team sprt, makes it necessary t cperate with thers. Therefre, I have made many gd friends while playing it.
I have played basketball fr mre than 5 years, and it will still be my favrite sprt in the future.
47． Upn hearing the nise, Allen’s mther rushed upstairs and asked what had happened. “Mary, she’s…she’s gne,” Allen sighed sadly with disappintment. “Dn’t wrry, hney,” said his mther, trying t cnvey cmfrt and cnfidence, “Let’s mve tgether and find Mary. Six years f cmpanin has established a clse bnd between bth f yu. She will definitely cme back t her family.” Allen’s mther then kissed him fndly n the frehead and helped him back up frm the flr. Hand in hand, they made their way dwnstairs and t the frnt dr.
Filled with anticipatin, Allen and his mther went utside t lk fr Mary. They called ut Mary’s name, even imitating bird sunds as they walked dwn the street. They scanned their way dwn ne blck after anther-eventually they fund themselves at the entrance f the park Allen and Mary had been t multiple times. Amazingly, it was Mary that was perching atp f the bench where Allen always liked t sit in times f srrw and lneliness. At the sight f Allen, Mary unhesitatingly spread her wings and flew, chirping all the way, int Allen’s cupped hand. His mther was right after all: Mary always fund her way back t Allen’s heart.