宁夏银川市景博中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

这是一份宁夏银川市景博中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷，共2页。

时间：120分钟 总分：150分
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分)
第一节 (共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What des the man want the wman t d?
A. Read a letter t him. B. Offer advice n his letter. C. Write a letter f thanks fr him.
2. Where des the cnversatin take place?
A. At a supermarket.B. At a fast-fd restaurant.C. On a plane.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A training curse.B. An interesting experience.C. A jb.
4. What d we knw abut the man?
A. He hasn’t been hme fr lng. B. He desn’t like the new jb. C. He might miss this twn.
5. Why is the man wrried?
A. He will be late fr the match. B. He frgt t bring his bts. C He fund his sandwiches gne.
第二节(共15小题;每小题 1分，满分15分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟; 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答6、7两个小题。
6. Where des the wman want t g?
A. T Waterl statin.B. T the bridge.C. T the river.
7. Hw lng des it take t g there n ft?
A. Abut 5 minutes.B. Abut 15 minutes.C. Abut 50 minutes.
听下面一段较长对话，回答8、9两个小题。
8. What are invlved in the accident?
A. A taxi and a truck.B. A bus and a car.C. A bus and a taxi.
9. When will they prbably meet?
A. At 11: 30.B. At 11:00.C. At 10: 30.
听下面一段较长对话，回答10-12小题。
10. Hw is the man’s new huse different frm the ld ne?
A. It is bigger in size. B. It has mre bedrms. C. It includes a small garden.
11. What des the man like best?
A. The study.B. The kitchen.C. The bedrm.
12. What can be knwn abut the man’s new huse?
A. It is in a nisy neighbrhd. B. It has cnvenient transprtatin. C. It is a little far frm the city center.
听下面一段较长对话，回答13-16小题。
13. Which part isn’t pen t the turists?
A. The right wing.B. The east wing.C. The left wing.
14. What is permitted in the museum?
A. Drinks.B. Fd.C. Taking pictures.
15. Hw much will an ld cuple with their 3-year-ld grandsn pay fr the exhibit?
A. $13.B. $18.C. $25.
16. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. At the painting galleries. B. At the ticket windw. C. At the gate f the museum.
听下面一段独白，回答17-20小题。
17. What is the research talking abut?
A. University schlarship. B. Studying in universities. C. The expenses fr studying verseas.
18. Which cuntry ranks the first n the list?
A. The United Kingdm.B. Australia.C. The United States.
19. What is the educatin expense in Hng Kng per year?
A. Abut US $22,000.B. Abut US $24,000.C. Over US $30,000.
20. What is the average tuitin cst based n?
A. The tp 10 best clleges. B. The tp 10 largest clleges. C. The tp 10 mst famus clleges.
第二部分 阅读理解(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
Welcme t chse Overview f English-speaking cuntries. I’m Christpher. The fllwing is my requirements and suggestins.
Participatin and attendance
This includes being present physically and mentally! Take an active part in the curse! This will make it mre interesting fr yu and will help yu learn mre.
●Quizzes: 20%, Each week we will start class with a shrt quiz. It will include vcabulary and sme questins abut the previus week’s lessn.
●Midterm and Final Exams: Midterm Exam: 30% Final Exam: 40%
Rules fr success
●Be n time and be prepared t ACTIVELY participate in class. D all assignments t the best f yur ability.
●D nt be n yur cell phne. LIMIT yur use f a dictinary! This is mre imprtant in the classrm.
●Be hnest. It is my expectatin that yu will nt cheat n quizzes and exams. They shuld reflect yur wrk. Cheating gets yu a zer.
Absences
●Absences is an imprtant part f yur grade. Yu are required t attend every class.
●Be n time t class, fr yu never knw what I will require yu t d after being late.
●A ttal f mre than 3 absences will result in nt being able t participate in the Midterm (30% f yur grade). Yu will receive a zer fr the presentatin.
●A ttal f mre than 5 absences will result in nt being able t take the final exam, and failure f the curse.
●Attendance during the final exam is required.
Hw t cntact me:
●Please feel free t send me a Wechat message r email me if yu have any questins!
●When yu cntact me, yu must tell me yur English name and what class yu’re in! If yu dn’t tell me wh yu are, yu will get nne frm me.
●Office Hurs: 10:00 am—11:30 am
Cntact hur: 8:00 am t 6:00 pm Mnday—Friday
21. The passage is mainly intended fr ______.
A. literature lvers B. schl teachers C. language experts D. university students
22. Which behavir is allwed t d accrding t Mr. Christpher?
A. Being an ACTIVE part f this class. B. Lking up new wrds by cell phne.
C. Using yur dictinary frequently.D. Cheating n quizzes and exams.
23. What will Mr. Christpher d when yu cntact him withut name?
A. He will email yu. B. He wn’t respnd. C. He will feel free.D. He will request the details.
B
When smene asks me what my gals are fr the cming year, I dn’t usually knw hw t reply. Of curse I, as mst peple d, want t see an imprvement in my grades. This year, hwever, I’m hping fr smething different.
Thrugh the curse f my schl life, I’ve gradually develped a new understanding f the wrd “priritizatin (优先次序)”. The first thing I wish t get in Senir One is the ability t manage my time better. I’ll surely becme busier with the cming semester, and prper rganizatin is imprtant. Frm schl clubs t academic cmpetitins, everything shuld be set up in a way that desn’t influence my health, which leads me t my secnd gal.
My mther has always tld me t put my health first, s in the future, I hpe t be bth physically and mentally healthy. A persn can’t study withut the energy t d s. In rder t stay energetic, they must put their health first, n matter hw busy they are, r hw much wrk they have t cmplete.
And finally, I hpe that I wn’t be discuraged by my failure and never give up n my dreams. I hpe that I’ll have the curage t try new activities and clubs. I believe my final gal can apply t every student arund the wrld. We shuld all respect ne anther’s likes and dislikes, and fcus n each ther’s strengths, nt ur weaknesses. Everyne shuld try t make use f all f life’s pprtunities.
Albert Einstein nce said, “Life is like riding a bicycle. T keep yur balance, yu must keep mving.” In my case, it’s the ther way arund. In rder t keep mving, I must keep my balance—the balance between studies and activities, efficiency and prcrastinatin (拖延症), academics and health, passins and dislikes. The new jurney is ging t be a hard ne, but if I set these gals, I believe I will make it thrugh t the end.
24．During Senir One, what des the writer want t d first?
A．Fcus n imprving her verall grades.
B．Jin as many schl clubs as pssible.
C．Spend mre time n utdr activities.
D．Learn hw t manage her time well.
25．What is the attitude f the writer twards failure?
A. Discuraged. B. Wrried. C. Brave. D. Careful.
26．What des the underlined sentence “it’s the ther way arund” in the last paragraph mean?
A. It is difficult. B. It is the ppsite. C. It is necessary. D. It is helpful.
27．What is the writer’s purpse f the passage?
A．T stress the imprtance f health t students.
B．T share her gals fr the cming schl year.
C．T shw what she likes abut high schl life.
D．T explain hw t balance studies and activities.
C
It is ften said the laughter is the best medicine. But researchers at the University f Oxfrd think the ability t belly laughs (捧腹大笑) was unique t early humans. This, they believe, made ur ancestrs (祖先) able t frm much larger grups.
The researchers first tested the pain threshlds (临界值) f sme vlunteers. They divided them int tw grups. One grup was shwn 15 minutes f cmedy vides, while the ther was shwn bring prgrams.
Thrugh this experiment, the researchers fund that thse wh had recently experienced belly laughs were able t withstand (忍受) up t 10% mre pain than they had dne befre watching the vides. T their surprise, the scientists als fund that the ther grup was less able t withstand pain after watching 15 minutes f the “bring” prgrams.
Prfessr Rbin Dunbar f Oxfrd University, wh led the research, believed that belly laughs release chemicals called endrphins (安多芬) int the bdy which make us feel less painful.
Hwever, nt all cmedy prgrams had such effects, accrding t Prf Dunbar. Fr example, thugh clever stand-up cmedy was fund t be enjyable, it had n effect n raising pain threshlds. “Things that wrked very well were interesting cmedies such as Mr. Bean. Situatin cmedies such as Friends als seemed t be particularly successful,” he added.
In rder t measure (测量) endrphin levels, the researchers put a bag f ice n the vlunteers’ arms t see hw lng they culd withstand them. They fund that the greater the increase in pain threshlds, the greater the amunt f endrphins prduced.
The purpse f Prf Dunbar’s study was nt t develp a new treatment. Instead, it was t study the rle f laughter in the frming f human scieties tw millin years ag.
“The next stage will be t see whether laughing really allws peple t keep tgether and wrk as a grup better and be mre friendly twards each ther. If that is the case, then it may explain why sme tw millin years ag, the first humans were able t frm large cmmunities f up t 100,” Dunbar added.
28．Prf Dunbar’s study was t __________.
A．test the pain threshlds f humans
B．explre the influence f laughter in frming human scieties
C．develp a new kind f medicine that reduces pain
D．measure the endrphin levels while laughing
29．In rder t withstand mre pain, we’d better _________ .
A．watch sme scary filmsB．watch sme beautiful pictures
C．watch sme cmedy vides D．watch sme bring prgrams
30．What are endrphins?
A．chemicals which make peple feel less painful
B．medicine which tests the pain threshlds f peple
C．cmedy vides which make peple laugh
D．bring prgrams which make peple painful
31．What can we knw frm the last paragraph?
A．The first humans culd nly frm small cmmunities less than 100.
B．Laughter makes peple keep tgether and wrk as a grup.
C．Peple wh laugh a lt are mre friendly twards each ther.
D．Mre experiments abut laughter will be carried ut.
D
Tw managers in the same rganizatin were cming int cnflict when having disagreements in their wrk. After thinking abut a particularly trubling issue thrughut the night, the first manager wrte a letter t the ther ne, utlining his thughts as reasnably as pssible. He gave it t the ther persn and asked him t read it later and suggested that after wrking thrugh their anger, they discuss it again.
The fllwing day the first manager stpped by the ffice f the ther and asked hw it wuld g. The secnd ne admitted that he was very upset at first, but after thinking it ver he realized that mst f their disagreements were fr a lack f understanding. He stated that he felt if they culd discuss it withut lsing their tempers, they culd wrk things ut. That is exactly what they did later and gt the issue settled with flying clrs (成功地).
American president Abraham Lincln was knwn fr writing tw letters when he needed t cmmunicate with smene else wh had made him angry. He first wrte a letter that severely cnveyed just what he thught. Then he tre up that letter and wrte a secnd ne that was apprpriate and reasnable, and sent the letter ut.
Effective cmmunicatin is the key t any relatinship. When we allw urselves t becme emtinal and react immediately t what we feel withut thinking, emtins verwhelm (压倒) the situatin and prevent true cmmunicatin. Step back, think evaluate what happened r what was said, and ask t clarify questins if it is needed. Then, yu can respnd apprpriately.
Dn’t let verwhelming emtin cntrl yur life. Instead, chse t think and prcess internally whatever cmes yur way befre externally respnding. That is when yu can cmmunicate with thers effectively and yu will be able t keep gd relatinships with them.
32．What did the first manager d in his letter?
A．He aplgized t the secnd manager sincerely.
B．He explained why the issue was trubling.
C．He expressed his general ideas reasnably .
D．He invited the secnd manager t discuss the issue.
33．What is the stry f Lincln intended t express?
A．Any great man can get angry.
B．Making plan B is necessary in wrk.
C．We shuld deal with matters after calming dwn
D．Writing letters was very ppular in the past..
34．What will reacting immediately withut thinking prbably lead t?
A．A bad first impressin.B．The breakdwn f a relatinship.
C．The high chance f failure.D．Ineffective cmmunicatin.
35．What shuld peple d fr better cmmunicatin?
A．Never be verwhelmed by yur emtins.
B．Avid anger t keep gd relatinships.
C．Learn t answer questins indirectly.
D．Think reasnably befre making a decisin.
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。
Hw t Shw Respect
Whether yu’re talking t yur best friend r a stranger, respecting them shws that yu’re kind and cnsiderate. Here are sme easy ways t shw respect in yur life.
Listen t thers.
Practice active listening t shw yu respect thers. 36 Nd yur head and ask fllw-up questins t stay fcused in the cnversatin. Even if yu disagree, try t cnsider the pint f view befre respnding.
Cnfirm (肯定) peple’s pinins.
When yu’re talking t smene, cnfirm their pinins in yur wn wrds. Yu can als mentin their achievements t let them knw yu see hw hard they’ve wrked. Yu culd say smething like, “What yu just said was really cl. 37 ” Or, “I can tell yu’ve wrked super hard t get yur business ff the grund.”
Aplgize when yu’re in the wrng.
It shws a great deal f maturity (成熟). If yu mess up, a simple “I’m srry” ges a lng way. Try nt t make excuses fr yurself. 38 Fr example, if yu frgt a deadline, yu culd say, “I’m really srry. I’ll be setting reminders s this desn’t happen again.”
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Stick t yur wrd. If yu cmmit (承诺) t an event r make plans with smene, cme thrugh n yur end f the deal. Being reliable shws respect fr peple’s time. Have yur materials in rder and cmplete all the necessary wrk ahead f time. 40 It can be tugh at first, but it’s better t be hnest.
A．D what yu say yu’ll d.
B．Just say n if yu can’t cmmit.
C．Wait t talk instead f merely listening.
D．I can tell yu’ve thught a lt abut this tpic.
E．Watch and be quiet when smene else is talking.
F．Excuses are useless if yu want t crrect yur mistakes.
G．It might als be helpful t have a plan t avid such mistakes again.
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分40分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“This will never d.” I kept telling my husband as he set the table ne Thanksgiving. I wanted everything t be 41 , because my parents wuld cme. Criticisms frm my childhd 42 rang in my mind. S whenever my parents visited us, I 43 myself fr mre faultfinding. The unhealthy pursuit f perfectin 44 the jy frm ur celebratin. Gradually I 45 the reasn fr Thanksgiving, and I fund myself, like my parents, 46 peple arund me.
Then luckily, I read frm a bk, “T much criticism hurts; necessary praise helps. Put yur praise f smene in 47 s that the persn can save and read it.”
S the next Thanksgiving, I 48 t my husband and my sn, “We’re each ging t write a message saying what we 49 abut ne f us.” Despite their eye-rlling, we sn finished and exchanged ur 50 . My sn sat up straighter after 51 what his father had written abut him. And I felt s uplifted myself when I read “I am prud f yur cking.” That was a life-changing 52 . Since then my family has the 53 and we d it year-rund―nt just the furth Thursday f Nvember.
I n lnger just fcus n finding fault with thers. I’m mre 54 hw I can help the peple arund me feel lved and appreciated. Especially in writing, because behind every 55 is the pwer f lve.
41．A．emtiveB．perfect C．permanentD．wrthwhile
42．A．finallyB．merelyC．cnstantlyD．hardly
43．A．cncludedB．cntainedC．preparedD．behaved
44．A．stle B．passedC．spreadD．caused
45．A．made sure f B．lst sight fC．gt used tD．paid attentin t
46．A．criticizingB．interruptingC．punishingD．declining
47．A．questinsB．writingC．lecturesD．testing
48．A．annuncedB．reprtedC．repliedD．admitted
49．A．ignreB．frgetC．expectD．appreciate
50．A．designsB．plansC．ntesD．gifts
51．A．reading B．rememberingC．explainingD．electing
52．A．mdB．mistakeC．mmentD．prmise
53．A．amusementB．traditinC．festivalD．experiment
54．A．thankful fr B．curius abutC．upset abutD．interested in
55．A．discussinB．wrdC．decisinD．mrsel
第二节 语法填空 （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）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mike is a linguist, 56. has wn internatinal fame fr his unique brand f humr. His
57. (wit) and emtive language ften makes peple laugh. He is als gentle , and he seldm argues with thers. 58. everybdy knws, he is a persn wrthy f trust. One day, he received a phne call and
59. (infrm) t pay ff debts as sn as pssible, therwise he wuld be taken t curt. 60. (hear) the news, Mr. Li was very cnfused and 61. (upset) because he knew that he was nt 62. debt t thers. He quickly called the plice. T his delight, the plice quickly 63. (prbe) int the case and fund that it was a scam(诈骗) call, reminding Mr. Li nt t transfer mney t anyne. Mike cncluded that it was a 64. (bless) that he didn’t suffer financial lsses r he wuld be 65. laughing stck.
第三节 单词填空 （共10题，每题1分，满分10分）
要求：请从选修一第1、2单元单词中选择合适的单词并使用正确形式填空。
66. Being a clwn dctr means I can help peple by （使快乐）them.
67. Everyne knws that success （很少，罕见）happens vernight.
68. But he is equally well-knwn fr his funny （言论）in his everyday interactins with peple.
69.These are the wrds that every writer （畏惧）receiving, but wrds every writer knws well.
70.We all （应得）a secnd chance.
71.A lt f highly successful writers have previusly faced （拒绝）.
72. With this little jke, Lin was able t make peple laugh, while （温和地）telling ff the president.
73. With life being made up f ups and dwns, it is nt always easy t maintain a gd and （热心的）attitude.
74. Basic human rights, including freedm f speech, are nw （保证）.
75.Humur has been an （必不可少的）part f human behavir fr thusands f years.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你经常与英国网友Andrew分享学习情况。请你给他写一封电子邮件，谈谈你的英语学习现状，内容包括：
1．进步的地方；
2．学习弱项；
3．请求建议。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Andrew,
Hw are yu getting n with yur study recently?
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Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写(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。
A Great Mnday
Mnday started ut well. I wke up n time, ate breakfast and did sme last minute studying fr my math test later that mrning. I was cnfident f getting gd grades. I left my huse and ten minutes later, I sat with my friends n the schl bus. We were busy chatting abut hw we spent ur weekend. At the next stp, a student named Ryan gt n the bus. He was in a rush and tripped(绊倒) ver smene's ft. There was a lud nise as he fell t the flr.
Every ne f us n the bus laughed. Ryan gt up, brushed his jacket and went t an empty seat. He tried t laugh with us, but his face was red with embarrassment. The rest f the mrning went by quickly. I did well in my math test. I read tw mre chapters f T Kill a Mckingbird in English class. Sn we heard the lunch bell. I met my friends frm the cheerleading team in the dining hall. I nticed Ryan a few tables away, sitting by himself. He caught me lking at him. I smiled at him quickly and lked away.
When we finished eating, we went t the curtyard t practice a cheer we wuld d at that night's ftball game. After much practice, we finally managed t d the cheer perfectly. We decided t practice it again ne last time. Just like the rest f my day s far, the cheer was ging great. I raised my leg fr ne last te tuch. That was when I felt my jeans (牛仔裤)split (裂开) dwn the middle f my backside.
I frze. I had n idea what t d. I heard peple burst ut laughing and I saw them pinting at my trn jeans. I tried t cver myself with my hands, I tried t laugh t, but I felt tears begin t well up in my eyes.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式作答。
Then I saw Ryan running twards me.
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That night, after the cheer at the ftball game, I fund Ryan.
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