2023_2024学年云南红河蒙自市蒙自县第一高级中学高二下学期期中英语试卷

这是一份2023_2024学年云南红河蒙自市蒙自县第一高级中学高二下学期期中英语试卷，共6页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，完形填空，语法填空，书信写作，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
2023~2024学年云南红河蒙自市蒙自县第一高级中学高二下学期期中英语试卷
一、阅读理解
Canyning
The sprts f canyning (蹦谷) explre the high-energy envirnment where water meets rck n the cast. Prtected by wetsuits and helmets,
peple jump frm cliffs and waterfalls and discver caves that wuld nt nrmally be arrived at.
It was first dne in the U.K. by TYF Adventure (01437 721611, ) and several thusand peple jump frm the cliffs near St David’s each
year. A half day canyning trip csts ￡50 (￡30 fr children under 16).
Diving
Diving is nt ppular with British peple. The difficulties f wild waters are greater because the water is clder and nt clear enugh, but the casts
f Crnwall, Wales and Sctland have sme f the best diving in the wrld.
The British Sub Aqua Club (0870 112 9133, ) and the Prfessinal Assciatin f Diving Instructrs (01580 819688, ) run
curses teaching the imprtant skills.
Surfing
The best surfing places in the UK are n the suthwest cast where it is warmer, especially in Crnwall. The best time f year t surf in the UK is late
summer and autumn.
The British Surfing Assciatin (01479 861256, ) has a list f famus surf schls arund the cuntry.
Rck climbing
The mst ppular natural rcks in Britain include the Peak District, the Lake District, while large areas f Sctland are a climber’s ideal place.
Climbing curses and climbing walls can be fund n the website f the British Muntaineering Cuncil (0870 010 4878, ).
【小题1】If a cuple with their child f 15 jin in Canyning fr a day, they will pay ________.
A．￡130
【小题2】Which f the fllwing is NOT well accepted by British peple?
A．Canyning. B．Diving. C．Surfing.
B．￡160
C．￡260
D．￡320
D．Rck climbing.
【小题3】This passage is mst prbably intended fr ________.
A．Visitrs wh want t pay a visit t Britain
B．Visitrs in Britain wh are keen n extreme sprts
C．Chinese students wh are interested in British culture
D．Travelers wh are enthusiastic abut camping in China
A Gdwill emplyee finds ＄42,000 in dnated clthing and return s it t the wner.
The discvery came during a regular day n the jb as Andrea Lessing, a gdwill emplyee, was perfrming her rutine quality examinatin n
clsing items n the sales flr. As she pulled ut tw sweaters tied tgether frm a dnatin bx, she felt smething heavy left. She first assumed the
items were just bks. When she pulled the sweaters apart, t her astnishment, she fund lts f envelpes filled with ＄100 bills. The cash was in ＄100
bills and ttalled ＄42, 000 dllars.
Andrea Lessing is used t discvering unique treasures in the varied cllectin f dnated items her stre receives daily. She always tries t be a
gd example t her daughter, s she immediately did the right thing and reprted the cash finding. Luckily, the stre’s manager was then able t
lcate and return the mney t the dnatr wh had mistakenly placed the cash in the wrng bx.
Andrea, mther f a six-year-ld girl, admitted it was hard fr her t d with that much mney. Sme might have thught that it was Andrea’s
lucky day, having a small frtune. Hwever, the temptatin (诱惑) t keep the cash by herself was just a passing thught. Andrea’s hnest nature
inspired her t d the right thing.
Withut hesitatin, she handed the cash ver t the stre’s manager s they culd find the right wner. Andrea was nt expecting a reward, but
the wner f the mney surprised her with a 1000 reward. Andrea was teary eyed and vercme with jy as her “gd deed” flwed right back t her.
She plans t spend part f the reward mney n a memrable birthday party fr her daughter.
【小题1】What happened t Andrea Lessing?

A．She cllected dnated clthing as rubbish.
C．She fund unique treasures in dnated items.
【小题2】What d we knw abut Andrea?
B．She lst sme cash while wrking.
D．She failed t be a gd example t her daughter.
A．She is an hnest and strng-willed mther.
B．She can’t resist the great temptatin f mney.
C．She has already been prmted as the manager.
D．She refused the reward frm the wner f the cash.
【小题3】Hw did Andrea feel n receiving the reward?
A．Upset.
B．Thrilled.
C．Wrried.
D．Prud.
【小题4】What des the passage mainly want t tell us?
A．Where there is a will, there is a way.
C．Early birds catch wrms.
B．Experience must be bught.
D．One gd turn deserves anther.
In bth Africa and Asia elephants are being threatened by changes in their natural habitats. Peple are mving int the elephants’ habitats and
endangering their survival. In the cuntry f Sri Lanka, there is ne place where elephants are nt nly prtected but als respected. It is called Elephant
Transit Hme (ETH).
Set up in 1995, the ETH aims t prtect and care fr baby elephants that are fund injured r living withut their mthers in the wild. Every year
abut 30 baby elephants in Sri Lanka need help. Many are brught t the ETH. There they are given fd, shelter, and medical care. Mst imprtantly,
they are given the chance t be with ther elephants and becme part f a herd.
A day at the ETH begins early in the mrning when the baby elephants are given their first feeding f milk. During the day, each baby will drink an
average f 13 gallns f milk. Older elephants are fed mstly ccnut leaves and ther native plants. There are n bundaries in the area fr the baby
elephants as they have the freedm t walk wherever they want. The cst f caring fr the baby elephants is high. The ETH spends abut ＄125,000 each
year n pwdered milk fr the baby elephants.
At the ETH, wrkers try t reduce human cnnectins with the elephants. They als try t increase bnds (联系) between the elephants. It usually
takes three years fr a baby elephant t be set free int its natural habitat. The elephants are sent back t the wild tgether with ther rphans with
whm they have bnded. This prgram helps them return t the wild as members f a herd that will cmmunicate with each ther and take care f each
ther.
The ETH is cnsidered as ne f the best animal prtectin sites in the wrld. Nt nly are the elephants cared fr, but they are treated with respect.
Mst imprtantly, they g back t live in the wild, where they belng.
【小题1】What d we knw abut the ETH?
A．It helps t keep baby elephants safe.
B．It saves hundreds f elephants every year.
D．It changes elephants’ habitats fr the better.
C．It aims t prtect elephants frm extinctin.
【小题2】What des the underlined wrd “bundaries” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Extreme climates.
C．Limited fds.
B．Dividing lines.
D．Endangered species.
【小题3】Why d the wrkers reduce human cnnectins with the elephants?
A．T train them t stay away frm hunters.
B．T prvide them with mre living space.
C．T study them better in a natural envirnment.
D．T help them make it in the wild as a herd.
【小题4】What’s the purpse f the text?
A．T shw the ways f wildlife prtectin.
C．T intrduce an animal prtectin prject.
B．T explain the threat baby elephants face.
D．T persuade the readers t prtect elephants.
Gerge jumped n an e-scter (电动摩托车) and went t a supermarket. At the end f the ride, a message appeared n the screen: “Yur ride was
carbn-free.” These wrds shwed the envirnment-friendly marketing f e-scter cmpanies. But Gerge, then a graduate student, and his adviser,

Jhnsn had dubts abut them.
E-scters have appeared in cities ver the last tw years. Sure, they dn’t prduce waste gases. “But yu have t think abut the ther things
that are required t have the e-scter charged (充电) and ready fr yu t use,” Jhnsn said. S he and his students decided t wrk ut the full
envirnmental influence f e-scters ver their lifetimes.
The researchers bught an e-scter and separated it int parts. They wrked ut the greenhuse gas emissins (排放) while peple make it. They
als lked at the resulting air and water pllutin. Thse influences were great. They fund that materials and prductin accunted fr abut half f
the e-scter’s glbal warming influence.
Thse results depend heavily n e-scters’ lng life. Bird’s first e-scters lasted abut 3—4 mnths, and the newer Bird Zers are said t make
it t abut 10 mnths. Hwever, ne study fund that e-scters in Luisville, Kentucky, nly survived abut 29 days. If such shrt lifetimes are cmmn,
it wuld wrsen the true influence f materials and prductin mentined abve, Jhnsn said.
Luckily, there are ways t reduce the envirnmental influence f e-scters. They suggest that cmpanies take steps t increase e-scters’
lifetimes. They als suggest simplifying the cllectin prcess. Nt every e-scter needs t be picked up. Abut ne in six e-scters still had a full
charge at the end f the day.
【小题1】Why des the authr talk abut Gerge’s riding an e-scter?
A．T intrduce the envirnmental benefits f e-scters.
B．T describe e-scter cmpanies’ marketing methds.
C．T bring in research n e-scters’ envirnmental influence.
D．T shw the ppularity f e-scters amng university students.
【小题2】What did Jhnsn talk abut in Paragraph 2?
A．Disadvantages f e-scters.
B．The develpment f e-scters.
C．Preparatins fr the use f e-scters.
【小题3】What wrsens the envirnmental influence f e-scters?
A．Their lifetimes are t shrt.
D．The reasn fr their research n e-scters.
B．Their charging rates are lw.
C．They use t much electricity.
D．They need t be charged frequently.
【小题4】What d the researchers think f e-scters?
A．They need t be managed better.
B．They shuldn’t be cllected at night.
D．They shuld be banned frm prductin.
C．They need mre supprt and attentin.
With the pressure f life increasing, many peple feel mre and mre depressed.
t yu.
Keep ptimistic.
【小题1】
Here are sme suggestins which may be helpful
【小题2】
Optimists have a 35% less chance f having a heart attack r strke, are mre likely t eat a healthy diet and
exercise regularly, have strnger immune systems and even live lnger. If yu face a challenge r bstacle, yu’re mre likely t see it as a temprary r
even ptimistic thing, allwing yu t learn and grw.
Begin vlunteering.
【小题3】
It can reduce the risk f cgnitive(认知)disrder. It can even help us live lnger. Even if yu have a little time t
ffer, just the act f giving has been shwn t imprve yur health, pssibly by temprarily reducing yur sense f pain.
Be grateful. Cunting ur blessing prtects us against anxiety and depressin and bts ptimism. One f the best ways t make thankfulness a
part f yur life is t keep a jurnal.
Keeping gratitude and recrding yur gd deeds may help yu live happily.
【小题5】 Peple wh are mre scially cnnected t family, friends and cmmunity are happier. They’re physically healthier, and they live
【小题4】
lnger than peple wh are less cnnected. High-cnflict marriages, withut much affectin, turn ut t be very bad fr health, perhaps wrse than
getting divrced. Instead, living in a gd relatinships if beneficial t health.
A．Yu can write dwn sme psitive experience in yur diary.
B．Strengthen scial cnnectins.
C．Eat healthily and happily.
D．Yu'll have n time t vlunteer and give thanks in yur life
E．Lking n the bright side f life is really gd fr yu.
F．Researches shw vlunteering can reduce stress and depressin.

G．Hw can we slve the prblem and live a happy life?
二、完形填空
Fr many enthusiasts, cycling is a gd way t increase physical strength. But fr Li Dngju, it is als a way t
her psychlgical state. Since
her first lng-distance trip t Sutheast Asia in Nvember 2014, the 65-year-ld retiree, has
arund the wrld.
t different regins in China as well as 12 cuntries
Li
a sad experience which made her feel severely
. She tried a number f ways t feel better, but they didn’t really
.
Smetimes, she spent ver 20 hurs a day playing games, which made her mental state even wrse because she wasn’t sleeping enugh. She als tried
t
her grandsn but wasn’t able t, which made her sad and helpless.
At the end f 2013, Li’s sn bught her a muntain bike and tld her it might
her with a new way t ccupy her time. She realized that she
shuldn’t
her sn anymre, s she decided t give it a g. She began cycling every day. At first, she nly felt cnfident enugh t ride clse t
hme, but after a few days’
made friends with ther cycling
, she started ging arund the suburbs. Gradually, the
as a result.
f cycling relaxed her physically and mentally. She als
Li bught sme prfessinal equipment and began t
a lng jurney, during which she was able t enjy the wnderful
f China
and ther cuntries as well as different cultures and traditins. She ften felt deeply
by peple she met n the way.
“Cycling has
【小题1】
me a lt,” she said. “I am happy t share my experiences, and I hpe I can help thers just as the peple I met helped me.”
A．evaluate
【小题2】
B．face
C．imprve
C．hiked
D．remain
D．cycled
A．driven
B．flwn
【小题3】
A．suffered
【小题4】
B．analyzed
C．ignred
D．described
A．embarrassed
【小题5】
B．depressed
C．puzzled
D．scared
A．happen
【小题6】
B．end
C．matter
D．wrk
A．cperate with
【小题7】
B．quarrel with
C．lk after
D．rely n
A．present
【小题8】
B．treat
C．help
D．serve
A．bther
【小题9】
B．remind
C．interrupt
C．rest
D．cnfuse
A．wait
B．recvery
D．practice
【小题10】
A．frtune
【小题11】
A．caches
【小题12】
A．break
B．pleasure
C．tensin
D．curisity
D．enthusiasts
D．assess
B．repairers
C．cmpetitrs
B．recall
C．plan
【小题13】
A．views
B．adventures
C．cstumes
D．perfrmances
【小题14】
A．surprised
【小题15】
A．prevented
B．impressed
C．annyed
D．disappinted
B．balanced
C．changed
D．qualified

三、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In recent years,
【小题1】
increasing number f peple start t learn Chinese.＂There’s a nice Chinese saying: spruting up(大量冒出)like
bamb shts after the spring rain, and that’s
Maya Lance,14,frm Hustn in America,
【小题2】
【小题3】
(real) what it is like,“ says a prfessr f Asian Studies.
(learn) Chinese at schl fr mre than 3 years. Her mther says,Learning Chinese is
difficult and cstly,
5】 (large) ecnmy nw and is n its way t number ne. ”
The Cnfucius Institutes may als have played a rle in the rapid develpment f the Chinese language．First established(设立)in 2004 by China，
they aim 【小题6】 (spread) the Chinese language and Chinese culture arund the wrld. There are nw mre than 500 Cnfucius Institutes at
【小题4】
I believe it can help her in sme way in the future, like emplyment. “We all knw China is the secnd
【小题
clleges and universities all ver the wrld,
Students culd als 【小题8】 (draw) t Chinese because, as the fficial language f China and ne f the fur fficial languages f Singapre,
it is the mst ppular language in the wrld. This is ne f the
【小题7】
(ffer) a variety f language classes and cultural turs t students and the public.
【小题9】
(reasn) that Agata decided t learn Chinese. ”I thught if I learn
speak it,“ she says.
Chinese, I culd cmmunicate with a billin mre peple
【小题10】
四、书信写作
假定你是李华。最近，你校学生会成功举办了主题为“魅力中国文化(The Charming Chinese Culture)”的文艺表演活动。请你就本次活动写一篇新闻报道，向学校英
语报投稿，内容包括：
1.活动的时间及地点；
2.表演的节目；
3.参加活动的感受。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.标题已给出，不计入总词数。
A Feast f Chinese Culture and Art
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五、书面表达
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。
Once there lived a girl named Melanie. The little girl was living with a dream. She wanted t be a ballet dancer. Her bdy was very flexible and she
had a strng will pwer. Melanie’s parents never knew f the great dancing skills their daughter had until ne day, they saw the little girl dancing with
the beautiful steps f a ballerina.
“Isn’t it strange? Melanie is dancing s well withut any frmal training!” the mther said.
“We must give her ballet lessns t help her imprve her skills,” her father said.
The fllwing day, Melanie’s parents tk her t a lcal dance training schl. The teacher asked Melanie t dance. The little girl was happy and
shwed sme f her favrite dance steps. Hwever, the teacher didn’t seem interested in her perfrmance.
“That’s OK. Yu can leave nw!”the teacher said.
Melanie was shcked t hear this. S were her parents. They culdn’t believe their ears.
“The girl is cmmn. She des nt have the pssibility t becme a ballerina, ”the dance teacher said. “Dn’t let her waste her time dreaming f
becming a dancer.”
Disappinted, Melanie and her parents returned hme. Tears rlled dwn Melanie’s face. Her dreams were brken within a matter f minutes.
Withut cnfidence, Melanie never attempted t dance again. She cmpleted her studies and went n t becme a teacher in schl.Life was gd and

she kept herself busy with family and wrk. Hwever, whenever she happened t pass the schl’s ballet rm, memries f childhd dreams danced
befre her eyes.
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。
One day, the ballet teacher in her schl was late.
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“What a perfrmance, Melanie! Yu are a true ballerina!” said the ballet teacher entering the classrm.
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