2023-2024学年河北省邢台市高二（上）期末英语试卷

这是一份2023-2024学年河北省邢台市高二（上）期末英语试卷，共9页。试卷主要包含了请将答案正确填写在答题卡上等内容，欢迎下载使用。

考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分
注意事项：
1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息
2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上
第一部分 单句语法填空
共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分
阅读下列句子，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项钟选出最佳选项。
1．Even in small cmpanies, cmputers are a/an ________ tl.
A．substantialB．initialC．essentialD．ptential
2．We all knw that milk, ily fish and eggs all ________ vitamin D．
A．apprachB．cntainC．reflectD．subscribe
3．Peple with a psitive attitude twards life are mre________ t succeed.
A．likelyB．uncertainC．imprbableD．reasnable
4．Ging t Munt Huangshan reminds me f the ppular Beatles’ sng “The Lng and Winding Rad”. ________ is s breathtaking abut the experience is the ut-f-this-wrld scenes.
A．AsB．WhatC．ItD．That
5．By the time I gt there, the match ______ already.
A．had finishedB．was finishedC．has finishedD．finished
6．Tm said that it was the last time that he _________ the amusement park, because he was disappinted by the ld-fashined facilities there.
A．has visitedB．visitedC．had visitedD．shuld visit
7．He is ______ in painting s much and his dream is ______ an extrardinary artist.
A．interested; t becmeB．interesting; t becme
C．interested; becmingD．interesting; becming
8．It’s ______ that the FA Cup has the pwer t change a ftball club, rewrite the past and shape the future.
A．amazedB．amazingC．amazinglyD．amazement
9．I was s angry that I felt like ______ smething at him.
A．thrwingB．thrwC．t thrwD．thrwn
10．Everyne in the twn knew him, s we had n difficulty___________ his huse.
A．findingB．t findC．fundD．find
11．Laughter is the best medicine, _________ means keeping a gd md is helpful t ur health.
A．whatB．whichC．thatD．it
12．I a talk n artificial intelligence frm 2 t 3 p. m. tmrrw.
A．will giveB．will be givingC．am givingD．will be given
13．There is little chance that we will succeed in changing the law. ________, it is vital that we strive fr the equality.
A．MreverB．NeverthelessC．DespiteD．Additinally
14．We d still need the human tuch r the human ________, particularly when peple are in lw spirits.
A．rejectinB．interactinC．criticismD．mtin
15．T ensure sufficient supplies, the wrkers were divided int grups and tk a break ________.
A．in returnB．in turnC．in depthD．in persn
第二部分 阅读
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ABCD四个选项钟选出最佳选项。
A
Famus Peple Wh Begin With Difficulties
Oprah Winfrey
Prbably having ne f the mst famus success stries, Oprah was brn int a pr family in Mississippi, raised by a single mther living n welfare. She was physically, and mentally abused during her childhd. Despite her initial struggles as a yung girl, she turned herself int ne f the mst successful talk shw hsts f ur time.
Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey has been the star f sme f the mst successful mvies f all time. But Carrey grew up extremely pr in Canada. When he was a teenager, his family tk security jbs in a factry t help pay the bills. And during his first stand-up cmedy perfrmance, he was bed ff （喝倒彩） the stage. Nt shrtly after, he made it big n In Living Clr and then went n t star in Dumb & Dumber, The Mask, and Ace Ventura in the same year!
James Dysn
If yu thught Thmas Edisn’s failures were bad, let me intrduce yu t James Dysn, the famus inventr f the Dysn vacuums （真空吸尘器） yu see all ver the televisin. Dysn develped ver 5,000 failed prttypes （原型） befre finding the bagless vacuum brand. Nt nly that, he put his entire savings accunt int his prttypes ver fifteen years! Luckily, the bagless vacuum wrked.
Stephen King
Befre Stephen King became knwn as a great living writer—having written ver 60 nvels, many f which have been adapted fr film and televisin—King was rejected ver and ver again. In his memir, On Writing, King describes hw he used t pst his rejectin letters n the wall fr inspiratin. His first nvel, Carrie, was rejected 30 times.
16．What d Oprah and Jim have in cmmn?
A．They were abused by parents.B．They grew up in pr families.
C．They were hired as cmedians.D．They fund jbs in a factry.
17．What did James Dysn d?
A．He repaired the failed prttypes.B．He develped ver 5,000 brands.
C．He put all effrts int marketing.D．He invented the bagless vacuum.
18．Wh is a nvelist?
A．Oprah Winfrey.B．Stephen King.C．James Dysn.D．Jim Carrey.
B
Math had never been smething I was gd at since middle schl. Classes became harder in high schl, and I was even further frm a math teacher’s dream student. S at the start f my freshman year, I had an aversin t math. It wasn’t that I didn’t want t d well, but simply that I didn’t think I was able t d well. “I can’t” became my state f mind in all things related (有关的) t math.
Hwever, I was sn t learn that “I can’t” was nt a chice in Mr. A’s class.
Mr. A always greeted (迎接) us with pen arms as he said, “Welcme! Smile! It’s a great day t be alive!” It was clear that Mr. A had a true passin (热情) nt nly fr math but fr teaching. If Mr. A ever experienced bad days in life, he never shwed it. Mr. A greeted us with that same smile every day. He encuraged each student, frm the tp achiever t the “I can’t” student.
I fund myself lking frward t math class, althugh I still hated the subject itself. Being in Mr. A’s presence made me feel gd, as if I had the chance t succeed. As the year prgressed, I spent increasingly mre time n my hmewrk, and I met with Mr. A weekly. My classmates began t d the same, and it became “cl” t have lunch and talk with Mr. A．We didn’t knw it at the time, but he was changing ur attitudes (态度).
Thugh my stry is nt ne f vernight success and I didn’t becme a straight-A math student, my hard wrk did begin t pay ff and my grades slwly began t climb. There were hard times, f curse. Difficult math questins smetimes succeeded in bringing me dwn, but Mr. A kept reminding (提醒) me, “Kate, smile! It’s a great day t be alive!”
19．What des the underlined wrd “aversin” in paragraph 1 prbably mean?
A．Interest.B．Respnsibility.C．Dislike. D．Misunderstanding.
20．What first made the authr lk frward t math class?
A．Mr. A’s attitude.
B．Her interest in math.
C．Her friends’ encuragement.
D．The tp achievers in her class.
21．Hw did the authr feel abut her talk ver lunch with Mr. A?
A．It was straight.
B．It was awkward.
C．It was challenging.
D．It was impressive.
22．Hw did the authr change in math?
A．She made slw prgress.
B．She fell in lve with math.
C．She became a straight-A math student.
D．She became cmfrtable with difficult math questins.
C
He is regarded as having ne f the brightest minds n the planet.But utstanding astrphysicist（天体物理学家）Stephen Hawking admitted that he did nt learn t read until he was eight years ld.In a public lecture at the Ryal Albert Hall,Prfessr Hawking als admitted that he was nt active in studying while at Oxfrd University,where he studied physics,and that nly the diagnsis that he might die yung frm mtr neurne（神经元）disease made him cncentrate n his wrk.
Prfessr Hawking said,"My sister Philippa culd read by the age f 4 and then she was definitely brighter than me."He said that he was unexceptinal at schl and was never further than halfway up his class."My classwrk was very untidy,and my handwriting was the despair f my teachers,"he said."But my classmates gave me the nickname Einstein,s presumably they saw signs f smething better."
But he said that it was when dctrs tld him that he prbably nly had a few years t live at the age f 21 that he was galvanized int fcusing n his wrk and a perid f prductivity that resulted in sme f his early breakthrughs.He said,"When yu are faced with the pssibility f an early death,it makes yu realize that life is wrth living and there are lts f things yu want t d."
23．Which f the fllwing is NOT true accrding t the passage?
A．Stephen Hawking is the secnd Einstein in the wrld.
B．Stephen Hawking culdn't read at the age f 7.
C．Stephen Hawking's handwriting was nce terribly bad.
D．Stephen Hawking's sister nce perfrmed much better than him.
24．What made Stephen Hawking devte himself t his wrk?
A．Patience.B．Knwledge.C．Disease.D．Laziness.
25．What can we learn frm the last paragraph?
A．Stephen Hawking didn't realize his dreams in physics.
B．It was pssible fr Hawking t face the early death.
C．The purpse f the dctr's diagnsis was t encurage him t wrk hard.
D．His life might be taken away by lng hard wrk.
26．Frm whm did Hawking get a relatively just estimatin when he was at schl?
A．His sister.B．His classmates.C．His teachers.D．His parents.
D
A few years ag, a new transprtatin vehicle (交通工具) called the Segway was invented. Its inventr, Dean Kamen, called it the wrld’s first self-balancing individual transprtatin vehicle fr shrt distance travel. He said it was meant t reduce pllutin and slve ther envirnmental prblems.
The Segway lks like a large stick with tw wheels. The wheels are cnnected t a platfrm (平台). The stick has handles fr a persn t hld. The persn stands n the platfrm and hlds the handles. The transprter mves frward r backward when the persn mves his r her bdy in that directin. The driver turns the handles t g left r right. Cmputers and gyrscpe (陀螺仪) n the Segway make it mve and balance. Pwered by electricity, it can travel at speeds f nineteen kilmetres an hur.
A Segway csts abut five thusand dllars. Many peple say it is t cstly. Hwever, peple wh have bught a Segway say it is very useful. This is especially true fr peple wh have truble walking because f medical prblems. They reprt that a Segway makes it pssible fr them t jin thers n walks and t travel t their jbs. Other peple use the Segway instead f their cars fr shrt trips. They say it is a great way t save mney n gas.
27．What can be learned abut Segway?
A．It has a seat fr the driver.
B．It helps reduce the pllutin.
C．It can slve all envirnmental prblems.
D．It is the wrld’s first self-balancing vehicle.
28．What des the secnd paragraph mainly explain?
A．Hw the Segway wrks.B．What the Segway lks like.
C．What peple say abut the Segway.D．Why the Segway is getting ppular.
29．Hw des the authr feel abut the Segway?
A．Uncmpleted.B．Dubtful.C．Funny.D．Great.
30．What is the best title fr the text?
A．A Tw-Wheeled VehicleB．A Great Way t Save Mney
C．The Answer t City TrafficD．The First Individual Vehicle
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。
What is yur favurite fd? Sme peple lve pizza. Sme peple lve ice cream. Nt many wuld say brccli is their favurite fd. Yu can’t eat nly pizza and ice cream all the time. Yu als need fruits, vegetables, and ther kinds f fds. 31 .
Yu need all kinds f fds t keep yur bdy strng and healthy. Nutritinists say yu shuld eat grains, such as bread, pasta, and cereal. Yu shuld eat eggs, milk, cheese, and ther dairy prducts. Yu shuld eat meat, fish, beans, r tfu (bean curd). 32 . They als say yu need t eat plenty f fruits and vegetables every day.
Yu need fd fr many reasns. Yur stmach feels hungry when yu need t eat mre fd. Yu need fd in rder t live and satisfy yur hunger.
33 . Every part f yur bdy uses energy frm fd. Yur brain uses energy t think, yur heart uses energy t beat, and yur muscles use energy t mve. Grwing requires fd. Yur bdy als needs energy frm fd t stay warm.
Eating the right kinds f fds can help keep yu healthy. Eating certain fds can help prevent sme diseases.
The human bdy cntains a lt f water. Water makes up mst f yur bld and helps carry xygen and fd t the cells in yur bdy. 34 . Water des many ther things inside yur bdy. Yu need eight t ten cups f water each day t replace the water that yur bdy uses up. But dn’t wrry—drinks such as milk r juice cntain mstly water. 35 .
A．Yur bdy needs fd t make energy
B．Yu culd live fr weeks withut fd
C．Water helps yur bdy get rid f wastes thrugh urine and sweat
D．Water is als very imprtant fr yur bdy
E．Many fds, especially juicy fruits, cntain water as well
F．But yu shuld nt eat t many fds with lts f fats r sugars
G．Carbhydrates, prteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water are nutrients
第三部分 语言运用
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ABCD四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was a fat kid and I enjyed almst all kinds f delicius fd. Sundays were the best. That's when we had ur big 36 ，and there were s many peple arund laughing and talking.It was easy t 37 hw much yu were eating. And if I 38 a secnd part f anything，my mther's respnse was，“What's the matter？Yu dn't like my 39 ？”At that time，cnsuming lts f bread，pasta and desserts never let me feel self­indulgent(放纵自己的)．I 40 carried this high­calrie diet int adulthd.
It wasn't until my mid­30s that I 41 smething had t change. I had little energy，and because my fat bdy didn't want t d anything，it seemed 42 was passing me by.
When a friend 43 I start each day with atmeal(燕麦片)fr breakfast，I said，“Yu've gt t be kidding！”But this friend was very enthusiastic and tld me that it wuld make me keep full withut being 44 in calries r fat，s I tk her advice.
I'm nt exaggerating(夸张)when I say atmeal has 45 the quality f my life.I used t get hungry between breakfast and lunch，reaching fr a cup f cffee and its charming cmpanin，the cake. Nw，I dn't even 46 fd until lunchtime.
After a year f eating atmeal fr breakfast，I 47 ver 15 punds. I have mre energy t d things，such as taking a walk after getting hme frm wrk instead f 48 ．
My friends and clleagues have nted the psitive 49 f atmeal.S if yu want t 50 ，why nt eat atmeal?
36．A．familiesB．dinnersC．husesD．bdies
37．A．frgetB．remindC．rememberD．cunt
38．A．refusedB．askedC．demandedD．accepted
39．A．actingB．dressingC．teachingD．cking
40．A．sadlyB．carefullyC．secretlyD．naturally
41．A．prmisedB．requiredC．realizedD．argued
42．A．hpeB．lifeC．prblemD．reasn
43．A．ppsedB．suggestedC．beggedD．failed
44．A．lwB．highC．deepD．shrt
45．A．expectedB．inventedC．remainedD．changed
46．A．thrw abutB．wrry abutC．lk abutD．think abut
47．A．raisedB．cveredC．lstD．mved
48．A．singingB．writingC．sleepingD．learning
49．A．resultsB．designsC．viewsD．directrs
50．A．lse weightB．give upC．take exerciseD．stay up
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。
Tuan was a farmer in Vietnam. Fr decades, he had been struggling t rid his family 51 hunger. Hwever, it always cnfused him hw 52 (expand) the utput f his crps. This 53 (disturb) prblem led t his regretting being a farmer. He wuld rather have chsen 54 jb.
One day, when skimming thrugh a newspaper, Tuan read a cmment n Yuan Lngping. He underlined Yuan’s natinality and ccupatin, and then 55 (fcus) n his discvery and the statistics f his research. He fund the knwledge Yuan circulated very 56 (practice). Therefre, he made a summary and began t build up a new farming methd. He planted super grain f rich nutritin and equipped 57 (he) t keep his crp rts free f bacteria and pests. He als enriched minerals in the sil while 58 (reduce) chemical fertilizers. Thugh it cst him mre time and 59 (free), he was full f hpe.
The next year, Tuan was sunburnt but satisfied with 60 (he) prductin very much. Thanks t Yuan Lngping, he nt nly wn the battle against hunger, but he culd als exprt his crps abrad.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
61．假设你是李华，你在某英文旅游网站看到一则招聘以中文为母语的人做本地导游的假期工作，你对此很感兴趣。请根据以下要点写一封申请信。要点如下：
1. 消息来源，求职心愿；
2. 自我介绍，自己的优势；
3. 获职打算，请求答复。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir r Madam,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I am lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节 （满分25分）
62．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。
This past summer, my family went n ur annual vacatin in a cttage n a lake. There were varius activities t keep everyne busy: swimming, fishing and building sand castle n the beach. In the evenings, we gathered n the beach, having great fun.
Hwever, by the third day f ur vacatin, I nticed my sister, Jane, spent mst f her time watching vides and lking thrugh nline shps indrs. She was s addicted t her cell phne! Over dinner, I tld Jane we wuld hike t the tp f the muntain acrss the lake the fllwing mrning. I stared at her, “Put yur phne away and enjy the scenery. It’s really amazing.”
“Well,” Jane shrugged her shulders and answered unwillingly, “there are sme bargains tmrrw in several nline shps, s I’ll nt be available.”
“Cme ut t enjy the fresh air and many views. Hiking is fun!” (嘟囔),“I can nt walk that far.”
When I said it nly tk half an hur f steady walking t climb t the tp, she ndded, “OK. I’ll g.”
The next mrning was perfect fr a hike, with sunny clear skies and gentle winds. I gt up early and packed sme sandwiches and bttles f water int my backpack alng with the camera. Jane came slwly dwnstairs, and annunced in a very unenthusiastic vice, “I’m ready t g, Jim.”
Anyway, we stepped ut f ur cttage and quite a different view unflded befre ur eyes. Against the blue skies, a rugh path wund t the tp f the muntain acrss the lake with wild flwers and grass n bth sides. The sunlight brightened n the glassy surface f the lake. We began frm the path.
“I’m still wndering if this is a gd idea, but if yu culd d it, I culd als d.” She cmplained, frwning.
注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右：
2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
She fllwed me, her mind wandering.
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Paragraph 2:
Reaching the tp, Jane widened her eyes, shuting, “Hw awesme!”.
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参考答案：
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.A 11.B 12.C 13.B 14.B 15.B
16．B 17．D 18．B
19．C 20．A 21．D 22．A
23．A 24．C 25．B 26．B
27．B 28．A 29．D 30．A
31．D 32．F 33．A 34．C 35．E
36．B 37．A 38．A 39．D 40．D 41．C 42．B 43．B 44．B 45．D 46．D 47．C 48．C 49．A 50．A
51．f 52．t expand 53．disturbing 54．anther 55．fcused 56．practical 57．himself 58．reducing 59．freedm 60．his
61．Dear Sir r Madam,
I read frm yur website that yu want a lcal turist guide in China. I am very interested in this jb.
I am a 17-­year­-ld Chinese by with a gd knwledge f bth Chinese and English. Besides, I am gd at cmmunicating with thers and expressing myself. In additin, I am fnd f travelling. During my vacatin, I ften g travelling with my family r friends, s I am quite familiar with the turist attractins in this city. If I can get this jb, I believe I can d it very well.
I am lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
62．
She fllwed me, her mind wandering. Minutes later, we started t climb a steep slpe. Jane sighed, dragging her legs behind me. I was surprised t find sme rarely-seen trees and flwers, and tk many phts but Jane shwed n interest. She stpped and sat n a rck, thirsty, sweaty and bred. I handed her a bttle f water and we tk a break. “I missed my phne,” she cmplained as we cntinued climbing. Thugh unhappy, she just climbed alng with me.
Reaching the tp, Jane widened her eyes, shuting, “Hw awesme!” She lked arund dreamily, her eyes twinkling with indescribably wild excitement. A refreshing breeze brushed the muntain tp, miles f trees spread ut belw us and birds chirped between branches. We sat n a large rck and ate sandwiches, enjying the sunds, the smells and the sunlight.“Anyne still wants her phne?” I jked. She rlled her eyes, laughing ut lud. The next mrning, Jane danced t my rm, crying, “Let's hike arund the lake tday.” “Sure, get ur backpack then,” I beamed, relieved and jyful.
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，主要讲述了作者全家去湖边的一间小屋度假，大家都玩得很愉快，但是作者第三天发现妹妹Jane沉迷于手机，所以作者决定让Jane和自己一起出去爬山。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“她跟着我，心不在焉”可知，第一段可描写Jane虽然同意和作者一起爬山，但是感觉爬山很累，不如玩手机有趣。
②由第二段首句内容“登上山顶时，Jane睁大了眼睛，喊道：‘太棒了！’”可知，第二段可描写Jane到达山顶看到美景感觉惊讶，从此爱上了户外活动。
2.续写线索：Jane勉强同意外出爬山——途中，Jane抱怨这次爬山体验——到达山顶，Jane被美景征服——从此爱上户外活动
3.词汇激活
行为类
①拍照：take phts/take pictures
②抱怨：cmplain /make a cmplaint
③笑容满面：beam/be all smiles
情绪类
①惊讶的： surprised /astnished/amazed ②不高兴的：unhappy/upset