湖南省长郡中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

湖南省长郡中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试
题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、短对话
1．What is the weather like probably?
A．Sunny.B．Cloudy.C．Rainy.
2．How will the speakers go to the cinema?
A．By taxi.B．By bus.C．By underground. 3．How does the woman feel about the musical?
A．Great.B．So-so.C．Terrible.
4．What makes the man feel good about the new job?
A．The salary.B．The traveling chances.C．The working time. 5．What do we know about the man?
A．He won’t go to the party.
B．He will attend the party alone.
C．He will take friends to the party.
二、长对话
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6．How soon will the woman go back home?
A．In about one week.B．In about half a month C．In about a month. 7．What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A．Teacher and student B．Former colleagues.C．Primary classmates.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8．How might the relationship between the woman and her parents be?
A．Good.B．Bad.C．Distant.
9．How old might the woman be?
A．16.B．15.C．18.
10．Which of the following is right?
A．The woman has no pocket money.
B．The woman has much freedom.
C．The woman wants to go on holidays with her parents.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

11．Where does the conversation probably take place?
A．In a library.B．In a classroom.C．In a bookstore. 12．What book did Tim suggest?
A．Write Ideas.B．Writing Letters.C．Academic Writing Course.
13．What does the man want to improve?
A．Pronunciation.B．V ocabulary.C．Grammar.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

14．Why does the man seldom do exercise?
A．He lacks motivation.B．He has a heart problem.C．He works all the time. 15．What does Jacob Sattelmair probably do?
A．He’s an athlete.B．He’s a rescarcher.C．He’s a journalist. 16．Why does the woman speak of a study?
A．To encourage the man to exercise.
B．To recommend an exercise.
C．To support her findings.
三、短文
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17．Who is the speaker probably talking to?
A．Movie fans.B．News reporters.C．College students. 18．When did the speaker take English classes?
A．Before he left his hometown.
B．After he came to America.
C．When he was 15 years old.
19．How does the speaker feel about his teacher?
A．He's proud.B．He's sympathetic.C．He's grateful. 20．What does the speaker mainly talk about?
A．How education shaped his life.
B．How his language skills improved.
C．How he managed his business well.
四、阅读理解
Young Writers Awards
About the Contest
Bennington College has a unique literary tradition. We’ve had twelve Pulitzer Prize winners, three US poet laureates, four MacArthur Geniuses, and two of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. In celebration of this, Bennington launched the Young Writers Awards to promote excellence in writing at the high school level. Students are invited to enter with the following work:
•Poetry: A group of three poems
•Fiction: A short story (1,500 words or fewer) or one-act play
•Nonfiction: A personal or academic essay (1,500 words or fewer)
A first-, second-, and third-place winner is selected in each category. We welcome participation of both US and international students.
Awards & Rules
First-place winners in each category are awarded a prize of $1,000; second-place winners receive $500; third-place winners receive $250.
•No charge for entrance. Fees for accidents caused by participants are required.
•All entries must be original work reviewed, approved and guided by a teacher. We will use your teacher as a contact for the competition should we have any questions. For homeschooled students, please contact one to assist in your writing even if you have experience in such competitions.
Young Writers Awards finalists and winners are also qualified for undergraduate scholarships at Bennington. Young Writers Awards finalists who apply and gain admission to Bennington will receive a $10,000 scholarship every year for four years, for a total of $40,000. Young Writers Awards winners reaching the standard will receive $15,000 every
year, for a total of $60,000.
21．What can be learned about the Young Writers Awards?
A．It rewards three winners at last.
B．It’s a tradition of Bennington College.
C．It accepts participants worldwide.
D．It offers scholarships to undergraduates.
22．What are the participants asked to do?
A．Hand in a personal essay.B．Have related writing experience.
C．Pay an entry fee on time.D．Find a teacher to help with the entry. 23．How much will the second-place winner to be admitted into Bennington gain in total?
A．$10,500.B．$15,500.
C．$40,500.D．$60,500.
Born in 1887 in a Russian-Jewish town, Chagall started painting at the age of 19. Disappointed with the colors of traditional Russian art, he loved to paint with strong blues, reds and yellows.
So in 1911, he moved to Paris, France, where artists from around the world were creating novel art forms and he acquired fresh ways of painting eagerly. He stayed true to his childhood memories. While others chose modern subjects, he painted scenes of fantasy based on an older, farmer-like way of life. Blue dogs, yellow skies and red trees were all creations of his imagination.
Chagall went through two world wars and personal sufferings. In 1941, because his family were Jewish, the Chagalls had to leave France to escape the Nazis during World War Ⅱ. In 1944 came another blow. Chagall’s beloved wife Bella died of an illness. Despite the hardships, his passion for painting never faded. In the 1950s, he returned to France and continued to make his dreamlike paintings.
One day, during a walk in a village, he discovered a 700-year-old church (教堂), where he saw a stained-glass (彩色玻璃) window that contained a green horse. It looked as if Chagall might have created it himself. Here was a sure sign, he thought, that he should create his own stained-glass windows.
Then Chagall devoted all his energy and time to the work. As we know, many stained-glass windows are made of flat colors, but Chagall used various techniques to create
the effects he wanted. He made flexible use of bright colors, putting light into the works. He painted images on glass, then had them fired to high temperatures, making the lines and colors part of the glass.
Chagall created the stained-glass windows for churches and other buildings around the world until his death in 1985. He gave them as gifts to the world and often refused payment. Today, people are still amazed at how his stained-glass creations shine and change with the sun.
24．Why did Chagall choose to go to Paris?
A．To learn new painting skills.B．To publicize his new ideas about art.
C．To experience the colorful local life.D．To participate in modern art exhibitions. 25．What led Chagall to design stained-glass windows?
A．Desire to let in more sunlight.B．Intention to improve the quality of glass.
C．Encouragement from some famous artists.D．Inspiration from an ancient church window.
26．What does paragraph 5 mainly talk about?
A．Chagall’s working attitude.B．The images Chagall created.
C．Chagall’s artistic experiences.D．The features of Chagall’s works. 27．Which of the following can best describe Chagall as an artist?
A．Imaginative and honest.B．Generous and easy-going.
C．Creative and strong-willed.D．Energetic and traditional.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China(CAAC) confirmed on Monday that a Boeing 737 passenger plane with 132 aboard crashed in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The CAAC has activated an emergency mechanism and sent a working group to the scene.
The crash site of the Chinese passenger plane was located at Molang Village, Langnan Town in Tengxian County, Wuzhou City in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to the local emergency department.
The Wuzhou City Fire Rescue Detachment (支队) immediately sent 23 fire trucks and 117 fire rescue personnel to the site. The Guangxi Fire Rescue Corps launched an emergency plan and reinforced 538 fire rescue personnel from nearby detachments for further help.
The forest fire bureau has deployed (部署) 450 firefighters stationed in Zhaoqing,
Guangdong Province, and Guilin in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the scene.
China Eastern Airlines has grounded all Boeing 737-800 aircraft after the crash, company officials said.
Rescuers are making all-out efforts to retrieve (找回) the black boxes of the passenger plane with 132 people aboard that crashed in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Monday afternoon. an official with the Civil Aviation Administration of China said Tuesday night.
The plane was severely damaged and the investigation is very difficult, Zhu Tao. head of CAAC aviation safety office, told a press briefing.
At present, the investigation team is carrying out a full search in accordance with the procedures, with rescuers exploring the crash site and going all out to search the black boxes, Zhu said.
The team is also thoroughly investigating other aspects, including flight, maintenance, air traffic control, meteorology (气象学), aircraft design and manufacturing, Zhu said .
Based on known information, the authorities do not yet have a clear clue to the cause of the passenger plane crash. the official said.
28．Which of the following is the measure taken by the local authority after the plane crashed?
A．The Wuzhou City Fire Rescue Detachment launched an emergency plan.
B．The Guangxi Fire Rescue Corps sent 23 fire trucks and 117 fire rescue personnel to the site.
C．The Guangxi Fire Rescue Corps increased 538 fire rescue personnel for further help.
D．The forest fire bureau has organized 450 firefighters to Zhaoqing and Guilin. 29．What does the underlined word in paragraph 5 mean?
A．Protest.B．Stop.C．Donate.D．Locate. 30．What can we infer from this passage?
A．There were altogether 655 fire rescue personnel to provide help.
B．Rescuers have retrieved the black boxes
C．Air traffic control is the key factor leading to the crash.
D．The clue of the cause has yet to be found.
31．Where is this article taken from?
A．A newspaper.B．A textbook.C．A science magazine.D．A biological
journal.
Every time your fingers touch your cell phone, they leave behind traces of chemicals. And each chemical offers clues to you and your activities. By analyzing them. scientists might be able to piece together a story about your recent life, a new study finds.
A molecule is a group of atoms. It represents the smallest amount of some chemical. Your skin is covered in molecules picked up by everything you’ve touched. With each new thing your skin contacts, you leave behind some small share of what it’d touched earlier.
Researchers at the University of California. San Diego (UCSD)recently analyzed such chemical leftovers on the phones of 39 volunteers. The study was led by biochemist Amina Bouslimani. To explore those remains, the UCSD team wiped the surface of each volunteer’s phone with a cotton swab(药棉签). The scientists also swabbed each person’s right hand.
Then the researchers compared the chemicals found on each cell phone. The scientists discovered as many of the molecules as they could. They then compared these to a database of chemicals. Pieter Dorrestein. a UCSD pharmaceutical chemist, had helped set up that database a few years earlier, which contains various substances, including spices, caffeine and medicines.
Traces of anywhere from hundreds to thousands of different molecules turned up on each phone. The molecules reflected what had been in the body, and what each person had handled before touching the phone. From all these molecules, Bouslimani says. “We could tell if a person is likely female, uses high-end cosmetics, dyes her hair, drinks coffee, prefers beer over wine or likes spicy food.”
Police already use molecular analyses to look for traces of explosives or illegal drugs. To date, Dorrestein says. he’s never heard of police using phone remains to narrow down behavioral clues to search for a suspect. But detectives might one day use such data to track down someone who left a phone behind at a crime scene.
32．What can we conclude about the user by analyzing the leftovers on the phone?
A．Personality.B．Intelligence.C．Appearance.D．Lifestyle. 33．What was the first thing needed to be done for the study?
A．Comparing different chemicals.B．Hiring volunteers with cell phones.
C．Building a database containing chemicals.D．Collecting the chemicals from phones.
34．What’s the author’s attitude towards the application of the research finding?
A．Uninterested.B．Disappointed.C．Doubtful.D．Positive. 35．What should be the best title for the text?
A．Fingers Leave Clues about You on Your Phone
B．Your Phone May Be Home to Various Chemicals
C．Molecules Are Used to Search for Illegal Drugs
D．Cell Phones Will be Used in More Fields
五、七选五
Does the happiness of parents play a role in shaping the overall happiness of their children? Scientific studies have shed light on the far-reaching connection between parental happiness and the positive development of kids. It seems that parental happiness has an important influence on the emotional, social, and cognitive (认知的) development of children.
perhaps it can motivate them to view it as part of being a good parent.
37 For example, they can join in activities that bring them joy and satisfaction. This could include hobbies, exercise, pursuing personal goals, or taking time for relaxation. When parents improve their own happiness, they can better support their children’s happiness.
Another great idea is sharing experiences and creating many memories together. The idea is twofold. 38 At the same time, the shared experiences and showing their children how happy they are to do something they love can be incredibly valuable as well.
One of the main aspects of being happy parents is feeling comfortable, confident and able to be themselves, despite their new status and huge responsibility. Honestly, when parents prioritize their own happiness, it has positive effects on the overall happiness of the family. 39
When parents put their own happiness first, they become role models for their kids. They see the importance of self-care, pursuing passions and maintaining healthy relationships.
40 So, parents should accept their uniqueness, enjoying life!
A．However, part of being responsible is being honest.
B．They are passing on some major life skills and attitudes.
C．They may lose a bit of their sense of self when caring for children.
D．Parents can adopt practical ways to enhance their own happiness.
E．A joyful and harmonious family environment benefits everyone involved.
F．This can happen when parents prioritize their own happiness according to Inc. G．Firstly, the parents continue to be themselves and do something they love.
六、完形填空
After ten years of working for a Wall Street bank, I determined to go beyond a nine-to-five job. Scanning advertisements, I learned a financial company was to hire more
come back for 12 more interviews with his top salespeople!
Over the next five months, every one of them 44 me from working as a consultant in finance. “You are better off in a safe nine-to-five job.” “Eighty percent of newcomers fail within their first year.” The more they attacked my dream, the more my stomach 45 . I realized I would have to “fake it till I make it”, though.
Eventually, the last interview with the president came. “You’ve got the job!” he announced, and then added, “On one46 that you must resign, participate in our training and take an exam.” I accepted. “It’s 250 questions long and you must pass it without one point lost on the first 47 !”
I nearly choked at the prospect of taking a huge leap of faith into the unknown. However, attracted by this great 48 and the courage I had never had, I 49 hard and said, “I’ll take it.”
As instructed, I cut my lifeline to the bank and leapt into 50 waters. After the training, I took the exam and when the scores were displayed, I let out a loud sigh of 51 .
My experience 52 the truth of Thoreau’s words: “If one advances 53 in the direction of his dreams and 54 to live the life which he had imagined, he will meet success 55 in common hours.”
41．A．appointment B．arrangement C．prediction D．decision 42．A．glad B．skeptical C．negative D．positive
43．A．Thus B．Moreover C．Instead D．Then 44．A．separated B．discouraged C．banned D．dismissed 45．A．loosened B．changed C．tightened D．swelled 46．A．situation B．condition C．position D．occasion 47．A．question B．point C．day D．try 48．A．achievement B．advertisement C．risk D．firm 49．A．swallowed B．shook C．clapped D．worked 50．A．still B．unproven C．rough D．known 51．A．belief B．sorrow C．relief D．regret 52．A．recognized B．tested C．contradicted D．confirmed 53．A．confidently B．freely C．randomly D．lonely 54．A．threatens B．agrees C．attempts D．promises 55．A．unexpected B．unfinished C．unfamiliar D．unpractical
七、用单词的适当形式完成短文
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。

Li Bai’s love of reading from an early age contributed to his romantic style. He started studying the classics when he was only five years old, 56 was reading ancient philosophers of different schools at the age of ten, including Confucianism and Taoism.
Li Bai’s romantic style was also 57 (deep) rooted in the social and historical context in which he lived. Li Bai 58 (grow) up in the most glorious period of the Tang Dynasty, a time of economic boom and social stability. This open and 59 (tolerate) atmosphere allowed Li Bai the liberty to develop a free and unconstrained personality, 60 in turn, had a huge impact on his poetic production.
Given his personal experiences and the historical background, it is only natural 61 (see) that the majority of Li Bai’s poems are characterized by the romantic style. Even the most uninformed reader would not fail 62 (impress) by the poet’s rich imagination. The moon and stars in the sky, the natural landscape and the figures in legends all become 63 vehicle for his imagination. Equally impressive 64 (be) Li Bai’s free expression of strong feelings, which breathes vitality into the lifeless objects he describes, and which distinguishes him from other landscape poets. These features are inseparable from
Li Bai’s wide use of 65 (exaggerate), metaphor and other artistic techniques.
八、邀请信
66．假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Mike对中国传统艺术很感兴趣，你想邀请他和你一起去参观你们当地的一个剪纸艺术展览。

请你给他发一封邮件，告知具体事项，内容包括：
1. 时间和地点；
2. 剪纸艺术展览的目的和意义等。

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 Mike,
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
九、读后续写
67．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、
I had always prided myself on my sharp tongue and brilliant response whether in class debates or casual arguments. Thus, when I was selected to represent the school in the national debate series, I was naturally extremely confident of myself.
All the members in my team were good speakers. We had an experienced teacher who trained us well. But I was undoubtedly the most outstanding speaker. In each of the rounds that I debated in, all the judges selected me as the best one. This meant that my confidence was the highest by the time we found ourselves with one week to train before the finals. I had every reason to believe that I would be voted the best speaker for the debate series.
I began to be self-important about the whole business and started behaving that way with
my team-mates. I would laugh at Eton’s poor debating style. I would complain of Vivian’s slow response. I saw myself as the natural debater who would be disappointed by their bad performance.
As the finals drew near, I became more and more dissatisfied with my team. I began missing practices. My teacher was worried. My teammates were panicked. However, they had no choice but to rely on me to win the finals. Even if they would love to remove me from the team they could not because there was no replacement good enough.
The day of the finals finally came. I was very excited that I was able to finally show off my debating skills. Everyone was expecting my performance.They knew that I was praised to be the one most likely to win the best speaker for the debate series.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Paragraph1:
But the reality was not something that I had ever imagined.
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Paragraph 2:
Suddenly,a comforting hand from behind held mine.
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十、根据句意填空
paintings that had traditionally dominated European art. (根据句意填空)
69．The first section presents a peaceful scene of rural life near Bianjing, featuring crop fields, a river the landscape, and farmers hard at work. (根据句意填空) 70．Generations of poets, both in China and abroad, his inspirational poems. (根据句意填空)
71．Though journalists presenting the truth，it is better to use our own judgement than rely entirely on news reports. （根据句意填空）
72．In the future, advertising will be even more about understanding individual customers and sending them advertisements .(根据句意填空)。