湖北省武昌实验中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷

英语试题
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2.5分，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
A Taste of China
I once travelled across China. As a chef, I really felt at home with this place and realized that its variety of food is as vast as its land.
In Beijing, I took to eating Beijing Roast Duck. The barbecue gives it that famous smoky flavour. Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, the tender and juicy duck goes well with the pancakes and the sweet sauce. People say that when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Table manners are no exception. I had to hold chopsticks instead of a knife and fork while eating.
In Shandong, I came across Four-Joy Meatball in a wedding feast. The large round meatball is steamed through to keep its original flavor. Slightly rough and brown outside but incredibly soft inside, it melts in the mouth. I didn’t think anything could beat my tender bacon until I met it!
When it comes to something spicy what else but Chongqing hot pot! There is nothing that a hot pot can’t fix, so no tour of China is complete without trying a hot pot. In the restaurant I chose, there were so many customers eating that there’s not enough room to swing a cat. I have to say my mouth was on fire but I just couldn’t stop!
As well as a burning mouth, I was left with a full stomach, some lovely memories, and a wider understanding of the tastes of China.
1 What do Beijing Roast Duck and Four-Joy Meatball have in common?
A. They adopt the same cooking method.
B. They’re served with dipping sauce.
C. They have crispy skin and tender meat.
D. Their flavour defeat tender bacon
2. What can we know from the fourth paragraph?
A. Chongqing hot pot is the only spicy food.
B. Hot pot is a must when traveling in China.
C. Pets are not allowed into hot pot restaurants.
D. Spicy food fails to appeal to the author.
3. Where is the text most probably taken from?
A. A travel journal.
B. A restaurant guide
C. A Chinese recipe.
D. An online food review.
B
There’s another universe not far from land. It lacks buildings, trees, cars, cellphones and the Internet. Seemingly limitless water extends uninterruptedly in all directions. Civilization goes away, along with any sign of humanity. And it is why I’m really into sailing. I grew up around boats. My father liked sailing and built them.
My older sister and I were stuffed into a car nearly every summer weekend until my late teens to make the trip from northeast Indiana to the south shore of Lake Erie in Ohio, where Talisman built by my father waited patiently through the week.
As a kid, I read the adventures of Robin Lee Graham, a traveller exploring the sea alone, in the pages of National Geographic and, later, in Graham’s book, Dove. However, it wasn’t until about 20 years ago, well into my adulthood, that I took up sailing in a serious way. I’ve made voyages in fair and stormy weather, on my own boats and those of my friends, and ranging from nearshore day sails to blue-water passages.
Still, I’ve made plenty of mistakes. While living in Asia, a sailing friend and I set off across the South China Sea and intended to get to Thailand, only to be pushed by a late-season typhoon that forced us to make landfall in Vietnam, glad to be alive.
Years later, my wife and I lived aboard our 37-foot ship, Symbiosis, while we saved enough to take a two-year leave from our jobs to journey down the U.S. Atlantic coast and through the Bahamas and the Caribbean. We visited many places that never see ships or airplanes and that are nearly impossible to reach anyway other than at the helm of a small boat. But boats are expensive and time-consuming.
After returning from the Caribbean a few years ago, we decided to sell Symbiosis, resolving instead to sail only “other people’s boats”. It didn’t last, though. A few months ago, we found a good deal on a smaller sailboat—easier to maintain but still capable of some short offshore journeys. I think we’ll nam e her Talisman.
4. What would the author do on summer weekends as a kid?
A. He would explore the lost civilization.
B. He would tour northeast Indiana by car.
C. He would patiently wait for his father.
D. He would sail with his father and his sister.
5. What can we learn about the book Dove?
A. It is the most famous work by Graham.
B. It was published in National Geographic.
C. It has something to do with exploring the sea.
D. It was an inspiration for the author’s writing.
6. Why did the author sell his ship Symbiosis?
A. It didn’t function well.
B. He couldn’t afford to maintain it.
C He was fed up with sailing. D. He assumed others’ boats were better.
7. What message does the author convey by the underlined sentence?
A. He is particular about boat names.
B. The new boat will be his favorite one.
C. Talisman bred his lifelong passion for sailing.
D. Talisman displayed his father’s craftsmanship
C
Marie Curie is remembered today for her pioneering work on radioactivity, which not only earned her two Nobel Prizes but also the recognition as the “mother of modern physics”. But while her research into the radioactive elements polonium and radium may have secured her a lasting scientific legacy, those same substances have also had a lasting effect on her body.
Then, in 1911, after much personal tragedy (Pierre Curie had died suddenly in 1906), Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for isolating pure radium. She would go on to devote her research to the study of the chemistry of radioactive substances a s well as their applications in medicine. In fact, if it were not for Curie’s work, our treatments for cancer would likely not be anywhere near as developed as they are today. But despite advocating precautions (预防), Curie’s consistent and prolonged exposu re to these substances came at a cost.
Marie Curie died on July 4, 1934, from aplastic anemia (再生障碍性贫血) caused by her work with radiation. Despite its name, aplastic anemia is more than just anemia; it is a rare blood condition that appears when bone marrow cannot make enough new blood cells for your body to function properly. When Curie died, her body was so radioactive that she had to be laid to rest in a lead-lined (铅封的) coffin. However, no one knew this until 1995 when her coffin was unearthed.
At the time, the French authorities wanted to move the Curies to the national cemetery, the Pantheon, in honor of their contributions to science and for being great figures in French history. The officials responsible for the exhumation (掘尸) contacted the French radiation protection agency with concerns about remaining radiation and asked for assistance to protect workers in the cemetery.
When the exhumers approached the grave, they detected normal levels of radiation on the air, which then rose as the grave was op ened (though not by large amounts). At first, Marie Curie’s coffin appeared to be made of wood, but when opened, they found it was lined with 2.5 millimeters (0.09 inches) of lead. Later examination of Curie’s body revealed that she had remained remarkably well preserved and only small levels of alpha and beta contamination were detected. This, according to The Journal of British Society for the History of Radiology, was likely because Curie had taken steps to limit exposure to radiation in later life.
8. We can infer from the text that Marie Curie ________.
A. invested amounts of money in her research
B. was awarded the Nobel Prize for radium precaution
C. is credited with the development of cancer treatment
D. abandoned her research after her husband’s sud den death
9. What can we know about the exhumation officials?
A. They overestimated the actual radiation level.
B. They were not licensed for the exhumation work.
C. They had no regard for the safety of their workers.
D. They were previously informed of the lead-lined coffin.
10. Why only small levels of radiation was detected from Curie’s body?
A. Her body remained remarkably well preserved.
B. Curie was less exposed to radiation in later life
C. The exhumers lacked adequate assistance technically.
D The lead-lined coffin protect her body from radiation.
11. Which words can best describe Marie Curie based on the text?
A. Remarkable but careless.
B. Successful but aggressive.
C. Ambitious and considerate.
D. Committed and persistent.
D
It is a general belief among academics that the humanities(人文学科) are in crisis. According to Harvard historian James Hankins, part of the problem is the dominance of “critical” reading over “primary” reading. Primary reading takes a text at face value and simply tries to understand what the author intended to say. Critical reading assumes an author’s statements can never be taken at face value. Instead, they must be “seen through” to expose the text’s real meaning, which is determined in line with this or that fashionable theo ry.
Mr. Hankins says primary reading “must be recovered” for higher education in the humanities to be effective. I would go further. Primary reading isn’t important only for the humanities, but for education more generally. The restoration of primary read ing could be a crucial weapon in fighting the “idle talk” that troubles American society.
Idle talk was philosopher Martin Heidegger’s term for inauthentic discourse(话语). It involves adopting and circulating others’ opinions about something without ever p ersonally engaging that thing for yourself. People engaged in idle talk speak in line with expectations for their particular role. They hold and express the opinions a person in their role is expected to hold.
Idle talk can be harmless. Each year my mother forms strong opinions about which films should win Academy Awards without seeing any of them, after reading articles by critics she favors. But idle talk can also be dangerous. Consider journalism. The norm nowadays is for one reporter to break a story, followed by dozens or hundreds of journalists recycling that content. They may add a little spin of their own but rarely look into the issue for themselves—even when this would require but a few clicks. Some journalists even just search social media for the story of the day and rewrite it in their own words.
It could be argued that social media has contributed to the popularization of idle talk. Authentic discourse requires time, effort and good-faith engagement, but social media tends to encourage the opposite. Social media raises this voice, pushing it into user feeds 24/7. We hear about everything, and we can’t hear about anything without also being told what opinion we should have about it. Opinions before facts; know what to think about something before actually looking into it for yourself. And really, why even bother with that?
Primary reading isn’t only something the humanities need. Our entire cultur e needs its value to be recognized and restored.
12. What do we know from the first two paragraphs?
A. Critical reading leads to the crisis in the humanities.
B. Critical reading is generally dominated nowadays.
C. Primary reading fails to expose the real meaning.
D. Primary reading isn’t important for the humanities.
13. What does the underlined word “spin” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Interpretation.
B. Intervention.
C. Interaction.
D. Investigation.
14. What does the author think of social media?
A. It tends to encourage high engagement.
B. It promotes the spread of idle talk
C. It offers people facts instead of opinions.
D. It advocates independent thinking ability.
15. What’s the author’s advice for readers?
A. To focus more on facts.
B. To get off social media.
C. To gain an insight into idle talk.
D. To read original texts exclusively.
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能填入空白处的最佳选项;选项中有两项为多余选项。

Aunt Suzy insists you have seconds before you’ve even finished your meal. Or you can count on you r coworker to say things like, “I can’t believe you’re only going to have a salad for lunch! “These are both examples of food pushing.
It’s common to find yourself in a situation where someone is pressuring you to eat or commenting on your food choices. Intentional or not, the pressure to eat can make you feel uncomfortable, or worse, disturb your dietary preferences. ___16___
Change the subject. It can be helpful to change the subject immediately upon your response. You can simply say, “no thank you”, and immediately follow with a question to distract the food pusher. ___17___ Keep it positive. Avoid making negative comments about the food, your body, or health condition when declining a food pusher. ___18___. Praise the chef for their hard work and how amazing the food looks or smells while politely saying no.
___19___ Communicating your boundaries honestly and openly puts you back in control of what you eat and lets others know your wants and needs. Remember, you’re allowed to say no without feeling guilty.
Avoid challenging situations. You know your food preferences. Take time beforehand to research the restaurant or ask abo ut the menu so you can be sure there’s food you can eat. ___20___
Even if you can’t find the “right” way to say no, chances are no permanent damage will be done to the relationships in your life when you do, so stick to your guns. Remember, no one but you is in control of your own behavior. You have the right to make your personal health a top priority.
A. Stay honest.
B. Instead, keep it light.
C. Hold your boundaries.
D. It may be something like “what are your plans for this weekend?”
E. It may be uncomfo rtable, but you’ll have to kindly repeat yourself.
F. Having that information will empower you to make suitable choices.
G. Learning how to say no will help you cope with similar experiences.
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。

I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left ___21___. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other___22___?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, when children from different races and religions played and studied together ___23___. At that time my family lived a stone’s ___24___ from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just ___25___ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well ___26___ or otherwise. We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we’d explore the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to ___27___ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his ___28___. When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s family later returned to their village, and I lost touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. When I ___29___ my destination, the driver acknowledged my ____30____ but did not move off. Instead, he looked fixedly at me. “Raddar?” he said, using my childhood nickname. I was astonished at being so ____31____ addressed. Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two ____32____ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true ____33____, something hard to describe.
If we can allow our children to be themselves without prejudice, they’ll build friendships with people ____34____ race or religion, who will be ____35____ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and then we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “We happy few. We band of brothers”.
21. A. fascinated B. curious C. frustrated D. puzzled
22. A. parties B. nationalities C. regions D. races
23. A. at random B. in harmony C. on occasion D. by turns
24. A. cast B. drop C. flight D. roll
25. A. embraced B. removed C. sought D. defended
26. A. paid B. preserved C. meant D. treated
27. A. get through B. come across C. deal with D. run into
28. A. absence B. choice C. effort D. company
29. A. stated B. traced C. decided D. ordered
30. A. instructions B. attempts C. intentions D. arrangements
31. A. similarly B. strangely C. familiarly D. dramatically
32. A. departures B. decades C. years D. months
33. A. infection B. affection C. motivation D. homesickness
34. A. let alone B. according to C. rather than D. regardless of
35. A. from B. with C. by D. against
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。

Liu Lijia takes a break from her computer screen in Beijing and places two ___36___ (order) on her mobile phone, one for herself and another for a friend in the southern city of Guangzhou some 2, 200 km away.
Before long, brick-and-mortar chain stores(实体连锁店) in the two cities have the orders ___37___ (deliver)—two tea drinks blended with fruits and cheese. While ___38___ (take) sips of the tea-based beverages, the pair post snapshots on social media to show their visual “tea party”.
In recent years, China ___39___ (see) a boom in “new tea beverages” that combine brewed tea, fresh fruits and vegetables, sometimes laced with dairy products or juice, which are ___40___ (particular) sought-after among young people like Liu.
___41___ natural ingredients, fancy designs and digital services, such drinks cater to the spending habits and aesthetics of young consumers, a group that seeks novelty and has relatively strong buying power, ___42___ observers believe reflects a new consumer market.
As lightweight commodities, new tea drinks ___43___ (expect) to meet young people’s desire for relaxation and social sharing, and have even become ___44___ vehicle for social life.
“People say that a cup of tea beverage a day keeps ____45____ (tired) away, and I do agree with that,” Liu said.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假设你是晨光中学的李华。

你校近期要举办英语演讲比赛，请以“Chinese Youth of the New Era”为题，写一篇演讲稿。

内容包括：
1. 新青年应具备的品质；
2. 新青年应该如何做。

注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 内容充实、行文连贯；
3. 题目已给出，不计入总词数。

Chinese Youth of the New Era
Dear fellow students,
____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________
第二节读后续写(满分25分)
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。

It was in the 1930s, and things were tough. Mum had a hard time raising us on her own in our small community of New Westminster, BC. My dad had drowned in Pitt Lake, five years ago.
Looking back, I realize what Mum went through sending us kids to school. Every morning she would put a new piece of cardboard in our shoes, because the bottom parts were worn out. When we got home, Mum would have “French toast” ready for us. Constant moving was typical for my family in those times. Rent was 25 dollars a month, but Mum couldn’t pay it, and we knew we would be evicted right after Christmas on the first of January.
Christmas was approaching, and we were entitled to a twenty-five-dollar Christmas fund from social services. The inspector came to our house, and searc hed it from top to bottom to be sure we didn’t have any food hidden away. When he didn’t find any, he issued the cheque to Mum.
Mum said that instead of buying food, she would use the 25 dollars to pay back rent, assuring all of us a roof over our heads for a little while longer. She told us then there would be nothing for Christmas.
Unknown to Mum, I had been selling Christmas tree, cleaning snow, and doing part-time jobs to earn enough money to buy a new pair of boots. Boots that weren’t patched, boots with no cardboard in the soles. I knew exactly which boots I wanted. They were ten-inch Top Genuine Pierre Paris and they had a price of 23 dollars.
Well, the big day came on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. I was excited, as I hurried up the road to the shoe store, but on the way I noticed a house with Christmas lights and decorations. It was then I realized at our house, we had no lights, no decorations, nor any money for Christmas meals. I knew that we would have no turkey or ham for Christmas, and I felt sad.
注意：
1.续写词数应150个左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

As I continued walking, I began to reconsider my plan.
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英语试题
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2.5分，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
【1~3题答案】
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A
B
【4~7题答案】
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. B 7. D
C
【8~11题答案】
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. B 11. D
D
【12~15题答案】
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. B 15. A
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能填入空白处的最佳选项;选项中有两项为多余选项。

【16~20题答案】
【答案】16. G 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. F
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。

【21~35题答案】
【答案】21. D 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. A 31.
C 32. B 33. B 34.
D 35. C
第二节(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
【36~45题答案】
【答案】36. orders
37. delivered
38. taking 39. has seen
40. particularly
41. With 42. which
43. are expected
44. a 45. tiredness
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
【46题答案】
【答案】One possible version:
Chinese Youth of the New Era
Dear fellow students,
It’s my great honor to deliver a speech entitled Chinese Youth of the New Era.
As the torchbearers of the future, the Chinese youth should possess certain valuable qualities. First and foremost, we need to dream high, since nobody can achieve success without big dreams, which, like lighthouses, point out our way forward. Additionally, a strong sense of responsibility is what it takes to do everything well. We shouldn’t complain or escape our responsibilities. Instead, we should face the challenges with great determination. As President Xi says, only if the younger generations have dreams and a strong sense of responsibility will a country have a brilliant future.
Long and tough as the journey may be, consistent efforts will take us to the destination. I will bear it in mind and commit myself to making China increasingly prosperous and powerful.
第二节读后续写(满分25分)
【47题答案】
【答案】As I continued walking, I began to reconsider my plan. At one moment, the boots I had been longing for flashed through my head. And then m y Mum’s face appeared, drowned in sorrow, trying in vain to explain to us all why we should celebrate Christmas with no presents, no decorations or no turkey. At exactly that moment, it came to my awareness how selfish I was. Feeling the money in my sweaty hand, I made a big decision and stepped into the grocery store. Having finished shopping, I made my way home, excited and proud of my choice.
With great excitement and tears in my eyes, I knocked on the door. I could hardly wait to see my mother’s face! No sooner had I opened the door than some of the Christmas goodies fell inside onto the floor. She just stood there, dumbfounded. Holding back the tears, I said, “Merry Christmas!” Next moment, I was welcomed by the most passionate hugs and kisses from my beloved Mum.。