陕西省兴平市南郊高级中学2023-2024学年高二下学期第一次质量检测英语试题

陕西省兴平市南郊高级中学2023-2024学年高二下学期第一次
质量检测英语试题
一、阅读理解
France is a country of great food, great fashion, and great art. It is also the birthplace of various painting movements and has been home to the world's most influential painters.
Claude Monet
Claude Monet started the Impressionist movement that completely changed the face of French painting in the second half of the 19th century. He first started out with selling charcoal pictures in Paris and started painting with oil after meeting Eugene Boudin. Eugene, who taught him to use oil paints, also encouraged him to paint outdoors. Later he mastered the technique and painted with his own style.
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh was a post-Impressionist French painter of Dutch origin, whose work had a huge influence on the 20th century art. His early works consisted more of somber（忧伤的）earth tones. However, influenced by Gauguin, Monet, Pissarro, and Bernard, he adopted brighter colors in his works, started experimenting with various techniques and formed his own one. Having produced more than 2,000 works of art, the artist sold only one painting during his lifetime-The Red Vineyard at Arles.
Edouard Manet
As one of the first artists to paint modern life, he began to paint in his own style, maintaining some of Couture's technique like the use of thick lines and dark colors. He was greatly influenced by Claude Monet and Berthe Morisot, which can be seen in his use of light shades. Most of his paintings show scenes from daily life on the streets of Paris.
Camille Pissarro
In his early years, Pissarro painted scenes of rivers or paths from memory. After meeting Paul Cezanne, who shared his interest of painting in a more realistic style, he changed his course to Impressionism. During his career, he experimented with various styles and formed his own one. 1．Who was one of the founders of the Impressionist movement?
A．Claude Monet.B．Vincent van Gogh.C．Edouard Manet.D．Camille Pissarro. 2．How do we know Edouard Manet was influenced by Claude Monet and Berthe Morisot?
A．From his use of thick lines.B．From his use of dark colors.
C．From his use of light shades.D．From his paintings about daily life. 3．What did the four painters have in common?
A．They were all French origin.B．They all learned to paint outdoors.
C．They were all taught by famous artists.D．They all formed their own painting styles.
In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy (破产). The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love me anymore ; he just thinks about his work.”
One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door. “Let me take it first, OK?” “Why not let me take it first?” she asked. “I’m tired, dear. You take it later, OK?” She was very sad. On a rainy day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer. After a few minutes, her eyes were full of tears...it was his diary: Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small house and it was very cold. I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroom could get a little warmer. So I always rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the bathroom could get warmer, at least 1°C．I can’t give her more, but at least I can give her 1°C love.
4．A couple had to move out of their big house because _________.
A．They didn’t have enough money.B．The husband lost his work.
C．They find a better house.D．They went bankrupt.
5．The man wanted to take the shower first because _________.
A．he wasn’t as strong as before B．he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier
C．he wanted to make the bathroom warmer D．he couldn’t stand the cold winter
6．The woman’s eyes were full of tears because ________.
A．she felt sad by her husband’s words B．the rainy day made her sad
C．her eyes were hurt by the computer D．she was moved by her husband’s diary 7．From the reading, we know that _________.
A．the woman didn’t love her husband any more B．the woman had no job.
C．the man loved his wife very much D．the man was very poor before
Success is often considered to be the opposite of failure. To teenagers, it is the achievement of a goal or completion of something they really need, such as good grades and the ability to get along well with their classmates. Some schools used to agree with most parents who measured (判定) the success of their children according to grades, but now they pay special attention to moral (道德的) education and character-building to make sure teenagers achieve success in building human relationships.
Schools give chances to students to discover their hidden ability so that they can enjoy some form of success. For example, those good at speaking skills are advised to take part in speech competitions while those interested in arts are expected to perform in front of their classmates. Teenagers also get the pleasure of success when they join their favorite clubs.
Teenagers are often told that success is not easy to achieve and that success lies in hard work. Great efforts have to be put into project work. Doing things much later than planned should be avoided as this will lead to a mountain of work which finally makes them nervous. Another good quality (品质) is a sense of responsibility which makes them remember that a task has to be completed.
Sticking to moral values is the key to success too. Honest teenagers will win the trust of friends leading to good relationships. Self-motivation (自我激励) is another quality to be developed, for self-motivated teenagers will have the strong will and drive to perform a task and finally get to enjoy a sense of achievement.
8．What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 refer to (指代)?
A．Their classmates.B．Some schools.
C．Most parents.D．Their children.
9．What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A．Project work makes teenagers nervous.
B．Good qualities will lead to a happy life.
C．Teenagers are advised to complete tasks in time.
D．Taking responsibility will make work much easier.
10．What is important for making students strong minded?
A．Honesty.B．Self-motivation.
C．Communication.D．Friends’ trust.
11．What can be the best title for the text?
A．The Value of Moral Education
B．The Key to Discovering Hidden Ability
C．The Meaning of Success to Teenagers
D．The Way to Communicate with Others
I’m used to seeing small leaps in technological progress, but occasionally, there are things that will still shock me. At the end of last year, a company called OpenAI released a truly jaw-dropping demonstration of a new AI technology that feels almost like technology has skipped ahead by a few generations.
This new AI technology is called ChatGPT, a computer program that can understand and respond to human language. It is trained on a lot of text, so it can understand what people are saying and respond in a way that sounds like a real person. What’s even more amazing is that ChatGPT seems frighteningly human in its ability to understand questions and answer them competently. “Write a story about Leonardo da Vinci in the style of Roald Dahl,” you can ask it, and it’ll spin up a pretty good children’s story.
One area where I’ve found ChatGPT to be enormously useful is its ability to write computer code. This has particularly amazed me as unlike the English language, when you write code it has to be very precise and carefully structured – but when I asked it to write me a program that would put some data into a database for me, in a particularly complex way, within seconds it generated something that would have taken me hours to do manually (人工地).
ChatGPT isn’t completely human, however. For example, it sometimes generates things that sound true, but are actually just nonsense. This is because of the way the AI learns through pattern recognition. There’s no real intelligence operating there – it is just repeating something based on what it has “read” before. ChatGPT is better at some tasks than others: it can write a brilliant invitation email, but its ability to rhyme leaves a lot to be desired.
And this is why I’m pretty convinced that ChatGPT is going to change the world, sooner
rather than later. It’s already hugely impressive, but what exists at the moment is just a demonstration. Once the same AI is built into other apps and can connect to the live internet to learn more, it will become even more sophisticated. Our computers will no longer be just our word processors, but our writing partners too.
12．What can we learn about ChatGPT from the second paragraph?
A．It can talk to people with emotion.
B．It seems like having a conversation with a real person.
C．It is unable to generate original content.
D．What it can do frightens many people.
13．Which aspect about ChatGPT’s ability to generate responses does the author feel to be particularly useful?
A．Its efficiency.B．Its precision.C．Its structure.D．Its diversity. 14．What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
A．AI cannot think the same way as humans do.
B．There’s no real intelligence in the world.
C．ChatGPT has some limitations.
D．ChatGPT is better than other chatbot AI.
15．What is the author’s attitude toward ChatGPT?
A．Optimistic.B．Worried.C．Doubtful.D．Conservative.
Carbon Footprint: Definition & Facts
You know you leave a footprint when you walk around with wet foot. 16 This lesson will teach you what a carbon footprint is, what causes carbon footprints, and what you can do to reduce your carbon footprint.
What is a carbon footprint?
17 Most scientists believe that carbon dioxide and other gases like it are contributing to global warming or the slow climate change of our planet. Global warning causes lots of problems for animals and people.
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Electricity
People use electricity in their homes to turn on lights, plug in(接通电源)kitchen appliances like a microwave, and even watch TV or play video games. When you use electricity in your home, you are not creating carbon dioxide, but the power plants that create your electricity do emit carbon dioxide. Power plants that use coal for energy create the most carbon dioxide.
The Environmental protection Agency (EPA) says that electricity is responsible for the largest part of most carbon footprints.
Gas Heating
19 Most homes use oil, natural gas, or electricity to heat their home in the winter, and all of theses sources create carbon dioxide. The amount of carbon dioxide that each family uses depends on how high they run the heat and what kind of fuel they use.
Cars
Cars are another thing that contributes to your carbon footprint. 20 Other forms of transportation, like buses, trains, and planes, also increase a carbon footprint.
A．Causes of carbon footprint.
B．But what is a carbon footprint?
C．Ways to reduce your carbon footprint.
D．The car you use would lead to climate change.
E．This happens because the gas that your car uses to run produces carbon dioxide.
F．The EPA says that gas heating is the second largest source of carbon dioxide emission. G．Every time you use a fossil fuel, like coal or gas, you create a gas called carbon dioxide.
二、完形填空
At 20 years old, I was a confident and handsome student at the University of California at Berkey.
But that year, I 21 a bump (肿块) in my right nostril (鼻孔), and when it didn’t go away, I made an 22 with a doctor. It turned out to be a tumor (肿瘤). Then I underwent surgery. Fortunately, the procedure was 23 , and I returned to classes soon.
But six months later, a new bump appeared. Numerous 24 confirmed it had reproduced a horrible, life—threatening tumor. I was advised to have another operation and
25 that I might lose part of my nose. I was too young to think about death then, but the thought of disfigurement (毁容) made me feel 26 .
I awoke from the surgery with a scarred, disfigured face. As I re-entered the real world, I noticed adults 27 and children pointing—and sometimes laughing—at me. The occasional and 28 negative reactions from my friends also hurt me. My self-respect sank increasingly lower, and I constantly asked others, “Do my looks 29 you?”
Five years and 20 reconstructive surgeries later, I 30 a man receiving treatment. After hearing my question, he criticized me. My problem, he 31 me, was not my physical appearance, but my emotional insecurity. His 32 helped me realize my mental scars were far more disfiguring than my physical ones.
I began examining myself from the inside out. Later, I volunteered at a cancer support organization to offer inspiration and hope to those 33 cancer
Now, I am 34 for who I am—a much stronger person than before. To you, I offer this message: Avoid making judgements about people at 35 .
21．A．took charge of B．took care of C．took control of D．took notice of 22．A．appointment B．arrangement C．commitment D．placement 23．A．severe B．minor C．apparent D．complicated 24．A．novelists B．specialists C．impressionists D．journalists 25．A．advocated B．predicted C．warned D．witnessed 26．A．desperate B．enthusiastic C．delicate D．optimistic 27．A．smiling B．glaring C．glancing D．staring 28．A．unusually B．unintentionally.C．unconventionally D．unselfishly 29．A．bother B．impress C．annoy D．restrict 30．A．greeted B．persuaded C．encountered D．grasped 31．A．abused B．defended C．informed D．motivated 32．A．relief B．security C．defence D．honesty 33．A．going about B．relating to C．wrestling with D．breaking with 34．A．greedy B．grateful C．suitable D．tolerant 35．A．mental vitality B．physical fitness C．social acceptance D．face value
三、语法填空
阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

What is causing the increase in the 36 (globe) average surface temperature? Climate scientists think it is the greenhouse effect, 37 includes “natural” and “man-made”, 38 matters. The “man-made” greenhouse effect has become 39 big problem. People produce huge amounts of green-house gases by burning fossil fuels, 40 (leave) more heat energy 41 (trap) in the atmosphere. The rise in temperature has led to an increase in extreme weather and natural 42 (disaster). Appropriate actions should be taken 43 (prevent) it.
44 , there will be a higher price to pay. Governments should make policies and take measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and individuals can also make a 45 (different) by restricting the amount of carbon dioxide our lifestyles produce.
四、书信写作
46．假定你是李华，你市文化中心将于五月一日在美术馆举办一场中国画(Chinese painting) 画展，请你代表市文化中心写一则通知，内容包括：
1. 展览时间、地点；
2. 展览内容：艺术家传授绘画技巧；欣赏优秀绘画作品；听专家做中国绘画史报告。

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

参考词汇：展览exhibition 美术馆：art gallery 市文化中心：The City Cultural Center
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五、书面表达
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。

Peter woke up early in the morning. He went downstairs in a hurry and started to have his breakfast as quickly as possible.
“Why are you in such a hurry, early bird?” Mum asked him. “We will have an English spelling test today, Mum,” Peter said. “Mr. White promised to offer prizes to those who get 100 scores. I've been studying the word list since last week. Although the words are difficult, I am well prepared for them.”
Peter reviewed the spelling of each word once more carefully when Dad drove him to school. At last, it was time for the students to have a test. “Responsibility,” Mr. White started. Peter wrote it on his test paper quickly and confidently.
“The second word: contribution,” Mr. White said.
“So easy,” Peter thought. He quickly wrote the word down.
Thirty words later, the test papers were collected by Mr. White. “I am to mark your papers now,” he told the class. After marking the test papers, Mr. White said, “three of you won a prize today for excellent test scores. Peter, David and Mary got 100 percent on the spelling test!”
Mr. White praised them. Meanwhile, he gave the three students each a dictionary. Peter's was an English-Chinese dictionary —the one he liked best. Peter was so excited that he held it high when his classmates cheered. “This is my happiest moment.” Peter thought.
After Mr. White gave the test paper back, Peter had a look at the words, feeling proud of his spelling. All of a sudden, the word “contribution” confused him. It didn't seem right. Peter began to compare them after taking out the word list. “C-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-s-i-o-n,” he whispered. He had spelled it wrong.
（注意：1.续写词数应为150词左右；2.每段开头已给出，不计入总词数。

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Paragraph 1：
“What should I do?” Staring at the red sign “100%” which was written at his test paper. Peter was lost in thought.
Paragraph 2：
Peter looked around and found many of his classmates were smiling at him.。