山东省淄博市淄博中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

山东省淄博市淄博中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英
语试题
一、阅读理解
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Reader’s Digest(读者), we’re relaunching (重新推出) our much-loved 100-Word-Story Competition with prizes of up to £1, 000 to be won.
Our 100-Word-Story Competition is your chance to show the world your story-telling talents. There are three categories—one for adults and two for schools: one for children aged 12-18 and one for children under 12. Your stories should be new, unpublished, and exactly 100 words—not a single word shorter or longer! Multiple entries are allowed per person.
The editorial team will pick a shortlist of three in each category and post them online on1st November 2023.
You can vote for your favourite, and the one with the most votes will get the top prize. V oting will close on30th November 2023 and winners will be published in our December issue.
More details:
·Complete the entry form below to enter. Include your full name, address, email and phone number when filling in the form.
·Prizes:
Adults category: the winner will receive £1, 000 and a Serious Readers High Definition Floor or Table Light (value up to £399.99).
12-18s category: the winner will receive a £200 book voucher.
Under 12 category: the winner will receive £100 of book vouchers.
·Need some help with writing your story? Click here to checkout our handy guide!
·Please keep an eye on our Twitter or Facebook for more up-to-date news.
1．How many categories are there in the story competition?
A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.
2．What will a teenager get if he/she wins the competition?
A．A prize worth £399.99.B．£100 of book vouchers.
C．A £200 book voucher.D．An issue of Reader’s Digest.
3．From which is the text probably taken?
A．A speech.B．A website.C．A guidebook.D．A news report.
When Jenny Streete began caring for older people more than 50 years ago, prejudice was part of her everyday working life. Streete, who grew up in Jamaica and came to England in 1967, had a way of dealing with it: “Just put a smile on your face,” she says. “If you let bad words into your brain, it will only cause you more harm.”
The 81-year-old remembers one instance of abuse.
Streete says: “The sister who was managing the ward (病房) tried to calm a woman down. But I told the sister to let her say what she has to say. I don’t mind.”
The next night, Streete noticed the woman’s blanket had fallen off. She replaced it, telling the patient in a low voice exactly what she was doing and why. The same thing happened the next night, and the next. “But then, the night that I was off duty, that same woman asked the sister: ‘Where is that black lady? I don’t want anyone else to look after me while she is on duty. She was so kind.’”
Brought up by her grandparents, Streete found her vocation after a mystery illness that nearly killed her, and left her with permanently damaged vision. She got better, she says, because of “loving care and tenderness”. When she came to England, she was determined to give that care to others.
And Streete hopes to carry on caring for older people as long as possible — although, she says, her children are urging her to retire. She currently works two nights a week in an end-of-life ward which provides specialist nursing. Many of the people she looks after are now a similar age to her.
Her preference for night shifts hasn’t changed, either. She frequently stays on after her shift is finished, to spend time with residents.
She urges those considering a career in care to think hard about why they’re choosing it. “Sometimes, people are not happy because they don’t want to do the job — they have to do it, because there is no other way. Wanting to do it is very different from having to do it.”
But the key quality a care worker needs, she says, is patience, “Some people like to do everything quick-quick-quick, but you have to take your time with residents. I just try to treat
everybody the way I would like to be treated.”
4．What do we know about Jenny Streete?
A．She never accepts others’ words.
B．She minded so much when abused.
C．She fell ill when she left Jamaica.
D．She has her own opinions about nursing.
5．What motivated Streete to choose her lifelong occupation?
A．Her love for England.B．The tender care she got.
C．Older people’s prejudice.D．Her grandparents’ encouragement. 6．What qualities does Streete possess as a nurse?
A．Serious and wise.B．Positive but stubborn.
C．Responsible and patient.D．Honest but indifferent.
7．What is the passage mainly about?
A．Jenny Streete’s care for others in her whole life.
B．Jenny Streete’s advice on how to find a good job.
C．Jenny Streete’s experiences of fighting disease.
D．Jenny streete’s determination to remove prejudice.
The Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland Park in East China’s Zhejiang Province, founded in 2005, is the country’s first national wetland park. Situated in the western part of Hangzhou, Xixi is only 5 kilometers away from the West Lake, a renowned UNESCO World Heritage site in the city.
Water is the soul of Xixi. With an area of 11.5 square kilometers, the park is mostly covered by streams, ponds, lakes and swamps, with six long rivers forming a tangled network of waterways. Nearly 70 percent of the park is water and the length of waterways inside the park surpasses 100 kilometers.
Additionally, about 85 percent of the land in Xixi is covered by plants such as reeds(芦苇), willows and persimmon (柿子) trees and a variety of wildlife living among them, making Xixi a great platform for animal and bird watching, scientific research and education.
Because of its abundant water resources and species, Xixi Wetland is an important part of Hangzhou’s ecosystem and helps purify water, relieve flooding, regulate the climate and maintain
biodiversity. Nestled in an urban area of the city, it is called “the natural purifier of Hangzhou”.
As well as providing a place for people to enjoy the region’s natural charm, Xixi Wetland is also a cultural treasure which has been described and extolled by scholars throughout history.
Xixi was a land of beauty and a place of seclusion(隐居) in the eyes of ancient people. Inspired by the elegance of Xixi, many literati(文人)—including Su Dongpo, Tang Bohu, Dong Qichang and Yu Dafu —created numerous literary works about the place. Some of them are showcased on the inscribed boards and tablets dotted throughout the wetland park.
The Xixi Wetland was not quite so well-known to people until the famous Chinese film director Feng Xiaogang used it as a backdrop for part of his 2008 film If You Are the One, adding the wetland to the list of must-visit tourist attractions in Hangzhou.
Today, the pristine(未开发的) scenery, the rustic (淳朴的) charm of a country lifestyle and the ancient traditions of Xixi attract tourists from around the world.
8．How long is the waterway of Xixi National Wetland Park?
A．Over 5 kilometers.B．Over 11.5 kilometers.
C．Over 70 kilometers.D．Over 100 kilometers.
9．Why is Xixi National Wetland Park called “the natural purifier of Hangzhou”?
A．Because it is a platform for animal and bird watching.
B．Because it is a platform for scientific research and education.
C．Because it is nestled in an urban area of the city.
D．Because its ecosystem helps purify water.
10．The underlined word “extolled” in Paragraph 5 most probably means “________”.
A．criticized B．praised C．represented D．painted 11．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Return to Paradise B．Tourist Attractions in Hangzhou
C．Hangzhou, the Natural Purifier D．A Place of Seclusion
Artificial intelligence (AI) is showing promise in earthquake prediction, challenging the long-held belief that it is impossible. Researchers at the University of Texas, Austin, have developed an AI algorithm (算法) that correctly predicted 70% of earthquakes a week in advance during a trial in China and provided accurate strength calculations for the predicted earthquakes.
The research team believes their method succeeded because they stuck with a relatively simple machine learning approach. The AI was provided with a set of statistical features based on the team’s knowledge of earthquake physics, and then instructed to train itself using a five-year database of earthquake recordings. Once trained, the AI provided its prediction by listening for signs of incoming earthquakes within the background rumblings (隆隆声) in the Earth.
This work is clearly a milestone in research for AI-driven earthquake prediction. “You don’t see earth-quakes coming,” explains Alexandros Savvaidis, a senior research scientist who leads the Texas Seismological Network Program (TexNet). “It’s a matter of milliseconds, and the only thing you can control is how prepared you are. Even with the 70% accuracy, that’s a huge result and could help minimize economic and human losses and has the potential to remarkably improve earthquake preparation worldwide.”
While it is unknown whether the same approach will work at other locations, the researchers are confident that their AI algorithm could produce more accurate predictions if used in areas with reliable earthquake tracking networks. The next step is to test artificial intelligence in Texas, since UT’s Bureau TexNet has 300 earth-quake stations and over six years worth of continuous records, making it an ideal location for these purposes.
Eventually, the authors hope to combine the system with physics-based models. This strategy could prove especially important where data is poor or lacking. “That may be a long way off, but many advances such as this one, taken together, are what moves science forward,” concludes Scott Tinker, the bureau’s director.
12．How does the AI forecast earthquakes?
A．By identifying data from the satellites.
B．By analyzing background sounds in the Earth.
C．By modeling data based on earthquake recordings.
D．By monitoring changes in the Earth’s magnetic field.
13．What does Alexandros Savvaidis intend to show in paragraph 3?
A．The ways to reduce losses in earthquakes.
B．The importance of preparing for earthquakes.
C．The significance of developing the AI prediction.
D．The limitation of AI algorithms in earthquake prediction.
14．What will the follow-up research focus on?
A．Conducting tests in different locations.
B．Applying the AI approach to other fields.
C．Building more earthquake stations in Texas.
D．Enlarging the database to train the calculation accuracy.
15．Which words can best describe the earthquake-predicting technology?
A．Stable but outdated.B．Effective but costly.
C．Potential and economical.D．Pioneering and promising.
Just Go for a University
For any student, going to a university is one of the most important stages of their lives. It is a time when a young person will move out of their home to be independent. 16 Are you ready for such an exploration? The following information may be helpful
• Why should you go to university?
Learning is a life-long process. University is the right place where you can learn both academically and socially. At university, you will be taught by leading lecturers in their fields of study. 17 Meanwhile, you will meet people with different backgrounds at university. This offers you the chance to learn to look after yourself, to develop your own values and to accept those who may be different.
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Once you have decided that you do want to go to university, how can you choose a dream one? 19 Your interest, the major and the course to be taken are all the concerns. Many universities have open days or send tutors out to talk to the students on what they offer. This also gives you a chance to ask questions. Finding out what their predicted exam grades will also help students determine which university may be the most suitable.
• What can you learn at university?
In many universities, each student begins with a general knowledge base in the first year. Students can have more time to explore their interests before committing to a specific subject. Apart from the academic achievements, various societies, where freshmen can meet like-minded friends, offer you chances to develop the extra-curricular interests in many fields. 20
A．How can you choose a university?
B．You have to first think of various aspects.
C．What should you prepare before going to university?
D．You can thus equip yourself with enough academic knowledge.
E．Besides, it is a great honor to be admitted into such a university.
F．In one sense, the university can be a completely new world to explore.
G．University provides the all-important stepping-stone for your future life.
二、完形填空
As a child, I’d spent entire afternoons 21 new worlds in my mind and giving life to 22 in my stories I wished could be my friends. I’d written myself into my favorite stories so I could be part of them. Writing was a part of me; it was who I was.
However, in high school I 23 with writer’s block (阻碍). By the time I was in college, I’d stopped writing entirely, 24 the dream remained. I wanted to 25 a novel one day. It was then that I read an interview with the Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb. She said she’d go crazy if she didn’t write; she needed to do it to stay 26 . Her words made me feel 27 . She was telling me that I wasn’t really a writer.
Or so I thought. I tried again, and it was like feeling the sun on my skin, or hearing snow lightly fall. I hadn’t realized it, but I hadn’t really been happy until I 28 my pen again. Writing was in my blood after all. Finally, half-hours 29 to writing stretched into hours. Before, I had been upset all the time because I didn’t advance my writing projects. Now, every day was a step forward, and I was 30 with it.
One day, I was reading a story in a library. 31 , an idea hit me that I wanted to submit a few stories. I didn’t do it in the hopes they would get published. And then, something 32 happened. The first story I submitted was chosen for publication! When I got the e-mail, I was wild with joy and 33 around my kitchen table.
That moment 34 me that I must keep writing — not because I’ll go 35 ，but because I want to keep being crazily happy like that.
21．A．creating B．defending C．shocking D．changing
22．A．species B．images C．residents D．characters 23．A．argued B．disagreed C．armed D．struggled 24．A．as if B．even though C．due to D．so that 25．A．read B．buy C．donate D．publish 26．A．mad B．quiet C．awake D．polite 27．A．scared B．upset C．curious D．delighted 28．A．picked up B．picked out C．broke out D．broke down 29．A．contributed B．devoted C．led D．attached 30．A．satisfied B．strict C．angry D．concerned 31．A．Frequently B．Typically C．Suddenly D．Hopefully 32．A．amazing B．ordinary C．difficult D．boring 33．A．hung B．danced C．turned D．looked 34．A．instructed B．directed C．informed D．taught 35．A．crazy B．blank C．wrong D．bankrupt
三、语法填空
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。

A blogger from Sichuan, nicknamed “AI Crazy House,” 36 (release) an AI-generated animated short film of “Journey to the West” 37 the Internet. The film shocked netizens with its visual effects and opened up new 38 (possibility) for presenting classic works in film and television.
Through deep learning and innovative techniques, AI reinterpreted this Chinese literary masterpiece, 39 (deliver) breathtaking visual effects and emotional experiences.
The blogger, Mr. Feng, has 15 years of art experience. He stated that the video, 40 would have taken at least six months to produce manually, was completed in a week with the help of AI.
He also explained the steps 41 (generate) videos with AI. Taking the first episode of “Journey to the West” as 42 example, from the beginning of chaos to the birth of the stone monkey to the learning of art, he emphasized the need to determine the required number of
pictures and storyboards.
He mentioned using ChatGPT to analyze the original text, complete storyboard planning, use AI painting software for drawing, 43 then employ “picture-to-video” software to animate the images.
These processes 44 (general) produce a large number of preliminary drafts. “At present, it is difficult for AI 45 (understand) my meaning.” Mr. Feng said.
四、书信写作
46．五月十九日是中国旅游日。

你校正在举办英语征文比赛，请你写一篇短文投稿，号召同学们文明出游。

内容包括：
1. 如何文明出游；
2. 发出倡议。

注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Be a good tourist
May 19th is named by the State Council as National Tourism Day.
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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。

I was confident at the audition (试演) for the school play and felt pleased to get a role. It just felt good to be in the play, even if I had only four or five lines. I worked hard at perfecting those lines. I repeated them over and over again. I put in the emphases and intonations (语调) that
my drama teacher had suggested and, because I was on stage much longer than for just four or five lines, I had many actions to rehearse (排练) and perform. “Do them in front of a mirror,” my drama teacher had advised me. “Watch how you look; practice and rehearse as often as you can.” I did just that. I worked and worked at it. It was fun and exciting rehearsing.
Then finally the big night came. Suddenly, things felt different. The theater was full of people. As I dressed, I could hear the chatting and noises of the audience. I looked around at the other more experienced actors and saw that their previous confidence seemed to have disappeared. Had they got their makeup right? Was the costume done up correctly? What if they forgot their lines? The more people talked about their anxiety, the more nervous everyone became. The worries spread from person to another—like a baton (接力棒) being passed in a relay race—until the whole of the backstage area seemed to be full of tension and worry.
I was on stage early, at first performing my non-spoken role in the background with several other guys around the same age. When, suddenly, I heard my cue (出场提示), the lights were bright in my eyes, I couldn’t see the audience but knew there were hundreds of people out there all watching me. The words that had flowed so easily when I stood in front of a mirror didn’t want to come, and when they did I found myself hurrying into them. I tried to slow down my thoughts and my words.
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。

But I suddenly realized I had missed a sentence.
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I bowed to the audience excitedly and went back to my drama teacher.
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