2023-2024学年贵州省毕节市高二下学期期末考试英语试题

2023-2024学年贵州省毕节市高二下学期期末考试英语试题
1. What is the man looking for?
A．A notebook. B．Some books. C．Today’s paper.
2. Which bus should the woman take?
A．Number 5. B．Number 28. C．Number 67.
3. Why does the woman want to use the man’s locker?
A．To store clothes. B．To store books. C．To store newspapers.
4. How much money do the speakers have together?
A．£ 4.60. B．£ 5.00. C．£ 7.40.
5. Who is the man probably?
A．A salesman. B．A scientist. C．A tailor.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6. Why doesn’t the man like to study in the library?
A．It’s too quiet.B．It’s a bit far away.C．It’s rather crowded.
7. What will the speakers do next?
A．Hand in a paper. B．Write a monthly report. C．Get help from the
librarian.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8. Where are the speakers probably?
A．At a gym. B．At home. C．On a ship.
9. What does the man want to do ?
A．Go to work. B．Do some repairs. C．Take a holiday.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A．Co-worker. B．Husband and wife. C．Teacher and parent.
11. What will the man do this evening?
A．Pick up his kid. B．Cook dinner. C．Attend a meeting. 12. How is the weather now?
A．Snowy. B．Cloudy. C．Rainy.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13. In which section does the man need the woman’s help?
A．The literature room. B．The exhibition gallery. C．The dance studio.
14. How many famous writers does the woman mention?
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four.
15. What will the man do next?
A．Visit a book club. B．Read some newer books. C．E-mail a list of books to
the woman.
16. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A．Friends. B．Classmates. C．Teacher and student.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17. What hit Naha?
A．A typhoon. B．A snowstorm. C．An earthquake.
18. How many emergency relief workers have been sent to the rescue?
A．200. B．500. C．700.
19. What happened to Jenny Lynn?
A．She was missing.
B．She was caught by police.
C．She was criticized by her father.
20. What is the last piece of news mainly about?
A．Music. B．Sports. C．Weather.
Four Books Worth ReadingBook: Cloacal Contemplations
Author: Llyris Wood
Price: Paperback $20.99
This collection of true stories shares the funny, sad, and interesting experiences of a long-term wildlife carer and shows readers how amazing our wildlife is. The book shows it is important for us to protect the wildlife and offers the ways to do that.Book: Splashdown
Author: Russell Smith
Price: Paperback$19.99
Three young people developed a unique seaplane service in New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds, where seaplanes were formerly unknown. Follow their many adventures—some highly amusing, some harrowing and often life-saving. It is a book full of creative ideas, which help to develop your ability of imagination.Book: An Entangled Life
Author: Dr. Greta Archbold
Price: Paperback $33.99
This is the story of a woman looking for love and happiness. After 16 years of searching, a miracle occurs on a vacation to Israel, where she meets her true love. Love is the theme of the world and the life without love is incomplete. Read this book and understand the true meaning of love.Book: The Gift of Literacy
Author: Elaine Alvin
Price: Paperback$12.86
This manual aims to guide teachers and parents as they handle students with learning difficulties, as well as underachieving gifted and talented kids, in the area of literacy. It shows real annoying cases related to literacy in daily life and introduces the ways to deal with them. The manual is so popular with teachers and parents that it sells well since published.
21. Which book is the cheapest?
A．Cloacal Contemplations. B．The Gift of Literacy.
C．An Entangled Life. D．Splashdown.
22. Who might be more interested in reading Splashdown?
A．People who are curious about wildlife.
B．People who do study on learning difficulties.
C．People who enjoy reading love stories.
D．People who are eager to explore new things.
23. Which author may devote his/her life to education?
A．Elaine Alvin B．Russell Smith. C．Greta Archbold. D．Llyris Wood
Kawasaki disease(川崎病) is every parent’s nightmare(噩梦). This rare illness is the chief cause of acquired heart disease in babies and young children. Historically, it’s been difficult for doctors to spot it, until recently, when a young inventor developed an app that can find it out. Ellen’s inven tion does research on a photograph of the child and looks for clear signs of Kawasaki disease, like a swollen tongue. It’s a great invention that likely wouldn’t have come about if it all weren’t so personal.
When Ellen, a San Diego native, was 5 years old, her parents rushed her kid sister to the hospital. Three-year-old Kate had a fever, reddened eyes and swelling in her hands and tongue.
At first the puzzled doctors guessed that Kate had a flu. But when her condition didn’t improve, she returned to the Emergency Room, where she was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease and treated immediately. In time she shook off the illness without suffering damage to her heart, making her one of the lucky ones.
10 years later, Ellen, needing a project for a high school scie nce fair, recalled her sister’s illness. “It was a puzzle I wanted to solve,” says Ellen, now a student at Stanford. So she set out to do just that. Using data, she invented an app that can identify the physical signs of Kawasaki disease from a photo. It works similarly to apps that can identify birds and plants. The app is expected to appear soon on the Kawasaki Disease Foundation’s website, kdfoundation. org.
As for Kate, Ellen says the little girl with the mysterious disease is now an energetic high school junior with dreams of becoming an environmental engineer.
24. What can be learned about Kawasaki disease from paragraph 1?
A．It occurs in everyone. B．It may lead to acquired heart disease.
C．It is difficult to identify now. D．It can be treated successfully by Ellen. 25. Why did Kate return to the Emergency Room?
A．To shake off her flu. B．To get good luck.
C．To receive further examination. D．To escape damaging her heart.
26. What inspired Ellen to invent the app?
A．Doctors’ request.B．A science fair.
C．Kate’s illness.D．Stanford’s homework.
27. What does the text mainly talk about?
A．An invention for Kawasaki disease. B．A joyful story of a sick girl.
C．The treatment for Kawasaki disease. D．A united and happy family.
Scientists have figured out how to make large amounts of oil from duckweed (浮萍). Processing such plant oils into biodiesel(生物柴油) for transportation and heating could be a big part of a future looking for clean energy. Researchers could use duckweed plants to produce seven times more oil per acre than soybeans — currently the most commonly used biofuel-producing plant.
Unlike fossil fuels, which form underground over hundreds of millions of years, biofuels can be released faster than they are used. Fuels made from new and used vegetable oil s and animal fat can have a lower carbon foot print than fossil fuels do. Therefore, biofuels will gradually become the mainstream fuels and thrive in the near future.
Although Duckweed, common on every continent but Antarctica, is among the world’s mos t productive plants per acre, the researchers suggest it could be a renewable energy source for three key reasons. First, it grows readily in water, so it wouldn’t compete with food crops for prime agricultural land. Second, duckweed can grow well in agricultural pollution from farms like pig and
chicken farms, potentially cleaning up some of the chemicals such farms release into the water. Third, engineered green plants typically spend a lot of energy on oil production and thus stop growing. But the researchers added to duckweed an oil-producing gene that would be inactive at first, and work only when the plant had finished growing.
The process worked quite well. If it replicates(复制) in other species, this can solve the issue of how we can make more oil in more plants without negatively affecting growth. To make production up to industrial levels, scientists will need to design and produce large-scale vessels(导管) for growing engineered plants and getting oil—a challenge, the study’s lead author John Shanklin, a biochemist at the U. S. Department of Energy’s Brook haven National Laboratory says.
28. What benefit does Duckweed oil have as biofuels?
A．It is the cleanest energy source. B．It tastes better than soybean oil.
C．It is environmentally friendly. D．It has replaced fossil fuels.
29. What does the underlined word “thrive” in paragraph 2mean?
A．Run out. B．Go bad C．Stay weak D．Develop well.
30. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A．What changes Duckweed brought about.
B．Why Duckweed can be renewable.
C．Whether we should grow Duckweed.
D．How we process Duckweed into clean biodiesel.
31. What does Shanklin think of producing biodiesel industrially?
A．Challenging. B．Dangerous. C．Tough. D．Convenient. Astronaut Frank Rubiales made headlines by spending 371 days in space, far beyond his scheduled 180 days, due to a technical failure. This unexpected longer stay became an unforgettable experience for Rubiales and it was turned into a golden opportunity for researchers to explore the effects of long-term space travel on the human body. Although space exploration is of importance for human beings’ development, it brings about unique bad effects on both physical and mental well-being. The absence of gravity in space can cause astronauts to lose muscle and bone strength, which may cause their disabilities. To solve this problem, they must exercise for 150 minutes every week. Additionally, space traveler’s eyes can be affected in the zero-gravity environment, facing the danger of being blind. What’s worse, beyond earth’s protective layer, astronaut s face greater exposure to strong solar radiation, increasing the risk of serious health issues, including cancer. Astronauts’ mental health is also at risk. On Earth, daylight patterns help us sleep, but astronauts in space see 16 sunrises and sunsets each day. The unusual pattern disturbs their natural sleep cycles and leads to anxiety. Besides, the limited social interactions and the constant observation by experts on Earth can result in stress and loneliness. Therefore, these factors stress the importance of
advancing technology and strategies to ensure astronauts’ health and well-being during long-time missions, such as space travel that could last up to years.
The experience and data gathered from missions like Rubiales’ not only help prepare for more distant space explorations but also have improved applications on Earth. Technologies that once supported space exploration are now increasing medical qualities in hospitals and helping recovery from health conditions, bridgeing the gap between space achievements and daily life.
32. What happened to Rubiales?
A．He stayed longer in space for a technical mistake.
B．He returned to the Earth on time.
C．He researched the effects of long-term space travel.
D．He was scheduled to spend 371 days in space.
33. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A．Health problems caused by the absence of gravity.
B．Bad effects on astronauts’ physical health in space.
C．Astronauts’ bad experiences in space.
D．Solutions to health issues including cancer.
34. What may mainly cause astronauts’ anxiety?
A．Sunrises and sunsets. B．Observation by experts.
C．Lack of sleep. D．Usual daylight patterns.
35. What is the author’s attitude toward space explorations?
A．Disapproving. B．Unclear. C．Doubtful. D．Objective.
Benefits of Water Fitness
Exercising in water can help anyone become much fitter, and the advantages of water works—besides the fitness factor—may surprise you. 36
Water’s buoyancy(浮力) minimizes the effects of gravity, meaning it’s gentle on joints. This is an excellent choice for people with the pain on joints. Swimming engages most of the body’s major muscle groups, including those in the legs, upper body and core. 37 Swimming even helps strengthen bones.
While you don’t feel as hot and sweaty in the water as you do when you work out on land, swimming and other aerobic works in water still burn calories and help with weight loss. Swimming and other water aerobics get your heart pumping without putting as much strain on the body as other aerobic activities. Regular swimming can help lower blood pressure and relax stiff arteries, reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. 38 One Australian Study compared swimming with several
other kinds of exercise, including calisthenics and works on treadmills, and found that only swimming helped people prevent falls.
39 Pool walking release the feel-good hormones in your brain. These chemicals helps relieve anxiety, depression and stress.
Jackie Duda experienced many of these benefits. 40 “After I get out of the pool, I feel like I’m 31, not 61 ”she says. “Being in the water is what has made me feel like myself again.”
Carney found her father’s bucket list(遗愿清单) in a brown bag by chance. She looked down at it and ________ to finish it. For Carney, the bucket list was an ________ opportunity to work through her pain caused by her da d’s death and ________ with her dad. It was also a way to keep his spirit ________ in her life.
The first thing she ________ was “Donate money to education in poor areas.” She learned that many students in Georgia had dropped out of school because of ________. She and her husband flew there to ________ them.
On Dec.27,2022, Carney ________ the last task on her dad’s list: “Have five songs ________.” She picked a few of her father’s favorites and recorded them in a ________. While doing that, Carney recalled those fondest memories—his father’s ________ to her before she went to bed at night. She felt like she was singing with father again.
Completing the bucket list enabled Carney to get to ________ her dad in a way she hadn’t had the chance to. It also helpe d her understand her father’s goals and his ________. In her dairy, she wrote: “It helped me understand my father better, to see him as a human being full of ________. And doing that helped me to understand myself and fell more of a sense of ________ in my life.”
41.
A．continued B．refused C．decided D．happened
42.
A．acceptable B．unexpected C．admirable D．unbelievable 43.
A．reconnect B．share C．play D．leave
44.
A．alive B．friendly C．moving D．simple
45.
A．forgot B．found C．completed D．imagined
46.
A．sorrow B．disappointment C．illness D．poverty
47.
A．help B．welcome C．understand D．follow
48.
A．picked out B．carried out C．made out D．threw out
49.
A．written B．heard C．recorded D．prepared
50.
A．shop B．studio C．school D．square
51.
A．singing B．walking C．talking D．dancing
52.
A．forgive B．find C．know D．like
53.
A．victories B．celebrations C．abilities D．dreams
54.
A．confidence B．love C．humour D．hatred
55.
A．honesty B．desire C．leisure D．purpose
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。

For thousands of years since the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046BC-771BC), poetry 56 (be) the shining jewel in the crown of Chinese literature.
From the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry Shi Jing to its golden age in the Tang (618-907) and Song(960-1279) dynasties, classical verses, 57 (know) for their concise wording, profound
insight, have been an enduring epitome(浓缩) of the wisdom, philosophy and thought of the Chinese people, 58 (offer) a window into the culture and history of China. Within a few lines of rhymes, Chinese poetry 59 (go) beyond artistic expression to showcase the profound humanistic feelings of the Chinese people and serves 60 an example of traditional Chinese culture.
The vitality of classical poetry and its rich cultural heritage continues to bloom in the present, providing 61 heart-warming cultural power to individuals, families and all of society.
While poetry might be a pursuit for a minority of people in the West, in China it is woven into 62 (people) everyday life. Children learn classical verses throughout their schooling starting from kindergarten. People create or refer to poems 63 (say) farewell, celebrate births, weddings and the launch of a new initiative.
The reason 64 classical poetry can 65 (constant) remain vigorous is that it helps people communicate and express new emotions and insight in the contemporary era, capturing the essence of the evolving times.
66. 在学了关于健康生活方式的话题后，你班英语老师要求你们就“如何养成健康生活方式”的话题分组讨论。

请你用英语写一篇短文，代表你们小组发言。

内容包括：
1.健康的重要性;
2.小组观点。

注意：
(1)写作词数应为80个左右;
(2)请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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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。

20 years ago, my father died of an accident resulted from drinking, leaving my sick mother and two younger brothers alone. At that time, I was in a senior high school. After my father’s funeral, the whole family was in a worse condition than ever. As the eldest son, I had no choice but to quit school and work in a factory.
Life went on without any wonder. I dared not to ask for more, just hoping to bring up two younger brothers. However, that was not an easy thing, for I couldn’t afford their tuition even if I worke d from day to night without stopping, and much worse, I had to take my sick mother into account. The present misery made me want to have another try, but it seemed impractical, for I couldn’t lose this job any more.
A thread of hope sparkled in those gloomy days suddenly. It was a rainy dusk when I put myself in the rain and walked in the street. Suddenly the rain stopped! To my bewilderment(困惑) , I raised my head, and found that “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I heard a deep voice.
“Why not run without an umbrella?” A middle-aged man with one leg on crutch said to me, “If you run, you would get less drenched.”
I shook my head, but after a second I thought: Right, why not run without an umbrella?
His words shocked me deeply. Without my father, could I only be a slave to the fate, and my dream in childhood only an illusion? Life is like this. When you are in rainy days in your life, if you couldn’t find a way to prevent you from being drenched earlier, you would have been overwhelmed by it, bu t if you decide to get rid of it, you’ll discover that the rainy days last not so long as you imagined.注意：1.续写词数应为150词左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。

While walking together in the rain, he told me his
story.____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
Then, I decided to return to school and earn money to support my family while
studying._________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________。