精品解析：广东省汕头市潮阳区2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

潮阳区2023-2024学年度第一学期高二级教学质量监测试卷 英 语 本试卷共五部分，共8页，满分130分。考试时间120分钟。 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、学校、班级、考生号填在答题卡上。 2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡上各题目指定区域内相应的位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔或涂改液，不按以上要求作答无效。 第一部分：情境对话(共5小题，每题1分，满分5分) 1. —Excuse me, where’s the nearest post office, please? —________ I don’t know, either. A. Sorry, I’m new here. B. Please go straight and turn right. C. No way. D. This way please. 2. — Do you think living in the country has advantages? — ________. A. Yes, perfectly B. Yes, it is C. Nothing at all D. Well, that depends 3. —Shall we meet at 6:00 or 7:00? —________. A. Any time is OK B. At any time C. Yes, at 6:00 D. Well, either time will do 4. —The cake tastes very nice. Could I have another piece? —________. You could have as much as you could. A. I’m sorry B. Be my guest C. Mind your hand D. No, you couldn’t 5. —Hey, man! Can you believe that I got full marks in the final exam? —________ You were in hospital for the whole term. A. No wonder! B. What a pity! C. Are you joking? D. Guess what? 第二部分 阅读(共两节，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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Languages are dying out all the time. Here are four languages that were once widely spoken but are now considered as “dead” languages. Old Norse Old Norse was spoken and written by the Vikings from about the 7th century. It was used in countries like Iceland and parts of Russia. The Vikings were famous for their attacks on neighbouring countries, and so Old Norse had an influence on the languages of the places they attacked, including English. For example, English words such as “egg, gift, anger, want, trust and score” come from Old Norse. Middle English Middle English was spoken in England between the 12th and 15th centuries and was very different from the English we use these days. In the past, England was highly influenced by Old Norse. So was its language. There are no manuscript