广东省深圳外国语、东莞东华高级中学、阳江一中、河源中学2023-2024学年高二下学期阶段性考试英语试题

2023-2024学年度高二阶段性考试

英语试题

注意事项：

1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。

2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

考试时间为120分钟，满分120分

第一部分  阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Family: Poems—by Mr. Keith Keenan

·Kindle $0.00, Hardcover $12.50, Paperback $7.00

The poet describes personal thoughts and feelings in a lyrical journey to understand and celebrate his family. “Family” looks at living honestly in places, not illusions. Figurative language, a love of metaphor and sharp images all make the poems work.

Time to Heal—by Alexandra Vasiliu

·Kindle $9.99 Hardcover $21.94, Paperback $12.64

From the bestselling author comes an inspirational poetry book about love, healing, and growth. It is a reminder to strive to change for the better. Featuring more than 130 uplifting poems and black-and-white illustrations, it’s a great companion when you need to embrace self-love and personal transformation.

Seeds from a Birch Tree —by Clark Strand

·Kindle $9.99, Hardcover $26.80, Paperback $16.95

Seeds From a Birch Tree makes nature into a spiritual path. Its message was simple: Haiku teaches us to return to nature by following the seasons—seventeen syllables at a time. With its mix of poetry and memoir(回忆录), the book guides us to the joy hidden in plain sight, leading us to get into a good state of body and mind.

A Poem for Every Day—by Allie Esiri

·Kindle $9.99, Hardcover $28.05, Audio CD $18.05

This audio book is a collection of 366 poems which link to events on key dates—funny for April Fool’s Day, festive for Christmas. This is the perfect gift for poetry lovers of all ages. These poems are informative, peaceful, and energetic!

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1. How much will you pay if you are to buy a hardcover edition of haiku?

A. $12.50. B. $21.94. C. $26.80. D. $28.05.

2. According to the text, what can we learn about the books?

A. Family: Poems features plain language.

B. Time to Heal features colorful illustrations.

C. Seeds from a Birch Tree focuses on human nature.

D. A Poem for Every Day focuses on festive celebrations.

3. Where is this text probably taken from?

A. A website. B. A magazine.

C. A book review. D. A travel brochure.

B

Felicia Jackson was certified in CPR but that didn’t stop her from drawing a blank in the face of a real-life crisis. When her son stopped breathing in the back seat of her car, she froze in panic. Thankfully, her husband remained calm and was able to save their child. However, Felicia was shaken to find that, with all her years of medical experience, she wasn’t able to respond to her son’s emergency under pressure.

This unpleasant situation inspired Felicia to come up with a simple tool to make performing CPR easier, especially in high-risk situation. She created the CPR Wrap, a pocket-sized packaging device that can be laid over the body of the victim to show where the rescuer should put their hands and mouth. Not only does the product provide helpful instructions, but it also includes a face shield (挡板) and a one-way breathing barrier. This cuts down on the transfer of germs while performing mouth-to-mouth.

 “Even people experienced in CPR can forget their training in stressful situations,” reads the description on the product’s website. “CPR Wrap makes it possible for those individuals to effectively perform CPR at a moment’s notice.”

Although that CPR Wrap was launched in 2017, one video on the TikTok account has recently gone viral. In the video, Felicia shows viewers the simple process of using her product to perform CPR. She adds that it’s “so easy a child could do it.” The brand now boasts over 100,000 followers and 2 million likes.

Felicia Jackson is the inventor, founder, and CEO of CPR Wrap. Her son’s near-death experience inspired her to become the entrepreneur (企业家) she is today. After receiving her A.A.S in Physical Therapy in 2018, she continued to pursue education. She graduated from Launch of Chattanooga Entrepreneurial Academy in 2020 and established the Colab Accelerator Program in 2021. She and her husband now have three children. Felicia hopes to pass on her entrepreneurial spirit to her children so they may one day start businesses of their own.

4. How did Felicia feel about her reaction to her son’s near-death experience?

A. It’s touching. B. It’s convincing.

C. It’s shocking. D. It’s irresponsible.

5. Why did Felicia invent the device CPR Wrap?

A. To establish her own business.

B. To help others be prepared for emergency.

C. To improve professionals’ first aid skills.

D. To rescue her son in a high-risk situation.

6. What is Felicia’ CPR Wrap like?

A. Cheap and flexible. B. Attractive and accurate.

C. Eco-friendly and simple. D. Portable and user-friendly.

7 What does the author mainly try to show in the last paragraph?

A. Felicia’s achievements. B. Felicia’s hope for children.

C. Felicia’s early experience. D. Felicia’s son’s impact on her.

C

When it comes to going green, intention can be easier than action. Case in point: you decide to buy a T-shirt made from 100% organic cotton. But that green label doesn’t tell the whole story — like the fact that even organic cotton requires more than 10,000 L of water to grow enough fibre for one T-shirt. Or the possibility that the T-shirt may have been dyed (染色) using harmful industrial chemicals. If you knew all that, would you still consider the T-shirt green? Would you still buy it?

It’s a hard question to answer. That’s because the global economy development is beyond our ability to