广东省清远市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中联考英语试题

清远市2023~2024学年度第二学期期中联合考试

高二英语试题

说明：本试卷共8页，47题，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。答案须做在答题卡上；选择题填涂需用2B铅笔，主观题需用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答。考试结束后只需交答题卡。

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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Five Ancient Chinese Poems about Spring

As the winter chill still lingers through early spring, longing for warm days has sprung up everywhere. Before the flowers are in full blossom, here is a collection of ancient Chinese poems picturing the revival of life during spring. The English translations used in this article are from Chinese translator Xu Yuanchong’s editions.

Spring Morning — by Meng Haoran (689-740) of the Tang Dynasty (618-907)

This spring morning in bed I’m lying,

Not to awake till birds are crying.

After one night of wind and showers,

How many are the fallen flowers?

Written in a Village South of the Capital — by Cui Hu (772-846) of the Tang Dynasty

In this house on this day last year, a pink face vied

In beauty with the pink peach blossoms side by side.

I do not know today where the pink face has gone;

In the vernal breeze still smile pink peach blossoms full-blown.

Happy Rain on a Spring Night (Excerpts) — by Du Fu (712-770) of the Tang Dynasty

Good rain knows its time right;

It will fall when comes spring.

With wind it steals in night;

Mute, it moistens each thing.

Dreaming of the Southern Shore — by Bai Juyi (772-846) of the Tang Dynasty

Fair Southern shore,

With scenes I adore.

At sunrise riverside flowers redder than fire,

In spring green waves grow as blue as sapphire,

Which I can’t but admire.

Love Seeds — by Wang Wei (701-761) of the Tang Dynasty

Red berries grow in the southern land,

How many load in spring the trees?

Gather them till full is your hand;

They would revive fond memories.

1. What can we learn about the poets?

A. Meng Haoran lived longer than other poets.

B. Both Cui Hu and Bai Juyi died at the same age.

C. All of the poets were not from the Tang Dynasty.

D. Cui Hu wrote a poem highlighting the color green.

2. Which one of the poems mentions the scene along a river?

A Love Seeds. B. Happy Rain on a Spring Night.

C. Dreaming of the Southern Shore. D. Written in a Village South of the Capital.

3. Which season are the poems probably talking about?

A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter.

B

On the outside, 12-year-old Luna seems like your average kid. It’s not until you get to know her that you learn that Luna is anything but average.

Born with a heart defect (缺陷) called dextrocardia, Luna has had three open-heart operations and continues to pursue her interests in art and fashion. But when Luna was approached by athletic shoe company Saucony to design a shoe for sale across the country, it came as quite a surprise.

“This is so incredible. I got to use my art and creativity for something new that I’d never thought I’d be able to design,” Luna said. She is one of six patients from Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) who have partnered with Saucony to design their own shoe to launch the Shoes with Soul campaign.

“Rather than just a donation, we wanted to create an experience and a moment that would not only raise money, but also awareness to highlight all the amazing work that’s being done at BCH,” says Chris, Saucony’s vice president. “Specifically, we wanted to give some of the BCH kids an opportunity to share their stories and their talents with the

world.”

Luna’s design is fashionable. “On the tongue, they digitalized one of my drawings, and then on the bottom it’s a really bright pink color, and on the inside, the sole of the shoe is actually another drawing I did of a sunset,” she said. “Thinking about kids everywhere around the world wearing my shoe is amazing. It blows my mind.”

The income from the shoe sales will benefit the Boston Children’s Hospital Cardiac Fitness Program, which encourages kids to “find your possible” through personalized exercise programs tailored for each individual patient’s heart condition.

“It feels really good to help people and it's really something I can relate to,” says Luna. “The advice I would give a kid or someone like me is to never give up. There are a lot of kids out there with your condition and you’re not alone.”

4. What can we infer from Chris’ words?

A. It’s unwise to raise money. B. It’s optional to seek donations.

C. It’s wonderful to study art. D. It’s necessary to show kids’ talents.

5. What does the underlined sentence “It blows my mind.” in paragraph 5 probably mean?

A. I’m overjoyed. B. I’m very serious.

C. My mind goes blank. D. My mind is racing.

6. Which of the following best describes Luna?

A. Grateful and helpful. B. Generous and serious.

C. Gifted and determined. D. Creative and sensitive.

7. What is the text mainly intended to do?

A. Tell us the challenges the disabled face. B. Introduce a campaign with kid patients.

C. Launch Saucony’s new brand shoes. D. Set a good example to the disabled.

C

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Don’t wait for your kids to approach you with questions-instead, take a few minutes to sit down with them. Let them know that there’s a lot of content out there on the Internet, and not all of it is true. With everything going on in the world, remind your kids that they might be seeing a lot of confusing, false information going around on social media and other parts of the web.

It’s a good idea to turn news reports and TV shows into teachable moments. Look for small opportunities to