山东省部分市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中英语汇编：完形填空

山东省部分市 2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题汇编 完形填空 山东省济南市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 二、完形填空 Animals help lift my spirits in the darkest of times. “You should get a cat,” my doctor said. “A cat?” I couldn’t even look after myself. I took a deep 21 and carefully considered the idea of 22 a pet friend into my life. When Elaine came home, it became increasingly 23 that she didn’t understand “no”, “stop it” or “don’t do that”. I was beginning to 24 my doctor’s advice. Elaine used my bed as a litter box, and a vet (兽医) told me that she just wanted my 25 . She tried every means to get a (n) 26 of my meals. She’d fearlessly lick (舔) sharp knives when left unattended and eat anything that fell on the floor. I decided to start taking Elaine out for 27 . I could hardly leave the house before, but my heart couldn’t say 28 to her. Elaine showed me what bravery looked like. She didn’t stop to 29 the possible danger of a situation — she 30 went for it. If there was a dog nearby, she would run toward it. She always jumped without knowing where she would 31 . And following her journey of adventures every day, I got the same 32 as she created. Elaine passed away after a medical accident, leaving a cat-sized hole in my heart. I’m no stranger to 33 . But that was one of my most sorrowful emotional experiences. Our time is often cut short unpredictably, leaving behind a legacy of endless 34 . Elaine was supposed to help me through more of my life. Now she no longer wakes me up at 5 a.m. 35 for breakfast, but she’s still the reason I get up every morning. 21．A．look B．rest C．chance D．breath 22．A．welcoming B．carrying C．purchasing D．dragging 23．A．cute B．interesting C．obvious D．vivid 24．A．follow B．doubt C．like D．seek 25．A．training B．food C．attention D．punishment 26．A．reward B．bite C．prediction D．advice 27．A．walks B．cares C．granted D．example 28．A．goodbye B．no C．hello D．thanks 29．A．find B．predict C．consider D．accept 30．A．rapidly B．partly C．shyly D．simply 31．A．appear B．land C．locate D．play 32．A．prides B．problems C．joys D．worries 33．A．tiredness B．boredom C．terror D．sadness 34．A．regret B．magic C．power D．reward 35．A．begging B．paying C．waiting D．applying 山东省德州市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 二、完形填空 Hammond is the only wheelchair nurse in the UK with an assistance dog. Having disabilities most of her life, she was always 21 that nurses were caring, which motivated her to become a nurse to help people. It wouldn’t be easy. But nothing would 22 her passion. She loves being able to 23 her clients to set achievable goals, helping them 24 the support in their changing lives. It’s really helpful to understand the 25 her clients may be having. She has been there: she 26 at home, she had to receive care. She used to be a dancer, so when she became a wheelchair user and people asked her what her 27 are, she would choke up because she didn’t have any more. Then it was lucky for her to find the love of dogs and her life got back on 28 . She hopes she can use that to guide people to 29 themselves. Her assistance dog, Ocho aids Hammond with her 30 difficulties, while he is also a therapy dog, comforting her clients. However, she completely understands that not everyone will want a dog in their home. Patients’ homes are 31 . So before taking him to the first 32 she would call her clients and give them the 33 to accept or refuse him. Sometimes Hammond can do her job without him 34 if he is injured or sick. Hammond would love to see more disabled doctors and nurses working in this field. Like her, they would bring their own 35 to improve patient care. 21．A．uncertain B．surprised C．afraid D．aware 22．A．pass on B．hold back C．wake up D．result in 23．A．shape B．inspire C．force D．follow 24．A．deliver B．update C．access D．express 25．A．depression B．fortune C．sympathy D．freedom 26．A．struggled B．waited C．worked D．retired 27．A．duties B．challenges C．excuses D．hobbies 28．A．schedule B．track C．purpose D．guard 29．A．comment B．award C．behave D．rediscover 30．A．secret B．social C．physical D．financial 31．A．safe B．worn C．private D．remote 32．A．visit B．operation C．accident D．tour 33．A．guess B．response C．service D．choice 34．A．temporarily B．gradually C．generally D．casually 35．A．honors B．experiences C．researches D．needs 山东省济宁市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 三、完形填空 The summer after my freshman year college, I had to get my first job. This was probably one of the 41 tasks I have ever had to do. I had never held a job when I was in high school because my parents wanted me to put all my 42 into my studies. At first, it was very hard. I filled out dozens of 43 but got no calls back in the first two weeks. It made sense because I had 44 no job experience. All I could 45 was that being a high school graduate and a year of college. However, halfway through the third week, I finally got a call back from one of the places I 46 . We had set up a meeting time, and after my 47 , I was more than ready to start working the following Monday. I was 48 at the chance of working for my wages. When I started, it was very clear that I was not 49 . I made mistakes with orders and often 50 sales promotions (推销). My parents made a bet I would not 51 the first two weeks, and I would be back looking for more 52 . However, I stuck with it. After working a while, I got better at orders, and always 53 the cheaper options for customers. A couple of weeks later, I had been told by the manager that I had 54 the award of the best employee of the month. It taught me a lot about responsibility and gave me the 55 of working. 41．A．funniest B．worst C．hardest D．lightest 42．A．energy B．motivation C．wisdom D．ambition 43．A．questionnaires B．surveys C．certifications D．applications 44．A．exactly B．absolutely C．partly D．doubtfully 45．A．explain B．claim C．interpret D．offer 46．A．signed up B．applied to C．checked in D．headed for 47．A．interview B．graduation C．arrangement D．performance 48．A．surprised B．disappointed C．excited D．worried 49．A．skilled B．frightened C．patient D．satisfied 50．A．avoided B．abandoned C．postponed D．forgot 51．A．spend B．last C．continue D．wait 52．A．ideas B．expectations C．jobs D．instructions 53．A．sold B．produced C．kept D．recommended 54．A．confirmed B．received C．guaranteed D．become 55．A．confidence B．importance C．expectation D．hope 山东省日照市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Nguyen Thi Thu is one of the few remaining artists practicing and constantly enhancing the traditional Vietnamese art of sculpting realistic-looking flowers out of papaya (番木瓜树) fruits. Thu became 41 in carving various flowers from papaya fruits at the age of 15, when she 42 a class on the art of sculpting fruit. She was fascinated by the 43 art form, but then she had to 44 to Russia and stayed there for 15 years. Thu couldn’t 45 her favorite art form because she was too busy working and had no 46 to green papayas. She 47 it with all sorts of other fruits and vegetables, but nothing was quite like the papaya she 48 . When she returned to Hanoi in 2009, she 49 got back into papaya sculpting, and she has been practicing the art ever since. Over the years, Thu has 50 herself to carve various types of flowers, but her favourite by far is also one of the most 51 , the chrysanthemum (菊花). Creating a single flower takes between 45 minutes and over an hour, 52 the complexity of the design. “I often fall asleep thinking of how to 53 a certain flower, and then I get out of bed to practice,” Thu said. Apart from 54 her art form during various public events and creating delicate papaya flowers, Thu also holds classes in Hanoi, as a way of 55 the traditional art form. 41. A. confident B. interested C. expert D. talented 42. A. missed B. held C. quit D. took 43. A. traditional B. modern C. fashionable D. contemporary 44. A. return B. turn C. move D. adjust 45. A. appreciate B. practice C. change D. adopt 46. A. access B. reaction C. solution D. resistance 47. A. described B. imagined C. painted D. tried 48. A. grew B. offered C. knew D. bought 49. A. occasionally B. immediately C. randomly D. definitely 50. A. expected B. reminded C. forced D. taught 51. A. abstract B. expensive C. complicated D. fundamental 52. A. depending on B. accounting for C. focusing on D. calling for 53. A. plant B. sculpt C. feed D. invent 54. A. exhibiting B. judging C. updating D. transforming 55. A. replacing B. celebrating C. recovering D. preserving 山东省潍坊市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 三、完形填空 Joe became interested in metal detecting when his parents gave him a metal detector as a child. He often went out 41 after storms. Over the years, he has found watches, Spanish relics, and even an eight-foot-tall ship anchor (锚). One day, Joe’s metal detector 42 something was buried under the sand when he was scanning St. Augustine Beach 43 by Hurricane lan in late September 2022. He began digging, expecting he might 44 some coins or something of similar value. But what he found was worth far more than a few cents! He 45 a beautiful, huge diamond ring which was about six inches under the ground. However, even though Joe knew it was a special 46 , he initially had no idea how much the ring was worth until he visited a jewelry store to 47 it. When he learned that the ring he’d unearthed was worth $40,000, Joe wasted no time trying to 48 the rightful owner! First, he made a(n) 49 on his social media channels, hoping the owner would see it. He then called and emailed jewelry stores all over Florida and beyond, sending photographs and a(n) 50 of the ring. And, when a jeweler asked him if he’d considered keeping the prize for himself, Joe 51 said, “not even for a minute.” A couple of weeks passed, and Joe wondered if he’d ever get the ring returned home. Ultimately, he was 52 by a man who might be the owner. After 53 through photos that the diamond ring was indeed the one his wife had lost, he was 54 happy. His wife just said, “Oh my God, I can’t believe it,” and then started crying. For Joe, though, it might be that the act of returning the treasures” to those who lost them brings him as much 55 as finding them in the first place! 41．A．searching B．camping C．testing D．wandering 42．A．declared B．signaled C．displayed D．surveyed 43．A．stuck B．occupied C．swept D．deserted 44．A．bring up B．take over C．set aside D．come upon 45．A．unwrapped B．uncovered C．unfolded D．unloaded 46．A．find B．present C．reminder D．sample 47．A．purchase B．decorate C．assess D．repair 48．A．comfort B．satisfy C．assist D．locate 49．A．post B．initiative C．promotion D．claim 50．A．design B．report C．drawing D．description 51．A．tirelessly B．decisively C．innocently D．cautiously 52．A．accused B．recognized C．thanked D．contacted 53．A．confirming B．suspecting C．considering D．recalling 54．A．somewhat B．barely C．pretty D．merely 55．A．wealth B．joy C．health D．gratitude 答案： 山东省济南市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 21．D 22．A 23．C 24．B 25．C 26．B 27．A 28．B 29．C 30．D 31．B 32．C 33．D 34．A 35．A 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在最黑暗的时候，一只名为伊莱恩的小猫让作者振作起来的故事。 21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我深吸了一口气，仔细考虑了欢迎宠物朋友进入我生活的想法。A. look看；B. rest休息；C. chance机会；D. breath呼吸。根据下文“carefully considered the idea”可知，作者对于治疗师提出的建议认真思考，并且深呼吸。故选D项。 22．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我深吸了一口气，仔细考虑了欢迎宠物朋友进入我生活的想法。A. welcoming欢迎；B. carrying携带；C. purchasing购买；D. dragging拖，拽。根据上文““You should get a cat,” my doctor said.”提到医生建议作者养只猫。由此可知，作者仔细考虑了欢迎宠物朋友进入生活的想法。故选A项。 23．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当伊莱恩回到家时，越来越明显的是，她听不懂“不”、“住手”或“不要那样做”。A. cute可爱的；B. interesting有趣的；C. obvious明显的；D. vivid生动的。根据下文“she didn’t understand “no”, “stop it” or “don’t do that””可知，这只小猫很明显听不懂作者的指令。故选C项。 24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我开始怀疑医生的建议了。A. follow遵循；B. doubt怀疑；C. like喜欢；D. seek寻找。根据上文“You should get a cat”以及“she didn’t understand “no”, “stop it” or “don’t do that”可知，作者的治疗师建议作者领养一只小猫，可结果小猫根本听不懂作者的指令，故作者怀疑治疗师的建议。故选B项。 25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：伊莱恩把我的床当猫砂盆，兽医告诉我她只是想引起我的注意。A. training训练；B. food食物；C. attention注意力；D. punishment惩罚。根据下文“She tried every means to get a (n)　　6　　of my meals. She’d fearlessly lick (舔) sharp knives when left unattended and eat anything that fell on the floor.”可知，小猫做出的种种举动只是为了吸引作者的注意力。故选C项。 26．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她千方百计想要尝一口我的饭菜。A. reward回报；B. bite一口，咬；C. prediction预测；D. advice建议。根据句意以及下文“of my meals”可知，此处应表示小猫千方百计想要尝一口作者的饭菜。故选B项。 27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我决定开始带伊莱恩出去散步。A. walks散步；B. cares关心；C. granted给予；D. example例子。根据下文“I could hardly leave the house before”提到作者之前几乎没有离开家，由此可知，此处应表示作者决定开始带小猫出去散步。故选A项。 28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我以前几乎不能离开家，但我的心无法拒绝她。A. goodbye再见；B. no不；C. hello招呼，问候；D. thanks感谢。根据上文提到的作者之前几乎没有离开家，以及“but”可知，前后句构成转折关系，即作者以前从不出门，但是现在无法拒绝带着小猫出门。故选B项。 29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她没有停下来考虑可能出现的危险——她只是直接去做了。A. find发现；B. predict预测；C. consider考虑；D. accept接受。根据下文“she　　10　　went for it.”可知，小猫不考虑任何一种情况带来的后果，就只是简单地去做。故选C项。 30．考查副词词义辨析。句意：她没有停下来考虑可能出现的危险——她只是直接去做了。A. rapidly快速地；B. partly部分地；C. shyly害羞地；D. simply仅仅地。根据上文“She didn’t stop to　　9　　the possible danger of a situation”可知，小猫不考虑任何一种情况带来的后果，就只是简单地去做。故选D项。 31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她跳了下去，不考虑自己会落在哪里。A. appear出现；B. land着陆，降落；C. locate坐落于；D. play玩。根据上文“She always jumped”可知，此处应表示小猫跳起来后不考虑自己在哪里落地。故选B项。 32．考查名词词义辨析。句意：每天跟随她的冒险旅程，我得到了和她创造的一样的快乐。A. prides自豪；B. problems问题；C. joys快乐；D. worries担心。根据句意以及上文“And following her journey of adventures every day”可知，此处应表示每天跟随她的冒险旅程，作者得到了和她创造的一样的快乐。故选C项。 33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对悲伤并不陌生。A. tiredness疲劳；B. boredom无聊；C. terror恐惧；D. sadness悲伤。根据下文“But that was one of my most sorrowful emotional experiences.”提到那是我最悲伤的情感经历之一，由此可知，此处应表示作者对悲伤并不陌生。故选D项。 34．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们的时间经常被不可预知地缩短，留下了无尽的遗憾。A. regret遗憾；B. magic魔力；C. power力量； D. reward回报。根据上文“Our time is often cut short unpredictably”提到时间经常被不可预知地缩短，由此可知，此处应表示留下了无尽的遗憾。故选A项。 35．考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在她不再在早上5点把我叫醒——乞求吃早餐，但她仍然是我每天早上起床的原因。A. begging乞求；B. paying支付；C. waiting等待；D. applying申请。根据句意以及下文“for breakfast”由此可知，此处应表示小猫以前总是在早晨五点因为讨吃早餐叫醒作者。故选A项。 山东省德州市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 21．D 22．B 23．B 24．C 25．A 26．A 27．D 28．B 29．D 30．C 31．C 32．A 33．D 34．A 35．B 【导语】本文是记叙文。讲述了Hammond作为轮椅护士的经历和感悟，以及她与她的援助犬Ocho之间的故事。 21．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她一生中大部分时间都是残疾人，但她始终意识到护士的关怀，这促使她成为一名护士，帮助人们。A. uncertain不确定的；B. surprised惊讶；C. afraid害怕的；D. aware意识到。根据后文“which motivated her to become a nurse to help people”可知，应是她意识到护士的关怀，才促使她成为一名护士。故选D项。 22．考查动词短语辨析。句意：但没有什么能阻挡她的热情。A. pass on传递；B. hold back阻止；C. wake up醒醒；D. result in导致。根据前文“Having disabilities most of her life”可知，Hammond大部分时间都是残疾人，但是不能阻挡她成为护士的热情。故选B项。 23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她喜欢能够激励她的病人设定可实现的目标，帮助他们在不断变化的生活中获得支持。A. shape塑造；B. inspire激励；C. force强迫；D. follow跟随。根据后文“to set achievable goals”结合选项可知，应是激励她的病人设定可实现的目标，符合语境。故选B项。 24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她喜欢能够激励她的病人设定可实现的目标，帮助他们在不断变化的生活中获得支持。A. deliver递送；B. update更新；C. access使用；D. express表达。根据后文“the support in their changing lives”可知，结合选项，应是“帮助他们在不断变化的生活中获得支持”符合语境。故选C项。 25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：了解她的客户可能患有的抑郁症真的很有帮助。A. depression抑郁；B. fortune财富；C. sympathy同情；D. freedom自由。根据前文“Hammond is the only wheelchair nurse in the UK with an assistance dog.”可知，Hammond是一名护士，所以她的客户应是病人，所以根据选项，应是客户可能患有的抑郁症，符合实际。故选A项。 26．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她一直在那里：她在家里挣扎，她不得不接受照顾。A. struggled斗争；B. waited等待；C. worked工作；D. retired退休。根据后文“She used to be a dancer, so when she became a wheelchair user”可知，Hammond曾经是一名舞者，现在要坐轮椅，她一定是挣扎过的。故选A项。 27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她曾经是一名舞者，所以当她成为轮椅使用者时，人们问她的爱好是什么，她会哽咽，因为她没有其他爱好。A. duties职责；B. challenges挑战；C. excuses借口；D. hobbies业余爱好。根据前文“She used to be a dancer, so when she became a wheelchair user”以及后文“she would choke up because she didn’t have any more”可知，Hammond曾经是一名舞者，但现在要坐轮椅，以至于她哽咽，因为她没有其他爱好，所以人们问的是她有其他爱好吗？故选D项。 28．考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来，她很幸运地找到了狗狗的爱，她的生活又回到了正轨。A. schedule工作计划；B. track轨道；C. purpose目的；D. guard保护。根据后文“She hopes she can use that to guide people to 　　　　9　　　　 themselves.”可知，她希望可以用它来引导人们，所以应是她的生活又回到了正轨，此处是固定搭配：get back on track意为“回到正轨”。故选B项。 29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她希望她可以用它来引导人们重新发现自己。A. comment表达意见；B. award授予；C. behave表现；D. rediscover重新发现。根据前文内容，Hammond曾经是一名舞者，但后来成为了残疾人，一度让她感到抑郁，但是她很幸运地找到了狗狗的爱，让的生活又回到了正轨，她重新发现自己，所以她希望她可以用它来引导人们重新发现自己。故选D项。 30．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她的辅助犬Ocho帮助Hammond解决身体上的困难，同时它也是一只治疗犬，安慰她的客户。A. secret秘密的；B. social社会的；C. physical身体的；D. financial金融的。根据前文“Hammond is the only wheelchair nurse in the UK with an assistance dog.”可知，Hammond身有残疾，所以应是帮助Hammond解决身体上的困难。故选C项。 31．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：病人的家是私人的。A. safe平安的；B. worn穿坏的；C. private私人的；D. remote遥远的。根据后文“So before taking him to the first 　　　　12　　　　 she would call her clients and give them the 　　　　13　　　　 to accept or refuse him.”可知，Hammond带Ocho去第一次就诊之前，她会给客户打电话，让他们选择，因为病人的家是私人的。故选C项。 32．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，在带他去第一次就诊之前，她会给客户打电话，让他们选择接受或拒绝他。A. visit拜访；B. operation行动；C. accident事故；D. tour旅游。根据前文“However, she completely understands that not everyone will want a dog in their home.”可知，不是每个人都想让狗进家里，所以应是第一次就诊之前，她会给客户打电话，让他们选择。故选A项。 33．考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，在带他去第一次就诊之前，她会给客户打电话，让他们选择接受或拒绝他。A. guess猜测；B. response响应；C. service服务；D. choice选择。根据后文“to accept or refuse him”可知，接受或拒绝他，应是给出选择。故选D项。 34．考查副词词义辨析。句意：如果他受伤或生病，Hammond可以暂时接替他做这份工作。A. temporarily暂时；B. gradually逐渐地；C. generally通常；D. casually随意地。根据后文“if he is injured or sick”可知，如果Ocho受伤或生病，Hammond应是暂时接替他做这份工作。故选A项。 35．考查名词词义辨析。句意：像她一样，他们会把自己的经历带到改善病人护理方面。A. honors荣誉；B. experiences经历；C. researches研究；D. needs需要。根据前文“Then it was lucky for her to find the love of dogs and her life got back on 　　　　8　　　　. She hopes she can use that to guide people to 　　　　9　　　　 themselves.”可知，Hammond是用自己的经历去帮助病人。故选B项。 山东省济宁市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 41．C 42．A 43．D 44．B 45．D 46．B 47．A 48．C 49．A 50．D 51．B 52．C 53．D 54．B 55．A 【导语】本文为一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者在大学一年级结束的夏天，找到一份工作，并在努力工作下获得了月度最佳员工称号的故事。 41．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这可能是我做过的最困难的任务之一。A. funniest最滑稽的；B. worst最差的；C. hardest最难的；D. lightest最轻的。根据下文“I had never held a job”及下文“At first, it was very hard.”可知，作者以前从未做过工作，因此，这是最困难的任务之一。故选C项。 42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在高中的时候从来没有工作过，因为我的父母想让我把所有的精力都放在学习上。A. energy能量，精力；B. motivation动力；C. wisdom智慧；D. ambition抱负，野心。根据“I had never held a job when I was in high school because my parents wanted me to put all my”及“into my studies”可知，作者的父亲从未让作者工作过，因为想要作者将所有的精力都放在学习上。故选A项。 43．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我填了几十份申请，但头两周没有接到任何回复。A. questionnaires问卷；B. surveys调查；C. certifications证明，资质证书；D. applications申请，应用。根据“but got no calls back in the first two weeks.”可知，作者填写了工作申请，但是没有得到回复。故选D项。 44．考查副词词义辨析。句意：这很合理，因为我完全没有工作经验。A. exactly恰好，确切地；B. absolutely完全地；C. partly部分地；D. doubtfully怀疑地。根据上文“I had never held a job”及“no job experience”可知，由于作者没有工作过，所以完全没有工作经验。故选B项。 45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我能提供的就是作为一个高中毕业生和一年的大学生活。A. explain解释；B. claim声称，索要；C. interpret解释；D. offer提供。根据“that being a high school graduate and a year of college”可知，作者能提供的经验只有高中生活和大学一年的生活。故选D项。 46．考查动词短语辨析。句意：然而，第三周过半的时候，我终于接到了一个我申请的地方的电话。A. signed up报名；B. applied to（通常以书面形式）申请，请求；C. checked in登记；D. headed for前往。根据“I finally got a call back from one of the places”及上文“I filled out dozens of ____3____ but got no calls back in the first two weeks.”可知，第三周时，作者申请过的一个地方打了电话来。故选B项。 47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们约定了见面时间，面试结束后，我已经为下周一的工作做好了充分的准备。A. interview面试，采访；B. graduation毕业；C. arrangement安排；D. performance表现，表演。根据“We had set up a meeting time”及“I was more than ready to start working the following Monday.”可知，作者接到了电话，约面试时间，在面试后，就可以上班了。故选A项。 48．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我为有机会为自己的工资而工作而兴奋。A. surprised惊讶的；B. disappointed失望的；C. excited兴奋的；D. worried担忧的。根据前文“I was more than ready to start working the following Monday.”可知，作者准备好上班了，所以对于有机会工作赚钱是兴奋的。故选C项。 49．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我开始的时候，很明显我并不熟练。A. skilled熟练的；B. frightened害怕的；C. patient耐心的；D. satisfied满足的。根据“I made mistakes with orders”可知，作者刚开始工作不熟练。故选A项。 50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在订单上犯了错误，经常忘记推销活动。A. avoided避免；B. abandoned放弃；C. postponed推迟；D. forgot忘记。根据下文“I got better at orders, and always ____13____ the cheaper options for customers.”及“I made mistakes with orders and”可推知，由于没有工作经验，技能不熟练，所以经常犯错，也会忘记向顾客推销。故选D项。 51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我父母打赌我撑不过头两周，我会回来找更多的工作。A. spend花费；B. last坚持，支撑下去；C. continue继续；D. wait等待。根据“and I would be back looking for more”可知，父母认为作者不能坚持两周的工作。故选B项。 52．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我父母打赌我撑不过头两周，我会回来找更多的工作。A. ideas观点；B. expectations期待；C. jobs工作；D. instructions指南。根据上文“I was more than ready to start working the following Monday.”及语境可知，作者的父母认为作者不能坚持两周的工作，之后还会继续找工作。故选C项。 53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：工作一段时间后，我的订单越来越多，总是向客户推荐更便宜的选择。A. sold卖；B. produced制造；C. kept保持；D. recommended推荐。根据“the cheaper options for customers”可知，一段时间之后，作者开始有条理地工作，此处指为客户推荐选择。故选D项。 54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：几个星期后，经理告诉我，我获得了本月最佳员工奖。A. confirmed确认；B. received收到，获得；C. guaranteed保证；D. become变成。根据“the award of the best employee of the month”可知，在作者的努力下，获得了最佳员工奖。故选B项。 55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：它教会了我很多关于责任的东西，给了我工作的信心。A. confidence自信；B. importance重要性；C. expectation期待；D. hope希望。根据上文“that I had ____14____ the award of the best employee of the month.”可知，作者获得了最佳员工奖，这给了作者自信。故选A项。 山东省日照市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 41—45BDACB 46—50ADCBD 51—55 CABAD 文章导读：本文讲述越南艺术家Nguyen Thi Thu用番木瓜果实雕刻出逼真的花朵的艺术形式不断提高越南传统艺术。 41. B 根据语境可以得知，Thu在15岁的时候对雕刻各种各样的花很感兴趣。 42. D 根据上文，当Thu上雕刻艺术课（take a class）的时候，她对雕刻花很感兴趣。 43. A 根据第一段和最后一段所示，她被这种传统的（traditional）艺术形式迷住了。 44. C 但是现实迫使她不得不搬到俄罗斯并在那待了15年。 45. B 按照下文可知，Thu因为忙于工作不能练习（practice）她最喜爱的艺术。 46. A 因此，Thu 也无法接近（have no access to）她最喜爱的番木瓜树。 47. D 根据句意可知，Thu曾经尝试（tried）用其它的水果和蔬菜来代替。 48. C 但是没有什么能够比得上她所熟悉的（knew）番木瓜树。 49. B 当她在 2009年回到河内的时候，她立刻（immediately）又拾起了番木瓜雕刻艺术。 50. D 多年来，Thu 自学了（taught herself）很多种雕刻艺术。 51. C 根据下文可以得知，她最喜爱的也是最复杂的（complicated）雕刻艺术之一。 52. A 雕刻一朵菊花需要花费45分钟到一个小时的时间，这主要取决于（depending on）设计的复杂程度。 53. B Thu说她经常在雕刻（sculpt）一朵花的时候睡着了。 54. A 除了在公开场合展示（exhibit）这一传统艺术形式之外，她还在河内举办培训课。 55. D 她在河内举办培训课，作为保护和传承（preserve）这一传统艺术的方式。 山东省潍坊市2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 41．A 42．B 43．C 44．D 45．B 46．A 47．C 48．D 49．A 50．D 51．B 52．D 53．A 54．C 55．B 【导语】本文是记叙文。这篇文章讲述了Joe使用金属探测器在海滩上发现了一枚价值4万美元的钻戒，并通过社交媒体和珠宝店联系寻找失主，最终成功归还钻戒的故事。 41．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他经常在暴风雨后外出搜寻。A. searching搜寻；B. camping露营；C. testing测试；D. wandering徘徊。根据前文“Joe became interested in metal detecting when his parents gave him a metal detector as a child.”可知，Joe对金属探测产生了兴趣，所以应是外出搜寻。故选A项。 42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，Joe的金属探测器在扫描圣奥古斯丁海滩时发现，沙子下面埋着什么东西。圣奥古斯丁海滩于2022年9月下旬被飓风lan横扫。A. declared宣布；B. signaled发出信号；C. displayed显示；D. surveyed测量。根据后文“He began digging, expecting he might 　　　4　　　 some coins or something of similar value”可知，应是Joe的金属探测器发现了什么，所以Joe开始挖掘。故选B项。 43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，Joe的金属探测器在扫描圣奥古斯丁海滩时发现，沙子下面埋着什么东西。圣奥古斯丁海滩于2022年9月下旬被飓风lan横扫。A. stuck粘贴；B. occupied占领；C. swept扫；D. deserted抛弃。根据后文“by Hurricane lan in late September 2022.”可知，沙滩应是被飓风lan横扫。故选C项。 44．考查动词短语辨析。句意：他开始挖掘，希望能找到一些硬币或类似价值的东西。A. bring up养育；B. take over接管；C. set aside放弃；D.  come upon偶然碰到（或发现）。根据前文“He began digging, expecting he might”可知，Joe考试挖掘，应是希望能找到一些有价值的东西。故选D项。 45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他在地下大约六英寸的地方发现了一枚美丽而巨大的钻石戒指。A. unwrapped打开……的包装；B. uncovered发现；C. unfolded展开；D. unloaded取下。根据前文“expecting he might 　　　4　　　 some coins or something of similar value.”可知，Joe希望能找到一些硬币或类似价值的东西，所以此处是发现了一枚美丽而巨大的钻石戒指。故选B项。 46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，尽管Joe知道这是一个特别的发现，但他一开始并不知道这枚戒指值多少钱，直到他去珠宝店评估它。A. find发现；B. present礼物；C. reminder提醒；D. sample样品。根据前文“He 　　　5　　　 a beautiful, huge diamond ring which was about six inches under the ground.”可知，Joe发现了一枚美丽而巨大的钻石戒指，是一个特别的发现。故选A项。 47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，尽管Joe知道这是一个特别的发现，但他一开始并不知道这枚戒指值多少钱，直到他去珠宝店评估它。A. purchase购买；B. decorate装饰；C. assess评估；D. repair修理。根据后文“When he learned that the ring he’d unearthed was worth $40, 000”可知，Joe知道他挖出的戒指价值4万美元，所以应是去珠宝店评估。故选C项。 48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：当Joe得知他挖出的戒指价值4万美元时，他立即去寻找戒指的真正主人。A. comfort安慰；B. satisfy满足；C. assist协助；D. locate找出…的准确位置。根据后文“First, he made a(n) 　　　9　　　 on his social media channels, hoping the owner would see it.”可知，Joe尝试通过社交媒体找戒指的主人，所以此处是去寻找戒指的真正主人。故选D项。 49．考查名词词义辨析。句意：首先，他在自己的社交媒体上发了一条帖子，希望戒指的主人能看到。A. post帖子；B. initiative倡议；C. promotion推广；D. claim宣称。根据后文“his social media channels”结合选项可知，应是在自己的社交媒体上发了一条帖子，符合常识。故选A项。 50．考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后，他给佛罗里达及其他地区的珠宝店打电话，发邮件，发送照片和戒指的描述。A. design设计；B. report报告；C. drawing绘画；D. description描述。根据前文“He then called and emailed jewelry stores all over Florida and beyond, sending photographs and”可知，空处和photographs并列，结合选项，应是“description描述”符合语境。故选D项。 51．考查副词词义辨析。句意：当一个珠宝商问他是否考虑过把这个奖留给自己时，Joe果断地说：“一分钟都没有。”A. tirelessly不知疲倦地；B. decisively果断地；C. innocently故作天真地；D. cautiously谨慎地。根据后文“not even for a minute”可知，应是Joe果断地说：“一分钟都没有。”故选B项。 52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：最后，一个可能是戒指主人的人联系了他。A. accused控告；B. recognized认识；C. thanked谢谢；D. contacted联系。根据后文“a man who might be the owner.”结合选项可知，应是可能是戒指主人的人联系了他。故选D项。 53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在通过照片确认这枚钻戒确实是他妻子丢失的那枚后，他非常高兴。A. confirming确认；B. suspecting怀疑；C. considering考虑到；D. recalling回忆起。根据后文“through photos that the diamond ring was indeed the one his wife had lost”可知，此处应是通过照片确认。故选A项。 54．考查副词词义辨析。句意：在通过照片确认这枚钻戒确实是他妻子丢失的那枚后，他非常高兴。A. somewhat有点；B. barely仅仅；C. pretty非常；D. merely只不过。根据前文“After 　　　13　　　 through photos that the diamond ring was indeed the one his wife had lost”可知，这枚戒指确实是他妻子丢失的那枚，所以男子应是非常高兴的。故选C项。 55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：不过，对Joe来说，把这些宝藏“归还给那些失去它们的人”给他带来的快乐，可能和最初找到它们时一样多!A. wealth财富；B. joy快乐；C. health健康；D. gratitude感激。根据后文“finding them in the first place”结合前文内容可知，Joe对金属探测感兴趣，所以当他找到东西时，应是快乐的。故选B项。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$