大理白族自治州民族中学2023-2024学年高二下学期5月期中考试英语试卷

高二英语 考试时间120分钟 满分150分 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 Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs. AVOID BIG EVENTS Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation (膳宿) and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost £169.15 at Booking.com. A week later, the same room cost £118.15. If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid or you’re looking for a big event to pass your time—checkoutsitessuchasWhatsonwhen.com, which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category. STAY AWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday. Don’t be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. If you book two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge’s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday, September 22 was £95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was £75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just £62.95. GET ON A BIKE London’s “Boris bikes” have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs. Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around £1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes or £5 per day). 21. The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may_______. A. attract lots of travelers to the UK B. allow travelers to make flexible plans C. lead to long queues and delays to travelers D. cause travelers to pay more for accommodation 22. What does “Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 refer to? A. The name of a travel agency. B. An ideal holiday destination. C. A hotel away from the train station D. The tube line to Covent Garden. 23. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To show visitors how to rent bikes B. To offer visitors some money-saving tips. C. To supply visitors with hotel information. D. To tell visitors how to book hotels in advance. 答案：21. D 22. C 23. B B Chinese people love food made of flour, whether it be dumplings, or flatbread. In the hands of skilled artisans (手艺人), flour is made into lovely models of people or animals to be enjoyed and played with, which brings a unique kind of pleasure. This art form is called dough figurine (面塑). Among the various art styles of dough figurines, Beijing’s Dough Figurine Lang is a unique folk art, which is filled with the rich history and customs of the capital city. Their fine and lovely handicrafts tell stories of old and new Beijing. In 2008, it was included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage. It was created by Lang Shao’an. Most dough figurines are animals and characters from legends, historical stories, and local operas. The finished product is either put at the end of a thin stick, or on a table for display. Some are designed for children to eat or play with, with simple forms and vivid decorations, while others are fine pieces of artwork for display only. For this reason, during the process of making them, they are often mixed with additives (添加剂) to prevent them from breaking up, being eaten by insects or growing moldy. Over the course of his long career, Lang Shao’an developed a set of skilled fingers with an elegant artistic sense. Lang Jiaziyu, born in 1995, is a third-generation inheritor of Dough Figurine Lang. When he was 15, he created Beijing Olympic Mascot-shaped dough figurines which were highly praised. He looks a bit more fashionable than other folk artisans. In his skilled hands, pop culture icons such as figures based on Marvel comics characters and Chinese mythological figure Nezha with smoky makeup, resonate with young people. Like most of the other intangible cultural heritage handicrafts in China, Dough Figurine Lang does not get as much attention from the public. Many young people are unwilling to take the time to master a skill that does not make money, which has led to a decline in the number of those who are devoted to the handicraft. Good handicrafts need the devotion of artisans from one generation to another. 24. What is special about Dough Figurine Lang? A. It is a mirror of Beijing’s culture. B. It shows people’s love for animals. C. It is created by many famous artists. D. It is the most popular folk art in Beijing. 25. Why do artisans add additives to dough figurines? A. To make dough figurines taste good. B. To make colors brighter and last longer. C. To help shape dough into various forms. D. To better preserve the finished products. 26. What is the third paragraph mainly about? A. Suggestions for other folk artisans. B. Different art styles of dough figurines C. Lang Jiaziyu’s achievements as an artisan. D. The popularity of modern dough figurines. 27. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To call on people to master a skill. B. To appeal to people to value this folk art. C. To teach people ways to appreciate the handicraft. D. To persuade people to protect national cultural heritage. 答案：24. A 25. D 26. C 27. B C “On Earth, something is always burning,” experts at the American space agency NASA said. They explain that a wildfire could be started naturally by lightning. However, sometimes people using controlled burns to clear land for farming can accidentally start a wildfire. Between 2003 and 2022, 85 percent of wildland fires in the U. S. were caused by human behavior. This includes leaving campfires burning, burning rubbish, throwing lit cigarettes and starting a fire on purpose. Wildfires can clear dead and dying plants to help new growth. However, wildfires create large amounts of smoke which is dangerous to breathe. Wildfire smoke contains hundreds of chemical compounds. Smoke from burning houses and buildings contains even more toxic chemicals. An increasing amount of scientific research points to possible long-term health damage from breathing in very small particles (微粒) of smoke. There are short-term issues as well. At-risk people can be hospitalized and sometimes die from smoke. Officials in the U. S. have been moving quickly to better protect people from the harmful effects of wildfire smoke. However, they find it more difficult to communicate these dangers to people who live thousands of kilometers from the fires. Jeff Pierce is an atmospheric scientist. He said smoke loses its odor (气味), but remains harmful even when it travels long distances. A recent study found that people who live close to fires are more likely to be prepared. If advised, avoid outdoor activities to reduce your exposure to smoke. Keep doors and windows closed. Run an air filter to clean the inside air. Face coverings, or masks, can protect against breathing in smoke. As with COVID-19, the most effective are N95 masks. NASA satellite images show that wildfires are now burning on every continent. Large wildfires in Australia and the U. S. often attract the world’s attention. Dan Jaffe is a wildfire smoke expert at the University of Washington. He said, “These fires are going to be burning all summer. In terms of bad air quality, everywhere in the country will be worse than average this year.” 28. What is the first paragraph mainly about? A. Different reasons for wild land fires. B. Certain damage caused by lightning. C. The effect of human actions on nature. D. The necessity of environmental protection. 29. What does the underlined word “toxic” probably mean? A. Changeable. B. Organic. C. Poisonous. D. Pure. 30 What can we infer from paragraph 3? A. Wind makes wildfire smoke travel very far. B. The danger of wildfire smoke mainly comes from its odor. C. People living far from the wildfire will suffer little harm. D. Some people are not fully aware of the risks of wildfire smoke. 31. Why are people advised to wear N95 masks in the last paragraph ? A. N95 masks can help filter the odor of smoke. B. N95 masks can decrease the rates flu. C. N95 masks can improve one’s respiratory condition . D. N95 masks can block the smallest harmful particles. 答案：28. A 29. C 30. D 31. D D Once again, China has conquered the world’s highest peak, Mount Qomolangma, on May 4th, 2022. Thirteen members of the Chinese Earth Summit Mission 2022 scientific expedition (探险) team successfully established an automatic weather station at an altitude of over 8800 meters, the world’s highest of its kind, on Mount Qomolangma on the China-Nepal border, achieving the milestone task of the country’s second comprehensive survey to the roof of the world. To finish this mission, Yao Tandong, a leader of the expedition, said they have organized a massive party consisting of 16 teams and over 270 researchers, some of whom trained for over two years for the project. Now they have set up eight stations from 5200 meters to 8800 meters on Mount Qomolangma, with four stations higher than 7000 meters respectively at 7028 meters, 7790 meters, 8300 meters and 8800 meters. These weather stations at different altitudes mainly monitor the temperature, relative humidity, wind direction, wind speed, pressure and radiation changes in the region, and can realize real-time remote transmission (传输) of data. Conventional weather observations are generally below 5000 meters and rarely above 5000 meters, and such high-altitude weather observations are scarce at the moment, Zhao Huabiao, a researcher at the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, said. “The reason for building a weather station at 8800 meters instead of 8848 meters is that the snow and ice on the summit are not suitable for fixing equipment, and in this regard, the weather station was built on bedrock around 8800 meters which is easier,” said Zhao. The team reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma and used high-accuracy radar to measure the thickness of ice and snow, and collected samples for further research. Kang Shichang, a researcher of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said studying the changes to the glacier aims to clarify the impact of global warming, which is beneficial to mounting a global response to climate change. “Through the study of glacier changes and glacier air pollutants, we can see the impact of global and regional human activities in the Qomolangma area,” Kang said. 32. What do we know about the expedition team? A. They built the world’s highest automatic weather station. B. They found the quickest way to reach Mount Qomolangma. C. They conducted an experiment successfully on the world’s highest peak. D. They became the first Chinese team to do research on Mount Qomolangma. 33. What do the figures in paragraph 2 mainly indicate? A. The importance of real-time data transmission. B. The tough environment of Mount Qomolangma. C. The difficulty of monitoring weather conditions. D. The challenging task of the scientific expedition. 34 Why was the weather station built at 8800 meters instead of 8848 meters? A. To reduce the effect of strong winds. B. To keep away from tough bedrocks. C. To fix equipment more conveniently. D. To predict the weather more accurately. 35. What does Kang Shichang intend to tell us about the glacier? A. Its characteristics. B. Its value of research. C. Its formation process. D. Its impact on climate change. 答案：32. A 33. A 34. C 35. D 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） Playground safety According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year Emergency Rooms across the country treat more than 200,000 children for playground-related accidents. About half of those accidents are severe. ___36___ Here are four steps: Make sure it’s soft. Kids break arms and legs when they fall from tall playground equipment, yet you don’t want to keep them from experiencing the joy of climbing. ___37___ Also make sure the ground cover is well-maintained and is shock absorbent (减震的). Ensure proper supervision (监督). ___38___ Make sure that all age groups are properly supervised, with staff at key areas with a clear view of all climbing equipment so they can see if someone is playing too hard or using the equipment improperly. ___39___ Children of different ages have different ability levels when it comes to playground equipment. Make sure that your children are playing on equipment designed for their age range. For preschool children, the National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS) recommends small steps and crawl spaces. For elementary school children, rope and chain climbing structures are great. Inspect (检查) the playground regularly. Finally, make sure the playground is inspected on a regular basis by an authority on playground safety. This inspection should look for signs of wear and tear, including problems with the ground cover, and should take care of those problems before they cause injuries. ___40___ A. Watch for danger signs. B. Choose play structures according to age. C. Instead, make sure the ground underneath the playground is soft. D. Proper supervision is an absolute necessity for playground safety. E. It only takes a moment for an accident to occur on the playground. F. Now is the time for your school to do what is necessary to make your playground safe. G. Any problems found must be addressed before children are allowed to play on the equipment. 答案：36. F 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. G 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 While a lot of undergraduates live with loud roommates, 24-year-old Nikolai shares his home with over 600 noisy animals. It is no ___41___ he is continuously getting interrupted. Twenty years ago his parents bought a zoo in Denmark and started the first zoo and rescue centre for animals. Two years ago his dad unfortunately ___42___ cancer and he was out on his own as a game developer. So he instantly came home again to his mother to ___43___ the zoo and attend to the 600 animals. Owning a zoo is busywork with Nikolai taking on many ___44___: feeding, cleaning and playing with the animals. 600 animals may sound like ___45___ but Nikolai actually wants the zoo to ___46___. He hopes to achieve his parents’ goal and make it the greatest rescue centre for rare animals in all of Europe. “As it is a rescue zoo, everything ___47___ a little bit differently than it did in the ___48___ zoos. Because in general zoos, it usually has perfect animals. We feel a need and a (n)___49___ to help where we can. Thus, we ____50____ the zoo into a rescue zoo instead,” Nikolai once said. And that means taking in animals that has been treated ____51____ or has been in laboratories. And some of our animals may have some scars and some ____52____ that we have to deal with or treat. Having to support his mother and the zoo, Nikolai has come up with a ____53____ way to collect extra money: a mobile app game about the zoo. The game’s ____54____ will go to various charities. Nikolai believes the money ____55____ will surely help realize his family’s dream of making their rescue centre the biggest. 41. A. wonder B. possibility C. use D. pleasure 42. A. appealed to B. came across C. went through D. died of 43. A. manage B. guard C. construct D. decorate 44. A. projects B. events C. performances D. jobs 45. A. plenty B. richness C. majority D. maximum 46. A. grow B. root C. survive D. last 47. A. focuses B. reflects C. functions D. responds 48. A. historical B. traditional C. formal D. royal 49. A. affection B. command C. schedule D. responsibility 50. A. registered B. introduced C. transformed D. directed 51. A. carefully B. cruelly C. sincerely D. aimlessly 52. A. effects B. results C. diseases D. marks 53. A. complex B. creative C. universal D. common 54. A. scores B. funds C. allowances D. profits 55. A. raised B. spared C. charged D. saved 答案：41. A 42. D 43. A 44. D 45. A 46. A 47. C 48. B 49. D 50. C 51. B 52. C 53. B 54. D 55. A 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 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。 Six months ago, Xie Lei boarded a plane for London to complete ____56____ business qualification. It was the first time that she ____57____ (leave) her motherland and she found ____58____ hard for her to adapt to the new life in a different country. Although some foreign students live in campus accommodation, Xie Lei chose to live with a host family, who can help with her ____59____ (adapt) to the new culture. In this way, Xie Lei felt ____60____ (comfort) when she felt homesick. Another challenge for Xie Lei is the academic requirement because they are different form those in China. Xie Lei also found many courses included students’ participation in class as part of the final results. Students need to generate ideas, offer examples, apply concepts, and raise questions, as well as give presentations. After a lot of efforts, Xie Lei adapted to all of these. Her presentation on traditional Chinese art was a great success,___61___ boosted her confidence. Now, Xie Lei feels much more at home in the UK. What seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her. As well as studying hard, she has been involved in social activities. She is keen ____62____ (share) our culture with British people because they ____63____ (fascinate) by our culture. She is acting ____64____ a cultural messenger _____65_____ (build) a bridge between China and Britain. 答案：56. a 57. had left 58. it 59. adaptation 60. comfortable 61. which 62. to share 63. are fascinated 64. as 65. building 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 66. 假定你是某学校的学生会主席。最近，你发现有些学生经常以零食代替正餐。请你代表学生会用英语写一封倡议书，呼吁同学们养成健康的饮食习惯。 注意： 1、词数100左右； 2、开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。 Dear friends ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Student Union 答案：Dear friends, Some students in our school have the habit of eating snacks instead of meals, which is harmful to their health. We’d like to call on all students to develop healthy eating habits. As we all know, if we eat snacks frequently , the chemicals they contain will build up inside our body and harm our body. Besides, snacks don’t provide enough nutrients that our body needs to function well for the whole day. Therefore, we would call on you to take meals instead of snacks. Let’s have a healthy diet from now on , Let’s eat more fruit and vegetables every day to prevent diseases so that we can keep healthy. Student Union 第二节（满分25分） 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。续 写的词数应为150左右。 Cold December wind passed right through my worn coat. I might have wished to be at home, but those days it wasn’t much warmer there than it was standing at the bus stop. Mama had written a letter to the electric company explaining that we were late paying our bill because my sister was ill and Daddy had been laid off, but the power was cut off anyway. That’s why we were on our way into town to pay the bill in person. I sat close to Buddy Earl for warmth on the bus when it finally showed up. The walk to the electric company office from the bus stop was only a couple of blocks, but it was a relief to get inside. After settling the bill Mama brought us over to Rich’s department store. There was Santa in a big wooden chair. “You two go talk to him,” she said. “Just don’t expect to get all you ask for.” Buddy Earl and I joined the line of children waiting, and Mama sat on a bench nearby. Then Santa started talking with us and asked us what we wanted. Santa reached in his pocket, pulled out a notepad and scribbled something with a pencil. “Is your mother with you two?” he asked. I pointed to the bench. “That’s our mama over there. She’s waiting for us to finish.” Santa lifted Buddy Earl off his knee. “Could you ask her to come and talk to me?” he said. Later, Mama and Santa talked for a few minutes. Santa took a couple more notes. Then Mama brought us home. We didn’t dare ask about their private conversation. Christmas morning Mama and Daddy gathered us around our tree to give thanks for all we had. There were no toys from Santa under the tree. No presents at all, really. But that was okay, especially since we had electricity again. I felt pretty good as I took my seat at the kitchen table. Paragraph 1: Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph2: Mama and Daddy looked at each other, and she unpacked the food from the box. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 答案：Paragraph 1: Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Daddy opened it to a man I’d never seen before. He was holding a big box. “this is for you and your family,” he said, “Merry Christmas!” The man was gone before Daddy even had a chance to invite him in. Daddy put the box on the table and opened it up. Inside was an envelope and a lot of food! Daddy read the letter from the envelope. “May you be happy!” Paragraph 2: Mama and Daddy looked at each other, and she unpacked the food from the box. The first thing was a big can of pork and beans. Buddy Earl’s eyes went wide. “An angel came to our door today,” Mama said as she pulled out a big box of Sugar Crisp. With gratitude, we had a happy Christmas. Not long after the festival, Daddy was called back to work. My sister recovered from her illness. I even received a new coat, which was thicker than my old one and kept me warm. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$