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泉州科技中学 2023-2024学年 第二学期期中考高二年英语试卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. How will the speakers spend Sunday? A. By going swimming. B. By playing volleyball. C. By going for a cycle ride. 2. What is important to the man? A. The cost. B. The time. C. The airline. 3. How is the weather? A. Cool. B. Warm. C. Cold. 4. What is the man going to do? A. Drop out of school. B. Try to get a scholarship. C. Continue his studies. 5. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a school. B. In a hospital. C. In a restaurant. 第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Where will the bookcase be placed? A. In the living room. B. In the study. C. In the bedroom. 7. What is on the bed? A. Books. B. Clothes. C. Towels. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What is the woman angry about? A. The time to keep borrowed books. B. The cost to keep books for a week. C. The number of borrowed books at a time. 9. What does the man think of the new policy? A. Stupid. B. Troublesome. C. Understandable. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Boss and clerk. B. Customer and manager. C. Interviewer and interviewee. 11. What do we know about the woman? A. She is in charge of the IT Department. B. She is dissatisfied with the man’s work. C. She knows many different programming languages. 12. What is the man? A. A sales manager. B. A computer programmer. C. A game machine producer. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Some great teenagers. B. Some websites. C. Some photos. 14. What did Charlie Watson do? A. He created a website. B. He had his own soccer club. C. He earned a billion dollars at 17. 15. What does the woman say about Anna Philipova? A. She put out a fire by herself. B. She saved her two brothers from a fire. C. She climbed the highest mountain in the Andes. 16. How did Malik Monroe raise money? A. By organizing concerts. B. By working in hospitals. C. By collecting money in schools. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Who does skydiving in the USA? A. People of all ages. B. Crazy young people. C. Brave teenagers. 18. When did the speaker skydive for the first time? A. When she was a teenager. B. When she was a university student. C. When she worked as a lawyer. 19. What prevented the speaker from going skydiving regularly? A. Fear of heights. B. Shortage of money. C. Lack of free time. 20. Why does the speaker go skydiving? A. To keep healthy. B. To face up to her fear. C. To forget her problems. 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 Connected to each other like never before, young people today are becoming agents of change, increasingly contributing to innovative solutions that improve people’s lives and the planet’s health. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research is therefore delighted to launch the Young Leaders Online Training Programme, a four-week e-Learning course, to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to fully unfold their potential as global leaders. ◆CONTENT ◇Online Learning Modules Module 1: The United Nations (3-9 June 2024) Module 2: Conference Diplomacy (外交) (10-16 June 2024) Module 3: Sustainable Development Goals (17-23 June 2024) Module 4: International Communication (24-30 June 2024) Each module will comprise about 30 pages of literature, external links, videos, and other relevant material, corresponding to a total workload of 40-45 hours during the four weeks. ◇Live Components Each e-Learning module will go with a series of live meetings with UN experts. These will have varying lengths and formats, including e-workshops, mock (模拟的) interviews, etc. ◆COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS Participants are qualified for a course certificate upon successful completion of the components below: ◇Reading the four modules’ content. You may wish to study the material through the interactive programme Articulate Storyline or simply download the PDF version of the content. They are identical in content and are meant to give participants flexibility in the way to study. ◇Participation in the discussion board forums (论坛). You are supposed to answer questions on every module in short texts. Your posts will be evaluated according to both quantity and quality. ◇Passing the multiple-choice assessments. Each module features an assessment quiz at its end. It contains 10 questions, and passing the module requires at least 8 out of 10 questions correctly answered. 1. What is the main aim of the course? A. To improve the lives of young people. B. To connect the youth around the world. C. To collect innovative ideas from young people. D. To build up the youth’s global leadership ability. 2. What will participants do in each module? A. Read great works of literature. B. Spend 40-45 hours on learning. C. Make videos for the United Nations. D. Have online meetings with UN experts. 3. To get a course certificate, a participant needs to ______. A. take part in the discussions B. post questions on each module C. copy the PDF version of the content D. answer all the test questions correctly 【答案】1. D 2. D 3. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是应用文。文章主要介绍了联合国训练研究所推出青年领袖在线培训计划，这是一个为期四周的电子学习课程，为参与者提供知识和技能，以充分发挥他们作为全球领导者的潜力。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“a four-week e-Learning course, to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to fully unfold their potential as global leaders. (为期四周的在线学习课程，为参与者提供知识和技能，以充分发挥他们作为全球领导者的潜力。)”可知，该课程的主要目标是培养青少年的全球领导能力。故选D。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据◇Live Components下面的“Each e-Learning module will go with a series of live meetings with UN experts. (每个电子学习模块都将伴随与联合国专家的一系列现场会议。)”可知，参与者将在每个模块中与联合国专家举行在线会议。故选D。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据◆COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS(完成要求)中的第二条“◇Participation in the discussion board forums (论坛). (参与讨论板论坛)”可知，为了获得课程证书，参与者需要参与讨论，故选A。 B For many Chinese consumers, a satisfying breakfast is one that includes either hot porridge or steamed buns (馒头). Cold sandwiches, which are popular with Westerners, are probably one of the last options on their minds. But that is not to say that consumers, especially those in an international city like Shanghai, would avoid everything considered Western for breakfast. For instance, coffee, which has steadily grown in popularity in the country, is one drink that many cannot do without today. To satisfy this growing demand for breakfast sets that combine elements from the East and the West, food companies have been rolling out (推出) a host of new offerings to attract the customer. One example is Shanghai Qiao Coffee, launched by local time-honored food company Qiaojiashan at the end of 2019. Apart from its traditional dim sum (点心), the store also sells various types of coffee. According to Shen Yan, deputy manager of Qiaojiashan, the most popular breakfast set now is the steamed vegetable bun paired with black coffee. “The calories that one gets from a meal consisting of Chinese dim sum and coffee are less than those of a Western breakfast. Since a steamed bun has nearly 200 calories and a cup of black coffee barely has any calories, this combination can be considered healthy and delicious,” said Shen. Even the smaller shoppers in the food scene are jumping on the East-West breakfast trend. Western food companies, too, have been rolling out Chinese breakfast options. “Consumers and even cultural heritage will also benefit from the increased competition. If not for the current trend which has revived interest in certain traditional dim sum, these foods could soon be lost to history,” Shen said. 4. What can we learn about breakfast in Shanghai in Paragraph 1? A. Coffee is a must for many people. B. Cold sandwiches are a popular choice. C. People avoid western food for breakfast. D. People prefer porridge and steamed buns. 5. Why does the set of the steamed vegetable bun with black coffee sell well? A. Because it’s traditional. B. Because it’s tasty and healthy. C. Because it’s newly created. D. Because it contains more vegetables. 6 What can be inferred from Shen’s words in the last paragraph? A. Western food companies dislike East-West breakfast. B. Big companies have the ability to seize the market share. C. The competition for breakfast sets is of no benefit to consumers. D. Some traditional foods may disappear without the combination trend. 7. What is the main idea of the text? A. Chinese consumers show more interest in western food. B. Western breakfast is warmly welcomed by Shanghai people. C. The Chinese-Western breakfast set is becoming a hit in Shanghai. D. Shanghai Qiao Coffee has won great success for its breakfast sets. 【答案】4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍如今在上海东西方元素结合的早餐很受人们欢迎。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“For instance, coffee, which has steadily grown in popularity in the country, is one drink that many cannot do without today.(例如，咖啡在这个国家越来越受欢迎，如今很多人都离不开它。)”可知，在第一段中我们可以得知，在上海咖啡是许多人的必需品。故选A。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“According to Shen Yan, deputy manager of Qiaojiashan, the most popular breakfast set now is the steamed vegetable bun paired with black coffee. “The calories that one gets from a meal consisting of Chinese dim sum and coffee are less than those of a Western breakfast. Since a steamed bun has nearly 200 calories and a cup of black coffee barely has any calories, this combination can be considered healthy and delicious,” said Shen.(Qiaojiashan 副经理沈燕表示，目前最受欢迎的早餐套餐是配黑咖啡的包子。“人们从中式点心和咖啡中获得的卡路里比西式早餐要少。因为一个馒头含有近200卡路里，而一杯黑咖啡几乎没有任何卡路里，所以这种组合可以被认为是健康和美味的。”)”可知，黑咖啡包子套餐卖得好是因为它既美味又健康，故选B。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中““Consumers and even cultural heritage will also benefit from the increased competition. If not for the current trend which has revived interest in certain traditional dim sum, these foods could soon be lost to history,” Shen said.(沈说，“消费者乃至文化遗产也将受益于竞争的加剧。如果不是当前的趋势重新唤起了人们对某些传统点心的兴趣，这些食品可能很快就会消失在历史中。”)”可推知，如果没有套餐组合的出现，一些传统食品可能会消失，故选D。 【7题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第二段中“To satisfy this growing demand for breakfast sets that combine elements from the East and the West, food companies have been rolling out (推出) a host of new offerings to attract the customer.(为了满足日益增长的对融合了东西方元素的早餐套餐的需求，食品公司已经推出了一系列新产品来吸引顾客。)”并结合文章其它内容可推断，文章主要说明了如今在上海东西方元素相结合的早餐受到人们的欢迎，并举例进行了说明。故选C。 C Birders get nervous when they see landscapes covered in wind turbines (涡轮机). When the wind gets going, their blades (叶片) can turn around at well over 200km per hour. It is easy to imagine careless birds getting cut into pieces and wind turbines do indeed kill at least some birds. But a new analysis of American data suggests the numbers are negligible, and have little impact on bird populations. Erik Katovich, an economist at the University of Geneva, made use of the Christmas BirdCount, a citizen-science project run by the National Audubon Society. Volunteers count birds they spot over Christmas, and the society gathers the numbers. He assumed, reasonably, that if wind turbines harmed bird populations, the numbers seen in the Christmas Bird Count would drop in places where new turbines had been built. Combining bird population and species maps with the locations and construction dates of all wind turbines, he found building turbines had no noticeable effect on bird populations. Instead of limiting his analysis to wind power alone, he also examined oil-and-gas extraction (开采), which has boomed in America over the past couple of decades. Comparing bird populations to the locations of new gas wells revealed an average 15% drop in bird numbers when new wells were drilled, probably due to a combination of noise, air pollution and the disturbance of rivers and ponds that many birds rely upon. When drilling happened in migration centers, feeding grounds or breeding locations, bird numbers instead dropped by 25%. Wind power, in other words, not only produces far less planet-heating carbon dioxide and methane than do fossil fuels. It appears to be significantly less damaging to wildlife, too. Yet that is not the impression you would get from reading the news. Dr Katovich found 173 stories in major American news media reporting the supposed negative effects that wind turbines had on birds in 2020, compared with only 46 stories discussing the effects of oil-and-gas wells. 8. What does the underlined word“negligible”in paragraph 1 mean? A. Insignificant. B. Inaccurate. C. Inconsistent. D. Indefinite. 9. What is Dr Katovich's conclusion based on? A. Previous studies. B. Relevant data. C. Reasonable prediction. D. Experiment results. 10. What message does paragraph 3 mainly try to convey? A. Oil-and-gas extraction has expanded in America. B. Birds are heavily dependent on rivers and ponds. C. Many factors lead to the decline of bird populations. D. Well drilling poses a serious threat to birds' survival. 11. Which of the following may Dr Katovich agree with? A. Wind turbines could share the sky with wildlife. B More evidence is needed to confirm the finding. C. Wind power will be substituted for fossil fuels. D. Wind turbines deserve wider media coverage. 【答案】8. A 9. B 10. D 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是研究发现风力涡轮机对鸟类的影响微乎其微。 【8题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线单词前的“a new analysis of American data suggests the numbers(但一项对美国数据的新分析表明)”以及划线单词后的“and have little impact on bird populations.(并且对鸟类种群的影响很小。)”可知，一项对美国数据的新分析表明涡轮机对鸟类数量的影响不大，由此可知，划线单词negligible的意思应与“不重要”或者“微不足道”意思相近。故选A项。 9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Erik Katovich, an economist at the University of Geneva, made use of the Christmas Bird Count, a citizen-science project run by the National Audubon Society.(日内瓦大学的经济学家埃里克·卡托维奇（Erik Katovich）利用了圣诞鸟类统计，这是一个由美国国家奥杜邦协会（National Audubon Society）运营的公民科学项目。)”可知，Erik Katovich的结论是基于奥杜邦协会公民科学项目“the Christmas Bird Count”获取的数据。故选B项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Comparing bird populations to the locations of new gas wells revealed an average 15% drop in bird numbers when new wells were drilled, probably due to a combination of noise, air pollution and the disturbance of rivers and ponds that many birds rely upon. When drilling happened in migration centers, feeding grounds or breeding locations, bird numbers instead dropped by 25%.(将鸟类数量与新气井的位置进行比较发现，当新气井钻探时，鸟类数量平均下降了15%，这可能是由于噪音、空气污染以及鸟类赖以生存的河流和池塘的干扰。当钻探发生在迁徙中心、觅食地或繁殖地时，鸟类数量反而下降了25%。)”可知，油气钻探造成了鸟类数量的减少，由此可以推断，油气钻探给鸟类的生存带来了严重的威胁。故选D项。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据尾段中的“It appears to be significantly less damaging to wildlife, too(它对野生动物的伤害似乎也要小得多。)”以及上文中分析的涡轮机和油气钻探对鸟类数量的影响可知，作者认为相对于油气钻探来说，风力涡轮机对鸟类的影响较小，由此可以推断，作者会同意风力涡轮机可以与野生动物共存。故选A项。 D A new study says that no matter how much the world cuts back on carbon emissions, a large and important part of Antarctica is expected to disappear. The study focused on the melting of protective ice around Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea in western Antarctica. They said the “unavoidable” melting will take hundreds of years, resulting in a rise of nearly 1.8 meters in sea levels. This melting will have a profound impact on where and how people live in the future. The study, published in Nature Climate Change, warns that even if future warming was limited to just a few tenths of a degree more, it would have “limited power to prevent ocean warming that could lead to the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.” The lead writer of the study, Kaitlin Naughten, explains that the research indicates that the Earth is on a path towards rapid ocean warming and ice shelf melting over the coming century. While past studies have talked about how serious the situation is, Naughten was the first to use computer modeling to study how warm water from below will melt the ice. The study looked at four different cases in how much carbon emissions the world produces. ln each case, ocean warming was just too much for this area of the ice to survive. It also looked at what would happen if future warming was limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius over mid-19th century levels: the international goal. They found the runaway melting process in this case as well. The study primarily focuses on the part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet that is most at risk of melting near the Amundsen Sea, including the Thwaites ice shelf, often referred to as the “Doomsday Glacier”. According to Eric Rignot, an ice scientist at the University of California Irvine, this area is already “doomed” (注定的) due to the rapid melting that has occurred. Naughten does not like to use the word “doomed”, because she said 100 years from now, the world might not just stop but drive back carbon levels in the air and climate change. But she said what is happening now on the ground is a slow collapse that cannot be stopped, at least not in this century. 12. According to the study, what will be the consequence of the “unavoidable” melting of ice? A. A fast collapse of the West Antarctica. B. A rise in sea levels to at least 1.8 meters. C. A change of people’s living places and life. D. A significant reduction in carbon emissions. 13. What is special about Naughten’s research? A. Explaining why the Earth is on a path towards rapid ocean warming. B. Adopting computer modeling to study the possibility of ice survival. C. Finding the runaway melting process in the fourth case of ocean warming. D. Comparing four cases in how much carbon emissions the world produces. 14. What would Naughten most probably agree with? A. Ice shelf melting is unstoppable at least in the century. B. The word “doomed” accurately describes the situation. C. Carbon levels will never reach the international goal. D. Past studied didn’t show how serious the situation is. 15. What is the purpose of the text? A. To explain the impact of carbon emissions on Antarctica. B. To share the findings of a new study on Antarctic ice melting. C. To analyze the potential consequences of rapid ocean warming. D. To call for immediate action to prevent the Antarctic ice melting. 【答案】12. C 13. B 14. A 15. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个新的研究发现，无论人们怎么减少碳排放，南极洲的一大片重要区域预计都会消失。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“They said the “unavoidable” melting will take hundreds of years, resulting in a rise of nearly 1.8 meters in sea levels. This melting will have a profound impact on where and how people live in the future.(他们说，“不可避免的”融化将需要数百年的时间，导致海平面上升近1.8米。这种融化将对人们未来的生活地点和方式产生深远的影响)”可知，根据这项研究，“不可避免”的冰融化的后果将是人们生活场所和生活的改变。故选C。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“While past studies have talked about how serious the situation is, Naughten was the first to use computer modeling to study how warm water from below will melt the ice.(虽然过去的研究已经讨论了情况有多严重，但诺顿是第一个使用计算机建模来研究来自地下的温水将如何融化冰的人)”可知，诺顿的研究特别之处在于采用计算机建模来研究冰存活的可能性。故选B。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“But she said what is happening now on the ground is a slow collapse that cannot be stopped, at least not in this century.(但是她说，目前正在发生的情况是一种缓慢的崩溃，无法阻止，至少在本世纪无法阻止)”可推知，诺顿很可能会同意冰架融化至少在本世纪内是不可阻挡的。故选A。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“A new study says that no matter how much the world cuts back on carbon emissions, a large and important part of Antarctica is expected to disappear.(一项新的研究表明，无论世界减少多少碳排放，南极洲的一大片重要地区预计都会消失)”及下文介绍可知，文章主要介绍了一个新的研究发现，无论人们怎么减少碳排放，南极洲的一大片重要区域预计都会消失。由此推知，这篇文章的目的是分享一项关于南极冰融化的新研究的发现。故选B。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Challenges are part of life and something we can all expect to encounter at one point or another during our lifetime. We handle challenges differently;some of us choose to face them head-on, while others flee in uncertainty. ___16___The following are simple methods and strategies we can all employ to overcome challenges more effectively. ___17___ Nike couldn’t have said it any better with their slogan, "Just do it! "Some challenges require us to do just that. Grab the bull by its horns and have the courage to conquer it, no matter how unsure we might feel. Some challenges are urgent and require immediate attention, leaving us with no option but to go ahead full-steam. Educate ourselves. The reason why some issues prove challenging for us is that we aren’t familiar with them. ___18___ The internet, books, forums, etc. , offer platforms where we can research and learn about our challenges to find strategies against them. Knowledge is definitely powerful and essential in conquering anything. Be persistent. This is what is required to accomplish anything, especially when it comes to overcoming challenges. No matter how difficult our challenges might be, we must be willing to push through and try again and again until we achieve victory over them. ___19___ Ask for help. There are times when we can’t go it alone and need others to help us conquer whatever challenges we face. ___20___ Networking with like-minded individuals who can offer us support, suggestions, and solutions is useful in helping us overcome challenges. A. Meet them head-on. B. Adapt a different strategy. C. It is said that two heads are better than one. D. If we give up, we allow the challenges to conquer us instead. E. Therefore, our knowledge and ability to conquer them is limited. F. Whatever our positions, we all wish to conquer them and move on. G. Some challenges can be overwhelming, making us question our ability to overcome them. 【答案】16. F 17. A 18. E 19. D 20. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍应对挑战的方法。 【16题详解】 根据上文“We handle challenges differently; some of us choose to face them head-on, while others flee in uncertainty.”（我们应对挑战的方式各有不同；我们中的一些人选择拥抱并正面面对它们，而另一些人则在不确定中逃离。）根据下文“The following are simple methods and strategies we can all employ to overcome challenges more effectively.”（下面是一些简单的方法和策略，我们都可以用来更有效地克服挑战。）可知，该句承上启下，说明无论如何，我们都要克服困难。故F选项“无论我们的立场是什么，我们都希望克服它们并继续前进。”切题。故选F项。 【17题详解】 根据下文“Nike couldn’t have said it any better with their slogan, “Just do it!” Some challenges require us to do just that. Grab the bull by its horns and have the courage to conquer it, no matter how unsure we might feel. Some challenges are urgent and require immediate attention, leaving us with no option but to go ahead full-steam.”（耐克用他们的口号“Just do it! ”来表达这一点再好不过了。有些挑战要求我们这样做。无论我们感觉多么不确定，请迎难而上，勇敢征服困难。有些挑战是紧迫的，需要立即关注，我们别无选择，只能全力以赴。）由此可知，该段主要讲述A选项“直面挑战”。故选A项。 【18题详解】 根据上文“The reason why some issues prove challenging for us is that we aren’t familiar with them.”（有些问题对我们来说具有挑战性的原因是我们不熟悉它们。）空处承接上文说明不熟悉导致的结果。故E选项“因此，我们征服它们的知识和能力是有限的”切题。此处them与上一句呼应。故选E项。 【19题详解】 根据上文“No matter how difficult our challenges might be, we must be willing to push through and try again and again until we achieve victory over them.”（无论挑战有多么困难，我们都必须愿意坚持下去，一次又一次地尝试，直到取得胜利。）可知，空处为前一句内容的补充，故D选项“如果我们放弃，我们反过来就会让挑战征服我们。”为反向叙述后果，切题。故选D项。 【20题详解】 根据上文“There are times when we can’t go it alone and need others to help us conquer whatever challenges we face.”（有时我们无法独自应对，需要他人来帮助我们克服所面临的任何挑战。）可知，人多力量大，与志同道合的人建立联系，他们可以为我们提供支持、建议或解决方案，而这些建议有助于帮助我们克服挑战。故C选项“俗语说：人多力量大”切题。故选C项。 第三部分 语言知识运用(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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A man in California survived a five-hour night swim, thanks to the ____21____ of a friendly seal (海豹). Scott Thompson, a boater from Southern California, was out on his boat. After realizing the weather wasn’t favorable, he turned the boat back towards land. Soon after, something ____22____ happened. The boat was rocked by the wavy water and Scott got ____23____ out of the boat. The engines continued to run, moving the boat farther and farther away from him, which made it ____24____ to swim back to it. He watched his boat ____25____ in the middle of the icy Santa Barbara Channel. Lost at sea, with no land in ____26____, Thompson was sure these were his ____27____ moments on earth. However, thoughts of his family helped him find the ____28____ to survive. “Just keep ____29____, and you will get home to your family,” Thompson kept telling himself. “Just imagining my girls and my son growing up without me, and my wife not having a husband to support her, I couldn’t ____30____. All of a sudden, he heard a big splash (拍水声). It was a medium-sized harbor seal that Thompson described as “an angel” that came to help him. “The seal would come up and ____31____ me, like a dog comes up and pushes your leg.” Thompson said. It was a sense of ____32____, Thompson recalled, knowing that he wasn’t alone on this heroic journey. Being pushed along by the seal, Thompson felt ____33____ to swim to the nearest oil platform, which was far but closer than land. With the ____34____ of the seal, he swam through the dark, freezing water for five hours, until he managed to reach an oil platform. People aboard the oil platform offered aid. They rushed him to a hospital where Thompson was treated and recovered a few days later. While the thought of his ____35____ motivated him to keep going, Thompson said that he would not have endured through the pain if it hadn’t been for the seal swimming alongside him. 21. A. recognition B. encouragement C. respect D. trust 22. A. unexpected B. common C. confusing D. funny 23. A. kicked B. locked C. rushed D. knocked 24. A. easy B. unnecessary C. impossible D. safe 25. A. disappear B. stop C. ground D. sink 26. A. space B. mind C. line D. sight 27. A. spare B. final C. exciting D. private 28. A. tool B. way C. will D. skill 29. A. swimming B. calling C. watching D. practicing 30. A. break in B. show up C. slow down D. give up 31. A. greet B. push C. lift D. take 32. A. duty B. hope C. anxiety D. wonder 33. A. determined B. satisfied C. honored D. amused 34. A. task B. cost C. company D. arrival 35. A. pets B. friends C. family D. boat 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. B 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了在加州，一名船夫在夜间因为风浪从船上被甩到海里。多亏了一只友好的海豹的鼓励，他在黑暗、冰冷的水中游了5个小时候活了下来。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在一只友好海豹的鼓励下，加州一名男子游了五小时后活了下来。A. recognition识别；B. encouragement鼓励；C. respect尊重；D. trust相信。根据下文“While the thought of his ____15____ motivated him to keep going, Thompson said that he would not have endured through the pain if it hadn’t been for the seal swimming alongside him.”可知，因为海豹的鼓励，加州一名男子最终在海里游了5小时后活了下来。故选B。 【22题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不久之后，意想不到的事情发生了。A. unexpected意想不到的；B. common普通的；C. confusing令人困惑的；D. funny有趣的。根据下文“The boat was rocked by the wavy water and Scott got ____3____ out of the boat.”可知，发生了意想不到的事情，由于风浪很大，斯科特被从船上打到了海里。故选A。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：船被波涛汹涌的海水摇晃着，斯科特被打出了船。A. kicked踢；B. locked锁定；C. rushed冲向；D. knocked打掉。根据上文“The boat was rocked by the wavy water”可知，风浪很大，斯科特被风浪从船上打到了海里。故选D。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：引擎继续运转，船离他越来越远，所以他不可能游回船上去。A. easy容易的；B. unnecessary不必要的；C. impossible不可能的；D. safe安全的。根据上文“moving the boat farther and farther away from him”可知，船离他越来越远，他不可能游回船上去。故选C。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他看着他的船消失在冰冷的圣巴巴拉海峡中间。A. disappear消失；B. stop停止；C. ground搁浅；D. sink下沉。根据上文“The engines continued to nun, moving the boat farther and farther away from him, which made it ____4____ to swim back to it.”可知，船离他越来越远，最终消失不见了。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：迷失在海上，看不见陆地，汤普森确信这是他在地球上的最后时刻。A. space空间；B. mind头脑；C. line线；D. sight景象。根据上文“Lost at sea”可知，迷失在大海上，他看不见陆地。in sight“看得见”。故选D。 【27题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：迷失在海上，看不见陆地，汤普森确信这是他在地球上的最后时刻。A. spare备用的；B. final最终的；C. exciting激动人心的；D. private私有的。根据上文“Lost at sea, with no land in ____6____”可知，迷失在大海上，看不见陆地，他绝望了，他确信这是他在地球上的最后时刻，也就是说他觉得他快要死了。故选B。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，对家人的思念帮助他找到了生存的意志。A. tool工具；B. way方式；C. will意志；D. skill技巧。根据下文““Just keep ____9____ , and you will get home to your family,” Thompson kept telling himself.”可知，是对家人的思念帮助他找到了求生的意志。故选C。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“只要继续游泳，你就会回到你的家人身边，”汤普森一直告诉自己。A. swimming游泳；B. calling呼叫；C. watching观看；D. practicing练习。根据下文“and you will get home to your family”可知，汤普森鼓励自己，只要坚持游泳，就能回到家人的身边。故选A。 【30题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：想象一下，我的女儿和儿子在没有我的情况下长大，而我的妻子没有丈夫支持，我无法放弃。A. break in闯进；B. show up出现；C. slow down减速；D. give up放弃。根据上文“Just imagining my girls and my son growing up without me, and my wife not having a husband to support her”可知，汤普森想到家人后，他觉得他自己不能放弃。故选D。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：海豹会上来推我，就像狗上来推你的腿一样。A. greet问候；B. push推；C. lift举起；D. take拿。根据下文“like a dog comes up and pushes your leg”可知，海豹上来推汤普森，让他觉得就像小狗推他的腿一样。故选B。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：汤普森回忆道，这是一种希望感，他知道自己在这段英雄之旅中并不孤单。A. duty职责；B. hope希望；C. anxiety焦虑；D. wonder奇迹。根据下文“knowing that he wasn’t alone on this heroic journey”可知，海豹在海里时不时的推着汤普森，让他觉得并不孤单，从而有了希望。故选B。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在海豹的推动下，汤普森下定决心游到最近的石油平台，那里离陆地很远，但又很近。A. determined坚决的；B. satisfied满足的；C. honored尊敬的；D. amused好笑的。根据下文“swim to the nearest oil platform”可知，在海豹的推动下，汤普森下定决心游到最近的石油平台。故选A。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在海豹的陪伴下，他在漆黑的冰水中游了五个小时，终于到达了一个石油平台。A. task任务；B. cost成本；C. company陪伴；D. arrival到达。根据上文“Being pushed along by the seal”可知，是海豹的陪伴，汤普森才能在漆黑的冰水中游了五个小时，终于到达了一个石油平台。故选C。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：汤普森说，虽然家人的想法激励他坚持下去，但如果不是这只海豹在他身边游来游去，他不可能忍受住痛苦。A. pets宠物；B. friends朋友；C. family家庭；D. boat船。根据上文“Just keep ____9____, and you will get home to your family”可知，家人的想法激励他坚持下去，在海豹的陪伴，他才能在冰冷的海水中活下来。故选C。 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。 Yingge Dance, a traditional folk art combining dancing, Chinese martial arts, and Chinese opera, is popular in the Chaoshan area of Guangdong province in South China. Yingge, ____36____ (write) with the characters for “hero” and “song”, means heroic song in Chinese and Yingge dancers, as their name implies, are the avatars of ____37____ (hero). The dancers each hold a pair of short sticks and strike the sticks with force ____38____ (create) strong beats — an artistic display of masculinity (男子气概). In 2006, the Puning Yingge Dance ____39____ (list) among the first batch of national intangible cultural heritages in China. However, as young people move out of the villages, ____40____ are local folk arts gradually disappearing all around China. In Puning, Yingge is still danced during holidays such as the Lunar New Year and ____41____ (it) performers are generally amateurs — farmers ____42____ have put down their tools and put on costumes. Some of the parts are passed ____43____ in the family, from father to son, and so far some villages have started giving performers a basic salary. Dressed in colorful clothes and ____44____ (wear) heavy makeup, ordinary villagers have created a song of cultural confidence. The performance, ____45____ must-watch for the local people, graces the village square one more time. 【答案】36. written 37. heroes 38. to create 39. was listed 40. so 41. its 42. who##that 43. down 44. wearing 45. a 【解析】 【导语】本文是说明文。文章介绍了流行于广东潮汕地区的普宁及福建漳州等地区的一种糅合南派武术、戏剧等地方艺术为一体的中国民间舞蹈--英歌。 【36题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：“英歌”，由“英雄”和“歌”两个字组成，在汉语中是“英雄之歌”的意思，“英歌”舞者，顾名思义，是英雄的化身。谓语动词是means，write和means之间没有连词，用非谓语动词形式，主语Yingge和write是被动关系，用过去分词作定语。故填written。 【37题详解】 考查名词。句意：“英歌”，由“英雄”和“歌”两个字组成，在汉语中是“英雄之歌”的意思，“英歌”舞者，顾名思义，是英雄的化身。主语Yingge dancers是名词复数形式，英雄化身也用名词复数。故填heroes。 【38题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：舞者每人拿着一对短棍，用力击打棍子，创造出强烈的节拍——这是一种男子气概的艺术展示。strike是谓语动词，create是非谓语动词，表示目的用动词不定式形式。故填to create。 【39题详解】 考查动词时态语态。句意：2006年，普宁英歌被列入中国第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。主语the Puning Yingge Dance 后缺少谓语动词，是被动关系，以及发生在2006年是过去时间，用一般过去时的被动语态，主语时单数，谓语动词也用单数。故填was listed。 【40题详解】 考查连词。句意：然而，随着年轻人走出农村，中国各地的当地民间艺术也正在逐渐消失。用so引导部分倒装，表示情况也是如此。故填so。 【41题详解】 考查代词。句意：在普宁，每逢春节等节日，人们仍会跳英歌，而表演者一般都是业余的——农民们，他们放下了工具，穿上了戏服。名词前表示它的，用形容词性物主代词。故填its。 【42题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：在普宁，每逢春节等节日，人们仍会跳英歌，而表演者一般都是业余的——农民们，他们放下了工具，穿上了戏服。先行词时farmers，在定语从句中作主语，指代人用who或that。故填who或that。 【43题详解】 考查介词。句意：一些角色在家族中由父亲传给儿子，到目前为止，一些村庄已经开始给表演者发放基本工资。pass down是固定短语表示“传递”。故填down。 【44题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：穿着五颜六色的衣服，化着浓妆，普通村民创作了一首文化自信之歌。句中谓语动词是have created，wear和谓语之间没有连词，用非谓语动词形式，villager和wear是主动关系，用现在分词形式，故填wearing。 【45题详解】 考查冠词。句意：这场当地人必看的表演，再一次为村庄广场增光添彩。表示一场必看的表演，可数名词must-watch前用不定冠词，故填a。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文(满分15分) 46. 假定你是高中生李华，你校成立了一个名为Quanzhou Culture的俱乐部，致力于用英文介绍和推广泉州文化。请你给该俱乐部负责人写一封邮件，申请加入，内容包括： 1. 写信目的； 2. 申请理由； 3. 个人优势。 注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Sir/Madam, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Sir/Madam, I am Li Hua, writing to apply to be a member of your club. I really appreciate the efforts Quanzhou Culture has made to introduce Quanzhou culture to the world. As a student with keen interest in cross-cultural communication, I hope I can have a chance to do my own part for this vital cause. I have read many books on Quanzhou traditions and take great pride in my spoken English, which makes it possible for me to do a good job in the club. I would be grateful if you could take my application into consideration. Looking forward to your early reply. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写一封申请信，报名参加Quanzhou Culture俱乐部，希望为推广泉州文化贡献自己的力量。 【详解】1.词汇积累 强烈的：keen→ strong 机会：chance→ opportunity 至关重要的：vital→crucial 原因：cause→reason 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：As a student with keen interest in cross-cultural communication, I hope I can have a chance to do my own part for this vital cause. 拓展句：As a student who has keen interest in cross-cultural communication, I hope I can have a chance to do my own part for this vital cause. 【点睛】【高分句型1】I am Li Hua, writing to apply to be a member of your club.（运用了现在分词做状语） 【高分句型2】I have read many books on Quanzhou traditions and take great pride in my spoken English, which makes it possible for me to do a good job in the club.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句） 第二节 读后续写(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I looked out at the smiling faces in the school hall. Flashes from cameras lit up in all directions. The applause filled my ears. I had done it. I had really done it. Just a few months earlier, I would never have pictured myself acting in a play in front of two hundred people. “Not for a million dollars,” I would have said. But when the time came, I got up on stage and faced one of my greatest fears and discovered I could do more than I ever gave myself credit for. If not for my teacher, Mrs Sather, I might never have made it. In the first and second grade, I was extremely shy. I had friends, but it just wasn’t in my personality to be very outgoing, even when I knew someone well. I was afraid I would do or say something wrong, so usually I just smiled and listened to other people’s conversations. I did well in school and I loved to write. However, I would escape into my writing, where I could be myself and never had to worry about what other people thought of me. In my stories, I was never shy. My teacher Mrs Sather, always encouraged me to write more. She told our class to go after our dreams and dig in with both hands. One day, she announced that our class was going to perform a play she had written. “I’ll begin to cast everyone tomorrow,” she said. “I need someone who is not afraid to be on stage in front of a lot of people to play the lead part of Dorothy. Anybody want to try?” A few excited hands shot up — mine, of course, was not one of them — and Mrs Sather smiled. “We’ll talk more about it tomorrow,” she said. Then the bell rang and my classmates slowly left the classroom. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 When I was loading up my backpack, Mrs Sather asked me to go to her. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hearing Mrs Sather’s words, I realized it was time to make a change. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】When I was loading up my backpack, Mrs Sather asked me to go to her. With doubt, I came up to her. Giving me a meaningful look, she asked gently, “Why didn’t you raise your hand?” Hanging my head and staring at the ground, I did not know how to respond. Mrs Sather continued, “I know your inner strength clearly by reading the stories you wrote about. I would love you to give this a try.” I was so shocked that I raised my head, eyes wide open. She smiled heartily. “Just make yourself fully prepared.” Hearing Mrs Sather’s words, I realized it was time to make a change. After getting home, I read the play carefully several times, and the figure of Dorothy gradually appeared in my mind. The next day, when Mrs Sather cast the characters, I lifted up my hand quickly and firmly. After we presented the ideas and lines, she announced that I would be the one to play the lead part. Overwhelmed with joy, I got involved in rehearsal in no time. And the following was what you read in the beginning. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达是读后续写。本文以人物为线索展开。我今天的表演非常成功，但是没有老师的帮助，我是做不到的。我非常害羞，但是我喜欢写作。有一天老师宣布我们班要表演她写的一个剧本。选女主角的时候我没有参选。老师当时也没有宣布主角人选是谁。 详解】1.段落续写 ①由第一段句首内容“当我在装背包的时候，萨瑟太太叫我去她那儿。”可知，第一段可以描写我来到老师跟前的心理活动，老师想选我当主角的原因。 ②由第二段句首内容“听到萨瑟太太的话，我意识到是时候做出改变了。”可知，第二段可以描写我作出决定后积极准备参加女主角的竞选，拿到主角时的表情、动作。 2.续写线索：被老师叫—面对老师—被说服—决定改变—积极准备—拿到主角—辛苦练习—成功 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①举手：raise one’s hand/put up one’s hand/lift up one’s hand ②垂着头：hang one’s head/have one’s head down ③希望某人做某事：would love sb. to do sth./would like sb. to do sth. 情绪类 ①震惊的：shocked/stunned/amazed ②欣喜若狂：overwhelmed with joy/go wild with joy 【点睛】【高分句型1】Hanging my head and staring at the ground, I did not know how to respond. (运用了现在分词短语Hanging my head and staring at the ground作状语) 【高分句型2】I know your inner strength clearly by reading the stories you wrote about.(运用了省略that的定语从句) 【高分句型3】And the following was what you read in the beginning. (运用了what引导的表语从句) 听力答案：1-5 BACCB 6-10 CBACC 11-15 ABAAB 16-20 AABBC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 泉州科技中学 2023-2024学年 第二学期期中考高二年英语试卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. How will the speakers spend Sunday? A. By going swimming. B. By playing volleyball. C. By going for a cycle ride. 2. What is important to the man? A. The cost. B. The time. C. The airline. 3 How is the weather? A. Cool. B. Warm. C. Cold. 4. What is the man going to do? A. Drop out of school. B. Try to get a scholarship. C. Continue his studies. 5. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a school. B. In a hospital. C. In a restaurant. 第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Where will the bookcase be placed? A. In the living room. B. In the study. C. In the bedroom. 7. What is on the bed? A. Books. B. Clothes. C. Towels. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What is the woman angry about? A. The time to keep borrowed books. B. The cost to keep books for a week. C. The number of borrowed books at a time. 9. What does the man think of the new policy? A. Stupid. B. Troublesome. C. Understandable. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Boss and clerk. B. Customer and manager. C. Interviewer and interviewee. 11. What do we know about the woman? A. She is in charge of the IT Department. B. She is dissatisfied with the man’s work. C. She knows many different programming languages. 12. What is the man? A. A sales manager. B. A computer programmer. C. A game machine producer. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Some great teenagers. B. Some websites. C. Some photos. 14. What did Charlie Watson do? A. He created a website. B. He had his own soccer club. C. He earned a billion dollars at 17. 15. What does the woman say about Anna Philipova? A. She put out a fire by herself. B. She saved her two brothers from a fire. C. She climbed the highest mountain in the Andes. 16. How did Malik Monroe raise money? A. By organizing concerts. B. By working in hospitals. C. By collecting money in schools. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Who does skydiving in the USA? A. People of all ages. B. Crazy young people. C. Brave teenagers. 18. When did the speaker skydive for the first time? A. When she was a teenager. B. When she was a university student. C. When she worked as a lawyer. 19. What prevented the speaker from going skydiving regularly? A. Fear of heights. B. Shortage of money. C. Lack of free time. 20. Why does the speaker go skydiving? A. To keep healthy. B. To face up to her fear. C. To forget her problems. 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 Connected to each other like never before, young people today are becoming agents of change, increasingly contributing to innovative solutions that improve people’s lives and the planet’s health. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research is therefore delighted to launch the Young Leaders Online Training Programme, a four-week e-Learning course, to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to fully unfold their potential as global leaders. ◆CONTENT ◇Online Learning Modules Module 1: The United Nations (3-9 June 2024) Module 2: Conference Diplomacy (外交) (10-16 June 2024) Module 3: Sustainable Development Goals (17-23 June 2024) Module 4: International Communication (24-30 June 2024) Each module will comprise about 30 pages of literature, external links, videos, and other relevant material, corresponding to a total workload of 40-45 hours during the four weeks. ◇Live Components Each e-Learning module will go with a series of live meetings with UN experts. These will have varying lengths and formats, including e-workshops, mock (模拟的) interviews, etc. ◆COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS Participants are qualified for a course certificate upon successful completion of the components below: ◇Reading the four modules’ content. You may wish to study the material through the interactive programme Articulate Storyline or simply download the PDF version of the content. They are identical in content and are meant to give participants flexibility in the way to study. ◇Participation in the discussion board forums (论坛). You are supposed to answer questions on every module in short texts. Your posts will be evaluated according to both quantity and quality. ◇Passing the multiple-choice assessments. Each module features an assessment quiz at its end. It contains 10 questions, and passing the module requires at least 8 out of 10 questions correctly answered. 1. What is the main aim of the course? A. To improve the lives of young people. B. To connect the youth around the world. C. To collect innovative ideas from young people. D. To build up the youth’s global leadership ability. 2. What will participants do in each module? A. Read great works of literature. B. Spend 40-45 hours on learning. C. Make videos for the United Nations. D. Have online meetings with UN experts. 3. To get a course certificate, a participant needs to ______. A. take part in the discussions B. post questions on each module C. copy the PDF version of the content D. answer all the test questions correctly B For many Chinese consumers, a satisfying breakfast is one that includes either hot porridge or steamed buns (馒头). Cold sandwiches, which are popular with Westerners, are probably one of the last options on their minds. But that is not to say that consumers, especially those in an international city like Shanghai, would avoid everything considered Western for breakfast. For instance, coffee, which has steadily grown in popularity in the country, is one drink that many cannot do without today. To satisfy this growing demand for breakfast sets that combine elements from the East and the West, food companies have been rolling out (推出) a host of new offerings to attract the customer. One example is Shanghai Qiao Coffee, launched by local time-honored food company Qiaojiashan at the end of 2019. Apart from its traditional dim sum (点心), the store also sells various types of coffee. According to Shen Yan, deputy manager of Qiaojiashan, the most popular breakfast set now is the steamed vegetable bun paired with black coffee. “The calories that one gets from a meal consisting of Chinese dim sum and coffee are less than those of a Western breakfast. Since a steamed bun has nearly 200 calories and a cup of black coffee barely has any calories, this combination can be considered healthy and delicious,” said Shen. Even the smaller shoppers in the food scene are jumping on the East-West breakfast trend. Western food companies, too, have been rolling out Chinese breakfast options. “Consumers and even cultural heritage will also benefit from the increased competition. If not for the current trend which has revived interest in certain traditional dim sum, these foods could soon be lost to history,” Shen said. 4. What can we learn about breakfast in Shanghai in Paragraph 1? A. Coffee is a must for many people. B. Cold sandwiches are a popular choice. C. People avoid western food for breakfast. D People prefer porridge and steamed buns. 5. Why does the set of the steamed vegetable bun with black coffee sell well? A. Because it’s traditional. B. Because it’s tasty and healthy. C. Because it’s newly created. D. Because it contains more vegetables. 6. What can be inferred from Shen’s words in the last paragraph? A. Western food companies dislike East-West breakfast. B. Big companies have the ability to seize the market share. C The competition for breakfast sets is of no benefit to consumers. D. Some traditional foods may disappear without the combination trend. 7. What is the main idea of the text? A. Chinese consumers show more interest in western food. B. Western breakfast is warmly welcomed by Shanghai people. C. The Chinese-Western breakfast set is becoming a hit in Shanghai. D. Shanghai Qiao Coffee has won great success for its breakfast sets. C Birders get nervous when they see landscapes covered in wind turbines (涡轮机). When the wind gets going, their blades (叶片) can turn around at well over 200km per hour. It is easy to imagine careless birds getting cut into pieces and wind turbines do indeed kill at least some birds. But a new analysis of American data suggests the numbers are negligible, and have little impact on bird populations. Erik Katovich, an economist at the University of Geneva, made use of the Christmas BirdCount, a citizen-science project run by the National Audubon Society. Volunteers count birds they spot over Christmas, and the society gathers the numbers. He assumed, reasonably, that if wind turbines harmed bird populations, the numbers seen in the Christmas Bird Count would drop in places where new turbines had been built. Combining bird population and species maps with the locations and construction dates of all wind turbines, he found building turbines had no noticeable effect on bird populations. Instead of limiting his analysis to wind power alone, he also examined oil-and-gas extraction (开采), which has boomed in America over the past couple of decades. Comparing bird populations to the locations of new gas wells revealed an average 15% drop in bird numbers when new wells were drilled, probably due to a combination of noise, air pollution and the disturbance of rivers and ponds that many birds rely upon. When drilling happened in migration centers, feeding grounds or breeding locations, bird numbers instead dropped by 25%. Wind power, in other words, not only produces far less planet-heating carbon dioxide and methane than do fossil fuels. It appears to be significantly less damaging to wildlife, too. Yet that is not the impression you would get from reading the news. Dr Katovich found 173 stories in major American news media reporting the supposed negative effects that wind turbines had on birds in 2020, compared with only 46 stories discussing the effects of oil-and-gas wells. 8. What does the underlined word“negligible”in paragraph 1 mean? A. Insignificant. B. Inaccurate. C. Inconsistent. D. Indefinite. 9. What is Dr Katovich's conclusion based on? A. Previous studies. B. Relevant data. C. Reasonable prediction. D. Experiment results. 10. What message does paragraph 3 mainly try to convey? A. Oil-and-gas extraction has expanded in America. B. Birds are heavily dependent on rivers and ponds. C. Many factors lead to the decline of bird populations. D. Well drilling poses a serious threat to birds' survival. 11. Which of the following may Dr Katovich agree with? A. Wind turbines could share the sky with wildlife. B. More evidence is needed to confirm the finding. C. Wind power will be substituted for fossil fuels. D. Wind turbines deserve wider media coverage. D A new study says that no matter how much the world cuts back on carbon emissions, a large and important part of Antarctica is expected to disappear. The study focused on the melting of protective ice around Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea in western Antarctica. They said the “unavoidable” melting will take hundreds of years, resulting in a rise of nearly 1.8 meters in sea levels. This melting will have a profound impact on where and how people live in the future. The study, published in Nature Climate Change, warns that even if future warming was limited to just a few tenths of a degree more, it would have “limited power to prevent ocean warming that could lead to the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.” The lead writer of the study, Kaitlin Naughten, explains that the research indicates that the Earth is on a path towards rapid ocean warming and ice shelf melting over the coming century. While past studies have talked about how serious the situation is, Naughten was the first to use computer modeling to study how warm water from below will melt the ice. The study looked at four different cases in how much carbon emissions the world produces. ln each case, ocean warming was just too much for this area of the ice to survive. It also looked at what would happen if future warming was limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius over mid-19th century levels: the international goal. They found the runaway melting process in this case as well. The study primarily focuses on the part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet that is most at risk of melting near the Amundsen Sea, including the Thwaites ice shelf, often referred to as the “Doomsday Glacier”. According to Eric Rignot, an ice scientist at the University of California Irvine, this area is already “doomed” (注定的) due to the rapid melting that has occurred. Naughten does not like to use the word “doomed”, because she said 100 years from now, the world might not just stop but drive back carbon levels in the air and climate change. But she said what is happening now on the ground is a slow collapse that cannot be stopped, at least not in this century. 12. According to the study, what will be the consequence of the “unavoidable” melting of ice? A. A fast collapse of the West Antarctica. B. A rise in sea levels to at least 1.8 meters. C. A change of people’s living places and life. D. A significant reduction in carbon emissions. 13. What is special about Naughten’s research? A. Explaining why the Earth is on a path towards rapid ocean warming. B. Adopting computer modeling to study the possibility of ice survival. C. Finding the runaway melting process in the fourth case of ocean warming. D. Comparing four cases in how much carbon emissions the world produces. 14 What would Naughten most probably agree with? A. Ice shelf melting is unstoppable at least in the century. B. The word “doomed” accurately describes the situation. C. Carbon levels will never reach the international goal. D. Past studied didn’t show how serious the situation is. 15. What is the purpose of the text? A. To explain the impact of carbon emissions on Antarctica. B. To share the findings of a new study on Antarctic ice melting. C. To analyze the potential consequences of rapid ocean warming. D. To call for immediate action to prevent the Antarctic ice melting. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Challenges are part of life and something we can all expect to encounter at one point or another during our lifetime. We handle challenges differently;some of us choose to face them head-on, while others flee in uncertainty. ___16___The following are simple methods and strategies we can all employ to overcome challenges more effectively. ___17___ Nike couldn’t have said it any better with their slogan, "Just do it! "Some challenges require us to do just that. Grab the bull by its horns and have the courage to conquer it, no matter how unsure we might feel. Some challenges are urgent and require immediate attention, leaving us with no option but to go ahead full-steam. Educate ourselves. The reason why some issues prove challenging for us is that we aren’t familiar with them. ___18___ The internet, books, forums, etc. , offer platforms where we can research and learn about our challenges to find strategies against them. Knowledge is definitely powerful and essential in conquering anything. Be persistent. This is what is required to accomplish anything, especially when it comes to overcoming challenges. No matter how difficult our challenges might be, we must be willing to push through and try again and again until we achieve victory over them. ___19___ Ask for help. There are times when we can’t go it alone and need others to help us conquer whatever challenges we face. ___20___ Networking with like-minded individuals who can offer us support, suggestions, and solutions is useful in helping us overcome challenges. A. Meet them head-on. B Adapt a different strategy. C. It is said that two heads are better than one. D. If we give up, we allow the challenges to conquer us instead. E. Therefore, our knowledge and ability to conquer them is limited. F. Whatever our positions, we all wish to conquer them and move on. G. Some challenges can be overwhelming, making us question our ability to overcome them. 第三部分 语言知识运用(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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A man in California survived a five-hour night swim, thanks to the ____21____ of a friendly seal (海豹). Scott Thompson, a boater from Southern California, was out on his boat. After realizing the weather wasn’t favorable, he turned the boat back towards land. Soon after, something ____22____ happened. The boat was rocked by the wavy water and Scott got ____23____ out of the boat. The engines continued to run, moving the boat farther and farther away from him, which made it ____24____ to swim back to it. He watched his boat ____25____ in the middle of the icy Santa Barbara Channel. Lost at sea, with no land in ____26____, Thompson was sure these were his ____27____ moments on earth. However, thoughts of his family helped him find the ____28____ to survive. “Just keep ____29____, and you will get home to your family,” Thompson kept telling himself. “Just imagining my girls and my son growing up without me, and my wife not having a husband to support her, I couldn’t ____30____. All of a sudden, he heard a big splash (拍水声). It was a medium-sized harbor seal that Thompson described as “an angel” that came to help him. “The seal would come up and ____31____ me, like a dog comes up and pushes your leg.” Thompson said. It was a sense of ____32____, Thompson recalled, knowing that he wasn’t alone on this heroic journey. Being pushed along by the seal, Thompson felt ____33____ to swim to the nearest oil platform, which was far but closer than land. With the ____34____ of the seal, he swam through the dark, freezing water for five hours, until he managed to reach an oil platform. People aboard the oil platform offered aid. They rushed him to a hospital where Thompson was treated and recovered a few days later. While the thought of his ____35____ motivated him to keep going, Thompson said that he would not have endured through the pain if it hadn’t been for the seal swimming alongside him. 21. A. recognition B. encouragement C. respect D. trust 22. A. unexpected B. common C. confusing D. funny 23. A. kicked B. locked C. rushed D. knocked 24. A. easy B. unnecessary C. impossible D. safe 25. A. disappear B. stop C. ground D. sink 26. A. space B. mind C. line D. sight 27. A. spare B. final C. exciting D. private 28. A. tool B. way C. will D. skill 29. A. swimming B. calling C. watching D. practicing 30. A. break in B. show up C. slow down D. give up 31. A. greet B. push C. lift D. take 32. A. duty B. hope C. anxiety D. wonder 33. A. determined B. satisfied C. honored D. amused 34. A. task B. cost C. company D. arrival 35. A. pets B. friends C. family D. boat 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。 Yingge Dance, a traditional folk art combining dancing, Chinese martial arts, and Chinese opera, is popular in the Chaoshan area of Guangdong province in South China. Yingge, ____36____ (write) with the characters for “hero” and “song”, means heroic song in Chinese and Yingge dancers, as their name implies, are the avatars of ____37____ (hero). The dancers each hold a pair of short sticks and strike the sticks with force ____38____ (create) strong beats — an artistic display of masculinity (男子气概). In 2006, the Puning Yingge Dance ____39____ (list) among the first batch of national intangible cultural heritages in China. However, as young people move out of the villages, ____40____ are local folk arts gradually disappearing all around China. In Puning, Yingge is still danced during holidays such as the Lunar New Year and ____41____ (it) performers are generally amateurs — farmers ____42____ have put down their tools and put on costumes. Some of the parts are passed ____43____ in the family, from father to son, and so far some villages have started giving performers a basic salary. Dressed in colorful clothes and ____44____ (wear) heavy makeup, ordinary villagers have created a song of cultural confidence. The performance, ____45____ must-watch for the local people, graces the village square one more time. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文(满分15分) 46. 假定你是高中生李华，你校成立了一个名为Quanzhou Culture的俱乐部，致力于用英文介绍和推广泉州文化。请你给该俱乐部负责人写一封邮件，申请加入，内容包括： 1. 写信目的； 2. 申请理由； 3. 个人优势。 注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Sir/Madam, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节 读后续写(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I looked out at the smiling faces in the school hall. Flashes from cameras lit up in all directions. The applause filled my ears. I had done it. I had really done it. Just a few months earlier, I would never have pictured myself acting in a play in front of two hundred people. “Not for a million dollars,” I would have said. But when the time came, I got up on stage and faced one of my greatest fears and discovered I could do more than I ever gave myself credit for. If not for my teacher, Mrs Sather, I might never have made it. In the first and second grade, I was extremely shy. I had friends, but it just wasn’t in my personality to be very outgoing, even when I knew someone well. I was afraid I would do or say something wrong, so usually I just smiled and listened to other people’s conversations. I did well in school and I loved to write. However, I would escape into my writing, where I could be myself and never had to worry about what other people thought of me. In my stories, I was never shy. My teacher, Mrs Sather, always encouraged me to write more. She told our class to go after our dreams and dig in with both hands. One day, she announced that our class was going to perform a play she had written. “I’ll begin to cast everyone tomorrow,” she said. “I need someone who is not afraid to be on stage in front of a lot of people to play the lead part of Dorothy. Anybody want to try?” A few excited hands shot up — mine, of course, was not one of them — and Mrs Sather smiled. “We’ll talk more about it tomorrow,” she said. Then the bell rang and my classmates slowly left the classroom. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 When I was loading up my backpack, Mrs Sather asked me to go to her. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hearing Mrs Sather’s words, I realized it was time to make a change. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力答案：1-5 BACCB 6-10 CBACC 11-15 ABAAB 16-20 AABBC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$