四川省泸县第五中学2023-2024学年高二下学期6月期末英语试题

泸县一中、泸县四中、泸县五中 高2022级2023-2024学年三校期末联考英语试题 负责学校：泸县一中 命题人：杨春兰 尹崇燕 审题人：任雪梅 （试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟） 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第I卷（选择题 共95分） 第一部分：听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，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。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.Where is the hairdryer? A.In the bedroom. B.In the bathroom. C.In the sitting room. 2.What is the man doing? A.Expressing thanks. B.Asking for help. C.Making a suggestion. 3.What are the speakers talking about? A.A bus line. B.A policy. C.A newspaper. 4.What does the man suggest the woman do? A.Shop online. B.Take a day off. C. Borrow a coffee machine. 5.What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A.Relatives. B.Classmates. C.Colleagues. 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。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。 听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。 6.How does the man usually go to work? A.By car. B.By bike. C.By subway. 7.What will the man start doing next month? A.Learning to drive. B. Travelling around the world. C. Looking for a new apartment. 听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题。 S.At what price was The Scream sold? A. 82.5 million dollars. B.106.5 million dollars. C.119.9 million dollars. 9.What does the woman say about the paintings? A. Their commercial value always changes. B.They're becoming more valuable than before. C.They get much appreciation from personal collectors. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。 10.What does the woman think of studying in France? A. It's surprising. B. It's worthwhile. C. It's disappointing. 11. Where does the woman advise the man to live when studying abroad? A.In the school dormitory. B.In a host family. C. In a rented apartment. 12.What did the man do yesterday morning? A. He surfed the Internet. B.He handed in his application form. C. He went to the Study-Abroad Center. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。 13. Who is the woman probably? A.A reporter. B.A hostess. C.A manager. 14. How did the man find the plastic component business? A.It was tiring. B.It was boring. C. It was interesting. 15.What inspired the man to set up Cliche? A.Eye shadow. B.A wedding dress. C. Plastic drinking straws. 16. What did the man do to get Cliche started? A. He sold the products by himself. B.He gave the concept to a big firm. C.He cooperated with a famous company. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。 17. When did the speaker's mother build a shelter for children? A. In 2005. B.In 2006. C.In 2007. 18. What disease does the speaker's mother suffer from? A. Alzheimer's disease. B.Parkinson's disease. C. Blood pressure disorders. 19.What can the speaker's mother do now? A.Sing songs. B.Watch TV shows. C. Do morning exercises. 20.What will the speaker probably talk about next? A.Her talks with her mother. B. The care center's regulations. C.Her mother's expectations of her. 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 The Art Institute of Chicago Visitor Information Museum Hours Members: The first hour of every day, 10 a.m.-11 a.m., is reserved for member-only viewing. Monday-Wednesday Closed Thursday:11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday--Sunday:11 a.m.-5 p.mn. Audio Guide Audio guides can be rented at the admission counter, audio counter and outside some special exhibitions. The guide is free to visitors with visual or hearing disabilities. ·Journey Maker With the dgital interactive Journey Maker, you can build custom family guides based on your child's interests-from superheroes to strange and wild creatures. Start your museum journey in the Family Room of the Ryan Leaning Center, and make your visit to the Art Institute an adventure for the whole family. Official Mobile App Your personal,pocket-sized guide to the collection, this new iOS app features podcast-style audio tours, location-aware technology, access to the digital member card, and so much more. Download it today from the App Store. Photography We encourage you to take pictures of the collection and special exhibitions for personal use. Signs indicate the few works that are not allowed to be photographed due to a lender requirement. ·Phones You are welcome to use your phone to take pictures, text, and use the museum's app-anything that does not disturb other visitors. If you need to make a phone call,please do so in a non-gallery space. ·Valet Parking Art Institute visitors can drop off their cars at the Modern Wing entrance (159East Monroe Street) and walk right into the museum. The valet service is available daily from 10:30 a. m. until one-half hour after closing. ·Admission Adult:$32 Student: $ 26 Child (aged 13 and under): Free Help us protect the collection-please do not touch the art. 21. How long at maximum can a visitor stay in the museum per day? A.1 hour. B.6 hours. C.9 hours. D.10 hours. 22.What can be learned from the Visitor Information? A. Valet parking is not available after closing. B.All artworks are encouraged to be pictured. C. Audio guide is free to every museum visitor. D. Family guides can be tailored to visitors' needs. 23. How much would a couple with two children aged 6 and 14 pay for admission? A.$64. B.$ 90. C.$ 116. D.$ 78. B At the end of 2019,I learned that Here After AI, whose goal is to let the living communicate with the dead, was looking for applicants of its new AI project.Interested in what it was promising, I applied to experiment the software on my very-much-alive parents. At first, I thought it would be just a fun projectto see what was technologically possible. Then their health condition added some urgency to the experiment. I was frightened that my parents might die since my father had been diagnosed with cancer and my mother was recently developing symptoms of early Alzheimer's disease, and that with the distance between us, I might never have the chance to say goodbye. The first step was an interview.My parents were asked questions by a techician for hours-about everything from their earliest memories to what they believe will happen after they die. Whether through illness-generated concerns or a willingness to humor their daughter, my parents put up zero resistance. The company then took their responses and started to create the voice assistants. A few months later, my virtual parents arrived via email attachment. When I communicated with them through the app on my phone, my hands were shaking. I hadn't seen my actual, real parents for six months. They told me personal stories Id never heard. They gave me life advice and told me things about their childhoods, as well as my own. It was mesmerizing. Personally,I have mixed feelings about my experiment. Im glad to have my virtual parents.They've enabled me to learn new things about my parents,and it's comforting to think that those softwares will be there even when my parents aren't. On the other hand, I can't help but find it sad that it took a stranger interviewing my parents for me to properly appreciate the complex people they are. But I feel lucky to have had the chance to grasp that-and to still have the precious opportunity to spend more time with them and learn more aboutthem,face to face, no technology involved. 24. Why did the author initially join the AI project? A.To test out the new technology. B.To preserve her parents' voice. C.To learn more about her parents' life. D.To remove the worry about her parents' health. 25.What can we learn about the author's parents? A.They liked talking a lot. B. They died from the illnesses. C.They opposed joining the project at first. D.They provided data for the project. 26. What does the underlined word “mesmerizing" mean in paragraph 4? A.Alarming. B.Fascinating. C.Inspiring. D.Disgusting. 27. What does the author realize at last? A. AI means never saying goodbye to our parents. B.The advances in AI technology have pros and cons. C.The real connection with our parents matters most. D.AI allows us to learn more about our virtual parents. C Current medical guidelines in many parts of the world recommend mild exercise for older people as a way to prevent both physical and mental decline. However,if you want to help your grandma stay mentally sharp into her golden years,you could buy her an Xbox, the latest research suggests. Researchers have conducted a study that found playing interactive video games could be more effective than just exercise alone in preventing mental decline in older people. To investigate this, the researchers compared two groups of people aged 72 years and over, one of which did standard exercise for 12 weeks, and at the same time the other instead played sports games on an Xbox, which combine regular exercise with cognitive（认知的）exercise. The study's senior author, Tracy Kolbe Alexander said they found a marked difference in the results between the two groups. The 45 participants took cognitive assessment test before and after the 12-week program and the gaming group showed improvements in cognitive ability. All the participants had reported mild forms of memory loss but none had any form of dementia（痴呆）diagnosed when the experiment was done. However, the participants using Xbox showed physical improvement particularly in aspects such as strength and balance, which the researchers said were very important to preventing falls. “We are not so sure that interactive gamning is going to prevent dementia or·anything like that, but our results showed a clear cognitive benefit,” Professor Kolbe Alexander said, “Keeping up physical activities via interactive gaming could also be of benefit to older people who lived in areas where there were physical barriers to exercise, such as lack of access to parks or walking tracks.” 28. How did the researchers conduct the investigation? A.By listing examples. B.By making explanations. C.By making comparisons. D.By analyzing survey data. 29.What happened to the participants using Xbox? A. They gained little strength. B. They improved memory a lot. C.They suffered mental disease. D.They performed better in balance. 30. What can be inferred from Professor Kolbe's words? A. Parks can be used to avoid memory loss. B. Interactive gaming can be achieved flexibly. C. Dementia can be prevented by Xbox gaming. D. Cognition can be improved by standard exercise. 31.In which section of a newspaper can the text be found? A.Health and Lifestyle. B. Economy and Business. C. Tools and Resources. D.Entertainment and Sports. D South Korean government has tried everything to persuade women to have babies. Among their initiatives: sponsored housing for new couples, discounted after-childbirth care for new mothers, even a "baby payment" for each new born.Corporate South Korea is also getting in action, trying to delay a population crisis that could see the country's workforce halve within 50 years. "We will continue to do what we can as a company to solve the low-birth issue,"Lee Joong-keun, the chairman of Booyoung Group, a Seoul-based construction company, said this month after awarding a total $5.25 million to his employees for babies born since 2021. Other companie are offering payments, too. This development has come about as South Korea＇s fertility rate （生育率）-the average number of children a woman has over her lifetime --- has decreased to 0.78 in 2022.That means the population is aging rapidly. "The main reasons behind the falling birthrate are the financial burdens of child care and challenges of balancing work and family," Lee said. South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol praised companies that came up with "tax benefits and other various support measures to boost child birth," according to his spokes-woman. Despite aggressive efforts, South Korea's fertility rate is on course to sink further to 0.65 by 2025. This is largely because of the stress put on women,who face fierce workplace discrimination if they want to pursue a career while having children, experts say. South Kore a ranked 105th out of 146 countries in gender equality last year, according to the Global Gender Gap Report. Whether financial bonus can have a positive impact on fertility remains an unanswered question. "Cash payouts are not affordable nor sustainable options for many companies," said Yoon In-jin, a sociology professor at Korea University."More importantly, South Korea's male-dominated corporate culture has to fundamentally change in favor of working women," he said. "Korean women will start having more babies if they don't have to sacrifice their career for it." Nearly 50% South Korean companies punished workers using parental leave, especially on promotions,according to Labor Ministry statistics. 32.What population problem is Soutn Korea very likely to face in the future? A. Its fertility rate will continuously decline. B. Its population will halve within 50 years. C.There will only be the aged very soon. D.New-born babies will make up 65% by 2025. 33.What is the author's attitude towards the current money-awarding measure? A. Supportive. B. Uncertain. C.Far-sighted. D.Critical. 34.What does academic Yoon In-jin support to do in boosting fertility rate? A. Provide equal career security to women as men are enjoying. B. Improve South Korea's global rank in gender equality. C. Remove women's financial burdens and home-work balancing challenges. D. Offer couples with new born babies more tax benefits and other supports. 35.What's the main idea of this passage? A. The reasons why South Korean women are not having babies. B. The policies South Kare a government applies to persuade women to have babies. C.The measures corporate South Korea takes to promote birthrate. D.The severe discrimination South Korean women are facing. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Short-form videos, also known as Shorts, have gained great popularity,particulrly on platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels. 36 However,there's a growing concern that watching too many Shorts can affect children's brains. The phenomenon known as “TikTok Brain” arises from the app's short and addictive videos. Similar to candy， these videos gcnerate rapid dopamine（多巴胺）releases, stimulating the brain's pleasure center. A study was conducted to investigate the impact of Shorts on the teenage brains. 37 They stimulated the brain's reward centers more intensely than random videos. Our brains process visual information faster than text, which explains why videos tend to outperform text-based content online. Due to their underdeveloped reading skills, children are more easily to become addicted to visual stimuli.Remarkably, social media platforms can do a lot harm to the development of reading habits among younger users. 38 According to Jessica Griffin, a professor of child psychology, Shorts affect the developing brains of children and teenagers.The prefrontal cortex（前额叶皮质）is responsible for attention, self-control, memory, and learning flexibility. 39 This delayed development makes young individuals more easily influenced by Shorts. In conclusion, the constant exposure to fast-paced and stimulating content in Shorts can impact children's attention. To address this issue, parents can have open conversations with their children about the potential risks. 40 Furthermore,encouraging physical activities and outdoor experiences is also crucial to develop a balance d lifestyle. A. Some even do not include text at all. B.TikTok's feed is created addictive by design. C.But it does not fully mature until around the age of 25. D. It is helpful to use screen time management tools for Shorts. E. Short-term memory and the ability to concentrate are affected. F.It revealed that these videos are personalized, selected and fed to users. G.They're brief attention-grabbing videos that can be entertaining and addictive. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节：完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A video filmed and posted online by a blogger featuring a 96-year-old granny selling vegetable buns at midnight has gone viral in China. Loads of netizens have been touched by her amazing story and 41 words. The old hawker（小贩）from Zhengzhou， capital of central China＇s Henan Province has 42 and sold late-night snacks for the past 30 years. Her daily routine sounds simple but 43:She runs the stall from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m, and then 44the market where she buys fresh ingredients before having a rest. When asked why she spendsso much energy 45 a night business, the granny said she likes to keep herself busy and 46 to do something worthwhile rather than spend her time 47. Her children have tried to persuade her to 48, but she refused, saying she finds 49 in it. The grandma said nothing is 50 in the world, but she has no 51 about how much she can make from her business. “When more people buy my products,I make more money, and when fewer people buy them,I make 52 money. This is what business is all about,” she said. 53 winning praise for being even more hardworking than many young people,the grandma said 54 that young people are in the 55 of their lives striving to achieve their goals, and elderly people should learn from them instead. 41.A.inspiring B.exciting C.shocking D.outstanding 42.A.performed B. promoted C. cooked D.picked 43.A. impressive B.stressful C.unbearable D.essential 44.A. holds on to B. heads to C.takes over D.turns to 45.A.giving B.going C.carrying D.running 46.A.hates B.prefers C. agrees D.urges 47.A.hopelessly B. carelessly C.impatiently D.aimlessly 48.A.drop B.remove C.quit D.change 49.A.pleasure B.desire C. inspiration D. confidence 50.A.difficult B.interesting C.easy D.strange 51.A.expectations B.mistakes C. sacrifices D. sufferings 52.A.few B.less C.tight D.proper 53.A.On B.With C.By D.Despite 54.A.proudly B.modestly C.thankfully D.politely 55.A. presence B.name C. pride D. prime 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。 According to a report by South China Morning Post, China is planning to launch a hyperloop（超级高铁），also known 56 a super-high speed pipeline maglev system by 2035.If the project goes as 57(plan), the new train will be the world's fastest ground-based transport. In the past few days, the Chinese government officers 58 (announce) the approval of the country's first hyperloop line. Its 59(long) will be 175 kilometers,and it will pass between Shanghai and Hangzhou. The distance between the two cities can be covered in about three hours by car or an hour by high-speed train. But the hyperloop can reach the speed of 1000 km/h, 60 means the route can be completed in just 15 minutes. The project will make China one of the pioneers in hyperloop technology, 61(allow) faster travel between several major cities.The hyperloop provides 62high-security level with low energy consumption. The technology will 63 (extreme)advance China's position as a leader in transport. A super-fast hyperloop train in China has completed 64 (it) first test runs.These consisted of three test runs at a superconducting maglev test line in Datong,Shanxi province. 65,the current tube available for trials measures only 2 km long.It is expected to be extended to 60 km in the near future. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 由于人类活动破坏了野生动物的生活环境和空间，使许多野生动物濒临灭绝，据统计世界上每天大约有75种生物灭绝。针对这一现象，请你代表学生会，向同学们发出倡议保护野生动物。 内容包括： 1．动物灭绝的原因； 2．保护措施。 注意：1．词数100左右； 2．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。 提示词：自然保护区 natural reserves 捕猎者 hunter Dear fellow students, 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，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 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。 Once there was a little boy called Adam who came from a rich family. He was a young student at primary school and was very clever. He always gained good marks in his exams. Adam got everything he wanted, such as toy cars, airplane models, water guns and so on. His parents bought him whatever he wanted. One day he went out to a store with his mother and in the toy section he found a very cool toy car.He was surprised to see that kind of toy. car, so he ran to his mother and told her everything about it. Adam took his mother to the toy section to show how it worked. However,his mother refused to buy it for him because he already had a lot of toy cars. Adam was sad and wondered why his mother did not buy it for him. Two weeks later, Adam and his mother went to the same store again. Adam thought that his mother would buy it for him this time, so he asked his mother for te toy.car again. His mother ignored him because she was looking for something else.But Adam really wanted the toy car. So, while his mother was busy looking for some other items, he took the toy car and put it inside his backpack. The salesman saw Adam stealing the toy car and tried to stop him. Adam tried to run but the salesman caught him. Adam started to cry. His mother heard his voice and ran to him. She was shocked to see the salesman holding her son. 注意：1．续写词数应为150左右； 2．请按照如下格式在相应位置作答。 “What happened?"she asked with concern. After they got home, Adam went to his room and regretted having done that. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 泸县一中、泸县四中、泸县五中 高2022级2023-2024学年三校期末联考英语试题 一．听力 1-5：CBAAB 6-10:CBBAA 11-15:BBAAC 16-20:CCAAB 二．阅读理解 21-23：DDB 24-27:ADBC 28-31:CDBA 32-35:ADAC 36-40:GFACD 三．完形填空 41-45：ACABD 46-50:BDCAC 51-55:ABDBD 四．语法填空 56.as 57.planned 58.have announced 59.length。its  60.which 61.allowing 62.a 63.extremely 64.its 65.However 五．书面表达 66.倡议书 Dear fellow students, Wild animals are on the verge of extinction due to the destruction of their habitats and living spaces by human activities. According to statistics, about 75 species go extinct every day in the world. The reasons for this include the encroachment of human activities on their habitats, and the actions of hunters. To protect wild animals, we should take the following measures. Firstly, we should raise public awareness about the importance of wildlife protection. Secondly, we can support the establishment of more natural reserves to provide a safe haven for wild animals. Finally, we should firmly oppose illegal hunting and trading of wild animals. Let's act now to protect these precious lives. The Student Union 67.读后续写 "What happened?" she asked with concern. The salesman explained that Adam had stolen the toy car. Adam's mother was disappointed and angry. She told Adam that stealing was wrong and that he should always be honest. She made Adam apologize to the salesman and return the toy car. After they got home, Adam went to his room and regretted having done that. He realized that he should have listened to his mother. He promised himself that he would never steal again and would always be a good boy. From that day on, Adam learned the importance of honesty and respecting others' property. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$