浙江省台州市2023-2024学年高二下学期6月期末英语试题

台州市 2023学年 第二学期 高二年级期末质量评估试题 英语 本试卷共10页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。· 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和 座位号填写在答题卡上。 2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案 信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。 3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指 定区域内相应位置上：如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用 铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的 答案转涂到答题卡上。 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.Why does Luke learn calligraphy? A.To show his works at exhibitions. B.To give his pieces to his parents as a gift. C.To teach his parents this ancient art form. 2.What is probably the man? A.A doctor. B.A car mechanic C.A police officer. 3.What is the woman advised to do? A.Buy a new phone. B.Get a pair of glasses. C.Have bigger text size on her phone. 4.How does the woman sound? A.Excited. B.Tired. C.Disappointed. 5.What are the speakers talking about? A.The pros and cons of technology. B.The time people spend on screens. C.Different ways to access information. 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。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6.What is the relationship between the speakers? A.Brother and sister. B.Teacher and student. C.Employer and employee. 7.What can we know about the woman's father? A.He is out of work. B.He is a math teacher. C.He is skilled with numbers 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8.What does the man think of the flight? A.It's too early. B.It's convenient. C.It's time-consuming. 9.How will the speakers go to the airport? A.By bus. B.By train. C.By car. 听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。 10.Where are the speakers? A.At a recording studio B.At a practice room. C.At a concert hall. 11.Who will arrive later? A.The guitarist. B.The drummer. C.The bass player. 12.What time is it now? A.9:00a.m. B.9:30a.m. C.10:00a.m. 13.Which is the third song to be performed today? A.Mr.Gold B.Down South. C.Love For You. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14.Who is the woman? A.A new volunteer. B.A paid employee. C.A foundation owner. 15.Why did the woman ask the man for help? A.He has many pets. B.He has the required skills. C.He has rescued many animals. 16.What does the woman say about the pet adoption event? A.It is organized every weekend. B.Local families bring their cute animals there. C.People are educated to be responsible pet owners. 17.What is the charity's upcoming plan? A.To raise more funding. B.To find more team members. C.To expand to other provinces. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18.What is the speaker doing? A.Introducing the inventions. B.Teaching the students. C.Guiding the audience. 19.What does the speaker tell everyone to do? A.Explore the entire center. B.Register for a newsletter. C.Take a schedule. 20.When will the winners be announced? A.In around three hours. B.In two and a half hours. C.In half an hour. 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 Every month,a ncw contest will begin.Poetry.com prides itself in supporting and encouraging all writers,regardless of background,education or experience. How does it work? Submit an original poem or choose one of your existing poems from the site.Check out our entry criteria,and then submit your entry before the deadline!The following month,we will announce the winners on our contest Summary Page.Additionally,all nominated poems will be displayed on our site and will feature a special badge () What about the awards? The top three winners will receive cash prizes.Five runners-up will receive a personalized teacup featuring their winning poem.And that's not all-at the end of the year,the twelve monthly winners will compete for the Poem of the Year grand prize of $1,000. How do you decide who wins? In this contest,you are the judges!Every nominee is qualified for one vote,each vote worth a single point.Once all the applications have been received or the submission period has been reached,you will be able to vote.You are not allowed to vote for yourself,and not voting will lower your poem grade by one point. Yes!All our contestants are judges too! Our poetry contests boast a clever twist!Our vision is that poetry is like art-it can be viewed and interpreted in various ways and it all comes down to taste and opinion.We offer judging guidelines to outline the key aspects of a good poem and encourage you to bring your own knowledge and experience together with ours when voting yourselves.We believe in our community and its power to create! Let the games begin! 21.How many contestants will get awards in June? A.Three. B.Five C.Eight. D.Nine. 22.What would be the consequence of forgetting to vote? A.Heavy fine. B.Point loss. C.Withdrawal of badge. D.Failure of competition. 23.Who are the intended readers? A.Poem fanciers.B.New judges. C.Contest organizers. D.Final winners. B Visitors to Wolfe's printing shop can't miss the statuesque hand-press machine that stands tall near the front door.There,Wolfe makes beautiful books,prints,posters and more.Rather than using new technologies,Wolfe prints the way people did in the 15th century:Letters are cast in lead,then locked together,inked and pressed into paper. Wolfe typically juggles several projects at once.On a recent afternoon,he has just paused production while waiting for a shipment of handmade paper.He was then using the time instead to create designs for another project.He might also be teaming up with artist and friend Hewitt. to design a poster for an anniversary.Letterpress printing couldn't be more tedious.Every piece of type has to be placed by hand and then put away piece by piece when done to be reused for future projects.But Wolfe showed no sign of impatience. Hewitt,who has known Wolfe for 20 years,has cooperated with him on multiple projects. Hewitt recalled a project he and Wolfe worked on together:a"Hopeful"sign on the roof of a nonprofit gallery.Hewitt intended to find a modern printer to facilitate the process.Wolfe, however,was pleased with the design by himself. Wolfe now works with both modern-day printers and machines that are hundreds of years old.His letterpress and hot-metal casting machines,about 10 in all,fill his spacious shop. Despite their age and frequent use,the devices appear well cared for.Each one has a story, which Wolfe enjoys sharing. Lately,Wolfe has been mentoring an apprentice ()a student from nearby college of art and design,who shares his taste for tedium.He says it's important for the printmaker to preserve and transmit the traditional techniques to a new generation."The computer didn't kill my business.It made it stronger,"Wolfe says."The product I make is high-end.Afinely printed book is a beautiful object and a reminder of the past when books were vital keepers of information.” 24.What do we know about Wolfe? A.He is an amateur printer. B.He is a collector of old books. C.He is a skillful craftsman D.He is a follower of new fashions. 25.Which of the following can replace the underlined word"tedious"in paragraph 2? A.boring B.pleasing C.dissatisfying D.labor-saving 26.Why is Hewitt's project with Wolfe mentioned in paragraph 3? A.To introduce their jobs. B.To emphasize the working style of Wolfe. C.To clarify their relationship. D.To share the artistic achievements of Wolfe. 27.What motivates Wolfe's printing career? A.His love for the modern techniques. B.His desire to pass down letterpressing. C.His determination to beat computer. D.His preference for the traditional equipment. C It might seem like a fish needs a car like-well,like a fish needs a bicycle.But a new experiment suggests that fishes actually make pretty good drivers and fishes'understanding of space and navigation is not limited to their natural environment in the water. In a recent experiment,researchers taught six goldfishes to drive a water tank.They put the fishes into a tank full of water and attach the tank on wheels.Then the water tank,equipped with a camera that continually track the fish's position and orientation (inside the tank, was put in a room.When the fishes swam toward a direction in the water tank,the tank headed in that direction in the room.In this way,fishes were schooled to drive the tank from the center of a small room toward a pink board on one wall by giving the fish a treat whenever it reached the wall. During their first sessions,the fishes averaged about 2.5 successful trips to the target. During their final sessions,fishes averaged about 17.5 successful trips.By the end of driver's education,the animals also took faster,more direct routes to their goal. In further experiments,the researchers tried to trick the goldfish by placing boards of different colors on the other walls.The fishes were not fooled,and navigated to the pink board. "That was pretty conclusive that the fish actually navigate,"says study coauthor Ben-Shahar. Recently,the team let a goldfish take a joyride throughout an entire building.He added,"And it actually started to explore.It went down one of the coridors and started to sneak away." Behavioral neuroscientist Lambert is not completely surprised,but still fascinated by the driving abilities of the goldfish.In her own research,Lambert has taught rats to drive toy cars. But teaching goldfish to navigate takes animal driving experiments to the next level.Lambert says,"I love the fish-out-of-water idea."When it comes to testing the bounds of animal navigation,"it's important to diversify and expand our tasks and our species,"Lambert adds. 28.What does paragraph 2 focus on? A.Where to place the tracking camera. B.Why were goldfishes chosen. C.How many sessions were conducted.D.How to carry out the experiment. 29.The further experiments found the goldfish could find the destination even if A.no boards were placed B.the walls stood far away C.they weren't given a treat D.there existed distractions 30.According to Lambert,what will be explored in their future study? A.Navigation ability of more species. B.Potcntial application of water tanks. C.Basic strategies of training animals. D.Further explanations of rats'driving. 31.What is the purpose of the text? A.To analyze animal behaviors. B.To introduce a scientific discovery. C.To promote navigation devices. D.To explain a psychological phenomenon. D Climate models can give us a preview of how humanity's actionsor inaction-will change our planet over the coming decades and centuries.But because the planet is such a complex system,they aren't perfect:climate models have uncertainties that grow larger as they go farther into the future.Scientists and engineers from across the country are teaming up to build a new type of climate model that is designed to provide more precise and actionable predictions. Current climate modeling relies on dividing up the globe into a grid (and then computing what is going on in each sector of the grid,as well as how the sectors interact with each other.Limitations in available computer processing power mean that those sectors generally cannot be any smaller than tens of kilometers per side.But for climate modeling,the devil is in the details-details that get missed in a too-largc grid."For cities planning their stormwater management facilities to resist the next 100 years'worth of floods,this is a serious issue.Concrete answers about the likely range of climate outcomcs are key for planning."says Tapio Schneider,senior research scientist at CliMA. Weighing recent advances in the computational and data sciences,the team plans to step in and each of the partners brings a different strength and research expertise to the project."Our goal is a new model that projects future changes in critical variables such as cloud cover,sea ice extent,and rainfall more accurately-with uncertainties at least half the size of those in existing models."said Dr.Andrew,the team leader. One doubter about the application of climate models is Raffaele Ferrari,a Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Oceanography at MIT."Using a model,we become puppeteers,masters of a giant system that is,in truth,beyond human control.We can cool or heat the planet at will, add salt or ice or rain or dust in any amount we want,"Dr.Ferrari says."We have no backup planet.How climate models are used remains to be seen." 32.Why are climate models built? A.To collect scientific data. B.To monitor human actions. C.To deliver useful forecasts. D.To maintain social systems. 33.What is the problem of current climate modeling? A.Shortage of facilities. B.Reliance on computers. C.Inability to get smaller grids. D.Limitation in simplifying details. 34.What does the team aim to do? A.Investigate serious issues. B.Guarantee the safety of the city. C.Change the future climate. D.Improve the accuracy of the models. 35.What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A.Climate models enjoys great popularity. B.Scientists have created a new climate model. C.Doubts about climate models are disappearing. D.Caution is advised in the use of climate models. 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。 Quite a few people turn to comfort foods when they're feeling down or just need a little pick-me-up.36They,to some extent,provide eaters a sense of warmth andpleasure. But despite the name,do they actually comfort us? 37 As studies have found,the brain has "hedonic hotspots"-specialized regions that increase the rewarding feeling or“liking'”of palatable(可口的)tastes,including sugary,fatty and salty foods.This'can result in a dopamine hit that strengthens a person's motivation to seek palatable food rewards.Therefore,people might be encouraged by their brains to consume particular foods. But why.are comfort foods generally somewhat unhealthy?Certain foods-sometimes referred to as"hyper-palatable"foods-arouse intense feelings of pleasure.They are generally easy to digest and are sweet,salty or rich.38So,a person's brain tends not to want them in the same way it does a donut or a slice of pizza. Comfort foods are an attempt to feel content or a means of reducing stress,but it seems they are not always effective.In a survey of 2,000 adults,one in four people admitted eating comfort foods at least five times a week,even though over half said those meals made them feel worse.So,why?People are aware that these foods are not nutritionally beneficial.39 Some researches,however,have also found that comfort foods do have the ability to comfort us but just no more than any other food.Comfort foods can result in an immediate mood lift.40 Individuals may just be giving comfort food credit for mood effects that would have occurred even in the absence of that particular food. A.It seems beneficial to make comfort foods. B.Healthy foods tend not to contain any of these elements. C.Comfort foods are often associated with carefree memories. D.The brain rewards people when they consume certain.foods. E.This leads to their feelings of regret and shame in the longer term. F.When feeling emotionally threatened,you often reach for comfort foods. G.Any other food,regardless of people's desire,is also able to achieve the same outcome. 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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项。 When the weather starts to warm up,we love heading to the beach for a-few-day holiday. During one such trip,after several days of being 41 on the sand,we decided to go for a drive. We 42a car and drove to Key West to enjoy a drive on Highway 1.It was quiet 43.We kept our eyes glued to the 44.The scenery was gorgeous and felt like we were driving over water.As we 45 Key West,suddenly Mr.Suburbia,my husband, stopped the car,46 his camera,and ran out,looking up at the sky-leaving me in 47 After a few minutes of looking and pointing at a shiny 48 in the sky,he was pretty thrilled to 49 he'd spotted a UFO.I should mention here that he loves his Sci-Fi movies and UFO shows and strongly believes we are not 50 in the universe. When finally at Key West,we stopped at a nearby store,and 51 someone in the parking lot about that tiny thing.The man didn't even look up and 52 responded,"Do you mean that radar blimp(飞艇)？”Later we_53_that what we saw in the sky was a version of the flying balloon that the government uses to keep an eye on shipping hereabouts. It is one of the 54 travel stories that always come up when we talk about our trips. Still now,kids,now and then,55,"Remember the time when dad thought he saw a UFO...?"and it always makes us laugh. 41.A.upset B.lazy C.sorry D.sympathetic 42.A.rented B.bought C.fixed D.washed 43.A.hair-raising B.eye-opening C.ever-lasting D.life-changing 44.A.beach B.camera C.wheel D.window 45.A.passed B.reached C.approached D.explored 46.A.used B.grabbed C.aimed D.adjusted 47.A.confusion B.sorrow C.frustration D.disappointment 48.A.jet B.star C.object D.light 49.A.guess B.explain C.announce D.add 50.A.single B.alone C.apart D.different 51.A.questioned B.warned C.asked D.told 52.A.casually B.eagerly C.surprisedly D.politely 53.A.found out B.insisted on C.put down D.complained about 54.A.fictional B.strange C.common D.funny 55.A.reply B.reflect C.remind D.recall 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。 Have you ever wondered about those metal boxes,the ones with a heart and a lightning bolt,56(hang)on the wall at the airport, in your child's school or at the local mall?They're AEDs.An AED is a portable medical device57(use)to evaluate a person's heart rhythm and 58(automatic)deliver an electric shock to return the heart to a normal rhythm if needed. AEDs 59 (locate)on the walls of many public and high-traffic areas:Some 60 (organize),like recreational sports leagues and commercial gyms,may have portable AEDs on hand. Don't be afraid to use an AED'even if you don't know how.The device is designed to provide61(vision)and verbal instructions.You won't shock someone unnecessarily because the AED detects 62 it's needed.or not.If 63 shock is.needed,the AED will tell bystanders to step back. According to the American Heart Association,a person's chance of surviving a cardiac arrest(心脏停搏)drops_64_7%tolI0%every minute a normal heartbeat isn'trestored.. Remember,the most important thing to do if you find someone.in cardiac arrest is 65(perform)CPR as soon as possible.CPR and AED use can double,or triple,the person's chance of survival. 第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 在一堂英语写作课上，老师给出了以下两个题目供学生选择。 题目一： 以“Your future depends on many things,.but mostly on you.”为题，结合你的学习 或生活体验，写一篇文章。 题目二： 随着人工智能的发展，ChatGPT已经进入了我们的学习和生活，你是否支持使用 ChatGPT,谈谈你的看法。 假定你是这个班级的学生，你会怎么选择？请写一篇英语短文，内容包括： 1.你的选择及理由： 2.你所选题目的写作思路。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 第二节（满分25分) 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。 Jason had a reputation as the messiest kid at Greenwood High School.His room was like a junkyard,with clothes tossed everywhere,empty chip bags on the floor,and half-finished sodas scattered across his desk.His mom,Susan,had stopped nagging (him to clean up, hoping he himself would eventually get the hint.But instead,the mess just got worse. Greenwood High School was famous for its creative projects,so when the headmaster Mr. Thompson declared a new"Labor Education"project,no one was too surprised.The idea was simple:teach students about hard work through real tasks.Jason wasn't excited-he would rather play video games all day-but the project was a must;he had no choice. Finally,the day of the project came.It was gray and overcast,matching Jason's mood as he dragged himself into the school's lecture hall with his classmates,yawning and complaining. Mr.Thompson stood on stage with a speaker."Today,we're going to learn the importance of labor!"he exclaimed.Jason rolled his eyes when he was assigned to the gardening group with his best friend,Mike.Their job was to clear out the school's overgrown front lawn and plant new flowers.They shared a look that said it all-this was going to be a long day. As they started weeding,Jason quickly discovered how hard physical labor could be.The weeds were stubborn,and the leaves seemed to multiply every time he raked (them.His back ached,his arms felt like jelly,and his hands blistered.While stretching,eager to sneak in a break,he spotted Mr.Thompson standing afar with a big smile from across the yard,giving him a big thumbs-up. After lunch,the group moved to build simple things like birdhouses for the garden in the school's maintenance house.Jason had two left hands at firsthis hammering was a mess- but he slowly got better.By the end of the session,he managed to make a crooked but decent- looking birdhouse.Carrying his newly-made birdhouse around,Jason proudly showed it off to his classmates. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150个左右： 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 The last task of the day was to plant new flowers. As the day ended,Jason walked back to his room.null