陕西省渭南市华州区2023-2024学年高二下学期期末质量检测英语试题

华州区2023-2024学年第二学期高二年级 期末质量检测英语科试卷 考生注意: 1. 本试卷分四部分,共12页。满分150分,考试时间120分钟。 2. 答题前,考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填 写清楚。 3. 考生作答时,请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后,用2F 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑:非选择题请用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨 水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效 在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。 第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分) 回答听力部分时,请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前,你将有两分钟 的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。 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。 例:How much is the shirt? B.f9.18. A.f19.15. C.f9.15. 答案是C。 1. What ruined the picnic? B. The terrible weather A. The bad food C. The rough road. 2. Why is the woman making the call? A. To ask for sick leave for Judy. B. To check on her daughter C. Toseek medical advice 3. Whom is the woman talking to? B. A postman. A. A salesman C.A painter. 4. What type of book is the woman reading? B. Horror fiction A. Science fiction _ C. Romantic fiction. 5. How much does the woman need to pay? , 第1页共12页 B.$48. A.$30. C.$60. 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。 6. When do the speakers agree to meet? B. Tomorrow. A. Today. C. The day after tomorrow. 7. What should the woman do to receive the package? B. Confirm online A. Sign her name C. Pay for it. 听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。 8 How does the man usually go to work? A. By car. B. By bike. C. By subway. 9. What will the man start doing next month A. Learning to drive B. Travelling around the world. C. Looking for a new apartment. 听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。 10. What will the woman take tomorrow morning? B. A history exam A. A history lecture C. A physics experiment. 11. What does George suggest studying? B. The American culture A. Mr. Smith's lectures C. The American CivilWar. 12. Where will the woman go? B. To the library. A. To the lecture room C. To the lab. 听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。 13. What is the woman going to buy? B. A small bottle A. A few rocks C. Some beautiful fish. 14. Where does the conversation most probably take place? B. In a street. A.At home. C. In the market 15. Why does the man suggest putting a few rocks into the tank? 第2页共12页 A. To decorate the tank B. To keep the water clean. C. To allow the fish to swim around. 16. What does the man advise the woman to do? A. Keep the fish in a round bottle B. Go shopping and buy some fish C. Put some underwater plants in the tank 听下面一段独白,回答以下小题 17. What will the children do during the trip? A. Admire artworks B. Talk with scientists C. Do voluntary work. 18. How long will it take to get to the destination? A. About half an hour B. About one hour C. About two hours. 19. What is free of charge? A. The hunch B. The bus ride C. The entrance fee. 20. Whom is the talk mainly for? B. Teachers. A. Students. C. Parents. 第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分50分) 第一节(共15个小题: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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。 A Poetry Contest The contest is open to anyone aged thirteen and up who writes poetry. Enter your poem for a free chance to win prizesl You can submit a poem on any topic, employing whatever style you prefer Information No entry fee is required for the contest. The main contest is held twice a year Contest dates are January 1-June 30 and July 1-December 31. All winners will receive a letter and their prize via regular mail. The first place winner will be 第3页共12页 contacted by phone or email and asked to call our office to confirm their identity before their prize is mailed. As soon as the complete list of winners is drawn up, it will be posted on the home page Rules .Only submit ONE poem, ONE time, Only one poem per household will be accepted. ·Poem must be 26 lines or fewer, including stanza breaks but not including the title, and lines may be no more than 55 characters across, including spaces Do not use "texting" lingo. Properly spell out all words and typing the first word of each line in capital letter -All poems must be written in English Prizes Both contests award one first place prize of $ 2, ooo, 00 and a first prize wall plaque(匾牌)($ 100. 00 value): twenty second place prizes of $ 100. 00 each and a second place wall plaque($ 75. 00 value): one humdred third place winners of a third place gift certificate(s 25. 00 value). Sixty to seventy percent of all entries become semi-finalists and receive a certificate of participation suitable for framing 21. What do we know about the poetry contest? A. It is a free contest B. Anyone can enter for it C. All poems will be published. D. Each contestant will get a reward. 22. Which of the following will cause disqualification? A. Submitting one poem. B. Composing a poem of 23 lines C. Writing a poem in English. D. Typing the poem in capital letters 23 What will be awarded to a third place winner? C.$25.00. B. A gift certificate. A. A wallplaque D. $75.00. )2 Sarah Toumi, a young girl growing up in France, had a dream of becoming : leader who could make a positive impact on the world. Her desire to help others was awakened when she accompanied her Tunisian father to his hometown in the eastern part of Tunisia during vacations, During her time there, she organized homework clubs and activities for children. Toumi personally witnessed the negative effects of desertification (沙漠化). She realized that within 10 years, wealthy farmers had become worse off. Toumi was determined to stop the progression of the Sahara Desert 第4页共12页 Due to a decrease in average iainfall and an increase in severe droughts (干早), nearly 75% of Tunisia's agricultural lands are currently at risk of desertification Toumi understood the need for a change in:farming practices, She firml believed that even small plots of land could bring significant returns if farmers were willing to adapt. This adaptation involved planting sustainable crops, using advanced water treatment technologies, and using natural products and fertilizers (肥料) instead of chemical alternatives In 2012, Toumi took a decisive step towards realizing her dream of fighting desertification. She moved to Tunisia and set up a program called Acacias for All, with the aim of putting her sustainable farming ideas into action. "I want to show young people in the countryside that they can create opportunities where they are Nobody is better able to understand the impact of desertification and climate change than somebody who is living without water." By September 2016, over 130,o00 acacia trees had been planted on 20 pilo farms, with a survival rate of 6o% reported by farmers. Toumi estimates that around 3 million acacia trees are required to protect Tunisia's farmland. She plans to plant million trees by 2o18. In the coming years, Toumi aims to promote the program to Algeria and Morocco 24. How did Toumi's holiday trips to Tunisia influence her? A. They made her decide to leave the country. B. They helped her better understand her father. C. They destroyed her dream of being a teacher. D. They inspired her to take action to help others 25. What is the main cause of the desertification of Tunisia's farmland? A. Cold weather. B. Soil pollution. C. Low rainfall. D. Forest damage 26. Why did Toumi start Acacias for All in Tunisia? A. To ensure access to primary education for children B. To promote the protection of agricultural land C. To create job opportunities for young people D. To persuade the farmers not to use fertilizers 27. Which of the following can best describe Toumi? A. Determined and helpful B. Considerate and calm C. Wealthy and academic. D. Thankful and flexible 第5页共12页 C Do you ever get restless if you haven't checked your phone for a few miautes? If so, you're not alone. Studies reveal that people these days check their phones omce every four minutes on average! Some of this usage may be related to work. However much of it is because many apps - particularly social media apps - use "clever techniques" to keep us coming back for more One of such techniques is to push notifications. You're getting on with yorr work or something else when 一 ping!- a notification pops up on your screen, informing yon that a friend has posted something new or comnented on your post. It may seem like a small interruption, but it often is enough to break your concentration and make you go back to your phone again. Another method is to make a game of the in-app experience by setting up a competitive goal element. Some apps. for example, uses streaks (连续纪录). which count the mumber of days you have used the app. If you keep a streak going, you might get a medal or some other rewards. Therefore, keeping one's streak alive becomes a major reason to return to the app again and again Once you've opened an app, its goal is now to get you contiruè using it. Messaging apps use a simple but effective trick to keep you engaged even when you're not writing anything. Have you ever noticed that in some apps, three dots (...) appear to let you know your friend is typing a reply? This trick is designed specifically to create your expectation or curiosity, Yon wonder what your friend is going to say. Well, you'll have to keep waiting and see. While using social media apps is certainly fun, becoming addicted definitely isn't Now that you know some tricks used by these apps' designers, you'lI be better equipped to reduce their influence and keep a healthier relationship with your phone 28. What does the underlined word "reveal" in Paragraph 1 probably mean? C. Prevent. A. Encourage. B. Predict. D. show. 29. What is special about an app using streaks? A. Ongoing pings will inform you of new posts. B. Competitive games will greatly discourage you. C. Everyday use of the app might earn you a medal. D. Appearance of three dots might disturb your typing 30. There are "clever techniques"mentioned in the passage 第6页共12页 C. four A. two B. three D. five 31. What is the best title for the text? A. The Tricks That Keep You Glued to Your Phone B. Can People Break Their Addition to Games? C. Could Technology Further Improve Phones? D. The Social Media Apps That Waste Your Time D A new study reveals that trees can communicate and warn each other of danger "For the first time, researchers have been able to visualize plant-to-plant communication." said Masatsugu, senior author of the study. The idea of talking trees started to take root in the 1980s. Two scientists found that damaged trees began producing chemicals that made their leaves unappetizing(无 食欲的) and indigestible to discourage insects. The trees then sent chemical signals to one another through the air. Over the past four decades, scientists have observed this cell-to-cell communication in more than 30 plant species Past research shows plants communicate with their surroundings by releasing chemicals known as volatile (易挥发的) organic compounds. One class of these compounds are released when a plant is injured: green leafy volatiles. These are released by, as the name suggests, pretty much every green plant with leaves, and are produced when a plant experiences physical damage. An example of these compounds is the smell released from fresh-cut grass. In the new study, Masatsugu and his colleagues manually damaged leaves and placed insects on tomato plants to trigger the release of various green leafy yolatiles After testing many of them, the team found it seemed to increase calcium ions (离 子) inside cells. The calcium signaling is like a switch to turn on the defense responses from the plants With this new understanding, researchers say plants could be immunized agains threats and stressors before they even happen. For instance, exposing healthy plants to insect-ridden plants or the associated green leafy volatiles could boost their geneti defenses, so farmers use less pesticides. The revelation could also help make plants more resilient (有复原力的) during a drought, signaling the plants to conserve more water. 32. What does the new research find? 第7页共12页 A. Tress can inform othr trees of notetuil fhrsts B. Trees can mke themseilvrs attractive C. Trees will send signalg first orce damaped D. Trees will work together to trirck ingects. 33. What cam be learmt abount preen leafy wolatilrs? A. They defend insects. B. They rillimges C. Some of them can be smelt D. Some nf fleem cam the sn 34. How was the tudy zarried out by Masatsugu? A. By proteefing trees from innects B. By clasnifying green leafy wolatiles C. By increasing calcinm ions imgide cells D. By cansing fhe release of certain rhemicals 35. What aspect of fhe new study does fhe last parapmpih focis on? A. Its target. B. Its process. C. Ils nnilication. D. irs hgond 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挂选面、选硬中考 两项为多余选项。 How to Jmprove Vocahrilary Fs Your vocabulary refers to fhe words in a langnage gon are farmiler wti, should learn some ways to expand it Read every day. 36 Choose readfing mterial fhr s sligitihy ahwr yor level and keep a dictiorary with yon to look up words on dpmrrtnow. 37 If yon do not meet with an unfamiliar word in yorr daily xxdmg.st your dictionary to search for one Learn the correct definition and pronunciation for eaoh nrw word. Prorunsari is as important as definition becmse in order Jo alda word tp rr sstje ncahihsy you must be able to use it in speech Elaborate 详尽阐述)on the meaningof fhe word. 4f wzon hwe mst 3amsdn word "stubborn", think about the neighbor who willnot lend youihis car. 3s Use your new word in speech and in writing. Ernail rur sisfer ahout hot s cat is stubborn about sleeping on your pillow.3oBat the mare won sset. r more fluent yon will become in its use. Soon it will be regulr ntf our si vocabulary. 第8页共12页 Tell everyone you are trying to increase your vocabulary. Encourage them to ask you what your latest word is. 40 The more you explain the meaning of a word to someone, the more likely you are to remember it A. Find a new word every day. B. The vocabulary can be increased C. Your vocabulary contains the words you understand D. The more often you read, the faster your vocabulary can grow E. Or let them ask for the definition of a new word you have used F. The first time you use a new word in speech it may seem strange G. Imagine him shaking his head, and think of him as "stubborn in his refusal" 第三部分语言知识运用(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,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中、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。 When things around the house stop working, people probably just throw them away. There are many 41 for this trend. In some areas, it's difficult to find people who can make repairs, and 42 things can be expensive. Also, some small appliances are so cheap that it's easier to 43 buy a new one. Martine Postma decided there must be a better way, Her 44 was Repair Cafes: places where people can take damaged or torn items, There they will find tools. 45 and volunteer experts to help with repairs. Postma's first Repair Cafe opened in 2009 and was a huge 46 . News of the cafe spread, and people began asking how they could 47 their own. In 20l1, Postma established the Repair Cafe Foundation. This 48 organization provides guidance to those hoping to begin their own neighborhood repair group. Today, there are roughly 2,oo0 Repair cafes around the world Everything is free, but donations are greatly 49. The cafes not only provide help with repairs, they also 5o community ties. Postma has often heard visitors say, "This is the kind of world I want to _51 !" In addition, vahuable 52 is passed along and preserved. In an interview, Postina described how 53 it is watching people who really want to help one another. Postma summed up the 54 of Repair Cafes best in the following words: "Everyone is a/an 55 and a receiver." 第9页共12页 41. A. benefits B. chances C. reasons D. goals C. making 42. A. throwing B. buying D. fixing 43. A. just C. ever B. cven D. seldom C. curiosity 44. A. achievementB. solution D. result 45. A. resources B. money C. chances D. rooms B. fame C. success 46, A. luck D. attermpt C. make 47. A. buy B. start D. find C. culture 48. A. nonprofit B. business D. chain C. appreciated 49、 A. responded B. suggested D. refused C. build 50. A. test B. strengthen D. earn 51. A. praise B. pass by C. live in D. discover 52. A. knowledge B. lesson C. habit D. instruction 53. A. exciting B. tiring C. surprising D. embarrassing B. mission C. journey 54. A. custom D. experience C. organizer B. owner 55. A. host D. giver 第二节语法填空(共10个小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分) 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正 确形式。 Camellias (山茶花) are available in a great range of colors -red, pink, white and 56 (mix) colors. For the longest time, the golden camellias lived in a valley 57 was unknown to the outside world. In the 1960s, Chinese scientists announced their 58 (discover) of the golden camellias. It was an amazing announcement for the international gardening community. Also, the discovery made it achievable to create yellow camellias, though 59 (create) a new kind of golden camellia was not very easy _60 (fortunate), in the past, golden camellias were cut down in large numbers because locals needed the limited land space for farming. In 1986, a nature reserve 61 (build) in a mountain valley from 200 to 5o0 62 (meter) above sea level, so the camellias could be well protected. Years ago, Huang Zainian and his brothers took up the work. In the past 10 years, the Huang brothers have made a great contribution in protecting the camellias. Even in hard times they didn't cut down any golden camellias. Year after year, the Huang brothers spent much time 63 (work) and 第10页共12页