安徽省淮北市国泰中学2023-2024学年高二下学期7月期末英语试题

高二英语试卷 考生注意： 1.满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 2.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2B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。 3.本卷命题范围：高考范围。 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. What is the man doing? A. Giving suggestions. B. Making an apology. C. Making an excuse. 2. What is the speed now? A. 55 miles per hour. B. 70 miles per hour. C. 105 miles per hour. 3. What is the woman doing? A. Making a pair of trousers. B. Trying on clothes. C. Leaving a message. 4. How many people are probably having the meal? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 5. What does the man mean? A. He doesn't want to have dinner. B. He doesn't care how to eat chicken. C. He doesn't like chicken. 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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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. Who is the woman? A. A hotel staff. B. A bank clerk, C. A restaurant manager. 7. Why is the man at the hotel possibly? A. To hold a business meeting. B. To eat at the restaurant. C. To spend his holidays. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What does the man ask for? A. Some quarters. B. 20 dollars. C. Small change. 9. How many fives will the woman give the man? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 10. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Shop assistant and customer. B. Professor and student. C. Husband and wife. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Where did Betty live when she was a child? A. In Singapore. B. In Britain. C. In China. 12. What made Betty feel especially nice while she was in Singapore? A. People from India and China. B. Customs from different countries. C. Foreign tourists. 13. What annoyed Betty when she was in Singapore? A. Eating strange food. B. Meeting different people. C. Being looked at often. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What do we know about the man? A. He is staying in his friends' house. B. He is to blame for the stolen things. C. He is busy with his own business. 15. When did the man leave the café? A. About 7:00 p.m. B. About 10:00 p. m. C. About 11:00 p. m. 16. What would the man's friends care about most? A. The TV set. B. The computer. C. The paintings. 17. Who is the woman? A. The man's wife. B. A policewoman. C. The owner of the house. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What does the speaker say about Chinese? A. It has become a language of business. B. More people are learning Chinese than before. C. The number of people speaking Chinese is the largest. 19. According to the speaker, which of the following accepts Esperanto? A. Poland. B. The post office. C. International Business Organization. 20. What special example does the speaker give as a world language? A. Esperanto. B. Chinese. C. English. 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 Madrid is a popular destination which is considered a city of contrasts with its plentiful historic sites, resting in the shadows of modern skyscrapers. History This city of over 3 million people is proud of Western Europe’s largest royal palace, and some consider it to be Madrid’s most beautiful building. Inside the royal palace 2,800 rooms are decorated in glory with museum quality furniture and artworks. Tourists can tour 50 of these large and splendid rooms. Shopping Madrid has some of Europe’s best shopping malls, and potential buyers love to look through the stores looking for bargains. But for 500 years, shoppers have gathered to an extremely large outdoor flea market known as the Rastro which is noted for selling everything from antiques to CDs. Entertainment No trip to Madrid is complete without seeing a performance of Spain’s famous art form, flamenco. Every day, flamenco performers sing, dance or play the guitar in small cafes and grand theaters alike. Food Madrid has a wide variety of restaurants but because the Spanish typically eat late at about 9 or 10 pm, it’s difficult to find good dinner food earlier. If you get hungry before then, the best solution is to try a tapas bar where light snacks are served. Be sure to try the jamon,a kind of dry-cured ham: Spain is famous for it. 1. What do we know about the royal palace in Madrid? A. It can hold 2,800 people. B. It offers 50 rooms for visit. C. It’s been visited by 3 million people. D. It is thought to be the largest palace in Europe. 2. What is the Rastro famous for? A. Good dinner food. B. Various goods. C. Its art performances. D. Its special location. 3 What is a must when travelling in Madrid according to the text? A. Touring the Royal Palace. B. Photographing fine artworks. C. Enjoying flamenco. D. Tasting light snacks. B John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children. John had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city for several days and Mary would go with him too. They hired a reliable woman to care for their children and returned home a little earlier than they had planned. As they drove into their hometown, they found a home on fire. After having a look, Mary said, “Oh well, it isn’t our fire. Let’s go home.” But John drove closer and said, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who wouldn’t be off work yet. Maybe there is something we could do.” John noticed an old lady screamed to him, “The children! Get the children!” John grabbed her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the basement,” cried the lady. In spite of Mary’s disagreement, John soaked (浸湿) his clothes and ran to the basement which was full of smoke. He found the door and grabbed two children. As he left he could hear some more cries. He sent the two badly frightened children into the waiting room and asked how many more children were down there. They told him two more and Mary grabbed his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s dangerous! That house will fall down in any second!” But he shook her off and went back. It seemed a very long time before he found both children and started back. As he climbed up the endless steps the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely familiar about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the sunlight and fresh air, he found that he had just rescued his own children. The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping. 4. Why did the old lady scream to John? A. To ask him to get away from the fire. B. To ask for his help to save the children. C. To ask him to rescue her from the fire. D. To ask him to take out valuable things from the fire. 5. What was Mary’s response to John’s action? A. She disagreed with it. B. She supported it. C. She misunderstood it. D. She was unconcerned about it. 6. What was the house like before John went back once again? A. It was clean. B. It was burned down. C. It was dangerous. D. It was under repair. 7. What can we infer according to the text? A. Two heads are better than one. B. Where there is a will, there is a way. C. Helping others means helping ourselves. D. God helps those who help themselves. C Some 70 countries, mostly in the Americas and Europe, apply Daylight Saving Time during the summer months. Europe’s clocks will move forward once again this weekend. Yet last week the European Union voted to end this long-established practice from 2022. In the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin came up with the idea of moving the clocks forward in the summer. But the practice really took hold during World War I and since then it has brought several benefits. It might increase consumer spending, as shoppers are encouraged to stay out later into the evening. It might even reduce crime. As the saying goes, “The longer the daylight, the less I do wrong.” In spite of all that, clock-changing is unpopular. When the European Union ran a poll（民意调查）among its citizens, it got nearly 5 million responses. Over 80% want to scrap clock-changing, and for good reasons. Although it has not been proven eventually, many scientists think that changing the clocks messes up humans’ biological clock, which may increase the chances of heart attacks and strokes. It could cause car accidents to increase, as drivers who are used to going to work in the daylight, for example, suddenly have to do so in the dark. In addition, many businesses find it extremely inconvenient that countries change their clocks at different times. So, will Europeans choose to stick with winter or summer time? This has not been decided. It could be that each country will choose for itself, though each is likely to take careful note of neighbors’ decisions. The benefit, it seems, is not so much in deciding how long the evening is, or how dark the morning. It is in keeping it consistent throughout the year. 8. What can we learn from paragraph 2? A. Clock-changing has more benefits than expected. B. People adopted clock-changing after World War I. C. Clock-changing makes people sleepy in the day time. D. People might spend more money after clock-changing. 9. Which of the following best explains “scrap” underlined in paragraph 3? A. Favor. B. Stop. C. Obey. D. Delay. 10. What can we infer about clock-changing in Europe? A. People will continue to use it. B. More changes will be added to it. C. It remains to be seen whether to use it. D. The countries will change their clocks at same times. 11. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text? A. To recall the history of clock-changing. B. To stress the benefits of clock-changing. C. To show people’s opinions on clock-changing. D. To introduce the bad effects of clock-changing. D Findings coming from a new report by the Pew Research Center of Washington D. C. show that Americans are worried about new technology. They are concerned that machines, including robots, will take over work now done by humans. About 75 percent of Americans questioned by Pew said automation (自动化) will increase income inequality between the rich and the middle class and the poor. And 64 percent of people expect automation to be so common in America that people will face difficulty finding things to do with their lives. Some of the concerns about technology come from a distrust about whether machines will always make the right decision. Many Americans believe humans have better judgment in dealing with complex matters. One example is selecting a person for a job. Three quarters of Americans said they would not want to apply for a job that uses a computer program to choose the most qualified person. Most Americans want the government to limit automation. For example, 87 percent support a requirement that all driverless vehicles have a human in the driver’s seat, who can take control when needed. And 85 percent want to limit machines to mostly doing jobs that are dangerous or unhealthy for humans. And only 25 percent expect more jobs to come from automation. Pew said. Mark Zuckerberg the co-founder of Facebook, spoke last May to graduating seniors from Harvard University in Massachusetts. His talk centered on the uncertain future facing young people. “Our generation will have to deal with tens of millions of jobs replaced by automation like self-driving cars and trucks,” Zuckerberg told the graduates. Zuckerberg said young people will have to find projects that will bring both jobs and direct benefits to the people of the world. He said in his speech that 300, 000 people worked to put a man on the moon, and millions of people built the Hoover Dam as well as other great projects over the last 100 years. 12. What do Americans think of technology? A. Useful. B. Helpful. C. Effective. D. Undependable. 13. Why do Americans want a human in driverless vehicles? A. To reduce the cost. B. To ensure safety. C. To test the new technology. D. To entertain the passengers. 14. What did Zuckerberg encourage the students to do? A. Fight against robots. B. Consider large projects. C. Explore new job chances. D. Refuse self-driving vehicles. 15. Which of the following can be the title of the text? A. New Technology Creates More Jobs B. Americans Worry Robots Will Take Jobs C. New Technology Makes New Unfairness D. Robots Make Work Easy to Do for Workers 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。 Simple Tips for Spending More Reading Time Reading can make you understand life more. Then how to spend more time in reading? Have a goal. Some people set unrealistic goals for themselves like one book a week. Obviously you don’t have to be as radical as that. You can start by reading a book a month. Or a book every two month seven. ____16____ Read whenever you can. ____17____ On the bus, on the subway, at your lunch break or when you’re at the gym. You won’t regret it, I promise. Just start. Sometimes our mind will make up all kinds of excuses not to do something. Not to get out of bed. Not to clean the house. Not to shower. The trick to get over this mental block is to just pick up the book and read! ____18____ Just do it. Once you start reading, if it’s a good book, it’s quite difficult to stop. ____19____ Wherever I go, I’ve always got a book with me. Whenever I’m at home, a book is always near. That way, I don’t have to think much when the idea that I should maybe spend my free time reading comes into my head. I just grab the book and start reading. Reading is a pleasure. Obviously, to get yourself motivated to read, read something that interests you. ____20____ If you are drawn to the book, the more likely you’ll be excited to pick it up and read it. A. It is up to you. B. Always have your book in reach. C. Take some notes while reading a book. D. Find a good place for yourself to read in. E. Don’t pour too much thought into the action. F. It may be economy, animals, education—whatever you want. G. Use every possible moment when you are free to enjoy the art of the written word. 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。 I had a great dream when I was in my twenties. I wanted to travel around Africa with my ____21____. So I left my hometown with great confidence and ____22____ Cape Town, not really____23____ what to do next. Luckily, before my trip actually started, I met a kind, old Nigerian man. He gave me the best travel ____24____ I had ever received. “Be like a(n) ____25____on your way around the world.” It sounded ____26____, but it really changed my idea about travelling. He helped me realize that travel is about learning and observing local ____27____. “It’s far too easy to go into a(n) ____28____ country and believe your ways are better. But if you study, ask questions and try to learn from the locals, you’ll have far richer ____29____,” he promised me. On other vacations, when I was on my tour way to Cancun. I was _____30_____ a tourist. I only stayed there for a week to see the _____31_____ and places of interest and then left. The culture didn’t _____32_____me. I left the cities and towns without really knowing anyone or anything that existed in those places to which I had paid a visit. This time, I promised to myself that I would be a _____33_____ traveler. After seven months of_____34_____ backpacking in Africa from Cape Town to Cairo, I realized that having a student-like mindset (观念模式) helped extend my trip and helped me learn a lot, which _____35_____ me more than any other trips ever did to me. 21. A. pet B. parents C. friend D. backpack 22. A. looked at B. checked out C. arrived in D. took on 23. A. happy B. worried C. sure D. excited 24. A. choices B. tips C. chances D. plans 25. A. teacher B. player C. actor D. student 26. A. simple B. perfect C. foolish D. boring 27. A. events B. houses C. habits D. cultures 28. A. big B. new C. interesting D. old 29 A. dreams B. experience C. tasks D. practice 30. A. just B. already C. quite D. even 31. A. watches B. mountains C. sights D. pictures 32. A. welcome B. change C. respect D. hurt 33. A. real B. hopeful C. lovely D. healthy 34. A. successfully B. suddenly C. politely D. hurriedly 35. A. warned B. frightened C. satisfied D. understood 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。 In much of Asia, especially the so-called "rice bowl" cultures of China, Japan, ____36____ Korea, food is usually eaten with chopsticks. Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks ____37____ (make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters are quite artistic. Skilled workers also combine various hardwoods and metal ____38____ (create) special designs. The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots, ____39____ (use) twigs (树枝) to remove it. Over time, as ____40____ population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would ____41____ (definite) cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which gradually turned into chopsticks. Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius, ____42____ lived from roughly 551 to 479 B. C., influenced the ____43____ (develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives ____44____ (be) too violent for use at the table. Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat with ____45____ (they) hands. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是学生会主席李华，在你校校庆到来之际，学校将组织全校学生观看建校五十周年纪录片。请你就此写一则通知，内容包括： 1.观看纪录片的时间和地点； 2.纪录片的主要内容； 3.其他注意事项。 注意： 1.词数80左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：纪录片documentary Notice ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Students' Union 第二节(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。 We three were running down the path, shouting and laughing when our dog Rubby suddenly stopped in the distance. He turned around, eyeing us, with his tail swinging up and down. My little brother Toby immediately sped up and rushed to where Rubby was. He bent down and picked up something and ran back to us. It was a bunch of keys. We gathered in a circle, examining the keys one by one, hoping to find some useful information about its owner. There were 3 keys, a house key, a mail key and a car key and a unique key fob（吊坠）, very likely designed specially. “Gosh, the owner might be in great trouble.” My sister sighed. She was right. We once lost our keys. Although we had an extra house key, it took our parents quite a long time to get a new mail key, let alone there was a car key. Who might have lost them? After many wild guesses, we finally drew a conclusion: It might belong to someone in our neighborhood as only our neighbors wandered into the woods for a walk. But it was still impossible to figure out who it was. We had a very big neighborhood. “The owner might come back to look for them.” Toby reminded. So we decided to stay where we were, keeping a watchful eye on all passers-by. Our little dog ran in circles of excitement that we stayed so long in the wild. We remained in the woods for two hours, asking everyone we came across whether they lost their keys, but in vain. It seemed we had to give up. But my sister wouldn’t, saying that she just couldn’t stop picturing the owner brushing aside tall grasses hoping to find the lost keys. “How anxious and upset the owner would be!” I took a look at the bunch of keys again and quite by accident, found the key fob had the alarm button, “Look! If we press the alarm button, close enough of course, we can set off the owner’s car alarm...” “That’s brilliant.” 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。 We rushed back to our neighborhood. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The door opened and in front of us stood an old lady. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力：ABBCBAACAABBCACCBCBA 高二英语试卷 考生注意： 1.满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 2.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2B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。 3.本卷命题范围：高考范围。 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. What is the man doing? A. Giving suggestions. B. Making an apology. C. Making an excuse. 2. What is the speed now? A. 55 miles per hour. B. 70 miles per hour. C. 105 miles per hour. 3. What is the woman doing? A. Making a pair of trousers. B. Trying on clothes. C. Leaving a message. 4. How many people are probably having the meal? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 5. What does the man mean? A. He doesn't want to have dinner. B. He doesn't care how to eat chicken. C. He doesn't like chicken. 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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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 Who is the woman? A. A hotel staff. B. A bank clerk, C. A restaurant manager. 7. Why is the man at the hotel possibly? A. To hold a business meeting. B. To eat at the restaurant. C. To spend his holidays. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What does the man ask for? A. Some quarters. B. 20 dollars. C. Small change. 9. How many fives will the woman give the man? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 10. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Shop assistant and customer. B. Professor and student. C. Husband and wife. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Where did Betty live when she was a child? A. In Singapore. B. In Britain. C. In China. 12. What made Betty feel especially nice while she was in Singapore? A. People from India and China. B. Customs from different countries. C. Foreign tourists. 13. What annoyed Betty when she was in Singapore? A. Eating strange food. B. Meeting different people. C. Being looked at often. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What do we know about the man? A. He is staying in his friends' house. B. He is to blame for the stolen things. C. He is busy with his own business. 15. When did the man leave the café? A. About 7:00 p.m. B. About 10:00 p. m. C. About 11:00 p. m. 16. What would the man's friends care about most? A. The TV set. B. The computer. C. The paintings. 17. Who is the woman? A. The man's wife. B. A policewoman. C. The owner of the house. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What does the speaker say about Chinese? A. It has become a language of business. B. More people are learning Chinese than before. C. The number of people speaking Chinese is the largest. 19. According to the speaker, which of the following accepts Esperanto? A. Poland. B. The post office. C. International Business Organization. 20. What special example does the speaker give as a world language? A. Esperanto. B. Chinese. C. English. 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 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. B 2. B 3. C B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. B 5. A 6. C 7. C C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. D 9. B 10. C 11. C D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. D 13. B 14. C 15. B 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。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. A 17. G 18. E 19. B 20. F 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。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. D 22. C 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. A 31. C 32. B 33. A 34. A 35. C 第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. and 37. made 38. to create 39. using 40. the 41. definitely 42. who 43. development 44. were 45. their 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 【46题答案】 【答案】 Notice With the 50th anniversary of the school approaching, our school has decided to organize the students to watch a documentary about the history of the school. All students are arranged to attend this event at 3:00 pm this Friday in the No.1 meeting hall. Through the documentary, you can get a knowledge of the great changes that have taken place during the past 50 years, the contributions of the teachers and the achievements of former students. I believe that this is a good chance to have a better understanding of the school as well as the development of Chinese education. Please arrive early for better seats and write an article about your comments and reflections after watching. The Students’ Union 第二节(满分25分) 【47题答案】 【答案】We rushed back to our neighborhood. We found a lot of cars in the neighborhood. We tried to pass each car, pressing the alarm button. But in vain. Just as we were about to give up when we suddenly discovered an old car parked in a nearby corner. When we pressed the button, the car’s lights were on and the car made a beep. We jumped with joy and at the same time, we recognized that that car belongs to an old lady near our house. She often drives this old car to go shopping. The door opened and in front of us stood an old lady. The old lady looked unhappy. She said“hello，kids”.We took out the present and asked her if they were her keys. The old woman suddenly brightened up with surprise. The old woman said“God, It is you that find my keys. ” She was very grateful to us and gave us the dessert she had made herself. We didn’t refuse it .We smiled to each other. It was a wonderful day. 听力：ABBCBAACAABBCACCBCBA 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$