广西南宁第三中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

南宁三中2023~2024学年度下学期高二期末考试 英语试题 (考试时间: 120分钟 满分: 150分) 命题人：高二英语备课组 审题人：高二英语备课组 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。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 does the conversation probably take place? A. In a restaurant. B. In a park. C. In the street. 2. How will the speakers get to the park? A. By bike. B. By bus. C. By subway. 3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Employer and employee. C. Father and daughter. 4. How much does the woman pay for the gym per month? A.$20. B.$30. C.$50. What can we learn about the old oven? A. It's broken. B. It's not in style. C. It isn't multi-functional. 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 are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Their graduation party. B. Their favorite classes. C. Their future plans. 7. What does the woman want to be? A. A scientist. B. A doctor. C. A computer programmer. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What type of tea does the woman prefer? A. Brown tea. B. Green tea. C. Flower tea. 9. How will the man make the payment? A. In cash. B. By cellphone. C. By credit card. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. When did the man go in the locker room? A. A few minutes ago. B. A quarter ago. C. Half an hour ago. 11. What does the man complain about the lockers? A. They're being occupied inappropriately. B. They're too dirty and need cleaning. C. They're not very safe for storage. 12. What's wrong with the clothes hangers? A. Too ugly. B. Too weak. C. Too big. 听第9段材料，回答第13 至16题。 13. Why did the woman fail to go climbing? A. She was worn out 2 B. She lost touch with others. C. She loved the scene at the bottom. 14. What was the woman doing when she saw a dolphin? A. Relaxing on the beach. B. Sailing in a boat. C. Diving. 16. What made the woman give up doing bungee jumping? A. Her fear. B. Her health. C. Equipment problems. 16. What did the woman like best about her vacation? A. Exploring the rainforest. B. Visiting the old caves. C. Playing with the dolphin. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What can be affected certainly if teenagers lack sleep? A. Their spirits. B. Their long-term health. C. Their academic performance. 18. What is to blame for teenagers lacking sleep? A. Poor diet. B. Lack of exercise. C. Too much entertainment. 19. How can teenagers fall asleep easier? A. Reading a book before sleeping. B. Listening to music before sleeping. C. Drinking hot chocolate before sleeping. 20. What does the speaker advise schools to do? A. Offer art classes. B. Shorten the school day. C. Start and end the school day later. 第二部分：阅读理解(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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 A Why Subscribe to Reader's Digest? The world's best-loved general-interest publication contains something for everyone. 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B As a young girl growing up in France, Sarah Tourni dreamed of becoming a leader who could make the world a better place. Her passion to help others was awakened when, from the age of nine, she accompanied her Tunisian father to his birthplace in. the east of the country during holidays. There she organized homework clubs and activities for children. Toumi witnessed first-hand the destructive effect of desertification. “Within 10 years rich farmers became worse off, and in 10 years from now they will be poor. I wanted to stop the Sahara Desert in its tracks.” A decrease in average rainfall and an increase in the severity of droughts have led to an estimated 75 percent of Tunisia's agricultural lands being threatened by desertification. Tourni recognized that farming practices needed to change. She is confident that small land areas can bring large returns if farmers are able to adapt by planting sustainable crops, using new technologies for water treatment and focusing on natural products and fertilizers rather than chemicals. In 2017, Toumi consolidated her dream to fight the desert. She moved to Tunisia, and set up a programme named Acacias for All to put her sustainable farming philosophy into action. “I want to show young people in rural areas 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 with no access to water.” By September 2021, more than 130, 000 acacia trees had been planted on 20 pilot farms, with farmers recording a 60 percent survival rate. Toumi estimates that some 3 million acacia trees are needed to protect Tunisia's farmland. She expects to plant 1 million trees by 2025. In the next couple of years, Tourni hopes to extend the programme 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 fired her enthusiasm for helping others. D. They destroyed her dream of being a teacher. 25. What is the main cause of the desertification of Tunisia's farmland? A. Low rainfall. B. Soil pollution.. C. Cold weather. D. Forest damage. 26. Why did Tourni set up Acacias for All in Tunisia? A. To create job opportunities for young people. B. To help the children obtain a basic education. C. To persuade the farmers not to use fertilizers. D. To facilitate the protection of their farmland. 27. What might the author think of Toumi's programme? A. Promising. B. Indifferent. C. Unachievable. D. Suspicious. C The number of fish caught just outside a recently expanded marine protected area in Hawaii has risen. It is a sign that quadrupling(四倍) the size of the reserve in 2016 may have boosted fish population in the region. When the Marine National Monument around Hawaii was enlarged to 1,510,000 square kilometers, marine conservationists around the world were overjoyed. Fishers may have felt differently, however, as fishing inside the area is not allowed. Yet by creating a space for dwindling tuna(金枪鱼) populations to recover, supporters argued, the reserve would benefit fisheries as well. As populations inside the reserve boundaries steadily increased, they predicted, the fish would spill over into the surrounding areas, increasing the amount of tuna available to catch. Proving that is tricky, however, as tuna can't be counted directly. Their numbers may rise or fall for a variety of reasons other than the expansion of a reserve. But the new study, published in Science this week, strongly suggests the number of fish caught just outside the MPA is higher now than it used to be. Alan Friedlander, chief scientist for the National Geographic Society's Pristine Seas project, calls the study a “very careful and strict test of spillover from marine protected areas.” Importantly, says John Lynham, an environmental economist at the University of Hawaii and one of the study's authors, the increase in tuna catches near the reserve held up even when looking at the average numbers caught by particular fishers. This shows the effect is not due to more effective : crews now fishing local waters, he explains. To account for effort, catch numbers were divided(除) by the ever-increasing number of fishing hooks in the area. Lynham and colleagues found the catch per hook increased over the 10 years of the study. Fishers were catching on average six more yellowfin and five more bigeye tuna per year after the expansion than before. “That last one, especially, was a surprise,” says Lynham,“because it is economically much more important, and there were fewer indications of an increase.” 28. Which statement is true according to the findings? A. The number of fish caught quadruples the size of that in 2016 B. The rising number of fish caught is a sign of a well-reserved area. C Fish catching outside the reserve expanded the marine protected area. D. Enlarging the reserve may contribute to the increase in fish population. 29. How did fishers feel when the reserve was expanded? A. They felt joyful. B. They felt different. C. They felt unpleasant. D. They felt surprised. 30. How do the researchers prove the tuna population has increased? A. By figuring the average catch per hook in the area. B. By summing up the catch of more effective crews. C. By looking at the numbers caught by particular fishers. D. By detecting the number of tuna population in the surrounding area. 31. Which can be a suitable title for the text? A. Tuna Population Embraces a Boost. B. Marine Protected Areas Help Fisheries. C. Local Fisheries Hold a Promising Future. D. Tuna Population Can Be Counted Scientifically. D I had to say something after reading The Anxious Generation. It is going to sell well, because Jonathan Haidt is telling a scary story about children's development many parents are led to believe. However, the book's repeated suggestion that digital technologies are. rewiring our children's brains and causing the epidemic of mental illness is unsupported by science. Worse, the rude proposal that social media is to blame might distract us from effectively responding to the real causes of the current mental-health crisis in young people. Researchers have searched for the effects suggested by Haidt. Our efforts have produced a mix of no, small and mixed associations. Most data are correlative. When association s over time are found, they suggest not that social-media use predicts or causes depression, but that young people who already have mental-health problems use such platforms more often or in different ways from their healthy peers. We are not alone here. Several analyses and systematic review s centralize on the same message. An analysis done in 72 countries shows no consistent or measurable associations between well-being and social media globally. Moreover, studies from some authorities ends no evidence of intense changes associated with digital-technology use. As a psychologist studying children's and adolescents' mental health, I appreciate parents' frustration and desire for simple answers. As a parent of adolescents, I would also like to identify a simple source for the pain this generation is reporting. There are, however, no simple answers. The beginning and development of mental disorders are driven by a complex set of genetic and environmental factors. More young people are talking openly about their mental-health struggles than ever before. But insufficient services are available to ad dress their needs. In the United States, there is, on average, one school psychologist for every 1,119 students. We have a generation in crisis and in desperate need of the best of what science and evidence-based solutions can offer. Unfortunately, our time is being spent telling stories that are unsupported by research and that do little to support young people who need, and deserve, more. 32. What is presented in The Anxious Generation? A. Scary stories affect children's brains. B. Parents are responsible for children's health. C. Teens' mental illness results from screen time. D. The epidemic of mental illness is unavoidable. 33. What does “the same message ” underlined in paragraph 3 refer to? A. Many countries do research in mental health. B. Well-being and social media are closely related. C. The young are trapped in the mental-health crisis. D. Social media don't necessarily cause mental illness. 34. What is implied in the last paragraph? A. Effective actions need to be taken. B. Positive stories should be shared. C. Financial support needs to be provided. D. Broader research should be done. 35. What is the author's purpose in writing the text? A. To suggest ways to help those in need. B. To encourage parents to brave the crisis. C. To recommend a newly-published book. D. To give a voice to children's mental issues. 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。 The huge high rises, loud noises, and masses of people make up a symbolic United States destination and the city millions of people call home. Winding your way through the streets of NewYork City is an overwhelming and humbling(令人谦卑的) experience. 36 With so much to offer, there is never a turning moment in this energetic city . but an appreciation for this urban culture. Walking down these busy streets you are sure to see several different coffee shops where writers with dreams are typing away or perhaps old friends catch up as they drink. Next, there are the classic pizzerias where many love to go to get a slice of New York style -pizza. Another city classic are the popular delis, a favorite quick and easy lunch hot spot. 37 A valued aspect of the city streets is the artistic attraction they hold. Brushes of color brighten up the modern buildings. The buildings become a painter's studio where creativity comes to life, beautifying the city and showing social and political expressions. 38 Whether an artist is trying to get discovered, make a living, or simply just sharing their feelings, the air is filled with joy to lift the spirits of the people. 39 On any given street you can take a taxi with the wave of an arm. You can sit on a subway, feeling the shakes of the starts and stops and hearing the loud sound of the tracks. Yet the most common form of transportation is your own two feet, allowing you to get where you want to go, fast or slow. There is nothing more American than a street in New York City. 40 They are enjoyed by all those who are there to experience it. A. The beautiful variety brings life into the city. B. The energy they give off will be sure to inspire you. C. These streets are known for their variety of great food. D. An additional form of art that fills these streets is music. E. The many aspects of the urban culture are there on the street. F. A huge benefit of the city life is the diverse transportation choices G. You become one tiny fish in the deep depths of the ocean once entering. 第三部分：英语知识运用 (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四个选项(A、B、C、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。 My father, Paul Andrew Figura, was a die-hard fisherman. In my 41 , we went out fishing in all kinds of weather, catching and missing nearly every fish in countless waterways Whenever we 42 , Mom would ask, “What time will you be back? ”“When we can't see the 43 .”Dad would respond. He often 44 it. Sometimes Dad would ask me to 45 some food and water and we'd fish the entire day. I observed firsthand his insistent, rapid-fire casting technique, which he credited as a 46 factor behind his success. It was one 47 after another after another. The greatest life lesson that Dad taught me involved dealing with those times when the fish weren't 48 . Days when the weather was awful, when the mosquitoes were biting, when my hands were cold. Times when I just wanted to 49 and go home. Dad's 50 ?“Son, you're not going to catch any fish unless you 51 your line. Keep casting,” he'd say. I learned early the importance of 52 and willingness to keep trying different fish food if you wanted to catch them. Sooner or later they’d 53 . I took that same attitude into my school work. 54 , I got many awards at college. I applied it 55 to whatever job I had as an adult and it made me the person that J am today. 41. A. dream B. career C. childhood D. adulthood 42. A. got up B. reached out C. stepped back D. set off 43. A. camps B. lines C. tracks D. cottages 44. A. forgot B. rejected C. recalled D. meant 45. A. make B. pack C. heat D. freeze 46A. cultural B. random C. major D external 47. A. cast B. step C. strike D. risk 48. A. swimming B. dancing C. gathering D. biting 49 A. wander B. play C. quit D. sleep 50. A. response B. intention C. evaluation D. situation 51. A. abandon B. monitor C. fetch D. wet 52. A. kindness B. insistence C. confidence D. business 53. A. cooperate B. progress C. resist D. integrate 54. A. In surprise B. As a result C. Ahead of time D. In particular 55. A. intentionally B. casually C. hesitantly D. temporarily 第二节 语法填空(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 the center of Reykjavik, Iceland, stands a museum 56 (create) by Lillian Hopps, which symbolizes the friendship between Icelandic and Chinese people. A passionate admire r of Chinese heritage, Lillian began her journey to learn about China in the 1990s, a time 57 she deeply engaged herself in exploring China's rich culture. Her passion transformed her home into a place filled with Chinese artifacts, which 58 (eventual) led to the establishment of a museum in Reykjavik. The museum 59 (house) an extensive collection of cultural relics, from ancient clothing 60 contemporary art, displaying thousands of years of Chinese civilization. Lillian's work goes beyond just 61 (exhibit) these items; she brings the culture alive through highly 62 (interact) activities like tea performances, calligraphy classes, and traditional medicine talks, promoting the Icelandic understanding of China's rich traditions. Lilian's museum, attracting thousands of visitors annually from around the world, 63(recognize) by the Icelandic government in 2021 for its impact. As Marta Jonsdottir, a director at Iceland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, put it in an interview, “Lillian, with her enthusiasm and expertise, has developed diverse cultural 64 (link) between Iceland and China. Her museum has not just enabled both peoples to better understand each other 65 strengthened our relations.” 第四部分：写作 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作 (满分 15分) 假定你是李华，近期你校围绕着“英语诗歌”这一话题开展了一系列活动，请给英国好友 Chris写一封邮件分享活动情况，内容包括： 1.活动的图3 ,内容: 2.你的感想。 注意：写作词数应为80左右：可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Chris, I'm writing to share with you a series of activities held in our school related to English poetry. Yours, Li Hua 第二节 读后续写 (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。 On a hot September afternoon, Peter and his friend Isabel were on their way to the library. When they passed by Tubman Park, Isabel suggested cutting through it to get to the library. As they entered the park, the sight of the swings and the merry-go-round (旋转木马) brought back a flood of memories of their childhood spent there. But now everything looked so old, sad, and dirty. Litter lay on the ground next to an overflowing trash bin. There were still young schoolchildren playing there but they had to avoid the trash that littered the playground. A little boy told them that the city took the other trash cans away and the remaining one never got emptied often. As they headed toward the library, the two high school students wrinkled their forehead. In the library, they encountered Mrs. Evans, their kind-hearted fifth-grade teacher, retired yet still passionate. Mrs. Evans listened as Isabel and Peter eagerly explained what they'd seen. Finally, she recommended them to go to the City Hall to voice their concerns. The next day, Isabel and Peter went into the building of the City Hall but were met with an impatient officer. They were informed that the city couldn't help with their problem due to a tight budget. Discouraged, they left and turned to Mrs. Evans for help. Under her guidance, they decided to ask Go Green, a non-profit organization whose goal is to protect the environment, for help. “This group is good at raising money for projects just like yours,” said Mrs. Evans. She promised to arrange them to present their ideas to Go Green. Hearing this, their face lit up. Two main tasks remained ahead' researching ways to clean up the park and preparing a convincing presentation. As Isabel was good at researching while Peter always had a talent for speaking, they cooperated quite well. Isabel learned from a science magazine that a new type of trash bin can squeeze the trash down without being emptied often, which saves time, money, and energy. Based on this, Peter practiced his presentation over and over again. 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。 Paragraph 1: A week later, Peter stood nervously at the back of the hall where Go Green was meeting. Paragraph 2: After the meeting, the good news was announced. 高二期考 英语试题 第 1 页 共9页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$