广东省惠州市丰湖高级中学2023-2024学年高二下学期第二次段考英语试题

惠州市惠阳区丰湖高级中学 2023-2024学年度第二学期高二英语第二次段考 （考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：120分） 第一部分 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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Super Camp is the best learning, life and career skills summer camp for ages 11-19. It helps students prepare for future studies and enrich their experiences. By providing college-like classes, exciting outdoor activities, personal growth and character building exercises, Super Camp enables students to increase grades, sharpen study skills, and lead a better life. There are three choices set for different students. Super Camp Senior Forum offers 6-day and 10-day residential (寄宿制的) programs at four well-known U.S. colleges this summer: Stanford, Villanova, the University of Central Florida and Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX. It helps teens develop new learning skills, in such areas as critical thinking, communication and leadership, in preparation for success throughout high school and in college. Quantum Academy is a 6-day summer program for incoming 12th graders and college students up to 20 years of age. This program focuses on learning and career skills very important for success in college and after college. Super Camp Junior Forum is a 6-day summer program for incoming 6th — 8th graders, which helps students develop main learning skills, in such areas as writing, reading, studying, test-taking, which will help prepare for almost all classes throughout high school. In addition to study skills, students build confidence by learning to value themselves and realizing they can achieve anything they set their mind to. They also learn about the importance of effective communication and good relationships. Even with all this learning going on, Super Camp is fun. Students can build deep friendships with each other through many teamwork tasks and outdoor activities. Independent studies have found that a full 98% of our graduates continue to use their Super Camp personal growth skills to achieve success in their future lives. 1. How is Super Camp Senior Forum different from the other two programs? A. It lasts for less than a week. B. It pays attention to learning skills. C. It gets students prepared for future studies. D. It allows students to live in famous colleges. 2. Who can join Super Camp Junior Forum? A. Incoming college students. B. Incoming 12th graders. C. College students. D. 7th graders. 3. What else can students get in Super Camp besides learning skills? A. International friendships. B. Personal growth skills. C. Good career plans. D. Business success. B In the rush of day-to-day life, we don’t always have the time to slow down and move at our own speed. Even on vacation, we always try to visit, do and taste as many things as possible in a new place or many places. “I’ve heard countless times how tired people are when they come back from their vacation and feel like they ‘need a vacation from their vacation,’ and that’s because many times we pack so much into a very short time,” said travel blogger Esther Susag. “We want to see everything, do everything, and not waste a minute. There is, however, another method that many experienced travelers suggest: slow travel. But what exactly is slow travel, and how do you take full advantage of this kind of trip? Below ,travel experts break it down. As the name suggests, slow travel generally needs travelers to slow down and enjoy each moment, rather than rushing to check off the list items. “Slow travel may mean different things to different travelers, but I define (定义) it as staying in one place for longer and going deeper into the local culture,” said Paul Jacobs, general manager and vice president of Kayak North America. “It’s taking the time to make real connections with locals instead of packing a schedule full of tours.” For travel expert and author La Carmina, slow travel allows people to stop and smell the roses-quite directly. “It’s about being fully present in the moment and experiencing the sights, sounds and sensations (感觉) around you completely “letting the experience develop at its own speed and without expectations,” she said. “To me, slow travel doesn’t have a strict definition or certain things to do, but rather focuses on the feeling of being a visitor to a place.” Slow travel is becoming more and more popular now, because it can do good to us in many ways. 4. Why are people tired when they return from their vacation? A. They have no place to rest. B. They are on a busy schedule when traveling. C. They travel to some places far away. D. They feel quite excited and enjoy their trip fully. 5. What does La Carmina think of slow travel? A. It can let travelers experience the place deeply. B. It can make travelers save a lot of money. C. It can allow travelers to explore more places. D. It can save travelers much more time. 6. What might the author continue talking about? A. Other ways of travel. B. The definition of slow travel. C. The proper places for slow travel. D. The advantages of slow travel. 7. In which part of a newspaper can you probably read the text? A. Life. B. Society. C. Sports. D. Education. C In a classroom in rural Kenya’s Rift Valley, a student, Priscilla Sitienei, takes notes alongside her fellow classmates. She wears the same school uniform. However, there is something different. Sitienei is more than 80 years older than them. February 11 was Sitienei’s ninety-ninth birthday. “The main reason for my returning to school was that I would like to become a doctor because I used to be a midwife (助产士),” she said. She added that her children supported her decision. Back in 2003, the government of the East African country began helping to pay for the cost of primary schooling. This has allowed some older members of society, who had missed out on education in their younger days, to go back to school. This has given Sitienei more than an education. She has become a film star. Sitienei travelled to Paris last year for the launch (发布) of a film about her journey. It is titled Gogo, which means grandmother in her native Kalenjin language. She will also be heading to New York City soon for a showing of the film there. Sitienei is in her sixth year of primary school. She said her aims were far more practical than becoming a movie star. She said, “I also enjoy school activities, including physical education classes. They keep me fit. I get to jump around, even though not as much as they do, but I at least move my body. That is my joy.” Sitienei shares her wide experience and knowledge with the children. Her teachers also use her experience to keep the peace during lessons. Her class teacher Leonida Talaam, said, “I use Sitienei to help control the class. And it works! When I go outside, the class remains silent.” 8. What does Sitienei mainly intend to do by going to school? A. Take up a new career. B. Make herself popular. C. Have more classmates. D. Return to society. 9. Why did Sitienei go to Paris last year? A. She wanted to meet her grandma. B. She wanted to learn the native language. C. Her movie would come out there. D. Her new journey plan was to be announced. 10. Which of the following best describes Sitienei? A. Dependent. B. Creative. C. Honest. D. Energetic. 11. What does Sitienei help her teachers do? A. Keep order in class. B. Organize school activities. C. Stop the students going out. D. Inspire the students to work out. D If you visit Uluwatu temple in Bali, be cautious. The long-tailed temple monkeys there are well-known thieves. Since a long time ago, they have made a living by robbing visitors of their possessions and then holding those objects until a ransom in the form of food is paid. But Jean-Baptiste Leca of the University of Lethbridge, in Canada, wondered whether these monkeys are cleverer still. Sometimes, they do not accept the first offer and hold out for more. He therefore asked himself whether they are able to assess how valuable an object is to its owner, and factor that into their negotiations. Dr. Leca and his colleagues conducted their experiment by wandering around the temple with video cameras, recording the activities of the monkeys. Every time they saw a monkey show interest in a particular tourist, they recorded the interaction. To work out what was going on, they had first to establish the relative values of food rewards to monkeys, and of stealable objects to people. To confirm which stealable objects are most valued by people, they divided them into six classes: empty containers, such as phone cases and plastic bottles; accessories (搭配物) such as hairpins and key rings; hats and shoes; spectacles and sunglasses; and electronics and wallets. They then observed how often victims bothered to bargain with the thief for the return of property belonging to different classes, and thus classified objects into low value, medium value and high value. They found that monkeys do, indeed, have a complicated sense of what they are doing — at least, adults and sub-adults do. These animals have a preference for stealing high-value items, and will often hold out either for more rewards, or for better ones, if they are in possession of such items. But this is something that they have to learn how to do as they grow up. Young monkeys make no such distinctions, and sub-adults are less good at doing so than adults. 12. What is the purpose of Leca's research? A. To prove monkeys are cleverer than men. B. To find out what is valuable for monkeys. C. To record the negotiations between monkeys. D. To make sure monkeys can judge item values. 13. What does the underlined word "ransom" in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Bill. B. Reward. C. Tax. D. Rent. 14. How are the values of objects classified in Paragraph 3? A. By the material of objects. B. By the preference of victims. C. By the frequency of bargaining. D. By the buying price of objects. 15. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Monkeys' stealing is an acquired skill. B. All monkeys prefer high-value items. C. Monkeys have a simple sense of acts. D. Young monkeys can evaluate items. 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。 How to Make the World a Better Place When you think about people who have made the world a better place, you probably think of famous scientists or great leaders. ____16____ Ordinary people like you and me can also help a lot. An act of kindness can bring a smile to a person’s face even if only for a moment. Give away your money. Choose charity that has meaning for you. For example, if you want to help hungry children, you can try to find an international organization that provides food for those in poor areas. ____17____ Share your knowledge. If a friend needs skills in a certain area, offer your advice. Perhaps she is struggling to set up a computer, and you know how to do that. Offer whatever ability you have, but always remember to be polite. Help a stranger. Your small actions can brighten the day of others. Hold the door for someone whose hands are full. ____18____ Give your seat on the bus to an old man. The key is expecting nothing in return for your acts of kindness. ____19____ Show the people close to you how much you care about them. Tell them they mean a lot to you. Make a beautiful gift for a friend. Take your husband to his favourite fun place if he has had a hard week. Tell your children how much they mean to you. Be grateful to others. ____20____ Thank the waiter. Do you have a very good neighbour who is always there when you need her? Tell her how much you appreciate her being in your life. A. That is not all the truth. B. Care about those you know. C. Help the blind cross the street. D. You should know what love means. E. Every cent you give away will mean a lot. F. Have you had good service in a restaurant? G. You should learn to express gratitude to others. 第二部分 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 grew up in a small North Dakota town. Dad was a farmer, so we kids were taught ___21___ to drive farm vehicles. I started driving the tractor (拖拉机) at age 15 . One summer day, Dad asked me to back his truck up. ___22___, I backed it into a tree, damaging the truck. I was ___23___ because I wasn’t sure how Dad would react. Luckily, Dad wasn’t ___24___, and moved the truck himself. As a teenager, I usually worked part-time on Uncle Jim’s farm in my ___25___ time. One day, I drove the tractor to get gas from the farmyard fuel tank, which was ___26___ on a big metal shelf 12 feet high. I ___27___ the shelf, bending one of the vehicle’s wooden bars. I stopped the vehicle anxiously and got off. I ___28___ Uncle Jim would help me. To my ___29___, he said, “Get back up on that tractor and you can do it.” And I did! During harvest, Jim had me do farming chores with that tractor, which made my confidence ____30____ greatly. The “can do” ____31____ Uncle Jim had toward me carried me through ____32____ times in life. Whenever I encountered difficulties, the ____33____ on the summer day on the farm came flooding back to my mind and my spirit wasn’t ____34____ ! It just goes to show what a huge impact can be created by small gestures of ____35____ in a person. 21. A. early B. hard C. recently D. fast 22. A. Frankly B. Skillfully C. Intentionally D. Unfortunately 23. A. curious B. scared C. embarrassed D. hesitant 24. A. mad B. pleased C. worried D. proud 25. A. entire B. quality C. spare D. limited 26. A. emptied B. operated C. placed D. transformed 27. A. built up B. ran into C. tore down D. passed by 28. A. claimed B. doubted C. worried D. assumed 29. A. disappointment B. surprise C. fright D. satisfaction 30. A. decline B. suffer C. grow D. change 31. A. admiration B. judgment C. affection D. attitude 32. A. tough B. confusing C. relaxing D. valuable 33. A. comment B. expectation C. reflection D. plan 34. A. broken B. recognized C. refreshed D. raised 35. A. justice B. belief C. interest D. courage 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个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In ancient China lived an artist___36___ paintings were almost lifelike. The artist’s reputation had made him proud. One day the emperor wanted to get his portrait (画像) done so he called all great artists to come and present their ___37___ (fine) work, so that he could choose the best. The artist was sure he would___38___(choose), but when he presented his masterpiece to the emperor’s chief minister, the old man laughed. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River～perhaps he could learn a little from the greatest artist in the world. Filled with ___39___ (curious), the artist packed his bags and left. ___40___ he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary (传奇的) artist, they smiled and ___41___ (point) down the river. The next morning he hired a boat and set out ___42___ (find) the well-known painter. As the small boat moved, ___43___ (gentle) along the river he was left speechless by the mountains being silently reflected in the water. He passed milky white waterfalls and mountains in many shades of blue. And when he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds___44___ (surround) the mountain tops, he was reduced to tears. The artist was finally humbled (谦卑) by the greatest artist ____45____ earth, Mother Nature. 第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假如你是学生会主席李华，随着全球变暖局势日益严峻，你校邀请外籍专家Professor Green向全体学生们进行“低碳减排，绿色生活”的讲座。请写一则活动通知，内容包括： 1. 讲座的目的和内容； 2. 讲座时间地点； 3. 呼吁积极参与。 注意： 1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 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。 It was my tenth birthday—double digits—which would be a big day for me, and I would have the biggest party ever. The guest list, which I kept at the back of my homework assignment folder, began with a few close friends. But in the two weeks before that special Friday night, it had quickly grown from seven girls to a large total of seventeen. Nearly every girl in my fifth-grade class had been invited to sleep over at my house for a big celebration. I was especially happy when each guest I invited excitedly accepted the invitation. I couldn’t wait! It would be a night of scary stories, funny games, pizza and lots of presents, which would be a happy paradise (天堂) for kids. Who could resist it? But as I later realized, I would truly treasure only one gift I received that night. The big night finally came. Every friend invited came to my house on time. We kept dancing, singing, talking loudly and playing all pop games. As you could imagine, my family room was full of crazy shouts and bursts of laughter. We had just finished a game of Twister and were lining up for the limbo (林波舞)when the doorbell rang suddenly. I hardly paid attention to who might be at the door. What did it matter? Who cared? Everyone I liked from school was there, in my family room, preparing for the game —to lean under the stick held by my two sisters. “Judy, come here for a minute,” Mom answered the door and called loudly from the front door. I hated to be interrupted. I rolled my eyes and shrugged to my friends as if to say, “Now who would dare bother me at a time like this?” What I really wanted to say was, “It’s tough being popular!” 注意：（1）续写词数应为150左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。 Paragraph 1: I ran to the front door, wondering who it was, and then I stopped. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: I slowly accepted the gift from Sarah ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 惠州市惠阳区丰湖高级中学 2023-2024学年度第二学期高二英语第二次段考 （考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：120分） 第一部分 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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. D 2. D 3. B B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. B 5. A 6. D 7. A C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. A 9. C 10. D 11. A D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. D 13. B 14. C 15. A 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. E 18. C 19. B 20. F 第二部分 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. A 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. B 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. whose 37. finest 38. be chosen 39. curiosity 40. When/As 41. pointed 42. to find 43. gently 44. surrounding 45. on 第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 【46题答案】 【答案】One possible version: NOTICE To enhance the awareness of environmental protection, our school has invited Professor Green, a foreign expert, to deliver a lecture on “Low-carbon Emission Reduction and Green Lifestyle.” The lecture, with interactive sessions, is scheduled from 3 pm to 5 pm next Friday in the school lecture hall. We are bound to gain a deeper understanding of low-carbon emission reduction because it covers the concept of low-carbon living, practical cases, as well as low-carbon actions. As global warming becomes increasingly severe, let’s actively participate in this lecture and jointly contribute to the sustainable development of our planet. The Students’ Union 第二节（满分25分） 【47题答案】 【答案】Paragraph 1: I ran to the front door, wondering who it was, and then I stopped. My mouth dropped open and I felt my face turning red. There stood Sarah, the quiet girl who sat next to me in music class. She was holding a gift, “Happy birthday!” I asked myself in silence, “How had I forgotten to invite Sarah?” I remembered that I only added a name to the list when someone had shown an interest in me. But Sarah had never done that. Never once had she asked me about my birthday party. Paragraph 2: I slowly accepted the gift from Sarah. I asked her to join the party. “I can’t stay,” she said. “My dad’s waiting in the car.” I nearly begged for her stay. “Thanks, but I have to go,” she said, turning toward the door. “See you on Monday.” I stood there with an empty feeling in my heart. Holding Sarah’s gift in my hands, I thought it was the best gift I had received, for it was given by an unconditional friend who stood by me, always encouraging and understanding me. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$