湖南省永州市2023-2024学年高二上学期期末质量监测英语试题

永州市2023年下期高二期末质量监测试卷 英 语 命题人：冯南少（道县一中） 5南英（新国一中） 杨盛耳（蓝山二中） 夏玉芳（水州一中） 审题人：邓旭明（市教什院】 注意事项： 1本试卷分第1卷（选择题）和第1参（非进择题）西邮分，共10列。满分150分。 考试用时120分钟。考试结乘后，将本试春和答题卡一并交回。 2.爷郭1卷前。考生岳必将血己的姓名、烤生号填写在答题卡上。 3.选出每小题器案后，用铅笔把答避卡上对应题日的答聚标号涂双，如需改功，用像 皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。 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，录音内容结求后，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75分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有-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。每段对话仅读追， How much is the shirt? A.￡I915 B.E918 C.E9.15 答案是C。 1.What is the woman dissatisficd with about the house? A.Its size. B.Its price C.Its location 2.What is probably the woman? A.A salesperson. B.A libranan C.A researcher 3.What is the relationship between the speakers? A.Strangers. B.Neighbors. C.Friends. 4.How does the man probably feel on hearing the news? A.Angry B.Amazed. C.Nervous 5.What are the speakers mainly discussing? A.Their travel plans. B.Their favorite sports C.Their holiday life 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，每小愿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 did the speakers do just now? A.They met a writer. B.They saw a doctor. C.They climbed a mountain 7 What does the man think of the stories? A.Boring. B.【nteresting C.Difficult 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题 8.What advice does the mother need from her son? A.Advice on choosing presents. B.Advice on judging someone. C.Advice on designing trousers. 9 What does the man think of the trousers for Uncle Bob? A.Perfect. B.Just so so C.Satisfying 听第8段材料，回答第10至13题， 10.What is the musical Familton mainly about? A.A man's life. B.A political event. C.A war in history 11.What is Jason's favorite kind of music? 第1页 A.Rap. B.R'n'B C.Hip-hop 12 How will the speakers go to the theater tonight? B.By bus. C.By subway AByc过 13 When will the speakers set out? B.At6:00 C.A17:00 AA15:30 听第9段材材，回答第14至17题， 14.Who might the man be? AA guest B.A host C.A guide 15.When did Amsterdam make the most rapid development? A.In the 13th century B.In the 16th century. C.In the 17th century 16.What unusual law did ancient Amsterdam have? A.Windows had to be small. B.Bigger doors came with more taxes. C.Four-story houses had to be painted blue 17.Which place does the woman like best? A.The Anne Frank House B.The Van Gogh Museum. C The Royal Palace of Amsterdam 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题 18 What can you buy in Hall 2? A.Sandwiches and snacks B.Eggs and meat. C.Cakes and bread. 19 Where can children play? A.In Hall 1. B.In Hall 2 C.In Hall 3 20.What is the purpose of the announcemen? A To introduce a food market B To introduce a special Italian food. CTo introduce several kinds of fresb food 第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题25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，选出最佳远项，并在答题卡上将该项涂搬。 4 Winter solstice (is officially the start of a new scason.It marks the shortest day and longest night of the year.Here are some ancient winter solstice celebrations and how they're marked Dongzhi In Chinese,Dongzhi literally means"winter's arrival."Traditionally celebrated as an end-of-harvest festival dunng the Han Dynasty,today it is an important time to spend with family and eat a hearty meal of tangyuan or dumplings. Inti Raymi Peru's winter solstice is celebrated in June and bonors the Incan sun god Inti.Banned during the first years of the Spanish conquest ()the festival has since been brought to life and now takes place in the city of Cusco,once the center of the Incan Empire.Festivities include holding feasts and a series of ceremonies. Shab-e Yalda For centries,Iranians around the world have gathered on winter solstice to celebrate Yalda, meaning birth or rebirth.In many Central Asian countries,Yalda is a time when loved ones gather to eal.drink,and read poetry and welcome the sun.Nuts and fruits like watermelons are symbolic. as their red colors represent dawn and life. Toji In Japan,the winter solstice comes with several rituals (and customs to welcome the retum of the sun.One custom dating back hundreds of years involves taking a hot bath with yuzu a fruit known for its healing properties.Other traditions mclude foods containing the"nsound, as they are believed to bring good luck 21.In which country is winter solstice celebrated in June? A China. B.Peru. C.Iran D.Japan. 22.What do Japanese usually do to celebrate Toji? 第2页 A.Take a bath with yuzu. B Eat dumplings C.Hold a senes of feasts. D Eat watermelons 23.What do the four wnter solstice celebrations have in common? A They honor the sun god. B.They have a long history C.They are celebrated in June D.They represent a good harvest Imagine having the opporunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone You can do this in a virtual choir(整投合唱团).Viral choir members record themselves while they perform aloe n video.These videos are uploaddonothe Intemet,and then they are put together tnto one video that you can sce online-a virtual choir.Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhereall you need is a video camera and an Intet co The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning composer and conductor Erie Whitacre Bom in the USA on 2 January,1970,Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988.He fell in love with Mozart's classical music when he sang for the university choir.He graduated from university in 1995.and then received a master's degree in musical composition in 1997 Over the next 10 years,Whitacre's original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers.This led to the creation of the virtual choir In 2009.Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works.Inspired,he asked his fans to make videos,which he then joined together into one performance.His first virtual choir,Lux Aurumque,had 185 singers from 12 different countes.It has received millions of views on the Intemet Since then,the virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon. Whitacre's next effort was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF Altogether.2,292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacre's song Whar f A virtual choir helps contordnary-people togeher and cnables them to add their voices to those ofother individuals and become part of the global commuity.It has proved to bea positive infuenen the lives of many people and a wonderful way for people around theworld to sing with one voice and thus make the world a better place. 24.What do we know about virtual choir? A.It can be joined only at home. B.It can be formed without an Interet conection C.Its members record while performing with otherson video. D.Its video is a combination of different people singing separately 25.Why does the author list figures in paragraph 3? A.To make a comparison with other choirs. B.To show the scale of Whitacre's virtal choir. C.To prove the success of Whitacre's virtual choir. D.To stress the importance of Whitacre's virtual choir. 26.Which of the following words can best descnibe Whitacre? A.Quiet and senous. C.Honest and ambitious. B.Talented and creative. D.Inspiring and humorous 27.What is the last paragraph of the text mainly about? A.Influences of the virtual choir. C.Addition of individuals'voices. B.Connection of ordinary people. D.Ways of beautifying the world. Certain personalities may help centenanans(百岁老人)reach their ad小vanced age,according to a Spanish study. Lola Merino at the Complutense University of Madrid and her colleagues interviewed 16 women and three men aged between 100 and 107 years across Spain.Detailed analysis of the interviews identified 35 positive personalities in total,eight of which the team considered to be 第3页 "cbccause they wero shared by mofh1intervws One of these cperws vity.defnedbeingdn actvtios Ooe0-year-old woman told the eam how she asngaedd by giving up elevators and walking upsr Commitment to vanousgoalasanther pory with one"very deterined101-year-old woman recallng an mcident four ye when she broke her hip and was walking unaided only a month or to later.Intelligence,includig n good memory and past academie successes,and being in control and able to make your own decisions were other shared personalitieA 100-year-old woman ad:vewy followed my own judgement,even though others told me no.and time has proved me righ." Finally,the rescarchers picked up on the participants'resilience ()A 101-year-old mn said:"I was very close to my wife:I was 97 when she pasaed awayA firs,wbdf but then I thought that you have to be strong" The study also included centenanans from Spain,but Sunil Bhar,who directs a well-beg clinic for older people in Melboume,Australia,says hesees many of the same personalities In particular,strong relationships and a"can-do"attinde appear to be important,probably by helping prevent depression,he says.Depression has been linked to a compromised 的)immune system and even dementia(瘉呆)，says Bhar.According to Merino,there are some ways to build up these personalities for people who lack them 28.How are the"central"personalities illustrated in the passage? A.By giving examples. B.By listing numbers. C.By making predictions. D.By making comparisons 29.Who is most likely to reach his or her advanced age according to the passage? A.A man who seldom takes part m activities. B.A man who always follows others'judgement. C.A woman who has nchieved academic successes D.A woman who rarely commits herself to her goals 30.What can be a suitable title for the passage? A.Personalities Linked to Long Life B Vitality Contnbuting to Long Life C.Centenarians Living in Spain D.Advice Given by Centenarians 31.What might the author continue talking about? A.How to deal with depression. C.How to build up strong personal relationships. B.How to develop a"can-do"attitude.D.How to develop personalities related to long life D A study recently published in Science shows that skyglow (is increasing much faster than expected based on observational data acquired from satellites. The first author of the study Kyba and colleagues said,the global average increase calculated is in fact96%almost five times faster than previously believed.The two continental areas most polluted by artificial light,North Amenca and Europe,see annual growth of 104% and 65%,respectively.Kyba declares that if the skyglow continues to increase at the currate. a child born in a place where there are 250 stars will be able to see no more than 100 on his/her 18th birthday and will not see any more before reaching middle age. The skyglow problem is no less serious than the pollution of the air we breathe or the plastic that adds in the seas and ends up in the food chain.All the great civilizations of the past have developed thanks to the vision of the celestial vault(天g)and the cyclical(周期的)phenomena it shows.Agriculture.herding,navigation,and several other human activities have benefited greatly from viewing the night sky.We would know practically nothing about the universe if we hadn't had the opportunity,until now,to observe it and to analyze the light that comes from everything in it. The view of the starry sky,a common human legacy()over thousands of years,has been all but lost to most people now living in urban and suburban settings.It is estimated that over 80%of the world's population live in an urban environment that is so bnghtened by 第4页 artificial liglt as to have negative effects on ther health:sleep disturbances,obesity,and some other types of diseases And it's not just humans who suffer from light pollution.Noctural( 话动的)anumals,in particular,find themscl小ves forced to change their babits or habitats,Skyglow can also affect the timing of migrations)and other seasonal behaviors by disrupting biologcal clocks. Only the most ignorant human beings can think that artificial light is only progress and not even a problem that needs to be solved as much as possible Unfortunately.ignorance generates more ignorance. 32 What can be inferred according to Kyba? A The skyglow will definitely increase at the same rate. B.Europe sees annual growth of 10.%artificial light. C.Fewer stars will be seen if skyglow continues to increase D.The previous global average increase of skyglow was about 48%. 33.What does the author want to say by mentonin human activities like agncuture? A.The increase of skyglow in recent years. B.The significance of viewing the night sky C.The seriousness of air and plastic pollution. D The necessity of knowing about the universe. 34.Which is closest in meaning to"disrupting"in paragrapb 4? A.Setting B Adjusting C Slowing. D.Disturbing 35 What is the writer's attitude towards the result of the study? A.Unclear. B.Uncaring. C.Concerned D.Approving 第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从知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 余远项。 How to Build Self-Confidence Self-confidence:one's belief that they can meet all the demands of a task.Some people are bom with it,and everyone else is out of luck,right?Wrong!Self-confidence is not something people are bomn with,like their height or hair color.36 One simple self-confidence builder is positive self-talk.What you say to yourself influences how you feel about yourself.Telling yourself"I can't do anything nght"or asking"Why did I even try?"could ruin you.37 Rather than focusing on your failure,identify ways that you can improve,and try again Another way to boost your confidence is to believe in yourself.38 If you put in the work to leam how to do something,believe in your ability.Don't le doubt steal your energy and motivation away 39 Thinking that you are better than other people won't give you confidence.Instead, it will make you arrogant )And thinking you are worse than others won't make you umble(卑微的，it will fill you with envy.Fight back by counting your blessings.Keep a gratitude joumal and write down all the things that you're thankful for. Facing your fears is another way to build self-confidence.You might bave a talent for public speaking.40 Even if you fail,leaving your comfort zone can make you stronger.Don't let fear become an obstacle in your joumey toward excellence! Finally,showing kindness to others is a great way to build self-confidence.Showing kindness reminds you that you can make a difference in the world.When you make others feel good,you,in tur,feel good about yourself. 第5页 A It is mamnly determined by our genes B.It's a skill that anyone can start pracucing today C Then what exactly can you do to get over your fear? D.But how will you know if you never overcome your fears and try it? E One of the ugliest enemies of self-comfidence is comparing yourself toothers. F.Studies show that a strong belief in yourself can increase your chance of success G.Instead,if you get a very bad grade on a test try sayingwill do better next tme 第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题：每小恩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徐黑。 It was Chnstmas Eve morning,.and1 awoke wit他a mrssion(使命方to find my lost cat. Baby-Girl.It had been six 41 since she'd gone missing.but I still had 42.It was the season for miracles(奇迹).43 That summer.my sweet kitty had 44 from my parents'house.We spent that entire summer searching for her.Dad was the family's"45who always prepared me for the worst.Though he was so doubtful,he still 46 me.And I knew Baby-Girl and I would be 47 Now,home again for the holidays,I determined to pick up my 48 at once.I 49 Baby-Girl's cat carrier,loaded it into the car,and then asked my dad to drive me to the shelter. After we arrived,a staff member greeted us50 and took us to see the cats.We walked through rows of cages and my eyes51 cats of all shapes and sizes,but none was my Baby-Girl.Suddenly,1 52 a room farther back I stepped in and heard a 53 meow.She was skinnier,but it was Baby-Girl!The moment I opened the cage door,Baby-Girl practically54 into my arms.After we said goodbye,Baby-Girl ran for her 55 and we drove home.It tumed out that Baby-Girl's retum was the biggest Christmas miracle that year. 41.A.hours B.days C.weeks D.months 42.A.strength B.courage C.faith D.enthusiasm 43.A.in all B.at all C.above all D.after all 44.A.disappeared B.escaped C.hidden D.arsen 45.A.perfectionist B.realist C.romanticist D.idealist 46.A.supported B.comforted C.ignored D.discouraged 47.A.exposed B.accompanied C.reunited D.combined 48.A.search B.career C.rescue D.research 49.A.displayed B.grabbed C.exchanged D.purchased 50.A.warmly B.calmly C.gratefully D.desperately 51.A5e12cd B.scanned C.pictured D.reflected 52.A.marked B.equipped C.restored D.noticed 53.A.gentle B.loud C.strange D.familiar 54.A.flew B.jumped C.climbed D.walked 55.A.case B.pack C.carrier D.container 第二节（共0小题：每小题15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 Aterrible fire broke out in the Henderson Tower on Sunday night Different news reports on the same events contained different 56. even contradictory information.The first report focused 57. the rescue efforts made by firefighters while the second one 第6页 58 (stress)deaths and injuries.In that case,we can't help 59 (wonder) how these differences come about.The reasons are as follows: First of all,journalists may have different priorines,60. would influence how they report an event.Besides,news reports 61. (write)at different stages could contain different information as new facts are brought to light.Furthermore,journalists may approach information they get from research or interviews 62. (different)and they may choose 63. (present)the minimum,the maximum or something in-between in their news reports. To sum up,it is suggested that we read news reports from various 64. (perspective)and at different stages,which brings us a more accurate understanding of a situation. We should also bear in mind that we need to read news reports critically and remember not to blindly trust 65. we have read. 第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友A×想了解中围唐朝诗人李白及其诗歌，请你给他写 封电子邮件，内容要点如下： 1.李白的生平简介： 2.李白的诗歌特点及影响。 注意： 1.词数80字左右： 2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯 Dear Alex. How is everything going with you Yours. Li Hua 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。 Everyone wants to be a cheerleader(拉拉队员)，.Every girl wants the chance to shine,to have all eyes on her,to be the one to wear the uniform,be part of the school sports team. Everyone wants to be a cheerleader but not everyone gets the chance. In the fall of my senior year in high school,I was faced wth more pressure than I knew how to handle.My friends and I were applying to college,taking the college admissions tests and 第7页 sIt was the midst of these other pressures that cheerleading tryouts (for the sports team took place every year. Out of the many who tried out,only ten special senior girls made it.I knew I had to be one of them. My younger sister,Molly,started high school that year.I thought she would have it espeasyIhad already told her everythingtoexpect:which teachers to fear.which courses were easy. The first few weeks of school were filled with tension for me With everything going onI admit I wasn't too attentive (to Molly Still,I waited for her every afternoon in the parking lot to drive her home.I thought that was enough for her,getting a nde instead of having to take the bus,like many of the other freshmen. Cheerleading practice was held after school and sometimes ran long during those weeks before the tryouts.However late I was,Molly always waited for me,watching me from the distance. On Friday morning,the day of the tryout,I drove Molly to school as usual.Molly must have sensed my nervousness and didn't say anything the whole ride to school.But when she got out of the car she handed me a note,saying."No matter what happens today,whether you make the team or not,I think you are the best sister in the world." 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。 Finally,the moment of the tryout came. With excitement.I couldn't wait to meet Molly. 第8页