北京市第八十中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中英语试卷

北京市第八十中学2023~2024学年第一学期期中考试

                        高 二 英 语                     2023年11月

班级            姓名            考号____________

(考试时间 90分钟 满分100 分)

 

提示：试卷答案请一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔作答，其他试题用黑色签字笔作答。

 

第一部分：知识运用 (共两节，30分)

第一节 完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，共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。

Making My Own Bicycle

It was a Saturday morning. James and I were at the Bamboo Bicycle Club, ready for our bamboo bicycle building course.

The first step was setting up the structure for holding the frame (骨架) in place. After that we were told to    1    the bamboo to be of use, which was a delicate job. There were several things to    2   . Of course, finding pieces that were the color we wanted was just as important.

The rest of the afternoon was spent    3    each piece of the frame into the structure. Bamboo is fairly flexible, and this particular    4    meant that some adjustments were really necessary. One problem lining up the two chains    5    made our frame useless. Luckily, however, after some careful    6   , we confirmed that it was alright. There was just enough space to fit a wheel.

On Sunday morning we returned to the workshop to complete the final    7   . We began to tightly wrap each joint on the frame, to keep it    8    with natural fibers kept in special glue. All that was left now was for it to dry. In a few hours we would be official members of the Bamboo Bicycle Club.

Finally we finished our job. I couldn't wait to    9    our bicycle to find out what it was really like to ride a bamboo bicycle. It felt just as    10    as any bicycle, but soft er and more relaxed. Now every time I get on our bicycle, I can’t help smiling. It reminds me of when James and I built it and makes me proud of myself.

1. A. return  B. cover   C. deliver   D. select

2. A. bring in  B. watch for  C. take over  D. give away

3. A. fixing  B. changing  C. leaving  D. mixing

4. A. angle  B. position  C. quality   D. stage

5. A. only   B. almost   C. seldom  D. still

6. A. checks  B. requests  C. preparations D. links

7. A. report  B.command  C. judgement  D. process

8. A. smooth  B. heavy   C. firm   D. slim

9. A. charge  B. test   C. seek   D. equip

10. A.complicated B. accurate  C. suitable  D. capable

第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分)

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A

But Jason   11   (appreciate) this change. He is pleased to give up the lifestyle of a rich man. He was tired of   12   (regard) as living a successful life, as a person who had everything while many people had nothing. He made the choice to give all his money away. And this, he said, brought him happiness and a sense of success in life.

B

I could have become angry or   13   (defense). Don’t they know how hard it is to be at the top in sport? Don’t they know what it takes to get there? However, deep down I knew elements of what he was saying were right. I was always tired and every workout had a mental intensity that seemed too much   14   most to handle. I was pushing the limits and extremes beyond   15   most thought were healthy.

C

Can a sixth extinction   16   (avoid)? Experts say that it is not yet too late, if we take action now. This would mean we have to significantly change the way we live. For example, we need to take steps to save endangered species, including setting up special areas   17   plants and animals can be protected. We need to change how we work and travel by using cleaner, more natural sources of energy, such as wind and solar energy. We also need to improve our farming methods   18   (reduce) water, air and land pollution. In short, if we want to survive, we need to stop destroying the planet that we live on and start to protect it.

D

Here are some figures about Britain. Over the last decade, an average of 2.500 people   19   (die) every year in vehicle accidents; traffic is one of the major causes of global warming and climate change, as car engines produce various types of greenhouse   20   (gas).

 

第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分38分)

第一节 (共14小题；每小题2分，共28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。

A

National Ice Cream Month is approaching! This, of course, means a feast of ice cream. Here are fun facts about ice cream to keep you entertained.

The history of ice cream

• China is believed to be the one that invented the device that produces ice cream at around 200 BC.

• In the 16th century, the Mughal emperors used horsemen to get ice to produce fruit ice creams served on their table.

• In the mid-18th century, ice cream became less expensive, making it a common sweet in shops and people’s daily lives.

• In 1888, the ice cream cone (锥形蛋卷筒) was first mentioned and the eatable cone eventually became popular in the US during the 1904 World’s Fair.

The flavor may reflect one’s personality!

Most people think their ice cream choice is a function of their taste preferences. However, it may reflect an individual’s personality. Vanilla ice cream fans are real risk-takers, while those who love chocolate tend to be lively. Strawberry ice cream fans are usually devoted and not outgoing. Love coffee ice cream? Then you must be precise careful and a perfectionist!

The world’s largest ice cream

In 2014, Kemps, a Minnesota-based company, marked its 100th anniversary by showing the world’s largest ice cream at the annual Strawberry Festival in Wisconsin. The 5-foot, 6-inch-tall, and 6-foot, 2-inch-wide frozen masterpiece was made using 733 containers of strawberry ice cream. After being confirmed to be a Guinness World Record, the history-making sweet treat was distributed to some lucky attendees.

21. When did ice cream become easily available to ordinary people?

A. In the late 16th century.    B. In the late 19th century.

C. In the middle of the 18th century.  D. In the early 2lst century.

22. Who will most probably choose strawberry ice cream?

A. A young explorer.     B. A shy girl.

C. An energetic man.     D. A careful employee.

23. Which of the following best describes the world’s largest ice cream?

A. It contained various flavors.

B. It aimed to break a record.

C. It was created for a celebration.

D. It was awarded to attendees.

 

B

Craig Foster, bare-chested, was diving in bitterly cold waters off the southern-most tip of Africa when he saw her — an octopus hiding under a coat of shells and stones.

Deeply attracted, he began following this incredibly shy creature. He kept coming back every day to the same place where he first met her, trying to stay very still in her presence. For weeks she refused him: hiding in her home, or pushing her liquid body into the nearest crack to escape. And then, after Foster’s dogged persistence for 26 days, she reached out and touched him.

In the documentary “My Octopus Teacher”, this tender moment moves you in a way you never thought an octopus tentacle (触手) wrapped around a human hand could. The nature documentary won Best Feature at the Earthx Film Festival 2020.

“If you gain the trust of that animal over a period of months, it will actually ignore you to a certain degree and carry on with its normal life, and allow you to step inside its secret world,” Foster says in his documentary.

We see her outsmarting a shark by riding on its back, growing a new tentacle after surviving a shark attack, and finally wasting away after laying her eggs. “The octopus showed me many behaviors that were completely new to science,” Foster says.

After years of filming some of the planet's most dangerous animals, Foster was burnt out,depressed, and disconnected. “I was struggling. My only way to heal felt like I needed to be in the ocean, my go-to happy place as a child,” he says.