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2023-2024学年第二学期期中考试
高二英语试题
满分150分 考试时间120分钟
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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每题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．Why does the man call the woman
A．To learn art from her. B．To get back his lost notes. C．To borrow her notes.
（ ）2．What did the speakers go to Italy for last year
A．A business trip. B．A holiday. C．A visit to a market.
（ ）3．What was the woman doing at lunchtime
A．Working. B．Studying. C．Eating.
（ ）4．What do we know about the man
A．He doesn’t care for fish. B．He doesn’t like snacks. C．He has read about the food.
（ ）5．What is the weather like
A．Rainy. B．Cold. C．Hot.
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 does the woman think of the price of the ticket
A．It’s expensive. B．It’s cheap. C．It’s reasonable.
（ ）7．Where is the woman getting off the bus
A．At Bonnyrigg. B．At Zone one. C．At Park Road.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
（ ）8．What size T-shirt does the woman wear
A．Small. B．Medium. C．Large.
（ ）9．How many items did the woman buy
A．One. B．Two. C．Three.
听第8段材料，回答第10-13题。
（ ）10．Who did the man have an argument with
A．His parents. B．His cousins. C．His friends.
（ ）11．What is the man planning to do
A．Organize a family dinner. B．Have a birthday party. C．Do some extra jobs.
（ ）12．How is the man feeling
A．He’s delighted. B．He’s upset. C．He’s confused.
（ ）13．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers
A．Brother and sister. B．Mother and son. C．Friends.
听第9段材料，回答第14-16题。
（ ）14．What is one problem with arm exercises
A．They won’t make your arms thinner.
B．They could damage arm muscles.
C．They can raise one’s blood pressure.
（ ）15．How did the woman get the information about arm exercises
A．By talking to an expert. B．By reading an article. C．By attending an exercise class.
（ ）16．What are the experts now recommending
A．Exercising the entire body. B．Cycling instead of walking. C．Wearing leg weights.
听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。
（ ）17．What is the talk mainly about
A．Different food cultures. B．Western table manners. C．People’s diet preferences.
（ ）18．How do Americans have a meal according to the speaker
A．They prefer using only one hand at a time.
B．They usually keep both their hands busy.
C．They hold the fork throughout the meal.
（ ）19．When do Europeans prefer to have coffee
A．Before a meal. B．During a meal. C．After a meal.
（ ）20．How should we use the forks, knives and spoons at formal dinners
A．In any order we like.
B．Use the ones near the plate first.
C．Start with the outermost ones.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填涂到答题卡上。
A
Here are four organizations that rescue and train shelter dogs to be service animals.
Merlin’s Kids
Merlin’s Kids is an organization that rescues and trains shelter dogs to become service animals for children with special needs for emotional support. Dogs can expand kids’ social comfort zone and dramatically improve their mental health. In the public’s eyes, these working dogs have proved that shelter animals are amazing.
Pets for Vets （老兵）
Animal trainer Clarissa Black created Pets for Vets in 2009 as a way to say “thank you” to our nation’s heroes. This organization recognizes that many vets return home with scars （伤疤）, which make it difficult for them to live a normal life. Pets for Vets was founded to rescue and train shelter animals to provide therapy dogs for vets. The organization says that when the vet is matched with the right dog, both of their lives change for the better.
Paws With a Cause
This organization has been around since 1979 and it improves the independence and quality of life for people with disabilities. Paws With a Cause specializes in helping people with disabilities complete daily tasks and the dogs can open doors and pull a wheelchair. The organization’s founders Mike and Candye are very pleased with its development.
Can Do Canines
A dog from a local shelter helped start Can Do Canines in 1989. Named Annie, she assisted her owner for eight years. Annie was the first of over 500 rescued dogs specially trained as service dogs to assist people with hearing problems, diabetes （糖尿病） and autism. But if a dog in the organization is not suited due to behavior or illness, the dog is never trained again and placed into a forever home with a family.
（ ）21．Merlin’s Kids helps the children with ______.
A．hearing problems B．scars C．diabetes D．emotional problems
（ ）22．When was Paws With a Cause set up
A．In 1960. B．In 1979. C．In 1989. D．In 2009.
（ ）23．Who gave Can Do Canines a good start
A．Mike and Candye. B．Annie. C．Merlin. D．Clarissa Black.
B
Songs that make our hearts happy can make them stronger too, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
They found that when people listened to their favorite music, their blood vessels （血管） dilated in much the same way as when they are laughing, or taking blood medications （药物治疗）.
“We have a pretty impressive effect,” said Dr Michael Miller, director of preventive cardiology （心脏病学） at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.
“Blood vessel diameter （直径） improved,” he said. “The vessel opened up pretty significantly. You can see the vessels opening up with other activities such as exercise.” A similar effect is seen with drugs such as statins （抑制素）.
When blood vessels open up more, blood flows more smoothly and is less likely to form the clots （凝块） that cause heart attacks and strokes. “We are not saying to stop your statins or not to exercise but rather to add this to an overall program of heart health,” said Miller.
Miller’s team tested 10 healthy, non-smoking men and women, who were told to bring their favorite music. They spent half an hour listening to the recordings and half an hour listening to music they said made them feel anxious while the researchers did ultrasound （超声波） tests designed to show blood vessel function.
Compared to their normal baseline measurements, blood vessel diameter increased 26% on average when the volunteers heard their joyful music. Listening to music they disliked—in most cases in this group heavy metal-blood vessels narrowed by 6%, Miller said.
Miller said he came up with the idea after discovering that laughter caused blood to flow more smoothly. “I asked myself what other things make us feel good, besides calories from dark chocolate of course. Music came to mind. It makes me feel really good.” he said.
Most of the volunteers chose country music but Miller said the style is not so important as what pleases each individual.
（ ）24．The underlined word “dilate” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “______”.
A．widen B．move C．change D．increase
（ ）25．According to the passage, which of the following will NOT cause blood vessels to open up
A．Taking exercise. B．Listening to unpleasant music.
C．Bursting into laughter. D．Taking drugs like statins.
（ ）26．It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A．blood clots are caused by heart attacks and strokes
B．music is better than chocolate for your health
C．different music has different effects on different people
D．a person’s overall health is more influenced by how much exercise he gets
（ ）27．What is the passage possibly taken from
A．A travel journal. B．A school textbook. C．A medical brochure. D．A local newspaper.
C
Sometimes you meet people in the most unexpected places who can change your life. When Michael Skinner, a student at the University of Notre Dame, called for an Uber after a formal event during Junior Parents Weekend, he had no idea that the driver would leave a lasting impact on him. As the engineering major made a friendly conversation with his driver, Doug Anderson, the New Jersey native asked him about his family.
That’s when Anderson began telling Skinner about his 11-year-old daughter Tori who he and his wife adopted when she was five. Tori was born with a condition that caused her to have only half a palm and one finger on her hands. Anderson explained to his empathetic （共情的） passenger that her hands made his daughter feel embarrassed and unhappy looking so different from her peers.
Wanting to help their child, he and his wife spoke to doctors from several hospitals about getting their daughter prosthetics （假肢）—only to hear that a child quickly outgrows the artificial limbs, making them even more expensive for the parents.
With the family welcoming two other children with special needs, the Andersons were extra careful to watch their spending. The circumstances led Anderson—who’s 58—to become an Uber driver to make some extra money that also allowed him to interact with all kinds of people. People like Skinner, who luckily enough, was able to help his family. If there is such a thing as fate, the pair’s meeting was a welcome chance encounter. Skinner works at e-Nable, an informal student engineering club that 3D-printed robotic hands and they needed a child to test their creation after enduring an ongoing lag in their projects. Tori was the perfect candidate.
After several back-and-forth meetings, Tori can write, throw a baseball, and perform many other acts once considered impossible thanks to her new hands. Although Anderson never took the driving job expecting an outcome as bright as this, the father feels thankful fate stepped in.
（ ）28．How did Skinner know of Tori’s condition
A．From a student engineering club.
B．From a conversation with Tori’s father.
C．From his professor who taught engineering.
D．From a meeting during Junior Parents Weekend.
（ ）29．Why does Anderson become an Uber driver
A．To kill time. B．To gain sympathy. C．To earn extra money. D．To befriend some doctors.
（ ）30．Which of the following can best describe the pair’s meeting
A．Coincidental. B．Interesting. C．Regular. D．Scheduled.
（ ）31．What does Anderson think of the test result of 3D-printed robotic hands on his daughter
A．Puzzled. B．Doubtful. C．Dissatisfied. D．Grateful.
D
The Forest Eye project aims to create the largest living forest feature in England by growing 5,000 alder, beech and maple trees into the shape of a child’s eye. The trees are being planted in Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire, with the help of local young people. The trees will form an eye 300 meters wide that will be visible from the sky in about six years, when they have grown.
The project hopes to focus on the importance of young people’s ideas for creating a health y natural environment. It was designed by a company called Sand in Your Eye and has been created by Forestry England, an organization that protects forests and woodlands.
Josephine Lavelle, director at Forestry England, says, “Having the gaze of a child growing in the heart of this beautiful and ever-changing forest is a powerful symbol of how we need to listen and respond to the needs and vision of future generations.”
The project also aims to highlight the important role that forests play in fighting climate change. As well as providing a home for wildlife, trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and create oxygen that humans need to breathe. When the trees have grown, they will provide a place for lots of wild animals, like bats, birds and small mammals to live. The Forest Eye will also create a space for people to explore and connect with nature.
Jamie Wardley, artistic director at Sand in Your Eye, has plenty of experience creating pieces of “land art”. These are huge drawings and sculptures made from grass, ice and sand, including a 60-meter portrait of Swedish climate-change campaigner Greta Thunberg on a school field in Yorkshire. He says, “The trees are my paint.” “Our work is about prompting people to think deeply and respond emotionally to some of the biggest issues facing us, including the climate crisis.” Wardley also plans to develop the Forest Eye into an even bigger project. “It is our ambition to create the whole face of a young girl at the same scale, measuring 2,000 meters across. Those trees that are planted in the Forest Eye are the very beginning of this,” he says.
（ ）32．What can we know about the project
A．It is planting trees to form an eye. B．It is aimed at creating artworks.
C．It is proposed by the local youth. D．It is carried out in the largest forest.
（ ）33．What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about
A．The argument for the project. B．The benefits of tree.
C．The value of children’s ideas. D．The fight against climate change.
（ ）34．Which of the following can best describe Jamie Wardley
A．Ignorant. B．Adventurous. C．Emotional. D．Creative.
（ ）35．Which is the best title for the article
A．Land arts take off B．Tree planting catches on
C．Giant eye planting kicks off D．Environmental groups spring up
第二节 七选五（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。
Moving into a new home in a new neighbourhood is an exciting experience. Of course, you want to make sure that you become an acceptable and valuable part of your neighbourhood. The easiest way to accomplish this is to make sure you conduct yourself as a good neighbour should. 36
Perhaps one of the most important things you can do as a good neighbour is to keep your property （房产） neat, clean, and in good repair. 37 By choosing to keep the outside of the home in great shape, you will help to improve the look and feel of the area.
Second, take the overall appearance of the neighbourhood seriously. When going for a walk, take a small garbage bag. 38 This small act will let your neighbours know that you care about the area.
39 If a neighbour is going to be out of town, offer to collect mail and newspapers. If a neighbour suffers from an illness, offer to do the grocery shopping. Let them know you are there to help in any way and respect the privacy of your neighbour.
40 By following the basic rules of respecting others, taking care of what belongs to you, and taking pride in the appearance of the neighbourhood in general, you will quickly become a good neighbour that everyone appreciates.
A．In general, keep an eye on their property while they are away.
B．A good neighbour is the one who likes to help out in small ways.
C．Being a good neighbour is more or less about considerate behavior.
D．Sometimes neighbours may go to the supermarket together to do shopping.
E．People tend to take pride in keeping everything in their street fresh and inviting.
F．If you come across waste paper thrown out of a passing car, pick it up.
G．Here are a few tips to help you win over everyone in the neighbourhood quickly.
第三部分 语言运用（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）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案涂到答题卡上。
If you spend some time living in Holland, people will advise you to learn the Dutch language （荷兰语）. They believe it will make it easier to 41 people and make friends, or that it will help you 42 what is going on around you.
But they are 43 . There is only one reason that really 44 and it is a very important one…The reason is that you will receive the haircut you 45 when visiting the hairdresser’s.
“Oh my God! What happened to your 46 ” my wife asked. “There was a communication mishap （小事故）,” I replied.
When I had 47 at the hairdresser’s half an hour earlier, I had decided to speak Dutch. My hair had been getting quite 48 but I only wanted it trimmed （修剪） a little! So I told my hairdresser in Dutch… 49 , there is a big difference between saying, “Ik wil het een beetje korter.” and what I had said, “Ik wil het kort.” That is the 50 between saying, “I’d like it just a little bit shorter please.” and saying, “I’d like it very short.” in English.
Unfortunately, I did not realize that I had made a (n) 51 straight away. Before I figured out how to deal with the situation it was too 52 . My hair was gone. I had a beard （胡子）. This meant that I now had more hair on my face than I had on my 53 . That was a very 54 look.
This was not the first time that something like this had happened. I really should 55 my Dutch.
（ ）41．A．meet B．support C．change D．remember
（ ）42．A．report B．accept C．understand D．notice
（ ）43．A．easy B．slow C．wrong D．funny
（ ）44．A．works B．matters C．exists D．helps
（ ）45．A．design B．want C．find D．see
（ ）46．A．face B．hair C．eyes D．ears
（ ）47．A．played B．learned C．spoken D．arrived
（ ）48．A．dry B．long C．thick D．messy
（ ）49．A．Unsuccessfully B．Uncertainly C．Unfortunately D．Unusually
（ ）50．A．choice B．comparison C．relationship D．difference
（ ）51．A．mistake B．decision C．promise D．offer
（ ）52．A．quick B．late C．far D．close
（ ）53．A．hand B．head C．arm D．leg
（ ）54．A．old B．pretty C．strange D．fashionable
（ ）55．A．use B．avoid C．share D．improve
第二节 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写到答题卡上。
Thousands of years ago, the West Lake in Hangzhou was connected to the sea. The Qiantang River, not far away from the West Lake, 56 (enter) the sea in the eastern part of this area. The solid material such as sand, stones and mud carried by the river 57 (eventual) settled at the bottom and blocked the connection between the West Lake and the sea, 58 (make) it an inland water.
Since the ninth century AD, the breathtaking scenery of the West Lake in all seasons 59 (appear) time and again in poems, stories and legends. 60 impresses people most is that there are about 630 legends of the West Lake alone. Su Dongpo wrote a poem to praise the West Lake 61 compared it to Xizi, a Chinese legendary 62 (beautiful). From then on, the West Lake got another elegant name—Xizi Lake.
In 2011, West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou was included 63 the World Heritage List. It is now visited by an endless stream of 64 (visitor) from home and abroad. Perhaps some of them will add 65 (they) own stories to the West Lake’s wealth of literature.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66．假定你是李华，你的英国笔友John因不善于和别人交流，感到非常苦恼，于是来信向你求助。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1．劝他不必苦恼；
2．就如何改变提出建议。
注意：1．词数80左右。
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear John,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
67．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。
Over the years, I’ve been guilty of hurriedly shutting the front door to many strangers when they came to my home knocking with the intention of selling things. I hated it when they tried their best to persuade me to buy the things they promoted. But earlier this year, around Easter time, a dear friend of mine, Linda, had an experience that changed my mind and attitude towards these “intruders”.
Last winter, Linda went through a very messy divorce and was very depressed. So she quit her job and left Los Angeles, where she encountered her ex-husband in college. She flew to Boston on the east coast of the US. Later, she settled in a new neighborhood in East Boston. However, shortly afterwards, the company where she worked went bankrupt （破产）. Suffering a series of bitter blows. she fell ill, a severe case of flu. She had to stay at home for the whole week, feeling extremely bad and hopeless.
Early one morning, Linda lay in bed, feeling painful all over. Then all of a sudden, there was an upsetting knock on her front door. Struggling out of the bed, she dragged herself to the window. There, outside, she saw a young lady carefully holding some leaflets （传单） and a TV set model. She knew of a large TV set establishment nearby and assumed a message was about to be gently delivered. “This is the last thing I need today.” She muttered to herself and hesitantly opened the door.
Coughing bitterly, Linda stuck her head out. “Excuse me, madam…” the young lady said with a smile. “I’m sorry but I am not the slightest bit interested in any TV whatever.” Linda interrupted her impatiently. “As a matter of fact, I am feeling terribly awful.” “Is there anything I can do for you, madam ” the young lady asked with concern. “No thanks, just leave me alone.” Linda then shut the door in her face. The young lady politely turned and left in silence.
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。
A few hours later, another knock. _____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Linda was surprised by this lovely action. ______________________________________________________
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2023-2024学年第二学期期中考试
高二英语试题答案
一、听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1-5 CBBAB 6-10ACBAA 11-15 BBCCB 16-20ABACC
二、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分）
21-23 DBB 24-27ABCD 28-31 BCAD 32-35 ABDC 36-40 GEFBC
三、完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45ACCBB 46-50 BDBCD 51-55 ABBCD
四、语法填空（每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56．entered 57．eventually 58．making 59．has appeared 60．What
61．and 62．beauty 63．on 64．visitors 65．their
五、应用文写作（满分15分）
Possible version:
Dear John,
I know you are feeling upset these days because you are not able to communicate with others effectively. As the saying goes, “Everyman has his faults.” So you don’t have got to be concerned about it too much. I will offer you some tips.
Firstly, be direct and honest to those you talk to so that they can understand you easily. Secondly, be aware of what you want to say and express yourself clearly. Thirdly, learn to understand others when they talk so that you can exchange ideas with them.
I hope my tips will be of help to you.
All the best!
Yours,
Li Hua
六、读后续写（满分25分）
One possible version:
A few hours later, another knock. Linda glanced out of the window and to her surprise, there at the door was the same lady, back again. Really annoyed this time, Linda opened the door but before she could speak, with a concerned look on her face, the young lady handed Linda a warm pot, saying, “I’m so sorry I disturbed you earlier. I thought you may like this homemade chicken soup. Hopefully it might make you feel a little better.” (74)
Linda was surprised by this lovely action. Being new to the area, she didn’t know any neighbors, so the gesture was all the more appreciated. She could only smile embarrassedly and sincerely thanked her. With that, the lady left. After she related this story to me, I thought about how touching this deed really was. Especially in today’s world where, sadly, kindness and thoughtfulness seen so rare. I also realized that thinking about others and showing kindness is the real meaning of love. (76)

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