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绝密★启用前
2023—2024学年度高二年级第二学期期中测试
英 语
本试卷共8页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1. 本试卷由四个部分组成，其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题，第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。
2. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
3. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
4. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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。录音内容结束后，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. How many students are there in the woman's class
A. 40. B. 48. C. 50.
2. What does the man want to do now
A. See a film. B. Go shopping. C. Get something to eat.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. Outside a gallery. B. Inside a stadium. C. Beside a bookstore.
4. Why does the man go to the bank
A. To apply for a credit card. B. To start a savings account. C. To open a checking account.
5. What does the woman imply
A. She likes drinking tea. B. She doesn't like chemistry. C. Applied math is very difficult.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。
6. What did the woman do last night
A. She joined a club. B. She attended a meeting. C. She bought some furniture.
7. What does the man think of the woman's proposal
A. Practical. B. Creative. C. Unreasonable.
听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题。
8. Why does the woman want to get up early
A. To go jogging. B. To have an early breakfast. C. To see her parents around 7:00 a. m.
9. What will the speakers do on Sunday morning
A. Make plans. B. See a play. C. Sleep late.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。
10. What is Mary looking for
A. A student apartment. B. The student dormitory. C. The Student Union building.
11. What does Sam major in
A. Psychology. B. Business. C. Medicine.
12. What can be inferred from the conversation
A. Mary lives outside the school. B. Sam has just arrived in the States.
C. The speakers know each other well.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。
13. What kind of party will the girl have
A. A pool party. B. An ice-skating party. C. A roller-skating party.
14. Who will the girl invite to her party
A. Melinda. B. Kelly. C. Mike's friend.
15. What is the boy's advice about
A. How much to spend. B. How to decorate a place. C. Where to rent winter animals.
16. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Friends. B. Neighbors. C. Brother and sister.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。
17. When did the speaker buy his tickets
A. Three weeks in advance. B. Three months in advance. C. Five to ten days in advance.
18. How much does a guide generally pay for a plane ticket
A. Half of the regular fare. B. Two-thirds of the regular fare. C. One quarter of the regular fare.
19. Where can senior and youth passes be used
A. In India. B. In Europe. C. In Japan.
20. What does the passage mainly talk about
A. How to travel for less. B. How to buy train tickets. C. How to travel on a plane.
第二部分 阅读 （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 和D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The Best Art Competitions to Enter in 2024
Watermedia Showcase
Watermedia Showcase is back for its 15th year! Showcase your best watercolor art in this exciting competition. All winners and honorable mentions will have their works featured in the magazine. First prize winners will receive an additional $2,500 cash prize and a free Artists Network Membership. Entry fee is $45 （ $30 before August 6, 2024）.
Closing Date: December 17, 2024.
Jackson's Painting Prize
Jackson's Painting Prize was created to reward original art created with oil paints. A $7,500 total cash prize will be equally divided between the first three winning artists. There are also awards for emerging artists and best oil paintings. Winners will be given an opportunity to have their works shown in an exhibition. Entry fee is $35 per entry.
Closing Date: October 14, 2024.
The Strokes of Genius Contest
Open to artists in the United States and Canada, this con test celebrates original drawings made in pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, colored pencil and so on. Top prize is $3,500. Winning entries will be published in a special edition of The Best of Drawing. Entry fee is $45.
Closing Date: July 29, 2024.
The Sunny Art Prize
Contestants can submit works made in a diverse range of media, including drawing, sculpture, printmaking, video art, and photography. Top prize winner receives $6,000 and a silver medal. Open to artists worldwide aged 18 and over. Entry fee is $40 for one artwork.
Closing Date: June 18, 2024.
21. What is the final deadline for the submission of watercolor works
A. October 14. B. July 29. C. June 18. D. December 17.
22. What can a winner get in The Strokes of Genius Contest
A. A silver medal. B. A free membership.
C. A chance to exhibit his entry. D. A qualification to publish his work.
23. What is special about the Sunny Art Prize
A. It accepts entries in multiple types of media. B. It charges the least for each artwork.
C. It is most popular with emerging artists. D. It is open to artists based in North America.
B
During my graduate studies, countless workshops taught ' me one thing: To make it in science, one must design and carry out big projects. As I established my own research lab, a senior colleague encouraged me to try something big. So when I landed an associate professor position, my goal seemed obvious: I should perform big projects. This was the only way to lay a foundation for a successful academic research career. The path, however, would not be as clear as I had pictured.
When I contacted famous researchers to suggest cooperating, as is typically required for high-profile projects, they frequently replied enthusiastically to start, agreeing my project sounded interesting and promising. But when they learned I had just established my lab, they became skeptical and hesitant, ultimately saying no. And when I sought grant funding, my lack of experience and reputation was cited as a reason to deny support for my ambitious proposals.
I spent about two years being stuck in this mindset, excited about my big ideas but making little actual progress, leading to frustration and depression. As I neared my breaking point, I began to ask myself: were big projects really the only route
When I shifted to small projects, I became brave enough to step into fields I was not familiar with. By reading papers in new areas, I found creative ideas to pursue. When I discussed these adventurous, low-cost projects with early-career researchers, they were glad to cooperate. We secured funding. When I published papers out of these projects, they were not exciting enough to make headlines—but for me, it was a moment of joy and self-contentment.
It has now been 3 years since I embraced this “small” approach. Sometimes senior colleagues say I'm wasting time with projects that aren't important enough. But I disagree. When I do these studies, I also find clues for future big projects. Going forward, I will still commit part of my time to exploring small projects, which I think can help pursue more fundamental questions
24. What is the author trying to do with big projects
A. Establish an academic research center. B. Pursue his graduate studies.
C. Seek a route to academic success. D. Apply for an associate professorship.
25. What prevented the author pursuing his big project
A. The toughness of work. B. The opposition from colleagues.
C. Lack of necessary support. D. Shortage of academic talents.
26. How did the author carry out his small project
A. By publishing influential papers. B. By getting young colleagues' funding.
C. By cooperating with senior colleagues. D. By exploring and initiating new ideas.
27. What does the author learn from his experience
A. Good jobs require a high degree. B. Small doesn't mean unimportant.
C. Success results from preparation. D. Ambition isn't fit for the young.
C
Many parents worry that showing negative emotions in front of their children will cause them to suffer. For example, children may end up thinking it's their fault or simply “catch” the emotion. Indeed, this worry has a sound basis—the phenomenon of “emotional contagion”（情绪感染） is real, and one recent study found that parents can transfer their fear of going to the dentist, for example, to their children.
On the other hand, there is the natural idea that we should “be real” with our children, and that they will benefit from watching a parent who struggles and eventually deals with their negative emotions like any other human being.
There are three concepts to consider when it comes to emotional display in front of children: suppression, “uncontained” expression, and talking about emotions. Suppression of emotion is when you hide the outward signs of an emotion. Unfortunately, it doesn't work very well—the act of suppressing your emotion actually increases your blood pressure. Observers can pick up on your distress despite your efforts to hide it, making them feel stressed. The recent research has also found that when parents feel negative emotions and keep them from their children, they experience lower relationship quality and decreased responsiveness to their child's needs.
On the other hand, “uncontained” expression of anger and sadness by the parent is also not salutary for the child. Uncontained means high intensity emotion, with no attempts to regulate or take ownership of it. Shouting, smashing（摔） things and blaming someone else for “making you angry” are all example of this.
So, what is the middle ground That would be talking about emotion taking ownership of them and showing your child that you are trying to deal with them. Classic research found that six-year-old kids had better emotional understanding and perspective-taking skills if their mothers had talked to them about their emotions at the age of three. In fact, the more the mothers had talked , the better the outcome would be.
So next time you feel sad, angry or frustrated and your child is watching you expressing emotion, do explain what's going on in terms they can understand.
28. The author uses the example of going to the dentist mainly to ________.
A. introduce the topic of negative emotions B. explain parents' common fear
C. show children may catch parents' emotions D. present the consequences of transferring negative emotions
29. If a mother suppresses her emotions, ________.
A. she will not make her kids feel stressed B. she can hide her emotions from her kids
C. she can't respond effectively to her kids' needs D. she will often shout at her kids for no reasons
30. What does the underlined word “salutary” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. significant B. reliable C. meaningful D. beneficial
31. What's the structure of the text
A. B.
C. D.
D
The maker of ChatGPT recently announced its next move into generative artificial intelligence. San Francisco-based OpenAI's new text-to-video generator, called Sora, is a tool that instantly makes short videos based on written commands, called prompts.
Sora is not the first of its kind. Google, Meta and Runway ML are among the other companies to have developed similar technology. But the high quality of videos displayed by OpenAI—some release d after CEO Sam Altman asked social media users to send in ideas for written prompts—surprised observers.
A photographer from New Hampshire posted one suggestion, or prompt, on X. The prompt gave details about a kind of food to be cooked, gnocchi（意大利团子）, as well as the setting—an old Italian country kitchen. The prompt said: “An instructional cooking session for homemade gnocchi, hosted by a grandmother—a social media influencer, set in a rustic（土气的） Tuscan country kitchen.” Altman answered a short time later with a realistic video that showed what the prompt described.
The tool is not yet publicly available. OpenAI has given limited information about how it was built. The company also has not stated what imagery and video sources were used to train Sora. At the same time, the video results led to fears about the possible ethical and societal effects.
The New York Times and some writers have taken legal actions against OpenAI for its use of copyrighted works of writing to train ChatGPT. And OpenAI pays a fee to The Associated Press, the source of this report, to license its text news archive（档案）. OpenAI said in a blog post that it is communicating with artists, policymakers and others before releasing the new tool to the public.
The company added that it is working with “red teamers”—people who try to find problems and give helpful suggestions—to develop Sora. “We are working with red teamers—express in areas like misinformation, hateful content, and bias—who will be adversarially testing the model,” the company said. “We’re also building tools to help detect misleading content such as a detection classifier that can tell when a video was generated by Sora.”
32. What makes Sora impressive
A. Its artificial intelligence history. B. Its ethical and societal influence.
C. Its extraordinary video quality. D. Its written commands and prompts.
33. What can we infer from the text
A. Sora is the first text-to-video generator in history.
B. Some disagreements over Sora have arisen.
C. OpenAI CEO Altman wrote a prompt as an example.
D. All the details about how Sora was built have been shared.
34. What is the main idea of Paragraph 6
A. The company's current challenge. B. The company's advanced technology.
C. The company's efforts for Sora's improvement. D. The company's problems in management.
35. What is the author's attitude towards Sora
A. Neutral. B. Optimistic. C. Pessimistic. D. Cautious.
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。
In the busy and fast-paced world we live in today, keeping a healthy eating routine within changing schedules and various family preferences can seem like an huge challenge. Below are some tips to help establish a balanced and healthy approach to eating in today's family life.
Embrace mindful eating.
Mindfulness transforms eating into a nurturing（养育） practice, encouraging a deep connect ion with how food affects your body and mood. When you eat, take the time to really notice your food—eat slowly and without distractions. 36 It also leads to more fulfilling and healthful eating experiences, regardless of what is going on around you.
37
Consider establishing guidelines that encourage eating without distractions such as TVs, phone s or other electronic devices. These guidelines will help everyone at the table to fully engage with their food and with each other. This practice not only promote the enjoyment of meals but also support healthier eating habits by focusing attention on the meal and the company, enriching the shared experience.
Establish a flexible meal routine.
Finding a common mealtime can be challenging due to varying schedules. 38 If you're hungry earlier, empower（授权） yourself to eat when you feel the need. There's beauty in flexibility; you can still share quality time with loved ones by sitting together at the table when they eat , even if you're not eating yourself. 39 It's about finding balance between personal nutrition needs and family well-being.
Nurture a supportive food environment.
Creating an environment that celebrates healthy eating involves everyone in the household. Discuss preferences openly and plan meals that are inclusive, ensuring that each person feels valued. Shared meal preparation becomes a moment for bonding and respect for individual health goals. 40
A. Schedule mealtime into daily routine.
B. Establish a flexible meal routine.
C. This approach respects your body's needs while maintaining the joy of eating together.
D. By involving everyone, meals become a reflection of collective care and respect.
E. This attentiveness develops a deep respect for your body's needs.
F. It's important to be flexible and respectful of each family member's eating preferences.
G. These guidelines will help everyone at the table to fully engage with their food and with each other.
第三部分 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涂黑。
Sheela's 93-year-old grandpa suffers from Alzheimer's and has lost his memory. He's unable to 41 her name and her relationship with him and constantly asks the same 42 questions.
But the music provides a（n） 43 for the two—a shared moment of pleasure. Though Sheela demonstrates rare musical skills, yet she didn't expect music had such great magic as to 44 Grandpa with severe Alzheimer's disease.
That afternoon, Sheela was asked to 45 Grandpa owing to her mother's absence. But absolutely 46 by Grandpa. Sheela felt bored. Pacing 47 , she saw a piano in a corner that remained 48 for years. Sheela opened it and began to play a piece by Chopin. Attracted by the fantastic music, Grandpa got out of his bedroom and slowly 49 the piano, his eyes shining brilliantly and a pleased smile climbing from his mouth. He seemed to be completely absorbed in the beautiful 50 .
After she finished, Grandpa even gave her the 51 up on her performance. Sheel a was moved to tears by Grandpa’s 52 . Grandpa then made his way to his armchair, closed his eyes in peace and fell asleep soon. The moment was all too brief but quite 53 .
Sheela shared the experience online and urged people to 54 the present: “Make space for love and treasure the present moment with your loved ones.” Now Sheela has her eye on what does 55 !
41. A. assess B. remind C. inquire D. recall.
42. A. complicated B. relevant C. routine D. crucial
43. A. connection B. evidence C. explanation D. judgment
44. A. relax B. stick C. touch D. satisfy
45. A. believe in B. watch over C. watch out D. make out
46. A. suspected B. misunderstood C. interrupted D. ignored
47. A. coldly B. cheerfully C. restlessly D. bravely
48. A. unimportant B. untidy C. untouched D. undefined
49. A. approached B. played C. dragged D. accompanied
50. A. story B. tune C. tone D. greeting
51. A. head B. hand C. leg D. thumb
52. A. sympathy B. approval C. signal D. promise
53. A. content B. familiar C. natural D. precious
54. A. appreciate B. preserve C. change D. outlook
55. A. exist B. last. C. count D. occur
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个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China's biang biang noodles are taking the world by storm—yet the dish's name doesn't 56 （official） exist. Here in Xi’an, the capital of China’s Shaanxi province and one of the country's oldest cities, the craft of noodle-pulling is so twisted together with the blowing sound that the noise ended up 57 （inspire） this dish's curious name: biang biang noodles. The onomatopoeic（拟声的）“biang” character 58 （mean） to imitate the sound of flour mixed with water hitting a counter. It is also 59 （complex） to write than any character in the Chinese language.
In the past centuries, Shaanxi's biang biang noodles were no more than a humble local pared to other noodle 60 （variety） from north-west China, biang biang were less known outside of Xi’an, 61 they were a comforting and be loved food among locals, for 62 the back story and written character were common knowledge. In recent years, biang biang noodles and its associated custom have become more widely known across China, 63 （drive） in part by social media interest in the made-up biang character. Now, the dish is passing through land and sea from its humble beginnings 64 the hearts and mouths of diners the world over— 65 breakthrough that many people haven't expected to be delightful.
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，是某国际学校的学生会主席。你校将承办国际中学生交流大会，欲招聘一批志愿者。请你用英语写一则招聘启事登在校报上，内容包括：
1. 招聘目的；2. 应聘条件及选拔方式。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Volunteers Wanted Student Union
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，使之构成一个完整的短文。
It was Christmas Eve morning, and I awoke with a mission: to find my lost cat, Baby-Girl. As I got ready, I could hear icy rain pelting the windows. I said a quick prayer for Baby-Girl. She was out there somewhere in the storm, I could just feel it. Sure, it had been six months since she'd gone missing, but I still had faith. It was the season for miracles, after all.
I grabbed Baby-Girl's cat carrier and loaded it into the car, then asked my dad to drive me to the shelter, hoping she'd been found. “Sharon, you have to be realistic,” my dad said as we headed to the garage. “She's been gone too long. You're not going to find her.” Dad was the family's resident “realist,” which meant he spent a whole lot of time trying to prepare me for the worst. “She's either been hit by a car or been taken in by someone who found her.” “Don't you believe in Christmas miracles Well, I just have a feeling,” I said. Dad raised an eyebrow as he climbed into the driver's seat.
At the shelter, the woman at the front desk greeted my dad warmly. “Good to see you again, Mr Dillion! Still looking for the cat ” Dad forced a smile. A staff member took us to see the cats. “When did she go missing ” the women asked. “Six months ago.” “And was she chipped（芯片） ”No, I had to admit, Baby-Girl was not. The staffer noticeably winced at the words. “When we get unchipped cats, they're put up for adoption after three days,” she explained. “Even if your cat was brought in, she's probably gone by now.”
We walked through rows of cages. My eyes scanned cats of all shapes and sizes. None of them was my Baby-Girl. Then I noticed a room farther back. I pushed ahead. “Sweetheart, that's where they keep the cats that just came in,” Dad said. “Your cat wouldn't be in there.”
注意：1. 续写词数应为150个左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
“It doesn't hurt to look!” I said. Back home, the rest of the family welcomed Baby-Girl.

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