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湖南省邵阳市邵东市第四中学2023-2024学年高二下学期4月期中英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、听力选择题
1．What is the woman doing
A．Driving a bus. B．Asking for directions. C．Giving a guided tour.
2．When will the man probably arrive in New York City
A．At 2:45 pm. B．At 3:00 pm. C．At 5:00 pm.
3．Where does the woman think she lost her mobile phone
A．In the car. B．In the office. C．In the supermarket.
4．Who is the woman probably
A．A doctor. B．A coach. C．A waitress.
5．What are the speakers talking about
A．Where to eat. B．What to eat. C．How to cook.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6．What will the man probably do before the university begins
A．Go traveling. B．Do some reading. C．Take a part-time job.
7．What does the man think of the woman’s holiday
A．It will be exciting. B．It will be busy. C．It will be boring.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8．Where does the conversation probably take place
A．In a store. B．In an art museum. C．In a classroom.
9．What is the woman going to do first
A．Look through the list. B．Compare the two pictures. C．Visit another room.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10．What is the problem with the machine
A．Someone broke it. B．Something was stuck in it. C．Some buttons were old.
11．Who does the woman advise the man to turn to
A．The shop assistant. B．The policeman. C．The repairman.
12．What will the man do next
A．Rock the machine. B．Use another machine. C．Call the number on the machine.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13．When did Liz take up gymnastics
A．At age 7. B．At age 8. C．At age 9.
14．What did Liz’s mother do to support her
A．She gave up her career.
B．She moved to a new house.
C．She put her favorite sport on hold.
15．What is Liz most likely to do in the future
A．Work for a charity. B．Become a sports trainer. C．Work in the media.
16．What does the woman say makes Liz succeed
A．Her physical skill. B．Her ability to learn. C．Her strong determination.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17．What is Forbes’ first advice
A．To keep a scorecard. B．To announce your dream. C．To develop tiny habits.
18．Why does Forbes suggest keeping a scorecard
A．To record your progress.
B．To compare with your partner.
C．To create a sense of completion.
19．What is Forbes’ attitude toward announcing your goals
A．Supportive. B．Unconcerned. C．Disapproving.
20．What does Victor say is helpful to achieve difficult goals
A．Finding social support. B．Setting broad goals. C．Keeping the goals to yourself.
二、阅读理解
Family KayakingPrice: 37 Adult; 21 Child (8 — 16 Years)
Dates: April-October
This activity is designed as a first-time kayaking (皮划艇) experience or for those with little water confidence. During this fun activity you’ ll learn the basics, try out the kit, go on a tour of the Beaulieu River with your trusty guide and maybe play a game or two along the way. A range of boat options will be available to choose from. Children under 12 will be required to take part on a double kayak with an adult. This activity is for those of 8 years and older.What’s Included
*Full introduction to the equipment and its use
*Up to 90 minutes of fun, learning and exploration
*Various kayaks to choose from (weight limit 150kg)
*Qualified coach on hand to support you
*Discuss your next steps and further kayaking options
*Toilets and changing rooms available
We can run extra activities at a time to suit you. If you can’t easily find the date you’re after please contact the office and we will be happy to help. We’re confident that what we do is excellent and provides real value for money. However, if for any reason we let you down, you’ ll be eligible (有资格的) for our 100% satisfaction guarantee and we’ll give your money back, no questions asked.
21．How much should an adult with a 9-year-old child pay for the activity
A． 21. B． 37. C． 58. D． 74.
22．What is required of children under 12
A．Being good at swimming.
B．Learning the basics in advance.
C．Being accompanied by an adult.
D．Attending an extra 90-minute activity.
23．What can you do if you are dissatisfied with the service
A．Get your money back.
B．Complain to the office.
C．Ask for an extra guided tour by a qualified coach.
D．Discuss your further kayaking options with your guide.
I had been off work for twelve weeks after the birth of our second child. You might think that maternity leave (产假) would be about the new baby, and for the first few weeks that was probably the case. But my maternity leave turned into a magical vacation with my three-year-old.
Every week we tried to go on a special trip that would create memories for us. But the daily activities, such as trips to the store and after-dinner walks, were what made the days so special. Who would have realized the beauty of the moment when that small hand reached unconsciously (无意识地) up for yours And also the pride you felt as you got to see the growth of your child’s mind.
The last week that I was off, I had been trying to help prepare her, and myself for the end of my leave. I would mention that I would be going to work and she would get to stay with Daddy. Sometimes she would ask why I had to return to work. I said that I needed to earn money to pay for the house and the car and food.
Today, we were headed to the grocery store. Part of our store ritual (习惯) was to take a little change with us to buy a lemonade (柠檬味汽水) to share.
As she was climbing into the car to go, she found a quarter on the floor and shouted excitedly, “Oh, I will buy a house and car with it.”
I was surprised and asked, “Why ”
She stated, “So you don’t have to go back to work, Mommy.”
She was quiet on the way to the store. So was I. When we got there, I collected a second quarter from the car and handed it to her for our lemonade. She fed the quarter I had given her into the machine, but kept the one she had found clenched (攥住) in her hand.
I explained to her that we didn’t have enough money to buy a lemonade without the other quarter. But she wouldn’t give up that quarter. And she was perfectly cheerful not having her special treat that day because the quarter she had found had a higher purpose.
24．What did the author do during her maternity leave
A．She stayed at home all the time.
B．She devoted herself to her new baby.
C．She made plans for a magical vacation.
D．She spent a lot of time with her older child.
25．Which of the following best describes the author’s life during her maternity leave
A．Happy. B．Boring. C．Easy. D．Lonely.
26．Why was the author quiet on the way to the store
A．She was worried about her new job.
B．She was moved by her daughter’s words.
C．She wanted to give full attention to driving.
D．She tried to remember where she’d lost her money.
27．What did the author’s daughter finally do with the money she had found
A．She bought a toy car.
B．She gave it to someone in need.
C．She treated her mother to a lemonade.
D．She kept it to buy something important.
Is it OK to kill time Machines used to find this question difficult to answer. But a new study shows’ that artificial intelligence (AI) can be programmed to judge right from wrong.
“We show that machines can learn about our moral values,”says Dr. Patrick Schramowski, author of this study, based at the Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany.
“There is general agreement that AI research is progressing rapidly and that AI’s influence on society is likely to increase,” Schramowski reports. “From self-driving cars to health care, AI systems deal with increasingly complex (复杂的) human tasks in increasingly autonomous ways. It is important to carry out research in this area so that we can trust the decisions they make.”
Schramowski’s AI system is named the Moral Choice Machine (MCM). He and his team trained it with sets of newspapers, articles, and other texts that appeared between the years 1510 and 2009.
Once the scientists had trained the MCM, it accepted the moral values of the given text. When asked whether one may steal money, harm animals or kill a living being, it will answer “No.” But if you ask “Should I kill time ” it will tell you it’s okay. Because it has understood that the behavior means no harm. You will generally get a reasonable answer from the machine.
“The MCM did this not by repeating the text it found,” reports Schramowski. “It could tell the difference between contextual information provided in a question.”
Furthermore, the study shows that the machine takes up moral values indicative of the time and kind of society the written sources come from, showing the changing social norms (准则) over ages.
For example, when they limited its training data to news articles from 2008 to 2009, the AI system favored work and school over family life. But when it could only explore news from the late eighties and nineties, it favored marriage and parenting.
28．What does Schramowski mainly talk about in paragraph 3
A．Their research methods. B．AI systems’ bright future.
C．The great value of their study. D．The difficulties of AI research.
29．How did the researchers train the MCM
A．They let it repeat moral stories.
B．They showed it many kind acts.
C．They offered it a lot of written material.
D．They talked with it about decision-making.
30．What can the MCM do after training
A．Improve social rules.
B．Tell right from wrong.
C．Help humans make decisions.
D．Create texts about moral values.
31．What can we learn from the example in the last paragraph
A．Social values change over time.
B．Technology should be used wisely.
C．AI systems have their own limitations.
D．It’s hard for machines to make moral choices.
Off the coast of northeastern Queensland, Australia, near Magnetic Island in Florence Bay, the Great Barrier Reef corals (大堡礁珊瑚) are having a baby boom (激增).
“Every year there are more anrd more coral babies,” says Hillary Smith, an ecologist at ames Cook University in Australia.
That’s thanks to a simple but effective strategy for cleaning the region’s coral reefs: “seaweeding”. Like weeding (给……除杂草) a garden, seaweeding involves pulling big handfuls of large algae (水藻) off reefs and taking them away.
Experts say getting climate change under control is key to keeping the world’s reefs healthy. But meanwhile, local efforts such as seaweeding can help corals grow and reduce the effects of climate change.
The health of coral reefs around the world is dire: By 2050, 95 percent of the world’s coral could experience heat stress, according to a 2020 report by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network. Algae is a big problem: Already, algae cover has increased on two-thirds of reefs around the world, and one study published in 2021 showed that half the world’s coral reefs have died since the 1950s. Removing seaweed from reefs requires a great deal of work but is not complex, making it a good project for citizen scientists eager to help restore (恢复) reefs.
When the project first began in 2018, Smith says researchers weren’t sure if removing seaweed would benefit the reef or if removal might have the opposite effect in some way. But now, “It’s all looking really positive for the reef,” she says.
Volunteers are ready and waiting to help near Townsville and at other affected Australian reefs, says the Earthwatch Institute’s Fiona Wilson.“We need lots of willing hands to remove seaweed. It takes weeks of time,”she says. “But obviously recovery of the Great Barrier Reef is a passion for many people, so we draw volunteers.”
32．What contributed to the growth of the Great Barrier Reef corals in Florence Bay
A．Local efforts to remove seaweed. B．Reduced effects of climate change.
C．Fewer human activities in the region. D．The use of new restoration technologies.
33．What does the underlined word “dire” in paragraph 5 mean
A．Strange. B．Acceptable. C．Excellent. D．Terrible.
34．How did researchers feel about the project at first
A．They were hopeful of it. B．They were excited about it.
C．They were uncertain about it. D．They were uninterested in it.
35．What does Wilson say about the recovery of the Great Barrier Reef
A．It is still a long way off. B．It is less difficult than thought.
C．It will take hard work and skill. D．It attracts and needs volunteers.
Looking down at your phone or laptop can cause ongoing neck pain. When you hold this posture (姿势) for long periods of time, you may develop a repetitive stress injury or muscle strain. This is commonly referred to as tech neck. 36 Here are a few simple steps you can take to prevent the pain:
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Hold your phone up close to eye level to avoid tipping your head forward or bending your neck down. If your arms get tired from holding the screen higher, buy a holder to elevate your device or rest your elbows (肘部) on a tabletop to support your arms comfortably.
Take breaks often.
If you have to look at a screen for an extended period of time, take breaks. 38 Use these breaks to change your posture and move around, keeping your muscles loose and spine (脊柱) straight.
Sit in a chair with a headrest.
The design of your chair can help you maintain a correct posture and avoid tech neck. Switch to a chair that has a headrest and keep the back of your head against the headrest while you use your screen. 39
Strengthen and stretch your muscles.
40 To prevent these imbalances, it helps to strengthen and stretch your chest, neck, and upper back muscles. Keeping these muscles in good shape helps support the weight of your head and minimize strain on your spine.
Try all or some of the above methods and see which ones work for you. If your neck pain symptoms don’t improve, it may be time to seek help from a qualified health professional.
A．Raise your screen higher.
B．Use pain as a warning sign.
C．It can be avoided by changing a few habits.
D．Choose an aerobic activity that doesn’t cause neck pain.
E．Develop a habit of taking a 2 or 3-minute break every half hour.
F．Over time, muscle imbalances can develop due to long-term head-forward posture.
G．Holding your head in this position will prevent you from looking down with your neck bent forward.
三、完形填空
As the youngest kid in the family, I used to be told, “No, do it this way.”I knew my family members were all trying to 41 me. But I didn’t like feeling 42 all the time.
One weekend, I went to help Grandpa with 43 . Grandpa had flattened out one side of the green bush with a pair of shears(大剪刀) and told me to 44 the other side. He 45 to watch, but I didn’t do anything. I was 46 of doing it the wrong way. “I can do it by myself, ”I said. Grandpa said he would come back to 47 me. When he was gone, I 48 the big shears to cut the branches, but 49 . I wanted to cry.
Then I took a pair of regular scissors and cut the bush. Little branches fell to the ground. I took a step back to 50 my work. The bush looked flat and neat on my side. Grandpa came back. He looked at the side he had cut, then back at mine. “Your side looks 51 than mine, he said.
I was 52 . ”You mean my way isn’t wrong “
”No. Your way works just fine,“ Grandpa said.
I was so happy my 53 was right this time. As I grew up I realized learning from other people didn’t necessarily mean having to always 54 them. It is okay to do things a little 55 . Being different is fine.
41．A．blame B．trust C．teach D．ask
42．A．confused B．threatened C．strange D．wrong
43．A．planning B．gardening C．cooking D．cleaning
44．A．cover B．replace C．watch D．cut
45．A．waited B．forgot C．happened D．promised
46．A．proud B．aware C．afraid D．sure
47．A．look after B．depend on C．go after D．check on
48．A．shared B．lifted C．exchanged D．improved
49．A．failed B．ended C．refused D．mattered
50．A．remember B．support C．examine D．continue
51．A．better B．taller C．greener D．more
52．A．nervous B．determined C．upset D．surprised
53．A．model B．way C．track D．word
54．A．praise B．copy C．greet D．persuade
55．A．formally B．safely C．slowly D．differently
四、语法填空
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
Google added 24 languages to its translation service, 56 (bring) the total number to 133. Google Translate is a very 57 (value) and necessary tool. It quickly translates words and texts into other languages. The 24 new languages are spoken by more than 300 million people.
Among them are indigenous (本地的) languages of the Americas. Google 58 (start) its first translation service in 2006. Since then, 59 number of languages has continually increased. Google said it still has a long way 60 (go). All over the world, there are about 7,000 languages 61 are not on Translate
Translate needs a lot of linguistic data (语言数据) to support a language. Google 62 (recent) explained how new technology helped to add the new languages. It said: “Up until a couple of 63 (year) ago, it was not technologically possible to add languages like these, which are what we call a low resource (资源) — meaning that there are not very many text resources for them.” Google hopes to support languages 64 (use) by large populations. It also wants to focus 65 indigenous languages that are often overlooked (忽视) by technology.
五、书信写作
66．假定你是李华，你们班将于下周日去市艺术馆观展。请你给外教Martin写一封邮件，邀请他一同前往，内容包括：
1.写邮件的目的;2.活动介绍;3.期待回复。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
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六、书面表达
67．阅读下面材料，根据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。
Every day after their classes, the children at Tom’s school rushed to the school playground to spend some time there before their parents picked them up. Eventually, everyone would be gone, except Tom. Every day, Tom waited until the playground was empty, after which he cleaned it by picking up trash (垃圾), throwing it in trash cans, and sweeping the whole play area.
One day, Tom’s science teacher, Mrs. Peterson, happened to see the whole thing. She was confused as to why Tom was doing that as the school already had a cleaner who cleaned the playground in the evenings. She decided to find out what was going on. “Hello, Tom,” she greeted him with a big smile on her face. “What are you doing here on your own at this hour ”
“Hello, Mrs. Peterson,” Tom replied. “I’m cleaning the playground because it’s dirty. The other kids litter everywhere, but they never clean it.” “Oh, how awful!” Mrs. Peterson exclaimed (喊道). “I’ll make sure they don’t do that again, Tom,” she added gently. “You are not supposed to clean up after them. It’s late, so you should go home.”
“I can’t go home until I finish cleaning, Mrs. Peterson,” Tom said slowly, his head bent and his eyes fixed on the ground. “I want to help the cleaner because I feel bad for him. My mom also works as a cleaner and she comes back late from work. I want to spend time with my mom,but she says she has to work more hours to provide for us,” Tom continued. “That’s why I feel sorry for the cleaner who cleans our playground ...His children must be waiting for him just like I wait for my mom.”
Tom’s words left Mrs. Peterson teary-eyed. She somehow hid her tears in front of him, but deep down, the little boy’s act had moved her. “Do you realize how special and amazing you are, Tom Your mother raised you very well,” she said, praising him.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
“But I have a better idea of how we can help the cleaner!” Mrs. Peterson added.
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Soon, with the headmaster’s support, the clean-up event was organized.
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湖南省邵阳市邵东市第四中学2023-2024学年高二下学期4月期中
英语试题参考答案
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答案 B A C A B A B B A B
题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
答案 A C B C B C C A C A
题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案 C C A D A B D C C B
题号 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
答案 A A D C D C A E G F
题号 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
答案 C D B D A C D B A C
题号 51 52 53 54 55
答案 A D B B D
56．bringing 57．valuable 58．started 59．the 60．to go 61．that/which 62．recently 63．years 64．used 65．on/upon
66．Dear Martin,
Next Sunday afternoon, our class will pay a visit to the Art Gallery in the city center, where there is a new exhibition of paintings by some modern artists. I’m writing to invite you to come along.
Upon arrival, we’ll attend a lecture delivered by an established painter, who will introduce his painting methods and some personal experience of painting. If we’re lucky enough, we might get a painting from him. Then comes the chance for us to get a close look at the works of other painters.
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
67． “But I have a better idea of how we can help the cleaner!” Mrs. Peterson added. “Really How ” Tom’s face brightened up, and his lips curved into a smile. Mrs. Peterson gave him a nod and said, “Tom, I am thinking of organizing a clean-up drive where we teach students about environmental cleanliness. The kids should understand littering is a bad thing. That way, we’d be doing our part while indirectly helping the cleaner.” “Wow! That’s a wonderful idea, Mrs. Peterson!” Tom said happily. “Thank you!” Mrs. Peterson shook her head. “No, thank you, Tom! You’re wonderful ...”
Soon, with the headmaster’s support, the clean-up event was organized. Students were taught not to litter in public places, and teachers were urged to keep an eye on the kids so they didn’t litter around the school. The school also thanked Tom for inspiring the activity. Tom was so happy to know the cleaner wouldn’t have to work such long hours since the kids threw their waste in trash cans and he could spend more time with his family! Sometimes young minds end up teaching valuable lessons to the older lot.

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