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澄海区2023-2024学年度第一学期期末质量监测
高二级英语科试题
注意事项：
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第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
As the saying goes, nobody’s perfect. That means we have room for at least some improvement in our lives. And no, we’re not talking about getting a better-paid job or a new haircut; we’re referring to inner improvement. If you’re wishing for some inner improvement in your lives, consider reading the following books.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens written by Sean Covey
To make this book age-appropriate and fun to read, Covey breaks up the text with cartoons, quotes, and brainstorming ideas to bring the book together. The book covers topics like body image, friendships, Internet safety, and much more. The book is especially good for teenagers.
A New Earth written by Eckhart Tolle
The book goes beyond teaching how to live in the moment and helps readers learn how to turn their suffering into peace. All types of suffering are addressed in the book. Whether your suffering is caused by anger, sadness, anxiety, or others, Tolle will help you see life from varied ways, awakening you to your life’s purpose.
Declutter Your Mind written by Barrie Davenport
This book is full of various exercises. You’ll learn how to change negative thoughts to positive ones, strategies to help with relationships, how to identify what’s important to you, how to set goals, and much more. This powerful book will do its part in offering various tips to deal with an overactive mind.
Big Magic written by Elizabeth Gilbert
From creating new habits to dealing with fear and surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals, Gilbert analyzes the difficulties a creative person may face in pursuing his dreams. The best part of this book is the usage of stories from regular men and women across the country.
Which book best suits one who’s struggling to find life’s purpose
A. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. 　　B. A New Earth.
C. Declutter Your Mind. 　　D. Big Magic.
2. Who uses real-life examples in his or her book
A. Sean Covey. B. Eckhart Tolle. C. Barrie Davenport. D. Elizabeth Gilbert.
3. What type of books are the four books
A. Self-help books. B. Science books. C. Health books. D. Adventure books.
B
In a post shared on Twitter last Monday, the woman, Amy Clukey, explained that her dad, Rick, a beekeeper, died of lung cancer about nine years ago. But, before passing away, he wrote a note that he hoped one of his children would later find, and finally after so long, her little brother, who is now 16 years old, found it in his father’s beekeeping clothes.
The note said, “I hope one of my children is curious about beekeeping. Beekeeping is actually pretty easy and you can learn everything online. Bees make more products than just honey; it can be a source of extra income. So don’t be afraid, have courage. Good luck. Love Dad.”
The bee population in 2019 consisted primarily of wild bees, and North Dakota has the highest honey production with over 38 million pounds.
Clukey explained that her father bought a farm when he was in his 40s, and it was then that he took up beekeeping and other hobbies like raising cattle and horses. She added, “When he was diagnosed (诊断) with stage 4 lung cancer, the doctors told him that he had 18 months to live. He was a fighter: He lived 5 years and a week after his diagnosis.”
The post has attracted a lot of readers on the platform and has received over 42,800 likes, 2,333 comments, and 749,000 re-shares in less than 24 hours, and in the comments, the woman added that while she doesn’t do beekeeping herself, two of her brothers are interested in it.
One user commented, “I lost my dad in 2018. This post makes me cry.” And another user said, “My dad is in the last few weeks of his life battling cancer. I’ll come back to the post in a couple of months when I need it again.” And one also shared the story of her personal loss, writing, “I lost my husband half a year ago. He used to leave little notes all over the house. I can’t bring myself to move anything.”
4. What did the father wish according to the text
His children could make big money.
One of his children could find the hidden note.
One of his children could be interested in keeping bees.
His children could make great contribution to the honey production.
What kind of person was Amy’s father
Hard-working and brave. B. Wealthy and healthy.
C. Easy-going and intelligent. D. Generous and wise.
6. What is the common part of the readers
They are all beekeepers. B. They are all moved by the note.
C. They all lost their loved ones. D. They all found the family member’s notes.
7. What’s the main idea of the text
A father’s death touched people’s hearts.
People made comments on a father’s death.
A father’s note posted online attracted attention.
Beekeeping is important for many families.
C
Erin Alexander’s sister-in-law recently died, and she was having a hard day. A barista (咖啡师) was too. The coffee machine had broken down and she was clearly stressed. Ms. Alexander ordered an iced green tea, and told her to hang in there. After picking up her order, she noticed a message on the cup: “Erin,” the barista had drawn next to a heart, “your soul is golden.” “I’m not sure I even necessarily know what ‘your soul is golden’ means,” said Ms. Alexander, who laughed and cried while recalling the incident. But the warmth of that small and unexpected gesture, from a stranger who had no idea of what she was going through, moved her deeply. “Of course, I was still really sad,” Ms. Alexander said. “But that little thing made the rest of my day.”
New findings, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, prove just how powerful experiences like Ms. Alexander’s can be. Researchers found that people who perform a random (随意的) act of kindness tend to underestimate how much the receiver will appreciate it. And they believe that miscalculation could hold many of us back from doing nice things for others more often.
A recent study consisted of eight small experiments that varied in design and participants. In one, for example, people were told they could give a cupcake away to strangers, and were asked to rate their own mood as well as how they believed the receiver would feel. The researchers found that those who got a cupcake as a result of a random act of kindness felt better than the person on the giving end thought they would. “People tend to think that what they are giving is kind of little; maybe it’s relatively unimportant,” Dr. Kumar, an assistant professor of marketing and psychology at the University of Texas, Austin, said. “But receivers are less likely to think along those lines. They consider the gesture to be significantly more meaningful because they are also thinking about the fact that someone did something nice for them.”
If you are not already in the habit of performing random kind acts—or if it does not come naturally to you—Marisa Franco, a psychologist, said to start by thinking about what you like to do. “It’s not about you being like, ‘Oh man, now I have to learn how to bake cookies in order to be nice.’ It’s about: What skills and talents do you already have And how can you turn that into an offering for other people ”
What is the function of paragraph 1
A. To provide some background information on the study.
B. To introduce the topic.
C. To praise the random acts of kindness.
D. To illustrate the power of kindness.
9. How was the study carried out
A. By stating the facts. B. By listing examples.
C. By comparing the feelings. D. By listing statistics.
10. What should people do according to Marisa Franco
A. Do whatever they like to do. B. Learn how to bake cookies.
C. Do what they can to help others. D. Try to gain some new skills and talents.
11. What message does the passage convey
A. Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. B. Well begun is half done.
C. One good turn deserves another. D. Practice virtue however little it is.
D
A small sensor (传感器) worn on the neck containing wires can monitor how much we move while sitting too long, and encourage people to get up and exercise.
Nowadays more and more people experienced neck and shoulder pain--a problem of the changing way we work. But moving regularly while sitting can prevent problems.
Zhengbao Yang at City University of Hong Kong and his colleagues have developed small, stretchable sensors that are powered by electricity--charge that is generated through squeezing or stressing suitable materials.
The sensor monitors the movement of the neck and is powered by two layers of piezoelectric (压电的) material folded in a structure from kirigami, which is related to the art of paper folding. When the wearer moves, the sensor changes its shape and sends charge to a microcontroller that can register the movement with an accuracy of 95 percent, displaying this on a computer. “We can use this material to change stress into voltage (电压), then we can measure the joint motion by using that,” says Yang. If the wearer doesn’t move his/her neck or shoulder more than 10 times in every half hour, a prompt is displayed on the computer.
“The sensor offers a new and novel design within a small package which is perfect for the placement on the body,” says Jonathan Aitken at the University of Sheffield, UK. “The sensor clearly succeeds in the general aim to indicate inactivity, although it would be interesting to research further into its characteristics, reliability and sensitivity.” Aitken says this could help generate more accurate monitoring of motion that would make the sensor more powerful.
For Yang, the sensor could move from the lab to real life as it is. “We already have a patent (专利) on this technology,” he says. “We’re thinking about how to license this patent to local industry, to bring benefits to society.”
Why did Yang develop the sensor
To change the way people work. B. To improve the effect of exercise.
C. To cure neck and shoulder pain. D. To remind people of inactivity.
13. What do we know about the sensor
A. It can function smartly. B. It is driven by hand
C. It has a fixed shape. D. It is completely reliable.
14. What does the underlined word “prompt” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. A problem. B. A sign. C. A procedure. D. A virus.
15. What does Jonathan Aitken imply in Paragraph 5
A. The sensor provides perfect information.
B. The sensor is traditionally designed.
C. The sensor is a successful invention.
D. The sensor needs to be improved immediately.
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。
How to Succeed in Science
To succeed in science, you need a lot more than luck. In my view, you have to combine intelligence with willingness not to follow conventions when they block your path forward. Thus, these have come to be my rules for success.
16
That might sound proud, but the fact is that you must always turn to people who are brighter than yourself. It’s like playing any game. Even as a child, I never wanted to play games with anyone who was as bad as I was. If you win, it gives you no pleasure. And in the game of science or life, the highest goal isn’t simply to win; it’s to win at something really difficult. 17
Take risks.
18 If you are going to make a huge jump in science, you will very likely be unqualified to succeed by definition. Besides, you even have to be prepared to disbelieve your scientific heroes. This can be more than personally upsetting.
Never do anything that bores you.
My experience in science is that someone is always telling you to do things, and then leave you alone. 19 In fact, I even find it hard to do well in something I like.
It’s very hard to succeed if you don’t want to be with other scientists—you have to go to key meetings where you find key facts that would have escaped you. And you have to chat with your competitors, even if you find them unpleasant. So my final rule is: 20
A. To make a huge success, a scientist has to be prepared to get into deep trouble.
B. Meet challenges with great courage.
C. Put another way, it’s to go somewhere beyond your ability and come out on top.
D. Be sure you always have someone to save you from a deep mess.
E. I’m not good enough to do well in something I dislike.
F. If you can’t stand to be with your real peers, get out of science.
G. Avoid foolish people.
第二部分 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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A 23-year-old woman has achieved an unbelievable feat that many of us dream of—visiting every country on Earth.
Lexie Alford was born into a family of travel agents, which gave her the opportunity to 21 places such as Cambodia, Dubai and Egypt during her childhood, according to Forbes magazine. She began saving up at age 12 to 22 her goal of visiting all countries. By her 18th birthday, she had traveled to 72 nations. In October, 2016, she realized she could see the 23 nations on her list in time to set an official record. Many people 24 her travel on social media platform Instagram, so she decided to chase the world record partly to 25 others. “Honestly, at the beginning, I 26 wanted to push the 27 of what I thought I could do with my life and see as much of the world as possible in the 28 ,” she told Forbes. “It wasn’t until things started getting really 29 that I realized I was inspiring people around me, especially the 30 .”
“I also loved visiting Northern Pakistan, for the natural beauty of the mountains and kindness of the locals were astonishing,” Lexie Alford said. “The most pleasant surprise about traveling to all these misunderstood areas of the world was that the countries that I had the 31 expectation for 32 being the most incredible.”
“My 33 for young people is to believe that you can do anything you set your mind to do. If you want to travel, you have to 34 sacrifices to travel around the world. And it’s only a matter of 35 until you can make it a reality.”
21. A. remark B. settle C. tour D. love
22. A. quit B. fund C. switch D. register
23. A. powerful B. ideal C. developed D. remaining
24. A. followed B. modified C. ranked D. criticized
25. A. understand B. grill C. inspire D. accompany
26. A. occasionally B. temporarily C. completely D. simply
27. A. button B. dream C. family D. observation
28. A. process B. agency C. platform D. country
29. A. dull B. official C. natural D. challenging
30. A. adult B. bosses C. youth D. agents
31. A. most B. least C. greatest D. worst
32. A. ended up B. showed off C. started with D. searched for
33. A. warn B. compromise C. belief D. advice
34. A. make B. appreciate C. worsen D. save
35. A. honor B. time C. career D. assessment
第二节 （共 10 小题, 每空1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Tea is native to China. There are fifteen major tea-producing provinces in the Chinese Mainland, and Taiwan also produces tea. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) recently released a document from Chinese experts 36 (classify) tea into six types.
The basic tea types are black and green tea, white tea, oolong tea, dark tea and yellow tea, according to the new standard 37 (establish) by Anhui Agricultural University in Hefei, Anhui province. The standardization work 38 (lead) by Wan Xiaochun, professor and director of the State key laboratory of tea plant biology and utilization at the university.
Chen Chuan, a pioneer in tea science, put forward 39 has been regarded as the classification standard as early as in 1979. It has been 40 (wide) adopted since then but had not become an international standard until March, when the document was released, Wan said during a news briefing earlier this week.
The preparation of tea is based 41 processing fresh tea 42 (leaf) and aeration. The six tea types can be further processed or reprocessed 43 (create) products such as scented tea, compressed tea and instant tea, the ISO document said. The classification will allow consumers, world tea traders and governments to have 44 clear understanding of the different type of tea through 45 (they) processing techniques.
写作（共二节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假如你是李华，你校上周举办了“科学家精神进校园”（the Spirit of Scientists into Campus）活动。请为你校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动内容;
3. 活动反响。
注意：
1．词数80左右。
2．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
the Spirit of Scientists into Campus __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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二段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Amy pulled back on the ropes, making the homemade swing (秋千) fly higher and closer to the leafy branches of the tall tree. The wind blew cool against her cheeks. She was five years old, and, at that moment, being mad at her eleven-year-old brother, Mike.
“How could he have been so mean ” she asked herself, remembering how he had made a face and called her a “big baby” at the breakfast table. “He hates me,” she thought, “just because I took the last cake out from under his nose. He hates me!”
The swing carried her up so high that she could see for miles. It was fun looking down at the farmyard below. Her red sweater flashed brightly in the morning sunlight. She stopped thinking about being mad at her brother and started to sing a swinging song.
On a distant hill behind the swing, a huge bull (公牛) with long, sharp horns (角) and big, heavy hooves (牛蹄) watched the red sweater flashing in the sunlight. The bull had broken out of his grassland. He was in a bad mood and ready to rush at anything that moved. Then he lowered his massive head and began moving across the field toward the red sweater he saw swinging back and forth beneath the tall tree.
Meanwhile, Mike was in the barnyard (仓院), feeding the chickens. He looked out and saw his little sister on the swing. “Sisters are a pain in the neck,” he thought. Then suddenly he saw the bull rushing across the field, heading straight for his sister. Without a second thought, Mike screamed as loudly as he could, “Look out behind you! Get out of there! Run!”
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。
But Amy didn’t hear him.___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Then the bull rushed at the place where the little girl had been. ______________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________汕头市澄海区2023—2024学年度第一学期期末考试
高二级英语科试卷 参考答案
第一部分 阅读（满分50分）
第一节 1-3：BDA 4-7：CABC 8-11：BCCD 12-15：DABC
第二节 16-20: GCAEF
第二部分 语言运用（满分30分）
第一节 21-25:CBDAC 26-30: DBADC 31-35:BADAB
第二节 36. classifying 37. established 38. was led 39. what 40. widely
41. on 42. leaves 43. to create 44. a 45.their
第三部分 写作（满分40分）
第一节
Possible version
The Spirit of Scientists into Campus
With the purpose of deepening students’ understanding of the spirit of scientists as well as stimulating their interest and love for science, an activity “the Spirit of Scientists into Campus” was held in our school last week.
During the activity, fascinating lectures were given by renowned scientists to help students understand the scientific research results and scientific ideas. Moreover, students had the opportunity to visit the science laboratories to experience the fun of scientific experiments.
The activity was highly spoken of. It successfully instilled the spirit of scientists in the students, encouraging them to embrace the wonders of science in their academic journey.
第二节
But Amy didn’t hear him. She just kept singing and swinging, totally unaware of the impending danger. The bull was halfway across the field and closing in fast. Mike’s heart pounded. It was now or never. He ran across the chicken yard, jumped over the fence and dashed toward his sister. He ran faster than he had ever run before. Catching one of the ropes, Mike made the swing stop and pulled his sister sideways to the ground.
Then the bull rushed at the place where the little girl had been. She let out a terrified cry. The bull stopped, still making deep sounds. Then it faced the siblings and lowered its head to launch another attack. Seeing this, Mike quickly pulled off his sister’s red sweater and threw it as far away as possible. The bull followed it. As the bull was tearing the sweater into pieces, Mike half-dragged and half-carried his sister to safety. After Amy calmed down, she thanked her brother for rescuing her. From that day on, Amy just laughed every time her brother called her a ‘big baby’.

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