廣東省茂名市信宜市2023-2024學年高二上學期1月期末英語試題

2023——2024學年度第一學期期末考試高二英語本卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分。共8頁，滿分共130分。考試時間120分鐘。注意事項：1.答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、就讀學校等用黑色鋼筆或簽字筆寫在答題卡上。2.選擇題部分全部使用鉛筆涂答，非選擇題部分全部使用黑色鋼筆或簽字筆答題，不按要求不給分。選擇題部分每小題選出答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。不能答在試卷上。3.考試結束后，監(jiān)考員只收答題卡。一、單項選擇（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。1.Herfatherinsiststhatshe______musicaftersheleavesschool.A.learn B.learns C.learning D.learned2.Iboughtanovelyesterday,______waswrittenbyafamouswriter.A.that B.when C.which D.whose3.Believeitornot,Ihave______ourprimaryschoolMathteacherfortenyears.A.keepawayfrom B.keptintouchwith C.madeuseof D.cameupwith4.We______ourholidayattheseasidethistimenextyear.A.take B.willtake C.wouldtake D.willbetaking5.Theminutewearrivedhome,mothersetout______supperandIsetabout______theclothes.A.toprepare,towash B.preparing,washingC.toprepare,washing D.preparing,towash6.______withMaryisawasteoftimebecausesheissostubborn.A.Argue B.Argued C.Argument D.Arguing7.Theyhadescapedtocountryshortlybeforethewar______.A.brokedown B.brokeout C.brokeinto D.brokeup8.Iremember______theTVbeforeIlefthome,butI’mnotsureaboutit.A.turnedoff B.turningoff C.turnoff D.toturnoff9.Tomisreallyconsidering______himselfto______thesepoorchildreninthevillage.A.devoting;educating B.devoting;educateC.todevote;educating D.todevote;educate10.______isknowntousallisthatChinahaslaunchedShenzhouVIIspaceship,______madethecountry’sfirstspacewalksuccessful.A.That;what B.It;which C.What;which D.As;that11.______ourhardwork,weaccomplishedthetaskontime.A.Asaresult B.Thanksto C.Oweto D.Because12.Thequestionremains______theywillbeabletohelpus.A.whose B.what C.that D.whether13.Eachchildhad______inextracurricularactivitiesatschool.A.participated B.join C.attended D.tookpartin14.Itwasthesecondtimethatshe______London.A.visited B.hasvisited C.hadbeenvisited D.hadvisited15.Ona______morning,thelittlematchgirlwasfound______atthecornerofthestreet.A.freezing;frozen B.frozen;freezingC.freezing;freezing D.frozen;frozen二、閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ATheBestFourSoccerClubsinTorontoTorontoishometoanumberofsoccerclubs.Ifyouareinterestedinsoccer,let’stakealookatfourbestsoccerclubsinToronto.CherryBeachSoccerClubCherryBeachSoccerClub,whichfirstopeneditsdoorin2009,nowhas56houseleagues,10competitiveteamsandsixadultteams.Theyprovide30,000childrenandyoungpeopleinthedowntownareawithhigh-qualityandlow-costsoccerlessons.Itoffersarecreationalhouseleague,development,andcompetitivesoccerforthoseagedfivetothirty.Phone:（416）367-4359NorthSoccerClubNorthSoccerClub,whichwasestablishedin1980,isawelcomingenvironmentforeveryonewhoenjoyssoccerorwantstotrysomethingnew.Youdon’tneedtobeconcernedaboutyourqualificationsorexperience.However,totakepartinpractice,youmustfirstcompleteahealthcheck.ItoffersaSpecialOlympicsprogramforplayerswithintellectualdisabilities.Thefeerangeisfrom$230to$270.Phone:（416）924-9911PowerSoccerClubPowerSoccerClub,foundedin1996byaformerGalwayUnitedplayer,hasgrownuptobeoneofCanada’smostfamoussoccerschools.Youwillforsureprogressinyourskilldevelopmentwithaactiveandengagingtrainingsessions.Thefeecanrangefrom$210to$315.Phone:（416）425-6062NorthYorkHeartsSoccerClubNorthYorkHeartsSoccerClubwasfoundedin1990.Thisclubexposeseveryonewholovessportstothehistoryofsoccerwinthehelpofagroupofskilledsportscoachesandprofessors.Thefeerangeisfrom$210to$320.Phone:（416）650-574316.Whichclubwasfoundedinthe21stcentury?A.PowerSoccerClub. B.NorthSoccerClub.C.CherryBeachSoccerClub. D.NorthYorkHeartsSoccerClub.17.WhatisrequiredforpeopletojoinNorthSoccerClub?A.Richexperience. B.Ahealthcheck.C.Awisemind. D.Acuriousheart.18.Tolearnthehistoryofsoccer,whichphonenumbershouldyoucall?A.（416）367-4359 B.（416）924-9911C.（416）425-6062 D.（416）650-5743BGraceandherfamilythoughttheyhadlostThorforeverwhentheymovedtoWindsor,NovaScotiafromBritishColumbialastAugust.“WeprobablyspentsevenoreightmonthslookingforThor,”Gracesaid.“Whatmadeitworsewasthattherewererumors（謠言）goingaroundthattherewasdogfightinginourarea.Westillalwayshopedthatsomebodyhadtakenhimtobeapet,butyoujustneverknew.”“Itwasterrible.MydaughterBronwynwouldtrytofindThoreverywhere,whichhadbeenaChristmaspresentforher.EvenwhilewatchingTVprogrammes,shewouldsay,‘Oh,look!ThatdoglookslikeThor!’”Gracesaid.Thenthefamilymoved,andthehopebecameimpossible.Butoneday,thephonerang.ItwastheirformervetinBritishColumbia,sayingThorwasinarescueshelter（收容所）inHighRiver,Alberta.Hehadbeenfoundataworkcampinthenorthernpartoftheplaceandtakentosouthbyamanplanningtokeephim.Butthemanwasforcedtoturnhimovertotheshelterwhenhecouldn’tkeepThorinhisrentedhome.Luckily,theringonThor’sneckgavepeoplesomeinformation.ThorwasflowntoNovaScotialastweek.Thefamilypickedhimupattheairport.“Thorwasjustlyinginhisboxandlookingdown,andmydaughterwalkedoverandsaid,‘HeyThor.’Heimmediatelystoodup,tryingtogreetmydaughter.Welethimoutandhejumpedonherasifhewasgivingherabighugandhekissedherface.Thenhesatdownsuddenlyatherfeetandrolledoverforattention.Hewascute.”Gracesaid.19.WhohelpedThorbackhome?A.Theauthor. B.Theformervet. C.Bronwyn. D.Grace.20.WhatdoweknowaboutThor?A.Hecamebackbyair.B.Hewaskilledinthedogfighting.C.HewasgiventoGracebyBronwyn.D.HemovedtoBritishColumbiawiththefamily.21.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthepassage?A.Atravelbrochure.B.Ageographytextbook.C.Anewsreport.D.Ahealthmagazine.CIntheUnitedStates,mostofourelectricitycomesfrompowerplants（發(fā)電廠）thatburncoalandoil.Therearetwobigproblemswithusingthesethingsforelectricity.First.theirsupplyislimited（有限的）.Second,burningthemcausespollution.Sotomakesurewealwayshavepowerandtokeepourplanetclean,wemustfindotherwaystomakeelectricity.Somepeoplethinkthatwindpowerisourbestchoice.First,therewillalwaysbemorewind.Also,windpowerdoesnotpollutetheenvironment.Bestofall,wedon’thavetosearchforwind.Today,lessthan1percentofourelectricitycomesfromwind.Butscientistshavebeendevelopingbetterwindmachines.Asaresult,windpowerisgettingmorepopularinthiscountry.Yetwindpowermaynotkeepgrowingsoquicklyinyearstocome.Whynot?Manywindturbines（風力渦輪機）areneededtomakemuchelectricity.Sowind-powercompaniestrytobuildwindfarmsbutarecompeting（競爭）withotherusesfortheland.Awindfarmisagroupofturbinesplacedclosetogetherinanareawithfrequentwinds.Inplaceswherecompaniestrytobuildwindfarms,peoplethinkthatlinesofturbinesareugly.Noisefromturbinesoftentroublespeople.Also,turbineskillbirdsthatflyintothem.Wind-powersupportersdisagree.Theythinkthesightofwindturbinesislovely.Theypointoutthatpeoplehavegottenusedtolivingnearnoisyhighways.Theysaywayscanbefoundtokeepbirdsawayfromturbines.Intoday’sworld,weneedcleanandunlimitedpowersourcesmorethanever.Unlessabetterpowersourcecomesalong,peoplemayjusthavetoacceptwindpowerasapartoftheirlives.22.Theunderlinedpart“thesethings”inthesecondparagraphrefersto_______.A.frequentwinds. B.coalandoil.C.powerplants. D.windturbines.23.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydiscuss?A.Howwindpowerworks.B.Howwindpowerwasfound.C.Thedevelopmentofwindpower.D.Theadvantagesofwindpower.24.Whymaywindpowernotkeepgrowingsoquicklyinthefuture?A.Itisveryexpensivetobuildlotsofwindturbines.B.Itisdifficulttoimprovethewindpowertechnology.C.Therearefewpeoplewhoacceptitasanewpowersource.D.Manywindturbinesareneededandthereislessspaceforthem.25.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThePowerofWind. B.TheRoleofWind.C.TheCostofWindPower. D.TheHistoryofWindPower.第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白外的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑，選項中有兩項為多余選項。ChatGPT,OpenAI’slatestlanguagemodel,hasbeenonthemindsofmanyofusrecently.Itbecomesthefastestgrowingappofalltime,evensurpassingTikTok.26,let’sstartfromsomebasicthingsaboutitbelow.HowtoaccessChatGPTYoucanaccessChatGPTbygoingtochat.OpenAI.comandlogin（登錄）.Ifyou’reonOpenAI’swebsite,youcanlogintoyouraccount,thenscrolldownuntilyouseeChatGPTonthebottomleftcornerofthepage,andclickonittostartchatting.PracticaluseofChatGPTWhat’slifewithoutabitoffun?Whetheryou’relookingforagoodlaughorcreatingsomehumorousjokestoimpressyourfriends,ChatGPTcancomeinhandytocreateoriginaljokes,Besides,ChatGPTisparticularlystronginhandlingmathsproblemsstepbystep.27.AlthoughChatGPT,justlikeanyAIsystem,can’texactlyunderstandemotions,itcanstillprovideusefultipsformanagingrelationshipswithfriends,familynWindowslovedones.Inadditiontotheabovefeatures,ChatGPTcandoalargenumberofthingslikewritingasong,apoem,explainingtoughtopicsandsoon.28ChatGPTusesreinforcement（強化）learningwithhumanfeedbacktocleverlyprocessitsenvironmentusinghumanexpressionsandadapttodifferentsituationswithlearneddesiredbehaviors.29,andcontinueslearningthroughthehumanknowledgeusersprovide,makingitabletogiveeducatedresponsesonalargevarietyoftopics.ThelimitationofChatGPTChatGPT,likealllanguagemodels,isnotwithoutlimitations.30.BecauseChatGPTisalwayslearningfromthetextdataitisprovided,itcangiveinaccurateandincorrectinformation.A.ThewayChatGPTworksB.TheideaofinventingChatGPTC.ToknowtheadvantagesofChatGPTD.TogetfamiliarwithChatGPTfurtherE.IthasbeentrainedonalotofdatabeforethisF.ChatGPTcanalsobeyourpersonalrelationshipexpertG.It’simportanttodoublechecktheinformationitgivesyou三、完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。WhenMarcowasaboy,hetriedeverythingtogethisfather’sloveandattention.Hestudiedhardtogetgood31andtriedtobehavewell.Hewasshyandshorterthantheotherboys.Besides,hisfatherwas32andhadlittletimeforhim.Exceptforhis33forhouseworkafterschool,therewasnocommunication.Marcofeltvery34.Oneday,hismathsteachercalledhimthatsomeyoungteenagersweresigningupforapublicspeaking35.ShethoughtMarcoshouldgiveita36.Shefirmlybelievedhecouldperformonstagelikeotherkids.Feelingherstrongtrust,heagreedto37thecontest.Allwinter,Marcotookabusto38twiceaweekinanothercity,wherethecompetitionwouldtakeplace.Hewastakenbyastrong39heneverfeltbefore.Finally,thebigdayarrived.Hisfather,andyes,hismathsteacher,werepresent.Whenhesteppedontothestageandbegantospeak,hefelt40athome.Hewasfunny,andactedverynatural.Hewon!Henoticedhisfather’seyeswere41—hewassoproud.Itwasthenthathisfather42heshouldpaymoreattentiontothechild.Asthewinner,Marco’snamewas43inthelocalpapers.Heknewthiswasthe44ofhisnewlife.Itallhappenedbecauseofaphonecall,fromonewho45him.31.A.gifts B.habits C.skills D.marks32.A.lazy B.silent C.busy D.serious33.A.suggestions B.orders C.comments D.promises34.A.puzzled B.surprised C.lonely D.silly35.A.contest B.exam C.talk D.lesson36.A.change B.focus C.decision D.try37.A.organize B.continue C.enter D.quit38.A.compete B.act C.work D.practise39.A.energy B.pain C.dissatisfaction D.risk40.A.actually B.totally C.partly D.usually41.A.moving B.empty C.shining D.clear42.A.agreed B.realized C.imagined D.remembered43.A.shared B.discussed C.collected D.published44.A.start B.meaning C.lesson D.need45.A.dependedon B.believedin C.heardabout D.listenedto四、語篇填空（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當?shù)脑~或者括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案寫在答題區(qū)相應的橫線上。DoubleSeventhFestivalorQixi,46（wide）knownastheChineseValentine’sDay,oftenfallsonAugust.Fallingonthe7thdayofthe7thmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar,itistheonlyChinesefestivalthat47（think）toberelatedtolove.Itisadayfullofromancebecausethereis48veryfamouslovestoryinChinaaboutNiulangandZhinv,aweavinggirl49isgoodatdoingweaving.AlthoughtheWesternValentine’sDayisverypopularwithpeopleinChinaforyears,Chinesepeopleattachmoreandmoreimportance50Qixi,theirownValentine’sDay.LoversandcouplesexchangegiftswitheachotheronthatChineseloversday,andsomeyoungstersliketoparticipatein51（tradition）activitiesinancientChinesecostumes.Qixi,alsocalledQiqiaoFestivalinmanyplacesbyChinesepeople,hasanothermeaningforgirls,because52istimeofayeartopraytoGoddessZhinvforingenuity（心靈手巧）.That’stheoriginofitsanothername,QigiaoFestival,literallyIngenuity-BeggingFestival.Girlsinancienttimejoinedvarietiesof53（competition）onneedlework（針線活）,whileonlypartoftheinterestinggamesremainstoday,54（play）amonggirls,thesameinthehopeof55（get）allsmartandbeautifulthings.五、單詞拼寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）根據語境注意形式的變化，并將答案填寫在答題卡相應的位置上。56._______（逐漸地）,thechildrenbegantounderstand.57.Theythoughthisbehaviourwas_______（不正常的）.58.Thepaintingsdrawnbymydaughterare_______（展覽）onthewalls.59.Thepolicesaidallthe_______（目擊者）werefromthesameschool.60.She_______（克服）herinjuriesandwonanOlympicgoldmedal.61.Maryisan_______（杰出的）athleteanddeservedtowin.62.Hestudieshardandis_______（樂觀的）aboutthefuture.63.Awind_______（出現(xiàn)）,andraindropsbeganfallingallatonce.64.Atelephone_______（接線員）askedhimtohold.65.Hetriedtospeak,butshealways_______（打斷）him.六、寫作（共2題，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）假設你是李華，你的美國朋友湯姆Tom暑假想來中國游玩，請你給他寫一封信向他推薦一個好玩的主題公園。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearTom,Yourssincerely,LiHua第二節(jié)（滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。AGiftBeyondMeasureAtanearlyage,Iwascrazyaboutmusic,dreamingofpossess