北京市通州區(qū)2023-2024學年高二年級上冊期中英語試題

北京市通州區(qū)2023-2024學年高二上學期期中英語試題

學校:姓名：班級：考號：

一、完形填空

JustafewmonthsearlierIwouldneverhave]myselfactinginaplayinfrontof

twohundredpeople.ButwhenIgotuponstageandfaceoneofmygreatestfears,Ifounda

newpersoninsideme,amuchmore2outgoingpersonwhohadbeenhidden,just

waitingfortheopportunitytocome.Ifnotformyteacher,Mrs.Sather,Imightneverhave

foundthat3.

Oneday,Mrs.Sather4thatourclasswasgoingtoperformaplay."Ineed

someonetoplaytheleadpartofDorothy,“shesaid."Anybodywanttotry?"Afew

5handsshotup-mine,ofcourse,wasnotoneofthem.

AfterclassMrs.Sathercametome."Dallas,Ithinkyouwouldbethepersonfor

Dorothy.

You'regreatat6things,soyouwon'tworryaboutlines,"shesaid.

Mrs.Satherstaredintomyeyesasifseeingmyinnerselflockedawayinside."I'dlove

youtogivethisa7forme.Butifyoureallydon'twantto,Iwon'tmakeyou.Ifsyour

8__.”Mrs.Satherwantedmeinthisrole.She9me.Irealizeditwastimeto

10myshycloak（披風）.

Intheend,whentheaudiencestoodandapplauded,IknewIhadreallydoneit!

1.A.praisedB.agreedC.picturedD.remembered

2.A.energeticB.courageousC.generousD.sincere

3.A.storyB.methodC.solutionD.opportunity

4.A.realizedB.repeatedC.foundD.announced

5.A.firmB.excitedC.powerfulD.friendly

6.A.analyzingB.observingC.memorizingD.predicting

7.A.planB.tryC.guessD.promise

8.A.choiceB.destinationC.suggestionD.interest

9.A.remindedB.challengedC.trustedD.shocked

10.A.throwoffB.keepoffC.knockoffD.calloff

二、用單詞的適當形式完成短文

閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個適當?shù)膯卧~，在

給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。

TheworldwillobserveInternationalMuseumDayonMay18th.Since1977,thisday

11(celebrate)bytheInternationalCouncilofMuseumsannuallytoraiseawarenessof

therolethatmuseumsplayinthedevelopmentofsociety.Thedayisanexcellentwayof

12(get)moreoftheyoungergenerationsinterestedinthehistoryandcultureavailablein

museums.Everyyear,theorganization13(decide)onanewtheme.Andthetheme

for2023isMuseums,SustainabilityandWell-being.

閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個適當?shù)膯卧~，在

給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。

Smartphonesarebecomingmoreandmoreofanecessityforhighschoolstudents.

Therefore,adiscussionwasheldabout14theseniorschoolstudentsshoulduse

smartphonesatschool.People15(support)theideaconsideritconvenienttocontact

thestudents?parentswhennecessary.However,peoplewhoareagainstitfindsomestudents

areaddictedtoplayingthesmartphoneseasily,whoseeffectontheirstudiesisquiteworrying.

Itiseven16(bad)thatsmartphonescanalsodiscouragestudents5will.

閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個適當?shù)膯卧~，在

給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。

Readingisauniquehumanexperience.Justbyskimmingoureyesoversomewords,we

can17(mental)travelacrosstimeandspace.

Butreadingcanalsobehard,especiallywhenwe'refacedwithadifficulttext.18

(make)itaneasier,morerewardingexperience,you'dbetterreadinprintwheneverpossible.

Onereasonfordoingsoisthatoureyesarelesslikelytoskimpastprintedwordsthanthose

19screen.Plus,consumingcontentonaphysicalpagehelpsthebrainmakeamental

mapoftheinformation,20inturnmakesiteasiertorememberdetailsinfuture.

三、閱讀理解

Formanytravelersthesedays,findingawaytomaketravelmoremeaningfulhas

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becomeatoppriority.Theyareincreasinglypursuingjourneysthatincludetimetovolunteer,

workonaconservationproject,protectendangeredanimalsortodootheractivitiesthatallow

forgivingbackwhileexploringanewpartoftheworld.Herearesomeopportunitiesthat

combinetravelwithdoinggooddeeds.

TheAzores

Thetripsoffertheopportunitytoworkoncarefullyselectedprojectsalongsidefamous

scientistswhilealsoenjoyingencounterswithsomeoftheworld'smostfascinatingsea

creaturesinwater.ItallowsparticipantstojoinaresearchteamintheAzoresthatsstudying

theanimalstosupportfutureconservationofthespecies.Advanceddivingexperienceis

required.

RedSea,Egypt

Combininganopportunityforworld-classdivingwithbeingpartofanimportant

researcheffortconductedbyHurghadaEnvironmentalProtectionandConservation

Association.Theseven-nighttripincludeslearninghowtogatherwaterdatawithstate-of-

the-artscientificequipmentandconductingonboardandunderwaterexperiments.

Australia

ExploreQueensland,Australia,whilealsosupportingaregisteredcharitythatrescues

farmanimalsfromabuse,neglect,andsituationswherethey'reindanger.Participantshelp

withdailycleaningofbarns（牲口圈）andcages,feeding,healthchecks,lightrepair,

monitoringanimals'movements,andintensivecareofill,oldandbabyanimals.The

experienceincludesfreeaccommodationswithWiFiandaswimmingpool.

Romania

WorkwithbearsatRomania'slargestbearsanctuary（庇護所），aplacethatwascreated

asaheavenforbearsthathavebeenabused.LocatedintheCarpathianMountains,the

sanctuaryneedsvolunteerstohelpwithpreparingfood,monitoringanimalwell-beingand

leadingconservationtours.Thesanctuaryishometo84bears,with20moreduetobe

rescued.

21.Whatdothefirsttwotripshaveincommon?

A.Bothinvolveunderwateractivities.

B.Bothprovidefreeaccommodations.

C.Bothrequireadvanceddivingexperience.

D.Bothteachhowtousescientificequipment.

22.Whichplacebestsuitsagirlwholikeshorses?

A.TheAzores.B.RedSea.C.Australia.D.Romania.

23.WhyarethebearsadoptedbythesanctuaryinRomania?

A.Theyhavenofood.B.Theyarebadlytreated.

C.Theyshouldbemonitored.D.Theyneedtoliveinmountains.

Learningtosay"yes,and,,

WhenIfirstheardabouttheimprovisation（艮興交流）class,Iwashesitating.Asaquiet

andshygirl,Ifearedimprovisinginfrontofstrangers.However,IknewIwantedtoworkas

asciencecommunicatorafterfinishingmyPh.D.,soitseemedlikeaperfectchancetolearn

howtospeakandcommunicatewithotherseffectively.Isignedup,knowingtheexperience

wouldgivemehelp.

Duringourfirstclass,welearnedanimportantconceptofimprovisation:"yes,and."It

meansthat,asimprovisers,we'dbetteracceptwhatfellowperformerssay.Ifsomeonesays

thatrhinos（犀牛）arelibrarians,forexample,thenrhinosarelibrarians.Wedonotquestion

thelogic;wesay"yes"andthencontinuewiththesceneasifnothingiswrong.

Thefirstfewsceneswerehard,butasweeksturnedintomonths,Ibecamemore

comfortableandevenstartedtoenjoyourclasses.Ibecamebetteratlistening,relatingtomy

conversationpartners,andcommunicatingclearlyinthemoment.OncewhenIwasgivinga

presentationaboutmyscience,anaudiencemembersurprisedmewithaquestionthatdidn't

growoutoftheinformationI'dpresented.Insteadofgettingconfusedandnervous,Itookthe

“yes,and“approach-acceptingthequestionandlettingmymindfocusonwhyitwasasked.

Thathelpedmefindanappropriateanswer.Igotprettyexcitedaboutit.

Thebenefitsofimprovisationgobeyondcommunication.Beforeattendingtheclass,I

wouldgetstuckwhenmyexperimentsproducedunexpecteddata,thinkingthatIhadmadea

mistake.Butnow,insteadofgettingdiscouraged,Iwillstayopentothepossibilitythatthe

resultsarereal,keepexploringthedataandendupidentifyinganewtypeofcell-onethat

isn'tbehavingasexpected.

Ithinkallscientistscanbenefitfromthislesson.Ifthedatasayrhinosarelibrarians,

thenit'sworthfindingoutwhetherrhinosare,infact,librarians.Asscientists,ourjobisn'tto

challengedatathatsupport,apreconceivedstory,buttosay"yes,and.^^

24.Whydidtheauthorattendtheimprovisationclass?

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A.Togetadifferentexperience.

B.TofinishherPh.D.atuniversity.

C.Togiveupherjobasasciencecommunicator.

D.Toimproveherspeakingandcommunicatingability.

25.Whatwastheauthor'schangeafterattendingtheimprovisationclass?

A.Sheformedherownideaquickly.

B.Shecameupwithlotsofcreativeresponses.

C.Shepaidmoreattentiontothelogicofanswers.

D.Shebecameagoodlistenerbeforegivinganopinion.

26.Theauthormentionsapplyingthe"yes,and“approachtoherscientificexperimentsto

A.explaintheprocessofusingthemethod

B.provethebenefitsoftheimprovisationclass

C.shareherownresearchexperienceswithreaders

D.attractfellowscientiststoattendtheimprovisationclass

27.Whatcanbeinferredaboutscientistsfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theyshouldattendtheimprovisationclass.

B.Theyshouldquestionallpreconceivedideas.

C.Theyshouldcarryonresearchbyadmittingearlierdata.

D.Theyshouldtrytoimprovetheiracademicknowledge.

Therisingcostsofhealthcarehavebecomeaproblemformanycountriesintheworld.

Todealwiththisproblem,itisrecommendedthatabigpartofthegovernment'shealth

budget（預(yù)算）beusedforhealtheducationanddiseasepreventioninsteadoftreatment.

Actually,manykindsofdiseasesarepreventableinmanywaysandpreventingadiseaseis

usuallymuchcheaperthantreatingit.Forexample,peoplecouldavoidcatchingacoldifthey

dressedwarmlywhentheweatherstartsgettingcold.Butmanypeoplegetsickbecausethey

failtodoso,andhavetospendmoneyseeingadoctor.

Dailyhabitslikeeatingmorehealthyfoodwouldhavekeptmillionsoffamiliesfrom

becomingbankruptifthepatientshadtakenmeasuresforearlyprevention.Forexample,

keepingabalanceddiet,suchasnotconsumingtoomuchanimalfatandinsuringasteady

intakeofvegetablesandfruits,seemstobequiteimportant.

Oneveryeffectiveandcostlesswayofpreventionisregularexercise,whichisnecessary

forahealthymindandbody.Regularexercise,suchasrunning,walking,andplayingsportsis

agoodwaytomakepeoplefeelbetterorreducestress.

Inaddition,healtheducationplaysakeyroleinimprovingpeople'shealth.Bygiving

peoplemoreinformationabouthealth,countriescouldhelppeopleunderstandtheimportance

ofdiseasepreventionandwaystoachieveit.Forexample,knowingone'sfamilymedical

historyisaneffectivewaytohelpkeephealthy.Informationabouthealthproblemsamong

closerelativeswillmakethemawareofwhattheyshoulddotopreventcertaindiseases

throughlifestylechanges,whichwillworkbeforeitistoolate.

However,stressingdiseasepreventiondoesnotmeanmedicaltreatmentisunimportant.

Afterall,preventionandtreatmentarejusttwodifferentmeanstowardthesameeffect.In

conclusion,wecouldsavemoneyonhealthcareandtreatpatientsmoresuccessfullyifour

countryspendsmoremoneyonhealthpreventionandeducation.

28.Whafsthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.PreventionorEducation?B.PreventionorTreatment?

C.HealthorIllness?D.ExerciseorIllness?

29.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“bankrupt”?

A.Unabletobecured.

B.Unabletopayone'sdebts.

C.Strongerthaneverbefore.

D.Moresuccessfulthaneverbefore.

30.Welearnfromthepassagethat

A.dressingwarmlycanpreventdiseases

B.abalanceddietischeaperthanregularexercise

C.Ifsbettertohavemorehealtheducation.

D.thegovernment'shealthbudgetshouldbeincreased

31.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?

CP(CentralPoint)P(Point)S(Sub-point次要點)C(Conclusion)

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I'musedtoseeingsmallleapsintechnologicalprogress,butoccasionally,thereare

thingsthatwillstillshockme.Attheendoflastyear,acompanycalledOpenAIreleaseda

trulyjaw-droppingdemonstrationofanewAItechnologythatfeelsalmostliketechnology

hasskippedaheadbyafewgenerations.

ThisnewAItechnologyiscalledChatGPT,acomputerprogramthatcanunderstandand

respondtohumanlanguage.Itistrainedonalotoftext,soitcanunderstandwhatpeopleare

sayingandrespondinawaythatsoundslikearealperson.Whafsevenmoreamazingisthat

ChatGPTseemsfrighteninglyhumaninitsabilitytounderstandquestionsandanswerthem

competently."'WriteastoryaboutLeonardodaVinciinthestyleofRoaldDahl,^^youcanask

it,andif11spinupaprettygoodchildren'sstory.

OneareawhereI'vefoundChatGPTtobeenormouslyusefulisitsabilitytowrite

computercode.ThishasparticularlyamazedmeasunliketheEnglishlanguage,whenyou

writecodeithastobeveryprecise（精確的）andcarefullystructured——butwhenIaskedit

towritemeaprogramthatwouldputsomedataintoadatabaseforme,inaparticularly

complexway,withinsecondsitgeneratedsomethingthatwouldhavetakenmehourstodo

manually（人工地）.ChatGPTisn'tcompletelyhuman,however.Forexample,itsometimes

generatesthingsthatsoundtrue,butareactuallyjustnonsense.Thisisbecauseofthewaythe

AIlearnsthroughpatternrecognition.There9snorealintelligenceoperatingthere-itisjust

repeatingsomethingbasedonwhatithas"read"before.ChatGPTisbetteratsometasksthan

others:itcanwriteabrilliantinvitationemail,butitsabilitytorhymeleavesalottobe

desired.

AndthisiswhyI'mprettyconvincedthatChatGPTisgoingtochangetheworld,sooner

ratherthanlater.It'salreadyhugelyimpressive,butwhatexistsatthemomentisjusta

demonstration.OncethesameAIisbuiltintootherappsandcanconnecttotheliveinternet

tolearnmore,itwillbecomeevenmoreadvanced.Ourcomputerswillnolongerbejustour

wordprocessors,butourwritingpartnerstoo.

32.WhichaspectaboutChatGPTespeciallyamazedtheauthor?

A.Itsstructure.B.Itsvariety.C.Itsefficiency.D.Itscorrection.

33.WhatcanwelearnaboutChatGPTfromtheParagraph3?

A.ChatGPThassomelimitations.

B.There5snorealintelligenceintheworld.

C.ChatGPTisbetterthanotherchatbotAL

D.AIcannotthinkthesamewayashumansdo.

34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardChatGPT?

A.Worried.B.Doubtful.C.Optimistic.D.Unconcerned.

四、七選五

Everyonecomplains.Evenifyouarguethatyouarethehappiestpersonintheworld,

youstillcomplainsometimes.Sometimesyoucomplainwithoutevenrealizingit,butrarely

isiteverhelpful.35Herearesometipstostopcomplainingandgiveupthe

negativethoughts:

36

Whenyoufindyourselfthinkingorsayinganegativecommentaboutsomethingor

someone,stopandforceyourselftosaysomethingpositiveinstead.Seekthehelpofa

cheerfulfriendtochangeyouwhenyoucomplainandhelpyoutoseethepositiveinthe

situation

Makealistofthingsyouaregratefulfor.

Youoftencomplainaboutthethingsyoudon*thavewithoutnoticingthosethingsyou

alreadyhave.Begratefulforwhatyouhaveinyourlifebecauseyouareluckysimplyfor

beingyourselves.37

Learntoadapttothechanges.

Therearemanythingsyoucan'tchange.38Alwaysfindthepositivesideof

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eachsituation,regardlessofhoweverdifficultthesituationis.Withparents'andfriends1

support,youcansurviveanylifechanges.

Allowyourselftovent（發(fā)泄）yourfeelingseveryonceinawhile.

Constantlyignoringnegativethoughtscouldaddup.Ifyouarereallygoingthrougha

roughtime,don'tbeafraidtoshareyourfeelingswithaclosefriendorfamilymemberorsee

atherapist.

Findwhatmakesyouhappy.

39Maybeitistimetomaketheharddecisiontomoveontoanotherjobor

career.Uncoverwhatyourbiggestcomplaintsareaboutandseeifyoucanchangethe

situationtomakeyouhappy.

Choosehappiness,focusonthepositive,andbekindalways!

A.Thebestandonlythingyoucandoistoacceptthe

B.Sometimesthislistcanbeeasy,fullofhobbiesyouenjoy

C.Changethewayyouthink.

D.Setdownthingsyouarethankfulforandyou'llseethatyoudon'thaveanyreasonto

complain.

E.Makepositivepeoplefriends

F.Areyouconstantlycomplainingaboutyourpresentjob?

G.Sohowcanyoumanagetoforceyourselvestoendcomplaining?

五、閱讀表達

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)題目要求回答問題。

EmojiandWorkplaceCommunication

InAsia,messagingplatformsaregrowingrapidly,withusersinthehundredsofmillions,

bothatworkandplay.Thepopularityoftheseplatformsisspreadingglobally.Ifsbeen

reportedthat