湖南省沅陵縣某中學2023-2024學年高二年級下冊期末考試英語試題

湖南省沅陵縣第一中學2023-2024學年高二下學期期末考試英

語試題

一、閱讀理解

Seven-year-olds,withtheirincreasingattentionspans,arereadyformorecomplexchapter

books,buttheystillenjoyshorterstoriesandfunnypicturebooks.Seewhatyoursecondgraders

thinkofthesetried-and-trueread-aloudbooks.

ChickenCheeksbyMichaelIanBlackisashort,sillytaleaboutabearwhoisdeterminedto

reachsomehoneywiththehelpofsomeofhisanimalfriends.Withminimaltext,thisbookisa

short,quickread-aloudonethatappealstothepotty-humorofseven-year-olds.

FrogandToadbyArnoldLobelfollowstheadventuresofapairofamphibianbestfriends,

FrogandToad.Thestoriesaresilly,heart-warming,relatable,andalwaysatreasuretosharewith

children.

CharlottesWebbyE.B.White,publishedin1952,captivatesreadersofallageswithits

timelesstaleoffriendship,love,andsacrifice.Thestoryintroduceschildrentotherichnessof

languageandremindsthemoftheinfluencewecanhaveonthelivesofothersevenifwefeel

smallandinsignificant.

TheBoxcarChildrenbyGertrudeChandlerWarner,aseriesoriginallypublishedin1924,

tellsthestoryoffourorphanedsiblingswhoworktogethertomaketheirhomeinanabandoned

boxcar.Thestoryimpartslessonssuchashardwork,resilience,andteamworkallwovenintoa

storythatwillhookyoungreadersandinspirethemtoinvestigatetherestoftheseries.

1.Whichbookshouldyouchooseifyouwantyourchildrentoimprovetheirlanguageskills?

A.ChickenCheeks.B.CharlottesWeb.

C.FrogandToad.D.TheBoxcarChildren.

2.Whichofthefourbookshasacontinuation?

A.CharlottesWeb.B.FrogandToad.

C.TheBoxcarChildren.D.ChickenCheeks.

3.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?

A.Theyareallhumorous.B.Theywerepublishedinthe19thcentury.

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C.Theyareallaboutadventures.D.Theyareallsuitableforsecond-grade

children.

CorderoisthefarmmanageratOllinFarms,notfarfromBoulder,Colorado.Thelocally

grownvegetablesonthefarmaren'tjustpretty."Weplayanimportantroleinpublichealth

nutritionprograms,saysCordero'sdad,MarkGuttridge,whostartedthisfarmwithhiswife,

Kena,17yearsago.

Atameetingwithaboutadozenlocalfarmers,twostaterepresentatives,andtheColorado

officialsofagriculture,GuttridgeexplainshowBouldercountyhasmadecreativeinvestmentsin

hisfarmthatcouldbespreadtothestateorevennationallevel.Beforethemeeting,Guttridge

showsthemoneofthoseinvestments.

Adozensheep,whichGuttridgeraisesforwool,feedonrootvegetableslikeradishesthat

havebeenleftoverforthem."Sotheseguysareoutfertilizingthevegetablefield,“Guttridge

laughs."They'llbeouthereacouplemoreweeks,andthenwe'llgetournextsummervegetables

plantedrightthere.^^AroundthefieldisaspecialmoveabletypeoffencingthatOllinFarms

boughtusingfinancialaidfromtheBoulderCountySustainabilityOffice.Itallowsthemtomove

thesheepfromonefieldtoanother,fertilizingastheygo.Thegoaloftheseinvestmentsis"really

buildingupoursoilhealth,9,heexplains."Thatrelatesdirectlytothenutrientqualityofthe

food-healthysoilgrowshealthyfbod.^^

Thecountyalsomakesanefforttogetthathealthyfoodouttodifferentcommunitiesto

boostpublichealth.ThafswheretheBoulderCountyPublicHealthdepartmentcomesin.It

createdacouponprogramtogivediscountstopeoplebuyingfruitsandvegetablesfromOllin

Farms.Nutritionincentiveprograms,likethosepublichealthfruitandvegetablecoupons,are

spreadingalloverthecountry,andmostarefundedthroughthefederalfarmbill.AmyYaroch,

executivedirectorattheGretchenSwansonCenterforNutrition,says“It'satriplewin.Ifs

basicallygoodfortheconsumerswholiveinthatparticularcommunitybecausethey5regetting

thehealthyfood,it'sgoodforthefarmer,andthenit'sgoodfortheeconomy.^^

4.WhatdoesOllinFarmsdo?

A.Itmakespublicnutritionhealthplans.

B.Itoffersfinancialaidtootherfarms.

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C.Itprovidescheapfoodtothelocalcommunity.

D.Itgrowsfruitsandvegetablesrichinnutrition.

5.HowdoesBouldercountysupportsustainablefarmingpracticesatOllinFarms?

A.Byraisingsheeponradishes.B.Bybuyingfencesforfarmhouses.

C.Byfundingthefarm'ssoilhealth.D.Bygivingadviceaboutfertilizingfields.

6.WhatisAmy'sattitudetowards"nutritionincentiveprograms99?

A.Cautious.B.Dismissive.C.Unclear.D.Approving.

7.Whichisthemostsuitabletitlefbrthetext?

A.CouponingfbrHealth:StimulatingNutritionChoices

B.GrowingHealth:InnovationsinFarmandPublicHealthInitiatives

C.FertileFieldsandFurryFriends:AFarmingFairyTale

D.LocalProduce,GlobalImpact:TheNutritionChoicesofOllinFarms

AtNatureFreshFarmsinLeamington,Canada,there?ssomethingnewamongtherowsof

tomatoes,cucumbers,peppersandstrawberries.Usingthousandsofsensorsineverygreenhouse,

artificial-intelligencetechnologyishelpingthefarmbetteraspectssuchaslighting,irrigationand

harvesttiming,aimingtoincreasetheyieldsofitscropsandreduceitsuseofpowerandwater.

Farmersusedrones（無人機）tosurveyfarmsandlookforinformationonweeds,pestsand

disease.

AlotofresearchintoAIandagricultureisdoneatinstitutions,butitthenneedstobetested

inanetworkofsmartfarms.OneofthefarmsisEmili'sInnovationFarms.6tWereallyshowhow

theyworkinacommercialsettingandinawayarebeingabitofariskmitigator（緩和）aswetry

outthesetechnologiesandthensharewithothers,includingotherfarmers,andhowtheyactually

workasameanstoacceleratetheadoptionandfullintegrationofthosenewtechnologies,said

Ms.Keena,managingdirectorofEmili.

Ittakestimetofindoutwhethernewtechnologyhasaffectedacrop,andthiscanbea

barriertoadoptionforfarmers.Sometimesifswithinayear,orwithinafewyears.Ms.Keena

said,“Wecan'taskthemtotakebigrisksonintegratingnewtechnologiesatscaleaspartoftheir

operationsinthingsthatareunproven.InnovationFarmsaddressesapieceofoneofthebarriers

ofpeopleneedingtobeabletoseethesetechnologiesrolledoutinafull-scaleandcommercial

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wayaheadofbeingabletoadoptthemthemselves.

Farmers?trustlevelsarealsoabarrier.DataareimportanttoAImodels,butfarmersneedto

bebetterinspiredtosharetheirdatainordertomakethetechnologybetter.Butovertime,there's

anincreaseinengagementfromformers.'"FarmerengagementisabsolutelycriticaF,todeveloping

AItoolsfbragriculture.ctIfthey'veseenitdemonstratedessentiallyintheirbackyardthrougha

smartfarm,well,thenwe'rethatmuchfurtheraheadtowardadoption.,,

8.WhatcanbelearnedaboutAIfromParagraph1?

A.Itreplacesemployees.B.Itchangeshowfarmsrun.

C.Itaddsvegetablediversity.D.Itshortensproductioncycle.

9.WhyisAItechnologytestedatEmilli'sInnovationFarms?

A.Topredictitsfuture.B.Toexpanditsmarket.

C.Toconfirmitsreliability.D.Tointroduceitsadvantage.

10.What'sthekeytoremovingthebarriers?

A.BetteringAImodels.B.DevelopingmoreAItools.

C.EnlargingthefarmscalesD.Gainingfarmers9recognition.

11.Whichcanbeasuitabletitlefbrthetext?

A.AI:apromoteroffarmers5lifeB.AI:adriverofagriculturaldevelopment

C.Smartfarms:goodexamplesaboutAIadoptionD.Smartfarms:pioneersin

agriculturalinnovation

Artificialintelligence（AI）modelshavelongsurpassed（超tB）justcreatingtextresponses

andimages.Now,withonlyonesentence,OpenAFslatesttext-to-videomodel,Sora,canturn

yourwordsintovideowithgoodvisualqualitywhilecompletelyfollowingyourcontent

instructions（指令）.

Soraissaidtobebetterthanmanyotherexistingmodelswithsimilarfunctions.TheAI

modelcancreatevideosatsuitableaspectratios（屏幕高寬比）fbrdifferentdevices.Italsolets

usersquicklytestoutcontentinlowerqualitybeforemakingthehi^pualityversion,whichhelps

speedupoutputaccordingtotheuser'srequests.

Apartfromthis,itsabilitytopresentvideosinarealisticandsmoothmannerissurprising.

Soracancreatedetailedsceneswithseveralcharacters,specifictypesofmotion,andaccurate（準

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確的）subjectandbackgrounddetails.Beyondtheuser'srequests,italsounderstandshowthese

elementsexistintherealworld.Forexample,reflectionsinthewaterchangeasawomanwalks

by.

However,thecurrentmodelisn'tperfect.Itmayhavetroubleaccuratelyshowinghow

thingsmoveinacomplicated（復雜的）sceneandmightnotgethowoneactionleadstoanother.

Forexample,ifsomeoneeatspartofacookieinaSora-madevideo,thecookiemightnotlooklike

it'sbeenbitteninto.Themodelmightmixupdirectionsandfindithardtodescribeeventsinthe

rightorder.OnepossiblereasonisthatSoralearnseachbasicunitofavideo,knownasa

spacetimepatch（時空補?。?independently.

Soraisstillinthetestingstageofdevelopment.OpenAIisnowinvitingnetworksecurity

professionalstomakerandomattacksonSora'ssysteminordertotestthemodel'spossible

weaknessesandrisks.Sorahasalsobeenopentosomevisualartists,designersandfilmmakers.

TheirfeedbackwillhelpOpenAItoimprovethemodeltobetterservecreativeprofessionals.

12.Whatisthemainfocusofparagraph2and3?

A.Sora^strengths.B.Sora^weaknesses.

C.Sora?sdevelopment.D.Sora?spopularity.

13.Whydoestheauthorprovidetheexampleinparagraph4?

A.ToshowSora'ssafetyproblems.B.ToshowSora'sexistingweaknesses.

C.ToshowSora'sperfectperformance.D.Toexplaintheconceptofaspacetimepatch.

14.WhatcanweknowaboutSorauptonow?

A.Ithasexperiencedtestingandimprovement.

B.Ithasenjoyedgreatpopularity.

C.Ithasmaderandomattacks.

D.Ithasbeenappliedinvariousindustries.

15.Whafsthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Sora:Aperfecttext-to-videoAImodelB.Sora:SurpassexistingChatGPT

C.Sora:KnownasaspacetimepatchD.Sora:Leadthewayincreatingvideos

DoesyourteenagerseemaddictedtotheInternet?Probablyyes.16Atfirst,parents

welcometheInternetintotheirhomes,believingtheyareopeningupanexcitingnewworldof

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educationalchancesfortheirchildren.17InsteadofusingtheInternetforhomeworkor

research,theyarespendinghoursmessagingwithfriends,playingonlinegamesortalkingto

strangersinchatrooms.

Keepingahealthybalancebetweenentertainmentmediaandotheractivitiesintheir

children'sliveshasalwaysbeenachallengeforparents.TheInternethasmadethischallengeeven

moredifficult.18

However,parentsareusuallynotawarethatthereisaproblemuntilitbecomesserious.

ThisisbecauseitiseasytohidewhatyouaredoingonlineandInternetaddictionisnotwidely

recognizedbythemedicalcommunity.

Childrenandyoungpeoplecaneasilybecomehookedononlineactivitiessuchas

multi-playergames,instantmessagingandchatrooms.Themostvulnerablechildrenarethose

whoareunpopularorshywithpeers.19Boys,inparticular,arefrequentusersofonline

role-playinggames,wheretheyassumenewidentitiesandinteractwithotherplayers.Forthe

childrenwhoarenotsooutgoing,playingthesegameswiththousandsofotherusersmay

apparentlybeasocialactivity.20.Soparentsneedtohelpchildrenlimittheonlinetimeto

anappropriateamount.

A.Thatisespeciallyobviouswhenitcomestoonlinesocialgames.

B.Infoct,playingtoomuchcanfurtherkeepthemawayfromfriendsandpeers.

C.Theamountoftimeteenagersspendonlineisasourceofconcernformanyparents.

D.Butnumerousparentsdon'tdiscoverthisworryingsituationandignoreitnaturally.

E.However,manyparentssoonrealizethattheirkidsweregraduallybecomingInternetaddicts.

F.TheengagingnatureoftheInternetmakesmanychildrenlosetrackoftimewhenthey're

online.

G.Theycanbeeasilyattractedtotheopportunitiesforcreatingnewidentitiesinonline

communities.

二、完形填空

Theviewfromthetopwasbreathtaking.Itwas2023andIhadjustclimbedtheHvannadals

PeakinIceland,almostsevenyearsafterbecoming21fromthechestdownaftera

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climbingfall.MytwoteammatesandIwereonourwaytobecomingthefirstall-disabledteamto

crossEurope?slargesticecap,unsupportedand22.

FromourstartpointatthewesternedgeoftheVatnajokull,wefaceda23,tough

landscape.Wewouldneedto24throughstorm-forcewindsandworkasateamto

overcomethe25ofourspinalcord（脊髓）injuries.Thiswasgoingtobethe26

challengeofmylife.Theplanwasto27fromthebaseoftheicecaptoitshighestpoint,

theHvannadalsPeak.28together,westartedtowardthefrozenhorizon,draggingtwo

sledgesladenwithequipmentbehindus.Just10minutesintoourjourney,Iwasalreadybeginning

tofeelthe29onmyshouldersandarmsasIusedmyupperbodyto30my

sit-skiupthesteadyslope.The31ofourequipmentwasaconstantformofresistanceas

itdraggedstubbornlythroughthesnowbehindus.

After1132days,andcountlessfalls,slipsandsetbacks,ourteamofthree33

theeasternedgeoftheVatnajokullglacier.Wehadovercometheodds,brokenthroughour

physicallimitationsandachievedsuccess.

Irealisedthatthisjourneywasaboutembracingthepowerofresilience（復原力），finding

strengthintoughmomentsanddiscoveringthatIwasjustas34asIalwayshadbeen.No

longerdidIconsidermyselfdisabledorinjured,because,ifIcouldreachthe35ofa

remoteicecap,Icouldovercomethefrustrationsandsetbacksofday-to-daylifewithresilience

andperseverance.

21.A.survivedB.enabledC.paralysedD.repeated

22.A.unfoldedB.unassistedC.undoneD.unwrapped

23.A.fantasticB.frozenC.wateryD.rolling

24.A.battleB.breatheC.turnD.leaf

25.A.resistanceB.prospectsC.limitsD.difficulties

26.A.widestB.toughestC.ablestD.laziest

27.A.continueB.claimC.accessD.climb

28.A.CarryingonB.SettingoffC.ResultinginD.Dressingup

29.A.stressB.painC.serviceD.weight

30.A.maintainB.seekC.selectD.press

31.A.weightB.chainC.agencyD.signal

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32.A.dynamicB.hard-filledC.energeticD.efficient

33.A.shoulderedB.resoundedC.approachedD.reflected

34.A.qualifiedB.suitableC.able-mindedD.competitive

35.A.peakB.spotC.landmarkD.pole

三、語法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

I'vealwayslovedtheocean.Inthe36(seven)grade,Istartedvolunteeringatthe

MontereyBayAquariuminCalifornia.Iwasupsettolearnthatmanyseaanimalseatplastic

garbage,37(think)itisfood.

Idecidedtodosomething38(educate)peopleaboutthisproblem.Iheld

presentationsatschoolstoteachkidsaboutplasticwaste.Iwantedtoreachbusinessestoo.I

decidedthatifIlearnedofacompany39usedalotofplastic,I'dsenditanemailurgingit

tocutback.

Oneday,Isawacommercialforahealth-carecompany.Peopleintheadwereusingplastic

straws(吸管).Ifoundthecontactinformationofthecompany40emaileditspresident.

Itoldhimhow41(harm)plasticcouldbetotheenvironmentandaskedhimtoconsider

usingmoreeco-friendlyoptions.Iwasso42(excite)whenhewrotebacktome.Hesaid

hewouldmakesurethatthecompanycutitsuseofplasticstrawsinhalf.

Ikeptgoing.WheneverIheardofbusinessesusingplastic,I'dsendanemail.Oneofthe

biggestcompaniesIwroteto43(be)AlaskaAirlinesParis.Acompany44

(represent)wrotebackandtoldmetheairlinewasswitchingover45plastictopaper

cupsonallofits1,200dailyflights.

四、書信寫作

46.假定你是李華，中國國際展覽中心(ChinaInternationalExhibitionCenter)最近正在舉

辦智能機器人展覽。請寫信給你的交換生朋友Arthur,邀請他一起去參觀，內(nèi)容包括：

1.時間和地點；

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2.展覽相關情況；

3.誠邀一同前往。

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。

DearArthur,

Yours,

LiHua

五、書面表達

47.閱讀下面文章，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一個完整短文，續(xù)寫

詞數(shù)應為150左右。

Ericwasanine-year-oldboywholivedwithhissinglemother,Staceyandsister,Lily.They

livedahardlife.Ericfeltbadfortheirsituationbutworseforhimself,e