宁夏石嘴山市平罗中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

宁夏石嘴山市平罗中学学年高二上学期期中考试2023-2024英语试题学校:姓名班级考号

一、阅读理解If youwant toknow somethingabout Britishlife,their spirit,and eventheir humor,watchingsome classicBritish filmswill certainlyhelp.Here aresome recommendedto you.Notting HillAfterthe successof hisfilm FourWeddings anda Funeral,writer andproducer RichardCurtiscaptured theessence ofbeing Britishin1999s Notting Hill.Set againstthe backgroundof affluent（富足的）（亥画）West London,the filmbecame popularfor itscharming andfunny portrayalUof aBritish nobodytrying toimpress aHollywood star.The FullMontyThis1997film is a Sheffield-based comedyabout sixunemployed menwho forma group tomake moneyfor abetter life.Despite itshummer,the filmdives deeperinto someserious issuessurroundingworking-class culture.The FullMonty isan upliftingfilm thatgives aninsight into thework andlife of the working class inBritain.TrainspottingDanny Boyles1996comedy-drama Trainspottingis about a groupof Scotsin the1980s,basedon thebook byIrvine Welsh.With acast oftruly greatactors includingEwan MeGregor,the taleimpressedthe audienceglobally.It rapidlybecame acritical success.Monty Python,s Life of BrianFeaturinga jam-packed castof comedic stars.Monty Python s Life of Briantells the story of ayoung manwho isin acase ofmistaken identity.The filmreflects theunusual andwonderful Britishsenseof humour.As afilm guaranteedto entertain,Monty Pythons Life of Brian isnot to be missedbythose looking for aninsight intowhat makesthe Britishlaugh.

1.What canthe audiencelearn aboutby watchingThe FullMontyA.Hardships ofcomedicstarsB.Daily lifeof peoplein WestLondonC.Unique experiencesof someScots.D.Lifeof the Britishworkingclass.

2.What kindof filmdoes Monty PythonsLifeofBrian belongtoA.A comedyfilm.B.A sciencefiction film.试卷第页，共页1010C.An actionmovie D.A horrormovie.

3.Which of the followingfilms isadapted from a bookA.NottingHill.B.The FullMonty.C.Trainspotting.D.MontyPythonsLifeofBrian.（迁徙）The wintermigration seasonhas arrived.With thecold waveheading downsouth,migratory birdsfrom farawayplaces suchas Siberiahave begunto arriveat Dongting Lake,centralChina forthe winter.Dongting Lakein centralChinas HunanProvince isthe countryssecond-largest freshwaterlake.When thetemperature risesafter ashort coldtime,locals call the10th lunarmonth“Indiansummer/9During thistime,the lakeswater leveldrops andsedges（莎草）grow,allowing winteringbirdsto plentiful food.Song Yucheng,deputy chiefengineer of East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve,isproud of their protectionwork.According to him,the Eurasianspoonbills arethe firstto arriveat theheartofEast DongtingLake NationalNature Reserve.They lineup anduse sidewayssweeps of（过滤）their beaksto filterout tinyfish andshrimp.When theyfly to another spotlookingforfood,people canonly seethe vastexpanse ofa whitesky.“Now theweather isalso verygood,the skyis veryclear,with greengrass,clear waterandwhite spoonbillswandering forhunting.Ws abeautiful pictureof nature/5said Song.For thevillagers livingin theEastDongtingLakeNationalNatureReserve,their farmfieldsare stillfull ofbusy andactive fellowsafter harvestbecause there are about100swans settleddownthere.To providethese birdswith anquiet andsafe environment,the local government hasstoppedthe vehiclesand visitorsfrom enteringthe area.Firecrackers arenot allowed,and loudnoises are also notallowed in the surroundingarea JsaidLong Yong,a villagerfrom theHehua Village,citing thelocalgovernment.

4.The birdsmigrate toDongtingLakenot because.A.Siberia iscold atwinter.B.It isthe nearestto Siberia.C.The protectionwork theregoes great.D.The warmtemperature andplentifulfood.

5.The underlinedwords inparagraph3isaname of.A.an engineerB.a kindof birdC.migration destinationD.birds food

6.From whatSong said,we caninfer.A.Weather isalways goodhere.B.More birdsare cominghere.C.The environmentis beautifulhere.D.Its goodto drawpictures here.

7.The lasttwo paragraphstell about.A.government measuresB.fields harvestC.village lifeD.how toobserve birdsin natureIf you havea badhabit oflosing things,a newdevice thatcan beconnected toany itemthat youmightlose maybe theway tosolve yourproblem.The Tile,a smallsquare linked up to your iPhoneoriPad viaBluetooth,lets you see howclose youare to the missingitem,within a50-to150-footrange.If theitem goes out of your phones150-foot range,it canstill bedetected onother smartphones with thesame app.When youlog intothe appon yourphone,it showsyou,with greenbars thatincrease ordecrease,how far away youare from the Tile.You canalso programit tomake asound whenyouget closetothe Tile.And you can linkup yourphone withup toten Tiles.And ifyour lostitem-adog,for example,or astolen bike-goes out of your own phones150-foot Bluetoothrange,you cansetit asa lostitem”.If anyof thephoneswiththeTile app comeswithin therange ofyour lostitem,a messagewill besent to yourownphone,reminding youof itsposition.The Tile app alsohas thefunctionto rememberwhere itlast sawyour Tile,so that youcaneasily findwhere youleft it.Since theTiles useBluetooth ratherthan GPS,they neverrun outof batteryor need to becharged,and theylast forone yearbefore needingtobereplaced.

8..The Tile app canhelp you.A.find yourmissing itemsB.use yourphone morewiselyC.save yourphones batterypower D.connect somethingtoyourphone

9.Which ofthe followingis TRUEaccording tothe passageA.The Tileneeds tobe chargedafter ayear of use.B.One smartphone canonly belinkedup to oneTile.C.The Tilecannot workwhen linkeduptoa phonewithout Bluetooth.D.A missingitem cantbe foundif itgoesoutoftheneeded range.A.What theTile appis.B.How theTileappworks.

10.What doesthe secondparagraph mainlytell usC.The advantagesoftheTileapp.D.Why theTileappwas invented.

11.Where doesthis passageprobably comefromB.An advertisement.C.A personaldiary.D.A newsreport.A.A sciencefiction novel.Most plantsyouseeout innature areleafy andgreen,at leastfor somepart oftheir lives.Thats（叶绿素），because theyuse greenpigments,which arecalled chlorophyllto harvest energy fromsunlight.But theplant HydnoraAfricana,doesnt haveleaves orchlorophyll atall.（寄生），50,how canit surviveWell,its a parasite andH Africanaattaches itselfto otherplantsroots,and beginsgetting sugars,minerals,and waterfrom itshost.At thesame time,the parasitegrows aroot system,living completelyunderground,until itsreadyto reproduce.At whichpoint,it growsone ofthe strangestlooking flowersin theworld.When（授粉）.the flowersmature,it breaksthe soilfrom beneathand reachesout inorder tobe pollinatedButjust asthis plantdoesnt looklike thenonnal flower,it doesntsmell likeone either.It gives（腐烂）out asmell likea rottinganimal.The smellattracts insects and flieslooking fbra deliciousmeal.But whenthey getinside the flower andfind notasty treat,they cantget backout again.Theres asort ofroom insidethe flower,and thetop ofthe roomcloses behindthe insects.Thewalls ofthe flowerarealsoslippery,making escapeeven moredifficult.Over thecourse ofabout aday,the flowersmale organsmature,and theinsects getcoated inpollen.And atthe endof thistransformation,the insideoftheplant getsless slippery,and thechamberopens,allowing theinsectsandflies toescape.At thatpoint,attracted bya newrotting smell,they mightjust findanother HAfricana flowerandpollinate itas theyfall inside.

12.Why ischlorophyll soimportant toplantsA.Chlorophyll givesplants greencolor.B.Chlorophyll helpsleaves togrow.C.Chlorophyll canharvestenergyfrom sunlight.D.Plants cannotsurvive withoutChlorophyll.

13.About HAfricana,which descriptionis rightA.Its aparasite withoutroots.B,It getsfood throughother plantsroot.C.It nevergrows outoftheground.D.Its flowerssmell sweet.

14.The insectsattracted topollinate will.A.find tastytreat insidethe flower.B.never getoutofthefloweragain.C.get littlechance topollinate successfully.D.escape afterbeing trappedabout aday.

15.The passagemainly interprets.A.What isaparasite.B.How aparasite tosurvive.C-How HAfricana reproduce.D.Why badsmell isso useful.

二、七选五A volunteeringvacation canbe ameaningful wayto spendyour timeoff,but tomake thetripsatisfying bothfor youand thecause youare supporting,several factorsneedtobe considered.Hereis someadvice onplanning thesatisfactory vacation:16There arehundreds ofcauses tovolunteer for,and findingone closetoyourheart willleadtoamore worthwhiletrip.Possibilities includewildlife conservation,education,environmentalprotection,health andnutrition.Also,consider anypersonal andprofessional skillsthatyoucancontribute.17Choose yourdestination andsetting.Your volunteeringtrip will be moreenjoyable ifyou useitto reacha favoritedestination.Southeast Asiais onyour mind,helping withtree-planting programsinBali wouldbenefit theenvironment andlet youappreciate thescenic island.18Is volunteeringoutdoorsin ahot orsnowy climateattractive,or doyou preferbeing inan air-conditioned officeAskthe rightquestions.19Be awarethat mostvolunteering programsrequire aweek-long stay.Ask otherquestions like:How manyhours ofwork perday isrequired Arethere daysoff Willyoube workingindividually oras partofateam Andwhat arethe goalsofyourefforts20Ask if the（住宿）cost includesonly accommodationsor mealsand transportationtoo.A.Your dutythere isto restand play.B.Find awell-respected organization.C.And thinkabout thesurroundings youwant.D,Figure outyour cause.E.Despite theword“volunteer”,these vacationsusually costyou somemoney.F.The moreyou knowabout yourtrip,the moresuccessful itwillbe.G.Ifyou,readoctor,for example,working ata healthclinic couldbe anideal fit.

三、完形填空I wanted to dosomething specialduring mylast yearin themiddle school.After thinkingforone day,I21to holdan artshow inmy schoolfor Make A Wish”.My bestfriend isthe stateambassadorfor M.A.W,so everythingworked outvery well.When thebig day22came,a littleboy enteredthe roomwhere the art showwas beingheld.Hewas6years old.Born intoa poorfamily,he hadntbeen tothe Disneylandonce.His23was to go totheDisneyland oneday.We wereglad tohelp himmake it.His momcame upto me and24me.Being asingle motherof threechildren,she couldnt25the moneyfor heryoungest boyto visittheDisneyland.She wasso happythat someoneoffered tohelp her.（拍卖）After asilent auction-weeks ofselling M.A.W.bracelets,and collectingalltheart,it wastimeto announcethe moneywe

26.When Isaw theamount,I wasgreatly

27.1couldnt believewehad raisedso muchmoney.I gotupon stageand said,Everyone,I am28to tellyou thatwe haveraisedover$1,000!Its morethan whatwe29Hearing whatI said,everybody clapped

30.1wenton withmy speech,（赞助商）thanking everyonefor comingand oursponsors forproviding foodand bracelets.When everyonestarted goingout,I31my friendand askedifthemoney wasenough,and sheassuredme itwas.I wentuptothe boyand hismother andtold themthe good

32.The boystarted tosmilewith33And themom thankedmeandwas almost34to tears.I wouldnever forgetthe happylookon theirfaces.“MakeAWish hashelped manychildrens wishes

35.You canhelp,too.

21.A.pretended B,decided C-agreed D.attempted

22.A.gradually B.slowly C.finally D.luckily

23.A.wish B.task C,work D.major

24.A.watched B.greeted C.praised D.comforted

25.A.spend B.collect C,spare D.afford

26.A.needed B,donated C.raised D.presented

27.A.annoyed B・surprised C,frightened D.puzzled

28.A.glad B・sorry C.proud D.ashamed

29.A.believed B.expected C・deserved D.demanded

30.A.quickly B.calmly C.loudly D.rudely

31.A.welcomed B,interviewed C.remembered D.approached

32.A.news B.story C.idea D.fact

33.A.care B.joy C.fun D.shock

34.A.moved B・scared C.burst D.knocked

35.A.do wellB.feel goodC.take effectD.come true

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单同的正确形式1Chinese peoplehave beencelebrating the Mid-Autumn Festivaland enjoyingmooncakes forcenturies.Mooncakes arein36shape ofa fullmoon ontheMid-Autumn night.There aremanytraditional folk37story aboutthis festival.However,most peoplethink that thestoryof Changeisthe most38touch story.Hou Yi,who wasthe husbandof Chang e,shot downnine suns.After that,a goddessgave39heamagic medicine40could helppeople tolive forever.But therewas abad man41call PangMengwantedtosteal themedicine whenHou Yiwas notat home.Changerefused42give ittohim andtook itall.She43become verylight andflew uptothemoon.Hou Yiwas verysad andhe calledout hername tothemoon everynight.One nighthe foundthatthemoon was44bright andround thathe couldsee hiswifethere.He45quick laidout herfavorite fruitsand dessertsinthegarden.

五、开放性作文去年暑假，你和同学参加了一次“走进山区小学”的志愿活动，请你为班级英语角写一

46.篇短文，介绍这次活动，内容包括.你们给山区小学带去了什么；

1.活动内容；

2.个人感受3注意词数词左右;L

80.题目已为你写好4题目An UnforgettableVoluntary Experience

六、读后续写.阅读下面材料,根据其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47A lightknock onthe doorbrought mefrom mykitchen.Because wehad justmoved intotheneighborhood,I couldntimagine whoit wouldbe.Opening thedoor,an oldman stoodthere,whowas dressedin dirtyclothing andwearing dirtyrubber boots.His handhung aplastic bag.“Can Ihelp you”I asked.“Would youlike tobuy somefresh gardenvegetables,,His blueeyes werehopeful.“Are theyfrom yourgarden^^I lookedinside hisplastic bagand sawsome carrotswith soil.“Yes Jhis voicewas soft“And Ican getsome applesfromatree inmy yard.Would youlike someofthose,too”My heartsoftened,and Iwondered ifhe wasbadly inneed ofmoney.With asigh,I said,Please stepinside andIll getmy money.”The next day,he knockedat ourdoor again.This time,my littlefour-year-old daughtergotthere first.Oh,hello.Would youlike tocome infor sometea”Without asecond thought,the oldmanstepped insideand heldoutabroken basketwith severalapples.From mytree,“he said,removing aworn cap.You mightlike tomake apie.”The threeofussat atthe kitchentable anddrank ourtea.It wasobvious thatmy daughterlikedhosting avisitor inher never-ending questions.What isyour nameWhere doyou liveWhy areyourclothes sodirty”The homeless-looking manlaughed ashe answeredeach question.His namewas Mr.Locketand helived aroundthe corner.His wifehad passedaway severalyears ago,and hischildren alllivedfaraway.He waslonely.His needfor companyhad senthim doorto doorselling fruitandvegetables.Ours wasthe onlydoor openedtohimthat day.注意续写词数应为左右;

1.100开头已给出

2.Paragraph1:When hefinished thetea,he saidhe hadtogohome andpromised toreturn thenextday.Paragraph2:Several yearslater,a smallenvelope wasdelivered toour home—a letterfromtheold mansdaughter.。