深圳市宝安区2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试
英语学科
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（语言基础知识）和第Ⅱ卷（语言素养提升）两部分，第Ⅰ卷为语言基础知识，第I到第II大题，共50分，第Ⅱ卷为语言能力提升部分，共100分。全卷共计150分。考试时间为120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题纸上。
2.第Ⅰ卷、第Ⅱ卷均完成在答题纸上。
3.考试结束，监考人员将答题纸收回。
第Ⅰ卷 语言基础知识 （共计50 分）
I.根据所给词及汉语提示正确拼写单词（每题1分，共20分）
However __________ (amuse) the festival is, I have to focus on my study this week.
Women who have high __________(期待) of marriage are often disappointed.
The children _________(诊查、检查) at the hospital yesterday were seriously ill.
The president says that they wish to be an _________(创新的) and socially responsible company for the long term.
While a lot of hard work and a touch of luck play a part, ____________ (persevere) is the key to success.
Scientists believed that climate change could have a great impact on animal_________(进化) and ecology.
Living in a highly_________(有竞争力的) society, you definitely have to arm yourself with modern technology and skills.
Your art skills are excellent and admirable, which leaves a deep _________(印象) on me.
Now the internet keeps us __________ (inform) of what is going on around us at any time.
Even though it was only October, my students were already ________(悄悄谈论) about winter holiday plans.
These plants are _________(有抵抗力的) to both cold and hot temperatures.
We should treat pupils as individuals and help each one to achieve their full ________ (潜质).
I have made a few ________ (adjust) to the design to meet the demand of the customers.
How did the tradition of eating roast turkey on Thanksgiving Day _________(起源)
It is _________(估计) that 50% of the students will fail in the examination this time.
Tickets are _________(可获得的) free of charge from the Students’ Association.
There the air seemed thin as though its __________ (combine) of gases had little oxygen left.
__________ (rough) speaking, we have received 500 likes about the video we shot.
Actually the two drugs contain the same active ___________ (成分).
They carried out an in-depth ________ (analyze) of the conflict between Palestine and Israel.
II. 语法选择题 （每题1.5分，共30分）
21. Peter received an email just now ______ his grandma would come to see him soon.?
A. said B. says? C. saying D. to say?
22. We must treasure every minute because ________ time is ________ forever.
A. lost; losing B. lost; lost C. losing; losing D. losing; lost
23. Professor Jeff is to give the students a talk on ________ he saw and heard in China.
A. all what B. all that C. that D. which
24. We can see the ancient tower clearly from __________ we are standing.
A. a place B. here C. which D. where
25. Air pollution has caused millions of deaths every year, _______ has become a great concern．
A. which B. it C. what D．that
26．____to the students at home, the textbooks enabled them to study more efficiently.
A. Distributing B. Having distributed C. Being distributed D. Distributed
27. Surprisingly the little girl said that she wouldn’t mind_______ alone at home.
A．to leave B．being left C. leaving D. to be left
28. When the meeting was over, with several problems remaining ________, the marketing manager asked some of us to remain seated.
A. to solve B. being solved C. to be solved D. solving
29. The great hall was crowded with people, _____ many children _____on their parents’ laps.
A. including; seated B. including; seating C. included; sat D. included; sitting
30. _____ for a long time, most of the crops in this area died from lacking water.
A. Being no rain B. There was no rain
C. To be no rain D. There being no rain
31. There are lots of places of interest ______ in the famous city.
A. needing to be repaired B. needing repaired C. needed repairing D.needs repairing
32. — What caused the party to be put off — ________ the invitations.
A. Tom delayed sending B. Tom’s delaying sending
C. Tom delaying to send D. Tom delayed to send
33. I can’t get my car _____ on cold days, so I’ve to try ______ the radiator with some hot water.
A. run; to fill B. running; filling C. running; to fill D. ran; filling
34. The policeman came up to the lonely house with the door ______, ______ there for a while and then entered it.
A. open; to stand B. opening; stood C. open; stood D. opened; standing
35. Everything _____ into consideration, they believed themselves more and returned to their positions.
A. to take B. taking C. to be taken D. taken
36. It’s said that life is a long race ________ we compete against others to go beyond ourselves.
A. that B. where C. why D. which
37. I’d like to have a standard room ______ window faces the sea, and ______ is comfortable to stay in.
A. where; which B. which; that C. its; which D. whose; it
38. This is the shop _______ I often talk about to you, a place _______ I often do shopping.
A. that; which B. which; where C. where; which D. where; where
39. _________ is well- known in the world, Taiwan is part of China.
A. As B. Which C. It D. That
40. She brought with her three friends, none of ______ I had ever met before.
A. them B. who C. whom D. these
第Ⅱ卷 能力提升卷 （共计100分）
III. 阅读理解 （每题2.5分，共50分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A，B，C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Have you ever considered building a better future for your children let us start from here together to create a better future for them. The following are some tips for you.
Education
Going after a career in education is sometimes overlooked. Yet teaching is an important path to creating change. You will educate the young minds responsible for the future. In addition to presenting basic school subjects, you can teach them to be leaders. You can motivate them to want to make a difference themselves.
A career in education doesn’t have to mean teaching in a classroom. You can help them to learn in a way that works for them and be a friend to them as well.
Social work
As a social worker, you can directly change the lives of children in need as well advocate for services for drug abusers, family-violence survivors, mental-health patients, and more. You will provide them with the necessary resources to succeed and advise them through trauma (精神创伤), unemployment, education difficulties, addiction and poverty.
Many social workers are associated with governmental agencies, but there are also jobs in schools, nonprofit organizations and hospitals.
Child psychology
Studying child psychology may lead to a career option. Psychologists can provide support for children with mental-health problems and give them a place to be open about their feelings.
You may wish to become a school psychologist and guide children (and their parents) through the education system while dealing with mental illness or trauma. As a psychologist, you will help your patients find the source of trauma or stress and discover ways of reducing or removing the problem. You may even conduct your own research on new treatment methods.
41. Which educational concept does the author support
A. Working with students’ group leaders.
B. Encouraging students to make a change themselves.
C. Keeping teaching children in the classroom.
D. Teaching children according to their interests.
42. Who will social workers help most probably
A. Governmental officials.
B. Local business agents.
C. Women suffering from family violence.
D. Children with education difficulties.
43. Which career mainly deals with children with mental illness
A. Educators. B. School leaders. C. School psychologists D. Social workers.
B
A huge, 12--pointed star has been fixed on top of one of the towers of Antoni Gaudí’s famous Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona. This means the construction work，begun 139 years ago, nears completion. It is scheduled to be completely finished in 2026-marking 100 years since the architect’s death.
When Gaudídied in 1926，less than a quarter of the exterior was complete. Since then construction has been stopped every now and then for various reasons from Spanish civil wars to funding problems. Though in 2005 the church was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site，the construction work was claimed to be illegal in 2016，and regained its building permit in 2019.
Born in 1852，Gaudí grew up fascinated by geometry and the natural wonders of the countryside. After studying architecture in school，he eventually formed his own style. In his opinion，form and function were inseparable：Beauty should be part of structure，which rules the natural world. “Nothing is art，” he concluded, “if it does not come from nature.” On his gradua- tion ceremony，his director said the words that became famous later: “I do not know if we have awarded this degree to a madman or to a genius; only time will tell.”
Time has obviously given the answer. In fact，Gaudí’s work over the years has permanently influenced Barcelona architecture like none other before or after. The city is considered the best outdoor modernist Museum of Europe mostly because of Gaudí.
On the 10th of June 1926，Gaudí was knocked down by a tram(有轨电车) while he was doing his usual evening walk. He lost consciousness，and nobody recognized that this disheveled（蓬乱的）old man was the famous architect until he was taken to the hospital. He was buried two days later in the unfinished Sagrada Familia，following a funeral attended by thousands of people：most of the citizens of Barcelona came out to bid a final-farewell to the most universal architect that the city had ever known.
44. What is the first paragraph mainly about？ ______
A. A 12-pointed star was set on a Gaudí's church.
B. Barcelona is well known for Gaudí's architecture.
C. Gaudí's famous church will be finished at last.
D. The 100th anniversary of Gaudí's death will come.
45. Why did the construction of the church last over a century？ ______
A. It was to memorize Gaudí.
B. It suffered frequent delays.
C. It was a World Heritage Site.
D. It didn't get its building permit.
46. What did Gaudí’s director really want to say on his graduation ceremony？ ______
A. His style was too special in his time.
B. He was not qualified for the degree.
C. His attitude to others was crazy.
D. He was too talented to be taught.
47. Which of the following is the best title for the text？ ______
A. Sagrada Familia-Gaudí’s Unfinished Work
B. Barcelona-a City of Antoni Gaudí
C. Antoni Gaudí-a Genius Architect
D. Gaudí's Architecture-the Beauty of Nature
C
Anyone who’s met a cat knows that cats are extremely difficult to keep track of. Once one of my cats disappeared somewhere in the house, hiding while I fruitlessly tore the place apart with the fear that it might have got outside. After some period of time，he just ... reappeared. We’ll never beat a cat in a hide-and-seek game, because cats have such sensitive ears that enable them to track their owners’ whereabouts（所在之处）.
That has been proved by a new study led by Saho Takagi, a doctoral student at Kyoto University. They did an experiment at a cat cafe with home setting to observe how cats reacted to their owners’ voices -- without visual(视觉的) signals -- when hearing their owners saying their names from speakers. The researchers placed the speakers apart from each other, out of the cats’ sight，to see how the cats would respond to the sounds，especially if the owner’s voice appeared to “transport” from one location to another. The cats’ behaviors, especially their ear and head move- ments, would be carefully observed.
The researchers found that the cats were very surprised when their owners seemed to move from one corner of the cafe to another. The results showed that cats have clear understanding of the relationship between space and sound，meaning they can mentally picture where others are through sound signals: “It is generally believed that cats are not as interested in their owners as dogs are，but it turns out that they just react differently. When hearing their owners’ voice，they are mentally picturing the invisible presence of their owners. This is an ability that is the basis of creativity and imagination,” Takagi said. “Cats have an unbelievable mind.”
“Cats seem to spend most of their time sleeping，but they may be thinking about many things，not just sleeping,” Takagi added. Our furry friends hear more and think more -- than we give them credit for. But whether they choose to listen to you or not is a different story.
48. Why did the writer fail to find his hidden cat？ ______
A. It was not in the house actually.
B. He didn't search carefully enough.
C. The cat has extraordinary hearing.
D. The house is too big for the cat.
49. What did the research led by Saho Takagi prove？ ______
A. Cats can recognize their owners’ voices.
B. Cats can know where others are through sound.
C. Cats have better hearing than other animals.
D. Cats are good at creativity and imagination.
50. What may a cat usually react when it hears its owner in daily life？ ______
A. It hides away immediately. B. It becomes very sleepy.
C. It rushes to its owner. D. It looks uninterested.
51. What does the underlined phrase probably mean？ ______
A. Recognize their abilities. B. Teach them skills.
C. Dislike their attitudes. D. Offer them rewards.
D
The second little pig was unlucky. He built his house from sticks. It was blown away by a huffing, puffing wolf, which quickly ate him up. His brother, by contrast, built a wolf-proof house from bricks. The fairy tale could have been written by someone hired by the building industry, which strongly favors brick, concrete and steel. However, in the real world it would help reduce pollution and slow global warming if more builders copied the wood-loving second pig.
In 2015 world leaders meeting in Paris agreed to move towards zero net greenhouse-gas emissions in the second half of this century. That is a tall order, and the building industry makes it even taller. Cement- making(水泥制造) alone produces 6% of the world’s carbon emissions. Steel, half of which goes into buildings, accounts for another 8%. If you factor in (计算在内) all of the energy that goes into lighting, heating and cooling homes and offices, the world’s buildings start to look like a giant environmental problem.
However, buildings can become greener. They can use more recycled steel and can be made in sections that can be put together later in off-site factories, greatly reducing lorry journeys. But no other building material has environmental credentials (证书) as exciting and overlooked as wood.
The energy required to produce a wooden beam is one-sixth of that required for a steel one of comparable strength. As trees take carbon out of the atmosphere when growing, wooden buildings contribute to negative emissions by storing the stuff. When a mature tree is cut down, a new one can be planted to replace it, capturing more carbon. After buildings are torn down, old beams (梁) and panels(板) are easy to recycle into new structures. And for improving older buildings to be more energy efficient, wood is a good insulator (隔热材料). A softwood window frame provides nearly 400 times as much insulation as a plain steel one of the same thickness and over a thousand times as much as an aluminum(铝) equivalent (同等的).
Wood alone will not bring the environmental cost of the world’s buildings into line. But using wood can do much more than is appreciated. The second little pig was not wrong, just before his time.
52. Why is the second little pig with his brother mentioned in Paragraph 1
A. To introduce the topic B. To share a story
C. To support the main idea D. To attract readers
53. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. The world’s buildings are the biggest environmental problem.
B. The goal set by world leaders in Paris in 2015 is difficult to achieve.
C. The wooden house is not only exciting but also overlooked for a long time.
D. The building industry produces 14% of the world's carbon emissions totally.
54. How can buildings become eco-friendly
A. Restoring them.
B. Planting more trees in them.
C. Recycling old wooden structure.
D. Substituting steel windows for wood ones.
55. What is the best title for the text
A. The benefit from wood B. The building industry
C. The lesson from fairy tales D. The house made of wood
第二节 信息匹配
根据短文内容，从文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
There were times when I thought success was about creating great work; times when I believed success was about making more money; and times when I thought success was about living in the present. 56 , but almost every single one of them is incomplete. Now, I usually describe success as combination of achievements and happiness. For me, success is about having fun and joy along the journey of creating the results you desire. Many habits help one achieve success. 57 .
Practicing self-awareness(自我意识)
Practicing self-awareness uses your ability to make the right choices for yourself. The best way to learn about yourself is to keep asking yourself difficult questions and answering them. 58 . Do this every day, write them down, and think carefully about them regularly.
Choosing the child-like attitude
59 , and that’s very true. First, kids don't over-think and always see the world as it is. We can act faster and live happier if we stop over-thinking. Second, kids don’t stop playing. What do kids do when they fall down They get back up quickly and start playing again. And that’s exactly what many of us need to achieve in order to get what we want in life.
Finding joy in hard work, challenges and setbacks
Life never goes as smoothly as we want it to. 60 . If you’re a businessman, don’t wait for customers to come knocking at your door. Go out, share your product, and get customers for your business. Accept that success is not easy. Then, be the other group -- the group who finds joy in challenges and setbacks(挫折), the group who loves the things they do, and the group who puts in the hard work and gets devoted to the process.
A. The questions require you to think deeply
B. None of the above sayings of success are wrong
C. Don’t wish for more challenge, wish for more joy
D. These are what help us hold on and bring us pure joy
E. Hoping life gets easier, you will find it easy to be successful
F. Instead of hoping that life gets easier, hope that you will get better
G. There is a saying that kids are here to remind adults about how to live
IV. 完形填空（每题1分，共15分）
阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A famous theorist once said, “I don't divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures..... I divide the world into the learners and the non-learners.”
What on earth would make someone a non-learner Everyone is born with an intense 61 to learn. Babies rise to the learning challenge daily. Not just for 62 tasks, but the most difficult ones of a lifetime, like learning to walk and talk. They never decide it’s too hard or not worth the 63 . Babies don’t worry about making mistakes or 64 themselves. They walk, they fall, they 65 .
What puts an end to this fearless learning A fixed mindset. As soon as children become able to evaluate themselves, some of them become 66 of challenges. They worry about not being 67 . My research team have studied thousands of people from preschoolers on, and it’s breathtaking how many 68 an opportunity to learn.
We offered four-year-olds a 69 : they could redo an easy jigsaw (拼图) or try a harder one. Even at this young age, children with a fixed mindset stuck with the 70 one. They believe smart kids don’t make 71 .
Children with a growth mindset, however, thought it was a 72 choice. Why would anyone want to keep doing the same puzzle 73 They chose increasingly difficult ones instead.
Believing that success is about learning, children with a growth mindset seized the chance. But those with a fixed mindset didn’t want to expose their 74 . This is how a fixed mindset makes people into 75 .
61. A. fear B. drive C. competition D. concentration
62. A. crucial B. mental C. ordinary D. particular
63. A. attention B. effort C. interest D. time
64. A. confusing B. behaving C. punishing D. hurting
65. A. get up B. give up C. show up D. shut up
66. A. afraid B. ashamed C. confident D. ignorant
67. A. adorable B. curious C. modest D. smart
68. A. seize B. ruin C. reject D. require
69. A. lesson B. choice C. gift D. game
70. A. challenging B. interesting C. new D. simple
71. A. decisions B. jigsaws C. mistakes D. predictions
72. A. strange B. promising C. profitable D. difficult
73. A. repeatedly B. unwillingly C. automatically D. properly
74. A. secrets B. thoughts C. preferences D. weaknesses
75. A. theorists B. perfectionists C. non-learners D. risk-takers
V. 语法填空（每题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。
After 1028 days of detention (拘押)，Meng Wanzhou, the CFO (首席财务官) of Huawei Technology Company, finally returned to China.
____76___ the evening of Sept 25, Meng, arrived in Shenzhen airport, ____77____ (greet) by cheers and applause from a crowd who held a banner (横幅) ____78____ (read) “Welcome home, Ms Meng Wanzhou!”
On Dec 1, 2018, Meng was detained by the Canadian police at the request of the US, accused of violating US sanctions (制裁) against Iran.
According to a statement issued by one of the lawyers ____79____ represents Meng, the US side has withdrawn its extradition (引渡) request. Meng pleaded not guilty (不认罪) to all the charges against ____80____ and didn’t pay any fines.
The news of Meng’s release has aroused a strong reaction among Chinese internet ___81___(user). Her return, made possible after the Chinese government’s unremitting (不懈的) efforts, was celebrated ____82___ a major victory achieved by the Chinese people, noted Xinhua.
“As an ordinary Chinese citizen who ____83___ (suffer) this difficult situation and been stranded (滞留) overseas for three years, there was never ____84____ moment when I didn’t feel the care and warmth of the Party, the motherland and the people.”Meng said upon her ____85___ (arrive) at Shenzhen. “The motherland provides us the strongest backing.”
VI. 应用文写作（共20分）
假设你叫李华, 是你班班长。为了弘扬中国传统文化，你校艺术俱乐部准备举办一次关于“国画（Chinese painting）”的讲座。你班外籍教师Peter对国画很感兴趣，给你发来邮件询问本次讲座的情况。请给Peter回复一封邀请信。
内容包括：
(1) 讲座目的与讲座内容；
(2) 讲座时间和地点；
(3) 邀请Peter参加。
注意：
(1)参考词汇: 弘扬 promote
(2)词数100左右；
(3)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
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Yours, Li Hua深圳市宝安区2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试
英语答案
I. 根据所给词及汉语提示拼写单词（每题1分，共20分）
1. amusing 2. expectations 3. examined 4. innovative 5. perseverance
6. evolution 7. competitive 8. impression 9.informed 10. whispering
11. resistant 12. potential 13. adjustments 14.originate 15.estimated
16. available bination 18.Roughly 19.ingredient 20. analysis
II. 语法选择题 （每题1.5分，共30分）
21—30 CBBDA; DBCAD 31—40 ABCCD; BDBAC
III. 阅读理解 （每题2.5分，共50分）
41—43 BDC 44—47 CBAA 48—51 CBDA 52—55 ABCD
56—60 BDAGF
IV. 完形填空（每题1分，共15分）
61—65 BCBDA 66—70 ADCBD 71—75 CAADC
V. 语法填空（每题1.5分，共15分）
76.On 77. greeted 78. reading 79.who/that 80. her
81.users 82.as 83.has suffered 84. a 85. arrival
VI. 应用文写作（共20分）
Dear Peter,
How is it going these days Hearing that you are interested in Chinese paintings, I’m writing to invite you to attend the lecture on Chinese painting to be organized by the Art Club in our school, whose purpose is to promote Chinese traditional culture.
As an excellent art form, Chinese painting is one of the major parts of the Chinese tradition. Therefore, the lecture will help us understand the history and the main techniques of Chinese painting. It will be held in our school lecture hall and will start at 3 pm next Friday afternoon, lasting 2 hours. I'm sure it will be a good opportunity for you to experience the charm of Chinese painting.
I would be really delighted if you can come to attend it. I'm looking forward to your coming.

Yours, Li Hua

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