浙江省温州市2023～2024学年高二英语下学期5月期中联考试题

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1、浙江省温州市2023-2024学年高二英语下学期5月期中联考试题 考生须知： 1．本卷共10页满分150分, 考试时间120分钟。 2．答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字。 3．所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效。 4．考试结束后，只需上交答题纸。 第Ⅰ卷 选择题部分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每

2、段对话仅读一遍。 1．Where is the latest multimedia classroom? A．Opposite the Meeting Room. B．Alongside the Student Center. C．In the administration building. 2．What is the man expected to do this weekend? A．Bring Abby for outdoor activity. B．Hang out with his friends. C．Read some books. 3．How many pa

3、ssengers died in the car accident? A．Two. B．Five. C．Eight. 4．What are the speakers doing? A．Competing in a match. B．Picking out an athlete. C．Watching a game. 5．Where are the speakers? A．In a biology class. B．In a library. C．In a store. 第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所

4、给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。 6．Why does Steven have a talk with the woman? A．To seek appreciation for his work. B．To apply for a new job. C．To renew his contract. 7．What is said about Steven? A．He requests a different

5、 job position. B．He enjoys working in the company. C．He wants to exchange his office with Michelle. 听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题。 8．Why does the woman feel nervous? A．She has to conduct an interview. B．She has to offer some advice. C．She has to make a presentation. 9．What does the man suggest the woman d

6、o in the end? A．Post the outline on the board. B．Collect some statistics. C．Get to know the subject thoroughly. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。 10．What are the speakers mainly talking about? A．Where to have a holiday. B．How to choose ideal hotels. C．When to make room reservations. 11．What does Kinsley c

7、onsider most important when she chooses a hotel? A．Location. B．Facilities. C．Food. 12．Why is Kinsley interested in a swimming pool in the hotel? A．Swimming is her favorite sport. B．It reminds her of the seaside. C．She can sunbathe in the pool. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。 13．What kind of job is in dema

8、nd according to Annie? A．The editor. B．The doctor. C．The writer. 14．Where is Annie most likely to go? A．To San Francisco. B．To Detroit. C．To Chicago. 15．What does Jason plan to do if he can’t find a job before graduation? A．Continue his study. B．Start a magazine. C．Change his major. 16．What is

9、 the probable relationship between the speakers? A．Schoolmates. B．Fellow workers. C．Teacher and student. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。 17．Where did the painting’s inspiration come? A．From a scene. B．From a picture. C．From an event. 18．What can people see in the painting? A．Mountains. B．Boats. C．Animals.

10、 19．What color is the shadow? A．Black. B．Yellow. C．Blue. 20．Why did Monet draw the ship outlines? A．To arouse people’s interest. B．To make his work easy to understand. C．To display an evening scenery. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 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 Auror

11、a Borealis（北极光）, the Northern Lights, showcases beautiful green, pink, blue and violet-colored lights dancing in the night sky. Here are some of the best places to see the northern lights around the world. Tromso, Norway Tromso is right in the center of the Norwegian Arctic aurora zone. This city

12、has the best northern light views from September to April. Travelers can stay in Thon Hotel Tromso, a mid-range hotel that offers viewing spots on the roof deck. Thon Hotel Tromso rate: Starts at $111 per night Best activity besides viewing the northern lights: Husky Tours Orkney, Scotland Orkne

13、y is 10 miles from the remote northern coast of Scotland and is one of the best locations to view the Aurora Borealis in the UK. Travelers can witness the northern lights between September and March during cold and dark evenings. The Kirkwall Hotel: Starts at $86 per room per night Other popular p

14、laces in Orkney: Wideford Hill and Inganess Bay Lapland, Finland Lapland is in Finland’s northernmost part. Travelers can expect to see the Northern Lights from late August to April. One of the best bucket list（愿望清单）experiences is watching the light show from Santa’s Hotel Aurora. Kakslauttanen A

15、rtic Resort Glass Igloos: Starts at $484 per night Santa’s Hotel Aurora: Starts at S121 per night Yellowknife, Canada Yellowknife sits at the center of the Aurora Oval, with the best views from mid-November to early April. Aurora Village tours are also available for viewing the northern lights, w

16、ith free pick-up from hotels around the area. Aurora Village tour: Starts at $100 per person Aurora Village Hotel package: Rates differ during fall and winter. 21．Which place has the longest season of viewing the Northern Lights? A．Tromso B．Orkney C．Lapland D．Yellowknife 22．What can tourists

17、 do in both Tromso and Lapland? A．Live in an ice house. B．Walk along the beach. C．View the Northern Lights from the hotel. D．Enjoy sightseeing tours around the area. 23．Where is this text probably taken from? A．An encyclopedia B．A travel brochure C．A geographic textbook D．A journal B The“G

18、ot Talent”crew is one of the pioneers in finding and publicizing music talent and has been giving the world some of its most favorite artists for almost two decades. In 2023,“Britain’s Got Talent”（BGT）uncovered a music al genius named Malakai Bayohwho impressed the audience with perfecthigh-note sin

19、ging. The London-based 13-year-old boy appeared for the show’s audition（海选）in April, 2023 and was accompanied by his mom and sister. “My big dream is to be an opera singer. I started singing at 7,” said Malakai to the BGT team. He then added jokingly, “My mom made me join the choir because she’s ve

20、ry bossy.”The teenager mentioned she was his biggest fan. Malakai’s mom was worried as he was about to perform and said, “It scares me because, on his first show, somebody heckled（对……起哄）him. It was sad to see someone boo a child on stage because it might destroy his confidence completely.” Contrary

21、 to his mom’s fear, Malakai set the stage on fire singing a beautiful song and the entire crowd was impressed by his amazing voice. As he ended his song, the audience and the judges gave him a big round of applause. The performance won him Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer, sending him straight to the se

22、mi-finals of the show. The other judges called Malakai’s performance“perfect”and“heavenly”. His angelic voice blew the audience away and the judges thanked the teen for coming to the show. Malakai went on to become one of the finalists of the show and signed a record deal with Universal Music. Mal

23、akai’s audition at the BGT went viral on social media,“I’m a trained singer, and a music teacher by profession, and sang this song as a young performer myself. I can say with absolute certainty this is the best I’ve ever heard this song sung, with proper technique and proper breathing. This boy is a

24、 gifted singer,”@mayacorinne878 posted. 24．What made Malakai’s mom feel worried ? A．The judge’s expression B．Her son’s performance on stage C．A bad experience D．Her son’s difficulty in singing in public 25．What does the phrase“set the stage on fire”in paragraph 3 imply about Malakai’s performa

25、nce? A．He accidentally caused a literal fire during his performance. B．His performance was extremely passionate and energetic. C．His performance received the lowest rating possible. D．He refused to perform unless certain conditions were met. 26．What can be inferred about Malakai’s talent? A．He

26、 has average talent but is well-received due to his age. B．He has exceptional talent that is recognized by both professionals and the public. C．He has talent, but his performance was not enough to send him to the semi-finals. D．He lacks talent, but his story touched the hearts of the audience. 2

27、7．What is the text mainly about? A．The rise of a young opera singer B．The impact of social media on music talent C．The history of“Got Talent”shows D．The challenges faced by young performers C For adults who have struggled with understanding new math homework or surprised at how quickly kids can

28、learn a second language, there is new evidence that shows kids can really learn things much fasterthan adults. A study published in Current Biology finds that children and adults have different concentrations of a key brain messenger called gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA．This messenger slows down

29、 the brain by blocking specific signals in the body’s central nervous system. It also produces a calming effect and is thought to play a major role in controlling the overactivity of nerve cells associated with anxiety, stress and fear. All these contribute to the learning of new things. In the stu

30、dy, the researchers from Brown University used neuro-imaging techniques to examine visual perceptive（视觉感知的）learning in elementary school-aged children and adults. Participants were shown a number of different images and were later asked questions about them following the test. Visual learning cause

31、d an increase of GABA in children’s visual cortex, the area of the brain that processes visual information. However, GABA levels didn’t change in the adults who took the same visual tests. In addition, children participants kept that GABA increase for hours after training ended, while the concentrat

32、ions of GABA remained the same in the adults studied. “In subsequent behavioral experiments, we found that children indeed learn more items within a givenperiod of time than adults.”said Sebastian M. Frank, the co-author of the study.“Our results therefore point to GABA as a key player in making le

33、arning more efficient in children.” These results, the authors argue, should encourage teachers and parents to keep giving children opportunities to learn anything from riding a bike to playing an instrument throughout their childhood. The findings may also change neuro-scientists’ conception of b

34、rain maturity in children.“Although children’s brains are not yet fully mature and many of their behavioral and cognitive functions are not as efficient as in adults, children are not, in general, surpassed in their learning abilities by adults,”said study co-author Takeo Watanabe. 28．What’s the fu

35、nction of GABA? A．Send specific messages to the brain. B．Deal with complex math problems. C．Make the nervous system more active. D．Increase efficiency in learning new things. 29．What do we know about the children taking the visual test? A．Their GABA concentrations kept increasing after training.

36、 B．Their learning abilities still needed to be improved. C．They could remember more images than adults. D．They were surpassed by adults in learning abilities. 30．How did the researchers do the research? A．By comparing participants’ reaction. B．By analyzing statistics. C．By collecting relative

37、evidence. D．By conducting online survey 31．What does Takeo Watanabe want to say in the last paragraph? A．Neuro-scientists don’t fully understand brain maturity in children. B．Children are not mature in their behavior and cognition. C．It takes a long time for children’s brains to be fully mature.

38、 D．Children’s brain maturity does not affect their learning abilities. D Artificial intelligence（AI）models have long surpassed just creating text responses and images. Now, with only one sentence, Open AI’s latest text-to-video model, Sora, can turn your words into video withgood visual quality w

39、hile faithfully following your content instructions. Sora is said to be superior to many other existing models with similar functions. The AI model can create videos at suitable aspect ratios（屏幕高宽比）for different devices. It also lets users quickly test out content in lower quality before making the

40、 high-quality version, which helps speed up output according to the user’s requests. Aside from this, its ability to present videos in a realistic and smooth manner is astonishing. Sora can create detailed scenes with several characters, specific types of motion, and accurate subject and background

41、 details. Beyond the user’s requests, it also understands how these elements exist in the real world. For example, reflections in the water change as a woman walks by. Sora’s amazing performance wouldn’t be possible without its helpful assistant, ChatGPT, which transforms simple sentences into deta

42、iled descriptions, improving the accuracy of output. However, the current model isn’t perfect. It may have trouble accurately showing how things move in a complicated scene and might not get how one action leads to another. For example, if someone eats part of a cookie in a Sora-made video, the coo

43、kie might not look like it’s been bitten into. The model might mix up directions and find it hard to describe events in the right order. One possible reason is that Sora learns each basic unit of a video, known as a spacetime patch（时空补丁）, independently. Sora is still in the testing stage of develop

44、ment. OpenAI is now inviting network security professionals to make random attacks on Sora’s system, aiming to test the model’s possible weaknesses and risks. Sora has also been open to some visual artists, designers and filmmakers. Their feedback will assist OpenAI in enhancing the model to better

45、serve creative professionals. 32．What is the main focus of paragraph 2 and 3? A．Sora’s development. B．Sora’s diversity. C．Sora’s capabilities. D．Sora’s popularity. 33．Why does the author provide the example in paragraph 5? A．To highlight Sora’s potential safety risks. B．To illustrate Sora’s e

46、xisting limitations. C．To showcase Sora’s perfect performance. D．To explain the concept of a spacetime patch. 34．What can we know about Sora up to now? A．It has been made available to various industries. B．Its commercial release has been called off. C．It has exposed alarming security issues. D．I

47、t is undergoing testing and improvement. 35．What’s the best title for the text? A．Sora: Lead the way in creating videos B．Sora: Surpass existing ChatGPT C．Sora:Generate a rich variety of videos D．Sora:A perfect text-to-video AI model 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短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

48、为多余选项。 How to ask good questions Effective communication is vital for all relationship. Learning what questions to ask can improve how you work with team members, your leadership skills, and how you communicate with loved ones. 36 Be a good listener. When someone gives you an answer or expl

49、ains something to you, pay attention. 37 By focusing on listening, you’ll avoid asking a general question that you should probably know the answer to. When someone else is speaking, make eye contact and use body language such as nodding to show you understand. Don’t be afraid of your question

50、s. 38 Maybe it’s your first time doing a task, and you want to do it properly. Wrong questions don’t exist —especially if you’ve never done this before. Think about it this way: If you don’t ask your question, you may make some easily avoidable mistakes. 39 . Question asking isn’t suppos

51、ed to be a fast-paced conversation. Pausing to listen betweenanswers gives you time to think about what was said and ask better follow-up questions. Don’t feel pressured to respond quickly. Fast responses can mess with the conversation’s flow. You don’t want to feel rushed or rush others, so learn t

52、o give yourself time to think. Keep your questions short. A long question shows a lack of self-awareness. 40 You may want to provide enough de tail in your question, but not too much. The person you’re asking should only have to hear your question once, not three or four times. Focusing on as

53、king open-ended questions in one sentence can still set up a good conversation. A．Use silence to your advantage. B．Respond with follow-up questions. C．It can end up confusing someone more than it should. D．The key to an effective communication is being a good listener. E．Here are some tips on h

54、ow you can start asking better questions. F．If you’re confused about something, you have every right to ask for clarity. G．If you don’t listen properly, you may find yourself asking already-answered questions. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳

55、选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 As a child, I loved exploring the attic（阁楼）-a 41 wonderland filled with relics of the past. One day, I stumbled upon a wooden chest, 42 behind an old bookshelf. With 43 hands, I opened it and found my great-grandfather’s journal. I read about his 44 : fightin

56、g in wars, discovering new lands, and meeting extraordinary people. His words jumped off the pages, lighting my 45 . I felt like I was 46 through time, living his stories. Years passed, and I grew up, but the 47 remained a cherished memory. It wasn’t until I faced my own challenges

57、 that I understood its 48 value. My great-grandfather’s perseverance and courage inspired me to 49 fears and pursue my dreams. Today, when I hold the worn journal, I realize it’s not just a forgotten treasure, but a 50 legacy（遗产）-a source of strength and 51 passed down throu

58、gh generations. And I vow to 52 it for future generations, so they too can find 53 in its pages. In this 54 age, where memories are stored on the internet and words are fleeting, the journal serves as a physical sign of our history. 55 I prepare to pass it on to the next gene

59、ration, I do so with the hope that they will find the same unwavering spirit that has guided me. 41．A．dusty B．dark C．bright D．clear 42．A．visible B．open C．locked D．hidden 43．A．shaky B．steady C．warm D．cold 44．A．failures B．successes C．adventures D．achievements 45．A．satisfaction B．imagination C．des

60、cription D．assumption 46．A．traveling B．sleeping C．dreaming D．waiting 47．A．bookshelf B．attic C．journal D．box 48．A．true B．fake C．temporary D．present 49．A．get in B．get over C．get through D．get back 50．A．relative B．family C．national D．personal 51．A．wealth B．health C．freedom D．wisdom 52．A．destroy

61、B．forget C．preserve D．ignore 53．A．frustration B．inspiration C．boredom D．confusion 54．A．lonely B．lively C．industrial D．digital 55．A．Unless B．As C．If D．Though 非选择题部分 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Li Shichuan, a young Chinese artist, has gained 56 （recognize）

62、for his wonderful paintings of the lion dance created with marker pens. At the beginning of 2020, Li began sharing his artworks on social media platforms 57 started gaining popularity. Having a fondness for traditional Chinese culture, he decided 58 （use）it as the theme for his artworks.

63、His first traditional cultural-themed piece Awakened Lion gained millions of 59 （view）upon release, providing him 60 the confidence to continue creating new paintings. Over time, Li’s collection of lion-themed artworks has grown, 61 （attract）more attention and exhibition opportunities

64、. Using strikingly bright colors like blue, red and white, Li makes the traditional lion with its pair of round eyes look 62 （power）, lively and mysterious. Li’s paintings are detailed to the point 63 the lion’s fur is clearly shown. Today, the lion dance not only 64 （serve）as a form

65、of entertainment but also connects Chinese people worldwide. Wherever there are Chinese communities, there will be the lion dance, symbolizing 65 spirit of self-reliance and perseverance. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分） 假设你是李华，你注意到现在越来越多的年轻人倾向于通过社交媒体分享自己的生活点滴。针对这一现象，请你给某英文网站写一篇短文，内容包括： 1．

66、描述你所观察到的现象。 2．分析人们分享生活的原因。 3．你个人对这种现象的看法。 注意：1．词数80左右。2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 读后续写（满分25分） 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。 When I was in Grade 10, my family had a tough time. My parents lost their jobs during