1、20232024学年度(下期)高中学生学业质量调研测试高二英语试题(试卷共12页,考试时间为120分钟,满分为150分。)注意事项:1答卷前,考生务必将自己的学校、姓名、考号填写在答题卡指定位置上。2回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡指定位置上,写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
2、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。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。每段对话仅读一遍。1What is the man doing?ATyping a report.BSending his email.CReading a magazine.2What is the womans job?AWaitress.BNurse.CCustomer.3Where does the conversation most probably take place?AIn a shop.BIn a library.COn a b
3、us.4Why does the man want to leave?AThe service is too slow.BThe food is rather bad.CThe music is too loud.5How does the woman feel?ADoubtful.BAnnoyed.CNervous.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,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回
4、答第6、7题。6What sport made the man injured?AFootball.BBaseball.CBasketball.7How soon can the man probably return to court?AIn a month.BIn two months.CIn five months.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8What does Julias friends band need?AA guitar player.BA singer.CA pianist.9How many members are there in the mans band?ATw
5、o.BThree.CFour.10What does the man offer to do for the woman?AIntroduce her to his band.BSet a place for her practice.CMeet with her in the garage.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11What does the woman do?AA doctor.BA teacher.CA lawyer.12What is the most probable relationship between the speakers?AOld classmates.BM
6、other and son.CSister and brother.13What will the man probably do next month?AStudy in a primary school.BGive up the boring task.CWork with the woman.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14What are the speakers mainly talking about?AGraduation presents.BSome friends.CSome postcards.15How does Bonnie feel about the trip
7、 to Washington?AUninterested.BExcited.CMoved.16What do we know about Bonnie?AShe will graduate in a year.BShe prefers to visit an island.CShell get a birthday gift.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17Where did the story probably happen?AIn a clothing shop.BIn a restaurant.CAt a bus station.18How did the young coupl
8、e feel when the old lady came to them?AEmbarrassed.BDelighted.CSurprised.19What did the young couple do when the old lady left?AThey waved her goodbye.BThey called a taxi for her.CThey took a photo with her.20What can we know from the story?AThe old lady was kind and polite.BThe couple was glad to d
9、o a good deed.CThe manager thought they were a family.第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AA LITTLE PRINCESS by Frances Hodgson BurnettPrice:$7.10(Paperback Dec.9,1998)The novel tells of the story of a wealthy young girl, Sara Crewe, who is sent to a boarding
10、school during her fathers campaign in India. Thanks to Capt. Crewes money, Sara is treated as a little princess until, one day, word comes of her fathers tragic death. Miss Minchin, the schools greedy headmistress, wastes no time in putting the now-penniless Sara to work for her room and board. It i
11、s only through the friendship of two other girls and some astonishing luck that Sara eventually finds her way back to happiness.THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson BurnettPrice:$3.95(Paperback July 1,2003)Frances Hodgson Burnett was the highest paid and most widely read woman writer of her time, pu
12、blishing more than fifty novels and thirteen plays. The Secret Garden is a beautiful tale of friendship, secrets and human spirits. A spoiled girl named Mary return s to England from India when her parents die. She is sent to live in Yorkshire with her uncle. Curious and lonely, she begins to explor
13、e the houses gardens and discovers a key to a secret garden that the uncle closed when his wife died. There she discovered a secret so important, so charming, that it will change her life forever.PETER PAN PETER PAN by J. M. Barrie and Scott GustafsonPrice: $16.95(Hardcover Oct. 1,1991)It is a child
14、rens story full of imagination and adventures. A boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang, the Lost Boys, interacting with mermaids, Indians, fairies and pirates, and from time
15、 to time meeting ordinary children from the world outside.Order online and you can now save 20% off your total purchase on orders over $25!21What do these three books have in common?AThey are all about friendship.BThey are all full of adventure.CThey all have sad endings and own hardcovers.DThey all
16、 have children as their main characters.22Why is the price of PETER PAN higher?ABecause it has a hardcover.BBecause it was published earliest.CBecause its writer is more famous.DBecause its story is more interesting.23How much does it cost to order these three books online?A$5.60B$22.40C$25.00D$28.0
17、0.B“Only when I take the needle out and touch silk thread(线)do I feel fully comfortable.” says Zou Yingzi, an inheritor of Su embroidery(刺绣), an ancient craft that originated from the garden city of Suzhou in Jiangsu province.From Zous mother to her grandmothers, all the women in her family are good
18、 at needlework, particularly Su embroidery, which features complicated stitches(针法)and the creative use of silk threads dyed in various colors. Su embroidery goes back more than 2000 years. Over centuries needlework had been a must-learn skill for women, who were responsible for making clothes for t
19、heir families. It was a tradition that mothers should make wedding clothes with exquisite embroidery containing many special stitches for their daughters.Zous studio in Suzhou is full of her work. Flowers, cats, butterflies and scenes from nature become vivid and real on silk fabric. One can even ma
20、ke out a single strand(股)of a cats fur. A single silk thread can be separated into 16 or more strands, which in most cases are too thin to be seen. Su embroidery is also known for its rich colors, elegant designs and clean stitches. All these characteristics, which distinguish it from other embroide
21、ry styles in China, have long been connected with the natural environment and lifestyle of Suzhou. “To some extent, Su embroidery is close to paintings.” says Zheng Lihong, an art professor at Soochow University in Suzhou. “Many artists offered their ink paintings and calligraphy for embroiderers to
22、 recreate.”Zou can now skillfully apply various stitching techniques to different parts of her creations. Techniques to stitch a cats eyeball, its hair and its tail are different. “Su embroidery is an art form created by women who live in a city that boasts an artistic lifestyle.” Zheng comments.24W
23、hat does the underlined word “exquisite” in paragraph 2mean?AMotherly.BLikely.CBeautiful.DGrateful.25Why is a single thread separated into 16 strands in Su embroidery?ATo make the works more lifelike.BTo make the works more creative.CTo make the threads too thin to be seen clearly.DTo make Su embroi
24、dery distinguish from others.26What can we learn from Zhengs words?ASu embroidery is widely spread.BSu embroidery is created by women artists.CSu embroidery is famous for its color and design.DSu embroidery is closely related to paintings and calligraphy.27Where is the text most probably taken from?
25、AA guidebook to a museum.BA review of modern painting.CA culture column in a magazine.DA research paper on the art of design.CThe sun rises and sets during the early morning and afternoon rush hours and many drivers find themselves temporarily blinded while driving directly into the bright sunshine.
26、 Deadly accidents are regularly caused by such blinding light with danger arising from reflected light off another vehicle, the pavement, or even from waxed and oily windshields.Protecting your eyes is serious business. Some ordinary sunglasses can decline your vision by exposing your eyes to harmfu
27、l UV rays, blue light, and reflective glare. They can also darken useful vision-enhancing light. So we did our research in optic(镜片)innovation and technology. An independent research conducted by scientists from NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory has brought forth ground-breaking technology for human e
28、yesight protection. This super technology was first discovered when NASA scientists looked to nature or a means to super eye protection specifically, by studying the eyes of eagles, known for their extreme visual sharpness. This discovery resulted in what is now known as Eagle Eyes.Eagle Eyes featur
29、es the most advanced eye protection technology ever created, which blocks 99.9% UVA and UVBplus the added benefit of blue-light eye protection. Eagle Eyes is the only optic technology that has earned official recognition from the Space Certification Program.Eagle Eyes has the highest customer satisf
30、action of any item in our 20 year history. We are so excited for you to try the Eagle Eyes breakthrough technology that we will give you a second pair of Eagle for free. You get a pair of Navigator s with stainless steel black frames and the other with stainless steel gold, plus one hard zipper case
31、 and one micro-fiber drawstring cleaning bag are included. Keep one pair in your pocket and one in your car.28What usually caused traffic accidents according to the passage?AThe drivers carelessness.BThe strong sunlight.CThe reflection of vehicles.DThe fault of sunglasses.29How did the scientists di
32、scover the new technology?ABy analyzing the data.BBy referring to nature.CBy doing some experiment.DBy making some investigation.30What is the purpose of this passage?ATo introduce a new kind of sunglasses.BTo explain the innovation of sunglasses.CTo promote a sale of a new kind of sunglasses.DTo li
33、st the features of a new kind of sunglasses.31What can be a suitable title for the text?AEagle Eyes: Eagles EyesBEagle Eyes: Buy One Get OneCSunglasses: Save Your EyesDSunglasses: Save Your LifeDTalking to human-like devices can be great funjust ask Siri to tell you a joke. But it may also lead to p
34、roblems.A recent study from the University of Kansas(KU)in the US found that human-like devices keep people from seeking out normal human interaction when they feel lonely. During a series of experiments, participants were asked to write about a time when they felt lonely. They also took part in an
35、online game of “catch” against a computer program that was designed to “throw” the ball to other players more often, but participants believed they were playing with real people online. Participants were then introduced to human-like products, including a vacuum(真空)cleaner designed to appear as if i
36、t were smiling. They were also asked to think about their phone in human-like terms, considering questions like “How much does it help you?”. The results showed that the participants were happy with the comfort they got from the machines and didnt need to seek out normal human interaction.But it was
37、nt all bad news, as the team found that there were limits to how far this effect would extend. “As soon as we tell people that it looks like the vacuum cleaner is smiling, they seem to realize it is a machine and not a person,” Olson told Daily Mail. “The effect goes away. This seems to be happening
38、 on a very subconscious level.”Researchers believe the results are important for consumers to realize how these types of products could affect their social interaction with real people, especially because so many new products feature interactivity. “If someone notices they are talking more to Siri l
39、ately, maybe that has something to do with feeling lonely.” Olson said. “From that standpoint, its important to be aware of it.”The study could also help companies design products that can increase the well-being of people who feel lonely, without sacrificing normal social interaction.“Maybe it is m
40、ore about improving our current relationships,” Olson said, “such as taking a break from screen time and focusing on developing your real personal connections.”32What did researchers from the University of Kansas find?AHuman-like devices may help people interact with others.BHuman-like devices may r
41、educe peoples social interaction.CInteraction with human-like devices may make people feel lonely.DLonely people may easily become addicted to human-like devices.33What did the participants do during the experiments?AThey were shown devices with human features.BThey were allowed to talk with human-l
42、ike devices.CThey were arranged to play online games with real people.DThey were encouraged to engage in normal human interaction.34What do the underlined words “this effect” in Paragraph 3 refer to?ALonely people become willing to interact with others.BLonely people would get uninterested in comput
43、er programs.CLonely people are content to interact with human-like machines.DLonely people interacting with human-like devices get lonely easily.35What is the significance of the study according to Jenny Olson?AIt warns people to stop using human-like devices.BIt shows people what the human-like pro
44、ducts function.CIt perhaps helps people who feel lonely improve their well-being.DIt makes lonely people realize their situations and do some changing.第二节(共5小题:每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项(选项中有两项为多余选项)。Lifelong Learning is Good for YouIt is impossible for everyone to have access to
45、additional formal education. Fortunately, many educational resources have made it easier for people to develop a habit of lifelong learning. 36 The following points are reasons why you should stick to lifelong learning. 37 In 2015some researchers found people with a bachelors degree can earn much mo
46、re than those just with a high school degree. In 2014 a report said that 50% of jobs would become unnecessary by 2025due to technological development. New technology changes the nature of work and we need continuous learning and personal growth to adapt ourselves to the changes.Open-mindedness and c
47、uriosity are beneficial to your career. People who enjoy learning are more active at work than those who dont. Now think of the most admirable colleagues you know. Do they tend to be knowledgeable about almost any topic of interest? Do they make insightful speeches on the topics they know best? 38 T
48、hose you admire most are those who seem most devoted to learning and personal growth.Our ability to learn is a keystone of human motivation. Have you ever sat in a quiet place and finished a great novel? Do you remember the feeling of accomplishment when you solve a challenging task? Have you managed to c