湖南省长郡中学2024年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（含解析）.docx

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1、长郡中学2024学年度高二第二学期期中考试英语时量：120分钟 满分：100分第一部分 听力(共两节，满分10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0.5分，满分2.5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。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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是C。1. What are the speakers talking

2、 about?A. A book. B. An exploration. C. A film.2. What will the speakers probably do?A. Get on a plane. B. Get off a train. C. Buy a ticket.3. What does the woman mean?A. The hotel is closed. B. The hotel is cheap. C. The hotel is not available.4. Where does the conversation most probably take place

3、?A. In a bank. B. In the street. C. In a cinema.5. How did the man get out?A. Through the window. B. Using the key. C. Using the ladder.第二节 (共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What do the s

4、peakers have in common?A. They are both late for school.B. They both dont like their watches.C. Their watches dont work properly.7. What will the woman probably do next?A. Repair her watch. B. Buy a new watch. C. Continue to use her watch.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What will the speakers do probably?A. Writ

5、e about Costa Rica. B. Go to Costa Rica. C. Visit the Parkinsons.9. Whats the weather like in Costa Rica?A Hot. B. Mild. C. Rainy.10. What is more expensive in Costa Rica than that in the UK?A. Clothing. B. Jewelry. C. Gold.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What did the man do in the past?A. He played computer g

6、ames a lot. B. He was ready to help others. C. He was interested in writing.12. Who changed the man?A. His parents. B. His friends. C. The two sisters.13. What conclusion does the man draw?A. Do something for the next generation.B. Work hard for a bright future.C. Protect his body for the environmen

7、t.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Where is the mans mother now?A. At home. B. In the hospital. C. In the nursing home.15. When will the man be back to work?A. One week later. B. Two weeks later. C. One month later.16. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Hire a person. B. Come back to work. C. Go on a tri

8、p.17. What is the relationship of the speakers?A. Boss and employee. B. Neighbors. C. Colleagues.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Which season is the longest in Haikou?A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter.19. When are storms and typhoons the most active?A. From April to October. B. From May to October. C. From Apri

9、l to September.20. Which month is the best time to visit Haikou?A. December. B. August. C. May.第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分30分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。AAmazing lost places around the worldKolmanskopOnce the richest town in Africa, today Kolmanskop is sinking into the Namibian de

10、sert. The discovery of diamonds here around 100 years ago caused this remote place to experience a boom (繁荣), and in no time at all, an entire town reveal itself out of the sand. Not only was there a hospital, a power plant and a theatre, but also an ice factory and a swimming poolall in the middle

11、of the desert!The Aniva lighthouseBuilt by the Japanese on a small island between Japan and Russia, the Aniva lighthouse and its island went to the Russians after the Second World War. Though dynamic once, the seven-storey building has lain abandoned for years. Where once noisy diesel (柴油) generator

12、s kept the machinery running, today theres only the sound of waves hitting the rocks.HoutouwanHoutouwan on Shengshan Island was once home to around 2,000 fishermen and their families. Today most of the people you meet in this Chinese village are tourists. The majority of the inhabitants (居民) left fo

13、r the mainland in the early 1990s. Reasons for the near total abandonment include shortage of food delivery.The Igloo HotelThis resort has never seen a paying guest! The Igloo Hotel in Alaska, US was primarily meant to attract visitors from the nearby Denali National Park. However, the builder didnt

14、 observe official building regulations and also chose a location that was too remote, so the hotel was never completed. The half-finished building however, continues to suffer wind and weather a half a century later.1. What caused peoples interest in Kolmanskop?A. Diamonds.B. The hospital.C. The the

15、atre.D. The swimming pool.2. Which of the following was abandoned because of lack of food?A. Kolmanskop.B. The Aniva lighthouse.C. Houtouwan.D. The Igloo Hotel in Alaska.3 Whats the biggest difference between The Igloo Hotel and the other three places?A It was remote.B. It was undone.C. It doesnt ex

16、ist now.D. It has no visitors.BThe best holiday trip I have ever been on is a trip to Frasers Hill in Selangor. It was the school holidays and my parents had booked bungalow(平房)at the top of the hill just one and a half hours drive from K.L.We started early in the morning by car. My brother, sister

17、and I sat in the car with eager expectation of the cool weather and jungle trekking(跋涉). Our journey took us along the North-South Highway to Bukit Beruntung where we exited the toll booth(收费站)and headed past Serendah till we arrived at Kuala Kubu for breakfast. It was a little town that had many ol

18、d buildings and an breathtaking landscape.Further along the way, we passed a huge dam and stopped at the lakeside to take pictures. Along its banks were little huts that dotted the hillsides. The journey up the hills was scenic and awesome with thick rainforest.Finally, we reached the Gap where we w

19、ere allowed to go up to Frasers according to an hourly timetable. Odd and even(奇数和偶数)hours were designated for ascent and descent(上下坡)as the final few kilometers of the road were too narrow for two-way traffic. When we reached the town centre, a brick clock tower, rustic(乡村的)police station and cute

20、golf course greeted us. We stopped for lunch at a stall serving Chinese food. Then, we got directions to the government bungalow from the locals. It was a 15-minute ride to the clean bungalow that was equipped with kitchen facilities, dining hall and TV. The garden had a playground and barbecue area

21、.The fog enveloped the bungalow giving it a foreign atmosphere. We looked cool in our jackets as we walked along the road for dinner at some stalls in town that night. We bid goodbye to them and the cool natural surroundings as we made our way back to the polluted city.4. What can we know from the s

22、econd paragraph?A. The children were worried about the journey.B. The journey to Kuala Kubu was tough.C. The family had breakfast at Serendah.D. The family had a good stay at Kuala Kubu.5. How did the family get to the bungalow?A. On foot.B. By car.C. By rail.D. By bus.6. Which word of the following

23、 can describe the bungalow?A. Disappointing.B. Boring.C. Inspiring.D. Inviting.7. Which one can replace the underlined word “enveloped” in the last paragraph?A. Brought aboutB. Passed onC. Took shapeD. Hung overCA famously strange statue in the city of Oxford, England recently received official prot

24、ection as a historic landmark. But, Magnus Hanson-Heine, the son of the man who built the artwork, is not happy about the special recognition.But first, about that statue: It is a 7.6 meter tall model of a shark. The strange part is in the sculptures positioning up on the top of the Hanson-Heine hou

25、se. It appears from the street as if the huge fish dove straight through the homes roof.Magnus Hanson-Heines father, Bill, put up the sculpture in 1986 as a reminder of war and nuclear weapons.Bill Heine was an American who studied law at the University of Oxford and made the town his home. He got t

26、he idea for the sculpture after he heard American warplanes fly over his house one night in April 1986. The next morning, he learned that the planes had been on their way to bomb Tripoli, Libya.Bill put the sculpture on display on August 9 to mark the 41st anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on Hi

27、roshima, Japan.The image of a shark crashing through the home captured the shock civilians(贫民)must feel when bombs smash into their homes, Magnus Hanson-Heine said. Bill Heine died in 2019.Magnus Hanson-Heine calls the local governments declaration about the sculpture “absurd.” His father, he explai

28、ned, never sought nor accepted permission to put up the shark. In fact, he strongly believed, his son said, that the government should not decide what art the public should see.And, Hanson-Heine noted, the same local council that has declared the shark historic and protected, had spent years seeking

29、 its removal. The sharks anti-war message is just as important today, Hanson-Heine said.8. What is strange about the sculpture?A. Its purpose.B. Its creator.C. Its position.D. Its quality.9. What gave Bill the inspiration for the sculpture?A. A journey.B. The Oxford City.C. Warplanes.D. A shark.10.

30、When did the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima take place according to the passage?A. In 1941.B. In 1945.C. In 1986.D. In 2019.11. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. The public dont like the sculpture.B. Hanson-Heine agreed with the council.C. The council didnt like the sculpture.D. The shar

31、k will be moved to the museum.DThree Chinese astronauts recently arrived at the countrys new space station in another step forward for the growing space power. Here is a look at some of the space stations major goals.The three-member crew will stay for three months in the stations main living space,

32、 called a module (舱). The module is named Tianhe, which means “Harmony of the Heavens” in Chinese. The astronauts will carry out science experiments and perform maintenance. They also plan to complete space walks and prepare the station to receive two other modules next year.While China admits it ar

33、rived late to the space station game, it says its new station is modern and includes the latest space technology. Tianhe might even outlast (更长久) the International Space Station (ISS), which is nearing the end of its operational lifespan (寿命). The recent launch brought back Chinas crewed space progr

34、am after a five-year break. China has now sent 14 astronauts into space since its first launch in 2003. It is the third country after the former Soviet Union and the United States to do so.As its economy experienced growth in the 1990s, China made a plan for space exploration. Since then, it has att

35、empted to carry out this plan carefully and evenly (平均地). China was banned from joining the ISS. It is likely, however, that China would have built its own station anyway because of its goal to become a major space power.Ji Qiming is the Assistant Director of the China Manned Space Agency. He recent

36、ly told reporters that the building and operation of the space station will raise the level of Chinese technologies. He also said it will “accumulate experience for all the people”.12. What will the crew do in the module?A. Do experiments.B. Build two modules.C. Keep balance.D. Try to survive.13. Wh

37、at is true of the International Space Station?A. It is the most modern.B. It was built in 2017.C. Its operation will soon end.D. Its lifespan is short.14. Why did China built its own station?A. To challenge ISS.B. To show its determination.C. To keep a promise.D. To join the ISS.15. Which of the fol

38、lowing does the underlined part “all the people” refer to?A. People all over the world.B. Chinese people.C. The three Chinese astronauts.D. All the astronauts.第二节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。Singapores tradition of eating out in places called Hawker centers is now

39、recognized by the united Nations for its cultural importance. _16_A hawker is a person who sells food or goods and advertises by shouting at people walking by on the street. Hawkers are an important part of Singaporean culture. Open-air eating areas where hawkers sell their goods are very popular. F

40、amous chefs, such as Anthony Bourdain and Gordon Ramsay have praised them. _17_On December 16, the United Nations cultural agency, UNESCO, added the citys “hawker culture” to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Singapore sought to have hawker culture added to the

41、 list about two years ago.Now that it has been recognized, Singapore must provide a report every six years to UNESCO. _18_ “These centers serve as community dining rooms where people from diverse backgrounds gather and share the experience of dining over breakfast, lunch and dinner,” UNESCO said.In

42、the 1970s, Singapore cleaned up its streets so the city moved street hawkers to new eating centers. _19_ Now, the centers offer many different low-cost meals for local people and provide a pleasing social setting._20_ The average age of a hawker in Singapore is 60 years old. Younger Singaporeans now

43、 want to work in offices. They are less interested in working in small restaurants. The COVID-19 health crisis also hurt sales, making eating out unavailable for foreign visitors and local people.A. And they appear in popular films like Crazy Rich Asians.B. Singapores President Halimah Yacob posted

44、the news on Facebook.C. Here are our top hawker food centre picks and the best bites you simply have to try.D. Hawker culture has shaped the Singaporean identity in many ways.E. But Singapores hawker culture does face difficulties.F. These areas were part of an effort to improve the island.G. The re

45、port must show efforts that the city-state has made to save and support its hawker culture.第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分25分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。In December 2013, photojournalist Wood set out to become the first person to walk the length of the Nile River.Woods journey b

46、egan in Rwanda, took nine months and _21_ 3,750 miles. It was necessary to make the trip on foot, he says, because “_22_ is the only way you can really get under the skin of a country.”Wood acknowledges that his _23_ was often dependent on the hospitality (好客) of local villagers. The people of the S

47、udan, he says, were probably the most _24_ of all. Even sharing water, he says, _25_ an incredible act of kindness.“The biggest challenge was the sun _26_ down. Most of the day I had to be _27_ to the sun,” he recalls, “My guide had a catapult (弹弓). He would shoot pigeons. Other times wed eat with v

48、illagers. The local _28_ could vary, from grasshoppers to rats.”The journey wasnt without danger. Civil War in South Sudan _29_ shortly after his arrival. He made it halfway through the country, to Borthe front line of the war. It was there that he was arrested and _30_ before an army commander, who told him he was not _