北华中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试
英语试题
（本试卷满分150分, 考试时间120 分钟）
注意事项:
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后, 用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，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
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）
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. 19.15.
答案是C。
1. What has Eric been given for his birthday
A book. B. A dairy. C. An album.
2. Where does the conversation most likely take place
A. At a shopping mall. B. At a bus stop. C. In a bank.
3. When will Tom get his book bag
A. Today. B. Tomorrow. C. The day after tomorrow.
4. How is the weather now
A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. How the woman got the sun.
B. When the woman went sailing.
C. Where the woman had a holiday.
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。听每段对话或独白后，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. Who could the man probably be
A. A teacher. B. A receptionist. C. A tourist guide.
7. When does the woman suggest visiting the center
A. On Tuesdays. B. On Wednesdays. C. On Thursdays.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the speakers’ destination
A. The markets. B. The water gardens. C. The ancient district.
9. Who is the woman going to get a present for
A. Her dad. B. Her mum. C. Her sister.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What did the woman just do
A. She rushed for the train. B. She got off the train. C. She came back from town.
11. What caused the woman trouble
A. Her coat. B. Her high-heeled shoes. C. Her sports shoes.
12. Which word can best describe the woman
A. Disorganized. B. Reliable. C. Sporty.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is Wendy’s opinion about the menu
A. It’s complicated. B. It’s attractive. C. It’s traditional.
14. Who will do the deliveries first
A. Wendy. B. Mark. C. Ben.
15. What did the man do
A. He ordered more packaging.
B. He arranged the schedule.
C. He hired more people.
16. What will Wendy do next
A. Plan some promotions.
B. Contact repeat customers.
C. Make changes to the website.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did the speaker decide to be a mechanic
A. After he finished school. B. When he got qualifications. C. As he was a child.
18. Why did the speaker leave his town
A. To learn new skills. B. To become an adventurer. C. To experience new things.
19. What did the speaker think of the job on the ship at first
A. Enjoyable. B. Satisfying. C. Tough.
20. What did the speaker do after his experience on the ship
A. He went travelling. B. He set up his own business. C. He completed some training.
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。
A
The Best Books of 2020
On Monday, the American Library Association announced the top children’s books of 2020. Here are the winners.
Devotion
Author Clare Vanderpool took home the John Newbery Medal for outstanding contribution to children’s literature for Moon over Manifest. The book is about a young girl’s magical adventures in a small Kansas town, in 1936.
Vanderpool said that she was shocked to learn that she had won. “You grow up reading legendary authors like Madeleine L’Engle, but I never expected to be put in a category with her,” Vanderpool told TFK, “It’s fabulous”.
Picture This
The picture book A Sick Day for Amos McGee won the Randolph Caldecott Medal. The book was illustrated by Ein E. Stead and written by her husband, Philip C. Stead. It tells the story of an elderly zookeeper and the animals that visit him when he’s not well enough to go to work.
“I love drawing animals and I love drawing people and I love drawing the emotional connection between animals and people,” said Stead.
More Honored Books
The Coretta Scott King award, given to an African-American author and illustrator of “outstanding books for children and young adults”, went to Rita Williams-Garcia for One Crazy Summer. Set in 1968, the novel follows three sisters from Brooklyn, New York, who visit their mother, a poet who ran away years ago and lives in California, and later learn much about family, their country and themselves.
The king prize for best-illustrated work went to Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave. The book, which was written by Laban Carrick Hill and illustrated by Bryan Collier, tells the story of a skilled potter who engraved his poems on the clay pots and jars that he made. The enslaved potter, known only as Dave, lived in South Carolina in the 1800s.
21. When she heard the news that she won the medal Vanderpool felt ______.
A. depressed. B. annoyed. C. amused. D. astonished.
22. We can infer from the passage that probably One Crazy Summer is mainly about ______.
A. a frighting experience . B. children’s growth.
C. an adventurous journey. D. social problems.
23. From the passage, we can infer that ______.
A. The book Moon over Manifest tells a story of a zookeeper and his animals.
B. The book A Sick Day for Amos McGee is written by Erin, a famous woman writer.
C. A Sick Day for Amos McGee shows us that animals can interact with humans.
D. One Cray Summer is about a mother with her three children having a holiday in California.
B
There is a famous story about how Walt Disney was inspired to build Disneyland. The story goes that during an afternoon visit to Griffith Park located near the Burbank Studios, Walt took a seat while his two young daughters rode the merry-go-round. Walt thought there should be a place where both children and their parents could enjoy spending some time together in an environment that would be both entertaining and pleasing to the eye, so with this thought came the idea for Disneyland.
Walt’s original plan was to build an eight-acre park located near the Burbank Studios that would be a place for his employees and their families. Those plans were put on hold because of the start of World War II. By 1952, Walt had created a special department that was devoted to planning his dream.
Finally in 1953, the first steps in building the park happened when Walt employed the Stanford Research Institute to make a survey to determine the best possible location for the future park. Considering population growth and the future freeway construction (建设), they finally found a location in Anaheim and 160 acres of land were bought for the site of the new park.
The building of the park was very expensive and to collect money for the project, Walt developed the idea of the “Walt Disney’s Disneyland” television show. It turned out to be a marvelous idea—not only gaining the money to build the park but also presenting the park to the American public.
Construction officially began on July 21, 1954, and it was an ambitious (野心勃勃的) building schedule of less than one year to complete the new park for the projected opening day. Walt watched over the park’s construction and progress continued with just a few minor hold-ups. Finally, the park was ready for the Opening Day on July 17, 1955.
24. What inspired Walt Disney to build Disneyland
A. The special design of Griffith Park. B. A trip to a park with his daughters.
C. Requests from his family and employees. D. The idea to build a park for his daughters.
25. What is mainly considered in choosing the location of Disneyland
A. Walt Disney’s personal preference. B. The natural environment.
C. The advice of the public. D. Local traffic.
26. What can we learn about the construction process
A. It was smooth generally. B. It was affected by World War II.
C. It was completed later than expected. D. It was influenced by a shortage of money.
27. Where is the next most likely from
A. A travel journal. B. An autobiography. C. A magazine. D. A guidebook.
C
A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man answered, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only 10 dollars in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with 60 dollars. The man came to know that he could make money in this way, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles (运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail ” The man thought for a while and answered, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”
28. What did the man do for the text
A. He sent e-mails. B. He did the cleaning.
C. He sold computers. D. He filled in forms.
29. The man ______ after he left Microsoft
A. went to look for another job. B. asked for food from door to door.
C. thought of an idea to make money. D. bought a computer and got an e-mail.
30. Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US
A. Because he had many friends to help him.
B. Because he was smart and worked very hard.
C. Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
D. Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living.
31. What does the story want to tell us
A. Computer are very important in our daily life.
B. Everyone can make a lot of money with only $10.
C. The HR manager didn’t find the ability of the man.
D. Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard.
D
We all know that water is tasteless. But it happens from time to time: you pick up the bottle of water youdidn’t finish yesterday, and it tastes strange. Most often, you tend to drop the bottle in the trash bin, believing that the water has gone bad. But is it true
According to Time, of course not, taste has little to do with quality of water.
According to Time, when water is exposed to the air for 12 hours, carbon dioxide interacts with the H O in the water, and the pH value lowers slightly. As a result, the water has a different taste.
“But it’s most likely safe to drink,” Norwegian expert Truls Krogh told Science Nordic. “If the water is covered and of good quality to start with, in principle it can last a thousand years. That’s because when water is fresh, it contains little organic matter. As long as water is held in clean glasses or bottles, no pollutants will enter it to harm our health.”
People in countries like the US, the UK and Australia usually drink tap water. According to Time, if tap water is drunk within six months, the chlorine (氯气) in the water will be enough to kill any bacteria and keep it safe to drink.
However, there are also some exceptions. If you accidentally put your fingers into water or store water in unclean containers day after day, microorganism (微生物) will enter the water.
With the help of surrounding temperature, and sunlight streaming through windows, these microorganisms multiply quickly. Sooner or later, the water will be in the charge of the unfriendly bacteria. And if you drink the water too often, then you’re more likely to be ill.
And what about water in plastic bottles Heat and plastic are a bad combination, US researcher Kellogg Schwab stresses. When plastic bottles are used at high temperatures, they produce a chemical called BPA. BPA is something that affects hormones (荷尔蒙) and research has tentatively linked it to “several health damage, including heart disease and cancer”, Time reported.
Schwab suggests replacing disposable (一次性的) plastic bottles with the refillable containers made of metal or glass to deal with BPA.
32. The purpose of the first paragraph is to ______.
A. show an example. B. draw a conclusion.
C. analyze a phenomenon. D. introduce a topic.
33. Which of the following may Truls Krogh agree
A. If the water tastes different, we shouldn’t drink it.
B. The water held in a clean container is likely safe to drink.
C. Although kept fresh, water may still have much organic matter.
D. Covered water can last for a thousand years.
34. What can we infer from the passage
A. BPA does little harm to our health.
B. Tap water is always safe to drink.
C. Microorganisms are easy to produce in the heat.
D. Disposable plastic bottles have been banned already.
35. What can be the best title of the passage
A. Why Water is Tasteless. B. How to Get Clean Water.
C. Does Water Really Go Bad D. Learn to Protect Water.
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大空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking
One of the strongest emotions for you may be fear, especially when you are giving a speech or talking to anyone in a big hall. ______ (36) Here are some tips that may help you overcome it.
______ (37) What is holding you back from giving a great speech Is it the fear of making mistakes Is it the worry whether audience will like it or not Or do you just have the stage fright Well, whatever, just be relaxed and devote yourself to the preparations. Besides, if possible, go to the stage where you will be presenting in advance.
Practice your entire presentation a few times ahead of time. Do it before a few people you know well and ask for their advice. It’s also a good idea to practice with a few people you’re not familiar with. You can also make a video of your presentation. ______ (38)
Don’t be afraid of a few moments of stillness (静止). If you lose track of what you’re saying due to nervousness, it may seem as if you’ve been silent for a lifetime. ______ (39) Even if it’s longer, your audience is unlikely to mind a pause to take in what you’ve said. Just take a few deep breaths.
Slow things down. ______ (40) If you don’t rush through your speech, you’ll be less likely to fumble (笨嘴揣舌地说话) over your words. And you will end up expressing yourself more freely and logically as you hope.
A. Make a clear analysis of the root cause.
B. It’s probably only a few seconds actually.
C. Focus on your content rather than your audience.
D. Take some measures, even if you don’t feel that way.
E. When people are anxious, they are likely to speak faster.
F. Thus, you can review it and see where you can improve it.
G. Unluckily, most of you will have to face the pain of anxiety or fear.
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。
It was a cold winter day that Sunday. The parking lot to the ______ (41) was filling up quickly. I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were ______ (42) among themselves as they walked in the church. As I got ______ (43), I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down as if he was asleep. His hat was ______ (44) down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too ______ (45) for his feet, with holes all over them and his toes ______ (46) out. I guessed this man was ______ (47) and asleep, so I walked on cross through the doors of the church. We all talked for a few minutes, and someone ______ (48) the man lying outside. People whispered but no one took ______ (49) to ask him to come in, including me. A few moments later church began. We were all waiting for the Preacher (牧师) to take his time and to give us the Word, ______ (50) the doors to the church opened. In ______ (51) the man walking down the church with his head down. People gasped (喘息) and whispered and made ______ (52). He made his way down the church and up onto the pulpit (讲坛) where he took off his hat and coat. My heart ______ (53).
There stood our preache… he was the “homeless man”. The preacher took his Bible (圣经) and ______ (54) it on his stand.
“Folks, I don’t think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today. If you ______ (55) people by their appearance, you have no time to love them.”
41. A. school B. lecture C. park D. church
42. A. arguing B. whispering C. stating D. speaking
43. A. closer B. clearer C. lower D. farther
44. A. dragged B. pulled C. dropped D. pushed
45. A. big B. bad C. ugly D. small
46. A. reached B. went C. stuck D. ran
47. A. homeless B. helpless C. hopeless D. careless
48. A. invited B. mentioned C. took D. called
49. A. pleasure B. measure C. courage D. trouble
50. A. when B. before C. as D. after
51. A. rushed B. hurried C. came D. entered
52. A. decision B. choices C. faces D. jokes
53. A. sank B. fell C. broke D. failed
54. A. threw B. set C. laid D. folded
55. A. judge B. hate C. treat D. test
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分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。
Go (围棋) is a board game for two players, in which the aim is to surround more territory than the competitor. The game ______ (56) (invent) in China more than 2, 500 years ago and is believed to be the ______ (57) (old) board game continuously played to the present day. A 2020 survey found that there are over 20 million current players, the majority of ______ (58) live in East Asia.
The playing pieces are called “stones”. One player uses the white stones and ______ (59) other black. The players take ______ (60) (turn) to place the stones on the vacant intersections (交叉点) of a board. Once ______ (61) (place) on the board, stones may not be moved, but stones are removed ______ (62) the board if “captured (捕获)”. Capture happens when a stone or group of stones is surrounded by opposing ones on all points. The game goes on until neither player wishes to make another move. When a game ______ (63) (come) to an end, the winner is determined by ______ (64) (count) each player’s surrounded territory along with captured stones and komi (贴目). A teacher might simplify the ______ (40) (explain) by saying to a student “you may place your stone on any point on the board, but if I surround that stone, I will remove it.”
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15）
英语课上老师让每位同学为中国主要的主题公园写一份介绍，然后汇编成小册子印发给同学们。你分到的任务是介绍中华民族园，请你根据以下提示完成你的写作：
位于北京市的东部，占地约50公顷，1994年6月18日开放；
旨在展示中国优秀的传统文化，增强爱国意识；
在园内的民族村寨里，游客除可欣赏各民族的传统建筑、精彩表演外，还可以品尝许多美食，里面有多种活动，适合不同年龄段的游客参加。
参考词汇：中华民族园Chinese Ethnic Culture Park, 意识awareness, 50公顷50 hectares
注意：
写作词数应为80左右；
请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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第二节 （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。
Melissa was a single parent of three small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight and she had to work hard to make ends meet. But they still felt blessed with a roof over their heads, food on the plate, clothes on their backs, and even if not a lot, always enough. Not knowing they were poor, the kids just thought their mother was strict in money management. Melissa was really glad about that.
Christmas was just around the corner. Although there wasn’t budget for a lot of gifts, Melissa planned to please the kids with a family party. She prepared weeks ahead of time, asking one by one what the kids wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, Melissa managed to spare $80 dollars for the whole family to enjoy the fun of Christmas shopping.
The big day arrived. Mellissa drove the kids to a nearby Walmart and gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill. “Now, my children,” she announced, “you have two hours to pick a gift in the supermarket. Then we will meet back at the gate.” Excited, the children scattered (四散) and rushed into the supermarket.
Melissa smiled. She looked at her own note and put it back into her pocket. Well, the Melissa smiled. She looked at her own note and put it back into her pocket. Well, the children’s shining faces were the most precious Christmas gift for her, weren’t they Sitting in the car, she waiting patiently, imagining what gifts the kids would choose. She couldn’t wait to share their joy.
Two hours later, the kids came back one by one. Tom and Tick rushed to their mother, eyes twinkling with excitement. They showed their gifts to Melissa and jumped with joy. The third child, Ginger, was obviously left behind, who dragged her feet to the car. To everyone’s surprise, Ginger was empty-handed. Melissa saidnothing, asked the kids to get into the car and headed home.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1: Driving home, everyone was talking about their gifts in high spirits except the youngest daughter, Ginger. ________________________________________________________________
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Paragraph 2: “We have so much, but the homeless man doesn’t have anything,” Ginger explained. _______________________________________________________________________________
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北华中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试
英语试题
参考答案
第二部分 阅读
第一节
A篇21-23 DBC
B篇24-27 BDAC
C篇28-31 BCBD
D篇32-35 DBCC
第二节
七选五 36-40 GAFBE
第三部分 语言运用
第一节 完形填空
41-45 DBABD
46-50 CABDA
51-55 CCACA
第二节 语法填空
56. was invented 57. oldest 58. whom 59. the 60. turns
61. placed 62. from es 64. counting 65. explanation
第四部分 写作
第一节
The Chinese Ethnic Culture Park, which covers an area of about 50 hectares, lies in the east of Beijing. The theme park, designed to show the excellent traditional Chinese culture and increase people’s awareness of loving the country, was opened to the public on June18, 1994.
The park is made up of two parts, where there’re many museums and exhibition halls. In some ethnic villages, apart from appreciating traditional national buildings and watching various performances, people can enjoy a variety of fancy food. Additionally, the park provides interesting
and exciting games for visitors of different ages.
In a word, visiting the Chinese Ethnic Culture Park will be rewarding for every visitor from different parts of the world.
第二节
Driving home, everyone was talking about their gifts in high spirits except the youngest daughter, Ginger. Feeling puzzled, Melissa asked what she had bought for Christmas. “Nothing.” Ginger whispered, lowering her head. Other kids stopped talking and turned to Ginger. “Are you kidding Did you lose your money ” They stared at the little girl, their faces lighting up with surprise. Ginger shook her head and said that she gave the bill to a man who was begging outside the supermarket. The man in rags was standing in cold weather. There was no doubt that he was homeless and had a hard time.
“We have so much, but the homeless man doesn't have anything,” Ginger explained. “I am willing to share my happiness with him. I hope he can buy warm clothes or treat himself to a good dinner.” She added, with eyes shining with excitement. Hearing her daughters’ words, Melissa felt a sense of pride swept through her. “What you did is right, Ginger. You are such a kind child that we are proud of you,” she said. Arriving home, they had a small party and the other kids offered to share their gifts with Ginger. It was the special experience that made the kids realize sharing is important.
