151南山实验华侨城高级中学2023-2024学年度第二学期期中考试一、单项选择请选出可以填入空白处的正确选项(共20题，每题1.5分，满分30分)1.Arecentstudyfoundthatthenumberofsmartphoneusers________sharplyoverthepastfiveyears.A.hasincreasedB.haveincreasedC.isincreasingD.areincreasing2.Eventually,thebutterflymanagestoreachtheplaces______itwillspendthewinter.A.whichB.whatC.whereD.that3.Ican’tgetthroughtothemanager’sofficeanyhow,sosomeone________thetelephone.A.canuseB.canhaveusedC.mustbeusingD.musthaveused4.Mostcollegesnowofferstudentsalesson______tohelpthemhandleacademicpressure.A.designedB.designingC.todesignD.beingdesigned5.TheoldmanfromAustraliawasveryhappywhenhewasabletomakehimself______inhisbrokenChinese.A.understandB.tounderstandC.understandingD.understood6.Don’tleavethewater_______whileyoubrushyourteeth.A.runB.beingrunC.runningD.torun7.Ourteacherisamanofgreatexperience,_______muchcanbelearned.A.whoB.whichC.fromwhomD.fromhim8.Ihurriedtotheconcert,only_______thattheshowhadbeencancelled.A.tobeinformedB.toinformC.informingD.informed9.Finally,thethiefhandedeverything_______hehadstolentothepolice.A.whichB.whatC.whenD.that10.IknowBobhasgonetoCalifornia,butcouldyoutellmewhenhe_____here?A.isleavingB.leftC.hasleftD.wouldleave11.You_______smokeinthenewsroomwithoutaskingforothers’opinions.Itisimpolite.A.mustn’tB.needn’tC.won’tD.couldn’t12.Accordingtothetimetable,thetrainforGuangzhou________at8o’clockinthemorning.A.leaveB.isleavingC.willleaveD.leaves13.Youdon'thavetodescribeher.I________herseveraltimes.A.hadmetB.havemetC.metD.meet14.Thestadiums,________werealreadyfull,weresurroundedbyalotoffootballfanswhohadnotickets.A.mostofthatB.mostofwhichC.mostofthemD.mostofthose15.Willyourbrotherstayathometonight?I'mnotquitesure.He__________gotothecinema.A.mustB.shallC.mayD.will

15216.Theway____hespokeEnglishismorelikethatofanAmerican.A.whichB.howC.inwhichD.inthat17.（2016﹒天津卷）Youarewaitingatawrongplace.Itisatthehotel__________thecoachpicksuptourists.A.whoB.whichC.whereD.that18.AterribleearthquakestrucktworegionsofChina,________everyaspectoflocalpeople.A.affectB.affectedC.affectingD.toaffect19.Oppositethebuildings________St.Paul’sChurch,whereyoucanenjoysomelovelymusic.A.standB.standsC.willstandD.stood20.Ireceivedanemailfromthecompany____theparttimejobtome.A.offersB.offeredC.offeringD.tooffer二、阅读理解(共两节,满分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A2024MiamiBookFairWhetheryouarealifelongbookwormoraretryingtodevelopaloveforreadinginyourlittleones,the2024MiamiBookFairisforyou.❉WhenandWhereIstheFair?ThismuchlovedSouthFloridaeventwillbeheldfromMay12to18,2024attheMDCWolfsonCampusPlazainDowntownMiami.Duringthisweeklongbookfeast,youwillfindagroupofeventsrunningfrommorningtonight.❉WhattoExpectattheFair?Thisyear,thefairwillfeaturemorethan400celebratedauthorsfromaroundtheworld.Therewillbearichcollectionofwritersandtheirworksofnonfiction,romances,children’sliterature,andalmosteveryothertypeunderthesun.Forgreenwriters,it’saplacetoconnectwiththeirfavoriteeditors.Forbooklovers,it’sanopportunitytogetautographs(亲笔签名)frommanypopularauthorsandaskthemsomequestions.❉IstheFairKid-Friendly?Absolutely.Farfromaboringculturalevent,thisliteraryfestivalhasfunparentchildreninteractivegamesandeducationaltents.Besides,littlereaderscannotonlyexploreartsandcrafts,butalsoexperiencefacepaintingandbookgiveaways.❉HowMuchDoestheFairCost?OnFriday,thefairisfree.OnSaturdayorSunday,itis$10foradultsforoneday,oryoucangetatwodaypassfor$15.Kidsunderage12canattendforfreeandthekidsaged1318are$5perday.Forpeopleaged62andover,youcanalsogetticketsfor$5.SoheadtoDowntownMiami,andenjoyyourselfintheheartofthecity’sliteraryscene.

15321.Whatcanbeexpectedatthefair?A.Interactingwithtalentsfromallindustries.B.Seekingcooperationwithpublishers.C.Votingonyearlybestsellers.D.Exchangingideaswithfavoriteeditors.22.Whatcanchildrendoatthefair?A.Learnfacepaintingfromartists.B.Playgameswiththeirparents.C.Exchangebookswithothers.D.Setupcampontheirown.23.HowmuchshouldacouplewithatenyearoldgirlpayfortheSundayfair?A.$10.B.$15.C.$20.D.$25.BConsidergoingeastward,youwillseemountains,forestsandthousandsoflakes,aswellaswideriversandlargecities.Onthe15thJuneIsetfootofftheairplaneandintoCalgary,Canada.I’veneverbeentothissideoftheworldbeforeandIhadsomestrangeexpectationswhenIcouldonlyseefieldsandnocityscapeinviewfrommyplanewindowduringlanding.However,aswegotcloserandclosertotheairportthecitycameintoview.Phew!IbreathedasighofreliefasI’marealcitygoer.Weweregreetedbyuncleandwhiskedawaytothemaincity.ThelargeamountofgreeneryinCalgary’scitymakesitacompletelydifferentcitytovisitandIadviseifanybodyisaroundthissideoftheworld,it’ssurelyaninterestingvisit.Itnotonlybringsusgoodfeelings,italsomakesyoufallinlovewiththiscity.Despiteallthethingswe’vedonehere,thethingthatblewmeawaythemostwastheCanadianwoodlandsandmountainsjustafewhoursoutsideofCalgary.ThehighlightformewasriskingtravellingtothesmalltownofFernieandhikingintothewoodsuptoasmallwaterfallwherethewaterwassoclearwecouldjustdrinkstraightfromthestream.Thetimeawayfromthemaincityhadagreatholidayfeelandgavemetimetorecoverafterabusyuniversityyear.It’sbeenagreatexperiencebeingintheCanadianmountainsandwoodlandsandittaughtmetheimportanceofjusthavingsometimeforyourself!Sowhateveryouguysaredoingthissummer,makesureyoutakesometimeouttorelax,restandrecharge.Maybeyouwillgetamuchmorecomfortabletripwhenyoujumpoutofthebusywork.24.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sfeelingwhilelanding?A.Embarrassed.B.Hopeful.C.Afraid.D.Amazed.25.WhatmakesCalgaryaquitedifferentcity?A.Friendshipfromthelocalpeople.B.Cultureoutsideofthecity.C.Naturalbeautyofthecity.D.Variousoutdooractivities.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“highlight”inParagraph2mean?A.Topattraction.B.Colorfulentertainment.C.Brightarea.D.Sincerecommunication.

15427.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’stravelexperience?A.Heneedsrelaxationfromhisuniversityyear.B.Heprefersthecity’sbusylife.C.Heshowsgreatappreciationtohisuncle.D.Heisenthusiasticaboutwork.CAsmallgroupofbraveandcuriousyoungIrishmusicianshavetakenituponthemselvestosaveatraditionofsongs.Theirprojectaimstoputtheeldersofanearlypastgenerationinfrontofamicrophone,toprotecttheirsongsandstoriesformusicianstohearandstudyforalltime.Someexpertsoftenpasswarningsabouthowmuchoraltraditionthehumanracelosestomodernityeveryyear.InIreland,acountryfamousforitssingers,theSongCollectorsCollective(SCC)celebratesthathistorybyhonoringthepeoplewhohavekeptitsrootsalive.Mostofthemarefromthereclusive(隐居的)travelercommunities.Ratherthansimplycollectingwords,eachsongcanbeaccessedonlybyexploringthelifeandstoryofthepersonwhosangitfortheSCC,orthesocalled“TraditionBearer”.TakeFredaBlack,forexample,agreatgrandmotherinhermideighties.Shekeptsomanysongsthatsheadmittedshecouldn’tpossiblycountthem.ShewouldgoontofeatureintherecentlyreleasedalbumbyamodernfolksingerandSCCmember,SamLee.“Ilovespendingtimeatthekneeoftheseelders,”Leesaid.“Iamverylucky.Icatchanendofanera.”“Itisacommonrequestforthesongsandstoriestoberecordedandsharedastheoldwaysarenotbeingpassedonandthishugestoreofknowledgeofanancientwayoflifeisforgotten.Inthecurrenteraofaccessiblerecordingtechnology,thereisnoexcusefornotdocumentingandsharingthisrichbutfragile(脆弱的)tradition,”wrotetheSCC．Havingcollectedhundredsofrecordingsfromdozensofsingers,theSCCisbeginningtohosteducationalevents,sharingthestoriesandsingingvoicesforthoseinterestedinhearingthem,aswellashowpeoplecanbecomecollectorsintheirownway.28.HowdothoseyoungIrishmusicianssavethetraditionofsongs?A.Byspreadingtheirnewmusicstyles.B.Byrecordingoldfolksongsandrelatedstories.C.Byteachingyoungpeopletolearntraditionalsongs.D.Byimprovingthelivingconditionsofelderlymusicians.29.WhatcanweinferfromSamLee’swords?A.Heisgladtokeepavaluabletraditionofmusic.B.Hislatestalbumcarriesthememoryofhisgrandma.C.Heisluckytohavegotsomehelpinlearningmusic.D.HismusicisinspiredbyconversationswithFredaBlack.30.WhatfurtherpromotestheSCC’sprotectionoftheoraltradition?A.Marketdemand.B.Thesupportoffamousmusicians.C.Highpraisefromtheelderly.D.Technologicalprogress.

15531.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheSCC’swork?A.Effectiveandinteresting.B.Successfulbutconfusing.C.Necessaryandmeaningful.D.Professionalbutdangerous.DBadnewsforbananalovers:Afungus(真菌)that’sparticularlygoodatkillingthefruithasfinallyreachedLatinAmericaamajorsupplieroftheworld’sbananas.Recently,officialsinColombiaannouncedanationalemergencyafterconfirmingthepresenceofthisfatalfungus,knownasFusariumoxysporumTropicalRace4(TR4),inthecountry.ThisisthefirsttimethefungushasbeenfoundinLatinAmerica.However,thefungusisn’tnew.Overthepastyears,ithasbeendestroyingbananaplantationsinAsia,AustraliaandEastAfrica.Althoughthisfungusisn’tharmfultohumans,itisa“seriousthreat”tobananaproduction.Thefungusattackstheplants’rootsandblockstheirvascular(维管的)systemthenetworkusedtotransportwaterandnutrients(营养物)andfinallykillstheplants.Oncethefungusfindsitswayintosoil,itcan’tbetreatedwithfungicides,andit’sverydifficulttoremove.What’smore,thefungusattacksthemostcommonlyexportedbananatheCavendishbanana.“ForWesterncountries,thevastmajorityofthebananasweeatarefromthesameCavendishsubgroup,”saidNicolasRoux,aseniorscientist.SarahGurr,ExeterUniversity’schairinfoodsecurity,continuedtoexplainedtoWired,“Cavendishbananasareineffectclonesoftheirparents.Sothesimilarityintheirgenesmakesthemeasytargetsofthedisease.Actually,wearelikelytolosetheCavendishbanana.”OfficialsreportedthattheTR4funguswasfoundinal75hectareareaintheLaGuajiraregionofnorthernColombia.Thecountryhasseparatedaffectedareasanddestroyedsomeoftheminanefforttofightthefungus.AnumberofideashavecomeuptohelpsavetheCavendishbanana,includinggeneticallyengineeringplantsthatwillnotbeaffectedbyTR4.32.WhydidColombiaannounceanationalemergency?A.BecausetheTR4fungusstopsbananatreesproducingfruits.B.BecausetherewasTR4fungusinColombia.C.Becauseafearfulfunguswasspreadingquickly.D.BecauseColombiahadnobananastotransporttoEurope.33.WhatdoweknowaboutTR4fungus?A.Itcausesthedeathofbananaplants.B.Itisdangerousforhumanbeings.C.Itcompeteswithbananatreesforwater.D.Itexistsintheairtoattackplants.

15634.WhatmakesSarahGurrworriedabouttheCavendishbanana?A.Theirimportanceinglobalfruitsupply.B.Theirpoorabilitytogainnutrients.C.Theirlackofgeneticdiversity.D.TheirwideplantinginLatinAmerica.35.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A.BananascrisisinLatinAmericaB.ThebestbananasintheworldC.FungusharmsplantsD.BananakillingfungusreachedLatinAmerica第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。EarthHourisorganizedbytheWorldWideFundforNature.It'sabigeventusuallyattheendofMarcheveryyear.Onthisevening,people“godark”.36It'struethatturningofflightsforjustonehoursavesonlyasmallamountofpower.37Ononelevel,joininginEarthHourmakespeoplethinkabouttheproblemofclimatechangeandwhatwecandoineverydaylifetoprotectnature.Butonanotherlevel,alargenumberofpeople’sactingtogethersendsapowerfulmessagetogovernmentsandcompanies.38Theybeginconsideringgreenissueswhenbigdecisions.Thelogo(标识)ofEarthHouris“60+”.Thenumber60isforthe60minutesofEarthHour.39Infact,peoplewhojoininEarthHoursaythattakingpartmakesthemwanttodomorefortheenvironment.40Musiciansgiveconcertsbyplayingacoustic(原声的)instrumentsinsteadofelectricones,andusingcandlesinsteadofelectriclights.Celebritychefshavecreatedspecialrecipesforfamiliestoprepareandeatbycandlelight.Treeplantingsessions,groupwalksandrunsarealsoamongtheoptions.A.Butthisisonlythebeginning.B.EarthHourrepresentseveryhourofeveryday.C.Afterall,everyonehastoanswerforwhattheyhavedone.D.Besidesturningoffthelights,peoplegetinvolvedinotherevents.E.Itpushesthemtotakeurgentmeasuresbymakingchangestopolicies.F.Thatis,theyswitchoffallunnecessarylightsatthesametimeforonehour.G.TheplusinvitespeopletocontinuetheiractionevenafterEarthHourisfinished.三、完形填空(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四个选项中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。Attimeofcrisis,wetendtoturninward.Itseemslikefeelingbetterand41puttingourownneedsfirst.Butsciencesuggeststhattheseselfcaretendenciesare42.Infact,thebestwayto43yourownselfcareistoprovideothercare.Researchshowsthatweget44fromdoingnicethingsforotherpeople.Thepeoplewhoselfreportbeinghappiest45thoseinneedtheydonate(捐献)moreoftheirtimeandmoneytocharityand46actsofkindness.Sowhynotimproveyourmental47bydoingsomethinggoodforanother

157person?Ifyouareworking48,stopdrivingyourcaranddonatethemoneysavedongastoacharity.Orjustcheckinwithafriendwhois49.Butdobe50toyourselfaswell.Theseasonofnewyear’sresolutionscanbeatimewhenitiseasytobeatyourselfup.We51ourselvesbyreflectingonhowbadlywehavedoneinthepastyear.Butresearchshowsthatsevereselfcriticismandunrealistic52willmakeyougiveupbeforeyouevenbegin.Abetter53forthenewyearistoextendyourselfsomekindness.Itmeans54thatyouarehumanandyouaredoingthebestyoucaninhardtimes.Thetipswon’tmakethe55ofthenewyeardisappear,butthesepracticescanboostyourmoodandgiveyouabitmorehappiness.41.A.avoidsB.allowsC.risksD.requires42.A.wrongB.secretC.naturalD.scientific43.A.valueB.regardC.promoteD.review44.A.freedomB.wealthC.assistanceD.happiness45.A.agreewithB.focusonC.comeacrossD.standfor46.A.refertoB.engageinC.turndownD.cutoff47.A.activityB.processC.healthD.attention48.A.originallyB.previouslyC.dailyD.remotely49.A.strugglingB.attackingC.whisperingD.complaining50.A.honestB.clearC.politeD.kind51.A.protectB.expressC.shameD.train52.A.expectationsB.forecastsC.presentationsD.opportunities53.A.freedomB.choiceC.occasionD.damage54.A.ignoringB.rememberingC.suggestingD.reporting55.A.decisionsB.benefitsC.challengesD.differences四、阅读短文,从选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。(每空2分，满分10分)根据句意，从选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。A.liveuptoB.makeanimpactonC.breakdownD.pullone’sstrengthE.getacrossF.infearLastyear,therewasashygirlinmyclassnamedLily.Ifoundmyteachingonthemathsproblemsdidn’t56toher.Worsestill,shewantedtogiveup57offailing.Justthen,herbestfriendTedarrivedandsawherdilemma.Heknewhehadto58herconfidence.Withpatienceandencouragement,hehelpedLily59theproblemsstepbystepuntilshebegantounderstand.Gradually,Lilycould60fromwithinandcontinuedtoworkhard.ThankstoTed’sfirmsupport,shenotonlysolvedthemathsproblemsbutalsogainedanewlyfoundconfidenceinherabilities.

158II卷非选择题(满分45分)五、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。(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。JingxiTaipingDrumisatraditionalformofdancing.Withitsdisplayofprofoundculturalelements,it61(include)inthefirstbatch(批次)ofChina’snationalintangibleculturalheritage(非物质文化遗产)itemsin2006.The62(early)historicalreferencesofthisartdatebacktotheSpringandAutumnPeriod.IntheQingDynasty,itstartedtogain63(popular)inandaroundthecapital.Inancienttimes,thedrumswereplayed64NewYear’sEveattheimperialpalacetobringpeace.Asaresult,theperformancealsobecameknownasthe“NewYearDrum”byBeijingers.Thistypeofdrumdanceis65(common)seenperformedduringthelastandfirstmonthofthelunaryearinmanylocalfestiveactivities,thusexpressing66(people)hopeofapeacefulandrichyeartocome.Duringagivenperformance,drummersperformvariousdancemoveswhile67(hold)thedrumintheirlefthandsandamallet(大头锤)intheirrighthands.TraditionalChineseaesthetic(美学的)conceptsarereflectedinthedrumplaying,allof68representdistinctivelocalfeatures.Inthepastdecades,Beijinghasmadeconsiderableefforts69(protect)thissignaturefolkdanceculture.Today,thetimehonoredfolkartoftheJingxiTaipingDrumisbeingtakenupbytheyoungpeople70ispresentingitslivelyartisticcharm(魅力)onaglobalstage.六、请根据提示，用所给单词的正确形式完成句子。(共10题，每题1分，满分10分)71.Please_____________(确保)thateverythingisinplacewhenyouleavethereadingroom.72.Thefinal_____________(目的地)looksquiteclose,butittakeshourstoarrive.73.Theministerwasverysatisfiedwiththe_____________(安排)ofherbusinesstrip.74.Jill,haveyou_____________(离任)asasalemanagerfromthetopcompany?75.Aseverybodyknows,regularjoggingcangreatly_____________(促进)toourgoodhealth.76._____________(concern)aboutthechildren’ssafety,theparentsdrivethemtoschooleveryday.77.Itisbadmannerstotakeaphotoofotherswithouttheir_____________(permit).78.Facedwithsuch_____________(embarrass)situation,Mr.Greenremainedspeechless.79.Iwasmovedbythegirl’swarm_____________(behave)whensheapplaudedtocheermeup.80.ThefactthatIlive_____________(depend)ofmyparentscanproveIhavegrownup.七、应用文写作(满分20分)81.假定你是李华，南山英语晚报（NanshanEveningPost）正在举办以“DiscoverBeautifulNanshan”为主题的英语作文竞赛，你很想参加。请给你校外教Paul写一封求助邮件，内容包括：1.介绍自己的英语水平；

1592.请求当面指导；3.表达感谢。注意：1.写作词数为80字左右。2.邮件开头及落款已给，不计入总词数。DearPaul,Howiseverythinggoing?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________LiHua