内蒙古自治区鄂尔多斯市西四旗2023-2024学年高二上学期11月期中联考试题+英语+含答案

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鄂尔多斯市西四旗 2023~2024 学年第一学期期中联考试卷

高二英语

考生注意：

1．本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分 120 分，考试时间 100 分钟。

2．答题前，考生务必用直径 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。

3．考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对

应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区

域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。

4．本卷命题范围：至外研版必修第三册。

第一部分阅读（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。

Literary（文学的） festivals are all over the UK and Ireland this month. Here are four of them.

Hay Festival

Set on the beautiful Wales-England border, this year’s Hay Festival includes travel writer Kapka Kassabova

delivering the 2023 Jan Morris Lecture, Ray Mears discussing the British woodland, and Bear Grylls and Ranulph

Fiennes celebrating a love of wild spaces. Author-led tours with Wayfair Walks explore the Brecon Beacons.

Date: From 25 May to 4 June

Guernsey Literary Festival

Celebrating great writing and big ideas in the beautiful island of Guernsey, this event includes activities such as a

talk by Susie Dent centred on her book An Emotional Dictionary—Real Words For How We Feel, and family-focused

drawing classes from painter Rob Biddulph. The festival also offers poetry competitions, writing workshops and the

chance to stretch your legs on Guernsey’s coastal trails and nature walks.

Date: From 2 to 14 May

International Literature Festival Dublin

The ancient streets that were once inspiration for James Joyce, W·B Yeats and Oscar Wilde welcome Ireland’s

leading literary festival this May. The 10-day event celebrates the best Irish and international writers, poets,

playwrights and screenwriters. Book-themed guided walks are also offered.

Date: From 19 to 28 May

The Bath Festivals

Founded in 1948, The Bath Festivals is a year-round creative learning program that inspires and connects

different people and communities through various activities. For example, we have Bath Contemporary Artists’ Fair in

May and Bath Children’s Literature Festival in September. Our other year-round hands-on music and literature

projects give children and young people opportunities to gain real-world experience.

1. Who will discuss the British woodland at Hay Festival?

A. Bear Grylls. B. Ray Mears. C. Ranulph Fiennes. D. Kapka Kassabova.

2. When will the literary event be held in Guernsey?

A. From 2 to 14 May. B. From 20 May to 4 June. C. From 19 to 28 May. D. From 25 May to 4 June.

3. What is unique about The Bath Festivals?

A. It mainly attracts adults. B. It runs throughout the year.

C. It has a variety of activities. D. It offers author-led city walks.

I was a young newspaper reporter, and I wanted to succeed. My first job was in Latin America. It was almost my

last job.

I had not planned to stay in the village of Zacate, but it had been raining hard for a whole day. So I had to stay

there.

I found people there full of fear. This village was at the foot of a volcano. It was becoming more active. Men,

women and children came to the square. A few helped each other and went out of town to get as far away from the

volcano as possible, with large and full packs in their hands. Suddenly, I felt a strong earthquake. The villagers in the

square ran away as soon as they felt the earthquake.

Suddenly, I saw black smoke rolling down the side of the mountain towards the village. Trees and grass burned

up in a second. The volcano eruption（喷发） was coming so fast that in less than a minute the roads to the village

were cut off. All I could do was watch and wait. Suddenly, my landlord（房东） cried out, “Look!” He pointed to a

small hill, which was near to us. The lava（岩浆） was not coming over it but flowing on each side of the village,

leaving the village centre undamaged. For a time, at least, we were safe, unless the lava grew much bigger.

My landlord gave me a wet blanket to cover myself to avoid the heat and we poured water over our heads to cool

ourselves. We could hardly breathe because of the heat and the smoke of the burning houses. Thanks to my landlord, I

survived the volcano.

4. The reporter stayed in Zacate because of ______.

A. his busy job B. bad weather C. an accident D. an adventure

5. What made the villagers leave the town?

A. The news report. B. The journalist. C. The active volcano. D. Their strict landlord.

6. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The lava. B. The thick smoke. C. The village. D. The small hill.

7. What can we learn from the text?

A. The landlord is very experienced. B. The small village was flooded.

C. The lava killed a lot of people. D. The rescuers saved the reporter.

From self-driving cars to carebots（care +robots） for elderly people, rapid development in technology has long

represented a possible threat to many jobs normally performed by people. But experts now believe that almost 50

percent of occupations existing today will be completely unnecessary by 2035 as artificial intelligence（AI）

continues to change businesses.

“The next fifteen years will see a revolution in how we work, and a revolution will necessarily take place in how

we plan and think about workplaces,” said Peter Andrew, Director of Workplace Strategy for CBRE Asia-Pacific. A

growing number of jobs in the future will require creative intelligence, social skills and the ability to use artificial

intelligence.

The report is based on interviews with 200 experts, business leaders and young people from Asia-Pacific, Europe

and North America. It shows that in the US technology already destroys more jobs than it creates. But the report

states, “Losing occupations does not necessarily mean losing jobs—just changing what people do.” Growth in new

jobs could occur as much, according to the research. “The growth of 20-to 40-person companies that have the speed

and technological know-how will directly challenge big companies,” it states.

Another study by Pew Research Centre found 52 percent of experts in artificial intelligence and robotics were

optimistic about the future and believed there would still be enough jobs in the next few years. The optimists pictured

“a future in which robots do not take the place of more jobs than they create.”

“Technology will continue to affect jobs, but more jobs seem likely to be created. Although there have always

been unemployed people, when we reached a few billion people, there were billions of jobs. There is no shortage of

things that need to be done and that will not change,” Microsoft’s Jonathan Grudin told researchers.

8. Why are carebots mentioned?

A. To give a definition. B. To provide an example.

C. To make a comparison. D. To explain a theory.

9. What does the report in paragraph 3 show?

A. People will take the place of AI. B. US technology balances job opportunities.

C. Many people have to change occupations. D. Big companies are more innovative and flexible.

10. What is Jonathan Grudin’s attitude towards the future of human employment?

A. Hopeful. B. Doubtful. C. Unconcerned. D. Worried.

11. Which section of a website is the text most probably taken from?

A. Art. B. Travel. C. Education. D. Technology.

Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, are interesting animals. They are the biggest cats in the world. A full-

grown Amur tiger can weigh over 600 pounds. Unlike lions that live in groups, tigers are solitary animals. Tigers also

have very good eyesight and hearing. Its eyesight is six times better than a human’s.

Amur tigers live in the forests located in the Russian Far East and northeastern China. They have a thick yellow

fur coat with black stripes（条纹）. Their stripes are like human fingerprints. Every tiger has a different and unique

stripe pattern. Tigers use their striped coat to hide themselves from the animals they hunt. Their thick fur and a thick

layer of fat keep them warm during the long, cold winters in the forest.

As powerful and quiet hunters, Amur tigers usually hunt at night. Sometimes these tigers travel hundreds of miles

looking for food. They hunt deer and wild boar（野猪） that live in the forest. They also hunt smaller types of bears.

A hungry Amur tiger can eat more than 50 pounds in one night.

Today, Amur tigers are an endangered species. People illegally hunt Amur tigers. Amur tigers are also still in

danger because the forests they live in are being destroyed. Illegal logging（砍伐） and new roads destroy their

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