江苏省常州市联盟校2023-2024学年高二下学期4月期中考试 英语 Word版含答案

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常州市联盟学校 2023—2024 学年度第二学期期中调研
高二年级英语试卷
2024.4
出卷老师荆琴芳 审卷老师姚丽娟
考试时间 120 分钟 满分 150 分
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，并标在
试卷的相应位置。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。
1. Whose exam results are the best?
A. Tony’s. B. Sally’s. C. Carly’s.
2. What does the woman think about John Grisham’s books?
A. Useful. B. Unconvincing. C. Interesting.
3. Where are the speakers?
A. In a car. B. In a hospital. C. On a ship.
4. When does the woman want to play the game next time?
A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Saturday.
5. What will the speakers do next?
A. Make a fire. B. Serve drinks. C. Cook some food.
第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面五段对话或独白。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 are the speakers doing?
A. Complaining about the wet weather.
B. Talking about family members.
C. Sharing the meanings of names.
7. In which month was Masika born?
A. May. B. July. C. August.
听第 7段材料，回答第 8至10 题。
8. What is the purpose of Sally’s call?
A. To return a call. B. To arrange a sale. C. To cancel an appointment.
9. Why does Mr. Reynolds feel lucky?
A. He has an afternoon free.
B. He found exactly what he wanted.
C. He succeeded in contacting Sally.
10. What does Sally offer to do for Mr. Reynolds?
A. Advertise his house.
B. Give him a discount.
C. Take him to look at an apartment.
听第 8段材料，回答第 11 至13 题。
11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. How to help people who suffer from a disaster.
B. How to attend a performance.
C. How to raise money for the poor.
12. What will be on tonight?
A. A donation ceremony. B. A speech. C. A concert show.
13. What does the man say about Syria?
A. It is not as rich as Turkey. B. It wasn’t badly damaged. C. It had enough support.
听第 9段材料，回答第 14 至16 题。
14. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Restaurant staff member and customer.
B. Boss and secretary.
C. Mother and son.
15. When will the man arrive at the place on Saturday?
A. At 7:00 p.m. B. At 7:30 p.m. C. At 8:00 p.m.
16. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Have a seat facing the sea. B. Get a bottle of wine. C. Inform her before arriving.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至20 题。
17. Why does the speaker give the talk?
A. To share the benefits of learning foreign languages.
B. To tell some methods of learning foreign languages.
C. To give some useful tips on working abroad.
18. In which country does the speaker work?
A. Thailand. B. England. C. France.
19. Who is the speaker talking to?
A. His co-workers. B. His students. C. His employees.
20. Which country’s culture is the speaker looking forward to learning about?
A. Thai culture. B. Spanish culture. C. Chinese culture.
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
Mother Nature never fails to surprise us with something extraordinary and unusual from time to time. There
will always be news about something completely different that will surely grab eyeballs.
Blood Falls （Antarctica）
As the name suggests, Blood Falls is a waterfall which shoots blood-red water into a river. The sight is a
perfect backdrop for a horror film; mysterious and of course bloody. Previously, red algae （ 红 藻 ） were
believed to cause the water to change its colour and turn blood-red. Until 2017, the true origin of the so-called
blood was revealed to be oxidized（被氧化的）iron in saltwater.
Frozen Bubbles（ Canada）
Impressive yet a dangerous sight, frozen bubbles （气泡） can be seen in winters at Abraham Lake in
Canada. The phenomenon occurs when methane （甲烷） gas gets trapped underwater, freezes, and forms
otherworldly visuals. Such a large amount of methane trapped is highly risky. So even a lit match nearby can
cause a giant explosion.
Hidden Beach （Mexico）
Located only a few miles off Mexico's coast, the hidden beach was caused by an explosion by the Mexican
Government as part of target practice. The beach is now every lover's dream destination. To get there, you must
ride an hour-long boat. Once you land on the island, you have to travel through the waters to reach there.
Sky Mirror （Malaysia）
During the new moon and full moon periods, tourist can see a clear reflection of the sky in the waters of
Sasaran Beach. This natural phenomenon occurs because the tides are the lowest during these days. The smooth
sand and minimal water level create such an incredible sight. Also known as the "Mirror of the Sky", this shal low
water beach is an amazing place to click pictures and thus a perfect travel destination.
21. Why is the water shot by Blood Ealls blood-red?
A. Red algae causes the water to change its color.
B. The waterfall has supernatural powers.
C. Saltwater there contains oxidized iron.
D. A film factory reddened the water for a horror scene.
22. In which situation may you be warned to avoid fire?
A. Admiring Blood Falls. B. Taking pictures against Sky Mirror.
C. Boating along Hidden Beach. D. Exploring Frozen Bubbles.
23. What do these natural phenomena have in common?
A. The causes of their formation have been revealed.
B. They attract millions of tourists across the world.
C. They can be accessible only by water.
D. Tourists may enjoy a better travelling experience in winter.
B
In 1975, a San Diego homemaker named Marjorie Rice came across a column in Scientific American about
tiling ( 瓷砖 ). There is a problem which has interested mathematicians since ancient Greek times. After Rice’s
chance encounter with tiling, family members often saw her in the kitchen constantly drawing shapes. “I thought
she was just drawing casually,” her daughter Kathy said. But Rice who took only one year of math in high school,
was actually discovering never-before-seen patterns.
Born in Florida, she loved learning and particularly her brief exposure to math, but tight budget and social
culture prevented her family from even considering that she might attend college. “For Rice, math was a
pleasure,” her son David once said.
Rice gave one of her sons a subscription to Scientific American partly because she could read it carefully
while the children were at school. When she read Gardner’s column about tiling as she later recalled in an
interview: “I thought it must be wonderful that someone could discover these beautiful patterns which no one had
seen before.” She also wrote in an essay, “My interest was engaged by the subject and I wanted to understand
every detail of it. Lacking a mathematical background, I developed my own symbol system and in a few months
discovered a new type.”
Astonished and delighted, she sent her work to Gardner, who sent it to Doris, a tiling expert at Moravian
College. Doris confirmed that Rice’s finding was correct.
Later, Rice declined to lecture on her discoveries, citing shyness, but at Doris’s invitation, she attended a
university mathematics meeting, where she was introduced to the audience. Rice still said nothing of her
achievements to her children, but they eventually found out as the awards mounted.
24. Why did Rice often draw shapes in the kitchen?
A. To become a mathematician. B. To fill her leisure time.
C. To explore the secret of tiling. D. To show her passion for drawing.
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