广东省汕头市澄海区2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试 英语 含解析

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2023-2024 学年度第一学期期末质量监测
高二级英语科试题
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 2B 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，再选涂其它答案标号。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 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
As the saying goes, nobody’s perfect. That means we have room for at least some improvement in our lives.
And no, we’re not talking about getting a better-paid job or a new haircut; we’re referring to inner improvement. If
you’re wishing for some inner improvement in your lives, consider reading the following books.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens written by Sean Covey
To make this book age-appropriate and fun to read, Covey breaks up the text with cartoons, quotes, and
brainstorming ideas to bring the book together. The book covers topics like body image, friendships, Internet safety,
and much more. The book is especially good for teenagers.
A New Earth written by Eckhart Tolle
The book goes beyond teaching how to live in the moment and helps readers learn how to turn their suffering
into peace. All types of suffering are addressed in the book. Whether your suffering is caused by anger, sadness,
anxiety, or others, Tolle will help you see life from varied ways, awakening you to your life’s purpose.
Declutter Your Mind written by Barrie Davenport
This book is full of various exercises. You’ll learn how to change negative thoughts to positive ones, strategies
to help with relationships, how to identify what’s important to you, how to set goals, and much more. This powerful
book will do its part in offering various tips to deal with an overactive mind.
Big Magic written by Elizabeth Gilbert
From creating new habits to dealing with fear and surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals, Gilbert
analyzes the difficulties a creative person may face in pursuing his dreams. The best part of this book is the usage
of stories from regular men and women across the country.
1. Which book best suits one who’s struggling to find life’s purpose?
A. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. B. A New Earth.
C. Declutter Your Mind. D. Big Magic.
2. Who uses real-life examples in his or her book?
A. Sean Covey. B. Eckhart Tolle.
C. Barrie Davenport. D. Elizabeth Gilbert.
3. What type of books are the four books?
A. Self-help books. B. Science books.
C. Health books. D. Adventure books.
B
In a post shared on Twitter last Monday, the woman, Amy Clukey, explained that her dad, Rick, a beekeeper,
died of lung cancer about nine years ago. But, before passing away, he wrote a note that he hoped one of his
children would later find, and finally after so long, her little brother, who is now 16 years old, found it in his
father’s beekeeping clothes.
The note said, “I hope one of my children is curious about beekeeping. Beekeeping is actually pretty easy and
you can learn everything online. Bees make more products than just honey; it can be a source of extra income. So
don’t be afraid, have courage. Good luck. Love Dad.”
The bee population in 2019 consisted primarily of wild bees, and North Dakota has the highest honey
production with over 38 million pounds.
Clukey explained that her father bought a farm when he was in his 40s, and it was then that he took up
beekeeping and other hobbies like raising cattle and horses. She added, “When he was diagnosed (诊断) with stage
4 lung cancer, the doctors told him that he had 18 months to live. He was a fighter: He lived 5 years and a week
after his diagnosis.”
The post has attracted a lot of readers on the platform and has received over 42,800 likes, 2,333 comments,
and 749,000 re-shares in less than 24 hours, and in the comments, the woman added that while she doesn’t do
beekeeping herself, two of her brothers are interested in it.
One user commented, “I lost my dad in 2018. This post makes me cry.” And another user said, “My dad is in
the last few weeks of his life battling cancer. I’ll come back to the post in a couple of months when I need it again.”
And one also shared the story of her personal loss, writing, “I lost my husband half a year ago. He used to leave
little notes all over the house. I can’t bring myself to move anything.”
4. What did the father wish according to the text?
A. His children could make big money.
B. One of his children could find the hidden note.
C. One of his children could be interested in keeping bees.
D. His children could make great contribution to the honey production.
5. What kind of person was Amy’s father?
A. Hard-working and brave. B. Wealthy and healthy.
C. Easy-going and intelligent. D. Generous and wise.
6. What is the common part of the readers?
A. They are all beekeepers. B. They are all moved by the note.
C. They all lost their loved ones. D. They all found the family member’s notes.
7. What’s the main idea of the text?
A
.
A father’s death touched people’s hearts.
B. People made comments on a father’s death.
C. A father’s note posted online attracted attention.
D. Beekeeping is important for many families.
C
Erin Alexander’s sister-in-law recently died, and she was having a hard day. A barista (咖啡师) was too. The
coffee machine had broken down and she was clearly stressed. Ms. Alexander ordered an iced green tea, and told
her to hang in there. After picking up her order, she noticed a message on the cup: “Erin,” the barista had drawn
next to a heart, “your soul is golden.” “I’m not sure I even necessarily know what ‘your soul is golden’ means,”
said Ms. Alexander, who laughed and cried while recalling the incident. But the warmth of that small and
unexpected gesture, from a stranger who had no idea of what she was going through, moved her deeply. “Of course,
I was still really sad,” Ms. Alexander said. “But that little thing made the rest of my day.”
New findings, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, prove just how powerful experiences like
Ms. Alexander’s can be. Researchers found that people who perform a random (随意的) act of kindness tend to
underestimate how much the receiver will appreciate it. And they believe that miscalculation could hold many of us
back from doing nice things for others more often.
A recent study consisted of eight small experiments that varied in design and participants. In one, for example,
people were told they could give a cupcake away to strangers, and were asked to rate their own mood as well as
how they believed the receiver would feel. The researchers found that those who got a cupcake as a result of a
random act of kindness felt better than the person on the giving end thought they would. “People tend to think that
what they are giving is kind of little; maybe it’s relatively unimportant,” Dr. Kumar, an assistant professor of
marketing and psychology at the University of Texas, Austin, said. “But receivers are less likely to think along
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