广东省东莞市七校联考2023-2024学年高二下学期5月月考试题 英语 Word版含解析

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东莞市 2023—2024 学年第二学期七校联考试题
高二英语
命题人：尹华 刘佩仪 审题人：符海红
（本试卷共四大题，满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 20 分）
第一节 听力理解（两段共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10 分）
共两小段，每段播放两遍。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在 5秒钟内从题中给的
A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第 1段对话，回答第 1～2题。
1. What are the speakers going to do tonight?
A. Eat out. B. Go shopping. C. Do sports.
2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Boss and secretary. B. Husband and wife. C. Hostess and guest.
听第 2段对话，回答第 3～5题。
3. What did Peter learn from his grandfather?
A. How to appreciate art works.
B. How to deal with artists.
C. How to run a museum.
4. What did Peter do in Chicago?
A. He served in the army.
B. He studied at a college.
C. He worked in a gallery.
5. Whose works did Peter like best?
A. Rembrandt’s. B. Botticelli’s. C. Rubens’.
第二节 听取信息（共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10 分）
听下面一段独白。请从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为 6~10 的空
格中。听录音前，你将有 10 秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。
Information on Time Abroad
Establishment of the Company Founded on 6 7th, 2000, in UK.
Business of the Company Offer overseas volunteer service.
Staff in Service There are 7 full-time workers, who are experienced in
fields of community development and education.
Volunteering Opportunities Assist the local teachers with 8 .
Volunteer in 9 to promote food sources.
Help treat 10 .
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 37.5 分）
第一节（共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答
题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
2024 Tour Details
7-Day Tour from London to Edinburgh
A London Guide will show you the city’s famous landmarks like Buckingham Palace,
Downing Street and Westminster Abbey. Then, in Edinburgh, you’ll tour the castle and see
Scotland’s Crown Jewels. From the historical sights to the beautiful scenery, this guided tour of
England and Scotland is a great way to experience everything Britain has to offer.
Starting at： $849
9-Day Tour from Dublin to London
Your guided tour of Ireland and Britain begins in the capital city of Dublin. Enjoy seeing the
“Fair City”, including the statue-lined O’Connell Street, Trinity College, and St. Patrick’s
Cathedral. Your local guide will show you the famous sights, including the Houses of Parliament,
Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace. This guided tour of Ireland and Britain is a
welcome escape with fewer crowds and lower costs than high-season tours.
Starting at： $ 1069
7-Day Tour from London to Paris
Your guided vacation in London begins with a welcome dinner and a cruise on the Thames
River to admire the Tower Bridge and the Houses of Parliament, You’ll spend three nights in
London to see the sites of this historic city—from Big Ben to Buckingham Palace, and also St.
Paul’s Cathedral. Then you’ll enjoy a 3-night stay in Paris. This includes sightseeing at the Arc de
Triomphe, Concorde Square, Champs-Elysees, and a Seine cruise. This guided tour of London and
Paris is certain to be enjoyable with fewer crowds in the off-season!
Starting at： $ 1149
11. How much would the 7-day tour from London to Edinburgh cost a couple at least?
A. $ 849. B. $ 1149. C. $ 1698. D. $ 2138.
12. Which place can you visit if you take the 9-day tour from Dublin to London?
A. Downing Street. B. Trinity College.
C. The Thames River. D. Concorde Square.
13. What do the three tours have in common?
A. They cover the same number of sights.
B. They all begin in the capital city of London.
C. They take people the same amount of time.
D. They all include a visit to Buckingham Palace.
B
Humans are born to compete with one another. People compare how many “likes” they have
on social media. Billionaires envy multibillionaires. The legendary NASCAR champion Dale
Earnhardt once stated, “Second place is just the first loser.”
Although the competitive spirit may be as natural as breathing air, it does not always lead to
human prosperity (繁荣，成功). On the contrary, left unmanaged, it can create misery for ourselves
and others. Fortunately, there is a formula to solve this problem without unrealistically suggesting
that we entirely dispense with our competitive urge: Instead of always going for gold, shoot for the
bronze.
To expand on the wisdom of Earnhardt, although second place may be the first loser, third
place can be the real winner —— at least when it comes to happiness and longevity (长寿). Recent
research suggested that the bronze winners appeared consistently happier on average than the silver
medalists. Regarding the life span of all three medalist categories, it was found that the athlete
whose best performance was silver lived to 72. Gold medalists beat this by a solid four years, living
to 76. But first prize in longevity went to the bronze medalists, who lived to 78.
The study had a handy explanation for this distinction: “Dissatisfactory competition outcomes
may badly affect health.” In other words, silver medalists see themselves as the first loser because
they only look up to the top step, whereas the bronze winners compare themselves favorably with
all the others who never made it onto the podium (领奖台) at all.
One of the problems with most competitions against others is that it tends to lower one’s inner
motivation, and thus enjoyment. Decades ago, researchers showed this by asking people to solve
puzzles and then measuring the interest they reported. They found the puzzles less rewarding when
competing against others rather than against the clock. Simply having a time limit means competing
against themselves-which is often more fun. The principle at work here is that trying to improve
your own past performance provides a sense not of “winning” but of progress. And the only person
to whom you will have to compare yourself is you.
14. What does the underlined words “dispense with” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Stick to. B. Depend on. C. Get rid of. D. Take charge of.
15. In which situation will people be most likely to feel good about themselves?
A. Treat competitions as all or nothing.
B. Aim to outperform others in competitions.
C. Check out others’ victories on social media.
D. Compare themselves with those less fortunate.
16. What is the best title for the text?
A. Always Going for Gold B. The Victory of Coming in Third
C. Finding Satisfaction in Comparison D. Second Place is Just the First Loser
C
A pair of researchers with Leibniz University of Hannover has demonstrated (展示) the means
by which robots might be programmed to experience something similar to pain in animals. As part
of their demonstration at last week’s IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
held in Stockholm, Johannes Kuehn and Sami Haddaddin showed how pain might be used in
robots, by interacting with a BioTac fingertip sensor on the end of a Kuka robotic arm that had been
programmed to react differently to differing amounts of pain.
The idea of developing an artificial robot nervous system may seem contrary to all
expectations, but Kuehn says doing so is important in the same way that it is good for humans to
feel pain. “Pain is a system that protects us,” says Kuchn. “When we avoid the source of pain, it
helps us not get hurt.” So when robots can feel and react to pain, they will become smart enough to
avoid it. The more dangerous the robot registers the threat to be, the faster it will withdraw and
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