北京市第八十中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题2

北京市第八十中学学年第二学期期中考试2023〜2024高二英语2024年4月（考试时间90分钟满分100分）提示:试卷答案请一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔作答，其他试题用黑色签字笔作答第一部分知识运用（共两节，30分）第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题L5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项、My grandfatherwas awriter ofmany books.As achild anda teenager,I wrote1trying to be anauthorlike him.When I2my firstbook,I wasnot sureif Ishould throwit out to the world orshelter itforever.Thafs whyIwent tograndpa thatnight,my faithfulreader,who onceagain gaveme tremendous3o“Did youbring the book Iheard youtalk aboutit and I cantwait tosee your4“Oh yeah,the book.I pletedit yesterday/51handed himthe draft,“but I dont thinkits thatgood...”He turnedto arandom pageand5more of the pages.“Why do you thinkthis isntgood Itlooks fineto me.Veryheartwarming.”“Well,Im notsure.It couldbe betterthan itis now.^^“You cantexpect for the bookto be6,Writing is a skillthat takestime.You alreadyfinished thestory,and nowyou have to7others whatyouve got.he passedthe bookback tome.If peopledont likeit,then writeagain.Criticism isimportant,but youare going to have to keepon writingtill youare8with your work.”“Is thathow youbecame awriter^^“Yes,and everyother writerbefore me.You haveto startfrom the9and thenreach thetop.”I finallybroke outinto asmile andhe didtoo.I lookedcarefully atthebookone moretime.The pagesbound togethergaveme hopefor thefuture.That settledit.I wasgoingto haveto10myself andlet otherssee

1.A.fast B.well C.nonstop D.littlemy work.For meand formy grandpa.第三部分书面表达（共两节，32分）第一节阅读表达（共4小题；第

40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题You mightnot haveheard of the nfresh start effect”,but ifyouve evermade aNew Year*s resolution,youre familiarwithit.It refersto thehuman tendencyto takeaction towardsachieving agoal aftera specialoccasion orkey datehaspassed.The fresh start effect is simple.Most peoplewant to improve themselvesin someway.When wehit importantmilestones,were oftenlikely toreflect:are wewhere wethought wedbe bya certain age Wasthis yeara successfulyear,or didwe wasteit Annuallandmarks likebirthdays,orthestart of a newyear,signify a new timeperiod andanopportunity toleave slipupsbehind andto setnew goalsfor betterbehavior.Research showsthat anticipation of a new beginning isa key motivator for the fresh start effect.For example,peopleaged29,39,49etc.were48%more likely to runa marathonfor thefirst time.When they were approachinganewdecade,theywere more likely to searchfor meaningin their lives and try toimprove themselves.The reasonis simple.When weseeour pastself asseparate fromour currentself,we feelit easierto introducenew goalsand takeaction.Whats interestingabout thefresh starteffectis that we dont needto waitfor bigmilestones totake advantageof thissuddendose ofmotivation.Studies showthat thefirst dayof eachmonth andeven eachweek canalso inspireus.Thesedays,known astemporal landmarks^,encourage us to stepback andevaluate ourcurrent situation.And when wedothis,we gain the motivationtobebetter:we beemore drivenand moreproductive.That iswhy peopleare morelikelytostalldiets orexercise planson Monday,rather thanthe nextday.Fresh startsare excitingopportunities tolearn fromyour mistakesand moveforward.So ifyoure currentlyexperiencingloss ofmotivation,questioning themeaning ofyour work,or justfeel likeyoure stuckinarut,why dontyouuse thefresh starteffect in your ownlife

40.According to the passage,what isfreshstarteffect

141.Why isit thatanticipationof anewbeginningisakeymotivatorfor thefreshstarteffect

42.Please decidewhich partis false in thefollowing statement,then underlineit andexplain why.Afresh startlike thefirst dayof eachweek isa timewhenweforget aboutour mistakesand moveforward.（）

43.Besides thefreshstarteffect,in whatother waysdoyoumotivate yourselfinyourlife In about40words第二节写作（20分）假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你英国笔友给你发来邮件，提到他申请年巴黎奥运会志愿者

44.Jim2024落选，请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括:表示安慰；

1.建议以其它方式关注奥运会

2.注意词数左右；

1.100开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数

2.Sincerely,Li HuaDearJim,

2.A.polished B.finished C.deleted D.published

3.A.tasks B.pressure C.rewards D.inspiration

4.A.progress B.style C.ment D.reaction

5.A.copied B.wrote C.scanned D.edited

6.A.perfect B.unique C.plex D.practical

7.A.send B.show C.teach D.sell

8.A.content B.strict C.patient D.exhausted

9.A.end B.failure C.bottom D.criticism

10.A.give upB.count onC.look afterD.get over第二节语法填空共10小题；每小题L5分，共15分A在未给提示词的空白处仅填写个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空1“Help,help!^^I shouted,swimming towardsthe boatin desperation.I11sink!I couldntbreathe!“Help!”Mymouth filledwith water;I struggled12being drawndeeper,deeper down.Suddenly Ifelt myselfquickly13draw up tothe surfaceof thesea;and Iheard thesewords:If masterwould beso goodas tohold ontomy shoulder,master wouldswimwith muchgreater ease.I grabbedmy faithfulConseiPs armwith onehand.B在未给提示词的空白处仅填写个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空1The successfulcloning ofprimates hasled toworldwide praise as ahuge breakthroughthat mightlead to14curefor variousdiseases andmay alsooffer clueson howto preventthe agingprocess.With thistechnology,we havethepotential toraisealarge numberof monkeyswith identicalgenes ina shortamount oftime,and wecan evenchange theirgenes15suit researchneeds.This couldhelp saveresearch time,reducethe numberof animalsrequired for16test,produce moreaccurate results,and leadto moreeffectivetreatments.C在未给提示词的空白处仅填写个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空1Centuries later,the GreatFlu Epidemicof1918,also calledthe SpanishFlu,17strike nearthe endof WorldWar I.Families18had onlyjust gotthrough thewar nowhad tobury theirloved oneswho haddied of the disease.As aresult ofthewar,more peoplewere travellingand movingperhaps thanever beforein historyand thiscaused theepidemic tospreadworldwide.Having killedupto50million peoplein18months,the SpanishFluis believedtohave been the19severe epidemicin history.More peopledied ofthe fluthan diedinthe war.Initially,many peoplebelieved thatsuch epidemicsno longerposed athreat untilvery recently20SARS became a causefor concern.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分38分）第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28分）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Old and unrestored theatresare allaround usand yetso unnoticed.A newphotobook unveilstheir oftenoverlookedbeauty.Proctors Theatre,Newark,New JerseyAlthoughavailable outdoorsfrom streetsellers,food wasbanned in theatres todisplay respectability.In thelate1920s,however,the operatorsin Proctors Theatre in Newark beganto set up stands toimprovethe economicsituationduring theGreat Depression.Popcorn andCoke wouldbee asignificant partofthe theatres ine.Proctors Theatre,Troy,New YorkOriginallyopened asProctors FourthStreet Theatrein1914it hostedfamous edianssuch asJack BennyandBob Hope.From1929,it wassuccessively takenover,renamed asProctors TroyTheatre andswitched toscreening films.In the1960s,it beganplaying secondrunfilms beforeclosing in

1977.It waslisted on the NationalRegister ofHistoricPlaces NRHPin

1979.In2010,the theatrewas repairedbut iscurrently notbeing usedtoday.RKO Keiths Flushing Theatre,New YorkOriginallyopened in1928,RKO Keith9sFlushing Theatre wasdesigned byThomas Lamb.In1982,it waslisted ontheNRHP.In1986,thetheatrewas boughtand closedby itsnew ownerwho plannedto builda shoppingcentre onthe site,intentionally damagingthe hall.In2019,despite thepreservation efforts,the hallwas knockeddown tomake wayfor aresidentialtower block.Metropolitan Opera House,PhiladelphiaThe theatrewas originallyopened asthe PhiladelphiaOperaHouse in

1908.In the1920s,it wasrenamed astheMetropolitan OperaHouse,showing silentfilms inaddition tohosting variousopera panies.In the1940s,it became asports arena.In1954,it wasturned into a church.In thelate1990s,the buildingwas purchasedby MarkHatcher.Thechurch and the developercame toan agreementon arepair fora musicvenue thatwas pletedand reopenedin

2018.

21.In thelate1920s,Proctors Theatrein Newarksetupstandsto.A.show respectfor theguests B.increase thetheatres ineC.promote newlyreleased moviesD.pete with the streetsellers

22.What can we knowfrom the passageA.RKO KeithsFlushingTheatreis wellpreserved.B.Proctors Theatrein Troyplays secondrunfilms now.C.Metropolitan OperaHouse haswitnessed changesin itsfunction.D.ProctorsTheatreinNewarkhas beenofficially listedontheNRHP.

23.What is the purposeof thispassageA.To rankthe oldandunrestoredtheatres.B.To showthe developmentof Americantheatres.C.To encouragepeople toprotect theold theatres.D.To provideinformation onoverlooked oldtheatres.BTo theuntrained eye,a pingpong ball isjust a pingpongball.To aBeverly Clearyfan,its twomotorcycle helmetsformice.Ever since I readClearys seriesabout Ralph,the motorcycle—riding mouse,Ive neverlooked atapingpongball-orthe world-the sameway.Amazing tothink thatits beenmore thanforty yearssinceIchecked outThe Mouseand theMotorcyclefrom myschool libraryin Northport,and yetthat oneparticular imageis asclear tomeasever.And whyshouldnt itbe Itsperfect.How I wanted amouse ofmy ownto ridea toymotorcycle aroundmy house!Thanks toClearys genius,a talkingmousefriend seemednot onlypossible butprobable.While muchof childrensliterature attemptedto explain the worldfrom thepoint ofview ofa wiseand gentleadult,Cleary createdcharacters whosaw the world asonly childrencan.With greatinterest,I readevery bookthat boreBeverlyClearys name.She seemedlike afriend whounderstood mein waysI didntyet understandmyself.Ive writteneight childrensbooks andhave alwayskept Beverlyssense ofwonder inmind.Idontremember atexactlywhat ageI decidedIwantedto writebooks,but Iknow thatby secondor thirdgrade,my teacherassigned aprojectthat allowedus tofocus onwhatever wewanted.My best friend pickeddolphins;I chosechildrens authors,with alargechunk ofmy projectbeing aboutwho elseBeverly Cleary!I toldthat storyrecently toa schoolgroup.One ofthe students said“Thats fantastic!Youre yourproject onchildrensauthors and then youbecame one!”“Yes JI said.And mybestfriendwho didher projecton dolphins-becamea dolphin!”“Really the studentssaidin chorus.And thatperfectly sumsup whyI lovewriting forchildren:the beliefthat fantasticmagical thingscanhappen.Best friendscan beedolphins;mice canride toymotorcycles andbee ourfriends.Thafs whatBeverly Clearytaught me.In thehands ofa giftedstoryteller,anything ispossible...and sovery funny.

24.The Mouseand theMotorcycle impressedthe authormainly because.A.it recordedanimals9lifeB.it revealedthe wisdomof lifeC.it encouragedchildren toraise petsD.it describedtheworldfrom childrenseyes

25.When learningthe authorsfriend becameadolphin,thestudentsfelt.A amazedB.doubtful C.scared D.confused

26.What isthepassagemainly aboutA.What the author createdto attractchildren.B.What theauthor didto turnimpossible intopossible.C.How Beverly Cleary arousedchildrens interestin reading.D.How theauthor wasinspired tobe awriter byBeverlyCleary.C（迁徙的）（繁殖）Millions ofmigratory birdsoccupy seasonallyfavorable breedinggrounds in the Arctic,butscientists knowlittle aboutthe formation,maintenance andfuture ofthe migrationroutes ofArctic birdsand thegeneticdeterminants ofmigratory distance.In anew study,a multinationalteam ofresearchers underthe leadershipof Dr.ZHANXiangjiang from the Instituteof ZoologyoftheChinese Academyof Sciencesintegrated twostateoftheart（基因排序）techniquessatellite trackingand whole genome sequencing and establisheda continentalscalemigrationsystem of peregrine falconsin Eurasian Arctic.peregrine falconTheresearchers tracked56peregrine falconsfrom sixEurasianArcticbreeding populationsand sequenced35genomes fromfour ofthese populationsto studythe migrationof thisspecies.They foundthat thebirds usedfivemigration routesacross Eurasia,probably establishedbetween thelast IceAge22,000years agoandthemiddleHolocene6,000years ago.Peregrine falconsinitiated theirautumn migrationmainly in September,and arrivedat theirwinteringareas mainlyin October,n saidProfessor MikeBruford,an ecologistat CardiffUniversity.Peregrine falconsthat departfromdifferent breedinggrounds usedifferent routes,and winterat widelydistributed sitesacross fourdistinct regions.Individual birdsthat weretracked formore thanone yearexhibited strongpath repeatabilityduring migration,plete loyalty（扩散）to winteringlocations andlimited breedingdispersalThe researchersquantified themigration strategiesand foundthat migrationdistance isthe mostsignificantdifferentiation.They usedwholegenomesequencingandfound ageneADCY8,which isknown tobe involvedinlongterm memoryin otheranimals inprevious researchassociated withdifferences inmigratory distance.They foundADCY8had avariant athigh frequencyin longdistancemigrant populationsofperegrine falcons,indicating thisvariant isbeingfavorably selectedbecause itmay increasepowers oflongterm memorythought tobe essentialfor longdistancemigration.Previous studieshave identifiedseveral candidategenomic regionsthat mayregulate migrationbutourworkis thestrongestdemonstration ofa specificgene associatedwith migratorybehavior yetidentified,^Professor Brufordsaid.Theresearchers furtherlooked atmodels oflikely futuremigration behaviorto predictthe impactof globalwarming.If theclimate warms atthe samerate asit hasin recentdecades,they predictperegrine populationsin westernEurasia havethehighest probabilityof populationdecline andmay stopmigrating altogether.“Our workisthefirst tobegin tounderstand theway ecologicalfactors mayinteract inmigratory birds,“saidDr.ZHAN Xiangjiang.We hopeit willserve as a cornerstoneto helpconserve migratoryspecies in theworld.

27.What can we learnfrom thefirst twoparagraphsA.Five birdshistorical migrationroutes wererebuilt.B.Peregrine falconsstick tothe areaswhere theywinter.C.Two novelresearch methodsof migrationwere invented.D.Peregrine falconsleave forArctic regionsinSeptember.

28.What canwe inferabout ADCY8A.It isa newlydiscoveredgene inthe newstudy.B.It servesas afundamental partof longdistancemigration.C.It couldbe strengthenedby thepower oflongterm memory.D.It turnedouttobe morefavored bybirds thanthe otheranimals.

29.What isspecial aboutthe newstudyA.It hasdiscovered anew genomicregion ofbirds.B.It haspredicted therate atwhich theclimatewarms.C.It analysesthe reasonsforthedecrease ofperegrinefalcons.D.It encouragesattention toenvironmental effectson migratorybirds.

30.Which wouldbe thebest titlefor thispassageA.Researchers HelpConserve MigratorySpeciesB.Biologists FindEvidence ofMigration Genein BirdsC.How LongtermMemory HelpsLongdistance MigrationD.How EcologicalFactors AffectBirds MigratoryDistancesD，Search“toxic parentsand youllfind morethan38,000posts,largely urgingyoung adultsto cut ties withtheirfamilies.The ideais tosafeguard onesmental healthfrom abusiveparents.However,asapsychoanalyst,Ive seenthat（疏远）trend inrecent yearsbee away tomanage conflictsinthe family,andIhave seenthe severeimpacts estrangementhason bothsides ofthe divide.This isa selfhelptrend thatcreates muchharm.Research byKarl Pillemer,a professorat CornellUniversity,indicates that1in4American adultshavebeeestrangedfrom theirfamilies.I believethats anundercount,because othershave stoppedshort ofpletely cuttingoff contactbut haveeffectivelybroken theties.“Canceling“your parentcan beseen asan extensionofacultural trendaimed atcorrecting imbalancesin powerandsystemic inequality.Certainly thefamily isone systemin whichpower hasnever beenbalanced.In1933,thepsychoanalyst SandorFerenczi warnedthat eventhe simpleindication thatsomeone hasmore powerthan wedo couldpotentiallybe damaging.Todays socialjustice valuesrespond tothis reality,calling onustocriticize oppressiveand harmfulfiguresand togain powerfor thosewho have been powerless.But whenadult childrenuse themost effectivetool theyhavethemselvestogain asense ofsecurity andban theirparents fromtheirlives,the rolesare simplyswitched,andthepainonly deepens.Often,what I see inmy practiceare cases of family conflict mismanaged,power dynamicsturned upsidedown rather（孤独的）than negotiated.Iseethe terribleeffect ofthat trend;situations withno winners,only isolatedhumans wholongto beknown andfeel safeinthepresence ofthe other.The catchis thatafter estrangement,adult childrenare notsuddenly lessdependent.In fact,they feelabandoned andbetrayed,because inthe unconscious,it doesntmatter whois doingthe leaving;the feelingthat remainsis“being left”.They carrythe ghostsof theirchildhood,tackling theemotional realitythat thosewho raisedus cannever trulybe leftbehind,no matterhow hardwe try.What Ihave foundisthatmost ofthese familiesneed repair,not permanentbreakup.How elsecan onelearn howtonegotiate needs,to createboundaries andto trustHow elsecanwelove others,and ourselves,if notthrough acceptingthelimitations thate withbeing humanGood relationshipsare theresult notofaperfect levelof harmonybut ratherofsuccessful adjustments.To pursuedialogue insteadof estrangementwill behard andpainful work.It cantbe asingle projectof“selfhelp,（亲密关系）because atthe endoftheday,real intimacyis achievedby workingthrough theinjuries ofthe pasttogether.In mostcasesof family conflict,repair ispossible andpreferable toestrangement-and itsworth thework.

31.Why doyoung peoplecuttieswiththefamilyA.To gainan independentlife.B.To restoreharmony inthefamily.C.To protecttheir psychologicalwellbeing.D.To followa tendencytowards socialjustice.

32.What doesthe underlinedword“catch“in Paragraph6meanA.Response.B.Problem.C.Operation.D.Emphasis.

33.To managefamilyconflict,theauthoragrees thatyoung adultsshould.A.break downboundaries B.gain powerwithin thefamilyC.live upto theirparents5expectations D.accept imperfectionoffamily members

34.Whafs theauthors purposeof writingthe passageC.To argueagainst acurrent practice.D.To discussa meansof munication.A.To advocatea selfhelptrend.B.To justifya monsocial value.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）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Pets arelike ourfamilymembersand theirgood healthis somethingthat isvery importantto allpet owners.Just as（——氧化物）the pollutants,such ascarbon monoxideand carbondioxide inthe air,affect ourhealth,these sameenvironmentalnasties canaffect our pets too.3557%of dogsexposed tohigher pollutionlevels developedbrain diseasesand showedsignsof neuroproblems.Inamore recentstudy fromthe journalof VeterinaryInternal Medicine,researchers foundthat catswithbreathing problemsweremorelikelytolive inhouseholds withhigher indoorair pollution.Air purifiershavebeenbrought intouseinrecent years.They workto removeharmful chemicalsknown asvolatile（）organic poundsVOCs andother environmentalpollutants fromthe air.36But arethey safe forpets Howcanweensure thatthey arentharming ourfurry friends37The physicalsafety ofusing amechanical devicearound petsis whatwe haveto payattentionto.Air purifierseinvarious shapesand sizes,from smalldesktop unitsto large,freestanding models.In termsof physicalharm,there isan existingrisk of ourpetbeing trappedintheelectrical wireof ourair purifier.Air purifiers are designedtobe usedinthehome aroundchildren andtheir internalmechanisms shouldalso besafe fromsmall tailsofour pets andotherparts of their bodies.38Whether theair purifierimproves ordamages thehealth ofour animalsis alsosomething wehavetoconsider.The air（臭氧）purifiersaresafeforpets,but onlyif theydo not produce anyozone byproduct.39Weshould alwaysstay awayfromtheones thatproduce evenminimal quantities.We arealways onthe safeside bypicking a（过滤）standard airpurifier withthe classic3stage filtrationsystem ofa prefilter,HEPA filterand carbonactivated filter.Picking thewrong airpurifier typecan quicklymake thingsworse forourpets.On theother hand,picking thecorrectair purifiercan leadtoabig increaseinthequality oflife forthem.A.At presentmany homesare equippedwith theseuseful devices.B.Before buyingan airpurifier,we shouldkeep twoaspects inmind.C.Pet ownersalways payclose attentiontothephysical healthoftheirpets.D.Even thesmallest petsshouldnt beable toaccess theinsides of air purifiers.E.This greatlydepends onthe typeofairpurifier andair cleaningtechnology used.F.So alwayscheck theproduct specificationsandtryto finda modelthat doesnotproduceany carbonmonoxide.G.A2008study publishedin Brainand Cognitionshowed thatdogs brainswere negativelyaffected bythe heavypollutionlevels.。