2024年4月8日发(作者：)

湖南省部分校2023-2024学年高二上学期10月联考英语试卷

学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解

Egyptian Websites

Mark Millmore’s Ancient Egypt

★★★★

★

Mark Millmore’s fun and educational site is general, updated regularly, and features

several great parts. Major parts include Pyramids and Temples, Kings and Queens. The

Pyramids and Temples part is a virtual (

虚拟的

)tour featuring plenty of great pictures of the

temples at Kamak, Luxor, Dendara, Philae and Ramses II. The Kings and Queens part is

more of a written form, but again features excellent images.

The Art of Ancient Egypt

★

★

★

★

★

This 184-page paper is a free educator’s guide by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and it

is about the history of Ancient Egyptian art. Resources include a dictionary, maps of the

Northern and Southern Nile Valley, worksheets for teachers on Egyptian gods, posture and

gesture, royal clothing

，

symbols and hieroglyphics(

象形文字

), a content for both students

and teachers

，

outside links and plenty of lesson plans.

Ancient Egypt at National Geographic

★★★★

☆

National Geographic hosts a well-sized collection of photos

，

biographies

，

videos and

other resources for exploring the world of Ancient Egypt. Of particular note are the articles,

which are offered at a variety of reading levels, from 3rd grade to 12th grade.

Note

：

Related National Geographic articles and videos include

：

The Curse of the Mummy Treasure Beneath My Home Ancient Cat in Today’s

Egypt Egypt Wants Its Treasure Back

Egypt’s Golden Empire

★★★★

☆

The New Kingdom resources offered at this site are designed to help you use the u

Egypt, s Golden Empire” video series and the related website in secondary social studies,

religion and language arts classes. And one of the distinguished characteristics is that you can

download these video series free of charge. There are also discussions about powerful

Egyptian women, pharaohs and Egyptian society. There are eight lesson plans for educators.

1

、

What can you do using Mark Millmore’s Ancient Egypt?

A. Learn something about influential Egyptians.

B. Get a free educational guide to Egyptian history.

C. Take a virtual tour of ancient Egyptian buildings.

D. Look through the history of ancient Egyptian art.

2

、

What is a feature of Egypt, s Golden Empire?

A. It provides free videos.

B. It has resources about Egyptian clothing.

C. It has lectures by powerful women.

D. It offers more information than the other sites.

3

、

Which website provides suitable reading materials for school students?

’s Golden Empire.

C. Mark Millmore’s Ancient Egypt.

B. The Art of Ancient Egypt.

D. Ancient Egypt at National Geographic.

“Do what you love

，

not what others tell you is right,” says Georgia Lines of New

Zealand.

I spoke with the 24-year-old singer-songwriter earlier this month about her rise to fame.

In 2022

，

Lines was named breakthrough artist of the year at the annual Aotearoa music

awards ceremony. Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand, an island country in the

Pacific Ocean that is home to more than 5.1 million people.

Lines makes success look easy, but she has worked hard to perfect her skills. “I love

what I do,” she told me. “I love it when I get lost in music, and everything works together.”

Already, Lines has opened for pop singer George Ezra. She hopes “to open for Harry

Styles one day,” she added.

Lines has written more than 20 songs and worked together with several top artists,

including Jack Burton, Alex James and Cassie Henderson. “I love working with other people

and cooperating,” Lines said. “I find I work better when I’m with others

，

because we can

exchange ideas with each other.”

When asked about her musical ambition growing up, Lines smiled. “I was never a

musical genius as a child,” she said. “But I always loved singing and music.”

In recent years, Lines has drawn enthusiastic crowds for her concerts. The video for her

hit song, “No One Knows”, won best music video of the year in New Zealand in 2021.

As for her future goals, Lines said that she wants “to have a promising career and to

keep doing what I love.” That means focusing on her own career and artistic achievements.

“Comparison is the robber of success,” she said. “If I had stopped to compare myself with

others

，

I wouldn’t have made it as far as I have.”

4

、

What is the main topic of the author’s conversation with Lines?

A. Her childhood. B. Her family.

D. Her way to success. C. Her style of music.

5

、

What do we know about Lines from paragraph 5?

A. She likes teamwork.

C. She has a gift for music.

6

、

What is Lines trying to avoid doing?

A. Valuing money too much.

C. Comparing herself with others.

7

、

Which word best describes Lines?

A. Honest. B. Knowledgeable. C. Hard-working. D. Kind-hearted.

B. Ignoring her future career.

D. Taking others’ suggestions.

B. She respects top artists most.

D. She always loves music.

Joe Seaman-Graves is the city planner for the small town of Cohoes, New York. He was

in search of a less costly way of providing electricity to the town. There was no extra land to

build on. But Cohoes does have a nearly 6-hectare reservoir(

水库

).

Seaman-Graves learned that the town’s reservoir could hold enough solar panels (

面

板

)to power all city buildings. And that would save the city more than $500,000 each year.

Floating solar panel projects have seen quick growth as a new form of clean energy in

the United States and Asia. Floating solar panels are sought after not just for their clean

power, but also because they save water by preventing evaporation (

蒸发

).

A recent study found that more than 6,000 cities in 124 countries could potentially

produce all of their electricity demand using floating solar panels. It also found that the

panels could spare the cities enough water each year to fill 40 million Olympic-sized

swimming pools.

The idea of floating solar panels is simple: attach panels on structures that float on water.

The panels serve as a cover that reduces evaporation to nearly zero. The water keeps the

panels cool. This permits them to produce power more effectively than land-based panels,

which lose efficiency when they get too hot.

One of the floating solar farms in the U. S. is the 4. 8-megawatt project in Healdsburg

，

California. It was built by the company Ciel & Terre, which has built 270 projects in 30

countries. Floating solar panels cost 10 to 15 percent more than land solar ones at first. But

the technology saves money in the long term. Deeper water can increase setup costs, and the

technology cannot operate on fast-moving water, on the open ocean or on coastlines with

very large waves.

Problems can come up if the solar panels cover too much of a water body’s surface. That

could change the water temperature and harm underwater life. But Seaman-Graves said he

believes his town’s floating solar panel project can serve as an example for other American

cities.

8

、

Why does the author mention “no extra land” in paragraph 1?

show what is needed to build a reservoir.

stress the necessity to build floating solar panels.

indicate the shortage of land in big cities.

stress the difficulty the city planner face in their work.

9

、

What can panels’ being cool result in?

A. Making more electricity.

C. Avoiding natural disasters.

B. Keeping water still.

D. Protecting wildlife better.

10

、

Which of the following is the fittest for setting up floating solar panels?

A. Fast-moving water.

C. Open oceans.

B. Calm and not very deep water.

D. Coastlines with large waves.

11

、

Which can be the best title for the text?

Good Use of Water Surface

nt About Floating Solar Panels

Effects Caused by Floating Solar Panels

ng Solar Panels Becoming Popular

American scientists claim in a new study that humans need to create very Earth-like

conditions to survive for long periods in space.

The study centered on issues such as dealing with gravity (

重力

)and oxygen in space,

collecting water, developing agriculture and removing waste in space.

Life in space would require a natural ecosystem to sustain humans and their necessary

equipment. Without these kinds of systems, the task will fail. One of the biggest problems for

humans in space will be issues related to gravity. Humans experience lower levels of gravity

in space. A lack of gravity can change the fluid (

液体

)pressure in living things. This can lead

to health problems for humans living in space.

There is just no other place in space where there is 1G of gravity

；

that just doesn’t

exist anywhere else in our solar system. That’s one of the first problems we must solve. 1G is

another term for what scientists call “normal gravity”, or the gravity that exists on the Earth’s

surface. It can be measured as the rate of speed at which an object travels when falling to the

ground.

Oxygen is another important consideration. The scientists say space agencies would

need to build high-technology main and backup oxygen systems to support long-term human

life in space. But what if they fail?

One suggestion from the study is to arrange living things to produce oxygen. Think of

the hundreds of thousands of species of plants that make oxygen. That kind of system would

be needed to support long-term missions in space and on planets.

The other main requirement would be a huge amount of energy from the sun, the study

suggests. The scientists noted that as astronauts travel farther from the sun, they will be able

to collect less and less solar energy. But they do need a lot of energy. Otherwise, powering the

ecological system will be like trying to run your car on a cellphone battery.

12

、

What does the underlined word “sustain” probably mean in paragraph 3?

A. Support. B. Change. C. Challenge. D. Combine.

13

、

What do we know about the gravity on the Earth according to the text?

A. It is easy to recreate.

C. It is unique in the solar system.

B. It is common in space.

D. It is hard to feel and measure.

14

、

What does the study suggest doing to get oxygen in space?

A. Making it with solar energy.

C. Producing it with equipment.

B. Creating new living things.

D. Depending on plants.

15

、

What will happen if astronauts fail to get enough energy from the sun?

cellphone batteries will be used.

ecological system will face great risk.

’ll have to get energy from other stars.

’ll produce energy using oxygen.

二、七选五

16

、

It’s common to feel hungry and take a snack throughout the day.

①

________ But if

you find yourself always feeling hungry and reaching for a snack, you might ask yourself:

Am I really hungry, or am I bored?

What type of hunger?

There are different types of hunger: Physical hunger and psychological(

心理的

)hunger.

If you are feeling physical effects of hunger, like a rumbling(

辘辘声的

)stomach or a

headache, your body is in need of food to keep going. But if you “think” you, re hungry, it

might be psychological hunger.

Hunger is a normal sense that makes you want to eat. Your body tells your brain that

your stomach is empty. Avoid going long periods without eating or eating very large meals.

②

________

Am I hungry?

One tip to avoid filling your psychological hunger is to wait 20 to 30 minutes after you

first “feel” hungry.

③

________ If you have some illness that requires blood sugar levels

，

then you’ll want to follow your doctor’s suggestions.

Plan ahead

④

________ Have an idea to fill the time and avoid boredom

，

like taking a walk

，

reading a book or completing a task. Keeping a food diary for a week can be a powerful tool

for you to become more aware of your eating habits and possible causes for emotional eating.

⑤

________ Often, being thirsty and dehydration (

脱水

)can be misunderstood as hunger.

Next time you want a snack, try drinking a glass of water first!

are struggling with being fat.

can take measures in advance for it.

er

，

you can try drinking a glass of water.

usually makes some people feel unhappy.

, after that time

，

you are still hungry

，

it’s time to eat.

fact, if it is done properly, there5 s nothing wrong with it.

G. Instead, take a moment to consider the type of hunger before eating.

三、完形填空（15空）

After Dave Bishop retired from a 30-year career in telecommunications, he got a job as a

gatekeeper in a Maine school district. But after the 1 class ends

，

he takes his chess

boards and begins his second 2 : after-school chess coach.

The 61-year-old gatekeeper has coached both primary and middle school teams and they

have been 3 with state championship titles this year. One of his 4 is 11-year-old

Avery Zhang, who won the state champion for grades K-5 this year.

Bishop has played chess since he was a child, but he has never got the 5 to take part

in a competition. He didn’t join his high school chess club, 6 he wouldn’t play well and

be laughed at. These days, these old thoughts no longer 7 thanks to The Queen’s Gambit

9 a(n) 8 movie which tells a story about a girl with great gift. After a hard experience,

she 9 won the chess championship under the guidance of a gatekeeper.

But unlike the movie’s gatekeeper

，

Bishop is 10 not just one girl but dozens of

kids of all skill levels and backgrounds. His one worry is that there aren’t as many girls 11

chess. There’s only one female on his middle school champion team right now. He’s hoping

to 12 the situation by getting kids into the game at earlier ages.

Bishop also 13 that chess is about more than winning. ‘‘I tell my kids that chess

14 your attitude towards life,” he told the “If you work hard … if you

，

re not 15 by

failure, you will be successful.”

17

、

A. difficult

18

、

A. attempt

19

、

A. decorated

20

、

A. students

21

、

A. right

22

、

A. worrying

23

、

A. improve

24

、

A. strange

25

、

A. eventually

26

、

A. charging

B. first

B. role

B. impressed

B. competitors

B. opportunity

B. proving

B. match

B. inspiring

B. currently

B. treating

C. relaxing

C. choice

C. honoured

C. leaders

C. patience

C. showing

C. exist

C. frightening

C. secretly

C. discovering

C. taking up

C. support

C. promises

C. values

D. final

D. chance

D. replaced

D. organizers

D. admitting

D. vary

D. familiar

D, indirectly

D, coaching

D. watching over

D. explore

D. stresses

D. limits

27

、

A. working out B. depending on

28

、

A. accept

29

、

A. warns

30

、

A. reflects

B. change

B. guesses

B. outweighs

31、A. refused B. ignored C. discouragedD. stimulated

四、短文填空

32

、

Scientists report they have discovered water during a Chinese moon task. The water

is in

①

______(extreme)small glass beads(

珠

) that were found in the dirt where many

meteorites(

陨石

) have hit the moon. The dirt

②

______ (collect) in 2020.

Hejiu Hui of Nanjing University took part in the study,

③

______ was published recently

in Nature Geoscience. Hui said the beads differ in size from the

④

______ (wide) of one hair

to several hairs. The amount of water inside was very small.

Since billions

⑤

______ these beads exist on the moon, there could be large amounts of

water. But mining it would be difficult, one of the

⑥

______ (researcher) said.

The findings are based on 32 glass beads

⑦

______ (choose) from moon dirt collected

on China’s Chang’e 5 moon task.

This shows ‘‘water can be got on the moon’s surface … a new reservoir on the moon,”

Hui said.

The study’s findings raise the chance

⑧

______ water could be collected by

⑨

______

(heat) the beads in future robotic tasks.

Still, more studies would be needed to show whether

⑩

______ is possible to get such

water and whether the water would be safe to drink.

In earlier studies, water was found in glass beads formed by volcanic activity on the

moon. Those studies used materials collected on the moon more than fifty years ago.

五、书面表达

33

、假定你是李华，你校艺术中心将举办

“

我家的花丼

”

摄影展，请你给外籍教师

Mr.

Smith

写封邮件，邀请他参观，内容包括：

1.

展览时间、地点；

2.

展览内容。

注意

:

1.

写作词应为

80

个左右；

2.

请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Mr. Smith,

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

六、读后续写

34

、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短

文。

We had some rainstorms recently in Southern California. It was not common and when it

did happen I couldn’t help thinking about those who had no home to go and had to stay all

night and day out in the bad weather.

I was out with my kids and they requested cakes from a local shop that we usually go to.

There are hungry people outside sometimes asking for coffee or a dollar.

On my way in, I noticed four people sitting outside who appeared to have had a hard

night. Temperatures were down, the rain was heavy and icy winds were blowing throughout