1、浙江省嘉兴八校2023-2024学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解Smart Home Products for Living a Connected LifeWhat makes something a smart home product? Generally, its defined by its ability to connect to a Wi-Fi network, allowing users to interact with it from their smartphones.Weve rounded up some cool, div
2、erse offerings that youll love to have in your home.Nest Cam IQ$299.00The Nest Cam IQ is a beautifully designed home security camera that can recognize faces. It can warn you if theres a stranger in your home. The device also supports two-way communication via built-in microphones and a powerful spe
3、aker.Apple HomePod$349.00The Apple HomePod has better audio quality than any other smart speaker available today. Available in white or space gray, the Siri-powered device also allows you to control a number of devices with your voice.August Smart Lock Pro$279.99The August Smart Lock Pro is compatib
4、le (兼容的) with most locks. A mobile app allows you to manage access to the lock, check its usage history, and get informed when someone opens the door. You can control it and check on the state of your door with voice commands.Logitech Harmony Elite$249.99The Logitech Harmony Elite is one of the best
5、 universal remote controls available on the market. It can control just about every piece of electronics you own (it supports over 270,000 devices!) in every room of your house or apartment, including TVs, streaming devices, and sound systems.1What can the Nest Cam IQ help you do?AKeep your home saf
6、e.BCheck the locks of your house.CControl electronics with your voice.DProperly use your smartphone camera.2Which device can help you operate almost all your electronic equipment remotely?ANest Cam IQ.BApple HomePod.CAugust Smart Lock Pro.DLogitech Harmony Elite.3Which column of a website is the tex
7、t most probably taken from?ASociety.BNews.CTechnology.DEducation.When asked what his father did for a living, my son explained to his kindergarten teacher that “he steals things, but its O.K. because he gets paid to do it.”He wasnt wrong.Im a hacker, and I run a team of hackers. We spend our days di
8、scovering ways to break into anything that can connect to the Internet, to access information never meant to be seen. If we get to it before a criminal does, then weve done our job.Im proud of what I do for a living, just like doctors or lawyers are proud of the work they do. In Hollywood, hackers a
9、re often described as hooded(戴着兜帽的)figures in dark rooms involved in illegal activity while tapping keyboards. Actually, hackers are expert at programming and problem-solving with computers. Companies hire hackers to find their breaking point before criminals do.Hacking is an activity, and what sepa
10、rates any activity from a crime is permission. Drivers are free to drive, but they do not have permission to drive 150 miles per hour - thats illegal. Bankers can transfer their clients money, but if they do so without permission, thats illegal.Hacking isnt an inherently(本质上)criminal activity. Someo
11、ne who involves in the illegal use of hacking should not be called a “bad hacker” but a “threat actor”. Hackers are people like me and my team at IBM - security professionals.Hackers play a critical role in keeping companies and people safe. At IBM, one thing my team does is hack autonomous vehicles
12、, planes and trains to make sure that every possible security weakness is found and corrected before each machine is shipped. Imagine what bad things could happen without us.4Why did the author mention his sons words in paragraph 1?ATo show off his sons intelligence.BTo describe the daily life in ki
13、ndergarten.CTo raise readers interest in his job.DTo raise a problem of parent-child relation.5What is the common misunderstanding of hackers?AHackers can both be males and females.BHackers can ensure a companys security.CHackers are usually considered as criminals.DHackers are extremely proud of wh
14、at they do.6What do we know about hacking?AHacking is an inherently criminal activity.BPermission plays an important role in hacking.CProfessional skills are not necessary for hacking.DHacking involves breaking into shops and houses.7Whats the purpose of the passage?ATo introduce the job of hackers.
15、BTo attract more hackers to IBM.CTo stress the importance of hackers.DTo compare hacking with other jobs.To understand the effect of ice melting around the world we first have to understand what an ice sheet actually is. Covering 5.4 million square miles in Antarctica (南极洲) and 656,000 square miles
16、in Greenland, an ice sheet is actually a huge land of ice from the Ice Age. These sheets form in areas where snow that falls in winter does not melt entirely over the summer. This ice, home to different species of animals, is now melting at a rate that cannot support the life it currently holds.Many
17、 of these creatures rely on ice sheets as land for resting, hunting and protection, yet as the size decreases, they are forced out of their homeland in search of other land on which to live. Often this means journeys to search for food and an imbalanced ecosystem happens when different species are f
18、orced together onto the coast.Since the 1990s, the deer population has dropped by 56 percent climate change has caused warmer temperatures over winter setting off rainfall instead of snow, which freezes more quickly underfoot and makes it harder to walk and search for food. In the summer, frozen lay
19、ers of land melts and releases trapped diseases which bring death to animals. A similar situation has fallen on the polar bears who suffered a 40 percent population loss between 2001 and 2010.Quite apart from these problems, the threat of sea levels rising if the ice caps were to disappear is approa
20、ching. If the Greenland Ice Sheet melted, the sea level would rise around six meters, and if the Antarctic Ice Sheet melted, sea levels would rise by around 20 feet. As a matter of fact, sea levels have risen about eight inches since 1880, three of which weve gained over the last 25 years. This seem
21、ingly small amount has already caused dangerous flooding, loss of farmland and more deadly storms.While were still a long way from losing the ice sheets all together, weve already lost too much and if we dont take climate change seriously now, we will certainly hit the point of no return.8What is an
22、 ice sheet according to the passage?AIt is an ice world for animals to live on.BIt is a land of ice that covers all Greenland.CIt is an area where ice never melts in summer.DIt is a large area of ice that exists for centuries.9The melting of ice sheets brings about the following effects EXCEPT .Aa l
23、onger distance to search for foodBa decrease in animal populationCa larger amount of snowfallDthe release of more diseases10What can we infer from Paragraph 4?ASea levels are rising faster in recent years.BThe ice cap will first disappear in Greenland.CAll natural disasters happen due to sea level r
24、ise.DThe Greenland Ice sheet will be the first to disappear.11What could be the best title for this passage?AChanges of Sea LevelsBIce, Sea and AnimalsCGreenland and AntarcticaDEffect of Melting Ice SheetsPlenty of scientific work proves that children, and even adults, who learn sign language, gain
25、the benefits not only in the ability to communicate with other sign language users, but also in the wider academic world.Deaf children who learn sign language at an early age tend to perform better academically. This is partly due to their increased ability to communicate with those around them. How
26、ever, it is also because sign language is not, as many people mistakenly think, a system of gestures representing words, but a complete and complex language system. Thus, children who learn sign language have already learnt about the way language works, which will help in future studies.Again, for n
27、on-deaf children and adults who learn sign language, the academic advantages spill over into social and cultural ones. Firstly, learning sign language allows the speaker to communicate with a whole new community of people and gain an understanding of how they communicate within their community. Seco
28、ndly, learning a language gives rise to greater confidence for that person, as he is able to communicate with someone who may struggle to do so. And the skills of language learning can easily be applied to learning other languages but also to other academic pursuits.There can be no doubt that learni
29、ng sign language is a useful endeavour for anyone whether they are deaf themselves and live in a house with other deaf people or whether they are non-deaf and do not know anyone who is. The social, cultural and academic advantages of learning this complex language are diverse and should not be taken
30、 lightly. And, especially with children, learning a language which helps people with a disadvantage may encourage them in the future to do more volunteering and other such work. This means that the non-deaf child can be given a sense of social responsibility at an early age and taught to embrace (接受
31、) all people not in spite of their differences but because of them.12What is sign language according to the author?AIt is a creative way of expressing ideas.BIt is a complete complex language system.CIt is a primary language of disabled people.DIt is a system of gestures representing words.13What do
32、es the underlined word “endeavour” in paragraph 4 probably mean?AAttempt.BExperiment.CIncident.DFeedback.14What quality can a non-deaf child who learns sign language acquire?ABeing competitive.BBeing courageous.CBeing responsible.DBeing positive.15What conclusion can we draw from the text?ALearning
33、sign language brings people an advantage of finding a future job.BThe numerous advantages of learning sign language should be taken seriously.CNon-deaf children should learn sign language due to the differences of the deaf people .DIts unnecessary for non-deaf person who doesnt know any deaf people
34、to learn sign language.On the day of my birthday, I was really excited since I was going to an amusement park for the first time in my life with some of my friends, together with my parents. 16 Everything in sight was “amazing”. I was really attracted. Everywhere people were moving excitedly from on
35、e ride to another with the screams of laughter from every direction. People dressed up like clowns were entertaining the kids, and the most exciting was the roller coaster. My parents handed me some money and told us to enjoy the rides. We first queued up for the roller coaster, which was the greate
36、st attraction of all. Soon we were seated on the ride and held on to the bars holding us firmly to our seats. 17 The wind moved through our hair and we tightly closed our eyes. It was really thrilling experience! We headed straight for the bumper cars and soon started bumping into each other with as
37、 much force as we could, enjoying ourselves to the fullest. Then we went for those shooting games. 18 We were soon loaded with some soft toys which made us happy, though the age for playing with soft toys was long gone for us. 19 We entered the house with heads held high, but came out with our heart
38、s beating fast. And we were shaking from head to foot. During all this, we hadnt noticed time fly and it was getting dark, so we said goodbye and returned home. 20 AThere we can get a prize if we hit the target.BIs it a wonderful visit to an amusement park?CThen came the most scary part, The Freaky
39、House.DThat night in my dream all the fun images returned.EThe next few minutes were full of screams and laughter.FWe wandered in the park attracted by the adorable characters.GOn reaching the park, we bought tickets and entered the park.二、完形填空One morning, I called our pregnant cat Socky to be fed,
40、but she didnt come. I thought shed probably found somewhere to 21 her kittens (小猫) and would turn up later. But when Socky didnt come at dinnertime, I really started to 22 .Socky had a 23 of having her kittens in strange places, so I 24 all her hiding-places but no Socky. The next day was Saturday a
41、nd I had the 25 day to search for her. I rechecked under the house, but no luck.After lunch I took some 26 with me in case I found her, and then began searching the back shed (棚), which was filled with 27 boxes. After about an hour of moving boxes from one place to another and back again, I was extr
42、emely 28 . I sat down to have a rest when I heard 29 mewing. I pressed my 30 against each of the boxes to catch the sounds. 31 , I found Socky and her three newly-born kittens. As the boxes werent in 32 condition, I imagined that when Socky jumped into one of the bottom boxes, it must have caused th
43、e higher ones to fall, 33 her in.Socky was very 34 to see me and although she was weak, she managed to eat the food I brought her. I named the three kittens. They were all healthy and 35 to be great mouse catchers just like their mother.21AhideBnurseCfeedDhave22AhesitateBworryCregretDsympathise23Aha
44、bitBwayCchanceDsense24AselectedBcheckedCdiscoveredDconfirmed25AbusyBperfectCwholeDbig26AwaterBfoodCblanketsDclothes27AhugeBheavyCemptyDcolourful28AtiredBsurprisedCannoyedDembarrassed29AuniqueBlovelyCloudDfaint30AfingerBnoseCearDmouth31AFinallyBActuallyCExactlyDInstantly32ApoorBstrangeCneatDexcellent
45、33AallowingBtakingCinvolvingDshutting34ApleasedBshockedCcuriousDnervous35AhappenedBgrewCcontinuedDfailed三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Taking a gap year between high school and college can be a great way to explore your interests, gain new experiences, 36 develop skills that will benefit you
46、in the future. For me, my gap year was 37 unforgettable adventure that allowed me 38 (step) outside my comfort zone and see the world in new ways.During my gap year, I traveled to several 39 (country)including Thailand, Japan, and Peru. I 40 (volunteer)at a wildlife preserve in Thailand, where I wor
47、ked with elephants, monkeys, and other animals. In Japan, I taught English to elementary school children, and in Peru, I worked on a farming project with a local community.These experiences were greatly rewarding and taught me valuable lessons about the world and myself. I learned how to communicate 41 (effective) with people from different cultures, how to adapt
