1、湖南省株洲市渌口区第五中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题一、阅读理解Creating Young V&AWhen the V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green was founded in 1872, it was EastLondons first public museum. Today, we are transforming this beloved building into a new national museum of design and creativity dedicated entirely to c
2、hildren. Relaunching later this year as Young V&A, the museum will be a place to imagine, play, create, debate and design. Young V&A will help children to develop abilities such as creative thinking, problem-solving and collaboration through imaginative, hands-on gallery displays and creativ
3、e programming for schools, families and community groups.How you can helpIn a climate of growing inequality and reduced funding for the arts, it is vital that we young peoples creative development. We rely on your generous donations and are thankful foryour support. Whether you can give E 25 or f 25
4、,000, all donations will help to complete this project.25 could buy books for the new Reading Room.75 could buy sensory materials to help bring the collection to life for young visitors150 could conserve and display an international object in the permanent galleries5000 could help furnish the new cr
5、eative studios in the Learning Centre.Ways to give*To pay by debit, credit card, use the QR code, visit www.vam.ac.uk appeal or call 020 7942 2905 to speak to a member of the Development team.*Return a completed donation form or post a cheque directly to the museum or hand it in all the V&A Memb
6、ership Desk or the Members Room.*To find out about donating by bank transfer, making a regular monthly donation, or to make a larger gift, please email the Development team at appealsvam.ac.uk.1Who are the target visitors of Young V&A?AThe general public.BSeniors.CArt lovers.DChildren.2What can
7、a donation of 75 do for the project?ARepaint the Reading Room.BHelp bring the collection to life.CConserve an inspirational object.DFurnish the new creative studios.3How can people donate by cheque?AScan a QR code.BSend a cheque to the museum.CCall 020 7942 2905.DEmail the Development team.During th
8、e cold winter months of 2013, Shyam Bihari Prasad, an old retired man, moved to Vasant Kunj in New Delhi to live with his daughter. This elderly gentleman would visit the Hanuman temple near his home every morning, where he would often see several children standing outside, begging the people for fo
9、odThese children have working parents who lock their homes when they go to work. They have to leave their children outside to look after themselves. Classes in the local government school start only at 10：00AM, so these children beg for food outside the temple before going to school, says PrasadOne
10、morning, Prasad bought biscuits from the shop near the temple gate for a few of them. When talking with them, Prasad learnt more about their school and the different classes the children attended. He also asked them some basic questions and realized they had no grasp of simple concepts in science an
11、d math, nor any knowledge of spelling and writing in English and Hindi. He asked them if they would like to study. After receiving a positive response, he promised to meet them on the pavement outside the temple the next day at 8:00AM. Ever since that cold winter morning in November 2013, these stre
12、et children have had classes on the pavement outside the templeSeveral local residents take a keen interest in the classes as well, offering help when they have time. Madam Manju comes in to teach the children English, Brother Singh helps them with math, and Mandam Kirtika gives lessons in both scie
13、nce and math. There are others who donate books and some who buy snacks for the childrenDespite the noisy vehicles and passers-by, the children here are focused and eager to read and write. They didnt know how to sit or talk properly at first. Now they have changed and helped each other with their s
14、tudies. Shyam Brihari Prasad has turned the lives of many of these children around. They are doing well in their school exams and are spending happy and fruitful mornings instead of begging on the street4Why did the children wander around the Hanuman temple？AThey were too young to go to school and h
15、ad to kill time thereBThe Hanuman temple was a good place for them to play and studyCTheir parents lock their homes before their classes startDThey could get more food and money from people visiting the Hanuman temple5What did Shyam Bihari Prasad do after discovering the childrens situation？AHe taug
16、ht them on the pavement outside the templeBHe offered free biscuits to them at the temple gate every dayCHe helped them with their homework after schoolDHe talked to their parents about their studies6What does the author want to tell us in the fourth paragraph？AWhat subjects the street school offers
17、BHow the local people help the street childrenCWhen classes start at the street schoolDWhat the street childrens school life is like7Thanks to Shyam Bihari Prasad, the street children_.Abehave better at schoolBenjoy helping strangersChate reading books in the morningDcan get full marks in examsThe g
18、reatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman s life spent in caring for the children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenti
19、es, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, four or five of whom lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get
20、 paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five years and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has to take care of children, h
21、er work is lightened by modern living conditions.This important change in women s life-patterns has only recently begun to have its full effect on women s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls took a full-time job after they left school. However, when they married, they usually left wor
22、k at once and never returned to it. Today the school- leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry older, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more afterwards return to full-or-part-time work
23、. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of
24、them.8At what age did most women marry around the 1890 according to the passage?AAt about twenty-fiveBIn their earl fiftiesCAt the age of fifteenDAt any age from fifteen to forty-five9What happened to an ordinary family in about 1900?AThe youngest child could live to fifteen.BFour of five children d
25、ied after they were five.CSeven or eight children lived to be more than five.DSome children died when they were very young.10When she was over fifty, a late nineteenth-century mother _.Awas usually expected to die fairly soonBwould expect to work until she diedCwould be healthy enough to take up pai
26、d jobsDwas less like to find a job even if she wanted to11What do we know from the passage?AHusbands and wives share equal responsibilities at home.BMore and more women are looked down upon by husbands.CToday women prefer to get married rather than get jobs.Arthur Dubois isnt your typical grandfathe
27、r. Thats because at 72 years old, the Chicago resident is a newly discovered hip-hop artist.This week, Dubois walked into Haven Studios, a music program on the South Side of Chicago that supports young ambitious artists. The owner of Haven Studios, Andre Add-2 Daniels, said Dubois claimed he was you
28、ng at heart. So, Daniels decided to listen to Dubois music. He was completely floored. Daniels quickly took videos showcasing Dubois talents and posted them to Twitter. His tweet went viral, receiving thousands of reactions within a matter of days. Now, Dubois talents have even caught the attention
29、of some famous hip-hop producers.Its not what you would expect, right? Daniels says in one of the videos. Dubois music is playing in the background, giving a steady beat that easily invites listeners to dance.Dubois said his style was entirely self-taught. He first started teaching himself to produc
30、e hip-hop beats about six years ago, after he retired. I found something to do, he told NPRs Scott Simon. I had to learn how to do the computer and music at the same time. Dubois taught himself by using the audio editing software. Now hes learning another new skill-social media. Dubois newfound soci
31、al media fame has been a little overwhelming for him. I was shocked, he said. I broke down and cried because I didnt know that many people liked me. Daniels has helped Dubois set up accounts on Twitter and Instagram for his fans to follow, Id never used Instargram, Twitter and all that other stuff,
32、Dubois said. Because I didnt believe in that stuff myself. But now Ive got lo have it. The attention doesnt seem to have gone to Dubois head though-he doesnt really care about getting famous or making money. I just want to put it out there and let other people hear my music.12What does the underline
33、d word floored in Paragraph 2 mean?AAstonished.BScared.CNervous.DHurt.13Who helped Dubois take up hip-hop?ADaniels.BHe himself.CNPRs Scott Simon.DHip-hop producers.14What can we infer from the text?ADaniels set up accounts for Dubois.BDaniels didnt enjoy Dubois music at first.CDubois seeks for perso
34、nal fame and wealth.DDubois didnt expect his popularity on the Internet.15What can we conclude from the passage?AWell begun in half done.BIts never too late to learn.CLost time in never found again.DOne good turn deserves another.There are lots of good points of speaking more than one language. To s
35、tart with, you need to set some common misunderstandings aside about language learning. 16 .Language learning is difficult.Learning a language takes time, but is not difficult. You mostly need to listen and read. Believe me; it is very simple. 17 . Soon you will feel the happiness of understanding a
36、nother language just like me.You have to have a gift for learning languages. 18 Anyone who wants to, can learn. In Sweden and Holland most people know more than one language. Foreign athletes who go around the world usually learn new languages faster than learners in the classroom. 19 .When you are
37、learning the language, it is more important to listen. If you meet a native speaker, you will naturally spend most of your time listening before you already know the language.You would love to learn but you dont have the time.How about the time you spend waiting in line, doing things around the hous
38、e, or going for a walk? 20 ? Once you get started, even 10 or 15 minutes a day will soon grow to 30 minutes a day, or one hour. If you enjoy doing it, you will find the time.ANo, you dont have toBI have done it many timesCYou need to speak in order to learnDDo you have to live where the language is
39、spokenEWhy not listen to a language on your mobile phoneFOnly children can learn to speak another language wellGAvoiding these wrong opinions below can bring success二、完形填空In a far-away place, there was a village. The village was 21 in potatoes than anywhere else in the country. At the end of every g
40、rowing season, 22 . potatoes were dug out of the ground, and ready for market. In each home, men and women would 23 divide the potatoes into three groups, large, medium and small.One year, there was a young man 24 received his share of the potatoes. As the other villagers 25 , he walked around the v
41、illage laughing and talking. 26 the villagers thought he was lazy, and they worried that this man would never get 27 potatoes ready in time. When it was time for the villagers 28 to market, they were greatly surprised to find that the mans potatoes 29 perfectly into three groups.After 30 the man how
42、 he did it, they understood he was not lazy, 31 very clever. He had put all his potatoes in a cart (马车) and pulled it along the villages rough dirt road. As the cart moved up and down over the road, the potatoes moved 32 . The small potatoes moved to the bottom, the larger potatoes rose to the top a
43、nd the medium potatoes rested 33 the middle.Life 34 like this too. The rough roads we travel along can also 35 us.21ApoorBrichCricherDrichest22Athousands ofBa littleClittleDfew23AbusilyBbusyCbusierDmore busily24AwhoseBwhoCwhichDwhat25Awas workingBwere workingCworksDwork26AAnBACNoDAll27AsheBherCheDhi
44、s28AgoingBto goCwentDgone29Aare dividedBare dividingCwere dividedDdivided30AasksBto askCaskedDasking31AorBsoCasDbut32AneitherBeitherCnoneDtoo33AinBwithCaboutDby34AhasBisCareDwere35Ato helpBhelpChelpsDhelped三、语法填空Zhang Jianxing has been walking through the ancient forests of the Shennongjia National
45、Nature Reserve for over two decades to find the wild man. He will not give up until he 36 (come) face-to-face with the creature. He began living in the mountain in 1994, after becoming 37 (fascinate) by the wild man. Armed with a camera, he 38 (constant) looks for clues of the creatures whereabouts,
46、 living off the land and 39 (sleep) in abandoned homes and empty caves. To him, the wild man is a branch of science, 40 that he has been studying for a very long time. So far, he has collected enough evidence of the wild mans 41 (exist) more than 100 hair samples and 3,000 photos of large footprints
47、 (脚印). He even came close to seeing it for himself no less than nineteen 42 (time). However, most scientists regard it as nothing more than a legend 43 there is a lack of concrete evidence. But Zhang Jianxing 44 (convince) that he will one day find the wild man himself and prove the scientists wrong. To him its just 45 matter of time.四、书信写作46假定你是李华，你的朋友Mike最近沉溺于电子游戏，你在得知此事后非常担忧，请你给他写一封信，内容包括： 你对他的担心； 游戏的危害； 提出建议。注意：1.词数100字左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以
