吉林省長春市農安縣2024-2025學年高二英語上學期期末考試試題

PAGEPAGE12吉林省長春市農安縣2024-2025學年高二英語上學期期末考試試題本試卷分第I卷（選擇題）和第II卷（非選擇題）, 共150分,共8第Ⅰ卷第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）一（共5題每題1.，分.分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選，并在的聽每對話有0秒的來有和讀下一小題。Whendoesthewantup?A.7:30 B.C.WheretheAtB.Atacinema. C.AtaHowdoesfeel?B.Excited. C.Sad.Wheretheerhewnd. B.Naredo. C.Nareergra.Whatwilltheoshopn. B.stfrends. C.Haeares.聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有幾個小題，從題中所給的三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。WhatthedoA．achV B．ooedary CaywhhsbrorWhyHewasdoinghishomework.Hewasdisturbedbytherainfall.HewaskepttheWheredidhearA．Ataedig. B．Atacoer. CAtaar.WhendidtheA．At7. B．At12. C．At18.thedreamA．engapns. Brngmusc. Cachngusc.WhenwaterAlex?A．Whenwewashcars. abath. cleandodoaTheythrowawaynewspapers.TheyadoesaaC.anthefindouttheFromaB.theC.anagent.dotheAar. B.Afcor. C.Anofebdn.doesaboutTheTherooms.Thethemainlyabout?ofcertainfoodsondoessayaboutlisteners?A．TheyB．TheynotHowdoesaddedourtbrnsusoeeeg.theShoppingatEatingfoods其次部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié),滿分40分）（共15小題；每小題2分,滿分30分）閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中,選出最佳選項。【A】traveltheworldexperienceanunfamiliarculture.anaddedbonus（意外收獲）whenthedestinationhappensbehomeseveralcultures,thankspopulation.happensbeoneofthetheworld.Infact,nearlyhalfofresidentswerebornanotherculturalmixmostapparentthecommunitypockets,includingChinatown,Greektown,etc.Andalthoughmostwidelyspokenhere,thestreetsareconstantlyfilledover140differentlanguages.LosAngelesLosAngelesknownandforlandscape,whichopportunitiesatthebeach,hiketheparkandexploreaallonthediversityalsoextendspopulation—peoplefromapproximately140countries,speaking86languagescalltheofAngeleshomewherecanaofmulticulturalmix.SydneyEnglish-speakingSydneywon'thaveanytroublebuyingtheirticketstheOperaHouseororderingupAussiebarbecue,asthemainusedhere.Thatnottheonly250dialectsarespokenAustralianmakessense,giventhat40percentofthepopulationwerebornoverseas.SingaporebebutpacksalotofSoutheastAsiandestinationhasfourandapproximately40percentofpopulationwerebornabroad.canpeopleenjoyfascinatingscenery?InSingapore. B.InC.InD.InLosAngeles.dothesefourhavecommon?A.PeoplespeakotherlanguagesbesidesEnglish.canonthebeach.C.TheofresidentsareChinese.D.Morethanhalfofthepopulationwerebornoverseas.Theprobablyhelpfulforthosewhoareinterestedin .teaching B.readingandwritingC.touringandculture D.cookingand【B】WhenIwasmyfourthyearofteaching,Iwasalso(andamaschooltrackandcoach(田徑教練).OneIhadastudent,John,whoenteredmyclasswhenhewasaJohnchangedourschoolfromGreece,andseemedbeinterestedsports,soIencouragedhimourtrackIexplainedhimthatevenhehadneverpartbefore,Ididthathecoulddowellanyevent,andIwouldbewillingcoachhimatwhicheveronesinterestedHeacceptedtheandbeganworkhardateverypractice.AboutamonthIhadfoundoutfromothersourcesthatJohnwasafirst-classtenniswinningvariousjuniorawardshishomeIwenthim"John,Ireallyappreciatethatcameoutforthetrackbutwhydidn'tplaytennisinstead?Itseemsthatwouldinterestalotmore,sincesogoodatJohnanswered,Itennis,butthatbelievedandthatthoughtIcoulddowellsoIwantedforthatreason."Fromthenon,Ioftenremembermystudent'sIafriendandshesuggestedIdownsharesomewheremoreteachers.Nomatterhowcritical(不滿的)studentscanbeofthemselves,foundthatatrustthatcandocanalong.AccordingParagraph1,whatdoestheauthorseemthinkmoreabout?A.John'sB.John'sself-confidenceC.John'sinterestsports D.John'sofhealthdidJohnpartthetrackA.HehadbeenanexcellentB.HewasencouragedbyhisC.Helikedrunningmorethantennis.D.Hehadnotenniscoachthepurposeofpassage?buildacloseteacher-studentrelationshipintroduceanewwayofsportstrainingtheofsportsandgamesshowtheimportanceofencouragementWhothepassagemainlywrittenfor?teachers B.parents C.students D.players【C】CampinghasalonghistoryAustralia.ThecountryhasalonghistoryaboutwhichawayofforpeoplethatthatwayofhasdiedoutthemodernwecarerememberTherealongtradition.Whenwasdiscoveredandpeoplecamefromaroundtheworldfindtheirfortune,manycouldnotstayahotelandnorwouldtherehavebeenenough,sotheyallbroughttents(帳篷)andsetthemupnexttheirManypeoplealivetodayarebornfromthosepeoplewhospentpartsoftheirlivestents.AndseemshaveusallthewaymodernAustralia.thenation'scampinggroundsarepacked(擠滿)familiesonholidays.Itagreatexperienceforaatentwhereheorshecanhearallthesoundsofnature.aplacewheretheycanlearnafire,cookingandthewhichtheyusefortheirwholelives.Ofcourse,havechangedalotfromtheearlydaysofwhenwouldcarryeverythingneedonyourback.Nowthereareallkindsofequipmentyou,fromsolarpanels(太陽能板)foryourelectricrazor(電動剃須刀)anoutdoorInfact,manycampsitesseearoundthecountryaresodecoratedthathavewonderwhytheyarebotheredthehouseatWhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheparagraphreferto?Australia. B.C.D.Fortune.Thesecondparagraphusabout .thehistoryofcampingwhatthedidthehotelsituationsAustralians'modernwayofWhatdoAustralianspreferdowhensummercomes?B.maketentsbythemselves.C.D.nature.canlearnfromthepassagethat .solarpanelsarenecessaryforcampinghavechangedalotaboutcampingthereareofCampinghasalreadydiedoutnowadays【D】Ifyouaskedmedance,probablyfreezeonthespotandsomepeoplesayIhavetwoleftfeet!ButpersuasionandDutchcourageIcanbetemptedthedancefloorandshakemoves—andthat,onlynatural.Expertshavefoundaswellasbeingfun,dancinghavehelpedusasaspecies.Evolutionaryanthropologist(人類學家)BronwynfromtheUniversityofbelievesthatdancingaloneonethingbutdancingasagroupthatmakesourbrainrewardusacocktailoffeel-goodhormonesthatchangehowwefeelaboutourselvesandthosearoundus.leadprofoundsocialkeepingpacesothersthatmakesusBronwythat“dancingfosterssocialclosenessbetweenpeople.Ithelpsusbuildsocialconnectionsandcommunities.Inourpast,thosesocialconnectionswouldhavebeencriticalforsurviving.”Dancealsoagoodwaykeepandourmentalhealth.therehavebeencallsfordoctorsprescribedanceclassespeoplewhoareunwell.TheCouncilofclaimstherearemanyhealthbenefits.AndBronwynandwe’reactuallydiscoveringthatyourlongevity(長壽)—yourexpectancy—predictedbythesocialconnectionsthathave."todayit’ssomethingweshoulddomoreof.”couldbepartofbeingaconservativeEnglishmanthatmakesmeareluctantLookatothernationalitiessuchasCubanswheredancingattheheartoftheirculturalAndBrazilatCarnivalpeoplelettheirhairdownbydancingtogetherdayandTheyseembehavingagood—soIshouldonmyfeetanddance!Whatdoestheauthortheparagraph?A.Hedances. B.HedoesnotdanceC.Heconfidencedance. D.Hedoeseverythingoutofnature.WhatcanbeinferredfromwordsParagraph2?A.DancingalonebenefitatB.Dancingothershelpspeoplesurvive.C.Itfunnykeeppacesotherpeople.D.Itmattersmostdanceonsocialoccasions..Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutdancingthelastparagraph?A.Positive. B.Negative. D.Objective.Whichthebestforthetext?A.Whatmakesarealdancer? B.Whatcandancesbringus?C.Whydopeopledance? D.Howcanwedance其次部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié),滿分40分）其次節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分,滿分10分）依據(jù)短文內容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Smile!

Howtoatheeasiestwayletsomeoneknowthatyou’renice!_36maynoticeatthatfeelsalot,butover,you’llfindthatonecanreallyadifferenceyourBefun!_Thinkaboutthepeopleenjoybeingwith—usuallytheyareontheupandup.Beingfunmakespeoplehappyandbrightensthewaytheythinkofyou.Itmakesseemandcandealanyproblemsthathaveface.Listen!Goodconversationsareimportantwhenwantanewfriend,andsometimesjusthavebequietandlisten.Whendochatting,payattentionwhatthey’re38Phew!hardworknewfriends,butworth_AskpeoplewhoclassesquestionsaboutwhattheystudyOthergreatconversationstartersareupcomingeventsandholidays,sports,food,music,etc.Ifthey’retheiriPads,askwhattheirmusicthebestwayaconversationstartedbecauseneedsananswerandtheyhaveansweryou!A.Change!B.Askaquestion!C.ClassworkagreatD.Say“hello”andseewhathappens.E.Andjustaboutyourselfallthetheshyestpersoncanmanageaallpreferspendingpeoplewhousfeel第三部分語言學問運用（共兩節(jié),滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分,滿分30分）閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。CarlKentonawealthybusinessman.yearsago,afterreturningfromabroadhismotherland,he 41 hissmallSpeakingofsuccess,Kentonoftenusastoryabouthisextra（額外的）expensive"school"fee.Heoweshis 42 Athatme,Kenon,whoareadyotahDderee,decdedoreurnohehoeand,sarngaBefore43,heaRolexwatchthe44madethroughyearsofworkafterschoolandthescholarships.AttheairporthehadaccepttheroutinecustomsThewatchonhiswasalsoaskedbe 45 downforacheck.Kentonknewthatcarryingthe 46 goodsouthadpaytheandheworriedaboutpaying 47 forhiswatch.whenhewaschecked,heathathiswatchwasa 48 Whenhewasproudofhisthe 49 ofKenton,thehitthewatch,which 50 nearly$100,000,piecesonhearingwords.Kentonwas 51 .Beforeheunderstoodhewasthebeexamined 52 .Formanyofentry-exit53 heknewthatonlythosepeopleonthe"blacklist"wouldspecial 54 .Thelookedovereverythingcarefullythebox,and 55 himnomatterwhatofentryandheacceptthecheckand56 usingandcarryingandpoorgoodsagain,hewouldbeaccordinglaw!hisfaceturnedred,andhehadnothingmindevenafter 57 forAfterreturningthehomeland,heoftenthestoryhisandhisemployees,too.Hesaidthatmadeadeep 58 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D．act第II卷第三部分語言學問運用（共兩節(jié),滿分45分）其次節(jié)語法填空（共10小題；每小題分,滿分15分）閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當?shù)膬热荩?個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。AsandstormoftenplacethenorthernChina, 61 aofnaturaldisasters.ChinausuallyexperienceskindofweatherbetweenFebruaryandMarchandAprilseethefrequentandthe 62 sandstorms.Itbecomesaimportantenvironmentalproblem.doesofharm 63 thesocietyaswellastheenvironment.thestrongwinddestroyssoilandplantcoverby 64 (bury)fieldssandanddust.byleavingtoomuchdusttheair65 (serious)pollutetheasandstormhave 66 badontransportation.ThedusttheairmakesandaircraftmovementsAndwhenthesandburiestheroads,the67 (block).Whenplantsthefarmlandareburied,foodsupplylose.Sandstormsareanother 68 (punish)naturemankind.shouldnotonlymeasures 69 (stop)butalsodraw70 (lesson)fromshouldnotdeveloptheeconomy(經濟)atthecostofthenaturalenvironment.第四部分：寫作(共二節(jié),滿分35分)第一節(jié)短文改錯(共10小題；每小題1分,滿分10分)假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(Λ),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。留意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2．只允許修改10處,多者(從第處起)不計分。Jackfailedthehistoryexaminationtheendoftheschoolterm,andthenhewastellingthathewouldnevergraduate.herfatherwentseetheprofessorandsaid,agoodIflethimpassI’msurehe’llpasshistoryexaminationnext”“No,possible,”repliedtheprofessorimmediate,“IaskedhimwhenNapoleondied.Heknow!”“Please,himanotherchances.NoneofusknewNapoleonwassoIanynewspapersmyhouse,”answers其次節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）假設你是李華，見到班里有同學吸煙，給他們寫一封建議信，建議他們戒煙，并發(fā)表在學校英語報上。包括下列內容：1 吸煙對自己的健康有害。2 吸煙對四周同學的危害。3 吸煙奢侈錢。留意:1 開頭和結尾已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù);2 100詞左右。Dearclassmates,Hua高二年級英語學科參考答案第一部分聽力1-5BCBAA 6-10BACAB 11-15BCAAB 16-20CCBBA其次部分閱讀理解DAC CBDACACB BBACFGEBC語言學問運用【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。本文主要講解并描述了一個故事。一個商人過海關時為了逃稅而撒謊，結果卻付出了更大的代價。他從中懂得了誠懇的重要性。41．A考查詞組辨析。A.setup建立；B.tookup起先從事;C.wentup上漲，上升;D.pickedup撿起。五年前，CarlKenton建立了自己的一家小公司。故選A。42．A考查名詞詞義辨析。A.success勝利；B.job工作；C.business商業(yè)；D.luck幸運。依據(jù)上下文可知，CarlKenton是一個勝利的富商，且依據(jù)上文中的"Speakingofsuccess"可知，這里指的是他把自己的勝利歸功于它。故選A。43．B考查動詞詞義辨析。A.staying停留;待;保持;B.leaving離開(某人或某處);C.living住;居住;D.coming來;來到。由上文中的"decidedtoreturntothehomeland"可知他確定回到祖國，這里指在他離開國外之前，故選B。44．C考查名詞詞義辨析。A.books書；B.things事物；C.savings儲蓄金;存款;D.pounds英鎊。他用通過課外工作和獎學金存的錢買了一只手表。故選C。45．C考查動詞詞義辨析。A.put放;安置;B.looked看；C.taken拿；D.lain躺;平躺;平臥。他的手表也被要求摘下來接受檢查。takesth.down“拿下，取下”，符合語境。故選C。46．C考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.ordinary一般的;平常的;B.brilliant很勝利的;聰穎的;C.special特別的；D.strange驚奇的。他知道帶某些特別的商品出海關是要交稅的，故選C。47．B考查代詞詞義辨析。A.one一個；B.it它；C.them他們;她們;D.these這些，他們。依據(jù)上文可知，他擔憂自己要交稅，故選it指代上文中的tax。選B。48．C考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.priceless無價的;極寶貴的;B.useful有用的；C.worthless沒用的;無價值的;D.valuable沒價值的。所以被檢查的時候，他撒謊了，說自己的手表是一文不值的假貨。選C。49．A考查名詞詞義辨析。A.presence在場;出席;B.face臉;面孔;C.process過程；D.absence缺席;不在。當他為自己的“聰慧”驕傲時，海關官員當著他的面把手表砸了。inthepresenceof“在……面前，當著……的面”，為固定用法，故選A。50．D考查動詞詞義辨析。A.paid付費;付酬;B.spent花費；C.bought購買；D.cost價錢為，花費為。分析可知這里的which指的是手表。這塊手表要花接近10萬美元。故選D。51．C考查形容詞詞義辨析。A.disappointed悲觀的；B.generous慷慨的，大方的；C.shocked感到震驚的；D.calm冷靜的。海關官員竟然把他珍貴的手表砸碎了，他感到很震驚。shocked“驚訝的，震驚的”，符合語境。選C。52．A考查副詞詞義辨析。A.strictly嚴格地；B.peacefully和平地；C.quickly快速地；D.absolutely肯定地。在他明白為什么之前，他被帶走進行嚴格的檢查，故選A。53．B考查名詞詞義辨析。A.conditions狀況；條件；B.experiences經驗；閱歷；C.experiments試驗，嘗試；D.chances機會。有許多次的過海關經驗，他知道只有在“黑名單”中的人才會“享受”這樣的待遇。故選B。54．B考查名詞詞義辨析。A.event大事；事務；項目；B.treatment治療，療法；對待（方式），待遇；C.disaster災難；D.challenge挑戰(zhàn)。他知道只有在“黑名單”中的人才會“享受”這樣的待遇。選B。55．C考查動詞詞義辨析。A.stopped停止；B.hoped希望；C.warned警告；D.required須要，要求。警察細致查看了盒子里的全部東西，并警告他無論何時進出，他都必需接受檢查。故選C。56．B考查詞組辨析。A.pointedout指出；B.foundout發(fā)覺；C.sentout派遣，發(fā)送；D.setout規(guī)劃，呈現(xiàn)。假如再次被發(fā)覺運用和攜帶假貨和劣質貨物，他將被依法起訴。故選B。57．A考查動詞詞義辨析。A.landing登陸；著陸；B.flying飛，翱翔；C.catching抓??；D.missing錯過。著陸（landing）之后的很長一段時間內，他的大腦甚至還是一片空白，故選A。58．D考查名詞詞義辨析。A.expression表示；表達；B.idea想法；C.thought想法，思想；D.impression印象，效果。這件事給他留下的印象很深刻，故選D。59．A考查名詞詞義辨析。A.honesty誠懇；B.lies謊言；C.bravery英勇；D.smarts刺痛，苦惱。他通過這件事明白了誠懇的重要性，故選A。60．A考查動詞詞義辨析。A.regard認為，把…..看作；B.study學習；C.read閱讀，看懂；D.act表演，扮演。他會恒久把誠懇視為自己經商勝利的隱私。故選A。regardsth.assth.“把……視為……，把……看作……”。為固定搭配。故選A?！菊Z篇解讀】文章介紹了在中國常常發(fā)生的沙塵暴造成的危害，告誡我們不應當以犧牲環(huán)境為代價發(fā)展經濟。61．which考查定語從句，句意：沙塵暴常常發(fā)生在中國北方，這是一種自然災難。與前面的句子是逗號連接，沒有連接，故推斷后面是定語從句，用which引導非限制性定語從句，指代Asandstorm，故填which。62．strongest考查形容詞最高級。句意：中國通常在2月到5月之間經驗這種天氣，而3月和4月則是最頻繁、最劇烈的沙塵暴。and并列連接themostfrequent和thestrongest兩個形容詞最高級，故填strongest。63．to考查短語。句意：它對社會和環(huán)境都有損害。動詞短語damagetosomething“對…造成損害”，故填to。64．burying考查動詞-ing形式。句意：強風破壞了土壤和植物的植被。介詞by后邊加動詞ing形式，故填burying。65．seriously考查副詞。句意：在空氣中留下太多的灰塵會嚴峻污染空氣。嚴峻地seriously，副詞作狀語修飾動詞pollute，故填seriously。66．a考查冠詞。句意：沙塵暴將對運輸產生不良影響。haveabadeffectonsomething對…產生不良影響。故填a。67．beblocked考查被動語態(tài)。句意：交通就會被堵塞。用被動語態(tài)形式，故填beblocked。68．punishment考查名詞。句意：沙塵暴是大自然給人類的另一種懲處。懲處punishment作表語。故填punishment。69．tostop考查動詞不定式。句意：我們不僅要實行有效的措施來阻擋它們。takemeasurestodosomething實行措施做某事，故填tostop。70．lessons考查短語。句意：還要從他們身上吸取教訓。Drawlessonsfromthem從他們身上吸取教訓。故填lessons。【語法填空】第一處：in改為at考查介詞短語。句意：杰克在期末考試歷史沒有及格。短語attheendof“在…結束的時候”，intheend為固定短語，意為“最終，結果”，后面沒有of，故將in改為at。其次處：telling改為told考查被動語態(tài)。句意：他被告知他不能畢業(yè)。用被動語態(tài)，故將telling改為told。第三處：her改為his考查代詞。句意：然而，他的父親去探望教授。應當是Jack的父親用his，故將his改為her。第四處：去掉to考查動詞的固定結構。動詞let為使役動詞，后面用不帶to的動詞不定式，故將to去掉。第五處：pass后邊加the考查冠詞。句意：我確信明年他會通過歷史考試。特指的考試用定冠詞the，故在pass后邊加the。第六處：possible改為impossible考查形容詞。句意：那是不行能的。依據(jù)后文的內容可知，教授是說“不行能的”。Impossible不行能，故將possible改為impossible。第七處：immediate改為immediately考查形容詞和副詞的區(qū)分。句意：教授立即回復。修飾動詞用副詞，故將immediate改為immediately。第八處：chances改為chance考查名詞單復數(shù)。句意：請再給他一次機會。anotherchance再一次機會，故將chances改為chance。第九處：so改為because考查連詞。句意：句意：因為我們家沒有報紙，所以沒人知道他病了。這里表示緣由，要引導緣由狀語從句，故將so改為because。so表示“因此”。第十處：answers改為answered考查時態(tài)。句意：杰克的父親回答。發(fā)生在過去的動作用一般過去時態(tài)，故將answers改為answered。作文：Iamverysorrytoseethatsomeofyouhavegotintothehabitofsmoking.Inmyopinion,youshouldgiveitup.Firstly,smokingdoesharmtoyouphysicalhealth.Notonlydoesithurtyourlungbutalsomakesyourclothessmelly.Secondly,smokingcanpollutethesurroundingair,whichdoesgreaterharmtoyourclassmates.Therefore,theywillnotgetalongwellwithyouanymore.Thirdly,itwastesyourmoneyandtime.Allinall,asmiddleschoolstudents,weshouldmakefulluseoftimetostudyhardinsteadofsmoking.Inaword,Iappealtoyoutogiveupsmokingimmediately.聽力稿Text1W:It’s7:30.Timetowakeup!Themeetingstartsat9:00.M:Givemeanotherhalfanhourtosleep.Itonlytakesme5minutestogetready.Text2W:Excuseme?Didyouseewhotookmycoffee?Ihaven’tfinisheddrinkingit.M:Well,thewaitressjusttookitbecauseshethoughtyouhadleft.Text3W:I’vebeenwaitingforthismovietoarriveatthecinemaforsolong.Andnowit’shere!Ican’twaittoseeit.M:Ihopeyou’renotdisappointed.I’veheardpeoplesayithasquiteasadending.W:Idon’tcare.Text4M:CanIborrowyourumbrella?Ican’tfindmine.Iusuallyleaveitneartherefrigerator.Isthisyoursnexttothedoor?W:That’sTom’s.Mineisnearthewindow.Text5M:Remember,ourfriendsarecomingtoseeusthisevenin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