湖北省通城二中2024-2025學年高二英語上學期期中試題

PAGE13-湖北省通城二中2024-2025學年高二英語上學期期中試題留意事項：答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上?；卮疬x擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5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項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1．Whenwillthespeakersdiscussthereport?A．Duringlunch.B．Afterlunch. C．Inafewdays.2．Whatdoesthemanmean?A．Heisgladtocallthedoctor.B.Hewantstochangetheappointment.C.Hedoesn’tremembertheexactdate.3．Whatisprobablytheman?A．Acyclist. B．Anassistant.C．Arepairman.4．Whatwillthemanprobablydo?A．Haveabigdinner.B．Eatthepie.C．Controlhisappetite.5．Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?A．Phoenix.B．Chicago. C．NewYork.其次節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，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。聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6．Whowillcometomeetthewomanattheairport?A．Herson. B．Herhusband.C．Hersecretary.7．Whatwouldthewomanliketoknow?A．Theman’sroomnumber.B．Thechangesontheflight.C．Somethingabouttheweather.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8．What’saluckythingforthewoman?A．Goingboating.B．Watchingaboatrace.C．Travellingbyboat.9．Whyistheeventheldeveryyear?A．TohonorapoetnamedQuYuan.B．Toattractforeignvisitors.C．Topracticetheskillsofsavingpeople.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10．What’sthematterwiththeman’saunt?A．Shehasabackache.B．Shehasgotherlegshurt.C．Shehashearttrouble.11．Whenwastheman’sauntsenttothehospital?A．Lastnight.B．Lastweek. C．Thismorning.12．Whencanthemanvisithisaunt?A．Inthemorning.B．Intheafternoon.C．Intheevening.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13．Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?A．Adriver. B．Awaitress.C．Abankclerk.14．Whatdoesthenearesthotellooklike?A．Natural.B．Traditional.C．Modern.15．Howfaristhefamilystylehotel?A．Twominutes’drive.B．Twominutes’walk.C．Tenminutes’ride.16．Whatcanwesayaboutthewoman?A．Sheishelpful. B．Sheishonest.C．Sheiscareful.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17．Howmuchistheman’scoincollectionworth?A．$250. B．$2，500.C．$25，000.18．Whatdoesthespeaker’sbrothercollect?A．Matchboxes.B．Coins. C．Modelairplanes.19．Whatdopeoplewanttogetfromhobbies?A．Money. B．Pleasure.C．Knowledge.20．Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?A．Whatahobbymeans.B．Howahobbyaffectsourlife.C．Whywehavedifferenthobbies.其次部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AStepinachasbecomeoneofthefirsthighschoolsinthecountrytodropalltextbooksandreplacethemwitha“digitallibrary”.WhenstudentsstartedclassesonMonday,theywerezippingtoanappontheirlaptopsandhadinstantaccesstoall40textsintheStepinaccurriculum(課程).DennisLauro,directorofaninformationcenterwhichprovidestechnicalsupporttopublicschoolsinNewYork,saidneitherhenorhiscolleagueswereawareofasimilardigitaleffortinapublicschoolsetting.“Thisisthewaveofthefuture.”Laurosaid.“I’mnotsurprisedthataprivateschoolwouldbeatthepublicschoolstoit.Theyhavetheabilitytojustdoit.Thereissomuchpoliticsinvolvedinpublicschools,whenitcomestoamovelikethat,needingapprovalfromboardsandcommittees.”ForTomCollins,Stepinac’spresident,thecommitmenttodigitalsourcematerialwasnotsodifficultadecision.Inthepast,students’familieshadtospendupto$700ayearontextbooks.Thisyear—aftertheone-timepurchaseofalaptop—familiesonlyneedtopay$150.Usingthedigitallibraryisalmostaseasyasopeninganewbook.AstudentcaninstantlylapintoadigitalbookandopenamapofEgyptoraspeechbyPresidentJohnF.Kennedy.Ateachercanshowapagefromadigitalbookonawhiteboardatthefrontoftheclassorsendstudentsalinktoaparticularmathproblemwithnotesaddedin.Thefirstfewweeksmaybringsomechallenges.Stepinacofficialsexpectsomeparentaldiscomfortoverdroppingconcretebooks.Theyrecognizetheremaybetechnicalfaultsatfirst.Andtheywillhavetoencouragestudentstoleavespace-eatingphotosandmusicofftheirlaptops—andtokeeptheirlaptopscharged.21.WhatisgoingoninStepinac?A.It’sbuildinganewlibrary.B.It’sreformingitstextbooks.C.It’schangingitsmanagementpatternD.It’supdatingitsdigitalresources.22.Bysayingtheunderlinedsentence,Laurobelieves_______.A.privateschoolshavetheiradvantagesB.theeffortistocauseinstantchangesC.it’satrendforschoolstogodigitalD.publicschoolsfacegreatchallenges23.WhomayworryaboutthemoveinStepinac?A.Officials B.Technicians. C.Parents. D.Teachers.BWhenaneditorcalledtoaskifIcouldphotographastoryaboutfirefliesinMexico.Ididn'tcheckmyschedulebeforeIsaidyes.I'dseentheseinsectslightuptheforestsinTlaxcalaoncebefore,andIjumpedatthechancetogoback.Whilestudying,IbeganexploringMexico,crossingthecountryseveraltimesbybus.NowIworkasaphotojournalistinMexicoandalongtheborder,documentingdesperatesituationsthatfaceeverydayMexicans.Thoughnecessaryandimportant,newsstoriesdon'treflecttheMexicothatIfellforandthatishometosomanypeopleIlove.Ataskfocusedonthecountry'snaturalbeautywasawelcomereprieveforme.Ihadthreenightstofilmthemagicalsceneintheforest.Accordingtoourguides,visitorsareusuallynotallowedtophotographthefirefliesbecausethepresenceofartificiallightfromelectronicscanaffecttheirhabits.AsIstartedshooting,Iadjustedmyexposuresconstantlytoaccountforthefadinglight.InordertogetthecompositionthatIwanted,Iplacedmytripod(三腳架)onasteep,rockypathandhadtosteadyitduringthelongexposures.Normallythiswouldn'tbeabigdeal,butthefireflieswereveryinterestedinthecameraand,byextension,inme.Istoodcompletelystillwhiletheywerealloverme-myarms,myhair,myface.FromwhatIobserved,peak(高峰時期的)fireflypresencelastsforonlyabout20minuteseachnight,soIhadtimeforjustafewtries.Onthelastnighteverythingcametogether.Theweathercooperated.Ihadimprovedmymethodforfocusingandcomposingphotosinthedarkwithquickflashesfromapowerfulflashlight-andI'dgrownaccustomedtoinsectsonmyface.Iwasrewardedwiththeimageyouseehere.Eachdotoflightisoneofseveralburststhatafireflymakesasittravelswithina30-secondexposure.Youcantracktheinsects'paths:Somemakesmallcircles,likethoseinthebottomcenteroftheframe,whileothersmovesteadilyinonedirectionoranother.24.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheeditor'srequest?A.NervousB.ConfusedC.Regretful D.Delighted25.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword"reprieve"inparagraph2?A.ReturnB.ReliefC.TrendD.Victory26.Whatdidtheauthorintendtododuringthefirsttwonights?A.Learnaboutthelocaltravelrules.B.Researchthehabitofthefireflies.C.Findthesuitablespotandtimetotakephotos.D.Communicateconstantlywiththeguides.27.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Totellfindingsaboutfireflies.B.Torecordatravellingexperience.C.Tosharethestorybehindaphoto.D.Toshowtheauthor'sworkingconditions.CDoingbusinessnowadayswithoutacellphone?Livingaveryprivatelife?Ican’timagineitanymore.JournalistChrisStokel-Walkerexplaineditverywell:Fortheaverageworkingperson,there’snogreaterfeelingthanpoweringdownyourcomputerandkissinggoodbyetoyourworkemailsfortheday.Ifwe’reluckyenoughtodisconnectfromthejoboneveningsandweekends,we’reoverjoyedtoleaveworkemailsandthestressthatcomeswithitintheoffice.Butexpertssaywe’reincreasinglyfailingtodoso,insteadbringingtheburdenhomewithusanddealingwithemailsduringourfreetime.Unsurprisingly,thisroutinehassomeseriousconsequences.Workingabnormalorlonghourshaslongbeenlinkedwithdepression(抑郁癥),anxietyandevenheartdisease.Inaddition,theimportanceofweekendrecoveryhasalsobeenlinkedwithweeklyjobperformanceandpersonalinitiative(主動性).Andfurtherresearchshowedpsychologicaldetachment(脫離)duringoff-worktimereducedemotionalexhaustioncausedbyhighjobdemandsandhelpedpeoplestayengaged.So,ifweknowallthis,itbegsthequestion:Whyarewestilllettingworkbotherourpreciousweekend?AccordingtoCaryCooper,professorofOrganizationalSchool,therecenttrendevenspillsintothewayweaccessourworkcommunicationsandprojects.Today,saysCooper,workemailsarejustatapofasmartphoneaway.“Youdon’tcarryyourlaptoparoundwhenyou’reouttodinner,butyoudocarryyourmobilephone,”hesays.“Thesmartphonedoesnotmakeupforwhatislost.”Sodeleteyourworkemailaccountfromyourinbox(收件箱),andleavetheworriesuntilMonday.28.WhatdidChrisStokel-Walkertrytostress?A.Thedevelopmentofofficework.B.Theimportanceofworkinghard.C.Thepleasureofcompletingwork.D.Thepowerofmoderntechnology.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thisroutine”inParagraph3referto?A.Usingacellphone.B.LeavingworkemailsbehindC.Failingtoworklonghours.D.Workinginpersonaltime..30.WhatdoesCaryCooperthinkofworkingextrahours?A.Itisn’tboring.B.Itisn’tworth.C.Itisn’tinteresting.D.Itisn’tcommon.31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Shouldwebanweekendworkemails?B.Canwelivewithoutacellphone?C.Whatshouldwedoonweekends?D.Whoshouldbeblamedforworkoverload?DGirlwithaPearlEarringhasbeenpartoftheMauritshuis'collectionintheHaguesince1902andisstillondisplayatthemuseum.Rumours(謠言)havesurroundedJohannesVermeer'sworkeversinceitwasrediscoveredinthelate19thcentury,andthispaintingstillcontinuestogenerateinterest,debateandimagination.AlthoughVermeerwasamongthemostsuccessfulartistsworkinginDelftduringthe17thcentury,hewasalmostcompletelyforgottenafterhisdeathin1675.Evenduringhislifetime,Vermeer'sinfluencewasmainlylimitedtoDelftwhereheearnedareasonablelivingasapainterandartdealer.What'smore,Vermeer'snameisrarelymentionedinhistoricalrecordsandheleftbehindbarelyanyotherdocumentsabouthiscareerorpersonalhistory.VerylittleisknownaboutGirlwithaPearlEarring.However,arthistorianshavedecidedseveralimportantfactsaboutthepainting.Recentresearchsuggeststhattheblack,negativespacebehindVermeer'smodelwasoriginallypainteddarkgreen.Muchlikeotherartistsofhistime,VermeerenjoyedpaintingfiguresdressedinMiddleEasternclothes.Ashismodelisdressedinaturban(女用頭巾),manyarthistoriansarguethattheVermeer'spaintingshouldn'tDeconsideredasaportrait(肖像畫)atall.Instead,mostscholarsagreethatGirlwithaPearlEarringbelongstoakindofpaintingcalledTroniethatbeganintheLowCountriesaroundVermeer'stime.Thistypeofartworkoftenportrays(描繪)charactersratherthanactualpeople.Itportraysacertaintypeofcharacter;inthiscaseagirlinfancifulcress,wearinganorientalturbanandanimprobablylargepearlinherear.ItisinterestingtonotethatthepaintingwasknownasGirlwithTurbanorsimplyYoungGirlformostofitsexistenceandonlyreceiveditscurrentnamelessthanacenturyago.WhileitisimpossibletoidentifyVermeer'smodel,duetoacompletelackofevidence,hemayhaveaskedoneofhissevendaughterstositforthepainting.32.WhatdowelearnaboutJohannesVermeerwhenhewasalive?A.HelivedaveryhardlifeB.Hewasn'tagiftedartistC.Hewasn'tmuchknownoutofhiscityD.Helikedwritingabouthimself33.WhatmadesomescholarsregardGirlwithaPearlEarringasaworkofTronic?A.Thegirl'sunusualdressingB.Thegirl'sspecialexpression.C.Themodel'suncleargesture.D.Themodel'sbackgroundpainting34.Whatcanweknowaboutthepaintingfromthelastparagraph?A.ItsnameisstillcontroversialB.Itwasseverelydamagedacenturyago.C.ItwasinspiredbyadaughteroftheartistD.Itsmodelremainsmysterious35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LifeexperiencesofJohannesVermeerB.ThestorybehindGirlwithaPearlEarringC.ThemodelofGirlwithaPearlEarringD.CharacteristicsofJohannesVermeer'spainting其次節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）依據短文內容，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。Thehulahoop(圈)candatebacktoaround1000BC.Originally,thehulahoopwasmadeofdriedgrapevines(葡萄藤).36Althoughfirstplayedinthissimplegame,thehulahoophasbeenenjoyedbyadultsandchildrenforcenturies.Variousnationsworldwideindependentlycreatedanduseditforentertainmentpurposesthroughouthistory.37Sometimesthesehoopswerealsousedformilitaryandbattlepractice.Between800and1500AD,NativeAmericansusedhulahoopsasmovingtargetsinordertopracticethrowingspearsandotherweapons.EventheBritisharmyhadagamenamed"killthehoop".However,thispracticeisnotcommontoday.Themodernversionofthehulahoop,whichisspunaroundthewaist,wasfirstinventedinthe1950s.AplastichoopcreatedbyCalifornia'sWham-Otoycompanyhadsoldnearly100millionhulahoopsby1960.38ThroughouttheUnitedStates,thehulahoopcrazewaslargeanddiverse.Butby1980theuseofhulahoopshadbegunrapidlyfading.39Inbothofthecountries,circusesandgymnaststookuphulahoopingaspartoftheirperformances.Eventually,thehulahoopwasinducted(引入)intotheNationalToyHallofFamein1999,showingitsimportantplacewithintheentertainmentandchildren'stoyindustries.40Besides,methodical(有條理的)andstructuraladvanceshaveallowedfortheintroductionofhulahoopsintovariousmodernentertainmentvenuesforadultsaswell.A.Itwaslighterthanthebamboohoops.B.Thiswasnotthecase,however,inChinaorRussia.C.Itwasjustthrownandrolleddownhillsinchildren'sgames.D.Asacombinedexercise,itisextremelybeneficialtothebody.E.Notallhulahoopgameswereplayedforfunandentertainment.F.Thiscreatedwhatwasknownasthe"hulahoopcraze"duringthe1950s.G.Today,hulahoopingisstillcommonamongchildrenasitwasduringtheancienttimes.其次節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）依據短文內容，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。閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的ABCD四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Lastnight,mysistersentmeamessage:"The1196weatherservicewillcometoanend.Soifyouwanttolisten,todayisthelast41."For20years,acallercoulddial1196,42anareaandthenheartheweatherforecastreadbyacomputer-spliced(電腦合成的)versionofmyfather's43.Thiswasthe20th-centuryservicethat44intothe21stcentury.Soon,itwouldbe45bythenewly-developedweatherapp.Dad'sloveforthejobwas46myimagination.Hestucktomakingmostoftherecordingsafterhehadcancer.Iremembered47himtotherecordingroominmysparetime.Hewouldsitthereforawholeday,48thousandsofwordswithheadphoneson.Hepronouncedeachwordcarefully.The49headphonesandtheprecisepronunciationalltookhimbacktohispreviousjobasaradiojournalist.Andhewas50weofhisvoice.Itsoundedstrongandhelditsfinetimbre(音色)51hewasinpoorhealth.Thewholerecordingwasreallyalarge52withmanysessions.Intheend,Dadwastoo53togototherecordingroom.54,thesoundengineercametomyparents'houseto55thelastparts.Finally,Ipluckedup(鼓起)thecouragetodialthenumbertosayanothergoodbyetomyfather.41.A.chanceB.challenge C.offer D.suggestion 42.A.identify B.cover C.showD.select43.A.style B.voiceC.mind D.taste44.A.transformedB.continued C.put D.broke45.A.adopted B.accepted C.prohibitedD.replaced46.A.beyondB.against C.over D.with47.A.tracking B.accompanyingC.guiding D.inviting 48.A.checking B.reading C.reviewing D.correcting49.A.complex B.humble C.appreciativeD.familiar50.A.tired B.shyC.proud D.skeptical51.A.evenif B.incase C.asif D.sothat52.A.system B.routine C.projectD.target 53.A.busyB.weak C.panic D.nervous54.A.Besides B.ThereforeC.Otherwise D.Meanwhile 55.A.adjust B.provide C.complete D.analyze其次節(jié)語法填空(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。AwaitressataNewJerseyMopwassoluckythatshereceivedaverygeneroustiplastweek.The(56)(generous)drovethehard-workingmomoftwokidstotears,who(57)(serve)mealstoagroupof12personsataparty."Attheendoftheparty,theygaveme(58)envelope.WhenIopeneditup,itcame(59)asurprisethattherewasalotofmoney.Ithoughtwhattheydidwas(60)(possible)amistake.Buttheysaid,'No,that'sforyou."'Alicerecalled.Itis1,200-dollartrip,(61)(make)Aliceshocked.Alice,awaitressinIHop,whohasbeenworkingthereinthepastthreeyears,saysthegeneroustipwillallowher(62)(buy)somegiftsforhertwodaughtersduringtheholidayseason."Itmeansalot,especiallywhenyouworkdaytoday,"Aliceadds.Thosegenerousmenwereparticipatinginanannualnationwideactivity(63)customersalwaysleavehugetipsfordeservingwaitersandwaitresses."She'satadifferentlevel.Thecommunicationshehaswithherguestandthe(64)(emotion)sheshowstothemare(65)(amaze),"saysthemanager.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)應用文寫作（滿分15分）假定你是李華，在外教Peter的幫助下，英語取得了很大進步。你想請他到家里吃飯，以表示感謝。請寫一封郵件邀請他。要點包括：1.時間和地點；2.建議交通方式；3.詢問對事物的喜好。留意：1.詞數80左右：2.可以適當增加細微環(huán)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearPeter,Yours,LiHua其次節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫(滿分25分)閱讀下面短文，依據其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數應為150左右,ImetDeDeduringmysecondyearinhighschool.Shewasinaclassthathelpsstudentswithavarietyofmentalandphysicaldisabilities.Ihadnevercommunicatedwiththemuntilmy,fieldhockey(曲棍球)coachwhowasalsotheirteacher,askedmetohelphertomeetDeDewhenherbusdroppedheroffforthebasketballgame.OnthatJanuaryevening,IsawanelectricwheelchairwithDeDeinit.ThefirstfeatureInoticedaboutDeDewashersmile,whichwasasvibrant(有活力的)asthesunonasummerday,"Icametopickyouupforyourfirstbasketballgame,"Isaid."I'mreallyexcitedaboutthat,"sherepliedenthusiastically.Ihadneverworkedwithspecialneedsstudentsanddidn'tknowwhattoexpect,butDeDecouldcam,onafullconversation,andIcouldunderstand90%ofherwords.Sheblewmeawaywithherintelligenceandconfidence.Soonwebecameclosefriends.OnedayasIdrovetoDeDe'shouse,Ithoughtaboutmylife.Icouldn'tthinkofanygreatachievements,yetIhadtheabilitytosucceed.DeDecouldn'tgothroughanormaldayofhighschool,andshedidn'thavearegularsociallife.Butshewasalwaysjoyfulanddevotedherselftoherinterest.Atthattime,Iwasdeeplyinlovewithfieldhockey,butmymotherdidn'tallowmetoplayitinthethirdyear.Ididn'tknowwhattodo.Pullinguptoherhouse,IsawDeDe'sgrandmother.Shecalledmeinsidetotalk."DeDereallythinksalotofyouandIfeelsoblessedthatyouhavecomeintoherlife.It'snotacompletedayifDeDedoesn'tmentionyou."Ifeltsotouched.IhadneverknownhowmuchImeanttoDeDebefore.Paragraph1:SoIdecidedtotalktoDeDedirectlyaboutmyproblems.