安徽省安庆市白泽湖中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期中试题

PAGEPAGE10安徽省安庆市白泽湖中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatdoesthemanoffertodo?A.Paintthedoors. B.Painttheceiling. C.Lookforajob.2.Wherearethespeakers?A.Athome. B.Inashop. C.Inarestaurant.3.Whattimeisthetrainleaving?A.At10:55. B.At10:35. C.At10:25.4.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman?A.Sympathetic. B.Indifferent. C.Angry.5.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Goforabikeride. B.Playbasketball. C.Havearest.其次节（共15题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.WhatdidthemandolastSaturday?A.Hestudiedalot.B.Hejoinedaclub.C.Hewentcamping.7.Whydopeoplejoin“FlashPlay”?A.Toexperienceacrisis.B.Tomakefriends.C.Toearnmoney.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.Whendidthewomanhaveaninterview?A.2daysago. B.5daysago. C.Aweekago.9.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?A.Giveacalltoaskabouttheresult.B.Havesomecoffeeforrelaxation.C.Bepatientandwaitfortheresult.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.Howwillthewomanspendhersummerholiday?A.Studyathome.B.Workintheshop.C.Travelwithhermother.11.Withwhomdoesthemanplantogototheseaside?A.Hisparents.B.Hisfriends.C.Hisbrothers.12.Whatlessonsdoesthewomanwanttotake?A.Piano. B.Swimming. C.English.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.WheredoesSallywanttogo?A.Thezoo.B.TheLondonEye.C.TheCoventGarden.14.WhatisBillyinterestedin?A.Boats. B.Operas. C.Paintings.15.WhatdoesthemansuggestthewomandoinOxfordStreet?A.Dosomeshopping.B.Enjoyanopera.C.Visitherparents.16.Whatisthewomanrelatedtotheman?A.Hismother. B.Hiswife. C.Hisguide.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Whomisthespeakertalkingto?A.Students’parents. B.Visitors. C.Newstudents.18.Howmanydepartmentsarethereinthecollege?A.4. B.5. C.6.19.WheredotheteachersintheEnglishdepartmentmainlycomefrom?A.EnglandandAmerica.B.AmericaandAustralia.C.AmericaandCanada.20.Whichisthelargestbuildinginthecollege?A.Themainlibrary.B.Thedininghall.C.TheEnglishdepartmentbuilding.其次部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。AWalkThroughHistoryIt’snosurprisetoanyonewho’sbeentoCharlestonthatitisamongthebestUScitiestovisit.“Itcanfeellikeyou’reinadreamsometimes,likeyou’vesteppedback200years,”saysBrianSimms,theownerofCharlestonSoleTours.TheseareSimms’smust-sees.African-AmericanHeritageTour“Peopledon’trealizehowmuchAfricancultureishere.”saysSimms.HerecommendslearningabouttheAfrican-Americanheritagethatshapedthecity,regionandcountrytofullyunderstandCharleston.GullahToursoffersatwo-hourbustourfor$18.gullahtoursBatteryandWhitePointGardensAlargepublicparkandgardenwithwalkingpathsandartifacts—allshadedbybeautifultrees.Freeadmission.Simmsprovidestwo-hourguidedtoursfor$10to$20.charlestonsoleMiddletonPlaceMiddletonPlaceisahistoricplantationwithvividexhibitsandaworkingtable.Itprovidesanall-aroundviewofwhatwasgoingonwiththehistoryofthefamiliesthatrantheplantation.$28/adult;$15/student14andolder;$10/child6-13;free/underage6.middletonFortSummerNationalMonumentMarkingthesitewherethefirstshotsoftheCivilWarwerefired,thishistoricplaceincludesseveralsitesaroundCharlestonHarborandaneducationcenteratGadsden’sWharf.Thebesttimeofyeartovisitisspring—whentheazaleasareflowering—orfall.Admissionisfree.Boatrideis$19.5/adult,$12/child./fosu21.Ifyoulikewalkingundertheshadeoftrees,whichisthebestplaceforyoutogo?A.FortSumterNationalMonument B.MiddletonPlaceC.BatteryandWhitePointGardens D.African-AmericanHeritageTour22.Howmuchshouldacouplewithadaughterof16andasonof7payforatouraroundMiddletonPlace?A.$71 B.$81 C.$56 D.$9123.Whichsentenceistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.SpringistheonlybestseasontovisitFortSumterNationalMonument.B.AllthepeoplemustpaymoneyiftheywanttovisitMiddletonPlace.C.YoucanlearnAmericanculture’sinfluenceonAfricawhenvisitingAfrican-AmericanHeritageTour.D.Allthefourtoursdon’tofferfreeadmission.CGoodmannersarealwaysgoodmanners.That'swhatIthoughtuntilImarriedAlexander,whoisRussian.WhenIfirstmetAlexanderandhesaidtomeinRussian,“Naleimnyechai-pourmesometea",Igotangryandanswered,“Pourityourself."TranslatedintoEnglish,withouta“Couldyou..?"ora"please",itsoundedreallyrudetome.ButinRussianitwasfine--youdon'thavetoaddanypolitewords.However,whenItookAlexanderhometomeetmyparentsintheUK,Ihadtogivehimagoodlessonaboutpleasesandthankyous(whichhethoughtwerecompletelyunnecessary),andtoteachhimtosaysorryifsomeonehappenedtosteponhistoes,andtosmile,smile,smile.AnotherthingthatAlexanderjustcouldn'tunderstandwaswhypeoplesaythingslike“Wouldyoumindpassingmethesalt,please?"Hesaid,“It'sonlythesalt,forGod'ssake!WhatdoyousayinEnglishifyouwantarealfavour?"Healsowatchedinamazementwhen,atadinnerpartyinEngland,weswallowedsomereallydisgustingfoodandIsaid,“Mmmm...delicious."InRussia,peoplearemuchmoredirect.ThefirsttimeAlexander'smothercametoourhousefordinnerinMoscow,shetoldmethatmysoupneededmoreflavouring.Afterwards,whenwearguedaboutit,myhusbandsaid,“Doyoupreferyourdinnergueststolie?"AlexandercomplainedthatinEnglandhefeltlikeanidiotbecauseinRussiaifyousmileallthetimepeoplethinkyouaremad.Infact,thisisexactlywhatmyhusband'sfriendsthoughtofmethefirsttimeIwenttoRussiabecauseIsmiledateveryone,andalwayssaid“please"and“thankyou"inRussian.Athomewenowhaveanagreement.Ifwe'respeakingRussian,hecansay“Pourmesometea”,andjustmakeanoiselikeagrunt(咕哝声)whenIgiveittohim.Butwhenwe'respeakingEnglish,hehastoadda“please",a“thankyou",andasmile.24.WhatcanweknowfromwhatAlexandersaid?A.Hedidn'tthinkpolitenesswasnecessary.B.Hedidn'tlikethewriter'spoliteness.C.Hewasn'tusedtotheEnglishpoliteness.D.Hewasn'twillingtohavegoodmanners.25.WhatdidAlexander'sfriendsthinkoftheauthorwhentheyfirstmether?A.Shewasnoble.B.Shewasstrange.C.Shewaslovely.D.Shewasimpolite.26.Whatcanwetellfromtheiragreement?A.Theyrespecteachother.B.Theychangealotforeachother.C.Theylearnfromeachother.D.Theyfailtofitinwitheachother.27.Whattopicisthetextmainlyabout?A.Goodmanners.B.Humanrelations.C.Cultureshock.D.Mixedmarriages.CAfour-wheeledpodshapedlikeaspacecapsuleonriversideroadstrundlesslowlyamongpeoplewhorun,walk,cycleandleaddogs.Atamaximumspeedof10mph,thecarbeepsasitmovesregularlybetweentheInterContinentalHotelinthewestofthepeninsulaandapartmentblocksintheeast.Thebiggestsurpriseaboutthevehicleisnotitsfuturisticappearancebuthowitiscontrolled.Whilecurrentsafetyrulesrequireahumantomonitorthevehicle’sperformanceandstepintoavoidcrashes,thepodlargelydrivesitself.Itisoneofseveralexperimentsworldwideaimedatexploringhowautonomousvehiclesmightmeshwithcitytransportsystems.AllarelookingathowatechnologybeingdevelopedmainlyforUShighwayscanworkinthemoreconfined,chaoticspaceofcitystreets.Attheheartoftheseeffortsisanattempttoworkoutwhetherdriverlessvehicleswilleaseorworsentheimpactthatprivatecartravelhashadonmanycitiesfollowingthehighway-buildingcrazeofthemid-20thcentury.Somefearthetechnologycouldpromptmorejourneysbyprivatemotorvehiclesratherthanmorespace-efficientpublictransport.Ifthetechnologyprovidescomfortable,stress-free,privatejourneys,itmightalsopromptpeopletocommutedailyfromfurtherafield,generatingyetmoretraffic.Expertsconcernedaboutsuchimpactsonbehaviourargueitisvitalthattheroll-outofautonomousvehicletechnologygoeshand-in-handwitharethinkofhowitisused.DavidBegg,aformerchairmanoftheUK’sCommissionforIntegratedTransport,acceptsthatautonomousvehicleswilluseroadspacemoreefficientlybutsaystheproblemremainsthatcarstakeuptoomuchspaceforthepeopletheycarry.Onaverage,mostvehiclescontainlittlemorethanoneperson—thedriver.“There’snodoubtautonomousvehiclescanallowustosqueezemorevehiclesintoagivenamountofcapacitybecausethey’rebumper-to-bumperandside-by-side,”profBeggsays.“Unlesswecanincreasevehicleoccupancyupfrom1.1,we’removingtoomuchfreshairandnotenoughpeople.”28.Whatdoweknowaboutdriverlessvehicles?A.Driverlessvehicletravelsatanaveragespeedof10mph.B.Driverlessvehicledrivesitselftoagreatdegree.C.Driverlessvehicles’appearanceisthesameascommoncars.D.Mostdriverlessvehiclescontainmorethanoneperson.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"confined"inParagraph2probablymean?A.Deserted B.tidy. C.straight. D.narrow.30.WhatistheDavidBegg'sattitudetothefutureofdriverlessvehicles?A.Disapproving. B.concerned C.Positive. D.Sympathetic.31.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?A.Entertainment. B.Health. C.Education. D.Science.DAnerainwhichanAlzheimer’sdiagnosiscanbegininadoctor’sofficeisnowarriving.Advancesintechnologiestodetectearlysignsofdiseasefromabloodsamplearehelpingdoctorstoidentifythememory-robbingdisordermoreaccuratelyandtoscreenparticipantsmorequicklyfortrialsofpotentialtreatmentsforthemorethanfivemillionpeopleintheU.S.afflictedwithAlzheimer’s.Estimatespredictthat,by2030,therewillbe76millionpeopleworldwidewhowillreceiveadiagnosisofAlzheimer’sorotherdementias(痴呆).Lastfall,abloodtestdevelopedbyC2NDiagnosticsinSt.Louis,becameavailabletomostoftheU.S.asaroutinelabtest—regulatedundertheCMSClinicalLaboratoryImprovementAmendments(CLIA)program.IthasalsoreceivedaCEmarkasadiagnosticmedicaldeviceintheEuropeanUnion—indicatingithasmetsafety,healthandenvironmentalprotectionstandardsfortheregion.“Thedevelopmentofablood-basedtestforAlzheimer’sdiseaseisjustamazing,”saysMichelleMielke,aneuroscientistandepidemiologistattheMayoClinic.“Thefieldhasbeenthinkingaboutthisforaverylongtime.It’sreallybeeninthelastcoupleofyearsthatthepossibilityhascometofruition.”TheC2Ntest,calledPrecivityAD,usesananalytictechniqueknownasmassspectrometrytodetectspecifictypesofbeta-amyloid(ß-淀粉样蛋白),aproteinfragmentthatisapathological-hallmarkofdisease.Beta-amyloidproteinsaccumulateandformplaquesvisibleonbrainscanstwodecadesbeforeapatientnoticesmemoryproblems.Asplaquesbuildupinthebrain,levelsofbeta-amyloiddeclineinthesurroundingfluid.Suchchangescanbemeasuredinspinalfluidsamples—andnowinblood,wherebeta-amyloidconcentrationsaresignificantlylower.PrecivityADisthefirstbloodtestforAlzheimer’stobeclearedforwidespreaduseandoneofanewgenerationofsuchassaysthatcouldenableearlydetectionoftheleadingneurodegenerativedisease—perhapsdecadesbeforetheonsetofthefirstsymptoms.32.WhatcanweknowaboutAlzheimer’sdiagnosisfromthetext?A.Ithasbeenusedwidelybydoctors. B.Itmayhaveabrilliantmarket.C.Itcannotbeusedinthefuture D.Itishardfordoctorstoaccept.33.Accordingtothetext,whichdescriptionaboutthebloodtestdevelopedbyC2Nisfalse?A.Itisdifficulttobeappliedinthefuture. B.Itsdevelopmenttothediseaseisremarkable.C.IthasbeenapprovedbyEU. D.Ithasachievedthegoaloftestingrecently.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suchchanges”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Decreaseinplaquesofthebrain B.Vanishmentofaproteinfragment.C.Reductioninthelevelsofbeta-amyloid. D.Plaquesvisibleonbrainscans.35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.AcreativetestfordetectingAlzheimer’sB.ResearchonthetestaboutdetectingAlzheimer’s.C.DevelopmentoftheC2Ntest.D.Thedevelopmentofablood-basedtest.其次节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Whatarethechances?Whenweflip(掷)acoin,theodds(几率)are1in2:ithasanequalchanceoflandingon"heads(正面)”or“tails(反面).”Butifyouflipthecoin10times,andtheresultsmaybe8headsandonly2tails.___36_____Theansweristhatthecoinhasanequalchanceoflandingoneitherheadsortailsoneveryflip--nomatterwhatthelastresultwas.___37___Butaswekeepflippingacoin,theresulttotalswillgetcloserandclosertohalfheadsandhalftails.___38___Theoddsofwinningmoneyareverysmall.Inonesimplelottery(彩票)game,playerspickthreenumbers,from0to9.Theymayusethesamenumbersmorethanonce,sochoicesrangefrom000to999.What'retheoddsofwinning?1in1,000.That'sthesameashittingaCokeplacedinatenniscourtbythrowingacoinwithyoureyesclosed.Inanotherlotterygame,theplayerchoosesfivedifferentnumbersfrom1through70,usingeachnumberonlyonce.Thentheplayerpicksanadditionalnumberfrom1through25.Hereisanexample:7,15,23,44,68+15.Ifthelotterysystemcomesupwithallsixofthesamenumbers,theplayerwins.___39____1in302,575,350.Youwouldhavethesamechancedroppingacoinfromahelicopter,withyoureyesclosed,andhavingithitaCokeplacedinafootballfield.So,saveyourmoney.Whatcanyoucounton,then?___40____.A.Whataretheodds?B.Whyaren'tthere5headsand5tails?C.Onlyadultsareallowedtoplaymostlotteries?D.Wecan'tpredicthowanyonecoinflipwillland.E.Yourbestbetisonyourowntalents,intelligence,andhardwork.F.Somemathematicianssaythatnooneshouldeverplaythelottery,exceptforfun.G.That'swhymathematiciansholdthatpeopleshouldnotspendmoneyonthelottery.第三部分英语学问运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Finally,Ienteredtheinstitution.Becauseofmycareful__21__,Ididnothavetoworkduringtheschoolyear.Then,summercameanditwastimetoworkharderthanever.Icontinuedworkingasa__22__atnight,instructedtenniscampsseveralmorningsaweekandworkedasasecretaryforafewhoursintheafternoons.Beingalittlemore__23__,Ialsodecidedtogivelessonsatacommunitycollege.Theselessonsatthecommunitycollegehelpedmegain$650.Itwasanexhaustingsummerandmademe__24__toreturntomy__25__easylifeatcollege.Duringmysecondandthirdyearsofundergraduateschooling,Idecidedtoworkaboutfivehoursperweekinthecampusadmissionsoffice__26__phones.Thisprovidedalittlespendingmoneyandkeptmefrom__27__mysavings.Theoverallsituationlooked__28__asIapproachedmysenioryear__29__IcouldmakeasmuchmoneyasIhadduringthe__30__summer.IwantedtogotoIsraeltostudyfor3weeks,butI__31__inmakingthisdecisionbecauseitwouldcostme$1,600moretogetthe__32__inIsrael.Abouttwoweekslater,myMomcalledtotellmethatIhad$1,600inthe__33__thatIhadforgottenabout!Oneofmyconcernsaboutthistripwasnotonlythecost,__34__thelossoftimetomakemoney;however,ImadeasmuchthatsummerinthetenweekswhenIwasathomeasIhadmadeduringthefourteenweekswhenIwasathomethesummerbefore.The__35__everythingworkedtogethertomakethistripfeasiblewasoneofthemost__36__thingsthathaveeverhappenedtome.Thisexperiencehas__37__meinmanyimportantways.ThefirstthingthatIlearnedwastheimportanceofastrongworkethic.Workinglonghoursdidalottomoldmycharacterandhelpedmelearnthe__38__ofadollar.Italsomademelearnhowto__39__creativesolutionstodifficultdilemmas.WheneverIamoverwhelmedorafraidofthefuture,Icanremembermy$64,268__40__.41.A.plans B.savings C.accounts D.bills42.A.host B.guest C.waitress D.librarian43.A.dynamic B.joyed C.cautiousD.crowded44.A.anxiousB.capableC.annoyedD.enthusiastic45.A.simply B.relatively C.purely D.mostly46.A.picking B.fetchingC.collectingD.answering47.A.draining B.gatheringC.gainingD.accumulating48.A.faint B.slim C.hopeful D.vague49.A.aslongas B.asfarasC.aswellasD.assoonas50.A.latter B.recent C.following D.previous51.A.hasted B.delayedC.hesitatedD.accelerated52.A.sessions B.credits C.periods D.rewards53.A.college B.community C.association D.bank54.A.and B.but C.so D.still55.A.way B.state C.order D.situation56.A.disappointing B.relieving C.amusing D.exciting57.A.promoted B.cheered C.shaped D.treated58.A.value B.priceC.strengthD.advantage59.A.leaveout B.figureout C.holdout D.runout60.A.triumph B.incident C.miracle D.event其次节(共10小题:每小题1.5分，两分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号单词的正确形式。WhenDuFu(712-770)wrotethepoem“OntheHeight"(《登高》),hewas56years61.________andwassufferingfromillnessand62.________(poor).Fromthefirstline,wecanfeelthatDuwasnot63.________agoodmood.Thepoetthensawaforestoftreesthatwerelosingtheir64.________(leaf),whiletheYangtzeRiverneverstoppedrollingon.Du65.________(describe)thenaturalsceneryinautumnwhenthinkingaboutthefate(命运)ofhimselfandhiscountry,andwecanfeel66.________wavesofhissadness.Unlikemostofus67._________travelforfun,DuFutraveledbecauseheneededtokeepalive.Heworkedindifferentplaces68._________metdifferentpeople,andputtheirupsanddownsinhispoems.Throughout69.__________lifetimehecompletedaround1500poems.Twoyearsafter70.__________(write)“OntheHeight",DuFupassedaway.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。留意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearJack,Howiseverythinggoing?IamverygladtolearnthatyouarecomingtoChinathissummer.It'snotnecessarytoworryyourChinese.I'dliketosharemyideas,itmighthelp.First,bebraveenoughtospeakChinesewhenyoucommunicatewithothers.It'sofgreatimportanttobeconfidentofyou.WeChineseareveryfriendlysoyouneedn'tbeafraidofmakinganymistakes.Second,it'sbettertospeakslowlyandclearly.Onlybythiswaycanyoumakeyourselfunderstandmoreeasily.What'smore,sometimesIcanusedrawingsorpictures.Likeyouknow,bodylanguagewasalsowidelyusedacrossculturesandveryoftenitreallyworks.MayyouwillhaveagoodtimeinChina.Bestwishes!其次节：书面表达（满分25分）近日，我国北部地区遭遇了严峻的沙尘暴(sandstorm)攻击。假定你是李华，请你就此现象写一篇英语短文，呼吁大家植树造林，爱护环境。内容包括：1.沙尘暴的影响2.沙尘暴的起因（如：气候变暖，北方更干燥少雨，土壤疏松，易起沙尘；树木削减...）3.