福建省莆田锦江中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期中试题

PAGEPAGE13福建省莆田锦江中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期中试题留意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。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.Whatdidthewomandolastnight?A.Sheattendedaparty.B.Shecalledhersisters.C.Shewenttotheman'shouse.2.Whatwasthemandoingjustnow?A.Workingintheoffice.B.Cleaningthesnow.C.Shopping3.Whatisthewoman'sproblem?A.Shecan'taffordanewguitar.B.Herdaughterdislikesplayingmusic.C.Herguitaristoobigforherdaughter.4.Howdoesthemanusuallygethismagazine?A.Fromashop.B.OntheInternet.C.Throughthepost.5.What'swrongwiththewoman'sshoes?A.Theyaretooold.B.Theygetuncomfortable.C.Theyhaveaholeinthebottom.其次节(共15小题；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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Openawindow.B.Getsomesleep.C.Goforawalk.7.Howmanypeoplearethereintheroomnow?A.TwoB.Three.C.Four听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatisthemanthinkingabout?A.Payinghisbills.B.Findingsomethingvaluable.C.Solvingproblemswithhischildren.9.Wheredoesthemansaytreasurewasdiscovered?A.Nearacastle.B.Nearatemple.C.Nearanoldhouse.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatarethespeakersmainlytakingabout?A.PolitenessB.Languages.C.Personality.11.HowdoEnglishpeopleviewtheirhabits?A.Theyareangry.B.Theyareamused.C.Theyaresurprised.12.Wheredoesthemancomefrom?A.China.B.France.C.TheUK听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Howdoesthemanlookaccordingtothewoman?A.Tired.B.Healthy.C.Ill14.Whatdoesthemaneat?A.Fruitandvegetables.B.Chicken.C.Fish.15.Whatwillthemandotomorrow?A.Gotoagym.B.Findanewjob.C.Takepartinarun.16.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Familymembers.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Formerco-workers.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whendoesthenewhospitalopen?A.Inoneday.B.IntwoweeksC.Insixmonths.18.What'shappeningtothebigbank?A.It'smoving.B.It'sgettingfixed.C.It'shiringworkers.19.Whereisthesmallbank?A.OnMainStreet.B.OnForestRoad.C.OnSecondStreet.20.Whatisthenewcityprogramabout?A.Plantingmoretrees.B.Buildinganewpark.C.Cleaninguptheneighborhoods.其次部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASpecialHotelsForChristmasSpendingChristmasatahoteldoesholdacertaintravelattraction.Whetheryoustayforaweekordropinfortea,therearesomespecialonesforyoufortheholiday:TheRitz:LondonChristmasEveandChristmasDaydinnerswillbeheldintheMichelin-starredRitzRestaurant,withalivebandandprofessionaldancers.TraditionalChristmasafternoonteaisavailableinthePalmCourtduringtheholidayseason.Decemberroomratesstartat$800perdayforaSuperiorKing.MontageLagunaBeach:LagunaBeach,CaliforniaMontageLagunaBeachoffersChristmasfestivitiesonasurprisingPacificOceanbackground.A35-foottreewasdecoratedonthePacificLawn,whichsetsthetoneforasplendidCaliforniaChristmas.Breaddecoratingworkshopsandholidayafternoonteawillalsogetguestsintothespiritoftheseason.Ratesstartat$945perdayduringChristmasweek.TheLygonArms:Broadway,EnglandDrinksandgoodcheerwillbeabundantthisChristmasseasonatTheLygonArms.Thecharminghotelishostingathree-nightChristmashousepartyfromDecember24to27.Cocktailsandcanapés,traditionalafternoontea,creamteaandafour-courseChristmaslunchareamongthescheduledsnacks.Thecostforthethree-nightpartyandyourroomisabout$2,100.FourSeasonsChiangMai:ChiangMai,ThailandAttheFourSeasonsChiangMai,guestscanexperiencenorthernThailand'sfamousculture.LocatedinthemountainsofChiangMai'sMaeRimdistrict,theresortisfamousforitsnaturalsetting.Theresort'sRimThaiKitchenhostsitsannualChristmasDaybrunch,whichincludesclassicholidaydishesaswellasinternationalfavorites.Roomratesstartat$300perdayduringChristmasweek.21.WhatmakesTheRitzspecial?A.A35-foottree.B.ClassicThaiholidaydishes.C.Abundantdrinksandgoodcheer.D.Alivebandanddancers.22.WhatwillyouenjoyinTheLygonArmsduringChristmas?A.Athree-nightChristmasparty.B.TraditionalChristmasafternooncoffee.C.Naturalsettingandfamousculture.D.CelebrationsbasedonthePacificOcean.23.Whichhotelwouldbethemostexpensiveforasingleday?A.TheRitz.B.MontageLagunaBeach.C.TheLygonArms.D.FourSeasonsChiangMai.BInJuly,2024,mymomaskedmetoaccompanyhertoher2024schoolreunioninMalaysia."I'dprefertotravelwithyouduetomybadeyes,"shesaid."Whatdoyouthink?"Iwasbusy,butfigured2024wasfaraway."Sure!"Isaid,andforgotallaboutit.Then,inJune,mymomremindedmeofmypromise,butI'dtotallyforgottenaboutitbythen.DidIhavethetime?DidIhavethemoney?DidIhavethewill?I'dwalkintoafireformymom,butwe'reverydifferenttravelers.1usuallytravelalonewithabackpack,whereasmomnevertravelsalone,andtakessomanycarry-onbagsthatshelookslikeaChristmastree.Therewasalsotheboredom.Mom'schildhoodtownislovely,butwesaweverythingthereyearsago."Areyousureyouneedmetocomewithyou?"Iaskedoverthephone.Silence.ThenMomscreamedatmenottoworryaboutitandshewasn'tgoinganymore.Iscreamedathernottobesilly;shescreamed"Fine";Iscreamed"Fine".ThenIfeltbadandbookedourflightsandhotelimmediately.Atfirst,itwasfine.Wedrovepasttheapartmentwhereshegrewup,ategreatfood,thenmetherfriendsforyumcha(早茶).Afterafewdaysofthis,however,Iwasbored.I'dgrowntiredofhearingthenon-stopgossipaboutpeopleIdidn'tknow.Onthenightofthereunion,Iconvincedmomtogobyherself.Whileshewasout,Iswam,caughtupwithwork,andstaredattheceiling.Whenshecameback,Iwasinagoodmood.Shewasinanevenbetterone,tellingmeaboutthereunioninwaysthatmademecrywithlaughter.Allwe'dneededwastimeapartThenextday,asweshoppedtogether,mymornlaughedloudlyasshepointedataperfume(香水)bottlewiththename"Si"onit-Simeansfaeces(粪便)inCantonese.Momputsomeoftheperfumeon,aswebothcriedwithlaughter.She'llneverbethemostwell-matchedpersonformetotravelwith,butcoveredinSi,sheremindedmethatshe'sdefinitelythefunniest.24.Whentheauthor'smotherfirstaskedhimtotravelwithher,he.A.wassobusythatheforgottoreplyB.agreedtotheplanimmediatelyC.wasworriedthathewouldn'thavemoneyD.advisedhismothernottogobecauseofherbadeyes25.Duringthefirstdaysoftheirjourney,theauthor.A.methisfriendsforyumchahappilyB.hadseveralquarrelswithhismotherC.wasagoodcompaniontohismotherD.regrettedtravelingtogetherwithhismother26.Whathappenedwhentheauthorandhismotherseparatedforsometime?A.Theauthorwashappybuthismotherwasupset.B.Theauthorwasboredbuthismotherenjoyedthereunion.C.Bothofthemenjoyedthetimeapart.D.Theybothdecidedtotravelapartlateron.27.Whatisthekeymessagetheauthorintendstoconveywiththisarticle?A.Itisboringtotravelwithparents.B.Itisimportanttomakeplansbeforetraveling.C.Itisdifficulttocommunicatewithparentsduetothegenerationgap.D.Itispossibletobehappywithwhoyou'retravelingwithevenifyou'redifferent.CIran’sLakeUrmiawasoncethesecond-largestsaltwaterlakeintheworld,coveringmorethan2,000squaremilesatitsdeepestinthe1990s.Inthepasttwodecades,thelakehasdriedout,decreasingattimestolessthan20%ofitsaveragesize.It’snotastoryofclimatechange,thoughthatcertainlycontributed.It’sacaseofwatermismanagement.Researchesblamewateroveruseandinefficiencyinagriculture,newdams（大坝）andirrigation（浇灌）projects,abridgecuttingacrossthelake,decliningrainfallandrisingtemperatureformuchofthedryingout.“Formethisisareallyimportanttopic:theenvironmentalproblemsintheworld,”saysphotographerMaximilianMann,whotraveledtoIranthreetimes.Hisphotosarecollectedfromallthreetrips.Lakeresearcherssaytherehavebeenencouragingsignsinthepastfewyears.Thispastspring,massivefloodinginIranhelpedthelakeregainwaterlevelaswell.Mann’sphotosweretakenbeforethatflooding.“Thefloodscertainlyhelpedandincreasedthewaterlevels,”saysAmirAghaKouchak,aprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,whohasstudiedthelake.“However,oneoraseriesoffloodswon’thavealong-terminfluence.Themainissueinthebasinisthatthewaterdemandismuchhigherthantherenewablewaterinthebasin.Ifthewaterdemandinthebasinisnotmanaged,afterawhilethelakewillcontinuetodryout.Andthesituationremainsreallyworrying.”28.Howdoestheauthorbeginthetext?’A.Bygivinganexample. B.Bydescribinganevent.C.Bymakingacomparison. D.Byexpressinganopinion.29.Whichofthefollowingisareasonthatcontributedtothechangeofthelake?A.Wateroveruseandinefficiencyinindustry.B.Massiveflooding.C.Risingrainfallanddecliningtemperature.D.Newdamsandirrigationprojects.30.Whatdoweknowaboutthelake?A.Itusedtobethesecondlargestlakeintheworld.B.Ithad2000milesindepthinthe1990s.C.Itislinkedtoanewdambyabridge.D.Ithasregainedsomewaterlevelinthepastfewyears.31.WhatisAmirAghaKouchak’sattitudetowardthefutureofIran’sLakeUrmia?A.Pessimistic. B.Hopeful. C.Uncaring. D.Unclear.DJustwantingahamburger,HembertFigueroawassurprisedtolearnthedollarbillsinhispocketwerenogoodatDosTorosTaqueriainManhanttan.Figueroa,anironworker,hadtostandtotheside,holdinghishamburger,untilacashierhelpedhimfindanothercustomerwillingtopayforhismealwithacardinexchangeforcash.“IhadmoneybutIcouldn’tpay,”hesaid.Cash-freestoresarecausingabacklashamongsomeactivistswhosaythepracticelooksdownuponpeoplelikeFigueroa,whoeitherlackbankaccountsorrelyoncashformanytransactions（交易）.Supportersforbanningcashlessstoresworrytechnologyismovingtoofastforthe6.5%ofAmericanhouseholds—8.4million—thatdonothaveabankaccount.Businessownerswhogocashlesssaytheyarefollowingtheleadofmajorityofcustomerswhoareabandoningcashpayments.Retailers（零售商）areunderpressuretosatisfycustomerswithhigherexpectationsforfastandconvenientservice,drivenbycompanieslikeAmazonandUber.LeoKremer,co-workerofDosToros,saidtheamountofcashtransactionsathisstoresfellfromabout50%adecadeagoto15%lastyear.Cashtransactionsmadehandlingcashespeciallytroublesome.Beforegoingcashless,DosToroslocationswererobbedtwice.Financialexpertswhoworkwithlow-incomepeoplecautionagainstmakingassumptionsabouttheshoppingpreferencesorbuyingpowerofthosewhorelyoncash.JustineZinkin,CEOofNeighborhoodTrustFinancialPartners,saidthegreaterurgencyinthedigitaltimeisfindingwaystobetterincludelow-incomepeopleinthebankingsystem,suchasurgingbankstoofferno-feestarteraccountsandencouragingbankstoopenbranchesinunderservedareas.32.WhattroublewasHembertFigueroafacedwithatDosTorosTaqueria?A.Hecouldn’tmakeadealwithcash.B.Hefailedtofindacashierforhelp.C.Hetooknomoneyoracardwithhim.D.Hewascaughtcarryingfalsebanknotes.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“backlash”inparagraph3mean?A.Heateddebate. B.Warmwelcome.C.Strongdisagreement. D.Highexpectation.34.WhatdidJustineZinkinsuggestaccordingtothetext?A.Makingregulationstobancashlessstores.

B.Raisingthebuyingpoweroflow-incomepeople.

C.Findingwaysforbankstoadaptwiththedigitaltime.

D.Makingbanksmoreaccessibletolow-incomepeople.35.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Cashlessstores—aproductionofnewtechnologyB.Shouldcashlessstoresbebanned?C.Cashlessstores,anewformoftransactionD.Arecashlessstorespreferredbylow-incomepeople?其次节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Stressisapopularcauseofmajordiseasesaffectingpeopleworldwide.Itissocommonthatpeoplehavebeguntosearchforthebestandeasiestwaystoreducestress.36Exerciseforabetterlife.Regularrunnerssaythatthereisnobetterfeelingthantheoneyougetwhenyoufinishyourdailyrun.Exercisingisaneffectivewayforyoutoremovestressfromyourlife.37Anditcanalsoliftyourmood.Anadditionalbenefitofexercisingisthatitkeepsyoufitandhealthy!Organizeit.Keepingyourworkplaceandhomeorganizedisalsoawayforyoutoavoidstressfulsituations.Workinginamessyareakeepsyourbrainthinkingonseveraldifferentthingsatthesametime.38.Manageyourtimewisely.39Stickingtoyourschedulegivesyoufocusandagoaltoworkon.Italsohelpsyouavoidmissingoutondeadlineswhichareagreatsourceofstress.Managingyourtimewiselymeansmanagingyourstress.Inaword,weshouldn’tletstressstopuslivinganormalandhealthylife.Stresswillnaturallyappearduetothemodernwayoflife.40Don’tletstressgetthebetterofyouandmakeyouleadanunhappylife.A.Avoidstressedpeople.B.Identifywhatcausesyourstress.C.Planyourdayaheadandsticktoit.D.Herearesomewaystosaygoodbyetostress.E.Regularexercisegivesyoutimetothinkthings.F.Anditgetshardtoconcentrateonjustonething.G.Butjustlikefire,ifwecontrolstress,itcan’thurtus.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Myfamilyisstillrecoveringfromtherainyseasonofthepastfewyears.Itbeganwiththeuntimelydeathofafriend,41bysomemajorfamilychanges.What’sworse,myteenagedstepsonbecameseriouslyill.Asanyonewhohas42achronically（慢性的）sickchildknows,thestressdoesn’tgoaway.MyhusbandandIwere43.Everydaytheaircarriedthe44ofanapproachingstorm.Oneday,mystepsonandIwerediscussingValentine’sgifts—akazoo（卡祖笛）.Myfirst45tothisgiftwaspuzzlement,whichquicklyturnedto46when,I,apianist,couldn’tmakeasound.Mystepsonwas47.Itturnedoutthatsomeoneonhisschoolbushadbeenplayingaroundwithakazoothatday.Hewantedtoseeit.“Youcouldn’tgetasound?”heasked.“What’sso48aboutit?”Ishrugged(耸肩).“Idon’tknow.It49neverworked.”“It’seasy,”saidmyhusband.Hegrabbed（抓住）itandblew.Nothinghappened.50,hetriedagain.Nosound.Hiscrazy51producedonlyaloudnoise.Mystepsonburstintolaughter.Hisface52likethatthefirsttimeinalmostayear.Soonwewerealllaughingtothepointoftears.Itwasthe5310minutesinthepastcoupleofyears.Thisexperiencegaveusamomentof54.Itshowedusthere’restillthingstolaughatandenjoy,andthatwecanstill55asafamily.A.bothered B.replaced C.reflected D.followedA.caredabout B.cheeredon C.approvedof D.attendedtoA.positive B.guilty C.exhausted D.hesitantA.calmness B.sweetness C.heaviness D.coolnessA.imagination B.attitude C.assumption D.reactionA.comfort B.embarrassment C.complaint D.enjoymentA.interested B.helpful C.mild D.allergicA.strange B.challenging C.different D.flexibleA.just B.even C.also D.stillA.Surprised B.Anxious C.Upset D.CommittedA.experiment B.attempt C.experience D.researchA.turnedup B.cameup C.litup D.keptupA.saddest B.best C.freest D.worstA.panic B.adventure C.relief D.kindnessA.operate B.communicate C.exist D.connect其次节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。Themascot(祥瑞物)fortheBeijing2024WinterOlympicGames56.________(show)tothepublicatBeijing’sShougangIceHockeyArena(首钢冰球场)onSeptember17th,2024.Thenameofthemascotis“BingDwenDwen”,57.________iscloselyassociatedwiththehostnation’sculture.Theimageofitisdesignedbased58.________thegiantpanda.59.________(dress)inafullbodysuitofice,asymbolofpurityand60.________(strong),thepandawearsahelmetwithcoloredhalo(光环).Thelinesofthehalorepresentthesnowtracksand5Gtechnology.Theheartshapein61.________(it)leftpalmrepresentsthehostcountry’shospitality.Thename“BingDwenDwen”isa62.________(combine)ofseveralmeaningsintheChineselanguage.“Bing”istheChinesecharacterforice,while“DwenDwen”is63.________commonnicknameinChinaforchildrenthatimplieshealthinessandcuteness.Themascot64.___________(perfect)combinesthebestelementsandcharacteristicsofChinatoshowChina’swarminvitationtofriendsfromallovertheworld.Itisalsodesigned65.___________(promote)theOlympicspirit.ThereisnodoubtthatitwillbeawonderfulambassadorforChinaandtheBeijing2024WinterOlympicGames.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的英国挚友Tom一行人要来你校体验艺术节，他请你帮他们预定酒店，请你回一封电子邮件。要点如下：1.表示欢迎；2.询问到达时间，详细要求（价位和房间数等）留意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细微环节，以使行文连贯。DearTom,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourearlycoming.Yours，LiHua其次节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面材料，依据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Amancamehomefromworklate,tiredandupset,tofindhis5-year-oldsonwaitingforhimatthedoor.Howtheboywishedtohavefunwithhisfatherathomeevenforashorttime.“Daddy,mayIaskyouaquestion?”“Yeahsure,whatisit?”repliedtheman.“Daddy,howmuchdoyoumakeanhour?”“That’snoneofyourbusiness.Whydoyouasksuchathing?”themansaidangrily.“Ijustwanttoknow.Pleasetellme.Howmuchdoyoumakeanhour?”pleadedthelittleboy.“Ifyoumustknow,Imake$20anhour.”“Oh,”thelittleboyreplied,withtheheaddown.Lookingup,hesaid,“Daddy,mayIpleaseborrow$10?”Thefatherwasangry,“Iftheonlyreasonyouaskedthatisthatyoucanborrowsomemoneytobuyasillytoyorsomeothernonsense,thenyoumarchyourselfstraighttoyourroomandgotobed.Thinkaboutwhyyouarebeingsoselfish.Iworkhardeverydayforsuchchildishbehavior.”Thelittleboyquietlywenttohisroomandshutthedoor.Themansatdownandstartedtogetevenangrieraboutthelittleboy’squestions.“Howdareheasksuchquestionsonlytogetsomemoney?”hethoughttohimself.Afteraboutanhourorso,themancalmeddown,andstartedtothink:Maybetherewassomethinghereallyneededtobuywiththat$10andhereallydidn’taskformoneyveryoften.Themanwenttothedoorofthelittleboy’sroomandopenedthedoor.“Areyouasleep,son?”heasked.

“No,daddy,I’mawake,”repliedtheboy.“I’vebeenthinking,maybeIwastoohardonyouearlier,”saidtheman.“IthasbeenalongdayandItookoutmyangeronyou.Here’sthe$10youaskedfor.”Thelittleboysatstraightup,smiling.“Oh.Thankyou,daddy!”heyelled.Then,reachingunderhispillowhepulledoutsomecrumpled(皱巴巴的)bills.留意：1.所续写短文词数应为150左右；2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。Paragraph1:Theman,seeingthattheboyalreadyhadmoneystartedtogetangryagain.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Notknowingwhathissonmeant,thefatherjuststoodthere,waitingforhisboy’sexplanation._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________