湖北省钢城第四中学2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期中试题

PAGE11-湖北省钢城四中2024-2025学年高二英语上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。

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。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.Whatwilltheboydofirst?A.Goswimming.B.Gethisbooks.C.Playtennis.2.WhenwillthespeakershaveameetinginVenice?A.OnOctober5.B.OnOctober8.C.OnOctober15.3.HowdidthemanlearnEnglishwell?A.Bylearningfromapenfriend.B.ByspeakingalotwithAmericans.C.Bystudyinghardatschool.4.Whydoesn’tthewomantrytogetaPhDnow?A.Shedoesn’tneedoneforherjob.B.Shecan’taffordthepayment.C.Shecan’tsparethetime.5.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?A.Howfruitswereharvested.B.Whythefruitsalesincreased.C.Whatcausedthelowpriceoffruits.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。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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatistheman’sproblem?A.Heforgothispassword.B.Hecan’tusethesystem.C.Hecan’tfindhiscomputer.7.Whereisthecomputerservicesoffice?A.Atthebackofthelift.B.Nexttothereceptiondesk.C.Besidethestairs.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatrelationisthemantothewoman?A.Herjobadvisor.B.Herclassmate.C.Herneighbor.9.Howdoesthemansuggestthewomanfinddogstowalk?A.Byadvertisinginthenewspaper.B.Byaskingdoortodoor.C.Byphoningpeople.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Howdidthemanbuyhistelevision?A.Hewenttoastore.B.HeboughtitontheInternet.C.Heordereditoverthetelephone.11.Whendidthemangethistelevision?A.OnMonday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnThursday.12.Whatdoesthewomanpromisetodofortheman?A.Sendhimaremotecontrol.B.ChangetheTVsetforhim.C.Helphimsetupthetelevision.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatdoesthemanlikedoing?A.Goingshopping.B.Playingsports.C.Watchingfootballmatches.14.Whatdoteenagersintheman’scountryspendmuchmoneydoingingeneral?A.Goingout.B.Doingsports.C.Buyingclothes.15.Whatistheman’sfavoriteshop?A.Asportsshop.B.Afoodshop.C.Amusicshop.16.Whatistheman’sopinionaboutshoppingintheareanearhishome?A.It’sveryexpensive.B.It’sprettygood.C.It’squiteboring.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.

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rest.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。AHands-onactivitiescanenrichatripbycreatingfondmemoriesandinstillingknowledgeaboutthelocalculturethroughinteractivity．InJapan，awiderangeofactivitiesareofferedtotouristsatsingleworkshops，manyopenairmuseums，aswellascraftvillagesacrossJapan．FruitpickingTypicalduration：30to60minutesTypicalpricerange：800to3000yenManyfarmsacrossJapanofferfruitpickingopportunitiestotourists．Thecommonprocedureisforthevisitortogetchargedforacertaintimeperiodduringwhichhe/shecanpickandenjoythefruitsonthespot．Typicalfruitavailableforthisactivityincludestrawberries，applesandgrapes．Cheese/buttermakingTypicalduration：40to60minutesTypicalpricerange：600to1000yenCheeseanddairyproductsarecommonlymadeinnorthernJapan，especiallyinHokkaido．Somefarmsoffercheeseandbuttermakingworkshops．Visitorsusuallylearnhowtomaketheproductandconsumeitonthespot．TheFuranoCheeseFactoryisoneplacethatofferssuchworkshops．WashipaperTypicalduration：30to60minutesTypicalpricerange：500to1000yenInmanyworkshops，forexampleatonenearAinokuraVillage，touristscanexperiencehowwashipaperismade．Atotherestablishments，suchastheKyotoMuseumofTraditionalCraftsandTakuminoSato，itispossibletomakecraftssuchasfansandlanternsusingwashiPaper．TatamimakingTypicalduration：AbouttwohoursTypicalpricerange：500to1000yenIt'spossibletotryTatamimakingatmanyplacesinJapanincludingOtaruandHakone．Tatamimatsaremadeofstrawandmeasureroughly180cm×90cm．FewestablishmentsofferworkshopswherebyyoucanmakeasmallpieceofTatamiandtakeithomeasasouvenir．Whichofthefollowingactivitiestakesthelongesttime？______A.Fruitpicking．B.Cheese/buttermaking．C.Washipaper．D.Tatamimaking．22.Wherecanvisitorsmakedairyproducts？______A.InHokkaido．B.NearAinokuraVillage．C.IntheKyotoMuseum．D.InOtaruandHakone．23.Whatcanweinferabouthands-onactivitiesfromthetext？______A.Visitorscantakepartintheactivitiesforfree．B.Peoplecantakehometheendproductsassouvenirs．C.Theyallinvolveactuallydoingaparticularthing．D.Theycanofferpeoplerichcultureabouttheirhometown．B

Theconnectionbetweenpeopleandplantshaslongbeenthesubjectofscientificresearch.Recentstudieshavefoundpositiveeffects.AstudyconductedinYoungstown,Ohio,forexample,discoveredthatgreenerareasofthecityexperiencedlesscrime.Inanother,employeeswereshowntobe15%moreproductivewhentheirworkplacesweredecoratedwithhouseplants.

TheengineersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)havetakenitastepfurther—changingtheactualcompositionofplantsinordertogetthemtoperformdiverse,evenunusualfunctions.Theseincludeplantsthathavesensorsprintedontotheirleavestoshowwhenthey'reshortofwaterandaplantthatcandetectharmfulchemicalsingroundwater."We'rethinkingabouthowwecanengineerplantstoreplacefunctionsofthethingsthatweuseeveryday,"explainedMichaelStrano,aprofessorofchemicalengineeringatMIT.

Oneofhislatestprojectshasbeentomakeplantsglow(发光)inexperimentsusingsomecommonvegetables.Strano'steamfoundthattheycouldcreateafaintlightforthree-and-a-halfhours.Thelight,aboutone-thousandthoftheamountneededtoreadby,isjustastart.Thetechnology,Stranosaid,couldonedaybeusedtolighttheroomsoreventoturntreesintoself-poweredstreetlamps.

Inthefuture,theteamhopestodevelopaversionofthetechnologythatcanbesprayedontoplantleavesinaon-offtreatmentthatwouldlasttheplant'slifetime.Theengineersarealsotryingtodevelopanonandoff"switch"wheretheglowwouldfadewhenexposedtodaylight.

Lightingaccountsforabout7%ofthetotalelectricityconsumedintheUS.Sincelightingisoftenfarremovedfromthepowersource(电源)—suchasthedistancefromapowerplanttostreetlampsonaremotehighway—alotofenergyislostduringtransmission(传输).Glowingplantscouldreducethisdistanceandthereforehelpsaveenergy.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout？A.Anewstudyofdifferentplants.B.Abigfallincrimerates.

C.Employeesfromvariousworkplaces.D.Benefitsfromgreenplants.25.WhatisthefunctionofthesensorsprintedonplantleavesbyMITengineers？A.Todetectplants'lackofwater.B.Tochangecompositionsofplants.

C.Tomakethelifeofplantslonger.D.Totestchemicalsinplants.26.Whatcanweexpectoftheglowingplantsinthefuture?A.Theywillspeedupenergyproduction.B.Theymaytransmitelectricitytothehome.

C.Theymighthelpreduceenergyconsumption.D.Theycouldtaketheplaceofpowerplants.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext？A.Canwegrowmoreglowingplants?B.Howdowelivewithglowingplants?C.Couldglowingplantsreplacelamps?D.Howareglowingplantsmadepollution-free?

CDuringtherosyyearsofelementaryschool（小学），Ienjoyedsharingmydollsandjokes，whichallowedmetokeepmyhighsocialstatus．Iwasthequeenoftheplayground．Thencamemytweensandteens，andmeangirlsandcoolkids．Theyroseintheranksnotbybeingfriendlybutbysmokingcigarettes，breakingrulesandplayingjokesonothers，amongwhomIsoonfoundmyself．Popularityisawell-exploredsubjectinsocialpsychology．MitchPrinstein，aprofessorofclinicalpsychologysortsthepopularintotwocategories：thelikableandthestatusseekers．Thelikables'plays-well-with-othersqualitiesstrengthenschoolyardfriendships，jump-startinterpersonalskillsand，whentappedearly，areemployedeverafterinlifeandwork．Thenthere'sthekindofpopularitythatappearsinadolescence：statusbornofpowerandevendishonorablebehavior．Enviableasthecoolkidsmayhaveseemed，Dr．Prinstein'sstudiesshowunpleasantconsequences．Thosewhowerehighestinstatusinhighschool，aswellasthoseleastlikedinelementaryschool，are"mostlikelytoengage（从事）indangerousandriskybehavior．"Inonestudy，Dr．Prinsteinexaminedthetwotypesofpopularityin235adolescents，scoringtheleastliked，themostlikedandthehighestinstatusbasedonstudentsurveys（调查探讨）．"Wefoundthattheleastwell-likedteenshadbecomemoreaggressiveovertimetowardtheirclassmates．Butsohadthosewhowerehighinstatus．Itclearlyshowedthatwhilelikabilitycanleadtohealthyadjustment，highstatushasjusttheoppositeeffectonus．"Dr．Prinsteinhasalsofoundthatthequalitiesthatmadetheneighborswantyouonaplaydate-sharing，kindness，openness-carryovertolateryearsandmakeyoubetterabletorelateandconnectwithothers．Inanalyzinghisandotherresearch，Dr．Prinsteincametoanotherconclusion：Notonlyislikabilityrelatedtopositivelifeoutcomes，butitisalsoresponsibleforthoseoutcomes，too．"Beinglikedcreatesopportunitiesforlearningandfornewkindsoflifeexperiencesthathelpsomebodygainanadvantage，"hesaid．28.Whatsortofgirlwastheauthorinherearlyyearsofelementaryschool？

A.Unkind． B.Lonely． C.Generous． D.Cool．29.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout？

A.Theclassificationofthepopular．B.Thecharacteristicsofadolescents．

C.Theimportanceofinterpersonalskills．D.Thecausesofdishonorablebehavior．WhatdidDr．Prinstein'sstudyfindaboutthemostlikedkids？

A.Theyappearedtobeaggressive．B.Theytendedtobemoreadaptable．

C.Theyenjoyedthehigheststatus．D.Theyperformedwellacademically．31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？

A.BeNice-YouWon'tFinishLastB.TheHighertheStatus，theBetter

C.BetheBest-YouCanMakeItD.MoreSelf-Control，LessAggressivenessDIworkwithVolunteersforWildlife,arescueandeducationorganizationatBaileyArboretuminLocustValley.Tryingtohelpinjured,displacedorsickcreaturescanbeheartbreaking;survivalisnevercertain.However,whenitworks,itissimplybeautiful.IgotarescuecallfromawomaninMuttontown.Shehadfoundayoungowl(猫头鹰)ontheground.WhenIarrived,Isawa2-to-3-week-oldowl.Ithadalreadybeenplacedinacarrierforsafety.Iexaminedthechick(雏鸟)anditseemedfine.IfIcouldlocatethenest,Imighthavebeenabletoputitback,butnoluck.Mynextworkwastoconstructanestandanchoritinatree.Thehomeownerwasveryhelpful.Awirebasketwasfound.Iputsomepinebranchesintothebaskettomakethisnestsafeandcomfortable.Iplacedthechickinthenest,anditquicklycalmeddown..Nowallthatwasneededweretheparents,buttheywereabsent.Igavethehomeownerarecordingofthehungerscreamsofowlchicks.Theseadvertisethepresenceofchickstoadults;theymightalsoncourageourchicktostartcallingaswell.Igavetheownerasmuchinformationaspossibleandheadedhometoseewhatnewsthenightmightbring.Anervousnighttobesure,butsometimesthespiritsofnaturesmileonusall!Thehomeownercalledtosaythattheparentshadrespondedtotherecordings.Idroveoverandsawthechickinthenestlookinghealthyandactive.Anditwasaccompaniedinthenestbythegreatestsightofall—LUNCH!Theparentshaddonetheirdutyandwouldprobablycontinuetodoso.32.Whatisunavoidableintheauthor'srescueworkaccordingtoparagraph1?A.Effortsmadeinvain.

B.Gettinginjuredinhiswork.

C.Feelinguncertainabouthisfuture.

D.Creaturesforcedoutoftheirhomes.WhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown?A.Torescueawoman. B.Totakecareofawoman.

C.Tolookatababyowl. D.Tocureayoungowl.34.Whatmadethechickcalmdown?A.Anewnest. B.Somefood. C.Arecording. D.Itsparents.35.Howwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?A.It'sunexpected. B.It'sbeautiful.

C.It'shumorous. D.It'sdiscouraging.

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。

IsFreshAirReallyGoodforYou?

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peopletellusto“gooutandgetsomefreshair.”

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Accordingtorecentstudies,theanswerisabigYES，iftheairqualityinyourcampingareaisgood.

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Iftheairyou'rebreathingisclean-whichitwouldbeifyou'reawayfromthesmogofcities-thentheairisfilledwithlife-giving,energizingoxygen.Ifyouexerciseoutofdoors,yourbodywilllearntobreathemoredeeply,allowingevenmoreoxygentogettoyourmuscles(肌肉)andyourbrain.

Recently,peoplehavebegunstudyingtheconnectionbetweenthenaturalworldandhealing(治愈).

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Intheseplacespatientscangotobenearnatureduringtheirrecovery.Itturnsoutthatjustlookingatgreen,growingthingscanreducestress，lowerbloodpressure,andputpeopleintoabettermood(心情).Greeneryisgoodforus.HospitalpatientsWhoseetreebranchesouttheirwindowarelikelytorecoveratafasterratethanpatientswhoseebuildingsorskyinstead.

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Itgivesusagreatfeelingofpeace.​​​​​​​

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Whilethesunˈsrayscanageandharmourskin,theyalsogiveisbeneficialVitaminD.TomakesureyougetenoughVitaminD—butstillprotectyourskin—putonsunscreenrightasyouheadoutside.Ittakessunscreenaboutfifteenminutestostartworking,andthatˈsplentyoftimeforyourskintoabsorbadayˈsworthofVitaminD.A.Freshaircleansourlungs.B.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?C.Beinginnaturerefreshesus.D.Anothersidebenefitofgettingfreshairissunlight.E.Butisfreshairreallyasgoodforyouasyourmotheralwayssaid?F.Justasimportantly,wetendtoassociateairwithhealthcare.G.Allacrossthecountry,recoverycentershavebegunbuildingHealingGardens.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。Coffeeshopsarecool，butinWilmington，Bitty&Beau'sCoffeeenjoysagoodreputationforitswarmth．Attheheartoftheshop'spopularityisits(41)staff：Almosteveryonehasanintellectual（智力的）ordevelopmentaldisability．Thecoffeeshopwasopenedin2024byAmyWrightandherhusband，(42)bytwoofherfourchildrenBeauandBitty，whohaveDownsyndrome（唐氏症）．Whenthecouplediscoveredthatmostpeoplewithintellectualanddevelopmentaldisabilitiescouldneverfindanemployerwhowouldevengivethema（n）(43)，theyresolved'todosomethingaboutit．"It(44)melikeaflashoflightning：acoffeeshop!"Wrightsaid．"Itwouldbetheperfectenvironmentforbringingpeopletogether．Seeingthestaff(45)customersatthedoor，preparingfood，servingordersandcleaningtables，peoplewouldrealizehow(46)theyare．"Whentheshopopened，itimmediatelyhad(47)outthedoor．Nationalpressattention(48)，andsixmonthslater，ithadtomovetoa(49)space．Today，thestoreemploys40peoplewithdisabilities，whoarereallygoodattheirjobs．WhatmakesAmymostproudisthe(50)ithasbuiltinthecommunity．"Everyday，peoplesay，‘You'vemademyday．Thankyou．'That'safeelingofhappinessmostpeopledon'tgetelsewhere，andit'swhat(51)peoplebackhere，"shesaid．"Thisisaplacewherepeoplecan(52)withthosewithdisabilitiesandrealizehowmuchmorealikewearethandifferent．It's(53)acupofcoffee．It'sahumanrightsmovement．It'sgivenouremployeestherespectandasenseofbeing(54)thattheydeserve．Formanyemployees，it'stheirfirstjob，andtheir(55)fillstheair．"41.A.professional B.unique C.active D.talented42.

A.accompanied B.controlled C.impressed D.inspired43.A.interview B.appointment C.reason D.invitation44.

A.moved B.encouraged C.struck D.affected45.

A.greeting B.observing C.gathering D.finding46.

A.capable B.generous C.reliable D.considerate47.

A.waiters B.activities C.lines D.guards48.

A.agreed B.continued C.responded D.followed49.

A.farther B.larger C.quieter D.nearer50.

A.background B.balance C.bridge D.tradition51.

A.holds B.calls C.forces D.draws52.

A.interact B.discuss C.play D.work53.

A.nothingbut B.farfrom C.aboveall D.morethan54.

A.admired B.valued C.separated D.protected55.

A.ambition B.humor C.joy D.patience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。Sometimeafter10，000BC，peoplemadethefirstrealattempttocontroltheworldtheylived（56）____，throughagriculture．Overthousandsofyears，theybegantodependlesson（57）____couldbehuntedorgatheredfromthewild，andmoreonanimalstheyhadraisedandcropstheyhadsown．Farmingproducedmorefoodperperson（58）____huntingandgathering，sopeoplewereabletoraisemorechildren．And，asmorechildrenwereborn，morefood（59）____（need）．Agriculturegavepeopletheirfirstexperienceofthepoweroftechnology（60）____（change）lives．Byabout6000BC，people（61）____（discover）thebestcropstogrowandanimalstoraise．Later，theylearnedtoworkwiththe（62）____（season），plantingattherighttimeand，indryareas，（63）____（make）useofannualfloodstoirrigate（浇灌）theirfields．Thisstyleoffarminglastedforquitealongtime．Then，with（64）____riseofscience，changesbegan．Newmethods（65）____（mean）thatfewerpeopleworkedinfarming．Inthelastcenturyorso，thesechangeshaveaccelerated．Newpowermachineryandartificialfertilizers（化肥）havenowtotallytransformedawayoflifethatstartedintheStoneAge．第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节：书面表达（15分）假定你是李华,正在教你的英国挚友Leslie学习汉语。请你写封邮件告知下次上课的安排。

内容包括:

(1)时间和地点；

(2)内容：学习唐诗；

(3)课前打算：简要了解唐朝的历史。

留意：

(1)词数100左右；

(2)可以适当增加细微环节,以使行文连贯。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．续写的词数应为150左右．（25分）LocatedhalfwayuptheItaly'sApennineMountain，about100milesnortheastofRome，theHotelRigopianohasneverbeeneasytoreach．Butitsisolation（隔绝）onlyaddstoitsappeal，attractingagreatnumberoftourists．SnowbegantofallacrosstheApenninesinJanuaryandlastedfordays．FromhishomeintheRomesuburbs，Matronewatchedtheweatherwithconcern．Heandhiswife，Cicioni，hadplannedanovernightgetawaytothehotel．Butnowhewonderedwhethertheyshouldgo．Afterphoningthehotel，theydecidedtomakethetrip．Bythetimetheynearedthehotelsixhourslater，theywerebattlingasnowstorm．Whentheyfinallyarrived，theywerebothcoldandexhausted．Theycheckedintotheirroomandwenttobedearly．Astheyawokethenextday，theydiscoveredthattheirdifficultyhadworsenedovernight．Thecarsintheparkinglotwereinvisible．Thephoneandpowerlinesweredown．Theywerehavingbreakfastwhenthehotelbegantoshake．Anearthquakewithamagnitude（震级）of5.7hadstruckthemountain．"Getoutofhere!"Matroneshoutedtohiswife．Theyheadedquicklytotheparkinglot，whereotherswerediggingtheircars．Fifteenminutesafterthefirstearthquake，anotherquakehit，thisonemeasuring5.6．Withadozenvehiclesfreedbynoon，theguestssetoffdownthedriveway．Butwhentheyreachedthemainroad，thepathwasblockedbyasix-foot-highwallofsnow．Matroneclimbedoutofhiscarandinvestigatedit．Therewasnoroadinsight，"We'retrapped!"hetoldhiswife．Sotheyhadnochoicebuttomaketheirwaybacktothehotel．Asitwasgettingdark，theymanagedtobeback．Thatwaswhenthesnowonthemountainbegantoslide．Theyheardtheavalanche（雪崩）beforetheysawit．Theavalanchegatheredspeedandsize，grabbingrocksandtreesandanythingelseinitswaydownthemountain，tearingthehotelfromitsfoundation．Whentheavalanchecametoastop，thosecaughtinsidethehotelwereleftburiedintheicyrocksandruins．Para1，WhenMatronecametohimself，hewasstuckinthedarkness．__Para2Itwasnotuntilthenextmorningthattherescuersfinallyarrived．__