广东省深圳市某中学2024-2025学年高一年级下册期中考试英语试题（含答案）

平湖外国语学校2024-2025学年第二学期期中考试

高二英语

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第I卷（选择题共80分）

第一部分基础知识（共15题：每小题1分，满分15分）

单项选择从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.ThefilmNeZhapresentsaudiencesawonderfulwithitssplendidcartoonandvastpicture.

A.visualB.integralC.mutualD.critical

2.Chinahasreleasedaguidelinetostrengthentheofwaterandsoil,especiallyinthenorthwesternpart.

A.variationB.conservationC.consumptionD.invasion

3.Weintendedtoremainsilent,butlaterwedecideditwasbettertovoiceouropinionsbravely.

A.undoubtedlyB.originallyC.occasionallyD.slightly

4.Thehotelwehavebookedissituatedontheedgeofthecliffythesea.

A.overlookingB.exposingC.dominatingD.boosting

5.Shesearchedtheentirehouseforherkeys,onlythemrestingonthekitchencounterwhereshehadleft

them.

A.findingB.tohavefoundC.tofindD.found

6.uspreparefbrtheexam,theteachersuggestedreadingthroughournotes.

A.TohelpB.HelpedC.HelpingD.Beinghelped

7.Ifstrueinnerbeautyisveryimportant,butexternalbeautyshouldn'tbecompletelyoverlooked.

A.whatB.whichC.thatD.where

8.Ireallyadmireisthewayshehasacknowledgedthatgoodhealthnotonlymakesusmorebeautiful,

buthappiertoo.

A.WhatB.ThatC.WhichD.How

9.I'mconcernedaboutmostiswecancollectahugeamountofmoneyinsuchashorttime.

A.That;howB.What;thatC.What;howD.As;whether

10.Thepark_______wetookawalkyesterday,isveryclosetomyhome.

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A.whichB.thatC.whereD.whom

11.________theygo,animalsfindtownsandcitiesintheirway.

A.WhicheverB.WhetherC.WhereverD.Whatever

12.frequentlyperformed,theworksofMozartalwaysattractsaudiences.

A.NomatterwhatB.NomatterwhenC.NomatterwhereD.Nomatterhow

13.1canspeakEnglishfluentlyIhavenodifficultyincommunicatingwithevennativespeakers.

A.so,thatB.such,thatC.so,asD.such,as

14.Ourmanagerdidn*t_______forthemeetingbecausehewasill.

A.turnonB.showup

C.putonD.dressup

15.Thecompanyhaslaunchedseveraltypesofcarsthisyear,andoneinparticulartheyoungwithhigh

incomes.

A.subscribestoB.admitstoC.appealstoD.adaptsto

第二部分阅读理解（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。

A

Montrealhasauniqueculture,withitsmixtureofFrenchandEnglish.Ifyouwanttovisitoneofthebestcities

inNorthAmerica,thisistheplaceforyou.

TheFrench

MostplacesinCanadaareEnglish-speaking,butMontrealisdifferent.ItisacityrunbytheFrenchandfbrthe

French.Ifyouwanttoworkthere,youhavetospeakFrench.TheFrenchandtheEnglishgenerallystayapartfrom

eachother.MostoftheEnglishcan'tspeakFrenchanddon'twanttolearn;mostoftheFrenchdon'tliketospeak

English.However,itisthis“conflict“ofculturesthatmakesMontrealinteresting.

Food

ThebestanduniqueCanadianfoodcomesfromtheFrench.Forexample,youcanfind"poutine”——atasty

quicksnack.ThisFrenchinventionismypersonalfavorite,althoughImustwarnyouthatitisn'tforeveryone.The

bestwaytoexperiencepoutineistogonorthofMontrealtooneoftheskiresorts.Spendalldayskiing.Then,when

yourbodyachesallover,gotoamountainbarwithfriendsandhaveahotchocolateandaplateofpoutine.Youwill

understandwhyit'sthebestfoodintheworld.

Music&Cinema

Montrealisalsogreatformusic.There5safamousjazzfestivalinthesummer.Youneedapassformostofthe

shows,whichareusuallyperformedoutdoorsduringthedayandnight.ButwhereveryouareinMontreal,youcan

hearthemusicwhileyouarewalkinginthestreets.

16.WhatisnecessaryifyouintendtomakealivinginMontreal?

A.Masteringskiingskills.B.Favoringdifferentcultures.

C.Understandingjazzmusic.D.CommunicatinginFrench.

17.Whenwillyouenjoypoutinethemost?

A.Afteraday-longsightseeing.B.Afteratiringskiingexperience.

C.Whenyourbodyachesallover.D.Whenyouhaveahotchocolate.

18.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Asciencemagazine.B.Atravelbrochure.

C.Amusicwebsite.D.Ahistorybook.

B

NAIROBI-MirriamWambui,a13-year-oldstudent,speaksChinesewiththeconfidenceofaseasoned

linguistdespitehavingonlytwoyearsofexposuretothelanguage.ShewontheKenyanChineseBridgeCompetition,

rankedsixthinAfricaandmadeittothetop30globallyatthecontestinTianjininlateOctober.

“IwasoveijoyedtowininKenya,9,Mirriamsays.HerjourneywiththeChineselanguagebeganthroughher

eldestbrother,whotraveledtoChinain2015topursueamaster'sdegreeinChinese.Whenhereturnedtovisittheir

familyinNairobiin2019,MirriamwasimpressedbyhisfluencyinChinese.tcMybrothercamebackwithacellphone

Ihadneverseenbefore,andeverythinghebrought,includingelectronics,wasmadeinChina.Ibecamecuriousabout

thiscountrythatseemedtoproducesomuch/shesayswithagiggle.

Inspired,sheenrolledinChineselanguageclassestwoyearsago.InMay,withonlytwoweeksleft,sheasked

tojointheschoofsChineseBridgeteam.ctMyteacherwasshockedasIwasn'tinitiallypicked,butIbelievedin

myselfandwentallouttoprepare.^^shesays.

Herconfidencepaidoff.AtKenyattaUniversity,shewowedjudgesandwonalaptop,trophy（奖杯）anda

sponsoredChinatrip.InOctober,shevisitedChina.""Peopleweresonice,“shesays.

HersuccessinspiredpeerstolearnChinese.TeacherCharityAtungasaysChineseisthemostpopularofthree

options,with90of200studentschoosingit."Supportfromparentsandschoolsmakesitgreat.Studentsseebenefits

likescholarships,9,Atungaadds.SheherselfstudiedinChinaonascholarshipandlaterbecameateacher.

KenyattaUniversity,inpartnershipwithShandongNormalUniversity,hoststheChineseBridgeCompetition

forhighschoolstudentsinKenya.Throughthispartnership,over300KenyanstudentshavetraveledtoChina.

“IwanttobecomeanambassadorinthefutureandlearnmoreaboutChineselanguageandculture.9,says

Mirriam.

19WhatinspiredMirriamtolearnChinese?

A.AttractivescholarshipsforChineselearners.

B.Herbrother'swonderfulexperienceinChina.

C.BenefitsofChineselearningfromherteacher.

D.EagernesstowintheChineseBridgeCompetition.

20.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMirriam?

A.Confidentandambitious.

B.Determinedandpatriotic.

C.Generousandadventurous.

D.Caringandthoughtful.

21.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Self^beliefandeffortscount.

B.Romeisnotbuiltinoneday.

C.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.

D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

22.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ScholarshipsOpenDoorstoChineseEducationinKenya.

B.AKenyanGirlExploresChineseCultureandInnovation.

C.”MadeinChina^^InspiresKenyanTeenstoEmbraceMandarin.

D.KenyanTeen'sChineseBridgeWinFuelsNationalLearningPassion.

C

NewsthattheDutchbookpublishinghouseVeenBosch&KeuninghasconfirmedplanstoexperimentwithAI

totranslatefictionhascausedafiercedebate.

Acrosseverynewtechnology,debatescenteronwhatwestandtolosebyembracingchangeand,withAI,this

echoes（与...相呼应）thedevelopmentsintherecenthistoryofgeneticscience.Butsomehow,whenweinterfere

withcultureandhumanhistory,itcanseemthatsomethingevenmorefundamentalthanDNAisunderthreat.

Fictiontranslationhastraditionallybeenthedomainofskilledhumantranslators.UsingAIinthisfieldcould

breakuphumanity'smostremarkableandperhapsirreplaceableachievement:theabilitytoexpresscomplexhuman

thoughtsthroughwords.

Language,especiallyinliterature,isn?tjustaboutwords.Ifsaboutculturalcontext,andthedistinctvoiceofthe

writer.Onlyahumanwhounderstandsbothlanguagesandculturescanaccuratelytranslatetheheartofastory.Yet

machinelearninghasmadeextraordinarystrides（进展）inunderstandinglanguage,bestevidencedbythelatest

versionofChatGPT.WeseemtobeatapointinthedevelopmentofAIwhereitscapabilitiesofusinglanguage

almostmatchhumans'inawiderangeofcircumstances,fromcustomerservicechatbotstohealthtestingtools.

Learningeverylanguagetoreadeverybookis,ofcourse,impractical.Butnotunderstandingaparticular

languagecanpreventusfromdiscoveringgreatworksofnativeliteraturethatmayneverbetranslatedintoourown

languages.Thus,wemightadvanceasocialjusticeargumentforusingAltranslationtowidelygaininsightsfrom

manyculturesandtheirvariedlanguages.

Ofcourse,theriseofAIintranslationhasitsdownsides.IfAIreplaceshumantranslators,werisklosingtheir

insightsandtheculturalunderstandingtheybringButwecanuseAItohelphumantranslators.Translatorscouldbe

involvedinimprovingAImodels,ensuringhigheraccuracyandquality,andselectingworkstobetranslated.Imagine,

aworldwheretranslatorsandAIworktogether,pushingtheboundariesofwhatcanbeaccomplished.Thiswould

giveusaccesstomoregloballiterature,enhancingourcollectiveunderstandingofdiversecultures.

23.Whydoestheauthormentionthedevelopmentsinrecentgeneticscience?

A.Toemphasizetherapidtechnologicalprogress.

B.Toexplainthemoralissuesinvolvedinthisfield.

C.ToshowconcernsabouttheeffectofAItranslation.

D.TodiscusstheadvantagesofapplyingAItechnology.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"madeextraordinarystrides^^inparagraph4mean?

A.Encounteredhugebarriers.

B.Achievedremarkableprogress.

C.Posedconsiderablechallenges.

D.Exhibitedsignificantlimitations.

25.WhatisidentifiedasasignificantpotentialbenefitofAItranslation?

A.Itcanensuretheaccuracyoftranslations.

B.Itcansavealargeamountoffinancialinvestment.

C.Itcanfacilitatetheprocessoflearningforeignlanguages.

D.Itcanexpandaccesstoliteraturefromdifferentcultures.

26.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheuseofAIinfictiontranslation?

A.Objective.B.Skeptical.

C.Indifferent.D.Optimistic.

D

Morethan1,000metersbelowthesurfaceoftheoceans,ifsverydark.Foranimalslivinginthisdarkness,

visionisirrelevant;soundsignals,instead,arehowtheynavigate,communicateandsearchforfood.

Thatwayoflifehascomeunderthreatfromdecadesofincreasinghumannoise.Abigreasonisshipping,

whichiscausingtheunderwaternoiseleveltogoupbyabout3.3decibels（分贝）everytenyears.

Withroughly90%oftradedgoodstravellingbysea,quietingtheoceanthroughreductionsinshippingitselfis

impractical.Effortstomakeshipsmoreefficient,andthereforelesspolluting,arealsolikelytoreducenoise.But

expertssaythosemeasureswillnotdoenoughtorestorequiet.

Thatiswhyarangeoftechnologiesarebeingdeveloped一fromchangedpropeller（螺旋桨）designstonoise

reductionmaterials一thatcouldallowhumansandotheranimalstoco-existintheocean.

Muchoftheunderwaternoiseashipproducescomesfromitspropeller.Astheblades（叶片）move,areasof

lowpressureareformedintheirwakewhichcausethewatertoboilandproducebubbles,aprocessknownas

cavitation（空化现象）.Whenthosebubblesbreak,alow-frequencynoiseisproduced.Suchnoisecantravel

thousandsofmetersunderwaterwithoutlosingstrength,interferingwiththemovementsofblueandhumpback

whaleswhichusethesefrequenciestocommunicate.

Onesolution,beingdevelopedbyresearchersattheUniversityofBritishColumbia（UBC）,includesspecial

materialsintothemetalpropellerblades,allowingtheirtips——oneofthemainsitesofcavitation——tobendand

turn.Thismovementpreventsbubblesfromformingandtherebyreducesthenoisethebladesproduce,saysRajeev

JaimanofUBC.Basedonsimulations,thedesigncouldreducecavitationnoiseby20decibels.

Butshippingnoisedoesnotcomeonlyfromthepropeller.Roughly20%comesfromtheshipitself,asengines

andgeneratorsworkandtheship5scomponentsshake.Atlowspeeds,thispercentagerises.Tofixtheissue,

researchershaveexperimentedothermethods.

27.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph1?

AToprovidesomeexamples.B.Toaddsomebackgrounds.

C.Tointroducetheimportanceofthedeepsea.D.Tohighlighttheroleofvisionforseaanimals.

28.Whyisreducingshippingnoiseconsidereddifficult?

A.Mostshippingroutescannotbechanged.

B.Thevolumeofseatrademakesitunrealistic.

C.Effortstoreducenoisewouldharmtradeefficiency.

D.Currenttechnologiescannotlowernoiseeffectively.

29.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthenewpropellerdesign?

A.Itremovesallthenoisefromships.B.Itreliesongeneratorstoreduceshaking.

C.Itstopsbubblesbyslowingdowntheblades.D.Itusesflexibletipstominimizenoiseproduction.

30Whatmaybetalkedaboutinthefollowingtext?

A.Othertechnologiestoreduceshippingnoise.

B.Waystoimprovetheefficiencyofshipengines.

C.Thebenefitsofreducingunderwaternoiseforhumans.

D.Theeffectsofnoisepollutiononsmallmarinecreatures.

第二节（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。

Studyingabroadopensyourhorizonsandallowsyoutostandoutfromthecrowdwhenapplyingforjobswith

futureemployers.Herearethetopfiveadvantagesofstudyingabroad.

Culturalimmersion（沉浸）

Studyingabroadgivesyoutheirreplaceableopportunitytoimmerseyourselfinanewculture.31

You'llbeabletoprovehowadaptableyouaretofutureemployers.

Academicexcellence

Gainaglobally-recognizededucationandexpandyourfuturecareeroptions.32Studentsoftenhave

accesstodiverseacademicopportunitiesthataren'tavailableintheirhomecountries.Forexample,youmightbe

abletocontributetoresearch,orspecializeyourdegreetofityourambitions.

Personalgrowth

You'llexplorethepathyou'dlikeyourlifetotake.You'lldiscoveryourself.Pushyourselfoutofyour

comfortzoneandseetheincrediblepersonalgrowthyou'llmake.Alongtheway,youmightrealizeyouhavethe

powertoshapeyourfuture.33

Careeradvancement

34Yourjourneyofpersonaldevelopmentwhileachievingacademicexcellence,provesyour

capabilities.Livinginanewcountryandadaptingtoanewenvironmentwhilestudyingforahigh-qualitydegree

offersanexampleofyourworkethic（道德）toprospectiveemployers.

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Studyingabroadcanleadtolifelongfriendships.Therearepeoplewhowillnotonlyhelpyouexperiencethe

bestofanewcountry,butalsosupportyouthroughthedemandsofuniversityeducation.You'llalsobeableto

buildvaluableprofessionalconnections-oneofthekeybenefitsofstudyingabroadwhichcanhelpyoube

outstandinginyourcareerjourney.

A.Globalnetworking

B.Improvedcommunicationskills

C.Studyingabroadopensupaworldofopportunities.

D.Studyinginternationallycanexposeyoutodifferenteducationstyles.

E.Allofthegrowthyou'llexperiencewillshinewhenyoucometopursueyourdreamjob.

F.Employersknowandvaluethebenefitsofemployingapplicantswhohavestudiedabroad.

G.Tastenewdishes,explorenewcities,andgetamatchlessfirst-handinsightintoanewwayoflife.

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，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Dr.SheilaOyella'sfourthchildwasbom11weeksearly,weighingonlythreepounds.Thetinynewborn

struggledtobreatheandfeed,andhislifeseemedtobe36.AlthoughOyellawasanexperienced37,

shefelthelplessasamother.Herbabywasso38andweakthatevenadvancedmedicaltreatmentsdidn't

seemto39.

Oneday,whileworkingonatrialforprematurebabycare,Oyella40atechniqueshehadreadabout,

called"kangaroocare”.Thismethodsuggestedthatholdingababyclose,skin-to-skin,couldhelp41the

baby'svitalsigns.Feelingdesperatetosaveherson,shedecidedto42it.Gently,sheplacedthetinybaby

onherchest,hopingthatthewarmthofherbodyandthesteadyrhythmofherheartbeatwouldmakea43.

Toheramazement,thebaby9sconditionbeganto44andstabilizeovertime.

""Kangaroocare”,whichisinspiredbyhowkangarooscarrytheirbabiesina45,hasnowbeen

adoptedaroundtheworld46aneffectivewaytoimprovethesurvivalandhealthofprematurenewborns.

“It'snotmagic,butit's47JsaidProfessorLawn,oneoftheleadresearchersonthistopic.Recentstudies

have48thatwhilethismethodmaynotreducedeathratesinthefirstfewdaysoflife,itcanincreasethe

survivalrateby14%duringthefirst28days.

Thistechniqueisespecially49inlow-incomecountries,whereaccesstohigh-techmedical

equipmentisoftenlimited.Bysupportingbreastfeedingandprotectingbabiesfrominfections,kangaroocare

allowsnewbornstoleavethehospital50andreturnhomehealthier.

36.A.fadingB.fallingC.runningD.walking

37.A.doctorB.teacherC.researcherD.engineer

38.A.strongB.delicateC.cuteD.smart

39.A.saveB.failC.changeD.help

40.A.describedB.recalledC.adoptedD.imagined

41.A.stabilizeB.causeC.reduceD.lose

42.A.ignoreB.tryC.improveD.explain

43.A.choiceB.solutionC.differenceD.mistake

44.A.declineB.growC.worsenD.improve

45.A.carrierB.blanketC.caseD.home

46.A.withB.asC.byD.for

47.A.miracleB.storyC.scienceD.knowledge

48.A.deniedB.rememberedC.shownD.decided

49.A.inexpensiveB.commonC.importantD.challenging

50A.laterB.wiserC.heavierD.earlier

第II卷(运用题共40分)

第二节(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。

Youcanbehappyevenwhenyou'resufferingfromillness,butthatdoesn'tmeanyoushouldignoretheaspects

ofyourhealth51areinyourcontrol.Exerciseandsleepareparticularlyimportantwhenitcomes

52happiness.

Makingexercisearegularhabitisn'tjustgoodforthebody.Italsohasa53(power)effectonmental

well-being.Peoplewhoexerciseregularlyarehappieracrosstheboard.Plus,they9realsolessstressed,anxious,and

54(depress).

Itdoesn'treallymatter55kindofexerciseyoudo,solongasyoudoitregularly.Forthebestresults,

aimforanhourofexerciseatleastfivedaysaweek.Ifyoufindsomethingyouenjoy,you'llbemorelikely

56(stick)toit.Sodon'tthinkyou'relimitedto57(go)tothegym.Findsomethingthatsuits

yourlifestyleandpreferences.Ifyou'rehavingtroublethinkingofactivitiesyouenjoy,thinkbacktowhenyou

58(be)akid.Whatsportsorgamesdidyouliketoplay?

Also,gettingqualitysleepeverynightdirectly59(affect)yourhappiness,andemotionalstability

duringtheday.Whenyourelackingsleep,you'remucheasiertostress.Ifshardertobeproductive,thinkcreatively,

andmakewise60(decide).Theaveragepersonneedsatleast7.5-9hourseachnight.

第四部分写作(共一节，满分25分)

61.阅读下面材料，根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。

OnSaturday,wegatheredatthehalltowitnesstheawardceremonyfortheseniorscouts(童子军).Receiving

anawardonsuchadaywasagreathonorforanyscout,andalldesiredtobethescoutselectedtogivethe

summaryoftheyear'sactivitiesfortheassociation.

Iwasnottheoneselectedtogivethesummaryandforthat,Iwasgrateful.Icouldhardlystandinfrontofa

largecrowdtomakeaspeech,butSeancould.HewasselectedtodothehonorbecausehewasthePresidentofthe

BoyScoutsforschools.Myjobwasmuchsimpler.BeingtheVice-President,Iwasverymuchbehindthescenes,

contenttoensurethateverythingwasinsmoothrunningorder.

Itwasanhourtogobeforetheceremonybegan,andIhadputthefinishingtouchestothestage.Walking

downthestage,Isawmyteammatesinastateofpanic.Whentheysawme,theyrantometotellmethatSeanmet

withatrafficaccidentandwouldnotmakeittotheawardceremony.Someoneelsehadtogivethesummary.Allof

themlookedhopefullyatme,andIcouldfeelmykneesbeginningtocollapse.

Alltheirargumentsagainstmyunwillingnesswerevalid.Ihadacopyofthespeechaswellasthebenefitof

havingseenSeanrehearse(排练)it.IwastheVice-Presidentandthereforeshouldtakehisplace.Finally,Iwas

firmlytoldnottodeclineanylongerandtheysaidthattheywereconvincedthatIwoulddotherightthing.Isank

downontothefloor,totallyshockedbythesituation.

IknewIwasnotaconfidentspeaker,andthethoughtofpresentingasummaryinfrontofsomany

distinguishedguestshorrifiedme.Tothinkthatthefameofthescoutswouldtakeabeatingbecauseofme!The

burdenofresponsibilitytroubledmegreatly.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Buttherewasreallynowayoutofthesituation.

AsIstoodonthestage,myheartbeatviolently.

平湖外国语学校2024-2025学年第二学期期中考试

高二英语

满分120分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴

在答题卡上的指定位置。

2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在

试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它

答案标号。

3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和

答题卡上的非答