宁夏回族自治区2024-2025学年高二英语上学期11月期中试题

(试卷满分150分，考试时间为120分钟)出卷人：审卷人：听力（共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5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.Whatisthemandoing?A.Givingadvice. B.Makinganapology. C.Askingfordirections.2.Wherewillthemangofirstafterwork?A.Thebank. B.Thecafe. C.Thewoman’shouse.3.WhatdoesthemansuggestJenniferdo?A.Haveherhearingchecked. B.Turndownthemusic. C.Listentosoftsongs.4.Whydoesthemancomehere?A.Tochangetheitem. B.Tobuyatoothbrush. C.Tomakeacomplaint.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Traditionaleducationmethods. B.PrinciplesofConfucius. C.Somegreatthinkers.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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6.WhydoesPeterbuyartsupplies?A.Forhisinterest. B.Forthecheapprice. C.Forabirthdaygift.7.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A.Makepayment. B.Gototheiroffice. C.Enjoysomecoffee.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8.WhatisDavid?A.Astudent. B.Ateacher. C.Aneditor.9.Whatisthewoman’splanforTeacherAppreciationWeekthisyear?A.Makingsomecards. B.Givingsomeflowers. C.Writingsomestories.10.Whatisthedatetoday?A.April3rd. B.April17th. C.April20th.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。11.WhoisCoryNieves?A.Henry’sclassmate. B.Henry’scousin. C.Henry’snephew.12WhatdoesCoryNieves’businessfocusonsellingnow?A.Hotchocolate. B.Lemonade. C.Cookies.13.WhyisHenryunabletoworkforCoryNieves?A.Hedoesn’tmeettherequirement. B.Heisbusywithhisstudy. C.Heisinpoorhealth.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。14.WhatdidPhoebedecidetodoafterseeingthecatinthepicture?A.Adoptit. B.Contactitsowner. C.Takeittothevet’s.15.Whydidtheformerownergiveupthecat?A.Hehadnotimetolookafterit.B.Thecatmaycarrydiseases.C.Thetreatmentwasexpensive.16.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inthemorning. B.Intheafternoon. C.Intheevening.17.Wherearethespeakers?A.Athome. B.Atapetshop. C.Atanoffice.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18.Whatistheadvantageofmicro-tourism?A.Itoffersmorejobopportunities.B.Ithelpstheyoungmakefriends.C.Itmakestravelseasyandcheap.19.Whatmakesmicro-tourismpopular?A.Thepandemic. B.Thecost. C.Thetime.20.HowdoesMarkHoufindhisshorttrip?A.Tiring. B.Enjoyable. C.Boring.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。AManypeopletraveltoenrichandenjoythemselves.However,theirtravelmethodsmaybedifferenteachyear.LonelyPlanetandForbesconcludedsometoptrends(趋势)in2024.Herearethreeofthemforyoutotakealook.Solo(独自)travelTraditionally,travelseemstobeagroupactivitytohavefuntogetherandavoidloneliness.Butsolotravelbecamepopular,especiallyamongyoungpeoplein2024.Travelingonyourownmeansthatyouarethebossofeverything,choosingwhereveryouwanttogo,whateveryoueatandwheneveryougoout.Forsomepeople,italsomakesthemamoreconfidentpersonthatisreadytodealwithanything.Travelinginatotallyforeignlandonyourowncanbechallenging.“Itopensupyourmindtonewthings,andpushesyououtofyourcomfortzone,”KristinaWegscheider,atravelerfromtheUS,toldTravelPulse.Augmentedattractions(增加型景点)Worldtravelcanbeexpensive.Butvirtualreality(虚拟现实)andaugmentedreality,orVRandAR,aregivingmorepossibilitiestotravelforlittlecost.Withever-improvingheadsets,smartphonesandWi-Ficonnections,peoplecanhavea360-degreeexperienceofmuseums,themeparksandhistoricalsites.Withthesetechnologies,visitorscanexperiencethesurfaceofMarswithjustaheadset,orviewaseacow’sgrowingfleshbeforetheireyesinamuseum.GettingoffthetouristypathTherearealwayssome“must-see”spotsanywhereyoutravel.Buttravelinginsuchplacesalwaysbringsproblemslikeovercrowdingandnoise.Inordertohaveabettertravelexperience,manytriedtovisitlessfamousplacesin2024.Withlesstransportationandfewerthingstodo,visitingalittletownletspeopleslowdownandnoticethelittlethings.Takeawalk,rideabike,sipcoffeealittleslower,takeadeepbreathandexplorethenaturalscenery.21.Whoaremostlikelytochoosesolotravel?A.Anoldman. B.Alittlechild.C.Ayoungman. D.Amiddleagedwoman.22.HowdoVRandARchangethewaywetravel?A.Theyallowustovisitplacesatalowcost.B.Theymakemuseumsthehottestdestinations.C.Theychallengeustowalkoutofourcomfortzones.D.Theymakespacetravelarealityforordinarypeople.23.Inwhichsectionofamagazinecanyoureadthetext?A.Health. B.Travel. C.Science. D.Environment.BLynnColwellisamixed-mediaartistinRedmond,Washington.Whensheretired,shetookayear-longonlinepaintingclasstopursueanewinterest.Shestartedpaintingstrikingportraitsofwomen’sfaces,combinedwithshortmessagesofhope.Shedrewanewonealmosteveryday.Infiveyears,she’scompletedabout1,000paintings.Lynngivesherpaintingsaway.Shestartedwithfriends,butthatonlywentsofar.ThenshereadaboutamovementcalledArtAbandonment,whichencouragesartiststoleavetheirartinpublicplacesforanyonetopickup.ThatgavehertheideaofputtingherworkintothehandsofstrangersthroughFacebook.Lynndidn’twanttosellherart,butshewantedtofeelshewasmakingadifferenceintheworld.Shewasinterestedinlivingsimply,protectingtheenvironmentandgivingback.Nearlyeveryday,LynnpostsapaintingonherFacebookpage.Thefirstpersonwhorespondssayingthepaintingsareinterestinghas24hourstomakeadonationof$25ormoretotheirfavoritenonprofitoranindividualinneed.Thenthepaintingistheirs.Lynndoesn’taskforproof.Shetruststhatthepeoplewhowantherpaintingsshareherideals.Fiveyearslater,she’sstillamazedattheresults.Herpaintingshaveraisedmorethan$57,000fornonprofitssuchasanimalrescuecenters,homelesssheltersandfoodbanksaswellasforpeoplewhohavelosttheirjobsorbeenoverwhelmedwithmedicalbills.SometimesLynnhearsthatapaintinghelpedsomeoneatthemomenttheyneededitmost.“Thatgivesmechills,”shesays.24．What’sLynn’saimtotakeonlinepaintingclass?A．Tokillherdulltime. B．Todevelopahobby.C．Toprepareforsales. D．Togettoknowfriends.25．WhywasArtAbandonmentmentioned?A．TolinkitwithFacebook. B．Toshowwhyit’spopular.C．Toarousepubliccuriosity. D．Tostressitsinfluence.26．WhichwordcandescribeLynnaccordingtoparagraph3?A．Easy-going. B．Out-going. C．Kind-hearted. D．Simple-minded.27．What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．AGreatElderlyArtist B．LettingPaintingSpeakupC．PaintingImprovesLynn’sLife D．PaintingtoChangetheWorldCCanyousurviveanunannouncedstorm?Althoughthereisexpertbroadcastingandwehavecellphones,therearestillsomeinstances(状况)whentheviolentweathertakesusbysurprise.WhilemostAtlantichurricanesformoffthecoastofAfricagivingplentyofearlywarning,suddenCaribbeanandGulfofMexicohurricanesformandmoverapidlyinlessthanaday’stime,endangeringeveryoneandeverythingintheirpath.Oilworkersweretrappedofftheshorewhensuddenstormsappeared.Naturalscientistshavebeenstuckincoastalareaswithoutstormwarning.TenyearsagoaTexasNationalGuardgroupwastrappedonthebeachbyrain-forcedfloodingandbadtorideout(经受得住)amajorhurricaneduringatrainingexercise.There’vebeenafewinstanceswhentravelersweretrappedonanislandorinacoastalareaandunabletoescapeintime.Escapingfromthestorm-threatensareasisgenerallyachoiceformostofus—butnotforall.EachyearthousandsofislandersacrosstheCaribbeanfacethedangerofhurricaneswithoutsomuchasapublicsheltertohidein.Mostsurvivethestormintheirhomes.Butthere’reafewthingsyoncandotoprepareyourselfforsomeunexpectedemergencies.Beingpreparedfortheunexpectedmaybeyourbestandonlydefense.Ifyou’reheadedoutdoorsforafewdaysorweeks,youshouldalwayscarryaflashlightwithextrabatteries,aBeidoudevice,andabasicmedicalbox.Ifyou’retravelinginyourcar,rememberyoumaysufferhighwinds.You’dbetternotstayinsidetoavoidbeingblownawayalongwithyourcar.Keepingyourheadandyourcourageupisessentialtosurvivalinanytypeofdanger.Letcommonsenseguideyouandalwaysbepreparedfortheworst.28．WhichstatementistrueaboutmostAtlantichurricanesaccordingtothepassage?A．TheyformintheCaribbeanSea B．TheydevelopoffthecoastofAfricaC．TheycomefromGulfofMexico D．TheyarefromthePacificOcean29．Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A．Peopletrappedbysuddenstorms.B．Thebadsituationsofoilworkers.C．TheTexasNationalGuardgroup.D．Thedangeroftravelingonanisland.30．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Wecangetthroughthestormbecauseoftheexpertbroadcasting.B．Weshouldstayinsidethecartoavoidbeingblownawayinhighwinds.C．Beingpreparedfortheunexpectedislikelytobeourbestandonlydefense.D．Escapingfromthestorm-threatenedareasisachoiceforallofusingeneral.31．Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Togivesomeadvice. B．Toencouragetraveling.C．Togivesomewarnings. D．Tounderstandthedangerofstorms.DGrowingVegetablesinSpaceHaveyoueverdreamedoftravellinginspace?Well,youmaynotgo,butyoumaybeabletoeatvegetablesgrownfromseedsthathave!China,theUSAandRussiahaveallbecomeinterestedinwhetheritispossibletoeatfoodgrownfromseedsthathavebeeninspace.Indeedsince1987Chinahassent1,000speciesofseedsintospacetodoexperiments.Theseincludegreenpeppers,tomatoes,cucumbers,carrots,lettuceandwheat.ThemostadvancedworkongrowingvegetablesinspacehasbeenundertakenontheInternationalSpaceStationrunbyRussianandAmericanastronauts.OneofthemostexcitingmomentswaswhensoybeanseedswerebroughtbacktoEarthandplanted.Theseseedswerethefirsttocomefromacropgrownentirelyinspace.Thescientistschosetogrowsoybeansinspacebecausetheyareanimportantsourceofproteininthehumandiet.MarkNall,directorofSpaceProductDevelopmentProgrammeforNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA),saidthat“thisexperimentandothersarepavingthewayforimprovingcropsgrownonEarth,aswellaspotentiallyfeedingpeoplelivinginspace.”TheproblemisthatproducinganewstrainofsoybeanisaslowprocedureonEarthsothescientistshopethatitcanbespeededupinspace.Perhapstheseedsmayalsodevelopsomecharacteristicsthatwillbeusefulforfarmers-forexample,producemoreoilorprotein.However,thescientistsareawarethattheremaybeproblems.“Conditionsinouterspacesuchasradiationandlowgravitymaycausebigchangesintheseeds,”saidJinXing,aChineseresearcher.Heknowsthatgeneticallymodifiedfoodisstillbeingdebatedandsosomepeoplewillbeverysuspiciousofthese“spacevegetables”.However,Jinhasamorepositiveview.Hethinksthatunlikegeneticallymodifiedcrops,nonewgenesarebeingintroducedintospacevegetablessotheywillbesafe.TheChinesegovernmentcertainlythinkssobecausetheyhavebeencooperatingwithNASAtoproduceanewstrainofvirus-freepotatoes.Theirscientistshopethatinspaceitmaybepossibletoproduceanewcropevery40-50daysinsteadofonecropayear.Sowatchoutforthesespecialpotatoesonthesupermarketshelves.Maybesomedayyouwillfindthemonyourdinnertable!32．Whydidthescientistschoosetogrowsoybeansinspace?A．Theyknowmoreaboutsoybeans.B．It’seasytobeginagriculturalexperimentfromsoybeans.C．Thesoybeanscontainproteinneededbythehumanbody.D．Thesoybeanssharesomecommoncharacteristicswithotherplants.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pavetheway”inthethirdparagraphmean?A.Tobuildanewroad. B.Tosolveaproblem.C.Toexploreanewarea. D.Tomakethingseasier.34．WhyisMrJinpositiveaboutspacevegetables?A．Astronautshavetriedeatingsomespacevegetables.B．Spacevegetablesarelikegeneticallymodifiedcrops.C．Nonewgenesarebeingintroducedintospacevegetables.D．Scientistshavefoundthatit’ssafetoeatspacevegetables.35．Whatisthewriter’sopinionaboutthespacepotato?A．Thenewproductwillhaveawidemarket.B．Peoplearelookingforwardtothenewproduct.C．Peoplecanbuythenewproductinthesupermarket.D．Thenewprogrammemayproduceasoundcrop.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。Howdoyoustaytruetoyourselfwhenyou’resurroundedbyfriendsandyourfamilythathaveanopiniononeverythingyoudo?It’snoteasy!36Hereare4tipswhichcanhelpyouliveadynamiclife.37Staytruetoyourselfbylisteningtotheonlyopinionsthatreallymatter—yourownandthosefrompeoplewhobelieveinandencourageyou.Youknowyourselfbetterthananybodyelse.Don’tfearpeople.38Thereasonwhymostpeopledon’ttakerisksisthefearofwhatothersmightthinkofthem.Ifyouwanttolivethelifeyoutrulydeserve,youmustgiveuptheneedtobelikedbyeverybody.Valueyourselfandyourchoices.Whenyoudo,otherswilltoo.Ownthechoicesyoumakeinyourlife.39Whenyoubelieveinyourself,otherswillbelieveinyoutoo.Showconfidenceinyourchoicesandignoreothers’opinions.FocusonappreciationNomatterwhatthesituationsare,thereisalwayssomethingtobegratefulfor.Allpeoplewillask,“WhatamIgratefulfor?HowcanIimprovemysituationandusethetoughtimetoinspireothers?”40Thesesteps,ifapplied,willhelpyoutransformyourpeaceofmind,lifestyle,etc.A.Focusonyourowntalentsandstrengths.B.Treateverypersonasiftheyareimportant.C.Stayfearlessineverythingyouwillhavetodo.D.Whenyoudoubtyourself,otherswilldoubtyou.E.Neverletothers’opinionsinfluenceyourchoices.F.Bethankfultolifeandbehelpfultoothers,andyou’llleadasuccessfullife.G.However,therearegreatpossibilitiesthatyoucanleadthelifeyoureallywant.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。Lastyearinearlysummer,IwaswalkingtomyhousewhenIsawtwolargebirdsstandinginmyyard.Theydidn’tseemto41meuntilIwasrightinfrontofthemandthenthey42disappearedintothenearbybushes.Iwasquiteexcitedbythe43oftwospecialbirdsmakinganest(巢)inmyyard．Afewweekslater,thebirds44.Ifoundthemcrouching(蹲伏)besideatree.AsIapproachedthem,they45theirheadsandmadeacroaking(嘶哑地叫)sound.Ididn’tknowwhytheywerecroakingatmeuntilashorttimelaterImadeanamazing46:thereweretwosmallbirds47aroundhappily.AsIinchedtowardsthebirds,48nottomakesuddenmovements,theystartedtheircroakingagain,puttingtheirnecksforwardsotheyseemed49andmorethreatening.Themotherputthebabybirdsunderherwingsandcarefullycroucheddownoverthemsoherbabieswerewell50.IwaswatchingthemwithrespectwhenIsuddenly51andfelltotheground.Themothertookthisasa/an52andthefatherracedtowardsme,53hiswingstoprotectthemotherandthebabybirds.Ifeltsorrytohavedisturbedthemandleftquickly.Iamamazedbytheir54actions.Theirparentallovemadethemsocourageous.Itishardnottoshow55fornature.41．A．remind B．confirm C．notice D．protest42．A．immediately B．familiarly C．creatively D．slowly43．A．feeling B．sense C．opinion D．idea44．A．investigated B．removed C．gathered D．reappeared45．A．stuckout B．putdown C．hangout D．turnedaround46．A．collection B．discovery C．conclusion D．mission47．A．jumping B．fighting C．seeking D．marching48．A．curious B．careful C．worried D．patient49．A．neater B．simpler C．longer D．stronger50．A．fed B．hidden C．raised D．identified51．A．tripped B．moved C．alarmed D．responded52．A．target B．defence C．threat D．escape53．A．shooting B．spilling C．folding D．spreading54．A．military B．individual C．brave D．average55．A．gratitude B．respect C．emotion D．pleasure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。Naturaldisasters,suchasdrought,typhoon,andvolcanic56(erupt),happenmoreoftenduetoclimatechange.Tangshanearthquakeisone57themostseriousdisasters.Forseveraldaysbeforetheearthquake58(strike)Tangshan,strangethingswerehappening.Atabout3:00a.m.,on28July1976,brightlightswereseenintheskyandloudnoiseswereheard,59thelocalpeoplewereasleepasusualatthattime.Thenat3:42a.m.,thedeadlyearthquakehitTangshan,60(leave)thewholecitylieinruinsinlessthanoneminute.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledor61（bad）injuredwasmorethan400,000andthousandsofchildrenwereleftwithoutparents.Everywheresurvivorslooked,therewasnothingbutruins.62seemedasiftheworldwerecomingtoanend.However,soonaftertheearthquake,aidfromallcornersofourcountrycame.Soldiersarrivedtodigoutthose63（trap）andtoburythedead.Doctors,nursesandthosefromotherwalksoflifecametohelp.Slowlythecitystartedtobreatheagainandgetbackuponitsfeet.AnewTangshan64（build）upontheearthquakeruinswithstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelesseffortofthecity’speople,whichprovedthatintimesofdisaster,peoplemustunify,staypositiveandrebuildfor65brighterfuture.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)66.假定你是李华，你所在学校要举办英语戏剧节(TheEnglishDramaFestival)。你们想邀请外教Frank参与。请你写一封信给Frank，要点如下：1.英语戏剧节的活动内容；2.邀请Frank一起表演一个节目；3.期望Frank对本次活动给出建议。要求：词数80左右;可以适当增加微小环节，以使行文连贯;

开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearFrank,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________其次节(满分25分)67.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。Adam,Nick,andTomwerebestfriends.Fiveyearsaftertheirgraduationfromcollege,NickcalledAdamandTom,invitingthemtocelebratehisbirthdayonhispersonalyacht(游艇).Theygotveryexcited.Itwasabrightandsunnysummerday.AsNickwasstudyingthesafetymeasuresoftheseajourney,hesawAdamandTomcomingtowardshisyacht.Withhugehugsandsmilesoneveryface,thethreegreetedeachotherintheirusualway.“Thankyouboysforcomingandmakingmybirthdayevenmorespecial,”saidNick.“Butbeforegettingstarted,hopeyoubothknowthereisadangerzoneataparticularpointonthissea,”warnedAdam.“Don’tworry.Iwillstayawayfromit.Nowletthepartybegin!”Nickresponded,startingtoturnthesteeringwheel(方向盘)oftheyacht.Treatingthefriendsonthebeautifulwhiteyachtsailingonthebluewaterwasaperfectidea.Theywerehavingawonderfultime,talking,eatingandjoking.Howtimeflew!Itstartedgettingdark.“Heyguys!It’stimetogoback,”Tomshouted.“Mr.Sailor,turnyourship’swheelandtakeusbackhome,”saidAdam.Littledidtheyknowtheyweregoingtoencounterlife-threateningchallengesahead.Unknowingly,NickcrossedthedangerzoneAdamhadmentionedearlier.Whenrealizingthis,Nickdecidedtomakeaturnimmediately.Unfortunately,astrangenoisecamefromtheengineandthentheyachtstopped.Expertatmendingmachines,AdamofferedtoexaminetheengineandaskedNicktofetchthetoolbox.Nickwashurryingtogetitwhenheslipped,fallingintotheseawater.“Nick!”TomandAdamscreamed.Panicked,Nickstartedshoutingforhelp.TomrushedinsidetheyachttogetalifejackettorescueNick,butdidn’tfindone.Instead,hefoundalongropeandoutherushedwithit.留意：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。JustthenAdamshoutedontopofhisvoice,“Nick!Look,there’sasharkbehindyou!”____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________