新疆喀什地区巴楚县2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期中试题无答案

Page52024年春季学期高二期中考试英语试卷（满分：150分，时间：90分钟）选择题（每道题3分，共95分）填空题（每道题2分，共30分）简答题（每道题25分，共25分）一．阅读理解（共15小题；每小题3分,满分45分）ATimeforanadventure?Areyouabitboredwithyournine-to-fiveroutine?Havealookatourexcitingrangeofholidaysanddecidewhattypeofadventureyou’dlike.ActivityholidaysOuractivityholidaysareforeveryone,peoplewholovedangerorwhojustlikesports.Wehaveahugevarietyofwater,snowordesertholidays.We’lltakeyouscubadivingintheRedSeaorkayakingandwhitewaterraftinginCanada.Ifyouprefersnow,youcantryskiingorsnowboardingintheAlpsorevenigloobuilding.Forthosewholikewarmerweather,wealsohavesandboarding(thedesertversionofskateboarding)orcamelsafaris.PolarexpeditionsTakeanexpeditiontoAntarcticaorthenorthernArctic;explorealandofwhitenaturalbeautyandwonderfulwildlife.OurexpertswillexplaineverythingaboutthetwopolesasyouwatchthepenguinsinAntarcticaorwhalesandpolarbearsintheArctic.There’snogreateradventurethantravellingtotheendsoftheearth.Aonce-in-a-lifetimeexperience.CulturaljourneysOurculturaljourneyswillhelpyoudiscoverancientcivilizations:India,Thailand,Egyptandmanymore.Visittemples,palacesandancientruins—justremembertobringyourcamera!Gettoknowlocalwaysoflifebyexploringmarkets，tryingexoticfoodsandmeetinglocalpeople.WildlifeholidaysWeorganizesmall-grouptourstogetclosertonatureinAfrica,AsiaorSouthAmerica.GoonsafariinAfricaandwatchlionsandgiraffes.MeetthefamousturtlesofftheGalapagosIslands.LookfortigersinIndia，ortakeanelephantsafariinSriLanka.Weuselocalguidesandstayinarangeofaccommodation,fromtentstotreehouses.1.Whichwouldyoupreferifyouareasportslover?A.Wildlifeholidays. B.Culturaljourneys.C.Polarexpeditions. D.Activityholidays.2.Whatcanatouristdoduringaculturalholiday?A.Appreciateancientbuildings.B.Watchlovelyanimals.C.Getclosertonature.D.Haveextremesports.3.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.Tointroducewaysofrelaxation.B.Torecommenddifferentholidays.C.Tosharetravelingexperience.D.Togiveadviceontraveling.BManyindependentChinesewomenliketoearntheirownbread,eveniftheirhusbandsarealreadybringinghomethebacon.Butarecentsurveysuggeststhatsuchwomenfindmorejoyfromrelationships，ratherthansuccessfulcareers.About73percentofthe7,000womensurveyedinBeijing,ShanghaiandGuangzhousaidtheywouldchoosetoworkeveniftheirhusbandsearnedenoughforthefamily.Thesurveyalsofoundthat77percentdefinehappinessas“enjoyingarelationship”.Butstrikingabalancebetweencareerandfamilycanbringchallengestothewoman’scareeradvancement.“Inmycompany,womenusuallyhaveanequalorevenahigherstartingsalarythanmen,”saidLiHua,generalmanagerofBeijingChuangjiasheBookCirculationCompany.“However,astheybegintoclimbupthecareerladder,womenoftenmeetproblemsalongtheway,whilemencanclimbtheladdermoreeasily.”Bothphysicalandemotionaldifferencescanpreventsomewomenfromtakingtoughpositions，Lisaid.ButfamilylifeisoftenthemaindifficultyforChinesecareerwomen.Despitethesechallenges，however，someexpertsbelieveit’sreasonableforsomewomentowanttobebreadwinners.“Inthisway,therolesofafamilyaredecidedbytheparents’abilitiesratherthantheirgender(性别),”saidGuDonghui,asociologyprofessoratFudanUniversity.Gusayswomenshouldhavethefreedomtodecideiftheywanttostayathomeorworktosupportthefamily.“Everyonehasadifferentexplanationofwhatitmeanstofindself-worth”.WangHaibin,aneconomicexpertfromRenminUniversitysharesthatview:“Traditionally,wetendtoregardthefamilyasthecellunitofsociety.Somemembershavealwaysbeenexpectedtomakesacrificesforit.But，itreallydoesn’tmatterwhoearnsmore.Economicindependenceandpersonalchoiceisessentialforbothsexesinthefamily.”4.Whatbringscareerwomenmorejoyandhappinessaccordingtothepassage?A.Relationships. B.Money.C.Challenges. D.Successfulcareers.5.What’sthemainproblemthatcareerwomenmeetwhileworking?A.Physicaldifference. B.Toughpositions.C.Familylife. D.Thecareerladder.6.Somewomenwanttobebreadwinnersprobablybecause.A.theirfamiliesarepoorB.theyhavealotofchildrenC.theirhusbandsdonotworkD.theywanttoshowtheirself-worth7.Whoshouldmakesacrificeforthefamilyaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewife. B.Eitherofthem.C.Thehusband. D.Neitherofthem.CBorninCaliforniaandrepresentingtheUnitedStatesbeforeswitchingtoChina,teenagerGuAilingwillbemostlikelytobeoneofthefacesofthe2024BeijingWinterOlympics.The17-year-oldisafreeskier(自由式滑雪运动员)andgrade-AstudentwithanAmericanfatherandChinesemother.ShegrewupandstilllivesintheUnitedStates,butinJune2024shemadethe“quitedifficult”decisiontocompeteforChina.ShewroteonInstagramthatshewas“proudofmyheritageandequallyproudofmyAmericanupbringings(培育)”.AsforthedecisiontocompeteonbehalfofChina,shesaiditis“valuableopportunitytohelpinspiremillionsofyoungpeopleinChinawheremymomwasborn.”GugraduatedfromaSanFranciscohighschoollastyearandisfocusingonherBeijing2024training.ItisreportedthatShescored1,580pointsoutofamaximum1,600intheSAT(美国高校人学考试),andhasbeenofferedaplaceatStanford.Gustartedonthesnowattheageof3,wascompetinginnationalcompetitionsat9andwonherfirstWorldCupeventat15.ShewontwogoldmedalsandasilverforChinaatthe2024YouthOlympicGamesinLausanne,Switzerland.OnJan.30th,2024.Gumadeherdebut(首次亮相)attheXGamesinAspen,Coloradoandwontwogoldsandabronze.“MygoalistowinOlympicgold.”shetoldtheofficialOlympicwebsite.“It’sthetopachievement.AndthatwouldberewardingforalltheworkthatI’vedonetoachievegreatnessinthesport.”8.WhatdoweknowaboutGuAiling?A.ShegrewupinChina.B.ShedecidedtocompeteforChina.C.Shewillgraduatefromahighschool.D.Sheisanaveragestudent.9.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeGuAiling?A.Cleverandambitious.B.Modestandhard-working.C.Helpfulandknowledgeable.D.Creativeandconfident.10.What’sthemainideaofthefifthparagraph?A.GuAilingwonherfirstWorldCupeventat15.B.GuAiling’strainingwhenshewasyoung.C.GuAiling’sachievementsasafreeskier.D.GuAilinglearnedtodosnowsportsinChina.11.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.GuAiling—AnAmericanFreeskierB.GuAiling—AStanfordGraduateC.GuAiling—AnOlympicChampionD.GuAiling—AtalentedChineseFreeskierDIhadspentabout5yearsrunningabooth(摊位),whereIcouldseeawonderfulcomedian.HisnamewasMoonie，whoseskit(小喜剧)wasdoneusingnothingbutgesturesandnoisesinsteadofwords.Irememberwatchinghisshowsandalwaysbeingentertained.Evenwhenhewashavingabadday,theaudiencewasn’tcooperating,andhealwaysmanagedtokeepthingsfun，funny,lively,andfresh.That’saveryhardthingtodothesameskitsandjokesfor5yearsseveraltimesaday,eachweekend.WhenIhearditwouldbehislasttimeperformingthere，IhadwantedtothankhimforalltheamazingshowshehaddoneonthatstageacrossfromtheboothwhereIworked.Hewasstandingwiththecrowdafteroneofhislastshowsoftheday，andaseachpersondroppedatipintohisbigbasket，hewaspointingatthemwithahugesmileandthensaying“You’rethegreatest!”toeachone.Iapproachedhimanddropped$20intohisbasket,andheturnedtomethen，smilingverybrightly，pointing，andcontinuedwithanother“You’rethegreatest！”SoIlookedathimdirectlythen，andstoppedhimsaying.“No，Moonie.Youarethegreatest.Ihavebeenwatchingyourshowsfor5yearsfromthatboothrightoverthere，andIjustwantedtosaythankyoufortheyearsofamazingshowsthatyouhavegivenme.”Thelookonhisfacesaidthathewasgenuinelyandtrulytouchedbythatcomment.Hepolitelyaskedmewhatmynamewasandaskedtoshakemyhand.Iacceptedandwesharedaverydeepmomentofmutualrespectandgratitude.Iwalkedawayhappily，andIknewhedidtoo.12.AsMoonie’sskitwasn’twelcomedbytheaudience，hewould.A.giveitupimmediatelyB.continuetoperformhardC.tellafunnystoryD.tryadifficultmovement13.Whydidthewritergive$20toMoonie?A.Becauseeveryonedroppedatipintohisbigbasket.B.BecausehewishedtothankMoonieforhisshows.C.BecauseMooniegavehimalotofencouragement.D.BecausehewantedtohelpMoonietosupporthisfamily.14.Whatisthemessagemainlyexpressedinthestory?A.Weshouldlearntobegenerous.B.Goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying.C.Expressinggratitudecanalsomakeyouhappy.15.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheendingofthestory?A.Disappointing. B.Unexpected.C.Uncertain. D.Inspiring.二．语言运用第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30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。Iusedtobeaveryself-centeredperson,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.Ihavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeople16Ithinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecominga17person.IthinkmychangestartedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmy18andbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse,soIhardlyever19toanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreally20.Itseemedasifeveryonebutmehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun.SoItrieda(n)21.Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing，andiftheywerehavingtroubleI22tohelp.Thatwasreallyabig23,forme.Bytheendoftheyear，Ihadseveralnewfriends，andtwoofthemarestillmybestfriendstoday.Abiggercauseofmynew24however,camewhenItookapart-timejobatVistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer’sdiseasebecamemy25.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewassohappybecauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughternever26her,soItookherplace.Sheletme27thatmakingothersfeelgoodmademefeelgoodtoo.Whenshedied,Iwas28,butIwasalsoverygratefultoher.IthinkIamamuchbetterpersontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnot29theseexperiences.Theyhave30metocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.IlikewhoIamtoday,andIcouldnotsaythatafewyearsago.16.A.since B.beforeC.or D.unless17.A.famous B.simpleC.different D.skilled18.A.balance B.homeworkC.degree D.interest19.A.talked B.wroteC.lied D.reported20.A.careful B.lonelyC.curious D.guilty21.A.argument B.gameC.experimentD.defense22.A.dared B.offeredC.hesitated D.happened23.A.dream B.problemC.duty D.step24.A.attitude B.hobbyC.hope D.luck25.A.friend B.partnerC.guide D.guest26.A.bothered B.answeredC.visited D.trusted27.A.explain B.guessC.declare D.see28.A.homeless B.heartbrokenC.bad-tempered D.hopeless29.A.forget B.faceC.improve D.analyze30.A.forced B.preferredC.ordered D.taught其次节（共5小题：每小题4分,满分20分）阅读下面短文,从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。Musicisaninternationallanguagethatisbeautifultopeopleallovertheworld.Itseemstobeanaturalneedforus.31Musicplaysasignificantroleineducation.Studieshaveindicatedthatmusicphysicallydevelopsthepartofthebrainknowntobeinvolvedwithlanguage.32Thereforethedevelopmentofonepromotesthegrowthoftheother,andmusicaltrainingnotonlydevelopsachild'slanguageskillsbutalsopromotesthelearningofasecondlanguage.Musicalsocausesimprovementinbrainpower.Thethoughtpatternsthatareformedwhilestudyingmusicmayhelpimprovetheabilitytolearnothersubjects.33First,musicisbeneficialwithitsabilitytoreducestress.Andstressisassociatedwithmanyillnesses,whichcanbepreventedwithstressreduced.Whenpeopleareverystressed,thereisatendencytoavoidlisteningtomusic.34Butasweknow,productivityincreaseswhenstressisreduced.Additionally,musiccanhavepositiveinfluenceonmood,andmanypeoplewillturntocertainsongstoimprovetheirmoods.Themainreasonbehindthisphenomenonisthatmusichastheabilitytoexpressone'sfeelingsbetterthananyothermedium.35Italsoincreasesself-confidence.A.Sohowdoesithelpus?B.Thetwoaresocloselyr