云南省文山市第二中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

PAGEPAGE16云南省文山市其次中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分7.5分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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，从题中给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A．￡19.15.B．￡9.18.C．￡9.15．答案是C。1.Whatisthewomangoingtodothisafternoon?A.Eatout.B.Seeadoctor.C.Goshopping.2.HowdoesHenryfeelnow?A.Proud.B.Tired.C.Grateful.3.WhatdidFreddo?A.HetravelledtoItaly.B.HeofferedKatearide.C.Heboughtanewcar.4.Whatdoesthewomando?A.She’sasalesperson.B.She’salibrarian.C.She’sabankclerk.5.WhatdidPatrickdolastFriday?A.Hemovedtoanotherplace.B.Hesoldhisoldapartment.C.Hewentoutwithafriend.其次节（共5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，从题中给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将会给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Strangers.B.Classmates.C.Co-workers.7.WhyisSaraworried?A.Shehasproblempreparingforaspeech.B.SheknowsnothingaboutBritishhistory.C.Shefailstofinishherhomeworkontime.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。8.Whoarethespeakers?A.Students.B.Secretaries.C.Teachers.9.WhenwillMs.Kellyprobablygivethelecture?A.OnTuesday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnFriday.10.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?A.Goonatrip.B.TalktoDr.Lee.C.Startaresearchproject.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。11.Whatisthemandoing?A.Askingfordirections.B.Touringthecitycentre.C.Talkingtoafriend.12.Whatdoesthemandecidetodo?A.Keepwalking.B.Getataxi.C.Waitforthebus.13.Howdoesthemanfeelattheendoftheconversation?A.Annoyed.B.Excited.C.Surprised.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。14.Whatis“PeopleYouMeet”?A.Anofficeparty.B.Atrainingcourse.C.Aradioprogram.15.HowmanypeopledoesMark’sofficereceiveeveryyear?A.100,000.B.200,000.C.500,000.16.WhatdoweknowaboutMark?A.Heisateamleader.B.HewasborninLondon.C.Hespeaksthirteenlanguages.17.WhatdoMarkandhisco-workersusuallydotohelppeople?A.Showthemaround.B.Plantoursforthem.C.TeachthemEnglish.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。18.Howlongdidthespeakerandhisfamilyliveinthedowntownapartment?A.8years.B.10years.C.30years.19.Whatwasthereasonforthespeaker’sunpleasantchildhood?A.Strictfamilyrules.B.Littlechancetoplayoutside.C.Toomuchschoolwork.20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofoutdooractivities?A.Colorless.B.Dangerous.C.Enjoyable.其次部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AReadingabookthat’ssetintheplaceyou’retravellingtocanbeawonderfulexperience.Here’swhichfictionbookyoushouldreadbasedonyournexttraveldestination.TheFaultinOurStarsAsyou’retravellingaroundAmsterdam,readTheFaultinOurStars.Previouslyadaptedintoafilmin2024,JohnGreen’sstoryofunfortunateteenagersfamouslyincludesatriptoAmsterdam.Manymajordestinationsarementionedinthebook.Plus,thebenchfromthefilmadaptionofthisnovelhasevenbecomeitsowntouristspot.CallMebyYourNameAndreAciman'sCallMebyYourNameissetintheNorthern-ItalianseasideregionofLiguria.Andifyou’veseenthe2024comin-of-agefilmadaptationofthenovel,you’llalreadyknowthestorydescribesbeautifulsummersinNorthernItaly,completewithseasideappointmentsandrichgreenery.TheEleganceoftheHedgehogTheEleganceoftheHedgehogisanexcellentreadingforatriptoParis.BeforewalkingdowntheChamps-Elysees,openMurielBarbery’snovelforadelightfulglanceatthelivesofwealthyParisians.SetinagrandFrenchapartmentbuilding,thestoryfollowstwounlikelypeoplewhodiscovertheyaresimilarsouls.AmericanGodsNeilGaiman’sAmericanGodscanpracticallyserveasaplanforacross-countryroadtrip.ThebookfollowsancientgodsandspiritsofdifferentculturesimmigratingtoAmericaalongwiththeirpeople.Thebook’smaincharacterShadowMoonemployedbyMr.WednesdaytrieshardtoescapefromthemessofitallasheseesmoreoftheUSthanheeverthoughthewould.21.Whoarethebooksrecommendedto?A.Filmlovers.B.Novelwriters.C.Braveexplorers.D.Potentialtourists.22.Whichstorytakesplaceinthecoastal(沿海的）area?A.AmericanGods.B.TheFaultinOurStars.C.CallMebyYourName.D.TheEleganceoftheHedgehog.

23.WhatdoesShadowMoonstruggletodo?A.LearnmoreabouttheUS.В.Freehimselffromthechaos.ServeMr.Wednesdaywell.Makeapracticalplanforatrip.BWillitmatterifyoudon’ttakeyourbreakfast?RecentlyatestwasgivenintheUnitedStates．Thosetestedincludedpeopleofdifferentages,from12to83．Duringtheexperiment,thesepeopleweregivenallkindsofbreakfasts,andsometimestheygotnobreakfastatall．Specialtestsweresetuptoseehowwelltheirbodiesworkedwhentheyhadeatenacertainkindofbreakfast．Theresultsshowedthatifapersoneatsaproperbreakfast,heorshewillworkwithbettereffectthanifheorshehasnobreakfast．Thisfactappearstobeespeciallytrueifapersonworkswithhisbrains．Ifastudenteatsfruit,eggs,breadandmilkbeforegoingtoschool,hewilllearnmorequicklyandlistenwithmoreattentioninclass．Contrarytowhatmanypeoplebelieve,ifyoudon’teatbreakfast,youwillnotloseweight.Thisisbecausepeoplebecomesohungryatnoonthattheyeattoomuchforlunch,andendupgainingsomeweightinsteadoflosing．Youwillprobablylosemoreweightifyoureduceyourothermeals．Duringthetest,thosewhoweretestedweregiven____．

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D．gainalotofweight27.Accordingtothepassage,ifastudentdoesnoteatbreakfast,_____.A.hewillfallillB.hewillfailtolistentohisteacherC.hewillnotmakeprogressinhisstudyD.hismindwillworkmoreslowlyCInevermeanttobeateacher,Iwatchedmymotherovertheyears,andIknewitwasn'tforme.GoingbacktoschooltolearnFrenchandthenteachthelanguage,ourmotherchangedthecenterofherworldwhenwewerepre-teens.(未成年人）Isawhowhardourmotherworked,thelonghoursshekeptasshegradedpaperswhenwewenttobed.Iknewhowworriedshecouldbeoverherstudentswhentheyweretroubledandhowmuchoftheirstressshetookonherself.WhatIdidn'trealizewasthatthislifeshe’dchosenofferedherdeeprewards.AsIgrewup,IfellinlovewithaFrench-speakingSwissmanwhoaskedmetomarryhimandmovetoSwitzerland.Yearslater,whenIfoundmyselfbackinmyhometownwithasmallchildandaloveofmysecondlanguage,achancearoseformetojoinmymother’sworldofeducation,andIaccepteditIlandedinaprimaryschoolinRockyMount,NorthCarolina.Fromthefirstweek,IknewI’dstickwithteaching.ThisisthemostchallengingexperienceI’veeverhad,andabsolutelythebest.IteachFrench,andIhaveneverfeltsomuchexcitementaswhenIreceivesmilesfromchildren,orpraisefromotherteachers.Mostofmystudentshavenottravelledoutsidethetownwheretheylive,andforsome,atriptothecitymuseumprovesthemostadventurousexperienceintheirlives.Iworklateintoeachnightcreatinglessonsandactivitiesforthefollowingday,tryingtocomeupwithwaystoattractmystudentsandconnectthemtothelargerworld.IalsoplantogobacktoschoolforfurtherstudysothatIcanalsoteachscience,math,socialstudies,readingandwriting.28.Whydidtheauthorrefusetobeateacheratfirst?A.Shedidn’tenjoyworkingwithchildren.B.Shedidn’tthinkshecoulddoitwell.C.Hermotherwantedhertodosomethingelse.D.Shewoulddevotetoomuchtimeandenergy.29.Whendidtheauthorfallinlovewithteaching?A.Whenshehadherownchild.B.Immediatelyaftershestartedteaching.C.

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B.forgot C.thought D.heard42.A.fighting B.tremblingC.eating D.sleeping43.A.tried B.agreed C.promised D.regretted44.A.calmeddownB.stoodup C.rolledoverD.runoff45.A.injured B.stolen C.lost D.rescued46.A.home B.past C.back D.on47.A.preparationB.explanationC.test D.search48.A.cautiously B.casuallyC.skillfully D.angrily49.A.surprise B.joy C.hesitation D.anxiety50.A.predicted B.advertised C.believed D.recorded51.A.house B.phone C.street D.car52.A.called B.copied C.counted D.remembered53.A.fed B.adopted C.found D.cured54.A.hunted B.skied C.lived D.worked55.A.onpurpose B.ontime C.inturn D.invain56.A.cares B.sees C.suffers D.learns57.A.place B.trouble C.waste D.extreme58.A.service B.plan C.effort D.team59.A.equal B.allergic C.grateful D.close60.A.suitable B.proud C.wise D.wiling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。AllenspendsalotoftimeonQQand61(make)somefriends.LastyearAllenmadeaveryspecialfriendonQQ.HisnamewasLiHua62(live)inBeijing.LiHuawasfullofstoriesandjokes.HeandAllenhadacommoninterest63rockmusicandmoderndance,64italwaystookthemhourstotalkhappilyonQQandsometimesthetimeeven65(forget)bythem.Ofcourse,theywantedtoknowmoreabouteachother.LiHuasentaselfie(自拍):Hewasatall,good-lookingmanwithabig,happysmile.66timewentby，theybecamegoodfriendsandoftensentcardsandsmallthingstoeachother.WhenAllen'sfathertoldherthathewasgoingonabusinesstriptoBeijing,sheaskedherfathertolethergowith67,sothatshecouldgiveLiHua68surpriseforhisbirthday.Shewouldtakehimthe69(late)DVDoftheirfavoriterocksinger.ButwhenAllenknockedonLiHua’sdoorinBeijing,shefoundthespecialfriend70shehadwrittentowasatwelve-year-oldlittleboy.第四部分写作（共两节，满分10分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．留意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．Nancy,aged65,isoneofmyspecialfriend.Ilikechattingwithherbutsheenjoysmycompany.Wetalkabouteverythingandkeptnosecretsfromeachother.It'sniceofhertogivemesomanywiseadvice,fromthatIhavebenefitedalot.LastSaturdayIvisitedherasusually.WhenIknockedatthedoor,therewasnoanswer.Lookedthroughthewindow,Iwasshockedtoseeherlyingonfloor.Immediately,Icalled120.Minuteslate,anambulancearrivedandtookhertothehospital.Shethankedtomeforhavingsavedherlife.Iwashappytohavedonethat.书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的澳大利亚挚友Mike参与中国古筝弹奏竞赛获得了一等奖。请用英语写一封电子邮件向他表示庆贺。内容包括:1.庆贺他获奖;2.确定他付出的努力;3.询问何时便利,在网上沟通切磋。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。参考词汇:古筝弹奏竞赛GuzhengPlayingCompetition

参考答案第一部分听力1—5CBCBA 6—10BACAB 11—15ABACC 16—20ABABC其次部分阅读理解21—23DCB24—27DAAD28—31DBCA32—35BBCD39—40BCFGA第三部分语言学问运用第一节41—45CBADC46—50CDABB51—55BACAD56—60ABCDD其次节makes/hasmade62.living63.in64.and/so65.wasforgottenas67.him68.a69.latest70.who/whom/that第四部分写作第一节短文改错其次节书面表达Onepossibleversion:DearMike，IamwritingtooffermysincerecongratulationstoyouonyourwinningthefirstprizeintheGuzhengPlayingCompetition.Asyourfriend,IjustwantyoutoknowhowgladIamatyoursuccess."Everythingcomestohimwhowaits."Fortheseyears,you’veshowngreatinterestinguzhengandkeptpracticingiteveryday.Notonlyhaveyoureadmanybooksaboutguzhengstrategy,butalsoyouhavecompetedinallkindsofguzhengcontests.Soit'snaturalthatyouwonthecompetition!Atlast,Ihopetotalkaboutguzhengwithyouonlinesothatwecanmakeprogresstogether.Pleasetellmewhenyouhavetime.Congratulationsagain.Yours,LiHua听力材料Text1M:Sorryaboutthebrokenplate,Mary.Iwassocarelessjustnow.W:It’sokay.I’mgladyoudidn’tgethurt.We’llgetsomenewonesatthesupermarketthisafternoon.Sodon’tworryaboutit.Text2 W:Hi,Henry.Iheardyou’vetravelledalotrecently.M:Yeah,IjustcamebackfromAfrica.W:Well,Ireallyenvyyou.M:Youwon’tifyouknowhowtiringitwas.Now,Ijustwanttotakeabreak.Alongbreak.Text3 W:Hi,John.What’snew?M:Hi,Kate.Nothingtoomuchwithme,butyououghttoseeFred’snewcar.W:So,hefinallygotthatItaliansportscar…M:Hesuredid.Icanhardlywaittogoforarideinit.Text4M:Hi,I’dliketoapplyforacardtoborrowbooks.W:Okay,pleasefilloutthisform.M:Allright...Alldone.W:Well,nowpleasesignthecard.Text5W:PatrickmovedoutlastFriday.He’snowlivinginaniceandquietneighborhood.M:Yes,Iheardaboutit.Iwonderifhe’spayingmoreforthenewapartment.Anyway,hemustbeverygladtolivethisnoisyplace.Text6M:Hi,Sara.How’syourspeechforProfessorGrey’sclassnextMonday?W:Actually,I’mabitworried.M:Whyshouldyou?What’sgoingon?W:Youknow...whatIchosetotalkaboutisBritishhistory.M:Really?Thatisabigtopic.W:Yes.Therearesomanythingstocover.Ijustcan’tseehowtodoitinathree-minutespeech.Text7 M:Polly,Ms.Kellyhasagreedtocomeandgiveatalkaboutinternationalrelationsnextweek.Whendoyouthinkwecanfitherlecturein?W:That’sgreat,Nick.WhataboutFridayafternoon,then?M:I’mafraidsomestudentsareplanningtogoonatrip.MaybewecanhaveitonWednesdayafternoon.W:No,that’snotpossibleeither.Moststudentsarehavinggroupactivitiesfortheirresearchprojects.Well,Ihaveanidea.IhaveaclassonTuesdayafternoon,andprobablyMs.Kellycanusemytime.M:That’spossible.ButIhavetospeaktoDr.Liaboutthat,andyoushouldalsotalktothestudentsaboutthechange.W:Oh,yes.I’llcertainlydothat.Text8M:Excuseme,I’mtryingtogettotheSpringGardens.Isitfarfromhere?W:SpringGardens?No,it’snotthisway.It’sinthecitycentre.M:Isit?Oh,no!Someonetoldmeitwasthisway.W:No,no.It’snotthisway.Youwanttogodownthere.M:Yes,okay…downthere.W:Yep.Then,turnleft,okay?M:Left...W:Yep,thenright—firststreetonyourright.M:Right.W:Thenstraighton,keepwalking…M:Oh,I’mlost!Itsoundsreallydifficult.Um,couldIgetataxianywherenearhere?W:It’snotsofar.Youjustwalktothecornerofthestreetoroverthenextblock.Therearebusesthatcantakeyouthere.M:Well,it’sstartingtorain.IthinkI’llgetataxi.Thanks,anyway.W:That’sokay.Lotsoftaxisgothisway.M:I’mgettingwet.Whataday!Text9W:Hello,welcometothisweek’s“PeopleYouMeet”.Today,wepresenttoyouMarkLeach,aninformationofficerinLondon.M:Hi,everyone.Myname’sMarkLeach.I’maninformationofficerattheBritainBusinessCenter,whichisatouristofficefortheBritishTouristBoardinLondon.Here,weofferatouristinformationservicetomainlyvisitorsfromoverseas.Andeachyear,wehaveabout500,000peoplecometotheoffice.W:Wow,that’salargenumberofpeople.Howdoyoumanagetomeettheneedsofsomanypeople?M:I’minchargeofaninformationteam.Theteamhasabouttenofficerswhogivetouristinformationdirectlyoverthecountertovisitors.Wespeakatotalofthirteenlanguagesaltogether.W:That’sprettycool!So,whatexactlydoyoudoeveryday?M:W