山西省山西大学附属中学2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期中试题

PAGEPAGE2山西省山西高校附属中学2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期中试题考试时间：90分钟满分：100分 第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30）第一节（共15小题：每题1.5分，满分22.5）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AWashington,D.C.BicycleToursCherryBlossomBikeTourinWashington,D.C.Duration:3hoursThissmallgroupbiketourisafantasticwaytoseeaworld-famouscherrytreeswithbeautifulflowersofWashington,D.C.Yourguidewillprovideahistorylessonaboutthetreesandthefamousmonumentswheretheyblossom.Reserveyourspotbeforeavailability—thecherryblossoms—disappear!WashingtonCapitalMonumentsBicycleTourDuration:3hours(4miles)JoinaguidedbiketourandviewsomeofthemostpopularmonumentsinWashington,D.C.ExplorethemonumentsandmemorialsontheNationalMallasyourguidesharesuniquefactsandhistoryateachstop.Guidedtourincludesbike,helmet,cookiesandbottledwater.CapitalCityBikeTourinWashington,D.C.Duration:3hoursMorningorAfternoon,thisbiketouristheperfecttourforD.C.newcomersandlocalslookingtoexperienceWashington,D.C.inahealthywaywithminimumeffort.Knowledgeableguideswillentertainyouwiththemostinterestingstoriesaboutpresidents,congress,memorials,andparks.Comfortablebikesandasmoothtourroutemakecyclingbetweenthesitesfunandrelaxing.WashingtonCapitalSitesatNightBicycleTourDuration:3hours(7miles)JoinasmallgroupbiketourforaneveningofexplorationintheheartofWashington,D.C.GetupclosetothemonumentsandmemorialsasyoubikethesitesofCapitolHillandtheNationalMall.Frequentstopsaremadeforphototakingasyourguideoffersuniquefactsandhistory.Tourincludesbike,helmet,andbottledwater.Allridersareequippedwithreflectivevestsandsafetylights.1.Whichtourdoyouneedtobookinadvance?A.WashingtonCapitalMonumentsBicycleTour.B.CherryBlossomBikeTourinWashington,D.C.C.CapitalCityBikeTourinWashington,D.C.D.WashingtonCapitalSitesatNightBicycleTour.2.WhatwillyoudoontheCapitalCityBikeTour?A.Enjoyinterestingstories. B.Gotoanationalpark.C.Visitwell-knownmuseums. D.Meetfamouspeople.3.Whichofthefollowingdoesthebicycletouratnightprovide?A.Citymaps.B.Cameras. C.Safetylights. D.Meals.BEveryweekinChina,millionsofpeoplewillsitinfrontoftheirTVswatchingteenagerscompeteforthetitleCharacterHero,whichisaChinese-stylespellingbee(拼法大赛).Inthischallenge,youngcompetitorsmustwriteChinesecharactersbyhand.Toprepareforthecompetition,thecompetitorsusuallyspendmonthsstudyingdictionaries.Perhapstheshow’spopularityshouldnotbeasurprise.Alongwithgunpowderandpaper,manyChinesepeopleconsiderthecreationofChinesecalligraphy(书法)tobeoneoftheirprimarycontributionstocivilization.Unfortunately,alloverthecountry,Chinesepeopleareforgettinghowtowritetheirownlanguagewithoutcomputerizedhelp.SoftwareonsmartphonesandcomputersallowsuserstotypeinthebasicsoundofthewordusingtheLatinalphabet.Thecorrectcharacterischosenfromalist.Theresult?It’spossibletorecognizecharacterswithoutrememberinghowtowritethem.Butthere’sstillhopeforthepaintbrush.China’sEducationMinistrywantschildrentospendmoretimelearninghowtowrite.InoneBeijingprimaryschoolwevisited,studentspracticecalligraphyeverydayinsideaspeciallydecoratedclassroomwithtraditionalChinesepaintingshangingonthewalls.Softmusicplaysasagroupofsix-year-oldsdipbrushpensintoblackink.Theylookupattheblackboardoftentostudytheirteacher’sexamplesbeforecarefullyattemptingtoreproducethosecharactersonthinricepaper.“Ifadultscansurvivewithoutusinghandwriting,whybothertoteachitnow?”weaskthecalligraphyteacher,ShenBin,“TheabilitytowritecharactersispartofChinesetraditionandculture,”shereasons.“Studentsmustlearnnowsotheydon’tforgetwhentheygrowup.”saystheteacher.4.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCharacterHero?A.Itdrawsgreatpublicattentionacrossthecountry.B.It’sopentopeopleofallagesandallwalks.C.It’sthemost-viewedTVprogramsinChina.D.ItaimstospreadChineseculturetotheworld.5.WhyareChinesepeopleforgettinghowtowritethecharacters?A.Chinesepeopledon’trefertodictionariesveryoften.B.Chinesepeoplenolongerusebrushpensorpracticecalligraphy.C.ChinesepeopleareusingtheLatinalphabetinsteadofthecharacters.D.Chinesepeopleneedn’twritebyhandasoftenwiththehelpoftechnology.6.AccordingtoShenBin,beingabletowritecharactersbyhandis_______.A.anabilitytobedevelopedonlywhenyouarestudentsB.arequirementmadebytheEducationMinistryC.necessaryforadultstosurviveinChinaD.helpfultokeepChinesetraditionandculturealive7.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.Asciencereport. B.Anewsreport.C.Children’sliterature. D.Anadvertisement.CSomeofmyfondestmemorieswithmyfamilyarefromwhenIwasinmiddleschool,whenthethreeofusenjoyedtripsthatIremembervividlytothisday.Butduringmyyoungerdays,like4or5yearsold,wevacationedinplaceslikeCancun,JamaicaandHawaiiandIcan’ttellwhetherIactuallyrecallthosememoriesorwhetherI’mfillinginthegapsthroughphotoalbums.AfrequentdiscussionIhavewithmycoworkersandfriends,whoarealsointheir20s,ishowwewishourparentshadtakenusonmorevacationswhenweweremucholder.WhatIsuggestistoholdoffonthosegrandvacationsuntilyourkidisabout12,whentheycanbegintounderstandwhataprivilegeis,andyoucansavetheinternationaltraveluntilthey’reinhighschool.Ofcourse,Idounderstandthatsometimes,it’snotthekidsbuttheparentswhojustwanttoenjoyavacation.Butinothercases,whenthemaingoalistocreatefamilymemories,youcanstillaccomplishthatinotherways.Itwasn’tuntilcollegethatIrealizedhowimportanttravelis,andIcan’ttellyouhowmanytimesI’vethoughtaboutwantingtoredothosefamilytripsnow.Especiallyduringatimeinmylifewhenaninternationaltripisoutsideofmybudget,Ithinkabouthowmuchmoneymyparentsspentonourvacationsthatendedupbeingacompleteblur.I’mnottellingyoutodeprive(剥夺)yourchildrenoffunfamilymemories,either.I’msimplyarguingthatyoushouldtravellocallyorwithinyourstate.Althoughyourlittleonesmightnotcareaboutthedestination,theywillrememberthatyouarealltogetherandhaveagreattime.That’sthemostimportantthing,anyway.8.WhenrecallingtheprevioustriptoHawaii,theauthormayfeel_______.A.frightened B.excited C.touched D.disappointed9.Whattimedoestheauthorthinkistherighttimeforchildrentotravelabroad?A.Whentheystarttogotoschool. B.Whentheyare4or5yearsold.C.Whentheyareeagertohaveatrip. D.Whentheystudyinhighschool.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“blur”inParagraph3referto?A.Jokesthataremadebetweenfamilies.B.Memoriesthatcan’tberememberedclearly.C.Effortsthataremadetoachieveagoal.D.Expectationsthatmaybereachedinfuture.11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.CreateChancesofVacationswithChildrenB.MyMemoriesofPreviousVacationsC.OlderChildrenHopetoTravelwithTheirParentsD.TakeChildrenonVacationuntilTheyAreOldEnoughDNotonlydoestheuseofplasticwaterbottleshurtyourwallet,italsoincreasespollutionandwastesenergyandwater.Only23%ofallplasticinAmericaendsupinarecyclingbin,meaningover$1billionworthofplasticistreatedasrubbishayear.Recently,SkippingRocksLabhasinventedakindofwaterbottlecalledOoho.Itisaconvenient,clearwaterbottlethatcaneitherbedrunkenoreaten.Todrinkit,youcaneitherpeeloffthemembrane(薄膜)ortearaholeinthemembranewithyourteethtopourthewaterintoyourmouth.Toeatit,yousimplyputthewholebottleinyourmouth.OneproblemthescientistshaverunintoishowtoshiplargeamountsofOohobubbles(水泡)withoutarrivingwithaverywettruck.However,theyhaveattemptedtopackageunitsofindividualbubblestogetherinsidealargerandthickermembrane.Itistargetinglargeoutdoorevents,suchasmarathons,musicfestivals,andsportingevents,wheretonsofplasticbottlesareused,andfrequentlyleftbehindaslitter.Andtoomuchplasticissuretodoharmtotheenvironment,whichcouldaccountfortheirpurposeofsuchanewinvention.TheteamhasbeenworkingforthepasttwoyearstodevelopthetechnologyandmaterialsneededtoproduceOoho;theyhaverecentlyappliedapatentfortheirnewadvancements.Thepriceforanindividualbubbleoraunitofbubbleshasnotbeensetyet,buttheycostabouttwocentstocreateaunit,whichischeaperthanplasticbottles.IthasappearedateventsinLondon,SanFrancisco,Boston,atconferences,festivals,andsoon.Oohoiscatchingmanypeople’sattentionandhasraisedover$1millionandgained1,000investorsinonlythreedays.Itismostlybeingsoldateventsatthemomenttokeeptheconsumer’sinterestwhiletheproductionmachineisgettingupandrunning.Itisquicklymakingarise,sokeepaneyeoutthisyearforthesebottlesofthefuture.12.HowismostplasticdealtwithinAmerica?A.It’ssold. B.It’srecycled. C.It’swasted. D.It’sburied.13.WhydidtheteaminventOoho?A.Toprotecttheenvironment. B.Tomakeaprofitforacompany.C.Tomakepeopleeatastheydrink. D.Toreducethecostofplasticbottle.14.WhatcanweinferaboutOohofromthetext?A.Itiseasyandsafetoshipitinlargeamounts.B.Ithasbecomepopularsinceitbegantobesold.C.Itcosttheteamalotofmoneytodevelopthetechnology.D.Itmightbesoldatalowerpricethanplasticbottles.15.Whatdoestheauthorreallywanttosayinthelastparagraph?A.Oohoisbeingsupportedbysmartpeople.B.Oohoistobeasuccessinthefuture.C.Oohoistakingtheplaceofplasticbottlesnow.D.Oohoisbeingproducedtoattractmoreinvestors.其次节七选五（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）依据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whathappenswhenhumanbeingsarenotallowedtosleepforlongperiodsoftime?Toanswerthisquestion,aNewYorker,PeterTripp,offeredtostayawake200hours.16Afterthreedaysofstayingawake,hebegantoshowsignsofhismentalbreakdown.Helaughedatthingsthatwerenotfunny,andwept（哭泣）atthingsthatwerenotsad.Complainingofpressurecausedbyahatonhishead,hetriedrepeatedlytotakeitoff.Tripp,ofcourse,wasnotwearingahat.

17Thenheimaginedhewasinanothercity;hetriedtorunawayfromthebuilding,insistingitwasonfire;andhethoughtthe200-hourmarkhadbeenpassedbutthatthedoctorswerestilltryingtokeeptheexperimentgoing.After200hourswithoutsleep,“Tripp,”saidthedoctors,“wassufferingfrommentalillness.”18

Hardlyabletostand,Trippwashelpedacrossthestreettoaroominahotel.19Thedoctorspredictedhewouldsleepfortwentyorthirtyhours.“PeterTrippwillsleepthedeepestsleepinhistory”,saidthedoctors.Trippsleptallright—forninehoursandelevenminutes.Whenheawoke,hisfirstwordswere,“Ifeelfine.”20A.Hewasnearlymad.B.Afteramedicalcheck,hisgreatlysurprisedwatcherssaidthathewassoundandwell.C.Onthefourthday,hecouldstillthinkaboutthingsclearly.D.Hewasawake.E.Onthefifthdayhecriedoutthatadoctor’sjacketlookedlikecrawlingworms.F.There,afterbeingawakefor201hoursandthirteenminutes,hefellasleep.G.DuringthattimeTrippwasobservedbyagroupofdoctors,whoreportedonhisprogress.其次部分英语学问运用(共三节，满分45分)第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Beinggoodatsomethingandhavingapassionforitarenotenough.Success21fundamentallyonourviewofourselvesandofthe22inourlives.Whentwelve-year-oldJohnWilsonwalkedintohischemistryclassonarainydayin1931,hehadno23ofknowingthathislifewastochange24.Theclassexperimentthatdaywasto25howheatingacontainerofwaterwouldbringairbubbling（冒泡）tothesurface.26,thecontainertheteachergaveWilsontoheat27heldsomethingmorevolatile（易挥发的）thanwater.WhenWilsonheatedit,thecontainer28,leavingWilsonblindedinbotheyes.WhenWilsonreturnedhomefromhospitaltwomonthslater,hisparents29tofindawaytodealwiththecatastrophethathad30theirlives.ButWilsondidnotregardtheaccidentas31.Helearnedbraille（盲文）quicklyandcontinuedhiseducationatWorcesterCollegefortheBlind.There,henotonlydidwellasastudentbutalsobecamea(n)32publicspeaker.Later,heworkedinAfrica,wheremanypeoplesufferedfrom33forlackofpropertreatment.Forhim,itwasonethingto34hisownfateofbeingblindandquiteanothertoallowsomethingtocontinue35itcouldbefixedsoeasily.Thismovedhimtoaction.AndtensofmillionsinAfricaandAsiacanseebecauseofthe36Wilsonmadetopreventingthe37.Wilsonreceivedseveralinternational38forhisgreatcontributions.Helosthissightbutfounda39.Heprovedthatit’snotwhathappenstousthat40ourlives—it’swhatwemakeofwhathappens.21.A.depends B.holds C.keeps D.reflects22.A.dilemmas B.accidents C.events D.steps23.A.way B.hope C.plan D.measure24.A.continually B.gradually C.gracefully D.completely25.A.direct B.show C.advocate D.declare26.A.Anyway B.Moreover C.Somehow D.Thus27.A.mistakenly B.casually C.amazingly D.clumsily28.A.erupted B.exploded C.emptied D.exposed29.A.deserved B.attempted C.cared D.agreed30.A.submittedto B.cateredfor C.impressedon D.happenedto31.A.fantastic B.extraordinary C.impressive D.catastrophic32.A.accomplished B.crucial C.specific D.innocent33.A.deafnessB.depressionC.blindness D.speechlessness34.A.decide B.abandon C.control D.accept35.A.until B.when C.unless D.before36.A.opposition B.adjustments C.commitment D.limitations37.A.preventable B.potential C.spreadable D.influential38.A.scholarships B.rewards C.awards D.bonuses39.A.fortune B.recipe C.dream D.vision40.A.distinguishes B.determines C.claims D.limits其次节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的词（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Tocelebratethebirthdayisimportantinone’slifeinChina.Whenoneisyoung,usuallyhewilleatnoodlesbeforehisbirthday,41thelongnoodlesindicatethelongevityinChina.Aftermiddleage,hisbirthdaywillbe42(great)thanbefore.Ontheweddingday,itisalsoacustomtoservevariousnutsasgood43(wish)tothecouple.TomostChinesepeople,returninghomeafterlong44(absent)ordeparturefromhomeis45(equal)importantandtherearediningcustoms46(connect)withthis.Thereturnhomeisgreetedwithnoodlesandoffhomewhileafarewell47(offer)withdumplings.ThisisespeciallypopularinNortheastChina.InCentralChina,whenababyisborn,thehappyfatherwillsendredboiledeggstoannounce48news.Eggswithablackpointedendanddotsinanumbersuchassixoreight,indicateaboy’sbirth;thosewithoutablackpointedendanddotsinanumberlikefiveorsevensaythebabyisagirl.Inaddition49these,fishhasalwaysbeenused50(suggest)theaccumulationofprosperityandwealthwithmealsonNewYear’sEve.第三节单句填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读下面句子，在空白处填入所给词的正确形式。51.Alongwiththedevelopmentofindustry,people’smaterialwealthhasenriched______(drama)andthelifestylechangedcompletely.52.Thiswasaveryimpressive________(perform)bytheyoungplayer,whoscored12pointswithinthefirst10minutes.53.Marcia________(hide)thepicturesinherdeskdraweryesterday.

54.Manyspeciesofplantsandanimalsarethreatenedwith________(extinct).55.Gailwaslyingonthegrasslooking________(relax)andhappy.第三部分写作（共两节，满分25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号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。ReadingEnglishnewspapersaremyfavoriteactivity.WhenIenteredintohighschool,Ibegantoenjoydoingsuchwork.Undertheteacher’shelp,IrealizethatreadingEnglisharticlesisofgreatimportant.It’sagoodwaytoimprovemyEnglish.I’velearnedmanywordsandexpressionbydoingso.Ialsogetmuchinformation,includenewsaboutChinaandtheworldoutside.Itopenedmyeyeswidely.ThatIlovemostisthesectionaboutTVprogramsinthecomingweek.Idislikereadinglongarticlestherearemanynewwords.Iwillworkhardtokeeponevenifit’sapartic