吉林省四平市公主岭范家屯镇第一中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期中试题

PAGE7-吉林省四平市公主岭范家屯镇第一中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期中试题考试时间：90分钟总分：120分I.完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）Oneday,inPhiladelphia,threemenwalkedintotheThirtiethStreetStation.OneofthemwenttotheInformationCentreto1thearrivaltimeoftrains.Therehefoundoutthatthethreeo'clocktrain2NewYorkwasgoingtoleave3latethatday.Whenanhourlatertheyweretoldtherewasa4,theysuggestedthattheyallgotoa5bartowait.Soofftheywent.Aboutanhourlaterthey.6thestationlaughingandjokingandrelaxed.Whentheyarrivedattheright7,theysawthatthetrainwas8movingslowlyoutofthestation.Allthethreemen9afterthetrainshouting,"Wait!Wait!Comeback!".Twoofthemcaughtupwiththe10car,graspedthehandleofitscarplatform,11themselvesup,andgotonthemovingtrain.12thistime,thethirdmanhadstoppedrunning.Ashe13watchedthetrainpulloutofthestation,hecould14seehisfriendswaveandhearthemcall.Atfirsthehadapuzzled15onhisface.Thenafterashortmoment,he16roundandslappedhiskneeashelaughedandlaughed.Amanstandingnearby,whohadseen17all,turnedtohimandasked,"18issofunny,fellow?Afterall,yourtwofriendsmadeitandyoudidn't."Themanwasstill19sohardthathehadtearsinhiseyesashereplied,"Well,thesetwofellowshadmeanttocometo20meoff！Andnowyouseewhathashappened.Isn'titfun?"()1.A.examineB.findC.checkD.tell()2.A.inB.toC.fromD.through()3.A.anhourB.aquarterC.halfanhourD.twohours()4.A.mistakeB.accidentC.incidentD.delay()5.A.popularB.nearbyC.niceD.cheap()6.A.metatB.wentoutofC.returnedtoD.cameback()7.A.centreB.directionC.wayD.track()8.A.stillB.yetC.alreadyD.soon()9.A.ranB.cameC.climbedD.looked()10.A.newB.lastC.nextD.first()11.A.pushedB.roseC.pulledD.put()12.A.AtB.ByC.SinceD.To()13.A.surprisinglyB.carefullyC.hopelesslyD.eagerly()14.A.notB.stillC.hardlyD.also()15.A.sightB.problemC.expressionD.case()16.A.turnedB.ranC.wasD.broke()17.A.itB.himC.theseD.those()18.A.HowB.WhatC.WhereD.Why()19.A.cryingB.movingC.laughingD.joking()20.A.takeB.seeC.driveD.sendII.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）(A)IwonderaboutmyMomsometimes,andalltheotherblackmotherswhogotupat6a.m.togotothewhiteman'shousewithsacksovertheirshoesbecauseitwassowetandcold.Iwonderhowtheymadeit.Theyworkedveryhardfortheman.Theymadehisbreakfastandtheyswepthisfloorsandtheytookcareofhisbabies.Theydidn'thavetoomuchtimeforthethreeofus.IwonderaboutmyMom,whowalkedoutofawhitewoman'scleanhouseatmidnightandcamebacktoherownwherethelightshadbeenoutforthreemonths,andthepipeswerefrozenandthewindcameinthroughtheholesinthewail.She'dhavetodealwiththerats:leavesomefoodoutforthemsotheywouldn'tbitethedoorsorthebabies.Oh,theywerejustlikepartofthefamily!Iwonderhowshefelttellingthosewhitekidsshetookcareoftobrushtheirteethaftertheyate,towashtheirhandsaftertheyfinishedbathing.Shecouldnevertellherownkidsbecausetherewasn'tsoaporwaterbackhome.IwonderhowmyMomfeltwhenwecamehomefromschoolwithalistofvitaminsandpillstheschoolnursesaidwehadtohave.Momwouldcryallnight,andthengooutandspendmostoftherentmoneyforpills.Aweeklater,thewhitemanwouldcomeforhiseighteendollars'rentandMomwouldbeghimtowaituntiltomorrow.Shehadtolietohimthatshehadlostherwalletorthereliefcheckwascomingsoonorthewhitepeoplehadsomemoneyforher.TomorrowI'dbehidingintheclosetbecausetherewasonlysupposedtobetwokidsintheflat,andIcouldheartherentmanshoutatmyMomandcallheracheat.Andwhenhefinallywentaway,Momputthesacksonhershoesandwentofftotherichwhiteman'shousetodresstherichwhitekidssothattheirmothercouldtakethemtoaspecialbabydoctor.()21.Mothergotupat6a.m.everyday,becauseA.shehadtocookbreakfastforherchildrenB.shehadtocatchthefirstbustothefactoryC.shehadtoworkinthewhiteman'shouseD.shehadtogotoseeaspecialbabydoctor()22.MothernevertoldustobrushourteethortowashourhandsbecauseA.shethoughtwedidn'tneedtoB.wedidn'tlikewashinghandsC.wehaddoneeverythingverywellD.therewasnosoaporwaterinourhome()23.Whydidthewriterhideinaclosetwhenthelandownercameforrent?A.Theclosetcouldonlyholdtwokids.B.Onlytwokidswereallowedtoliveinthehouse.C.Theyshouldpaymorerentfortwokids.D.Therewasonlyonebedroomforthetwokids.()24.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellus?A.Blackpeopleleadamiserablelife.B.Blackpeopledon'thaveenoughrentmoney.C.Whitepeopleleadanexpensivelife.D.Whitepeoplehavespecialbabydoctors.(B)Babiesarenotjustpassingidletimewhentheystareatthetelevision--theyareactuallylearningabouttheworld,U.S.researcherssaid.Parentsmaywanttolimitwhattheirbabiesseeontelevision,basedonthestudy,saidDonnaMumme,assistantprofessorofpsychologyatTuffsUniversityinBoston,wholedtheresearch."Childrenasyoungas12monthsaremakingdecisionsbasedontheemotionalreactionsofadultsaroundthem,"Mummesaidinastatement."Itturnsouttheycanalsouseemotionalinformationtheypickupfromtelevision."Mumme'steamalreadyknewthatbabieswatchotherchildrenandadultsforinformationabouttheworld.Amotherurgingherbabytoeatsome"yummy"souporabrothercryinginfearwhenadogapproachescaninfluenceababy'sreaction.Mumme'steamtestedbabiestodetermineiftelevisionhasthesameinfluence,showingactorsreactingonavideotapetoobjectssuchasredletterholder,ablueball,andayellowlubber.Babiesaged10monthsor12monthswerelatergiventhesameobjectstoplaywith.Ten-month-oldsdidnotseemtobeinfluencedbythevideos,butthe1-year-oldswere.Whentheactorsactednaturallyorpositivelytoanobject,thebabieshappilyplayedwiththem.Butiftheactorhadseemedafraidordisgusted,thebabieswouldavoidtheobject.()25.Theunderlinedword"psychology"meansthestudyof.A.human'ssocietyanditsgrowthB.human'shopesanddreamsC.human'smindandhowitworksD.human'slanguagesandcultures()26.WhichofthefollowingisMumme'sconclusion?A.Smallbabiesshouldnotbeallowedtowatchtelevisionprograms.B.Adultsshouldlettheirbabiesdonothingbutwatchtelevision.C.TVprogramsprovidesmallbabieswithalltheinformationtheyneed.D.One-year-oldscanbeemotionallyinfluencedbyTVprograms.()27.Mummereachedhisconclusionby.A.measuringthetimebabiesspentinfrontofTVB.makingTVprogramsandadvertisementsforkidsC.showingactorshowtoreacttoblueballsD.observingsmallbabies'reactionstoTVprograms()28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheresearchers?A.Parentsmaywanttolimitwhattheirbabiesseeontelevision.B.Actorsmaytrytobehavethemselveswellinfrontofbabies.C.BabiesmaybeallowedtochoosewhattheyseeonTV.D.WatchingTVdoesharmtobabies'eyes.(C)MirthPhamwasborninVietnam.Helefthisnativecountrywhenhewas21yearsold.MinhhasbeeninAmericaforalmosttwoyears.ThereisstillmuchhedoesnotunderstandaboutAmerica.OnceMinhwasinasupermarket.Hesawanoldmanandanoldwoman.Theywantedaboxofcereal(麦片).Theboxwasonahighshelf.Themanandthewomancouldn'treachit.Minhsawaladder.Hegotontheladderandgotthebox.Hehandedittotheelderlycouple.Theythankedhim."Whereareyourchildren?"askedMinh."Whydon'ttheyhelpyoubuyfood?""Ourchildrenhavetheirownlives,"saidthemanandthewoman."Weliketobeindependent."Mirthdoesn'tthinkthisisright.Inhiscountry,.childrenhelptheirparents.Minhgavetheelderlycouplehisphonenumber.Hetoldthemtocallhimiftheyneededhelp.OnenighttheyaskedMirthtodinner,buttheyneveraskedhimforhelp.Oneday,MinhwaswalkingwithaVietnamesefriend.Thetwoweregoingtoamovie.Minhwantedtogotoarestaurantfirst.Minhtookhisfriend'shand.Hepulledhimtowardtherestaurant.PeopleonthestreetstaredatMinh.InVietnam,friendsoftenholdhands.MinhfoundoutthatpeopleinAmericaarenotusedtoholdinghands.MinhPhamisgoingthroughaprocessknownasre-socialization.Socializationistheprocessinwhichapersonlearnstoliveinasociety.Everyonegoesthroughthisprocess.MinhwentthroughitwhenhelivedinVietnam.ButtheVietnamesewayoflifeismuchdifferentfromtheAmericanwayoflife.WhenMirthcametoAmerica,hehadtolearnanewwayoflife.Hehadtolearnhowtoliveinanewsociety.MinhhaslearnedalotaboutAmericanlifeintwoyears.Hestillhasalottolearn.Theprocessofre-socializationcantakemanyyears.()29.Socializationistheprocessinwhichone.A.learnstoliveinasocietyB.travelsfromonecountrytoanotherC.learnstoactindependentlyD.learnshowtolivehappily()30.WhattheelderlycouplesaidgaveusanexamplethatAmericanpeople,youngorold,trytobe.A.kindB.independentC.helpfulD.friendly()31.Accordingtothepassage,peoplestaredatMirthandhisfriendbecauseMinhwasA.aVietnameseB.doingsomethingunusualC.enteringarestaurantD.notdressedlikeAmericans()32.Whoshouldexperiencesocializationaccordingtothepassage?A.TheVietnameseinAmerica.B.Olderpeople.C.Americans.D.Everybody.(D)IfIhadknownthenwhatIknownow,Iwouldhavetakenmyfather'sadvicewhenIwas18andIhadtochoosemymajoratuniversity.HetoldmetostudyoutsideItalywherethereweremorepossibilitiestofindajobonceIfinisheduniversity.ButIsaidno,scaredoflivingaloneinadifferentcountrywithadifferentculture,withadifferentlanguage,andaboveall,farfrommyfamilyandfriends.SoIdecidedtogotouniversityinItalyandIchosetheoneinRome,mycity,whichisoneofthemostancientuniversitiesintheworld,studyingCommunicationSciencebecauseitwasthemostcommonandthemostfashionablemajorsixyearsago(andstillisnow...).Atthatage,Iwantedtobecomeasportsjournalist,butwiththepassingtime,myopinionsandmyideasstartedchangingandIunderstoodthatIdidn'tlikemychoice.Atthattime,Iunderstoodthatat18yearsold,everyonefeelsmaturetodecideabouthisownfuture.Everyonethinksthattheadvicethatparentstrytogiveiswrongandweareabletodecidealone,maybejustwiththehelpofourfriendswhoareinthesamesituation.Thisistheworstthoughtthatwecanthink.However,IgraduatedlastDecemberwiththeprideofmyparentsandIdecided,withtheirhelp,tocometoTorontoandstudyEnglish.HereIamlivingthebestexperienceIhaveeverlived.Ioftenthink:"IfIhadknownthatlivingaloneinadifferentcountryandstudyingsomethingIlikeweresoniceandinterestingwhenIwas18,Iwouldhavelistenedtowhatmyfathertoldmesixyearsago."ItrytoregretnothingaboutmychoicesIhavemadeinmypast,butIjustthinkthatnowIammaturetoaskmyparentsandtolistentothembecausetheyhavemoreexperienceandtheyknowbetterthanmewhatisrightandwhatiswrong.()33.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriterfromthepassage?A.HewenttoTorontoinordertobecomeasportsjournalist.B.HestudiedEnglishwhenhewasinauniversityinRome.C.Hefollowedhisparents'advicewhenchoosingauniversity.D.HeisenjoyinghisstayinTorontoandhisstudyofEnglish.()34.Theunderlinedword"mature"inthepassagemeans"".A.goodandoldB.confidentenoughC.carefullydecidedD.fullygrownanddeveloped()35.Allthefollowingarethereasonswhythewriterchoseauniversityathomeexceptthat.A.hedidn'twanttolivealoneinaforeigncountryB.hewastooyoungtoliveabroadC.hewantedtostudyCommunicationScienceD.hedidn'twanttobeseparatedfromhisfamilyandfriendsIII.七选五（每小题2分，共10分）Peter:36Monica:Yes,butnothere.37Idon’tlikeeatingstandingup.Pater:Thereisanotherrestaurantoverthere.Monica:38Onlytherichmancanaffordtoeatthere.Besides,39I’mnotgoingintoarestaurantthatdoesn’thaveamenu.Pater:Wejustpassedacafethatdoessnacks.Monica:40Pater:You’reoneofthosepeoplethatareneversatisfied,aren’tyou?A.Shallwehavesomethingtoeat?B.Doyoucomehereveryoften?C.Idon’tlikecafewithouttables.D.Itisexpensiveandchargesveryhighprices.E.Oh,Idon’tlikethelookofitF.Itservesverygoodcoffee.G.Ican’tseeamenu.IV.语法填空（每小题1分，共15分）AlfredNobel,thegreatSwedish(41)________(invent),wasborninStockholmonOctober21,1833,butmovedtoRussiawithhisparentsin1842,wherehisfather,Immanuel,(42)________(make)astrongpositionforhimselfintheengineeringindustry.ImmanuelNobelinventedlandmineandmadealotof(43)________fromthegovernmentduringtheCrimeanWar,butwentbankrupt(破产)soonafter.Then,thefamilyreturnedtoSwedenin1859,(44)________Alfredbeganhisownstudyofexplosives(炸药)inhisfather’slab.Hehadneverbeentouniversitybuthetaught(45)________,andbythetimehewastwenty,he(46)________(become)askillfulchemistandexcellentlinguist,(47)________(speak)Swedish,Russian,German,FrenchandEnglish.Hebuiltupover80companiesin20differentcountries.Hespentmuchtimeandmoneyworkingonhowtoendthewars,untilhisdeathinItalyin1896.Hisfamouswill,in(48)________heleftmoneytoprovideprizes(49)________outstandingworkinphysics,chemistry,physiology,medicine,literatureandpeace,isamemorialtohisinterestsandideas.Andso,theman(50)________(remember)andrespectedlongafterhisdeath.V.短文改错（每小题1分，共10分）LastweekIgotothetheatre.Ihadverygoodseat.Theplaywasveryinterested.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanorayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangrily.Icouldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpaytoanyattention.Attheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.'Ican'tlistenaword!'Isaidangrily.'It'snoneofmybusiness,'theyoungmansayingrudely.'Thisisaprivateconversation!'VI.书面表达（25分）假如你是李华。你的澳大利亚挚友Dick听说中国的中小学正在减轻学生的学习负担，来信询问有关状况。请你依据下表供应的信息，写一封回信，谈一谈减负给你的学习和生活带来的改变。周末活动（减负前）周末活动（减负后）白天：上课、做作业白天：参观博物馆、学习电脑、绘画等晚上：做作业晚上：看新闻、读书、看报就寝时间：11:30就寝时间：11:30词数:100左右参考词汇:减负-reducelearningload.DearDick,Hownicetohearfromyouagain.YouwanttoknowwhatisgoingoninschoolsinChina?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________