2024北京房山区高二年级上册期末英语试题及答案

房山区2023-2024学年度第一学期期末检测试卷

高二英语

本试卷共10页，共100分。时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷

上作答无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回，试卷自行保存。

第一部分知识运用（共两节，30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

密

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选

封

项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

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Nooneisbomawinner.Peoplemakethemselvesintowinnersbytheirowneflbrts.

内Manyyearsago,Itookthehead]jobataschoolinBaxley,Georgia.Itwasa

smallschoolwithaweakfootballprogram.

不

ItwasatraditionfortheschooPsoldteamto2againstthenewteamattheendof

能springpractice.Theoldteamhadnocoach,andtheydidn,tevenprepareforthegame.Being

期

畏thecoachofthenewteam,IwasexcitedbecauseIknewweweregoingto3buttomy

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disappointmentweweredefeated.Thinkinghardaboutthisbadsituation,Icametorealizethat

myteammemberswere4me.Ihadtochangemyattitudeabouttheirabilityand

potential.

Istartedhelpingthembuildalittle5Mostimportantly,1begantotreatthemlike

winners.Thalsummer,whentheolherteamsenjoyedtheirvacations,wemeteverydayand

6passingandkickingthefootball.

Sixmonthsaftersufferingourdefeatonthespringpracticefield,wewonourfirstgame

桨andoursecond,andcontinuedlo7.Finally,myboysbeatthebestteaminGeorgia,

givingmeasuddenfeelingofgreat8!

FromtheexperienceIlearnedalotabouthowtheattitudeoftheleadercanafleetthe

membersofaleam.Insteadofseeingmyboysaslosers,Ipushedand9them.Ihelped

themloseethemselves10.andtheybuiltthemselvesintowinners.

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1.A.operatingB.editingC.consultingD.coaching

2.A.playB.guardC.protectD.inform

3.A.fightB.attendC.winD.act

4.A.reactingtoB.lookingforC.dependingonD.caringabout

5.A.prideB.cultureC.fortuneD.relationship

6.A.riskedB.missedC.consideredD.practised

7.A.relaxB.improveC.expandD.defend

8.A.sadnessB.excitementC.curiosityD.fear

9.A.encouragedB.observedC.testedD.impressed

10.A.honestlyB.individuallyC.calmlyD.differently

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词,

在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空请在答题k指定区域作答-，

A

FlorcntijnHofmanisaDutchartist,whoselargesculpturesarcondisplayalloverthe

world.Onewayforhimlofindinspirationisturningtohischildren's11(toy).These

objectshavegivenhimideasforhisanimalsculptures,suchasthefamousRubberDuckcreated

byhim122007.AmorerecentworkofhisisthehugeFloatingFish,13was

setamongthebeautifullandscapeofWuzhenWestScenicZone.

B

DuringDarwin'stime,peoplebelievedthatallspecies14(appear)onEarthatthe

sametime,andhadnotchangedsince.15DarwinbegantothinkdiHcrcnlly.He

noticedthatsomespeciesofanimalswereverysimilartoeachother.Maybeanimalsevolvedas

theyadaptedto16(they)changingenvironments?Itwasjustanidea.Butitwas

enough17(inspire)Darwin(olookformoreevidence.

C

IX(sit)backinmyseat,Ican'tquitebelievethatI'mabouttotravelalongthe

railwaythatmanyforeignexpertsclaimedwas“impossible”.Thetrain19(race)along

steadilysinceitleftXining.Allthistime,thesong“SkyRailway''hasbeenplayinginside

myhead.Thewords“railwayslikemassivedragonsarewindingamongthemountains”seem

20(particular)vividasItravelacrosstheuroofoftheworld”.

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第二部分阅读理解（共两节，38分）

第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28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，并在答题

卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Ductoitsstatusasthelongest-runningcapitalinancientChina,Xi'anhashadadeep

impactonthelifeandcultureofthecountry.IfyouareplanningatourofXi'an,you'llwantto

hitallthefollowinghighlights.

TerracottaArmy

DiscoverednearLinlong,Xi'an,thearmyofTerracottaWarriorswasconstructedby

China'sFirstEmperorQinshihuangoftheQinDynasty.Itisacollectionofthousandsof

life-sizeterracottasoldiers,horsesandchariotsinbattlefbnnalion,showingtheemperors

anniesinfullsplendor.

Xi'anCityWall

Xi,anCityWallwasbuiltinthe14thcenturybyZhuYuanzhang,thefirstEmperorofthe

MingDynastyasamilitarydefensesystem.Nowitisoneoftheoldestandbest-preserved

Chinesecitywalls.Thewallisnowalandmark,dividingthecityintoinnerandouterareas.

Whenyoutakeawalkorcycleonthemassivewall,youcanenjoyagoodviewofthecity,the

moalandthewatchtowers.

GiantWildGoosePagoda

TheGiantWildGoosePagodawasbuikintheTangDynastyforthestudyofBuddhist

scriptures.Oneofthemainfunctionsofthepagodawastostoresutrasandfigurinesbroughtto

ChinafromIndiabythefamousmonkandtravelerXuanZang,whostayedherefor19years

translatingBuddhistscriptures.

ShaanxiHistoryMuseum

TheShaanxiHistoryMuseumishometoover370,000preciousreliesunearthedin

Shaanxiovertheyears.Ilscollectionsrangefrombronzewarestopotteryfigures,goldand

silverwaresandmuralpaintingsfromtheTangDynastytombs.Amongitspreciouscollections,

18pieceshavebeenlistedasnationaltreasures.

21.WhatwillyouseewhenyouvisitTerracottaArmy?

A.Terracottasoldiersandhorses.B.BookstranslatedbyXuanZang.

C.AgoodviewofXi'an.D.Terracottapotsforplants.

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22.Whichattractionwillyouchooseifyouareinterestedinnationaltreasures?

A.GiantWildGoosePagoda.B.ShaanxiHistoryMuseum.

C.TerracottaArmy.D.Xi'anCityWall.

23.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Atravelguidebook.B.Asciencemagazine.

C.Aresearchpaper.D.Anewsreport.

B

Aboutfiveweeksago,Inoticedtheskinofourpctlizard（蜥蜴）wasgrowingdusty.It

worriedme.Ireportedthestrangesurfaceontheskinofthelizardtomyhusbandandchildren

thenextmorning.Secondslater,ourlizardemergedfromitstankwithitsoldskinflowing

behindit.

Ididn'tthinkaboutitmuchuntilamorninglastweekwhenIknockedmyfavoriteteapot密

oilthetable.Itburstintohundredsofpieces.AsIsweptupthemess,Iwonderedwhywehad封

beenbreakingsomanythingsoverthemonths.

Thedamagestartedthreemonthsago.Itwasmyhusband'sbirthday.Hehadjustlosthis线

job.Theuncertaintywasstartingtowearonus,soIwantedtodosomethingspecial.

内

“Let'smakeacakeforDad!”Icried.

Mykidsscreamedwithjoy.Webaked,icedandsprinkledfbrmostoftheday.Candleson不

thecake!Balloonsonthewalls!Flowersonthetable!

能

Twohoursbeforemyhusbandcamebackhomefromanotherjobinterview,mydaughter

climbeduptograbaglassvasefromahighshelf.Itfellandcrashedbesidethecake.Tiny答

piecesofglasswereeverywhere.ShesobbedloudlyasIthrewthecakeaway.Myhusbandhad

题

bananapuddingfbrhisbirthday.

Threedaysago,thelightinourlivingroomsuddenlywentout.Afterseveralfrustrating

hoursofunsuccessfulattemptstofixit,myhusbandsuggestedwatchingtheMichaelJordan

documentary（纪录片【seriesTheLastDance.

Thepoignancy（酸楚）ofJordanretiringfromhisbelovedbasketballtoplaybaseballand

whathadpushedhimtomakesuchatoughdecisiontookmebysurprise.AsIwatchedhimtake

offhisbasketballunifbnnandreplaceitwithabaseballuniform,Isawhimleavingbehind

whalnolongerservedhim,justasourlizardhad.Neitherofthemchosethemomentthathad

transformedthem.Buttheyhadtolivewithwhotheywereaftereverythingwasdiilcrcnt.Just

likeus.Irealizedthatwehavetolearntoleavethepastbehind.

Humansdonotshedskinaseasilyasotheranimals.Thebeginningofchangeisupsetting.

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Theprocessistiring.Damagechangesusbeforewearcready.1seeourlizard,rawandnearly

new.

Jordansaidthatnomatterhowitends,itstartswithhope.Withourtender,hopefulskin,

thatiswherewebegin.

24.WhatcanwelearnaboutthepetlizardfromParagraph1?

A.Itwentmissing.B.Itstankgrewdirty.

C.Itgotaskindisease.D.Itsoldskincameoff.

25.Whydidtheauthor'shusbandhavebananapuddingforhisbirthday?

A.ThebirthdaycakefellfromtheshelfB.Thebirthdaycakewasdamaged.

C.Theauthormadegoodpuddings.D.Puddingwashisfavoritedessert.

26.Theunderlinedpart"leavingbehindwhatnolongerservedhim^^inParagraph8most

probablymeans.

A.fallingbehindthetopplayersB.lookingbackonthepast

C.givingupabadhabitD.puttingthepastbehind

27.Whatdoestheauthormostlikelywanttotellus?

A.Loveoffamilyhelpsussunivegreathardships.

B.Il'snottheendoftheworldifwebreakthings.

C.Weshouldmoveonnomatterwhathappens.

D.Pastexperiencesshouldbetreasured.

C

Ascitiesballoonwithgrowth,accesstonaturefbrpeoplelivinginurbanareasisbecoming

hardertofind.Ifyou'relucky,theremightbeapocketparknearwhereyoulive,butil'sunusual

tofindplacesinacitythatarerelativelywild.

Pastresearchhasfoundhealthandwellnessbenefitsofnatureforhumans,butanewstudy

showsthatwildnessinurbanareasisextremelyimportantibrhumanwell-being.

Theresearchleamlocusedonalargeurbanpark.Theysurveyedseveralhundredpark-goers,

askingthemtosubmitawrittensummaryonlineofameaningfulinteractiontheyhadwithnature

inthepark.Theresearchersthenexaminedthesesubmissions,coding（编码）experiencesinto

diflerentcategories.Forexample,oneparticipant'sexperienceof"%satandlistenedtothe

wavesatthebeachforawhile"wasassignedthecalegories"sittingatbeach"and"listeningto

waves.”

Acrossthe320submissions,apatternofcategoriestheresearcherscalla"naturelanguage^

begantoemerge.Afterthecodingofallsubmissions,halfadozencategorieswerenotedmost

oftenasimportanttovisitors.Theseincludeencounteringwildlife,walkingalongtheedgeof

water,andfollowinganestablishedtrail.

高二英语第5页(共1()页)

Namingeachnatureexperiencecreatesausablelanguage,whichhelpspeoplerecognizeand

takepartintheactivitiesthatarcmostsatisfyingandmeaningfultothem.Forexample,the

experienceofwalkingalongtheedgeofwatermightbesatisfyingforayoungprofessionalona

weekendhikeinthepark.Backdowntownduringaworkday,theycanenjoyamoredomestic

formofthisinteractionbywalkingalongafountainontheirlunchbreak.

"We'retryingtogeneratealanguagethalhelpsbringthehuman-natureinteractionsback

intoourdailylives.And（orthattohappen,wealsoneedtoprotectnaturesothatwecan

interactwithit,“saidPeterKahn,aseniorauthorofthestudy.

28.InwritingParagraph1,theauthoraimsto.

A.giveanexampleB.introduceatopic

C.reachaconclusionD.makeacomparison

29.Whydidtheresearcherscodeparticipantsubmissionsintocategories?

A.Tofindpatternsinthevisitors1summaries.

B.Tocomparedifferenttypesofpark-goers.

C.Toexplainwhytheparkattractstourists.

D.Tocollectdatafromthepark.

30.WhatshouldwedobeforewecaninteractwithnatureaccordingloKahn?

A.Createanewlanguage.B.Developcommunicationskills.

C.ConservetheEarth.D.Educatepeople.

D

Artiseverywhere.Anypublicspacehasbeencarefullydesignedbyanartisticmindtobe

bothfunctionalandbeautiful.Why,then,isartstillsowidelyconsideredtobe“theeasysubjccl”

atschool,insignificanttowidersociety,awasteoftimeandeffort?

Artcanconnectculturewithcommercial（商业的）productsinawaythalnotmanyother

thingscan;artgeneratesmoneyandholdssignificantemotionalandculturalvaluewithin

communities.Whenpeopleattendaconcert,theyarepayingfbrmusic,sure,maybeevenhotel

rooms,meals,andtransport,buttheyalsogainanincredibleexperience,auniqueatmosphereand

amemorythatwillgothroughtherestoftheirlives.Peopledon'tjustwantmaterialthings

anymore,theywanttoexperiencelife-theartsarcaperfectcrossover（交迭）betweenculture

andcommerce.

Furthermore,theartscanbringcommunitiestogether,reducinglonelinessandmaking

peoplefeelsafer.Socialrelationshipsarccreatedamongindividualswhentheysharetheirarts

experiencesthroughreflectionanddiscussion,andtheirexpressionofcommonvaluesthrough

artworksinhonourofeventssignificanttoanation,sexperience.

Theartsclearlyhaveaprettypositiveimpactonphysicalandpsychologicalhealth.Itis

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foundthatpeoplewhofrequentculturalplacesorparticipateinartisticeventsarcmorelikelyto

gaingoodhealthcomparedtothosewhodonot;moreengagementwiththeartsislinkedtoa

higherlevelofpeople'swell-being.TheRoyalSocietyofPublicHealthdiscoveredthatmusic

andart,whenusedinhospitals,helptoimprovetheconditionsofpatientsbyreducingstress,

anxietyandbloodpressure.

Childrenwhoarcinvolvedwiththeartsmakegreaterachievementsintheireducation:those

engagedwithdramahavegreaterliteraryabilitywhileotherstakingpartinmusicalpractice

exhibitgreaterskillsinmathandlanguages.Kidswithpreferencefortheartshaveagreater

chanceoffindingemploymentinthefuture.Participatingintheartsisessentialforchild

development;encouragingchildrenloexpressthemselvesinconstructivewayscouldhelpto

formhealthyemotionalresponsesinlaterlife.

Vitaltohumanlife,artiscelebratedandusedbynationsacrosstheworldforvarious

purposes.Lifewithoutartwouldbeboringanddeadstill,forartisapartofwhatmakesus

human.

31.Asforartproducts,whichwouldtheauthoragreewith?

A.Mostpeoplebuythemfbrcollection.

B.Theirpricesmayclimbupastimepasses.

C.Theydifferfrommanyothercommercialproducts.

D.Theyhaveculturalvaluesratherthancommercialvalues.

32.Kidswhoengagewiththeartstendto.

A.bemoreresponsibleadultswhentheygrowup

B.bemoreconfidentinexhibitingtheirlearningskills

C.havemoreopportunitiestodocreativejobsinthefuture

D.havebetterlearningperformanceandemotionaldevelopment

33.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Artproductsarcmoreexpensive.

B.Theartscanmakepeoplefeellonelier.

C.Artisticactivitiescanimprovepeople'shealth.

D.Theartscanhelppeoplebecomemorebeautiful.

34.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthispassage?

A.ArtIsBeneficialforPatientsB.ArtWastesTimeandEflbrt

C.ArtCanPreventHeartDiseaseD.ArtIsImportanttoHumankind

高二英语第7页（共10页）

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑选项中有两项为多余选项。

Here'sariddle:Whatdotrafficjams,longlinesandwaitingforavacationtostartallhave

incommon?Thereisoneanswer.35

IntheDigitalAge,we'reusedtohavingwhatweneedimmediatelyandrightatour

fingertips.However,researchsuggeststhatifwepractisedpatience,we'dbeawholelotbetter

off.Hereareseveraltrickswecanlearnloimprovepatience.

36Thankfulnesshasalotofbenefits:Researchshowsitmakesushappier,less

stressedandevenmorepositive.37'"Showingthankfulnesscandevelopself-control,''密

saidYeLi,researcherattheUniversityofCalifornia.Asimplegratitudeexercisecanhelpus

封

practisepatience.We'lltakeit!

Youshouldmakeyourselfwait.Immediategratification（满足）mayseemlikethemost线

“fbelgood''optionatthetime,butpsychologyresearchsuggestswaitingforthingsactually内

makesushappierinthelongrun.Andtheonlywayfbrustogetintothehabitofwaitingisto

不

practise.Startwithsmalltasks.38Wait10extraminutesbeforegoingforthatcake.

You'llsoonfindthatthemorepatienceyoupractise,themoreyoustartloapplyitloother,能

moreannoyingsituations.

答

Itisimportanttoaccepttheuncomfortable.Somanyofushavethebeliefthatbeing

comfortableistheonlystatewewilltolerate（容忍）,andwhenweexperiencesomething题

outsideofourcomfortzone,wegetimpatientaboutthecircumstances.39Youshould

learntosaytoyourself,*lThisismerelyuncomfortable,notintolerable.''You'llthengradually

becomemorepatient.

A.You'dbetterfindthecauses.

B.You'dbetterpractisegratitude.

C.Allthisaddsuptoastateofrelaxation.

D.Itcanalsohelpuspractisemorepatience.

E.PutofTwatchingyourfavoriteshowuntiltheweekend.

F.They'reallsituationswherewecouldusealittleextrapatience.

GButweneedlobecomecomfortablewiththeuncomfortabletodevelopalittlemorepatience.

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第三部分书面表达（共两节，32分）

第一节（共4小题；第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分）

阅读下面短文,根据题目要求用英文回答问题请在答题卡指定区域作答

Manyofusworktirelesslytowardsourgoals.Wemayspendourlivesdreamingoftheday

weareadmittedtoouridealuniversity,publishourfirstbookorpurchaseourfirsthome.

However,moreoftenthannot,whenweachievethesethings,itdoesn'tfeelquiteasexpected.In

fact,theachievementofthegoalsfeelsanti-climactic,orabitofaletdown.

“Ananti-climaxcanbeanunexpectedby-productofamilestoneachievement.Usually,the

z密moresignificantthemilestone,thegreatertheanti-climaxmaybe,"saysRachelVora,

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psychotherapistandfounderofCYPWell-being.tuThejourneytoachievingamilestonecanbe

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excitingandall-consuming.Therefore,whenthisdisappearsovernight,wecanoftenfeellostand

线confused/'

内Ifyoufindyourselfworkingtowardsomethingbigthatyoususpectmayfeellikeabitofa

letdown,therearcstepsyoucantaketomanageandevenpreventthefeelingofanti-climax.

不

First,enjoythejourney.You'dbetterslowdownalittleandcometorealizethatjoycomes

能fromthedoing,notthecompleting.Soinsteadofrushingforittobedone,takeamomentto

宗enjoythedoing.

Second,foreseethecomedown.Ifyouarcawareofapotentialupcominganti-climax,

scheduleanactivitytolookforwardtosoonaftertheeventhasfinished.Considerplanningsome

timewithfriendsandfamily,orattendingaconcertorevenacookingclass.Thiscanactasa

r