安徽适东县高级中学2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期中试题

PAGEPAGE13安徽省肥东县高级中学2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期中试题留意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)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，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。1.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Attheticketoffice. B.Onthephone. C.Atthewoman’shome.2.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Chatwiththewoman. B.Losesomeweight. C.Setupaprogram.3.HowoldisJack?A.38. B.43. C.48.4.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Mr.Jonesisbusynow.B.Mr.WilliamstakesoverMr.Jones’swork.C.ThemanmistookMr.WilliamsforMr.Jones.5.Whatbookarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Abookaboutfunnypictures.B.Abookaboutinterestingstories.C.Abookaboutbuildingsintheworld.其次节（共15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，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whereisthewomangoing?A.Herhome. B.Thelibrary. C.Thecinema.7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Themanisgoodatgeology.B.Themandoesn’thaveanyexamstomorrow.C.Thewomanisworriedabouthermathexam.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.Whywon’ttheboy’sfatherbehomefordinner?A.Heisworking.B.Heissickinhospital.C.Heiscaughtinanaccident.9.Whatistheboy’sfatherprobably?A.Afireman. B.Apoliceman. C.Adoctor.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.Whatistheyellowscarf(围巾)madeof?A.Cotton. B.Silk. C.Wool.11.Whichscarfhasthemanbought?A.Theyellowone. B.Theblueone. C.Thewhiteone.12.Howmuchdoesthemanpayforthescarf?A.$79. B.$80. C.$72.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.Whoisthewoman?A.Areporter. B.Anadvertiser. C.Amodel.14.Whatishardforthewoman?A.Toreducestress.B.Tomakefriends.C.Toperformonthestage.15.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Thewomanlikestraveling.B.Thewomanhasmanyfriends.C.Thewomandislikedbeingamodel.16.Whatdoesthewomansuggestintheend?A.Stickingtoyourdreams.B.Tryingtoinfluenceothers.C.Travelingaroundtheworld.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?A.Importanceofmakingconversations.B.Waystoimprovecommunicationskills.C.Methodsofgettingonwellwithothers.18.Whatisthefirststeptocommunicatewell?A.Listencarefullytowhatotherssay.B.Thinkaboutwhatyouwillsaynext.C.Repeatwhatotherpeoplehavesaid.19.Whatisthefirstthingtospeakwell?A.Focusonyourpoint.B.Speaknaturallyandbeconfident.C.Besuretobecalmandcomfortable.20.Howcanoneexpresstheviewsfreely?A.Smileallthetime.B.Askothers’opinions.C.Usesuitablewordsandexpressions.其次部分阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheCCU(CharityCyclingUK)recentlycalledontoraiseawareness(觉察,意识)ofdooringafterdiscoveringthatmanypeopledon'tknowwhatitis.Dooringiswhenadriverorpassengeropensthedoorintoanotherroaduser(typicallycyclist)withoutlookingforotherroadusers.TheCCUchiefofficerPaultoldGlouLive:''Somepeopleseemtoseecardooringasabitofajoke,butit'snotandcanhaveseriousresults.Wewanttoseegreatawarenessmadeaboutthedangersofopeningyourcardoorcarelessly,andpeopletobeencouragedtolookbeforetheyopen.''Amongthe3,000injuries,2,009werecyclists,resultinginfivedeathsbutthismightnotbethewholeofthedanger.Notallcardooringincidentswillbeattendedbypolice,sotheCCUhaswrittentocallforapublicawarenesscampaignurging(敦促)allcarusers,notjustdrivers,tolookbeforeopeningvehicledoors.OneofthewaystheCCUsuggestsisthe''Dutchreach'',wherepeopleleavingavehiclereachoverandusethenon-doorsidehandtoopenthedoor.IntheNetherlandstheyareknownforpracticingamethod,knownsometimesasthe''Dutchreach'',whichwethinkcouldbesuccessfullyencouragedintheUK.Ifyou'rereallyconcernedaboutopeningadoorintothepathofacyclistcomingbehindyou,considerusingwhat’sknownasthe''Dutchreach''toopenthedoor.Thatwillnaturallyturnyouinyourseatandgiveyouamuchbetterviewofwhat'scomingupalongsideinthecar.21.WhydoesthewritermentionthefiguresinParagraph2?A.Tocausepublicconcern. B.Toreporttheterribleaccidents.C.Tostresstheimportanceoftrafficsafety. D.Toshowthedangerofcardooring.22.Whiledoingthe''Dutchreach'',youshould_____.A.usethelefthandtoopenthecardoor B.openthecardoorpolitelyC.usetheinsidehandtoopenthedoor D.sitinyourseat23.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Driversaretoblamefordooringincidents.B.Manypeopleignorethecardooring.C.Dooringincidentsareallattendedbypolice.D.The''Dutchreach''iswellreceivedinEngland.BAscientistworkingatherlabbenchandasix-month-oldbabyplayingwithhisfoodmightseemtohavelittleincommon.Afterall,thescientistisengagedinseriousresearchtouncovertheverynatureofthephysicalworld,andthebabyis,well,justplaying…right?Perhaps,butsomedevelopmentalpsychologisthavearguedthatthis“play”ismorelikeascientificinvestigationthanonemightthink.Takeacloserlookatthebabyplayingatthetable.Eachtimethebowlofriceispushedoverthetableedge,itfallsintheground—and,intheprocess,itbringsoutimportantevidenceabouthowphysicalobjectsinteract;bowlsofricedonotfloatinmid-sit,butrequiresupporttoremainstable.Itislikelythatbabiesarenotbornknowingthebasicfactoftheuniverse;noraretheyeverclearlytaughtit.Instead,babiesmayformanunderstandingofobjectsupportthroughrepeatedexperimentsandthenbuildonthisknowledgetolearnevenmoreabouthowobjectsinteract.Thoughtheirrangesandtoolsdiffer,thebaby’sinvestigationandthescientist’sexperimentappeartosharethesameaim(tolearnaboutthenaturalworld,overallapproach(gatheringdirectevidencefromtheworld),andlogic(aremyobservationswhatIexpected?).Somepsychologistssuggestthatyoungchildrenlearnaboutmore—thanjustthephysicalworldinthiswaythattheyinvestigatehumanpsychologyandtherulesoflanguageusingsimilarmeans.Forexample,itmayonlybethroughrepeatedexperiments,evidencegathering,andfinallyoverturningatheory,thatababywillcometoaccepttheideathatotherpeoplecanhavedifferentviewsanddesiresfromwhatheorshehas.Forexample,unlikethechild,Mommyactuallydoesn’tlikeDovechocolate.Viewingchildhooddevelopmentasascientificinvestigationthrowsonhowchildrenlearn,butitalsooffersaninspiringlookatscienceandscientists.Whydoyoungchildrenandscientistsseemstobesomuchalike?Psychologistshavesuggestedthatscienceasaneffort—thedesiretoexplore,explain,andunderstandourworld—issimplysomethingthatcomesfromourbabyhood.Perhapsevolutionprovidedhumanbabieswithcuriosityandanaturaldrivetoexplaintheirworlds,andadultscientistssimplymakeuseofthesamedrivethatservedthemaschildren.Thesamecognitivesystemsthatmakeyoungchildrenfeelgoodaboutfiguringsomethingoutmayhavebeenadoptedbyadultscientists.Assomepsychologistsputit,“Itisnotthatchildrenarelittlescientistsbutthatscientistsarebigchildren.”24.WelearnfromParagraph2that_______.A.scientistsandbabiesseemtoobservetheworlddifferentlyB.scientistsandbabiesofteninteractwitheachotherC.babiesarebornwiththeknowledgeofobjectsupportD.babiesseemtocollectevidencejustasscientistsdo25.Childrenmaylearntherulesoflanguageby_______.A.exploringthephysicalworld B.investigatinghumanpsychologyC.repeatingtheirownexperiments D.observingtheirparents’behaviors26.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Theworldmaybemoreclearlyexplainedthroughchildren’splay.B.Studyingbabies’playmayleadtoabetterunderstandingofscience.C.ChildrenmayhavegreaterabilitytofigureoutthingsthanscientistsD.One’sdriveforscientificresearchmaybecomestrongerashegrows.27.Whatistheauthor’stonewhenhediscussestheconnectionbetweenscientists’researchandbabies’play?A.Imposing. B.Confused.C.Confident. D.Objective.CThiscouldbetheperfectgiftforthepartner,whoembarrassesyouonthedancefloor.Smartsocks,whichcanteachtodance,maybetheanswerforanyonewithtwoleftfeet.Thesockshavebeendevelopedasarunningtooltohelprunnersimprovetheirskills.Thankstothesocks,userscanaccuratelyrecordnotonlyhowfarandfasttheyrunbutalsohowwell.Itmeanstheusermaximizestheirperformance,andreducesdamagetobodyandpreventshurt.Thehi-techsocksaremadeofspecialfibersthatwatchthemovementsofyourfeet.Theylook,feelandcanbewashedlikenormalclothes.Sensors（传感器）recordeachmovementandsenditbyanankletransmitter（脚踝放射器）toasmartphone.Thena“virtualcoach”applicationshowstheinformationandcantelltheuserwhattheyaredoingwrong,andhelptoimproveskillinanytaskwithfeet.Thesocksshouldbeusefultoathletesandweekendjoggers."Peoplethinkrunningissoeasyandofcourseeverybodycandoitbutnotnecessarilysafelyandwell,"DrDavideViganosaid.Arecentstudyshowedthatbetween60and80percentofrunnersgothurtperyear.Thisisprettymuchmorethananyotherhumanactivity.Researcherssaythetechnologycanalsobedevelopedtoteachpeoplehowtodance,playsportssuchasgolf,oreventohelptoteachwomentowalkbetterinhighheels.Mr.Viganosaid,“Peoplecouldallbenefitfromtheidea.Wehavehadinterestfromallsortsofsports,likeskiing,football,cyclingandgolf.Anythingwhereyouhavetouseyourfeetcanuseit.Itcouldevenbeputinhighheelstohelpwomenwalkinthemsafely.”Socksarejustthestart,andthetechnologycouldbeusedingloves,hatsandboots.Thesocks,ankletandsoftwarepackage,areexpectedtobesoldforaround￡120,whichwillgoonsaleinMarch.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"anyonewithtwoleftfeet"referto?A.Peoplewhoaredisabled.B.Peoplewhoareinterestedindancing.C.Peoplewhoarenotgoodatdancing.D.Peoplewhoinventedthesocks.29.What'sspecialaboutfibersthatthesocksaremadeof?A.Theyfeelmuchsofterthannormalclothes.B.Theycanmonitorthemovementoffeet.C.Theyareexpensivetoproduce.D.Theyactasasmartphoneforusers.30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutthesocks?A.Theycanimprovetheskillofrunning.B.Theycanhelpwomenwalkbetterinhighheels.C.Theycanteachpeopletodancewell.D.Theycanbewornfordayswithoutwashing.31.AccordingtoDr.Vigano,.A.everyonecanmakegooduseofthesmartsocksB.userscanrunasfastastheylikewiththesocksC.60to80percentofrunnerswouldliketobuythesmartsocksD.norunnerswillgethurt,thankstothesocksDForWesterndesigners,ChinaanditsrichculturehavelongbeenaninspirationforWesterncreative.“It'snosecretthatChinahasalwaysbeenasourceofinspirationfordesigners,”saysAmandaHill,chiefcreativeofficeratA+ENetworks,aglobalmediacompanyandhometosomeofthebiggestfashionshows.Earlierthisyear,theChinaThroughALookingGlassexhibitioninNewYorkexhibited140piecesofChina-inspiredfashionableclothingalongsideChineseworksofart,withtheaimofexploringtheinfluenceofChineseaesthetics(美学)onWesternfashionandhowChinahasfueledthefashionableimaginationforcenturies.Theexhibitionhadrecordattendance,showingthatthereishugeinterestinChineseinfluences.“Chinaisimpossibletooverlook,”saysHill.“Chinesemodelsarethefacesofbeautyandfashioncampaignsthatselldreamstowomenallovertheworld,whichmeansChinesewomenarenotjustconsumersoffashion-theyarecentraltoitsmovement.“Ofcourse,onlyaretoday'stopWesterndesignersbeinginfluencedbyChina-someofthebestdesignersofcontemporaryfashionarethemselvesChinese.“VeraWang,AlexanderWang,JasonWuaretakingonGaliano,Albaz,MarcJacobs-andbeatingthemhandsdownindesignandsales,”addsHill.ForHill,itisimpossiblenottotalkaboutChinaastheleadingplayerwhendiscussingfashion.“ThemostfamousdesignersareChinese,soarethemodels,andsoaretheconsumers,”shesays.“Chinaisnolongerjustanothermarket;inmanysensesithasbecomethemarket.Ifyoutalkaboutfashiontoday,youaretalkingaboutChina-itsinfluences,itsdirection,itsbreathtakingclothes,andhowyoungdesignersandmodelsarefinallyacknowledgingthatinmanyways.“32.WhatcanwelearnabouttheexhibitioninNewYork?A.Itpromotedthesalesofartworks. B.Itattractedalargenumberofvisitors.C.ItshowedancientChineseclothes. D.ItaimedtointroduceChinesemodels.33.WhatdoesHillsayaboutChinesewomen?A.Theyaresettingthefashion. B.Theystartmanyfashioncampaigns.C.Theyadmiresupermodels. D.Theydobusinessallovertheworld.34.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“takingon”inparagraph4mean?A.learningfrom B.lookingdownon C.workingwith Dpetingagainst35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.YoungModelsSellingDreamstotheWorldB.AChineseArtExhibitionHeldinNewYorkC.DifferencesBetweenEasternandWesternAestheticsD.ChineseCultureFuelingInternationalFashionTrendsEveryoneknowstheyneedtosavemoney.36..Ifyou'reoftenfallingshortwithlittlemoneytosaveandwanttoturnthatsituationaround,herearewaystogetsseriousaboutsaving.Pickoneormoreandwatchyoursavingsaccountbalancegrow.Setupauto-draftKeepsavingsimplebyusingyourbank'sauto-draft（自动提款）featuretoscheduleregulartransfersfromyourcheckingaccounttoyoursavingsaccount.37..Beforelongyou'llnoticegrowingnumbersinyoursavingsaccount.38.Savingchangeisfarfromanewidea,butitworks.Makeahabitofemptyingallofyourchangeintoajareachnight.Whenthejarisfull,putthemoneyintoyoursavingsaccount.BankyourraiseIfyouatamuch-deservedraisefromyourbossatwork,tryyourbestnottothinkofitasanopportunitytoimproveyourlifestyle.Instead,thinkofitasanopportunitytoincreaseyoursavings.Sendthatextraamounttoyoursavingsaccount.39..Hideyourmoney40.Keepyoursavingsoutofreachbykeepingitatadifferentbankthanyourcheckingaccount.Theextratroublewillmakeyouthinktwiceaboutspendingit.A.SaveyourextrachecksB.HoldontoyourchangeC.ThengoonwithyourpresentlifestyleD.SavingmoneyiseasytomostpeopleE.Accessiblemoneyiswhat'slikelytogetspentF.ThenletthebankhandleallofthedetailsforyouG.ButsavingmoneycanbearealchallengewhenyourbudgetistightIwasworkingasalifeguardatTower15onNewportandtwoblockstomyrightwasanotherguardnamedMike,workingatTower17.Hecalledmeoverthephoneandsaid,“Hey,Ihave___41___twokidswhoareswimminginthedangerouszone.Ihavetogivethemawarning.Keepaneyeonus.”Isaid“Sure.”Incaseof___42____,anytimewegotoutofourtower,weweresupposedto___43____somebodyelse.Mikehungupthephoneand_____44____thelifebuoy(救生圈).Thenherealizedthatthesetwokidshadbeen__45___andthattherewasagreattendencyforthemtobe___46____bythewave.___47____,Mikerushedtowardtheocean.I___48____thewaterandallIfoundwastwosmallheads.Themotherofthetwokidsknelt(跪)downonthebeachwith____49_____.WhenIdroppedmybinoculars(望远镜)andreachedthemother,Mikewasinwaist-deepwater,___50___thetwokids.Iturnedtothemumandsaid,“Hey,it’sOK.Theyaresafe.”Isawtheterrorstartedto____51___.ThensheglancedbackandgotherfirstgoodlookatMike.Anewkindof__52__washedoverherfaceasthoughtherewasanotherthreattoherkids’lives.Shesnatch(抢)herkidswithout____53____.Mikehadsomeseemingly__54___behavior,andhisshavedheadshowedascar(伤疤).Maybehehadno___55____manners,buthislifesavingability____56____hisunsatisfactoryskillsinPR(publicrelation).Inthemother’s___57____,Mikewasareallyterribleguy.However,thatcouldn’tchangethefactthathehadjust__58__herkids.Mikejustglancedatmeandsmiled.AsIjoggedbacktomytower,IpromisedmyselfI’dneverletmyown___59__preventmefrom___60____aherowhenImeetone.41.A.savedB.spottedC.teasedD.exchanged42.A.emergenciesB.disastersC.statementsD.punishment43.A.assistB.informC.confirmD.consider44.A.repairedB.providedC.seizedD.sponsored45.A.strugglingB.laughingC.quarrelingD.trembling46.A.supportedB.directedC.preventedD.swallowed47.A.StillB.InsteadC.ThereforeD.Indeed48.A.exploredB.noticedC.reachedD.scanned49.A.noisesB.screamsC.beliefsD.gestures50.A.hidingB.countingC.beatingD.carrying51.A.disappearB.refreshC.existD.strengthen52.A.surpriseB.regretC.panicD.doubt53.A.presentationB.appreciationC.expectationD.contribution54.A.stubbornB.desperateC.mysteriousD.boring55.A.gentleB.positiveC.unpleasantD.aggressive56.A.giveintoB.liveuptoC.makeupforD.putupwith57.A.judgementB.experienceC.descriptionD.application58.A.comfortedB.rescuedC.transformedD.frightened59.A.decisionB.requestC.prejudiceD.commitment60.A.rejectingB.representingC.rememberingD.recognizing第II卷阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Theonly61.(survive)ofashipwreckwaswasheduponasmallisland62.noonelived.Heprayedeachdayforhisrescue,andaftereveryprayerhestaredatthehorizon,63.(search)forhelp.Butnobodyseemedtobecoming.Exhausted,heeventuallydecidedtobuildasmall64.(wood)hut(小屋)toprotecthimselffromtheweather,andtostorehisfewvaluablepossessions.Butthenoneday,afterhuntingforfood,hearrivedhometofindhislittlehouse65.fire,thesmokerollinguptothesky.Theworsthadhappened:everythingwaslost.Heburstintotearsand66.(think)lifehadplayedajokeonhim.Earlythenextday,however,hewasawokenbythesoundofsomethingthatwasapproachingtheisland.67.shiphadcometorescuehim!Thewearymanwascuriousabout68.hisrescuershadfoundhim.“Wesawyoursmokesignal,”theyreplied.Whenthingsaregoingbad,peoplecangetdiscouraged.Butweshouldn’tloseheart,becausewithalittlebitofgoodluck,69.canovercomeeventheworstmisfortunetheworldthrowsourway.Forallthebadthingswemightexperience,lifeoftenprovidesus70.optimisticsolutions.文中共有10处语言错误，错误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（∧），并在其下面写出修改后的词。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.每处错误仅限1词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分DuringthewintervacationIwentonatrip,thatwaswonderfulbecauseItriedsomethingIhaveneverexperiencedbefore.Onemorningwhenwewerewalkingalongthebeach,enjoyedsunshine,someonestronglyadvisedthatwewentwaterskiing.However,wedidn’tdaretofacethechallengebecausethat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