北京市平谷区2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

PAGEPAGE11北京市平谷区2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题第一部分学问运用（共两节，共30分）第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，驾驭其大意，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。Itwasjustaboutthistimelastyearthatmywifeannouncedthatshewasnolongergoingtocutourlawn(草坪);instead,shewantedtoletitgowild.Infact,Ididnotacceptherannouncement.First,Icouldcutthelawnmyself,somethingIhadn’tdoneforyearsandwasunwillingtodo.Second,Icouldtrytohirea1todoitbuttheteenagersheredidn’tseemexactlythetypeofpeopletobeinterestedin2lawns.Third,Icouldacquiesce(牵强同意)tohersuggestion.Puttingasidemyprideandkissinggoodbyetoanyhopeofwinningthefirstplaceintheshortestcutlawncompetition,Idrained(抽干)theoilinourlawnmower,pusheditintoacornerand3itwithaplasticcloth.Ihopethatoncethelawnbegantolooktoohigh,mywifewould4herdecision.Bytheendofthethirdweekofher“notwork”,thingswerenotworkingoutasplanned.Thegrassofthelawnwasalmostafootin5,andtheneighborswerebeginningto6“HeyMike,what’sthematter?Isyourlawnmoweronstrike?”one7joked.Ireplied,“No,thelawnmowerisn’t.Mywifeisstoppingworking.”Aftersixweeks,thelawnhadbegunto8awildlook,thesortoflookthatanoldhousehas.Butlikea9haircutthatturnsouttobegreatonceitgrows,bytheendofspringourlawnwasbeginningtoshowsignsofrealpromise.Wheninsummer,peoplewerestoppingtolookatthe“jungle”.Theystoppedtoadmiretheislandofgreen.Theoncelifelessyardwasfilledwithbirdshuntingforthebugsthatnowcrawledonthemoistground.The10ofthebirdsfilledtheairfromdawntodusk.Manyanightwelayinbedlisteningwithpleasuretothebirdschatteringabouttheirdaysevents.1.A.teenager B.driver C.worker D.cleaner2.A.sowing B.cutting C.growing D.treating3.A.changed B.picked C.covered D.colored4.A.recall B.retell C.rewrite D.reconsider5.A.width B.weight C.height D.depth6.A.enjoy B.notice C.forgive D.argue7.A.colleague B.relative C.classmate D.neighbor8.A.takeon B.puton C.goon D.bringon9.A.fashionable B.bad C.good D.broken10.A.songs B.scream C.voice D.noises其次节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，依据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。AIfyouwanttogetfit,makefriendswithpeople11enjoyexercising.Itmaybethebestwaytostayinshapebecause12(go)tothegymisinfectious（有传染性的）,scientistsclaim.Stayingphysicallyactivewithsomeoneelseinspiresyoutorunfasterandfurther,accordingtothefirststudyofitskind.Butit’sbadnewsformenasthetechniqueonlyworksforwomenbecausethey13(encourage)byeachother.Andanotherstudyfoundhappinessspreadsthroughsocialgroups,andthecloseryouaretosomeonewithasunnycharacter,themorelikelyyouaretobehappyaswell.BFailuresalwayscomebeforesuccess.Youneedonlytolookathistorytoseethatcountlessfailuresalwayscomebeforesuccess.Theworld’smostoutstandinginventorsdidn’tsucceedthefirsttime.Neitherdidfamousarchitects,engineers,designers,painters,photographers,chefs,politicians,andsoon.They14(fall),gotinjuredandwentontodesign,createandfoundsomethingbetter,15(strong),morememorableandvaluable.Forthem,failurewasn’ttheend,16thebeginningofajourneytosuccess.Itgivesyouastartingpointtomoveon.CTheBurningManFestivalisaspecialactivity17(found)bytheorganization“BlackRockCity”.Thefestivalfirst18(start)outasacelebrationin1986.Theyearlyeventdrawsthousandsofpeoplefromthecommunity,duringwhichpeopleareabletoexpressthemselvesingrand,joyfulways.Foraweek,attendees(出席者)willparticipateinanumberof19(activity).Eachyearthefestivalchoosesadifferenttheme.Variouseventsandshowswilltakeplaceandtherealsowillbeplentyofcampsforattendees.TheBurningManFestivalaims20(cheer)thehumanspirit,dealwithsocialproblemsandinspireasenseofcultureandcommunity.其次部分阅读理解（共两节，共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。AIfyou’relookingtobuycheaptheatertickets,thenyou’vecometotherightplace!WhetheritbeonBroadway(百老汇),orashowatyourlocaltheater,hereatSizzlingTicketswe’vegotsomegreatdealsforyou!AladdintheMusicalRunTime:2hoursand15minutes,includingoneintermission(幕间休息)of15minutesAudience:AllagesThismusicalcomedyprovidesgenerousfamilyentertainmentwithlivelydanceroutinesandconstantaction.WelllovedsongssuchasAWholeNewWorldandPrinceAliwillhavemembersoftheaudiencesingingalong.Thistimelessstoryanditsbeauty,energyandmagicwilltakeyourbreathaway.LionKingtheMusicalRunTime:2hoursand45minutes,includingoneintermissionof15minutesAudience:AllagesTheLionKingmusicalwasfirststagedonBroadwayin1997,whenitachievedgreatsuccess.Infact,theLionKingmusicalhaswonseveralawardsovertheyearsforthewaythatthispopularstoryhasbeendisplayedandthecartooncharactersreallycometolifeinaveryexcitingwaywhentheyreachthestage.TheBookofMormonRunTime:2hoursand30minutes,includingone15minuteintermissionAudience:YoungteensandolderWinnerofnineTonyAwards,includingBestMusicalandmanyotherawards,theBookofMormonisentertainingfromstarttofinishandlookssettostayonBroadwayinthenearfuture.PhantomoftheOperaRunTime:2hoursand30minutes,includingoneintermissionof15minutesAudience:AllagesTheboxofficerevenue(票房收入)forthisshowishigherthanforanyothermovieorstageproduction.Somepeopleloveitsomuchthattheyhaveseenittwice,perhapsevenagainandagain.TheoperahasbeenplayingcontinuouslyatHerMajesty’sTheatreinLondonsinceitsfirstperformancein1986.Andit’snotjustaudiencesthatlovetheshow.Phantomhaswonmanyawards,includingOlivierAwardsandTonyAwards.21.Ifyouwanttoseeaplaylongerthan2hoursand30minutes,youcanchoose.A.AladdintheMusicalB.LionKingtheMusicalC.TheBookofMormonD.PhantomoftheOpera22.TheBookofMormon.A.issuitableforallagesB.willnotbeplayedonBroadwayinthefutureC.haswonalotofawardsD.istellinganunhappystory23.WhatdoweknowaboutthePhantomoftheOperafromthetext?A.Itsboxofficerevenuewasthehighestin1986.B.ItwasfirststagedonBroadway.C.Ithaswontwoawards.D.Itisworthseeingagainandagain.BDespitethefactthatmotherhoodhasnotbeeneasy,MaxiAubibelievesthatherson,Gianluca,hastaughthermuch.Gianlucawasborn13yearsagowithAngelmanSyndrome(天使综合症),ageneticdisease.Maxiwasneverafraidaboutthefactthatshedidnotknowwhatthisconditionwasabout.Shehadtogetoutthereandfacethemusic.“Whenhewasanewbornbaby,heusedtocryalldaylong.Hewouldn’teatorsleep.Itwasanendlesscycle.Weransometestsanddoctorstoldushisprogressdependedonus.Butitwasclearthatsomethingwaswrongwithhim.Sowevisitedseveraldoctorsandransomeothertestsuntilhewasfive,”sheexplains.Despiteallofthis,MaxidesignedatreatmentplanforGianluca.Itdidnotmatterwhathewassufferingfrom;shebelievedlovewasthe“medicine”thatcouldcurehim.SheformedagroupoftenpeopleofdifferentagesoutsideherfamilywhowerewillingtohelpGianluca’sdevelopment.Thesepeoplewouldcometoherhouseinshiftsfrom9AMto7PMwithonlyonegoal:toshowGianlucathathecouldachievewhateverhewanted.“Westartedencouraginghimwithgames.Duringthosetwoorthreeyears,helearnthowtowalkandhemadehugeprogress,”sheremembers.Learningaboutherchild’sdiagnosis(诊断)wasastartingpointforMaxi.Tohelprelievethepainofparentswhosechildrensufferedfromthesamecondition,shecreatedtheAssociationforParentscopingwithAngelmanSyndrome(APSA)whichcurrentlyhasaboutahundredfamilies.Livingwiththesechildrenisveryenriching.Thisiswhytheassociationisnotonlyworkingtoprovidesupportandguidanceforthefamiliesofchildrenwiththiscondition;italsowantstotellpeoplethattheycanalsolearnfromthesechildren.“Wewantthemtocomeandexperiencewhatwelearntfromourchildren,”shesays.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“facethemusic”inthesecondparagraphprobablymean?A.Enjoythemusic.B.Acceptthesituation.C.Finishoneswork.D.Sharetheburden.25.HowdidMaxiAubireacttohersonsillness?A.Shewasafraid.B.Shefelthelpless.C.Shecriedalotabouthersonssuffering.D.Shemadeatreatmentplanforherson.26.Thetenpeopleinthegroup.A.visitedMaxishousetolookafterGianlucainturnB.wereMaxisrelativesandfriendsC.helpedGianlucatodesignastudyplanD.weredoctorscontributingtothetreatmentofrarediseases27.WhatcanwelearnaboutGianlucafromthetext?A.HecomplainedhismotheralotaboutAngelmanSyndrome.B.Helikedplayinggameswithpeople.C.Hemadegreatprogressbecauseoflove.D.Heateandsleptwellwhenhewasababy.CIn“SocialRobotsforEducation”,astudypublishedlastAugustinScienceRobotics,thesummaryis:“Socialrobotscanbeusedineducationasprivateteachersorpeerlearners.Theyhavebeenshowntobeeffectiveinincreasingcognitive（认知的）andemotionalresultsandhaveachievedresultssimilartothoseofhumanteachingonsometasks.Thisislargelybecauseoftheirphysicalpresence,whichtraditionallearningtechnologieslack.”Thestudyshowedafewreasonswhyeducationalrobotsarebecomingateachingfashion.Firstly,theycanhelpcutschoolbudgets.Secondly,teachersseematalossastherearegrowingnumbersofstudentsperclassroom.Besides,educationalrobotscanmeetthedemandforgreaterpersonalizationofstudents.Insteadofjustseatingstudentsinfrontofacomputerscreenwithsoftwaretoteachthem，manyteacherscanchooseamoreinteractive（互动的）educationalexperiencethroughrobots.“Robotsareanidealchoicewhenthematerialtobetaughtrequiresdirectphysicalpresentation.Forexample,teachingphysicalskills,suchashandwritingorbasketballfreethrows,thestudyexpressed.But,don’texpectSiriorAlexatoreplacerealteachersrightaway.“Althoughrobotscanoperateindependentlyincertaincontexts,fullyautonomoussocialteachingbehaviorinallenvironmentsremainsdifficulttoachieve,”thestudysaid.“Althoughautomaticspeechrecognitionandsocialsignalprocessinghaveimprovedinrecentyears,speechrecognitionforyoungerusers,forexample,isstillnotstrongenoughformostinteractions.”Robotsarealreadyusedforscience,technology,engineeringandmath,whichiscalledSTEMeducation.“Moreandmoreeducationalrobotsarebeingdevelopedbecausethey’vebeenlargelyeffectiveinteachinguserstopicslikecomputerprogramming,AIandengineering,inahandson,engagingway,”saidMariaJung,productpublicrelationsmanageratDJI,developeroftheRoboMasterS1.ShesaidtheRobMastereducationalrobotwascreatedwiththepurposeofbenefitingmiddletohighschoolstudentslearning,bothinsideandoutsideoftheclassroom.Ithelpsstudentsbecomefamiliarwiththebasicsofroboticsthroughsimplecontrols.“Themainfunctionsofaneducationalrobotaretoprovideanopportunitytoseelessonscometolife,educateusersinaninterestingwayandprovideanongoingstreamoflearningwithnewcontent,”sheadded.28.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweknowabouteducationalrobots?A.Theykeepstudentslearninginfrontofacomputerscreen.B.Theycanbefullyindependentinrecognizingspeech.C.Theycancarryoutautonomoussocialteachingwhereverpossible.D.Theyprovideamoreinteractiveeducationalexperienceforstudentsandteachers.29.Whatwilltheclasslooklikewitheducationalrobots’help?A.Teacherswon’tbeneededanymore.B.Moresubjectscanbetaughtinaneffectiveway.C.Studentswillbedisturbedbytheeducationalrobots.D.Studentscanhavefreecommunicationwiththerobots.30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheintroductionoftheeducationalrobots?A.DoubtfulB.DisapprovingC.ObjectiveD.SupportiveDClimatechangeisthreateningourfutureasmoreandmoregreenhousegaseslikeCO2aregatheringintheatmosphereandheatinguptheplanet.Tofighttheproblem,bothscientistsandeconomistshavesuggestedsomegoodsolutions.Itturnsoutthatwhales,animalswe’vehuntedtonearextinction,areexcellentattakingawayCO2.WhalesremoveCO2fromtheairintwoways.First,theymovenutrients(养分物)fromtheirfeedingareasdeepintheoceanbacktothesurface,wheretheyreleasethemintheirwaste.Thosenutrientsaidthegrowthofphytoplankton(浮游植物),which,likeotherplants,takesawayCO2fromtheair.Second,whalesthemselvescollectCO2intheirbodieswhentheyeatotheranimals.Thetotalamountofthegasaddsuptoabout33tonsoverawhale’slifetime.Whenwhalesdie,theytakeawayallthatCO2withthemdowntotheoceanfloor.Savingthewhalescouldalsobemorecosteffectivethanplantingtrees.Financialexpertssaythatonewhale,takingawayCO2andtourvalue,wouldbeworthaboutUS$2millionoveritslifetime.ComparethistothehighcostsneededtoplantandkeepforestsforremovingCO2,andyou’llseewhywhalesmightbeaneffectivesolution.Atonetime,millionsofwhalesswamtheworld’soceans.Unluckily,commercialwhalingbetweenthe1600sandthemid1900sbroughtmanywhalespeciesclosetoextinction.Startinginthe1970s,carefulmanagementofwhalingbegan.Manyspeciesarerecovering,butthegiantanimalsstillfacemajorthreats.Onethreatiscontinuedhuntingdespiteinternationalregulation.Forexample,inJapan,“scientific”killsarecarriedout—oftenanexcusetogetwhalemeat,whichisconsidereddeliciousfood.Publicoutcryhaspressuredmanycountriestolimitorendwhaling,andexpertsbelieveanewwaytomakemoneyfromwhales—whalewatching—willalsobeeffective.However,anotherismoredifficulttosolve—pollution.Whalesareaffectedbypollutionfromchemicals,noise,andthehugeamountsofplasticandgarbagethatendupintheoceans.Thesegiantsoftheseaareimportanttothefuturehealthofourplanet.Ifwhalepopulationsincreasedtowheretheywerebeforecommercialwhaling,whalescouldremoveanestimated1.7billiontonsofCO2peryear.Itmightbeanimpossibledream,butit’sonedefinitelyworthfightingfor.31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouthowwhalesremovecarbonfromtheair?A.Theymovenutrientsfromdeepintheoceantothesurface.B.Manyspeciesofwhalesdon’treleaseCO2.C.WhalescollectCO2intheirbodiesthroughthefoodtheyeat.D.Whenwhalesdie,thecollectedCO2remainsintheirbodies.32.Whatisthefinancialvalueofawhalecomparedto?A.Thecommercialhuntingofoceananimals.B.Thefinancialvalueofoceantourism.C.Thehighcostsoftreeplantingandforestprotecting.D.TheabilityofphytoplanktontoremoveCO2fromtheair.33.Accordingtothepassage,whatthreatisthehardertosolvenow?A.Pollution.B.Scientifickills.C.Whalewatching.D.Continuedhutting.34.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toanalysethebenefitswhalesbring.B.Toexplainwhywhalesareendangered.C.Toevaluatetheeffectofcommercialwhaling.D.Tocallonpeopletosavewhalessoastoprotecttheworld.其次节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10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。It’snearlyclosingtimeonaMondaynightatadowntownManhattansupermarket.Wecanseeaworkerbeginningfillingblackbagswiththedaystrash,suchaslastweek’sfruitandvegetables.35Withinlessthan30minutes,theyexcitedlyleavethesupermarket,eachcarryatleastonebagfilledwithfood.36Theyarefreegans(反消费主义者),whorefusewastefulconsumerculturebylivingalmostonwhatothersthrowaway.37AndtheUnitedNationssaysthefoodthatAmericathrowsawaycouldsatisfyeverysingleemptystomachinAfrica.Mostfoodthatisthrownawayislessthanperfectproducts.38Supermarketscan’tsellmilktaggedwithyesterday’susebydatewhichmanyofusdefineasaproductsexpirationdate(保质期),butinfactreferstoitsperiodofpeakflavor.39“It’samazingwhatyoucanfindinit,”shesays.Maryoncefoundhalfgallonsofmilkandlemonade,bothunopened,andbreadthatonlyanhourearlierwasforsale.“Ialsofoundonepoundbagsofcoffeebeansjustthrownawayoutsideastorewiththetrash,”shesays.A.Thesepeopleareneitherhomelessnorpoor.B.Freegans,like24yearoldMaryMonDragon,liveonfoodthatisthrownaway.C.Justthen,somepeoplebeginsearchingforfoodfromthesmallmountainsoftrash.D.Mostfreeganshaveamiserablelife.E.Whohasn’tthrownawayadozenofeggafterjustdiscoveringabrokenone?F.Whatdofreegansliveon?G.TheyseldomgohungrythankstothelargeamountoffoodAmericansthrowawayeveryday.第三部分书面表达（共两节，共32分）第一节阅读表达（共4小题,第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分）阅读短文，依据题目要求用英语回答问题。AnAmericanwoman,MissyArmstrong,hasmadealifechangingdecisiontomakeherdyingbestfriend’slastwishcometruebyadopting(收养)herthreeyoungchildren.Sarais36yearsold.HerhusbanddiedandnowsheisinthefinalstagesofaseriousillnessandisnotexpectedtomakeittoChristmas.“Shesaidshecandealwiththefactthatshe’sdying,butshecan’tdealwiththefactthatherkidswillbeseparated,”herbestfriend,MissyArmstrong,said.Thetwowomenhavebeenfriendsforoveradecadeafterfirstmeetingin1999whileatthesameschool.Takingtheirfriendshipastepfurther,Missy,42,whoisalreadyamothertotwoofherownchildren,adoptedSara’sthreeyoungchildren,11yearoldCayden,nineyearoldMicahandeightyearoldAmara.AsMissypreparedtotakeonthehugetask,oneofherlongtimefriends,RhondaDeBruyn,lentherahelpinghand.RhondapostedamessageonaFacebookpageaskingforgiftstobedonatedsothegrowingfamilycanhaveagreatholiday.Sincepostingthemessage,donationshavebeenpouringinforthefamily.“Missyisakindfriendandperson.I’veknownherfor11yearsandshehasneverbeenanythinglessthanwhatyousee.Thisdoesn’tsurprisemethatshesteppedin.MissyandSara’sfriendshipisoneofakind.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.”saidRhonda.“Missynowlivesinathreebedroomhome,whichisnotlargeenoughforthegrowingfamily.Sheneedstogainmoresupporttobuyafivebedroomhouse,”RhondasaidinaFacebookpost.“Oncewegetherintothenewhouse,theneverythingleftoverthatweraisedwillgotofuturefinancialexpenses.”Todonate,anaccounthasbeencreatedattheSoutheastNationalBankunderthenameofMissyArmstrong.40.WhydidMissyadoptSara’sthreechildren?(2分)41.WhatdidRhondadotohelpMissyinthethirdparagraph?(2分)42.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentence“Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.”？(3分)43.DoyousupportMissy’sactionofhelpingSaraandexplainwhy?(5分,about40words)其次节（20分）假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你的英国挚友Tom在给你的邮件中讲解并描述了他心中偶像的故事，也请你和他共享一个你的心中偶像。请你给Tom回信,内容包括：1你心中偶像是谁2你心中偶像让你敬佩的主要品质是什么,给出理由3你心中偶像对你的影响留意:1词数不少于60；2开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。提示词：idol偶像DearTom,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua（请务必将书面表达写在答题卡指定区域内）

2024北京平谷高二（上）期末英语参考答案第一部分学问运用(共2节30分)第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）1.A2.B3.C4.D5.C6.B7.D8.A9.B10.A其次节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）11.who/that12.going13.areencouraged14.fell15.stronger16.but17.founded18.started19.activities20.tocheer其次部分阅读理解(共2节38分)第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28分）阅读A篇：21.B22.C23.D阅读B篇：24.B25.D26.A27.C阅读C篇：28.D29.