新疆乌鲁木齐市第四中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期中试题

PAGE4PAGE5新疆乌鲁木齐市第四中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期中试题（本卷满分：150分考试时间：100分钟）第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）其次部分阅读理解（共两节，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。AAppstoHelpinaDisasterDisasters(灾难)almostalwaysarriveunexpectedly.Buttherearecomputerappstohelppeoplepreparefordisasters.Someappsalertuserswhenadisasterhastakenplace.SirenGPSMobileThefreeSirenGPSMobileappconnectsuserstoemergency(紧急的)servicesatthetap(敲)ofthescreen.Theappwillletemergencyworkersknowwherethepersoninneedis.Theappworksovercellphonenetworks.ButitalsoworksonWi-Fiifcellphonenetworksaredownafteranemergency.Userscancreateapersonalhealthreportontheapptosharewithemergencyservices.Thiswillprovideinformationaboutmedicinesthatuserstake,allergies(过敏)theymighthaveandothermedicalinformationimportanttotreatmentdecisions.Life360TheLife360appprovidesaservicetokeepthelovedonesconnected.Userscansetupanetworkofpeopletosharetheirlocation(位置),chatandgetalertswhentheyarenearsomeoneintheirnetwork.PeopleinthesamenetworkcanusetheapponiPhoneandAndroiddevices(设备).Theapphelpsuserscommunicatewhentheyareindanger.Thelocationsharingfunctioncanbesuspended(暂停)whendesired.TheLife360appisfree,withsomeservicesavailableforafee.RedPanicButtonWhenapersonisindanger,theRedPanicButtonappmighthelp.Thisappcansendatextmessagetochosencontactsprovidingtheuser’slocation.Youcanalsoaddavoiceorvideomessageorphototoyourtextandemail.Thisappcanalsobeusedtocontactemergencyservices.RedPanicButtonisfree,butextrafeatures(特征)areavailableforafee.FirstAidbyAmericanRedCrossThefreeFirstAidappbytheAmericanRedCrosshelpsguideusersingivingfirstaidtotheinjuredpeople.Theappcanalsohelpwithinformationtohelpplanfordroughts(旱灾),floods,stormsandmore.Watchvideosandtakequizzes(答题竞赛)withintheapp.UserscanswitchtheappfromEnglishtoSpanish.1.AllofthefollowingarefeaturesoftheSirenGPSMobileappEXCEPT________.A.itconnectsuserstoemergencyservicesB.itisuselessifyourcellphonenetworkisdownC.rescuerscangetyourhealthinformationthroughitD.rescueworkerscanknowwheretheinjuredpersonis2.IfyouhavetheLife360app,youcan________.A.watchoveryourlovedones’movementsB.keepconnectedwiththoseinyournetworkC.shareyourhealthinformationwithdoctorsdirectlyD.gethospitalinformationimmediatelywhenindanger3.Whichisthebestchoiceifyouwanttogetinformationaboutdisastersinadvance?A.SirenGPSMobile. B.Life360.C.RedPanicButton. D.FirstAidbyAmericanRedCross.BAyearbackIreceivedafullscholarship(全额奖学金)toattendtheUniversityofSanFrancisco.Allofmyhardworkhadpaidoff.Mymomhadspentalotinmyattendingaprivatehighschool,soImadesuretopushmyself:Ivolunteered,gotinvolvedin(参与)variousclubs,andgraduatedwithhonors.Iwassoexcitedtostartanewchapter(篇章)ofmylife.Ihadtotallypackedtwoweeksbeforeitwastimetoleave.Soonenough,thebigdaycame,butitwasn’tlikewhatIhadthought.Thefirsttwoweekswerethemostdifficultdaysofmyentirelife.EverynightIwouldcrymyselftosleep.IwassohomesickandIdidn’tknowhowtodealwithmybrokenheart.Todistractmyself,IthrewmyselfintomystudiesandIappliedforatonofjobs.Inanyremainingfreetime,Istartedforcingmyselftothegym.IwantedtokeepeverypartofmydaybusysoIwouldn’tthinkhowlonelyIfelt.Soonafter,Ibegantolimitfood,andthenIbecameworse.Finally,Iwenttoseeadoctor.Whenthedoctorweighedme,Iwascrazyaboutthenumberofmyweight.SoIcontinuedtolowermygoal,andconvinced(坚信)thatcontrollingthisnumberwasthesolutionformyhomesickness.ButwhenIwastoldthatIhadnochoicebuttospendtimeonmystudies.Iquicklystartedrecoveryinmymind.HowcouldIdo?ItoldmyselfthatschoolwaswhatIwasbestat.Idecidedtogetridofmyhomesicknessandtookexerciseactively.MyfirsttermofcollegehadpassedbyatlastandIhadgottenstraight(连续的)A’s.That’swhyIwanttosharemystory—tohelpotherstudentsfeellesslonely.4.Howwastheauthorduringthetwoweeksbeforesheleftforthecollege?A.Shewasasnormalasbefore.B.Shecouldn’twaittoleaveforthecollege.C.Shewasafraidtoleaveherhome.D.Shedidn’tenjoyhermother’scompany.5.Whatistheauthor’sproblematthebeginningofstudyingintheuniversity?A.Herweight. B.Herbadstudyhabit.C.Herdiet. D.Herhomesickness.6.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedphrase“distractmyself”inparagraph2?A.achievemydream B.improvemystudiesC.takemyattentionaway D.earnmoneybymyself7.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthor’swritingthepassage?A.Tolookbackatherpastlife. B.Tohelpgirlstoloseweight.C.Toincreaseherownconfidence. D.Tohelplonelycollegestudents.CAstart-upcompanyinCalifornia,calledZume,istestingmachinesthatmakepizza.Therobottakesandshapesdough(生面团)tocreatethebaseofthepizza.Itthenaddstomatosauce,cheese,meatorothertoppings(浇料).Next,therobotplacestheuncookedpizzaintoahotoven(烤箱).Afewminuteslater,thepizzaisready.Thepizzacomesoutthesameeachtime.Zumesaystherobotsworkquicklyanddonotgetsick.Therobotsdonotgetpaideither.JuliaCollinsisthecompany’sfounder(创始人)andchiefexecutiveofficer(CEO).Herbusinesscanspendmoneyonbetterfoodproductsbecauseitdoesnothavetopaytherobots.Zumeisusingrobotstomakepizza.CharitySuzukihasboughttherobot-madepizza.Shelikesitstaste.“It’sdelicious.It’salwayshotandfreshwhenitcomes.Imeanit’sgreatthatthey’remakingit,butIcan’ttellthedifferencethatit’smadebyarobotversus(对抗)ahuman.”Othercompaniessaytheyaredevelopingrobotssopeoplecangethigherqualityfoodfaster.Butwhataboutthejobstherobotsaretakingfromhumans?KenGoldbergisaprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniainBerkeley.Healsodirectstheschool’sautomation(自动化)laboratory.Goldbergsaysresearchershavebeenworkingwithrobotsfor50years.Hesaysthat,whiletherehasbeenprogress,thejobsarenotgoingtodisappearrightaway.“Iwanttoreassure(使放心)restaurantworkersthattheskillsthattheyhavearestillgoingtobeofvalue,”Goldbergsaid.“We’regoingtogetridofboring,repetitive(重复的),dangerousjobsandwe’regoingtofreeuppeopletodothingsthathavehighervalue.There’sgoingtobeamazingnewwaysofworkingthatdon’texistyetbutaregoingtobecreated.”8.WhycanZumedevotemoremoneytobetterfoodproducts?A.Itearnsalotbysellingpizza.B.Itwantstocreatemorerobots.C.Itcansavealotbyusingrobots.D.Ithopestoattractmorecustomers.9.Whatcanweknowabouttherobot-madepizzaaccordingtoSuzuki?A.Itreallyagreeswithher.B.Itishotandfreshallthetime.C.Itistastierthantheman-made.D.Itisdeliciousandfreeofcharge.10.What’sthebenefitofrobots’makingpizza?A.Theyworkefficiently.B.Theyhelpsickpeople.C.Theyneedfewpayments.D.Theyproducemorefood.11.WhatdoesGoldbergthinkofthejobsofrestaurantworkers?A.Interesting. B.Boring. C.Dangerous. D.Necessary.DAnewreportconnectseatingeggstoanincreasedriskofheartdisease.Theresultsfollowseveralearlierstudiesthatfoundeatingeggswasgenerallyhealthy.Thestudycollectsdatafromsixotherearlierstudies.Itshowsa6percentincreasedriskofheartdiseasewhenthenumberofeggsapersonateeachdayincreasedbyhalfanegg.NorrinaAllen,anassociateprofessor(助教)atNorthwesternUniversitysaidthat,intheUnitedStates,eggsaregenerallyoneofthetopsourcesofcholesterol(胆固醇)inaperson’sdailyfood.Peoplewithhigherlevelsofcholesterolintheirfoodareatincreasedriskofthedevelopmentofheartdiseaselaterinlife.However,Allenaddedthatshewouldnotsaythateggsarecompletelyunhealthy.“I’mnotsayingthatpeopleshouldtakethemcompletelyoutoftheirfood,”shesaid.“I’mjustsuggestingthatpeopleeattheminaproperamount.”Someexpertsbelievethenewstudydoesnotprovethateggsarecausingheartdisease.“Cholesterol’sroleinthedevelopmentofheartdiseasehasbeendiscussedformorethan30years,”saidBruemmer,anassociateprofessorofmedicineattheUniversityofPittsburghMedicalCenter.“Thisstudydoeshaveclearshortcomings,includingself-reportingatasingletimepoint,”headded.Bruemmersaid,“Eggsinmoderation(适度)areprobablyacceptablefromanutritional(养分的)standpoint(立场).”“Moderation,”headded,“islessthanoneeggaday,includingeggsinfoodssuchasbread”.HollyAndersen,adoctorattheNewYork-Presbyterian/WeillCornellMedicalCenter,agreesthatthestudyhas“realshortcomings”.OneproblemAndersenhaswiththestudyisthatalotoftheegg-eatingpeopleinthestudyalsoappearedtobeeatingmuchmeatandprocessed(加工的)meat.“Ifyou’retakingalotofprocessedmeat,itdoesn’tmatterhowmanyeggsyou’reeating,”Andersensaid.Also,Andersensaid,“Thestudycanonlyshowthereisarelationbetweeneggseatingandheartdisease.Butitcannotproveeggsarethecauseofthedisease.Itmayjustbethatpeopleeatingalotofeggsarealsotakingalotofbacon(熏肉).”12.WhatdoesNorrinaAllenagreewith?A.Eggsarecompletelyunhealthy.B.Eggsshouldbeeateninarightamount.C.Eggscontainthemostcholesterol.D.Eggshavenoconnectionwithheartdisease.13.WhatisBruemmer’sattitudetowardsthestudy?A.Interested. B.Concerned. C.Doubtful. D.Hopeful.14.WhatcanwelearnfromHollyAndersen’swords?A.Processedmeatmaycauseheartdisease.B.Eggsandmeatcannotbeeatentogether.C.Processedmeatshouldbeavoided.D.Thestudyissupportedbyevidence.15.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?A.Areeggsthetopsourceofcholesterol?B.Doeggscauseheartdisease?C.What’stheproperamountofeggseaten?D.Isthecholesteroltoblameforheartdisease?其次节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Theoutbreak(爆发)oftheCOVID-19(新型冠状病毒肺炎)isunfortunate.Ifyouhavebeenincontactwithpeoplewhowerestayinginhigh-riskareasandnowyoufeelsickwithfever,cough,ordifficultybreathing,don’tpanic.16Seekmedicaladvice—Callaheadbeforeyougotoadoctor’sofficeoremergencyroom(急症室).Tellthemaboutyourrecenttravelandyoursymptoms(症状).Followtheirprofessionalinstructions.17Thevirusissaidtospreadperson-to-person,soitisadvisableforyoutostayindoorsandcarryouta14-dayquarantine(隔离期).Donottravelwhilesick.Youmayeasilyspreadthedisease,oriftherearethosewhohavemoreseveresymptoms,itmaybringonyours.18Coveryourmouthandnosewithatissue(面巾纸)oryoursleeve(notyourhands)whencoughingorsneezing(打喷嚏).19Soforyourandother’ssake(为了…的原因),pleasedoasyouareadvised.Ontheotherhand,ifyouseepeopledoso,itiswisetokeepadistance.Washyourhandswithsoapandwaterimmediatelyaftercoughing,sneezingorblowingyournose(擤鼻涕).20Butifsoapandwaterarenotreadilyavailable,youcanuseanalcohol-basedhandsanitizer(消毒杀菌剂)thatcontainsatleast60%alcohol.Alwayswashhandswithsoapandwaterifhandsarevisiblydirty.A.Avoidcontactwithothers.B.Youmayalsoaskformedicalhelp.C.Thereweremanydifficultquestions.D.Thereareafewwaystohelpyouwiththesituation.E.Personalsanitation(卫生)effectivelyreduceschancesofinfection(感染).F.Ithasbeenprovedthattheviruseasilyspreadsthroughsneezing.G.Plustherearetravelbansfrommanygovernments,andairlineshaverestrictions(限制)to.第三部分英语学问运用（共两小节，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）Adaughtercomplainedtoherfatheraboutherlifeandhowthingsweresohardforhe.Shedidnotknowhowshewasgoingtomakeitandwantedtogiveup.Shewas21offightingandstruggling.It22thatasoneproblemwassolvedanewonearose.Herfather,a23,tookhertothekitchen.Hefilledthreepotswithwaterandplacedeachonahigh24.Soonthepotscametoa(n)25.Inoneheplacedcarrot,inthesecondheplacedeggs,andinthelastheplacedgroundcoffeebeans.Heletthemsitandboil,26sayingaword.Thedaughtersucke（咂）herteethand27waited,wonderingwhathewasdoing.Inabouttwentyminutesheturnedofftheburners(炉子).He28thecarrotsoutandplacedtheminabowl.Hepulledtheeggsoutandplacedtheminanotherbowl.Thenheladled(舀)thecoffeeoutandplaceditinamug(杯子).29tohe,heasked,“Darling,whatdoyousee?”“Carrots,eggs,andcoffee.”shereplied.Hebroughthercloserandaskedherto30thecarrots.Shedidandnotedthattheywere31.Hethenaskedhertotakeaneggand32it.Afterpullingofftheshell,sheobservedthehard-boiledegg.Finall,heaskedhertosip(啜饮)thecoffee.She33,asshetasteditsricharoma(香味)．“Whatdoesitmean,Father?”she34asked.Heexplainedthateachofthemhadfacedthesameadversity(逆境),boilingwate,buteachreacted35.Thecarrotwentin,36andhard.Butafterbeingsubjectedto(听从于)theboilingwate,itsoftened(变软)andweak.Theegghadbeenfragile(易碎的).Itsthinoutershellhad37itsliquidinterior(内部),butaftersittingthroughtheboilingwate,itsinsidebecamehardened(变硬).Thegroundcoffeebeanswere38,howeve.Aftertheywereintheboilingwate,theyhad39thewate.“40areyou?”heaskedhisdaughte.Whenadversity(逆境)knocksonyourdoor,howdoyourespond?Areyouacarrot,anegg,oracoffeebean?21．A.proudB．ashamedC．tiredD．full22．A.seemedB．concludedC．occurredD．happened23．A.teacherB．masterC．salesmanD．cook24．A.feverB．fireC．placeD．pan25．A.endB．agreementC．lightD．boil26．A.withB．withoutC．besidesD．by27．A.quietlyB．slowlyC．patientlyD．impatiently28．A.fishedB．sentC．putD．worked29．A.PointingB．TurningC．IntroducingD．Attending30．A.feelB．weighC．washD．smell31．A.hotB．heavyC．softD．cool32．A.colorB．breakC．throwD．catch33．A.smiledB．regrettedC．understoodD．suffered34．A.angrilyB．humblyC．confidentlyD．hardly35．A.powerfullyB．quicklyC．passivelyD．differently36．A.strongB．bigC．freshD．long37．A.uncoveredB．protectedC．carriedD．hidden38．A.similarB．liquidC．uniqueD．fragrant39．A.adaptedB．enteredC．pollutedD．changed40．A.HowB．WhoC．WhatD．Which第II卷其次节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。Formanyyoungpeople,_41__(go)touniversityisoneofthemostimportantstagesoftheirlives.Itisthetimewhenyoungpeoplewillmoveoutoftheirhometolivewithotherpeople,often_42____(stranger)._43___(especial)intheUS,peopleoftentravelveryfar_44__hometostudy.Itisatimetobe_45__(independence).Atuniversity,youwill_46__(teach)bylecturesandprofessorswhoareleadingfiguresintheirstudy.Theopportunitytolearnfromandtodiscusswiththemiswhatdrivessomepeople_47__(apply)touniversity.Students_48__(require)tochooseamajor(专业)thattheywishtostudy.Apartfromtheacademic(学术的)benefit,lifeatuniversityalsocanallowstudentstodevelop_49__interestsinmanyfields.Therefore,universityisaplace_50__youattain(获得)knowledge,developyourvaluesandacceptthosewhomaybedifferent.第四部分写作(共两节，满分35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。Nowadaysfewerstudentstakeexerciseduetovariousreasonandsomestudentsfallilleverynowandthenbecauseof