湖北省通城二中2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期中试题

PAGE13-湖北省通城二中2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期中试题留意事项：答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B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，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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．Whenwillthespeakersdiscussthereport?A．Duringlunch.B．Afterlunch. C．Inafewdays.2．Whatdoesthemanmean?A．Heisgladtocallthedoctor.B.Hewantstochangetheappointment.C.Hedoesn’tremembertheexactdate.3．Whatisprobablytheman?A．Acyclist. B．Anassistant.C．Arepairman.4．Whatwillthemanprobablydo?A．Haveabigdinner.B．Eatthepie.C．Controlhisappetite.5．Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?A．Phoenix.B．Chicago. C．NewYork.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。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6．Whowillcometomeetthewomanattheairport?A．Herson. B．Herhusband.C．Hersecretary.7．Whatwouldthewomanliketoknow?A．Theman’sroomnumber.B．Thechangesontheflight.C．Somethingabouttheweather.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．What’saluckythingforthewoman?A．Goingboating.B．Watchingaboatrace.C．Travellingbyboat.9．Whyistheeventheldeveryyear?A．TohonorapoetnamedQuYuan.B．Toattractforeignvisitors.C．Topracticetheskillsofsavingpeople.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．What’sthematterwiththeman’saunt?A．Shehasabackache.B．Shehasgotherlegshurt.C．Shehashearttrouble.11．Whenwastheman’sauntsenttothehospital?A．Lastnight.B．Lastweek. C．Thismorning.12．Whencanthemanvisithisaunt?A．Inthemorning.B．Intheafternoon.C．Intheevening.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?A．Adriver. B．Awaitress.C．Abankclerk.14．Whatdoesthenearesthotellooklike?A．Natural.B．Traditional.C．Modern.15．Howfaristhefamilystylehotel?A．Twominutes’drive.B．Twominutes’walk.C．Tenminutes’ride.16．Whatcanwesayaboutthewoman?A．Sheishelpful. B．Sheishonest.C．Sheiscareful.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Howmuchistheman’scoincollectionworth?A．$250. B．$2，500.C．$25，000.18．Whatdoesthespeaker’sbrothercollect?A．Matchboxes.B．Coins. C．Modelairplanes.19．Whatdopeoplewanttogetfromhobbies?A．Money. B．Pleasure.C．Knowledge.20．Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?A．Whatahobbymeans.B．Howahobbyaffectsourlife.C．Whywehavedifferenthobbies.其次部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AStepinachasbecomeoneofthefirsthighschoolsinthecountrytodropalltextbooksandreplacethemwitha“digitallibrary”.WhenstudentsstartedclassesonMonday,theywerezippingtoanappontheirlaptopsandhadinstantaccesstoall40textsintheStepinaccurriculum(课程).DennisLauro,directorofaninformationcenterwhichprovidestechnicalsupporttopublicschoolsinNewYork,saidneitherhenorhiscolleagueswereawareofasimilardigitaleffortinapublicschoolsetting.“Thisisthewaveofthefuture.”Laurosaid.“I’mnotsurprisedthataprivateschoolwouldbeatthepublicschoolstoit.Theyhavetheabilitytojustdoit.Thereissomuchpoliticsinvolvedinpublicschools,whenitcomestoamovelikethat,needingapprovalfromboardsandcommittees.”ForTomCollins,Stepinac’spresident,thecommitmenttodigitalsourcematerialwasnotsodifficultadecision.Inthepast,students’familieshadtospendupto$700ayearontextbooks.Thisyear—aftertheone-timepurchaseofalaptop—familiesonlyneedtopay$150.Usingthedigitallibraryisalmostaseasyasopeninganewbook.AstudentcaninstantlylapintoadigitalbookandopenamapofEgyptoraspeechbyPresidentJohnF.Kennedy.Ateachercanshowapagefromadigitalbookonawhiteboardatthefrontoftheclassorsendstudentsalinktoaparticularmathproblemwithnotesaddedin.Thefirstfewweeksmaybringsomechallenges.Stepinacofficialsexpectsomeparentaldiscomfortoverdroppingconcretebooks.Theyrecognizetheremaybetechnicalfaultsatfirst.Andtheywillhavetoencouragestudentstoleavespace-eatingphotosandmusicofftheirlaptops—andtokeeptheirlaptopscharged.21.WhatisgoingoninStepinac?A.It’sbuildinganewlibrary.B.It’sreformingitstextbooks.C.It’schangingitsmanagementpatternD.It’supdatingitsdigitalresources.22.Bysayingtheunderlinedsentence,Laurobelieves_______.A.privateschoolshavetheiradvantagesB.theeffortistocauseinstantchangesC.it’satrendforschoolstogodigitalD.publicschoolsfacegreatchallenges23.WhomayworryaboutthemoveinStepinac?A.Officials B.Technicians. C.Parents. D.Teachers.BWhenaneditorcalledtoaskifIcouldphotographastoryaboutfirefliesinMexico.Ididn'tcheckmyschedulebeforeIsaidyes.I'dseentheseinsectslightuptheforestsinTlaxcalaoncebefore,andIjumpedatthechancetogoback.Whilestudying,IbeganexploringMexico,crossingthecountryseveraltimesbybus.NowIworkasaphotojournalistinMexicoandalongtheborder,documentingdesperatesituationsthatfaceeverydayMexicans.Thoughnecessaryandimportant,newsstoriesdon'treflecttheMexicothatIfellforandthatishometosomanypeopleIlove.Ataskfocusedonthecountry'snaturalbeautywasawelcomereprieveforme.Ihadthreenightstofilmthemagicalsceneintheforest.Accordingtoourguides,visitorsareusuallynotallowedtophotographthefirefliesbecausethepresenceofartificiallightfromelectronicscanaffecttheirhabits.AsIstartedshooting,Iadjustedmyexposuresconstantlytoaccountforthefadinglight.InordertogetthecompositionthatIwanted,Iplacedmytripod(三脚架)onasteep,rockypathandhadtosteadyitduringthelongexposures.Normallythiswouldn'tbeabigdeal,butthefireflieswereveryinterestedinthecameraand,byextension,inme.Istoodcompletelystillwhiletheywerealloverme-myarms,myhair,myface.FromwhatIobserved,peak(高峰时期的)fireflypresencelastsforonlyabout20minuteseachnight,soIhadtimeforjustafewtries.Onthelastnighteverythingcametogether.Theweathercooperated.Ihadimprovedmymethodforfocusingandcomposingphotosinthedarkwithquickflashesfromapowerfulflashlight-andI'dgrownaccustomedtoinsectsonmyface.Iwasrewardedwiththeimageyouseehere.Eachdotoflightisoneofseveralburststhatafireflymakesasittravelswithina30-secondexposure.Youcantracktheinsects'paths:Somemakesmallcircles,likethoseinthebottomcenteroftheframe,whileothersmovesteadilyinonedirectionoranother.24.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheeditor'srequest?A.NervousB.ConfusedC.Regretful D.Delighted25.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword"reprieve"inparagraph2?A.ReturnB.ReliefC.TrendD.Victory26.Whatdidtheauthorintendtododuringthefirsttwonights?A.Learnaboutthelocaltravelrules.B.Researchthehabitofthefireflies.C.Findthesuitablespotandtimetotakephotos.D.Communicateconstantlywiththeguides.27.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Totellfindingsaboutfireflies.B.Torecordatravellingexperience.C.Tosharethestorybehindaphoto.D.Toshowtheauthor'sworkingconditions.CDoingbusinessnowadayswithoutacellphone?Livingaveryprivatelife?Ican’timagineitanymore.JournalistChrisStokel-Walkerexplaineditverywell:Fortheaverageworkingperson,there’snogreaterfeelingthanpoweringdownyourcomputerandkissinggoodbyetoyourworkemailsfortheday.Ifwe’reluckyenoughtodisconnectfromthejoboneveningsandweekends,we’reoverjoyedtoleaveworkemailsandthestressthatcomeswithitintheoffice.Butexpertssaywe’reincreasinglyfailingtodoso,insteadbringingtheburdenhomewithusanddealingwithemailsduringourfreetime.Unsurprisingly,thisroutinehassomeseriousconsequences.Workingabnormalorlonghourshaslongbeenlinkedwithdepression(抑郁症),anxietyandevenheartdisease.Inaddition,theimportanceofweekendrecoveryhasalsobeenlinkedwithweeklyjobperformanceandpersonalinitiative(主动性).Andfurtherresearchshowedpsychologicaldetachment(脱离)duringoff-worktimereducedemotionalexhaustioncausedbyhighjobdemandsandhelpedpeoplestayengaged.So,ifweknowallthis,itbegsthequestion:Whyarewestilllettingworkbotherourpreciousweekend?AccordingtoCaryCooper,professorofOrganizationalSchool,therecenttrendevenspillsintothewayweaccessourworkcommunicationsandprojects.Today,saysCooper,workemailsarejustatapofasmartphoneaway.“Youdon’tcarryyourlaptoparoundwhenyou’reouttodinner,butyoudocarryyourmobilephone,”hesays.“Thesmartphonedoesnotmakeupforwhatislost.”Sodeleteyourworkemailaccountfromyourinbox(收件箱),andleavetheworriesuntilMonday.28.WhatdidChrisStokel-Walkertrytostress?A.Thedevelopmentofofficework.B.Theimportanceofworkinghard.C.Thepleasureofcompletingwork.D.Thepowerofmoderntechnology.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thisroutine”inParagraph3referto?A.Usingacellphone.B.LeavingworkemailsbehindC.Failingtoworklonghours.D.Workinginpersonaltime..30.WhatdoesCaryCooperthinkofworkingextrahours?A.Itisn’tboring.B.Itisn’tworth.C.Itisn’tinteresting.D.Itisn’tcommon.31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Shouldwebanweekendworkemails?B.Canwelivewithoutacellphone?C.Whatshouldwedoonweekends?D.Whoshouldbeblamedforworkoverload?DGirlwithaPearlEarringhasbeenpartoftheMauritshuis'collectionintheHaguesince1902andisstillondisplayatthemuseum.Rumours(谣言)havesurroundedJohannesVermeer'sworkeversinceitwasrediscoveredinthelate19thcentury,andthispaintingstillcontinuestogenerateinterest,debateandimagination.AlthoughVermeerwasamongthemostsuccessfulartistsworkinginDelftduringthe17thcentury,hewasalmostcompletelyforgottenafterhisdeathin1675.Evenduringhislifetime,Vermeer'sinfluencewasmainlylimitedtoDelftwhereheearnedareasonablelivingasapainterandartdealer.What'smore,Vermeer'snameisrarelymentionedinhistoricalrecordsandheleftbehindbarelyanyotherdocumentsabouthiscareerorpersonalhistory.VerylittleisknownaboutGirlwithaPearlEarring.However,arthistorianshavedecidedseveralimportantfactsaboutthepainting.Recentresearchsuggeststhattheblack,negativespacebehindVermeer'smodelwasoriginallypainteddarkgreen.Muchlikeotherartistsofhistime,VermeerenjoyedpaintingfiguresdressedinMiddleEasternclothes.Ashismodelisdressedinaturban(女用头巾),manyarthistoriansarguethattheVermeer'spaintingshouldn'tDeconsideredasaportrait(肖像画)atall.Instead,mostscholarsagreethatGirlwithaPearlEarringbelongstoakindofpaintingcalledTroniethatbeganintheLowCountriesaroundVermeer'stime.Thistypeofartworkoftenportrays(描绘)charactersratherthanactualpeople.Itportraysacertaintypeofcharacter;inthiscaseagirlinfancifulcress,wearinganorientalturbanandanimprobablylargepearlinherear.ItisinterestingtonotethatthepaintingwasknownasGirlwithTurbanorsimplyYoungGirlformostofitsexistenceandonlyreceiveditscurrentnamelessthanacenturyago.WhileitisimpossibletoidentifyVermeer'smodel,duetoacompletelackofevidence,hemayhaveaskedoneofhissevendaughterstositforthepainting.32.WhatdowelearnaboutJohannesVermeerwhenhewasalive?A.HelivedaveryhardlifeB.Hewasn'tagiftedartistC.Hewasn'tmuchknownoutofhiscityD.Helikedwritingabouthimself33.WhatmadesomescholarsregardGirlwithaPearlEarringasaworkofTronic?A.Thegirl'sunusualdressingB.Thegirl'sspecialexpression.C.Themodel'suncleargesture.D.Themodel'sbackgroundpainting34.Whatcanweknowaboutthepaintingfromthelastparagraph?A.ItsnameisstillcontroversialB.Itwasseverelydamagedacenturyago.C.ItwasinspiredbyadaughteroftheartistD.Itsmodelremainsmysterious35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LifeexperiencesofJohannesVermeerB.ThestorybehindGirlwithaPearlEarringC.ThemodelofGirlwithaPearlEarringD.CharacteristicsofJohannesVermeer'spainting其次节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）依据短文内容，从短文后的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。Thehulahoop(圈)candatebacktoaround1000BC.Originally,thehulahoopwasmadeofdriedgrapevines(葡萄藤).36Althoughfirstplayedinthissimplegame,thehulahoophasbeenenjoyedbyadultsandchildrenforcenturies.Variousnationsworldwideindependentlycreatedanduseditforentertainmentpurposesthroughouthistory.37Sometimesthesehoopswerealsousedformilitaryandbattlepractice.Between800and1500AD,NativeAmericansusedhulahoopsasmovingtargetsinordertopracticethrowingspearsandotherweapons.EventheBritisharmyhadagamenamed"killthehoop".However,thispracticeisnotcommontoday.Themodernversionofthehulahoop,whichisspunaroundthewaist,wasfirstinventedinthe1950s.AplastichoopcreatedbyCalifornia'sWham-Otoycompanyhadsoldnearly100millionhulahoopsby1960.38ThroughouttheUnitedStates,thehulahoopcrazewaslargeanddiverse.Butby1980theuseofhulahoopshadbegunrapidlyfading.39Inbothofthecountries,circusesandgymnaststookuphulahoopingaspartoftheirperformances.Eventually,thehulahoopwasinducted(引入)intotheNationalToyHallofFamein1999,showingitsimportantplacewithintheentertainmentandchildren'stoyindustries.40Besides,methodical(有条理的)andstructuraladvanceshaveallowedfortheintroductionofhulahoopsintovariousmodernentertainmentvenuesforadultsaswell.A.Itwaslighterthanthebamboohoops.B.Thiswasnotthecase,however,inChinaorRussia.C.Itwasjustthrownandrolleddownhillsinchildren'sgames.D.Asacombinedexercise,itisextremelybeneficialtothebody.E.Notallhulahoopgameswereplayedforfunandentertainment.F.Thiscreatedwhatwasknownasthe"hulahoopcraze"duringthe1950s.G.Today,hulahoopingisstillcommonamongchildrenasitwasduringtheancienttimes.其次节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）依据短文内容，从短文后的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。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Lastnight,mysistersentmeamessage:"The1196weatherservicewillcometoanend.Soifyouwanttolisten,todayisthelast41."For20years,acallercoulddial1196,42anareaandthenheartheweatherforecastreadbyacomputer-spliced(电脑合成的)versionofmyfather's43.Thiswasthe20th-centuryservicethat44intothe21stcentury.Soon,itwouldbe45bythenewly-developedweatherapp.Dad'sloveforthejobwas46myimagination.Hestucktomakingmostoftherecordingsafterhehadcancer.Iremembered47himtotherecordingroominmysparetime.Hewouldsitthereforawholeday,48thousandsofwordswithheadphoneson.Hepronouncedeachwordcarefully.The49headphonesandtheprecisepronunciationalltookhimbacktohispreviousjobasaradiojournalist.Andhewas50weofhisvoice.Itsoundedstrongandhelditsfinetimbre(音色)51hewasinpoorhealth.Thewholerecordingwasreallyalarge52withmanysessions.Intheend,Dadwastoo53togototherecordingroom.54,thesoundengineercametomyparents'houseto55thelastparts.Finally,Ipluckedup(鼓起)thecouragetodialthenumbertosayanothergoodbyetomyfather.41.A.chanceB.challenge C.offer D.suggestion 42.A.identify B.cover C.showD.select43.A.style B.voiceC.mind D.taste44.A.transformedB.continued C.put D.broke45.A.adopted B.accepted C.prohibitedD.replaced46.A.beyondB.against C.over D.with47.A.tracking B.accompanyingC.guiding D.inviting 48.A.checking B.reading C.reviewing D.correcting49.A.complex B.humble C.appreciativeD.familiar50.A.tired B.shyC.proud D.skeptical51.A.evenif B.incase C.asif D.sothat52.A.system B.routine C.projectD.target 53.A.busyB.weak C.panic D.nervous54.A.Besides B.ThereforeC.Otherwise D.Meanwhile 55.A.adjust B.provide C.complete D.analyze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。AwaitressataNewJerseyMopwassoluckythatshereceivedaverygeneroustiplastweek.The(56)(generous)drovethehard-workingmomoftwokidstotears,who(57)(serve)mealstoagroupof12personsataparty."Attheendoftheparty,theygaveme(58)envelope.WhenIopeneditup,itcame(59)asurprisethattherewasalotofmoney.Ithoughtwhattheydidwas(60)(possible)amistake.Buttheysaid,'No,that'sforyou."'Alicerecalled.Itis1,200-dollartrip,(61)(make)Aliceshocked.Alice,awaitressinIHop,whohasbeenworkingthereinthepastthreeyears,saysthegeneroustipwillallowher(62)(buy)somegiftsforhertwodaughtersduringtheholidayseason."Itmeansalot,especiallywhenyouworkdaytoday,"Aliceadds.Thosegenerousmenwereparticipatinginanannualnationwideactivity(63)customersalwaysleavehugetipsfordeservingwaitersandwaitresses."She'satadifferentlevel.Thecommunicationshehaswithherguestandthe(64)(emotion)sheshowstothemare(65)(amaze),"saysthemanager.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，在外教Peter的帮助下，英语取得了很大进步。你想请他到家里吃饭，以表示感谢。请写一封邮件邀请他。要点包括：1.时间和地点；2.建议交通方式；3.询问对事物的喜好。留意：1.词数80左右：2.可以适当增加细微环节，以使行文连贯。DearPeter,Yours,LiHua其次节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面短文，依据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右,ImetDeDeduringmysecondyearinhighschool.Shewasinaclassthathelpsstudentswithavarietyofmentalandphysicaldisabilities.Ihadnevercommunicatedwiththemuntilmy,fieldhockey(曲棍球)coachwhowasalsotheirteacher,askedmetohelphertomeetDeDewhenherbusdroppedheroffforthebasketballgame.OnthatJanuaryevening,IsawanelectricwheelchairwithDeDeinit.ThefirstfeatureInoticedaboutDeDewashersmile,whichwasasvibrant(有活力的)asthesunonasummerday,"Icametopickyouupforyourfirstbasketballgame,"Isaid."I'mreallyexcitedaboutthat,"sherepliedenthusiastically.Ihadneverworkedwithspecialneedsstudentsanddidn'tknowwhattoexpect,butDeDecouldcam,onafullconversation,andIcouldunderstand90%ofherwords.Sheblewmeawaywithherintelligenceandconfidence.Soonwebecameclosefriends.OnedayasIdrovetoDeDe'shouse,Ithoughtaboutmylife.Icouldn'tthinkofanygreatachievements,yetIhadtheabilitytosucceed.DeDecouldn'tgothroughanormaldayofhighschool,andshedidn'thavearegularsociallife.Butshewasalwaysjoyfulanddevotedherselftoherinterest.Atthattime,Iwasdeeplyinlovewithfieldhockey,butmymotherdidn'tallowmetoplayitinthethirdyear.Ididn'tknowwhattodo.Pullinguptoherhouse,IsawDeDe'sgrandmother.Shecalledmeinsidetotalk."DeDereallythinksalotofyouandIfeelsoblessedthatyouhavecomeintoherlife.It'snotacompletedayifDeDedoesn'tmentionyou."Ifeltsotouched.IhadneverknownhowmuchImeanttoDeDebefore.Paragraph1:SoIdecidedtotalktoDeDedirectlyaboutmyproblems.