辽宁省大连市部分重点高中2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期中试题

PAGE辽宁省大连市部分重点中学2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期中试题考试时间；100分钟试题满分；120分第I卷选择题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题，每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMyfamilylivesinTexas.IwasbornandbroughtupinTexasandIamagraduateoftheUniversityofTexas.However,aroundmysecondyearinlawschool,Iwantedtomakeagreatchange,whichwasalmostunheardofforTexans:Iwantedtoleave!Irealizedthisaftercompletingmyfirst-yearinternship（实习期).IknewIwantedsomethingdifferentandmychancecameduringthe2024SuperBowlinDallas.Asnowstormblanketedtheentirecityinsnowandthousandsofpeopleweregathered.IheardbychancethatStubHub,abigcompanyfromagreatcity,SanFrancisco,wasthrowingapartynextdoortomyhotel.IthoughtifIcouldgetaninternship,Icouldleaveforthesummerandatleastseewhatitwaslike.Yes,itwasahugeleap.ItoldmyselfIwasready.Therewasjustoneproblem:Iwasn’tinvitedtotheStubHubparty.ButyouknowI’mthetypeofpersonwhogoesforsomethingshewants.Icrashedthepartyandfoundmywaytothepresident.Ikindlyintroducedmyselfandthenaskediftheyhadalegalinternshipprogram.Guesswhat?Theyacceptedmyrequesttobealegalintern,eventhoughnosuchprogramexisted.Althoughthelegaldepartmentonlyhadatemporarypositionforme,theexperiencehasshapedmylife.WorkingforagreatcompanyinSanFrancisco,I’mveryhappyformakingmydecisiontoleaveTexas.ByleavingTexas,Ilearnedthatitissomuchmorerewardingtotrytheunfamiliarthantostayinthecomfortable.Exploringtheunfamiliarishowyou’llunderstandwhatfitsyourlife.Isay,diveinheadfirst.1.WhathappenedtotheauthorinDallasin2024?A.Shewasacceptedasalegalintern. B.SheplayedintheSuperBowl.C.SheescapedfromSanFrancisco. D.Shemetupwithherfamily.2.Whichisthebiggestlessonthattheauthorlearnedfromtheexperience?A.Youmustchooseacareerthatyoulike.B.Jumpingoutofyourcomfortzoneisrewarding.C.Acceptingwhoyouaremakesyourealizeyourstrengths.D.Youshouldlistentoyourfamilytolearnaboutyourpotential.3.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribetheauthor?A.Patientandmodest. B.Supportiveandenergetic.C.Intelligentandhumorous. D.Determinedandpositive.BMoveover,helicopterparents.“Snowplow（扫雪机）parents”arethenewestreflectionofanintensive（强化的）parentingstylethatcanincludeparentsbookingtheiradultchildrenhaircuts,textingtheircollegekidstowakethemupsotheydon’tsleepthroughatest,andevencallingtheirkids’employers.Helicopterparenting,thepracticeofwanderinganxiouslynearone’schildren,monitoringtheireveryactivity,isso20thcentury.Somerichmothersandfathersnowaremorelikesnowplows:machinesmovingahead,clearinganydifficultiesintheirchildren’spathtosuccess,sotheydon’thavetosufferfailure,frustration(挫折)orloseopportunities.Itstartsearly,whenparentsgetonwaitlistsforexcellentpreschoolsbeforetheirbabiesarebornandtrytomakesuretheirkidsneverdoanythingthatmayfrustratethem.Itgetsmoreintensewhenschoolstarts:runningforgottenhomeworktoschoolorcallingacoachtorequestthattheirchildrenmaketheteam.Richparentsmayhavemoretimeandmoneytodevotetomakingsuretheirchildrendon’tevermeetwithfailure,butit’snotonlyrichparentspracticingsnowplowparenting.Thisintensiveparentinghasbecomethemostwelcomewaytoraisechildren,regardlessofincome,education,orrace.Yes,it’saparent’sjobtosupportthechildren,andtousetheiradultwisdomtoprepareforthefuturewhentheirchildrenaren’tmature(成熟的)enoughtodoso.That’swhyparentshidecertaintoysfrombabiestoavoidgettingangryortakeawayateenager’scarkeysuntilhefinisheshiscollegeapplications.Butsnowplowparentscantakeittoofar,someexpertssay.Ifchildrenhaveneverfacedadifficulty,whathappenswhentheygetintotherealworld?“Solvingproblems,takingrisksandovercomingfrustrationarekeylifeskills,”manychilddevelopmentexpertssay,“andifparentsdon’tlettheirchildrenexperiencefailure,thechildrendon’tgainthem.”4.Whatdoweknowaboutsnowplowparenting?A.Itappearedbeforehelicopterparenting.B.Itcostsparentslessthanhelicopterparenting.C.Itwasatypicalphenomenonofthe20thcentury.D.Itprovidesmorethanenoughservicesforchildren.5.Whydoestheauthormentionparents’takingawaycarkeys?A.Toshowteenagersarenobetterthanbabies.B.Toadviseteenagersnottotreattheircarsastoys.C.Toadviseparentsnottobuycarsfortheirteenagers.D.Toshowit’scorrecttohelpchildrenwhennecessary.6.What’sthepossibleresultofsnowplowparentingaccordingtotheexperts?A.Childrenlackingproblem-solvingabilityinreality.B.Childrenmasteringmorekeylifeskillsthanparents.C.Childrengaininggreatsuccessineveryaspectoflife.D.ChildrenmeetingnoproblemsorfrustrationaftergrowingupAsisknowntous，malehumpbackwhales(座头鲸)areskilledsingers.Theirsongsarethoughttoattractfemalesinhighfrequencysoundswhiletocompetewithothermalesinlowfrequencysounds.ResearchledbytheWildlifeConservationSocietyhasnowmadeanewdiscovery.Thestudylookedatthesongsoftwohumpbackwhalepopulations,basedonsoundrecordingscollectedfrom2013to2024.OnegroupwasbasedintheSouthAtlantic,offthecoastofGabon,andtheotherintheIndianOceannearMadagascar.Analysisoftherecordingsshowedthatthetwogroupspickedupmusicalideasfromeachotherandborrowedphrasesandthemesintotheirlatestsong.Thissuggestedthatthemalesfromthetwogroupscameintocontactwitheachotheroverthefiveyearsandsharedsongs.Touncoverthismusicalcooperation,researchersrecordedthesongsandtranscribethemintomorethan1,500individualsoundsandpatterns,orsongunits.Theyfoundthattheunitswerecomposedintolargerphrases,whichwerethenrepeatedtoformthemes.Thesethemesweresungforhoursatatime,orevendays.By2024,bothpopulationshavebeensinginglargelythesamesongs.“Thissimilarityinthesongsshowsthatthesetwopopulationscomeintoclosercontactthanothersouthernpopulations”,explainsDrMelindaRekdahl,leadingauthorofthestudy.Aswellasbeinganinterestingphenomenon,sheexplainsthatthosesongsallowevengreaterunderstandingintotheworkingsofthehumpbackwhalepopulations.7.Whatdopeopleusuallythinkofthepurposeofmalehumpbackwhales’songs?A.Tohavefun. B.Toattractotherfish.C.Toincreasethepopulationoftheirgroup. D.Toattractfemalesandcompetewithothermales.8.Howcouldthetwogroupsofhumpbackwhalesinresearchsingsimilarsongs?A.Theywerebornwiththosesongs.B.Theresearcherscomposedsimilarsongsforthem.C.Themalewhalesfromthetwogroupslearnedsingingfromeachother.D.Themalewhalestaughtthefemalessongsfromtheothergroup.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“transcribe”inParagraph3mean?A.Change. B.Describe. C.Create. D.Enjoy.10.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.AKindofMagicWhales. B.MaleHumpbackWhalesShareSongs.C.TheBiggestOceanAnimals. D.TheWorkingsofHumpbackWhalePopulations.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的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whatisyourbeststudytime?Doyoufeelmostlikestudyinginthelatehoursofthenight?11Butthatcanbeaproblemforparentsandschoolofficials. Whilesomestudentsliketogetupearlyinthemorningandstudy,mostwillsaythatlatenightstudyingismostproductive.Whenitcomestobrainpower,studentswillsaytheyperformbetteratnightandthefactthatparentsmightfindsurprisingandinterestingisthatscienceseemstoagree. Thatcanbeaproblem!Schoolstartsearlyinthemorningformoststudents,sothebenefitsofstudyingatnightcanbereducedbythedrowsiness(昏昏欲睡)ofmissingsleep!12Hereareafewtipsformaximizingstudytime.●13Youmightsurpriseyourself.Trygettingupearlytostudyandseeifitworksout.●Haveatalkwithparentstotellthemthatteenbrainsdoperformbetteratnight,soyouwon’thavetodealwithmiscommunication.14Youmightbeabletocomeupwithasolution.●Agreeonanabsolute“starttime”forstudyingifyouneedtostudylate.TurnofftheTV!Yourbrainshouldbejustfineatsixorseveno’clock.Youdon’tneedtostartafterdark.●Agreeonasoliddeadlineforclosingbooksandgettingtosleep.●15Youcandoallofthatearlyeveningandgetseriouslaterintheeveningifyou’reanightowl.●Uponoccasion,youmaybeabletogotoschoolalittlelateifyouhavetostudyforanafternoontest.Aslongasyouarecommunicatingwithyourparents,andaslongasthetardinessdoesn’thurtyourgrades,youmaybeabletoworkthisout.A.Showthemthescience.B.Ifso,youarenotalone.C.Don’twastetimeontexts,games,andsocialmedia.D.Ifnot,adjustyourstudyhabitsasquicklyasyoucan.E.Therefore,it’sagoodideatostudyearlyintheevening.F.Figureoutifyouareamorningpersonoranightperson.G.Sciencealsoshowsthattheamountofsleepyougetwillaffectyouracademicperformance.其次部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完型填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Atlunchtime,Henry,TomandIbeganour16routineofourlunches.Iglancedacrossthebusycafeteriaandsawthe17student,Jack.Hewasholdinghisplateandwaitinginlines.Henry18himtoo.“Why’sthenewkiddressedliketheheadmaster?”heasked.Tomlaughed.“Jackiscool.He’sinmyEnglishandhistoryclasses,”Isaid.However,Ikeptthe19thatJackandIhadbecomefriendswhenweworkedonaprojecttogether.We20thatwewerebothenthusiasticreaders––somethingIwouldneveradmittoHenryandTom.IsawthatJackwas21towardus.“Don’tdoit,”Ithought,butinsecondshewasatourtable.Myfriendsraisedtheireyebrows.They22theirbackpacksonthetableandchairssothattherewasno23leftforanotherpersontositdown.Tomsaid,“Idon’tthinkwehaveroom.”Thisembarrassingsituation24theair.IcouldfeelJacklookingatme,butIstaredatmy25asifitcontainedpreciouspearlsofwisdominsteadofriceandbeans.Afteralong,26pause,Jackleft.I27havespokenupforhim,butIcouldn’twalkawayfrommytwofriends,couldI?Jackdidn’tspeaktomeafterthat28.Hewassoon29aroundwithanothergroupofkids.Afewmonthslater,IsawanannouncementaboutJackbeingchosentobepresidentoftheclassbookclub.IwashappyforJack’sachievements,butIrealizedIhadmadeabigmistake30Isaidnothingatthelunchtablethatday.WhywasIso31thatmyfriendsmightfindoutthatIliketoread?AsIstaredattheannouncement,IknewIneededto32toJack––evenifhedidnotwanttobecomemyfriendagain.Iwascertainthatmytwofriendswouldnot33.IwasalsocertainthatI34losingthemaswell.However,IknewthatIwouldlosemyselfifIdidnothing.Asthebellrang,Igatheredupmybooks,took(a)deep35,andwenttofindJack.A.special B.particular C.regular D.occasionalA.good B.top C.lucky D.newA.noticed B.helped C.examined D.calledA.words B.ideas C.truth D.promiseA.forgot B.argued C.discussed D.discovered21.A.running B.flying C.walking D.driving22.A.piled B.pressed C.preferred D.pushed23.A.book B.food C.time D.space24.A.forced B.froze C.forgot D.forbade25.A.face B.lunch C.backpack D.table26.A.unsatisfied B.affordable C.uncomfortable D.avoidable27.A.need B.should C.would D.must28.A.greeting B.change C.meeting D.lesson29.A.turning B.looking C.showing D.hanging30.A.before B.until C.when D.after31.A.confused B.surprised C.excited D.afraid32.A.adapt B.apologize C.smile D.refer33.A.refuse B.agree C.mind D.choose34.A.risked B.permitted C.tried D.suggested35.A.delight B.silence C.breath D.thought第=2\*ROMANII卷非选择题其次节（共10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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Ourworldmay36(fill)withdriverlesscarsinthenearfuture.But37willwecommunicatewiththemifthere’snobodyinthedriver’sseat? Atpresent,driverscanmakegestureslike38(nod)whentheyletuscrossthestreet.39ofcourse,self-drivingcarsdon’thavethisability. UScarmakerFordanditspartnerVirginiaTech40(try)tosolvethisproblem.Theteamistestingamethod41useslightsignals.Forexample,aslowblinking(闪耀的)lightshowsthecariscomingto42stop,andarapidlyflashinglighttellspassers-bythatthecarisabouttospeedup. 43(test)themethodonrealroads,theteamhasdesignedaspecialsuitthatlookslikeacarseat.Whenadriverwearsit,itappearsasifthecarisdriverless. Theteam44(success)collectedmorethan1,500hoursofdata,recordinghowpeopleinteracted(互动)witha“driverless”car.Fordsaysitplanstosharethedata4511othercarmakers,whichshouldleadtoasignalingsystemtobeusedineverydriverlesscar.第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节:应用文写作(满分15分)假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Mary刚刚转学，感到一切都很生疏。她在邮件中向你询问如何尽快融入新环境，请你依据以下信息回信。多跟同学沟通沟通；2．主动参与学校活动；3．向老师寻求帮助;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。3．开头已给出，不计入总词数。DearChris，Iamsorrytohearthatyouarehavingtroublefittinginatyournewschool.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua其次节：概要写作(满分25分)阅读下面短文，依据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Onlineschoolsarebecomingverypopulartoday.Whetheritisworkingprofessionalswhocannotaffordthetimetogotoafull­timecollegebecauseoftheirhugeworkloadorstay­at­homemumswhohavemanydutiesandcannotjoininacollege,onlineschoolsaremuchenjoyedatall.Andnow,evenfull-timestudents,whohavethetimetogotocollege,aregoinginforonlineeducation,asitleavesthemwithenoughtimetopursue(追求)otherthings,suchasapart­timejoborahobby,alongwithstudying.However,aswitheverything,therearebothadvantagesanddisadvantagesofonlineschooling.Let’sstartwiththepositives.Theseschoolscostmuchless.Youdon’thavetospendmoneyonbuyingbooksorbusfees.Anotheradvantageistheflexibility(敏捷性)itprovides.Youcanstudyatanytimeduringtheday.Youcanstudywhereveryouwant—inyourhouse,atacaféoreveninapark.Moveontothedisadvantagesofonlineschooling.Thosestudentswhoalwaysneedapushfromtheirteacherstodowell,areverylikelynottodowellinonlineschools.Andthegreatestdisadvantageofgoingtoschoolonlineisthattherearemanyemployerswhopreferstudentswithatraditionaldegreetothosewhohaveanonlinedegree.Theemployersfeelthatstudentswhogotofull­timecollegesaremoreknowledgeablecomparedtothosewhohaveonlinedegrees.Sincetheverypurposeofeducationistolandapersonagoodjob,onlinedegrees,manyatime,donotservethispurpose.Nodoubtthatonlineschoolsofferthefreedomwhichnofull-timecollegecanprovide.However,howmuchtheemployerswillvaluethedegreesandwhetherastudentcanactuallymakehisownstudyscheduleandmostimportantly,sticktoit,dependuponindividuals.Sointheend,itcanberightlysaid,onlineschoolsaregoodforsome,whileothersshouldgivethemaskip.

大连市部分重点中学2024-2025学年度上学期高二期中考试英语试卷答案阅读理解:1-3ABD4-6DDA7-10DCAB11-15BGFAC完形填空；16-20CDACD21-25CADBB26-30CBCDC31-35DBBAC语法填空befilled 37.How 38.nodding 39.However 40.aretryingthat/which 42.a 43.Totest 44.successfully 45.with应