湖北省部分普通高中2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题(无答案)

2024-2025学年度上学期湖北省部分普通高中高二期中考试英语试卷（时间：120分钟满分：150分考试时间：2024年11月22日）注意事项：1．答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2．选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3．非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。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。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A．£19.15． B．£9.18． C．£9.15.答案是C。1．Whatisthemanconfusedabout?A．Hisstudy. B．Hiscareer. C．Hisgraduation.2．Whydoesthemanwanttogotothelibrary?A．Toborrowbooks. B．Toreturnbooks. C．Tomeetafriend.3．Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthenews?A．Relieved. B．Relaxed. C．Excited.4．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Inataxi. B．Onaplane. C．Atanairport.5．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Atermexam. B．Aschoolproject. C．Acollegecourse.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6．Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Neighbors. B．Classmates. C．Strangers.7．Wherearethespeakersnow?A．OnCarterstreet. B．OnStateStreet. C．InBrownCollege.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．Whatistheurgentthingthemanneedstodo?A．Huntingforahouse. B．Findingapart-timejob. C．Startinghisschool.9．Whyhasthewomanfailedtofindanapartment?A．Therentistoohigh.B．Fewapartmentsareforrent.C．Theapartmentsarefaraway.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A．Checkinatthehotel. B．BookaroomforFriday. C．Changehishotelbooking.11．Whatdayisittoday?A．Wednesday. B．Friday. C．Saturday.12．Whatdoweknowaboutthehotel?A．Itwillbeexpandedsoon.B．Ithas50roomsaltogether.C．Itisfullybookedthisweekend.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whatisspecialaboutthewoman’seveningclasses?A．Hergrandpateachesher.B．Thereareseniorcitizens.C．Everystudentismotivated.14．WhydidMelindagobacktoschool?A．Tokilltime. B．Torealizeherdream. C．Toleadanactivelife.15．WhatinspiredthewomanwhentalkingtoMelinda?A．Herenthusiasmforlearning.B．Hereagernesstolearnfromothers.C．Herexcitementofstayingwiththeold.16．Whatimpressesthewomanregardingclassdiscussions?A．Fashionindustry. B．Lifeexperience. C．Lifelonglearning.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．WhatisGrandmaWendy’sprofession?A．Acook. B．Ascientist. C．Anengineer.18．WhatdoesGrandmaWendy’sworkplacelooklike?A．Afilmset. B．Akitchen. C．Aclassroom.19．WhatimpressesthespeakermostaboutGrandmaWendy?A．Herloveforpuzzles. B．Herdetermination. C．Herfamilylife.20．Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?A．Arolemodel. B．Acareerchoice. C．Auniqueworkplace.第二部分阅读（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。AScienceisoftenconsideredamale-dominatedfield.Butthefieldisrichwithfemalescientistswhomadeimportantdiscoveries.AdaLovelace,Mathematician（Dec.10,1815-Nov.27,1852）AdaLovelacewasanEnglishmathematicianandwriter,primarilyknownforherworkonCharlesBabbage’searlymechanicalgeneral-purposecomputer.Whileshedidnothaveaformaldegreeinthemodernsense,Lovelaceisregardedasthefirstcomputerprogrammer—longbeforemoderncomputerswereinvented.Chien-ShiungWu,Physicist（May31,1912-Feb.16,1997）OriginallyfromChina,wheresheearnedherdegreeinphysicsfromtheNationalCentralUniversityinNanking,Chien-ShiungWubecamealeadingfigureinscience.Wuisfamousforher“Wuexperiment,”whichoverturnedthetheoryofparity（宇称理论）inphysics.ThisbreakthroughledtoaNobelPrizethatwasawardedtohermalecolleagues,withWu’scriticalroleintheworkoverlooked.JanakiAmmal,Botanist（Nov.4,1897-Feb.7,1984）AsIndia’sfirstfemaleplantscientist,JanakiAmmalmadesignificantprogressinthefieldsofbotany.EducatedinMadrasandtheU.S.,sheheldnotablepositionsincludingteachingattheWomen’sChristianCollege.HerworkextendedoverseasinEnglandbeforereturningtoIndia,contributinggreatlytogeneticsandplantbreedinguntilherdeathin1984.KatherineJohnson,Mathematician（Aug.26,1918-Feb.24,2020）KatherineJohnsonplayedakeyroleatNASA．Sheovercameracialandgenderbarriers,makingcrucialcalculationsforthetrajectories（轨迹）ofspacecraft.Recognizedforhercontributions,JohnsonreceivedthePresidentialMedalofFreedomin2015．Herstory,highlightedinthefilm“HiddenFigures”,inspiresgenerationsinSTEMfields.21．Whatdidthewomanscientistwhodiedyoungachieve?A．Shechallengedaphysicstheory. B．Shemadebreakthroughsinbotany.C．Sheassistedwithspaceexploration. D．Shecontributedtothecomputer’sbirth.22．Whichscientistonceheldateachingpositionincollege?A．AdaLovelace. B．Chien-ShiungWu. C．JanakiAmmal. D．KatherineJohnson.23．WhatsimilarexperiencedidChien-ShiungWuandKatherineJohnsonhave?A．TheybothwontheNobelPrize. B．Theyfacedgenderbarriersatwork.C．Theirstoriesweremadeintofilms. D．TheywereawardeddegreesinChina.BThroughouthistory,youngindividualsarealwayswillingtocarrytheweightofresponsibilityandservetheircommunitiesselflessly.OnesuchindividualisLilyChen.LilyChenwasintroducedtoenvironmentalandsocietalchallengesataveryyoungage.Comingfromafamilyofenvironmentalactivists,herfather’sstrongenvironmentalconsciencewasavalueshelearnedfromchildhood.UponcompletingherstudiesattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainCanadaandreturningtohernativeSingapore,Lily’senvironmentalconcernsdeepened,especiallyfollowingthe2011Fukushimanucleardisaster.Acommittedvolunteerandabornleader,Lilywasactivelyinvolvedfromthebeginning.Shehelpedtoorganizeandleadatmeet-upsincafesandcommunityhalls,aswellasrunworkshops,andtraining.Takingdirectaction,shehasparticipatedinvariouscampaignssuchastheglobalmovementagainstsingle-useplastics.“Advocatingfortheenvironmenthasshownmethatmakingadifferenceisnotasprintbutamarathon,”Lilyremarked.“Wemusttrytoputupwithtoughtimes.ButI’msurewe’llmakeadifferenceinalongrun.”Asanartistandeducator,LilyorganizedinteractiveartprojectinlinewithGreenpeaceSingapore’scampaignsontopicslikedeforestationandplasticpollution.Anotableprojectwas“WingsofBiodiversity,”whereshedirectedagroupof30youngvolunteerstocreatea64-meter-longmural（壁画）asapartofaworldwidestreetartinitiativefightingdeforestationintheAmazon.“Climatechangeisanurgentcrisis,”Lilystated.“Yet,theactivismoftheyouthinrecentyearsoffersarayofhope.Theyouthsoftodayarewellorganized,andpassionateaboutexpressingtheirdesireforpositivechangeandagreenandsustainablefutureforall.”24．WhatcanweknowaboutLilyChen’sfather?A．Hewasananimalactivist. B．Hetaughtatauniversity.C．Hecaredmuchaboutenvironment. D．Hewaslivinginpoorconditions.25．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLilyChen?A．Inflexible. B．Sociallyresponsible.C．Unpopular. D．Economicallydisadvantaged.26．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“asprint”inparagraph5mean?A．Ashort-livedeffort. B．Aninstantsuccess.C．Acomplexsituation. D．Animmediatechallenge.27．Whatmightbethepurposeofthe“WingsofBiodiversity”project?A．Toproducedistinctivestreetart. B．TopreservetheAmazonrainforest.C．Tofightagainstplasticpollution. D．Torecognizeenvironmentalactivists.CAsicesheetsmelted,theyoftenleftbehindlandscapesthattypicallytakemanyyearstobecomehabitableforvegetationandwildlife.However,recentresearchhasdiscoveredthatinjustthreeyears,thesepoorareascanbebroughtbacktolifebySouthAmericancamelids（美洲鸵）.BythefootofPeru’sUruashrajuglacier,researcherspartneredwithlocalfarmerstoherdcamelidsonfourplots.Forthreedaysamonthfrom2019to2022,thecamelidsgrazed（吃草）theplots.Bytheendofthattime,theotherwisedryandeasilydestroyedsoilstabilized,grewricherinnutrientsandsupported57percentmoreplantcoverthanbefore.SuchanancestralAndeanpracticeofcamelidsherdingcouldpotentiallycushionthecrops,animalsandlivelihoodsoflocalcommunitiesfromtheimpactsofclimatechange.Asisthecaseworldwide,glaciersaredisappearinginPeru’sCordilleraBlancamountainsatanastonishingrate.Andastheicemelts,nearbyecosystemsloseaccesstosummertimesuppliesoffreshwaterandsometimesencounterharmfulacidicmineralsinrocksoncecoveredbytheglaciers.Camelidsmayhelpcountersomeoftheseeffects.Theirtransformationofthelandcouldreducerockweathering,thuslimitingtheacidicrunoffthatcanpoisonfarmers’crops.Theideathatgrass-eatinganimalsgrazingmaypositivelyimpactalandscapeisnotnew.Norisrewilding,thepushtoreintroducekeyspeciestotheirnativeecosystems,uniquetotheCordilleraBlancamountains.InFinland,forexample,theIndigenousSamiareworkingtoreintroducereindeerindeforestedland.AndagroupinSpainhopesonedaytoliftthewildcattleknownastheaurochoutofextinction,puttingittouseingrazing.Butthesizeandspeedofthechangesthecamelidshelpedbringaboutsurprisedtheresearchers.“Puttingnutrientsoverthesoilcanproducesimilareffectsonplantgrowth,”saysecologistKelseyReiderofJamesMadisonUniversity,but“theanimalsthemselvesaredoingalot.”Forone,animalwasteisspecial.Foranother,thecamelidsweedoutdominantplants,makingspacefornewspecies.28．Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A．Resultsofcamelidsherding. B．Impactsofclimatechange.C．AncestralAndeanpractices. D．Partnershipwithlocalfarmers.29．Whatmightbeaconsequenceofglaciers’melting?A．Increasedacidicrunoff. B．Reducedrockweathering.C．Declineinsummerrainfall. D．Shortageofmineralresources.30．Whyare“thereindeer”and“theauroch”mentionedinparagraph4?A．Toclarifyapotentialproblem. B．Toexplainanaturalphenomenon.C．Tocomparedifferentrewildingproject. D．Tojustifyaconservationeffort.31．WhatisKelseyReider’sattitudetowardscamelidsherding?A．Disapproving. B．Unclear. C．Doubtful. D．Favorable.DWe’veallhadthatrestlessfeeling,thaturgetobedoingsomething—anything—otherthanwhatwe’redoingrightnow.It’sboredom.Boredomdoesn’tjustcolor（影响）thetimespentsittinginwaitingroomsorwatchingdulltelevisionshows.Itcanalsocomeintothelargerpatternsofourlives,suchasourjobsandrelationships.Anditbringsamessage.Justlikepain.Painisyourbody’swayoftellingyouthatsomethingiswrong,andthatyouneedtodosomethingaboutit.Boredomistellingyouthatwhatyou’redoingisnotagoodfitforthementaloremotionalresourcesyouhaveatthatmoment.Youmayhaveheardthatboredomincreasescreativity,andsomeresearchseemstosuggestthatitdoes.Butmorerecentresearchhascalledtheideaintoquestion,saysAndreasElpidorou,authorofPropelled:HowBoredom,Frustration,andAnticipationLeadUstotheGoodLife.A2016studyfoundthatboredomprobablydoesnotgeneratecreativity.Practicedoes.Infact,thestudyfoundthatinmanycases,boredomdamagedfluencyincreativetasks.However,theremaybeaconnectionbetweenboredomandcreativity.Elpidoroupointsoutthatyoucanrespondtoboredomincreativeways.Andthatgetsustowhatmaybethemostimportantfactaboutboredom:Whetherit’shelpfulorharmfuldependsonhowyourespondtoit.Whenthatanxiousfeelingcropsup,it’seasytoimmediatelyreachforyourphoneandstartscrolling（滚动）onsocialmedia,orworse.Individualswhoareprone（易受...影响的）toboredomaremorelikelytoabusedrugsandalcohol,accordingtosomeresearch.Ontheotherhand,boredomcanpushyoutowardmoremeaningfultasks,saysElpidorou.Whenboredomstrikes,youmightcallafriendyouhaven’theardfrominawhile,goforawalkortothegym,orpickupyourguitarandplaythattuneyou’vebeenworkingon.Thetrick,ofcourse,istopayattentiontothatboredomalertandmakeaconsciousdecisionabouthowtorespond.32．Whatdo“pain”and“boredom”haveincommon?A．Theyinitiateaneedforchange. B．Theyrelatestolargepatternsoflife.C．Theyreflectsimilarmentalproblems. D．They’resignsofphysicalharm.33．Whatmighttherecentresearchhavediscovered?A．Boredomenhancescreativity. B．Creativityarisesfrompractice.C．Boredomaffectsculturalexchange. D．Creativetasksimprovequalityoflife.34．WhatstrategiesmightElpidorourecommendtofightboredom?A．Engaginginsocialmediascrolling. B．Replacingboredomwithdrugabuse.C．Pursuingmoremeaningfulactivities. D．Ignoringtheurgetoavoidboredom.35．Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?A．TheEssenceofBoredom B．CreativityandBoredomC．KeepingBoredomatBay D．TurningBoredomintoTreasure第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Wecantellsomethingaboutapersonwhenwenoticehisorherbodyposture（姿势）.Thewaypeopleholdthemselvesgivesimportantinformation.36.Notonlydoweseeitintheirbodyposture,butalsointhewaytheyhaveverylittleeyecontact.Theysaytotheworldthattheyarenotinterestedintheirenvironment,northepeopleinit.Comparethistosomeonewhowalksstraightandlooksattheworldandimmediatelyyouwillhaveadifferentimpression.37.Anotherfeelingwecancommunicatewithourbodypostureisoneofinterestandrespectforsomeoneelse.Turningyourbodytosomeonewhentheyaretalkingtoyouindicatesthatyouareinterestedinhearingwhattheyhavetosay.38.Asmalleffortinthiswaycanmakethedifferencebetweenbeingacceptedbyothersornot.39.Someonewhodoesnotfeeltoocomfortableincommunicationwilloftenassumeadefensiveposition.Heorshewillpossiblyhavecrossedarmsorlegsorwillholdanobjectsuchasabaginfront.Thebagaswellasthecrossedarmsandlegsprovideprotectionforfeelinguneasy.Weoftenaren’tawareofthebodylanguagesignalswe’resending,yetweunconsciouslyinterpretthebodylanguageofothers.Ourinterpretationsrelyheavilyonourintuitive（直观的）feelingsbutitsometimesleadstomisunderstandings.40.Thus,it’scrucialtobemindfulofthegesturesyouuseandthecontextsinwhichyouusethem.A．ItisanactoffriendlinessandrespectB．AbodyposturecanbeclosedoropenC．OurbodypostureoftenreflectsquitewellhowwefeelD．TakeforinstancethegesturewhenwewanttosayOKE．Forexample,individualsfeelinglowoftenhangtheirshouldersF．FriendshipalsogetsestablishedbyourbodylanguageinteractionsG．Agesturemeansonethinginonecultureandsomethingentirelydifferentinanother第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。MybestfriendLisahadpromisedtojoinmeforamoviemarathonatmyplaceformybirthday.Butwhenthebigdaycame,Lisadidn’t41asplanned.Igot42—HowcouldLisamakeapromiseandthenbreakitwithouteven43totellme?ItextedLisaangrily.Shetextedbackimmediatelyand44thathergrandmahadanaccidentandshehadto45herinthehospital.“It’smybirthday!Howcouldyoudothistome?”Ijustcouldn’t46myself.LisasaidsorryinhertextbutIdidn’trespondtoher47.Afterthat,webeganto48ourselvesemotionallyandavoideachother.Overtime,thememoryofthe49wordsIhadsenttoLisafadedfrommymind.Oneday,Facebook50broughtLisaandmebacktogether.Isentherafriendrequest.Lisa51,andwecouldnowseeeachother’spostsonsocialmedia.Istartedto52thatunpleasanttextexchangefromalongtimeago.Now,Ifeltbadaboutit—Isawhowthoughtlessand53Ihadbeen,onlythinkingaboutmyself.Iwantedto54things.IwroteanapologylettertoLisaandsoongotherforgiveness.Sofinally,wedidbringasadmomentfromthepasttoa55conclusion.41．A．checkin B．showoff C．turnup D．setout42．A．cross B．awkward C．guilty D．impatient43．A．bothering B．planning C．pretending D．daring44．A．confirmed B．explained C．complained D．admitted45．A．careabout B．appealto C．providefor D．attendto46．A．motivate B．contain C．express D．blame47．A．request B．judgement C．appreciation D．apology48．A．recover B．stabilize C．distance D．support49．A．hurtful B．decent C．forceful D．outspoken50．A．suddenly B．regularly C．immediately D．randomly51．A．hesitated B．doubted C．accepted D．refused52．A．clarified B．reconsidered C．remembered D．resisted53．A．self-disciplined B．self-centered C．self-respected D．self-conscious54．A．change B．purchase C．assess D．fix55．A．healthy B．bitter C．dramatic D．uncertain第二节（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。MeiLanfang,alegendaryfigureinBeijingOpera,wasborninBeijingin1894．Hebeganhistrainingateight,debutedateleven,andthenquicklyrosetofameforhismasteryofthedanrole.Hisreputationspreadglobally,inspiringinternational56（figure）likeRabindranathTagore57（pen）poemsinhishonor.MeihadbeendesiringtoshareBeijingOperawiththeworld,58finallyledhimontourstoJapanandtheSovietUnionandtheUnitedStates.Despitethelanguagebarrier,thebeautiful,elegantperformanceswere59hugesuccesswhereverMeiperformed.OneAmericancriticwrote,“I’veneverspenta60（wonderful）nightlikethisinthetheatre.”America’sPomonaCollegeandtheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniabothawardedMeiLanfanghonoraryDoctorofArtsdegreesforhisgreatworkinpromotingculturalexchangebetweenChinaandothercountries.MeiLanfang61（admire）,notonlyforhisgreatartisticskillbutalsoforhisgreatkindnessandhisdeeploveforhiscountry.MeiLanfanghelpedtheJapanesepeopleduringthegreatKantoearthquake,62herefusedtodoanyperformancesfortheentertainmentoftheJapanesemilitarytroopsinvadingChina.Meipassedawayin1961,63（leave）arichculturallegacy.HiseffortshelpedBeijingOperagain64（recognize）aspartoftheworld’sintangibleculturalheritage,65（enjoy）byaudiencesworldwide.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假如你是李华，你的朋友Jack将来你的城市参加一个科技展览会。请给他写一封邮件，推荐一个你认为不容错过的讲座，邮件包括以下内容：1．你推荐的讲座；2．推荐这个讲座的理由。注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearJack,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________