江苏省泰州市海陵区民兴实验中学2024-2025学年度高二上学期期中考试英语试题(无答案)

泰州市民兴实验中学2024—2025秋学期期中质量检测高二英语试卷总分：150分时间：120分钟听力（共两节，满分30分）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.WhatisZoe’shobby?A.Gardening. B.Swimming. C.Dancing.2.Whoistheboyprobablytalkingto?A.Histeacher. B.Hismother. C.Adentist.3.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutSusie?A.Shecertainlywon’tprovidehelp.B.Shealwaysdoesthehousework.C.Shehasputupthetent.4.Whatisthewomangoingtodotomorrow?A.Pickoutagift. B.Holdaparty. C.Decorateherhouse.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theirfavoritedrinks.B.Aletterofcomplaint.C.Abrokenmachine.第二节听下面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、7题。6.Whatisthemangoodatdoing?A.Drivingcars. B.Shootingphotos. C.Doingsports.7.Whenwillthecompetitionstart?A.OnJuly15th. B.OnJuly22nd. C.OnJuly29th.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhydidDorabringabunchofflowerstotheman?A.Tomakeanapologytohim.B.Toexpresshergratitude.C.Tocelebratehisrecovery.9.Howdoesthemansoundintheend?A.Guilty. B.Relieved. C.Understanding.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdidthemanorder?A.Noodles. B.Friedrice. C.Steak.11.WhatdoesMarkprobablymajorin?A.Biology. B.Spanish. C.ComputerScience.12.Wherewillthewomangofirstafterlunch?A.Toalibrary. B.Toabank. C.Toasupermarket.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Professorandstudent. B.Presenterandguest.C.Zookeeperandvisitor.14.Whatshouldpeopledoifablackbearisgoingtoattackthem?A.Shoutasloudlyastheycan. B.Lookforcoverandhide.C.Lieontheirstomachstoplaydead.15.Whatisthedifferencebetweenblackbearsandgrizzlies?A.Blackbearshavehumpsbetweentheirshoulderswhilegrizzliesdon’t.B.Grizzliescanbeblue-graywhileblackbearsareonlyblack.C.Blackbears’facesarerounderthangrizzlies’.16.Whatisthewoman’slastsuggestionforcampers?A.Throwinglitterintospecialtrashcans.B.Avoidingstoringfoodintheirtents.C.Tryingtostayintheirvehiclesatnight.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Wherewastheschoolsciencefairheldlastweek?A.Intheschoolhallways. B.Inapublicgallery.C.Intheschoolgymnasium.18.Whatdidsomestudentsdoatthefair?A.Theywateredplantswithsoda. B.Theytalkedwithsomescientists.C.Theyexperimentedwithsalt.19.Whichprojectwonfirstplace?A.Arobotichand. B.Anenergymodel. C.Apapercupstructure.20.Whoisthespeaker?A.Astudent. B.Areporter. C.Aprincipal.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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATheBestBookstoBuyforTeenBoysGettingteenboysinterestedinbookscanbeachallengeforparents.Fortunately,manyyoungadultauthorsarenowwritingteenbooksthatattractguys.◆TheEnemybyCharlieHigsonBuckinghamPalacebecomesashelterforkidsescapingfromzombie-infested(僵尸出没的)London.Inyetanotherbreathtakingstory,readersarecaughtupintheactionandstressofteenstryingtosurviveasahorriblediseasespreadacrossEngland.AuthorHigson,awell-knownBritishactorandcomedian,isalsothewriterofthehighlysuccessfulYoungBondseries.Recommendedforages14-18.Price:$10◆LeviathanbyScottWesterfeldAward-winningauthorWesterfeldcreatesanotherrealityofWorldWarIinthisbiology-versus-technologystory.Thetwoteensaresupposedtobeenemies.Agirl’pretendingtobeaBritishairmailandaprincecrosspathsandfindthemselvessailingontheairshipLeviathan.Recommendedforages12-14.Price:$12◆GonebyMichaelGrantEveryoneoverfifteenisdisappearinginSam’stownandtheonesleftbehindareseekinghelp.Inthisstory,teensmustgettogetherandfindawaytorulethemselveswhilepreparingtofightagainstsupernaturalelements.Teenswillenjoythisstoryofunwillingheroes,competition,andrevenge(复仇).Recommendedforages14-18.Price:$10◆TheRuinsofGorlanbyJohnFlanaganReadersarefollowingtheadventuresof15-year-oldWillwhofightsagainsthugebeastsandevilwarlords(军阀)tryingtotakeoverthekingdom.AuthorFlanagancontinuestointeresthisfanswiththislong-runningseriesoftheadventuresofashyteenageboywhobecomesahero.Recommendedforages12-14.Price:$1621.WhatcanweknowaboutTheEnemy?A.Ittellsonecompletestory.B.ItiswrittenbytheauthorofYoungBondseries.C.Itisaboutanationwideescape.D.ItissetinBuckinghamPalace.22.Whichofthefollowingbooksstressesteamwork?A.Leviathan. B.TheRuinsofGorlan.C.TheEnemy. D.Gone.23.WhatisspecialaboutFlanagan’sseries?A.Theytakeateenboyastheirleadingcharacter.B.Theyaresuitableforreadersabove14yearsold.C.Theyencourageyoungboystoachievetheirdreams.D.Theydescribefightsbetweenhugebeastsandwarlords.BAsyouwandertheshopsthisholidayseason,you’relikelytoencounterthenumber9everywhere.There’s$4.99forthatboxofChristmascandy,$299forthatTV,and$99.99forthosestylishheadphones.Thetrickofusing9stopriceitemsissocommonthatwerarelythinkaboutit,andifwedo,it’slikelytopitythepoorsuckers(易上当受骗的人)whodon’tknow$99.99isthesameas$100.Butthetruthisyou’veprobablybeentrippedupby9-endingpriceswithoutevenrealizingit.Anumberofresearchershavefoundsomethingsurprisingabout9-endingprices.It’snotjustthat$9.99isn’tabetterdealthan$10;it’sthatit’softenactuallyabaddeal.“The9-endingdoessomemagictous,”saidDanielLevy,aneconomicsprofessor.Ina2021paper,Mr.LevyandAvichaiSnirofNetanyaAcademicCollegefoundthatwhenitems’pricesendedin9,theywereonaverage18%higherthanwhenthosesameitems’priceshaddifferentendings.Thefindingheldacrossarangeofitemssuchascheese,crackers,bottledjuices,cannedsoups,dishdetergents,painkillers,cigarettesandsoon.Thestrategy,called“justbelow”pricing,asin“$9.99isjustbelow$10,”aswellaspsychological,oddorcharmpricing,hasbeenaroundsolongthatnooneissureofitsorigins.Onetheoryisthattheuseofthecashregister,whichwasoriginallymarketedasadevicetostopemployeesfromstealing.RobertSchindler,amarketingprofessorattheRutgersSchoolofBusiness-Camden,isskepticalofthecash-registertheorybecausehe’sfoundMacy’snewspaperadvertisementsasearlyas1880toutingpriceslike$.99and$1.99andproclaimingthem“positivelythebestbargainseveroffered,andcannotbeequaledbyanyotherhouse:”Hebelievestheoriginwasalwaysthepsychologicaltrick.Mr.Schindler,15yearsago,proposedtheexistenceofa“99-meaningparadox”:Consumersstronglyassociatepricesendingin.99asbeinglow,butthatthiscannotbeduetoacorrelation(相关性)betweenthe99-endingandlowpricesbecausesuchacorrelationdoesn’texist.Yet,ifconsumersknowbynowthat$9.99isbasicallythesameas$10,whydoretailers,whoafterallputseriousthoughtintotheirpricingstrategy,stilluseit?24.Whydoconsumerstendtogivelittlethoughtto9-endingprices?A.Theyarenotthepoorsuckers.B.Theythinkit’sjustasimpletrick.C.Theyaresousedtosuchprices.D.Theythink$99.99isthesameas$100.25.Whathavetheresearchersfound?A.Ifthepriceendedin.99,youprobablyoverpaid.B.$9.99isn’taworsedealintheleast.C.Peoplepreferredtochooseitemswithno9-endingprices.D.Differentendingsofpricesmakenodifferencetoconsumers.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“touting”mean?A.Rising. B.Advertising. C.Changing. D.Collapsing.27.Whatmightbediscussedfurtherinthecomingparagraph?A.Howpeoplecanavoidbeingfooled.B.Whatothertheoriestherewereinhistory.C.Whatkindofproductspeopleshouldpurchase.D.Whysuchapricingstrategystillexistsnowadays.CLastAprilover21,000fanswereatWembleyArenainLondon,shoutingandcheering.Thousandsmorewerewatchingonline.Butthiswasn’tafootball,basketballortennismatch.Itwasesports,orcompetitivecomputergaming.Theprizemoneyforthewinners:3million.MillionsofpeopleintheUKplayesportsforfun.Someofthemhavemadeittheirfull-timejob.It’snoteasybeingaprofessionalgamer,though.Theysitinfrontofacomputerforanywherefrom10-15hoursstraight,doingthesamethingoverandoveragain,tryingtoimproveonthatcraftliketypingfast.Inordertostayfitenoughtocompete,teamsoftenmaintainaconsistentgymroutine.Aswellasplayingesports,manypeopleintheUKlikewatchingthemtoo.Esportscanbeexcitingtowatch:justliketraditionalsports,thereareclosegames,last-minutevictoriesandamazingperformances.Sometimesonlineviewerscaninteractwithgames.Despitetheword“esports”having“sports”rightinthename,there’sstillafrequentlyaskedquestion:areesportsreallysports?Somesayno.Whiletheyhavealotofsimilaritiestotraditionalsportslikefootball,soccer,andbasketball,it’sappearingtomissonething:movement.Physicalactivity.Esportsplayersdon’tneedtorun,jump,throwordobigphysicalaction.Atthemoment,theUKgovernmentregardsesportsaskindsofgames,notassports.Butotherssayyes:esportsaresports.Playersdoneedsomephysicalskills,especiallyhand-eyecooperation,reflexes,accuracyandtiming.Ifdarts(飞镖),snookerandshootingareseenassports,thenperhapsesportsshouldbetoo.Infact,ChinaandSouthKoreadoseeesportsassports.AndesportisalreadyanofficialmedalsportsintheAsianGamessince2022.Formanyesportsfansandplayers,though,themostimportantthingisthatesportsaregrowinginpopularityandimportance.Ifesportsarenotasimportantassportsnow,theydefinitelywillbeinthenearfuture.28.Whatcanwelearnaboutesportsfromthetext?A.Esportsaremoreinteractivethantraditionalsports.B.Esportsfansjustwatchgamesquietlyonline.C.Peopleprefertowatchratherthanplayesports.D.EsportsaregainingpopularityintheUK.29.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutprofessionalesportsplayers?A.Theywinbigprizesquiteeasily.B.Theyneednophysicalactionsorskills.C.Theyhavetogothroughseveretraining.D.Theypaylittleattentiontophysicalconditions.30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothefutureofesports?A.Negative. B.Optimistic. C.Cautious. D.Unclear.31.whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Nextstep:theOlympics!B.Esports:GamesorSports?C.TheSportsWithoutMovement.D.WhatMakesAProfessionalGamer?DItmaynotberocketscience,butresearchershavefoundaerospaceengineersandneurosurgeons(神经外科医生)arenotnecessarilybrighterthanthegeneralpopulation.Researchersexamineddatafromaninternationalgroupof329aerospaceengineersand72brainsurgeonswhocompleted12tasksonlineusingtheGreatBritishIntelligenceTest.Thetasksexaminedvariousaspectsofcognition(认知),includingplanningandreasoning,workingmemory,attention,andemotionprocessingabilities.Theresearchersthencomparedtheresultsagainstthosepreviouslygatheredfrommorethan18,000membersoftheBritishpublic.Thefindings,whichwererecentlypublished,revealthatonlyneurosurgeonsshowedasignificantdifference,withquickerproblem-solvingspeedbutslowermemoryrecallcomparedwiththegeneralpopulation.“Thedifferenceinproblem-solvingspeedexhibitedbyneurosurgeonsmightarisefromthefast-pacednatureofneurosurgery,whichattractsthosewithapre-existingtalentforrapidprocessing,oritcouldbe,thoughlesslikely,aproductoftrainingforrapiddecision-makingintime-criticalsituations,”theresearchersnoted.Theresearcherssaidthestudywas,inpart,carriedouttolaytorestthequestionofwhetheroneoftheprofessionshadtheintellectualupperhand-atensionmadefamousbyacomedyshowinwhichaconfidentneurosurgeonisslappeddownbyanaerospaceexpertwhosays,“Brainsurgery...it’snotexactlyrocketscience,isit?”However,theteamfoundfewdifferencesbetweenthecognitiveabilitiesofaerospaceengineersandneuroscientists,althoughtheresultssuggesttheformerhadhigherscoresforattentionandmentalcontrol—suchasturningobjectsinone’shead——whileneurosurgeonsshowedhigherscoresinsemantic(语义的)problemsolving—suchasdefinitionsofrarewords.“Essentiallywhatwethinkitshowsisthateveryonehasarangeofskills,somepeoplearebetteratsomethingsandotherpeoplearebetteratotherthings,anditisverydifficulttobebetterineverythingacrosstheboard,”saidAswinChari,anauthorofthestudy.32.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Theresearchsubjects. B.Theresearchmethod.C.Theresearchaspects. D.Theresearchbackground.33.Whatseemedtobethemajorcauseofneurosurgeons’quickerproblem-solvingspeedshowninthestudy?A.Fastdevelopmentofneurosurgery.B.Natureofproblemsolving.C.Trainingforrapiddecision-making.D.Talentofneurosurgeons.34.ThestudywasconductedpartlybecausetheresearchersA.intendedtosettletheargumentovertheintellectualsuperiorityofthetwoprofessionsB.wereeagertosolvetheconflictsbetweenneurosurgeonsandaerospaceengineersC.attemptedtoanswerthequestionaskedbytheaerospaceexpertintheshowD.wantedtofindoutwhichofthetwoprofessionswasmoreintellectuallydemanding35.Whatismostlikelytobethepurposeofthistext?A.Toinformpeopleoftheresultsofacognitivestudy.B.Toencouragepeopletobeconfidentinthemselves.C.Toreduceprejudiceagainstcertainprofessions.D.Tocorrectmisunderstandingsaboutintelligence.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。WhatDoesYourHandwritingSayAboutYou?Whydosomepeoplehavebetterhandwritingthanothers?Doesitreflectyourpersonality?Graphologists(笔记学者)believeyourhandwritingspeaksvolumesaboutyourpersonality.Astudybygraphologistssays:“Graphologyisadisciplineusedinthedetermination,studyandinterpretationofaperson’spersonalitywiththeaidofspaces,curves,strokesinahandwrittentext.36Itexpressesvarioustraits,likehowhonestapersonis,howafraidthepersonis,etc.”Somegraphologistsbelievethatarightslant(倾斜)inyourwritingcouldmeanyouareoutgoingandopentonewthings,butaleftslantcouldmeantheopposite-thatyouliketobealone.Writingwithnoslantcanmeanthatyou’relogical,practicalperson,notoutwardlyemotional.Largelettersmaysuggestabigpersonalityandthatyouseekattention,whilesmalllettersmeantheopposite.37Peoplewhowritewithbigloops(圈)whenjoiningtheletterLtoanotherletterarethoughttoberelaxedandspontaneous,whereasalooplessLmeanstheopposite,youareseenastense.38Spacebetweenletterscanalsodeterminecharacteristics.Spacedoutletterssuggestthatyoudon’tliketobecrowdedandlikeyourspace.Closeletterscanmeanyougetlonelyeasilyandenjoybeingaroundpeoplemostofthetime--youmightalsofailtogiveothersenoughspace.39Withcomputersandiphones,manytypeeverything.Handwritingisoftenusedrecreationallyforthings,suchaspersonalnotes,songwriting,andjournaling.Thereisnoproblemintakingprideinyourhandwriting,whetherit’sgoodornot.40Ifyou’retheonlyonewhoisgoingtoreadyournotes,it’sunderstandabletowritehowevercarelesslyyouwant,aslongasyoucanreadthem.Ifyou’rewritingforothers,youmightwanttomakesureeverythingisneatandeasytoread.Ifyouhateyourhandwriting,don’tworry,youcanalwayschangeit.A.Accordingtographology,handwritingisnothingbutanexpressionofthesubconsciousmind.B.Goodandbadcanbeinterpreteddifferently,ofcourse.C.Aslongasyourwritingsatisfiesitspurpose,you’reinbusiness.D.Mediumsizedlettersmightmeanyou’reperhapswelladjusted.E.Somepeoplehavehandwritingsobeautifulthatit’salmostlikeart.F.Thesameissaidfortheeyeoftheletter‘e’-thebiggertheloop,themoreopenyourare.G.Althoughhandwritingisabasicactionformost,thisgenerationprobablydoesn’tgetasmuchpracticeaspreviousones.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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Whenaninfectiousdiseasebrokeoutandsupermarketshelveswere41,DanielandNancydecidedtheynolongerwantedto42othersforfood.Thecoupledecidedtostartayear-long43wheretheywouldn’tbuyasinglethingtoeat.44,theywouldgrow,raiseorcatcheverything.Danielsaid,“Itissomethingthatwehavewantedtodo.Whenthedisease45,itgaveusthatextra46.Atthattimewewereboth47,andthatgaveusevenmoremotivationtoseeifwecould48ourselves.”Thepairbuiltahouseforchickensandducksandstudiedonlineaboutwheretheywouldgetallthethingstheyneeded.Danieladds,“Wehadtolearnsomanynewthingslikehowtogrowmushroomsand49saltfromtheocean.”Nowafterfivemonths,theybothfeelwellbutDaniel50thefirstfewweeksweredifficultastheirbodiesadjustedto51coffee,wineandsugarallonthesameday,”hesays.“Afterthreeweeksourenergylevelsbalancedoutandourwishes52andnowwefeelgreat.”NowFebruaryhascometoa(n)53.Astheysurvivewinter,theyfeel54aboutcontinuingwiththiswayofliving,withtheirchallenge55endinginAugust.41.A.dusty B.firm C.empty D.full42.A.relyon B.comeacross C.runafter D.lookfor43.A.charity B.challenge C.construction D.research44.A.However B.Besides C.Therefore D.Instead45.A.dropped B.hit C.failed D.went46.A.burden B.push C.faith D.excuse47.A.confused B.unconcerned C.occupied D.unemployed48.A.teach B.protect C.control D.feed49.A.supply B.save C.harvest D.invent50.A.admits B.argues C.doubts D.denies51.A.quitting B.demanding C.changing D.consuming52.A.returned B.reduced C.existed D.doubled53.A.head B.stop C.end D.point54.A.worried B.positive C.regretful D.bored55.A.usually B.instantly C.merely D.officially第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）（原创）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。SchoolsacrossmanyChinesecitieshaveextendedclassbreaksfrom10to15minutesfromthe56(begin)ofthefall.Itaimstostopstudentsfrombeing57(lack)inphysicalexercise.58(tradition),schoolsinChinahaveonly10-minutebreaks59classes.Insomecases,schoolsalsolimitedstudentstoclassroomsduringbreaksdueto60(safe)concerns.Themoveispraisedbyparentsandstudents.CitiesincludingBeijing,Tianjin,andQingdao,havealreadyadopted61(long)breaks.Peoplebelievethatallotherconsiderationsaresecondarytostudents’health.SchoolsintheXinwudistrictofWuxihaveadopted15-minutebreaksandofferedonephysicaleducationclassdaily.Studentsarerequiredtoengageinphysicalexercise62addsupto100minutes,withthe63(intend)ofpromotingoutdooractivityandsocialinteraction.AprimaryschoolinQingdaointroduced64varietyofoutdoorgamesduringthe15-minutebreaks.PhysicalfitnessmonitoringshowedthatthepercentageofQingdaostudentsachieving“excellent”or“good”fitnessratings65(increase)bytheendoflastyear.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文（满分15分）66.假定你是李华，你校英语社团正在举办以“ThePowerofRunning”为题的演讲活动。请你用英语写一篇演讲稿。内容包括：1.跑步的益处；2.自己的跑步体验；3.呼吁大家投入体育运动。注意：1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Hello,everyone!____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thanksforlistening!第二节读后续写（25分）67.阅读下面材料，根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。阅读下面材料，根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。Williswasahighwaypatroltrooper(巡逻警察),whowasinchargeofthetrafficsafetyoftheTennesseeHighway.OneafternoonthisJuly,