江苏省某中学2024-2025学年高二年级上册11月期中考试 英语试卷（含答案）

江苏省扬州中学2024-2025学年第一学期期中试题

高二英语2024.11

试卷满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟

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第I卷（选择题共85分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每题1分，满分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.Whereisthedesk?

A.Underthewindow.B.Acrossfromthedoor.C.Oppositethewindow.

2.Whatisthemanmostprobably?

A.Adoctor.B.Apoliceman.C.Ateacher.

3.Whendoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inspring.B.Inautumn.C.Inwinter.

4.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Enjoyingafountain.B.Havingcheese.C.Takingapicture.

5.Whatwillthemankeep?

A.Ashirt.B.Ahat.C.Asuit.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatisthewomandissatisfiedwith?

A.Thelivingroom.B.Thebedroom.C.Thekitchen.

7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthelivingroom?

A.Newandmodem.B.Smallbutwell-furnished.C.Bigandbright.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题

8.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Colleagues.B.Managerandcustomer.C.Husbandandwife.

9.Whomwillthemanhavelunchwithtomorrow?

A.Peter.B.Mr.Tanawa.C.Jane.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题

10.Whenwillthedininghallclose?

A.Atabout6:30.B.Atabout10:00.C.Atabout7:00.

11.Whydoesn'tAnnwanttoeatinthedininghall?

A.Shehadapizzaalready.

B.Shehastoprepareforatest.

C.Shedoesn'tlikethefoodthere.

12.WhatwillBillmostprobablydorightnow?

A.Gotothedininghall.B.Cookdinnerathome.C.Orderapizza.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题

13.Wheredoesthewomanwork?

A.Atanewspaperoffice.

B.Atauniversity.

C.Atatelevisionstation.

14.Whyisthemanapplyingforthisposition?

A.Togetexperience.

B.Tomeetfamouspeople.

C.Tomakemoney.

15.Whatisthemanmajoringinattheuniversity?

A.MediaandCommunication.B.English.C.Advertising.

16.Whatdoesthemanneedtodonextinordertogettheposition?

A.Completeaform.B.Takesomecourses.C.TalktoMs.Wagner.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17.Whatdothelibrarymembershavetodoeverytwoyears?

A.Payforanewmembershipcard.

B.Registerinthelibraryagain.

C.Renewtheirpersonalinformation.

18.Howlongwillthelibrarykeepthebookbookedinadvance?

A.Aweek.B.Fivedays.C.Twoweeks.

19.Whatcanbeborrowedforonedayonly?

A.Children'sbooks.B.Dictionaries.C.DVDs.

20.Onwhichdaywillthelibrarycloseat7:00p.m.?

A.Sunday.B.Wednesday.C.Saturday.

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。

A

Ifyou'researchingforavacationspotthathitsbothyourfixforcitylifeandaccessto

nature,Seattleistheperfectplacetovisit.LocatedinWashington,ifshometosomeofthe

mostbeautifulnaturallandscapesinthecountry.

SpaceNeedle

You'llgettheopportunitytoclimbtoafewlevelsoftheobservationtowerandadmirethe

impressiveviewsoftheMississippiRiverandthemountains.You'llalsobeabletovisitthe

LoupeLoungetoenjoyacirclingglassfloorexperienceandseatonaSkyriser-anangled

glassbenchontheopen-airobservationdeck.

UndergroundHistoryTour

Thisone-hour,small-grouptourwilltakeyouintothefascinatingworldbeneathSeattle's

streets.You'lltravelalongtheundergroundpathwaysconstructedoveracenturyagoandlearn

detailsaboutSeattle5searlyhistoryfromyourknowledgeableguide.You'llhearstoriesofthe

KlondikeGoldRush,SkidRowandthearea'soriginalinhabitants.

SeattleHarborCruise

Onthisguidedcruise,you'llgetachancetoadmirethesweepingviewsoftheOlympic

Mountainsandlearnmoreaboutthehistoryofthecity.You'llheadtoPugetSoundtoseea

varietyofwildlifeintheinlandbodyofwater.Thecruisecomeswithafull-servicebaraboard

whereyoucanpurchasecocktails,localwine,beer,snacksandmuchmorewhilerelaxingon

thetour.

MuseumofFlight

YoucanexplorethefascinatingexhibitsoftheMuseumofFlight.Inside,you'llfind175

aircraftandspacecraft,thousandsofartefactsandrarephotographs.You'lllearnaboutthe

historyofflightfromhumblebeginningstothefighterplanesofWorldWarIandILYoucan

evenstepaboardaBoeingplanandviewaspaceshuttleintheAviationPavilion.

21.Whichplacewillhelpyoulearnaboutspaceadventure?

A.SpaceNeedle.B.UndergroundHistoryTour.

C.SeattleHarborCruise.D.MuseumofFlight.

22.WhatcanvisitorsdoonSeattleHarborCruise?

A.OverlookfromtheOlympicMountains.

B.Enjoyvariouskindsoffoodanddrink.

C.Seeavarietyofwildlifeindeepoceans.

D.AdmiresplendidviewsoftheMississippi.

23.Whatcanyougetinallthefourtouristspots?

A.Mentalrelaxation.B.Historicalknowledge.

C.Afreeguide.D.Aflyingexperience.

B

MywifealwayswantedaVizsla,sowhenwegotthehouse,thegardenandeverything

sorted,wedidsomeresearchandfoundalovelybreederbasedinScotland.Hewasinchargeof

everything,soafewmonthsgobyandthenextthingIknow,we'vegotapuppy!

I'vegrownupwithanimalsallmylife,andI'msogladIhave.IlovethefactthatIwas

neverafraidofanyanimals.Althoughyoudoobviouslyhavetobecarefulwhenintroducing

childrentoadogtheydon'tknow,becauseyoudon'tknowhowifsgoingtobehave,italways

saddensmewhenIseechildrenscaredwhentheywalkpastPedro.Ithinkit'sgreatforkidsto

learnhowtolookafterananimal.

Andobviouslyforus,asafamily,it'sbrilliantbecausewetakePedroforsomanywalks.

Ifsabitofafamilybondingexperiencegettingoutinthefreshair;takingPedroforawalk

multipletimesadayisjustreallylovely.Meanwhile,themostrewarding,Ithink,isjustseeing

howamazingheiswiththekids.Heissocalm,soprotective,soloving,andwearehisworld.

IthinkthemostchallengingaspectswithPedrowerewhenhewasapuppy.Hewaspretty

hardwork.Hewasneveraggressive,buthewasquitebiteyaspuppiesare,constantlypulling

outyourclothesandputtingholesinthem,whichisveryannoying.Hechewedthefumiture-my

sofasarebarelystandingup;theirwoodenlegsarealmostinpieces.Obviously,thedogtraining

inthehousewasquitestressfulandhisjumpingatstrangersintheparkandrunningoffwas

alwaysquitescary.

Asanewpuppyowner,you'reoverloadedwithadvicefromsocialmedia,magazines,

otherdogownersandfriends,sofindingasourceofinformationyoutrustissoimportantand

canbearealturningpoint.Iknowwhatit'sliketobebombardedwithconflictinginformation,

soIwouldhavereallywelcomedRoyalCanin's"OneinaBillion^^platformasanewpuppy

owner.Ifsaone-stopshopfornewdogowners:asinglesourceofcredibleinformationthatis

sohelpfulinnavigatingtheearlystagesofyourpuppy?slife.

24.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Heisinexperiencedinraisingpets.

B.Heisunsupportiveofhiswife'sdesire.

C.Hefeelsitapitythatchildrenshyawayfrompets.

D.Hethinksoneshouldbecautiousaboutraisingpets.

25.HowdoestheauthorthinkofPedro?

A.Dangerousbutloyal.B.Adorablebuttroublesome.

C.Playfulandgentle.D.Annoyingandfierce.

26.Whatcanweinferaccordingtoparagraph4?

A.Dogsareman'sbestfriends.

B.Itisworthlesstohaveadog.

C.Puppiesareunfriendlytohumans.

D.Itischallengingtotrainapuppy.

27.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.Torecommendareliableplatform.

B.Toshareaninterestingexperience.

C.Toofferevidenceforanargument.

D.Toadvertiseapracticalproduct.

C

Airconditioningusehasexplodedinthelast30years.AccordingtoU.S.Censusdatain

1993,justaboutthree-quartersofsinglefamilyhomesintheMidwesthadairconditioning.In

theWestandNortheast,itwasjustabouthalf.Now,allregionsarepushing100percentair

conditioningcoverage.IntheSouth,ifsbeenatabout100percentsincetheearly1990s.

Asthecostofairconditioninginstallationhasgonedown,andtemperatureshavegoneup,

Americanshavebeenofferedanopportunityforasteadyindoortemperatureyear-round,

regardlessoftheweatheroutside.Thisdriveforcomfortforcesustodisconnectfromwhafs

happeningallaroundus.Aconditionedclimateallowsustocompletelyignorethechanging

seasonsandourwarmingplanet.Onlylisteningtopeoplewhoagreewithus-ortryingto

silencethosewhodisagree——createsourown,individuallyconditionedrealities.

NewYorkUniversityprofessorandsocialpsychologistJonathanHaidtshowedhowthe

comfortsofconveniences“atomize“oursocialstructures.Eachnewtechnologythatmakesour

liveseasieralsomakesuslessreliantonotherpeople.Haidfsbigfocusisonsmartphonesand

socialmedia,asexploredinhisrecentbook,butoursocietywascrackingoffintosmallerand

smallerpieceslongbeforewehadtherobotsinourpockets.

Carsallowedustoshopinothertowns,reducingrelianceonlocalbusinesses.Atelevision

setgavesomethingforpeopletodointheevenings,reducingtheneedtohangoutwith

neighbors,andbyextension,munitystructuresandinstitutions(oftencalled"third

places”,incontrasttoworkandhome).Airconditioningallowedustostayinsideintheheat,

limitingaplay-basedchildhoodwherekidsrunaroundwitheachotherandmaketheirownfiin.

Whatifweallturnedofftheairconditioningforabit,openedourwindows,andtruly

experiencedlifeasitwashappening,notwhatwemanufacturedittobe?Wemightbealittle

lesscomfortable,butmaybealittlemoreconnected.

28.Whatcanweinferfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Airconditioningeasilyshapesourindividualpersonality.

B.Airconditionedhousesaremorecomfortablethanothers.

C.Airconditioningcanreduceourconnectionwiththeworld.

D.AirconditioningisaccessibletoeveryhouseholdintheUS.

29.WhydoestheauthormentionHaidt?

A.Topromotehisrecentbook.

B.Topraisehumanself-reliance.

C.Toillustratetechnologicaladvances.

D.Torevealtheharmofairconditioning.

30.Whatdoestheword"eroding“underlinedinparagraph4referto?

A.Constructing.B.Destroying.C.Avoiding.D.Improving.

31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TurnoffAirConditioningforaBit

B.ExperienceYourLifetotheFullest

C.KeepAwayfromAirConditionedHouses

D.NeverCreateOurOwnConditionedRealities

D

Therearefunctioningsteamrailwaysinothercountries:touristsinFrancecangoforaride

inBrittany;socanvisitorstravellingtotheDandenongRangesinAustralia.Butnoother

countryhasaheritagerailwaysectoranywherenearasenergeticastheUK's,wheremorethan

170servicescrossaround600milesoftrackandcallat460stations.

JustafewyearsafterthefirstoftheserailwaysopenedatTalyllyninnorthWales,in1951,

afictionalWelshsteamenginebecamethemaincharacterinthechildren'stelevisionserialIvor

theEngine.Onlinesoriginallybuiltfbrslatequarries（石板采石场），northWalesstillhasthe

biggestgroupofsteamrailways,buttheyexistinallfournationsoftheUK,typicallyoperating

seasonaltimetablesintouristareas.Theserailwaysarelivingmuseumswithstationsdecorated

inperiodstyle.Somestaffwearcostumestoo.

Upto95%ofthe18.5mjourneysonheritagerailwayseachyeararetakenbydomestic

tourists.Theyowetheirpopularitytoacombinationofnostalgia（怀旧），enjoymentofthe

countrysideandenthusiasmfortheoldengines.

Railwaysareexpensivetorun,andthefirststeampreservationenthusiastsrecognizedthat

theywouldneedvolunteerstomaketheirdreamofarevivalcometrue.Thisrelianceon

volunteersispartlyduetocutsinbudgetsfromlocalauthoritiesandotherfunders.Butheritage

railwaysareagoodexampleofwhatcanbeachievedbyacombinedpaidandvoluntary

workforce.Aswellastheeconomiccontributionthattherailwaysmaketoruralareas,thereis

evidencethatvolunteeringcanhavebeneficialeffectsonpeopleaswell.

Therailwayswillneedtorespond,liketherestofthesociety,toenvironmentalpolicies.

Thedestructiveimpactofgreenhousegasesisanobviouschallengetoasectorthattradesonan

imageofcoal-poweredtransport.Electricrailwayenginesarebeingusedformaintenance,to

bringemissionsdown,andsomerailwaysareactiveinwildlifeconservation.Therewillneedto

befurtheradaptationdowntheline.Thattherailwaysdon'tstandstillhasalwaysbeenpartof

theirappealespeciallyonrainydaysinthesummerholidays.

32.HowaretheUK'ssteamrailwaysdifferentfromothercountries*?

A.Theyareactiveacrossthecountries.

B.Theyserveastouristattractions.

C.Theyaremainlypoweredbysteam.

D.Theyusesmallamountsofenergy.

33.WhydoestheauthormentionIvortheEngine?

A.Tospreadknowledgeoftheclassicserial.

B.Tointroducetheoriginofsteamengines.

C.Toshowthepopularityofsteamrailways.

D.Toshareachildhoodmemoryoftravelling.

34.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?

A.Localofficialsdon'tuseoldmeansoftransport.

B.Economicgrowthdependsonindividualefforts.

C.Peoplecan'taffordtotravelbyheritagerailway.

D.Volunteershelptokeepheritagerailwaysalive.

35.Whatistheauthor5sattitudetowardsheritagerailways?

A.Indifferent.B.Doubtful.C.Appreciative.D.Negative.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读短文，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。

ArecentstudyinthejournalMarineEcologyProgressSerieshasagreatinfluencewhen

itcomestothequestionofhowsharkswillinteractwithhumansasclimatechangecontinues

toworsen.Itpredictsaworldwherehumansandsharkswillencountermoreoftenthanthe

presentcase.

Contrarytopopularmediadescriptionsthatspeakillofsharks,humanswillnotbein

thatmuchtroublewhenthishappens.36,inwhichmillionsofinnocentsharksarethe

biglosersduetohumanactivitybeyondtheircontrol.

First,lefsexplorewhysharksandhumanswillprobablyberunningintoeachother's

worldmoreoften.Onereasonisthefieldofurbanecologyand,specifically,howdifferent

speciesrespondwhentheycomeacrosshumans.37;thinkofraccoons（浣熊）that

searchforfoodfromrubbishandpigeons（鸽子）thatstayonstatuesinmajorcitiesallover

theplanet.Ontheotherhand,thereareurbanavoiders,oranimalsthatavoidmajorcitiesout

ofself-protection;38.

Theresearchersinitiallybelievedthatsharkswouldalsobeurbanavoiders.39.

Scientistslearnedthatspaceusepatternsoftrackedsharkswereconsistentwiththoseofurban

adapters.

40.Thereality,however,isthathumanshavedrivensharkstotheedgeof

extinctionwhilesharkattacksonpeopleremainquiterare.Humansarenotsharks9preferred

prey（猎物），andthelikelihoodofincreasedhuman-sharkinteractionscausesfarmoreofa

threattosharksthantohumans.

A.Surprisingly,thafsnotthecase

B.Itwillinsteadbeaheartbreakingtragedy

C.Humanshavealonglastingfearagainstsharks

D.Therefore,theythinkthesharkswon'tgettooclosetous

E.Largeanimalslikewolvesandmountainlionsfallintothiscategory

F.Tigersandlionsaresodangerousthatwekeepthemawayfromourcities

G.Ifaspeciesthinksitsmemberscangetalongjustgreatwithus,theyareknownasurban

adapters

第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分40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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

UPSdriverRyanArenswasmakinghisroundsnearapondinBozemanwhenhehearda

strangesound.ItwasDecember,andabout15feetfromthefrozenbankwasthe41of

thatsound-ahalf-submerged（半淹没）wire-haireddog,42toclingtoathinlayerof

ice.Anelderlymanwasalreadyonthe43,determinedtosaveher.He'd44the

pondinarowboatandwasstrikingtheicewitharocktocreatea（n）45tothedog.It

wasslowgoing,andArens,44,thoughthestooda46chance.

“Animalsaremyweakness,95hesaid,explainingwhyhechosetotakeoffhisovercoat,

eventhoughthetemperaturewas-30℃,and47therescuetask.

Hisheartbeatingfast,Arens48thedog,usingtheotherman'srocktobreakthe

ice.Hegaveone49heave（拖动）withsomuchforcethatheslippedofftheboat,50

into16feetofcoldwater.Luckily,he51intimetoseethedoggoingunder.Heswam

aboutfivefeettowardher,took52ofhercollar,andpulledhertotheice.Hethenlifted

thedogintotheboatandsliditbacktotheshore,where53bystanderscarriedthedog

tothehomeoftherowboatowner.Afewmoreminutesinthepond,andthedogwouldhave

likelydied.

Thenextday,Arenswasbackworkinginthesameneighborhoodwhenthedog'sowner

54tothankhimforsavingSadie."'Wouldyouliketomeether?”heasked.Heopened

thedoortohispickup,andSadieranout.Shewent55towardsArens,leapingonhim

andbathinghiminwetkisses."ThatspecialdeliverywasthehighlightofmyUPScareer.^^

saidArens.

41.A.formB.distanceC.volumeD.source

42.A.failingB.strugglingC.decidingD.hesitating

43.A.bankB.horizonC.sceneD.road

44.A.enteredB•bridgedC.crossedD.swum

45.A.solutionB.approachC.reactionD.path

46.A.betterB.smallerC.slimmerD.purer

47.A.turneddownB.tookoverC.broughtupD.setaside

48.A.comfortedB.attractedC.corneredD.neared

49.A.creativeB.carefulC.strongD•casual

50.A.divingB.crashingC.dashingD.bumping

51.A.breathedB•respondedC.resurfacedD.disappeared

52.A.holdB.possessionC.controlD.advantage

53.A.light-heartedB.hesitantC.ignorantD.anxious

54.A.ranawayB.wentoffC.cutinD.cameover

55.A.voluntarilyB.directlyC.abruptlyD.mercifully

第II卷（主观题共65分）

第二节单句填词（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分,所有空填写正确才得分）

根据所给汉语句子，在空格里填上合适的单词，使整个句子句意完整，语法正确

(每空一词)，填写所学课本词块、句子结构等，意义须正确。

56.政府致力于消除贫困，并已取得显著进步。

Thegovernmentreducingpovertyhasmaderemarkableprogress.

57.现在学生可以表达自己的观点，而不只是听老师讲。

Nowstudentscanexpresstheirownideas,justlistening

totheteacher.

58.猛不防有人抓住了我的脖子。

someonegrabbedmearoundtheneck.

59.这篇散文是一般中学生不能理解的。

Thisessayis______________________________________________anaveragehighschool

student.

60.你的那些小动作足以证明你有多紧张。

Yoursmallgestureshownervousyouare.

61.这个计划没有把人们工作速度不同考虑在内。

Theplan___________________________________________peoplewhoworkedatdifferent

rates.

62.越来越多的频道涌现出来了，可能会有些节目的质量很差。

Whenmoreandmorechannels,theremaybesomeprogramswith

poorquality.

63.在葬礼上她的父母悲痛欲绝。

Herparentsgriefatthefuneral.

64.我该开始认真思考一下那篇论文了。

It,stimeIthinkingaboutthatessay.

65.这些事实刚刚才被披露出来。

Thesefactshaveonlyjustbeen.

第三节(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。

Formanypeople,bookstoresremainanimportantpartofthecityscape.Theyprovide

quietandcomfortingspotsforyou66(refresh)themindandbody.Butcanyou

imagine67itisliketohaveacontemporarybookstoreinanancientvillage,deepin

themountains?

68(found)inthecityofNanjingin1996,LibrairieAvant-Gardeisawell-known

bookstorebrandinChina.Sinceits69(establish),ithasexploredaculturaland

creativebusinessmodel,whosethemesrangefromculturalsalonorcoffeeandartgallery

70elementsoffilm,music,lifestyleandfashion.

OneofitsbranchesinCheryiapuvillageinLishuicity,Zhejiangprovince,71

(cover)300squaremeterswithabout30,000booksandrelatedproducts.Thestore,locatedin

acomerofthevillage,receivesupto50,000visitorsduringthebusiesttravelseason,with

incomethisyearalready72（hit）1.5millionyuan（$234,600）.

ThebookstoreinChenjiapuhasbecome73must-seeattraction.Chenjiapu74

（it）isbeingpraisedasademonstrationzoneforclosingurban-ruraldevelopmentgapsand

achievingcommonprosperity（繁荣）.

Thelatestdevelopmenteffortsandachievements,includingits“cliffcidebookstoren,

showhowtheareais75（gradual）realizingitsgreen,commonprosperitydream,in

linewiththemajorconceptthat“lucidwatersandlushmountainsareinvaluableassets（资

产）

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，你的英国笔友Lisa打算参加她所在的中文俱乐举办的中文诗歌朗诵

比赛，向你寻求参赛建议，请你用英语给她写邮件。

内容包括：1.参赛建议；2.表达祝愿。

注意：1.词数80字左右，开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearLisa,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

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。

MylovefbrdancebeganwhenIwasveryyoungandIwoulddreamtobeastardancer

fromtimetotime.Withthedramafestivalapproaching,theschooFsdramaclubhadreleased

anoticeforthedanceraudition（试镜）forTheTwelveDancingPrincesses.AndofcourseI

wasthefirstonetosignup.

AsIleftthestageaftermyauditionatschool,Icouldfeelit.Thepower.Thefuture.I

knewthatsomedaywhendancers5magazineswroteaboutme,theywouldsaythismoment

waswhenmyrisetoastarbegan.

Myballetslippershurtmyfeet,butIfiguredthatwashelpful.InTheTwelveDancing

Princesses,theprincessesdancedallnightsotheyprobablyhadfootpain,too.My

performancewasmoregenuinebecauseofmypain.Ineededtoshowmydevotionevenwhen

Iwasn'tonstage,soIapproachedMr.Ellison,thedramaclubadvisor.Hetoldmethat

casting（角色分酉己）willbepostedtomorrow/4Thankyou,sir,"Isaid,usingthealmost

BritishpronunciationofHollywoodstarsinthe1940s.IwassosurethatMr.Ellisonwould

castmeasaprincess.

Thenextmorning,Iwenttoreadthecastlist.Thetwelveprincesseswerefirst,by

number.IscannedfromOnetoTwelve,butnonebyme.Atthebottomofthecastinglist,my

namefinallyappeared.Myrolewasareallysmallone,anoldwomanwhohelpedasoldier,

notoneoftheprincesses!Iwasdesperatelydisappointed.Mr.Ellisonmusthavemadea

mistake!Nooneelseintheschoolhadmyskillsorpreparation!.

Ifoundhiminhisclassroom,butheinsistedtherewasnomistakeandemphasizedthat

everyroleinaplaywasimportant.Unabletoacceptthefact,Iburstintotears.Mr.Ellison

managedtocalmmedownandencouragedmetohaveatryintherehearsal（排练）.

注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Thenextday,Idraggedmyselftotherehearsal,stillfeelingdiscouraged.

Finally,thegreatdayarrivedand＜（theoldwoman“couldn7waittogetonstage.

江苏省扬州中学2024-2025学年第一学期期中试题

高二英语答案

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

1-5BABCA6-10BCABC11-15BACAB16-20ACBBC

第二部分阅读

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

（A）21.D22.B23.A

（B）24.C