北京某中学2024-2025学年高二年级上册11月期中英语试题（原卷版）

2024-2025学年度第一学期高二年级英语学科期中练习

考试时长：90分钟

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第一部分知识运用（共三节，38分）

第一节单词填空（共16小题；每小题1.5分，共8分）

根据括号内汉语提示，用单词的正确形式填空。

1.YuanLongping,thefatherofhybridrice,isoneofthemost（有影响力的）scientistsinagriculture.（根

据汉语提示单词拼写）

2.1haveanever-endingflowofmessagesandupdatesfromallthepeopleI（与某人交往）withonline.（根

据汉语提示单词拼写）

3.The（刺激）isinchasingafterthenextsongratherthantrulyenjoyingit.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

4.Competitorsshouldbejudgedontheirpronunciation,clarityandfluency,andalso（发展，变化）ofideas

andaudienceengagement.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

5.Thebookmentionseffectivedailypracticessuchasmakingto-dolistsandlimitingtimeonsocialnetworkingand

other（使人分心的事物）.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

6.1wasalwaystiredandeveryworkouthadamental（强度）thatseemedtoomuchformosttohandle.（根

据汉语提示单词拼写）

7.LangPingisoneofChina*smost（公认的）athletes.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

8.Asuccessfulpersonalwaysremains（尽心尽力的）andfocused.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

9.The（令人惊奇的，异乎寻常的）thingisnobodythoughtthiswasrude.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

10.Beinggratefulmeansyou'realways（感激的）ofwhatyouhaveandwhatotherpeoplehavedonefor

you.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

11.I'mwaybeyondashyorreservedperson,butI'm______（联网的；极其兴奋的）upeveryday,likemostof

myfriends.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

12.Manypeoplethinkthatsuccessmeanshavingmillionsinthebankora（高薪的）job.什艮据汉语提示

单词拼写）

13.Ifyoudosomething（主要地）forloveandnotforotherreasons,probablyitwillleadyoutosuccess.

（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

14.1wasbornwithanenormousamountofdriveand（决心）.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

15.1constantlyfeel（沮丧的，忧愁的）,dissatisfiedandalone.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

16.Sheislovednotonlybecauseofher（奉献）tohercareer,butalsobecauseofherhugeinfluenceonthe

sportofvolleyball.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

第二节完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Onasunnyafternoon,AnthonyPerrysteppedoffthetrainatChicago9s69thStreetstation.The20-year-old,

whoworkednightsinagrocerystore,wasonhiswaytoseehis17.

Ontheplatform,somethingunthinkablehappened:amanfellovertheedgeandontotheelectrifiedtraintracks!

AsPerryandotherhorrifiedpassengerswatched,heshookuncontrollablyasthe18movedthroughhis

body.

“Helphim!”someonecried.t6Please,someone!,?

Perrycouldn'tjuststandthereand19.Hesatattheedgeoftheplatformandeasedhimselfdown.

20allrailsbetweenthemanandhimwereelectrified,hequicklyleapedtowardsthevictim,usingahigh-

kneetechniquefromhishighschoolfootballdays.

Perrysoonreacheddownandgraspedthevictim'swrist.21、hefeltapowerfulelectricshockshoot

throughhisbody.Perryjumpedback.Hereacheddownasecondtime,andwasshockedagain.Butthethirdtimehe

seizedtheman'swristandforearm,andmanagedtomovetheguy'sbodyawayfromthe22.

“Givehimchestcompressions!,?yelledanoldladyontheplatform.

Perrywasnoexpert,butforafewmomentsheworkedontheman'sheartuntilthevictimregained23.

Then,first-aidersarrived.Perrylettheprofessionals24.Heartstillracingfromtheelectricshocks,he

climbedbackupontotheplatform,grabbedhisthingsandcontinuedontohisgrandfather^.

Theeveningnewsreportedtheincident,25anunnamedherowithsavingthevictim'slife.Tomany,

Perry's26deedsdemonstratedthepowerofchoosingcompassionoverpersonalsafety.

17.A.managerB.clientC.grandfatherD.aunt

18.A.currentB.oxygenC.waveD.blood

19.A.imagineB.watchC.shoutD.record

20.A.HopingB.AssumingC.ComplainingD.Recalling

21.A.InstantlyB.SlightlyC.NormallyD.Surprisingly

22A.trainB.crowdsC.platformD.rails

23.A.strengthB.balanceC.consciousnessD.control

24A.lookaheadB.takeoverC.getaroundD.keepaway

25.A.providingB.engagingC.assistingD.crediting

26.A.generousB.gratefulC.courageousD.faithful

第三节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分)

A

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处

用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Peoplehavealwaysbeenscaredofsharks,butthefilmJawsmadethings27(good).Itmadepeople

28(frighten)ofsharks,especiallyofthegreatwhiteshark.Manypeoplewhosawthefilmstartedtobelieve

thatsharkswerebadanimalsthatatehumans.Somepeoplestoppedswimminginthesea,afraidofthehorrible

creaturefromthefilm.Otherpeoplestartedfishingforsharks,29(kill)asmanyastheycould.Atthattime,

nobodycaredifsharkswerekilled,orhowmanywerekilled.Peoplejustwantedthemkilled.

B

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处

用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

JanTchamani,anEnglishteacherinBirmingham,UK,suddenlydevelopedaseriousillnessandhadtoquither

job.Atage50,shefoundherselfoutofworkand30(stick)athomewithonlyhercomputertokeepher

company.Afterawhile,shediscoveredthatsurfingtheInternetcouldhelpherfeellesslonelyandbored.Shecould

listentomusic,watchfilms,playgames,andexploretheworld.Shealsojoinedanonlinegroup31shecould

talkaboutherproblemsandgetsupportandadvicefromothers.Sherealisedthatoneofthegreatest32(benefit)

oftheInternetwasitsability33(remove)thedistancethatusuallyexistsbetweenpeople.

C

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处

用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Oneday,whilereadinganarticleonlineaboutayoungtechnologybillionairecalledThomasO9Connor,

everythingchangedforSam.Inthearticle,theCEOsaidthathiscompany34(try)tocreateanewand

improvedwayofpayingforgoodsonlinebutthattheywerehavingaproblem35thesecuritysystem.Hesaid

iftheycouldovercomethis,theycouldlaunchthebiggestandbestonlinepaymentsystemintheworld.Samrealised

hehadanideaon36tosolvethisproblem.Thinkingthatitwouldn'tcometoanything,heemailedtheCEO,

introducinghimeselfandexplaininghisidea.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，共20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，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。

A

Connectedtoeachotherlikeneverbefore,youngpeopletodayarebecomingagentsofchange,increasingly

contributingtoinnovativesolutionsthatimprovepeople'slivesandtheplanefshealth.

TheUnitedNationsInstituteforTrainingandResearchisthereforedelightedtolaunchtheYoungLeaders

OnlineTrainingProgramme,afour-weeke-Leamingcourse,toprovideparticipantswiththeknowledgeandskills

tofullyunfoldtheirpotentialasgloballeaders.

♦CONTENT

OOnlineLearningModules

Module1:TheUnitedNations（3-9June2024）

Module2:ConferenceDiplomacy（外交）（10-16June2024）

Module3:SustainableDevelopmentGoals（17-23June2024）

Module4:InternationalCommunication（24-30June2024）

Eachmodulewillcompriseabout30pagesofliterature,externallinks,videos,andotherrelevantmaterial,

correspondingtoatotalworkloadof40-45hoursduringthefourweeks.

OLiveComponents

Eache-LearningmodulewillgowithaseriesoflivemeetingswithUNexperts.Thesewillhavevaryinglengths

andformats,includinge-workshops,mock（模拟的）interviews,etc.

♦COMPLETIONREQUIREMENTS

Participantsarequalifiedforacoursecertificateuponsuccessfulcompletionofthecomponentsbelow:

OReadingthefourmodules9content.Youmaywishtostudythematerialthroughtheinteractiveprogramme

ArticulateStorylineorsimplydownloadthePDFversionofthecontent.Theyareidenticalincontentandaremeant

togiveparticipantsflexibilityinthewaytostudy.

OParticipationinthediscussionboardforums（论坛）.Youaresupposedtoanswerquestionsonevery

moduleinshorttexts.Yourpostswillbeevaluatedaccordingtobothquantityandquality.

OPassingthemultiple-choiceassessments.Eachmodulefeaturesanassessmentquizatitsend.Itcontains10

questionsandpassingthemodulerequiresatleast8outof10questionscorrectlyanswered.

37.Whatisthemainaimofthecourse?

A.Toimprovethelivesofyoungpeople.B.Toconnecttheyoutharoundtheworld.

C.Tocollectinnovativeideasfromyoungpeople.D.Tobuilduptheyouth'sgloballeadershipability.

38.Whatwillparticipantsdoineachmodule?

A.Readgreatworksofliterature.B.Spend40-45hoursonlearning.

C.MakevideosfortheUnitedNations.D.HaveonlinemeetingswithUNexperts.

39.Togetacoursecertificate,aparticipantneedsto.

A.takepartinthediscussionsB.postquestionsoneachmodule

C.copythePDFversionofthecontentD.answerallthetestquestionscorrectly

B

InDecember2017,1attendedaconference.Fivesuccessfulwomendeliveredspeechesonthetopic

“BouncingBackafterSetbacks.AsIsattherelisteningtotheirmanypersonalandprofessional

mistakesandsetbacks,IfeltfortunatethatIhadn'tmadethatmanymistakesinmyownlife.

Thosewomenhadlostthousandsininvestments,startedcompaniesbutfailed,soldcompaniesthatlaterended

upbeingworthmillions,andlostpartnersinthenameofbusiness.Despiteknowingthattheyhad,infact,bounced

backandwereagaindoingverywell,Iwasstartingtofeelsorryforthem.

Then,asifsomeonewhisperedinmyear,Iheardthewords:"Don'tbesoproudofyourself.Youhaven't

madeanymistakesbecauseyouhaven'tlivedatall.Lookhowboringyourlifeis."Whosevoicewasthis,andhow

dareitspeaktomelikethat?

Ithink,forthefirsttime,Iheardmyownheartspeak.Itshookmetomycore,andittookallIhadtokeep

fromcrying.IstartedthinkingofthemistakesIhadmade.Thevoicewasright.Thereweren,tmanyatall.Ihad

followedastraightpathfor38years.Iwenttoschool,earnedbachelor'sandmaster'sdegreeswithhonors,

andstayedateveryjobI'dhadfarlongerthanitwasprofessionallybeneficialformetodoso.In

fact,at38,1hadonlyhadthreejobs."Thedevil（魔鬼）youknowisbetterthantheoneyoudon't"wasmy

motto.

AquickreviewofmylifemademerealizethatitwastheactionsIhadn'ttakenthatIwassuddenlyregretting.

Ihadn'tstudiedabroad.Ihadn'triskedlove.Infact,Iwasperpetuallysingle.Ihadn'tstartedabusiness.Ihadn't

traveledenough.Ihadsaid"no"farmorethan"yes”.

ThevoicethatwhisperedtomecontinuedtotheNewYear.Itwaslikeitlaughedatme.Thethoughtof

turningfortyfrightenedme.Ifsonethingtobeunhappyandunsettledinyourtwenties,andperhapseveninone's

thirties.ButwasIgoingtostartanewdecadewiththesameboredom?Ineededsomethingtopickmeup,some

activityIcouldlookforwardto.

40.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenfirsthearingstoriesfromthe5speakers?

A.Regretful.B.Surprised.

CLucky.D.Guilty.

41.Theauthorfeltlikecryingduringtheconferencebecausesherealized.

A.shehadn'tlivedherlifetothefullest

B.shewasdeeplytouchedbythewomen

C.shehadnothingtobeproudofinherlife

D.shehadmadealotofmistakesinherlife

42.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4probablymean?

A.Thefamiliardevilismorefrightening.B.Saying"no"isbetterthansaying"yes”.

C.It'sbettertostaywithinthecomfortzone.D.You'dbetterchangeyourjobmorefrequently.

43.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthattheauthor.

A.feltafraidofageing

B.traveledabroadalot

C.wasmarriedinherthirties

D.decidedtodosomethingnew

C

“Flyinginsectsdon'tflydirectlytolightsfromfarawaybecausethey5reattractedtothem,butappearto

changecoursetowardalightiftheyhappentobepassingbyduetoastrangeinbornbiologicalresponse,9,writes

SamuelFabian,abioengineer,inaresearchpaper.

Untilnow,theleadingscientifichypothesishasbeenthatinsectsusethemoon'slighttodirectthewayatnight

andmistakeartificiallightsforthemoon.Butthisideadoesn'texplainwhyinsectsthatonlyflyduringthedayalso

gatheraroundlights.

Tofindoutwhatreallyhappens,Samuel'steamtracktheprecisemovementsofinsectsinthewildaround

lightsusingahigh-speedcamera.Thisrevealedtwonotablebehaviours.First,wheninsectsflyabovelights,they

ofteninvert（转向）themselvesandtrytoflyupsidedown,causingthemtofallveryfast.Justafterinsectspass

underalight,theystartdoingaringroad.Astheirclimbanglebecomestoosteep,theysuddenlystopandstartto

fall.Second,wheninsectsapproachalightfromtheside,theymaycircleor"orbit“thelight.

Thevideosshowthattheinversionssometimesresultininsectsfallingonlights.Itcanappeartothenakedeye

asthoughtheyareflyingatthelights."Instead,insectsturntheirdorsumtowardthelight,generatingflight

perpendicular(垂直)tothesource,theteamwrite.Itiscommontothetwobehavioursthattheinsectsarekeeping

theirbackstothelight,knownasthedorsallightresponse(DLR).ThisDLRisashortcutforinsectstoworkout

whichwayisupandkeeptheirbodiesupright,asthemoonorsunisusuallymoreorlessdirectlyabovethem,and

thisdirectionallowsthemtomaintainproperflightattitudeandcontrol.Theyalsofindthattheinsectsflyatright

anglestoalightsource,leadingtoorbitingandunstableflightsasthelighfslocationrelativetothemchangesas

theymove.

SamueFsteamsuggestthatapossibleoutcomeoftheresearchcouldhelptheconstructionindustrytoavoid

thetypesoflightthatmostattractinsects.

44.Whatdoestheresearchfocuson?

A.Whyinsectsgatheraroundlights.

B.Whereartificiallightsleadinsectsto.

C.Whatbiologicalresponseinsectsarebornwith.

D.Howtodesignenvironmentfriendlyartificiallights.

45.Whatcanwelearnaboutinsectsfromthevideosoftheirmovements?

A.Theyflydirectlytolights.B.Theycircleclosetolights.

C.Theirflyingspeedissteady.D.Theirinversionscanbecontrolled.

46.DLRmakesinsects

A.balancetheirflyingB.keeptheirroutestraight

C.decidetheirbodypositonD.shortentheirflightdistance

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂

黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

“Findyourpassion!^^Whendiscussingfuturecareeroptionsorselectingamajorincollege,yourparentsoften

saythis.Theveryexpressionismeanttoinspire.Butisitgoodadvice?

“Finding“apassionimpliesthatitalreadyexistsandissimplywaitingtobediscovered.Unfortunately,this

ideaisnotwhatsciencetellsus.47

Tostudythis,researchersuseaframeworkof“fixed"and"growth“mindsets.Theyarguethatencouraging

peopleto"find"theirpassionmaycausethemtoeventuallybelievethatinterestsandpassionsareinbornand

relativelyunchangeable.48Incontrast,peoplewhoviewinterestsandpassionsasdevelopedhaveagrowth

mindsetofinterest.

Researchershaverevealedthatafixedmindsetofinterestcandecreasecreativity.Ifpeoplebelievetheyare

limitedtoonlyafewinborninterestsand,inconsequence,donotexploreotherareas,theymaymissseeing

importantconnectionsacrossdomains.49

Evidently,peoplecandoalottoembraceagrowthmindsetofinterest.First,realizethatyourinterestsand

passionsaren'tpre-existing.Takeanactiveroleindevelopingyourpassions.Second,practisepositiveself-talk.

Whenyoulackinterestinanewtask,payattentiontoyourinnerdialogue.50Forexample,change"I'mnot

interestedinthis^^to"I'mnotinterestedinthisyet,butIknowthatinterestcandevelopwithtimeand

engagement.

51Butagrowthmindsetofinterestwillhelpyouremainopenandcurious.Thesciencetellsuswe

shouldworktowardlovingwhatwedo.Wemightbecomemorecreativeandresilientasaresult.

A.Socanagrowthmindsetofinterestbetaught?

B.Insteadpassionslikeinterests,aredeveloped.

C.Peoplewhothinkthishaveafixedmindsetofinterest.

D.Ofcourse,noteveryactivitywillbecomeaburningpassion.

E.Assuch,seeinginterestsasfixedlimitstheircreativepotential.

F.Don'texpectthatpursuingnewinterestswillalwaysbeeasyorexciting.

G.Replaceself-criticalthoughtswithpositiveonesthatencouragegrowthandlearning.

第三部分书面表达（共两节，32分）

第一节（共4小题；第62、63题各2分，第64题3分，第65题5分，共12分）

阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。

WhenEugenieGeorgefirstheardthatherfriendpassedtheaccountantexam,herheartsank.She'dfailedthat

testweeksearlier,andneededthecertificatetoadvanceherowncareer.a4Myinnerchildgotupset,“recallsGeorge.

Butthen,shecalledherfriend."ItoldherIfailedandadmittedIwasenvious,9,shesays.Beingfrankshiftedher

attitude,andshewassurprisedtorealizeshecouldshareherfriend'shappinessandexperienceherown,inturn.4aI

congratulatedmyfriendandtoldhersheinspiredme,“Georgesays.

Thisiswhatscientistscalled