2024-2025学年湖南省邵阳市新邵县第二中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

2024—2025学年湖南省邵阳市新邵县第二中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★)Chinesetraditionalcuisineispopularandrespectedallovertheworld.Chinesemealsarefamousamongforeignersfortheircolors,ingredientsandflavors.ThefollowingarefouroftheChinesedishesknownamongforeigners.Clickhereandseehowtocookthesedishes.SpringRollsTheChinesefoodSpringrolls’(Chūnjuǎn)namecomesfromtheSpringFestivalinChina.SpringrollsareanappetizerthatisveryfamousbothinChinaandtherestoftheworld.Theyaremadeofthindoughfilledwithmeatandvegetables,rolledandfried.Theyarecrispy(脆)andverydeliciousandgotodifferentsizes.ChowMeinChowmein(Chǎomiàn)isafrieddishwithnoodles,meatandonions.Ithasmanyvarietiesindifferentcountries.Forinstance,onlyintheUSA,thereareanumberofwaystoprepareit.dependingontheplace.ItisamostpopularChinesetakeoutdish.OntheEastCoastthemealiscrispy,whileontheWestCoast-soft.DumplingsDumplings(Jiǎozi)areoneofthemostfamousandtraditionalChinesemeals.Adumplingconsistsofboiledorbakeddoughfilledwithmeatandvegetables.Ithasaninterestinghalf-circleshapeandcurlyedges.Thefillingmightbepork,beefandvegetablessuchascabbageandonions.Egg-friedRiceEgg-friedrice(Dànchǎofàn)isoneofthemostpopulardishesintheworld.Manypeopleeatitregularly,eitheratrestaurantsorprepareitathome.Thedishhasastrongdelicioussmellandit’sveryeasytocookwitheggs,vegetablesandsoon.ItcanbefoundineveryChineserestaurant.1.WhichofthefollowingisrelatedtoChineseNewYear?

A．SpringRollsB．ChowMeinC．DumplingsD．Egg-friedRice2.Whatdothefourdisheshaveincommon?

A．Theyallhavestrongsmell.B．Theyhavethesamecookingmethods.C．Theyareallcrispyandverydelicious.D．Theiringredientsmightincludevegetables.3.Wherecanwefindthepassage?

A．Inamagazine.B．Onawebsite.C．Inatravelbrochure.D．Inanewspaper.(★★★)Mrs.Timmslistenedastheradioannouncergaveahurricane(飓风)warningforhertown.Thenshewokeuphersons,EddieandJasper,andquicklyexplained,"We’vegotalottodo,boys.Thereisnoschooltoday,andmyofficeisclosed.Thehurricaneiscoming!Justthen,theboysgrandfatherarrivedfromhisseasidehome.Grandpaexplainedthatthelocalgovernmenthadtoldpeopletoevacuatetheirhomesbythesea.Itjustwasn’tsafeforanyonetostayneartheoceanduringthehurricane.Soonafterwards,Mrs.Timmslefttobuysuppliesthatthefamilywouldneedduringthestorm.Batteries,bottledwaterandcannedfoodwereafewoftheitemsonherlist.Grandpastayedwiththeboys,andthethreeofthemmadepreparationsforthestorm.First,theyfilledthebathtubandalltheemptywaterbottlestheycouldfind.Next,theyunplugged(拔掉插头)almosteverythinginthehouse.Then,EddiehelpedGrandpastrengthenthewindows.Meanwhile,Jasperputtheoutdoorchairsinside.Later,asthestormapproached,thefamilystayedinprotectedareasawayfromthewindowsandoutsidewalls.Mrs.TimmsandGrandpamovedchairstoaprotectedspacenearthestaircase.EddieandJaspersatunderastrongtablenexttothem,readingandplayinggames.Theywaitedfortheradioannouncertodeclarethatthehurricanehadpassed.4.WhatdidMrs.Timmsdoafterhearingthehurricanewarning?

A．Shewenttowork.B．Shewokeuphersons.C．Shepreparedbreakfast.D．Shewatchedthehurricane.5.Theunderlinedword“evacuate”inParagraph2means______.

A．lockB．reachC．repairD．leave6.WhileEddiehelpedGrandpastrengthenthewindows,Jasper_______.

A．filledthebathtubB．turnedoffthelightsC．puttheoutdoorchairsinsideD．satunderastrongtable7.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．AHappyFamily.B．ASeasideHouse.C．TheDamageoftheHurricane.D．TheDayoftheHurricane.(★★★)TuYouyou,an84-year-oldwoman,wasthefirstChinesefemalescientisttobeawardedaNobelPrizeforherdiscoveryofthelife-savingdrugartemisinin(knownasqinghaosu)withthehelpofherteaminthe1970s.Whenstandingonthestage,sheexpressedhersinceregratitudetotheCommitteeforthehonour,TuYouyousaid,“Thisisnotonlyanhonourformyself,butalsorecognitionandencouragementforallscientistsinChina.”AsamemberofChinaAcademyofChineseMedicalSciences,shebenefitedalotfromtheexpertsinthesamefieldbylearningChinesemedicinefortwoandahalfyears,whichhelpedhermasteradeepknowledgeabouttraditionalpractices.Attachinggreatimportancetosavingpeople’slivesfromMalaria—adiseasethatkilledmillionsofpeopleeveryyear,TuYouyouwaschosentoestablishateamtofindacureandhadanideathatChineseherbsmightbethekeyafterseeingsomanyunsuccessfulexperimentsconductedbyothers.SheimmersedherselfinlearningancientChinesemedicalliterature,visitingexpertsintraditionalChinesemedicineandresearchinghundredsoftraditionalrecipesconnectedtoanti-malarialcures,gettingnothing.ThenthethoughtofusingmodernresearchmethodstostudytheseChineseherbscametohermind.Afterhundredsoffailedexperimentsduetolimitedresourcesandthelackofstaff,eventheairqualityinthelaboratorytheyworkedwasterrible,theyeventuallycameacrossapromisingchemical.TuYouyouevenbravelyvolunteeredtobethefirsthumansubjecttoseeifitwassafeforhumans.Thetestturnedouttobeasuccess.“Fromourresearchexperienceindiscoveringartemisinin,welearntthewisdombehindbothChineseandWesternmedicine.Thereisgreatpotentialforfutureadvancesifthesetwokindsofwisdomcanbefullyintegrated,”shesaid.8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?

A．TuYouyoudiscoveredartemisininonherown.B．TuYouyouspenttwoyearslearningChinesemedicine.C．TuYouyouwasthefirstscientiststobeawardedNobelPrize.D．TuYouyougainedlotsofknowledgefromtheexpertsinherfield.9.WhatisNotincludedinthereasonswhyTuYouyousucceededinherfield?

A．Hereagernessforsavingpeople’slivesfromMalaria.B．Herdesiretoberecognizedbythewholeworld.C．Thejointeffortoftheteammembers.D．Hermodestattitudetowardslearningfromothers.10.HowdidTuYouyouprovethatChineseherbwouldbethecure?

A．StudyinglatestChineseliterature.B．TastinghundredsofChineseherbs.C．Visitingexpertsinmodern-Chinesemedicine.D．Researchingagreatdealoftraditionalrecipes11.WhichofthefollowingdifficultiesdidTuYouyouandherteamnotencounter?

A．Theywereshortofstaff.B．Theirresearchmethodswereout-dated.C．Theairqualityintheirlaboratorywasbad.D．Theirresourceswaslimited.(★★★)Mostpeoplethinkthatphonesareabadthingforanxiety.Parents,inparticular,believephonesareterribleforthementalhealthofchildren.So,whatisthetruth?WhileIwaswritingmybookYouDon’tUnderstandMe,whichaddressesthementalhealthofteenagegirlsandyoungwomen,IfeltIhadtogettothebottomoftherelationshipbetweenphonesandanxiety.Andtobehonest,itdoesn’tlookgreat.WhatIhaveobservedclinicallyisthatratherthanbeingthecauseoftheproblem,phonesseemtoactasacatalyst(催化剂)toouremotions.Thiscanbeapositivething,whenitallowsustoconnectwithfriendsandfamilyandsharehappythings.However,humansareborntoforeseedangerandourmindscanquicklyreactfromaninitialtriggertocreatecatastrophic(极糟的)butwhollyimaginarycircumstances,whichourbodiesrespondtoasthoughtheyweretrue.SosomeofthequestionsIaskmypatientsabouttheirphoneuseare:Areyouusingyourphonetoconnecttopeopleortocomparetopeople?Theformerispositiveformentalhealthbutthelatterwilllikelyincreaseanxiety.Researchsuggeststhattheremaybeasweetspotwithmobilephoneuse,afterwhichthescreenstopsbeinghelpfulorfunandstartshavinganegativeimpactonwellbeing.Ananalogy(类比)todrinkingishelpful:acoupleofglassesofredwinecanberelaxing;abottleanightisnotsohelpful.Andlikewithdrinking,somepeoplefinditdifficulttostopjustatthepointwhentheyshould.Soifyouareexperiencinganxiety,thinkaboutyourphoneuse—thinkabouthowmuchtimeyouspendonitandonwhatkindofcontent.Readdressingthismightbeoneimportantkeyinunlockingalessanxiouslife.12.What’sthethemeofYouDon’tUnderstandMe?

A．Thementalhealthofyoungfemales.B．Theusefulwaystounderstandothers.C．Themisunderstandingofthephoneusing.D．Therelationshipbetweenphonesandanxiety.13.Howwillourmindsrespondwhenwereceivesomethingnegative?

A．They’llimagineverybadsituations.B．They’llpredictsometruereactions.C．They’llturnnegativethingsintoreality.D．They’llturnnegativethingsintopositiveones.14.Whydoestheauthormentiondrinkingwine?

A．Toexpressitsbenefittohealth.B．Tostresstheaddictivenature.C．Toillustratethesweetspotofusingphones.D．Toexplaintheimportanceofdrinkingwine.15.Howcanwereduceouranxietyaccordingtothetext?

A．Bychangingourwaysofthinking.B．Bydrinkingacoupleofglassesofredwine.C．Byreadingmorebooksaboutreducinganxiety.D．Byadjustingthetimeandcontentofphoneusing.(★)Havingapositiveattitudeiskeytolivingahappylife.Belowarefivethingsyoucandotostaypositive.Startyourdayinapositiveway.16Ifyoustartyourdaybythinkingaboutthefuturetroubles,thenegativethoughtswillaccumulatequickly.Ifyoustartyourdaybyhavingapleasantconversationwithyourfamilyorfriend,thatcanmakeabigdifferencetohowyourwholedaywillgo.Liveinapositiveenvironment.WhoyouchoosetospendyourtimewithandtheinputyougetfromtheTV,theInternetandmagazinesaffectyouroutlook(人生观)alot.17Goslowly.IhavefoundthatwhenIgotoofast,thingsdon'tgotoowell.18ButifIslowdownjustforafewminutes,mymindandbodywillcalmdowngreatly.Learntotakecriticisminahealthyway.Oneofthemostcommonfearsisthefearofcriticism.19Thekeyislearningtohandleitinahealthierway.Bydoingso,yourfearwilldecreaseanditwillhurtlessifyoudogetcriticized.20Whatyousendoutmattersawholelot.Whatyougiveothersandhowyoutreatthemarewhatyou'llgetback.Andthewayyoutreatothersandhowyouthinkofthemalsotendtoaffecthowyoutreatandthinkaboutyourself.Soshareyourvalueandspreadthepositivity.

A．Slowdownyoursteps.B．Thenstresscanbuildup.C．Thatwillsupportyouingoingfurther.D．Addvalueandpositivitytoothers'life.E．Becarefulabouthowyouspendyourmornings.F．Socarefullyconsiderwhatyouletintoyourmind.G．Itcanholdpeoplebackfromdoingwhattheywantinlife.二、完形填空(★★)ItwasthefirstdayIwasabletogetoutofbedsincegettingmyheartshattered(难过的).Idecidedtohavea________,tryingtostartfeelinghumanagain.WhenmyhairdresseraskedhowIhadbeen,Iwantedtosay“fine”becausethat’swhatyou’re________todowhenyoumakesmalltalk.________Ievenrealizedwhatwashappening,tearsstartedrollingdownmycheeks.________missingabeat,thiswomanwho________knewmegatheredmeinherarmsand________measIcried.Shesaid,“Icanfeelallyourpainandit’s________.”Ihadbeenfeelingso________sadandhopelessfordays.Whenpeopleweopenourheartsandsoulsto________us,welosefaith.Iwas________thatIcouldn’tholdmyselftogetherforasimplehaircut.Ifeltlikemytearswereadmittingmy________.Ihadlostafriend,andlostahome.ButthisstrangertookcareofmeinawaythatI________.IopeneduptosomeoneIhardlyknew,andjustletallmyhurtpouroutintoherarms,andshedidthesame.We________together.Injustthatmoment,my________closedjustabitmore,anditremindedthatthereweretruly________peopleinthisworld.IbegantounderstandthatIwasnotalone.21.A．mealB．haircutC．bathD．trip22.A．supposedB．askedC．allowedD．taught23.A．SinceB．ThoughC．UnlessD．Before24.A．UponB．WithoutC．BeyondD．After25.A．totallyB．slightlyC．hardlyD．actually26.A．followedB．controlledC．heldD．left27.A．heartbreakingB．satisfyingC．surprisingD．interesting28.A．strangelyB．reasonablyC．suddenlyD．terribly29.A．hurtB．changeC．frightenD．fool30.A．disappointedB．embarrassedC．discouragedD．confused31.A．regretB．illnessC．pressureD．failure32.A．requiredB．agreedC．neededD．hated33.A．struggledB．criedC．foughtD．decided34.A．pityB．mouthC．hopeD．wound35.A．smartB．richC．goodD．professional三、语法填空(★★★)语法填空Asweallknow,oneofthemusicalclassicsinChina,ButterflyLovers,which36(combine)ChineseandWesternmusicalelements,isafamousviolinconcerto37(compose)byHeZhanhaoandChenGang.Itbegins38lightandpleasantmusic,tellingaboutLiangShanbo39ZhuYingtai’sfirstmeet.Thenthereisafastand40(cheer)section41(represent)theirthreehappyyearsofschool.Thenthemusicgetsdramaticwithheaviernotesandthatis42theloversareseparated.43(final),themusictakesamuch44(soft)turnandendsonabittersweetnote,tellingushowthecoupleturnedinto45(butterfly)andflewaway.Tobehonest,thismusicissomovingthatlisteningtoitisreallyanamazingjourney.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Jonah对中国美食很感兴趣，来信询问你家乡的特色美食。请根据以下要点给他回一封邮件，内容包括：1.推荐一种美食；2.简要介绍其特色；3.邀请他来你的家乡品尝。注意：1.词数：85左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.注意书信格式。五、书面表达(★★★)47.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。Ericwasworkinginasellingbusiness.Hehadbeenontheroadvisitingpeopleformorethanamonthwithoutgoinghome.Hecouldn'twaittogetbacktoseehiswifeandchildren.Mother'sDaywasapproaching,andheusuallytriedtomakeit"backhome",butthisyearhewasjusttoobusyandtootired.Thedaywhenhewasdrivinginasmalltown,hesawaflowershop.Hesaidtohimself,"IknowwhatIwilldo,I'llsendmymothersomeroses."Hestoppedandwentintotheflowershopandsawaboytalkingtothesalesgirlinit."Howmanyrose