唐山市2024-2025高二第一学期期末试题

唐山市2024-2025学年度高二年级第一学期期末考试英语第一部分听力(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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Whendoesthemanprefertogoshopping?A.OnThursday. B.OnFriday. C.OnSaturday. 2.Whydoesthemanrecommendtheskiarea?A.Itissafe. B.Itisfree. C.Itisbeautiful. 3.Howwillthemangotothesubwaystation?A.Bytaxi. B.Onfoot. C.Bybus. 4.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Husbandandwife. B.Classmates. C.Colleagues. 5.WhatdoesthewomanaskMarktodonextweek?A.Gooutfordinner. B.Watchthefinal. C.Listentothenews. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)请听下面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.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Athome. B.Inazoo. C.Inapark.7.Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?A.Gotothepetstore.B.Buysomefood. C.Lookafteranimals. 听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。 8.Whydoesthewomancometotheprofessor?A.Torequestanextension.B.Tohandinherdraft. C.Toaskabouttheduetime. 9.Whatdoestheprofessorremindthewomantodo?A.Takecareofhergrandma.B.Sendanemail.C.Fillintheform.10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheprofessor?A.Demanding. B.Understanding. C.Humorous. 听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。WhatisAlexdoing?Decoratinghishouse.B.Lookingforsomecomputers.C.Buyingfurnitureforhisoffice.12.WhatisAlex'snewbusinessabout?A.Carselling. B.Computertraining. C.Softwaredevelopment. 13.HowdoesAlexrespondtoEmma'sdecision?A.Heencouragedher.B.Heagreedtoteachher.C.Heexpressedsatisfaction.听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。14.Howdidthemanfeelafterwatchingthemovie?A.Confident. B.Sad. C.Angry. 15.Whatdidthewomanrealize?A.Theworldwashelpless.B.Sheshouldimproveherlife.C.Itwasnecessarytoactquickly.16.Whatisthemanstartingtodo?A.Tohelpthebears. B.Towatchmorefilms. C.Tochangedailyhabits. 17.Whatisveryimportantaccordingtothefilm?A.Smallactions.B.People'sawareness. C.Resultsoftheprotection.听第10段独白,回答第18至20题。18.WhydidTomgotoChina?A.Tomakemoney. B.Toexperienceitsculture.C.Torealizeachildhooddream. 19.WhatwereTom'searlydaysinChinalike?A.Theywerechallenging.B.Theywereboring. C.Theywerecolorful. 20.WhatwasTomproudof?A.Hispersonalgrowth.B.HischoiceofYunnan. C.Hiswayoftravelling. 第二部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25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。AEmilyhadalwaysbeensatisfiedwithherquietlife,readingbooks.Occasionally,shewouldjoinafewfriends,agroupofrunners,whofeltexcitedwhencrossingfinishlines.Duringtheirweeklygatherings,herfriendswouldsharestoriesoftheirlatestraceswiththejoyofachievementwhileEmilywouldsharethelatestbookshehadread.Oneday,Emily'sfriendsannouncedtheirbigchallenge：acharity5Krace.Theyweredeterminedtomakeitayearlyevent,awaytogivebacktothecommunityandtopushtheirlimits.Astheyexcitedlydiscussedtheirtrainingplans,shewonderedwhatitwouldbeliketoexperiencethatsenseofachievementtheytalkedabout.ThenEmilyblurted(脱口而出)out,“Countmein.”Theroomfellsilent,andtheneruptedintocheers.Theweeksleadinguptotheraceflewbyinarushofearlymorningrunsandeveningsspentlearningaboutrunningtechniques.Emily'sfriendsbecamehercoaches,patientlyteachingherhowtopaceherselfandbreatheproperly.Itwasn'teasy---herbodyresistedthenewroutine,andthereweredayswheneverymuscleached,forcinghertocollapseontothesofa.Yet,sheneveroncequestionedherdecision.Gradually,thingsstartedtochange.Shebegantocelebratesmallvictories：thefirsttimesheranamilewithoutstopping,thedayshefinishedrunningwithoutwalking.Herfriends'constantencouragementkepthergoing.Thencametheraceday.Emilystoodatthestartingline,feelingasenseofbelonging,asenseofbeingpartofsomethinglargerthanherself.Thegunfired.Shestartedtorun.Shefeltalive,trulyalive,inawayshehadneverexperiencedbefore.Asshecrossedthefinishline,shesawherfriendswaiting,theirfacesshiningwithpride.Atthatmoment,Emilyunderstoodthecharmofrunningandthejoyinit.Sheunderstoodthepowerofchallengingherself,ofachievingwhatonceseemedimpossible.Theracewasover,butforEmily,anewchapterhadbegun.21.HowdidEmily'sfriendsfeelatherdecisionatfirst?A.Interested. B.Surprised. C.Frightened. D.Disappointed. 22.HowcanwedescribeEmily?A.Determined. B.Mild. C.Creative. D.Generous. 23.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WitnessingFriendship B.ChallengingforLeadership C.CrossingtheFinishLine D.DroppingReadingforRunning BIn1736,BenjaminFranklincameacrossaphenomenonwhileworkingasaclerkforthePennsylvaniaAssembly.Apowerfulnewmemberdidn'tlikeFranklinandeventhreatenedtomakehislifedifficult.Franklincouldhavebowedtohimandtriedtowinhimoverwithkindwords,buthedidsomethingunexpected.Knowingthemanownedarareandvaluablebook,Franklinaskedifhecouldborrowitforafewdays.Themanagreed,andFranklinreturneditdayslaterwithapolitenote.WhenwenextmetintheHouse,hespoketome,(whichhehadneverdonebefore)anddidsopolitely,"Franklinlaterrecalled.“Hethathasoncedoneyouakindnesswillbemorereadytodoyouanother,thanhewhomyouyourselfhaveobliged(恩惠).”ThisideabecameknownastheBenFranklinEffect.In1969,twopsychologists,JonJeckerandDavidLandy,rananexperiment.Theyasked74volunteerstotakepartinacompetitionwheretheycouldwinmoney.Afterthecompetition,thevolunteersweredividedintothreegroups.Inthefirstgroup,theleadresearcher(whoactedabitannoying)personallyaskedeachcompetitortoreturnthemoneytohelphimout.Inthesecondgroup,theofficeassistantaskedthecompetitorstoreturnthemoney,sayingthedepartmentneededit.Thethirdgroupgottokeeptheirmoney.Later,thevolunteerswereaskedhowmuchtheylikedtheresearcher.Thoseinthefirstgrouphadamuchmorepositiveimpressionofhimthandidthoseinthethirdgroup.Theresultofthesecondgroupsuggestedthatanindirectrequestforafavordoesnotendearyoutoothers.Butwhydoesthishappen?Oneexplanationiscognitivedissonance---thediscomfortwefeelwhenweholdtwoconflictingthoughts.Forexample,ifyouthink,“Idon'tlikeJoe,butI'mdoinghimafavor,”yourbrainsolvestheconflictbydeciding,“MaybeIdolikehimafterall.”Anotherexplanationcomesfromthedesiretobuildgoodrelationships.Humansarenaturallywiredtowanttohelpothers.24.WhydidFranklinborrowabookfromthemember?A.Toseeitsvalue. B.Toimproverelationship. C.Tolearnhowtobepolite. D.Totestthemember'scharacter. 25.Whatdecidedhowmuchtheresearcherwasliked?A.Thegroupnumber. B.Theamountofmoney. C.Theparticipants’personality. D.Thedirectrequestforafavor. 26.Whatisthesecondexplanationabout?A.Humannature. B.Networkopinions. C.Socialexpectation. D.Conflictingsituations. CHaveyoueverwonderedhowscientistsfigureoutthingsaboutourworld-likehowstarsareborn,live,andeventuallydie?Itmightseemimpossibleforhumans,wholivebarely100years,tounderstandstarsthatliveforbillionsofyears.Butscientiststryanyway!Lastweek,IattendedameetinginHongKongwhereabout60scientistsfromaroundtheworldgatheredtodiscusshowstarslikeoursunendtheirlives.Itwasasmallmeeting,andwhatstruckmemostwasthatthescientistsarguedoverdatagatheredbycomplexmachinesthatwatchtheskiesforus.Buttheseweren'tthekindofargumentsyouseeonTVorinadebateclub.Instead,theywerecarefuldiscussionsfocusedonuncoveringfactsandunderstandingevidence.Theyweresharp,focused,andallaboutgettingclosertothetruth.Inschool,youmighthavelearnedaboutthescientificmethod：makeaguess,testitwithanexperiment,anddecideiftheguessisrightorwrongbasedontheresults.Thatsoundsprettysimple,doesn'tit?Buttherealworldofscienceisalotmessierbecauseitinvolvespeople---andpeopleargue.Atthemeeting,wearguedabouteverything.First,wedebatedwhetherourtelescopeswereworkingastheyshould.Then,wearguedaboutthedatatheycollected.Didweunderstandthepatternsoflightcomingfromstarscorrectly?Finally,wedebatedthetheoriesweusedtomakesenseofthedata.Werewemissingsomethingimportantabouthowstarschangeovertime?Allthisarguingmightsoundfutile,asifitispointless,butit'sactuallyhowsciencemovesforward.Bychallengingeachother,scientistshelpsortoutwhichideasareworthexploringandwhichonesdon'tmakesense.Nosinglepersonhasalltheanswers,buttogether,scientistscanfigureoutwhatquestionsreallymatter.Here'sthemostimportantthingaboutscience：intheend,it'snotaboutwhoarguesthebest.It'saboutthedata.Forexample,whenscientistsdebatedwhethertheearthorbitsthesun,itwastheevidencefromnaturethatfinallysettledtheargument.That'swhyscienceissopowerful.27.Whatimpressedtheauthorgreatlyatthemeeting?A.Datacollection. B.People'scourage. C.Lifecyclesofthestars. D.Thescientists’arguments. 28.Whyisthescientificmethodinschoolmentioned?A.Toexplaintheformula. B.Toshowrealscienceismorecomplex. C.Tohighlightitsimportanceforstudents.D.Toinvolvereadersinthepreviousschooling.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph5mean?A.Reasonable. B.Satisfactory. C.Fruitless. D.Sharp. 30.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Naturehasthefinalsay. B.Datecollectionishard. C.Scientistsshoulddebatemore. D.Humancreativityisunlimited. 第二节(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15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。Afteranafternoonofcollectingleavesorpullingwildgrassfromyourgarden,youmaywonderhowmuchallthatactivitycountstowardyourdailyexercisequota(定额).31“Manyyardandgardentasksrequireenoughefforttocountasmedium-intensityexercise,"saysDr.I-MinLee,aprofessoratHarvardMedicalSchool.AndtheU.S.physicalactivityguidelinescallfordoingatleast150minutesperweekofmedium-intensityexercise.32Youcanspreaditoutovertheweekorfocusonjusttwodaysduringtheweekend.33Severalyardandgardentasks---diggingholes,shovelingsoil,orbaggingfallenleaves,forexample---strengthenvariousmuscles.Besides,gardeningoryardwork,likewalking,swimming,anddancing,hasalowrateofinjurieswhencomparedwithhigher-intensityactivitiessuchasrunning.There'sevenevidencethatgardeningcanreducestressandanxiety.34Thismakesgardeninganeffectiveapproachtowell-being.“Ifyouenjoygardeningandyardwork,itcanbeagoodwaytomeetyourexercisegoals,"saysDr.Lee.“35Inthisway,youaremorelikelytosticktothemconsistently."A.Theanswerisno.B.Theyalsoincreasedphysicalactivitylevels.C.Suchchangeshelplowertheriskofheartdisease.D.Youcanmeetthatgoaldoinggardenoryardwork.E.Afterall,thebestruleistodoactivitiesyouenjoy.F.Youmaycollectafewhealthbenefitsfromdoingso.G.Surprisingly,itaddsuptomorethanyoumightthink.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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。GroceryshoppingwassomethingIhatedmost.Icouldalwaysfindplentyto36aboutonanyshoppingtrip：longshoppinglists,endlessdecisionsandslowcashiers.OnthedaybeforeThanksgiving,Istoodwithafullcart,waitingto37.Everylinewaspackedwitheasilyannoyedshoppersinabighurry.AndIwas38.ThenIheardtheladiesinfrontofmetalking.“BeingawareofsomuchIhave,Ifeelsome39inme,"onesaid.“Theyarepoorpeople.They40allweek,andthefoodtheycanaffordfitsintheirtwohands.”Iwasn'tsurewhoshewasreferringto.TheirconversationshiftedtoothertopicsbutIstarted41.Ionlyusedalittleofmy42evenwhenIplannedafeastlikeThanksgiving.Iboughttreats43andtreatedmyselftoluxurieswheneverIwanted,butI_44toappreciatehowmucheffortfromotherswentintomakingthesethingspossible.HowhadI45noticedallthesebefore?Lookingaround,Isuddenlysaweverything46.EverythingIhadandenjoyedfelt47.Reachingthecashier,wholookedtired,Ithankedher.People_48me,andthenIheardthemdoingthesamething.Now,wheneverIenteragrocerystore,I'm49ofhowmuchIhavetobethankfulforinmylife.Goingtothegrocerystoreisnolongera50butratheragift.36.A.hear B.complain C.learn D.think 37.A.standout B.hungout C.watchout D.checkout 38.A.included B.blamed C.mentioned D.ignored 39.A.tiredness B.excitement C.guilt D.pride 40.A.work B.travel C.wait D.plan 41.A.talking B.reflecting C.buying D.smiling 42.A.power B.wisdom C.attention D.income43.A.nervouslyB.immediately C.routinely D.secretly 44.A.failed B.managed C.cooperated D.proceeded 45.A.ever B.never C.even D.just 46.A.carefully B.lazily C.slightly D.differently 47.A.incredible B.normal C.wrong D.strange 48.A.madefunof B.worriedabout C.staredat D.caredfor 49.A.suspected B.reminded C.convinced D.warned 50.A.hope B.success C.convenience D.dislike 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。Bodylanguageisanessentialformofcommunication,helpingustounderstandwhatothersaresayingandfeeling.Observinggestures,suchashowpeoplestand,movetheirhands,orholdtheirarms,51(allow)ustogatherinformationbeyondspokenwords.Tointerpretbodylanguage52(effective),wehavetounderstandculturaldifferences.Forinstance,makingeyecontactcanindicateinterestinoneculture,while53couldbeseenasrudeinanother.InMiddleEasterncountries,itiscommonformenandwomentoavoiddirecteyecontact.InJapan,lookingdownwhen54_(speak)toanolderpersonshowsrespect.Gesturesoftenholdvariousmeanings.The“OK”sign,when55(use)，maymeanmoneyinJapan,zeroinFrance,orevenbeconsideredimpoliteinBrazil.Similarly,head56(movement)for“yes”and“no”differ；inBulgariaandAlbania,shakingtheheadmeans“yes,”whichcontrastswithotherpartsoftheworld.Certainactions,suchasmovingyourhandincirclesoveryourstomachafterameal57(represent)“Iamfull”,seemthesameeverywhere.However,gestureslikeasmilearemultifunctional,beingusedtogreet,apologise,orstartaconversation.Smiling,58helpsbuildconnectionsanddealwithproblems,canevenimproveourmood.Expertsrecommendsmiling59oneselfinthemirrortofeelhappierandmoreconfident.Understandingsuchslightdifferenceshelpsusconnect 60(well)withpeopleworldwide,makingcommunicationsmoother.第四部分语言知识(共两节,满分20分)第一节(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)从词汇框中选择合适的单词完成句子。consume accompany peak decrease sincerely departure practical reliable apparentlyvaries overall shortage 61.Thepriceofvegetables___________dependingontheseason,withhighercostsinwinter.62.Aguidewill_________thetouristsduringtheirtriptoensuretheydon'tgetlost.63.Janeisa_______________teammate;sheneverfailsherduty.64.Theweatherforecastwas____________wrongbecausetheskyisnowsunnyratherthancloudy.65.Thereisa_____________ofwaterinthevillageduetothedryseason.66.Ithankedhim______________forhiskindnesstome.67.Manypeoplearetryingto______________lessenergybyusingenergy-efficientappliances.68.Thissmartphonehasa___________design;itiseasytousewithonehand.69.Trafficjamoftenreachesits______________duringtherushhour.70.Lackofsleepcan_____________yourfocusatwork.第二节(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)根据汉语补全句子,每空一词。71.我订阅了这家杂志,每月都会收到最新的一期。Isubscribe______thismagazineandreceivethelatestissueeverymonth.72.就我而言,学习一门语言的最佳方式是亲自参与。Asfar______Iamconcerned,thebestwaytolearnalanguageisthroughinvolvement.73.这个团队由十名成员组成,每个人都有独特的技能。Theteamconsists________tenmembers,eachwithuniqueskills.74.当你出发进行长距离行走时,一定要穿合适的靴子。Whensetting______onalongwalk,alwayswearsuitableboots.75.经过多年的努力工作,她终于担任了部门主管的职位。Afteryearsofhardwork,shefinallytook_______apositionastheheadofthedepartment.76.该公司正在裁员；也就是说，许多员工将会失去工作。Thecompanyiscuttingstaff;_____otherwords,manyemployeeswilllosetheirjobs.77.我离开家时常把灯关掉。WheneverIleavethehouse,Ialwaysswitch_______thelights.78.城市喧闹而繁忙;相比之下,乡村则宁静安详。Thecityisloudandbusy;______contrast,thecountrysideispeaceful.79.他们把胜利归功于团队合作和训练。Theyowetheirvictory_______teamworkandpractice.80.在暑假期间,我喜欢睡懒觉放松。Duringthesummerbreak,Ilovetosleep_______andrelax.第五部分书写(满分5分)请按照书写格式和要求抄写以下内容。Theautumnwinddancesthroughthegoldenleaves,whisperingsecretsofchangeandnewbeginnings.Theforest,bathedinshadesofredandorange,seemsalive,breathingwithnature'sbeauty.Inthisseason,everyfallenleafservesasasymbolthatendingscanbebeautiful,pavingthewayforfreshstartsandgrowth.第六部分写作(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。Jackandhisyoungersister,Lily,wereasdifferentasnightandday.Jackwastheadventuroustype,alwaysrunningaroundwithhisfriends,playingfootballorexploringthewoods.Lily,ontheotherhand,wasquieter,preferringtospendhertimewithherbooksandherdolls.However,shewasquitethoughtfulandalwayslookedoutforthewholefamily.Sheoftenhelpedherparentswithhousework,madehermomacupofteawh