北京市延庆区2024-2025学年高二年级上册期末英语试题（含答案）

延庆区2024-2025学年第一学期期末试卷

高二英语

1.考生要认真填写个人信息。

2.本试卷共11页，三大部分（共100分），考试时间90分钟。

考生

3.试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。选择题必须用

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2B铅笔作答；非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。

4.考试结束后，考生应将答题卡按要求放在桌面上，待监考员收回。

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，25分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10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。

Oneday,aprofessorenteredtheclassroomandaskedhisstudentstoprepareforasurprisetest.Theywaited

anxiouslyattheirdesksforthetesttobegin.Theprofessor1thequestionpapers,withthetextfacingdown

asusual.Afterhehandedthemallout,heaskedhisstudentstoturnthepageandbegin.Toeveryone'ssurprise,

therewereno2,justablackdot（点）inthecenterofthepage.Theprofessor,seeingtheexpressionon

everyone'sface,toldthemthefollowing:

“Iwantyoutowritewhatyouseethere.^^

Thestudents,3,gotstartedontheinexplicable（令人费解的）task.

Attheendoftheclass,theprofessor4alltheanswerpapersandstartedreadingeachoneofthem

aloudinfrontofallthestudents.Allofthem,withnoexception,describedtheblackdot,tryingtoexplainits

positioninthemiddleofthesheet,etc.Afterallhadbeen5、theclassroomwassilent,theprofessorbeganto

explain:

'Tmnotgoingtogradethis.Ijustwantedtogiveyousomethingtothinkabout.Noonewroteaboutthe

6partofthepaper.Everyonefocusedontheblackdot,andthesamehappensinourlives.Wehaveawhite

papertoobserveandenjoy,butwealwaysfocusonthedarkspots.Ourlifeisa7giventouswithloveand

careandwealwayshavereasonstocelebrate:naturerenewingitselfeveryday,ourfriendsaroundus,thejobthat

8ourlivelihood（生计）andthemiraclesweseeeveryday.

9,weinsistonfocusingonlyonthedarkspots:thehealthissuesthatbotherus,thelackofmoney,the

10relationshipwithcolleagues,thedisappointmentwithafriend,andetc.

Thedarkspotsareverysmallcomparedtoeverythingwehaveinourlives,buttheyaretheonesthatpollute

ourminds.^^

1.A.handedoutB.turnedupC.referredtoD.pointedat

2.A.exercisesB.choicesC.questionsD.scores

3.A.surprisedB.confusedC.curiousD.displeased

4.A.collectedB.finishedC.markedD.selected

5.A.saidB.answeredC.returnedD.read

6A.bigB.blackC.beautifulD.white

7.A.burdenB.giftC.pressureD.lesson

8.A.threatensB.ruinsC.providesD.changes

9.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Moreover

10.A.closeB.complexC.specialD.strong

第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分)

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出

提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

A

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。

Oneofmyfavourite1](episode)wasMrBeaninafancyrestaurant.Afterbeingseatedathistable,

MrBeantakesoutacard,12(write)afewwordsonit,putsitinanenvelopeandplacesitonthetable.

Afteramoment,helooksbackattheenvelopebutthistimehelooks13(surprise)asifhedidnotknowit

wasthere.Heopensittofindabirthdaycardandvery14(happy)putsitonthetableforeveryonetosee.

B

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。

Auditorylearnerslearnbestbylistening.Theselearnersusuallylistenverycarefullyandthinkdeeplyabout

15theyhear.Theypreferlearningactivitieswhereeverything16(explain)tothemratherthan

havingtoreadinstructions.Theyareverylogicalandtaketheirtime17(provide)answers.

C

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容或括号内所给词的恰当形式填空。

TheislandofAlicudi,18istothenorthofSicily,hastoomanygoatsandifslookingforpeopleto

adoptthem.19ifyouwantoneyouwillhavetocatchityourselfThenumberofgoatsonAlicudi

20(increase)significantlyinthelastfewyearsandthey'vebeencausingproblems.Peoplehavesaidthat

theanimalshavebeenbreakingwalls,damaginggardensandevengoingintohomes.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，38分）

第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28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

ReadthepostfromPaulontheuAnswers4U”website.

oeo

Helloeveryone,

I'mstudyingjournalisminuniversity.Inthefirstterm,everyonehastodoacourse

calledtuCreativeThinkingandWriting”.Atfirst,Ithoughtitwouldn'tbeaproblem——butnow

I'mreallyanxiousbecauseI'mnotacreativepersonatall!I'mscaredthatI'mgoingtolook

stupidandIwon'tpassthecourse,orelseI'llonlygetthroughitwithgreatdifficulty.

Cananyonehelpme?Sometipsonbeingcreativewouldbegood.

Thanksalot.

Paul

ReadwhatSarahwritesinreplytoPaul

0«0oft

HiPaul,

Ireadyourpostandcancompletelyrelatetoit.Fvebeeninexactlythesamesituation一

Ievendidajournalismcourse,justlikeyou.Soherearemythoughts.

Yousay“Fmnotacreativeperson”.Look——everyone'screative.Ifyoutellyourself

you'renotcreative,you'lleasilystarttobelieveit.So,thefirstthingtodois:stopthinkinglike

that.Peoplesometimestalkaboutccthinkingoutsidethebox”.Actually,theboxisthewaywe've

beenbroughtuptoseeproblems.Acentraldifficultyinourabilitytothinkoutsidetheboxis

thatwemustalwayshavea“right“answer,whichlimitscreativethinking.So,trytostopseeing

thingsas“right"or"wrong”.

Anotherproblemisthatweoftenfindfaultswithourownideasbeforewegivethema

chancetogrow.Whileyou'rethinking,justtrytobrainstormideasinanenjoyableway-then

choosethebestideaslater.

Anddon'tworryaboutlookingstupid.Ifyoutryanideaandotherpeoplelaughatyour

idea,that9stheirproblem,notyours.Trytolookatthecourseasawaytohavefun.Workhard,

don'tholdyourselfback,doeverythingwithgreatinterest,andyou511befine.

Anyway,enoughfromme.Ihopetheseideashelp.

Sarah

21.WhatproblemdoesPaulhave?

A.Heworriesabouthiscareerlife.

B.Heconsidershimselfnotcreative.

C.Hehasdifficultyunderstandingthings.

D.Hewillfailhiscoursehoweverhardheworks.

22.WhatcanwelearnfromSarah5sreply?

A.Shedoesn'tgetwhyPaulisafraid.

B.Shebelieveseachquestionhastherightanswer.

C.Shethinkspeopleshouldoftenreflectontheirideas.

D.Shethinkspeopleshouldthinkfreelywithoutfearofjudgement.

23.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A.PaulandSaraharestrangersB.PaulandSarahhavethesameidea

C.PaulandSaraharecollegeclassmatesD.PaulandSaraharefromthesameplace

B

WillGladstoneremembersfirstlearningabouttheblue-footedboobyinhisfifthgradescienceclass.Theyare

asymboloftheGalapagosIslands.

theblue-footedbooby

Theblue-footedboobypopulationintheGalapagoshasfallentoathirdofitssizesincethe1960s.Thisfact

stayedwithWill,whogrewupbird-watchingwithhisdadaroundtheirhometown.Willhadneverbeentothe

Galapagos,norseenablue-footedboobyinperson,butdecidedhewantedtohelpprotectthem.

Afewdayslater,hecameupwithaplan:Hecouldsellbluesocks,thesamecolorasthebird*sfeet,toraise

moneyforprotectionefforts.WillsetuphisonlinesiteTheBlueFeetFoundationinMarch2016.Thewebsitewas

upforthreemonthsbeforeWillandhisyoungerbrotherMatthewsoldtheirfirstpairofsocks.t4Wereachedoutto

alotofpeopleandtheywouldn*ttakeusseriously...becausewewerejustkids.”

Butbeing“justkids“comeswithitsownstrengths.TheymadeanInstagramaccountforthefoundationand

starteddirect-messagingstars.Willsaysoneoftheirbiggestsupportersishislongtimefavoritehockeyplayer,

KevanMiller.Theyhavesoldabout10,000pairsofsockstocustomersin46countries,raisingabout$90,000after

costs.AllprofitsgototheGalapagosConservancyandtheCharlesDarwinFoundation,tworesearchand

protectionorganizationsbasedintheGalapagosIslands.

Will'sandMatthew'seffortsarealreadyhavingabeneficialeffect.Theirmoneywasusedforablue-footed

boobypopulationsurveyin2017byateamof10researchers.Theresearchersreportthattheydidseemanymore

babybirdsthanintheirpreviousstudyin2012.

Threeyearsafterformingthefoundation,WillgottovisittheGalapagosonaweek-longschooltrip.AndWill

finallygottoseeablue-footedboobyinperson."Iwascrazilylookingaroundandwhen1sawone,itwasreally

cool,"Willsaid.

Thebrothershavewonseveralawardsfortheirwork.Buttheyeachsaythebiggestawardthey'vegotis

perseverance.

24.WhatinspiredWilltoprotecttheblue-footedbooby?

A.Thedropofthebirds*number.B.HistriptoGalapagosIslands.

C.Hisexperienceofbird-watching.D.Thesymbolicmeaningofthebird.

25.WhatdidWillandMatthewdowhilepeopledidn'ttakethemseriously?

ATheystartedTheBlueFeetFoundation.

B.Theyaskedprotectionorganizationsforhelp.

C.Theyreachedouttotheirclassmatesandotherkids.

D.Theyopenedanaccountandcontactedfamouspeople.

26.ThemoneyWillandMatthewraisedwasusedto.

A.takecareofmorebabybirdsB.doscientificresearchonthebirds

C.attractpeopletowatchthebirdsD.awardpeoplewhoprotectthebirds

27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeWill?

A.Humorous.B.Generous.C.Determined.D.Creative.

C

Dr.Wisemanstarted"thelaughlab“projectinSeptember.Itisthelargeststudyofhumour.Participants（参力口

者）areinvitedtologontothelaughlabwebsite,giveafewpersonaldetails,telltheirfavouritejokesandjudgethe

jokestoldbyotherpeople.

Theprojectwilllastforayear,andtheorganisershopetofinallydiscovertheworld5sfunniestjoke.Butthere

isalsoaseriouspurpose.Theresearcherswanttoknowwhatpeoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.

Andtheywanttofindoutthedifferencesbetweenthemaleandfemalesenseofhumour.Theideaisthatifwewant

tounderstandeachother,wehavetofindoutwhatmakesuslaugh.

Thisisasubjectthathaslongattractedpsychologistsandphilosophers.Mostofthetime,peoplearenot

completelyhonest.Wedothingsthatsocietyexpectsustoandsaythingsthathelpusgetwhatwewant.But

laughingcannotbecontrolled.Whenwelaugh,wetellthetruthaboutourselves.ByDecemberover10,000jokes

hadbeensubmitted（递交）.Thisgavethescientistsenoughevidencetomakeearlyconclusions.Itseemsthatmen

andwomendohavedifferentsensesofhumour,forinstance.

“Ourfindingsshowthemajordifferencesinthewaysinwhichmalesandfemalesusehumour,9,saidDr.

Wiseman.a4Malesusehumourtoappearsuperiortoothers,whilewomenaremoreskilledinlanguagesandprefer

wordplay.^^

Researchersalsofoundthattherereallyissuchathingasanationalsenseofhumour.TheBritishenjoywhat

isusuallycalled“toilethumour”.ButtheFrenchliketheirjokesshortandsharp:"You'reahighpricedlawyer.

Willyouanswertwoquestionsfor$500?”"Yes.Whafsthesecondquestion?^^TheGermansarefamousfornot

havingasenseofhumour.ButthesurveyfoundthatGermanparticipantsweremorelikelytofindsubmittedjokes

funnythananyothernationality.Perhapsthatprovesthepoint.Isthisjokefunny?Idon'tknow,butlefssayyes,

justtobesafe.

Dr.Wisemanandhisworkmatesalsosubmittedjokescreatedbycomputers.Butnoneofthosewhotookpart

inthesurveyfoundanyofthemamusing.Perhapsthisisrelief.Computersalreadyseemliketheycando

everything.Atleasttheyshouldleavethefunnystufftous.

28.Thepurposeof"thelaughlab“projectis.

A.tofindthefunniestjokeinEuropeancountries

B.togetmorepersonaldetailsaboutparticipants

C.toknowwhatfunnypeoplearelikefromdifferentnationsandcultures

D.tofindoutthedifferencesbetweenthemaleandfemalesenseofhumour

29.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.mostofthepeopleallovertheworldarecompletelyhonest

B.scientistshavecollectedenoughevidencetomakefinalconclusions

C.menandwomenhavesimilarsensesofhumour

D.jokescreatedbycomputersarelessamusingtopeople

30.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Funnyornot?B.Laughlouder!

C.MenlaughbetterD.Watchoutforthetrapinjokes!

D

AsyouleavetheBandhavgarhNationalParkinIndia,thereisanoticewhichshowsahugetiger.Thenotice

says,“Youmaynothaveseenme,butIhaveseenyou.^^TherearemorethanabillionpeopleinIndiaandIndian

tigersprobablyseehumanseverysingleday.Tigerscananddokillalmostanythingtheymeetinthejungle.However,

itisalittlestrangethatattacksonhumansarenotthatfrequent.

Somepeoplemightarguethattheseattackswereinfactcommoninthepast.Buttherewerefarmoretigers

aroundinthosedays.So,tosomeextent,attacksappeartohavebeenasrarethenastheyaretoday.

Peoplethinkitisbecauseoffears,butwhatexactlyaretigersafraidof?Cantheyreallyknowthatwemaybe

evenbetterarmedthantheyare?Surelynot.Hasthespeciesprogrammedtheexperiencesofalltigerswithhumans

intoitsgenestobeinheritedasinstinct?Perhaps.ButIthinktheexplanationmaybesimplerand,inaway,more

interesting.

Isuspectthatatiger'sfearofhumansliesinthewayheactuallyobservesusvisually.Imagineatigerseesa

manwhois1.8meterstall.Atigerislessthan1metertallbuthemaybeupto3meterslongfromheadtotail.So

whenatigerseesthemanfaceon,itmightnotbeunreasonableforhimtoassumethatthemanis6meterslong.If

hemetadeerofthissize,hemightattacktheanimalbyleapingonitsback,butwhenhelooksbehindtheman,he

can'tseeaback.Fromthefrontthemanishuge,butlookedatfromthesideheallbutdisappears.Thismustbevery

disturbing.Ahunterhastobeconfidentthatitcankillitsprey,andnooneisconfidentwhentheyaredisconcerted.

Theoppositeistrueofasquattinghuman.Asquattinghumanishalfthesizeandpresentstwicethespreadof

back,andappearslikeamedium-sizeddeer.Manyincidentsofattacksonpeopleinvolvevillagersbendingoverto

cutgrass.Thefactthathumansstanduprightmaynotjustdistinguishthemfromotherspecies,butalsohelpthemto

surviveinanunpredictableenvironment.

31.Asforsomepeople'sopinionontigerattacks,theauthoris.

A.objectiveB.unconcernedC.supportiveD.disapproving

32.WhydoestheauthorraisethreequestionsinParagraph3?

ATopresentassumptions.B.Toevaluatearguments.

C.Toquestionfindings.D.Toconfirmopinions.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"disconcerted“inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Confused.B.Annoyed.C.Depressed.D.Surprised.

34.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Itisthegenesthatcausethetiger9sfearofhumans.

B.Itishardforatigertomakeouttheshapeofhumans.

C.Tigerssensethedangerthemomenttheyspothumans.

D.Tigersarelessconfidentwhenfacingsquattinghumans.

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。

Savingtheenvironmentmightseemlikeatallorder,butlivinganenvironmentallyfriendlylifeisactually

quiteeasy.Withjustafewsmalllifestylechanges,youcanmakeadifference.35

Recycle.

Recyclingisasimplestlifestyletolowertheamountofenvironmentalwaste.36Checkthe

regulationstoensureyouusethemproperly.Forinstance,someplacesmayno:acceptglass,whileothersmight

requireyoutoseparatethedifferentmaterials.Ifyoudisposeofsomethingimproperly,thewholeloadwilllikely

berejectedandendupinalandfill.

Buylocallysourcedfoods.

37Shippingproductsbytruck,rail,flight,orboatcreatespollutionandgoesagainstan

environmentallyfriendlylifestyle.Instead,shopatlocalfarmers5marketsandgrocerystoresstockinglocally-

sourcedproducts.Alternatively,usecommunity-supportedservicestogetfreshproduceregularly.

Cutbackondriving.

Applyingalternateformsoftransportationconsumeslessgasoline.Walkorrideabikewheneverpossible.If

thatisn'tanoption,considerorganizingcarpoolsorusingpublictransportation.38Also,combine

multipletripsintoonetohelpminimizethedistancetraveledandfuelconsumed.

39

Advocacyallowsmorepeopletocreateapositiveimpact.Spreadthewordaboutenvironmentalconservation

bysharingsomeofthelifestylechangesyou'vemadeonsocialmediaandinconversationswithpeoplearound,

callingoneverybodytoplayarole.

A.Cutbackyourcarbonfootprint.

B.Encourageotherstohelpsavetheenvironment.

C.Bydoingthis,youhelpreducetrafficjamsandtheoverallamountofgasolineconsumption.

D.Everyresidentcangetinvolvedbytakingadvantageofnearbyrecyclingservices.

E.Thetopicofpreservingnaturalresourcesentertainseveryone.

F.Eatingfresh,localfoodconsumeslessfuelandpackagingmaterials.

G.Readonforsomepracticaltipsonhowasingleindividualcanhelpsavetheenvironment.

第三部分：书面表达（共三节，37分）

第一节阅读表达（共4小题；第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43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。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

Ifyouenjoywalkingforexercise,there'sasimplewaytomeetyourdemand-changeyourwalkintoaruck.

Andifsanincreasinglypopularformofexercise.

Ruckingiswalkingwithweightonyourback.Theterm"rucking“comesfromruckmarching,acoreskill

usedbythemilitaryaroundtheworld.Oneoftheteststhearmynormallygivestosoldiersisa12-mileruck,which

theymustcompletewithinthreehourswhilecarryingaweightofatleast35pounds.

Thereasonwhyruckingisgrowinginpopularityisthatit'saneasyandall-bodyexercise.Onestudyin2019

showedthat10weeksofweightedwalkingimprovedphysicalperformance.Sinceruckingisusuallyperformed

outdoors,thereisnodoubtthatit'salsogoodforyourmentalhealth.Lotsofstudiessuggestthatthementalhealth

benefitsofbeinginanaturalenvironmentarehuge.

Thereareseveraltipsforyourruckingwhenyougetstarted.First,don'tbetooeager.Aswithanynew

exercise,you'llneedtobeginslowly.Startwithanemptybackpackandwalkadistanceyou'vealreadydone.

Whenyoustartaddingweighttoyourpack,trysomethinglow,like10%ofyourbodyweight.Addingweightis

goingtoputmorestressonyourankles,knees,hipsandback,sodoitgradually.Anotheroptionistostartwitha

weightedvestinsteadofabackpack.Thisspreadstheweightbetweenyourfrontandback.Andofcourse,don't

forgetyourfeet.Selectacomfortablepairofshoestopreventgettinghurt.

40.Whatisrucking?

41.Whyisruckingpopular?

42.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.

aWhenyoustartaddingweighttoyourpack,youcantryanyweightyoulike.

43.Besideswhatarementionedinthetext,whatotherbenefitscanruckinghaveonus?(Inabout40words)

第二节选词填空(共5小题；每小题1分，共5分)

用所给词组的正确形式完成下列句子。

doone?spart;inabadmood;haveareputationfor;beeagerto;take

action

44.Humanactivityhasaffectedalltypesofspeciesthatwedependonforliving,soweneedto

toavoidthesixthmassextinction.

45.Weallknowthatifwearewearelikelytoexpressnegativeattitudesandfeelings.

46.Mr.Beanconstantlyencounteringawkwardsituations,whichgreatlyamusesaudiences

ofallnationalitiesandcultures.

47.Ifweall,wecanliveahealthierlifeonearth.

48.NowthatHelengraspedthekeytolanguage,shelearnmoreanduseitasmuchasshe

could.

第三节写作(20分)

49.假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你校即将举办一场以“绿色生活，从我做起(GreenLivingStarts

FromMe)”为主题的环保活动。你校交换生Jim对这个活动非常感兴趣，他发来邮件询问活动的具体情

况，请你用英文给他回复邮件，内容包括：

1.介绍活动的目的和安排；

2.邀请他参加并在活动后分享感受。

注意：

1词数100左右；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

DearJim,

Yours,

LiHua

延庆区2024-2025学年第一学期期末试卷

高二英语参考答案

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，25分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10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。

【170题答案】

【答案】1.A2.C3.B4.A5.D6.D7.B8.C9.A10,B

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出

提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

A

[11-14题答案】

【答案】11.episodes

12.writing

13.surprised

14.happily

B

【15〜17题答案】

【答案】15.what

16.isexplained

17.toprovide

C

【18〜20题答案】

【答案】18.which

19.But20.hasincreased##hasbeenincreasing

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，38分）

第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28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。