浙江省杭州市第二中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷2

杭州二中2024學(xué)年第一學(xué)期高二年級期中考英語試卷本試卷分為第Ⅰ卷（選擇題）和第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題）兩部分，共150分，考試時間120分鐘。第Ⅰ卷選擇題（共95分）第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題紙上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydonext?A.Cookathome.B.Exploreastreet.C.Eatout.2.Whichdeskisthemangoingtobuy?A.Theonewithtwodrawers.B.Theonewiththreedrawers.C.Theonewithtwopenholders.3.Howdoesthewomandescribehermove?A.Stressful.B.Smooth.C.Unexpected.4.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inabank.B.Inabookstore.C.Inapostoffice.5.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?A.Acourse.B.Aninstrument.C.Asport.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽下面一段對話，回答第6、7題。6.WhatdoesSimonathinkoftherankings?A.Highlyreliable.B.Alittleunfair.C.Veryexciting.7.Whichcityhasanefficienttransportsystem?A.SanFrancisco.B.London.C.Tokyo.聽下面一段對話，回答第8至10題。8.Whatarethespeakersabouttodo?A.Haveameeting.B.Takeacoffee.C.Writeareport9.HowdoesPhiffeelnow?A.Frightened.B.Disappointed.C.Anxious.10WhatshouldEmilyvalue?A.Effectivemunication.B.Timeconsciousness.C.Teamwork.聽下面一段對話，回答第11至13題。11.Whenisthesendoffparty?A.OnMondayevening.B.OnFridayevening.C.OnSaturdayevening.12.Wherewillthepartybeheld?A.AtSusan’splace.B.AtPeter’splace.C.Attheman’splace.13.Whydoesthemandecidetobeabsentfromwork?A.Togotraveling.B.Tocontinuehisstudy.C.Toenjoycitylife.聽下面一段對話，回答第14至17題。14.Whatdoesthemando?A.Ahost.B.Adoctor.C.Aguest.15.WhatisAlice’sunmonability?A.Linkingemotionsandwords.B.Connectingcolorswithwords.C.Expressingemotionswithcolors.16.WhatdoweknowaboutAliceandherbrother?A.Theycan’trecognizecolorscorrectly.B.Theyarebornwiththesamecondition.C.Theyfeelthesameaboutthesamecolor.17.HowdoesAlicesoundintheend?A.Depressed.B.Optimistic.C.Confused.聽下面一段獨白，回答第18至20題。18.Whatdoesthemangivethespeechfor?A.Tointroducethesalesandmarketingdirector.B.Tocongratulatetheemployeesontheirachievement.C.Toexpresshisgratitudeforeveryone’shardwork.19.Whatwillthelistenersreceivetoday?A.MorevacationdaysB.Threenewproducts.C.Anextrapayment.20.Whatisthespeakermostproudof?A.Theteamworkoftheemployees.B.Thedevelopmentoftheirproduct.C.Theperformanceoftheteam.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。ABeautifulGuatemalaisalandrichindiversityandculturalheritage.Whetheryouhopetosummitavolcano,hikethroughthejungleorexploreancientruins,Guatemalawillnotdisappoint.TikalNationalParkTikalNationalParkisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteandoneofthemostfamousplacesinGuatemala.Tikalcoversanestimated46miles(around74km)andisoneofthemostextraordinaryarchaeologicalsitesinCentralAmerica.Itishere,centuriesago,thattheancientMayancivilisationboomed.Chichicastenango“Chichi,”asit’sknownbythelocalKichepopulation,hoststhelargestmarketinCentralAmerica.ThetownesaliveonThursdaysandSundayswhenvendors(小販)efromsurroundingareastodisplaytheirgoods.Themarketburstswithvariedcoloursandalivelyatmosphere,stockingeverythingfromvividlycoloredclothtotraditionalcarvedwoodenmasks.GuatemalaCityBrightlygraffitied(涂鴉)wallslinethebusystreetsinGuatemalaCitywhereyou’llfindtrendystores,relaxingbars,anddiverseartgalleries.MakesuretocheckoutLaEsquina,anindoorfoodmarketwithsomeofthebestfoodstallsinthecity.TheMuseoPopolVuhisaleadingmuseumintheworldofMayanart.HereyouwillbeabletospendacoupleofhoursappreciatingtheincredibleandprehensivecollectionofMayanaswellascolonialart.AcatenangoVolcanoVolcanoAcatenangotowersalmost4,000metresabovethesurroundinglandscapejustoutsideAntigua.Thehiketothesummitofthisvolcanoisoneofthetoughest,yetmostpopular,inGuatemala.Notonlywillyougettoappreciatethebreathtakingviews,butyouwillalsohaveabird’seyeviewofthenearby(andextremelyactive)VolcanFuego.1.What’sthebestchoiceforsomeoneinterestedinMayanhistory?A.TikalNationalPark. B.Chichicastenango.C.GuatemalaCity. D.AcatenangoVolcano.2.WhatdoweknowaboutGuatemalaCity?A.IthoststhelargestmarketinCentralAmerica.B.Itisaperfectdestinationforartlovers.C.Youcanbuyvividclothandmasksthere.D.MuseoPopolVuhisagreatfoodmarket.3.WhatisspecialaboutAcatenangoVolcano?A.AbirdviewofGuatemalaCity.B.ThehighesttowerinGuatemala.C.Thehiketothevolcanosummit.DItisanextremelyactivevolcano.BI’veworkedinthefactoriessurroundingmyhometowneverysummersinceIgraduatedfromhighschool,butmakingthetransitionbetweenschoolandfulltimebluecollarworkduringthebreaknevergetsanyeasier.Forastudentlikemewhoconsidersanyclassbeforenoontobeuncivilized,gettingtoafactoryby6o’clockeachmorningistorture.MyfriendsneverseemtounderstandwhyI’msorelievedtobebackatschoolorthatmysummervacationhasbeenanythingbutavacation.There’refewpeopleasselfconfidentasacollegestudentwhohadneverbeenoutintherealworld.Peoplemyagealwaysseemtooverestimatethevalueoftheirtimeandknowledge.Infact,alltheclassesdidnotpreparemeformybattleswiththemachineIranintheplant,whichwouldjamwheneverIabsentmindedlyputinapartbackwardorupsidedown.Themoststressfulthingaboutbluecollarlifeisknowingyourjobcoulddisappearovernight.Issueslikedownsizingandoverseasrelocation(遷移)hadalwaysseemeddistanttomeuntilmycoworkerstoldmethattheunitIwasworkinginwouldshutdownwithinsixmonthsandmovetoMexico,wherepeoplewouldworkfor60centsanhour.Afterworking12hourshiftsinafactory,theotheropinionshavebeeonlytooclear.WhenI’mbackattheuniversity,skippingclassesandturninginlazyrewritesseemstooirresponsibleafterseeingwhatIwouldbedoingwithoutschool.Alltheadviceandpublicserviceannouncementsaboutthevalueofaneducationthatusedtosoundstale(陳腐的)nowringtrue.TheselessonsI’mlearning,howevervaluable,arealwaysmixedwithasenseofguilt.ManypeoplepasstheirlivesintheplacesIbrieflywork,spending30yearswhereIspendonlytwomonthsatatime.“Thisjobpayswell,butit’shellonthebody,”saidonecoworker.“Studyhardandkeepreading,”sheadded.MyexperiencesinthefactorieshaveinspiredmetomakethemostofmycollegeyearsbeforeIentertherealworldforgood.4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhissummerdayswhileatcollege?A.Theybroughthimnothingbuttorture.B.Theywerenoholidayforhimatall.C.Theywerearelieffromhishardworkatschool.D.Theyofferedhimachancetoknowmorepeople.5.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutcollegestudents?A.Theyexpecttoomuchfromtherealworld. B.Theyhavemuchinterestinwhitecollarlife.C.Theyarenotconfidentoftheirfuture. D.Theythinktoohighlyofthemselves.6.Inwhatimportantwayhastheauthor’sworkexperiencechangedhim?A.Helearnedtobemorepractical. B.Hecametorespectbluecollarworkers.C.Hecametoappreciatehiscollegeeducation. D.Hegotasenseofguiltforhissocialpractice.7.Whydoestheauthorfeelsomewhatguilty?A.Hehasnotdonemuchtohelphiscoworkersatthefactory.B.Helooksdownuponthemechanicalworkattheworkingplace.C.Hehasstayedatschooljustforthepurposeofescapingfromtherealworld.D.Herealizesthereisagreatdividebetweenhislifeandthatofbluecollarworkers.CWhenyouseesomeonetakethatfirstsipoffreshlymademilktea,theirfaceslooklikepurejoy.Acrosstheworld,customersflocktotheirfavoritespotstomeetwithfriendsandsavorsipsofthesetastydrinks.Intheearly2000s,though,milkteawasjustingonthescene.Thefewbrandsthatearnedafootholdintheindustrywereconcerned:Wouldmilkteajustbeanotherfad(一時風(fēng)尚)food?Andwithsomuchnewexcitementforthisproduct,wouldpeoplebeabletodistinguishmilkteapanies?ThesewerethequestionsthatSerenitea,aManilabasedmilkteapany,facedin2014.Whilesuccessfullyopening60stores,theyfoundthemselvesinastrategicfog.Unsureofwhatconsumerstrulyfelttowardsthedrink,theyofferedasmanyflavorsaspossible.Theyalsohadnocleardefinitionofhowtheyweredistinct—theirbrandpromise,productline,andproductpackagingallseemednearlyidenticaltotheirpetitors.Howcouldtheydefinethemselves,inawaythatwoulddeeplyresonate?LikeAirbnbSereniteapartneredwithanagency,CIABootlegManila,whichspecializesindrillingdowntothedeepconsumer“why”.Theagencyconductedaseriesofpsychologicalbasedmarketresearch.Specifically,theyprobedtheconsumer’sdeeper,emotionalconnectionstomilktea,includingtheirearliestchildhoodmemoriesofmilkandtea.Theirresearchrevealedthatmilkteatriggeredthreeconsistentpsychologicalresponses.Peopleconnectedtomilkthroughtheconceptofnurturing;theyfondlyrememberedtheirchildhoodandbeingcaredforbytheirmothers.Next,consumersconnectedteatoitshealingproperties;respondentswouldrecallreceivingteawhentheyhadindigestionproblemsorseeingtheirparentsdrinkingherbalteaforhealthreasons.Lastly,theyassociatedmilkteaitselfwithteenagefun:aguiltypleasureoftheiryouth.Theyhaduncoveredthethreepsychologicalcornerstonesofthemilkteaexperience:nurturing,healing,andteenagefun.Thissetofinsightswascrucial.Byincludingthemintothecoreoftheirbrandstrategy,theychartedanentirelynewpath.8.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“earnedafoothold”meaninParagraph2?A.Madeanadjustment. B.Wonaposition.C.Losttheinitiative. D.Achievedabreakthrough.9.WhatwasSerenitea’smainconcernin2014?A.Beingconfusedwithotherbrands. B.Therapidgrowthofmilkteabrands.C.Thepossibilityofmilkteacatchingon. D.Fallingbehindthechangingconsumertastes.10.WhatdidCIABootlegManilaspecializein?A.Productpackagingdesign. B.Marketexpansionstrategies.C.Analysisofcustomerpsychology. D.Flavorinnovationanddevelopment.11.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.ANewPathtoBusinessSuccess B.ThreeCornerstonesofMilkTeaC.SharingthePureJoyofMilkTea D.RevealingMilkTeaPsychologyDElephantsarethelargestlandmammalsonEarth,andunderstandingthembettercouldleadtobigscientificbreakthroughsinscience.Bothdelicateandstudy,elephanttrunks(象鼻)cangraspasingleleafbutcanalsocarrynearly600pounds.Scientiststhinkthattheyareanincredibleinspirationforthenextgenerationofbioinspired(仿生)robots.Byconductingahighresolutionmotioncaptureanalysisofelephants’trunks,researchersfoundelephantshaveasetofsimplemovementsthattheycanintegratefreelytohandleobjectsofvariousshapesandsizes.Forexample,elephantsusesuction(吸力)topickuplightweightobjects.However,topickupheavierthings,theyusesuctiontosecurethepositionoftheobjectsandtrunkwrappingtoholdandliftthings.“It’snotthewholetrunkthatislengtheningorshortening—it’sdifferentparts,relyingonwhattheelephantisdoing,”saidMilinkovitch,professorofthephysicsofbiologyattheUniversityofGeneva,Switzerland.ResearchersalsoperformedCTscansandMRIsonthetrunkofadeadelephant.Theyusedhighresolutioncamerastocreatea3Dmodelofatrunk,allowingthemtobetterunderstandthestructureofanelephant’smusclegroups,skinandconnectivetissues.Thestudydatawillbeusedtohelpdesignaninnovative“soft”roboticarm.“Thedataisexceptional,butnowtheeffortistotranslatethisbiologicaldataintosomeengineeringspecifications,”Milinkovitchsaid.“Weneedtoextractsomesimplifyingprinciplesthatcanmaketherobot’sbehaviorsimpleenoughtobeeffectiveandadaptabletochanges.”Theprojectisalsofuelingadvancementsinmaterialscience,asresearchershavedevelopedanewmaterialsimilartotheusefulpropertiesofelephantskinandcanbe3Dprintedforroboticprototypes(原型).Thenewmaterialsmaybemercializedforawiderangeofuses.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“study”inparagraphlprobablymean?A.Strong. B.Broad. C.Sensitive. D.Rough13.Howdoesanelephanthandledifferentobjects?A.Bysecuringthepositionoftheseobjectsatfirst.B.Bybiningsuctionwithtrunkmovementsflexibly.C.Bysuckingthemwithallthestrength.D.Bystretchingitstrunkbasedonthings’sizes.14.Whydoresearcherstranslatethebiologicaldata?A.Totestthesafetyoftheroboticarm. B.Toupgradetheappearanceoftherobot.C.Toimprovethebehavioroftherobot. D.Tostudythestructureofmuscletissues.15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ElephantTrunks:TheTheoryofMovementinRoboticsB.ElephantTrunks:TheInspirationforSoftRoboticsC.“Soft”RoboticArms:AnInnovationin3DprintedRobotsD.“Soft”RoboticArms:AMajorBreakthroughinMaterialScience第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Beingstudious(好學(xué)的)isn’tjustaboutspendinghourswithyournoseinabook—it’saboutdevelopingamindsetthatmakeslearningexcitingandrewarding.Whilestudiouspeopledoprioritizetheirstudies,theyalsounderstandtheimportanceofbalanceandstayingmotivated.___16___Byembracingthisapproach,youcanstaymittedtoyourstudieswithoutlosingthejoyoflearning.Makesmallimprovements.Tostaymotivatedduringyourworktobeestudious,youshouldn’tthinkyou’vefailedifyoudidn’tgofromhavingaCaveragetoanAaverage.___17___Whenitestobeingstudiousandfeelingmotivatedtosucceed,it’sbettertomakegradualprogressratherthanriskbeingdisappointedandlosingmotivation.___18___Getastudybuddyorstudygroup.Thoughworkingwithapartneroragroupdoesn’tworkforeveryone,youshouldconsidermixingitupandworkingtobestudiouswithothers,sometimes.Youcanlearnalotfromworkingwithotherpeople,andtheycanhelpkeepyoufocusedandontrack.___19___And,youcangainmasteryofasubjectaftertryingtoteachittoyourfriends.Considerthisstudytechniquethenexttimeyouhitthebooks.___20___Thoughyoumaythinkstudiouspeopleneverhavefun,it’sactuallyveryimportanttoremembertorelaxandtakeabreakeveryonceinawhile.Ifyou’reonlyfocusedonyourstudies,thenyou’llfeelburnedoutandlikeyou’reunderalotofpressuretokeepup.Instead,rewardyourselfforstudyingbymakingtimeforyourfriends,yourhobbies,orevensomemindlessactivities.Takingbreaksforfunwillactuallyleadyoutoenjoythelearningexperiencemorewhenyoureturntoit,andwillhelpyoubeestudious.A.Remembertohavefun.B.Rewardyourselfforyourhardwork.C.pareyourprogresstoyourself,notothers.D.Youmayalsofindthatyoulearnmorefromaclosefriendthanfromateacher.E.Ifyouwanttotrulybestudious,youhavetostopparingyourselftootherpeople.F.Instead,youshouldbeproudofyourselffrommovingfromaCtoaBminus,andsoon.G.Achievingthisbalanceinvolvesmakingsteadyprogress,collaboratingwithothers,andtakingtimetorelax.第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。Forkids,washingdishesisn’taboringjob.Standingatthesinkwithwaterdrippingdownontotheirbarefeetwasafunwaytowashdishesformychildrenwhentheywere___21___.Iwouldpullachairuptothesinkforthemtostandinandthenfillitwithwarmwaterand___22___littlethingstheycouldwashto___23___themselves.WhileIdidtherestofthe___24___,bubblesandgiggleswereeverywhere.However,astheygotolder,the___25___becameachore(家務(wù)),andtheir___26___disappeared.Myhusbandhelpedaroundthehousealot,buthehatedtodothedishes,sothiswasonechorehe___27___altogether.Oneday,Iaskedmyson,whowasabouttenyearsold,towashthedishes.___28___,heresistedattherequest.WhenI___29___,hesaiditwasawoman’sjob.Later,Iapproachedmyhusbandaboutthis____30____incident,andhesaid,“Well,Iguessit’stimeformetostarthelpingwiththedishes.”Thatnightaftersupper,heputononeofmyaprons(圍裙)andstarteddoingthedishes.Myhusbandinvitedoursonto____31____him.Afterthat,oursonhadnoproblemtakinghis____32____withtheotherkids.Thiswasoneofthosemomentsthatmadea____33____toourson.Yes,menwashdishes;daddemonstrateshisloveand____34____withtheirmom.Helpingandlovingeachotherdoesnotgo____35____intheeyesofchildrenwhoarelearningtodeveloptheirrelationships.21.A.free B.little C.naughty D.silly22.A.provide B.buy C.invent D.store23A.relieve B.challenge C.evaluate D.entertain24.A.housework B.business C.experiment D.mitment25.A.trick B.situation C.game D.scene26.A.innocence B.enthusiasm C.genius D.potential27.A.encouraged B.criticized C.avoided D.delayed28.A.Strangely B.Hopefully C.Amusingly D.Naturally29.A.insisted B.denied C.quitted D.hesitated30.A.curious B.familiar C.unpleasant D.unusual31.A.push B.join C.observe D.guide32.A.turn B.time C.place D.chance33.A.eback B.statement C.promise D.mistake34.A.appointment B.petition C.journey D.partnership35.A.unchanged B.unfinished C.undecided D.unnoticed第Ⅱ卷非選擇題（共55分）第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。BlackMyth:Wukong,China’sfirsttrueAAAvideogame,___36___(attract)globalattentionsinceitsrelease,markingasignificantmilestoneintheChinesegamingindustry.___37___aAAAgame,itfeatureshighdevelopmentcost,alongproductioncycle,andasignificant___38___(invest).BasedontheclassicChinesenovelJourneytotheWest,oneofthefourgreatestclassical___39___(novel)ofChineseliterature,thegamefollowsthejourneyofthe“DestinedOne(天命人)”astheygetonajourney___40___(uncover)thetruthbehindthelegendaryMonkeyKing,SunWukong,whodisappearedafterbeingtheFightingBuddha.Its___41___(amaze)visuals,richstorytelling,___42___culturaldepthhavedrawninnotjustgamesbutalsofansofChinesemythology(神話),manyof___43___havebeeninspiredtoreadJourneytotheWest.___44___standsoutisthatBlackMyth:Wukongcurrentlyholdsthetopspotontheglobalsalescharts,surpassingotherhighendsingleplayergameslikeCyberpunk2077.Thegamehasalsosparkedatourismboom,____45____(particular)inShanxiprovince,whichcontributedmanyofthegame’sBuddhistandTaoistinspiredscenes.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫作（滿分15分）46.為探討如何合理使用平板，你校將舉辦以“BeSmartPadUsersatSchool”為題的英語演講比賽，請你寫一篇演講稿參賽，內(nèi)容包括：(1)分析優(yōu)勢與不足：(2)提出使用建議。注意：(1)寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個左右；(2)請按如下格式在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置作答。BeSmartPadUsersatSchool________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）47.閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個完整的故事。ItwasacoldNovemberday.IsatonthebusheadedtoLosAngeleswaitingforittosetoffwhileotherpassengerspiledon.Anoldwomanwithstraggly(散亂的)greyhairandaweathered(飽經(jīng)風(fēng)霜的)facesatbehindme.Sheworearaggedblueandwhiteshirtwithfadedbrowntrousers.Hershoeswereworn.Thenablondhairedgirl,aboutsixteenyearsold,tooktheseatinfrontofme.Thebusdriverfollowedbehindanddemandedherfare.“Ipaidalready.Yesterday,online,”thegirlinsisted.“No,norecordofit!”thebus