海南省東方市東方中學2024-2025學年高二下學期期中考試英語試題

2025學年度第二學期期中考試高二年級英語科試卷滿分：150時間：120分鐘第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）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，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒種的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whatdoesthemanplantodo?A.Lookforajob.B.Movetoanewplace.C.Rearrangethefurniture.2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Anewbook.B.Amorningpaper.C.AnAfricanteacher.3.Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeelnow?A.Anxious.B.Regretful.C.Confused.4.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inacar.C.Inapolicestation.5.Whatisthemangoingtodotomorrow?A.Fixthegascooker.B.Checkthemailbox.C.Paythebill.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，并標在試卷的相應位置。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。聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。6.WhatdoesStevethinkofhistraining?A.Disappointing. B.Excellent. C.Acceptable.7.HowlongdoesStevetraineachday?A.Threehours. B.Tenhours. C.Fivehours.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。8.WhatdoesMarksayaboutlivedrawing?A.It’screative. B.It’sstressful. C.It’senjoyable.9.WhatisthenewthingthatMarkwantstodrawon?A.Diaries. B.Magazines. C.Maps.10.WheredoMark’sinspirationscomefrom?A.Hisdreams. B.Hisparents. C.Histravels.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。11.Whatpositionisthemaninterestedin?A.Fitnesscoach. B.Shopassistant. C.Windowcleaner.12.Whatwillbeprovidedforthejob?A.Avideorecorder. B.Asmartphone. C.Acompanycar.13.Whatisneededtodothejob?A.Computerskills. B.Physicalstrength. C.Workexperience.聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。14.Whatdoesthemando?A.He’sareceptionist. B.He’sasecretary. C.He’sawaiter.15.Whydoesthemansaysorrytothewoman?A.Thereisnoreservationforher.B.Heshowedherthewrongway.C.Hernamehasbeenmisspelled.16.Whatistheman’sadviceforthewoman?APostponethemeeting. Talktothemanager. C.Comebacklater.17.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?A.Goforacoffee. B.Makeaphonecall. C.Tidyuparoom.聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。18.Whydomanybirdsliveinthecity?A.Theylosttheirnaturalhabitat.B.Theyenjoyhumancompany.C.Theycanobtainfoodeasily.19.WhatdoesChristinafindsurprising?A.Differentkindsofbirdslivetogether.BThebirdsarefacingseriousdangers.C.Somebirdsareattractedtothepoles.20.WhatisChristina’ssuggestionconcerningthebirds?A.Drivethemaway. B.Doresearchonthem. C.Feedthemregularly.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)40分）第一節(jié)閱讀理解（共15小題30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AProgramsforHighSchoolStudentsBelowisalistofprogramsforhighschoolstudentsmadebyalotofteachers,studentsfromCarnegieMellonUniversity.AI4ALLThisprogramprovidesrisinghighschooljuniorsandseniorswiththeopportunitytouseartificialintelligence(AI)todealwithproblems.Studentslearnfromresearcherswho’vebeenleaderssinceAIwasinventedatthisuniversityinthe1950s.Formoreinformation,call(412)268-2082.SPARKSaturdaysSPARKSaturdaysisaSaturdayworkshopmadebystudentsstudyinginElectricalandComputerEngineeringatCarnegieMellonUniversity,whichaimstointroducebeginnerstolearnaboutelectricalandcomputerengineeringandexposethemtoengineeringasapotentialjobchoice.Formoreinformation,call(412)268-3669.LanguageOlympiadThisOlympiadisacompetitioninwhichhighschoolstudentssolvelanguagepuzzles.Insolvingtheproblems,studentslearnabouttheusageoflanguage.Noknowledgeoflanguageorsecondlanguagesisnecessary.ThereisNOparticipationfee!Formoreinformation,call(412)268-7517.SUCCEEDSUCCEEDisa5-dayprogramforrising10thgradersthatisdesignedtowidenyourunderstandingofenergyandtheenvironment.Formoreinformation,call(412)256-8162.21.Whichprogramisforrisinghighschooljuniors?A.AI4ALL. B.SPARKSaturdays.C.LanguageOlympiad. D.SUCCEED.22.WhatisspecialaboutSPARKSaturdays?A.Itaimstowidenstudents’AIknowledge.B.Ithelpstoremembermorewords.C.Itismadebyuniversitystudents.D.Itasksfornoparticipationfee.23.Inwhichprogramdostudentscompetewitheachother?A.AI4ALL. B.SPARKSaturdays.C.LanguageOlympiad. D.SUCCEED.BAseveryoneknows,Englishisveryimportanttoday.Ithasbeenusedeverywhereintheworld.IthasbecomethemostcommonlanguageontheInternetandforinternationaltrade.IfwecanspeakEnglishwell,wewillhavemorechancestosucceed.Becausemoreandmorepeoplehavetakennoticeofit,thenumberofthepeoplewhogotolearnEnglishhasincreasedatahighspeed.Butformyself,IlearnEnglishnotonlybecauseofitsimportanceanditsusefulness,butalsobecauseofmyloveforit.WhenIlearnEnglish,Icanfeeladifferentwayofthinkingwhichgivesmemoreroomtotouchtheworld.WhenIreadEnglishnovels,Icanfeelthepleasurefromthebookwhichisdifferentfromreadingthetranslation.WhenIspeakEnglish,Icanfeeltheconfidencefrommywords.WhenIwriteEnglish,IcanseethebeautywhichisnotthesameasourChinese…IloveEnglish,becauseitgivesmeacolorfuldream.IhopeIcantravelaroundtheworldoneday.WithmygoodEnglish,Icanmakefriendswithmanypeoplefromdifferentcountriesandseemanyplacesofgreatinterests.IdreamthatIcangotoLondon,becauseitisthebirthplaceofEnglish.IalsowanttousemygoodEnglishtointroduceourgreatplacestothepeoplewhospeakEnglish.Ihopethattheycanloveourcountrylikeus.Iknow,Romewasnotbuiltinaday.Ibelievethataftercontinuoushardstudy,onedayIcanspeakEnglishverywell.Ifyouwanttobeloved,youshouldlearntoloveandbelovable.SoIbelieve,asIloveEnglish,itwilllovemetoo.IamsurethatIwillrealizemydreamoneday!24.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.Englishischangingquickly.B.Englishhasthelargestspeakersintheworld.C.MoreandmorepeopleenjoylearningEnglish.D.Englishisbecomingincreasinglyimportantinourdailylife.25.WhichofthefollowingisnotthereasonwhytheauthorlikeslearningEnglish?A.Theauthor’sparentsforcehimtostudyEnglish.B.Englishisveryimportant.C.Englishisveryuseful.D.TheauthorlikesEnglish.26.WhentheauthorreadsEnglishnovels,hefeels______.A.pressed.B.anxious.C.pleased. D.confident.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastbutoneparagraph?A.Lovingothersisveryimportant.B.LovingEnglishcanmakeyousuccessful.C.Ifyouwanttogetlovefromothers,youshouldfirstloveothers.D.YoushouldlearntorespectothersifyouwanttolearnEnglishwell.CVirtual(虛擬的)reality(VR)wasjustanideainthepastbutnowitisbecomingmoreandmoreareality.Researchershavepredictionsthatshowvirtualrealitywillmakeagreatdifferencetooursociety.Inthesamewaythatthesmartphonechangedourlives,virtualrealitymaybesettodothesame.Virtualrealitychangeshowweviewtechnology.Untilnowtechnologyhasalwaysbeensomethingthatwehaveviewedbutneverbeentrulyimmersedin(沉浸其中).Virtualrealityhasthepowertochangethat.TherewillcomeatimewhenwesitonaVRchairorstepinsideaVRroom,putonaVRdevice(設備),andenteratotallydifferentworld.Thetechnologyislargelyavailablealready,sowithfurtheradvancestakingplacewecouldbeabouttoenterentirelydifferentworlds.Todaytheobviousapplicationofvirtualrealityisgamingbuttherearemanymoreapplicationsaswell.Inbusiness,virtualrealitycouldbeusedtoimprovecommunications.Manycompanieshavetopayalotforsendingtheirteamtodifferentplaces.Asworldwidebusinesscontinues,itisincreasinglyimportantforteamsindifferentareasoftheworldtoworktogether.Althoughthevideomeetingsolutionshavebeenasuccess,theyarejustnotasgoodastherealthing.Virtualrealitycanofferanexperienceasgoodastherealthingwithoutanyoftheexpenseoftravel.Whilethevirtualrealitytechnologyisstillbeingdevelopedwearenotfarawayfromatrulyimmersiveexperience.Withinthenexttenyears,asolutionwillbeinplace,whichwillbesobelievablethatpeoplewillbeunabletotellthedifferencebetweenitandreality.Intimethecostwillreduceaswell,makingitpossibletohaveaVRexperienceineveryhomeandbusiness.28.Whyisthesmartphonementionedinthefirstparagraph?A.Toshowthepopularityofvirtualreality.B.Topraisethedevelopmentofvirtualreality.C.Tostatepeople’sanxietiesintermsofvirtualreality.D.Toexplaintheinfluenceofvirtualrealityonpeople’slives.29.Inwhichwayisvirtualrealitytechnologydifferentfromthetraditionaltechnology?A.Itreducestheneedforthecommunication.B.Itcanprovideanimmersiveexperience.C.Itisappliedtogamingandbusiness.D.Itismoreconvenienttooperate.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“expense”meaninthethirdparagraph?A.Tiredness. B.Schedule. C.Stress. D.Cost.31.Whatcanweexpectofthevirtualrealitytechnology?A.ItwillhelpreducetechnologycostsB.Itwilltakepeopleawayfromreality.C.Itwillbewidelyusedinpeople’slives.D.Itwilltaketheplaceofothertechnologies.DJohnVonNeumannwastheoldestof3childrenofabanker,andhisspeedoflearningnewideasandofsolvingproblemsstoodoutearly.At17,hisfathertriedtopersuadehimnottobecomeamathematicianbecausehemayleadapoorlifebeingamathematician,andsoVonNeumannagreedtostudychemistryaswell.In1926,at23,hereceivedadegreeinchemicalengineeringandaPh.D.inmathematics.Fromthenon,mathematicsprovidedwellenoughforhim,andheneverhadtoturntochemistry.In1930,VonNeumannvisitedPrincetonUniversityforayearandthenbecameaprofessorthere.Hisfirstbookwaspublishedin1932.In1933,theInstituteforAdvancedStudywasformed,andhebecameoneofthe6full-timepeopleintheSchoolofMathematics(Einsteinwasoneoftheothers).WorldWarIIhugelychangedVonNeumann’sareasofinterest.Until1940hehadbeenagreatpure(純粹的)mathematician.Duringandafterthewar,hebecameoneofthebestmathematicianswhoputmathematicstheoriesintopractice.Duringthelastpartofthewarhebecameinterestedincomputingmachinesandmadeseveralfundamentalcontributions.Afterthewar,VonNeumanncontinuedhisworkwithcomputers,andwasgenerallyveryactiveingovernmentservice.Hereceivedmanyawards,waspresidentoftheAmericanMathematicalSocietyandwasamemberoftheAtomicEnergyCommission.Hediedin1957ofcancer.VonNeumannmadeseveralgreatcontributionsandanyoneofthemwouldhavebeenenoughtoearnhimafirmplaceinhistory.Hewillberememberedasoneofthegreatestmindsofthe20thcentury.VonNeumannreallywasalegend(傳奇)inhisowntime,andthereareanumberofstoriesabouthim.Hisdrivingabilityisapartofthislegend.Hereportedoneaccidentthisway:“Iwasdrivingdowntheroad.Thetreesontherightwerepassingmeinanorderlyfashionat60milesperhour.Suddenlyoneofthemsteppedinmypath.”32.Accordingtothetext,VonNeumann’sfatherbelievedthat________.A.amathematiciancouldn’tearnalotofmoneyBamathematicianneededagoodmemoryC.VonNeumannhadtheabilitytolearntwosubjectsatthesametimeD.VonNeumannhadagiftforsolvingproblemsatahighspeed33.VonNeumannpublishedhisfirstbookattheageof________.A.23 B.26 C.29 D.3234.HowdidWorldWarIIaffectJohnVonNeumann?A.Herealizedtheimportanceofengineering.B.Hebegantoresearchhowtoputmathematicsintopractice.C.Heleftcollegeandservedatthegovernmentdepartment.D.Helostinterestinchemistry.35.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferJohnVonNeumannwas_______.A.calmB.braveC.intelligentD.humorous第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。HowtoCelebrateEarthDayAreyoulookingforwaystocelebrateEarthDayonApril22?You’vecometotherightplace.Ifyou’rereadytolearnmoreaboutjoiningtheglobalcelebration,makingrealchange,anddoingyourparttosaveourplanet,readon!Walkorrideyourbike.____36____Evenonedaycanmakeadifference,butifyoucancommit(承諾)towalkingorbikingmoreofteninthefuture,that’sevenbetter!Ifyourdailycommute(通勤)istoofarforwalking/biking,trypublictransportationlikebusesortrains.Plantatree.Thissimpleactwillbenefittheenvironmentfordecades.Plantingatreeonlytakesafewminutes,butitcanmakeahugeimpact.____37____Theyhelptosaveenergy,cleanpollution,andprovidehomesformanybirds,insects,andotherlocalwildlife.AttendalocalEarthDayevent.____38____Ifyourcommunitydoesn’thaveoneplanned,considerstartingoneyourself.It’stheperfectdaytogettogetherforafunandeducationalcelebrationoftheearth.Visitalocalfarmer’smarket.Eatinglocallygrownfoodismuchbetterfortheenvironment.Forexample,locally-grownfooddoesn’thavetobetransportedlongdistancestoendupongrocerystoreshelves.____39____Committoonegreenactperday.Youcankeepreducingyourcarbon(碳)footprintonceEarthDayisover.____40____Whilesmallchangesattheindividuallevelmaynotseemlikeabigdeal,theyaddupovertimeandcanhaveamajorimpact.Movingforward,makeityourgoaltodoonesmallthingeverydaytosupporttheenvironment.A.EarthDaycanbeeveryday!B.Treesareextremelyimportant.C.Treasneedextracaretogrowwell.D.Getoutthereandappreciateourbeautifulworld.E.Goingcar-freeforthedaywillreduceharmfulgases.F.Seeifyourcommunityisholdinganenvironmentalfair.G.You’llalsobegivingbacktoyourcommunitybysupportinglocalfarmers.第三部分：語言運用(共三節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Iwentonabird-watchinghikeintheSouthAmericanrainforesttoseesomerarebirds.Ourguide,Carlos,____41____usthroughthethicktreesandplantsuntilwereacheda____42____wherewecouldspotthebirdswewerelookingfor.Wewaited____43____,hopingtocatchaglimpseoftherarecreatures.____44____,Carlosgaveusasignalandpointedtoa.____45____nearby.Wecouldhardlyseeanything,butCarloshad____46____oneoftherarebirdsweweresearchingfor.Carlossetuphistelescopeandadjustedthelens(鏡頭)untilwecouldseethebird____47____.Wewatchedinawe(驚嘆)asthebirdflewfrombranchtobranch,seemingly____48____byourpresence.Itwasabeautifulsightto____49____.Afterafewminutes,thebird_____50_____,andwecontinuedourhike,excitedbythe_____51_____.Bird-watchingintherainforestwasa_____52_____andpatience-testingactivity,butitwasworthitfortheuniqueandunforgettableexperience.Itwasunbelievabletoseethe_____53_____ofbirdspeciesinthejungleandappreciatetheirbeautyupclose.Carloswasanexcellentguidewhosharedhisknowledgeand_____54_____fortheenvironmentwithus.Iwouldrecommendthisactivitytoanyonewholovesnatureandwantsto_____55_____thewondersoftherainforest.41.A.led B.helped C.pulled D.drove42.A.trap B.clearing C.source D.farm43.A.indespair B.insilence C.withpride D.withrelief44.A.Confusingly B.Curiously C.Undoubtedly D.Suddenly45.A.rock B.cave C.tree D.stream46.A.spotted B.attacked C.caught D.saved47.A.regularly B.personally C.clearly D.briefly48.A.amazed B.frightened C.unaffected D.unhurt49.A.takein B.huntfor C.stirup D.referto50.A.trippedover B.showedup C.turnedback D.flewaway51.A.attempt B.performance C.impact D.experience52.A.striking B.challenging C.worthwhile D.beneficial53.A.diversity B.mystery C.mission D.origin54.A.patience B.energy C.passion D.intention55.A.show B.promote C.create D.witness第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分,滿分15分）閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Usually,whenwetalkaboutreading,wethinkofusingoureyestoseeletters56____________(write)ininkonpaper.57__________,thisisnotalwaystrue.Forexample,blindpeoplecannotsee,buttheycanstillreadbooks.Theman58____________(introduce)blindpeopletoreadingwasLouisBraille.Braille59_________(lose)hiseyesightattheageofthreeasaresult60___________aninjury.Whenhewasten,hewenttoaschoolfortheblindinParis.In1821,asoldiervisitedtheschoolandshowedthestudentsasystemforpassingmessagesatnightduringtimesofbattle.Hissystemusedpaperwithsmall,raiseddots61_________couldbefeltwiththefingers.Eachletterofthealphabet62____________(represent)byadifferentpatternwhichconsistedoftwelvedots.Whilethestudentsfoundthesoldier’sidea63___________(interest),thesystemwastoodifficulttobeofpracticaluse.However,youngLouisBrailletooktheideaandworkedonit.Attheageoffifteen,hecreatedasystem‘Braille’.Theblindcan64__________(easy)recognizeBraillewiththefingers.Today,65__________isthemostcommonsystemforthemtoreadandwrite.第四部分寫作（滿分40分）第一節(jié)應用文（15分）你校正在組織英語作文比賽，請你以“Arolemodeltolearnfrom”為題，寫一篇短文參賽，內(nèi)容包括：介紹你的榜樣的品質(zhì)及其成就；說明你的榜樣對你的影響。提示詞：inspire：激勵，鼓舞注意：寫作詞數(shù)應為80個左右；請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。Arolemodeltolearnfrom________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)：讀后續(xù)寫（25分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Marycouldnotforgetthewayshehadfrozeninfrontoftheclasstoday.Mr.Brownhadaskedtheclasstodopresentations.TodaywasMary’sturn.However,herhandsshooksobadlythatshecouldn’treadhernotes.Hervoicebecamesoftertothepointofsilence.Mr.BrownkindlyendedMary’spartofthepresentation,eventhoughshedidclearlynotfinished.HealsoaskedMarytostayafterclassforamoment.“Mary.Iknowyou’reshy,butyouworkedhardonthisproject.I’dhatetoseeyougiveuponyourself.”ThenMr.Brownhesitated,beforesaying.“IfIgiveyouanotherchanceuntiltomorrow,doyouthinkyoucanfindyourcourage?”Marynodded,gratefulforthechance.Shewentasquicklyasshecouldtohernextclass.Shekeptherheaddownandhopedtheschooldaywouldendsoon.Wh