福建省厦门双十中学2024-2025学年高二下学期4月期中考试英语试卷（Word版附答案）

这是一份福建省厦门双十中学2024-2025学年高二下学期4月期中考试英语试卷（Word版附答案），共13页。
第一部分 听力(共2节，满分20分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分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. What clr will the speakers paint the rm?
A. Blue. B. Green. C. Orange.
2. Hw lng will it take the man t arrive in Lndn?
A. Abut tw hurs. B. Abut three hurs. C. Abut fur hurs.
3. Where are the speakers?
A. In a classrm. B. In a bkstre. C. In a library.
4. What is the man prbably?
A. A pliceman. B. A teacher. C. A dctr.
5. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Where t play. B. When t play. C. Wh t play with.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What has the man bught fr Julie and Will?
A. Cups. B. Plates. C. Bedding articles.
7. Why des the wman want t buy a picture fr Julie and Will?
A. It’s interesting. B. It is useful. C. It is cheap.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the wman ging t d?
A. G t the airprt. B. Buy a ticket. C. Bard a plane.
9. Where is the ticket cunter?
A. It’s dwnstairs.
B. It’s at the end f the hall
C. It’s where there is a “Check In” sign.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Father and daughter. B. Classmates. C. Fellw wrkers.
11. What was the wman dissatisfied with?
A. Their psitin. B. The helicpter sectin. C. The crwded stadium.
12. What did the man think f the shw?
A. It was well-rganized. B. There wasn’t much t see. C. Part f it was dull.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What was the weather like when Sarah set ut?
A. It was as the weatherman frecast.
B. It was shwing signs f imprvement.
C. It was the same as the day befre.
14. What first made Sarah realize that smething was wrng?
A. A bx falling int the water.
B. The change in the bat’s directin.
C. The sund like smething being trn.
15. Why did Sarah and the crew decide t turn back?
A. The crew were getting tired.
B. The Philippines was within shrter distance.
C. They fllwed the advice f the Rescue Centre.
16. Why did the rescue ship have difficulty finding the bat?’
A. The plane indicated the wrng psitin.
B. It’s nt easy t make ut the bat.
C. The waves were t high and vilent.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where is the speaker nw?
A. At a stadium. B. In a radi studi. C. In a televisin studi.
18. What did the team members d at arund 8:45?
A. They gt injured. B. They tk phts. C. They passed the ball.
19. Wh sht the last gal in the match?
A. Jeff. B. Jack. C. Justin.
20. What is the final scre between the Sharks United and the Spicy Chickens
A. 4:4 B. 5:4 C. 4:5
第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。
A
Gld Fame Citrus
by Claire Vaye Watkins（$ 5.99）
With the flight f its characters thrugh a landscape destryed by climate crisis, this nvel des nt indicate much hpefulness fr the future. Within it is a series f situatins and cnsequences made mre severe in a future Califrnia shrt f water. Acrss the desert. we fllw Watkins' characters thrugh a place s transfrmed that it needs its wn field guide f animals newly adapted fr strange survival.
The Ministry fr the Future
by Kim Stanley Rbinsn（$ 18.1）
The Ministry fr the Future is a masterpiece f the imaginatin, using fictinal eyewitness accunts t tell the stry f hw climate will affect us all. Its setting is nt a deserted wrld, but a future that is almst upn us. This extrardinary nvel frm the visinary science fictin writer will change the way yu think abut the climate crisis.
Breathing Fire
by Jaim Lwe（$ 27）
The frnt lines f the fight against climate change are pepled with thse sciety has frgtten. Up t 30 percent f the firefighters battling wildfires in Califrnia each year are prisners perfrming backbreaking labr while earning a 40th f what a civilian makes. This bk fllws six female prisner firefighters and their wrried families, lking int the human cst f envirnmental crisis.
Smething Under the Sun
by Alexandra Kleeman（$ 28）
In Alexandra Kleeman's new nvel, a nvelist new t Ls Angeles teams up with a frmer child actr t investigate a cnspiracy（阴谋）. But this is L. A. , where wildfires burn all year lng and the rich stre water while the pr suffer frm the cnsequence f climate crisis. Human weakness is pushing the city tward a disaster.
1. Which categry des Breathing Fire fall int?
A. Science fictin.B. Play.C. Nn-fictin.D. Bigraphy.
2. What is Alexandra Kleeman?
A. A nvelist.B. An actr.C. A firefighter.D. A minister.
3. What d the listed bks have in cmmn?
A. They are n sale.B. They shw cncern ver climate.
C. They are intended fr teenagers.D. They are set in Califrnia.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B
B
My birth was a little mre dramatic than the standard way a baby enters the wrld. Within minutes f cming ut, I was taken away int anther rm while dctrs gave my parents the difficult news: I was brn missing my left hand. This news wuld cme t define the rest f my life, but thanks t a nurse’ interventin telling my parents t treat me nrmally. I had a relatively nrmal childhd. I played sprts, acted in theater, excelled (出色) in schl, participated in student gvernment and had play dates with friends. Despite sme stares and plite questins abut my limb (肢体) difference, I wasn’t made fun f.
As kids d, I quickly learned t adapt, wrking arund the “missing” hand. One f my earliest memries is my father trying t teach me t tie my shes. His tw handed methd wuldn’t wrk fr me, s I figured ut a way t d it with ne hand.
I started hiding disability n the first day f high schl. I was 13, an age when kids are already very self-cnscius. I remember getting n the yellw schl bus and ne f the ther kids stared just a little t lng at my left arm. The staring wrried me in a way it never had befre, and I felt a sudden urge t hide my hand, s I impulsively (冲动地) slipped it int my pcket. Fr the next tw decades, I kept my limb difference hidden at all times. Frm then n, I realized that my missing hand made me hideus and that if peple knew abut it they wuld be scared f me and they dn’t want t be arund me anymre. Hnestly, I was terrified that if I expsed my limb difference that peple wuld find me as ugly as I fund myself, I felt lnely and scared all the time.
When I was 38 years ld, tired f hiding and s lnely, I met smene wh cnvinced me t stp hiding my limb difference. Fr the first time in my life, I allwed smene t really hld my limb, lk at it, take pictures f it, tuch it, lve it—lve me. Frm that pint n, I saw my limb difference as smething unique and beautiful abut me, smething that shuld be shwn, nt hidden.
Unhiding my hand made everything in my life better. It was a transfrmatinal experience, and thrugh that prcess, I learned t lve myself. This ability t lve myself changed hw I lived my entire life, and it made me happier.
4. Why was the authr taken t anther rm shrtly after birth?
A. The authr was brn prematurely.
B. The authr needed special medical treatment.
C. The parents wanted t see their newbrn child.
D. The dctrs had smething t infrm the parents.
5. What des the authr’s memry f tying shes with ne hand suggest?
A. The authr relied heavily n thers.
B. The authr’s father was nt helpful.
C. The authr has a strng ability t adapt.
D. There are challenges in the authr’s daily life.
6. What can be inferred abut the authr’s emtinal state in high schl?
A. Fearful f judgment and self-dubting.
B. Self-cnscius and cnfident.
C. Mtivated and ptimistic.
D. Envius and insecure.
7. What is the main message the authr wants t cnvey?
A. Actins speak luder than wrds.B. Be yurself, everyne else is taken.
C. Practice makes perfect.D. Better late than never.
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. A 7. B
C
When we think abut lives filled with meaning, we ften fcus n peple whse grand cntributins benefited humanity. Abraham Lincln, Martin Luther King and Nelsn Mandela surely felt they had a wrthwhile life. But hw abut us rdinary peple, struggling in a typical existence?
There is an imprtant element t cnsider. Think abut the first butterfly yu stp t admire after a lng winter r imagine the scenery at the tp f a hill after a fresh hike. Smetimes existence delivers us small mments f beauty. When peple are pen t appreciating such experiences, these mments may enhance hw they view their life. This element is defined as EA (experiential appreciatin) by Jshua Hicks, a psychlgical prfessr at Texas A & M University.
Recently, he and his research team set ut t figure ut whether EA was related t a persn’s sense f meaning in a series f studies that invlved mre than 3,000 participants. At an initial test, researchers had participants rate their agreement f different cping strategies t relieve their stress. They fund peple wh managed stress by fcusing n their appreciatin fr life’s beauty als reprted experiencing life as highly meaningful.
Researchers then cnducted a series f experiments, in which they gave participants specific tasks and, nce mre, asked them t reprt hw strngly they identified with statements linked t purpse, etc. In ne case, participants wh watched an awe-inspiring vide reprted having a greater sense f EA and meaning in life, cmpared with thse watched mre neutral vides. After reflecting n the results cllected frm the participants, researchers cnfirmed their riginal thery.
But applying that insight can be difficult. Our mdern, fast-paced lifestyles fill the day with targets and gals. We are n the g, and we attempt t maximize utput bth at wrk and at leisure.
This fcus n future utcmes makes it all t easy t miss what is happening right nw. Yet life happens in the present mment. We shuld slw dwn, let life surprise us and embrace the significance in the everyday life.
8. Why are the butterfly and the scenery n a hill mentined in paragraph 2?
A. T deliver mments f beauty.B. T explain persnal experiences.
C. T present the cncept f EA.D. T shw the necessity f prtecting nature.
9. Hw did the researchers cnduct the study?
A. By studying previus research data.
B. By analyzing the respnse frm the participants.
C. By shting vides starring the participants.
D. By designing different strategies t reduce stress.
10. Wh tends t find life mre meaningful accrding t the text?
A. A persn wh always gets her life well-rganized.
B. A persn wh leads a fast-paced life.
C. A persn wh ften hears mtivating speeches.
D. A persn wh always expects future results.
11. What life philsphy des the authr shw in the last paragraph?
A. N pains, n gains.
B. Live yur life ne day at a time.
C. Being n sea, sail; being n land, settle.
D. Thse wh believe in their ability can d anything.
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. C 11. B
D
Beethven is a giant f classical music. And the ne with the mst influence at least when it cmes t pian cmpsitins. That’s accrding t a study in the jurnal EPJ Data Science.
If yu’re wndering hw data analysis culd determine smething as abstract as cultural influence, it’s wrth remembering the great thing abut music: it’s the mst mathematical f the art frms we actually can deal with because a lt f it is symblic. The music is written in symbls that are cnnected in time.
Juyng Park is a theretical physicist at the Krea Advanced institute f Science and Technlgy. Park and his clleagues cllected 900 pian cmpsitins by 19 cmpsers cvering the Barque, Classical and Rmantic perids, frm 1700 t 1910. Then they used that mathematical quality t their advantage by diving each cmpsitin int what they called “cde wrds,” a grup f ntes played at the same time—in ther wrds, a chrd. They then cmpared each chrd t the chrds that came befre it. “Our cmputer mdel allws us t calculate the degree f shared meldies between past and future wrks.” said Park.
The cmpser with tp marks fr nvelty was Rachmaninff. But when the researchers lked at thse chrd transitins acrss all 19 cmpsers, it was Beethven wh was mst heavily brrwed frm—meaning, at least amng the cmpsers in this analysis, his influence was the largest.
Their study cmes with a cuple caveats. The researchers nly cnsidered pian cmpsitins in this wrk—-nt rchestral wrks. And by nly studying chrd transitins, their cnclusins wuldn’t capture artists wh had influence in ther ways. “It’s well understd that Mzart’s cntributin t music mainly cmes frm the musical frms that he devised. That was nt very well captured by ur mathematical mdeling.”
12. Hw did the researchers cnduct the study?
A. They turned music cmpsitins int written symbls.
B. They lked at hw chrds differed frm previus nes.
C. They cllected 900 pieces frm cntemprary cmpser.
D. They calculated the number f chrds in each music piece.
13. What can be knwn frm the research findings?
A. Beethven was best at cming up with new chrds.
B. Beethven brrwed heavily frm anther cmpser.
C. Rachmaninff’s chrds were mst unlike previus nes.
D. Rachmaninff’s chrds were cpied by future cmpsers.
14. What des he underlined wrd “caveats” prbably mean?
A. warningsB. benefitsC. cstsD. prfs
15. Which f the fllwing is the best title fr this passage?
A. Beethven Regarded as a Giant f Classical Music.
B. Similarity between Music and Math Investigated.
C. Beethven’s Majr Musical Cntributin Cnfirmed.
D. Cmputer Analyses Cnfirm Beethven’s Influence.
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
Extensive scientific research has underlined the deep impact f gratitude n human mental and physical health. Studies have cnsistently shwn that individuals wh cnsciusly cunt their blessings are happier and less likely t be depressed. ___16___. It can als enhance physical health, leading t fewer aches and pains and prmting healthier lifestyle chices such as regular exercise and check-ups.
Gratitude als plays a critical rle in stress management and emtinal resilience. ___17___. Over time this helps manage daily stress and enhances ur mental resilience, allwing us t recver mre quickly frm hurt.
One f the mst effective ways t fster gratitude is t keep a jurnal abut the things yu’re grateful fr. ___18___. Writing them dwn nt nly reinfrces these feelings but als serves as a reminder f the psitive aspects f yur life, especially useful during tugher times.
___19___. This culd be thanking clleagues fr their help n a prject, friends fr their supprt, r family members fr their lve and care. Expressing gratitude strengthens relatinships and pens up a cycle f psitivity and appreciatin that benefits bth the giver and the receiver.
Take a few minutes each evening t review the events f the day and identify mments f jy and accmplishment. This reflectin can help yu end the day n a psitive nte, regardless f the challenges yu face. ___20___.
A. Think back t a challenge yu faced this week
B. But the benefits f gratitude g beynd emtinal well-being
C. Anther impactful practice is t express gratitude t thers in wrds
D. Appreciating what we have relieves stress-related negative emtins
E. What’s mre, it can als significantly imprve yur verall well-being
F. This includes nting mments, peple, r pssessins that bring jy r cmfrt
G. Expressing gratitude t thers can make them feel deeply valued and appreciated
【答案】16. B 17. D 18. F 19. C 20. E
第三部分 语言运用(共4节，满分40分)
第一节 完形填空(每空1分，共15分)
One Saturday evening, there was a knck at the dr f my clinic. My friend Jacqui was standing there hlding a twel ___21___ arund smething. "I saw him hit at the crssing," she said, very ___22___. "It's an echidna(针鼹); he may lse a leg."
Nursing birds is my usual ___23___. I knw a lt abut lcal varieties that live arund the park I manage. Peple ften ___24___ injured r sick birds fr me t nurse back t ___25___, and I d well, but I'd never ___26___ an echidna. Sme insecure, I carefully undid the twel and, t my ___27___, saw all fur legs were cmplete. I attached a small xygen mask(面罩) t his nse. The next mrning, I ___28___ the mask. His cnditin was much imprved and he seemed ___29___, keeping his eye n me.
We had a large empty cage, and inside it was a bath with much leaf litter. The bath was a very _____30_____ place fr the echidna, fr he culd dig and bury himself in — the animal's rutine, and I _____31_____ him there. When I checked n him the next day, nly the leaf litter piled up was _____32_____. There was n echidna. I finally fund him attempting a(n) _____33_____ under ur frnt gate. He was _____34_____ ready t g hme, s Jacqui and I drve t where she _____35_____ him, and watched as he happily walked ff.
21. A. hungB. tiedC. fldedD. wrapped
22. A. madB. trubledC. eagerD. disappinted
23. A. specialityB. favriteC. mtivatinD. expectatin
24. A. drp ffB. send nC. pick utD. leave aside
25. A. lifeB. hmeC. healthD. nature
26. A. tuchedB. handledC. fedD. liked
27. A. creditB. cnfusinC. reliefD. cntent
28. A. imprvedB. remvedC. checkedD. replaced
29. A. energeticB. hungryC. adrableD. watchful
30. A. satisfactryB. cnvenientC. interestingD. familiar
31. A. curedB. bathedC. lckedD. settled
32. A. in shapeB. in placeC. in sightD. in rder
33. A. shelterB. escapeC. restD. attack
34. A. bviuslyB. eventuallyC. immediatelyD. unwillingly
35. A. accmpaniedB. rememberedC. spttedD. caught
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. A 24. A 25. C 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. C
第二节 单项选择(每空1分，共5分)
36. Try t avid being________ and ne-sided when lking at prblems.
A cntempraryB. primitiveC. subjectiveD. permanent
【答案】C
37. The drug increases the number f red cells in the bld, ________ xygen uptake by 10 percent.
A. absrbingB. enhancingC. emergingD. abusing
【答案】B
38. Thugh the nvel had a happy ending, the readers were left________.
A. t be unsatisfiedB. unsatisfyingC. unsatisfiedD. being unsatisfied
【答案】C
39. Sam________ sme knwledge f the cmputer just by watching thers wrking n it.
A. tk upB. tk nC. picked utD. picked up
【答案】D
40. They think it'll be easy but there is a surprise________.
A. in streB. as wellC. ver timeD. after all
【答案】A
非选择题部分
第三节 单句语法填空(每空1分，共5分)
41. The tests shw that the scial envirnment is extremely ___________ (influence) when we were making decisins. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】influential
42. The dangerus virus ________(study) in the next few weeks in the labratry can cause deadly diseases.
【答案】t be studied
43. The ppulatin f the crane in the wild is________ the decline, and many ther species appear headed twards extinctin.（用适当的词填空）
【答案】n
44. Yu can rely n________ that he wn’t be absent frm the meeting, fr he has prmised t cme and he is a man f his wrds.（用适当的词填空）
【答案】it
45. His latest mvie has wn high praise frm every single________ (criticize). （所给词的适当形式填空）
【答案】critic
第四节 语法填空(每空1.5分，共15分)
My Kid-Free Life
I had expected t have mre free time after my sns, Evan and Alex each f fr cllege, and I d. The kitchen calendar lks spare. Rarely____46____ I need t prepare family dinners every day. There is a lt ____47____ laundry.
When the bys were babies, I wndered hw I ____48____ (spend) all the hurs befre they were brn. Nw that I have thse hurs back. I can fcus n my wn needs.
I had als expected t wrry abut them when they were away. And I d. Did they get their flu shts, will they remember the talks abut gd chices? On the ther hand, the wrry is mixed with____49____ (relieve). I have seen ____50____ energetically they grw withut me.
D I miss them? Yes and n. D I feel united fr having lst my primary rle in life? N, because ver the year, I tk great pride ____51____the fact that my identity was nt dependent n theirs. But, surprisingly, yes. ____52____ (be) a different kind f mther defines me nw.
The missing cmes at unexpected mments: seeing the schl bus drive by, starting t put t many plates n the they have dubts abut friendship r jb prspects, I can nly say, “I’m sure yu will figure it ut.”
And yet, the spaces ____53____ (empty) by lss are mre than filled by what I’ve fund. I nw have the chance ____54____ (see) them as the whle wrld des but als like n ne else ever will.
The rms ____55____ the the bys used t lie lk vacant. I feel sadness but als jy.1 knew that they wuld leave bur they will find their way back.
My hme is empty. But verflwing.
【答案】46. d 47. less
48. had spent
49. relief 50. hw
51. in 52. Being
53. emptied
54. t see 55. where
第四部分 写作(满分40分)
第一节 应用文(满分15分)
56. 假设你是双十中学的李华。为配合学校的“读书月”活动，你校社团的微信公众号开展以“Let’s Read”为题的征文活动。要求同学们根据个人的阅读体会，从所读过的书籍中选定一种类型，推荐给其他同学。现请你投稿，文章内容应包括：（1）推荐书籍的类型及特点；（2）推荐的理由；（3）字数 100 左右。
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【答案】Let’s Read
Persnally, while fstering a lve fr any kind f reading is crucial fr ur learning and develpment, explring bigraphies ffers an especially enriching experience.
Bigraphies are narrative and expsitry texts that give an accunt f the life f a persn. Gd bigraphies present details f the persn’s life t help us understand its curse. They als ffer priceless life lessns and help braden ur hrizns. I myself am particularly captivated by Hdges’ 1983 bigraphy f Alan Turing, which sheds light n the inner wrkings f this brilliant cmputer pineer.
Reading bks like this, I am intrduced int a fantastic wrld f diverse and extensive knwledge. Reading bigraphies nt nly cultivates valuable new perspectives, but als encurages self-discvery. Abut all, it’s great fun! That’s why I strngly recmmend it t anyne wh lves reading.
第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
57. Pumpkin (南瓜) carving at Hallween is a family traditin. We visit a lcal farm every Octber. In the pumpkin field, I cmpete with my three brthers and sister t seek ut the biggest pumpkin. My dad has a rule that we have t carry ur pumpkins back hme, and as the eldest child I have an advantage — I carried an 85-punder (85磅重的南瓜) back last year.
This year, it was hard t tell whether my prize r the ne chsen by my 14-year-ld brther, Jasn, was the winner. Unfrtunately we frgt t weigh them befre taking ut their insides, but I was determined t prve my pint. All f us were hard at wrk at the kitchen table, with my mm filming the annual event. I’m unsure nw why I thught frcing my head inside the pumpkin wuld settle the matter, but it seemed t make perfect sense at the time.
With the pumpkin resting n the table, hle uppermst (向上), I bent ver and pressed my head against the pening. At first I gt jammed (塞住) just abve my eyes and then, as I went n with my task, unwilling t quit, my nse briefly prevented entry. Finally I managed t put my whle head int it, like a crk (软木塞) frced int a bttle. I was able t straighten up with the huge pumpkin resting n my shulders.
My excitement was shrt-lived. The pumpkin was heavy. “I’m ging t set it dwn, nw,” I said, and with Jasn helping t supprt its weight, I bent back ver the table t give it smewhere t rest. It was nly when I tried t remve my head that I realized getting ut was ging t be less straightfrward than getting in. When I pulled hard, my nse gt in the way. I gt int a panic as I pressed firmly against the table and mved my head arund trying t find the right angle, but it was n use. “I can’t get it ut!” I shuted, my vice sunding unnaturally lud in the enclsed (封闭的) space.
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It was five r six minutes thugh it felt much lnger.
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The vide was psted nline the Mnday befre Hallween.
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