湖南省雅礼中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（Word版附答案）

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时量：120 分钟 满分：150 分
命题人：肖若晨 审题人：陈莉 王虹
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）略
第二部分 阅读（共两节，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
Lnely Planet’s Tp Places t G in 2025
Are yu lking fr inspiratin fr yur next travel destinatin? Lnely Planet has published its yearly list f
tp places t g. Let’s explre the tp picks fr travel destinatins in 2025.
Tp City: Nairbi
Nairbi, the Kenyan capital, was chsen fr its unique music and dance culture, and impressive lcal
restaurants. Nairbi Natinal Park, just a shrt drive ut f the city’s central business district, is a must-see, where
visitrs can see ver-400 species wandering the pen grass plains while skyscrapers twinkle n the hrizn.
Tp Cuntry: Mnglia
Mnglia is lved fr its wide-pen spaces, adventure activities, and unique fd. The Mnglian gvernment
has annunced 2023 thrugh 2025 as: the “Years t Visit Mnglia”, easing entry cnditins fr internatinal
travelers and imprving public facilities, including a new $650 millin airprt.
Tp Sustainable Travel Destinatin: Spain
The publisher als recmmended Spain fr the cuntry’s effrts t expand renewable energy, t develp
ff-seasn travel, and t bring turism t new destinatins, such as the prt city f Valencia, easing pressures n
ht spts such as Barcelna.
Tp Best-Value Lcatin: The American Midwest
The American Midwest, including the cities f Chicag and Detrit, is als n the list, as it ffers a
high-quality travel experience at a reasnable cst. Visitrs can enjy excellent services and facilities, such as ld
warehuses transfrmed int art studis, new ec-design htels, and Michelin-starred restaurants, withut having t
spend t much mney.
21. What can peple d in Nairbi Natinal Park?
A. Enjy adventure activities. B. Taste lcal delicius cuisine.
C. See varieties f wild animals. D. Appreciate musical perfrmances.
22. Why is The American Midwest cnsidered t be the Best-Value Lcatin?
A. It has simplified entry prcedures. B. It ffers cst-effective experiences.
C. It cmbines art with natural scenery. D. It prvides gd transprtatin services.
23. What is the main purpse f the text?
A. T entertain. B. T analyse. C. T infrm. D. T reprt.
B
I was 16 years ld the day I skipped schl fr the first time. It was easily dne: Bth my parents left fr wrk
befre my schl bus arrived, s when it shwed up n that cld winter mrning, I simply did nt get n. The
perfect crime! And what did I d with myself n that glrius stlen day? Did I get high? Hit the mall fr a
shplifting extravaganza(狂欢)?
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Npe. I built a warm fire in the wd stve, prepared a bwl f ppcrn, grabbed a blanket, and read. I was
thrilled and transprted by a bk — it was Hemingway’s The Sun Als Rises — and I just needed t be alne
with it fr a little while. I ached t knw what wuld happen t Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley and Rbert
Chn. I culdn’t bear the thught f sitting in a classrm taking anther bilgy exam when I culd be traveling
thrugh Spain in the 1920s.
I spent that day lst in wrds. Time fell away, as the rm arund me turned t mist, and my rle — as a
daughter, sister, teenager, and student — in the wrld n lnger had any meaning. I had accidentally cme acrss the key t perfect happiness: I had becme cmpletely absrbed by smething I lved.
Lking back n it nw, I can see that sme subtle things t my mind and t my life while I was in that state
f absrptin. Hemingway’s language was quietly braiding itself int my imaginatin. I was dwnlading
infrmatin abut hw t create simple and elegant sentences, a gd and slid plt. In ther wrds, I was learning
hw t write. Withut realizing it, I was ht n the trail f my wn fate. Writing nw absrbs me the way reading
nce did and happiness is their generus side effect.
24. Why did the authr skip schl n that day?
A. Her parents left hme early. B. It was a cld winter mrning.
C. She was fascinated by a nvel. D. She hated t take the bilgy exam.
25. What did the authr think was the surce f true jy?
A. Reading by the fire alne. B. Travelling in Spain freely.
C. Breaking the regulatins. D. Being ccupied by ne’s passin.
26. Which can best replace the underlined phrase “braiding itself int” in the last paragraph?
A. Entering. B. Suspending. C. Adpting. D. Discuraging
27. What can we infer frm the passage?
A. I was actually tired f my real-life rles. B. I learnt hw t write n the Internet.
C. Hemingway’s style influenced me a lt. D. Writing pleased me mre than reading.
C
Massive flding in America’s Yellwstne Natinal Park caused widespread damage and resulted in many
changes. The recent fldwaters changed the path f a river ppular fr fishing. It als damaged hmes, bridges
and radways.
Yellwstne became America’s first natinal park in 1872. It is knwn fr its natural beauty that includes
muntains, rivers and lakes. The frces f fire and ice have shaped the park fr thusands f years. It is a place
where visitrs can get clse t different kinds f wildlife.
Flding caused by heavy rains and melting muntain snw did cause a lt f damage. It drve mre than
10,000 visitrs ut f the park. The rain als damaged hundreds f hmes in nearby cmmunities. Luckily, n ne
was reprted hurt. Hwever, the park culd remain clsed fr up t ne week. Sme entrances might nt pen all
summer. The water als washed away camp structures, flded small twns and cut pwer t parts f suthern
Mntana and nrthern Wyming. The event happened as the park was beginning its busy summer seasn and
received millins f summer visitrs.
The Yellwstne River was running at a histrically high level f 4.9 meters as it flwed past Billings,
Mntana’s largest city. The city gt its water frm the river and was frced t clse its treatment plant because it
culdn’t perate effectively with water levels that high. Billings fficials said the city nly had a 24-hur supply f
water. They were asking peple t prtect water until the river culd drp and the plant culd restart peratins.
“Nne f us planned a 500-year fld event n the Yellwstne when we designed the equipment,” said Debi
Meling, the city’s directr f public wrks.
Yellwstne fficials said, “The nrthern half f the park is likely t remain clsed ver the summer. This will
greatly affect lcal ecnmies that depend n summer turists. But we have faith in the park repairs and ecnmic
recvery.”
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28. What makes Yellwstne Natinal Park special?
A. It is America’s largest natinal park.
B. It has rich cultural human activities.
C. It pssesses diverse natural scenery and wildlife.
D. It suffers widespread damage and many changes.
29. What can we learn abut flding frm paragraph 3?
A. The bad effects it caused. B. The time it lasted.
C. The repairs all the peple did. D. The wildlife hurt in it.
30. What happened t the treatment plant in Billings after flding?
A. It had t stp wrking due t the water rising.
B. It was frced t treat water fr the city as usual.
C. It was asked t restart the equipment t prtect water.
D. It merely cut dwn the city’s water supply fr 24 hurs.
31. What’s the attitude f Yellwstne fficials t the rebuilding wrk after flding?
A. Keen. B. Incredible. C. Uncncerned. D. Cnfident.
D
On Wednesday, China successfully launched the Shenzhu XIX crewed spaceship frm the Jiuquan Satellite
Launch Center in Nrthwest China. The spaceship, carried atp a Lng March-2F rcket, lifted ff at 4:27 am
Beijing Time. Abut 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhu XIX separated frm the rcket and entered its
intended rbit t the Tiangng space statin. The crew members are reprted t be in gd cnditin, and the
missin was declared a success by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
One f the crew members, Lieutenant Clnel Wang Haze, stands ut as China’s first female spaceflight
engineer. Wang has always been a high achiever, excelling bth academically and in sprts during her cllege years.
She credits her pstgraduate mentr, Prfessr Gu Fan wh inspires her career in the space industry led Prfessr
Gu’s passin fr space explratin and his encuragement t pursue careers in the space sectr led Wang t apply
fr psitins at key aerspace institutins.
After graduatin, Wang jined the Beijing Aerspace Prpulsin Institute, where she wrked n the
develpment f new rcket engines. This rle marked her entry int a challenging and unfamiliar field, but her
dedicatin and prblem-slving skills quickly helped her excel. Her wrk n rcket engines was highly praised,
and she became a cre member f her team. Three years later, Wang was infrmed that China wuld recruit its
third generatin f astrnauts.
After intense selectin, Wang was chsen alng with 17 male candidates. At the Astrnaut Center f China,
she faced rigrus training but never cnsidered quitting. Reflecting n her upcming rbital missin, Wang
expressed excitement abut experiencing weightlessness and lking frward t cmpleting her tasks abard the
Tiangng space statin. She is determined t cntribute t the imprvement f China’s “space hme” and is eager
t witness space firsthand.
32. What is the main purpse f the Shenzhu XIX missin?
A. T test new rcket engines develped by China.
B. T cnduct research n weightlessness in space.
C. T send astrnauts t the Tiangng space statin.
D. T send astrnauts t the Internatinal Space Statin.
33. What inspired Wang Haze t pursue a career in space explratin?
A. The bks abut space she read.
B. The influence her mentr had n her.
C. A space missin she watched n televisin.
D. The achievements her cllege made in space.
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34. Which f the fllwing wrds best describe Wang Haze accrding t the text?
A. Curius and cautius. B. Humble and influential.
C. Determined and talented. D. Outging and humrus.
35. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr this article?
A. The Future f China’s Space Explratin
B. Wang Haze: Frm Engineer t Astrnaut.
C. The Launch f Shenzhu XIX and Its Crew
D. China’s Space Missin: Achievements and Challenges
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。
D yu have clthes in yur wardrbe(衣柜) that yu never wear? D yu keep things in yur cupbards that
yu never use? And what abut the mess n the flr? 36 If the answer t these questins is
yes, then yu’re nt alne. Mst f us have t much stuff.
Peple with untidy, cluttered(杂乱的) rms have untidy minds. 37 This makes them
unhappy. N dubt that t much stuff is bad fr us and we have t change.
Nw, imagine this bedrm: a white flr, a bed, a wardrbe and a desk and chair. That’s all. It lks calm
and relaxing. This is the minimalist style. Minimalists believe that they dn’t have t wn a lt f pssessins(物品)
t be happy. 38
Yu are prbably asking at this pint. “D I have t get rid f all my favurite things?” 39
A minimalist rm is t extreme fr mst peple, and persnal pssessins like phts and bks are cmfrting
and help us feel at hme. 40 Cnsider this simple rule: if yu dn’t use smething fr
lnger than 6 mnths, get rid f it. Yu have t regularly tidy and srt ut all the stuff in yur rm. After clearing
them, yu’ll have mre space in yur wardrbe and cupbards. N mre “Yu must tidy yur rm!” frm yur
parents! Yur rm will lk mre spacius(宽敞的) and yu’ll feel free!
A. Of curse the answer is that yu dn’t.
B. Actually, they enjy their messy hme.
C. But ccasinal tidying isn’t a bad idea.
D. They try t live with nly essential things.
E. Why d yu keep s much stuff in yur rm?
F. Is it difficult t find things when yu need them?
G. They can feel stressed and they find it difficult t relax.
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。
What is the first thing yu think f when yu hear the wrd “Hllywd?” Fame r maybe mney. Each
41 has their wn way f becming famus. But ne her there, the nly ne that 42 millins f
lives, was Audrey Hepburn.
“I witnessed what charity means t children, because I was amng thse wh received fd and medical
43 right after Wrld War II,” said Audrey in 1989. “I have lng-lasting 44 fr UNICEF.”
Brn n May 4th, 1929, she 45 wars and saw her family sht right in frnt f her eyes. She had
great talent in ballet, but 46 , her height and pr nutritin during the war 47 that she was
unable t becme a great ballerina. All the tugh times she 48 sent her helping thers in difficulty,
bringing ut her 49 in UNICEF.
Mst f Hllywd’s celebrities nly think abut what will make themselves 50 and belved.
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With lve and curage, Audrey, hwever, fcused n peple’s happiness. “Charity wrk is like a 51
t me,” said Audrey, “but it is never t hard t d the wrk yu lve.”
Audrey is 52 nt nly because f what she experienced, but als because f her 53
t helping thse in similar circumstances as she did. Audrey fught the 54 f the wrld, and turned
them all t gd. Even thugh Audrey has 55 this life, as an angel f beauty and lve, peple still
remember her.
41. A. business B. celebrity C. female D. actress
42. A. saved B. accmpanied C. cncerned D. risked
43. A. cmfrt B. regret C. recrd D. aid
44. A. effect B. preparatin C. gratitude D. cperatin
45. A. went thrugh B. smthed ut C. came acrss D. allw fr
46. A. definitely B. barely C. subsequently D. unfrtunately
47. A. prved B. meant C. bthered D. emerged
48. A. experienced B. insisted C. shift D. acknwledged
49. A. mercy B. pray C. best D. status
50. A. amused B. satisfied C. relaxed D. surprised
51. A. test B. gift C. mtive D. reward
52. A. cncerned B. admired C. evaluated D. suffered
53. A. principle B. decisin C. devtin D. respnse
54. A. judgments B. negatives C. pressures D. emergencies
55. A. unflded B. left C. relieved D. departed
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。
In the ancient Shuwen Dictinary, trust is defined as a cmbinatin f sincerity and reliability, 56
(attach) imprtance t keeping ne’s wrd. This cncept was 57 (extensive) acknwledged
in ancient China, with many prverbs highlighting the significance f integrity in persnal and prfessinal
relatinships. Ca Ca, the 58 (rule) f the Wei state during the Three Kingdms perid,
pssesses this spirit f trustwrthiness, which played a crucial rle in his ability 59 (draw)
numerus heres t his side.
During the Three Kingdms era, a time 60 (mark) by divisin and cnflict amng the
states f Wei, Shu, and Wu, lyalty was a prized yet rare cmmdity(商品). Ca Ca’s relatinship 61
Guan Yu shws his understanding f trust and respect as fundatinal elements f leadership. 62
he had ccupied Xu Prvince, Ca Ca encuntered Guan Yu. Guan Yu’s surrender(投降) t Ca Ca, whse
cnditin was 63 he wuld leave nce he learned f Liu Bei’s whereabuts, presented
64 unique challenge. Ca Ca’s acceptance f these terms, and his subsequent effrts t win ver Guan
Yu, demnstrate a strategic apprach t leadership that 65 (value) talent and hnurs
persnal lyalty.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
假如你是李华，你校英文报正在开展就保护文化遗产为内容的征稿活动。请你以 “Calling fr the
Prtectin f Cultural Heritage” 为题写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 简述保护文化遗产的重要性；
2. 提出保护文化遗产的具体方法；
3. 发出呼吁。
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注意：
1. 词数 80 词左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Calling fr the Prtectin f Cultural Heritage
第二节（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。
At first, Surrell didn’t see the black smke r flames shting frm the windws f his neighbrs’ hme. He
and his wife were just having a dinner in their wn huse in Allentwn, Pennsylvania, when they heard smene
screaming, “The huse is n fire!” He went t investigate. That’s when he saw tw wmen and a girl crazily at a
lss n their prch(走廊). It was his neighbur’s huse.
“The baby’s inside there!” One f the wmen cried. Thugh the fire department had been called, Surrell, then
64, instinctively(本能地) ran inside. “The baby” was 8-year-ld Tiara Rberts, wh always called him Uncle Surl.
She was the wman’s granddaughter and a playmate f Surrell’s three yungest kids, 8, 10, and 12. The ther tw
n the prch were Tiara’s aunt and cusin.
Entering the burning huse was like running int “a bucket f black paint”. The thick smke caused Surrell t
walk blindly arund. It burned his eyes, and made it impssible fr him t breathe. He felt his thrat and lungs burned, and the flash f fire stung(蛰) his eyes. The cnditins wuld have been very dangerus fr anyne, but fr Surrell, wh has chrnic bstructive pulmnary disease(慢性阻塞性肺病) and was in hspital just half a year ag,
they were life-risking.
After a few minutes in the smke-filled huse searching but in vain(徒劳的), he ran utside t catch his breath.
“Where is Tiara?” he asked desperately.
“The secnd flr.” Her aunt shuted back.
Surrell knew he culdn’t hld his breath fr lng. S he said a little prayer, “Well, Gd, this is it. Yu gt t
help me, because I’m nt cming ut withut that little girl.”
注意：
1. 续写词数应为 150 词左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Para1. Taking a deep breath, he went in a secnd time.
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Para 2. Surrell wke up in the hspital a cuple f days later.
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2024-2025-2 雅礼中学高二下期中考试英语
（参考答案）
第一部分 听力 略
第二部分 阅读
第一节 短文理解
21—23 CBC 24—27 CDAC
28—31 CAAD 32—35 CBCB
第二节 七选五
36—40 FGDAC
第三部分 语言运用
第一节 完形填空
41—45 BADCA 46—50 DBACB
51—55 ABCBD
第二节 语法填空
56. attaching 57. extensively
58. ruler 59. t draw
60. marked 61. with
62. After 63. that
64. a 65. values
第四部分 写作
第一节
Calling fr the Prtectin f Cultural Heritage
As Chinese Culture Heritage Day is appraching, I’m calling n all f yu t take actin t prtect cultural
heritage. Cultural heritage is a very imprtant resurce. Hwever, sme cultural relics in ur cuntry are in danger
f disappearing.
S hw t prtect them has becme an urgent need. In my pinin, firstly, peple’s awareness f prtecting
cultural relics shuld be imprved. Secndly, laws shuld be made t punish thse wh destry them n purpse.
Mrever, as students, we can help t raise mney fr prtecting cultural relics.
Let us jin hands tgether t prtect ur splendid ancient civilizatin.
第二节
Taking a deep breath, he went in a secnd time. The huse was full f heavy smke. The smke made it
impssible fr him t see the surrundings and he just felt his way, calling Tiara his lvely girl repeatedly. “Tiara,
where are yu?” he cried desperately. But all he culd hear was the ppping f burning wd. Just at the mment, a
sft but hpeful vice came. “Uncle Surrell, I’m in my bedrm.” Withut thinking twice, he dashed twards the
bedrm, crashed int the dr, pulled the little girl up and carried her utside. That was the last thing he
remembered.
Surrell wke up in the hspital a cuple f days later. Having suffered severe bums t his windpipe and the
upper prtin f his lungs, he spent ver a week in the hspital. Tiara was released frm the hspital after a few
days. The fire exacerbated Surrell’s pulmnary cnditin, and he feels the effects even tw years later. As a result,
he takes extra medicatin that helps pen his airways. “It’s a small price t pay,” he says. “I’d d it again in a
heartbeat. Wuldn’t give it a secnd thught.”
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