宁夏石嘴山市平罗中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

这是一份宁夏石嘴山市平罗中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷，共5页。
高 二 英 语

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节(共5小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分7.5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。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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 will the wman d this mrning?
A. Play tennis.B. G shpping.C. Watch mvies.
2. Where will the man g next?
A. The plice statin.B. The hspital.C. The theater.
3. What’s the prbable relatinship between the tw speakers?
A. Classmates.B. Wrkmates.C. Husband and wife.
4. Why is the wman upset?
A. She didn’t finish the frms n time. B. She failed t srt the frms ut.
C. She has lst her frms.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. An island.B. A hliday.C. An explrer.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。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. Why is there much water in the kitchen?
A. A water pipe burst.B. Smene left the water n.C. There is a hle n the rf.
7. What will the speakers d abut the situatin?
A. Call smene right nw.B. Deal with it immediately. C. Leave it until the mrning.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. When did the man get his last CD?
A. Abut a year ag.B. Abut 5 years ag. C. Abut 10 years ag.
9. What des the man say abut CDs?
A. They are ut-dated.B. They are replaceable. C. They are memrable.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What des the man think f his jb?
A. Bring.B. Relaxing.C. Interesting.
11. What will the man d when he receives a tip?
A. He'll tell his wrkmates at nce. B. He'll rush t reprt the news.
C. He'll hurry t his ffice.
12. What will the wman d next?
A. Take a break.B. Watch the news.C. G with the man.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What destryed the tree?
A. A strng wind.B. A fire.C. The lightning.
14. What was hit by the fallen tree?
A. The wman's kitchen.B. The pwer line.C. The wman's garage.
15. What did the man d?
A. He had a business trip.B. He held a party.C. He sld a car.
16. What will the man d after wrk tday?
A. Hang ut with his parents.B. Have his car repaired.C. Help prepare fr a party.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Hw lng des a star-watching sessin last?
A. Fur hurs.B. Six hurs.C. Ten hurs.
18. Hw des the center manage t run?
A. By selling tickets.
B. By charging membership fees.
C. By accepting dnatins frm the public.
19. What d visitrs d first during the evening prgrams?
A. Listen t lectures frm the experts.
B. Learn abut the center and its prgrams.
C. Watch the sky utside with telescpes.
20. What d we knw abut the center?
A. Its stre prvides items fr warmth.
B. It prvides warm clthes at night fr free.
C. It is at the ft f Mintal Muntain.
第二部分：阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答案卷上将该项涂黑。
A
Peple are always full f imaginatin abut the deep and mysterius sea, hwever, the waters knwn as the sea are nt all the endless seas as we think, r may be beautiful r magnificent lakes.
Aral Sea
The Aral Sea is an inland lake that lies t the nrth f Uzbekistan and t the suth f Kazkhstan. Its name literally（按字面）means “the sea f island” in the Turkic language.
Thus, its name refers t the many islands that dtted it in the past. Althugh the Aral Sea ccupied a vast area f abut 68,000 square km fr a lng perid f time, it’s believed t be less than 10% f its riginal site.
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is als an inland lake. Often regarded as the largest lake in the wrld, the Caspian Sea is lcated between the cntinents f Asia and Eurpe. The Caspian Sea is an enclsed water bdy. It is called “sea” prbably because f its massive size f 371, 000 square km and its saltiness.
Saltn Sea
Lcated in Califrnia, US, the Saltn Sea is a rift lake that is saline (咸的) in nature.
Several rivers, creeks, agricultural runffs，and drainage systems feed this lake. The Saltn Sea encmpasses (包括) an area f 890 square km, making it the largest lake in Califrnia.
Sea f Galilee
The Sea f Galilee is a freshwater lake with “sea” in its name. It ccupies an area f 166.7 square km in Israel. It is the secnd-lwest lake in the wrld after the Dead Sea with the surface elevatin (海拔) ranging frm 705ft t 686ft belw sea level. The Jrdan River is the primary surce f water fr the Sea f Galilee. Undergrund springs als feed water t the lake.
21. Which is the secnd biggest f the fur lakes?
A. Aral Sea.B. Caspian Sea.
C. Saltn Sea.D. Sea f Galilee.
22. Which f the fllwing a TRUE accrding t the text?
A. The Aral Sea belngs t Turkey.
B. The lcatin f the Saltn Sea is Califrnia, US.
C. The Caspian Sea is a freshwater lake between Asia and Eurpe.
D. The primary surce f water fr the Sea f Galilee is undergrund springs.
23. Where can the text be fund?
A. In a histry bk.B. In a nvel.
C. In a gegraphy magazine.D. In a bigraphy.
B
On a Thursday afternn in March, a Baltimre restaurant received an email request: fried brccli(西兰花) tpped with fresh herbs and nin. The wman wh sent the email was actually writing in place f her mther, Jane, wh enjyed the dish, but was nw in the final stages f lung cancer.
Steve Chu, wner f the restaurant, read the email and quickly replied, “Thanks fr reaching ut,” he wrte. “We’d like t meet yu in Vermnt and make it fresh fr yu. Yu tell us the date and lcatin and we’ll be there.”
Fr the past 10 years, every time Jane visited Baltimre, she wuld g t the restaurant t rder her favurite dish.
That Friday after wrk, a day after receiving Rina’s email, Steve laded his truck with cking equipment and ingredients needed and then headed fr Vermnt with tw emplyees. They stayed vernight in a mtel(汽车旅馆) and drve the next day t the flat where Rina’s mther lived.
As sn as Steve and his team pulled int the parking lt, they gt dwn t wrk. In additin t brccli, they made tfu with peanut sauce and sme steamed rice. After neatly bxing(装箱) everything up, they kncked n their custmer’s dr.
Immediately Jane pened the dr, she was greeted by the familiar smell. The mther als recgnized Steve. “I dn’t understand. Yu drve all the way up here t ck fr me?” Jane screamed(尖叫).
As fr Steve, he culdn’t help remembering his regular custmer. “She lves the fd and frequents ur restaurant,” he said.
Steve and his team declined the invitatin t jin the family fr dinner, fr they needed t get back t Baltimre. Steve als wuldn’t accept any mney frm the family.
Rina was happy that her mther was able t enjy her belved brccli at hme.
24. Which f the fllwing is true abut Jane?
A. She suffered frm a curable disease. B. She was particular abut what she ate.
C. She was a regular custmer f the restaurant. D. She wrte the email t the restaurant in persn.
25. What did Steve’s team d t make Jane’s day?
A. He treated her t a big dinner in Vermnt. B. They drve t Vermnt and made the dish there.
C. He shared the recipe f the dish with her. D. He delivered the dish t Jane’s hme by air.
26. Which f the fllwing best describes Steve Chu?
A. Caring and calm. B. Friendly and utging.
C. Kind and determined. D. Warm-hearted and generus.
27. Which f the fllwing is a suitable title fr the text?
A. A restaurant ging beynd its duties B. A cancer sufferer’s rad t recvery
C. Fried brccli: a ppular dish in the US D. Nice surprises are essential fr life
C
Earthquakes are amng the mst pwerful and destructive natural phenmena n ur planet. They result frm plate mvements, where the Earth’s crustal plates grind against each ther, causing stress t build up ver time. When this stress exceeds the strength f the rck, it ruptures (断裂), releasing energy in the frm f seismic waves (地震波) that travel thrugh the Earth’s interir and shake the surface. The frce f an earthquake depends n the extent f rck mvement, and pwerful events can shake firm grund vilently fr great distances.
Earthquakes can have catastrphic cnsequences, thugh they rarely kill peple directly. Instead, deaths and injuries are ften caused by falling bjects, building cllapses, and subsequent fires r hazardus chemical spills. S n matter where we are, knwing hw t prtect urselves and ur family during an earthquake is necessary. Fr example, when we feel the grund is shaking, find a nice piece f furniture, a chair, a sfa, r a clset, and lie dwn, r curl up next t it. A falling rf may cmpact (压实) the furniture, but will still leave a space fr us t survive next t it.
After earthquakes, immediate respnse is crucial t save lives and minimize damage. Gvernments, internatinal rganizatins, and lcal cmmunities shuld wrk tgether t prvide emergency relief, including medical aid, fd, water, shelter, and search and rescue peratins.
Earthquakes are unpredictable and devastating natural disasters that can have prfund impacts n cmmunities wrldwide. While we cannt prevent earthquakes frm happening, we can take steps t mitigate their effects thrugh better building cdes, early warning systems, and effective respnse and recvery effrts. By wrking tgether, we can reduce the human tll (伤亡人数) f these pwerful events and build mre resilient cmmunities.
28. What is Paragraph 1 mainly abut?
A. What earthquakes are.B. What earthquakes cause.
C. Where earthquakes ccur.D. Hw earthquakes happen.
29. What shuld we d during an earthquake accrding t the text?
A. Stay in the bedrm. B. Hide in a clset.
C. Lie dwn next t a sfa.D. Curl up under a chair.
30. What is the key t reducing death and damage after an earthquake?
A. Immediate respnse t thers’ help.
B. Quick actin and cperatin at hme and abrad.
C. Getting cnnected with family and friends immediately.
D. Waiting fr aid frm gvernments, cmmunities and internatinal rganizatins.
31. What des the underlined wrd “mitigate” in the last paragraph prbably mean?
A. Reduce.B. Prevent.C. Research.D. Prmte.
D
The wrld is n a fast track tward an autnmus future. Frm ff-rad tractrs and rural transit systems t air vehicles and space explratin, autmatin will enhance safety, increase efficiency and imprve peple’s lives. The mre we can autmate, the mre we can prtect peple’s life and happiness.
T make the autnmus future safe and secure, manufacturers and peratrs will need reliable, assured psitining, said Michael Ritter, president f Hexagn’s Autnmy & Psitining divisin. At the HxGN LIVE Glbal 2022 event, he gave an verview f assured psitining and demnstrated hw it prvides the fundatin fr safe autnmy.
Ritter explained hw psitining technlgies can enable the future f autnmy fr gd publicity acrss industries including agriculture, mining and autmtive. “We’ve all heard abut autnmy,” he said. “What’s ne f the big prblems there? It desn’t always wrk as advertised.” He mentined Tesla’s AutPilt as an example. “In ur industry, the nn-cnsumer wrld, we can’t have that,” he added. “We need t have autnmy slutins that we can trust.” “If that is nt a hundred percent waterprf, crystal clear, and prtected frm utside interference（干扰）and cybersecurity threats, yu can’t trust that psitining,” he said. “We have t knw where we are at all times, and we cannt have that signal falsified （歪曲）.”
While Ritter desn’t think he’ll see the universal use f autnmus vehicles in passenger traffic during his lifetime “because laws will be in the way,” he said applicatins in “ff-rad autnmy—cnstructin, mining and agriculture—are here tday, which all take place in cntrllable spaces; laws are nt such a big prblem,” he said. “This is happening right nw. We dn’t have t wait 10 t 20 years fr that.”
Hwever, a big safety challenge in expanding autnmy is anticipating all the crner cases, r “all the stuff that culd happen nce in a lifetime,” Ritter said. Thse can be vercme by real-life testing, multiplying that with simulatin（模拟）“a hundred millin times ver,” and then ging “back int real life” and perfrming “real, extreme Testing.”
32.What’s Ritter’s purpse f mentining Tesla’s AutPilt?
A. T shw its gd publicity. B. T advcate its assured psitining.
C. T put frward reliable autnmy slutins.
D. T serve as a reminder fr the nn-cnsumer wrld.
33. What is Ritter’s attitude twards the develpment f autnmy accrding t paragraph 4?
A.Cautius. B. Optimistic. C. Dubtful. D. Objective.
34. What des the underlined wrd “that” in the last paragraph refer t?
A. Real and extreme testing. B. A big safe challenge.
C. Real-life testing. D. Expanding autnmy.
35. What is the text mainly abut?
A.Big challenges fr future autmatin. B. The impact f autmatin n daily life.
C. Necessary regulatins fr safe autmatin. D. Different fields f autmatin develpment.
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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Hw t Make a Difference t the Wrld
Many peple believe that they dn’t have what it takes t make a difference t the wrld.They believe nly peple like Mther Teresa, Thmas Edisn, Albert Einstein and Bill Gates are able t d s.___36___The fllwing is a guide as t hw small peple like us can make a difference t the wrld.
It need nt be an enrmus task.
___37___ In this case, yu already have what it takes t make the wrld a better place. Making a difference t the wrld may seem like an enrmus task, but it is in fact the cllective effrt f everyne t make small cntributins.The size f the cntributin is nt what matters mst.The key here is t have the heart t d it.
Start nw.
There is n ne best time t start t make a difference t the wrld.Yu dn’t need t wait till yu have the time t share sme lve; yu dn’t have t wait till yu earn mre mney t share a piece f bread. Little effrts cunt.___38___
___39___
As the saying ges, “Give a man a fish; yu feed him fr a day.Teach him hw t fish, and yu feed him fr a lifetime.” The gd that we seek t d will make mre f a difference when there is a lng­lasting effect rather than a temprary effect.___40___ And when mre peple receive educatin, they will in turn prvide mre value t the wrld.
A. Seek t make a lng­lasting effect.
B. Stp cmplaining and d smething.
C. Yu can start making small cntributins tday.
D. If yu can’t feed a hundred peple, then feed just ne.
E. Nbdy can d everything, but everyne can d smething.
F. The truth is, every ne f us can make it in ur wn unique way.
G. Fr example, building a schl will benefit many peple fr years t cme.
第三部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A,B,C和D )中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I’ve always been terrified f heights. The thught f being up high made my heart ___41___ and my hands sweat. But ne summer, my friends and I decided t try rck climbing, and I chse t face my ___42___.
We arrived at the climbing gym, and the ___43___ walls abve us seemed like a huge challenge. When my friends eagerly put n their climbing belts and started practicing n the lwer rutes, I ___44___. I watched them with a mix f admiratin and ___45___. I culd feel a wave f self-dubt wash ver me. When it was my ___46___, I finally tk a deep breath and tied my belt.
The first few feet were manageable, but as I climbed higher, my fear ___47___. My hands shk, and I grasped the hlds ___48___. “Yu’re ding great!” my friends ___49___ frm belw, but I culd barely hear them fr the thundering f my wn heart. I lked dwn and immediately ___50___ it, as the grund seemed s far away.
I ___51___, trying t steady my breathing. I knew I had tw chices: give up r keep ging. I chse the latter. Slwly, I ___52___ upward. The higher I climbed, the mre my cnfidence grew. When I finally reached the tp, I culdn’t ___53___ the smile n my face and felt a sense f ___54___.
That day, I learned that smetimes, the hardest part f vercming a fear is taking the first ___55___.
41．A．breakB．flyC．singD．race
42．A．dangerB．fearC．dutyD．future
43．A．dividingB．bearingC．tweringD．enclsing
44．A．cmplainedB．hesitatedC．agreedD．failed
45．A．anxietyB．sympathyC．gratitudeD．desire
46．A．chiceB．favriteC．turnD．way
47．A．faded awayB．mved nC．held backD．built up
48．A．tightlyB．lightlyC．calmlyD．skillfully
49．A．stressedB．cheeredC．jkedD．respnded
50．A．regrettedB．discveredC．enjyedD．made
51．A．criedB．wavedC．frzeD．accepted
52．A．edgedB．jumpedC．landedD．guided
53．A．putB．cntainC．frceD．feel
54．A．respnsibility B．directinC．balanceD．achievement
55．A．sightB．impressinC．stepD．chance
第二节 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Study aid apps ____56____ (use) widely by students s far. Mst f these apps allw users ____57____ (take) a pht f their schlwrk and the crrect answers will just appear n the smartphne. Thugh they are ____58____ (cnvenience), these apps bring prblems t bth parents and teachers.
“Mst f them just cpy the answers frm the apps, while nly a few use the apps t study,” Wu Xiayu, ____59____ English teacher, said, “If students blindly rely n the study aid apps, ____60____ prvide crrect answers, they will becme lazy and lse the ability t think independently”. Wrse still, sme students even use the study aid apps as scial____61____ (netwrk). The teenagers are easily distracted (分心) while using these apps and they are nt aiding study, ____62____ damaging it.
Hwever, this isn’t t say that study aid apps are ____63____ (cmplete) useless—they culd help students slve the ____64____ (puzzle) questins if the apps are used prperly. Parents and teachers shuld give necessary guidance t help students make full use ____65____ the study aid apps and try t avid their weaknesses.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 书面表达（满分15分）
假设你是李华,你校将举办"世界读书日"主题英语演讲比赛，请你以"Reading Shapes Our Future"为题写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1. 阅读对青少年成长的重要性；
2. 推荐一本你读过的好书并说明理由；
3. 呼吁同学们养成阅读习惯。
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. 演讲稿开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Gd mrning, everyne!
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Thank yu!
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据所给情节和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
It was a typical Mnday mrning fr Jenny, a diligent high schl senir. The sund f her alarm clck wke her up, a rude awakening frm her sweet dreams. She unwillingly pened her eyes, knwing what waited fr her-anther 5 lng days at schl.
Dragging herself ut f bed, Jenny went thrugh her usual mrning rutine. She hurriedly gt dressed, grabbed her backpack, and rushed t the kitchen fr breakfast. Her mther had prepared a nutritius meal, but Jenny had n appetite. She was t ccupied with thughts f an upcming exam in her mst challenging subject, mathematics.
As Jenny walked t schl, her mind wandered back t the cuntless hurs she had spent studying and practicing equatins (方程式). She had put in lts f effrt, hping t imprve her grades. Hwever, despite her dedicatin（努力）, she was struggling t achieve the desired results. Dubts started crawling in, and anxiety stayed in her mind like dark cluds.
As students settled int their seats, Mr. Jhnsn, their math teacher, annunced that the exam wuld take place that afternn. Jenny started t feel afraid. She suddenly realized that she had frgtten her calculatr（计算器） at hme, an essential tl fr the exam. Panic turned int hpelessness, as she knew that brrwing ne during the test wuld be strictly prhibited（禁止）.
Jenny’s friends, Emma and David, nticed her wrry and apprached her after class. They ffered their help. Emma suggested that Jenny be hnest t Mr. Jhnsn and explain her situatin. David, hwever, had a different plan. He prpsed sneaking (偷偷给) his calculatr t her during the exam, risking punishment fr cheating.
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Jenny’s heart sank.
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With the brrwed calculatr in hand, Jenny felt mre cnfident than she had been in a lng time._______________________________________________________________________