广东省茂名市信宜市高二下学期4月期中英语试题-A4

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本卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。共8页，满分共130分。考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、就读学校等用黑色钢笔或签字笔写在答题卡上。
2. 选择题部分全部使用铅笔涂答，非选择题部分全部使用黑色钢笔或签字笔答题，不按要求不给分。选择题部分每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试卷上。
3. 考试结束后，监考员只收答题卡。
第一部分 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
Dlphin Watching Abard the Rudee Flipper
Lking fr the lngest running and mst experienced dlphin cruse (航行) cmpany at the Virginia Beach Resrt area? Yu have fund it at Rudee turs! A dlphin cruise abard the Rudee Flipper is the essential trip fr fun-seeking vacatiners. Each tur is narrated by ur experts wh are ready t share their knwledge and answer yur questins abut the dlphins and the Virginia Beach castline.
Our cruise bat features upper and lwer sightseeing levels and windws that prvide a 360-degree range fr the ultimate viewing experience. The Rudee Flipper is a 65-ftlng, 28-ft wide Suth Sea Catamaran. The Rudee Flipper is equipped with tw restrms, a climate-cntrlled cabin, disabled accessibility, and a snack bar with ht and cld fd ffered.
Schedule: Wednesdays, Fridays, Mndays: 2 pm
Saturdays, Sundays: 11 am, 2 pm
Prices: Adults: $23.00
Children 11 and under: $1700
Children 3 and under: Free
Duratin: 90 minutes
Dress fr the weather! It can be slightly cler ut n the water especially in the spring, fall, and winter. We may have t cancel trips due t high winds, but ur cruises will still g when it is raining.
Guaranteed Sightings
We sincerely care abut yur experience and d everything that we can t ensure sightings. While we understand that wildlife can be smewhat unpredictable, if ur expert team is unable t lcate any dlphins n yur trips abard the Rudee Flipper, yu can ride again with us fr free.
1. What d we knw abut dlphin cruises at Rudee Turs?
A. They are available every day except n Tuesdays.
B. They last fr ver tw hurs n each jurney.
C. There are prfessinal guides nbard.
D. There are n arrangements n rainy days.
2. What can be learned abut the Rudee Flipper?
A. It utshines the ther lcal bats.B. It ffers duble sightseeing levels.
C. It is equipped with three restrms.D. It is specially designed fr the disabled.
3 Hw much shuld a cuple with their 9-year-ld child pay fr their tur?
A. $17.00.B. $23.00.C. $46.00.D. $63.00.
B
Cruz Genet, 11, and Anthny Skpick, 10, culdn’t agree. Were the birds ut n the ice ducks r geese? S n a cld January evening last year, the tw friends ventured (冒险) nt the frzen pnd near their hmes in Frankfrt, Illinis, t get a better lk. First, they threw a rck nt the ice t test it, Cruz tld NBC 5 Chicag. “Then we stepped n it.” Cnvinced the ice wuld hld their weight, Anthny tk a few steps, but then he fell thrugh the seemingly frzen surface.
Cruz rushed t help his panicked friend. Hwever, the pnd swallwed him, t. Cruz managed t lift himself ut f the extremely cld water and nt a mre slid sectin. He then gingerly wrked his way tward Anthny. But the ice didn’t hld, and he fell in again. This ime, he culdn’t get ut.
The bys were up t their necks in icy water and quickly lsing feeling. Any chance f their freeing themselves was slipping away. Cruz was sure that he was ging t die.
Anthny’s lder sister had seen the bys fall thrugh the ice and started screaming, wishing smene t save them.
Jhn Lavin, a neighbr driving nearby n his way t the grcery stre, heard her. He quickly pulled ver. Seeing the bys, he grabbed (抓住) a nearby buy (救生圈), kicked ff his shes, and ran int the cld water, struggling his way thrugh the ice. Lavin made his way t Cruz and Anthny and pulled them back t land.
The bys were taken t the hspital, where dctrs discvered that their five- minute stay in the water had lwered their bdy temperature nearly ten degrees. Frtunately, they have fully recvered, thugh they are still a little amazed by their fearless neighbr. “Just t think,” says Cruz, “if he hadn’t been there, I culd have died.”
4. Why did the bys venture nt the frzen pnd?
A. T have a better lk at the frzen pnd.
B. T catch the birds in the pnd with rcks.
C. T find ut what the birds n the ice were.
D. T test the thickness f the ice in the pnd.
5. What des the underlined wrd “gingerly” in paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A. Casually.B. Prudly.
C. Firmly.D. Cautiusly.
6. What drew Jhn Lavin’s attentin t the bys?
A. Anthny’s lder sister’s cry fr help.B. Cruz’s lud and frightening scream.
C. Their shes alng the nearby pnd.D. Their neighbrs’ pulling them back.
7. Which f the fllwing wrds can best describe Jhn Lavin?
A. Hard-wrking and helpful.B. Warm-hearted and curageus.
C. Curius and selfless.D. Active and generus.
C
Several years ag, a wrldwide heavy rain was predicted, but n ne gt prepared fr what was t cme. Then, sme areas received ver 100mm f rain. Cars and trucks flated dwn the streets. Whle buildings were swept away. At least 225 peple lst their lives, and millins became hmeless.
The weather is always changing. Over the past few years, heavy rains have led t flds in many parts f the wrld. Drughts have taken place in Brazil and Australia. There have been heat waves in Eurpe which killed thusands. There have been mre pwerful hurricanes and trnades than ever befre. In 2017 alne, the financial cst frm glbal weather events was up t 340 billin dllars.
With mre wild weather events happening, peple culdn’t help asking questins: What is happening with the weather? And why? Is this natural, r ur fault? The answer seems t be: a little f bth. Wild weather is natural. But mst scientists hld the same view that human activity has made the Earth warmer. It is this glbal warming that makes heat waves mre likely. The higher temperatures als result in mre water t g int the air, which causes heavier and mre frequent rain. Many scientists als believe glbal warming makes hurricanes and ther strms strnger.
This means we’re likely t see mre wild weather. “But we dn’t have t just stand there and accept it” says scientist Michael. He and ther experts say we need t stp the Earth frm getting warmer. We als need t be prepared, t d things that will help save lives.
8. What’s the main idea f the first paragraph?
A. Sme facts are listed abut the glbal warming.
B. Wild weather is partly the result f human activity.
C. A past weather event happened in sme areas in the wrld.
D. A number f recent weather events happened ver the wrld.
9. Hw des paragraph tw develp?
A. By describing a serius fld that nce happened.
B. By predicting hw the weather will change in a few years.
C. By giving a lt f examples f recent wild weather events.
D. By cmparing the frmer wild weather with what happened nw.
10. What des scientist Michael’s wrds mean?
A. It is t late t stp glbal warming.
B. Peple can nt d anything t prevent wild weather.
C. Peple have t stand by and accept what will happen t us.
D. If peple stp glbal warming, the weather will be better.
11. Where can yu prbably find the text?
A. In a nature magazine.B. In a research paper.
C. In a science fictin.D. In a turist brchure.
D
A phrase “less screen time and mre green time” is ppular nw. A study frm the University f Adelaide fund that mre time utside and less time spent watching TV is cnnected with better psychlgical (心理的) results and schl achievements amng teenagers. Gardening is a great way t d s.
Jim Carter, a psychlgist f America, is asking fr teenagers’ return t traditinal values f gardening, and thinks that they need t turn ff the TV and g utside t d smething healthier instead. Carter even cnsiders it imprtant t put gardening as a usual curse because it is prven t be gd fr mental health.
“It’s physical exercise, and it teaches patience,” Carter explains. “The wait fr a small sunflwer seed (葵花籽) t becme a six-ft plant is lng.”
“I’m hearing that teenagers are struggling t deal with stress, and every time they pen Gardeners’ Wrld, they talk abut hw gardening helps them deal with stress. They learn s much abut life, and s much abut themselves thrugh gardening,” said Lee Cnnelly, a teacher wh is carrying ut his wn green schl prgramme—Gardeners’ Wrld. “The jin f gardening int the class curse fr schls presents a remarkable chance t change educatin and the benefits are far beynd the classrm, influencing mental health, behavir and develping a lifelng lve fr hrticulture (园艺).”
12. What des Carter suggest teenagers d?
A. G back t gardening.B. D exercise at hme.
C. Turn n the TV at night.D. Pay attentin t psychlgical curses.
13. Why des Carter mentin the sunflwer seed?
A. T prve gardening is easy.B. T explain gardening develps patience.
C. T shw green time is hard t find.D. T say dealing with stress is difficult.
14. What can we say abut Lee Cnnelly’s green schl prgramme?
A. It is useless.B. It is meaningful.C. It is cstly.D. It is challenging.
15. What is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. Gardening: A Gd Green Mment fr TeenagersB. Time t Get Clse t TV
C. Less Screen Time, Better Schl AchievementsD. Being Sprty, Being Healthy
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。
Hw t Feel Better Abut the Way Yu Lk
If yu feel insecure abut the way yu lk, yu aren’t alne. ___16___ They can easily cntribute t feelings f insecurity. If yu wuld like t becme mre cnfident abut yur bdy and lks, there are steps yu can take t change hw yu think abut yur bdy.
Accept what yu dislike abut yur bdy while lving it verall. ___17___ It is nt realistic t expect yurself t lve everything abut yur bdy at all times. Learn t accept what yu d nt like withut fcusing n it. Be able t cmpartmentalize (隔开) t a degree by lving yur bdy verall, even when yu knw it’s imperfect.
Practice psitive self-talk. If yu feel bad abut yurself, yu may find yurself putting yurself dwn a lt. Yu may engage in negative self-talk, which means yu find yurself saying things t yurself like, “I can’t believe hw fat yu are” thrughut the day. Try t replace negative self talk with psitive self talk. ___18___
Prvide yur bdy with nurishment (营养). Many peple with lw self-esteem (自尊) try dieting r healthy eating as a means t change their bdies. ___19___ Think f healthy eating as a way f nurishing yur bdy instead f a way f frcing yur bdy t change.
___20___ If yu’re feeling prly abut yurself, supprt is imprtant. Seek ut friends and family members wh are psitive. Try t spend time with peple wh feel gd abut their bdies and are generally psitive.
A. Turn t peple arund yu fr help.
B. Surrund yurself with supprtive peple.
C. Peple have things abut their bdies they dislike.
D. Eating aims t give yu a gd md instead f making yu lk gd.
E Peple read a huge number f messages abut beauty standards every year.
F. Yu may feel unnatural at first, but it raises yur sense f self wrth in the lng run.
G. Eating right can help yu feel better abut yurself, but d s with the right attitude.
第二部分语言运用 (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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。
Justin Hrner was driving dwn a freeway in Prtland, when his tire blew ut. He ____21____ t the side f the rad and made a sign that said he needed ____22____.
Three hurs later, a truck ____23____ pulled up. Out came a family f fur. They were Latin, and their yung daughter acted as the ____24____ between her parents’ Spanish and Hrner’s English, s that they culd wrk tgether t ____25____ the car. They spent abut an hur n the repair.
“I just ____26____ them,” Hrner recalled. “And I tried t give the daughter a $20 bill. And she just wuldn’t ____27____ it.”
But Hrner was stubbrn, and he put the mney in her ____28____, and walked away. Then Hrner heard their daughter asking him if he was ____29____. Indeed he was, and she came ver with a tamale (玉米粉蒸肉). They exchanged thanks and the family ____30____ t drive away.
“I ____31____ the tamale and my mney was in it,” Hmer said. Hrner immediately ran ver t the truck t get the father’s ___32___.
The father saw Hrner ____33____, rlled dwn his windw, gave him a wave, rlled up the windw and drve ff. Hrner als saw the yung girl ____34____ gdbye thrugh the windw. A few mnths later, Hrner psted his stry n scial media, which drew thusands f likes and hundreds f ____35____.
21. A. set ffB. gave inC. pulled verD. checked in
22. A. directinB. successC. shelterD. help
23 A. finallyB. desperatelyC. secretlyD. unexpectedly
24. A. authrB. editrC. translatrD. peratr
25. A. findB. fixC. startD. drag
26. A. thankedB. inspiredC. interviewedD. defended
27. A. selectB. useC. hideD. take
28. A. muthB. backC. legD. hand
29. A. thirstyB. hungryC. tiredD. stressed
30. A. frcedB. refusedC. startedD. dared
31. A. madeB. unwrappedC. decratedD. cleaned
32. A. attentinB. supprtC. lveD. understanding
33. A. escapingB. fightingC. peratingD. cming
34. A. waitingB. seekingC. wavingD. kissing
35. A. ffersB. cmmentsC. warnsD. decisins
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。
Lcated in Wuhan City as a landmark (地标), the Yellw Crane Twer has ___36___very lng histry. Due t the perfect psitin, it was first built by Sun Quan as a watchtwer fr his army in 223. After what seemed ___37___ (hundred) f years, its military functin was ___38___ (gradual) frgtten and the twer was enjyed mainly as a picturesque (优美的) lcatin.
During the Tang Dynasty, many ppular pems were written in praise f the Yellw Crane Twer. ___39___ was the Yellw Crane Twer pem that made the twer s famus and attractive. During the fllwing centuries, it ___40___ (destry) and rebuilt several times.
The Yellw Crane Twer had different architectural features in different dynasties. Hwever, the twer ___41___ stands tday was rebuilt in a new place in 1981 ___42___cmpleted in 1985. It is based n the ld twer ___43___ (design) during the Qing Dynasty, standing 51.4 meters high. The ___44___ (appear) f the Yellw Crane Twer remains the same despite the directin it is viewed frm.
On tp f the twer, visitrs are treated t a fantastic view f the Yangtze River, its bridge and the ____45____ (surrund) buildings in Wuhan City.
Enjying the fame (名声) f “The First Scenery under Heaven”, the Yellw Crane Twer is ne f the mst famus twers suth f the Yangtze River.
第三部分 课本知识考查 (共两节，满分10分)
第一节 单词拼写 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
请根据所给中文提示或所给英语单词的正确形式填空。
46. Thus, artists were nt interested in painting ________ (realist) scenes. (所给词的适当形式填空)
47. The bad habit f ________ (依赖) n unhealthy snacks is frmed. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
48. In fact, news reprts are ________ (frequent) bradcast abut extreme rainstrms. (所给词的适当形式填空)
49. Befre we ________ (abandn) the ship, Mike calmly tld us t rescue ur essential supplies. (所给词的适当形式填空)
50. These letters bviusly helped sw the________ (种子) f lve between the tw. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
第二节 完成句子 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
请根据所给中文完成句子。
51. The yung singer’s intentin f perfrming the sng was ________ ________ his lve fr rck music ________ his fans.
这位年轻歌手表演这首歌的意图是与大家分享他对摇滚乐的热爱他的粉丝。
52. It will take an hur fr a nutritin specialist ________ ________ a balanced diet menu fr yu.
营养专家需要一个小时才能为你制作一份均衡的饮食菜单。
53. Bb asked ________ they culd explain hw the nuclear disaster had happened.
鲍勃问他们能否解释一下核灾难是如何发生的。
54. Steve ________ ________ ________ rugby since the age f eight. Nw he has becme a prfessinal player.
史蒂夫从八岁起就一直在打橄榄球。现在他已经成为一名职业球员。
55. The English versin f the bk cntains nearly 50 pems, the fcus ________ ________ is n the parent-child relatinship .
这本书的英文版包含近50首诗，其重点是亲子关系。
第四部分写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
56. 为了促使学生养成良好的饮食习惯，你校上周开展了“科学饮食，健康生活”的主题活动。假定你是校《英语周报》记者李华，请你写一篇英文新闻报道，发表在校报上。内容包括：
1.时间和地点；
2.师生的反响；
3.你的看法。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Scientific Diet, Healthy Life
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节 (满分25分)
57. 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。
When I was 16, my parents and I mved t a small twn f Arizna. Since my parents were very busy at that time, my Aunt Julia ften tk care f me during their absence.
One rainy day, when Julia and I were heading tward hme, I caught sight f an ld lady wearing an range jacket with a huge bag and a walking stick. Out f curisity, I asked Julia, “Wh is she? What is she ding with that huge bag?”
Julia caught a glimpse at her, then tld me, “She is called Melinda. She has been cllecting garbage with that huge garbage bag in the twn fr several years. Nbdy knws why she’s been ding it. Maybe just fr fun.” Hearing her wrds, I culdn’t help exclaiming, “Ww! It’s s strange! Why des she find it funny t cllect garbage?”
Since that day, I had cme acrss her fr many times n my way hme. She always carried the huge garbage bag whether it was rainy r sunny. Gradually, I didn’t find her strange fr cllecting garbage. Instead, I began t greet her with a smile.
Tw years later, I was admitted t Chicag University. T my disappintment, I ften saw trash n the lawn n campus. “Why shuld peple litter everywhere? Wh is respnsible fr the trash?” A few days later, it ccurred t me that, since nbdy tk respnsibility fr it, why nt cllect trash myself? That way, I culd walk past the lawn withut feeling guilty.
Then, I tk actin. I always tk a trash bag and cllect trash n the lawn every time I walked past it. A few students als fllwed suit sn afterwards, keeping the schl cleaner and prettier than befre.
One day, an idea ppped int my head when I finished cllecting trash — maybe we culd help make the city cleaner and prettier t! Despite the thught that cllecting trash in frnt f s many peple utside schl was awkward, I knew it was the right thing t d. S I decided t give it a g.
注意：1. 续写词数共150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
One day, I was cllecting garbage utside the schl.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Then I realized that I shuld encurage mre students t take part.
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2024—2025学年度第二学期期中考试
高二英语
本卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。共8页，满分共130分。考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、就读学校等用黑色钢笔或签字笔写在答题卡上。
2. 选择题部分全部使用铅笔涂答，非选择题部分全部使用黑色钢笔或签字笔答题，不按要求不给分。选择题部分每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试卷上。
3. 考试结束后，监考员只收答题卡。
第一部分 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
【1~3题答案】
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
B
【4~7题答案】
【答案】4. C 5. D 6. A 7. B
C
【8~11题答案】
【答案】8. C 9. C 10. D 11. A
D
【12~15题答案】
【答案】12. A 13. B 14. B 15. A
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。
【16~20题答案】
【答案】16. E 17. C 18. F 19. G 20. B
第二部分语言运用 (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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。
【21~35题答案】
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. B
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
【36~45题答案】
【答案】36. a 37. hundreds
38. gradually
39. It 40. was destryed
41. that##which
42. and 43. designed
44. appearance
45. surrunding
第三部分 课本知识考查 (共两节，满分10分)
第一节 单词拼写 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
请根据所给中文提示或所给英语单词的正确形式填空。
【46题答案】
【答案】realistic
【47题答案】
【答案】relying##depending
【48题答案】
【答案】frequently
【49题答案】
【答案】abandned
【50题答案】
【答案】seeds
第二节 完成句子 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
请根据所给中文完成句子。
【51题答案】
【答案】 ①. t ②. share ③. with
【52题答案】
【答案】 ①. t ②. make
【53题答案】
【答案】if##whether
【54题答案】
【答案】 ①. has ②. been ③. playing
【55题答案】
【答案】 ①. f ②. which
第四部分写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
【56题答案】
【答案】范文
Scientific Diet, Healthy Life
Recently, Xinhua Middle Schl held a themed activity f “Scientific Diet fr Healthy Life” t update cncepts and prmte students t develp healthy eating habits.
The activity tk place n Wednesday mrning in the schl auditrium, during which teachers f ur schl shared with us hw t cultivate healthier eating habits. The respnse f teachers and students was great. During the activity, many f us raised questins and actively participated in the discussin.
Frm my pint f view, these activities are very helpful. Eating scientifically plays an imprtant rle in maintaining a healthy life.
第二节 (满分25分)
【57题答案】
【答案】 One day, I was cllecting garbage utside the schl. Sme peple gave me a strange lk, as if l were mad. All f a sudden, I thught f the ld wman wh used t cllect garbage many years ag. It ccurred t me that I was acting just like her. As strange as that may seem, cllecting garbage was meaningful fr me. Little by little, a lt f peple, came t realize that I was ding vluntary service t keep the twn clean, and I was cmplimented and thanked.
Then I realized that I shuld encurage mre students t take part. Surprisingly, they agreed and we funded a vluntary grup. We gave each student a bright range jacket with the message “Let’s Keep Our Twn Cleaner!” We spent the time nt just cllecting trash, but als srting it ut and recycling it. The mst wnderful thing was that all the peple wh were clse t us were als ding their part! I said t myself, “This is what the ld wman did fr me. She has changed my life greatly.“”