2024-2025学年云南省楚雄某中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（学生版）

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第一部分 听力 (略)
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
The Enchanting Scenery f Zhangjiajie
Nestled in China’s Hunan prvince, Zhangjiajie ffers a unique and breathtaking landscape, a testament t nature’s unbund creativity. This regin, famus fr its therwrldly rck frmatins and deep grges, is a ppular destinatin fr travelers seeking an escape int nature’s wnders.
Tianmen Muntain
Tianmen Muntain, the tallest peak in Zhangjiajie, stands tall at 1,518 meters. Its mst famus attractin is the Tianmen Cave, a natural arch that spans ver 100 meters wide and ffers a breathtaking view f the surrunding muntains. The muntain als basts a challenging glass walkway, ffering visitrs a thrilling walk abve the cluds.
Zhangjiajie Natinal Frest Park
This park is a shelter fr nature lvers, basting ver 2,400 species f plants and animals. Its highlights include the “Avatar” Hallelujah Muntains, which were a filming lcatin fr the ppular mvie “Avatar”. The park’s hiking trails ffer visitrs the chance t explre its thick frests and breathtaking valleys.
Huangshi Village
Knwn fr its traditinal Tujia architecture, Huangshi Village ffers a glimpse int the rich cultural heritage f the lcal cmmunity. Visitrs can enjy the village’s peaceful atmsphere, admire the unique stne huses, and taste the delicius lcal cuisine.
Bafeng Lake
This beautiful lake, surrunded by lush green hills, ffers a serene and peaceful escape. Bating n the lake, ne can appreciate the reflectins f the surrunding muntains, creating a picture-perfect scene.
1. Which f the fllwing is NOT a feature f Tianmen Muntain?
A. It is the tallest peak in Zhangjiajie.
B. Its glass walkway makes visitrs thrilled.
C. It is famus fr its flat and featureless landscape.
D. It takes pride in a natural arch called Tianmen Cave.
2. Where was the mvie “Avatar” filmed?
A. Tianmen Muntain.B. Zhangjiajie Natinal Frest Park.
C. Huangshi Village.D. Bafeng Lake.
3. What cultural aspect f Zhangjiajie can visitrs experience in Huangshi Village?
A. The beauty f its lakes.
B. The traditinal architecture and cuisine.
C. The diversity f its plant species.
D. The uniqueness f its rck frmatins.
B
Brn and raised in the US, Michael used t be a smart and cheerful child wh brightened every rm he entered. Hwever, his life tk an unexpected turn when a severe illness frced him t miss numerus schl days, leaving him struggling t keep up with his studies. Later, when he dwngraded t a new class, he encuntered bullies wh made his schl days a nightmare (噩梦).
That summer, right after his graduating frm his primary schl, he, tgether with his parents, visited his grandma in Chngqing, China. Michael immediately fell in lve with the city. Well aware f Michael’s situatin in the US, his mther decided that they wuld make Chngqing their new hme, hping that the new envirnment can prvide her sn with a fresh start. Fr Michael, the transitin t a lcal middle schl came with its wn set f challenges. He struggled with the unfamiliar dialect, the different teaching methds, and schl schedules
With determinatin, Michael put himself in his studies, diligently cmpleting his assignments, cnstantly seeking guidance frm his teachers and peers, and he ges s far as t set his alarm fr 5 a. m. each mrning, all in the name f squeezing in sme extra time t memrize Literary Chinese passages (文言文篇目). His hard wrk paid ff. Michael gradually achieved remarkable academic prgress, ultimately securing a place in a great lcal high schl.
During his senir year, Michael’s substitute English teacher, Linda CHEN, was deeply impressed by his language abilities and shared a vide f him cnfidently speaking English utside f his classrm. The vide quickly went viral, and Michael instantly became a sensatin (轰动的人物) n campus due t his extrardinary linguistic skills and charming persnality. Despite the newfund attentin, Michael remained grunded and stayed cmmitted t his studies, priritizing his academic pursuits abve all else.
Michael’s diligence bre fruit when he was accepted int the Artificial Intelligence Institute f Wuhan University. His jurney shwcased the pwer f determinatin and resilience (适应能力), prving that even in the face f adversity (困境), ne can achieve remarkable success.
4. Why did Michael’s mther decide t make Chngqing their new hme?
A. T escape frm the atmsphere f insecurityB. T get better medical care.
C. T seek help frm relatives and friendsD. T pursue his dream f Chinese learning
5. What helped Michael imprve his academic perfrmance in the new schl?
A. Cnstant tlerance frm teachers
B. Michael’s enrlling in additinal afterschl prgrams
C. Michael’s participating in extracurricular activities
D. Michael’s self-discipline and strng willpwer
6. Hw did Michael becme ppular n campus?
A. By attending a talent shwB. Thrugh the recmmendatin f his teachers
C. By having his talent acknwledged.D. By taking advantage f his gd appearance
7. What lessn can we learn frm Michael’s experience?
A. The imprtance f perseverance in the face f challenges
B. The benefits f mving t a new city fr educatinal pprtunities
C. The significance f learning a freign language.
D. The key impact f a supprtive schl envirnment n students’ success
C
As mre and mre species near extinctin, scientists have been cllecting samples frm animals, plants and ther creatures and string them in bibanks acrss the glbe. But climate change, envirnmental disasters and wars threaten these mdern Nah’s arks. Nw, a team f researchers is brainstrming an ut-f-this-wrld slutin: building ne f these vaults (库) n the mn.
A bibank in a permanently shadwed regin at the mn’s suth ple culd be far mre stable than thse n Earth. This part f the mn usually remains arund -196° Celsius, perfect fr string mst animal cells lng-term, marine bilgist Mary Hagedrn and clleagues reprt in BiScience.
Hagedrn and clleagues drew inspiratin frm the Svalbard Glbal Seed Vault in Nrway which takes advantage f belw-zer Arctic temperatures t preserve millins f seeds frm arund the wrld. In 2017, melting (融化) frzen sil threatened t fld the vault, highlighting the need fr a backup plan. A different team has prpsed building a lunar ark in lava (熔岩) tubes that run beneath the mn’s surface. But that design requires a slar-pwered cling system; any lss f pwer and the samples wuld be destryed. In the mn’s frever-frzen shadwed regins, a lunar vault wuldn’t need energy r cnstant human maintenance, Hagedrn’s team says.
Given the shadwy suth ple’s lw temperatures, Hagedrn says, a vault there culd stre “ne f the mst pwerful cells that we have tday” — fibrblasts. Scientists can transfrm these animal cells int stem cells, “and then thse stem cells can be used fr clning,” she says. The cells culd be valuable fr regenerating ppulatins f threatened r extinct species and fr building ecsystems in future human settlements n the mn r Mars.
The prpsal has its share f barriers. Fr instance, the mn’s permanently dark regins aren’t free frm temperature swings, says lunar scientist Benjamin Greenhagen f the Jhns Hpkins University. “They are still cld but perhaps nt always cld enugh fr this prject withut sme level f temperature management.”
8. Why is the mn an ideal place fr the bibank?
A. It’s nt affected by wars.B. It’s nt envirnmentally plluted.
C. It has prper temperatures.D. It has rich resurces fr research.
9. What led t Hagedrn’s prpsal f a lunar bibank?
A. The slar-pwered cling system.B. The lava tubes n the mn’s surface.
C. The prblem facing the Nrway Vault.D. The discvery f ice n the lunar ple.
10. What can scientists use fibrblasts t d?
A. Frm stem cells fr clning.B. Explre mn sil cnditins.
C. Help land humans n the mn.D. Imprve the ec-system f the earth.
11. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Lunar Explratin: The Next Frntier fr Clning
B. Relieving Climate Change: The Mn Bibank Prject
C. The Mn as a Backup: A New Slutin fr Seed Strage
D. Building Bibanks n the Mn: A Prpsal t Save Bidiversity
D
Awe experiences typically invlve the perceptin f smething incredibly vast r pwerful, smething that challenges ne’s understanding f the wrld. These are ften, but nt always, encunters with nature, such as lking ver muntains frm an airplane, r standing at the ft f an enrmus tree. New develpmental research suggests the experience f awe is crucial fr a child t grw strnger.
Histrically, awe has featured in psychlgical accunts f peak experiences. William James spke extensively abut varius spiritual mments that intensely mved him and shaped his viewpint. He felt strngly these peak experiences made fr the deeper develpment f a persn’s inner wrld.
Cntemprary researchers therize that awe may have helped ur ancestrs survive thrughut histry and cntinues t impart psitive effects tday. Previus studies have shwn awe can be instrumental t the frmatin f scial grups and can set ff helpful scial behavirs amng adults.
But ur research shws that perceptins f awe start much earlier in life. Fur t nine-year-ld children perceive and respnd t awe-inspiring experiences and differentiate them frm everyday experiences. When watching fantastic ftage f sweeping natural scenes, the children perceived themselves as smaller — a phenmenn knwn as the “small self”— in cmparisn with hw they felt after watching ftage f everyday nature imagery. They further reprted being filled with pwer, believing they were capable f achieving great things. Additinally, they felt a sense f curisity and a desire t explre mre, seeing themselves as adventurers n a jurney f discvery.
In ur busy lives, nevertheless, ptential mments f awe ften get verlked. With the pressure t achieve seeping (渗透) int childhd earlier and earlier, it's easy t understand why yu, as a parent, might be mre fcused n getting yur children t the next activity r cmpetitin. Hwever, as yu becme mre receptive t surces f awe and knwledgeable abut its imprtance during develpment, yu’ll mst likely see them btain cnsiderable advantages when giving awe experiences greater pririty.
12. Which aspect f awe experience des the new study highlight?
A. Its histrical rigin.B. Places f its ccurrence.
C. Its benefits fr kids.D. Its impacts n adults’ behavir.
13. What des the underlined wrd “impart” mean in paragraph 3?
A. Restrict.B. Withdraw.C. Generate.D. Transfrm.
14. Hw did the children feel when viewing ftage f breathtaking scenery?
A. Cntented.B. Mtivated.C. Panicked.D. Cnfused.
15. What’s the purpse f the authr in writing the last paragraph?
A. T appeal t parents fr a change.
B. T advcate a care-free childhd life.
C. T state his pint n the fast-paced sciety.
D. T describe a cmmn cultural phenmenn.
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。
Knwing hw t deal with depressin can help yu live a fuller, mre prductive life. The fllwing cping techniques can help ease this mental health cnditin.
Talk t smene
It may sund simple, but it’s effective. Staying cnnected can g a lng way tward managing yur depressin. ____16____ Accrding t research, increased scial cnnectin and feeling cnnected can help decrease depressive symptms.
Explre and challenge yur thughts
Depressin can surface thrugh a lt f negative thughts, but yu can learn hw t challenge them with knw - hw and effrt. ____17____ Rather, it’s a way t lk at yur real situatin and restre yur psitivity. Fr instance, yu might remind yurself that yu are lved and then give specific examples t supprt this new thught pattern.
Engage in rewarding activities
Engaging in rewarding activities can help yu stay active and ut f depressin This can invlve scheduled activities f mental health strategies. Fr example, yu can start yur day with psitive self-talk and end it by writing dwn smething yu are grateful fr. ____18____
Practice gratitude
When yu’re struggling with depressin, it can be difficult t be grateful. ____19____. Fcusing n gratitude can bring yu an increased sense f well-being, and help yu transfrm yur understanding f belngings and abilities int surces f gratitude.
____20____
Smetimes peple feel frced t apply a label they didn’t want, but it desn’t need t be part f an identity. Struggling t accept its existence nly brings mre pain Accepting depressin helps yu becme pen t figuring ut what led t the depressin. Depressin is ne f the mind and bdy’s ways f saying yu need t make a change, s accepting it will help facilitate that change.
A. Ignre the label
B. Learn t accept it
C. This reminds yu that yu’re nt alne
D. Engaging in physical exercise des wnders
E. This desn’t mean just telling yurself everything’s fine
F. Hwever, being appreciative has mental health benefits
G. Including these activities int yur rutine can help with depressin
第三部分 语言知识运用 (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。
When I was a little girl, I remember that when my dad was repairing smething, every time he asked me t ___21___the hammer, just s we wuld have a time fr a ___22___with each ther. I ___23___saw my dad drinking r taking a night ut, all he did after wrk was taking care f his family.
I grew up and left hme fr cllege and since then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday mrning, n matter what. And when several___24___later I bught a huse, my dad was ___25___it by himself fr three days in the 38°C summer heat. All he asked was t hld his paint brush and ___26___t him. But I was t ____27____in thse days, I did nt find any time fr a cnversatin with my dad.
One Sunday mrning we had a telephne talk as usual, I nticed that my dad had ttally ___28___sme things that we discussed ___29___. I was in a hurry, s ur cnversatin was a bit ___30___. Few hurs later that day came a call. My father was in a hspital with an aneurysm (动脉瘤). ____31____I bught a ticket fr a flight and n my way I was thinking abut all ___32___ccasins (场合) t have a talk with my dad.
By the time I ___33___at the hspital, my father had passed away. Nw it was he wh did nt have___34___fr a cnversatin with me. After his death I ___35___much mre abut him, and even mre abut myself. All he ever asked me was my time. And nw he has all my attentin every single day.
21. A. findB. hldC. packD. select
22. A. cnversatinB. pininC. debateD. bargain
23. A. everB. justC. evenD. never
24. A. weeksB. yearsC. hursD. days
25. A. buildingB. makingC. fixingD. painting
26. A. faceB. walkC. talkD. smile
27. A. busyB. lazyC. selflessD. lnely
28. A. recgnizedB. buriedC. explredD. frgtten
29. A. snB. latelyC. persnallyD. briefly
30. A. shrtB. bringC. unbelievableD. sad
31. A. ExactlyB. GraduallyC. ImmediatelyD. Finally
32. A. missedB. impressedC. sufferingD. painful
33. A. pintedB. staredC. arrivedD. called
34. A. wrdsB. timeC. permissinD. benefit
35. A. wrriedB. cncernedC. caredD. learned
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。
Have yu ever heard f “city bu city” (literally meaning city r nt city)? It’s an internet buzzwrd ____36____ (cin) by a freign blgger named Babaxing during his visit t the Great Wall in Beijing. The phrase questins ____37____ a place has the fashinable atmsphere f a big city.
Millins f freigners, like Babaxing, are nw explring China, and their travel vlgs ____38____ (g) viral nline recently. This trend is partly due t the 72-and 144-hur visa-free transit (过境) plicy, ____39____ allws travelers frm 54 cuntries t explre China fr up t six days withut needing a visa if they have a valid travel dcument ____40____ a cnnecting ticket fr departure within 72 r 144 hurs.
____41____ (aim) fr high-level pening-up, this plicy has helped bst turism in China. When the visa-free transit plicy was first intrduced in 2013, it nly applied ____42____ seven big cities like Beijing and Shanghai and allwed just 72 hurs f stay. Nw, it cvers 41 exit-entry prts acrss 19 prvinces, autnmus regins and municipalities (直辖市), expanding t 144hurs. China has als made it ____43____ (easy) fr freign visitrs by imprving mbile payment accessibility and the visa applicatin prcess.
Seeing is believing. The plicy nt nly brings cnvenience fr freign travelers but als invites them ____44____ (experience) everyday life in China. It’s a great chance fr them t rethink Western media’ s steretypical (刻板的) _____45_____ (describe) f China.
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 你校英文报正在征集用英文讲述“国之脊梁（The Backbne f China）”故事的文章，请写一篇短文投稿。内容要点包括：
1. 你介绍的伟人及其成就；
2. 你的感想及启发。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
The Backbne f China
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第二节 (满分25分)
47. 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。
The neighbrhd kids nicknamed the strange ld cuple Crazy Jack and Ruby Rednse. Rumr was that they sat inside and drank tea all day. The nly wrds we ever heard frm them were “Keep ut f ur rsebushes!”
The rsebushes served as a fence between ur huse and theirs. I was eleven at the time and the ldest f six active girls. We shuld have played ur sftball games elsewhere t avid hurting the rses, but we secretly enjyed annying Crazy Jack and Ruby Rednse. One day, we had a neighbrhd sftball game in ur yard. Mary was trying t catch a fly ball. She stumbled (绊倒) ver ne f Ruby Rednse’s rsebushes and fell n tp f several mre. Just at that mment, Ruby Rednse sprang ut and ran tward Mary. She screamed angrily, “Lk at what yu’ve dne t ur family’s rses! Yu’ve always been a truble. Yu have n idea what this rsebush means t me!”
Hearing this, my sisters and I ran int ur huse. Breathlessly, we tld Mm what had happened. “Girls, I have tld yu nt t play sftball near thse bushes. Cme utside right nw and help me fix them.” “Mm, we thught yu didn’t like the cuple,” we prtested. “They’re mean t us.” Mm just glared at us. We fllwed her utside t help repair the rse fence. While Mm was examining the damaged rses, Ruby slwly walked ut. She lked sad. And it wasn’t her nse that was red — it was her eyes.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Ruby walked ver t my mther, we girls hlding ur breath.
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A few weeks later, the plants all came back t life.
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