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2024-2025第一学期新会华侨中学高二期中考试试题 英 语 第一部分 听力 (共20 小题，满分20分) 第一节 听下面4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。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 does the woman want Eric to do? A. Visit his grandparents. B. Explore the countryside. C. Take care of her cat. 2. How long will Peter study engineering in Germany? A. For half a year. B. For one year. C. For one and a half years. 3. Why does the woman talk to John? A. To buy some flowers from him. B. To invite him to Daisy's birthday party. C. To ask for advice on a birthday gift. 4. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A newly opened restaurant. B. Their local specialties. C. Weekend attractions in town. 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从所听到的内容中获取信息，回答相应小题。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5 段材料，回答第5、6题。 5. What made the man refuse the recommended dress? A. Its design. B. Its color. C. Its price. 6. How much does the man need to pay? A.$50. B.$118.3. C.$169. 听第6段材料，回答第7 至9题。 7. Why was the man late? A. He got a flat tire. B. He got caught in traffic. C. He ran into an accident. 8. How did Lisa respond to the man's being late? A. She felt angry at it. B. She ran out of patience. C. She showed understanding. 9. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a 4S store. B. At a restaurant. C. At the cinema. 听第7段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Who will Mary spend the holiday with? A. Alice B. Jack. C. Jane. 11. Where will Mary stay during the holiday? A. At a beach camp. B. At her friend's. C. At a hotel 12. What is Jack's holiday plan? A. Visiting his family. B. Going to the seaside. C. Doing a part- time job. 听第8段材料，回答第13 至 15 题。 13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Strangers. B. Coach and trainee. C. Former classmates. 14. What change did Amanda make to her diet? A. She gave up junk food. B. She at e more vegetables. C. She hardly at e meat. 15. How does Mike probably feel after talking to Amanda? A. Encouraged. B. Confused. C. Worried. 听第9段材料，回答第16至20题。 Bikini Beach Location in a _16_ in Uruguay _17_ beautiful _18_ marked by amazing seaside houses, lovely streets, and beautiful shops beautiful people everywhere Nightlife attracting people _19_ to come here to party having plenty of bars and _20_ 第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分 40分) 第一节 (共11小题, 每小题2.5分, 满分27.5分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Best Teacher Movies of All Time These four flms stand out as some of the most impactful teacher movies, each offering a unique viewpoint on the challenges and successes of educating young minds. Dead Poets Society(1989) In a school, where discipline (纪律) is strict, a new English teacher takes a breather among the strict disciplinarians. He tells students to live their lives in their own way and not to live up to someone's expectations. The character, John Keating, demonstrates the importance of self- achieving to the students through his words and deeds. Mona Lisa Smile(2003) In the fifties, Katherine takes up the job of teaching Art History in a conservative(保守的) Wellesley College for women. During her time there, she ends up learning the many aspects of her students, and she manages to influence every one of them through her unique way of looking at life. Her teaching inspires the young women students to question the common laws of society. Taare Zameen Par(2007) A naughty kid named Ishaan ends up being in a boarding school thanks to his low grades in school exams. Being ashamed of his inabilities in the standard world of studies, he goes to his shell. Just at this time, a teacher comes to the school. With enthusiasm and care, he brings out a positive change in the kid. The Class (2008) The Class is the story of a teacher and his experience of dealing with teenagers. Francois Marin deals with teenage problems in his class in his way. It is a wonderful film where a teacher decides to treat his young students as adults and, in the process, learns something about himself. 21. What is the common characteristic of the teachers in the first two movies? A. Being hardworking. B. Being determined. C. Being well- rounded. D. Being progressive- minded. 22. What message does the movie Taa re Zameen Par express? A. Learning is never finished. B. Education is the bridge to success. J C. Without love, there is no education. D. Education is about opening the mind. 23. Which movie shows the significance of treating students as adults? A. Dead Poets Society B. Mona Lisa Smile. C. Taare Zameen Par. D. The Class. B When I started my faculty position(教师职位),I was excited to be leading my own lab- and nervous. I'm deaf and rely on lip- reading for verbal communication. I had managed fine as a postdoc(博士后), though not without challenges. But leading a team was different. I had no idea whether I would be able to communicate effectively with my lab members. My pronunciation is sometimes off because of my disability, which leads some people to believe that I lack intelligence. But after almost 2 years in the position, I' ve come up with a set of solutions to help me out. In addition to regular one- on- one meetings with my students, I decided to have each student work with me for entire days in the lab when they first join my group. That way, they can see what I'm doing and ask questions as we go along. And time with the students allows me to carefully explain the principle behind each experimental step. I also established written communication as the most important way to exchange information. Through instant messaging services, I can quickly reach out to my students and share ideas, materials and links. Before they get going with any experiment, I ask them to write a detailed protocol(实验计划) as well, which has allowed me to double- check whenever I spot something that I must have missed during our verbal discussions. At first, I feared my students would feel that writing out all of their experimental design steps and data analysis plans was unnecessary. But they' ve told me this step allows them to deepen their understanding of the project before starting experiments. I'm still early in my faculty career, but I feel these strategies are working well for me. I no longer worry that I'm missing important information. And I' ve been able to guide students in a way that would have been difficult for me to do through verbal communication alone. Looking back, I wish I'd followed these strategies earlier in my career. 24. What was the author's concern at the beginning of his faculty position? A. He couldn't get along with others. B. He had insufficient work experience. C. He couldn't focus on scientific research. D. He would suffer communication problems. 25. Which of the following shows the author'' s efforts to improve his teaching effect? A. Encouraging communication in various ways. B. Strengthening students’ interest in science. C. Connecting students whenever possible. D. Asking students to learn lip- reading. 26. What was the result of the students' writing down protocols? A. It practiced their writing skills. B. It slowed down the project process. C. It benefited both the author and the students. D. It inspired them to come up with new ideas. 27. What is the author's tone(语气) at the end of the text? A. Surprised. B. Confident. C. Regretful. D. Anxious. C Many of the technologies we use today were first presented in science fiction. In Star Trek, the folks regularly send themselves to and from distant sites. The process appears to break down people's bodies into their basic parts, and then stream them to some destination where they regroup perfectly. That type of teleportation (瞬间移动) is a long way off, scientists say. Fortunately, another type - virtual teleportation is already here. Recently, NASA sent one of its doctors, Josef Schmid, to the International Space Station (ISS) to give an astronaut a virtual medical examination. The space agency used a technique which combines holography (全息摄影术) with extended reality (XR). The headset had an entire holographic computer inside. A motion- sensing camera used advanced sensors to get high- quality3-D“ models” of the team to be“ transported”. Those data were then sent live to the ISS. Schmid is a NASA flight doctor, taking care of astronauts and their families. But for his visit to the ISS, he never left Earth. NASA projected him and other members of the team up there as a3-D hologram. The astronauts could see the virtual visitors and communicate with them in real time. “ We knew we were connected when the crew member wearing the headset said, ' Whoa!” recalls Schmid.“ We were floating in front of him as if we were there.” But Schmid and the others remained at NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston.“ It was like I was on the ISS,” Schmid recalls. The image ry wasn't flawless. There were pixelation(像素) issues. And sometimes the linkup turned unreliable. But for Schmid, it felt like looking into the future. While“ on” the ISS, he showed how to do a knee medical examination on astronaut Thomas Pesquet. Then he virtually shook Thomas' hand. Schmid hopes NASA will use two motion- sensing cameras. That way, people in both places —— on Earth and in space — can be“ present” in each other's spaces as holograms, allowing them to feel closer and more interactive. He looks forward to such house calls. Or in this case, maybe they'd be“ space calls”? 28. What does the author intend to show with the example of Star Trek? A. Technology is growing at high rates. B. Many scientists are science fiction fans. C. Science fiction creates many classic characters. D. Science fiction inspires technological advances. 29. How did Schmid carry out, medical tests on the astronauts? A. By referring to their holographic data. B. By talking with them as a 3-D hologram.~ C. By checking the 3-D images of their body. D. By making regular space trips. 30. What does the underlined word“ flawless ” in the fourth paragraph mean? A. Realistic. B. Timely. C. Detailed. D. Perfect. 31. Why did Schmid suggest using two motion- sensing cameras? A. To promote interactions. B. To improve work efficiency. C. To look after more astronauts. D. To add fun to his work. 第二节 (共5小题, 每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分) 根据下面短文，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。 A professional motivational (激励的) speaker is a person who delivers speeches designed to inspire others. 32 They positively present their ideas and encourage others to follow their way of thinking. Motivational speakers can be important to others. 33 After listening to them, the audience become more optimistic(乐观的), believing they can overcome difficulties and find happiness in their own life. Thus, many people can benefit from motivational speakers. With good demand for motivational speakers in the market, many people want to be one of them. 34 They can get satisfaction and pride from knowing they have helped others learn something. Besides, they' re often respected and honored by others. And they tend to be considered experts in a certain area where their words are valued. What's more, they often find it easy to earn a living. If you want to be a professional motivational speaker, firstly, be aware that such people have certain skills. The top ones include good communication, high confidence, good time management, etc. Developing these skills can take a long time and hard practice. 35 Moreover, becoming a motivational speaker is more about experience than education. 36 But it's also true that many do not. Being successful in the field is often the result of facing an unexpected challenge, overcoming it, and finding an inspiring story worthy of sharing with an audience. A. Practice makes perfect. B. Thus they love to be motivational speakers. C. So you need to be patient and strong- willed. D. These people are gifted in the art of persuasion. E. Certainly, many speakers have a university degree. F. Professional motivational speakers achieve a lot in their work. C. They often bring hope to an audience facing various problems, 第三部分 语言运用 (共六节，满分65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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 McKinley Erves,22, suffers from color blindness. His friends 37 him on his birthday with a pair of color- blind glasses which could help him 38 between colors — and it was all caught on camera. “I hardly ever mentioned my 39 for color- blind glasses and my friends went out of their way to get me a pair for my birthday, which just tells me how much they 40 me,” Erves said. In the video, Erves looks at his red car before he puts on the glasses. After getting 41 from a friend, he slowly puts them on. Erves says seeing his car in a(n) 42 way for the first time is really unforgettable. As of Thursday, the video has been 43 more than two million times after being posted online. Erves says he is shocked by the attention.“I m just a(n) 44 guy. But they all tell me how happy they are for me, which makes me feel like I made a(n) 45 in a lot of people's lives46 it was just a little bit,” he says. One of Erves’s friends says,“ We wanted to 47 his birthday and help him experience what it's like to 48 this world as other common people do.” Erves is 49 to his friends, and hopes people who have watched this video are able to find joy in little things. Life 50 us with all of the difficulties we face. But it's the little things in life that make those 51 worthwhile, like seeing true colors for the first time. 37. A. inspired B. surprised C. honored D. awarded 38. A. choose B. adapt C. exchange D. distinguish 39. A. regret B. excuse C. desire D. concern 40. A. care about B. depend on C. believe in D. learn from 41. A. praise B . understanding C. encouragement D. permission 42. A. obvious B. common C. strange D. normal 43. A. picked B. viewed C. published D. recorded 44. A. ordinary B. brave C. unique D. simple 45. A. decision B. introduction C. difference D. promise 46. A. as though B. in case C. even if D. now that 47. A. brighten up B. set down C. take over D. bring back 48. A. imagine B. observe C. travel D. control 49. A. respectful B. faithful C. helpful D. grateful 50. A. challenges B. excites C. amazes D. embarrasses 51. A. failures B. threats C. sufferings D. efforts 第二节 语法填空 (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。 The paddies (水稻田) are more than a pretty natural scene. They represent an ancient agricultural legacy (遗产) that is now responsible 52 producing one of the world's most important foods —— rice. 53 ( sell) to countries worldwide, rice is one of the key crops. It is most often found in Asian diets, which isn't surprising considering its history. The earliest known paddy dates back thousands of years in China. 54 ( century) later, this farming technique is still used throughout Asia and has also 55 ( wide) sprung up in Europe and the Americas. Nowadays, the growing of rice has developed into an agricultural industry that requires lots of water. 56 paddies most commonly get water through irrigation(灌溉), they can also 57( water) by rain. As a matter of fact, the rice industry needs 58 surprising amount of fresh water yearly. Fortunately, there are now more 59 ( innovate) farming methods that could help change it. With these methods, farmers can produce more rice 60 ( use) much less water. And it is hoped that paddy farming 61 ( be) more successful in the future. 第三节 课文填空 (共10小题； 每小题0.5分，满分5分) 根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。 Passage 1 The gesture for “OK” had different meanings in different cultures. In Japan, someone who62 anther person 63 the gesture might think it means money. In France, a person encountering an 64 gesture may 65 it as meaning zero. However, you should avoid making this gesture in Brazil and Germany, as it is not considered 66 . Passage 2 However, whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self- pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great 67 . The common 68 then was that it could not be done. Through 69 effort, Yuan 70 enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their 71 greatly. 第四节 单句填空 (共12小题，每小题1分，满分12分) 请根据首写字母及括号内中文提示填入正确的单词形式(80，83题为词组，没有首字母)。 72. In my opinion, people should be b (禁止) from using plastic bags in order to reduce white pollution. 73. After graduation, David words as aj (新闻记者) , and he always has a good nose for a story. 74. The manager thought he was a r (可信赖的) person, so he told him all about the new plan. 75. The little girl show no a (焦虑) before the competition. 76. Things d (不同) in Japan, 77. Scientists are c (使确信) of the positive effects of laughter on physical and men tal health. 78. Doctors say that those weight- loss pills containing harmful c (化学品) are, at best, effective in short term. 79. The bed seemed to o (占据) most of the room. 80. In winter, people burn a lot of coal to warm themselves, which (相应地) causes pollution and global warming. 81. In most case, failure is l (相关联) to laziness and ignorance. 82. Embarrassed and a (羞愧的), Eric stood there alone, not knowing what to do next. 83. After the war (爆发), the young joined the army actively to defend our country. 第五节 翻译句子 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分) 根据中文意思按要求完成下列句子。 84.他们家在2003年搬去美国，当时他只有3岁。 85.我们定期( regularly )举办英语阅读活动，帮助学生积累词汇。 86.他意识到在生活中没有什么比善良更好了。 87.手里提着篮子，她打开门，高兴地走了出去。 88.俱乐部成立于2020年，旨在帮助我们更多地了解中国民俗。 89.最使我们惊讶的是他在这么短的时间内取得了如此大的进步。 第四部分 写作 (共一节，内容15分，书写5分，满分20分) 假定你是李华，你校将举办“经典文化探索展”，并通过网络进行直播 ( online live streaming) 。请你给外国笔友 Hans 写封邮件, 邀请他在线观看。内容包括: 1.活动介绍； 2.观看时间、方式； 3.你的期待。 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。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$