云南省大理白族自治州祥华中学联考2024-2025学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题

祥云祥华中学2024-2025学年上学期期中考试 高二英语 测试卷 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非逃择题)。共4页。考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第I卷 注意事项： 1.答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2.选出每小题答案后，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，再选涂其他 答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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.When do high schools usually start in the man's country? A.At 7:30 a.m. B.At 8:15 a.m. C.At 8:30 a.m. 2.What probably happened to Henry? A.He became severely ill. B.He had a car accident. C.He was hit by a car. 3.What are the speakers talking about? A.The man's responsibility B.The man's marriage. C.The man's parents. 4.Which museum did the man visit yesterday? A.The Nature Museum. B.The Science Museum. C.The Art Museum. 5.What food does the man want? A.Fried rice. B.Dumplings. C.Noodles. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 诣听下面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， 并标在试卷的相应位置。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至7题。 6.What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A.Boss and secretary. B.Teacher and student. C.Shop assistant and customer. 7.When should the man arrive in London? A.Before 5:00 pm. B.Before 11:45 am. C.Before 11:30 am. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8.What does the man work for? A.An online news agency. B.A newspaper. C.A TV channel. 9.Why does the man like to be a journalist? A.He travels a lot. B.He earns a high pay. C.He gets job satisfaction. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10.What are the speakers mainly talking about? A.How to quit smoking. B.What to eat for breakfast. C.How to choose drinks. 11.What did the man drink while using the program? A.Tea. B.Coffee. C.Grapefruit juice. 第1页 12.How does the woman probably feel in the end? A.Lonely. B.Grateful. C.Helpless. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13.Where does the woman come from? A.London. B.San Francisco. C.Los Angeles. 14.How will the woman travel to Monterey? A.By plane. B.By car. C.By train. 15.How long will the woman stay at the man's place? A.Three nights. B.Four nights. C.A week. 16.What is the weather like in Monterey? A.Cold. B.Hot. C.Warm. 听第10段独白，回答第17至20题。 17.When was World Environment Day established? A.In1972. B.In1974 C.n1987. 18.Where were the first international celebrations of World Environment Day held? A.In England. B.In the United States. C.In Kenya. 19.What was the first theme of World Environment Day? A.One Earth One Family. B.Only One Earth. C.For Life on Earth. 20.What can we learn about World Environment Day? A.It is celebrated each year on July 5.B.Tree planting is the main activity.C.Conventions are signed during it 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，并在答题卡上将 该项涂黑。 Artwork Competition-Create a Character! Are you an artist?This may be the perfect competition held by Teen Ink to check your creative abilities.We want you to create your own character.You must create a backstory for the character and give it a name.Your character must be completely original. Rules: .You must be a teen(aged 13-19)with a Teen Ink account to enter. ◆No improper content. ●Submissions(提交的材料)must relate to the topic(Create a Character). .The competition is open to all the individuals.Character must be your own-The character you create must be entirely your own idea and design.The backstory and name must be original as well.Ideas that do not belong to you will not be considered for the competition. Guidelines and Details: .All art types are accepted. .There is no limit to the number of pieces you can submit. Give your character a name and backstory.Leave these in the "Author's Comments"section of your submission. How to Submit: Submit entries through our website.All entries submitted to Teen Ink are automatically considered for the competition.See our submission guidelines for more information. Include the words "Character Competition"in your submission's title. 共4页) Submit your reviews to the "Artwork"category on our site.Select the art type connected with what you are submitting.Hand in your entries before March I,2023. Prizes: Winners and honorable mentions will have their characters published in Teen Ink magazine.The overall winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card. 21.What is the purpose of holding the artwork competition? A.To increase the sales of Teen Ink. B.To test the teenagers'artistic creativity. C.To attract people of all ages to the activity. D.To praise the young artists for their talents 22.What rules should the participants follow? A.The works should be a team effort. B.The participants should be under 13. C.A common account should be shared. D.The content should correspond to the subject. 23.How will the participants submit their works? A.By handing in entries before April 10. B.By submitting works on the webpage. C.By posting entries to the magazine directly. D.By sending in works titled"Character Competition". Much of Puerto Rico is still without power after Hurricane Fiona struck the island on Sept.19.The storm laid it in darkness and thousands of people in trouble,even some missing. Yet some see signs of hope.Over the past five years,around 50,000 solar and battery power systems have been installed on homes in Puerto Rico,says Chris Rauscher,senior director of public policy at Sunrun,the biggest residential solar company in the United States.And almost all that equipment appears to have continued supplying electricity while the island's central power system went dark,according to market participants and industry observers. Climate change is making hurricanes wetter and more powerful,increasing the risks to electric reliability in places like Puerto Rico.That strengthens the case for more investment in home solar set-ups,Rauscher says. "It's showing that renewables paired with storage...are really the fundamental building blocks of a clean recovery that we need to really focus on on the island and elsewhere,"he says. John Berger,chief manager of Sunnova,another big solar company,agrees,calling Puerto Rico "a window into the future.""The technology's just physically and fundamentally better,"than the traditional power system,Berger says."And that's not going to change." But big challenges are still hanging over the island.Lots of reconstruction is still needed.And now on top of that,the nurricane season is not over yet."The next storm after this-and it will come,I don't know if it's next week or next year or two years from now,but it will come-we'll be in even better shape than we are right now,"Berger says. 24.What did the Hurricane Fiona result in? A.The newly-built island's central power system. B.Power failure in much of Puerto Rico. C.The loss of thousands of people. D.Losing eyesight of some people. 25.Why is John Berger mentioned by the author? A.To make the point convincing. B.To give more choices for the islanders. C.To state the status of Puerto Rico. D.To make comparisons between the two companies. 26.What is the top challenge of Puerto Rico now? A.The reconstruction work. B.The coming hurricane. C.The shortage of money. D.The need for a safe shelter. 27.What is the best title for the text? A.A Severe Hurricane B.Natural Disasters Are Approaching C.Renewable Energy Give Puerto Rico Light D.A Newly-rebuilt Island 第2页 Plant-based products have been breaking into the foodie mainstream in the United States,after years in which vegan (burgers and milk alteratives knocked on the market's door.That is partly because more companies are targeting people who seek to reduce the amount of meat they eat,rather than forswear it altogether. Now,as fish alternatives begin to attract investment and land at restaurants in the United States and beyond,people who track the fishless fish sector say that it could achieve significant growth. One reason,they say,is that consumers in rich countries are becoming more aware of the seafood industry's environmental problems,including overfishing and the health risks of some seafood.Another is that today's plant-based companies do a better job of approaching fish flavor than earlier ones did-an important consideration for non-vegetarians (非素食者). "There are a number of people already looking at alternative hamburgers,"said Joshua Katz,an analyst at the consulting firm McKinsey who has studied the alt-protein(替代蛋白)industry.“You might actually say,I should work on something else.'And seafood is still a massive market with convincing reasons to work on."People who reduce their consumption of animal proteins for environmental reasons often stop eating red meat,which requires enormous amounts of land and water to farm. But alt-fish advocates say that seafood also comes with environmental problems.Unsustainable fishing practices have destroyed fisheries (in recent decades,a problem both for biodiversity and the millions of people who depend on the sea for income and food. "It's simply a smarter way to make seafood,"says Mirte Gosker,the acting managing director of the Good Food Institute Asia-Pacific,a nonprofit advocacy group that promotes alternative proteins."Full stop." So far plant-based seafood products in the United States account for only 0.1 percent of the country's seafood sales, less than 1.4 percent of the U.S.meat market occupied by plant-based meat alternatives.But alt-seafood enterprises worldwide received at least $83 million from investors in 2020,compared with $1 million three years earlier.As of this June, 83 companies were producing alt-seafood products around the world,a nearly threefold rise since 2017.All but 18 of those 83 companies focus on plant-based products.A dozen others are developing lab-grown seafood,which is not yet commercially available in any country. 28.What does the underlined word "forswear"in paragraph 1 probably mean? A.Sample. B.Consume. C.Produce. D.Abandon. 29.Which aspect of seafood do non-vegetarians focus on? A.The health risks. B.The protein intake C.The taste and mouthfeel. D.The overfishing problem. 30.What is Mirte Gosker's tone when he says "Full stop"in paragraph 6? A.Determined. B.Concerned. C.Humorous. D.Enthusiastic. 31.What do the figures in the last paragraph mainly show? A.Seafood companies are struggling. B.Plant-based meat products will be a trend. C.Alt-seafood products have a promising future. D.Seafood will be commercially available soon. D Different ways have been applied to dealing with waste paper,specifically used newspapers.Some people put them in the recycling area,while others keep them as wrappers ()While these are both good measures,a Japanese publishing company had a better idea for their end use. The Mainichi Newspapers Co.,Ltd.invented the"Green Newspaper",which allows people to grow plants with it.This unique newspaper was published on Greenery Day,which is focused on environmental news and made of green paper with seeds placed into it.What makes it even more special is the ink (used to print words and photos,which is made from plants.The publisher advises readers to tear the used newspaper into small pleces and plant them in a container with soil. 共4页) They should water them,like they would do for any plant.Within a few weeks,the seeds will grow into plants. This brilliant concept was invented by Dentsu Inc.,one of Japan's most famous advertising companies,which works with the publishing company on the initiative ()The publisher's belief is environmental sustainability )As its mission statement says,"The Mainichi doesn't take action only through information,but also by solving global issues." With joint efforts,this initiative has reached the comners of Japan and sold around millions of copies daily.Other such initiatives producing plantable paper are also seen in India and the US. About 95 million trees are lost for producing newspapers every year.The Internet,the number of whose users stands for 62.5 percent of the population worldwide,has influenced how people read news and the print readership has dropped greatly.However,the reinvention and reimagination of this newspaper will bring about a change in the publishing industry as well as having an environmental influence. 32.Why was the Green Newspaper invented? A.To get newspapers cheaper. B.To make the most of waste paper. C.To improve the printing. D.To advertise the publishing company. 33.What can be learned about the"Green Newspaper"? A.It uses high-tech materials. B.It provides energy for seeds. C.It's printed with plant-based ink. D.It's published to celebrate Greenery Day. 34.What message does the publisher's mission statement convey? A.It's easier said than done. B.Everything comes to one who waits. C.Many hands make light work. D.Actions speak louder than words. 35.What can we learn from the last paragraph? A.About 59 million trees are lost for producing newspapers. B.The Internet has changed the way people read news totally. C.The popularity of the Internet leads to the fall of the print readership. D.The "Green Newspaper"will encourage more people to protect the environment. 第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 根据短文内容，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。（如果所用的答 题卡没有E、F、G选项，则选E涂A、B,选F涂A、C,选G涂A、D。) There you were,.sitting in a classroom,practicing writing letters and words.Maybe you were printing(手写印刷字体) them,or maybe you were learning cursive ()At some point,you probably asked yourself,"Why do I need to know how to write when all 1 need is to press the keys on a computer?"36 It also helps you remember the information that you write down. _37 Actually,beginner printing is usually very messy,and sometimes we cannot even tell what the letters arc. Also,the shape of each letter can change each time a child tries to write it.But remember that every time a child sees a letter that looks a little different but still has the same name,it helps the child's brain to learn that letter. Research has also shown that if you wrote something by hand,you would remember it better than if you typed it on your computer!Why does this happen?38 But speed may be the problem!When we type information,we tend to type exactly what the teacher is saying.Without thinking about it.Writing by hand takes longer,so we cannot record everything the teacher says.When writing,we tend to put things into our own words or summarize what the teacher says. 39 In summary,writing by hand can help you leam new things like letters,but it also allows you to remember information better than if you typed it.It does not matter how you write-printing,cursive,abbreviations )40 So,keep writing! A.That makes things a lot easier. 第3页( B.It just matters that you write by hand. C.Surely it is quicker to type during a lecture than to write,right? D.What did your printing look like when you first started to write? E.In a way,taking notes by hand is a way of studying while we are learing! F.Well,in short,writing by hand helps you learn a set of symbols more easily. G.When people write letters,they actively see and feel the letters being written. 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） 阅读下面的短文，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 spent all of my 30s saying yes.Saying yes to things I wanted to do,but a lot of the time saying yes to things didn't 41 This was a 42 technique.I thought it would accelerate (people's opinion or me:the woman who could do it all. At the time,I thought I was 43 it.I was making new friends and developing new interests.I joined the board of my children's school and 44 my days with around 20 other activities to do. And then several events 45 everything:serious medical problems and losing my job.All these helped me see how 46 I was. All at once,I 47 how good it felt not to be 48 every second of every day.For the first time,I could carefully choose how I spent my days.Having to say yes turned into the beauty of choosing to say no. Looking back,the 49 to say yes and smile was my choice.I felt obliged to say yes,from driving people to the airport to exchanging a carpool (day,from attending charity events to seeing family every Friday night I 50 wanted to solve everyone's problems and offered good 51 I was everyone's cheerleader,but forgot how to cheer for myself along the way. But saying no is being my own 52.And it's not saying no to caring for family and friends,or helping someone out when they're in need.Instead.it's a small change in mindset(思维模式)，taking a3_before agreeing【take a breath,and check my energy and ability 54 jumping in. Most importantly,I tell my kids there's nothing 55 with saying no.To give of yourself is important but to save yourself is important,too. 41.A.like B.know C.get D.believe 42.A.time-consuming B.problem-solving C.people-pleasing D.eye-catching 43.A.killing B.finishing C.absorbing D.fixing 44.A.valued B.packed C.wasted D.counted 45.A.promoted B.cost C.fixed D.changed 46.A.disappointed B.embarrassed C.professional D.tired 47.A.appreciated B.realized C.wondered D.forgot 48.A.busy B.upset C.amazed D.confident 49.A.power B.pressure C.pleasure D.reason 50.A.seldom B.never C.sometimes D.always 51.A.choices B.materials C.solutions D.details 52.A.cheerleader B.boss C.director D.helper 53.A.leave B.chance C.risk D.pause 54.A.after B.while C.before D.by 55.A.interesting B.wrong C.unbelievable D.strange 共4页) 第II卷 注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第二节语法填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(】个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 It is the first time that Lunyu,or the Analects ofConfucius,a collection of ideas and sayings from the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius(551-479 BC),56(translate)into Maltese )Salvatore Giuffre,Maltese Sinologist and translator of the book speaks fluent Chinese and worked 57 the Marrese director of Confucius Institute at the University of Malta.Covering teachings on 58 rulers should do to govern a country,the book counts among the most valuable literary and philosophical works worldwide. The idea of translating the book came about when China's Shandong Friendship Publishing House invited Malta's SKS Publishers to attend a seminar on Confucius in 2017 in East China's Shandong province,59 birthplace of Confucius.The event featured various publications of the book in different languages,and SKS Publishers was asked to 60 (rich)the collection with a Maltese version. Giuffre spent around two years making the book61(access)to Maltese readers,especially to young students. He occasionally consulted versions of the book 62(write)in modern Chinese to clarify certain ambiguous terms. He also added comments and explanations to make the text easier 63(understand)."I tried to keep my Maltese version as understandable as possible to enable a 64(large)circle of readers to benefit from it,"Giuffre says. 65(look)forward,he says he hopes that China and Malta can strengthen cooperation in the field of publishing and create opportunities for more translation projects of literary works. 第四部分写作（满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 假定你是李华，你校外教Cis在口语课上无意中提到自己背部不适，疼痛难忍。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内 容包括： 1.推荐一种中医疗法； 2.简要介绍这种疗法。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右： 2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 参考词汇：acupuncture针灸；massage按摩；cupping拔罐； Dear Chris, Yours, LiHua 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。 第4页 Jenny was the only child in her home.She had a quarrel with her mother that afternoon and she ran out of the house angrily.She couldn't help weeping sorrowfully when she thought of the scolding from her mother.Having wandered aimlessly in the street for hours,she felt a little hungry and wished for something to eat,but it was not even possible for her, since she had nothing with her.She stood beside a stand for a while,watching the middle-aged seller busy doing his business.However,with no money in hand,she sighed and had to leave. The seller behind the stand noticed the young girl and asked,"Hey,girl,you want to have the noodles?" "Oh,yes...but I don't have money on me..."she replied. "That's nothing.I'll treat you today,”said the man,“Come in.” The seller brought her a bowl of noodles,whose smell was so attractive.As she was eating,Jenny cried silently. "What is it?"asked the man kindly. "Nothing,actually I was just touched by your kindness!"said Jenny as she wiped her tears,"Even a stranger on the street will give me a bowl of noodles,while my mother drove me out of the house.She showed no care for me.She is so merciless compared with a stranger!" Hearing the words,the seller smiled and said,"Girl,do you really think so?I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you thanked me a lot.But it is your mother who has raised you since you were a baby.Can you number the times she cooked for you?Have you expressed your gratitude to her?" Jenny sat there,speechless and numb with shock;she remembered her mother's familiar face and weathered hands."Why did I not think of that?A bowl of noodles from a stranger made me feel indebted,but I have never thanked my mum for what she has done for me." On the way home,Jenny made up her mind to make an apology to her mother for her rudeness as soon as she arrived home. 注意： 1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右： 2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好： Paragraph 1: Approaching the doorway,Jenny took a deep breath. Paragraph 2: A gentle touch on her hair called her mind back. (共4页)