安徽省安庆市第一中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

第一部分听力。第一节听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC3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。Text one, I need to catch this check. Will you please turn right over to window five? Text too. I hardly ever go shopping by bus. Now the shopping center is within walking distance. Well, you're lucky. Text three, may I see your ticket, please? I think you're sitting in my seat. Oh, you're right. I'm terribly sorry. Text for i'm really surprised you've got an a in the test. He didn't seem to have done a lot. but I never miss the class and always spent much time going over my lessons at night. Text five, what can I do for you, madam? I'm looking for some toys for my sign. This toy bear looks nice, but i'm afraid it's too expensive. Oh, it's original. Price is fifty dollars, but it's on sale now and we can offer you a twenty percent discount. 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，从题中所给的ABC3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，听第六段材料，回答第六、七题。Text six, Stephen, you know, some reporters want to write about our A, B, C company. Yes, you are meeting them next week, aren't you? Yeah, where should I meet them? I suppose you prefer the office because IT is more . comfortable. I did think here, but maybe a restaurant or somewhere. Well, to be honest, I think they preferred to see how our products are made in the factory. Okay, i'll meet them there. Steven, you know, some reporters want to write about our A, B. C company. Yes, you are meeting them next week, aren't you? Yeah, where should I meet them? I suppose you prefer the office because IT is more comfortable. I did think here, but maybe a restaurant or somewhere. Well, to be honest, I think they prefer to see how our products are made in the factory. Okay, i'll meet them there. 听第七段材料，回答第八、九题。Text seven, do you know what time you will be back this evening? Honey. i'm not sure IT depends on what questions they are . going to ask me. Relax, relax. Everyone has his first time. Don't get yourself too worried. Okay, I got IT, but is there any Better advice? Have some bread, coffee. IT will make you feel much Better. HMM, what time is your appointment? Two thirty. Don't get there too early, or you will have to hang around. This is nothing worth you can manage. IT. okay, okay, thanks. Do you know what time you will be back this evening, honey? I'm not sure IT depends on what questions they are going to ask me. Relax, relax. Everyone has his first time. Don't get yourself too worried. Okay, I got IT. But is there any Better advice? Have some bread and coffee. IT will make you feel much Better. HMM, what time is your appointment? Two thirty. Don't get there too early, or you will have to hang around. This is nothing worth you can manage. IT. okay, okay, thanks. 听第八段材料，回答第10至12题。Text eight, where shall we take the children this weekend? Ray. well, we could take them to water world or to adventure park. Which one would you prefer? Well, how far away are they? I don't want to spend three or four hours just in the car. Well, water world is pretty close, about one and a half hours away, but adventure park will take us one more hour. Do they have swimming polls? Well, water world has a huge pool for swimming playing. Adventure park hasn't got a pool, but it's got . a small zoo. I'm not very fond of zoo. Seeing animals in cages makes me uncomfortable. Well. there aren't any animals at water world. Okay, if we are going there, i'm going to take a picnic. I know they've got restaurants, but they are not cheap at all. I'd rather take our own food and drinks. That's a good idea. I'll tell the children. Where shall we take the children this weekend, ray? Well, we could take them to water world or to adventure park. Which one would you prefer? Well, how far away are they? I don't want to spend three or four hours just in the car. Well, water world is pretty close, about one and a half hours away, but adventure park will take us one more hour. Do they have swimming polls? Well, water world has a huge pool for swimming and playing. Adventure park hasn't got a pool, but it's got . a small zoo i'm not very fond of zoo. Seeing animals in cages makes me uncomfortable. Well. there aren't any animals at water world. Okay, if we are going there, i'm going to take a picnic. I know they've got restaurants, ts, but they are not cheap at all. I'd rather take our own food and drinks. That's a good idea. I'll tell the children. 听第九段材料，回答第13至16题。Text nine, have you checked the bookstore again to see if the chemistry textbook has arrived? Yes, I went there earlier this morning and I still wasn't in. but professor jinks asked us to buy IT right away and read the first two chapters. I wouldn't worry about IT. Someone will let him know that the book isn't available yet. I still wish the book would arrive though. If the book doesn't get there soon, we'll have six or seven chapters to read that once relax. the first few chapters should be easy to read. They'll just be a review of basic chemistry concept that we've already studied a hundred times. Maybe we'll be a review for you, but not for me. I think i'm going to head back to the bookstore and see if the book has come in since you checked. then i'm going to relax a little in front of the television set. Have you checked the bookstore gin to see if the chemistry textbook has arrived? Yes, I went there earlier this morning and I still wasn't in. but professor jens asked us to buy IT right away and read the first two chapters. I wouldn't worry about IT. Someone will let him know that the book isn't available yet. I still wish the book would arrive, though. If the book doesn't get there, soon will have six or seven chapters to read at once. Relax, the first few chapters should be easy to read. They'll just be a review of basic chemistry concepts that we've already studied a hundred times. Maybe we'll be a review for you, but not for me. I think i'm going to head back to the bookstore and see if the book has come in since you checked. then i'm going to relax a little in front of the television set. 听第十段材料，回答第17至20题。Text ten on sunday. I found a . small bag on my way. I picked IT up and open IT to see if I could find out the owner's name. There was nothing inside to accept some dollars. And an old photo, a picture of a Young woman and a girl about twelve years old. I put the photo back and took the bag to the police station. Before I left, the policemen wrote down my name and address. He thought the owner might want to thank me. That evening, I went to have dinner with my ant and uncle. They had also asked a Young woman to have dinner with us. Her face was familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen her. During our talk, the Young woman happened to say that he had lost her bag. That afternoon at once, I remembered where I had seen her. He was the Young woman in the photo. He was surprised when I told her about the bag. After dinner, we went to the police station and he got her bag back. On sunday, I found a small bag on my way. I picked IT up and opened IT to see if I could find out the owners name. There was nothing inside to accept some dollars. And an old photo, a picture of a Young woman and a girl about twelve years old. I put the photo back and took the bag to the police station. Before I left, the policemen wrote down my name and address. He thought the owner might want to thank me. That evening, I went to have dinner with my ant and uncle. They had also asked a Young woman to have dinner with us. Her face was familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen her. During our talk, the Young woman happened to say that he had lost her bag. That afternoon at once, I remembered where I had seen her. He was the Young woman in the photo. He was surprised when I told her about the bag. After dinner, we went to the police station and he got her bag back. 安庆一中2024-2025学年度第二学期 高二年级英语学科期中考试试题 满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的考生号、姓名、考点学校、考场号及座位号填写在答题卡上。 2.回答选择题时，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。如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 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。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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation most likely take place? A. In a shop. B. In a bank. C. In a hospital. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How does the woman usually go shopping now? A. By bus. B. By car. C. On foot. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What happens to the woman? A. She loses the train ticket. B. She mistakes the man. C. The man takes her seat. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What did the woman spare much time for at night? A. Reviewing her lessons. B. Taking academic tests. C. Preparing her lectures. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How much is the toy bear if the woman buys it now? A. 20 dollars. B. 40 dollars. C. 50 dollars. 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。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. Who will pay a visit to the ABC company? A Tourists. B. Reporters. C. Customers. 7. Where will the woman meet the visitors? A. At a restaurant. B. At the office. C. At the factory. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. How does the man probably feel now? A. Nervous. B. Excited. C. Upset. 9. what is the man probably going to do? A. Visit a guest. B. Perform a show. C. Receive an interview. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 10. How long will it take the speakers to get to Adventure park by car? A. About 1.5 hours. B. About 2 hours. C. About 2.5 hours. 11. What might the woman dislike to do? A Go for a picnic. B. Pay a visit to zoos. C. Swim in a small pool. 12. Where do the speakers decide to go? A. Water world. B. Art Museum. C. Adventure park. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 13. Why is the woman worried? A. She fails in the chemistry test again. B. She hasn't bought the chemistry book. C. She can't find her way to a bookstore. 14. How many chapters of the chemistry book need the speakers read? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 15. What can we learn about the man? A. He doesn't get that worried. B. He is very weak in chemistry. C. He doesn't like Professor Jenkins. 16. What will the woman probably do next? A. Watch a TV program. B. Go back to the bookstore. C. Turn to Professor Jenkins. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. What were inside the bag? A. A photo and some dollars. B. A camera and some dollars. C. A camera and some photos. 18. Whom did the speaker give the bag to? A. His uncle. B. A young girl. C. A policeman. 19. Why did the speaker consider the young woman’s face familiar? A. She had helped him accidentally. B. They were long-separated friends. C. He had seen her photo by chance. 20. When did the young woman lose her bag? A. on Sunday morning. B. on Sunday afternoon. C. on Sunday evening. 第二部分 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 For the Love of Food Make food your life in the CIA Associate in Culinary Arts degree program. You’ll not only build the core skills used by every chef; you’ll chart your own path toward a lifelong career doing what you love. Learn to prepare a wide variety of dishes and cuisines, manage people, and use state-of-the-art equipment — all in less than two years! Come and make our trademark hands-on learning approach and industry-proven experts work for you. Highlights: 1st Session: Learn how to develop flavor, employ classic and contemporary culinary techniques, create menus, and prepare global cuisines. 2nd Session: Study the ways successful culinary professionals manage restaurants, high-end catering, food trucks, and other food-related businesses. 3rd Session: Gain real-world experience through a paid internship semester at one of CIA’s 2,000+ food industry partners. 4th Session: Discover how real public restaurants are operated — hands-on, in our award-winning, live-action restaurant classrooms that serve thousands of customers annually. How to apply： Get started by submitting your application on our official website. Choose from two online options: CIA ONLINE APP or COMMON APP. Next, to complete your application file, we just need three additional items: ▲ Request official transcripts (成绩单). ▲ Submit an essay to indicate your goals in life. ▲ Ask for a recommendation letter written by your teachers. That’s it! You’re on your way to enrolling at CIA. If you’ve already submitted your application, learn more about the essay and supporting materials. Get ready for applications at least 3 months in advance in case of any interviews and background checks. Applications for our program are due by December 1,2023. 21. How long at most can you get the degree? A. One year. B. Two years. C. Three years. D. Four years. 22. When can students experience working in a food factory? A. At the first session. B. At the second session. C. At the third session. D. At the fourth session. 23. What should students do if they want to apply for the program? A. They should submit applications by email. B. They should prepare for the application ahead of schedule. C. They should start to apply in December 2023. D. They should write a recommendation letter themselves. B Imagine telling Einstein to stop studying physics. Imagine telling Picasso to stop painting. Could they stop doing the things they loved? This is what people tried to do to Sophie Germain. Sophie’s love was mathematics. She fell in love with it when she was only 13 years old and decided to become a mathematician. However, it was very unusual for a girl from a middle-class family to study math in the early eighteenth century in France. Sophie’s parents wanted her to be like other girls. When she studied math, they tried to stop her. Sophie didn’t want to stop. She studied secretly at night, by candlelight, when her parents slept. Sophie’s parents found out, and they took away her candles. That didn’t stop Sophie. She found more candles. Finally, her parents decided to let Sophie study. When Sophie was 18 years old, a school for mathematician (数学家) opened in Paris. Sophie couldn’t take classes there because it was for men only. However, she didn’t let this discrimination against women stop her. She started writing letters to math professors at the school. She asked them questions, and she wrote about her ideas. However, she didn’t sign her own name on the letters. She used a man’s name, Monsieur LeBlanc. This idea worked, and the professors responded to her letters. After a while, one professor asked to meet the brilliant Monsieur LeBlanc. Imagine his surprise! Monsieur LeBlanc was a woman. The professor didn’t tell anyone. He kept Sophie’s secret. Sophie is famous for her excellent work on a difficult math problem that was a challenge for many other mathematicians. She is also famous for her studies of metal as a building material. Years later, engineers used her ideas to build skyscrapers (摩天大楼), such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sophie’s hometown. Today, on the base of the Eiffel Tower, there are 72 names of brilliant French scientists and mathematicians. These people all made great contributions to the world. However, there’s one important name that’s missing: Sophie Germain. 24. What was Sophie’s parents’ first reaction to her love for math? A They disagreed on it. B. They gave it their full support. C. They considered it as childish. D. They pretended not to know about it. 25. How did Sophie manage to keep in touch with some mathematicians? A. She signed a male name. B. She was dressed as a man. C. She told them of her love for math. D. She sent them her published essays. 26. Which of the following can best describe Sophie? A. Honest and responsible. B. Ambitious and sensitive. C. Determined and talented. D. Patient and single-minded. 27. What does the author suggest about Sophie in the last paragraph? A. Her ideas influenced 72 scientists. B. Her efforts were widely recognized. C. Her contribution deserved a mention. D. Her name was written on the Eiffel Tower. C In 1998, an eco- museum was established in Liuzhi special region, Guizhou Province. Later, more and more museums sprang up. These museums are built to guide villagers to protect local natural landscapes, traditional customs, and ways of production. Compared with traditional museums, eco- museums come with different exhibits (展品) and are not limited to buildings. They have no walls or fences. “The costumes, language, music, and even the way of production and the lifestyle of the local community are all living exhibits that are collectible,” said Luo Gang, leader of the museum. Most of the folk houses are built with local materials, such as wood and stones. However, their roofs are all made of straw and need regular replacement. As the living standards rose in recent years, some residents started using bricks and concrete (混凝土) to build their houses. However, Luo is not concerned about such an impact on local traditions because the villagers are aware of the importance of protecting their old houses. In 2017, the wood house of villager Yang Chaozhong began to lean, but he didn’t want to transform it into a brick- concrete structure. Yang said this house has been passed down for generations, so he was not willing to make the trade- off. He planned to repair it to restore the original appearance of the house. Year after year, lots of old houses still remained their original appearance. Thanks to the efforts in recent years, the protection of traditional culture has become a consensus in the local community. “One of the features of the eco- museum is to guide the villagers to perform independent management and activate their passion for protecting their traditional culture,” Luo explained. Now the villagers are taking action to protect their traditional culture by performing independent management. Through jo int efforts, the buildings will definitely be priceless treasure for their later generations. 28. What is special about the eco- museums? A. Their history. B. Their collections. C. Their importance. D. Their visitors. 29. What can we learn about the houses in Liuzhi special region? A. They are built with very limited materials. B. They are well preserved by the local people. C. They are mostly rebuilt for economic factors. D. They are very strong and have a long history. 30. What do the underlined words“a consensus” in the last paragraph probably mean? A. An admission. B. A requirement. C. An agreement. D. A connection. 31. What is the best title for the text? A. Museums Without Walls. B. The Protection of Old Houses. C. Lifestyles of Guizhou Province. D. The Future of Local Traditions. D For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do? Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents’ complete unreasonableness. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely. Both feel trapped. In this article, I’ll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things. Examples include the color of the teen’s hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child’s failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends. Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right. It doesn’t matter what the topic is—politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg—the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority—someone who actually knows something—and therefore to command respect. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress. 32. Why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict? A. Both are about where to draw the line. B. Both can continue for generations. C. Neither has any clear winner. D. Neither can be put to an end. 33. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean? A. The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents. B. The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict. C. The teens cause their parents of misleading them. D. The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict. 34. Parents and teens want to be right because they want to ______. A. give orders to the other B. know more than the other C. gain respect from the other D. get the other to behave properly 35. What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows? A. Solutions for the parent-teen problems. B. Examples of the parent-teen war. C. Causes for the parent-teen conflicts. D. Future of the parent-teen relationship. 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。 New academicians take a group photo after the certificate (证书) awarding ceremony at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. ____36____ They aimed to make greater contributions to the development of the nation’s scientific research by encouraging the young generation and promoting the role of female scientists. Academician Huang Sanwen from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) made three commitments to himself — to contribute his energies to scientific research, to apply his achievements to the fields, and to provide more opportunities for young people. “____37____ By allowing outstanding young people to have sufficient opportunities, we can foster a diverse scientific community with heated debates,” he said. Academician Jian Zhimin advised that persistence should be the most valuable spirit on the path of scientific research. “ ____38____ This determination and perseverance (毅力) are essential in scientific research,” he said. Out of the 59 newly elected academicians, 5 of them are female scientists. Academician Jin Kuijuan mentioned that women have unique perspectives, and that respecting the role of women is of crucial significance. ____39____ ____40____ For example, she said funding institutions such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China have relaxed their age restrictions, taking into consideration the time and energies women need for childbirth and childcare. A. They are more adaptable, which contributes to the development of science. B. The 59 newly elected academicians made a serious promise at the ceremony. C. As academicians, we need to share more opportunities with the young generation. D. The young generation has played an important role in scientific research these years. E. In recent years, Jin has noticed the increasing support for female scientists in China. F. I hope the honor I received can inspire more females to develop an interest in physics. G. To achieve success in the field of science, the most important thing is to persist with original intention. 第三部分 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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating? My friend Stella is such an example. Every time we went to a restaurant she would not take a bite until all the dishes we ____41____ were on the table. Then she would spend five minutes in ____42____ the dishes in a seemingly random but in fact ____43____ order. Then the most important part: taking pictures. After that, she would choose one of the ____44____ and click in the filter app. The food eventually looked 10 times more delicious than it really was, but we had no ____45____ to really enjoy it—it all went cold, actually Stella’s real life is much less elegant. For example, she hates to wash the dishes, so she leaves them in the sink for days. Many people care too much about others’ opinions and try too hard to ____46____ others. They find it hard to be ____47____ and to accept themselves, and thus they are afraid to show their ____48____ life on social media. What they are trying to prove is ____49____ what they lack in reality. But this will not bring any ____50____ to reality, as they still ____51____ the same old pattern of life. If they really want an elegant life, they should put more ____52____ into achieving it ____53____ fabricating it. Being more confident, ____54____ themselves and trying their best to be better are much more meaningful than ____55____ their life on social media. 41. A. ordered B. served C. offered D. prepared 42. A. cooking B. washing C. setting D. collecting 43. A. messy B. arranged C. casual D. missed 44. A. dishes B. restaurants C. tables D. pictures 45. A. chance B. choice C. excuse D. reason 46. A. comfort B. please C. inspire D. discourage 47. A. independent B. generous C. responsible D. confident 48. A. real B. secret C. peaceful D. healthy 49. A. rarely B. hardly C. exactly D. nearly 50. A. difficulty B. change C. guidance D. harm 51. A. question B. dislike C. doubt D. follow 52. A. effort B. ambitions C. feeling D. money 53. A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than 54. A. identifying B. accepting C. persuading D. amusing 55. A. simplifying B. ruining C. beautifying D. worsening 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。 Within the wildly varied types of Peruvian food, there’s one deserving some special attention — Peruvian Chinese food, locally ___56___ (call) chifa. The roots of the chifa tradition lie in the first big wave of Chinese migration (移民) to Peru. It ___57___ (occur) in the mid-nineteenth century. Since then, more Chinese have come to Peru. And this, in turn, creates interesting ___58___ (opportunity) for Chinese citizens considering opening a business in Peru. The Chinese influence in Peru not only has given rise to ___59___ kind of fusion (融合) cuisine, but it’s also responsible for contributing some absolutely essential ingredients (烹饪原料) ___60___ Peruvian cooking. Just as traditional Chinese ingredients took root in wider Peruvian cuisine, certain words of Chinese origin became commonly-used in Peru. Of course, there’s the word chifa, ___61___ describes Chinese-Peruvian fusion food as well as the restaurants that sell it. ___62___ chifa is already a fusion of two cuisines, it’s also subject to further regional variations. Recipes can easily ___63___ (adjust) to include ingredients only available or popular in a specific region. Another fun fact: the ___64___ (huge) popular late-night TV programme “Wantan Night” was actually named after the wontons used in chifa ____65____ (demonstrate) just how deeply rooted Chinese cuisine is in Peru. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 66. 假定你是校英语报记备李华，你校英语报决定举办主题为“中国传统文化故事读后感”的英语征文比赛。请你写一则通知，内容包括： 1.时闻和目的； 2.内容和要求； 3.报名截止日期。 注意：1、词数80左右； 2、适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Notice ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The English School Newspaper 第二节(满分25分) 67. 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。 In love with acting, I have even studied method acting, techniques for developing deeply emotional, intense roles. When I tried out for the school play, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, I was confident I would get one of the best parts. But Mr. Ellison, the director, didn’t cast me. Instead he encouraged me to join the stage crew. The middle child in a large family, I often felt that my parents paid more attention to my sisters and brothers. When my family appeared interested in my part in the play, however, I pretended that I had a role onstage. A few weeks later, when Mom told me that she’d bought tickets for the whole family, I started to wonder if I should have been honest about being on the stage crew. But I couldn’t come clean with my family. I was sure they wouldn’t care as much if they knew I was only working behind the scenes. On performance Friday, the eldest princess actress had to quit due to her sudden broken leg. I stepped toward Mr. Ellison and told him that I could play the role. Though doubting whether I could play it well, Mr. Ellison had no alternative but to agree my request at last since the show had to go on. I couldn’t believe my good luck, feeling like bubbles were running through my veins. Having got everything ready, we took our places in the wings, waiting for our show time. Mr. Ellison took the stage before the curtain went up and tapped the microphone. “Welcome, family, friends, and guests. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the role of the eldest princess will be played by Gillian Crenshaw, from our stage crew.” I was boiled with anger and felt embarrassed. No one would have known I was a last-minute understudy if he hadn’t told them. But I let it go. 注意：1. 续写词数为150词左右； 2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。 The curtain was rising, and I needed to concentrate. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The terrible performance finally over, I sighed with a relief, hoping no one noticed my mistakes. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 安庆一中2024-2025学年度第二学期 高二年级英语学科期中考试试题 满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的考生号、姓名、考点学校、考场号及座位号填写在答题卡上。 2.回答选择题时，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。如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 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。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题答案】 【答案】B 【2题答案】 【答案】C 【3题答案】 【答案】C 【4题答案】 【答案】A 【5题答案】 【答案】B 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。 【6~7题答案】 【答案】6. B 7. C 【8~9题答案】 【答案】8. A 9. C 【10~12题答案】 【答案】10. C 11. B 12. A 【13~16题答案】 【答案】13. B 14. A 15. A 16. B 【17~20题答案】 【答案】17. A 18. C 19. C 20. B 第二部分 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 【21~23题答案】 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. B B 【24~27题答案】 【答案】24 A 25. A 26. C 27. C C 【28~31题答案】 【答案】28. B 29. B 30. C 31. A D 【32~35题答案】 【答案】32. A 33. D 34. C 35. 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。 【36~40题答案】 【答案】36. B 37. C 38. G 39. A 40. E 第三部分 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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 【41~55题答案】 【答案】41. A 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. C 50. B 51. D 52. A 53. C 54. B 55. C 第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 【56~65题答案】 【答案】56. called 57. occurred 58. opportunities 59. a 60. to 61. which 62. Though##Although##While 63. be adjusted 64. hugely 65. demonstrating 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 【66题答案】 【答案】 Notice To arouse students’ interest in traditional Chinese culture and improve their English writing skills, our school English newspaper is organizing an English essay competition themed ‌“Reflections on Stories of Traditional Chinese Culture”. You are required to write an essay based on your reading of stories related to traditional Chinese culture. The essay should be within 300 words. The competition will start on May 1st and end on June 1st. Please submit your entries to our school email by April 25th. The English School Newspaper 第二节(满分25分) 【67题答案】 【答案】The curtain was rising, and I needed to concentrate. So confident did I feel that I walked towards the stage as if I had been the princess for a long time. I was sure I could deeply impress the audience as well as Mr. Ellison with my excellent acting skills. Everything was perfect at the beginning. However, since I had only watched the rehearsal but hadn’t practiced, I said other actor’s lines twice and forgot several of my own with the show progressing. What was even worse, my awkward movements and intentional acting ended with more laughter from the audience. Their laughter, in turn, triggered my attempt to try harder, which, however, made me the laughingstock of the whole performance. The terrible performance finally over, I sighed with a relief, hoping no one noticed my mistakes. No sooner had I gone down the stage than I found my families waiting there. Feeling even more embarrassed, I told them that I had lied to them and that I had never been a part of the show until the last minute. I thought my sisters and brothers would laugh at me. However, to my surprise, they all came over and hugged me tightly, comforting me gently and congratulating me on my first formal performance in public. “We are here to support you since you are our family whether you are performing on the stage or working behind the curtains,” my mother said, scratching my head. It was not until then that I realized the true meaning of family — we are supporting each other not because of our excellence but due to our connection. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$