陕西省西安市周至县第六中学2024-2025学年高二下学期4月期中考试英语试题

周至县第六中学2024-2025学年度第二学期期中考试 高二英语试题 （满分：150分 时间：120分钟） 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。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’s the date of the woman’s birthday? A. March 15th. B. March 11th. C. March 7th. 2. When will the library be open on Saturdays? A 8 am to 9 pm. B. 9 am to 5 pm. C. Closed. 3. When can the woman get the black coat? A. The day after tomorrow. B. Tomorrow afternoon. C. Today. 4. What is the man doing? A. Buying a car. B. Buying a ship ticket. C. Getting a membership card. 5. How will the speakers go to London? A. By car. B. By air. C. By train. 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。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Where is the woman’s sister working? A. In Seattle. B. In Washington D.C. C. In Australia. 7. What is the woman’s brother? A. A lawyer. B. A secretary. C. A painter. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Where is the woman going? A. Her home. B. The park. C. The zoo. 9. Why doesn’t the woman like walking through the street? A. It’s too cold. B. There are too many people C. It isn’t interesting. 10. When does the conversation most likely take place? A. Late in the morning. B. In the late afternoon. C. Early in the morning. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What are the speakers talking about? A. The TV program tomorrow. B. The news on CCTV. C. The ways to search programs. 12. When will Man and Nature be shown? A. At 7:29. B. At 12:35. C. At 16:13. 13. Where is the TV series Don’t Hesitate from? A. China. B. The US. C. Korea. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. When did the man see the doctor? A. On Monday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. 15. How long has the man taken the doctor’s medicine? A. For 2 days. B. For 3 days. C. For 4 days. 16. What does the man think of the doctor’s medicine? A. It works very well. B. It’s just so-so. C. It doesn’t help. 17. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Visit her mother. B. See the doctor. C. Have traditional Chinese medicine. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How old was Rose when she left school? A. 16. B. 17. C. 18. 19. What did Rose learn in the college? A. Computer. B. English. C. Typing. 20. How much will the office pay Rose in three months if she gets the job? A. $30. B. $27. C. $20. 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答案。 A Four Pet-Friendly Hotels Montage Palmetto Bluff Location: Bluffton, South Carolina Price: $150 pet fee, rooms start at $645 a night In this great riverside hotel, your pet will be treated to a fancy pet bed, toy gifts, and a special menu. For you there’re spa treatments, golf and eight dining experiences. With 20,000 acres (英亩) to explore, you and your dog can spend hours visiting and playing. Kinship Landing Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Price: $49 per night pet fee, rooms start at $249 a night Inside this new hotel, you’re greeted with hundreds of green plants, along with an event space that houses nearly a forest. You can also order your dog a bowl made with sweet potatoes and eggs at the hotel’s café, and then head out to travel in the Rocky Mountains. Inn By The Sea Location: Cape Elizabeth, Maine Price: $544 a night in a pet-friendly single-bedroom room, 2-night stay required In the hotel, book the pet package, and your dog will receive a personalized bed and a toy dog, a bowl, and an evening selection from the pet menu. You will be provided with a list of nearby walking paths and pet-friendly beaches. The hotel also gives a temporary (临时的) home to dogs that are looking for their forever families. 154 have been adopted (领养) by guests. Kimpton Sawyer Hotel Location: Sacramento, California Price: No pet fee; rooms start at $249 a night There’s no limit on pets you can bring — so pack up your dog and your cat. Awaiting them will be pet beds, food, water bowls and a list of pet-friendly restaurants and parks. When the free nightly wine party begins in the hall, your pet can join you for socializing. 1. Which hotel provides chance to explore the mountains? A. Kinship Landing. B. Montage Palmetto Bluff. C. Inn By The Sea. D. Kimpton Sawyer Hotel. 2. What is special about Inn By The Sea? A. Its guests can take pets to the party. B. Its guests might adopt a pet there. C. It offers spa treatments to its guests. D. It serves pets sweet potatoes and eggs. 3. Where will you go if you want to save money? A. To Bluffton South Carolina. B. To Sacramento, California. C. To Cape Elizabeth, Maine. D. To Colorado Springs, Colorado. B My name is Alice. Early last year, I was troubled by an anxiety that crippled ( 削弱 ) my ability to do anything. I felt like a storm cloud hung over me. For almost a year I struggled on, constantly staring at this wall that faced me. My perfectionist tendencies were the main root of this: I wanted to be perfect at whatever I did, which obviously in life is not possible, but it consumed me. One day, I attended a presentation by wildlife conservationist Grant Brown at my high school. His presentation not only awed and inspired me, but also helped emerge an inner desire to make a difference in the world. I joined a pre-presentation dinner with him and that smaller setting allowed me to slowly build up my courage to speak one-on-one with him—an idea that had seemed completely impossible. This first contact was where my story began. A month later, Brown invited me to attend the World Youth Wildlife Conference. Looking back, I now see that this would be the first in a series of timely opportunities that my old self would have let pass, but that this new and more confident Alice enthusiastically seized. Shortly after I received his invitation, applications to join the Youth for Nature and the Youth for Planet groups were sent around through my high school. I decided to commit to completing the applications, and soon I was a part of a growing global team of young people working to protect nature. Each of these new steps continued to grow my confidence. I am writing this just six months since my journey began and I’ve realised that my biggest obstacle ( 障碍 ) this whole time was myself. It was that voice in the back of my head telling me that one phrase that has stopped so many people from reaching their potential: I can’t. They say good things come to those who wait; I say: grab every opportunity with everything you have and be impatient. After all, nature does not require our patience, but our action. 4. What was the main cause for Alice’s anxiety? A. Her inability to act her age. B. Her habit of consumption. C. Her desire to be perfect. D. Her lack of inspiration. 5. How did Grant Brown’s presentation influence Alice? A. She decided to do something for nature. B. She tasted the sweetness of friendship. C. She learned about the harm of desire. D. She built up her courage to speak up. 6 The activities Alice joined in helped her to become more ________. A. intelligent B. confident C. innovative D. critical 7. What can we learn from this passage? A. Practice makes perfect. B. Patience is a cure of anxiety. C. Action is worry’s worst enemy. D. Everything comes to those who wait. C We live in a town with three beaches. There are two parts less than 10 minutes’ walk from home where neighborhood children gather to play. However, what my children want to do after school is pick up a screen — any screen — and stare at it for hours. They are not alone. Today’s children spend an average of four and a half hours a day looking at screens, split between watching television and using the Internet. In the past few years, an increasing number of people and organisations have begun coming up with plans to counter this trend. A couple of years ago film-maker David Bond realised that his children, then aged five and three, were attached to screens to the point where he was able to say “chocolate” into his three-year-old son’s ear without getting a response. He realised that something needed to change, and, being a London media type, appointed himself “marketing director from Nature”. He documented his journey as he set about treating nature as a brand to be marketed to young people. The result was Project Wild Thing, a film which charts the birth of the World Network, a group of organisations with the common goal of getting children out into nature. “Just five more minutes outdoors can make a difference,” David Bond says. “There is a lot of really interesting evidence which seems to be suggesting that if children are inspired up to the age of seven, then being outdoors will be on habit for life.” His own children have got into the habit of playing outside now: “We just send them out into the garden and tell them not to come back in for a while.” Summer is upon us. There is an amazing world out there, and it needs our children as much as they need it. Let us get them out and let them play. 8. What is the problem with the author’s children? A. They often annoy their neighbours. B. They are tired of doing their homework. C. They have no friends to play with D. They stay in front of screens for too long. 9. How did David Bond advocate his idea? A. By making a documentary film. B. By organizing outdoor activities. C. By advertising in London media. D. By creating a network of friends. 10. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “charts” in paragraph 2? A. records B. predicts C. delays D. confirms 11. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Let Children Have Fun B. Young Children Need More Free Time C. Market Nature to Children D. David Bond: A Role Model for Children D If you could time travel, would you visit the past or the future? You could find your ancestors, descendants, or experience life when dinosaurs wandered your back garden. It sounds otherworldly, but scientists have looked into whether time travel is actually possible. Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity changed understanding of space, time, mass and gravity. The key element of this theory is that time and space are linked together, and time doesn’t flow at a constant rate, meaning it speeds up or slows down, depending on where you are. For example, when you travel at high speeds, time decreases, which means, according to NASA, astronauts in space moving at high speeds age more slowly than those on Earth! So, if you wanted to travel to the future, you would need to move close to the speed of light. Then, while centuries pass on Earth, you’d experience a relatively short amount of time and could hypothetically (假设地) return home, where it would be the future! Travelling backwards in time seems much more difficult. Theoretically, one way of going back is via a wormhole. That means, if space and time can be folded like paper, we could create a tunnel — a shortcut between points in time. The problem is that there is no evidence that wormholes exist. “It’s been shown mathematically that they can exist, but whether they exist physically is something else,” says Emma Osborne, an astrophysicist at the University of York. Also, theories show that wormholes would be so small that a person definitely couldn’t fit through one, and they would have such an intense gravitational field that they would collapse very quickly. For now, it seems we’ll have to be content with science fiction and using telescopes to look back in time rather than travelling through it. 12. Why does the writer mention Einstein’s theory of relativity? A. To explain how time travel might work. B To stress the importance of time travel. C. To describe Einstein’s contributions to science. D. Ty encourage us to work out the theory. 13. Why do astronauts age more slowly than those on earth? A. Time flows at the same speed across the universe. B. Moving faster slows the passage of time. C Speed and space are closely connected. D. The speed of light prevents their aging. 14. Why does travelling backwards in time seem much more difficult? A. Wormholes move faster than the speed of light. B. Scientists have not studied time travel to the past. C. Wormholes lack scientific evidence of existence. D. The speed of light only allows forward movement in time. 15. What is the author’s attitude regarding the possibility of time travel? A. Indifferent. B. Doubtful. C. Objective. D. Positive. 第二节 七选五（共5小题：每小题2.5分。满分12.5分） You might want to improve your personality if you just moved to a new school, got a new job, or simply because you want to be your best version of yourself. You can develop a good personality with the tips below! Read something every day. ____16____ Keep up with the current news by reading a few articles on your phone. Or open a novel and read a chapter or two. This will help stimulate your mind and give you things to discuss with others. ____17____ From your readings, begin to form your own opinions about the current events of today. You might find that others will be debating the issue around you soon. So you’ll want to have something to contribute. Make sure you tell your points with grace and logic. Practice a fun hobby. The most fun and enjoyable people aren’t the ones locked up at home watching Netflix all day! ____18____ Finding something that you enjoy can help connect you to others while also arousing your interest. For instance, you might try horseback riding, swimming, or joining a fitness class. New addictions can help test the limits of your comfort zone and help you to grow. ____19____ Do something just for you daily. The people with the best personalities are usually those who are the happiest. ____20____ You might choose to play basketball, get some ice cream, watch a movie, or go to dinner with a friend. When you’re feeling crabby (易怒的) throughout your day, improve your mood by watching a funny video or searching for funny pictures. A. Mind your opinion. B. Develop your views. C. So make sure to try out new hobbies as well. D. Make yourself happy by doing something fun for you. E. Spend time each week connecting with those closest to you. F. Instead, they’re out and into doing fun and productive things. G. A part of improving your personality is expanding your knowledge. 第三部分 语言运用（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） When I was 24, I moved to America, 11,000 kilometers away from my homeland. This was ___21___, especially fitting into an unfamiliar environment. Working from home increased my ___22___, as I was cut off from social interactions. However, serving as a volunteer at a local animal shelter ___23___ everything. Upon arriving at the shelter, I was ___24___ to a small, grey and white cat named Luna immediately. Found abandoned and terrified of humans, Luna ___25___ in the corner, shaking. Her lonely green eyes seemed to ___26___ my own sense of displacement in this foreign land. My task was to slowly gain Luna’s ___27___ and help her adjust, which felt similar to my efforts to ___28___ this new place. As days turned into weeks, Luna and I developed a ___29___. The process of feeding her, speaking softly, and the ____30____ required to look after her made this little creature gradually open her heart to me. Her ____31____ encouraged me to step outside, make new friends, and become part of the community. My time at the shelter provided a valuable ____32____ into settling down in a new country. It is an inspiring experience of ____33____ gaps of language and culture and a journey of personal growth. From it, I realized the value of time, love, and a(n) ____34____ heart in forming meaningful relationships. This journey aided me in finding a sense of ____35____ in an unfamiliar land. 21. A. tough B. dangerous C. exciting D. rewarding 22. A. happiness B. interest C. loneliness D. guilt 23. A. upset B. cost C. challenged D. changed 24. A. drawn B. compared C. driven D. devoted 25. A. played B. hid C. slept D. relaxed 26. A. reject B. control C. cover D. mirror 27. A. praise B. sympathy C. forgiveness D. trust 28. A. escape from B. adapt to C. get around D. search for 29. A. bond B. plan C. habit D. skill 30. A. guidance B. independence C. confidence D. patience 31. A. courage B. acceptance C. assistance D. curiosity 32. A. innovation B. insight C. investigation D. investment 33. A. leaving B. widening C. bridging D. creating 34. A. open B. simple C. strong D. innocent 35. A. responsibility B. security C. belonging D. freedom 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。 DeepSeek, a Chinese-made AI, has recently burst into the global spotlight. It ___36___ (develop) by a group of talented Chinese researchers with the aim of ___37___ (advance) artificial intelligence technology. What makes DeepSeek stand out is its powerful capabilities. It can handle a wide range of tasks, from natural language processing ___38___ image recognition. In natural language processing, it can generate high-quality text, answer complex questions ___39___ (accurate), and engage in intelligent conversations. When it comes to image recognition, it can identify various objects with ___40___ (impress) accuracy. The success of DeepSeek is not accidental. It benefits from the continuous investment in AI research in China and the rich talent pool in this field. The researchers behind DeepSeek have made numerous efforts ___41___ (improve) its algorithms and performance. They have also applied the latest ___42___ (technology) breakthroughs to the development process. Moreover, DeepSeek has found various ___43___ (apply) in many industries. In the medical field, it can assist doctors in diagnosing diseases by analyzing medical images and patient data. In the education sector, it can provide personalized learning resources for students. In the business world, it can help companies with market analysis and customer service. As DeepSeek continues to gain popularity, it is playing an increasingly important role in promoting international cooperation in the AI field, ___44___ shows the world the remarkable achievements of Chinese AI technology and boosts ____45____ confidence of the Chinese scientific community. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 应用文（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，暑假在伦敦学习，得知当地美术馆要举办中国画展览。请写一封信申请做志愿者，内容包括： 1.写信目的；2. 个人优势；3.能做的事情。 参考词汇：the Chinese Painting Exhibition 中国画展览 注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Sir or Madam, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 读后续写（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 Spring Festival celebrations were in full swing at the crowded temple fair. Colorful lanterns hung above the streets, and the air was filled with the aroma of fried dumplings and sweet candied fruits. Among the joyful crowd was a little boy named Leo, a 7-year-old American visiting China with his parents. Clutching a rabbit-shaped lantern, he stared in awe at the dragon dancers twisting through the crowd. Suddenly, a firecracker exploded nearby. Terrified, Leo dropped his lantern and rushed backward. When he looked up, his parents were nowhere to be seen. The sea of strangers in red coats and furry hats swallowed his tiny figure. Panic surged through him as he pushed through the crowd, tears streaming down his face. Meanwhile, Leo’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carter, realized their son was missing. Madly, they searched the stalls selling paper cuttings and calligraphy brushes, shouting his name. But their voices were drowned out by the drums and laughter. Just as despair began to set in, a young volunteer in a bright yellow vest noticed Leo crying by a sugar painting stand. The volunteer, a girl named Wenwen, knelt down in front of Leo. She noticed his tear-streaked face and the fear in his eyes. “Hey, little boy, are you lost?” she asked gently in English, trying to hide her own concern. Leo took a few steps back, his heart pounding. He had been warned by his parents about strangers, and although Wenwen seemed kind, he was still cautious. “My mommy and daddy...” he hesitated, looking around desperately. 注意：1．续写词数应为 150 左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Wenwen understood the situation immediately. She showed him her volunteer badge (徽章). ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wenwen kept talking to him to distract him from his fear. Finally, they arrived at the spot where Leo had lost sight of his parents. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 周至县第六中学2024-2025学年度第二学期期中考试 高二英语试题 （满分：150分 时间：120分钟） 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。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’s the date of the woman’s birthday? A. March 15th. B. March 11th. C. March 7th. 2. When will the library be open on Saturdays? A. 8 am to 9 pm. B. 9 am to 5 pm. C. Closed. 3. When can the woman get the black coat? A. The day after tomorrow. B. Tomorrow afternoon. C. Today. 4. What is the man doing? A. Buying a car. B. Buying a ship ticket. C. Getting a membership card. 5. How will the speakers go to London? A. By car. B. By air. C. By train. 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。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Where is the woman’s sister working? A. In Seattle. B. In Washington D.C. C. In Australia. 7. What is the woman’s brother? A. A lawyer. B. A secretary. C. A painter. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Where is the woman going? A. Her home. B. The park. C. The zoo. 9. Why doesn’t the woman like walking through the street? A. It’s too cold. B. There are too many people C. It isn’t interesting. 10. When does the conversation most likely take place? A. Late in the morning. B. In the late afternoon. C. Early in the morning. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What are the speakers talking about? A. The TV program tomorrow. B. The news on CCTV. C. The ways to search programs. 12. When will Man and Nature be shown? A. At 7:29. B. At 12:35. C. At 16:13. 13. Where is the TV series Don’t Hesitate from? A. China. B. The US. C. Korea. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. When did the man see the doctor? A. On Monday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. 15. How long has the man taken the doctor’s medicine? A. For 2 days. B. For 3 days. C. For 4 days. 16. What does the man think of the doctor’s medicine? A. It works very well. B. It’s just so-so. C. It doesn’t help. 17. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Visit her mother. B. See the doctor. C. Have traditional Chinese medicine. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How old was Rose when she left school? A. 16. B. 17. C. 18. 19. What did Rose learn in the college? A. Computer. B. English. C. Typing. 20. How much will the office pay Rose in three months if she gets the job? A. $30. B. $27. C. $20. 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答案。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. B B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. D 9. A 10. A 11. C D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. A 13. B 14. C 15. C 第二节 七选五（共5小题：每小题2.5分。满分12.5分） 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. G 17. B 18. F 19. C 20. D 第三部分 语言运用（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） 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. B 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. C 第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. was developed ##is developed 37. advancing 38. to 39. accurately 40. impressive 41. to improve 42. technological 43. applications 44. which 45. the 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 应用文（满分15分） 【46题答案】 【答案】Dear Sir or Madam, I’m writing to apply to be a volunteer for the Chinese Painting Exhibition which will be held in your art gallery. I think I am qualified for this job, because I have learned Chinese painting since childhood. Besides, I am fluent in both Chinese and English, which is beneficial for introducing Chinese paintings. Moreover, I am outgoing and I like talking to others . If I am lucky enough to be chosen as a volunteer, I can show visitors around the gallery and get them to know more about Chinese painting. I would be very grateful if you could offer me the opportunity. I am looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua 第二节 读后续写（满分25分） 【47题答案】 【答案】 Wenwen understood the situation immediately. She showed him her volunteer badge. And she said, “I work here to help people like you. Do you remember where you last saw them?” Leo hesitated for a moment but then slowly nodded. He pointed towards the direction of the dragon dance area. Wenwen took his small hand, and Leo tensed up at first. But Wenwen’s warm and reassuring grip made him feel a little more secure. Leo gradually relaxed and even managed to give her a small smile. They passed by stalls of traditional handicrafts and folk art, and Wenwen used her knowledge to explain the meanings behind each item, making Leo feel more connected to the place. Wenwen kept talking to him to distract him from his fear. Finally, they arrived at the spot where Leo had lost sight of his parents. And there, Mr. and Mrs. Carter were waiting anxiously. When they saw Leo, they rushed towards him, their eyes filled with relief and gratitude. “Thank you so much, Wenwen,” Mrs. Carter said, hugging Leo tightly. Leo looked up at Wenwen, and this time, his eyes were full of trust and thankfulness. The experience had turned a scary situation into a memorable lesson about kindness and the power of human connection. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$