上海市西郊学校2024-2025学年高二下学期期中测试英语试题

2024学年第一学期高二年级英语期中质量检测试卷 (时间90分钟) I. Listening Comprehension (11%) Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. A housewife. B. A fashion model. C. A shirt designer. D. A shop assistant. 2. A. In a bank. B. In a school. C. In a travel agency. D. In a stock exchange. 3. A. It’s not good enough. B. It’s none of the woman’s business. C. It’s not true. D. It’s out of expectation. 4. A. He’s decided to try a new barbershop. B. The woman mistook him for another guy. C. A different person cut his hair this time. D. Another friend also commented on his hair. 5. A. The tipping rule in America. B. Important aspects in American culture. C. The general tax rate in America. D. Tips on understanding American culture. 6. A. She doesn’t know where it is. B. She’s angry with the man for forgetting it. C. She’d like the man to return it tomorrow. D. She didn’t realize the man had borrowed it. 7. A. Book a hotel on the campus. B. Reserve a hotel a little far away. C. Call the local hotels again a few days later. D. Ask her parents to come at a different weekend. 8. A. She took a history class last term. B. She doesn’t trust the man. C. She didn’t like her geography professor. D. She won’t take any history classes. 9. A. She doesn’t think it will snow. B. The meeting place has been changed. C. The meeting has been canceled. D. She’ll be to a tired to walk to the meeting. 10. A. He is not an experienced skier at all. B. He has never been to Central Mountain. C. He doesn’t plan to go skiing during spring breaks. D. He doesn’t recommend going to Central Mountain. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked several questions on each of them. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. The history of movie-popcorn relationship. B. The reasons for moviegoers loving popcorn. C. The functions of popcorn in movie-watching. D. The special smell of popcorn in movie theaters. 12. A. It was considered an unhealthy food. B. It could lower the movie ticket prices. C. It was unpopular with theater owners. D. It could spoil the luxurious atmosphere. 13. A. The higher reputation of popcorn. B. The increase of popcorn prices. C. The rise of less luxurious theaters. D. The improvement of popcorn smell. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Pearson’s publishing history and its future in the U. S. college market. B. Pearson’s plan to publish electronic books in the U. S. college market. C. The reasons for the drop of Pearson’s sales in the U. S. college market. D. The reaction of the U. S. college market to Pearson’s digital publishing. 15. A. Parts of Pearson have been sold. B. Pearson has been trying to save money. C. Some employees have left Pearson. D. Pearson’s new textbooks have been costly. 16. A. Their publishing time is more predictable. B. They are more adaptable than its printed ones. C. They will be updated more timely. D. Their extra learning tools will be free. Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary (20%) Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Last August Susan and forty-two other students got wet and dirty while removing six tons of garbage ___1___ the river running across their city. They cleaned up the river as part of a weeklong environmental camp. Like one in three American rivers, this river ___2___ (pollute) so much that it’s unsafe for swimming or fishing. Still, Susan, who has just completed her third summer camp on the river cleanup, sees a change in this river. “Since we started three years ago, the river is getting a lot ___3___ (clean) ,” she says. Environmental scientists praise the teenagers for removing garbage ___4___ can harm wild life. Water birds, for example, can die of plastic bottle rings and get ___5___ (cut) by tiny metals. Three years ago, when the cleanup started, garbage was everywhere. But this year the teenagers ___6___ row their boats fast. By the end of the six-hour cleanup. they had removed enough garbage to fill more than two large trucks. “ ___7___ (see) what is left in the river makes people begin to care about environmental issues. ” Susan says. She hopes ___8___ when others read that, she and her peers care enough ___9___ (clean) it up, maybe they would think twice ___10___ they throw garbage into the river. Section B Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. firm B. devotion C. controversial D. irrelevant E. favoured F. imposed G. sorrow H. emphasis I. restricted J. distinction K. arose 11. Many people feel that the educational programs are too rigid and ___________, not allowing students to go beyond the curriculum. 12. Many people found Picasso’s style shocking and ___________, but others applauded his genius. 13. Given the ___________ on how actors move, Kun operas do not normally have complicated stage sets. 14. After the heavy rain and strong wind, there yet stood out against the brick wall one ___________ ivy leaf. 15. Conflict soon ___________ as new settlers took away the Aboriginal hunting grounds. 16. Despite Mozart’s hard work and ___________, his life had many ups and downs. 17. Mandela’s request was turned down, which added to his ___________ that he was not able to bury his mother in person. 18. In the 1800s, Beijing opera slowly replaced Kun opera as the ___________ form of opera. 19. What students learn in college is ___________ to their daily challenges in life. 20. Education is what Native people have been doing for their children since the beginning of time, while school is something that has been ___________ on them from outside Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension (32%) Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Effective monitoring of endangered species is key to their survival. Studying the ___21___, range, and habits of wild animals is essential to ensure their habitat remains free from development and illegal hunters. Traditional methods of monitoring wild animals, especially large ones, include radio-tagging (无线电标记) . To do this, individual animals must at first be captured so that collars (颈圈) can be ___22___. One organization that ___23___ this technique was WildTrack. In the late 1990s, the team was using radio-collars to monitor black rhinos (犀牛) in Namibia. However, the team soon realized that the chemicals used to immobilize the rhino to fix the collars harmed female fertility. Not only that but also a large proportion of the radio-collars ___24___ within the first 6 months and had to be replaced. ___25___ as animals grew, the collars would tighten, annoying or even hurting them. The method was costly and had the unintended consequence of altering the rhinos’ behavior, making the collected data unreliable. At the same time, the team was working alongside local ___26___. Animal tracking is one of the oldest human skills, and these experts have years of experience in identifying individual animals by their footprints. They could effectively create a true picture of individual rhinos’ activities without the use of any invasive (侵入的) techniques. Consequently, the team were interested to know whether the trackers’ knowledge could be effectively translated into a computerized technique for monitoring animal movement. Within each species, each individual has its own unique foot ___27___. If an animal is sighted and identified just once, and the characteristics of its footprints are properly photographed and measured, its footprint can be ___28___ whenever it is sighted again. If that is done repeatedly, conservationists can draw up a database of all, or at least a significant proportion of the individuals within the population. After that, conservationists can use it to identify an animal and its movements by its print. The data gathered can be used for a range of ___29___, for example, to monitor biodiversity, WildTrack is currently using footprint identification technology in Greece to study the potential effect of a large highway construction through brown bear habitat. Identifying an animal from its footprint is not without its ____30____, however, as each time the individual places its foot on the ground, it leaves a slightly different track, according to the ground type, moisture (湿度) , and movement. To account for these variations, it is necessary to collect multiple tracks from each animal on a range of surfaces. 21. A. flexibility B. diet C. movement D. behavior 22 A. fixed B. updated C. removed D. examined 23. A. opposed B. developed C. promoted D. adopted 24. A. lasted B. failed C. matched D. bent 25. A. Moreover B. However C. Likewise D. Therefore 26. A. programmers B. photographers C. trackers D. officials 27. A. features B. sizes C. colors D. shapes 28. A. copied B. recognized C. erased D. marked 29. A. services B. experiments C. solutions D. purposes 30. A. limitations B. losses C. challenges D. concerns Section B Directions: Read the following two passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) 1One afternoon a few months before Tom and I were to be married, Max wandered into the dining room of the house we all shared. I was sorting through a box of old photographs. 2“Who’s that?” he asked. 3“That was my grandfather, the one who died a few months ago.” 4“Hmm. Too bad he had to die.” 5Just as I was about to put the last of the pictures in the box, Max pressed his finger to a face. “And who will this be to me?” 6Beneath his finger I could see the edges of my own face. I was suddenly flooded with a joy which I had no name. This son of the man I loved was becoming my son. We’d have family Christmas cards and school art stuck to the fridge. All these things I’d never allowed myself to want. Now I was becoming a mother. 7I should have known how to say just the right, wise, magical thing. But I didn’t. “I’ll be your second mom,” I said. 8“Oh.” 9“I’m sorry that your first mom died. I liked her.” 10“What should I call you?” he asked. 11My heart pounded, and my stomach turned over. Mama, I wanted to cry. I’ll be your mama and you’ll be my son. I resisted. “You can call me Mom, or Mama. You can also call me Betsy, if you’d rather. Whatever feels okay for you.” 12He stood there a minute. “What’s for dinner?” he asked. 13“Burgers.” 14“Swect,” he said as he walked out of the room. 15At our wedding a few months later, Tom and I said our vows (誓言) to one another. Then Max was invited to stand beside us and I made vows to him. I promised to step into the shoes his mother had been forced to leave behind, to help him remember her, and to be the best mother I could be. 16After the wedding, for the next few days, Max tried out a new title for me. “Can we go bowling?” he’d ask, and then follow the question by mouthing the word mom. Or, “Can we go to the store?” And the mouthed word, mom. Mom was always silent. It seemed he was trying it on, seeing how it felt in his mouth. 17Weeks later as I drove him home from school, Max suddenly said, “I notice I don’t call you Mom.” 18Oof. Who threw that rock at my chest? I breathed to calm my voice. “I noticed that.” 19“When I say Betsy, I mean Mom.” 20“Thanks,” I said. “That’s nice to know.” 21He looked out the window. “Moms die, you know. I think it’s maybe safer if you’re just Betsy.” 22I willed tears away, not wanting to overwhelm him. He had enough to carry. “Thanks, Bud. I appreciate you telling me.” 23“Hey, Betsy?” 24“Yeah,” I said, delighted with the new sound of my old name. 25“What’s for dinner?” he asked. 31. When Betty said “I’ll be your second mom,” (paragraph 7), she ______. A. thought her role was significant to Max B. wished Max could let go of the sad memories C. was looking forward to becoming Max’s mother D. suggested that she was legally responsible for Max 32. According to Max, why did he call Betsy “Betsy” instead of Mom? A. He wants to tell Betsy she is his best friend. B. He still feels shy to address Betsy as Mom. C. He doesn’t want to forget his dead mother. D. He hopes Betsy could always be with him. 33. How does Betsy most probably feel when Max mentions dinner at the end of the passage? A. Confused about Max’s favourite food. B. Happy to lead a regular family life. C. Relieved to have a simple conversation. D. Annoyed with Max’s constant questioning. 34. Why does the author develop the passage with short dialogues? A. To reveal the tension between Max and Betsy. B. To show that Max is avoiding deep conversations. C. To help express the two speakers’ emotions directly. D. To make the passage shorter and easier to understand. (B) From the time human beings began to draw them, maps have helped people find their way around their environments. But maps can show us many things, not just which direction to go. They show the path of history, the earth’s shape development of mathematics, and the progress of technology. One of the oldest-known land maps is an almost 1,600-year-old tablet from Southwest Asia. The map shows a circle of land that is divided by a river and surrounded by ocean. Triangles on the map indicate eight different regions. And the map’s text describes legendary beasts and heroes that were important to the ancient people of the area. Around AD 150,a Greek scientist drew north-south and east-west lines on a map. This addition applies mathematics to mapping and was an early attempt to show the earth’s shape on a flat piece of paper. Maps gradually became much more detailed as new regions were explored and put down on paper. Also, mathematical and astronomical advances helped to perfect the world map to what we know and love today! Now that you know a little about the early history of maps, lets learn some fun facts. East at the Top These days, most maps feature north at the top. However, during the Middle Ages, most maps had east at the top. This was done to point in the direction of the morning sun. Puzzle Maps When printed maps became available to the general population in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, not everyone could understand them. In fact, the first jigsaw puzzles(拼图游戏)were designed as practice maps for eighteenth-century geography classes! Fake Places Mapmakers need to make sure that their work is not copied by others. To protect their work, many mapmakers add made-up towns or streets to their maps. Only the original mapmaker would know about the fake entry. Modern Technology Today, digital maps and GPS technology have revolutionized the way we explore our world. With the touch of a screen, we can see our exact location, plan routes, and even view real-time traffic updates. 35. Which of the following pictures best shows the modern form of the Greek scientist’s addition to the map? A. B. C. D. 36. Fake towns or streets were often added to maps ________. A. so that it would be clear if someone copied the map. B. to make the maps less boring and more accurate. C. as a tricky challenge for people to take on. D. to help people practice how to read complicated maps. 37. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To show the development of mapping technology. B. To explain the importance of maps throughout history. C. To introduce the history of maps and some interesting facts. D. To teach some map-making tricks and techniques. Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there is one more sentence than you need. Little Miss Mozart An 11-year-old British composer earned comparisons with Mozart after her opera opened in Vienna to enthusiastic applause. Alma Deutscher, who lived in Surrey with her parents, was already world-famous as a violinist and pianist before her first full-length opera made its first performance on the Austrian stage. ____38____ Cinderella was a composer whom Deutscher described as “a bit like me”. Deutscher said much of the musical inspiration behind Cinderella and other compositions came when her mind was elsewhere. During an interview with NBC’s Today show, she explained that trying to create beautiful melodies on demand often resulted in a blank mind. ____39____ The opera is two and a half hours long with the musical score running to 237 pages. ____40____ Deutscher said the prince having to ask whose foot would fit the slipper didn’t make much sense. Lots of people might have the same sized foot, but only one person could have written that melody. Conductor Simon Rattle declared he was “absolutely bowled over” when he first saw her perform, but it was Stephen Fry who first predicted that Deutscher could be this generation’s Mozart, after watching a video of her performing online. ____41____ She said, “I love Mozart very much. He’s probably my favourite composer, but I don’t really like it when people call me ‘Little Miss Mozart’ because I don’t like being called ‘little’. I’m very big, and secondly, if I just wrote everything Mozart wrote again it would be boring.” A. However, it is not a comparison that the 11-year-old is particularly keen on. B. Interestingly, it was often during unexpected moments that a beautiful melody suddenly came to her. C. She never got nervous on stage, as she was just happy that people wanted to listen to her music. D. Instead of the glass slipper of the fairytale, the prince looks for a lost melody he cannot quite remember. E. The work reinvented the Cinderella fairytale to be set in an opera house ruled by a mean stepmother. IV. Summary writing (8%) 42. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. Most of us — even those at the top — struggle with public-speaking anxiety. When I ask my clients what makes them nervous, invariably they respond with the same answers: “I don’t like being watched”, “I don’t like the eyes on me” or “I don’t like being in the spotlight”. To understand why, we need to go way back to prehistoric times, when humans regarded eyes watching us as an existential threat. Those eyes were likely predators (肉食动物) and people were terrified of being eaten alive. The bad news is that our brains have transferred the ancient fear of being watched into public speaking. In other words, public-speaking anxiety is in our DNA. Fortunately, there is a solution: human generosity. The key to disarming our panic button is to turn the focus away from ourselves and toward helping the audience. Studies have shown that an increase in generosity indeed leads to a decrease in amygdala (扁桃腺) activity, which is responsible for our panic feeling in the brain. When we are kind to others, we overcome the sense of being under attack and start to feel less nervous. Admittedly, this is hard to do. But it’s absolutely possible to become a generous speaker. To begin with, when you start preparing for a presentation, the mistake you often make is starting with the topic. Instead, you should start with the audience. Identify the audience’s needs, and craft a message that speaks directly to those needs. Also, you are the most nervous right before you speak. This is the moment when your brain is telling you, “Everyone is judging me.” But it is exactly the moment when you should refocus your brain. Over time, your brain will begin to get it, and you will become less nervous. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ V. Translation: (14%) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 43. 这所位于山区的学院创建于二十世纪初。 (found) (汉译英) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 44. 这些新出台的举措旨在恢复民众对保险业的信心。 (restore) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 45. 不可否认的是如果行动快一点，我们是能救出这些渔民的。 (deny) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 46. 中国在过去几十年间取得了巨大经济成就，这是公认的事实。 (acknowledge) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ VI. Writing (15%) 47. Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below. 你是明启中学高三学生王华，你的好友李明来信邀请你和他一起创办一个公众号（a public account），通过文字、图片、视频等多种形式向国内外读者推广和传播中国文化。请你给他回信，内容须包括： (1)你对该想法的支持和赞赏； (2)你对合作的期待和对分工的建议。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2024学年第一学期高二年级英语期中质量检测试卷 (时间90分钟) I. Listening Comprehension (11%) Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. A housewife. B. A fashion model. C. A shirt designer. D. A shop assistant. 2. A. In a bank. B. In a school. C. In a travel agency. D. In a stock exchange. 3. A. It’s not good enough. B. It’s none of the woman’s business. C. It’s not true. D. It’s out of expectation. 4 A. He’s decided to try a new barbershop. B. The woman mistook him for another guy. C. A different person cut his hair this time. D. Another friend also commented on his hair. 5. A. The tipping rule in America. B. Important aspects in American culture. C. The general tax rate in America. D. Tips on understanding American culture. 6. A. She doesn’t know where it is. B. She’s angry with the man for forgetting it. C. She’d like the man to return it tomorrow. D. She didn’t realize the man had borrowed it. 7. A. Book a hotel on the campus. B. Reserve a hotel a little far away. C. Call the local hotels again a few days later. D. Ask her parents to come at a different weekend. 8. A. She took a history class last term. B. She doesn’t trust the man. C. She didn’t like her geography professor. D. She won’t take any history classes. 9. A. She doesn’t think it will snow. B. The meeting place has been changed. C. The meeting has been canceled. D. She’ll be to a tired to walk to the meeting. 10 A. He is not an experienced skier at all. B. He has never been to Central Mountain. C. He doesn’t plan to go skiing during spring breaks. D. He doesn’t recommend going to Central Mountain. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked several questions on each of them. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. The history of movie-popcorn relationship. B. The reasons for moviegoers loving popcorn. C. The functions of popcorn in movie-watching. D. The special smell of popcorn in movie theaters. 12. A. It was considered an unhealthy food. B. It could lower the movie ticket prices. C. It was unpopular with theater owners. D. It could spoil the luxurious atmosphere. 13. A. The higher reputation of popcorn. B. The increase of popcorn prices. C. The rise of less luxurious theaters. D. The improvement of popcorn smell. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Pearson’s publishing history and its future in the U. S. college market. B. Pearson’s plan to publish electronic books in the U. S. college market. C. The reasons for the drop of Pearson’s sales in the U. S. college market. D. The reaction of the U. S. college market to Pearson’s digital publishing. 15. A. Parts of Pearson have been sold. B. Pearson has been trying to save money. C. Some employees have left Pearson. D. Pearson’s new textbooks have been costly. 16. A. Their publishing time is more predictable. B. They are more adaptable than its printed ones. C. They will be updated more timely. D. Their extra learning tools will be free. Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary (20%) Section A 【1~10题答案】 【答案】1 from 2. is polluted 3. cleaner 4. that##which 5. cut 6. can 7. Seeing 8. that 9. to clean 10. before Section B 【11~20题答案】 【答案】11. I 12. C 13. H 14. A 15. K 16. B 17. G 18. E 19. D 20. F Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension (32%) Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. 【21~30题答案】 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C Section B Directions: Read the following two passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) 【31~34题答案】 【答案】31. C 32. D 33. B 34. C (B) 【35~37题答案】 【答案】35. B 36. A 37. C Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there is one more sentence than you need. 【38~41题答案】 【答案】38. E 39. B 40. D 41. A IV. Summary writing (8%) 【42题答案】 【答案】Possible version1: Many people have public-speaking anxiety because there are many eyes on the speakers. The reason is that humans turned the fear of being watched by predators in prehistoric times into public speaking. To solve the problem, people should focus on helping the audience, speaking directly to the audience’s needs and refocusing their brain before speaking. (55) Possible version2: Many people have public-speaking anxiety because they fear being watched. The reason dates back to prehistoric times when humans regarded eyes watching them as those of the predators that would eat them. To solve the problem, people should be generous to the audience/ focus on helping the audience. They should speak directly to the audience’s needs and refocus their brain before speaking. (57) V. Translation: (14%) Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 【43题答案】 【答案】This college located in the mountainous area was founded in the early twentieth century. 【44题答案】 【答案】These newly introduced measures aim to restore the public’s confidence in the insurance industry. 【45题答案】 【答案】It cannot be denied that if we had acted faster, we could have saved these fishermen. 【46题答案】 【答案】It is an acknowledged fact that China has made tremendous economic achievements over the past few decades. VI. Writing (15%) 【47题答案】 【答案】 Dear Li Ming,   Thank you for your invitation to start a public account together to promote Chinese culture to domestic and international audiences.  I am truly impressed by your idea, and I wholeheartedly support this initiative. I believe that utilizing various media forms like text, images, and videos will effectively showcase the richness and diversity of our culture.  I am looking forward to working with you on this exciting project. As for our collaboration, I suggest we divide the tasks based on our strengths. You could handle video production and editing, given your excellent skills in that area, while I focus on creating engaging written content and selecting captivating images. This way, we can complement each other and ensure the quality of our content.   I’m excited to embark on this cultural journey with you and can’t wait to see the impact we will achieve together.   Best regards,   Wang Hua   第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $