北京市西城区2024-2025学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

北京市西城区2024一2025学年度第二学期期末试卷 高二英语 2025.7 本试卷共14页，共140分。考试时长120分钟。考生务必将答案写在答题 & 卡上，在试卷上作答无效。 第I卷（供83分） 地 L.听力理解（共三节，30分） 9. 北 第一节：（共4小题；每小题2分，共8分） 听下面四段对话，每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选 剧 项中选出最佳选项。每段对话你将听一遍。 10 1.What will the man wear to the event? 长 A.A suit. B.A jacket. C.A T-shirt. 2.How will the woman go to the shopping center today? A.By car. B.On foot. C.By bus. 为 3.What is the man looking for? 第 A.His locker. B.His book. C.His bag. 4.What is the woman's favorite class now? 关 都 A.Art. B.Math. C.Science. 第二节：（共6小题：每小题2分，共12分） 病 听下面三段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有两道小题，从每题所给的A、 B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第5至第6小题。 5. What is the man? A.A cleaner. B.A secretary. C.A manager. 6 What will the woman probably do next? 茶 A.Go to work. B.Answer calls. C.Buy some coffee. 北京市西城区2024一2025学年度第二学期期末试卷高二英语 第1页（共14页） 听下面一段对话，回答第7至第8小题。 7.How does Tom help Mary with her garden? A.He cuts the grass. 7 B.He shapes the bushes. C.He plants new flowers. 答题 8.What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers? A.Husband and wife. B.Classmates. C.Neighbors. 听下面一段独白，回答第9至第10小题。 9.What will Jamie Cook's lecture focus on? A.The features of science. B.The social impacts of AI. 个选 C.The possibility of life on other planets. 10.What is the speaker's purpose in giving the talk? A.To welcome new students. B.To present various discoveries. C.To introduce upcoming events. 第三节：（共5小题：每小题2分，共10分) 听下面一段独白，根据题目要求在相应的横线上写下第11题至第15题的 关键信息。每小题仅填写一个词。这段独白你将听两遍。 How to Survive in the Wild ·11 a body of water. A、 Find water Dig for water if you can't find it around. Find a fallen tree or a big rock. 12 a shelter Search for 13 branches and lay them against the tree or rock. ·Eat late. 14 yourself Cover yourself with dirt and 15 when you go from the elements to sleep. 北京市西城区2024一2025学年度第二学期期末试卷高二英语第2页（共14页） Ⅱ.完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选 出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 Firefighters should be quick thinkers.In an emergency,they should figure out the speediest and safest way to act,.sometimes including improvising(临时拼凑)with the things 16.Fire chief Fennessy knows this well.He is now making headlines for 17 two homes with milk and beer during a fire in Altadena,California. Although Altadena was not in his charge,Fennessy grew up there and still had family and friends there.Hearing the news of the fire,he tried to contact his brother When he couldn't 18 his brother,Fennessy decided to drive over to Altadena. On his way,he learned his brother's family had been taken to safety,but since he had already made the 19,Fennessy figured he might as well take a look. When reaching the spot,Fennessy couldn't believe his eyes at the sight of the ruins."I haven't seen anything like this where you drive for miles,and there's massive 20,"Fennessy said.When he reached his brother's street,his home and a neighbor's house were still standing,but he 21 the flames were getting too close,as other nearby homes were already burning down. Even more worrisome,a gas meter on the neighbor's house was melting(熔化)，surrounded by fire.Thinking he had to_22_the gas meter,he looked for a hose(水龙带)，but there was no water.. gas meter Exploring his options,Fennessy 23 his entry through the front door of one of the homes and went into the kitchen looking for whatever he could use."I ended up finding some milk and beer,"he explained."To do nothing means the home's going to be 24,and in this case,a little milk and beer really saved the day." The two homes he saved are now the only two houses standing on the block. But Fennessy said he only did what he could as a trained firefighter and was getting a lot of 25 for what was luck in terms of timing and resources."We're fixers We're going to put our lives on the line,"Fennessy said. 16.A.at hand B.on time C.in order D.in mind 17.A.cleaning B.providing C.saving D.filling 18.A.persuade B.reach C.meet D.remind 19.A.day B.trip C.change D.appointment 20.A.access B.progress C.disturbance D.destruction 21.A.forgot B.wondered C.feared D.ignored 22.A.cool B.break C.operate D.remove 北京市西城区20242025学年度第二学期期末试卷高二英语 第3页（共14页） 23.A.missed B.declared C.delayed D.forced 24.A.lost B.emptied C.moved D.restored 25.A.wisdom B.pride C.credit D.confidence L.阅读理解（共两节，38分） 第一节（共14小题：每小题2分，共28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， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 瑞 A Odyssey of the Mind(OM)promotes creativity,problem solving,teamwork,and more.It is a creative problem-solving competition that gives kids the confidence to think for themselves and to create solutions to any challenge.Independent study, original ideas,and critical thinking skills are rewarded over getting the "one right answer"thanks to our unique open-ended problems that are backed by educators and 烯 experts in STE(A)M fields.Performance,art cultural studies are also incorporated, creating a well-rounded program that has impacted lives for over 40 years.OM & benefits all types of students as they learn to think outside the box. Participation Students work in teams of up to seven members and spend weeks or months working together and creating solutions to long-term problems.Every year,there are six long-term problems designed for them to choose from. Teams are formed by division and compete against teams in the same division 幅 and problem.Grade level determines the division for teams. In the competition,teams have eight minutes to present their long-term problem 哦 solution.They will be scored for how well they meet the requirements of the problem (Long-Term score)and for their creativity in categories specific to that problem (Style score). 圈 Cost Yearly memberships are required to participate in OM.Each membership supports one team per problem per division. ● Standard Membership $290:Individual schools/Multiple schools sharing a principal. 北京市西城区2024一2025学年度第二学期期末试卷高二英语第4页（共14页） Additional Membership $190:Only for schools who enter two teams in the Spook same problem and division in competition. provin Awards suppor Ranatra Fusea Creativity Award:It represents the essence of OM.It is exciter presented to teams or individuals who exhibit exceptional creativity,either Fr through some aspect of their problem solution,or an extraordinary idea beyond lesson: 显 the problem solution. rider- OMER's Award:It recognizes individuals or teams who demonstrate unlikel outstanding sportsmanship,excellent behavior,or exceptional talent. leaving 如 Odyssey of the Mind Creativity Award:It recognizes an individual and/or never g organization for extraordinary creative achievement or exceptional effort. I、 Odyssey of the Mind Spirit Award:It recognizes an individual involved in the discove program who demonstrates the encouragement and development of cooperation, seemec self-respect,and the appreciation and understanding of others. But gra 26.What does Odyssey of the Mind value most? Ye 长 A.Having innovative solutions. B.Getting the right answer. E5 for C.Impacting others'daily lives. D.Facing more challenges. couldn a pilot. K 27.In Odyssey of the Mind,students will A.work in groups of at least seven role,b B.be scored from two different aspects returne 都 C.address six problems at the same time No D.prepare their solutions within eight minutes of my 28.The participant with the strongest sense of teamwork is most likely to be countle 杯 awarded rider a A.OMER's Award found s B.Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award Lo C.Odyssey of the Mind Spirit Award series c D.Odyssey of the Mind Creativity Award 29.W 部 B A B. I've always been a daring risk taker.But when I was 15,my luck ran out.A horseback riding accident resulted in severe injuries,the death of my beloved horse c 北京市西城区2024一2025学年度第二学期期末试卷高二英语第5页（共14页） 薹 S ong-te 量 . Spooks,and the horrible news that I'd never ride again.I was set on proving the doctors wrong.Just a few months later,with my mother's support,I rode sidesaddle and won my first jumping competition.The s excitement was incredible. sidesaddle r From then on,I committed my life to adventure,remembering my mother's d lesson:never say,"I can't".At 22,I read about an opening to be a motorcycle trick rider-I'd learned to ride a few years earlier.Still,it was 1976 and I knew they were te unlikely to hire a woman.I thought about that as I signed my trick rider application, leaving off the honorific-Ms.,hoping to hide the fact that I was a woman.But they r never got back to me. I was heartbroken.Maybe the position had already been filled;maybe they'd ae discovered I was a woman.My friend Steve then proposed an idea that at first n, seemed crazy:learning to fly aeroplanes."Flying is for men,"I laughed at the idea. But gradually,I realized the suggestion had stuck with me. Years ago,trial flights-brief introductory sessions with an instructor-cost just f5 for 15 minutes in the air.Steve and I both signed up,and after my first session,I couldn't stop talking about flying.I got my license and headed for the US to work as a pilot.It wasn't easy.Initially,people were doubtful about a woman working in the role,but I ended up outperforming my male colleagues.Twenty years later,I returned to England and started my own flying company. Now,I live a quieter life.I've settled in a village in Lincolnshire,spending much of my time volunteering in care homes.Last October,after nearly fifty years and be countless adventures,I received a letter from a post office in Staines.It was my trick rider application.The post office apologized for the delay and explained it had been found stuck behind a drawer in the office-the company never received it. Looking back,I realized that even though I didn't get that job,it led me to a series of adventures that shaped my life in unexpected and fulfilling ways. 29.What did winning the jumping competition bring to the writer? A.The faith in friendship. B.The acquisition of a new skill. t.A C.The recognition of mother's love. orse D.The determination to go adventuring. 北京市西城区2024一2025学年度第二学期期末试卷高二英语 第6页（共14页） 一以绑一子期明末试卷高二英语。第2页（共14页） hinese Ⅱ.完开 30.How did the writer feel at first when Steve suggested learning to fly? A.Curious. B.Inspired. C.Desperate. D.Doubtful. A 31.Why did the writer fail to receive any reply about the trick rider position? 心 A.Because she forgot to sign the application. A B.Because her application was not delivered. tc C.Because women were unfit for the position. D.Because the position had already been filled. 32.What can we learn from this passage? fe A.Smart plans make big dreams. u B.The best journeys are not mapped. es C.Doubt kills more goals than failure. D.Strong women create strong societies. th T C Elephants and gorillas in the Republic of the Congo's rainforests spend a lot of time hiding in the shadows-or so we thought.Using drone (surveys and AI processing,scientists have discovered an extensive network of mysteriously open clearings among the trees.Animals like elephants,gorillas visit these muddy areas, called bais in the languages of the Indigenous Ba'Aka,to search for vital nutrition and maintain their complex social networks.The numerous playgrounds are visible in satellite images,and AI analysis is helping researchers find them more effectively. The discovery began in 2021 when Sylvain Ngouma and Evan Hockridge came upon a massive clearing during fieldwork in Odzala-Kokoua National Park and found a trail of wet,pot-sized footprints leading through the woods to the open roundabout.Hockridge,who had thought bais were abnormal,says,"I had it backward.It kind of hit me when I was there.You can't understand animal interactions without first understanding bais." For the next three summers,the team investigated the clearings.They analyzed camera-trap images,confirming what local people had told them-that these natural clearings are crucial gathering grounds for some of the world's most endangered mammals.The bais,they realized,are big melting pots,big playgrounds,for a collection of forest animals. 北京市西城区2024一2025学年度第二学期期末试卷高二英语第7页（共14页） 山.完形填空（共10小题：每小旷·一 During the initial surveys,the team followed elephant trails to move through the rainforest from bai to bai.This process led Hockridge to wonder about a network Although previous studies documented animal behavior in selected bais,no one had counted them or had the means to map their distribution.The team partnered with African Parks,using drones to scan known sites.They trained an AI algorithm ( to identify bais in satellite imagery,revealing 2,176 clearings in one park-10 times more than previously recorded. 或 Bais are always near rivers or streams.Most are smaller than a city block,but few,at more than 100 acres,are bigger than some college campuses."Bais are ultimately islands of resources,and animals produce these networks of trails to 学 essentially navigate to and from a network of bais,"Hockridge says.The researchers' map of bais,the first of its kind,is also a map of conservation priorities."We find that a huge portion of the animal community depends on this unique ecosystem. $ These species don't have alternative habitats other than bais,"Hockridge says. The study is also a step toward solving the ultimate mystery:How did bais form? Many ecologists have argued that a combination of hydrology (and animal 云 landscaping is at play.But definitive proof remains elusive.Now,with a map in hand and camera traps still in place,the research team is tracking long-term changes, which have implications for the maintenance of these crucial animal habitats. “We have hypotheses(假说)，”Andrew Davies,an ecologist in Harvard,says, “but the short answer is:we don't know.” 焜 33.For rainforest animals,bais are places for A.fun and safety B.water and shelter C.food and connection D.shade and entertainment 辨 34.What can we learn about Ngouma and Hockridge's research? A.It discovered how bais formed. B.It was the first to map the network of bais. C.It analyzed images of bais provided by local people. D.It concluded bais were spots intended for endangered species 35.What does the underlined word"elusive"in Paragraph 6 probably mean? A.Difficult to find. B.Simple to clarify. C.Possible to overestimate. D.Unlikely to question. 北京市西城区2024-2025学年度第二学期期末试卷高二英语第8页（共14页） 36.Which would be the best title for this passage? A.Conservation Priorities in Rainforests B.Hidden Playgrounds Revealed in Rainforests C.Secrets of Rainforest Animals'Social Networks D.Modern Tools Adopted for Rainforest Exploration D 园 Monday was the first day of Dartmouth's spring term.So,as I often do at this time,I started teaching my course for non-science majors called "Understanding the Universe:From Atoms to the Big Bang". 中 如 This is what students like to call a"physics for poets"class-a class that explores the history of how humanity has faced some of the deepest questions we can ask about the material world and our place in it,without the math.It is a class that tries to capture 的 the true spirit of the liberal-arts education,mixing the sciences and the humanities as different and complementary ways of knowing the world and why we matter.In fancier words,as an intellectual history of physics and astronomy(天文学)，the class 长 requires that scientific thinking be contextualized culturally,so that students can 製 situate the ways in which some of the most revolutionary ideas in the past 2,000 years emerged when they did. K Scientists,by training,have little exposure to the humanities.Given that a major in the sciences requires a lot of technical work,we spend precious little 都 time dealing with what happened culturally and historically around the science we are trying to understand.This,I believe,is the reason why so many scientists in the public media condemn()the humanities as useless.As a consequence, 郝 many scientific ideas are presented as having addressed some of the deepest questions we have been asking,when they haven't. Humanities students,on the other hand,are typically those who avoid the 期 sciences or,at least,math.Their training is also technical,involving lots of reading and critical writing.You can often tell,when you teach this kind of class,who the scientists and the humanists are.All you have to do is write an equation (on the blackboard and look at the class.Humanists will quickly look bored.The scientists will become lively.As you read from Aristotle's Metaphysics,the opposite will happen.To bridge this gap is the challenge. 北京市西城区2024一2025学年度第二学期期末试卷高二英语第9页（共14页） The classroom is the ideal place for this conversation between the sciences and the humanities to unfold.By exposing students to the two sides of the cultural divide,we stand a chance of creating something that will actually close the gap.Scientists should recognize that some research topics-Al, biotechnology,climate change,life extension,nature,and many others-need to be investigated together with humanists as a joint effort. I finished the first class by reminding the students that not even the best teacher in the world can teach someone who doesn't want to learn.After all,as Tom Stoppard reminded us in his brilliant play Arcadia,it is wanting to know that makes us matter-scientists and humanists alike. 37.What's special about the author's class? A.It guides students to explain revolutionary ideas. B.It appeals to arts students to switch to scientific thinking. C.It breaks the boundary between the sciences and the humanities. 9 D.It digs into the secrets of human's position in the material world. 0 38.Which of the following would the author applaud? 0 A.Mary,a history major,quit computer engineering for lack of interest. B.Mia,an art student,drew pictures of famous scientists for a science fair. 0 C.Ben,teaching chemistry,guided his students to focus on technology work. le D.David,studying physics,worked with a philosophy student for his project. e 39.What message does the author intend to deliver to his students? ts A.University courses present challenges. e, B.The cultural divide deserves approval. :st C.The eagerness to learn is of significance. D.Prejudice towards the humanities is history. he 第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，共10分) of ho 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并 on 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中共有两项为多余选项。 he Forgiveness is something that many of us strive for,but it can often feel difficult he to achieve.Over the years,we've heard countless people express the intention to forgive,only to struggle with the emotional roadblocks that prevent them from truly letting go. 北京市西城区2024一2025学年度第二学期期末试卷高二英语第10页（共14页）