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余姚中学 2024 学年第二学期期中考试高二英语学科试卷
命题：茅雨婷 审题：王秋红
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10秒钟
的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.WhatdoesThomsondo?
A.An advertiser. B.Ateacher. C.Aclerk.
2.Whocame upwith theidea oftheparty?
A. Janet. B. Eric. C. Sandy.
3.Whatis theprobable relationship between thespeakers?
A. Classmates. B. Brother and sister. C. Salesperson and customer.
4.Howdoes the woman feel about theLanguage Study Fair?
A. Disappointed. B. Surprised. C. Interested.
5.What does theman mean?
A.The presentation willstart at 9:30.
B. Heis worried about thepresentation.
C.Thewoman has troublegetting upearly.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，
你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5秒钟的作答
时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Whatare thespeakers mainlytalking about?
A. Courseschedules. B.After-class activities. C.Animportant drama.
7.Whatdoes theman invitethewoman to do?
A.Watch aplay. B. Perform in adrama. C. Joinaclub.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Whydid thewoman feel upset?
A. Shefailed thedriving test.
B. Shelosther driving license.
C. Shefelt afraid inthedriving test.
9. Whatwas thewoman confident about?
A. Drivinguphill. B. Parking. C. Makingturns.
10. Whatwas thewoman’s biggest mistakeinthetest?
A. Runningthered light at a crossroad.
B. Losing control ofthecar at an uphillplace.
C. Forgetting to turnher head whilemaking turns.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.Whenwill themanattend the summercourse?
A. On July15 B. On July20. C. On July24.
第1页，共10页12.Howmuch will theman pay forhis course and accommodation?
A. £500. B. £550. C. £980.
13.Howshould theman pay thecourse fee?
A. Pay through a website.
B. Conduct abank transfer.
C. Make an in-person payment.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Whatdoes theman find themost difficultin his performance?
A. Keeping hisfigure.
B. Remembering thelines.
C. Mastering thephysical movements.
15. When didtheman get involved inacting?
A. When working fora comedy producer.
B. Whilestudying literature at university.
C. Afterjoining adrama club.
16.What didthe man’sbrothers liketo doat weekends?
A.Watch movies. B. Playsports. C. Collect posters.
17.What career might theman have pursued ifnotacting?
A.Apoliceofficer. B.Adoctor. C.Abusinessman.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Whatmatters mostinkeeping thespeaker energetic?
A. Having enoughsleep.
B. Keeping ahealthy diet.
C. Maintaining ayoung heart.
19. Whatdoes thespeaker suggest doing onehourbefore bed?
A. Drinkingmilk to fight tiredness.
B. Avoidingexposuretoscreens.
C. Settinga wake-up alarm.
20. Whatis thespeakergoing to do next?
A. Talk about healthy eating.
B. Demonstrate aset of exercises.
C. Takequestions from theaudience.
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，共37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答
题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Located in Britain, the University of Oxford is respected internationally as a
teaching and research center. Evidence shows that teaching existed in Oxford as early
as 1096, and it has been ranked as the top university in the UK byTheTimes for many
times.
TheTutorialSystem
In the University of Oxford, teaching is conducted primarily through the tutorial
system. Tutorials are beneficial to students’skills of critical analysis, but the greatest
第2页，共10页advantage of the tutorial system is the individual guidance that students receive. The
contrast between tutorials and large lectures common in the American universities is
obvious. In the typical American university, students are taught by the same
specialists, in thesamemanner,and held tothe samestandards.
Societies andClubs
There are rich after-school activities at Oxford. Students may join a variety of
clubs and societies according to their own interests. The Oxford University Scientific
Society aims to bring together undergraduates to discuss scientific matters. The
Oxford Union Society has gained a worldwide reputation for its debate. The Newman
Society has served as a model for religious society throughout the English-speaking
world. In addition, there are a great many clubs, including Oxford University Cricket
Club,Oxford University Chess Club, andso on.
Dates ofTerm
Oxford’s year is divided into three terms and three vacations. The dates for Full
Term2024-25are set out below:
Year Term From To
Michaelmas 2024 Sunday 8October Saturday 2December
2024-25 Hilary 2025 Sunday 14January Saturday 9March
Trinity 2025 Sunday 21April Saturday 15June
21.What isthebiggest advantage of thetutorial system?
A. It promotes students’critical analysis.
B. It provides personalized teaching
C. It offers large lectures to students.
D.It uses thesame manner and standards.
22.Which organizationwill you join ifyou want to bea great debater?
A.The Oxford University ScientificSociety.
B.TheNewman Society.
C.Oxford University Cricket Club.
D.The Oxford Union Society.
23.Howlong does theteaching period lastwithin FullTerm 2024-25?
A. 8weeks. B. 16weeks. C. 24weeks. D. 32weeks.
B
Moments before heading to teach a class, I received a call from my sister: My
mother was going into emergency surgery and might not make it through the night.
Five minutes later, I stepped in front of 68 MBAstudents to lecture without missing a
beat, and even stayed a few minutes after to answer questions. I held strong until I got
in the car to drive home. That’s when I fell to pieces. I fought to see the road through
mytears as Ispoke with my travel agent to bookthe nextflight out.My motherpulled
through thesurgery.
My response to my mother’s crisis was in line with my deep, long-term fear of
第3页，共10页showing weakness or admitting to feeling overwhelmed. As the youngest daughter
from a Vietnamese refugee family, showcasing my strength seemed the best way to
honor my parents’ and siblings’ sacrifices that have given me a better life in the
United States. I did not want colleagues to question my capabilities or friends and
family to seemeas anything less than unshakable.
The truth was, I desired to pause, to catch my breath, to simply say, “I’m
struggling.” I longed to be weak. I wanted to acknowledge my mistakes, to honor a
range of emotions, and to ask for help. Cautiously, I began to reveal some of my
struggles to my personal and professional circles, watching closely for reactions.
Some looked down on my experience. To my great relief, a few listened without
judgment and respected my boundaries and coping process. They offered information
about counseling services, legal help, support groups, and hotlines. They helped me
seethat even professionals in leadership positions can need support.
To anyone bearing the weight of constant strength, hear this: True strength isn’t
about never hesitating. It’s about having the courage to admit when we’re struggling,
reaching out for support, and having the strength to piece ourselves back together and
moveon.
24.What didthe authordoafter hanging upthephone?
A.Shedrove tolook after her mother. B.Shequicklybooked aflight ticket.
C.Shehesitated to start her teaching. D.Shekept calm and stayed onduty.
25.Whydid theauthor showcase her strength?
A.Tohelp her mothermake afull recovery.
B.Toprove shelived a good and happy life.
C.Toavoidpossibledoubts overher abilities.
D.Togive herself an advantage inpromotion.
26.Howdid somepeople help theauthor?
A.By convincing her seeking help isa must.
B.By persuading herto win leaders’support.
C.By listeningtoherand giving judgments.
D.By sharing similarexperiences with her.
27.What does theauthorwant toconvey in thetext?
A.Strength gives usmore courage togrow.
B.Strength does not mean hiding struggles.
C. Comparing yourself with others isharmful.
D.Worldly labels blockpersonal development.
C
3D printing, a technology that creates objects layer by layer, has revolutionized
the way we make things. Recently, a group of Chinese scientists took things a step
further byusing thistechnology to create realisticreplicas of human organs.
Human organs have various textures (质地) with our bones being the hardest and
the brains being the softest, which made it demanding to create a single material that
could print different human organs previously. The research team from the Lanzhou
Institute of Chemical Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences started by using
第4页，共10页hydrogel (水凝胶), a soft gel-like material as the main ingredient. To replicate the
hardness of material like bone, the researchers added elements containing metal to the
hydrogel and adjusted their ratio to create the texture of each organ. However, the
structure inside human organs is also incredibly complicated with many interweaving
channels. To make sure the printing results are correct, the team used light-curing (光
固化) technology in the 3D printing process. A special lamp was placed under the
printingmachine, causing thegel tobecome solidright after it was printed.
According to the team’s paper published in the journal Advanced Functional
Materials, they were able to produce organ models including the brain, lungs, and
intestines (肠), which are essential for research purposes, such as testing medical
equipment and demonstrating surgeries. Compared to live organs and animal models,
these are also ethically acceptable since they are printed artificially. They can help
researchers develop new treatments more efficiently, due to their lower relative cost,
commented theAlliance ofAdvanced Biomedical Engineering website.
However, they usually cannot be used as transplants, because human cells are
likely to recognize them as “enemies” and start to fight against them. What scientists
have been exploring in “printing” the organs is bioprinting: using 3D printing
technology to build up various types of cells and materials layer by layer. This way,
the printed product will be more acceptable to grow inside the human body. However,
this method is still developing, and experts are hoping it will be used in the medical
field within adecade, according toCNN.
28.What madeit challenging to print human organs formerly?
A.The complexityof human organs.
B.Thehigh cost ofprinting materials.
C.Thedifficultyincreating various materials.
D.The lack ofappropriate printingtechnology.
29.What isabenefit of 3Dorgan modelsaccording tothe article?
A.They can fullyreplace animal testing.
B.They can beused to testsurgical tools.
C.They work even betterthan liveorgans.
D.They are easily madeand relatively affordable.
30.What does theunderlined word “they”in thelast paragraph refer to?
A. Efficient new treatments. B.Theobjects created layer bylayer.
C.Varioustextures ofhuman organs. D.The organ modelscreated with hydrogel.
31.What isasuitable titlefor thetext?
A. Hydrogel—TheInnovative Material Used for PrintingHuman Organs
B. 3DPrinting—TheMostAdvancedTechnology in Creating RealisticObjects
C.ABreakthrough—Producing LifelikeCopies ofHuman Organs by3D Printing
D. Bioprinting—Making Organ Models Acceptable to Grow Inside the Human
Body
D
“Digital switching” is a term refers to the modern habit of swiping (刷) through
and fast-forwarding online videos. Researchers from Canada did some exploration of
it.
第5页，共10页KayY.Y.Tam, a psychology researcher,launched the study after noticing herself
—and pretty much everyone else—swiping through online videos. This behavior was
connected with the “Boredom Feedback Model”, a theory she had published in 2021.
Boredom, she proposed, is rooted in attention shifts. These shifts often occur when
there’s a gap between how engaged people actually feel and how engaged they want
to feel. The unpleasant emotion can develop when a situation lacks novelty or
meaning. “As digital switching involves frequent attention shifts, I wondered how this
behavior might influence our feelings of boredom,” Tam said. In her study, more than
1,200 participants, many of them university students, first watched a single video for
ten minutes. They were then presented with seven shorter videos, with the option to
skip to the next. On average, they skipped eight times—but reported feeling more
bored and less engaged when they watched the single video. Participants had a similar
experience inanother similarexperiment.
“I’m convinced that switching, when it comes to videos, is not a good idea if the
goal is to have an enjoyable experience,” said Erin Westgate, a professor of
psychology.“Sittingand toughing it out islikely abetter choice.”
The new findings add to a growing body of evidence that boredom is on the rise,
despite a world filled with content we can access at all times. People who are bored
often turn to their phones, only to feel more bored. Swiping on social media has also
been linked to increased feelings of boredom. Boredom can motivate people to
explore their environment and to stop investing time in an activity that has little to
offer. However, if we rely too much on quick escapes, it would be like an animal
jumpingfrom tree to tree in search offood withoutstaying long enough to see ifa tree
bears fruit.That animal risksstarvation.
32.What isthecause of attention shiftsaccording toTam’s theory?
A.Theunsatisfied desire. B.The feeling ofboredom.
C.The degree of engagement. D.The lack ofemotion.
33.WhatdoesTam’s studyof “digital switching”focus on?
A. Its reason. B. Its consequence.
C.Thesolutionto it. D.The theory behind it.
34.What isthemain purpose ofthelast paragraph?
A.Tosolveaproblem. B.Tomake asuggestion.
C.Toraise a question. D.Togive a warning.
35. What does the comparison between “digital switching” and an animal jumping
from tree to tree imply?
A. Digital switching can lead to awaste oftimeand effort.
B.Animals are moreefficient than humans in searching for resources.
C. Boredom isa natural response to unproductiveactivities.
D. Quick escapes can prevent us from achieving meaningful engagement.
第6页，共10页第二节：（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。
People only exhibit their best moments on social media. Some celebrities are
airbrushed (美化) or hide the truth of their plastic surgery. Many people photoshop
theirfaces and bodies to look exactly how they want. ____36____ It seems that all the
peopleare in pursuit ofpresenting theirbest images.
Beyond these “best images”, some social media heavily promote eating disorder
culture and unhealthy attitudes about food and weight in general. Some social media
also promote over-exercising. ____37____However,pushing yourself too hard can be
harmful and contributes to some eating disorders. When someone is exercising a lot,
they need to eat more to fuel their body, but some people are often eating less than
they should whilepushingtheir bodies beyond thelimit.
____38____ Basically, people who struggle with eating disorders tend to think
that they aren’t “sick enough”. If they encounter others with eating disorders, they
constantly compare themselves. Thus, people, using social media, need to avoid
posting videos or pictures with bodychecking, constant weighing, or calorie counting.
This type of content simply isn’t helpful for anyone. So if you feel like you need to
loseweight, discuss itwith your doctorandmake a personalized plan. ____39____
As for me, I’ve learned a lot from my own struggle with an eating disorder.
During my treatment, the most striking thing my nutritionist said to me was,
“____40____” She’s absolutely right. Self-love isn’t always realistic; self-acceptance
is much better.
A.Youneed to loveyour body.
B.Takeyourself as what you are.
C. Indeed, proper exercisingis healthy.
D.Alot oftheactual photos are straight-up fake.
E.There are countless methodsof changing theirbodies.
F.Don’t listentostrangers who don’t knowyou oryour body.
G. It’s essential to avoid posting things that could cause bodyimage issues.
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 四个选项中选出可以填入空白
处的最佳选项。
From the age of eight, I attended a little boarding school on the
Derbyshire-Staffordshire border. On Sunday afternoons, the ___41___ would leave us
to wander the edge of the grounds where we were supposed to ___42___ time
chatting or playing sports, but my ___43___ was to climb over the fences and
disappear into the landscape. Often, much to the teachers’ annoyance, no one knew
where to ___44___me.
That was the point. To walk to a(n) ___45___ place and, for a moment, feel the
world as something new brought with it a feeling I would desire. The habit ___46___
with me. By my mid-20s, I was a ___47___ walker. Walking became a way of life
第7页，共10页that, in turn ___48____ a wandering decade, when I eased myself into new ___49___
by setting out on foot to get ____50____ and then found myself again in the
backstreets ofAhmedabad orIsfhanan, Ramallah orBari.
Now I have established my home in the landscape of Devon. Here, walking
____51____ me and my dog Dharma as an essential daily practice. The world outside
our front door is an ____52____ the tiring, routine aspects of our lives. It’s a place
where we watch theseasons change and ____53____themovement ofthesun and the
light around the moon. We walk the same ____54____, day after day, but every
minuteof every hourcan feel like____55____.
41. A. rescuers B. parents C. teachers D. artists
42. A. record B. waste C. save D. pass
43. A. job B. habit C. ambition D. response
44. A. find B. catch C. meet D. put
45. A. bare B. solid C. illegal D. unfamiliar
46. A. conflicted B. changed C. stuck D. started
47. A. tired B. gifted C. committed D. complicated
48. A. shaped B. kept C. followed D. seized
49. A. apartments B. locations C. opportunities D. challenges
50. A. involved B. engaged C. paid D. lost
51. A. accepts B. serves C. treats D. strikes
52. A. influence on B. escapefrom C. interest in D. entry to
53. A. block B. control C. adjust D. sense
54. A. direction B. speed C. path D. campus
55. A. new B. free C. real D. complete
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。
China has nearly 5,000 years of ____56_____ (record) history. However, the
history of Chinese furniture is even longer than ____57_____ of its writing, which
can betraced back to theHemudu Culturemore than7,000years ago.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, most of the furniture was hand-made using
high-quality hardwood ____58____ raw materials, which are now rare and expensive.
Ordinary people often use wood such as pine, elm, and beech, but the quality between
thewoods ____59_____(differ) greatly.
Classical furniture is mostly made by hand. Modem machines cannot
____60_____ (complete) replace handwork. The shapes carved by the machine are
neat but the lines are rigid and lacking vitality. The most delicate aspect of Chinese
classical furniture is the structural part of the furniture—mortise-and-tenon (榫卯)
work. Combining pieces of wood together____61_____ (use) nothing more than the
wood itself, is a basic skill of all carpenters (匠) in ancient China. It was first
discovered in the wooden structure of the Hemudu site, ____62_____ the ancestors
第8页，共10页lived more than 7,000 years ago. This structure is the wisdom of the Chinese working
people and fully represents the ____63_____ (create) and artistry ( 艺术性) of
humanity.
Ancient Chinese ____64_____ (philosophy) have been expressed in traditional
Chinese furniture. For example,Confucianism emphasizes gentleness and moderation.
____65_____ (achieve) that, skilled carpenters properly matched the curves and
straight lines of the furniture. That’s why Chinese furniture always displays both
balance and stability.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：（满分15分）
你所在的校艺术社团将举办全校“Waste-to-Art”艺术品原创大赛。请在校
英文报上发布一则活动通知，内容包括:
1. 大赛的目的、时间和地点；
2. 参赛作品要求。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为 80 词左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Notice
Attentionall students and art enthusiasts!________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
第二节：（满分25分）
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整
的短文。
The car turned onto the familiar road that led to Grandma’s farm. “Jude, this
summer holiday will be a great chance for you to stay with your grandma,” Dad said
as he drove. Every moment, we were moving farther away from the city, the place
where Iknew howto dothings right.
The car engine wasn’t off before Grandma hugged me. I slowly dragged myself
out of the car. “Jude, you look unhappy. Why?” Grandma asked. She acted like
nothing bad had happened last time. Could I ask how much money her neighbor Mr.
Jackson had lost because of my mistake? Was he still upset with me? “I’m fine,” I
answered. “I’m just missing my computer camp. Computers are something I’m good
at.”“That sounds disappointing,” Grandmanodded.
I liked visiting the farm during breaks before I messed things up last summer.
Grandma lived alone, and Mr.Jackson was likefamily to her.Then oneday I forgot to
lock the gate and let the goats into his flower beds. He lost almost all his roses for the
farmers’market.
Now, back at the farm, I felt nervous. I was trying to hide in the room when I
saw Mr. Jackson! He was opening the door and calling Grandma. “I need help!” he
yelled to her. “Just a second for the freshly harvested roses!” That was when he saw
第9页，共10页me. I felt my heart tighten and was ready for his criticism. I deserved it. He had
probably been waiting forthis moment sincelast summer.
However, Mr. Jackson greeted me happily, “Great, Jude is here! Your grandma
always tells us you are a wonderfully competent computer programmer.” I shook my
head. “I am not competent. I am sorry I messed things up.” He was surprised and
comforted me, “It was an accident. Being competent doesn’t mean you never make
mistakes.”
I looked out of the window. There were piles of roses waiting to be sold. “Jude,
can you help us? We want to sell roses online. We have a computer and all the parts
(零件) for our internet connection, but we just can’t set it up,” Grandma asked. No
internet.They seemed to liveinthetwentieth century.
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1：Maybe Icould be someonewho was reallycompetent.
Paragraph 2：Within afew hours, orders for roses flooded in.
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