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2024-2025 学年第二学期高二年级期中考试
英语试题
9. Where is Fred now?
A. At home. B. In the hospital. C. In the police station.
（考试时间：120 分钟 试卷满分：150 分） 出题人：朱聪明
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10. Whose house is the girl going to on Sunday?
A. Susie's. B. Mary's. C. Jenny's.
1. What would the man like to order? 11. What will the girl probably do on Friday?
A See a movie. B. Go shopping. C. Watch a basketball game.
A. Some coffee. B. Some apple juice. C. A cup of tea.
2. Which program does the man like best? 12. Why does the girl want her father to buy a new backpack for her?
A. History. B. News. C. Sports. A. Her backpack is lost. B. Her backpack is broken. C. Her backpack is full of books.
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
A. Salesgirl and customer. 13. In which place did Lisa find the wallet?
B. Wife and husband. A. A park. B. A parking lot. C. A shopping mall.
C. Passenger and driver. 14. What is inside the wallet?
4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. A photo of a person.
A. In a bank. B. In a department store. C. In a ticket office. B. Some paper and an ID card.
5. When did the fire probably break out? C. Some money and business cards.
A. At about 7. B. At about 8. C. At about 9. 15. Who does the wallet probably belong to?
A. A businessman. B. An old lady. C. A school boy.
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 16. How will Lisa get in touch with the wallet’s owner?
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 A. By making a telephone call.
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。 B. By asking the police for help.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 C. By waiting where she found the wallet.
6. What does the man's friend want to drink? 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
A. Orange juice. B. Milk with sugar. C. Coffee with milk. 17. Who use camels in their sports?
7. How much should the man pay? A. Americans. B. The Arabs. C. Chinese people.
A. 10 yuan. B. 90 yuan. C. 100 yuan. 18. Which sport listed below has the longest history?
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 A. Baseball. B. Basketball. C. Running.
8. Who did Fred have a fight with last night? 19. How old is volleyball sport?
A. A storekeeper. B. A policeman. C. His brother. A. Below 200 years. B. About 300 years. C. Over 1,000 years.
第 1 页 共 7 页20. What often comes out of a game in the speaker's opinion? A．They are suitable for professional hikers.
A. War. B. Pride. C. Friendship. B．They have 3, 000-meter waterfalls.
C．They are located in the urban areas.
D．They have some tribal villages.
A 22．What can travelers do in Hua Hin?
Traveling on foot in Thailand is an amazing experience. While you get ready for a thrilling experience A．Look after the elephants. B．Set up the animal camps.
of a lifetime, take a look at some of the best places for your adventure. C．Design minority clothing. D．Visit religious monuments.
Chiang Mai 23．Which place should you go to if you are interested in historic culture?
The trails in Chiang Mai are perfect for amateur hikers. Hiking here is a superb choice as there are A．Chiang Mai. B．Doi Inthanon.
beautiful forests, valleys and rivers as well as various tribal (部落的) villages with ethnic minorities that you C．Hua Hin. D．Kamphaeng Phet.
can explore. B
Tips: Pick up a hiking option from an experienced operator that has in-depth knowledge of the area The first time my daughter, Maia, realized I was leaving on a trip without her, she was alarmed. Seeing
because it is a fairly large one. photos of where I was going, she cried and asked why I was going to leave her behind. I tried to explain my
Doi Inthanon work as a travel writer. But as my husband, Evan, pulled her off my leg so I could leave, I wondered if my
Doi Inthanon is the highest mountain in Thailand. It is also one of the most beautiful places with three solo trips would be worth the effort of going without her.
impressive waterfalls that flow down quickly. As you travel along the 47-kilometre road to the top, you will A few days later, I returned home and Maia was happy to hear about my trip. She told me I could keep
pass a few small villages of the Karen Hill Tribes and rice fields. going on trips for work-but we’d compromise(妥协), she’d come with me.
Tips: Make sure to have an experienced guide. One year later, an invitation came to experience the Rocky Mountaineer on a parent-child journey, And
Hua Hin as scary as it seemed to take a preschooler on a train, the trip sounded too good to pass up.
One of the most incredible things to do is hiking in Hua Hin. The area features its elephant camps. You Dressed in her most beautiful train-riding clothes, four-year-old Maia watched me take notes about the
can care for the elephants, like feeding and bathing them. It must be a special experience to ride on the back scenery as we chugged along the Fraser River in BC. Wanting to prove her worth as an assistant, she began
of a tall elephant while exploring this beautiful region. interviewing the Australian couple sitting beside us. Unable to spell more than a few words, she drew their
Tips: Make sure to pack extra clothes if you plan to bathe the elephants. answers in crayon(蜡笔)。She ended up being such an easy travel companion and we found a special rhythm(
Kamphaeng Phet 节奏) on the road together.
As a historically significant part of Thailand, Kamphaeng Phet is a quiet and charming province with When she was six, we flew to the Riviera Maya in Mexico. I was impressed by how cheerfully fearless
many cultural and natural attractions. You can explore the ancient ruins that are scattered throughout the she was when we swam in cenotes(天然井). But it was on the flight home, when my little kid said it was okay
province. that the airline didn’t seat us together, that I realized how much travel was shaping her.
Tips: Be respectful of the statues and other religious monuments. Research says that travel can expand a kid’s world, helping them become more adaptable while
21．What do Chiang Mai and Doi Inthanon have in common? developing their creativity and imagination. Seeing those changes in Maia, I am really grateful for that
第 2 页 共 7 页compromise I made with her, out.
24. What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs? After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper
A. She enjoyed travelling alone. B. She gave up work for family. accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, food, and hearts as if I were
C. She travelled a lot with her kid. D. She went on trips for work. their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next
25. What did the author think of the Rocky Mountaineer trip with Maia? year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than
A. Enjoyable. B. Annoying. C. Awkward. D. Tiring. they did from me.
26. What influence did travel have on Maia? Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to
A. She grew braver and more independent. me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and returned to the United States a
B. She became much closer to the writer. different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.
C. She made new friends and learned new skills. 28．What do we know about the author?
D. She became more outgoing and cheerful. A．He felt honored to study English literature.
27. What is a suitable title for the text? B．His dream at university was to become a volunteer.
A. The Challenges of Accompanying Kids C．He took pride in having contributed to the world.
B. The Joys of Travelling with Children D．His university education focused on theoretical knowledge.
C. The Approaches to Making Travel Comfortable 29．How was the writer’s application process?
D. The Reflection on Working as a Travel Writer A．Awkward. B．Complex. C．Entertaining. D．Effortless.
C 30．What did the writer do in the village?
Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I A．Working as a teacher. B．Helping villagers build hospitals.
wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. C．Raising money for his students. D．Inviting locals to enter his Project.
I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That’s when I 31．Which can be the best title of the text?
learned about the Lighthouse Project. A．Lighthouse Project—The Promise of African Education
I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the B．The Memorable and Rewarding life in Abuja
experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my C．A Life-changing Voluntary Experience
family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse D．Lighthouse Project—A Volunteer Organization for New Graduates
Project lightly. Neither did my family. D
Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for Not all fat is created equal, according to several new studies. We all know there’s good cholesterol (胆
application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and 固醇) and bad cholesterol. It turns out there’s good and bad fat, too. Good fat is medically known as “brown
survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for duty. I would be fat”.
going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I was about to find Brown fat, typically found in the neck and shoulders of newborns, has the ability to burn lots of
第 3 页 共 7 页calories, which serves the purpose of keeping them warm. It makes up about 5 percent of an infant’s total C．The key role of nutrition in brown fat production.
body mass. We lose most of our brown fat as we age. By age six, we have less than 5 percent of the brown fat D．Effects of the temperature on activating brown fat.
we were born with; the fat we gain over time is almost all white fat. 35．What do scientists expect to figure out?
Researchers now believe that some people maintain brown fat deposits into adulthood. Brown fat — A．How to recreate more brown fat.
the “good” kind — is metabolically (新陈代谢地) efficient and actually burns excess (过量的) energy to B．How to turn white fat into brown fat.
generate heat. But white fat — considered the “bad” kind — is a way for your body to store excess energy C．How to evaluate the risks of white fat.
that accumulates when you consume more calories than you use. It is widely distributed throughout the body. D．How to maintain the early level of brown fat.
And it doesn’t use much energy, is hard to burn off, accumulates, and causes other health problems.
Some studies suggest that taking a cold shower or an ice bath could activate (激活) brown fat to help
your body burn more calories. Researchers have also found methods that may help people gain brown fat
without the need for cold. You build fat from the foods you eat. As brown fat is rich in iron, choosing iron Homeless animals are usually left without a permanent home when their owners give them up or they're
supplements or food items rich in iron can keep your fat cells healthy. Nutrition is vital for your health, found on the street. With millions of animals living in shelters every year, there aren't enough people to take
especially if you want to increase brown fat production. them in. ___36___ If you'd like to help homeless animals, then there are tons of ways to do so.
One of the major causes of shortened life spans and the growth in chronic illnesses like osteoarthritis, •Adopt a pet
diabetes, and many cancers is the increasing level of white fat. Though converting existing white fat into When you adopt an animal from a shelter or rescue group, you save two lives. ___37___, but also you've
brown fat is helpful to increase brown fat, some scientists think they will learn how to keep stores of brown made room at the shelter for another homeless cat or dog. There's nothing more rewarding than adopting a pet
fat as large and active throughout adulthood as they are in infancy: The goal should be to maintain brown fat who knows what home life is like and has been missing it—until the day you bring that pet home. Adopting
forever rather than having to recreate it. truly makes you a hero.
32．Who has more brown fat according to the text? •___38___
A．A teenage girl. B．A college student. Whether you like rolling up your sleeves and cleaning cages, socializing with a few of your kitten friends
C．A new-born baby. D．An elderly professor. or working with numbers, your skills and interests can make a huge impact on the lives of homeless pets in
33．How is brown fat different from white fat? your community. ___39___. Shelters and rescue groups rely on foster（收养的）families to take in dogs and
A．It can help prevent health problems. cats on a short-term basis. No matter what you like to do and what you're good at, there's a volunteer job for
B．It burns calories with higher efficiency. you.
C．It can be found in the neck and shoulders. •Donate to the animals
D．It stores excess energy in the human body. ___40___. Consider paying it forward by sponsoring（发起）a pet's adoption or donating food, cleaning
34．What is paragraph 4 mainly about? supplies, blankets or towels to your local rescue. You can also help animals right from your computer or
A．Ways of increasing the amount of brown fat. phone by donating items from the Best Friends Amazon wish list.
B．The significance of keeping fat cells healthy. A. Volunteer with animals
第 4 页 共 7 页B. Host an animal shelter says,“ 55 isn’t about material things like an expensive watch or a costly ring; it’s about determination
C. Fostering is a fun way to get lots of helpful hands-on time and achieving your dreams.”
D. So, many animals don't get the love and care that they need 41．A．help B．warn C．question D．rescue
E. Not only can you feel good about saving the pet you adopted 42．A．hurriedly B．expectedly C．suddenly D．surprisingly
F. You'll find rescue groups for just about any type of pet 43．A．confident B．curious C．particular D．doubtful
G. Whenever you give something to a shelter or a rescue group in your community, you're helping to save 44．A．small B．smart C．pretty D．lazy
lives 45．A．imagined B．noticed C．realized D．thought
46．A．waited B．escaped C．disappeared D．struggled
47．A．star B．failure C．leader D．stranger
48．A．disagreement B．conflict C．trouble D．fun
49．A．gained B．increased C．shared D．ended
Five-year-old Willard Wigan struggled to tell the difference between an M and a W or a 6 and a 9. 50．A．plan B．friend C．preparation D．effort
Unfortunately, his schoolteacher knew nothing about dyslexia(阅读障碍症), a learning disability that can 51．A．comfort B．concern C．instruction D．encouragement
make letters and numbers confusing. She didn’t try to 41 him. 52．A．abandon B．challenge C．support D．start
Not 42 , Willard didn’t like school. Usually, his mind drifted(游荡)to playing outside, to his dog 53．A．possessed B．developed C．showed D．appreciated
Maxie, or to the ants that lived near his family’s garden bed. Willard was especially 43 about those ants. 54．A．wealthy B．reliable C．independent D．open
He felt like them 44 and insignificant. 55．A．Courage B．Ambition C．Success D．Fame
Willard 45 that the ants were coming and going from a hole in the dirt. One ant was carrying a
piece of grass, and Willard thought, “He’s trying to build a house, so I am going to help him!”
Willard constructed a small house for ants. At school, Willard still 46 , but now he knew he could 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
do something special. Maybe he wasn’t a 47 after all. Though he had 48 with his reading or DeepSeek, a Chinese-made AI, has recently burst into the global spotlight. It 56 (develop) by a
maths, life isn’t all about reading or maths. Willard later went home and created tiny furniture(家具)for the group of talented Chinese researchers with the aim of 57 (advance) artificial intelligence technology.
ant house. What makes DeepSeek stand out is its powerful capabilities. It can handle a wide range of tasks, from
His artistic skill 49 , and a love for little things began to grow in his heart. When he showed his natural language processing 58 image recognition. In natural language processing, it can generate
mother his carved works, she said, “This is what you do well. You must make every 50 to be the best high-quality text, answer complex questions 59 (accurate), and engage in intelligent conversations.
in the world.” When it comes to image recognition, it can identify various objects with 60 (impress) accuracy.
With her 51 , Willard continued. When he quit school at age 15 to help 52 his family, The success of DeepSeek is not accidental. It benefits from the continuous investment in AI research in
Willard still spent his spare time carving. His confidence grew as more people 53 his talent. China and the rich talent pool in this field. The researchers behind DeepSeek have made numerous efforts
Because of their beauty and rarity, Willard’s sculptures have made him a(n) 54 man. But he 61 (improve) its algorithms and performance. They have also applied the latest 62 (technology)
第 5 页 共 7 页breakthroughs to the development process. accident, so she had to step out and earn money to make ends meet. With zero work experience and no
Moreover, DeepSeek has found various 63 (apply) in many industries. In the medical field, it professional degree, her chances of getting hired for a well-paid job were next to zero.
can assist doctors in diagnosing diseases by analyzing medical images and patient data. In the education One day, after dropping her children at school, Alisa saw a construction site(建筑工地）. “I think I can
sector, it can provide personalized learning resources for students. In the business world, it can help work here,” she thought and approached the manager.
companies with market analysis and customer service. “Hi, are you hiring?” she asked. “Yes, we are,” the manager looked at Alisa from head to toe. “Are you
As DeepSeek continues to gain popularity, it is playing an increasingly important role in promoting sure you can work here? This job requires a lot of hard work.” “I’m ready for it,” she told the manager and
international cooperation in the AI field, 64 shows the world the remarkable achievements of Chinese signed a contract to work a 12-hour shift.
AI technology and boosts 65 confidence of the Chinese scientific community. However, Alisa kept her new job a secret from her children. She thought they would feel embarrassed
after learning their mother worked at a construction site.
Every morning after dropping her children to school, she would go to the construction site and work
until her shift ended. She would pick up heavy bricks on her shoulder to transport them from one part of the
site to the other. One evening, Alisa’s son, David, told her about an upcoming contest in school that required
66. 近年来，越来越多的青少年眼睛近视。假如你是李华，针对这一现象写一封以保护视力(Take Care mothers to participate. In the competition, students will wear blindfolds and have to recognize their mothers
of Our Eyesight)为主题的倡议书。内容包括： without looking at them. “That sounds like such a cool event, David!” Alisa said excitedly, “I can’t wait for
1.青少年近视的原因； it!” “I won’t go there with you, mom,” David replied. “But why?” What her son said next was something
2.提出保护视力的合理建议。 Alisa wasn’t prepared to hear.
要求：字迹工整、美观；词数不少于 80 词。 “Mom, I would have to touch your hands to recognize you, and everyone would look at them,” David
参考词汇：poor eyesight(视力差); electronic products(电子产品); do eye exercises(做眼保健操); in the dark explained. “Your hands are so ugly. They’re so hard and rough,” he added. “I will feel so embarrassed when
light(在黑暗的光线下); look into the distance(看远处) my classmates look at your hands,” the boy said. “I won’t attend the event.” Alisa felt terrible but couldn’t say
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On his way back home, he kept thinking about how he would apologize to his mother.
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