高二英语期中考试卷

高二上学期期中考试（英语）（考试总分：150 分）一、听力（本题共计1小题，总分30分）1.（30分）第一节听下面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。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the man doing?A. Sending a fax.B. Sending a letter.C. Sending a box.2. How does the man get the information?A. From a computer game.B. From an E-mail from his classmate.C. From the Internet.3. Why does the man want to use the computer?A. Because it is the easiest way to get two copies.B. Because he likes to use the computer.C. Because he is good at computers.4. What does the woman really want to do?A. To copy the picture into the computer.B. To learn how to scan the picture into the computer.C. To talk to the man and ask him to teach her.5. What’s wrong with the computer?A. It doesn’t work.B. It was damaged by virus.C. There is nothing wrong with it.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。

四川大学附属中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解The Outdoor CentreOpening timesWater sports: 9 a.m.—5 p.m.Play Park: 10 a.m.—4 p.m.Entrance/Car park feesLow season: Weekdays £2.00 per car; Weekends: £3.00 per carHigh season: 23 July-11 September; Weekdays and weekends: £3.00 per carOne-day adventure (冒险) courseThis is a chance you have been waiting for. Come and try sailing, climbing and surfing (冲浪). This course is trying to introduce outdoor activities to adults in a fun way. You do not need to be very fit or to have had experience of the activities. All you need is to be interested.Play ParkThe Play Park is suitable for children from 2 to 10 years of age. It is one of the best of its type in the country. It has sand and water play, large ball pool, play castle and much, much more.Group day and weekend coursesWe also offer day and long weekend courses for groups. We receive regular visits from schools and colleges There are three large rooms with twelve beds in each, which can be booked beforehand for groups of up to 36 people (12 at least).Summer adventure holiday (for 8—14 years of age)Safety is of great importance at the Outdoor Centre. All our workers are fully trained in first aid (急救) , and able to teach the activities on offer. We also make certain that all children only take part in activities that are suitable for their age and physical abilities. For this programme children must be able to swim 25 metres and be in good physical health. 1．How much should a family driving two cars pay when entering the centre in August?A．£2.00.B．£3.00.C．£4.00.D．£6.00. 2．Which of the following is suitable for a group of ten children aged 6 to 8?A．Play Park.B．Ono-day adventure course.C．Summer adventure holiday.D．Group day and weekend courses. 3．People who want to take the summer adventure holiday _________.A．can stay overnight if they want B．should have basic skills in swimming C．should have a knowledge of first aid D．can do any sport they are interested inIn 2009 Dan Black was hit by a car in his hometown of Chepstow, Wales, as he was biking to his job at a grocery store. The accident left him unable to move from the chest down. During his recovery, he suffered from a stroke (中风) that made his right arm useless. Once anearly $300,000 a year. After the accident, a friend of his started the Help Dan Black Fund to cover some of Dan’s medical expenses. Dan learned about an experimental stem cell (干细胞) treatment in China that could enable him to walk again. After four years, donations to help Dan Black totaled $30,000.One day, in 2013, a news story caught the eye of Dan’s mother, Michaela, who then shared the story with her son. The story featured a five-year-old boy named Brecon V aughan. He had a rare form of disease and never walked by himself. The boy’s family had created a website — the Vaughan website to collect $100,000 needed for the treatment in the St. Louis Children’s Hospital, which could help Brecon walk. However, only half the amount had been raised, said the report.Then, after considering that his own dream of walking could be years away, he donated his $30,000 to Brecon’s cause. “I know how it feels to walk. Brecon doesn’t. He needs it much more than I do,” Dan told a newspaper. Dan’s generosity received a great deal of attention, and contributions started pouring into the Vaughan website.Finally, the family soon went beyond their fund-raising goal. They’ve promised to give the extra funds to the Tree of Hope charity, which helps sick children in the United Kingdom find specialized medical help. In October, Brecon and his family travelled to St. Louis to begin the treatment. “What Dan did is great,” Brecon’s mother said. “It is an extraordinary gift.”4．What can we know about Dan Blaek?A．He promised to be a guitarist.B．He lost his right arm in an accident.C．He needed much money to be treated.D．He created a fund to help other people.5．What does the underlined word “around-the-clock” mean in paragraph 1?A．extraordinary B．continuous C．effective D．temporary 6．How will the Vaughans deal with the extra funds?A．Offering gifts to sick children.B．Paying Brecon’s trip to St. Louis.C．Supporting Dan Black’s treatment.D．Giving them away to a charity. 7．What’s the best title for the text?A．A special fund-raising goal B．An expensive treatmentC．A selfless young man D．A fortunate boyToday, poetry and science are often considered to be mutually exclusive(互相排斥)career paths. But that wasn’t always the case. The mathematician Ada Lovelace and the physicist James Clerk Maxwell were both accomplished poets. The poet John Keats was a licensed surgeon. Combining the two practices fell out of favor in the 1800s. But translating research into lyrics, haiku, and other poetic forms is resurging(再现)among scientists as they look for alternative ways to inspire others with their findings.“Poetry is a great tool for questioning the world,” says Sam Illingworth, a poet and a geoscientist who works at the University of Western Australia. Through workshops and a new science-poetry journal, called Consilience, Illingworth is helping scientists to translate their latest results into poems that can attract appreciation from those outside of their immediate scientific field.Stephany Mazon, a scientist from the University of Helsinki in Finland, joined one of Illingworth’s workshops. In the workshop, she was grouped with other scientists and tasked with writing a haiku, a 17-syllable-long poem, which spotlighted water, a fluid that featured in all of the group members’ research projects. “It was a lot of fun, and surprisingly easy to write the poem,” Mazon says. She plans to continue writing. “We do a disservice(伤害)to ourselves to think that scientists can’t be artistic and that art can’t be used to communicate scientific ideas,” Mazon says.That viewpoint is echoed by Illingworth, who thinks science communication initiatives are too often dominated by public lectures with their hands-off PowerPoint slides. “Actually, when science communication involves writing and sharing poems, it invites a two-way dialogue between experts and nonexperts,” he says. Scientist-poet Manjula Silva, an educator at Imperial College London, agrees. Poetry provides a way to translate complex scientificconcepts into a language that everyone can understand, Silva says.Scientists and poets are both trying to understand the world and communicate that understanding with others. The distinction between scientists and poets is less than people might think. We’re all just people with hopefully really interesting things to say and to share. 8．What is the purpose of mentioning the celebrities in paragraph 1?A．To display they were talented.B．To confirm they were out of favor.C．To encourage different career paths.D．To show poetry and science can be combined.9．What are Illingworth’s workshops aimed to do?A．Promote a new science-poetry journal.B．Inspire outsiders to pursue their careers in science.C．Encourage science communication through poems.D．Get scientists to exchange ideas about the latest research.10．What does Illingworth think of the dominant ways of science communication?A．Conventional.B．Effective.C．Innovative.D．Complex. 11．Which of the following is the best title for the text?A．Scientists Take on PoetryB．Scientists and Poets Think AlikeC．Poetry: A Great Tool to Question the WorldD．Science Communication: A Two-way DialogueBesides soil, all plants need water. This makes it hard to grow plants where it’s dry. But this problem may soon be solved by researchers. Their invention is a super-moisture-absorbent gel (凝胶), or SMAG.“The gel-based material can be used as a soil enhancer, as well as alternative soil in greenhouses,” said Guihua Y u, an engineer at the University of Texas-Austin. He led the team that developed the gel. He also said this material could be “directly mixed with soil or fertilizer at certain amounts”.The gel works similarly to how dew forms. Dew is those water droplets attached to leaves of grass in the morning. It forms because of differences in air temperature between day and night. Air contains different gases, including water vapor (蒸气). Warmer air holds morewater vapor. As the air cools after dark, it loses its ability to hold some of it. When it reaches a certain temperature — known as the dew point — some water vapor will turn into tiny drops of water. When temperature rises the next day, that water evaporates, again turning into vapor.The research team decided to use this process to aid plants. The gel mixed with soil absorbs the water vapor and holds it. The next day, the gel instead slowly releases (释放) that water into the soil.Jeff Hattey, a soil scientist, says the gel sounds pretty helpful in farming, but you probably won’t see the gel at the hardware store anytime soon. He notes that based on the quantities of the new material used in Yu’s experiments, outdoor fields might require a whole lot of it. According to his research, farmers might have to add about 13 trucks of gel to the soil top per acre (英亩).Yu believes future studies will help his team understand if the gel could be used for larger, outdoor fields. “Fortunately, the gel is not poisonous,” Yu says. So it shouldn’t hurt the bacteria or worms that are needed to keep soil healthy for growing things.12．What is the second paragraph mainly about?A．The application of the gel.B．The raw material of the gel.C．The characteristics of the gel.D．The research process of the gel.13．Why is dew mentioned in the third paragraph?A．To introduce its formation.B．To explain the principle of the gel.C．To stress the importance of water vapor.D．To clarify the definition of the dew point.14．What problem with the gel does Jeff Hattey point out?A．It is of little help in real farming.B．It will be too expensive to buy.C．It requires too much calculation to apply it to outdoor fields.D．It must reach a huge amount to be effective in outdoor fields.15．What can we learn about the gel?A．It works only at night.B．It can replace soil in dry areas.C．It is friendly to the creatures in the soil.D．It makes use of dew to offer plants water.isn’t true, but this shouldn’t stop you improving you communication skills. Here are a few tips to help you become a better communicator.17Verbal language is only one aspect of the communication—body language is another aspect. If you ever wanted to know how to tell if someone is lying, body language is the answer. Your body language tells other people what you aren’t verbally saying, such as if you are anxious, confident, confused, angry or any other type of emotion or state of mind. If you become great at reading body language,it will help you become a better communicator.Listen to othersBefore you ever begin to speak, take a minute to see if anyone else has something to say.18 Listening to others has many benefits, such as allowing you to learn new things or get information that you may later need.Think before you speakYou parents probably told you this as a child, but many people still do not take a moment to think about the words they are about to say. 19 . There is a time and place for all words and tones of voice.20 You will have to practice your communication skills before you can ever become an excellent communicator.A．This is not and over-night thing.B．Singing a song for them is good.C．Become fluent in body languageD．Don’t try to make the conversation go your way.E．You should decide what you want to get in any conversation before you choose your words.F．If you are too anxious, you can’t find the right body language to use in the communication.G．In fact, if everybody were excellent communicators, the world would be a muchbetter place.二、完形填空Before it was proven that the earth was round, it was a well-known “fact” that it wasbelieved it couldn’t be done, it wasn’t done.That is, until Columbus 24 common knowledge and asked “what if?”, this question literally expanded the 25 of his country, changed history, and altered the 26 reality forever.In spite of our 27 to think of reality as the undoubted 28 of our experience, the definition of reality changes every time someone 29 the boundary conditions of traditional wisdom. When our view of reality changes, our 30 changes with it, based on 31 is newly considered possible. When Columbus returned from the New World, a revised world map was 32 and this began a new era of exploration and adventure.Examples of the impossible being made possible can be found throughout history. When Chuck Yeager flew the X-1, he destroyed the myth that there was such a thing as a sound barrier. His training and talent, 33 with the new technology of the day, not only enabled him to go 34 the speed of sound, but strengthened the fact that even so-called technological barriers can be 35 as well.21．A．rough B．smooth C．hard D．flat 22．A．generously B．entirely C．widely D．brilliantly 23．A．In other words B．In addition C．On the whole D．For instance 24．A．proved B．questioned C．declared D．demonstrated 25．A．size B．capacity C．foundation D．boundary 26．A．obtained B．accepted C．adjusted D．justified 27．A．attitude B．strategy C．tendency D．insight 28．A．proof B．basis C．origin D．confirmation 29．A．pushes B．pulls C．prints D．presses 30．A．behavior B．theory C．experience D．achievement 31．A．that B．which C．what D．it32．A．let down B．put down C．set up D．drawn up 33．A．concerned B．combined C．covered D．loaded 34．A．beyond B．through C．over D．down 35．A．admitted B．assured C．overcome D．ignored三、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

高2025届高二（下）期中考试英语试题（答案在最后）本试卷满分150分，考试用时150分钟。

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第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（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，选出最佳选项。

1. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a gallery.B. In an office.C. In a store.2. Why does the woman come to the man?A. To buy a charger.B. To get the laptop.C. To change a battery.3. What is the man required to do?A. Find a list.B. Take a note.C. Sort the files.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A present.B. A party.C. A tradition.5. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Fix the lamp.B. Give her money back.C. Offer her a new room.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，选出最佳选项。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What does the woman plan to do with the books at first?A. Sell them.B. Throw them away.C. Keep them at home.7. What does the man do?A. He's a teacher.B. He's a writer.C. He's a librarian.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

高二英语期中考试试题（时间100分钟总分：120分）第一卷选择题（共69分）I. 单项填空（共15 小题，每小题1 分，满分15 分）1. _______you see near the North Pole is nothing but ice and snow.A．That B．What C．Which D.Who2. It is a beautiful cell phone but it is not the price that I paid for it.A．reasonable B．valuable C．fit D．worth3.Yesterday we visited the houses during the war years.A．built B．being built C．had been built D. to be built 4._______ you dare to overcome difficulties with your studies,______make great progress in the future.A．Only if, can you B．If, can youC．Only if, you can D. If, you can to5.You ___________ the chairman yesterday but you didn’t come.A. sawB. had seenC. could have seenD. could see6. _______ more about university courses, call (920) 746-3789.A．To find out B．Finding out C．Find out D．Having found out 7. -- Where to, Jane?-- I'm going to have my notebook ________?A．to be repaired B．repaired C．being repaired D．to repair 8. ______ no doubt ______he can win the game this time.A．There’s; that B．There’s; whetherC．It’s; that D．It’s; whether9. To our delight, she quickly adjusted herself ______ the situation.A．with B．of C．to D．into10. We should build our country into a socialist one that is characteristic_______China.A. withB. ofC. toD.for11. After a careful investigation,we drew a conclusion______ theirdecision was wrong.A. whichB. 不填C. whetherD. that12.We’ve made up our minds to be a credit ___ our school in the contest.A. forB. withC. toD. into13.We _______ her to stop doing the experiment in no time,but her lookon her face suggested that she _______ to do so.A. suggested, refusedB. advised, refuseC. suggested, refuseD. advised, refused14.______ of her dog, the kid didn’t dare to go to her house.A. Being frightenedB. FrightenedC. FrighteningD. To be frightened15.I shall never forget the day Shenzhou VI was launched,has a great effect on my life.A．when , which B．that , whichC．which ,that D．when,thatII. 完形填空（共20小题，满分30 分）I Passed My Drive Test!I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure.I remember that, when my mum 16 me that morning, her voice wasn’t as screaming as it usually was. She had been 17 for more than one hour getting everything ready, and I could feel she was18 me at the same time.I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was 19 to leave its warmth and 20 to face the suffering that I’d rather let myself forget for the past months. Finally, I dragged myself 21 .The first thing I thought of after getting up was to 22 . I went to the kitchen and prepared a breakfast that was fairly 23 , but was still too big for my appetite(食欲，胃口) that day. I kept telling myself that I 24 eat. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this wasn’t a(n) 25 day. Besides maybe it would 26 me a little. But I doubted it. I left the kitchen because even the 27 made me feel sick.I finished getting ready and tried to settle down. It didn’t 28 , so I decided that my mum and I should go. We had 29 time, so I thought we could practise parking. I 30 , with the wheel hitting thepavement(人行道). After that, the little bit of confidence I had was 31 . I tried two more times, but did not improve much. Then we went towards the driving 32 site (地点).I waited twenty minutes---just enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my 33 . I wasn’t sure of myself at all. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well. The 34 that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well and I passed it.The 35 of my mum made her face softer. I knew her worry was gone and she was happy for me.16. A. cried B. woke C. told D. shouted17. A. up B. over C. out D. in18. A. smiling at B. worrying about C. looking at D. talking with19. A. sad B. eager C. unwilling D. willing20. A. convenience B. friendship C. quiet D. comfort21. A. out of bed B. onto bed C. into bed D. in bed22. A. eat B. rest C. drink D. work23. A. large B. small C. delicious D. good24. A. might B. could C. should D. hated25. A. important B. necessary C. lucky D. ordinary26. A. calm B. hurt C. stop D. like27. A. milk B. bread C. smoke D. smells28. A. work B. do C. calm D. use29. A. little B. plenty of C. no D. a little30. A. cried B. succeeded C. failed D. left31. A. back B. gone C. there D. greater32. A. start B. office C. race D. test33. A. try B. turn C. car D. chance34. A. happiness B. pride C. confidence D.disappointment35. A. tears B. lines C. smiles D. eyesIII.阅读理解（满分24分）AA man in a very splendid restaurant started to take off his jacket. Seeing this, the head waiter dashed to his table and said, “I’m afrai d I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, for it is not good manners to do it in such a smart restaurant.”“Now listen”, said the man, “I’ll let you know that the Queen of England gave me permission to remove my jacket here.”“The Queen of England?” sa id the waiter in great surprise.“Sure,” replied the man, “When I was in England last month, a friend of mine who had a very important position in high society took me to see the Queen. It was rather hot, so I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, “You may do that in the United States, but you may not do it here.” So I got the Queen’s permission, right?”36. It is certain that the story happened _______.A. in EnglandB. in the Queen’s partyC. in AmericaD. in an ordinary restaurant37. When the head waiter asked the man not to take off his jacket, the man .A. took his advice immediatelyB. obeyed him without any hesitationC. apologized for his bad mannersD. refused to listen to him38. The man thought he could take off his jacket because _______.A. he was permitted by the Queen of England to do so in the U. S.B. the weather was so hot that no one could stand itC. he had the freedom of taking off his clothes anywhereD. he was in such a shabby restaurant39. What the Queen really meant was that _______.A. people in the U. S. were less politeB. he shouldn’t take off his coat in such a formal occasion in EnglandC. she permitted him to take off his jacket in AmericaD. the English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life40. From the story, you can see the man was _______.A. one who didn’t have good understandingB. such a man as used to make troubleC. always ready to do what the Queen told him toD. humorous and carelessBMost dog owners feel that their dogs are their best friends. Almost everyone likes dogs because they try hard to please their owners. One of my favorite stories is about a dog who wanted his owner to please him.One of my friends has a large German shepherd ( 牧羊狗) named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, my friend takes Jack for a walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.One Sunday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time, and he talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk, but the visitor didn’t leave. Jack became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the room several times and then sat down directly in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He continued talking. Finally, Jack couldn’t stand it any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth.German shepherds aren’t the only intelligent dogs. Another intelligent dog is a Seeing Eye dog. This is a special dog which helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things. We call these dogs Seeing Eye dogs becaus e they are the “eye” of the blind people and they help them to “see”. Seeing Eye dogs generally go to special schools for several years to learn to help blind people.41. The writer tells the story about the dog Jack to show that____.A. it, like many other dogs, always tried to please its owner masterB. it, unlike many other dogs, always wanted its master to please itC. it was more intelligent than many other dogsD. it was the most faithful dog of his friend’s42. Jack came to sit in front of the visitor in order to____.A. please himB. be pleasedC. ask him to leave immediatelyD. invite him for a walk43. The sentence “Finally, Jack couldn’t stand it any longer.” means___.A. Jack could no longer put up with the visitorB. Jack could no longer stand but he might sit downC. Jack was very tired and wanted a restD. Jack was very angry with the visitor44. Which of the following titles would be the best for the passage?A. Dogs ─ A Great Help to PeopleB. Dogs ─ O ur Faithful CompanionsC. An Introduction to DogsD. Famous Dogs in GermanyCIn Jane Austin’s time, unmarried girls were always closely guarded, and hardly allowed to be alone with a young man; and during the Victorian period (just the period after Jane Austin) exposure(暴露) of the body in particular was thought to be most immoral, Victorian ladies wore dresses reaching down to their feet, long in the sleeve and high at the neck. Since then, ways of dressing as well as times have changed. Girls were no longer guarded, and they can do more or less what they like. And yet among all these astonishing changes, one thing has remained much the same for most people, and that is the same of becoming a mother before being married. If this does happen, there often comes a quickmarriage with the responsible man. If this is impossible, the affair may bring considerable shame to the girl’s parents as well as to herself.It is now quite normal for a girl, once past the age of about fifteen, to go out with a boyfriend, and although her parents will probably insist that she come home at a certain time, beyond this they depend on her or look after herself. Kisses between young men and women are now considered to be perfectly normal, but although times have changed so much, most people still believe that a woman should not become a mother before being married.45. In Jane Austin periods, a girl______________ before her marriage.A. always faced all kinds of dangers.B. was not permitted to get in touch with men.C. was always carefully kept staying morally pureD. usually felt lonely.46. From the article, we learn that ________________.A. an unmarried girl must come back home for the night.B. it is good for a girl of 15 to have a boyfriend.C. the unmarried girl who has a baby needn’t get married at once.D. a girl of 15 has the right to be alone with her boyfriend.47. The main idea of this article is that _________.A. a girl should not become a mother before being married.B. girls are no longer closely guarded.C. ways of dressing have changed with the time.D. exposure of the body has been thought to be immoral第二卷（共51分）IV. 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Today we were organized for a short trip to the West Hill.We set out by the school bus at 7:30 a.m. The weather 48. _______ was pleasant and every one of us were excited. After 49. ________ two hour’s ride, we arrived there at nine thirty. We50. _________ began our programs as soon as we got off from the bus. 51. ________ We played games on the hillside and swimming in the river. 52._______ After that we had our picnic lunch. In afternoon 53. ________ we walked along the river, that winds around the hills. 54. ________ We took a lot of photo and enjoyed ourselves very 55. ______ much. Time past quickly and we had to come back. 56. _______ It was over five o’clock when we returned school.57. _______ What a good trip we had today! I’ll never forget it.V. 单词拼写（每个1分，共6分）58. The doctor ______________(断定) that his disease was only a cold.59. He was _____________(被击败) at chess last night.60. He is very __________________(热心)about his work.61. Many years of ______不断的）conflicts made the people suffer a lot.62. We found the medical team _____________(组成) of ten people.63. It is a great _____________（方便）to have the doctor living near us. VI书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李明，暑假期间在美国参加夏令营活动，现已回国。

2022-2023学年第一学期期中教学质量监测试题（卷）高二英语（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分150分）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。

例：How much is the shirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。

1.What will the speakers do next?A.Check the map.B.Leave the restaurant.C.Park the car.2.Where are the speakers?A.At a bus stop.B.At home.C.At the airport.3.What did the speakers do last week?A.They had a celebration dinner.B.They went to see a newborn baby.C.They sent a mail to their neighbors.4.Why does the man make the phone call?A.To cancel a weekend trip.B.To make an appointment.C.To get some information.5.What does the man probably want to do?A.Do some exercise.B.Get an extra key.C.Order room service.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。

2024~2025学年度上期高中2023级期中考试英语考试时间120分钟，满分150分注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必在答题卡上将自己的姓名、座位号和准考证号用0.5毫米黑色签字笔填写清楚，考生考试条形码由监考老师粘贴在答题卡上的“贴条形码区”。

2. 选择题使用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡上对应题目标号的位置上，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后再填涂其它答案；非选择题用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡的对应区域内作答，超出答题区域答题的答案无效；在草稿纸上、试卷上答题无效。

3. 考试结束后由监考老师将答题卡收回。

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。

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. How will the speakers go to the concert hallA. By subway.B. On foot.C. By taxi.2. What do the speakers need to buy nowA. Some bread.B. Some eggs.C. Some butter.3. What are the speakers talking aboutA. A CD.B. A gift.C. A musician.4. What is the weather like in the west of the man’s countryA. Sunny.B. Windy.C. Rainy.5. What does the man like doing nowA. Drawing.B. Practicing calligraphy.C. Playing the piano.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。

高二第二学期期中考试（英语）（考试总分：120 分）一、阅读理解（本题共计4小题，总分30分）1.（8分）1 .What does Ms. Hooper do?A. She's an architectB. She's a studentC. She's a teacherD. She's a designer2. What is Ms. Hooper hoping to use as content entry?A Her final assignmentB The sketch she made last yearC A new restoration designD last-minute drawing3. What does Mr. Muri apologize for?A His promptnessB His lack of detailsC His hastily made adD His late reply4. What is Muri's concern for Ms. Hooper?A That she might be too busy to do this wellB That she is too young and inexperiencedC That she is a professional and this is not designed for themD That the requested designs might be different from what she has learned.2.（6分）When I was young, I had an old neighbor nam ed Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. I remembered him as a neighbor who was nicer than anyone else in the neighborhood.When Dr. Gibbs was happy, he was planting trees. And his life’s goal was to make it a forest. Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talked about trees that weren’t watered would grow deep roots in search of water. So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak (橡树) and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with the rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years. Every now and again, I walk by his house and look at the trees that he planted twenty-five y ears ago. They’re very strong now.I planted a couple of trees a few years later. I watered them regularly and took good care of them. Whenever a cold wind blows, they shake their leaves and branches.The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that difficulty seemed to help them in ways comfort and ease never could.1．What was Dr. Gibbs’ life goal?A. To study plants.B. To save more lives.C. To make a lot of money.D. To build a forest.2．One of Dr. Gibbs’ theories about planting was that ______.A. he often talked to the treesB. he never watered the treesC. he kicked the trees heavilyD. he buried the leaves around the roots 3．What does the writer mainly want to tell us?A. Trees are not as weak as we think.B. Difficulty is necessary for growth.C. We should listen to others’ adviceD. Planting trees is good for the environment.3.（8分）New law lets students sleep inWhen your alarm clock rings and you drag yourself out of bed, you probably wonder: Why on earth does school have to start so early?Fortunately, there is a new law to back you up―or better still, science.A law in California, passed on Oct 13, requires that public middle schools begin classes no earlier than 8:00 am and that high schools start no earlier than 8:30 am. The law will go into effect by July 1, 2022.Starting school at 8:00 or 8:30 in the morning may not sound like too big of a change, but it could mean one more hour of sleep for students who used to start school at 7:30 or even earlier.“The e ffect of that one hour is something they will be feeling as 40-year-old adults,” Sumit Bhargava, a sleep expert at Stanford University told The New York Times. He said that not having enough sleep can affect students’ mental health and increase the risk of getting fat and diabetes (糖尿病).In the short run, students’ school performances should improve almost immediately. Kyla Wahlstrom, a researcher at the University of Minnesota’s College of Education, found that students who have enough sleep are more alert (机敏的) in class and get better grades.Some might say that urging students to go to bed earlier could have been a much easier solution than changing the school timetable across an entire state. But according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, teenagers go through biological changes when they enter puberty (青春期), which makes it difficult for them to fall asleep before 11: 00 pm. So when school starts at 8: 00 or earlier, they can hardly get the ideal 8.5-9.5 hours of sleep that experts suggest they need to do their best in the daytime.This is why when the new law came out, its author, Anthony Portantino, said, “Generations of children will come to appreciate ( 感激) this historic day and our governor for taking bold action.1.When should public high schools start classes according to the California’s new law?A.No earlier than 8:30 am..B.No earlier than 8:00 am.C.No earlier than 7:30 am.D.No earlier than 9:00 am.2.What can we learn from Bhargava’s words?A. The amount of sleep people need changes with age.B. Lack of sleep could lead to health problems.C. Lack of sleep affects adults more than children.D. Sleep problems are one of the leading causes of diabetes3.What do we know about teenagers’ sleep patterns?A. Ideally, they need eight hours of sleep a night..B. Less sleep is needed when they enter pubertyC. They often wake up at midnight due to biologicalD. They may have difficulty falling asleep before11.pm4.Where does this passage probably come from?A. A n ewspaperB. A b iographyC. A textbookD. An advertisement4.（8分）Many people have long dreamed of being able to fly around as simply as riding a bicycle. Yet the safety and strength of a flying bike was always a big problem. Over the past 10 years，development in technology has moved the dream of personal flying vehicles closer to reality. Now，two groups of inventors say such vehicles may be available soon.The British company Malloy Aeronautics has developed a prototype(原型) of its flying bicycle. Grant Stapleton，marketing sales director of Malloy Aeronautics，says the Hoverbike is able to get in and out of small spaces very quickly.“It can be moved across continents very quickly because it can be folded and packed，” he adds.Mr. Stapleton says safety was the company’s main concern. He says the designers solved the safety issue by using overlapping rotors(交叠式旋翼) to power the vehicle.The company is testing a fullsize prototype of the Hoverbike，which will most likely be used first by the police and emergency rescue teams.In New Zealand，the Martin Aircraft Company is also testing a fullsize prototype of its personal flying device，called Jetpack(喷气背包).It can fly for more than 30 minutes，up to 1,000 meters high and reach a speed of 74 kilometers per hour.Peter Coker is the CEO of Martin Aircraft Company. He said Jetpack “is built around safety from the start”.In his words，“reliability is the most important element of it. We have safety built into the actual structure itself，very sim ilar to a Formula One racing car.”Jetpack uses a gasolinepowered engine that produces two powerful jet streams. Mr Coker says it also has a parachute(降落伞) that can be used should there be an emergency. “It starts to work at very low altitude and actually saves both the aircraft and the pilot，” he adds. Mr Coker says Jetpack will be ready for sale soon.1.We can learn from the passage that the Hoverbike __________.A. has been used by the police and emergency rescue teamsB. can be transported quickly after being folded and packedC. can hardly get in and out of small spaces quicklyD. can fly for over 30 minutes，up to 1,000 meters high2.The writer uses the example of Formula One racing car to show that .A.Jetpack’s engine is powerfulB.Jetpack is very safe and reliableC.Jetpack’s actual structure is uniqueD.Jetpack can reach a great speed and height3.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to “ ”.A.the parachuteB.the engineC.JetpackD.the jet stream4.What is th e author’s main purpose of writing the passage?A.To describe the problems of inventing flying vehicles.B.To show the differences between the two personal flying vehicles..C.To introduce the latest development of flying vehicles.D.To advertise the two personal flying vehicles.二、阅读七选五（本题共计1小题，总分10分）5.（10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

高二英语期中考试试卷一、听力理解（共20分）本部分包含四个小节，每小节有5个问题，共20个问题。

请仔细听录音，根据所听内容选择正确答案。

Section A1. What does the man want to do?A. Go to the cinema.B. Go to the library.C. Go to the park.2. Where does the conversation most likely take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In a bookstore.C. In a classroom....5. What is the woman's opinion about the new movie?A. It's exciting.B. It's boring.C. It's scary.Section B6. What time does the train leave?A. At 7:00 am.B. At 7:30 am.C. At 8:00 am....10. Why is the woman late?A. She missed the bus.B. She overslept.C. She got lost.Section C11. What is the man's favorite subject?A. Math.B. English.C. History....15. What does the woman suggest they do?A. Go to the beach.B. Go to the museum.C. Go to the concert.Section D16. What is the main topic of the talk?A. Environmental protection.B. Space exploration.C. Technological innovation....20. What does the speaker think about the future?A. It's promising.B. It's challenging.C. It's uncertain.二、阅读理解（共30分）本部分包含三篇文章，每篇文章后面有5个问题，共15个问题。

湖南省郴州市2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷姓名：__________ 班级：__________考号：__________佳选项。

（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读理解Books to Read in Your 20sThe Kite Runner By Khaled HosseiniAs a Middle Eastern and North African Studies student, I have a great interest in books about what takes place in this area. I first read this book in high school and really enjoyed it because of its accurate language. If any of you is interested in reading this book and hasn't yet, I highly recommend it.Fire fly Lane By Kristin HannahThis is my favorite book. It is a story about friendship, love and life lessons. The story covers the lives of two best friends, Tully and Kate, from childhood to adulthood. I learned so much about friendship and life. So, read Firefly Lane! You'll laugh, you'll cry, and then you'll share this book to your best friend.Half the Sky By Nicholas KristofFor any person of any age, Half the Sky is a must-read. It describes the struggle of women and the most pressing human rights problems of our time: the common oppression of women and girls.The Little Prince By Antoine de SaintThis children's book is simple. It might seem like a wrong book to recommend to someone in their twenties, but perhaps that's what makes it a good choice. It sings praises to exploration and shows the importance of making friends. 1．Who is the writer of the book The Kite Runner?A．Khaled Hosseini.B．Kristin Hannah.C．Nicholas Kristof.D．Antoine de Saint.2．What can we learn about the book Firefly Lane?A．It's written by Tully and Kate.B．It talks about friendship and life.C．It's a simple book for children.D．It's a comic book with humorous writing.3．Which book will you read if you want to know about human rights problems?A．The Kite Runner.B．Firefly Lane.C．Half the Sky.D．The Little Prince.阅读理解There is an English saying that "Laughter(笑) is the best medicine." Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter can really improve people's health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works on several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effects of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated（忍耐）the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients' condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter. 4．According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?A．Laughter is good for healthB．Laughter can make you become old quicklyC．Laughter helps to reduce pain.D．Laughter, just like physical exercise, is good for our body.5．The underlined word "diminishes" in the third paragraph means "____".A．delays B．prevents C．increases D．reduces6．Why do some doctors hold laughter clinics?A．Because they want to earn more money.B．Because they think they will help the patients recover from illnesses.C．Because they want to improve their patients' condition.D．Because they want their patients to practice how to laugh7．What would be the best title for this passage?A．Both laughter and physical exercise are good for healthB．Laughter clinics help patients improve their conditionC．Laughter can reduce the effects of painD．Laughter is the best medicine.阅读理解Popcorn Park Zoo is not like most zoos. It is a very special place.This unusual place was not originally a zoo. At first it was called the Forked River Animal Care Center. The workers there looked after lost or unwanted cats and dogs. Today the center is part of the zoo, but now many other kinds of animals are helped there, too.The changes to the center began in 1977 when a raccoon(浣熊) needed help. One of its front paws(爪子) had been badly hurt. The workers cared for the animal. Finally it was better, but it could not care for itself. The raccoon was allowed to live there. Then a hurt deer was brought there for help. It, too, stayed there after it got well.Once people heard about the wonderful work being done at the center, they began taking all kinds of hurt or homeless animals there. Soon it was no longer just a home for cats and dogs. So many animals were living there that it became more like a zoo.Popcorn Park Zoo got its funny name because many of the animals there like to eat popcorn made without oil or salt. The popcorn is sold there to help make money to care for the animals. People buy the popcorn to feed the animals as a treat.Popcorn Park Zoo now looks after more than 200 kinds of animals. Many of them live freely there. Some of the gentler ones, such as goats, sheep, geese, and deer, walk among the visitors who come to see them. Others are kept in large closed areas almost like their natural homes. All the animals there get care and love.8．Before 1977, the center was a home for ____.A．lost or unwanted cats and dogsB．hurt or homeless raccoons and goatsC．lost or unwanted deer and sheepD．hurt or homeless raccoons and geese9．How did the workers in the center help the raccoon?A．They changed its front paws.B．They cured it and let it live there.C．They sent it back to its home.D．They built another home just for it.10．The popcorn is sold in Popcorn Park Zoo to ____.A．treat the visitors B．reward the workersC．trick the animals D．raise money11．What can we learn about animals in the zoo from the last paragraph?A．They all live in closed areas.B．Some of them can walk out of the zoo freely.C．All of them are taken good care of.D．Some of them have already returned to nature.阅读理解Fu Yuanhui is China's newest sweetheart. The 20-year-old swimmer from Hangzhou won a bronze medal at the recent Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. But it wasn't the medal that charmed people's hearts, it was Fu's honest remarks and bubbly personality.Climbing out of the pool after a semi-final heat, Fu looked tired and out of breath, and not very happy. She thought her time may not have been good enough to make the final. But the reporter told her otherwise. Fu had just swum a personal best! And it was Fu's reaction (反应) to this news that made everyone fall in love with her.Her eyes got big and smiled. "Wow, I'm so fast!" she said. And she joked with the girl reporter that she must have been helped by her "mystical powers." Later, after the final race, it was the same reporter who again surprised Fu by telling her she'd won a bronze medal. "What? Really?" she said, "That's not so bad, then."Fu worked hard to get to the Olympics and her training, she said, "Even though I did not win a gold medal, I surpassed (超过) myself and I am happy with that."12．What kind of medal did Fu Yuanhui win in the Olympic Games in Brazil?A．The gold medal.B．The silver medal.C．The bronze medal.D．None.13．Why didn't Fu Yuanhui feel happy after the semi-final heat at first?A．Because she didn't feel well.B．Because she thought she didn't do well.C．Because she wasn't satisfied with her reaction.D．Because the reporter asked her an unhappy question.14．The third paragraph tells us Fu Yuanhui ____.A．had an expressive faceB．was satisfied with herselfC．thought the game is unfair for herD．was sorry to get the bronze medal15．We can learn from the underlined words that Fu Y uanhui ____.A．thought she had tried her bestB．thought she was lucky enoughC．wanted to thank the reporterD．planned to win the gold medal二、第二部分，阅读理解，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。

长沙市2024—2025学年度高二第一学期期中考试英语（答案在最后）时量：120分钟满分：150分得分：________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。

例：How much is the shirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。

1.What will the woman take with her?A.A sports bag.B.A suitcase.C.A backpack.2.Why did the man call off his trip?A.The weather was bad.B.He wasn’t interested in it.C.There was an urgent situation.3.What will the woman do?A.Collect some plants.B.Go to work in the lab.C.Deliver some materials.4.How does the man feel about his grandmother’s moving in?A.Appreciative.B.Surprised.C.Anxious.5.Where is the woman’s book now?A.On a bed.B.On a desk.C.In a chest.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ˊ选项中选出最佳选项。