江蘇省泰州市海陵區(qū)民興實驗中學2024-2025學年度高二上學期期中考試英語試題(無答案)

泰州市民興實驗中學2024—2025秋學期期中質(zhì)量檢測高二英語試卷總分：150分時間：120分鐘聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.WhatisZoe’shobby?A.Gardening. B.Swimming. C.Dancing.2.Whoistheboyprobablytalkingto?A.Histeacher. B.Hismother. C.Adentist.3.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutSusie?A.Shecertainlywon’tprovidehelp.B.Shealwaysdoesthehousework.C.Shehasputupthetent.4.Whatisthewomangoingtodotomorrow?A.Pickoutagift. B.Holdaparty. C.Decorateherhouse.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theirfavoritedrinks.B.Aletterofcomplaint.C.Abrokenmachine.第二節(jié)聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Whatisthemangoodatdoing?A.Drivingcars. B.Shootingphotos. C.Doingsports.7.Whenwillthecompetitionstart?A.OnJuly15th. B.OnJuly22nd. C.OnJuly29th.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8.WhydidDorabringabunchofflowerstotheman?A.Tomakeanapologytohim.B.Toexpresshergratitude.C.Tocelebratehisrecovery.9.Howdoesthemansoundintheend?A.Guilty. B.Relieved. C.Understanding.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Whatdidthemanorder?A.Noodles. B.Friedrice. C.Steak.11.WhatdoesMarkprobablymajorin?A.Biology. B.Spanish. C.ComputerScience.12.Wherewillthewomangofirstafterlunch?A.Toalibrary. B.Toabank. C.Toasupermarket.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Professorandstudent. B.Presenterandguest.C.Zookeeperandvisitor.14.Whatshouldpeopledoifablackbearisgoingtoattackthem?A.Shoutasloudlyastheycan. B.Lookforcoverandhide.C.Lieontheirstomachstoplaydead.15.Whatisthedifferencebetweenblackbearsandgrizzlies?A.Blackbearshavehumpsbetweentheirshoulderswhilegrizzliesdon’t.B.Grizzliescanbeblue-graywhileblackbearsareonlyblack.C.Blackbears’facesarerounderthangrizzlies’.16.Whatisthewoman’slastsuggestionforcampers?A.Throwinglitterintospecialtrashcans.B.Avoidingstoringfoodintheirtents.C.Tryingtostayintheirvehiclesatnight.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.Wherewastheschoolsciencefairheldlastweek?A.Intheschoolhallways. B.Inapublicgallery.C.Intheschoolgymnasium.18.Whatdidsomestudentsdoatthefair?A.Theywateredplantswithsoda. B.Theytalkedwithsomescientists.C.Theyexperimentedwithsalt.19.Whichprojectwonfirstplace?A.Arobotichand. B.Anenergymodel. C.Apapercupstructure.20.Whoisthespeaker?A.Astudent. B.Areporter. C.Aprincipal.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。ATheBestBookstoBuyforTeenBoysGettingteenboysinterestedinbookscanbeachallengeforparents.Fortunately,manyyoungadultauthorsarenowwritingteenbooksthatattractguys.◆TheEnemybyCharlieHigsonBuckinghamPalacebecomesashelterforkidsescapingfromzombie-infested(僵尸出沒的)London.Inyetanotherbreathtakingstory,readersarecaughtupintheactionandstressofteenstryingtosurviveasahorriblediseasespreadacrossEngland.AuthorHigson,awell-knownBritishactorandcomedian,isalsothewriterofthehighlysuccessfulYoungBondseries.Recommendedforages14-18.Price:$10◆LeviathanbyScottWesterfeldAward-winningauthorWesterfeldcreatesanotherrealityofWorldWarIinthisbiology-versus-technologystory.Thetwoteensaresupposedtobeenemies.Agirl’pretendingtobeaBritishairmailandaprincecrosspathsandfindthemselvessailingontheairshipLeviathan.Recommendedforages12-14.Price:$12◆GonebyMichaelGrantEveryoneoverfifteenisdisappearinginSam’stownandtheonesleftbehindareseekinghelp.Inthisstory,teensmustgettogetherandfindawaytorulethemselveswhilepreparingtofightagainstsupernaturalelements.Teenswillenjoythisstoryofunwillingheroes,competition,andrevenge(復仇).Recommendedforages14-18.Price:$10◆TheRuinsofGorlanbyJohnFlanaganReadersarefollowingtheadventuresof15-year-oldWillwhofightsagainsthugebeastsandevilwarlords(軍閥)tryingtotakeoverthekingdom.AuthorFlanagancontinuestointeresthisfanswiththislong-runningseriesoftheadventuresofashyteenageboywhobecomesahero.Recommendedforages12-14.Price:$1621.WhatcanweknowaboutTheEnemy?A.Ittellsonecompletestory.B.ItiswrittenbytheauthorofYoungBondseries.C.Itisaboutanationwideescape.D.ItissetinBuckinghamPalace.22.Whichofthefollowingbooksstressesteamwork?A.Leviathan. B.TheRuinsofGorlan.C.TheEnemy. D.Gone.23.WhatisspecialaboutFlanagan’sseries?A.Theytakeateenboyastheirleadingcharacter.B.Theyaresuitableforreadersabove14yearsold.C.Theyencourageyoungboystoachievetheirdreams.D.Theydescribefightsbetweenhugebeastsandwarlords.BAsyouwandertheshopsthisholidayseason,you’relikelytoencounterthenumber9everywhere.There’s$4.99forthatboxofChristmascandy,$299forthatTV,and$99.99forthosestylishheadphones.Thetrickofusing9stopriceitemsissocommonthatwerarelythinkaboutit,andifwedo,it’slikelytopitythepoorsuckers(易上當受騙的人)whodon’tknow$99.99isthesameas$100.Butthetruthisyou’veprobablybeentrippedupby9-endingpriceswithoutevenrealizingit.Anumberofresearchershavefoundsomethingsurprisingabout9-endingprices.It’snotjustthat$9.99isn’tabetterdealthan$10;it’sthatit’softenactuallyabaddeal.“The9-endingdoessomemagictous,”saidDanielLevy,aneconomicsprofessor.Ina2021paper,Mr.LevyandAvichaiSnirofNetanyaAcademicCollegefoundthatwhenitems’pricesendedin9,theywereonaverage18%higherthanwhenthosesameitems’priceshaddifferentendings.Thefindingheldacrossarangeofitemssuchascheese,crackers,bottledjuices,cannedsoups,dishdetergents,painkillers,cigarettesandsoon.Thestrategy,called“justbelow”pricing,asin“$9.99isjustbelow$10,”aswellaspsychological,oddorcharmpricing,hasbeenaroundsolongthatnooneissureofitsorigins.Onetheoryisthattheuseofthecashregister,whichwasoriginallymarketedasadevicetostopemployeesfromstealing.RobertSchindler,amarketingprofessorattheRutgersSchoolofBusiness-Camden,isskepticalofthecash-registertheorybecausehe’sfoundMacy’snewspaperadvertisementsasearlyas1880toutingpriceslike$.99and$1.99andproclaimingthem“positivelythebestbargainseveroffered,andcannotbeequaledbyanyotherhouse:”Hebelievestheoriginwasalwaysthepsychologicaltrick.Mr.Schindler,15yearsago,proposedtheexistenceofa“99-meaningparadox”:Consumersstronglyassociatepricesendingin.99asbeinglow,butthatthiscannotbeduetoacorrelation(相關(guān)性)betweenthe99-endingandlowpricesbecausesuchacorrelationdoesn’texist.Yet,ifconsumersknowbynowthat$9.99isbasicallythesameas$10,whydoretailers,whoafterallputseriousthoughtintotheirpricingstrategy,stilluseit?24.Whydoconsumerstendtogivelittlethoughtto9-endingprices?A.Theyarenotthepoorsuckers.B.Theythinkit’sjustasimpletrick.C.Theyaresousedtosuchprices.D.Theythink$99.99isthesameas$100.25.Whathavetheresearchersfound?A.Ifthepriceendedin.99,youprobablyoverpaid.B.$9.99isn’taworsedealintheleast.C.Peoplepreferredtochooseitemswithno9-endingprices.D.Differentendingsofpricesmakenodifferencetoconsumers.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“touting”mean?A.Rising. B.Advertising. C.Changing. D.Collapsing.27.Whatmightbediscussedfurtherinthecomingparagraph?A.Howpeoplecanavoidbeingfooled.B.Whatothertheoriestherewereinhistory.C.Whatkindofproductspeopleshouldpurchase.D.Whysuchapricingstrategystillexistsnowadays.CLastAprilover21,000fanswereatWembleyArenainLondon,shoutingandcheering.Thousandsmorewerewatchingonline.Butthiswasn’tafootball,basketballortennismatch.Itwasesports,orcompetitivecomputergaming.Theprizemoneyforthewinners:3million.MillionsofpeopleintheUKplayesportsforfun.Someofthemhavemadeittheirfull-timejob.It’snoteasybeingaprofessionalgamer,though.Theysitinfrontofacomputerforanywherefrom10-15hoursstraight,doingthesamethingoverandoveragain,tryingtoimproveonthatcraftliketypingfast.Inordertostayfitenoughtocompete,teamsoftenmaintainaconsistentgymroutine.Aswellasplayingesports,manypeopleintheUKlikewatchingthemtoo.Esportscanbeexcitingtowatch:justliketraditionalsports,thereareclosegames,last-minutevictoriesandamazingperformances.Sometimesonlineviewerscaninteractwithgames.Despitetheword“esports”having“sports”rightinthename,there’sstillafrequentlyaskedquestion:areesportsreallysports?Somesayno.Whiletheyhavealotofsimilaritiestotraditionalsportslikefootball,soccer,andbasketball,it’sappearingtomissonething:movement.Physicalactivity.Esportsplayersdon’tneedtorun,jump,throwordobigphysicalaction.Atthemoment,theUKgovernmentregardsesportsaskindsofgames,notassports.Butotherssayyes:esportsaresports.Playersdoneedsomephysicalskills,especiallyhand-eyecooperation,reflexes,accuracyandtiming.Ifdarts(飛鏢),snookerandshootingareseenassports,thenperhapsesportsshouldbetoo.Infact,ChinaandSouthKoreadoseeesportsassports.AndesportisalreadyanofficialmedalsportsintheAsianGamessince2022.Formanyesportsfansandplayers,though,themostimportantthingisthatesportsaregrowinginpopularityandimportance.Ifesportsarenotasimportantassportsnow,theydefinitelywillbeinthenearfuture.28.Whatcanwelearnaboutesportsfromthetext?A.Esportsaremoreinteractivethantraditionalsports.B.Esportsfansjustwatchgamesquietlyonline.C.Peopleprefertowatchratherthanplayesports.D.EsportsaregainingpopularityintheUK.29.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutprofessionalesportsplayers?A.Theywinbigprizesquiteeasily.B.Theyneednophysicalactionsorskills.C.Theyhavetogothroughseveretraining.D.Theypaylittleattentiontophysicalconditions.30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothefutureofesports?A.Negative. B.Optimistic. C.Cautious. D.Unclear.31.whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Nextstep:theOlympics!B.Esports:GamesorSports?C.TheSportsWithoutMovement.D.WhatMakesAProfessionalGamer?DItmaynotberocketscience,butresearchershavefoundaerospaceengineersandneurosurgeons(神經(jīng)外科醫(yī)生)arenotnecessarilybrighterthanthegeneralpopulation.Researchersexamineddatafromaninternationalgroupof329aerospaceengineersand72brainsurgeonswhocompleted12tasksonlineusingtheGreatBritishIntelligenceTest.Thetasksexaminedvariousaspectsofcognition(認知),includingplanningandreasoning,workingmemory,attention,andemotionprocessingabilities.Theresearchersthencomparedtheresultsagainstthosepreviouslygatheredfrommorethan18,000membersoftheBritishpublic.Thefindings,whichwererecentlypublished,revealthatonlyneurosurgeonsshowedasignificantdifference,withquickerproblem-solvingspeedbutslowermemoryrecallcomparedwiththegeneralpopulation.“Thedifferenceinproblem-solvingspeedexhibitedbyneurosurgeonsmightarisefromthefast-pacednatureofneurosurgery,whichattractsthosewithapre-existingtalentforrapidprocessing,oritcouldbe,thoughlesslikely,aproductoftrainingforrapiddecision-makingintime-criticalsituations,”theresearchersnoted.Theresearcherssaidthestudywas,inpart,carriedouttolaytorestthequestionofwhetheroneoftheprofessionshadtheintellectualupperhand-atensionmadefamousbyacomedyshowinwhichaconfidentneurosurgeonisslappeddownbyanaerospaceexpertwhosays,“Brainsurgery...it’snotexactlyrocketscience,isit?”However,theteamfoundfewdifferencesbetweenthecognitiveabilitiesofaerospaceengineersandneuroscientists,althoughtheresultssuggesttheformerhadhigherscoresforattentionandmentalcontrol—suchasturningobjectsinone’shead——whileneurosurgeonsshowedhigherscoresinsemantic(語義的)problemsolving—suchasdefinitionsofrarewords.“Essentiallywhatwethinkitshowsisthateveryonehasarangeofskills,somepeoplearebetteratsomethingsandotherpeoplearebetteratotherthings,anditisverydifficulttobebetterineverythingacrosstheboard,”saidAswinChari,anauthorofthestudy.32.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Theresearchsubjects. B.Theresearchmethod.C.Theresearchaspects. D.Theresearchbackground.33.Whatseemedtobethemajorcauseofneurosurgeons’quickerproblem-solvingspeedshowninthestudy?A.Fastdevelopmentofneurosurgery.B.Natureofproblemsolving.C.Trainingforrapiddecision-making.D.Talentofneurosurgeons.34.ThestudywasconductedpartlybecausetheresearchersA.intendedtosettletheargumentovertheintellectualsuperiorityofthetwoprofessionsB.wereeagertosolvetheconflictsbetweenneurosurgeonsandaerospaceengineersC.attemptedtoanswerthequestionaskedbytheaerospaceexpertintheshowD.wantedtofindoutwhichofthetwoprofessionswasmoreintellectuallydemanding35.Whatismostlikelytobethepurposeofthistext?A.Toinformpeopleoftheresultsofacognitivestudy.B.Toencouragepeopletobeconfidentinthemselves.C.Toreduceprejudiceagainstcertainprofessions.D.Tocorrectmisunderstandingsaboutintelligence.第二節(jié)（共5小題：每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。WhatDoesYourHandwritingSayAboutYou?Whydosomepeoplehavebetterhandwritingthanothers?Doesitreflectyourpersonality?Graphologists(筆記學者)believeyourhandwritingspeaksvolumesaboutyourpersonality.Astudybygraphologistssays:“Graphologyisadisciplineusedinthedetermination,studyandinterpretationofaperson’spersonalitywiththeaidofspaces,curves,strokesinahandwrittentext.36Itexpressesvarioustraits,likehowhonestapersonis,howafraidthepersonis,etc.”Somegraphologistsbelievethatarightslant(傾斜)inyourwritingcouldmeanyouareoutgoingandopentonewthings,butaleftslantcouldmeantheopposite-thatyouliketobealone.Writingwithnoslantcanmeanthatyou’relogical,practicalperson,notoutwardlyemotional.Largelettersmaysuggestabigpersonalityandthatyouseekattention,whilesmalllettersmeantheopposite.37Peoplewhowritewithbigloops(圈)whenjoiningtheletterLtoanotherletterarethoughttoberelaxedandspontaneous,whereasalooplessLmeanstheopposite,youareseenastense.38Spacebetweenletterscanalsodeterminecharacteristics.Spacedoutletterssuggestthatyoudon’tliketobecrowdedandlikeyourspace.Closeletterscanmeanyougetlonelyeasilyandenjoybeingaroundpeoplemostofthetime--youmightalsofailtogiveothersenoughspace.39Withcomputersandiphones,manytypeeverything.Handwritingisoftenusedrecreationallyforthings,suchaspersonalnotes,songwriting,andjournaling.Thereisnoproblemintakingprideinyourhandwriting,whetherit’sgoodornot.40Ifyou’retheonlyonewhoisgoingtoreadyournotes,it’sunderstandabletowritehowevercarelesslyyouwant,aslongasyoucanreadthem.Ifyou’rewritingforothers,youmightwanttomakesureeverythingisneatandeasytoread.Ifyouhateyourhandwriting,don’tworry,youcanalwayschangeit.A.Accordingtographology,handwritingisnothingbutanexpressionofthesubconsciousmind.B.Goodandbadcanbeinterpreteddifferently,ofcourse.C.Aslongasyourwritingsatisfiesitspurpose,you’reinbusiness.D.Mediumsizedlettersmightmeanyou’reperhapswelladjusted.E.Somepeoplehavehandwritingsobeautifulthatit’salmostlikeart.F.Thesameissaidfortheeyeoftheletter‘e’-thebiggertheloop,themoreopenyourare.G.Althoughhandwritingisabasicactionformost,thisgenerationprobablydoesn’tgetasmuchpracticeaspreviousones.第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Whenaninfectiousdiseasebrokeoutandsupermarketshelveswere41,DanielandNancydecidedtheynolongerwantedto42othersforfood.Thecoupledecidedtostartayear-long43wheretheywouldn’tbuyasinglethingtoeat.44,theywouldgrow,raiseorcatcheverything.Danielsaid,“Itissomethingthatwehavewantedtodo.Whenthedisease45,itgaveusthatextra46.Atthattimewewereboth47,andthatgaveusevenmoremotivationtoseeifwecould48ourselves.”Thepairbuiltahouseforchickensandducksandstudiedonlineaboutwheretheywouldgetallthethingstheyneeded.Danieladds,“Wehadtolearnsomanynewthingslikehowtogrowmushroomsand49saltfromtheocean.”Nowafterfivemonths,theybothfeelwellbutDaniel50thefirstfewweeksweredifficultastheirbodiesadjustedto51coffee,wineandsugarallonthesameday,”hesays.“Afterthreeweeksourenergylevelsbalancedoutandourwishes52andnowwefeelgreat.”NowFebruaryhascometoa(n)53.Astheysurvivewinter,theyfeel54aboutcontinuingwiththiswayofliving,withtheirchallenge55endinginAugust.41.A.dusty B.firm C.empty D.full42.A.relyon B.comeacross C.runafter D.lookfor43.A.charity B.challenge C.construction D.research44.A.However B.Besides C.Therefore D.Instead45.A.dropped B.hit C.failed D.went46.A.burden B.push C.faith D.excuse47.A.confused B.unconcerned C.occupied D.unemployed48.A.teach B.protect C.control D.feed49.A.supply B.save C.harvest D.invent50.A.admits B.argues C.doubts D.denies51.A.quitting B.demanding C.changing D.consuming52.A.returned B.reduced C.existed D.doubled53.A.head B.stop C.end D.point54.A.worried B.positive C.regretful D.bored55.A.usually B.instantly C.merely D.officially第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）（原創(chuàng)）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或所給單詞的正確形式。SchoolsacrossmanyChinesecitieshaveextendedclassbreaksfrom10to15minutesfromthe56(begin)ofthefall.Itaimstostopstudentsfrombeing57(lack)inphysicalexercise.58(tradition),schoolsinChinahaveonly10-minutebreaks59classes.Insomecases,schoolsalsolimitedstudentstoclassroomsduringbreaksdueto60(safe)concerns.Themoveispraisedbyparentsandstudents.CitiesincludingBeijing,Tianjin,andQingdao,havealreadyadopted61(long)breaks.Peoplebelievethatallotherconsiderationsaresecondarytostudents’health.SchoolsintheXinwudistrictofWuxihaveadopted15-minutebreaksandofferedonephysicaleducationclassdaily.Studentsarerequiredtoengageinphysicalexercise62addsupto100minutes,withthe63(intend)ofpromotingoutdooractivityandsocialinteraction.AprimaryschoolinQingdaointroduced64varietyofoutdoorgamesduringthe15-minutebreaks.PhysicalfitnessmonitoringshowedthatthepercentageofQingdaostudentsachieving“excellent”or“good”fitnessratings65(increase)bytheendoflastyear.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)應用文（滿分15分）66.假定你是李華，你校英語社團正在舉辦以“ThePowerofRunning”為題的演講活動。請你用英語寫一篇演講稿。內(nèi)容包括：1.跑步的益處；2.自己的跑步體驗；3.呼吁大家投入體育運動。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右;2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。Hello,everyone!____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thanksforlistening!第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（25分）67.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Williswasahighwaypatroltrooper(巡邏警察),whowasinchargeofthetrafficsafetyoftheTennesseeHighway.OneafternoonthisJuly,