廣東省惠州市東江高級中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷（含答案）

惠州市東江高級中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高二第二學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷第二部分閱讀（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。AFrequentlyAskedQuestionsaboutLondonTheatresLondonhasaworld-leadingtheatrescene,andit’sparticularlystrongwhenitcomestofamilyshows.ReadtheFAQtomakeyourfamilytheatretripapleasantone.Canchildrengotoalltheatres?Mostshowsaresuitableforpeopleaged12orolder.Someproductionsmighthavematerialthatistoomatureforyoungertheatregoers.However,therearealsofantasticfamilyshowswhichareappropriateforallages,orwhicharespecificallyaimedatkids.Arechildrenboosterseatsavailable?Sometheatres,thoughnotall,provideboosterseats-forexample,Nederlandertheatresrentheight-adjustableseatsfor￡1ifyouaskamemberofstaff.Theyareavailableonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.Somevenueswillalsohaveheightrestrictionssothataudiencesittingbehindyoucanstillsee.Aretherefrequentbreaksthroughoutthedurationofaperformance?Ifit’sashowforageneralaudience,therewillusuallybeoneortwointervalsbasedontherunningtime.Mostshowsdesignedspecificallyforyoungeraudienceswillhaveshortrunningtimes,likeanhourorless.CanIbringmyownsnacksanddrinksintothetheatre?Mosttheatreswon’tallowyoutobringyourownsnacksanddrinks.Theysellfoodanddrinkinthetheatreandthat’spartofhowtheybringinprofit.Ifyouhaveconcernsaboutdietaryrequirements,youcancontactthetheatrebeforehandtomakearrangements.FindallthelatestrecommendationsandmoreinformationabouttherulesonTelegraphTicketsorcheckwiththeboxoffice.1.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A.Atheatreguide. B.Adramareview.C.Ashowadvertisement. D.Aperformanceschedule.2.Whichbestdescribesboosterseats?A.Foundineverytheatre. B.Providedfreeofcharge.C.Requiredbysafetyrules. D.Offeredinlimitednumber.3.Whatarethetheatres’concernsbehindtheirfoodpolicies?A.Financialgain. B.Foodsafety.C.Cleaningcost. D.Audienceexperience.BTherearedecisionswetakeoninstinct,withoutevenrealisingwearetakingthem.Twoyearsago,IleftGermanytodovolunteeringwork.Ihadacoupleofdisappointingexperiencesandaboringjobinfrontofme.Itwastimetogo.IfoundaninterestingcontactinasmallvillageinPortugal.Inexchangeforroomandboard,Iwouldbeworkingwithanimalsinaresidencethathostedfamilieswithdisabledpeople.AndthereIwent,withjustabackpackIwasreadytojumpintoanewadventure.There,Icaredforthepetslivingnexttotheresidents,cleaningtheiryard,preparingfoodandcaringforthem.WithinamonthIwasinchargeofalltheothervolunteersandtheorganizationofthedailywork.After5months,IleftagainandmovedtoCatalonia,inSpain,tolivewithanIrishfamily.TheyofferedaroofandfoodonthepassageoftheirhouseforabandonedanimalsIhelpedcarefor.Duringbothexperiences,Ihadthechancetodiscoverbeautifullittletownsandlovelyvillages.InPortugal,Iwalkedonthecoastlineandexploredthoselittletownsonthetopofthedryhills.InSpainIvisitedBarcelonamultipletimes,discoveringlittlebylittleallitscorners.Sometimes,myvolunteeringexperiencewascomplicated.Ididn’tspeakanyPortugueseandonlyabitofSpanish.Butlifeouttherewassimple.ItwassodifferentfromwhatIusedtocall“home”before!Goingbacktoprevioushabitstookmetime.Ifyou’rewonderingifaninternationalvolunteeringyeargapisworthit,despitetheuncertainfutureandthesocialpressure,Isay:goforit.Believeme,invariousways,youwillbesuretoreturntransformed,perhapsevenimprovedtoasuperiorversionofyourformerself.Withabitofluck,youmayalsodiscoveranewcareerpath.4.WhydidtheauthorchoosetoleaveGermanytodovolunteeringwork?A.Tomakeachange. B.Togainlivingskills.CTobroadenhishorizon. D.Toaddworkingexperience.5.Whatdidtheauthormainlydoduringhistrip?A.Runninganorganization. B.Attendingtoanimals.C.Takingcareofthedisabled. D.Preparingfoodforvolunteers.6.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor’strip?A.Simple. B.Romantic. C.Adventurous. D.Rewarding.7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.Instinct,akeystepfornewcareer B.Backpacking,ajumptoanewadventureC.Gapyear,anescapefromthereality D.Volunteering,ajourneyofself-discoveryCWildfiresaregettingworseacrosstheworld.Twenty-oneyearsofsatellitedatashowsseverefireshavemorethandoubledinfrequencysince2003andthesixmostextremeyearssincerecordsbeganhavecomesince2017,causingmoredeathsanddestruction.OneEuropeanUnion(EU)pilotprogram,theLifeLandscapeFireProject(LLFP),isnowusinghungrymountaingoatstopreventwildfiresbeforetheystart.Itinvolvesacombinationofcontrolledfiresandhungrygoatsgrazing(吃草)toreduceplantcoverthatcandryupinsummerandfueltherapidspreadoffires.Controlledfireshelpburnolderplantsthatgoatsdon’teat,allowingfreshgreenvegetationtogrowwhichgrazerslikegoatsandcowsdoeat.Theexperimentalprojectpaysshepherds(牧羊人)toguidetheirgoatstoareaswheretheywanttheplantcoverreduced,andtheyalsobuildsheltersandwateringareastoattractfreegrazerstothedesiredspots.That’showmountaingoatsandcowsbecomemobilefirepreventionunits.LLFPdirectorAndreMotaoverseesthisEU-fundedproject.“Weareinoneofthemostaffectedregionsbywildfireshistoricallyspeaking,”saidMota.“LastSeptemberwehadawildfirewithextremebehaviorthatburnedalmosteverythinginitspath.Butourparcelsmanagedtokeepgreen.”AvideofromMotashowedthatonehalfofthemountainwasblackandburnedandtheothergreen,thepartswhichcontrolledfiresandhungrygoatshadmadeunlikelytoburn.“Webelievethisprovesthat,whenscaledupfromapilotprojecttoafullsolution,itworks,”headded.Thesoundofgoatbellsringsoutasthegoatsmovepeacefullyontheirway,offeringhopeinaregiondirectlyinthepathofclimatechaos.8.WhatdoweknowabouttheLLFP?A.Itprotectsmountaingoats.B.Itemploysintegratedmethods.C.IthasbeenconductedacrossEurope.D.Itwinsshepherds’unconditionalsupport.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“thedesiredspots”referto?A.Freegrazers’favoritedestinations.B.Placesfarfromshepherds’activities.C.Spotswithabundantwaterresources.D.Areasinneedofvegetationreduction.10.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Theinfluenceofwildfires.B.TheeffectivenessoftheLLFP.C.ThechallengesfacedbytheLLFP.D.Theimportanceofpreventingfires.11.Whatmessageisconveyedinthelastparagraph?A.Goatsstandasasymbolofpeace.B.Goatsringthealarmforquickaction.C.Goatsprovidehopeforwildfireprevention.D.Goatsofferanidealsolutiontoclimatechange.DParentsallovertheworldknowthatgettingkidstoeathealthyfoodsisanuphillbattle.Gettingthemtoavoidjunkfoodwhenthey'vegotsomespendingmoneyiseventougher.However,newresearchbySzu-chiHuang,anassociateprofessorofmarketingatStanfordGraduateSchoolofBusiness,showsthatchildrentendtochoosehealthierfoodifyouofferthemadeal.Intheirstudy,morethan2,400kidsages6to11wereofferedthree-daydiscounttheycoulduseatschooltobuyhealthybeverages(飲料)suchasacerealshakeoranaturalfruitbeverage.Thechildrendidreacttothepricepromotions,buyingmoreofthehealthyproducts.Huangbelievesthatthediscountsworkedpartlybecauseoftheirnovelty.“Ifwecanmakeitfun,likeapuzzleoragame,wedrawchildren’sattentiontopriceandvalue,”shesays,“whichmaynothavebeenimportanttothembefore.”Anotherkeyfindingiswhathappenedaftertheexperimentwasoverandthediscountsended.Atoneschoolchildrencontinuedtochoosehealthyoptionsmorefrequentlythanbeforethestudy.Thissurprisedtheresearcherssinceitrefutedwhatthey'dseenintheliterature.Thereasonfortheeffect,Huangbelieves,isthatthisstudypromotedahealthyoptionthatwasnotveryexpensivetobeginwith.Theexperimentencouragedchildrentopayattentiontoprice,sothisrelativelyinexpensivehealthyproductkeptitsappealevenafterthediscountremoved.However,thisalsosuggeststhatshort-termdiscountsonhealthyfoodcouldhavetheunintendedlonger-termeffectofdrawingcost-consciouskidstowardcheaper,lesshealthyproducts.Incontrast,long-termincentives(激勵)couldsteer(引導(dǎo))kidstowardhealthyproductsthatareseenasrelativelyaffordable,bridgingthe“pricegap”betweeninexpensive,unhealthyfoodandmoreexpensivehealthyfoods.What’sessential,Huangsays,istohelpdevelophealthyconsumptionhabitsandpreferencesinchildrenthatlastbeyondthelengthofthepromotion.Huangsaysthisresearchhaslessonsformarketers,whooftenstruggletomakehealthyproductsattractivetokids.Italsocouldhelpschoolsprovidehealthieroptionssincetheyactas“gatekeepers”forwhatstudentseatduringtheschooldayandhowproductsarepromotedoncampus.12WhatmaybeHuang'sexplanationofkids’positivereactiontothepricepromotions?A.Thediscountwasnewandfun.B.Theoptionwashealthierandcheaper.C.Kidscouldplaygameswithclassmates.D.Kidsrealizedthemeaningofpriceandvalue.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“refuted”inthethirdparagraphmean?A.Refused. B.Contradicted. C.Supported. D.Compared.14.Whatpotentialdisadvantagemightshort-termdiscountshave?A.Theypromoteahabitofhealthyeating.B.Theymayboostunhealthyconsumption.C.Theyaffectkids'understandingonvalue.D.Theymakeunhealthyfoodmoreexpensive.15.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Food:aBalancedDietNeededforSchoolKids.B.Insights:LessonsforMarketerstoAttractKids.C.Discounts:TricksSteeringKidstoHealthyFood.D.Games:AShort-TermsAppealtoUnhealthyFood.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。Whileyogaisknownforenhancingbalance,flexibility,andcalmness,it’softenconsideredlesseffectiveforweightlossthanotherexercises.However,evennon-intenseyogasustainslastingcalorieburningafterpractice.____16____.Here’smoreabouthowyogaisacompletebodyandmindworkout.Removingstress,ReducingpoundsYogahelpsmanagestress,andstudiesshowhighlevelsofcortisol,astresshormone(荷爾蒙),canleadtoanincreaseinfat.Yogahasanimpactonthebody’sstressresponseandreducestheproductionofhormoneslinkedtoweightagain.____17____.Inonestudy,researchersfoundthatpracticingyogaseemedtoimpactthehypothalamus(下丘腦),reducingcortisolproduction.Andanotherstudyfoundthatdoingmeditative(冥想的)yogareducedparticipants’cortisollevels.MakingweightlosslastRecentresearchshowslong-termyogaaidsweightlossandboostscognitiveskillsforapositivemood.Jessica,aBrownUniversityprofessor,ledastudyonyoga’spracticabilityofweightmaintenance.____18____.Jessicaaddsthatsomeoneexperiencingamorepositivemoodmaybelesslikelytoovereatinresponsetonegativeemotions,ormaybeabletogetbackontrackmoreeasilyafteranovereatingperiod,versusfeelingguiltyaboutovereatingandcontinuingtoengageinunhealthypractices.____19____Astudyfoundnodifferenceinweightlosstotalsforparticipantspracticingagentleyogaversusamoreenergeticyoga.Thebestyogaisthepracticethatfitsforyou.‘Therearemanyaccessiblestylesofyogathatmeetyouwhereyou’renomatterwhatyoursize,age,physicalchallengeorbackground.____20____.A.PracticingagentleyogaB.ChoosingtherighttypeC.EverybodycanbenefitfromayogapracticeD.There’snoonestyleofyogathat’sbestforweightlossE.That’sbecauseyoga’sotherbenefitscanhelpwithweightlosstooF.SeveralstudieshaveconfirmedthatdoingyogadoesreducecortisollevelsG.Itshowsyogamayenhancelong-termweightlossviaamorepositivemood第三部分語言知識運用（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，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。DashingthroughaBostongrocerystore,Ihurriedtopickupflowersforacrucialdate—oneIcouldn’taffordtobelatefor.Atthecheckout,a（an）____21____womanaheadofmeunloadedhergroceriesunhurriedly.____22____myrisingimpatience,Iofferedawarmsmile,unawarethisbrief____23____wouldshapemyfuture.“Youmustbebuyingtheseforsomeone____24____,”sheremarked,____25____theflowersinmyhands.I____26____mynerves,jokinglyvoicingself-doubtaboutwhymydatewouldchooseme.She____27____megently,sharinghowherlatehusbandhadalwaysbroughtherflowersweekly,evenduring____28____whenmoneywastight.“Thosesmallgestureswere____29____—theymadeeverydayfeelspecial,”shesaid,aflickerofsadnessinhereyes.Asshe____30____hershoppingbags,anunexpected____31____struckme:Ishouldgivehertheflowers.“You’reright—theseareforaveryspeciallady,”Isaid,____32____theflowerstoher.Herfacelitupwithsurprise,andshethankedme_____33_____,“You’vemademyday.”Iarrivedatmydateslightlylate,butmygirlfriendwas____34____bythestory.Yearslater,whenIfinallyworkedupthecouragetopropose,sherevealedthisactofkindnesshadbeeninfluentialinherdecision.Mysimplegesturehadnotonly____35____theoldwoman’seveningbutalsostrengthenedabondthatwouldlastalifetime.21.A.young B.elderly C.familiar D.lonely22.A.Intermsof B.Regardlessof C.Inresponseto D.Insteadof23.A.encounter B.accident C.project D.highlight24.A.desperate B.extraordinary C.common D.modest25.A.anticipating B.stuffing C.wrapping D.eyeing26.A.denied B.hid C.admitted D.ignored27.A.justified B.criticized C.comforted D.avoided28.A.times B.terms C.efforts D.exhibitions29.A.subjective B.permanent C.minor D.fundamental30.A.gathered B.opened C.purchased D.packed31.A.trick B.idea C.idiom D.dream32.A.pushing B.throwing C.handing D.sending33.A.coldly B.casually C.politely D.sincerely34.A.astonished B.confused C.impressed D.annoyed35.A.consumed B.boosted C.brightened D.depressed第二節(jié)語法填空（共1小題10空；每空1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。LocatedinWuhanCityasalandmark(地標(biāo)),theYellowCraneTowerhas___36___verylonghistory.Duetotheperfectposition,itwasfirstbuiltbySunQuanasawatchtowerforhisarmyin223.Afterwhatseemed___37___(hundred)ofyears,itsmilitaryfunctionwas___38___(gradual)forgottenandthetowerwasenjoyedmainlyasapicturesque(優(yōu)美的)location.DuringtheTangDynasty,manypopularpoemswerewritteninpraiseoftheYellowCraneTower.___39___wastheYellowCraneTowerpoemthatmadethetowersofamousandattractive.Duringthefollowingcenturies,it___40___(destroy)andrebuiltseveraltimes.TheYellowCraneTowerhaddifferentarchitecturalfeaturesindifferentdynasties.However,thetower___41___standstodaywasrebuiltinanewplacein1981___42___completedin1985.Itisbasedontheoldtower___43___(design)duringtheQingDynasty,standing51.4metershigh.The___44___(appear)oftheYellowCraneTowerremainsthesamedespitethedirectionitisviewedfrom.Ontopofthetower,visitorsaretreatedtoafantasticviewoftheYangtzeRiver,itsbridgeandthe____45____(surround)buildingsinWuhanCity.Enjoyingthefame(名聲)of“TheFirstSceneryunderHeaven”,theYellowCraneTowerisoneofthemostfamoustowerssouthoftheYangtzeRiver.第三節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）46.Hereheremainedthewholenight,feelingverytiredand______(sorrow)(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)47.Theywerethreatenedwith______(starve)whenflooddrownedtheirvillage.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)48.Heisalwaysoverflownwith______(enthusiastic).(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)49.Therearevariousreasons______peoplecomposepoems.(用適當(dāng)詞填空)50.Don’trushintoanything________youwillregretforthenextthreeyears.(用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空)第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）51.隨著人工智能的普及，越來越多的同學(xué)使用人工智能完成作業(yè)，由此產(chǎn)生了一些不良影響。假定你是校學(xué)生會主席李華，請代表學(xué)生會寫一封英文倡議書，呼吁同學(xué)們合理使用人工智能，內(nèi)容包括：1.介紹現(xiàn)狀；2.給出建議；3.發(fā)出倡議。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請按如下格式作答。參考詞匯：人工智能artificialintelligence(AI)Dearfellowstudents,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)（滿分25分）52.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。Itwasthedayofthebigcross-countryrun.Studentsfromsevendifferentprimaryschoolsinandaroundthesmalltownwerewarmingupandwalkingtheroute(路線)throughthickevergreenforest.IlookedaroundandfinallyspottedDavid,whowasstandingbyhimselfofftothesidebyafence.Hewassmallfortenyearsold.Hisusualbigtoothysmilewasabsenttoday.Iwalkedoverandaskedhimwhyhewasn’twiththeotherchildren.Hehesitatedandthensaidhehaddecidednottorun.Whatwaswrong?Hehadworkedsohardforthisevent!Iquicklysearchedthecrowdfortheschool’scoachandaskedhimwhathadhappened.“Iwasafraidthatkidsfromotherschoolswouldlaughathim,”heexplaineduncomfortably.“Igavehimthechoicetorunornot,andlethimdecide.”Ibitbackmyfrustration(懊惱).Iknewthecoachmeantwell—hethoughthewasdoingtherightthing.AftermakingsurethatDavidcouldrunifhewanted,Iturnedtofindhimcomingtowardsme,hissmallbodyrockingfromsidetosideasheswunghisfeetforward.Davidhadabraindiseasewhichpreventedhimfromwalkingorrunninglikeotherchildren,butatschoolhisclassmatesthoughtofhimasaregularkid.Healwaysparticipatedtothebestofhisabilityinwhatevertheyweredoing.ThatwaswhynoneofthechildrenthoughtitunusualthatDavidhaddecidedtojointhecross-countryteam.Itjusttookhimlonger—that’sall.Davidhadnotmissedasinglepractice,andalthoughhealwaysfinishedhisrunlongaftertheotherchildren,hedidalwaysfinish.Asaspecialeducationteacherattheschool,IwasfamiliarwiththechallengesDavidfacedandwasproudofhisstrongdetermination.注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右;2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答.Wesatdownnexttoeachother,butDavidwouldn’tlookatme.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________IwatchedasDavidmoveduptothestartinglinewiththeotherrunners.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

惠州市東江高級中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高二第二學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷第二部分閱讀（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。A【1~3題答案】【答案】1.A2.D3.AB【4~7題答案】【答案】4.A5.B6.D7.DC【8~11題答案】【答案】8.B9.D10.B11.CD【12~15題答案】【答案】12.A13.B14.B15.C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?！?6~20題答案】【答案】16.E17.F18.G19.B20.C第三部分語言知識運用（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，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項?！?1~35題答案】【答案】21.B22.B23.A24.B25.D26.C27.C28.A29.D30.A31.B32.C33.D34.C35.C第二節(jié)語法填空（共1小題10空；每空1.5分，滿分15分）【36~45題答案】【答案】36.a37.hundreds38.gradually39.It40.wasdestroyed41.that##which42.and43.designed44.appearance45.surrounding第三節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）【46題答案】【答案】sorrowful【47題答案】【答案】starvation【48題答案】【答案】enthusiasm【49題答案】【答案】why【50題答案】【答案】that第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）【51題答案】【答案】Dearfellowstudents,Recently,wehavenoticedthatanincreasingnumberofstudentsarerelyingtoomuchonAItoolstocompletetheirassignments,whichha