北京市平谷區(qū)2024-2025學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期期末考試試題

PAGEPAGE11北京市平谷區(qū)2024-2025學(xué)年高二英語上學(xué)期期末考試試題第一部分學(xué)問運用（共兩節(jié)，共30分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）閱讀下面短文，駕馭其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Itwasjustaboutthistimelastyearthatmywifeannouncedthatshewasnolongergoingtocutourlawn(草坪);instead,shewantedtoletitgowild.Infact,Ididnotacceptherannouncement.First,Icouldcutthelawnmyself,somethingIhadn’tdoneforyearsandwasunwillingtodo.Second,Icouldtrytohirea1todoitbuttheteenagersheredidn’tseemexactlythetypeofpeopletobeinterestedin2lawns.Third,Icouldacquiesce(牽強同意)tohersuggestion.Puttingasidemyprideandkissinggoodbyetoanyhopeofwinningthefirstplaceintheshortestcutlawncompetition,Idrained(抽干)theoilinourlawnmower,pusheditintoacornerand3itwithaplasticcloth.Ihopethatoncethelawnbegantolooktoohigh,mywifewould4herdecision.Bytheendofthethirdweekofher“notwork”,thingswerenotworkingoutasplanned.Thegrassofthelawnwasalmostafootin5,andtheneighborswerebeginningto6“HeyMike,what’sthematter?Isyourlawnmoweronstrike?”one7joked.Ireplied,“No,thelawnmowerisn’t.Mywifeisstoppingworking.”Aftersixweeks,thelawnhadbegunto8awildlook,thesortoflookthatanoldhousehas.Butlikea9haircutthatturnsouttobegreatonceitgrows,bytheendofspringourlawnwasbeginningtoshowsignsofrealpromise.Wheninsummer,peoplewerestoppingtolookatthe“jungle”.Theystoppedtoadmiretheislandofgreen.Theoncelifelessyardwasfilledwithbirdshuntingforthebugsthatnowcrawledonthemoistground.The10ofthebirdsfilledtheairfromdawntodusk.Manyanightwelayinbedlisteningwithpleasuretothebirdschatteringabouttheirdaysevents.1.A.teenager B.driver C.worker D.cleaner2.A.sowing B.cutting C.growing D.treating3.A.changed B.picked C.covered D.colored4.A.recall B.retell C.rewrite D.reconsider5.A.width B.weight C.height D.depth6.A.enjoy B.notice C.forgive D.argue7.A.colleague B.relative C.classmate D.neighbor8.A.takeon B.puton C.goon D.bringon9.A.fashionable B.bad C.good D.broken10.A.songs B.scream C.voice D.noises其次節(jié)語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）閱讀下列短文，依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫一個適當?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。AIfyouwanttogetfit,makefriendswithpeople11enjoyexercising.Itmaybethebestwaytostayinshapebecause12(go)tothegymisinfectious（有傳染性的）,scientistsclaim.Stayingphysicallyactivewithsomeoneelseinspiresyoutorunfasterandfurther,accordingtothefirststudyofitskind.Butit’sbadnewsformenasthetechniqueonlyworksforwomenbecausethey13(encourage)byeachother.Andanotherstudyfoundhappinessspreadsthroughsocialgroups,andthecloseryouaretosomeonewithasunnycharacter,themorelikelyyouaretobehappyaswell.BFailuresalwayscomebeforesuccess.Youneedonlytolookathistorytoseethatcountlessfailuresalwayscomebeforesuccess.Theworld’smostoutstandinginventorsdidn’tsucceedthefirsttime.Neitherdidfamousarchitects,engineers,designers,painters,photographers,chefs,politicians,andsoon.They14(fall),gotinjuredandwentontodesign,createandfoundsomethingbetter,15(strong),morememorableandvaluable.Forthem,failurewasn’ttheend,16thebeginningofajourneytosuccess.Itgivesyouastartingpointtomoveon.CTheBurningManFestivalisaspecialactivity17(found)bytheorganization“BlackRockCity”.Thefestivalfirst18(start)outasacelebrationin1986.Theyearlyeventdrawsthousandsofpeoplefromthecommunity,duringwhichpeopleareabletoexpressthemselvesingrand,joyfulways.Foraweek,attendees(出席者)willparticipateinanumberof19(activity).Eachyearthefestivalchoosesadifferenttheme.Variouseventsandshowswilltakeplaceandtherealsowillbeplentyofcampsforattendees.TheBurningManFestivalaims20(cheer)thehumanspirit,dealwithsocialproblemsandinspireasenseofcultureandcommunity.其次部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，共38分）第一節(jié)（共14小題；每小題2分，共28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，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AIfyou’relookingtobuycheaptheatertickets,thenyou’vecometotherightplace!WhetheritbeonBroadway(百老匯),orashowatyourlocaltheater,hereatSizzlingTicketswe’vegotsomegreatdealsforyou!AladdintheMusicalRunTime:2hoursand15minutes,includingoneintermission(幕間休息)of15minutesAudience:AllagesThismusicalcomedyprovidesgenerousfamilyentertainmentwithlivelydanceroutinesandconstantaction.WelllovedsongssuchasAWholeNewWorldandPrinceAliwillhavemembersoftheaudiencesingingalong.Thistimelessstoryanditsbeauty,energyandmagicwilltakeyourbreathaway.LionKingtheMusicalRunTime:2hoursand45minutes,includingoneintermissionof15minutesAudience:AllagesTheLionKingmusicalwasfirststagedonBroadwayin1997,whenitachievedgreatsuccess.Infact,theLionKingmusicalhaswonseveralawardsovertheyearsforthewaythatthispopularstoryhasbeendisplayedandthecartooncharactersreallycometolifeinaveryexcitingwaywhentheyreachthestage.TheBookofMormonRunTime:2hoursand30minutes,includingone15minuteintermissionAudience:YoungteensandolderWinnerofnineTonyAwards,includingBestMusicalandmanyotherawards,theBookofMormonisentertainingfromstarttofinishandlookssettostayonBroadwayinthenearfuture.PhantomoftheOperaRunTime:2hoursand30minutes,includingoneintermissionof15minutesAudience:AllagesTheboxofficerevenue(票房收入)forthisshowishigherthanforanyothermovieorstageproduction.Somepeopleloveitsomuchthattheyhaveseenittwice,perhapsevenagainandagain.TheoperahasbeenplayingcontinuouslyatHerMajesty’sTheatreinLondonsinceitsfirstperformancein1986.Andit’snotjustaudiencesthatlovetheshow.Phantomhaswonmanyawards,includingOlivierAwardsandTonyAwards.21.Ifyouwanttoseeaplaylongerthan2hoursand30minutes,youcanchoose.A.AladdintheMusicalB.LionKingtheMusicalC.TheBookofMormonD.PhantomoftheOpera22.TheBookofMormon.A.issuitableforallagesB.willnotbeplayedonBroadwayinthefutureC.haswonalotofawardsD.istellinganunhappystory23.WhatdoweknowaboutthePhantomoftheOperafromthetext?A.Itsboxofficerevenuewasthehighestin1986.B.ItwasfirststagedonBroadway.C.Ithaswontwoawards.D.Itisworthseeingagainandagain.BDespitethefactthatmotherhoodhasnotbeeneasy,MaxiAubibelievesthatherson,Gianluca,hastaughthermuch.Gianlucawasborn13yearsagowithAngelmanSyndrome(天使綜合癥),ageneticdisease.Maxiwasneverafraidaboutthefactthatshedidnotknowwhatthisconditionwasabout.Shehadtogetoutthereandfacethemusic.“Whenhewasanewbornbaby,heusedtocryalldaylong.Hewouldn’teatorsleep.Itwasanendlesscycle.Weransometestsanddoctorstoldushisprogressdependedonus.Butitwasclearthatsomethingwaswrongwithhim.Sowevisitedseveraldoctorsandransomeothertestsuntilhewasfive,”sheexplains.Despiteallofthis,MaxidesignedatreatmentplanforGianluca.Itdidnotmatterwhathewassufferingfrom;shebelievedlovewasthe“medicine”thatcouldcurehim.SheformedagroupoftenpeopleofdifferentagesoutsideherfamilywhowerewillingtohelpGianluca’sdevelopment.Thesepeoplewouldcometoherhouseinshiftsfrom9AMto7PMwithonlyonegoal:toshowGianlucathathecouldachievewhateverhewanted.“Westartedencouraginghimwithgames.Duringthosetwoorthreeyears,helearnthowtowalkandhemadehugeprogress,”sheremembers.Learningaboutherchild’sdiagnosis(診斷)wasastartingpointforMaxi.Tohelprelievethepainofparentswhosechildrensufferedfromthesamecondition,shecreatedtheAssociationforParentscopingwithAngelmanSyndrome(APSA)whichcurrentlyhasaboutahundredfamilies.Livingwiththesechildrenisveryenriching.Thisiswhytheassociationisnotonlyworkingtoprovidesupportandguidanceforthefamiliesofchildrenwiththiscondition;italsowantstotellpeoplethattheycanalsolearnfromthesechildren.“Wewantthemtocomeandexperiencewhatwelearntfromourchildren,”shesays.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“facethemusic”inthesecondparagraphprobablymean?A.Enjoythemusic.B.Acceptthesituation.C.Finishoneswork.D.Sharetheburden.25.HowdidMaxiAubireacttohersonsillness?A.Shewasafraid.B.Shefelthelpless.C.Shecriedalotabouthersonssuffering.D.Shemadeatreatmentplanforherson.26.Thetenpeopleinthegroup.A.visitedMaxishousetolookafterGianlucainturnB.wereMaxisrelativesandfriendsC.helpedGianlucatodesignastudyplanD.weredoctorscontributingtothetreatmentofrarediseases27.WhatcanwelearnaboutGianlucafromthetext?A.HecomplainedhismotheralotaboutAngelmanSyndrome.B.Helikedplayinggameswithpeople.C.Hemadegreatprogressbecauseoflove.D.Heateandsleptwellwhenhewasababy.CIn“SocialRobotsforEducation”,astudypublishedlastAugustinScienceRobotics,thesummaryis:“Socialrobotscanbeusedineducationasprivateteachersorpeerlearners.Theyhavebeenshowntobeeffectiveinincreasingcognitive（認知的）andemotionalresultsandhaveachievedresultssimilartothoseofhumanteachingonsometasks.Thisislargelybecauseoftheirphysicalpresence,whichtraditionallearningtechnologieslack.”Thestudyshowedafewreasonswhyeducationalrobotsarebecomingateachingfashion.Firstly,theycanhelpcutschoolbudgets.Secondly,teachersseematalossastherearegrowingnumbersofstudentsperclassroom.Besides,educationalrobotscanmeetthedemandforgreaterpersonalizationofstudents.Insteadofjustseatingstudentsinfrontofacomputerscreenwithsoftwaretoteachthem，manyteacherscanchooseamoreinteractive（互動的）educationalexperiencethroughrobots.“Robotsareanidealchoicewhenthematerialtobetaughtrequiresdirectphysicalpresentation.Forexample,teachingphysicalskills,suchashandwritingorbasketballfreethrows,thestudyexpressed.But,don’texpectSiriorAlexatoreplacerealteachersrightaway.“Althoughrobotscanoperateindependentlyincertaincontexts,fullyautonomoussocialteachingbehaviorinallenvironmentsremainsdifficulttoachieve,”thestudysaid.“Althoughautomaticspeechrecognitionandsocialsignalprocessinghaveimprovedinrecentyears,speechrecognitionforyoungerusers,forexample,isstillnotstrongenoughformostinteractions.”Robotsarealreadyusedforscience,technology,engineeringandmath,whichiscalledSTEMeducation.“Moreandmoreeducationalrobotsarebeingdevelopedbecausethey’vebeenlargelyeffectiveinteachinguserstopicslikecomputerprogramming,AIandengineering,inahandson,engagingway,”saidMariaJung,productpublicrelationsmanageratDJI,developeroftheRoboMasterS1.ShesaidtheRobMastereducationalrobotwascreatedwiththepurposeofbenefitingmiddletohighschoolstudentslearning,bothinsideandoutsideoftheclassroom.Ithelpsstudentsbecomefamiliarwiththebasicsofroboticsthroughsimplecontrols.“Themainfunctionsofaneducationalrobotaretoprovideanopportunitytoseelessonscometolife,educateusersinaninterestingwayandprovideanongoingstreamoflearningwithnewcontent,”sheadded.28.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweknowabouteducationalrobots?A.Theykeepstudentslearninginfrontofacomputerscreen.B.Theycanbefullyindependentinrecognizingspeech.C.Theycancarryoutautonomoussocialteachingwhereverpossible.D.Theyprovideamoreinteractiveeducationalexperienceforstudentsandteachers.29.Whatwilltheclasslooklikewitheducationalrobots’help?A.Teacherswon’tbeneededanymore.B.Moresubjectscanbetaughtinaneffectiveway.C.Studentswillbedisturbedbytheeducationalrobots.D.Studentscanhavefreecommunicationwiththerobots.30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheintroductionoftheeducationalrobots?A.DoubtfulB.DisapprovingC.ObjectiveD.SupportiveDClimatechangeisthreateningourfutureasmoreandmoregreenhousegaseslikeCO2aregatheringintheatmosphereandheatinguptheplanet.Tofighttheproblem,bothscientistsandeconomistshavesuggestedsomegoodsolutions.Itturnsoutthatwhales,animalswe’vehuntedtonearextinction,areexcellentattakingawayCO2.WhalesremoveCO2fromtheairintwoways.First,theymovenutrients(養(yǎng)分物)fromtheirfeedingareasdeepintheoceanbacktothesurface,wheretheyreleasethemintheirwaste.Thosenutrientsaidthegrowthofphytoplankton(浮游植物),which,likeotherplants,takesawayCO2fromtheair.Second,whalesthemselvescollectCO2intheirbodieswhentheyeatotheranimals.Thetotalamountofthegasaddsuptoabout33tonsoverawhale’slifetime.Whenwhalesdie,theytakeawayallthatCO2withthemdowntotheoceanfloor.Savingthewhalescouldalsobemorecosteffectivethanplantingtrees.Financialexpertssaythatonewhale,takingawayCO2andtourvalue,wouldbeworthaboutUS$2millionoveritslifetime.ComparethistothehighcostsneededtoplantandkeepforestsforremovingCO2,andyou’llseewhywhalesmightbeaneffectivesolution.Atonetime,millionsofwhalesswamtheworld’soceans.Unluckily,commercialwhalingbetweenthe1600sandthemid1900sbroughtmanywhalespeciesclosetoextinction.Startinginthe1970s,carefulmanagementofwhalingbegan.Manyspeciesarerecovering,butthegiantanimalsstillfacemajorthreats.Onethreatiscontinuedhuntingdespiteinternationalregulation.Forexample,inJapan,“scientific”killsarecarriedout—oftenanexcusetogetwhalemeat,whichisconsidereddeliciousfood.Publicoutcryhaspressuredmanycountriestolimitorendwhaling,andexpertsbelieveanewwaytomakemoneyfromwhales—whalewatching—willalsobeeffective.However,anotherismoredifficulttosolve—pollution.Whalesareaffectedbypollutionfromchemicals,noise,andthehugeamountsofplasticandgarbagethatendupintheoceans.Thesegiantsoftheseaareimportanttothefuturehealthofourplanet.Ifwhalepopulationsincreasedtowheretheywerebeforecommercialwhaling,whalescouldremoveanestimated1.7billiontonsofCO2peryear.Itmightbeanimpossibledream,butit’sonedefinitelyworthfightingfor.31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouthowwhalesremovecarbonfromtheair?A.Theymovenutrientsfromdeepintheoceantothesurface.B.Manyspeciesofwhalesdon’treleaseCO2.C.WhalescollectCO2intheirbodiesthroughthefoodtheyeat.D.Whenwhalesdie,thecollectedCO2remainsintheirbodies.32.Whatisthefinancialvalueofawhalecomparedto?A.Thecommercialhuntingofoceananimals.B.Thefinancialvalueofoceantourism.C.Thehighcostsoftreeplantingandforestprotecting.D.TheabilityofphytoplanktontoremoveCO2fromtheair.33.Accordingtothepassage,whatthreatisthehardertosolvenow?A.Pollution.B.Scientifickills.C.Whalewatching.D.Continuedhutting.34.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toanalysethebenefitswhalesbring.B.Toexplainwhywhalesareendangered.C.Toevaluatetheeffectofcommercialwhaling.D.Tocallonpeopletosavewhalessoastoprotecttheworld.其次節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，共10分）依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。It’snearlyclosingtimeonaMondaynightatadowntownManhattansupermarket.Wecanseeaworkerbeginningfillingblackbagswiththedaystrash,suchaslastweek’sfruitandvegetables.35Withinlessthan30minutes,theyexcitedlyleavethesupermarket,eachcarryatleastonebagfilledwithfood.36Theyarefreegans(反消費主義者),whorefusewastefulconsumerculturebylivingalmostonwhatothersthrowaway.37AndtheUnitedNationssaysthefoodthatAmericathrowsawaycouldsatisfyeverysingleemptystomachinAfrica.Mostfoodthatisthrownawayislessthanperfectproducts.38Supermarketscan’tsellmilktaggedwithyesterday’susebydatewhichmanyofusdefineasaproductsexpirationdate(保質(zhì)期),butinfactreferstoitsperiodofpeakflavor.39“It’samazingwhatyoucanfindinit,”shesays.Maryoncefoundhalfgallonsofmilkandlemonade,bothunopened,andbreadthatonlyanhourearlierwasforsale.“Ialsofoundonepoundbagsofcoffeebeansjustthrownawayoutsideastorewiththetrash,”shesays.A.Thesepeopleareneitherhomelessnorpoor.B.Freegans,like24yearoldMaryMonDragon,liveonfoodthatisthrownaway.C.Justthen,somepeoplebeginsearchingforfoodfromthesmallmountainsoftrash.D.Mostfreeganshaveamiserablelife.E.Whohasn’tthrownawayadozenofeggafterjustdiscoveringabrokenone?F.Whatdofreegansliveon?G.TheyseldomgohungrythankstothelargeamountoffoodAmericansthrowawayeveryday.第三部分書面表達（共兩節(jié)，共32分）第一節(jié)閱讀表達（共4小題,第40、41題各2分，第42題3分，第43題5分，共12分）閱讀短文，依據(jù)題目要求用英語回答問題。AnAmericanwoman,MissyArmstrong,hasmadealifechangingdecisiontomakeherdyingbestfriend’slastwishcometruebyadopting(收養(yǎng))herthreeyoungchildren.Sarais36yearsold.HerhusbanddiedandnowsheisinthefinalstagesofaseriousillnessandisnotexpectedtomakeittoChristmas.“Shesaidshecandealwiththefactthatshe’sdying,butshecan’tdealwiththefactthatherkidswillbeseparated,”herbestfriend,MissyArmstrong,said.Thetwowomenhavebeenfriendsforoveradecadeafterfirstmeetingin1999whileatthesameschool.Takingtheirfriendshipastepfurther,Missy,42,whoisalreadyamothertotwoofherownchildren,adoptedSara’sthreeyoungchildren,11yearoldCayden,nineyearoldMicahandeightyearoldAmara.AsMissypreparedtotakeonthehugetask,oneofherlongtimefriends,RhondaDeBruyn,lentherahelpinghand.RhondapostedamessageonaFacebookpageaskingforgiftstobedonatedsothegrowingfamilycanhaveagreatholiday.Sincepostingthemessage,donationshavebeenpouringinforthefamily.“Missyisakindfriendandperson.I’veknownherfor11yearsandshehasneverbeenanythinglessthanwhatyousee.Thisdoesn’tsurprisemethatshesteppedin.MissyandSara’sfriendshipisoneofakind.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.”saidRhonda.“Missynowlivesinathreebedroomhome,whichisnotlargeenoughforthegrowingfamily.Sheneedstogainmoresupporttobuyafivebedroomhouse,”RhondasaidinaFacebookpost.“Oncewegetherintothenewhouse,theneverythingleftoverthatweraisedwillgotofuturefinancialexpenses.”Todonate,anaccounthasbeencreatedattheSoutheastNationalBankunderthenameofMissyArmstrong.40.WhydidMissyadoptSara’sthreechildren?(2分)41.WhatdidRhondadotohelpMissyinthethirdparagraph?(2分)42.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentence“Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.”？(3分)43.DoyousupportMissy’sactionofhelpingSaraandexplainwhy?(5分,about40words)其次節(jié)（20分）假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高二學(xué)生李華。你的英國摯友Tom在給你的郵件中講解并描述了他心中偶像的故事，也請你和他共享一個你的心中偶像。請你給Tom回信,內(nèi)容包括：1你心中偶像是誰2你心中偶像讓你敬佩的主要品質(zhì)是什么,給出理由3你心中偶像對你的影響留意:1詞數(shù)不少于60；2開頭和結(jié)尾已給出,不計入總詞數(shù)。提示詞：idol偶像DearTom,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua（請務(wù)必將書面表達寫在答題卡指定區(qū)域內(nèi)）

2024北京平谷高二（上）期末英語參考答案第一部分學(xué)問運用(共2節(jié)30分)第一節(jié)完形填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）1.A2.B3.C4.D5.C6.B7.D8.A9.B10.A其次節(jié)語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）11.who/that12.going13.areencouraged14.fell15.stronger16.but17.founded18.started19.activities20.tocheer其次部分閱讀理解(共2節(jié)38分)第一節(jié)（共14小題；每小題2分，共28分）閱讀A篇：21.B22.C23.D閱讀B篇：24.B25.D26.A27.C閱讀C篇：28.D29.