福建省福州市2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题（无答案）

高二期中
考试时间：120分钟 考试分值：150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，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。
1. Where are the speakers probably
A. At a tailor’s. B. At home. C. At a clothing shop.
2. What is the man doing
A. Fixing the desk. B. Checking the bulb. C. Turning off the light.
3. What seems to be the problem
A. The small number of bookings.
B. Andy Norton’s absence.
C. The small size of the hall.
4. Why is the girl in a hurry
A. To go home to get some food.
B. To get an important file.
C. To join a group discussion.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. How to cut carrots.
B. How to use knives safely.
C. How the woman’s hand got hurt.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Neighbors. B. Colleagues. C. Relatives.
7. What does the woman plan to do tomorrow
A. Attend a show. B. Fly to New York. C. Look after her grandma.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is Tommy doing
A. Preparing supper. B. Playing a computer game. C. Watching a TV program.
9. Who does the woman speak highly of
A. Cathy. B. Tommy. C. Johnny.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does Kate like doing to get relaxed
A. Jogging. B. Dancing. C. Playing soccer.
11. How often does Bill go to the gym
A. Twice a week. B. Three times a week. C. Four times a week.
12. What will the speakers do next
A. Hang out. B. Play games. C. Study together.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Which place did the man visit first
A. A castle. B. A museum. C. A church.
14. What did the man like in the museum
A. Old paintings. B. Old stamps. C. Old clocks.
15. What does the man think of the castle
A. It’s special. B. It’s boring. C. It’s dangerous.
16. What did the man buy
A. A book. B. Some postcards. C. A model church.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why is the speaker giving the talk
A. To introduce a club.
B. To invite the listeners to a party.
C. To inform the listeners of a change.
18. Where will the party be held
A. At the Irish Pub. B. At the LaFleur Club. C. At the Rodolfo Club.
19. What do the listeners have to pay for themselves
A. A buffet. B. Soft drinks. C. Wine.
20. How does the speaker suggest going to the party
A. By bus. B. By car. C. By subway.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
It’s always lovely to see a new group of picture books that help model friendship for children. From now on, every book is sold at a 10% discount!
Snail and Worm Again by Tina Kugler, illustrated (插图) by Joe Smith
The humor in these short, simple stories about snail and worm, two best friends, make this a laugh out loud delight for your own reading or for readers on the laps of their parents.
Number of pages: 92 Selling price: $11
The Friend Ship by Kat Yeh, illustrated by Chuck Groenink
Hedgehog (刺猬) misunderstands when she overhears that searching for Friendship might help her be less lonely. She thinks Friendship is an actual ship and starts to look for it. Along her journey, she meets people who also want a friend. They join her search. Soon, the group of new friends realizes they are sailing an actual Friend Ship. This clever play on words makes for a heartwarming story of truth — that sometimes friends are right in front of us.
Number of pages: 105 Selling price: $12
Pax and Blue by Lori Richmond, illustrated by Jake Black
Blue is Pax’s friend, small like Pax. Today Pax’s mom is moving to another place with him. Pax worries about Blue because “you don’t leave a friend behind.” Luckily, Pax knows just what to do to help his friend! You’ll see empathy (同情) and understanding between two unlikely friends who are in brighter colors against a quiet lavender and earthy toned background.
Number of pages: 138 Selling price: $15
Dill & Bizzy Opposite Day by Nora Ericson, illustrated by Lisa Ericson
I love the illustrations, and they really capture the charm of each of these two characters — a bird and a duck — who are best friends. Today they do everything opposite. Breakfast for dinner. Loud party instead of quiet rest. And what if opposite means they can’t be friends
Number of pages: 117 Selling price: $13
21. How much should you pay if you want to buy two of the cheapest book
A. $19.8. B. $20.7. C. $23.0. D. $22.0.
22. Who illustrates a truth in his/her story
A. Lori Richmond. B. Tina Kugler. C. Nora Ericson. D. Kat Yeh.
23. Which book’s pictures does the author like
A. Snail and Worm Again. B. The Friend Ship.
C. Pax and Blue. D. Dill & Bizzy Opposite Day.
B
It was in a brightly-lit room in Mexico City, Mexico, that on June 18, 2014 it was announced that India-born Dr Sanjaya Rajaram had been named the winner of the World Food Prize.
Dr Rajaram won this award for successfully crossbreeding the winter and spring wheat varieties, which have been two distinct and isolated gene pools (分离的基因库) since the beginning of farming. And because of this breakthrough, the scientist has been able to breed over 480 high-yielding wheat varieties.
Born in Varanasi in 1943, Dr Rajaram lived with his family off a plot of land growing wheat, rice and maize (玉米). “After my education here in India, I went off to Australia for my PhD and soon I joined CIMMYT (the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre) in Mexico, where my career as a plant breeder started,” said Dr Rajaram.
“Every country is unique — there are climate patterns, culture, the financial situation and each of the nations I visited needed a different set of solutions,” said Dr Rajaram. His solutions became part of what is widely described as the world's first “wheat network”, a global exchange of “genetic information and innovations among researchers”. His varieties of wheat were strong in nutrition, delayed (延迟) the attack of rust (锈病) and were able to survive the severest of conditions.
After nearly half a century in the field, Dr Rajaram said his work was still not finished. “In science, you never stop learning. I have been doing this all my life and I've never really had time for anything else. As far as hobbies go, well, there's a bit of music I like to listen to and that's pretty much it. I have been on a constant journey of pushing the boundaries of what's possible and today, there's still work left. Learning must never stop and the world must not go hungry.”
24. Why was Dr Rajaram awarded the World Food Prize
A. He improved several wheat varieties genetically.
B. He crossbred the winter and spring wheat varieties.
C. He successfully bred two high-yielding wheat varieties.
D. He found the difference between the winter and spring wheat varieties.
25. When did Dr Rajaram start to work on plant breeding
A. During his college years in India.
B. While doing his PhD in Australia.
C. After becoming a member of CIMMYT in Mexico.
D. While living with his family near wheat-growing land.
26. What is one advantage of the wheat varieties developed by Dr Rajaram
A. They can be planted in any season.
B. They are free from the attack of rust.
C. They can grow well in terrible environments.
D. They can grow taller than traditional ones.
27. What can we learn about Dr Rajaram from the last paragraph
A. He was too busy with work to develop any hobby.
B. He wasn't satisfied with the results of his research.
C. He planned to do research in a new field of science.
D. He was determined to work on world food problems.
C
On the morning drive from my treehouse at Yuquiyú to El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico, I looked the part of the Prepared Hiker. I wore durable shoes. My backpack was filled with bug spray, sunscreen and enough water. And yet as I approached the main gate, I realized I had forgotten what is becoming the most critical item: knowing a park's special entry requirements. “Reservations Required” read the sign, upsetting my plans.
From inside the car, I checked recreation.gov for the next available reservation, but on a holiday weekend, the park was fully booked. I ended up in Luquillo, walking on the beach.
Really, I should have known better. When I visited Puerto Rico last February, the pandemic (流行病) had been changing norms (常规) for nearly a year. Travelers were heading to public places run by the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, and crowding weak environments. At Great Smoky Mountains National Park, more than 375,000 people hiked Laurel Falls Trail in 2020, an additional 110,000 pairs of feet from the previous year.
In 2021, Yellowstone National Park set a record in July for the most-visited month in its nearly 150-year history, with almost 1.1 million recreation (娱乐) visits. Also last year, Acadia National Park in Maine received more than 4 million visitors for the first time. So officials introduced reservation systems to help them control the number of people who can enter the park or access specific roads or trails in a single day.
“The nationwide trend (趋势) of changing visitation patterns before, during and after the pandemic requires continual innovation and effective ways to manage visitor use to ensure that these special places benefit current and future generations,” Stephanie Roulett, a public affairs specialist with the National Park Service, said. “As a result, parks are exploring many different tools that are most effective for their situation to help them improve how visitors get to and experience popular park resources and features.”
28. What did the author realize at the gate of El Yunque National Forest
A. He was less experienced than other hikers. B. He forgot to check the entry requirements.
C. He left his supplies in his car. D. He lost his backpack.
29. What has changed in national parks since the pandemic
A. The natural environment has improved. B. The number of visitors has been growing.
C. The threats to the parks have been reduced. D. The management of the parks is getting easier.
30. Why were reservation systems introduced into national parks
A. To control the crowd entering parks. B. To increase the incomes of parks.
C. To monitor visitors' behavior. D. To attract more visitors.
31. What is Stephanie Roulett's attitude to reservation systems
A. She is thankful. B. She is uncaring. C. She is doubtful. D. She is supportive.
D
We like to think words are what matters. But in communicating with other people, what we do is at least as important as what we actually say. American professor Albert Mehrabian is one of the leading researchers on this topic. His study shows that within the first four minutes of meeting a stranger, our facial expressions make up 55 percent of the impression we make. In comparison, only seven percent of that impression comes from our actual words, with the rest of the information coming from the tone of voice.
We may also like to think body language cannot be read like a book. It has no systematic grammar like that of a spoken / written language. And it seems less formal and exact. But scientists have found body language does have its own rules and can be exactly examined like a book written in your native tongue. For example, researchers Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen have identified about 3,000 different expressions and their meanings. They created the Facial Action Coding System (FACS), a tool for collecting meaning from expressions.
But it's also easy to misunderstand body language. The rules may fit most people but not munication expert Carol Kinsey Goman once gave a report at a company in New York. The CEO sat at the table with his arms closely crossed, without smiling or nodding encouragement. In the end, he simply said “thank you” without making eye contact and left the room. Goman was shocked when the man's secretary told her that he'd been favorably impressed by her. If the CEO hadn't liked what he'd heard, the secretary explained to Goman, “he would have gotten up right in the middle of your report and walked out”.
You can train yourself to control your body language, and even use it to make your communication more munication expert Theresa Zagnoli, suggests a simple but useful approach. The technique (技术), called mirroring, involves studying the facial expressions, body movements, and the tone of voice used by the person to whom you're talking, and then using them too. But make sure it's done in a relaxed and normal way, Zagnoli says.
32. How much of the impression comes from our tone according to Albert's research
A. 7%. B. 15%. C. 38%. D. 55%.
33. What does the example in paragraph 2 show
A. Body language can be systematically studied.
B. It is hard to understand human body language.
C. The grammar of body language is very difficult.
D. Expressions have thousands of different meanings.
34. What did the CEO’s body language mean in Goman’s eyes
A. He had a lot of work to do at the time.
B. He showed little interest in her report.
C. He was somewhat surprised at her report.
D. He wanted to give her a good impression.
35. What does Zagnoli advise you to do when talking
A. Use more body language secretly.
B. Copy others' body language naturally.
C. Compare your body language with others'.
D. Improve your body language by learning experts'.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The U.S. has over 400 national parks across the country. If you thought national parks were just a common place to visit for recreational activities, you might want to think again. Here are some reasons why national parks are great.
Biodiversity (生物多样性) like nowhere else
National parks are often chosen to protect threatened or unique ecosystems and geography. It is no surprise that parks are some of the most biodiverse places in the U.S. with strict laws about hunting, fishing and development. 36 .
An unbreakable connection to nature
37 . Nature encourages physical activity, recreation and calmness, and has even been shown to reduce depression (沮丧). National parks provide people with natural spaces to visit and chances to connect with nature.
38
National parks contain forested areas that not only protect water sources, but also help stabilize (稳固) the surrounding land. This can save lives and infrastructure (基础设施) by preventing landslides, avalanches and erosion. These areas also reduce floods by preserving wetlands. 39 .
Parks improve the economy
Parks bring visitors to small rural communities that otherwise would never see the same economic activity. These “gateway” communities benefit through jobs in hotels, restaurants, gift shops and within the park as tour guides. In 2015, 4 million visitors at Yellowstone National Park generated (产生) nearly $500 million dollars in spending, leading to 7,735 jobs and $225 million in income for workers. 40 .
A. Parks help power America
B. Parks reduce natural disasters
C. A park is a safe place for threatened species
D. Yellowstone National Park is expected to see increased fires
E. Throughout the country, national parks provide 306,000 direct jobs
F. Finally, protected habitats along the coast reduce flooding, sea-level rise, and so on
G. Studies show that spending time in nature is good for your physical and mental health
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Some time ago I volunteered to teach a young people's creative writing class in our community. Harold, one of the young men who 41 the class, was fourteen and a born 42 . Handsome and big for his age, Harold made enemies without even trying, though usually he 43 .
By the fifth session (课) everyone 44 him and he was well on his way to 45 the group. For my part I was 46 . I tried everything from kindness and friendliness to anger and discipline (惩罚), but nothing 47 .
Then one evening he kept 48 one of the girls, and I grabbed (抓住) him with both hands. The moment I did it, I realized my 49 . What could I do now Let him go Then he would be the 50 . Hit him Hardly, with the difference in age and size.
In a flash of inspiration, I wrestled him to the ground and started to tickle (呵痒) him. He cried with 51 at first and then with laughter. Only when he promised to behave did I let him up.
Harold 52 himself from that time on, but Harold also became my good friend, getting as close to me, physically, as he could. I returned the 53 , and somehow, we both made it through the session. What interested me was that by entering his personal space, I had 54 with him for the first time.
What I learned from this experience was that there are times when the masks (面具) must come down and communication must be made through physical 55 .
41. A. taught B. missed C. attended D. organized
42. A. booklover B. troublemaker C. storyteller D. songwriter
43. A. cheated B. ignored C. refused D. tried
44. A. hated B. forgot C. followed D. helped
45. A. cheering up B. holding up C. breaking up D. raising up
46. A. surprised B. worried C. confident D. embarrassed
47. A. worked B. appeared C. ended D. developed
48. A. questioning B. leaving C. annoying D. examining
49. A. dream B. mistake C. duty D. danger
50. A. loser B. fighter C. hero D. victor
51. A. anger B. relief C. joy D. sadness
52. A. enjoyed B. entertained C. behaved D. controlled
53. A. closeness B. invitation C. greeting D. preference
54. A. played B. dealt C. competed D. communicated
55. A. touch B. health C. exercise D. beauty
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In a vast desert on the outskirts of Dubai, Chinese experts looked across a field of “drought resistant” rice they had planted in sand and seawater and 56. ________ (realise) that a four decade struggle had come to 57. ________ end.
“The result was extremely satisfying,” said Du Dele, an official at the Chinese research centre pioneering the salt-resistant rice, 58. ________ many believe could solve food shortages in the world's most uncultivable (不可耕作的) regions.
“We learned that we can grow rice in the desert, and we were very 59. ________ (amaze) when we analysed the results and saw how much we can produce,” he said.
Rice is 60. ________ (common) grown in fresh water and soil, rather than sand and seawater.
And in Dubai, where temperatures can reach 50C (122F) in the day and sandstorms are common, the challenge is more serious.
But 61. ________ (scientist) at the Sea-Rice Research and Development Centre in Qingdao, eastern China, produced more than 7.5 metric tonnes per hectare of one strain of salt-resistant rice which was planted in the dusty emirate.
China began to make rapid progress in the 62. ________ (develop) of seawater rice after 1986 when a wild rice variety 63. ________ (discover) growing in marshes (沼泽) near the sea in the southern Guangdong province.
China's “father of hybrid rice” Yuan Longping, who led the Qingdao centre, said the results were “better 64. ________ he had expected”, and his team was seeking 65. ________ (expand) its research.
第四部分 课内知识(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
根据语境，选择下框中的单词或短语，必要时用正确的形式填空。框中有两个单词为多余单词。
buffet celebrity appeal to devote one’s life adopt anxiety prohibit entertain get through break down bless in turn
66. As a man of the soil, he cares little for ____________________ or money.
67. I wake up to the sound of the wind ____________________the cloth of my tent.
68.Being in such a beautiful and wild place make me fell______________ to be alive
69.The theme of his presentation is ___________________ barriers between groups.
70.________________ three kilometers of heavy traffic took me almost 25 minutes.
71. The boy _______________by the old couple was admitted into a key university.
72. The ______________against drunken driving has saved millions of lives in the past ten years.
73. Whichever and whatever you like, there is an incredible theme park that will _______________you.
74. There’s not much in the way of ________________in this town——just the cinema and a couple of pubs.
75. Indeed, his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has ___________.
第五部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：（满分15分）
76. 假定你是李华, 你校将为外国学生办一场中国文化夏令营,请你给你的英国朋友 Tom发一封邮件,邀请他来参加这次活动,内容包括:
1. 时间和地点;
2. 夏令营内容(餐桌礼仪、肢体语言文化讲座、参观博物馆等);
3. 报名方式和截止日期。
注意:1.词数80左右; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:中国文化夏令营Summer Camp of Chinese Culture
Dear Tom,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua.
第二节（满分20分）
77. 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你们班上周组织了一次以“劳动最光荣”为主题的社会实践活动。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序,写一篇英文周记,记述整个过程。
注意:词数100词。
提示词:西瓜watermelon
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