六盘水市纽绅中学2024～2025学年度高二(上)期中考试
英语试卷
考生注意：
1．满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2．考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
3．本卷命题范围：选择性必修第一册Unit 1—Unit 3。
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．Why is the woman excited
A．She gets advice from Jimmy.
B．She has three new friends.
C．She will go to New York for free.
2．What does the man advise the woman to do
A．Retype a letter. B．Meet Mr Smith. C．Check her work.
3．Who wrote to Jane
A．Her mother. B．Her teacher. C．The woman.
4．What is the man likely to do
A．Find a player. B．Join the team. C．Turn down the woman.
5．How does Susan sound
A．Tired. B．Relaxed. C．Annoyed.
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。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．Why does the girl come to see Rick
A．To cancel her trip. B．To say goodbye. C．To book a ticket.
7．Which country does the girl prefer to visit
A．France. B．Canada. C．Germany.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．What percentage of people consider it useless to learn a foreign language
A．About 15%. B．About 21%. C．About 35%.
9．What are the speakers mainly talking about
A．A foreigner. B．A hobby. C．A report.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．What does the man think of the room
A．Quite big. B．Too small. C．Very old.
11．Where will the chairs be put at last
A．In front of the fireplace. B．Near the dressing table. C．Next to the window.
12．What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Neighbors. B．Husband and wife. C．Customer and salesman.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What will the speakers do first
A．Go to the city center. B．Return home. C．Visit a museum.
14．What does Samantha want to order
A．Water. B．Coffee. C．Hot chocolate.
15．How will the speakers go to the museum
A．By bus. B．On foot. C．By bike.
16．Where does the conversation probably take place
A．In a street. B．In a bank. C．In a coffee shop.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Why did Murphy go to a doctor
A．He became deaf. B．He needed help about Betty. C．He failed to see anything.
18．How many times did Murphy move closer to Betty
A．Once. B．Twice. C．Three times.
19．What was Betty doing at home
A．Cooking a meal. B．Having dinner. C．Laying the table.
20．What is the aim of the passage
A．To introduce a treatment. B．To give a speech. C．To tell a story.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5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
China is a colorful country with amazing places and cultures. In this blog, we will introduce five most attractive places that you can’t miss if you are planning to go for a travel in China!
Beijing
Beijing, the capital of China for over 850 years, is the first choice for many travellers. A perfect combination of classic elegance and modernity, it is the best Chinese destination to give you a better understanding of the country. You can wander around the Forbidden City to feel the dignity of the city; or you can walk along the criss-crossing hutongs and enjoy yourself in everyday local life.
Xi’an
If you want to feel the history of China over the past 1,000 years, you can go to Beijing; however, if you want to experience the 5,000 years’ history of this ancient, oriental land, Xi’an is the best travel destination in China. As one of the four major capitals of ancient civilisation (together with Athens, Cairo, and Rome), Xi’an is the home of Chinese civilisation. The Silk Road starts from here, stretching through West China to the Mediterranean.
Guilin
Guilin, a peaceful city lying in the hilly south-western area of the country, is among the top Chinese destinations for its extraordinary natural scenery. The unique karst landscape with its four features, namely green hills, clear water, fantastic caves, and oddly-shaped rocks, makes it a famous tourist attraction.
Chengdu
Visiting the lovely giant pandas must be on everyone’s to-do list when planning a tour of the best Chinese destinations. Many cities have zoos with space for pandas, but the best place to get close to them is Chengdu for sure! Visiting Chengdu is also a treat for food lovers. Jin li Street is a great place to have a taste of well-known Sichuan food. Besides, you can also enjoy the comfortable atmosphere.
1. What can you do in Beijing
A. Enjoy the oddly-shaped rocks. B. Have a taste of Sichuan food.
C. Walk around the Forbidden City. D. Learn the history of the Silk Road.
2. If you are interested in natural landscapes, which destination is suitable for you
A. Beijing. B. Xi’an. C. Guilin. D. Chengdu.
3. What will be written in the following paragraph
A Another attractive place in China. B. The introduction to karst landscape.
C. Tips for travelling around the world. D. The contact information of a museum.
B
Joy Mangano is now an American inventor. She was divorced and had three kids under age 7 when she was 33, and was barely keeping up payments on her small two-bedroom home by working extra hours as a waitress. “There were times when I would lie in bed and think. I didn’t know how I was going to pay that bill,” Mangano says.
But she had a special ability for seeing the obvious thing. She knew how hard it was to mop (用拖把擦干净) the floor. “I was tired of bending down, putting my hands in dirty water, wringing (拧) out a mop,” Mangano says. “So, there’s gotta be a better way.”
How about a “self-wringing” mop She designed a special tool you could twist in two directions at once, and still keep your hands clean and dry. She set out to sell it, first a few at flea markets.
Then Mangano met with the media. But would couch potatoes (电视迷) buy a mop The experts on shopping TV were less than certain. They gave it a try, and it failed. Mangano was sure it would sell if they’d let her do the on-camera display. She said, “Get me on that stage, and I will sell this mop because it’s a great item.”
So QVC, a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping, took a chance on her. “I got onstage and the phones went crazy. We sold every mop in minutes.”
Today she’s president of Ingenious Designs, a multimillion-dollar company, and one of the stars of HSN, the Home Shopping Network. Talking about the household invention, Mangano says, “It is as natural for me as it is for a parent to talk about their child.”
4. What is the first paragraph mainly about
A. Mangano’s small home. B. Mangano’s work experience.
C. Mangano’s unhappy marriage. D. Mangano’s hard living conditions.
5. Mangano sold the mop successfully with the help of ______.
A. HSN B. QVC
C. couch potatoes D. experts on shopping TV
6. What does Mangano think of her invention
A Unsatisfactory. B. Unnecessary. C. Normal. D. Special.
7. What can we learn from the text
A. Mangano got the idea of self-wringing mop from her own experience.
B. The experts on shopping TV were confident about Mangano’s mop.
C Mangano once had to work seven days a week to support her family.
D. HSN is a business organization that doesn’t sell goods on the Internet.
C
In the 1994 film Forrest Gump (《阿甘正传》), there’s a famous saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get.” The surprise is part of the fun. Now blind box toys (盲盒玩具) are bringing the magic of surprise to online shopping. A blind box toy is hidden inside uniform packaging but invisible from the outside. You don’t know what will be inside, although the toys usually come from pop culture, ranging from movies to comics and cartoons.
Blind boxes have become popular since they were first introduced from Japan to China in 2014. According to a 2019 Tmall report, the mini-series of Labubu blind box designed by Hong Kong-born Kasing Lung, was named Champion of Unit Sales with 55,000 sold in just 9 seconds during the Singles Day shopping event. Most customers for blind boxes are young people aged 18 to 35.
According to The Paper, blind box toys are popular in part because of their cute appearances. The cute cartoon figurines (小塑像) usually come in small sizes, making them suitable for display almost anywhere. Even if blind boxes are not their top choice for decorations, the mystery and uncertainty of the process also attracts people. It’s the main reason why people buy blind boxes one after another. “Fear of the unknown is always a part of the box-opening process,” said Miss Cao, 24, who lives and works in Shenyang. “You cannot know what it is inside until you open all the boxes.” Opening a blind box is a delightful little surprise for our mundane daily lives, something small but fun to wait for each day, week or month. When people open this simple little box, they may be disappointed, but the uncertainty is part of the fun. People will open more blind boxes and hope for a better outcome.
When someone re-makes Forrest Gump, don’t be surprised when he says, “Life is like a blind box…”
8 Why are people attracted by blind boxes
A. They often get toys designed by famous artists.
B. They can learn about pop culture from the packaging.
C. They can experience the excitement of online shopping.
D. They don’t know what they’ve got until they open the boxes.
9. How are the blind boxes received in China
A. They are refused by aged people. B. They are mainly used for display.
C. They are popular with young people. D. 55,000 boxes are sold in a single day.
10. What does the underlined word “mundane” probably mean in paragraph 3
A. Uncertain. B. Boring. C. Hopeless. D. Exciting.
11. What is the main idea of the text
A. The popularity of blind boxes. B. The origin of blind boxes.
C. The problems with blind boxes. D. The cultural effects of blind boxes.
D
Jason M. Allen was almost too nervous to enter his first art competition. Now, his award-winning image is stirring debates about whether art can be generated by a computer, and what, exactly, it means to be an artist.
In August 2022, Allen, a 39-year-old game designer who lives in Pueblo West, Colorado, won first place in the “digital arts/digitally-operated photography” category at the Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Competition. His winning image, titled Théatre D’opéra Spatial, was made with Midjourney—an artificial intelligence system that can produce detailed images when fed written prompts (提示).
Allen’s winning image looks like a bright cross between a classic and modern painting. It’s one of three such images he entered in the competition. Allen posted excitedly about his win on Midjourney’s Discord server on August 25, along with pictures of his three entries; it spread quickly on Twitter days later, with many artists feeling angry about Allen’s win because of his use of AI to create the image. “He just ‘pressed a few buttons to make a digital art piece’,” one Twitter user wrote. “We’re watching the death of art unfold before our eyes.”
However, to get the final three images he entered in the competition, Allen said, he took over 80 hours. First, he played around with phrasing that led Midjourney to generate images of women in nice dresses and space helmets. Over time, with slight adjustments to his written prompts, he created 900 repeating processes of what led to his final three images. He gave the final touch to those three images in Photoshop. Then he ran the images through another software program called Gigapixel AI that can improve resolution (分辨率) and had the images printed at a local print shop.
Allen is glad that the debate over whether AI can be used to make art is getting so much attention. “Rather than hating the technology or the people behind it, we need to recognize it’s a powerful tool and use it for good so we can all move forward,” Allen said.
12. What do we know about Theatre D’opera Spatial
A. Its beauty is widely accepted. B. Its creation is an easy process.
C. It shows the death of traditional art. D. It has caused a lot of arguments.
13. What did Allen do to create his entries
A. He searched for smart written prompts. B. He edited his final images in Photoshop.
C. He fed Midjourney with famous paintings. D. He developed the software named Gigapixel.
14. What is Allen’s attitude to the debate over Al-created art
A. Worried. B. Uncaring. C. Positive. D. Annoyed.
15. What might be the best title for the text
A. AI Beats Out Human Artists in the Art Field
B. AI Won an Art Contest and Artists Are Angry
C. An Artist Wins State Fair Art Contest and Laughs
D. The Artist From Pueblo West Is Defending His Work.
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
E-Bike Safety Tips
Before you go on your next two-wheeled adventure, make sure you’re familiar with the ins and outs of bicycle safety. This holds true whether you’re riding a traditional bike or an e-bike-one powered by an electric motor in addition to your pedaling. E-bike is a great way to get around, save money and protect the environment. But as fun as e-bikes are to ride, they still require practices to ensure your fun rides can be safe.____16____.
▲Keep dos and don’ts in mind. Wear a helmet. A full face helmet with a face shield that flips up can give you all around protection. Ride with the flow of traffic rather than against it.____17____Don’t forget to use the lights to make you more visible at night, which may decrease chances of road accidents.
▲Be sure your bike is ready to ride. That starts with checking that the tires are inflated. Make sure the brakes are working properly.____18____, if the bicycle hasn’t been used for a while. For an e-bike, also make sure your battery is charged. And before and after every ride, inspect your bicycle for damage.
▲____19____. This is important for e-bike riders. With the ability to go faster comes the responsibility io know when you should slow down. Do not ride on expressways or highways.
Ride in the right lanes.____20____, when you’re riding in the street, even in a protected bike lane. Moreover, check the sign to see where e-bikes are allowed. Riding on sidewalks or other walkways can lead to a fine.
You can check the People for Bikes website（peopleforbikes. org）for more information.
A. Be aware of your speed
B. Be cautious of proper parking
C. Don’t talk on the phone, text, or listen to music
D. Take it for a tune-up before you take it for a ride
E. It is essential to pay careful attention to these tips
F. Read the signals and pay attention to the lane markings
G. Always try to check in your mirror before moving further out into the lane
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。
In October, I said to my students, “Why not do some ____21____ to make some money Then we’ll buy food for someone in need.”
Then early in that week, they came with their hard-earned money at their homes, ____22____ to go shopping. We soon picked what we needed. As we headed toward the checkout, someone shouted, “Flowers!” The group rushed to the flowers. However, considering practicality, I said, “You can’t send flowers.” “But please, Mrs. Sherlock,” someone begged, “we want flowers.” Defeated (被打败了), I ____23____ them to buy some carnations (康乃馨).
An organization had given us the information of a ____24____ grandmother living alone for many years. After a long drive, we ____25____ arrived at a small, shabby (破旧的) house. An old lady came out to ____26____ us. Each box was ____27____ quickly. But when the woman noticed the carnations, she seemed ____28____. “She’s wishing it were a bag of rice,” I thought.
“Do you like living here ” Michael asked. Hearing this, the woman ____29____, “Of course. I’m quite fond of living here.” She told the children about the birds flying to the bread she _____30_____. “Maybe that’s why I could get the food from you,” she said. “Because I _____31_____ my food with the birds.”
We returned to the _____32_____ and saw her wave goodbye. Then she walked past the food, straight to the carnations. She put her face in the carnations, with a smile on her lips. The children were quiet. They had seen the _____33_____ they had to make another’s life _____34_____. And I had seen something too — sometimes a person needs lovely _____35_____ on a cold winter.
21. A. shopping B. reading C. exercise D. housework
22. A. nervous B. excited C. unwilling D. afraid
23. A. taught B. forced C. encouraged D. allowed
24 A. brave B. poor C. reliable D. sick
25. A. finally B. already C. suddenly D. hardly
26. A. thank B. guide C. help D. welcome
27. A. carried in B. left behind C. sent back D. handed out
28. A. satisfied B. worried C. surprised D. angry
29. A. cried B. replied C. asked D. complained
30. A. hid away B. put out C. picked up D. brought in
31. A. cook B. find C. share D. buy
32. A. house B. woods C. car D. stores
33. A. power B. time C. money D. desire
34. A. healthier B. deeper C. longer D. better
35. A. food B. birds C. flowers D. kids
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。
Kunqu Opera (昆曲) is one of the oldest forms of opera. It makes a contribution to other forms of opera in the country, ____36____ (include) Sichuan and Beijing operas. Kunqu____37____ (experience) several stages of change over the past hundreds of years. It was made up of long and short lines early ____38____, with a singer singing solo and the orchestra coming in at____39____ end of each line. During the Ming Dynasty, it became smoother and more graceful, with performers focusing on how clearly they sang lines. The ____40____ (song) were written in seven-character or ten-character lines. This differs greatly from the opera’s ____41____ (emphasize) during the Yuan Dynasty, ____42____ only percussions (打击乐器) were used in the chorus. In the style that developed during the Ming Dynasty, more musical instruments such as bamboo flutes and drums were ____43____ (gradual) used. Known as the mother of all Chinese operas, Kunqu is named after ____44____ (it) birthplace, Kunshan, located near Suzhou, Jiangsu province. UNESCO listed Kunqu Opera as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2001, which hopes _____45_____ (ensure) that the best of each country’s traditions is well preserved, developed and promoted throughout the world.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Paul来信说将要来中国旅行，希望你能给他推荐一个有特色的主题公园。请你给他回信，内容包括：
1. 你的建议；
2. 你的理由；
3. 你的祝愿。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
It was a moral lesson on Tuesday afternoon. Jodie hadn't really heard anything, maybe a whisper (低语), but when she turned around, the girls in the back row of the class were looking at her, trying to hide smiles. Mr Smith was talking about people's jobs. He also wanted to find out what his students wanted to do when they grew up. He called on Billy Mitzer first.
''My daddy works in a bank,'' Billy Mitzer said. ''I want to work in a bank too. There's lots of money in the bank.'' ''My parents have a grocery store,'' Emmy Disalvo said. ''But I want to be an airline pilot.''
Jodie liked it when Mr. Smith asked them questions like this. Mr. Smith was about to call on Jodie when the girls in the back row started laughing. Shirley Danes shouted, ''Jodie's daddy is a garbage man!''
Everybody in the class laughed out loud except Jodie. She felt embarrassed and her face turned bright red. She looked around the whole classroom. Everyone was laughing. Some kids were even holding their noses.
Mr Smith was angry. He seldom raised his voice, but at that time he did. ''Silence! I want everybody to be quiet,'' he shouted. The laughter stopped immediately. The sound of cars and people going by on the street came through the windows. ''You should feel sorry for yourselves,'' Mr Smith said. ''Being a garbage man is a difficult and greatly useful job. We should be grateful to Jodie's father. Where would we be without him ''
A few kids started laughing again. ''It's not funny,'' Mr Smith went on. ''Garbage is a serious matter. I think you all should say sorry to Jodie. And after that, you're all going to write Jodie's father a nice letter to tell him how much you appreciate what he does for all of us—in other words, keeping our city clean.''
Paragraph 1:
Everyone did as Mr Smith asked them to.
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Paragraph 2:
Jodie started crying out.
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六盘水市纽绅中学2024～2025学年度高二(上)期中考试
英语试卷
【答案】1. C2. C3. A
【答案】4. D5. B6. C7. A
【答案】8. D9. C10. B11. A
【答案】12. D13. B14. C15. B
【答案】16. E17. C18. D19. A20. F
【答案】21. D22. B23. D24. B25. A26. D27. A28. C29. B30. B31. C32. C33. A34. D35. C
【答案】36. including
37. has experienced
38. on39. the
40. songs41. emphasis
42. when43. gradually
44. its45. to ensure
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
46.
【答案】Dear Paul,
Glad to hear that you’re coming to China and want to visit a theme park. I will share my recommendation.
Personally, Shanghai Disneyland is an ideal place for you. It brings you into a magical world where you can enjoy a wonderful experience. You will wander around a fantasy world and meet your favorite Disney cartoon characters. In addition, there are lots of entertainment activities and performances every day. You can’t miss them.
If you have any other questions, do let me know. I hope you’ll have fun in China!
Yours,
Li Hua
47.
【答案】Paragraph 1: Everyone did as Mr Smith asked them to. They all said "Sorry, Jodie", but Jodie could tell they didn't really mean it. She also knew nobody wanted to write her father a nice letter. She wished Mr Smith hadn't made them do it. Her face was burning red and she felt like crying. Mr Smith came to her desk and patted her shoulder, saying "Let's go out in the hall while everyone is writing those letters, so we can have a private talk." Jodie followed him out to the hall.
Paragraph 2: Jodie started crying out. She was embarrassed. She didn't want to cry in front of everybody, but she couldn't hold back her tears any more. Mr Smith was tall. He knelt and gave her his handkerchief. "I'm sorry that this happened," he said. "But remember, hard work done well is something to be proud of. We all should be grateful to garbage men." The teacher's words cheered Jodie up, and she felt proud of her father.
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