2024—2025学年二年级（上）·期中学情检测
英语
考生注意：
1.试卷分值：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案区域内作答，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.所有答案均要答在答题卡上，否则无效。考试结束后只交答题卡。
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，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。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.15. C. 9.18.
答案是B。
1. What does the woman want to do first
A. Go up one floor. B. Go to the bus stop. C. Go to the man's classroom.
2. What does the woman think of the medicine
A. It makes her have no appetite.
B. It makes her rather tired.
C. It doesn't work at all.
3. How many cookies did John's father eat
A. Three. B. Four. C. Seven.
4. Where are the speakers
A. On a plane. B. On a train. C. In a conference room.
5. What did the woman thought the man was
A. A bookseller. B. A novelist. C. A librarian.
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 does the woman like about the new design
A. The lights. B. The new piano. C. The new floor.
7. What does the man want to do there today
A. Repair the piano. B. Listen to live music. C. Have a meal.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What are the speakers doing
A. Practising acting. B. Watching a play. C. Attending a party.
9. Who is the man speaking to
A. His colleague. B. His sister. C. An actress.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the man say about being a salesman
A. He wasn't good at it. B. He was well paid. C. He didn't enjoy it.
11. What kind of person is the man according to the conversation
A. Outgoing. B. Dishonest. C. Shy.
12. Where does the man want to work
A. In Los Angeles. B. In Paris. C. In Chicago.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How much does one Coke usually cost
A. $1. B. $2. C. $6.
14. Why is the woman using so many special deals
A. She is a regular customer of the store.
B. She is a staff member of the store.
C. She is trying to save money.
15. What do we know about the man
A. He has two jobs.
B. He can't help the woman.
C. He is going to quit his job soon.
16. What does the man tell the woman to do
A. Take on some new accountants.
B. Apply to his company for a job.
C. Study business at Harvard.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did Fred McGill start the competition
A. In 2014. B. In 2017. C. In 2018.
18. What did the more than hundred people do in 2017
A They received training in singing.
B. The got together in the theatre.
C. They sent in their songs.
19. Who is the competition intended for
A. Talented singers. B. Teenager songwriters. C. Students in music school.
20. What will the audience do next
A. Request a song. B. Listen to a song. C. Sing a song together.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Architecture Summer School
Course overview
It will be an interesting design experience at the Royal College of Art School of Architecture. The Architecture Summer School offers a challenging and attractive programmer of design studio experience, visits, lectures and skill training.
Admission criteria
Participants must:
◇have an undergraduate degree in design or a creative background;
◇have a good level of English language;
◇be 18 years or over.
How to apply
We do not accept applications at the moment. The below information does not apply until the course is live again. To apply, please complete our online application form. This online form requires you to:
◇submit your Curriculum Vitae (简历);
◇submit a 300-word statement of interest outlining your relevant experience or practice and why you would like to join the Architecture Summer School.
If your application is accepted, you will be emailed with a booking link so that you can make payment of the course fee. The place will be held until the payment deadline, and if you do not make payment by this date then your place will be offered to another participant.
If your application is unsuccessful, we will inform you by email. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide personal feedback due to the great number of applications that we receive.
If the course is fully booked and your application is successful, we will add your name to a waiting list.
Application deadlines
Applications will be assessed by the RCA course team every two weeks or until the course is fully booked. We will inform all applicants by email within two weeks after they submit an application. Participants are advised to apply early to avoid disappointment as places are strictly limited.
1. What’s the requirement if you want to apply for the school
A. Owing a diploma of English language. B. Being no more than eighteen years old.
C. Having much design-related work experience. D. Once producing something new or a work of art.
2. What is one of the things you should do to complete the application work
A. Submit your design work. B. Send the school your course fee.
C. Describe your reason to attend the course. D. Ask your teacher to write a letter of introduction.
3. How will the RCA course team deal with applications
A. Put candidates on a waiting list. B. Send feedback to most applicants.
C. Assess them in order to make a judgment. D. Help candidates to finish their applications.
B
Shirley Raines makes the homeless community in Los Angeles’s skid row (贫民窟) neighborhood feel human. She is the founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz, a nonprofit organization that provides free food, clothing, haircuts, and make-up services for the homeless. And Shirley is now the CNN Hero of the Year!
In 1990, Raines’ 2-year-old son Demetrius passed away from accidental poisoning while at his grandma's house. This event caused a lot of pain for Shirley Raines. The pain lasted for many years. And she did not know what to do about it. She struggled to understand what her purpose was in life. Until one day six years ago, Shirley visited the skid row with a friend from church who asked her to volunteer. She met a lot of homeless people and realized how much help they needed, not just in finding a home, but in finding themselves and their own worth and beauty.
Shirley started to volunteer every Saturday. As she got to know the homeless, they often praised her for her make-up, hair, and style. She started to offer to “make up” the homeless. They loved it, she loved it, they loved her and she loved them. She found purpose. So she started an outdoor beauty salon to serve the homeless, which took most of her spare time.
Raines started sharing her efforts on Instagram with photos and even livestreaming (网络直播) some of her events. Things took off. She formed her nonprofit organization, Beauty 2 The Streetz, and her followers quickly began donating money or time to expand Shirley’s impact. Her Instagram followers grew to over 200,000 people, including many beauty professionals such as licensed hairstylists, barbers, make-up artists. Many of them regularly donate money to keep the services rolling. Others donate their time to help Shirley serve the homeless.
Shirley’s boldness, caring, courage, consistency (连贯性), and desire to take action have led to making a real impact on people’s lives. And she also serves as a role model for and an inspiration to others.
4. How did Shirley change her sad feeling and live purposefully
A. By livestreaming her daily life. B. By giving a hand to the homeless.
C. By taking good care of her family members. D. By interacting with her fans in her free time.
5. What is the most likely to make Shirley the CNN Hero of the Year
A. Her strong character. B. Her make-up services.
C. Her creative idea. D. Her charitable acts.
6 Why are some beauty professionals mentioned in the fourth paragraph
A. To show their contributions to the organization. B. To introduce the regulation of Shirley's program.
C. To explain the structure of the organization. D. To demonstrate the diversity of volunteers.
7 Which does the author probably suggest readers do
A. Think twice before we leap. B. Stay optimistic all the time.
C. Pass on love. D. Never give up.
C
Making eye contact with a robot can be a very strange experience. Scientists even have a name for the feeling: the “mysterious valley”. Now, researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Italy have found that it is more than just a feeling. They ran an experiment that showed how a robot’s gaze (凝视) can trick people into thinking they are socially interacting with a human being. That experience can slow a person’s ability to make decisions.
“The gaze is an extremely important social signal,” said the lead writer, Professor Agnieszka Wykowska, “The question is whether the robot’ s gaze will cause very similar mechanisms (机制) in the human brain as a human’s gaze would.”
The team asked 40 participants to play a video game of “chicken”. Each player had to decide whether to permit a car to run straight toward another car or to turn to avoid a crash. The people played against a human-like robot sitting across from them. During breaks in the game, players had to look at the robot. Sometimes the robot would look back and at other times it would look away. As the interactions happened, the scientists collected data on participants’ behavior and brain activity.
“Our results show the gaze of the robot had an impact on the way humans made decisions and humans’ responses, so humans were much slower in making decisions in the game,” Wykowska said. Given that the robot is designed to copy the shape and appearance of people, it’s not altogether surprising perhaps that its gaze can influence people’s attention.
The findings could be useful for deciding where and how human-like robots might be placed. “When we understand when and how robots change people’s social behavior, then we can decide in which sort of context (环境) this is desirable and beneficial for humans and in which context something should not occur,” Wykowska said.
8. What did the robots do when participants looked at them during breaks
A. They sat among the participants for a while. B. They made eye contact with the participants.
C. They greeted the participants in a polite way. D. They had a chat with the participants.
9. What is the key point of the study according to Wykowska
A. How humans can control robots.
B. How robots react to human’s gaze.
C. Whether robots and humans can think the same way.
D. Whether robots’ gaze can have the same impact as humans’.
10. How should the player deal with the car in the game
A. Whether it should keep away from another car. B. When it should be filled up with gas.
C. What speed it should run at. D. Where it should be parked.
11. What do the findings intend to state
A. The working principle of human-like robots. B. The application strategy of human-like robots.
C The perfection of human-like robots’ actions. D. The improvement of human-like robots’ assessment.
D
Dalian, Liaoning Province, and the city of Arkhangelsk, Russia, will cooperate in various fields including economics, culture, education, sports and youth activities, according to a report on friendly exchanges signed by the two cities recently.
Chen Shaowang, mayor of Dalian, expressed the importance of local cooperation between China and Russia and said he hopes the two cities will deepen infrastructure connectivity and promote cooperation between their ports. Chen, who is also deputy Party chief of Dalian, said the cities aim to strengthen practical cooperation in areas such as energy, minerals, machinery manufacturing, fisheries and the deep processing of marine (海洋的) products. The two cities also plan to cooperate to construct a platform for marine economic cooperation and promote the development of more high-quality industrial cooperation projects.
Furthermore, they will improve government communication, speed up the process of establishing a friendly relationship and expand practical cooperation in relevant fields. “Dalian has been a key city for China-Russia cooperation with positive effects in trade, regional cooperation and cultural exchanges with Russian regions,” Chen said.
The northeastern port city has established friendly relations with Vladivostok and Tomsk, among other Russian cities. The trade representative office of the Primorsky region and the Dalian cooperation center of the Russian Export Center have been established, and direct flights between Dalian and Vladivostok have started, benefiting smoother trade and cultural exchanges between the regions. In addition, events such as the China-Russia (Dalian) Investment and Trade Cooperation Conference and the Russian food culture festival have been held in the city.
According to Chen, bilateral (双边的) trade volume between Dalian and Russian regions reached 43.6 billion yuan ($6 billion) last year, with 176 Russian companies having established operations in Dalian.
Alexander Tsybulsky, governor of the Arkhangelsk region, praised Dalian for its industrial system, scientific and technological resources and geographical advantages. He emphasised the benefit of strengthening practical cooperation between the two cities, particularly in areas such as port construction, maritime logistics, marine fisheries and higher education, aiming to promote youth exchanges and continuously deepen traditional China-Russia relationships.
12. What does the underlined word “infrastructure” in Paragraph 2 mean
A. Basic facilities. B. Basic features. C. Basic designs. D. Basic documents.
13. What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about
A. Direct flights between Dalian and Russia.
B. Trade balance between Dalian and Russia.
C. Advantages of trade between Dalian and Russia.
D. Cultural exchanges between Dalian and Russia.
14. What did Alexander Tsybulsky think highly of about Dalian in the last paragraph
①Industrial system ②Attractive scenery ③Geographical advantages
④Public transport ⑤Scientific and technological resources
A. ②③④ B. ①③⑤ C. ③④⑤ D. ①②④
15. Which can serve as the best title for the news report
A. Dalian to strengthen ties with Russian city
B. Dalian — a key city for China-Russia cooperation
C. Dalian and Russian city to promote youth exchanges
D. Dalian and Russian city to cooperate in the field of culture
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has been known for its viral dance videos and pop music. ___16___ Google data showed nearly 40 percent of people born between 1997 and 2012 prefer TikTok for online searches.
“Compared with traditional search engines like Google, TikTok’s powerful algorithm and visual presentation are what I love the most,” said a20-year-old girl Dana from the Czech Republic.
Dana said that she has always had a short attention span. When she used traditional search engines, she always lost her way in a sea of words. ___17___ “All of the videos I searched for surprisingly met my tastes and I could get the information I wanted very quickly,” said Dana.
___18___ “On TikTok, you see what people ate and how they felt,” said Dana, adding that a written review of a restaurant can’t capture its sense of atmosphere, food or drinks.
Like Dana, many Gen Zers tend to search for lighter topics on TikTok. ___19___ Izabell Bullard from the US is one of them. The 19-year-old said she often searches for things like celebrity news, recipes, fashion tips and entertainment recommendations on TikTok. “Nevertheless, when forming my personal opinion on heated topics, I prefer to use Google to gather more information from reputable media sources and organizations,” she added.
Even so, the trend of using images and videos during online searches like TikTok could be here to stay, according to Adrienne Sheares, a social media consultant. ___20___ Google also tried an experiment to let users search by using both text and photos.
“Even if people aren’t interested in, say, TikTok, I think what we are going to start to see is more visual during online searches,” Sheares told ABC News.
A. Meanwhile, they leave the heavier topics to Google.
B. Young people like to try Internet-famous restaurants.
C. TikTok’s funny videos also make some kids addicted.
D He formed a Gen Z focus group to discuss their searching habits.
E. But TikTok’s personalized videos helped her out of the situation.
F. Being able to see scenes of real people also makes Dana feel trust in them.
G. Now, it has become one of the biggest search engines among young people.
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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Barsch has been a policeman. Two months ago, he was diagnosed with polycystic (多囊的) kidney disease, which makes a patient feel rather ___21___ and it can cause intense physical suffering, even death. Therefore, Barsch had no choice but to ___22___, though he loved his job very much.
When his doctor told him that he could possibly ___23___ through a kidney transplant (移植), Barsch made an ___24___ on social media to see if anyone could help him. As it happened, his former colleague Ambrose ___25___ his post while surfing the Internet. They had been ___26___ until Ambrose was forced into early retirement after a serious accident.
It was in 2012, and Ambrose was ___27___ a near-fatal crash. Her legs were badly injured, which made her lose the ability to ___28___ . The two no longer worked together from then on, but their friendship ___29___ . When Ambrose learned her friend was in ___30___ , she decided to get herself ___31___ for organ compatibility (兼容性) to help him.
___32___ , an ideal match is nearly impossible for two people who are not ___33___ by blood. But fortunately, Ambrose got the good news three days later. The doctor said she was a good match and she agreed to the transplant without any ___34___. Knowing that, Barsch felt so moved and he thanked Ambrose a lot.
Now, there is only one pair of kidneys between Barsch and Ambrose, but they share a bond that is ___35___ than many in this world.
21. A. guilty B. amazed C. awkward D. painful
22. A. cooperate B. train C. retire D. hide
23. A. survive B. behave C. escape D. concentrate
24. A. order B. appeal C. apology D. exception
25. A. recommended B. copied C. edited D. noticed
26. A. partners B. opponents C. engineers D. businessmen
27. A. used to B. involved in C. absorbed in D. left behind
28. A. sit B. write C. walk D. speak
29. A. remains B. suffers C. disappears D. declines
30. A. debt B. demand C. charge D. trouble
31. A. promoted B. tested C. protected D. treated
32. A. Unbelievably B. Continually C. Generally D. Crazily
33. A. connected B. confused C. discouraged D. disabled
34. A. engagement B. intention C. commitment D. hesitation
35. A. longer B. shorter C. stronger D. weaker
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。
Today is my son Matthew’s last day at home before college. I know that this is good news. I feel extremely proud that Matthew will go to a great school. But looking at the suitcases on his bed sends me out of the room to a hidden corner where I can’t stop crying ___36___ (bitter). Maybe it’s normal for most people.
___37___ (feel) rather depressed, I tell myself, “Pull yourself together!” There are parents sending their kids off to battle fields.
One of the greatest gifts of my life is my boys, Matthew and John Owen. Through them, I have explored the mysterious and complicated bond between fathers and sons over the past years. By the time Saturday came around, I ___38___ (be) unable to enjoy the day’s activities.
Now, standing among Matthew’s so many things including a collection of science magazines, all of a sudden, I realize it’s me who has become a boy again. All my sadness and longing ___39___ (hold) on to things are back.
His bed, ___40___ position is in the corner of the room, is tidy and clean. It already has the feel of a guest bed. In my mind, I remember wrapping him in his favorite blanket. That was our nightly routine until one evening he said, “Daddy, I don’t think I need a blanket tonight.” I think of all the times when we lay among the covers, reading books or magazines, which is our real ___41___ (prefer). I look at the bed and think of all the times a couple of months ago when I was ___42___ (annoy) by how late he was sleeping. I’ll never have to worry about that again.
For his part, Matthew, who is so ___43___ (ambition) a boy, has been a rock. He is treating the time to leave as just another day at home. After all, someone’s got to be strong. The reason why I’m proud is ___44___ he is charging into the first chapter of his adult life with such confidence. I myself am to blame _____45_____ the feelings of sorrow.
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，住在一个国际化程度很高的小区。你所在某小区的物业公司请你帮忙写一则通知，内容是不允许电动自行车进入建筑物内，你打算给予帮助，内容包括：
1.不允许电动车进入建筑物内的原因；
2.提出适当建议，杜绝隐患。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答；
3.参考词汇：电动自行车 electric bike；火灾隐患 fire hazard。
NOTICE
Dear residents,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Property Management Company
November 15
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。
When Linda was very young, she loved writing poems and dreamed about being a poet. But her dream didn’t come true. After her father died in her teens, life kept throwing new responsibilities at Linda. She had to look after her younger brothers and sisters. Then came kids after her getting married, and then the kids’ kids. She spent most of her life taking care of her family. And in her closet, Linda locked all her poems, her talent, and also her dream of reading her poems on stage.
One Sunday, Linda was joyfully cooking in the kitchen because her children and grandchildren were going to visit her. Although doctors told her not to take stress, she spent five hours preparing nice food for them! After lunch that day, Linda sat with her 10-year-old grandson, Mark. And she said, “Honey, can you fetch me the family album from my closet Let’s take a look together.”
While searching for the album, Mark discovered many pieces of paper there. He came running and said, “Grandma! Are these yours Do you write poems ” Linda replied, “Oh, I did it in the past. I wanted to read them on stage one day, but I never had the opportunity. You see, I have two wonderful sons and many lovely grandchildren. I got busy in the past. Anyway, forget about that.”
But Mark didn’t. Days later, his school announced that there would be a talent show and that kids’ grandparents could also participate in it. Mark immediately signed his grandma up for the show. When visiting his grandma again, Mark told her the news and said, “Grandma, you can finally stand on stage and read your poems!” Linda said in tears, “I'm too old! I will get nervous.” But Mark believed that his grandma would be the best poet. With his encouragement, Linda agreed and decided to read a humorous poem written by herself.
Mark’s support didn’t end up there. He told Linda’s story to Joseph, the father of one of his classmates, who worked as an editor for a local newspaper. And he asked whether Joseph could publish his grandma’s old poems and invite her to write new ones for the newspaper. Joseph smiled, “Well, if your grandma’s poems in the talent show prove good, I’ll talk about it with her.”
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Linda was expecting the upcoming show.
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Joseph was deeply impressed with Linda's poem.
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2024—2025学年二年级（上）·期中学情检测
英语
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）
【答案】1. D2. C3. C
【答案】4. B5. D6. A7. C
【答案】8. B9. D10. A11. B
【答案】12. A13. C14. B15. A
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
【答案】16. G17. E18. F19. A20. D
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）
【答案】21. D22. C23. A24. B25. D26. A27. B28. C29. A30. D31. B32. C33. A34. D35. C
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
【答案】36. bitterly
37. Feeling
38. was39. to hold
40. whose41. preference
42. annoyed
43. ambitious
44. that45. for
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46.
【答案】NOTICE
Dear residents,
We all hope to have a safe and harmonious living environment. In order to eliminate fire hazards, our community requires that electric bikes are not allowed to enter buildings to prevent fires from happening. For the convenience of everyone, we have set up a fixed storage area in the underground garage. Electric bikes should be placed in designated locations and charged at designated charging stations. We believe everyone will determinedly obey the rule, as it is beneficial for everyone.
Property Management Company
November 15
第二节（满分25分）
47.
【答案】
Linda was expecting the upcoming show. Nervous yet excited, she practiced her poem every day, supported by Mark’s constant encouragement. When the day of the talent show arrived, Linda stepped onto the stage, her hands trembling slightly. However, as she began to recite her humorous poem, she relaxed and the audience erupted in laughter and applause. Proud of her accomplishment, Linda felt a sense of fulfillment she had long thought impossible to achieve.
Joseph was deeply impressed with Linda’s poem. After the show, he approached Linda and praised her talent. Seeing the audience’s enthusiastic response, he offered to publish her old poems in the newspaper and invited her to write a regular poetry column. Overwhelmed with joy, Linda accepted the offer, realizing that it was never too late to pursue her dreams. With her family’s support, she eagerly began her new journey as a poet, proving to herself and others that age is just a number when it comes to fulfilling one’s dreams.
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