江西省宜春市丰城市2024-2025学年高二上学期第二次段考英语试题（无答案）

丰城2024-2025学年上学期高二日新第二次段考英语试卷
本试卷总分值为 150分 考试时间为1 2 0分钟 2024.12.18
第一部分 听力(共两节，每小题1. 5分，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。
1．Where is the man going probably
A．To a supermarket. B．To a bookstore. C．To a restaurant.
2．What is the man’s suggestion
A．Never missing any classes. B．Learning to drive from him. C．Registering for the class quickly.
3．How much does each ticket cost
A．$3. B．$4. C．$5.
4．How does the girl probably feel about her job
A．Bored and tired. B．Interested and exited. C．Relaxed and relieved.
5．What will the speakers probably do next
A．Order some boxes. B．Go home and rest. C．Continue working.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6．What does the woman first suggest doing
A．Going cycling. B．Playing volleyball. C．Flying a kite.
7．Why does the man want to return home by 5 p.m.
A．To play basketball. B．To cook potatoes. C．To watch a game.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8．When are the speakers likely to be talking
A．After they see a musical. B．Before the show begins. C．While the party is on.
9．Why does the woman want to treat the man to a coffee
A．She prefers drinking coffee.
B．She'd like to show her appreciation. C．She hopes to talk about the arts with him.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10．What are the speakers mainly discussing
A．The food. B．Different customs. C．The health.
11．How does the host know the guest is full according to the man
A．The guest eats out all the food.
B．The guest refuses the offered food. C．The guest leaves some food on the plate.
12．Where does the woman come from probably
A．The USA． B．The UK. C．China.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13．Why does the man stay up
A．To get ready for exams.
B．To write a report. C．To prepare his lessons before class.
14．When did the woman finish her exams
A．This Friday. B．Today. C．Last weekend.
15．What will the woman do on Saturday
A．Take exams for the man. B．Have lunch with the man. C．Help the man with his math.
16．What remains to be dealt with by the woman
A．Three exams. B．Math classes. C．One report.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17．What caused students to study online
A．Teachers put off the scheduled term.
B．Authorities forced people to stay at home. C．The virus has shut down schools.
18．How are learning approaches different from one another
A．By gender. B．By age. C．By materials.
19．What is NOT one of the three major network operators mentioned in the passage
A．China Netcom. B．China Telecom. C．China Unicom.
20．Which company is the service provider of Dingtalk
A．Baidu. B．Huawei. C．Alibaba.
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
Five Ancient Chinese Poems about Spring
As the winter chill still lingers through early spring, longing for warm days has sprung up everywhere. Before the flowers are in full blossom, here is a collection of ancient Chinese poems picturing the revival of life during spring. The English translations used in this article are from Chinese translator Xu Yuanchong’s editions.
Spring Morning — by Meng Haoran (689-740) of the Tang Dynasty (618-907)
This spring morning in bed I’m lying,
Not to awake till birds are crying.
After one night of wind and showers,
How many are the fallen flowers
Written in a Village South of the Capital — by Cui Hu (772-846) of the Tang Dynasty
In this house on this day last year, a pink face vied
In beauty with the pink peach blossoms side by side.
I do not know today where the pink face has gone;
In the vernal breeze still smile pink peach blossoms full-blown.
Happy Rain on a Spring Night (Excerpts) — by Du Fu (712-770) of the Tang Dynasty
Good rain knows its time right;
It will fall when comes spring.
With wind it steals in night;
Mute, it moistens each thing.
Dreaming of the Southern Shore — by Bai Juyi (772-846) of the Tang Dynasty
Fair Southern shore,
With scenes I adore.
At sunrise riverside flowers redder than fire,
In spring green waves grow as blue as sapphire,
Which I can’t but admire.
Love Seeds — by Wang Wei (701-761) of the Tang Dynasty
Red berries grow in the southern land,
How many load in spring the trees
Gather them till full is your hand;
They would revive fond memories.
21．What can we learn about the poets
A．Meng Haoran lived longer than other poets.
B．Both Cui Hu and Bai Juyi died at the same age.
C．All of the poets were not from the Tang Dynasty.
D．Cui Hu wrote a poem highlighting the color green.
22．Which one of the poems mentions the scene along a river
A．Love Seeds. B．Happy Rain on a Spring Night.
C．Dreaming of the Southern Shore. D．Written in a Village South of the Capital.
23．Which season are the poems probably talking about
A．Spring. B．Summer. C．Autumn. D．Winter.
B
I first saw the earth — the whole earth from the shuttle Challenger in 1984. The view takes your breath away and fills you with childlike wonder. That’s why every shuttle crew has to clean nose prints off their space raft’s windows several times a day.
An incredibly beautiful tapestry (织锦) of blue and white, tan, black and green seems to glide beneath you at an elegant, stately pace. But you are actually going so fast that the entire map of the world spins before your eyes with each 90-minute orbit. After just one or two laps, you feel, maybe for the first time like a citizen of a planet. All the colors and patterns you see — the visible evidence of the complex working of the natural systems that make our planet habitable — seem both vast and precise, powerful and yet somehow fragile.
You see volcanoes spewing smoke, hurricanes roiling the oceans and even fine tendrils’ of Saharan dust reaching across the Atlantic.
You also see the big, gray smudges of fields, paddies and pastures, and at night you marvel at the lights, like brilliant diamonds, that reveal a mosaic of cities, roads and coastlines — impressive signs of the hand of humanity. Scientists tell us that our hand is heavy, that we are wiping out of other species at an unprecedented rate and probably transforming our climate.
Will the immense power of global systems withstand the impact of humanity Or is it possible that our collective actions will change the nature of our planet enough to cripple its ability to support life
I no longer believe that we can wait for all the scientific data needed to answer these questions conclusively. We must recognize immediately what it means to be citizens of this planet.
It means accepting the obligation to be the stewards of the earth’s life-giving capacities. As homeowners, we wouldn’t neglect or damage our houses until they weren’t fit to live in. Why would we do that with our planet
24．What does the writer want to express in Paragraph 1
A．They are awed by the view of the earth. B．They are homesick in the space shuttle.
C．They feel scared flying in the outer-space. D．They feel excited to explore the universe.
25．What’s the main function of Paragraph 3
A．Providing data for the writer’s argument. B．Summarizing the main idea of the text.
C．Setting the stage for further discussion. D．Introducing different ideas on human impact.
26．According to the last paragraph, which of the following statement does the writer agree with
A．It’s not clear what humans can do to nature
B．We must act now to take care of nature before it’s too late
C．Human beings are not the only creature of the earth
D．The earth is strong enough to support more lives.
27．What is the best title of the text
A．A Glimpse of Home B．Going Green with Our Earth
C．Flying to the Future D．My Experience as an Astronaut
C
To produce the classic clothing, blue jeans, producers rely on indigo dye (靛蓝染料), the only molecule known to provide jeans’ unique, beloved color. While indigo itself naturally comes from a plant, growing demand for blue jeans throughout the 20th century gave rise to synthetic (合成的) indigo, which is now more commonly used.
Indigo is the dye that makes jeans blue, but it doesn’t mix with water. To dye clothes, usually, chemicals are needed to make the color stick to the cloth. But in Denmark, scientists have created a new way to dye clothes using an enzyme (酶), which is a kind of protein that can cause chemical reactions, instead of harmful chemicals. This new method is better for the environment and doesn’t use poisonous stuff.
The chemical process for dyeing blue jeans has persisted for the last century. Workers are exposed to the poisonous chemicals, which also pollute the environment near factories. Waste water from those factories often ends up in waterways, damaging local ecosystems and even dyeing rivers blue.
Ditte Hededam Welner, the study’s lead researcher, says their new enzyme works really well and is strong enough for making lots of jeans without breaking down. This enzyme makes dyeing with indican, which is like indigo, much less harmful to the planet — about 92% better than the old way.
However, the new method doesn’t fix all the environmental problems of making jeans. Making a single pair of jeans uses a lot of water — enough to fill many bathtubs — from growing the cotton to putting the final touches on the jeans.
Even though the new dyeing process is better for the environment, it’s not always easy or cheap to change to it. Welner’s team isn’t sure if jeans companies will find it easy or affordable to switch to this method. It costs a little bit more — just seven cents extra per pair of jeans — to use the enzyme for dyeing. But Welner believes it’s worth it because it’s much better for the environment.
28．Why was synthetic indigo created in the 20th century
A．It made jeans’ color unique. B．It was easy to dye cloth with it.
C．People liked jeans made from it. D．People were in greater need of jeans.
29．Which is an advantage of the new method
A．The colour is more beautiful than the synthetic indigo.
B．The market can keep stable goods supplies.
C．The dye is more environmentally friendly.
D．Enzyme facilitates the advance of science.
30．What makes Welner worried about the new method
A．Environmental benefits. B．Production costs.
C．Water consumption. D．Laborer shortage.
31．What can be the best title for the text
A．Eco-Friendly Innovation: Enzyme Dyeing For Jeans
B．Water Usage In Cotton And Jeans Manufacturing
C．The History Of Indigo Dye In Jeans Production
D．Challenges: New Styles Of Jeans
D
It’s a question that has puzzled scientists for a long time: why exactly do we yawn
In a recent breakthrough, scientists have discovered the part of the brain responsible for contagious yawning. It’s called the primary motor cortex (运动皮层), and controls movement in the body. When triggered, it makes us yawn. But we can’t choose to yawn — it’s an involuntary imitation of other people. You know how it goes: your friend yawns, you yawn.
Knowing which section of the brain is involved is only part of the answer. There is still a deeper question of “why”. And we don’t only yawn when others do, we sometimes yawn alone. So, let’s start with the physiological theories behind yawning. As far back as 400BC, Greek physician Hippocrates assumed that yawning released harmful gases from the body, like “steam escaping from a cauldron”. His colourful theory is now, sadly, discounted.
A more recent idea suggests that we yawn in order to cool down the brain. Just like a busy computer processor, our brains can overheat. Psychologist Gordon Gallup has argued that the act of yawning delivers a rush of oxygen to the brain, helping us think more clearly.
What about the connection between yawning and tiredness We certainly yawn more when we’re feeling sleepy, but why is this Theories that it helps give the body extra energy are largely discredited, as we don’t yawn when we exercise, a time when we definitely need more get-up-and-go! Psychologist Catriona Morrison from the University of Leeds says yawning is an ancient reflex. She told the BBC that it may have started in “the days of cavemen when someone had to be on watch all the time — yawning increases cerebral (大脑的) blood flow so can improve alertness.”
What about our friends’ contagious yawning Some think it comes down to empathy. While all vertebrate mammals (哺乳动物) yawn, only humans and chimpanzees “catch” yawns from others. Studies have shown we yawn more frequently when in the company of close relatives and friends. Could yawning actually help us strengthen our closest relationships If it does, next time you yawn in company, don’t feel too embarrassed. You’re just showing off your people skills.
32．What is yawning described as
A．A voluntary action. B．A learned behavior.
C．A thoughtful decision. D．An unconscious copy.
33．What effect does yawning have on brain function
A．It decreases brain activities.
B．It signals a need for more sleep.
C．It enhances the brain’s cooling process.
D．It blocks the intake of oxygen.
34．What is the relationship between yawning and tiredness
A．Yawning provides extra energy during the sleepy time.
B．Yawning increases alertness by improving brain blood circulation.
C．Yawning happens when the body is overactive and needs to relax.
D．Yawning cools down the body to reduce tiredness.
35．What does the passage imply about yawning in the last paragraph
A．Yawning may strengthen relationships due to its contagious nature.
B．Yawning is observed only in humans and some other mammals.
C．People yawning frequently are perceived as less empathetic.
D．The frequency of yawning increases in social situations involving strangers.
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。
Courage is a quality that everyone has, but it sometimes disappears because of bad experiences or memories. 36 So, how can people build courage By identifying the source of any lack of courage and actively changing your behavior, you can build courage.
Determine your specific fears. People are often unwilling to admit that they are afraid of something. In order to begin building courage, you need to determine your specific fears. 37 This may help you to work out a plan to overcome them and build your courage.
Recognize your courage. Just as it’s important to identify your fears, you should also recognize that you also have courage in many situations. 38 It can help you to figure out how to apply this quality to situations that cause fear. It can also help improve your behavior and build your courage.
Make a practical plan to build your courage. Once you’ve identified your specific fears and recognized situations where you exhibit courage, make your plan to build your courage and update it when necessary. 39 The reason for that is it helps you be on track if you have difficulties and you will see your progress over time.
Avoid comparing yourself with others. Every person is different and comparing yourself with other people can minimize your self-confidence. Focusing on yourself is essential to building your confidence and courage.
40 Two characteristics of courageous people are that they not only have confidence, but also they believe in their ability to succeed and overcome fears. By developing and projecting confidence in yourself, you set yourself on the path to building and maintaining courage.
A．Part of building your courage is taking risks.
B．Embrace the positive and avoid the negative.
C．Make a list of your fears as you figure them out.
D．Having a clear strategy you can follow is important.
E．Take the time to acknowledge that you are courageous.
F．Have confidence and believe in your ability to be courageous.
G．Showing courage is necessary to succeed in many situations in life.
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。
Art lessons in high school continued to draw me more deeply into art, like still life and botanical drawings. Generally our teacher 41 our ideas in Art, thus I found Art Classes more and more 42 . The result came in our Matriculation Exam; I achieved a(n) 43 high mark.
While my mother was highly delighted by the result, she was 44 at the thought that I might try to become an artist. A tense period followed. I did not become a professional artist, but I 45 continued art studies because of my working in a large 46 office.
Later, I took up a(n) 47 in Zimbabwe by the office, and found much that held my interest artistically. First was the wildlife. The long 48 in the bush brought about many sketches and oil paintings. However the real surprise was the Zimbabwe ruins, seven or eight centuries old, and I was fascinated and it 49 a painting. There was also the Victoria Falls; you just could not go past without trying to capture the 50 from various angles. Most of my 51 were brought back home.
On my 52 to Britain, although much pressure was put on to me while studying Theology, I did have vacations between terms and it did allow me time to paint and draw. A few years later I received a very good job offer in Western Australia, when it was known that I had 53 learning.
Life was busy but I still put a half hour or hour 54 every week, when I could paint or draw and truly relax. I did gain 55 from the time I had spent with pen, pencil or paint brush.
41．A．enriched B．assessed C．cleared D．limited
42．A．boring B．innovative C．fascinating D．demanding
43．A．outstandingly B．strangely C．accidentally D．steadily
44．A．excited B．horrified C．disappointed D．proud
45．A．thus B．nevertheless C．moreover D．finally
46．A．printing B．business C．school D．drawing
47．A．responsibility B．course C．appointment D．hobby
48．A．stay B．sleep C．wait D．talk
49．A．looked like B．resulted in C．referred to D．reflected on
50．A．life B．chance C．views D．feelings
51．A．works B．memories C．belongings D．souvenirs
52．A．journey B．approach C．adventure D．return
53．A．theoretic B．language C．biological D．artistic
54．A．aside B．off C．on D．out
55．A．achievement B．reputation C．pleasure D．wealth
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Changchun, capital city of Northeast China’s Jilin province, is redoubling efforts to promote 56 (it) ice and snow culture at present.
57 response to a three-year action plan issued by the provincial government in October to build Jilin into a world-class ice and snow brand and improve winter tourism and summer resort destinations for achieving 58 1-trillion-yuan tourism industry within five years, Changchun is hosting a wide range of activities, planned by the Jingyue High: tech Industrial Development Zone 59 (show) the city’s unique charm.
“We are linking world-renowned ice and snow-related intellectual property with outstanding traditional Chinese culture, aiming to create a 60 (harmony) environment for ice and snow culture, a good stage for telling stories, a platform for talent cultivation and development, and a popular IP asset that can 61 (pass) on through word of mouth while building a well-recognized brand among the public,” said Yu Li, head of the publicity department at the Jingyue High-tech Industrial Development Zone.
Together with the 62 (twenty-two) China Changchun Jingyuetan Vasaloppet International Ski Festival, the organizers 63 (plan) Vasa Night to promote cultural exchanges between China and Sweden so far. Moreover, the Snow Angel of Vasaloppet China 2024 competition, 64 concluded with the finals in late December, was a landmark event to demonstrate the charm of ice and snow through a fashion show. It ended with 23 65 (competitor) appearing on stage in a group dancing performance featuring traditional Chinese clothing, sportswear and qipao dresses.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分）
66．假定你是校英语俱乐部主席李华，你校正进行读书活动，请你代表俱乐部写一篇倡议书，号召同学们多读中国经典好书。内容包括：1. 倡议的目的；2. 读经典作品的好处。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellow students,
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第二节（满分25分）
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。
Grandmother Bonnie called out to Amy as she finished setting the table and served them dinner. When Amy didn’t respond, Bonnie went to the young girl’s room and pushed the door open. Amy sat at her desk with her headphones on, drawing a picture.
“Are you drawing those strange pictures again ” Bonnie yelled. “Have you finished your homework Your teacher called me today and told me you’ve been ignoring her homework!” she shouted angrily.
Minutes later, Amy walked into the kitchen and quietly sat at the table. They began eating dinner in silence. Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
Bonnie answered the door to see a man in his early 40s standing outside. It turned out to be Mr. Henderson, a famous New York-based cartoonist. He explained to Amy he received a letter with some pieces of her artwork and was so impressed with her talent. In fact, he wrote Amy letters, but never got an answer.
Amy noticed Bonnie moving nervously in her seat, and realized why the letters had never reached her. Her grandmother kept them hidden from her.
“I’ m here with an offer for Amy,” Mr. Henderson continued. “We are accepting applications for our arts training program this summer. I would personally teach the students the art of cartoons and everything related. For that, Amy needs to pass a test, and then she’ll have to spend her summer in New York learning under me. If everything goes well, she will be able to join my team later and seek her dream of art.”
“Really !” Amy was so excited. But Bonnie refused because she promised Amy’s late parents to raise their child well and make her an educated person. Mr. Henderson sighed and pulled out a file from his bag, “It’s a test. I know your Granny is against it, kid. But if you manage to finish it and hand it over to me by 10 a.m. the day after tomorrow, I can take it to my manager,” he added as he gave Amy an encouraging smile and left the house. Amy decided to finish the test after school the next day.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150个左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The next evening, Amy found her drawing tools were gone.
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Entering the house, Amy found Bonnie holding her drawing tools, crying.
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