2024-2025学年第二学期期中考试
高二英语试题答案
一、听力（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分)
1-5 ABACC 6-10 ACABA 11-15 BACBB
16-20 BCBCC
二、阅读（共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分）
21-23AB B 24-27BDAB 28-31D CCC
32-35DBCD
36-40B GACF
三、完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45 CBDCA
46-50 BCAD B 51-55ADACB
四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56.recognized 57.have faced 58.was built
59.gradually
60.awareness
61.is
62.which
63.cultural 64.Preserving 65.will lose
五、应用文写作（满分15分）
My First Experience in Career
In winter holidays,I had the privilege of participating in our school's initiative,"My First
Experience in Career."It aimed to provide students like me with a glimpse into diverse
professions.
My journey began at a local hospital,where I shadowed as a diligent nurse for a day
Witnessing her interactions with patients,meticulous care,and swift decision-making.I gained a
deeper understanding of the immense responsibility and compassion required in this noble
profession.It was an eye-opening experience that left me grateful for the healthcare workers who
tirelessly save lives
This practical experience transformed me,increasing my knowledge and igniting ambition.
I'm thankful to our school for organizing such a meaningful program and excited for future
opportunities.
六、读后续写（满分25分）2024-2025学年第二学期期中考试 高二英语试题
满分 150分 考试时间 120分钟
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。
1. What time is it now
A.7:15. B.6:40. C.7:45.
2. What does the man think about the woman's hat
A · It's very good. B. It doesn't go well with her dress. C. He likes the style of it.
3. What does the man mean
A. He doesn't know the park. B. The park is nearby. C. There is no parking here.
4. What does the man mean
A. The woman should go away. B. He will go closer to her. C. He can hear her very well.
5. What is the problem
A. The woman doesn't like orange juice. B. The man was looking for orange juice.
C. The man broke the container of the orange juice.
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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. Which bus did the man take yesterday
A. Number 7. B. Number 15. C. Both of them.
7. How far will the woman walk if she takes a Number 15 bus
A. Half a mile. B. One mile. C. Two miles.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. What's the weather like these days
A. Raining all the time. B. Sunny and bright. C. Cloudy and windy.
9. What do they think of the weather
A. Not too bad. B. Terrible. C · Fine.
10. How about the weather tomorrow according to the weatherman
A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. Where did the man watch the movie
A. At a friend's house. B. Downtown C. At a nearby cinema.
12. How did the man like the movie
A. It was excellent. B. It was absurd. C. It wasn't worth mentioning.
13. Why did Dave say his roommate was a real airhead
A. He thought Titanic was a Japanese boat during World War II.
B. He said that the Japanese won the war using a boat called Titanic.
C. He believed that the Japanese sank a boat called Titanic.
14. What did Dave and his roommate do after the movie
A. They went out for a few drinks . B. They watched TV. C. They talked about their hobbies.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
15. What is the woman
A. A saleswoman. B. A student. C. A bank clerk.
16. How much money can the woman get per month all together
A. $ 760. B. $1260. C. $2 160.
17. What does the man advise the woman to do
A. Work more. B. Get some money from the bank. C. Make a monthly budget.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. What did the man do immediately after he woke up
A. He looked out of the window. B. He turned on the TV. C. He prepared to leave.
19. What was the weather like that day
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Windy.
20. What can we know from the passage
A. The man left without taking anything.
B. He couldn't see the road clearly because night was drawing near.
C. A big fire broke out around where he lived.
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)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题中所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并将答案填涂到答题卡上。
A
Join us on a journey of discovery this summer at The New York Public Library! Discover free programs for kids, teens and adults.
Skills for the Workplace
Teens review professional workplace skills to prepare for their entry into the workforce. We’ll reflect on challenging work situations, discuss how to respond to them, and learn about resources available for support.
Date: Wednesday, July 10
Location: Parkchester Library Audience: Teens/ Young Adults Adult Art Workshop
Join us for a basic painting using water colors or coloring pencils. Coloring promotes wellness, and also stimulates brain areas related to motor skills, the senses, and creativity. All materials will be provided.
No Registration required.
Date: Monday, August 12
Location: Castle Hill Library Audience: Adults
STEAM Crafts and Chat
Learn how to 3D print your own designs, express your creativity through drawing and painting, make jewelry by hand, and more at our weekly STEAM Crafts and Chat workshop. First come, first served.
Date: Wednesday, September 4
Location: Harry Belafonte Library Audience: Teens/ Young Adults
Family Storytime
Join us for songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books in this story time that's fun for the whole family. For young children of all ages. Ideal for caregivers with multiple-aged children.
Date: Friday, September 6 Location: Riverdale Library Audience: Pre-schoolers
If you have any questions about the events listed above, please contact the branch for more information. See here for service updates at the Library.
21. Which branch library should teens choose if they want to practice essential job skills
A. Parkchester Library. B. Castle Hill Library.
C. Harry Belafonte Library. D. Riverdale Library.
22. What can participants do in the program STEAM Crafts and Chat
A. Design a 3D printer. B. DIY hand-made jewelry.
C. Learn to serve others. D. Explore the New York city.
23. What do the programs have in common
A. They are targeted at teenagers. B. They are free of charge.
C. They are available all summer. D. They need to be registered in advance.
B
Emily Bhatnagar has always loved reading. Growing up, she was really shy, so she always turned to books. They sort of became her best friends when she didn't have one.
In 2019, when Bhatnagar was in her second year of high school, her dad was diagnosed with cancer. The news was difficult for the family. Books became an even bigger comfort, and she started thinking about families in similar situations. When her father recovered, she came up with a plan to help others. “The idea came from just deep gratitude that the doctors were able to save her father,” she says. “But also a hint of sadness that there were kids who were fighting the same battle.” Bhatnagar started a book drive in her hometown, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The goal was to collect books and give them to kids being treated for cancer in local hospitals. Her father was not surprised by this plan. “She was always interested in books, and she always wanted to do things for
the neighborhood,” he says. Since the start of the book drive, which she calls For Love & Buttercup, Bhatnagar has collected more than 10,000 books.
Bhatnagar had no idea how much attention her work would get. She started by posting on social media, asking people in her area to donate. “I was expecting maybe two or three responses from neighbors,” she says. “But it ended up blowing up,” especially when news stations began reporting it. The public response has been super great.
Bhatnagar continues to run the book drive and hopes to one day expand the project to reach more kids. The memory of the first time she visited children who’ d received her books sticks with her. “It was the best day of my life,” she says. “I realized I wanted to do this type of work forever.”
24. What can we learn about Bhatnagar from paragraph 2
A. She loves her father dearly. B. She cares for sick children.
C. She got into a habit of reading. D. She fought hard against cancer.
25. What is For Love & Buttercup aiming to do
A. To collect over 10,000 books. B. To stimulate children's interest in books.
C. To help raise money for the poor. D. To donate books to kids with cancer.
26. How did Bhatnagar feel about the public response to the book drive
A. It's unexpected. B. It's confusing.
C. It's unsatisfactory. D. It's immediate.
27. Which of the following best describes Bhatnagar
A. Serious and humorous. B. Caring and ambitious.
C. Brave and strong-willed. D. Generous and warm-hearted.
C
Traditional micro-robots often face limitations due to their power sources, but recently developed insect-sized robot powered by tiny explosions(爆 炸 ) has demonstrated the ability to climb, jump, and carry loads many times its own weight.
The robot, mainly developed by materials engineer Robert Shepherd at Cornell University in New York, along with his PhD student Cameron Aubin, is powered by tiny actuators(致动器). “The actuator looks like a column. It's an empty cylinder with a stretchy rubber on the top,” said Aubin.
The researchers employed four actuators to drive the robot's feet. To make the robot jump or climb, a stream of methane(甲 烷 ) and oxygen was fed into each foot and sparked (触 发 ) with electricity from a battery. The resulting reaction between the gases released energy as a small explosion, causing the rubber to change its form.
Shepherd noted that the rapid explosions were so tiny that they didn't damage the rubber. But
they provided considerable propulsion: the robot could jump to a height of 56 centimeters and carry a load 22 times its own weight.
“This team has brought chemically powered actuation to impressive ranges for robotics while also demonstrating impressive capabilities for insect-size machines,” said Ryan Truby, a materials scientist at Northwestern University in Illinois.
Robots that are small and light but strong and able to cover large distances could one day be used in environmental monitoring or search-and-rescue applications. And the robot built by Aubin and Shepherd, described in a paper published in Science, would need further development for use in
the field. “At the moment, it needs to be connected to a panel that contains the gas supply and a
battery, a limitation that presents a ing up with ways to burn fuels on a wireless robot is not easy,” said Truby. “This is the next big challenge to address.”
28. Why does the recently developed insect-sized robot stand out
A. It is extremely tiny and light. B. It is equipped with a column.
C. It is extremely swift and quick. D. It is driven by explosive force.
29. What happens when the methane and oxygen is sparked
A. The reaction creates a mixture of gas to drive the robot.
B. The reaction generates heat that is changed into movement.
C. The reaction transforms a stretchy rubber to drive the robot.
D. The reaction provides electricity that is changed into movement.
30. What does “propulsion” in paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Ability to move. B. Possibility to develop.
C. Force to push things. D. Electricity to spark gases.
31. How can Aubin and Shepherd make advancement to the robot they built
A. They can use more actuators to provide larger power.
B. They can design programs to control the robot efficiently.
C. They can work on methods to to enable energy production wirelessly.
D. They can connect the robot to a panel containing gas supply and a battery.
D
If you have ever dreamed of making money from making music but are worried that you have little talent, don't let that stop you—a man called Alex Mitchell might be able to help.
Mr. Mitchell is the founder and boss of a website and app called Boomy, which helps its users create their own songs using artificial intelligence (AI) software.
It is easy to use the app to help you compose the music. What you need to do is choose from a number of
types click on “create song”, and the AI will compose one for you in less than 30 seconds. It is able to quickly choose the song's style and melody(旋律). And from there you can then finish your song with ease. You can do things such as adding or removing instruments, making everything sound brighter or softer, and recording some songs.
But, how good are these Boomy-created songs It has to be said that they do sound very computer-produced. You wouldn't mistake them for a group of people making music using real instruments. However, using AI to help create music isn't quite new. US classical composer, David Cope, developed such a software system back in the 1980s. One day he set it up to write pieces similar to those by Johann Sebastian Bach. Mr. Cope then went out for a sandwich, and returned to find that the computer had created 5,000 Bach-styled pieces. These were later made public on an album called Bach on purpose. More recently, in 2019, US electronic music composer, Holly Herndon, made an album called PROTO working together with an AI system called Spawn that she had co-created.
Mr. Mitchell says that technological advancements in AI have made songwriting software much cheaper. It's not just for musicians anymore, it's for most people like you and me.
32. What's the purpose of setting up Boomy
A. To develop music education. B. To record and sell music for money.
C. To help users learn AI technology. D. To help users create their own songs.
33. What can we learn about creating music by using AI
A. It is difficult to master. B. It is highly effective.
C. It is newly invented. D. It is only fit for Bach's works.
34. What can be inferred(推断) about songwriting software from the last paragraph
A. It is becoming more expensive. B. It is becoming less popular.
C. It is becoming more convenient. D. It is becoming less important.
35. Which part of a newspaper does the passage most probably come from
A. Culture. B. Environment. C. Lifestyle. D. Technology.
第二节 七选五(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。 French explorer Jacques Cartier is known mainly for exploring the St. Lawrence River and giving
Canada its name.
Like many other European explorers, Jacques Cartier went to North America looking for gold and perhaps a shortcut to Asia. 36 It became France's main route into Canada.
Jacques Cartier was born on December 31,1491 in Brittany, a province of France. In about 1534,the king of France asked him to lead an expedition(远征) to the New World in search of riches and a new route to Asia.
37 There he and his crew explored the land around the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and met Native Americans. When he sailed back to France, he took with him two Native Americans.
38 This time, Cartier sailed deeper into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and into the Saint Lawrence River. The two Native Americans he had taken before had learned French, and they served as guides. About 260 miles inland, Cartier reached the Native American village of Stadacona. Today, the city of Quebec stands near that place.
Cartier and his men were among the first Europeans to winter in what is now Canada. 39After returning to France he reported tales told by the native people of treasures farther inland.
Cartier once again crossed the Atlantic in 1541. 40 When he returned to France in 1542,he was told that they were just the common minerals pyrite(黄铁矿)(fool's gold) and quartz(石英).
A. A second voyage came in May 1535.
B. Instead he found the Saint Lawrence River.
C. The bitter cold surprised them, and some of the men died.
D. He made three voyages of exploration in dangerous waters.
E. Cartier was considered one of the most devoted explorers of the period.
F. He explored further and foundwhat he thought were gold and diamonds.
G. In the spring of 1534 Cartier sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to what is now Canada.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节 完型填空(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，并将答案 填涂到答题卡上。
Many people admired my neighbor. One day a delivery truck dropped off a large 41 system at her house. And the kids discussed the new sound equipment my neighbor had just gotten. Meanwhile, we were living in a house decorated 42 and dressing our kids in second-hand clothes. We lived in 43 .
My poor mother-in-law, in town for a visit, got to hear my 44 that night. “I feel so bitter sometimes,” I told her, as we cleared the table after dinner. “I know we' re doing the right thing, living frugally (节俭的), saving money, 45 it feels so hard. There' re so many things I'd like to 46 , so many things I'd like to do, but we just can't.”
She nodded as she folded a cloth napkin in silence. Then she 47 me and said “When you make a 48 between yourself and others, it's easy to focus on what you don't have. But there's one thing you two do that many other couples may 49 to do. You two often go out together and take time to focus on your 50 . And that's a very important thing.”
I stopped wiping the table and 51 for a minute. I thought of the movie my husband and I had seen a week earlier. I 52 the bike rides, the hikes and the picnics. Most of all, I remembered how 53 we were together,
even after twenty years. How many people can say that
I looked around my home from a new 54 . Our refrigerator (冰箱) was too small for a family of six, but it was 55 filled with delicious food. Our kitchen was small and we had no big TV, but we' re happy! And that's enough!
41. A. control B. recognition C. entertainment D. management
42. A. carefully B. plainly C. beautifully D. elegantly
43. A. panic B. chaos C. conflict D. poverty
44. A. responses B. requests C. complaints D. proposals
45. A. but B. or C. and D. so
46. A. forgive B. possess C. highlight D. ensure
47. A. belonged to B. adjusted to C. turned to D. appealed to
48.A.comparison B. connection C. selection D. decision
49. A. determine B. pretend C. seek D. fail
50. A. career B. marriage C. health D. money
51. A. reflected B. hesitated C. froze D. paused
52. A. arranged B. extended C. exchanged D. recollected
53. A. cheerful B. fortunate C. grateful D. innocent
54. A. location B. version C. angle D. source
55. A. occasionally B. constantly C. barely D. instantly
第二节 语法填空 (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，并将答案填涂到答题卡上。
World Cultural Heritage sites, 56 (recognize) by UNESCO, are treasures of human civilization. However, many of them 57 (face) serious threats in recent years due to natural disasters, climate change, and human activities.
Take the Great Wall of China as an example. Although it 58 (build) over 2,000 years ago, parts of it are 59 (gradual) disappearing because of erosion and tourism pressure. Experts suggest that protecting these sites requires both advanced technology and public 60 (aware).
One effective way 61 (be) to limit tourist numbers. For instance, in Peru, visitors to Machu Picchu must now book tickets in advance, 62 helps reduce damage. Meanwhile, local communities should be educated about the importance of preserving their 63 (culture) identity.
64 (preserve) World Heritage is not just about saving old buildings; it is about passing on the stories and values linked to them. If we fail to take action now, future generations 65 (lose)these irreplaceable treasures forever.
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分 40 分) 第一节 应用文(满分 15 分)
66. 假设你是李华。寒假期间, 你参加了学校开展的“职业初体验”(My First Experience in Career)社会实 践活动。现校英文报正向全校学生征集相关稿件。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1.你体验的一项职业；
2.你的感受。
注意：
1.写作词数应为 80 左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
My First Experience in Career
第二节 (满分 25 分)
67.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。
It was cool and bright and just right for running. I was in the first few miles of a 10-mile race through some hills. Birds were singing on the trees. The soft wind was brushing my cheeks. I felt rested and springy. Despite the hills, I thought it was going to be a fine run.
Ahead was Blake, a student from Burke High School. He was running easily, too, moving along efficiently. The pace felt comfortable, so I decided to stay where he was; why bother concentrating on pace when Blake was such a nice pacesetter for me I would overtake Blake later on when he used up energy.
So I ran closely behind him. The course headed north for five miles, wandered west for a mile, and then turned south again. The race was getting tougher. With three miles to go, it was beginning to be real hard work. My lungs were on fire, and legs felt like stone.
Blake overtook the boy in front of him. Apparently he knew the boy, for they exchanged a few words. Their brief communication worried me. Runners don't chat during a race unless they feel really good, and Blake plainly was. There was still a noticeable bounce in his steps, but the springiness I had once possessed was gone.
Still, I was close enough to overtake Blake if he was tired, so I didn't give up hope completely. We were approaching a hill, a mile from the finish line, so whatever happened on the hill would almost certainly determine who crossed it first.
As I moved up the hill, my attention wandered for a few minutes. When I looked up, Blake was moving away, first five yards, then ten, then more. There was no hope of catching Blake.
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。
Suddenly Blake slowed and sat onto the ground painfully.
A reporter took a picture of this moving scene and posted it online.
