2024学年第二学期期末教学质量检测
高二英语试卷答案
1～10 DBBCD DBABA
11~20 BCBCB ACBDD
21.are taught
22.until
23.that
24.fixing
25.by
26.worse
27.as
28.to be involved
29.to
30.clinging
31~40 IJCFK HBGDA
41~55 DBADB DCCAB ACBDA
56~59 CCDB
60~62 BCC
63~66 CADB
67~70 BCEA2024学年第二学期期末教学质量检测
高二英语试卷
出卷人&审卷人：高二英语备课组
说明：(1)本场考试时间为 120分钟，总分 140分；
(2)请认真答卷，并用规范文字书写。
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. In a hair salon. B. At a dentist's.
C. On a construction site. D. In a fitness club.
2. A.3. B.5. C.6.5. D.9.5.
3. A. Pointless. B. Necessary. C. Unimaginable. D. Motivating.
4. A. Ben was an unlucky workman. B. Ben could have succeeded.
C. Ben was using bad luck as an excuse. D. Ben might have better luck next time.
5. A. Hot water isn't available in the hotel until after 10 o’ clock.
B. Hotel guests can use hot water for longer hours in winter.
C. The man needs a hot bath after long hours' work.
D. The hotel doesn't supply hot water all day along.
6. A. The woman should smile to others and be polite.
B. The woman looks beautiful with her new hairstyle.
C. The woman would look prettier if smiled all the time.
D. The woman's new hairstyle doesn't look wonderful
7. A. The model car deserves a title. . B. The man should make the purchase.
C. The man will get a refund soon. D. The model car will be sold in a week.
8. A. Their daughter should never get too close to her friends.
B. Their daughter is really good at maintaining friendships.
C. Their daughter should not keep a distance from friends.
D. Their daughter should learn to keep good company.
x. A. He is much annoyed with the girl. B. He has left some food for the girl.
'C. He should have waited for the girl. D. He has set aside some butter for the girl.
10. A. The woman should do as the boss requires.
B. The woman should turn to other colleagues for help.
C. The woman should not invite everyone to the feast.
D. The woman should talk to the boss immediately.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question,read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. She has composed a new song. B. She has made a stir on social media.
C. She has starred in a new movie. D. She has become the oldest in the world.
1.2. A. To show why the family enjoys the longevity gene.
B. To share the family's daily routines with their friends.
C. To comfort those whose grandparents have passed away.
D. To make the family become a celebrity on TikTok.
13. A. Considerate. B. Optimistic. C. Knowledgeable. D. Generous.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Big cities have lost their appeal to seniors.
B. Many urban residents flock to the countryside.
C. The lockdown drives the young to rural life.
D. Remote work reduces the appeal of big cities..
15. A. Affordable housing rents. B. Easy access to nature.
C. The busy city nightlife. D. A spacious apartment.
16. A. To settle down in the countryside. B. To adopt the remote working pattern.
C. To return to London in the future. D. To advise friends to abandon city life.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
A7. A. The invention of chocolate chip cookies.
B. Various food innovations in man's history.
C. Accidental discoveries in our everyday life.
D. The unique manufacturing process of potato chips.
18. A. Because she would melt and mix them into the batter.
B. Because she was short of regular ingredients.
C. Because she wanted to save materials and money.
D. Because she 'd like to make the chocolate chsp cookie.
19. A. Because he wanted to salt them heavily to make them delicious.
B. Because his customers were crazy about potatoes cooked that way.
C. Because they were a regular item on the restaurant's menu.
D. Because he became sick of customers' criticism and decided to fight back
20. A. She thought them too good to be true. B. She considered them very innovative.
C. She found them quite ridicuous. D. She felt amazed at them.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Chasing Happiness Can Backfire
Nobody needs to be taught that life is hard - we quickly learn that ourselves. But what many people(21) (teach)--sometimes subtly, sometimes explicitly(直白地)--is that life only starts after the hard parts go away. That if you' re feeling anxious, you need to fix it before you can speak up. That if you' re grieving, you can't begin again unless you wait (22) the sadness is gone. The mental rule is (23) you save to avoid feeling bad to feel good, and you need to feel good so that you will be able to do good.
But it's a trap. And it's one we fall into because it almost makes sense. We' re adapted to (24) (fix)problems. When we touch a hot stove, we pull our hand away. When we treat illness, we expect recovery. Bm t the world inside our skin plays (25) aifferent rules: when it comes to thoughts and feelings, trying to climinate pain often makes it (26) (bad).
The human mind is such an amazing tool (27) alrows us to imagine, plan, evaluate, and create. But that same mind also tells us we shouldn't be feeling what we' re feeling . It whispers:“You have to get rid of this first. You have to feel better before you can move forward.”
In sence, this process is called “experiential avoidance” or“EA” and it's one of the most textic ways(28) involve) in the world. The more we begin to organize our lives around not feeling certain things, the more we numb ourselves, and the more our lives will shrink.
But there's another form of EA. It is based on slight alteration of that same rule: you have to hang on to feeling good or you will feel bad, and you. niced to feel good before you (29) do good. Fact is, the more we chase“happiness” in a (30) (ching) fashion, the more it flees away! In science this process is called“experiential attachament”, another form of“EA” that is just as toxic to our well-being as the first kind.Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. channel B. featuring C figure D hanging E. intially F. oral S. ritually A. seare I. surge J. troubled K. worn
Keeping the Five Venoms at Bay
In China, people refer to the fifth lunar month as the“month of poison,” since the warmer, wetter climate brings a (31) in creatures thought to be venomous (有毒的). During the Dragon Boat Festival, people traditionally ward off the“five venoms”— snakes, scorpions, centipedes, geckos, and toads— though some are actually harmless.
These venomous creatures have long(32) the Chinese, who have imagined them as evil spirits. Then various remedies have been developed. For instance, many people hang the herb on their doors to prevent them from entering. Some even weave the Chinese mugwort (艾草) into a human or tiger(33) for better effect.Additionally, (34) ones, such as adding realgar(雄黄), a type of mineral, to alconol to create realgar wine, have been used a part of Traditional Chinese Medicine to get rid of poisons.
Apart from herbs, people also rely on symbolic items for protection. One example is the use of five-colored threads (五彩绳), (35) to prevent disease. Legend holds that after the poet Qu Yuan drowned himself in the Miluo River, people made zongzi and threw them into the water as offerings to him . To (36) off the dragons in the river that night eat the offerings, people used the five-colored threads to wrap up the zongzi.Children also wear clothes or shoes(37) patterns of the“five venoms” to get away from them.
In addition, ancient Chinese people believed in the magical power of talismans(符). Red paper bearing the“five venoms” would be pinned to walls and pierced with needles. This was believed to (38) kill the venoms and prevent them from making their presence felt.
Today, some of these ancient customs of driving away the“five venoms” remain alive in Chinese culture.Even in cities, you can see people with mugwort(39) in front of their homes. From a modern perspective,these traditions (40) ancient wisdom into modern practices.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
No, You Don't Get an A Just for Effort
After 20 years of teaching, I thought I'd heard every argument in the book from students who wanted a better grade. But recently, multiple students had a new complaint:“My grade doesn't reflect the effort I put into this course.”
High marks are for 41 , not grit(硬扛, 死磕). In the past, students understood that hard work was not sufficient; an A required great work. Yet today, many students expect to be rewarded for the quantity of their effort rather than the quality of their knowledge. In surveys, two-thirds of college students say that“trying hard” should be a factor in their grades, and a third think they should get at least a B just for 42 at(most) classes.
This isn't Gen Z's fault. It's the result of a(n) 43 about one of the most popular educational theories.
More than a generation ago, the psychologist Carol Dweck published groundbreaking experiments that changed how many parents and teachers talk to kids. Praising kids for their abilities 44 their resilience (韧劲), making them more likely to give up when they encountered setbacks. To persist and learn in the face of challenges, kids needed to believe that abilities and skills are 45 , and the best way to nurture this growth mind-set was to shift from praising intelligence to effort. This idea quickly made its way into viral articles,best-selling books and popular TED talks.
Psychologists have long found that rewarding effort cultivates a strong work ethic and reinforces learning.That's especially 46 for students who weren't born into comfort or don't have a record of achievement. 47 , the problem is that we' ve taken the practice of celebrating hard work. We are treating it as an end in itself. We' ve taught a generation of kids that their worth is defined 48 by their work ethic. That does great harm to the students.
One study found that if there wasn't a time limit, the higher people scored on their own 49 , the more likely they were to stick to a task they will never accomplish. This is what worries me most about valuing perseverance above all else: It can motivate people to stick with a bad 50 instead of developing better ones.With students, a textbook example is pulling all-nighters rather than spacing out their studying over a few days.
Teachers and parents owe kids a more 51 message. There's a reason we award Olympic medals to the athletes who swim the fastest, not the ones who train the hardest. Motivation is only one of multiple variables (变量) in the achievement equation(等式). Ability, opportunity and luck 52 , too.
The ideal 53 to a disappointing grade is not to complain that your diligence wasn't rewarded. It's to ask how you could make your investment 54 better. Trying harder isn't always the answer. Sometimes it's working smarter, and other times it's working on something else altogether.
Every teacher should support students to succeed. In my classes, I make it clear that my goal is to give as many A's as possible. But they' re earned through master al . The true 55 of learning is not the time and energy you put in. It's the knowledge and skills you take out.
41. A. industriousness B. engagement C. morality D. excellence
42. A. doing well B. showing up C. nodding off D. burning out
43. A. misunderstanding B. stretching C. extinction D. emergence
44. A. creates B. restores C. stocks D. hurts
45. A. intangible B. attainable C. preservable D. valuable
46. A. fearful B. sentimental C. dreary D. important
47. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Besides
48. A. barely B. initially C. primarily D. proportionately
49. A. grit B. education C. adaptability D. intellect
50. A. tendency B. strategy C. motive D. criterion
51. A. balanced B. universal C. motivational D. random
52. A. vary B. arise C. count D. interfere
53. A. switch B. response C. obstacle D. access
54. A. run out B. drop in C. catch on D. pay off
55. A. measurement B. significance C. theory D rewardSection B
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
(A)
If Timothy White were Captain America, perhaps simply one fling(挥动) of the superhero's trademark shield could have saved the day. But this was real life. And though White has dressed up as Captain America for conventions, parades and the local Anti-Bullying Superhero Day, when he spotted trouble on this September afternoon he wasn't wearing his costume and couldn't rely on any superpowers.
White, 38, was driving home when he noticed a gray Nissan four-door pickup(皮卡货车). It was hard to miss,since it made a turn and headed for the curb(马路牙子) before course-correcting, only to head for the curb again.
As the pickup drew closer, White got a good look at the problem: The driver appeared to be asleep. Pretty soon, this guy's going to crash into a house and kill himself or somebody else, White thought. While many people would have kept on driving, that's not how White operates . He had to stop that vehicle.
White pulled his car over and jumped out. The truck was going 10 to 15 mph, White estimates. He darted into the road, running around to the driver's side. The window was down on this temperate autumn day. White grabbed the frame of the window— his legs moving in step with the pickup— and leaped in.
The man behind the wheel, 64-year-old Todd DeAngelis, was just conscious enough to be startled by the peculiar sight of a stranger lying across his stomach, and he let out a yelp.
White worked quickly. He took hold of the gear shift and forced the pickup into park, bringing it to a sudden stop. He jumped out of the truck window the same way he came in.
From outside the truck, White asked DeAngelis if he was OK. “No,” he replied, in a haze. DeAngelis, a diabetic, was unexpectedly facing dangerously low blood sugar.
An ambulance soon arrived and took DeAngelis to a hospital, where it was determined that had his blood sugar gone much lower, he could have gone into a diabetic coma.
“He kept me from a much worse accident than it could have been,” DeAngelis said after his recovery.
White's actions that day were not out of character. As a teenager, he once kicked in the door of a house that was on fire to see if anyone was trapped inside. Fortunately, the house was empty.
“I'm always trying to help, where I can, when I can,” he says.
But jumping into a moving vehicle to prevent a crash White admits this was new territory.
“It took me a couple of days,” he says, “and a couple of beers, to chill out.”
56. Why does the author mention Captain America at the opening paragraph
A. To emphasize the impact of comic book conventions on people's daily life.
B. To explain why White was unable to save people with superpowers that day.
C. To emphasize that real heroism comes from character not superpowers, by contrast.
D. To suggest that White wished he had superpowers by dressing up like Captain America.
57. Which of the following statement is TRUE
A. Timothy White managed to save the driver by breaking the window, using his strength to push the truck off the road and pulling the driver out.
B. Timothy White noticed the truck's abnormal movements because the driver was asleep at the wheel, which prompted his immediate intervention.
C. Wimothy White jumped into the moving truck through the open window and shifted it into park, saving the driver who was suffering from low blood sugar.D. After forcing the truck to stop, White immediately adm n stered first at d to the driver outside the truck before the ambulance arrived.
58. What does the underlined phrase“in a haze” most likely mean
A. In anger. B. In a hurry.
C. In concentration. D. In dizziness.
59. What can be interred about Timothy What e from the passage
A. He often dreams and pretends to be a superhero to gain attention.
B. He had a natural tendency to help others in dangerous situations.
C. It wasn't the first time he had jumped through a car window to save people.
D. He relied on alcohol to cope with stress, tension and fear regularly.
(B)
How to Apply to a Chinese university in 2025
Planning to study abroad in China is easicr than you may think. China has become more and more popular over the past years due to its great educational facilities, renowned science and technology degrees, and up to 30 top-ranked higher educational institutions.
If you decided to study here, read below the easy steps for applying to a Chinese university.
Choose universities and programmes Prior to the application, if you have clear ideas about the univers ties, locations, majors and (or) programmes to which you intend to apply. The International Services China website provides basic information on universities that you can apply to. Click“Apply Now” within the website to access the official website of the universities’international students' office for detailed application procedures.
Prepare application documents Application documents vary with different universities, degrees, and programs. These includes, but are not limited to : passport photo, graduation certificate, academic transcript from last graduated school, Chinese/ English language proficiency certificate (HSK (Chinese-proficiency test) score for Chinese-taught programmes, andIELTS for English-taught programmes), and recommendation letters from previous school teachers.
60 Upon morning your application documents, the Chinese institution will review your qualification and decide what wo r to accept you based on academic performance, language proficiency and other criteria. Admession decisions are typeically made within for to eight weeks. Successful applicants receive an admission letter andViss-application form s frW202/JW2011 for visa processing.
AOU Preparations before departure Apply for the Chinese student visa as soon as possible . Check with the Chinese embassy/ consulate in your area for details. Arrange a health insurance plan. You can get your insurance from your home country or purchase a health insurance card once you arrive in China.
Admission requirements in China
60. Which of the following descriptions best fits into the blank
A. Prepare for admission tests
B. Obtain admission results
C. Transfer registration fees
D. Wait for a scholarship approval
61. Which of the following statements is true according to the diagram
.. Students must complete a Bachelor's degree in China before applying for a Master's.
B . Language courses in China are compulsory before starting a Bachelor's degree.
C. Employment is a possible outcome after completing any higher education degree in China.
D. Secondary education must be completed in China to qualify for Bachelor's studies.
62. The passage is primarily targeted at .
A. university professors seeking research collaborations in China
B. Chinese high school students preparing for the Gaokao exam
C. international students who are planning to study in China
D. parents of domestic Chinese students choosing a local university
(C)
The teacher starts with the basics: how to thread a needle. Then she shows the students how to mend a torn shirt . The sewing class is part of a free, one-day course at Austin Community College (ACC) called“Adulting 101”.The students range in age from their late teens to mid-40s.
Such programmes are designed to help people“navigate adulthood”, even those who, legally and practically,have been navigating it for quite some time. The topics run from basic— how to dress appropriately for a job interview—— to advanced, such as how to file income taxes.
Raffi Grinberg created“Adulting 101” at Boston College, which was inspired by his first day working at Bain& Company. He and his peers had to decide which health-insurance plan to choose, how much of his salary to devote to saving for retirement, and other financial details. “Every one of us went out and called our parents,” he admits. “We were graduates of elite schools, and we still didn't know what to do.”
The rise in need for adulting classes reflects, in part, the changing nature of childhood and adolescence, which have grown more digital and less physical. American teens spend up to nine hours each day on screens. TikTok andYouTube do offer handy tutorials on all manner of household chores. But most young users of these platforms are more interested in dancing than dishwashers.
In Infantilised: How Our Culture Killed Adulthood, Keith Hayward argued that there has been a generational shift and that young people are less mature than their forebears were at the same age. They are shrinking from responsibilities such as marriage, homeowning, and child-rearing because“adulting is hard”.
He adds that young people today are also less interested in what their elders have to offer:“Parents and grandparents are seen as idiots who can't work the Wi-Fi.” If parents are not providing advice on life's many essential tasks, “You’ re left with these classes picking up the slack.”
Such perspectives may ring true. But young people are remaining in education for longer, meaning that financial independence, partners, and children necessarily come later. And adulting is, in fact, hard. The world is more complex than it was. Take financial decisions. People opening their first bank account have to choose between a main-street branch and an array of online banks and bank-like institutions.
Many will see adulting classes as proof of youngsters’ delayed maturity. But indulged children do not acknowledge the gaps in their knowledge and try to fill them. Only a grown-up would willingly spend precious free time doing something as dull as learning how to mend a shirt.
63. If you were to design an“Adulting 101” course based on what you' ve learned from this passage, which of the following topics would be most suitable
A. Learning Spanish with ChatGPT
B. Modern literature appreciation
C. Financial literacy after graduation
D. Navigating the mechanism behind Tik Tok
64. What does the author mean by saying“You’ re left with these classes picking up the slack.”
A. These classes make up for the absence of parental guidance.
B. These classes are more feasible than parental suggestions.
C. The courses can offer knowledge beyond daily skills.
D. The role of parental advice is no longer crucial because of these courses.
65. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. parents nowadays are incapable of offering useful life advice
B. young people consider life skills less necessary in the digital age
C. a lack of meaning content online is to blame for delayed adulthood
D. social changes better explain delayed adulthood than personal failings
66. What is the author's attitude towards the adulting courses
A. They help adults identify and bridge their knowledge gap.
B. They arise and popularize for justifiable reasons.
C. They are a worrisome reflection of generational failure.
D. They reflect the drawbacks of family and school education.Section C
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A. According to the Puppet Master:“To be human is to continually change.” B. The very definition of identity is challenged in this mind-blowing film. C. As we scroll, tap, and click, we are creating“ghosts” of ourselves in the sea of information. D. This philosophical anxiety shouldn't paralyze(使…瘫痪) us with fear E. Ghost in the Shell warned us about this, not in a scary way, but with curiosity. F. The Puppet Master's motives remain unclear until the final act.
More Relevant Than Ever: Ghost in the Shell At 30
On May 10 , Ghost in the Shell was released in the Chinese mainland for the first time, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the anime(日本动漫) classic. What felt like a philosophical fantasy in 1995 is becoming a wise prediction about the near future.
If you don't know, Ghost in the Shell is set in a world where humans live alongside cyborgs that are part human, part machine. The lead character is Major Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg agent working for an intelligence department. When tasked with tracking a mysterious hacker known as the Puppet Master, she is forced to confront existential questions about identity and the nature of self. It seems that the distinction between human and machine is no longer clear. 67
We are living at a time when our identities are extending into the digital world. 68 Reality is being shaped by the algorithms as we are shown only what we want to see. Meanwhile, face and fingerprint recognition allows us convenient access to devices and even physical spaces. Our thoughts, choices, and emotions become data points. and we are largely defined by social media profiles and digital footprints.
69 Unlike many sci-fi films, it does not present technology as evil; rather, it examines our interdependent relationship with it. In doing so, it exposes how easily we give up autonomy for convenience. MajorKusanagi is known by her colleagues as the artificial“shell” she occupies, yet she constantly wonders whether she has any true self inside. In a lot of ways, we are all Major Kusanagi, questioning essentially“What makes me me ”
But there's no need to panic. Existential crises existed long before we even thought about machines replacing us. When director Mamoru Oshir made Ghost in the Shell, it was less about the rise of technology than the essence of human beings. 70 . Itbanks to developing technologies, we are changing faster than ever now——that's just human nature.
IV. Summary Writing
71. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Many animals depend upon sound to find food, detect predators and communicate. These species understandably suffer when loud motorways cut through their habitats. It has always been assumed, however, that noise is a problem unique to animals. But a new study by botanist Alí Akbar GhotbiRavandi has revealed that plants suffer too.
That plants can be nampered 抑制生长) indirectly by noise pollution has never been in doubt. Since many flowering and fruit-beaning species need animals to pollunate or disperse(传播) their seeds, it is obvious that if these animal partners are harmed by noise then their botanical counterparts will do badly, too.
Scientists have hypothesized that plants may be able to sense sound waves as they are struck by them. Yetblasting plants withultrasound is not the same as growing them in the presence of actual traffic noise. To this end,Dr Ghotbi-Ravandi oscided to set up an experiment. Working with a team of colleagues, Dr Ghotbi-Ravandi grew two species— French marigolds(金盏花) and scarlet sage (一串红)—— in the same space before they were divided into two groups. One group was exposed to 73 decibels of traffic noise recorded from a busy motorway for 16hours a day. The other group was left to grow in silence.
None of the plants exposed to the traffic noise did well. The team found that a range of hormones normally associated with healthy growth and development in plants were present at significantly reduced levels in the plants exposed to the noise. Two stress hormones, jasmonic acid and abscisi c acid, which are normally produced to fend off insect attacks, deal with salty soil or very cold temperatures, were elevated.
The next question is whether all noise pollution affects all species in the same way. The natural world, with deafening storms and thunderous waterfalls, is by no means silent. Whether some plant species have evolved coping mechanisms, which might one day be transferred into urban-dwelling species, is a mystery worth exploring.
V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72.和打太极一样，学习也需要找到“紧张”与“松弛”的平衡。(require)
73.借助3D影像技术，这些文物活灵活现地呈现在游客面前。(life)
74.让科学家们忧心忡忡的是可再生能源虽被看好，但开发和运用速度尚未跟上需求。(concern)
75.无怪乎众多语言学家对其如痴如醉，因为语言薪火相传，见证沧桑，记录科技的日新月异。(It)
VI. Guided writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
76.你的英国笔友 Jenny计划今年暑假与父母一同来中国旅游。为期一周的中国之行中，他们将在上海停留一天。Jenny的父亲对中国历史比较感兴趣，她的母亲对中式建筑饶有兴致，而 Jenny本人则对中华美食情。有独钟。她希望你能为他们一家设计一个旅行安排，满足三人的各自需求。你的回信需包含以下内容：
1. 具体的行程安排(可以从参观景点、游览顺序、食宿推荐等方面展开)；
2. 如此安排的理由。
