湖南省长郡中学2024年高二上学期期末考试英语试题（含解析）.docx

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1、长郡中学2024年度高二第一学期期末考试英语第一部分 听力(共两节，满分10分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15. 答案是C。1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Where does the conversation

2、take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In a coffee shop.C. In a hotel.2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What time will the next train to Los Angeles leave?A. At 10:05 a.m.B. At 10:15 a.m.C. At 10:50 a.m.3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What did Smith offer the woman?A. Smith offered her a typing machine.B. Smith offered her more

3、salary.C. Smith offered her a job as a typist.4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What does the woman want to do?A. She wants to know the time.B. She wants to read a newspaper.C. She wants to buy a watch.5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】What does the woman think of her piano lessons?A Interesting.B. Boring.C. Rewarding.第二节(共1

4、5小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】6. How many days does the man work in a week?A. 5 days.B. 6 days.C. 7 days.7. Who is the girl?A A passenger.B. The mans colleague.C. The ma

5、ns daughter.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】8. What did Sandra do last night?A. She repaired her phone.B. She called Michael.C. She learned to paint.9. What did Sandra and Peter agree to do on Sunday?A. Play tennis.B. Visit London.C. Go to the dentist.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】10. Where

6、is the noise coming from?A. The motor.B. The motorbike.C. The bicycle.11. Where did the speakers stop their car?A. At a factory.B. At a parking lot.C. At a hotel.12 Whats wrong with the motor?A. Its temperature is too high.B. It runs out of energy.C. It needs heating up.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请

7、去附件查看】13. What do you think the man is?A. A tour guide.B. A repairman.C. A hotel worker.14. Where can the woman find the washing powder?A. In the cupboard.B. On the shelf.C. In the box.15. When is the best time to visit the gallery?A. On Thursday.B. On Friday.C. On Sunday.16. What is the womans purp

8、ose of this call?A. To book a room.B. To complain.C. To ask for help.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】17. What do people mean by saying they never dream?A. They forget about their dreams.B. They dont want to tell the truth.C. They have important dreams.18. Why did Tom stop having dreams?A. He got a

9、serious heart attack.B. He was too sad about his brothers death.C. He was frightened by a terrible event.19. What is the speakers opinion about dreaming?A. It is very useful.B. It makes things worse.C. It stops the mind from working.20. What is the function of dreaming according to the speaker?A. To

10、 sleep better.B. To recover from illnesses.C. To stay away from their problems.第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。AA simple mosquito(蚊子)bite can mean serious illness or death. So we use some chemicals to kill mosquitoes. But this has a bad influence on the wh

11、ole ecosystem and your health. Now theres a new device(装置), which can keep you and your family mosquito-free:What are we talking about?Mosquitron, a brand-new type of bug(虫子)catcher, designed by two German engineers, is perfect for clearing your home of all annoying and dangerous flying pests!How do

12、es it work?It is easy to set up; plug it in and away you go!It lures(引诱)the mosquitoes near by using a safe UV light.A fan sucks(吸入)the insects through a one-way trapdoor.Once got in the drying basket, mosquitoes are killed by the fan within 2 minutes.You can simply empty the dead bugs into the tras

13、h,without even touching them.No need for batteries or any chemicals.How much does it cost?Its now $ 179.99. It may seem expensive at first, but when you consider most devices dont work for more than 10 minutes, this is a pretty good deal. In fact, other products using the same UV technology are pric

14、ed at over $ 250! Now you can buy it from our website with 50% off and with free delivery for a limited time by clicking here.Note: The device can only be returned or exchanged if it arrives damaged, and you must pay in advance.21. What is the advantage of a Mosquitron?A. It is cheaper than other de

15、vices.B. It doesnt need battery.C. It is silent when working.D. It kills mosquitoes with UV light.22. What can you enjoy if buying a Mosquitron online now?A. A high discount.B. A cheap delivery.C. Return without reasons.D. A great gift.23. What type of writing is this text?A. An analysis.B. An adver

16、tisement.C. A story.D. A report.BThat morning, I dropped our eldest at kindergarten and returned home to let our two younger children play while I worked on my medical report. It was a wonderful chance to work from home, but it hit me that my career in hospital wasnt making a difference in anyones l

17、ife. I needed something that would stretch my limits and push me to grow. My career enabled me to work from home. I could work from home, and become a foster mother, providing safety for a child who needed it desperately. On Monday morning. I picked up the phone and dialed the number I had Googled f

18、or the nearest Department of Childrens Services. The man on the other end was receptive to my questions and explained the next step of training, involving eight weeks of classes designed to prepare and educate foster parents. We continued through all the classes, the home visits, background checks,

19、and seemingly endless steps. Five long months after we were approved, the phone rang. In the middle of the night, I woke my husband and rushed to East Tennessee Childrens Hospital. Our placement was waiting for us in the emergency room, sick and lack of nutrition. It didnt take long for us to realiz

20、e the full depth of her suffering. Six months later, her half-brother came to us by our request. We now had five children under our care. On August 12, 2016, our family of seven walked into a small courtroom. The childrens lawyer and social worker were there. With just a few words, our adoption was

21、finalized. These two amazing children werent going home, because they were already home. We are their forever family, and they are our forever children. We may not be able to change the entire world, but we have changed the world entirely for our new children.24. How did the author feel about her ho

22、spital work?A. Lacking of motivation.B. Filled with challenge.C. Highly motivating.D. Unusually Demanding.25. What led the author to decide to adopt children?A. She felt sympathetic for abused children she knew.B. She wanted to make a difference in other people.C. She felt confident about her abilit

23、y to raise children.D. She experienced training to raise children properly.26. What does the underlined word placement in Para 3 refer to?A. The child to be adopted.B. The need to get trained.C The approval of adoption.D. The official at the hospital.27. Why did the author appear at the courtroom?A.

24、 To put the adopted kids elsewhere.B. To receive another adopted child.C. To make the adoption officially legal.D. To begin the kids adoption in her home.CAccording to a new US study, couples who expect their children to look after them in old age should hope they have daughters because daughters ar

25、e twice as loving as sons generally. The research by Angelina Grigoryeva, from Princeton University, found that, while women provide as much care for their elderly parents as they can manage, men do as little as they can get away with and often leave it to female family members. Her analysis of the

26、family networks of 26, 000 old Americans concluded that gender (性别)is one of the most important things that decide whether or not people will actively care for their elderly parents. In a paper presented at the annual conference of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco, she conclude

27、s that simply having a sister makes men likely provide less care. Using data from the University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study, a study which has been recording those people over 50s for the last decade, she analyzed that women provide an average of 12. 3 hours a month of care for elderly

28、parents while men offer only 5. 6 hours. “Sons reduce their relative caregiving efforts when they have a sister, while daughters increase theirs when they have a brother.”“This suggests that sons pass on parent caregiving responsibilities to their sisters.”In the UK, the 2011 Census showed that ther

29、e are now around 6.5 million people with caring responsibilities, a figure which has risen by a tenth in a decade. But many are doing so at the risk of their health. The census showed that those who provide 50 hours or more of care a week while trying to hold down a fulltime job are three times more

30、 likely to be struggling with ill health than their working counterparts who are not carers.28. According to the passage, whats the key factor to decide if people will actively care for the old?A. Education.B. Gender.C. Career.D. Income.29. The US study finds that _.A. having a sister makes men less

31、 likely to look after their parentsB. sons are twice as likely as daughters to care for parents in old ageC. sons are unwilling to leave caregiving responsibilities to their sistersD. sons and daughters seem to give equal care to their parents30. What does the author stress in the last paragraph?A.

32、People should give up their jobs to care for the elderly.B. Many care providers work longer hours than others.C. Many care providers have potential health problems.D. People shouldnt pass on caring responsibilities to others.31. The author develops the text by _.A. explaining social networks of care

33、ersB. describing peoples experiencesC. analyzing various researches and dataD. comparing different genderDThe French Danone company is the latest to replace some plastic water bottles with aluminum (铝) cans. Competitors like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle have also started selling water in aluminum c

34、ans.Replacing plastic water bottles that pollute the seas with recyclable aluminum cans should be an easy way to help the environment, right?Maybe not.Aluminum cans might result in less ocean waste, and the metal containers also are lighter than glass or plastic bottles, but they also come with thei

35、r own cost to the environment. The production of an aluminum can is estimated to release two times as much carbon dioxide into the air as a plastic bottle.“Thats the dilemma youre going to have to choose between,” said Ruben Griffioen, an official at beermaker Heineken. He said his company was Lryin

36、g to reduce the use of plastic bottles.Bruce Karas of Coca - Cola North America agreed. He said, “Theres a mix. There are some things that are not that desirable, but if you have five good things and one that isnt, well all have to make decisions.” He added, “Itll never be that clean.”Bottled water

37、is a 19 billion industry. Although its use of cans is increasing, experts say cans are unlikely to completely replace plastic bottles.Aluminum is costlier than plastic so canned drinks mean higher prices for buyers. Another major consideration is user convenience-cans stay open while bottles can be

38、reclosed. More importantly, there is one barrier to ending the use of plastic water bottles: There may not be enough cans to go around. Beer and wine makers are now also increasingly using aluminum.32. Whats the advantage of aluminum cans?A. They are pollution-free.B. They are lighter.C. They are co

39、st-effective.D. They are low-carbon.33. What is Karass attitude to replacing plastic bottles with aluminum cans?A. Supportive.B. Disapproving.C. NeutralD. Indifferent.34. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A. The wide application of aluminum cans.B. The promising future aluminum cansC. The

40、major advantages of aluminum cans.D. The unavoidable limitations of aluminum cans.35. What is the best title for the text?A. Aluminum Cans or Plastic Bottles?B. A Blessing or a Misfortune?C. How to Deal with Plastic Bottles?D. Why Do We Choose Aluminum Cans?第二节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可

41、以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Teach Kids About Setting Goals_36_ It can become an easy process for a lifetime if kids are taught goal setting at an early stage. They need to be offered a project to make them work on achieving something personal.Set smart goals. A goal needs to be measurable, specif

42、ic, realistic and timely in order to be effective. Kids prefer generalizing when it comes to goal setting. For example, one may want to be the best basketball player in the team. _37_ What exactly does a goal like this mean? You need to ask them to be specific. Begin with scoring two baskets in each

43、 game(or however many; just something measurable!) so that they can keep pushing the barriers to achieve greater goals.Write down goals. _38_ Recent studies show that when goals are written down, the individual is likely to achieve them._39_ Kids have the habit of choosing goals that just seem impos

44、sible to achieve. You need to teach them the meaning of short and long-term goals and give your child reality checks.Set up review points. You can ask them to write their main goal on the poster and mention the steps they would take for achieving their goal. _40_ It is important to help your childre

45、n have their own checkpoint systems that actually work for them.A. Learn to set a long-term goal.B. How is a goal like this measured?C. Give up goals that are not realistic.D. This tip is supported by science as well.E. Goals can never be achieved unless they are written down.F. It is essential for

46、everybody, especially for kids, to set goals in life.G. You can also ask them to track their progress once a week or month.第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分25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。My mom has been and will always be my biggest inspiration. She is a single parent of eight, and

47、 I have no idea how she _41_. Throughout the years, my mom has overcome many hardships which could easily _42_ someone with little faith.Even when doctors _43_ if my little sister Jessica would live to see the age of 1, my mom never lost _44_. After visiting many doctors, my mom _45_ to bring her ho

48、me and make the best of my sisters life instead of receiving the same results from different hospitals.Jessicas numerous hospital visits surely _46_ her, but my mom never showed signs of _47_. Her strength helped Jessica through every _48_ time. No matter how confused Jessica was, my mom always made her feel as if there was nothing to _49_, which enabl