2024-2025學(xué)年天津市新四區(qū)重點(diǎn)高中高二下學(xué)期期末考試英語試題一、聽力選擇題(★★)1.Whatwillthemandofirst?

A．Sende-mails.B．Havebreakfast.C．Getonthetrain.(★★)2.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforherticket?

A．$210.B．$260.C．$470.(★★)3.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Colleagues.B．Patientanddoctor.C．Waiterandcustomer.(★★★)4.Wheredidthemangetthosevegetables?

A．Fromhisschool.B．Fromthegrocerystore.C．Fromthecommunitygarden.(★)5.Whatcan’tthewomanputupwith?

A．Thecrowd.B．Thetrafficnoise.C．Theinconvenience.(★★★)聽下面一段較長對(duì)話，回答以下小題。6.What’sthewomanlookingfor?

A．Atoy.B．Aspecialgift.C．Amicrowaveoven.7.Whatdoesthewomandislikeabouttheredone?

A．Itsprice.B．Itscolour.C．Itsquality.8.Howmuchisthegrayonetoday?

A．$40.B．$50.C．$60.(★★★)聽下面一段較長對(duì)話，回答以下小題。9.WhatisGardenHouseprobably?

A．Arestaurant.B．Abakery.C．Anapartment.10.Whatdidthewomanexpectthemantodo?

A．Pickupthecake.B．HavelunchwithMatt.C．Waitoutsideherapartment.11.Whycouldn’tthemancontactthewoman?

A．Heforgothernumber.B．Herphonedidn’twork.C．Shewasshoppingforagift.(★★★)聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。12.Whichsubjectisproperthisyear?

A．Mybedroom.B．Myfavoriteanimal.C．Myfavoritepark.13.Whatisthemaximumagelimittoenterthecompetition?

A．8yearsold.B．12yearsold.C．15yearsold.14.Whatcanthewinnersgetthisyear?

A．Membershipintheclub.B．AfamilytickettoLondonZoo.C．Freecountrysidemagazines.15.What’sthepurposeofthetalk?

A．Toencouragechildrentoorganizeaclub.B．Toinformchildrenofthecompetition.C．Toapologizeforthechangesthisyear.二、單項(xiàng)選擇(★)16.—CouldIspeaktoMrSmith?—______.Heiscominginamoment.

A．IthinknotB．HoldonpleaseC．NevermindD．That’sright(★★)17.______toleavetheirhomesbecauseofthevolcaniceruption,thevillagerslookedveryanxious.

A．HavingforcedB．TobeforcedC．ForcedD．Forcing(★★★)18.Theastronautsperformedtheirtaskssoexcellent.They______hardfortheirduty.

A．shouldpracticeB．musthavepracticedC．mightpracticeD．couldhavepracticed(★★)19.Sinceancienttimes,storytellinghasbeenawaytoshareand______wisdom.

A．passonB．passupC．passbyD．passaway(★★)20.Friendshipsmaygraduallyfadeaway______youspendenoughtimecommunicatingordoingthingstogether.

A．unlessB．whenC．ifD．a(chǎn)lthough(★★)21.______Chineselanguage,theConfuciusInstitutealsosupportsactivities,suchasartexhibitions,conferencesandfilmfestivals.

A．InreplytoB．InadditiontoC．InviewofD．Intermsof(★★★)22.Haveyoueverbeeninanembarrassingsituation,mydearfriends,________youcan’tchangebuthavetoface?

A．whereB．whoC．whichD．when(★★)23.Myanxietydrovemetotryeverymeanspossibletoloseweight,includingdietingandweightinglosspills,butthisbroughtme______painandpoorhealth.

A．nothingbutB．a(chǎn)nythingbutC．everythingbutD．somethingbut(★★)24.I’msorrybutI______ameetingwithmycolleagueswhenyoucalledmeyesterdayafternoon.

A．a(chǎn)mhavingB．washavingC．havehadD．wouldhave(★★)25.Tolearnmoreaboutthecultureofthiscountry,theresearchersmadea______ofeatinghabitsofitsdifferentcities.

A．launchB．consumptionC．cooperationD．comparison(★★)26.InChina,amanfromJiangsuProvincegraduatedfromuniversityattheageof88,______himtheoldestuniversitygraduateinthecountry.

A．madeB．makingC．tomakeD．havingmade(★★★)27.Everyyear,________makesthemostbeautifulkitewillwinaprizeintheKiteFestival.

A．whateverB．whoeverC．whomeverD．whichever(★★)28.Youshouldtalkquietlyinthereadingroomifyouhavetoinordernotto______others.

A．uniteB．warnC．disagreeD．disturb(★★)29.AsfarasI’mconcerned,youshouldtellthetruthtoJane;Ibelievesheis________enoughtounderstandyou.

A．upsetB．innocentC．matureD．a(chǎn)mbitious(★★)30.—Mum,waitamoment.Mycellphoneisnowheretobeseen.—______!Orwewillbelatetogettotherailwaystation.

A．JustmyluckB．GetamoveonC．MindyourselfD．Withpleasure三、完形填空(★★★)Diagnosedwithcancerattheyoungageof27,RebeccaSaxonthoughtherlifewasover.However,inherdarkesthour,inspiration________herandshemadeanattempttotransformher________intoadvantage.Duringhercancertreatment,Rebecca________asuccessfulbusiness“SomethingBlueBridalShoes”—a________rangeofweddingfootwear,whichisaboutweddingshoesforbrides.Rebeccamentions,“Istarteddoing________ofweddingshoeswithbluesoles(鞋底)whenIwashalfwaythroughmycancertreatment.Ireallyfelt________andpainful,goingthroughthatwhole‘WillIliveordie?’situation.ButImadeadecisionthatIwasgoingto________myselfupandfightthiscancer.Thesketches(草圖)weremyjust________andthewayI________themanyhoursspentinahospitalroom.”“Ihadnoideawhatwasgoingtohappentome.ButIknewIhadtobe________ifIwasgoingtoovercomethistreatment.Itoldmyselfthiswasnotgoingtobetheendforme.Iwasdeterminedto________mynegativefeelingsandstartdrawing.”“Whenyounger,Ihadalwaysloved________.Severalofmyfriendsweregettingmarried________,andweddingswereverymuchonthehorizon.So________,Iwouldbedrawingdesignsforbridalgownsandothergarments.”“________thenIstartedsketchingweddingfootwear—designingshoeswith________bluesoleswhichweresupercomfortabletoo.Ithoughtitwouldbealovelywayof________the‘somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,somethingblue’tradition.________reallyhelpedmedealwithmytreatment.”RebeccaluckilydefeatedhercancerinAugust2024.________theencouragementofherboyfriend,MikeBandar,shethenturnedherdreamsintoherrealityandsetup“SomethingBlueBridalShoes”.Eachbrandshoefromthecollectionhasabluesole,________theage-oldtraditionofwhatabrideshouldwearatherweddingforgoodluck.31.A．stuckB．surroundedC．struckD．occurred32.A．a(chǎn)ssumptionB．a(chǎn)chievementC．a(chǎn)ccidentD．misfortune33.A．a(chǎn)rrangedB．establishedC．distributedD．contributed34.A．uniqueB．famousC．colorfulD．strange35.A．outlinesB．mapsC．picturesD．sketches36.A．embarrassedB．frustratedC．determinedD．nervous37.A．buildB．pickC．makeD．give38.A．workB．goalC．reliefD．benefit39.A．wipedawayB．tookupC．finishedupD．gotthrough40.A．energeticB．happyC．realisticD．positive41.A．takeB．consistC．containD．hate42.A．beautyB．fashionC．natureD．optimism43.A．a(chǎn)tanytimeB．a(chǎn)llthetimeC．innotimeD．a(chǎn)tthetime44.A．eventuallyB．initiallyC．desperatelyD．generally45.A．AndB．SoC．ThereforeD．But46.A．plainB．specialC．commonD．shocking47.A．combiningB．introducingC．explainingD．including48.A．DrawingB．LaughingC．AssistingD．Reading49.A．ForB．AsC．InD．With50.A．performingB．pretendingC．meaningD．providing四、閱讀理解(★★)Whenitcomestothehealthproblem,howcanyou,theworkaholic(工作狂),refocusandgetthebestoutoflife?Afewsuggestionsarelistedasfollows.SLEEPFORMORETHANEIGHTHOURS!Makesuretogetatleasteighthoursofsleepandplentyofrest.Don’tbelievethatyoucanalways“catchsomesleeporrestlater.”Yourbodycannotmakeupforlostsleeporresttimebecauseitisnotphysiologicallypossible.SETSTRICTFAMILYTIME!Resolve(決意)tomakeSaturdaysandSundaysstrictlyforfamilytime.Andsticktothis!MondaysuntilFridaysyoumakeanexcusenottorelaxandspendtimewithyourfamilybecauseit’sworktime,whynotmakeasimilarexcuseforSaturdaysandSundays?Ican’tworktodaybecauseI’mspendingtimewithmyfamily.”GETSOMEFOODIN!Makesureyougetfoodinyourstomach.Workaholicsareknowntobefood-skippers.Ifyoucan’taffordtogetoffyourdeskorfromdoingpaperwork,havefooddeliveredtoyou.It’salwaysagoodideaifyouhavecrackers(薄脆餅)onyourdrawertoeasethehungerpain.CONFINEWORK!Resolvetoconfineworkinyouroffice.Don’tbringworktoyourhome!Keepthosefilesinyourofficedeskwheretheybelong.Practiceworkingonlywithinyourworkinghours.Ifyouhaveaneight-to-fiveworkingschedule,sticktoit.WORKUPTHOSEMUSCLES!Exercise,exercise,exercise!Setasideatleastanhoureachdayoreveryotherdayforexercise.Yourbodyneedstobeconditioned,andworkingnon-stopisn’tgoingtogiveittheproperphysicalconditioningitneeds.Sincemostworkaholicstendtohavetheirbehindsstuckontheirchairs,it’sevenmoreimportantthatyougetsomeexercise.MAKEAPLAN!Planyourday.Workononlyoneortwothingsatatime.It’smucheasiertoworkonsomethingandfinishitfirstandthenmoveontothenextratherthandoanumberofthingsallatthesametimeandneverfinishoraccomplishanythingattheendoftheday.Makeoutalistofpriorities(優(yōu)先權(quán)).Writedownthingsthatneedtobeworkedonimmediatelyorareurgent,keepingtheleastonesatthebottomofyourlist.Afteryou’vedonethis,beguidedbythislist.Turningthisactivityintoahabitwillalsohelpyoumanageyourtimebetter,bemoreorganized,andaccomplishmore.51.Thepassageisintendedfor________.

A．thosewhoarehardworkingB．thosewhokeepthemselveshealthyandaliveC．thosewhoconsiderworkthecenteroftheirlifeD．thosewholiveabusy,successfulandhappylife52.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasapracticaltipforaworkaholic?

A．Don’thaveyourbehindsstuckonyourchairs.B．Makesureoftimeavailableforyourfamily.C．Makeupforlostsleepwheneverpossible.D．Don’tbefood-skippers.53.Theunderlinedword“confine”inparagraph5possiblymeans________.

A．improveB．startC．practiceD．restrict54.Bymakingaplan,theauthormeans________.

A．finishinganumberofthingsatonceB．workingononlyoneortwothingseachdayC．organizingyourtimeandfinishingurgentthingsfirstD．a(chǎn)ccomplishingasmuchworkaspossibleatanygivenmoment55.Iftherewereonemoretip,itcouldbe________.

A．LIVETOWORKB．WORKTOLIVEC．MAKEWORKYOURLIFED．STOPTOENJOYWORKING(★★★)Oneday,Iwassittinginalocalcoffeeshop,andstaringatthismaninawheelchair.Hecouldmovehisheadandpartsofhisfingersbutnothingelse.Hehadaservantwhocutuphisfoodandplaceditonaspecialmechanicallypoweredforkthathewouldusetoeat.Hesawmestaringathimandinvitedmetojoinhimathistable.HisnamewasStephen.Forseveralhourswesatatthattableandwegottoknoweachotheronadeeplypersonallevel.Ihadneverknownamanwhowasmoreradiant(容光煥發(fā)),moreenergizingtotalkandgettoknowthanStephen.StephenusedtobeaverysuccessfulbusinessmaninDenver.Hewasinthenaturalgasbusiness.Thirteenyearsbefore,whenhewasforty,hewaswaitingfornewsofanaturalgasdiscoverytooccuranymoment.Hesaid,“Ihadsomuchnervousenergy.Isawthestormcloudsgathering,andIdecidedtocleanoutthegutters(檐溝)ratherthansittingaroundwaitingforthisgaswelltocomein.”Heclimbeduptheladdertoclearthepilesofpineneedlesontheroof.Ashebackedup,heaccidentallyfellofftheroof.Helandedonhisback.Hewasparalyzed(癱瘓)fortherestofhislife,exceptforhisheadandhishand.Iaskedhim,“Howdoyoudoitall?Howdoyousuddenlystophiking,fishing,andrunningmarathons?”Hesaid,“Therearethreethingsyouhavetodowhensomethinglikethishappens.Thefirstthingyouhavetodoisadjust.Thesecondthingyoudoisadjust.Andthethirdthingyoudoisadjust.”Hesaid,“Byadjustingtoyourabilities,Bill,youhavetochangeyourself-expectations.Ifyoucan’tbeaphysicalathleteanylonger,thenperhapsyoucanbeaspiritualathlete.”Hewas.56.TheauthornoticedStephenatthecoffeeshopbecause______.

A．heateinaspecialwayB．hecutuphisfoodC．hewasstaringattheauthorD．helookedveryenergetic57.WhatwasStephen’soccupationbeforehisaccident?

A．Hewasacoffeeshopowner.B．Hewasinthenaturalgasbusiness.C．Hewasaprofessionalathlete.D．Hewasaservantforthedisabled.58.WhatcausedStephen’saccident?

A．Hewaswaitingfornewsofanaturalgasdiscovery.B．Hewascleaningouttheguttersandfellofftheladder.C．Hewashikingandslippedonamountaintrail.D．Hewasrunningamarathonandcollapsed.59.“Aspiritualathlete”Stephenmentionedinthelastparagraphmightbe_____.

A．humorousandsensitiveB．sympatheticandcaringC．faithfulandeasygoingD．optimisticandopen-minded60.WhatadvicedidStephengiveaboutdealingwithamajorlifechangelikehis?

A．Oneshouldgiveupallhopeandacceptthenewsituation.B．Oneshouldfindacompletelynewhobbyimmediately.C．Oneshouldadjusttothenewabilitiesandchangeself-expectations.D．Oneshouldtrytogobacktotheoldwayoflifeassoonaspossible.(★★★)Peopleoftenwonderwhysomeentrepreneurshavegreatersuccessthanothers.Isithabits,connections,luck,workethicoranyotherbehavior?Ibelievethekeytosuccessiswillpower.Willpoweristheabilitytocontrolyourself.Itisastrongdeterminationthatallowsyoutodosomethingdifficult.Itisabehaviorwearebornwithmorethanonewelearn;however,itispossibletonotonlylearnit,butalsostrengthenitwithconstantexercise.Willpowerisjustlikeamuscle,tokeepitstrongyouneedtoconstantlyexerciseit.Peoplewithagreatamountofwillpowerhavethedisciplinetodeveloppositive,successfulhabits.Evenwithanincredibleamountoftalent,withoutthedisciplineandmotivationtocreatepositivehabits,itcanbedifficulttoachievesuccess.Willpowerandhabitsgohandinhand.Itiscriticaltocreategoodhabitsandtaketheactionsnecessarytosticktothosehabitsdayinanddayoutforgreatersuccess.Almosthalfofourdailyactionsarepartofourhabitsandnotdecisions,sooncethecorrecthabitsareinplace,youwillautomaticallyperformthosetasksonaday-to-daybasis.Thebestwaytocreateandsticktoahabitistohavestrongmotivation.It’seasiertochangeyourhabitstoloseweightifyouhaveahealthissueandyouwanttobearoundlongerforyourkids,orifyourbusinessissomethingyou’repassionateabout.Havingavaluableoutcomeassociatedwithahabitwillhelpyousticktothathabitpermanently.Theartofself-controlisonethatmostsuccessfulindividualshavemastered.Self-controlenablesyoutoavoidbehaviorsthatdon’tcontributetoyoursuccessandadoptthosethatdo.Becausethereisadelayedsatisfactionassociatedwithself-control,itcanbeeasytogetofftrack.Howeverifyouworkonstickingtothosesmallpositivehabitsonedayatatime,itbecomeseasiertostaystrongandachievethatdelayedreward.Oncearewardisachieved,itismucheasiertocontinuestickingtoyourhabits.61.Whatdoestheauthorsayweneedtodotostrengthenourwillpower?

A．Keepitundercontrol.B．Applyitcontinuously.C．Learnfromentrepreneurs.D．Aimatsuccessdeterminedly.62.Howarealmosthalfofourdailyactionsperformedaccordingtothepassage?

A．Outofhabit.B．Withdetermination.C．Likemusclebuilding.D．Byself-discipline63.Whatwillhelppeoplesticktodoingsomethingconstructiveautomatically?

A．Practisingitonaday-to-daybasis.B．Associatingitwithimprovinghealth.C．Possessingareasonableamountoftalent.D．Foreseeingthedesiredoutcomeitwillproduce.64.Howdoestheartofself-controlhelpussucceed?

A．Byallowingustoremainclear-headedpermanently.B．Byenablingustoalterourbehaviorsconstantly.C．Byenablingustotakepositiveactions.D．Byallowingustoavoidtakingrisks.65.Whycanitbedifficultforustomaintainself-control?

A．Mostofusarenotinthehabitofexercisingself-control.B．Wemaynotgetimmediaterewardsfromself-control.C．Self-controltendstobeassociatedwithpains.D．Self-controlonlybringsaboutsmallbenefits.(★★★)Humanbeingstendtofollowthepack.Whyisthat?Dr.GregoryBernstriedtoanswerthequestioninanexperiment.Bernsgatheredsomepeopleforatest.Thetestwassimple-tomentallyrotate(轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng))some3-Dshapesandcomparethemtoseewhethertheywerethesameordifferent.First,thevolunteerswrotedowntheiranswersprivately.Butthentheyhadtogivethenextseriesofanswersoutloudforeveryonetohear.Butthistestcamewithasurprise.Oneoftheparticipants,Jocelyn,hadtheanswersinherhand.Everyoneelsehadbeentoldtofollowherlead,exceptforTony.Hewasbeingsetuptoseewhetherhewouldfollowthepack.Whenthegroupgavetherightanswer,Tonyagreed.Andwheneveryonegavethewronganswer,Tonystillagreed.Tonywasn’talone.Bernsputsevenotherunsuspectingtestsubjectsonthehotseat.Barbara,forexample,got70percentonthewrittentest,butherscorefellto30percentwhenshelistenedtoothers’answers.DavidandGraham,unliketheothers,gavetherightanswers,evenwhenthegroupdidn’t.Bernswantedtoseewhatwashappeninginthebrainduringhisexperiment.UsinganfMRI,Bernsfoundthat,duringthemomentofdecision,hissubjects’brainslitupnotintheareawherethinkingtakesplace,butinthebackofthebrain,wherevisionisinterpreted.Essentially,theirbrainsweremisinterpretingmessages-peopleactuallybelievedwhatotherstoldthemtheywereseeing,notwhattheysawwiththeirowneyes.Andforthosewhowentagainstthegroup,therewasanotherinterestingresult:Theirbrainslitupinaplacecalledtheamygdala,whichBernscalls“thefearcenterofthebrain.”“Andwhatweareseeinghere,wethink,isthefearofstandingalone,”Bernssaid.Sowhydopeoplefollowthepacknomatterhowridiculous(荒唐的)itseems?Perhapsit’snotsomuchaboutrightandwrong.Itmightbethatourbraingetsconfusedbetweenwhatitseesandwhatotherstellus.Justknowingthatmighthelpusguardagainstit.66.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?

A．Theresultoftheexperiment.B．Howtheexperimentwasconducted.C．WhyDr.Gregoryconductedtheexperiment.D．Thesciencebehindwhypeoplefollowthepack.67.WhatdoweknowaboutTonyafterhelistenedtothemajority?

A．Heignoredthetruth.B．Histestscoresimproved.C．Herealizedhismistakes.D．Histeamworkspiritwasinspired.68.WhatledtoBarbara’sbehaviorintheexperiment?

A．Apartofherbrainthatcontrolsfearwasactivated.B．Apartofherbrainthatcontrolsvisiongotconfused.C．Apartofherbrainthatcontrolsthinkingshutdown.D．Apartofherbrainthatcontrolslanguagegotmixedup.69.WhatmightbeDavidandGraham’sworryaccordingtoBerns?

A．Copyingothers’behaviors.B．Givingthewronganswers.C．Failingtofitinwiththegroup.D．Misunderstandingtherules.70.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．WhyShouldWeStandbyOurOwnBeliefs?B．WhyIsItHardtoTellRightfromWrong?C．WhyIsItWisetoTakeAdvice?D．WhyDoPeopleFollowtheCrowd?(★★★)閱讀表達(dá)Doyouthinkcookiescantellstories?JasmineCho,35,does.Abaker,artist,entrepreneurandactivist,Chotriestospreadknowledgeaboutsocialjusticeissuesanddiversitythroughthedeliciousmediumofcookies.Itwasinhighschoolthatshediscoveredherloveofbaking.Atasleepoverafriendtaughtherhowtomakeadessert,“sortofdemystifyingbakingandthatwholeprocess”.Later,Chorealizedhersecondpassion:learningmoreaboutherAsian,Americanculture.AnelectiveincollegethattaughtAsian-Americanimmigrantexperiencesbroughtanemotionalmomentforher.“SomanyemotionscameupthatIjustcouldn’tarticulate.Itwaslikethismixofanger,ofrelief,empowerment,sadness...”Chosaid.ChorealizedshecouldcombinethesetwopassionstoeducateothersaboutinfluentialAsianAmericanpeopleandshowcasemattersthatwereimportanttoher.Withheronlinebakery,shedesignedcookieportraitsaboutpeoplesheadmiredandpostedtheimagesonInstagram.“Idon’tthinkIeverreallyknewhowtocommunicatethesestoriesuntilIfoundcookies,”Chosaid.“Cookiesarejustsodisarming.Whodoesn’tlikecookies?”O(jiān)necookiethatChohasidentifiedwithdeeplyisoneshemadeofGeorgeHelm,aHawaiianactivistinthe1970s.“It’sinsanetheamountofinjusticethatthenativeHawaiianpopulationhasfacedaswellthroughthewholeannexation(吞并)ofthekingdom.ThereweresomanyhorrificstoriesthatIheardaboutnucleartestingandthefallout(核爆炸后的沉降物)impactingnativeHawaiianpopulationsinallofthis,”Chosaid,“GeorgeHelmwasoneofthoseactivistswhoreallyrepresentedthespiritualityofthenative