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惠州市东江高级中学2024-2025学年高二第二学期期中考试
英语试卷
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
Frequently Asked Questions about London Theatres
London has a world-leading theatre scene, and it’s particularly strong when it comes to family shows. Read the FAQ to make your family theatre trip a pleasant one.
Can children go to all theatres
Most shows are suitable for people aged 12 or older. Some productions might have material that is too mature for younger theatregoers. However, there are also fantastic family shows which are appropriate for all ages, or which are specifically aimed at kids.
Are children booster seats available
Some theatres, though not all, provide booster seats-for example, Nederlander theatres rent height-adjustable seats for 1 if you ask a member of staff. They are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Some venues will also have height restrictions so that audience sitting behind you can still see.
Are there frequent breaks throughout the duration of a performance
If it’s a show for a general audience, there will usually be one or two intervals based on the running time. Most shows designed specifically for younger audiences will have short running times, like an hour or less.
Can I bring my own snacks and drinks into the theatre
Most theatres won’t allow you to bring your own snacks and drinks. They sell food and drink in the theatre and that’s part of how they bring in profit. If you have concerns about dietary requirements, you can contact the theatre beforehand to make arrangements.
Find all the latest recommendations and more information about the rules on Telegraph Tickets or check with the box office.
1. Where is the text probably from
A. A theatre guide. B. A drama review.
C. A show advertisement. D. A performance schedule.
2. Which best describes booster seats
A. Found in every theatre. B. Provided free of charge.
C. Required by safety rules. D. Offered in limited number.
3. What are the theatres’ concerns behind their food policies
A. Financial gain. B. Food safety.
C. Cleaning cost. D. Audience experience.
B
There are decisions we take on instinct, without even realising we are taking them.
Two years ago, I left Germany to do volunteering work. I had a couple of disappointing experiences and a boring job in front of me. It was time to go. I found an interesting contact in a small village in Portugal. In exchange for room and board, I would be working with animals in a residence that hosted families with disabled people. And there I went, with just a backpack I was ready to jump into a new adventure.
There, I cared for the pets living next to the residents, cleaning their yard, preparing food and caring for them. Within a month I was in charge of all the other volunteers and the organization of the daily work. After 5 months, I left again and moved to Catalonia, in Spain, to live with an Irish family. They offered a roof and food on the passage of their house for abandoned animals I helped care for.
During both experiences, I had the chance to discover beautiful little towns and lovely villages. In Portugal, I walked on the coastline and explored those little towns on the top of the dry hills. In Spain I visited Barcelona multiple times, discovering little by little all its corners. Sometimes, my volunteering experience was complicated. I didn’t speak any Portuguese and only a bit of Spanish. But life out there was simple. It was so different from what I used to call “home” before! Going back to previous habits took me time.
If you’re wondering if an international volunteering year gap is worth it, despite the uncertain future and the social pressure, I say: go for it. Believe me, in various ways, you will be sure to return transformed, perhaps even improved to a superior version of your former self. With a bit of luck, you may also discover a new career path.
4. Why did the author choose to leave Germany to do volunteering work
A. To make a change. B. To gain living skills.
C To broaden his horizon. D. To add working experience.
5. What did the author mainly do during his trip
A. Running an organization. B. Attending to animals.
C. Taking care of the disabled. D. Preparing food for volunteers.
6. Which of the following can best describe the author’s trip
A. Simple. B. Romantic. C. Adventurous. D. Rewarding.
7. Which of the following can be the best title
A. Instinct, a key step for new career B. Backpacking, a jump to a new adventure
C. Gap year, an escape from the reality D. Volunteering, a journey of self-discovery
C
Wildfires are getting worse across the world. Twenty-one years of satellite data shows severe fires have more than doubled in frequency since 2003 and the six most extreme years since records began have come since 2017, causing more deaths and destruction.
One European Union (EU) pilot program, the Life Landscape Fire Project (LLFP), is now using hungry mountain goats to prevent wildfires before they start. It involves a combination of controlled fires and hungry goats grazing (吃草) to reduce plant cover that can dry up in summer and fuel the rapid spread of fires. Controlled fires help burn older plants that goats don’t eat, allowing fresh green vegetation to grow which grazers like goats and cows do eat. The experimental project pays shepherds (牧羊人) to guide their goats to areas where they want the plant cover reduced, and they also build shelters and watering areas to attract free grazers to the desired spots. That’s how mountain goats and cows become mobile fire prevention units.
LLFP director Andre Mota oversees this EU-funded project. “We are in one of the most affected regions by wildfires historically speaking,” said Mota. “Last September we had a wildfire with extreme behavior that burned almost everything in its path. But our parcels managed to keep green.” A video from Mota showed that one half of the mountain was black and burned and the other green, the parts which controlled fires and hungry goats had made unlikely to burn. “We believe this proves that, when scaled up from a pilot project to a full solution, it works,” he added.
The sound of goat bells rings out as the goats move peacefully on their way, offering hope in a region directly in the path of climate chaos.
8. What do we know about the LLFP
A. It protects mountain goats.
B. It employs integrated methods.
C. It has been conducted across Europe.
D. It wins shepherds’ unconditional support.
9. What does the underlined words “the desired spots” refer to
A. Free grazers’ favorite destinations.
B. Places far from shepherds’ activities.
C. Spots with abundant water resources.
D. Areas in need of vegetation reduction.
10. What is paragraph 3 mainly about
A. The influence of wildfires.
B. The effectiveness of the LLFP.
C. The challenges faced by the LLFP.
D. The importance of preventing fires.
11. What message is conveyed in the last paragraph
A. Goats stand as a symbol of peace.
B. Goats ring the alarm for quick action.
C. Goats provide hope for wildfire prevention.
D. Goats offer an ideal solution to climate change.
D
Parents all over the world know that getting kids to eat healthy foods is an uphill battle. Getting them to avoid junk food when they've got some spending money is even tougher. However, new research by Szu-chi Huang, an associate professor of marketing at Stanford Graduate School of Business, shows that children tend to choose healthier food if you offer them a deal.
In their study, more than 2,400 kids ages 6 to 11 were offered three-day discount they could use at school to buy healthy beverages (饮料) such as a cereal shake or a natural fruit beverage. The children did react to the price promotions, buying more of the healthy products. Huang believes that the discounts worked partly because of their novelty. “If we can make it fun, like a puzzle or a game, we draw children’s attention to price and value,” she says, “which may not have been important to them before.”
Another key finding is what happened after the experiment was over and the discounts ended. At one school children continued to choose healthy options more frequently than before the study. This surprised the researchers since it refuted what they'd seen in the literature. The reason for the effect, Huang believes, is that this study promoted a healthy option that was not very expensive to begin with. The experiment encouraged children to pay attention to price, so this relatively inexpensive healthy product kept its appeal even after the discount removed.
However, this also suggests that short-term discounts on healthy food could have the unintended longer-term effect of drawing cost-conscious kids toward cheaper, less healthy products. In contrast, long-term incentives (激励) could steer (引导) kids toward healthy products that are seen as relatively affordable, bridging the “price gap” between inexpensive, unhealthy food and more expensive healthy foods. What’s essential, Huang says, is to help develop healthy consumption habits and preferences in children that last beyond the length of the promotion.
Huang says this research has lessons for marketers, who often struggle to make healthy products attractive to kids. It also could help schools provide healthier options since they act as “gatekeepers” for what students eat during the school day and how products are promoted on campus.
12 What may be Huang's explanation of kids’ positive reaction to the price promotions
A. The discount was new and fun.
B. The option was healthier and cheaper.
C. Kids could play games with classmates.
D. Kids realized the meaning of price and value.
13. What does the underlined word “refuted” in the third paragraph mean
A. Refused. B. Contradicted. C. Supported. D. Compared.
14. What potential disadvantage might short-term discounts have
A. They promote a habit of healthy eating.
B. They may boost unhealthy consumption.
C. They affect kids' understanding on value.
D. They make unhealthy food more expensive.
15. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text
A. Food: a Balanced Diet Needed for School Kids.
B. Insights: Lessons for Marketers to Attract Kids.
C. Discounts: Tricks Steering Kids to Healthy Food.
D. Games: A Short-Terms Appeal to Unhealthy Food.
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。
While yoga is known for enhancing balance, flexibility, and calmness, it’s often considered less effective for weight loss than other exercises. However, even non-intense yoga sustains lasting calorie burning after practice. ____16____. Here’s more about how yoga is a complete body and mind workout.
Removing stress, Reducing pounds
Yoga helps manage stress, and studies show high levels of cortisol, a stress hormone (荷尔蒙), can lead to an increase in fat. Yoga has an impact on the body’s stress response and reduces the production of hormones linked to weight again. ____17____. In one study, researchers found that practicing yoga seemed to impact the hypothalamus (下丘脑), reducing cortisol production. And another study found that doing meditative (冥想的) yoga reduced participants’ cortisol levels.
Making weight loss last
Recent research shows long-term yoga aids weight loss and boosts cognitive skills for a positive mood. Jessica, a Brown University professor, led a study on yoga’s practicability of weight maintenance. ____18____. Jessica adds that someone experiencing a more positive mood may be less likely to overeat in response to negative emotions, or may be able to get back on track more easily after an overeating period, versus feeling guilty about overeating and continuing to engage in unhealthy practices.
____19____
A study found no difference in weight loss totals for participants practicing a gentle yoga versus a more energetic yoga. The best yoga is the practice that fits for you. ‘There are many accessible styles of yoga that meet you where you’re no matter what your size, age, physical challenge or background. ____20____.
A. Practicing a gentle yoga
B. Choosing the right type
C. Everybody can benefit from a yoga practice
D. There’s no one style of yoga that’s best for weight loss
E. That’s because yoga’s other benefits can help with weight loss too
F. Several studies have confirmed that doing yoga does reduce cortisol levels
G. It shows yoga may enhance long-term weight loss via a more positive mood
第三部分 语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Dashing through a Boston grocery store, I hurried to pick up flowers for a crucial date — one I couldn’t afford to be late for. At the checkout, a（an）____21____ woman ahead of me unloaded her groceries unhurriedly.____22____ my rising impatience, I offered a warm smile, unaware this brief ____23____ would shape my future.
“You must be buying these for someone____24____,” she remarked, ____25____ the flowers in my hands. I ____26____ my nerves, jokingly voicing self-doubt about why my date would choose me. She ____27____ me gently, sharing how her late husband had always brought her flowers weekly, even during ____28____ when money was tight. “Those small gestures were ____29____ — they made every day feel special,” she said, a flicker of sadness in her eyes.
As she ____30____ her shopping bags, an unexpected ____31____ struck me: I should give her the flowers. “You’re right — these are for a very special lady,” I said,____32____ the flowers to her. Her face lit up with surprise, and she thanked me _____33_____, “You’ve made my day.”
I arrived at my date slightly late, but my girlfriend was ____34____ by the story. Years later, when I finally worked up the courage to propose, she revealed this act of kindness had been influential in her decision. My simple gesture had not only ____35____ the old woman’s evening but also strengthened a bond that would last a lifetime.
21. A. young B. elderly C. familiar D. lonely
22. A. In terms of B. Regardless of C. In response to D. Instead of
23. A. encounter B. accident C. project D. highlight
24. A. desperate B. extraordinary C. common D. modest
25. A. anticipating B. stuffing C. wrapping D. eyeing
26. A. denied B. hid C. admitted D. ignored
27. A. justified B. criticized C. comforted D. avoided
28. A. times B. terms C. efforts D. exhibitions
29. A. subjective B. permanent C. minor D. fundamental
30. A. gathered B. opened C. purchased D. packed
31. A. trick B. idea C. idiom D. dream
32. A. pushing B. throwing C. handing D. sending
33. A. coldly B. casually C. politely D. sincerely
34. A. astonished B. confused C. impressed D. annoyed
35. A. consumed B. boosted C. brightened D. depressed
第二节 语法填空（共1小题10空；每空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。
Located in Wuhan City as a landmark (地标), the Yellow Crane Tower has ___36___very long history. Due to the perfect position, it was first built by Sun Quan as a watchtower for his army in 223. After what seemed ___37___ (hundred) of years, its military function was ___38___ (gradual) forgotten and the tower was enjoyed mainly as a picturesque (优美的) location.
During the Tang Dynasty, many popular poems were written in praise of the Yellow Crane Tower. ___39___ was the Yellow Crane Tower poem that made the tower so famous and attractive. During the following centuries, it ___40___ (destroy) and rebuilt several times.
The Yellow Crane Tower had different architectural features in different dynasties. However, the tower ___41___ stands today was rebuilt in a new place in 1981 ___42___completed in 1985. It is based on the old tower ___43___ (design) during the Qing Dynasty, standing 51.4 meters high. The ___44___ (appear) of the Yellow Crane Tower remains the same despite the direction it is viewed from.
On top of the tower, visitors are treated to a fantastic view of the Yangtze River, its bridge and the ____45____ (surround) buildings in Wuhan City.
Enjoying the fame (名声) of “The First Scenery under Heaven”, the Yellow Crane Tower is one of the most famous towers south of the Yangtze River.
第三节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
46. Here he remained the whole night, feeling very tired and ______ (sorrow) (所给词的适当形式填空)
47. They were threatened with ______ (starve) when flood drowned their village. (所给词的适当形式填空)
48. He is always overflown with ______ (enthusiastic). (所给词的适当形式填空)
49. There are various reasons ______ people compose poems. (用适当词填空)
50. Don’t rush into anything ________ you will regret for the next three years. (用适当的词填空)
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（满分 15分）
51. 随着人工智能的普及，越来越多的同学使用人工智能完成作业，由此产生了一些不良影响。假定你是校学生会主席李华，请代表学生会写一封英文倡议书，呼吁同学们合理使用人工智能，内容包括：
1.介绍现状；
2.给出建议；
3.发出倡议。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式作答。
参考词汇：人工智能 artificial intelligence (AI)
Dear fellow students,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节（满分25分）
52. 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 the day of the big cross-country run. Students from seven different primary schools in and around the small town were warming up and walking the route(路线)through thick evergreen forest.
I looked around and finally spotted David, who was standing by himself off to the side by a fence. He was small for ten years old. His usual big toothy smile was absent today. I walked over and asked him why he wasn’t with the other children. He hesitated and then said he had decided not to run.
What was wrong He had worked so hard for this event!
I quickly searched the crowd for the school’s coach and asked him what had happened. “I was afraid that kids from other schools would laugh at him,” he explained uncomfortably. “I gave him the choice to run or not, and let him decide.”
I bit back my frustration(懊恼). I knew the coach meant well—he thought he was doing the right thing. After making sure that David could run if he wanted, I turned to find him coming towards me, his small body rocking from side to side as he swung his feet forward.
David had a brain disease which prevented him from walking or running like other children, but at school his classmates thought of him as a regular kid. He always participated to the best of his ability in whatever they were doing. That was why none of the children thought it unusual that David had decided to join the cross-country team. It just took him longer—that’s all. David had not missed a single practice, and although he always finished his run long after the other children, he did always finish. As a special education teacher at the school, I was familiar with the challenges David faced and was proud of his strong determination.
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.
We sat down next to each other, but David wouldn’t look at me.
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I watched as David moved up to the starting line with the other runners.
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惠州市东江高级中学2024-2025学年高二第二学期期中考试
英语试卷
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
【1~3题答案】
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. A
B
【4~7题答案】
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. D 7. D
C
【8~11题答案】
【答案】8. B 9. D 10. B 11. C
D
【12~15题答案】
【答案】12. A 13. B 14. B 15. C
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。
【16~20题答案】
【答案】16. E 17. F 18. G 19. B 20. C
第三部分 语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
【21~35题答案】
【答案】21. B 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. D 34. C 35. C
第二节 语法填空（共1小题10空；每空1.5分，满分15分）
【36~45题答案】
【答案】36. a 37. hundreds
38. gradually
39. It 40. was destroyed
41. that##which
42. and 43. designed
44. appearance
45. surrounding
第三节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
【46题答案】
【答案】sorrowful
【47题答案】
【答案】starvation
【48题答案】
【答案】enthusiasm
【49题答案】
【答案】why
【50题答案】
【答案】that
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（满分 15分）
【51题答案】
【答案】Dear fellow students,
Recently, we have noticed that an increasing number of students are relying too much on AI tools to complete their assignments, which has led to some negative consequences, such as a decline in academic integrity and critical thinking.
To address the issues, we should use AI as a supplementary tool to enhance learning rather than a replacement for our own efforts, which may violate academic integrity principles fundamental to our education and result in the lack of originality and creativity. Additionally, it is of great significance for us to critically evaluate the information generated by AI rather than accept it blindly. Otherwise, we might be deprived of the ability to think critically.
Let’s make a conscious effort to use artificial intelligence in a reasonable and responsible manner. By doing so, we can make the most of AI technology while maintaining our academic integrity and personal growth. Your effort counts!
The Student Union
第二节（满分25分）
【52题答案】
【答案】We sat down next to each other, but David wouldn’t look at me. I said gently and quietly, “No one can change your mind, except yourself. If you desire to challenge yourself, there is nothing to do with others’ thoughts.” He sat still with a deep breath. “You have a full preparation before this event, which is the most important reason why you show up here”, I added with a sincere tone. Hearing my words, David turned to me tremblingly with tears spilling out of his eyes and expressed he had made a firm determination to finish the cross-country run. His coach heard what David said and gave me a look—the kind that was more determined than anyone else’s.
I watched as David moved up to the starting line with the other runners. The race started. It seemed that the runway was extremely long for young children, not to mention a child with a brain disease. David insisted on running as if he had forgotten all his weaknesses, though he was tripped over within the a few kilometers. It didn’t take long before he picked himself up again and continued his mission. Classmates all appeared on the racing track, cheering for him. “Come on! You can make it! We are proud of you!” they shouted enthusiastically. To everyone’s joy, he reached the final line and ranked the 20th. It was no more important whether he won the first place or not. It was his brave heart and strong faith that could make something unusual happen finally.

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