甘肃省庆阳市宁县2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期末试题

甘肃省庆阳市宁县2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期末试题（试卷总分：120分考试时间：100分钟）留意事项：1.答题时，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2.答选择题时，必需运用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3.答非选择题时，必需运用黑色墨水笔或黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4.全部题目必需在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。5.考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AFourNewBookstoConsiderReadingin2024Hereisasamplingofnon-fictionandfictiontitlestoconsiderreadingin2024.RecklessGirlsbyRachelHawkinsAvailableJanuary4TheNewYorkTimesbest-sellingnovelistRachelHawkinsscoredwithbothloversofthrillersandtheclassicslastyearwithTheWifeUpstairs,amodernretellingofJaneEyre.Thisyear,she’sgoingfortheAgathaChristiefanbase（oranyonewhoenjoyedHBO’sTheWhiteLotus）withanislandmysteryinvolvingasetofGenZadventuretravelers.Naturally,theadventurespinsoutofcontrol—andsomeoneendsupdeadinparadise.Rise:MyStorybyLindseyVonnAvailableJanuary11LindseyVonnisthemostdecoratedfemaleskierofalltimeandoneofthemostcelebratedfemaleAmericanathletesofthiscentury.Inherfirstmemoir,Vonnsharesinformationneverbeforedisclosedininterviews,includinglittle-knowndetailsaboutherstruggleswithmentalandphysicalhealth.TheLastSlaveShipbyBenRainesAvailableJanuary25FiftyyearsaftertheAtlanticslavetradewasbanned,theClotildawasthelastshipinhistorytotraffickidnapped（被绑架的）AfricanstotheUnitedStates.JournalistBenRaines,whodiscoveredtheship’sremains,tellsthetruestoryoftheship’smiserablevoyage,thetownfoundedbysurvivorsafterescaping,andthelegacy（遗产）theirlatergenerationscarrywiththemtothisday.WomenTalkMoneyeditedbyRebeccaWalkerAvailableMarch15Thisbookofessays,editedbyfamousfeministandwriterRebeccaWalker,exploreshowmoneycanimpactwomen’slives,fromthepowerstructuresoftheirrelationshipstothekindofhealthcaretheycanexpecttoreceiveorlack.1.WhatcanwelearnaboutRachelHawkins?A.Shewriteshorrornovels. B.Shefinallydiedinparadise.C.ShewroteJaneEyrelastyear. D.Sheisthebest-sellingnovelistintheworld.2.Whichbookisanautobiography?A.RecklessGirls. B.Rise:MyStory. C.TheLastSlaveShip. D.WomenTalkMoney.3.Forthoseinterestedinmodernhistory,whichdatemaytheylookforwardto?A.March15. B.January4. C.January11. D.January25.BItookajobasareceptionistforavetalmostfivedecadesago.Asananimallover,IacceptedthepositionontheconditionthatIwouldn’thavetoassistwithanywoundedanimals.Icouldnotbeartoseeanycreatureinpain.Attheendofmyfirstweek,wewereclosingtheofficeforthedaywhenayoungmanranuptousholdingaseverelyinjuredDobermanpuppyinhisarmsandbeggingustosaveitslife.Thefour-month-oldpuppyhadbeenhitbyacar.ThevetandIranbackintotheoperatingroom.Theonlyplacetheskinwasstillattachedtothispoorlittleanimal’sbodywasaroundoneshoulder.Thevetworkedtirelesslyforwhatseemedlikehours,stitchingitbacktogetheragain.Thatwastheeasypart.Thepuppyhadbrokenmultiplebones,includingitsspine.Ifitsurvivedthenextfewdays,wewerequitesureitwouldneverwalkagain.Thatdayforeverchangedmylife.TheveterinariantrustedmealotandIbecamehisassistantinallthingsmedical.OneofmyfirstjobswastogivethatDobermanpuppydailyphysicaltherapy（治疗）.Iremembermovingitstinylegstotrytokeepitsmusclesfromwithering.Weekswentbyuntiloneday,Ifeltthislittlefighterpushbackeversoslightly.Anditcontinuedtopushbacktillitcouldfinallyuseitslegs.Oneyearlater,Iwalkedintotheclinic’scrowdedwaitingroomandcalledthenameofthenextclient.Suddenly,ahugeDobermanwhohadbeenstandingquietlywithitsownerontheoppositesideoftheroombrokelooseandbolted（脱缰）towardme.Ifoundmyselfpinnedagainstthewallwiththismagnificentdogstandingonitshindlegs,itsfrontpawsonmyshoulders,washingmyfacewithabundantandjoyfulkisses!Istilltearupinamazementatthedisplayofloveandgratitudethedoghadformethatdayallthoseyearsago.Sinceretirement,I’vevolunteeredatano-killanimalshelter.InallthetimethathaspassedandalltheexperiencesIhavehad,Ihavenevermetsuchagratefuldog.4.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwasabouttofinishhisfirstweek’sjob?A.Ayoungmanwasinjured. B.Abushitafour-month-oldpuppy.C.Adogrushedintohisshopwithitsowner. D.Ayoungmanbroughtaseriously-injureddogtotheoffice.5.Whatcanwelearnabouttheinjuredpuppy?A.Itsskinwasseverelyinjured. B.Ithadjustoneshoulderleft.C.Allitsbonesbrokeexceptspine. D.Itcouldonlysurviveforacoupleofdays.6.Whywastheauthorpinnedagainstthewall?A.Becausethedogwentmad. B.Becausethedogwasexcitedtoseehim.C.Becausethedogwantedtobitehim. D.Becausethedog’snamewascalledbyhim.7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.ACaringVet. B.AnInterestingJob. C.AGratefulPatient. D.ALife-savingSurgery.CEveryonecanrecognizetheCoca-Colalogo,butithasn’talwayslookedthesameasitdoesnow.Coca-Colaandthecolorredgotogetherlike“peanutbutterandjelly”.Afterall,wewouldrecognizethaticonicredlabelanywhere.Butwhydidthecompanychoosethisshade（色度）foritslogointhefirstplace?Someclaimedthattheredcolorcamefromoneofthecompany’sfirstadvertisements,whichfeaturedSantaClauswearinghisfamousred-and-whitesuitandholdingaCoca-Colabottle.ButaccordingtotheCoca-ColaCompany,itsfamouslogodatesbacktotheverybeginningofthebranditself.Over130yearsago,Coca-ColawassoldinbarrelsatAmericandrugstoresandpharmacies.Alcoholwasdistributedinthesameway.Butwhilealcoholwastaxedatthetime,softdrinkswerenot.So,theCoca-ColaCompanybeganpaintingitsbarrelsredinordertohelpcustomersandtaxofficialsdifferentiatethemfrombarrelsofwine.Andthedesignwasmadeforeasydecorationandadvertisementsinrestaurantsandstores.“Youseeareddiscicononastorefront,andyouknowyou’llbeabletogetdelicious,ice-coldCoca-Colathere.”saidTedRyan,aCoca-Colaarchivist（档案管理员）.TheCoca-Colalogo’stypography（字体）,theotherhand,isanofficialfont,called“Spencerian”Ithasbeenassociatedwiththebrandsincethelatehelate1,800s.Butwhoisthepersonbehindtheiconicscript?Itwasnotthecreator,buthisbookkeeperfrankMRobinson,afterhesuggestedthatthetwoC’swouldlookattractiveinadvertising.Thisisjustoneofthoserandom,interestingfactsthatmayhavejustblownyourmind.Afewyearsafteritsoriginal,thelogoswappedtheswirly（成涡旋形的）fontforamoreGothicstyle,whichonlylastedayear.Willitstayunchanged?Whoknows?8.What’stheauthor’spurposeofmentioning“peanutbutterandjelly”?A.TostressthepopularityofCoca-Cola.B.TopromoteCoca-Colaineveryplace.C.TorecommenddishesmatchedwithCoca-Cola.D.ToindicatetherelationshipbetweenCoca-Colaandred.9.WhydidtheCoca-ColaCompanychoosethecolorredforitslogo?A.BecauseitsymbolizedSantaClaus.B.BecauseitcoulddistinguishCoca-Colafromwine.C.Becauseredwasfromitsfirstadvertisement.D.Becauseredwasusedbythetaxofficialsillegally.10.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A.ThehistoryofCoca-Colalogo’stypography.B.ThecreatorofCoca-Colalogo’stypography.C.TheadvantageofCoca-Colalogo’stypography.D.ThedisadvantageofCoca-Colalogo’stypography.11.Whatistheauthor’sgeneralattitudetowardstheCoca-Colalogo?A.Neutral. B.Enthusiasm. C.Defensive. D.Negative.DHaveyouevermadeeyecontactwitharobot?Itcanbeaverystrangeexperience.Scientistsevenhaveanameforthefeeling—“theuncannyvalley”.Now,researchersattheIstitutoItalianodiTecnologia（IIT）inItalyhavefoundthatitismorethanjustafeeling.Theyrananexperimentthatshowedhowarobot’sgazecantrickpeopleintothinking.“Gazeisanextremelyimportantsocialsignalthatweemployonaday-to-daybasiswheninteractingwithothers,”saidProfessorAgnieszkaWykowska,theleadwriterofastudyontheresearchthatrecentlyappearedinthepublicationScienceRobotics.“Thequestioniswhethertherobot’sgazewillevokeverysimilarmechanisms（机制）inthehumanbrainasanotherhuman’sgazewouldmotivate,”WykowskatoldReuters.Theteamasked40peopletoplayavideogameof“chicken”.Inthegame,eachplayerhastodecidewhethertopermitacartodrivestraighttowardanothercarortoavoidacrash.Thepeoplewereplayingwithahuman-likerobotsittingacrossfromthem.Duringbreaksinthegame,playershadtolookattherobot.Sometimestherobotwouldlookbackandothertimesitwouldlookaway.Astheinteractionshappened,thescientistscollecteddataonbehaviorandbrainactivity.“Ourresultsshowthatthehumanbrainprocessestherobotgazeasasocialsignal,andthatsignalhasanimpactonthewaywe’remakingdecisions,onthestrategieswedeployinthegameandalsoonourresponses,”Wykowskasaid.“Thegazeoftherobotaffecteddecisionsbydelayingthem,sohumansweremuchslowerinmakingthedecisionsinthegame,”sheadded.Thefindingscouldbeusefulinhelpingtodecidewhereandhowservicerobotsmightbeplacedinthefuture.“Wecandecideinwhichsortofsituationthisisdesirableandbeneficialforhumansandinwhichsituationnot,”Wykowskasaid.“Afterall,interestinservicerobotshasgrownquickly,”saidtheInternationalFederationofRobotics.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“evoke”inParagraph2probablymean?A.Arouse. B.Evaluate. C.State. D.Strengthen.13.Whatcanweinferfromtheexperiment?A.Peopleandrobotscompetedinthegame.B.Therobotswouldsendsomesocialsignals.C.Therobot’sgazehadaneffectonhumanbehavior.D.Therobotscouldcheatpeopleintodoingsomethingwrong.14.Whyareservicerobotsarementionedinthelastparagraph?A.Totellusanimportantfact.B.Tostresstheimportanceofrobots.C.Toconfirmthevalueoftheexperiment’sfindings.D.Toillustratehowrobotschangesocialinteractions.15.Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?A.Ascienceresearch. B.Atravelbrochure.C.Amedicalreport. D.AnInternetadvertisement.其次节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。What’sReallyGreen?Mostofusareawarethatwemusttakecareoftheenvironment,andthemajorityofustakestepstosaveenergy.andreducewasteandpollution.Butrecently,some“greentruths”havebeenshowntobeonlyhalftrue,orevencompletelyfalse.16Papershoppingbagsarebetterthanplasticones.Plasticbagscauselitterandareadangertowildanimals,whichmistakethemforfood.Ittakeshundredsofyearsforplastictobreakdown,butmuchlesstimeforpaper.Becauseofthis,peoplethinkpaperbagsarethebetterenvironmentalchoice.However,makingapaperbagusesfourtimesasmuchenergyasmakingaplasticbaganduptothreetimestheamountofwater.17Infact,bothkindsofbagsarebadfortheenvironment.So,takeareusablebagwithyouwhenyougoshopping.18Itseemslikecommonsense:eatinglocalfoodshouldbebetterfortheenvironment,becauseitdoesnotneedtobetransportedlongdistancesandkeptcoldduringtransport.19Itistheproductionoffood,notitstransport,thatusesmostoftheenergyandproducesmostofthegreenhousegases.Insomecases,localfoodmighthaveusedmoreenergyandproducedmoregreenhousegasesthanfoodgrownalongwayaway,eventakingintoaccountitstransport.It’sbettertotakeashowerthanabath.20Ifyouspendmorethaneightminutesinashower,you’lluseasmuchwaterasinabath—about50litresofwater.Therefore,thekeyistokeepyourshowertimeasshortaspossible.Environmentalawarenessisnowpartofdailylife.Butit’sworthcheckingcommonideasandopinionstoseewhat’sreallygreen.A.Sosaynotoplasticbags.B.Herearesomecommonones.C.Unfortunately,itisnotthatsimple.D.Eatinglocalfoodisgoodfortheenvironment.E.Theprocessalsoproducesmoregreenhousegases.F.It’stimethatweshouldtakesomemeasurestoprotectourenvironment.G.Itdependsonhowlongyouspendintheshowerandhowlargeyourbathis.其次部分语言学问运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。Lastyear,beingeagertoescapethecoldanddrearyweatherforspringbreak,SophieandIdecidedtoheadsouth.Itwasalastminutedecision;wedidnotmake21anywhere.ArrivinginFlorida,wetriedtobookaroominagoodbutaffordablehotel.Aftergoingtosixhotelsandfindingnoroom22atall,westoppedataninformationcenter.Akindandhelpfulwomandeliveredthe23newsthatifwedidn’thavereservationsanywhere,itwouldbeverydifficultforustofindasafeplacetostay.She24thatwecheckacoupleofplaces,buttheyallseemedtoo25forus.ThenshesaidthattheStarfishInnwas26priced,butthatshewouldnotwantherdaughterstostaythere!Sothatwashowwegotintoour27situation,Afterpayingtheownerofthemote!（汽车旅馆）,we28ourluggagetotheroom,whereweopenedthedoorwithgreat29.Everythingintheroomwasinshadesofblueandgreen,withrealand30starfishonnearlyeverysurface;theplacelookedlikeithadn’tbeen31since1975!Thesofawasnotexactly32.Theoldtelevisionremindedmeoftheonemygrandpa33inhisbasement.Ontheplusside,theroomdidhavea34,sowecould35moneybycookingmeals.Onthedownside,thesmalltablewasso36thatIwasafraidtouseit.37alloftheseproblems,SophieandIdecidedwehadonechoice—tomakethebestofthesituationand38ourselves!Wethoughtthatitwastimeto39thefalseunderseaatmosphereoftheroomandenjoysomerealoceanviews.Astheoldsaying40,“Whenlifegivesyoulemons,makelemonade.”21.A.schedules B.reservations C.choices D.mistakes22.A.prepared B.comfortable C.left D.quiet23.A.discouraging B.false C.previous D.temporary24.A.required B.desired C.ordered D.recommended25.A.strange B.expensive C.distant D.large26.A.reasonably B.newly C.regularly D.cautiously27.A.frightening B.ridiculous C.tough D.complex28.A.accompanied B.mailed C.conveyed D.dragged29.A.satisfaction B.shock C.demand D.faith30.A.toasted B.deserted C.carved D.painted31.A.booked B.rebuilt C.swept D.redecorated32.A.typical B.fragile C.inviting D.fragrant33.A.kept B.displayed C.processed D.produced34.A.dormitory B.kitchen C.hall D.balcony35.A.spend B.change C.make D.save36.A.flexible B.concrete C.shaky D.rare37.A.Facedwith B.Concentratingon C.Accustomedto D.Confusedby38.A.help B.behave C.enjoy D.adjust39.A.escape B.appreciate C.bear D.create40.A.says B.goes C.writes D.shows其次节（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。Fromdunes（沙丘）andstonepaintings41cliffsandtowers,Moabis42dreamfortheadventuretravelers.43（locate）intheheartoftheColoradoPlateau,thissmallcityinsoutheastUtahisoneofNorthAmerica’sgreatestoutdoorrecreation44（center）.Millionsofyearsoferosionbyancientoceans,freshwaterlakes,streamsandwindblownsanddunes45（shape）thesandstonearches（拱桥）,mountainpeaks,rockformations46canyonshere.Mountainbikers,hikers,campers,climbersandoff-roaddriversarrivehere47（explore）thisredrockplayground.Therearemorethan3millionvisitors48（annual）,afigurethat49（increase）sharplysincethestartoftheCOVID-19pandemic.VisitstoArchesgrew8.8percentbetween2024and2024;visitstoCanyonLands—the50（large）andmoreremoteofthetwonationalparks—increasedahuge24.2percent,accordingtotheNationalParkService（NPS）.第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有1处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。留意1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词：2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。IhavemanyproblemswithmybehaviorwhenIwasinfifthgrade.Mymomwasreallyconcerningaboutme.InordertomakesureIdevelopedgoodhabits,andshemadespecificrulesforme.Forinstance,Icouldn’tplaythosegame,Ihadtokeepdoingexercisetokeepfit,andIshouldactivesayhellowhenmeetingsomeoneIknew.Infact,Ididn’tlikegreetingothers,butheputstressontheimportanceofthat.Besides,mymomdidn’tallowmetoeatingjunkfoodbecauseshethoughtmyhealthmightbeonrisk.Understandingmymom’sconcerns,Ididallthethingswhatwereallowedbyherwithappreciation.其次节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是学校英语读书会的负责人李华，原定于下周六上午9点在学校图书馆实行的“同读一本书”现场阅读沟通活动因故改为线上进行，时间不变。请给读书会成员发一封邮件，内容包括：1.调整缘由；2.活动内容；3.希望理解。留意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细微环节，以使行文连贯；3.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等信息。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________