陕西省周至县第二中学2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

PAGEPAGE1陕西省周至县其次中学2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30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1.5分，满分7.5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。1.WhowentrightafterDavid?A.Jack. B.Sally. C.Brian.2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Intheplayground. B.Athome. C.Inthehospital.3.Whichsubjectdidthemandobestin？A.Chinese. B.Math. C.English.4.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Readtheschoolmagazine.B.Finishwritingherarticle.C.Jointheschoolband.5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Sheisverylucky.B.Hercamerahasbeenlentout.C.Itmightbehardtogetpicturesofkids.其次节（共15题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Bakingacake. B.Makingapizza. C.Eatingsomepopcorn.7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Fatheranddaughter.B.Husbandandwife. C.Brotherandsister.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Whatmighttheman’snewapartmentlooklikenow?A.Itiswellorganized.B.Itisinamess.C.Itisempty.9.Forwhatdidthemanmoveintothenewapartment?A.Thelowerrent. B.Thefriendlyneighbors. C.Thenearbysubwaystation.10.Howwillthemangotothenearbysupermarket?A.Bybike. B.Bysubway. C.Onfoot.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?A.Aweekendplan. B.Acampingtrip. C.Afamilydinner.12.Whydoesn’tthewomanwanttogohiking?A.It’stoocoldoutside. B.It’squitetiring. C.It’snotexciting.13.Whatwillthespeakersdofirst?A.Dosomeshopping.B.Gotothecinema. C.Visitthemuseum.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。14.Whatistheman?A.Aswimmer. B.Acoach. C.Ahotelclerk.15.Howdeepistheswimmingpool?A.2metersatmost. B.1.5metersatleast.C.1.4metersatmost.16.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Findatrainer.B.Buyalocker.C.Goswimming.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Whatisadvisedwhenyourmotherisseeingadoctor?A.Tobewithher.B.Togivehermoney.C.Tocallthedoctorinadvance.18.WhatisGiftNo.2about?A.Helpingmothersdohousework.B.Makingshoppinglistsformothers.C.Puttingmedicalrecordstogether.19.Whichgiftisaboutsleep?A.No.1. B.No.3. C.No.4.20.WhatcanwelearnaboutthegiftsfromPresentsforPurpose?A.They’reexpensive.B.They’reallgreen.C.They’rerelatedtocharity.（本卷满分：150分

考试时间：120分钟）其次部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15个小题；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,并在答题卡将该选项涂黑。ASmartCamerastoHelpYouTakeBetterPhotosGoogleClipsOneofthelatesttolaunch(发布)isGoogleClips.Itisdesignedtobeputsomewhereinaroomtotakepicturesbyitself.Itcanalsobeattachedtoanobjectoraperson'sclothing.Googlesaysmachinelearninghelpsthecamerachoosethebesttimesandsituationsfortakingpicturesandvideos.Interestedbuyerscanjoinawaitinglisttobeinformedwhenitisonthemarket.GoProHeroGoProalsousesmachinelearningtopoweritsQuikStoriescharacteristic.Thistooltakesexistingphotosandvideosandautomatically(自动地)createsafinishedvideopiece，completewithmusicandeffects.SnapSpectaclesMessagingappSnapchatsellsapairofsunglasseswithabuiltincamerathatcanrecordshortvideoswiththepushofabutton.SnapInc.saystheproduct，calledSpectacles，isdesignedto

“catchthemoment，withouttakingyououtofit.”TheglassescanrecordshortvideoclipsthatcanbesharedwithSnapchatusers.SnapInc.hasstartedsellingitsSpectaclessunglassesonlineintheUnitedStates.AppleiPhoneXApple'snewiPhoneXisbeinglaunchedwithitsnewFaceIDsystemthatitsayswillunlockthephonejustbyhavingtheuserlookatit.ThisreplacestheTouchIDonpreviousonesthatusedafingerprinttounlockthephone.Applesaysthesystemworksbyprojectingmorethan30,000dotsonthefacetocreateakindofmap.ApplesaysitsfacialrecognitionisevensecureenoughtoallowpaymentsthroughitsApplePayservice.21．WhatisthespecialfunctionofGoogleClips?A.Itcanplayvideosbyitself.B.Itcantakepicturesautomatically.C.Itcanchangephotosintovideos.D.Itcanprovidemusicandeffects.22．WhichofthefollowingcannowbeboughtontheInternet?A.GoogleClips.B.GoProHero.C.SnapSpectacles.

D.AppleiPhoneX.23．HowisAppleiPhoneXunlocked?A.Byafingerprint.

B.Bymakingamap.C.Bypushingabutton.

D.Byfacialrecognition.

BIhaveaspecialplaceinmyheartforlibraries.IhaveforaslongasIcanremember.Iwasalwaysanenthusiasticreader,sometimesreadinguptothreebooksadayasachild.Storieswerelikeairtomeandwhileotherkidsplayedballorwenttoparties,IlivedoutadventuresthroughthebooksIcheckedoutfromthelibrary.MyfirstjobwasworkingattheUkiahLibrarywhenIwas16yearsold.ItwasadreamjobandIdideverythingfromshelvingbookstoreadingtothechildrenforstorytime.AsIgrewolderandbecameamother,thelibrarytookonanewplaceandanaddedmeaning

inmylife.Ihadseveralchildrenandbookswereourmainsource(来源)ofentertainment.Itwasabigdealforustoloadupandgotothelocallibrary,wheremykidscouldpickoutbookstoreadorbookstheywantedmetoreadtothem.I

alwaysread,usingdifferentvoices,asthoughIwereactingoutthestorieswithmyvoiceandtheylovedit!Itwasaspecialtimetobondwithmychildrenanditfilledthemwiththewondermentofbooks.Now,IseemychildrentakingtheirchildrentothelibraryandIlovethattheexcitementofgoingtothelibrarylivesonfromgenerationtogeneration.Asanovelist,I’vefoundanewrelationshipwithlibraries.Iencouragereaderstogototheirlocallibrarywhentheycan’taffordtopurchaseabook.Iseelibrariesasasafehaven(避风港)forreadersandwriters,abridgethathelpsputtogetherareaderwithabook.Libraries,intheirownway,helpfightbookpiracy(盗版行为)andIthinkallwritersshouldsupportlibrariesinasignificantwaywhentheycan.

Encouragereaderstousethelibrary.Sharelibraryannouncementsonyoursocialmedia.Frequentthemandtalkaboutthemwhenyoucan.24.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor’srelationshipwithbooksasachild?A.Cooperative.B.Uneasy.C.Inseparable.D.Casual.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anaddedmeaning”inparagraph3referto?A.Joyofreadingpassedoninthefamily.B.Pleasurefromworkinginthelibrary.

C.Wondermentfromactingoutthestories.D.Acloserbonddevelopedwiththereaders.26.Whatdoestheauthorcallonotherwriterstodo?A.Sponsorbookfairs.

B.Writeforsocialmedia.C.Supportlibraries.

D.Purchasehernovels.27.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Reading:ASourceofKnowledge

B.MyIdeaaboutWritingC.Library:AHavenfortheYoung

D.MyLoveoftheLibraryCYoutrytokeepyoureyeswideopenwhilewatchingabasketballmatchorawonderfulfireworkshowincaseyoumightmisssomethingexcitinginjusttheblink(挤眼睛)ofaneye.Butinfact,humansblinkabout15timesperminuteonaverage.Haveyouevermissedanythingbecauseyoublinked?Probablynot.Whyisthat?AccordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalCurrentBiologyinSeptember,ourbrainhastheabilitytoskipthetemporarydarknesswhenweblink.Itcankeepvisualinformationforashortperiodoftimeandthenput

ittogethertoformanimagewithoutinterruption.Inordertounderstandhowthisworks,agroupofscientistsattheGermanPrimateCenterandtheUniversityMedicalCenterGottingeninGermanyconductedanexperiment.Inthestudy,theparticipantswereaskedtolookatpatternsonascreenwhosedirectioncouldbeshownindifferentways,suchashorizontallyorvertically.Whenonepatternwasabouttodisappearandthenextonewasabouttocome,theparticipantshadtoindicatethedirectionthatthenextpatternwouldappear.Theresearchersfoundthatwhenthedirectionsoftwopatternsdidn’tmatch,theareainourbrainwhichisresponsibleforvisualmemorywasactivated.Thissameareashowedlessactivitywhentwopatternswereinthesamedirection.“Themedialprefrontalcortex(前额叶皮层)adjustscurrentvisualinformationwithpreviouslyobtainedinformation,andthusenablesustosensetheworldwithmorestability,evenwhenwebrieflycloseoureyestoblink,”CasparSchwiedrzikexplainedinScienceDaily.

HeisthefirstauthorofthestudyandalsoascientistattheGermanPrimateCenter.28.Wedon’tmissanythingwhenblinkingbecauseourbraincan________.A.rememberallthatweseeB.dealwiththemissingimageC.imaginewhatoureyesmissD.recognizeourpiecesofmemory29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”

inParagraph2referto?A.Visualinformation.B.Ourbrain.C.CurrentBiology.D.Thetemporarydarkness.30.Whatdoweknowabouttheexperiment?A.Participantscaninterpretpatternsdifferently.B.Visualmemorycanbemoreactivatedbysimilarity.C.Thedifferentdirectionsactivatedvisualmemory.D.Thetwopatternsappearatthesametime.31.Thepassageismainlytalkingabout________.A.thebrain’sstructureB.thebrain’sspecialskillC.thebrain’sactivatedpatternsD.thebrain’sdirectionsDManyautomobilemakerspresenttheirnewestdesignsatcarshowsaroundtheworld.Manydesignersseektocreatethecarofthefuture.Onedevicethatispopularamongcarmanufacturers(生产商)isanautopilot.Autopilotpermitsacartodriveitselfwithouthumancontrol.ArecentcarshowinGeneva，Switzerlandalsopresentedotherpossibledesigns，includingcarsmanufacturedin3Dprinters.RinspeedisaSwissdesigncompany.ItshowedavehiclebasedontheU.S.electriccarTeslaModelS，buttheRinspeedcarincludesalargetelevisionandanespressocoffeemaker.FrankRinderknechtistheCEOofRinspeed.Hesayshedoesnotwanttojustsitandwatchthesteeringwheel(方向盘)turnasheridesinacarwithautopilot.

“Iwanttoride，Iwanttosleep，relax，watchmovies，news，anythingelse.Sothat'sthevisionwhichwehave.Thatonedayontheboringmotorwaytraffic，youjustdoanythingwhichmakesyourlifebetter，”saidRinderknecht.Oneofthemostinterestingideaspresentedattheshowisacarbuiltona3Dprinter.TheGermanengineeringfirmEDAGdesignedthecar.Thebodyofthevehiclecalled

“Genesis”isprintedinonepiecefromamaterialcalledthermoplastic(热塑性塑料).ChristophHorvathisaspokesmanforEDAG.

“Tocreateacarwithouttheuseofanytool.Thiswouldbearealrevolutionfortheindustry，”saidHorvath.EDAGsaysitbaseditsdesignonaturtleshell.Thecompanysaysthedesignprovidestherightamountofstrengthandfirmness.Otherautomakersdidnotlooksofarintothefuture.CzechautomakerSkodapresentedits

“VisionC”modelvehicle.Thecarhasanenvironmentallyfriendlynaturalgasengine.JoDavidsonisacompanyspokeswoman.ShesaysthecarreleasesverylowlevelsofthepollutantgasCO2.Ms.

Davidsonsaysthe

“VisionC”planstobelaunchedintwoyears.32．Whyisanautopilotpopularamongcarmanufacturers?A.Becauseitcangetacartodriveitself.B.Becauseitcanmakeacarmoremodern.C.Becauseitmayletacarflyintheskyfreely.D.Becauseithasacarmovinginaparticulardirection.33．Whatdoweknowaboutthevehiclecalled

“Genesis”？A.ItisdesignedbytheAmericanengineeringfirm.B.

Thecarwasmainlymadefromtheturtleshell.C.FrankRinderknechtisthedesignerofthecar.D.Thebodyofthevehicleisbuiltona3Dprinter.34．Whatisthecommonfeatureofthecars?A.Theyareallmadefromthermoplastic.B.Theyallbelongtothecarsofthefuture.C.Allthedesignsarebasedonaturtleshell.D.Theyhaveenvironmentallyfriendlynaturalgasengine.35．Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext?A.Inaneconomicreport.B.Inashortstory.C.Inatravelmagazine.D.Inatechnologyreport.其次节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）Arecentreportsuggestedthatanaveragepersoncheckshisorhercellphone150timesaday.___36___Theymaynotknowusingtheircellphonesmayputthemselvesortheirlovedonesindanger.___37___Atleast200,000caraccidentswerecausedbytextingmessages.___38___AsurveydonebythePewInstitutesuggestedthatAmericansintheagerangeof18to29yearsoldsend88textmessagesaday.Whenyou’rewalkinghomefromwork,youdon’tneedyourhead-phonesmakingloudnoisesinyourears.Thereisamuchgreaterplacetocreatepositiveemotionsthatwillmakeushappierandmuchmorefulfilled.Thoseemotionsarewithinus,andbyblockingthesefeelingswithallofourlatesttechnologies,wemaybeharmingourselves.___39___Weneedtotakebackcontrolofourmindsandstopcompulsivelycheckingouremails,Facebookupdates,andtextmessages.Ithinkwecanliveahappierlifeifwepaymoreattentiontoourselvesandthepeoplewearespeakingwith.___40___

Thinkaboutwhatparentsaredoingtochildren’semotionalwell-beingwhentheyfocusontheircellphonesratherthantheirchildren.Ifyouareplayingwithyourchildreninthepark,betotallyattentivetowhattheyaredoing.Ifyouareinabusinessmeetingandsomeoneisspeaking,listentoeverythingtheysay.A.Yourcellphoneisnotpartofyourbody.B.Humanbeingsaregluedtotheircellphones.C.Cellphoneshavebroughtgreatconveniencetous.D.Peopleaddictedtocellphonesareevennotawareoftheirsafety.E.Howmanyrelationshipsarelostbecauseofalackofcommunication?F.Usingcellphonestoomuchmaybelinkedtodepressionsandanxiety.G.Statisticsshow28percentofcaraccidentsoccurfrompeopleusingcellphones.第三部分

语言学问运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节

完形填空（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。Mostpeoplearealwayscomplainingabouthavingnotimetoaccompanytheirchildren,butisittrue？Twoyearsago,Shirley,awife,motheranddoctor,foundherselfwornout.Shegotupearlier,andwenttobedlater,justtomeeteveryday__41__,butlacked__42__forthethingsthatmatteredmost.Sheandherhusband,alawyer,begansearchingforwaysto__43__theirlives.

“Wehadtodecidewhatwasreally__44__,”saysShirley.Theyknewtheywantedmoretimeto__45__withtheirthreeyearoldson,toexerciseandeatright,andtodevelopfriendship.Sothecouplechosetolivemoresimply,shoppingwithcarefornecessitiesandenjoyinginexpensive__46__suchasreading，cookingandgoingtothepark.ThenShirley__47__herjobandbeganworkingparttime.Sheprintedbusinesscardsthat__48__

“Atyourservice,buy__49__alittletime”andhelpedclientswithpersonaltaskslikeshopping,payingbillsand__50__parties.

“Istillworkhard，butbeingabletocontrolmyhoursmakesa

__51__,”shesays.

“Icansparetimetotakemysontothe__52__orplaybasketballwithhim.Mystressandheadachesare__53__.”Shirleyandherhusbandare__54__aloneinwantingto__55__andliveasatisfyinglife.Asurveyfoundthat54percentofparentssaytheyhavelittletimewiththeirchildren,and47percentofmarriedcouples__56__thattheylacktimetogether.__57__doesthetimego?Formostpeople,__58__andcommutingtakeupmostoftheday.Simplifyingmeansbecoming__59__ofthewaysweusemoney;wehavetogain__60__overlifeandhavetimeforthepleasures.41．A.

activitiesB.demandsC.servicesD.exercises42．A.

timeB.strengthC.moneyD.ability43．A.

leadB.adaptC.simplifyD.consider44．A.

importantB.interestingC.hardD.comfortable45．A.

studyB.helpC.meetD.play46．A.

tasksB.placesC.pleasuresD.goods47．A.

foundB.receivedC.tookD.quitted48．A.

wroteB.readC.showedD.told49．A.

us

B.yourselfC.childrenD.herself50．A.

organizingB.attendingC.havingD.going51．A.

lifeB.resultC.differenceD.balance52．A.officeB.hospitalC.schoolD.park53．A.

betterB.goneC.strong

D.obvious54．A.

muchtooB.abitC.farfromD.morethan55．A.

slowdownB.settledownC.takeoffD.keeppace56．A.

expectB.doubtC.imagineD.complain57．A.

HowB.WhenC.WhereD.Why58．A.

workingB.readingC.shoppingD.travelling59．A.

afraidB.awareC.proudD.sure60．A.

valueB.experienceC.successD.control其次节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)Thebrightnessoflightfromourcitieshasreached____61____

highlevelsthatitisreducingthedarknessofnight.Acenturyago,whennight-time____62____

(fall),

thedarkofnightarrived.Thingsare____63____

(differ)today.Anewstudyreportsthatartificiallightatnightisincreasingaroundtheworld.Scientistssayitgrew____64____

2.2%ayearbetween2012and2024.Thisintrusionofartificiallightiscausingusmanyproblems.TheInternationalDark-SkyAssociationsays,“itisnotonlydamagingourviewoftheuniverse,butitis____65____

(severe)threateningourenvironment,oursafety,ourenergyconsumptionandourhealth”.Dr.FranzHolkersaidartificiallightis____66____

threattoournaturalenvironment.Hecalleditapollutant____67____

threatensnocturnalanimalsandaffectsplantsandmicroorganismsHeaddedthatitisaffectingeverythingfrombacteriatomammals,humans____68____

(include).Hesaiditisreshaping“entire