福建省南平市2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

PAGEPAGE2福建省南平市2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题选择题部分第一部分听力（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）5ABC10例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.答案是C。Howmaythewomanfeel?A.Worried. B.Excited. C.Disappointed.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Bodylanguage. B.Workingtips. C.Travelingexperience.Whydoesthewomantalktotheman?A.Tobuyaticket. B.Toreturnaticket. C.Tochangeaticket.WhomaytheJacksonsbe?A.Thespeakers’neighbors. B.Thespeakers’friends. C.Thespeakers’customers.Whatdoesthemanmean?Hecanavoidthetrafficjam.It’seasytogettoCarrefour.It’snousetakingadifferentroute.其次节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)5ABC55听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。HowlongwasMikeawayforhisholiday?A.Fivedays. B.Sevendays. C.Twelvedays.WheredidMikegolastyear?A.Japan. B.India. C.Norway.听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题。Whatdoesthemanhavetodonow?A.Makeadecision. B.Lookforajob. C.Planatrip.Whatissuggestedbythewoman?A.Stayingathome. B.Workingabroad. C.Workinginthegovernment.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。Wherearethespeakers?A.Ataschool. B.Atarestaurant. C.Atalanguagecenter.Whichcourseisthegirlin?A.Thethirdcourse. B.Thefourthcourse. C.Thefifthcourse.Whatistheboydissatisfiedwithabouttheclass?Theteachers.Thetimeschedule.Thenumberofthestudents.听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。Whatwasthewoman’sfirstjob?A.Areporter. B.Aphotographer. C.Asocialsecretary.Wheredidthewomangetmostofherqualifications?Fromvariouswork.Fromthenewsmedia.Fromdifferentcolleges.Whatisthewomaninterestedin?Travelingonherown.Collectingancientpictures.Interviewingdifferentpeople.Howdoesthewomanreducethepressureofwork?A.Bywalkingherdog. B.Bypaintingpictures. C.Bytalkingwithfriends.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。Whomayfindthetalkespeciallyhelpful?Peoplewhoeathealthydiets.Peoplewhowanttobuynewhouses.Peoplewhocareabouttheirfigures.Whatwillpeopledoindarkenvironment?A.Havenodesiretoeat. B.Havemorefood. C.Feelrathercold.Howlongshouldadinnerlastatleast?A.20minutes. B.30minutes. C.40minutes.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?A.Drawthecurtain. B.Playrockmusic. C.Usesmallerdishes.其次部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）（ABCAWhyTFTisthebestLocalExperiencesOurmissionisauthentictravel.Wepartnerwithlocalexpertstocreateenrichingexperiencesthatteachteenstobesavvy(有见识的)travelers.Everyprogramisdesignedtobehands-on—emphasizingdoingandfeeling,inadditiontojustseeing,soteensdiscoverwhatitmeanstolivelikealocalineverycountrywevisit.SmallandDiverseGroupsizesof14-21studentsallowustotravelcomfortablyandtomakerealconnectionstoeachotherandthehostcommunity.Participantscomefromamixofdifferentstates,regions,andcountries.Wealsowelcomesolotravelers—75%ofourteensjoinuswithoutafriend!TheMostWeofferculturalexploration,communityservice,language,andphotographyprogramstoEurope,Africa,LatinAmerica,Oceania,Asia,andNorthAmerica.Wehavemoreprogramsinmoredestinationsthananyotherteentravelcompany.Withover100programsand40+countriestochoosefrom,you’resuretofindaprogramthat’stheperfectfit.CheckoutwhatpasttravelershavetosayaboutTFTanddiscoverwhywearethebest.“ThisissimplyoneofthebestthingsweeverdidforEthan.Thatfirsttripopenedhimtoanewworld.Differentcultures,food,diversity,sights,relationships,teambuilding,confidence,independence…onlyafewofthepositivegainsforEthan.Now,heisofftoGeorgeWashingtonUniversitywithconfidence,excitement,andanawarenessforothersforwhichwearesograteful.WearepleasedandappreciativebeyondwordstobeamemberoftheTFTfamilyforalifetime!”WhatisTFTmostprobablybe?A.Ayouthtravelorganization. B.Anadvertisingcompany.C.Across-cultureprogram. D.Alearningcenterforstudents.Who’sEthaninthetext?A.Atourguide. B.AnemployeeofTFT.C.Auniversityteacher. D.Aformercustomer.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Awebsiteadvertisement. B.Anewspaperreport.C.Atextbookontourism. D.Ageographicalbook.BHavinganolderbrothercomeswithplentyofbenefits.Bigbrotherstendtolookoutfortheiryoungersiblings(兄弟，姐妹),andexceptfortheoccasionalrockymomenthereandthere,manysiblingsenjoylife-longcloserelationships.However,anewstudyfindsaninterestingdownside:childrenwitholderbrotherstakelongerwhenitcomestodevelopinglanguageskills.Thestudy,ledbyagroupofresearchersinParis,France,buildsuponaformerresearchwhichshowedthathavingoldersiblingsisassociatedwithpoorlinguistic(语言的)development.Now,researcherssaytheyhavecometoamorespecificconclusion:onlychildrenwithanolderbrotherhavetheselinguisticdifficulties.Onewouldthinkthatchildrenwitholderbrotherswouldgrowuparoundmoreconversationonadailybasis,thusspeedinguptheirlanguagedevelopment.Yetresearcherssaysuchchildrenactuallytakelongerthantheirolderbrotherstobegindevelopingtheseskills.Researchersstudiedmorethan1,000childrenfrombirthtotheageoffive-and-a-halfyearsold.Eachchild’slanguageskillsweretestedatages2,3,and5.5,usingtestsspeciallydesignedtomeasurenumerousaspectsoflanguagedevelopment.Whattheresearchteamdiscoveredwassignificant:childrenwithanolderbrotherhad,onaverage,atwo-monthdelayintheirlanguagedevelopmentcomparedtostudiedchildrenwithanoldersister.Asfarasexplainingthis,researchershaveputforwardtwohypotheses(假说).Thefirstisthatoldersisterstendtotalkmoreoftenthanolderbrothers,whichwouldmakeupforparentsbeinglesspresentthantheywerefortheirfirstchild.Thesecondhypothesisisthatoldersistersusuallycompetewiththeirsiblingslessthanolderbrothersfortheirparentsattention.Uptillnow,thestudy’sauthorssaytheycan’tsayforcertainwhychildrenwitholderbrothershaveahardertimedevelopinglanguageskills.Inthefuturetheywouldliketoknowifcultureorlocationaffectstheseresults.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“rockymoment”inParagraph1referto?A.Sadness. B.Quarrel. C.Excitement. D.Peace.WhydidtheParisresearcherscarryoutthestudy?Tofindhowkidslearnfromtheirsiblings.Tofurtherresearchintoaformerstudyresult.Toexplorethenewesttrendoflinguisticworld.Toinvestigatethesituationofkids’languageskills.Whichofthefollowingdidtheresearchersfindinkidswithsiblings?Childrenwitholderbrotherswerelessactive.Siblingsarelesshelpfultothemthanotherpeople.Kidswitholdersistersdevelopedtheirlanguagebetter.Olderchildrengotmorechancestotalktotheirparents.CBeforethediscoveryofDNAprofiling(分析)inthe1980s,fingerprintsweretheeasiestwaytosolveseriouscrimes.It’sbelievedthateachoneofushasourownuniquefingerprints.Butdidyouknowthatourfingerprintscouldactuallyrevealalotmoreaboutusthanjustouridentity?AccordingtoMelanieBaileyofTheConversation,fingerprintscanindicatelifestyleandenvironment,eatinghabits,possiblemedicalproblemsandeventhejobofaperson.Sohowcanwefigureallthisoutfromjustasimplefingerprint?Well,afingerprintisformedwhenafingermakescontactwithasurface.Mostfingerprintsareinvisibletothenakedeye(裸眼)andrequireachemicaldevelopmentprocessinordertomakethemvisible.Stuckbetweentheridges(ofafingerprinthoweveraresubstances(物质thatcantellastoryaboutwhoweare.Thingsliketracesofsweat,blood,andfoodrevealalotofinformationaboutus—whatwe’vetouched,whatwe’veeatenandevenwhatdrugswe’vetaken.Atthemoment,thetechniqueusedtodetectthesesubstancesaremostlyusedincrimedetection,butitsapplicationcouldbemuchwider,accordingtoBailey.Forexample,sheandherfellowresearcherswereabletotellwhatmedicinespeopleweretakingfromtheirfingerprints,whichmaybeofgreathelpinthefuturetodoctorstreatingtheirpatients.Afingerprintcheckmayalsotelladoctorwhetherapatientisproperlyabsorbingadrugthey’vebeenprescribed开药Inthetreatmentofsomeofthemostseriousillnessesit’svitalthatthebodyistakinginthesemedicinesAsScientificAmericannoted,thisisparticularlyimportantforpatientsundergoingtreatmentforheartconditionsandmentaldisease,asthesepeoplemightstruggletoabsorbthedrugsorforgetorchoosenottotakethem.Andwhileit’scommonlybelievedthatourfingerprintsneverchange,infact,theydo—andthewaytheychangecanprovidealotofveryusefulinformation.Inthefuture,fingerprintsciencewon’tberestrictedtothecrimelabbutcouldhelpdoctorskeepusinthebestpossiblehealth.WhatisthefunctionofParagraph1?A.Tomakeknownacommonsense. B.Tointroducethethemeofthepassage.C.Tosummarizethewholepassage. D.Toserveasatopicexplanation.Whatcouldafingerprinttellaccordingtotheresearch?A.Howafingerprintwasformed. B.Whothecriminalmightbe.C.Howadoctorshouldprescribe. D.Whatdrugthepatienthadtaken.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?Thechangeoffingerprintsisoflittlevalue.Wecanseeafingerprintwithournakedeyes.Fingerprintsaretheeasiestwaytosolvecrimes.Thingsstuckbetweenfingerprints’ridgestellalot.What’sMelanieBailey’sattitudetowardstheapplicationoffingerprints?A.Indifferent. B.Skeptical. C.Positive. D.Negative.其次节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Thebigexaminationisapproaching.Assignmentsandtestswillkeepmanyofyouuplateatnight,andyoumayplantomakeupforyourlostsleepduringtheweekends.31Astudyshowsthatthehabitofsleepinginonweekendsdoesn’tfixthedamagedonebyalackofsleepduringtheweek.32Inthestudy,36healthyyoungmenandwomenwithdifferentsleeprequirementsweredividedintothreegroups.Thefirstandsecondgroupswereaskedtosleepninehoursandfivehoursanightrespectively.Themembersofthethirdgroupsleptforfivehoursonweekdays,butrestedaslongastheywantedontheweekend.Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewholackedsleepatemoresnacksandgainedweightquickly.33Thatcouldbepartiallyduetothechangeofthebiologicalclock.Inordertocatchupontheirsleepduringweekends,peopleinthethirdgroupwouldhabituallyeatlater,changingthereleaseofhungerhormones.“34”explainedUSresearcherPolotsky.Andeveniftheytriedtosleepforaslongastheywantedtoduringweekends,itwasstillinadequatetomeetstandardsleeptimebecausetheyfounditdifficulttofallasleep.“35”PolotskytoldCNN.“Becauseshort,inadequatesleepscheduleswillleadtoaninabilitytochangebloodsugarandincreasetheriskofmetabolic(新陈代谢的)diseaseinthelongterm.”Forthisreason,theAmericanAcademyofSleepMedicinerecommendsatleastsevenhoursofsleepeachnightforadultsandmuchmoreforchildren.Butisituseful?DoyoufeelexcitedaboutEvenworse,itmaydamageyourhealth.Andthesepeoplearemorelikelytofallill.However,thiswasn’tthecaseforthefirstgroup.Theymayfeeltiredevenafterafullnight’ssleep.Itincreasesappetite,soyou’rehungryandeatmore.第三部分英语学问运用（共两节，满分50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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ihadalwayshatedplayingchess.Upuntilafewmonthsago,Idon’tthinkIever36achessgameinmylife.Actually,Ididn’thavea37abouthowtoplay.Iknewtherules,butthat’sit.Ihadtriedto38playingchessmostofmylife,eventhoughit39thatitshouldbeagreatgametoplay.Istartedplayingagainjustasa40tostayintouchwithmyfriendwhomovedabroad.Weplay41.Butnothinghaschanged.Hestill42meeasilyeverytime.Aftersixmonthsofgettingkickedalloverthe43,Idecidedtolearnsomethingaboutthegame.Ifinally44losing.I45somebodymusthavemadeavideooraclearbookonthe46ofchess,soIstartedlookingandwasastonishedathowmuchgood47isoutthere.Igotsomeandplayedlotsofgameswithmycomputer,48someofthestuffIwaslearning.Andwhatdoyouknow?NotonlydidIstarttoplayalot49,butthegamebecameasfunasIalways50itshouldbe.It’sinterestingand51.It’sjustlikeplayingagameof52.It’sagreatbattle.I’mnoGrandmaster.Notevenclose.Butthe53betweenmetwomonthsagoandmenowisamazing.I54learnedafewimportantbasicprinciples,andnowsuddenlyIknowthegame.Andthat’sthefirstlessonIlearnedaboutchessthat55tolivinglifewell:Itreallyhelpstolearnsomebasics.36.A.lostB.playedC.wonD.missed37.A.clueB.questionC.dreamD.choice38.A.keepB.admitC.denyD.avoid39.A.matteredB.seemedC.happenedD.proved40.A.wayB.jokeC.causeD.change41.A.indoorsB.everywhereC.onlineD.overseas42.A.defeatedB.disappointedC.guidedD.assisted43.A.bodyB.worldC.boardD.field44.A.madeuseofB.gottiredofC.hadfunwithD.gotawaywith45.A.declaredB.approvedC.figuredD.regretted46.A.benefitsB.originC.spiritD.basics47.A.pleasureB.cultureC.interestD.material48.A.practicingB.suspectingC.improvingD.recording49.A.worseB.lessC.betterD.harder50.A.requiredB.thoughtC.decidedD.discovered51.A.relaxingB.puzzlingC.touchingD.challenging52.A.warB.speedC.chanceD.trust53.A.successB.wisdomC.appearanceD.difference54.A.justB.stillC.evenD.seldom55.A.leadsB.appliesC.objectsD.adjusts非选择题部分其次节词汇运用（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。ATheschoolwhereI’mworkingasavolunteerteacherisinaremotearea.Lifehereismuchharderthan56(expect).Manystudentshavetowalkalongway57(get)toschool.There’snoelectricityorwaterandevennotextbooks!I’mstilltryingtoadapt58theseconditions.Scienceismymostchallengingsubjectasmystudentshavenoconceptofdoing59(experiment).SometimesIwonderhowrelevantchemistryistothesestudents,mostofwhomwillbegoingbacktotheirvillagesafterI60I’mmakinganydifferencetotheseboys’livesatall.Anyway,Iwilldomybest.BCaliforniaisthemostmulticulturalstateintheUSA,61hasattractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.Todayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguage.Of62firstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywere63(religion)men.MostofthepeopleattractedfromallovertheworldremainedtomakealifeforthemselvesaftertheGoldRush,64(make)itamulticulturalsociety.ChineseimmigrantsbegantoarriveduringtheGoldRushPeriodand65(increase)innumberwhentherailnetworkfromthewesttoeastcoastwasbeingbuilt.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是某国际中学的学生李华，得知学校正在为2位加拿大交换生征询寄宿家庭，你有意申请，请用英文给学校该项目负责人Mr.Chen写一封申请信。1.2.留意：1.802.可以适当增加细微环节，以使行文连贯。DearMr.Chen,Yourssincerely,LiHuaPAGE5页（4）其次节概要写作（满分25分）阅读下面短文，依据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Intoday’sworldwherewehavevarioustranslationappsthatallowustotalktoalmostanyone“inhisownlanguage”,whydowestillneedtomakeanefforttolearnaforeignlanguageourselves?Therearepracticalreasons,ofcourseForexample,thosewhoarebilingual)haveabetterchanceinthejobmarket.Andsciencehasprovedthatlearningtospeakmorethanonelanguagecantrainone’sbraintobestronger.Butthere’smoretoitthanthat.USauthorRitaMaeBrownoncewrote:“Languageistheroadmapofaculture.”Bytakingalookatthevocabularyandidiomsofalanguagesystem,wegetaglimpse(一瞥)atwhat’sheldimportantinacertainculture.TaketheSwedishword“lagom”forexample.Itmeans“justtherightamount”,whichdoesn’thaveamatchingwordeitherinEnglishorinChinese.Fromlagomwecanseehowmuchtheconceptsofmoderation适度andbalance”arevaluedinSwedishculture.Bylearningaforeignlanguage,youalsogainabetterunderstandingofyourownculture.IrishlanguageexpertBennyLewisexplainedthisideainhisblogwithaninterestingmetaphor:“Tryingtounderstandyourownculturemerelyfromwithinitisliketryingtounderstandwhatabusislikeifyou’veonlyeverriddeninsideitIfyouwantthebiggerpicture,youneedtogetoffthatbusandexamineitfromtheoutside.”Andbyopeningoureyestodifferentcultures,we’reabletounderstandbetterhowpeoplegrowuptobedifferentfromoneanother.Wealsolearntobemoretolerantandrespectfultothediversityoftheworld.AsTrinityUniversityprofessorLeonardoDeValoeswroteontheschool’swebsite:“Foreignlanguagestudyissimplypartofaverybasicliberaleducation:to‘educate’istoleadout,toleadoutofnarrownessanddarkness.”南平市2024-2025学年其次学期高二期末质量检测英语试题参考答案及评分标准第一部分 听力1.B2.A3.B4.A5.C6.C7.A8.A9.B10.BC12.C13.C14.A15.B16.A17.C18.B19.B20.C其次部分 阅读理解21.A31.A22.D32.C23.A33.E24.B34.G25.B35.D26.C27.B28.D29.D30.C第三部分 英语学问运用第一节完形填空36.C37.A38.D39.B40.A41.C42.A43.C44.B45.C46.D47.D48.A49.C50.B51.D52.A53.D54.A55.B其次节56.expected57.toget58.to59.experiments60.whether/if61.which62.the63.religious64.making65.increased第四部分 写作第一节 应用文写作PossibleversionDearMr.Chen,I’mLiHua,astudentfromSeniorTwo.Learningthatyou’relookingforproperhostfamiliesfortheCanadianexchangestudents,Ihopemyfamilycoul