辽宁省大连市普兰店市第一中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

PAGE16-辽宁省大连市普兰店市第一中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题其次部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACruisesExclusivereaderofferspromotionends8：30pm30thSeptember2024Thebestselling2024northernlightspromotion5nightsfromonly£399ppExclusivefreeM&Sgiftcard+FreevoyageIfthelightsdon'toccur+Theultimatebucketlistexperience5nightsdeparting10thOctober,8thNovember,16thDecember2024otherdatesareavailableonrequestWhat'sincludedinyourexclusivereaderofferspackageDay1.FlyfromLondontoBergenTransfertotheportandembarkyourshipDay2.Flora-MoldeNavigatethroughthepristineskernesandislandstoreachthetownofAlesundDay3.CrosstheArcticCircle/Brenneysund-Svolvoer,NorwayTodayyou'llentertheauroralzone,thebestareatowitnessthelegendaryNorthernLights.OndeckenjoyatraditionalceremonytomarkcrossingtheArcticCircle•NORTHERNLIGHTPROMISE-ReceiveafreeHurtigrutenvoyageiftheNorthernLightsdon'tmakeanappearance.•5nightfullaboardvoyage•ReturnflightsfromLondonandalloverseastransfers•PLUS,bookapolaroutsidecabinoraboveby8:30pm30thSeptember2024toreceiveanEXCLUSIVEFREE£25M&SGiftCardDay4.Troms-Stamsund,NorwayEnjoythestunningviewsoftheVesteralenandLostenIslandsincludingshelteredbaysandgloriousmountainlandscapesDay5.Bod-Rrvik,NorwaySeethespectacularwintersceneryofthepicturesqueHegelandcoast,includingtheSevenSistersMountainRangeandthedistinctiveTorghattenMountain,piercedbyanaturaltunnelDay6.Bergen,NorwayTransfertotheairportforyourflighttoLondonAboveisaselectiono£theportsofcallvisited.Forafullitinerary,pleaseaskyourcruisespecialistYourexclusivereadersofferspricescabinreaderoffersPrices(PP)PolarInside£399Polaroutside£549ArcticSuperior£849Singlepricesavailablefrom£649Pricesandavailabilityarebasedon16thDecember2024departureJustadepositrequiredtosecureyourpreferredcabinthennothingtopayuntil2024Signuptoreceiveourlatestoffersrolcruise.co.ukCalloneofourcruisespecialistsfreeon08001044536Opensevendays8:30am–8:30pm21．Onwhichdayistheactivitythemostimportanttothetravelcompany?A．Day2. 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D．Thebucketlistexperience.BWhentheyoungdonkeyDaisyMaycametous,shewaspregnant.Withnodonkeyexperience,Iwasunpreparedforwhatmightcomenext.Aftersomedifficulty,Daisy'sbabywasborn.Ithoughtthepoorthingwasdead.Iplannedtoputthelossbehindusandmakesureshenevergotpregnantagain.Justthen,Iheardalittlenoise.Icouldn'tbelievethatbabywasbreathingandlookingatme!WecalledhimSamson,andofcourseIbecamehismotherasmuchasDaisywas.WhenSamsonwasninemonthsold,IhadtoseparateDaisyandSamsonforafewhoursadaytowean（使断奶）him,butotherwisehewentwherevershedid.Ithinkshewouldbelostwithouthim.HisdonkeystepdadBernardtaughthimtoalwaysbereadytohavefun.Theyenjoyplayingfootballtogetherandgoingforarollonahotsummerday.Iaskedaworkertomakeaharness（马具）formythreelittledonkeys.WhenIbroughtithomeItaughtthemonebyonehowtopullacart.SamsonwatchedandfreelyfollowedDaisy.Whenhewasthree,Iputtheharnessonhimandheknewexactlywhattodo.Thatwas15yearsago.Now,themostexcitingthingaboutSamsonisthathehasbecomealittlerenowned.Peoplecomefromallovertoseehimperform.Theneighborsbringtheirgrandchildren,andmysonsbringtheirfriends.Samsonshakeshands,untiesmyshoe,picksupahatandmore.AndwhenIaskhimifhehasanybadhabits,hetriestopickmypocket!Hesurprisinglylearnedthesetrickshimself.Ijustaskhimtodothemandheunderstands.TherelationshipIhavewithmy"baby"Samsonhasbeenanamazingexperience.Everydayisafundaywiththissuperstardonkey.24. Whywastheauthoratalossforwhatmighthappennextatfirst?A. Shewasn'treadytobeamother.B. Sheneverraisedadonkeybefore.C. Thedonkeywaspregnantbyaccident.D. Thedonkeygavebirthtoadeadbaby.25. WhatcanwelearnaboutSamsonwhenhewaslittle?A. Hewassurroundedbylove.B. Hewasseparatedfromhisfamily.C. Hewasunwelcometotheneighbors.D. Hewasskilledinentertainingpeople.26. Whatdoestheunderlined word“renowned”inParagraph5probablyreferto?A. strange. B. proud. C. humorous. D.famous.27. WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSamson?A.friendly and courageous. B. intelligentandlively.C.carefree and creative. D. patientandfortunate.CBaseballdevelopedgraduallyfromanumberofdifferentball-and-stickgamesoriginatinginEngland.AsearlyastheAmericanRevolution,itwasnotedthattroopsplayed“baseball”intheirfreetime.In1845AlexanderCartwrightformalizedtheNewYorkKnickerbocker’versionofthegame.The“NewYorkGame”spreadrapidly,replacingearlierlocalizedforms.Fromitsbeginnings,baseballwasseenasawayofsatisfyingtherecreationalneedsofanincreasinglyurban-industrialsociety.Atitsbeginningitwasplayedbyandforwealthygentlemen.Aclubmightconsistof40members.Thepresidentwouldappointtwocaptainswhowouldchooseteamsfromamongthemembers.GameswereplayedonMondayandThursdayafternoons,withthelosersoftenprovidinganexpensiveevening’sentertainmentforthewinners.Duringthe1850-1870periodthegamewaschanging,however,withincreasingcommercialism,under-the-tablepaymentstooutstandingplayers,andgambling(赌博)ontheoutcomeofgames.Beginningwiththefirstopenlyall-salariedteam(Cincinnati’sRedStockingClub)in1869,the1870-1890periodsawthecompleteprofessionalizationofbaseball,includingformationoftheNationalAssociationofProfessionalBaseballPlayersin1871.TheNationalLeagueofProfessionalBaseBallClubswasformedin1876,runbybusiness-mindedinvestorsinjoint-stockcompany(股份公司)clubs.The1880shasbeencalledMajorLeagueBaseball’s“GoldenAge”.Profitsrocketed,players’salariesrosesomewhat,aseasonof84gamesbecameoneof132,aweeklyperiodical“ThesportingNews”cameintobeing,woodenstadiumsreplacedopenfields,andthestandardrefreshmentbecamehotdogs,sodapopandpeanuts.In1900theWesternLeaguebasedinthegrowingcitiesoftheMidwestdeclareditselftheAmericanLeague.28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theoriginalrulesofbaseball.B.Thecommercializationofbaseball.C.Theinfluenceofthe“NewYorkGame”onbaseball.D.Thedevelopmentofbaseballinthenineteenthcentury.29.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“NewYorkGame”atitsbeginning?A.Thegamewasplayedtwiceaweek.B.Abaseballteammightconsistof40members.C.Thewinnerswouldgetrewardedbythepresident.D.Thepresidentwouldchooseteamsfromamongthemember.30.Whatdoweknowaboutthebaseballgameduringthe1850-1870period?A.Thegamebecamecompletelyprofessional.B.Peoplebetontheresultofgames.C.Thegamecameintoa“GoldenAge”.D.Mostbaseballplayersgotextraincomes.31.Duringthe1880s,thebaseballgames_____.A.wereplayedinwoodenstadiumsB.werereportedbyadailysportingnewspaperC.wereplayedlessinaleagueseasonD.werecontrolledbyfamousinvestorsDAnewdeviceworkslikeasolarpanel,exceptthatitdoesn'tharvestenergyfromthesun.Itabsorbsenergyfromthecoldnightsky.Aprototype（原型）ofthedeviceproducedenoughelectricityatnighttopowerasmalllightbulb.Abiggerversionmightonedaylightroomsorchargephones.Italsocouldpowerelectronicsinremoteorlow-resourceareasthatlackelectricity.ThedevicemakesuseofthetemperaturedifferencebetweenEarthandouterspace.Itthenusesthatdifferencetocreateelectricity.Aslongasonesideofitiscoolerthantheother,thegeneratorcanproduceelectricity.Thecoolersidefacestheskyandisattachedtoanaluminumplate.Thatplateissealedbeneathatransparentcoverandsurroundedwithinsulation（隔热材料）tokeepoutheat.Thebottomofthegeneratorisattachedtoanexposedaluminumplate.Thatplateiswarmedbythelocalair.Atnight,thetopplatecangetacoupleofdegreesCelsiuscoolerthanthebottomofthegenerator.Researcherstesteda20-centimeterprototypeoneclearDecembernightinStanford,California.Thegeneratorproduceduptoabout25milliwattsofpowerpersquaremeterofdevice.Thatwasenoughpowertolightasmalllight-emittingdiode,orLEDbulb.Furtherimprovementsmightincreaseitsproductiontoatleast500milliwattspersquaremeter.Todothat,thesystemmightneedmoreinsulationaroundthecooltopplate.Thedevicealsocouldhelppowerremoteweatherstationsorotherenvironmentaldevices,saysAaswathRaman.HeisamaterialsscientistwhoworkedonthedeviceattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.Thismaybeusefulinpolarregionsthatdon'tseesunlightformonthsatatime,Ramansays."Ifyouhavesomelow-powerloadandyouneedtopoweritthroughthreemonthsofdarkness,thismightbeaway."32. Whatcanweknowaboutthenewdevice?A.Itgainsenergyfromthesun. B.It'sbeenwidelyusedinlife.C.Itiscoolerthanasolarpanel. D.It'llbepopularinspecialareas.33. WhatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinParagraph3?A. Applicationfieldsofthedevice.B. Thedevelopingprocessofthedevice.C. Theworkingprincipleofthedevice.D. Significanteffectsofthedevice.34. Howcanthedeviceproducemoreelectricity?A. Byputtingmoreinsulationaroundthetopplate.B. Byusingitinextremelycoldandclearnights.C. Byattachingthebottomplatetoawarmplate.D. Bycoveringthetopplatewithatransparentlid.35. Whatcouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A. ADeviceUsingtheColdNightSkytoProduceElectricityB. ADeviceBringingNewHopeforThoseintheColdNightC. TheDifferenceBetweenaSolarPanelandaNewDeviceD. TheTemperatureDifferenceBetweenEarthandOuterSpace其次节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。SomeMythsYouStronglyKeepBelievingAreUntrueTherearevarietiesoffalsemythswespreadfromdaytoday.36.Otherwise,peoplewillcontinuetobelievesuchridiculousmythsundoubtedly.Youwillrealizesomeofthemostacceptablefactsarecompletelyuntrue.Mengetbeerbelliesfrombeer.Weblamethebeerforthebelly.Itiswidelybelievedthatmenwhoconstantlydrinkbeerendupwithabeerbelly.However,itisnotthebeerthat’stoblame,buttheabundanceofunhealthysnacksthatoftenaccompanythedrink.Alcoholinbeerirritatesthestomach,thereforecausinganincreasedappetite.Dr.MichaelJensen,anobesityspecialistinMinnesotaUSAsaysthatdrinkingbeermakesliverburnalcoholinsteadoffat,leavingthelattertoaccumulateinthewaist.37,whiletheoneofwomen’saccumulatesinthehipsandbottoms,asaresultofdifferentsexualcharacteristics.38Wearetoldthatdogsseetheworldinblackandwhite.Butthetruthisthattheycandistinguishcolorsjustnotinthesamewaywedo.JayNeedsfromtheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattleprovesthatourfurryfriendsareabletoreceivealimitedrangeofcolors,whichmeanstheycandistinguishobjectsofthesameshape.Ingeneral,adog’svisionisverysimilartothatofapersonwithred-greencolorblindness.Carrotsimproveeyesight.39.ThismythcameintoexistenceduringtheSecondWorldWar.TheBritishArmyclaimedthatfighterpilotshadexcellentnightvisionasaresultoftheirconsumptionoflargequantitiesofcarrots.Actually,theyhadradarsonboardwhichmadeitfasterandeasiertodetecttheenemies.Themythabouttheamazingpowerofcarrotswasinventedandspreadbythemediasothatenemieswouldnotlearnaboutthefact.40.A.DogscandistinguishcolorsB.Men’sfatisstoredintheirbelliesC.DogsseetheworldinblackandwhiteD.Men’sfatisnotmostlyaccumulatedinthesepartsE.Eventually,itspreadallovertheworldandpeoplearestillconvincedofitF.WeagreewiththeviewthateatingcarrotsplaysanessentialpartingoodvisionG.Itishightimethatscientistscreatedaseparatedepartmentdedicatedtoexposingthetruth第三部分英语学问运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（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。GreenbergwasaluckyguytoenterColumbiaUniversityonfullscholarship．Butjustbeforejunioryear，Greenberg's___41___changed．Onedayhisvision"steamedup"andlaterhewasdiagnosedwithglaucoma（青光眼）．ThendoctorsoperatedonGreenberg'seyes．___42___，thesurgerydidn'twork．Greenbergwasgoingblind．Hewasso___43___thatherefusedtoseeanyone．AsGreenberg'sbestfriend，ArthurpersuadedGreenbergtogobacktoColumbiaand___44___tobehisreader．Arthurread___45___tohimeveryday，takingtimeoutfromhisownstudy，andGreenberg___46___scoringstraightA's．Still，hewastentativeaboutgettingaroundaloneandreliedonhisfriend．Then，oneafternoon，GreenbergandArthurwenttoMidtownManhattan．Whenitwastimetogobacktocampus，Arthursaidhecouldn’t___47___himbecauseofanappointment．Greenberg___48___．Theyargued，andArthurwalkedoff，leavingGreenbergaloneinGrandCentralTerminal．Greenberg，whowascompletely___49___，stumbled（蹒珊）throughtherush﹣hourcrowd．HetookashuttletrainwesttoTimesSquare，andthentransferredtoanuptowntrain．Fourmileslater，he___50___attheColumbiaUniversitystop．Attheuniversity'sgates，someoneknockedintohim．"Oops，excuseme，sir．"Greenberg___51___thevoice．ItwasArthur's．Greenberg'sfirstreactionwas___52___，butinthenextsecond，herealizedwhathehadjust___53___—andrealized，too，whohadmadeitpossible．___54___，Arthurhadbeenwithhimthewholeway，usingoneofthemostbrilliantstrategies．Blindnessdoesn'tmakeGreenbergfailtoappreciatethe___55___oflife．Healwayssaysheistheluckiestmanintheworld．41.A.faithB.attitudeC.fortuneD.reputation42.A.OtherwiseB.MoreoverC.ThereforeD.However43.A.shyB.desperate C.selfishD.nervous44.A.offeredB.pretendedC.happenedD.learned45.A.lettersB.newspapersC.textbooksD.magazines46.A.endedupB.carriedonC.imaginedD.considered47.A.abandonB.rescueC.comfortD.accompany48.A.compromisedB.panickedC.explainedD.apologized49.A.tiredB.amusedC.confusedD.satisfied50.A.gotoffB.pulledoverC.lookedaroundD.ranaway51.A.raisedB.lostC.controlledD.recognized52.A.angerB.pleasureC.reliefD.sorrow53.A.missedB.questionedC.ignoredD.achieved54.A.GraduallyB.FinallyC.ObviouslyD.Strangely55.A.magicB.beautyC.wisdomD.truth 其次节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Coronaviruses（冠状病毒）arealargefamilyofvirusesthatcausediseaseinmammalsandbirds.Coronavirusescancauseillnessesthatrange__56__thecommoncoldtomanymoresevereillnesses.The__57__(new）identifiedvirus,calledCOVID-19,isthoughttohavespreadtohumansfromwildanimalssoldatamarketinWuhan,in__58__(center)China'sHubeiProvince.Butitisnowspreadingbetweenpeople.Chineseofficialssay__59__diseaseisabletospreadfromonepersontoanotherevenbeforeanyactualsignsappear,__60__makesitespeciallyhardtocontain.Signsofsomepatients__61__(affect)bythediseasehaveincludedfever,cough,shortnessofbreathandgeneralbreathingdifficulties.Insomemoresevere__62__(case),theviruscancausepneumonia（肺炎）.Somepeoplereportfewornosigns,whileothershavegottenverysickorevendied.Thereisnospecial__63__(treat)forthenewcoronavirusatpresent.However,manyofitseffectsaretreatable,aslongasapatientisinfairhealth.LastweektheUSCentersforDiseaseControlalso__64__(publish)preventiontips.Itsays:washyourhandsforatleast20secondswithsoapandwater;avoid__65__(touch)yourfacewithunwashedhands;stayhomewhenyouaresick;cleanobjectsandsurfacesthataretouchedoften.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）假定你是李华，你校英语角拟实行一次英文演讲竞赛，须要两名主持人（host）。你对此很感谢爱好。请你用英语给外籍负责人布朗先生写一封自荐信，内容包括：1.个人基本状况；2.口语水平；3.相关阅历。留意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细微环节，以使行文连贯。DearMrBrown,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua其次节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面文章，依据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事情节。Whenatornadohitasmalltownnearby,manyfamilieswerelefthomeless.Afterward,allthelocalnewspaperscarriedstoriesofthefamilieswhosufferedthehardesttoappealtopeople’sattentionandassistance.OneSunday,aparticularpictureespeciallytouchedme.Ayoungwomanstoodinfrontofamobilehome,adepressedexpressiononherface.Ayoungboy,sevenoreightyearsold,stoodatherside,eyesdowncast.Hidingbehindherskirtwasatinygirlwhostaredintothecamera,wideeyeswithconfusionandfear.Thearticlebelowgaveclothingsizescloselymatchedours.Thiswouldbeagoodopportunitytoteachmyseven-year-oldtwins,BradandBrett,andthree-year-oldMeghantohelpthoselessfortunatethanthemselves."Wehavesomuch.Andthesepoorpeoplenowhavenothing,"Isaid."We'llsharewhatwehavewiththem."Ibroughtthreelargeboxesdownfromtheroomupstairsandplacedtheminthelivingroom.Meghanwatchedseriously,astheboysandIfilledoneoftheboxeswithcannedgoodsandfoods.WhileIsortedthroughourclothes,Iencouragedtheboystogothroughtheirtoysanddonatesomeoftheirlessfavoritethings.Theboyswerepleasedtojoin.Bredroseandwenttohisroomfast.Hecamebackbringinghisactionfiguresthatheplayedwithnotsofrequently.BrettalsojumpedupandrantofetchsomeofhisMatchboxcarsandairplanemodels.Meghanwatchedquietlyastheboyspiledupabandonedtoys.TheboysplacedtheobjectstheyhadchosentodonateintooneoftheboxeswhileIfilledthethirdboxwithclothes.MeghanwalkedupwithLucy,herworn,faded,best-lovedragdollhuggedtightlytoherchest."I'llhelpyoufindsomethingforthelittlegirl,too"IsaidtothelittleMeghan.“Mommy,IwillgiveLucytothem,”Meghanturnedtome.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________RecognizingwhatlittleMeghan’sgesturemeant,Iremovedmyoldjacketfromtheboxofclothes._______________