浙江省宁波市九校2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期末联考试题

PAGEPAGE10浙江省宁波市九校2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期末联考试题第I卷（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）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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Whenwillthevolleyballmatchstart?A.At3:30pm.

B.

At

3:50

pm.C.At4:30pm.2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Onabus.B.Inatheater.C.Atasupermarket.3.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Hedoesn'tneedasmuchsleepahavemoresleep.B.Hewantstohavemoresleep.C.Hefeelsunwellnow.4.What

does

themanwanttodo?A.Washthedishlater.

B.Takethewomanout.

C.Hivearest.5.Howwillthemanprobablymailthebooks?A.Byordinarymail.

B.Byairmail.

C.Byairparcel.其次节：（共15小题；每小题1.5,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。听第6段材料，回答第6至8三个小题。6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theirplansforthisterm.B.Theirfavoritesubjects.C.TheirworkingexperienceWhatjobwillthemantrytolookfor?A.Arepairman.B.Asalesman.C.Adriver.听第7段材料，回答第9至11三个小题。8.Whydothespeakerslookatthephotos?A.Theyneedtochoosesomeonetousetheircomputer.B.Theywantloadvertisetheirproduct.C.Theyarelookingforafootballplayer.9.Whydoweknowaboutthephotos?A.Mostofthemarechildren.B.Theyarejustwhatthespeakerswant.C.Mostofthemareuselesstothespeakers.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。10.Wheredidthemangoforthesecondweek?A.ToQueensland.

B.

ToSydney.C.ToSanFrancisco.11.Howdidthewomanspendmostofthevacation?A.Shestayedindoors.

B.

Shetouredaroundthecity.C.Shesunbathedonthebeach.12.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofhervacation?A.Wonderful.

B.

Unpleasant.C.Meaningful.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。13.Howdopeoplecalleachotherinthewoman’scompany?A.Byusingnicknames.

B.Byusingtheirfirstnames.C.Byusingthefamilynames.14.Whatdoesthewomanlikeinhercompany?A.Theofficesareverybig.B.Shehasatwo-weekleave.C.Sheweansuitsatwork.15.Whereisthewomanfrom?A.America.

B.

Australia.

C.Britain.16.WhichisoneofthedifferencesbetweenworkingintheUSAandtheUK?A.Americansoften

wearinformalclothes.B.Britishhaveshorterworktime.C.Americanshavealongerholiday.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。Whocouldthelistenersmostprobablybe?

A.Customers.

B.

New

staff.C.Jobapplicants.18.WhatdoesTomMcEwantakechargeof?A.Production.B.Finance.C.HumanResources.19.WhoisMs.JulieNicolsonresponsiblefor?A.Thetechniciansindqualitycontrollers.B.Theaccountclerksandcreditcontrollers.C.Thesalesrepresentativesandafter-salesclerks.20.Whatcanthelistenersdo?A.ConsultIanWeirabouttheirsalaries.B.TalkwithMr.Batemanabouttheirproblems.C.LearnfromJoshuaGoldingerabouttrainingstuff.其次部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节：（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheotherdayIwasshoppingatalocalstoreandcameuponaladyfromIndiasquatting(蹲)onthefloorlookingforacertainproductonthebottomshelf.Shesprangupwhenshesawmeasiftogetoutofmyway.Apologeticallysheexplainedthatshewasacashieratanearbystoreandwasonherlunchbreak,tryingtogetafewneededitemsbeforehertimewasup.

Ireassuredher,“Iaminnohurry.Goaheadanddowhatyouneedtodo.”Whileshesearchedforaparticularbrand,shesaidthatsometimescustomerswererudetoheratthestoreandshereallyappreciatedmykindness.ItoldherthatIhadnoticedcashiersbeingtreatedrudelybysomepeople.

IalsoexplainedtoherthatIwasaretirednurseandunderstoodsomeofwhatshewassayingfirsthand.Sometimespatients,families,ordoctorscouldbeveryrudeormean.ButItriedtounderstandwhytheywerefeelingthatwayandletitgo.“Theworldwouldbea

betterplace

ifweallactedkindlytowardeachother.Thosewhoarerudemayhavebad

karmacomingafterthemeventually.”Iadded.

Shenoddedandwassurprised,“Soyouknowaboutkarma?”Myreplywassimple.“Alittlebit.Karmaisthesamethingasdoingsomethingbadanditcomesbacktobiteyouonthebutt.”Shepaused,lookedpuzzled,thenbrokeoutinabigsmileandcoveredhermouthwithherhand,laughingasshewalkedaway.

ItfeltsogoodthatinabriefexchangeIshowedhertherewerekindpeopleintheworld,whichmighthavehelpedherregainherfaithinhumanity.

21.Howdidtheladyreactwhenshesawtheauthorinthestore?

A.Sheapologizedforherrudemanners.B.Sheinvitedhertohavelunchtogether.C.She

stooduptryingto

make

way

forher.D.Shekeptsearchingfortheneededproduct.

22.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor?

A.Kindandunderstanding.B.Courageousandwarm-hearted.

C.Responsibleandhumorous.D.Sympatheticandopen-minded.23.Whatisthemainmessagetheauthorwantstoconvey?

A.Workingasacashierisnoeasyjob.

B.Thosewhoarerudedeservebadkarma.

C.Doingactsofkindnesswillmakepeoplefeelgood.

D.Weshouldtreatothersthewaywewanttobetreated.BDespiteallofthemotivationalquotesthatsaygettingoutofcomfortzoneisessentialforyourhappylife,it’sstillastrugglebreakingfromregularroutine.Yourcomfortzoneisaspaceforbalance,andisneithergoodnor

bad.

It'ssimplyanaturaltendencywallhave,andwhileleavingitcancauseanxietyandstress,it’softenforthebest.Thebenefitstoleavingyourcomfortzonearemany-sided,impactingnotonlyyouremotionalhealthbutalsoyouryourwork-lifebalance.Forinstance,yourworkproductivitywillincreasebecauseyou’llnolongerbestuckbeingcontentwithtasksthatareeasyforyou.Ratherthanpretendinglobebusy.You’llfeeltheimpactofadeadlineandmakeanefforttolearnfromnewexperiences.Bybreakingoutofyourcomfortzone,youwillbepreparedlodealwithnewandunexpectedchangesinlife.BreneBrown,aresearchprofessoratUniversityofHouston,explainsthisphenomenonfurther,where“oneoftheworstthingswecandoispretendthatfearanduncertaintydon’texist.Bytakingrisksinacontrolledfashionandchallengingyourselftothingsyounormallywouldn'tdo,youcanexperiencesomeofthatuncertaintyincontrolled,manageableenvironment.Learningloliveoutsideyourcomfortzonewhenyouchooseto

canprepareyouforlifechangesthatforceyououtofit.”You'llfindarenewedsenseofoptimismRegardingobstacles(障碍),andbrainstormtousecreativitytogetyourselftoyourdesiredgoal.Gettingoutofyourcomfortzoneisalsoawaytochallengeyourselfinabeneficialway,aslongasyou'reawareofwhatyourlimitationsareforjustenoughanxietyandstress.Youcanstretchyourpersonal

boundariesCodoamazingthings,likeclimbingKilimanjaroormeetingnewpeople.Asyoubreakoutof

yourcomfortzonethough,makesureyouyoutaketimelorecovermentallybycomingbacktoyourroutine

occasionallysoyoudon'tburnout.Soon,you’llfindyourselfmakingitahabittoleaveyourcomfortzone

topursuegreater.betterthings.24.Whyisithardforpeopletobreakoutoftheircomfortzone?A.

Regularroutinetorturespeoplewithmuchrepeatedwork.B.People'semotionalhealthiscloselyrelatedtotheircomfortzone.C.Breakingthespaceforbalancemakespeopleworriedandpressured.D.Peopleseekforhappylifewithoutfollowing

some

inspiringquotes.WhatcanweinferfromBreneBrown’swords?A.Peoplecanequipthemselvestocopewithsomeunknownchangesbychallengingthemselves.B.Peoplealwayspretendtobefearfulbeforetheuncertaintyiscompletelysolvedinlife.C.Peoplecanmaintainabalancebetweenworkandlifethroughgettingoutofcomfortzone.D.

Peoplecanlearnlocontroltheuncertaintyinanewenvironmentbybeingexposedtorisks.26.WhichofthefollowingwaysisNOTsuggestedbythewritertobreakoutofthecomfortzone.A.Sometimescomebacktoyourroutine.B.Formahabittotakesomechallenges.C.

Paylessattentiontoyouranxietyandstress.D.Expandourlimitstodosomethingchallenging.CPromisingtobetruthfulhasarealimpactonreducingthenumberofteenswhoarewillingtocheat,accordingloa

new

studyconductedinIndiabyaresearchteamfromtheUniversityofPlymouth.The

findings,publishedintheJournalofBehavioralDecisionMaking,suggestthatthedesiretobehonestgoes

beyondjustafearofsocialpunishment.“Promisesarewhatwecall“speechacts”andcreatecommitmentsbymerelysayingspecificwords,”saidthestudy’sfirstauthor.Dr.PatriciaKanngiesser.“soonewouldthinkthattheyhaveverylittlebindingpower.Incontrast,researchhasshownoverandoveragainthatmanypeopledokeeptheirword,evenatapersonalcost."Cheatinganddishonesty,evenonasmallscale,canweakentrustandleadtocostsforothers,andsocietyatlarge.Cheatinginacademicsettingsisaproblemworldwide.Asof2024,20%oftheworld’sadolescentsabout250millionindividualslivedinIndiaandthecountry’shighlycompetitiveeducationalsystemmeansacademiccheatingisaconcern.Thestudyinvolvedaseriesofexperimentsamong640adolescents(ages10to14)totesttheeffectivenessofinvitingparticipantstopromisetobetruthful,withpointsthatwouldlaterbeconverted(转化)intoprizesasanencouragement.Forexample,adolescentsplayedagameinwhichtheymentallychosealocationinaboxwith16dice(骰子)，shooktheboxandrecordedthenumberofthedicefallingintheirchosenposition.Prizeswerebasedontheirtotalreportedscoresafterfifteenrounds.Sincetheinitialchoicewasprivate,opportunisticadunobservableswitchingtoahigherscoringdicewaspossible.Beforethetask,theparticipantsweregivenachoicetopromisetobetruthfulornot.Tomakepromisingtobehonestmoreattractive,thosewhodidsoreceivedextrapoints.Thisgaveevenpotentiallydishonestparticipantsamotivationtochoosetopromise.Controlgroupsofparticipantscouldalsoearnthoseextrapointsbutdidnothavetopromise.Theresearcherswereabletoevaluatethedegreeofdishonestybycomparingparticipants’reportedresultstowhatwouldbestatisticallyexpected.Comparedtocontrolgroups,promisesinthestudyeffectivelyloweredcheatingrates,andtheauthorsconcludethattheycouldbeasimpletooltoreducedishonestbehavior.“thisstudyprovidesmoreevidenceofthat,ansuggestspromisescouldbeapowerfulwayofencouragingandsustaininghonestbehaviorinanacademiccontext.”Kanngiessersaid.27.WhywasthestudyconductedinIndia?A.BecauseteensinIndiahaveastrongdesiretobehonest.B.

BecauseteenagersmIndiaareundergreatacademicpressure.C.

Becauseteen’sacademiccheatingiseducators'bigconcernthere.D.BecausemoreandmoreIndianadolescentsdon'talwayskeeptheirword.28.Howdidtheresearcherscarryouttheirstudy?A.Bygivingexamplesandanalyzingdata.B.Bycontrollingfiguresandmakingclassification.C.Bymakingcomparisonsandexplainingcauses.D.BYdoingexperimentsandmakingcomparisons.29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueintheexperimentwithdice?A.Theadolescentswereencouragedtopromisetobetruthful.B.Theeffectivenessofpromisesisnotreflected

intheexperiment.C.

It'simpossibleforparticipantstochangetheiroriginalchoiceofposition.D.Thedegreeofdishonestyinthecontrolgroupwascomparativelylower.

30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.

Honestyisavirtuetobefollowed.B.Promisescanactuallyreduceteencheating.C.Academiccheatingisaworldwideproblem.D.Truthfulnesssimportantlogettinggoodscores.其次节：（共5个小题；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。Theendofbritishpubculture?Britishbeerandpubsarcfamousaroundtheworld.Thingsarechanging.However,31Forthousandsofyears,themostimportanttwobuildingsinanybritishvillagehavebeenthechurchandthepub.Traditionally.thechurchandthepubareattheheartofanyvillage

ortown,sinceitiswherethepeoplegatherlosocializeandexchangenews.Afterall,theword“pub”isactuallyshortfor“publichouse”.asaresult,britishpubsareoftenoldandwellpreserved.32ManyBritishpubshaveoldnamesreferringtothemonarchs,suchadtheking’sheadorthequeenvictoria,butofcoursethisdoesn’tmeantheyareonlyforkingsandqueens.33Onacoldnight,the

pub’slandlordorlandladycanalwaysfindawarmplaceforyoubythefire.Thereisalwayshonestand

heartyfoodindplentyofdrinkavailableatanaffordableprice.That’showitusedlobe.34Economicdownturns,governmental“austeritymeasures”(财政紧缩政策),andculturalchangesarecausingmanypubstogooutofbusiness.Peopledonothavespare

moneytospendonbeer.Ontopofthat,in2007smokingwasbannedinallpublicindoorspacerincluding

spaces,includingpubs,whichmayalsohaveaffectedthenumbersofcustomersgoingtopubssincethen.To

savetheirbusiness.pubsarctryingtodiversifyloattractnewcustomers.Nowtherearea

numberofdifferenttypesofpubs.Besidesa"traditionalpub",a“gastropub"serveshigher-qualityfoodthanusual.35Anda"themepub”caterstospecifictypesofcustomers,suchassportsorkaraokefans.Asyoucansee,Britishpubsnowoffersomethingforeveryone.Andwithvarious"savethepub"campaign,therearesignsthatpeopleareregatheringaroundthesenewkindsofpubswhilesupportingthetraditionalonestobackitsgreatBritishcustomwithpride.A.Don’tbritishpeoplelikedrinkingbeer?B.Manyofthemhavebecomehistoricsitesthattouristsvisit.C.IsthistheendofagreatBritishtradition?D.A“microbrewery”oftenhasfresherbeerthanothertypesofpub.E.Somepubsareallowedlawtostayopenafter11pm.F.Pubshavealwayswelcomedpeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety.G.Nowthere

areworryingsignsthatthingsarebeginningtodecline.第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Whenmosttoddlerscanspeaksmallsentenceanduseabout200words,mythree-year-oldKimberknewonlyfiftysmallwords.Sheexpressedherselfindifferentways.36ways!Shepointed,climbed,gestured,criedandevenlearnedbabysignlanguage.ButKimberdidnotuse37ifshecouldhelpit.Kimberwastested,andwediscoveredshehad38delay.later,welearnedthiswas39processingandexecutivefunctiondisorders,whichmadeitvery40forhertolearnnewsounds,lettersandpronunciations.41,Kimberwassmartenoughto42thatshedidn’tsaywordsthesamewayaseveryoneelse.Ifshecouldn’tsaywordsright,shedidn’twanttosaythematall.andshehatedtobe43soshedidn’tusewordsever.That44onehotsummerdaywhilewewerevisitingafriend.Myfriendhadalitterofkittens45togivetogoodhomes.mostofthekittenshidintheclosetwhenmy46toddlerapproachedthem,butonelittlegreyonedidnot47.soon,theyplayedtogether.whenitwastimetoleave,myfriendsuggestedwetakekittyhome.48Kimberhadthekittenoverhershoulderanditspawswere49hershirt,iagreed.Thenextmorning,isawthemostamazingthing.Shewastalking!“goodkitty.Liedown.”Kimbersaid,pettingthecat.myeyeswerefilledwithtearsasIwitnessedthe50.thatcharmingcatinspiredkiimbertoovercomeherown51andusthewordssheknew!Isat52,listeningtohertakingtohernewlittlepet.“kitty,comehere.It’stimetoplay!”sevenwordsina53fromkimber7slipswereallthatineededtohear.Kittyneverwentbacktomyfriend.Hewonhis54inourhome.HewastheperfectpettohelpKimberthroughhis55loveandacceptance.55.36.

A.instantB.ordinaryC.wonderfulD.tricky37.

A.criesB.wordsC.posturesD.sounds38.

A.logicB.memory

C.behaviorD.speech39.

A.basedonB.DuetoC.FocusedonD.Equalto40.

A.impossibleB.likelyC.difficultD.hopeless41.

A.inotherwordsB.InparticularC.AsaconsequenceD.Worsestill42.

A.recognizeB.distinguishC.pretendD.accept43.

A.correctedB.criticizedC.encouragedD.emphasized44.

A.improvedB.happenedC.developedD.changed45.

A.abandonedB.readyC.adoptedD.unwilling46.

A.cautiousB.scaredC.indifferentD.curious47.

A.fleeB.shiverC.leapD.crouch48.

A.althoughB.sinceC.if

D.while49.

A.tiedtoB.AccessedtoC.AttachedtoD.Confinedto50.

A.miracle

B.incidentC.sufferingD.struggle51.

A.self-confidenceB.Self-respect

C.Self-disciplineD.Self-doubt52.

A.inconfusionB.InwonderC.Inamusement

D.ingrief53.

A.wayB.lineC.rowD.moment54.

A.fameB.satisfactionC.securityD.place55.

A.unconditionalB.fearlessC.hopelessD.complicated第II卷留意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）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。WeChat,China’s56(popular)messagingandmobilepaymentappofall,addednewemojis(表情符号)

57itsexistingonNovember18.Amongthesenewemojis,“broken”i.e.liekaior"split-off”isstraightfromChineseonlineslang,58couldbeusedtosignalfrustration.Thenewemojishavebecomea59(heal)topiconChinesemicrobloggingplatformWeibo,causingdiscussionsaboutmeaningsbehindthesedifferentfaces.Somenetizensthinkthenewemojisarea

perfect

60

(explain)

ofa

laborer's

day.

61somehopeWcChatcancontinuetointroducenewemojis,suchasasplitdog.As62numberofthosebornafter1995increasesonline.GenerationZhasputnewenergyintotheInternet.Theydowellinonlinelanguage,63(prefer)to

use

emojistoexpresstheiremotions.

andcreatingnewdefinitionsfor

64.

Sofar

learningthenewmeaningofemojis65(become)“compulsorycourse"fortheoldergenerations.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，在一所国际学校就读。近期你校将推广普及垃圾分类，目前正在招募志愿者。请你用英文向负责老师Mr.Hawk提出申请，内容包括：1.写作目的2.申请理由3.期盼加入留意：1.

词数80字左右。2.

可以适当增加细微环节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：垃圾分类garbagesorting其次节概要写作（满分25分〉Peoplehavebeenexpressingtheirtheirthoughtsandideasthrough

art

forthousandsofyears.Todothis,theyhaveusedavarietyof

tools

andtechnologies.YetMichelangeloandothershavebeenlabeledas

”artists”ratherthan“technicians”.Thismeansthatartandtechnologyhavealwaysbeenseenastwoveryseparatethings.Today,however.technologicaladvanceshaveledtoacombination

ofartandtechnology.Theartworldischanginggreatlyasaresultofthecombination.Nowartismoreaccessibletous

thaneverbefore.TakeforexampleoneofChina'smostfamouspaintingsfromthesongdynasty,alongtheriverduringtheQingmingFestvial.

Thankstotechnology,millionsmorepeoplehavebeenableto

experienceadigitalversionofthispainting.Three-dimensional(3D)animationmeansthatviewerscanseethecharactersmovearoundandinteractwiththeirsurroundings.Theycanalsowatchasthedifferentsceneschangefromdaylightintonighttime.Theart-techcombinationisalsochangingourconceptof“art”andthe“artist”.

Notonlycanweinteractwithartbutalsowecantakepartinitscreation.Withnewtechnologicaltoolsatourfingertips,

moreandmorepeopleare