广东省深圳市平湖外国语学校2024-2025学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）

平湖外国语学校2024-2025学年第二学期期中考试高二英语满分120分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。第I卷（选择题共80分）第一部分基础知识（共15题：每小题1分，满分15分）单项选择从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.ThefilmNeZhapresentsaudiencesawonderfulwithitssplendidcartoonandvastpicture.A.visual B.integral C.mutual D.critical2.Chinahasreleasedaguidelinetostrengthentheofwaterandsoil,especiallyinthenorthwesternpart.A.variation B.conservation C.consumption D.invasion3.We______intendedtoremainsilent,butlaterwedecideditwasbettertovoiceouropinionsbravely.A.undoubtedly B.originally C.occasionally D.slightly4.Thehotelwehavebookedissituatedontheedgeofthecliff,thesea.A.overlooking B.exposing C.dominating D.boosting5.Shesearchedtheentirehouseforherkeys,only________themrestingonthekitchencounterwhereshehadleftthem.A.finding B.tohavefound C.tofind D.found6.______uspreparefortheexam,theteachersuggestedreadingthroughournotes.A.Tohelp B.Helped C.Helping D.Beinghelped7.It’strue_______innerbeautyisveryimportant,butexternalbeautyshouldn’tbecompletelyoverlooked.A.what B.which C.that D.where8.________Ireallyadmireisthewayshehasacknowledgedthatgoodhealthnotonlymakesusmorebeautiful,buthappiertoo.A.What B.That C.Which D.How9.________I'mconcernedaboutmostis________wecancollectahugeamountofmoneyinsuchashorttime.A.That;how B.What;that C.What;how D.As;whether10.Thepark________wetookawalkyesterday,isveryclosetomyhome.A.which B.that C.where D.whom11.________theygo,animalsfindtownsandcitiesintheirway.A.Whichever B.Whether C.Wherever D.Whatever12.___________frequentlyperformed,theworksofMozartalwaysattractsaudiences.A.Nomatterwhat B.Nomatterwhen C.Nomatterwhere D.Nomatterhow13.IcanspeakEnglish______fluently______Ihavenodifficultyincommunicatingwithevennativespeakers.A.so,that B.such,that C.so,as D.such,as14.Ourmanagerdidn't________forthemeetingbecausehewasill.A.turnon B.showupC.puton D.dressup15.Thecompanyhaslaunchedseveraltypesofcarsthisyear,andoneinparticular______theyoungwithhighincomes.A.subscribesto B.admitsto C.appealsto D.adaptsto第二部分阅读理解（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AMontrealhasauniqueculture,withitsmixtureofFrenchandEnglish.IfyouwanttovisitoneofthebestcitiesinNorthAmerica,thisistheplaceforyou.TheFrenchMostplacesinCanadaareEnglish-speaking,butMontrealisdifferent.ItisacityrunbytheFrenchandfortheFrench.Ifyouwanttoworkthere,youhavetospeakFrench.TheFrenchandtheEnglishgenerallystayapartfromeachother.MostoftheEnglishcan’tspeakFrenchanddon’twanttolearn;mostoftheFrenchdon’tliketospeakEnglish.However,itisthis“conflict”ofculturesthatmakesMontrealinteresting.FoodThebestanduniqueCanadianfoodcomesfromtheFrench.Forexample,youcanfind“poutine”—atastyquicksnack.ThisFrenchinventionismypersonalfavorite,althoughImustwarnyouthatitisn’tforeveryone.ThebestwaytoexperiencepoutineistogonorthofMontrealtooneoftheskiresorts.Spendalldayskiing.Then,whenyourbodyachesallover,gotoamountainbarwithfriendsandhaveahotchocolateandaplateofpoutine.Youwillunderstandwhyit’sthebestfoodintheworld.Music&CinemaMontrealisalsogreatformusic.There’safamousjazzfestivalinthesummer.Youneedapassformostoftheshows,whichareusuallyperformedoutdoorsduringthedayandnight.ButwhereveryouareinMontreal,youcanhearthemusicwhileyouarewalkinginthestreets.16.WhatisnecessaryifyouintendtomakealivinginMontreal?A.Masteringskiingskills. B.Favoringdifferentcultures.C.Understandingjazzmusic. D.CommunicatinginFrench.17.Whenwillyouenjoypoutinethemost?A.Afteraday-longsightseeing. B.Afteratiringskiingexperience.C.Whenyourbodyachesallover. D.Whenyouhaveahotchocolate.18.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A.Asciencemagazine. B.Atravelbrochure.C.Amusicwebsite. D.Ahistorybook.BNAIROBI—MirriamWambui,a13-year-oldstudent,speaksChinesewiththeconfidenceofaseasonedlinguistdespitehavingonlytwoyearsofexposuretothelanguage.ShewontheKenyanChineseBridgeCompetition,rankedsixthinAfricaandmadeittothetop30globallyatthecontestinTianjininlateOctober.“IwasoverjoyedtowininKenya,”Mirriamsays.HerjourneywiththeChineselanguagebeganthroughhereldestbrother,whotraveledtoChinain2015topursueamaster’sdegreeinChinese.WhenhereturnedtovisittheirfamilyinNairobiin2019,MirriamwasimpressedbyhisfluencyinChinese.“MybrothercamebackwithacellphoneIhadneverseenbefore,andeverythinghebrought,includingelectronics,wasmadeinChina.Ibecamecuriousaboutthiscountrythatseemedtoproducesomuch,”shesayswithagiggle.Inspired,sheenrolledinChineselanguageclassestwoyearsago.InMay,withonlytwoweeksleft,sheaskedtojointheschool’sChineseBridgeteam.“MyteacherwasshockedasIwasn’tinitiallypicked,butIbelievedinmyselfandwentallouttoprepare.”shesays.Herconfidencepaidoff.AtKenyattaUniversity,shewowedjudgesandwonalaptop,trophy(奖杯)andasponsoredChinatrip.InOctober,shevisitedChina.“Peopleweresonice,”shesays.HersuccessinspiredpeerstolearnChinese.TeacherCharityAtungasaysChineseisthemostpopularofthreeoptions,with90of200studentschoosingit.“Supportfromparentsandschoolsmakesitgreat.Studentsseebenefitslikescholarships,”Atungaadds.SheherselfstudiedinChinaonascholarshipandlaterbecameateacher.KenyattaUniversity,inpartnershipwithShandongNormalUniversity,hoststheChineseBridgeCompetitionforhighschoolstudentsinKenya.Throughthispartnership,over300KenyanstudentshavetraveledtoChina.“IwanttobecomeanambassadorinthefutureandlearnmoreaboutChineselanguageandculture.”saysMirriam.19WhatinspiredMirriamtolearnChinese?A.AttractivescholarshipsforChineselearners.B.Herbrother’swonderfulexperienceinChina.C.BenefitsofChineselearningfromherteacher.D.EagernesstowintheChineseBridgeCompetition.20.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMirriam?A.Confidentandambitious.B.Determinedandpatriotic.C.Generousandadventurous.D.Caringandthoughtful.21.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Self-beliefandeffortscount.B.Romeisnotbuiltinoneday.C.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.22.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ScholarshipsOpenDoorstoChineseEducationinKenya.B.AKenyanGirlExploresChineseCultureandInnovation.C.“MadeinChina”InspiresKenyanTeenstoEmbraceMandarin.D.KenyanTeen’sChineseBridgeWinFuelsNationalLearningPassion.CNewsthattheDutchbookpublishinghouseVeenBosch&KeuninghasconfirmedplanstoexperimentwithAItotranslatefictionhascausedafiercedebate.Acrosseverynewtechnology,debatescenteronwhatwestandtolosebyembracingchangeand,withAI,thisechoes(与……相呼应)thedevelopmentsintherecenthistoryofgeneticscience.Butsomehow,whenweinterferewithcultureandhumanhistory,itcanseemthatsomethingevenmorefundamentalthanDNAisunderthreat.Fictiontranslationhastraditionallybeenthedomainofskilledhumantranslators.UsingAIinthisfieldcouldbreakuphumanity’smostremarkableandperhapsirreplaceableachievement:theabilitytoexpresscomplexhumanthoughtsthroughwords.Language,especiallyinliterature,isn’tjustaboutwords.It’saboutculturalcontext,andthedistinctvoiceofthewriter.Onlyahumanwhounderstandsbothlanguagesandculturescanaccuratelytranslatetheheartofastory.Yetmachinelearninghasmadeextraordinarystrides(进展)inunderstandinglanguage,bestevidencedbythelatestversionofChatGPT.WeseemtobeatapointinthedevelopmentofAIwhereitscapabilitiesofusinglanguagealmostmatchhumans’inawiderangeofcircumstances,fromcustomerservicechatbotstohealthtestingtools.Learningeverylanguagetoreadeverybookis,ofcourse,impractical.Butnotunderstandingaparticularlanguagecanpreventusfromdiscoveringgreatworksofnativeliteraturethatmayneverbetranslatedintoourownlanguages.Thus,wemightadvanceasocialjusticeargumentforusingAltranslationtowidelygaininsightsfrommanyculturesandtheirvariedlanguages.Ofcourse,theriseofAIintranslationhasitsdownsides.IfAIreplaceshumantranslators,werisklosingtheirinsightsandtheculturalunderstandingtheybringButwecanuseAItohelphumantranslators.TranslatorscouldbeinvolvedinimprovingAImodels,ensuringhigheraccuracyandquality,andselectingworkstobetranslated.Imagine.aworldwheretranslatorsandAIworktogether,pushingtheboundariesofwhatcanbeaccomplished.Thiswouldgiveusaccesstomoregloballiterature,enhancingourcollectiveunderstandingofdiversecultures.23.Whydoestheauthormentionthedevelopmentsinrecentgeneticscience?A.Toemphasizetherapidtechnologicalprogress.B.Toexplainthemoralissuesinvolvedinthisfield.C.ToshowconcernsabouttheeffectofAItranslation.D.TodiscusstheadvantagesofapplyingAItechnology.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“madeextraordinarystrides”inparagraph4mean?A.Encounteredhugebarriers.B.Achievedremarkableprogress.C.Posedconsiderablechallenges.D.Exhibitedsignificantlimitations.25.WhatisidentifiedasasignificantpotentialbenefitofAItranslation?A.Itcanensuretheaccuracyoftranslations.B.Itcansavealargeamountoffinancialinvestment.C.Itcanfacilitatetheprocessoflearningforeignlanguages.D.Itcanexpandaccesstoliteraturefromdifferentcultures.26.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheuseofAIinfictiontranslation?A.Objective. B.Skeptical.C.Indifferent. D.Optimistic.DMorethan1,000metersbelowthesurfaceoftheoceans,it’sverydark.Foranimalslivinginthisdarkness,visionisirrelevant;soundsignals,instead,arehowtheynavigate,communicateandsearchforfood.Thatwayoflifehascomeunderthreatfromdecadesofincreasinghumannoise.Abigreasonisshipping,whichiscausingtheunderwaternoiseleveltogoupbyabout3.3decibels(分贝)everytenyears.Withroughly90%oftradedgoodstravellingbysea,quietingtheoceanthroughreductionsinshippingitselfisimpractical.Effortstomakeshipsmoreefficient,andthereforelesspolluting,arealsolikelytoreducenoise.Butexpertssaythosemeasureswillnotdoenoughtorestorequiet.Thatiswhyarangeoftechnologiesarebeingdeveloped—fromchangedpropeller(螺旋桨)designstonoisereductionmaterials—thatcouldallowhumansandotheranimalstoco-existintheocean.Muchoftheunderwaternoiseashipproducescomesfromitspropeller.Astheblades(叶片)move,areasoflowpressureareformedintheirwakewhichcausethewatertoboilandproducebubbles,aprocessknownascavitation(空化现象).Whenthosebubblesbreak,alow-frequencynoiseisproduced.Suchnoisecantravelthousandsofmetersunderwaterwithoutlosingstrength,interferingwiththemovementsofblueandhumpbackwhaleswhichusethesefrequenciestocommunicate.Onesolution,beingdevelopedbyresearchersattheUniversityofBritishColumbia(UBC),includesspecialmaterialsintothemetalpropellerblades,allowingtheirtips—oneofthemainsitesofcavitation—tobendandturn.Thismovementpreventsbubblesfromformingandtherebyreducesthenoisethebladesproduce,saysRajeevJaimanofUBC.Basedonsimulations,thedesigncouldreducecavitationnoiseby20decibels.Butshippingnoisedoesnotcomeonlyfromthepropeller.Roughly20%comesfromtheshipitself,asenginesandgeneratorsworkandtheship’scomponentsshake.Atlowspeeds,thispercentagerises.Tofixtheissue,researchershaveexperimentedothermethods.27.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph1?AToprovidesomeexamples. B.Toaddsomebackgrounds.C.Tointroducetheimportanceofthedeepsea. D.Tohighlighttheroleofvisionforseaanimals.28.Whyisreducingshippingnoiseconsidereddifficult?A.Mostshippingroutescannotbechanged.B.Thevolumeofseatrademakesitunrealistic.C.Effortstoreducenoisewouldharmtradeefficiency.D.Currenttechnologiescannotlowernoiseeffectively.29.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthenewpropellerdesign?A.Itremovesallthenoisefromships. B.Itreliesongeneratorstoreduceshaking.C.Itstopsbubblesbyslowingdowntheblades. D.Itusesflexibletipstominimizenoiseproduction.30Whatmaybetalkedaboutinthefollowingtext?A.Othertechnologiestoreduceshippingnoise.B.Waystoimprovetheefficiencyofshipengines.C.Thebenefitsofreducingunderwaternoiseforhumans.D.Theeffectsofnoisepollutiononsmallmarinecreatures.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Studyingabroadopensyourhorizonsandallowsyoutostandoutfromthecrowdwhenapplyingforjobswithfutureemployers.Herearethetopfiveadvantagesofstudyingabroad.Culturalimmersion(沉浸)Studyingabroadgivesyoutheirreplaceableopportunitytoimmerseyourselfinanewculture.____31____You’llbeabletoprovehowadaptableyouaretofutureemployers.AcademicexcellenceGainaglobally-recognizededucationandexpandyourfuturecareeroptions.____32____Studentsoftenhaveaccesstodiverseacademicopportunitiesthataren’tavailableintheirhomecountries.Forexample,youmightbeabletocontributetoresearch,orspecializeyourdegreetofityourambitions.PersonalgrowthYou’llexplorethepathyou’dlikeyourlifetotake.You’lldiscoveryourself.Pushyourselfoutofyourcomfortzoneandseetheincrediblepersonalgrowthyou’llmake.Alongtheway,youmightrealizeyouhavethepowertoshapeyourfuture.____33____Careeradvancement____34____Yourjourneyofpersonaldevelopmentwhileachievingacademicexcellence,provesyourcapabilities.Livinginanewcountryandadaptingtoanewenvironmentwhilestudyingforahigh-qualitydegreeoffersanexampleofyourworkethic(道德)toprospectiveemployers.____35____Studyingabroadcanleadtolifelongfriendships.Therearepeoplewhowillnotonlyhelpyouexperiencethebestofanewcountry,butalsosupportyouthroughthedemandsofuniversityeducation.You’llalsobeabletobuildvaluableprofessionalconnections—oneofthekeybenefitsofstudyingabroadwhichcanhelpyoubeoutstandinginyourcareerjourney.A.GlobalnetworkingB.ImprovedcommunicationskillsC.Studyingabroadopensupaworldofopportunities.D.Studyinginternationallycanexposeyoutodifferenteducationstyles.E.Allofthegrowthyou’llexperiencewillshinewhenyoucometopursueyourdreamjob.F.Employersknowandvaluethebenefitsofemployingapplicantswhohavestudiedabroad.G.Tastenewdishes,explorenewcities,andgetamatchlessfirst-handinsightintoanewwayoflife.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Dr.SheilaOyella’sfourthchildwasborn11weeksearly,weighingonlythreepounds.Thetinynewbornstruggledtobreatheandfeed,andhislifeseemedtobe___36___.AlthoughOyellawasanexperienced___37___,shefelthelplessasamother.Herbabywasso___38___andweakthatevenadvancedmedicaltreatmentsdidn’tseemto___39___.Oneday,whileworkingonatrialforprematurebabycare,Oyella___40___atechniqueshehadreadabout,called“kangaroocare”.Thismethodsuggestedthatholdingababyclose,skin-to-skin,couldhelp___41___thebaby’svitalsigns.Feelingdesperatetosaveherson,shedecidedto___42___it.Gently,sheplacedthetinybabyonherchest,hopingthatthewarmthofherbodyandthesteadyrhythmofherheartbeatwouldmakea___43___.Toheramazement,thebaby’sconditionbeganto___44___andstabilizeovertime.“Kangaroocare”,whichisinspiredbyhowkangarooscarrytheirbabiesina____45____,hasnowbeenadoptedaroundtheworld____46____aneffectivewaytoimprovethesurvivalandhealthofprematurenewborns.“It’snotmagic,butit’s____47____,”saidProfessorLawn,oneoftheleadresearchersonthistopic.Recentstudieshave____48____thatwhilethismethodmaynotreducedeathratesinthefirstfewdaysoflife,itcanincreasethesurvivalrateby14%duringthefirst28days.Thistechniqueisespecially____49____inlow-incomecountries,whereaccesstohigh-techmedicalequipmentisoftenlimited.Bysupportingbreastfeedingandprotectingbabiesfrominfections,kangaroocareallowsnewbornstoleavethehospital____50____andreturnhomehealthier.36.A.fading B.falling C.running D.walking37.A.doctor B.teacher C.researcher D.engineer38.A.strong B.delicate C.cute D.smart39.A.save B.fail C.change D.help40.A.described B.recalled C.adopted D.imagined41.A.stabilize B.cause C.reduce D.lose42.A.ignore B.try C.improve D.explain43.A.choice B.solution C.difference D.mistake44.A.decline B.grow C.worsen D.improve45.A.carrier B.blanket C.case D.home46.A.with B.as C.by D.for47.A.miracle B.story C.science D.knowledge48.A.denied B.remembered C.shown D.decided49.A.inexpensive B.common C.important D.challenging50A.later B.wiser C.heavier D.earlier第II卷（运用题共40分）第二节（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。Youcanbehappyevenwhenyou’resufferingfromillness,butthatdoesn’tmeanyoushouldignoretheaspectsofyourhealth____51____areinyourcontrol.Exerciseandsleepareparticularlyimportantwhenitcomes____52____happiness.Makingexercisearegularhabitisn’tjustgoodforthebody.Italsohasa____53____(power)effectonmentalwell-being.Peoplewhoexerciseregularlyarehappieracrosstheboard.Plus,they’realsolessstressed,anxious,and____54____(depress).Itdoesn’treallymatter____55____kindofexerciseyoudo,solongasyoudoitregularly.Forthebestresults,aimforanhourofexerciseatleastfivedaysaweek.Ifyoufindsomethingyouenjoy,you’llbemorelikely____56____(stick)toit.Sodon’tthinkyou’relimitedto____57____(go)tothegym.Findsomethingthatsuitsyourlifestyleandpreferences.Ifyou’rehavingtroublethinkingofactivitiesyouenjoy,thinkbacktowhenyou____58____(be)akid.Whatsportsorgamesdidyouliketoplay?Also,gettingqualitysleepeverynightdirectly____59____(affect)yourhappiness,andemotionalstabilityduringtheday.Whenyourelackingsleep,you’remucheasiertostress.It’shardertobeproductive,thinkcreatively,andmakewise____60____(decide).Theaveragepersonneedsatleast7.5-9hourseachnight.第四部分写作（共一节，满分25分）61.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。OnSaturday,wegatheredatthehalltowitnesstheawardceremonyfortheseniorscouts(童子军).Receivinganawardonsuchadaywasagreathonorforanyscout,andalldesiredtobethescoutselectedtogivethesummaryoftheyear’sactivitiesfortheassociation.Iwasnottheoneselectedtogivethesummaryandforthat,Iwasgrateful.Icouldhardlystandinfrontofalargecrowdtomakeaspeech,butSeancould.HewasselectedtodothehonorbecausehewasthePresidentoftheBoyScoutsforschools.Myjobwasmuchsimpler.BeingtheVice-President,Iwasverymuchbehindthescenes,contenttoensurethateverythingwasinsmoothrunningorder.Itwasanhourtogobeforetheceremonybegan,andIhadputthefinishingtouchestothestage.Walkingdownthestage,Isawmyteammatesinastateofpanic.Whentheysawme,theyrantometotellmethatSeanmetwithatrafficaccidentandwouldnotmakeittotheawardceremony.Someoneelsehadtogivethesummary.Allofthemlookedhopefullyatme,andIcouldfeelmykneesbeginningtocollapse.Alltheirargumentsagainstmyunwillingnesswerevalid.IhadacopyofthespeechaswellasthebenefitofhavingseenSeanrehearse(排练)it.IwastheVice-Presidentandthereforeshouldtakehisplace.Finally,IwasfirmlytoldnottodeclineanylongerandtheysaidthattheywereconvincedthatIwoulddotherightthing.Isankdownontothefloor,totallyshockedbythesituation.IknewIwasnotaconfidentspeaker,andthethoughtofpresentingasummaryinfrontofsomanydistinguishedguestshorrifiedme.Tothinkthatthefameofthescoutswouldtakeabeatingbecauseofme!Theburdenofresponsibilitytroubledmegreatly.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Buttherewasreallynowayoutofthesituation.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________AsIstoodonthestage,myheartbeatviolently.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________