安徽省合肥市一六八中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

合肥一六八中学2023级高二期末调研试卷英语试题第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，请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。例：How

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A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whatarethespeakersdoingnow?A.Havingaclass. B.Attendingaparty. C.Watchingatennismatch.2.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofBrandonKent?A.Helpful. B.Hard-working. C.Knowledgeable.3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inasupermarket. B.Inarestaurant. C.Inthewoman’shouse.4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.HowtogotoEurope. B.Howtocelebrateanevent. C.Howtospendtheweekend.5.Whatmightthewomandonext?A.Movehouse. B.Visittheman’splace. C.Viewanapartment.第二节(共15小题;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。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、7题。6.Whydidthemanorderpinkroses?A.Theywererecommendedbythesupplier.B.Theymatchthethemeoftheevent.C.Theygowellwiththeirlogo.7.Whatdoesthemandointheend?A.Heacceptsthewoman’soffer.B.Heexpresseshisdisappointment.C.Hetellshisworkmatesaboutthecase.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Wherewillthespeakersgotogether?A.Thepark. B.Thebookstall. C.Themarket.9.Whattimedoesthewomanneedtobeathome?A.By4:30p.m. B.By4:45p.m. C.By5:15p.m.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whendoesthemanexpecthishousetobefinished?A.BytheendoftheDecember. B.AtthebeginningofJanuary. C.BytheendofJanuary.11.Whatisthemanuncertainabout?A.Whatcolorstouse.B.Whichroomstoredecorate.C.Whentodealwiththemasterbedroom.12.Whatwillthewomandointheevening?A.Designsomenewsamples.B.Redecoratetheman’srooms.C.Letthemanchoosethewallpaper.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhatdoesthemanhelpAdado?A.Chooseaworkfield. B.Decideonhermajor. C.Improvehermathability.14.WhatdoesthemanlearnfromAda’sfile?A.Shemajoredinphysics.B.Sheisgoodatsciencesubjects.C.Shewouldliketobeanengineer.15.Whatistheman’sopiniononengineeringjobs?A.Popular. B.Difficult. C.Rewarding.16.WhatfieldisappealingtoAda?A.Electricalengineering. B.Computerengineering. C.Mechanicalengineering.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhydidArneJacobsengiveupbecominganartist?A.Hisparentswereagainstit.B.Hedislikedartastimewentby.C.Hedidn’tthinkitwasagoodjob. 18.WhatwasArneJacobsen’sdesignstyle?A.Traditional. B.Simple. C.Flowery.19.WhatkindofpersonwasArneJacobsen?A.Humorous. B.Gifted. C.Serious. 20.WhatdidArneJacobsen’sworksfocuson?A.Creativity. B.Style. C.Function.第二部分阅读(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。AFourFamousFemaleScientistsKatherineJohnsonKatherineJohnsongraduatedfromcollege—withhonors—atthesameagemostpeoplegraduatedfromhighschool.ShelaterappliedtoaprogramattheNationalAdvisoryCommitteeforAeronauticsandearnedaspotasoneoftheagency’shumancomputers.OneofKatherine’smostimportantjobswascalculatingthepathofthefirstAmericanmannedspaceflightin1961andtheApollomoonlandingin1969.CeciliaPayne-GaposchkinWhenCeciliaPayne-GaposchkinbecamethefirstwomantoreceiveaPhDfromHarvard’sRadeliffeCollege,nooneknewhowmuchherdoctoralpaperwouldchangetheworldofscience.Herconclusionthatstarsarecomposedmainlyofhydrogenandhelium(氦)contradictedthemaintheoryofthetime,andsomeoftheday’sleadingscientistsopenlyquestionedherfindings.Itwouldtakemorethanadecadeforanotherscientisttoreachthesameconclusion.LiseMeitnerLiseMeitnerisoneofonlytwowomentohaveanelementnamedinherhonor—theelementwiththeatomicnumber109iscalledmeitnerium.ShewasthefirstphysicsprofessorinGermanyandthefirstscientisttoincludetheterm“nuclearfission(裂变)”inapublishedpaper.Duringhercareer,shediscoveredwhatcausestheAugerEffect,explainedhownuclearfissionworks,anduncoveredtheelementprotactinium(镤).GraceHopperGraceHopperwasknownforherpioneeringworkinthedevelopmentofcomputerprogramminglanguages.ShebeganhercareerincomputingandworkedontheHarvardMarkIcomputerprogram.Later,shecreatedthefirstprogramthattranslatedcodeintomachinelanguage,andalsodevelopedtheCOBOL(CommonBusiness-OrientedLanguage)programminglanguage.21.WhatwasanotablecontributionmadebyKatherineJohnson?A.SheobtainedaPhDdegreeatHarvard. B.Shedevelopedaprogramminglanguage.C.Sheclarifiedthemechanismofnuclearfission. D.Sheworkedouttheroutesformajorspacemissions.22.Whosefindingregardingstarsmetwithresistancefrompremierscientists?A.CeciliaPayne-Gaposchkin’s. B.GraceHopper’s.C.LiseMeitner’s. D.KatherineJohnson’s. 23.WhatdoLiseMeitnerandGraceHopperhaveincommon?A.Theyfoundnovelelements.B.TheygraduatedfromHarvard. C.Theyweregroundbreakingintheirrespectivefields. D.Theywerewhollyengagedincomputer-relatedwork.BWhenIwasgrowingup,mymomoftensaidthatnomatterwhatgradesIgotinschool,aslongasIdidmybest,she’dbeproudofme.Thensheadded,“Butifyoudidn’tgetanA,I’llknowyoudidn’tdoyourbest.”Shesaiditwithasmile,butItookitseriously:Ishouldn’tsettleforanythinglessthanperfect.MygreatestweaknessisthatI’mtoomuchofaperfectionist.Perfectionismisthedesiretobe100%perfect.Thegoaliszerofaultsandnofailures.Inanincreasinglycompetitiveworld,kidsfacegrowingpressurefromparentstobeperfectandseverecriticismwhentheyfallshort.Everyfaultisablowtotheirself-esteem(自尊).I’veliveditmyself.WhenIwonthefifth-gradequizbowlonworldexplorers,Ibeatmyselfupafterwardformissingonequestion.HowcouldIforgetthatthesearoutetoIndiawasdiscoveredbydaGama,butnotMagellan?WhenImadethefinalsofaMortalKombattournamentandwonalifetimepasstoalocalmovietheater,Ididn’tcelebrate.Thirdplaceisthesecondloser.WhenIwonthefirstprizeinamathtest,Iwasdisappointed.Onlya98?Notgoodenough.Therewasalwaysavoiceinthebackofmymindwhisperingthatitwasn’tenoughandthatIcouldhavedonebetter.ItwasduringmycollegeyearsthatIstartedtoquestionthevalueofthisperfectionism.Imetpeoplewhodidn’tseemtobeweigheddownbythesameexpectations,whoacceptedtheirmistakesandsawthemasopportunitiesforgrowthratherthanfailures.Theytaughtmethatitwasokaytobeimperfect,thatitwashumantomakemistakes,andthatsometimes,themostimportantlessonscomefromourfailures.24.Whatisparagraph1mainlyabout?A.Thereasonsfortheauthor’sperfectionism. B.Thedisadvantagesofbeingaperfectionist.C.Thefeelingofbeinggratefultotheauthor’smother. D.Thewaysoftheauthor’sachievinggoodgradesatschool.25.Whatmadetheauthorunsatisfiedwithwhathadbeenachieved?A.Blamefromparents. B.Pressureofcompetitions.C.Desiretobeperfect. D.Eagernesstogetfirstprize.26.Whatcausedtheauthortochangetheattitudetowardsperfectionism?A.Losingexpectationtosucceed. B.Realizingtheharmofbeingperfect.C.Learninglessonsfromotherpeople’sfailure. D.Encounteringthoseacceptingimperfection.27.Whichcolumnofamagazinemaythetextbetakenfrom?A.ParentingStyles. B.Coming-of-AgeStories.C.PeopleofAchievement. D.ChallengesFacingYouth.CNicholasDameshastaughtLiteratureHumanitiesatColumbiaUniversitysince1998.Helovesthejob,butithaschanged.Overthepastdecade,studentshavebecomebewilderedbythethoughtoffinishingmultiplebooksasemester.ThisdevelopmentpuzzledDamesuntilafirst-yearstudentsharedhowchallengingshehadfoundtheearlyassignments.Thestudentsaidthatatherpublichighschool,shewasonlyassignedpassages,butnotentirebooks.“Myjawdropped,”Damestoldme.Thishelpedexplainthechange:It’snotthattheydon’twanttoread.It’sthattheydon’tknowhow.Failingtocompletea14-linepoemwithoutgivingintodistraction(干扰)suggestsonefamiliarexplanationforthedecreaseinreadingability:smartphones.Teenagersareconstantlydrawnbytheirdevices.Readingbooks,evenforpleasure,can’tcompetewithTikTok.In1976,about40percentofhigh-schoolseniorssaidtheyhadreadatleastsixbooksforfuninthepreviousyear,comparedwith11.5percentwhohadn’treadany.By2022,thosepercentageshadflipped.Buthighschoolkidsappeartobeencounteringfewerandfewerbooksintheclassroomaswell.Sincetheabilitytoreadanentirebookisdifficulttoassess,teachersfocusonskillsthatareeasiertomeasure.Theyhaveshiftedfrombookstoshortpassages,followedbyquestionsabouttheauthor’smainidea,justasstandardizedreading-comprehensiontestsdo.Facedwiththissituation,manycollegeprofessorsfeeltheyhavenochoicebuttoassignlessreadingandlowertheirexpectations.Thismeansstudentswillmissoutonthementaldevelopmentthatcomesfromreadingentirebooks.Readingenlargesyoursympathies.Deepreading—sustainedfocusonatext—encouragesanumberofvaluablementalhabits,includingcriticalthinkingandself-reflection,inwaysthatskimmingorreadinginshortpassagesdoesnot.Icanimagineworsepreparationsforthetrials,andthrills,ofLiteratureHumanities.Butwe’veneverforgottentheoriginals.Tounderstandthehumancondition,andtoappreciatehumankind’sgreatestachievements,youstillneedtoreadTheIliad—allofit.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bewildered”meaninparagraph1?Delighted. B.Confused. C.Amazed. D.Relieved.Whydoestheauthorlistnumbersinparagraph2?Tohighlighttheriseofsocialmedia.Toclarifytheproblemsofsmartphones.Toillustratethechangeinreadingmethods.Todemonstratethedeclineinbookreading.Whatisaresultofprofessorsassigninglessreading?Theshortageoflearningmotivation.Thereductionofgenuinesympathies.Thelossofcognitivegrowthopportunities.Therestrictionofpersonalacademicprogress.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsreadingoriginals?Supportive. B.Doubtful. C.Cautious. D.Indifferent.DHaveyoueverwonderedwhatchickensaretalkingabout?Chickensarequitethecommunicators—theirclucks,squawksandpurrsarenotjustrandomsoundsbutacomplexlanguagesystem.Thesesoundsaretheirwayofinteractingwiththeworldandexpressingjoy,fear,andsocialconnectiontooneanother.Likehumans,the“language”ofchickensvarieswithage,environment,andsurprisingly,domestication(驯化),givingusinsightsintotheirsocialstructuresandbehaviours.Understandingthesesoundscantransformourapproachtopoultry(家禽)farming,enhancingchickenwelfareandqualityoflife.OurresearchatDalhousieUniversityappliesartificialintelligence(AI)todecodethelanguageofchickens.It’saprojectthatissettorevolutionizeourunderstandingofthesefeatheredcreaturesandtheircommunicationmethods,offeringawindowintotheirworldthatwaspreviouslyclosedtous.TheuseofAIandmachinelearningislikehavingauniversaltranslatorforchickenspeech.AIcananalyzevastamountsofaudiodata.Ouralgorithms(算法)arelearningtorecognizepatternsandtinydifferencesinchickensounds.Thisisn’tasimpletask—chickenshavearangeofsoundsthatvaryinpitch,tone,andcontext.Butbyusingadvanceddataanalysistechniques,we’rebeginningtocracktheircode.Thisbreakthroughinanimalcommunicationisnotjustascientificachievement;it’sasteptowardsmorehumaneandempathetictreatmentoffarmanimals.Oneofthemostexcitingaspectsofthisresearchisunderstandingtheemotionalcontentbehindthesesounds.Aretheystressed?Aretheycontent?Byunderstandingtheiremotionalstate,wecanmakemoreinformeddecisionsabouttheircareandenvironment.Thisprojectisn’tjustaboutacademiccuriosity;ithasreal-worldimplications.We’renotonlyunlockingthesecretsofavian(鸟类的)communicationbutalsosettingnewstandardsforanimalwelfare.Whatcanweknowaboutchickensfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?Theylackemotions.Theyarecapableofcommunication.Theirsoundsarerandomandcomplex.Theirlanguageremainsconstantovertime.WhatisthesignicanceoftheresearchconductedatDalhousieUniversity?A.Itfacilitatesnewchickenbreeds.B.Itholdsgreatpromiseforanimalcare.C.Itsolelydemonstratesanacademictheory.D.Itrevoutionizeshuman-chickeninteraction.34.Whatisahighlightoftheresearch?A.Uncoveringchickens’behaviours. B.Discoveringadvancedfeedingtechniques.C.Comprehendingchickens’emotionalstates. D.Examiningchickens’livingcircumstances.35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Thesecretofchickens’life. B.Thefutureofpoultryfarming.C.EnhancinganimalwelfarebyAI.D.Unlockingchickens’languagebyAI. 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。OneSecondEveryDayI’vebeeninadvertisingforeightyearsandusedtoworkalotoflatenightsandweekendsfornumerousprojects.36OnedayIwatchedatalkcalled“Thepoweroftimeoff”.It’sabouthoweverysevenyears,thespeakertakesayearofffromworksohecandohisowncreativeprojects.37IdecidedIhadtodothat.Ineedtotaketimetostartmyowncreativeideas.ThefirstprojectendsupbeingsomethingIcall“OneSecondEveryDay”.BasicallyIrecordonesecondofeverydayfortherestofmylife,combiningthesemomentsintoonesinglecontinuousvideountilIcan’trecordthemanymore.38There’remanythingsIhavenorecollectionofunlesssomeonebringsthemup,andIthink,“Oh,that’ssomethingIdid.”39Onagoodday,I’llhavemaybefoursecondsIwanttochoose.I’lljusthavetonarrowthemdowntoone,butevennarrowthemdowntothatoneallowsmetoremembertheotherthreeanyway.Idon’tuseanyfilters(滤镜),justtryingtocatchthemomentasmuchaspossibleasitis.Istartedaruleofthefirstpersonview.Earlyon,IthoughtIshouldhaveacoupleofvideoswherepeoplewouldseeme,butIrealizedthatwasn’tthewaytogo.40Theprojecthasmanypossibilities.Iencourageyoualltorecordjustasmallpieceofyourlifeeveryday,soyoucanneverforgetthatdayandtreasureeverymoment.A．Itinstantlyinspiredme.B．ThepurposeistorememberwhatI’vedone.C．I’malwaysenergeticwhendoingthingsIlove.D．Peoplemighthavedifferentinterpretationsofit.E．It’sdifficult,sometimes,topickthatonesecond.F．ButIneverhadtimeforoneIwantedtoworkononmyown.G．TheessenceofmyprojectshouldberecordingthethingasIactuallyseeit.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，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。Asthemusicplayed,wereturnedtoourpositions.Ourteachermadethedancelookso41asshedemonstratedit—everystepandgestureflowednaturallywiththemusicandshelookedconfident.Onceshefinishedthe42,shetoldus,“It’syourtimeto43!”Overthecourseoffourmonths,wepractisedforourfinalperformance.Thinkingofstandingonstagegavemeinstant44——whowouldwanttobestaredatbyacrowd?Inthebeginning,wefelt45anddeterminedevenafterhoursofdancing.We’devengrabdrinkstogetherafterclassand46ourownperformance,findingthegoodandbad.However,afteracoupleofweeks,our47weren’tthesameasbefore—whatwereonceelegantanddynamicnowlackedliveliness.Someoftheclassmates48.Thinkingitover,Idecidedtostillusethecourseasa49ofimproving——I’dneverdancedandhadmuchtolearn.Itwas50formetodanceaswellastheteacher,somy51seemedsimple:practisingandlosingmyselfinthedance.Ontheperformanceday,I52thewaymyteacherattractedmethatfirstday.Holdingontothatflashback,Ienteredthestage.Icouldn’tseetheaudiencethroughthe53lights,feelinglessafraid.Withtheperformanceunfolding,Ihadnoother54,absorbedinthebeatanddancing.Isucceeded.AndIknewatthatmoment,I’d55others,too.41．A．familiar B．easy C．fresh D．special42．A．lesson B．challenge C．trial D．presentation43．A．shine B．comment C．compete D．ask44．A．expectation B．fright C．imagination D．curiosity45．A．respected B．understood C．energized D．valued46．A．overstate B．compare C．ignore D．evaluate47．A．potentials B．passions C．movements D．moods48．A．quit B．hurt C．noticed D．improved49．A．symbol B．chance C．honor D．interpretation50．A．one-sided B．time-consuming C．unusual D．impractical51．A．change B．target C．excuse D．action52．A．recalled B．copied C．appreciated D．adjusted53．A．soft B．natural C．blinding D．varied54．A．tasks B．partners C．choices D．thoughts55．A．approvedof B．calledon C．appealedto D．stoodfor语法填空(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。Withsupportfromcentralgovernment,canteensofferingtheelderlydiscountedmealsanddeliveryservicesarebeingestablished.Asthedietaryneedsoftheseniors56(evolve),sohasthecanteen’stechnology.57instantoneseniorenters,amessageflashesacrossascreen---“Mr.Chen,seafoodandsoyproductsaren’tsuitableforyoutoday.”Personalizedremindersappearonthescreen,offeringmealsuggestionsbasedontheirhealthdata.Seniorswhorequirespecialcarehavetheirvitalsignsmonitoredanddata58(feed)intothecanteen’ssystem,59thengeneratescustomizedmenus.Ifsomeoneisallergic60seafood,thesystemdetectsitandgeneratesacustomizedmenuadvisingthemwhattoavoid.Toprotectprivacyandensuresecurity,facial61(recognize)andhealthdatausagearegovernedbyaprivacyagreement.Bothelderlyresidentsandtheirchildrensignthisagreement,ensuringthedatais62(strict)usedfornon-commercialpurposes.Theintiativenotonlyimprovesthequalityoflifefortheelderly,butalsosupportsyoungerfamilymemberswhocan’tcarefor63(they)parentsfull-time.ChenPeng’sparents,bothofthem64(approach)80,enjoythreediscountedmealsadayfromMondaytoFriday.“Elderlylikemyparentsenjoyhot,65(afford)mealsandcompanionshiptoalleviateloneliness,”he