2024-2025学年甘肃省武威市凉州区高二上学期1月期末英语试题

2024-2025学年甘肃省武威市凉州区高二上学期1月期末英语试题

一、听力选择题(★)1.What’stheweatherlikenow?

A．Sunny.B．Rainy.C．Cloudy.(★★)2.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Co-workers.B．Businesspartners.C．Friends.(★★★)3.Whenwillthespeakersgetthere?

A．At9:45a.m.B．At9:30a.m.C．At9:15a.m.(★)4.Whywasthewomanlate?

A．Shemissedthetaxi.B．Thetaxihadanaccident.C．Shegotinjured.(★)5.Whowillbeginthelecture?

A．Dr.White.B．Dr.Hopkins.C．Prof.Pears.(★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6.Wherearethespeakers?

A．Inahotel.B．Intheman’soffice.C．Inapostoffice.7.Whatwillthemandonext?

A．Fetchanenvelope.B．Sendsomepapersbyfax.C．Godownstairs.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8.Whatshapeofglassesdoesthemanrecommend?

A．Square.B．Round.C．Heart-shaped.9.Whichglassesaretheleastpopular?

A．Theredones.B．Thegoldones.C．Thepurpleones.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10.Whydoesthemangotothewoman?

A．Toborrowbooks.B．Tosubmithiswork.C．Toaskfortimeextension.11.Whosebookisthemanreadingnow?

A．Oliver’s.B．Andrew’s.C．Billy’s.12.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

A．Designasurvey.B．Analyzeresearchdata.C．Interviewspecialists.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13.Whereisthemanfrom?

A．Canada.B．TheUK.C．TheUSA.14.Whatdoesthemansayaboutbankholidays?

A．Peopledon’tdealwithbusinessonthesedays.B．Thebanksdon’topenonthesedays.C．Thebankservicesarefreeonthesedays.15.HowdopeoplecelebrateShakespeareDay?

A．Enjoyarelatedmovie.B．Holdaspecialparty.C．RecordShakespeare’swords.16.WhendidthemanlastcelebrateShakespeareDay?

A．Twoyearsago.B．Lastyear.C．Lastmonth.(★★★)听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.Whatwasthecauseofthedisaster?

A．Toomuchrainfall.B．Astreamofmud.C．Overflowingrivers.18.Whatwerepeopledoingwhenthedisasterhitthearea?

A．Working.B．Sleeping.C．Traveling.19.Howmanysoldiersandpoliceofficerscametopeople’srescue?

A．Over100.B．Over200.C．Over1,000.20.Whatmighttheroadconditionsleadto?

A．Thedifficultyinreachingthetrapped.B．Thepossibilityofcreatinganxiety.C．Theshortageoffoodandsupplies.二、阅读理解(★)Herearefourmoviesforyoutowatchwithyourkids.TheMightyDucks(1992)It’snevertooearlytoshowyourkidsasportsmovie.Youprobablyhavealreadyknowntheplotofthisone:Acoachteachestheworstyouthteamintheleaguethepowerofteamwork.Whatmakesthismoviedifferentisthattheteamexpectjustasmuchfromtheircoachashedoesofthem,andgivehimseverecriticismwhenhedoesn’tcomethrough.Wheretostream:Disney+,DigitalrentalCatsDon’tDance(1997)ThosewhohaveseenitabsolutelyloveitforthesongspennedbyRandyNewman,animatedchoreography(编舞)developedbythelate,greatGeneKelly,andafunstoryaboutacatnamedDannywhodreamsofbreakingintoHollywood.Wheretostream:Tubi,TheRokuChannel,DigitalrentalFlyAwayHome(1996)BeforetheywereacoupleinNoahBaumbach’sTheSquidandtheWhale,JeffDanielsandAnnaPaquinplayafatheranddaughterwhobuildaplanesotheycanleadagroupofgeeseontheirfirstmigration(迁徙)southforthewinter.Assumingyourchildrenaren’tintomid-2000sarthousefilms,thepairingofthesetwoactorswon’taffecttheirenjoymentofthisheartwarming,visuallyimpressivefilm.Wheretostream:MGM+,DigitalrentalBabe:PigintheCity(1998)DirectorGeorgeMillerbuildsatoughbutdreamycitythatteststheoptimismofitshero,apigtryingtosavehisfarmfromclosedown.Whilethismaynotmeanmuchtoyourkids,thefilmisafavoriteofmusicianTomWaits,makingitmuchcoolerthanyourtypicalkid’smovie.Wheretostream:Starz,Digitalrental21.WherecanpeoplewatchTheMightyDucks?

A．Starz,Digitalrental.B．Disney+,Digitalrental.C．MGM+,Digitalrental.D．Tubi,TheRokuChannel,Digitalrental.22.WhostarredinFlyAwayHome?

A．GeneKellyandAnnaPaquin.B．JeffDanielsandNoahBaumbach.C．AnnaPaquinandJeffDaniels.D．RandyNewmanandGeorgeMiller.23.Whatdothefourfilmshaveincommon?

A．Theywereshowninthesameperiod.B．Theysharethesametheme.C．Theyshowtheimportanceofteamwork.D．Theyarefavoritesofmusicians.(★)Oneday,acollegestudentwastakingawalkwithaprofessor.Astheywentalong,theysawapairofoldshoeslyinginthepath.Theysupposedtheshoesbelongedtoapoormanwhowasemployedinafieldclosebyandwhohadnearlyfinishedhisday’swork.Thestudentturnedtotheprofessor,saying,“Let’splayatrickonhim:wecanhidehisshoes,andhideourselvesbehindthosebushes,andwaittoseehisconfusionwhenhecannotfindthem”.“Myyoungfriend,”answeredtheprofessor,“weshouldneveramuseourselvesattheexpenseofthepoor.Butyouarerich,andmaygiveyourselfmuchgreaterpleasurebyhelpingthepoorman.Putacoinintoeachshoe,andthenwehideourselvesandwatchhowthediscoverywillaffecthim.”Thestudentdidso,andtheybothplacedthemselvesbehindthebushescloseby.Thepoormansoonfinishedhiswork,andwalkedacrossthefieldtothepathwherehehadlefthiscoatandshoes.Whileputtingonhiscoatheslippedhisfootintooneofhisshoes,feelingsomethinghard.Hebentdowntofeelwhatitwas,andfoundthecoin.Astonishmentandwonderwereseenonhisface.Hefixedhiseyesonthecoin,turneditround,andlookedatitagainandagain.Hethenlookedonallsides,butnopersonwasseen.Heputthemoneyintohispocket,andcontinuedtoputontheothershoe,buthissurprisewasdoubledonfindingtheothercoin.Hisfeelingsovercamehim.Hefelluponhisknees,lookeduptoheavenandcriedasincerethanksgiving,inwhichhespokeofhiswife,sickandhelpless,andhischildrenwithoutbread.Hesaidthetimelyhelp,fromsomeunknownhand,wouldsavethemfromdying.Thestudentstoodthere,deeplyaffected,andhiseyesfilledwithtears.“Now,”saidtheprofessor,“aren’tyoumuchmorepleasedtodothatthantoplayyourintendedtrick?”Thestudentreplied,“YouhavetaughtmealessonwhichIwillneverforget.”24.Thestudentwantedtoplayatrickonthepoormanto______.

A．findthetruthB．showhiswisdomC．teachhimalessonD．amusehimself25.Afterfindingthetwocoins,themanfelt______.

A．interestedB．thankfulC．peacefulD．helpless26.Wecanknowfromthepassagethattheprofessoris______.

A．humorousB．richC．wiseD．serious27.Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?

A．Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.B．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.C．Asmallactofkindnessbringsgreatjoy.D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.(★)Sure,it’sgoodtogetalongwellwithyourteacherbecauseitmakesthetimeyouspendintheclassroommorepleasant.Andyes,it’sgoodtogetalongwellwithyourteacherbecause,ingeneral,it’ssmarttolearnhowtogetalongwellwiththedifferenttypesofpeopleyou’llmeetthroughoutyourlife.Infact,kidswhogetalongwellwiththeirteachersnotonlylearnmore,butthey’remorecomfortablewithaskingquestionsandgettingextrahelp.Thismakesiteasierforthemtounderstandnewmaterialsandmakesthemdotheirbestontests.Whenyouhavethiskindofrelationshipwithateacher,heorshecanbesomeonetoturntowithproblems,suchasproblemswithlearningorschoolissues(问题).Hereisaquestion:Whatifyoudon’tgetalongwithyourteachers?Infact,teacherswanttogetalongwellwithyouandenjoyseeingyoulearn.Butteachersandstudentssometimeshavepersonalityclashes(个性冲突),whichcanhappenbetweenanytwopeople.Ifyoushowyourteacherthatyouwanttomakethesituationbetter,heorshewillprobablydoeverythingpossibletomakethathappen.Bydealingwithaproblemlikethis,youlearnsomethingabouthowtogetalongwithpeoplewhoaredifferentfromyou.However,ifacertainteacherisn’tyourfavorite,youcanstillhaveasuccessfulrelationshipwithhimorher,ifyoutakeyourbasicresponsibilitiesasastudent.Herearesomeofthoseresponsibilities:Attendclassreadytolearn.Bepreparedforclasswiththerightstationery,books,andcompletedhomework.Listenwhenyourteacheristalking.Doyourbest,whetherit’saclassroomassignment,homework,oratest.28.Whatwillhappentoyouwhengettingalongwellwithyourteachersaccordingtothepassage?

A．Wewillhavenoproblemswithstudy.B．Wewillgetabetterseatintheclassroom.C．Wewillgetthebestscoresintheexams.D．Wewillhavemorepleasanttimeintheclassroom.29.Ifyoudon’tlikeacertainteacher,whatshouldyoudoaccordingtotheauthor?

A．Weshouldignorethedifferencesbetweentheteacherandus.B．Weshouldchooseanewschool.C．Weshouldstudyharderonweekends.D．Weshouldtakeourbasicresponsibilitiesasastudent.30.Thepassageiswrittenfor________.

A．teachersB．studentsC．parentsD．graduates31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A．Studyingskillsforstudents.B．Theimportanceofagoodrelationshipwithyourteachers.C．Theimportanceoffriendshipinschools.D．Usefulskillstogetalongwellwithyourparents.(★★★)About900milesoffthecoastofChile,scientistshavediscoveredanunderwatermountainhometoprimitiveecosystemsthattheybelievehostatleast20previouslyunknownspecies.Theteammappeda1.9-miletallseamount,whichispartoftheNazcaRidge(NR),anunderwatermountainrangeinthesoutheastPacificOcean.Thepotentiallynewspeciesthathaveyettobeofficiallyconfirmedincludeaseaurchin,starfishandasquatlobster.ThefindingswillbesubmittedtotheOceanCensus,whichpromotesthediscoveryofnewseaspeciesfortheconfirmation.TheteamalsodocumentedraresightingsofthedelightfullynamedCasperoctopusandrecordedalivesquid,acreaturethathadonlypreviouslybeenstudiedfromafewdeadsamples.Thediscoveriesaretheresultofa28-dayexpedition(考察)totheunderstudiedNR,ledbySchmidtOceanInstitute.Beforethismission,theheightandtheexactlocationofthemountainrangeweren’tknown,researcherssaid.Newtechnologyallowedresearcherstostudythecomplexdepthswithgreateraccuracythanpreviouslypossible.ResearchersusedaremotelyoperatedvehiclenamedSuBastiantogatherimagestomaptheseafloor.Only26%oftheseafloorhasbeenmappedwithsuchhighresolution,saidSchmidtOceanInstitute’sdirectorJyotikaVirmani.Throughthemap,eachexpedition“letushaveabetterunderstandingoftheunchartedseabedandmadeusfocusmoreonthelivesonourhomeplanet,”shesaid.TheInstitute’stwopriorexpeditionstotheNRandtheneighboringSalasyGómezRidge(SyGR),inJanuaryandFebruary,2024,ledtothediscoveryof150newspecies.Bothmountainrangesareinthehighseasandlieoutsideofanycountry.They’rebeingthreatenedsincethere’retheeffectsofclimatechange,plasticpollution,overfishingandpotentialdeep-seamining.WehopetheregioncontainingtheNRandtheSyGRisacandidatetobecomeaseaprotectedareathatcouldprotectsealifefromactivitiessuchascommercialfishingoroildrilling.Wehopethedatagatheredfromtheseexpeditionswillhelpinformfuturepolicies,safeguardingtheseundevelopedenvironmentsforfuturegenerations.32.Whatwilltheteamdoforthepotentiallynewspecies?

A．ReturnthemtotheNR.B．Findaseafloorforthem.C．Helpdospeciesidentification.D．Documentthemfordeadsamples.33.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheNR?

A．Ithadbeenwell-studiedbeforetheexpedition.B．Researchershadknownitsrarespeciesbefore.C．Researcherstoucheditseverycornerinperson.D．Newtechnologyhelpedexploreitfruitfully.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“uncharted”inparagraph4mean?

A．Shallow.B．Uncovered.C．Unknown.D．Polluted.35.WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheNRandtheSyCRinthelastparagraph?

A．Theirecosystemsareagreatconcern.B．Theyarefreefromdeep-seaminingactivities.C．Theybothbecameseaprotectedareas.D．Theirlocationspromotecommercialfishing.(★★★)FiveStepstoBeMoreConfidentPracticethesefivesimplethings,andyou’llstarttotrulybemoreself-confident.Learnsomethingnew.36,youshouldbelieveyouhavewhatittakestofigureitout.Inotherwords,don’tbeafraidtolearnsomethingnew.Thiscanincludetakingaclasstoexpandyourskills.Themoreyoulookforanswersandfindthem,themoreyourconfidencewillgrow.Speakonpurpose.Whetheryourealizeitornot,thewordsyouspeakshapeyourbeliefsaboutyourself—andwhatothersbelieveaboutyou.Whenwesaywe’resorryallthetime,wemakepeoplebelievewehavesomethingtobesorryfor.37.Puttingothersdownalwayscomesfromaplaceofinsecurity(不安全).Practicebuildingothersupwithyourwordsinstead.That’sareliablewaytobemoreconfident!38.Sometimes,togainconfidence,allyouneedisapushintherightdirection.That’sexactlywhatadvisorsarefor.Theycanpointoutyourblindspots,helpyoumakeaplantogrow,andfigureoutthebestnextstepstoachieveyourgoals.Buildyourcommunity(社区).Whenyou’repartofacommunity,you’llfeelasenseofbelongingandcontribution.Gettinginvolvedingroupsisanunderrated(低估的)partofbuildingyourconfidence.39.Youcangetstartedinabookclub—anythingfunandsocial.Makeaplan.Improveconfidencebyfocusingonyourdesiredself.Decidewhoyouwanttobe.Thisbringsyourdeepestvaluesfrontandcenterinyourlife.Ithelpsyoudeterminewhat'simportanttoyou.40.

A．StartyourjourneyB．LearnfromthebestC．YoucanthencreateaplantoachieveyourgoalsD．TrynewthingseverydaytoimproveyourskillsE．ThatalsogoesforthewordswespeakaboutothersF．Insteadofimmediatelythinkyoucan’taccomplishsomethingG．Onewaytodothisismakefriendsbasedoncommoninterests三、完形填空(★)In2016,Istartedworkingforthelocalcompanyhereinthecommunity.IhadtoadmitthatthefirstdayIwalkedintotheoffice,Ididn’tknowwhattoexpect,Iwasreally_________.Thewaitingareawasdarkanddusty.Irememberedsittinginthechairandfeelingbreathlesswiththe_________offilesandpaperworkallover.Iwasworriedaboutmy_________.Oneday,mybossaskedmewhatIthoughtcouldbedonewiththesceneryoutsidenexttotheofficewindow.Ipausedforawhile,_________whatIcoulddowithit.ThenIhadtheperfectidea.I’dplant_________thereifthatwasokay.Hetoldmeitwasuptome.So,Igottowork.Ittookmeagoodweekto_________thefield,gettingridoftheweeds.AndIhadtochoosewhichtypeofsunflowertogrow,asthereweremanydifferentvarieties.ThatwaswhenIlearnedaboutallthedifferent_________ofsunflowers!Iplanteddifferentones.Itonlytookaboutaweekforthesunflowerstosprout(发芽).Imadesureto_________themeverydayandgivethemalltheloveIcould.BeforeI_________it,thesunflowershadgrownbig,someevenbiggerthanme.Watchingthemgrowbigandfollowthesunthroughoutthedayfilledmewith__________.IthinkpartofmyhappinessisthatI’vegrownthemandhelpgetthemtobesuchbeauties.Everyyear,mysunflowersgrowbigger,andsodomy__________.Eventually,Ihavefieldsofsunflowersandanexcellent__________inwork.Anditall__________withjustaseed.Well,apacketofseeds.Dreamsarelikeseeds;wecouldplantthem,nourishthem,andthenwatchthem__________.Dreamshasthepotentialtobecomesomething__________.41.A．familiarB．confidentC．ambitiousD．nervous42.A．stylesB．pilesC．sourcesD．sizes43.A．interviewB．chanceC．futureD．luck44.A．predictingB．forgettingC．explainingD．wondering45.A．treesB．vegetablesC．flowersD．fruits46.A．putupB．takeupC．cleanupD．keepup47.A．storiesB．salesC．symbolsD．species48.A．waterB．surpriseC．removeD．separate49.A．doubtedB．knewC．foundD．appreciated50.A．disappointmentB．anxietyC．joyD．determination51.A．dreamsB．lessonsC．promisesD．attempts52.A．performanceB．adventureC．ambitionD．competition53.A．helpedB．matteredC．disappearedD．started54.A．improveB．growC．succeedD．change55.A．difficultB．bigC．popularD．simple四、语法填空(★)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。JosephisateacherinNewYork.Hegiveslessonsto56(he)studentsaboutAmericanhistory.Buthewasborn57Kenya,anAfricancountrywherethechildrenleadaverydifferentlife.Forexample,aten-year-oldboymayspend58(much)timeintakingcareofcowsthanstudyingatschool.Thechildrenalsolearnmany59(skill)likehowtoliveinthewild.Unlikemanyotherchildren,Josephwenttoschool.And60(lucky),whenhewas15,hecame61(study)inAmericaandthenbecameateacher.Josephhaswritten62bookcalledFacingtheLion.Inthebook,hetalksabouthischildhood.Hethinks63isveryimportantforAmericanchildrentolearnabouttheculturaldifferencesbetweentheircountry64theothers.Healsothinkschildrenshouldlearntobestrongandfullofhope.NowJoseph65(do)aproject,hopingthatitwillhelpchildrenfacetheirown“lions”.五、书面表达(★★★★★)66.假定你是李华，上周日你校举办了中国书法作品展活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：1.时间和地点；2.展览内容；3.活动反响。注意：1.词数100左右；2.题目已为你写好。AnExhibitionofChineseCalligraphyWorks___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(★★★★)67.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Oneday,Andrew,aCEOofabigcompany,wenttoapizzarestaurantforlunch.Heranintoanoldbeggaratthecounter,whosesmellyclothesmadehimannoyed.Andrewsaidsomedirtyandunfriendlywordstohim,buttheoldbeggarwasnotmadatitordidn’tfeelanyembarrassed.Onthecontrary,theoldbeggarsincerelyapologizedtoAndrewforhisrudeness.Ignoringthekindapology,Andrewwasstillangryabouttheunpleasantmeeting.Andreworderedapizzaquicklyandfoundaseattosit.ToAndrew’ssurprise,hefoundtheoldbeggarapproachedhimandsatdowninfrontofhim.Andrewdisappointedlylookedaround,onlytofindtheshopwassopopularthattherewasnoemptychairexcepttheoppositechair.Itseemedthathehadtotoleratesharingthetablewithhim.Afte