2024-2025学年辽宁省普通高中度高二下学期期初考试英语试题

2024-2025学年辽宁省普通高中度高二下学期期初考试英语试题

一、听力选择题(★★★)1.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A．Buyaglass.B．Attendaconference.C．Pickoutadoll.(★★★)2.Wherearetheoldcases?

A．Intheboxes.B．Inthebookcase.C．Inthedrawers.(★★★)3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A．Agame.B．Aparty.C．Afestival.(★★)4.WhydidthemangotoItaly?

A．Totakephotos.B．Toexhibitatagallery.C．Totryarestaurant.(★★★)5.Whateventdidthemanparticipatein?

A．Wasterecycling.B．Beachcleaning.C．Treeplanting.(★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6.WhydidGarethJonesquitthegamehalfway?

A．Hegothurt.B．Hewastootired.C．Hebrokematchrules.7.WhatwillthespeakersdonextSaturday?

A．VisitGareth.B．Seeagame.C．Playamatch.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A．Danni’smom.B．Theman’sattitude.C．Doctors’devotion.9.Howhasthecathelpedthewoman’smother?

A．Bysendingherflowers.B．Byprovidingcompany.C．Byregulatingheralife.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10.WhydoesthemanlikeRussiannovels?

A．Becausetheyarewelltranslated.B．Becausetheyhelphimtofallasleep.C．Becausetheyconcentrateonpeople’sordinarylives.11.Forwhatdoesthewomandomuchreading?

A．Pleasure.B．Novelwriting.C．Herwork.12.Whatcanweknowaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

A．ShelikesJoyce’snovels.B．Shehasbeenbusyrecently.C．Shereadsmuchtoberewarded.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13.Whatdoesthewomanintendtodo?

A．Getapartinaplay.B．Knowmoreaboutarole.C．Rememberthelineofaplay.14.Whatdoesthemanoffertodoforthewoman?

A．Giveheraleadrole.B．Getheracopyoftheplay.C．Helpherprepareforthetryouts.15.Whatistheman?

A．Anactor.B．Adirector.C．Ateacher.16.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A．Inatheater.B．Inacollege.C．Inacompany.(★★★)听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.WhatkindofplacedoesPartyTimeEventsprovide?

A．Restaurants.B．Boats.C．Offices.18.WhatarelistenersadvisedtodiscusswithMr.Johnson?

A．Howmuchtopayfortherent.B．Howtoarrangeatmosphereforaparty.C．Howmanycoursestoprepareforameal.19.Whatdopeopleneedtopayextrafor?

A．Countrymusic.B．Dancemusic.C．Liveentertainment.20.WhereistheofficeofPartyTimeEvents?

A．Nexttoabar.B．Atthebackofabar.C．InfrontoftheLochmeadLeisureCenter.二、阅读理解(★)IntotheWild—GettoknowsomeofthemammalsthatcallYellowstonehomeBisonBisoncanweighupto2,000poundsandareherbivores(食草动物).Despitetheirsize,theyareverymobileandcanrunupto30mphandjumpuptosixfeetvertically.In1902,America’swildbisonhaddecreasedtoonlytwodozenduetooverhunting.ConservationeffortsincreasedtheYellowstonebisonpopulationto4,800in2023.SeetheminHayden,LamarandPelicanvalleys.GrayWolfGraywolveshadgoneextinctinYellowstoneuntil14werereintroducedin1995.Today,approximately108wolveslivehere.Thesesocialanimalsliveingroupsandcanbegray,whiteorblack.Theyhuntelk,deerandbisonneardawnandduskthankstotheirexcellentnightvision.Foryourbestchanceofseeingthem,headtoLamarorHaydenvalleysorBlacktailDeerPlateauintheearlymorning.ElkUpto20,000elksummerinYellowstone,butmostmovetolowerelevationsinthewintermonths.Elkarealargememberofthedeerfamilyandcanbeidentifiedbytheirsizeandwhiterumps.Matingseason,knownas“therut”,occurseachfallwhenmaleelkfightwitheachotherforfemales.It’scharacterizedbytheirhauntingbuglingsound.Inthesummer,seetheminCascadeMeadows,MadisonCanyonandLamarValley.GrizzlyBearOneoftwospeciesofbearsinYellowstone,grizzliesarebig.Theycanweighupto700poundsandhaveadistinctivehumpbetweentheirshoulders.Grizzliesareomnivoresandwilleatbugs,plants,fishandmammals.Approximately150liveinYellowstoneandifyou’relucky,youmayspotthemintheHaydenandLamarvalleys,northofMountWashingtonandbetweenFishingBridgeandtheEastEntrance.21.WhatcontributedtothedeclineofAmerica’swildbisonpopulationby1902?

A．Disease.B．Climatechange.C．Unsustainablehunting.D．Habitatloss.22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutgraywolvesinYellowstone?

A．Theywerereintroducedin1902.B．Theyprimarilyhuntduringthemidday.C．TheycanonlybefoundinLamarValley.D．Theyliveinpacksandcanhavevariouscolors.23.WhereareyoumostlikelytoencounterallthefourmammalsinYellowstone?

A．LamarValley.B．MadisonCanyon.C．PelicanValley.D．HaydenValley.(★★★)Myeighteen-year-olddaughterJuliacalledtwentyminutesaftersheleft,sayingshehadanaccident.Igrabbedmyshoesandwasinthecarinlessthanaminute.WhenIfinallysawher,Ihuggedhertightly.ThenIlookedattheotherdriver.Learningthathefellasleepbehindthewheelataboutseventymilesanhourwhenthespeedlimitwasforty-five,Icouldhavechokedhim.“Itcouldhavebeenworse,”Iremindedmyselfasshecriedallthewaytothedoctor’soffice.Luckily,fourdaysaftertheaccident,Juliafeltbetter.Atherappointment,herdoctorclearedhertoresumenormalactivities,includingdriving.ButIcouldtellbyherlookthatshehadnointentionofgettingbehindthewheel.Laterthatday,IsatwithJuliaasshespokeonthephonewithourinsuranceagent.Onthephone,shewasprofessional,tellingtheagentwhathadhappenedinaclear,briefway.Irealizedshesoundedlikeanadult.Andadultsdrivecars.IrealizedthatnomatterhowIfeltaboutit,allowingJuliatogiveintoherfearwasn’tgoodforher.Whenshehungup,Ihuggedher.“You’restrongerthanyouthink,”Isaid.“Andtomorrowyou’regoingtodrivemycarandmeetyourfriendsforlunch.Youjusthavetopushthroughthefearanddoit,anditwillgeteasiereachtimeyoudo.”IignoredthefearinhereyesandthewaymyheartspedupwhenIthoughtaboutJuliabehindthewheelagain.Thenextday,Juliadrovemycartomeetherfriends.AsIwatchedherleave,Ifeltnervousandproud.Shetextedmewhenshegottotherestaurant,andIfeltmyheartratereturntonormal.ThetearsI’dbeenholdingbackallweekfloodedmyeyes.Watchingherleavethehousewithoutmeforthefirsttimesincetheaccidentwasfrightening,butitwasalsonecessary.24.Whatwastheauthor’sreactiontothedriver’sbehavior?

A．Shealmostburstwithanger.B．Shefeltguiltyforherdaughter.C．Shefeltsympathyforhim.D．Shewaschokedwithsorrow.25.WhatdidthedoctorsuggesttoJulia?

A．Stayingawayfromdriving.B．Attendingadrivinglesson.C．Contactingtheinsuranceagent.D．Retakingherroutineactivities.26.WhatdidtheauthorrealizewhenJuliaspokeonthephone?

A．Thedrivertooktheblamefortheaccident.B．Theaccidenthadbeenworsethanexpected.C．Juliashouldovercomethefeartodrive.D．Juliawassmarttodealwithanytrouble.27.WhydidtheauthorcryatJulia’stext?

A．Juliawasgoodatlearningtodrive.B．Juliarecoveredmentallyandphysically.C．Juliahadsupportivefriendsandparents.D．Juliacouldlookafterherselfwhendriving.(★★★★)Think“art”.Whatcomestoyourmind?IsitGreekorRomansculpturesintheLouvre,orChinesepaintingsinthePalaceMuseum?Ormaybe,justmaybe,it’sadancingpatternoflights?TheartworksbyAmericanartistJanetEchelmanlooklikecolourfulfloatingcloudswhentheyarelitupatnight.VisitorstooneofherartworksinVancouvercouldnotonlyenjoylookingatit,theycouldalsointeractwithit-literally.Theydidthisbyusingtheirphonestochangeitscoloursandpatterns.Exhibitssuchasthesearecertainlynewandexciting,butaretheyreallyart?Whateveryouropinion,peoplehavebeenexpressingtheirthoughtsandideasthroughartforthousandsofyears.Todothis,theyhaveusedavarietyoftoolsandtechnologies.YetMichelangeloandothershavebeenlabelled(定义)as“artists”,butnot“technicians”.Thismeansthatartandtechnology,havealwaysbeenseenastwoveryseparate(不同的)things.Today,however,technologicaladvanceshaveledtoacombinationofartandtechnology.Asaresult,theartworldischanginggreatly.Nowartismoreaccessibletousthaneverbefore.TakeforexampleoneofChina’smostfamouspaintingsfromtheSongDynasty,AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival.Asthisartworkisrarelyondisplay,peoplehavesometimesqueueduptosixhoursforachancetoseeit.Onceinfrontofthepainting,theyonlyhavelimitedtimetospendtakinginitsfivemetresofscenesalongtheBianRiverinBianjing.Thankstotechnologyhowever,millionsmorepeoplehavebeenabletoexperienceadigitalversionofthispainting.Three-dimensional(3D)animationmeansthatviewerscanseethecharactersmovearoundandinteractwiththeirsurroundings.Theycanalsowatchasthedifferentsceneschangefromdaylightintonighttime.Theart-techcombination(结合)isalsochangingourconceptsof“art”andthe“artist”.Notonlycanweinteractwithart,butalsotakepartinitscreation.Withnewtechnologicaltoolsatourfingertips,moreandmorepeopleareexploringtheircreativesides.Theresulthasbeenexcitingnewartforms,suchasdigitalpaintingsandvideos.However,wheretechnologywilltakeartnextisanyone’sguess.Butonethingisforsure—withsomanyartistsexploringnewpossibilities,wecandefinitelyexpecttheunexpected.28.What’sthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A．Toexplaintheart.B．Tointroducethetopic.C．Togivethebackground.D．Togiveadefinition.29.Whyis“Michelangelo”referredtointhethirdparagraph?

A．Toshowheisafamousartist.B．Toshowheisalsoatechnician.C．Toshowartisdifferentfromtechnology.D．Toshowartisthesameastechnology.30.What’smainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?

A．Thehistoryoftechnologyandart.B．Therelationoftechnologyandart.C．Thefutureoftechnologyandart.D．Theexamplesoftechnologyandart.31.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’sattitudetothecombinationofartandtechnology?

A．Positive.B．Negative.C．Doubtful.D．Uncertain(★★★)Manyscholarsagreethatameaningfulexistencecomesdowntothreefactors:thecoherenceofone’slife,thepossessionofclearlong-termgoalsandthebeliefthatone’slifematters.Butwebelievethereisanotherelementtoconsider.Imaginethefirstbutterflyyoustoptoadmireafteralongwinterorthesceneryatopahillafterafreshhike.Sometimesexistencedeliversussmallmomentsofbeauty.Whenpeopleareopentoappreciatingsuchexperiences,thesemomentsmayfurtherimprovehowtheyviewtheirlife.Wecallthiselementexperientialappreciation,anabilitytodetectandadmirelife’sinnerbeautyaseventshappen.Tobetterunderstandthisappreciation,weconductedaseriesofstudiesinvolvingover3,000participants.Initially,wehadparticipantsratetheircopingstrategiestoeasetheirstress.Thosemanagingstressbyfocusingontheirappreciationforlife’sbeautyreportedexperiencinglifeashighlymeaningful.Inthefollow-ups,weaskedthemtoratethedegreetowhichtheyagreedwithvariousstatements,suchas“Ihaveagreatappreciationforthebeautyoflife”andotherstatementsrelatedtocoherence,purpose,existentialmattering.Ourresultsshowedthatthemorepeopleindicatedthattheywere“appreciatinglife”,themoretheyfelttheirexistencevaluable.Intheexperimentthatfollowed,wefurtherexploredthephenomenonbyaskingparticipantstowatchanawe-inspiringvideo.Theyalsoreportedhavingagreatersenseofexperientialappreciationandmeaninginlifeinthesemoments,comparedwiththosewatchingmoreneutralvideos.Thefinalresultsconfirmedouroriginaltheory:appreciatingsmallthingscanmakelifefeelmoremeaningful.Butapplyingthatinsightcanbedifficult.Ourmodern,fast-paced,project-oriented(任务驱动的)lifestylesfillthedaywithtargets.Weareonthego,attemptingtomakethemostofouroutput.Thismakesiteasytomisswhatishappeningrightnow.Yetlifehappensinthepresentmoment.Weshouldslowdown,letlifesurpriseusandembracethesignificanceintheeveryday.Afterall,weliveinawonderfulworld.Thereisnoendtotheadventureswecanhaveifonlyweseekthemwithoureyesopen.32.Whydoestheauthormentiontheadmirationofabutterfly?

A．Toraiseaquestion.B．Todescribeapicture.C．Todrawaconclusion.D．Tointroduceaconcept.33.WhatismainlyexploredthroughthestudiesinParagraph3?

A．Thelifeoftheparticipantsinvolvedinthestudy.B．Thecontributionofalong-termgoalinlife.C．Thetheoryofexperientialappreciation.D．Theanalysisofthebeliefthatmattersmost.34.Whatmakesithardforustoappreciatethepresentaccordingtothepassage?

A．Ourmodernfast-pacedlifestyle.B．Thelackofopportunities.C．Ourfocusonindividualfeelings.D．Theignoranceoffutureoutcomes.35.Whichofthefollowingsuggestionswilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A．Filleverydaywithagreatmanytargets.B．Findtheinnerbeautyofourselves.C．Appreciatelittlewondersofeverydaylife.D．Exploretheendofasignificantlife.(★★★)HowtoCareforIndoorPlantsIfyou’veeverhadanindoorplantthat’squicklywithered(枯萎),youmightbelievethatyoudon’thaveagreenthumboryou’renotcutoutforgrowingplants.36Thetruthisthatanyonecanbeagoodplantowner,anditreallyisn'tcomplicated,wepromise.Inthisarticle,we'llwalkyouthrougheverythingyouneedtoknowtocareforyourindoorplants,fromwateringtosunlightrequirementstofertilizer.37Ifyoursoiliseithertoodryoroverwatered,itcandamagetheplant’srootsandpreventtheplantfromgrowing.Insomecasesunderoroverwateringyourplantcanalsokillit.Plantswiththickleavesrequiremorewaterthanplantswithleatheryleaves.Thereisnospecificfrequencythatworksforallindoorplants.Instead,whatyoumustdoisdeterminewhatkindofplantyouhave,andfollowguidelinesonhowoftentowateritbydoingresearchonitsspecifictype.Stickyourfingerinthesoiltodeterminehowwetitisbelowthesurface.Ifyouputyourfingerintothesoiluptoyourjoint,youcanfeelifyourplantneedsmorewater.Ifthesoilfeelsdamp,thenyoudon’tneedtowaterit.38Ifitfeelsdrythenit’slikelyyouneedtowaterit.Usewaterthatisatroomtemperature.68For20Cisthebesttemperaturetokeepthewaterthatyou’reusingtowateryourplants.39Afterthat,youaresupposedtotakesomeactionstomaketheplantsgrowcomfortably.Useahand-heldmoisture(水分)metertoensurewaterlevelsinyoursoil.40Themechanismexplorestheunderlyingsoiltogiveyouareadingonhowhydrated(含水的)yoursoilis.

A．Keeppottingsoilmoist,butnotwet.B．Indoorplantsarenotnecessarilygoodforus.C．Well,we’reheretotellyouthat’snotthecase.D．Testwhetheryourfingerislongenoughtoputintothesoil.E．Youcanuseathermometertodeterminethetemperatureofthewater.F．Over-wateringcanleadtorottingoftherootwhichyouneedtofix.G．Moisturemetersarethemostaccuratewaytodeterminehowhydratedyourplantsare.三、完形填空(★★★)Onespringevening,Iwasincrediblywornafteralongdayofschool.Iwishedfor_________butIhadtodragmyheavyfeettotheviolinstudio.IwasplayingMoldautoKate,myteacher.Isimplycouldn’tplaywith_________,though.WhileIfollowedallthe_________onthesheetmusic,Istill_________tomakemusicdescribingspringwithfull-blownflowerssoundlikeflowersdyingbitterdeaths.Kate_________attentivelyandthenfrowned(皱眉),askingmewhatthepiece’smoodwas.Istaredather,_________.Pullingoutpaperandapencil,sheasked,“Canyou_________animageofwhatyouthinkatypicaldayintheforestduringspringwouldlooklike?”Hesitantly,Istartedtoletmy_________fly.Soonascenicforestfulloflifewas_________inmymind.Minuteslater,Icompletedmydrawing.“Now,playthepieceagainwiththis.__________imageryinyourmind,”Katesaid.Iclosedmyeyesandbegantoplay,justasitsthemewasintroduced,with__________expressionIhadneverdonebefore.AsI__________thepiece,therefollowedashortsilencebeforeKatesaid,“That’sthebestplayingI’veeverheardfromyou.”Hereyeswereshining.“Whoknewpaintingoutthescenerywouldhelpyoubetter__________themusic?Sometimesallweneedistouseourcreativityandtrydifferentmethodswhenfacingdifficulties.”The__________violinlessontaughtmemorethanjustmusic.Ialsolearnedavaluable__________skill,whichIappliedtomydailylife.41.A．careB．relaxationC．freedomD．motivation42.A．courageB．concernC．wisdomD．emotion43.A．numbersB．standardsC．notesD．lines44.A．failedB．desiredC．managedD．offered45.A．watchedB．listenedC．performedD．prayed46.A．blanklyB．angrilyC．enviouslyD．gratefully47.A．shootB．evaluateC．sculptD．draw48.A．personalityB．imaginationC．ambitionD．curiosity49.A．picturedB．replacedC．identifiedD．explored50.A．messyB．amusingC．vividD．strange51.A．commonB．briefC．childishD．exceptional52.A．wrappedupB．noteddownC．reflectedonD．setabout53.A．preserveB．spreadC．interpretD．compose54.A．inspiringB．confusingC．shamefulD．adventurous55.A．information-sortingB．problem-solvingC．critical-thinkingD．decision-making四、语法填空(★★★)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。Youcan’treallyavoidprocessedfood,andthat’snot56(necessary)abadthing.Processedfoodisfoodthat57(change)inanywayfromitsnaturalstate.Thatincludeswashing,canning,freezing,oraddingingredients.Saltisoftenused58(keep)foodfresh.Evenifyou’recarefulaboutaddingit59yourfood,it’sprobablyalreadythere,thankstoprocessing.Itisadvisedtoreadlabelswhenyoubuygoods.60(find)inprocessedfoodslikebakedgoods,saltysnacks,andmargarine,transfatcanaffectyourcholesterol(胆固醇)andleadtoinflammationthat’slinkedtoheartdisease,stroke,andotherconditions.Recentgovernment61(ruling)havemadetransfatincreasinglydifficulttofind.However,itmustbeknownthatevenif62product’slabelsaysithas0gramsoftransfat,itcanhaveupto0.5gramsofit.63(prepare)yourownfoodletsyoudecidetheingredientsandtheamountsofthem64gointoit.Ifyoudon’thavethetimeortheskills,frozenmealsaren’tthatbad.Whilethesearestillprocessed,somefoodcompaniesareusing65(few)unhealthyingredients.五、书信写作(★★★)66.假设你是李华，是校报英语专栏的记者。你的学校刚刚举行了建校八十周年的系列庆典活动。请你根据以下要点用英语写一篇报道。内容包括：1.活动时间及地点；2.活动内容和影响；3.简短评论。注意：(1)写作词数应为80个左右；(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。The80thAnniversaryCelebration____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、书面表达(★★★★)67.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。Lastyear,asmythen-9-year-oldson,Leopold,andIwerepreparingforamom-sonskitriptoKeystone,Icameupwitharule:wewouldsayyestoeverything.Yousee,Leopoldisapickyeater—helivesonchickennuggetsandyogurt—andcanbehesitanttotrynewthings.Iwashopingtofindawaytoencouragehimwithoutresortingtoworn-outsayinglike“Ifyoudon’ttryit,you’llneverknowifyoulikeit.”SoIborrowed