2024-2025学年浙江省温州市环大罗山联盟高二下学期6月期末英语试题

2024-2025学年浙江省温州市环大罗山联盟高二下学期6月期末英语试题一、听力选择题(★)1.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodonext?

A．Waitunderatree.B．Shelterfromtherain.C．Takeabus.(★★)2.HowdoesthemandescribethenewFrenchteacher?

A．Moody.B．Kind.C．Learned.(★★★)3.Wherearethespeakers?

A．Inacar.B．Onaplane.C．Inthehairdresser’s.(★★)4.Howdoesthewomansound?

A．Upset.B．Apologetic.C．Sympathetic.(★★)5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A．Asafetyrule.B．Ahealthwarning.C．Achemicalexperiment.(★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．salesmanandcustomers.B．husbandandwife.C．Waiterandcustomer.7.Whatstarterwillthewomanhave?

A．Cheeseballs.B．Onionrings.C．Garlicbread.(★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8.WhatdoesthewomanaskTimtodo?

A．Giveheraride.B．Goshoppingwithher.C．Visitananimalshelter.9.WhatdoesTimmeanintheend?

A．Hedislikesstayingwithanimals.B．Heknowsnothingaboutthework.C．Heisnotinterestedindoingthevoluntarywork.(★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10.Wheredoesthewomanwork?

A．Inadepartmentstore.B．Inalaundryshop.C．Inatailorshop.11.Whyaretheman’sclothesstillinthestore?

A．Hewasbusy.B．Heforgotaboutit.C．Heleftthewrongnumber.12.Whenwillthemancometothewoman?

A．Today.B．Tomorrow.C．Intwodays.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13.Whatisthetopicoftoday’sprogramme?

A．Urbanartisticbuildings.B．GraffitiartinLiverpool.C．Sometalentedartists.14.Whereprobablyarethespeakers?

A．Inastudio.B．Inagallery.C．Inastreet.15.Whatcanwelearnaboutthegraffiti?

A．Bettyhasmixedfeelingsaboutit.B．Mostofitisbasedonsci-fi.C．Itwillberemovedsoon.16.WhatdoesBettythinkofthesignature?

A．Itbringssomelifetothearea.B．Itneedsimprovementindesign.C．Itmakesthebuildinglookugly.(★★★)听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.Whatisthespeaker?

A．Adoctor.B．Apresenter.C．Apsychologist.18.Howcanpeoplehelpolderpetsreducestress?

A．Byengagingtheminstimulatinggames.B．Byprovidingthemwithmoretreats.C．Byintroducingnewtoysfrequently.19.Whatisonebenefitofgivingyourpetamassage?

A．Itpreventsheartdisease.B．Itreducespain.C．Itincreasesappetite.20.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?

A．Todiscusscommonpetillnesses.B．Tocomparedifferenttypesofpettoys.C．Toofferadviceonenhancingpets’emotionalhealth.二、阅读理解(★★)WhileattractionsliketheShardandtheLondonEyeofferexcellentperspectives,they’realwaysbusyandticketpricesaresteep.Butwithalittleinsideknowledge,youcansaveyourpoundsandbagyourskylinephotoswithoutthecrowdsthroughaccessingthefollowingviewpoints.ParliamentHillParliamentHillonHampsteadHeath—at98misoneofLondon’shighestnaturalviewpoints.Fromhere,onaclearday,youcansitontheparkbenchthatfeaturedinmovieslikeRunFatboyRunandNotesonaScandal.Entryfee:freeTheGardenMuseumTowerWhileyoumightbeinterestedinBritishgardendesign,this14th-Centurytoweristhemainattractionforphotographers.Climbthe131stepsofthenarrowspiralstaircaseandyou’llemergeontooneofthefinestriversideviewpointsinthecity—withviewsacrosstothePalaceofWestminsterontheright.Entryfee:£4TheIFSCloudCableCarIfyouwanttosoaroverLondoninaglasspod,theobviousplacetogoistheLondonEye.Butacheaperandcrowd-freealternativeistoridetheIFSCloudCableCar.Theviewsareimpressiveatanytime,buttheCableCarstaysopenlate,soyoucanevenenjoymagnificentsunsetsfromthewest-facingsideoradmirethetwinklingcitylightsafterdark.Entryfee:£6one-waySeabird,SouthwarkLondonhasnoshortageofrooftopvenues(场所)offeringknockoutcityscapeviews,soitcanbehardtopickjustoneortwo.Butforlocation,anglesandagreatexperience,itdoesn’tgetmuchbetterthanSeabird,onthe14thflooroftheHoxtonhotelinSouthwarkwithnothingtoblockviewsonthreesides.Entryfee:Buyadrink:draughtbeercosts£6.50orasmallglassofwineis£9;aportionofolivescosts£5.21.WhichviewpointprovidesthebestopportunitytophotographthePalaceofWestminster?

A．ParliamentHillB．TheGardenMuseumTowerC．TheIFSCloudCableCarD．Seabird22.WhatcanbeinferredaboutSeabirdcomparedtotheIFSCloudCableCar?

A．ItoffersashorterrideexperienceB．ItprovidesbetternighttimeviewsC．It’smoresuitableforlargegroupsD．Itrequiresfoodconsumptiontoenter23.Thistextismostlikelytakenfrom________.

A．acitybrochureB．ageographymagazineC．atravelguidebookD．anarchitecturaljournal(★★★)Whenmysonfirstbegancompetinginschoolchesstournaments,Ioftenchattedwithotherparents.Occasionally,Iwouldaskiftheyplayedchessthemselves.Normally,thereplywasno.WhenIvolunteeredthatIwaslearningtoplay,theirtonewascheerfullyjoking,“Goodluckwiththat!”Ifthisgameissogood,whyareadultsignoringit?Seeingsomeoneplayingsmartphonegames,Ipreferredtosay,“Whyareyouhavingyourkidsdochesswhileyouplay?”Sure,weparentshadworktodo,workthathelpedpayforthelessonsourkidswereenjoying.ButIwasalsowonderingifweweresendinganunnoticeablemessagethatlearningwasfortheyoung.Duringonetournament,Isawagroupofparentsplayingchess!Justthen,agroupofkidspassedme,“Whyareadultslearningchess?”Oneasked,inanapparentlyjokingtone.Iwastiredofsittingonthesidelines.Iwantedin,andthatiswhyIgotamembershipcardandstartedthrowingmyselfin.Itwasthreehoursofconcentrationandthinkingwithmyphoneoff.ItfeltlikeagymwhereIwastrainedtosolveproblemswithfocus,memory,logic,andoccasionalheadaches.Andofcoursehoursofabsenceofdigitaldeviceswouldneverbenogoodforthinkingsharply.Beingabeginnercanbehardatanyage,butitgetsharderwhenyouareolder.Thephrase“adultbeginner”hasanfairlygentlepity.Itimpliesthelearningofsomethingthatyoushouldhaveperhapsalreadylearned.24.Whatcanwelearnaboutotherparents’reaction?

A．Theyexpressedstrongsupport.B．Theyofferedpracticaladvice.C．Theyrespondedwithlight-hearteddoubt.D．Theyshowedcompletedisinterest.25.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“sittingonthesidelines”meaninParagraph3?

A．Watchingwithoutparticipating.B．Supportingactivelyfromtheside.C．Criticizingothers’actions.D．Teachingchildrenpatiently.26.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthisdecisiontostartlearningchess?

A．Regretfulduetothedifficulty.B．Satisfieddespitethechallenges.C．Unconcernedaboutitsvalue.D．Proudoftherapidprogress.27.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?

A．Tocriticizeparentsforneglectingchess.B．Toprovethatchildrenlearnfasterthanadults.C．Tosharehowchessimprovedhisparentingskills.D．Toreflectonsocietalviewsaboutadultlearning.(★★)InJuly2024,aschoolof77pilotwhaleswasheduponabeachinOrkney,Scotland.Itwasthelargestmassstranding(滞留)ofwhalesinScotlandfordecades.Scientistsdon’tknowexactlywhywhalesbeachthemselves.Onetheoryisthatclimatechangeisdrivingwhales’foodclosertotheshoreline,wheretheythengetstuckasthetidegoesout.Ifasingleanimalisfound,itisusuallybecauseitissickorhasbeeninjured.IntheOrkneystranding,12ofthewhaleswerestillalivewhentheybecamebeached.Whenthishappens,marineorganizationsassesswhetherawhalecanbesafelyrefloated.Professionalsandmembersofthecommunityfrequentlycometogether,covertheanimalinwetsheetsandpourbucketsofwateroverit,thoughnottheblowhole,untiltheanimaldriftsbackouttotheocean.Thoughit’snotalwaysahappyending.Forthosethatdon’tsurvive,apost-mortem(验尸)examinationisoftencarriedout.DrBrownlowoftheScottishMarineAnimalStrandingSchemetoldtheBBCthatthesecanrevealalotaboutthewhale’slifeandthereasonswhyitwasbeached.In2024,averyrarespeciesofwhaleturneduponabeachinNewZealand—aspade-toothedwhale.Whilethisissad,thedeadbodywasdissectedinordertohelpresearchersacquirenewinformationaboutthespecies.“Fromascientificandconservationpointofview,thisishuge”,GabeDavies,aDepartmentofConservationofficial,said.Somebeachedwhaleswhodon’tsurvivehavetheirskeletonssenttomuseums,whilemanyothersarereturnedtothewater.Thisensuresthemarineenvironmentbenefitsbecausewhalecarcasses(兽尸)giveoffmanynutrients.“Whentheyfallanddieandsinktothebottomoftheocean,theyformtheselittlenutrient-richislandsthatcansupportahugediversityoflife,”saysDrBrownlow.Themoreresearchthatcanbedone,thebetter.Fornow,wecanonlydowhatwecantokeepouroceanscleanandsafe.28.Whatcanbelearntaboutthestrandingofwhales?

A．Whales’strandingcausestheirdeathunavoidably.B．Experts’effortstosavestrandedwhalesalwayspayoff.C．Fooddistributionisapartialcauseofwhales’stranding.D．Pouringwaterovertheblowholecansavebeachedwhales.29.Whydoestheauthormentionthepost-mortemexamination?

A．Toshowtheprocedureofanexamination.B．Toillustratethevalueofstudyingdeadbodies.C．Toexplainthecarcasses’valuetomarineecosystemsD．Toadvocateforimmediaterescueeffortsforstrandedwhales.30.What’sDr.Brownlow’sattitudetowardstheroleofwhalecarcasses?

A．Optimistic.B．Skeptical.C．Neutral.D．Indifferent.31.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Furthereffortsshouldbemadetorescuebeachedwhales.B．Oceancleanupismoreimportantthanscientificresearch.C．Immediateactionsareneededtoaddressclimatechange.D．Oceancleanupeffortsarecrucialtothemarineecosystem.(★★★)GooglehasbeenusingSynthIDtoautomaticallyidentifytextgeneraledbythecompany’sGeminichatbot.Thissystemembeds(嵌入)digitalwatermarks(水印)directlyintoAI-generatedimages,audio,textorvideo,makingiteasiertodistinguishAI-generatedcontentfromhuman-writtenposts.ScottAaronson,atTheUniversityofTexasatAustin,saysthatwhilenoknownwatermarkingmethodisabsolutelyreliable,hereallyhopesthiscanhelpincatchingasmallpartofAI-generatedmisinformation,academiccheatingandmore.Healsohopesotherlargelanguagemodelcompanieswillfollow.GoogleDeepMind’sAIwatermarkingusea“competitionsampling”approachtoselectcertainwordtokens(标志),creatingastatisticalsignaturethatisdetectablebyassociatedsoftware.Thisprocessrandomlypairsuppossiblewordtokensinacompetitionstyle,withthewinnerofeachpairbeingdeterminedbywhichonescoreshighestaccordingtoawatermarkingfunction.Thewinningtokensofthecompetitionmovethroughcontinuousroundsofselectionuntiljustoneremains—amulti-layeredapproachthatincreasesthecomplexityofanypotentialattemptstocrackthewatermark,saysFurongHuangattheUniversityofMaryland.Theresearchersacknowledgedthatthewatermarkingworksbestwithlongerchatbotresponses,suchasgeneratinganessayoremail,butithasnotyetbeentestedonresponsestomathsorcodingproblems.Inaddition,bothGoogleDeepMind’steamandothersdescribedtheneedforadditionalsafeguardsagainstmisuseofAIchatbots—withHuangrecommendingstrongerregulationaswell.“Authorizingwatermarkingbylawwouldaddressboththepracticalityanduseradoptionchallenges,ensuringamoresecureuseoflargelanguagemodels,”shesays.32.WhatdoweknowaboutSynthID?

A．Itcausescheatinginschoolsettings.B．ItremovesallAI-relatedmisinformation.C．ItassistsAIdevelopersinmakingchatbots.D．Ithelpsrecognizeachatbot-generatedtext.33.Whichisoneofthestepsincreatingasignature?

A．Randomscoringoftokens.B．Deliberatepairingoftokens.C．Competitiveselectionoftokens.D．Continuousgenerationoftokens.34.Whatmightbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?

A．AnewalgorithmtoimprovetheefficiencyofSynthID.B．ApotentiallegalframeworktosupportSynthID’sspread.C．AcomparisonofSynthIDwithotherwatermarkingtechnology.D．AdiscussiononSynthID’sbenefitsinsecuringAI-generatedcontent.35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．AI-GeneratedContent:APotentialCheaterB．AIWatermarking:APromisingTechnologyC．Google’sSynthID:AnOutstandingDetectiveD．GeminiChatbot:ABrilliantArtificialIntelligence(★★★)Onceuponatime,wewereallquestion-askingexperts.Westartedaskingourparentsnumerousquestionsaskids.Bypreschool,ourinquiriesevenreachedthedepthsofscience,philosophy,andthesocialorder.Wheredoesthesungoatnight?Whydoesn’tthatmanhaveahomelikewedo?36Then,atsomepoint,ourinquiringdesiresdisappear.37Animportantfactorishowthesocialenvironmentssurroundinguschangeasweage.Schoolstransformfromaplaceforaskingquestionstoonefundedbyourabilitytoanswerthem.Welearntosellourselvesonthejobmarketbywhatweknow,notwhatwedon’t.Andwerecognizethatsocietyrewardsthepeoplewhoproposetohavetheanswers.Assuch,onewaytorenewourinquiringspiritistochangetheatmosphere.Wecanbebraveraboutaskingquestionsinpublicandencouragingotherstopursuetheircuriosity,too.38Whenitcomestohowwephrasequestions,weareadvisedtoopenwithlesssensitivequestions,favorfollow-upquestions,andkeepquestionsopen-ended.Wecanalsopracticeaskingquestionsofandforourselvesbykeepingarunninglistofquestionsinajournal.39Finally,wecouldsetasidetimetoaskabsurdquestionslike“Howwouldyouaccomplishaweek’sworkintwohours?”Thistypeofquestionsforcesustobreaktheboundariesofourcomfortzone.Intheworldthatdoesnotlookmuchasitdidyearsago,wemustaskquestions.40Greatquestionscanopenupourcapacitytochangebecausetheyallowustodrawpeoplein,openingthemuptosharingknowledge,ideas,andopinions.Andtheyarealsoourprimarymeansoflearningabouttheworld.Inshort,askingquestionsisthebestwaytodeepenourunderstandingofthethingsthatmattertoourlife.Asanychildcouldprobablytellusifweasked.

A．Whydorockssinkbuticefloats?B．Thequestionsdependonourattitudesandthesituations.C．Itisahigh-payoffbehaviorespeciallyintimesofchange.D．However,adultsrarelyremembersuchinterestingquestions.E．Whydoesthechild’surgetoaskquestionsgrowinactiveinsomanyadults?F．Itnotonlyremovesthepublicityfromquestionasking,butoffersusaplacetoexperiment.G．Inthatencouragement,wehelpcreateanenvironmentwherethosearoundusfeelsafetoaskquestions.三、完形填空(★★★)Alextightenedhisclimbingrope,hispalmssweatingdespitethecoldmountainair.ThiswashisfirsttryatclimbingtheDevil’sPeak,which_______threateninglyabovethebasecamp.Hisheart_______ashelookedatthenarrowledges(岩架)andoverhangsthatwerewaitingforhim.Withadeepbreath,hestartedhis_______.Theearlymorningfogblockedhisview,addinganextrabitof_______tothealreadydangerousclimb.Ashegottoaverydifficultpart,hisfootslippedonapatchofice.Panicfilledhim,buthewasabletograba_______rockprojection(突出物)justintime.Halfwayup,thewind_______instrength,pushinghimhardagainstthecliffface.Alexheldon_______tothetinyhandholds,hismusclesachingfromtheeffort.Hecouldhearhisguideshoutingfaintinstructionsfrombelow,buttheloudhowlofthewind_______mostofthewords.Justthen,asharpcracksoundedthroughthequiet.Alexlookeddownandsawasmallpieceofrockflyingpasthim.Thecliffwas_______!Fearalmosttookover,buthemadehimselfstayfocused.Heneededtofinda________placetohide.Seeingashallow________afewmetersabove,heusedallhisremaining________andstartedclimbingagain.Everymovewasastruggle,butthethoughtofbeingsafekepthimgoing.Whenhefinallyreachedtheshelter,hefelldown,hisbodytremblingfromexhaustionand________.Hourswentbyashewaitedfortheclifftobecomestable.Whentherescueteamfinallyreachedhim,Alexwas________butnotdefeated.Theexperiencetaughthimtherealmeaningofcourageandtheimportanceof________whenfacingdifficulties.41.A．floatedB．roseC．toweredD．released42.A．sangB．racedC．stoppedD．softened43.A．assignmentB．departureC．campaignD．climb44.A．riskB．excitementC．restrictionD．boredom45.A．looseB．solidC．delicateD．fragile46.A．blewoverB．tookoffC．pickedupD．dieddown47.A．tightlyB．repeatedlyC．boldlyD．urgently48.A．abandonedB．reducedC．coveredD．cleared49.A．breakingB．revolvingC．explodingD．freezing50.A．fundamentalB．temporaryC．remoteD．cozy51.A．holeB．valleyC．peakD．crack52.A．determinationB．strengthC．enthusiasmD．discipline53.A．frustrationB．griefC．sympathyD．relief54.A．depressedB．fragileC．hurtD．alive55.A．breakthroughB．cooperationC．competenceD．perseverance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。Goinggreenismorethanjustafashion.Thereisagrowingcommunityofpeoplewho56(entire)advocateazerowastelifestyle.Livingazerowastelifestylemeansdoingone’sbesttoachievetheaimofnotsendinganythingtoalandfill(垃圾填埋场).Peopleadoptingthislifestylereducewhat57(need)andwanted.Theyreuseasmuch“waste”theyrecycleindailylife58possible.Still,thesesupportersclaimtobefrustratedbythemanyharmfulchemicalsubstances59(find)inbeautyandcleaningproducts.Theyalsofindthe60(popular)ofsingle-useitemsandlayersofpackagingdisturbing,someof61evenmaketheirowntoothpastefromcoconutoilandbakingsoda.62thislifestylemaybetoobigachangefortheaverageperson,wecouldmakegradualchangestoourownlives,suchasbringingclothbagsforvegetables.Expertssaytruezerowasteisimpossible63(achieve)becausewasteunavoidablycomesaboutinproductionandtransportation.Itistochangemindsets(观念模式)andhabitstolessenournegativeimpactontheenvironment.InAsia,Singapore,whichdoeshavegoodlawsandregulations,64(take)goodcareoftheenvironmentforalongperiod.ItwasalsothefirstAsiancitytohavemadethecut.Thisis65inspiringpieceofnewsforresidentswhomaywanttomakethisworldacleanerandgreenerplace.五、书信写作(★★★)66.假设你校英文网站正在开展“Art&Life”主题征文活动，请你以“MyFavoriteArtwork”为题，写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：1.介绍该作品；2.说明它对你的意义或启发。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。MyFavoriteArtwork___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Kariecheckedthewordsonherspellingtest.Ifshegot100percent,she’dwinherclass’sSpellingChallengeandabrand-newdictionary.Besides,Ms.Irishadpromisedtodohandstand(手倒立)ifanyonegotperfectscore.Threemorewordstogo.N-i-c-e-l-y.Q-u-i-c-k-l-y.H-o-n-e-s-t-y.Wait!She’dspelledhonesty,nothonestly!Sheerasedthet-yandwrotel-ybeforehandinginherpaper.“I’llcorrectthesewhileyou’rehavingabreak,”Ms.Irissaid.Afterthebreak,Kariehurriedintotheclassroom.Shewasonpinsandneedlesinherseat,tappingherpenandcrossingherfingersforluck.Justthen,Ms.Iriswalkedtothefront,andlikeagymnast,sheflipped(翻转)intotheair.“Congratulations,Karie