2024~2025学年福建省福州市平潭翰英中学高二下学期期末考英语试卷

2024~2025学年福建省福州市平潭翰英中学高二下学期期末考英语试卷一、阅读理解Non-CreditCoursesThePre-CollegeProgramoffersnon-creditcourses.Studentswillexperiencecollege-levelcoursesgivenbysomeofourcollege’sleadingexpertsandwillreceivewrittenfeedback(反馈)ontheirworkattheendofthecourse.Pre-CollegestudentswillalsoreceiveagradeofSatisfactory/Unsatisfactoryandacertificateofcompletionattheconclusionoftheprogram.Allnon-creditcoursesmeetfrom9:00a.m.-11:30a.m.dailyandmayhaveadditionalrequirementsintheafternoonsorevenings.COURSE:CaseStudiesinNeuroscience·June11—July2·LeahRoeschUsingstudent-centered,active-learningmethodsandreal-worldexamples,thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafullerunderstandingofhowthehumanbrainworks.COURSE:PsychologyofCreativity·June15—June28·MarshallDukeWhyarecertainpeoplesocreative?Isitgenetic(遗传的),oraresultofchildhoodexperience?Aretheydifferentfromeveryoneelse?Thispopularpsychologycoursehighlightsthedifferenttheoriesofcreativity.COURSE:CreativeStorytelling·June21—July3·EdithFreniThiscollege-levelcourseincreativestorytellingfunctionsasanintroductiontoavarietyofstorytellingtechniquesthatappearindifferentformsofcreativewriting,suchasshortfictionandplaywriting.COURSE:SportsEconomics·July19—August1·ChristinaDePasqualeInthiscoursewewillanalyzemanyinterestingaspectsofthesportsindustry:sportsleagues,ticketpricing,salarynegotiations,discrimination,andNCAApoliciestonameafew.1.Whoisthetextintendedfor?

A．Thegeneralpublic.B．Collegefreshmen.C．Educationalexperts.D．Highschoolstudents.2.WhichcoursecanyoutakeifyouarefreeonlyinJune?

A．SportsEconomics.B．CreativeStorytelling.C．PsychologyofCreativity.D．CaseStudiesinNeuroscience.3.Whosecourseshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedincreativewriting?

A．LeahRoesch’s.B．EdithFreni’s.C．MarshallDuke’s.D．ChristinaDePasquale’s.FireCapt.KevinLloydarrivedatthesceneofacaraccidentinWestPoint,Utah,northofSaltLakeCity.Apregnantwomanandherscreaming2-year-olddaughterweretrappedinthecar.Whilehispartner,AllenHadley,wastendingtothedriver,Lloydcouldn'tgetthefrightenedgirltocalmdown.Hesawshewasholdingseveralbottlesofnailpolish(指甲油),andthenhehadabetteridea.Heaskedherifshewantedtopainthisnails.Soonsheentirelylitup.Atthesametime,Hadleyshoweduptocheckonthescene.Lloydhadcalmedherdownandwasintheprocessofgettinghisfingerspainted.ThenHadleyjustputhishandinthere.Thegirlbegantocolorhisnailspink.Bythistime,shewasnotonlycalm,butshewasalsohappy.Thegirl'smotherwasnotinjured.Shethankedthemforhelpingherdaughterfeelbetter,andtheyallchuckled,lookingatthefirefighters'nails,andtooksomephotos.Thefirefightersbroughtthephotosbacktoheadquartersandshowedthemaround.ThedepartmentputthemuponFacebook,andthousandsofpeopleresponded,withmanythankingthefirefightersforgoingoutoftheirwaytocalmdownafrightenedgirl.FireChiefMarkBecraftsaidhehadbeensurprisedatalltheattention.Hesaidhewasproudofhisfirefighters,andaddedthathehadknownmembersofthedepartmentwhohaddonemanythingsthatweren'tpartofthejob.Afterthefact,LloydandHadleyhadasmallmattertotendto：thelayersofpolishontheirnails.Theyboughtabottleofnailpolishremover,andusedalmostallofit.4.Whywasthe2-year-oldgirlfrightened?

A．Hermotherwasbadlyinjured.B．Shewascaughtinanaccident.C．Hernailswerehurtbythebottles.D．Shewasafraidofseeingfirefighters.5.Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"chuckled”inParagraph4?

A．Sighed.B．Shouted.C．Laughed.D．Hugged.6.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethetwofirefighters?

A．Caring.B．Knowledgeable.C．Humorous.D．Courageous.7.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A．Toaskustolearntocalmdownintimeofdanger.B．Tospeakhighlyofthewarm-heartedfirefighters.C．Tointroducethelittlegirlwholikespolishingnails.D．Topraisethetwofirefighterswholearntodecoratenails.Withhisheartwarmingpartyinvitation,DougTurner,an87-year-oldfromBucksCounty,Pennsylvania,provedthatfriendshiphasnoagelimit.Wantingtouniteneighbors,hehand-deliveredahomemadeinvitationtoMichelleHernandez.Michelle,29,wasworkingfromhomewhenthedoorbellrang.Standingongatewasherneighbor,DougTurner.Whenhehandedherafoldedpieceofpaperwithawarmsmile,hecouldclearlyseetheamazementonherface.“Hi,I’mDougacrossthestreet...”Dougsaid.“ThisisaninvitationtoapartyI’mhavingonFebruary15.”Itread“ACelebrationofWinter”andfeaturedaneatlydrawnsnowflake.Addingatouchofhumor,itlistedtheparty’sstarttimeas“4pmuntilthepolicearrive”.Michelleburstintolaughterasshereadthenote.SheandherhusbandwerenewarrivalandhadonlycrossedpathswithDougafewtimes.Yet,histhoughtfulgestureleftalastingimpression.“Itwassosweet,”shesaid.MichellewasimpressedbyDoug’sefforttopersonallydelivereachhandmadeinvitation,whichincludedthepromiseof“Foodanddrinksonoffer”.Reflectingontherarityofsuchgestures,shesaid,“Peopledon’treallydothatanymore.”MichellesharedtheRingcamerafootageofDoug’sinvitationonsocialmedia.Thevideoquicklywentviral,gainingover1.3millionviews.Dougwascaughtoffguardbytheoverwhelmingresponse.Heneverexpectedthevideotoattractsomuchattention.Sincehiswife’spassingin2022,Doughasmadeitayearlytraditiontohostawinterpartyforhisneighbors.Hesuppliesallthefoodanddrinks,askingonlythatguestsbringasmile.Dougcherishedthesenseofcommunityheandhiswifebuiltbywelcomingneighborsintotheirhomes.Hefoundhisstrongestfriendshipsinhiscurrentneighborhood.Hewantedtokeepthoseconnectionsalive,sohestartedanannualwinterpartytoreunitelongtimefriendsandintroducenewresidents.8.WhatwasMichelle’sinitialreactiontoDoug’sinvitation?

A．Shewasastonished.B．Shewasataloss.C．Shefeltdelighted.D．Shetookitforgranted.9.WhathumorouselementdidDougincludeinhispartyinvitation?

A．Aneatlydrawnsnowflake.B．Acelebrationofwinter.C．Foodanddrinksonoffer.D．Policemen’sintervention.10.WhydidDougstarthostingannualwinterparties?

A．Topromotehisonlinefame.B．Tosellhomemadeinvitations.C．Torememberhiswifeinprivate.D．Tobuildcommunityconnections.11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Doug’sSummerPartyTraditionB．CommunityEventsinBucksCountyC．HandmadeInvites,HeartwarmingConnectionsD．LateWife’sMemoryAnnually,DeepaffectionIfmathsisthelanguageoftheuniverse,beesmayhavejustutteredtheirfirstwords.Newresearchsuggeststhesebusybodiesoftheinsectworldarecapableofadditionandsubtraction(减法)—usingcolorsintheplaceofplusandminussymbols.Intheanimalkingdom,theabilitytocount—oratleastdistinguishbetweendifferingquantities—isn’tunusual:Ithasbeenseeninfrogs,spiders,andevenfish.Butsolvingequations(方程式)usingsymbolsisrare,sofaronlyachievedbyfamouslybrainyanimalssuchaschimpanzeesandAfricangreyparrots.Buildingonpreviousresearchthatsaysthesocialinsectscancounttofourandunderstandtheconceptofzero,researcherswantedtotestthelimitsofwhattheirtinybrainscando.Scientiststrained14beestolinkthecolorsblueandyellowtoadditionandsubtraction,respectively.TheyplacedthebeesattheentranceofaY-shapedmaze(迷宫),wheretheywereshownseveralshapesineitheryelloworblue.Iftheshapeswereblue,beesgotarewardiftheywenttotheendofthemazewithonemoreblueshape(theotherendhadonelessblueshape);iftheshapeswereyellow,theygotarewardiftheywenttotheendofthemazewithonelessyellowshape.Thetestingworkedthesameway:Beesthat“subtracted”oneshapewhentheysawyellow,or“added”oneshapewhentheysawbluewereconsideredtohaveacedthetest.Thebeesgottherightanswer63%to72%ofthetime,dependingonthetypeofequationandthedirectionoftherightanswer—muchbetterthanrandomguesseswouldallow—theresearchersreporttodayinScienceAdvances.Thoughtheresultscamefromjust14bees,researcherssaytheadvanceisexciting.Ifabrainabout20,000timessmallerthanourscanperformmathsusingsymbols,itcouldpavethewaytonovelapproachesinartificialintelligence(AI)andmachinelearning.Justdon’taskthebeestodoyourhomeworkanytimesoon.12.Whydothescientistsconducttheresearch?

A．Toteachthemmaths.B．Totestthepoweroftinybrains.C．Toexplainthemeaningofcolors.D．Togetaccesstomachinelearning.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“aced”inParagraph5probablymean?

A．Givenup.B．Enteredfor.C．Gotthrough.D．Checkedover.14.Whatmighttheresearchmakecontributionsto?

A．Languageacquisition.B．Arithmeticlearning.C．Protectionofanimals.D．DevelopmentofAI.15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Bees“Like”CountingB．Bees“Tell”ColorsApartC．Bees“Perform”MathsUsingShapesD．Bees“Get”AdditionandSubtractionIhavesixdifferentappletreesinmysmallforestgarden.Thismeanstherearealotofapplestoharvesteachyear.16Overtime,Idevelopedstrategiestohandleitsmoothly.Here’smyadviceforyou.Understandwhatapplesyouaregrowing.Applesripen(成熟)atdifferenttimes.17Thiswillvaryalittlewithconditionsfromyeartoyear.However,havingaroughideaofwhenyouwillbeharvestingallowsyoutoprepare.18Somepiecesofequipmentarecrucialfortheappleharvest.Akitchenjuicerisn’tenough;investinametalhand-turnedmacerator(浸渍机)andawood-and-metalfruitpress.Thesemakeprocessingeasier.Also,haveasuitablestorageareaready,alongwithcanningjars(罐子)andothernecessities.Considerinvestinginafruitpicker.Itisapickerwithanextendablepolethatcanreachapplesevenfromtheverytopofthetrees.19OnefinaltipthatIwouldliketoshareisverysimple:Manyhandsmakelightwork.Ifyouhavealotofapplestoharvest,considerinvitingsomefamilyorfriendsandhaveanapplepickingparty—thenshareyourharvest,ofcourse.20Italsosupportsthegoalsofsustainableliving.Thesetipsmaysoundbasic,buttheyensureasmootherappleharvestandpreventwasteofyourbeautiful,deliciousapples.Withtherightpreparations,appleharvestingbecomesamanageableandenjoyabletaskeachyear.

A．Nowwithit,appleharvestingisn’tboring.B．Preparestorageareasandrequiredequipment.C．Sotheapplepickingwillbecomequickerandeasier.D．Ittookmeawhiletorecognizedifferentapplevarieties.E．Initially,theappleharvestwasexcitingbutchallenging.F．Thiscooperativeapproachmakesthetaskmoreefficient.G．Therefore,itishelpfultoknowwhenyourharvestshouldtakeplace.二、完形填空AnuntraineddognamedKaibecameaherowhenhisquickactionsavedhisowner’sgrandfatherfromaseveremedicalemergencyattheirhomeinSanAngelo.Oneday,Kainoticedsomethingwasn’t_________.Hisowner’sgrandfatherhadbecomeunresponsivewhilesittinginhisarmchair.Kai_________howtoopenarounddoorknob(门把手)—ataskthateventraineddogsfind_________—andrushedoutsidetogethelp.Hisurgentbarksfilledtheneighborhood,makingthepeoplearound_________oftheindooremergency.OneneighborcalledtheSanAngeloPoliceDepartment_________.Verysoon,officerswho_________arrivedandfollowedKaiintothehouse,wheretheyfoundthegrandfathermotionlessand_________tobreathe.Hewasrushedtothehospital,andthedoctorsdiscoveredhehadsepsis,adangerous_________whereinfectionspreadsthroughthebody.He_________immediatetreatmentandspenttendaysintheIntensiveCareUnit(ICU).Hisfamilysharedapowerful__________aboutthatday,“Hewouldhavediedifhehadn’tmadeittothehospital__________.”ThedoctorsagreedwithoutKai’squickaction,thegrandfathermightnothave__________.Thefamily’sstorytouchedmanyheartsafterthey__________itonline.Ithassincegainedthe__________ofsocialmediausers,receivingover2millionviewsinjusttwodays,withviewerspraisingKai’s__________andtheunbreakablebondbetweenpetsandfamilies.21.A．newB．rightC．fairD．real22.A．showedoffB．referredtoC．figuredoutD．learntfrom23.A．difficultB．similarC．practicalD．accessible24.A．capableB．awareC．fearfulD．guilty25.A．safelyB．accidentallyC．randomlyD．immediately26.A．interruptedB．respondedC．agreedD．understood27.A．pretendingB．affordingC．strugglingD．continuing28.A．conditionB．locationC．occasionD．atmosphere29.A．identifiedB．examinedC．requiredD．confirmed30.A．growthB．purposeC．honorD．truth31.A．atlastB．intimeC．bychanceD．forsure32.A．collapsedB．resistedC．survivedD．hesitated33.A．sharedB．perceivedC．anticipatedD．selected34.A．controlB．assistanceC．trustD．attention35.A．prideB．adventureC．honestyD．performance三、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。Morethanthreedecadesafterwritinghisfirstpoem36ateenagerinthemountainsofnorthernChina,ChenNianxiislivingaliterarydream.Hehaspublishedtwobookswhicharewellreceivedbypeople.Formorethan15years,helaboredingold,ironandzincminesacrossChina,detonatingexplosives(引爆炸药)bydayand37(create)poemsonthebacksofnewspapersatnight.Hispoemsspeakofthe38(lonely)ofthemines,thedeathsoffellowworkersandthedistancebetweenmodernlifeandhisworkunderground.Thissummer,twoyearsafterpublishinghisfirstpoetrycollection,hepublishedabookofessays,ToLiveIstoShoutattheSky39titlecomesfromapoemthat40(write)afteranightofsingingwithhisfellowworkersatamineinXinjiang.Qinqiangis41typeoftraditionaloperafromnorthwesternShaanxiProvince.Chen42(struggle)forinspirationforthepastfewyears.“Westillneedabundant,diverseworks43(support)contemporaryliteratureandculture,”Chensaid,adding44hehopedhiswork“will45(broad)modernpeople’sperspectivesorremindthemtolookdownwardabit”.四、书信写作46.假定你是学生会主席李华，学生会将举办迎新联欢晚会，你希望外籍教师Tom能参加，于是你给他写一封邀请信。要点如下：1.晚会开始、结束时间及举办地点；2.表演内容；3.邀请对方参加的原因以及邀请他参加表演。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearTom,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua五、书面表达47.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。Wewereapoorfamily,livinginasmallapartmentintheheartofthecity.Mymomworkedtirelesslyasawaitress,strugglingtomakeendsmeet.Despiteourfinancialstruggles,shealwaysfoundwaystobringjoyintoourlives.Oneautumnday,shetookmysisterandmetothezooandlaterthemuseumwiththemoneyshehadsavedforalongtime.Thezoowasfilledwithlaughteraswewatchedthemonkeysswingfrombranchtobranchandthegiraffesstretchtheirlongneckstoreachtheleaves.Themuseumwasequallyfascinating.Ithadavastcollectionofancienthand-madeobjectsandinteractiveexhibits.Wewereinaweoftheworldthatopenedupbeforeus.Eventhoughitwasasimpleouting,itfeltlikealuxuriousadventure.Weeventreatedourselvestoamealatanearbydinerforlunch,enjoyingeverybiteasifitwereafeast.Butaswewalkedtowardsthebusstoptoheadhome,mymom’sfacesuddenlyfe