福建省莆田某中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1福建省莆田某中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共12小题；每小题2.5分,满分30分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALaoZioncesaid,“Careaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkandyouwillalwaysbetheirprisoner.”People-pleasing,orseekingself-worth,throughothers’approval,isunproductiveandanexhaustingwaytogothroughlife.Whydoweallowwhatothersthinkofustohavesomuchpoweroverhowwefeelaboutourselves?Ifit’struethatyoucan’tpleaseallpeopleallofthetime,wouldn’titmakesensetostoptrying?Unfortunately,senseoftenisn’tdrivingourbehavior.Forsocialbeingswhodesireloveandbelongingwantingtobeliked,andcaringabouttheeffectwehaveonothers,ishealthyandallowsustomakeconnections.However,wherewegetintotroubleiswhenourself-worthisdependentuponwhetherwewinsomeone’sapprovalornot.Thisneedtobelikedcanbetracedbacktowhenwewerechildrenandwerecompletelydependentonotherstotakecareofus:Smallchildrenarenotjustlearninghowtowalkandcommunicate,theyarealsotryingtolearnhowtheworldworks.Welearnaboutwhoweareandwhatisexpectedofusbasedoninteractionswithothers,so,toafour-year-old,ifMommyorDaddydoesn’tlikehimorher,thereisthedangerthattheywillabandonthem.Weneedtounderstandthatwhenwedesperatelywantsomeonetoapproveofus,it’sbeingdrivenbythatlittlekidpartofusthatisstillterrifiedofabandonment.Asyoubecomemorecapableofprovidingyourselfwiththeapprovalyouseek,yourneedforexternalvalidation(认同)willstarttodisappear,leavingyoustronger,moreconfident,andyes,happierinyourlife.Imaginghowmuchtimeweloseeverytimewerestrictourtrueselvesinanefforttobeliked.Ifwebaseourworthontheopinionsofothers,wecheatourselvesofthepowertoshapeourexperiencesandembracelifenotonlyforothersbutalsoforourselvesbecauseultimately,thereisnodifference.Soembracethecliche(老话)andloveyourselfasit’shighlydoubtfulthatyou’llregretit.1.WhatcanweconcludefromLaoZi’squotation?A.Weshouldseethroughothers’attempttomakeaprisonerofusB.Wecanneverbetrulyfreeiftakingtoheartothers’opinionofus.C.Wecanneverreallypleaseothersevenifwetryashardaswecan.D.Weshouldcareaboutothers’viewasmuchastheycareaboutourown.2.Whatwillhappenifwebaseourself-worthonotherpeople’sapproval?A.Ourdesiretobelovedwillbefulfilled. B.Ourlifewillbeunfruitfulandexhausting.C.Ouridentityassocialbeingswillbeaffected. D.Oursenseofselfwillbesharpenedandenhanced.3.Whatmayaccountforourneedtobelikedorapprovedof?A.Ourdesperatelongingforinteractionswithothers.B.Ourunderstandingoftheworkingsoftheworld.C.Ourknowledgeaboutthepainofabandonment.D.Ourearlychildhoodfearofbeingdeserted.4.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodointhelastparagraph?A.Embracelifeforourselvesandforothers. B.Baseourworthonothers’opinions.C.Seeourexperiencesasresources. D.Loveourselvesasweare.BWhenMengJintaowasachild,poweroutagesinhisruralhometownsparkedhiscuriosity:Whycan’twestoreelectricityduringregulartimesanduseitwhenthepowergoesout?Now29,Menghasturnedthischildhoodcuriosityintorealitywithhisadvancediron-basedflowenergystoragesystem.Distinguishedbyitsmassivestoragecapacity,highsafetystandards,andlong-termendurance,thistechnologyrepresentsamajoradvancementinenergystorage.In2013,MengbeganhisstudiesatHefeiUniversityofTechnologyinAnhui,EastChina,majoringinnewenergymaterialsanddevices.Duringhisuniversityyears,hetraveledtoQinghaiandGansuprovincesinNorthwestChinaforresearch,whereheobservedtheinitialsuccessesofwindandsolarpowerprojects.However,helearnedfrompowerstationstaffthatmuchoftheenergygeneratedbywindturbineswasunstableandcouldnotbeeffectivelyused.ItwasduringthisperiodthatMengrecognizedtheurgentneedforadvancedstoragesolutionstostabilizeenergysupplyandreleaseitsteadilytothegrid,therebyincreasingefficiency.Thisrealizationledhimtodeveloptheiron-basedflowenergystoragesystem.“Thissystemfunctionslikealargepowerbankforcities,”heexplained.AccordingtoMeng,whilelithium(锂)batteriesarewell-established,thereisagrowingneedforamoreaffordableandsaferstoragesolution.Hechoseironforitscost-efficiencyandtheabundantavailabilityofironresourcesinChina.Iron-basedflowenergystoragesystemsarealsomoreeconomicalandusewaterasasolution,makingthemfire-resistantandsafer.In2020,whilepursuinghismaster’sdegreeatHuazhongUniversityofScienceandTechnology,Mengachievedasignificantmilestonebysuccessfullytestingthefirstiron-basedflowbatteryinhislab.“Seeingthebatterymodelstartitscharginganddischargingcycleswasamomentofendlesspride,”hesaid,“withChinaannouncingitsdoublecarbongoals,Iwantedtotransformmyresearchintoatangibleproductthatcouldbothbenefitthecountryandmakeadifference.”Throughcontinuousadjustments,accurateresearch,anddeterminedexperimentation,Mengandhisteamcompletedtheirfirstkilowatt-levelenergystoragesystemin2021,suitableforeverydayuse.“Iwanttokeepimprovingthetechnologytomakeenergystoragesaferandmorecost-effective,bothinChinaandworldwide,”hesaid.5.WhatinspiredMengJintaotoseeknewsolutionsforenergystorage?A.Hisobservationsofpowercutsinruralareas.B.Hismajorinnewenergymaterialsanddevices.C.Hisexperienceofworkingwithlithiumbatteries.D.Hiswitnesstothesuccessofrenewablepowerprojects.6.WhatcharacteristicofironledMengJintaotochooseit?A.Itsworkefficiency. B.Itsunlimitedsupply.C.Itseconomicadvantage. D.Itsenvironmentalfriendliness.7.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMengJintao?A.Cautiousandgenerous. B.Capableanddetermined.C.Intelligentandconsiderate. D.Hard-workingandoutgoing.8.Whatisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.TheFutureofRenewableEnergy:StrengthsandWeaknessesB.MengJintao:LeadingFigureinPowerGenerationTechnologyC.FromCuriositytoCreation:MengJintao’sJourneyinEnergyStorageD.Lithiumvs.Iron:TheOngoingBattleforBetterEnergyStorageSolutionCThenewGeminiLivevoiceassistantrepresentsadvancementinconversationalAI,althoughitdoeshavesomefunctionallimitations.WhilesomeusersmaypreferhumaninteractiontousingGoogle’sGeminiLive,theassistantoffersseveralbenefits.Itcanenhanceinterviewingskillsandhumor,listensattentively,respondsquickly,andhandlesinterruptionseffectively.Additionally,unlikeotherbots,itdoesnotfrequentlyrespondwith,“Sorry,Ididn’tunderstandthat.”“IhadanextensivechatwithGoogle’sAIassistantbeforeitsrelease.”RickOsterloh,whochargesAndroid,Chrome,andGoogle’shardwarebusinesses,emphasizedsystemperformanceandlowdelayfordialogues.GeminiLivecouldrevolutionizeourinteractionwithtechnology.ItwillworkwithGoogle’snewearbuds,providingaHer-likeexperience.However,OsterlohclarifiedthatGeminiLiveisintendedasapracticalassistantforbrainstormingandconversation,notforemotionalattachments.GeminiLivewillbewidelyavailable,startingwithAndroidusers,withPixelphonebuyersgettingextraAItoolspoweredbythenewTensorG4chips.Thesetoolsincludethe“AddMe”photofeature,whichintegratesindividualshotsintogroupphotos,and“CallNotes”,whichrecordsandwritesoutcalls.Ofcourse,therearestillsomeproblems,suchasmisinterpretingjokes.AIisintegratedintomanypartsofthenewAndroidphones,andwhileiPhoneuserscanexpectsimilaradvancementswithiOS18,OsterlohbelievesGooglehasanadvantage.Duetoitsextensiveunderstandingofbothpersonalandglobalinformation,itcanoffermoreintelligent,personalized,andpracticalservices.ButOsterlohassuredthatphonecalls,texts,emails,andcalendarappointmentsarenotusedtotrainGoogle’sAImodels.Thetrueobstacleisneithertechnologicalnorcompetitive.GooglefacedcriticismforanadvertisementshowingafatherusingGeminitohelphisdaughterwritealetter,whichsomesawasreducinghumanconnection.Osterlohcomparedthistotheshiftfromhandwrittenletterstoemails,suggestingthatwhilethemarketmaynotbefullyreadyforAI’schanges,thereishopeforgradualacceptance.Inconclusion,Gemini’sintegrationintodailytasksandpotentialforfutureimprovementsmakeitanimportantdevelopmentinthegrowingfieldofartificialintelligence.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“revolutionize”inParagraph2probablymean?A.Turnupsidedown. B.Slowdownprogress.C.Preservethecurrentstate. D.Bringaboutmajorchanges.10.WhatcanbelearnedaboutextraAItoolsofGeminiLive?A.AllAndroidusershaveaccesstofeaturesofGeminiLive.B.Pixelphonebuyerswillreceivethembeforeotherphoneusers.C.The“CallNotes”featurecantransformyourconversations.D.The“AddMe”featurerecognizesandremovesunwantedphotos.11.WhydoesOsterlohbelievesGooglehasanadvantageinAI?A.AIismerelyintegratedintonewAndroidphones.B.Googlehaspowerfulinformationprocessingcapabilities.C.AndroidphonesaresuperiortothosewithiOSsystems.D.GooglereliesonpersonaldatatobetteritsAImodels.12.WhatcanbeimpliedastherealchallengeforGoogle’sGeminiLive?A.TheimproperuseofAIhelpers. B.People’swillingnesstoacceptit.C.Lesspersonalcommunication. D.Themarket’sweaktolerance.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Everynight,nomatterhowtiredIam,Icarveoutatleast5to10minutesforaquicklessononmylanguagelearningapp.Imightnotbefluentyet.___13___Learninganewlanguagecanbeincrediblyhelpfulforcognitivehealth,particularlyasweage.Thisisbecauselanguagelearningengagesawiderangeofcomplexcognitiveabilities.Theyincludememory,attention,andproblem-solving,whichcanhelptocreateandstrengthenconnectionsinthebrain.Thebenefitsgobeyondprotectingthebrainagainsttheeffectsofaging.___14___Weareallcitizensoftheworld,andit’simportantforustostayconnectedwithotherculturesandpeoplefromdifferentbackgrounds.Ofcourse,knowingthebenefitsdoesn’tnecessarilymaketheprocesseasy.Timeanddevotionaretwocommonchallengeswhenitcomestolearninganewlanguage.Butabigpartofthereasonwhyit’ssotoughcomesdowntoourself-consciousness.___15___Beingscaredtopractiseorembarrassedaboutmakingmistakescertainlydoesn’tmakeitanyeasier!___16___Consistencyisthekey!Evenjust5to10minutesadaycanhelp.Beingexposedtoandusingthetargetlanguageonadailybasis,eveninsmallamounts,cansignificantlyboostfluency.Besides,don’tjustlimityourdailylearningtoyourlessons.___17___Thiscanbedonethroughmedia,suchasmoviesandmusic,whichhelpstobuildlisteningskillsandexposesthelearnertothelanguagebeingusedinitsnaturalcontext.Languagelearningisagradualprocess.Embracingmistakesaspartofthelearningjourneyandstayingmotivatedthroughsettingachievablegoalscanmaketheexperiencebotheffectiveandenjoyable.A.Thisallowspeopletolearnlanguagesnaturallyandefficiently.B.Butthat’sexactlywhylearninganewlanguagecanbesobeneficial.C.Expertsalsonotethatlanguagelearningcanhelppromotesocialconnections.D.It’simportanttocompletelyinvolveyourselfinthelanguageyouwanttoacquire.E.However,accordingtotheexperts,mydailylessonshavefar-reachingsignificance.F.Feelinganxiouscanstandinthewayofourprogresswhenlearninganewlanguage.G.Fortunately,thereareplentyofeffectivewaystoachieveyourlanguage-learninggoals.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。At17,myrowingcoachinsistedthattakingadayoffaweekwasunnecessary.Suchintenseanddemandingroutinemademe___18___exercise,andwhenIeventuallyquitrowing,Ialso___19___exercisingaltogether.Theverythoughtofworkingoutbecameadistantmemory.However,afterrelocatingtoanewneighborhood-beinganauthorandworkingathome,I___20___forthesenseofbelongingtoagroupagainbutwas___21___aboutreturningtorowing.Oneday,aneighbor___22___metofillinforhisbasketballteambecauseofhisleginjury.Playingbasketballbroughtbackthe___23___ofbeingpartofateam.Unliketheseriousnatureofrowing,playingbasketballwaspurelyforfunforme,freefromthe___24___ofcostlyequipment.MyteammatesandIdon’tknowmuchabouteachother’spersonallives,butwesharea(n)___25___throughourpassionforthegameandourdesiretowin,aconnectionthatmakesusstruggleforexcellencetogether.Theseregulargameshave___26___improvedmylife.Thelifeofanauthorcanbeisolated(孤独的),andsocialmediaoftenalso____27____mypressure.IclearlyrememberwhenIreceivedanemailto____28____thebookIhadconsumedmyeffortsforanentireyear,Iwasreducedtotears.Atthatevening,Iheadedtoabasketballgame.Istartedthegameina____29____mood,butasitprogressed,myspirits____30____.Bytheend,Ifeltgreat.Engaginginbasketballprovidesacrucialbreakfromthese____31____.Itallowsmetofocusmerelyonthegame,temporarily(暂时地)____32____somethingelse.Despitebeingaminorshiftinmyroutine-justunderanhourweekly-ithasdramaticallyenhancedmygeneralhealthandhappiness.18.A.obey B.hate C.lack D.watch19.A.stopped B.obtained C.accessed D.recommended20.A.pretended B.hesitated C.longed D.refused21.A.hesitant B.proud C.pleased D.curious22.A.reminded B.forced C.taught D.requested23.A.defeat B.challenge C.joy D.complaint24.A.risks B.points C.degrees D.burden25.A.tie B.ceremony C.adventure D.excitement26.A.casually B.significantly C.hardly D.only27.A.refersto B.appealsto C.adaptsto D.addsto28.A.publish B.illustrate C.rewrite D.buy29.A.cheerful B.terrible C.positive D.relaxed30.A.fixed B.worsened C.floated D.lifted31.A.stresses B.amusements C.commitments D.warnings32.A.predicting B.forgetting C.listing D.losing第二节（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，ThepaintingProsperousSuzhou,inkandcoloronpaper,1,241cminlengthand36.5cminwidth,is___33___(current)housedintheLiaoningProvincialMuseum.Thepainting___34___(complete)in1759duringtheQingDynasty.___35___(paint)inhandscrollformat(手卷)withcavalierperspectivepaintingmethods,theentirepiecevividlyillustrates___36___urbanlifeofSuzhouduringtheHighQingera,withlivelytrades,countlessbusinessmenandvariousgoods.Thewholescrolldescribesthelocalconditionsandcustomsinthesouthern___37___(region)oftheYangtzeRiver,includingthelandscapeoflakesandhills,citywalland___38___(it)gates,ancientferriesandrowingboats,townsalongtheriver,folkcustoms,andshopsofalltrades,allof___39___reflecttheprosperity(繁华)ofSuzhouinthemid-18thcentury.Therefore,it___40___(hold)extremelyhighhistoricalandartisticvalue.ChinaPostissuedasetofsixspecialstampsbasedonthispainting___41___May18,2022.Thissetofstamps,designedbyXingWenwei,fullyreproducestheartisticconceptionoftheoriginalpainting,____42____(create)auniquevisualeffect.第四部分写作（共两节,满分50分）第一节完成句子（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，在每个空白处填入适当内容。43.However,somescientists____________________________________helphumansrealisetheirdreamtoexplorespace.然而,一些科学家决意要帮助人类实现探索太空的梦想。44.Thisisbecausepeoplebelieveintheimportanceof___________spaceexplorationdespitethehugerisks.这是因为人们坚信太空探索的重要性，哪怕面临巨大的风险。45.Anditwastheship__________broughtyoutoEngland.正是那艘船把你带到英国来的。46.In1967,theChinesegovernmentformedateamofscientists____________________discoveringanewtreatmentformalaria,andTuYouyouwasamongthefirstresearcherschosen.1967年，中国政府组建了一支以探索治疗疟疾新方法为目的的科学家队伍，屠呦呦是其中首批入选的研究人员。47.______________thatshehadbeenawardedtheNobelPrize,...当听到自己被授予诺贝尔奖时，……48.Yourlightswillcomeon________youenterthedooralongwithyourfavouritemusicorTVprogrammes,andyouwillfindyourdinneralreadypreparedforyou.你一进家门，灯就会亮起，还有你最喜欢的音乐或电视节目（会自动播放），而且你会发现晚餐已为你准备好了。49.I’m__________farnorthofSwedeninSarekNationalPark,aplacewithnoroadsortowns.我身处瑞典北端偏远的萨勒克国家公园，一个既没有公路也没有城镇的地方。50.___________youlike,thereisanincrediblethemeparkthatwillappealtoyou!无论你喜欢哪一个，无论你喜欢什么，总会有一个奇妙无比的主题公园让你流连忘返!51.Inothercountries,bycontrast,eyecontactisnotalways____________.相反，在另一些国家，眼神交流并不总是被认可。52.So,howcanIreallyknow___________eachstudent___________?那么，我是如何搞清楚每个学生为何会这样的呢?第二节书面表达（满分40分）（一）应用文（15分）53.假如你是李华，你的外教Mr.Black计划在班内组织一场英语辩论赛，你主动请求担任主持人。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1.提出自己的请求；2.介绍自身的优势；3.希望得到肯定答复。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。DearMr.Black,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua（二）读后续写（25分）54.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。Mymotherbelievedinusingthingsup.Lastyear,ourcornfieldhadabadharvestbecausebirdsfeastedonthecrops.ItwasprobablythenthatMom’sfrugality(节俭)becameevenmoreextraordinary.Shebegankeepingeverythingthatseemeduselessintheattic(阁楼)—worn-o