湖北省武汉部分地区2024-2025学年高二上学期期末联考英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1湖北省武汉部分地区2024-2025学年高二上学期期末联考英语试卷第一部分：听力(略)第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)AFournewbookstoreadThebooksthatareincludedinthislistcanmeetyourreadingneedsatanytimeofyear.NobodyWillTellYouThisbutMeBessKalbInthisbook,theauthorsharestheadviceherbelovedgrandmotherBobbylefther.Bobbywasapowerfulwomanwhoshouldneverbeunderestimated,andshewasveryknowledgeableaboutthefamily’straditionsandsecrets.Thebookprovesthatfamilybondscanendurethroughgenerationsandbeyonddeath.WeCameHeretoShineSusieOrmanSchnallWeCameHeretoShinefocusesonthestrongfemalefriendshipbetweenanaspiringjournalistandanunluckyactressatthe1939NewYorkWorld’sFair.Leaningoneachother,thesetwoambitiouswomenstruggledagainstadversity(困境)atatimewhenwomenhadlittlesay.AStarIsBoredByronLaneFavoredbytelevisionstarJonathanVanNess,thisnovelispartlybasedontheauthor’sexperiencesastheformerpersonalassistanttoCarrieFisher,alegendaryAmericanactress.ThebookfollowsCharlieBesson,thenewassistanttotheHollywoodicon,KathiKannon.Theirthree-yearjourneytogetherisanunforgettableadventurethatisfunny,heartbreaking,andhopeful.FastGirlsEliseHooperThestoryinFastGirlstookplaceduringthe1936BerlinOlympics,whereBettyRobinson,LouiseStokes,andHelenStephensovercamedifficultpaststoattainOlympicgloryastheworld’sfastestfemaleathletes.Beyondtheathleticjourney,theyalsoaimedtochallengethesocialstandardsofwhatfemalescanachieve.1.WhoisthecharacterinBessKalb’sbook?A.Bobby. B.SusieOrmanSchnall. C.CarrieFisher. D.BettyRobinson.2.WhatkindofbookisAStarIsBored?A.Abiography. B.Anindustryreport.C.Areal-lifebasednovel. D.Afictionaladventurestory.3.Whichofthefollowingbookswillyouchooseifyouareinterestedinsports?A.WeCameHeretoShine B.NobodyWillTellYouThisbutMeC.AStarIsBored D.FastGirlsBWhenshereturnedhomethatyear,shewasgivenanenthusiasticwelcomeinthesamehall.Manyhandsstretchedouttoher,manycamerasfocusedonher.Areporteringlasseskeptpesteringherwiththequestion:“Whatdoyoulikebest?”Shewaswonderinghowtorespondwhenshecaughtsightofabunchofflowers.Thenshesaid,“Flowers!”Followingherremarks,moreflowerswereatoncepresentedouttoher,toomanyforhertohold.Duringthepasttwoyears,shehadparticipatedinmanyinternationalcompetitionsandbroughtbackoneshiningmedalafteranother.Whatshegotinreturnwasallsmiles,flowersandcameraflashes.Wasitbecauseofthisthatshebecamepreoccupiedwithwinning?Themoreshewon,themoreobsessedshewaswiththefearoflosing.Sohermindwasinfactmoreburdenedwithsuccessthanwithfailure.Themindcouldcontrolphysicalpainsbutcouldnotfreeitselffrommentalstraineasily.Thistimewhenshewasalittleoffbalanceonthehorizontalbar(平衡木),shebecamesoworriedthatshelostself-controlandfelloff.Thisfailurewasfollowedbyseveralmoreinotherevents.Afterwardsinordertoavoidpeopleattheairport,shetrailedalongbehindtheteam.Shefoundthatveryfewpeoplegreetedherandreportersseemedtoshunher.Howeverhardshetried,shecouldn’tturnthetide;shewasacompletefailure.Indeed,whowouldsidewithafailure?Allofasudden,shesawapairofshoesinfrontofher.Whocoulditbe?Sheraisedherbentheadslowlyandsawanavybluesuit,longlegs,andthenaclearfairface.Beforeherstoodthestewardesswithherhandsbehindherback,speakingwithasmile,“Iwatchedyourperformanceonthetelevision.Iknewyouwouldcomehometoday.SoIamhereespeciallytowelcomeyou.”“Ididverypoorly.”Sheloweredherheadagain.“No.Youdidyourbest.”“ButIfailed.”“Nobodycanavoidfailure.Ibelievefailureisasimportanttoyouassuccess.Failurebelongstothepast,andvictoryisthefuture.”Thestewardess’svoicecamegentlebutfirm.Hearingthesewords,thegirlraisedherhead.Thestewardessheldoutherhandsfrombehindherbackwithabigbouquetofcolorfulflowers,andpresentedittothegirl.Thestrongfragranceseemedtoturnintoamagic,powerfulcurrentthatwentthroughherbody.Shewasmovedtotears.Flowersareusuallygiventovictoriousheroes.Whytothedisgracedloser?4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pester”meaninparagraph1?A.Greet. B.Annoy. C.Inquire. D.Concern.5.Accordingtothepassage,whatcontributestoherwinningmedalsbefore?A.Shehadreceivedmanysmiles,flowersandcameraflashes.B.Shewaspassionateaboutwalkingonthehorizontalbar.C.Hermindwasfreefromoveranxietyaboutfailure.D.Shewasingoodphysicalcondition.6.Whatmaybeherstrongestemotionaftershefailed?A.Ashamed. B.Stressed. C.Miserable. D.Grief-stricken.7.Whatisthemainmessagethewritertriestoconvey?A.Actionisworry’sworstenemy.B.Thewinnerslaughandthelosersweep.C.Excessivepressurewillbecomeaburden.D.Successisneverfinalandfailureisneverfatal.CTheGuardian(卫报)hasupdateditsstyleguidetointroducetermsthatmoreaccuratelydescribetheenvironmentalcrisesfacingtheworld.Insteadof“climatechange”thepreferredtermsare“climateemergency,crisisorbreakdown”and“globalheating”isfavouredover“globalwarming”,althoughtheoriginaltermsarenotbanned.“Wewanttoensurethatwearebeingscientificallyprecise,whilealsocommunicatingclearlywithreadersonthisveryimportantissue,”saidtheeditor-in-chief,KatharineViner.“Thephrase‘climatechange’,forexample,soundsratherpassiveandgentlewhenwhatscientistsaretalkingaboutisacatastropheforhumanity.”“Increasingly,climatescientistsandorganisationsfromtheUNtotheMetOfficearechangingtheirterms,andusingstrongerlanguagetodescribethesituationwe’rein,”shesaid.Othertermsthathavebeenupdated,includingtheuseof“wildlife”ratherthan“biodiversity”,“fishpopulations”insteadof“fishstocks”and“climatesciencedenier”ratherthan“climatesceptic”.EarlierinMay,GretaThunberg,theSwedishteenagerwhohasinspiredschoolstrikesforclimatearoundtheglobe,said:“Canweallnowcallitwhatitis:climatebreakdown,climatecrisis,climateemergency,ecologicalbreakdown,ecologicalcrisisandecologicalemergency?”TheupdatetotheGuardian’sstyleguidefollowstheadditionoftheglobalcarbondioxideleveltotheGuardian’sdailyweatherpages.“LevelsofCO2intheatmospherehaverisensodramatically–includingameasureofthatinourdailyweatherreportissymbolicofwhathumanactivityisdoingtoourclimate,”saidVinerinApril.“Peopleneedremindingthattheclimatecrisisisnolongerafutureproblem–weneedtotackleitnow,andeverydaymatters.”8.WhyistheGuardianchangingthelanguageitusesabouttheenvironment?A.Toachievemoreaccuratedescriptionofthediverseworldwelivein.B.Toremoveallthenegativeexpressionsconcerningenvironmentproblems.C.Toillustratetheworld’senvironmentcrisesinamorepreciseway.D.Tomakethetermsaboutenvironmentsoundmoreacademic.9.IntermsoftheGuardian’slanguagechanginginthefieldofenvironment,whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.Sincethenewtermsaboutenvironmentcriseshavebeenadopted,theoriginalonesareallbanned.B.Comparedwith“climatecrisis”,“climatechange”soundsmorepessimisticanddepressing.C.“Climatecrisis”asastrongertermhelpstodescribetherealthreatfacingtheworld.D.GlobalcarbondioxidelevelisaddedtotheGuardian’sdailyweatherpageslongbeforetheupdateofthestyleguide.10.Allthefollowingarenewlyupdatedtermsexcept__________.A.wildlife B.fishpopulation C.climatesciencedenier D.biodiversity11.WhydidGretaThunberginspireschoolstrikesforclimate?A.Tosetagoodexampleforteenagersasawell-behaviorstudent.B.Toshowitisurgenttoupdateenvironmentterms.C.ToconveySwedishschools’willingtolistentodifferentvoicesfromteenagers.D.ToshowhowpopularenvironmentcampaignsareamongSweden.DOverthepastdecade,drug-resistantdiseaseshaveappearedasamajorhealththreat.Butwheredotheydevelopthedrugresistance?Onesurprisingtheory:theymayhavedevelopedtheresistanceonfarms,andnotinhospitals.Thecropprotectionproductsfarmersusetocontrolmanyplantdiseasesarealmostthesameasthedrugsdoctorsusetotreatinfections,includingfungi(真菌).Fungiarecontinuallymutating(变异),andwithalifecyclemeasuredindaysorweeks,theymutatequickly.Whenamutationproducesresistancetoachemical-killingfungi,fungiwilljumptoanyhostthatprovidesawelcomingenvironment,suchasahumanbody.Andifthetreatmentforthefungalinfectioninvolvesadrugsimilartothefungicideencounteredonthefarm,Fungimaydevelopquicklyinthehumanbody-justastheydidinthefield.Anobvioussolutionistouselessfungicideinthefield.Reducingfungicideusewouldnotonlyslowthedevelopmentofthedrugresistance,itwouldhelprestorediversitytothefungalworld.Fungicidesareamustinthefarmingcommunity.Plantdiseasesposeamajorproblemforfarmersglobally-insomecrops,diseasecanreduceharvestsbymorethan70percent-andfailuretodealwiththeproblemcanmeanfinancialruin.JustlikeFungi-or,indeed,anylivingthing-plantscontinuallyevolve.Thisishownaturalgeneediting(基因编辑)works,andwithoutit,we'dallstillbesinglecellsinasaltysoup.Throughnaturalselection,almostanyplantwilleventuallyproduceresistancetoFungi.Butthiscantakecenturies,sowedon'thavethetimetowait.Ontheotherhand,advancesingeneticshavegivenusanunderstandingofnature'sgeneeditingprocessinplants,helpingusdevelopresistancetoadisease.Geneeditingtechniquescanthenenableustoproducediseaseresistance-justasnaturewoulddo,ifgivenenoughtime.12.WhatcanweinferaboutFungifromParagraph2?A.Theycantreatinfectionsometimes.B.Theydon'tstopdevelopingnewforms.C.Ahumanbodyistheirfavoriteplace.D.TherearenoFungiinthefieldsnow.13.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword''pose''inparagraph3?A.Solve. B.Face.C.Cause. D.Overcome.14.WhatmakesaplantproduceresistancetoFungi?A.Thesurvivalofthefittest.B.Advancesintechnology.C.Theuseoffarmchemicals.D.Awelcomingenvironment.15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WaystoPreventDrug-resistantDiseasesB.TheSourceoftheDrugResistanceC.ThePopularityofGeneEditingTechniquesD.TheNewTheoryofNaturalSelection第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)Ifyou’veeverbeenbittenbyamosquito,youknowhowfrustratingtheirbitescanbe._____16_____,creatinganitch(痒)thatonceyoustartscratchingonlyseemstogetworse.Whydoesamosquitobiteitchandwhatcanwedo?Whydoesamosquitobiteitch?Whenamosquitobitesyou,itpiercestheskinusingaspecialmouthparttosuckupbloodandinjectssaliva(唾液)intoyourskin.Mosquitoes’salivahaslotsofproteinsinit,someofwhichourbodyrecognizesasforeign,andourimmunecellsspringintoactiontotrytofightthem._____17_____.It’sactuallythebody’sresponsetotheforeignmosquitoproteinitistryingtofight.That’swhysomepeoplemayonlyhaveamildreactiontobites,whileothers,moresensitivetotheforeignprotein,reactwithlargeareasofswellingthataremorepainful.Whathelpsresisttheurgetoscratch?“Don’tscratch”istheadvicethatmostexpertsandhealthprofessionalsgive.Ashardandsometimesunrealisticasitcansound,scratchinginflames(发炎)theskin,andtheinflammationmakestheskinitchmore.“_____18_____,”warnedDanielMarkowski,technicaladviserfortheAmericanMosquitoControlAssociation,addingthatinextremecases,peoplecanscarthemselves.Instead,therearedozensofcreamsandspraysthatpromiseitchreliefaswellashomeremedy(疗法).Choosewhat’srightforyoucanoftencomedowntotrialanderror.Ingeneral,allofthevariousanti-itchcreamsareverysimilar.Thereisnoscientificevidencetheseremedieswork,andtheycancomewiththeirownprecautionsorsideeffects._____19_____._____20_____Somepeoplecanhaveseriousallergicreactionstomosquitoes,althoughinpracticeitisrare,Vosshallsaid.Ifyouexperienceseveresymptomssuchasbreathingtrouble,youshouldseekmedicalattentionimmediately.A.Whentoseekmedicalattention?B.Whattodowithamosquitobite?C.It’snotthebitethatcausestheitchD.Themoreyouscratch,themoretheyitchE.ThelittleredbumpsswellupalmostimmediatelyF.ScratchingcancausesecondaryinfectionsandprolongtheirritationG.Infact,thebestremedytofighttheitchistopreventabiteinthefirstplace第三部分语言知识运用(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Attheageof41,Ifinallygottolivemychildhooddream.Igottospendanentire____21____aloneatanairport.Iwas____22____bymereminutes.Thenextplanewouldn’tbe____23____untilearlythenextmorning.Itakeadvantageofmy“extravacationtime”andmakemyown____24____.First,Ipassedthroughtherotunda(圆形大厅),whichIhad____25____throughmanytimesbeforewithoutevertrulylookingatit.Then,Ifoundafashion____26____madebystudentsandtookmytimeappreciatingtheir____27____andhardwork.Late,Iwas____28____withafull-sizecopyofalargebrontosaurus(雷龙).Youwonderwhatthatbrontosaurusmighthavebeenthinkingaboutbeforeit____29____andhowitmighthavefeltaboutlivinginanairport.Youwonderwhatthe_____30_____mightlooklikeinthefuture.Iwavedtoallthesecuritycameras,hopingthattherewassomeone_____31_____ontheotherside,havingagoodlaugh.I_____32_____myairportadventuresthatnight.Ithoughtlittleofthepostswhenmyflighttookoff.Bythetimemyplane_____33_____,theyweregoingviral.Asawriter,Iwouldhave_____34_____thistomakemehappy.ButIbegantofeeladeepsadness.Haseveryonegrownentirely_____35_____tothebeautyallaroundus?21.A.weekend B.night C.day D.decade22.A.disappointed B.amused C.early D.late23.A.arriving B.missing C.landing D.waiting24.A.attempt B.decision C.adventure D.journey25.A.wandered B.cycled C.rushed D.struggled26.A.trend B.display C.collection D.decoration27.A.generosity B.distribution C.admiration D.talent28.A.greeted B.provided C.troubled D.served29.A.accumulated B.vanished C.died D.appeared30.A.brontosaurus B.airport C.human D.world31.A.watching B.trembling C.investigating D.blessing32.A.demonstrated B.copied C.posted D.appreciated33.A.gaveoff B.toucheddown C.pickedup D.brokethrough34.A.preferred B.inspired C.recommended D.expected35.A.blind B.accustomed C.addicted D.related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。May21stthisyearmarksthefirstInternationalTeaDay,whichwasnamedofficially___36___theUnitedNationsonNovember27th,2019.Tocelebrate___37___festival,anumberofeventstookplaceattheChineseBusinessmanMuseuminBeijingonThursday.ThechairmanoftheChinaCulturePromotionSociety___38___(address)theopeningceremony.“AsamainpromoteroftheInternationalTeaDay,thebirthplaceofteaandthe___39___(large)tea-producingcountry,Chinahasa___40___(responsible)toworkwithothercountriestopromotethehealthydevelopmentoftheteaindustry.Itcanhelptobuildacommunitywitha___41___(share)futureformankind,”hesaid.The“FirstInternationalTeaDayTeaRoadCooperativeInitiative”issued(发布)attheceremonycallsforpeopleworkingintheteaindustrytocometogethertopromoteinternationalcooperation___42___culturalexchanges.Afour-yearteapromotion—TeaRoadCooperativePlan—wasalsoissuedinaccordancewiththeinitiative.___43___(strengthen)theconnectionwithyoungpeople,theeventincludedanumberofpublicpromotionalactivitiesonsocialmedia,___44___(invite)twenty-nineteaprofessionalsfromaroundtheworldtohavethirty-sixhoursofuninterruptedlivebroadcasts.TheChineseAncientTeaMuseumwasofficiallyunveiled(揭幕)attheceremony,opening_____45_____(it)firstexhibition:TheAvenueofTruth—ASpecialExhibitionofPu’erTea.第四部分写作(共两节、满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是校广播站英语节目“TalkandTalk”的负责人李华，请给外教Caroline写邮件邀请她做一次访谈。内容包括：1.节目介绍；2.访谈的时间和话题。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。DearCaroline,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节读后续写(满分25分)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。Earlyinmyteachingcareer,Iheardcountlessexcuses—mostofthemmadeup,manyofthemamusing—forwhystudentsdidn’thavetheirhomework.And,yes,“thedogateit”wasoneofthem.Astimepassed,Igrewtiredofhearing“Idon’thavemyhomeworkbecause...”.SoIquitacceptinganyexcuse.WhenIwastransferredtoaninner-citymiddleschool,Itookmyno-nonsenseattitudewithme.“Noexcuses,noextensions!”Iwarnedmyeighthgradersonthefirstdayofschool.Icollectedhomeworkatthebeginningofeachclass.Whenastudentdidn’thaveit,Ineveraskedwhy.Instead,Isighedloudly,shookmyheadindramaticdisgustandwiththestudentl