山西省吕梁市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山西省吕梁市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（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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AWildPlacesforOutdoorAdventuresinCanadaBestforgeologicalwonders:GrosMorneDespitebeinghometolandscapessobreathtaking,NewfoundlandandLabradorremainsoneofCanada’smostoverlookedprovinces.TakingprideofplaceonitswestcoastisUNESCO-listedGrosMorneNationalPark.Thepark’scallingcardisanancienttreasure—theTablelands,aplateaupushedupbytectonic(地壳的)plateshiftsandoneofonlyafewplacesintheworldyoucanwalkontheearth’smantle(地幔).Bestforsoftadventure:ThousandIslandsOneofCanada’ssmallestnationalparks,Ontario’sThousandIslandsislocatedinaregionofthesamename,andmadeupof21islandsandnumeroussmallerislandsintheSt.LawrenceRiver.Formedfromtheworn-downpeaksofancientmountains,muchofitisopenforcamping—apopular,family-friendlyoptionhere.Bestforanationalparkpilgrimage:BanffCanada’sfirstnationalpark,Banffsitsinthepalmofthesnow-dustedRockyMountainsandhasdrawntravellerstoitsnaturalhotspringssinceitfirstopenedin1885.ThosemineralbathsalsoinspiredtheconstructionoftheFairmontBanffSpringsHotel,a135-year-old,Scottishbaronial-stylecastle.TheactionherecentresaroundtheskiingtownofBanff,butthemountainsarehometowildlifesuchasmooseandgrizzlybears.Bestforwildlife:JasperBanff’snorthern,lesser-visitedneighbour.Jasper,isdoubleitssizeandthelargestnationalparkintheCanadianRockies.Ahiker’sregionofwildpeaks,it’shardnottobumpintowildlifehere.Elk,bighornsheep,andwolvesareabundant.Timeyourvisitforspringorautumnwhenwildlife-watchingisatitspeak.Non-hikerscanenjoycable-ridesforvalleyviewsandstar-gazingatnight—Jasperisthesecond-largestDarkSkyPreserve,intheworld.1.WhatmakesGrosMorneNationalParkattractivegeologically?A.Theavailabilityofcamping. B.TheTablelands,anancientplateau.C.Thepresenceofnaturalhotsprings. D.ItslocationinNewfoundlandandLabrador.2.Wherecanyoufindafamily-friendlycampingoptioninOntario?A.InBanffNationalPark. B.InJasperNationalPark.C.InThousandIslandsPark. D.InGrosMorneNationalPark.3.WhatdoBanffandJasperhaveincommon?A.Theirhotseasonisspring. B.Theirhotspringsattracttourists.C.Theyhaveahistoryofover100years. D.Awiderangeofwildlifecanbefoundthere.BWhenIwasalittlegirl,Ilikeddrawing,freelyandjoyouslymakingmarksonthewallsathome.Inprimaryschool,Ilearnedtowriteusingchalks.Writingseemedtobeanotherformofdrawing.Ishapedindividuallettersintorepeatinglines,whichwereabstractforms,delightfulbutmeaninglesspatterns.Insecondaryschoolartwasmyfavouritesubject.SinceIloveditsomuchIthoughtIwasgoodatit.Fortheartstandardized(标准化)examIhadtopresentanoilpainting.Ifounditdifficult,butstillhopedtopass.Ifailed,withalowgrade.I’dbeenover-confident.NowI’dbeendeclaredtalentless.Butotherchannelsofcreativitystayedopen:Iwentonwritingpoemsandstories.Still,Iwenttoexhibitionsoften.Icontinuedmyhabitualdrawing,whichInowcharacterisedaschildishdoodling(乱画).Inmy30s,Imadepainterfriendsandlearnednewwaysoflookingatart.However,Icouldn’tletmyselfhaveagoatactuallydoingit.Thoughthesenewfriendswereabstractpaintersusingoilpaints,orwereprintmakersorsculptors,Itookoilpaintingasthetaboo(禁忌)highformIwasn’tallowedtopractice.Onenight,inmyearly40s,Idreamedthatabigwomaninredapproachedme,handedmeabagofpaints,andtoldmetostartpainting.Thedreamfeltsoconvincingthatitshookme.Itwasaformofenergy,givingmebacksomethingI’dlost.Accordingly,Istartedbyexperimentingwithwatercolours.Finally,Iboughtsomeoilpaints.AlthoughIhaveenjoyedbreakingmydecades-longtabooaboutworkingwithoilpaints,IhavediscoveredInowpreferchalksandink.IletmylinedrawingsturnintocartoonsIsendtofriends.Itallfeelsfreeandeasy.Un-anxious.Thistimearound,Icanacceptmylimitationsbutkeepgoing.Becomingasuccessfulpaintercallsforbeingdetermined.IrealisedIwasalwaysafraidofwantingtoomuch.Thatdreamremindedmethatthosefearsanddesirescouldencouragemetotakerisksandmakeexperiments.4.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofherdrawingbeforethestandardisedexam?A.Discouraging. B.Meaningless. C.Satisfying. D.Empowering.5.Inher30s,theauthor______.A.avoidedoilpaintingpractice B.searchedforapaintingcareerC.tookoilpaintingseriously D.beganwatercoloursasahobby6.Whatattractedtheauthortooilpaintingsatlast?A.Herambition. B.Herdream. C.Hergrade. D.Hertaboo.7.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Practicemakesperfect. B.Itneverrainsbutitpours.C.Dreamsarethereflectionsofrealities. D.Strongwillcanmovemountains.CTheUKAntarcticHeritageTrustislookingtohirefivepeople—abaseleader,ashopmanager,andthreegeneralassistants—toworkatthe“PenguinPostOffice”inPortLockroy,Antarctica.Thefive-monthprojectisopentoUKresidentsovertheageof18.ItwillbegininearlyOctober2024andlastuntilMarch2025.Responsibilitieswillincludeorganizingtheover80,000lettersandpostcardssentbythe18,000touristsorso.Employeeswillalsohelpsellpostagestamps,runthesmallgiftshop,andlookaftertheagingbuilding.Buttheirmostimportantdutywillbetokeeptrackofabout1,500penguins.Excitingasitmaysound,theUKAntarcticHeritageTrustwarnsapplicantsthatthejobsarenotfortheweak-hearted.Evenduringsummer,temperaturesontheicycontinentcandropaslowas-5℃.Additionally,thefivepeoplewillliveinasinglebedroomwithatinygas-poweredkitchen.Theywilluseacampingtoilet,whichmustbeemptieddaily.ThereislimitedphoneandInternetaccessandnorunningwater.Visitingshipsofferworkersshowerseveryfewdays.Butinpoorweatherconditions,theymayhavetodowithoutashowerforextendedperiods.Emergencymedicalservicescouldtakeuptoaweek!However,thebiggestchallengewillbethesmellofpenguinwastethatwillsurroundthemforfivemonths!Despitethesedifficulties,thepositions,whichopenupeverysummer,receivethousandsofapplicationseachyear.CamillaNichol,theTrust’sCEO,isnotsurprised.Shebelievesthatfortherightindividuals,thejobsprovideauniqueopportunitytoliveinalandscapethatmakespeoplefeelthebeautyandpowerofnature.8.Whatdoweknowaboutthe“PenguinPostOffice”?A.It’sopentoallBritish.B.Itwillrunforhalfayear.C.Itsemployeeswillmainlyinteractwithtourists.D.ItspositionsareonlyavailableinthesummerofAntarctic.9.Whatwillchallengeapplicantsmost?A.Thelowtemperature. B.Nowaterforashower.C.Thesmellofpenguinwaste. D.LimitedaccesstotheInternet.10.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheprojectfromthepassage?A.Itiswellreceived. B.Itisopenthroughouttheyear.C.Itneedsfivemoregeneralassistants. D.Itoffersjobsfortheheat-resistant.11.What’smainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?A.DifficultiesoflivingintheAntarctic. B.Individualswantedbypenguins.C.BenefitsofworkinginthePolarArea. D.Challengespenguinsarefacing.DAresearchteamco-ledbyaphysician-scientistattheUniversityofArizonaCollegeofMedicine—Tucson’sSarverHeartCenterfoundthatagroupofartificialheartpatientscanregenerateheartmuscle,whichmayopenthedoortonewwaystotreatandperhapssomedaycureheartfailure.Accordingtoofficialstatistics,heartfailureaffectsnearly7millionU.S.adultsandisresponsiblefor14%ofdeathsperyear.Theonlytreatmentforadvancedheartfailure,otherthanatransplant,ispumpreplacementthroughanartificialheart,calledaleftventricular(心室的)assistdevice,whichcanhelptheheartpumpblood.Sadekledacollaborationbetweeninternationalexpertstoinvestigatewhetherheartmusclescanregenerate.TheprojectbeganwithtissuefromartificialheartpatientsprovidedbycolleaguesattheUniversityofUtahHealthandSchoolofMedicine.Theinvestigatorsfoundthatpatientswithartificialheartsregeneratedmusclecellsatmorethansixtimestherateofhealthyhearts.“Thisisthestrongestevidencewehave,sofar,thathumanheartmusclecellscanactuallyregenerate,whichreallyisexciting,becauseitstrengthensthethoughtthatthereisanintrinsiccapacityofthehumanhearttoregeneratenaturally,”Sadeksaid.“Italsostronglysupportstheviewthattheinabilityoftheheartmuscleto‘rest’isamajordriveroftheheart’slostabilitytoregenerateshortlyafterbirth.”“It’snotclearwhysomepatientsrespondandsomedon’t,butit’sveryclearthattheoneswhorespondhavetheabilitytoregenerateheartmuscle,”hesaid.“Theexcitingpartnowistodeterminehowwecanmakeeveryonearesponder,becauseifyoucan,youcanessentiallycureheartfailure.Thebeautyofthisisthatamechanicalheartisnotatherapywehopetodelivertoourpatientsinthefuture—thesedevicesaretriedandtrue,andwe’vebeenusingthemforyears.”Next,Sadekwantstofigureoutwhyonlyabout25%ofpatientsare“responders”toartificialhearts,meaningthattheirheartmuscleregenerates.12.Whatisthesignificanceofthenewfindingaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Tohelpdoctorsimplantartificialheartsinoperations.B.Toassistresearcherstodevelopartificialheartmuscle.C.Tohelpfindapproachestotreatingandevencuringheartfailure.D.Toassistscientiststofindnewwaystoregenerateheartmuscle.13.Whatistheonlytreatmentforadvancedheartfailurebesidesatransplant?A.Toimplantanartificialhearttoreplacepump.B.Tohelptheheartpumpbloodthroughthebody.C.Toregeneratetheheartmusclebytakingmedicine.D.Toreplacepatients’heartswithrealhumanhearts.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intrinsic”inparagraph4probablymean?A.Endangered. B.Acquired. C.Inborn. D.Implanted.15.WhatwillSadekstudynext?A.Tofigureoutwhythehumanheartfailstorest.B.Todevelopanewartificialheartfor“responders”.C.Tofindthebestcureforheartfailurefor“responders”.D.Toworkoutwhyheartmuscleregeneratesmerelyinsomepatients.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Learningaforeignlanguageiscrucial,yetmanyindividualsconsideritimpossibletomasteranothertongue.Assomeonefluentin10languages,Icanwitnesstheadvantagesofbilingualism.____16____.Initially,it’sessentialtodispel(消除)fourprevalentmisconceptionsaboutacquiringnewlanguages.Learninganewlanguagecanbetough.Thetruthisthatit’sonlyhardifyoudon’treallywanttolearn.Ittakessometime,butit’snotreallycomplicated.Themainthingsyouneedtodoarelistenandread.____17____.I’vedoneitlotsoftimes.Beforeyouknowit,you’llfeelreallyproudofyourselfforunderstandinganotherlanguage.____18____.Nonsense.Asamatteroffact,whoeverwantstolearncanlearn.InSwedenandHollandmostpeoplespeakmorethanonelanguage.Theycan’tjustallbegiftedatlanguages.ForeignathletesinNorthAmericausuallylearntospeakEnglishfasterthanpeopleinmoreformallearningenvironments.Inlanguagelearningitisattitude,notaptitude,thatdeterminessuccess.Youhavetolivewherethelanguageisspoken.SomeimmigrantstoNorthAmericaneverlearntospeakmorethanhalting(结结巴巴的)English.____19____.In1968,IlearnedtospeakMandarinfluentlywhilelivinginHongKong,wherefewpeoplespokeit.WiththeInternet,languagecontentisavailabletoanyonewithacomputer,andyoucandownloadittoyouriPodandlisten.Whereyouliveisnotanobstacle.Onlychildrencanlearntospeakanotherlanguagewell.Recentbrainresearchhasdemonstratedthatourbrainsremainactivewellintooldage.Adultswholosetheireyesighthavetolearnanewlanguage,braille.Theyhavealreadyhadawidevocabularyintheirnativelanguage.____20____.Theonlythingtheyneedisjustthewillingnesstohaveashot.A.Trustme,it’sreallystraightforward.B.However,theyfoundittoughtolearnthenewlanguage.C.Youneedtohaveanaturaltalentforpickinguplanguages.D.Wejustneedtochangeourapproachtolearninglanguages.E.Therefore,theyaremorelikelytobebetteratthelanguagethankids.F.Youmustattendformalclassesforlanguagelearninginstruction.G.Onthecontrary,wemeetpeopleinAsiancountrieswhospeakfluentEnglish.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。IusedtoavoidtalkingwithstrangerswhenIwasyoung.TheyearIbeganmyjuniorhigh,Ihadtomoveintoanewcitywithmyparents.Beingnewtotheschoolmademeeven____21____,soitwasbeyondmyunderstandingwhenMsBlackaskedmetolistthereasonswhyIrefusedto____22____toanyonearoundme.NowIwaspayingtheprice—towriteafive____23____on“WhyIShouldNotTalkinClass”.Thatwouldtakeallnight!Unwillingtogetdowntomy____24____,IkilledmytimepettingthecatafterIgothome—postponingthepain.WhenIfinallysatdownto____25____,IbeganwiththereasonsMsBlackwouldwanttohear.Talkingkeptmeandmyneighborsfrom____26____.Oneparagraphwasthere.Nowwhat?I____27____onmypencil.Aha!Whatiftalkingwerethefirststeptowardslifeasacriminal?Withoutthe____28____Imissed,I’dturntotheftandgotoprison.WhenIgotout,peoplewouldsay,“Sheusedtotalkinclass.”Thepagesbegan____29____.Butwhenmumgothomefromwork,Iwasstill____30____.“Fivepages!That’simpossible!”“Well,you’dbettergetbacktowork,”shesaid,“andIwanttoreaditwhenyou’re____31____.”Soonafterdinner,Ihandedtheessaytomum.Ihalfexpecteda____32____—atleastan“Ihopeyou’velearnedyourlesson”.____33____,mumlaughedandlaughedassheread.Thenextday,whenMsBlackreadtheessaytotheclass,everyonelaughed.Icould____34____theyweren’tmakingfunofme:theylaughedbecauseIhadthepowertotellafunnystory.My____35____stillneededsomenudging(激发),butIdidlearnIwasn’tshyinprint.21.A.braver B.shyer C.calmer D.happier22.A.nod B.point C.listen D.chat23.A.essay B.letter C.diary D.booklet24.A.promise B.arrangement C.assignment D.priority25.A.view B.listen C.write D.read26.A.learning B.playing C.planning D.laughing27.A.put B.reflected C.drew D.chewed28.A.permission B.education C.intention D.attention29.A.standingout B.flyingby C.breakingup D.checkingin30.A.celebrating B.longing C.complaining D.warning31.A.down B.through C.across D.in32.A.lecture B.reason C.reward D.solution33.A.Therefore B.Moreover C.Meanwhile D.Instead34.A.hope B.imagine C.tell D.predict35.A.confidence B.patience C.tolerance D.independence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。TraditionalChineseMedicine(TCMinshort)____36____(originate)inancientChina.Itisasciencestudyingthehumanlifeprocessaswellasthefightagainstdiseases.Ithas____37____(it)uniquecharm.ThephilosophyinTCMshowsthesoulofChineseculture.ThroughtheanalysisoftheculturalenvironmentandculturalbackgroundwhichbreedTCM,itiseasy____38____(find)thattheagriculture-orientedcultureinancientChinahasagreatinfluence____39____TCM.Characteristicsincludingpragmatism(务实主义)andnatural____40____(adapt)arefullyshownintheTCMsystem.AlltheaspectsconstitutingtheChinese____41____(society)lifesystem,suchasphilosophy,religion,science,technology,ethics,andart,haveaprofoundimpactontheformationanddevelopmentofTCM.Thethinkingmethods,suchaspredictingtheinternalorgans’illnesschangesbyobservingtheexternalappearanceoflifeorcomparingthesimilarityoftheappearancesofthediseasesandnaturalphenomena,____42____(be)themeanstounderstandhumanbodyanddiseases____43____(base)ontheabove-mentionedtraditionalChinesemedicinetheories.CharacteristicsofthetraditionalChinesecultureincludedinTCMonceweretakenas____44____weaponbysomepeopletocriticizeTCM.TheythoughtthatthesecharacteristicswereanimportantproofshowingthatTCMwasunscientific._____45_____,itisthesecharacteristicsthatmakeTCMfascinatingandaretheinnerfactorsforthesurvivalanddevelopmentofTCM.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Chris来信祝贺中国传统佳节——春节申遗成功，并向你咨询春节的相关情况，请你回信告知。内容包括：1.表达感谢；2.春节简介；3.邀请来中国共度佳节。注意：写作词数应为80个左右。DearChris,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节（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。It’sSunday,asunnySunday,arareSunday,especiallyafteratwo-weekpreparationforaspeechcontest.IinvitedmybestfriendJanetohaveawalkinthenearbypark.Wespentthewholemorninghappily,catchinguponourstoriesandappreciatingtherefreshingscenery.Tomyamazem