四川省成都市某中学2024-2025学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1四川省成都市某中学2024-2025学年高三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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ARenewSanFranciscoZooSpendaSaturdaybeautifulgardensforboththeanimalsandvisitors.Whatcanbeexpected?●BecomingpartoftheZoo’shistory●Sharinganddevelopingnewskillsandinterests●Weedingandclean-uptoremovetheneedforharmfulpesticides(杀虫剂)●MeetingnewpeopleofdifferentbackgroundswithsharedgoalofconservingtheEarth’splantandanimalspeciesWhocanvolunteer?Adultsandchildren(atleast1adultper5children).WhencanIvolunteer?ThesecondSaturdayofMarch,June,September,andNovemberin2025,from8:00amto11:00am.Wewillbeclosingthegatesat8:15.Nolateentriesallowed.WhatdoIwear?Choosesomethingwarmandcomfortablethatyoudon’tmindgettingdirty.TheZooprovidestoolsandworkgloves,butifyouhaveworkgloves,bringthemjustincase.Pleaseweartoughworkshoes.SponsoraCorporateRenewtheZooEventGroupsofallsizescansponsoraprivateRenewtheZoodayfortheircompanies,whenyourgroupworkstogethertocompleteZooprojects.Apartfromhavingfunandconnectingwithteammembers,yourgroupreceivesadmissiontotheZoo,drinks,foodandfreeride.ZoostaffwillhelporganizeeacheventtoensureyourgroupenjoysthedayattheZoo.Tosignup,e-mailrenewthezoo@.1.WhatarethevolunteersoftheZooexpectedtodo?A.Collectdataonnewspecies. B.LearnabouttheZoo’shistory.C.Joineco-friendlygardening. D.Researchgardeningtechniques.2.WhatrulemustbefollowedbyvolunteersattendingtheZooevent?A.Wearingaspecificuniform. B.Bringingtheirowntools.C.Preparingmealsinadvance. D.Participatingonschedule.3.WhatisabenefitofsponsoringaRenewtheZoodayforacompany?A.Enhancingfellowshipamongmembers. B.Developingbondswithlocalbusinesses.C.Receivingtraininginanimalprotection. D.Gettingdiscountedpriceonfuturevisits.BTerriBoltonisadabhandwhenitcomestoDIY(do-it-yourself).Skilledatputtingupshelvesandpiecingtogetherfurniture,sheneverpayssomeoneelsetodoajobshecandoherself.ShecreditstheseskillstoherlategrandfatherandbuilderDerekLloyd.Fromtheageofsix,Terri,now26,accompaniedDerektoworkduringherschoolholidays.Aday’sworkwasrewardedwith£5inpocketmoney.Shesays:“I’msureIwasn’tmuchofahelptostartwith,paintingtheroomsandputtingdowntheflooringthroughoutthehouse.Ittookweeksanditwasbackbreakingwork,butIknowhewasproudofmyskills.”Terri,whonowrentsahousewithfriendsinWandsworth,SouthWestLondon,saysDIYalsosavesherfromlosinganydepositwhenatenancy(租期)comestoanend.Sheadds:“I’vemovedhousemanytimesandIalwaysliketopersonalisemyroomandputuppictures,so,it’sbeenusefultoknowhowtocoverupholesandrepaintaroomtoavoidanychargeswhenI’vemovedout.”WithmillionsofpeoplelikelytotakeonDIYprojectsoverthatcomingweeks,newresearchshowsthatmorethanhalfofpeopleareplanningtomakethemostofthelong,warmsummerdaystogetjobsdone.Theaveragespendperprojectwillbearound£823.Twothirdsofpeopleaimtoimprovetheircomfortwhileathome.Twofifthswishtoincreasethevalueoftheirhouse.ThoughDIYhastraditionallybeenseenasamalehobby,theresearchshowsitiswomennowleadingthecharge.4.Whichisclosestinmeaningto“adabhand”inparagraph1?A.Anartist. B.Awinner. C.Aspecialist. D.Apioneer.5.WhydidTerri’sgrandfathergiveher£5aday?A.Forabirthdaygift. B.Asatreatforherwork.C.TosupportherDIYprojects. D.Toencouragehertotakeupahobby.6.HowdidTerriavoidlosingthedepositonthehousesherented?A.Bymakingitlooklikebefore. B.Byfurnishingitherself.C.Bysplittingtherentwitharoommate. D.Bycancellingtherentalagreement.7.WhattrendinDIYdoestheresearchshow?A.Itisbecomingmorecostly. B.Itisgettingmoretime-consuming.C.Itisturningintoaseasonalindustry. D.Itisgainingpopularityamongfemales.CAfewdaysago,IwatchedavideoofmyselftalkinginperfectChinese.I’vebeenstudyingthelanguageonandoffforonlyafewyears,andI’mfarfromfluent.ButthereIwas,pronouncingeachcharacterjustasanativespeakerwould.“Myfavoritefoodissushi,”Isaid—wozuixihuandeshiwushishousi.I’dcreatedthevideousingsoftwarefromaLosAngeles-basedartificial-intelligencestart-upcalledHeyGen.Thetechnology,whichonlyneedsasingleselfieandascripttogeneratedeepfakevideosofrealpeople“saying”almostanything,isatestament(证明)totheadvancementsinAIlanguagetools.ThisgotmethinkingaboutthedeclininginterestinlanguagelearningwithfewerstudentsenrollinginforeignlanguagecoursesandthedecreaseofEnglishproficiencyamongyoungpeopleinsomeplaces.AItranslation,integratedintosocialmediaandmessagingplatforms,seemstobeeverywhere.Evenlanguage-learningappsareusingAI-generatedcontentintheirmarketing.However,languagetranslationisanartratherthanascience.Somethingenormouswillbelostinexchangeforthatconvenience.AsAnne,aChinesetranslatorsaid,“Buildingaladderbetweenwidelydifferentlanguages,suchasChineseandEnglish,issometimesasdifficultasadoctorbuildingabridgeinapatient’sheart,”Languagelearningfostersculturalcompetency,askillthatAIcannotsimplycopy.Learningadifferentwaytospeak,read,andwritehelpspeoplediscovernewwaystoseetheworld.Nomachinecanreplacesuchaprofoundhumanexperience.DeborahCohn,alanguageprofessor,emphasizesthatlanguagelearningisactuallyaboutunderstandingandconnectingwithdifferentcultures;InsteadofabandoninglanguagecoursesinfavorofAI,someeducatorsadvocateforemphasizingtheinterculturalaspectsoflanguagelearning.PaulaKrebsoftheMLApointsoutthatevenwitha“universaltranslator”,sometimes,thegreatermeaningofpeople’sutterance(言辞)remainsamystery.Inessence,whileAIlanguagetoolsofferconvenience,theylackthedepthandculturalinsightthatcomesfromhumanlanguagelearning.Thechallengeandbeautyoflearningalanguageareinunderstandingtheculturaltapestry(织锦)thatweavesthroughwords,somethingAIhasyettoachieve.8.Whydoestheauthorgivetheexampleinparagraph1?A.Topromotethelanguagesoftware.B.ToshowoffhisChineselanguageskills.C.Toprovelearningalanguageisawastedeffort.D.ToencouragecriticalthinkingaboutAIlanguagetools.9.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3?A.AItranslationdeservesmoreattention.B.Languageappsplayakeyroleinmarketing.C.Languagetranslationisfarbeyondtechnology.D.Learningadifferentlanguageisanuphillbattle.10.Whatisthekeybenefitoflearningalanguageaccordingtothepassage?A.Betterdigitalliteracy.B.Improvedtranslationskills.C.Deeperculturalconfidence.D.Effectiveinterculturalinteraction.11.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraph?A.AIlanguagetoolsofferconvenience.B.AIfacilitateslanguagelearningintermsofculture.C.AIisfarfromperfectinhelpinglanguageunderstanding.D.AIhasachievedsuccessinthedevelopmentoflanguagelearningtools.DInthevideogameSpaceInvadersExtreme2,aplayerhastofireweaponstodestroyaliens(外星人)attackingEarth.Thesealiensmovefast,rainingdownfromthetopofthescreenandclaimingaplayer’s“life”iftheyreachthebottom.AstudyinNaturesuggeststhatwhiledestroyingdigitalaliensmightseemunrelatedtodistinguishingbetweenwords,suchactionvideogamesmayhelpchildrenatriskfordevelopmentaldyslexia—agenetic(遗传的,基因的)languagedisorderthatmakesprocessingwordsdifficult—byimprovingtheirabilitytoperceivespokenwordsandsounds.Inthestudy,79prereadingchildrenwithfamilyhistoriesofdyslexiatookseverallanguagetests,includinglisteningfordifferencesinmade-upwords—ataskthatcanbechallengingfordyslexicpeople.Thekidswerethensplitintofourgroups.OneplayedSpaceInvadersExtreme2,asecondplayedanon-actionvideogame,athirdattendedspeechtherapy(疗法),andafourthreceivednointervention.Gamersplayedfourtimesaweekfor45minuteseachoveramonthandahalf,andthoseinspeechtherapyattended45-minutesessionstwiceweeklyoveraboutfourmonths.Bytheendofthetrialmorethan80percentoftheSpaceInvadersplayersweresignificantlybetterattheword-identificationtaskthanbefore,andtheyshowedgreaterimprovementsthananyoftheotherthreegroups.Theresearchersaren’tsurewhyscoresontheotherlanguagetestsdidnotimprovenotably—buttheysaythatthisfindingcouldbevaluable.“Ifwecantargetthesesmallcognitive(认知的)functionsbeforechildrenareolderandlosesomebrainplasticity,thenperhapswecantreataspectsofdyslexiabeforethey’vefullyformed,”saysSimoneGori,co-authorofthestudy.DyslexiaoftengoesuntreatedinItaly’soverburdenedpublichealthandschoolsystems,saysMariluTempini,abehavioralneurologistattheUniversityofCalifornia.Shehopestoseelargerfuturestudiesconductedinotherlanguagesaswell.“Eyesareanextensionofthebrain,”shesays,“sowhenweplayvideogames,it'sdirectlyconnectedtoourcognitivefunction—andthereissomuchresearchpotentialthere.”12.TheauthordescribesSpaceInvadersExtreme2inparagraph1toshowthegameis________.A.violent B.skill-based C.action-packed D.entertaining13.AccordingtoSimoneGori,whatisthesignificanceofthefinding?A.Itprovesthatchildrenwithdyslexiacanbecured.B.ItoffershopethatthepublichealthsysteminItalywillbeimproved.C.Itsuggeststhatvideogamescanreplacethetraditionalspeechtherapy.D.Itindicatesthatactionvideogamescanbeusedforearlyinterventionofdyslexia.14.WhatisMariluTempini’sattitudetowardsthestudy?A.Doubtful. B.Favorable. C.Dismissive. D.Conserved.15.Whichofthefollowingmightbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.SecretsBehindDyslexiaRevealedB.ActionVideoGamesAdvanceWordAwarenessC.TheMostEffectiveCopingStrategyforDyslexiaD.VideoGamesDesignedtoImproveCognitiveFunction第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。TricksToBecomingAPatientPersonHere’sariddle:Whatdotrafficjams,longlinesandwaitingforavacationtostartallhaveincommon?Thereisoneanswer.___16___.IntheDigitalAge,we’reusedtohavingwhatweneedimmediatelyandrightatourfingertips.However,researchsuggeststhatifwepracticedpatience,we’dbeawholelotbetteroff.Hereareseveraltricks.●Practicegratitude(感激)Thankfulnesshasalotofbenefits:Researchshowsitmakesushappier,lessstressedandevenmoreoptimistic.___17___.“Showingthankfulnesscanfosterself-control,”saidYeLi,researcherattheUniversityofCalifornia.●MakeyourselfwaitInstantgratification(满足)mayseemlikethemost“feelgood”optionatthetime,butpsychologyresearchsuggestswaitingforthingsactuallymakesushappierinthelongrun.Andtheonlywayforustogetintothehabitofwaitingistopractice.___18___.Putoffwatchingyourfavoriteshowuntiltheweekendorwait10extraminutesbeforegoingforthatcake.You’llsoonfindthatthemorepatienceyoupractice,themoreyoustarttoapplyittoother,moreannoyingsituations.●___19___.Somanyofushavethebeliefthatbeingcomfortableistheonlystatewewilltolerate,andwhenweexperiencesomethingoutsideofourcomfortzone,wegetimpatientaboutthecircumstances.Youshouldlearntosaytoyourself,“___20___.”You’llthengraduallybecomemorepatient.A.FindyourcausesB.StartwithsmalltasksC.AccepttheuncomfortableD.AllthisaddsuptoastateofhurryE.ItcanalsohelpuspracticemorepatienceF.Thisismerelyuncomfortable,notintolerableG.They’reallsituationswherewecouldusealittleextrapatience第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30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。Itwas2017whentheaccidentoccurred.ThatdayitstartedtorainwhenI____21____tostopjustinchesfromthecarahead.BeforeIsighedwith____22____,mycarwashithardfrombehind.____23____,Iwasunharmedandsteppedoutto____24____thesituation.Thegirlwhohadhitmewasintears.She____25____tomeandexplainedthatherbrakes(刹车)hadtakenlongerto____26____becauseoftheslipperyroad.Minuteslater,apoliceman____27____anddirectlyissuedthegirlaticketfor“failuretocontrolspeed”,andseveralotheroffenses,whichcouldhaveledtothe____28____ofherlicense.Thegirlwasextremelyupset,butshewashelplessagainsttheresult.Icomfortedherthatitwasn’ther____29____andpromisedtohelp.Twoweekslater,Ireceivedanoticetoappearasawitnessinthegirl’strial.Althoughitwasn’trequired,Idecidedtoseek_____30_____.Uponseeingmeincourt,thegirlappearedquite_____31_____.Irecountedtheincident_____32_____,sayingneitherofuswasspeedingandthattheroadwasexceptionallyslippery.Ialso_____33_____thegirlwasn’ttoblame.WhenIfinishedspeaking,thecourtroomeruptedintoapplause,andthejudgepraisedmefor_____34_____mycitizen’sduty.Aftercarefulconsideration,hedismissedthe_____35_____againstthegirl.Ibelievewhoeverencounterssuchacasewoulddothesame.21.A.managed B.hesitated C.failed D.refused22.A.disappointment B.excitement C.regret D.relief23.A.Hopefully B.Thankfully C.Strangely D.Importantly24.A.improve B.clarify C.assess D.monitor25.A.whispered B.mentioned C.apologized D.described26.A.refresh B.recover C.repair D.respond27.A.turnedup B.spedby C.steppedaside D.showedoff28.A.limitation B.cancellation C.explanation D.collection29.A.weakness B.effort C.excuse D.fault30.A.advice B.freedom C.cooperation D.justice31.A.proud B.grateful C.pitiful D.confused32.A.confidently B.subjectively C.truthfully D.impatiently33.A.appreciated B.expected C.stressed D.doubted34.A.performing B.transforming C.remembering D.accepting35.A.criticisms B.charges C.procedures D.requirements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。I’vebeenskateboardingsinceIwasachild,andforme,it’smuchmorethanjustahobby—it’sanessentialpartofwhoIam,____36____(connect)mewithanenergeticcommunityoflike-mindedindividuals.ArrivinginBeijingasa20-year-oldfromGermany,I____37____(find)skateboardingtobemycompass(指南针)inexploringthisvastandunfamiliarcity.MyfirstimpressionofBeijingwasitscombinationofancientbuildingsandmodernarchitecture,whichprovidedamixofskatespots.ThiscontrastedwiththeskateparksbackhomeinEurope,which,whilewell-designedand____38____(function),lackedthehistoricaldepthand____39____(diverse)foundinBeijing.TheskateboardingcommunityinBeijinghasalsotakenme____40____surprise.IrememberthefirsttimegoingoutonastreetskatingsessionwithmyCanadianfriend.Ihadsomeconcerns____41____(initial),fearingthatpeoplemightbeabit____42____(reserve)aroundme—aforeigner.Yet,myworriesturnedouttobeunnecessary.It’sthissharedpassionforskateboarding____43____bindsthiscommunitytogethertightlyacrosstheglobe.WhileChina’sskateboardingsceneisstilldeveloping,it’sexpandingrapidly.Localskaters,manyof____44____havedrawninspirationfromWesternskateculture,areeagertocarveouttheirownidentities_____45_____makemeaningfulcontributionstotheglobalskateboardingscene.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，得知你的外国笔友Peter获得了“汉语桥”世界大学生中文演讲比赛一等奖。你为他感到骄傲，并给他写一封祝贺信，要点如下：1．表示祝贺并赞扬;2．给与鼓励和期待;注意：1．词数80左右;2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;参考词汇：“汉语桥”世界大学生中文演讲比赛“ChineseBridge”Chinesespeechcontest___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Sometimesthingsdon’tgoasplanned,butthatdoesn’tmeantheycan’tstillbewonderfulintheirownway.MyparentsandIhadspentforeverresearchingsummercampsonline.Finally,wepickedoutonewhereIcoulddesigngames,animate(制作动画)characters,andlearnothercoolcoding(编程)stuff.Mymomsaid,“Iliketheideaofyouexercisingthatcleverbrainofyours.ButIalsowantyoutogetplentyoffreshair.”“Camperscanchoosetohikeorswimeveryafternoon!”Isaid,asIclickedontheregistrationform.Mydadfilledouttheform,andweekslater,myparentsdroppedmeoffforwhatIthoughtwouldbeaweekofnonstopcomputer-codingfun.Iarrivedatthecheck-intableatthesametimeasacamperofmyagenamedHalley,whowaswea