安徽省芜湖市南陵中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题（含答案）

安徽省芜湖市南陵中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题一、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AMusicOperaatMusicHall:1243ElmStreet.TheseasonrunsJunethroughAugust,withadditionalperformancesinMarchandSeptember.TheOperahonorsEnjoytheArtsmembershipdiscounts.Phone:241-2742.http://www.cityopera.com.ChamberOrchestra:TheOrchestraplaysatMemorialHallat1406ElmStreet,whichoffersseveralconcertsfromMarchthroughJune.Call723-1182formoreinformation,http://www.chamberorch.com.SymphonyOrchestra:AtMusicHallandRiverbend,Forticketsales,call381-3300.RegularseasonrunsSeptemberthroughMayatMusicHallinsummeratRiverbend,http://www.symphony.org/home,asp.CollegeConservatoryofMusic(CCM):Performancesareonthemaincampusoftheuniversity,usuallyatPatriciaCobbettTheater.CCMorganizesavarietyofevents,includingperformancesbythewell-knownLaSalleQuartet,CCM’sPhilharmonicOrchestra,andvariousgroupsofmusicianspresentingBaroquethroughmodernmusic.StudentswithI.D.cardscanattendtheeventsforfree.Afreescheduleofeventsforeachtermisavailablebycallingtheboxofficeat556-4183./events/calendar.RiverbendMusicTheater:6295KelloggAve.Largeoutdoortheaterwiththeclosestseatsundercover(pricedifference).Bignameshowsallsummerlong!Phone:232-6220..1.Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttoseeanopera?A．556-4183. B．232-6220. C．241-2742. D．723-1182.2.WhencanyougotoaconcertbyChamberOrchestra?A．InFebruary. B．InMay. C．InAugust. D．InNovember.3.WhatshouldstudentsdotoenjoymusicperformancesatthePatriciaCobbettTheaterforfree?A．BringtheirI.D.cards. B．Buymembershipcards.C．Performonthecampus. D．Calltheboxofficeinadvance.BJohnandMaryhadanicehomeandtwolovelychildren.JohnhadjustbeenaskedtogoonabusinesstriptoanothercityforseveraldaysandMarywouldgowithhimtoo.Theyhiredareliablewomantocarefortheirchildrenandreturnedhomealittleearlierthantheyhadplanned.Astheydroveintotheirhometown,theyfoundahomeonfire.Afterhavingalook,Marysaid,“Ohwell,itisn’tourfire.Let’sgohome.”ButJohndrovecloserandsaid,“ThathomebelongstoFredJoneswhowouldn’tbeoffworkyet.Maybethereissomethingwecoulddo.”Johnnoticedanoldladyscreamedtohim,“Thechildren!Getthechildren!”Johngrabbedherbytheshouldersaying,“Getaholdofyourselfandtelluswherethechildrenare!”“Inthebasement,”criedthelady.InspiteofMary’sdisagreement,Johnsoaked(浸湿)hisclothesandrantothebasementwhichwasfullofsmoke.Hefoundthedoorandgrabbedtwochildren.Ashelefthecouldhearsomemorecries.Hesentthetwobadlyfrightenedchildrenintothewaitingroomandaskedhowmanymorechildrenweredownthere.TheytoldhimtwomoreandMarygrabbedhisarmandscreamed,“John!Don’tgoback!It’sdangerous!Thathousewillfalldowninanysecond!”Butheshookheroffandwentback.Itseemedaverylongtimebeforehefoundbothchildrenandstartedback.Asheclimbeduptheendlessstepsthethoughtwentthroughhismindthattherewassomethingstrangelyfamiliaraboutthelittlebodiesnexttohim,andatlastwhentheycameoutintothesunlightandfreshair,hefoundthathehadjustrescuedhisownchildren.Thebaby-sitterhadleftthematthishomewhileshedidsomeshopping.4.WhydidtheoldladyscreamtoJohn?A．Toaskhimtogetawayfromthefire.B．Toaskforhishelptosavethechildren.C．Toaskhimtorescueherfromthefire.D．Toaskhimtotakeoutvaluablethingsfromthefire.5.WhatwasMary’sresponsetoJohn’saction?A．Shedisagreedwithit. B．Shesupportedit.C．Shemisunderstoodit. D．Shewasunconcernedaboutit.6.WhatwasthehouselikebeforeJohnwentbackonceagain?A．Itwasclean.B．Itwasburneddown.C．Itwasdangerous.D．Itwasunderrepair.7.Whatcanweinferaccordingtothetext?A．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.B．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.C．Helpingothersmeanshelpingourselves.D．Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.CSome70countries,mostlyintheAmericasandEurope,applyDaylightSavingTimeduringthesummermonths.Europe’sclockswillmoveforwardonceagainthisweekend.YetlastweektheEuropeanUnionvotedtoendthislong-establishedpracticefrom2022.Inthe18thcentury,BenjaminFranklincameupwiththeideaofmovingtheclocksforwardinthesummer.ButthepracticereallytookholdduringWorldWarIandsincethenithasbroughtseveralbenefits.Itmightincreaseconsumerspending,asshoppersareencouragedtostayoutlaterintotheevening.Itmightevenreducecrime.Asthesayinggoes,“Thelongerthedaylight,thelessIdowrong.”Inspiteofallthat,clock-changingisunpopular.WhentheEuropeanUnionranapoll（民意调查）amongitscitizens,itgotnearly5millionresponses.Over80%wanttoscrapclock-changing,andforgoodreasons.Althoughithasnotbeenproveneventually,manyscientiststhinkthatchangingtheclocksmessesuphumans’biologicalclock,whichmayincreasethechancesofheartattacksandstrokes.Itcouldcausecaraccidentstoincrease,asdriverswhoareusedtogoingtoworkinthedaylight,forexample,suddenlyhavetodosointhedark.Inaddition,manybusinessesfinditextremelyinconvenientthatcountrieschangetheirclocksatdifferenttimes.So,willEuropeanschoosetostickwithwinterorsummertime?Thishasnotbeendecided.Itcouldbethateachcountrywillchooseforitself,thougheachislikelytotakecarefulnoteofneighbors’decisions.Thebenefit,itseems,isnotsomuchindecidinghowlongtheeveningis,orhowdarkthemorning.Itisinkeepingitconsistentthroughouttheyear.8.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?A．Clock-changinghasmorebenefitsthanexpected.B．Peopleadoptedclock-changingafterWorldWarI.C．Clock-changingmakespeoplesleepyinthedaytime.D．Peoplemightspendmoremoneyafterclock-changing.9.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“scrap”underlinedinparagraph3?A．Favor. B．Stop. C．Obey. D．Delay.10.Whatcanweinferaboutclock-changinginEurope?A．Peoplewillcontinuetouseit.B．Morechangeswillbeaddedtoit.C．Itremainstobeseenwhethertouseit.D．Thecountrieswillchangetheirclocksatsametimes.11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Torecallthehistoryofclock-changing.B．Tostressthebenefitsofclock-changing.C．Toshowpeople’sopinionsonclock-changing.D．Tointroducethebadeffectsofclock-changing.DAdvancesingenerativeartificialintelligence(AI)haveenabledauthentic-soundingspeechsynthesis(语音合成)tothepointthatapersoncannolongerdistinguishwhethertheyaretalkingtoanotherhumanoradeepfake(深度伪造).Ifaperson’sownvoiceis“cloned”byathirdpartywithouttheiragreement,badguyscanuseittosendanymessagetheywant.ComputerscientistandengineerNingZhanghasdevelopedanewmethodtopreventunauthorizedspeechsynthesisbeforeittakesplace:atoolcalledAntiFake.Traditionaldeepfakedetectionmethodsonlyworkafterthedamageisdone.However,AntiFakepreventsvoicedatafrombeingsynthesizedintoanaudiodeepfakebeforehand.Thistoolturnsthetablesoncybercriminals(网络罪犯)byusingsimilarvoicecloningtechniquestheyemploy,butforvoiceprotection.Thesoftwarecomplicatesvoicedataextractionandfeatureidentificationcrucialforvoicesynthesis.“We’reusinganoppositeAItechniqueoriginallyusedbycybercriminals,butnowwe’reusingitagainstthem,”Zhangexplained.“Weslightlychangetherecordedaudio,justenoughtomakeitunusableforvoiceclonetrainingwhilestillsoundingnaturaltohumans.”BenZhao,aprofessorofcomputerscienceatUniversityofChicago,saysthatthesoftware,likealldigitalsecuritysystems,willneverprovidecompleteprotection.But,headdsthatitcanraisethebarandlimittheattacktoasmallergroupofindividualswithsignificantresources.AntiFakecanalreadyprotectshortervoicerecordingsagainstcloning.Thecreatorsofthetoolbelievethatitcouldbeextendedtoprotectlargeraudiodocumentsormusicfrommisuse.Butthemethodsandtoolsthataredevelopedmustbecontinuouslyadaptedbecausecybercriminalswilllearnandgrowwiththem.12.WhatistheprimarypurposeofAntiFake?A．Toimprovethequalityofsyntheticspeech.B．Toclonevoiceswithouttheowner’sapproval.C．Todetectdeepfakesaftertheyhavebeencreated.D．Tostopunapprovedspeechgenerationfromhappening.13.HowdoesAntiFakedifferfromthesetraditionalmethods?A．Itpreventsaudiodeepfakesinadvance.B．Itcannotdetectdeepfakesuntilcreated.C．Itonlyworksonshortvoicerecordings.D．Itreliesonhumanlistenerstoidentifydeepfakes.14.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Developersshouldfocusonshortvoicerecordings.B．Thebattleagainstdeepfakesrequiresongoingefforts.C．AntiFakeisineffectiveagainstadvancedcloningtechniques.D．AntiFakeprovidespermanentsolutionstothedeepfakethreat.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheFutureofVoiceTechnology.B．AMethodforDetectingAIDeepfakes.C．TheChallengeofTellingHumanVoices.D．ATooltoKeepAIfromStealingYourVoice.二、七选五根据短文内容，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。HowtoReachaHealthyWeightDietsaren’tthewaytogowhenitcomestolosingweight.Mostdietersgainbackanylostweightwhentheygobacktotheiroldeatinghabits.____16____Herearefourwaystomakethathappen:Exercise.____17____Walkingthefamilydog,cyclingtoschool,anddoingotherthingsthatincreaseyourdailylevelofactivitycanallmakeadifference.Ifyouwanttoburnmorecalories,increasetheintensityofyourworkoutsandaddsomestrengthexercisestobuildupyourmuscles.Themoremusclesyouhave，themorecaloriesyouburn,evenwhenyouaren’texercising.____18____Onereasonwhypeoplegetlessexercisethesedaysisthatthereisanincreasein“screentime”—theamountoftimespentwatchingTV,lookingatthecomputer,usingmobiledevices,orplayingvideogames.Limitrecreationalscreentimetolessthan2hoursperday.Ifyou’restayingwithfriendsatthemall,youregettingmoreexercisethanifyou’retextingtheminyourroom.Watchoutforportiondistortion.Portionsizesarebiggerthantheyusedtobe,andtheseextracaloriescontributetoobesity.Anotherkeyfactorinweightgainisthatmorepeopledrinksugarybeverages,suchassodas,juicedrinks,andsportsdrinks.____19____Don’tskipbreakfast.Breakfastkickstartsyourmetabolism(新陈代谢),burningcaloriesfromthebeginningandgivingyouenergytodomorethingsduringtheday.____20____Sotheygetmorecaloriesthantheywouldhaveiftheyhadeatenbreakfast.A．Gooutregularly.B．Reducescreentime.C．Sowhat’sthebestwaytodropexcessweight?D．Regularphysicalactivityburnscaloriesandbuildsupmuscles.E．Theyarepuzzledabouthowtheyshoulddealwiththeireatinghabits.F．Peoplewhoskipbreakfastoftenfeelsohungrythattheyeatmorelateron.G．Sochoosesmallerportionsandgoforwaterorlow-fatmilkinsteadofsodas.三、完形填空阅读下面短文，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。Thismorningafteraneveningfightwithmythree-year-olddaughter,Icouldn’twaittogethertoschool.Iwastiredfromtheangerandher____21____tocommunicatebecauseofherslowlanguagedevelopment.AsIledherintothecar,Ifelt____22____.Nothingwasrightwithourworld.Shewasbornwhenmyfamilyhadbeengoingthroughalotof____23____.Thenmychild’slanguageproblemwas____24____,butdoctorsstruggledtohelpher.Ifeltlikewebothneededtobe____25____.Ireturnedthatafternoonas____26____withthelittlegirlIlovedaswhenIleft.Walkingtowardtheschool’splaygroundgate,Ispottedherpreschoolteacherracingto____27____me.“Youshouldhaveseenhertoday,”____28____,hisbreathywordsweresupportedby____29____.“Seethatclimber.”He____30____awoodenpieceofplaygroundequipmentthatlookedlikearockwall.Inodded.“Well,everydaysinceshestartedschool,she’striedbut____31____toreachthetop.”Hetookabreath.“Buttodayshe____32____it!”Heexpressedhisjoylikehe’dseenherconquering(征服)MountEverest!“Shecheeredandcelebrated!IwishI’drecordedit!”Hiswordsgavemesome____33____.Mydaughterhadconqueredhermountain.Assherantowardme,I____34____somethingIhadn’tbefore.Isawherdetermination.Isawherstrength.Isawa____35____.21.A．attemptB．needC．inabilityD．desire22.A．nervousB．peacefulC．hopelessD．curious23.A．sufferingsB．emotionsC．effortsD．celebrations24.A．preventedB．replacedC．solvedD．identified25.A．protectedB．rescuedC．balancedD．respected26.A．disappointedB．honestC．strictD．pleased27.A．greetB．hearC．praiseD．escape28.A．OriginallyB．ObviouslyC．FortunatelyD．Eventually29.A．complaintB．confidenceC．excitementD．bravery30.A．tookupB．pointedtoC．cutdownD．workedout31.A．determinedB．refusedC．intendedD．failed32.A．missedB．ignoredC．triedD．made33.A．comfortB．luckC．imaginationD．description34.A．displayedB．recognizedC．taughtD．provided35.A．playerB．motherC．heroD．teacher四、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。TheYellowRiveristhecradle(摇篮)ofChina’scivilization,andfloodcontrolandpreventionhavealwaysbeenkey____36____thewell-beingofthepeoplelivingalongit.Now,scientistscanbetterworkontheseissuesbygivingtheriveradigitaltwin,____37____usesvarioustechnologies,____38____(include)bigdata,artificialintelligence(AI),andtheInternetofthings.Devicessetupalongtherivercollectandtransmitinformationtothecommandcenter.____39____(base)ontheinformation,a3-Dmodeloftheriver____40____(present)onthecomputerscreen.It’sliketheYellowRiverhasatwinthatreflectsitsrealconditions.Onebigbreakthroughintheriver’sdigitalgovernance(治理)is“smartstones”.AccordingtoWangQin,aleadresearcherattheInformationCenterofYellowRiverHenanBureau,asmartstoneisawater-proofstone-shapeddevicewithchips,abattery,____41____asignaltransmitter.Theyareburiedinimportantdike(堤坝)locations____42____(record)andreportthemovementofdikestones.“Uponfeelingmovementofthedikestones,thesmartstonessendanalarmtothecommandcenter.Theydo____43____trickandtheresponseisparticularlyquick,”Wangsaid.“Inthepast,researchershadtolearntheconditionsofthedikeonthespotby____44____(they),puttingtheirlivesatrisk,”saidZhaoXiaoxiongfromtheBureau.“Nowthe____45____(remark)stonescandothisforus,moresafely,quickly,andaccurately.”五、书面表达46.假定你是李华，最近你在教来自英国的交换生Jane学习汉语。请你给她写一封邮件告知她下次汉语课的上课计划，内容包括：1.时间和地点；2.内容：学习唐诗；3.课前准备。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearJane,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua47.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Aliandhisyoungersister,Zahra,livedwiththeirparentsinapoorneighborhood.Theirmotherwasverysickandtheirfatherwasstrugglingtofindajob,andtheyhadonlyalittlemoneywithwhichtobuyfood.Astheyhadnotpaidtherentforseveralmonths,thelandlordwasbreathingdowntheirnecks(催促).Oneday,AlitookZahra’sshoestoashoerepairmantobefixed,buthelostthemonthewayhome.Itwasn’tuntilhegothomethatherealizedhehadlosttheshoes.Hewasafraidthathisparentswouldbeangryanddisappointed,sohebeggedhissistertokeepitsecret.ZahraagreedandthetwodecidedtoshareAli’srunningshoes.Zahra’sschoolhourswereinthemorning,soshewouldwearthemfirst.Afterschool,shewouldrushbackandgivethemtoAli.Hecouldthenruntohisschool,whichbeganintheafternoon.Althoughheranasfastashecould,Alioftenarrivedlateandwaswarnedbytheschool.Aliheardaboutalongdistanceracethatwasheldfortheboysinthecity.Whenhelearnedthatthethirdprizewasanewpairofshoes,hedecidedtotakepart.Heranhomeexcitedlyandpromisedhissisterthathewouldwinherthenewshoes.Thedayofracearrived.Alihadastrongstart,buthalfwaythroughtheracehebegantogettiredandhislegsbegantoache.GettingmoreandmoreexhaustedhethoughtonlyofZahraandhispromisetoher.Dreamingofthenewshoeshewouldwinforhissistergavehimstrength,andhestayedrightbehindthetwofastestrunners,determinedtofinishthird.Suddenly,asthefinishlinedrewnear,anotherrunnercollided(碰撞)withAli