福建省福州市平潭翰英中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期末考英语试题（含答案）

福建省福州市平潭翰英中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期末考英语试题第一部分阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ANon-CreditCoursesThePre-CollegeProgramoffersnon-creditcourses.Studentswillexperiencecollege-levelcoursesgivenbysomeofourcollege’sleadingexpertsandwillreceivewrittenfeedback(反馈)ontheirworkattheendofthecourse.Pre-CollegestudentswillalsoreceiveagradeofSatisfactory/Unsatisfactoryandacertificateofcompletionattheconclusionoftheprogram.Allnon-creditcoursesmeetfrom9:00a.m.-11:30a.m.dailyandmayhaveadditionalrequirementsintheafternoonsorevenings.COURSE:CaseStudiesinNeuroscience·June11—July2·LeahRoeschUsingstudent-centered,active-learningmethodsandreal-worldexamples,thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafullerunderstandingofhowthehumanbrainworks.COURSE:PsychologyofCreativity·June15—June28·MarshallDukeWhyarecertainpeoplesocreative?Isitgenetic(遗传的),oraresultofchildhoodexperience?Aretheydifferentfromeveryoneelse?Thispopularpsychologycoursehighlightsthedifferenttheoriesofcreativity.COURSE:CreativeStorytelling·June21—July3·EdithFreniThiscollege-levelcourseincreativestorytellingfunctionsasanintroductiontoavarietyofstorytellingtechniquesthatappearindifferentformsofcreativewriting,suchasshortfictionandplaywriting.COURSE:SportsEconomics·July19—August1·ChristinaDePasqualeInthiscoursewewillanalyzemanyinterestingaspectsofthesportsindustry:sportsleagues,ticketpricing,salarynegotiations,discrimination,andNCAApoliciestonameafew.1.Whoisthetextintendedfor?A．Thegeneralpublic.B．Collegefreshmen.C．Educationalexperts.D．Highschoolstudents.2.WhichcoursecanyoutakeifyouarefreeonlyinJune?A．SportsEconomics.B．CreativeStorytelling.C．PsychologyofCreativity.D．CaseStudiesinNeuroscience.3.Whosecourseshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedincreativewriting?A．LeahRoesch’s.B．EdithFreni’s.C．MarshallDuke’s.D．ChristinaDePasquale’s.BFireCapt.KevinLloydarrivedatthesceneofacaraccidentinWestPoint,Utah,northofSaltLakeCity.Apregnantwomanandherscreaming2-year-olddaughterweretrappedinthecar.Whilehispartner,AllenHadley,wastendingtothedriver,Lloydcouldn'tgetthefrightenedgirltocalmdown.Hesawshewasholdingseveralbottlesofnailpolish(指甲油),andthenhehadabetteridea.Heaskedherifshewantedtopainthisnails.Soonsheentirelylitup.Atthesametime,Hadleyshoweduptocheckonthescene.Lloydhadcalmedherdownandwasintheprocessofgettinghisfingerspainted.ThenHadleyjustputhishandinthere.Thegirlbegantocolorhisnailspink.Bythistime,shewasnotonlycalm,butshewasalsohappy.Thegirl'smotherwasnotinjured.Shethankedthemforhelpingherdaughterfeelbetter,andtheyallchuckled,lookingatthefirefighters'nails,andtooksomephotos.Thefirefightersbroughtthephotosbacktoheadquartersandshowedthemaround.ThedepartmentputthemuponFacebook,andthousandsofpeopleresponded,withmanythankingthefirefightersforgoingoutoftheirwaytocalmdownafrightenedgirl.FireChiefMarkBecraftsaidhehadbeensurprisedatalltheattention.Hesaidhewasproudofhisfirefighters,andaddedthathehadknownmembersofthedepartmentwhohaddonemanythingsthatweren'tpartofthejob.Afterthefact,LloydandHadleyhadasmallmattertotendto：thelayersofpolishontheirnails.Theyboughtabottleofnailpolishremover,andusedalmostallofit.4.Whywasthe2-year-oldgirlfrightened?A．Hermotherwasbadlyinjured.B．Shewascaughtinanaccident.C．Hernailswerehurtbythebottles.D．Shewasafraidofseeingfirefighters.5.Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"chuckled”inParagraph4?A．Sighed.B．Shouted.C．Laughed.D．Hugged.6.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethetwofirefighters?A．Caring.B．Knowledgeable.C．Humorous.D．Courageous.7.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toaskustolearntocalmdownintimeofdanger.B．Tospeakhighlyofthewarm-heartedfirefighters.C．Tointroducethelittlegirlwholikespolishingnails.D．Topraisethetwofirefighterswholearntodecoratenails.CWithhisheartwarmingpartyinvitation,DougTurner,an87-year-oldfromBucksCounty,Pennsylvania,provedthatfriendshiphasnoagelimit.Wantingtouniteneighbors,hehand-deliveredahomemadeinvitationtoMichelleHernandez.Michelle,29,wasworkingfromhomewhenthedoorbellrang.Standingongatewasherneighbor,DougTurner.Whenhehandedherafoldedpieceofpaperwithawarmsmile,hecouldclearlyseetheamazementonherface.“Hi,I’mDougacrossthestreet...”Dougsaid.“ThisisaninvitationtoapartyI’mhavingonFebruary15.”Itread“ACelebrationofWinter”andfeaturedaneatlydrawnsnowflake.Addingatouchofhumor,itlistedtheparty’sstarttimeas“4pmuntilthepolicearrive”.Michelleburstintolaughterasshereadthenote.SheandherhusbandwerenewarrivalandhadonlycrossedpathswithDougafewtimes.Yet,histhoughtfulgestureleftalastingimpression.“Itwassosweet,”shesaid.MichellewasimpressedbyDoug’sefforttopersonallydelivereachhandmadeinvitation,whichincludedthepromiseof“Foodanddrinksonoffer”.Reflectingontherarityofsuchgestures,shesaid,“Peopledon’treallydothatanymore.”MichellesharedtheRingcamerafootageofDoug’sinvitationonsocialmedia.Thevideoquicklywentviral,gainingover1.3millionviews.Dougwascaughtoffguardbytheoverwhelmingresponse.Heneverexpectedthevideotoattractsomuchattention.Sincehiswife’spassingin2022,Doughasmadeitayearlytraditiontohostawinterpartyforhisneighbors.Hesuppliesallthefoodanddrinks,askingonlythatguestsbringasmile.Dougcherishedthesenseofcommunityheandhiswifebuiltbywelcomingneighborsintotheirhomes.Hefoundhisstrongestfriendshipsinhiscurrentneighborhood.Hewantedtokeepthoseconnectionsalive,sohestartedanannualwinterpartytoreunitelongtimefriendsandintroducenewresidents.8.WhatwasMichelle’sinitialreactiontoDoug’sinvitation?A．Shewasastonished.B．Shewasataloss.C．Shefeltdelighted.D．Shetookitforgranted.9.WhathumorouselementdidDougincludeinhispartyinvitation?A．Aneatlydrawnsnowflake.B．Acelebrationofwinter.C．Foodanddrinksonoffer.D．Policemen’sintervention.10.WhydidDougstarthostingannualwinterparties?A．Topromotehisonlinefame.B．Tosellhomemadeinvitations.C．Torememberhiswifeinprivate.D．Tobuildcommunityconnections.11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．Doug’sSummerPartyTraditionB．CommunityEventsinBucksCountyC．HandmadeInvites,HeartwarmingConnectionsD．LateWife’sMemoryAnnually,DeepaffectionDIfmathsisthelanguageoftheuniverse,beesmayhavejustutteredtheirfirstwords.Newresearchsuggeststhesebusybodiesoftheinsectworldarecapableofadditionandsubtraction(减法)—usingcolorsintheplaceofplusandminussymbols.Intheanimalkingdom,theabilitytocount—oratleastdistinguishbetweendifferingquantities—isn’tunusual:Ithasbeenseeninfrogs,spiders,andevenfish.Butsolvingequations(方程式)usingsymbolsisrare,sofaronlyachievedbyfamouslybrainyanimalssuchaschimpanzeesandAfricangreyparrots.Buildingonpreviousresearchthatsaysthesocialinsectscancounttofourandunderstandtheconceptofzero,researcherswantedtotestthelimitsofwhattheirtinybrainscando.Scientiststrained14beestolinkthecolorsblueandyellowtoadditionandsubtraction,respectively.TheyplacedthebeesattheentranceofaY-shapedmaze(迷宫),wheretheywereshownseveralshapesineitheryelloworblue.Iftheshapeswereblue,beesgotarewardiftheywenttotheendofthemazewithonemoreblueshape(theotherendhadonelessblueshape);iftheshapeswereyellow,theygotarewardiftheywenttotheendofthemazewithonelessyellowshape.Thetestingworkedthesameway:Beesthat“subtracted”oneshapewhentheysawyellow,or“added”oneshapewhentheysawbluewereconsideredtohaveacedthetest.Thebeesgottherightanswer63%to72%ofthetime,dependingonthetypeofequationandthedirectionoftherightanswer—muchbetterthanrandomguesseswouldallow—theresearchersreporttodayinScienceAdvances.Thoughtheresultscamefromjust14bees,researcherssaytheadvanceisexciting.Ifabrainabout20,000timessmallerthanourscanperformmathsusingsymbols,itcouldpavethewaytonovelapproachesinartificialintelligence(AI)andmachinelearning.Justdon’taskthebeestodoyourhomeworkanytimesoon.12.Whydothescientistsconducttheresearch?A．Toteachthemmaths.B．Totestthepoweroftinybrains.C．Toexplainthemeaningofcolors.D．Togetaccesstomachinelearning.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“aced”inParagraph5probablymean?A．Givenup.B．Enteredfor.C．Gotthrough.D．Checkedover.14.Whatmighttheresearchmakecontributionsto?A．Languageacquisition.B．Arithmeticlearning.C．Protectionofanimals.D．DevelopmentofAI.15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Bees“Like”CountingB．Bees“Tell”ColorsApartC．Bees“Perform”MathsUsingShapesD．Bees“Get”AdditionandSubtraction第二节阅读下面短文，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。Ihavesixdifferentappletreesinmysmallforestgarden.Thismeanstherearealotofapplestoharvesteachyear.___16___Overtime,Idevelopedstrategiestohandleitsmoothly.Here’smyadviceforyou.Understandwhatapplesyouaregrowing.Applesripen(成熟)atdifferenttimes.___17___Thiswillvaryalittlewithconditionsfromyeartoyear.However,havingaroughideaofwhenyouwillbeharvestingallowsyoutoprepare.___18___Somepiecesofequipmentarecrucialfortheappleharvest.Akitchenjuicerisn’tenough;investinametalhand-turnedmacerator(浸渍机)andawood-and-metalfruitpress.Thesemakeprocessingeasier.Also,haveasuitablestorageareaready,alongwithcanningjars(罐子)andothernecessities.Considerinvestinginafruitpicker.Itisapickerwithanextendablepolethatcanreachapplesevenfromtheverytopofthetrees.___19___OnefinaltipthatIwouldliketoshareisverysimple:Manyhandsmakelightwork.Ifyouhavealotofapplestoharvest,considerinvitingsomefamilyorfriendsandhaveanapplepickingparty—thenshareyourharvest,ofcourse.___20___Italsosupportsthegoalsofsustainableliving.Thesetipsmaysoundbasic,buttheyensureasmootherappleharvestandpreventwasteofyourbeautiful,deliciousapples.Withtherightpreparations,appleharvestingbecomesamanageableandenjoyabletaskeachyear.A．Nowwithit,appleharvestingisn’tboring.B．Preparestorageareasandrequiredequipment.C．Sotheapplepickingwillbecomequickerandeasier.D．Ittookmeawhiletorecognizedifferentapplevarieties.E．Initially,theappleharvestwasexcitingbutchallenging.F．Thiscooperativeapproachmakesthetaskmoreefficient.G．Therefore,itishelpfultoknowwhenyourharvestshouldtakeplace.第二部分语言运用第一节完形填空阅读下面短文，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。AnuntraineddognamedKaibecameaherowhenhisquickactionsavedhisowner’sgrandfatherfromaseveremedicalemergencyattheirhomeinSanAngelo.Oneday,Kainoticedsomethingwasn’t___21___.Hisowner’sgrandfatherhadbecomeunresponsivewhilesittinginhisarmchair.Kai___22___howtoopenarounddoorknob(门把手)—ataskthateventraineddogsfind___23___—andrushedoutsidetogethelp.Hisurgentbarksfilledtheneighborhood,makingthepeoplearound___24___oftheindoorem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_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2024-2025学年第二学期高二年期末考试英语试卷答案第二部分阅读(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)1.A2.D3.C4.B5.D6.C7.C8.A9.C10.B11.A12.C13.B14.A15.D第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)16.E17.G18.B19.C20.F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)21.B22.C23.A24.B25.D26.B27.C28.A29.C