江苏扬州中学联培部2024-2025学年高二下学期期末英语考试（含答案）

江苏扬州中学联培部2024‑2025学年高二下学期期末英语考试第一部分阅读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，选出最佳答案。ALookingforsomethingnewandexciting—afunactivitytotry,aplacetohangoutorachancetodevelopvaluableskillsandmeetnewfriends?RecreationSurreyoffersawiderangeofexcitingrecreation,sportsandleadershipopportunities,uniquespacesandeventstothelocalpeople.Ourexperiencedanddedicatedstaff’spriorityistocreatemeaningfulexperienceswhereyoufeelsafe,valuedandinspired.Nomatterwhatyou’repassionateabout,Surreyhasendlessactivitiesandeventscreatedjustforyou!DROP-INADMISSIONS&PASSESOurvarietyofadmissionsandpassesoffergreatvalueandaccesstoalldrop-inactivitiesvalidatanyofourrecreationfacilities.TermChild/Youth

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60yrs+Family1year$284.50$426.75$170.75$1138.001month$39.00$58.25$23.50$155.50Eachextramonth$29.00$48.25$18.50$130.50SurreyoffersmonthlypaymentoptionsfortheannualRecreationPass.Makepaymentsusingautomaticdebitorcreditcard.Skipthelineupandbuyyourannualormonthlypassesonline.PROGRAMSProgramsSundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayDance17:30-19:4517:30-19:45Football14:30-15:4518:30-19:45Reading16:00-17:1516:00-17:15Volleyball17:30-19:4517:30-19:45YoucansignupforyourfreeannualYouthMembershipatanyrecreationcentre.Membershipgetsyouaccesstoallthefreedrop-inactivitieslistedinthisguide.1.Howmuchdoesatwo‑monthrecreationpasscostforanadult?A．$96.50. B．$106.50. C．$116.50. D．$155.50.2.Whoisthetextintendedfor?A．Somefootballtrainers. B．Someprofessionaldancers.C．Thelocalresidents. D．Theactivityorganizers.3.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Abusinessrecord. B．Anadvertisingbrochure.C．Atraveljournal. D．Anadventurousplan. BWhenShakespearecalledagoodnight’srestthe“cureofhurtminds,”hewasreallyontosomething.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,“Mostdaysoreveryday”in2020,nearly15percentofAmericanadultshadtroublefallingasleepinthepreviousmonth.Soyou’realittlesleepy—nobigdeal,right?Wrong.A1999articleinthemedicaljournalTheLancetshowedanddecadesofresearchsuggestthat“sleepdebt”canhavesignificantharmfuleffectsonyourhealth.Happinessisthefirsttosuffer.Everyoneknowswhatitfeelsliketorunoninsufficient(不足的)sleep—youcanbefoggy,inattentive,andbad‑tempered.ApaperpublishedinthejournalHealthPsychologyin2020foundthattheparticipantswithoutenoughsleepexperiencedalesspositivemoodwhentheycameacrossquiteordinarystress,andsmallerincreasesinpositivemoodfrompleasantevents.Whenlackingsleep,peoplefeltannoyedmoreandeasier,andthingsfeellessfun.Moreseriously,sleeplosscancauseclinicaldepressionandanxiety.In2014,Australianscholarsstudyingyoungwomenfoundthatayearoffrequentsleepdifficultiespredictedtheonsetofdepressionandanxietyinlateryears.Someresearchershaveidentifiedlong‑timesleepdebtasadisease—insufficientsleepsyndrome(ISS).Giventhereportedevidenceforhowwidespreadthesyndromeis,itmightevenbeclassedasanepidemic.Althoughnostudyhasyetestablishedaconnection,itseemsreasonabletothinkaboutwhetherthelong‑termdeclinesinAmericanhappinessandincreasesinsocialconflictsmaybeconnectedtolossofsleep.Whetheryouareasleep‑deprivedstudent,orworkaholic,orjustanold‑fashionedinsomniac(失眠症患者),attendingtosleepisacriticalstrategyforhealthandhappiness.Andadjustingthisaspectofyourlifecouldbeoneofthebestthingsyoudoallyear.4.WhydoestheauthormentionShakespeare?A．ToshowShakespeare’swisdom.B．Tointroducethetopicofsleeploss.C．Tohighlightaserioushealthproblem.D．Togivereportedevidenceofsleepdebt.5.WhatdoesthepaperinHealthPsychologytellusaboutinsufficientsleep?A．Itmadepeoplefeelnegative.B．Itledtopooreyesight.C．Itcauseddepressionandanxiety.D．Itwasnotworthmuchconcern.6.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph4?A．Reductionofhappinessislinkedtosleeploss.B．Long‑termlackofsleepisnotadisease.C．Sleepdebtmightaffectbothindividualsandthesociety.D．Insufficientsleepsyndromeisarecognizedepidemic.7.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext?A．Toconfirmsleeplossisadisease.B．Toadvocategettingsufficientsleep.C．Totacklewidespreadsleepproblem.D．Toprovehappinesssuffersfromsleepdebt.CMomentsbeforeheadingtoteachaclass,Ireceivedacallfrommysister:Mymotherwasgoingintoemergencysurgeryandmightnotmakeitthroughthenight.Fiveminuteslater,Isteppedinfrontof68MBAstudentstolecturewithoutmissingabeat,andevenstayedafewminutesaftertoanswerquestions.IheldstronguntilIgotinthecartodrivehome.That’swhenIfelltopieces.IfoughttoseetheroadthroughmytearsasIspokewithmytravelagenttobookthenextflightout.Mymotherpulledthroughthesurgery.Myresponsetomymother’scrisiswasinlinewithmydeep,long‑termfearofshowingweaknessoradmittingtofeelingoverwhelmed.AstheyoungestdaughterfromaVietnameserefugeefamily,showcasingmystrengthseemedthebestwaytohonormyparents’andsiblings’sacrificesthathavegivenmeabetterlifeintheUnitedStates.Ididnotwantcolleaguestoquestionmycapabilitiesorfriendsandfamilytoseemeasanythinglessthanunshakable.Thetruthwas,Idesiredtopause,tocatchmybreath,tosimplysay,“I’mstruggling.”Ilongedtobeweak.Iwantedtoacknowledgemymistakes,tohonorarangeofemotions,andtoaskforhelp.Cautiously,Ibegantorevealsomeofmystrugglestomypersonalandprofessionalcircles,watchingcloselyforreactions.Somelookeddownonmyexperience.Tomygreatrelief,afewlistenedwithoutjudgmentandrespectedmyboundariesandcopingprocess.Theyofferedinformationaboutcounselingservices,legalhelp,supportgroups,andhotlines.Theyhelpedmeseethatevenprofessionalsinleadershippositionscanneedsupport.Toanyonebearingtheweightofconstantstrength,hearthis:Truestrengthisn’taboutneverhesitating.It’sabouthavingthecouragetoadmitwhenwe’restruggling,reachingoutforsupport,andhavingthestrengthtopieceourselvesbacktogetherandmoveon.8.Whatdidtheauthordoafterhangingupthephone?A．Shedrovetolookafterhermother.B．Shequicklybookedaflightticket.C．Shehesitatedtostartherteaching.D．Shekeptcalmandstayedonduty.9.Whydidtheauthorshowcaseherstrength?A．Tohelphermothermakeafullrecovery.B．Toproveshelivedagoodandhappylife.C．Toavoidpossibledoubtsoverherabilities.D．Togiveherselfanadvantageinpromotion.10.Howdidsomepeoplehelptheauthor?A．Bypersuadinghertowinleaders’support.B．Byconvincingherseekinghelpisamust.C．Bylisteningtoherandgivingjudgments.D．Bysharingsimilarexperienceswithher.11.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthetext?A．Strengthdoesnotmeanhidingstruggles.B．Strengthgivesusmorecouragetogrow.C．Comparingyourselfwithothersisharmful.D．Worldlylabelsblockpersonaldevelopment.DAnimalshibernate(冬眠)toconserveenergyduringcoldweatherorwhenfoodbecomesscarce,slowingtheirheartrateanddroppingtheirbodytemperaturetoaslowas5℃.Thisisonlysurvivableiftheirbloodcontinuestoflowefficientlyandsupplyoxygentothebody.Wealreadyknowthatredbloodcellschangeshapetofitdifferentpressuresandbloodvesselsizes.Toinvestigateifsomethinglikethishappensinthecellsofhibernatinganimalstokeepbloodflowing,GeraldKerthattheUniversityofG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B．Growth. C．Damage. D．Movement.14.WhydoesKerthmentionshoppingatasupermarket?A．Toprovetheevolutionarycapacityofbats.B．Toshowtheroleofredbloodcellmembranes.C．Toindicatehowthestructuralchangehappens.D．Toillustratetheefficiencyofexchanginggases.15.Howwillhibernationhelplong‑spacetravel?A．Byofferingastronautsresources.B．Byspeedingupastronauts’travel.C．Byreducingresourceconsumption.D．Bymaintainingastronauts’overallhealth.第二节阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。WhyPeopleMayStareatYouYoumayhaveexperiencedthesituationwheresomeonestaringatyou,suchaswhenyou’requietlyseatedonabus,onlytofindthatthepersonacrossfromyouislookingatyourfeet.Didyouputontwodifferentshoes?No,youcheckyourshoes—botharethesame.

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Thestudyalsofoundthatpeoplemayfocusonothers’lipsduringtalks.Ifyoufeelsomeone’sgazeonyourmouthwhilespeaking,it’slikelynotanindicationofromanticinterest,butratherthattheymightnothearyouwell.Similarly,peoplemaylookatyourhandswhenyougesture.Astheymaybetryingtounderstandyouractionswhenyouaretalkingorperformingatask.Thestudyshowedthatpeopletendtodirecttheirgazeatthepartofthebodythatprovidesthemostinformation.

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Theygettheaudiencetofocusontheirfaceswhileperforminghandtricks.Thistechniquehelpsswitchattentionfromtheirhandsduringcardtricksorcoinmagic.Scott’sstudyconcludedthatpeoplearenotnaturallybiasedtofocusonsomeone’sface.Instead,theyaredrawntothebodypartsthatprovidethemostrelevantinformation.

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Butwhensomeoneisperformingamanualtask,it’sthehandsthatdrawthegaze.Thisalsoexplainswhymagiciansoftentalktoengagetheiraudience’sattentionontheirfaceswhileperformingtrickswiththeirhands.A．So,whatcausessuchstares?B．Butit’snotjusteyesthatdrawstares.C．Theeyes,containsociallyrelevantinformation.D．Thisexplainshowmagiciansapplymisdirection.E．Ifsomeoneisspeaking,theeyesattractattention.F．Sometimes,suchintensestarescanmakeusfeeluneasy.G．Thewaypeopletalkcanalsoattractstaresduringconversations.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。IloveeverythingaboutourrestaurantLaSalleRouge.Inthekitchen,thecrashofforksandkniveshittingtheheavyplatesalmost

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D．office第二节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。Hoarding(囤积症)isadisorderwhereapersoncollectsitemsandstorestheminatypicallychaoticmanner,sothattheirenvironmentgrowsmessyorbeginstoblocktheperson’sabilitytolivetheirlife.Thehoardeditemswillnot

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areflectionofthevalueoftheitemsthemselves.Theunderlyingreasonsforuncontrollablecollectingvaryfrompersontoperson:Somehoarderssaveitemsbecausetheycanimaginefutureusesforthem,whereasothersresist

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(link)toanxiety,lowmood,ordepression,hoardingisnotaboutpeoplebeinglazyordirty.Whenpeopleareemotionallystruggling,theydon’talwayshavetheenergy

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isimportantistobeawareofthewaythatexternalstressesmaybepushingindividualstodevelopordeepenhoardingbehavior.第三部分写作第一节应用文写作46.假如你是李华，上周日你和班级同学一起到社区养老院开展志愿者活动。社区养老院来信感谢你们的爱心付出。请你以班长名义写一封回信，要点包括：47.感谢来信；48.活动感受。注意：49.写作词数应为80左右；50.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。DearStaffattheNursingHome,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节读后续写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。Severaldaysago,localNewsChannelreportedastorybetweenamotherandherson.Themotherwasasinglewomanwhohadbeenfeelingagreatdealofangerandbitternessduetoherfinancialandpsychologicalproblem,causingheremotionstobeunpredictable.Occasionally,shemaynotpayenoughattentiontohersonorcouldn’trespondtohisrequirementstimely.Sometimes,shewouldevenpourhernegativeemotionsontoherchild,whichmadehimfeelhelpless.Infact,thischildisaveryoutstandingandcaringboy.Thatday,themotherdirectedherangertowardsherchildagainbecauseofsomesmallmatter.Althoughthechilddidnotresist,themotherstilldrovethechildoutofthehouse,slammedthedoorshutandleftthechildoutsidetoreflect(反省).Itwaswhenthemotherbecamecalmandalittleregretfulthatsheopenedherdoorandfoundherchildmissing.Anxiousandscared,shesearchedeverywhere,butthechildwasnowheretobefound.Heranxietywasgraduallyincreasing.Theworriedmotherthoughtofseekinghelpfromthepolice.Quickly,shewenttothepolicestationandexplainedthesituationtotheofficeronduty.Thepoliceofficerexplainedthat,asageneralrule,theycouldn’tfileacaseforamissingchildwithinthefirst24hours.However,theycouldprovideassistanceinotherways,suchaspostingthechild’sphotoonsocialmediaplatformstoexpandthesearcharea.Afterexpressinggratitudeforthepoliceofficer’skindness,themothercontinuedsearchingforherchild.Despitetryingvariousmethods,themotherstillcouldn’tfindthechild.Unexpectedly,thechildwaswanderinginthestreets,hefeltlostandalone,notknowingwheretogoorwhattodo.Hefeltthetearsforminginhiseyesbutrefusedtoletthemdown.Hedidn’twanttoshowweaknessinfrontofanyone,anditmadehimfeelevenmorealone.注意：1.写作词数应为150词左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Exhaustedandhungry,thechildkeptwalkingaimlesslyuntilhefinallycameacrossabenchalongthestreet.______________________________________________________________________________________