遼寧省遼陽(yáng)市2024-2025學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末考試試題

PAGE10-遼寧省遼陽(yáng)市2024-2025學(xué)年高二英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末考試試題留意事項(xiàng)：1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)在答題卡上。2.回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上。寫(xiě)在本試卷上無(wú)效。3.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AThebestfestivalsinAugustEdinburghFestivalFringeTheEdinburghFestivalFringeisthelargestartsfestivalintheworld.Lastyear,thefestivallasted25days,including55,000performancesof3,548showsin317places.Thefestivalstartedin1947.Anyonecanjoininwiththeperformanceoftheirchoice.WildernessFestivalWildernessFestivaltakesplaceinoneoftheoldestwoodsinEngland.Takingplaceoverfourdaysinnature,peoplewillexperiencemusic,comedy,theatre,anddancefromSadler'sWells.Allthecampsitesaremade-to-orderfordifferentneeds,includingfamilycamping.NottingHillCarnivalNottingHillCarnivaltakesplaceonthestreetsofNottingHillinLondon,EnglandineachAugustlastingthreedays.Attractingaroundonemillionpeopleeachyear,it'soneofthebiggeststreetfestivalsintheworld.Happeningsince1966,NottingHillCarnivalisanessentialculturalexperienceinLondon.LaTomatinaEachyear,theValenciantownofBunolgetschangedintoaredmessaslocalsandtouriststaketothestreetsandthrowtomatoesateachother,creatingthebiggestfoodfightintheworld,allforfun.Thistomatofestivalhasbeenhappeningsince1945andisheldonthelastWednesdayofAugusteachyear.1.Whichfestivallaststhelongest?A.WildernessFestival.B.EdinburghFestivalFringe.C.NottingHillCarnival.D.LaTomatina.2.What'sspecialabouttheWildernessFestival?A.Thecampsitesarespeciallyoffered.B.Peoplecandancewithfamousstars.C.Peoplewillexperiencewildernessadventure.D.Itisthebiggeststreetfestivalintheworld.3.WhatcanpeopledoduringtheLaTomatina?A.Getdressedinred.B.Experienceclassicmusic.C.Eatasmanytomatoesaspossible.D.Throwtomatoesateachotherforfun.BOneday,LisaHolmantoldherfamilyshewouldbeoutthatnightvisitingherfriend,onlyabouthalfanhourdrivefromherhouse.Soitwasnotalarmingasthenightgrewonandshedidnotarrivehome.As11pmpassed,herfamilybegantoworry.Theycalledherbutdidnotgetanyanswer.TheythenreachedouttoLisa'sfriend,whosaidLisahadlefttodrivehomeat9thatnight.Thefamilythoughtaboutcallingthepolicethateveningbutthepolicetypicallydon'tdefineapersonmissingunlessthereisnocontactfor24hours.ThenextmorningtherewasstillnosignofLisa.Allthefamilycoulddowassithomeandwait.Lisa'ssondecidedtodrivealongLisa'srouteandcarefullylookforher.HefoundLisa'scarhadcrashedintoatree.What'sworse,therewasnosignofLisaatall.Thefamilycalledthepolice.Thepolicebegantheirsearch.Butduetotheheavyrainthesearchteamwascalledback.Thefamilywasverydisappointedbutstillhopefulandcontinuedthesearch.700feetfromLisa'scar,theyfinallyfoundLisaunderarock.Afterafewdaysinhospital,Lisarecovered.Sheexplainedthatshepassedoutafterhercarslidofftheroadintherain.Aftershecametoherself,Lisamanagedtoclimboutofthecar.Whilewalkingtofindhelp,Lisawasexhaustedandunabletofigureoutthedirection.Soshecouldn'twalkonandclimbedunderarockasitstartedrainingagain.Scaredasshewas,sheturnedtoherfaithinhopesoflivingtoseehersonagain.4.WhenshouldLisaarrivehomeaftervisitingherfriend?A.About9pm.B.About9:30pm.C.About11pm.D.Thenextmorning.5.Whydidthefamilygiveupcallingthepolicethatnight?A.Thepoliceusuallyrefusedtocomeatnight.B.Theheavyrainhadblockedalltheroadsup.C.Theythought.Lisawouldcomebackherself.D.TheyhadbeenoutoftouchwithLisaforlessthanaday.6.WhofoundLisaundertherock?A.Lisa'sfamily.B.Ahikingteampassingby.C.Thepolicesearchteam.D.Thefriendshehadvisited7.WhywasLisaunabletogohomebyherself?A.Shewascaughtbyheavyrain.B.Herlegswerebadlyinjured.C.Shewaslockedinhercar.D.Shewaslost.CAnewappusesArtificialIntelligence(AI)totellyouwhatyourpetisthinking.It'scalledHappyPetsanditanalysesananimal'sfacialfeatures.tellsyouwhatbreed(血統(tǒng))itisandindicateswhichofthefivemostcommonanimalemotions-happy,angry,neutral,sadandscared.TheHappyPetsappusesAI,ormachinelearning.It'satechnologythat'susedforvisioninroboticsandself-drivingcarsanditworksbytakinginimagesandassigningimportancetothem.OnecommonuseforAlisinfacialrecognitiontechnology.Manyofuscanunlockourmobilephoneswithanimageofourfaceandit'sanimportantpartofsecurityprocessesin,forinstance,airports.Butthisisthefirsttimethiskindoftechnologyhasbeenusedforanimals.Itthenhadtolearntorecognisefacialfeatures.Thisissophisticatedbecausephotoscanbetakeninsomanydifferentways:fromtheside,above,below,inbrightlight.Anddifferentanimalscanhavesuchdifferentfacialfeatures.Thinkabouthowdifferentthenosesofabordercollie(邊疆牧羊犬)andabulldogare,forinstance.OncetheAlbehindHappyPetshadlearnedallthis,itthenhadtobeabletodetectemotionsbasedonspecificfacialfeaturesthatareassociatedwitheachemotion,whichithaslearntfromthousandsofexamples.Forinstance,ifadogtightensitseyesandmouthwhilechangingthepositionofitscarsinaparticularway,it'sasignofbeingscared.InanonlinearticleforMelbourneUniversity'sPursuit,theresearcherswritethey'rehappywithhowtheappperforms.Theresearcherswouldlovefeedbackabouthowtheycoulddeveloptheappfurther.8.WhichofthefollowingmaygobeyondHappyPets'function?A.Learningthekindsofpets.B.Teachingpets'facialrecognition.C.Showingpets'mainfeelings.D.Analyzingthepets'facialfeatures.9.Whatisthefacialrecognitiontechnologycommonlyusedasnow?A.Therobots'eyes.B.Thevisionofselfdriving.C.Asecuritysystem.D.Amachinelearningsystem.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"sophisticated"inparagraph3mean?A.Typical.B.Complex.C.Scientific.D.Traditional.11.WhydoesHappyPetshavetolearntorecognizefaces?A.Becausefacescanshowanimals'feelings.B.Becauseitwantstohaveemotionsofhumans.C.Becauseitislearningtousefacialexpressions.D.Becausethetypesofanimalsarebasedonthelooks.DTheword"orange"describesbothacolorandafruit.Whichonecamefirstmightbesurprising."Orange"whenusedasthenameofthefruitcamebefore"orange"asawordtodescribecolor.Whiletheshadeitselfexistedbeforethefruit,therewasnotanameintheEnglishlanguageforthecolor.BeforetheintroductionofthefruittoEnglish-speakingcountries,thecolorwasusuallydescribedasashadeofredoryellow.Intheearly16thcentury,PortuguesetradersbroughtorangesfromIndiatoEurope.TheEuropeanshadnotseenthebrightcoloredfruitbeforeanddidn'thaveanameforit.Thefruitswerenamed"narancia"byItaliansand"narange"bytheFrenchandweresometimesreferredtoas"goldenapples"byEnglishspeakers."Orange"wasfirstusedinaphrasetodescribeshadesofcolors,includinginathird-cen-turyGreektexttranslatedintoEnglish,in1576.ItdescribesAlexandertheGreat'sservantsasdressedin"orangecolourvelvet(天鵝絨)".In1578,aLatin-Americandictionarydefined"melites"as"apreciousstoneoforangecolor".Whileorangerepresentsthecoloroftheobjects,itneededtheword"color"tofollowitinorderforthemeaningtobeclear.Inthemid-1590s,Shakespearedescribedabeardas"orangetawny",oneofthefirstinstancesof"orange"withouttheword"color"aspartoftheexpression.Tawnyisabrowncoloroftenusedonitsown.Orangewasnotyetacolor,justashadeofbrown.In1616,inanaccountdescribingvarietiesoftulips(郁金香)thatcanbegrown,orangewasusedasastand-alonecolor.WhenIsaacNewtonperformedhisexperimentsonthecolorspectrum(色譜),helisteditasoneofthesevenbasiccolors.Afteralmosthalfacentury,orangewasrecognizedasacoloronitsown.12.Whichistherighttimeorderoftheappearanceof"orange"?A.Asafruit→asacolor→theshadeitself.B.Theshadeitself→asacolor→asafruit.C.Asacolor→theshadeitself→wasafruit.D.Theshadeitself→asafruit→wasacolor.13.WhatwereorangescalledbytheBritishintheearly1500s?A.Melites.B.Narange.C.Goldenapples.D.Narancia.14.Whichofthefollowingwouldbetherightusageof"orange"inthe16thcentury?A.Myballisamelite.B.Theballisorangecolour.C.Theorangeballisbeautiful.D.Ihaveanorangeball.15.Whatisthebesttileforthetext?A.HowtoplantorangesB.ThespreadoforangesC.OrangeusedasacolorD.Shakespeareandoranges其次節(jié)(共5小題：每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Readingmoreisoneofthetopgoalsthatmanypeoplesetforthemselves.16Ifreadingisahabityou'dliketogetinto,thereareanumberofwaystocultivate(培育)it.Makealist.Keepalistofallthegreatbooksyouwanttoread.Youcankeepthisinyourjournal,inapocketnotebook,wherever,17Keeparunninglist,anticrossouttheonesyouhaveread.Findaquietplace.Findaplaceatyourhomewhereyoucansitinacomfortablechairandreadagoodbookwithoutinterruptions.Thereshouldbenotelevisionorcomputernearthechairtominimizedistractions(干擾).1819Ifyoureallywanttoreadmore,trycuttingbackonTVorInternetconsumption.Thismaybedifficultformanypeople.Still,everyminuteyoureduceoftheInternetandTV,youcoulduseitforreading.Thiscancreatehoursofbookreadingtime.Haveareadinghourorreadingday.IfyouturnofftheTVortheInternetintheevening,youcouldhaveasethourwhenyouandmaybeallthemembersofyourfamilyreadeachnight.20It'ssuperfun.A.Readmoregoodbooks.B.ReducetelevisionandtheInternet.C.Ifyouwant,youcansellagoodbook.D.Ifyoudon'thaveaplacelikethis,createone.E.Oryoucouldenjoyareadingdayofyourown.F.Besuretoaddtoitwheneveryouhearaboutagoodbook.G.Agoodbookcanteachyouthingsbeyondyourdailyhorizons.其次部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Lucky,ablack-and-whiteBostonBullTerrier,hadbeenownedbyaman,Fred,whohadamentaldisorderthatrequiredhimtotakemedicine.This21madehimsleepquitedeeply,soFredonlytookitatbedtime.Lucky22byhisside.Onenight,Fred23hismedicine,wenttobedandfellasleep.Thehousewiringshortedandcaughtthehouseon24.Beingunderthemedicine'spower,Fredjust25tosleep.Luckybarkedandbarked,butFreddidn't26him.Luckywasn'tatrainedaiddogbutjustaspecialanimalthat27whattodo.WhenLuckyrealizedFredwasn't28up,hejumpedintothemiddleofhischestandstartedlickinghisface.Fredfinallywokeupand29thehousewasonfire.Hecrawledoutofthebedroomwindow.Onceoutside,Fredrealizedhehad30hisdog.Hereachedthroughthe31andgrabbedLucky,pullinghimtosafety.Afterthefire,Fredhadtomoveintoanapartmentwherehecouldn'thave32.SoheplacedLuckywithafriendofhiswiththeintentionthatagoodhomeshouldbe33forhim.MysoandIsawanadinthepaperforagoodhomeofferingLuckyfor34,andcalled.Webroughthimhome.We've35himfortwoyearsnow,andheisfouryearsold.Luckyinhaled(吸入)somuchsmokethenightofthefirethathisbarkwillneverbenormalagain.Hesoundsterrible,buthehasthespiritofalion.21.A.illness B.request C.condition D.medicine22.A.passed B.slept C.worked D.shouted23.A.took B.lost C.tested D.ignored24.A.fire B.sale C.time D.show25.A.began B.stopped C.continued D.refused26.A.feed B.hear C.like D.bear27.A.admitted B.asked C.knew D.taught28.A.giving B.waking C.looking D.opening29.A.realized B.believed C.proved D.informed30.A.aimedat B.thoughtof C.leftbehind D.broughtup31.A.wall B.door C.sheet D.window32.A.kids B.pets C.friends D.noises33.A.kept B.built C.decorated D.found34.A.adoption B.protection C.permission D.cure35.A.appreciated B.missed C.trained D.raised其次節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Californiaburnseveryyear,but2024istheworstyearyet.Inastudy,morethan77,600fires36(burn)over2.5millionacresoflandsofarthisyear.Unfortunately,theseasonstillhasmonthstorun.Overthepastdecade,thestatehasspent37averageof$3.7billionayear38(fight)fires.Althoughsmallerthanthisyear's,the2024fireseasonwas39(particular)destructive,killing100peopleandburningtensofthousandsofbuildings.Thereasonforthebursisadoublehitofclimatechangeanddevelopment.Pricyhousinghaspushedpeopleonto40(cheap)landclosetothewilderness.Meanwhile,climatechangeisextendingthedryseason,whichstoresupfuelforfires.So41canbedone10preventthespreadofburns?Cleverdesignscanhelpmakebuildingsfightagainstfiresthatspread10neighboringbuildings.42(material)suchasconcrete,adobeorstuccoareabetterbetthanwallsinaflammablewood,someof43promisetoholdbacktheflamesfortwohoursormore.Besides,openingagriculturallandscanbeausefulmeasure,too.Australia,whichalsosuffers44wildfires,hasexperimentedwithbunkers(掩體)specially45(design)toholdbackfiresforanhourormore.第三部分寫(xiě)作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)假如你是李華，近日獲悉北京2024年冬奧會(huì)和冬殘奧會(huì)(Bejing2024OlympicandParalympicWinterGames)志愿者全球招募工作已啟動(dòng)。請(qǐng)給你的新西蘭網(wǎng)友Mark寫(xiě)一封e-mail，要點(diǎn)如下：1.激勵(lì)他報(bào)名申請(qǐng)；2.分析緣由；3.隨信附上招募公告。留意：1.寫(xiě)作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右：2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearMark,Yours,LiHua其次節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料，依據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。ItwasrushhouronthemorningofJune1intheWestTexascityofSanAngelo.HeatherSantellano,36,wasdrivingherwhiteMazdaonHoustonHarteFrontageRoadwithhernine-year-olddaughterandten-year-oldsonintheback.Suddenly,aredtruckcutthemoff.Santellanotu