辽宁省辽阳市2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

PAGE10-辽宁省辽阳市2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题留意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分阅读(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)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。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(血统)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(边疆牧羊犬)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(天鹅绒)".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(色谱),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其次节(共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)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。Readingmoreisoneofthetopgoalsthatmanypeoplesetforthemselves.16Ifreadingisahabityou'dliketogetinto,thereareanumberofwaystocultivate(培育)it.Makealist.Keepalistofallthegreatbooksyouwanttoread.Youcankeepthisinyourjournal,inapocketnotebook,wherever,17Keeparunninglist,anticrossouttheonesyouhaveread.Findaquietplace.Findaplaceatyourhomewhereyoucansitinacomfortablechairandreadagoodbookwithoutinterruptions.Thereshouldbenotelevisionorcomputernearthechairtominimizedistractions(干扰).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)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。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。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(掩体)specially45(design)toholdbackfiresforanhourormore.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是李华，近日获悉北京2024年冬奥会和冬残奥会(Bejing2024OlympicandParalympicWinterGames)志愿者全球招募工作已启动。请给你的新西兰网友Mark写一封e-mail，要点如下：1.激励他报名申请；2.分析缘由；3.随信附上招募公告。留意：1.写作词数应为80左右：2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearMark,Yours,LiHua其次节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，依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。ItwasrushhouronthemorningofJune1intheWestTexascityofSanAngelo.HeatherSantellano,36,wasdrivingherwhiteMazdaonHoustonHarteFrontageRoadwithhernine-year-olddaughterandten-year-oldsonintheback.Suddenly,aredtruckcutthemoff.Santellanotu