湖南省长沙市长沙县第九中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

PAGEPAGE8湖南省长沙市长沙县第九中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题(分值150分,时量120分钟)第一部分听力技能（共两节,每小题1.5分，共30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分,共7.5分）听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatdidthewomanbuy?A.Anovel.B.Amagazine.C.Adictionary.2.Whatwillthewomandofirst?A.Gotothebookstore.B.Borrowsomebooks.C.Havesomeicecream.3.WhywillSamcometoBoston?A.Totakeavacation.B.Toworkonaproject.C.Totakeonanewposition.4.Whatwillthemandoat10:00thisevening?A.Visithisaunt.B.Gotoaconcert.C.Stayathome.5.WhatisBobdoing?A.Writinganovel.B.Readingabook.C.Playinggames.其次节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。（共15小题，每小题1.5分,共22.5分）听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。6.Whatdothespeakersthinkofthepoliceofficer?A.Heisfunny. B.Heisbrave. C.Heisgenerous.7.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Amovie. B.Abook. C.Awriter.听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题。8.WhatwillLucindadonext?A.Studyforanexam.B.Cookameal. C.Havesomefood.9.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Fellowstudents. B.Motherandson. C.Teacherandstudent.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。10.WhydoesthewomanwanttoimproveherEnglish?A.Tofindanewjob.B.TowatchanEnglishprogram.C.Tospeakwithhercolleaguesbetter.11.WhichprogramisagoodchoicetopracticeBritishEnglish?A.Down-tonAbbey. B.DesperateHousewives. C.TheCarmichaelShow.12.Whatisthewomanadvisedtodo?A.Lookforabetterjob.B.PracticeAmericanEnglish.C.Makenoteswhilewatchingprograms.听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。13.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inaclassroom. B.Ataradiostation.C.Atacenterforoldpeople.14.WhendidMissAllenstartherproject?A.Oneyearago. B.Twoyearsago. C.Threeyearsago.15.ForwhatdidMissAllensetuptheproject?A.Offeringpoorpeoplejobs.B.Raisingmoneyforschools.C.Helpingoldpeopleandstudents.16.Howmanyseniorvolunteerstookpartintheprojectlastyear?A.200. B.500. C.12,000.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。17.WhyisRomanHolidaymentioned?A.Toexplainthereasonfortherule.B.Toattracttouriststovisitthesteps.C.Totellhowthestepsbecamefamous.18.Howmuchwillavisitorbefinedifhesitsonthesteps?A.About250yuan. B.About400yuan. C.About2,000yuan.19.Whatisthemainpurposeofthenewrule?A.Tomakemoney.B.Toprotectthesteps.C.Toreducethenumberofvisitors.20.HowisRomecitycounciltowardthenewrule?A.Favorable. B.Opposed. C.Indifferent.其次部分阅读理解（两节，共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）第一节(共15小题，每小题2分,共30分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ACallingallpoets!TIMEForKidshasachallengeforyou:WritearhymingpoemandenteritintheTFKPoetryContest.Itmustbeapoemthatdoesnotcopyanotherpoet'swork.Howtoenter:ThisContestbeginsat12p.m.onJuly14,2024andendsat12p.m.onAugust15,2024.Toenteronline,visittimeforkids/2024poetrycontestandfollowinstructionstosubmitthefollowing:(a)anoriginalandpreviouslyunpublishedpoem;(b)theparticipant'sfirstnameonlyande-mailaddress;(c)aparent'se-mailaddress.Limitoneentryperpersonore-mailaccount.Judging:AllentrieswillbejudgedbypoetKennNesbitt,basedonthefollowingcriteria:creativityandoriginality(50%),useoflanguageandrhyme(25%)andappropriatenesstocontesttheme(25%).Winnerswillbenotifiedbye-mailduringthemonthofJulyandmustrespondwithinfivedays.Eligibility(资格):OpentolegalcitizensoftheUnitedStateswhoareelementaryschoolstudentsandare8to13yearsoldattimeofentry.Prizes:Ourjudgewillselectfoursemifinalists(半决赛选手)，fromwhomonegrand-prizewinnerandthreefinalistswillbechosen.Theonegrand-prizewinnerwillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromKennNesbitt.AllthesemifinalistswillreceiveasignedcopyofBigfootIsMissing,whichisworthabout$275.Thesemifinalists,poemswillbepublishedatimeforkids.com.21.HowlongwillthePoetryContestlast?A.Onemonth. B.Twomonths.C.Threemonths. D.Fourmonths.22.WhatdoesthePoetryContestvaluemost?A.Whetherthepoemishumorous.B.Whetherthepoemiswritteninrhyme.C.Whetherthepoemissuitableforthecontesttheme.D.Whetherthepoemisoriginal.23.Whatcanthefinalistswin?A.A$275bonus. B.AsignedcopyofBigfootIsMissing.C.Thepositionofassistanteditor.D.Anonlineclassvisit.BAllnetworkslike3Gand4Gwillbethingsofthepast,because5Gwillbereachableinthenearfuture.So,what'ssospecialabouta5Gfuture?Firstofall,itsdownloadspeedcanbeasfastas20GB/s,whichis100to200timesthatof4G.Butwhat'smoreimpressiveis5GˈSlowdelayrate.Now,4Gtakesanaverageof200milliseconds(毫秒)tosendandreceiveinformation.But5Gwillgetitdownto1millisecond.5Gisagreatbreakthrough.It'sgoingtochangethewayequipmentconnectstotheInternet,andmoreimportantly,toeachother.Andself-drivingcarsmaybeoneofthebiggestbreakthroughstocomeoutof5G.Humanreactiontimeis200milliseconds,yetwestillhaveaccidentseveryday.Theself-drivingcarundera5Gnetworkcouldreactandcommunicateitsreactiontohundredsofcarsaroundit,allwithinImillisecond.It'llplayagreatroleinpreventingcaraccidentsandendingtrafficjamscompletely.5Gcanbenefitusinmanyotherways.Operationscouldbeperformedbyrobotscontrolledbyexpertsfromtheothersideoftheworld.Therefore,moreliveswillbesavedintime.Factoriescan

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thatcancommunicatetheirtaskstoeachother,andtheycandomoreworkefficientlyovera5Gnetwork.Imagineagroupofdrones(无人机)flyingoverafieldofcrops,usingsensors(传感器)onthegroundtosort,pick,feed,andwaterplantsallontheirown.Thenfarmerswon'thavetoworksohardanymore.But,5Gisnotperfect.Onemajordisadvantagehastodowithwhyit'ssofast.5Gusesthemillimeterwaves,while4Gusesthe15to40centimeter-longwaves.AndshorterwavesgofastbutnotveryfarOn4Gnetworks,thesignalcango10kilometers.Butthe5Gsignalcangoatmost300meters,anditcan'tevengothroughwallsorrain.So,whatdoesthatmean?Havingsuchashortsignaldistancemeansweneedtobuildalotoftransmitters(信号放射塔)inthefuture.24.Howdoestheauthorshowus5G'sadvantagesinParagraph1?A.Bygivingexamplesoftheusesof5G.B.Bymakingcomparisonsbetween4Gand5G.C.Byexplainingthescientificprinciplesof5G.D.Byanalyzing5G'sdevelopmentfrom4G.25.Accordingtotheauthor,theself-drivingcarswill______.A.causemorecaraccidentsB.slowdown5G'sdevelopmentC.runwithoutbeingconnectedtotheInternetD.haveamuchfasterreactionspeedthanhumans26.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"bestaffedbyrobots"inParagraph3mean?A.Bebuiltbyrobots. B.Haverobotsasworkers.C.Offeremployeeshomerobots. D.Producemoremedicalrobots.27.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.Themainweaknessof5Gnetworks.B.Howtomake4Gnetworksmoreperfect.C.Thetypesoflongwavesandshortwaves.D.Howtoimprovethesignalofmobilephones.CTheoldestandmostcommonsourceofrenewableenergyknowntoman,"biomassenergy"(生物质能)isoneofthemostimportantformsofenergyproductionintheUnitedStatesandelsewhere.Sincesuchawidevarietyofbiomassmaterialsiseverywhere—fromtreesandgrassestoagriculturalandcity­lifewastes—biomasspromisestoplayacontinuingroleinprovidingpowerandheatformillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.AccordingtotheUnionofConcernedScientists(UCS),biomassisakindofrenewableenergysourcethatproducesnocarbondioxide(二氧化碳),becausetheenergyitcontainscomesfromthesun.Whenplantmatterisburned,itgivesoffthesun'senergy.Inthisway,biomassservesasasortofnaturalbattery(电池)forstoringthesun'senergy.Aslongasbiomassisproducedcontinuously—withonlyasmuchgrownasisused—the"battery"lastsforever.AccordingtotheEnergyInformationAdministration,biomasshasbeenoneoftheleadingrenewableenergysourcesintheUnitedStatesforseveralyearsrunningthrough2007,makingupbetween0.5and0.9percentofthenation'stotalelectricitysupply.In2008—althoughthenumbersaren'tallinyet—windpowerprobablytookoverfirstplacebecauseoftherapiddevelopmentofwindfarmsacrossthecountry.Producingpowerfrombiomasshelpsreducesome11milliontonsofcarbondioxideeachyear.Somehomeownersalsotrytomaketheirownheatbyusingbiomassmaterials.Suchpracticemaysavehomeowners'money,butitalsoproducesalotofpollution.So,thebestwayistoencouragepowerplantstouseit.28.Whyisbiomassconsideredas"asortofnaturalbattery"?A.Itburnsmerelyplantmatter. B.Itstorestheenergyfromthesun.C.Itkeepsproducingelectricity. D.Itproduceszerocarbondioxide.29.Welearnfromthetextthatin2008________.A.biomassmightbecomethemainenergysourceB.therewasarapidgrowthofelectricityproductionC.windpowerwouldbetheleaderofrenewableenergyD.0.5%～0.9%ofpowersupplycamefrombiomass30.Whydoestheauthorencouragepowerplantstousebiomass?A.Topreventthewasteofenergy. B.Toincreaseproductionsafety.C.Tosavemoney. D.Toreducepollution.31.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.Asciencemagazine. B.Aresearchplan.C.Abookreview. D.Abusinessreport.DToday,peopleallovertheworldaremovingoutofsmallvillagesinthecountrytogoandliveinbig,noisycities.Theyaremovingfromthepeacefulhills,mountains,fields,riversandstreamsofthecountrysidetothebusyworldofstreets,buildings,trafficandcrowds.Thismovementfromruralareastourbanareashasbeengoingonforovertwohundredyears.Inmanycountries,themainreasonwhypeoplecometoliveintownsandcitiesiswork.Afteroneortwolargefactorieshavebeenbuiltinornearatown,peoplecometofindwork,andsoonanindustrialareabeginstogrow.Thereisusuallyaresidentialareanearby,too.Thefamiliesoftheseworkersneedschools,hospitalsandshops,somanypeoplecometoliveintheareatoprovidetheseservicesandacitygrows.Ineverymajorcityintheworld,thereisabusinessdistrictwherethebigcompanieshavetheirmainoffices.IntheUnitedStates,thisareaisusuallyinthecitycenterdowntown.Itisherethatyoucanseemanyhugeskyscrapersandofficeblocks.Thepeoplewhoworkhereoftentravelalongwaytoworkeachday.Manyofthemliveinthesuburbsofthecity,farawayfromtheindustrialareaandthecitycenter.Somesuburbsareverypleasant,withnicehouseandbiggardens.Thereareusuallyparksforchildrentoplayinandlargedepartmentstoreswhereyoucanbuyallyouneed.Butwhatisthefutureofthebigcities?Willtheycontinuetogetbiggerandbigger?Perhapsnot.Somemajorcitieshaveactuallybecomesmallerinthelasttenyears,anditisquitepossiblethatonedaywewillseepeoplemovingoutofthemajorcitiesandbackintosmallertownsandvillages.32.Whydopeoplemovetoliveincitiesortowns?A.Becausetheycanlivemorecomfortablythere.B.Becausetheylikenoisylifebetterthanpeacefullife.C.Becausetheyaresureofhavingabetterlifethere.D.Becausetheymainlywanttofindworkthere.33.Theunderlinedphrase"aresidentialarea"meansanarea________.A.whichissuitableforlivinginB.wherepeoplecanbuythingsC.wherepeoplecandobusinessD.whichisnearacitycenter34.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrueaboutthebusinessdistrict?A.Bigcompaniesusuallyhavetheirmainofficesinthebusinessdistrict.B.Abusinessdistrictusuallyliesinthecitycenterdowntown.C.Peopleusuallyworkandliveinthebusinessdistrict.D.Nearlyeverymajorcityhasitsownbusinessdistrict.35.Wecaninferthatthismovementfromruraltourbanareas________.A.hasbeengoingonformorethan2,000years.B.maynotcontinueinthefuture.C.willsurelycontinueinthefuture. D.hasnowstoppedalready.其次节七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)依据短文内容,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。Developingandmaintaininghealthyfriendshipsinvolvesgive-and-take.Sometimesyou'retheonegivingsupport,andothertimesyou'reonthereceivingend.Lettingfriendsknowyoucareaboutthemandappreciatethemcanhelpstrengthenyourbond(联系).It'sasimportantforyoutobeagoodfriendasitistosurroundyourselfwithgoodfriends.

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Youmayfindyourselfimaginingtheworstofsocialsituationswithyourfriends,andfeelcomfortabletostayathome.Usemindfulnessexercisestoreshapeyourthinking.Eachtimeyouimaginetheworst,payattentiontohowoftentheembarrassingsituationsyou'reafraidofactuallytakeplace.Youmaynoticethatthescenesyoufearusuallydon'thappen.

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G.Buildaclosebondwithyourfriendsbyopeningupaboutyourself.第三部分语言学问运用（共30小题，每小题1.5分，共45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)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。AsIheldmyfather'shandsonenight,Icouldn'thelpbutnoticetheircalluses(老茧)androughness.Hishandstellthestoryofhislifeasa41,includingallhisstruggles.Onesummer,Iremember,adrought(旱灾)hitOntario,turningitintoa42desert.OnoneofthosehotmorningsIwaspickingsweetcornwithmydadtofillthelast43fromthegrocerystore.Fiftydozenwasallweneeded,which44tooktwentyminutes.Thatmorning,however,theprocessdidn't45quickly.Afterfortyminutesofaimlesslywalkinginthefield,we46neededtwentydozen.Iwascompletelyfrustratedand47.Droppingthebasketheavily,Ideclared,"Ifthestorewantsitslasttwentydozen,theycanpickitthemselves!"Dad48,"Justthink,mylittlegirl,onlytendozenleftforeachofusandthenwe're49."SuchisDad—whateverproblemhe50,henevergivesup.51,thedisastrouseffectsofthedroughtwerefeltalloverourcountry.Itwasachallengingtimeforeveryone,52Dadremainedoptimistic.He53tobegratefulforotherthingslikegoodhealthandfoodonourplates.OnlythendidItrulybeginto54Dadandhisfaiththatguidedusthroughthehardtimes.Dadisalsoalivingexampleofreal55.Fromdawntodusk,heworkscountlesshoursto56ourfamily.Healwaysputsourhappiness57hisown,andneverfailstocheermeonatmysportsgames58hisexhaustionafterlongdays.Hislovingandselflessnaturehasinspiredmetobecomemoresympatheticand59,puttingothersfirst.Dad,thelife60Ihavelearnedfromyouwillstaywithmeforever.Youaremyfather,teacher,friendand,mostimportantly,myhero.41.A.teacher B.farmer C.gardener D.grocer42.A.stormy B.lively C.burning D.disappearing43.A.position B.form C.gap D.order44.A.normally B.repeatedly C.finally D.really45.A.change B.begin C.occur D.go46.A.still B.yet C.even D.nearly47.A.surprised B.angry C.nervousD.frightened48.A.apologized B.cried C.laughed D.complained49.A.lost B.gone C.done D.touched50.A.bringsup B.meetswith C.worksout D.thinksabout51.A.Thankfully B.Strangely C.Hopefully D.Unfortunately52.A.but B.for C.so D.or53.A.continued B.seemed C.happened D.aimed54.A.face B.examine C.appreciate D.question55.A.pride B.love C.friendship D.honesty56.A.settle B.support C.start D.impress57.A.after B.under C.beside D.before 58.A.incontrolof B.intermsof C.inspiteof D.inplaceof59.A.careful B.regretful C.humorous D.considerate60.A.lessons B.motto C.patterns D.history其次节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Recentlyresearchers61(find)thatsingingingroupscouldhaveapositiveimpactonreducing62(anxious)anddepression.TheresearchisfromtheUniversityofEastAngliaintheUK,incooperationwithacommunitysinginggroup 63 (call)SingYourHeartOut.Aresearchteamconductedthestudy 64 (examine)howsingingwithotherpeopleaffectsmentalhealth.Researchersfollowedagroupofpeople 65attendedfreeweeklysingingworkshopsforsixmonths.Theydiscoveredthatsingingingroupswas66essentialpartinhelpingpeoplerecoverfrommentalillness.Inaddition,ithelpedpeoplefeel67(little)stressed,enhancedtheirmoodandincreasedtheirconfidence,socialskillsandfeelingofwell-being.Leadresearcher,professorTomShakespeare,said:"Wefoundthatsingingaspartofagroupcontributes68people'srecoveryfrommentalhealthproblems."Headdedthat:"Alloftheparticipantswespoketoreportedpositiveeffectsasadirectresultoftakingpartinthesingingworkshops.Forsome,it69(represent)onecomponentofawiderprogramofsupport.For70（other）,itstoodoutaskeytotheirmaintenanceofhealth."第四部分写作技能(共二节,共35分)第一节短文改错(共10处;每处1分，共10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。留意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。OneSaturdaymorningatabout9:00,IwaswalkingtoasupermarketnearbywhilesuddenlyIheardaloudcrashjustabout10metersaway.Iwentupandfoundthattwotaxiswerebadlydamaged,withonedoorofacarknockoff.Onedriverwasbleedingheavilyandotherwastrappedinthetaxi.Assoonaspassers-byaroundsawthathadhappened,theyallcametoofferhelps.S