河北省承德市第一中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期第四次周测试题

PAGEPAGE6河北省承德市第一中学2024-2025学年高二英语下学期第四次周测试题时长：45分钟满分：100分考试范围：7册4单元第一部分阅读(共两节，满分39分)第一节(共8小题；每小题3分，满分24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。AI’mgoingtobecompletelyhonest.IhavenoideahowIendedupwiththisopportunity，IhavenoideawhatI’mdoing，butIamveryhappytobehere.LastsummerafriendtaggedmeinaFacebookpostfromBBCEarthandencouragedmetoapplytotheBBCPresenterSearch2024.Theassignmentwaseasyandhard—makeavideoshorterthan60secondswhereyoutalkaboutsomethinginscienceyouthinkiscool.Simpleconcept，butformeitwaschallengingasIwanttotalkaboutbryophytes(苔藓植物)forever(whichisslightlylongerthan60seconds)．SoIdecidedtomakeanattempt.Iwasgoingtomakea60secondvideoaboutsphagnum(水苔)，commonlyknownaspeatmossanduncommonlyknownasanunsungclimatehero.Sphagnumistheplantgenusthatholdsthemostcarbonintheworld，itslowlybuildsupitscarbonstorageoverhundredsofthousandsofyearsandifundisturbed，theyneverletgoofthecarbontheygathered.MakingashortvideoonthiswashardbecauseIwantedtoincludeeverything.AnditbecameevenharderasIhadnoonetoholdthecamera.Itiedmycameratothescrawniestlittletree，swinginginthewindasabirdtriedtochasemeawayfromthemud.Thischaosendedupasthevideo“Whysphagnumisawesome”onmychannel.Isubmittedthevideo，butdidn’tdaretowriteinthedescriptionsectionofthevideothatitwasasubmission，becauseIneverimaginedthatIcouldwin!ButIdid.IwaitedtwomonthsbeforeIcouldtellpeoplethatIhadwonthesearch，andwhenthenewscameout，IreceivedthemostattentionI’vehadinmyentirelife.Nomatteryourbackground，whetheryouwanttopassthetimeorpassanexam，Ireallyhopeyouenjoythevideo!1．WhatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromParagraph1?A．Sheisuncertainabouttheresult.B．Shegetsusedtotellingpeoplelies.C．Sheisunabletoachievethegoal.D．Sheknowsmuchabouttheending.2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutsphagnum?A．Itcanformitscarbonstorageinaveryslowway.B．Itisuniversallyrecognizedasanunknownclimatehero.C．Itwon’treleasethecarbonwithoutbeingdisturbed.D．Itcontainsalargeamountofcarbon.3．Theunderlinedword“scrawniest”inParagraph4probablymeans“”．A．weakestB．strongestC．shortest D．mostenergetic4．Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor’sstory?A．Sheshowsgreatinterestinfilmingthevideo.B．Herknowledgehelpsovercomeallthedifficulties.C．Herattitudeandhardworkpayoffeventually.D．Sheismorethandelightedtogainthemostattention.BTinyastheyare，batshavetheabilityto“see”inthedarkbyusingaspecialskillcalledecholocation(回声定位法)．Theymakenoisesandwaitforsoundwaves，oranecho，tobouncebackoffobjects.Theycantellthedistanceofvariousobjectsbyhowquicklythesoundwavesbouncebackoffthem.Ifnosoundbouncesback，theycanthenflyforward.Thisspecialabilityhasbeencopiedinthehumanworldforalongtime，suchasinsubmarinesandplanes.Butapartfromhelpingvehicles“see”wheretheyare，whatifblindpeoplecoulduseecholocationforthemselves?AmericanDanielKish，whoisblind，isknownas“Batman”．Thisisn’tbecausehewalksaroundinacape(披风)andamask，butbecausehehasabat­likeabilitytolocatewhereheisthroughsharpclickshemakesbymovinghistongueagainsttheroofofhismouth.Kishissoskilledatecholocatingthathecanrideabikeandhikeonhisown.Recently，aresearchcarriedoutattheUniversityofDurhaminEnglandshedsomelightonthepowerofhumanecholocation.Kish，aswellasothervolunteers，workedwithagroupofscientistswhostudiedthewayblindpeoplelistentotheechoesthattheyproducefromclicks.Theteamfoundthatpeoplewerecapableofhearingevenveryfaintechoes，onesfarfainterthanhadbeenpreviouslythought.LoreThaler，leadscientistofthegroup，said，“Wefoundthatinsomeconditions，theywerereallyfaint—about95percentsofterthantheactualclicks，buttheecholocatorswerestillabletosensethis.”AndrewKolarik，anotherexpertinecholocation，toldBBCNewsthatecholocation“canbeveryusefulatprovidinginformationatfaceorchestheight”andcouldhelppeople“avoidobjectslikelowhangingbranchesthatmightnotgetdetectedbythecaneoraguidedog”．AccordingtoBBCNews，echolocationisaskillblindpeoplecanacquireanddevelop，justlikelearningalanguage.AsKolariksaid，“Teachingecholocationskillscouldprovideblindpeoplewiththemeansofexploringnewplaces.”5．Whatdoes“thisspecialability”inParagraph2referto?A．Theabilitytomakenoisesinthedark.B．Theabilitytobouncebackoffobjects.C．Theabilitytomeasurethedistancequickly.D．Theabilitytousesoundwavestoecholocate.6．WhatdoweknowaboutDanielKishfromthetext?A．Heisfondofridingabikeandhikingalone.B．Heiscalled“Batman”becausehelookslikeabat.C．Heisabletohearechoesheproducesfromclicks.D．Heconductedtheexperimenttocirculateecholocation.7．WhatisKolarik’sattitudetowardsthefutureuseofecholocationinblindpeople?A．Doubtful.B．Ambiguous.C．Tolerant. D．Hopeful.8．What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．EcholocationinHumanWorldB．FindingaNewWayto“See”C．AVerySpecialBatmanD．ABreakthroughinEchoing其次节(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。Beingeco­conscious(生态意识)doesn’thavetostressyououtorexpandyourbudget.LearnhowtobekindtotheEarthwhilealsoenjoyinglife.Herearesomesmallbutsignificantstepsyoucantake.GoLEDwithyourlighting.Thereareseveralbenefitsofswitchingtoenergy­savinglightbulbs(灯泡)．9Thoughtheupfrontcostmightbemorethantraditionalbulbs，theaveragesavingsonLEDbulbsis$75ayear.Plus，youwon’tbespendingnearlyasmuchtimechangingburnt­outbulbsasyouusedto:LEDbulbscanlastyearsorevendecades，dependingonthetypeyoubuy.10Onthosedayswhenyou’reoutofpatienceandlowontime，don’tblameyourselfifyouhavetousepaperplatesandcupsinsteadofyourdishwasher，especiallyifyou’rehostingalargecrowd.Afterall，Americanswastetoomuchofwatereveryyear.Generally，dishwashersarerequiredtodesigntousenomorethan5gallonsofwaterpercycleand307kwh/year.11Sointhispoint，usingrecyclablepaperplatescansavemore.Turnoffwaterwhenyouarenotusingit.Everydropdoescountwhenitcomestowaterusage.12Don’tignorethislittletime.Ifeveryonedoesinthisway，wecansavealotofwatereveryday.Thereisalsogreatlow­flowequipmentforshowersandtoilets.Butifyoudon’twanttochangethem，youcanjustswitchthemoffwhenyou’renotusingthem.13.A．Don’talwaysusepaperplates.B．Oneofthemissavingmoney.C．Thisisagoodwaytosavewater.D．Don’tfeelguiltyaboutusingpaperplates.E．Besides，agooddishwashercansavemoreelectricity.F．Thatincludesthetwominutesyouspendbrushingyourteeth.G．That’sstillquitealotofwaterandenergytouseeveryday.其次部分语言运用(共两节，满分50.5分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。Thesquirrel，Bella，hadaroughstarttolife.Attheageoffourweeksold，anowl(猫头鹰)14andbadlywoundedher.Bellastoodno15ofsurvivingherwoundsinthewild.16，RubyHarrisontookherhome.RubynotonlygaveBellaahome，buta17withthreeotheradoptedsquirrels.Theygrewstrong，butRubydidn’tdomesticate(驯养)anyofthesquirrels.“Theyarepartofthe18ratherthanapet，”shesaid.ItwastimetosaygoodbyeinApril2009.Rubysawthem19intothetreesandneverexpectedtoseethemoften.Then，initially，theotherthreecamebackfora20onceandstoppedcomingby，butBellawas21.Sheseemedtohaveastrong22withtheHarrisonsthatkepthervisitingalmostdaily.Inthepasttenyearssinceherrelease，it’snotjustRubyherselfwhogetsBella’s23.“Bellasitsrightatthefrontdoortolookinforsomeone’s24，”Rubydescribed.“Myhusbandrushesoutofthedoortobe25andhappilyrunsbackinsidetothebigbowlofnutsforher.”Moreamazingly，thisspringcamewitha(n)26.Bellacameroundagainwithher27family，withherthreebabies28someonetonotice.14．A.approachedB．attackedC．followedD．advanced15．A.riskB．testC．chanceD．use16．A.SuddenlyB．ClearlyC．StrangelyD．Luckily17．A.familyB．seriesC．hospitalD．location18．A.parkB．wildC．yardD．earth19．A.lookB．breakC．escapeD．disappear20．A.treatB．pityC．praiseD．rest21．A.normalB．traditionalC．differentD．extraordinary22．A.tasteB．connectionC．touchD．smell23．A.sightB．reachC．companyD．observation24．A.attentionB．permissionC．respectD．interest25．A.foundB．greetedC．passedD．lifted26．A.surpriseB．eventC．groupD．story27．A.amusingB．invitedC．interestingD．extended28．A.afraidofB．forcingC．waitingforD．applyingfor其次节单项选择（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。29.—CanIlookatthemenubeforeImakeanorder?—Ofcourse.___________,madam.A.TakeyourtimeB.Don’tmentionitC.NevermindD.Helpyourself30Thecriminal,aswellassome______people,wasarrestedbythepoliceyesterday.A.relevantB.skilledC.releasedD.lucky31.Doyourememberthechickenfarm_____wevisitedthreemonthsago?A.whereB.whenC.thatD.what32.I______myuniversityprofessorinthesupermarketnearmyhouse,whichwasoutofmyexpectation.A.cameoutB.cameacrossC.cameaboutD.camealong33.Theplanhastobe_______tomeettherealsituation.A.adjustedB.adaptedC.producedD.refounded34.Studentsareencouragedto_________thedesigncompetitionforrobotsattheuniversity.A.takepartB.operateC.jointoD.participatein35.ThemanI______yesterdayinthestreetismymanager.A.paidavisitB.hadatalkC.metD.dropped36.AfterYangLiweisucceededincirclingtheearth,Chineseastronauts__________walkinspace.A.anxioustodoB.eagerforC.aredyingtoD.arelongto37.In______Chineseculture,marriagedecisionswereoftenmadebyparentsfortheirchildren.A.historicB.remoteC.traditionalD.further38.AliveprogramonTViscallingonpeopleto______moneyorsomeotherthingstothepeoplewhohavesufferedfromthefloodinHenanProvince.A.donateB.lendC.putD.pay39.Iwasabouttogotobed_____oneofmyoldclassmatesmadeacalltome.A.whenB.asC.whileD.that40.Withtheguide_______theway,wefinallygottothevillagewhichwewerelookingfor.A.ledB.leadingC.toleadD.hadled41.Thereason______atthemeetingforbeinglatewasnotreasonable.A.whyhegaveB.whathegaveC.hegaveD.onwhichhegave第三节(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。Sometimesinlife，youneedtoactquickly.Thinkingtoomuchaboutaproblem42.(be)notalwaysbeneficial.Itcanholdusback.Butmanythingsinliferequirecarefulthoughtandpreparation.“Anounceofpreventionisworthapoundofcure，”is43.greatexpressionforthatkindofbehavior.Thissayingcomestous44.BenjaminFranklin，whowasoneofthe45.(found)oftheUnitedStates.Theword“ounce”meanssomethingreallysmall，justtwo­one­hundredthsofakilogram46.(exact)．So，whenyoudealwithaproblem，spendingasmallamountoftimeandeffortearlyonitcansaveyoumoretroubleintheend.Forexample，ifaco