广东省阳江市高新区2024-2025学年高二上学期1月期末考试 英语 含答案

机密★启用前2024-2025学年度第一学期高二期末测试英语试题本试卷共7页。考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项:1.答题前,考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚,将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2.选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂;非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写,字体工整、笔迹清楚。3.请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效;在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4.作图可先使用铅笔画出,确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5.保持卡面清洁,不要折叠,不要弄破、弄皱,不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第二部分阅读(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。AFamousRocksFromAroundtheWorldHumansarecrazyaboutimpressivelandscapes.Hereare4famousrocks/stonesacrosstheworld.BlarneyStoneTheBlarneyStoneisablockoflimestone(石灰岩)stuckinthewallsofBlarneyCastle,nearCork,Ireland.Accordingtolegend,kissingthestonelendsthegiftofgreatspeech,arewardtakentoheartbymillionsoftouristswhohavetraveledtothecastletoperformtheact.Inearlierdays,accomplishingthiswasarealtestofcourage,requiringkisserstodropheadfirstoverthegap.StonehengeItisaprehistoricmonumentconstructedoflargestonesinWiltshire,England.Thestructurehasbeenthesubjectofarchaeologicalstudyforcenturies,butgenerallyspeaking,questionsaboutwhobuiltit,aswellashowandwhyitwasbuilt,stillremain.Researchershopethatcontinuedworkintheareawillunlockmoreofthemysteriessurroundingthisancientmonument.HaystackRockAt235feettall,HaystackRockisalargerockformationnearCannonBeachalongtheOregoncoast,formedbylava(岩浆)andshapedovermanycenturiesbywindandwaveerosion(侵蚀).Duringlowtide,visitorscanexploreitstidepools,whicharehometomanyseacreatures.Climbingtherockandcollectingshellsarebothprohibited.GreatArchofGetuAt230feetacross,thearchinsouth-centralChinaisoneofthelargestnaturalarchesworldwide.Itwascarvedmillionsofyearsagobyanancientriverthatflowedthroughthesoft,porous(多孔的)limestone.Visitorscanreachthearchbyclimbingupasteeppathwaythroughanothercavelowerinthemountainthatconnectstothearch.TheareaispartoftheGetuRiverNationalParkandisfrequentedbyrockclimbers.21．WhydotouristskisstheBlarneyStone?A．Theywanttobeblessed. B．Theyhopetobeloved.C．Theyprefertoexploremore. D．Theylovetotakeachance.22．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesStonehenge?A．Ever-lasting. B．Unknowable. C．Well-understood. D．Insignificant.23．WhatdoHaystackRockandGreatArchofGetuhaveincommon?A．Theactofclimbingisnotallowed. B．Theyareintheformoflimestone.C．Theyreflectthewisdomofpeople. D．Theyareshapedbynaturalforces.BInanoutsider’seyes,Chinaalwaysenjoysafameforenormouscreativeinventions.Accordingly,IfoundmyselfinManglingtownshipinLuoyang,HenanProvince.Iwastofilmavideoaboutthethree-wheeledvehicleindustry.Aftermultiplevisitstofactorieswithimpressiveoutput,mydirectorsuggestedwemakearandomvisittoaruralareatointerviewthefarmerswhoridethevehicles,whicharecalledsanbengziinChinese.Herlast-secondideabroughtmeclosertoafarmthanIhadbeensincechildhood.Irememberwhentheroadtomyhomewaspavedforthefirsttimeandwhenthecommunitydebatedwhetherornotweshouldfixourfirststoplight.Themagicofthenewreplacedthedignityoftheold,asitdidallcornersoftheUnitedStates.Itwasaneasychange;thenation’srootsareshallow.Myhometownhasahistoryoffarming.Weraisedchickensandhorses.Familydogsbarkedateachotherfromacrossfencedyards,asthedistancebetweenhomeswasawalk.IfelthomesickinMangling,surroundedbynutrient-denseearth.Mycoworkerwenttotalkwithafarmingcoupleinafield.OurintervieweeletmerideinthebedofhersanbengziasIaskedhowpeoplefoundit.Shejusttoldmethateveryoneintownownedone.Somefamiliesevenownedtwo.Herjobwastodrivefarmersupanddownrowsofcropstoshortentheirtraveltime.Othersrodearoundcollectingtheharvesttotransportittostorage,savingthefarmers’achingbacks.Alongtheroad,Itriedtolistentothewindandfeelthesoftsoilbeneathmyshoes.Ithoughtaboutthefoodgrowingallaroundmeandthestronghandscollectingit.Theyarethesamehandsthatfedempires,thehandswithwhichhistorywaswritten.Now,theyfeedmindsthatinnovate.Educatedengineersdeviseelectricsanbengzi.Theycreateanenclosedversionwithairconditioningandtouchscreensforcomfortabletravel.Surelyenough,China’sfuturewillshineonwhatitstandsnow.24．ForwhatpurposedidtheauthorcometoLuoyang?A．Topractisefilm-making. B．ToexploreChina’screativity.C．Toenjoytherurallife. D．Tointerviewvehiclemakers.25．Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor’smentioningofhisfamily?A．One’shometownisthebestofall. B．Countrylifeisalwaysmemorable.C．Modernityfounditswayintodailylife. D．Newtechnologybenefitedthecommunity.26．Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthethirdparagraph?A．Toshowwhatsanbengzimeanstothelocals. B．Todisplayhowpeopledealwithsanbengzi.C．Tointroducewhythelocalslikesanbengzi. D．Toillustratethepurposeoftransportation.27．Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraph?A．Onlylocalfarmershavestrongerhands. B．Electricvehiclesplayakeyroleinhistory.C．Innovationsurelymakesacomfortabletrip. D．China’sfuturefeedsthepastwiththepresent.CSomemomentsinlifebringfullattentiontowhat’simportant—abirth,ananniversary,ajoyfulsurprise,theformationorbreakupofarelationship,orthepassingofalovedone.Theyremindusthatallworldlyhappeningsareimpermanentandthattheonlytimewehaveisthepresentmoment.Onesucheventwastherecentpassingofourdog,Tucker.Tuckerwasanextraordinaryfamilymemberwhofrequentlyshowedmorehumanthandogcharacteristics.Forexample,heshowedaffectiontowardchildrenandanimals,hehadafantasticmemory,andhetookparticulardelightindoingfavorslikefetchingshoes,tidyinguptoysandsoon.Mostmornings,wetakeourdogsforawalkalongcountryroads.Tuckerhadahabitofwalkingalongforawhilethencomingtoacomplete,I-couldn’t-move-him-if-I-triedfullstop.Atfirst,Ifeltannoyed.“Whatareyoudoing?”I’daskhim.“Comeon!Let’smove!”Inmymind,Ihadplacestogo,thingstodo,andmorethanafewtaskstocomplete.Icouldn’tjuststandtherebecauseTuckerwantedtotakeafewseconds…fiveminutes…tenminutes…tosimplypauseandtakeinhissurroundings.Untiloneday,Iwondered:“Whynot?”Formanyofuswhogrewupbeforethetechnology-filledageofconstantbusyness,freetimeincludedalotof“doingnothing”.Kidscouldjustgooutandplay,makeupadventures,explore,lookthroughcomicbooksormagazines,andsometimes,justsitandthink.Therewasspaceandfreedomthatprovidedanopportunitytobecomecomfortablewithjustbeingbyourselves.Wemaynothavebeenabletoputitintowords,butwecouldappreciatebeinginthemomentforitsownbenefit.Wefoundblissinplayandtheideathat“Wehavenothingtodoandnowheretogo!”IwasluckytohaveTuckerasmyteacherthroughhislifeandbyhispassing.28．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowthetemporarinessofworldlyhappenings.B．Tointroducetheimportanceofpresentmoments.C．ToexpresssadnessoverthepassingofTucker.D．Todescribevariouslifeevents.29．WhydidTuckerusetostopduringwalks?A．Hewaswaitingforotherdogs. B．Hewastiredandneededtorest.C．Hewantedtotakeinhissurroundings. D．Hewasunwillingtogoforawalkagain.30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bliss”inparagraph5probablymean?A．Disappointment. B．Happiness. C．Confusion. D．Anxiety.31．Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?A．TheauthorregretsnotspendingmoretimewithTucker.B．Tuckerwasanaughtydogwhooftenannoyedtheauthor.C．Moderntechnologyhasmadepeoplebusierandlesshappy.D．TheauthorlearnedtoappreciatethepresentmomentfromTucker.DCanlargelanguagemodelssolvelogicpuzzles?There’sonewaytofindout,whichistoask.Thepuzzleinquestioniscommonlyknownasthe“Cheryl’sbirthdaypuzzle”.CherylchallengesherfriendsAlbertandBernardtoguessherbirthday,andforpuzzle-reasonstheyknowit’soneof10dates:May15,16or19;June17or18;July14or16;orAugust14,15or17.Tospeeduptheguessing,CheryltellsAlbertherbirthmonth,andtellsBernardthedayofthemonth,butnotthemonthitself.AlbertandBernardthinkforawhile.ThenAlbertannounces,“Idon’tknowyourbirthday,andIknowthatBernarddoesn’teither.”Bernardreplies,“Inthatcase,Inowknowyourbirthday.”Albertresponds,“NowIknowyourbirthdaytoo.”WhatisCheryl’sbirthday?Moretothepoint,whatdowelearnbyaskingGPT-4?Thepuzzleisachallengingone.Solvingitrequiresexcludingpossibilitiesstepbystepwhilereflectingonquestionssuchas“whatisitthatAlbertmustknow,givenwhatheknowsthatBernarddoesnotknow?”Itis,therefore,hugelyimpressivethatwhenwerepeatedlyaskedGPT-4tosolvethepuzzle,thelargelanguagemodelgottheanswerrighteverytime,fluentlystatingvariedandaccurateexplanationsofthelogicoftheproblem.Yetthisgreatperformanceoflogicalmasterywasnothingmorethanacleverillusion(错觉).Theillusionfellapartwhenweaskedthecomputeraslightlymodified(修改的)versionofthepuzzle,changingthenamesofthecharactersandofthemonths.GPT-4continuedtoproducefluent,reasonableexplanationsofthelogic,sofluent,infact,ittakesrealconcentrationtospotthemomentswhenthoseexplanationsturnintononsense.Boththeoriginalproblemanditsanswerareavailableonline,soprobablythecomputerhadlearnedtorephrasethistextinacomplicatedway,givingtheappearanceofabrilliantlogician.32．Whatdoweknowaboutthe“Cheryl’sbirthdaypuzzle”?A．CherylwantsAlbertandBernardtoguesseasily.B．AlbertandBernardknowthebirthdayatfirst.C．Therearetoomanydatestochoosefrom.D．Solvingthepuzzleneedssomethought.33．WhatdoestheauthorthinkofGPT4’sexplanationsofthelogic?A．Theyarekindofbrilliant. B．Theyarethoughtasnonsense.C．Theyaresometimesreasonable. D．Theyaretoocomplicatedtounderstand.34．WhydidGPT-4’sperformanceturnouttobeanillusion?A．GPT-4’sexplanationswerenotfluent.B．GPT-4justrewroteavailableonlinetext.C．GPT-4didn’tunderstandtheoriginalpuzzle.D．GPT-4couldn’tsolvethemodifiedversionofthepuzzle.35．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Thelimitationsoflargelanguagemodels. B．ThechallengeofCheryl’sbirthdaypuzzle.C．ThemagicofGPT-4insolvingpuzzles. D．Thesecretofsolvinglogicpuzzles.第二节(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。Weallknowstrengthtrainingisapaththatpromisesnotonlyenhancedphysicalstrengthbutalsoimprovedoverallwell-being,butmanydon’tknowhowtobeginthejourney.36Fromsettinggoalstomasteringfundamentaltechniques,eachstepisdesignedtoempoweryouonyourpathtobecomingstronger,springierandultimately,thebestversionofyourself.37Beforeyousetoutonyourstrengthtrainingjourney,takeamomenttodefineyourdestinations.Clarityofyourobjectiveswillguideyourtrainingplanandcreatearoadmapthatnotonlymotivatesyoubutalsohelpsmeasureyourprogressalongtheway.Familiariseyourselfwithbasicstrengthtrainingknowledge.38Resources,bothonlineandoffline,canprovidevaluableinsightsintothesciencebehindstrengthtrainingandthemechanicsofvariousexercises,helpingmakeyourjourneysecureandsmooth.Youcanstartwithbodyweightexercises.Forbeginners,bodyweightexercisesserveasthecornerstoneofstrengthtraining.Masteringmovementslikesquats(蹲)andpush-upsnotonlybuildsafoundationofstrengthbutalsohelpsdevelopproperformandtechnique.Andfocusonmasteringtherightform.39Asyourstrengthandconfidencegrow,it’stimetointroduceexternalweightsintoyourroutine.Startwithresistancebandstograduallychallengeyourmuscles.40Chooseweightsthatallowyoutocompleteyourdesirednumberofrepetitionswithproperform.Asyoubecomemorecomfortable,youcangraduallyincreasetheresistancetokeeppushingyourbody’slimits.A．Youmayneedtoshareyourknowledge.B．Settingclearandattainablegoalsisessential.C．Itgreatlyhelpsyouprogresstoexternalweights.D．Progressiveoverloadiskeytocontinuedstrengthgains.E．Safeandeffectivestrengthtrainingreliesheavilyonthis.F．Thejourneyofstrengthtrainingismorethanliftingweights.G．Thus,Iwritethisguidetowalkyouthroughstrengthtraining.第三部分语言运用(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。Inthe1990s,IwashelpingmybrothermovefromhisteachingjobinthemiddleofnowhereinMichigan.Mybrother41hispickuptruck,whileIfollowedinmyoldFord42withhisbelongings.ItwasaSunday.Mycarsuddenly43onaruralhighway.Afterabout20minutes,mybrotherrealizedIwasn’tbehindhimandturnedback.Aswebothknewlittleabout44,amanfromanearbyhousehelpedchecktheengineandfounditwasatimingbeltproblem.Realizingtherepairwouldbe45andthatnostorewasopenonSunday,themanofferedtohelp.Hesuggestedpushingthecartohisdriveway,ashisnext-doorneighborwasa46.Theneighborthencalledhisfriendatagarage(汽修厂),whobroughtthenecessary4730milesouttothehouse.Whilewaitingfortherepair,wespenttwohourswiththeman’sboredkid,48helpinghimbuildhistree-house.Whenwereturnedtothedriveway,thecarwas49.Buttooursurprise,theman50whenwetriedtopaywiththeonly$60onus,sayinghe51uskeepinghissonoccupied.Instead,heaskedustorepaythe52byhelpingsomeoneinneedwhenwehadthemeans.Theencounterwiththis53strangertaughtmeavaluablelifelessonabouthelpingothers.His54duringatimeofneedleftalastingimpactonme.Itryto55hisrequesttopayitforwardwheneverIcan.41．A．crashed B．parked C．traded D．drove42．A．loaded B．covered C．equipped D．combined43．A．tookoff B．pulledover C．spedup D．brokedown44．A．cars B．villages C．stores D．roads45．A．boring B．risky C．expensive D．tiring46．A．pilot B．mechanic C．painter D．fireman47．A．maps B．wires C．fuels D．parts48．A．patiently B．casually C．anxiously D．curiously49．A．decorated B．fixed C．serviced D．washed50．A．bargained B．refused C．froze D．hesitated51．A．admitted B．imagined C．appreciated D．suggested52．A．investment B．trust C．loan D．favour53．A．generous B．careful C．average D．sensible54．A．courage B．character C．kindness D．wisdom55．A．dependon B．liveby C．judgefrom D．lookinto第二节(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。OnatypicalSaturdaymorning,adiversegroupofEthiopian-Chineselanguageenthusiastsfromvaried56(walk)oflifeareeagerlyabsorbedinpracticingChinesedialoguesinsideoneofthesmallyetlivelyclassroomsthatarecolorfullydecoratedwithChinesecharactersandculturalelementsinAddisAbaba,thecapitalofEthiopia.Thisuniqueinstitution,calledNiHaoHabeshaLanguageTrainingSchool,57(be)thefirstofitskindinEthiopia,58(establish)withtheoverallgoalofspearheadingSino-Ethiopianculturalandlanguageexchanges.Attheheartofthisfast-growingambitionisKaleabZelalem,a27-year-oldEthiopianwithan“intensepassionandadmiration”fortheChinesecultureandlanguage.ItallstartedwhenZelalemtraveledtoChinain201759hestudiedinternationallawforfouryearsinthecityofHuangshi,CentralChina’sHubeiProvince.60(follow)hisreturntoEthiopia,Zelalemnoticedtheever-growingdemandamongfellowEthiopianstolearnChinese.Aware61thegapinaddressingthisdemandandfueledbyhisnew-foundadmirationfortheChinesecultureandlanguage,theyoungmanfounded62languagetrainingschoolin2022,becomingthefirstprivatelanguageteachinginstitutionintheEastAfricancountry,63(simple)specializedinteachingtheChineselanguage.Zelalem’svisionwassimple—“notonlytoteachthelanguagebutalso64(introduce)andimparttheuniqueperspectivesandcustomsthatshapetheChineseworldview”.Hesaid,“Theuniquethingaboutthisschoolisthatwenotonlyteachthelanguage,weteachtheculture,norms65thewayChinesepeopletreattheworld,whichisunique.”第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)66．假定你是李华。某英语学习杂志面向全国中学生征求意见，请你给该杂志编辑部写一封邮件，内容如下：1.你对该杂志的看法；2.提出你的建议。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearEditor,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节(满分25分)67．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。Andyrodeslowlyonhiswaytoschool,daydreamingaboutthefishingtripthathisfatherhadpromisedhim.Hewassobusydreamingaboutallthefishhewouldcatchthathewasunawareofeverythingelsearoundhim.Herodealonguntilastrangesounddrewhimtothepresent.Hecametoastopandlookedcuriouslyuptotheheavens.Whathesawshockedandterrifiedhim.Ahugeswarmofbeesfilledtheskylikeablackcloudandthebuzzingmassseemedtobeheadingangrilytowardshim.Withnotimetowaste,Andyspedoffintheoppositedirection,ridingfuriously,butwithoutknowinghowtoescapetheswarm.Witharapidlybeatingheartandhislegspumpingcrazily,hespeddowntheroughroad.Asthebeescamecloser,hispanicincreased.Andyknewthathewassensitivetobeestings.Thelaststinghadlandedhiminhospitalandthatwasonlyonebeesting(蜇,叮)!Hehadbeenforcedtostayinbedfortwowholedays.Suddenly,hisfather’swordscametohim,“Whenyouareinatightsituation,don’tpanic.Useyourbrainandthinkyourwayoutofit.”Onanearbyhill,hecouldseesmokewavingslowlyskywardsfromthechimneyoftheNelsonfamilyhome.“Beesdon’tlikesmoke,”hethought.“Theycouldn’tgetintothehouse.”However,thebeeswereceaseless,andAndyknewhewouldn’tmakeittothehouseintime.Theswarmwasgainingonhim,andhecouldfeeltheirpresencegrowingcloserwitheverypassingsecond.Heestimatedthatthebeeswouldcatchupwithhimsoon,andhehadtothinkofsomethingfast.Hismindracedasfastashislegs,searchingforasolution,awaytooutsmartthebeesandsavehimselffromanothertriptothehospital.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Suddenly,outofthecornerofhiseyes,hespottedasmallpoolusedtoirrigatehisvegetablegarden.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Hismotherlaughedwithrelief.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2024-2025学年度第一学期高二期末测试英语试题参考答案及评分标准：第二部分阅读(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。21．A22．B23．D24．B25．C26．A27．D28．B29．C30．B31．D32．D33．C34．D35．A第二节(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。36．G37．B38．E39．C40．D第三部分语言运用(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。41．D42．A43．D44．A45．C46．B47．D48．A