江苏省泰州市姜堰区2024-2025学年高二年级上册1月期末英语试题（含答案）

2024〜2025学年度第一学期期末试题

高二年级英语试题

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节

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。

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.Howmanyquestionsarethereintheexam?

A.20.B.30.C.50.

2.Whichcountrydoesthewomanthinkismostsuitablefortheman'sneeds?

A.China.B.Japan.C.Vietnam

3.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydoforaliving?

A.She'sadesigner.B.She'sateacher.C.She'safarmer.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?

A.Howtousethebestcameras.

B.Howtogetgoodphotos.

C.Howtousephotosoftware.

5.Whatwillthemanprobablydoforthewoman?

A.Planttreesonherland.

B.Buildapoolinheryard.

C.Sellhersomevegetables.

第二节

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。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。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Howdoesthemanknowthewoman?

A.Bybuyingcoffee.

B.Bytakingthesametrain.

C.Byattendingthesameschool.

7.WhatdoesthewomangetfromSouthAmerica?

A.Roses.B.Beans.C.Coffeecups.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Bringhimasnack.B.Walkthedog.C.Stayquiet.

9.Whatistherealreasonwhythemancan'tgetup?

A.Thedogissleepingonhislegs.

B.Hehasinjuredhimself.

C.Heisverytired.

10Howfardoesthewomanusuallywalkherdogaroundthepark?

A.5km.B.lOkm.C.15km.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

11.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inalibrary.B.Inalaboratory.C.Inaclassroom.

12.Whatdoesthemanthinkofspaceexploration?

A.Itisrisky.B.Itisboring.C.Itismagical.

13.Whoinspiredthewomantochoosehercareer?

A.Herfriend.B.Herfather.C.Herbrother.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

14.Whafstherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

AClassmates.B.Coachandplayer.C.Teacherandstudent.

15.Howdidthemanfeelwhenheknewthewomanexercisedbydancing?

A.Hewasannoyed.B.Hewasinspired.C.Hewassurprised.

16.Howdoesthemanusuallyexercise?

A.Byridingabicycle.B.Byplayingsoccer.C.Byrunning.

17.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydonext?

A.Studyforatest.

B.Gotothegymtogether.

C.Showeachothertheirmoves.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

18Whyisthemangivingaspeech?

A.Hehaswonanaward.B.Hehasgotanewjob.C.Heisretiring.

19Whoisthedirector?

A.Steven.B.Maggie.C.Calvin.

20.Whatdoesthemanowethesuccessofhisfilmto?

A.Hisfamily.B.Interestingwriting.C.Peoplespreadingtheword.

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。

A

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fitnessprogram.TheCityofSurreyisnotresponsibleforlost,stolenordamageditems.Afeewillbechargedfbr

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A.Theyholddemandingevents.

B.TheyarerunbyaSurreyfamily.

C.Theyareintendedforgreenhands.

D.Theyoffermemberswidechoices.

2.Ifonejoinsthefitnesscenterforweightequipment,he/sheissupposedto.

A.beaged13oryoungerB.payforthechangerooms

C.consultadoctorbeforehandD.chargeitfordamageditems

3.Howmuchshouldacouplepayforthesemi-privateinitialconsultation?

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B

Olympicswasheldwithgreatexcitement.WangChuqinandSunYingsha,knownasthe"Shatou"pair,faced

thedarkhorsepairfromNorthKorea,LeeJeong-sikandKimGeum-yeong.

Atthebeginningofthegame,theNorthKoreanpairshowedstrongattackingpower.LeeJeong-sik'sforehand

attackwassharpandtricky.KimGeum-yeong^backhandlongpimplesrubberstylewasunique,andtherhythm

andspinofherreturnsposedchallengestothe“Shatou"pair.Butthe"Shatou“pairremainedcalm.WangChuqin's

backhandflickwasverypowerful,andSunYingsha'sadvantagesinthefirstthreestrokeswereobvious.

Thescoresofbothsidesrosealternately,andthegamewasextremelyclose.Atthecriticalmoment,the

“Shatou"pair,withthetacitunderstandingformedthroughlong-termtraining,solidtechnicalskillsandstrong

psychologicalquality,daredtoplayandfight.Finally,withthescoresof11-6,7-11,11-8,11-5,7-11,11-8,

theywon4:2andwonthegoldmedal.

Thisvictorywasnoteasy.Itfullydemonstratedthefightingspiritandexcellentskillsofthe“Shatou"pair,

andalsowonhonorfortheChinesetabletennisteamatthisOlympics.TheirexcellentperformancemakesChinese

peopleproud.Itisbelievedthattheywillcreatemoregloriesinthefuture.

4.WhatwasuniqueaboutKimGeum-yeong'splayingstyle?

A.Herforehandattack.B.Herbackhandlongpimplesrubberstyle.

C.Herpowerfulserves.D.Herfastfootwork.

5.Howdidthe“Shatou“pairdealwiththechallengesfromtheNorthKoreanpair?

A.Theygaveupeasily.B.Theygotnervousandmademanymistakes.

C.Theyremainedcalmandshowedtheirskills.D.Theyarguedwitheachother.

6.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Thegamewasnotexciting.B.The"Shatou“pairwoneasily.

C.TheNorthKoreanpairplayedverybadly.D.The“Shatou"pair'svictorywasnoteasy.

7.Whatdidthe“Shatou"pair'sperformancemaketheChinesepeoplefeel?

A.Sad.B.Angry.C.Proud.D.Worried.

C

Drinkingthreetofourcupsofcoffeeadaymayreduceyourriskoflivercancerandotheralcohol-relatedliver

diseases,accordingtoanewstudy.

Researcherslookedatthecoffeehabitsofmorethan494,000peopleintheUKBiobank,abiomedical

database,andmonitoredtheirliverhealthover11years.Participantsrangedfrom40to69yearsold,with384,818

sayingtheywereenthusiasticcoffeedrinkers,and109,767sayingtheywerenot.

Coffeedrinkerswere21%lesslikelytodevelopchronic（慢性的）liverdisease,20%lesslikelytodevelop

chronicorfattyliverdisease,and49%lesslikelytodieofchronicliverdiseasethannon-coffeedrinkers,according

tothestudypublishedMondayinthepeer-reviewedjournalBMCPublicHealth.ccItconfirmsinalargeUKcohort

（一群人）thatcoffeedrinkingisprotectiveagainstsevereliverdisease,“saidProf.PaulRoderick,aco-authorof

thestudyfromtheUniversityofSouthampton.

Peoplewhodrankgroundcaffeinated（含有啡非因的）ordecaffeinatedcoffeesawthemostbenefits,while

somereductioninriskswasalsofoundininstantcoffeedrinkers.Themaximumbenefitwasfoundinpeoplewho

drankthreetofourcupsaday;anyhigherconsumptiondidn'tshowadditionalbenefits,accordingtothestudy.

Non-alcoholicfattyliverdiseaseismostcommoninpeoplewhoareoverweightorhavediabetes,high

cholesterolorhightriglycerides.Thediseaseaffectsupto25%ofpeopleintheUnitedStates,accordingtothe

AmericanLiverFoundation.Livercanceristhesixthmostcommoncancerworldwide,accordingtotheWorld

CancerResearchFund.Therateoflivercancersince1980hasmorethandoubled,accordingtotheAmerican

CancerSociety.

VanessaHebditch,oftheBritishLiverTrust,saidthatthestudyresultsfurtherprovethetheorythatcoffeeis

goodforliverhealth."'However,ifsimportantthatpeopleimprovetheirliverhealthnotjustbydrinkingcoffee,9,

shesaid,“butbyalsocuttingdownonalcoholandkeepingtoahealthyweightbyexercisingandeatingwell.^^

Oneofthemajorlimitationstothestudyisthattheparticipantswereaskedonlyabouttheircoffee

consumptionatonepointintimeandthenmonitoredfortheirhealth.Forexample,ifsomeonechangedtheirdaily

coffeeintakefromonetofourcupsofcoffeeadayoverthe11-yearperiod,researchersweren'tabletotakethat

intoaccount.

“Thestudyraisestheissuethatdrinkingcoffeemightbeaneffectiveintervention（干预）topreventsevere

liverdiseaseinthoseathighrisk,^^Roderckisaid.

8.Whatdidthestudyfindaboutcoffeedrinkers?

A.Theycouldbenefitmorebydrinkingmorecoffee.

B.Theypreferredcaffeinatedcoffeetoinstantcoffee.

C.Theymayhaveahealthierliverthannon-coffeedrinkers.

D.Theyhaddifficultychangingthewaytheydrankcoffee.

9.WhatdoesVanessaHebditchadvisepeopletodo?

A.Toavoiddrinkingcoffeeatnight.B.Todrinkcoffeeafterdoingexercise.

C.Toreduceweightbydrinkingcoffee.D.Toimproveliverhealthinmanyways.

10.Whatisthemainlimitationofthestudy?

A.Itfailedtomonitorparticipantsclosely.

B.Itonlyfocusedonparticipants9coffeeconsumption.

C.Itmayaffectthecoffeeconsumptioninthefuture.

D.Itmayignorethechangesinparticipants5coffeeintake.

11.WhatisRodercki'sattitudetowardsthestudy?

A.Critical.B.Supportive.C.Doubtful.D.Concerned.

D

AteamofAIresearchersatMicrosoft,workingwithcolleaguesfromthePacificNorthwestNational

Laboratory（PNNL）,hasusedAItodevelopabatterythatuseslesslithium（锂）.

Lithiumbatterieshavebecometheindustrystandardforelectronicdevicesandelectricvehiclesandare

expectedtoplayamajorroleinthechangetogreenpower.Butlithiumisexpensive,whichhasledmultipleteams

acrosstheglobetolookforalternatives.Inthisneweffort,theresearchteamlookedforwaystoreducetheamount

oflithiumusedinbatteries.

Thiswouldnormallytakealongtimebecauseofthedetailedapproachrequired.Toreducetheworkloadand

thetimeneededtoprocessmillionsofalternatives,theresearchersturnedtoALNotingthatAIapplicationsare

goodatusingmassiveamountsofdatatolearnhowtodothings,theresearchersdesignedonethatcouldstudy

millionsofmaterialsthatmightbeaddedtoalithiumbatterytoreplacesomeamountofthelithiumandtestthe

resultsforfactorssuchasstabilityandhowabatteryusingagivenmaterialwouldbehave.

Usingthisauuroach,theresearchteamreducedthelistofpossiblealternativestojustafewhundred

possibilities.TheythenturnedtomaterialsscientistsatPNNLforadviceonhowtoreducethepossibilitieseven

further.Thescientistssuggestedaddingmorespecificscreeningcriteriaandmoretestingrounds.Afteradopting

thatadvice,theteamarrivedatapromisingalternativeandanapproachthatinvolvedreplacingapproximatelyhalf

ofthelithiumatomsinabatterywithsodium（钠）atoms.

Afterusingthenewapproachtobuildaworkingbattery,theresearchersfoundithadlowerconductivity（导电

f生）thanneeded-buttheyalsobelievethatthereisroomforimprovement.Theyplantocontinueworkingonthe

approachandtheprocesstheyusedtofindtheirsolution,whichtheysuggestcouldeventuallysolveothertypesof

materialprocessingproblems.

12.Whydidtheresearchteamwanttodevelopabatterythatuseslesslithium?

A.Toreducecarbonemissions.B.Tomeettheindustrystandard.

C.Todecreasethecostofabattery.D.Togenerateelectricityefficiently.

13.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"thisapproach^^inparagraph4referto?

A.UsingAItofindpossiblematerials.B.Addingothermaterialstoabattery.

C.Developinganapplicationtocollectdata.D.Replacinglithiuminabatterywithsodium.

14.Howdidtheresearchteamfinallyfindapromisingalternative?

AByseekingfundingfromPNNL.B.Byaskingexpertsforadvice.

C.ByturningtoMicrosoftforhelp.D.Bycooperatingwithotherscientists.

15.Whatistheexistingchallengewiththenewapproach?

A.Itislesseffectivethanexpected.B.Itcoststoomuchtimeandmoney.

C.Itoccupiestoomuchroom.D.Itprocessesatalowerspeed.

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。

Whilethetechindustryisalwaysadvertisingthenexthotdevice,therealityisthatyoualreadyownalotof

amazingtools.Andyoucancertainlydomuchmorewithallthedevicesyoualreadyown.16

17

Smilingfacesaren,tjustfortextmessagesonyourphone.Youcanuseemojis（表情包）inmanyprograms.

OnaWindowsPC,presstheWindowskeyandtheperiodkeyatthesametime.OnaMac,presscommand,control

andthespacebaratthesametimetorevealtheemojis.

Getyoursmartspeakertalking.

IfyouhaveasmartspeakersuchasAppleHomePodorGoogleNest,you'reprobablyaskingSiriorGoogle

Assistanttosettimers,playmusic,switchlightsonandoff18Youcanusethemasaconvenient

translationdevice.WithaGooglespeaker,say“HeyGoogle,interpretFrench”.Thenjustspeaktohearyourwords

translated.AppleHomePod,alsoknownasSiri,willtranslatewhatyousayfromEnglish.

Watchvideosonabigscreen.

19IntheYouTubeapp,forexample,ifyoutaponanyactivelyplayingvideo,you'llseeaWiFi

symbolinitscomer.Thafsthebutton,andtappingitwillletyouplaywhatevervideoyou5rewatchingonany

matchedTVordisplayaroundyou.

TellyourTVwhattodo.

ManymodemsmartTVsandstreamingdeviceshaveremoteswithbuilt-inmicrophones.Justholddownthe

microphonebuttonandsaywhatyouwanttowatch,launchstreamingchannelsandmore.20

A.Andthesespeakersareuseless.

B.Findemojisonyourcomputer.

C.Butthesespeakersarealotsmarterthanthat.

D.Emojisareabletobetypedinyourcomputer.

E.Here'showtousethemtoliveabetterlifetoday!

FYoumayalsobeabletopressandholdthemicrophonebuttonandspeaktotypewithyourvoice.

G.OnsmartTVs,projectingcontentfromaphoneapptoabiggerscreenissoeasy.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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WhenIwenttothe24,1foundmywalletgone!Runningouttomycar,Ikept25whereit

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27!DidIleavethedoorunlocked?

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door,the30hadgotintheway,soitdidn'tclose.

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stoodtherethiswholetime32it,makingsurenoonetookanything.

For45minutesthismanhadjuststoodthere,forme,a33!Ifhewerenotsuchanangel,themistake

couldhave34mywholelifeasmydriver'slicense,somemoney,creditcards,myATMcardwereall

there.

Ithankedhim100timesandtoldhimhewasmyangel.Hesmiledandsaid,“Just35itontoothers.”

21.A.calmnessB.sorrowC.worryD.anger

22.A.parkedB.attemptedC.soughtD.wept

23.A.turnB.wasteC.dreamD.shake

24.A.storeB.checkoutC.estateD.entrance

25.A.doubtingB.rememberingC.wonderingD.exploring

26.A.sankB.softenedC.hardenedD.warmed

27.A.tomupB.trackeddownC.takeninD.brokeninto

28.A.movedB.scaredC.delightedD.annoyed

29.A.withB.againstC.beyondD.opposite

30.A.seatbeltB.moodC.wheelD.accident

31.A.lockB.checkC.closeD.watch

32.A.examiningB.pickingC.guardingD.gathering

33.A.driverB.friendC.consumerD.stranger

34.A.ruinedB.transformedC.savedD.spared

35.A.pushB.passC.switchD.take

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个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Theartofsealengraving（篆亥U）isafoundationofChina5sfinearts.Ithasbeen36inseparable

partofclassicChineseart.InSeptember2009,China9sseal-engravingart37（add）tothelistof

UNESCO,sitemsofintangibleculturalheritage.

Seal-engravingart,38(date)backtotheShangDynasty,hasahistoryofmorethan3,000years.The

artformdevelopedrapidlyduringtheQindynasty,39peopleengravedtheirnamesonutensils(器具)

andindocumentstoclaimownership.

SoonafterQinshihuangunifiedChina,heorderedcraftsmentousejadetomakeanimperialsealcalled"Xi”.

NotuntiltheMingDynastydidartistsandscholarsbeginusingsealsengravedwiththeirnames40(mark)

theownershipoftheircalligraphiesandpaintings.

In1904,XilingSealEngravers9Societywasfoundedwiththe41(combine)effortsofsealartists

fromdifferentschoolsandplaces42itwasthefirstofitskindinChina.

Todaysealsarestill43wideuseinofficialdocumentsandprivateletters.Withengravedseals

gainingworldwide44(appreciate)inrecentyears,anincreasingnumberofpeople45

(become)fascinatedwiththeitems.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节应用文写作(满分15分)

46.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Alan打算今年春节与父母一起来中国旅游，想听听你的建议，请给Alan

写封邮件，内容包括：

1.旅游路线；

2.出行方式；

3.了解中国。

注意：

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。

DearAlan,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

高二英语第7页供8页）

47.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。

Ayoungmanwasgettingreadytograduatefromcollege.Hewantedhisfathertosendhimapresent.Formany

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toldhimthatwasallhewanted.Hewasdesperateforthedaywhenhegotthecarhedesired.

AsGraduationDayapproached,theyoungmanawaitedsignsthathisfatherhadpurchasedthecar.Hedreamed

himselfdrivingfreelyontheroad,Finally,onthemorningofhisgraduation,hisfathercalledhimintohisprivate

studytellinghimhowproudhewastohavesuchafineson,andthathowmuchhelovedhim,Afterwards,hehanded

hissonabeautifullywrappedgiftbox.Curious,butsomewhatdisappointed,theyoungmanopenedtheboxand

foundalovely,leather-boundBible,withtheyoungman'snameembossed（凸E|l）ingold.Angrily,heraisedhis

voicetohisfatherandsaid,“WithallyourmoneyyougivemeaBible?"Hethenstormedoutofthehouse,leaving

theBibleandneverreturninghome.

Manyyearspassedandtheyoungmanwasverysuccessfulandsecuredaplaceinbusiness,Hehadabeautiful

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himhisfatherhadpassedaway,andwilledallofhispossessionstohisson.Heneededtocomehomeimmediately

andtakecareofthings.

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。

Whenhearrivedathisfather5shouse,suddensadnessandregretfilledhisheart.

Howmanytimesdowemissblessingsbecausetheyarenotpackagedasweexpected?

2024〜2025学年度第一学期期末试题

高二年级英语试题参考答案

第一部分：听力（听力答案省略）

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。

A

【1〜3题答案】

【答案】LD2.C3.C

B

【4〜7题答案】

【答案】4.B5.C6.D7.C

C

[8~11题答案】

【答案】8.C9.D10.D11.B

D

【12〜15题答案】

【答案】12.C13.A14.B15.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，