2024-2025学年辽宁省重点中学协作校高二上学期1月期末联考英语试卷

2024—2025学年辽宁省重点中学协作校高二上学期1月期末联考英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★)Whatisscubadiving?Explainedbriefly,scubadivingisawatersportthatinvolvesbreathingairfromatankwhileunderwater.Mostscubadiversarerecreational(娱乐的)diverswhoexploreunderwaterenvironments.Therearealsopeoplewhoscubadiveforworkincludingpublicsafetydivers,marinebiologistsandmanyothers.Howisscubadivingdone?Youmightchoosethedivesiteandinvitefriends.Eitherway,yourplanshouldincludedivingwithatleastoneotherpersonincaseanythinggoeswrongunderwater.Onceyoudecidewhereyouwanttodiveandforhowlong,you’llchoosetheappropriatescubaequipment.Whenthedivedayarrives,you’llcheckthediveconditionsonemoretime.Ifeverythinglooksgood,you’llheadtothedockordivesitewithyourgear.Whocanscubadive?Scubadivingisopentoanyoneeightyearsoldorolderwhoiscomfortableinthewater.Thereisnoupperagelimit.Atageten,kidscanearnaJuniorOpenWatercertification.Tolearntodive,youmusthavebasicswimmingskillsandnounderlyinghealthconditions.Peopleofallabilitiescanscubadive,includingindividualswithphysicalchallenges.Isscubadivingsafe?Withtherighttraining,scubadivingisconsiderablysaferthanotherpopularactivities.Statisticsshowyou’remorelikelytogetinjuredwhilefishing,playinggolf,snowboardingorevenbowlingthanscubadiving.Themostcommonmedicalissuesassociatedwithscubadivingarepreventablesuchassunburnandseasickness.ExperienceLifeAuthenticScubadivingisoneofthefewexperienceswhereyoucanseefascinatinganimalsintheirnaturalhabitat.Whenyouimmerseyourselfintheworldbeneaththewaves,youleavetextmessagesandto-dolistsbehind.It’stheperfectescapefromthedemandsofthesurfaceworld.Takethefirststeptoleadingamoreextraordinarylife.Clickthebuttonbelowtogetstarted.1.WhatistheloweragelimitforgettingaJuniorOpenWatercertification?

A．8.B．10.C．18.D．Noagelimit.2.Whatdoweknowaboutscubadivingaccordingtothepassage?

A．Scubadivingisnosaferthansnowboarding.B．Physicallydisabledpeoplemustn’tgoscubadiving.C．Allscubadiversengageindivingactivitiesforrecreationalpurposes.D．Scubadivingcanserveasagreatwaytoescapethestressofdailylife.3.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?

A．Abrochure.B．Anewspaper.C．Awebpage.D．Aleaflet.(★★★)Whilewritingreportcardsseveralyearsago,JenniferThiessenfelttroubled.Herthird-gradestudentswerebeingevaluatedonsubjectslikemathandscience.However,theyweren’tbeingevaluatedonlifeskills,suchassocialresponsibilityandkindness.“That’sthestuffthatIfeelisreallyimportantforthemtolearnandcarryforwardintheirlives,”Thiessensaid.ShementionedherconcernstoKylaStradling,afellowteacher,andtheyhatchedaplan.Theyassignedtheirstudentsaprojectthathadnothingtodowithstandardschoolsubjects.Instead,itwascenteredonspreadinggoodwill.Theycalleditthe“KindnessProject”.“Ifwecouldbethatsparkofkindness,wecouldinspireotherstodoactsofkindness,”Thiessentoldherstudents.Studentsfromtwothird-gradeclassesmadecupcakesandsoldthemfor$1duringaseriesofbakesalesattheschool.Theyraisedabout$400.Studentsusedtheproceedstopurchasesmallgifts,likebouquetsofflowers,dogtreatsorcandies.Theyhandedthegiftsouttostrangersneartheschool.Manypeopleseemed“caughtoffguard”whentheyreceivedthegifts.Buttheywereallinwhenthestudentsexplainedwhattheprojectwasabout.Someweremovedtotears.“Thisisalessonwecan’tteachinaclassroom,”Thiessensaid.Shedecidedtomakeitayearlyactivityforthird-gradersattheschool.“It’smyfavoritedayoftheyearwiththem,”Thiessensaid.“I’mtheretosupervisebutIreallygettositbackandjustwatchthem.”Thegoaloftheprojectistostartachainofkindnesswithinthecommunityandtoshowthestudentswhattheycando.“Thebiggerideaoftheproject,”Thiessensaid,“isthefeelingsthey’llcarrywiththemastheygrow.”“It’sthislastingthing,”shesaid.“Ithinkdowntheline,itwillalwaysstickwiththem.”4.Whatisthepurposeofthe“KindnessProject”?

A．Toassignaproject.B．Tospreadgoodwill.C．Tocollectmoneyforschool.D．Tojudgestudentsonsubjects.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“caughtoffguard”inparagraph3mean?

A．Filledwithjoy.B．Cautiousaboutrisks.C．Gratefultoothers.D．Takenbysurprise.6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheimpactoftheproject?

A．Far-reaching.B．Predictable.C．Short-term.D．Unidentifiable.7.WhatcanbeconcludedaccordingtoThiessen?

A．Sheaccompaniedthird-gradersandhelpedthem.B．Thekindnesswouldstaywiththestudentsinthelongrun.C．Theprojectbecameanannualactivityforthewholeschool.D．Theprojectturnedouttobealessontaughtinaclassroom.(★★★)Anewsimulation(模拟)technologydevelopedbytheUniversityofBristolenableseffectiveremotecontroloflunarrobotsformoondustcollection,andpotentiallyreducingthecostandcomplexityoflunarmissions.Teleoperatedrobotsforcollectingmoondustareonestepclosertoreality,thankstothisnewresearch.Alongsideaboominlunarlandermissionsthisdecade,severalorganizationsarenowresearchinghowbesttoextractvaluableresources,suchasoxygenandwater,fromreadilyavailablematerialssuchaslunarregolith(风化层).Remotehandlingofregolithwillbeanessentialstepintheseactivities,asitwouldfirstneedtobecollectedfromtheMoon’ssurface.Traditionalmethodsforcollectingandanalyzinglunarsamplesoftenrequirehumaninterventionorcomplexroboticsystems,whichcanbeaffectedbycommunicationdelays.Thisnewapproachusesasimulationtocontrolphysicalrobots,improvingtheefficiencyandeffectivenessofremoteoperationsontheMoonandrevolutionizinghowlunarresourcesarecollectedandmanaged.Usingavirtualmodelofregolithcanalsoreducethebarrierstoentryforpeoplelookingtodeveloplunarrobots.Insteadofneedingtoinvestinexpensivesimulants(模拟物),orhaveaccesstofacilities,peopledevelopinglunarrobotscouldusethissimulationtocarryoutinitialtestsontheirsystems.Futureworkshouldfocusonimprovingthesimulationandovercomingnon-technicalbarriers,likewhetherhumanoperatorstrustthatthesystemwillwork.Overall,theongoingdevelopmentofthistechnologywillbecriticaltothesuccessofupcominglunarmissionsandthebroadergoalofestablishingasustainedhumanpresenceontheMoon.8.Whydoestheauthormentiontraditionalmethodsinthethirdparagraph?

A．Toprovidesomeexamples.B．Tointroducethenewsystem.C．Toanalyzethedifficultiestheymet.D．Tohighlighttheadvantagesofthenewtechnology.9.Whatchallengemighthumanoperatorsneedtoaddress?

A．Developinglunarrobots.B．Collectingmaterials.C．Trustingthesystem.D．Investinginexpensivefacilities.10.Whatisthefutureofthisnewsimulationtechnology?

A．Limited.B．Promising.C．Uncertain.D．Challenging.11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Aninnovativelunarrobotisdevelopedbyscientists.B．Cutting-edgetechnologyenableseffectiveremotecontrolofrobots.C．Astronautssuccessfullyextractlunarregolithinlunarlandermissions.D．Agroundbreakingsimulationtechnologybringsusclosertolunarresearch.(★★★)WolvesinEthiopiathatlicktheflowersofthe“red-hotpoker”flowersarethefirstknownlargecarnivores(食肉动物)toeatnectar(花蜜).Inthenewstudy,publishedNov.19inthejournalEcology,theresearchersfollowedsixEthiopianwolvesfromthreedifferentpacksoverfourdays.Whilemostofthewolvesvisitedonlyahandfulofflowers,onevisited20andanothervisited30inasinglevisit.Whenthewolvesvisitedared-hotpokerplant,theyusuallylickedthematurelowermostflowers,whichcontainedthemostnectar.Indoingso,theirnosesandmouthsbecamecoatedwithpollen(花粉).Thiscouldmeanthewolvescanspreadthatpollentootherflowers,theresearcherswroteinthestudy.However,it’snotyetclearwhetherthewolvesareeffectivepollinators(传花粉者).Nectarisn’tasignificantpartoftheirdiet,somoreresearchisneededtodeterminehowoftenthewolvesvisittheflowers.Andthereisn’tevidenceyetthatawolfcouldtransferenoughpollentoanotherflowertopollinateiteffectively.“IfirstbecameawareofthenectaroftheEthiopianred-hotpokerwhenIsawsomechildrenintheBaleMountainslickingtheflowers,”studyco-authorClaudioSillero,aconservationbiologistattheUniversityofOxford,saidinthestatement.“Innotime,Ihadatasteofitmyself—thenectarwaspleasantlysweet.WhenIlatersawthewolvesdoingthesame,Iknewtheywereenjoyingthemselves,tappingintothisunusualsourceofenergy.”Futureresearchwillinvolvedeterminingtheroleofnectarinthewolves’dietandworkingoutwhetherthewolvesreallydoactaspollinators,theresearcherswroteinthestudy.12.Whatdidthenewresearchfind?

A．WolvesinEthiopiahadabitofasweettooth.B．WolvesinEthiopiawereendangeredanimals.C．WolvesinEthiopiaactedaseffectivepollinators.D．WolvesinEthiopiafedonthe“red-hotpoker”flowers.13.Howdidresearchersprovetheirstudy?

A．Byanalyzingquestionnaires.B．Byconcludingpreviousstudies.C．Byinterviewingparticipantsinthestudy.D．Byrecordingstatisticsofthesubjects.14.WhatcanwelearnfromClaudioSillero’swords?

A．Wolvesareenjoyingthisusualsourceofenergy.B．Hedidn’thavetimetolicktheflowersonhisown.C．Mostflowersproducenectartoattractlargeanimals.D．Heinitiallyknewthisnectarbyseeingchildren’sbehavior.15.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardswolvesactingaseffectivepollinators?

A．Doubtful.B．Dismissive.C．Favorable.D．Intolerant.(★★★)Youmightbealoneonholidaysfordifferentreasons.Feelingsociallyisolatedaroundtheholidaysmaybecommon.16.However,whenlonelinessbecomesaconcernyouwanttosolve,herearesomewaystobeatholidayloneliness.Putsomethingtolookforwardtoonyourcalendar.Evenifyou’rechoosingtospendaholidayonyourown,youmightwanttodosomethingyougenuinelyenjoy.Whetheryou’vegotabookyouwanttoreadoravisittoaspecialplace—putthisonyourcalendarandcircleitinyourfavoritecolor.17.Thiswillhelpyoufocusonsomethingotherthananydownside.Evenbriefconversationshaveimportantbenefits.Useyourlonelinessasmotivationtogetoutintotheworldandengagewithothers.18.Connectingwithothersbrieflywillhelpusfeellessaloneandboostourmoods.Justexchangingsmileswithothershelps,too!Callortextpeopleyoucareabout.19.Everyonelikesbeingthoughtaboutandremembered,andaquickphonecallorevenatextmessagewillletyoufeelmoreconnectedtoothers,andanopportunitytomeetupinpersonmayevenresult.20.Onewaytogainabetterappreciationforthegoodthingsinyourlifeistogetinvolvedinvolunteering.Thiscanupliftyourmoodandhelpyoufeelthatyoureffortsarevalued.Italsocanchangeourownself-image,andmakeusfeeltheworldisn’tsuchalonelyplaceafterall.

A．Maybeputacountdownonyourphone.B．Volunteeringcanchangeyourperspective.C．Effectivewaystoboostyourmoodthistimeofyear.D．Recognizethatit’snormaltofeelemotionalduringtheholidays.E．Reachouttopeopleyoucareaboutorhavelosttouchwithovertheyears.F．Whetherit’sachatwiththegrocerystoreclerkorgreetingswithpeopleyoupassonyourwalk.G．Onewaytocopewithbeingaloneonholidaysisactuallytogooutanddosomethingproductive.二、完形填空(★★★)Manypeoplethinkoftheirgrandparentsastheirheroes.ButthegrandchildrenofDonnaJeanWildecanofficiallysaytheirgrandmotherisasuperhero.The59-year-oldgrandmotherbrokehersecondworldrecordtitleafter________1,575push-upsin60minutes,takinghometheawardformostpush-upsinonehour.HerwincomesrightafterherMarchtitle,________forthelongesttimeinanabdominal(腹部的)plankposition,whenshe________aplankfor4hours30minutesand11seconds.DonnaJeansaystheintensetrainingforherfirstrecord________helpedheronhersecond.She________doingpush-upswhenshehadtodo500adayforherplanking________.“Ihadto________thehappytearsandkeepgoing,”saidDonnaJean.“Istillfeltquite________andIwasaimingforahighnumberofpush-upstocompleteinthenext17minutes.”Theattempttookplaceata________home.________heronwere11ofher12grandkids,withahandmadeposter________“Mygrandmaisofficiallyamazing!”Afterherrecord,shechattedwithexcitedfamilymembers,enjoyingalltheirloveandappreciationfortheir________Amazinggrandmother.“Ibelievethatifwestay________andhavehealthandwellnessgoalswecan________gracefullyandpowerfully,”saidDonnaJean.Andevenifyoucan’tcomplete1,575push-ups,oneisalwaysagreatplaceto________!21.A．carryingB．takingC．completingD．conflicting22.A．obtainedB．hopedC．answeredD．longed23.A．setB．heldC．walkedD．hit24.A．typeB．levelC．prizeD．title25.A．paidattentiontoB．askedaboutC．fellinlovewithD．objectedto26.A．preparationB．ambitionC．experienceD．direction27.A．takeinB．fightbackC．burstintoD．putaway28.A．boredB．lostC．strongD．depressed29.A．neighbor’sB．senior’sC．stranger’sD．teacher’s30.A．CheeringB．AgreeingC．CallingD．Depending31.A．makingB．sayingC．puttingD．writing32.A．NaturallyB．EventuallyC．SuddenlyD．Officially33.A．proudB．generousC．activeD．sympathetic34.A．earnB．ageC．learnD．survive35.A．liveB．leaveC．startD．break三、语法填空(★★★)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。JourneytotheWestisaclassicChinesenovelwrittenbyWuCheng’enduringtheMingdynasty.Hepaints36.amazingandvividimageforthereader.Hiswordscreateabeautifulworldthereadercannothelpbutbecomeinterested37..ThenovelbeginsbytellingthetaleofhowMonkeycomesinto38.(exist)andthemischiefhecausesthatgetshimintosomuchtroublewiththegods,which39.(ultimate)resultsinhim40.(trap)underFiveElementMountainbyBuddha.ThenitfollowstheadventuresofthemonkXuanZangashetravelstoIndiainsearchofBuddhistscriptures.Alongtheway,he41.(accompany)bySunWukong,ZhuBajieandShaWujing.Theyencounternumerouschallengesandovercome42.(vary)obstacles.JourneytotheWestisaliterarymasterpiece,43.hasleftanunforgettablemarkonChineseculture44.literature.Itgivesreadersspiritualinsightsintoapersonwho45.(journey)tofindpeacewithinhimselfandenlightenment.Thenovelisamust-readforanyoneinterestedinclassicliterature,mythology,andspiritualquests.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假如你是李华，想邀请喜欢中国戏曲的外教Tom来参加你校即将举办的京剧脸谱艺术展(PekingOperaFacialMake-upExhibition)，请你给他写一封电子邮件。内容包括：(1)活动的时间和地点；(2)活动的内容。注意：(1)写作词数应为80个左右；(2)请按如下格式作答。DearTom,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua五、书面表达(★★★)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。Onceuponatime,inalandfaraway,therewasasmallvillage,whichthrivedintheheartofabigjungle.Thevillagerslivedahappylife.Allofthemwereusedtotheirroboticdailytasksandnoneofthemhadtheimaginationorthewilltotrysomethingnew,exceptonegirlnamedHannah.Veryfewpeopleinthevillagecouldread,letalonewrite,andHannahwasoneofthem.Herparentshadmadesurethattheironlychildgetseverythingpossible.Hannahwasanadventurousspiritwithanimaginationfarbeyondhertime.Shelovedtoexploreandwouldspendhoursinthewoodslookingfornewthings.Shelovedtocreatestoriesinherheadandusedtoimagineherselfasoneofhercharacters.Oneafternoon,whenHannahwasononeofheradventurousquests,shecameuponanabandonedcottage.Shetiptoedtothedoorandslowlyopenedit.Shewasleftstunned.InfrontofHannahwasaroomfullofbooks!Hannahwasexcitedassherealizedthatshehadfoundahiddentreasure.Hannahpickedtwobooksanddecidedtoreadthematherhome.Shemetherfriendsonthew