2024-2025学年山西省运城市高二上学期1月期末调研测试英语试卷

2024—2025学年山西省运城市高二上学期1月期末调研测试英语试卷

一、听力选择题(★★)1.Wherearethespeakers?

A．Athome.B．Atabusstop.C．Attheairport.(★)2.Whattimeisitnow?

A．10:00p.m.B．10:30p.m.C．11:00p.m.(★★)3.Whatisthemangoingtodonext?

A．Cleantheyard.B．Washhisclothes.C．Watchamovie.(★★)4.What’swrongwiththeman?

A．Hedidn’tsleepwell.B．Hehasaheadache.C．Hegotsunburned.(★★)5.HowwillDavidgettotheclub?

A．Bycar.B．Bysubway.C．Bybike.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Fatheranddaughter.B．Husbandandwife.C．Brotherandsister.7.Whatwillthespeakersdotomorrow?

A．Tidyupthegarage.B．Cleanupthebackyard.C．Gotothesupermarket.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8.WheredidLindahavedinnerlastnight?

A．Inahotel.B．Inalocalrestaurant.C．Inherfriend’shouse.9.WhatdidLindadolastnightforthefirsttime?

A．SheaterealChinesefood.B．Shelearnedhowtousechopsticks.C．SheexperiencedAmericandiningculture.10.WhatdidLindathinkofthetraditionoffoodsharing?

A．Shethoughtitwasstrange.B．Shereallyappreciatedit.C．Shecouldn’tstandit.(★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。11.Howdidthemanfeelabouthisperformancetoday?

A．Greatlyencouraged.B．Abitdissatisfied.C．Extremelyscared.12.Whathelpedthemanovercometheproblem?

A．Patience.B．Luck.C．Determination.13.Whatisthewomandoing?

A．Conductinganinterview.B．Holdingapressconference.C．Hostingaceremony.(★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。14.Whatisthewomanrecommendingtotheman?

A．Awriter.B．Aclub.C．Acourse.15.Whatisthewomanreadingnow?

A．TheBeautifulMind.B．TheGreatGatsby.C．TheKiteRunner.16.Howmuchtimedoesthemanhavetoreadthebook?

A．Twoweeks.B．Threeweeks.C．Fourweeks.(★★★)听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.Whatisthespeaker?

A．Adoctor.B．Afitnesscoach.C．APEteacher.18.Whatshouldpeopledobeforestartingexercise?

A．Haveanexamination.B．Makeaplan.C．Consulttheirdoctor.19.Whatdoesthespeakeradvisepeopletodo?

A．Increasetherunningdistancegradually.B．Avoiddoinganyhardexercise.C．Exerciseatapropertime.20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlywanttotellus?

A．Howtochooseexercise.B．Howtoruncorrectly.C．Howtokeephealthy.二、阅读理解(★★★)RESTOREANDREWILDThe2024NatureRestorationLawaimstorenewandprotect20percentoftheEuropeanUnion’s(EU’s)decreasedlandby2030.Europeislaunchinghundredsofboldrewildinginitiativesinthefollowingplaces,whichleadstoalotofbenefitsforwildlifeandpeople.ApennineHunting,poisoning,andtrafficaccidentsendangersome60MarsicanbearsinthecentralApennine.Removingoutdatedfencinghelpsthemmovefreelyandthenumberoftouristsisstrictlycontrolled.KraansvlakBison(野牛)introducedtoworkaslandscapeengineersfeedontreesinvadingeasilydestroyedsandhills.Theresult:asustainableecosystemandhabitat.KoitajokiWorktorestore2,500acresofpeatlands(泥炭地)hasbeenbeneficialtobirds,floodreduction,andecosystemsunderthewater,aidingfishsuchasFinland’slastnaturalsalmon.CarpathianMountainsThegovernment’scallingonsustainabletourismleadstodecreasingtouristnumbers.Theregionisseeingthereturnofwildlifetoabandonedfarmland.CONSERVATIONVS.REWILDINGThesetworestorationmodelsareguidedbydifferentapproachesandlong-termgoals.

ConversationRewildingApplicationzoneSmaller,isolatedhabitatsinneedofcarefulmanagementLarge-scalelandscape,marginalfarmland

(边远农田),orpostindustrialsitesApproachesTheapproachisdefensive,involved,human-ledEmphasizesnaturalprocessesandhands-offmanagementGoalsFocusesonmonitoringanddistributionofendangeredspeciesBoostsrarespecies21.Whatistheintentionoflaunchingthe2024NatureRestorationLaw?

A．Toprotecttheworld’sland.B．Toconductwildliferesearch.C．Topromotebiologicalinitiatives.D．TopreservetheEU’sdecliningarea.22.WhatisthecommonapproachusedinApennineandCarpathianMountains?

A．Forbiddinghunting.B．Dismissingoutdatedmeasures.C．Limitingtouristnumbers.D．Restoringabandonedlands.23.Whichareaismoresuitableforapplyingrewilding?

A．Richfarmland.B．Vastlandscape.C．Isolatedhabitats.D．Preindustrialsites.(★★★)Oneofmyearliestmemoriesisofmyfathersittingmedownatourkitchentablewithcanvases,paints,andbrushes.Hetaughtmehowtoblendcolorsandusedifferentmaterials.Wheneverwefeltinspired,wesetoutallourmaterialsandpaintedwhatourheartsdesired.MyfathergrewupinasmallvillageintheDominicanRepublic.Despitenothavingmanymaterialsavailable,hecreatedartwithwhateverhehad.Myfathersavedhismoneytobuypaintsandcoloredpencilstodrawonthewallsaroundhishome.Whenhewas15,hearrivedinAmericaaloneandstayedwithhisauntinFloridaforawhilebeforefinishinghighschoolinNewYorkwithanotheraunt.Hestudiedveryhard.Eventually,myfatherwasabletoobtainhiscitizenship.AsIgotolder,hecontinuedtogivemelessons,teachingmedifferentbrushstrokesandhowtotakecareofmyartsupplies.Hetaughtmetofindbeautyineverythingandeveryonearoundme.Igrewtolovedrawingpeople,asIcouldhighlightthephysicalfeaturesthatmakeeveryoneuniqueandbeautiful.Itwasn’tuntilIbeganlookingcarefullyintomyfather’spaintingsandtheworkofpopularartistsonInstagramthatIstartedtobemorecriticalofmywork.IstartedtoworrythatIcouldneverliveuptomyfather’stalent.Mysimple,two-dimensionaldrawingsfellflatcomparedtohisrealisticlandscapes.Goingthroughmysketchbooksandportfolios,Ifoundfaultinallmydrawings.ArtwasmyfavoritethingintheworldbutIstartedtobelieveIwasn’tgoodatit.Insteadofworkingtowardimproving,Idecidedtogiveupdrawing.MyfathernoticedthatIhadbeendrawingandpaintinglessandtoldme,“Mia,youshouldauditionfortheschool.IwishI’dhadanopportunitytostudyartlikethiswhenIwasakid.”Myfather’sbraveryandstrengtharethingsthatIdesiretohave.Sooverthenextfewmonths,Iworkedonmyportfolio.Lookingbackatmypictures,IcanseehowmuchIhaveimprovedsincethen.TheschoolmusthaveseenpotentialinmydrawingsbecauseIgotin!Itwaseye-openingtoattendacollegethatspecializesinthearts.Ilearnedtoembracemyindividualityandmytalent.Ihavebecomemoreopenaboutsharingmyartworksandreceivingconstructivecriticism,whichraisesmyself-beliefinmyart.24.Whydoestheauthorintroduceherfather’sexperienceinparagraph2?

A．Toprovethatartisawaytofightpoverty.B．Toillustratetherootsofherfather’sinfluenceonher.C．Tocriticizethelackofeducationalchancesinruralareas.D．Tocontrastherlifewiththedifficultiesherfatherexperienced.25.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“fellflat”inparagraph4mean?

A．Lackedvisualappeal.B．Outshoneotherworks.C．Hadcomplexstructures.D．Lookedincrediblyrealistic.26.Whatkindofpersonistheauthor’sfather?

A．Braveandcarefree.B．Creativebutstubborn.C．Ambitiousbutdependent.D．Persistentandsupportive.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A．Artisaboutfollowingestablishedrules.B．Talentguaranteesadmissiontoartprograms.C．Confidencecomesfromacceptingimperfection.D．Progresscanbeachievedthroughtrialanderror.(★★★)Warmingseasacrosstheglobeareendangeringcoralreefs,akeyecosystemthatsupportsmarinelifetoliveandthrive.Asanovelapproachtosavingthemfromextinction,scientistshaverecentlyfrozengroupsofadultcoralsforthefirsttimeandthenrevivedthem,accordingtoarecentstudy.Freezingbiologicalmaterials,or“cryopreserving”them,referstokeepingtheminadeepfreezeforlongperiodswithoutaffectingthecell’sviability(活性),accordingtotheScienceTimeswebsite.Thismethodusuallycoolsthemtoverylowtemperatures,commonlyto-196℃.Sincecellswouldnormallydieatsuchalowtemperatureduetotheformationoficeinside,scientistsneedtomonitorthefreezingrateandchoosethefreezingmediumcarefully.ResearchersintheU.S.experimentedwithfreezingpea-sizedpiecesofacommoncoralinHawaii.Afterremovingthemicrobes(微生物)onthecorals,theysealedthecoralsinmetalcontainersfilledwithachemicalsolutionthatpartiallydehydrated(脱水)themandhelpedcontrolicegrowth.Whenthecoralsreachedatemperatureofaround-200℃,theremainingwaterinthecoralssolidifiedintoaglassyform.Thecoralswerestillalive,withtheirlife-drivingfunctionsbecomingextremelyslow.Afterbeingcryopreservedforafewminutes,theresearcherspulledthecoralsoutandplacedtheminwarmwater.Intwominutes,theystartedconsumingoxygen-asignofthemstayingalive.Previously,researchershadalreadysuccessfullycryopreservedcorallarvae(幼虫),accordingtoastudyin2018.However,thelarvaecanonlybecollectedwhencoralsproduceeggsinlargequantities,whichhappensjustafewnightseachyear.“That’sputtingalotofeggsinonebasket,”U.S.marinescientistLizaRogertoldScienceNews.Thisbreakthroughoffersmorehopetotheworld’scorals,saidRoger.However,there’smoreworktobedone.Afewdaysafterwarmingup,thecoralsbecame“stressedout”fromtheprocessandwerekilledbythebacteriatheynormallyliveinharmonywith.Theresearchersareworkingonusingantibiotics(抗生素)tohelpthemsurviveforalongerperiodoftime.28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Freezingcoralsforfutureuse.B．Killingbacteriatorescuecorals.C．Discoveringacoolingmethod.D．Protectingcoralsinanewway.29.Whatisthekeyelementinthenewmethodofsavingcorals?

A．Metalcontainers.B．Dryice.C．Lowtemperature.D．Propercells.30.Howdidresearchersidentifythecryopreservedcoralswerealive?

A．Theybecamesmaller.B．Theybegantobreathe.C．Theystartedtomove.D．Theystretchedout.31.Whatmayfutureresearchfocuson?

A．Extendingthelifeofthecorals.B．Maintainingthetemperature.C．Warmingupthecoralscarefully.D．Helpinglarvaelaymoreeggs.(★★★)Howlongdoesittakeforareadertogetabookafterplacinganorderinalibraryofover8million?TheanswerfromanewlibraryinsuburbanBeijingislessthan15minutes.LocatedintheeasterndistrictofTongzhou,BeijingLibraryhasbecomeapopulardestinationsinceitopened.Itreceivedover80,000visitsduringthethree-dayNewYearholiday.Bookloversareattractednotonlybythelibrary’sarchitecturaldesign,butalsobyitslargecollectionofbooksandsmartservices.Coveringsome75,000squaremeters,BeijingLibraryhousesover8millionbooks.Thetoweringstacks(书库)onthelibrary’sbasementfloorcontributetoitsmassivecapacity.Theyarepartofthelargestsingleautomatedstorageandretrieval(检索)systemforbooksinChina.Thestackshaveatotalstorageareaoflessthan3,000squaremeters,yettheycanstoreupto7.1millionbookslargelyduetotheirspecialdesign.Besides,thesmartsystemincludesvarioustypesofsmartequipmentlikerobots,whichenableintelligentbookdeliveryandsorting.Theautomatedbookstorageandretrievalsystemfunctionslikethesmartbrainofthelibrary,enablinganarrayofhighlyefficientservicesthatreducemanuallabor.BeijingLibraryisnotaloneinadoptinginnovativestoragemethods.TheSuzhouNo.2Library,whichopenedinlate2019,wasthefirstChineselibrarytoapplythesmartbookstorageandretrievalsystem.Tomakeborrowingbookseasier,visitorstoBeijingLibrarycanregisterforaseamless(无缝的)borrowingserviceempoweredbyfacialrecognitionandothertechnologies.Adigitalguideatthelibrary’sentrancealsoofferson-demandinteractionswithvisitors.Readerswhowanttoavoidtraveltothelibrarycanusetheonlineborrowingservice,whichwilldeliverthebooktotheirdoorstep.Thelibrary’sonlineborrowingserviceisopentoreadersnotonlyinBeijingbutalsoinneighboringareas.“It’squitearefreshingexperiencetovisitthelibrary,”saysMengFan,alocalsixth-grader.“Thebookshereenrichourmind,andsomeofthesmartservicesherecanblowourmind.”32.WhichofthefollowingisareasonforBeijingLibrary’spopularity?

A．Itslocationisconvenient.B．Itsouterwallsareunique.C．Ithasalargecollectionofbooks.D．ItisthelargestlibraryofBeijing.33.WhatdoBeijingLibraryandSuzhouNo.2Libraryhaveincommon?

A．Theybothofferadigitalguide.B．Theybothusethefacialrecognitiontechnology.C．Theybothadoptspecialarchitecturaldesigns.D．Theybothusethesmartbookstorageandretrievalsystem.34.WhatdoweknowabouttheonlineborrowingserviceofBeijingLibrary?

A．Itisopentoreadersnationwide.B．ItcandeliverbooksinandaroundBeijing.C．Itcanonlybeusedbythelibrarians.D．Itstillneedstobeupgraded.35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．TheSmartServiceofBeijingLibraryB．ThePopularityofBeijingLibraryC．TheHistoryofBeijingLibraryD．TheFutureDevelopmentofBeijingLibrary(★★★)Doyouwanttoimproveyoursavingsin2025?Ifso,the52-weekmoneychallengeisasimpleandeffectivewaytostayontrack.36.Andallyouneedis$1tostart.Whatisthe52-weekmoneychallenge?Usingthe52-weekmoneychallenge,youshoulddeposit(存入)anincreasingamountofmoneyintoyoursavingseachweekforoneyear.37.Inotherwords,you’llsave$1thefirstweek,$2thesecondweek,$3thethirdweek,andsoonuntilyouputaway$52inweek52.Thosenumbersareguidelines,butyoucangetcreativewiththeamountyousaveeachweekifyou’dliketosavemoreovertheyearoryoudon’thaveenoughextracashavailablefortheregularchallenge.38.Asimplepiggybank(存钱罐)mayworkforyou,butnoteveryonehascashonhandtodepositeachweek.Plus,havingyoursavingsinsuchanaccessibleplacemaytemptyoutodipintoitbeforetheendofthechallenge.39.Thenmoveyourchallengemoneyintoiteachweek,whichcanpreventimpulse(冲动)spendingandhelpyouaccumulateabitmoreoverthecourseoftheyearthroughinterestearnings.Ifyoureallywanttomakethingseasy,considerautomaticsavingsfeatures.40.Youcansetupautomatictransfersofacertainamountofmoneyintoyournewsavingsaccount.Ifyouneverseeit,youwon’thavethechancetomissthecashbeforeitgoesintosavings.Keepup,andbythistimenextyear,you’llbuildupyoursavings.

A．Thus,startwithasmall,manageableamount.B．Togetstarted,firstfindsomewheretostoreyoursavings.C．Consideropeningahigh-yieldsavingsaccountinstead.D．Ifyousticktoitthroughouttheyear,you’llsave$1,378extradollars.E．Theycomewithmanymobilebankingappsandmoney-savingapps.F．Matchweeklysavingsamountwiththenumberoftheweekinyourchallenge.G．It’simportanttoadjustthechallengetofityourpersonalfinancialcircumstances.三、完形填空(★★)WillieWilsonalwayslivedlifetothefullest.AstarathleteandMr.Popularinschool,hehaddreamsofa_______basketballcareer.However,at13,hislifechanged_______whenhebegantolosehisvision.Hecouldn’tseetheblackboardclearlyasbefore,andsoonhecouldrarely_______hisclassmates.By15,hewascompletelyblind,andnoonecould_______thesuddenloss.Strugglingtodealwithit,Willieranthestreetswithfriendsandfoughtanyonewho_______him,tryingtoprovehewasstillthesame“ThrillWillieWilson”.Healways_______toacknowledgehisweaknessuntilalife-changingspeechaboutsavingoneselfonTV_______himtoseekanewpath,leadinghimtocollege.Unfortunately,hischallengeswereenlargedwhenhebeganlosinghis_______,andby21,hewasbothblindanddeaf.Hedroppedoutofschoolandmovedbacktohis_______,whenhewasfinallydiagnosedwithabraintumor(肿瘤).Willie’slifebecamea________ofhospitalvisitsandsurgeries,leavinghim________tohisbedroomasfriendsleftaway.Determinedto________theworld,hetookonthechallengeoflearningAmericanSignLanguage.Then,hediscoveredanapartmentcommunitydesignedforindividualswith________.Acceptedintotheprogram,Willieregainedhisindependenceandobtained________fromkindstrangers.Now,he’sMr.Popularagain,hissigningskillsimprovingdaily,andheoften________thedayofstaffandresidentswithhissharpsenseofhumor.41.A．considerateB．professionalC．wealthyD．sensitive42.A．especiallyB．eventuallyC．objectivelyD．dramatically43.A．recognizeB．rememberC．rejectD．trouble44.A．recallB．experienceC．explainD．comfort45.A．wokeupB．helpedwithC．laughedatD．tookin46.A．competedB．smiledC．determinedD．refused47.A．threatenedB．inspiredC．forcedD．entertained48.A．sightB．confidenceC．hearingD．strength49.A．homeB．occupationC．streetD．dream50.A．gameB．routineC．comedyD．joke51.A．devotedB．objectedC．opposedD．limited52.A．connectwithB．agreewithC．complainaboutD．giveup53.A．talentsB．relativesC．degreesD．disabilities54.A．visionB．perseveranceC．motivationD．criticism55.A．wastesB．brightensC．arrangesD．expands四、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。Porcelain(瓷器),56.(feature)itsdelicatetexture,pleasingcolor,andrefinedsculpture,hasbeenoneofthe57.(good)artworksintroducedtothewesternworldthroughtheSilkRoad.TheearliestonewasfoundmadeofKaolinintheShangDynasty(17th-11thCenturyBC),andpossessedthecommonaspectsofthesmoothnessandunaffectedqualityofhardenamel(搪瓷),thoughpotterywaresweremore58.(wide)usedamongmostoftheordinarypeople.Anywayitwasthebeginning.Inthefollowingdynasties,duetoitsdurabilityandshine,porcelainrapidlybecame59.necessityofdailylife,especiallyinthemiddleandupperclasses.Theyweremadeintheformofallkindsof60.(item),suchasbowls,cups,vasesandsoon.Blueandwhitechina(qinghua)isthemostwidespreadandfamousChineseporcelain,61.originatedintheTangandSongeras(618AD-1279AD),butitstechnologydidn’tmature62.theYuanera(1271AD-1368AD).Throughthe63.(develop)ofover4,000years,nowitisstillabrilliantkindofartthatattractsthousandsofpeople.ThePorcelainCapital,JingdezheninJiangxiProvince,which64.(praise)forthousandsofyears,willbecertain65.(satisfy)yourappetiteforbeauty.五、书信写作(★★★)66.你校英文报正在为“绿色校园活动”（GreenCampusCampaign）征集创意。请你写一篇短文投稿。内容包括：（1）活动认识；（2）创意介绍。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。GreenCampusCampaign_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、书面表达(★★★)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。“Anothernewyear,”Maggiethoughtassheheadedout.Shewalkedafewblockstobuyherselfagift.Suddenly,onestorecaughtherattention.Andassheenteredthefrontdoor,asmallbellannouncedherpresence.“HappyNewYear,”amangreeted.“Hi,”Maggiereplied,“youtoo.”“CanIhelpyoufindsomething?”heinquired.“Idon’treallyknowwhatIwantasmygift,”Maggiesighed.“Ah,whenyoudon’tknowwhatyouwant,getwhatyouneed,”heoffered.Afterabriefmomentofsilence,themansmiledandclaimed,“Ihavetheperfectgiftforyou.”Themanwenttoashelfthathadoneitemleftonit.“Thisiswhatyouneed,”hesaidashehandedMaggiea