2024-2025學(xué)年廣東省深圳市光明區(qū)高級中學(xué)高二上學(xué)期期末測試英語試題

一、閱讀理解(★★)EsmeraldaThisPortugueseshipsankoffthecoastofOmanin1503.Firstdiscoveredin1998andthenextensivelyexcavated(發(fā)掘)byateamledbyDavidMearnsbetween2013and2015,itistheoldestshipwreck(沉船)recoveredfromEurope’sAgeofExploration.BlackSeaShipwreckDiscoveredin2018byateamfromtheBlackSeaMaritimeArchaeologyProject,theshipsankmorethan2,400yearsago.Itistheoldestundamagedshipwreckeverfound.“Ashipinsuchgoodconditionfromtheclassicalworld,issomethingIwouldneverhavebelievedpossible,”saidProfessorJonAdams,theprincipalinvestigatoroftheteamthatfoundthewreck.GribshundenTheflagshipofJohn,KingofDenmark,caughtfireandsankintheBalticSeain1495.There,itlayundiscovereduntilmembersofalocaldiveclubcameacrossitinthe1970s;unawareofitssignificance,theydidnotreportittoarchaeologistsuntil2000,andnotuntil2013wasthewreck’sidentityconfirmed.Consideredoneofthebest-preservedshipwrecksoftheperiod,ithasslowlybeenrevealingitssecrets.BlackSwanInMay2007,aFlorida-basedcompanyannouncedthat,usingunderwaterrobots,ithaddiscoveredashipwreckintheAtlantic,code-named(代號為)“BlackSwan”.However,thegovernmentofSpainclaimedthatthewreckwastheNuestraSenoradelasMercedes,aSpanishshipthatsankoffthecoastofPortugalin1804followingabattlewithfourBritishnavyships.Afteralonglegalbattle,thetreasurewasreturnedtoSpainin2012.1.Whichshipwreckisthelatestdiscovery?

A．Esmeralda.B．BlackSeaShipwreck.C．Gribshunden.D．BlackSwan.2.WhatdoBlackSeaShipwreckandGribshundenhaveincommon?

A．Theywerediscoveredinthesamearea.B．Theywerefirstnoticedbylocalpeople.C．Theywereingoodshapewhendiscovered.D．Theywereinthepossessionofaroyalfamily.3.HowdidSpaingetBlackSwanreturned?

A．Bygoingtothecourt.B．BycontactingthePortugalgovernment.C．ByjoiningabattleagainstBritishnavy.D．Byofferinganothertreasureasanexchange.(★★★)Iusedtowanttobeazookeeper,butafterbecomingawildliferescueworker,IfoundthatthisworkisevenmorevaluablethanIthought.NotonlycanIhelpinjuredwildanimals,butIcanalsofacilitatetheirreturntothewild.Wemakeeveryefforttoaccomplishthisgoal:hidingfoodunderrocksandfallenleavestosimulate(模擬)anaturalenvironment,ordoingourbesttomaintainsomedistancefromtheanimalsandpreventthemfrombondingwithhumans.IamoftenaskedwhetherIfeelatallsadwhenit’stimetoreleasetheanimals—totellyouthetruth,I’malwaysprettywillingtoletthemgo.Allofmyeffortshavebeentowardallowingthemtoreturntothewild,andthewildiswheretheybelong,sothere’snoreasonforreluctanceonmypart.Butitistruethatsometimesthereisnowayforananimaltogobacktothewild,ortokeepitfrombondingwithhumans.Lastyear,Irescuedalight-ventedbulbul(白頭鵯).Thebird,initiallylackingfeathers,recoveredunderourcare.Itwasscheduledforreleaseduringitsadolescentperiod,duringwhichit’srelativelyeasytosocialize.Butaninjurytoitsflightfeathersdelayeditsreturntothewild.Thebirdimprintedonhumansduringthefollowingtwomonths,whichwasacriticalcognitive(認(rèn)知的)developmentperiod,leadingittoreturntousafterbeingreleased.Whenweengageinwildliferescue,wehavetoteachanimalshowtomaintainahighdegreeofcautionaroundhumans.Iftheybecometootrustingofhumans,itisverylikelythatway,oursuccessdependsnotontheanimals,oronourworkhere,butmoresoontheattitudehumanswouldnotbeabadthing,andourreleaseattemptcouldthenbesuccessful.4.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’sjob?

A．Itwashisinitialcareerchoice.B．Itforbidscloseinteractionwithanimals.C．Itmainlyaimstocuretheinjuredanimals.D．Itinvolvesbothrescueandreleaseefforts.5.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sfeelingtoreleasetherescuedanimals?

A．Ambitious.B．Cheerful.C．Sorrowful.D．Anxious.6.Whichisclosestinmeaningto“imprintedon”inparagraph3?

A．Wasattachedto.B．Wasawareof.C．Wassensitiveto.D．Wascautiousof.7.Whatisthekeytothesuccessofwildliferescuework?

A．Animals’faithinhumans.B．Human’sknowledgeinthework.C．Human’sattitudetowardsanimals.D．Animals’abilitytosurviveinthewild.(★★)TouristscomeinflocksfromallpartsofChinatoRongjiang,asmallcountyinaremotemountainousarea,whichhasrecentlybecomepopularforits“VillageSuperLeague”,creatingaspectacularsportscarnivalinChina.DuringamatchinMay,WuChuguo,adecorationworkerfromLiubaitangvillage,RongjiangCounty,scoredaspectacular40-metergoalthatignited(點(diǎn)燃)thecrowd.Wusaidhewasinfluencedbyeldersinhisvillageandfellinlovewiththesport.Inthecounty,ruralsoccermatcheshavetakenplaceregularlysincethe1990s.Whentherewasalackoffacilities,soccerplayersusedbarrenlandasafieldandwoodenstakesfortheposts.Theboundariesweremarkedoutwithlimepowder.Whentheycouldn'tgatherenoughplayers,theyplayedfutsal,asoccer-basedgameplayedonasmallerhardcourt.Inrecentyears,thecountyhasfocusedongymnastics,soccer,rockclimbingandothersports.WhatsetstheVillageSuperLeagueapartfromothersportseventsarethevividdisplaysofethnicculturesandtraditionsatthetournament.Asplayersofbothteamswalkonthefieldforagame,theyareaccompaniedbytheircheeringsquads(啦啦隊(duì))dressedintraditionalethniccostumesandcarryinglocalspecialties.Thehalftimebreakfeaturesfolksongsanddanceperformances,whileethniccostumesarealsoondisplay.“hopethatmoreandmoretouristswillcometoRongjiangtowatchthematches,enjoythefolkcustomsandlocalcuisine,andhavefun,”saidXiongZhuqing,amelongrowerwhoisalsoacheerleader.Shesaysshehassoldover10,000kilogramsofwatermelonssincethestartofthetournament.AsofJune27,atotalof654newbusinesseswereestablished,including91inthecateringsector,188inretail,and195inagricultureandfoodprocessing,thelocalgovernmentsaid.8.Whatcanweknowabouttheruralsoccermatch?

A．Ithasbeenheldsince1990.B．Itlacksfacilitiesforplayers.C．ItwasinventedbyWuChuguo.D．Ithastakenplacesincethe1990s.9.WhyistheVillageSuperLeaguedifferentfromothersportsevents?

A．Becauseithascheeringsquads.B．Becauseitfocusesonvarioussports.C．Becauseitdevelopsatop-leveltalent.D．Becauseitreflectsethnicculturesandtraditions.10.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?

A．XiongZhuqinghashelpedfarmerstosellwatermelons.B．TheVillageSuperLeaguestimulatesthelocaleconomicgrowth.C．Thelocalgovernmentinvestedalotofmoneyinnewbusinesses.D．TheVillageSuperLeagueattractsalotofmerchantsfromotherplaces.11.Whoaremostlikelytobeinterestedinthisarticle?

A．Paintinglovers.B．Shopkeepers.C．Sportsenthusiasts.D．Newsreporters.(★★★)A“sparkbird”isthespeciesthatinspiressomeonetostartbirdwatching,namelybirding.ForTrishKane,thatbirdwasthecardinal(紅衣鳳頭鳥).Hearingcardinals’callswasaninitialsteptowardover1,960hoursofbirding,33fieldnotebooksandacareerchange.Inherbook,BirdingtoChangetheWorld,Kanechartshertransformationfromajournalisttoanenvironmentalist.In2005,aterriblehurricanehitKane’shometown.Afterit,shehadtocopewiththelossofherhome.Inwatchingthecardinalsandotherbirds,shefoundrelief.Soonshestartedbringingherstudentsalong.“MystudentsstaredatmeindisbeliefwhenItoldthemIhadnevercaredaboutbirdsbefore,”Kanewrites.“Isuddenlywonderedhowmanycreatureswoulddiebecauseofthewaywelived.”Shedecidedtopursueanenvironmentally-consciouscareer.In2007,shetookacoursetostudyenvironmentalscience.MostofthebookfocusesonKane’seffortstopreserveWarnerPark,anideallocationsatisfyingbirdingrequirementsforherclass.Shesuccessfullycampaignedtostoptheconstructionofaparkinglot.Heractivismsnowballedintoalocalbirdwatchingandprotectingorganization.IteventuallybecamepartofKane’sdoctoralresearch,andlaunchedabirdingclassthatpairsmiddleschoolstudentswithcollege-studentadvisors.Thebookshowsreadersthatagoodknowledgeofnaturedoesn’trequireadegree.TakeJeremy,aseeminglyuninterestedboyinKane’sbirdingclass.Whenreportersjoinedanouting,thenormallyquietJeremystartedtalkingexcitedlyaboutthebunting,asmallbluebird.Kanesoonlearnedthathehadsecretlytakentostudyingthefieldguidegiventohimbyhisadvisor.Atitscore,BirdingtoChangetheWorldisabouthowpeopleandbirdstodaydependononeanother.“Forbirds,thatdependenceisconcrete.Forthousandsofyears,ourspecieshasseenbirdsasasymbolofliberation,”Kanewrites.Inhercase,itisliberationfromthegriefanddepressionthatthehurricanebrought.“Birdbybird,theycarveanewpathwayinmylife,ajoyfulpathway.”12.WhatmadeKanepursueanenvironmentalistcareer?

A．Herguiltabouttheseriousharmtobirds.B．Thedesiretoguidestudentstogobirding.C．Thecomfortfrombirdingafterthedisaster.D．Herstudents’disbeliefinherignoranceofbirds.13.WhatcanwelearnaboutKanefromparagraph3?

A．Sheworkedhardonherlatestbook.B．SheprotectedWarnerParkonherown.C．Herbirdingclassconsistedofadvisors.D．Heractivismledtopositivechaineffects.14.WhatdoesJeremy’sexperiencesuggest?

A．Interestinnaturediffersbetweenkidsandadults.B．Childrenlearnmorefromnaturethanfrombooks.C．Childrenareborncuriousaboutoutdooractivities.D．Potentialinkidscanbereleasedwithproperguide.15.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．AJoyfulExperienceofBirdingB．TheTransformativePowerofBirdingC．ALifeJourneyofanEnvironmentalistD．TheSelf-appreciationofaBookWriter(★★★★)Someindividualsarebornwithagiftforpublicspeaking.16Doyouwanttobeagoodpublicspeaker?Herearesomeprinciplesyoumustmaster.Peoplewanttolistentosomeonewhoisinteresting,relaxedandcomfortable.Toooftenwhenyoustanduptogiveaspeech,youfocusonthe“public”attheexpenseofthe“speaking.”17Focusonthespeaking.Talkdirectlytoyouraudience,beyourselfandmakeaconnection.Eventhemostsuccessfulpublicspeakerwillmakemistakes.Yet,theonlyonewhocaresaboutanymistakeistheonewhoisspeaking.People’sattentionwandersconstantly.Infact,mostpeopleonlyabsorbabout20percentofaspeaker’smessage.So,don’tstopspeakingwhenyoumakeamistakeunlessit’satrulyseriousone.18Yourgoalisnottobeaperfectpublicspeaker.19Andlikeeverythingelseinlife,thattakespractice.Remember,evenworldchampionathletespracticetheirskillsonaconsistentbasis.20It’sraretohearsomeonesay,“Iwishthatspeakerhadspokenlonger.“Ontheotherhand,youprobablycan’tcountthetimesthatyou’vethought,“I’mgladthattalkisover.Itseemedtogoonforever!“Sosurpriseyouraudience.Alwaysmakeyourpresentationjustabitshorterthananticipated.It’sbettertoleaveyourlistenerswishingformorethanshiftingrestlesslyintheirseatswaitingforyourspeechfinallytoend.

A．Dotheopposite.B．Youwanttobeaneffectivepublicspeaker.C．Youdon’tneedtoapologizeforaminorslip.D．Whenitcomestopublicspeaking,lessisusuallymore.E．TheobjectiveofmostspeechesistobenefittheaudienceF．TakethefearoutofpublicspeakingbyfocusingonyourlistenersG．However,themajorityofpeopleareeffectivespeakersbecausetheytraintobe.二、完形填空(★★)Ineverconsideredmyselfapersonforhiking.ButonmyfirsttriptotheRepublicofGeorgia,everytravelerI_________spokeaboutahikeintheGreaterCaucasusMountainsthatIabsolutelycouldn’t_________.That’swhyIdecidedtohavea_________—hikingfromKazbegiTowntoGergetiTrinityChurch.Thoughthetripisashortone,basedonthechurch’slocationatopamountain,Iknewitwasgoingtobea_________climb—especiallyaftersixweeksoftravelingaround.I_________KazbegiTownonacold,foggyafternoonanddecidedtobeginthehikingtothe_________thenextmorning.Luckily,a(n)_________overthebreakfasttableatmyguesthouse_________me.Igotchattingwithacouplewhohaddonethehikeandhadacrucial_________forme:Don’tfollowthe__________route,butinstead,takethepathontheleftsideofthemountain.Asitturnedout,themainroute—therouteeveryoneelse__________—wasimpossiblysteep(陡峭的),butthelesser-walkedpathwasa__________pathalongamountainstream.HadItriedtotakethemainpath,Ineverwouldhave__________thewalk;however,followingthiseasierroute,I__________somethingtotallyforeign:AhikeIactuallyenjoyed!Ifeltsoproud.Ifitweren’tforthatfirsthikingintheRepublicofGeorgia,Idon’tthinkIwouldhavehadthecourageto__________myselftootherhikes.21.A．metB．interviewedC．guidedD．a(chǎn)ssisted22.A．climbB．witnessC．missD．a(chǎn)dmire23.A．guessB．lookC．restD．try24.A．rapidB．disturbingC．formalD．tough25.A．escapedfromB．movedtoC．a(chǎn)rrivedinD．walkedaround26.A．townB．churchC．hotelD．valley27.A．encounterB．quarrelC．decisionD．inspiration28.A．encouragedB．savedC．satisfiedD．transformed29.A．trainingB．requestC．taskD．tip30.A．mainB．quickC．easyD．crowded31.A．drewB．tookC．recognizedD．a(chǎn)pproached32.A．narrowB．gentleC．longD．famous33.A．a(chǎn)nticipatedB．discoveredC．beganD．finished34.A．ignoredB．explainedC．experiencedD．investigated35.A．limitB．a(chǎn)pplyC．challengeD．reduce三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。China’sfirstartificially-bred(人工繁殖)second-generationfinlessporpoise(江豚)isnamedHanbao.Thename’smeaningisdivided36twoparts:“han”meansitwasborninWuhan,Hubeiprovince,37“bao”meanslittlebabyinChinese.AsthefattestporpoiseatalocalBaijidolphinmuseuminWuhan,Hanbao38(weigh)about70kilograms.Finlessporpoises,alsocalled“smilingangels”,havebecome39signofthehealthoftheYangtzeRiverecosystem.Topreventtheirextinction,finlessporpoiseshavebeenbredartificially.Despiteeffortstoprotectthefinlessporpoiseforover40years,40(it)numberscontinuedtofall.However,ascientificsurveyofYangtzefinlessporpoises41(carry)outonOct25indicatedthespecies’recovery.Thechangeisowedtoa10-yearfishingbanontheYangtzeRiver,42beganonJan1,2021andtheYangtzeRiverProtectionLawthatcameintoeffecttwomonthslater.Becauseofthesemeasures,43(region)alongtheYangtzeRiverhaverelocatedtheirchemicalplants,restoredwetlandsandreorganizedthesailingroute.Alltheseefforts44(ultimate)improvedtheriver’secologicalenvironment,45(help)tobreathelifeintothefinlessporpoisespecies.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假如你是李華，你的外國好友Tom想學(xué)一門中國傳統(tǒng)藝術(shù)，發(fā)郵件向你征求意見。請你給他回一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.推薦一門中國傳統(tǒng)藝術(shù)并簡述理由；2.提出相關(guān)的學(xué)習(xí)建議；3.你的祝愿。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearTom,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、書面表達(dá)(★★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。ItaughtEnglishasaSecondLanguage(ESL)ataschool.Oneparticularsixthgrader,Pablo,wasstrugglingwithfluencyinreading,soafterclassIsuggestedthathegetextrapracticebyreadingaloudtohismomwhilesheprepareddinnereachevening.ThiswassomethingIroutinelyencouragedmystrugglingstudentstodo.ImaginemysurprisewhenPablorespondedbystartingtocry.Hesaid,“Mymomcan’tcookdinner!”Thenhecriedharder.Eventually,hecalmeddownenoughtotellmethathismomwasonlyableto“cryinherbed”whenhegothomeeveryafternoon.Hesaidthathewascaringforhissix-month-oldbabybrotherbyhimselffromthetimehegothomeeachday.Hismother,itseemed,hadabadtoothandwasinextremepain.Hesaidthathisfatherdidn’thaveenoughmoneytogetitfixed,andthattherewasnowayforhertogotoadentist.Thischild’sheartwasbrokenforhismom.Iwasspeechless!Hewasstillcryingwhenheleftmethatday,an