2024-2025學(xué)年浙江省杭州市拱墅區(qū)源清中學(xué)高二上學(xué)期期末考英語(yǔ)試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★★)Laterthismonth,TateBritainwillhostitsfirstVanGoghexhibitionsince1947.Herewe’veroundedup4ofhisbestpaintingsbeforetheshow,PotatoEatersPotatoEaterswasVanGogh’sfirstmajorworkand,despiteadistinctlackofcolour,itwasonethathewasmostproudof.Hisaimwastorepresentthedifficultiesofcountrylife,sothefarmersarepantedinearthytoneswithroughfacesandbonyhands.Hewasmoreconcernedwithconveyinghismessagethanachievingtechnicalperfectioninthispainting.IrisesVanGoghfinishedalmost142piecesduringhisstayintheSaintRemydeProvenceasylum(精神病院)wherehewasavoluntarypatientfrom1889to1890.Thispiecewasstartedshortlyafterhearrivedthere.Thehospitalgardenprovidedmuchinspirationfortheartistduringhisstaythere.Originally,theflowersinthisworkwerepaintedpurplebuttheredpigment(色素)fadedovertimeandhasnowturnedblue.CafeTerraceatNightDespitebeingpaintedmorethan130yearsago,thiscafestillexistsinFranceandhassincebeenrenamedtheCafeVanGogh.ThisartworkmarksthefirsttimeVanGogh’sfamouspost-impressionisticstar-filledskywasseeninapiece,anditwaspaintedontheground,inperson,ratherthanfrommemory.Whiletheartworkdoesn’tbearhissignature,it’swidelyknowntobeVanGogh’s,ashementionedCaféTerraceatNightinanumberofhisletters.WheatFieldWithCypressesThispiecewasinspiredbytheviewfromVanGogh’sasylumwindowandwasfinishedonthespot.Theworkwasthetitleofthreepaintingsthatofferaninsightintohisstayatthehospital.VanGoghwassopleasedwiththesummerlandscapethathemadethreecopiesthere,oneofthesamesize-whichhangsintheNationalGalleryandtwosmallercopieswhichheplannedtogifttohismotherandsister.1.WhichpaintingdidVincentvanGoghtakemostpridein?

A．Irises.B．PotatoEaters.C．CafeTerraceatNightD．WheatFieldWithCypresses.2.WhatistheoriginalcoloroftheflowersinIrises?

A．Purple.B．Blue.C．Red.D．Yellow.3.Whatdothelasttwopaintingshaveincommon?

A．Theywerethesameintheme.B．Theyhadmorethantwocopies.C．Theyweresoldbytheartist.D．Theywerepaintedontheground.(★★★)Aninjuredhikerwasrescuedearlierthismonthafteratrainpassengerspottedherfromthewindow.Shewascrazilywavingontheothersideofariver,havingjustspenttwodaystrappedinthewildernesswithabrokenleg.Theridertoldthetraincrew,whothenreportedittothetraininspector,HenrySmith,whowasinamotorcarbehindthem.Henrywasabletostopandcommunicatewiththewomanontheoppositebankoftheriver,whichwasfreezingcoldandmovingquickly.Thehiker,awomaninhertwenties,hadbeenmissingfortwodays.Shesaidshe’dintendedtogoonadayhike,butendedupfalling90feetdownaclifffacewhiletryingtotakepictures.Shereportedlytoldrescuersthatshelostconsciousnessforanunknownamountoftime.Despiteabadlybrokenleg,shestruggledtopullherselftothebankoftherivertotrytoflagdowntrains.Shehadnoemergencysupplieswithher,orsuitableclothingtospendthenightoutdoors.Therehadbeenacoldattackwhilethewomanwastrappedinthewilderness.Thehikerdescribedspendingdaylighthourstryingtogettheattentionofpassingtrainsand,atnight,wouldrollherselfintoanearbyclifffaceinanattempttostaywarm.Henrycalledtorequesthelpforsearchandrescue.Theoperatorwhoreceivedtheemergencycallsaidthehiker’sfamilyhadbeenlookingforher.Whiletheywerewaitingfortherescueteam,NickandKylah,anengineerandafiremanonthenexttrainpassingbythelocation,cametohelp.327passengersonthetrainwaitedonthetrackastheycrossedtherivertoexaminethewoman’sinjuriesandbringemergencysupplies,blanketsandaradioforcommunication.Eventually,ahelicopterwassenttolocateandrescuethehikerandshewastransportedsafelytothehospital.4.Whofirstnoticedtheinjuredhiker?

A．Atrainrider.B．HenrySmith.C．Thetraincrew.D．NickandKylah.5.Whatdoweknowaboutthewomanhiker?

A．Shefelldowntheclifffaceaccidentally.B．Shespentdayandnightwavingforhelp.C．Shehadplannedatwo-dayhikeschedule.D．Shealwaysstayedconsciousinthewilderness.6.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A．Thehiker’sfamilyhadbeenagainsthergoinghiking.B．Henrysentahelicoptertolocateandrescuethehiker.C．NickandKylahweresentbythepolicetotherescue.D．Peopleonthenexttrainalsocontributedtotherescuework.7.Whichoffollowingwordsbestdescribethehiker?

A．Energeticandgenerous.B．Responsibleandadmirable.C．Perseverantandhumorous.D．Adaptableandstrong-willed.(★★★)Thereseemstobealotoftalkthesedaysaboutwhatisfair,andwhatisnot.Mostpeopletendtobelievelifeshouldbefair.Someofthe99%seemtobelievelifehassomehowtreatedthemunfairly,andsomeofthe1%feellifehasn’ttreatedthemfairlyenough.Myquestionsarethese:Whatisfairness?Islifefair?Shouldlifebefair?Weclearlyhavenochoiceabouthowwecomeintothisworld.Wehavelittlechoiceearlyinlife.Butaswegrowolder,choicesabound.Ihavelongbelievedthatwhilewehavenocontroloverthebeginningofourlife,themajorityofushavetheabilitytoinfluencetheoutcomesweattain.Fairnessisastateofmind,andmostoften,anunhealthystateofmind.Ourstateinlifecannot,oratleastshouldnot,beblamedonourparents,ourteachers,oroursociety—it’slargelybasedonthechoiceswemake,andtheattitudesweadopt.Lifeisfullofexamplesoftheuneducated,thementallyandphysicallychallengedpeoplebornintowar-tornareas,whocouldhavecomplainedaboutlifebeingunfair,butwhoinsteadchoseadifferentpath.Regardlessofthechallengestheyfaced,theyhadthecharactertochoosecontributionovercomplaint.Iagreethatchallengesexist.Iagreethatmanyhaveanuphillbattleduetotheseverityofthechallengestheyface.WhatIdisagreewithistheattempttousefairnesstosolveallproblemsintheworld.Rulesandordersdon’tcreatefairness,butpeople’sdesireanddeterminationcanworkaroundmostlifechallenges.Itdoesn’tmatterwhetheryouarebornwithasilverspoon,plasticspoon,ornospoonatall.AfriendofminecametothiscountryfromAfricainhislateteens,barelyspokethelanguage,droveacabwhileworkinghiswaythroughcollege,andisnowthepresidentofatechnologyservicesfirm.Storiessuchasthisareallaroundus-theyarenotmiracles,noraretheytherareexception.Theydo,however,demonstrateblindnesstothemindsetofthefairness.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abound”inParagraph2mean?

A．Changefully.B．Remainthesame.C．Existinnumbers.D．Disappearcompletely.9.Whatopiniondoesthewriteragreewith?

A．Mostofuscaninfluencetheresultsweachieve.B．Ourbackgrounddeterminesourchoices.C．People’sdesireanddeterminationcreateunfairness.D．Weshoulddependonfairnesstosolveallproblems.10.Whatistheprimarypurposeofthetext?

A．Topromoteeffortsovercomplaint.B．Tostresstheimportanceoffairness.C．Toshareaninspiringstoryofafriend.D．Toprovethatfairnessisastateofmind.11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．FairnessIsJusticeB．LifeIsNotFair—DealWithItC．FairnessComesFirstD．FairnessCreatesChances(★★★)IsraelicompanyWatergenhasproducedadevicethatgeneratesclean,drinkablewateroutofair.ThedevicecalledGENNYissmallenoughtobeusedinahomeorofficebutcangenerateupto30litersofwateraday.ThewaterthatGENNYproducesisnotonlycleanenoughtodrink,it’salsooftencleanerthantapwater.GENNYtakesairinandpassesitthroughafilter(過(guò)濾器)toremovedustanddirt.Thefilterispowerfulenoughtoworkeveninareaswithhighairpollution.Theairthenpassesthroughachamberwhereheatingandcoolingcausewatervaporintheairtocondense(凝結(jié)).Thiswateristhenpassedthroughseveralmorefiltersandmineralsareaddedtomakeithealthierandtastebetter.Finally,thewaterisstoredinatankwhereitiscontinuallycirculatedtokeepitfresh.Alargermodel,calledtheGEN-350,canproduceupto900litersofwaterperday.TheGEN-350isnowbeingusedinhospitalsthatpreviouslydidnothaveareliablesourceoffresh,cleanwater.Watergenhasalsodevelopedanemergencyresponsevehicle(ERV)thatcancarryaGEN-350unitwhereveritisneeded.InadditiontotheGEN-350,theERVcarriesaportablegeneratorthatsupplieselectricityfortheGEN-350.Watergen’sERVisdesignedtobringwatertopeoplesufferingfromtheeffectsofaseriousearthquake,fire,floodorothersituations.OncesuchanincidentoccurredinCaliforniain2018.Afirestartedatacampsiteandspreadquicklyoverawidearea,destroyingmanythousandsofacresoftreesandmanyhomes.OneofWatergen’sERVswasdriventhereanditprovidedwaterforitscitizensandrescueworkers.Besides,theyalsoprovidedcleansafewaterfortheresidentsofTexasandFloridaintheaftermathofthedevastationcausedbyhurricane’sHarveyandIrma.12.WhatcanweknowaboutWatergen’sdevices?

A．They’reavailableindifferentsizes.B．They’remadeinnumerouscountries.C．They’reextremelydifficulttooperate.D．Theyproducelesswaterinpollutedregions.13.TheGENNYaddsmineralsto.

A．keepthewaterfreshandcleanB．meetthewatersafetycriteriaC．removedustanddirtfromthewaterD．improvetheflavorofthewater14.WhatcanWatergendousingitsERV?

A．Dealwithcustomers’complaints.B．Outperformitscompetitors.C．Supplyelectricityforlocalpeople.D．Respondtonaturaldisasters.15.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A．ToadvertiseanIsraelicompany.B．TointroduceanIsraeliwaterdevice.C．Toexplaintheprinciplesofpurifyingwater.D．Torecommendanewbrandofdrinkingwater.(★★★)EfficientwaystoimproveyourspeechFinditdifficulttomakeawonderfulspeechinpublic?16UsemorefacialexpressionsOnepsychologistfeelsthatourfacialexpressionisresponsiblemorethananythingelsefortheimpressionothershaveofus.Asmileinwhichtheeyesparticipateisextremelycommunicative.17Peopletendtomirroryourexpression,sotrytoshowhowyoufeelaboutatopicoranideathroughyourfacialexpression.Getridofyourinnerfear18Thewaytohandleitistoputittoworkforyou,getintoaction,asShakespeareobserved,actioncuresfear.Thefirstistoadmitit.Dothethingyoufearanditwillbethedeathoffearitself.Anothersimpleaidatthelastminutebeforeyoubegin,istotakeafewdeepbreaths.Thiswillhelpgetthebutterfliesinformationandalsokeepyourvoiceundercontrol.PolishyourvoiceOurvoiceisthemaininstrumentwepossessforcommunicatingwithpeople.Soinvestinataperecorder,practiceyourspeechbyspeakingitintothemicrophoneandthenlistentoit.Youcanevenhaveothersjoinintheevaluationofyourstrongpointsandyourweaknessesorfaultsaswell.Simplyreadinganewspaper,amagazineorstoriestoyourchildrenoutloudcanhelp.19StrengthenyourmemoryPsychologiststellusthatmostindividualsdon’tuseabovetenpercentoftheirinherentcapacityformemory.Howtoenhancethepowerofmemory?First,haveaburningdesiretoremember.It’sdifficulttorecallanythingwithoutwantingtodoso.20Oursuccessdependsgreatlyonourabilitytoconcentrate.Thenextprincipleisrepetition,welearnedmanythingsinschoolbyrepetition.

A．Stepnumbertwoisconcentration.B．Afrownoftenbringsthesamethinginreturn.C．Herearesomeefficientwaystoimproveyourspeech.D．Youremphasis,pausing,paceandevenpitchcanimprove.E．Readingaloudcannotnecessarilyhelpyoudevelopapersonalstyle.F．Themoreassociationsyoumakewiththebrain,theeasieritbecomes.G．It’snaturaltohavesometensionwhenyouappearbeforeanaudience.二、完形填空(★★★)Iwas68whenIfirststeppedonstageasastandupcomedian.I’vealwaysbeenaperformerbutthatcametoanendafter9/11.Forayearafterwards,nobodywantedtogooutorbe_______.ItwasthenthatIstartedtothinkaboutcomedy.I_______peopleneededtolaughagainandthoughtwithalittle_______Icoulddoit.Itookafewclasses,triedtoworkoutaroutine,andfinallygatheredthe_______andwalkedonstage.Thatfirsttimewas_______,forIhadnoideawhattheaudiencewouldmakeofme.InNewYork,comediansaretypicallyyoungmen.It’shardto_______asawoman,evenharderassomeone_______enoughtobetheirgrandmother.AsIsteppedonstagethatfirsttime,theywereclearly_______toseeme.Iintroducedmyself,_______myageandtriedmyfirstjoke.Therewas________.ButbythetimeIgottothethirdline,peoplewerelaughing.Eventoday,I’m________beforeIstepout.Myfirstlineis,“Hello,everybody.I’m88yearsold.I’mtellingyouthat________Idon’tmakeitallthewaythroughtheshow.”ThenpeoplelaughandI________.Afterashow,peoplecomeuptome,sayingwhata(n)________Iam.Theysaytheywanttobeasactiveasmewhentheyreachmy________.I’mpleasedtoshowasanolderpersonyoudon’tneedtotakeabackseatinlife.21.A．fooledB．defeatedC．entertainedD．recognized22.A．rememberedB．realizedC．a(chǎn)dmittedD．confirmed23.A．energyB．moneyC．talentD．training24.A．suppliesB．courageC．thoughtsD．information25.A．scaryB．joyfulC．boringD．funny26.A．growupB．comebackC．showoffD．breakthrough27.A．oldB．wiseC．kindD．serious28.A．a(chǎn)fraidB．eagerC．surprisedD．delighted29.A．hidB．a(chǎn)cceptedC．statedD．calculated30.A．wonderB．silenceC．panicD．a(chǎn)pplause31.A．depressedB．excitedC．cautiousD．nervous32.A．sothatB．incaseC．evenifD．nowthat33.A．relaxB．cryC．ceaseD．dance34.A．exceptionB．championC．pioneerD．inspiration35.A．goalB．potentialC．a(chǎn)geD．standard三、語(yǔ)法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)中文或首字母，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。EatingChinesefoodcanbe36(benefit)foryourhealth.Chinesedishesareoftenpackedwithvegetables,leanproteins,andhealthygrainslikericeandnoodles,which37(make)themagreatsourceofvitamins,nutrients,andotheressential38(mineral).Chinesefoodisoftenthoughtofasasingletypeofcuisine,39thereareactuallymanydifferentregionalvariations.Cantonesecuisine40(characterize)bylightandflavorfuldishesthatoftencontainseafoodwhileSichuandishesareknown41heirspicy(辛辣的)flavorings.Hunancuisineistypically42(heavy)thanothers,incorporatingingredientslikechiliesandgarlic.Inconclusion,eatingChinesefoodcanbeanutritiousandeconomicway43(get)avarietyofflavorsandtexturesonyourplate.Withalittlebitofresearchandknowledge,youcanenjoyallthedeliciousflavorsofChinesecuisinein44healthyandsafeway.Sodon’tbeafraidtoexploretheworldofChinesefoodanddiscoverallthe45(wonder)tastesithastooffer!四、書(shū)信寫(xiě)作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，你的外國(guó)朋友John想?yún)⒓幽銈儗W(xué)校即將舉辦的關(guān)于中國(guó)非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)(intangibleculturalheritage)的講座，來(lái)信向你咨詢講座情況。請(qǐng)寫(xiě)一封回信，內(nèi)容包括：1.時(shí)間地點(diǎn)；2.講座內(nèi)容；3.注意事項(xiàng)。注意：1.寫(xiě)作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearJohn,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、書(shū)面表達(dá)(★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。JuliaalwaysenjoyedrunningthroughTheDarkWalktowardsthelightattheendofit.Itwasadark,damptunnel(隧道)madeofsmoothbranches.Thisyearshehadtheextrajoyofshowingittohersmallbrother,Stephen,andterrifyinghimaswellasherself.Onedaytheyfoundaholeononesideofthewalk.Insidetherewaswater,inwhichtheyperceivedapantingtrout(喘息的鱒魚(yú)).Theywerebothsoexcitedthattheywerenolongerafraidofthedarknessastheybentdownandpeeredatthefishpantinginhistinyprison,hissilverstomachgoingupanddownlikeanengine;otherwisehewasmotionless.Juliawonderedwhatheateandthoughtofhishunger.Shefoundhimaworm.Heignoredthefood,andjustwentonpanting.Bendingoverhim,shethoughthowhehadbeeninthere.Allthewinter,inthedarktunnel,allday,allnight,floatingaroundalone.Nobodyknewhowthefishgotthere.H