2024-2025學(xué)年浙江省杭州市江干區(qū)夏衍中學(xué)高二上學(xué)期期末考英語(yǔ)試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★★)Ifyouareanenthusiasticandmotivated16-17yearoldstudent,lookingforasummerexperiencetoinspireandenlightenyou,ourWarwickPre-UniversitySummerSchoolisforyou.Youcanexperienceatasteofuniversitylife,withlike-mindedpeersfromaroundtheworld.■Fourcoursestochoosefrom:EconomicsandFinance,SocialSciences,ArtsandHumanities,andScienceandEngineering■EnjoytennightsonWarwick’sbeautifulself-containedcampus■Livealongsidestudentambassadors(currentWarwickstudents)■SpendthedayinLondon,includingachoiceofactivities,aswellasavisittothefamousCityofOxford■AgreatmixofacademicandpersonaldevelopmentsessionsaswellassocialandculturalactivitiesEntrycriteriaStudentsapplyingforthisprogrammemustbeaged16-17andconsideringapplyingorhavealreadyappliedtouniversity.Therearenosubjectspecificcriteria(標(biāo)準(zhǔn))butyoumustbeapassionatelearner.EnglishLanguageRequirementsOurSummerSchoolcourseistaughtinEnglishsostudentsmustbeabletodemonstrateagoodlevelofEnglishlanguageandcomprehension.Weassessstudents’Englishabilitythroughtheirapplicationandcorrespondence.VisaRequirementsYoumayrequireimmigrationpermissiontoattendtheWarwickPre-UniversitySummerSchool.Youshouldonlystartyourvisaapplicationonceyouhavemadeatuitionfeepaymentandreceivedanelectronicvisainvitationletter.1.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheWarwickPre-UniversitySummerSchool?

A．Toteachstudentsacademicsubjects.B．Topreparestudentsforuniversitylife.C．Toprovideanexchangeexperience.D．Tohelpstudentsimprovelanguageskills.2.Whichisoneoftherequirementsforstudentstobeacceptedintotheprogram?

A．Beingatleast17yearsold.B．Beingenthusiasticlearners.C．Havingalreadyappliedtouniversity.D．Havingaspecificacademicbackground.3.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A．Auniversitywebsite.B．Atravelbrochure.C．Anewsarticle.D．Atextbook.(★★)WhenphotojournalistJasperDoestarrivedintheTransylvanianAlpstodocumentthecoexistenceofhumansandwildlife,hefoundastoryonthesideoftheroad—agroupofbearsbeggingforfood.Thiscloseencounterledtoincrediblephotographs.Butitalsoemphasizesthehurdlesthatconservationists(自然環(huán)境保護(hù)主義者)inRomaniaandelsewherefaceintheireffortstorestoreandprotectwildplaces.Touristsattractedbytheregion’sbrownbearsoftengiveintothetemptationtofeedthemThiscanhavedisastrouseffects.Usuallyshyaroundpeople,ittakesjustafewmealstogetbearshookedonhumanfood—and,afterthat,theydon’tstaywildlong.Instead,theycanbecomedependentonhumansforfood,fuelingmorebear-humanrun-insandputtingbearsindangerwhentheygettooclose.Thisregionhasseenariseinbear-humanconflicts.In2023,therewere95bearincidents,andahikerwasfatallymauled.Thispromptedofficialstoraisetheannualbearkillquota.Doestalsodocumentedanattackedmotherbearwhoseleghadbeenlost,forcedtobegforfoodalongtheroad.Bearsfedbyhumansbecome“problembears”,fuelinglocaloppositiontorewilding(再野生化)projects,asmoreforestsmeanmorebears.Whiledrivingonamountainpass,Doestandhisassistantrealizedthebearswerewaitingforhumanhandouts.Theyhadcompletelychangedtheirbehavior.Doestsawotherexamplesofhowtourists’handoutshadchangedtheecosystem.Ashewatchedpeoplefeedingbearssnackslikedoughnuts,herealizedthestoryofconversationintheregionwasasmuchaboutpeopleaswildlife.“Itisn’tjustaboutrewilding—it’sabouttheopportunitiesandstrugglesrewildingbringsus,”hesays.“It’sabouthowtoacceptnatureinourlives,andhowwecouldbenefitifwedoittherightway.”Sodon’tfeedthebears.Youcouldsaveananimal’slife,andacommunity’scommitmenttowildlifeconservation.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hurdles”inparagraph1mean?

A．Challenges.B．Responsibilities.C．Measures.D．Dangers.5.Whatisthemainreasonfortheincreaseinbear-humanconflictsintheregion?

A．Thegrowingnumberoftourists.B．Theexpansionofhumansettlements.C．Thebears’dependenceonhumanfood.D．Thedecreaseinnaturalfoodsourcesforbears.6.Whydosomelocalsopposerewildingprojects?

A．Theybelievethatrewildingwillattractmoretourists.B．Theyfearthatrewildingwillharmthelocaleconomy.C．Theythinkthatrewildingisnoteffectiveinprotectingwildlife.D．Theyworrythatrewildingwillcausemorebear-humanconflicts.7.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsfeedingbears?

A．Positive.B．Negative.C．Neutral.D．Indifferent.(★★★)ScientistscannowconductspaceresearchonEarthasChina’s“groundspacestation”hasbeenputintotrialoperation,reportedXinhua.ThefacilityiscalledSpaceEnvironmentSimulationandResearchInfrastructure(SESRI).SESRIsimulates(模擬)conditionsinspaceandisdesignedforstudyingbasicspacescience.Thiswillhelpscientistsdoexperimentsthattheynormallydoinspace.SESRIisjointlydevelopedbytheHarbinInstituteofTechnologyandtheChinaAerospaceScienceandTechnologyCorporation.“SpaceisverydifferentfromtheenvironmentonEarthandcanhavedifferenteffectsonspacecraft.Whatwedohereistoexplorehowtheeffectstakeplaceandwhy,”LiLiyi,executivedeputydirectorofSESRI,toldGuangmingDaily.Atthefacility,thereisadevicethatsimulatesthespaceenvironmentfrom100kilometersawayfromEarthtothesun.Inthisarea,morethan99percentofvisiblematterisinaplasma(等離子體)stateinwhichgasisinahighlychargedandenergeticstateofmatter.Byre-creatingtheenvironment,thedevicecantesthowplasmaaffectsspacecraft.Also,oneofthebiggestproblemsmannedspacetravelfacesiswhenspacecraftenterEarth’satmosphere,theyaresurroundedbyplasma,leadingtocommunicationblackouts(黑障).Thetestcentercanalsohelpsolvethisissueasresearchersnowhavemoreopportunitiestodotests.Theresearchersfacedmanychallengeswhenbuildingthesimulationsystem,asconnectingvariouspartsofthedevicecanbeverycomplicated.“Weheldmorethan700meetingsoveraconnectionproblemalone.”JinChenggangatthefacilitytoldHeilongjiangNews.SESRIalsohassimulationsystemsforthemoonandMars,whichcanre-createthevacuum,extremetemperatures,andspaceradiationthatastronautswouldencounteronthesespacebodies.Thesystemswillhelpastronautspreparefortheirmissionstotheseplacesinthefuture,reportedGuangmingDaily.Inthefuture,theplatformwillalsoplayanimportantroleinareasincludingbrainscience,lifeandhealthresearch,andthedevelopmentofhigh-endinstruments.8.Whatisthemainbenefitofsimulatingspaceenvironment?

A．SupportingspaceresearchonEarth.B．Reducingthecostofspacemissions.C．Studyingtheeffectsofspaceonhumans.D．Improvingourunderstandingofblackholes.9.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A．Thechallengeofspaceexploration.B．TheriskofexperimentsattheSESRI.C．Thebenefitofspaceexploration.D．ThefunctionofthedeviceattheSESRI.10.WhydoestheauthorquoteJinChenggang’swords?

A．Toshareapersonalstoryaboutthebuildingprocess.B．Toshowthedifficultiesofbuildingthesimulationsystem.C．Tohighlighttheimportanceofpreparationsfortheresearch.D．Toemphasizethechallengesofworkingwithotherresearchteams.11.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraph?

A．Spacesimulationmaybecostly.B．Spacesimulationraisessocialconcerns.C．Internationalcooperationiscrucialforspacesimulation.D．Spacesimulationhasgreatpotentialforfutureexploration.(★★★)Whenpreparingforatest,moststudentsassumeit’sbesttosimplystudythematerialandtrytomemorizeasmuchofitaspossible.Manytestsseeminglyrewardrote(死記硬背)memorization.Butwhatifstudentstrainedbytestingthemselvesinstead?Usually,studyingisconsideredasaferbet;whyriskproducingwronganswerswhenyoucanjustmemorizetherightone?Yetitturnsoutmakingerrorsearlyoncanbemorehelpfulforrememberinginformationovertime.CognitivepsychologistsHenryRoddyRoedigerandJeffKarpickeconductedastudywheretheyhadhundredsofstudentsmemorizepassagesfromatest-preparationbookfortheTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage(TOEFL).Onegroupmemorizedthesepassagesbyreadingthemrepeatedly,whileanothergroupreadthepassagesseveraltimesandthencompletedthreetests.Theresultsweresurprising:thestudentswhorepeatedlystudiedthematerialinitiallyperformedbetter,butwhentheyweretestedagainaweeklater,thestudentswhotestedthemselvesrecalledover60%ofwhattheyhadlearned,comparedtoonly40%forthegroupwhorepeatedlystudied.Thetestingeffecthassincebeenconfirmedinmanystudiesunderarangeofconditions.Itsvalueremainsundoubted,butscientistsarestilldebatingwhyithassuchapowerfuleffectonmemory.Thesimplestexplanationisthattestingexposesourweaknesses.Whenwetestourmemories,weexposetheweaknessesofexistingneuronal(神經(jīng)元的)connectionsinawaythatultimatelystrengthenswhat’susefulandremoveswhat’snot,makingtheinformationweattempttomemorizemorelastingandeasiertorecall.Tomaximizethebenefitsofthetestingeffect,it’simportanttoreturntothesameinformationinshortersessionsoverseveraldaysinsteadofcramming(塞進(jìn))everythingintoasinglenightofintensestudying.Thisallowsyourbraintoconsolidatetheinformationandcreatestrongermemories.Inconclusion,testingisnotjustatoolforassessingyourknowledgebutalsoapowerfullearningtool.Byembracingerrorsandactivelytestingyourself,youcanimproveyourlearningandmemory.So,insteadofavoidingmistakes,embracethemasopportunitiesforgrowthandmastery.12.WhatdoweknowaboutHenryandJeff’sstudy?

A．Self-testingworksonlyintasksofmemorizingthings.B．Thosewhorepeatedlystudiedperformedbetterlater.C．Rotememorizationdoesn’tworkwellinthelongrun.D．ThestudyfocusedmainlyonhowtoprepareforTOFEL.13.Whathappenstothebrainwhenpeopletesttheirmemories?

A．Additionalneuronalconnectionsinthebrainarecreated.B．Thebrainprocessesnewinformationatahigherspeed.C．Theweakconnectionsbetweenneuronsareremoved.D．Weakbutusefulneuronalconnectionsbecomestronger.14.Whatisaneffectivewaytostudyaccordingtoparagraph4?

A．Avoidingmakingthesamemistakesintests.B．Studyingeverythingintenselyonasinglenight.C．Reviewinginshortersessionsoverseveraldays.D．Focusingonwhatismostlikelytobeonthetest.15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．CrammingforExams:ASaferBetforSuccessB．TheTestingEffect:WhyPracticeMakesPerfectC．ThePowerofTesting:AnEffectiveApproachtoLearningD．TheSecretofLearning:HowBrainsProcessInformation(★★★)PositiveThinkingQuotesToInspireOptimismWehaveallbeengiventhegiftthatislife.16Wecanchoosetowasteit,orwecanchoosetohavethebestlifepossible.17Somepeopleareafraidofchange,preferringtocontinuealongintherut(車(chē)轍)thattheyhavedugforthemselves.Theyareleadingawastedlifebecausetheyarenotmakinguseoftheirfullpotential.Theyarenotachievingbecausetheyareafraidofwhatwillhappeniftheytry.Thekeytoachievingasuccessfullifeistochangeyourviewofyourselfandtheworldaroundyou.Everyaspectofyourlifecanbechangedthroughpositivethinking.Thinkpositivelyaboutyourself,andyouwillbecomemoreconfidentandmoredecisive.Whenfacedwithaproblem,thinktoyourself,“Icandothis.”18Don’tgiveupandbenegative.Keeptryinguntilthejobisdone.Neveracceptdefeat.Don’tallowotherstopersuadeyouthatsomethingcannotbedone.Thereisalwaysaway,andthepositivethinkerwillkeeplookingforthatalternativeway.19Maintaininganopenmindallowsthepositivethinkertotakeeveryopportunitythattheymeet,anduseittotheiradvantage.Hardworkandcommitmentscaresomepeople.Theyfearthatinsomeway,theyarenotgoodenoughorskilledenoughtosucceed.20Theyknowthattheyaregoodenoughandknowhowtogettheskillstheyneed.Apositivethinkerisalearner,asknowledgeisalwaysuseful.

A．Whatwedowithitisuptous.B．Thepositivethinkerwillovercomethesedoubts.C．Thenfindthebestwaytoachievetheresultyouwant.D．Anyonewithanegativeattitudetowardslifecanchange.E．Positivethinkingistheoilthatkeepsthewheelsofyourambitionturning.F．Apositivethinkerwillalwaysbereadytoadapthisideastosuitthesituation.G．Mostpeoplewanttolookbackatalonglifefilledwithsuccessandhappiness.二、完形填空(★★★)Afewyearsago,weboughtamodelLegosetoftheTajMahalformydad’sbirthday,hopingtocombinehislovefor_________withfamilytime.Eachevening,mydadandI_________aroundthediningtabletoplanourlineofattack.We_________thousandsoftinywhitepieces,eachpackagedwithprecisioninnumberedplasticbags,_________byathickinstructionbooklet.Theeveningspassedquickly,andthebuildingrosebeforeoureyes.Wecouldseeour_________comingtofruition,andaswe_________theboringtaskoforderingthecoloredtiles(地磚)onthebuilding’sfloor,ourconversationtootookaturn.Wewere_________bythesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenLegoblocksandlife.Wewereamazedbyhow_________themodelwasanditsinstructionbooklet.Ifwemadeamistake,allwehadtodowas_________oursteps,flipbackthepagesandstartagain.We__________thebookletitselfwasaworkofart,beautiful,butalsosurprisingly__________andclear.Itprovideduswiththecomfortofcertainty.Life,however,rarelyprovidesuswithsuchclear__________.Inthefaceof__________,wehavetoproceed,trustingbothintheprocessandtheendresult.ThecompletedLegomodelalwaysremindsmethatlifeis__________slowly,withmistakes,anelementofuncertaintyandnoinstructionbook.Consideration,warmthand__________willresultinalifewelllived.21.A．paintingB．a(chǎn)rchitectureC．calligraphyD．music22.A．gatheredB．playedC．studiedD．looked23.A．discoveredB．facedC．knewD．made24.A．presentedB．createdC．a(chǎn)ccompaniedD．explained25.A．effortsB．dreamsC．promisesD．hopes26.A．carriedoutB．succeededinC．turnedtoD．reflectedon27.A．fascinatedB．inspiredC．confusedD．struck28.A．impressiveB．creativeC．complexD．useful29.A．retraceB．quickenC．lightenD．follow30.A．believedB．realizedC．a(chǎn)dmittedD．predicted31.A．interestingB．a(chǎn)ppealingC．a(chǎn)ppropriateD．detailed32.A．plansB．instructionsC．goalsD．systems33.A．uncertaintyB．threatC．despairD．a(chǎn)dventure34.A．changedB．ruinedC．testedD．built35.A．talentB．curiosityC．faithD．friendliness三、語(yǔ)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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TheWater-SplashingFestivalisatraditionalfestivalfortheDaipeopleintheDehongareaofXishuangbanna,YunnanProvince.PartoftheDaiNewYear,itis36festivaltosendofftheoldandgreetthenew.Lastingforthreeorfourdays,itisheldduringthesixthmonthoftheDaicalendar,usually37(fall)inmid-ApriloftheGregoriancalendar.Duringthefestival,womencarryclean-watertowashBuddhastatuesandseekblessings.Afterthe“bathingoftheBuddha”,peoplebegintosplashwaterateachother38ablessing,hopingtowashawaydiseasesanddisasters.Peopleusevariouscontainerstoholdwater,floodingthestreets,chasingandplayingwitheachother,splashingwhoevertheyencounter.Itissaidthatthemorewateroneissplashedwith,themoreblessingstheyreceive.ForDaipeople,waterisasymbolofholiness,goodnessand39(pure).Atnight,thesoundofdrumsandmusic40(fill)thevillagesandthebanksoftheriverarecolorfullylit.Localsfloatriverlanternsontheriver.FloatingriverlanternsisanoldtraditioninChina41isstillpreservedinmanycitiestoday.Thepractice42(think)todrivebadluckawayandbringgoodluck.TheWater-Splashingfestivalisoneofthefirstevents43(become)anationalintangibleculturalheritageinChina,attractingmany-touristsfrom44(neighbor)countries,evensome45(celebrity)totakepartineveryyear.四、書(shū)信寫(xiě)作(★★★)46.假設(shè)你是李華，你校英文報(bào)“名人風(fēng)采”欄目征稿，請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一篇短文投稿，介紹一位你最敬佩的科學(xué)家，要點(diǎn)包括：1.人物簡(jiǎn)介2.敬佩理由注意：1.寫(xiě)作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個(gè)左右：2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。TheScientistIAdmireMost____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Iracedhomefromschoolonabrightspringday,burstingwithexcitementaboutaCanadiannationalfitnesscompetitiontheteacherhadtoldusabout.Itwouldbeallrunningandjumpingandsit-upsandstuffandIwantedtogoforagoldmedaljustlikeintheOlympics.Aroundthedinnertablethatnight,myoldersisterNancyandIbothexplainedtoMomandDadaboutthisfitnesstest.ButIknewIwasn’tverygoodatrunninglongdistance,soIaskedmydadhowIcouldgetbetteratit.“Whataboutpracticing?”Dadsuggested.“Wecouldgointheeveningstothetrackatthehighschoolanddosometrainingthere.”“Canwestarttonight?”Iaskedexcitedly.Weleftthehouseholdinghandsandtalking.Ihadtoalmostruntokeepupwithmysix-foot-twofather’slongstep.Soonthehighschoolappeared,anditseemedenormouscomparedtomyownschoolbuildingandplayground.Whenwegotthere,weenteredthegatesont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