2024-2025學(xué)年浙江省寧波六校高二下學(xué)期4月期中英語試題(含聽力）一、聽力選擇題(★★)1.HowwillAlexgotomeetthewoman?

A．Byplane.B．Bycar.C．Bysubway.(★★)2.Wherearethetwinsnow?

A．Inthebedroom.B．Inthegarden.C．Inthediningroom.(★★)3.Whatwillthemandonextmonth?

A．Joinagym.B．Takepartinacontest.C．Makeaworkoutplan(★★)4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Deliverymanandcustomer.B．Neighbors.C．Workmates.(★★)5.WhatdoesKellymean?

A．ShebeatFranklastweek.B．Sheswimsfasterthanbefore.C．Sheisthebestswimmerintheschool.(★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。6.Whatactivitydoesthefirsttourinclude?

A．Eatingseafood.B．Watchingpenguins.C．Exploringanisland.7.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A．Goforsomefood.B．Leaveforhome.C．Takeastreetwalk.(★★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。8.Whendidthemanfirstwanttobecomeawriter?

A．Whenhewasachild.B．Afterhebecameafather.C．Beforeheretiredasadoctor.9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A．Heisanenvironmentalist.B．Hehaschangedhislifestyle.C．Hefocusesonchildren’sbooks.(★★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。10.Whereisthefirstbridgelocated?

A．InRome.B．InAzerbaijan.C．InFlorence.11.Whywasthesecondbridgebuilt?

A．Toconnecttwocities.B．Toaccommodateworkers.C．Toserveasahistoricallandmark.12.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthesecondbridge?

A．Itisabout48mileslong.B．Itwasbuiltin1345.C．Itiswellequipped.(★★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。13.HowoftendoesVickyworkonadifferenttrip?

A．Twiceamonth.B．Onceamonth.C．Everytwomonths.14.WhowasthetriptotheCaribbeantargetedatlastyear?

A．Popularsingers.B．Musicalenthusiasts.C．Oldstars.15.HowhasVickyspenthersparetimeduringatrip?

A．Bytalkingwithothers.B．Bylisteningtomusic.C．Byattendinglessons.16.WhatdoesVickyplantobeinthefuture?

A．Atrainer.B．Apsychologist.C．Atourguide.(★★★)聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。17.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A．Hergapyearexperience.B．Herfather’sinfluence.C．Hertravelarrangements.18.Whendidthespeakersetoff?

A．InJanuary.B．InJune.C．InJuly.19.Whatdidthespeakerdoduringthejourney?

A．Shekeptadiary.B．Shetookmathsclasses.C．Shecompletedsomehomework.20.Whydidthespeaker’sfathermakethedecision?

A．Tolethiskidsexploretheworldfirst-hand.B．Tohelphiskidstomakeforeignfriends.C．Torelievethestressofthewholefamily.二、閱讀理解(★★)Ifyou’relookingtoenhanceyourfitnessjourney,herearesomemust-reads.TheOne-MinuteWorkoutbyMartinGibalaFormanyofus,theproblemisnottoimproveaworkout,buttofindtimetoexerciseatall.Gibala’seightfundamentalintervalworkoutsandfourmicro-workoutscanbeusedasanalternativetoquicklyincreasestrengthandenduranceinhardlyanytime!It’sconsideredtobeoneofthebestfitnessbooksforbeginners!TheChampion’sMindbyJimAfremowInhisbook,sportspsychologistJimAfremow.PhD,talksabouthowtosticktogoalsandkeepyourselfchallengedovertime.Thoughwrittenwithathletesinmind.thisbookwouldinspireanyonetoapproachtheirlong-termgoals.HowBadDoYouWantItbyMattFitzgeraldThisbookisagreatlookintotheattitudeittakestotrulypushyourselftothoseultimatelimits.I’vehadmanyrunnerswhorecommendthisbookthemselveswhenIaskforfavorites.Ithinkit’sjustabookthathelpsyoufigureouthowtodigdeepandwhat’shappeningwhenyoufeellikestopping.BecomingaSuppleLeopardbyGlenCordozaThebookfeatureshundredsofstep-by-stepphotosforpopularexerciseslikesquatsandkettlebellswingspointingoutcommonmistakes.It’satopresourceforstayinghealthyandinjury-free!21.WhowouldmostprobablychoosethebookwrittenbyGibala?

A．Businessmenwithtightschedules.B．Athletesaimingforpeakperformance.C．Employeeswithflexibleworkingtime.D．Fitnesstrainersseekingnewchallenges.22.Whichofthefourbooksishighlypopularwithrunners?

A．TheOne-MinuteWorkout.B．TheChampion’sMind.C．HowBadDoYouWantIt.D．BecomingaSuppleLeopard.23.WhatconcernsCordozamost?

A．Attitude.B．Teamwork.C．Duration.D．Safety.(★★★)WhenCraigMillermovedtotheCatskillmountainsinNewYorkafterretirement,thejournalistwantedtogetawayfromtrafficjamsandwildfiresandenjoyaquieterpaceoflife.Yet,oneyearintohisstay,hebecamehistown’snewestvolunteerfirefighter.Drivingaroundtownandnoticingrecruitment(招聘)signs,hedecidedtodigfurther.“Speakingtofirechiefs,Irealizedtheyareincrisissincemorethan60%ofallfirefightersintheUSarevolunteers,andruralareascan’tgetyoungpeopletojoin,”hesays.“Thechiefwastryingtorecruitme,sayingthatitdidn’tmatteraboutmyage.”Millerrealizedthatvolunteeringwouldbeagoodwaytobecomeapartofthecommunity,sohesigneduptotrainasafirefighter.“Thetrainingownedmylifeforthreemonths,withnightclassesandSaturdaysessionscoveringeverythingfromoperatingapumppaneltothrowingladders(梯子),”hesays.“Westartedeverysessionwitha‘donningdrill’,racingtoput18kofequipmentoninunderaminute.WesometimeshadtodoitfourorfivetimesandIwasstaggering(搖晃)bytheend.Itimmediatelyimprovedmyfitness.”Averaging60calloutsayear,Millerhasexperiencedhishair-raisingmoments.“I’vebeenoncarfiresandwildfires,whicharestubbornanddifficult.Carscanalsogiveoffsomegnarlyfumeswhentheyaremelting,”hesays.“Theworstfeelingiswhenyougetpaged,showupandyou’retheonlyoneatthestation.ThathappenedoncewhenIwasearlyintomytraininganditwasterrifyingthinkingIwouldhavetoleadthecallout.”Thegreatestimpacthascomefromhelpingpeopleduringsomeoftheworstmomentsoftheirlives.“It’smassivelyrewardingtoputyourselfoutthereforstrangersandtheyaresogratefulforus,too,”hesays.Despiteinitiallythinkinghewouldstopvolunteeringat70,Millerisnowcommittedtocarryingon.“Oneoftheessentialthingsinlifeistofeelthatyoureffortshavemeaningandthatyouaremakingadifference.I’llkeepgoingaslongasI’mable.Itgetsinyourblood.”hesays.24.WhydidMillervolunteerasafirefighter?

A．Hedesiredasenseofbelonging.B．Hefoundhisretirementlifedull.C．Hewasanadventurousjournalist.D．Heneededmaterialsforhisreports.25.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A．Afirerescueoperation.B．Thefirefightingtraining.C．Arecipeforbuildingmuscle.D．Thechallengesfacingfirefighters.26.WhatmadeMillerfeelworst?

A．Hegothiscarburntinafire.B．Hehadmorecalloutstocopewith.C．Hewasunpreparedfortheemergency.D．Hehadtocarryouttheoperationalone.27.WhatmotivatesMillertocontinuevolunteering?

A．Heisfullofenergy.B．Hecanencounterstrangers.C．Hefindsapurposeinhislife.D．Hedesiresgratitudefromothers.(★★★)HollywoodmayhavewarnedabouttherisksofstrikinguprelationshipswithartificialintelligenceinSpikeJonze’slatestfeature‘Her’.Setinthenot-too-distantfuture,ittellsthestoryofTwomblywhofindshimselffallinginlovewithanartificiallyintelligentvirtualassistantpersonifiedthroughafemalevoice.Butonecomputerscientistsayswemaybemissingatrickifwedonotacceptthepositivesthathuman-machinerelationshipshavetooffer.TonyPrescott,professorofcognitiveroboticsattheUniversityofSheffieldarguesthatAIhasanimportantroletoplayinpreventinghumanloneliness.Justaswedevelopmeaningfulbondswithpets,soshouldwebeopentothevalueofAItoadults,hesays.Thedegreeofthelonelinessproblemhasbecomeclearinrecentyears.IntheUK,morethan79%,ornearlyfourmillionpeople,areknowntoexperiencechronicloneliness,meaningtheyfeellonelyoftenoralways.AccordingtoaHarvardstudyfrom2021,morethanathirdofAmericansfeelseriousloneliness,andsomeoftheworst-affectedareyoungadultsandmotherswithsmallchildren.Theknock-oneffectsonwellbeingarealsobetterunderstood.Lonelinessislinkedtomoreheartdisease,dementia,stroke,depression,anxietyandprematuredeath,withanimpactonmortality(死亡率)equaltosmokingupto15cigarettesaday.Failuretoaddresstheproblem,wouldseetheworldcontinuingtosplinteruntilwecannolongerstandasacommunity.WhetherAIcan,orshould,bepartofthesolutionisnotanewdebate.MuraliDoraiswamy,professorofpsychiatryandmedicineatDukeUniversityinNorthCarolina,said:“Rightnow,alltheevidencepointstohavingaclosehumanfriendasthebestsolutionforloneliness.Butuntilsocietyprioritizessocialconnectedness,robotsareasolutionforthemillionsofpeoplewhohavenofriends.”“Weneedtobecarefultobuildinrulestoensuretheyaremoralandtrustworthy,andthatprivacyisprotected.”28.WhatdoesSpikeJonze’sHerfocuson?

A．Petswell-beings.B．EffectsofLoneliness.C．AI’spersonalizedservice.D．Human-machinerelationships.29.Whydoestheauthorcitethenumbersinparagraph3?

A．Todirectpeople’sattentiontoloneliness.B．Tostressthegravityorlonelinessintheworld.C．TocomparelonelinesscasesintheUKandUSA.D．Toclarifypeople’smisconceptionaboutloneliness.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“splinter”inparagraph4mean?

A．Unite.B．Expand.C．Divide.D．Advance.31.WhatdoesDoraiswamythinkofturningtoAlforcompany?

A．Itishighlydebatable.B．Itisnottheoreticallybased.C．Ittakeslongertimetoseeitseffect.D．Itisworkablebutneedsmoreguidance.(★★★)ArecentstudyfromtheUniversityofGuelphinCanadahasrevealedasurprisingdiscoveryaboutcommoneasternbumblebees(大黃蜂):Theseinsectscansurviveunderwaterforuptoaweek.Thisfinding,publishedinthejournalBiologyLetters,cameaboutduetoanexperimentalerrorwhenresearchersplacedhibernating(冬眠的)queenbumblebeesinwaterandfoundthemalivedayslater.Thediscoveryhasimpressedscientists.particularlybecausebumblebeesareland-basedcreaturesnottypicallyassociatedwithwaterenvironments.NigelRaine,aprofessorintheschoolofenvironmentalsciencesattheuniversityandthestudy’sleadauthor,expressedhisastonishmentattheresults.Tofurtherexplorethisphenomenon,Raineandhisteamconductedanexperimentinvolving143hibernatingqueenbumblebees.Theydiscoveredthatthoseplacedunderwaterforuptosevendayshadsimilarsurvivalratestothosenot,indicatingthatthebees’abilitytosurvivesuchconditionsmaybemorecommonthanpreviouslythought.Theresearchunderlinesthestrengthofbumblebeesduringtheirhibernationperiod.acriticalphaseintheirlifecyclethathasremainedlargelyunexplored.Queenbumblebeestypicallyhibernatealoneinsmallholesduringthecoldmonths,whicharebelievedtoprotectthemfromflooding.However,thisstudyrevealsthatthesebeespossessanunexpectedadaptation,allowingthemtosurviveeveninfloodedconditions.Giventhesefindings,onepossibleexplanationfortheirsurvivalisdiapause,astateofsuspendedgrowthandreproductioncharacterizedbyreducedoxygenintake.Duringthisstate.bumblebeesmayclosetheirspiracles(氣孔)topreventwaterfromenteringtheirbodies,andtheymightalsobreathethroughtheirskin.Thisenergy-savingmodeislikelyakeyfactorintheirabilitytosurvivebeneaththewater.Raineemphasizedtheimportanceofunderstandingthesemechanisms,asitcouldhavesignificantimplicationsforthestudyofwildinsectsthathelpwithplantreproduction,whicharecrucialforfoodsecurityandecosystemhealth,Histeam’sresearchwillaimtodeterminewhetherhibernatingqueenscansurviveevenlongerperiodsunderwaterandifsimilarstrengthexistsinotherbeespecies.32.Whatdoweknowaboutthefinding?

A．Itmatchedpriorbeliefs.B．Itconcernedseainsects.C．Itwasfullyanticipated.D．Itwasmadebyaccident.33.Whatcanbeinferredaboutbumblebeesfromparagraph3?

A．Theyhibernateingroupsforprotection.B．Theyarealwaysprotectedfromflooding.C．Theyhaveahiddenadaptationmechanism.D．Theyreproducebetterinfloodedconditions.34.WhatmayNigelRainedointhefuture?

A．Secureresearchpatents.B．Prioritizedietarysecurity.C．Conductfurtherresearch.D．Raiseecologicalawareness.35.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A．BumblebeeReproductiveHabitsB．BumblebeeHibernationPatternsC．Scientists’ExperimentalMethodsD．BumblebeeSurvivalUnderwater(★★★)Haveyoueverwokenupatmidnightwithupsettingthoughts?Maybeyouarguedwithyourpartner.Perhapsyouareworryingaboutaninterview.Thesearecommoninourlife.Buttheycanmakeithardtoseerealityasitis.36Andthuswemaylosesleepandhavetroubleconcentrating.Thefollowingmethodsarehelpful.37Thismethodhasthebenefitofrevealingthetemporarynatureofyourthoughts.Itcanalsohelptomakeiteasiertoletthemgo.Therearemanymindfulnesspracticesthatmighthelpwiththis.Forexample,asimplebreathmeditationmaydothetrick.Thoughtscanstillcomeintoyourheadasyoupracticethis.Trytomovepreferablyoutside.Physicalexercisecanbehelpful.38Walkinginthewoodscanreducerumination(沉思)morethanwalkingalongaroadforthesameamountoftime.Ifwegooutwalking,itmayhelptokeepourattentiononoursurroundingsandpreventtroublingthoughtsfromcroppingup.Stopfeedingthefireandredirectyourattention.Ifwe’reruminatingoverthings,wemayneedtofocusonbetterthings.Wecantakeabreakfromsocialmediaandpracticegratitudeforthegoodinourlives.Wecanalsotakeactionwithlike-mindedpeople.39Talktoatrustedpersonormaybeatherapist.Wecanturntoothersforhelp.Whethertheydoitwithhumororbyofferingwisdom,sometimesgettinganoutsider’sperspectivecanhelpusalot.40Ifwedon’thavesuchkindofpeople,seeingatherapistmightbeourbestoption.

A．Pushawayournegativethoughts.B．Learntopracticemindfulawareness.C．Beingoutsideinnatureisoneofthebestways.D．Theywillkeepuslockedintonegativethinkingpatterns.E．Weneedtogiveourselvessomespaceandnotassumetheworst.F．Thesecanhelpreduceourworrywhilepointingusinarightdirection.G．Weshouldtrytofindtherightpersonwhocanlistenwellandofferempathy.三、完形填空(★★★)ThreeyearsaftergettinglostinanunexpectedsnowstorminSheffield,acatnamedOscarhasbeenreunitedwithhisfamily.AfterOscar’s_______inJanuary2020,hisownerKatieSaltcheckedCCTV(監(jiān)控)putpostersuparoundtheareaand_______thewordonsocialmedia.Theyalsoreportedhim_______toPetlogwithwhomheismicrochipped,andcontactedvarioussheltersandvetsinvain.Inapress_______fromtheKennelClub,Katiesaid,“We_______concludedhemusthavediedduringthesnowstorm,butour_______stillscannedeverywhere,wheneverwewereoutdriving,andtobehonestthisnever_______.”Threeyearslater,Katiereceiveda_______fromavettosaythattheyhadOscar—hehadbeenlivinginagardenjustsixmilesaway!Thegarden’s_______hadbeenlookingafterOscarandwhenOscarwasill,thiskindman,whopossessedthegarden,tookhimtoavetfor________,wheretheyfoundamicrochipandwereabletofinally________Katie.Now________,hehasbeenenjoyingwarmcuddleswithhislonglostfamily.BillLambert,aspokespersonforPetlog,said,“We’reso________thatOscarandKatiehavebeenreunited.Theirstoryshowsjusthowimportantitisforownersto________theirpets,keeptheircontactdetailsup-to-datewiththeirmicrochipdatabase,andto________hopenomatterhowmuchtimehaspassed.”41.A．operationB．disappearanceC．growthD．emergence42.A．spreadB．downloadedC．expandedD．mentioned43.A．escapingB．missingC．dyingD．falling44.A．questionnaireB．a(chǎn)dvertisementC．releaseD．database45.A．fortunatelyB．explicitlyC．tentativelyD．eventually46.A．eyesB．mindsC．monitorsD．cars47.A．a(chǎn)roseB．stoppedC．compromisedD．occurred48.A．callB．contributionC．chargeD．contract49.A．secretaryB．workerC．managerD．owner50.A．memorialserviceB．spiritualexperienceC．medicalcareD．localsupport51.A．tendB．botherC．contactD．motivate52.A．a(chǎn)ssociatedB．a(chǎn)ccomplishedC．mistakenD．reunited53.A．pleasedB．a(chǎn)stonishedC．disappointedD．puzzled54.A．guardB．chipC．raiseD．track55.A．holdbackB．blowupC．blowoutD．holdout四、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Haveyoucomeacrossorusedthephrase“citybucity”(literallymeaning“cityornotcity”)recently?CreatedbyaforeignbloggerinashortvideoofhisvisittotheGreatWall,thisinternetbuzzwordisused56(question)whetheraplacehasthefashionablestyleandatmosphereofabigcity.Currently,millionsofforeignersarevisitingandexploringChina.TheirvlogsshowingtheirtravelsinChina57(go)viralonsocialmediasincethevisa-freetransitpolicywasimplemented(執(zhí)行),58allowstravelersfrom54countriestoexploreChinaforuptosixdayswithoutavisa,providedtheyhaveavalid(有效的)internationaltraveldocumentandaconnectingticketfor59(depart)within72or144hours.Asatangible(實際的)movebyChina,thepolicyhas60(significant)boostedtourism.Thefirstthreemonthsofthisyearsawapproximately1.98millionforeignersenjoyvisa-freeentryintoChina,61increaseof266percentyear-on-year.Chinahasalsoimprovedmobilepaymentaccessibility(可及性)andsimplifiedthevisaapplicationprocess,62(make)iteasierfortouriststovisit.ThepolicynotonlymakesvisitingChina63(convenient)forforeigners,butalsoencouragesthemtoengagemorecloselywiththedailylivesofordinaryChinesepeople,rethinkwhattheyseeinWesternmediaanddispel(消除)oldstereotypes(刻板印象)aboutChina.“Sothisis64wedecidedtocometothiscountry—wewantedtoseeexactlywhatit’slikefor65(us),”saidamanfromIreland.五、書信寫作(★★★)66.上周，你參加了校學(xué)生會組織的環(huán)保作品展。請給校英語報寫一篇短文介紹此活動，內(nèi)容包括：1.活動過程；2.個人感受。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、書面表達(dá)(★★★★)67.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。Itwasagloomyafternoon,withdarkcloudshanginglowinthesky,makingthealreadyold-fashionedcampusseemevenmoredeserted.Afterthelastclassoftheday,Iwalkedacrossthecampuswithmycloseclassmate,Tom.Aswenearedaquietcornerbesidetheoldlibrary,aseriesoffaintmeowingsounds(貓叫聲)piercedthestillness.Ourcuriositypiqued,weexchangedaglanceandimmediatelytracedthesourceofthenoise.Behindamessystackofoldboxes,wediscoveredaminuscule,emaciatedcat.Itsonce-softfurwasnowcakedwithdirt,anditssmallbodytrembledeversoslightly,a