2024-2025學(xué)年內(nèi)蒙古土默特左旗民族中學(xué)高二下學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試題一、閱讀理解(★★)HerearefourofthebestthemeparksinFloridasoyoucanstartplanningyournexttrip.BuschGardensTampaBayHometoover50touristspots,BuschGardensTampaBayisananimal-focusedthemeparkwithanemphasisonkeepingrareanimals.Here,you’llfindthetallestandfastestrollercoasterintheworld,Montu,aswellasthearea’slargestzoo,withover200animalspecies.Oneofitsnewestcoastersistheheart-stoppingIronGwaziwhichgoesup206feetintheairandreachesspeedsofupto76milesperhour.MagicKingdomParkThisparksetthestandardfortheFloridathemeparkindustryweknowtodaywhenitopenedin1971.Today,MagicKingdomParkbridgestheoldwiththenew,invitinggueststoexperiencethestoriesofchildhoodagainandenjoyfavoriteattractions,likePiratesoftheCaribbean.It’salsothehomeofDisneyWorld’snewestride,TRONLightcycle/Run,anexcitingrollercoaster.LegolandFloridaThemedwiththebrightlycolouredbricks,LegolandFloridaistheplaceforthenextgenerationofexcitementseekers,hometoentry-levelrollercoastersandkid-friendlyspots.Thepark’snewestspotsincludePirateRiverQuest,aboatridethroughtheformerCypressGarden.Whilethespotsmayfocusonyoungerguests,thisisreallyaparkforeveryone.UniversalStudiosFloridaInspiredbythegreatestmomentsfromentertainmenthistory,UniversalStudiosFloridaisamovieandtelevision-themedparkthatbeganasanactualworkingstudio.Severallandspayhomage(致敬)totypicalsets,includingSanFranciscoandNewYork.ThisisalsowherekidscanfindTheWizardingWorldofHarryPotter—DiagonAlley,oneofthemostimpressivethemeparkseverbuilt.1.WhatcanyoufindinBuschGardensTampaBay?

A．Avarietyofanimals.B．Morethan200endangeredbirds.C．Showsat206feethigh.D．Theoldestrollercoasterintheworld.2.WhatisknownaboutMagicKingdomPark?

A．Itisforyoungerguestsonly.B．Itservesasaworkingstudio.C．ItisthefirstthemeparkintheUSA.D．Itcombinesclassicattractionswithnewofferings.3.WhichthemeparkattractsthoselovingHarryPotter?

A．BuschGardensTampaBay.B．MagicKingdomPark.C．UniversalStudiosFlorida.D．LegolandFlorida.(★★★)Farmersarecelebratingtheirriceharvestbysinginganddancingonthefarm.ThisisWanbaoMozambiquericefarm,China’slargestriceplantingprojectinAfrica.Here,ifpeoplecanspeakhelloinChinese,“nihao”,theymostcertainlyalsoknowanotherChinesetermWanbao,thenameofaChinesericefarmproject.Throughthefertile(肥沃的)areainsouthMozambique,theLimpopoRiverisflowingintotheIndianOceanintheXai-Xaidistrict.Benefitingfromthevastfarmland,asuitableclimate,enoughwaterandthesupportfromChina,theprojectiscreatingabrightfutureforthepeoplehere.Throughcooperativeplantingmethods,Wanbaoishelpingthelocalfarmersdevelopsuccessfulriceplantingareas.Itnotonlyprovidesseeds,farmchemicalsandfertilizers,butalsomakeslandflatanddoeswaterpumping(抽水).Tohavegoodharvests,farmersworkhardandlearnfromtheChinese.Nowthelocalfarmers’loveforfarmingisgrowingandtheyaregettingricherandricher.“I’vebenefitedalotfromthericefarmingandlearnedtoproducericeusingChinesetechnologiesononehectare(公頃)ofland,”saysamotheroffivechildren.“Withthemoney,Ihaveimprovedmylifealot.Ihavebuiltmyhouseandmychildrenaregoingtoschool.”Anoldfarmerisnoweventeachingotherfarmershowtogrowrice.Heiscultivatingcropsover40hectares.“Thankstotheproject,bothmychildrenandgrandchildrenarelivingasettledlife.NowIgotothefieldstosupporttheotherfarmerswithteaching.IhopeWanbaowillexpandthegrowingareastoothercornersofthecountyinthefuturetohelpfightpoverty,”hesays.4.Whydoestheauthormention“nihao”inthefirstparagraph?

A．Toindicatefarmers’Chineselanguageskills.B．ToshowthepopularityofWanbaoinMozambique.C．ToprovetheimportanceofChineseinMozambique.D．TosuggestChineseisarequirementforworkingonthefarm.5.WhatcanweknowabouttheWanbaoproject?

A．Itplantsriceinurbanareas.B．Itimproveslocalwaterquality.C．Itoffersfarmingtechnologiesforlocals.D．IthelpsallAfricanpeoplegetridofpoverty.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cultivating”inthelastparagraphmean?

A．Growing.B．Preparing.C．Pulling.D．Selling.7.Inwhichsectionofawebsiteisthetextlikelytobefound?

A．Travel.B．Education.C．Culture.D．Agriculture.(★★★)Whenlearningaforeignlanguage,mostpeoplefallbackontraditionalways:reading,writing,listeningandrepeating.ButBrianMathias’researchteamfoundoutthatifyougesture(做手勢(shì))withyourarmswhilestudying,youcanrememberthevocabularybetter,evenmonthslater.AsMathiasdescribes,theyhad22German-speakingadultslearnatotalof90inventedwordsoverfourdays.Whilethetestsubjectsfirstheardthenewvocabulary,theywereshownavideoofapersonmakingagesturethatmatchedthemeaningoftheword.Whenthewordwasrepeated,thesubjectsperformedthegesturethemselves.Fivemonthslater,theywereaskedtotranslatethevocabularytheyhadlearnedintoGerman.Thosewhoperformedbetteronthetaskshowedahigherlevelofactivityintheirmotorcortex—thepartofthebrainthatisresponsibleforourbodymovements.Theresearchersconcludedthatthemotorcortexcontributedtothetranslationofthevocabularylearnedwithgestures.Theeffectdidnotoccurwhenthesubjectswereonlypresentedwithmatchingpicturesinsteadofgestures.AnotherresearchgroupledbyLeipzighadyoungadultsandeight-year-oldchildrenlistentonewvocabularyforfivedays,pairedwithmatchingpicturesorvideosofgestures.Aftertwomonths,thetwomethodswerestilltied.Butaftersixmonths,theadultsbenefitedmorefromthegesturesthanthepictures,whilethechildrenwerehelpedequallybyboth.Butitisnotonlythemotorcortexitselfthatpromoteslearning.Themeaningexpressedbythegesturealsoplaysapart,“Ithinkwedon’ttakefulladvantageofgestureinourclassrooms,”Goldin-Meadowsays.“Goodteachersandgoodstudentsuseit,butnotalwaysinascientificway.Othersdon’tnecessarilybringitintotheclass—anditcouldbeusedmoreoftenandmoreeffectively.”8.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlyfocusonaboutBrianMathias’research?

A．Itsparticipants.B．Itsmethods.C．Itsprocess.D．Itsinfluence.9.WhatdoesLeipzig’sresearchtellusaboutlanguagelearning?

A．Adultsandchildrenareequallygoodlearners.B．Pictureshavelittleinfluenceonlanguagelearning.C．Picturesarefoundmorehelpfulthanvideosforchildren.D．Advantagesofgesturesaremoreobviousinadultsinthelongrun.10.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestteachersdointheclassroom?

A．Makebetteruseofgestures.B．Teachvocabularyinanorganizedway.C．Don’tusetraditionalteachingapproaches.D．Dosomescientificresearchesonteaching.11.What’sthepurposeofthetext?

A．Tostresstheneedoflearninglanguagesindifferentways.B．Toillustratetheimportanceofgesturesinlanguagelearning.C．Toexplorewaystopromotegesturesinvocabularylearning.D．Tocallonstudentstousegesturesincommunicatingwithothers.(★★★)Haveyoueverstruggledwithataskbecausetwoarmsjustweren’tenough?Ifso,youmightlikeanewdevicethatcanreallylendahelpinghand.Youwearthisroboticarm,andthencontrolitwiththemuscleyouusetobreathe.Currently,theroboticarmisworninthemiddleofyourchest,butitcanalsobeplacedaboveyourshouldersoratyourside,dependingonwhatyouwanttodowithit.EngineerGiuliaDominijanni,partofateamattheSwissFederalInstituteofTechnologyinLausanne(écolePolytechniqueFédéraledeLausanne,EPFL),helpedcreatethedevice.Inthepast,roboticarmsweredesignedtoreplacelostarms,withbrainsignalscontrollingthem.Thisnewdeviceallowsuserstocontrolanextraarmwhilestillusingtheirrealarms.Forthisreason,theteamdesignedittobecontrolledbybreathing.Theroboticarmcansensethemovementofyourdiaphragm(膈膜),themusclethathelpsyoubreathe.Whenyoubreathein,theroboticarmstretches;whenyoubreatheout,itretracts(縮回).Breathingnormallykeepsthearminthesameposition.Beforemakingtheactualarm,theEPFLteamcreatedavirtualreality(VR)model.Volunteerslearnedtocontrolthisvirtualthirdarmusingbreathsensors.Thetestsshowedthatpeoplecouldeasilylookaroundandtalkwhileusingthearm.AftersuccessfulVRtests,theteambuiltasimpleroboticarmthatfunctionslikethevirtualone.Earlytestsshowedthatuserscouldcomfortablyoperatetheextraarmalongsidetheirownarms.However,researchersarestillexploringhowwellpeoplecancontrolthisroboticarmwithoutaffectingtheuseoftheirnaturalarms.JacobGeorge,adirectorattheUniversityofUtah’sroboticscenter,notes,“Whenyou’readdingsomethingnewonyourbody,it’sunclearhowmuchthebraincandowiththat.Butintimeitbecomespossibletocontrolthenewarmwell.”AndscientistsatEPFLbelievethatunderstandingthiscouldbenefitthosewithdisabilitiesorpeoplerecoveringfrominjuries.12.HowdoEPFL’sroboticarmsdifferfrompreviousones?

A．Theyfeatureaffordableprices.B．Theyareoperatedbybreathing.C．Theycandealwithourhealthissues.D．Theyarecontrolledbybrainsignals.13.WhydidtheEPFLteamcreateaVRmodel?

A．Totestthenewly-inventedarm’sactualfunction.B．Tofigureouthowtheroboticarmwork.C．Toattractmorevolunteers.D．Tocutitsproductioncost.14.WhatisJacob’sattitudetotheroboticarm?

A．Uncaring.B．Doubtful.C．Positive.D．Unclear.15.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．ANewDevicethatCanReallyHelpScientistsB．TheEffectofRoboticTechnologyonPeople’sLifeC．TipsonHowtoUseanExtraArmD．RoboticsGivesUsanExtraArm(★★★)Bodylanguagereferstothenonverbal(非語(yǔ)言的)signalsthatpeopleusetocommunicate.16Theycanimpacthowpeoplejudgeyouintheworkplace.Becomingawareofthebodylanguageyouusewhencommunicatingcanhelpyouensureyourmessageisbeingdeliveredeffectively.Herearesomestepsyoucantaketoimproveyourbodylanguage.RelaxyourshouldersOnestepyoucantaketoimproveyourbodylanguageistorelaxyourshoulders,allowingthemtodroptoacomfortableheight.Shouldersthataretoohighcanmakeyoulooknervous.17Beawareofwheretheyarecurrentlysittingandallowthemtodroptoanaturalposition.SmileSmilewhenyou’refirstintroducedtosomeoneandthroughouttheconversation,whenappropriate.Beawareofyourfacialexpressionsthroughoutthecourseoftheconversation,asanexpressionlessfacecanoftenappearasanangryexpression.18MakeeyecontactIt’simportanttomakeeyecontactwiththepersonyou’respeakingto.19Asimplestrategytoensureyou’remaintainingtherightamountofeyecontactistolookintotheperson’seyeslongenoughtotakenoteoftheireyecolorbeforelookingaway.Thisstrategyensuresyoumakepropereyecontactforalengthoftimethat’snaturalandcomfortabletobothparties.NodperiodicallyNoddingisagoodwaytoshowthepersonyou’respeakingwiththatyou’relisteningandengagedinwhatthey’resaying.20Also,itmakesthemknowthatyouagreewithorareinterestedinthemessagethey’resharing,whichcanhelptoincreasetheirconfidence.

A．Asinceresmilecanbrightenupthedarkestday.B．However,it’simportanttoavoidmakingtoomuch.C．Bodylanguagecanbeconfusingindifferentcultures.D．It’sagoodwaytoencouragethemtocontinuewhatthey’resaying.E．Theyincludethingslikegestures,toneofvoice,andeyecontact.F．Similarly,onesthataretoolowcangivetheimpressionthatyou’resad.G．Turningupthecomersofyourmouthslightlycangiveyouacalmandpleasantlook.二、完形填空(★★★)MistyCopelandspendsmostdaystwisting(扭動(dòng)),spinning(旋轉(zhuǎn))and_______.Shepracticesand_______thegracefulmovementsofherart.Whensheisn’tperforming,sheispracticing.Whensheisn’tpracticing,sheisstretching.Shetakesclassesalmosteveryday.Shetakescareofherbodysoshedoesn’t_______itwhenshegoestoworkinaballettheatre.“Itreatmybodywiththerespectthatanymusicianwouldtotheir_______,”saysMisty.“Ilovemybody,”sheadds.Wasshe_______confident?Actually,shewasa_______girlandavoidedthespotlight.ButMistylovedmusicandmovement.Whenshewasthirteen,Misty’steachersuggestedshe_______afreeballetclassattheBoys&GirlsClub.Fortwoweeks,Mistysatonthegymchairwatchingtheclass,afraidto_______.Finally,shegaveita_______.Atfirst,shefelt________intheclass.Shedidn’tknowanythingaboutballet,andshewas________thanmostofthestudents.Overtime,________shebegantoenjoythelessons.Shediscoveredthatherbody—especiallyherlonglegsandflexiblemuscles—wasjust________forballet.Aftertheclassseasonended,Mistyreceivedascholarshiptoanearbydancestudio.Mostballerinas(女舞者)startedtheirtrainingmuchyoungerthanthirteen.ButMisty’snaturalabilitiesandhardworkmadeherimprovequickly.Overthenextfiveyears,balletwasMisty’s________.Shepracticed,performed,competedandattendedballetprograms.“PerformingwasmyfavouritepartbecauseIfelt________andopenonstage,shesays.“Forthefirsttimeinmylife,IfeltlikeIbelonged.”21.A．wanderingB．leapingC．exercisingD．dancing22.A．perfectsB．conquersC．examinesD．describes23.A．a(chǎn)daptB．injureC．destroyD．ruin24.A．a(chǎn)ppearanceB．gloryC．studiosD．instruments25.A．foundB．madeC．bornD．trained26.A．committedB．gentleC．carefulD．shy27.A．a(chǎn)ttendB．registerC．conductD．observe28.A．standupB．catchupC．cutinD．joinin29.A．restB．chanceC．tryD．thought30.A．outofplaceB．outoforderC．outofreachD．outofcontrol31.A．youngerB．olderC．tallerD．shorter32.A．meanwhileB．howeverC．moreoverD．therefore33.A．readyB．contentC．rightD．creative34.A．lifeB．majorC．prospectD．stage35.A．upsetB．preciousC．freeD．odd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。Recently,anintelligentgreenhousehasbeenbuiltinsidetheChina-FranceAgriculturalScienceandTechnologyParkinSichuanProvince.Theintelligentgreenhouse36(feature)theapplicationofadvancedtechnologiesisthefirstsemi-enclosed(半包圍)greenhousethatoperatesefficientlyinallweatherconditionsinsouthwestChina.37amodelprojectofagriculturaltechnologycooperation(合作)betweenChinaandFrance,theparkfullyshowsagriculturaltechnologiesandthe38(wise)ofthetwocountries.Over40,000cherrytomatoplantsofmorethan10superb39(variety)aregrowninthegreenhouse.Differentfromtraditionalfarming,thesecherrytomatoesare40(digital)managedandcontrolledthroughouttheirlifecycle.Theproductionandefficiencyareveryimpressive.41(equip)withvariousadvanceddevices,thegreenhouseensurestheintelligentandaccurateadjustmentsofindoortemperature,42createsthebestenvironmentforcherrytomatoes43(grow)ina“comfortablearea”allyearround.Withaproductionofmorethan250tonsofcherrytomatoeseveryyear,thegreenhouseprovidesjobsforover30nearbyvillagers,withahandsomeincomereaching50,000yuaneach.ThroughtechnicalcooperationwithagriculturalcompaniesfromFranceandtheNetherlands,44intelligentcontrolsystemwasfixedinthegreenhouse.Also,anothersystem45(develop)tocollectandusecarbondioxide(CO?).Thishashelpedincreasetheproductionandqualityofcherrytomatoeswhileachievingenvironmentalgoals.四、書(shū)信寫(xiě)作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，上周日去了一個(gè)當(dāng)?shù)氐墓珗@游玩。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給交換生Jack寫(xiě)一封郵件，和他分享此事，內(nèi)容包括：1．公園景色；2．游玩過(guò)程；3．你的收獲。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。DearJack,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Miahadalwaysbeenashyandreservedgirl.Throughoutherschoolyears,shestruggledwithpublicspeaking,oftenfeelingherheartraceandherpalmssweatatthemerethoughtofstandinginfrontofacrowd.Thisfearheldherbackinmanyways,makingherpassupopportunitiesthatcameherway,fromleadingclassprojectstoparticipatinginschooldebates.Herclassmatessawherasthequietgirlinthebackrow,theonewhoalwayshadhernoseinabook,butseldomraisedherhandtoanswerquestions.Duringherfinalyearofhighschool,Mia’sEnglishteacher,Mr.Thompson,announcedtheannualspeechcompetition.Thethemewas“OvercomingChallenges,”anditwasasignificantpartofthegrade.Miafeltafamiliarwaveofanxietywashoverher.However,thistime,somethingwithinherstirred.Shewastiredoflettingherfearsdefineherexperi