2024-2025學(xué)年河南省部分學(xué)校高二下學(xué)期期末聯(lián)考英語試題一、閱讀理解(★★)TheBestRoadTripsinNewZealandChristchurchtoGreymouthStartingfromChristchurch,theSouthIsland’slargestcity,headwestandwitnessadramaticchangefromtheflatfarmlandoftheCanterburyPlainstothemountainoushighcountryoftheSouthernAlps.PassbreathtakingwaterfallsasyoutraveloverArthur'sPassNationalParktoreachGreymouth,theWestCoast’sbiggesttown.ChristchurchtoHammerSpringsHeadnorthfromChristchurchthroughCanterbury’swineregion,itscountrysidefilledwithplentyofvineyards(葡萄園)andwineries,suchasPegasusBayandTerraceEdge.Hereyoucanvisitlocalvineyards,beforetakingatripinlandtoHammerSprings,amountainvillagewithgeothermal(地?zé)岬?pools.Itswindingwoodlandpathsarealsopopularwithhikersandmountainbikers.QueenstowntoTeAnauandTheCatlinsQueenstown,NewZealand’sadventurecapital,isagreatstartingpointforasouthernroadtrip.Then,it’saroundatwo-hourdrivethroughtherollingmountainstoTeAnau.Next,it’seasytoexplorethewindsweptlandscapesofTheCatlinsonthewaytoDunedin.Dunedin,acoastalcity,isknownforitsmixofMaoriandScottishheritage,andhousesNewZealand’sonlycastle,LarnachCastle.AucklandtoWaitangiSituatedbetweentwoports,Auckland,NewZealand’slargestcity,isuniqueforhillylandscapes.ThenbesuretoincludeastopatWaitangionyourtour.Atreaty(條約)wassignedherein1840betweentheBritishCrownandsomeMaorichiefs—it’soneofNewZealand’smostsignificantsitestolearnaboutthecountry’shistoryandMaoriculture.Next,weavethroughthecountrysidetoreachtheverytopofNewZealand.1.WhatcanyoudoatHammerSprings?

A．Exploreitsbikepaths.B．Enjoyitsonlywaterfall.C．Visitthelargestvineyardintheworld.D．Seethecountry’sbiggesttown.2.WhatisspecialaboutDunedin?

A．Itislocatedinanationalpark.B．ItishometoLarnachCastle.C．Itisperfectformountainbikers.D．Itisfamousforflatfarmlands.3.WhyisWaitangioneofNewZealand’smostsignificantsites?

A．Itwitnessedamajorhistoricalevent.B．Itusedtobeapeacefulmountainvillage.C．Itissituatedbetweentwofamousports.D．ItisthemostancientcityinNewZealand.(★★★)Myfirstguitarlessonendedindiscomfortandconfusion.ButIwashooked(鉤住).Iwas10butstillsensedanintenseconnectiontothisbeautifulandmysteriousinstrument.Sincethen,guitarshavebeenafocusofmylife.InmylateteensIspentasummerplayinginaband.Weperformedexclusivelyathospitals,children’scampsandseniors’long-termcarehomes.Listenerstheregaveusaburstofenthusiasticapplauseandsaidthatourmusicseemedtotakethemintoanotherworld.Thememoryoftheunguardedsmiles,delightfuldancingandshiningeyeswillforeverstaywithme.Eachofmyguitarshasauniquesound,feelandpersonality.Eachguitartellsadifferentstoryandtogethertheycreatebeautiesofmylife.Istillrememberthethrillofpickingoutthatelectricguitarwithmydadfivedecadesago—asharedmomentofexcitementandbonding.Theguitarhasbridgedculturaldivides.Ihavevividmemoriesofplayingandstealingglancesatotherguitarists.Thoughwedidn’tshareaspokenlanguage,wecommunicatedthroughourguitars,creatingsomethingnewandbeautifultogether.Thosewordlessconversations,filledwithsmilesandmutualunderstanding,weremomentsofextremehappiness.Iwillforeverbeindebtedtomyparentsforthegiftoftheguitar.MypatientandkindmotherencouragedmewhenIwantedtogiveup.Shebelievedinmypotentialandpushedmetokeeppractising.Herunwavering(堅定的)supportlaidthefoundationformylifelongloveofmusicandcreativity.Ifpeoplearelucky,theywillfindtheirowninstrument—somethingthatconnectsthemtothemselvesandtoothers.Itmightnotbeaguitar;itcouldbeapaintbrush,apen,acameraorasport.Whatmattersisthesenseofpurposeandbondingitbrings.Everytime,whenIhearthestrainsofmyson’sguitardriftingthroughoutourhome,Ismileandhopetheguitarhascaughtanotheryoungsoul,asitdidminesomanyyearsago.4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sperformanceinhislateteens?

A．Demanding.B．Disappointing.C．Novel.D．Infectious.5.Whathelpedtheauthorkeeppursuinghismusicinparagraph5?

A．Hismother’suniqueinsights.B．Hismother’sfirmassistance.C．Hismother’scommittedresearch.D．Hismother’sconvincingpromotion.6.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardhisson’splayingtheguitar?

A．Hedisapprovesofit.B．Heistolerantofit.C．Hedoesn’tcareaboutit.D．Heisfavorabletoit.7.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．MyLoveforMusic:aUNIQUEJourneyB．LearningtheGuitar:ChallengesandFrustrationsC．TheGuitar:aLifelongCompanionandConnectorD．MemorablePerformances:MyExperienceinaBand(★★★)Foodforthought.Whataremenus?Whatdotheycontain?And,ultimately,whydotheymatter?Cooke,aprofessorofEnglishatMcGillUniversity,goesonarichlyillustratedjourneythroughthreecenturiestotacklethesequestions,andmore.InTastesandTraditions,sheapproachesthebroadbanquet(盛宴)ofmenusthewayadinermightapproachabuffet—bysamplingandtastingparticularitems.HercriticalattentionfallsonthefamousartistslikePicassoandToulouse-Lautrecwhohaveillustratedmenusandtheseillustrationscanshowthecarefulartisticanddesignchoicesthatmenuscanrepresent.Butaboveall,shewrites,“Menusawakenourinterestforthemany,richandvariedstoriestheytelland...forthememoriestheyrecallfororiginaldinersandthejourneysuponwhichtheyallowbelatedreaderstobegin.”Menusriseabovethetemporaryandintheirfuturelifeclarifythetastesandtraditionsofthosewhocamebeforeratherthanthecurrentfoodtrendsandpeople'svalue.Cookeusesdozensofelegantmenusaslaunchingpointstoreflectonthefoodwaystheyrepresent.Aslaterreaders,wecan,forexample,studyworld'sfairmenusasdocumentsthatrevealnationalvaluesandprioritiesorlooktothechildren'smenuscommonlyfoundonearly-19th-centuryraillinesforthemessagestheymighttellusaboutcomingofage.Somemenusaremeanttobemementos(紀(jì)念品)ofspecificevents,likeameetingbetweenheadsofstate.These,too,invitethelaterreaderstoconsiderissuesoffoodculture,socialhistory,andmore.Asanadventurouseater,Cookeisanevenmoreundauntedexploreroffoodwayspastandpresentwhoisnotdiscouragedbydifficultiesandmovesacrosstimeandculture“bothtoinvitereaderstoaskdeepquestionsandtooffersatisfyinganswerstomeettheirappetites”.Thisisabeautifullyillustratedandentertainingcelebrationofarichyetoverlookedgenre(體裁).8.WhydoesCookepayattentiontoPicassoandToulouse-LautrecinherTastesandTraditions?

A．Toemphasizethehistoricalvalueofmenus.B．Tointroducetwofamousartistsinhistory.C．Tohighlighttheartisticfeaturesofmenus.D．Toshowthepopularityofillustratedmenus.9.Whatdomenusrevealintheirfuturelifeaccordingtothetext?

A．Diners'culturalconflicts.B．People'svalue.C．Modernfoodtrends.D．Pasttastesandtraditions.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“undaunted”inparagraph3mean?

A．Humble.B．Determined.C．Confused.D．Traditional.11.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．Tourgereaderstovaluemenus.B．Torecommendabookonmenus.C．Tocelebratemenus'culturalrole.D．Toanalyzetheimperfectionsinmenudesign.(★★★)Reducingtheamountofagriculturalsprays(噴霧)usedbyfarmerscoulddecreasetheamountofpollutingrun-off(地表徑流)thatenterstheenvironmentwhileatthesametimereducingfarmers’costsandperhapsevenenhancingtheirproductivityandfarmlandquality.AteamofresearchersatMIThasdevelopedasystemtodojustthat.Theirtechnologyaddsathincoatingarounddroplets(小滴)astheyarebeingsprayedontoafield,greatlyreducingtheirtendencytobounceoffleavesandendupwastedontheground.Instead,thecoateddropletssticktotheleavesasintended.Inthenewstudy,theresearchersconductedlabexperimentswithhigh-speedcameras.Whentheysprayeddropletswithnospecialtreatmentontoawater-repellingsurfacesimilartothatofmanyplantleaves,thedropletsinitiallyspreadoutintoapancake-likedisk,thenreboundedbackintoaballandbouncedaway.Butwhentheresearcherscoatedthesurfaceofthedropletswithatinyamountofoil—makinguplessthan1percentofthedroplets’liquid—thedropletsspreadoutandthenstayedput.Thetreatmentimprovedthedroplets’“stickiness”byasmuchasahundredtimes.Theresearchersformedacompanytocommercializethesystem.Inordertoprovehowmuchtheircoatingsystemimprovestheamountofspraythatstaysontheplant,theyfirsthadtodevelopatechnologytomonitorsprayinginrealtime.Theyusedthesystemonfarmsranginginsizefromafewdozenacrestohundredsofthousandsofacres,andmanydifferentcroptypes.Thesystemhassavedfarmers30to50percentontheirpesticidecosts,justbyimprovingthecontrolsontheexistingsprays.Thesuccessstorieskeepaddingup.Astheglobalpopulationrises,farmersneedtogrowmorefoodwithoutusingmoreland.“Ourmissionistousethistechnologytohelpfarmersdojustthat—byusingfewerchemicals,savingmoney,andprotectingtheenvironment,”saysKripaVaranasi,MITprofessorofmechanicalengineering.12.Whatisaproblemcausedbytraditionalagriculturalspraysaccordingtothetext?

A．Declineinfarmers’income.B．Highenergyconsumption.C．Environmentalharm.D．Overuseoffarmland.13.Whatcanweknowaboutdropletscoatedwithoilintheexperiment?

A．Theirshapesremainunchanged.B．Theyspreadoutintoapancake-likedisk.C．Theyquicklybouncebacktotheground.D．Theirstickinesstotheleavesisincreasedgreatly.14.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A．Thechallengesofdevelopingmonitoringtechnology.B．Thenecessityofgrowingdifferenttypesofcrops.C．Thesuccessfulapplicationofthesystem.D．Theimportanceofreducingpesticidecosts.15.Whatdothescientistsexpectofthetechnology?

A．It’lldeliverenormousvaluetoagriculture.B．It’llenableproducetobemoreprofitable.C．It’llencouragepeopletopracticefarming.D．It’llraisepublicenvironmentalawareness.(★★★)OrganizingaCommunityEventPlanningasuccessfulcommunityeventtakescarefulplansandsomeefforts.16.Thearticlewillcovereverythingfromsettingyourevent'sgoalstofindingtherightvenueandmore.Beforeyoustartplanningyourcommunityevent,makesureyouareawareofitspurpose.Areyoutryingtospreadthewordaboutacertainissue,bringpeopletogetherorraisemoneyforagoodcause?Thisiskeytomakingallyourdecisions.17.Choosingtherightvenueiskeytoasuccessfulcommunityevent.Therightlocationensuresyoureventgoessmoothlyandengageseveryone.Therefore,youneedtoconsiderissuessuchasvenuecapacity,accessibility,andfacilities.18.Agreatvenuemakesyoureventsuccessfulandmemorable.Whenplanningacommunityevent,pickingtherightactivitiesiscrucial.Theseactivitiesmakeyoureventengagingandmemorableforeveryone.Theybringpeopletogether,creatingastrongsenseofunityinyourarea.19.Theycanincludegames,workshops,liveshows,andhands-onactivities.Theaimistogetpeopleinvolvedandhelpthemmeetothers.Planningacommunityeventmeansmakingadetailedbudget.Andfindingsponsorsanddonorscangreatlyhelpyourevent'sbudget.20.Managingthemwellisvitalforasmoothevent.It'simportanttofocusonrecruiting(招募),training,andcommunicatingwithyourteamclearly.Goodmanagementmeansbeingorganized,communicativeandflexible.Bysupportingyourteam,you'llmakeyoureventapositiveplace.Thiswillmakeabigimpactonyourattendees.

A．ThinkaboutthedifferentneedsofyourguestsB．YoushouldofferamixofactivitiesforallagesandinterestsC．YoucanusesocialmediatopromoteyourcommunityactivitiesD．VolunteersandstaffareessentialtoasuccessfulcommunityeventE．ThisguidewillhelpyouthroughthekeystepsforasuccessfuleventF．Bylookingatthesefactors,youcanpickthebestlocationforyoureventG．Knowingyourcommunityevent'sobjectivehelpsyouplantheactivitiesproperly二、完形填空(★★★)I’mhavingoneofthosemorningswheneverythinggoeswrong.I________somethingover.Coffeespilled,makingmyclothescoveredwith________,whilemykeysseemedto________mymindandfadedintotheair.JustasIwasabouttoleaveforgroceries,I________I’dforgottenmyshoppinglist.Withannoyanceeatingawayatme,Ifinally________,halfanhourbehindmyusualschedule.AsI________mydestination,Inoticeablindmanontheothersideoftheroad,holdingaredandwhitecane(手杖).Hisuncertaincallsforhelp________acrosstheroad.Withouthesitation,Irushedover.Learningheneededtoreachasupermarket,whichwasconvenientlylocatednearmyhome,Iofferedto________him.Duringourwalk,heaskedaboutmyshopping.WhenImentionedbananasandapples,heinsistedonbuyingthemforme.His________inspiredamemory,andIsharedhowmyhusbandhadoncehelpedaperson,receivinggrapesasagestureofexpressingthanks.Atthestore,hecarefullypickedoutsixbananasandsixapples,________Ileftwithfreshproduce.Afterhepaid,________,Ithankedhimandheadedhome,carryingnotjustthefruitbutalsothewarmthofour________.Backhome,myhusband’seyeswidenedin________asIrecountedthestory.Whatbeganasa(n)________morninghadtransformedintoabeautifulreminderofthepowerofkindness.Itwasahearteningrealizationthatactsofcompassioncreatea(n)________,spreadingjoyandleavinglastingimpressions,turningordinarydaysintoextraordinaryones.21.A．tippedB．gotC．putD．thought22.A．holesB．patternsC．paintsD．spots23.A．ruinB．escapeC．occupyD．change24.A．predictedB．a(chǎn)ssumedC．realizedD．guessed25.A．checkedoutB．headedoffC．signedupD．steppedaside26.A．nearedB．choseC．plannedD．a(chǎn)rranged27.A．disappearedB．stoppedC．matteredD．traveled28.A．a(chǎn)ccompanyB．comfortC．praiseD．cheer29.A．reflectionB．insistenceC．optimismD．confidence30.A．regrettingB．complainingC．a(chǎn)cknowledgingD．ensuring31.A．temporarilyB．secretlyC．gratefullyD．proudly32.A．encounterB．recallC．competitionD．a(chǎn)ppointment33.A．sadnessB．a(chǎn)larmC．disbeliefD．peace34.A．terrifyingB．frustratingC．excitingD．moving35.A．storyB．honourC．cycleD．inspiration三、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。TheYungangGrottoeswereaddedtotheUNESCOWorldHeritageListin2001.Today,itisnotonlypreservedasahistorybookcarvedinrockbutrenewedthroughcutting-edgetechnologyandinnovativecultural36(campaign).Inrecentyears,localauthoritieshavestrengthenedefforts37(protect)andstudythegrottoes,raisingconservationstandardsanddeepeningresearchintotheirhistoricallegacy(遺產(chǎn)).Establishedin2021,theYungangGrottoesAcademyleadstheseefforts,andfollows38conservation-firstprinciple.Teamsofculturalrelicconservatorsfromtheacademycarefullyexaminethecaves,diagnosingailmentslikeweathering,erosionandpigmentdegradation,andapply39(tailor)solutions,fromstonestabilizationtomuralrestoration.Ofthesite’s45majorcavesand59,000statues,about80percenthavebeendigitallyarchived(存檔)tomillimeter-levelaccuracy,creatingdigitalcopies40allowforextremelypreciserepairsifdamageoccurs.Uptonow,advancedtechnology41(explore)newpossibilitiesforthegrottoes’legacy.High-resolutionscansandartificialintelligence-poweredreconstructionsempowervirtualtours,while3Dprintingtechnologyallowfragileartworksto“travel”42(global).Beyondpreservation,theinstitutepromotesglobalacademiccollaboration,43(partner)withuniversitiestodecidethesite’smulticulturalroots.44themeanwhile,thesite’stourismfacilitieshavebeenupgraded.Fromthehandsof5th-centuryartisanstotoday’sdigitalguardians,theYungangGrottoescontinuetoinspire,provingthatevenancientstonescancreatemodern45(brilliant).四、書信寫作(★★)46.假定你是李華，你校將舉辦主題為“LoveBirds,ProtectNature”的活動。請你給外教Mr.Smith寫一封郵件，邀請他參加，內(nèi)容包括：1.活動目的；2.活動內(nèi)容；3.發(fā)出邀請。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。DearMr.Smith,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Itstartedwithablankpage.EveryTuesdayafternoon,inasmallclassroombehindtheschoollibrary,studentsgatheredforsomethingcalled“WordsUnspoken”.Itwasadvertisedasapoetryclub,butitwasmorethanthat.ItwasrunbyMs.Carter,theschoolcounselor,whoalsohappenedtobeapublishedpoet.Atfirst,noonereallyknewwhattoexpect.Samanthahadn’tplannedonjoining.Shepreferredstayinginvisible.Shehadbeeninlowspiritseversinceshedidn’tdowellintheexams.Shehadmasteredsilence.Words,especiallyspokenones,feltpowerlessforher.ButwhenMs.Carterhandedheraflyerwithagentlesmileandsaidthattherewasnopressureandthatitwasjustaspacetowrite,somethinginherstirred(被喚起).Onthefirstday,therewereonlysixstudents.Someweretheaterkids,andotherslookedliketheybelongedonthesoccerfield.Samanthaalmostturnedaroundatthedoor,butMs.Carter’ssoftvoicepulledherin.“We’renotheretobeperfect,”shesaid.“We’reheretobehonest.”Thatfirs