2024-2025學(xué)年甘肅省蘭州市第六十中學(xué)高二下學(xué)期期末英語試卷一、閱讀理解(★★)DifferentTypesofVolunteeringActivitiesTraditionalVolunteeringIcouldn’tthinkofabettername.Thisiswhatvolunteeringhasbeensinceage-old.YougotoalocalNGO(Non-GovernmentalOrganization)andworkononeoftheirprojects.Theseprojectscanbeasshortasafewhoursoraslongasoneyearorlonger.Youmaywishtospendyourbirthdayatthelocalorphanageandthatwouldbeaone-dayvolunteering.Butyoumaychoosetoteachthemandthusvisitingthemregularly;makingitalong-termassociation.Internship/GapYearVolunteeringMoreandmorestudentsareturningtovolunteeringwithNGOsastheirpreferredinternshipandgap-yearoption.Workinginthedevelopmentsectorprovidesvaluablecareerexperienceandskillsusefulinplacements(就業(yè)).Sinceinthiscaseyouwillbeworkingcloselyday-inandday-outwiththeNGO,itisimportantyouresearchwellbeforejoiningthem.Andmoresoifit’sinaforeigncountry.VoluntourismVolun-Tourismorvolunteertravelisagreatwayofcombiningtourismandvolunteering.Itprovidestheuniqueopportunitytoseeaplaceasaninsider;livewithlocalsandgetaccesstomanybehind-the-sceneactivitiesinanarea.Beforeyouplanatrip,searchforNGOsandconnectwiththemtoexplorehowyoucanhelpintheamountoftimethatyouhave.YoushouldalsoconnectwithothertravelersonvariousforumssuchasLonelyPlanetorTripadvisor.OnlineVolunteeringTheworld-wide-webhasmadegeographicalboundarynon-existentinmanyrespects!Onlinevolunteeringmakesitpossibletovolunteerfordifferentorganizationsindifferentcountriesfromyourhome/officeandatyourconvenience.Projectsmayinvolvehelpingwithsocialmedia,websiteordesigningsomematerial,guidingyouth,proof-readingarticles,translations,etc.Youcanexploremanyopportunitiesat.1.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthenameofTraditionalVolunteering?

A．Itisaninappropriatename.B．Itisanage-oldname.C．Itisauniversalname.D．Itisthemostsuitablename.2.WhatistheadvantageofInternshipVolunteering?

A．Thecareerexperienceyougetcanhelpyoufindajob.B．YouwillhaveagoodknowledgeoftheNGO.C．YoucanworkmorecloselywiththeNGO.D．Itgivesyoualotofchancestogoabroad.3.Whatkindofvolunteeringactivitysuitsyouwellifyouliketravel?

A．TraditionalVolunteering.B．GapYearVolunteering.C．Voluntourism.D．OnlineVolunteering.(★★★)Inrecentnews,DeepSeek,aleadingartificialintelligence(AI)company,hasmadesignificantprogressindevelopingadvancedAImodels.Thesemodelsaredesignedtohelppeopleinvariousfields,suchaseducation,healthcare,andtechnology.Accordingtothecompany,theirlatestAIsystemcanunderstandandprocesshumanlanguagemoreaccuratelythaneverbefore.Thisbreakthroughcouldchangethewayweinteractwithtechnologyinthefuture.DeepSeek’snewAImodel,calledDeepSeek-V3,isparticularlygoodatreadingandanalyzingtext.Itcanunderstandcomplexsentences,answerquestions,andevensummarizelongarticles.Thecompanyclaimsthatthistechnologywillbeespeciallyusefulforstudentsandteachers,asitcanhelpwithhomework,research,andlearningnewconcepts.Inadditiontoitseducationalapplications,DeepSeek-V3isalsobeingusedinhealthcare.DoctorsandresearchersaretestingtheAItoseeifitcanhelpdiagnose(診斷)diseasesfasterandmoreaccurately.Thecompanybelievesthatthistechnologycouldsavelivesbyprovidingquickandreliableinformationtomedicalprofessionals.However,somepeopleareconcernedabouttherisksofAI.Theyworrythatmachinesmightreplacehumanjobsormakedecisionswithoutconsideringethicalissues(倫理問題).DeepSeekhasrespondedtotheseconcernsbypromisingtouseAIresponsiblyandtoalwaysprioritize(優(yōu)先考慮)humansafetyandwell-being.Despitethesechallenges,DeepSeekremainsoptimisticaboutthefutureofAI.ThecompanyiscontinuingtoimproveitstechnologyandhopestomakeAImoreaccessibletoeveryone.AsAIbecomesmoreadvanced,itcouldrevolutionize(徹底改變)thewaywelive,work,andlearn.4.Whatisthemaintopicofthearticle?

A．ThehistoryofDeepSeek.B．Thefutureofeducationtechnology.C．TherisksofusingAIinhealthcare.D．ThelatestbreakthroughinAIbyDeepSeek.5.HowcanDeepSeek-V3helpstudentsandteachers?

A．Byhelpingwithhomework,research,andlearning.B．Byreplacingteachersintheclassroom.C．Bydiagnosingdiseasesinschools.D．Bycreatingneweducationalgames.6.WhatisoneconcernpeoplehaveaboutAI?

A．Itmightbecometooexpensive.B．Itmightreplacehumanjobs.C．Itmightbetoodifficulttouse.D．Itmightonlybeavailabletowealthypeople.7.WhatdoesDeepSeekpromisetoprioritizeinitsuseofAI?

A．Makingmoremoney.B．Replacinghumanworkers.C．Humansafetyandwell-being.D．Developingentertainmenttechnology.(★★★)IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater(停滯不前),justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there’sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.ThenImetanagent(代理商)whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there’snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract(合同)ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding.8.Whydidtheauthordecidetowriteanovel?

A．Becauseshehatedherpreviousjobs.B．Becauseherparentsandfriendshadencouragedhertodoso.C．Becauseshewantedtopursueherowndreamofwritinganovel.D．BecauseshegraduatedfromuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3mean?

A．Shebecamelessstubborn.B．Shebecamemorestubborn.C．Shesuddenlylostconfidence.D．Shegraduallygainedconfidence.10.Whoagreedtopublishtheauthor’sfirstnovel?

A．Anagentwhoshesignedwith.B．Arightsassistantsheonceworkedwith.C．Anagentwhoadvisedhertosendhernovelouttoagents.D．Apublisherwhosheonceworkedforasarightsassistant.11.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor’sexperienceasawriter?

A．Toughbutrewarding.B．Interestingandsmooth.C．Difficultbutthrilling.D．Complicatedandfruitless.(★★)Expertsarewarningabouttherisksofextremepicky(挑剔的)eatingafterateenagerlivingonadietofchipsandcrispsdevelopedlastingsightloss.EyedoctorsinBristolcaredforthe17-year-oldboyafterhissighthadgonetothepointofblindness.Testsshowedhehadseriousvitamindeficiency(缺乏).Dr.DenizeAtan,whotreatedhimatthehospital,said,“Hisdietwasbasicallyaportionofchipsfromthelocalfishandchipshopeveryday.Healsousedtosnackoncrispsandsometimeswhitebreadandham,andnotreallyanyfruitandvegetables.”Theteenagersawhisdoctorattheageof14becausehehadbeenfeelingtiredandunwell.AtthattimehesufferedfromvitaminB12deficiency,buthedidnotstickwiththetreatmentorimprovehispoordiet.Threeyearslater,hewastakentotheBristolEyeHospitalbecauseofprogressivesightloss.Hewasnotoverweightorunderweight,buthehadlostmineralsfromhisbones,whichwasreallyquiteshockingforaboyofhisage.Intermsofhissightloss,hemetthestandardsofbeingblind.“Hehadblindspotsrightinthemiddleofhissight,”saidDr.DenizeAtan.“Thatmeanshecan’tdriveandwouldfinditreallydifficulttoread,watchTVorrecognizefaces.”Dr.DenizeAtansaidthatparentsshouldlearnabouttheharmthatcanbecausedbypickyeating,andturntoexpertsforhelp.Forthosewhoareconcerned,sheadvised,“It’sbestnottobeanxiousaboutpickyeating,andinsteadcalmlyintroduceoneortwonewfoodswitheverymeal.”Shesaidmultivitamintabletscansupplement(補(bǔ)充)adiet,butcannottaketheplaceofeatinghealthily.“It’smuchbettertotakeinvitaminsthroughavariedandbalanceddiet.”shesaid.“Toomanycertainvitamins,includingvitaminA,canbeharmful,soyoudon’twanttooverdoit.12.WhatdoesDr.DenizeAtanmeaninparagraph1?

A．Thecauseoftheboy’sdiseasewasunknown.B．Fruitandvegetablesarenotrichinvitamins.C．Pickyeatingiscommonamongteenagers.D．Thedietoftheboywasnotbalanced.13.Whydidtheboygotoseehisdoctorattheageof14?

A．Toimprovehispoordiet.B．Tobetreatedforhisdiscomfort.C．Togetsomehelptoloseweight.D．Toslowdownhisprogressivesightloss.14.WhatmadeDr.DenizeAtansurprisedsomuchaccordingtoparagraph3?

A．TheteenagerwasunabletowatchTVorrecognizefaces.B．TheteenagersufferedfromvitaminB12deficiency.C．Theteenagerlackedalotofmineralsinhisbody.D．Theteenagerdidnotstickwiththetreatment.15.WhatisDr.DenizeAtan’ssuggestiononpickingeatingbasedonthelastparagraph?

A．Theproblemofpickyeatingishardtodealwith.B．Mostpeoplearenotadaptedtoeatingnewfoods.C．Takinginvitaminsbyhavingvariouskindsoffoods.D．Takingmultivitamintabletscantaketheplaceofeatinghealthily.(★★★)Careerplanningisnotsomethingthatyoudoonceandthenforget.It’sanactivityyoushoulddoatleastonceayear.16Makecareerplanningaregularevent.Findadayorweekendatleastonceayearandscheduletimetotrulyfocusonwhatyouwantoutofyourcareer.17Ourlikesanddislikeschangeovertime,soit’salwaysagoodideatoreflectonwhatyoufeelstronglyaboutinyourlifeandcareer.Makealistofwhatyoulikeanddislikeaboutyourjob.Hopefullyyoustillenjoyalotofyourworkactivities,butifthat’snotthecase,itmightbetimetostartconsideringanewjoborcareer.Setcareergoals.Whileyoucanbesuccessfulinyourcareerwithoutsettinggoals,youcanbeevenmoresuccessfulaftersettingthem.Whatareyourshort-term(withinayear)andlong-term(withinfiveto10years)careergoals?YouprobablyalreadyknowaboutSMART(specific,measurable,achievable,relevant,andtime-bound)goals.Alwayswritethemdownandsharethelistwithsomeone.18Anotherbigpartofcareerplanningisreviewingandadjustingthesegoalsonaregularbasisanddevelopingnewgoalsonceyouaccomplish(實(shí)現(xiàn))yourpreviousones.19Exploreneweducationortrainingopportunities.Nevermissachancetolearnandgrowmoreasanemployeeandindividual.Partofcareerplanningisfindingtrainingopportunitiesthatwillhelpyoufurtheryourcareer.20Thisisfreemoneyandcanbevaluableinreachingyourgoals.

A．Researchfurthercareeradvancementopportunities.B．Thiswillhelpyoutocreateasenseofaccountability.C．Herearefourstepsyoucantaketodevelopacareerplan.D．Reflectonwhatyoulike,dislike,need,andwantfromwork.E．Afunpartofcareerplanningispicturingyourcareerinthefuture.F．Ifyourcompanyoffersprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities,takeadvantageofthem.G．So,eachtimeyousitdowntodosomecareerplanning,breakoutthislistandreviewit.二、完形填空(★★★)Ispentmyteenageyearsonpurposeavoidingeyecontactwiththem—thoseuntidy-lookingpeopleonthecornerwithasignintheirhand.Likemostpeople,Imasteredtheartof________them.Everythingchangedwhenmybestfriend,battlingterminalbreastcancer,sharedher________:“Truelivingmeans________everything,notjustlooking.”Inspired,Ibeganpracticingconsciousobservation.Originally,itbrought________discoveries:sunlightbreakingthroughstormclouds,dewdropsclingingtoroses,thesuddenmagicofrainbows.Thenmy________visionrevealedwhatI’dlongignored.Therehestood—amanwithcrackedlipsandsunburnedcheeks,hiscardboardsignreading“Anything________.”MythroattightenedasIapproached.“Whatwould________rightnow?”Iasked.“Socks,”hesaidhoarsely(沙啞地),exposingshoeswithfallingapartsoles.“Dryfeet.Justonce.”Withoutmissingabeat,Ireachedintomybackpackandpulledoutthe________hikingsocks—abirthdaygiftstillinitspackaging.Atfirst,herefused,but________whenItolditwould________me.Hisreactionmovedmedeeply:pressingthematerialtohisface,hewhispered,“Theysmelllikesunshine.”Ashe________themon,Isawapooloftears________upinhiseyes.“Haven’tfeltthiswarmsince...”Thesentencefadedawayasweembraced.Nowmyboxinthecarstocks________andotherstuff.Lastweek,awomanheldhernewwarmgloves,whispering,“Yousawme,actuallysawme.”Herwordsclungtome,a(n)________ofmyfriend’sfinallesson:Sometimesthegreatestgiftisn’tinthe________,butintheseeing.21.A．ignoringB．rescuingC．pityingD．observing22.A．failureB．fantasyC．philosophyD．suffering23.A．learningB．enjoyingC．a(chǎn)ccomplishingD．seeing24.A．unusualB．delightfulC．externalD．creative25.A．desiredB．narrowedC．widenedD．damaged26.A．contributesB．helpsC．existsD．survives27.A．makeyourdayB．keepyourheadC．springtomindD．pullyourleg28.A．fashionableB．oddC．a(chǎn)mazingD．unused29.A．gaveoffB．gaveawayC．gaveinD．gaveout30.A．honorB．saveC．inspireD．a(chǎn)waken31.A．tookB．pulledC．turnedD．pushed32.A．fixingB．holdingC．breakingD．welling33.A．cashB．webcamsC．filesD．socks34.A．contextB．echoC．recipeD．guideline35.A．givingB．storingC．takingD．touching三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。WuYanni,36younghurdler(跨欄運(yùn)動(dòng)員),hasrunintotheheartsofChinesepeopleandbecameaninternethit.OnAug4,2023,Wuwonthesilvermedalwithapersonalbestof12.76secondsinthewomen’s100mhurdlesattheFISUWorldUniversityGames,37(help)hergetintotheParisOlympicsin2024.Despiteherathleticachievements,someonlinecommentsmovedto38(she)style.Wuwearslightmakeupandtiesherhairintosmalltwistbraids,unlike39(tradition)imageofathletes.Inresponsetothis,however,WutoldCGTNthatshebelieves“itismymuscles40makemewidelyknown,notmyface.Asanathlete,Wulooksmuchmoreateasethanmanyofherpeersandbecomes41(strong)whenfacingchallenges.Beforeeachcompetition,she42(see)turningherheadaroundandpointingherindexfingersatthesky.Sheexplainedthatitwas43(show)herambitionforthecomingParisOlympics.WutoldChinaDailythatshegotinspiration44LiuXiang.Shesaid,“IwantChinesefemalehurdlerstoreceivemoreinternational45(recognise),”sheemphasized.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，你的美國好友John來信說他下個(gè)月將作為交換生來你校學(xué)習(xí)。他想了解一下你校的社團(tuán)情況，并計(jì)劃加入其中一個(gè)，請給他回復(fù)郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.表示歡迎；2.介紹社團(tuán)并推薦；3.你的愿望。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.開頭語和結(jié)束語已為你寫好。DearJohn,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Twentyyearsago,whenJasewassevenyearsold,hestillvividlyrememberedthatbeforeChristmasarrived,hismumencouragedhimtowriteletterstoSantaClaushimself.EveryyearyoungsterswriteadorablenotesaddressedtoSantaClaus,atowninIndianaandtheonlyonetohaveapostofficenamedafterSantaClaus.ShetoldhimthatSantagetstonsoflettersfromkidsacrosstheglobe,sosometimesheisn’tabletogetakideverythingontheirlist.Inhislittlehouse,JasewaswritingalettertoSantaexcitedlyandquickly:DearSanta,I’mJase.Iwenttoschoolthisyear.I’vedonesomanygoodthingsthisyear.Ourteacheroftenpraisesmeinclass.Ilikereadingbooks,especiallythepicturebookyougavemelastChristmas.Thereisabravefirefighterinthebook.WhenIgrowup,Ialsowanttobecomeaherolikehim.Couldyougivemesuperpowersthisyear?ThenIcanbeasuperheroandsavelives.Icanbeafirefighter!Pleaserealisemywish!It’samazinghowyoudeliverpres