2024-2025學(xué)年福建省廈門(mén)市高二下學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試題一、閱讀理解(★★)Toweringpeaks,sparklinglakes,andrarelyexportingwineareafewreasonstomakeSwitzerlandyournextvacationdestination.Herearesomeplacesforyoutoexplore.ZermattZermatthasbeencar-freefordecadestopreventpollution.It’sanall-seasonadventure-lovers’playgroundattractingvisitorsfromaroundtheglobe.Inthesummermonths,skiteamstrainatMatterhornGlacierParadise,Europe’slargestandhighestskiregion.Inadditiontoaccesstoextensiveoutdooractivities,thereareplentyofrelaxingeventslikewanderingalongZermatt’sBahnhofstrasse.Saas-FeeYou’llfindSwitzerland’shighestmountain,theDom,climbingaboveSaas-Fee,whichhasalwaysbeenfreeofcars.Duringthewarmermonths,visitorstravelonthedesigned-for-wanderingstreets,andhikerswalkwithpiecesofcarrotstuffedintheirpockets.Takethecablecar(纜車(chē))totheMittelallalinandvisittheworld’shighestrevolving(旋轉(zhuǎn))restaurant,Allalin,whichturns360°everyhour.MürrenLocatedabovetheLauterbrunnenvalley,tinycar-freeMürrenattractsoutdoorenthusiasts—it’shometoSwitzerland’sfirstskischool—aswellasfansofJamesBond.ScenesfromthefilmOnHerMajesty’sSecretServicewerefilmedattherevolvingrestaurantontheSchilthornhighaboveMürren.SpyWorld,aninteractiveexhibitionaboutthe007movie,andtheSkylineViewplatformareafewotherattractions.RigiLocatedincentralSwitzerland,nearLakeLucerneandLakeZug,Rigihasbeenattractingvisitorssincethe18thcentury.Knownasthe“QueenoftheMountains”,RigihashostedQueenVictoria,painterWilliamTurner,andMarkTwain.TheBlueRigi,SunrisepaintedbyWilliamTurner,wasacquiredbytheTateGallery.Carsarenotallowedonthemountain.Visitorsusuallyreachtherebytrainorcablecar.1.WhatcanvisitorsdoinSaas-Fee?

A．Enjoyskiingallyearround.B．Viewthesceneryonaplatform.C．AdmirepaintingsbyWilliamTurner.D．Dineinthehighestrevolvingrestaurant.2.Whichdestinationwillprobablyattractafilmenthusiast?

A．Zermatt.B．Saas-Fee.C．Mürren.D．Rigi.3.Whatdothefourregionshaveincommon?

A．Theyarecar-freezones.B．Theyprovideinteractiveevents.C．Theyarefriendlytohikers.D．Theyhostfamouscelebrities.(★★★)FeliciaLudwig,a37-year-olddataexpertfromMaryland,startedMarylandFossilFinders,anorganizationaimingtoteachpeoplehowtosearchforfossilsinSeptember2024.Herjourneybeganin2017whenshefounda30-million-year-oldstingray(紅魚(yú))mouthpartonMatoakaBeach.Marylandhasgrownintoanimportantplaceforfossilfindingsbecauseofitsspecialearthhistory.In2023,majordiscoveriesincluded150-million-year-olddinosaurbonesnearLaurelanda12-million-year-oldwhaleheadboneinCalvertCounty.Thestate’sfossilsfromtheMioceneperiod(5—23millionyearsago)areverycommon,withsharkteethappearinginlargenumbers.Scientistsexplainthishappensbecausesharksnaturallylosemorethan10,000teethduringtheirlives.About15millionyearsback,thelandwestofHighway95andsouthtoRichmondlayunderseawaters.Theorganizationworksonmakingthingsaccessibleandteachingothers.Theyprovidefreeinternetcoursesandbeachtoursledbyexperts.Tohelpdifferentlearners,theyofferlanguagehelpersforSpanishspeakersandthosewithhearingdifficulties,plusspecialwheelchairsforbeachuse.In2024,threesuccessfuleventswereheld,includingonewhereDianeBowlby,a63-year-oldyogainstructor,collectedmultiplesharkteeth.Fouradditionalactivitiesweresetforspring2025.Yetproblemsremain,suchasskilledfossilhuntersnotsharingknowledge,lawslimitingwherepeoplecancollectfossils,andbeginnersaccidentallyharmingfossilsamples.Scienceexpertsadvisereportingimportantdiscoveries,likethe5-inchhugesharktootha9-year-oldfoundin2024,toplacesliketheCalvertMarineMuseumfordetailedstudy.Thegrouphas127officialmembersandkeepsgrowing.Maryland’snatureprotectiondepartmentwillannouncenewfossilhuntingrulessoontobettermanagelegalandenvironmentalprotectionissues.4.WhatmotivatedFeliciaLudwigtolaunchtheorganization?

A．WorkingasadataexpertinMaryland.B．Spottinga30-million-year-oldfossil.C．Exploringthefishteethevolution.D．FindingdinosaurbonesinLaurel.5.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph2?

A．IllustrateMaryland’sdistinctiveearthhistory.B．Describerecentevidenceofancientremains.C．Explaintheinlandpresenceofmarinefossils.D．Comparefossilfindingsfromdifferentperiods.6.WhichbestdescribesMarylandFossilFinders?

A．Inspiringandcompetitive.B．Inclusiveandeducational.C．Sustainableandprofessional.D．Conventionalandinformative.7.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A．Tointroducethedevelopmentoffossilhunting.B．Tohighlightscientificvaluesofmarinefossils.C．Toadvocatethebetterprotectionoffossilsites.D．Topromotepublicinterestinfossildiscovery.(★★★)Intersectionsaredeadlyplaces,wheremorethanhalfofallcarcrashesoccur.Astudyshowsthatsolvingpartofthispublichealthcrisiscouldcomedowntoasimple,surprisingtool.It’snotanewtrafficsignalorabigstructure:it’sabucketofpaint.Artprojectspaintedontostreetsandintersectionssignificantlyimprovesafety,reducingtherateofcrashesinvolvingcarsandpedestrians(行人)byupto50%andallcrashesby17%,accordingtothestudy.Theseroadartprojectsincludemulti-coloredwalldecorationsandpaintjobsonthestreets,crosswalks,andasphalt(瀝青)inandaroundbusyintersections.Oftenbrightandhardfordriverstomiss,theytendtocausedriverstoslowdown,bemorecareful,andbemoreattentivetopedestrians.ThesimpleinterventionshavebeenadoptedaspartofBloombergPhilanthropies’AsphaltArtInitiative,whichhasissuedfundsto41U.S.citiesandthreeEuropeancities.Thisstudyfocusedonsomeoftheseprojects,anditsfindingsprovidedatatosuggesttheycanmakeintersectionssafer.Sadik-Khan,aformercommissioneroftheNewYorkCityDepartmentofTransportation,startedwithasimplepaintjobonthestreetandsomeplastictrafficposts.Theprojecthadapositiveeffectontraveltimes,increasedpedestrianactivity,andevenbenefitedbusinessesinthearea.Now,suchprojectsarebeingextendedacrossthecountrywithsimilarbenefits.Somewerecompletedforjustafewthousanddollars.Afewcostevenhundreds.Theydon’tautomaticallytranslateintosafetyimprovements,though.ThestudyfoundthatasphaltartprojectsinAtlantaandDecatur,Georgia,weren’trelatedtocrashreductions,withcrashratesincreasing41%and28%respectively.ButBloombergPhilanthropiesplanstocontinuethework.They’llgive$25,000toasmanyas20Europeancitiestodotheirownroadartprojects.Withdecreasedcrashesreportedinthestudy,Sadik-Khanishopingothercitieswillseethebenefitofdoingthesekindsofprojects.8.Whatdoweknowaboutroadartprojects?

A．Theyneedagreatdealofmoney.B．Theyfunctionpermanently.C．Theyraiseconcernindrivers.D．Theyhelpdriversconcentrate.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“interventions”refertoinparagraph3?

A．Financialinvestmentplans.B．Streetpaintingprojects.C．Trafficcontrolregulations.D．Walldecorationpractices.10.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheAsphaltArtInitiative’sfuturestrategy?

A．Itwillexpanddespitemixedoutcomes.B．Itwillreplacetraditionaltrafficmethods.C．Itwillfocusonsuburbanintersectionsnext.D．ItwillprioritizeEuropeancitiesoverUScities.11.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A．Bloomberg’sInitiativeTransformsAmericanArts.B．ColorfulRoadsBoostLocalTourisminMajorCities.C．InnovativeTrafficSignalsEnhancePedestrianSafety.D．Cost-EfficientStreetArtEnsuresSaferUrbanRoads.(★★★)Whenseeingsomeonebeingkindorgenerous,wefeelwarminside.Researcherscallthis“moralelevation(提升),”anditnotonlyfeelsgoodbutinspiresustodogoodourselves.Buthowmuchdoeswitnessinggoodaffectus—andwhy?Anewanalysisofdecadesofresearchaimedtofindouttheanswers.Theresultssuggestthatouractsofkindnessandgenerosity,onlineoroffline,canhavemeaningfulrippleeffects(連鎖反應(yīng))inourcommunities.Researcherscombinedresultsfrom88studiesinvolvingover25,000participantstomeasurehowmuchourownkindnessincreasesafterwitnessingsomeoneactinggenerously—forexample,comfortingsomeonecrying,donatingtocharity,oractingcooperativelyinacompetitivegame.Inthestudies,peoplewouldreadaboutorseesomeoneactinakindwayandthenhavetheopportunitytobekindandgenerousthemselves.Theanalysisshowedareasonablystrongeffect,wherepeoplewitnessingkindnesstendedtoactkindnessthemselves.“Themessagethattheprosocial(親社會(huì)的)behaviorsarequiteinfectiousisareallyimportantmessagethatpeopleshouldknow.”saystheleadresearcher,HaesungJung.Interestingly,heranalysesshowedthatitdidn’tmatterhowpeoplewitnessedakindact.Theycouldhavereadaboutit,watchedaTVshow,oractuallybeenpresentwhensomeonehelpedothers.Italsodoesn’tmatterwhetherornottheysawsomeonegivingmaterialornon-materialhelp.Buttherewerefactorsthatdidaffecthowinspiredpeopleweretopayitforward.Themoretimethathadpassedsincepeoplesawaselflessact,thelowertheirmotivationtohelpothers.Italsomatteredwhatkindofresponsetothekindnesspeopleobserved.Ifwitnessessawsuchpeoplepraisedorevenrewardedwithmoney,theywouldhaveagreaterlikelihoodtopayitforwardthemselves.Theresearchisofgreatvalueforsociety—particularlynow,whenweneedpeopletoactinmoreprosocialways.“Inorganizations,educationalsettings,andjusteverydaylife,it’simportanttohighlightkindness,caring,andgoodsocialbehavior,”saysJung.“Doinggoodhasamuchlargerimpactthanpeoplerealize.”12.Whatisthecorenatureofmoralelevation?

A．Thedesiretohelpothersdirectly.B．Onlineandofflinecommunityeffects.C．Cooperationintakinggenerousactions.D．Positiveimpactsfromobservingkindness.13.Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?

A．Bytrackingwitnesses’behaviorfordecades.B．Byinterviewingsubjectsabouttheirmoralbeliefs.C．Byanalyzingformerstudiesaboutkindnessincrease.D．Bycomparingparticipants’responsestobeinghelped.14.Whoismorelikelytopassonthekindnessaccordingtothetext?

A．Apersonreadingstoriesofgivingonline.B．Apersonseeingkindnessbeingrecognized.C．Apersonnoticingothersoffernon-materialhelp.D．Apersonexperiencingakindactafewyearsago.15.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Challengesinmaintainingconsistentgenerosity.B．Approachestostudyingprosocialbehaviortrends.C．Significanceofencouragingprosocialactsinsociety.D．Necessityforeducatingthepublictopresentkindness.(★★★★)Appreciatingpoetrybeginswithwelcomingitsuniquerhythmandlanguage.Startbyreadingthepoemaloud,allowingitsrhythmtoreachyouemotionally.Poetryismeanttobeheardandrecitingitcanrevealhiddenpatternsoremotionsthatsilentreadingmightmiss.16Doesthepoemspeeduporslowdown?Theseshiftsoftenmirroritsthemes.Noticethestructure.Poemsaren’tjustwordsonapage.Theirform,includingrhymeschemes,stanzabreaks,andlinelengths,contributestomeaning.Atightlystructuredpoemmightevoke(喚起)order,whilebrokenlinescouldreflectchaos.Don’toverlookpunctuation(標(biāo)點(diǎn))orcapitalization.17Engageyourselfinimageryandmetaphor.Poetspaintpictureswithwords,sovisualizethescenestheydescribe.Ask:Whatsensesareengaged?Apoemaboutrainmightfeelcoldanddamp.Figurativelanguagelikesimilesandmetaphorsinvitesyoutoexploredeeperconnectionsbetweenseeminglyunrelatedideas.Considerthepoet’sperspective.Whoisspeaking?Isitthepoet’svoice,acharacter,oranabstractbeing?Understandingthe“speaker”canclarifythepoem’sintention.18Historicalevents,personalexperiences,orculturalsymbolsmayinfluenceitsmeaning.19Poetrygrowsonemotion,andthere’sno“correct”interpretation.Yourresponse—whetherjoy,sorrow,orcuriosity—isacceptable.Revisitthepoem:meaningsoftenchangewitheachreading.Takedownquestionsitraises,andresearchunfamiliarreferencesiftheyinterestyou.Inshort,appreciatingpoetryisanadventureofdiscovery.Slowdown,listen,andtrustyourfeelings.20Rather,it’saboutappreciatingtheinterplayofsound,image,andideathatmakespoetrytimeless.

A．Letyourselffeel.B．Contextmattersaswell.C．Don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.D．Theseshapehowyoustopandinterpret.E．Payattentiontohowwordsflowtogether.F．Thepoem’sbackgrounddeterminesthestyle.G．Thisisnotlikeunlockinga“secretpassword”.二、完形填空(★★★)Mygrandmother,orphaned(成為孤兒)at12,immigratedtoViennaandlivedinanorphanagewhileworkingandattendingschool.Herjournalrevealedhermovingtaleof_________.Thestorypulledmeinand_________mestrongly.Whilereading,IrealizedI’dnever_________anotherwomaninthesameway.Sheplantedtheseedsformy_________career—notonlybecauseshelovedthewrittenword,butbecauseshetaughtmehowto_________.Onemorning,she_________meintoherroom.“Haveaseat,”shesaid,pointingtoherchair.“Typingisahandyskill.Youneverknowwhatkindsofstoriesyou’llwantto_________.”Sheplacedmyrighthandonthehomekeysofhertypewriterandthenrepeatedthesame_________withmyleft.Shetaughtmesomethingthathas_________measawritereversince.Writingaboutherhasbeenmywayofkeepingher__________.Afterreadingherjournal,Isawhow__________wewere—bothstrongandbothcaretakers.Herwordsremindedmeofthe__________ofwritingandpassingonstories.Icompletedmyfirstmemoir(回憶錄)onwhatwouldhavebeenher100thbirthday.Inwritingit,Igaineda(n)__________understandingofherlifeandwhatshetolerated.Reconnectingwithhermademerealizealifewithoutloveisnolifeatallandthatthosewhosurvivechildhoodtrauma(創(chuàng)傷)will__________itsweightforever.ItiswiththisnewunderstandingthatIwillholdmygrandmother’s__________closetomyheartandwillneverletitgo.21.A．a(chǎn)dventureB．successC．recoveryD．survival22.A．surprisedB．influencedC．confusedD．bothered23.A．connectedwithB．turnedtoC．competedwithD．tendedto24.A．editingB．publishingC．writingD．teaching25.A．typeB．readC．playD．behave26.A．followedB．invitedC．forcedD．helped27.A．enjoyB．rememberC．tellD．collect28.A．gestureB．poseC．signalD．pattern29.A．trainedB．honoredC．savedD．rewarded30.A．fitB．a(chǎn)wakeC．wiseD．a(chǎn)live31.A．busyB．similarC．luckyD．unique32.A．valueB．styleC．ideaD．method33.A．balancedB．establishedC．renewedD．enriched34.A．loseB．hideC．shiftD．carry35.A．traditionB．soulC．journalD．typewriter三、語(yǔ)法填空(★★)閱讀下列短文，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Ahealthylifestyleisaboutfindingtherightbalanceandmakinggoodchoices.Lifeiscomposedofmanyelements.Ifoneelement36(dominate)yourlifeandtheothersareignored,youwilllosebalanceandnotfeelgood.Soremember,examineyourdailyactivitiescarefully.Yourhealthreliesonwhatyouchoose37(do)inyourdailylife.Makesmallchangeseachday38yourlifestylewillbecomehealthier.(★)閱讀下列短文，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。LastspringinYellowstone,whileIwasfocusingonphotographingan39(amaze)scene,IsuddenlyhadafeelingthatI40(watch).Slowly,Iturned…andfroze.Onlymetresawaywasabear.Mylegsstartedshaking.Somehow,Iforcedmyfingertopressthebutton.41secondlater,thebearturnedandran.Mymostfrighteningbutmagicalexperiencewasnowcaptured(捕捉)foreverinasingleimage.Fromtimetotime,Ilookatthephotoasaremindertoshowrespecttoallanimals.(★★★)閱讀下列短文，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Intoday’sworld,robotsareshowingupinunexpectedplaces,likemarathons.Theserobotrunnersarebuiltwithadvancedtechnology.Movingsmoothlyand42(steady),theyfollowthecourse.43(program)tokeepasteadypace,theydon’tgettiredlikehumans.Theyusesensorstonavigateandavoidobstacles.Whiletheydon’thavethesamepassionashumanrunners,theydemonstratetheincredibleprogress44robotics.Theirparticipationinmarathonsinspiresustothinkabouthowtechnologycanpushboundariesandopensupnewpossibilitiesforthefutureofsportsandtechnology45(integrate).四、書(shū)信寫(xiě)作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，上周五你參加了學(xué)校舉辦的校園美食節(jié)活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)你給英國(guó)筆友Lucas寫(xiě)一封郵件分享此次經(jīng)歷，內(nèi)容包括：(1)活動(dòng)內(nèi)容；(2)你的感受。注意：(1)寫(xiě)作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個(gè)左右；(2)請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearLucas,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。ItwasarainyTuesday.Istoodatthebusstop,annoyedatmyselfforforgettingmyumbrella.Justthen,Maya-aquietnewcomerfromourclass-steppedunderthesmallshelter.I’dalwayswantedtotalktoher,butsheseemedshy,oftendrawinginhernotebookduringclass.“Hi,”Isaid,tryingtosoundcasual.“Rain’sbad,right?”Shelookedabitsurprised,“Yeah,reallybad.”Thebusstopwastiny,andtherainwaspouringsideways,makingourskirtswet.Icheckedandfoundthebuswaslate.WhenItoldMayathebadnews,sheglancedatherwatch,“IfImissthisone,Imightnotmakeithome.”Hesitatingforawhile,shesuggested,“Weshouldwaitinthestoreoverthere.Wanttosharemyumbrella?”Inodded.Shesmiledandopenedherpurpleumbrella.Therewerepatche