2024-2025學(xué)年福建省泉州市科技中學(xué)高二下學(xué)期第一次限時(shí)訓(xùn)練英語(yǔ)試題一、聽(tīng)力選擇題(★★)1.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A．OnMonday.B．OnWednesday.C．OnFriday.(★)2.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Husbandandwife.B．Co-workers.C．Salesmanandcustomer.(★★)3.Whatisthemandoing?

A．Askingthewomanforhelp.B．Lookingforhiscalculator.C．Givingadvicetothewoman.(★★)4.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforthegames?

A．$1,600.B．$3,500.C．$4,000.(★★)5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A．Thecomputersoftware.B．Anewcomputer.C．Agenius.(★★)聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。6.Whathappenedtothegirl?

A．Shefelldown.B．Shemissedtheclass.C．Shedroppedherbooks.7.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A．Inaclassroom.B．Inahallway.C．Inabookstore.(★★)聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。8.Whoinvitedthewomantotheparty?

A．Hercousin.B．Theman.C．Herclassmate.9.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthemusic?

A．Enjoyable.B．Boring.C．Noisy.10.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A．Gotodance.B．Goswimming.C．Goonchatting.(★★★)聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。11.Whywon’tthemanbuyaneveningdressforhiswife?

A．It’stooexpensive.B．Shehasalreadygotalot.C．Hedoesn’tknowifshe’lllikeit.12.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthejewelry?

A．Unique.B．Beautiful.C．Fashionable.13.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A．Hewantstobuyhiswifeabirthdaygift.B．HewillgotoParisonChristmas.C．Hewillpaybycheque.(★★)聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。14.Whatdoesthemanhavetodobeforethemovie?

A．Checkifit’splaying.B．Finishhisreport.C．Havedinner.15.Whatkindofmoviewillthespeakerswatch?

A．Athriller.B．Acomedy.C．Asciencefiction.16.Whichmoviewillthespeakerswatch?

A．The6:00pmone.B．The6:30pmone.C．The7:00pmone.(★★★)聽(tīng)下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。17.HowdidthespeakergettoLondon?

A．Byair.B．Bycoach.C．Bytrain.18.Whydidthespeakeraccepttheyoungman’soffer?

A．Hewassowarm-hearted.B．Helookedlikeagoodguy.C．Hechargedlessthanotherdrivers.19.Howdidthespeakerfeelonthewaytothehotel?

A．Nervous.B．Upset.C．Fortunate.20.Whatdidtheyoungmandointheend?

A．Hedroveawaythespeaker’sluggage.B．Hefoundacheaphotelforthespeaker.C．Hewaitedoutsidethehotelforalongtime.二、閱讀理解(★★)BelowaresomeofthebestFather’sDaygiftideasforyou.KindlePaperwhite$259Forthedadneedingtowinddown.Showdadsomeofhisfavouritereadsinthepalm.TheKindleisthin,lightweightand10weeksofbatterylifeonasinglecharge.Keyfeatures:WaterproofreadingfunctionincaseofaccidentalimmersionAdjustablewarmlightCreedAventusEauDeParfum$339Forthedadwholooksforanewscenttosmellamazing.SpoildadthisFather’sDaywiththesmellofluxurybroughtbyCreedAventusEauDeParfum.KeyfeaturesLong-lastingqualityscentalldaylongOriginalscentSmartGogglesbyTherabody$299Forthesleep-deprived(剝奪)dad.Howaboutthiswearablefacialmassagedevice?SmartRelaxmodeeasesfacialtension,reducesheadachesandlowersheartratetohelpreducestress.DadwillbeakingwiththeTherabodySmartGogglesashenapsonthecouch.Keyfeatures:SleepmodesprovidemassageFoldabledesignforrelaxationeverywhereyougoBrevilleNespressoVertuoPop$194.65Forthedadwhoisgo-go-go.Coffeeloverscan’tresistthismoderncoffeemachine.DadcanbrewhismorningcuppainstylewiththebrightTurquoisecolourandstylishdesignthatdoesn’tlackinfunction.Keyfeatures:4cupsizesupto230mlforafullcupdoseofcoffeeCapsulerecognitiontechnologytoensurethemachinebrewsyourfavouritecup21.Whichoneisthemostaffordable?

A．KindlePaperwhite.B．CreedAventusEauDeParfum.C．SmartGogglesbyTherabody.D．BrevilleNespressoVertuoPop.22.What’sspecialaboutSmartGoggles?

A．It’sfoldable.B．It’swater-proof.C．Itsrecognitiondesign.D．Itslong-lastingquality.23.What’sthepurposeofthetext?

A．TointroducegiftsforFather’sDay.B．Torecommendmoderndevicesforfathers.C．Togivetipstoimprovefathers’lifequality.D．ToofferadviceoncelebratingFather’sDay.(★★★)A99-year-oldAustralianswimmerappearstohavebrokenaworldrecordforhisagegroupinthe50mfreestyle.Thelikelynewworldrecordholder,GeorgeCorones,clocked56.12secondsatanofficialeventinQueensland—anewbenchmarkforthe100-104agecategory.Hefadedthepreviousrecordof1:31.19,whichwassetbyBritishswimmerJohnHarrisonin2014,by35seconds.Itwillnowbeaffirmedbythesportsgoverningbody.Corones,whoisqualifiedfortherecordbecauseheturns100inApril,saidhewas“quitedelighted”and“overtheworld”bytheresult.Hesaidhehadbeenoverwhelmedbythe“roaring”crowdontheGoldCoastonWednesday.Theevent,inwhichhewastheonlyentrant(新成員),hadbeenspecificallystagedforhimtochallengetherecord.Coroneswasakeenswimmerinhisyouthbutonlybegantolearnswimmingagainattheageof80.HegaveitupatthebeginningoftheWorldWarII,andhedidn’tthinkhewouldhaveaswimofanydescriptionuntilheretired.Thenhestartedswimmingagainforexercise.Racingundeniably(不可否認(rèn)的)challengedhimphysically,butitwasmanageablewithpreparation.Onaverageheswimsthreetimesaweek,andalsofitsingymsessions.“Atthisageittakesawhiletogetgoing...yougetexhaustedmuchmoreeasily,butifyoudoitproperly,therewardsareastronomical,”hesaid.Coroneswillchallengethe100mfreestylerecordonSaturdaynight,believinghecanbeatthecurrentmarkof03:23.10,whichwasalsosetbyHarrison.“I’mnotayoungmanbyanymeans,butIamreallylookingforwardtoitandconfidentIcandoitverywell,”hesaid.24.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingparagraph1?

A．ToshowwhoJohnHarrisonis.B．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.C．Toemphasizetheimportanceofage.D．Toexplainthereasonforwritingthetext.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“astronomical”inparagraph4mean?

A．Enormous.B．Original.C．Brief.D．Precise.26.WhatdoesCoronesplantodonext?

A．Prepareforhis100thbirthdayparty.B．ChallengeHarrisonagain.C．Celebratehissuccess.D．Challengethe100mbackstroke.27.WhatdoestheauthortellusbytellingCorones’sstory?

A．It’snevertoolatetolearn,B．Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.C．Onegoodturndeservesanother.D．Lazinessinyouthspellsregretinoldage.(★★)ResearchersfromTheUniversityofQueensland(UQ)havehelpeddesignanapptoprotectbirdsatriskofextinctionacrosstheworldbybreakingdownlanguagebarriersbetweenscientists.TheBirdLanguageDiversitywebappwillhelpprovidea“birdseyeview”,ensuringvitalinformationissharedtoimproveworldwideconservation.UQ’sDrPabloNegretsaidtheresearchteamanalysedmorethan10,000birdspecies,andfoundthat1,587specieshave10languagesormorespokenwithintheirdistributions.“Scientificinformationonspeciescanbespreadacrossdifferentlanguages,butvaluableinformationcangomissingorgetlostintranslation,”DrNegretsaid.“Withoutenoughsharingofinformation,thiscanaffecttheeffectivenessofconservationmeasures.”Takethecommonbirdpochardforexample.Itisclassifiedasvulnerablespecies(易危種)andcrosses108countriesinEurope,AsiaandnorthAfrica,whereatotalof75officiallanguagesarespoken.Thesurvivalofthecommonpochard,andsomanyotherspecies,dependsoneffectivecooperationandpolicyagreementsamongpeoplewithdiverselinguisticandculturalbackgrounds.Thisapprevealswherethreatenedandmigratorybirds(候鳥(niǎo))existgeographically,inrelationtothelanguagespokeninthoseregions.“Wehopetheappwillencourageresearchersandconservationorganisationstointeractwiththeirpeersinotherregions,especiallyiftheyspeakdifferentlanguages,andbeastartingpointtoalloweveryonetoworktogethertoprotectthreatenedspecies,”DrNegretsaid.DrTatsuyaAmano,aresearcherandtheco-authorofthepaper,saidthisworkcouldextendfurtherthanbirdspecies.“Anyspecies,whetherthey'remammals,amphibians(兩棲動(dòng)物),orplants,witharangecrossingmultiplecountrieswillbeimpactedbylanguagebarriers,aswellasspeciesthatmigrateacrossdifferentcountries,suchasmarinespeciesandbutterflies,”hesaid.“Thesignificanceoftheimpactofpoorcommunicationonsuchanimportantissueisevident,andisthereasonwhywe’reworkinghardtoimprovesciencecommunicationacrosslanguages.”28.Howcantheapphelpscientistsglobally?

A．Bycreatinglanguagebarriers.B．Bybuildinglanguagebridges.C．Bysharinglearningmethods.D．Bybreakingdownracebarriers.29.Whatisthefunctionofadequatesharingofinformation?

A．Ensuringtheeffectivenessofprotectivemeasures.B．Helpingpeopleknowmoreaboutscientists'efforts.C．Spreadingknowledgeofthediversityofbirdsworldwide.D．Compromisingtheeffectivenessofconservationmeasures.30.Whatisshownontheapp?

A．Theproduceroftheapp.B．Theorganizationsinvolved.C．Thelocationofendangeredbirds.D．Theinformationofnewgeographers.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．BirdsProtectionIsanUrgencyB．NewBirdAppSpreadsItsWingsC．NewBirdAppHelpsLearnLanguagesD．PoorCommunicationImpactsCooperation(★★★)Foryears,doctorshavegivenbloodtopatientswhoneedittosurvive.Thesetransfusionsusuallyincludegivingredbloodcellstopatients.Bloodtransfusionsaren’tassimpleastakingbloodfromonepersonandgivingittosomeoneelse.There’reseveraldifferentbloodtypesthatdon’tallmixwell.Ifsomeonegetsatransfusionofthewrongkindofblood,theirbodywillrejectthebloodcells,causingproblems.Forthefirsttimeever,scientistsfromtheUniversityofBristol,Britain,arecarryingoutanewtrail:testingredbloodcellsgrowninalaboratoryonhumanvolunteers.Thescientistshaveusedstemcells(干細(xì)胞)fromabloodsampletogrowbillionsofbrandnewredbloodcells.Thiscouldbeevenbetterthanaregularbloodtransfusion.Foronething,theycanbeadjustedforpeoplewithdifferentbloodtypes.That’llbeextremelyhelpfulforpeoplewithrarebloodtypes.Also,anormaltransfusionhasredbloodcellsofalldifferentages,whichmeansonlyasmallpartofthemarebrandnew.Theredbloodcellsgrowninthelabarebrandnew,andthismeanstheylastlongerandthatpatientswillneedfewertransfusions.Totestitssafety,researchershavegivenacoupleofteaspoonsofthebloodtotwohealthypeople,bothofwhomseemtobedoingjustfineafterthetransfusions.Inall,they’llbetestedon10people,andcomparedtonormaltransfusions.Thenewprocessdoesn’tindicatethatnormalbloodtransfusionswilldisappear.Meanwhile,growingredbloodcellsinalabisextremelyexpensive.Andalotofworkandtestingstillneedtobedone.Butifit’ssuccessful,theprocesscouldmakelifemucheasierforpatientswhooftenneedtransfusions—eventhosewithrarebloodtypes.32.Whyarethescientistscarryingouttheresearch?

A．Thebloodreserveisnotadequate.B．Normalbloodtransfusionsareoutofdate.C．Moreandmorepeopleneedbloodtransfusions.D．Theywanttofindanewtrailofbloodtransfusions.33.What’stheadvantagesofthebrandnewredbloodcellsgrowninthelab?

A．Theysuitthepatientsofalldifferentages.B．Theyhaveredbloodcellsfromdifferentraces.C．Theyareeffectivetothepatientsforalongerterm.D．Itisextremelyeconomicalandmakeslifemucheasier.34.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A．Theresearchstillhasalongwaytogo.B．Normalbloodtransfusionswilldisappearsoon.C．Tenpeoplehavereceivedthelab-grownbrandnewblood.D．Thebrandnewbloodisn’tfitforthosewithrarebloodtypes.35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Thetestoflab-grownblood.B．Comparisonoftwobloodtransfusions.C．Anappealforrareblooddonation.D．Theexpenseofbloodtransfusions.(★★★)Cyberartistheartproducedwiththehelpofcomputers.It’satermforformsofartthatusenon-traditionalmedia.Computersoftwareusedincreatingcyberartcanplaydifferentkindsofroles.Somecomputerprogramsareusedtotouchupimagesthatarebroughtinfromoutsidesources.36.Hardwareisalsocommonlyusedforcyberart.Indigitalpainting,forexample,theartistcopiestheprocessofpaintingbyusingastylusanddigitizingtablet(觸筆和數(shù)字化輸入板)alongwithacomputerprogram.37.Aprinterisconsideredoutputequipmentbecauseittranslatesdigitalinformationtotheoutsideworld.Tradigitalartisabranchofcyberartthatmixestraditionalmediawithdigitalmedia.Artistsoftentakeupaquickly-madedrawingandusecomputertoolstocolorandapplyeffectstothework.Muchofcyberartincludesatleastsometraditionalelementsortechniquesinit.38Forcenturiesarthasbeenshowninpublicspaces,oftenwithahighcostanddifficultyinattending.39.IftheInternetcanprovideawayofshowingartwork,itcanbeappreciatedbymorepeoplearoundtheworld.40.Somesaythatitisnearlyimpossibletokeeptrackofwhomighthavecontributedtoaparticularpiece.OtherssaythatimagescopiedfromtheInternetcanbebeautifiedandthenuploadedagainwithoutarecordofthefile’shistory.

A．Socyberartcanbeconsideredtradigitaltoo.B．Thisfurtherlimitsthepossibleartworkaudiences.C．ArtthatusestheInternethasalwaysbeenarguedabout.D．Cyberartcouldn’texistwithoutcomputers.E．Otherprogramsallowanartisttostartdesigningimageswithamouse.F．Thesetwothingsareexamplesofinputequipmentusedtodesignart.G．Otherartistsusemodernequipmentforexploringcreativitylikecomputers.三、完形填空(★★★)WhenIwasachild,storytellingwasanactivepartofmychildhood.Asaresult,Ihaveindeedbecomethemodernversionofa________—anactor.Surprisingly,noneofmyrelativesoneithersideofmyfamilyhaveever________thisprofessionbefore.TheonlypersontowhomIcantracea“storytelling________”ismygrandfatheronmymother’sside.WhenIwasyounger,myfamilywouldgo________inthewoods,andasitgrew________,wewouldsitaroundafireandlistentomygrandfather________astory.Itwasalwaysthesamestorythatmygrandfatherwouldrecitefrommemory.Itwasnotjustthestorythatgottome—itwasthe________inmygrandfather’seye,the________ofhisspeech,andthesweepingmovementsofhisarmsthat________meintheplots.Eachoneofthese_________wouldbecutshortwhenmygrandfatherwouldshrugandsay,“That’sasfarasI________”.Andwewouldallnodandbeleftwonderinghowthestory________.Actually,thestorywasbetterwhenitwasincomplete,whenitstillhadafuture.Sincethen,Ihavebecome________involvedinstories,bothreadingandwriting,andI________myinteresttomygrandfatherentirely.Itwasherethatourtwogenerationswere________.41.A．designerB．managerC．storytellerD．teacher42.A．takenupB．keptonC．caughtonD．setup43.A．chanceB．geneC．functionD．profession44.A．shoppingB．dancingC．skiingD．camping45.A．oldB．darkC．calmD．warm46.A．createB．recordC．reciteD．a(chǎn)dapt47.A．dustB．lightC．a(chǎn)ngerD．honesty48.A．toneB．mistakeC．conceptD．function49.A．sweptB．confusedC．involvedD．prevented50.A．a(chǎn)chievementsB．conclusionsC．intentionsD．performances51.A．testedB．inferredC．memorizedD．realized52.A．beganB．endedC．clarifiedD．simplified53.A．a(chǎn)ctivelyB．doubtfullyC．regretfullyD．speechlessly54.A．widenB．a(chǎn)rouseC．showD．credit55.A．trustedB．a(chǎn)musedC．shockedD．bridged四、語(yǔ)法填空(★★★)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。并將答案填寫在答題卡上。Whydomanyofusfind56difficultorimpossibletofallasleepinabedotherthanourown?Isitbecausethebedis57(comfort)?AccordingtoanewstudypublishedinCurrentBiology,asignificantreason58peoplecannotsleepwelliswhatthescientistscall“firstnighteffect”.Theybelievethatonesideofthebrainacts59a“nightwatch”towarnusaboutpotentialdangers.Itforcesus60(stay)awakeonthefirstnightinanewenvironment.Forthestudy,35youngvolunteers61(ask)tosleepinalabforseveraldays.Meanwhile,researcherswatchedtheirbrainactivities.Accordingtotheresearchers,.ontheirfirstnight,theleftbrainsweremoreactivethantherightbrainsandpeoplehadahardtimesleeping.However,the62(activity)ofthelefthemisphereofthebraindecreasedasdayswentby,63(fall)eventothepointofcompletecalm.Inthisprocess,the64(participate)gotanincreasinglybettersleepexperience.Thefindingssuggestthatthedifferentrhythmsofthetwosidesofthebrainaffectoursleep.Whenthetwosideswork65(different),thebalancebetweenthemisbroken.Thus,thebraincan’trelaxandissensitivetoanythingstrangeinthesurroundings,justasitisinthedaytime.五、書信寫作(★★★)66.假定你是李華，你所在社區(qū)計(jì)劃舉行中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)文化節(jié)并準(zhǔn)備在英文網(wǎng)站上邀請(qǐng)外國(guó)游客參加。請(qǐng)你給社區(qū)寫一封郵件申請(qǐng)做文化節(jié)志愿者。內(nèi)容包括：(1)寫信目的；(2)個(gè)人優(yōu)勢(shì)；(3)希望獲準(zhǔn)。詞數(shù)100左右。DearSirorMadam,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua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(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Inaworldwherenegativityoftenseemstodominatetheheadlines,it’seasytooverlookthesmallactsofkindnessthatcanmakeasignificantdifferenceinsomeone’sday.Irecentlyexperiencedthisfirsthandduringaparticularlychallengingweek.Ihadaharddayatwork,myweekdidn’tgowellandproblemsjustkeptpoppingupeverywhere.Thingsbrokeorquit,unexpectedbillscameinandIwasstrugglingtocopewithallthestress.Thenanunexpectedruntothestorepoppedup,whenallIwantedtodowasgohomeandwell,IfeltlikeIwasattheboilingpoint.Imadethetripacrosstowntothestore,eventhoughIonlyneededafewthings,andfoundtheparkinglotpacked.Toaddtoit,thepersonnexttowhereIwasgoingtoparkseemedtothinkhiscarwasentitledtoTWOpar