2024-2025學(xué)年福建省漳州市平和廣兆中學(xué)高二下期末考試英語(yǔ)試題一、聽(tīng)力選擇題(★★)1.Whatisthewomansatisfiedwithaboutherdormitorymost?

A．Itsspace.B．Itsprice.C．Itslocation.(★★)2.Whatrelationisthemantothewoman?

A．Herteacher.B．Herclient.C．Herboss.(★★)3.Whosepencilisthegirladvisedtouse?

A．Tom’s.B．Tim’s.C．Jane’s.(★★)4.HowwillthespeakersgotoMary’shouse?

A．Bybus.B．Bytaxi.C．Bysubway.(★★★)5.WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutBrian?

A．Healwaysborrowsmoneyfromher.B．Heboughtanewpairofsneakers.C．Hehasn’tpaidbackhermoney.(★★)聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，回答以下小題。6.Wherearethespeakers?

A．Atanoffice.B．Ataclothesstore.C．AtaLostandFoundOffice.7.Whatwillthemandonext?

A．Talkwithhiscolleague.B．Tryonthetrousers.C．Gotothecinema.(★★)聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，回答以下小題。8.WhatdoesStevesayaboutKingTeam?

A．Theywonthematch.B．Theydidn’tscoreagoal.C．Theyplayedverywell.9.WhendidMikehurthisfoot?

A．Tenminutesafterthematchbegan.B．Twentyminutesafterthematchbegan.C．Fiveminutesbeforethematchended.10.WhodidStevewatchthematchwith?

A．Hissister.B．Hisbrother.C．Hisfather.(★★)聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，回答以下小題。11.WhatdidJennydoonSaturdayafternoon?

A．Shewenttoapark.B．Shecleanedtheyard.C．Sheworkedonthefarm.12.HowdidJackfeelabouttheSpaceWorld?

A．Excited.B．Scared.C．Bored.13.WhereisJennygoing?

A．Herhouse.B．Alibrary.C．Aclassroom.(★★★)聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。14.Whathasthewomanbeenresearchingabout?

A．Medicineforanillness.B．Somenewinventionsthisyear.C．Wayspeopleusedtokeepfoodsafetoeat.15.Whichmethoddoesthewomanthinkistheoldest?

A．Smokingfood.B．Saltingfood.C．Dryingfood.16.Whendidthefirstcommercialcanningappearonthemarket?

A．Around1910.B．Around1810.C．Around1710.(★★★)聽(tīng)下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。17.Whatareanimalspiesaccordingtothetalk?

A．Robots.B．Humanbeings.C．Realanimals.18.Howmanyanimalspiestookpartinmakingthedocumentary?

A．34.B．40.C．180.19.Whatdidtheteamdotomakethedocumentary?

A．Theyworkedforfiveyearstomakeit.B．Theyfilmed1,250hoursofmaterialtomakeit.C．TheyeventraveledtotheAntarctictogetmaterial.20.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A．Whatanimals’lifeislikeinthewild.B．Howpeoplefilmedananimaldocumentary.C．Wherepeoplegotomakevideosaboutanimals.二、閱讀理解(★★)Edinburghisfamousforitsmanymuseumswhereyoucanlearnitsrichhistory.MuseumontheMoundLocatedintheheartofEdinburgh’scitycenter,thisappealingmuseumtakesafreshlookatmoney—andmuch,muchmore.Youwillseecoinsandbanknotesfromovertheages,includingthefirstScottishbanknoteprintedin1727.Therearealsointerestinginteractivedisplaysandyoucaneventryyourhandatopeningasafe!TheWriters’MuseumItishousedinthebeautifulLadyStair’sHouse,acategoryAlistedbuilding.Thecollectioncelebratesthelegacy(遺產(chǎn))ofScotland’sliterarycontributions,withspecialemphasisgiventoSirWalterScott,RobertLouisStevensonandRobertBurns.Themuseumishometonumerouspaintings,booksandmanuscripts(手稿),andyoucanalsoseeBurns’writingdeskandScott’schessset.OurDynamicEarthItcelebratesthebeautyoftheearthviatechnology.Interactiveexhibitsallowvisitorstoexperienceearthquakes,theoceanfloor,iceagesandmountainsbytheuseofcomputersoftware.Particularlyinterestingisthe“tour”aroundtheelevenEarthscapes.Itiseducationalfunforthewholefamilyandcanserveasagoodintroductiontoconceptssurroundingtheformationoftheplanetandthecreatureswesharetheearthwith.NationalMuseumofScotlandThediversecollectionshereincludethehistoryofScotlandwithexhibitionsofinternationalinterest.Thenaturalworld,scienceandtechnology,discoveries,art,andworldculturesareallexplored.Thereareinteractiveelementsandactivitiestosuitchildrenofallages,includingscienceexperimentsandmusicalinstruments.21.Whichmightbethemostattractivetofinancemajors?

A．OurDynamicEarth.B．MuseumontheMound.C．TheWriters’Museum.D．NationalMuseumofScotland.22.WhatdoTheWriters’MuseumandNationalMuseumofScotlandhaveincommon?

A．Theyhaveanartisticatmosphere.B．Theyhaveinteractiveexhibits.C．Theyprovidehands-onactivities.D．Theyshowcaseworldcultures.23.WhatcanyoudoatOurDynamicEarth?

A．Playwithyourfamily.B．Tourtheworldvirtually.C．Designcomputersoftware.D．Learnaboutancientcreatures.(★★★)WriterAndrewLelandstartedlosinghissight20yearsago,whenhewasinhighschool,asaresultofaprogressiveeyediseasecalledretinitispigmentosa(色素性視網(wǎng)膜炎).Hisfirstexperienceoflossofsighthappenedtemporarilyatnight,inwhichhewasconfusedthateveryoneelseseemedtoseeinthedarksomuchbetterthanhedid.Overtheyears,hisdiseasehasprogressedgradually.He’snowlegallyblind,althoughhestillhasanarrowfieldofvision,whichallowshimtoseeabout6%ofwhatafullysightedpersonsees.Lelandanalogizedhisvisiontotheviewyoumightgetbylookingthroughatoiletpapertubeorakeyhole.Hesaid,“Imaginehavingthattoiletpapertubetiedtoyourheadandtryingtowalkdownthestreet;there’sawholebunchofthingsyoudon’tseebutthatyoureallyoughtto,likedogs.”Inhisnewbook,TheCountryoftheBlind,Lelandwritesaboutlosinghisvisionandpreparingforblindness,howhisconditionimpactshisidentity,howtheworldseeshimandhismarriage,andsomethingvaluablehehaslearned.Hesaidhewasnotgoingtotrytotellpeoplethathavingvisionwasnotanunbelievablyusefulthingforahumanbeingformanyreasons.Whentalkingabouttheexperienceofbeingaliveandbeingconscious,hereferredtoJamesJoyce—Joycebelievedthathewasonlylosingoneworldamongmany,andthatvisionwasonlyatinypartofexperienceswhenhewasgoingblind.Hethoughtifyoulookedatthethingsthatblindpeoplewerecapableofimagining,likeJohnMiltonwritingParadiseLostasablindperson,therewasthisunbelievablerichnessinhumans’consciousnessthatvisionhadnothingtodowith.Otherrealms(領(lǐng)域)suchasthementalandemotionalrealmswereallsorichthattheycouldalsohelpunfoldthingsonearthbeforeyou.24.WhatdoweknowaboutLeland?

A．Hewenttotallyblindinhighschool.B．Heexperiencednightblindnessatfirst.C．Hewasbornwithanarrowfieldofvision.D．Hewasawareofhisconditionthroughout.25.Whichisclosestinmeaningto“analogized”underlinedinparagraph2?

A．Connected.B．Reduced.C．Compared.D．Exposed.26.WhyisJamesJoycementioned?

A．Tohelpexplainanopinion.B．Tostressthevalueofgoodvision.C．Tostatehisconsiderableinfluence.D．Toshowtheinconvenienceofblindness.27.Whatmessageisconveyedinthelastparagraph?

A．Practiceisthebestteacher.B．Theblindhavemorevividimagination.C．Thingsarenotsetinconcrete.D．Visionisnottheonlywindowintheworld.(★★★)MetaPlatforms,thecompanybehindFacebook,releaseditsnewestLlama4AImodelsattheweekend,followingtwodelays,steppingupthefightwithOpenAI’sChatGPTandChinesecompetitorDeepSeek.Llama4hastwoversions,Llama4ScoutandLlama4Mavericksystems,whichcanprocessandintegratevarioustypesofdata.TheyarenowavailablefordeveloperstotryonMeta’sappsandtheMeta.aiwebsite.Thelaunchmarks“thebeginningofanewerafortheLlamaecosystem”.Thesemodelsareopen-weightones,whichmeanstheycanhandledifferentkindsofmedia,notjusttext.Theycanworkwithvideos,images,andaudiotoo.Thecompanyclaimedthemodelsare“bestinclass”,betterthancompetitorslikeOpenAI’sGPT4.0andGemini2.0Flash.ThenewsagencyexplainedoneofthereasonsforthedelaywasthatLlama4wasnotmeetingthecompany’sexpectationsontechnicalstandardssuchasreasoningandmathtasks.MetawasalsoconcernedthatLlama4isnotascapableasOpenAI’smodelswhenitcomestoconductinghuman-likevoiceconversations.Metahasstateditplanstoinvest$60billionto$65billionin2025tobroadenitsAIinfrastructure.DuringMeta’sQ42024earningscall,theCEO,MarkZuckerberg,talkedaboutLlama4.Hesaiditwasnativelymultimodal(多模態(tài)的)andhadagenticcapabilities.“Thisisgoingtobesomethingnewandexciting.Itwillopenupawholebunchofnewwayswecanuseit.”headded.28.Whatdoesthearticlemainlydiscuss?

A．ThehistoryofMeta’sAIdevelopment.B．Challengesincreatingvoice-basedAIassistants.C．GlobalinvestmenttrendsinChinesetechcompanies.D．Meta’snewAIreleaseanditscompetitivegoals.29.WhatcontributestothedelaysinLlama4’srelease?

A．Highproductioncosts.B．Limitedusertestingopportunities.C．Relativelyweakanalyticalabilities.D．Incapabilityinvoiceconversations.30.WhatcanwelearnaboutMeta’sfutureAIdevelopment?

A．MetawillinvestheavilytoadvanceitsAImodels.B．Metaaimstofocusonimprovingtext-basedAI.C．Metawillabandonopen-weightmodels.D．MetaplanstocooperatewithChinesecompanies.31.HowdoesMeta’sCEOviewLlama4’spotential?

A．HedoubtsitsabilitytocompetewithOpenAI.B．Hebelievesitwillcreateentirelynewapplications.C．Hecriticizesitsfocusonmultimodalfeatures.D．Heworriesaboutitshighdevelopmentcosts.(★★★)Inanagedominatedbysmartphones,researchersarediscoveringgradualcognitive(認(rèn)知的)decreaselinkedtoover-dependenceondigitaltools.A2023CambridgeUniversitystudyfoundthatfrequentusersofnavigationappshadtheabilitytorememberlocationsweakenedby23%comparedtothosewhousedtraditionalmaps.FunctionalMRI(磁共振成像)scansshowedlessactivityinthehippocampus(海馬體的)ofGPS-dependentindividualswhenrecallingroutes,whilethoseusingtraditionalnavigationmethodshadstrongerneural(神經(jīng)的)connectionsinmemory-relatedbrainareas.Thecognitiveeffectsgobeyondnavigation.ATokyoUniversityexperimentrevealedthatlanguagelearnersusingappswithautomatictranslationfeaturesscored15%lowerinnaturalsentenceconstructionteststhanthosewholearnedfromtextbooks.CognitivescientistDr.EleanorRichardsofOxfordexplains,“Ourbrainsadapttotechnologicalshortcutsbyweakeningunderusedneuralpathways—similartohowmusclesatrophy(萎縮)withoutexercise.”Thisrealizationhasledtocounter-trendsinbotheducationandbusiness.In2022,GermansoftwarecompanyTechSphereGmbHstarted“AnalogFridays”,requiringemployeesnottousedigitaltoolsbutpapernotebookseveryFriday.Afterthepolicy,surveysfoundthatmeetingattendancewentupby19%,andemployeesreported27%lessmentaltiredness.CEOMarkusWebersays,“Wedon’thatetechnology.Butchoosingtodisconnectonpurposehelpsusgetbackourthinkingability.”Industryreportsshowthatby2023,12%ofnewcompaniesinSiliconValleyhadsimilarrules.Educationalreformsreflectthisshift.TheUniversityofAmsterdamnowrequiresfirst-yearstudentstotakehandwrittenlecturenotes,withthesestudentsscoring14%higheronexamsthanthosewhousedlaptops.StationerybrandMoleskinehasseena40%increaseinplannersalessince2021,with35%ofbuyersbeingtechworkerswhowanttobeproductivewithoutusingscreens.Neuroscientistssayweneedbalancedways.Dr.Richardssuggests“cognitivezoning”:usingdigitaltoolstostoredata,andkeeptraditionalmethodsforimportantthinkingtasks.AsAIisusedmore,thekeyisnottorefusetechnology,buttocreatemixedsystemsthatprotectourbasichumanthinkingabilities.32.WhatdidtheCambridgeUniversitystudyfindaboutfrequentusersofnavigationapps?

A．Decreasedhippocampalactivity.B．Enhancedmemorystorage.C．Improvedrouteplanningspeed.D．Strongerneuralconnections.33.Theunderlinedword“counter-trends”inParagraph3referstoactionsthat________.

A．promotetheuseofdigitaltoolsB．reducescreentimeforcognitivebenefitsC．criticizethelimitationsoftechnologyD．studytheimpactofappsonlearning34.Whatdoes“cognitivezoning”recommend?

A．Completelystoppingtheuseofdigitaltools.B．Makingdigitalstoragefasterandmoreeffective.C．Separatingtasksandusingdifferentmethodsaccordingly.D．ControllinghowquicklyAIiscombinedwithourwork.35.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsdigitaltools?

A．Critical.B．Supportive.C．Objective.D．Unfavorable.(★★★)Ifyourresolutionistolearnanewlanguage,youmaybewondering:What’sthebestwaytogoaboutthis?36Therearemanydifferentwaystoapproachit.Ifyouwanttostartlearningalanguagefast,though,thereisplentyofadvicewecanoffer.Isgrammarimportant?Yes,grammarisimportant.Butafterall,whenyou’relearningyourfirstlanguageasababy,yourparentsdon’thavetoteachyoutheclearrulesofthelanguage.37ShouldIfocusonspeakingorwriting?38Ifyouwanttotravelandcommunicatewithnativespeakers,thenwritingmightbeslightlylesshelpful.Butifyou’relearningLatinbecauseyouwanttoreadtextsintheoriginallanguage,thenyoucanprobablyskipthespeakingpartentirely.ShouldIwatchshowsandlistentomusicinthelanguageI’mlearning?Absolutelyyes.Beingexposedtoalanguagewillalwayshelpyouwithyourlearning.39Watchingmoviestolearnalanguagemayhavehelpedsomewhat.Butit’simportantnottotrapyourselfwithacomplexlanguage.HowCanImakelanguagelearningmorefun?Oneofthebestwaystomakelearningmorefunistoworkitintoyourotherhobbies.40Youcan’tlearntoplaytheguitarandgojoggingatthesametime,forexample.However,languageisalwaysaroundyouandyoucanpracticeitwhiledoingsomethingelse.Whilejogging,youcouldlistentoapodcastinanotherlanguage.Whileplayingtheguitar,youcouldpicksongsthatareinyourtargetlanguage.Anyway,connectingyourinterestsreallymatters.

A．Youjustpickitupbynature.B．Anewlanguageisn’tlikemostotherhobbies.C．Yettherealquestioniswhatyoushouldwatchorlistento.D．Unfortunately,there’sno“bestway”tolearnanewlanguage.E．Soit’smoreimportanttogetcomfortablewithspeakingthelanguage.F．Theanswertothisquestionreallydependsonwhatyouhopetoachieve.G．Animportantthingtorememberisswitchinguphowyou’reexposedtothelanguage.三、完形填空(★★★)Lastmonth,IcompletedmyLevel2Chineselessons.Astheclass________andwesaidgoodbyestoourteacher,therewaslittle________inmymindaboutwhattodonext:tovisittheConfuciusTemple.Onceinside,Iquicklyrealizedthatthiswasactuallymysecondvisit.Thefirsthadbeena________affairincludedinatriptotheYonghegongLamaTemple,whichtookmuchlongerto________.SinceIdidnotremembermuchofdetailsfrombackthen,thisvisitfeltasgoodas________.What________vividlyassoonasIenteredthecourtyardwasastatueofConfucius.Visitorswerebusytakingphotographsandamiddle-agedmanwasurgingayoungboyto________andpray.Itmustseemawe-inspiringforthelittleone.Ashegrowsup,theschoolboywillnodoubtcometo________thegreatchangeConfuciusbroughtonbasicliteracybygivingeveryonea(n)________opportunitytoattendschool.ThereismuchtothankConfuciusfor:hisremarkable________tothecountry’smoralcompass,hisefforttoteachfuturegenerationsthevalueofhonesty,hardwork,andrespectforfellowbeings—________,theConfucianethos(道德觀)—thatarewhatwefind________inChinesesociety.AsIwentwithcrowdsofwell-behavedcitizens,thefruitsofaseedsownlongagobecamequite________tome.ThisvisittotheConfuciusTemplewasnot________atour;itwasapilgrimage(朝圣),allowingmetopayrespecttothewisdomthathascontinuedto________Chinesesocietyforthousandsofyears.41.A．carriedonB．kickedoffC．woundupD．fellbehind42.A．confusionB．pressureC．expectationD．fantasy43.A．rushedB．packedC．requiredD．delayed44.A．restoreB．inspectC．reachD．explore45.A．preciousB．newC．luckyD．inspiring46.A．burstoutB．stoodoutC．turnedoutD．checkedout47.A．shootB．moveC．poseD．stretch48.A．makeB．promoteC．identifyD．a(chǎn)ppreciate49.A．equalB．rareC．idealD．unique50.A．a(chǎn)ppealB．a(chǎn)ccessC．solutionD．contribution51.A．ingeneralB．inparticularC．inshortD．ineffect52.A．somewhereB．everywhereC．a(chǎn)nywhereD．nowhere53.A．familiarB．novelC．remoteD．a(chǎn)pparent54.A．a(chǎn)bsolutelyB．reallyC．merelyD．necessarily55.A．shapeB．divideC．repayD．contact四、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。PanYuzhen,amasterofembroidery(刺繡),wasembroideringflyingbutterfliesandflowerswithherback56awindow,saying,“Foreignersaresofondofourembroideryproducts57theyevenqueueupjusttobuyonefortheirfamilies.Inever58(think)thetraditionalskillshandeddownbymyancestorswouldbecomeso59(market)abroad.”“Asyoucansee,Miaoembroideryisnotonlythe60(proud)ofourMiaopeople,butthatofourChinesepeople,”P(pán)ansaid,61wantstopassherembroideryskillsdowntotheyoungergeneration,hopingthattheycancontinuetopromotetheuniqueskills.Now,almostallfamiliesinTaijiangCountytogetherwithPan62(involve)intheMiaocostumebusiness.ZhangYanmei,Pan’sdaughter,havingdifficulty63(walk)likenormalpeople,hastakenoverhermother’sbusinessandhelpedherrunaclothingprocessingplant.Zhangalsoservesasthechairwomanofanassociationforthe64(physical)disabled,helpingthemtogrowspecialplantsusedfordyeing(給……染色)clothandinstructingsomeofthem65(complete)Miaoembroideryorders.Today,theMiaoembroideryindustryhasbecomeamajordistinctiveindustryinTaijiangCounty.五、書(shū)面表達(dá)(★★★)66.做家務(wù)是勞動(dòng)教育實(shí)踐的重要組成部分，但孩子做家務(wù)該不該給報(bào)酬引發(fā)了廣泛的社會(huì)討論。請(qǐng)你以“ShouldKidsBePaidforDoingHousework?”為題寫(xiě)一篇英語(yǔ)短文，闡明你的觀點(diǎn)和理由。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。ShouldKidsBePaidforDoingHousework?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(★★★)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(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。InasmallcommunitylocatedatasuburbofExeter,adishearteningissuehadbeentroublingtheneighborhoodforyears.Theoncepleasantsurroundingswereruinedbypilesofwastethatseemedtomultiplywitheachpassingday.Residentsweregrowingtiredoftheworseningenvironment,leadingmanytoabandontheirhomesinsearchofcleanerneighborhoods.Itwasinthisterriblesituationthattwoyoungstudents,EmmaandMia,decidedtotakemattersintotheirownhands.EmmaandMiawereclassmatesandbestfriendsfromPhillipsExeterAcademy,bothpassionateaboutenvironmentalpreservationanddeeplyconcernedaboutthepollutioncrisistheircommunitywasfacing.Witnessingmoreandmoreneighbors’leaving,theyknewtheycouldn’tstandbyanylonger.Determinedtobringaboutachange,theyundertookamissionthatwouldsooncatchtheattentionoftheentirecommunity.Theirjourneybeganwiththoroughresearchandplanning.ThetwogirlssearchedcarefullyontheInternetforinformationonenvi