2024-2025學(xué)年貴州省貴陽市觀山湖區(qū)第一高級中學(xué)高二下學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量檢測英語試題一、閱讀理解(★★★)UnitedNationsVolunteers(UNV)callseveryoneovertheageof18tobepartofalogocompetitionfortheInternationalVolunteerYear2026(IVY2026).TheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyhasdeclared2026theInternationalYearofVolunteersforSustainableDevelopment.Thismilestoneoffersanopportunitytocelebratevolunteersandtheircontributionsonaglobalstage.AlogoforIVY2026shouldreflectwhatMemberStatesoftheUnitedNationshighlightthroughtheGeneralAssemblyResolutionA/RES/78/127—whichrecognizesvolunteerismasapowerfulandcross-cuttingmeanstoachievetheSustainableDevelopmentGoalsandencouragessupportforvolunteeraction.TheIVY2026logocompetitionstartson5-December,2024at1:00pm(CET)andcloseson12January,2025at1:00pm(CET).Howtowin●BecreativeanddesignalogorelevanttothemessageofIVY2026.●Makesureyourlogoiseasytoreproduceandadaptabletodifferentmediums.Thedesignshouldbeclear,readableatadistance,andimpactfulatvariablesizes.AwinninglogowillbeselectedbyaUNVjury(評判委員會)basedontheabovecriteria.Howtosubmityourlogodesign●Submityourdesigninlettersizeformat(21.5cm×28.0cm).●Designsmustbe300dpiandhaveamaximumsizeof10MB.●Acceptedfiletypes:pdf,jpeg,jpg,png,tif,tiff,ai,eps.Sendyourlogodesigntoivylogo@withanemailthatincludes:(1)astatementofnomorethan100wordsexplaininghowthesubmitteddesigninterpretsIVY2026;(2)awrittenconfirmationthatthedesignisoriginal.Incaseofquestions,pleasewriteanemailtoivy.logo@.1.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheIVY2026?

A．Togeneratefundingforvolunteerprograms.B．Tocelebratevolunteersandhonortheircontributions.C．TopromotetheUnitedNationsVolunteersorganization.D．ToraiseawarenessabouttheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.2.WhowillselectthewinninglogofortheIVY2026logocompetition?

A．ApanelofjudgesfromUNV.B．ThepublicvotingthroughtheInternet.C．TheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly.D．Ajuryorganizedbydifferentcountries.3.Whichisarequirementforthelogodesignsubmission?

A．Thedesignmustincludeabiography.B．Thedesignmustbenolargerthan10MB.C．Thedesignmustbesubmittedinaspecialletter.D．Thedesignmusthaveamore-than-100-wordstatement.(★★★)AninternationallypraisedculturalthinghasintroducedtheattractivetaleofSunWukongtoaudiencesworldwide.ButforGhaffarPourazar,aBritish-AmericandualcitizenlivinginCalifornia;thislegendaryfigurehasbeenapartofhisidentityfordecades.Pourazar’slifelongpassionforPekingOperabeganbychance.In1993,PourazarattendedaperformanceatLondon’sQueenElizabethHallandwasinstantlycaptured.HewentbackstagerightaftertheshowandmadefriendswiththeChineseperformers.Withtheirhelp,Pourazarwasenrolledatanoperaschool.Justthreemonthslater,helefthislifeinBritainbehindand.movedtoBeijingtotraininthemartialrolesoftheart.Startingasarradultwasnoteasy,asPekingOperaisacomplexmixtureofvocalperformance,mime,martialarts,danceandacrobatics.Inadditiontothephysicaldemands,masteringtheChineselanguageposedanotherproblem.“Iwasconstantlyrecitingthesubtitlesand.songs,whetherIwaseating,bathing,walking,orevendreaming,”Pourazarsaid.Pourazarbelievesthatgreatarttranscends(超越)languages.Overtheyears,hehasdevotedhimselftointroducingPekingOperaandSunWukongtointernationalaudiences.HehasalsobeenteachingcoursesandorganizingworkshopsintheUnited-States,bringingPekingOperatocuriousWesternlearners.Tobetterconnectwith.Westernaudiencesandlearners,headaptedsomeclassicplayssuchasTheMonkeyKing:UproarinHeavenintoEnglishversionsandhealsoadaptedShakespeare’sAMidsummerNight’sDreaminto-PekingOpera.Inrecognitionofhiscontributions,PourazarreceivedtheGreatWallFriendshipAwardfromtheBeijinggovernmentin2014.“Culturalexchangeshouldbereciprocal.Iaimtoblendmyexpertisemoperawithmymulticulturalbackgroundtocreateenrichingartisticexperiencesfortheaudiences,”saidPourazar.4.Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingparagraph1?

A．ToproveGhaffarPourazar’sachievement.B．Tointroduceaculturalinfluenceonanindividual.C．ToexplaintheculturalsignificanceofSunWukong.D．TohighlightthefascinationofancientChinesetales.5.WhatdoweknowaboutPourazar’sexperienceoflearningPekingOpera?

A．Languagewasasignificantbarrierforhim.B．Theperformershemetbackstagetaughthimtheart.C．QueenElizabethmadehiminterestedinPekingOpera.D．HisenthusiasmforPekingOperastartedatanearlyage.6.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A．HisgreatloveforPekingOpera.B．Hisamazingperformanceonstage.C．HisbeliefinperformingPekingOpera.D．HiscontributiontospreadingPekingOpera.7.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribePourazar?

A．Persistentandgentle.B．Humorousandcharming.C．Traditionalandcautious.D．Determinedandinnovative.(★★★★)Italkedwithafriendrecentlywhoisoverwhelmedbyherworkload.SheaskedmewhattipsImighthaveforheraroundtimemanagement.Thatquestionsurprisedme.I’veneverthoughtofmyselfassomeonewithgreattimemanagementskills,mostlybecauseItendtoavoidrigidproductivitysystems,believingthattheylimitcreativity.Itwasn’tuntilwepartedthatithitme.Idon’tfocusontimemanagement,butonenergymanagement.Somewherealongtheway,Ilearnedthatthetimesomethingtakesissecondarytoenergy.Iwouldarguethatyoucouldworksixhoursonataskthatgivesyouenergyandfeelfreshandreadyforwhat’snext.Or,youcouldspendthreehoursonatiringandunfulfillingtaskandneedtocheckoutfortherestoftheday.I’mafanofmakinglistsandgettingthingscrossedoffthelist.Butmaturityhastaughtmethatsatisfactioncomesnotfromcrossingthingsoffthelist,butintentionalityaboutwhatgoesonthelist.Ifeverythingonthelistisanenergywaste,howwillitfeeltogetthosethingsdone?RussHudson,ateacher,saidsomethingrecentlythatblewthedoorsopenformeonthisconcept.Hespokeabouttheenergyoffrustration(懊惱),butitcouldbeappliedtoanynegativeemotion.Hesaidthatfrustrationisanaddictiveemotionbecauseitcausesustobestressed.Hudsonsaid,“Lifeforcegetstrappedinfrustration.”SothatextensiveenergyIspendbeingfrustratedistrappinglifeforceenergythatmightgotomoreuseful,productive,creativepursuits.Inaworldthatoftenfocusesongettingthemostoutofeveryhour,it’sabouttimeweshouldchangeourfocus.Weshouldpayattentiontohowourenergychangesthroughouttheday,andlearnhowtocreate,use,andsaveit.It’snothardtostartthinkingthisway.Wejustneedtobemoreawareofourselvesandmakecarefulchoices.8.Whyistheauthor’sfriendmentionedinparagraph1?

A．Toleadinthetopic.B．Toclarifyadefinition.C．Topresentacommonphenomenon.D．Toshareapersonalexperience.9.Whatistheauthor’scoreargumentaboutproductivity?

A．Completingtasksquicklyguaranteessatisfaction.B．Makingtasklistslaysthefoundationforachievements.C．Energymanagementmattersmorethantimemanagement.D．Stricttimemanagementsystemsareessentialforsuccess.10.AccordingtoRussHudson,whyisfrustrationproblematic?

A．Itwastestimethatcouldbeusedforwork.B．Itmakespeopleignorantoftheirlimitations.C．Itleavespeopletrappedintheircomfortzone.D．Itstopspeoplepursuingsomethingmeaningfulinlife.11.Whatmightbetalkedaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?

A．Waystoreducenegativeemotionsinwork.B．Therelationshipbetweenenergyandcreativity.C．Thedisadvantagesoffocusingontimemanagement.D．Examplesofmanagingenergythroughawarenessandchoices.(★★★★★)Debateaboutartificialintelligence(AI)tendstofocusonitspotentialdangers:algorithmicbias(算法偏見)anddiscrimination,themassdestructionofjobsandeven,somesay,theextinctionofhumanity.However,othersarefocusingonthepotentialrewards.LuminariesinthefieldsuchasDemisHassabisandYannLeCunbelievethatAIcanturbochargescientificprogressandleadtoagoldenageofdiscovery.Couldtheyberight?Suchclaimsareworthexamining,andmayprovideausefulcounterbalancetofearsaboutlarge-scaleunemploymentandkillerrobots.Manyprevioustechnologieshave,ofcourse,beenfalselyhailedaspanaceas(萬靈藥).ButthemechanismbywhichAIwillsupposedlysolvetheworld’sproblemshasastrongerhistoricalbasis.Inthe17thcenturymicroscopesandtelescopesopenedupnewvistasofdiscoveryandencouragedresearcherstofavortheirownobservationsoverthereceivedwisdomofantiquity(古代),whiletheintroductionofscientificjournalsgavethemnewwaystoshareandpublicizetheirfindings.Then,startinginthelate19thcentury,theestablishmentofresearchlaboratories,whichbroughttogetherideas,peopleandmaterialsonanindustrialscale,gaverisetofurtherinnovations.Fromthemid-20thcentury,computersinturnenablednewformsofsciencebasedonsimulationandmodelling.Allthisistobewelcomed.Butthejournalandthelaboratorywentfurtherstill:theyalteredscientificpracticeitselfandunlockedmorepowerfulmeansofmakingdiscoveries,byallowingpeopleandideastomingleinnewwaysandonalargerscale.AI,too,hasthepotentialtosetoffsuchatransformation.Twoareasinparticularlookpromising.Thefirstis“l(fā)iterature-baseddiscovery”(LBD),whichinvolvesanalyzingexistingscientificliterature,usingChatGPT-stylelanguageanalysis,tolookfornewhypotheses,connectionsorideasthathumansmayhavemissed.Thesecondareais“robotscientists”.TheseareroboticsystemsthatuseAItoformnewhypotheses,basedonanalysisofexistingdataandliterature,andthentestthosehypothesesbyperforminghundredsorthousandsofexperiments,infieldsincludingsystemsbiologyandmaterialsscience.Unlikehumanscientists,robotsarelessattachedtopreviousresults,lessdrivenbybias—and,crucially,easytoreplicate.Theycouldscaleupexperimentalresearch,developunexpectedtheoriesandexploreavenuesthathumaninvestigatorsmightnothaveconsidered.Theideaisthereforefeasible.Butthemainbarrierissociological:itcanhappenonlyifhumanscientistsarewillingandabletousesuchtools.GovernmentscouldhelpbypressingforgreateruseofcommonstandardstoallowAIsystemstoexchangeandinterpretlaboratoryresultsandotherdata.TheycouldalsofundmoreresearchintotheintegrationofAIsmartswithlaboratoryrobotics,andintoformsofAIbeyondthosebeingpursuedintheprivatesector.LessfashionableformsofAI,suchasmodel-basedmachinelearning,maybebettersuitedtoscientifictaskssuchasforminghypotheses.12.RegardingDemisandYann’sviewpoint,theauthorislikelytobe______.

A．supportiveB．puzzledC．unconcernedD．doubtful13.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．LBDfocusesontestingthereliabilityofever-madehypotheses.B．ResistancetoAIpreventsthetransformationofscientificpractice.C．Robotscientistsformhypotheseswithoutconsideringpreviousstudies.D．Bothjournalsandlabsneedadjustmentsinpromotingscientificfindings.14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A．Officialstandardshavefacilitatedtheexchangeofdata.B．Performingscientifictasksreliesongovernmentfunding.C．LesspopularAIformsmightbeworthpayingattentionto.D．TheapplicationofAIinpublicsectorhasn’tbeenlaunched.15.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．TransformingScience.HowCanAIHelp?B．MakingBreakthroughs.WhatIsAI’sStrength?C．ReshapingHistory.HowMayAIDevelopFurther?D．RedefiningDiscovery.HowCanAIOvercomeItsWeakness?(★★)Areyouspendingyourholidayssittingaround?Don’twasteyourpreciousdaysoff.16Youcanfindthingstofillyourdays,bothinsideandout,usingyourmindoryourcreativeenergies,orsimplyhangingoutwithotherpeople.17Simpleoutdoorpleasuresareoftenoverlooked.Notonlyisaquicktripoutofthehouserefreshingandmood-lifting,butitisalsoagreatopportunityforexercise.Ifyouhavebeenthinkingofgettinginshape,thengooutandjog,walk,ordoanyoutdoorphysicalactivityyouenjoy.Awalkinnaturealwaysbrightensthemood.Goonanadventurewithafriend.18Visitatownyouhaveneverbeento,orgoforawalkinthewoods.Remembertopracticegoodsafetyhabitswhenexploringanewareaandtakeachargedmobilephonewithyou.Getchoresandtasksoutoftheway.Theholidaysareoneofthefewtimeseachyearwhenmostpeoplehavelotsoffreetime.Ifyouhavenopressingcommitmentswithfamilyorfriends,considerusingyourtimetofinishdutiesthatyou’vebeenputtingoffforalongtime.19Othergoodideasincluderunningerrands,payingbills,re-organizingyourcloset,andservicingyourcar.Gettoknowmorepeople.Ifthere’snoonearoundthatyou’dliketospendtimewith,don’tforgetthatyoualwayshavetheoptionofmakingnewfriends.Youmightchoosetodothisatasocialhang-outspotlikeaclub,orataneventlikeaconcert.Don’tbeafraidtoapproachandtalktopeopleyoumeet.20

A．Stepoutintothefreshair.B．Pickgentleexerciseoutside.C．Newfriendshipshavetostartsomewhere!D．Herearesomewaystohelpyousitaround.E．Grabacompanionandtrytofindcoolplacestoexplore.F．Therearemanywaystokeepbusy,evenduringweek-longholidays.G．Forinstance,ifyouhaven’tcleanedyourroom;devoteanafternoontoit.二、完形填空(★★★)Thefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedsomeonewedidn’tknow.Ilookedaroundtofinda(an)________.littleladybeamingupatmewithasmilethatlituptheroom.HernamewasRoseandshewaseighty-sevenyearsold.She________askedmeforagianthug,and________herseekingadventureandloveincollege.Actually,shehada________purpose—fulfillingherdreamofacollegeeducation.Attheendofthesemesterweinvitedhertospeakatourfootballbanquet.She________herthroatandbegan,“Therearesome________ifyouwanttostayyoung,behappyandachievesuccess.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreachday.You’vegottohavedreamsandno________.Theonlypeoplewho________deatharethosewithpityanddisappointment.”Eventually,she________herspeechbycourageouslysinging“TheRose”.Shechallengedeachofustostudythe________andlivethemoutinourdailylives.Atyear’send,Rosefinishedthecollege________shehadbegunallthoseyearsago.OneweekaftergraduationRosepassedaway________inhersleep.Overtwothousandcollegestudentsattendedherfuneralto________thewonderfulwomanwhotaught________thatit’snevertoolatetobeallyoucan________be.21.A．exhaustedB．wrinkledC．shakingD．demanding22.A．enthusiasticallyB．sympatheticallyC．cautiouslyD．determinedly23.A．complainedaboutB．boastedaboutC．jokedaboutD．dreamedabout24.A．newly-foundB．widely-acceptedC．long-heldD．well-designed25.A．examinedB．clearedC．tightenedD．scratched26.A．messagesB．linesC．reasonsD．secrets27.A．failuresB．faultsC．troublesD．regrets28.A．fearB．defeatC．escapeD．face29.A．deliveredB．concludedC．preparedD．repeated30.A．lyricsB．tunesC．rhythmsD．melodies31.A．struggleB．a(chǎn)pplicationC．degreeD．system32.A．dramaticallyB．tragicallyC．peacefullyD．courageously33.A．missB．mournC．rememberD．praise34.A．onpurposeB．bychanceC．byexampleD．onschedule35.A．possiblyB．occasionallyC．noticeablyD．naturally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。ChineseaudiencearefamiliarwiththepopsongLittleBliss,buthearingitperformedinangelicvoicesbyagroupofforeignchildrenmadethemomenteven36(touching).This37(deliver)byItaly’sLittleChoirofAntonianoattheirannualNewYearconcertinShanghaithisJanuary.Later,thechoir’sperformancespreadrapidlyonsocialmedia,earningmorethan3million38(like).TheirotherperformanceslikeChinaintheLights,TheSameSongandLoneWarriorhavealldrawnattentiononline.Chineselistenersallcrowdinwhethertoadoretheirexcellentperformances39perfectpronunciation.Forthelastdecade,theLittleChoirofAntoniano40(serve)asaculturalbridgebetweenChinaandItaly,bringingItalianpassiontoChinaand41(carry)ChineseaffectionbacktoItaly.“PeopleinItalygenerallytakepride42thechoir’striptoChinaandseeitasanimportantculturalexchange,”GiampaoloCavalli,directorofAntoniano,said.“Ihopethatwecancarryonthisconnectionandletitgrow,spreading43(happy)throughourmusic.”Asagift,thisyear,thechoiralsoshowedanewsong44(title)MarcoPolo’sMagicalJourneyinmemoryoftheadventurer,45laidthegroundworkforChina-Italyfriendshipmorethan700yearsago.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，在美國某校學(xué)習(xí)交流期間，該校擬舉辦趣味運(yùn)動(dòng)會（funsportsmeeting），校學(xué)生會向全校師生征集有創(chuàng)意的運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目。你打算給學(xué)生會寫一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：（1）你的創(chuàng)意項(xiàng)目；（2）你的推薦理由；注意：（1）寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個(gè)左右；（2）請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答Towhomitmayconcern,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Itwasagloomyafternoon,withdarkcloudshanginglowinthesky,makingthealreadyold-fashionedcampusseemevenmoredeserted.Afterthelastclassoftheday,Iwalkedacrossthecampuswithmycloseclassmate,Tom.Aswenearedaquietcornerbesidetheoldlibrary,aseriesoffaintmeowingsounds(貓叫聲)piercedthestillness.Ourcuriositypiqued,weexchangedaglanceandimmediatelytracedthesourceofthenoise.Behindamessystackofoldboxes,wediscoveredaminuscule,emaciatedcat.Itsonce-softfurwasnowcakedwithdirt,anditssmallbodytrembledeversoslightly,aclearindicationthatithadsufferedfromdaysofhungerandcold.Aprofoundse