2024~2025學年湖南省湘西自治州高二下學期期末考試英語試題一、聽力選擇題(★★)1.What’sthemainadvantageofthenewcomputer?

A．Itsbigscreen.B．Itsstartupspeed.C．Itsprocessingpower.(★★)2.Whywillthemannotgocampingtomorrow?

A．Becausehistentisbroken.B．Becausehehasotherplans.C．Becauseitmayrain.(★★)3.Howdoesthewomansound?

A．Relieved.B．Amused.C．Upset.(★★)4.Whereisthewoman’snewEnglishteacherfrom?

A．Ireland.B．SouthKorea.C．Thailand.(★★)5.Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?

A．Afriendshipproblem.B．Aclothingissue.C．Amoneytrouble.(★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。6.What’sthetopicofthemeeting?

A．Whentoholdthein-personmeeting.B．Wheretohavethedailyconversation.C．Howtoimprovetheofficecommunication.7.WhatdoesToddsuggest?

A．Havingadailyvideomeeting.B．Updatingprogresstimely.C．Gettingideasfromkids.(★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。8.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Parentandchild.B．Teacherandstudent.C．Grandparentandgrandchild.9.What’sthebenefitoflearningcalligraphyaccordingtotheman?

A．Itshapesthepersonality.B．Itimprovesthetypingspeed.C．Itteachestheculturaltradition.(★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。10.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheactivity?

A．Bored.B．Pleased.C．Confused.11.Whathavethespeakersprobablyjustdone?

A．They’vecollectedcards.B．They’vefedsomeanimals.C．They’vewatchedacartoon.12.Whatanimalisa“pika”mostcloselyrelatedto?

A．Mice.B．Rabbits.C．Squirrels.13.Whichcountryisthewomanprobablyfrom?

A．Canada.B．Britain.C．Japan.(★★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。14.HowtallisLisaLeslie?

A．196cm.B．175cm.C．155cm.15.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofshorterfigureskaters?

A．They’remoreenergetic.B．They’relesslikelytofall.C．They’reabletojumphigher.16.Whichsportisthe“overweight”athleteprobablyfamousfor?

A．Long-distancerunning.B．Weightlifting.C．Wrestling.17.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A．Wrestingisherfavourite.B．Findingarightsportisamust.C．Heightinbasketballisn’timportant.(★★★)聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。18.WhichcitylibrarydidMychalworkin?

A．Fairfield.B．SanJose.C．Phoenix.19.WhydidMychalstopworkingatthelibrary?

A．HegotabetterjobworkingforPBS.B．Hewantedtogobacktouniversity.C．Hestruggledwiththeimpactoffame.20.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttodo?

A．Designalibrary.B．Introduceaguest.C．Shareareadingactivity.二、閱讀理解(★★)PlacesthatForbidYoufromTakingPicturesNeuschwansteinCastleAlsocalled“thecastleofthefairy-taleking”,this19th-centurypalaceisamongthemostvisitedcastlesinGermanyandtheworld.Sadly,nophotographyorfilmingisallowedinside,butatleastyoucancaptureitsDisneyprincesscastlevibes(景象)fromtheoutside.TowerofLondonThere’salottoseeintheTowerofLondon:thearchitecture,historicartifacts,andtheBeefeatertour.ArguablythemostprizedfeatureistheJewelHouse,whichhashousedtheexquisite(精美絕倫的)CrownJewelssince1661.Sadly,youcan’ttakephotosoftheCrownJewelsforsecurityreasons.AndwiththefrighteningsecurityguardswatchingyoureverymoveasyouwalkthroughtheJewelHouse,youwon’twanttoeventry.TajMahalManypeopleincorrectlythinkthattheTajMahalinIndiaisamosque(清真寺)orapalace.Inreality,it’satomb,commissionedbytheMughalemperorShahJahantoholdtheremainsofhislatewife.Assuch,photographyisprohibitedinsidethetomb,andvisitorsareaskedtokeepquietwhileinside.EiffelTowerIfyou’replanningaromanticgetawaytoParis,don’tthinkaboutpostingaselfieinfrontoftheEiffelTowerafterdark.TakingnighttimephotosoftheEiffelToweristechnicallyillegal,buttheissueisn’twiththebuildingitself.ThelightshowontheEiffelTower,installedbyPierreBideauin1985,isactuallyanartisticdisplayandprotectedbycopyright,Sexplains.21.WhatdoNeuschwansteinCastleandTajMahalhaveincommon?

A．TheyarebothlocatedinIndia.B．Theyarepalaceswithfairytales.C．Theyprohibittakingphotosindoors.D．Theyhouseinvaluablehistoricartifacts.22.WhatcanvisitorsenjoyinTowerofLondon?

A．Themodernarchitecture.B．Worldwidejewels.C．Yummybeef.D．Aguidedtour.23.Inwhichplacedoestakingphotosbreakthelaw?

A．NeuschwansteinCastle.B．TowerofLondon.C．TajMahal.D．EiffelTower.(★★★)TheInspiringLifeLessonsHarryPotterTaughtUsThewizardingworldofHarryPotterhasfascinatedandattractedallagesforovertwodecades.Withsevenbooksandeightmovies,thisserieshasbroughtinover$24billioninrevenueworldwide.Besidestheamusingcharactersandcreativeplotlines,theHarryPotterserieshastaughtstronglifelessonsthatapplytoMuggles(麻瓜).Takealookatafewofthelifelessonsfromthewizardingworld.Peoplearecomplicated.Fairytalesteachchildrenthattheworldisonlysplitintogoodandbadpeople.TheHarryPotterseries,however,makethecharactersalivebygivingthemmulti-faceted(多層次的)personalitiesandchangeableemotions.TakeHarryforexample:loyal,brave,kind,yethasmomentsofselfishimpulsivity(沖動).Ron,forallhistraits(特征)thatmostmenhave,asHermioneputsit,“theemotionalrangeofateaspoon”.EvenHermione’sfierceintelligencecansometimesseembossyandoverpowering.Iflearningthatnooneisperfectisn’tagoodlifelessonforyoungpeople,thenwhatis?Truefriendshipisinvaluable.Harry,Ron,andHermionearearguablythemostfamousfriendsinliteraryhistory.Throughoutthenovels,theirfriendshipistestedbutalwayssurvives,strongerthanever.Yetthroughitallwelearnthemostimportantlesson:don’ttakeyourfriendsforgrantedbecausetheywillbetherethroughanythinglifethrowsatyou.OtherimportantlifelessonswecanlearnfromtheHarryPotterseriesare:braverycomesinmanyforms.Competenceisworthmorethanreputation.Virtueisn’tdeterminedbyabilities,butbychoices.Alwaystreatthosebelowyouwithkindness.24.HowmanylifelessonsdidHarryPotterteachusinthisarticle?

A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Six.25.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A．Everyoneisimperfect.B．Ronhasmanyspecialfeatures.C．Harryhasmorestrengthsthanshortcomings.D．Peopleareneitherpurelygoodnorevilinfairytales.26.WhatmakesthefriendshipbetweenHarryandhisfriendsinvaluable?

A．Thetestsofsurvival.B．Thethingshappeninginlife.C．Thehardshipsdealtwithtogether.D．TheargumentsHarryputforward.27.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A．Afantasyfiction.B．Aliterarymagazine.C．Anewsreport.D．Anacademicjournal.(★★)Whilefacialmovementscanhelpmembersofthesamespeciescommunicateemotionsorothersignalstoeachother,theycanalsobeimportantforinter-speciesunderstanding.Inhorses,forexample,earmovementshavelongbeenviewedasimportantindicatorsoftheirinternalstate.However,thenewworksuggeststherearemanymoresignalstolookoutfor.“Horsesproducearichandcomplexfacialexpressions,andweshouldnotoverlookthelittledifferencesintheseifwewanttotrulyunderstandthesubjectiveexperiencesofhorses,”saidDr.KateLewis,thefirstauthoroftheresearch,fromtheUniversityofPortsmouth.Theteamanalysed72hoursoffilmedobservationstoexplorewhichfacialmovementstendedtooccurineachcontext.“Thebeautyofwhatwedidhereisthatweweresystematicinhowwedocumentedthefacialexpressions,andthatwecoveredabroadrangeofnaturallyoccuringbehaviours,”Lewissaid.Whiletheresearchersfoundthatalmostallfacialmovementsoccurredinallofthedifferentcontexts,someweremorespecifictocertaintypesofinteraction.Inparticular,theyfoundthatduringfriendly,peacefulinteractionswithotherhorses,theanimalstendedtoputtheirnosesforward.Bycontrast,whenpayingattentiontosomething,thehorses’earsweretypicallyforwardandpulledtogether.Duringaggressiveencounters,theearstendedtobeflattenedandbackward-facing,whiletheinnerbrowswereraised,thenostrilsdilatedandtheheadlowered.Duringplay,thelowerlipwasoftendepressed,thechinraised,lipsparted,mouthstretchedopenwide,andtheearsrotatedandflattenedbackwards.Inaddition,theteamnotedthatduringplayhorsesoftenhadanincreaseinvisibleeyewhite,thenosewaspushedforward,andtheheadtendedtobeuporturnedtotheright,orboth.“Theseresultsreallyhighlighttheimportanceofnotrelyingonjustoneaspectoftheface,suchastheears,tounderstandwhatthehorseistryingtocommunicate,”Lewissaid.28.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheresearchdiscussedinthetext?

A．Toarguethathorseshavenosignificantfacialexpressions.B．Toanalyzehorsefacialexpressionsindifferentsocialcontexts.C．Tocomparehorsefacialexpressionswiththoseofotheranimals.D．Toprovethathorsesuseearsastheirprimarymeansofcommunication.29.Whichfacialmovementismostlikelyseenwhenhorsesareengagedinfriendlyinteractions?

A．Earsflattenedbackward.B．Lipstightlyclosed.C．Nosepushedforward.D．Headloweredaggressively.30.Whatcanbeinferredabouthorses’facialexpressionsduringaggressiveencounters?

A．Showingrelaxedearsandloweredbrows.B．Keepingtheirheadshighandearsforward.C．Openingtheirmouthswidewhilekeepingearsupright.D．Displayingflattenedears,raisedbrows,andloweredheads.31.Fromthelastparagraph,howshouldweinterprethorsecommunication?

A．Horsesuseavarietyoffacialexpressions,notjustears,toexpressemotions.B．Earmovementsonlyindicateplayfulness,notaggression.C．Earmovementsarerarelynoticeableinhorses.D．Horses’earsarenotasexpressiveastheireyes.(★★★)Didyoueverimaginethatonedayyoucanjumpintoaflyingtaxi,justlikeinthesci-fimovies,dashingamongsky-scrapersandcities?OnAugust18,lifetookaclosersteptofictionasalow-altitudepassengertransportrouteopened,goingfromtheShanghaiPudongInternationalAirporttotheKunshanCityTerminalinneighboringJiangsuProvince.Thetrip,coveringapproximately85kilometers,tookaround25minutes.Asaneconomicconcept,thelow-altitudeeconomyaimstotakeadvantageoftheuniqueresourcesoflow-altitudeairspacetodevelopgeneralaviation(航空),andenergizetherelatedindustriesfromtheskytotheground.Theconceptoflow-altitudeeconomywasfirstproposedbyChina,providingatheoreticalcontributiontothedevelopmentofglobalgeneralaviation.Acommonunderstandingisthatlow-altitudeairspaceisanequallyimportanteconomicresourceandengineofproductivityaslandandmarineresources.Expandinglow-altitudebusinesswillhelpChinafullydevelopitsgeneralaviation.Withtheinnovativetechnologyandproductsofgeneralaviation,newtypesofaircraft,suchaselectricverticaltakeoffandlandingvehiclesorflyingcars,haveemerged,allofwhicharedesignedforurbanairmobilityandfurtherstimulatingpeople’simaginationforfuturedevelopment.Byusingsuchproductsandmodelsinurbanlow-altitudeairspace,itcansolveproblemofurbanandintercitytrafficjams.Astrafficjamsareaglobalchallenge,theconcepthasattractedwidespreadattentionfromacrosstheworld.AsChinaboastsmanybigcities,thelow-altitudeairspacefacesgreaterdemandsandprospectsacrossthecountry.AsforChina,thegovernmenthasalsosupportedthepromotionofitslow-altitudeeconomy.InMarch2024,thelow-altitudeeconomywaspointedintheannualgovernmentworkreportasthenewgrowthenginetofosteremergingindustries.Inadditiontogovernmentplans,manyregionsinChinahavealsofocusedondevelopingtheirlocallow-altitudeeconomyandmakingpoliciesbasedontheirregion.Forexample,inChina’ssoutherneconomiccenterofShenzhen,thegovernmenthasissuedmanysupportivepoliciestopromotethebuildingofalow-altitudeeconomycenter.Atpresent,ithasdevelopednearly100commercialtrialroutesfordrone(無人機)cargoflightsinthecity.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“energize”inParagraph2mean?

A．Stimulate.B．Reduce.C．Attract.D．Protect.33.Whatcanwelearnaboutthelow-altitudeeconomy?

A．IthasfullydevelopedinChina.B．Ithassolvedmanytrafficproblems.C．ItwasoriginallyproposedbyChina.D．Itislessimportantthanlandresources.34.WhatisShenzhen’sattitudetowardsthelow-altitudeeconomy?

A．Dismissive.B．Favourable.C．Unclear.D．Doubtful.35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．ANewSolutiontoTrafficJamsB．ANewEconomicConceptinChinaC．ANewScienceMoviearoundtheGlobeD．ANewFuture-OrientedTransportModel(★★★)Nearlyalljobgrowthsince1980hasbeeninpositionthataresocial-skillintensive.36Notsurprisingly,aStanfordstudyshowsthatpeopleworkingcollaborativelypersistonataskfor64%longerthanthoseworkingindividuallyonthesametask,andtheyexhibithigherlevelsofengagement.Jobsthatrequirehighlevelsofanalyticalandmathematicalreasoningbutlowlevelsofrelationalskillshavebeendecliningbecausetheyareeasiertoautomate.Asaresult,workersinpositionsrequiringsocialskillsaredemandinghigherwages.Thesetrendslineupwiththefactthattherehasbeenadecreaseindemandforjobsinvolvingroutinetasks.37Similarly,inalargeresearchstudyreferredtoasProjectOxygen,Googleexaminedwhatmadethecompany’semployeesgoodmanagers.38Infact,mostsuccessfulmanagerswererelationalindividualswhomadetimeforone-to-onemeetings,helpedemployeesworkthroughproblems,andtookaninterestintheirlives.Thefuturebelongstothosewithrelationalintelligence.39Theworkplaceincreasinglyvaluestheskillsthataretypicallynurturedinapreschool-likeenvironment.40Maintainingathirstforlearningislikehavingadependablecompassinashiftinglandscape.Astechnologyhurdlesforward,thosewhoembracelearningwillnavigatethetwistsandturnsofthemodernjobmarketwithgreaterease.

A．Theassumptionwasthatitwastechnicalskills.B．Soit’svitaltoinstilltheseskillsfromanearlyage.C．However,thosethatrequirethehumantouchareontherise.D．Acuriousandopenattitudecanalsomakeyoumoreadaptable.E．Thosewithastrongloveoflearningbecomementallyengaged.F．Loveoflearningisalsogainingimportanceintheever-evolvingworldofwork.G．Teamwork,forinstance,isnowconsideredveryimportantin8of10occupations.三、完形填空(★★★)InspiredbyMargaretMead’sfamousquote,“Neverdoubtthatasmallgroupofthoughtful,committedcitizenscanchangetheworld.Indeed,it’stheonlythingthateverhas”,Ireflectedonarecentexperienceinmy________thatconfirmedthis________again.MyLouisianacommunity,knownforitspicturesqueoak-linedstreets,facedagrowing________problem.Despiteindividualefforts,thetaskfelt________—likebailingtheoceanwithabucket.However,agrassrootscleanupdayorganizedbyneighborsturnedfrustrationinto________action.Volunteersfromdiversepoliticalbackgrounds________settingasidedifferencestofocusona________goal.Equippedwithvestsandtrashbags,wecollectedstraws,cigarettebutts,andotherplasticitems,even______adelicatesnailhiddenbeneaththetrash—areminderofnature’sstrength.Asweworked,conversations________fromdivisivetopicstogardens,grandchildren,andsharedlaughter.Thecleanupnotonly________theparkbutalsorenewedtrustinourcommunity’sabilityto________forthecommongood.Thoughsmallinscale,thiseffort________Mead’svision:ordinarypeople,workingtogether,canbringaboutmeaningful________.Inaworldoftenovershadowedbydivision,suchmomentsprovethatcooperationtranscends________.Byrestoringoursharedspaces,weregained________—alessonasvitalforstudentsasitisforsociety.41.A．homeB．neighborhoodC．schoolD．office42.A．beliefB．theoryC．promiseD．decision43.A．foodB．noiseC．litterD．health44.A．easyB．overwhelmingC．possibleD．a(chǎn)ppealing45.A．complexB．simpleC．legalD．collective46.A．gottogetherB．brokedownC．passedoutD．tookoff47.A．sharedB．bigC．majorD．realistic48.A．bringingB．discoveringC．leavingD．buying49.A．a(chǎn)djustedB．learnedC．workedD．shifted50.A．expandedB．designedC．restoredD．recorded51.A．callB．standC．uniteD．a(chǎn)pply52.A．shapedB．a(chǎn)ssessedC．broadenedD．mirrored53.A．challengesB．changesC．debatesD．dialogues54.A．differencesB．disadvantagesC．doubtD．darkness55.A．prideB．honorC．reliefD．hope四、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Socialmediahaven’tjustchangedtheplaceswego,buthowwebehavethere.Whenonepersonfinishes56(take)photographs,anothertakestheplace.Ratherthanthesoundsofnaturefillingtheair,it’softenthesoundofadrone.Peoplearehikingtobeautyspotswithpicnics(oreventents)whichtheyhaveno57(intend)ofusingforanythingotherthanaphotoshoot.Isthisgood?Isthis58anyonewantsfromtravel,whichhasbeencelebratedforcenturiesastheway59(discover)cultures,destroyprejudiceandcleansethesoul?Phonesputabarrier60touristsanddestinations,activelypreventingimmersion(沉浸).Alltheseappsareso61(help),butthere’samagictohavingtoengagewith62(local),tonoticingthedifferencesofcultureandtoreallytakinginalandscape.Ifyouarelookingatyourphone,you’renotabletodothat.It’spullingtravellersawayfromenjoyingthebeautifulscenery,63itisalsoreducingtheirabilitytoreallyconnectwithlocalcommunitiesandculture.Thetruemagicoftravelisinthosemomentswhichcan’t64(capture)onthephone,letaloneturnedinto65socialmediapost.It’sintheinteractionswithnatives,theunexpecteddiscoveriesandthefeelingofbeinginaplacesodifferentfromhomethatitchangesyou.五、書信寫作(★★★)66.2025年4月24日，第十個“中國航天日”，神舟二十號載人飛船（Shenzhou-20MannedSpaceship）成功發(fā)射，中國太空探索又添新的輝煌。假設(shè)你是李華，請給校英文報投稿，內(nèi)容包括：（1）事件介紹；（2）你的看法。注意：（1）寫作詞數(shù)應為80個左右；（2）請按如下格式在答題紙的相應位置作答。參考詞匯：SpaceDay航天日；exploration探索。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、書面表達(★★★)67.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。Alma,shyandquiet,startedninthgradeinahighschoolinthecenterofthetown.Neverhadsheimaginedlonelinesswouldwraparoundherlikeashadow.Soonshefoundherselfdreamingofheroldeight-gradeclass,whichhadbeensmall,butwarmandfamiliar.Forher,thisnewschoolwasmuchtoocold,unfriendly,andindifferent.Eachmorning,Alma’sstomachtwistedasshepushedthroughtheheavyschooldoors.Studentsbrushedpastherwithoutaglanceasifshewereinvisible.Nooneatthisschoolseemedtocarewhethershebelongedornot.Thoughshewascaringandkind-hearted,hershyvoicewasalwayscaughtinher