黑龍江省綏化市安達(dá)市第七中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高二英語下學(xué)期期末考試試題

PAGE10-黑龍江省綏化市安達(dá)市第七中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高二英語下學(xué)期期末考試試題一、閱讀理解A.MyFirstMarathon(馬拉松)

Amonthbeforemyfirstmarathon,oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks,leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.

Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class,theteacherrequiredustorunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn’tdoeitherwell.HelaterinformedmethatIwas"notathletic".

TheideathatIwas"notathletic"stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s,Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself,notaboutcompetitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmyownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!

Thenightbeforemymarathon,IdreamtthatIcouldn’tevenfindthefinishline.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous,butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.

Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline,myshoelaces(鞋帶)becameuntied.SoIstoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!

Atmile3,Ipassedasign:"GOFORIT,RUNNERS!"

Bymile17,Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtbadly.Despitethepain,Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.

Bymile21,Iwasstarving!

AsIapproachedmile23,Icouldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggestfan.Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpensesonrunning.

Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!AndIgotamedal.Infact,Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad.

Determinedtobemyself,moveforward,freeofshameandworldlylabels(世俗標(biāo)簽),Icannowcallmyselfa"marathonwinner".1.Amonthbeforethemarathon,theauthor____________.

A.waswelltrained B.feltscared C.madeuphismindtorun D.losthope

2.WhydidtheauthormentiontheP.E.classinhis7thyear?

A.Toacknowledgethesupportofhisteacher. B.Toamusethereaderswithafunnystory.C.Toshowhewasnottalentedinsports. D.Toshareapreciousmemory.

3.Howwastheauthor’sfirstmarathon?

A.Hemadeit. B.Hequithalfway. C.Hegotthefirstprize. D.Hewalkedtotheend.

4.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

A.Amanoweshissuccesstohisfamilysupport.B.Awinnerisonewithagreateffortofwill.

C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess. D.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.B.FindYourAdventureattheSpaceandAviation(航空)CenterIfyou’relookingforauniqueadventure,theSpaceandAviationCenter(SAC)istheplacetobe.TheCenteroffersprogramsdesignedtochallengeandinspirewithhands-ontasksandlotsoffun.Morethan750,000havegraduatedfromSAC,withmanyseekingemploymentinengineering,aviation,education,medicineandawidevarietyofotherprofessions.Theycometocamp,wantingtoknowwhatitisliketobeanastronautorapilot,andtheyleavewithreal-worldapplicationsforwhatthey’restudyingintheclassroom.Forthetrainees,theprogramsalsoofferagreatwaytoearnmeritbadges(榮譽(yù)徽章).AtSpaceCamp,traineescanearntheirSpaceExplorationbadgeastheybuildandfiremodelrockets,learnaboutspacetasksandtrysimulated(模擬)flyingtospacewiththecrewfromallovertheworld.TheAviationChallengeprogramgivestraineesthechancetoearntheirAviationbadge.Theylearntheprinciplesofflightandtesttheiroperatingskillsinthecockpit(駕駛艙)ofavarietyofflightsimulators.TraineesalsogetagoodstartontheirWildernessSurvivalbadgeastheylearnaboutwater-andland-survivalthroughdesignedtasksandtheirsearchandrescueof"downed"pilot.Withalltheprograms,teamworkiskeyastraineeslearntheimportanceofleadershipandbeingpartofabiggertask.Allthisfunisavailableforages9to18.Familiescanenjoytheexperiencetogether,too,withFamilyCampprogramsforfamilieswithchildrenasyoungas7.Stayanhourorstayaweek—thereissomethinghereforeveryone!Formoredetails,pleasevisitusonlineatoursac.5.WhydopeoplecometoSAC?

A.Toexperienceadventures.

B.Tolookforjobsinaviation.

C.Togetadegreeinengineering.

D.Tolearnmoreaboutmedicine.

6.ToearnaSpaceExplorationbadge,atraineeneedsto_____________.

A.flytospace

B.getanAviationbadgefirst

C.studytheprinciplesofflight

D.buildandfiremodelrockets

7.Whatisthemostimportantfortrainees?

A.Leadership. B.Teamspirit. C.Taskplanning. D.Survivalskills.C.Plastic-EatingWormsHumansproducemorethan300milliontonsofplasticeveryyear.Almosthalfofthatwindsupinlandfills(垃圾填埋場(chǎng)),andupto12milliontonspollutetheoceans.Sofarthereisnoeffectivewaytogetridofit,butanewstudysuggestsananswermaylieinthestomachsofsomehungryworms.ResearchersinSpainandEnglandrecentlyfoundthatthewormsofthegreaterwaxmothcanbreakdownpolyethylene,whichaccountsfor40%ofplastics.Theteamleft100waxwormsonacommercialpolyethyleneshoppingbagfor12hours,andthewormsconsumedandbrokedownabout92milligrams,oralmost3%ofit.Toconfirmthattheworms’chewingalonewasnotresponsibleforthepolyethylenebreakdown,theresearchersmadesomewormsintopaste(糊狀物)andappliedittoplasticfilms.14hourslaterthefilmshadlost13%oftheirmass—apparentlybrokendownbyenzymes(酶)fromtheworms’stomachs.TheirfindingswerepublishedinCurrentBiologyin2024.FedericaBertocchini,co-authorofthestudy,saystheworms’abilitytobreakdowntheireverydayfood—beeswax—alsoallowsthemtobreakdownplastic."Waxisacomplexmixture,butthebasicbondinpolyethylene,thecarbon-carbonbond,isthereaswell,"sheexplains,"Thewaxwormevolvedamethodorsystemtobreakthisbond."JenniferDeBruyn,amicrobiologistattheUniversityofTennessee,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy,saysitisnotsurprisingthatsuchwormscanbreakdownpolyethylene.Butcomparedwithpreviousstudies,shefindsthespeedofbreakingdowninthisoneexciting.Thenextstep,DeBruynsays,willbetoidentifythecauseofthebreakdown.Isitanenzymeproducedbythewormitselforbyitsgutmicrobes(腸道微生物)?Bertocchiniagreesandhopesherteam’sfindingsmightonedayhelpemploytheenzymetobreakdownplasticsinlandfills.Butsheexpectsusingthechemicalinsomekindofindustrialprocess—notsimply"millionsofwormsthrownontopoftheplastic."8.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewormsinthestudy?

A.Theytakeplasticsastheireverydayfood.

B.Theyarenewlyevolvedcreatures.

C.Theycanconsumeplastics.

D.Theywindupinlandfills.

9.AccordingtoJenniferDeBruyn,thenextstepofthestudyisto________.

A.identifyothermeansofthebreakdown

B.findoutthesourceoftheenzyme

C.confirmtheresearchfindings

D.increasethebreakdownspeed

10Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatthechemicalmight_______.

A.helptoraiseworms

B.helpmakeplasticbags

C.beusedtocleantheoceans

D.beproducedinfactoriesinfuture

11.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toexplainastudymethodonworms.

B.Tointroducethedietofaspecialworm.

C.Topresentawaytobreakdownplastics.

D.Toproposenewmeanstokeepeco-balance.D

Taktaktabulaba?

Youprobablydon’tknowhowtoanswerthatquestionunlessyouhappentobeoneoftheabout430peopleintheworldwhospeakalanguagecalledMatukarPanau.Thenyouwouldknowitmeans“Whatarewedoing?”MatukarPanauisoneoftheworld’srarestlanguages.ItisspokeninjusttwosmallcoastalvillagesinPapuaNewGuinea.

Severalyearsago,DavidHarrison,alanguageexpertdidn’tknowmuchaboutMatukarPanaueither.Noonehadeverrecordedorevenstudieditswordsandrules.Withsofewspeakers,thelanguageriskeddisappearingsoon.Itwasendangered.

Harrisondidn’twantthattohappentoMatukarPanau.Soin2009,hesetoutforPapuaNewGuinea.Hisgoal:usemoderntechnologytohelptheremainingspeakerspreservetheirnativetongue.

ButMatukarPanauisfarfromtheonlylanguagefacingloss.Studiessuggestthatbytheendofthiscentury,nearlyhalfofthe7,000languagesnowspokenworldwidecoulddisappear.They’reindangerpartlybecausetheonlypeopleleftspeakingthemareelderlyadults,Harrisonsays.Whenthoseindividualsdie,theirlanguagewilldiewiththem.Inaddition,childrenmaydiscardanativelanguageandinsteadusemorecommongloballanguages,suchasChinese,EnglishorSpanish.

IntheUnitedStatesalone,134nativeAmericanlanguagesareendangered.Harrisonsays,“l(fā)anguagehotspots”existallovertheworld.Theseareplaceswithendangeredlanguagesthathaven’tbeenrecorded.TheyincludethestateofOklahoma,pocketsofcentralandeasternSiberia,partsofnorthernAustraliaandcommunitiesinSouthAmerica.12.Thepurposeofusingthequestion“Taktaktabulaba?”isto________.

A.introduceanewforeignlanguage

B.introducethetopicofthetext

C.showthedifficultyunderstandingMatukarPanau

D.stresstheimportanceofMatukarPanau

13.WhatdidHarrisongotoPaPuaNewGuineafor?

A.Learningtheirnativelanguage

B.Learningtheirmoderntechnology

C.Helpingpreservetheirendangeredtongue

D.Teachingthenativesanewlanguage

14.Theunderlineword“discard”inParagraph5means_______.

A.getridof

B.pickup

C.hearof

D.learnabout

15Thelasttwoparagraphsimplythatendangeredlanguagesare_________.

A.dyingquicklyinSiberia

B.popularinsomespecialplaces

C.becomingaworldwideproblem

D.somenativetongues依據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容,從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

16__________

Mostbignamecompanieshavewebsitesofferinginformationontheirproductsandonlinestoresallowingshopperstopurchasetheminthecomfortoftheirhomes.

Thefirstthingsthatbecamewidespreadonlinewerecomputerequipmentandaccessories(附件).Itisstillseeneverywhereinourlifetoday,butwecanfindmuchmoreontheinternet.Someflowershopsacceptordersforflowers

tobesenttoanywherearoundtheglobe.17__________.Travelerscaneasilysearchforthecheapestairplaneticketsandhotelrooms.

18________Officesupplies,electronics,appliances,clothes,books,furniture,andjewelryarenoteverythingthereis.FactorintheauctionsiteslikeeBay,everyaveragecomputerusercanbuyandsellvirtuallyanything;evenautomotivepartsfromjunkyards.

Theadvantagesofshoppingonlineincludecheaperprices,fastsearchingandnotimeconstraints(限制).19__________Becauseoftheinformationalglobalization,consumersareprovidedwiththeopportunitiesofgettingeverythingtheywant.Ontheotherhand,securitymightfailandleadtocreditcardfrauds(詐騙).Avarietyofadsinouremailaccountsbecomeapartoflife.20__________A.Almosteverytypeofconsumerproductscanbeorderedonline.B.TodayalargenumberofpeoplelikesurfingthewebathomeC.OnlineshoppinghasbecomeveryconvenientinrecentyearsD.Inaddition,shoppingonlinemeansmoreoptionsE.PizzaisdeliveredbyorderingontheirwebsitesF.Andatrophy(肌能萎縮)takesoverbecauseweareallsittingdown.G.Andwearelivingawonderfullife二、完形填空.TheHomelessHeroFormany,findinganunattendedwalletfilledwith￡400incashwouldbeasource(來源)oftemptation(誘惑).Butthe

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onthefrontseatinsideaparkedcarwithitswindowdown,hestoodguardintherainforabouttwohourswaitingforthe

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insideandpulledthewalletouthopingtofindsomeIDsohecouldcontact(聯(lián)系)thedriver,onlyto

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itcontained￡400innotes,withanother￡50insparechangebesideit.Hethentookthewallettoanearbypolicestationafter

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anotebehindtolettheownerknowitwassafe.Whenthecar’sownerJohnAndersonandhiscolleagueCarolLawrencereturnedtothecar—whichwasitselfworth￡35,000—inGlasgowcitycentre,theywere

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tofindtwopolicemenstandingnexttoit.ThepolicementoldthemwhatMr.Smithdidandthatthewalletwas

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.Mr.Andersonsaid:"Icouldn’tbelievethattheguynevertookapenny.Tothinkheissleepingonthestreetstonight

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hedidn’ttakethewalletforhimself;hethoughtaboutothers

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andallsorts,"Mr.Andersoncommented.ForMr.Smith,thisisapossiblelife-changing

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.Thestoryonceagaintellsusthatonegoodturndeservesanother.1.A.hope B.aim C.urge D.effort2.A.still B.even C.ever D.once3.A.wallet B.bag C.box D.parcel4.A.partner B.colleague C.owner D.policeman5.A.turned B.hid C.stepped D.reached6.A.discover B.collect C.check D.believe7.A.taking B.leaving C.reading D.writing8.A.satisfied B.excited C.amused D.shocked9.A.safe B.missing C.found D.seen10.A.service B.support C.kindness D.encouragement11.A.when B.if C.where D.because12.A.rather B.yet C.already D.just13.A.too B.though C.again D.instead14.A.honest B.polite C.rich D.generous15.A.gave B.paid C.cast D.drew16.A.learned B.posted C.cared D.heard17.A.borrow B.raise C.save D.earn18.A.of B.at C.for D.in19.A.details B.changes C.offers D.applications20.A.lesson B.adventure C.chance D.challenge三、語法填空.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。

Ofthethreemajordrinksoftheworldtea,coffeeandcocoa—teaisconsumedbythe

①__________(large)numberofpeople.

Chinaisthehomelandoftea.Humancultivationofteaplantsdatesbacktotwothousandyearsago.TeafromChina,along

②__________hersilkandporcelain(瓷器),begantobeknowntotheworldmorethanathousandyearsagoandsincethenit③__________(be)animportantChineseexport.

AtpresentmorethanfortycountriesintheworldgrowteawithAsiancountries④__________(produce)90%oftheworld’stotaloutput.AllteatreesinothercountrieshavetheirorigindirectlyorindirectlyinChina.Thewordfortealeavesorteaas⑤__________drinkinmanycountriesarederivatives(衍生物)fromtheChinesecharacter“cha”.TheRussianscallit“cha’i”,⑥__________

soundslike“chaye”(tealeaves)asitispronouncedinnorthernChina,andtheEnglishword“tea”soundssimilartothepronunciationofitscounterpart(相像物)inXiamen.TheJapanesecharacterforteaiswritten⑦_(dá)_________(exact)thesameasitisinChinese,though⑧__________(pronounce)withaslightdifference.ThehabitofteadrinkingspreadtoJapaninthe6thcentury,⑨__________itwasnotintroducedtoEuropeandAmericatillthe17thand18thcenturies.Nowthenumberoftea

⑩__________(drink)intheworldisstillontheincrease.四、短文改錯(cuò).請(qǐng)修改以下作文,短文共10處錯(cuò)誤,每句最多有兩處錯(cuò)誤。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧),并在其下面寫出改加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。留意:1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞。2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。

NowadaysmoreandmorepeoplewouldrathertolookforajobontheInternetthaninthejobmarket.Therearemanyreasonsformypreference,oneofwhichisthatajobhuntercanfindjobconveniently.Heneedn’tbothertogetrecommendationsfromfriend.Besides,ajobhuntercangetonebysimplesendingresumesbye-mailbutthesuccessrateisveryhigh.Evenifonefailedtomakeit,