重庆市第八中学校2024-2025学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

重庆八中2024-2025学年度（上）高二年级期末考试 英语试题 校对： 打印： 命题： 审核： (试题满分：150分考试时间：120分钟) 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 听下面5段对话.每段对话后有一个小题，从试题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出 第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你郁有10秒钟的时间来回答有关 小思和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍 1.What will the woman take with her? C.A backpack. A.A sports bag. B.A suitcase 2.Why did the man call off his trip? A.The weather was bad. B.He wasn't interested in it. C.There was an urgent situation. 3.What will the woman do? B.Go to work in the lab. C.Deliver some materials. A.Collect some plants. 4.How does the man feel about his grandmother's moving in? B.Surprised. C.Anxious. A.Appreciative. 5.Where is the woman's book now? A.On a bed. B.On a desk. C.In a chest. 第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三 个选项中选出最准选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅 读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独 白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6.What is the man's primary concern about the investment? A.The profit. B.The safety. C.The flexibility. 7.What is the woman going to do? A.Show the man a website. B.Give the man a user guide C.Open an account for the man. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 重庆八中2024一2025学年度（上）离二年级期末考试英语试是 第1页共12页 8.Where are the speakers? A In the man's house. B.On a plane 9.What does the woman sugges the man do? C.At an airport. A.Use the fast cheek-in service. B.Take the blue suitease on board. C.Let his children go through security first 所第8段材料，回答第10至12题 10.What is Simon's main job responsibility? A.Selling produets. B.Developing software. C.Providing customer support. 11.What is the function of the software? A.To analyze market trends. B.To work out production costs. C.To manage relations with customers. 12.How many employees work at Simon's company? A3. B.12. C.13. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题， 13.What are Nicole and Anthony? A.Film actors. B.News reporters. C.Radio presenters. 14.What is the speakers'opinion on the new James Bond actor? A.He was good but not the best. B.He was a typical James Bond actor. C.He made the character unbelievable. 15.Which does Nicole think was good about the movie? A.The music. B.The story. C.The special effects 16.What rating does Anthony give the movie? A.Two stars. B.Four stars. C.Five stars. 所第10段材料，回答第17至20题. 17.What is Tim mainly talking about? A.The career of him and Sam. B.The development of his musical talent. C.The experiences of being twin brothers. 18.When was Tim born? A.In January. B.In October. C.In December. 19.What is probably the physical difference between the twins? A.The hair. B.The build. C.The voice. 重庆八中2024一2025学年发（上）商二年级期米考试美语试超 第2页共12页 20.What can we learn about Tim? A.He is less confident than Sam. B.He is not interested in going out. C.He is going to put out Soul Brothers. 第二部分阅读理解（共20小题：每小题25分，满分50分） 第一节（共15小燃：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A,B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Meet Yellowstone's Four Mammal Friends Bison Bison,which are herbivores(食草动物).can reach a weight of2.0o0 pounds.Despite their large size,they are highly agile(敏捷的)，capable of running at speeds up to30 mph and jumping vertically (up to six feet.In 1902.America's wild bison had decreased to only two dozen due to over-hunting.Conservation efforts increased the Yellowstone bison population to 4,800 in 2023.See them in Hayden,Lamar and Pelican valleys. Gray Wolf Gray wolves had gone extinct in Yellowstone until 14 were reintroduced in 1995.Today. approximately 108 wolves live here.These social animals live in groups and can be gray.white or black.They hunt elk,deer and bison near dawn and dusk thanks to their excellent night vision.For your best chance of seeing them,head to Lamar or Hayden valleys or Blacktail Deer Plateau in the early moring. Elk Up to 20,000 elk summer in Yellowstone,but most move to lower altitude in the winter months.Elk are a large member of the deer family and can be identified by their size and white legs.Mating season,known as"the rut",occurs each fall when male elk fight with each other for females.It's characterized by their haunting bugling sound.In the summer.see them in Cascade Meadows,Madison Canyon and Lamar Valley. Grizzly Bear One of two species of bears in Yellowstone,grizzlies are big.They can weigh up to 700 pounds and have a distinctive hump between their shoulders.Grizzlies are omnivores( )and will eat bugs,plants,fish and mammals.Approximately 150 live in Yellowstone and if you're lucky,you may spot them in the Hayden and Lamar valleys,north of Mount Washington and between Fishing Bridge and the East Entrance. 重庆入中2024一2025学年度（上）高二年级期木考试英语试题第3页共12页 21.What is the reason for the decline of America's wild bison population by 19027 A.Habitat loss. B.Climate change C.Infectious disease. D.Unlimited hunting. 22.Which statementsbou ayv n Yellowstone? A.They were reintroduced in 1902. B.They mainly hunt during the midday. C.They can only be found in Lamar Valley. D.They live in packs and can have different colors 23.Where e y lieo encounter all the four ma in Yellwstoe? A.Madison Canyon. B.Lamar Valley. C.Pelican Valley. D.Hayden Valley. Everyso often.Margo Jimenez says,her husband would come home from work with injuriese day.he came homewith a black eye.his glasses were broken,and he had bites nhisam"Mango recalled.1said.Well.did you repo it?He said.No.Isaid,Whynot? He said,'Margo,because it happens all the time."" Fred Jimenez worked as a special education instructional assistant for the Northside Independent School District n San Antonio.He helped students with disabilities meet their leaming and physical needs,and his job involved everything from diaper changes ()to helping students with handson instruction to managing violent outbursts.On Feb.7,aviolent outburst sent him to the hospital when a high school student with a cognitive pushed him. causing a fall that led to a brain bleed. Kreusel,a teacher who worked with Fred,has taught middle schoolers with cognitive disabilities for the past 15 years.She said she loves her students.and doesn't blame them for hurting her.Many of them have their own triggers,and Kreusel says she does her best to leam them.But she isn't always able to avoid an outburst."The student may be aggressive,but it doesn't mean they are targeting you because they hate you,"Kreusel said."It's usually something that has happened,and they might be nonverbal.They can't express it,and they just blow up.” According to the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,most students with developmental disabilities aren't any more aggressive than other students.But for some.their disability can lead to frustration and,in tum.aggression.That can make it harder for school districtsto hire special education stafl,at a time when schools across the country are struggling tofill these positions.And a reen federal survey found,nationwide.special education vacancies()are the most difficul for schools to ill.She thinks she and her colleagueswill continue o get huil the district hires more instructionl assistants and pays them well enough that they're willing to stay. 重庆人中2024一2025学年度（上）高二年级期末考试美语试是 第4页共12页 24.How does the author start the passage? A.By making up a sad story. B.By presenting a conversation. C.By describing a family conflict. D.By providing statistics about injuries. 25.What can we learn about Fred's job? A.It requires little patience and skills. B.It may involve unexpected risks of injury C.It demands a significant amount of physical labor. D.It aims to improve students'academic performance. 26.What kind of person is Kreusel? A.Loving and devoted. B.Humorous and gentle. C.Ambitious and sociable. D.Creative and outgoing. 27.What can we infer from the last paragraphs? A.Aggression is the main cause of workplace injury. B.Special education vacancies are declining nationwide. C.Workplace injuries in special education are a concern. D.Special students are more aggressive than other students. Using naturally-occurring resources for construction,such as wood and bamboo.have been used for centuries.However.there is one naturally-available resource that is commonly found in our lives and has great potential but has not been very well explored:sodium chloride. also known as table salt. In the past,salt was often viewed as a precious product because surface salt was hard to come by and difficult to obtain.Nowadays.salt is an affordable,common product.It is excellent at storing heat and humidity and is antibacterial and fire-resistant.Additionally. because of its structure,it is hard to permeate.It also has many qualities that make it versatile(多用途的)in the food,chemical and health industries.Raw salt materials have been used throughout history,especially in areas near salt flats.Written records of cities such as Geta near Damascus and Taghaza in Mali,show those buildings were primarily made of salt blocks.This material was used because of the location's clossness to salt mines and lack of other viable construction materials. Atelier Luma,a French design firm,has developed a process of creating sustainable salt cladding panels They also intend to strenghen the local salt industry through the production of this material.Saltwater from the Rhone river delta (in southem France has been used to producet hrouou history.Through extensive research.Atelier Luma designers used this local resoure otheir advantage.They developed a way of growing erystallized salt panels 重庆八中2024一2025学年度（士）商二年级期末考试美语试超 第5页共12页 using a mctal mesh submerged underwater.mn ther( process that occurs there.Atelier Luma panel can bes Frank Gehry's tower at Luma Arles.specifically at the Wall of alt.Thisis the firs large-scale application of salt eladding Through increased exploration ofsasbuilding material.abaed materials coud vas viable altematives to traditional oncoterBecause ofner desalination(淡化)and potash(钾形)mining for aricufr,thereis an abundance of salt that is produced as a by-product of these processes.This has resulted in the resource becoming more casily available than at any other time in history. 28.Why was salt used for building in Getta and Taghaza? A.Because salt was a versatile product. B.Because salt proved available and practical. C.Because salt blocks prevented the spread of disease D.Because salt was lighter than other building materials 29.Which of the following is correct about Atelier Luma? A.It is located in the Rhone river delta. B.It pioneers the way of developing salt panels. C.It maximizes natural salt production in France. D.It applies salt cladding panels for the first time. 30.Which characteristic of salt is stressed in the last paragraph? A.Abundance. B.Desalination. C.Durability. D.Strength. 31.What would be the best title of the passage? A.The Past and Present of Salt Industry. B.Salt:The Most Sustainable Building Material. C.Atelier Luma:A Promising Design Company. D.The Rise of Salt as an Eco-Friendly Building Material. D Hiberation (is a classic topic of science fiction.In movies such as 2001:4 Space Odyssey.Alien.or Passengers,crew members are put into a state of sleep to take year-long joumeys to space.Now a new study from Washington University has shown that human hibemation may soon become a reality. The research team carried out tests on rats-animals that do not naturally hibemate. They first identified a group of neurons (in a deep brain region,which were found to beinvolved in conrolin body temperature during hibemation.They showed that.in mice. these neurons could be stimulated using urasoud(t超声波，which was delivered through a helmet without causing an injury. When receiving the ultrasound,the mice showed a drop in body temperature of about 重庆八中2024一2025学年度（上）离二年授期末考试美语试题 第6页共12页 3C.and their heart ates fell by about When the ulrsound ymwas withed of they woke up again.The result was"surising and fascinating"said Hong Chen.a professor who led the work. Researchers are also trying to detemmine how to hamess the power of hibemation to help humans.They believe that it could be key to addressing health conditions like heart disease. and Alzheimer's Furthermore,hibemation's ability to slow aging.which was observed in bats. could benefit space exploration,enabling longer missions with less food requirements. Research in animals also suggests that bodies of hibernating astronauts might lose less bone and muscle,making them fit and ready to start challenging exploration soon after they wake p By unlocking the secrets of this remarkable process,researchers may uncover ways to improve human health,as well as gain new insights into the natural world.Therefore.the exploration of hibemation is an exciting area that is sure to harvest numerous benefits in the years to come. The scientists now plan to look at how lowered body temperature might affect the cognitive()abilities of humans."Our next experiments will test working memory in monkeys.This is important because while astronauts physically hibernate as they fly into deep space.their brain still needs to be working."said Chen. 32.How did researchers put rats into hibernation? A.By activating specific brain neurons. B.By putting a regular helmet on them. C.By lowering their body temperature. D.By using ultrasound through an operation. 33.What does the underlined word"harness"in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A.Discover.B.Challenge.C.Overlook. D.Employ. 34.What advantage might hibernation bring to humans? A.It improves people's mental health. B.It predicts a variety of heart diseases. C.It helps astronauts keep physically fit. D.It enables astronauts to build up muscle. 35.What's the purpose of the last paragraph? A.To point out the significance of the study. B.To bring out the focus of follow-up studies. C.To discuss other factors affecting hiberation. D.To explain practical applications of the finding. 第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 重庆人中2024一2025学年度（上）高二年顿期末考试英通试题第7质共12页 根据短文内客，从知文后的透项中选出能填入空白处的最佳远项。选项中有两项为 多余选项。 Go Gardening Gardening provides numerous benefits beyond just fresh vegetables and flowers.It can alo aidnwihand mental sharpness Thereare more advantages. It's a fun workout. -36 But if you find the idea of working in a garden a bit dull.knowing it's doing you good physically might make it more entertaining.You plant seeds.pull up weeds,move pots,and push a lawnmower()ete.37 Even better.whatever your age.it is an activitywith a purposeand one that might keep you in motion longer than traditional exercise. It reduces your risk of heart disease. Even though gardening may not involve high-intensity exercise.it still provides heart-health benefits.38 The benefits come from a combination of physical exercise and the stress reduction that 'playing in the dirt'provides. 39 Having dirt under your fingemails may be a sign of poor hygiene().but scientists say it could also be a mark of good health.Thanks to beneficial bacteria found in soil.gardening may improve your immune system.helping you get sick less and fight off infections easier. according to research that includes a 2015 study published in the international journal /mmuno Turgets and Therapy. It increases co-ordination and strength. Hand and finger strength.flexibility and coordination are essential for everyday tasks like opening jars.carrying packages and picking up children.40 A.It boosts your immune system. B.It helps you stay fit physically and mentally. C.It's nice to get out in the garden on a sunny day to give it a tidy. D.In fact,gardening can contribute to reducing the risk of a heart attack. E.Gardening is a great way to maintain those fine motor(肌肉运动的)skills and muscles. F.The gardening tasks actually provide a whole-body workout for adults over 65 years old. G.More than just good exercise for your body.gardening provides a workout for your brain. 第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（供15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A,B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处 的最佳选项。 重庆入中2024一2025学年度（上）商二年级期末考试英语试是第8页共12页 When I was little,my family lived in my Nana's od house.surrounded by gardens and flowers.On the back porch Nana had dozens of potted plants hanging on hooks.She watered them.talked to them and41 them.In winter.she brought them inside and placed themo shelves by the windows.With a little water and a lot of 42 she kept them alive and green during the coldest months. As a boy I was puzzled by all the 43 she put into them.I understood the vegetable gardens.They helped to 44 the family all winter long.I even understood the flowers around the house.They were pretty and 45 so sweet in the summer months.The reason she put so much effort into caring for those potted plants,however.46me.They didn't give us any food and they 47 had flowers on them.They remained a48to my child's mind. Now as I've grown 49 I am beginning to understand why my Nana had those potted plants.It is the same reason I have so many pictures of 50 and forests hanging in my home.They51 me during the dark.cold.winter months full of bare trees and yellow grass that light.love,and growth still52.They convey a message that 53 will come again Today I see Nana's potted plants in a new54.They were worth every bit of the love and care she put into them.Although she is in Heaven now,Nana 55 my greatest reminder in every stage of my life. 41.A.sold B.tended C.controlled D.deseribed 42.A.interest B.curiosity C.love D.duty 43.A.efforts B.money C.stress D.skills 44.A.feed B.unite C.cheer D.organize 45.A.felt B.tasted C.looked D.smelled 46.A.frustrated B.excited C.reassured D.escaped 47.A.always B.occasionally C.barely D.completely 48.A.mystery B.promise C.explanation 49.A.smarter B.older D.burden C.stronger 50.A.sunrises B.deserts C.buildings D.happier 51.A.wam B.confirm D.trains C.remind 52.A.change B.pass D.impress C.stop 53.A.spring B.summer D.exist C.autumn 54.A.world B.manner D.winter C.direction 55.A.serves as B.contributes to C.agrees on D.house 第二节单词拼写（满分15分） D.sets up 根据首学母域中文提示，用选择性必修一U14中单词的正确形式填空。 56.Marie Curie c 现象) erelf toher ondreaking reerc 重庆八中2024一2025学年度（上）离二年级期末考试美语以颗 第9赛共12页 57 next time. (显然)，the restaurant is fully booked..sowe'lneed to make a reservation 5.There are groups of Amish people who live happily in the a technology. of new 59.Everyone has different (喜好)when it comes to choosing a favorite type of music. 60.The serene beauty of the sunset made us feel (幸运的)to witness nature's wonders 61.The children ()by the magic show,their eyes wide with wonder. 62.The school enforced a b on mobile phones during exams to maintain focus. 63.Despite their i appearance,the sisters had very different personalities. 64.The police officer (the entire accident and provided a detailed report. 65.The two nations have been engaged in c over territorial boundaries for decades. 请用所学知识完成以下单句语法填空 66.1 (fly)to New York at this time the day after tomorrow. 67.I worked at a panda conservation center in China, saw a significant increase in panda population numbers. 68. (defeat)in the competition made her reevaluate her strategy. 69.The old man told the story as if he (live)through the ancient times. 70.They spent hours preparing for the presentation,only (inform)that it had been rescheduled. 第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分） 第-节应用文写作（满分15分） 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友P©ter寒假要来中国旅游，他希望你推荐一家 中国主题公园，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括： 【主题公园的名字和位置： 2你推荐的理由： 3.表示欢迎 注意：1.词数80左右：2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Peter. 重庆八中2024一-2025学年度（上）高二年级期本考试关语试题 第10页共12页