安徽省芜湖市第一中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期末考试英语试卷

芜湖一中2024一2025学年第一学期高二年级期末教学质量监控 英语试卷 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时同将试卷上的容案转涂到答 题纸上 第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分75分） 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从圈中所给的A.B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，听 完海段对话后，你都有0秒种的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小避.段对话仪读一遍。 1.How does the man want to solve the problem? A.He has to move out. B.They should get an extra bed. C.The woman's cousin should move out. 2.What is probably the man? A.A singer. B.A writer C.A film producer. 3.When will the football match be live broadeast? A.12:00 p.m tonight. B.8:00 a.m.tomorrow. C.6:00 p.m.tomorrow 4.What are the speakers talking about? A.Diet food. B.Favorite salad. C.Various vegetables. 5.When is Susan's birthday? A.December 3rd. B.December 10th C.December 13th. 第二节（共5小题：每小题15分，满分225分） 听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或数白后有几个小遇，从题中所给的A、B、C三个速项 中进出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白邮，你将有时问阅读各个小题，每小题5秒种：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段材科，回容第6、7题 6.What musical instrument can the man's sister play? A.The violin B.The piano. C.The guitar. 7.What's the woman's attitude to musical instrument? A.She should have played it better. B.Sheisn't particularly skilled at it C.She will go on with her guitar lessons. 听第7段材料，回答第8至0题. 8.Where does the man want to go? A.Australia. B.Singapore. C.New Zealand 9.What time will Flight 212 takeof? A.A12:30p.m B.At 1:30 p.m. C.At2:00 p.m. 英语试卷第1页（共10更） 10.Where will the man's fight start from? A.Melboume. 听第8段材料，回答第1至13题. B.Singapore C.Auckland 11.When does the conversation take place? A.In the morning B.At noon. 12.What is the man's present job? C.In the afternoon A.A computer operator.B.A typist. C.A saleaman. 13.How does thewomn feel about the mn'choice? A.She agrees wit仙t B.She feels confident.C.She is indifferent 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14.Why does the woman come to the hotel? A.For business. B.For a visit C.For pleasure. 15.What does the woman say about the botel? A.It isn't expensive. B.A qucen once lived in it. C.There are special activities 16.What does the man like best about the hotel? A.The pool. B.The service C.The breakfast. 17.What can we know about the speakers? A.They are old friends B.They are both satisfied with the service C.They stayed in the hotel with families 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题 18.What does the See-P.Sea Company and the Centre Store have in common? A.They both need salespersons. B.They both offer part-time jobs C.They both want 13 new employees 19.Where is the office of BEYOND? A.At 299 Queen Road.B.At 15 Great Street. C.At Hills Donne Road 20.Who could be an employee in EP Group? A.A person who likes travelling and majors in tourism. B.Aperson who has experience in software-designing C.A person who is in desperate need ofa part-time job. 第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题25分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项， 英语试卷第2页（共0页） 4 La Tonfood fight festival held onheast Wednesday ofyer thef Bunol close to Valencia in Spain.Itis claimed tobe the biggest food fight in the world What Happens at La Tomatina At aroundam many trucks carry more than one hundred tons of over-ripe tomatoes in he centre of the town Plra del Pueblo.Technically the festival does not begin ntil one brave ou has elimbed to the top ofa two-story-high wooden pole and reached the hamt the topInpracticeh process takes a long time and the festival starts despite no one reaching the prize.The signal for the beginning of the fight is the firing of a water gun,After one hour the fighting ends and the cleaning process begins. The Rules of La Tomatina Do not bring bottles or hard objects as they can cause accidents and hurt other participants. Do not tear other people's T-shirts: You must squeeze (the tomatoes before throwing them: As soon as you hear the second shot of the water gun,you must stop throwing tomatoes. UsefulAdvice Wear old shoes and clothes that you do not mind throwing away afterwards.They will most likely end up damaged or incredibly dirty: Don't wear slippers.You may get hurt,or you could lose them easily during the banle, If you are not from Bunol,and you want to stay ovemight,don't forget to look for and secure accommodation in advance. Stay safe and enjoy the festivities as much as possible! 21.What can we leam about La Tomatina? A.It is an annual event. B.It takes place in Valencia. C.It lasts for a whole day. D.It hands out hams as prizes 22.Which of the following signals the beginning of the fight in practice? A.The takedown of the ham. B.The firing of a water gun. C.The arival of the tomatoes. D.The set up of the wooden pole. Whath rvd ongingheh? A.Touching each other. B.Taking soft objects with them C.Wearing shoes and T.shirts. D.Throwing unsqueezed tomatoes. 英语试卷第3页（共10页） has been fve ya since le myjond aIke u of the afhce for te ende for yorelfin youdryln my job juterndyfirst fewtre fair day Howeves,when wine came ofce whereo oeadmy yurdsmdyo for freance(自由职业者and different or meerof oramed oeI srd myermene knewwhat if the reality would be more like what epern Whether through choice or ru,the umhr ofend,foe staring oul,ary Ive ben lucky that thesekin moey ery hared key lessons about what it takes .You can't feel half-bearted about what you do because,tm point you'ren ohav painfial days.When that happens,you have to remember why you wanted this life in thefirst place Don'tqut your job for omthin that you think might be more ineretngufor can't stop thinking about. Setting up a businesss tough.Rather than waitingntiallisperfect go for the moment when it feels as if momentum ()is with you.Look after yourself.There is no sick pay when you are self-employed.You can'tdoabad days work and blame it on your boss You are the backbone ofyou business and you need to prioritie your health and well-being Rest regularly and find like-minded people to support you and lift you up when things get hard Finally,enjoy it Freedom isyousnd if you can make itwork there is nothing better. 24.What does the underlined wordblissful"in paragraph I mean? A.Boring. B.Challenging. C.Stable. D.Pleasant. 25.What bothered the author when winter came? A.She couldn't even eam enough to meet daily basics. B.She eventually realized freelancing wasn't to her taste. C.Masses of freelaneing work brought her much anxiety. D.The cold weather influenced her working performance. 26.According to the author,why should we quit for a new job? A.To escape from the current pain. B.Topursue what we really desire. C.To explore where our strength lies. D.To satisfy our temporary interests. 27.What'sauthor's probable aitude towards becoming freene? A.Critical. B.Unclear. C.Cautious. D.Favorable 英语试卷第4页（共10西） Mathey becmeyhdthed Sdens in cohe levelsftce asudy published in the Procfe Nanal cademy f Sc Feb 15. Math anxietya negative emotional reaction to the core subject-c fear,physical suferingand behavor problem youupoUniversity of Cambridgedn ordinary lifemaypeopledegreefhom ranging from mild tension to stro fea Some people aso experience physical oeypamhear They may then try to avoid numbersrelatedt meaning they held hack fromn related to the subjctechology ornringdintoe Relief comes from the fact that those with mathetyarendestned o bead child has math anxiety.don'tm that they're not good at mth They my ve had a ralyd experience with math."Daaiel Ansari,the seno uthor of the study told TheLondon FePre Studentsithmhaxey are not coivey(认知地)disadvantaged- Also,there are ways to manage your math-related stre If you'red beforem spend a few minutes exploring thoe feelings before the exam begin"t'about makingeye interpreting your feelings corrcy"Sian Bellock.a coitive sientis old the BBC.Aat erbe and sweaty palms don'cery mean you will fail." Alinle math aniey could be taken asa positive challenge to overcome Just likeny people get stage fright before delivering speech,this nervous energy can help to motivate.ccrdinan Lyons,a psychologist at Georgetown University. Math doesn't come casy.no matter how clever you are.Leonardo da Vinci,the famous i artist,wasa huge fan of mathematies.But his notebooks show that Da Vinci coudn'do frction )He felt stressed to grasp,for instance,that dividing a number by nqe is the sme multiplying by four,reuhting ina higher number than therin 28.What do we know about math anxicty? A.It is common merely among students B.It leads to people struggling in their career. C.It can cause physical and emotional discomfort. D.People with math anxiety are often bad at maths. 29.Which of the following statements will Daniel Ansarie withaccdnohiss A.Math andiety may contribute to better grades. B.Bad experience with math can cause cognitive disadvantages. C.Math anxiety is not related to the ability tosolve math problems. D.Students with math anxiety may indeed experience lower math scores 英语试卷第5页（共10） .How houd you death the stresrelated tomthcothearicle? A.Leam to make sense of your feelings. B.Avoid thinking about faluresinmath C.Take all nervous energy as a challenge. D.Pay little attention o your math anxety 31.Why is Leonardo da Vinci's story mentioned? A.To suggest a way to solve math anxiety. B.To show that math anxiety is very common C.To explain why math isa difficult subject to leam D.To show it's not enjoyable for da Vinci to learn math Lots of people are concemed about the ability that artificial inteiligence (Al)has to copy their voices.When Al is used to make false recordings of things thata penon never idts ealleda deepfake(深度伪造)”However,AI is helping people who can no longereak,regain averon of their voice. 21-yearold Alexis Bogan used to love singing along with songs by her favorite musicins Taylor Swift.She was a singer in her school musie group as a teenager.But last August,doctors successfully removed a tumor()from the back of her brain.Then Bogan had trouble speaking Though she has regained some ability to speak,there is no sign that she will ever be able toseak lke she used to. Last month,Bogan got her voice back ina way.Experts ereated atool for her using Al.She uses a text-to-voice app on her phone by writing words and holding it up at the coe shop sosve hear her. The app uses OpenAls voice tool.Programmers trained the app using a 15-second sound recording from a cooking video Bogan made asa teenager.Most of the video had cooking soundsso that isall they coud use But it was enough The doctors are working with other patients to gather voice samples,hoping tobring the app to other hospitals around the world.But right now,the app,called Voice Engine.is not publicly available The company is very limited in who we're giving the technology to because they want to be sure everyone whose voice is being used has given permission.Other Al companies,however,are making their voice-cloning services available to entertainment companiesor other oraons Bogan believes the technology will progress over time that when she isolder,she does ot have to depend the voice he hadrShe ed tht hesuchange that will help people who are currenty using robotic-sounding voices. 英语试卷第6页（共10） 32.What happened to Bogan last year? A.She failed to make her school musie gou. B.She hada failure in the operation on her brain C.She lost her former voice aftera brain surgery D.She had difficulty singing with famous singers 33.How does Bogm use the app tool? A.By copying the sound ofateenager B.By making 15-second sound recording C.By recording a cooking video of herself. D.By writing down her needs in her phone. 34.What should the useofVoice Engine do first? A.Gather the samples from patients. B.Permit OpenAl to use their voices C.Record robotic-sounding voice themselves D.Provide voice-cloning services for companies. 35.What might be the best title for the text? A.Al Generates a New Voice B.Al Can Spot Deepfake Easily C.Al Helps a Patient Regain Voice D.AI Recognizes Your Voice So Well 第二节（共5小题：每小题25分，调分12：5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳速项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Fake news spreads rpidly.especially on social media As students progress in their eduction they need to be able to distinguish fake news stories from true,fact-checked joumalism.6 Check the history and reputation of the author and publleation Most fake news sites have just existed for a short time.7 If it's sharing a popular article disgracing a politician rnning for office in 2020.for example,but the website itself is ewly-created,it'slikely that the aricle and siteare not tworthy. 38 Whena big news event ocr multiple media organirations will report it.Search for other publications that have posted stories about thenews If no other newsoueare reporing thesryit's probably a fake Be cautious about sensational(耸人听饲的)hemd出nes Fake news is designed tosrike an immediate emotional chord in audiences by usingan alarming headline.Often people share such a story based merely on the headline.39 If a headtine 英语试卷第7页（共0） eemridiculousormy lacks the ring ofthrh for reliableouresthat confm the aceuracy of the story. Carefully examine photos and other medls accompanying the storles 40If you see a shocking or particularly engaging photo or video in an article,take a moment to determine whether itis intended onytorousen motionl ectioredeUse service such as TinEye o find where else it appears.Ofen.theres original verion that telsa different story. A.They even haven't read the article itself B.Here's our advice onhowtootfake. C.Consuit the experts in media ornization D.Fake news prviders ofteusye-cahin photoor vides E.Determine whether other media are reporting the same news F.You can check by entering its web address in the Domain Age Checker. G.Photos and videosusdeware aly very attractive and reliable 第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题：每小起1分，满分15分） Decades ago.I received a special assignment from the poet Robert LHass,my undergraduate literature professor,He instructed each student to 41 three poems from The Norton Anthology of American Literature and claimed,"You're going to be alone in the future,and42is going to be all you have."The task seems43because the act of memorizing a poem feels old-fashioned in an er when few of us encounter poetry at all.44 I began to change my view on a trip to Seattle. For hours,I read nothing else but a poem in the45Sometimes I spoke its lines aloud,my voice46 by the airplane's thrum (Sometimes I 47 the whole poem at once,and sometimes I 48 a single stanza (over and over.By the time my plane 49 on the West Coast.I had the whole thing.all 40 lines of it,in my head.The50 of repetition reduces the great charm it has.But as you were51in the lines,they finally come together again,and the scattered (text transforms back into a52a more valuable one than it was before. Poetry continues itself by becoming a part of those who read it.Some poems I've memorized 53 with me,always vivid and fresh.Memorizing poetry will not make your life54 but it will make you more in touch with language and expands our own55of h时we are. 41.A.memorize B.copy C.choose 42.A.report D.translate B.poetry C.art D.collection 英语试卷第8页（共10顶） 43.A.crucial B.strange C.urgent D.complex 44.A.Otherwise B.Therefore C.However D.Besides 45.A.bout B.train C.car D.flight 46.A.drowned B.enhanced C.interrupted D.echoed 47.A.broke through B.passed through C.went through D.cut through 48.A.analyred B.tepeated C.checked D.wrote 49.A.fell B.crashed C.departed D.landed 50.A.trouble B.purpose C.boredom D.wisdom 51.A.bored B.confident C.nervous D.absorbed 52.A.purzle B.treasure C.burden D.honor 53.A.work B.fight C.stay D.debate 54.A.better B.bealthier C.harder D.busier 55.A.creativity B.confidence C.curiosity D.underxtanding 第二节（共10小题：每小题15分，调分15分） 侧读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或据号内单词的正确形式。 The Olympiesextrordinary sporting event,was first celeerated about 3000 years ago bringing joy and57(excite)to people across the world.The Olympie Cames ben the year 776 BCE when only Greek men were allowed58(participute),competingnfew events,such as boxing.running and the long jump. The modem Olympies were fint held in 1896,in Athens The Olympics59(bring)backto life bya Frenchman.Pierre de Coubertin,whose dream was that the Olympies would help peopleof different60 (race)origins and from different cultures live side by side peace 62(mntivate)by the Olympic motto"Faster,Higher,Stronger".many el-kow athletes have devoted themselves to63(achieve)sporting excellence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement.Two such Olympians were Cassius Clay and Jessica Ennis-Hill,both remarkable achievements China hasa veryshortisry of competing in the Olympies but in the00 Bejng to hosting the Olympics for the finst time,China also5(rank)first in the medal table In2022. Beijing host the Winter Olympics which was thought to beotherormomenoChina 第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 你在一个英文论坛上看到关于当前“内卷”现象的时论，对此你十分感兴想，请你在论坛审言 板上写一则评论，内容包括： 1.你身边的“内卷”现象 2.你的看法 注意：1.写作词数应为80左右：2参考词汇：内卷m0c。 英语试卷第9页（共10项） 第二节（满分25分） 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Every year,our swim team runs the Snack Bar at the pool ground to raise funds for covering the costsof swim competitions and equipment.However,during our first summer meeting last month, Coach Abby informed us that the Snack Bar would be closed for repairsuntil August Upon hearing the news.all the tem members were worried that withouta Snack Bar,we wouldn't have funds,which meant,ouim team might have to be dismissed. Supposing the worst,everyone was out of spirit."Take it easy!I'll figure it out For now boys jump into the pool and get swimming!"said Coach Abby,gently comfortingBut none ofwere swimming our best,and even though Couch Abby was smiling as usual,it was evident that she was concerned about the situation. During the break.I proposed exploring altemative approaches for holdinga fndrain eveMy teammates erupted into a lively conversution.D.J.suggesteda karaokeingo while Tamara offered to bring starfish cookies for sale.Manny brought up the idea ofgmes and prizes.whileI thought we could nun a drink stand. After a heated discussion.it was decided that each of us would take urs to host the event throughout the week.Coach Abby heartily approved of our plan.My drink stand wasschedledfore last day of the event. I was so thrilled about the upcoming event that I began my preparationsa day ahead WhenIwas making the drinks,I noticed a very dark cloud outside the kitchen window"Uh-oh!That's notran cloud,is itI asked my mom.feeling a bit anxious."Rain would be a disastert h could ruin everything." "You know what they say,"she answered."Hope for the best,but prepare for the worst" Then cume the big day Coach Abby helped me set up the drink stand and the teammates called out loudly to get everyone together at the pool ground.I hid a big box under the table and pobody knew what was inside.Everything was going smoothly as we wished. 注意 1.续写词数应为150左右： 2。请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 Para 1:Unluckily,the clouds started to gather Para 2:After a while,Coach Abby made a cheerful announcement 英语试卷第10页（共10页）