安徽省安庆市石化第一中学2024-2025学年高二下学期3月阶段性考试英语试题

安庆市石化一中2024一2025学年度高二第二学期阶段性月考 英语试题 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题：每小题15分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话 后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1.What does the man offer to do for Julie? A.Buy her a gift. B.Drive her downtown C.Give her a lift home. 2.Why did the man miss the second part of the game? A.He was very busy.B.The power was cut off. C.His favorite team wasn't in it. 3.When does the girl promise to finish her cleaning? A.At545. B.At 6:00 C.At 6:15. 4.What happened to the man? A.He made the carpet dirty. B.He got the paper towel wet. C.He poured water into red wine. 5.What will Anna do next? A.Go shopping. B.Drink some coffee. C.Wait for her order. 第二节 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三个选项中选出最佳选项，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。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6.How did the man find his trip? A.It was OK B.It was boring C.It was unbearable 7.How did the man spend the time on the train? A.Watching movies on his phone. B.Talking with other passengers. C.Doing some reading. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8.Why does the woman talk to the man? A.To do a survey. B.To persuade him to exercise. C.To inform him of his health problems. 9.Why doesn't the man sleep well in his opinion? A.He eats too many pizzas. B.He goes running too much in the day. C.He doesn't eat ice cream before going to bed. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。 10.When does the conversation take place? A.At the beginning of a term. B.In the middle of a term C.At the end of a term. 11.What relation is the woman to Kevin? A.His teacher. B.His mother. C.His classmate. 12.Where is Kevin from? A.Spain. B.Germany. C.England. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。 13.What is the man doing? A.Chairing a meeting. B.Conducting an interview. C.Introducing new products. 14.What is the major aim of this new home system? A.To save space for people. B.To protect the environment. C.To make life more convenient. 15.What is the robot designed to do? A.Serve in the supermarket. B.Do some cleaning. C.Make meals. 16.What does the man say about this new home? A.It's unrealistic to live in. B.It's hard to build C.It's expensive to buy. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。 17.At what age did Alma compose a sonata? A.6. B.7. C.8 18.What plays an important part in creating composition? A.Dreams. B.Inspirations. C.Fairies 19.What is Alma's attitude toward her success? A.She can't adapt to a stressful life. B.She is modest about her achievement. C.She is proud to have become a musician. 20.What is the talk mainly about? A.The power of the dream. B.A talented young musician. C.The importance of persistence 2 第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5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。 A The Chinese animation is becoming more popular in recent years.As the new decade unfolds,the Chinese animation industry looks promising and is likely to deliver more to the world. Here's our list of Chinese animation movies that people should give a try and watch. Big Fish and Begonia This fantasy Chinese animated film was released in 2016.It succeeds in various elements in its story such as the cycle of life,death,and what's beyond;the natural order,unconditional love,the yin and yang the actions and the results,and a beautiful tale of family,love,and friendship.Beyond these remarkable themes is a breathtaking animation with vivid visuals that made watching the whole film a magical and dramatic experience. The Legend of Hei Humanity's greed for development and urbanization and what are the consequences of these actions are some of the main themes in this fantastic adventure film.And it even gained the praise of Japanese animators when released in Japan in 2019. This film has a vivid style of flashy animation with great fight scenes,and lovable characters to follow.Besides,it delivers an amazing and heartwarming story of family,friendship,and coexistence that will teach the viewers so many important lessons in life. Jiang Ziya:The Legend of Deification Jiang Ziya or The Legend of Deification is the second installment of the Chinese mythology series after Nezha:The Demon's Rebirth.However.this time,the story follows Jiang Ziya,a god with great sympathy.The movie is a visual feast for the viewers,and was able to deliver a satisfying experience.Nevertheless,the story touches on several important traditions and beliefs among Chinese people. 21.Which one is not suitable to describe the film The Legend of Hei? A.Heartbreaking B.Meaningful. C.Heartbreaking. D.Affecting 22.What's the text aimed at? A.Praising Chinese animation B.Analyzing Chinese animation. C.Recommending Chinese animation. D.Appreciating Chinese animation. 23.Where is the text probably taken from? A.A guidebook to a library. B.An essay on the art of storytelling. C.A course on movie making. D.An introduction to modern movies. 3 Anne Sullivan was bom on 14 April 1866 in Feeding Hills,Agawam,Massachusetts.Her family lived in extreme poverty. When she was five years old,Sullivan contracted the bacterial eye disease trachoma )a painful infection that left her nearly blind.When she was eight.her mother died,and two years later,her father gave up his children as he could not raise them on his own. Anne was transferred to the Perkins School for the Blind on 7 October 1880.Anne was terribly behind in her education,and the rough manners required to survive in the almshouse ()made it difficult for her to fit in among a student group that was mainly composed of children of the rich.Yet,she soon closed the gap with her classmates with iron-willed determination.Sullivan underwent a series of eye operations that significantly improved her vision.In June 1886,she graduated as the best one of her class. Sullivan arrived at Helen Keller's house on March 5.1887.Sullivan immediately began to teach Helen to communicate by spelling words into her hand,starting with"d-o-1-1"for the doll that she had brought Keller as a present.At first,the work was slow and frustrating:Keller had no understanding of connecting objects and words.However.after a month of Sullivan's constant and patient efforts,there was a breakthrough.As Sullivan spelled the word water in one hand while running cool water over the other,Helen Keller made the connection that the gestures symbolized"water." Sullivan's breakthrough in communicating with Keller came the next month when Helen realized that the motions her teacher was making on the palm of her hand while running cool water over her other hand symbolized the idea of"water." Keller later recalled,"I stood still,my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers.Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten-a thrill of retuming thought,and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me."Having released the genie (of language out of the bottle,Keller nearly exhausted Sullivan with her zeal to learn the names of the other objects in her world.Within six months under Anne Sullivan's guidance,Keller leamed 575 words. It was no less a person than Mark Twain who described Anne Sullivan as a Miracle Worker.Sullivan not only conquered the darkness of her own early life but opened the world to a young girl cut off and alone.Anne Sullivan's resolute spirit should inspire all of us. 24.What can we learn about Sullivan from the first two paragraphs? A.She went through a rough and tough childhood B.She couldn't fit in the almshouse due to her bad manners. C.She was the best student in the Perkins School for the Blind. D.She was deserted by her father because of her illness 25.What was the biggest problem facing Keller at the start of learning words? A.She was too frustrated to learn. B.She was a slow language leamer. C.She could not connect objects with words. D.She could not interact with others. 26.What can we leamn from Keller's learning process? 4 A.Interest is the best teacher. B.A good beginning is half done. C.Persistence is the key to success. D.A patient teacher is helpful. 27.What is a suitable title for the text? A.Sullivan's Determination to Teach B.A Miracle Teacher:Anne Sullivan C.Keller's Rough Journey of Learning Words D.An Inspiring Language Leamner:Helen Keller It seems you can ask artificial intelligence(AI)programs anything.and they'll give you an answer back.So,can they tell jokes?This question was raised when UK comedian Karen Hobbs performed in late June.Instead of the usual jokes she created,Hobbs delivered jokes written by ChatGPT.The process made her nervous. Hobbs said that when she asked ChatGPT for a joke,what it provided was a man joking about being impatient with his shopping-obsessed girlfriend.Even when she asked to switch to the woman's perspective,the joke still featured a shopping-obsessed girlfriend,just told from the first-person perspective. It's no surprise that many jokes come from a male perspective in online materials,as males dominate the field of comedy.The BBC commented that AI storytelling can only reproduce information that already exists in some form. although it can produce some never-before-seen combinations of ideas. "One way that AI can tell jokes is to do what any 5-year-old does-repeat a successful joke they have heard or try to make an obvious variation of it,"said Les Carr,a professor of web science. Nonetheless,a good joke in real life can always adjust to the audience's feedback,which often leads comedians to improvise(即兴创f作).This,unfortunately,is beyond the current capabilities of AI. For instance,in improv,there is no space for premeditation(f顶先策划)，the comedian must rely only on their instinctive(直觉的)reaction to the audience “A well-done stand-up bit can lead the audience through a funny story all the way to a hilarious punchline(令人捧腹的妙 ),Michael Ryan,a student researching AI's impact on comedy,explained to the BBC."The whole time the comedian knew exactly where he or she was going with the joke and brought the audience there." However,this could all change.Research is already ongoing with the goal of giving AI a greater understanding of the world around it,which makes the future of Al jokes still uncertain. 28.Why did Karen Hobbs feel nervous when using ChatGPT's jokes? A.They were too long and complicated. B.They were not funny at all. C.They were stereotypical and lacked originality. D.They were offensive to her audience. 29.Why do many jokes come from a male perspective in online materials? A.AI prefers male perspectives. B.Women don't like telling jokes. C.Men control the comedy industry. D.Men are more humorous than women 30.What can be inferred about AI's ability to tell jokes,according to Professor Les Carr? A.AI can create completely original jokes. B.AI can only repeat or slightly modify existing jokes. C.AI can improvise jokes based on audience feedback. D.AI can understand the cultural context of jokes perfectly. 31.What does the passage suggest about the future of AI in comedy? A.AI will never be able to tell jokes effectively. B.AI may improve but still faces challenges in understanding human context. C.AI will soon replace human comedians. D.AI has already mastered the art of improvisation. D Imagine joumeying down the highway when you notice your fuel tank running low.Your GPS indicates 10 gas stations.Naturally,you want the cheapest option.You pass the first handful and observe their prices before approaching one with a seemingly good deal.Do you stop,without knowing how sweet the bargains could get up the road?Or do you continue exploring and risk regret for rejecting the bird in hand?How do you decide when to explore further and when to decide on a choice? As a fascinating recent Big Think article explains in detail,no matter what choice you're making.mathematicians claim the 37 percent rule applies.Spend the first 37 percent of your decision-making process gathering information and committing to nothing.After that,choose the next option that comes along that's better than everything you've seen before. This rule gives you the highest probability of making the superior choice. Applying this precise rule will simplify messy reality.If you've given yourself a month to hunt for a most comfortable apartment,the 37 percent rule suggests you spend the first third or so of that surveying the market and making no decisions.If you're hiring an assistant and plan to interview 10 candidates,let the first three go by.Then choose the next person who beats that first bunch. What if an absolutely brilliant candidate just happens to be the first one you come across?Following this rule might end up complaining and wondering."What if?"It is true that matters of the heart aren't logical,and this rule only maximizes probabilities.It doesn't guarantee success.So if lightning strikes or the angels sing and you're absolutely sure you've found the perfect match for you,don't let inflexible rules stand in the way. But even if it's unwise to blindly follow the 37 percent rule in every instance,that doesn't make it unhelpful. Spending roughly the first third of your decision-making process gathering information can help you resist fear of missing out.Knowing that you should secure the first candidate who beats the options you previously explored can help you gather the courage to make decisions. 6 32.What does the underlined phrase "the bird in hand"in paragraph I refer to? A.A sweeter bargain ahead. B.The previous cheaper gas station. C.The first GPS recommendation D.A more suitable route on the journey. 33.Which of the following is an example of the 37 percent rule? A.Choosing the Ist from 100. B.Choosing the 36th from 100. C.Choosing the 38th from 100 D.Choosing the 37th from 100. 34.What is the writing purpose of paragraph 4? A.To make an assumption. B.To give an example. C.To prove a conclusion. D.To offer a reminder. 35.How does the 37 percent rule benefit us? A.It improves our decision-making efficiency.B.It enhances our ability to analyze data. C.It strengthens our links with the society.D.It boosts our self-confidence. 第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分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选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 You know the scene:A child runs downstairs in pajamas to unwrap her holiday presents and sheds joyful tears as she hugs a new puppy rescued from a shelter.The music builds up,hearts double in size and faith in humanity is restored. 36 Before taking that step,there are a few things to consider. First is the element of surprise.The timing could be a surprise,but the animal should absolutely not be a surprise.The decision should be based on many conversations.Everyone involved should understand the long term consequences, children included.37 Next,you'll choose whether to adopt from a shelter or rescue.38 They are across the country flooded with lovable animals.They also offer physical locations where you can meet a lot of animals at once.On the other hand,rescues are smaller and funded by donations.They often rely on fosters to house animals. 39 Applications and their processing times vary and can include tasks like proving that your landlord allows pets.Check to see if applying online is possible.If you're applying in person,make sure you know what to bring If you're worried about the huge responsibility of choosing the pet for your child,you can wrap a leash (or a pet bag as the gift,and then take the future pet owner to the shelter.40 This step will be more meaningful and memorable than just having an animal show up at your door. A.Now,you can welcome the lovely one with open arms. B.Nothing is more beautiful than seeing your child smile. C.Responsibilities can be assigned to them even before their new pet arrives. D.Involving your child in the selection process adds to the whole experience. 7 E.Shelters tend to be larger and quicker to process applications. F.Whichever you choose,apply and become approved as an adopter first. G.While it is sweet,giving a living creature as a gift isn't a light decision. 第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 After completing high school,I had the hope of continuing my education at a university.But the 41 kept piling up.I had no money despite working three jobs,so I had to 42 from the community college.Still,I held on to a lesson my parents had 43 in me:everything bad comes with something good. As the eldest daughter of five children of an immigrant family to the US,I worked at 44 jobs and at 16 became 45 independent.Through it all,my education meant everything to me.I thought if I did well in my 46 work,everything else would fall into place.But when I gained 47 to many top public universities across the state, my heart 48 since I couldn't afford it.I couldn't take out large amounts of student loan debt given my family's economic 49 Besides,being first generation from an immigrant household.I didn't understand what scholarships were and how to 50-and even if I did,scholarships wouldn't replace my 51 as my family's economic provider if I left. I spent 7 years working many jobs while slowly 52 community college credits.Then,as my sisters were older,I moved on to a 4-year university.I 53 organic chemistry with Dr.Farmer.In his office hours,I discovered my 54.Within 6 months,I was running columns in his lab.Now I'm close to getting my Ph.D.degree in organic chemistry.I am so glad I never 55 my childhood dream. 41.A.challenges B.functions C.opportunities D.consequences 42.A.benefit B.borrow C.withdraw D.slide 43.A.arranged B.delivered C.assessed D.planted 44.A.positive B.multiple C.adorable D.efficient 45.A.technically B.normally C.visually D.financially 46.A.reasonable B.elegant C.academic D.familiar 47.A.admission B.recognition C.reputation D.adoption 48.A.beat B.sank C.failed D.stopped 49.A.recovery B.situation C.policy D.system 50.A.compare B.observe C.avoid D.apply 51.A.role B.desire C.behavior D.advantage 52.A.marking B.decreasing C.donating D.earning 8 53.A.viewed B.took C.mentioned D.designed 54.A.mood B.standard C.curiosity D.disadvantage 55.A.cleared up B.picked up C.kept up D.gave up 第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 For you the "Clear and Bright"day that falls in every April might be no more than just another holiday-the fact that it comes with three days 56 school matters to most students much more than the fact that it is part of the 24 solar terms. But the UNESCO has recognized the importance of the 24 solar terms.This ancient system that Chinese people have used to keep track of the time of year 57_ (add)to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Nov 30. For starters,you may have heard your mom say:"The sanfu days are almost over.The heat won't be here for long." The sanfu days are a period of time that 58.(fall)in summer,somewhere between Minor Heat(in July)and Autumn Equinox (in September).The coldest days,or the sanjiu days.are similar.They cover the 27 days 59 (follow)Winter Solstice. In some places.solar terms guide people's lives through special foods,cultural events and healthy living 60 (suggest).For example,people from the 61 (north)part of China are in the habit of eating dumplings on the day of Winter Solstice.And on Start of Autumn,some people treat 62 (they）to a big feast, especially of meat,something they call "putting on autumn weight",or tieqiubiao. But no matter 63 differently people celebrate the 24 solar terms,they have been here for a long time and could last forever. According to Chinese writer and academic Yu Shicun,unlike many other examples of intangible cultural heritage-Peking Opera and Chinese Zhusuan,for example-the solar terms are neither regional (nor a type of art or skill.Instead,the system is a philosophy of time,64 applies to everything.And this means they are 65 (likely)to die out. 第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 假定你是国际学校学生李华，你将和班内英国交换生Jeremy一起负责班级英语公众号(a public account)来宜传班级。 请你用英语写封邮件，内容包括： )对公众号的设想： (2)对分工的建议。 注意：(1)写作词数应为80左右： (2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Jeremy, 9 Yours Li Hua 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。 Most people think that procrastination is a negative habit.But people like me who routinely put off doing assignments,are likely to defend our"slower"approach to getting tasks done. I'm the only procrastination in my family.My parents and sister were all bomn with the"do it right now"gift.They are always in a rush,as if closely rushed by an invisible deadline.Personally,I prefer a more relaxed pace.When my parents voiced their concem about my tendencies,saying "Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today,""No way!" I responded,confidently presenting my research as a defense.It said people procrastinated when they need to solve a problem or commit to a topic or project.In these cases,delaying a decision can be beneficial.This was because our minds continue to reflect on problems even when we were not actively thinking about them,which could lead to more creative solutions.My findings filled me with satisfaction and pride.My method of getting things done was just as good as my sister's...or so I thought. At school we'd been talking about architecture and design.As part of the final assessment my teacher Mr.Smith announced an exciting project that each student would have a month to complete.We were expected to choose our materials,construct a small building and make use of things we had learned in class.Not only would the winners receive extra credit,but the winning constructions would be proudly displayed in the cafeteria."I have no clue how I could get it done,"my friend Nate sighed in despair.I didn't say anything.Not because I shared his anxiety but because I was not nervous at all.I loved hands-on projects!Picturing my brilliant work exhibited in the cafeteria,I was fully convinced that I would definitely produce something that could impress everyone.So relaxed was I that I didn't give it a second thought for weeks. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右： 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Before I knew it,I had only one day left for the project. That taught me a great lesson. 10