北京市朝阳区2024-2025学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

北京市朝阳区2024~2025学年度第二学期期末质量检测 高二英语试卷 2025.7 (考试时间100分钟满分100分) 本试卷共0页。考生务必在答题卡指定区战作答，在试卷上作答无效。 第一部分知识运用（共三节，30分）】 第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分） 阅读下面短文，举握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选 项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Outside a few snowflakes (fell down as the grey aftemoon sky darkened.Although it was less than one week before the New Year,I found it difficult to be in a 1 mood. My family had just moved to this country and was going through a very difficult year.The holidays were difficult for us because'we 2 our hometown.No one was coming over for the New Year either.We would be spending the festival alone. As a wave of homesickness 3 my family,the doorbell rang.It was dark outside,and we weren't 4 anyone.My fifteen-year-old daughter Rachel went to open the door,and then said, "Mom,there's a box on the doorstep-with presents...and nobody is out here!" Who could have left it?It was indeed a(n)5.The box contained some packages wrapped in bright paper.Each had a typewritten label:Open Dec.27th,Open Dec.28th,..There were a total of six.It'was December 27th,and the label for that day was 6 to a package of steaks. The label read:Enjoy fun with your family. After that,we gathered each day as a family to open one more gift.We would try to guess what each package contained,which became a 7 for us.As the days passed,we also 8 butter,potatoes,sausages,peppers and berries.All together the packages made a complete New Year dinner.But it turned out we didn't need to use our packages of food on the New Year's Day because a family from work 9 invited us over for dinner on December 31st.We felt so blessed,and were so thankful to be loved! Now,two decades later,that tough year is a distant memory.We never find out who gave us the New Year gift.But I'm always 10 for the spirit of kindness and generosity that came at a time we desperately needed to know we were not alone after all. 1.A.joyful B.nervous C depressed D.confident 2.A.visited B.admired C missed D.forgot 3.A.cheered up B.swept over C.brought back D.took apart 4.A.expecling B.detecting C.bothering D.informing 5.A accident B. mystery C.chance D.mistake 6.A.delivered exposed C.related D.attached 7.A.strategy B.problem C.trick D.game 8.A.made B.examined C.discovered D.bought 9.A kindly B.calmly C.randomly D.hesitantly 10.A.eager B.ready C.grateful D.responsible 高二英语试卷 第1页（共10页） 第二节 选词填空（共10小题：每小题1分，共10分） 阅读下面句子、根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词或词组，并使用其正确形式填空。 submit frequent proposc strike reliable proceed to disturb get rid of be dedicated to in an attempt to 11.The team had to the false data to ensure accurate results. 12.Before the deadline,students must heir final essays online. 13.The employees stayed up all night finish the project on time. 14.Mary visited the cafe so that the staff knew her order by heart. 15.Please lower your voice so you don't the other people in the library. 16.When problems arise,our group leader always 、 that we hold a meeting 17.Jack's head the bottom when he dived into the children's swimming poot: 18.After the story of my birth,grandpa tell me of my family history last night. 19.People or things that are can be trusted to work in the way that you want them to. 20.The organization helping the elderly living alone,as part of its long-term mission is to serve the community. (请务必将第11至20题的答案写在答题卡指定区域内】 第三节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10份) 阅读下面句子，根据句子内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词， 在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 21.A lot more plastic waste(throw)into the ocean last year. 22.Luckily,the parents)away all the clothes before it rained 23.Diane wants a job her management skills can be put to good use. 24.Tom accidentally slipped on the wet floor, (injure)his arm badly. 25.The politicians delivered several powerful (speech)at the conference. 26.The government (invest)2 billion RMB in renewable energy by now. 27.The medical students were unsure about they should do with the emergency. 28.The little child made great efforts(reach)for the ripe pear hanging on the branch. 29.Nowadays.he Internet,as well as modern satellites, connect)remote areas globally. 30.When question)about its factories'damage to the environment,the commany insisted that it had done nothing wrong. (请务必将第21至30题的答案写在答题卡指定区域内) 商二英语试卷第2页（共10页） 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，38分）】 第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28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，并在答题卡 上将该项涂黑。 A The Summer Academy for Math and Science(SAMS)Program mirrors the undergraduate() experience,giving rising seniors the opportunity to explore the fascinating world of science, technology,engineering and math (STEM).We provide you with experience that includes academic and personal development both inside and outside of the classroom in order to prepare stadents for the future.Live and leamn in a college setting that will challenge you to discover your best self. Course Highlights In our program,students will: Gain an understanding of the theory of research design in STEM-related fields. Participate in weekly writing sessions on college application preparation. Learn more about cooperative learning through group discussions. .Interact with professionals to explore STEM majors. .Complete the From Student to Scholar,a course designed to help students better understand who they are,who they want to be,and learn what it takes to get there. Application Requirements To be qualified for the SAMS Program,students must: .Be in 11th grade in high school at the time of application submission. .Demonstrate a strong interest in STEM disciplines. .Have an experience that demonstrates a commitment in community engagement. All qualified students are welcome to apply,and we strongly encourage applications from students who are underrepresented in STEM on the basis of,but not limited by: .Being raised in a home where English was a second language. .Currently attending a high school with historically low rates of admittance to premier institutions. .Identifying as first-generation college students whose parent(s)did not attend college. 31.The SAMS Program helps students A.design STEM courses B.experience college life C.adapt to classroom learning D.get along with undergraduates 32.In the SAMS Program,students will A form better self-awareness B.conduct their own research C.complete their college application D.assist experts in group discussions 33.Which is a requirement for the SAMS Program applicants? A.Graduating from a top local high school. B.Coming from a non-native English family. C.Having previous involvement in community work. D Being children of parents without college education. B Rumning has always been my way to just breathe.It used to be that when I ran,my body sped forward,but my mind found a rare stillness,making me feel strong,grounded,clear-headed and free. That changed during the third year of my undergraduate when I was deeply hurt by someone I trusted-someone I considered a friend.Almost overnight,I withdrew from the social person I once was.I felt I needed to find a way to deal with it on my own.Running late at nights and in early momnings became my shelter from that bad memory.I was searching for a cure in the ache of my muscles and the bumn of my lungs.I ran faster and harder,thinking that maybe if I abused my body,the pain would go away.I pushed distances and limits I had never tried before.That fall,I signed up for a full marathon. I remember the moment my right knee gave out 4 months into my training.A sharp pain hit. I collapsed and cried,releasing tears I had held back for months.I could no longer put pressure on my right knee.Gradually,as I recovered,I started running again.To my surprise,I felt a shi近，subtle(不易察党的)at first.My runs,once fuelled by pain,became quieter.The road didn't demand as much from me.A small,barely heard voice inside me said,"Enough."I no longer needed to run for the hurt.I had leamned to live with it,and to carry the pain without letting it consume or define me. I switched to running a half marathon to allow my body to recover and began running alongside friends and joining women's running groups.When I crossed the finish line,it wasn't a release but rather a recognition of the strength I had always carried.Unstoppable.I felt like myself again.It taught me to pause,to ask myself what I run for,and to learn to be kind to the body that carries me every step of the way. 34.What made the author avoid socializing? A.The need for running. B.The search for freedom. C.The pursuit of a clear mind. D.The harm from a friend. 35.Why did the author run faster and harder? A.To ease her suffering. R To train her muscles. C.To unlock her potential. D.To fight for a marathon. 36.As for running,how did the author feel after her knee's injury? A:.Excited. B.Challenged. C.Relieved. D Disappointed. 37.What can we learn from the passage? A.Love is a verb.Act it out. B.Think twice before you move. C.You hold the seed of your rebirth. D.Success is built on focus,not fear. C A National Institutes of Health (NIH)project that studied over a hundred young people as they grew up during the 1990s showed that our brains undergo a massive reorganization between our 12th and 25th years.The brain doesn't actually grow very much during this period.It has already reached 90 percent of its full size by the time a person is six.But as we move through adolescence,the brain undergoes extensive remodeling,resembling a network and wiring upgrade. Beatriz Luna,professor of University of Pittsburgh,used neuroimaging to study the teen brain.Luna scanned the brains of children,teens,and twentysomethings while they performed a specific task.They view a screen on which the red crosshairs at the center occasionally disappear just as a light flashes elsewhere on the screen.The instructions are to not look at the light and instead to look in the opposite direction.A sensor detects any eye movement. Ten-year-olds fail about 45 percent of the time.Teens do much better.What Luma found most interesting,however,was not those scores.It was the brain scans she took while people took the test.Compared with adults,teens tended to make less use of brain regions that spot errors, plan,and stay focused-areas the adults seemed to bring online automatically.This let the adults use a variety of brain resources and better resist distractions,while the teens used those areas less often and more readily gave in to the impulse to look at the flashing light.This helps explain why teens behave with such annoying inconsistency:attracting at breakfast,disgusting at dinner; mastedful on Monday,sleepwalking on Saturday. Meanwhile,take inspiration in one last distinction of the teen brain-a final key to both its awkwardness and its remarkable adaptability.This is the lasting plasticity of those late-developing frontal areas as they slowly mature.And at first glance this seems like bad news:If we need these areas for the complex task of entering the world,why aren't they running at full speed when the challenges are most discouraging? The answer is that speed comes at the price of flexibility.According to Douglas Fields,an NIH neuroscientist,"This means the period when a brain area is getting upgraded is a sort of crucial period of leamning-once that's done it's harder to change." The long,slow,back-to-front developmental wave,completed only in the mid-20s,appears to be a uniquely human adaplation.It may be one of our most consequential.It can seem a bit crazy that we humans don't wise up a bit earlier in life.But if we smartened up sooner,we'd end up more stupid. 38.What does the underlined word "rosembling"in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A,Bullding up. B.Looking like. C.Breaking down. D.Connecting to. 39.What can wo learn from the pussage? A.Be paLiont and teons can still bo smarter. B.Be focused and we will face the world better. C.Brains have the tendency to level up when needed. D.Brains'processing mpeed is compromised as they mature. 40.Wlat is the main purposc of the passage? A.To analyse the composition of human brains. B.To find reasons for teens'inconsistent behaviours. C.To make a contrast between teen and adult brains. D.To expluin human brains develop at a reasonable pace. D Ah,the world!Oh,the world!-Moby-Dick. The first scientific study of sperm whales was published in 1835 by a Scottish ship doctor named Thomas Beale.Beale believed sperm whales to be silent.Herman Melville relied heavily on Beale in composing Moby-Dick."The whale has no voice,"Melville wrote."But then again,"he went on,"what has the whale to say?Seldom have I sperm whale known any profound being thal had anything to say to this world,unless forced to speak out something by way of getting a living." The question of whether any species possesees a "communication system"comparable to that of humnns is an open and much debated one.In the 19508,the behaviorist B.F.Skinner argued that children learn language through positive reinforcement;therefore,other animals should be able to do the same.The linguist Noam Chomsky had a different view.He dismissed the notion that kids acquiro language via conditioning,and also the possibility that language was available to other species. Michael Bronstein,a computer scientist from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study in Cambridge,decided to discover the meaning of sperm whales'codas-quick bursts of clicks produced by the whales-which they exchange with one another.Thus was bom the Cetacean Translation Initiative-Project CETI for short,which represents the most ambitious,the most technologically advanced,and the most well-funded effort ever made to communicate with another 6pecies. "One important thing that I think will bo an outcome of this project has to do with how we see life on land and in the oceans,"Bronstein said."If we understand-or we have evidence,and very clear evidence in the form of language-like communication-that intelligent creatures are living there and that we are destroying them,that could change the way that we approach our Earth.If we could understand what they're saying,instead of 'save the whales'it will be 'saved by the whales'." AI shares this hope.Or at least the AI-powered language model is smart enough to express it. Not long ago,suffering from writer's block,I asked an AI chatbot if it could rewrite Moby-Dick from the whale's perspective. The AI chatbot wrote: Deep in the sea,I longed to communicate with the captain,to show him that my kind,too, had emotions and families to protect.But the language barrier between our worlds remained a gap that cannot be bridged. And the story ends with a somewhat depressing but not unaffecting emotional request: I,the White Whale,could only wonder if there would ever come a day when man and whale would understand each other,finding harmony in the vastness of the ocean's embrace. 41.Why does the author quote Herman Melville? A.To reveal the possibility of whales'talking. B.To present the popularity of whales in literature. C.To highlight the value of voices in making a living. D.To prove communication system is unique to humans. 42.What can we learn from this passage? A.Living in agreement with nature is well underway. B.The author may believe Skinner more than Chomsky. C AI chatbots have a big advantage over humans in writing. D.CET]was set up to prove other intelligent creatures exist. 43.What does the author intend to tell us? A.Humans can correct their mistake when they know it. B.Humans are too stubbom to understand other species. C.To figure out whether other animals have languages is urgent. D.We need cross language barriers to get through to other species. 44.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A.Look Ahead:How Are Humans'Behaviours Affecting the Nature? B.Talk to Them:Can We Be Equipped to Speak to Another Species? C.Think Again:What Contribution Will AI Make to Animals'Survival? D.Reflect on Ourselves:Are Other Animals Seeri as Inferior to Humans? 第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，共10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出他填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Sometimes it helps to have a"poker face".an expression on your face that does not show whnt you are thinking or feeling.45 Our research shows that moving your face in some way may help people warm to you more. To understand why facial expressivity is so beneficial,we first nced to emphasise just how crucial social bonding is to humun survival.Throughout most of our evolutionary history,our species has relied on tight-knit communities to keep ourselves fed,sheltered,and protected from dangerous outsiders.46 Any skill or behaviour that improved someone's ability to create and maintain lifesaving bonds was likely to exist in our gene pool over the generations.And our research suggests that facial expressivity muy fall in this category. 47 Imagine meeting someone new and trying to figure out how good a fit they might be as a friend,or a colleague.You might wonder whether you can trust them,and whether you can even.begin to understand each other.Someone who is easier to read may seem to be more appealing than-someone who is more guarded.Simply put.being facially expressive may give others'a sense that they understand you,which they like.This in tum supports the suggestion that the key function of facial expressivity is to make us more predictable. Furthermore,we found thnt participants'level of expressivity didn't change across situations or with different social partners.This finding muy leuve you wondering why some people remain comparatively inexpressive ucross situations.48 And there could be ultemative routes to being an attructive social partner. Clearly,regardless of how expressive we tend to be ovemll.we can also make choices about sharing more of ourselves in certain sitatians.Being more open and expressive may be scary- leaving people easy to be hurt 49 So for now we think it's best to leave your poker face at the card table. A.However,our work shows that it comes with rowanls B.Mnnuging social reltionships was a matter of life or deoth. C.Interestingly,more ngcceuble peoplo were more facinlly expressive. D.For some,the costs of rvealiug onesell may outweigh the benefits. E.You migbb gucss that pcople with cheerful expressions are best liked. F.Why would fuctal expressivity inproyo someane's ability to build social bonds? G.Yet,in day-tu-day life,nhen socinliring,you'd better let your facial features nly free. 第三部分书面表达（共两节，32分） 第一节（共4小题：第50、51图各2分、第52题3分，第53题5分，共12分） 阅读下面短文、根扔烟目婴求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区城作答。 Every year,us birds make their joumeys hundreds-sometimes thousands-of miles across wholo continents.they attract the attention of bird-watchers.People gather along wetlands and shorelines,cold hands holding their telescopes and excitement growing in their stomachs. For outsiders of bird-watching.a bird-watcher is usually tsomeone from an older gencration, such as an old grandma sitting at her feeder looking at different birds.However,according to the Nationnl Survey'of Fishing,Hunting,and Wildlife-Associated Recreation,there were 4.7 million young bird-watchers in 2016 and 10.8 million in 2022. Why exactly has this rapid growth happened?Technology may be the real gateway these days. Families migh introduce young people to bird-watching.but apps and social media networks are helping them keep up their commitment to the hobby.Once interested,teenagers find the benefits of bird-watching are truly noticeable:it helps them get access to the traditional recreation and hroadens their understanding of ccosystems. Teenage bird-watchens are finding their own digital way into a very traditional and meaningful activity.Sadie Cosby,17-year-old senior in Richmond,recognizes the appeal of online bird- watching plutforms.She's even part of a unique online chut group that sends messages when there is a rare bird in the area.Although Cosby says she prefers to bird-watch nlone and uses it as a way to disconnect,she also enjoys being connected to other bird-watchers online."I think because we're kind of the smurtphone generation,it's casier for us to relate to bird-watching through all of the platfors,"says Cosby. Cosby is just a member of a much larger and closely networked community of young bird. wachers.And though they share mucb in common with older generations of bird-watchers when it comes to their passion for and enjoyment of the hobby,they also have a distinct advantage over the elder:being beater using digital tools to improve their bird-watching experience. 50.For outeiders of bird-watching,whut kind of person is usuully a bird-watcher? 51.What are tbe benefits of bird-watching for leenagers? 52.Please decide whicb part is false in the following statement,then underline it and explnin wby. >Young bird-watchers share much in common with the elders in terms of their passion for and enjoyment of the hobby,but the elders hold a clear advantuge over the young. 53.Beaides bird-watching,what other hobby would you like to develop in Cosby's wuy?And how can you develop it?(In abour 40 words) (请务必将第50至53题的答案写在答题卡指定区域内) 第二节(20分) 假设你是红尼中学高二学生李华，你的外国好友m正在组织“AI·复活'有积极影 响力的伟大人物”的活动，他发来邮件邀谛你多加。带你用英文给他回文，内容包括： 1.简要介绍你想“复活”的人： 2.说明你想“复活”他/她的理由。 提示河：复活bring.back to life 注窟：1.词数100左右： 2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jim, Yours, Li Hua (瘠务必将作文写在答题卡指定区域内)