2024-2025学年湖南省长沙市某中学高二上学期期末考试英语试卷（学生版）

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第一部分 听力(略)
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
Call fr Submissins: English Cllage Petry (英文拼贴诗)
Dear Petry Enthusiasts,
We are thrilled t annunce an pen call fr submissins fr ur upcming English Cllage Petry cllectin. Cllage petry is a frm f petry that cmbines wrds, phrases, and images frm varius surces t create a new piece. It’s a chance t play with language, t explre different styles and themes, and t explre the meaning f petry thrugh the rearrangement f elements.
This prject aims t celebrate the creativity and diversity f vices. Cllage petry is nt just abut assembling (组装) fragments but als abut explring themes, sparking imaginatin, and expressing individuality. It als encurages critical thinking, as pets select and interpret materials. Fr Chinese high schl students, it ffers a unique way t engage with English language and literature, prviding a creative platfrm t express ideas while practising yur language skills.
If yu have a passin fr wrds and an interest in arranging them in unique and interesting ways, this is an pprtunity fr yu!
Submissin Guidelines：
·Quality: Yur submissin must be an riginal wrk.
·Cntent: We welcme cllage petry that explre any theme r subject matter.
·Frmat: Yur pems shuld be presented n a piece f A4 paper.
·Length: There is n strict limit n the length f yur pem.
·Style: Feel free t experiment with different fnts (字体), layuts (布局), and ther elements.
·Deadline fr submissins: December 31st, 2024.
·Way f submissins: Submit t yur English teacher and fill in the nline frm.
1. What is special abut cllage petry?
A. It fllws strict rhyming patterns. B. It rearranges wrds and images creatively.
C. It is written in the frm f a unique fnt.D. It fcuses n ne single theme each time.
2. What is the primary purpse f the Cllage Petry prject?
A. T intrduce traditinal English petic frms.B. T engage students in the wrld f fantasy.
C. T encurage creativity and varius ideas.D. T discuss the skills f traditinal pems.
3. Which f the fllwing will result in disqualificatin?
A. Early submissin t the teacher.B. Use f diverse fnts and layuts.
C. Explratin f varius themes.D. Lack f riginality in the pem.
B
Gerge C. Hale served as the Chief f the Kansas City Fire Department fr 31 years. At the end f the 19th century, he enhanced firefighting with his 60 patented inventins, including the Hale Water Twer and the telephne fire alarm, and helped bring America’s fire departments int the mdern era.
In Kansas’ early histry, fires were cmmn with mst hmes built f wd and heated with cal. Every secnd mattered fr the crews tasked with putting them ut. Hale was a mechanical genius, slving the prblems firefighters faced in his era.
Teams f trained hrses were used t transprt equipment t and frm fires frm 1860 t 1927. Harnessing (上挽具) the hrses was a time－cnsuming business until Hale invented the swinging hrse harness. The harness was suspended (悬挂) frm the ceiling f the fire statin. When the alarm sunded, the hrses mved int place and the harness brke pen and drpped int psitin, making them spring int actin with lightning speed.
Hale trained his team t make certain every mment cunted. Demnstratins f their recrd－speed harnessing were s successful that majr cities demanded t see the Kansas City firefighters in actin. The team was even invited t represent the United States as the “American Fire Team” at the Internatinal Fire Cngress in Lndn in 1893 fr an audience with Queen Victria.
Passinate abut seeking new appraches t upgrading firefighting, Hale made numerus inventins, imprving firefighters’ wrk efficiency. He even hired a circus gymnast t teach firefighters physical fitness. His nvel ideas dramatically changed the whle fire service.
Althugh Hale was fired wing t his plitical cnflict with the authrity in 1902, he didn’t quit his cmmitment t firefighting. He actively advised departments arund the cuntry and sld fire cntrl facilities as far away as Russia. When he died in 1923, the Kansas City Jurnal called him “ne f the greatest fire chiefs in the histry f mdern firefighting”.
4. What was the advantage f Gerge C. Hale’s swinging harness?
A. It allwed hrses t run faster. B. It reduced respnse time t fire.
C. It prtected firefighters frm hurt.D. It simplified the prcess f firefighting.
5. Why des the authr mentin the Internatinal Fire Cngress?
A. T indicate the excellence f Hale’s team.
B. T cmpare diverse firefighting techniques.
C. T evaluate the rle f the internatinal stage.
D. T cnvince peple f America’s effrts in firefighting.
6. Which f the fllwing can best describe Gerge C. Hale?
A. Creative and cmmitted.B. Ambitius and respnsible.
C. Brave and generus. D. Unselfish and ptimistic.
7. What is the best title fr the text?
A. Hnrs f the Kansas City Fire Department
B. Develpment f Kansas’ Firefighting Cause
C. Gerge C. Hale: a Witness t the Fire Service
D. Gerge C. Hale: a Great Cntributr t Firefighting
C
Each Olympic Games features athletes pushing the bundaries f human limits, but the Paris Olympics are particularly ntable in this regard. At the Paris Olympics, recrds were brken thrugh grup imprvement rather than individual breakthrughs. In the men’s 10,000 meters, 13 athletes brke the recrd, with Jshua Cheptegei winning in 26:43.14. The wmen’s 400 meters final saw all nine athletes finish under 50 secnds.
The amazing purple track may accunt fr that. The purple runway f the Paris Olympics is inspired by lavender fields in Prvence, suthern France. This clr nt nly symblizes the rmance and elegance f France, but als shws the natural scenery and cultural heritage f France.
The design cncept and purpse f the purple runway is t bring a sense f freshness and a unique viewing experience thrugh nn-traditinal clr selectin. Alain Blndel, the head f athletics fr the Paris Olympics, nted that this design nt nly creates a strng visual cntrast between the track and the spectatrs during televisin bradcasts, highlighting the athletes, but als helps athletes perfrm better.
Purple is cnsidered a cl clr, which can create a sense f calm and stability. Unlike blue, anther cl clr, purple als includes elements f red, a warm clr that adds a sense f energy and expansin. This cmbinatin f red’s warmth and blue’s clness gives purple a balanced effect — it calms withut being t sft, helping t maintain a steady yet mtivated emtinal state.
This runway is nt nly eye-catching fr its unique clr, but als hides the secrets f high technlgy. The runway is made f high-tech materials develped by Mnd, which have excellent durability and elasticity, and can prvide the best cmpetitive cnditin. Kipchge, the marathn wrld recrd hlder, praised the impact and resilience f the runway. Track and field legend Carl Lewis als cnducted a cmprehensive test f the runway. He believed that the runway can maintain stable perfrmance in all climate cnditins and that athletes all ver the wrld wuld lve this track full f creativity and technlgy.
8. Hw des the authr prve his pint in the first paragraph?
A. By making cmparisns.B. By analyzing causes.
C. By presenting pinins.D. By giving examples.
9. What cntributes t the excellent perfrmance f the Paris Olympians?
A. The uncnventinal clr f the runway.B. The beautiful scenery f France.
C. The rmantic atmsphere in Paris. D. The mtivatin f Olympic spirit.
10. What advantage des purple have accrding t the passage?
A. Creating a sense f calm and stability like blue.
B. Helping athletes t develp a balanced persnality.
C. Having a strnger sense f energy in cmparisn with red.
D. Cntributing t keeping a stable yet encuraged state.
11. What is the last paragraph mainly abut?
A. The technlgical virtue f the purple track.B. The utstanding perfrmance f great athletes.
C. The prmising future f the purple runway.D. The verall quality tests n the new runway.
D
A team f AI researchers at Micrsft, wrking with clleagues frm the Pacific Nrthwest Natinal Labratry(PNNL), has used AI t develp a battery that uses less lithium (锂).
Lithium batteries have becme the industry standard fr electrnic devices and electric vehicles and are expected t play a majr rle in the change t green pwer. But lithium is expensive, which has led multiple teams acrss the glbe t lk fr alternatives. In this new effrt, the research team lked fr ways t reduce the amunt f lithium used in batteries.
This wuld nrmally take a lng time because f the detailed apprach required. T reduce the wrklad and the time needed t prcess millins f alternatives, the researchers turned t AI. Nting that AI applicatins are gd at using massive amunts f data t learn hw t d things, the researchers designed ne that culd study millins f materials that might be added t a lithium battery t replace sme amunt f the lithium and test the results fr factrs such as stability and hw a battery using a given material wuld behave.
Using this apprach, the research team reduced the list f pssible alternatives t just a few hundred pssibilities. They then turned t materials scientists at PNNL fr advice n hw t reduce the pssibilities even further. The scientists suggested adding mre specific screening criteria and mre testing runds. After adpting that advice, the team arrived at a prmising alternative and an apprach that invlved replacing apprximately half f the lithium atms in a battery with sdium (钠) atms.
After using the new apprach t build a wrking battery, the researchers fund it had lwer cnductivity (导电性) than needed — but they als believe that there is rm fr imprvement. They plan t cntinue wrking n the apprach and the prcess they used t find their slutin, which they suggest culd eventually slve ther types f material prcessing prblems.
12. Why did the research team want t develp a battery that uses less lithium?
A. T reduce carbn emissins. B. T meet the industry standard.
C. T decrease the cst f a battery. D. T generate electricity efficiently.
13. What d the underlined wrds “this apprach” in paragraph 4 refer t?
A. Using AI t find pssible materials. B. Adding ther materials t a battery.
C. Develping an applicatin t cllect data.D. Replacing lithium in a battery with sdium.
14. Hw did the research team finally find a prmising alternative?
A. By seeking funding frm PNNL. B. By asking experts fr advice.
C. By turning t Micrsft fr help. D. By cperating with ther scientists.
15. What is the existing challenge with the new apprach?
A. It is less effective than expected.B. It csts t much time and mney.
C. It ccupies t much rm. D. It prcesses at a lwer speed.
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。
While the tech industry is always advertising the next ht device, the reality is that yu already wn a lt f amazing tls. And yu can certainly d much mre with all the devices yu already wn. ___16___
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Smiling faces aren’t just fr text messages n yur phne. Yu can use emjis (表情包) in many prgrams. On a Windws PC, press the Windws key and the perid key at the same time. On a Mac, press cmmand, cntrl and the space bar at the same time t reveal the emjis.
Get yur smart speaker talking.
If yu have a smart speaker such as Apple HmePd r Ggle Nest, yu’re prbably asking Siri r Ggle Assistant t set timers, play music, switch lights n and ff. ___18___ Yu can use them as a cnvenient translatin device. With a Ggle speaker, say “Hey Ggle, interpret French”. Then just speak t hear yur wrds translated. Apple HmePd, als knwn as Siri, will translate what yu say frm English.
Watch vides n a big screen.
___19___ In the YuTube app, fr example, if yu tap n any actively playing vide, yu’ll see a WiFi symbl in its crner. That’s the buttn, and tapping it will let yu play whatever vide yu’re watching n any matched TV r display arund yu.
Tell yur TV what t d.
Many mdern smart TVs and streaming devices have remtes with built-in micrphnes. Just hld dwn the micrphne buttn and say what yu want t watch, launch streaming channels and mre. ___20___
A. And these speakers are useless.
B. Find emjis n yur cmputer.
C. But these speakers are a lt smarter than that.
D. Emjis are able t be typed in yur cmputer.
E. Here’s hw t use them t live a better life tday!
F. Yu may als be able t press and hld the micrphne buttn and speak t type with yur vice.
G. On smart TVs, prjecting cntent frm a phne app t a bigger screen is s easy.
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。
While enjying my fresh lunch in a restaurant in Amsterdam, I nticed smething dd. Custmers cming in fr smething t eat ignred the persn standing behind the cunter (柜台), preferring t ___21___ thrugh a smartphne.
What was the crazy thing abut this? They were just several ___22___ apart! In fact, they were s clse that the staff member tk a quick ___23___ at his screen t get a head start n picking the right vegetables — all withut any wrds ___24___. Nw, I get it: Mdern technlgy allws us t be mre ___25___, but I might be witnessing smething deeper: We prefer nt t talk t each ther anymre.
Think abut it fr a mment. When was the last time yu naturally ___26___ a cnversatin with smebdy yu didn’t knw? The chances are that yu dn’t even ___27___! Likely either yu r the ther persn was “busy” with ther things like ___28___ with a smartphne. Nw, with the ___29___ f digital technlgies, ne can't help but pay the ___30___ fr mdern efficiency: ur ability t talk t strangers.
We shp, ___31___ a htel, r rder a taxi, all via an app. ___32___ with randm strangers is becming rarer and rarer. Yet there are surprising ___33___ f having even a shrt and simple cnversatin with strangers. Yu might learn smething ___34___, and beynd dubt, it has the pwer t enrich yur understanding f thers and ___35___a special bnd in ur mdern wrld.
21. A. talkB. callC. rderD. deliver
22. A. metersB. millimetersC. milesD. centimeters
23. A. chanceB. stepC. glanceD. breath
24. A. spkenB. identifiedC. deletedD. mentined
25. A. efficientB. cmmittedC. ambitiusD. critical
26. A. sped upB. engaged inC. turned tD. went n
27. A. cmplainB. dreamC. rememberD. apprve
28. A. recrdingB. studyingC. playingD. budgeting
29. A. lackB. intentinC. declineD. rise
30. A. cashB. priceC. debtD. bill
31. A. decrateB. reserveC. recmmendD. purchase
32. A. InteractingB. CperatingC. ArguingD. Wandering
33. A. interestsB. benefitsC. warningsD. barriers
34. A. unavidableB. unnecessaryC. uncertainD. unexpected
35. A. serves asB. refers tC. accunts frD. cnsists f
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。
Traditinal Chinese medicine ___36___ (practice) fr arund 3,000 years in the Far East, but it is relatively recent in the West. Peple are increasingly wrried abut the side effects f drugs, and are turning t acupuncture ___37___ (add) t and even replace Western medicine.
An event in my life changed my attitude tward acupuncture. After suffering ___38___ insmnia (失眠) fr several mnths, I felt mentally and physically exhausted, nearing my breaking pint. A trip t dctr and nightly beer and whisky failed t bring any ___39___ (relieve) frm my cnditin. A friend suggested that I visit an acupuncturist. With a fear f needles, I was unwilling t take his advice, ___40___ by this time I was s tired that I was ready t try almst everything.
After anther nearly ___41___ (sleep) night, I cnsulted the nly acupuncturist in the lcal alternative health center. By taking my pulse, lking at my tngue, and asking sme questins abut my lifestyle, he crrectly ___42___ (cnclude) that I was wrn ut. I fund this ___43___ (extreme) impressive and amazing since he hadn’t asked me ___44___ I had cme t see him. He then inserted a fine needle in my right ft, and I fell asleep immediately. The whle experience was like a miracle never ____45____ (imagine) in my wildest dream.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，最近收到好友Jasn的来信，信中说他因为使用AI完成作业而受到老师批评。请你写一封回信，内容包括：
(1)对使用AI完成作业的看法；
(2)你的建议。
注意：
(1)写作词数应为80个左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jasn,
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Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分25分)
47. 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。
Even befre I reached the tent, I knew there wuld be truble. My little brther Andy was fllwing me, with a sleeping bag, a flashlight, and his stuffed bear. My friends Wade and Bred think Andy wuld ruin everything. He wuld get scared in the middle f the night and have t be taken back t the huse. They cmplained s much yu'd think they were hspital patients instead f kids I'd invited fr an utdr sleepver.
Andy prmised that he wuldn't ruin anything. He wrmed his way int the tent and settled in the far crner. Night was settling in, t, with the wds arund us fading tward black. The huse, with its prch light, seemed a lng way frm us.
“Time fr ghst stries!” Brad annunced as sn as I'd clsed the tent. He tld a stry abut vampires （吸血鬼）, but it nly made us fall ver laughing. When it was Wade's turn, he tld a stry f three guys wh were camping in a tent. He described ur situatin exactly-except fr Andy. When he was describing a terrifying creature, smewhere utside, a branch snapped （发出咔嚓声）。The hairs n my arms sht straight up. “These guys were crawling int their sleeping bags, right?” Wade cntinued. “When ut f the darkness rang this terrible cry.” And ut f the wds behind us there was a cry! High-pitched, frightening, and strange. The hairs n my head sht straight up!
“What was that?” Bred asked as the cry came again. We all lked at each ther in hrrr, speechless. Wade suggested smene shuld g ut t check, but n ne dared. “What if it's smething trapped r hurt?” Andy said anxiusly. We fcused ur flashlights n Andy, whm we'd frgtten, sitting in the crner with his arms arund his bear. Andy wuld adpt every lst r hurt animal in the wrld if Mm wuld let him.
注意：
1.续写的词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答
“I'm ging t see.” Andy ran ut f the tent and disappeared in the darkness.
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Andy said it was a baby mnkey caught between branches, and it was crying fr its mama.
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