广东省深圳市 2024-2025 学年第一学期期末考试 高二英语（含答案）

深圳市2024-2025学年第一学期期末考试
高二英语
第一部分 单项选择(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
1. According to social learning theories, social is a means by which people acquire attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.
A. interaction B. rejection C. profile D. boundary
2. Academic departments vary in their procedures for academic advisers to graduate students.
A. assigning B. defeating C. multiplying D. suspecting
3. The methods of communication used during the war were by today's standards.
A. permanent B. primitive C. appropriate D. advanced
4. It's hard when you are in the middle of something to step back and see it .
A. rarely B. influentially C. gradually D. objectively
5. We need to encourage our employees to use their own , to make decisions on their own without asking managers first.
A. criticism B. evidence C. initiative D. qualification
6. Agriculture is a water-intensive business, accounting for nearly 70% of global fresh water .
A. conservation B. consumption C. guarantee D.component
7. The most important for entry is that applicants must design and make their own work
A. access B. outline C. candidate D criterion
8. In the presence of so many people he was rather nervous, was understandable.
A. that B. which C. who D. where
9. The earliest sculpture in China dates back to the Zhou and Shang dynasties, clay and wooden sculptures were placed in tombs to guide the dead on their way to heaven.
A. which B. whose C. when D. where
10. Entirely to the cause of education, the teacher earned a good reputation in her field.
A. having devoted B. devoted C. devoting D. being devoted
11. the cost of self-driving technology as well as the maintenance issues, the first commercially available driverless cars will almost certainly be fielded by ride-hailing services.
A. Considering B. To consider C. Being considered D. To be considered
12. I appreciate the opportunity to work in your company.
A. giving B. to give C. being given D. to be given
13. Jim is taking notes of the grammatical rules in class at Sunshine school, where she English for a year.
A studies B. studied C is studying D. has been studying
14. The nine coal miners in the coal mine for 20 hours before we came to their rescue.
A. had been trapped B. had been trapping C. would have been trapped D. had trapped
15. The girl, when why she in the exam, just lowered her head and kept silent.
A. questioned; has been cheating B.questioning; has cheated
C. questioned; had cheated D. questioning; was cheating
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
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16. What is a feature of Coursera's web design courses
A. They are limited to a single language. B. They are designed for experienced designers.
C. They are offered in cooperation with schools. D. They require a significant upfront investment.
17. Who is Web Design for Everybody intended for
A. Engineers expert at computers. B. Beginners of website design.
C. Adults interested in online games. D. Teachers of language courses.
18. What's the purpose of the web portfolio
A. To illustrate your knowledge of website design.
B. To obtain some money for your website course.
C. To add interactivity to web pages with Javascript.
D. To make some contributions to the learning course.
B
In the fall of 2012, Ken Liu received an offer from a Chinese company, which was seeking an English translator for a sci-fi novel titled The Three-Body Problem, Ken was a natural choice; familiar with both the Chinese and English sci-fi wording and culture. But The Three-Body Problem was unlike anything Ken had ever read. A mind-bending story was full of heady technical passages about physics theory, mixed with profound moral questions and humanity's place in the university. So capturing the novel in all its complexity seemed discouraging.
When the English translation of The Three-Body Problem was published, it was described as a ground breaking work of speculative fiction(推理小说). Liu Cixin, the author of the original work said, “Usually when Chinese literature gets translated into a foreign language, it tends to lose something. But I don't think that happened to The Three-Body Problem. I think it gained something.”
Ken was born in Lanzhou, Gansu province. He was a bookworm. Books provided him with a shelter when Ire mo to California, and couldn't speak English at the age of 11. After graduation from Harvard, he was a convuter programmer, then a corporate lawyer, and later a sci-fi writer. Throughout his shifting professional journey, Ken wrote fiction continuously. Finally, one of his works won three big awards.
Ken never set out to be a translator, but a Chinese writer discovered Ken. Chen Qiufan liked reading Ken's short stories online and kept in touch with Ken. One day, he asked Ken for his opinion on an English translation of one of his stories, which was from a translation company. Ken wasn't impressed and offered to edit it, but ended up redoing the translation from scratch. Chen was completely moved by Ken's spirit.
Ken's approach to translation is unorthodox(非正统的). Strict loyalty to the source material is not his chief goal, nor is producing a smooth, Americanized version. “It's not a word-by-word recreation,” he said. “It's about how I show the overall effect.” Rather than ignoring cultural and spoken differences that would be lost on most Western readers, he tries to stress them.
19. Which of the following can best describe the task of translating The Three-Body Problem
A. demanding B. well-paid C. urgent D. eye-catching
20. What does Ken's writing experience tell us
A. Well begun is half done. B. Don't judge a book by its cover.
C. Constant efforts will eventually pay off. D. Unintentional actions bring unexpected surprises.
21. What impressed Chen Qiufan most about Ken
A. Ken wrote many short novels online. B. Ken gave his opinions on Chen's novels.
C Ken aimed to be a translator after graduation. D. Ken took his work seriously and pursued perfection.
22. What is Ken's translation style like
A. It follows every word exactly. B. It highlights cultural differences.
C. It is influenced by American culture. D. It focuses on the fluency of language.
C
As cities continue to grow, the need for efficient and sustainable food production has never been greater.Urban Sprout, an innovative company, has introduced Rooftop Green, a garden system that transforms urban rooftops into green spaces providing fresh produce directly to city residents.
Rooftop Green is designed to be adaptable, serving small households as well as large commercial buildings.By developing otherwise unused rooftop space, it provides a practical solution to the problem of urban food deserts.The system is remarkably easy to maintain and promises a constant supply of organic vegetables and herbs.
The technology behind Rooftop Green includes smart sensors and an automatic watering system. The latter optimizes plant growth with minimal water use. Connected to a mobile app, the sensors give users insights into plant health, growth stages, and proper harvest times. The app ensures that even green-hand gardeners. can successfully grow their crops with confidence.
By creating green oases(绿洲) in urban areas, Rooftop Green not only cuts the carbon footprint associated food transport but also enhances urban biodiversity. Furthermore, it reduces reliance on chemical fertilizers,ng it an environmentally friendly option for citizens.
Urban Sprout employees include the company's eco-friendly values in their daily routines. They actively participate in community gardening and conservation projects, promoting sustainability within and beyond the workplace. “Our goal is to develop a culture that values green living,” explained an Urban Sprout representative.
Rooftop Green is more than an agricultural innovation. It is part of a broader movement towards sustainable living. For those looking to make a positive environmental impact, it offers an accessible and impactful way to engage with sustainability.
23. What is the main purpose of Rooftop Green
A. To provide decorations for urban buildings. B. To make profits through commercial farming.
C. To conduct scientific research on plant growth. D. To provide fresh produce by rooftop gardening.
24. What's the function of smart sensors
A. Observing the gardening process. B. Decreasing the need for watering.
C. Speeding up the growth of plants. D. Building confidence of beginners.
25. What does Rooftop Green-suggest
A. The change of workplace culture. B . A green and long-lasting city life.
C. The total reliance on technologies. D. A trend towards independent living.
26. What's the best title of the text
A. Innovations in Agricultural Technology B. Rooftop Solutions for Urban Food Deserts
C. Enhancing Urban Biodiversity with Sensors D. The Role of Technology in Urban Gardening
D
With its ability to pass down complex information across many generations, human language almost certainly played a sizable part in humans’ ability to become a dominant species on the planet. Despite this, we know precious little about how human language developed. A paper published in Frontiers in Psychology proposes that we should look at ancient cave art to gain insights into how our ability for language came to be.
“Language doesn't fossilize(石化), but maybe in these cave drawings, we can see some of the beginnings of human beings as symbolic beings,” said Shigeru Miyagawa, MIT linguist(语言学家) professor and the paper's lead author. Miyagawa and his co-authors propose that cave paintings exist at the intersection of communication between visual and aural(听觉的) cues.
“The linguists’ theory comes from the fact that many of the caves where art has been found are acoustic(声音的)“hot spots”. In these caves, sounds echo.(发出回声) louder and more intensely as one goes deeper. Many of the drawings are located in these sections of the cave, and even some areas that would have been better for drawing on walls were ignored in favor of these spots. The drawings would then show sounds that humans made while in the caves. Think about how many examples of cave art that show various four-legged animals, including horses. The echoing of noises, be it tapping on rocks inside the cave or thunder from outside the cave, would have created sounds like horses running across the ground.
This mix of sound and visual representation,” they write, “allowed early humans to enhance their ability to convey symbolic thinking to their fellows, as well as their ability to process aural and visual input as symbolic.”Such symbolic thinking could have led to developing other types of communication, including sentences.
Of course, this is not a declarative statement. A great deal more research is required before anything can be said in a definitive way. One thing Miyagawa does feet confident about is that it will further conversations about the importance of our art in our development as a species.
27. What does the paper published in Frontiers in Psychology focus on
A. The origin of human beings. B. The importance of visual communication.
C. The connection between cave art and language. D. The determining factors of language development.
28. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about
A. The significance of ancient cave drawings. B. The theory about the formation of the caves.
C. The sites where cave drawings were discovered. D. The evidence that supports linguists' assumption.
29. What might the mix of sound and visual representation in cave paintings contribute to
A. The change of human thinking. B. The start of symbolic development.
C. The improvement in communication. D. The increase in the diversity of languages.
30. Which of the following best describes the author's attitude to the study
A. Objective. B. Doubtful. C. Supportive. D. Disapproving.
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。
Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night with unhappy thoughts in your head Maybe you argued with your friend and remember everything about the argument. Perhaps you can't stop worrying about all the things that could go wrong in an upcoming job interview. 31 That's how we humans find out how to navigate(导航)our lives.
However, sometimes this navigation system goes out of control. Repetitive thinking can make it hard to see reality as it is, keeping us locked into bad thinking patterns that don't work on us. 33 We may lose sleep,have less attention, or feel unhappy. What can we do instead Manage our thoughts by using the following ways to get good mental health.
33 Taking the time to examine our repetitive thoughts and learn something from them may help change them from something troubling to something more useful. So try accepting your thoughts, examine them with more openness, and consider steps you can take to make things better.
Try to stay present in the moment. For example, practice paying attention to your breath and 、changing patterns. Pay attention to feelings in your body— pain, differences in temperature, and so on. 4
Move outside. Rumination(过分思考) means getting lost in your thoughts to the point where you feel stuck.Hundreds of studies show physical exercise can be helpful for reducing rumination. 35 As another study.found, walking in the woods reduced rumination more than walking along a road for the same amount of time.
A. Get some ideas.
B. Plan your future.
C. When that happens, our mental health may be influenced.
D. Remembering the past or imagining the future isn't unusual.
E. But being outside in nature may help above physical exercise.
F. This can bring you into the present in a way that' ll make thoughts disappear.
G. If you go out walking, it may help keep your attention on different things around.
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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
While most teenagers spend the summer hanging out, Ke' Nyzjah Ferebee doesn't join. Filling cake orders and updating her website 36 the 17-year-old senior high school student. Ferebee 37 KaykeBakery, a home-based business.
Ferebee started baking out of 38 in the year 2020. Her first attempt 39 . But she made more cakes the next day and 40 her techniques through teaching videos every day. “I saw other people's decorated cakes and was 41 to be a cake artist instead of just a baker,” Ferebee said. After 42 , she asked her parents about setting up business. “Seeing how 43 she was,” Ferebee's mother recalled, “we 44 , starting helping her handle all the legalities(法律事务) for its opening.” Soon, she had 45 customers that always came to her for cakes. “ 46 , dealing with school and a business is tough sometimes, but I 47 to get through,” she said. “I'm glad to be able to do what I love.” Always considered a 48 , Ferebee finished her senior year with almost full marks. She plans to 49 cake decorating after high school. “I'm thinking about starting nonprofit organizations.” In these years, besides learning various techniques, Ferebee has become more 50 . “I realize I'm with great potential and power.”
36. A. change B. occupy C. bother D. attract
37. A. assists B. joins C. finds D. runs
38. A. concern B. necessity C. passion D. duty
39. A. failed B. began C. arrived D. mattered
40. A. applied B. perfected C. shared D. presented
41. A. reminded B. advised C. instructed D. inspired
42.A.comparison B. discussion C. consideration D. preparation
43. A. smart B. young C. kind D. serious
44. A. wondered B. approved C. worried D. hesitated
45. A. regular B. potential C. favored D. popular
46. A. Unexpectedly B. Unnoticeably C. Uncommonly D. Unavoidably
47. A. intended B. promised C. managed D. continued
48. A. model. B. graduate C. specialist D. supporter
49. A. take over B. go beyond C. jump at D. work on
50. A. devoted B. modest C. confident D. responsible
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。
It is believed that Chinese knotting, also known as zhongguojie, originated for recording information 51 exchanging messages before writing was invented. Over the past thousands of years, knots 52 (play) an important part in the life of Chinese. 53 (initial), Chinese knots acted as good-luck charms to drive away evil spirits. Today, Chinese knots are widely used to decorate homes during festivals.
A major characteristic of Chinese knots is that they are often tied from a single continuous length of string.The knots are commonly named 54 the shape it takes. Chinese knots are created in a 55 (various) of colors such as gold, green, blue, or black, though the most commonly used color is red, 56 symbolizes good luck and prosperity.
Crafting the Chinese knot is a three-step process 57 (involve) tying knots, tightening them and adding the finishing touches. The knots 58 (pull) tightly together and are strong enough to be used for binding or wrapping, making them very practical.
Today, most of such knots are often mass produced in factories. Skilled knot artists weave complex knots that you might see 59 (sell) as souvenirs that you can take back with you. If you have time, why not try your hand at it Perhaps these age-old charms can add 60 touch of good luck to your daily life
第四部分 补全语篇 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
请在方框中选择合适的词汇，填入短文的空格中，使短文完整连贯。
注意： (1)每个选项至多只能使用一次；
(2)方框中有一个多余词汇。
A. access B. choosing C. concept D. criticism E. equipped F. generating
G. In contrast to H. instantly I. On behalf of J. threat K. worthy of
Embracing-all Positive Life Attitude
Having a positive life attitude is a 61 that's both practical and uplifting. It s about seeing the bright side of things, even when times get tough. This way of thinking is 62 our effort because it can make a big difference in how we feel and how we handle challenges.
Practicing optimism starts with recognizing that everyone makes mistakes and faces 63 Instead of letting these setbacks bring us down, we can use them as learning opportunities. When we do this, we instantly feel more in control and capable of 64 solutions to problems.
65 people who always focus on what's going wrong, those with. a positive attitude look for ways to improve and compete in a healthy way. They see competition not as a 66 but as a chance o grow and learn from others. They' re optimistic about their chances, believing that with hard work` and determination, they can achieve their goals.
Having 67 to positive influences also helps. This could mean spending time with friends and family who encourage us, reading inspiring books, or listening to motivational speakers. These things can 68 lift our spirits and remind us that we have the power to create the life we want.
In conclusion, adopting a positive life attitude is something we can all do. It's about 69 to see the good in every situation and believing in-ourselves. When we do this, we not only feel happier and more content, but we also become better 70 to handle whatever life throws at us. So let's all make the choice to be optimistic and embrace the beauty of a positive life attitude.
第五部分 读后续写(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。
A GIFT FOR GRANDPA
Summer vacation was coming. Jack and his brother Berlin were filled with excitement as they thought of visiting their grandparents again.
The big day came at last. After the happy family got ready, they set out for the grandparents’ eagerly.On the way, the brothers were excitedly talking about the fun they had with grandparents.
A little blue house with a tall white chimney finally appeared. Behind the property was the forest carrying their good memories with Grandpa. They arrived at the driveway, at the end of which Grandma was waiting for them joyfully.
Jack and Berlin each gave Grandma a big hug and then swept to the living room, shouting excitedly“Grandpa, we are back!”
Seeing his grandsons, Grandpa was wild with joy and tried to get up with all his strength from the chair but in vain. A helpless expression flashed on his face. Grandma explained that his health was declining rapidly and maybe couldn't stand up on his own forever. But Grandpa declared stubbornly, “I can!” Certainly, he was stuck in his boyish way. Mum and grandparents were happy to meet again after a long time. They sat together and chatted about what happened recently.
The brothers were soon bored with adult conversation, went out and wandered into the forest. Tall trees stretched up to the heavens with large branches crossing each other, while young ones rose straight like soldiers. Grandpa was once a great explorer full of wisdom. He could tell where the birds came from only by their calls and songs. The trees, birds, lots of bugs ... How many merry moments they spent with Grandpa in the kingdom!
But now Grandpa couldn't get up. This made them worried. “We’ d think out a way to cheer him up.”Jack said. “Grandpa is a bird lover, and we can catch him a bird.” Berlin suggested. “But he hates birds being caged!” Jack shook his head.
Then a bright idea came to Jack's mind. “Why not make a cane (拐杖) out of a young tree!”
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。
Berlin thought it was a good idea.
Jack and Berlin handed the cane to Grandpa.
深圳市2024-2025学年第一学期期末考试
高二英语
第一部分单项选择
1-5 CABDC 6-10 BDBBB 11-15CCDBC
第二部分阅读
A篇 16-18 CBA B篇 19-22 ACDB C篇 23-26 DABB D篇27-30 CDCA
七选五31-35 DCAFE
第三部分 语言运用
完形填空
36-40 BDCAB 41-45 DCDBA 46-50 DCABC
语法填空
51.and 52.have played 53.Initially 54.after 55.variety
56.which 57.involving 58.are pulled 59.sold 60.a
补全语篇
61-65 CKDFG 66-70 JAHBE
第五部分 读后续写
One possible version :
Berlin thought it was a good idea. When the two brothers reached an agreement, they quickly ran back to their grandfather's house, got the tools they needed to make the cane, and ran back to the woods. Jack said, “What kind of tree should we pick for the walking stick ”Berlin thought for a moment and said,“think we should choose a straight tree, so no knots will scratch grandpa's hands.Jack nodded his head in agreement.They found a straight tree and set to work.They cut the tree down, and with a knife they took the bark off. It was a wonderful tree, which was smooth and was just of the right size. They thought Grandpa would love it.
Jack and Berlin handed the cane to Grandpa .When Grandpa took the cane, his hands shook with joy, he thinking, “This is made by my grandsons themselves.How precious it is!” Jack said, “Grandpa, we hope this cane will help you stand and come with us to explore the woods." Grandpa smiled and decided to give it a try so as not to make his grandchildren disappointed. He held the cane in his right hand and the arm of his chair in his left hand. He stood up with strength on his legs.Everyone was surprised and excited to see Grandpa stand up. At that moment, Jack noticed a tear coming from the corner of his grandfather's eye.