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1、石家庄二中教育集团2024学年度高二年级下学期期末考试英语试卷(时间：120分钟，分值150分)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题：每小题1.5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Where are the two speakers? A. In an office. B. At the doctors. C. In a restaurant. 2. What does the woman think

2、of Professor Johnsons lectures? A. Great. B. Just so-so. C. Hard. 3. How will the man go to the zoo? A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By taxi. 4. What are the speakers doing? A. They are greeting each other.B. They are talking over the telephone. C. They are saying goodbye to each other. 5. What do you kno

3、w about the woman? A. She doesnt have a computer. B. Her computer is the latest model. C. She has fallen behind others at work. 第二节(共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. What time is it now? A. 10：30 p. m. B. 10：10 p. m. C. 9：50 p. m. 7. How long will it take the woman to the station? A. Less than

4、 50 minutes. B. More than 50 minutes. C. Less than 15 minutes. 8. Why did the man invite the woman to his house? A. To have a dancing party. B. To have a dinner party. C. To have a tea party. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What does the girl want to do after-leaving school? A. Take up singing. B. Be an actress.

5、 C. Study abroad. 10. What do the girls parents want her to be? A. A singer. B. A teacher. C. An actress. 11. What does the girl usually do? A. She follows her own heart. B. She agrees with her teacher. C. She does what her parents tell her to do. 听第8段材料，回答12至14题。12. Why is the woman worried? A. Its

6、 too early for her to leave the party. B. She cant take part in tomorrows party. C. She doesnt know how to get home after tomorrows party. 13. When does the last bus for the womans home leave? A. 10：00 pm. B. 11：00 pm. C. 9：00 pm. 14. What has the woman decided to do? A. To stay in a hotel. B. To ta

7、ke a taxi home. C. To stay in the hosts room.听第9段材料，回答15至17题。15. Where does the man want to go? A. To a post office. B. To the music building. C. To a street. 16. What is the problem with taking the bus? A. The bus always runs late. B. The bus doesnt go directly there. C. The bus will not come for a

8、 while. 17. What does the man finally decide to do? A. Walk there. B. Wait for the bus. C. Find out another way. 听第10段材料，回答18至20题。18. How many Americans are now studying in colleges and universities? A. 70 million. B. 17 million. C. 7 million. 19. What are American young people interested in? A. The

9、ir parents. B. A better life. C. Their childhood. 20. What do American young people find difficult to understand? A. The truth of their own lives. B. The beliefs in American families. C. The formation of American families. 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)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A

10、Discover all the great Sydney attractions. Youll find many memorable things to do and fascinating museums to visit in Sydney, Australia.Australian MuseumThe Australian Museum (AM) was founded in 1827 and is well-known as the nations first museum. The AM has been transformed and visitors can now enjo

11、y transformed spaces and updated facilities. Free general admission includes entry to all permanent exhibitions and Prehistoric Playground, which is open daily on Level 2 and features a variety of activities for children of all ages including a fossil lab and interactive dinosaur design station.Art

12、Gallery of New South WalesExplore five levels of art at one of Australias most popular art museums, located within beautiful parklands overlooking Sydney Harbour, just 10 minutes walk from the city.See an extensive collection of Australian art，including one of the largest galleries of aboriginal (土著

13、的) art in the country, alongside Asian treasures and leading local and international contemporary art.Museum of Contemporary Art Australia - MCAThe Museum of Contemporary Art Australia is Australias leading museum dedicated to exhibiting, interpreting and collecting contemporary art from across Aust

14、ralia.Located at Circular Quay, the MCA is housed in the former Maritime Services building, a fine example of late Art Deco architecture.Australian National Maritime MuseumLocated at the waterfront of Darling Harbour, the Maritime Museum is an indoor/outdoor attraction and great entertainment for th

15、e whole family. The museum has one of the largest and most diverse in-water fleets (舰队) in the world. The museum hosts six permanent galleries, an ever-changing program of temporary exhibitions, and a 3D cinema, ensuring that there is something for everyone.1. What is Australian Museum famous for?A.

16、 The lowest price.B. Contemporary art.C. Outdoor attractions.D. The longest history.2. Where should you go if you want to appreciate treasures from Asia?A. Australian Museum.B. Art Gallery of New South Wales.C. Australian National Maritime Museum.D. Museum of Contemporary Art Australia MCA.3. Which

17、of the following can be seen in Australian National Maritime Museum?A. A 3D cinema.B. A design station.C. Local contemporary art.D. Late Art Deco architecture.BJose Alberto Gutierrezs life would never be the same again after finding a copy of Anna Karenina in the trash (垃圾) 20 years ago. It happened

18、 while he was driving his garbage truck through wealthier neighbourhoods and seeing books abandoned by the rich. It ignited his desire to start rescuing books from the trash. Eventually, he turned his book collection into a community library.In Colombias capital city of Bogota, libraries tend to be

19、far away from poorer communities. The option of buying new books is non-existent for poor families and having access to a library of books is a luxury. Gutierrez grew up poor, and his family could not afford to educate him beyond primary school. Nevertheless, his mother was a passionate reader and r

20、ead stories to him every night. Her love for books left a deep impression on Gutierrez, who never let a lack of formal education stop him.Today, his community library, “The Strength of Words”, occupies most of his home and is piled from floor to ceiling with fiction and non-fiction titles. Everythin

21、g from school textbooks to storybooks can be found in his collection of over 20,000 books!The Strength of Words library is open every weekend, and children in Gutierrezs neighbourhood are allowed to look through the book collection. Adults are also welcome to expand their vision and develop new skil

22、ls for a better life.Today, the Gutierrez family doesnt merely want to start libraries in neighbourhoods. They want to create more safe spaces for school children to spend their time reading. This is important for kids living in Bogota where many young people waste time in the streets.Gutierrezs jou

23、rney to give treasure back to his local community is an amazing example of how every one of us can improve the lives of those around us by identifying needs, investing time and finding a simple solution. How might we take a leaf out of Gutierrezs book?4. What does the underlined word “ignited” mean

24、in paragraph 1?A Satisfied.B. Ignored.C. Excited.D. Expressed.5. What do we know about Gutierrezs library?A. It aims to recycle and reuse the garbage.B. It is sponsored by wealthier communities.C. It is in the charge of his passionate mother.D. It makes knowledge accessible to poor kids.6. What mess

25、age does the last sentence convey?A. We should value Gutierrezs spirit of paying back.B. We can follow Gutierrezs example to help others.C. We should go to visit Gutierrezs library personally.D. We can donate deserted books to Gutierrezs library.7. Which of the following is a suitable title for the

26、text?A. From Trash to TreasureB. The Books of GutierrezC. From Home to CommunityD. The Strength of ReadingCFamous Israeli gastronome (美食家) Michal Ansky is a professional taster and a Master Chef judge. So when she was invited to the worlds first public blind taste test setting lab-grown chicken into

27、 competition against a conventionally raised product, she was confident that she would be able to tell the difference.Surrounded by cameras at a restaurant bar, she tasted from two dishes, labeled A and B. A team of lawyers looked on, tasked with making sure that the tasting truly was blind. Even th

28、e chef who sauted (嫩煎) the meat in sunflower oilno salt, no seasoningsdidnt know which was which. Both were flavorless, Ansky noted, but she would bet her reputation that sample A was the real thing. It had a richer, more “chickeny” taste.The tasting was hosted by a meat-tech startup SuperMeat at it

29、s in-house restaurant The Chicken. Ever since 2013, when the first lab-grown hamburger was presented to the public with a $330,000 price tag, alternative-meat companies have been inching closer to a product that is just as tasty and nearly as affordable as the real thing, but without the climate imp

30、acts. One new study found high-income countries could cut agricultural emissions (排放物) by almost two-thirds by moving away from animal-based foods.But one question remains: Would consumers be able to tell the difference? SuperMeat decided to put its product to the test without the deep frying and sa

31、uces that are usually used to mask a lack of flavor. Sample B had less flavor, so Ansky reasoned that it had to be the one grown in a lab. She was so convinced of her decision that when SuperMeat founder Ido Savir announced that it was in fact A that was lab-grown, she corrected him. “No,” she said.

32、 “A is the real chicken.”A day later, I spoke to Ansky about the tasting. “Its one of the only times in my life that Im really happy that I was wrong,” she admitted.8. What do we know about the taste test?A. It was hosted by a chicken-themed restaurant.B. Food samples were made with different flavor

33、s.C. Michal Ansky was invited to the test for her reputation.D. Lawyers were involved to ensure the authority of the activity.9. The purpose of hosting the taste test is to prove that _.A. lab-grown chicken tastes as good as raised chickenB. meat eaters turn a blind eye to the taste of chickenC. eve

34、n a world-famous gastronome can make mistakesD. chicken should be cooked well to appeal to customers10. What is the biggest advantage of lab-grown chicken?A. More chickeny taste.B. More affordable price.C. Less artificial flavor.D. Less carbon footprint.11. Why did Ansky say that she was happy that

35、she was wrong?A. She wanted to ease her embarrassment.B. She saw a milestone in the food industry.C. She changed peoples opinion of her job.D. She believed in the power of making mistakes.DThe term “social distancing” has been at the center of public conversation for a while. But its not “social” di

36、stance we are trying to promote. Its physical separation. In fact, preserving social ties even at a distance is essential for both mental and physical health. The results of an analytic review done in 2017 indicate that a lack of social support is on a par with smoking cigarettes as a risk factor fo

37、r health.Given this fact, how might we best stay connected to others while maintaining physical distance? Would we be better off e-mailing a friend? Making a phone call? Setting up a video chat? In our study, Nick Epley and I tested whether the media through which people interact affects their sense

38、 of connection and how expectations about certain technologies impact the communication media they choose to use.In our experiment, we asked participants to reconnect with someone that they hadnt interacted with recently, either through e-mail or over the phone. Participants first made predictions a

39、bout what it would be like to get in touch if they reached out in these two ways. They generally believed that theyd feel more connected when interacting via the phone than over e-mail. But they also predicted that talking on the phone could be more uncomfortable than sending an e-mail. Although the

40、se participants believed that talking encouraged stronger bonds, most of them said theyd rather send an e-mail than call the person up. Fears about awkwardness, it seems, push individuals toward text-based methods for communicating.In the next part of the experiment, we had participants actually rec

41、onnect using one randomly determined mode of communication and then followed up with them after they had done so. We found that people do form meaningfully stronger bonds when interacting over the phone than over e-mail. Importantly, though, there was no difference in the amount of discomfort when r

42、econnecting on the phone.The next time you think about how best to connect, consider calling or setting up a video chat. Feelings of social connection are preferably facilitated by voice rather than a keyboard.12. How does the author support his view on the importance of maintaining social ties?A. B

43、y stating a deep-rooted tradition.B. By citing a published report.C. By sharing public opinions.D. By presenting official documents.13. What did the author and Epleys study focus on?A. How technologies impact means of communication.B. How social media choices affect feelings of connection.C. Why mai

44、ntaining social separation is bad for mental health.D. Why reconnecting with friends over the phone brings awkwardness.14. What can we infer from the study results?A. They changed the research objectives.B. They provided insights for future studies.C. They confirmed researchers expectations.D. They

45、contradicted participants predictions partly.15. What can be concluded from the text?A. For stronger bonds, talk instead of typing.B. Keeping in touch is key to a lasting friendship.C. Think before you consider contacting an old friend.D. Text-based methods for communication cause discomfort.第二节(共5小

46、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。Experts are always advocating the health benefits of biking. And while the barrier to entry is low-pretty much all you need to know to start cycling is how to ride a bike itselfpeople often ask me if I have any tips for beginner bikers. Bel

47、ow, a few things Ive learned along the way that help make for a safer and more joyful ride:Follow the rules of the road. Brake at yellow lights, stop for pedestrians and maintain a solid distance from cars. _16_ Therefore, never fly through stop signs, approach too close to the front vehicles or sho

48、ut at cars. _17_ A British doctor recently made headlines when he claimed that wearing a bike helmet is actually more dangerous than traveling without one, but most research suggests otherwise. A full 98 percent of bike commuters (上下班族) own a helmet, so youll be in good company, anyway. Make a playlist. Laws against riding with headphon