重庆市第十八中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（Word版附解析）

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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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When was the lecture scheduled t begin at first?
A. At 7:00 p.m. B. At 7:30 p.m. C. At 8:00 p.m.
2. Why des the man cme t the cafe?
A. T have a cup f cffee. B. T meet his friends. C. T take shelter.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. The man’s hliday. B. The man’s hbby. C. The man’s jb.
4. What des the wman think f Charltte’s Web?
A. Simple. B. Childish. C. Ppular.
5. What d the speakers agree n abut the trip?
A. Hw much they learnt frm it.
B. Hw interesting the staff were.
C Hw well bjects were displayed.
第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Husband and wife. B. Repairer and custmer. C. Phtgrapher and subject.
7. What des the wman advise the man t d?
A. Get a new cmputer. B. Set up the clud. C. Ask fr a cpy.
听第 7 段材料，回到第 8、9 题。
8. Where will Rger be during the party?
A. In the ffice. B. In the classrm. C. In the hspital.
9. Hw des the wman feel abut the party?
A. Disappinted. B. Anxius. C. Excited.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10-13 题。
10. Hw des the man feel?
A. Exhausted. B. Disappinted. C. Annyed.
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11. Where des this cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a car. B. In a restaurant. C. In a hspital.
12. What des the wman ffer t the man t cntrl his anger?
A. Sme pills. B. Yga class. C. Sme fd.
13. What’s the man’s attitude t the suggestin?
A. Optimistic. B. Objective. C. Oppsed.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14-17 题。
14. What are the things that Jessica desn’t need t d n Sunday mrning?
A. G running. B. Walk the dg. C. Clean the huse.
15. At what time shuld Jessica meet Jack n Sunday?
A. 10:30 a.m B. 1:30 p.m. C. 5:30 p.m.
16. Hw des Jessica feel abut her schedule n Sunday?
A. Exhausted. B. Astnished. C. Thrilled.
17. What is the man asked t d befre visiting the wman?
A. Inquire her mm. B. Finish his prject. C. Ask her in advance.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18-20 题。
18. What was Rachel Carsn’s initial area f expertise as a bilgist?
A. Writing abut the sea.
B. Studying mammals.
C. Investigating frest ecsystems.
19. What realizatin did Rachel Carsn’s classic bk bring t peple?
A. Humans culdn’t cntrl nature.
B. Pesticides (杀虫剂) damaged the ecsystem.
C. Birdsng was imprtant t humans.
20. What des the speaker advise peple t d in the end?
A. Buy rganic fd. B. Send messages t Rachel. C. Learn frm Silent Spring.
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
Jin us n an inspiring and educatinal jurney with ur Giraffe Cnservatin Prgram! This prgram ffers a
unique pprtunity t learn abut and cntribute t the prtectin f giraffes, ne f Africa’s mst icnic yet
vulnerable species. Thrugh hands-n activities and expert-led sessins, yu’ll gain a deeper understanding f
giraffe behavir, their rle in the ecsystem, and the challenges they face in the wild.
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During the prgram yu’ll participate in feeding giraffes, bserve their natural behavir, and s n, such as
tracking their mvements and identifying individual giraffes. Our cnservatin experts will share insights int
giraffe bilgy, their scial structures, and the imprtance f habitat preservatin.
Highlights:
·Hands-n feeding and bservatin f giraffes
·Educatinal wrkshp n giraffe cnservatin
·Participatin in giraffe tracking and data cllectin
·Suitable fr all ages
·Free lunch and refreshments included
What t Bring:
·Cmfrtable walking shes nt leather (皮革) shes, lightweight clthing, a hat, sunscreen, and a reusable
water bttle
Knw Befre Yu G:
·All participants must cmplete a health and safety frm befre the prgram. Parents r guardians must
cmplete the frm fr minrs. Click here t access the digital frm.
·The prgram perates in all weather cnditins, s please dress apprpriately.
·Children under ten must be accmpanied by an adult at all times.
·There will be an nline interview after successful registratin.
Price:
·$500 per persn, nly $300 if yu register the prgram ne mnth in advance.
·A full refund (退款) is available fr cancellatins made 48 hurs prir t the scheduled prgram.
Ready t make a difference and help prtect these gentle giants? Sign up nw and be part f a meaningful
cnservatin effrt!
1. What can peple d in the Giraffe Cnservatin Prgram?
A. Prepare fd fr giraffes. B. Camp in the giraffe habitat.
C. Invlve in data cllectin abut giraffes. D. Organize a lecture abut giraffes.
2. What is required t take part in the prgram?
A. Submitting a health and safety frm. B. Attending a face-t-face interview.
C. Having related experience. D. Wearing frmal clthing and leather shes.
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3. Hw much shuld a cuple pay if they sign up ne mnth in advance?
A. $300. B. $500. C. $600. D. $1, 000.
B
Bright and early n the mrning f ur first full day in Antarctica, L’Austral’s Captain Fabien’s vice wke us
up as it came thrugh a ludspeaker. If we lked utside right nw, he said, we’d see a beautiful sea f icebergs in
the glden sunlight. My sister and I jumped ut f bed, staring in amazement as we sailed past giant pieces f ice.
In the distance, we sptted a grup f humpback whales feeding n smaller fishes. Next dr, my parents were als
waking up t the sights f a new day in Antarctica. Over breakfast, my sister and I excitedly tld them abut the
whales we saw frm ur rm that mrning.
Yu might nt immediately think f “family vacatin” when talking abut a trip t Antarctica, but tur
cmpanies like Adventures by Disney are changing that. The cmpany ffers guided grup trips t destinatins
acrss all seven cntinents in the wrld.
Our adventure started when we flew t Buens Aires and explred the beautiful Argentine capital fr a day.
After leaving Buens Aires, we flew t Ushuaia n an Adventures by Disney plane. Then, it was the jurney
tward the Drake Passage. After a speedy Drake Passage crssing, we reached Antarctica early, adding a half day
t ur scheduled fur days n and arund the cntinent.
T thse unfamiliar with Adventures by Disney, the fact that yu can experience Antarctica — the mst
distant, extreme cntinent — with Disney might be surprising. During the trip, there were thughtful acts, frm
stamped pstcards t send frm an Antarctica pst ffice t a champagne (香槟) party n ur final stp f the
jurney. Adventures by Disney truly thught f everything fr us. Antarctica is a life-changing destinatin packed
with experiences that can’t be cpied. We experienced seasickness when travelling acrss the Drake Passage, hiked
up ice hills alngside lvely animals, and had a taste f champagne. And hnestly, it’s ging t be hard fr the next
family trip we may take t cmpete.
4. Hw did the family crss the Drake Passage?
A. By private plane. B. By cruise ship. C. By ferry. D. By helicpter.
5. What happened first n the authr’s jurney?
A. They flew t Ushuaia.
B. They passed thrugh the Drake Passage.
C. They travelled arund Buens Aires.
D. They hiked up ice hills alngside lvely animals.
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6. What can we infer abut their travel frm the last paragraph?
A. The authr might feel bad when crssing the Drake Passage.
B. The authr was the mst impressed by the champagne party.
C The authr believes that their next travel will be mre thrilling.
D. The authr thught an Antarctica pst ffice shuld be established.
7. Which can serve as the best title fr the text?
A. An Antarctic Expeditin: Cmfrt and Adventure Cmbined
B. A Family’s Antarctic Jurney: Memries f a Lifetime
C. Scientific Explratin: A Family’s Antarctic Missin
D. Wildlife Discvery: Explring Antarctica’s Animal Kingdm
C
Frm Crisis t Cmmunity Currency
The financial crisis f 2008 sent shckwaves thrughut many cuntries in the Eurzne, and indeed the
wrld. One f the hardest hit natins was Greece. Fr many Greeks this meant being thrwn nt the breadline r
wrse still, plunging belw the line f pverty. Fr thers, the credit crunch (信贷紧缩) prevented them frm using
credit cards as their debts munted. While mst peple felt hpeless, many decided t take the bull by the hrns.
When residents f the small twn f Vls fund themselves struggling t affrd even essential items in eurs,
what they did was t cme up with an alternative currency. They pay fr the gds in TEM, TEM being a lcal
alternative currency that peple can earn by ffering their services r gds t thers.
The TEM system, which brings t mind the ancient bartering system, perates n an exchange basis. Members
f the TEM cmmunity gain credit by ding jbs fr ther peple r selling them their wn prduce. Fr example,
by selling clthes in TEM at the market, a trader culd get language r cmputer lessns in return. As ne
stall-hlder at the market put it, “We have reached the bttm f ur lives and we nw have t think in a different
way.”
But it’s nt nly at the lcal market that TEM is accepted. Even well-established lcal shps in Vls will
accept bth TEM and eurs. In sme cases, payment can be made in part eur and part TEM. Hard-up custmers
can, therefre, make mre affrdable purchases and stre wners can cver their csts.
S, hw des the system perate in practical terms? The system, which has been develped nline, requires
members t have TEM accunts. These accunts, which are credited when they earn TEM and debited when they
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make a purchase, are clsely regulated by funding members f the TEM cmmunity.
But fr thse wh feel that parallel currencies are t cmplicated a matter, they can turn t anther
rganizatin called Peliti. 2002 was the year when Peliti was set up as a natinal netwrk fr the exchange f gds
and services withut mney. Peliti differs frm the TEM system as it wrks purely by bartering. S if, fr example,
yu grw cucumbers and yu want smene t cut yur hair, yu can find a hairdresser in yur area wh will agree
t be paid in cucumbers!
These rganizatins prve that rdinary peple can find a way t survive when the ging gets tugh. When
yu have nthing t lse, yu have everything t gain frm alternative ways f life.
8. In the cntext f the passage, the underlined phrase “t take the bull by the hrns” mst prbably means
“_________”.
A. t deal with the prblem bravely
B. t avid facing a difficult situatin
C. t accept help frm thers when in truble
D. t wait patiently fr the situatin t imprve
9. Why was the TEM system created in Vls?
A. Peple feared that the eur wuld disappear.
B. Credit cards were n lnger issued t Greeks.
C. A substitute currency fr the eur had t be fund.
D. Sme peple had difficulty paying fr gds in eurs.
10. Accrding t the passage, the TEM currency can be used ________.
A. nly at the market in Vls
B. in ther cuntries f the Eurzne
C. in shps and at the market in Vls
D. in shps and markets thrughut Greece
11. In cmparisn with the TEM system, the mst significant difference f Peliti is that ________.
A. it perates natinwide
B. it relies merely n service exchange
C. it desn’t invlve an alternative currency
D. its members must prduce their wn gds
D
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A general artificial intelligence (AI) agent develped by a lw-prfile team backed by Chinese investrs and
develpers has quickly gained attentin in the AI cmmunity fr its ability t handle cmplex, real-wrld tasks.
Manus, currently available as a invitatin-nly web preview, can perfrm practical tasks such as creating a
custm website thrugh a step-by-step prcess, accrding t a demnstratin vide n its website manus.im.
The website als listed tasks that can be dne by the Manus AI agent, which include devising a plan fr a tip
t an, prviding an in-depth analysis f Tesla’s stck, creating an interactive curse fr middle-schl teachers,
cmparing different insurance plicies, and assisting in business-t-business supplier surcing, amng thers.
It als claims that Manus can utperfrm OpenAI’s Deep Research based n the GAIA benchmark, a
third-party measure f general AI assistants.
While Manus has prvided little infrmatin abut its crprate structure, its team and underlying mdels fr
the agent, the dem vide has triggered massive interest. The vide, published n X n Wednesday night, had
received ver 200,000 views by nn Thursday, with many mments asking fr an invitatin cde t try the agent.
The sudden ppularity f Manus amng the AI cmmunity is similar t the buzz that fllwed the launch f
DeepSeek’s R1 reasning mdel in January.
A general-purpse AI agent, which can interact with its envirnment, cllect data and use the data t handle
tasks t meet predetermined gals, is widely seen as the future f AI applicatins. Based n its dem, Manus is able
t autnmusly brwse websites, effectively use capabilities and display its wrkflw in real-time. The prduct is
being described by its develper as “a general AI agent that bridges minds and actins: it desn’t just think, it
delivers results”.
The dem vide is hsted by “Peak” Ji Yicha, a 33-year-ld Chinese entrepreneur and tech enthusiast wh
created the mbile brwser Mammth and funded Peak Labs in the US.
Accrding t surces in China’s venture capital industry, the team behind Manus previusly develped
Mnica AI, a ppular AI assistant with millins f users that was capable f integrating varius large AI mdels.
Mnica is available as a brwser extensin and as an app acrss mbile and desktp platfrms. The funding
team f Mnica includes Xia Hng, a serial entrepreneur and 2015 graduate frm Huazhng University f Science
and Technlgy.
12. What can Manus AI agent d accrding t the passage?
A. Diagnse medical cnditins thrugh image scanning.
B. Create custm websites and analyze Tesla’s stck.
C. Cntrl smart hme devices via vice cmmands.
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D. Translate languages in real-time during vide calls.
13. What is the GAIA benchmark used t evaluate?
A. Perfrmance f general Al assistants.
B. Prcessing speed f Al chips.
C. Accuracy f language translatin mdels.
D. Energy efficiency f cmputing systems.
14. What d we knw abut the Manus develpment team?
A. It is led by a Harvard graduate.
B. It cperates with Tesla engineers.
C It riginated frm a university lab.
D. It previusly created Mnica AI.
15. What is the main purpse f the passage?
A. T cmpare different AI mdels
B. T criticize limitatins f existing AI
C. T intrduce a new Al agent’s capabilities
D. T explain technical principles f GAIA
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。
Hw t prtect yur privacy when yu travel
It hasn’t been an easy year fr the privacy f travelers, at least s far. Data leaks, surveillance (监视) wrries
and thse trublesme cameras in airplane seatbacks and htel rms are enugh t make passengers
anxius.___16___ Frtunately, there are ways t safeguard yur privacy n land and in the air. These tips can help
yu deal with these trubles.
___17___ “It’s nt clever t declare n Facebk that yu’re travelling t smewhere, reminding a wide range
f peple that yur prperty is sitting empty,” says Danny McLughlin. “That puts yur security at risk.” Wait until
y u r e t u r n t s t a r t p s t i n g v a c a t i n p h t s .
Sme hmewners renting their residences may install security cameras. Travelers shuld find ut if the hsts
are required t disclse the presence f surveillance devices. If the rental cmes with cameras, ensure they aren’t in
a s e n s i t i v e a r e a b y c n d u c t i n g a c a r e f u l s w e e p . _ _ _ 1 8 _ _ _
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Althugh yu can’t cntrl hw a htel r airline handles—r mishandles—yur data, yu can take reasnable
steps t ensure the infrmatin it has wn’t get yu int truble. ___19___ But sme f the wrst data leaks happen
when yu’re staying at a htel. Fr example, a htel clerk smetimes asks fr yur name and then annunces yur
rm number after yu’ve checked in. Yu’re better ff handing the emplyee yur ID when he r she asks fr
yur name and asking him/her t write yur rm number n a piece f paper. Why? ___20___ Just t be sure,
never leave the custmer cpy behind. Yu can destry it later, but keep it under yur cntrl.
A. It’s never been better.
B. Perhaps they shuldn’t be.
C. Never bradcast yur jurney n scial media.
D. There are ther peple n the ther side f the wall.
E. Hwever, travelers are nt pwerless against these threats.
F. Sme travelers nly ffer the bare minimum, such as a instead f a hme address.
G. Reprt anything dubtful t the hst immediately—and if yu dn’t like what yu hear, leave.
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)
阅读下而短文，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。
The last lecture
Randy Pausch was a prfessr f cmputer science at Carnegie Melln University and ne f the pineers f
virtual technlgy. The last lecture by him is wrld-knwn as ne versin f fairy tales, with mre than 5 millin
____21____ sld in the United States alne.
Randy had been infrmed by his dctr t be in the ____22____ stage f cancer, befre he was nce invited t
give a lecture under the same name.
Randy married his dream lver and had three lvely children. ____23____, he wuld be absent frm their
____24____ life frever. S, in his remaining life, he tried t ____25____ his family. Then again he intended t
make sme financial arrangements t ensure that their future life, at least in terms f ____26____, was as
cmfrtable as pssible.
He used his time f ____27____ t keep his bdy active every day. Once, twice... with the permissin f his
bdy, Randy ____28____ riding t strengthen his bdy, hping t have mre time t ____29____ tgether the
things he shuld have tld his children slwly in the next 20 years int thse small stries. When the children grw
up and can read, Randy hpes they can be ____30____ that their father lves them deeply, even thugh he is
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____31____.
In this bk, in an aspect f engineering, Randy reveals t his kids that nthing is perfect, and they shuld
learn t d their best with limited ____32____ — yu can’t cntrl the cards yu’re ____33____, but just hw
yu play the hand — prbably that is what Randy wanted t ____34____ t his’ kids.
As his c-authr Jeffrey Zaslw put it, the ____35____ that Randy hped t persnally teach children abut
hw t face life, as well as the rich cntent f this bk, is nt nly a gift t all students, teachers, and parents, but
als thse with dreams in the wrld.
21. A. cpies B. riginals C. cllectins D. versins
22. A. steady B. prmising C. initial D. advanced
23. A. Jkingly B. Unfrtunately C. Admittedly D. Seemingly
24. A. future B. miserable C. past D. ideal
25. A. supprt B. remind C. accmpany D. repay
26. A. surce B. spirit C. material D. mind
27. A. cycling B. teaching C. selling D. recvering
28. A. wndered abut B. appealed t C. weighed up D. stuck with
29. A. film B. press C. restre D. track
30. A. encuraged B. cnvinced C. threatened D. warned
31. A. abandned B. missed C. needed D. gne
32. A. relatives B. gds C. resurces D. interests
33. A. dealt B. awarded C. displayed D. lent
34. A. send B. assign C. cmmunicate D. spread
35. A. strength B. truth C. creativity D. wisdm
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。
Making water n the mn using lunar sil is a tpic that attracts many scientists. The water cntent f the
lunar sil is ____36____ (extreme) lw, ranging frm 0.0001 percent t 0.02 percent. This makes ____37____
(extract) the water right there n the mn very difficult — but nt impssible.
In the lunar sil samples ____38____ (bring) back by the Chang’e 5 lunar prbe (探测器) in 2020, Chinese
scientists fund large amunts f hydrgen (氢) as a result f billins f years f ____39____ (expse) t slar
winds.
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When the hydrgen ____40____ (subject) t high temperatures, it reacts with the sil, generating elemental
irn (单质铁) alng with water. ____41____ the temperature ges abve 1,000 C, the sil will break dwn,
releasing the water as cllectible vapr.
Thrugh this methd, “1 tn f lunar reglith (表土) material can prduce mre than 50 kilgrams f water,”
Wang Jungiang, ____42____ prfessr at the Chinese Academy f Sciences’ Ningb Institute f Materials
Technlgy and Engineering, tld China Daily. That’s enugh fr 50 peple t drink fr ne day.
The finding lays a fundatin fr China ____43____ (prceed) with its plan t build an internatinal lunar
research statin. Accrding ____44____ Xinhua, by 2035, a statin with basic functins _____45_____ (cnstruct)
near the mn’s suth ple.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节(满分 15 分)
46. 假定你是晨光中学的李华，看到校报的英文专栏刊登了一则消息：来自英国的交换生 Jhnsn 正在寻找
“接待家庭”(hst family)，你很感兴趣。请你用英文给校报写一封申请信。
内容包括：
1．自我介绍；
2．家庭条件及个人优势；
3．安排英国朋友参加的活动。
注意：1．词数不少于 100 词；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Dear Sir r Madam,
On seeing the infrmatin in the schl newspaper,
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
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I was ding hmewrk with my friend Ollie at his hme when he randmly started scribbling (乱画) a fish.
But nt just any fish. This fish was riding a skatebard and blwing a bubble that said “I’d rather be skating!”I
laughed and drew a sea star saying “Quit fling arund and get t wrk!”
Just then, Ollie’s grandma Abuela and her friend Mr. Gldberg came int the kitchen. Mr. Gldberg was in
charge f the lcal animal shelter. Abuela pured their tea and inquired abut hw things were ging at the animal
shelter. Mr. Gldberg sighed, shaking his head. He explained that nt enugh peple were adpting pets, resulting
in t many animals withut hmes.
Overhearing the cnversatin, Ollie ffered t adpt sme excitedly. But Abuela said that ne nisy parrt
was plenty fr this huse.
“Blue isn’t nisy,” defended Ollie. “He’s just musical.”
“I’d have a whle farm full f animals if I culd ” I said. “But my parents say tw cats and a hamster (仓鼠)
are enugh.”
Mr. Gldberg said he kept trying t attract peple t adpt animals, but fund it hard t get peple’s attentin
these days. Ollie drew a sad whale, and I wrte the wrds “Please adpt me” in the shape f a whale sput (喷水).
Mr. Gldberg tk a lk at ur drawings and made favrable cmments n them, saying that these clever talking
animals just might grab peple’s attentin. And he asked us if we were willing t design a pster fr his animal
shelter, a prpsal we happily accepted. We decided t draw sme ideas n ur wn and meet up again the next
afternn.
That night, when I was sitting in the living rm brainstrming ideas fr the pster, my little brther brught
in ur hamster, Mr. Nibbles, t give him a little run-arund time. He made a hamster playgrund ut f cuch
pillws and Mr. Nibbles began t run arund merrily.
Suddenly, an idea frmed in my mind.
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We decided t make bth Mr. Nibbles and Blue the stars f the pster.
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