山东省日照市2024-2025学年高二下学期期末校际联合考试英语试卷（Word版附答案）

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本试卷共四部分，共12页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的条形码粘贴在答题卡相应的位置。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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. What are the speakers trying t find?
A. A silver key. B. A red bx. C. An exit dr.
2. What des the man plan t d next mnth?
A. Stay at the hspital. B. Write a bk. C. Finalize a deal.
3. What is Mrs. White?
A. A scientist. B. A reprter. C. A businesswman.
4. Which university des the wman like best?
A. Free University f Berlin. B. Imperial Cllege Lndn. C. Peking University.
5. Which filling has the man chsen?
A. Bacn. B. Tmates. C. Fried ptates.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where des the cnversatin take place?
A. At schl. B. In an ffice. C. At hme.
7. What jb did Laurie apply fr this summer?
A. A cleaner. B. A salespersn. C. A basketball cach.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What pet did the wman’s family keep befre?
A. Cats. B. Snakes. C. Dgs.
9. What des the wman think is the wrst part f keeping pets?
A. The death f pets. B. The cst f pet care. C. The nise f pets.
10. Hw des the man prbably feel abut Mr. Ziggy?
A. Sad. B. Shcked. C. Annyed.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where was Min prbably brn?
A. In Shanghai. B. In Wuhan. C. In Beijing.
12. Hw ld is Min?
A. 24. B. 18. C. 12.
13. Wh is the man?
A. Min’s friend. B. Min’s father. C. Alice’s father.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the main tpic f the cnversatin?
A. Space X’s limits. B. Space X’s histry. C. Space X’s develpment.
15 What may spaceships be like in the future?
A. They can be reused. B. They can land in the cean. C. They can break apart in mid-air.
16. What is Space X’s gal fr space flights?
A. T make them mre exciting. B. T make them less expensive. C. T make them safer.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where is the reprter?
A. In a TV studi. B. In a frest. C. In a car park.
18. What did Emma and her father cme fr?
A. A srt f bird. B. A srt f dirt. C. A srt f tree.
19. Hw was the first cin fund?
A. An animal drpped it. B. The rain washed it up. C. Emma dug it up with her feet.
20. What will prbably happen t the cins?
A. They’ll be kept by Emma. B. They’ll be put in a museum. C. They’ll be bught by the gvernment.
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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Huse Carers
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1. Which platfrm is budget-friendly fr members?
A. Trusted Husesitters.B. Huse Carers.C. Nmadr.D. Pawshake.
2. What is a feature f Nmadr?
A. Targeting travelers f all ages.B. Custmizing membership plans.
C. Prviding access t free shrt-term stay.D. Offering husesitting pprtunities glbally.
3. Hw is Pawshake different frm the ther platfrms?
A. It reduces the cst f accmmdatins.B. It is mre like a jb prvider fr sitters.
C. It fcuses n bth pet care and husesitting,D. It allws fair cmpetitin amng pet wners.
B
Grwing up, the 34-year-ld frm Flwer Mund, Texas, didn’t have much, but she always had paper and pencils arund the huse, sparking her lve fr art as a child. By age 11, she was successfully selling her sketches (素描) t classmates fr just 50 cents and business was bming.
Hwever, it wasn’t until 2021 that Te created her first rice tss-up (抛起) art — the wrd “Hell” — which helped her g viral n her TikTk, earning 3.4 millin fllwers. Her inspiratin cmes frm the three Fs her dad always encuraged her t live by: fd, fun and fellwship. “All my art pieces feature these three Fs,” Te tells PEOPLE. “Fd, I lve creating art pieces f varius fds frm different cultures. Fun, things I persnally enjy, such as sprts, belved cartn r superher characters, and fellwship, my art sparks cnversatins in the cmments sectin and brings peple frm all walks f life tgether.”
Since ging viral, Te has experimented with dyeing (染色) rice different clrs t create nt just simple wrds but als cmplicated pictures. Her first piece t gain viral attentin was the cmic bk character Hulk frm the Avengers.
Fr her art, she starts by brainstrming her cncept, then sketches the picture n her bard. After that, she clrs the rice. She puts uncked rice in a Ziplck bag, adds fd clring and vinegar, seals it, shakes it up, and then sets it ut t dry befre strategically laying it dwn n the bard. The final step is tssing the clred rice in the air while recrding the prcess.
“Back in 2021, when I first started, I failed many times,” Te says. “There were mments f real frustratin and depressin after spending hurs n an art piece, nly t find the tss-up failed r that I frgt t recrd it. But I never give up and I’ve dne it hundreds f times t the pint where it’s finally becme muscle memry. I dn’t d multiple attempts; it’s an all-r-nthing tss-up, s just ne attempt.” Te hpes her vides can bring smiles t peple’s faces and make a psitive difference.
4. What d we knw abut the subjects f Te’s rice tss-up art pieces?
A. They are inspired by her father.B. They are chsen frm cmic bks.
C. They fcus n peple’s daily necessities.D. They advertise fds frm different cultures.
5. What is the step befre tssing the rice in the air?
A. Drying the rice.B. Dyeing the rice.
C. Shaking the rice in a bag.D. Placing the rice n the bard.
6. Which f the fllwing best describes the prcess f making the rice tss-up art?
A. Thrilling and engaging.B. Annying and demanding.
C. Challenging but rewarding.D. Time-cnsuming but prfitable.
7. What can we learn frm Te’s stry?
A. Practice makes perfect.B. Art has n-brder.
C. The early bird catches the wrm.D. Still waters run deep.
C
Hard-pressed ffice wrkers in China are adding exercise int their wrk day by jgging with laptps, lifting lunch packs, ding ffice chair Pilates. The practice, knwn as “5-minute quick-charge wrkut”, has becme all the rage acrss the mainland.
In early July, an internet user psted a picture n Xiahngshu f a clleague engaging in a quick-charge wrkut while waiting fr the lift, and titled it, “Office wrkers have their wn gym.” The image shws a wman with a lunch delivery bag in ne hand and a canvas bag in the ther, which she was using in place f dumbbells and lifting them repeatedly while waiting.
She als had several fd delivery bags tied arund her waist, adding weight t her wrkut. The clleague called her a genius, saying, “She always vlunteers t bring lunch fr everyne frm dwnstairs, describing the trip as a weighted wrkut.” “Since she sits in the ffice all day with n time t g t the gym, she manages t have a quick wrkut while carrying takeaway r waiting fr the lift, thus saving n gym fees,” the clleague said.
Chang, a cpywriter frm Zhejiang prvince, shared her exercise apprach with Jiupai News. She jgs t the subway statin while carrying her laptp. “My cmputer is a bit heavy, s it feels like weight training,” she said. “I’m afraid I will nt stick with it and waste my mney,” she said. “A 5-minute quick-charge wrkut is mre manageable fr us ffice wrkers wh ften wrk vertime and d nt have much spare time. Als, it energizes me during wrk when I’m tired,” Chang added. She als said that the bursts f exercise are beneficial t her psychlgical health because they help “release sme negative emtins” thrughut the day.
Others have been sharing their speedy fitness rutines nline. “Yes, my wrkut is picking up packages fr my bss. When it gets heavy, I think f it as arm training,” ne persn said. Anther said they have a daily sprint t wrk, “I run 800 meters in three minutes every day t clck in n time. Lately, it feels s easy.”
8. What des the underlined phrase “all the rage” mean in paragraph 1?
A. Highly expected.B. Widely ppular.C. Extremely typical.D. Cmmnly arranged.
9. What d we knw abut the wman mentined in paragraph 2?
A. She abandns wrking ut in a gym.B. She ften rders lunch fr her clleagues.
C. She innvatively exercises during her wrk day.D. She enjys ding vluntary wrk in her cmmunity.
10. What is a benefit f a 5-minute quick-charge wrkut accrding t Chang?
A. It enhances creativity at wrk.B. It cntributes t a peaceful mind.
C. It helps imprve time management skills.D. It prmtes physical and mental well-being.
11. What is the best title fr the text?
A. Office Wrkuts Bst Yur Md.
B. 5-minute Bdybuilding Saves Time.
C Office Quick-charge Fitness: A Creative Trend.
D. Lunch Pack Delivery: A Practical Exercise Apprach.
D
Eating herbs and spices culd be the key t preventing msquites frm biting, a study suggests. Experts frm Jhns Hpkins University set up a cmplicated trial in an ice rink-sized testing field in Zambia t find ut which peple are mst appealing t msquites.
In ne experiment the team asked six peple t sleep in single-persn tents which had a pipe pumping ut the nightly smell f the ccupant nt a mnitred msquit landing platfrm. They fund that the msquites were cnsistently drawn t the smells f peple giving ff mre carbxylic acids (羧酸), but were beaten back by a persn wh had raised levels f eucalyptl (桉树精油). Eucalyptl, a fragrant cmpnent f many plants, is a cmmn ingredient in tthpaste and muthwash. Dr. Cnr McMeniman, assistant prfessr at Jhns Hpkins University, said, “Our study reflects that high levels f eucalyptl in yur bdy scent may make yu less attractive t msquites.”
Interestingly, all humans whse bdy scent analyzed in this study seemed t send ut sme eucalyptl. Hwever, the persn that was least attractive t msquites had higher amunts f the chemical. This persn likely btained this cmpund frm plant-based fds in their diet; but it is als pssible that it culd als have been frm external prducts as eucalyptl is als a cmmn ingredient in tthpaste and muthwash. Experts think that as well as prducing a strng unpleasant smell, eucalyptl may als act as a dedrizing agent (除臭剂) which neutralizes r masks the ther chemicals that attract msquites.
“Mst studies f msquit preference have been perfrmed in labratry settings that d nt represent hw the insects act in the wild,” Dr. McMeniman said. Each night, the researchers released 200 hungry msquites int the field and mnitred their activity using mtin cameras. Dr. McMeniman said, “T definitively cnclude that high levels f eucalyptl in ne’s diet wuld drive msquites away, it wuld require a clinical trial with larger numbers f human vlunteers which we didn’t perfrm here.”
12. What des Jhns Hpkins University’s experiment fcus n?
A. Msquites’ preference fr humans’ bdy smell.
B. Effects f different chemicals n peple’s energy.
C. Significance f tents in keeping msquites away.
D. Links between men’s sleep patterns and msquites.
13. What is stressed abut eucalyptl in paragraph 3?
A. Its functin.B. Its applicatin.C. Its features.D. Its ingredients.
14. What can be inferred abut the peple least attractive t msquites?
A. They may have prepared tilet water.B. They may have applied heavy make-up.
C. They may have bught a dedrizing agent.D. They may have used prducts with eucalyptl.
15. What des Dr. McMeniman imply in the last paragraph?
A. Previus experiments cntradict current findings.
B. The rle f eucalyptl intake needs further prf.
C. The number f wild msquites is underestimated.
D. Lab studies are restricted t msquites’ distributin.
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。
What d nine Hawaiian snails have in cmmn with the Texas lnghrn, the Flrida black lepard and the Califrnia grizzly bear? They’re all U. S. state animals. ____16____ They are the cuntry’s first-ever state snails.
This past April, Hawaii passed a law t designate (指定) nine species f kāhuli — the Hawaiian wrd fr the native land snails — as the state’s fficial snails. ____17____ Twenty-fur-year-ld Kalik created a mvement t have the state prtect the snails. Kalik, began vlunteering at the Bishp Museum the summer after ninth grade with tw f his friends.
Evidence f the kāhuli’s histrical abundance felt shcking as Kalik prepared and scanned empty shells frm the Bishp Museum’s cllectin. They painstakingly remved bxes frm packed shelves, carefully handling the delicate remains f extinct snail species. The vibrant range swirls f a snail shell belnging t the Carelia categry caught their eye. ____18____ But the three-inch snails haven’t been seen n the island f Kauai since the mid-1900s and are assumed extinct. The 8-inch giant African snail and the 2.75-inch rsy wlf snail, are fund thrughut the state. ____19____
“I think that prfund sadness is definitely the reasn why I felt a strng urge t d the wrk that I was ding,” Kalik says. Studying sngs and stries abut kāhuli helped them understand the creatures’ imprtance t their ancestrs — the reasn why, fr instance, Hawaiians traditinally strung tgether lei (花环) cnsisting f thusands f kāhuli shells. ____20____ “This is a phenmenn that my ancestrs were able t experience and I’m nt able t experience,” Kalik says.
A. And the snails hld anther ntable distinctin.
B. The law was passed as a direct result f their advcacy.
C. The stry f Hawaii’s state snails riginated with ne student.
D. The grup nce included the largest land snails native t the state.
E. Hawaiians wuld have als heard the sund f a frest full f native snails.
F. It prudly includes ne f the wrld’s mst cmprehensive cllectins f land snails.
G. Hwever, they are amng the mst damaging nn-native species t the lcal ecsystem.
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。
Sarah had always been fascinated by the wrld f aviatin (航空). As a child, she wuld spend hurs ____21____ at the sky, watching passing airplanes. This early ____22____ fr flight led her t dream f becming a pilt.
In high schl Sarah ____23____ the aviatin club. She read bks n airplanes and flight principles. Her ____24____ was remarkable, and she quickly ____25____ herself as a tp student in the club. Hwever, her path was nt withut ____26____. When it came t chsing a cllege majr, her parents ____27____ her t study business. Sarah was at a lss. On ne hand, she respected her parents’ wishes; n the ther hand, her heart ____28____ aviatin.
After much cnsideratin, Sarah signed in a business prgram but als tk ____29____ curses in aviatin. The jurney was ____30____. She had t balance business lectures and aviatin labs. There were times when she felt like giving up, ____31____ when she faced difficulties in her aviatin studies.
But Sarah’s ____32____ kept her ging. She remembered the first time when she saw an airplane take ff and the excitement it ____33____ in her heart. She knew she culdn’t let g f her dream. As she prgressed thrugh cllege, her hard wrk paid ff. She started getting ____34____ frm lcal aviatin cmpanies fr internships (实习). Eventually, she ____35____ a jb at a majr airline, fulfilling her childhd dream f saring thrugh the skies.
21. A. wavingB. staringC. pintingD. shuting
22. A. curisityB. anxietyC. respectD. fantasy
23. A. fundedB. visitedC. jinedD. ran
24. A. dignityB. patienceC. genersityD. determinatin
25. A. regardedB. establishedC. describedD. imagined
26. A. barriersB. srrwsC. chancesD. ideas
27. A. trainedB. remindedC. allwedD. encuraged
28. A. allwed frB. lnged frC. branched utD. figured ut
29. A. relaxingB. majrC. ptinalD. frustrating
30. A. tughB. familiarC. riskyD. endless
31. A. bviuslyB. actuallyC. finallyD. especially
32. A. memryB. dreamC. experienceD. knwledge
33. A. sensedB. sharedC. createdD. adpted
34. A. ffersB. invitatinsC. cngratulatinsD. rewards
35. A. applied frB. hunted frC. changedD. landed
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个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
As spring arrives in full blm, the cnsumer market heats up alng with it. Recently, a wellness fair ppped up at the Hpsn One shpping cmplex in Beijing’s Chayang district. Nearly 20 hspitals ____36____ (shwcase) experiences like cupping therapy and traditinal Chinese massages. Stalls were als set up ____37____ (sell) wellness prducts such as herbal puches, sleep-aid patches, and gji berry tea. Cnsumers ____38____ (attend) the fair weren’t nly middle-aged and elderly individuals thugh.
Mre and mre yung peple are nw willing t pay fr their health. At a supermarket in Beijing’s Chayang district, shelves ____39____ (stck) with an array f health-related drinks. Accrding t a staff member f ____40____ stre, ver the past tw years, the variety f these health-related drinks has expanded ____41____ (dramatic), with sales cntinuusly increasing, particularly amng yunger cnsumers.
Yung cnsumers’ appetite ____42____ health prducts has pened new pprtunities fr manufacturers. In Octber 2024, Ripe Fruit (Nanjing) Fd Inc. launched Chinese herbal drinks, including thse featuring black rice and cassia seed. A cmpany executive highlighted the prduct line’s ____43____ (impress) perfrmance in ffline cnvenience stres amng yung cnsumers.
The ppularity f health-related prducts, many f ____44____ incrprate TCM herbs, reflects yung peple’s grwing _____45_____ (appreciate) fr fine traditinal Chinese culture, accrding t Dng Zhengqi, an fficial with the Chinese Academy f Medical Sciences.
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，你校外教Mr. Jhnsn近期举办了“好书漂流”活动（the Bkcrssing Activity），现向同学们征求反馈与建议。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
（1）活动反响；
（2）你的建议。
注意：
（1）写作词数应为80左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mr. Jhnsn,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
On the afternn f his 18th birthday, Tny climbed up t the dusty attic (阁楼) searching fr childhd phts t shw his cllege friends. As he mved aside sme ld suitcases, his fingers brushed against a small wden bx in the crner. Wiping ff a thick layer f dust, he culd barely make ut the faded label “My Sunshine” written in his mther’s delicate handwriting.
With grwing curisity, Tny pened the bx. His breath caught in his thrat as he discvered a treasure trve f memries. There, resting n a bed f yellwed tissue paper, was his first lst tth wrapped in a tiny handkerchief. Tny’s fingers trembled as he uncvered every handmade birthday card he’d ever given her.
Digging deeper, Tny fund a leather-bund ntebk filled with detailed entries: “March 12, 2005—Tny tk his first steps tday!”; “May 18, 2018—Wn the science fair, s prud!” Each page cntained nt just facts but her emtinal reactins—little ntes like “He lked s small walking int that big schl.” r “I cried when the judges called his name.”
At the very bttm f the bx, Tny fund smething unexpected—a dried flwer pressed between tw sheets f wax paper. It tk him a mment t recgnize it: a daisy frm his elementary schl Mther’s Day perfrmance, when he sang ff-key (跑调) but beamed with pride as she clapped the ludest.
Hlding the bx t his chest, Tny knew this birthday wuld be different, This time, he wuldn’t just accept her lve—he wuld finally return it.
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。
Tny wiped his eyes and headed dwnstairs.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
His mther came back hme with a big birthday cake.
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2023级高二下学期期末校际联合考试
英语答案
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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
【1~3题答案】
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B
B
【4~7题答案】
【答案】4. A 5. D 6. C 7. A
C
【8~11题答案】
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. D 11. C
D
【12~15题答案】
【答案】12. A 13. A 14. D 15. B
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。
【16~20题答案】
【答案】16. A 17. C 18. D 19. G 20. E
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。
【21~35题答案】
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. D
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
【36~45题答案】
【答案】36. shwcased
37. t sell
38. attending
39. are stcked
40. the 41. dramatically
42. fr 43. impressive
44. which 45. appreciatin
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
【46题答案】
【答案】One pssible versin:
Dear Mr. Jhnsn,
I’m writing t share feedback n the Bkcrssing Activity. It’s well-received — students are excited t exchange bks and discuss insights, which has sparked mre interest in reading.
As fr suggestins, I think we culd set up a shared nline ntebk. Participants can leave shrt reviews, making it easier t track a bk’s jurney and cnnect with previus readers. Besides, hlding a mnthly bk-sharing sessin where we can talk abut ur favrite bks frm the activity might make it mre lively.
Thanks fr rganizing such a meaningful activity!
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
【47题答案】
【答案】
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