广东省揭阳市2024-2025学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷（Word版附答案）

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英语试题
一、阅读理解
Prices have been rising rapidly in cities acrss the wrld, driving the cst f living higher than ever befre. But nt everywhere has been impacted equally. Fr travelers, these places can ffer the same big-city cnvenient facilities at a much lwer cst f living.Lisbn, Prtugal
As the least-expensive city in Western Eurpe, accrding t the EIU rankings, Lisbn has been a ht spt fr travelers in recent years. Mercedes Zach recmmends explring the bhemian(波西米亚式的) Bairr Alt neighburhd t uncver street art, city views and sunset gatherings with lcals. The Rman Theatre Museum gives a glimpse int the city’s Rman past, with preserved theatre ruins.Trnt, Canada
Canadian cities t the nrth cntinue t remain lwer in the cst f-living rankings. Of all the Canadian cities ranked, Trnt ranks the mst affrdable. Trnt resident Stephanie Ciccarelli recmmends city sightseeing via bat cruise n Lake Ontari, r visiting the Hckey Hall f Fame.Tky, Japan
Mving three dwn the index(指标 ) this year and ranking 60 verall, Tky cntinues t be Japan’s mst expensive city yet is nw mre affrdable than fellw Asian cities like Singapre and Hng Kng. Tky resident Masa Yamamt encurages turists t wander arund the urban garden and public art displays at the newly develped Azabudai Hils neighburhd fr free. Fr a new perspective n the city, he recmmends the cntemprary art Mri Art Museum and its cnnected Tky City View, which ffers a view f the city frm 250 m abve sea level fr just2,000 yen.
1．Which attractin can give yu brief insights int the city’s histry?
A．The Hckey Hall f Fame.B．The Mri Art Museum.
C．The Rman Theatre Museum.D．The Bairr Alt neighburhd.
2．What turist highlights are shared by Lisbn and Tky?
A．City views and artistic appeal.B．Street markets and urban parks.
C．Histrical ruins and museums.D．Lcal custms and landmarks.
3．What is the primary fcus f this passage?
A．Affrdable big cities fr travelers.B．EIU ranking f cst-effective cities.
C．The rapid rise in glbal living expenses.D．Cities knwn fr their high cst f living.
Like a lt f Canadians, Andrew Subch grew up knwing little abut Canada’s natinal game — lacrsse(曲棍球), ther than watching sme neighburs pass a ball using ld wden sticks.
It was nly when his tw children started playing the game as part f their training fr hckey (冰球) that he tk much ntice. His sn, Jack, went n t excel at lacrsse and he nw plays fr the Vancuver Warrirs f the Natinal Lacrsse League.
Bth children came up thrugh the Mimic Minr Lacrsse rganizatin, in the Trnt area, which has been arund since 1890. When the number f players in the kids’ league began falling in 2014, Mr. Subch, wh is a persnal injury lawyer in Trnt, vlunteered t step in. He ffered t spnsr the “Baby Peanut” prgram, which intrduced children ages 3 and 4 t the game.
Thanks t his spnsrship, mre than 100 children play fr free each spring fr eight weeks. They spend an hur every Saturday learning the game and every player is given a lightweight stick and a shirt. “They are taught t catch, thrw, pass and sht in a nn-cntact envirnment,” he said. “Yu get them running arund. Get them away frm the screen. It is ur natinal game, s yu get them expsed. And sure enugh, they caught n.”
T fund the prgram, Mr. Subch came up with a nvel idea. He started searching his neighburhd fr used appliances, metal and electrnic items, such as cmputers and cellphnes. He srted the material and sld it t a lcal recycling centre. “Wrd has gtten ut, s peple nw will give me their used electrnics and metal stuff,” he said. The recycling effrt raises arund $20,000 annually, which cvers the cst f the lacrsse prgram.
Mr. Subch said watching the kids play has given him a lt f satisfactin and jy. Nt nly is far less junk ging t landfill sites, he said, but “we’ve als gt kids wh are nt in frnt f a screen.”
4．Why did Andrew start spnsring the “Baby Peanut” prgram?
A．His sn asked him t supprt the game.
B．The kids’ league faced declining participatin.
C．He wanted t prmte his wn law firm.
D．He hped t ppularize a hckey rganizatin.
5．What des the underlined phrase “caught n” in paragraph 4 mean?
A．Learned the rules.B．Gt injured.
C．Attracted dnatins.D．Became interested.
6．Hw did Andrew btain funds fr the lacrsse prgram?
A．By rganizing charity matches.B．By cllecting and selling used items.
C．By charging participatin fees.D．By raising mney frm the cmmunity.
7．What can we learn abut the prgram’s impact?
A．It reduced screen time fr children.B．It increased waste sent t landfills.
C．It made lacrsse ppular wrldwide.D．It created jbs fr the lcal residents.
In the cutthrat wrld f artificial intelligence, lng dminated by Silicn Valley, DeepSeek has emerged as an impressive new player. Since its debut in late 2023, this Chinese AI has stirred glbal attentin, representing mre than just anther technlgical innvatin. It’s a cmplex phenmenn that reflects the shifting landscape f innvatin, pwer and cultural influence in the AI-driven era.
Develped by QuantumThink Labs in Shenzhen, DeepSeek was created by a team f ex-Ggle Brain engineers and Peking University experts. DeepSeek is nt yur average chatbt. Trained n an astnishing 20 trillin tkens, this multimdal mdel shwcases linguistic prficiency, cde generatin capabilities and reasning skills that rival r surpass its Western cunterparts. What truly sets DeepSeek apart is its remarkable efficiency, delivering GPT-4-level perfrmance with 30 percent less cmputatinal pwer.
In a strategic mve, QuantumThink made a “lite” versin f DeepSeek pen surce, a decisin that has sparked widespread adptin acrss the glbe. Develpers frm cities like Lags t Jakarta have quickly embraced it t create petry generatrs and AI-pwered farm management tls fr rural India.
Hwever, DeepSeek’s grwing influence is nt withut challenges. There are cncerns that US gvernment may blck American firms frm using DeepSeek, mentining data security cncerns. Tariff (关税) war culd als be n the cards. Yet, such mves might backfire, ptentially harming US startups that benefit frm DeepSeek’s cst advantages.
The future f AI, with DeepSeek at the center, remains a mystery. Will it trigger a tech battle between the US and China, r will its pen-surce rts fster glbal cllabratin? DeepSeek’s stry is nt just abut technlgy; it’s abut the pwer f innvatin and agency.
Fr t lng, the AI narrative has been dminated by Western pwers. Nw, a Chinese lab has shwn that innvatin is nt exclusive t the West. Whether we enter an AI arms race r begin a new era f glbal cperatin depends n hw we chse t use and share this technlgy. As a Brazilian cder said, the future f AI must speak the language f bth the develped and develping wrld t truly succeed.
8．What des the secnd paragraph mainly talk abut?
A．The creatin f DeepSeek.B．The definitin f DeepSeek.
C．The strengths f DeepSeek.D．The efficiency f DeepSeek.
9．What might be a challenge DeepSeek faces?
A．Invlvement in tariff war.B．The pssibility f data leaking.
C．A decline in its cmpetitiveness.D．A ban n its use frm US gvernment.
10．Which f the fllwing best describes the future f AI?
A．Uncertain.B．Secure.C．Prmising.D．Depressing.
11．What can we infer frm the last paragraph?
A．AI shuld priritize Western languages.
B．We will enter a new era f glbal AI cperatin.
C．Cnsidering glbal needs is required t ensure AI’s success.
D．Develping cuntries will eventually dminate AI innvatin.
Want t knw the current ppulatin f India? The internet is yur best bet. Need a quick refresher n the phases f the mn? G ahead, read a stry nline (r tw r three). But if yu really need t learn smething, yu're prbably better ff with print. Or at least that's what a lt f research nw suggests.
Researchers find that peple tend t read faster n screens. That's fine fr checking texts and scial media psts. But when screens are small, the extra scrlling needed t read a lng article r bk may make it harder t retain what yu're reading, data nw shw.
That desn't just depend n the device, hwever. It als depends n what yu assume abut the text. Nami Barn calls this yur mindset. She says ne way mindset wrks is in anticipating hw easy r hard we expect the reading t be. If we think it will be easy, we might nt put in much effrt.
Much f what we read n screens tends t be text messages and scial media psts, which are usually easy t understand. S, “when peple read n screens, they read faster,” says Alexander at the University f Maryland. “Their eyes scan the pages and the wrds faster than if they're reading n a piece f paper.” But when reading fast, we may nt absrb all the ideas as well.
Hwever, all experts agree n ne thing: There's n ging back. Digital reading is here t stay. S it pays t make the mst f it. It's a gd idea t d a little preparatin. Barn cmpares reading t sprts r t playing music. “Watch a pianist r an athlete. Befre they run the race r play the cncert, they get themselves in the zne,” she says. “It's the same thing fr reading. Befre yu read smething yu really want t fcus n, get in the zne. Think abut what yu'll be reading, and what yu want t get frm it.”
12．Which is NOT the pssible element affecting peple's reading n screens?
A．Small screens.B．Reader's mindset.
C．Simple psts.D．Reading skills.
13．What may all experts agree as fr digital reading?
A．It's unavidable.B．It's unhelpful.
C．It's unpredictable.D．It's unacceptable.
14．Why des Barn mentin the pianist and the athlete?
A．T define a term.B．T supprt an idea.
C．T explain a cncept.D．T present the backgrund.
15．Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A．The Rise f Digital Reading.
B．The Benefits f Print Reading.
C．Balancing Print and Digital Reading.
D．Preparing fr the Digital Reading Era.
Ways t Bst Yur Chances f a Gd Night’s Rest
Experts have fund mre evidence f the harm caused by disturbing ur bdy clcks, linking it t depressin and mental disrder. It’s a warning t ur bdy’s natural rhythms, which influence ur sleep as well as a range f ther prcesses in ur bdy. Here are the things we can d fr a gd night’s sleep.
· Limit evening light. Are yu inseparable frm yur mbile phne? D yu check yur scial media late int the night? 16 These devices prduce pwerful blue light that is particularly bad fr ur sleep. Having a cut-ff time fr stpping using these devices f an hur and a half befre bed is ideal. We shuld als limit ther frms f electric light after sunset.
· 17 A glass r tw f wine, r a sip r tw f brandy, fr many is a pre-bed rutine. But despite what yu might think, experts say that a glass f wine befre bedtime actually desn’t imprve ur sleep. Alchl has a strange effect in that it makes it easier t fall asleep, but it makes it harder t stay asleep and it affects the quality f ur sleep.
· Be cnsistent. It may be tempting t stay up late n Friday r Saturday. 18 This helps t reduce scial mismatch between when we sleep during the wrking week cmpared with the weekend. The bigger the scial mismatch, the mre harmful it is fr health.
· Have a pre-bed rutine. Having a pre-bed rutine helps signal t ur bdies that it’s time fr sleep. Activities such as reading a bk r having a bath can help t mentally relax and get us ready fr bed. Parents d this with their child t get gd sleep. They have a set rutine where they feed, bathe their children and put them int bed. 19
· Make yur bedrm a place f rest. Easily prtable cmputers and phnes have transfrmed ur bedrms frm sanctuaries (保护区) f rest int places f entertainment. 20 T d this, we shuld keep phnes and cmputers in ther rms. Keeping yur bedrm cl is als imprtant because it’s easier fr ur bdies t sleep in clder temperatures.
A．Avid a night wine.
B．Get a gd night’s sleep.
C．If s, yu’re likely t be disturbing yur sleep.
D．There’s nthing arund them and then they read them a stry.
E．Our bdy clcks are designed t fllw the rise and fall f ur sleep.
F．Hwever, ideally we shuld g t bed at similar times thrughut the week.
G．But t bst ur chances f a gd night’s rest, we must reclaim them fr sleep.
二、完形填空
When I was grwing up, I held n t tightly t things and ideas, which caused me a lt f stress. It wasn’t until a chance encunter with a wise ld painter that I began t see the 21 in letting g and welcming the change.
One sunny afternn, I 22 a stand f clrful abstract paintings. The elderly artist nticed me staring at ne particular piece. “That’s my masterpiece,” he said, with 23 in his eyes. Curius, I asked him abut his 24 practice.
He was nce fcused n detail and cntrl, which 25 his creativity. A critical mment came when a strng wind blew acrss his canvas (画布), 26 the clrs in unpredictable ways. Instead f thrwing away the 27 piece, he decided t wrk with the accident, adding new elements that transfrmed the 28 int smething even mre beautiful. Since then, he had started 29 the unexpected, allwing each brushstrke t lead him t new artistic 30 .
His wrds inspired me t 31 sme f my pssessins like ld bks and clthes. 32 , this nt nly rganized my space but als cleared my mind fr new experiences and thughts. In my life, I fund that by being pen t 33 , I culd adapt mre readily t challenges and seize pprtunities that I might have 34 missed.
I came t understand that letting g isn’t abut giving up but new pprtunities fr 35 .
21．A．trubleB．cstC．beautyD．interest
22．A．came acrssB．kncked verC．laid utD．put away
23．A．prideB．firmnessC．trustD．hpe
24．A．simpleB．ppularC．rmanticD．creative
25．A．ignredB．matchedC．demnstratedD．limited
26．A．rganizingB．mixingC．absrbingD．reducing
27．A．cmpletedB．ruinedC．traditinalD．similar
28．A．dreamB．lifeC．paintingD．wind
29．A．predictingB．cntrllingC．changingD．accepting
30．A．cursesB．talentsC．discveriesD．cllectins
31．A．releaseB．treasureC．gatherD．stre
32．A．RegrettablyB．UnluckilyC．SurprisinglyD．Basically
33．A．discussinB．imperfectinC．fashinD．uncertainty
34．A．stillB．everC．therefreD．therwise
35．A．prfessinB．grwthC．educatinD．guidance
三、语法填空
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。
The 1.8-meter-tall Tiangng Ultra made histry by winning the 36 (wrld) first rbt half-marathn in Beijing. Amng the twenty rbts, nly six finished the tugh 21 km race, yet their effrts 37 (reveal) tech advances unmatched by lab tests.
“This is mre than just a race,” said Xing Yujun, whse Tiangng Ultra cmpleted the curse in 2 hurs 40 minutes. “It’s abut preparing rbts 38 real-wrld challenges, like rugh grund and mechanical stress.” The event was 39 unique testing grund: Shanghai’s Xingzhe-2 impressed with its 6-hur battery life, while anther rbt maintained balance even when 40 (push) f curse.
China’s rbtics industry, already prducing ver half f the humanids in the wrld, is rapidly advancing tward its 2027 mass-prductin gals. Affrdable mdels are making the technlgy mre accessible. 41 , the ultimate gal is mre than just creating athletic machines that can run; it is 42 (create) intelligent machines that think like humans. “The real victry,” says Xing, “will be when rbts shift frm shwy tricks t everyday help.”
This change is underway. In 43 (factry), rbts handle dangerus materials; in stres, they manage srting tasks. Each tech advance brings us 44 (clse) t a future where humans and rbts wrk tgether in hmes, hspitals, and neighbrhds.
Tiangng Ultra’s win means mre than just first place-it shws China’s methdical, determined apprach t technlgical advancement. Like marathn training, building capable rbts means keeping ging thrugh difficulties. With each new idea, the finish line f 45 (practice) everyday rbtic assistance cmes clearer int view.
四、书信写作
46．假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Tm对中国的校园社团非常感兴趣，请你通过邮件分享你的个人经历和感受。内容包括：
1. 学校的社团情况；
2. 你如何平衡学业与社团活动；
3. 你的收获。
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 Tm,
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Yurs,
Li Hua
五、书面表达
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。
Years ag, I experienced lts f frustratin and sadness related t many things happening in my life: It was a daily struggle t simply think abut smething psitive, let alne take actin t change my circumstances.
One f my challenges was having recently mved t Chicag frm a small Canadian city. I was trying t get used t living in such a large, busy city.
One day, I saw an advertisement asking fr vlunteers t help at a resurce center fr the blind cmmunity. I hadn’t thught abut this kind f vlunteering pprtunity befre and was a little afraid f it. Still, I signed up t attend a vlunteer rientatin (培训) sessin, hping I’d feel better by ding smething gd fr the cmmunity.
At the rientatin, I sat with ten ther ptential vlunteers. As the rientatin rganizer asked each f us why we wanted t vlunteer t assist blind flks, I began feeling uncmfrtable. Every persn wh answered mentined they wanted t vlunteer because they had either a family member r a friend wh was blind. I didn’t have either.
When it was my turn, all I culd think t say was that I lved helping peple. Unexpectedly, the rganizer cmmented I was just the kind f vlunteer they were lking fr. Suddenly, my nervusness decreased.
I accepted a tw-week vlunteering prject. On each day f the first week (frm Mnday t Friday), I needed t spare time t accmpany a blind persn t the lcal newly pened z fr fun: They had never visited a z. During the secnd week, I needed t bring the five peple tgether and help them enjy bks that cntained inspiratin and humr. I’d read the bk t them.
On Mnday f the first week, I wuld accmpany a gray-haired wman, Lina, t the z. Culd I make her have a happy jurney? What big challenges might there be? Anxius, I greeted Lina with a happy vice. Carrying a walking stick, she smiled back. Then, I held her hand, walking her slwly t the nearby bus stp. I fund I didn’t have much truble leading her, but I still felt stressed.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
After reaching the bus stp. I wndered, “Will the cming bus have an empty seat fr her?”
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In the secnd week, I brught the five blind peple tgether t read bks t them.
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参考答案
1．C 2．A 3．A
4．B 5．D 6．B 7．A
8．C 9．D 10．A 11．C
12．D 13．A 14．B 15．C
16．C 17．A 18．F 19．D 20．G
21．C 22．A 23．A 24．D 25．D 26．B 27．B 28．C 29．D 30．C 31．A 32．C 33．D 34．D 35．B
36．wrld’s 37．revealed 38．fr 39．a 40．pushed 41．Hwever 42．t create 43．factries 44．clser 45．practical
46．Dear Tm,
I’m mre than happy t share my campus club experience with yu. Our schl has a rich variety f clubs, such as the basketball club, the English club and the vlunteer club. I’m a member f the basketball club.
T balance study and club activities, I make a strict schedule. I fcus n my studies n weekdays and participate in club events n weekends.
Jining the club has brught me many benefits. I’ve imprved my basketball skills and made a lt f friends wh share the same interest. It’s really an unfrgettable part f my schl life.
Yurs,
Li Hua
47． After reaching the bus stp. I wndered, “Will the cming bus have an empty seat fr her?” As if answering my prayer, the bus arrived and there were several empty seats. I guided Lina carefully nt the bus and fund her a cmfrtable seat. During the jurney, I described the passing scenery t her vividly. When we arrived at the z, Lina was excited. I led her arund, intrducing different animals and their habitats. She listened intently, her face beaming with jy. By the end f the day, I was n lnger stressed; instead, I felt a deep sense f satisfactin.
In the secnd week, I brught the five blind peple tgether t read bks t them. I chse a bk full f inspiring stries and humrus anecdtes. As I read, I culd see their expressins changing, frm cncentratin t smiles and even laughter. They listened attentively, ften asking questins r sharing their thughts. It was a heart-warming experience. Thrugh this vlunteer wrk, I nt nly helped them but als fund a way t break free frm my wn frustratin and sadness. I realized that helping thers culd bring s much jy and meaning t my life.