广西钦州市2024-2025学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题（Word版附答案）

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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。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。
例：Hw much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.
答案是C。
1. Hw des the man check the weather?
A. By watching TV. B. By listening t the radi. C. By using his phne.
2. Why des the wman call 911?
A. A bus caught fire.
B. Smene gt injured.
C. A traffic accident happened.
3. What des the man ask the wman t d?
A. Jin the table tennis club. B. Write a term paper. C. Hld a cnference.
4. What des the wman think f the rm?
A. T dark. B. T dirty. C. T nisy.
5. What des the man like best?
A. Bananas. B. Apples. C. Pears.
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. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. A cuple. B. Father and daughter. C. Classmates.
7. What des the man suggest they d?
A. Watch the circus. B. G t the cncert. C. G t Disneyland.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why des the wman take evening classes?
A. T get a higher diplma (文凭).
B. T make new friends.
C. T manage her cmpany better.
9. What des the wman say abut the teachers?
A. They’re talkative. B. They’re demanding. C. They’re great.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Hw lng will the man wrk as a vlunteer this summer?
A. Fr tw mnths. B. Fr tw weeks. C. Fr a mnth.
11. What kind f curse have the wman’s parents ffered t pay fr?
A. The curse in cking.
B. The curse in management.
C. The curse in building.
12. What will the wman d this weekend?
A. Help set up a restaurant.
B. Begin a jb abut turism.
C. Apply fr sme mre wrk.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What’s the wman prbably?
A A hst. B. A dctr. C. A teacher.
14. Why did the man switch ff the engine?
A. He decided t restart it.
B. He didn’t have enugh petrl.
C. There was smething wrng with the engine.
15. Hw did the man keep himself warm?
A. By having ht cffee.
B. By putting n mre clthes.
C. By jumping n the grund.
16. What did the emergency services d?
A. They guided the man t the main rad.
B. They called his family immediately.
C. They tk him t the hspital.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the purpse f the talk?
A. T advertise business vides.
B. T answer applicants’ questins.
C. T intrduce new address.
18. When des the Business Studies curse finish?
A. On June 6th. B. On July 12th. C. On June 13th.
19. What shuld the students avid using during the curse?
A. Ntebk cmputers. B. Hard disk. C. Mbile phnes.
20. What language class fails t be prvided this summer?
A. Spanish. B. Chinese. C. Italian.
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
Every year—fr mre than 15 years running—Amazn editrs cme tgether and read hundreds f bks. Frm there, they make a list f favurites, cutting it dwn frm 60 t 40and then finally t 20, during a heated debate in Seattle. It’s a lng prcess where emtins run high. Belw are 4 f the tp 20 picks f this year, alng with qutes frm the editrs.
King: A Life
by Jnathan Eig
“Eig’s best descriptin f Martin Luther King Jr. is an amazing achievement f writing and research, telling the hardships and herics f a man wh changed the wrld. This is bigraphy(传记) at its abslute finest.” —Al Wdwrth
Weyward
by Emilia Hart
“Thugh divided by centuries, three wmen, wh share a unique cnnectin t the natural wrld and t ne anther, tell their attractive stries f ill treatment, danger, and adaptability in a beautifully written nvel that is an impressive read.” —Seira Wilsn
Hell Beautiful
by Ann Naplitan
“Ann Naplitan creates a tuching stry that centres n the Padavan sisters, wh are clse t each ther—until they aren’t. Hell Beautiful ffers big emtins, and that’s exactly what makes it s pwerful and s page-turning, which is why we named it the Best Bk f this year S Far.” —Al Wdwrth
Pverty, by America
by Matthew Desmnd
“In 200 pwerful and critical pages, Matthew Desmnd lays ut a clear explanatin f inequality that will make yu rage(发怒), give in, and feel shame. This bk may nt be the easiest read, but it’s ne f the mst imprtant nes.” —Lindsay Pwers
1. What can we knw abut King: A Life?
A. It is an utstanding bigraphy abut a famus her.
B. It mainly talks abut Martin Luther King Jr.’s writing skills.
C. It tells the hardships and herics f the authr.
D. It is abut three wmen’s attractive stries f ill treatment.
2. Which bk criticizes the inequality in the US in 200 pages?
A. King: A LifeB. Weyward
C. Hell BeautifulD. Pverty, by America
3. In which sectin f a newspaper can we read the text?
A. Entertainment.B. Lifestyle.C. Literature.D. Culture.
B
My dad is a kind, gentle man, and a man f few wrds. Thrughut my life, he ffered advice rarely. But the wrds were always apprpriate t the situatin I was facing.
As a teen I smetimes struggled with making sense f the wrld arund me. T teach me the right view f the wrld, he said, “All things are relative.” When I was ffered the pprtunity t be a manager f an rganizatin as an undergraduate student, I asked him fr advice because he was a senir manager f a large cmpany. His advice was simple, “Only when yu becme the manager can yu have a visin fr hw yu can make the rganizatin better; management isn’t abut pwer and it’s abut leadership.” I learned what I needed was nt nly t be respnsible fr my team but als t have leading ability. When I was feeling dwn, he explained, “Think that yu make the wrng chices in life, smetimes.”
My dad is 86 nw, living n his wn and enjying life while struggling with the challenges that aging brings. He keeps a psitive attitude despite lng pain and the lsses that cme in life. Althugh we live quite far away frm each ther, we talk daily n the phne t share the jys f my yung family. As I tell him hw we’re heading ff cycling r n a trip r ut t play tennis, nw his typical respnse is, “D it while yu can.” This is very imprtant. We can’t be sure f the future. My father’s advice is like the ancient dictum (格言) f “carpe diem” — seize the day and enjy it t the fullest.
My dad rarely “lectured me”. He trusted me, and helped me when I needed help. His patience and wisdm have been true gifts in my life. As I dubt my ability and my mtivatin, I recall his mst recent gift f wisdm, “D it while yu can”. It’s enugh t “just get me started”.
4. Why did the authr’s father tell him “All things are relative”?
A. T shw his extensive knwledge.
B. T encurage the authr t be cnfident.
C. T teach him the crrect understanding f the wrld.
D. T suggest the authr verlk all difficulties in life.
5. What qualities shuld a manager have accrding t the authr?
A. Bth respnsibility and leading ability.
B. Bth bravery and strength.
C. Gd educatinal backgrund.
D. The apprach t slving prblems.
6. Why des the authr’s father talk with him n the phne every day?
A. T cmplain abut his bring life.
B. T knw the authr’s family jy.
C. T urge the authr t head ff cycling.
D. T ask the authr t play tennis with him.
7. Which f the fllwing can best describe the authr’s father?
A. Generus and sensitive.B. Reserved and strict.
C. Wise and patient.D. Enthusiastic and determined.
C
In cllege, Spring Break is usually assciated with the beach, parties and sleepless nights, bringing abut relaxatin, free time and friends. Students wh wish t spend their break ding smething prductive and rewarding, hwever, may chse t participate in the Alternative Break Prgramme. It places cllege students in cmmunities bth at hme and abrad.
The Prgramme allws students t take part in varius prjects dealing with issues such as literacy (识字), hmelessness and the envirnment. It includes helping kids with their lessns, raising mney fr families in need and cllecting data fr envirnmental research.
The hpe is that, by getting themselves invlved in different envirnments, students will have the pprtunity t learn abut members f cmmunities and braden their view. In turn, they will incrprate (融合) their experiences and lessns learned int their wn cmmunities. In a wrd, the Prgramme aims t encurage students t be active citizens and engage themselves in making a difference in sciety.
In the spring f 2006, abut 36,000 students in the USA participated in the Alternative Break Prgramme.
Samantha Giacbzzi, nw directr f the Prgramme, has been n five alternative break trips herself, including trips t New Orleans, India and Dminican Republic. “I was a student wh went n alternative break trips and had my life ttally transfrmed by that experience,” she said. “Every year, we meet many students wh have attended the Prgramme. Yu can see changes in their life that are cnnected with their alternative break experiences.”
The Prgramme began in 1991. Tday, it has becme increasingly ppular with cllege students in the United States.
8. Wh may chse t participate in the Alternative Break Prgramme?
A. Students wanting t travel abrad.
B. Students planning t cllect data fr their schl papers.
C. Students trying t make mney fr their families.
D. Students wishing t d smething prductive and rewarding.
9. What is the aim f the Prgramme?
A. T let students make friends with strangers.
B. T braden participants’ view f their majrs.
C. T make participants learn hw t get schlarship.
D. T inspire students t be active and influence sciety.
10. What is Samantha’s attitude twards the Prgramme?
A. Critical.B. Favurable.C. Tlerant.D. Indifferent.
11. What is the authr’s purpse in writing the text?
A. T stress the significance f spring break.
B. T intrduce a prgramme during Spring Break.
C. T advertise an interesting rganizatin.
D. T call fr students t vlunteer in cmmunity.
D
Scientists have fund evidence that plants can actually hear the buzz f passing bees. And flwers are technically their ears. Based n bservatins f evening primrses (报春花), the team behind the new study discvered that within minutes f sensing the sund waves f nearby bee wings thrugh flwer petals (花瓣), the cncentratin f the sugar in the plant’s nectar (花蜜) was increased by 20 percent.
The flwers even seemed able t tune ut irrelevant backgrund nises, such as the wind. This capability culd well give sme plants an evlutinary advantage, say the scientists, maximizing their chances f spreading pllen (花粉).
Thrugh experiments, the scientists discvered that plants can indeed pick up the vibratins (震动；共鸣) f sund waves, and that this might be part f the reasn why many plants’ flwers are bwl shaped.
Acrss several experiments invlving mre than 650 evening primrse flwers, nectar prductin was measured in respnse t silence, sund at three different frequency levels, and a recrding f the buzzing nise made by bees.
Sure enugh, bth the field recrding f buzzing bees and the lw-frequency sunds that clsely matched the recrding were enugh t change the mix f the nectar in just three minutes. The silence and the high and mid frequency sunds had n effect. The team als tried the experiments with plants that had sme flwer petals remved. N change in nectar prductin was nted, indicating that it is indeed the flwers that have the jb f the ears.
These lab tests were backed up by bservatins the team made in the wild. “Plants have plenty f interactins with animals, and animals bth make and hear nises,” ne f the team, Lilach Hadany, tld Ed Yng at The Atlantic. As yet the wrk hasn’t been peer-reviewed, and it’s nt clear precisely hw the shaking is being interpreted and transfrmed int a signal fr sweeter nectar prductin, but it’s an interesting first step int the study f hw plants react t sunds arund them.
12. What des the underlined phrase “tune ut” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Find ut.B. Blck ut.C. Check ut.D. Pick ut.
13. Why are many flwers bwl shaped?
A. T sense sund waves.B. T absrb mre sunlight.
C. T prtect themselves against wind.D. T attract certain insects.
14. What did remving flwer petals imply?
A. Petals are key t sensing sund waves.
B. Plants dn’t react t high frequency sund.
C. Plants still prduce nectar withut petals.
D. Petals are nt necessary fr nectar prductin.
15. What can we knw frm the last paragraph?
A. The research is well backed up with lab tests.
B. Animals hardly cmmunicate with plants.
C. Plants’ sund reactin mechanism is unclear.
D. The research hadn’t carried its first step.
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。
Over the last 60 years, many spacecraft have flwn by, rbited and even landed n Mars. But human explrers culd wrk faster and be mre flexible than machines. Setting ft n Mars wuld be a majr milestne in space explratin. That’s why certain natins are interested in dispatching (派遣) humans t Mars. ____16____
First, a rund trip t Mars causes many extra health risks. ____17____ Fr anther, it allws fluid (液体) t build up in the head. This can lead t increased pressure in the eyes and result in visin cmplicatins. Luckily, artificial gravity machines culd help.
____18____ The Earth’s magnetic field prtects astrnauts near Earth frm high-energy csmic (宇宙的) rays. Thse csmic rays might raise the risk f cancer and ther health prblems. On lnger jurneys astrnauts wuld face prlnged expsure. This increases the risk f develping the diseases. Taking certain vitamins culd reduce the impacts.
Establishing and surviving in a Mars clny wuld present numerus challenges. Since astrnauts can’t carry cnstructin materials frm Earth, scientists are dreaming up ways fr astrnauts t use materials n Mars. ____19____ A device n NASA’s Perseverance rver is currently laying the grundwrk fr a future Mars xygen factry.
Planning a trip t Mars isn’t just abut keeping astrnauts safe. It als invlves prtecting Mars frm astrnauts. Humans are filled with micrbes (微生物). ____20____ As a result, a key part f respnsible space explratin is making sure Earth bacteria dn’t infect ther planets.
A. It is exciting t explre space.
B. Then there’s space radiatin t wrry abut.
C. Hwever, it is difficult t survive this adventure.
D. Astrnauts will bring back specimens f rck frm Mars.
E. Lng-term visitrs wuld als need plenty f xygen t breathe.
F. And spreading thse micrbes culd be bad fr the search fr life n Mars.
G. Fr ne thing, flating in micrgravity fr lng perids weakens bnes and muscles.
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。
He examined my face, “Hmmm,” he said quietly. “Are yu a mdel?” Is he kidding? N way wuld anyne ever ____21____ me with a fashin mdel. I was ____22____. After all, had the scar (伤疤).
The ____23____ happened in furth grade, when a neighbur by threw a sharp stne thrugh the side f my face. After a three-hur peratin, a huge bandage (绷带) ____24____ half f my face fr several mnths.
“Of curse I’m nt a mdel,” I ____25____. The dctr crssed his arms ver his chest and lked at me. “Since yu’re nt a ____26____, what brught yu here tday?” The rm began t ____27____ befre me, as my eyes were full f tears.
The dctr sat dwn beside me. His vice was lw and ____28____. “Let me tell yu what I see. I see a beautiful wman. Nt a(n) ____29____ wman, but a beautiful wman. Even Elizabeth Taylr has a tiny scar n her frehead,” he said in a lw vice. Then he _____30_____ fr a while. “When a persn falls in lve, if their mate has an imperfectin, that imperfectin becmes _____31_____.” As tears were _____32_____ my face. He said. “Yu are a very attractive wman with a very small _____33_____. Whether yu _____34_____ it r nt, it makes yu special.”
I left his ffice, nt with the scar _____35_____ frm my face, but with a tear remved frm my heart.
21. A. cmpareB. cnfuseC. cnnectD. exchange
22. A. upsetB. uglyC. rdinaryD. happy
23. A. crashB. ideaC. accidentD. experience
24. A. decratedB. wundedC. cveredD. damaged
25. A. whisperedB. disagreedC. shutedD. replied
26. A. actrB. schlarC. dctrD. mdel
27. A. swimB. disappearC. fallD. cllapse
28. A. urgentB. sftC. shakyD. annying
29. A. prfessinalB. traditinalC. perfectD. intelligent
30. A. stppedB. hesitatedC. chattedD. claimed
31. A. attractiveB. specialC. strangeD. effective
32. A. welling upB. rlling dwnC. fighting backD. drying up
33. A. imaginatinB. faultC. influenceD. smile
34. A. abandnB. stressC. repeatD. knw
35. A. remvedB. madeC. sufferedD. recvered
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。
China will wrk with ther cuntries t prmte the digital transfrmatin f educatin thrugh technlgical innvatin, Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang said n Wednesday. Ding made the remarks at the pening ceremny f the 2025 Wrld Digital Educatin Cnference, ____36____ began in Wuhan, capital f Hubei prvince.
Ding said that China will bst jint effrts ____37____ (develp) generic technlgies, as well as mre services and prducts, which meet diverse learning needs t deepen internatinal ____38____ (cperate) in digital educatin.
“We shuld ____39____ (jint) advance the inclusive sharing f digital educatin achievements by supprting develping cuntries in ____40____ (they) digital educatin effrts and helping bridge develpment gaps” he said.
Ding als ____41____ (call) fr glbal actin t strengthen ethical and security safeguards in digital educatin, including versight f intelligent educatin tls and services.
In a keynte speech at the event, Educatin Minister Huai Jinpeng said artificial intelligence is reshaping ____42____ glbal educatin landscape, and China will pursue a human-centred and ethically guided apprach ____43____ educatin refrm.
“We must never lse sight f the fundamental purpse f educatin,” Huai said, ____44____ (urge) a balance between innvatin and preserving cre educatinal values. Educatin, he said, shuld fcus n cultivating yung peple’s abilities in bservatin, ____45____ (independence) thinking, ratinal judgment, innvatin and cmplex prblem-slving.
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，你的学校计划举办一场“当地非遗文化展”的线上展览，得知你的朋友Alice对中国传统文化感兴趣，你想邀请她线上参与此项活动。请你给对方写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.活动目的；
2.活动内容；
3.表达期待。
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 Alice,
Hw’s everything ging?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs sincerely,
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。
In the small twn f Willw Creek, autumn was a seasn f change and anticipatin. The leaves n the trees turned int a mix f gld and red, and the air carried the sweet smell f ripe apples. It was the time when the annual Harvest Festival tk place, a traditin that brught the cmmunity tgether t celebrate the reward f the seasn.
This year, the festival was mre significant than ever. It marked the 100th anniversary, and the whle twn was buzzing with excitement. Preparatins were underway fr weeks, with lcal businesses and residents decrating the streets and setting up stalls fr the grand event. Amng them was the Jhnsn family, wh had been running the twn’s ldest apple rchard (果园) fr generatins.
Emma Jhnsn, a high schl senir, was particularly excited abut the festival. She had vlunteered t help her family set up their apple-themed stall, where they wuld sell freshly baked apple pies, apple cider, and ther fds. Emma had always been passinate abut her family’s rchard and the festival that shwcased their hard wrk.
On the mrning f the festival, the twn square was a sea f activity. Families and friends gathered, laughter and music filled the air, and the delicius smell f varius fds wafted (飘荡) thrugh the autumn wind. Emma was busy at the Jhnsn family stall, serving custmers and sharing stries abut the histry f their rchard.
As the day prgressed, a friendly cmpetitin caught everyne’s attentin. The twn’s mayr(镇长) annunced a new event fr the centennial (百年纪念) celebratin: a pie-baking cntest. The winner wuld nt nly receive a cash prize but als the hnur f having their pie featured at next year’s festival. Emma’s eyes sparkled (闪烁) with determinatin as she decided t enter the cntest, hping t bring pride t her family and the twn. “I need my family recipe,” Emma thught, her heart racing.
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。
She ran t her grandmther’s kitchen, where the ld ckbks were kept.
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When the judges tk the first bite, they seemed t really enjy it.
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钦州市2025年春季学期高二年级期末教学质量监测
英语答案
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-10 CCACC ABACA 11-20 ACABB ABBCB
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. A 2. D 3. C
B
【4~7题答案】
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C
C
【8~11题答案】
【答案】8. D 9. D 10. B 11. B
D
【12~15题答案】
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. A 15. C
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. C 17. G 18. B 19. E 20. F
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。
【21~35题答案】
【答案】21. B 22. B 23. C 24. C 25. D 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. A
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. which
37. t develp
38. cperatin
39. jintly
40. their 41. called
42. the 43. t
44. urging 45. independent
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】Dear Alice,
Hw’s everything ging? As yu have always shwn great interest in Chinese traditinal culture, I’m excited t invite yu t ur schl’s upcming nline exhibitin, “Lcal Intangible Cultural Heritage Shw”, which aims t prmte cultural exchange and preserve China’s rich traditins.
The event will feature fascinating displays f Nixing pttery artwrks, renwned as natinal treasures. What makes it even mre special is that we’ve invited inheritrs f intangible cultural heritage t demnstrate their crafting techniques live and share stries behind the art frm.
Please let me knw if yu want t jin. I’d lve t discuss it with yu afterward.
Lking frward t yur early reply.
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
【47题答案】
【答案】One pssible versin:
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