2024-2025學(xué)年浙江省杭州市錢(qián)塘區(qū)杭四下沙、杭四江東高二上學(xué)期期末考英語(yǔ)試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★★)Whetherit’sgoingforawalktotakeabreak,orsigningupforthefamousVarsity(校隊(duì))Match,everyonecangetactiveatOxford.TheActiveatOxfordcampaignisdesignedtohelpyougetinvolvedinsport,nomatterhowseriouslyorcasuallyyouwishtotakeit.ActiveatOxfordProgrammeWehavearangeofsportsonofferforstudents,staffandcommunitymembers,allofwhichallowyouto:·Comewhenyouwant·Joininanytimethroughtheyear·MakenewfriendsProgrammeCategories·SimplyActiveSessionsinvolvedoingthesportwithlittletonoinstruction.Thiscouldmeanplayingateamsportwithothersordoinganindividualactivityatanappointedtime.Thereisafinancialcommitmenttosomesessions.Examples:badminton,gymtraining,swimming·ActiveImproverSessionsinvolvetrainingtoimproveatthesportusuallywithacoachorsessionleader.Youcansignupforsessionsorcomealongwheneveritsuitsyou.Thereisafinancialcommitment.Examples:martialartssession,tennislesson,fitnessclass·ActiveEventSessionsinvolveone-offorperiodiceventsortrips.Thesewillusuallybeledbyacoach,instructororsessionleaderandaretargetedtowardsanewcomertothesport.Transporttotheactivitycomesatanadditionalcost.Examples:walkingtrip,cavingtrip,backtonetballeventBeingActiveIfsportisnotforyou,thebenefitsofsimplymakingasmallchange,suchastakinganenergeticwalkeachday,canalsobehugelyimportant.1.WhatisthegoalofActiveatOxfordProgram?

A．Topromoteacademicachievement.B．Toprepareforthesportscompetition.C．Toencourageparticipationinsport.D．Todevelopasenseofcommunity.2.Whichofthefollowingisintendedforbeginners?

A．VarsityMatch.B．SimplyActive.C．ActiveImprover.D．ActiveEvent.3.Whatdotheprogrammecategorieshaveincommon?

A．Onlineclasses.B．Periodictrips.C．Chargingitems.D．Teamsports.(★★★)WhenIfirstheardabouttheimprov(即興表演)classes,Iwastorn.Asanintrovert,Ifearedgettingonstageandimprovisinginfrontofstrangers.However,IknewIwantedtoworkasasciencecommunicatorafterfinishingmyPh.D.,soitseemedliketheperfectopportunitytoimprovemyspeakingabilityandgainconfidencethinkingonmyfeet.Duringourfirstclass,welearnedacoreconceptofimprov:“yes,and.”Itmeansthat,asimprovisers,weacceptwhatfellowperformerssay.Ifsomeonesaysthatrhinos(犀牛)arelibrarians,forexample,thenrhinosarelibrarians.Wedonotquestionthelogic;wesay“yes”andcontinuewiththesceneasifnohimiswrong.Igotatasteofhowdifficultthatwaswhenactingoutmyfirstscene.Myclassmateturnedtomeandsaid,“Momisgoingtobesomad.”Madaboutwhat?Mymindspunoutideas,andmyinnercriticshotthemalldown.Webrokethecar?No,that’stooeasy.Wefailedatest?No,youdon’twantyourclassmatesthinkingyou’restupidonthefirstday.Ifinallylandedonananswer:“Yes,we’regoingtobelatefordinner.”Thesceneproceededfromthere,andweeventuallyfinishedastwosisterswholosttheirwayonahikingtrail.Thefirstfewsceneswerehard,butasweeksturnedintomonths,Ibecamemorecomfortablethinkingonmyfeetandevenstartedtoenjoyourclasses.Ineversilencedmyinnercriticentirely,butovertime,Ididn’tpolicemywordswithquitesomucheffort.Ialsobecamebetteratlistening,relatingtomyconversationpartners,andcommunicatingclearlyinthemoment.Thattrainingproveduseful6monthsago,whenmyexperimentsgeneratedunreasonabledata.Earlyoningraduateschool,Iwouldgetstuckwhenthishappened;myinnercriticwouldassumeIhadmadeamistake.Butthen,afterembracingthe“yes,and”concept,insteadofgettingdiscouraged,Ikeptexploringthedataandendedupidentifyinganewtypeofcell—onethatwasn’tbehavingasexpected.IfIhadn’tacceptedthepossibilitythattheresultswerereal,IwouldhavemissedoutonthemostexcitingfindingofmyPh.D.sofar.Allscientistscanbenefitfromthislesson.Ifthedatasayrhinosarelibrarians,thenit’sworthinvestigatingwhetherrhinosare,infact,librarians.Ourjobasscientistsisn’ttogeneratedatathatsupportapreconceived(預(yù)想的)story.Ourjobistosay“yes,and.”4.Whydidtheauthortaketheimprovclasses?

A．Toimproveherlogicalmind.B．TofinishherPh.D.assignment.C．Todevelophercommunicationskills.D．Topursueherinterestinperformance.5.Howdidtheauthorfeelduringthefirstscene?

A．Conflicted.B．Bored.C．Discouraged.D．Embarrassed.6.Accordingtotheauthor,inherexperiments,“yes,and”helpedher______.

A．a(chǎn)cceptfailuresB．makeanewdiscoveryC．makeupforamistakeD．correctunreasonabledata7.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A．Theunknowncanbeaninspiration.B．Theunexpectedcanberewarding,C．Theunfortunatecanbeachance.D．Theunusualcanbedecisive.(★★★)OnSeptember9,2024,ApplereleaseditslatestiPhone16seriesataneventcalled“It’sGlowtime”.Attheevent,TimCook,thecompany’sCEO,playedupthepromiseofthephones’AIfeaturesinapre-recordedvideo.Indeed,thedemonstrationseemedimpressive.WhenCookpointedthecameraatarestaurant,theAIassistantSiricouldtellhimwhatwasonthemenu.Italsocouldanswerhisquestionsfairlywellandlearnabouttheusersfromtheirinteractionswiththeirdevices.Forinstance,Siricouldknowifauser’smotherwascallingandactedappropriately.AppleisoneofmanyfirmsthatwanttotakeAIbeyondhugedatacentres,knownasthecloud,andrunitonsmallerdevices,knownastheedge.Samsung,Apple’smajorcompetitor,launcheditsGalaxyS24withsomeAIfeaturesearlierthisyear.SodidMicrosoft,whichhaslaunchedWindowsPCsdesignedforAI.Buttheireffortshaveshownthatitisnoteasytoshiftcloud-basedAImodelstotheedgedevices.Atpresent,cloud-basedAImodelsaremostlytrainedongraphicsprocessingunits(GPUs)thatconsumesomuchenergythatitcantakeanuclear-powerplanttofuelthem.Theyalsoneedhugeamountsofmemoryanddata.Allthesecancosthundredsofmillionsofdollars.Evenoncetheyaretrained,runningtheseAImodelsiscostly.Accordingtooneestimate,itcostsOpenAI,themakerofChatGPT,36centseverytimesomeoneasksitsAImodelaquestion.Companiesareexperimentingwithvarioussolutionstotheseproblems.Applewillofferon-deviceAItodealwiththeeasiesttasks,butsendtrickierproblemstothefirm’sprivatecloud.Theservicewilldirectthemostdifficultrequeststothird-partymodelssuchasChatGPT.Butevensuchsmalleron-deviceAImodelsrequirealotofcomputingpowertorun,whichputshugestressontheedgedevices’batteries.“Makingthetechnologyworkcouldnotonlystartasupercycleindevicesales,butalsocreatenewopportunitiesforappsanddigitaladvertising,”saysNeilShahofCounterpoint,aresearchfirm.“Butforthemoment,edgedevicesarebarelyreadyforbasicfunctions,letaloneGlowtime.”8.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A．TheGlowtimeevent.B．iPhone16’sAIfeatures.C．TimCook’sperformance.D．ThefutureofAIphones.9.WhyareSamsungandMicrosoftmentionedinthetext?

A．Totellreadershowbadcompetitioncanbe.B．TowarnAppleofthepotentialconsequences.C．Tocomparetheirnewlyreleasededgedevices.D．ToshowhowharditistoapplyAItoedgedevices.10.Whatistheproblemwithcloud-basedAImodels?

A．OpenAIchargestoomuchmoney.B．AllofthemhavetobetrainedonGPUs.C．Itistooexpensivetotrainandrunthem.D．Theycanonlydealwiththeeasiesttasks.11.WhatdoesNeilShahmostprobablyimply?

A．iPhone16isboundtodisappointitsusers.B．AIphones’successwilldependonnewapps.C．SalesofAIphoneswillincreasegreatlysoon.D．TimCookwasnothonestwiththeAIfeatures.(★★★)Throughlife’sjourney,weinevitablyencounterunpleasantemotions—anxiety,envy,fear,andfrustration—thatcancastadarkshadowoverourmind.Manyofusoftenshyawayfromthesefeelings,fromadoptingasenseofdenialtoturningtofoodorworkasadistraction.Weunderstandthatconstantjoyisanunattainablegoal.Yet,weoftenstrugglewithemotionsthatarelessthanpositive.Thisdisgusttonegativityisrootedinournaturaltendencytoavoidorsuppress(抑制)suchfeelings.Thesenegativeemotionalstatescancreateextrastressinyourbodyandyourmind,whichisuncomfortableandcanalsoleadtohealthissuesifthestressbecomeschronicoroverwhelming.Thisin-builtprogramming,inheritedfromourancestors,directsustoavoiddiscomfortatallcosts.However,suppressingouremotionsoftenleadstounforeseenconsequences.AsDr.ElenaTouroni,aconsultantpsychologistofTheChelseaPsychologyClinic,putsit,“Whenweburyouremotions,theyinevitablyendupreappearingelsewherefurtherdowntheline,causingnumerousissuesandsymptoms,includingheadachesandanxiety.”Buryingourunfavorableemotionsnotonlyinfluencesourwell-beingbutalsokeepsusfromexperiencingthebenefitsthatembracingtheseemotionscanbring.Indeed,recognizingandconfrontinguncomfortablefeelings,ratherthandismissingorsuppressingthem,isasignofemotionalhealth.Negativeemotionsaretheretoalertusthatsomethingneedstochangeandtomotivateustomakethatchange.Forexample,angerandanxietyshowthatsomethingneedstochangeandthatperhapsourwell-beinghasbeenthreatened;fearisanappealtoincreaseyourlevelofsafety.Emotions,bothpositiveandnegative,playavitalroleinourhumanexperience.AsElenasays,“Withoutnegativeemotions,wewouldstruggletoknowourboundaries,howtokeepourselvessafeandwhathurtsusormakesushappy.Theycanguideustowardmakingdecisionsthatserveusinthelongterm.”12.Whydopeopleoftentrytoavoidnegativeemotions?

A．Humansarebiologicallyprogrammed.B．Peoplebelieveconstantjoyisachievable.C．Negativeemotionsareimpossibletocontrol.D．Thebenefitsofnegativeemotionsareneglected.13.AccordingtoDr.ElenaTouroni,whatmighthappenwhenweburyouremotions?

A．Theymagicallydisappearovertime.B．Theyeventuallycausephysicalproblems.C．Theymakeusstrongerandmoreadaptable.D．Theytransformintopositiveemotions.14.Whyarenegativeemotionsimportantinourhumanexperience?

A．Theyhelpusavoiddifficulties.B．Theydriveustotakeaction.C．Theysuppresstheneedtochange.D．Theyindicateexcellentmentalhealth.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．EmbracingunpleasantfeelingsB．HoldingbackmentalchallengesC．ThehealingpowerofemotionsD．Solutionstoemotionalbarriers(★★★)Beingasportsfancanbearollercoasterride.Incrediblehighsifyouwin,depressinglowsifyoudon’t,andlotsofstressfulfeelingsinbetween.Thankfully,theoverallimpactshouldbeapositiveonebecauseresearchhasshownthatpeoplewhowatchsportsexperiencegreaterwellbeingthanthosewhodon’t.16ResearchcarriedoutbyAngliaRuskinUniversityhasfoundthatpeoplewhoattendedalivesportingeventinthelastyeararemoresatisfiedwiththeirlivesandarelesslonelythanpeoplewhohavenot.17ResearchhasshownthatpeoplewhowatchsportsonTVorontheinternetarealsolessdepressedthanthosewhodon’t.18Weseekconnectionthroughtheformationofin-groups:communitiesofpeoplewithwhomwesharesomethingincommon.Thesecommunitiesformpartofouridentities,andthroughthemwefindsocialandemotionalsupport.Anexampleofin-groupformationisthecommunitywesharewithpeoplewhosupportthesamesportsteamsasus.Throughoursharedsocialidentity,wealsosharethesocialandemotionalbenefitsofsuccessesamongourgroup.19However,whenourteamloses,wearemorelikelytodistanceourselvesfromourteamtoprotectourselvesfromnegativesocialandpsychologicalconsequences:“cuttingoffreflectedfailure”.Theroleofsocialprocesseslinkingsportsspectatorshipandwellbeingisdemonstratedbyresearchers.Theyfoundthatareasofthebrainassociatedwithpsychologicalrewardsweremoreactivewhenparticipantswatchedsportswherefansbondthroughsharedexperienceslikecheeringfortheteam.20Whetheryousupportyourteamatthegameorfromhome,youcanenjoythehighsandlowsofbeingasportsfan.Aslongasyou’resharingthatexperiencewithothers,it’sgoodforyou.

A．Peoplearemoreactivewhenwatchingbaseballorfootball.B．Thisisprobablylinkedtothesocialaspectsofwatchingsports.C．Thepositiveeffectofwatchingsportsislikelyaboutsocialidentity.D．WatchingsportsonTVoronlinecanalsobegoodforone’swellbeing.E．Peoplewithhigherwellbeinghavebetterphysicalhealthandlivelonger.F．That’swhypeoplegaingreatermentalbenefitswhenwatchingfootballthangolf.G．ResearchersatKULeuvenhavecomicallynamedthis“bathinginreflectedglory”.二、完形填空(★★★)ThereoncewasatimewhenIcouldwatchanythingIwantedfromaseeminglygreatnumberofchannels.Then,cable(有線電視)becameabsurdly_________,soIturnedtoNetflix.Ifyouthinkturningtostreaming(直播)_________isagoodidealikeIdid,thinktwice.Whenmyfamilyfirst_________Netflix,itwas$9.99forthestandardplan.Nowit’s$15.49permonth.AndNetflixisn’ttheonlystreamingservicethat’s_________customers.MysisteroncepurchasedaDisney+plan,anditwas$6.99withno_________Now,itcosts$13.99.Butifyoureallywanttosavemoney,signupforMax.Theirmost_________planis$9.99andcomeswithads.Thesaddestpartisthatalotofpeopleturnedtostreamingservicesto_________thecommercialbreakstheygetwithcable.Now,youeither_________adsorpayanextra$5amonthtobead-free.Youmaythinkthatthesolutiontothisproblemisto_________atmostoneortwostreamingservices—thatwould____________saveyoumoney.However,manyoftheshowsandmoviesIloveareplayedbymultiple____________.Countless____________andincreaseinpriceshavemadeitincreasinglydifficulttowatchTV.ImissthedayswhenIcouldwatch____________ofmyfavoritechildhoodshowsonDisney.Now,they’reall____________behindapaywall.That’swhyIsay,withaheavy____________,thatTVhasbeenruined.21.A．inactiveB．priceyC．slowD．noisy22.A．servicesB．machinesC．sourcesD．moments23.A．focusedonB．searchedforC．pickedupD．subscribedto24.A．a(chǎn)ttractingB．ignoringC．cheatingD．disturbing25.A．a(chǎn)dsB．giftsC．delaysD．regulations26.A．satisfactoryB．economicalC．profitableD．efficient27.A．shortenB．enterC．a(chǎn)voidD．enjoy28.A．tolerateB．handleC．cancelD．hide29.A．a(chǎn)djustB．controlC．removeD．employ30.A．wiselyB．definitelyC．permanentlyD．eventually31.A．providersB．channelsC．satellitesD．theaters32.A．complaintsB．requirementsC．programsD．a(chǎn)lternatives33.A．remarksB．plotsC．a(chǎn)ctorsD．reruns34.A．decoratedB．evaluatedC．blockedD．damaged35.A．paceB．figureC．heartD．memory三、語(yǔ)法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。IntherichvarietyofChinesecuisine,NianGao,atraditionalglutinousrice(糯米)cake,36(hold)aspecialplace,especiallyduringChineseNewYearcelebrations.NianGao,literallytranslatingto“yearcake”,isthought37(originate)inancientChina.Thenamesoundslike“higheryear”,carryingthe38(symbol)meaningofprogressinbothcareerandlife.TomakeNianGao,glutinousriceflourisblendedwithwater,sugar,andoccasionallyoil39itissteamedtogiveititsdistinctivetexture.ItspreparationandsharingduringtheNewYearhighlightthesignificanceoffamily,unity,andthedesireforaprosperousfuture.40itsculinary(食物的)significance,NianGaoservesasabridgeconnectingthepresenttotherichculturalheritageofChina.The41(associate)withYutheGreat,arespectedfigureinChinesehistoryforhisworkincontrollingtheYellowRiverfloods,givesNianGaoadditionalhistoricalimportance.Legendhasit42YutheGreatwasrewardedwithapieceofNianGaobytheemperorforhisheroicdeeds.Thecakewasthenseenasasymboloftheearth’sfertilityandthepeople’sresilience,qualitiesthatYu43(he)represented.ItshistoricalconnectionstofigureslikeYutheGreataddtoitscharm,transformingitintonotjusta44(delight)treatbutalsoajourneythroughhistoryandtradition.UnderstandingthestorybehindNianGaonotonlyenrichesyourknowledgeofChineseculturebutalsoprovidesadeeperappreciationforthetraditionsthat45(pass)downthroughgenerations.四、書(shū)信寫(xiě)作(★★★)46.假如你是李華，運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)臨近，你想邀請(qǐng)外教Mr.Smith參加你們班的集體活動(dòng)跳長(zhǎng)繩（longropejumping）。請(qǐng)你寫(xiě)一封郵件給他，內(nèi)容包括：1.介紹該運(yùn)動(dòng)；2.準(zhǔn)備事宜。注意：1.寫(xiě)作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置作答。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、書(shū)面表達(dá)(★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Oneday,MikeandhismomRosereachedhisgrandmaAlondra’shouseforlunch.Duringit,theytalkedabouttheschool’sapproachingprom(舞會(huì)).Alondrasaid,“WhenIwasyoung,Ifailedtoattendtheschool’spromforsomereason!”RosecouldseethatAlondrahaddreamedaboutattendingaprom.Afterreturninghome,RoseencouragedMiketoaskhisgrandmatobehisdancepartner.ShewantedtohelpAlondratorealizeherdream.SheknewAlondrawasoutgoingandlovedtostaywithyoungkids.Mikeinitiallyhesitatedbutfinallydecidedtofollowhismother’ssuggestion.HisgoodfriendLilysupportedhisdecision,too.Thenextday,Mikesenttheinvitationtohisgrandma.Seeingit,Alondra