2024-2025學(xué)年福建省福州第四中學(xué)高二下學(xué)期7月期末英語試題一、閱讀理解(★★★)EdwardHopperHouseMuseum(EHHM)ArtistsMembersExhibitionEachartistmayentertwoworks,andonewillbeselectedperjuried(評審)artist.ThisexhibitionwillshowcasetheselectedworksinthegalleriesoftheEdwardHopperHouse,thebirthplaceandfamilyhomeoftherenownedAmericanartistEdwardHopper.THEMEFor2024,thejuriedshowhasatheme,DeepWithin,usingEdwardHopper’sownwords,“Originalitydoesnotexistinmethod,butisdeeperseatedinthepersonalityandinnerlifeoftheartist.”SHOWDETAILSTheJuriedMembersExhibitionwillrunfromNovember1toDecember1,2024.AnExhibitionOpeningwillbeheldFriday,November1,5:00pm-7:00pm.Thereceptionisfreeandopentoexhibitingartists,guests,andthepublicbyonlineRSVP.TICKETSAdmissionticketsarebookedonlineonthemuseumwebsite.YoucanusetheBookNowbutton,orinperson.MembersreceiveFREEadmissionatalltimes.Acceptedexhibitingartistswillbegivenfiveadmissiontickets.MuseumAdmissiononWednesdaystoFridayswillbediscountedby50%forJuriedExhibitionvisitonly(excludingHopperHousetours).SALESExhibitedartworksmaybesolddirectlythroughtheMuseumshopandviatheshow’sgallerypageonArtC.EHHMwillreceivea15%commission(傭金)onallsalesduringtherunoftheshow.Iftheartistarrangesthesaleprivately,thesame15%commissionwillapply.1.Whatdoyouknowabouttheexhibition?

A．IthaslittletodowithEdwardHopper.B．Itemphasizesoriginalmethods.C．Itwilllastforaboutonemonth.D．Itcanonlybeenjoyedonthespot.2.What’sabonusforanacceptedartistattheexhibition?

A．Fourfreeadmissiontickets.B．AfreetourtoHopperHouseC．a(chǎn)15%commissionD．Accesstosellinghis/herexhibits3.Howcanyoubuyanartworkfromtheexhibition?

A．ByemailingEHHM.B．BycallingHopperHouse.C．ByvisitingArtC.D．BycontactingRSVPonline.(★★★)Ifirstsawtheearth-thewholeearthfromtheshuttleChallengerin1984.Theviewtakesyourbreathawayandfillsyouwithchildlikewonder.That’swhyeveryshuttlecrewhastocleannose-printsofftheirspaceraft’swindowsseveraltimesaday.Anincrediblybeautifultapestry(織錦)ofblueandwhite,tan,blackandgreenseemstoglidebeneathyouatanelegant,statelypace.Butyouareactuallygoingsofasthattheentiremapoftheworldspinsbeforeyoureyeswitach90-minuteorbit.Afterjustoneortwolaps,youfeel,maybeforthefisttimelikeacitizenofaplanet.Allthecolorsandpatternsyousee—thevisibleevidenceofthecomplexworkingofthenaturalsystemsthatmakeourplanethabitable—seembothvastandprecise,powerfulandyetsomehowfragile.Youseevolcanoesspewingsmoke,hurricanesroilingtheoceansandevenfinetendrils’ofSaharandustreachingacrosstheAtlantic.Youalsoseethebig,graysmudgesoffields,paddiesandpastures,andatnightyoumarvelatthelights,likebrilliantdiamonds,thatrevealamosaicofcities,roadsandcoastlines—impressivesignsofthehandofhumanity.Scientiststellusthatourhandisheavy,thatwearewipingoutofotherspeciesatanunprecedentedrateandprobablytransformingourclimate.Willtheimmensepowerofglobalsystemswithstandtheimpactofhumanity?Orisitpossiblethatourcollectiveactionswillchangethenatureofourplanetenoughtocrippleitsabilitytosupportlife?Inolongerbelievethatwecanwaitforallthescientificdataneededtoanswerthesequestionsconclusively.Wemustrecognizeimmediatelywhatitmeanstobecitizensofthisplanet.Itmeansacceptingtheobligationtobethestewardsoftheearth’slife-givingcapacities.Ashomeowners,wewouldn’tneglectordamageourhousesuntiltheyweren’tfittolivein.Whywouldwedothatwithourplanet?4.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoexpressinParagraph1?

A．Theyfeelscaredflyingintheout-space.B．Theyarehomesickinthespaceshuttle.C．Theyareawedbytheviewoftheearth.D．Theyfeelexcitedtoexploretheuniverse.5.What’sthemainfunctionofParagraph3?

A．Settingthestageforfurtherdiscussion.B．Summarizingthemainideaofthetext.C．Providingdataforthewriter’sargument.D．Introducingdifferentideasonhumanimpact.6.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementdoeshewriteragreewith?

A．It’snotclearwhathumanscandotonatureB．Theearthisstrongenoughtosupportmorelives.C．HumanbeingsarenottheonlycreatureoftheearthD．Wemustactnowtotakecareofnaturebeforeit’stoolate7.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A．FlyingtotheFutureB．GoingGreenwithOurEarthC．AGlimpseofHomeD．MyExperienceasanAstronaut(★★★)Eatingaplant-baseddiethasbeenshowntobeverygoodforyourheartandyouroverallhealth.Infact,arecentstudyfoundayoungpersoncouldliveanadditional13yearsbyeatingmorevegetablesandlegumes(豆類),aswellaswholegrains,fruitandnuts.Whichmakesthefindingsofanewanalysisofthedietsofnearly400,000UKadultspublishedMondayinthejournalFrontiersinNutritionrathershocking:Eatingveggies,especiallycookedones,doesn’treduceyourriskofheartdiseaseovertime.“OurlargestudydidnotfindevidenceforaprotectiveeffectofvegetableintakeontheoccurrenceofCVD(cardiovasculardisease),”saidQiFeng,anepidemiologistattheUniversityofOxford,inastatement.Whilethestudyfoundeatingrawveggiescouldprotectagainstheartdisease,cookedvegetablesdidnot.Anybenefitwentawaywhenresearchersfactoredinlifestylefactorssuchasphysicalactivity,educationallevel,smoking,drinking,fruitintake,redandprocessedmeatconsumption,anduseofmineralandvitaminsupplements.“Instead,ouranalysesshowthattheseeminglyprotectiveeffectofvegetableintakeagainstCVDriskisverylikelytobeaccountedforbybias(偏差)…relatedtodifferencesinsocioeconomicsituationandlifestyle,”Fengsaid.Don’tstartcelebratingyet,veggiehaters.ExpertsintheUKandUnitedStatesquicklytookexceptiontothestudy’sconclusion“Althoughthisstudyfoundthateatingmorevegetableswasn’tassociatedwithalowerriskofheartandcirculatorydiseasesonceotherlifestyleandotherfactorsweretakenintoaccount,thatdoesn’tmeanweshouldstopeatingvegetables,”saidVictoriaTaylor,aseniordietitianattheBritishHeartFoundation,inastatement.“Theresultsarenotsurprising.Pickingoutonesinglecomponentandassumingjustaddingittothediet,e.g.,vegetables,isnotlikelytoresultinthedesiredeffect,”AliceLichtenstein,directorandseniorscientistatTuftsUniversity’sCardiovascularNutritionLaboratory,toldCNNinanemail.“Onethingthathasbecomeclearoverthepastdecadeisweshouldnotbelookingatsinglefoodsornutrients,ratherthewholedietarypattern,”saidLichtenstein.8.WhatcanwelearnfromthenewstudyledbyFeng?

A．ItfollowedayoungUKpersonfor13years.B．Itsfindingscameasnosurprisetootherpeople.C．Itoverturnedtheconclusionofpreviousstudies.D．Itspurposewastofindtherightvegetablesforpeople.9.WhatdidFengimplyaboutvegetables’protectiveeffect?

A．Itwastotallymadeupbysomeresearchers.B．Itstillheldtruedespitesomedifferentfindings.C．Itcouldonlybeachievedbylivingahealthylifestyle.D．Itwasamisconceptioncausedbydifferencesinpeople.10.Whichoffollowingisclosestinmeaningtounderlinedphrase“takeexceptionto”?

A．Voiceobjectionsto.B．Adddetailsto.C．Displayignoranceof.D．Takenoticeof.11.WhatdidLichtensteinthinkofthestudy?

A．Itwasgroundbreaking.B．Itwasone-sided.C．Itwouldcauseconfusion.D．Itneededmoreevidence.(★★★)Loveandencouragementfromotherscanmakeusfeelourbest.Butcantheyalsohelpusperformourbest?Bytakingadvantageofauniquesituationintheworldoffootball,economistPatricioDaltonandhisteamwereabletodemonstratethatmoralsupportsignificantlyaffectsperformance.Althoughmoralsupportissuchanimportantpartofdailyinteraction,there'slittlescientificproofoftheeffectithasonbehavior.Daltonaddressesthisgapinanewresearchpaper,revealingthateveninthefootballstadium—acompetitivelaborenvironmentwherehighperformanceisrewardedwithhighpay—moralsupportmatters.Demonstratingacause-and-effectrelationshipbetweenmoralsupportandbehaviorisdifficult,Daltonexplains,becausemoralsupportisn'teasilycontrolledinanexperiment.“Themajorchallengeliesinthefactthatmoralsupportisessentiallyendogenous(內(nèi)生的).Peoplechoosewhethertosupplyordemandmoralsupport,theextentofit,towhomtosupplyitandfromwhomtodemandit.Thepaperaddressesthischallengebytakingadvantageofanexogenous(外因的)negativeshockonmoralsupportcausedbyanunexpectedchangeoflawintheArgentineanfootballleague.”Followinganincidentinvolvingafootballsupporter'sdeath,Argentinaplacedabanthatprohibitedvisitingteamsupportersfromattendingfirstdivisiongames.Thisprovidedtheperfectconditionsforanaturalexperiment,allowingtheresearcherstoexaminetheimpactofmoralsupportonbehaviorinareal-worldsetting.Analyzingdatafrom1,320gamesplayedbothbeforeandaftertheban,theresearchersfoundthattheprobabilityofavisitingteamlosingagameincreasesby20%,andthevisitingteamconceding(讓得分)moregoalsthanthehometeamrisesby1.3times.Theresearchersestablishthattheobserveddeclineinperformanceisduetotheabsenceofmoralsupport.What'salsostrikingisthatsmallerteamsaremostaffectedbythelackofmoralsupport,whilebiggerteamsexperiencedeclineinperformanceonlywhenfacingopponentswithequalstrength.Thissuggeststhatmoralsupportmakesupforthepowerimbalancebetweenteams.Thestudyrevealsastronginfluenceofmoralsupportanditssignificanceinunlockinghumanpotential.“Ifmoralsupportcanmakesuchabigdifferenceintheworldofprofessionalfootball,whatcoulditdoinregularworkplaces?”Daltonsays.12.Whatdoes“auniquesituation”underlinedinparagraph1referto?

A．Thedeathofafootballsupporter.B．Theexperimentonmoralsupport.C．Theperformancesofvisitingteams.D．Thebanonvisitingteamsupporters.13.Howdidtheresearchersexaminetherelationshipbetweenmoralsupportandbehavior?

A．Inanaturalway.B．Inanunusualway.C．Bysupplyingmoralsupport.D．Byinterviewingfootballsupporters.14.WhatdoesDalton’sresearchrevealaboutmoralsupport?

A．Itcanmakeadifferenceinmanyareasoflife.B．Itkeepsabalancebetweenbigfootballteams.C．Theimpactoflackingitvariesfromteamtoteam.D．Theabsenceofitmakesnodifferencetoahometeam.15.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesmoralsupport?

A．Itmakesonefeelgood.B．It’saperformanceenhancer.C．Itdevelopsgoodrelationships.D．It’sacureforbehaviorproblems.(★★★)Adaptationsarecurrentlypopularinthemovieindustry.We’reallfamiliarwithfilmadaptationsofbooks.16Bookadaptationsoffilmsaren’tthatcommon,butit’samediumthatcertainlytakesskillstomaster.Themostwell-knownversionofafilmbeingadaptedtobooksisviathenovelisation(小說化).Movienovelisationswentthroughaboomperiodbeforetheinternetera.Fanswantedtoknowmoreaboutthefictionalworldsandexperiencethestoryagaininanewway.17Thus,thenovelisationwasagreatsolution.Meanwhile,thescreentopageprocesshasalsoopenedupthepossibilityofsequels(續(xù)篇).Perhapstheresimplywasn’tfinancialinvestmenttocreateafollow-uptoafilm.Maybeasequelideasimplyfeltmoreappropriateforanovel.18Inrecentyearsforexample,thefilmHeat,releasedin1995hasreceiveditsownnovel.ET:TheBookoftheGreenPlanetcontinuedtheextra-terrestrial’sjourneyafterthecompletionofthefilm’snarrative.Butwhatarethebenefitsofreadinganovelinsteadofwaitingforthebigscreenversion?Well,anovelcantakeitsreaderdeeperintothemindofthecharactersthatthefilmhadtorepresentinamorevisualway.19Althoughafilmmightcharacterizeafantasticsceneoraspecificcostumechoice,itdoesn’talwaystellwhythosethingsareimportant.Novelisationsandsequelscantakethatextrastepandshinealightonsomeofthosemovie-makingchoices.Bookadaptationsoffilmsobviouslywon’teverreplacecinema,andthere’snoneedtochooseoneortheother.20

A．Butwhataboutbookadaptationsoffilms?B．Besides,descriptionscanbemoredetailedtoo.C．Foratime,theywereeverythingforcinemalovers.D．Filmsbeingadaptedtobookshasbeentalkedrepeatedly.E．Buttheycouldn’tsimplygoogleit,orimmediatelypurchasetheproductionontape.F．Regardless,someterrificfilmshavebeenexpandeduponthankstothismedium.G．Actually,thesetwomediumsareconsiderablyinterdependentandcomplementary.二、完形填空(★★★)Ihadneverpickedupacamerabeforemyfreshmanyearin2012,whenmyjourneytoanartistbegan.Forfouryears,I________G-StarSchoolofTheArts,wheremy________forphotographyandfilmmakingwereawaken.Havingseenmyfirstshortfilm,myteachercameover,saying:“Yougotagood________.Whynotconsiderdoingthisasyourprofession?Ithinkyou’vegota________init”.Then,itclicked.I,therefore,________mybankaccountandboughtmyfirstcamera.Sincethen,Iwasamazedbythe________theworldhastooffer.Ihaveto________,though:I,shyandchicken-hearted,tendedtocapturenature-relatedscenes,________anythingtodowithpeople.AsIwas________myway,Istartedphotographingmyself,theonlyoneIfelt________with.Thecamerasoonbecamemystrongest________,servingasthetoolforhowIexpressedmyself.Gradually,Igainedenough________tostarttakingphotosofotherpeople,greatlytouchedbyhowIwasableto________thebestinthemthroughthelens(鏡頭).Eachyear,IwouldlookbackonalloftheshotsIdidthatyearandwould________themtothefirstoneIevertookinmycareer.Althoughtheprogressseemedsubstantial,Irealizedthekeytogrowthasanartististoneverbe________.Thisallowsmetocreateprogressivelybetterworkyearafteryear.21.A．designedB．a(chǎn)ttendedC．a(chǎn)ssessedD．a(chǎn)rranged22.A．dutiesB．requestsC．passionsD．needs23.A．heartB．handC．eyeD．nerve24.A．futureB．memoryC．scheduleD．certificate25.A．openedB．closedC．monitoredD．emptied26.A．beautyB．soundC．lessonD．chance27.A．a(chǎn)dmitB．judgeC．concludeD．negotiate28.A．envyingB．a(chǎn)voidingC．prioritizingD．recording29.A．windingB．losingC．shootingD．clearing30.A．familiarB．comfortableC．generousD．patient31.A．resolveB．voiceC．shoulderD．vision32.A．knowledgeB．integrityC．confidenceD．insight33.A．bringoutB．commentonC．callforD．takeover34.A．referB．relateC．a(chǎn)pplyD．compare35.A．self-consciousB．self-reliantC．self-centeredD．self-content三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或者括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。WhenChinesepeoplethinkaboutromanticpoets,LiBai’nameprobablyspringstotheirmind.Withhisextraordinaryimagination,freeexpressionofstrongfeelings36masteryoflanguage,LiBaigains37(recognize)asthegreatestromanticpoetafterQuYuan.LiBai’sRomanticstylewas38(deep)anchoredinhisloveofreadingandtravellingfromayoungage.Readingbooksofallkinds,hefamiliared39(he)withclassicalChineseculture,andacquiredthewisdomofpreviousgenerations.Besides,aburningdesireforadventureandtravel40(drive)himtovisitfamousmountainsandgreatriversalmostaroundthewholecountry,enablinghimtoencounterdifferentcustomsandpractices.Thesocialandhistoricalcontext41LiBailivedalsocontributedtohisromanticstyle.ItwasthemostgloriousperiodoftheTangDynasty,42timeofeconomicboomandsocialstability,creatinganopenandtolerantatmosphere.ThisallowedLibaithelibertytodevelopafreeandunconstrainedpersonality,which,43turn,hadahugeimpactonhispoeticcreation.Generationsofpoets,bothinChinaandabroad,oweadebttohis44(inspiration)poems.Today,Libai’spoetrycontinues45(enjoy)bycountlessreadersaroundtheworld.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假如你是李華，你的新西蘭筆友Jack是環(huán)保主義者。今年6月5日的世界環(huán)境日主題是“BeatPlasticPollution”。他聽說今年中國的主題——美麗中國我先行，于是寫信給你想了解你學(xué)校今年開展了什么相關(guān)活動。請給Jack寫一封回信，內(nèi)容包括：(1)介紹學(xué)校相關(guān)活動；(2)對活動的看法。注意：(1)寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個左右；(2)請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearJack,IammorethandelightedtosharewithyoutheactivitiesregardingWorldEnvironmentalDayinourschoolthisJune.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、書面表達(★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Chrisusedtostayanxiousandstressedallthetime.Hewastroubledbythefactthathehadtobearalltheexpensesofthehouseandresponsibilityofthewholefamilyandthatrelativeskeptvisitinghisplace.Thinkingaboutallthesethings,heusedtoscold(訓(xùn)斥)hischildrenandquarrelwithhiswifeononeorotherissue.Gradually,theatmosphereathomewasverytense.Onedaywhenhewasangrywithhimselfforthemistakehemadeatwork,hissonDancametohimandsaid,“Father,pleasehelpmewithmyhomework.”Chrisscoldedhissonandaskedhimto