江苏省2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期末考试模拟试卷03无答案

PAGEPAGE10江苏省2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期末考试模拟试卷03（无答案）总分：120分；考试时间100分钟一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）请仔细阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEnglishlearnersshouldnotthinkthatmistakesarebad.AlexPoole,aprofessorofEnglishatWesternKentuckyUniversity,advisesthatlanguagelearnersshouldinsteadseeerrorsassignsofprogress.OnecommonproblemisthatEnglishlearnersthinktoomuchabouterrorsinsteadofcommunication."Thegoalistobeabletocommunicateinpracticalterms.Ifyouhaveanerror,theonlytimeyoushouldworryaboutitiswhenitleadstomisunderstanding,"Poolesaid.PoolesaidwhenspeakingwithanativeEnglishspeaker,youcanlookforsignsofconfusiontodetecterrors.Forexample,whenapersongivesanunusualresponsetosomethingyousaid,youcanthenaskthemdirectlywhattheproblemis.Italsoworksifyouaskanativespeakeraboutthekindsofthingsthatyousaythatcouldcausecommunicationproblemsifyouknowhimwell.Whenitcomestowriting,Poolerecommendsthinkingabouterrorsinadifferentway.Hesuggestskeepingalistofcommonerrors.WhenEnglishlearnerswritesomething,insteadofgrammars,theyshouldthinkaboutthebigpictureofwhattheyarewritingabout.Thenheadvisesthinkingabouthowtoputthoseideasinorder.Afterfinishingit,youcangobackanduseyourlisttolookforerrors.“Myphilosophyasalanguagelearnerhasalwaysbeen..I'mgoingtomonitormyerrors,butI'mnevergoingtobeperfect,sothatshouldn'tbotherme.ButIshouldlookforthingswhichcausecommunicationproblems,andIjusthavetolivewiththat."YoucanreadmoreabouterrorsinPoole'snewbookLearningaForeignLanguage-UnderstandingtheFundamentalsofLinguistics.Inthebook,healsowritesaboutstudyplans,progressandotherissuesinlanguagelearning.1．Englishlearnersshouldworryabouterrorswhen________A．theymisusepracticalterms.B．theydon'tknownativespeakers.C．mistakesbecomesignsofslowprogress.D．errorscausecommunicationbreakdown.2．WhatshouldEnglishlearnersconsiderfirstinwritingaccordingtoPoole?A．Grammars. B．Mainideas.C．Details. D．Wordchoice.3．What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tointroduceabook. B．Toexplainbasicrules.C．Toofferpracticaladvice. D．Torecommendaprofessor.BHavingamicrochipimplantedinaman'sbrainmaybecommoninsci-fimovieplots,butitmaysoonbecomeanactualpossibility.ElonMusk-aUStechtycoon,founderofSpaceX-hasbeenworkingonthistechnology.OnAug28,Muskgaveadisplayofthechip,whichwasimplantedintotheheadofapignamedGertrude.Thechip,developedbyMusk'scompanyNeuralink,isthesizeofacoin.Butdon'tletitssizefoolyou.Thetinychiphasover3,000electrodes（电极）attachedtoflexiblethreads,whichcanmonitorabout1,000neurons（神经元）.Itcollectsneuralsignalsfromanareaofthebrain,andthentransmitsthosesignalswirelesslytonearbycomputers,accordingtoMSN.ThatenabledresearcherstomonitorGertrude'sbrainactivitywhileshewaswalkingaroundinthedisplay.Thoughthetechnologyisstillinitsearlystage,itisencouragingforhumans.Thistechnologywouldsolvealotofbraininjuriesandisessentia]forAlsymbiosis,whichwillallowthehumanbraintocombinewithanartificialintelligence.Whenthedevicecanbeappliedtohumans,itsmaingoalwillbetohelpthosewhohavemobilitydifficulties.Muskhopesthistechnologycanalsobeusedtohelpthosewithhearingandeyesightissues.Althoughsuchadevicecouldrepairthoseproblems,puttingitintopracticeisbynomeansapieceofcake.Currently,thedevicecantransmitsignalsfromabout500neuronsinthepig'sbrain.Comparedto80billionneuronsinahumanbrain,thisnumberistiny.Andtocoverthewholehumanbrainalsomeanstheelectrodeshavetobemuchsmaller.Also,implantingthechipintothebrainposesapotentialdanger.Thereisariskoftheimmunesystemattackingthisforeignbody.Rightnow,thehopeofcontrollingthebrainviacontrollingafewneuronsseemsoverlyoptimistic."Therearemanytechnologicalchallenges...toovercomebeforeNeuralinkcanputitsdevicestothepurposes,"YuanLanfeng,anassociateprofessorattheUniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChina,toldChinaDaily.4．WhatdoweknowaboutElonMusk'smicrochip?A．Itwasinspiredbysci-fimovieplots.B．Itisabletocollectwirelesssignals.C．Itistinyinsizebutpowerfulinfunction.D．Ithasbeenimplantedintoahuman'sbrain.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that"inParagraph3referto?A．TheoperationofthechipinGertrude’sbrain.B．Theattachmentofelectrodestoflexiblethreads.C．ThedevelopmentofneuronsinsideGertrude'sbrain.D．Thetransmissionofsignalsfromanearbycomputer6．Whatisthemajortargetofthemicrochip?A．Tomonitoranimals’brainactivity.B．Tohelppeoplewithmobilityissues.C．Todevelopacureforimmunesystemproblems.D．TocontributetotheresearchonAltechnologies.7．HowdoesYuanLanfengfeelaboutimplantingthechipintothehumanbrain?A．Worried. B．Excited. C．Optimistic. D．Challenged.COnceuponatime,sciencefictionwasjustastyleamongotherstyles.Therewerecrimestories,therewerehorrorstories,therewasliteraryfiction,andtherewassciencefiction.Buttodaysciencethemesdominatetheseotherstyles.It'sdifficulttothinkofmuchmoderncrime,horroror“serious”fictionthatdoesn'tinvolvescience.Anditsnotjustbooks.Witheverysecondmovieandcomputergamehavingasci-fielement,sciencefictionseemstohavecontrolledourentireentertainmentculture.It'sclearthatifwewanttodefinesciencefiction,weshouldrelateittotherolethatscienceplaysinourlives.Althoughsomeexpertshaveclaimedtobeabletotracesci-fibacktoancienttimes,itismorereasonabletofinditininitialforminthe19thcentury,whenindustrialsocietiesarose.Oneofthefeaturesthatsetindustrialsocietiesapartfromotherkindswastheincreasingpartthatscienceplayedineverydaylife.Factorieswithvastmachinesturnedouthugequantitiesofgoods,whichweretransportedbytrains,motorvehiclesandshipsallovertheworld.Citieswerebuiltonthebackoftechnology,withelectricityinhomesandhospitalshelpingeveryonetoleadhealthier,moreconvenientlives.Allofthesechangeshadgreateffectsnotonlyonpeople'sreallives,butontheirimaginativeones.Writersbegantodescribethesechangingphysicalandmentallandscapes,eventuallygivingsciencefictionalargeanddevotedfanbaseofespeciallyyoungreaders,whofoundthatitspoketotheircuriosityaboutthefuturethatsciencewouldcreate.Butsci-fictionreflectedfearsaboutsciencemorethanitdidhopes.ThesetypicalearlysciencefictionnovelsmightbeaUKnovellikeH.G.Wells'TheWaroftheworlds（1897）.Withgreatskill,WellsplayeduponthefearsoftechnologybyimaginingEarthunderthreatbyacivilization-thatofmenfromMars.Thesciencefictionoftodayexpressestheimpactofthecomputingrevolution,roboticsandourenvironmentalchallenges,whileitislessconcernedwith“littlegreenmenfromMar”andotherthemesofpastsci-fiction.Giventhatscience,technologyandpolitiesarealwaysintertwined,contemporarysciencefictionoftenhasagreatdealtosayaboutpower.Manyrecentnovels-likeAmericanCoryDoctorow'sLittleBrother（2008）-areconcernedwithgovernmentandsecurityservice“conspiracies（阴谋）”againstthepeople,particularlyastherevelationsofwhistleblowerslikeEdwardSnowdensinkin.Thiscangivesci-fiwritinga“skeptical（怀疑的）”feel.Thisunderlinesoneofthefeaturesthatremainsconstantbetweenthebeginningsoftheempireofsciencefictionanditsstatetoday.Asthen,sonow:Wewanttoreadabouthowfearfulthefuturewillbe,nothowitwillbeaparadise.8．Accordingtothefirstparagraph,weknowthat________.A．sciencefictionusedtotaketheleadershipinliteratureB．horrorstoryandliteraryfictionhaveinitiatedsciencefictionC．modernfictionreflectstheinfluenceofsciencefictionD．sciencefictionisthedominantliteraturestyleatpresenttime9．Whatcausedsciencefictiontoappearinthe19thcentury?A．Thecuriosityofyoungreadersaboutthefuture.B．Thechangesthattheindustrialrevolutionbroughtabout.C．People'sstretchedimaginationaffectedbytheirreallife.D．People'sfearsaboutscienceratherthanhopes.10．Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowabouttheearlysciencefiction?A．Itarousedpeople'scuriosityofscienceondailylife.B．Itintensifiedpeople'sworriesaboutthesocialproblems.C．Itpromotedpeople'sunderstandingofthetruevalueofscience.D．Itconveyedanatmosphereofimaginaryanxietiestopeople.11．Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Despitethecontent,thethemeofsciencefictionremainsthesame.B．Thefearofouterspaceattackhaslongbeenaworryamongpeopleoftimes.C．Theappearanceofsciencefictionhascausedmisunderstandingamongpeople.D．Sciencefictionisweakeninggovernmentpowerimplementedonpeople.DAmericanwriterA．N.DEVERSwasatarare-bookfairinNewYorkCityin2015whenshenoticedaJoanDidiontitlesellingforjust$25.ThenshesawthepricetagofanovelbytheequallyfamousCormacMcCarthy:about$600.“Irealizedwedon’tvaluewomen’sworkthesamewaywedomen’s,”Deverssays.“It’sdepressing.Butit’salsoexciting,becauseIcandosomethingaboutit.”Threeyearslater,aftermovingtoLondonandjoiningtheU.K.’sboomingrare-booktrade,Deversopenedthereddoorsofhernewbookstore,theSecondShelf.LocatedinaquietcourtyardoffthebusystreetsofLondon’sSoho,thestorealmostexclusivelystocksrarebooksbywomen(alongsideahandfulofmale-authoredbooksaboutwomen).Thefocusismodernfiction:ElizabethBowennovels,romancesbyRosamundePilcher,poetrybyNtozakeShange.Devers’skillforfindingoverlookedjewelswaspolishedduringachildhoodofVisitstoyardsalesintownsacrosstheU.S.,aresultofherfamily’sfollowingherfather’sAirForcejob.Someofhermostsought-afterrecentfindswereworksbyMiriamTlali,thefirstblackwomantopublishanovelinSouthAfrica.Devershitonher1975debutinacharitystoreandquicklysourcedandsold15moreTlalibooks.Incollectingtheseworks,theSecondShelfiscorrectingahistoricalimbalancethathasallowedwomen’sliteraryachievementstobeeclipsed.Bookdealershavetendedtobemen;muchofthetrade’searlymaterialwascollectedby“countrygentlemenwhoranestatesandamassedlibrariesofbookstoshowtheirwealthandintelligence,”Deverssays.Shearguesthatthey’vebeenliketheirpeersinothermale-ledcreativeindustries—includingtelevision,filmandthenewsmedia—inthat“theyfocusonthemselves.”Thatpastcontributestoaplainabsenceofwomen’sworkamongthebooksconsideredtobevaluableculturalobjects.InJanuary,theSecondShelfwentviral(走红)onTwitterafterDeverspointedoutthatonlyninebooksbywomenappearedinalist,producedbyatradewebsite,ofthe500biggestsalesatauctioninthebooks-and-paperfieldlastyear.Evenamongmorerecentlypublishedworks,a2024studyfound,titlesbywomenareonaveragepriced45%lowerthanbooksbymen.Inrecentyears,callshavegoneouttoreadonlybooksbywomenforayearandforuniversitiestoexpandtheircurriculums.TheobservanceofWomen’sHistoryMonthintheU.S.hasalsomadeMarchatimeforpublisherstosuggestfittingreadinglists.Devers’shopisthephysicalsiteofthatmovementchallengingthecurrentsituation.“We’vebeentaughttofindvalueinsomethingreallynarrow,”shesays.“It’stimetoexploresomethingdifferent.”12．Thefirstparagraphtellsthereaders_________.A．whyDeversnamedhershoptheSecondShelfB．howDeverswasexposedtorarebooktradeC．whatmotivatedDeverstoopentheSecondShelfD．whereDeversfirstcameacrosswomen’sliteraryworks13．Theunderlinedword“eclipse”inthefourthparagraphmeans_________.A．fullyexposedB．partiallyconcealedC．seriouslytreatedD．roughlyexplained14．Whichmayexplaintheabsenceofthegreatliteraryworksbywomen?A．Thetradeusedtobedominatedbymen.B．Womenwriters’ideasconflictwiththebookdealers’.C．Malestendtobeproductiveinthecreativeindustry.D．Themajorityofmalereadersdon’treadmodernfiction.15．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Inrecentyears,universitycurriculumshaveemphasizedbooksbywomen.B．Women’sHistoryMonthhaspushedwomenwriterstobemoreproductive.C．MorephysicalbookstoreslikeDevers’areneededtochangethesituation.D．TheSecondShelfishelpingturnapageforwomeninliterature.二、七选五（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Forhumans,ignorance(无知)isinevitable(不行避开的):It'sournaturalstate.There'stoomuchcomplexityintheworldforanyindividualtomaster.Ignorancecanbefrustrating,buttheproblemisnotignoranceitself.16．.AccordingtoDavidDunning,ignorantpeopledon'tknowhowignoranttheyare.Ifyougiveagroupofpeopleatasktodoandthenaskthemhowwelltheythinkthey'vedoneonthetask.Poorperformersoverestimatehowwellthey'vedone;strongperformersoftenunderestimatetheirperformance:Thisisbecausethosewholackskillsalsolacktheknowledgeofwhatskillsthey'remissing.17．Thosewhohaveskillsknowwhatskillstheycouldimproveon.Ourignorance,ingeneral,shapesourlivesinwayswedonotknowabout.Putsimply,peopletendtodowhattheyknowandfailtodowhattheydon'tknow.18．Peoplefailtoreachtheirpotentialsimplybecausetheyarenotawareofthepossible.Thisisafactoflife.19．Wewon'tmissDisneylandifwedon'tknowit'sthere.Formanyexpensivethings,thelessyouknowaboutthem,thelessyou'llmissthemandthehappieryou'llbe.20．Ifwedon'tknowaboutbirthcontrol,thenwewon'tuseit.Ifweremainignorantaboutthehorrorsthataregoingonnextdoor,wewon'tdowhat'snecessarytostopthem.Andifweareignorantaboutthedangerousthingsourchildrenaregettinginto,disastercanfollow.A．Ignorancemeansyouhaveneither.B．Sotheythinkthey'reprettygood.C．It’sthetroublewegetintobynotrecognizingit.D．Butignorancehascosts.E.It'sknowledgeofpossibilitiesthatmakesusmissthem.F.Wecan'tchoosewhatwedon'tknowabout.G.Inthatway,ignorancechannelsthecoursewetakeinlife.三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从所供应的四个选项中选出最佳选项.Therearemanytalentedpeoplearoundtheworld.Someare21inbusiness,othersaregoodartists.Whateverthe22is,theremustbegoodideasinordertosucceed.Becauseasinglepersonbyhimselfcan23assesshisideascritically,heneedstocommunicatewithanotherperson.Todayyoucan24findpeopletotalktoonline.Extensivegeographycanincreaseyour25tofindthepersonwhosharesyourinterests.Inthebeginning,itis26tomeetasmanypeopleaspossible.Themorepeopleyouknow,thehigherthechanceyoufindthe27person.Beforeyouimplement(实施)youridea,itisnecessaryto28itwiththispersonyoufind.Inthiswayyougetanewviewofyourideaandrealizehowyoucandevelopitfurtheror29ittoimprove.Oftenthispersoncanshowyouwhatstrengthsand30yourideahas.Itisgoodtoimplementanythoughtonyourown,butdoingitwitha/an31iseasier.Whenyouchoosesomeonetoexpressyourideas,32thepersonhasstrongmotivationtolistentoyou.Sheorhealsoneedstohavethe33totellyouwhatisgoodandbadaboutyourideas.Chooseallthe34methodstofindthisperson.Communicateyourthoughtstohimandyourlifewillbecomemoresuccessful.Soitisimportantto35yourideaswithsomeoneelse.21．A．wealthy B．busy C．strong D．interested22．A．part B．field C．case D．advice23．A．hardly B．regularly C．instantly D．nearly24．A．proudly B．roughly C．easily D．actually25．A．courage B．chance C．interest D．hope26．A．necessary B．normal C．possible D．helpful27．A．rich B．friendly C．proper D．clever28．A．argue B．discuss C．cover D．travel29．A．control B．check C．protect D．change30．A．aspects B．advantages C．weaknesses D．exception31．A．partner B．guide C．adult. D．expert32．A．tryout B．makesense C．workout D．makesure33．A．belief B．ability C．confidence D．time34．A．scientific B．traditional C．available D．various35．A．associate B．exchange C．provide D．combine四、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。(每小题1.5分，满分15分)ThestoryofAtlantisisoneofthe36．(old)mysteriesintheworld.Buthowdidthestorybegin?Morethan2,000yearsago,afamousGreekwriterPlatowroteastoryaboutabeautifulislandintheAtlanticOcean,37．hecalledtheislandofAtlantis.Thepeopletherewereveryrichand38．(success).However,astheygrewricher,theybecameselfishandgreedyandtheystartedtoargueandfight39．eachotherandthepeoplefromtheotherislands.Then,oneday,asa(n)40．(punish),ahugeearthquakecameandgreatwavescoveredtheislandofAtlantisuntilitdisappearedunderthesea.Forover2,000years,everyonethoughttheislandofAtlantis41．(be)justafantasticstoryuntilanAmericanpoliticianandwriter42．(name)DonnellystudiedthehistoryoffloodsandnaturaldisastersfromEgypttoMexicoandthoughtthestorywasaboutarealnaturaldisaster.Then,in43．late1960s,theruinsofanancientcityontheGreekislandofTherawerediscoveredbyaGreekhistorian.Whenthehistorianandhisteamexaminedtheruinsoftheancientcity,theyfoundagroupofpeoplehadlivedtherebeforeandthecity44．(destroy)andburiedbyavolcaniceruption.So,wasTheratrulytheislandthatPlatohaddescribedinhisbooks?NOoneknowsandthestoryofAtlantis45．(remain)amystery.五、提纲类作文(满分15分)46．假如你是李华，是某国际学校的学生会主席。你发觉有些同学迫于同伴间的压力，在过生日时常常攀比谁买的生日礼物好。请你用英语写一封倡议信，发表在你校校内网上，呼吁同学们不要攀比。内容包括：1.相互攀比的危害；2.对生日礼物的建议；3.向同学们发出倡议。留意：1.词数80词左右；2.可以适当增加细微环节，以使行文连贯。Dearstudents,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TheStudents’Union六、读后续写(满分25分)47．阅读下面材料，依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。续写的词数应为150左右。“Iwishmymotherhadaringlikethosetheladieswearatthehotel,”saidHiramGreentohimselfoneday.Hiramwasthesonofafisherman,butthefishermanhaddiedwhenHiramwasalittleboy.Hiram’smothertookonsewingworktoearnmoneytosupportherselfandherson.Hehelpedherwhenhecouldoutofschoolho