广东省东莞市2024~2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题(无答案)

2024-2025学年度第一学期期中三校联考高二英语说明：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，考号填写在答题卡上相应的位置。2.全部答案在答题卡上完成，考试结束只交答题卡。3.满分150分，考试用时120分钟。第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节听力理解（两段共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）共两小段，每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听第一段对话，回答第1~2题。1.WheredoesTomcomefrom?A.Australia. B.Canada. C.NewZealand.2.WhowillTomgotothebeachandcampwith?A.Hisfamilies. B.Hisfriends. C.Hispets.听第二段对话，回答第3~5题。3.WhatkindofmoviedoesJaneprefer?A.Comedies. B.Romanticmovies. C.Sciencefictionmovies.4.WhichmoviedoesJackrecommend?A.Arrival. B.Dune:PartTwo. C.BeyondtheStars.5.Whendidtherecommendedmoviehitthetheater?A.OnMarch8th. B.OnMarch6th. C.OnMay8th.第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）听下面一段材料。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答卷标号为6~10的空格中。录音读两遍。ArtificialIntelligenceDefinitionThedevelopmentofcomputersystemsthatcan6tasks.Applications●SmartphonesAIhelpsunderstandour7commandsandanswerquestions.●HealthcareDoctorscanuseAItoanalyze8picturestoidentifyillnesses.●EducationAIgreatlyhelpsstudentspracticemath,learnlanguages,andimprove9ChallengesAIraisesconcernsaboutprivacyanddata10第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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“Youneedtosignthis,”mysonJoeinformedme.“Whatisit?”Iasked.Rollinghiseyeswithasenseofimpatience,Joereplied,“Yourpermission.Andit’sduetomorrow!”IlearnedthatJoe’ssixth-gradeclasswouldbetakingafieldtriptothestatecapital.“Thatsoundslikefun,”Isaid.“I’vealwayswantedtogothere.”“Youcan’tcome!”Joeanswered.Puzzled,Iasked,“Whynot?”“Becauseyoualwayscomeonfieldtrips!”Ofcourse,Ialwaysjoinedhisclassonfieldtrips.Beingachaperoneonafieldtripisoneoftheadvantagesthatcomeswithbeingamom,avacationdayinacareerthatoffersfewopportunitiesforachangeofscenery.“Youdon’twantmetobeachaperone?”“Givesomeoneelse’smomachance,”hesuggested.WhatwassurprisingwashowmuchImindedbeingsoimpolitelyremovedfromtheshortlistofwillingchaperonesbymyownson.WhenJoewasinkindergarten,hisclassplannedapretendtriptoNorway.Thedaybeforethetrip,Joewokeupnotfeelingwell.Afterlearningthathedidn’thaveafever,Iasked,“Youdon’twanttomissgettingreadyforthetriptoNorway,doyou?”“Iguessnot,”hesaid.ButwhenIpickedhimupattheendoftheday,theteacherwhispered,“Joegotalittleupsettoday.”“Whathappened?”“Hedoesn’twanttogotoNorwaywithoutyou.”Sothatwaswhathadbeenbotheringmy5-year-old.HethoughthisclasswasreallyflyingtoNorwayontheirwoodenchairsintheirpaperairplane.Hebelievedthosepassportsandticketsheandhisclassmateshadbeenmakingweretherealdeal.PreadolescencefelluponmyfamilyasmyhusbandandIfoundourselvespreparingforourson’supcomingteenyearswiththesametrepidationassomeoneabouttoclimbanice-coveredmountainwearinghighheels.Joeneededtotakeafieldtripwithoutmeaccompanyinghim.AndIneededtolethim.I’mgladhedoesn’tneedmeallthetime.11.Whatdidtheauthorreallymind?A.Theadditionalresponsibilitiesasamom.B.Beingaskedbyhersontosignapermission.C.Beingdeniedrudelybyhersonasachaperone.D.Havingmissedthechancetovisitthestatecapital.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trepidation”inParagraph7probablymean?A.Excitement. B.Expectation. C.Determination. D.Nervousness.13.WhatdidtheauthorrealizeaboutJoeatlast?A.Hewasunwillingtoobeyrules. B.Hewasbecominglessdependent.C.Hewaslongingforhisparents’love. D.Hehatedbeingcontrolledbyparents.BIt’ssurprisinghowmuchsimplemovementsofthebodycanaffectthewaywethink.Usingexpansivegestureswithopenarmsmakesusfeelmorepowerful;crossingyourarmsmakesyoumoredeterminedandlyingdowncanbringmoreinsights.Soifmovingthebodycanhavetheseeffects,whatabouttheclotheswewear?We’reallwellawareofhowdressingupindifferentwayscanmakeusfeelmoreattractive,sportyorprofessional,dependingontheclotheswewear,butcantheclothesactuallychangecognitiveperformanceorisitjustafeeling?AdamandGalinskytestedtheeffectofsimplywearingawhitelabcoatonpeople’spowersofattention.Theideaisthatwhitecoatsareassociatedwithscientists,whoareinturnthoughttohavecloseattentiontodetail.Whattheyfoundwasthatpeoplewearingwhitecoatsperformedbetterthanthosewhoweren’t.Indeed,theymadeonlyhalfasmanyerrorsasthosewearingtheirownclothesontheStroopTest(onewayofmeasuringattention).Theresearcherscalltheeffect“enclothedcognition,”suggestingthatallmannersofdifferentclothesprobablyaffectourcognitioninmanydifferentways.Thisopensthewayforallsortsofclothes-basedexperiments.Isthewriterwhowearsafedoramorecreative?Isthepsychologistwearinglittleroundglassesandsmokingacigarmoreinsightful?Doesachef’shatmaketherestaurantfoodtastebetter?Fromnowon,IwillonlybeeditingarticlesforPsyBlogwhilewearingawhitecoattohelpkeepthetypingerrorcountlow.Hopefully,youwillbedoingyourpartbyreadingPsyBloginacapandgown.14.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Bodymovementschangethewaypeopletrunk.B.Howpeopledresshasaninfluenceontheirfeelings.C.Peopledoingdifferentjobsshouldweardifferentclothes.D.Whatpeoplewearcanaffecttheircognitiveperformance.15.WhatdidAdamandGalinsky’sexperimenttesttheeffectofclotheson?C.Theirwearers’attention. B.Theirwearers’insights.C.Theirwearers’movements. D.Theirwearers’appearance.16.Howdoestheauthorsoundinthelastparagraph?A.Humorous. B.Hopeful. C.Formal. D.Academic.CTherockgroupCountingCrowswereontosomethingwhentheychosetheirbandname.Crowscanindeedcount,accordingtoresearchpublishedthisweekinScience.Theresultsshowthatcrowshavecountingcapacitiesnearthoseofhumanbabies,saysleadstudyauthorDianaLiao,aresearcherattheUniversityofTübingeninGermany.“Wethinkthisisthefirsttimethishasbeenshownforanyanimalspecies,”sheadds.Crowsdonotappeartobecapableofsymboliccounting,wherenumbersserveasanexactrepresentation.Instead,thebirdscountbycontrollingthenumberofvocalizationstheyproducetocorrespondtoassociatedhints.Thisissimilartohowyoungchildrencountbeforelearningsymbolicnumbers,Liaosays.Forexample,ababywhoisaskedhowmanyapplesareonatreemayanswer,“One,one,one”.Thebabyproducesthenumberofspeechsoundswhichagreewiththatoftheapples,ratherthanjustsaying,“Three.”Inthestudy,Liaoandhercolleaguespresentedthecrowswithrandomlyorderedhints,fourofwhichwerevisual-colorednumbersthatappearedonatouchscreen.Andfourofthemwereauditory,includingsoundsmadebyguitarsanddrums.Throughtrialanderror,thebirdshadtofigureoutthecorrectnumberofcallstopairwitheachhint.Iftheygotitright,theyreceivedawormreward.Afterreceivingabout180trainingsessions,allofthecrowswereabletoproducethecorrectnumberofvocalizationsassociatedwiththehints—a“prettycool”finding,Liaosays.Shesuspects,too,thatthecrowscouldhavemasterednumbershigherthanfouriftheyweregiventheopportunity.OnurGüntürkün,abio-psychologistatRuhrUniversityBochuminGermany,whowasnotinvolvedintheresearch,saysthenewpaperis“excellent”evenifthefindingsare“notunexpected”givenallthatscientistsalreadyknowaboutcrows’intelligence.17.Whatisthenewresearchabout?A.Crows’abilitytocount.B.Crows’skillofsolvingproblems.C.Acomparisonbetweencrowsandbabies.D.Aninvestigationintoafamousrockgroup.18.WhydoestheauthormentionababycountingapplesinParagraph3?A.Toexplainhowbabiesthink. B.Toclarifyhowcrowscount.C.Toillustratethewisdomofcrows. DTodisplaybabylearningprogress.19.Howdidthecrowsgetthewormrewards?A.Bycountingobjectsonthescreen.B.Bypickingcolorsfromthetouchscreen.C.Bychoosingbetweensoundsandimages.D.Bymatchingsoundstovisualandaudiohints.20.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Theresearchispoorlyrecognized.B.Thestudyneedsfurtherconfirmation.C.Theresultsfitwithpreviousfindings.D.Thebio-psychologistiscriticalofthestudy.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，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。Curiosityispartofhumannature.Childrenarefamousforwantinganswerstotonsofquestions.BooksandTVshowsoftenrelyoncuriosity.Peoplekeepreadingorwatchingbecausetheywanttofindoutwhathappens.21Manyofhistory’sgreatestdiscoveriesweremadebycuriouspeople.Peoplewonderedhowprocessesworkedorhowcertaintaskscouldbedonemoreeffectively.Thankstotheircuriosity,peoplenowknowfarmoreabouttheworldandhaveusefultechnologytohelpthem.Evenifyoudon’tplantobeaninventororresearcher,curiositycanstillhelpyouintheclassroom.Ifyoudevelopthejoyoflearning,classwillbemorefun.22Evenifyou’renolongerastudent,curiositywillmakeyoubetterinformedandthusamorecapableworker.Whatdoyoudoifyou’renotalreadycurious?23Ifyouactlikeyou’recurious,you’llquicklystarttoactuallyfeelcurious.Often,themoreyoulearnaboutatopic,themoreinterestingitbecomes.Asyoulearnaboutatopic,gatherinformationfromasmanysourcesaspossible.Readavarietyofbooks,watchorlistentolecturesandaskquestions.24Instead,learntoappreciatefactsthatdifferentpeopleknowandthedifferentopinionsthattheyexpress.Don’tassumeyoualreadyknowwhatyouneedtoknow.Instead,searchforalternatepossibilitiesandpointsofview.25Remember,everyoneknowssomethingthatyoudon’t.Findoutwhatthatis,andaskaboutit.Thisletsyoulearnsomethingandmakestheotherpersonhappybylettingthemshowofftheirknowledge.Intheclassroomoroutofit,developingcuriosityissuretobeworthwhile.A.Askalotofquestions.B.Acceptavarietyofresourcestofeedyourcuriosity.C.Butcuriosityalsoprovidesmanypracticalbenefits.D.Fortunately,curiosityisaskillthatcanbeimproved.E.Don’talwaysgetyourinformationfromthesamesource.F.Curiositydrivestheprocessofdiscoveriesandinnovation.G.Andyou’llexcelbecauseyouwillbefullyengagedintheprocessoflearning.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Myhusbandwasoutofwork.Itwasn’tthatIwasembarrassed.Itwasjustthatwewereprivatepeopleanddidn’tshareour26muchwithothers.Sowhenhelosthisjob,wejustactedlikenothinghadchangedandnooneseemedto27.Itdidn’ttakelongbeforemyfriendsfoundoutthatmyhusband28alotmore.WhenIwasaskedaboutit,ItoldmygoodfriendandneighborTammythe29andIsaidwewerestilllooking.Shethentoldmethatherhusbandhadalsobeenhuntingforjobsallovertownbecausehiscompanywasclosingdown.Iwas30.Weconstantlydidthingstogether,yetIhadn’tfoundanysignoftheir31.Afterknowingwhattheywere32,Iwantedtohelpthemeventhoughwedidn’thavemuchourselves.So,Ibecameaprofessionalshopper.Ilookedfordiscountofferseverywhere,andwhenIfinishedmy33,IwouldoffertobuythingsforTammyatthe34price.Itseemslikeourmoneygoesevenfurtherbecausewearewillingtoshare.Itgoestheotherwaytoo.Tammyandherhusbandhavegivenusenoughwoodto35ourhousethiswinter.Ithasbeenahuge36,reducingourgasbilltoalmostnothing.Thereareotherexamplesofhelpingeachother.IteachTammyhowtomakebread;she37mykidswhenIgotojobinterviews...andthe38goeson.Idon’thavemuchtogive,butIcangiveofmyself.Icanhave39,loveandhope,andthemoreIgivetheseaway,themoreI40.26.A.problems B.duties C.opinions D.plans27.A.mind B.notice C.care D.sympathize28.A.wenthunting B.visitedneighbors C.stayedhome D.dinedout29.A.difference B.message C.result D.truth30.A.relieved B.disappointed C.shocked D.confused31.A.starving B.quarreling C.hesitating D.struggling32.A.preparingfor B.goingthrough C.lookingfor D.lookingforwardto33.A.search B.project C.housework D.conversation34.A.earlier B.average C.lower D.suggested35.A.decorate B.support C.heat D.build36.A.victory B.help C.burden D.profit37.A.raises B.praises C.adopts D.watches38.A.interview B.list C.negotiation D.party39.A.kindness B.ambition C.freedom D.curiosity40.A.getback B.huntfor C.believein D.comeacross第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词语或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为41-50的相应位置上。41.Jacob,whois6yearsold,islookingforwardto________(take)totheGreatWall.42.Ithought________aprivilegetohaveaccesstoqualityeducationandopportunitiesforpersonalgrowth.43.Sincethenewmayorcametopower,theuseofsingle-useplasticbags________(ban)inmanycitiestoreduceenvironmentalpollution.44.Wewon’tgetthereasscheduled________wegeteverythingdonetoday.45.Maryisnolongerconsideredtobe________honestpersonbecauseshealwaystellsliesinfrontofothers.46.________(ultimate),peoplewillsufferbecausethehealthcaretheyneeddoesnotreachthem.47.Theworkersworkedhardenoughtosuccessfullymeettheir________(objective)fortheyear.48.Peopleinthiscompanyarelookingforsomeonewhois________(rely)andhard-working.49.Theenvironmentalgroupappealed________thegovernmenttotakestrongermeasurestoprotectendangeredspecies.50.Muchtoourhorror,wefoundourselves________(catch)intheheaviestsnowfallwehadeverencountered.第四部分写作（共三节，满分55分）第一节句子考查（共7小题，1-54每空0.5分，共6分；55-57每小题3分，共9分，满分15分）51.Despitetheheavyrain,she________________(坚持)goingforawalkintheparkeverymorning.52.We________________________________(与…保持联系)ourgrandparentseveryweekendlastyearthroughvideocalls.53.YuanLongpingisoneofChina’smostfamousscientists.Heisknownasthe“fatherofthehybridrice”.（句型转换）YuanLongping,________________the“fatherofthehybridrice”,isoneofChina’smostfamousscientists.54.Thevideofilmedbymymomwasthoughttobeamusing,makingmewidelyknowninthetown.（同义句转换）________________________________thevideofilmedbymymomwasamusing,makingmewidelyknowninthetown.55.Doeshearrangeforacartopickmeupattheairport?Thusstillremainsaquestion.（用主语从句合并句子）____________________________________________________________________________________________56.RobinsonCrusoereachedalonelyisland.Hestayedontheislandfor22years.（合并成非限制性定语从句）____________________________________________________________________________________________57.昨晚，当汤姆被独自留在黑暗中时，他感到恐惧和无助。（用状语从句的省略结构翻译句子）____________________________________________________________________________________________第二节应用文写作（满分15分）你校上周举办了以“智创科技触碰未来”为主题的科技节活动。请为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：1.活动目的；2.活动内容；3.活动反响。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.参考词汇：智创科技触碰未来Innovationandtechnology,touchingthefutureASuccessfulSci-techFestival____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第三节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事Carterenjoyedridingtheschoolbushome.Theridehomegavehimsometimetorelaxafterabusydayoffifthgrade.Heusuallysataloneandenjoyedthattoo.Withfoursiblings(兄妹)hedidn’tgetmuchtimealone.Sometimeshesatwithhisyoungerbrother,Jackson,butJacksonwassickathometoday.Thebusstoppedandthetallestboyinhisclass,Dexter,steppedofffollowedbyhisyoungerbrother,Billy.Asthebuspulledaway,Carterlookedback