2024-2025学年广东省肇庆市肇庆鼎湖中学高二上学期12月考试英语试卷

2024—2025学年广东省肇庆市肇庆鼎湖中学高二上学期12月考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★)IncludingwinnersofthePulitzerPrize,EdgarAward,andmore,thesebookshavebeenread,judged,andcelebratedbythebestthisyear!Pickupanaward-winningstoryforanyage.

WinneroftheEdgarAward

VeraWong’sUnsolicitedAdviceforMurderers(杀人犯)

JesseQ.Sutanto

Paperback$18.00AddtocartVeraWong,alonelyoldladywholivesaboveherforgottenteashopinthemiddleofSanFrancisco’sChinatown,walkeddownstairstofindacuriousthing—adeadmaninthemiddleofherteashop.Thislonelyshopkeepertakesituponherselftosolveamurderinthemostunusualwayinthisbest-sellingnovel.WinnerofthePulitzerinNonfiction

HisNameIsGeorgeFloyd

RobertSamuels&ToluseOlorunnipa

Paperback$20.00AddtocartAlandmarkbiographythatrevealshowracism(种族主义)shapedGeorgeFloyd’slife—fromhisfamily’srootsinthetobaccofields,toongoinginequalityinhousing,education,andhealthcare—tellingthestoryofhowoneman’stragicexperiencebroughtaboutaglobalmovementforchange.JamesBeardAwardWinnerSavor(品味)

FatimaAli

Hardcover$28.00AddtocartAyoungcookwhosedreamswerecutshortsavorseverylastminuteassheexploresfoodandadventure,illnessanddeathinSavor,aninspiringautobiographyandfamilystorythatsweepsfromPakistantoManhattanandbeyond.Atitscore,itisastoryaboutwhatitmeanstotrulylive.1.WhowouldprobablybeinterestedinVeraWong’sUnsolicitedAdviceforMurderers?

A．Mysteryfans.B．Teashopowners.C．Professionalcooks.D．Chinatownvisitors.2.Whatdothreebooksshareincommon?

A．They’renowatadiscount.B．Theyexplorethesametheme.C．They’reawardwinnersofthisyear.D．Theyarebasedontruelifestories.3.Wherecanyoufindthetext?

A．Amagazine.B．Awebsite.C．Atextbook.D．Anewspaper.(★★★)75-year-oldhip-hop(街舞)grandmaStephanieWalshhasgainedworldwideattentionwithherintensedancemovesandincredibleenergy.Betterknownas“Ms.Stephanie”online,Walshhasbeenfeaturedonsocialmediaaccountswithsomevideosdrawingmorethan11millionpeopletowatch.Walshbelievesthevideosgainedpopularitybecausesheis75.“It’sbecauseI’masenior,”saidWalsh.“Youdon’tusuallyseesomeonemyagedoinghip-hopandmovinglikethat.”Butactually,it’smorethanthat.Justasherprofileclaims,Walsh’svideosare“inspiringtheworldtodancelikenooneiswatching”.“Danceisn’tjustyourbody,it’swhatyou’refeelinginsideaboutthedanceandit’swhatcomesouthereinyourface,”Walshsaid.“WhatIwanttoputthroughmymovementishowmuchfunitisandhowmuchjoyitgivesyou.”Fromayoungage,Walshlovedtodancebutherfamilydidn’thavethemoneyforclasses.Whenshewasnearly30,shegotherdaughterballetlessons,whichherdaughterhated.So,shetookherdaughteroutandstartedclassesherselfrightaway.Walshbelievesherlifelongpassionfordanceiswhatmotivateshertoday.“Everybodyhastohaveapassionintheirlife,”shesaid.“It’slikethatsaying,‘Alifewithoutpassionisalifehalflived.’Ibelievethat.”Walshdancesforfunandfitness,butalsofortherapy(心理治疗).Shestruggledthroughcountlesshardships,andshehasmorethanenoughreasonstokeepherdown.Buttheydon’t.Sheturnstoherfaith,herfriendsandofcourse,dance,toshineasaninspirationtothosearoundher.Gilbert,oneofWalsh’sfollowers,sayssheinspireshimeveryday.“She’sabeautifulsoulwhoteachesmethatitdoesn’tmatteraboutyourageoryoursize.Aslongasyoufeelgood,that’sallthatmatters,”saysGilbert.“IamtrulythankfulthatWalshisteachingmeattheageof32tolivemylifefullandstopbeingsoscared.”4.Whatcontributestohervideos’popularityaccordingtoWalsh?

A．Heradvancedage.B．Hersmoothmoves.C．Herendlessenergy.D．Herconfidentclaim.5.WhatmotivatesWalshtodohip-hop?

A．Itsgreatsocialbenefit.B．Itsgrowingpopularity.C．Herenthusiasmfordance.D．Herhungerforreputation.6.WhatwillWalsh’sstoryprobablyinspireGilberttodo?

A．Beactiveinsocialmedia.B．Setagoodexampletoothers.C．Takefulladvantageofhistalent.D．Adoptapositiveapproachtolife.7.Whichisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．OptimisticAboutLife:TheWaytoSurvive.B．ForeverYounginDance:AnInspiringFigure.C．EmbracingSocialMedia:TheKeytoSuccess.D．DancingwiththeYoung:AnAmazingJourney.(★★★★)Thegoalofthisbookistomakethecasefordigitalminimalism,includingadetailedexplorationofwhatitasksandwhyitworks,andthentoteachyouhowtoadoptthisphilosophyifyoudecideit’srightforyou.Todoso,Idividedthebookintotwoparts.Inpartone,Idescribethephilosophicalfoundationsofdigitalminimalism,startingwithanexaminationoftheforcesthataremakingsomanypeople’sdigitallivesincreasinglyintolerable,beforemovingontoadetaileddiscussionofthedigitalminimalismphilosophy.Partoneconcludesbyintroducingmysuggestedmethodforadoptingthisphilosophy:thedigitaldeclutter.Thisprocessrequiresyoutostepawayfromoptionalonlineactivitiesforthirtydays.Attheendofthethirtydays,youwillthenaddbackasmallnumberofcarefullychosenonlineactivitiesthatyoubelievewillprovidemassivebenefitstothethingsyouvalue.Inthefinalchapterofpartone,I’llguideyouthroughcarryingoutyourowndigitaldeclutter.Indoingso,I’lldrawonanexperimentIranin2018inwhichover1,600peopleagreedtoperformadigitaldeclutter.You’llheartheseparticipants’storiesandlearnwhatstrategiesworkedwellforthem,andwhattrapstheyencounteredthatyoushouldavoid.Thesecondpartofthisbooktakesacloserlookatsomeideasthatwillhelpyoucultivate(培养)asustainabledigitalminimalismlifestyle.Inthesechapters,Iexamineissuessuchastheimportanceofsolitude(独处)andthenecessityofcultivatinghigh-qualityleisuretoreplacethetimemostnowspentonmindlessdeviceuse.Eachchapterconcludeswithacollectionofpractices,whicharedesignedtohelpyouactonthebigideasofthechapter.Youcanviewthesepracticesasatoolboxmeanttoaidyoureffortstobuildaminimalistlifestylethatworksforyourparticularcircumstances.8.Whatisthebookaimedat?

A．Teachingcriticalthinkingskills.B．Advocatingasimpledigitallifestyle.C．Solvingphilosophicalproblems.D．Promotingtheuseofadigitaldevice.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“declutter”inparagraph3mean?

A．Clear-up.B．Add-on.C．Check-in.D．Take-over.10.Whatispresentedinthefinalchapterofpartone?

A．Theoreticalmodels.B．Statisticalmethods.C．Practicalexamples.D．Historicalanalyses.11.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestreadersdowiththepracticesofferedinparttwo?

A．Usethemasneeded.B．Recommendthemtofriends.C．Evaluatetheireffects.D．Identifytheideasbehindthem.(★★★)Itisgoodtogetintouchwithyourinnerchildfromtimetotime，andobviouslysomepeoplearewillingtopaybigmoneyforthechancetodosoinaproperenvironment．ABrooklyn-basedadultpreschoolischargingcustomersbetween$333and$999forthechancetoactlikeakidagain．AtPreschoolMastermindinNewYorkadultsgettoparticipateinshow—and—tell，arts—and—craftssuchasfingerpaint，gameslikemusicalchairsandeventakenaps．Themonth-longcoursealsohasclasspicturedaywheretheadultsareexpectedtohaveafieldtripandaparentday．30-year-oldMichelleJoniLapidos，thebrainbehindtheadultpreschool，studiedchildhoodeducationandhasalwayswantedtobeapreschoolteacher．She’salwaysonthelookoutfornewwaystogetpeopleintouchwiththefreedomofchildhood．Afriendencouragedhertostartthemastermindcourseinstead．AccordingtoCandice，herbloggerfriend，PreschoolMastermindgivesadultsachancetorelearnandmasterthethingsthattheyfailedtounderstandaschildren．“Irealizedallthesignificancesofwhatwelearninpreschool，”saidfounderMichelleJoni，“Peoplecomehereandgetintouchwiththeirinnerchild．It’smagical．Wearebringingourselvesbacktoanotherplace，anothertimewithourselveswhenwearemorebelievinginourselves，moreconfidentandreadytotakeontheworld.”“Oneperson’sherebecausetheywanttolearnnottobesoserious．”Michellesaid．“Another'sheretolearntobemoreconfident.”Sheexplainedthatmostoftheclasseswereplanned．However，Joniaddedthatwhiletheplannedactivitieswerefun，itwasoftenthespontaneous(自发的)momentsthatattractedstudents．“It’sthethingsyoudon’tplanfor，thesharingbetweenfriendsandlearningfromeachother.’’12.WhatisthepurposeofPreschoolMastermind?

A．Togiveadultsachancetoreturntochildhood．B．Tohelpparentsunderstandtheirchildrenbetter．C．Toprovidepracticaltrainingcoursesforteachers．D．Tointroducesomewaysofplayingwithchildren．13.WhatismainlydiscussedaboutPreschoolMastermindinParagraph2?

A．Itscustomers．B．Itsactivities．C．Itsenvironment．D．Itsschedule.14.AccordingtoCandice，peoplecometothisprogramto________.

A．enjoyfreedomofthinkingB．realizetheirchildhooddreamsC．discovertheirinnerabilitiesD．figureoutchildhoodpuzzles15.WhatdoweknowaboutMichelleJoni?

A．Sheusedtobeapreschoolteacher．B．Shelikestomakeplansinadvance．C．ShefoundedPreschoolMastermind．D．Shegainedconfidencebysharing．(★★★)HowtoBeFunny?Humorcanhelpyouconnectwithotherpeopleandmakeunpleasantsituationsalittlemorebearable.16Butit’snotthathardonceyoutapintoyourinnersenseofhumor.Evenifyoudon’tthinkyou’renaturallyfunny,therearethingsyoucandotomakeyourselfandotherpeoplelaugh.Learnfromfunnypeople.Youcanexpandyourreachagooddealbylisteningtootherfunnypeople.Whetherthey’reprofessionalcomedians,yourparents,yourkids,oryourboss,learningfromthefunnypeopleinyourlifeisakeysteptowardsbeingafunnyperson.17Lookforwhatyouadmiremostinthesepeople.Broadenyourfactualknowledgeforjokematerial.18Theymaybeyouramazingknowledgeof17th-centurypoetry,yourfamiliaritywithfishingtripsthatwentwrong,etc.Whateverthematerialis,itneedstoresonate(引起共鸣)withyouraudience.19Beingfunnydoesn’tcomeinaone-size-fits-allpackage.Whatmakesyoufunnyisuniquetoyouandthewayyouobservetheworld.Trustthatyoudohaveafunnybone;asbabies,welaughfromfourmonthsofage,andallchildrenexpresshumornaturallyfromthekindergartenage,usinghumortoentertainthemselvesandothers.It’salreadyinyou.Youjustneedtobringitout!Read,read,read.Getyourhandsoneverythingthatisfunny,andconsumeitlikeyourmomtoldyounotto.Chemistsbecomechemistsbyreadingandpracticingchemistry.Sportswritersbecomesportswritersbyreadingandwritingaboutsports.20

A．Strikewhiletheironishot.B．Trustinyourinnersenseofhumor.C．Observethefunnierthingsthesepeoplesayordo.D．Beingfunnymightseemtotakeagreatdealofwork.E．It’smucheasiertofindfunnymomentsinfamiliarmaterial.F．You’llbecomeahumorouspersonbyreadingandpracticingjokes.G．Thebetteryouknowsomeone,theeasieritwillbetomakethemlaugh.二、完形填空(★★★)In1973,Iwasteachingelementaryschool.Eachday,27kids______”TheThinkingLaboratory“.Thatwasthe______studentsvotedforafterdecidingthat”Room104“wastoodull.Freddywasanaverage______,butnotanaverageperson.Hehadtherarebalanceoffunandcompassion(同情).Hewould______theloudestoverfunandbethesaddestoveranyone’s______.Beforetheschoolyearended,Igavethekidsaspecial______,T-shirtswiththewords”VerbsAreYour______“onthem.Ihadadvisedthekidsthatwhileverbs(动词)mayseemdull,mostofthe______thingstheydothroughouttheirliveswillbeverbs.Throughtheyears,I’drunintoformerstudentswhowouldprovide______onoldclassmates.IlearnedthatFreddydidseveraljobsafterhis______fromhighschoolandremainedthesamecaringpersonImetfortyyearsbefore.Once,whileworkingovernightatastore,heletahomelessman______inhistruck.Anothertime,he______afriendmoneytobuyahouse.Justlastyear,Iwas______aworkshopwhensomeoneknockedattheclassroomdoor.Awomanexcusedtheinterruptionandhandedmeanenvelope.Istoppedteachingand______itup.Insidewerethe”Verbs“shirtanda______fromFreddy’smother.”FreddypassedawayonThanksgiving.Hewantedyoutohavethis.“Itoldthestorytotheclass.Assadasitwas,Icouldn’thelpsmiling.AlthoughFreddywastakenfromus,wealltooksomethingfromFreddy.21.A．builtB．enteredC．decoratedD．ran22.A．nameB．ruleC．brandD．plan23.A．scholarB．studentC．citizenD．worker24.A．speakB．singC．questionD．laugh25.A．misfortuneB．disbeliefC．dishonestyD．mistake26.A．lessonB．giftC．reportD．message27.A．FriendsB．AwardsC．MastersD．Tasks28.A．simpleB．uniqueC．funD．clever29.A．assessmentsB．commentsC．instructionsD．updates30.A．graduationB．retirementC．separationD．resignation31.A．waitB．sleepC．studyD．live32.A．paidB．chargedC．lentD．owed33.A．observingB．preparingC．designingD．conducting34.A．openedB．packedC．gaveD．held35.A．pictureB．billC．noteD．diary三、语法填空(★★)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。Despitethehotweather,morethanadozeninternationalstudentscouldnothidetheirexcitementafter36(complete)athree-hourbikeridealongthecentralaxis(中轴线)ofBeijing,eachrushingtohigh-fivetheirteamleader.AtasessioninIndiainlateJuly,2024,theUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)listedthe700-year-oldBeijingCentralAxis,referredto37the“spineofthecity’sculture”,ontheWorldHeritageList.TheBeijingCentralAxis,thebest-preservedexampleoftraditionalcentralaxisarchitectureinChina,extends7.8kmfromYongdingGateinthesouthtotheBellandDrumTowersinthenorth.“Thisjourneyhasbeenso38(impress),”saidCallumDeighton,astudentfromtheUniversityofYork,Britain,addingthathewas39(true)amazedbythehistoricarchitecturealongthecentralaxis.Hewasamongagroupofstudentsfromdifferentcountriesthatjoinedacyclingcourse40(offer)bythePekingUniversitySummerSchoolInternational2024.During41one-monthcourseinJuly,studentshadtheopportunity42(gain)cyclingknowledgeandskills,whilejoiningcycletourstoexploretheancientbeautyofBeijing.LuFuquan,theirteamleaderand43(instruct)fromPekingUniversity,hasbeenacyclingenthusiastformanyyears,44isalsofondofBeijing’shistoricalandculturalheritage.Hehasplannedsixcyclingroutesforthecourse,leadingstudentsonatwo-wheeledexplorationoftheancientcapital.Sincelastyear,thecourse45(attract)130internationalstudents,includingthosefromBritain,France,Canada,Australia,JapanandSingapore.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是李华，下周有新西兰学生访问你校，你将作为学生代表致欢迎辞。请为此写一篇发言稿，内容包括：1.表示欢迎；2.介绍活动安排；3.表达祝愿。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。五、书面表达(★★★)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。AlexsatquietlyatthebackofhisChineseclass,hiseyesfixedonthetextbookbeforehim.Asashyandunnoticedstudent,hefeltlikealonewolf,strugglingagainstthecomplexitiesofhighschoollife.MsLau,hisChineseteacher,wasalightinhisotherwisedarkworld.Herwarmsmileandgentlebehaviormadeherstandoutamongtheseaofteachers.Shewastheonlyonewhoseemedtounderstandhisconservativenature,alwaysencouraginghimtostepoutofhiscomfortzone.Oneday,afterclass,MsLauapproachedAlexwithexcitementshininginhereyes.“Alex,Ihaveanofferforyou,”shesaid,hervoicefilledwithenthusiasm.“IamorganizingaculturalexchangeprogramtoChina,andIbelieveitwouldbeagreatopportunityforyoutoexploreanewworld.”Alex’sheartskippedabeat,theprospectoftravelingtoaforeigncountrybothexcitingandterrifying.Hehesitated,unsureifh