2024-2025学年广东省中山市烟洲中学等校高二上学期二段联考英语试卷

2024—2025学年广东省中山市烟洲中学等校高二上学期二段联考英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★)Romecanbepriceyfortravelers,whichiswhymanychoosetostayinahostel(旅社).ThehostelsinRomeofferabedinadormroomforaround$25anight,andforthat,you’lloftengettostayinacentrallocation(位置)withsecurityandcomfort.YellowHostelIfIhadtomakejustonerecommendationforwheretostayinRome,itwouldbeYellowHostel.It’soneofthebest-ratedhostelsinthecity,andforgoodreason.It’saffordable,andit’sgotafunatmospherewithoutbeingtoonoisy.Asanaddedbonus,it’sclosetothemaintrainstation.HostelAlessandroPalaceIfyoulovesocialhostels,thisisthebesthostelforyouinRome.HostelAlessandroPalaceisfun.Staffmembersholdplentyofbareventsforguestslikefreeshots,barcrawlsandkaraoke.There’salsoanareaontherooftopforhangingoutwithothertravelersduringthesummer.YouthStationHostelIfyou’relookingforcleanlinessandamodernhostel,looknofurtherthanYouthStation.Itoffersbeautifulfurnishingsandbeds.Thereareplentyofotherbenefits,too;itdoesn’tchargecitytax;ithasbothairconditioningandaheaterfortherooms;italsohasfreeWi-Fiineveryroom.HotelandHostelDesArtistesHotelandHostelDesArtistesislocatedjusta10-minutewalkfromthecentralcitystationandit’sclosetoallofthecity’smainattractions.Thestaffisfriendlyandhelpful,providingyouwithamapofthecitywhenyouarrive,andofferingadviceifyourequiresome.However,youneedtopay2eurosadayforWi-Fi.1.Whatisprobablythemajorconcernoftravelerswhochoosetostayinahostel?

A．Comfort.B．Security.C．Price.D．Location.2.Whichhotelbestsuitspeoplewhoenjoyanactivesociallife?

A．YellowHostel.B．HostelAlessandroPalace.C．YouthStationHostel.D．HotelandHostelDesArtistes.3.WhatisthedisadvantageofHotelandHostelDesArtistes?

A．Itgetsnoisyatnight.B．Itsstaffistootalkative.C．ItchargesforWi-Fi.D．It’sinconvenientlylocated.(★★★)RachelCarsonwasasciencewriterwidelyrespectedforherbooksaboutoceans.Butshealsodevotedyears.gatheringscientificresearchthatwouldawakenthepublictothedangersofmodernchemicalpesticides.Herwork,SilentSpring,becameoneofthemostinfluentialbooksofthe20thcentury.Anditlaunchedthemodernenvironmentalmovement.BorninPennsylvania,shebecameamarine(海洋的)scientistworkingfortheUSgovernment,primarilyasawriterandeditor.Herfirstthreebooks,UndertheSea-Wind,TheSeaAroundUs,andTheEdgeoftheSeawerephysicalexplanationoflifeinandnearthesea.TheymadeCarsononeofthebest-knownandrespectedsciencewriters.Butthensheturnedhertimeandtalentstoanewsubject.CarsonhadbeenconcernedaboutthedangersofthepesticideDDTsincethemid-1940s.AtfirstDDTwasasymboloftheprogressofmodernchemistry.Ithadsavedcountlesslivesbykillinglice(虱子)andmosquitoesthatspreaddeadlydiseases.ButCarsondoubtedthatspreadinglargequantitiesofpoisonthroughouttheenvironmentcouldbecompletelysafe.Shepainstakinglygatheredresearchtoprovethatchemicalindustrywereoverconfidentaboutthesafetyofchemicalsthathadn’tbeentested.Carsonpublishedherresearchasabook,SilentSpring,in1962.Itcausedanuproar.Carsonwasimmediatelyattackedbythechemicalindustry.Millionsofcitizenstunedintowatchatelevisionprogramanalyzingtheissue.Carson’scalmandreasonedargumentsturnedtheaudienceinherfavor.Finally,herworkconvincedthepresidenttocallforaninvestigation.Eventually12ofthemosttoxicchemicalsCarsonwroteaboutinSilentSpring,includingDDT,werebanned.Shegrewphysicallyweakandenduredalotofpain.Yetsherefusedtostopworkingonthebook.ShediedonApril14,1964,attheageof56.HerwritingshelpedmovethenationtowardanewunderstandingofhowhumankinddependsontheinterconnectionofallformsoflifeonEarth.4.WhydidCarsonturnedtoanewfieldaftershegotfamous?

A．ShewasdoubtfulabouteffectivenessofDDT.B．Shewasinterestedinthelife-savingDDTatthattime.C．ShewassurprisedthatDDTcouldkillliceandmosquitoesD．ShewasworriedabouttheharmcausedbyoveruseofDDT.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“uproar”probablymean?

A．Discussion.B．Criticism.C．Agreement.D．Interruption.6.Whatfinallychangedthepublicviewofchemicalsafety?

A．Carson’sfirstthreebooks.B．Theinvestigationofthepresident.C．Carson’ssilenceabouttheattacks.D．TheargumentsCarsonpresentedonTV.7.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．AnInspiringResearchonaBook.B．FirstWomanMarineScientist.C．ARevolutionaryCallforAction.D．APioneerinEnvironmentalProtection.(★★★)Asclimatechangecausesoceantemperaturestorise,oneofGreenland’spreviouslymoststableglaciersisnowreducingatanunheard-ofrate,accordingtoanewstudy.ThestudywasledbyresearchersatTheOhioStateUniversity.Theteamfoundthetruth.Between2018and2021,SteenstrupGlacierinGreenlandreducedabout5miles,thinnedbyabout20%anddoubledintheamountoficethatwentintotheocean.Accordingtothestudy,sucharapidchangeissoextraordinaryamongGreenland’siceformationsthatitnowplacesSteenstrupGlacierinthetop10%ofglaciersthatcontributetotheentireregion’stotalicedischarge.SteenstrupGlacierispartoftheGreenlandIceSheet,abodyoficethatcoversnearly80%oftheworld’slargestisland,whichisalsothesinglelargestcontributortotheglobalsearisefromthecryosphere(冰冻圈),partofEarth’secosystemthatincludesallofitsfrozenwater.Whiletheregionplaysacrucialpartinbalancingtheglobalclimatesystem,theareaissteadilyreducingasitloseshundredsofbillionsoftonsoficeeachyearbecauseofglobalwarming.Asfarasscientistsknew,SteenstrupGlacierhadbeenstablefordecades.Itwashardlyinfluencedbytherisingtemperaturesthathadinfluencedsomanyotherregionalglaciers,likelybecauseofitsspecialpositioninshallowwater.Itwasn’tuntilThomasChudley,leadauthorofthestudy,andhiscolleaguescollectedobservationalandmodelingdatafrompreviousremotesensinganalysesontheglacierthattheteamrealizedSteenstrupGlacierwaslikelyexperiencingmeltingduetoanomalies(反常现象)indeeperAtlanticwater.AccordingtoChudley,thecurrentsituationinGreenlandservesasanearlywarningsignforpossiblefutureeventsinWestAntarcticawithinthenextfewcenturies.Healsoexpressedtheimportanceofconductingdirectobservationsinthefjord(海湾)tounderstandthereasonsbehindthechangesobservedinSteenstrupGlacier.8.Whydoestheauthormentionthenumbersinparagraph2?

A．Tocountthenumberofglobalglaciers.B．Totellpeoplethepercentageofglacierwater.C．Tostresstheconsequenceofglobalwarming.D．Toshowtheseveresituationofmeltingglaciers.9.WhatpossiblymakesSteenstrupGlacierstableforalongtime?

A．Itssort.B．Itscontent.C．Itslocation.D．Itsbigcoverage.10.WhatisChudley’sattitudetothecurrentsituationinGreenland?

A．Gptimistic.B．Concerned.C．Doubtful.D．Confident.11.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A．Aonce-stableglacierinGreenlandisnowrapidlydisappearing.B．ResearcherstrytoenterGreenlandtoobservehowithaschanged.C．Glaciersplayacrucialpartinbalancingtheglobalclimatesystem.D．TheSteenstrupGlacieristhelargestcontributortotheglobalsearise.(★★★)Therearemanythingsthattechnologycandowellwhenitcomestomonitoringbodylanguage.Artificialintelligence(AI)candetecttheslightestmicro-expressionsomethingthatevenhighlytrainedexpertsdon’talwayscatch,andcantellthedifferencebetweenagenuinesmileandafakeone.But,whenitcomestointerpretingthesubtle(细微的)differencesofbodylanguage,technologyhasalongwaytogo.OneoftheprimarychallengesAIfacesinunderstandingbodylanguageliesinthecomplexityofhumancommunication.Bodylanguageisnotgovernedbystrictrulesorfixedpatterns;itisheavilyinfluencedbycontext,culture,andindividualdifferences,makingitdifficultforAItodealwithsuchcomplicatedsituation.Asimplenodcanconveyagreementorencouragementinonesetting,butitmightindicateimpatienceordisapprovalinanother,whichcanonlybepickedupbyanexperiencedobserver.There’salsoaproblembecauseAIlackstheemotionalintelligenceandempathythatareuniquetohumans.Humanbeingsinterpretemotionsnotonlybyobservingbodylanguagebutalsobydrawingontheirpersonalexperiences,inbornempathy,andbasicunderstandingofhumanpsychology.AI,ontheotherhand,canonlyanalyzedataandrecognizespecificpatternsassociatedwithemotions,asitlackstheunderlyingemotionalcomprehensionthatisessentialforadeeperunderstandingofbodylanguage.Bodylanguagecomprisesacomplicatedwebofnonverbalclues,suchasfacialexpressions,gestures,posture,eyecontact,andtouch.Astechnologyadvancesandresearchprogresses,AImaybecomemoreskillfulatdetectingbodylanguagesignals,butitisunlikelytoobtainthenecessarydepthofhumanperceptionandemotionalcomprehensionintheforeseeablefuture.Meanwhile,understandingandrespondingtononverbalcommunicationwillcontinuetorelyprimarilyonthehumanbrain,whichhasbeen“wired”toreadbodylanguagefromthetimehumanbegancommunicatingwithoneanother.12.InwhatwayisAIbetterthanhuman,accordingtothepassage?

A．Noticingthesubtlefacialexpressions.B．Understandingmicro-expressions.C．Interpretingbodylanguage.D．Distinguishingfeelingsandattitudes.13.Whatisthekeyfactorinhumans’understandingbodylanguage?

A．Culturalcommunication.B．Personalconnections.C．Understandingsignals.D．Emotionalcomprehension.14.Whatwillhappenintheforeseeablefuture?

A．AIwillfinallyunderstandbodylanguageasdeeplyashumans.B．AIwilldobetterindetectingbodylanguagesignalsthanhumans.C．AIcannotreplacehumansinreadingandreactingtobodylanguage.D．AImaybecomemoreautomaticwiththedevelopmentoftechnology.15.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．HowAIcomprehendsBodyLanguageB．WhyAICan’tReadBodyLanguageYetC．WhoIsBetteratReadingBodyLanguage?D．HowHumansRespondtoBodyLanguage(★★★)FourHabitsofHighlyEffectiveStudentsThekeytobecominganeffectivestudentislearninghowtostudysmarter,notharder.Mostsuccessfulstudentsachievetheirsuccessbydevelopingandapplyingeffectivestudyhabits.Thefollowingarethetopfourstudyhabitsusedbyhighlysuccessfulstudents.Don’tattempttocram(塞满)allyourstudyingintoonestudyperiod.Everfindyourselfstayinguplateatnightspendingmoreenergytryingtokeepyoureyesopenthanyouarestudying?16Successfulstudentsrarelytrytocompletealloftheirstudyinginjustoneortwostudyperiods.Youneedtolearntohaveregular,yetshorter,studyperiods.17It’simportantyoucreateadailystudyroutine.Whenyoustudyatthesametimeeachdayandeachweek,yourstudyingwillbecomearegularpartofyourlife.Ifyouhavetochangeyourschedulefromtimetotimeduetounexpectedevents,that’sokay.18Eachstudytimeshouldhaveaspecificgoal.19Youneedtoknowexactlywhatyouneedtoachieveduringeachstudyperiod.Beforeyoustartstudying,setastudyperiodgoalthatsupportsyouroverallacademicgoal.Neverdelayyourplannedstudyperiod.It’sveryeasy,andcommon,toputoffyourstudyperiodforlackofinterestinthesubject,orjustbecausethetaskishard.20Ifyoudo,yourstudyingwillbecomemuchlesseffectiveandyoumaynotgeteverythingcompleted.We’reconfidentthatifyoudevelopthehabitsaboveyou’llseeabigimprovementinyourstudy.

A．Studyatthesametime.B．Ifso,it’stimeforachange.C．Findatimetocheckyourprogress.D．Butsuccessfulstudentsdonotputoffstudying.E．Simplystudyingwithoutdirectionisnoteffective.F．Thatoftenleadstoagreatnumberofmistakesyoushouldhaveavoided.G．However,you’dbettergetbackonyourroutineassoonastheeventhaspassed.二、完形填空(★★★)Thedoorbellrangonemid-Decemberevening.Butwhenmy6-year-oldsonDannyopenedthedoor,nobodywasthere.________,onthedoormatwasabeautifullywrappedbox,decoratedwithasilverribbonandanotethat______“GiftontheFirstDayofChristmas”.Welookedaround________,wonderingwhoitcouldbethatofferedthis________present.Ihadbeen______thearrivalofChristmassincemyhusbanddiedearlierthatfall,leavingmeasinglemotherwithtwoboysDannyandJason.Howcouldwe________Christmaswithoutmyhusband?Ididn’tturnontheholidaytunesandwastotallyinno______forthepreparations.Butthenextnight,thedoorbellrangagain.Therecameanother________tiedwiththesamesilverribbonandanotereading“GiftontheSecondDay”.Thenthethirdnight,thefourthnight…for12nightsonend,we________12offeringswithnotesofdifferentcolorsanddifferenthandwriting,includingtoys,games,candiesandabaseballcapinmy________style.Thelastcardread“MerryChristmas!”Tofigureouttheunknowngiver,myboyseven________behindthefrontdooraslongastheycould,________invain.Today,westilldon’tknowwhogavethosegiftsinthosedarkdaysof________.Therewasonethingwedidknowsomebodywas________alightonourwaywithasimplebut________message“Youareseen.Youareloved.”21.A．ThereforeB．InsteadC．MoreoverD．Otherwise22.A．stuckB．toldC．saidD．drew23.A．curiouslyB．anxiouslyC．excitedlyD．greedily24.A．fashionableB．frightfulC．amusingD．mysterious25.A．expectingB．dreadingC．awaitingD．opposing26.A．gothroughB．breakthroughC．layasideD．putaside27.A．confidenceB．conclusionC．moodD．doubt28.A．advertisementB．packageC．sampleD．assignment29.A．receivedB．deservedC．estimatedD．accepted30.A．practicalB．availableC．steadyD．favorite31.A．hidB．exposedC．wanderedD．crowded32.A．soB．butC．andD．or33.A．guiltB．anxietyC．failureD．grief34.A．grabbingB．reflectingC．shiningD．noticing35.A．harmoniousB．insignificantC．powerfulD．dramatic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。FirstChineselanternswereinventedintheEasternHanDynastyandusedaslampsandfortheworshipoftheBuddha.With36(them)richcolorsandniceshapes,lanternsaddtotheatmosphereoffestivals.IntheTangDynasty,lanternsweremade37(show)people’speacefullifeandpresentChinaasapowerfulcountry.Thematerials38areusedformakingalanternareverysimple.Historically,bamboo,woodorwirewasusedfortheframe.Theshadewascraftedfromdelicatepaperorsilk,Chinesecalligraphy,paintingandpapercuttingwereoftenusedfor39(decorate)thelanterns.Whilefirst40(create)forpracticaluseinthehouse,theChineselanternseventuallybecame41(high)decorative,andastatussymbol.AlthoughthereisnolongerapracticalneedforChineselanterns,theyarestillmade,usedandenjoyedbytheChinesepeopleduringfestivals.Thestreetsbothinbigcities42smalltownsaredecoratedwithredlanternsduringfestivals.TheLanternFestivalisoneofthebest43(day)toviewChineselanternsinaction.Itisalwaysheldonthe15thdayofthefirstChineselunarmonth.Thefestivalisviewedas44endtotheChineseNewYearcelebrationsandit45(celebrate)withthereleaseoffloatingandflyinglanterns.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim想请你介绍一名科学家。请你根据以下要点给Jim回信：1.他的主要经历和成就2.他对你的影响注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头结尾已经给出，不算入总词数。DearJim,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua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。LastSaturday,Davidwastakingawalkintheparknearhishomewhenhenoticedawomanwithaboyofabouteightyearsold.WhenDavidpassedthem,heheardthewomanyell.“Howstupidyouare!You’regoodatnothing.”Davidstoppedandlookedatthelittleboy.Theboysaidnothing.Hejuststoodthere,lookingupset.DavidwasremindedofhisEnglishteacherMrsBrowninmiddleschool.Afterheenteredamiddleschool,Davidlackedself-confidencebecausehewasoftenmadefunofbyothers.Hewasoftentoldthathewasgoodatnothing,whichDavidbehaved.Butonedayitallchanged.Oneday,inanEnglishwritingclass,MrsBrownaskedthemtoreadanovel.Theywereaskedtowriteanewchapterofthenovelaftertheyfinishedreadingit.Afewdayslater,Davidhandedinhisstory.Hedidn’tgiveitmuchthought.Butthenextday,tohissurprise,thecomment