2024-2025学年广西梧州市高二上学期11月月考英语试卷

2024—2025学年广西梧州市高二上学期11月月考英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★)TheGreenfieldNatureCenterintroducesanewinteractiveprogramaimedatdevelopingalovefornatureinyoungchildren.Theprogramisdesignedtoengagechildren’ssensesandcuriositythroughhands-onactivitiesandguidedexploration.SensoryExplorationActivitiesChildrenwillhavetheopportunitytotouchvariousnaturalmaterials,listentothesoundsofwildlife,andobservethecolorsofplantsandanimals.Theprogramincludesavarietyofeducationalgamesandcraftsthatteachchildrenaboutdifferentspecies,ecosystems,andtheimportanceofconservation.JuniorNaturalistOneofthehighlightsoftheprogramisthe“JuniorNaturalist”activity,wherechildrencanbecomejuniornaturalistsforaday,learningtoidentifylocalplantsandanimalsandunderstandingtheirrolesintheecosystem.Inaddition,theinteractivediscussionsbringwildlifetolife.FamilyNatureWalkTheprogramalsooffersa“FamilyNatureWalk”,whereparentsandchildrencanexplorethenaturetrailstogether,discoveringthebeautyanddiversityofthelocalenvironment.Expertguidesprovideinsightsintothenaturalworld,makingtheexperiencebothenjoyableandeducational.ProgramDetailsandRegistrationTheGreenfieldNatureCenter’sprogramisopentochildrenaged3to8andisfreeofcharge.Itrunsonselectedweekendsthroughouttheyear.Formoreinformationortoregister,pleasecontact212-555-1234.1.Whatcantheprogramofferthechildren?

A．Anopportunitytolearnart.B．Achancetogetintonature.C．Anexperiencetoknowcustom.D．Anarrangementtofeedwildlife.2.Whatshouldthechildrendointhe“JuniorNaturalist”activity?

A．Talkaboutwildlife.B．Growsomelocalplants.C．Writeprofessionalreports.D．Tellstoriesaboutchildhood.3.Whichismentionedintheprogram?

A．Agelimitation.B．Advancebooking.C．Relatedexperience.D．Parents’company.(★★)Auantawanwasbornwithoutmostofhisrightforearm.Thedisabilitywasabarriertomusicwhen,infifthgrade,hesaidhismusicteacherwantedallthestudentstolearntoplaytherecorder(竖笛).Insteadofgivingup,Anantawanandhisparentsdecidedtofindhimadifferentinstrumenttoexplorehismusicaltalent.“Myfamilychosetheviolinbecausetheythoughtitwasthemostbeautifulinstrument.”Anantawansaid.TheycontactedtheToronto-areahospitalnearthefamily,askingthemtocreateanadaptivecast(石膏)onhisarmthatwouldallowthethen10-year-oldtoholdthebow(琴弓).AgroupofengineersworkedalongsideAnantawantobuildaspecialdevice.Withit,Anantawancouldusethebowandusehisshouldertomakethesound.“FromtheveryfirstnotethatIwasplaying,Iwasreallyattractedtothesoundandtheconnectionofmybodytotheinstrumentandbeingabletoexpressmyimagination,”hesaid.AlthoughAnantawanisgratefulforthetechnologythatallowshimandotherswithdisabilitiestofindaccesstomusic,hesaidthemostimportantpartofaccessistheinclusiveattitudeofteachers,supportersandthosewhoencourageyounglearnersormusiciansbytellingthemtheycandoanything.Anantawanisworkingtoprovidethatspaceforothers.AsanassociateprofessorattheBerkleeCollegeofMusic,AnantawanfoundedtheMusicInclusionEnsemble,agroupofstudentswithdisabilitiesthatprovideaccommodationsformusiciansaccordingtotheirneeds.Anantawanhopestoinspirepeoplewithoutbeingdefinedonlybythechallengestheyfaceasaresultoftheirdisability.4.WhydidAnantawan’sfamilygetintouchwiththehospital?

A．Tofindaman-madehandforhim.B．Toinspirehimtolearntoplaytherecorder.C．Toaddsomethingtohisrightarm.D．Togainadviceonadaptingaviolin.5.WhatdoesAnantawanthinkisthekeytothedisabled’saccesstomusic?

A．Faircompetitions.B．Inclusiveattitudes.C．Enoughresources.D．Lastingcooperation.6.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A．WhyAnantawanbecomesactive.B．WhatAnantawancontributeshistimeto.C．HowAnantawanlivesinhisfreetime.D．WhoAnantawanplaysmusicwith.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAnantawan?

A．Open-mindedandsporty.B．Hesitantandlonely.C．Wealthyandhumorous.D．Appreciativeandkind.(★★)“Itfeltlikemagic.”JoshuaVermillionwasdescribingthefirsttimeheusedartificialintelligence(AI)tomakeanimage.Vermillionisanarchitectanddesigner.Hecreatesartworkofspaces.BeforehestartedusingAItodothis,Vermillionwouldmakemaybe10piecesinayear.Lastyear,though,hemadearound150works.“IcanjustsimplytellthecomputerwhatIwantinsimpleEnglish,”hesays.“Whatatimetobealive!”Manyotherartists,though,aren’tsoecstaticaboutAI-generatedart.KatriaRadenisanindependentillustratorandauthor.Peopleusedtohireherregularlytocreateartformarketingmaterialsortoillustratechildren’sbooks.Lastyear,almostnoonereachedoutaboutthesetypesofjobs.TheriseofAImayhelpexplainthis.“AttimesIthinkit’sabaddream,”shesays.“Ifeelscaredandangry,butalsoprettysad.”UsingAItocreateanimageisquickandeasy.Therearemanypopularimagegenerators.Theyarecheaporevenfreetouse.Theyalsoposethreatstosomeartists’jobs.Buttheproblemsgodeeperthanthat.Theseimageswerescraped(勉强获得)fromtheInternet.Datascrapingautomaticallypullsfilesfromwebpages.Often,nooneaskspermissionorcheckswhatthesefilescontain.Thousandsofartists’namesandworkshavebeenfoundinthedataset.Illegalorharmfulimagesandpeople’spersonalphotosarealsoamongthosedata.Radendoesn’tlikethewayAIimagegeneratorsweretrainedorhowthey’rebeingused.“Itwillhaveabadeffect,”shesays.Manyartistsagreewithher.Vermillionseestheirpoint.Butforhim,theriseofAItoolshasbeenmostlypositive.Atdesignworkshopsheruns,healwaysaskspeoplehowtheyuseAIintheirworks.Herecallsoneparticipantsaying,“SometimesIjustneedacreativepartnerthatdoesn’tthinklikeIdo.”AI,hefeels,canplaythatrole.8.HowdoesAIaffectVermillion?

A．Helivesasimplelife.B．Hebecomeshighlyproductive.C．Heisfilledwithasenseofloss.D．Hetendstowritechildren’sbooks.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ecstatic”inparagraph3mean?

A．Regretful.B．Curious.C．Excited.D．Ashamed.10.WhatdoesRadenthinkofAI?

A．Itthreatensherwork.B．Itincreasesherincome.C．Itisaconvenienceforher.D．Itenableshertoworkfreely.11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．TorecommendabookaboutALB．Tointroduceanadmirableartist.C．TosharevariousopinionsonALD．Tovoicehisviewsonmodernlife.(★★)AteamofresearchersledbyanarchaeologistattheUniversityofSydneyarethefirsttosuggestthateyedneedles(针)wereanewtechnologicalinnovationusedtodecorateclothingforsocialandculturalpurposes.Dr.Gilliganandhisco-authorsreexplaintheevidenceofrecentdiscoveriesinthedevelopmentofclothing.“Whydowewearclothes?Wethinkthatit’spartofbeinghuman.Whenyoulookatdifferentcultures,yourealizethatpeopleexistedandfunctionedperfectlyenoughinsociety,”Dr.Gilligansays.“Whatinterestsmeisthechangeofclothingfrombeingaphysicalnecessityincertainenvironments,toasocialnecessityinallenvironments.”Theearliestknowneyedneedlesappearedabout40,000yearsagoinSiberia.Oneoftheman-madeobjectsfromtheStoneAge,eyedneedlesaremoredifficulttomakewhencomparedtoboneawls(尖钻),whichwasusedforcreatingfittedclothing.Boneawlsaretoolsmadeofanimalbonesthataresharpened.Eyedneedlesarerevisedboneawls,withaholeinthem.Asevidencesuggestsboneawlswerealreadybeingusedtocreatetailoredclothes,theinnovationofeyedneedlesmayreflecttheproductionofmorecomplex(复杂的)clothing,aswellasthedecorationofclothesbyattachingsmalldecorativeitemsontothem.Dr.Gilliganandhisco-authorsarguethatclothingbecameanitemofdecorationbecausetraditionalbodydecorationmethods,likebodypainting,weren’tpossibleduringthelatterpartofthelastIceAgeincolderpartsofEurasia,becausepeoplewereneedingtowearclothesallthetimetosurvive.Thechangesofclothingallowedlargerandmorecomplexsocietiestoform,aspeoplecouldrelocatetocolderclimateswhilealsocooperatingwiththeircommunitybasedonsharedclothingstylesandsymbols.Theskillsassociatedwithclothingcontributedtoamoresustainable(可持续的)lifestyleandimprovedthelong-termsurvivalandprosperityofhumancommunities.12.WhatwasDr.Gilligan’sdoubtrelatedto?

A．Thelonghistoryofclothing.B．Thefunctionofclothes.C．Thewide-spreadareaofclothing.D．Theprocessofmakingclothes.13.Whymighteyedneedlesbeconsideredmoreadvancedthanboneawls?

A．Theyweremadeofstrongermaterials.B．Theyhelpedproducefancierclothes.C．Theywereeasiertoproducethanboneawls.D．Theywereusedmainlyforcreatingbasicclothing.14.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthechangesofclothing?

A．Beneficial.B．Challenging.C．Impractical.D．Confusing.15.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．Thehistoryofeyedneedles:TheiruseinancientChina.B．Thebeginningsoffashion:Eyedneedlesandthechangesofclothing.C．Thedevelopmentoftechnology:Eyedneedlesandboneawls.D．Theinnovationofboneawls:Impactonclothingdecoration.(★★★)Masteringnewvocabularyiscrucialforstudents,asitimprovestheirlanguageskillsandunderstandingoftheworld.Herearesomepracticalstrategiestohelpchildrenlearnnewwordseffectively.Establishastudyschedule16.Havingaconsistentstudyschedulehelpsinmakinglearningahabit.Thisroutinenotonlyimprovesfocusbutalsoensuresthatvocabularybuildingbecomesaregularpartofthechildren’sstudysessions.PracticewritingandrepetitionEncouragechildrentowritedownnewvocabularymanytimes.17.Additionally,havethemsaythewordsandtheirdefinitionsaloudtostrengthenlearningthroughhearingandverbalrepetition.18Helpchildrenunderstandhowtousenewwordsbycreatingsentencestogether.Usingwordsinsentencesprovidesclarity.Thisactivityhelpsthemseehowwordsfunctioninreal-lifecommunicationanddeepenstheirunderstandingofthewords’meaningsandusage.19.Graduallearningandreview20.Startwithafewwordsandgraduallyincreasethenumberastheybecomemoreconfident.Regularlyreviewpreviouslylearnedwordstoreinforce(加强)theirmemories.Byintegratingtheseskillsintochildren’sstudyroutine,youcanhelpthembuildastrongvocabularyfoundationthatwillsupporttheiracademicsuccessandloveforlearning.

A．Usewordsinthecontext.B．Don’tgiveoutsomuchhomework.C．Takepartinmoreessaycompetitions.D．Writingwordsdowncanaidinspelling.E．Avoidexposingchildrentotoomanynewwordsatatime.F．Startbysettingasideaspecifictimeforstudyingwordseachday.G．Trytocreatedifferentsettingsforinterestingwordlearningexperiences.二、完形填空(★★)InAugust2024,Sandler’s9-year-olddaughter,Riley,wenttoasleep-awaycampforthesummer.Earlyonemorning,the_______gotacallfromthecamp.“The_______ontheotherendwassayingthatRileyhadcollapsed(昏倒),andtheyweretellingmethattheyweretakinghertoa_______andIneededtogetthererightaway,”Sandlerremembered.ThehospitalwhereRileywasbeing_______wasinupstateNewYork,hoursaway.Sandlerwastooshakenuptodrive,sohe_______ataxionline.Whenthedriverarrived,Sandler_______thatitwasgoingbealongdrive.Itwas_______thatthedrivercouldhaveaunderstandingofSandler’ssituation.Whenthey_______thehospital,Sandlertriedtogivethedriver_______.Butthemandidn’ttakeit.“Iremembertryingtotiphim,buthe________.Hejustknewthiswastheworstthingthatcouldeverhappentoa________,”Sandlerrecalled.Luckily,withthe________ofthedoctorsandSandler,Rileygraduallycameroundandrecovered________.ThatnightwasoneofthemostdifficultexperiencesSandlerhasever________.Yethestillthinksaboutthedriverandwantstosendamessage:“NowIamstillvery________foryourkindnessthatnight.Thatwasoneofthekindestandsweetestthingsanyone’severdoneforme.”21.A．audienceB．familyC．teamD．staff22.A．voiceB．signalC．powerD．warning23.A．stadiumB．campusC．museumD．hospital24.A．transportedB．invitedC．trappedD．surrounded25.A．rentedB．bookedC．boughtD．parked26.A．complainedB．promisedC．wonderedD．explained27.A．alarmingB．confusingC．comfortingD．embarrassing28.A．reachedB．builtC．choseD．explored29.A．courageB．informationC．moneyD．trouble30.A．addedB．failedC．hesitatedD．refused31.A．driverB．designerC．parentD．doctor32.A．guidanceB．careC．debateD．order33.A．slowlyB．secretlyC．latelyD．accidentally34.A．servedupB．drawonC．gonethroughD．talkedabout35.A．scaredB．generousC．curiousD．grateful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。OldTownofLijiangisawell-preservedoldtownofethnicminoritieswithbrilliantculture,36(locate)inacentraltownoftheLijiangAutonomousCountyoftheNaxiEthnicMinorityinYunnanProvince.OldTownofLijiangwhichoccupiesanareaof3.8squarekilometers37(build)firstlyinthelateSongDynastyandtheearlyYuanDynasty.SinceKublaKhan,thefirstemperoroftheYuanDynasty,sethisreign(统治)here,Lijiangwason38fastdevelopmentalwayandbecamethepolitical,cultural,andeducationalcenterinthisarea,39(play)averyimportantroleinthetradingactivities.Tillnow,whenanyonewalksonthestreetsofOldTownofLijiang,hecanfeeltheprosperityandflourishfromtheshopswithfancy40superbcollectionsofhandicrafts.OldTownofLijiang,41isbuiltalongthelineofmountainsandtheflowofrivers,providesaveryprecioussample42(study)theold-timearchitecture.Asaresultofthe43(combine)ofthemultinationalcultureandtheprogressofNaxiethnicminority,thebuildingsherecombinethebestpartsofthe44(architecture)charactersofHan,Bai,andXizangintoauniqueNaxistyle.OldTownofLijiangisnowafamoustouristattractionforitstraditionalethniccultureandcustoms,uniquebuildingsandthebeautifulnatural45(view).四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是李华，你校下周五将举办一场主题为“Theimportanceofbodylanguage”的讲座。请你给交换生Alex写一封邮件，邀请他参加，内容包括：1.讲座的时间和地点；2.讲座的内容；3.发出邀请。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearAlex,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。OneFridayinJanuary,IfeltawaveofanxietywashovermeasInoticedmystudents’disinterestinreading.Duringsilentreadingtime,Ioftensawthemyawning(打哈欠)orlookingblankly(茫然地)attheirbooks.Theirlackofenthusiasmwasobvious,andittroubledmedeeply.Iknewthepowerofagoodbookandtheworldsitcouldopen,andIwasdeterminedtomakeachange.Therefore,Idecidedtotakeabravesteptocultivate(培养)aloveforbooksinmyclassroom.AsIthoughtofpossiblesolutions,Isuddenlyrememberedmylocalcommunitylibrary,aplacethathadalwaysdrawnmanyneighborstoreadandconnect.Thelibrarywasalwaysfilledwithpeopleofallageslostintheirreading,discussingbooks,andparticipatingincommunityevents.Thismemoryinspiredanidea.Ifacommunitylibrarycouldcreatesuchawelcomingatmosphere,whycouldn’tIcreateasimilarspaceinmyclassroom?Thatveryweekend,Isettowork.Icarefullyselectedmyfavoritebooksfrommypersonalcollection,rangingfromthrillingadventurestoheartwarmingtales,andevenafewclassicnovels.Iarrangedthebooksneatlyonashelfin