2024-2025学年江苏省苏州市工业园区星海实验中学高二年级第二学期3月月考英语试题

2024-2025学年江苏省苏州市工业园区星海实验中学高二年级第二学期3月月考英语试题

一、阅读理解(★★)TheApolloMissions“That'sonesmallstepforaman.Onegiantleapformankind.”—NeilArmstrongApollo’sGoalsThenationaleffortthatenabledAstronautNeilArmstrongtospeakthosewordsashesteppedontothelunarsurfacefulfilledadreamasoldashumanity.ProjectApollo’sgoalswentbeyondlandingAmericansonthemoonandreturningthemsafelytoEarth.Apollo13Apollo13hasbeencalleda“successfulfailure,”becausethecrewneverlandedontheMoon,buttheymadeithomesafelyafteranexplosioncrippledtheirship.Whentheassociatedheaterwasturnedonduringflight,thetankexplodeddepletingalmostallofthepowerfromthecommandmoduleandforcingthecrewtousethelunarmoduleasalifeboat.JimLovell,FredHaiseandJackSwigertcamehomesafelythankstothemissioncontrolteam’simprovisedproceduresandtheirownabilitytoimplementthem.(Launch:April11,1970;splashdown:April17)Apollo14NotableforthereturnofAmerica’sfirstastronaut,AlanShepard,tospace,Apollo14alsowasprobablythesmoothestlunarlandingtothatpoint.Thecrewspentmorethanninehoursoutsidethelunarmoduleandsetupanumberofexperiments.Shepardsetanewdistancerecordbywalkingmorethan9,000feetonthelunarsurface,pullingahandcarttocarrytheirtoolsandsamples.(Launch:Jan.31,1971:lunarlanding:Feb.5:splashdown,Feb.9)Apollo15Forthefirsttime,humansdroveacarontheMoon.ThefirstoftheApollo“J”Missions-designedforlongerstaysontheMoon-themissioncarriedalunarrover,whichCommanderDavidScottandLunarModulePilotJamesIrwinusedwhiletheywereonthesurfaceformorethanI8hours.Theytraveledmorethan17milesintherover,settingupexperimentsandcollecting170poundsofsamples.Beforeleavingthelunarsurface,ScottconductedanexperimenttotestGalileo’stheorythatobjectsinvacuum,withoutairresistance,wouldfallatthesamerate.Hedroppedageologicalhammerandafeather,whichhitthegroundatthesametime,provingGalileoright.(Launch:July26,1971,lunarlanding:July30:splashdown:Aug.7)1.WhyhasApollo13beencalleda“successfulfailure”?

A．Apollo13finallyexplodedasplannedinspace.B．AllthecrewsucceededinlandingontheMoon.C．ThecrewmanagedtoescapefromasevereaccidentandreturnedtoEarth.D．ThecrewfinishedtheexperimentalthoughtheyfailedtolandontheMoon.2.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．IttookfivedaysforApollo14toreachtheMoon.B．Thelunarroverwasusedasalifeboatforspacetravel.C．ShepardtestedGalileo’stheorysuccessfullyontheMoon.D．Apollo15remainedinspacefortheshortestperiodoftime.3.Whichofthefollowingcolumnisthisarticlemostlikelytobefound?

A．BoomingScienceB．ExploringtheUnknownC．MechanicalWorldD．TransformingMoon(★★★)Gutiérrez’slifewouldneverbethesameagainafterfindingacopyofAnnaKareninabyLeoTolstoyinthegarbage20yearsago.Ithappenedwhilehewasdrivinghisgarbagetruckthroughwealthierneighbourhoodsatnightandseeingabandonedbooks.Itarousedhisdesiretostartrescuingbooksfromthegarbage.Heusedtotakehomebetween50and60bookseverymorning.Eventually,heturnedhisbookcollectionintoacommunitylibraryforchildrenfromlow-incomefamilies.Colombia’scapitalcityofBogotahas19publiclibraries.However,theselibrariestendtobefarawayfromwhereruralandpoorercommunitieslive.Theoptionofbuyingnewbooksisnon-existentforfamiliesstrugglingtomakeendsmeet.Gutiérrez’scommunitylibraryisatruerepresentationofhowoneman’sgarbagecanbeanother’streasure.Gutiérrezgrewuppoor,andhisfamilycouldnotaffordtoeducatehimbeyondprimaryschool.Nevertheless,hismotherwasapassionatereaderandreadstoriestohimeverynight.HerloveforbooksleftadeepimpressiononGutiérrez.Today,hismakeshiftcommunitylibrary,called“TheStrengthofWords”,occupiesmostofandishomeinsouthernBogota,hishomeinsouthernBogota,hishomeinsouthernandnon-fictiontitles.Everythingfromschooltextbookstostorybookscanbefoundinhiscollectionofmorethan20,000books!Aswordbegantospreadabouthisamazingproject,peoplebegansendinghimthousandsmorebookstogrowhislibrary.Despitehavingdonesomuchforhiscommunity,Gutiérrezisnotyetcontenttocallitaday.Hecontinuestosearchthroughgarbagecansforreadingmaterials.Today,theGutiérrezfamilydoesnotmerelywanttostartlibrariesinneighbourhoods.Theywanttocreatespacesforschoolchildrentospendtheirtimereading.Gutiérrez’sjourneytogivebacktohislocalcommunityisanamazingexampleofhoweveryoneofuscanimprovethelivesofthosearoundus.HowmightwetakealeafoutofGutiérrez’sbooksandimpactthelessfortunatearoundus?4.WhatinspiredGutiérreztorescueunwantedbooks?

A．TheabandonedAnnaKarenina.B．LeoTolstoy’slife.C．Children’slivingconditions.D．Acommunity-library.5.WhydidGutiérrezstart“TheStrengthofWords”?

A．Tocreateaharmoniousneighborhood.B．Togivehismothersufficientbooks.C．Tofacilitatechildren’sreading.D．Toimprovethecommunitylife.6.WhatcanbestdescribeGutiérrez?

A．Devotedandtalented.B．Adventurousandgenerous.C．Passionateandwell-educated.D．Dedicatedandcaring.7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．DesireforreadingB．FromgarbagetotreasureC．Gutiérrez’skindnessD．Anamazingmodelofeducation(★★★)InJapan’snortheastMiyagicounty,residentscanfindlifepartnersviaagovernment-sponsored,ArtificialIntelligence-drivenmatchmakingservice.Throughouttheland,therearepublicandcompany-sponsoredsinglespartiesand“lifedesignworkshops”meanttourgeyoungadultstomakeaconcretetimelineformarriageandfamily.ThecityofTokyoeventeachesbasicdatingskills,suchastheartofconversation.Japanhasthefastest-agingpopulationofanypost-industrialnationonearth.Thecurrenttotalbirthrate--theaveragenumberofchildrenthatwouldbeborntoawomanoverherlifetime--is1.3,wellbelowthe“replacementlevel”of2.1kidsperwoman,whichisbroadlyacceptedastherateneededtoensureastablepopulation.AperiodicsurveybytheNationalInstituteofPopulationandSocialSecurityResearchfoundclosetoafifthofmenandabout15%ofwomenexpressingdisinterestinmarriage.AlmostathirdofmenandafifthofwomenintheirfiftiesinJapanhaveneverbeenmarried.Thecountry’sleadershipisconvincedthatmoremarriagesaretheanswer,soJapan’snewChildrenandFamiliesAgencysettolaunchinApril,willoffer“marriagesupportservice”ineachofJapan’s47counties.ButmanyexpertssaytheonlywayJapancanreallysaveitselfisbygettingridofthe“malebreadwinner,femalecarer”norms(准则)thatcontinuetosupportpolicymakingandcorporatemanagement.“Post-industrialcountries(likeSweden)thatmadeitpossibletobalanceworkandfamilyhavenotsufferedlargedeclinesinbirthrates,”HarvardsociologistMaryBrintonnotedinarecentpresentation.ProfessorMasahiroYamada,asociologistatChuoUniversity,isdoubtfulwhetherJapanwillescapeitsexistentialcrisis.“It’snotaproblemofmatchmaking.It’sanissueofmoremenwithunstableincomes,”hesaid.“Evenamongregularworkers,relativeincomesarefalling.”LowerincomesarefarmoreofadiscouragementtomarriageinEastAsiathanintheU.S.orEurope,Yamadasays,asAsianmenputmoreemphasisonunilaterally(单方面)earningenoughtosupportchildren.Atrulyeffectivepolicy,heargues,woulddoubleortripleinvestmentinfamiliesinsteadofseniors.“Japanisgoingtosink,rightalongwithitsbirthrate,”hewarned.“AndSouthKoreaandChinawillberightbehindus.”8.What’sthefunctionofAI-drivenmatchmakingservice?

A．Toofferaplatformforseekinglifepartners.B．Toupdatethecountry’sbasicdatingservice.C．Tosponsorresidentstoattendsinglesparties.D．ToteachyoungJapanesehowtogoondates.9.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraphs2and3?

A．BirthrateinJapanishigherthanagingrate.B．Japan’spopulationstructureisoutofbalance.C．MostoftheJapanesedislikechildrenorseniors.D．WomenarelesslikelytomarrythanmeninJapan.10.WhatdoesMasahiroYamadathinkofthematchmakingservice?

A．Itleadstoanincreaseofincome.B．Ittouchesthesurfaceoftheissue.C．ItsavesJapanfromthepresentcrisis.D．ItdepartsfromJapan’sexistingnorm.11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．CanJapanincreaseitsbirthrate?B．WilltheservicecatchoninJapan?C．WillJapanesemen’sincomesrise?D．CanJapanesebalanceworkandfamily?(★★★)Mosquitoescarrymalaria(疟疾),whichkillsthousandsofpeopleeachyear.Nowsomeresearchersaretryingtousegeneticengineeringtomaketheannoyinginsectsintopartnersinthefightagainstthedisease.Foryears,publichealthofficialshavetriedtolimitthediseasebycontrollingmosquitopopulations.“Butthatapproachistemporary,”saysAnthonyJames,aprofessorofbiologyandgeneticsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,“Becausemosquitoesareextremelytoughlittleinsects,andtheirpopulationscanquicklyrebound.”Therefore,Jamesandhiscolleagueswanttotryadifferentapproach:makingmosquitoesthemselvesintomalaria-fightingwarriors,whichisacompletedeparturefromtraditionalwaysofcontrollingmalaria.Tounderstandhowitworks,ithelpstounderstandthelifecycleofmalaria.Themalariapathogen(病原体)isaparasite(寄生虫)thatgrowsinsidehumans.It’spassedviamosquitoesthatmovefrompersontoperson,suckingblood.“Ifwecanmakethemosquitoesdifficultforthepathogenstosurvive,wecanwipeoutthedisease,”hesays.Butmakingmosquitoesuninvitingtomalariaisatoughjob.Tosolvetheproblem,theteamusedagene-editingtechniquecalledCRISPR.Theystartedwithgenesfrommice,whoseimmunesystemsdofighthumanmalaria,engineeredthosegenes,andthengavethemtothemosquitoes.Itturnedoutthemalaria-fightingantibodieswhichgene-editedmosquitoesproducedworkedverywell.Theyreducedthenumberofparasitesinthemosquitobeforetheywerepassedtoahumanhost.James’teamarenowworkingonplanningafieldtrial,whichhehopescouldbeconductedonanislandorinanotherisolatedlocation.Butgeneticallychangingwildanimalsdoesnotsitwellwithenvironmentalists.“There’snoneedtoengineeramosquito,”saysDanaPerls,seniorprogrammanagerfortheemergingtechnologyprogramatthenon-profitFriendsoftheEarth.Perlspointsoutthatnaturallyoccurringmethodsforreducingmalariaappeartobeshowingpromise,asdoesanewvaccine(疫苗)againstthedisease.“Whytakeunnecessaryrisksandreleaseaspeciesthatcan’tberecalledonceit’sreleasedintothewild?”sheasks.12.Whatcanweknowfromthesecondandthirdparagraphs?

A．Mosquitoesreproducequickly.B．Mosquitoesdepartfrommalaria.C．Mosquitoesaremalaria-fightingwarriors.D．Mosquitoes’populationsareundercontrol.13.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingareattractivetothemalariapathogen?

A．Mice.B．Parasites.C．Mosquitoes.D．Gene-editedmosquitoes.14.Whatisenvironmentalists’attitudetowardthisnewapproach?

A．Tolerant.B．Favorable.C．Objective.D．Disapproving.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．LimitingMalariabyControllingMosquitoPopulationsB．ControllingMalariabyeditingMosquitoes’genesC．CuringMalariawithGene-editedMosquitoesD．PreventingMalariawithanewvaccine(★★★)Apple’svitaminandmineralcontent,itseasyavailability,anditsinexpensivenessarethereasonswhyit’sthesecondmost-consumedfruitintheworld.16Butwhataboutthecaloriesandnutritionalvalueinit?Canweconsumeapplesinendlessnumbersandstillstayfit?Amedium-sizedapplecontainsupto95calories.However,thesugarcontent—about19g—isstilllessthanthe21gyougetinaregular-sizedchocolatebar.17Thefiberpresentinfruitsandvegetableshelpscontrolbloodsugarlevelsnaturally.Itslowsdowndigestionandstopsthebloodsugarlevelsfromrisingastheywouldafteryouconsumecandy.Eatingonemedium-sizedapplegivesyouyourdailydoseof14%vitaminAand11%ofvitaminC,boththatyourimmunesystemneedsthemost.AntioxidantslikevitaminAandCsavethebodyfromdamagecausedbyunstableatoms.18Ifweconsumedarkerapplesmore,wecangetanantioxidantthatprotectsthebodyfromdiseasesandagoodamountofindigestiblefiberourgut’sgoodbacteriafeedon,soit’sawin-windeal!19Consumingoneortwoapplesonadailybasisisgoodforyourhealth.Butifyou’rediabetic,youshouldrestricttheconsumptiontonotmorethanasmall-sizedappleadayasapplesareahigh-sugarfruit.Ifyoustayalertandtakeaproperdiet,yourbodywillbenefitalot.Butifyoueatendlessly,eventhehealthiestfoodintheworldwoulddamageyourbodyandincreasethenumberofdoctorvisits.20

A．Soactsmartlyandstaysafe.B．Howmanyapplescanyoueatinaday?C．Therefore,youshouldwatchoutforthefoodquality.D．Howcanweguaranteethatwewillgetthisfruitcontinuously?E．Plus,thissugarislessharmfultoyourbodysinceitcomeswithfibers.F．Theyreducetherisksofillnessandaging,givingyouhealthyandsmoothskin.G．Sinceitcomesinmanyvarietiesanddifferenttastes,peoplenevergetboredofit.二、完形填空(★★★)PreetChandi,anAsianwoman,returnedfromatrek（徒步旅行）acrossGreenlandlastyear.Shehopesto________anunsupportedtrekacrossAntarcticatothesouthpolebyherself.The700-milejourneywilltakeabout45days.Shewillfacethe________coldof-50℃whiledraggingasledweighing95kgwhenshe________.PreetChandi________itisatoughjourney.Butshefeelswellpreparedafteryearsof________.Inrecentweeksshehasbeen________tyresaroundthestreetsnearherhome.Shehasreceivedanumberofcuriousquestionsfrom________.“Ifyoucomefromacommunitythatisnotinvolvedin________atall,itcanbereallyhard,”shesaid,addingthatanumberofpeoplethoughtshewasto________forSouthall,inwestLondon,nottothesouthpole.“It’sjustbeyondtheir________.”Inthesouthpole,onemay________nothinginfrontfordaysexceptsnow.Itisquiteamental________.Thus,herpartnerhasleftmessagesinsidehertent,whilefriendshave________voicenotesforhertolistentoonthejourney.Whenshereturns,sheplanstoputasidesomemoneyto________morewomentotryoutdooradventures.Sheispleasedtoseechangeinwhathas________beenamale-dominatedarea.Whataninspiringwoman!21.A．abandonB．sponsorC．completeD．introduce22.A．refreshingB．bitingC．bearableD．slight23.A．settlesdownB．checksoutC．setsoffD．turnsup24.A．admitsB．deniesC．hopesD．prays25.A．workingB．adjustmentC．struggleD．training26.A．liftingB．draggingC．rollingD．pushing27.A．passers-byB．explorersC．visitorsD．cyclists28.A．activitiesB．adventuresC．competitionsD．sports29.A．pushB．runC．headD．look30.A．controlB．abilityC．reachD．knowledge31.A．touchB．feelC．seeD．smell32.A．challengeB．troubleC．dilemmaD．success33.A．playedB．recordedC．presentedD．taken34.A．urgeB．persuadeC．commandD．fund35.A．extremelyB．incrediblyC．temporarilyD．typically三、语法填空(★★★)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。MeiLanfangisalegendaryfigureinPekingOpera.Inearly1930,MeiembarkedonatouroftheUS.Fewmomentsbeforeinhistory36(bring)theUSandChinacloserthanthesixmonthsMeispentcaptivatingAmericanaudienceswithhisPekingOperaperformances.Mei’s1.1visittoAmericacameatatime37manyAmericansheldmisconceptionsaboutChina.Partof38hewasemphasizingduringhistripwastheneedforrespectforChineseculture.Meiexcelledinperformingthe“dan”roles—or,femaleleadrolesand39(skillful)blendedtraditionalelementswithmodernphenomena.Hisapproachestocharactertypeswerealsoinnovative,movingbeyondthestrictlimitationsofpreviouseras.TheseapproacheswerevitalinmakingPekingOpera40(access)andappealingtointernationalaudiences.41languagebarriers,hegainedinternationalrecognitionthroughhiscostumes,bodymovementsanddance.Duringhisvisit,heforgedfriendshipswithWestern42(contemporary),includingsilentfilmactorCharlieChaplin.Byengagingwithsuch43(influence)personalities,MeiwasabletoliftthestatusofPekingOperaintheeyesofAmericanaudiences.YoucanseeitinthewayAmericanswrotereviewsofhowdeeply44(touch)andrespectfultheyfelttowardshim.Mei’sgroundbreakingperformancesnotonlyintroducedPekingOperatointernationalaudiencesbutalsosetastandardforartisticexcellencethat45(continue)toinspirecontemporarypractitioners.四、单词拼写(★★)46.Thecourtalsobaseditsdecisionontheg________ofthesocialproblem.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)47.Robert’sexpressionhadobviouslyc________herofhisinnocence.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)48.Shewantstohaveano________wherehermanagementskillscanbeputtogooduse.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)49.TheChangtangNationalNatureReserveisas________fortheanimalsandplantsofnorthwesternTibet.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)50.Thevaccinationprogramwillalsocoverthosewhoplantoworkorstudyincountriesandregionswithmediumorhighrisksofe________tothevirus.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)51.Thecoastalareas________(由……组成)avastregionwithapopulationof200million.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★)52.Memorycanbeprofoundlyshapedby________(后来的)experience.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★)53.Herheartbeat________(猛烈地)whenshereceivedtheletter.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★)54.Rumorsofwar________(使惊慌)manyinvestorsintosellingtheirshareslastweek.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)(★★★)55.Iwassentafreecopyin________(感谢)ofmycontributions.（根据汉语提示填空）五、书信写作(★★★)56.假定你是李华，上周末在回家的途中，把外教Mr.Smith借给你的一本诗集弄丢了。现在请你给Mr.Smith写一封道歉信，要点如下：1.解释并表达歉意；2.提出解决的办法；3.再次道歉并请求原谅。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearMr.Smith,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua六、书面表达(★★★★)57.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。AtthisfestivetimeoftheyearwhenNovemberturnstoDecemberandChristmasapproaches,anincidentfromthepastsurfacesinmymind,amomentthatinspiredmetoalwaysseekoutopportunitiestolendahelpinghand.Itwasnearlytwentyyearsago,aperiodwhenmychildrenwerestillintheirteenageyearsfullofvitalityandconstantlyevolvingpreferences.I