2024~2025学年广东省佛山市高级中学高二下学期3月月考英语试卷

2024~2025学年广东省佛山市高级中学高二下学期3月月考英语试卷一、阅读理解(★★★)“It’ssomewhatsurreal,”MinniePayne,a90-year-oldwoman,saiduponearninghermaster’sdegreeandbecomingtheoldestdocumentedstudenttocompletecourseworkattheUniversityofNorthTexas(UNT).Borntoworkers,PaynegrewupinasmallSouthCarolinatownwheretherewasonlyonecinema,onedrugstore,onegasstation,andonegrocerystore.Shegraduatedfromhighschoolin1950andthenstartedtoworktosupportherfamily.Overthecourseofherlife,Payneheldvariousjobs,includingbeingasaleswoman,atemporaryteacher,andawordprocessor.However,shealwayshadadesiretopursueuniversity.Therefore,inherlate60s,sheregisteredatTexasWoman’sUniversityandobtainedherbachelor’sdegree(学士学位)ingeneralstudiesin2006.ThisledtohercontinuingacademicjourneyatUNT.DuringhertimeatUNT,shetookmanyonlinecourses,whicheventuallyswitchedtoin-personmeetings.Shewasn’tabletomakethein-personclassesandendedupfacingachallenge.Fortunately,herformeradvisersuggestedanalternativepath,allowinghertoearnhermaster’sdegreebyfocusingondifferentthings.Shechosewriting,whichshehasalwayshadenthusiasmfor.StudyingatUNTwaschallengingbutPaynesucceededafterspendingmanyall-nightersandcommittingasignificantamountoftimetoherstudies.Andshe’snotdoneyet.“Ihaveachievedasignificantmilestone,butIfeelthatIstillhaveplentyofrewardingmomentsahead,”shesaid.“IintendtoworkuntiltheveryendbecauseifI’mnotpursuing,somethingworthwhileorhelpingothers,Iwon’tbeahappycamper.”1.WhatmightthebackgroundinformationimplyaboutyoungPayne?

A．Shelackeduniversityambitionthen.B．Shepossessedsuperbteachingskills.C．Jobswereeasytofindinthosedays.D．Universitieswereinaccessibletoher.2.WhatcausedPaynetobeinadifficultsituationwhilestudyingatUNT?

A．Failuretoattendclasses.B．Sufferingfromadisease.C．Toomanyonlinecourses.D．Choosingadifferentpath.3.Whatarethelasttwoparagraphsmainlyabout?

A．Herdeep-seatedhabit.B．Herintentionofworkinghard.C．Herhard-earnedsuccess.D．Herpursuitofameaningfullife.(★★★)Welearnabouttheworldthroughtheknowledgeaccumulatedoverthousandsofyears,standingontheshouldersofgreatmen,wedon’thavetoexperienceendlesstrialanderror,justasthewheelsdonothavetobereinventedeachtimetorunacar.Butwheredoesourabilitytolearnfromotherscomefrom?AstudyledbyMarkusPaulus,professoratLoyolaMarymountUniversity,showsthattheabilityhasitsrootsinearliestchildhood.“It’sgenerallyassumedthatchildren’sabilitytoimitateisinborn,butaccordingtoourobservation,childrenimitatebecausetheythemselvesareimitatedbycaregivers.Thisinteractionenablesaculturaltransferofknowledge,which,throughgenerations’efforts,consequentlyleadstothedevelopmentofhumanbeings,”saysMarkusPaulus.Inthisresearch,Paulusrecordedtheinteractionbetweenmotherandchildoverseveralmonths.Thebabiescameintothelabforthefirsttimeattheageof6months,whiletheirfinalvisitwaswhentheywere18monthsold.Astheyengagedinvariousplaysituations,theinteractionsandimitationsofmotherandchildwereanalyzed.Thelong-termstudyshowedthatthemoresensitiveamotherwasinherinteractionswithhersix-month-oldchildandthemoreoftensheimitatedthebaby,thegreaterthechild’soverallabilitywasattheageof18months.Paulus’researchshowsthatmutualimitationisthekeystoneofknowledgetransfer,throughwhichchildrensuccessfullylearnvariousskills,suchashowtouseobjects,wavingandacquisitionoflanguage.“Thisinteractionisthenucleusoflearningand,finally,givesrisetoevolutionarysuccessofhuman,”saysPaulus.“Culturallearningisanessentialpartofhumanevolution,anditisrootedintheimitationofothers,particularlyourcaregiversduringourearliestchildhood,”saysPaulus.“Throughthis,welearnfromeachotherandpassonknowledgetothenextgeneration,socertainactionsortechniquesdonothavetobeconstantlyinventedagain.”4.WhatcanwelearnaboutPaulus’research?

A．Children’simitationwasrecordedbymothers.B．Sensitivemothersencouragedchildren’simitation.C．Children’sabilitywasanalyzedthroughinteraction.D．Effectiveinteractionpromotedchildren’sdevelopment.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nucleus”meaninparagraph4?

A．Core.B．Result.C．Aim.D．Content.6.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．WhydoesEvolutionMatter?B．HowtoInteractwithChildren?C．Imitation:TheEngineofEvolutionD．CulturalLearning:TheRootofImitation(★★★)Smartwatcheshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyearsandcompanieshavebeenmarketingthesedeviceslessasluxuryproductsandmoreasessentialmedicaldevicesnecessitiesforanyoneconcernedabouthealth.Butdosmartwatches,whichconstantlymonitorourvitalsigns,reallyleadustobetterhealth?Onerecentstudyfoundthatpeopletryingtoloseweightwhousedwearabletechnologytohelpactuallylostlessweightthanthosewatch-freepeople.Ialsoworrythatsmartwatchescandisturbourabilitytoknowourownbodies.“It’sanextensionofourdigitalculture.”saidcoachBradStulberg.“Ourculturepromotesthelimitingbeliefthatmeasurableachievementisthedominantarbiter(仲裁者)ofsuccess,andthesedevicesplayrightintothat,”hetoldme.“It’slikeyou’retryingtowinatagameinsteadoflivingyourlife.Insteadoflearningwhatyourbodyfeelslike,youhaveanumber.”Whathesaidwastrueofme.SometimesIwouldwakeupinthemorningandcheckmysmartwatchtoseehowIslept-insteadofjusttakingamomenttonoticethatIwasstilltired.Istartedtofeelthatmyhealthwasn’tgroundedinmyownbodyanymore,oreveninmymind.Ididn’tknowhowmyworkouthadgoneuntilIopenedthewatch.Ihadbeenusingthenumbersitofferedasashortcuttofeelinggoodenoughingeneral.Ofcoursethesewatchescanbeuseful:forhealthdata,remindingyoutomovemore.Butifyou’rethinkingofabreakfromthenumbers,Iproposeachallengefortheyearahead:trygettingyourfeedbackfromyourbodyinsteadofadevice.That’swhatIdid.Atsomepointinthepandemic(疫病),Itookoffmywatch.Itleftawhitelineonmywristwhereithadspentyearsblockingthesun.ThenIlostitandneverbotheredtofindit.7.Whatdocompaniesprefertoadvertisetheirsmartwatchesas?

A．Must-haveitems.B．High-endproducts.C．Life-savingdevices.D．Cutting-edgemonitors.8.WhatdoesBradStulbergprobablythinkofsmartwatches?

A．Theycanmonitorourvitalsigns.B．Theydisconnectusfromourbodies.C．Theyrepresentthegreatdigitalculture.D．Theycanmeasurethesuccessofaworkout.9.Whydidn’ttheauthorlookforhissmartwatch?

A．Becausehedidn’tfeelhimself.B．Becausethepandemicstoppedhim.C．Becausehewantedlessrelianceonit.D．Becausetherewasnohopeoffindingit.10.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．Toadvertisewearablesmartwatches.B．ToreportthefindingsofarecentstudyC．Tosuggestabreakfromsmartdevices.D．Todiscusslimitationsofdigitalculture.二、其他(★★★★)11.将下列几个部分(A、B、C、D和E)按题号推序，构成一个符合逻辑的完整语篇。A.Additionally,studiesshowthatpeopleoftenpostcontentreflectinganidealizedversionoftheirlives,fueledbythedesireforsocialrecognition.B.Featureslike“like”buttonsandshareablestorieshavetransformedpassiveobserversintoactiveparticipantsinothers’lives.C.Therefore,expertssuggestmaintainingabalancebetweenonlineengagementandreal-worldinteractionsformentalwell-being.D.Socialmediaplatformshaverevolutionizedcommunicationpatterns,creatingbothglobalconnectivityandunexpectedpsychologicalchallenges.E.However,thisconstantexposurehasbeenlinkedtoincreasedanxiety,particularlyamongteenagerscomparingtheirlivestocarefully-designedonlineimages.________→________→________→________→________三、阅读理解(★★★)Astheschoolyearmovesalong,itcansometimesfeellikeastruggletogetthrough.12Hereareafewwaysthatresearchershaveidentifiedtoimproveyourmood.13Weoftenfeelanxiousinagivensituationandmanyofusstruggletocontrolthefeelingsofanxiety.14However,therearesomesimpleapproachesworthtrying.Writingaboutyourworriesisagoodwaytoworkthroughthem.Studiesshowthatwhenkidstook10minutesbeforeamathexamtowriteabouttheirconcerns,theyfeelmorereadytosucceed.Reframingthetaskcanalso,surprisingly,help!Framingthetaskaheadasexcitingratherthanathreatcanhelpimprovetheperformance.DoingSportsSporthasbeenfoundtoimprovemoodinanumberofschool-basedstudies.Participatinginextracurricularsportsactivitiesmayhelpyoufeelmoreconfidentandcapable.Findinglocalopportunitiestoparticipatecanalsobeagreatwaytomakefriends.15BeinggratefulAnotherapproachforimprovingone’smoodistofocusongratitude.Spendjustafewminutesadayreflectingonthingsthatyouarethankfulfor;overtime,yourmoodimproves.Thiscantakemanydifferentforms,buttherearesomesimpleones.Forexample,talkaboutsomethingyoulikedorappreciatedfromyourdayduringfamilytime.16Spendafewmomentsaspartofeitherawaking-upornight-timeritualtoreflectonthingsthatyouaregratefulfor.Itisawisewaytosetyouupforagooddayoragoodnight’ssleep.

A．ManagingAnxiety.B．Speakingoutyourworries.C．Itisagoodwaytofocusonthepositive.D．Ofcourse,wecanseekhelpfromaprofessional.E．Moderate(适度的)sportscanhelpimprovementalandphysicalhealth.F．Thisisanormalsensation,butitcanbeimportanttoimprovehowyoufeel.G．Socialconnectionformedwhiledoingsportscancontributetofeelingpositive.四、完形填空(★★★)Afather-sonpairbecamethefocusofattentionduringSunday’sXin’anjiangMarathoninZhejiangprovince.Thefather,45-year-oldLuoShujianranthemarathonwhilepushingathree-wheeledcart________his13-year-oldsonXiaobai,whowasdiagnosedwithcerebralpalsy(大脑性麻痹)sixmonthsafterhewasbornin2009.What’sworse,he________asevereformofepilepsy(癫痫)attheageofthree.Luowastoldhisson’s________requireslifelongcare.Withhelpfromcharities,Xiaobai’scondition________aftertakingmedication.Mostofthetime,hehastostayathome,butLuohasalwayswantedtotakehissontoseeawiderworldandbeen________bythestoryofDickHoyt—takinghissonRickwithcerebralpalsytoover1,000races.Then,the________hadtheirfirsttryatthe7-kilometerminimarathoneventin2015.HefoundthatXiaobaiwas________andhappy,laughingandclappinghishands.The________responseencouragedLuototakehissontoparticipatein54racesinover20Chinesecities.Luosaidparticipationintheracesisalsoagood________forhimtomakeXiaobai’slifemoreenjoyableand________.LuohopesXiaobaicanfeelthebeauty,warmthand________oflifethroughraces.Duringtheraces,Luo.________manyfamilieswhohadthesamespecialneeds,________hehasorganizedactivitiestohelpthemforthefollowingseveralyears,takingautisticchildrenmountainclimbingandrunningoutdoors.“It’sthroughmysonthatI’vegottentoknowaboutautisticchildren.Manyoftheirfamiliesaremore________thanmine,”saidLuo,addingthatthoughthere’snotmuchhecando,it’sworththe________.17.A．draggingB．carryingC．coveringD．protecting18.A．pretendedB．chargedC．developedD．abandoned19.A．conditionB．tensionC．talentD．appetite20.A．improvedB．ensuredC．conservedD．contributed21.A．annoyedB．requiredC．interruptedD．inspired22.A．groupB．crowdC．pairD．team23.A．surprisedB．thrilledC．ashamedD．astonished24.A．imaginativeB．urgentC．perfectD．positive25.A．extremeB．outcomeC．chanceD．priority26.A．fulfilledB．recognizedC．abstractD．complex27.A．pressureB．strengthC．intensityD．discipline28.A．turneddownB．gaveintoC．askedforD．cameacross29.A．beforeB．soC．butD．once30.A．needyB．luckyC．sensitiveD．independent31.A．amazementB．respectC．consequenceD．effort五、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。The2023GuilinFestival,hostedbytheGuilinMunicipalPeople’sGovernmentandtheCentralAcademyofDrama,32(come)toanendonSundayinGuilin,afamoustouristdestinationinSouthChina’sGuangxiProvince.Theten-dayfestivalhadathemeofco-existence,33(perfect)integratingart,theater,andthenaturalsceneryoftheregion.Atotalof14034(activity)andperformanceswerecovered,over80percentof35tookplaceoutdoors,harmoniouslymixingwithGuilin’snaturalbeauty.The2023editionwentbeyondtraditionalboundaries,thoughtheaterremainsattheheartofthefestival,36(allow)audiencestoabsorbthemselvesinrichexperiences.What’smore,itwasmarkedbytheyouthfulspiritwiththemesof“youth”,“37(innovate)”and“diversity”.Untilnow,thefestivalhascapturedtheattentionofover200domesticandinternationalmediaoutlets.Topics38(relate)tothefestivalhavebeenreadaboutmorethan900milliontimesondifferentsocialmedia.“Itisnotonly39responsetothecallofhistoricalcontext,butalsoaninheritanceoftraditionalliteraryand40(art)spirit”,HaoRongnoted,directoroftheFestivalOrganizingCommittee,“WehopetobuildtheGuilinFestivalintoa‘Chinese-styleartfestival,aninternationalpeople’sartfestivalbased41diversityandthesubjectivityofChineseculture.”六、单项选择(★★)42.Theteachertriedtostimulatethestudents’interestinscience.

A．reduceB．arouseC．hideD．cover(★★)43.Hisbehaviorwasnotconsistentwithwhathehadsaidbefore.

A．inagreementwithB．incontrasttoC．inplaceofD．inneedof(★★)44.Hereyesightisexceptionallygood,andshecanseeclearlyfromalongdistance.

A．usuallyB．extraordinarilyC．rarelyD．slightly(★★)45.Thecompanyneedstoevaluateitsmarketingstrategyregularly.

A．copyB．changeC．assessD．ignore(★)46.Solarpanelsgenerateenergyfromsunlight.

A．measureB．storeC．reduceD．produce(★★)47.Thebookaimstoenlightenreadersaboutenvironmentalprotection.

A．educateB．entertainC．frightenD．remind(★)48.Shefeltadeepsenseofsympathyforthehomeless.

A．indifferenceB．pityC．envyD．anger(★)49.Theobjectiveoftheprojectistoimproveairquality.

A．problemB．resultC．methodD．goal(★)50.Thecriticalsituationrequiresimmediateaction.

A．crucialB．unimportantC．normalD．easy(★★)51.Therestrictionofaccesstothebuildingwasduetosecurityreasons.

A．expansionB．confinementC．availabilityD．possibility七、单词拼写(★)52.Itiseverycitizen’sr________toprotecttheenvironmentforfuturegenerations.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)53.D________atthecancelledconcertshehadbeenlookingforwardto,shesadlywenthome.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)54.Despitemanydifficulties,shestudiedhardandwasdeterminedtop________herdreamofbecomingawriter.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)55.Peoplehaveat________tomakemoremistakeswhentheyareinahurryorunderpressure.(根据