2025~2026学年广东省始兴县高二上学期1月月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年广东省始兴县高二上学期1月月考英语试卷一、阅读理解WomenscientistsaroundtheworldhavemadesignificantcontributionstoSTEM(science,technology,engineering,andmaths).Herearefourwhopushedboundariesandchangedtheworld.WuChien-shiung(1912—1997)BorninTaicang,Jiangsuprovince,WutookpartintheManhattanProjectwhichhelpedcreatetheworld’sfirstnuclearweapon.HerfamousWuexperimentoverturnedthetheoryofparity(宇称理论)inphysics.ThisbreakthroughledtoaNobelPrizethatwasawardedtohermalecolleagues,butWu’scriticalroleintheworkwasoverlooked.HedyLamarr(1914—2000)Austria-bornLamarrstarredinalotofHollywoodfilmsandmadegreatsuccess.Shewasalsosupersmartandaself-taughtinventor.Duringthesecondworldwar,LamarrtogetherwithGeorgeAntheil,acomposer,developedaradioguidancesystem.TheprincipleoftheirworkispartofthebasisofBluetoothandwirelesstechnology.KatherineJohnson(1918—2020)AfricanAmericanNASAmathematicianJohnson’scalculationswerecriticalingettingthefirstUSastronautstospaceandbacksafely.Duringher33-yearcareeratNASA,Katherineearnedareputationformasteringcomplexcalculationsandwasreferredtoasa“humancomputer”.TuYouyou(1930—)BorninNingbo,Zhejiangprovince,Tusharedthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinewithtwootherforeignscientists,forherworkindiscoveringartemisinin,adrugusedtotreatmalaria(疟疾).Herworkhassavedmillionsoflivesallovertheworld.TuisthefirstChineseNobelwinnerinphysiologyormedicineandthefirstfemalecitizenofthePRCtowinaNobelPrize.1.WhatisWuChien-shiungfamousforinhistory?

A．HerWuexperimentB．HerwinningoftheNobelPrizeC．HereffortsintheManhattanProjectD．Hercriticalroleinthework2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutHedyLamarr?

A．Shewasaprofessionallytrainedinventor.B．Sheachievedsuccessinmorethanonefield.C．Herinventionwasonlyusedduringthewartime.D．Sheworkedwithascientisttodevelopaguidancesystem.3.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A．Toexplainsomeimportantscientifictheories.B．TostresstheimportanceofwinningaNobelPrize.C．Tocomparethebackgroundsoffourfamousscientists.D．Tohonorwomenscientistsfortheirgreatachievements.ArobotdogmovingaroundashowfieldduringtheChineseFarmers’HarvestFestivalinShandongProvincebecamethecenterofattentiononTuesday,drawingcrowdsofcuriousonlookers.Thefour-legged“fielddoctor”,withaspecialcameraandintelligentrecognitionalgorithms(算法),scannedrowsofcrops,uploadeddatatoacentralplatform,andproducedadetailedreportofthefarmland.SongZhihua,chairmanofadigitaltechnologycompany,saidthesmartrobotdogconsistsofthreemainparts:therobotitself,environmentalsensingequipment,andmostimportantly,amultispectral(多光谱的)camerawithedge-computingcapacity.“Itfocusesoncropgrowth,soilmoisture,andpestdetection.It’sjustlikeadoctorforthefields,”Songsaid.Themaineventoftheeighthannualfestival,heldinDahuchenjiaVillageofZhaoyuanCity,displayedtherapidriseofartificialintelligence(AI)androboticsinagriculture.Fromrobotsthatpickfruittodrones(无人机)sprayingcrops,theexhibitshighlightedhowsmarttechnologyistransformingfarmingacrossChina.Apartfromtherobotdogdesignedforfieldmanagement,afruit-pickingrobotdevelopedbytheShandongAcademyofAgriculturalMachinerySciencesimpressedparticipantswithitsperfectoperation.Equippedwithvisualrecognitionandreal-timedataintegrationtechnology,itcoulddetectmaturefruitandpickitwithamechanicalhand.“Farmerscouldsimplyrelaxinachair,pushabutton,andletmachinesdotheplowing,sowing,andharvesting.Inthefuture,alloperationswillbeunmanned,”saidthevice-presidentoftheacademy.AtthemainvenueinZhaoyuan,theprogramfeaturedaspecialpubliccelebration,fivethemedexhibitions,andfivespecialactivities,includingdisplaysofseedindustryadvances,modernfarmingmachinery,andsmartagricultureapplicationssuchasunmannedtractorsandfarmrobots.Itisreportedthatthecountry’shigh-standardfarmlandhasexpandedtoabout67millionhectares.Themechanizationrateofcropplantingandharvestinghasexceeded75percent,andsmartequipmentisincreasinglyintegratedintoeverystageofproduction.4.Whatisthemainfunctionoftherobotdogdescribedinthetext?

A．Toentertainthepublic.B．Totestcamerasystems.C．Tomonitorfieldconditions.D．Todownloadfarmdata.5.Whywasthefestivalheld?

A．TopromoteChineseorganicfarming.B．TosellChineseagriculturalproducts.C．TotrainChinesefarmerstorapidlyapplyAI.D．ToshowtechnologicalprogressinChinesefarming.6.Whatdidthevice-presidentoftheacademythinkoftherobotictechnology?

A．Promising.B．Mature.C．Irreplaceable.D．Inoperative.7.Howisthelastparagraphdeveloped?

A．Byprovidingdata.B．Bygivingadvice.C．Bymakingassumptions.D．Bydrawingcomparisons.Recentadvancesinartificialintelligence(AI)haveledtosignificantbreakthroughsintranslationtechnologies.AItranslationisusefulinsomesituations.Forexample,helpingteacherscommunicatewithparentswhospeakadifferentlanguage,orwhentravelling.Translationtechnologymayevenhelpprotectendangeredlanguagesfromdisappearingbysupportingonlinecollectionsofliterature.WithAI-poweredtechnologyinthesedigitallibraries,morepeoplecanappreciatetheseworks.Butwhiletechnologycantranslatemessages,itmissesanimportantpartofhumancommunication—theculturalnuances(细微差别)behindthewords.So,whileAItranslationcanbridgelanguagegapsandmakecommunicationeasier,it’simportanttobeclearaboutthebenefitsandchallengesitpresents.Relyingonlyontechnologytotranslatebetweenlanguageswillfinallyleadtomisunderstandingsandalessrichhumanexperience.Thenewtechnologyalsocomeswithlimitations.In2019,workersatanimmigration(移民)centerintheUnitedStatesusedAItranslationtodealwithanasylum(庇护)case.Thevoicetoolcouldnotunderstandtheapplicant’saccent,andthepersonwaskeptthereforsixmonthswithoutbeingabletoexplainclearly.In2021,apoliceofficerusedGoogleTranslatetoaskaSpanish-speakingwomanifhecouldsearchhercar.Theappchoseawrongword,whichcausedconfusion.Learningadditionallanguagesalsostandsoutasoneofthebestwaystoimproveourselves,withbenefitsforbrainhealth,socialskills,culturalunderstanding,andcareeropportunities.Astudyin2022foundthatpeoplewhospeakmorethanonelanguagehavequickermindsandmaydelaybrainaging.Italsoshowedthatlearningseverallanguageshelpspeoplerespectandunderstandeachotherbetter.WhileAI-poweredtranslationtechnologyhasitsuses,agreatdealcanbelostifwerelyonlyonittocommunicate.Thenuancesoflanguages,andwhattheysayaboutdifferentcultures,aredifficulttocommunicateviatranslationtools.Andthebenefitsofbeingbilingual(双语的)ormultilingual—bothpersonallyandforthewidersociety—riskbeinglostifwedon’tsupportsecondlanguagelearning.8.Whatdoesparagraph1stressaboutAItranslation?

A．Itsliteraryvalue.B．Itsadvancedtools.C．Itsfuturedevelopment.D．Itspracticalapplications.9.WhatcanbeinferredaboutAItranslationfromtheexamplesinparagraph3?

A．Ittakeslittletimetobereliableindailylife.B．Itcanmakeseriouserrorsinimportantcases.C．Itworksbetterwithwrittentextsthanspeech.D．Itwillreplacehumantranslatorssoonerorlater.10.Whyisthe2022studymentionedinthetext?

A．Tosupportapoint.B．Tostressaproblem.C．Tointroduceatopic.D．Toquestionabelief.11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．AITranslation:TheTechnologyDevelopsFastB．RelyingonTechnology:TheCostsAreUnseenC．AIEra:WhyWeStillNeedLanguageLearningD．LanguageEducation:HowAIChangestheWayWeLearnTheideaofgrowingfoodinadesertwouldmakemostpeoplelaughbutthisisquicklybecomingareality.Therearecurrentlytwodesertfarmsintheworldwherequalityvegetablesarebeingplantedcheaplyandeasily.Sundropfarms,basedinSouthAustralia,usesexperimentalgreenhousestogrowtomatoes,peppersandcucumbers.Thebiggestchallengeofgrowingfoodinadesert,obviously,isthelackofavailablewater.TheresearchersatSundropfarmshavegottenaroundthisproblembyusingthesuntodesalinate(淡化)seawater.Itcanalsobeusedtocontrolthetemperatureofthegreenhouses.Withoutdependingonlimitedresourcessuchaslandandfreshwater,Sundropfarmshasmadefarmingapractice.Thiscanincreasetheworld’sfoodsupplies.Anotherbenefitofthiskindoffarmingisthatitcanbedoneanywhere,thusreducingthecostsoftransportingfoodtodistantlocations.Furthermore,itreducestheneedforpesticides(杀虫剂).AnotherexperimentaldesertfarmistheSaharaForestProject,whichbeganinQatarin2012.Greenhousesinthefarmarecooledbysaltwater.Solarpowerandothertechnologiesareusedtogethertohelpmakevegetation(植被)growinthedesertenvironment.Asdesertshaveexpandedoverrecentyearsaroundtheworldduetoglobalwarming,thisprojectcouldsolvetheproblem.TheresultfromtheQatarprojectwasbetterthanexpectedandinJuneof2014,Jordanagreedtohostanotherone.ThiswillbemuchbiggerthantheQatarprojectandtheprojectmemberswillhaveevenmoreopportunitiestotesttheirexperimentsonamuchlargerscale.Itisnotclearyetthatdesertfarmingrepresentsthefutureoffarmingbuttheseprojectshaveshownsomesuccessinthefield.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thisproblem”inParagraph2referto?

A．Seawaterishardtopurify.B．Desertfarmsaren’tfittoplantvegetables.C．Thetemperatureishighinthedesert.D．Thedesertisinshortageofavailablewater.13.Whichoneisthecharacterofdesertfarming?

A．Itsavesdeliverycosts.B．Itneedsmorepesticides.C．Ithasalocationlimit.D．Itsolvesfoodwasteproblems.14.WhatcanweknowabouttheSaharaForestProject?

A．Itisbeyondexpectations.B．Itcanhelpproducemoresalt.C．Itisstartedtopreventglobalwarming.D．Itusestechnologytoproducesaltwater.15.Whatcanbeinferredaboutdesertfarmingfromthelastparagraph?

A．Itstillhasproblemstosolve.B．Itrepresentsthefutureoffarming.C．Itsearlysuccesshasarousedinterestinit.D．Itsaimistocreatemorejobopportunities.TheImportanceofReadingEnglishBooksReadingEnglishbooksisoneofthebestwaystoimproveyourEnglishskills.16Itcanhelpyouinmanyaspects.First,readingEnglishbookscanexpandyourvocabulary.17Youwillmeetnewwordsandphrasesinthebooks,andyoucanguesstheirmeaningsfromthecontext.Thisisanaturalandeffectivewaytolearnnewwords.Second,readingEnglishbookscanimproveyourreadingcomprehension.Byreadingregularly,youwillgetusedtothestructureofEnglishsentencesandthelogicofEnglisharticles.18YouwillfinditeasiertounderstandEnglishmaterialsinexams.Third,readingEnglishbookscanhelpyoulearnaboutdifferentcultures.ManyEnglishbooksareaboutthehistory,customsandlifestylesofothercountries.19Thiscanbroadenyourhorizonsandmakeyoumoreknowledgeable.20Forexample,youcanchoosestorybooksifyoulikestories,orsciencebooksifyouareinterestedinscience.It’simportanttochoosebooksthataresuitableforyourlevel.Ifthebooksaretoodifficult,youmayfeelfrustrated.Iftheyaretooeasy,youwon’tmakeprogress.Inconclusion,readingEnglishbooksisbeneficialforyourEnglishlearningandpersonaldevelopment.Startreadingtodayandyouwillseethedifference.

A．Itcanalsohelpyouimproveyourwritingskills.B．Youshouldchoosetherightbookstoread.C．Unlikememorizingwordsfromadictionary,readingmakeslearningwordsfun.D．Readingcanhelpyourelaxafteralongdayofstudy.E．Byreadingthesebooks,youcanlearnabouttheworldoutsideyourowncountry.F．Thiswillhelpyoureadfasterandmoreefficiently.G．Manystudentsdon’tlikereadingEnglishbooks.二、完形填空WhenIwas19yearsold,ImademyfirstvisittoChinaasanexchangestudent.Itwasn’tthefirsttimeIhadbeenabroad.BeforecomingtoChina,IassumedthatIwouldbeableto_______withEnglish.Itdidn’ttakelongformetorealizehowsillyIwas.Chinesecharactersaretotallyforeignand_______.Iquicklygotsickofnotbeingabletounderstandanything,soIdecidedto_______fortheChineseclassmyuniversityoffered.IhadChineseeveryweekday,afterwhichIspentatleastanhour_______thelesson.Intheevening,myfriendsandItestedeachotheronthe_______wehadtomemorize.Moreimportantly,Imadeaconscious_______tocommunicateinChineseinstoresandrestaurants.Iwas_______whenIwasabletomaintainasimpleconversationwiththelocals.WhenI_______achievedA’sonmyChineseexams,IthoughtitwastimetotakeabreakfromstudyingforChineseeverydayandfocusonmyotherclasses.Unfortunately,thisturnedouttobea(n)_______.Notonlyweremystudyhabits________,butalsothelessonsthemselvesweregettingharder.Ihadtostartoverintermsofcomingupwithand________newstudyhabits.Withfinalscomingup,Ihaveestablishedmygoldenrule:thereisnoone________tonewlanguagelearning.Onceyoucommitandacceptthatyouarea________,itbecomesanongoingprocessofexploration,failure,reassessment,andtryingagain.AmIfluentnow?Noteven________.AndImayneverbe.ButIlearnedhowtobehonestwithmyselfandpushthrough________.21.A．carryonB．getbyC．fitinD．keepup22.A．confusingB．confusedC．satisfyingD．satisfied23.A．participateB．provideC．registerD．account24.A．adaptingB．engagingC．presentingD．reviewing25.A．structuresB．articlesC．charactersD．rules26.A．radiationB．associationC．durationD．effort27.A．pleasedB．relaxedC．amazedD．shocked28.A．exceptionallyB．regularlyC．literallyD．obviously29.A．challengeB．mistakeC．accidentD．escape30.A．worseningB．changingC．developingD．overwhelming31.A．breakingB．exposingC．keepingD．kicking32.A．trickB．linkC．peakD．pork33.A．victimB．beginnerC．supporterD．winner34.A．rightB．readyC．sureD．close35.A．shortcomingsB．difficultiesC．surroundingsD．disasters三、语法填空语法填空HuangXuhua,called“FatherofNuclearSubmarines,”passedawayinFeb.2025.Bornin1926inGuangdong,hewitnessedChina’sstrugglesduringforeigninvasions,36shapedhisdeterminationtostrengthenthecountrythroughscience.WhenChinalauncheditsnuclearsubmarineprograminthe1950s,Huangimmediatelyansweredthecalldespite37(limit)technologyandresources.Toensuresecrecy,hecutcontactwithhisfamilyfordecades,38(devote)himselfentirelytoresearch.Theteamfacedvarious39(challenge).Theirmostcriticaltaskwasachievingunderwaterstabilitythroughrepeatedtrials.Aftertwodecadesofefforts,Chinasuccessfullytesteditsfirstnuclearsubmarineinthe1970s,becomingthefifthcountry40(master)thistechnology.Huangcontinuedadvancingsubmarinesystemsuntilhis41(retire).Hisremarkablecontributionsearnedhim42MedaloftheRepublicin2019.Huang’slifeteachesusthattrueprogress43(require)bothwisdomanddevotion.Youngpeopleshouldembracehisspirittakingsocialresponsibilities,facingdifficulties44(brave),andkeepingnationalinterestsabovepersonalneeds.Itisonlythroughsuchdedication45wecanensurehispioneeringspiritliveson,lightingChina’spathtowardsrejuvenation(复兴).四、书面表达46.目前网络语言(InternetSlang)在青少年中极为盛行，你校学生会在同学中就对网络语言的看法进行了调查，调查结果见下面饼状图(piechart)。请根据图中信息，用英语写一篇短文，介绍同学们的看法，并表达你自己的观点。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Ivividlyrememberthedaywhen,asanine-year-old,Iparticipatedinaprimaryschoolsing-along.Whileeveryoneelsesangthemaintune,Iautomaticallyharmonized(以和声唱),butthesoundIsangwasoutoftunewitheveryoneelse.Atthatmoment,Isuddenlysawmyclassmateslookingatme,andIfeltembarrassed.Thatexperienceleftalastingimpact.IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldneversinginpublicagain,butitdidn'tstopthere.MyfearofembarrassmentgrewsostrongthatIbegantoclosemyselfofffromsharinganything—mythoughts,myfeelings,andmyideas—withothers.Throughoutmyprimaryandhighschoolyears,Iremainedquiet.Whenteachersaskedquestionsinclass,Istayedsilent,tooafraidofbeingwrong,thoughIknewtheanswerstothequestions.EvenwhenIhadideastocontributetogroupdiscussions,Iheldback.