四川省绵阳某学校2024-2025学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1四川省绵阳某学校2024-2025学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AUCBerkeleyYouthRecreationSummerCampsUCBerkeleyYouthRecreationwillprovideawidevarietyofone-weekoutdoorexperiencesandactivitiesfortheyouthonsummercamps2024.Herearefourbestsummercamps.WindsurfingCampThiscampisdesignedtoteachstudentsthebasicsofwindsurfing,includingbalanceandself-rescue.Throughacombinationofclassroominstruction,demonstrationandwatertime,campersareabletomasterthebasicsofthesport.Acomfortwithwindandwaterisstronglyencouraged.Campersmustbeages10~17toregister.Allcampersmustbeabletoswimandweigh100poundsormoretosafelyusepublicwindsurfingequipment.Price:$330.Thosewhohaveparticipatedbeforecanreceive10%off.SailingCampCamperslearnandreviewtheessentialsofsailingattheirexperiencelevelonthebeautifulSanFranciscoBay!2024bringsexcitingupdatestothecampandhelpssailorsmasternewskills.Previoussailingexperienceisrequired.Campersmustbeages12~18toregister.Allcampersmusthavebasicswimmingskills.Price:$255.SkateboardingCampInthiscamp,skateboarderswilllearnmechanicsandbasicridingskillssuchasbalance,ridingswitches,anddropping-in.Skaterswillbeassessedonthefirstdayofthesessionandthelessonswillbeadaptedtotheirability.Allparticipantsareeducatedinskateboardsafety.Campersmustbeages8~16toregister.Participantsmustbringtheirownskateboard,helmet(头盔)andknee&elbowpads(护具).Price:$300.$240perpersonforgroupregistration.RockClimbingCampLearnclimbingskills,knot(结)-tying,top-ropeclimbingandequipmentcare.SitesincludeStrawberryCanyon,Remillard,IndianRockandCragmontParks.Campersmustbeages9~15toregister.Allcamperscanenjoythebusservicetoandfromthecampsites.Price:$275.1.WhatisamustfortheparticipantsofWindsurfingCamp?A.Firstaidknowledge. B.Appropriateweight.C.Previouslearningexperience. D.Personalprotectiveequipment.2.WhatisspecialaboutSkateboardingCamp?A.Itisintendedforprimarypupils.B.I’llissuecertificatesofexcellence.C.Itbasesitslessonsoncampers’levels.D.Itgivesa10%discountforgroupregistration.3.Whichcampofferspublictransportationforcamp-goers?A.WindsurfingCamp. B.SailingCamp.C.SkateboardingCamp. D.RockClimbingCamp.BDuringthetimewhenTheodorGeiselwasworkingasachildren’sbookauthor,apopularprimer(初级读本)foryoungchildreninvolvedthestoryoftwocharactersnamedDickandJane.However,DickandJanewereboring.Consequently,theseboringcharacterskeptchildrenfromlearninghowtoread.WriterJohnHersheydescribedtheproblemina1954articleinLifemagazine.Uponreadingit,WilliamSpaulding,thedirectorofHoughtonMifflin,decidedtoinviteGeiseltocreateanexcitingchildren’sbook.Geiselthought,“Nosweat”.Butinfact,hedidsweatforayearandahalf.Accustomedtoinventingwordsathisleisureinhispreviousbooks,theimaginativeauthorunderestimatedhowdifficultitwouldbetolimithisvocabularytoaround200words.HestaredatSpaulding’swordlistforayearbutgotnothing.Outoffrustration,hefinallychosethefirsttwowordsthatrhymedasthetitle.Catandhatwerewhathefound.Henextworkedonwhatthecatwouldlooklikeandhowhewouldact.AsGeiselwrote,hiscatwasshapedandinspiredbytwoothercartooncatshehadadmiredsincechildhood.ThefirstwasfromcomicKrazyKat.Geisel’scatwouldchannelKrazy’sphysicalappearance.Asforitspersonality,Geisellookedtoanothercartooncatforinspiration:FelixtheCat.FelixwasadventurousandGeisel’scatwouldbehavewithasimilarconfidence.Nowthathehadamaincharacter,findingthingsforthatcharactertodowithinthelimitationofthewordlistwaslikeputtinghiscatinastraitjacket.AsGeiselslowlywroteandrewroteTheCatintheHatthroughout1956,hefiguredoutafewtrickstohelphiswriting.Hewouldrepeatwordsorphrases,whichgavehisworksadistinctandregularrhythmthathelpedyoungreaderslearnwordsthroughlook-sayrepetition.Uponpublicationin1957,TheCatintheHatwasaninstanthitandmadeGeiselaworldfamouschildren’sbookauthor.4.WhatmadeithardforGeiseltocreatehisstory?A.Therestrictionofwordselections. B.Criticismsfromanotherwriter.C.Thepublisher’sdemandforquality. D.Thechangeofhiswritingtopic.5.WhatdoweknowaboutthecatinGeisel’sbook?A.ItisasconfidentasKrazy. B.Itisdressedinastraitjacket.C.IttakesafterFelixinappearance. D.Ittakesonfeaturesoftwocartooncats.6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthelanguageinTheCatintheHat?A.Variedandplain. B.Simplebutinsightful.C.Repetitiveandrhythmic. D.Limitedbutwell-organized.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thecreationofcatsinchildren’sbooks.B.Thestorybehindafamouschildren’sbook.C.Awell-knownwriterinchildren’sliterature.D.Difficultiesandskillsinwritingachildren’sbook.COnabreakfromhisstudiesintheMITMediaLab,AnirudhSharmatraveledhometoMumbai,India.Whilethere,henoticedthatthroughoutthedayhisT-shirtsweregraduallygatheringsomethingthatlookedlikedirt."Irealizedthiswasairpollution，orsooty（像煤一样）particulatematter(PM)，madeofblackparticlesreleasedfromexhaust（尾气）ofvehicles，"Sharmasays."Thisisamajorhealthissue."Sootconsistsoftinyblackparticles,about2.5micrometersorsmaller,madecarbonproducedbyincompleteburningoffossilfuels.BackatMIT,Sharmasetouttohelpsolvethisair-pollutionissue.Afteryearsofresearchanddevelopment,Sharma’sstartupGravikyLabshasdevelopedtechnologythatattachestoexhaustsystemsofdieselgenerators（柴油发电机）tocollectparticulatematter.ScientistsatGravikythenturnitintoink,calledAir-Ink,forartistsaroundtheworld.Sofar,thestartuphascollectedI.6billionmicrogramsofparticulatematter.Morethan200gallonsofAir-Inkhavebeenharvestedforagrowingcommunityofmorethan1,000artists,fromBangaloretoBoston,Shanghai,andLondon.PostedalloverGravikyLab'sFacebookpagetodayarephotosofartmadefromtheAir-Inkandpant,includingstreetwallpaintings,bodyartandclothingprints.Atfirst,therewasstillnospecificapplicationfortheink.Thenthestartupdecidedtofindnewwaystofurtherspreaditsmission.Itchosetodosothroughart."Arthelpsusraiseawarenessaboutwheretheinkandpaintcomesfrom.Airpollutionknowsnoborders.Ourinksendsamessagethatpollutionisoneoftheresourcesinourworldthat'sthehardesttocollectanduse.Butitcanbedone,"Sharmasays.8.WhatstruckSharmamostduringhisbreakinIndia?A.DirtonhisT-shirts. B.Healthissueofthelocals.C.CoalindustryinMumbai. D.Incompleteburningoffossilfuels.9.Accordingtothetext,Air-Inkis________.A.acleanerofoutdoorair B.aproductmadefromPMC.anewly-foundedcompany D.aprintingtechnology10.WhatcanweinferaboutAir-Inkfromthetext?A.Itimprovesartisticeffect. B.Itmakespollutionacceptable.C.IthelpsSharmamakeaprofit. D.Itraisesenvironmentalawareness.11.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Artsknownoborders B.WastehasnopriceC.Lesspollution,moreart D.Creativethinking,effectivepaintingDTheAmazonrainforest,isasundisturbedaplaceasmostpeoplecanimagine,buteventhere,theeffectsofachangingclimateareplayingout.Now,researchsuggeststhatmanyoftheregion’smostsensitivebirdspeciesarestartingtoevolveinresponsetowarming.Birdsareoftenconsideredsentinel(哨兵)species—meaningthattheyindicatetheoverallhealthofanecosystem—soscientistsareparticularlyinterestedinhowthey’rerespondingtoclimatechange.Ingeneral,thenewshasnotbeengood.Forinstance,a2019reportbytheNationalAudubonSocietyfoundthatmorethantwo-thirdsofNorthAmerica’sbirdspecieswillbeindangerofextinctionby2100ifwarmingtrendscontinueontheircurrentcourse.Forthenewstudy,researcherscollectedthebiggestdatasetsofarontheAmazon’sresidentbirds,representing77non-migratoryspeciesandlastingthe40yearsfrom1979to2019.Duringthestudyperiod,theaveragetemperatureintheregionrose,whiletheamountofrainfalldeclined,makingforahotter,dryerclimateoverall.AccordingtothereportonNovember12inthejournalScienceAdvances,36specieshavelostsubstantialweight,asmuchas2percentoftheirbodyweightperdecadesince1980.Meanwhile,allthespeciesshowedsomedecreaseinaveragebodymass,whileathirdgrewlongerwings.Becauseofthestudy’slongtimeseriesandlargesamplesizes,theauthorswereabletoshowthemorphological(形态学的)effectsofclimatechangeonresidentbirds.However,theresearchersthemselvesareunsureandwonderwhatadvantagethewinglengthchangesgivethebirds,butsupposesmallerbirdsmayhaveaneasiertimekeepingcool.Ingeneral,smalleranimalshavealargerrateofsurfaceareatobodysize,sotheydissipatemoreheatfasterthanabiggeranimal.Lessavailablefood,suchasfruitorinsects,indryerweathermightleadtosmallerbodysize.12.Whyarescientistsfondofdoingresearchonbirds?A.Theyhavesmallbodysizes. B.Theyaresensitivetohotweather.C.Theyliveinanundisturbedrainforest. D.Theyareecologicalbalanceindicators.13.Whatcanwelearnfromthenewstudy?A.Athirdofspecieshavebeenextinctforadecade.B.36specieslost2%oftheirbodyweighteveryyear.C.Two-thirdsofspeciesshowedaconsiderabledecreaseinweight.D.About26speciesrespondedtoclimatechangewithlongerwings.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dissipate”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Takeon. B.Giveoff. C.Putup. D.Leadto.15.Whatwouldprobablytheresearchersfurtherstudy?A.Whyitiseasierforsmalleranimalstokeepcool.B.Whateffectsthewinglengthchangeshaveonbirds.C.WhytheAmazonianbirdshavelostsubstantialweight.D.WhetherbirdspeciesinNorthAmericawillbeextinctin2100.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下而短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。HowtoCheerupYourFriendThefollowingtipswillmakeyourfriendcheerup.Tryoneormoreofthesuggestionsbelow,andhopefullyyourfriendwillbehappyagaininnotime.____16____.Ifyourfriendisangryaboutasituationatwork,helphimseethepositivesideofthings.Listentohisproblembeforereacting(回应).Buttrytohelphimbyaskingquestionssuchas“Whatthingscanyoudotomakethesituationbetter?”or“What’sbeenhappeningatworklatelythathasbeengood?”Sendhimacardorpostcard.Notmanypeoplegethandwrittennotesanymore.It’ssorare(稀少的),infact,thatit’scertaintoputasmileonhisface.Dropanoteinthemailtohim.___17___.Builduphisself-esteem(自尊).Everyoneneedstoheartheyaresmart,strong,andbeautifulsometimes.___18___,astheycanhelphimbuildconfidenceandself-esteem.Trytomakeyourpraiseuniquetotheperson,soheknowsyoutrulymeanwhatyousay.Tryoutnewthingstogether.Truehappinessispartlyabouttheadventure.Itmaymeanyoumayneedtostepoutsideofwhat’scomfortableandtrysomethingnew.___19___.Ifyouwantyourfriendstobehappy,encouragethemtotrynewthingswithyou.Bringhimoneofhisfavoritedrinksorfoods.____20____.Maybehecan’tlivewithoutanafternooncoffee,ormaybehehasaspecialloveforblackforestcake.Surprisehimbybringingoneofthemtohimwhenyouknowhe’shavingadifficultday.A.EncourageyourfriendB.HelphimtoseethepositivesideC.YouknowwhatyourfriendlikesD.Inturn,discovernewthingsyouloveE.Don’tbeafraidtotellyourfriendthesethingsF.Similarly,yourhappinesswillaffectyourfriendsG.Ifyouincludeonewithafunnycard,that’sbetter第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下而短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Rejectiondoesn’talwayshurt.Sometimesrejectionmay____21____amorecertainpathtoourfinalgoals.ThisyearfootballfanshavebeenwatchingtoseehowJoewould____22____intheplayoffs(季后赛)thisseason.JoedreamedtoplayintheNationalFootballLeague(NFL),buthisjourneywasn’ta(n)____23____one.Heappliedtoseveralcolleges,butnone____24____him.Later,hegotintoOhioState,buthesatonthe____25____forthreeyears.OhioStatehadagreatfootballprogramandcoaches,whodidn’tthinkJoehad____26____.ButJoethoughtdifferently.He____27____Nebraskaandgotrejectedonceagain,buthedidn’tquit.ThenheappliedtoLouisianaStateUniversity,whichacceptedhim.Therestishistory.JoebecametheHeismanTrophy____28____duringhissenioryear,thenhewasadmittedtotheNFL,andlater,histeamparticipatedintheWorldChampionship.Joe’sstoryremindsusthatthereare____29____pathstoourfinalgoalsandthatit_____30_____strongenduranceanddeterminationtoreachthem.Nosingle_____31_____isgoingtopreventyoufrom_____32_____yourlong-termgoals.Besureto_____33_____thepainthatcomesfromdisappointmentandfaceitbravely.Trytofocusongoalsratherthanthe_____34_____outcomeofbeingrejectedandrememberthatthehurtofrejectioncomesfromhowwe_____35_____it.21.A.follow B.lead C.create D.clear22.A.study B.perform C.train D.join23.A.tough B.fun C.attractive D.easy24.A.accepted B.remembered C.rejected D.ignored25.A.bench B.stand C.team D.stage26.A.chance B.resource C.potential D.enthusiasm27.A.signedupfor B.appliedto C.attendedto D.searchedfor28.A.fan B.adviser C.learner D.winner29.A.similar B.smooth C.multiple D.flat30.A.costs B.takes C.makes D.offers31.A.theory B.training C.rejection D.excuse32.A.achieving B.planning C.announcing D.explaining33.A.affect B.emphasize C.estimate D.acknowledge34.A.active B.negative C.possible D.predictable35.A.interpret B.imagine C.explore D.escape第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。TheChinesecouplet(对联)referstotwopoeticlines____36____(obey)certainrules,oftenwrittenonredpaperforappreciation.As____37____formofChineseliterature,thecoupletvariesincontentandstyle.Someexpresspeople’slovetotheirmotherland,somedescribethebeautyofnature,____38____someconveybestwishesforthecomingyear.ChinesecoupletsoriginatedintheFiveDynasties,and____39____(become)ubiquitous(无处不在)intheMingandQingdynasties.Itwasacustomforpeople____40____(hang)peachwoodcharmstodriveawayevilspiritsduringtheSpringFestival.Nowadays,coupletsareused____41____asimilarway.ItwassaidthattheearliestcoupletwaswrittenbyMengXu,____42____waskingofHoushuState,anditwas____43____(extreme)popularintheNorthernSongDynasty.SincetheMingDynasty,towritecouplets____44____(regard)asamarkoftheculturedlifeofscholars.Thecouplethastwolinesofequal_____45_____(long).However,the

numberofcharactersineachlinecanbefromfourtosevenormore.Thefirstandthesecondlineshaveoppositetonepatterns.Thelastcharacterofthefirstlineisofanobliquetone(仄声),anditsoppositeinthesecondline,ofaleveltone(平声).第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假定你是李华，你们学校正通过校英文报向同学们征集寒假学生社会实践活动的建议。请你写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.活动建议；2.活动意义；3.你的期待。注意：(1)词数80左右。(2)可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。DearEditor,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节（满分25分）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。Duringthispastyear,I’vehadthreeinstancesofcartrouble.Eachtimethesethingshappened,Iwassickofthewaymostpeoplehadn’tbotheredtohelp.Oneofthose