山东省滕州市第一中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中质量检测英语试卷（含答案）

山东省滕州市第一中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中质量检测英语试卷阅读理解AChichenItzaMexicoChichenItzaisatoptouristdestinationinMexico,knownforitsimpressivemonumentalstructuresconstructedbetweenAD750and1200.AmongthesearetheCastillopyramidandtheTempleofaThousandWarriors.Gettingthere&doingitChichenItzaissituated80milesfromTulumalongtheroutetoMerida.Whilehotelsandtourcompaniesofferorganizedtrips,rentingacarforaselfguidedvisitisoftenpreferable.GainingsomeknowledgeaboutthepreColumbianMayacanenhanceyourexperienceatthesesites.ConsiderreadingMichaelCoe’sTheMayaand/orJoyceKelly’sAnArchaeologicalGuidetoMexico’sYucatanPeninsulabeforeyourvisit.Youcancomfortablyexplorethesiteinabout2hours.Afterward,forameal,travel40kmeasttoCancuntoenjoyauthenticMayanorganiccuisine.Whileyou’rethereTakesometimetodrivetoMerida,knownasthe“WhiteCity”,whichfeaturescharmingoldworldarchitecture,stunningchurches,andvibrantmarkets.Additionally,makesuretovisitCenoteIkKilforauniqueswimmingexperience.WhentodoitThesiteisopeneverydayoftheyear,from8amto5pm.Therainyseason,fromMaytoOctober,istheleastbusytimefortheMayanRiviera.However,duringthedryseason,fromNovembertoApril,itgetsquitecrowded.Ifpossible,trytoavoidthepeakseasonfromDecembertoJanuary,whenitbecomesespeciallycrowdedaroundChristmasandNewYear.1.WhatshouldyoudobeforevisitingChichenItza?A．Takeaguidedtour.B．Hirealocalguide.C．WatchadocumentaryaboutMexico.D．ReadspecificbooksabouttheMayacivilization.2.WhatactivitiesarerecommendedtodoaftervisitingChichenItza?A．AttendingaculturalshowinTulum.B．Driving40kmeastforMayanfoods.C．PayingavisittotheCastillopyramid.D．ExploringtheTempleofaThousandWarriors.3.WhatistheidealtimetovisitChichenItzatoavoidlargecrowds?A．Allyeararound.B．MaytoOctober.C．NovembertoApril.D．DecembertoJanuary.BAcouplehasrecentlyplacedtheirgarbagecanoutforcollectionforthefirsttimein14months,allthankstotheirrecyclingskills.RichardandLouiseArnoldhaveestablishedsuchaneffectiveroutinethattheyonlyneedtoputtheirgarbagecanonthesideofthestreetonceayear.Louiseexplainedthatmakingsmallmonthlychangesinherlifehasresultedinherfamilyproducingverylittlewaste.Shesaid,“It’snotasdifficultasyoumightthinkifyoustartwithsmallsteps.Webeganwithsoap,switchingfrombathcreamtonaturalsoapwithoutpackaging.Thesebarsarelargeenoughthatwecuttheminhalf,usingoneforthesinkandtheotherhalffortheshower.It’sbothcosteffectiveandenvironmentallyfriendly.”“Soit’sactuallyquiteeasy.Justgoaroundyourhouseandthinkoflittlethingsyoucandogradually,andyou’llstartnoticingthedifference,”Louiseadded.Currently,thecoupletakesrecyclablewastetothetip,donatesclothestocharityshops,andbringssoftplasticsandbatteriestoashopthatacceptsthem.In2017,thecoupleestablishedNoWasteLiving,whichinitiallystartedasaweekendstallatthelocalmarketandhassincedevelopedintoawebsite.Louiseregularlywritesanewsletterforherhundredsofsubscribers.Theyalsostartedsellingecofriendlyproducts,rangingfromnonchemicalhouseholdcleaningandwashingsolutionsfora“lesstoxichome”tobamboowashingupbrushes.Louisementioned,“IstartedNoWasteLivingbecauseIwantedtoshowourachievementsandleadbyexample.”Althoughthefamilyoccasionallyfacescriticism,Louiseremainsdetermined.Shesaid,“Themainpointofcontention(争论)forpeopleregardingnewwasterulesishavingtodrivetheirwastetoarecyclingcenter,whichaddstotheiralreadybusylives.However,inthelongrun,youwillcreatemorespaceinyourhome,savemoney,andspendlesstimedealingwithgarbagecans.”4.Howdidthecouplestarttheirwastereductionjourney?A．Byreplacingsmallsoapswithlargeones.B．Byusingasmallamountofbathcream.C．Byusingunpackagedsoapbars.D．Byrecyclingsoftplasticsandbatteries.5.WhydidthecouplefoundNoWasteLiving?A．Tobringecoproductstomarket.B．Toinspireotherstofollowintheirfootsteps.C．Totreatrecyclablewastefromtheneighborhood.D．Toanswerthecalloftheirsubscribers.6.Whydosomepeopledislikenewwasterules?A．Theymeanmoreworktodealwithgarbage.B．Theyincreasethecostofgarbagecollection.C．Theyestablishasettimeforwastemanagement.D．Theylimitthedailyamountofgarbageforcollection.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Abusinessmindedcouple.B．The“lesspoisonoushome”concept.C．Theglobaltrendinrecycling.D．Aplanetfriendlylifestyle.CProfessorAshokGoelofGeorgiaTechdevelopedanartificiallyintelligentteachingassistanttohelphandlethenumerousquestionsfromstudentsintheonlineclass.ProfessorGoelalreadyhad8teachingassistants,butthatwasn’tenoughtodealwiththehugenumberofquestionsfromstudents.Manystudentsdropoutofonlinecoursesforlackofteachingsupport.Whenstudentsfeelconfusedandreachoutwithquestionsthatgounanswered,theirmotivationtocontinuebeginstofade.ProfessorGoeldecidedtodosomethingtochangethissituationbycreatingavirtualassistantnamedJillWatson,whichisbasedontheIBMWatsonplatform.GoelandhisteamdevelopedseveralversionsofJillWatsonbeforereleasinghertotheonlineforums.Atfirst,thevirtualassistantwasn’ttoogreat.ButGoelandhisteamsourcedtheonlinediscussionforumtofindall40,000questionsthathadeverbeenaskedsincetheclassstarted.ThentheybegantofeedJillwiththequestionsandanswers.Aftersomeadjustment,Jillwasabletoanswerthestudents’questionscorrectly97%ofthetime.Thevirtualassistantbecamesoadvancedandrealisticthatthestudentsdidn’tknowshewasacomputer.Thestudents,whowerestudyingartificialintelligence,wereinteractingwithartificialintelligenceandcouldn’ttellitapartfromarealhumanbeing.Goeldidn’tinformthemaboutJill’strueidentityuntilApril26.Thestudentswereactuallyverypositiveabouttheexperience.ThegoalofProfessorGoel’svirtualassistantnextyearistotakeoveranswering40%ofallquestionsraisedbystudents.Thename,JillWatsonwillofcourse,changetosomethingelsenextterm.ProfessorGoelhasamuchrosieroutlookonthefutureofAIthansay,ElonMusk,StephenHawking,BillGatesorSteveWozniak.8.ProfessorGoelcreatedavirtualteachingassistantbecause.A．hiscoursewasnotinterestingenoughB．hefeltconfusedabouthowtoteachonlineC．students’questionsweretoomanytohandleD．hisstudentswereunsatisfiedwiththeassistants9.WhatdowelearnaboutJillWatson?A．Sheturnedouttobeagreatsuccess.B．Shewasunwelcometostudentsatfirst.C．Hertrueidentitywasstillasecrettostudents.D．Hernamewillbekeptforthenextvirtualassistant.10.WhatdoesProfessorGoelplantodonextwithJillWatson?A．Replaceherwithdifferentversions.B．Enablehertoanswermorequestions.C．Recommendhertosomefamouspeople.D．Equipherwithnewquestionsandanswers.11.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．ArobotnamedJillWatsongivesanonlinecourse.B．Robotswilltakehumans’placeinonlineclassesinthefuture.C．Avirtualteachingassistantisgettingpopularamongthestudents.D．Avirtualteachingassistanthelpssolveonlinequestionsinlargequantities.DFeelingextremelystressedbyyourtodolistcanmakeyouunhappy,butanewstudysuggeststhatmorefreetimemightnotbethemagicwaymostofusdreamitcouldbe.Theresearchersanalyzeddatafrom35,000subjectsabouthowAmericansspendtheirfreetime.Theyfoundthatpeoplewithmorefreetimegenerallyhadhigherlevelsofsubjectivehappiness—butonlyuptoapoint.Comparedtothosewithlesstime,peoplewithuptotwohoursoffreetimeadaygenerallyfeltbetter.However,peoplewhohadfiveormorehoursoffreetimeadaygenerallyfeltworse.Sothefreetime“sweetspot”mightbetwotothreehoursperday.Partoffindingthis“sweetspot”isconnectedwithhowpeoplespendtheirfreetime.Inanonlineexperiment,thesubjectswereaskedtoimaginehavingfourtosevenfreehoursperdayandspendingthattimedoing“productive”or“unproductive”activities.Mostofthembelievedtheirwellbeingwouldsufferiftheyhadalotoffreetimeduringtheday—butonlyiftheyuseditunproductively.Thoughthatexperimentwasbasedonthepreviousassumptions,whichisonelimitation,itagreeswithotherexperimentsshowingthatbeinginastateofflowcanbenefitpeople’smentalhealth.Ofcourse,foryou,anyactivitiesthatincreaseyourhappinessare“productive”.Ifwatchingsoapoperainyourfreetimemakesyoufeelbetter,youshoulddothatduetoselfcare.Andsometraditionallyproductiveactivitiescanbeeasyandfun.Forexample,walkingandcookingcanhelpburnstressandputpeopleinastateofflow.“Incaseswherepeoplefindthemselveswithlargeamountsoffreetime,suchasretirementorunemployment,”Sharifsaid,“ourresultssuggesttheycanbenefitfromspendingtheirnewfoundtimewithpurposes.”12.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytellus?A．Howbeinginastateofflowcanbenefitpeople’smentalhealth.B．Howtheresearchersanalyzeddatafromthe35,000subjects.C．How“productive”activitiesaredifferentfrom“unproductive”ones.D．Howpeoplemakeuseoftheirfreetimeinfluencestheirhappiness.13.Howmuchfreetimeonedaydopeoplehavethatcangenerallymakethemfeelbetter?A．About60minutes.B．About90minutes.C．From120to180minutes.D．From180to210minutes.14.Howcanweunderstandthe“productive”activitiesinparagraph4?A．Theymustbefunandeasy.B．Theyaremostlytraditionalones.C．Theydependonone’sownsense.D．Theygenerallyrelyonone’sownphysicalcondition.15.WhatdidSharifsaytopeoplewhohavealotoffreetime?A．Peopleshouldspendtheirtimewithaims.B．Itisnoteasyforpeopletohavenewfoundtime.C．Peoplecanbenefitfromlargeamountsoffreetime.D．Retiredandunemployedpeoplecan’tdealwithfreetimewell.E七选五Childrenexperiencethejoyandwonderofnewexperiencesalmostdaily.However,formanyadults,theseemotionsgetlostinthedaytodayrepetitionofeverydaylifeandroutine.___16___Tryingnewthingsisgoodforourbrain.___17___Italsohelpsusdestressinthatanewexperiencecanhelpbreakharmfulornegativeroutines.Doingsomethingnewalsopromotesflexiblethinking.Wewillconsiderthingsfromnewanddifferentperspectives.Itisobviousthattryingnewthingsisgoodforourmentalhealth.___18___Participatinginnewphysicalactivitiescanimproveourphysicalfitness,boostourenergylevels,andenhanceouroverallhealth.Forexample,tryinganewsportorexerciseroutinecanincreaseourflexibilityandstrength.Havingnewexperiencescanalsohaveapositiveimpactonoursociallives.Itcanhelpusexpandoursocialconnections.Whenwestepoutofourcomfortzonesandengageinnewactivities,wemeetpeoplewithdifferentbackgroundsandperspectives,whichcanbroadenourhorizonsandenrichourlives.Buildingnewrelationshipscanprovideuswithasenseofbelonging.Still,itcanbescarytobreakroutineandtrysomethingtotallydifferent.___19___Startsmallbybreakingagoalintosmallersteps.Andbeveryspecificaboutthegoal.Forexample,insteadofaimingtoworkonarmstrength,makeagoalofdoingtwentyarmcurls(弯曲)aday.Inaddition,berealisticandmakesurethegoalsarepracticableintermsoffinancesandfreetime.Whileitiseasytogetcaughtupinthedailytiringactivitiesoflife,alwayskeepinmindthatdoingsomethingnewcanbethebestthingwecandoforourselves.___20___A．However,itisalsogoodforourbody.B．Sowe’dbettermakethewisechoice.C．Newexperiencesarecriticalforovercomingfears.D．Ithelpsusthinkmorecreativelyandbuildupconfidence.E．Andyet,newexperiencesarevitalforouroverallwellbeing.F．Everynewexperiencecontributestoourpersonalgrowth.G．Luckilytherearepracticaltipstomakeachange.二、完形填空Forlong,aquestiondisturbedalittleboy.Hecouldn’tunderstandwhyhisnextdeskpal(同伴)couldrank1stwheneverhewantedto,whilehehimself___21___to.Athome,heaskedhisMom,“Mom,amImore___22___thanothers?IfeelIstudyashardashim,butwhydoI___23___laybehind?”Staringathim,shewent___24___,notknowinghowtoexplain.Shefeltanimpulse(冲动)tosay,“Youaretoo___25___.Youarenotreallyashardworkingasothers...”butshestopped___26___sheknewhersonwassufferingfromthepainsof___27___gradesandrankings.Shethoughtitcrueltoaddanyadditionalburdentohersonandwastryingtofindouta___28___answer.Timewentbyquickly,thesonfinishedprimaryschool.Despitestudyingharderandbetter,hewasstillunableto___29___hispal.Toshowherprideofhim,Momdecidedtotakehimtothesea.Duringthetrip,shemanagedtogiveoutananswer.Now,thesonnolonger___30___hisrankings,because,withthe1stranking,hewas___31___toHarvardUniversity.Backhomeinwintervacation,hewasinvitedtogiveaspeechtothestudentsandparentsinhishighschool.Inthespeech,hementioneda(n)___32___experienceinhischildhood.“WhenmymotherandIwerelyingonthebeach,shepointedtothefrontandsaid,‘Doyouseetheseabirdsflyingforfoodoverthere?Whenthe___33___comenear,littlebirdscanescapequickly___34___“clumsy”seagullswouldtakemoretimetocompletetheprocess(过程).However,haveyounoticedbirdsthat___35___flyacrosstheendlessoceanarenoneotherthan“clumsy”(笨拙的)seagulls?’”21.A．refusedB．decidedC．failedD．afforded22.A．troublesomeB．stupidC．naughtyD．careless23.A．alwaysB．neverC．hardlyD．even24.A．wrongB．worriedC．crazyD．wordless25.A．youngB．lazyC．cleverD．energetic26.A．althoughB．beforeC．becauseD．unless27.A．worryingB．surprisingC．doubtingD．unsatisfying28.A．naturalB．harmoniousC．perfectD．ordinary29.A．getthroughB．comeacrossC．comparewithD．keepupwith30.A．caresaboutB．doubtsaboutC．wondersaboutD．worriesabout31.A．invitedB．admittedC．welcomedD．dismissed32.A．privateB．valuableC．interestingD．unexpected33.A．waveB．foodC．windD．time34.A．andB．sinceC．untilD．while35.A．suddenlyB．immediatelyC．finallyD．gradually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。DuringChina’sdynasticperiod,emperorsplannedthecityofBeijingandarrangedtheresidentialareasaccordingtosocialclasses.Theterm“hutong”,originally___36___(mean)“waterwell”inMongolian,appearedfirstduringtheYuanDynasty.IntheMingDynasty,thecenterwastheForbiddenCity,___37___(surround)inconcentric(同心的)circlesbytheInnerCityandOuterCity.Citizensofhighersocialstatus___38___(permit)toliveclosertothecenterofthecircles.Thelargesiheyuanofthesehighrankingofficialsand___39___(wealth)businessmenoften___40___(feature)beautifullycarvedandpaintedroofbeamsandpillars(柱子).Thehutongstheyformedwereorderly,___41___(line)byspacioushomesandwalledgardens.Fartherfromthecenterlivedthecommonersandlaborers.Theirsiheyuanwerefarsmallerinscaleandsimplerindesignanddecoration,andthehutongswere___42___(narrow).HutongsrepresentanimportantculturalelementofthecityofBeijing.ThankstoBeijing’slonghistoryascapitalforsixdynasties,almosteveryhutonghasitsstories,andsomeareevenassociated___43___historicevents.Incontrasttothecourtlifeandupperclassculture,___44___arerepresentedbytheForbiddenCity,SummerPalace,andtheTempleofHeaven,thehutongsreflect___45___cultureofgrassrootsBeijingers.四、书面表达46.假定你是李华，你校上周五举行了秋季师生趣味运动会，请为你校校刊（英文版）写一篇短文，报道这次活动。内容包括：1.活动背景与介绍：2.个人收获和感受。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。参考词汇：趣味运动会FunSportsDay__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。WhenIwasinmiddleschool,myfamilymovedtoSeattle,wheremyparentsstartedtheirnewbusiness—asmallgrocerystoredownstairsinmyhouse.Asagirlofshyandreservednature,Ihadtotakeafreshstarttofitintothesophisticatedcitylife.Onesunnyday,myschoolannouncedanexcitingevent,atalentshowforthelocalfoodbank.StudentswereencouragedtoshowcasetheiruniquetalentsinfrontofthepublicinthecityhallonNationalDay.Abuzzofexcitementfilledtheschoolaseveryonebeganpreparingforthebigday.Deepdown,Ifeltasparkofcuriosityandadesiretoparticipate.However,myselfdoubtheldmeback,“Idon’thaveanyspecialskillstoshare.”Daysturnedintoweeks,andthetalentshowdrewcloser.Icouldn’tshaketheupsettingfeelinguntilonedayEmma,oneofthemostpopulargirlsinmyclass,cametomewhileIwashelpinginthegrocerystoreafterclass.“Howaboutsingingtogetherinthetalentshow?”shegrinned.“Iheardyousingingatune,alongthewaybackhome.Ican’thelpfollowingyouhere.”Dear,Icouldn’tbelievemyears.Emma,withpersonalityandpopularity,acknowledgedmylittletalent.SinceEmmahadtheworld’sprettiestvoice,Ifeltlikebeingfavouredbyfortune.“Youtwo?Thetalentshowforthefoodbank?”Mymumbenttowardsusandherfacelitup.“Whynotpractiserightnowupstairs?Ibetyou’llbeaperfectmatch.”Winkingatus,sheseemedtoknowwewerethinkingalike.EmmaandIembarkedonrehearsingalmosteverysingledayafterschool.Webrainstormed,exchangedideasandrehearsedthescene.Asthedaysrolledby,Iwasfeelingprettygoodaboutouract.Butthedaybeforetheperformance,Emmacalledsayingthatshehadanacutestomachacheandwasnotinanyshapetoperform.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.续写部分分为两段，每段开头语已为你写好。Paragraph1:Iwascompletelyknockedoutbythenews.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________