廣東省茂名市信宜市2024-2025學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期11月期中英語試題(無答案)

2024—2025學(xué)年度高二期中質(zhì)量檢測英語試題本試題卷共8頁。全卷滿分120分?？荚囉脮r120分鐘。注意事項(xiàng)：1.答題前，先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上，并將準(zhǔn)考證號條形碼粘貼在答題卡上的指定位置。2.選擇題的作答：每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，寫在試題卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。3.非選擇題的作答：用簽字筆直接寫在答題卡上對應(yīng)的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。4.考試結(jié)束后，請將本試題卷和答題卡一并上交。第一部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ALyingintheheartofdowntownChicago,MillenniumParkisamust-visitdestinationforanyonelookingtoexperiencethecity.It’shometoseveralgreatlandmarks,includingtheCrownFountain,whereyoucansee1,000digitalimagesofChicagoansdisplayedontwolargetowers,creatingafunandinteractiveexperience.Don’tforgettocheckoutthefamousCloudGate,alsoknownasTheBean.Ithas3/4ofitsareareflectingthesky,whichcausesthecity’shigh-risebuildingstoformspecialpicturesonit,andmanyvisitorscometoappreciateeveryday.Duringthesummer,youcanenjoyfreemusicperformancesattheJayPritzkerPavilion.It’saperfectspottorelaxwithfriendsandenjoythelivelyatmosphere.Forthoseinterestedinnature,theLurieGardenisanamazingplace.ParkHoursAllcurrentlyopenentrances/exitsthathavestairsalsohaveramps(坡道).Entrancesareatspecificpointsaroundthepark.MondaytoWednesday&ThursdaytoSunday6a.m.-4p.m.,allpavedentrancesalongMichiganAve,RandolphandMonroeareopenduringthesehours.ThursdaytoSunday4p.m.-11p.m.,thebelowentrancesareopentoentertheparkandarestaffedbysecurity.Tips●Guestsarenotallowedtotakepetsintothepark(exceptfortheserviceanimals,likeguidedogs).●Guestsundertheageof18mustbewithanadult(21yearsandolder)after6p.m.Theadultmustbepresentforthedurationofthevisitandmaycareforuptofouryoungpeople.●Guestscanbringtheirownsnacksthoughvariousfoodsareavailablethere.●Guestsareadvisedtocomeinspring,summer,andautumn,especiallyinAugust,whenthere’reoftenfreemusicperformances.1.WherecanvisitorsenjoytheuniqueimagesofChicago’sbuildings?A.AttheCrownFountain. B.AttheLurieGarden.C.AttheCloudGate. D.AttheJayPritzkerPavilion.2.Onwhichdaycanguestsentertheparkafter6:00p.m.?A.Monday. B.Tuesday. C.Wednesday. D.Friday.3.Whatdoweknowaboutthepark?A.Itisdisabled-friendly. B.Itismainlyaimedatadults.C.Itseldomsellssnackstovisitors. D.IthostsmostofitseventsinAugust.BWhilemanyartistslongtosharetheirworkwiththeworld,there’snoguarantee(保證)thattheaudiencewillunderstandit,orevenlikeit.Thatcertainlyseemstobethecasewithapaintingbyindigenous(土著的)artistVincentNamatjira,whichincludesaportrait(肖像)ofAustralia’srichestperson,GinaRinehartwhoisveryconcernedaboutherpublicimage.RineharthasreportedlycalledfortheNationalGalleryofAustralia(NGA)toremoveherportrait,oneof21individualworksthatmakeupasinglepieceinNamatjira’sexhibition“AustraliainColour”fromdisplay.TheexhibitionhasbeenrunningatthegalleryintheAustraliancapital,Canberra,sinceMarch,2024.OthersubjectsinthepieceincludethelateQueenElizabethⅡ,AmericanmusicianJimiHendrix,AustralianAboriginalrightsactivistVincentLingiari.AustralianmediahasreportedthatRinehartapproachedtheNGA’sdirectorandchairtorequestthepainting’sremoval.TheNGAsaidthatit“welcomesthepublichavingadialogueonourcollectionanddisplays”.“Since1973,whentheNationalGallerycollectedJacksonPollocks’BluePoles,therehasbeenadynamicdiscussionontheartisticvalueofworksinthenationalcollection,andondisplayattheGallery,”theNGAcontinued.“WepresentworksofarttotheAustralianpublictoinspirepeopletoexplore,experienceandlearnaboutart.”Namatjirasaidthathepaintspeoplewhoarewealthy,powerful,orsignificant—peoplewhohavehadaninfluenceonthiscountry,andonmepersonally,whetherdirectlyorindirectly,whetherforgoodorforbad.“IpainttheworldasIseeit,”hesaid.“Peopledon’thavetolikemypaintings,butIhopetheytakethetimetolookandthinkwhyIhavepaintedthesepowerfulpeopleandwhatIamtryingtosay.”“Somepeoplemightnotlikeit,otherpeoplemightfinditfunnybutIhopepeoplelookbeneaththesurfaceandseetheserioussidetoo,”Namatjiraadded.4.WhydidRineharthopetoremoveherportraitfromtheexhibition?A.Shebelieveditdamagedherimage. B.Shedidnotliketheexhibitionatall.C.Shethoughtitsauthorwasnotfamous. D.Shewantedtoreplaceitwithanewone.5.WhatisthepurposeoftheNGAexhibition?A.Toraisemoneyforthegallery. B.Topromoteartamongpeople.C.Togathermorefamousfigures. D.Tocollectvaluablepaintings.6.HowdidNamatjirareacttoRinehart’srequest?A.Hearguedwithherinperson. B.Hetriedtofindawayout.C.Hepaidnoattentiontoit. D.Heturneditdownindirectly.7.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Agalleryposter. B.Anartnewspaper. C.Anexhibitionbrochure. D.Apaintinginstructionbook.CIntoday’sdigitalage,screensareeverywhere.Fromsmartphonestotablets,televisionstogamingconsoles(游戲機(jī)),childrenaregrowingupwiththeireyeskeepinglookingatthelittleboxesseveralhoursaday.Unfortunately,anewstudyfindsthisisruiningtheirabilitytocommunicatewithothers.ResearchersattheUniversityofTartuinEstoniahavefoundthatregularscreenusebybothparentsandchildrenhasalinktodeterioratinglanguageskillsamongkids.Thestudy,conductedbyTiiaTulvisteandJaanTulvisteoftheUniversityofTartu,focusedonEstonianfamilieswithchildrenbetweentwo-and-a-halfandfour-year-olds.Theirfindingssuggestthathighertotalscreentimeforchildrencontributestopoorervocabularyandgrammaticalskills.Infact,noneofthescreen-basedactivitiesthatchildrenorparentsengagedin,includingviewingscreenstogetherandsocializingtime,hadapositiveimpactonlanguageskills.Oneofthemoststrikingfindingswastheimpactofvideogames.Playingvideogamesdidn’thaveapositiveconnectionwithchildren’slanguageskills,regardlessofwhetheritwasthechild,mother,orfatherdoingthegaming.Thissuggeststhatthetypeofscreenactivitymattersjustasmuchastheamountoftimespentstaringatscreens.Thesefindingsemphasizetheimportanceofconsideringtheentirefamily’sscreenhabitswhenaddressingchildlanguagedevelopment.It’snotjustaboutlimitingachild’sscreentime;parents’screenusepatternsalsoplayacrucialrole.“Whilereadinge-booksandplayingsomeeducationalgamesmayofferlanguagelearningopportunities,especiallyforolderchildren,researchshowsthatduringthefirstyearsoflife,themostinfluentialfactoriseverydayface-to-faceparent-childverbal(語言的)interaction,”saysTulviste.However,thestudyhassomelimitations.First,alldata,includingfathers’screenuse,werereportedbymothers,whichcouldbeinaccurate.Second,thestudyonlyincludedfamilieswherechildrenlivedwithbothparents.So,morestudiesareneeded.8.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“deteriorating”inparagraph1?A.Showing. B.Predicting. C.Weakening. D.Learning.9.Whatcanwesayaboutthetypeofscreenactivity?A.Itcausesharmtokids’languageability. B.Ithelpsparentstogiveupvideogames.C.Itcontrolskids’timespentonthescreen. D.Itshowsthelinkbetweenparentsandkids.10.WhatdoesTulvisteadviseparentstodoinparagraph3?A.Usee-bookreaders. B.Formgoodfamilyscreenhabits.C.Playmoreeducationalgames. D.Balancekids’languagegrowth.11.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheresearchresult?A.Objective. B.Doubtful. C.Supportive. D.Critical.DHigherpriceshaveAmericansreconsideringtheirdinner.Forthefirsttimeinyears,peoplearebuyingmoregroceriesthanbefore.Manypeopleprefertospendalittlemoreonsupermarketgoodsratherthandiningout.Thishasledfast-foodandotherchainstostepupdealsandmealcombos(套餐).Thisweek,McDonald’sreporteditsfirstdecline(下降)insalessince2020.SalesatDenny’sdroppedby0.6%,andprofitatWendy’sdeclinedinthelatestquarter.Starbucks’salesfellby2%intheUSaspeoplecameinlessoften.Inthepastyear,grocerypriceshaveincreasedby1.1%,whilethecostofrestaurantmealshasgrownby4.1%.“Whenrestaurantinflation(通脹)isstillaheadofwheregroceryinflationis,”Denny’sCEOKelliValadesaid,“wedefinitelyfeellikepeopleareprobablystillsaying,‘Weshouldjustcookathomealittlebitmoreoften.’”TakeKDDeshmukh,anengineerinTulsa,Okla.,whoobtainsdiscountsbybuyingagreatmanyitemstosaveexpensesforexample.Whendecidinghowtocelebratehiswife’sbirthdayrecently,hechoseahomemadedinneroveranouting.“Insteadofgoingtoarestaurant,”hesays,“wewerelike,‘Weareprettygoodcooks.’”Infact,afteryearsofshoppersgettingless,evenwhenspendingmoremoneyatthegrocerystore,theyarenowleavingthesupermarketwithmoreitems.Atthesametime,foodpurchasesatcafesandothereaterieshavedeclinedsincethestartoftheyear.Sit-downrestaurantssawmoredinersinMayandJunecomparedwiththosemonthslastyearbutcameoutflatinJuly,accordingtoOpenTable’strackingofonlinereservations.KFC,Arby’sandBuffaloWildWingssawfewervisitorsinJulycomparedwithlastyear,accordingtoPlacer.ai,whichtracksfoottraffic.VisitstoBurgerKing,Wendy’sandTacoBellincreased.McDonald’sislosingbusinesstolow-incomefamilies.“They’redroppingoutofthemarketingathomeandfindingotherwaystoeconomize.cuttingdownontrips,”McDonald’sCEOChrisKempczinskisaid.12.Whatisthefunctionofparagraph2?A.Explainingaprediction. B.Makingacomparison. C.Raisingaquestion. D.Presentingafact.13.WhydoestheauthormentionKDDeshmukh?A.Topraisehisbehavior. B.Toadvocateeconomy.C.Toshowhighgroceryprices. D.ToproveKelliValade’spoint.14.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthepriceincreases’impactonrestaurants?A.It’sone-sided. B.It’ssmall. C.It’sdifferent. D.It’sshort-lived.15.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.InflationStopsAmerica’sGroceryTrend B.InflationChangesAmericans’DinnerPlansC.America’sFoodChangeReflectsInflation D.Americans’DinnerChoicesCauseInflation第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Herearefoursurprisinghealthbenefitsofcamping.16Campingwillforceyoutostayawayfromyourelectronicdevicesandconnectwithmothernature.Thisisbecauseit’sgenerallyhardertogetasignalwhenyou’reinthemountainsandremoteplaces.Thiswillactuallyhelpyoubuildupyourrelationshipwithmothernatureandyourfamilyandfriends.Youwillreducestress.Withthetightschedulesandthebusyenvironmentwefaceinthecity,ourstresslevelsmayriseinthelongrun.Howdowetakeabreakfromallthestress?17Thefreshairandpeacefullandscapeyouhavewillcalmyournervesandreduceallyourstress.Naturehasanaturalwayofhelpingyourbody,mind,andsoulfindpeace.Youwillperformnewactivities.Wetendtohaveasedentary(久坐的)lifestyle.18We’reoftentootiredtodoanyformofexercise.However,campingcanhelpyoubacktohealth.Itenablesyoutobecomemorephysicallyactive.Justwalkingandtrekking(跋涉)toyourintendeddestinationisenoughexercise.Youcanalsodootherphysicalactivitiessuchasswimming,climbing,building,fishing,etc.19Campingcanhelpyougetsomefreshairthatdoesgoodtoyourlungsandbrain.Whenyou’reinthemountains,allyoucanfeelisthefreshnessoftheenvironment.20Therefore,giveyourbodyandmindthefreshairtheyneedbycampingfromtimetotime.A.Wecandoitthroughcamping.B.It’llcutyourconnectionwithtechnology.C.Campingmakesyoufeelhappierandstronger.D.Youfeellikeyourbodyandmindcandealwithpollutedair.E.Weallknowhowoxygenandcleanairarevitalforourhealth.F.Thesecanmakeyourbodyactive,andyoufeelmoreenergetic.G.That’sbecauseoftheofficejobsaswellastonsofappointmentswehave.第二部分語言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Mrs.Thomsonwashospitalizedduetoaseriousillness.Forher,herfamily21acaretaker,Ashley.Ashley’sgreatcareearnedherandherfamily’spraise.UponMrs.Thomson’sdischarge(出院),shewantedto22Ashleybutfoundhergone,leavingonlyaletterandthereturnedpay.Theletterrevealedapast23.DearMrs.Thomson,ThatI24youhasbeenagiftyougaveme.Icannot25themoneyyouoffered.Youdidn’t26me,butIdidonthefirstdayIsawyouinthehospital.Adecadeago,you27mychildandme.Itwasastormyday,andtheriverbecameatorrent(激流).Mychildwassweptaway,andIfollowed28.You,despitethedanger,jumpedintothetorrentwithoutbeing29.Youbattledtherapids,foundus,andguidedustosafety.Your30wasouronlyhopeinourdarkesthour.ButIneverhadthe31toexpressmythanks.Youleftwithoutleavinganyidentifyinginformation.I’m32Imetyouagain!Itriedtorepayyourkindness,butnoservicecouldeverbe33.Yourstruly,AshleyReadingtheletter,Mrs.Thomsonwasmovedtotears.The34ofthatdayresurfaced.Shenever35recognitionorreturnforheractions,butlifehadawayofbringingstoriesfullcircle.21.A.hired B.met C.repaid D.helped22.A.thank B.stop C.remind D.persuade23.A.message B.story C.record D.trip24.A.calledon B.dealtwith C.caredfor D.staredat25.A.remember B.donate C.return D.accept26.A.trust B.recognize C.question D.satisfy27.A.promised B.saved C.puzzled D.attracted28.A.tirelessly B.patiently C.doubtfully D.helplessly29.A.surprised B.worried C.hesitant D.nervous30.A.courage B.advice C.responsibility D.independence31.A.ability B.permission C.belief D.chance32.A.sure B.proud C.curious D.lucky33.A.necessary B.enough C.hard D.cheap34.A.purpose B.imagination C.memory D.truth35.A.sought B.counted C.reached D.found第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TravellingthousandsofkilometersfromherhomelandtonortheastChinatoattendafootballevent,PhonphirunPhilawanfindsherselffullyimmersed(沉浸)inauniqueand36(impress)experience.The25-year-old37(play)fromThailandrepresentedtheteamofCollegeofAsianScholarsattheongoing2ndAsianUniversitySportsFederationFootballCupinLongjingCity,northeastChina’sJilinProvince,andtheeight-dayeventhasattracted12universityteamsfromeightcountriesandregionsincludingChina,SaudiArabia,NepalandSouthKorea.It’sbeenher38(four)triptoChina.AccordingtoPhilawan,theweatherinLongjingis“abitcold”,butthedeliciouslocalfoods,well39(equip)facilities,andenthusiasticfootballatmospherehavemadeherfeelwarmandwelcomed.“Footballhas40historyofmorethan100yearshere.It’samazing,”Philawansaid,41(add)thatshewantstotakethisopportunitytomakemorefriendswhoplayfootballandimmerseherselfinthebeautyofthecity.YanbianisoneoftheearliestregionsinChina42footballstartedtodevelop.Uptonow,it43(send)morethan40athletestonationalteamsatalllevelsandmorethan500athletestoclubs.Inrecognitionof44(it)vitalroleinshapingthefootballlandscapeinChina,Yanbianwashonoredwiththetitleof“hometownoffootball”.45(lucky),in1979,itbecameoneofthefirstcitiesinthenationtobedesignated(指定)asakeycityforfootballdevelopment.第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)你班外教在介紹中外音樂文化后，要求每位同學(xué)談?wù)勛约盒哪恐凶钕矚g的一首歌。請用英語寫一篇發(fā)言稿，內(nèi)容包括：1.簡述這首歌；2.喜歡的理由。參考詞匯：旋律melody;歌詞lyrics注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Hello,everyone!That’sallformyreport.Thanks.第二節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Inanage-oldschool,Mrs.Smith’sclassroomwasapeacefulplacewherekidscouldlearnandgrow.