廣東省陽(yáng)江市高新區(qū)高二上學(xué)期11月期中考試英語(yǔ)

機(jī)密★啟用前20242025學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期高二期中測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題本試卷共8頁(yè)。考試結(jié)束后,將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。注意事項(xiàng):1.答題前,考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫清楚,將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2.選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂;非選擇題必須使用0.5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫,字體工整、筆跡清楚。3.請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答,超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無(wú)效;在草稿紙、試卷上答題無(wú)效。4.作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出,確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5.保持卡面清潔,不要折疊,不要弄破、弄皺,不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第二部分閱讀(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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ANovemberisoftenoverlookedasDecemberapproaches,butit’sanidealtimetoarrangeanescapefromthedullskiesofnorthernEurope.Here’sourpickofthebestholidaydestinationsinNovember.Vatnaj?kull,IcelandIceland’snamebeesincreasinglyaccurateinNovember,assubzerotemperaturesarrivemorefrequently.Thisisthebesttimefortouriststoenterintotheheavenlyworldoficecaves—moreaccurately,glaciercaves—asthesechangingholesneedtobesafelyfrozenbeforetheycanbeexplored.Lanzarote,CanaryIslandsLanzaroteprovidesanamazingbreakinNovember.Thefirstweekaside,therearefewschoolholidaysthismonth—abonusforpeaceseekers.WithgardensdesignedbythefamousLanzarotearchitectCésarManrique,MeliáSalinasisabignameresort(度假勝地)withlocalstyle,setbetweentwobeaches.JacksonHole,Wyoming

Duringthewinter,JacksonHoleisawonderlandofsnowskiing,snowmobilingandiceskating.Ifyou’relookingforsomefastpacedfamilyfun,trytheAlpineSlide,whereyoucanslidedown2,500feetofSnowKingMountaininabobsled(雪車).Nomatterwhenyou’replanningyourtrip,youshouldbookearly.VancouverIsland,CanadaPartofBritishColumbia,VancouverIslandwasoriginallythelandoftheKwakwaka’wakw,NuuchahnulthandCoastSalishpeoples.Today,theislandisvaluingtheoriginalculturesmoreandmore.Planningmeansyoucantakeyourtimeseekingoutactivitiesthatcelebratenativepeople’sculture.Rememberthatyoumustordertheferries(渡船)fromthemainlandaheadoftime.21．Wherewouldtouristspreferringquietdestinationsliketogo?A．Vatnaj?kull. B．Lanzarote.C．JacksonHole. D．VancouverIsland.22．Whatdothelasttwodestinationshaveinmon?A．Theyneedreservations. B．Theyhavecolourfulcultures.C．Theyarefamousforsnowsports. D．Theyaresuitableforallthefamily.23．Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A．Acoursebook. B．Asurveyreport.C．Aguidebook. D．Ageographicalpaper.BArtificialintelligence(AI)hasbeenincreasinglygoodatfoolingpeople.InMarch,aseriesofphotosshowingformerUSpresidentDonaldTrumpbeingarrestedbypolicecaughtpeople’sattention.Theywerefakebutveryconvincing.CreatedbytheAIprogramMidjourney,thephotoswerehighlyrealistic,fromthecharacters’movementstothesurroundings.However,manydetailscangiveawaythefactthattheyaremadebyAI.Assomeexpertshavewarned,themainideaistospotanythingthatwouldlookstrangeinaphoto.AIsoftwarehasahistoryofgeneratinghumanhandsincorrectly.Itsometimescancreatehandswithmorethanfivefingers.ThisisbecauseAIisn’tsurewhata“hand”exactlyis.ThedataAIusestolearnoftenshowhandsandfingersinvariousgestures,whichcanbeveryconfusingforAI.AIgeneratedimagesalsousuallycontaindetailsthatgoagainstreality.Tospotthis,focusonitemslikeaccessories.Forexample,peopleinanimagemaybemissingearringsoronepartoftheirsunglasses.Ifthere’stextinanimage,suchasanewspaperorposter,it’susuallygarbled(篡改),eventhoughthetextmaylookrealisticfromadistance.AnotherthingAIisterribleathandlingisthebackground.Ifthere’sacrowdintheimage,people’sfacesinthebackgroundareusuallyblurry—ortheydon’thavefacesatall!ThedevelopmentofAIgeneratedartalsoraisesalarmbellsabouthowthesefakeimagescouldbeusedtospreadmisinformation.“Ithinkmisinformationisgoingtohitanalltimehigh,”JamieCohen,adigitalcultureandAIexpertintheUS,toldNewYorkPost.GeneratinganAIartworkisto“createreality”,Cohenargued,addingthatbeingabletotellwhethertheworkisrealornotrequireshighmedialiteracyskills.“Theworldmaynotbereadyforhowrealistictheimageshavebee,”saidShaneKittelson,aUSresearcher.24．HowcouldpeoplerecognizethataphotoismadebyAI,accordingtotheexperts?A．Byanalyzingthesourceofthephoto.B．Bylearningyourfriends’tipsfromtimetotime.C．Byfindingoutthedetailsthatlookstrangeinthephoto.D．Bygoingtothesceneforthemselves.25．WhydoesAIgeneratehumanhandsincorrectlyaccordingtothetext?A．Ithasn’tenoughdataabouthumanhands.B．Itisunabletorecognizehumanhands.C．Itdoesn’tfullyunderstandhumanhands.D．Thedataitusestolearncontainerrors.26．WhatisAIterribleathandlingaccordingtothearticle?A．Facialexpressions. B．Textsandsymbols.C．Itemsofclothing. D．Backgrounddetails.27．WhatisJamieCohen’sattitudetowardsAIgeneratedartatpresent?A．worried B．defensive C．supportive D．indifferentCLastwinterIenjoyedabriefadventureinGuatemala.Overaperiodof12days,Iexploredthroughthejungletowatchthesunriseanddancedinthestreetduringtheholidayparade.Butlookingbackonthattrip,whatIremembermostvividlyisaNewYear’sEveinGuatemalaCity,atalifelesshotel.Ratherthanacountdowntomidnight,Icounteddownthehoursuntilmydeparture.Nothingspecialhappenedduringthatnight.Rather,thebigrolethishotelplaysinmymemoriescanbeexplainedbyapsychologicalprinciplecalledtherecencyeffect.“Therecencyeffecthelpstoaccountforourtendencytoremembertheendingpartofasequenceofeventswithfarmoreclaritythantherest,”saidDr.MaryPoffenroth,abiopsychologist.Shesaysitarisesfromourshorttermmemory’sinabilitytoholdontomorethanasmallamountofinformationatonce.Sowhilethereisnomagicformulatocreatelovelytravelmemories,employingtherecencyeffectcanturnagoodtripintoanunforgettableone.Dr.Stephanie,aNeuroscientist,saysthatwhileyoucanstrategicallysetofftherecencyeffectatatrip’send,youmayhavemultipleopportunitiestocreatelastingmemoriesallalongthewaybybreakingitupintosmallerchunks.Keepinmindthattherecencyeffectcanalsobackfire.“Endinganamazingtripwithstressfulflightdelays,lostluggageorfeelingunwellmightbeenoughtoovershadowtheentireexperience,resultinginrememberingthetripasawfulinsteadofjoyful,”Stephaniesaid.Toavoiddisproportionately(不成比例地)spotlightingthefinaldays,Poffenrothhascreatedatrick:Sheamplifies(增強(qiáng))earlierdaysinatriptokeephermemorieswellrounded.“Icollectlittlebitsthatwillremindmeofthatday:asubwayticket,aseashell,acardboarddrinkwithapub’slogoonit.”Then,assheispackingonthelastday,“Igothroughallmylittlefoundtreasuresandspendafewmomentsrecallingeachone,”shesaid.“Thisgivesmeasenseofclosureforthatchapteroftravelandmakestheexperiencememorable.”28．HowdidtheauthorfeelabouttheNewYear’sEveinGuatemalaCity?A．Itwasboring. B．Itwaseventful.C．Itwasrelaxing. D．Itwascheerful.29．Whatdoweknowabouttherecencyeffectfromparagraph2?A．Itisbasedonapsychologicalprinciple.B．Itiswidelyusedtocreatelovelymemories.C．Ithighlightsthefinalpartofaseriesofevents.D．Itmakesupfortheinabilityofshorttermmemory.30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“backfire”meaninparagraph4?A．Beavoidedtosomeextent. B．Beappliedextensively.C．Produceundesirableconsequences. D．Poseunexpectedchallenges.31．AccordingtoPoffenroth,whichofthefollowingmayhelptravelershavegoodmemories?A．Sharetravelexperiences. B．Recallthefinaldaysofajourney.C．Purchaseasmanysouvenirsaspossible. D．Purposelygatherremindersofajourney.DAccordingtonewresearch,babiesarenotonlycapableofcreativethinkingwellbeforestartingtospeak,butthissortofthinkingmaybeimportantforlanguagelearning.Inthestudy,theresearcherssetouttoexploretheoriginsofhumancreativityandproductivethinkingtotrytofindouthowpeoplearriveatpletelynewthoughtsandideas.Theyfoundthatbabieswereabletoveryquicklylearnnewwordsthatdescribesmallquantitiesandbinethesewithfamiliarwordstofullyunderstandaphrase.Leadresearcher,Dr.BarbaraPomiechowska,said:“Humancreativityislimitless:ithastakenustothemoonandallowedustocuredeadlydiseases—butdespiteitsimportance,wedon’tyetknowwhenandhowthisimpressiveabilitytobineideasandinventnewthingsappears.Thisresearchshowsthatwemustgorightbacktothebeginningoflanguagelearningtosolvethispuzzle.”Inthestudy,theresearchersworkedwith60babies,allaroundtheageof12months.Theystartedbyteachingthebabiestwonovelwordsdescribingquantity:“mize”,tomean“one”,and“padu”,tomean“two”.Thenthebabieswereaskedtobinethesenewnumberwordswithdifferentobjectnames,forexampletoidentify“paduducks”fromsomepictures.Byteachingnovelwordstorepresentquantities,theresearcherswereabletotestthebabies’abilitytobineconceptsinrealtime,ratherthansimplyrecallbinationsofwordsthattheyalreadyknewfrompreviousexperience.Byusingeyetrackingtechnologytomonitorwherethebabieslook,theresearcherswereabletoshowthatthebabiescouldsuccessfullybinethetwoconceptstounderstandwhattheywerebeingaskedabout.AccordingtoDr.Barbara,thisabilitytobinedifferentconceptsislikelytohelpbabiesnotonlytounderstandthelanguageinput,butalsotolearnaboutdifferentaspectsofthephysicalandsocialworld.32．Whatpuzzledidtheresearcherswanttosolve?A．Theoriginofcreativethinking. B．Thewaystocuredeadlydiseases.C．Thelimitationsofcreativethinking. D．Theimportanceoflanguageacquisition.33．Whatwerethebabiesaskedtodointhestudy?A．Createnovelwords. B．Countnumbersinorder.C．Pointoutthenumbertheyknew. D．Matchobjectswithwhattheyheard.34．Whatdidtheresearchersuseinthestudy?A．Previousdata. B．Advancedtechnology.C．Professionalconcepts. D．Regularexaminations.35．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Humancreativityislimitless. B．Children’slearningabilityvaries.C．Childrenaregoodatcreatingwords. D．Humancreativethinkingstartsveryearly.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)。Alargenumberofpeoplestartexperiencingstronglonelinessinthefewmonthfollowingtheirgraduation.Manypeoplemistakenlythinkthatlonelinesscanbeendedbyhavingmorefriendsorbymeetingnewpeople.36Sowhatcauseslonelinessandwhydosomanypeopleexperienceitrightaftergraduation?37Someofthemaincharacteristicsofacloserelationshiparemoninterests,opennessandmonlifechallenges.Duringcollegeorhighschoolyears,mostofthepeopleinagroupwillhavethesameproblem,sotheycantalkabouttheirmonproblems,thinktogetherofsolutionsandevenhelpeachothergothroughthem.38However,aftergraduationeachpersonusuallytakesadifferentpathandfindshimselffightinghisownuniquebattle.Problemsbeenolongermonbetweenthesamegroupofpeoplebecauseeachofthemdevelopshisownspecialones.Friendscanbeelessconnectedtoeachotherwheneachoneofthemlivesadifferentlife.39Insuchacasetwothingscanbedone.Youcaneithershareyournewproblemswithyouroldfriendsandmakesureyoulistentotheirsoryoucanmakemorefriendsatyournewjobtosharewiththemwhat’sgoingoninyournewstageoflife.40Whenyoudoso,sticktothem,shareyourproblemswiththemandyouwillneverfeellonely.A．Whathappenstothesamegroupaftergraduation?B．Lonelinesscanneverappearinsuchanenvironment.C．Thisgraduallyreducesclosenessandpromotesloneliness.D．Infact,apersonwithquietafewfriendscanstillfeellonely.E．Lonelinesshappenswhenyoudon’thavecloserelationships.F．Thekeyistofindpeoplewhoarefightingthesamebattleasyou.G．Howlongitlastsreliesonwhatactionsyouwilltakeduringthatperiod.第三部分語(yǔ)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。RehanStaton,a24yearoldformercleaner,wasadmittedintoHarvardLawSchool.Statonwasraisedbyasinglefatherwhoworkedhardto41himandhisbrother.Growingupwastoughandheusedto42inschool.Oneteacherevensuggestedhe43toaspecialeducationclass.Butunderthe44ofatutor,heendedupmakingthe45roll.Inhighschool,heusedtobeanathlete,46onmartialartsandboxing.However,aninjuryruinedthe47ofhimturningprofessionalinsports,andhegot48byeverycollegehehadappliedto.Insteadofpursuinghighereducation,StatonstartedworkingatBatesTrucking&TrashRemovaltosupporthisfamily.There,hiscoworkers49hisspirits.Motivatedbythem,he50inBowieStateUniversityin2014,andin2016,he51totheUniversityofMaryland.Then,hetooktheLawSchoolAdmissionTest(LSAT)andappliedtonineschools.Whenreadingthelawschool52emails,Statonandhisfriendswereinshockandexcitement.53

,StatonchosetoattendHarvardLawSchool—andhe’llneverforgetallthe54peoplewhohelpedhimgetthere.“Throughoutthistime,peoplekindofaskme,‘Howdidyoudoit?’It’smoresohowcouldInotdoitwheneveryoneisbreakingtheir55forme,andpushingformetowin,”hesaid.41．A．standby B．objectto C．providefor D．callon42．A．entertain B．pete C．mature D．struggle43．A．listen B．switch C．yield D．refer44．A．burden B．control C．protection D．guidance45．A．honor B．pay C．class D．guest46．A．deciding B．taking C．focusing D．depending47．A．luck B．interest C．fantasy D．chance48．A．denied B．limited C．marked D．rated49．A．woke B．lifted C．brought D．kept50．A．enrolled B．settled C．trusted D．lectured51．A．stuck B．a(chǎn)ttended C．transferred D．belonged52．A．charity B．a(chǎn)cceptance C．promotion D．inquiry53．A．Gradually B．Incredibly C．Eventually D．Literally54．A．optimistic B．supportive C．thoughtful D．pleasant55．A．backs B．legs C．words D．routines第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)Itisconsideredoneofthemostextraordinarydocumentaryfilm56(project)evermade,afilmshotineverycountryoftheworld57thesameday,involving3,000hoursoffootagein70languagesfrom19,000volunteerfilmmakersaroundtheworld.The104minutefilm,OneDayonEarth,isavisualpoem58(star)everyoneontheplanet.It’saboutyouandme,thetimeswelivein,andourplacein59puzzleofhumanity.DirectorKyleRuddickandexecutiveproducerBrandonLitman60(be)thetwoyoungforcesbehindOneDayonEarth.TheymetattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,whereRuddickstudiedfilm61Litmanmajoredinbusiness.Althoughbothhadworkedonshortlength62(merce)andbroadcastprojects,theyhadneverattemptedanythinglikeOneDayonEarth,theirfirstfeaturelengthfilm,andneitherhadanyoneelse.RuddickandLitmancameupwiththeideaforthefilmin2008ataworldmusicfestival,63theyheardmusicianswhohadnevermetbeforeplaytogetherforthefirsttime.Afterafewawkwardattempts,themusicianssoondiscoveredaway64(create)abeautifulfusionofmusic.Inasimilarway,“theeditorialprocesswasaprocessofdiscovery,”saidRuddick.“Youcouldn’tmakethissortoffilmwithoutbeing65(plete)opentowhatyoureceive.”第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)66．在新中國(guó)成立75周年之際，你校正在向全校學(xué)生征集以描述新時(shí)代中國(guó)人民生活變化為主題的英語(yǔ)稿件。假設(shè)你是李華，請(qǐng)你以“Changesaroundme”為題寫一篇短文向?qū)W校投稿。內(nèi)容包括：（1）生活中的變化；（2）你的感想。Changesaroundme________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)(滿分25分)67．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文?！癋riendstotheend!”Breanahadsignedthepictureofusthathungonmybedroomwall.Herhandwrittenpromisecarriedthejoywehadshared,andlaughterfilledtheroom.ItfeltlikeBreanaandIhadbeenbestfriendsforever.Sincethedaywemetonthefirstdayofseniorhighschool，wehadbeeninseparable.Sheenjoyedoutdoorsports,andIloveddancing.Wedidalmosteverythingtogether.Whenthetryoutnoticeforthecheerleadingteamcameup,BreanaencouragedmetogiveitashotInitially,Iresistedhersuggestion,callinghercrazy,butdeepdown,Itrustedherandsecretlywantedtogiveitatry.Breanasawmyhiddendesireandpromisedtosupportmefully.Sheattendedallthepracticesandevenspenttwoweekscoachingmeinherbackyard.Finally,withaperfectperformance,Isuccessfullymadeitontothecheerleadingteam.Regrettably,Breanafailedtomaketheteamduetophysicaldisfort.However,thingsbegantochange.Afterschooltrainingtookupmostofmytime,andourusualalgettogethersweredelayedorcanceled.Slowlybutsurely,webegantogrowapart.AheatedargumentfinallyeruptedwhenIrefusedBreana’sinvitationtogohiking.“I’msotired,Breana.Please,letmehavesomealonetime.”“You’realwaysbusy.Wehaven’tspentmuchtimetogether!It’sallbecauseofyourexcessivetraining!”“Stop,Breana!Youdon’tunderstandmeatall!Idon’tneedafriendlikeyou!”Withthosemeanwords,Iputanendtoour“friendstotheend”promise.Overthefollowingdays,despiteatightschedule,theargumentlingered(縈繞)inmymind,distractingmefromtraining.Itwasamorningwhentherewaschaosontheplayground.Someonecriedout,“Breanaisinjured!”Shockedandworried,Irushedtowherethesoundcamefrom,foroncenotcaringaboutanything.注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150個(gè)左右：2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。AsIarrivedatthescene,IsawBreanasittingthereinpain.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Atmywords,shehuggedmetightly.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

20242025學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期高二期中測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題參考答案及評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：第二部分閱讀(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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．B22．A23．C24．C25．C26．D27．A28．A29．C30．C31．D32．A33．D34