广东省中山市烟洲中学2023-2024学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题

中山市烟洲中学2025届高二下学期第1次段考英语试卷满分120分，考试用时120分钟第二部分阅读（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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Theworldawaits.Wherewillyougonext?Thefollowingareamongthemostexcitingdestinationstovisit.Grabyourbagsandgo!Puebla,MtriceFoundedin1931,theMexico'sfourth-largestcityisastrongholdofBaroquearchitecture.InPuebla'scitycenter,aUNESCOWorldHeritageSite,therearealargenumberofgorgeous17th-and18th-centuryBaroquebuildings.Manyaredecoratedwithcoloredtitles,theuseofwhichillustratesthecombinationofPuebla'slocalandEuropeancolonialstyle.In2017,anearthquakeshookthearea,leadingtorestorationsoffacilitiesthroughoutthecityafterward.Despitethat,Pueblaremainsrootedintradition.Tele,CzechRepublicThestorybooktownwasprobablyfoundedinthenzd-14thcentury.Stonewallsandasystemofman-madepondshelpprotectTelrhistorictowncenter,aUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.Thetriangularmarketsquareisborderedbyarainbowoflight-coloredhouses,whichwereoriginallybuiltofwoodandrebuiltinstoneaftercfireinthelate14thcentury.GobekliTepe,TurkeyEstimatedtodatebacktothe10th-9thmillenniaB.C.E,themonumentallimestonepillarsatGabekliTepehadbeenhidinginplainsightforseveralthousandyears.Thedetailedexplorationofthesegiantstonesonlybeganinthe1990s.Whathavebeenrevealed-primarilymassivestonesdecoratedwithbas-relicfs（浅浮雕）ofanimal--comprisetheworld'soldestknowntemplecomplex.Theextraordinarydiscoveriesmadeherehaverewrittenthestoryofhowthefirstcivilizationsbegan.GuatemalaArchaeologistshavefoundlong-hiddenruinsofanextensivepre-Columbiancivilizationhere,confirmingthatGuatemalaistheplacetodiveintoMayanculture,thenseenow.Ancientrootsrunparticularlydeepin.thenorthernmostPeténregion.inmodern,multicultural.Guatemala,peoplewithMayanoriginzakeupabouthalfthepopulation,makingthecountrytheonlyoneinCentralAmericawithapativeculturalmajority.21.Wherecantouristsenjoyarchitectureexhibitingasombinationofnativeandforeignstyles?A.Guatemala. B.GobekliTepe,Turkey.C.Puebla,Mexico. D.Tele,CzechRepublic.22.WhathasmadeGuatemala.special?A.Thelong-hiddenruins.B.ThedeeplyrootedMayancultureC.Themodernandmulticulturalsociety.D.TheonlyCentralAmericancountrywithMayanpopulation.23.Accordingtothetext,whatdotheabovedestinationshaveincommon?A.Theyhavehistoricsites. BTheyareinCentralAmerica.C.Theywereoncedestroyedbyfire. D.Theywerediscoveredinrecentdecades.BAliceMooreisateenagerentrepreneur（创业者）,whoinMay2015setupherbusinessAilieCandy.Bythetimeshewas13,hercompanywasworthmillionsofdollarswiththeinventionofasuper-sweettreatthatcouldsavekids'teeth,insteadofdestroyingthem.ItallbeganwhenMoorevisitedabankwithherdad.Ontheouting,shewasofferedacandybar.However,herdadremindedherthatsugarytreatswerehadforherteeth.ButMoorewassickofmissingoutoncandies.Soshedesiredtogetroundthewarning"Whycan'tImakeahealthycandythat'sgoodformyteethsothatmyparentscan'tsayinotoit?"Withthatinmind,Mooreaskedherdadifshecouldstartherowncandycompany.Herecommendedthatshedosomeresearchandtalktodentistsaboutwhatahealthiercandywouldcontain.Withherdad'spermission,shespentthenexttwoyearsresearchingonlineandconductingtrialstogetarecipethatwasbothtastyandtooth-friendly.Shealsoapproacheddentiststolearnmoreaboutteethcleaning.Consequently,shesucceededinmakingakindofcandyonlyusingnaturalsweeteners.whichcanreduceoralbacteria.Moorethenusedhersavingstogetherbusinessoftheground.Afterwards,sheandherfathersecuredtheirfirstbusinessmeetingwithasupermarketowner,whofinallyagreedtosellMoore'sproduct-Cancandy.AsCanCandy'ssuccessgrows,sodoesMoore'scredibilityasayoungentrepreneur.Mooreisenthusiasticaboutthecandyshecreated,andshe'salsopositiveaboutwhatthefuturemightbring.Shehopesthateverykidcanhaveacleanmouthandabread-mail.Meanwhile,withherparents'help,Mooreisgenerallyabletoliveanormalteenagelife.Althoughshefoundedhercompanyearlyoninlife,shewasn'tdrivenprimarilybyprofit.Moorewantstouseheruniquetalenttohelpothersfindtheirsmiles.Shedonates10%ofAilicCandy'sprofitstoBieSmiles.Withhertalentanddetermination,itappearsthattheskycouldbethelimitforAliceMoore.24.HowdidMoorereacttoherdad'swarning?A.Shearguedwithhim. B.Shetriedtofindawayout.C.Shesaidnoattention. D.Shechosetoconsultdentists.25.WhatisspecialaboutCanCandy?A.Itisbeneficialtodentalhealth. B.Itisfreeofsweeteners.C.Iissweeterthanothercandies. D.Itisproducedtoadentists'recipe.26.WhatdoesMooreexpectfromherbusiness?A.Toearnmoremoney. B.Tohelpothersfindsmiles.C.Tomakeherselfstandout. D.Tobeatothercandycompanies.27.WhatcanwelearnfromAliceMoore'sstun/?A.Fameisagreatthirstoftheyoung.B.Ayouthistoberegardedwithrespect.C.Positivethinkingandactionresultinsuccess.D.Successmeansgettingpersonaldesiressatisfied.CEachyear,theworldlosesabout10millionhectaresofforest—atareaaboutthesizeofIceland—becauseofcuttingdowntrees.Atthatrate,somescientistspredicttheworld'sforestscoulddisappearin100to200years.Tohandleit,nowresearchersatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)havepioneeredatechniquetogeneratewood-likeplantmaterialssinalab.Thismakesitpossibleto"grow"awoodenproductwithoutcuttingdowntrees.Inthelab,theresearchersfirsttakecellsfromtheleavesofayoungplant.Thesecellsareculturedinliquidmediumfortwodays,thenmovedtoanothermediumwhichcontainsnutrientsandtwodifferenthormones（激素）.Byadjustingthebormonelevels,theresearcherscantunethephysicalandmechanicalqualitiesofthecells:Newtheresearchersusea3Dprintertoshapethecell-basedmaterial,andlettheshapedmaterialgrowinthedarkforthreemonths.Finally,theresearchersdehydrate（使脱水）thematerial,andthenevaluateitsqualities.Theyfoundthatlowerbormonelevelsleadtoplantmaterialswithmorerounded,opencellsoflowerdensity（密度）,whilehigherhormonelevelscontributetothegrowthofplantmaterialswithsmallerbutdensercellstructures.Lowerorhigherdensityofcellstructuresmakestheplantmaterialssofterormorerigid,helpingthematerialsgrowwithdifferentwood-likecharacteristics.What'smore,it'stobenotedthattheresearchprocessisabout100timesfasterthanthetimeittakesforatreetogrowtomaturity!Researchofthiskindisground-breaking."Thisworkdemonstratesthegreatpowerofatechnology,"saysleadresearcher,JeffreyBerenstab."Therealopportunityhereistobeatitsbestwithwhatyouuseandhowyouuseit.Thistechnologycanbetunedtomeettherequirementsyougiveaboutshapes,sizes,rigidity,andforms.Itenablesustogrow'anywoodenproductinawaythattraditionalagriculturalmethodscan'tachieve."28WhydoresearchersatMITperformtheresearch?A.Togrowmoretrees. B.Toreducetreelosses.C.Toprotectplantdiversity. D.Topredictforestdisappearance.29.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutthelabresearch?A.Itsscientificorigins. B.ItstheoreticalbasisC.Itsusualdifficulties. D.Itsmainprocesses30.Whatdoesthefindingsuggestabouttheplantmaterials?A.Theyarebetterthannaturallygrownplants.B.Theirgrowthspeeddeterminestheircharacteristics.C.Thehormonelevelsaffecttheirrigidity.D.Theircells'shapesmainlyrelyontheirdensity.31Whyistheresearchpath-breakingaccordingtoBerenstain?A.Itusesnewbiologicalmaterialsinlabexperiments.B.Ithasasignificantimpactonworldwideplantgrowth.C.Itrevolutionizesthewaytomakewoodenproducts.D.Itchallengestraditionalscientifictheoriesinforestry.DUsersofGoogleGemini,thetechgiant'sartificial-intelligencemodel,recentlynoticedthataskingittocreateimagesofVikings,orGermansoldiersfrom1943producedsurprisingresults:hardlyanyofthepeopledepictedwerewhite.Otherimage-generationtoolshavebeencriticizedbecausetheytendtoshowwhitemenwhenaskedforimagesofentrepreneursordoctors.GooglewantedGeminitoavoidthistrapinstead,itfellintoanotherone,depictingGeorgeWashingtonasblack.Nowattentionhasmovedontothechatbot'stextresponses,whichturnedouttobejustassurprising.Geminihappilyprovidedargumentsinfavorofpositiveactioninhighereducation,butrefusedtoprovideargumentsagainst.Itdeclinedtowriteajobadforafossil-fuellobbygroup（游说团体）.becausefossilfuelsarebadandlobbygroupsprioritize"theinterestsofcorporationsoverpublicwell-being".AskedifHamasisaterroristorganization,itreplied.thattheconflictinGazais"complex";askedifElonMusk'stweetingofmemeshaddonemoreharmthanHitler,itsaiditwas"difficulttosay".Youdonothavetobeacritictoperceiveitsprogressivebias.Inadequatetestingmaybepartlytoblame.GooglelagsbehindOpenAI,makerofthebetter-knownChatGPT.Asitracestocatchup,Googlemayhavecutcorners.Otherchatbotshavealsohadcontroversiallaunches.Releasingchatbotsandlettingusersuncoveroddbehaviors,whichcanbeswiftlyaddressed,letsfirmsmovefaster,providedtheyarepreparedtoweather（经受住）thepotentialrisksandbadpublicity,observesEthanMollick,aprofessoratWhartonBusinessSchool.ButGeminihasclearlybeendeliberatelyadjusted,or"fine-tuned",toproducetheseresponses.ThisraisesquestionsaboutGoogle'sculture.Isthefirmsofinanciallysecure,withvastprofitsfrominternetadverting,thatitfeelsfreetotryitshandatsocialengineering?Dosomeemployeesthinkithasnotjustanopportunity.butaresponsibility,touseitsreachandpowertopromoteaparticularagenda?AlleyesarenowonGoogle'sboss,SundarPichai.HesaysGeminiisbeingfired.ButdoesGoogleneedfixingtoo?32.Whatdothewords"thistrap"underlinedinthefirstparagraphreferto?A.Havingaracialbias. B.Respondingtowrongtexts.C.Criticizingpoliticalfigures. D.Goingagainsthistoricalfacts.33.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A.Gemini'srefusaltomakeprogress. B.Gemini'sfailuretogivedefiniteanswers.C.Gemini'sprejudiceintextresponses. D.Gemini'savoidanceofpoliticalconflicts.34.Whatdoes&thanMollickthinkofGemini'searlylaunch?A.Creative. B.Promising. C.Illegal. D.Controversial.35.WhatcanweinferaboutGooglefromthelastparagraph?A.Itssecurityisdoubted. B.Itlacksfinancialsupport.C.Itneedsfurtherimprovement. D.Itsemployeesareirresponsible.第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，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。Rockmusicconsistsofmanydifferentstyles.Eventhroughthemisacommonspiritamongallmusicgroups,theymakeverydifferentmusic36AtthattimetheBeatlesenteredtheworldofmusicfromLiverpool.AftertheyweregivenaninvitationtoappearliveonBBC,theBeatlesquicklybecamefamousinBritainwithnationwidetours.Bymid-1963,theBeatleshadbeenextremelypopularinEngland.37Theyheldlargeconcertsandperformedatclubs.TheybecamethehottestthingonthepopmusicsceneinEngland.Theybeganasamodestlysuccessfulmusiciangroupandendedtheyearasshowbusinesslegends（传说）.JohnLennonandPaulMcCartneywerenamedcomposersoftheyear.38TheywerenotsurehowtheAmericanswouldreacttothenewtypeofmusic.BeatlesmaniahitNewYorkonFebruary7,1964.Hundredsoffansjammedtheairporttogreetthem.39.Theconcertwasbroadcastliveandattractedthelargestonenightaudienceinthehistoryoftelevisionuptothattime.TheBeatlesweredescribedasaBritishinvasion（入侵）bylocalandnationwidenewspapersatthattime.TheirvictoryinAmericawasstillrememberedasamajorturningpointinthehistoryofrockandroll.ThankstotheBeatles,alotofopportunitieswereopeneduptonewfacesonthemarket.40A.They-decidedonatourtotheUnitedStatesin1964.B.Eventheirhairstylesbecamemajortrendsatthattime.C.Rockmusicdevelopedinthe1950sandtheearly1960s.D.However,theirsongschangedtholivesofgenerationstocome.E.ManyrockbandswereabletofollowinthefootstepsoftheBeatles.F.TheyappearedinthefilmsAHardDay'sNight(1964)andHelp(196)G.TheyperformedtheirfirstconcertinAmericaatCBStelevision's33rdstreetstudio.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Regardlessoftheweatherorthedistance,PaulWilsonwillmakesurelow-incomestudentsinhisneighbourhoodarriveattheircollegeclassesontime.Aretiredengineer,76-year-oldWilsonhasbeenofferingfreeridestocollegestudentsforthepasteightyears.Sincehefirststarted41hiscartotheyoungpeople,Wilsonhas42anastonishing64,000miles,andhashadcountlesspleasantandoftenhumorous43withthestudentshetransportstoandfromschool.Thestudentswhohe's44havegoneontobecomephysicians,teachersandengineers,butwhatthey'vealsogotoutoftheirtimeinschoolisfindingarolemodelandafriendinWilson.Somestudents45callhim"Grandpa".TinaSternreceivedridesfromWilsonforallherfouryearsincollege,andthetripsmeantmuchmoretoherthanjustfree46."It'snotjustaride;younotjustsittingtherein47silenceorwithyourheadphoneson."Sternsaid.Heasksyouquestionsandactuallyremembertheanswers,sothenexttimeyouridewithhim,he'll48thosethings."Wilsonfirstworkedasadriverthroughastudent-supportprogrammeofthenon-profitorganizationOnPointforCollege.Althoughthe49asksthemembersonlytodrivestudentstoandfromtheirclasses,Wilsonoftengoes50toensurethewelfareandsafetyofthestudents.Iftheyhaveproblemswithregistration,Wilsonisthereto51them.Iftheyrunoutofcertaindailynecessities,Wilsonwilldrivetotheneareststoreandpurchasewhat'sneeded.Ifastudentgetshungryonthelongdrivestoandfromschool,Wilsonnever52tobuythemameal.Formanystudents,Wilson'shelpisnotonlyappreciated,it'salsoentircly53forthemtobeabletocompletetheircollegeeducation.Somestudentsdon'thaveareliablecar,whileothershavetosharevehicleswithparentswhoworksixdaysaweek.Forthem,ridingwithWilsonhasallowedthemtocompletetheireducation-butaccordingtoWilson,hebenefitsjustasmuchfromthe54."IjustlovedrivingandIlovethesekids,"Wilsonsaid."It'ssucha(n)55tobeapartthesekids'lives,evenjustforafewhours,gettingtoknowthemandhearingtheirstories."41.A.donating B.lending C.delivering D.volunteering42.A.paved B.covered C.measured D.wandered43.A.arguments B.interviews C.negotiations D.conversations44.A.met B.driven C.addressed D.wandered45.A.even B.ever C.once D.already46.A.transportation B.style C.time D.communication47.A.forced B.awkward C.ridiculous D.suspicious48.A.acton B.settleon C.checkon D.agreeon49.A.club B.league C.college D.programme50.A.far B.around C.beyond D.forwards51.A.assist B.watch C.urge D.warm52.A.expects B.attempts C.manages D.hesitates53.A.extra B.unusual C.necessary D.adequate64.A.experience B.arrangement C.appreciation D.employment55.A.effort B.ambition C.privilege D.convenience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。OneofthemostendangeredanimalsintheworldistheSiberiantiger,______(know)astheNortheastTigerinChina.Therearelessthan500oftheebeautifulanimalsstilllivinginthewild.TheSiberiantigeristhelargestofalltigers.______adultmalecangrowupto3.3metersif______(long)andweighasmuchas300kilograms.Longago,SiberiantigerswerealloverNortheastAsiaandRussianFarEast______todaytheyarefoundmainlyalongtheChinese-Russianborderand______、(possible)inNorthKorea.Themainreasonfortheirdecreaseinnumbersisthedisappearanceoftheirnaturalhabitat.Fortunately,steps______(take)tosavethismagnificentcreatureinrecentyear-andasaconsequence,numbersare______.herise.ThereisalsoafairlylargepopulationofSiberiantigersinzoos,someof______areexpectedtobereintroducedtothewild.Ofcourse,theywouldneedtolearnhowtohuntandtakecareof______(they)andthisiseasiersaidthandone.Anotherbigissueistheproblemofspace.Atpresent,therejustisnotenoughunspoiledforest______HosupportreintroducingmanySiberiantigersintothewild.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的学弟David刚升入高中，但因一时无法适应新的校园生活而焦虑。情绪低落，写信向你倾诉他的烦恼。请你给他回复一封邮件予以安慰、提出建议、并表达祝愿注意：1.字数100左右：2.可适当增加细节：3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总字数。DearDavid,I'msorrytohearthat___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes!Yurse,LiHua第二节（满分25分）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。Theairwasthickwithhumidity（潮湿）insidetheswimmingpoolballasElishapacednervouslynearthestartingblocks.Thefainttracesofchlorine（氧气）intheairstung（刺痛）hereyes,buttheseweremildconcernscomparedtothematterwhichseemedlargestinhermind:theoutcomeofthestatesemifinals.Theyoung16-year-oldhadtrainedhardanddedicatedherentirelifesofartowardswimming.Almostassoonasshecouldwalk.Elishabadtakenlikeafishtothewaterandgaveherwholebody