广东省汕头市潮阳中英文学校2024-2025学年高二9月月考英语试题(无答案)

潮阳中英文学校2024-2025学年上学期9月月考高二英语试卷命题人：吴晓丹说明：本试卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟。第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHopeBookClubAbookclubisasmallgroupofpersonsthatarcreadingthesamebookinordertosharedifferentfeelingsandopinionsaboutthebook.Thebookclubmeetsonceamonthforanhouroflivelydiscussion.Allstudents(3+),teachersandparentsarewelcome!Hereyoucandiscoveranewworld,learnnewideasandmakenewfriends!Whatyoushoulddo:●Youwillreadthebookonyourownandthendiscussyourreadinginthebookclub.●Youmustkeepupwithyourreadingsothatyoucanjoinasapartofyourgroup.Thebookclubwilldecidewhatpagesorchaptersyouwillread.●Youshouldtakedownnotesandthoughtsasyouread.●Everyoneinthebookclubisexpectedtojoininthediscussion.Moretips:●Keepourplaceclean.●Nopetsandnosmoking.●Takegoodcareofbooksandreturnthemontime.●Youmustaskforleaveifyoucannotjoininthediscussion.Fees:Kidsfrom3-7:Free;Kidsfrom8-18:10dollarsamonth;Adults:15dollarsamonth.Ifyouareinterested,call487-256-656or487-266-545,sendanemailtohopebook@orvisitourwebsiteat.21.Howmuchshouldacouplewitha6-year-oldsonpayforbeingintheclubfortwomonths?A.30dollars. B.60dollars. C.75dollars. D.90dollars.22.Howmanywaysarementionedheretogetmoreinformationabouttheclub?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Booksaren’tallowedtobetakenoutoftheclub.B.Joininginthediscussionisencouragedintheclub.C.Youcanchooseyourfavoritebookstoreadintheclub.D.Themembersintheclubdon’thavetofinishwhattheyneedtoread.BI’ma66-year-oldharp(竖琴)student.Othersinmyclassarefive,seven,ten…Ifancymyselfasourceofinspirationforthem,whowouldsay,“Ifhecandoit,Ican,too!”Forsomeyearsbeforewesteppedontherealstage,ourrecitals(演奏会)weregivenonline.Icouldplayperfectly—whennoonewaslooking.Butthoseonlinerecitalscausedmeakindofstagefright.Somethingaboutbeingwatchedandrecorded,perhaps?Anyway,itwasnottooserious.However,lastyearwasawholenewballgame.Thatspringcamewitharealstage.Anexcitedcrowd.Clapping.Filming.Arealrecital!Excitingbutstressful.Ididn’tknowifIcouldhandleit.Theadorablelittleperformersweredelicatelydressedintheirparty-bestskirts,withleathershoeshangingbeneathtoo-highchairs,unabletoreachtheground.Luckily,Icould.Wesatamongtheguestsbeforetheshow,struckbytheirexcitement.Onebyone,upanddown,myfellowstudentswent—eachplayingsuperbly.Then,itwasmyturn.IthoughtIwasready.ButIstruggledfromthestart.Ikeptmyfingersmoving.Soundstillradiatedfromthestrings,butthetunewasallwrong.Irestartedbothpiecesthreetimes.WhenIgottotallylostforafewnotesinthemiddle,Ithought,“Idon’tknowwhatthisisanymore,but,hey,itsoundskindofnice!”Ikeptthinking,“Makeajoyfulnoise,regardless!”Thateightminuteswaslikeeighthours.Beingtheeldestintheroomoftenmakespeoplethinkyou’rethebest.Thetruth,especiallyatthatrecital,wasfardifferent.ButIwouldhaveawardedmyselfthegoldforchutzpah—startplayinganewinstrumentat62,andthenperforminfrontofalargeaudience.Makingmusicknowsnoage,andallplayersarewelcome.Lookingback,Irealizemylengthylifeexperiencehastaughtmethattheshowmustgoon—nomatterwhatisoccurring.Life’smusicisplaying!It’smyjobtojustshowupandkeeptrying.24.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthoratonlinerecitals?A.Hesufferedmildstressinplaying.B.Hefelttoonervoustoplaypublicly.C.Hepaidnoattentiontotheaudience.D.Heplayedbetterthanotherperformers.25.Howdidtheauthordealwithhisstagefrightontherealstage?A.Bykeepingapositivemindset.B.Byinteractingwiththeaudience.C.Byadjustingtheorderofhispieces.D.Byfocusingontheplayingtechniques.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“chutzpah”refertoinparagraph6?A.Honestyandtolerance. B.Experienceandwisdom.C.Competenceandtalent. D.Determinationandcourage.27.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?A.Hardworkpaysoff. B.Ageisnobarriertotrying.C.Practicemakesperfect. D.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.CLivestreaming(直播)throughchannelsisanincreasinglypopularwaytosellgoodsonline.Itusuallylastsbetween5and10minutes,andsomeonepromotesaproduct.Viewerscanthenreadilybuyitbyclickingonalink.Weanalyzed(分析)99.451salescasesonalivestreamsellingplatformandmatchedthemwithactualsalescases.Intermsoftime,thatisequaltoover2million30-secondtelevisionadvertisements.Todeterminetheemotional(情绪的)expressionofthesalesperson,weusedtwodeeplearningmodels:afacemodelandanemotionmodel.Thefacemodeldiscoversthepresenceorabsenceofafaceinaframeofavideostream.Theemotionmodelthendeterminestheprobabilitythatafaceisexhibitinganyofthesixbasichumanemotions:happiness,sadness,surprise,anger,fearordisgust.Forexample,smilingsignalsahighprobabilityofhappiness,whileanoff-puttingexpressionusuallypointstowardanger.Wewantedtoseetheeffectofemotionsexpressedatdifferenttimesinthesalescasessowecountedprobabilitiesforeachemotionforall62millionframesinourdatabase.Wethencombinedtheseprobabilitieswithotherpossibleaspectsthatmightdrivesales—suchaspriceandproductcharacteristics—tojudgetheeffectofemotion.Wefoundthat,perhapsunsurprisingly,whensalespeopleshowmorenegativeemotions—suchasangeranddisgust—thevolumeofsaleswentdown.Butwealsofoundthatasimilarthinghappenedwhenthesalespeopleshowhighlevelsofpositiveemotions,suchashappinessorsurprise.Alikelyexplanation,basedonourresearch,isthatsmilingcanbedisgustingbecauseitlackstruefeelingsandcanreducetrustintheseller.Aseller’shappinessmaybetakenasasignthatthesellerisgaininginterestsatthecustomer’sexpense.28.Whatcanweknowaboutthelivestreamingtosellgoodsonline?A.Itchallengesthephysicaleconomy.B.Ithelpsbigcompanysellallgoods.C.Itisveryconvenientforthebuyers.D.Ithelpsthesellersdevelopfixedexpressions.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“off-putting”meaninparagraph3?A.Unhappy. B.Embarrassed. C.Surprised. D.Shy.30.Howdocustomersfeelabouttheseller’ssmiling?A.Theyfeelthankful. B.Theyfeelhappy.C.Theyfeelcheated. D.Theyfeelsotired.31.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LivestreamersSellProductsSuccessfullyB.SmilingCanIncreasetheSalesinRealityC.EmotionsandFaces:What’stheDifferenceD.ExpressionsAffectSellingProductsOnlineDArtificialintelligence(AI)modelshavelongsurpassedjustcreatingtextresponsesandimages.Now,withonlyonesentence,OpenAI’slatesttext-to-videomodel,Sora,canturnyourwordsintovideowithgoodvisualqualitywhilefaithfullyfollowingyourcontentinstructions.Soraissaidtobesuperiortomanyotherexistingmodelswithsimilarfunctions.TheAImodelcancreatevideosatsuitableaspectratios(屏幕高宽比)fordifferentdevices.Italsoletsusersquicklytestoutcontentinlowerqualitybeforemakingthehigh-qualityversion,whichhelpsspeedupoutputaccordingtotheuser’srequests.Asidefromthis,itsabilitytopresentvideosinarealisticandsmoothmannerisastonishing.Soracancreatedetailedsceneswithseveralcharacters,specifictypesofmotion,andaccuratesubjectandbackgrounddetails.Beyondtheuser’srequests,italsounderstandshowtheseelementsexistintherealworld.Forexample,reflectionsinthewaterchangeasawomanwalksby.Sora’samazingperformancewouldn’tbepossiblewithoutitshelpfulassistant,ChatGPT,whichtransformssimplesentencesintodetaileddescriptions,improvingtheaccuracyofoutput.However,thecurrentmodelisn’tperfect.Itmayhavetroubleaccuratelyshowinghowthingsmoveinacomplicatedsceneandmightnotgethowoneactionleadstoanother.Forexample,ifsomeoneeatspartofacookieinaSora-madevideo,thecookiemightnotlooklikeit’sbeenbitteninto.Themodelmightmixupdirectionsandfindithardtodescribeeventsintherightorder.OnepossiblereasonisthatSoralearnseachbasicunitofavideo,knownasaspacetimepatch(时空，补丁),independently.Soraisstillinthetestingstageofdevelopment.OpenAIisnowinvitingnetworksecurityprofessionalstomakerandomattacksonSora’ssystem,aimingtotestthemodel’spossibleweaknessesandrisks.Sorahasalsobeenopentosomevisualartists,designersandfilmmakers.TheirfeedbackwillassistOpenAIinenhancingthemodeltobetterservecreativeprofessionals.32.Whatisthemainfocusofparagraph2and3?A.Sora’sdevelopment. B.Sora’sdiversityC.Sora’scapabilities. D.Sora’spopularity.33.Whydoestheauthorprovidetheexampleinparagraph5?A.TohighlightSora’spotentialsafetyrisks.B.ToillustrateSora’sexistinglimitations.C.ToshowcaseSora’sperfectperformance.D.Toexplaintheconceptofaspacetimepatch.34.WhatcanweknowaboutSorauptonow?A.Ithasbeenmadeavailabletovariousindustries.B.Itscommercialreleasehasbeencalledoff.C.Ithasexposedalarmingsecurityissues.D.Itisundergoingtestingandimprovement.35.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.Sora:LeadthewayincreatingvideosB.Sora:SurpassexistingChatGPTC.Sora:GeneratearichvarietyofvideosD.Sora:Aperfecttext-to-videoAlmodel第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Criticismisharmfultohealthyrelationships.36First,workonchangingyourownbehavior.Then,findeffectivewaystocommunicateifsomeonebothersyou.ChangingYourBehavior●Thinkbeforeyouspeak.37Sometimes,it’sbesttoletsmallindiscretions(轻率的行为)go.Trytakingafewdeepbreathsandleavingtheroominsteadofcriticizing.●Separatetheindividualfromtheiractions.Ifyouworkonseparatingthepersonfromtheaction,youmaynaturallywanttocriticizeless.Asyourealizeyoucannotjudgeaperson’scharacterbasedonasinglechoiceordecision,youwillbeunabletocallsomeoneoutforbeingrudeordisrespectful.●Focusonpositives.Oftentimes,beingcriticalresultsfromhowyou’rechoosingtoseeasituation.Everyonebasshortcomings.However,thevastmajorityofpeoplehavegoodqualitiesthatoutweighbadones.38CommunicatingMoreEffectively●39Somepeoplehaveissuesthatmayneedaddressing.However,feedbackisverydifferentfromcriticism.Whenaddressinganissue,focusonsuggestionsyoucanmaketohelpanotherpersonimprove,whichismoreeffectivethancriticizing.●Askforwhatyouwantdirectly.Inefficientcommunicationoftenresultsinheavycriticism.40Makesuretoaskforwhatyouwantinadirect,respectfulmanner.Thiswilleliminate(消除)theneedforcriticism.●Considertheotherparty’sperspective.Ifyoucriticizeotherstoooften,youmaybeshuttingouttheotherperson’spointofview.Trytostepinanotherperson’sshoesbeforecriticizingandyoumaygetsomenewandspecialideas.A.Givefeedbackratherthancriticism.B.However,therearewaystoavoidcriticism.C.Trytofocusonaperson’spositivequalitiesovertheirnegativeones.D.Ifyoufindyourselfmakingassumptionsaboutaperson’scharacter,stopyourself.E.Ifyou’renottellingsomeonewhatyouwant,thatpersoncannotbeexpectedtoknow.F.Criticismshould,ideally,beworkingtowardsaneffectivesolutiontoanegativesituation.G.Whenyouwanttodishoutcriticism,pauseandconsiderwhetheryoureallyneedtosayanything.第二部分英语知识运用（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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）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。NooneexpectedJamieMoCrazytoliveafterherfall.Thechancesof41wereslimwhenherbrainstartedbleedingineightspots.Familyandfriends42,hopingforamiracle(奇迹)butfearingtheworstShehadbeen43infreestyleskiing’sWorldTourFinalsinCanadawhendisasterstruck.Havingsuccessfullycompletedher44run,rankingfourthinthestandings,sheincreasedthedifficultyforhersecondandfinalrun.However,her45landedfirst,,lyingthereunconscious(无意识的).Tendaysafterthe46,attheageof22,sheopenedhereyes.Althoughsheonly47themforafewseconds,theywereenoughtoaddalittle48tothedarkestdays.Sixweekslater,shecouldrecognizeherparents.The49wasslow,oftenpainful.Therewerephysicalandmentalproblemstoovercome.The50challengesshefacedweretheeasiestwhileheremotionsweregreatlyaffected.Ittookherfiveyearsto51recoverfromtheaccident.“Thatdoesnotmeanmy52hastobeworse.Ivieweditasclimbingamountain.Theviewsonthetopmightbeevenmore53,”MoCrazysaid.Herlifegoalnowisto54otherswhohavesufferedtraumatic(创伤性的)braininjuries,55anon-profitorganizationMoCrazyStrongwithhermotherforthepurposeofgivingback.41.A.winning B.survival C.profit D.training42.A.disagreed B.smiled C.waited D.fell43.A.competing B.teaching C.swimming D.walking44.A.first B.second C.third D.fourth45.Λ.arms B.head C.feet D.back46.A.order B.fight C.work D.accident47.A.opened B.closed C.touched D.narrowed48.A.water B.style C.light D.gratitude49.A.service B.speed C.trip D.recovery50.A.academic B.physical C.mental D.similar51.A.barely B.potentially C.emotionally D.immediately52.A.life B.family C.heart D.income53.A.scientific B.detailed C.distant D.amazing54.A.defeat B.help C.employ D.bother55.A.breakingdown B.figuringout C.searchingfor D.settingup第Ⅱ卷第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分；满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。IntraditionalChineseculture,skylanternsrepresentpeople’sgoodwishes,carryingthemintotheskyandmakingheavenawareofthem.AccordingtoChinesehistory,skylanterns.firstusedbyZhugeKongming.56(send)outtoaskforhelpwhenhewasintrouble.Onimportantoccasionssuchasfestivals,weddingsandbirthdays,peopleoftenlightskylanterns57(express)theirblessingsandgoodwishes.Skylanternsaremadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper,shapedlikelanternsandcoming58differentsizes,mostofwhicharecircularorrectangular(矩形)Whenskylanterns,59areseenasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes,arelit,theyslowlyriseintotheairlikesmallhot-airballoonsforalltosee.Whentheyreachacertain60(high),theyswinginthewind,shiningwithbrilliantandbeautifullight.However,skylanternscanbe61(safe).Iftheyarenotused62(careful),theycancausefiresorotheraccidents.Therefore,before63(light)askylantern,itis64musttotakesafetyprecautions(预防措施)andchooseasafelocation.Skylanterns,eachofwhich65(represent)goodwishesandblessings,bringinggreatjoyandbeautytopeople,areaspecialpartofChinesetraditionalculture.第三部分写作（共两节满分40）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Jerry来信表示对中国文化很感兴趣，恰逢你校新开设了英文线上课程——“中国戏曲鉴赏(AppreciationofChineseOpera)”，请你回信向他推荐此课程。内容包括：1.课程内容；2.推荐理由。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。DearJerry,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes!Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（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。续写的词数应为150左右。Thewondersofnature,fromspidersandbutterfliestotinyinsects,neverceasetoamazeme.Sometimes,IfeelI’mtheonlyonewhonoticestheirbeauty.Yet,ifithadn’tbeenforthecrowdeddininghall,Iwouldn’thavenoticedEmily.Emilywasanewstudent,quietandunnoticeable.Shewalkedtoclasswithherbooksagainstherchestandherheaddown.Shetalkedonlywhentheteacheraskedheraquestion.Atthebreaktime,shejustsatonabenchandread.Afteramonthatschool,shehadn’tmadeanyfriend.Ifyouaskedwhoshewas,you’dgetaresponselikethis,“She’sinmyPEclass,butIcan’trememberhername.”Duringlunchoneday,withmosttablesoccupied,Ifoundmyselfwithoutaplacetosit.IwasatalosswhattodowhenIspottedEmilyalone,bookinhand.Iwalkedovertoherandasked.“CanItakethisseat?”Sheglancedupandlightlysaid“Yes”.Thecafeteriawasbuzzingwithexcitementfortheupcomingtalentshow.Merrylaughterandlivelyconversationsfilledtheair,makingth