广东省茂名市信宜市2024-2025学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题(无答案)

2024—2025学年度高二期中质量检测英语试题本试题卷共8页。全卷满分120分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接写在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分阅读(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。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(保证)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(游戏机),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(语言的)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(通胀)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。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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。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。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.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)你班外教在介绍中外音乐文化后，要求每位同学谈谈自己心目中最喜欢的一首歌。请用英语写一篇发言稿，内容包括：1.简述这首歌；2.喜欢的理由。参考词汇：旋律melody;歌词lyrics注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Hello,everyone!That’sallformyreport.Thanks.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。Inanage-oldschool,Mrs.Smith’sclassroomwasapeacefulplacewherekidscouldlearnandgrow.