湖北省云学部分重点高中2024-2025学年高二年级上册9月联考英语试题

2024年湖北云学部分重点高中高二年级9月联考

英语试卷

命题学校：钟祥一中命题人：高二英语组

考试时间：2024年9月12日8:0010:00时长：120分钟满分:150分

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题:每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）

听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完

每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whatwillthespeakersdofirst?

A.Writetheletter.B.Fixtheshelf.C.Painttheshelf.

2.Whattimeisit?

A.8:15.B.7:45.C.7:00.

3.Whereisthemainoffice?

A.InSweden.B.IntheUS.C.InSwitzerland.

4.Whywon*tJohngotothemovies?

A.Hehastostudy.B.Hehastowork.C.Hehasacold.

5.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?

A.Heenjoysdoinghousework.

B.Heiswalkingaroundhishouse.

C.HehasnotimeforhousechoresexceptonSaturdays.

第二节（共15小题:每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒

钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatcoloristhewomanespeciallyinterestedin?

A.Orange.B.Lightblue.C.Purple.

7.Whatsizedoesthewomanwant?

A.Size39.B.Size38.C.Size37.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatrestaurantdoesthemanworkwith?

A.Ronny*sRestaurant.B.Tony'sSteakHouse.C.ChezMichel.

9.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.ThejoballowsadayoffonSundays.

B.Theman'srestaurantneedspeoplebadly.

C.Thewaitresscangetnothingmorethan$3.35anhour.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wheredothespeakersprobablywork?

A.Atahotel.B.Atarestaurant.C.Atagovernmentoffice.

11.Wheredoesthewomanefrom?

A.Australia.B.TheUS.C.Brazil.

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeakers?

A.Theyhaven'tmetbefore.

B.ThemanisfromLondon.

C.ThewomanlovesLondon.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wherearethespeakers?

A.InSpain.B.InPeru.C.IntheUS.

14.WhenwastheCityofKingsfounded?

A.In1746.B.In1535.C.In1835.

15.WhofoundedthecityofLima?

A.TheIncas.B.ThePortuguese.C.TheSpanish.

16.WhatbuildingistheonlyoneleftinPlazaMayorintheearthquake?

A.SanFrancisco*sConvent.

B.GovernmentPalace.

C.TheIncaTemple.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Manysortsofsports.

B.Manystylesofholiday.

C.Youngmen'slifestyles.

18.Whichofthefollowingprobablycostsleast?

A.Backpackerstravel.B.Adventuretours.C.Ecotours.

19.WhatcanpeopledoinSwitzerlandaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Trybungeejumping.B.Seewaterfalls.C.Dorockclimbing.

20.Whatwillthespeakerdonext?

A.Startsnowboarding.

B.Sharestoriesofecotour.

C.Makeaninterview.

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5分，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。

A

TheOnlineVolunteeringserviceoftheUnitedNationsVolunteers(UNV)programisofferingaplatformto

contributeyourskillsandexpertisevirtuallytowardsachievingsustainablehumandevelopment.Throughit,you

canconnectwithUNagencies,governments,publicinstitutionsandcivilsocietyorganizations------fromanydevice,

anywhereintheworld.Whileextendingyournetwork,youcanalsogetfirsthandpracticalexperience.

Requirements:

•TosignupontheUnifiedVolunteeringPlatformandapplyforOnlineVolunteerassignments,youmustbe

atleast18yearsofage.

•Eachassignmentwillhavespecificrequirements.Youcanchooseoneaccordingtoyourownpreferenceand

yourcapability.

•AsanOnlineVolunteer,youcanonlysupportorganizationsremotelyinassignmentsupto20hoursperweek

foramaximumof12weeksforeachassignment.

Criteriaandservicerules:

•OnlineVolunteersarenotundercontractwiththeUNVprogramortheengagingorganization.

OnlineVolunteersdonotreceiveanykindoffinancialbenefits.

•ForeachOnlineVolunteeringassignment,amaximumof25OnlineVolunteerscanbeengaged.

Procedures:

Volunteersfindassignmentsoftheirinterestandapply.

Organizationsselectthevolunteerstheywanttoengage.

Volunteersandorganizationsworktogetheronline.

Volunteersandorganizationsprovidefeedbackontheircooperation.

•Organizationsissueanelectroniccertificateofappreciationtotheirvolunteers.

Ifyouarelookingformoreinformation,pleaseclickhere.

21.WhatcanavolunteergetthroughtheUNVprogram?

A.Improvednetworkskills.B.Firsthandpracticalexperience.

C.Financialbenefits.D.Ahandwrittencertificate.

22.Whichisarequirementfortheapplicants?

A.Beingnolessthan18yearsold.

B.Workingmorethan20hoursaweek.

C.Finishingatleast25onlineassignments.

D.Havingsomepreviousexperience.

23.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Avolunteerbrochure.B.Awebsite.

C.Aculturemagazine.D.Anencyclopedia.

B

OnahotJulyafternoonatCaneyLakeinChatham,asmallLouisianatownintheUnitedStates,20yearold

WinnfieldnativeEliSpanglerwaswaistdeepinwater,whilehisfriend,RettBlake,heldontoasmallmotorized

boattomakesureitwouldn'tgotoofaraway.Elisecuredthesnorkelinggoggles(潜泳护目镜)onhisfaceand

divedunderwater,stickinghishandintoasunkentireinanattempttograbacatfish.

Thetwomenwereequippedwithsnorkelinggoggles,net,glovesandhomemadeplasticpipeswithsmall

piecesofwireattachedtotheendtohelpthemsecureacatch.Actually,thosetoolsaren'tenough.Initially,youhave

tofamiliarizeyourselfwithacatfish*sbehavior.Itenjoysrestinginhiddenholesorpockets,bothnaturalorman

made.

Then,withyourtools------andalotofcourage-------youstickyourhandintothefish'shabitat.66Itcanbe

hazardous,“Elipointedout,showingoffthecutsonhisarmfrompreviouscatchesandrecallingatimewhena30

poundcatfishbithim,allthewayuptohisupperarm.

OnthisparticularafternoonatCaneyLake,theyeyedtwoplacesasperfectspots:theshoreline,wherethey

don*thavetodiveunderwater,andthemiddleofthelake,wheretheyswimunderwater------sometimesholding

theirbreathforwelloveraminute.They*reawarethatlateJulyisn'ttheidealtime-thebestcatchesaredone

duringlatespring.

Eventhoughitwastheendofcatfishseason,EliandRettcaughtfourcatfish,weighinginatalmost26pounds

altogether.Theycelebratedtheirhardday'sworkbyfryingupthecatfish,takingphotosandsharingthemwiththeir

friends.

24.WhatcanweknowaboutEliaccordingtoparagraph1?

A.Hewassailingaboatwithhisfriend.

B.Hewasseekingforhissnorkelinggoggles.

C.Hewascoolinghimselfdowninwater.

D.Hewasinvolvedincatchingfish.

25.Whatisthefirstthingyouneedtodobeforecatchingcatfish?

A.Knowabouttheirhabitat.B.Trainyourreactionspeed.

C.Prepareenoughandpracticaltools.D.Haveplentyofcourage.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hazardous^^inparagraph3mean?

A.Interesting.B.Confusing.C.Dangerous.D.Cheerful.

27.HowdidEliandRettprobablyfeelafteraday'swork?

A.Theyhadafeelingoffreedom.B.Theywereinhighspirits.

C.Theyfeltmoreconfident.D.Theywereataloss.

C

Isforgivenessagainstourhumannature?Toanswerourquestion,weneedtoaskafurtherquestion:Whatis

theessence（本质）ofourhumanity?Forthesakeofsimplicity,peopleconsidertwodistinctlydifferentviewsof

humanity.Thefirstviewinvolvescontrolandpower.Inanearlypaperonthepsychologyofforgiveness,Droll（1984）

madetheinterestingclaimthathumans*vitalnatureismoreaggressivethanforgivingallows.Thosewhoforgive

areagainsttheirbasicnature,muchtotheirharm.Inhisopinion,forgiversareriskingtheirwellbeingastheypity

others,whomightthentakeadvantageofthem.

Thesecondviewinvolvesthethemeofcooperation,mutualrespect,andevenloveasthebasisofwhoweare

ashumans.Researchersfindthattofullygrowashumanbeings,weneedbothtoreceivelovefromandofferlove

toothers.Withoutlove,ourconnectionswithawiderangeofindividualsinourlivescanfallapart.Evenmonsense

stronglysuggeststhatthewilltopoweroverothersdoesnotmakeforharmoniousinteractions.Forexample,how

wellhasslavery（奴隶制）workedasamodeofsocialharmony?

Fromthissecondviewpointofwhoweareashumans,forgivenessplaysakeyroleinthebiologicaland

psychologicalintegrity（正直）ofbothindividualsandmunitiesbecauseoneoftheoutesofforgiveness,shown

throughRobertEnrightsscientificstudies,isthedecreasingofhateandtherestorationofharmony.Forgiveness

canbreakthecycleofanger.Atleasttotheextentthepeoplefromwhomyouaredisconnectedacceptyourlove

andforgivenessandarepreparedtomaketherequiredadjustments.Forgivenesscanhealrelationshipsandreconnect

people.

Asanimportantnote,whenwetakeaclassicalphilosophicalaspect,thatofAristotle,weseethedistinction

betweenpotentialityandactuality.Wearenotnecessarilybomwiththeabilitytoforgive,butinsteadwiththe

potentialtolearnaboutitandtogrowinourabilitytoforgive.Theactualityofforgiving,itsactualappropriateness

inconflictsituations,developswithpractice.

28.WhatisDroll'sideaaboutforgiveness?

A.Peopleshouldtakepityonothers.

B.Forgivenessdependsonthenatureofhumanity.

C.Forgiverscanhavetheirownwelfaredestroyed.

D.Aggressivepeopleshouldlearntoforgive.

29.Whichofthefollowingstatementagreeswiththesecondview?

A.Weneedn'tteamupwithothers.

B.We'llgethurtwhenweforgive.

C.Forgivenesswilldefinitelygetridofhate.

D.Forgivenessisbeneficialtoharmony.

30.WhatmightbeRobertEnright'sattitudetowardforgiveness?

A.Objective.B.Opposed.C.Favorable.D.Doubtful.

31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Ittakespracticetoforgive.

B.Forgivenessisinhumannature.

C.Actualityisbasedonpotentiality.

D.Forgivenessgrowsnaturally.

D

Doyouhaveabrainformath?Newresearchindicatesthatlevelsoftwokeyneurotransmitters（月齿神经传递

素）----glutamate（谷氨酸）andgammaaminobutyricacid（GABA）canpredictmathematicalabilities,suggesting

brainchemistrymaybeplayingaroleinthosewhofindmatheasy.

Thenewstudy,publishedinthejournalPLOSBiology,recruited255subjects（实验对象）extendingarange

ofsixyearoldsinprimaryschooltouniversitystudents.TheresearchfocusedonglutamateandGABA,knownto

playaroleinbrainplasticityandlearning.Basedonpriorresearch,thefocuswasontwobrainregionslinkedwith

mathematicalabilities------theleftintraparietalsulcus（IPS顶叶内沟）andtheleftmiddlefrontalgyrus（MFG脑

额中回）.

Theresultswereinterestinglydifferent.IntheyoungestsubjectshighGABAlevelsandlowglutamatelevels

intheleftIPSwereconsistentlyassociatedwithhighmathskills.Butintheolderuniversitygrouptheexactopposite

wasseen:lowGABAandhighglutamatewerelinkedwithstrongmathematicalabilities.Levelsofboth

neurotransmittersintheMFGdidnotassociatewithmathskills.

Thegroupwastestedtwiceover18months,allowingtheresearcherstoseeiftheseneurotransmitterlevels

couldpredictmathematicalabilityintothefuture.Anditworked,withneurotransmitterlevelseffectivelypredicting

one'ssuccessonmathtestspletedayearandahalflater.

AnotherrecentstudyfromthesameresearchteamlookedspecificallyatGABAlevelsinMFGof14to18

yearolds.ThatresearchindicatedMFGGABAlevelscouldeffectivelypredictwhetherastudentwasstillstudying

mathsorhadstoppedthatsubjectyearsprior.

CohenKadosh,oneoftheresearchersworkingonthestudy,saysthismayindicatematheducationcanhelp

stimulatethedevelopmentofkeybrainregions.Furtherresearchwillworkonwhethercertainlearninginterventions

（干预）canhelpthosechildrenlessinterestedinmathsothesebrainregionsstillgetthedevelopmentalworkout

theyneed.

“Noteveryadolescentenjoysmathssoweneedtoinvestigatepossiblealternatives,suchastraininginlogic

andreasoningthatengagethesamebrainareaasmaths."saysCohenKadosh.

32.Whatisthenewstudyaimedat?

A.Revealingthestructureofbrain.

B.Testingthelinkbetweenbrainregions.

C.Exploringmathematicalabilitiesofthesubjects.

D.Findingthetiebetweenbrainchemistryandmath.

33.Whatcanbelearnedfromparagraph3and4?

A.ThelevelsofGABAdecideone'smathskills.

B.LowMFGglutamatemeanspoormathability.

C.Neurotransmitterlevelscanpredictmathematicalabilityintothefuture.

D.ThelevelsofNeurotransmittersintheMFGwillaffectmathskills.

34.HowcanmatheducationbeimprovedaccordingtoCohenKadosh?

A.Bytrainingkeyrelevantbrainareas.

B.Bytrackingslowlearners*earlylearning.

C.Byteachingmathlearnersindividually.

D.ByimprovingthelevelsofGABA.

35.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.WaystoPromoteMathSkills

B.FactorsAffectingMathEducation

C.BrainActivitiesInvolvedinMathStudy

D.NeurotransmittersPredictingMathAbility

第二节（共5小题:每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）

阅读短文，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。

Everreactedtoasituationinawayyoulaterregretted?Weallhave.Whenwelackemotionalintelligence,it

cancostusrelationships,bothatworkandinourpersonallives.36Sohowcanwedothat?Inthispost,Iuncover

threesimpleyetsciencebackedstrategiestohelpyougetstarted.

Formconnectionswithmicromomentsofupliftment

Haveyouevernoticedhowsomepeopleleaveyoufeelingexhaustedwhileothersmakeyoufeelenergized

andpositive?Thedifferenceoftenliesinwhetheryou*reinteractingwitha“positiveenergizer^^------someonewho

understandsthepowerofsmallupliftingmoments.

Youcanbeeapositiveenergizeryourself.37Instead,it'saboutsincerelyconnectingwithpeoplethrough

modesty,empathy,honesty,integrity,andforgiveness.

38

Feelingoverwhelmedorstressed?Everyonedoesattimes.Studiesbyourresearchteamandothersshowthat

breathingexercisesareoneofthequickestandmosteffectivewaystomanageemotionsinrealtime.Bychanging

therateofyourinhales（吸气）toexhales（呼气），youcansignificantlyloweryourstresslevelsinminutes.39

Whenyoubreathein,yourheartratespeedsup,butwhenyoubreatheout,itslowsdown.Topractice,closeyour

eyesandbreatheinforacountoffour,thenbreatheoutforacountofeight.Repeatthisforatleasttwotofive

minutes.

Tapintoyourselfawareness

Haveyoueverreactedtoasituationatworkinawayyouweren'tproudof?Nomatterhowsuccessfulwe

maybe,weallstrugglewithmanagingouremotionsattimesandsuffertheconsequencesafterward.Selfawareness

isvitalformanagingyourreactionsandimprovingyourrelationships.It'sabouttuningintowhat'shappeningin

yourmindandbodytakingamomenttoreflectandaskyourself4WhatdoIneedrightnow?”Sitdownandclose

youreyes.40Noticeyourstateofyourbody,takenoteofyourthoughtsandnoticeyouremotions.

A.Bringyourattentioninward.

B.Selfregulatewithyourbreath.

C.Thekeyistoextendyourexhalations.

D.Manageyouremotionalintelligencewisely.

E.Thisdoesn'tmeanforcingcheerfulnessorwearingafakesmile.

F.Emotionalintelligenceistheabilitytoidentify,assessandcontroltheemotionsofyourself.

G.Learninghowtomanageouremotionsskillfullyiscriticaltobeingsociallysuccessful.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

Atjust14yearsold,HemanBekelefromVirginiastoodoutasthewinnerofthe2023YoungScientist

Challenge.Amongthetenfinalistshe41thetitleof4America'sTopYoungScientist“withhis42creation

knownastheSkinCancerTreatingSoap（SCTS）,abarofsoapcreatedfortheveryfirsttimeatalowcosttotreat

melanoma,themostmonkindofskincancer.

Ratherthanacure,Bekele'sbrilliantidea43thedevelopmentofasoapthataimstohelpthepatientscells

stayactivewhilefightingmelanoma.Healwayshasendlesspassionforbiologyandtechnology,andtheYoung

ScientistChallengejust44himwiththeperfectplatformtodisplayhisideas.Reflectingonhis45,Bekele

sharedthathischildhoodexperiencehadplayedacrucialrolein46hisinnovativethinking.46Havingwitnessed

peopleworktirelesslyunderthesun,Iwantedtoraisepeople'sawarenessof47relatedtoconstantsunexposure.”

“Iwantedtomakemyideaaccessibletoabroadaudience.Bekeleremarkedduringaninterviewwiththe

media.Bekelealsopassionatelyexpressedhis48ofturningthesoapintoaworldwhereskincancertreatmentis

within49forHewasgratefulthathehadreceivedinvaluable50fromaproductengineeringspecialist,

whoconnectedhimwithotherscientiststo51himtoreachhisambitiousplans.

Whilesimilarmethodsareavailableforskincancertreatments,hissolutionisamore52option.Inthe

future,Bekelelongsto53hisinventionbytrialanderrorandestablishanonprofitorganization54toproviding

fairskincancertreatmenttoasmanypeopleaspossible,bringing55inthebattleagainstskincancer.

41.A.keptB.desiredC.defendedD.secured

42.A.groundbreakingB.instantC.farreachingD.mon

43.A.focusesonB.reliesonC.carriesonD.agreeson

44.A.armedB.satisfiedC.providedD.assisted

45.A.professionB.inspirationC.determinationD.imagination

46.A.shapingB.showingC.quittingD.obeying

47.A.challengesB.crisesC.risksD.advantages

48.A.fearB.doubtC.dreamD.surprise

49.A.distanceB.reachC.limitD.space

50.A.guidanceB.weleC.praiseD.invitation

51.A.requireB.remindC.pressD.aid

52.A.fashionableB.affordableC.adaptableD.capable

53.A.pictureB.clearC.controlD.perfect

54.A.usedB.addictedC.mittedD.opposed

55.A.recognitionB.hopeC.fortD.impact

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。

Xinjiang,locatedinthenorthwestfrontierofChina,isalandofenchantingbeautyandunique56(region)

features.Known57itsvastdeserts,fertileoases,majesticmountainrangesandemerging(新兴的)skiresorts,

Xinjiangattractsvisitorsthroughoutthecountry.

DuringtheNewYear'sholidayin2024,Xinjiang'sskiresortsreceivedover100,000visitors,withthe

KoktokayInternationalSkiResortalone58(wele)morethan7,600visitors,anincreaseofover300percent,

59(pare)tothepreviousyear.

HolidaydatareleasedbyculturalandtourismdepartmentsinChina*sprovinciallevelregionsshowthat

Xinjiang*stourismindustryisrecovering60(fast)thananyotherinthenation.Duringtheholiday,itreceived

morethan1.66milliontourists,61(achieve)tourismrevenueof1.76billionyuan.Atthemoment,thereare101

skiresortsintheregion,andsofar,sixofthem62(rate)asfivestaracmodationssuchastheKoktokay

InternationalSkiResort.

“Koktokayistheceilingofdomesticskiresortsandthedreamofeveryskier,“saidSunMuyao,whoisaskier

fromJilinprovince.44Therearemanyskislopeshere,someof63arechallenging,andbeautifulscenery.Most

importantly,theconditionofthesnowisexcellent.^^

“Whentouristseheretoski,it64(direct)promotestheemploymentoflocalfarmersandherdsmen65

hashe