江西省宜春市上高县上高二中2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题

试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页江西省宜春市上高县上高二中2024-2025学年高二上学期10月月考英语试题一、阅读理解Discoverexcitingoptionalcoursesatourschoolandjoinustoexploreyourinterestsanddevelopnewskills!Podcasting101Diveintotheactiveworldofpodcasting(播客)andimproveyourspeakingandtechnicalskills.Thiscourseoffershands-ontraininginmakinginterestingvideosontopicsofyourchoice.Aperfectstagetoexpressyourselfandlearntheropesofdigitalstorytelling.·Schedule:Fridays,4:30PM—5:15PM·Requirements:PleasebringaUSBstickEasyCarpentryReleaseyourcreativityandmanualskillswithourEasyCarpentry(木工)workshop.Learnthebasicsofcarpentry,includingthesafeuseoftools,asyoucreatefunctionalanddecorativeitemsliketables,birdhousesandmusicalboxes.·Schedule:Mondays,3:30PM—4:30PM·Requirements:SafetyglassesrequiredShowChoirExploretheartofsingingperformanceanddanceroutinesinourShowChoirprogram.Takepartinsinginganddancingtoavarietyoflivelysongs.Worktogetherwithothermemberstostageanimpressiveend-of-termperformance.Thisprogramisafantasticopportunitytomakenewfriends.·Schedule:Thursdays,1:00PM—1:45PM·Requirements:NoitemsnecessaryYogaandYouStartajourneyofself-discoveryandrelaxationwithourYogaandYouclass.Practicestandingandbalancingliketreesandmountainstobecomemoreflexibleandfeelhappier.Yogapromotesbettersleepandahealthierfigure.·Schedule:Wednesdays,4:00PM—5:00PM·Requirements:Pleasebringatowelandayogamat1．WhatskillwillstudentsdevelopinPodcasting101?A．Performingfirstaid. B．Givingspeechesonstage.C．Creatingshortfilms. D．Debatingonheatedtopics.2．Whencanastudentlearntomakeahand-madedecoration?A．Fridays,4:30PM—5:15PM. B．Mondays,3:30PM—4:30PM.C．Thursdays,1:00PM—1:45PM. D．Wednesdays,4:00PM—5:00PM.3．Whichcoursesuitsthosewhoenjoybothphysicalactivityandteamwork?A．Podcasting101. B．EasyCarpentry.C．ShowChoir. D．YogaandYou.Chinesefoodiswellreceivedbytheworld.Whodoesn’tlongforafavoriteChinesedish?ButthereisoneinterestingconceptconcerningChinesefoodwhichisalmostunheardofintheWest,andwhichisbecomingincreasinglyignoredbytheyouthoftheEast—theancientcustomof“tonic(滋补)food”.Tonicfoodisfoodwhichisconsumedtoimproveone’swell-beingoravoidsickness.Forinstance,itwasoncethecustomfornewmotherstoeatasesameoil(麻油)hotpoteverydayforthefirstmonthaftergivingbirth.Itwasbelievedthatthisdishwouldbenefitthemuscles,reducepain,improvecirculation,stimulatesweating,andwarmthebody.Somefoods,suchasgoatmeatandspinach,areseenas“hot”,whileothers,suchasChinesecabbageandradishes,areseenas“cold”.Oneshouldbecarefulnottoeattoomuchofeither“hot”or“cold”food.However,howmuch“hot”or“cold”foodoneshouldeatdependsonthetimeoftheyear,howthefoodispreparedandwhatitispreparedwith,andtheindividual’shealth.Thecustomofemployingtonicfoodforahealthierlifealsoinfluencesthecateringindustry.Chineseherbalmedicines,suchaswolfberry(枸杞),canbefoundonmanyarestaurantmenu,eitheraddedtofruitteaorasabeneficialadditiontoadish.Theseherbsattractcustomers,suchasoverworkedofficestaff,inneedofamodestpick-me-up.So,whetheryouneedtoboostyourstrengthwithalargehelpingofchickensoup,orincreaseyourmentalpowerswithaservingoffishsoup,youmayfindthatthisancientChinesecustomcouldbejustthetonicyouwerelookingfor.4．Whatisthepresentsituationoftonicfood?A．Itiscatchinglessattention. B．Itisenjoyedbymanyyoungpeople.C．Itiswell-knownworldwide. D．Itisbecomingincreasinglypopular.5．Whatisbelievedtobenefitnewmothers?A．Chinesecabbage. B．Fruittea.C．Fishsoup. D．Sesameoilhotpot.6．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“catering”underlinedinParagraph3?A．Medicine. B．Restaurant.C．Manufacture. D．Agriculture.7．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TheCharmofChineseCuisineB．ThePopularityofTonicFoodC．AnIntroductionofChineseTonicFoodD．DifferencesBetweenHotFoodandColdFoodIn1983,HowardBlatt,anelectricalengineeratMITandamarriedfather,collapsedinhiskitchenduetoastroke(中风).Thislefthimwithaparalyzedarmandlegandsevereaphasia.Aphasiadoesnotaffectintellect,sosomeaphasiasuffererslikenittolivinginaprisonwithintheirownbrain;theirmindswork,yettheyareunabletoexpressthemselvesorunderstandspokenorwrittenlanguage.Theconditioncanpreventthemfromspeaking,reading,writingorcomprehending,sometimesacombinationofthose,sometimesallofthem.Atleast2millionpeopleintheU.S.haveaphasia,commonlyasaresultofstroke.Describinghiscondition,Blattsaid:“Notalking—zip.Speech—zip.Oneincident.Changedlife.”Blattadaptedtohisphysicaldisabilitiesbutneverfullyrecovered.Discoveringaidnetworksforpeoplewithaphasiawereararityintheearly1980s,heco-foundedtheAphasiaCommunityGroupin1990withhiswifeandothers.It’soneoftheoldestandlargestsupportgroupsforaphasiapatientsandtheirfamilies,offeringserviceslikeconcerts,bookgroups,healthinformation,andcompanionship.MaryBorelli,astrokesurvivor,describedthegroupasalifesaver,providingunderstandingandasenseofbelonging.Thegrouphelpsbreaktheisolation.JerryKaplan,aco-founderandBostonUniversityspeech-languagepathologist,notedthatnewcomersoftenexpressreliefatfindingotherswhosharetheirstruggles.Thousandshaveattendedsinceitsfounding,findingasafe,comfortablespacetoconnect.Blattfocusedonregainingfunction.Hemovedfromawheelchairtoalegbrace,re-camedhisdriver’slicense,anddocumentedcross-countrytrips.Healsopursuedsculpting,houserestorations,andcreatedanewslettercalledTheAphasiaAdvocate.WithintheGroup,hewasarolemodelofadaptabilityanddetermination.TheAphasiaCommunityGroup,whichwillcelebrateits35thanniversarynextyear,remainsoneofBlatt’senduringlegacies.KaplanemphasizedBlatt’sdetermination,saying“Thoughgivenatoughbreakinmidlife,withyoungchildren,atthetopofhisgameinhisprofession,andhiscommunicationgiftswerelargelywipedout,hedidnotgiveintothisfor40-plusyears.Andnotonlydidhesurvive;hethrived.”8．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theconsequencesofastroke. B．Thehugeaphasiasufferers.C．Thecausesofastroke. D．Thesymptomsofaphasia.9．WhydidtheysetuptheAphasiaCommunityGroup?A．Toprovidescompanionshipforlonelypeople.B．Toaddressthelackofsupportforaphasiasufferers.C．Toworkonamedicalcureforaphasia.D．ToanswerthecallofMIT.10．Accordingtothemembers,whatisthesignificanceoftheAphasiaCommunityGroup?A．Itoffersthemfinancialassistance.B．Ithelpsthemregaintheirspeechcompletely.C．Itcreatesacaringcommunityforthem.D．Itconductsextensiveresearchontheirconditions.11．WhichsayingeffectivelyhighlightsHowardBlatt’slifestory?A．Turnlemonsintolemonade. B．Letnaturetakeitscourse.C．Asyousow,soshallyoureap. D．Nothingventured,nothinggained.Doyouhaveabrainformath?Newresearchindicatesthatlevelsoftwokeyneurotransmitters(脑神经传递素)——glutamate(谷氨酸)andgamma-aminobutyricacid(GABA)canpredictmathematicalabilities,suggestingbrainchemistrymaybeplayingaroleinthosewhofindmatheasy.Thenewstudy,publishedinthejournalPLOSBiology,recruited255subjects(实验对象)extendingarangeofsix-year-oldsinprimaryschooltouniversitystudents.TheresearchfocusedonglutamateandGABA,knowntoplayaroleinbrainplasticityandlearning.Basedonpriorresearch,thefocuswasontwobrainregionslinkedwithmathematicalabilities——theleftintraparietalsulcus(IPS顶叶内沟)andtheleftmiddlefrontalgyrus(MFG脑额中回).Theresultswereinterestinglydifferent.IntheyoungestsubjectshighGABAlevelsandlowglutamatelevelsintheleftIPSwereconsistentlyassociatedwithhighmathskills.Butintheolderuniversitygrouptheexactoppositewasseen:lowGABAandhighglutamatewerelinkedwithstrongmathematicalabilities.LevelsofbothneurotransmittersintheMFGdidnotassociatewithmathskills.Thegroupwastestedtwiceover18months,allowingtheresearcherstoseeiftheseneurotransmitterlevelscouldpredictmathematicalabilityintothefuture.Anditworked,withneurotransmitterlevelseffectivelypredictingone’ssuccessonmathtestscompletedayearandahalflater.AnotherrecentstudyfromthesameresearchteamlookedspecificallyatGABAlevelsinMFGof14to18year-olds.ThatresearchindicatedMFGGABAlevelscouldeffectivelypredictwhetherastudentwasstillstudyingmathsorhadstoppedthatsubjectyearsprior.CohenKadosh,oneoftheresearchersworkingonthestudy,saysthismayindicatematheducationcanhelpstimulatethedevelopmentofkeybrainregions.Furtherresearchwillworkonwhethercertainlearninginterventions(干预)canhelpthosechildrenlessinterestedinmathsothesebrainregionsstillgetthedevelopmentalworkouttheyneed.“Noteveryadolescentenjoysmathssoweneedtoinvestigatepossiblealternatives,suchastraininginlogicandreasoningthatengagethesamebrainareaasmaths.”saysCohenKadosh.12．Whatisthenewstudyaimedat?A．Revealingthestructureofbrain.B．Testingthelinkbetweenbrainregions.C．Exploringmathematicalabilitiesofthesubjects.D．Findingthetiebetweenbrainchemistryandmath.13．Whatcanbelearnedfromparagraph3and4?A．ThelevelsofGABAdecideone’smathskills.B．LowMFGglutamatemeanspoormathability.C．Neurotransmitterlevelscanpredictmathematicalabilityintothefuture.D．ThelevelsofNeurotransmittersintheMFGwillaffectmathskills.14．HowcanmatheducationbeimprovedaccordingtoCohenKadosh?A．Bytrainingkeyrelevantbrainareas.B．Bytrackingslowlearners’earlylearning.C．Byteachingmathlearnersindividually.D．ByimprovingthelevelsofGABA．15．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．WaystoPromoteMathSkillsB．FactorsAffectingMathEducationC．BrainActivitiesInvolvedinMathStudyD．NeurotransmittersPredictingMathAbilityMoremainstreamsourcesofnewssuchasnewspapers,radioandIVaren’tgoneyet,buttheInternetisgrowingandentrenchingitselfasthepreferredsource.HerearesomeofthereasonswhytheInternetisnowthebestsourceofnewspeoplehive.Onlinenewsisfasterandmoreconvenientwhileonthego.Soonafteramajorstoryoccurs,ittakesafewhoursfornewschannelstoreportitliveoncable.16Socialmediamakesnewsmorerelevant.Socialmediaplatformsarenotjustlimitedtosharingpicturesandpostingupdatesaboutourdailyroutines.17Forexample,whenthereisbreakingnewsontheInternet,peoplecanmakecommentsandposttheirthoughtsregardingtheevent.Asaresult,theygetintoadialoguewheredifferentopinionsarepresentedanddebated.18Ontheotherhand,ifyougetnewsfromcableTV,

youhaveverylimitedoptionstodiscuss.Youcangetnewsdirectlyfromitssource.ManynewsmakersarealreadyactiveontheInternet.Sinceallthesenewsmakershaveanonlinepresence.Peoplecangetnewsdirectlyfromtheconcernedsource,publicfigures,andnewsmakers.19.Theirsocialmediapresenceisverified(证实的)anditiseasiertotrustinformationcomingfromthem.20ForgenerationZ,cableTVislimitedtosportsandmoviechannels.Theydon'tsitinfrontoftheTVtowatchanewsbulletin.ThereprimarysourceofinformationistheInternet.Thisishowtheyhavegrownup.It'sunlikelythey'llmoveawayfromdigitalanytimesoon.Andsincethisyoungergenerationisthefuture,digitalorInternetnewsistoo.A．Thefutureisdigital.B．Traditionaljournalismstillholdsgreatvalue.C．Thatis,newsdoesn'thavetobereportedtoyou.D．Thismakeseverydaynewsquiterelevantforawhile.E．TheInternetisquicktojudgeanddemandanapology.F．However,peoplecangetnewsfasterthroughsocialmedia.G．Moreimportantly,itisagreatwaytounderstandthepublic’sperspectiveoncertainissues.二、完形填空Atjust14yearsold,HemanBekelefromVirginiastoodoutasthewinnerofthe2023YoungScientistChallenge.Amongthetenfinalistshe21thetitleof“America’sTopYoungScientist”withhis22creationknownastheSkinCancerTreatingSoap(SCTS),abarofsoapcreatedfortheveryfirsttimeatalowcosttotreatmelanoma,themostcommonkindofskincancer.Ratherthanacure,Bekele’sbrilliantidea23thedevelopmentofasoapthataimstohelpthepatient’scellsstayactivewhilefightingmelanoma.Healwayshasendlesspassionforbiologyandtechnology,andtheYoungScientistChallengejust24himwiththeperfectplatformtodisplayhisideas.Reflectingonhis25,Bekelesharedthathischildhoodexperiencehadplayedacrucialrolein26hisinnovativethinking.“Havingwitnessedpeopleworktirelesslyunderthesun,Iwantedtoraisepeople’sawarenessof27relatedtoconstantsunexposure.”“Iwantedtomakemyideaaccessibletoabroadaudience.”Bekeleremarkedduringaninterviewwiththemedia.Bekelealsopassionatelyexpressedhis28ofturningthesoapintoaworldwhereskincancertreatmentiswithin29forall.”Hewasgratefulthathehadreceivedinvaluable30fromaproductengineeringspecialist,whoconnectedhimwithotherscientiststo31himtoreachhisambitiousplans.Whilesimilarmethodsareavailableforskincancertreatments,hissolutionisamore32option.Inthefuture,Bekelelongsto33hisinventionbytrialanderrorandestablishanonprofitorganization34toprovidingfairskincancertreatmenttoasmanypeopleaspossible,bringing35inthebattleagainstskincancer.21．A．kept B．desired C．defended D．secured22．A．groundbreaking B．instant C．far-reaching D．common23．A．focuseson B．relieson C．carrieson D．agreeson24．A．armed B．satisfied C．provided D．assisted25．A．profession B．inspiration C．determination D．imagination26．A．shaping B．showing C．quitting D．obeying27．A．challenges B．crises C．risks D．advantages28．A．fear B．doubt C．dream D．surprise29．A．distance B．reach C．limit D．space30．A．guidance B．welcome C．praise D．invitation31．A．require B．remind C．press D．aid32．A．fashionable B．affordable C．adaptable D．capable33．A．picture B．clear C．control D．perfect34．A．used B．addicted C．committed D．opposed35．A．recognition B．hope C．comfort D．impact三、语法填空语法填空FireworksbeganinancientChinabeforespreadingWest.Thethinkinggoes36someonelivinginChinaaroundthefirstcenturyB．C．37(throw)apieceofbambooonafireanditexplodedwithabang.Bamboostalks(节)containairpocketsthatcanexpandandblowupinextremeheat.Chinesetravelerswouldcarrybambooonjourneysincasetheyneededtocreate38loudnoisetoscareawaywildanimals.Thenextmajordevelopmentcamearoundtheninthcentury,whengunpowderwasinvented.Chineseproducersloadedupbamboostalkswithgunpowder39(create)perhapstheworld’sfirstmanufacturedfireworks,andlaterbeganusingpapertubesaswell.Thesewereemployedtowardoffevilspiritsandcelebratebirthsandweddings.Bythe12thcentury,fireworkswerebeinglit40entertainmentpurposesinChina’simperialcourt.Aroundthe14thcentury,primitivefireworksthenmadetheirwaytoEurope,41Italianartistsconstructeddisplaysliketheatricalsetscalled“machines”andsetofffireworksinsidethem.Fireworksbecamefar42(complex)thankstoadvancesinchemistry.The19thcenturysawpotassiumchlorate(achemical)43(use)tobringoutbrilliantcolorsinfireworks,suchasredandgreen,andenhancetheir

44(bright).Overtheyears,innovationsintechnologyledtosomecurioussuggestionsfor45fireworkscouldhelpsolvemodernproblems.Whalersexperimentedwithrocket-poweredharpoons(鱼叉)inthelate1800s,andinventorGerhardZuckerattemptedtousepyrotechnicrocketstodelivermailinthe1930s.Nowpyrotechnicamusementshavebecomeaglobalphenomenonandalmosttheacceptedwaybigeventsarecelebrated.四、书信写作46．假如你是李华，是学校英文报“Advice”栏目的编辑。你收到一封署名为Jack的来信。信中该同学诉说了自己的困扰：进入高中后经常感到压力大，晚上睡不好，使正常的学习和生活受到了影响。请用英文给该同学写一封回信。内容包括：1.表示理解并给予安慰；2提出建议并说明理由。(至少两条建议)注意1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达47．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。Itwascoldoutside.Itseemedasifasnowstormwasapproaching.Aseveningfell,thewindpickedupitspace,howlingthroughthestreetslikeawoundedbeastseekingsolace(安慰)indestruction.Thenthesnowstarted.Asusual,TomandIworkedovertimeinthecompany.Afterfinishingthework,wewerereadytogohometogether.Thesnowwascomingdownevenharder.Withinminutes,Iwasinawhiteout.AftergivingTomaride,strugglingtonavigatetheicypath,Itookashortcut(近路)soasto