广东省惠州市惠城区惠州中学2024-2025学年高二上学期11月期中考试英语科试卷含答案解析

惠州中学2023级高二年级上学期期中考试英语科试卷卷面满分120分,考试用时120分钟第二部分阅读理解（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ACallingAllHighSchoolStudentsApplytoTheDaily’sSummer2023JournalismWorkshop!!ClickhereforanapplicationformTheapplicationdeadlinehasbeenextendedtoJune2at11:59pm.Joinusforourannualsummereight-weekjournalismworkshop!TheprogramrunsfromJune26toAugust18,2023.Inourprogram,we’llteachhighschoolersthefundamentalsthroughreal-worldreportingtasks.SomewritersmayevengettheopportunitytopublishtheirworkonTheStanfordDaily’swebsiteastheyreceiveone-on-oneguidancefromDailyeditorsinweeklycheck-inmeetingsandlessons.Evenifyou’vedoneaprogramwithusbefore,you’resuretolearnnewskills,encounternewchallenges,andlevelupyourjournalisticskills!Wehaveall-newcontentandguestspeakerswithfreshandexcitingperspectivestobringtothetable.Itisopentoparticipantsofallskilllevels—oureditorswillworkwithyouatwhateverpaceyou’recomfortablewithandgetyouuptospeedregardlessofyourlevelofexperience.Overthecourseoftheeight-weekjournalismworkshop,participantswillgethands-onexperienceintheend-to-endprocessofnewsreporting,including:nHowtofindstoriesandassess(评估)theirnewsworthinessnHowtoidentifyandinterviewsourcesnHowtocreatewell-structured,interestingnewspiecesnHowtowritebreakingnewsInadditiontowriting,studentswillhavetheopportunitytolearnmultimediaanddigitalskills,ultimatelygainingexposuretothecomplete,real,end-to-endexperienceofworkinginjournalism.21.Whatisthepurposeofthejournalismworkshop?A.Toexposehighschoolerstotherealworld.B.TobringTheStanfordDailytoalargeraudience.C.Toequiphighschoolerswithskillsofnewsreporting.D.ToselectpotentialwritersforTheStanfordDaily.22.Whatcanparticipantsdointheworkshop?A.Startupanewswritingwebsite.B.ChairweeklymeetingsofDaily’seditors.C.AssesstheworkofDaily’sjournalists.D.Getpersonalizedguidancefromprofessionals.23.Whatisthetext?A.Anactivityschedule.B.Anonlineadvertisement.C.Acoursereview.D.Anacademicarticle.BThe“GotTalent”crewisoneofthepioneersinfindingandpublicizingmusictalentandhasbeengivingtheworldsomeofitsmostfavoriteartistsforalmosttwodecades.In2023,“Britain’sGotTalent”(BGT)uncoveredamusicalgeniusnamedMalakaiBayohwhoimpressedtheaudiencewithperfecthigh-notesinging.TheLondon-based13-year-oldboyappearedfortheshow’saudition(海选)inApril,2023andwasaccompaniedbyhismomandsister.“Mybigdreamistobeanoperasinger.Istartedsingingat7,”saidMalakaitotheBGTteam.Hethenaddedjokingly,“Mymommademejointhechoirbecauseshe’sverybossy.”Theteenagermentionedshewashisbiggestfan.Malakai’smomwasworriedashewasabouttoperformandsaid,“Itscaresmebecause,onhisfirstshow,somebodyheckled(对……起哄)him.Itwassadtoseesomeonebooachildonstagebecauseitmightdestroyhisconfidencecompletely.”Contrarytohismom’sfear,Malakaisetthestageonfiresingingabeautifulsongandtheentirecrowdwasimpressedbyhisamazingvoice.Asheendedhissong,theaudienceandthejudgesgavehimabigroundofapplause.TheperformancewonhimSimonCowell’sGoldenBuzzer,sendinghimstraighttothesemi-finalsoftheshow.TheotherjudgescalledMalakai’sperformance“perfect”and“heavenly”.Hisangelicvoiceblewtheaudienceawayandthejudgesthankedtheteenforcomingtotheshow.MalakaiwentontobecomeoneofthefinalistsoftheshowandsignedarecorddealwithUniversalMusic.Malakai’sauditionattheBGTwentviralonsocialmedia,“I’matrainedsinger,andamusicteacherbyprofession,andsangthissongasayoungperformermyself.IcansaywithabsolutecertaintythisisthebestI’veeverheardthissongsung,withpropertechniqueandproperbreathing.Thisboyisagiftedsinger,”@mayacorinne878posted.24.WhatmadeMalakai’smomfeelworried?A.Thejudge’sexpression.B.Herson’sperformanceonstage.C.Abadexperience.D.Herson’sdifficultyinsinginginpublic.25.Whatdoesthephrase“setthestageonfire”inparagraph3implyaboutMalakai’sperformance?A.Heaccidentallycausedaliteralfireduringhisperformance.B.Hisperformancewasextremelypassionateandenergetic.C.Hisperformancereceivedthelowestratingpossible.D.Herefusedtoperformunlesscertainconditionsweremet.26.WhatcanbeinferredaboutMalakai’stalent?A.Hehasaveragetalentbutiswell-receivedduetohisage.B.Hehasexceptionaltalentthatisrecognizedbybothprofessionalsandthepublic.C.Hehastalent,buthisperformancewasnotenoughtosendhimtothesemi-finals.D.Helackstalent,buthisstorytouchedtheheartsoftheaudience.27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theriseofayoungoperasinger.B.Theimpactofsocialmediaonmusictalent.C.Thehistoryof“GotTalent”shows.D.Thechallengesfacedbyyoungperformers.CForadultswhohavestruggledwithunderstandingnewmathhomeworkorsurprisedathowquicklykidscanlearnasecondlanguage,thereisnewevidencethatshowskidscanreallylearnthingsmuchfasterthanadults.AstudypublishedinCurrentBiologyfindsthatchildrenandadultshavedifferentconcentrationsofakeybrainmessengercalledgamma-aminobutyricacid,orGABA.Thismessengerslowsdownthebrainbyblockingspecificsignalsinthebody’scentralnervoussystem.Italsoproducesacalmingeffectandisthoughttoplayamajorroleincontrollingtheoveractivityofnervecellsassociatedwithanxiety,stressandfear.Allthesecontributetothelearningofnewthings.Inthestudy,theresearchersfromBrownUniversityusedneuro-imagingtechniquestoexaminevisualperceptive(视觉感知的)learninginelementaryschool-agedchildrenandadults.Participantswereshownanumberofdifferentimagesandwerelateraskedquestionsaboutthemfollowingthetest.VisuallearningcausedanincreaseofGABAinchildren’svisualcortex(皮层),theareaofthebrainthatprocessesvisualinformation.However,GABAlevelsdidn’tchangeintheadultswhotookthesamevisualtests.Inaddition,childrenparticipantskeptthatGABAincreaseforhoursaftertrainingended,whiletheconcentrationsofGABAremainedthesameintheadultsstudied.“Insubsequentbehavioralexperiments,wefoundthatchildrenindeedlearnmoreitemswithinagivenperiodoftimethanadults.”saidSebastianM.Frank,theco-authorofthestudy.“OurresultsthereforepointtoGABAasakeyplayerinmakinglearningmoreefficientinchildren.”Theseresults,theauthorsargue,shouldencourageteachersandparentstokeepgivingchildrenopportunitiestolearnanythingfromridingabiketoplayinganinstrumentthroughouttheirchildhood.Thefindingsmayalsochangeneuro-scientists’conceptionofbrainmaturityinchildren.“Althoughchildren’sbrainsarenotyetfullymatureandmanyoftheirbehavioralandcognitivefunctionsarenotasefficientasinadults,childrenarenot,ingeneral,surpassedintheirlearningabilitiesbyadults,”saidstudyco-authorTakeoWatanabe.28.What’sthefunctionofGABA?A.Sendspecificmessagestothebrain.B.Dealwithcomplexmathproblems.C.Makethenervoussystemmoreactive.D.Increaseefficiencyinlearningnewthings.29.Whatdoweknowaboutthechildrentakingthevisualtest?A.TheirGABAconcentrationskeptincreasingaftertraining.B.Theirlearningabilitiesstillneededtobeimproved.C.Theycouldremembermoreimagesthanadults.D.Theyweresurpassedbyadultsinlearningabilities.30.Howdidtheresearchersdotheresearch?A.Bycomparingparticipants’reaction.B.Byanalyzingstatistics.C.Bycollectingrelativeevidence.D.Byconductingonlinesurvey.31.WhatdoesTakeoWatanabewanttosayinthelastparagraph?A.Neuro-scientistsdon’tfullyunderstandbrainmaturityinchildren.B.Childrenarenotmatureintheirbehaviorandcognition.C.Ittakesalongtimeforchildren’sbrainstobefullymature.D.Children’sbrainmaturitydoesnotaffecttheirlearningabilities.DArtificialintelligence(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’sdiversity.C.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:Leadthewayincreatingvideos.B.Sora:SurpassexistingChatGPT.C.Sora:Generatearichvarietyofvideos.D.Sora:Aperfecttext-to-videoAImodel.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的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。Beingagoodfriendisn’talwayseasy.Nevertheless,takingthetimetodevelopalastingfriendshipiswortheveryounceofeffort.36Hereareafewthingsyoucandotobeagoodfriendtoothers.Maketimeforeachother 37Themarkofagoodfriendissomeonewhomakestimeforyouandmakesspendingtimewithyouapriority.Agoodfriendwillalsolookforopportunitiestomaximizethetimeyouhavetogetherbyseekingfunanduniqueexperiencesthatstrengthenandmaintainyourbond.OpenupandalloweachothertobevulnerableAgoodfriendissomeonegenuine,someonewithwhomyoucanbeyourselfandtheycanbethemselvesaroundyou.Agoodfriendallowsyoutobevulnerable(脆弱的)withthemandviceversa,meaningyoucanexposeyouremotionsandcircumstanceswitheachotherandtrustoneanothertolisten,besupportive,andhaveeachother’sbestinterestsatheart.38Ifyourfriendhurtyou,don’tbeafraidtotalkaboutit. 39Itisoneofthemostimportantaspectsofbeingagoodfriend.Yourfriendwillneedyouforsupport,especiallyinhardtimes.Nobodywantstobefriendswithsomeonewhoactuallyisn’tinterestedinthem.It’shardtorelyonapersonwhodoesn’tbehaveinatrustworthyway.Weallknowwell-intentionedpeoplewhosay,“Okay,Iwill...”butneverfollowthrough.Ifthat’syou,beawarethatyou’redestroyingyourfriends’trust.Eventually,they’llstopbelievingwhatyousay.Apologizewhenyou’vemadeamistakeIfyouwantyourfriendstotrustyou,thenyoucan’tactlikeyou’reperfect.Ifyouknowyou’vemadeamistake,ownuptoitinsteadofdenying.Thoughyourfriendswon’tbehappythatyoumadeamistake,they’llbeverypleasedthatyou’rematureenoughtoadmititinsteadofjustpretendingthatnothingiswrong,orworse—blamingitonsomeoneelse.40Letyourfriendshearthesincerityinyourvoice.A.Bedependable.B.Beagoodlistener.C.Whenyoudoso,youshouldmeanit.D.Agoodfriendiswillingtosticktheirneckoutonbehalfoftheirfriends.E.Itwillcontributetodirectlinesofcommunicationbetweenbothofyou.F.Friendshipsgrowthroughsharedexperiencesandqualitytimetogether.G.Becausegoodfriendshipsprovideasenseofbelongingandsecurity,knowingyouareloved.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四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。RaquelisacollegestudentwhohasspentnearlyeverysummerworkinginthefieldsofSouthwesternMichiganwithherfamily,1,500milesfromtheirhomeinEdinburg,Texas.Asshepreparedforgraduation,sheknewherfamilywouldn’tbethereto41it,becauseherparentswereworkingsevendaysaweek,fromsun-upuntilaftersundownonthefarm.Raquelgraduatedwithadegreeinbilingualeducation.Sheiswillingtofollowa(n)42asapublicschoolteacher.Herpathtograduationwasbynomeans43.ButRaquel’sstoryhasalwaysbeenoftheimpossiblebecomingpossible.Followinghighschool,shetookayearofftoworkatthefarmandthen44oncollege.Ittookherfiveyearsto45hercollegecoursework,inpartbecauseshecouldn’ttakesummerclasses.Herdetermination46,bothinreachinggraduationandinherpersonaldevelopment.Shethankedherfamilyforeverythingshehad47,andwhatshehadbecome.“Myfamilyismy48supportsystem,andtheyhave49megreatly.WhenIhavehardtimesinschool,IseetheirfacesandIfeelso50tocontinue.”Onthegraduationday,Raquelwasinterviewedaboutherfuture51tobecomingapublicschoolteacher.Littledidsheknowthattheinterviewwouldturnintoasurprisefamilyreunion.Herfamilymadethe3,000-mileroundtriptocelebratethemeaningful52.WhenRaquelglancedoverthecrowdsandfoundherparentsandsisterweresittinginthelastrow,sheburstintotears.She53herdiplomaintheair,smiled,andgaveathumbs-uptothefamilywhohelpedmakethisdaya(n)54.“Myparentsalwaystellmeto55myselftomyeducationbecausethat’ssomethingnobodycantakeawayfromme,andIkeepthatinmindallthetime,”saidRaquel.41.A.observeB.sponsorC.appreciateD.charge42.A.attemptB.missionC.careerD.responsibility43.A.capableB.smoothC.significantD.brilliant44.A.dependedB.calledC.insistedD.focused45.A.designB.completeC.adaptD.assess46.A.paidoffB.paidbackC.tookplaceD.tookoff47.A.admittedB.donatedC.achievedD.applied48.A.independentB.powerfulC.flexibleD.accurate49.A.impressedB.persuadedC.informedD.affected50.A.encouragedB.satisfiedC.annoyedD.astonished51.A.adventureB.experienceC.journeyD.solution52.A.projectB.contestC.festivalD.event53.A.wavedB.grabbedC.foldedD.threw54.A.recordB.regretC.realityD.truth55.A.accustomB.de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。Everysooften,ChenJiawen,5631-year-oldproductdesigneratatechnologycompanyinHangzhou,setsasideadayforherselfcalledUnplugDay.Chen57(start)theplanassheoftenfelt“disrupted”bytechnology.“58makesmeuncomfortablewheneveryoneisaddictedtotheirphonesatgatherings,”Chensaid,59(add)thatabsorbingherselfinsocialmediapreventedherfromcompleting60(plan)tasks,leadingtopsychologicalburdensanddistractions.It’sbecomeacommonsituation61modernpeoplemightunconsciouslyusethetimespentwaitingattrafficlightstowatchashortvideoor62(constant)checkoutatrendingtopicuponreceivingapushnotificationfromanapp.UnplugDayispartofherplantocombatinformationoverloadfromexcessivephoneuseand63(rebuild)herfocus.Onthisday,shedisconnectsfromthedigitalworldandfocusesonreal-lifeexperiences.Shewandersthroughtheparkwithfriendsandtheyenjoyamealtogether64touchingtheirphones,engagedindeepconversation.Theyconsciouslyhideappsinfoldersthatrequireseveral65(click)toaccess,andturningoffnotifications.Throughoutthisday,sheonlyconnectstotheinternettwice:oncefornavigationandoncetocoordinatewithfriends.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，下周将参加一场主题为“AHeroinMyHeart”英语演讲比赛。请撰写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：1.人物简介；2.主要事迹；3.所受启发。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。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。“Mom!”IscreamedasIlookedthroughthewindow,“WhyismyInkSpotsittinginMrs.Cleary’swindow?” Mompushedpastmetoconfirmit.Sureenough,acrossthestreetwasInkSpotcleaninghimselfinthewindowofMrs.Cleary’ssittingroom.Icouldn’tbelievemyeyes.Hewasmycat,notMrs.Cleary’s.Shehadalreadyadoptedtwelvecats.Whymustshekeepmycat?Icouldfeelangerboilingupinsideme.Meanwhile,InkSpot’sleavingwithoutanysignsupsetme.Asenseofbeingleftouthitmehard.InkSpotwasspecialforme.Aftermybabysister’sbirth,“my”parents’timewastakenbyher.Itseemednooneinthefamilycaredaboutorevennoticedme.Worsestill,Iwaspackedofftoakindergarten.Ihatedbeingleftoutfromthebottomofmyheart.Itwaswhenmomnoticedmeweepinginacorneronenightthatthingsbegantochange.Afterthat,InkSpotcameintomylife.Everynight,hecurled(卷曲)upbesidemeinbedandhewasthereformeafterschoolwhenIracedhomejusttobewithhim.IfellinlovewithInkSpotthefirsttimeIsawitstinyblackandwhitekitten,forwhichIcalledhimInkSpot.Momanddaddybeamedwithpleasureasmyeyesdancedwithjoyagain.ItwasthefirsttimethatIhadsmiledsincemylittlebabysistercameintothefamily.Asforme,hewasmorethanacat.Actually,hewasmylife.ButtodaywhenIcamehome,InkSpotwasinMrs.Cleary’swindow.Iwantedhimback.ButmominsistedthatifInkSpotstayedatMrs.Cleary’s,thatmeantitwaswherehewantedtobe.“No!Mom,InkSpotismycat”,IprotestedwildlybutIhadtoadmitthetruthofmom’swords.Standingonthesidewalk,Iwasatalossastowhattodo.StaringatInkSpotforawhile,Icouldn’tstandtheangeranylonger.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph1:IwalkedtowardsMrs.Cleary’shousehurriedlyandknockedatthedoorangrily._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Uponseeingme,InkSpotjumpedoffthewindow,runningtowardsmeina