广东省广州2024-2025学年高二上学期11月月考英语试题（含答案）

试卷类型：A广州2024学年第一学期11月19日统练高二年级英语科试题2024年11月试题说明：本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，满分为130分，考试时间为90分钟。第一部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABrandingeventsofChinaDailySinceitslaunch,in1981,ChinaDailyhasgrowntobecomethenation’sleadingEnglish-languagenewspaper.Withacombinedprint,onlineandmobilereadershipofmorethan350million,itservesavitalroleintellingtheworldaboutChina,providingvaluableinsightintotheworld’ssecond-largesteconomy.AseriesofbrandingeventsareconductedbyChinaDailytoimprovepublicdiplomacy(外交)andinternationalcommunication.VisionChinaLecturesAseriesoftalksareorganizedbyChinaDailyinwhichleadingpoliticalandbusinessfiguresareinvitedtospeakandinteractlivewithdomesticand-foreignaudiences.TheVisionChinaLecturesfocusonmajorissuesfacingChinaandtheworld,exploringwhatChina’sstorymeansfortheworldandhowChinesewisdomcanhelptheworld.ChinaWatchThinkTankForumElites,includingopinionleaders,politiciansandbusinesspersonswithexpertise(专业知识)onChina,discusstopicsondevelopmentsandthefutureofChinaandtheworldinChinaWatchThinkTankForum.AsiaLeadershipRoundtableTheChina.DailyAsiaLeadershipRoundtableprovidesaplatformfornigh-leveldialogueandcommunicationamongleadersandsocialelitesinthefieldsofpolitics,businessandacademiainAsiaTESOLChinaAssemblyOrganizedbyChinaDailyinpartnershipwithTESOLInternationalAssociation(TeachersofEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages),theTESOLChinaAssemblyisahigh-levelinternationalEnglishLanguageTeachingeventinChina.Itaimstopromotescholarshipandcross-culturalunderstandingamongEnglisheducatorsinChina,andtoenhancedialoguebetweenChina’sELTprofessionalswiththeirpeersworldwide.Formoredetails,clickhere1．What’sthemainpurposeofChinaDaily?A．Toholdvariousbrandingevents.B．Topromoteinterpersonalcommunication.C．Tocombineprint,onlineandmobilereadership.D．TohelppeoplearoundtheglobeknowChinabetter2．WhatdoVisionChinaLecturesandAsiaLeadershipRoundtablehaveincommonA．Theyinvolvepoliticiansandbusinesspersons.B．TheyfocusonmajorissuesfacingChinaandtheworld.C．Theyprovideaplatformforpublicdialogueandcommunication.D．TheydiscusstopicsondevelopmentsandthefutureofChinaandtheworld.3．Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A．Anewspaper. B．Awebsite. C．Atextbook. D．Amagazine.BThe97-year-oldbotanist,MargaretBradshaw,isthechiefcaretakerofTeesdale’srarestflowers.“EverythingaboutTeesdaleisunique,”saysBradshawwithpride—andtheauthorityofsomeonewhohasjustwrittena288bookonthesubject.Bradshawhasbeenrecordingrareplantsheresincetheearly1950sandhaswitnessedgreatdecreases.Herdatawasthefirsttoprovethat—andtheneedtodosomethingaboutit.Themainreasonforthedecreaseoftheseplantsisanunusualone.ThenumberofsheepinTeesdalehadbeenreducedbyhalfby2000,astheuplandsweregenerallybelievedthereweretoomanysheep.Bradshawsayswhilesheeparehuntedinsomeuplandareas,reducingherdinginTeesdalehasbeendestructive.Longergrassovershadowsthedelicate(娇嫩)flowers,takingawaythelighttheyneedtogrow.Asaresultofherfindingsandherworkwithfarmerswhoherdtheland—aswellasNaturalEngland,whichmanagesit—sheepnumbersareincreasingandthetimingofherdingisbeingcarefullymanaged.Thishasledtothepartialrecoveryofsomeplants.At93,shesetupTeesdaleSpecialFloraResearchandConservationTrusttorecordrareplants.Akeenhorserider,at95,shedida55-milehorsejourneyacrossTeesdale,raisingalmost$10,000fortheTrust.Whenaskedaboutthesecrettolongevity,“Justkeepgoing,”shesays.“Keepatit.Don’tsitdownandjustwatchTV.”“IrecogniseI’mgettingolderandI’vebeentryingtogetmorepeopletotakeoveranddotherecords.Thevdon’tbelieveIwon’tbehereforever.”Bradshawsays.DespiteBradshaw’sguardianshipofthisland,andtheloveandenergyshehasputintosavingit,thefuturehereisunknown.Thelastwordsofherbookspeaktothisendlessloss.“Thisisourheritage,thisuniqueplantspecies,mineandyours,”shewrites.“Inspiteoftrying,Ihavefailedtopreventitsdecrease,nowitisuptoyou.”4．WhatisMargaretBradshaw’smainworkwiththerareplants?A．Writingabook. B．Preventingtheirdecrease.C．Collectingtheirdata. D．Directingfarmerstogrowplants:5．WhatcontributedtothereductionofrareplantsinTeesdale?A．Notenoughsheep. B．Lackoffund. C．Poormanagement. D．Toomanysheep.6．WhatcanwelearnfromBradshaw’swordsinthelastparagraph?A．Unitybringsstrength. B．Manyhandsmakelightwork.C．Youthfulatheart,regardlessofage. D．Advancewhattheforerunnersbegan.7．Whichmightbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Teesdale:HometoRarePlants B．BattlingforTeesdale’sWildflowersC．Bradshaw:A97-Year-OldGardener D．ExploringTeesdale’sUniquePlantsCFlashdroughts(突发性干旱)developfast,andwhentheyhitatthewrongtime,theycanruinaregion’sagriculture.Theyarealsobecomingincreasinglycommonastheplanetwarms.Inastudy,publishedinthejournalCommunicationEarth&Environment,wefoundthat—theriskofflashdroughts,whichcandevelopinafewweeks,isonpacetoriseineverymajoragriculturalregionaroundtheworldinthecomingdecades.InNorthAmericaandEurope,croplandthathada32%annualchanceofaflashdroughtafewyearsagocouldhaveagreaterchanceofaflashdroughtbythefinaldecadesofthiscentury.Thatresultwouldputfoodproduction,energy,andwatersuppliesunderincreasingpressure.ThecostofravagewillalsoriseAflashdroughtintheDakotasandMontanain2017caused$2.6billionreductioninagriculturalinAmericaalone.Alldroughtsbeginwhenrainfallstops.What’sinterestingaboutflashdroughtsishowfasttheyreinforcethemselves,withsomehelpfromthewarmingclimate.Whentheweatherishotanddry,soilloseswaterrapidly.Dryairextractsmoisturefromtheland,andrisingtemperaturecanincreasethisevaporativedemand.Thelackofrainduringaflashdroughtcanfurthercontributetothefeedbackprocesses.Undertheseconditions,cropsandvegetationbegintodiemuchmorequicklythantheydoduringtypicallong-termdroughts.Inourstudy,weusedclimatemodelsanddatafromthepast170yearstoassessthedroughtrisksaheadunderthreeconditionsforhowquicklytheworldtakesactiontoslowthepaceofglobalwarming.Ifgreenhousegasemissions(排放物)fromvehicles,powerplants,andotherhumansourcescontinueatahighrate,wefoundthatcroplandinmuchofNorthAmericaandEuropewouldhavea53%annualchanceofflashdroughtsrespectively,bythefinaldecadesofthiscentury.Globally,thelargestprojectedincreasesinflashdroughtswouldbeinEuropeandtheAmazonSlowingemıssıonscanreducetherisksignificantly,butwefoundflashdroughtswouldstillincreasebyabout6%worldwideunderlow-emissionconditions.8．Whyistheflashdroughtaconcern?A．Itoftendevelopsandstrikesunexpectedly B．Itdoesgohandinhandwithrainfall.C．Itcanbedestructivetoregionalagriculture. D．Itschancehasincreaseddramatically.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ravage”meaninparagraph2?A．Control. B．Assessment. C．Productions D．Damage.10．Whichofthefollowingisadirectcontributortoflashdroughts?A．Theconstantrainfall. B．Theincreasingfooddemand.C．Thewarmingplanet. D．Thefastpaceofmodernlife11．Whatcanbedonetoreducethedroughtrisksaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Tocutdownoncarbonfootprint B．ToevaluatetherisksregularlyC．Tostudyclimatemodelsanddata. D．Tomonitorweathercondition:DOnSeptember9,2024,ApplereleaseditslatestiPhone16seriesataneventcalled“It’s:Glowtime”.Attheevent,TimCook,thecompany’sCEO,playedupthepromiseofthephones’AIfeaturesinapre-recordedvideoIndeed,thedemonstrationseemedimpressive.WhenCookpointedthecameraatarestaurant,theAIassistantSiricouldtellhimwhatwasonthemenu.Italsocouldanswerhisquestionsfairlywellandlearnabouttheusersfromtheirinteractionswiththeirdevices.Forinstance,Siricouldknowifauser’smotherwascallingandactedappropriately.AppleisoneofmanyfirmsthatwanttotakeAIbeyondhugedatacentres,knownasthecloud,andrunitonsmallerdevices,knownastheedge.Samsung,Apple’smajorcompetitor,launcheditsGalaxyS24withsomeAIfeaturesearlierthisyear.SodidMicrosoft,whichhaslaunchedWindowsPCsdesignedforAI.Buttheireffortshaveshownthatitisnoteasytoshiftcloud-basedAImodelstotheedgedevices.Atpresent,cloud-basedAImodelsaremostlytrainedongraphicsprocessingunits(GPUs)thatconsumesomuchenergythatitcantakeanuclear-powerplanttofuelthem.Theyalsoneedhugeamountsofmemoryanddata.Allthesecancosthundredsofmillionsofdollars.Evenoncetheyaretrained,runningtheseAImodelsiscostly.Accordingtooneestimate,itcostsOpenAI,themakerofChatGPT,36centseverytimesomeoneasksitsAImodelaquestion.Companiesareexperimentingwithvarioussolutionstotheseproblems.Applewillofferon-deviceAItodealwiththeeasiesttasks,butsendtrickierproblemstothefirm’sprivatecloud.Theservicewilldirectthemostdifficultrequeststothird-partymodelssuchasChatGPT.Butevensuchsmalleron-deviceAImodelsrequire-alotofcomputingpowertorunwhichputshugestressontheedgedevices’batteries.“Makingthetechnologyworkcouldnotonlystartasupercycleindevicesales.butalsocreatenewopportunitiesforappsanddigitaladvertising,”saysNeilShahofCounterpoint,aresearchfirm.“Butforthemoment,edgedevicesarebarelyreadyforbasicfunctions,letaloneGlowtime.”12．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．TheGlowtimeevent. B．iPhone16’sAIfeaturesC．TimCook’sperformance. D．ThefutureofAIphones13．WhyareSamsungandMicrosoftmentionedintheText?A．Totellreadershowbadcompetitioncanbe.B．TowarnAppleofthepotentialconsequences.C．Tocomparetheirnewlyreleasededgedevices.D．ToshowhowharditistoapplyAltoedgedevices.14．Whatistheproblemwithcloud-basedAImodels?A．OpenAIchargestoomuchmoney. B．AllofthemhavetobetrainedonGPUs.C．Itistooexpensivetotrainandrunthem. D．Theycanonlydealwiththeeasiesttasks.15．WhatdoesNeilShahmostprobablyimply?A．iPhone16isboundtodisappointitsusers. B．AIphones’successwilldependonnewapps.C．SalesofAIphoneswillincreasegreatlysoon D．TimCookwasnothonestwiththeAIfeatures第二节（共5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。Ithasbeenafewroughyears.Manyofusarefindingourselvesexhausted,burnedout,strugglingtobuildbalancebackintoourlives.Weneedtorecharge.Watercanhelp.Participatinginwateractivitiessuchasswimmingorsurfingcanhelpusentera“flowstate”.16Itcalmsthemind,whichisoftenabsorbedbyreasoningandworry,saysRicardoGil-da-Costa,aneuroscientistandchiefexecutiveoftheneurotechnologycompanyNeuroverse,whohasstudiedhowwateraffectsourbrain.Bodiesofwateralsocanproduceaglorioussenseofawe—theemotionalresponsetosomethingvastthatexpandsandchallengeshowweseetheworld.17Waternaturallyrelaxesusandhelpsfocusourthoughtsbytakingawayallthenoise.Waterhasspecialpropertiesthatmayboostnature’spositiveimpact,environmentalpsychologistssay.Whenwearenearwater,thereisoftenlessvisualandauditoryinformationtoprocess.Ourmindcanrest.18Besides,itssmellcanstir(激发)uppositivememoriesandassociations.Whenwe’refloatinginwater,ourbodiescanresttoo,inawaywenevercanonland.19Itmovesrhythmically,producingaplayoflightcolorandsoundthatisfascinating.Itholdsourattention,butnotinanoverlydemandingway.20Itgivesourbrainsabreakfromtheintense,focused,exhaustingattentionthatmuchofdailyliferequires.“Waterhelpsyourmindwanderinapositiveway,”saysMareBerman,directoroftheEnvironmentalNeuroscienceLaboratoryattheUniversityofChicago.“Thisiswhatissorestorative.”A．Mostimportant:Waterisdynamic.B．Researcherscallthissoftfascination.C．Oneofthemostcalmingpropertiesofwaterisitssound.D．Itmeanswebecomefullydevotedtowhatwe’redoing.E．Thesoundofwater,typicallysteadyandsoft,comfortsus.F．Here’ssomeadviceonhowtousethehealingpowerofwater.G．Awecandecreasestressandhelpusputthingsintoperspective.第二部分：语言应用（共六节，满分80分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Therearen’tenoughresourcestoidentifyandcurethefactorsthatarecausingpopulationsofanimalsaroundtheworldtodecline.Artificialintelligencemighthavethepowertochangethat.Whenanendangeredseabirdhitsapowerline,it21“verymuchlikethelasernoisefromStarWars,”sayspreservationbiologistMarcTravers.Heshouldknow,ashisteamfromtheEndangeredSeabirdRecoveryProjectrecordedthousandsofhoursofaudiotodetermineifpowerlines22localseabirds.Traverswastryingtoestablishhow23birdswerekilledbypowerlinesontheislandofKauaiinHawaiiin2011.Histeamrecorded600hoursofaudioandsenttherecordingstoPreservationMetrics,acompanythatassistspreservationeffortswithAI24.PreservationMetricsusedaprogramto“listen”totherecordingsandcheckoffthesoundsthatsignifiedbirdelectrocutions(电击).Theresultwas25,asthenumberofbirdelectrocutionswasinthethousands.26proofthatpowerlineswerekillingasignificantnumberofbirds,theteamworkedwiththelocalutility(公共设施)servicetoreducebirddeaths.InsciencefictionstoriessuchasTheMatrix,AI-poweredmachinestakeovertheworldandendlifeontheplanetasweknowit.But27,programsthatuseAItosortthroughmountainsofdatamightjustsavesomespeciesfromdisappearingpermanently.Bymany28,humanshavebeenpoorkeepersoftheplanet.Humanshavealteredasmuchas97percentoflandecosystems.Keypopulationsofmonitoredanimalshavedeclinedasmuchas68percentsince1970.Thedeclinein29aroundtheworldhascreatedamiserablesituation.Preservationefforts30keyresourcestheyneedtobeeffective.Humans,31,fortunatelyhaveAI-basedtoolsthatcanhelpnow.AIcanquicklyandaccuratelysortthroughlargeamountsofdatacreatedbyobservationsinthefield.ThenotherprogramssuchasPAWS(ProtectionAssistantforWildlifeSecurity)canhelpanalysethedataandsuggestthemosteffectivewaystofocuspreservationefforts.Inlargenationalparksandwildlifereserves,32huntersareadangerforanimalsbothbigandsmall.Someanimalsareworthalotofmoneyontheblackmarket.Parkkeepersareleftwitha(n)33taskbecausethereistoomuchlandtocover.ButthePAWSprogrammeallowsparkkeeperstofocustheirefforts.PAWShaseven34theexistenceoftraplinesinareasnotyetwatchedbyparkkeepers!Westillfacemanychallengesto35thelossofwildlife,butAl-poweredprogramspromisetobeapowerfulpreservationtool.21．A．makesasound B．catchesfire C．keepsthedistance D．takeschances22．A．affected B．preserved C．recorded D．attracted23．A．unlawfully B．instantly C．frequently D．deliberately24．A．fiction B．significance C．factorsy D．resources25．A．deceiving B．doubtful C．desirable D．disturbing26．A．Engagedin B．Qualifiedfor C．Armedwith D．Exposedto27．A．inaddition B．inreality C．inreturn D．infact28．A．measures B．programs C．services D．species29．A．biodiversity B．production C．population D．economy30．A．distribute B．pool C．lack D．exploit31．A．meanwhile B．however C．otherwise D．besides32．A．big-game B．professional C．local D．illegal.33．A．impossible B．dangerous C．urgent D．thankless34．A．disproved B．explained C．predicted D．ignored35．A．estimate B．reverse C．experience D．sustain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。Nowadays,weareusedtoopeninganapptoskimpublicreviewsforreferencebeforegoingtoarestaurant.Ifithasascoreof4.8oraboveona5-pointscale,therestaurant36(guarantee)tobeagoodchoice;butifitisa4orevenless,italmostalwaysmeanstherestaurantissoterriblethatyouarelikelytosuffer.Inthepastmonthstopicssuchas“Restaurantswithlowratingsmaytastebetter”37(top)thelistofsearchterms.But38isessentialforeveryoneistheauthenticityoftheevaluation.Weneedtoanalyzethereasonsthatleadtothepresentsituation39reflectonmeasurestoimprovecredibilityandconsumerexperiences.Foronething,quiteafewbusinessrunnersrelyso40(primary)ongoodscorestoattractconsumersthattheymanipulate(操纵)ratingsbybuyingpositivereviewstoincreasetraffic.Foranother,someconsumersmaygo41theiroriginalintentionandgivehighscoresbecausetheyreceivefreedishesordiscountswhen42(ask)tosubmitcomments.43(concern)thesephenomena,platformsmustdevelopricherwaysforqualityplayerswhoneedmore44(expose)todisplaythemselvesandearnwhattheydeserve.Meanwhile,theratingmechanismshouldincluderegularmonitoring,strictexaminationandpunitive(惩罚性的)measurestocreateahealthycompetitiveatmosphere.45,userswilleventuallyabandonplatforms,leavingthosetrickyplayerstotheirmarketinggame.第三节单词拼写（每空1分，共20分）使用选择性必修一U5单词表词汇46．Therewas______(广泛的)criticismofthegovernment’shandingofthedisaster.47．Thewholefoodchainisaffectedbytheoveruseof______(化学制剂)inagriculture.48．TheChineseandtheWesternershave______(完全的，彻底的)differentviewsoflife.49．Thenewfindinghasattractedboth______(国内的)andinternationalattention.50．Withtheobjectiveof______(扩展)business,themanagerleftforLondon.51．Whatarethe______(特征)thatdistinguishtheChinesefromtheJapanese?52．Whilethemajorityoftheretiredpursuealifeof______(悠闲),hefavorsoccupyinghimselfinservingothers.53．Throughintenseeffort,heeventually______(消化、领悟)thecontentofthelongessay.54．Thereasonwhypoemscanconveycertainemotionsisthattheycanvividlytransform______(现实)intoliterature.55．Tomyamazement,hisopinionissimilartomineinmany______(方面).56．She______(克服、战胜)injurytowintheOlympicgoldmedal.57．Manypeopleareoutofworkduetotheeconomic______(危机).58．Youmustadmitthatyourargumentisbasedonacompletelyfalse______(assume).59．Theelderlyandchildrenarehavingahardtimeinthe______(deep)ofwinter.60．Onlybyusingmodernirrigationmethodscanwereducewater______(短缺)inagriculture.61．Inordertoreducepollution,wehumanbeingshaveno______(可选择)buttochoosesomecleanresources,solarenergy,62．______(例如，短语).63．Foodswhichgothroughafactoryprocesslosemuchoftheircolour,______(味道)andtexture.64．Winningthecompetition,especiallyaftermonthsofhardpreparation,really______(增强)hisconfidenceandmadehimbelieveinhisabilitiesforthefirsttime.65．Abalancedmenumustcontainfoodsfulloftasteand______.(营养)第四节单句语法填空（每空1分，共10分）66．Itwasthought______by1998therewereonlysixtoninewildSiberiantigerslivingintheremoteregion.67．______shesayswillnotmakeanydifferencetoourarrangements.68．______istobesenttheretosolvetheproblemhasn’tbeendecided.69．Itisafact______Englishisatoolinmodernsociety.70．Weusuallythink______wecan’tgetseemsbetterthanwhatwehave.71．______hesolvedthechallengingproblemsuccessfullyinterestedallofus.72．It’sreported______threepeoplewerekilledinthefireandfivewerehurtbadly.73．______Maryhasbeenawayisstillaquestion.74．______comestothepartywillreceiveagift.75．______footballteamwillwinthematchisstillunknown.第五节完成句子（每空1分，共13分）使用选择性必修一U5单词表词汇44%的医院医务人员是女性，她们都致力于有价值的事业。44%ofhospitalmedicalstaff76．______77．______78．______women,allofwhom79．______80．______81．______theworthwhilecareer.虽然我很快就使他相信我是无辜的，但我想他对我的目的仍有严重的怀疑。AlthoughIsoon82．______him83．______myinnocence,hestillhadseriousdoubtsaboutmypurpose.传统的耕作方法是否能用于盐碱地还有待观察。84．______85．______86．______87．______88．______whethertheconventionalfarmingmethodscanbeusedinsalineandalkalineland.第六节句子翻译（共7分）划线表达要使用选择性必修一U5单词表词汇89．据估计，全球有超过7亿人在挨饿，这产生了很多问题。（it做形式主语，V-ing做状语，4分）90．让他成功解决这个难题的是他的决心和努力。（主语从句，3分）参考答案第一部分、阅读理解（2.5*15）阅读1～3DAB4～7CADB8