广东省阳江市高新区2024-2025学年高二上学期11月期中考试 英语 （含答案）

机密★启用前2024-2025学年度第一学期高二期中测试英语试题本试卷共8页。考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项:1.答题前,考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚,将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2.选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂;非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写,字体工整、笔迹清楚。3.请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效;在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4.作图可先使用铅笔画出,确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5.保持卡面清洁,不要折叠,不要弄破、弄皱,不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第二部分阅读(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。ANovemberisoftenoverlookedasDecemberapproaches,butit’sanidealtimetoarrangeanescapefromthedullskiesofnorthernEurope.Here’sourpickofthebestholidaydestinationsinNovember.Vatnajökull,IcelandIceland’snamebecomesincreasinglyaccurateinNovember,assub-zerotemperaturesarrivemorefrequently.Thisisthebesttimefortouriststoenterintotheheavenlyworldoficecaves—moreaccurately,glaciercaves—asthesechangingholesneedtobesafelyfrozenbeforetheycanbeexplored.Lanzarote,CanaryIslandsLanzaroteprovidesanamazingbreakinNovember.Thefirstweekaside,therearefewschoolholidaysthismonth—abonusforpeace-seekers.WithgardensdesignedbythefamousLanzarotearchitectCésarManrique,MeliáSalinasisabig-nameresort(度假胜地)withlocalstyle,setbetweentwobeaches.JacksonHole,Wyoming

Duringthewinter,JacksonHoleisawonderlandofsnowskiing,snowmobilingandice-skating.Ifyou’relookingforsomefast-pacedfamilyfun,trytheAlpineSlide,whereyoucanslidedown2,500feetofSnowKingMountaininabobsled(雪车).Nomatterwhenyou’replanningyourtrip,youshouldbookearly.VancouverIsland,CanadaPartofBritishColumbia,VancouverIslandwasoriginallythelandoftheKwakwaka’wakw,Nuu-chah-nulthandCoastSalishpeoples.Today,theislandisvaluingtheoriginalculturesmoreandmore.Planningmeansyoucantakeyourtimeseekingoutactivitiesthatcelebratenativepeople’sculture.Rememberthatyoumustordertheferries(渡船)fromthemainlandaheadoftime.21．Wherewouldtouristspreferringquietdestinationsliketogo?A．Vatnajökull. B．Lanzarote.C．JacksonHole. D．VancouverIsland.22．Whatdothelasttwodestinationshaveincommon?A．Theyneedreservations. B．Theyhavecolourfulcultures.C．Theyarefamousforsnowsports. D．Theyaresuitableforallthefamily.23．Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A．Acoursebook. B．Asurveyreport.C．Aguidebook. D．Ageographicalpaper.BArtificialintelligence(AI)hasbeenincreasinglygoodatfoolingpeople.InMarch,aseriesofphotosshowingformerUSpresidentDonaldTrumpbeingarrestedbypolicecaughtpeople’sattention.Theywerefakebutveryconvincing.CreatedbytheAIprogramMidjourney,thephotoswerehighlyrealistic,fromthecharacters’movementstothesurroundings.However,manydetailscangiveawaythefactthattheyaremadebyAI.Assomeexpertshavewarned,themainideaistospotanythingthatwouldlookstrangeinaphoto.AIsoftwarehasahistoryofgeneratinghumanhandsincorrectly.Itsometimescancreatehandswithmorethanfivefingers.ThisisbecauseAIisn’tsurewhata“hand”exactlyis.ThedataAIusestolearnoftenshowhandsandfingersinvariousgestures,whichcanbeveryconfusingforAI.AI-generatedimagesalsousuallycontaindetailsthatgoagainstreality.Tospotthis,focusonitemslikeaccessories.Forexample,peopleinanimagemaybemissingearringsoronepartoftheirsunglasses.Ifthere’stextinanimage,suchasanewspaperorposter,it’susuallygarbled(篡改),eventhoughthetextmaylookrealisticfromadistance.AnotherthingAIisterribleathandlingisthebackground.Ifthere’sacrowdintheimage,people’sfacesinthebackgroundareusuallyblurry—ortheydon’thavefacesatall!ThedevelopmentofAI-generatedartalsoraisesalarmbellsabouthowthesefakeimagescouldbeusedtospreadmisinformation.“Ithinkmisinformationisgoingtohitanall-timehigh,”JamieCohen,adigitalcultureandAIexpertintheUS,toldNewYorkPost.GeneratinganAIartworkisto“createreality”,Cohenargued,addingthatbeingabletotellwhethertheworkisrealornotrequireshighmedialiteracyskills.“Theworldmaynotbereadyforhowrealistictheimageshavebecome,”saidShaneKittelson,aUSresearcher.24．HowcouldpeoplerecognizethataphotoismadebyAI,accordingtotheexperts?A．Byanalyzingthesourceofthephoto.B．Bylearningyourfriends’tipsfromtimetotime.C．Byfindingoutthedetailsthatlookstrangeinthephoto.D．Bygoingtothesceneforthemselves.25．WhydoesAIgeneratehumanhandsincorrectlyaccordingtothetext?A．Ithasn’tenoughdataabouthumanhands.B．Itisunabletorecognizehumanhands.C．Itdoesn’tfullyunderstandhumanhands.D．Thedataitusestolearncontainerrors.26．WhatisAIterribleathandlingaccordingtothearticle?A．Facialexpressions. B．Textsandsymbols.C．Itemsofclothing. D．Backgrounddetails.27．WhatisJamieCohen’sattitudetowardsAI-generatedartatpresent?A．worried B．defensive C．supportive D．indifferentCLastwinterIenjoyedabriefadventureinGuatemala.Overaperiodof12days,Iexploredthroughthejungletowatchthesunriseanddancedinthestreetduringtheholidayparade.Butlookingbackonthattrip,whatIremembermostvividlyisaNewYear’sEveinGuatemalaCity,atalifelesshotel.Ratherthanacountdowntomidnight,Icounteddownthehoursuntilmydeparture.Nothingspecialhappenedduringthatnight.Rather,thebigrolethishotelplaysinmymemoriescanbeexplainedbyapsychologicalprinciplecalledtherecencyeffect.“Therecencyeffecthelpstoaccountforourtendencytoremembertheendingpartofasequenceofeventswithfarmoreclaritythantherest,”saidDr.MaryPoffenroth,abiopsychologist.Shesaysitarisesfromourshort-termmemory’sinabilitytoholdontomorethanasmallamountofinformationatonce.Sowhilethereisnomagicformulatocreatelovelytravelmemories,employingtherecencyeffectcanturnagoodtripintoanunforgettableone.Dr.Stephanie,aNeuroscientist,saysthatwhileyoucanstrategicallysetofftherecencyeffectatatrip’send,youmayhavemultipleopportunitiestocreatelastingmemoriesallalongthewaybybreakingitupintosmallerchunks.Keepinmindthattherecencyeffectcanalsobackfire.“Endinganamazingtripwithstressfulflightdelays,lostluggageorfeelingunwellmightbeenoughtoovershadowtheentireexperience,resultinginrememberingthetripasawfulinsteadofjoyful,”Stephaniesaid.Toavoiddisproportionately(不成比例地)spotlightingthefinaldays,Poffenrothhascreatedatrick:Sheamplifies(增强)earlierdaysinatriptokeephermemorieswell-rounded.“Icollectlittlebitsthatwillremindmeofthatday:asubwayticket,aseashell,acardboarddrinkwithapub’slogoonit.”Then,assheispackingonthelastday,“Igothroughallmylittlefoundtreasuresandspendafewmomentsrecallingeachone,”shesaid.“Thisgivesmeasenseofclosureforthatchapteroftravelandmakestheexperiencememorable.”28．HowdidtheauthorfeelabouttheNewYear’sEveinGuatemalaCity?A．Itwasboring. B．Itwaseventful.C．Itwasrelaxing. D．Itwascheerful.29．Whatdoweknowabouttherecencyeffectfromparagraph2?A．Itisbasedonapsychologicalprinciple.B．Itiswidelyusedtocreatelovelymemories.C．Ithighlightsthefinalpartofaseriesofevents.D．Itmakesupfortheinabilityofshort-termmemory.30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“backfire”meaninparagraph4?A．Beavoidedtosomeextent. B．Beappliedextensively.C．Produceundesirableconsequences. D．Poseunexpectedchallenges.31．AccordingtoPoffenroth,whichofthefollowingmayhelptravelershavegoodmemories?A．Sharetravelexperiences. B．Recallthefinaldaysofajourney.C．Purchaseasmanysouvenirsaspossible. D．Purposelygatherremindersofajourney.DAccordingtonewresearch,babiesarenotonlycapableofcreativethinkingwellbeforestartingtospeak,butthissortofthinkingmaybeimportantforlanguagelearning.Inthestudy,theresearcherssetouttoexploretheoriginsofhumancreativityandproductivethinkingtotrytofindouthowpeoplearriveatcompletelynewthoughtsandideas.Theyfoundthatbabieswereabletoveryquicklylearnnewwordsthatdescribesmallquantitiesandcombinethesewithfamiliarwordstofullyunderstandaphrase.Leadresearcher,Dr.BarbaraPomiechowska,said:“Humancreativityislimitless:ithastakenustothemoonandallowedustocuredeadlydiseases—butdespiteitsimportance,wedon’tyetknowwhenandhowthisimpressiveabilitytocombineideasandinventnewthingsappears.Thisresearchshowsthatwemustgorightbacktothebeginningoflanguagelearningtosolvethispuzzle.”Inthestudy,theresearchersworkedwith60babies,allaroundtheageof12months.Theystartedbyteachingthebabiestwonovelwordsdescribingquantity:“mize”,tomean“one”,and“padu”,tomean“two”.Thenthebabieswereaskedtocombinethesenewnumberwordswithdifferentobjectnames,forexampletoidentify“paduducks”fromsomepictures.Byteachingnovelwordstorepresentquantities,theresearcherswereabletotestthebabies’abilitytocombineconceptsinrealtime,ratherthansimplyrecallcombinationsofwordsthattheyalreadyknewfrompreviousexperience.Byusingeye-trackingtechnologytomonitorwherethebabieslook,theresearcherswereabletoshowthatthebabiescouldsuccessfullycombinethetwoconceptstounderstandwhattheywerebeingaskedabout.AccordingtoDr.Barbara,thisabilitytocombinedifferentconceptsislikelytohelpbabiesnotonlytounderstandthelanguageinput,butalsotolearnaboutdifferentaspectsofthephysicalandsocialworld.32．Whatpuzzledidtheresearcherswanttosolve?A．Theoriginofcreativethinking. B．Thewaystocuredeadlydiseases.C．Thelimitationsofcreativethinking. D．Theimportanceoflanguageacquisition.33．Whatwerethebabiesaskedtodointhestudy?A．Createnovelwords. B．Countnumbersinorder.C．Pointoutthenumbertheyknew. D．Matchobjectswithwhattheyheard.34．Whatdidtheresearchersuseinthestudy?A．Previousdata. B．Advancedtechnology.C．Professionalconcepts. D．Regularexaminations.35．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Humancreativityislimitless. B．Children’slearningabilityvaries.C．Childrenaregoodatcreatingwords. D．Humancreativethinkingstartsveryearly.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。Alargenumberofpeoplestartexperiencingstronglonelinessinthefewmonthfollowingtheirgraduation.Manypeoplemistakenlythinkthatlonelinesscanbeendedbyhavingmorefriendsorbymeetingnewpeople.36Sowhatcauseslonelinessandwhydosomanypeopleexperienceitrightaftergraduation?37Someofthemaincharacteristicsofacloserelationshiparecommoninterests,opennessandcommonlifechallenges.Duringcollegeorhighschoolyears,mostofthepeopleinagroupwillhavethesameproblem,sotheycantalkabouttheircommonproblems,thinktogetherofsolutionsandevenhelpeachothergothroughthem.38However,aftergraduationeachpersonusuallytakesadifferentpathandfindshimselffightinghisownuniquebattle.Problemsbecomenolongercommonbetweenthesamegroupofpeoplebecauseeachofthemdevelopshisownspecialones.Friendscanbecomelessconnectedtoeachotherwheneachoneofthemlivesadifferentlife.39Insuchacasetwothingscanbedone.Youcaneithershareyournewproblemswithyouroldfriendsandmakesureyoulistentotheirsoryoucanmakemorefriendsatyournewjobtosharewiththemwhat’sgoingoninyournewstageoflife.40Whenyoudoso,sticktothem,shareyourproblemswiththemandyouwillneverfeellonely.A．Whathappenstothesamegroupaftergraduation?B．Lonelinesscanneverappearinsuchanenvironment.C．Thisgraduallyreducesclosenessandpromotesloneliness.D．Infact,apersonwithquietafewfriendscanstillfeellonely.E．Lonelinesshappenswhenyoudon’thavecloserelationships.F．Thekeyistofindpeoplewhoarefightingthesamebattleasyou.G．Howlongitlastsreliesonwhatactionsyouwilltakeduringthatperiod.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。RehanStaton,a24-year-oldformercleaner,wasadmittedintoHarvardLawSchool.Statonwasraisedbyasinglefatherwhoworkedhardto41himandhisbrother.Growingupwastoughandheusedto42inschool.Oneteacherevensuggestedhe43toaspecialeducationclass.Butunderthe44ofatutor,heendedupmakingthe45roll.Inhighschool,heusedtobeanathlete,46onmartialartsandboxing.However,aninjuryruinedthe47ofhimturningprofessionalinsports,andhegot48byeverycollegehehadappliedto.Insteadofpursuinghighereducation,StatonstartedworkingatBatesTrucking&TrashRemovaltosupporthisfamily.There,hisco-workers49hisspirits.Motivatedbythem,he50inBowieStateUniversityin2014,andin2016,he51totheUniversityofMaryland.Then,hetooktheLawSchoolAdmissionTest(LSAT)andappliedtonineschools.Whenreadingthelawschool52emails,Statonandhisfriendswereinshockandexcitement.53

,StatonchosetoattendHarvardLawSchool—andhe’llneverforgetallthe54peoplewhohelpedhimgetthere.“Throughoutthistime,peoplekindofaskme,‘Howdidyoudoit?’It’smoresohowcouldInotdoitwheneveryoneisbreakingtheir55forme,andpushingformetowin,”hesaid.41．A．standby B．objectto C．providefor D．callon42．A．entertain B．compete C．mature D．struggle43．A．listen B．switch C．yield D．refer44．A．burden B．control C．protection D．guidance45．A．honor B．pay C．class D．guest46．A．deciding B．taking C．focusing D．depending47．A．luck B．interest C．fantasy D．chance48．A．denied B．limited C．marked D．rated49．A．woke B．lifted C．brought D．kept50．A．enrolled B．settled C．trusted D．lectured51．A．stuck B．attended C．transferred D．belonged52．A．charity B．acceptance C．promotion D．inquiry53．A．Gradually B．Incredibly C．Eventually D．Literally54．A．optimistic B．supportive C．thoughtful D．pleasant55．A．backs B．legs C．words D．routines第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)Itisconsideredoneofthemostextraordinarydocumentaryfilm56(project)evermade,afilmshotineverycountryoftheworld57thesameday,involving3,000hoursoffootagein70languagesfrom19,000volunteerfilmmakersaroundtheworld.The104-minutefilm,OneDayonEarth,isavisualpoem58(star)everyoneontheplanet.It’saboutyouandme,thetimeswelivein,andourplacein59puzzleofhumanity.DirectorKyleRuddickandexecutiveproducerBrandonLitman60(be)thetwoyoungforcesbehindOneDayonEarth.TheymetattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,whereRuddickstudiedfilm61Litmanmajoredinbusiness.Althoughbothhadworkedonshort-length62(commerce)andbroadcastprojects,theyhadneverattemptedanythinglikeOneDayonEarth,theirfirstfeature-lengthfilm,andneitherhadanyoneelse.RuddickandLitmancameupwiththeideaforthefilmin2008ataworldmusicfestival,63theyheardmusicianswhohadnevermetbeforeplaytogetherforthefirsttime.Afterafewawkwardattempts,themusicianssoondiscoveredaway64(create)abeautifulfusionofmusic.Inasimilarway,“theeditorialprocesswasaprocessofdiscovery,”saidRuddick.“Youcouldn’tmakethissortoffilmwithoutbeing65(complete)opentowhatyoureceive.”第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)66．在新中国成立75周年之际，你校正在向全校学生征集以描述新时代中国人民生活变化为主题的英语稿件。假设你是李华，请你以“Changesaroundme”为题写一篇短文向学校投稿。内容包括：（1）生活中的变化；（2）你的感想。Changesaroundme________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)67．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。“Friendstotheend!”Breanahadsignedthepictureofusthathungonmybedroomwall.Herhandwrittenpromisecarriedthejoywehadshared,andlaughterfilledtheroom.ItfeltlikeBreanaandIhadbeenbestfriendsforever.Sincethedaywemetonthefirstdayofseniorhighschool，wehadbeeninseparable.Sheenjoyedoutdoorsports,andIloveddancing.Wedidalmosteverythingtogether.Whenthetryoutnoticeforthecheerleadingteamcameup,BreanaencouragedmetogiveitashotInitially,Iresistedhersuggestion,callinghercrazy,butdeepdown,Itrustedherandsecretlywantedtogiveitatry.Breanasawmyhiddendesireandpromisedtosupportmefully.Sheattendedallthepracticesandevenspenttwoweekscoachingmeinherbackyard.Finally,withaperfectperformance,Isuccessfullymadeitontothecheerleadingteam.Regrettably,Breanafailedtomaketheteamduetophysicaldiscomfort.However,thingsbegantochange.After-schooltrainingtookupmostofmytime,andourusualalget-togethersweredelayedorcanceled.Slowlybutsurely,webegantogrowapart.AheatedargumentfinallyeruptedwhenIrefusedBreana’sinvitationtogohiking.“I’msotired,Breana.Please,letmehavesomealonetime.”“You’realwaysbusy.Wehaven’tspentmuchtimetogether!It’sallbecauseofyourexcessivetraining!”“Stop,Breana!Youdon’tunderstandmeatall!Idon’tneedafriendlikeyou!”Withthosemeanwords,Iputanendtoour“friendstotheend”promise.Overthefollowingdays,despiteatightschedule,theargumentlingered(萦绕)inmymind,distractingmefromtraining.Itwasamorningwhentherewaschaosontheplayground.Someonecriedout,“Breanaisinjured!”Shockedandworried,Irushedtowherethesoundcamefrom,foroncenotcaringaboutanything.注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右：2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。AsIarrivedatthescene,IsawBreanasittingthereinpain.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Atmywords,shehuggedmetightly.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2024-2025学年度第一学期高二期中测试英语试题参考答案及评分标准：第二部分阅读(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。21．B22．A23．C24．C25．C26．D27．A28．A29．C30．C31．D32．A33．D34．B