江苏省2024-2025学年高二下学期期初调研测试英语试题（含答案）

2024-2025学年第二学期期初调研测试高二英语2025.2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。AEduCodeAcademyisanonlinecodingplatformdesignedforlearnersofallages,offeringacurriculumthatcoversbeginnerstoadvancedlevels.Theprogramfocusesonteachingprogramminglanguages,computationalthinking,andproblem-solvingskillsthroughinteractivelessonsandprojects.Belowaresomefrequentlyaskedquestionsaboutcodingonourwebsite.Howlongdoesittaketomasterthebasicsofprogramming?Anaveragelearnerwithoutpriorknowledgecanexpecttograspthefundamentalswithin20to30hoursoffocusedlearningandpractice.Isitnecessarytolearnmultipleprogramminglanguages?Whilenotstrictlynecessary,understandingmorethanonelanguagecangreatlyenhanceyourproblem-solvingcapabilitiesandopenupadditionalcareerpaths.Howdoyougetbetteratcoding?Practiceregularlyandworkonreal-worldprojects.Thishelpsinbuildingpracticalexperienceandapplyingtheoreticalknowledgeeffectively.HowcanIstartlearningtocodecorrectly?Startwithchoosingabeginner-friendlylanguagelikePythonorScratch.Focusonunderstandingconceptsratherthanmemorizingsyntax.Engageincommunityforumsanddiscussions.HowdoIimprovemycodingspeedandefficiency?Learntouseintegrateddevelopmentenvironments(IDEs)efficiently.FamiliarizeyourselfwithdebuggingtoolsandversioncontrolsystemslikeGit.IsEduCodeAcademyfree?EduCodeAcademyoffersbothfreeandpremiumcontentaimedatprovidingaccessibleeducationalresourcestostudents,educators,andhobbyistsaroundtheworld.21.WhatdoweknowaboutEduCodeAcademy?A.Itisexpensive.

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D.Toteachspecificcodingskills.BJohnHarperhadalwaysbeenafanofpainting.Heusedtoadmiretheartworksatgalleriesandexhibitions,oftenstandinginawebeforethepiecesthatseemedtospeakdirectlytohissoul.At58,hedecideditwastimetopickupthebrushhimself.HisfirstattemptatanopenartexhibitionindowntownNewYorklefthimoverwhelmed—thevibrancy,thediversity,andthesheertalentondisplaywerelikenothinghehadeverimagined.“Itfeltliberating.Ithought,‘ThisiswhatIwanttodofortherestofmylife,’”Johnsaid.Paintinghassincegivenhimanewidentityandpurpose.Allhislife,Johnhadworkedasanaccountant,numbersbeinghisdailycompanionsratherthancolorsandcanvases.Earlyon,helostbothparentsinatragicaccidentwhenhewastwenty,whichledhimtoseekcomfortinthestructuredworldoffinance.Foryears,hisartisticsideremaineddormant,onlycomingaliveinsecretsketchesanddoodlesduringbreaksfromwork.Afterretiring,Johnrediscoveredhisloveforart.Heenrolledinclasses,joinedlocalartistgroups,andbegantoshowcasehiswork.“ArtallowsmetoexpressmyselfinwaysInevercouldwithnumbers,”heexplains.Throughpainting,hefoundawaytohealoldwoundsandgiveformtohisemotions.“Expressingyourselfthroughcolorsandshapesisnotjustaboutcreatingsomethingbeautiful;it’salsoaboutconnectingwithyourinnerself,”hesays.Doeshestillfeeldisconnectedfromothers?“I’vecometoseemyuniquenessasastrength.IcelebratethefactthatIdon’tfitintoatypicalmold.Ittookmethislongtofindmytruecalling!”heexclaims.“Butnow,IknowwhoIam,andI’mproudofit.Iwouldn’ttradeplaceswithanyone.”24. HowdidJohnfeelabouthisfirstexperienceatanartexhibition?A.Intimidated.B.Indifferent.C.Inspired.D.Confused.25. WhatcausedJohntoinitiallysuppresshisartisticinterests?A.Hislackofnaturaltalentinart.B.Theinfluenceofhisaccountingjob.C.Thelossofhisparents.D.Hisfearoffailure.26. HowdoespaintingbenefitJohn?A.Itimproveshisfinancialstatus.B.Ithelpshimconnectwithhisinnerself.C.Itmakeshimmoreefficientathisjob.D.Itincreaseshispopularityamongpeers.27. Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.JohnHarper’sFirstExhibitionB.JohnHarper’sArtisticAwakeningafterRetirementC.JohnHarper’sStrugglewithAccountingD.JohnHarper’sImpactonModernArtCInabidtorevolutionizepublictransportation,officialsinSanFranciscohaveintroducedanewtechnologythatallowsbusestobechargedwirelesslywhileinmotion.Thisinnovativesystem,installedalongasectionofthecity’sbusiestroutes,aimstoshowcasethepotentialforwidespreadadoptionandreducedependencyontraditionalchargingmethods.Thetechnologyinvolvesembeddingaseriesofmagneticcoilsbeneaththeroadsurface.Thesecoilsgenerateanelectromagneticfieldcapableoftransferringenergytospeciallyequippedbuses.Thebusescanreceivethisenergywithoutneedingtostoporconnectphysicallywithanychargingstations.RepresentativesfromChargePoint,thecompanybehindthetechnology,confirmthatthesystemissafeforpedestriansandothervehiclesanddoesnotinterferewithnormaltrafficflow.ChargePoint’sspokesperson,LauraChen,explainsthatthetechnologyutilizesadvancedalgorithmstoensureefficientenergytransferandoptimalperformance.“Oursystemisintelligent,”Chenstates,“itidentifieseachbusindividuallyandadjuststhechargeaccordingtoitsspecificneeds.”Thecurrenttrialcoversapproximatelyonekilometerofroadandwillserveasatestinggroundtorefinethetechnologybeforebroaderimplementation.Chenaddsthattheultimategoalistodemonstratehowwirelesschargingcansignificantlyeaseoperationalconstraintsrelatedtobatterylifeandrange,ultimatelyleadingtomoresustainableurbantransportsystems.SanFrancisco’sMunicipalTransportationAgency(SFMuni)hassignedamemorandumofunderstandingwithChargePointtofurtherdevelopandexpandtheproject.Plansareunderwaytoextendtheelectrifiedstretchtocovermoreareaswithinthecity.SFMuniofficialsbelievethatbypioneeringthistechnology,SanFranciscocanpositionitselfasaleaderinsmarturbanmobilitysolutions.“Weaimtoleadthewayinsustainableurbantransit,”saidSFMuniDirectorJaneWilliams,expressingoptimismaboutthefutureimplicationsofthistechnology.28. WhatistheprimarypurposeofthenewtechnologyintroducedinSanFrancisco?A.Toimprovebusbatteries.B.Todemonstrateaproject.C.Toextendroadnetworks.D.Toprovidepowertobuses.29. Whichstatementistrueregardingthewirelesschargingsystemforbuses?A.Itposessafetyriskstopedestriansandvehicles.B.Busesmustcometoacompletestoptocharge.C.Specialequipmentisrequiredonbusestoreceivewirelesssignals.D.Thesystemrequiresdirectcontactbetweenthebusandtheroad.30. Whatistheclosestmeaningofthephrase“leadtheway”inthecontextofSFMuniDirectorJaneWilliams’statement?A.Developmoresmoothly.B.Makeprogressintheindustry.C.Taketheleadinthefield.D.Achieveagoalaheadoftime.31. HowdoesSFMuniDirectorJaneWilliamsviewtheproject?A.Positively.B.Negatively.C.Objectively.D.Skeptically.DInrecentyears,anewtrendhasemergedamongyoungtravelersinJapanwhoareincreasinglyoptingfor"off-the-beaten-path"destinationsinsteadofflockingtofamoustouristspots.Thisphenomenon,knownascounter-tourism,isgainingpopularityasitofferstouristsachancetoexplorequieterandlesscommercializedareas.Datafromamajoronlinetravelagencyrevealsthatbookingsforaccommodationsinlesser-knowntownsincreasedby25%year-on-yearduringtheholidayseason.Moreover,reservationsforboutiquehotelsintheselocationssurgedbyatleastfivefold.Lesser-knownattractionssawsignificantgrowth,withsomereportingover20%morevisitorscomparedtothepreviousyear.Forexample,theserenecountrysideofShimanePrefecturewelcomedapproximately30,000visitorsoversevendays,markinga17%increaseyear-over-year.Travelersarechoosingthesequieterlocalesnotonlytoavoidcrowdedplacesbutalsotoenjoylowercostsandexperiencegenuinelocalculture.Incontrasttopopulartouristhotspots,whichcanbeoverlycommercialized,thesehiddengemsoffermoreauthenticexperiencesandnaturalencounters.Additionally,changesintravelpreferencesreflectagrowingdesireamongtouristsfordeeperrelaxationandmeaningfulengagementwiththeirsurroundings.Theongoingimpactofenvironmentalconcernsandsustainabilityeffortsalsoplaysaroleinthisshift.Travelersarebecomingmoreconsciousoftheirecologicalfootprintandpreferdestinationsthatpromotesustainabletourismpractices.Asaresult,theyaremorelikelytochooseeco-friendlyaccommodationsandactivities.AneditorialintheTokyoTimesnotedthattheriseofcounter-tourismcouldhavepositiveimplicationsforbothtouristsandtheindustry.Itencouragesdiversityintraveloptionsandforcestraditionaltouristhubstoinnovateandimprovetheirofferings.Moreimportantly,ithelpsdistributeeconomicbenefitsmoreevenlyacrossdifferentregions.ProfessorSato,atourismexpert,suggeststhattofullycapitalizeonthistrend,greateremphasisshouldbeplacedondevelopinguniquelocalexperiencesandpromotinglesser-knownculturalheritagesites.Highlightingregionaltraditionsandfosteringcommunityinvolvementarekeystrategiesforenhancingtheappealofoff-the-beaten-pathdestinations.32. Whatdothestatisticsinparagraph2indicate?A.ThesuccessoftravelagenciesinJapan.B.Theprofitabilityofhotelsduringholidays.C.Thecontributionoftourismtotheeconomy.D.Therisingtrendofcounter-tourisminJapan.33. Whatisthefundamentalreasonbehindtheemergenceofcounter-tourism?A.Environmentalawareness.B.Changingtravelpreferences.C.Lowertravelcosts.D.Lackofinnovationinwell-knownattractions.34. HowdoestheTokyoTimesviewcounter-tourism?A.Itwilldeclineasenvironmentalconcernsdiminish.B.Itbenefitsbothtouristsandthetourismmarket.C.Itenhancesthespreadoflocalculturetotourists.D.Ithindersthedevelopmentofpopulartouristspots.35. AccordingtoProfessorSato,whatadviceisgivenfordevelopingthetourismmarket?A.Improvinginfrastructureintouristareas.B.Enhancingmanagementrulesfortouristattractions.C.Exploringthepotentialanduniquenessoflesser-knownattractions.D.Promotinglocalcharacteristicsthroughsocialmedia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。Successoftencomestothosewhodaretodreamandstrivefortheirgoals.However,achievingsuccessisnotjustabouthardworkanddetermination;italsoinvolveslearningfrommistakesandsetbacksalongtheway.Theadage“failureisthesteppingstonetosuccess”holdstrueinmanycases.Therealityisthatfailurecanindeedbeapowerfulteacher.___36___Becausewenaturallydislikefailing,learningfromourfailuresbecomesemotionallychallenging.It'suncomfortableandcanleadustoreactdefensively,suchasbyavoidingdifficulttasks,convincingourselvesthatwedon’tcareaboutsucceeding,orcriticizingthetaskitself.AccordingtoDr.JaneMiller,acognitivepsychologist,thesereactionsareprotectivemechanisms.Inherview,mostindividualsprefertoseethemselvesascompetentandcapable.Fortunately,therearestrategiestohelpusovercometheseemotionalbarriers.___37___Insteadofasking,"WhydidIfail?"wemightask,"WhydidAlexfail?"Thistechniquehelpsreducenegativeemotionalresponsesandallowsustoanalyzethesituationmoreobjectively.Anothereffectivestrategyistoshareyourexperienceswithothers.___38___Byofferingadvicebasedonpersonalfailures,individualscangaindeeperinsightsintotheirownexperiences.ResearchconductedbyProfessorMarkThompsonfoundthatthispracticeenhancesmotivationandleadstogreateracademicandprofessionalachievementsamongbothadultsandchildren.Moreover,reflectingonpastfailurescaninspirenewapproachesandideas.___39___AstherenownedinventorThomasEdisononcesaid,“Ihavenotfailed.I'vejustfound10,000waysthatwon'twork.”Hisperspectiveencouragesustovieweachsetbackasanopportunityforgrowthratherthanadefeat.Ultimately,whilefailureisaninevitablepartoflife,___40___Bymasteringtheskillstonavigatethroughthesechallenges,wecanturnourfailuresintovaluablelessonsthatpavethewaytofuturesuccess.A.EveryoneneedssuccessB.HardworkleadstosuccessC.FailurecanbeateachablemomentD.FailureisanunavoidablepartoflifeE.Oneofthemistoadoptathird-personviewF.Next,offeradvicetoothersinthesamepositionasusG.Sowhatfailurecausesisaseriousthreattoourself-image第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节完形填空(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。TheJourneytotheSummitThetitleof“MountainExplorer”wasbestoweduponmeafterIsuccessfullyclimbedmyfirstmajorpeakattheageofsixteen.EverytimeI

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mountaineeringclub,approachedme.“What’snextforyou,adventurer?”heinquired.Agrinspreadacrossmyface.A.hikedB.stumbledC.leapedD.sprintedA.temporarilyB.initiallyC.firmlyD.sporadicallyA.followB.admireC.surpassD.assistA.noviceB.recklessC.aimlessD.fearlessA.testB.enhanceC.displayD.challengeA.noticeB.ignoreC.missD.overlookA.fadedB.deepenedC.matchedD.variedA.warningB.encouragingC.signalingD.suggestingA.footstepsB.guidanceC.influenceD.reflectionA.memoriesB.strategiesC.lessonsD.achievementsA.concealedB.acknowledgedC.rememberedD.discoveredA.contactB.progressC.impactD.connectionA.observeB.celebrateC.denyD.acceptA.accomplishmentB.adventureC.rivalryD.discoveryA.renownedB.obscureC.localD.exclusive第二节语篇填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)InJapan,theteaceremony,or"chanoyu,"isnotjustaboutdrinkingteabutalsoabouttheaestheticsandthemindfulnessinvolvedinitspreparation.FortheJapanese,theteaceremony____56____(represent)aspiritualexperience,whereeverymovementandeverydetailiscarefullyconsidered.Thehost,who____57____(conduct)theceremony,willnotsimplyserveteabutwillalsocreateanatmospherethatreflectstheseason,thetimeofday,andtheoccasion.Thetearoom,or"chashitsu,"isdesignedtobeatranquilspace,____58____(decorate)withsimpleyetelegantelementssuchasahangingscrollandaflowerarrangement.Thepreparationoftheteaitselfisameticulousprocess.Thehost____59____(grind)thematcha,afinelypowderedgreentea,usingastonemill.Thewaterusedfortheteamustbeheatedtoaprecisetemperature,andtheteabowl,or"chawan,"iswarmedbeforetheteaiswhisked.Thehost’smovementsaredeliberateandgraceful,____60____(reflect)yearsofpracticeanddedicationtotheartform.Oneofthekeyaspectsoftheteaceremonyistheconceptof"ichi-goichi-e,"whichtranslatesto"onetime,onemeeting."Thisphrase____61____(emphasize)theideathateachteaceremonyisauniqueeventthatwillneverberepeatedinthesameway.Theguests,whoareinvitedtoparticipateintheceremony,areexpectedtoappreciatethismomentandtobefullypresent,bothphysicallyandmentally.TheteaceremonyalsoinvolvestheservingoftraditionalJapanesesweets,or"wagashi,"whicharecarefullyselectedtocomplementtheflavorofthetea.Thesesweetsareoften____62____(make)fromingredientssuchasredbeanpaste,riceflour,andagar,andareshapedintobeautifulformsthatreflecttheseason.Theteaceremonyisnotjustabouttheteaitselfbutalsoabouttheconnectionbetweenthehostandtheguests.Thehost’sroleistocreateaharmoniousenvironment,whiletheguests’roleistoappreciateandrespecttheeffortthathasgoneintothepreparation.Throughthissharedexperience,theparticipants____63____(cultivate)asenseofpeaceandmindfulness.Inmoderntimes,theteaceremonycontinuestobeacherishedtraditioninJapan,withmanypeople____64____(study)theartformtodeepentheirunderstandingofJapaneseculture.Theteaceremonyisnotjustaritualbutalsoawayoflife,____65____(teach)thevaluesofsimplicity,respect,andmindfulness.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节：应用文写作(满分15分)66.假定你是李华，你的加拿大笔友Lucy对中国传统节日非常感兴趣，尤其是中秋节。她希望你能给她介绍如何制作月饼。请用英语给她写一封回信，内容包括：1.详述月饼制作的过程；2.邀请她在中秋节期间来中国体验。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearLucy,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节：读后续写(满分25分)

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