2024-2025学年河南省信阳市兴华学校高二上学期会考模拟英语试卷

2024—2025学年河南省信阳市兴华学校高二上学期会考模拟英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★)AteamofstudentsintheNetherlandshasdesignedandbuiltanoff-roadcarthat’scompletelypoweredbythesun.ThecariscalledStellaTerra,whichcantraveloff-roadforlongdistanceswithoutneedingachargingstation.Inordertocreateacarthatcoulddealwithtoughdriving,thestudentshadtodesignthewholecar,fromtoptobottom.Ontopwerethesolarpanels(太阳能电池板).Mostsolarpanelswasteabout80%ofthesunlighttheyget.ButStellaTerra’ssolarpanelsare97%efficient(高效的).Theywastefarlesssunlight.Likemostelectriccars,StellaTerrastoresenergyinabattery.Thankstoitspowerfulsolarpanelsanditsbattery,whenit’ssunny,thecarcanrunfor710kilometersaday.StellaTerracancarrytwopeople,andhasatopspeedof145kph.Thecarweighsjust1,200kilograms.That’sabouttwo-thirdstheweightofatypicalcar.Onthebottom,theteamdesignedasystemtohelpthecardealwithheavyshakingwhendrivingoverrough(高低不平的)surfaces.Theteamrecentlytookthecarona1,000-kilometertestdriveacrossMorocco.Thecarhadtotravelthroughforestsaswellasdryriverbeds.Ithadtodriveacrossdesertsandandupmountainpaths.Thecarsucceededindoingallofthis-andallwithouteverstoppingatachargingstation.Theteamisveryproudoftheircar,buttheywon’tbeunhappyifcarcompaniesstarttocopytheirideas.Infact,theyhopethatStellaTerrawillhelpinspirecarcompaniestoworkonsimilarprojects.1.HowisStellaTerrapowered?

A．Byitself.B．Bygas.C．Bywind.D．Bythesun.2.WhatisafeatureofStellaTerra?

A．Itsaveragespeedis145kph.B．Itcanrunatleast710kmaday.C．Itislighterthanatypicalcar.D．Itsbottomcanavoidanyshaking.3.WhydidtheteamdriveStellaTerraacrossMorocco?

A．Tofindachargingstation.B．Totakethepartinacarrace.C．Toenjoythenaturalbeauty.D．Totestitsfunctionandquality.4.What’sthestudents’attitudetowardscompanies’copyingtheirideas?

A．Supportive.B．Unclear.C．Concerned.D．Unfriendly.5.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyouprobablyreadthetext?

A．Health.B．Science.C．Nature.D．Education.(★★)Peoplewhohavetroublewalkingormovingaroundoftenhaveahardtimeenjoyingthebeach.ButhundredsofbeachesinGreecenowofferanewwayforpeopleinwheelchairstogetintothewaterbythemselves.It’scalledSeatrac.Seatracisasystem.Itisbasicallyachaironamovingramp(坡道)thatcansmoothlycarryadisabledpersonintothesea.Onceinthesea,thepersoncaneitherremaininthechair,enjoyingthewater,orgoforaswim.Thechairisoperatedbyremote(远程的)control.Whenthepersonisreadytogetoutofthewater,theSeatracsystembringsthechairbacktothetopoftheramp.TheideaforSeatraccamewhenoneoftheinventors,IgnatiosFotiou.wastalkingwithafriendwhousedawheelchair.Thefriendsaidheenjoyedthesea,butdidn’tlikehavingtobecarriedintotheoceanasifhewerea“largebagofpotatoes”.ThenMr.FotiouworkedwithhispartnerandaprofessorataGreekuniversitytodesignthesystem,andtheyformedacompanycalledTOBEAtobuildandsellthesystem.TheyworkedhardtomakethesystemsimpletoputinplaceandeasytorunAwoodenwalkwayallowswheelchairuserstoreachtheSeatrac.Thesystemissolarpowered.Itdoesn’trequireoutsidepower,andcancontinuetoruneveniftheelectricitygoesout.TheSeatracsystemcaneasilybepackedupandstoredwhenswimmingseasonends.TheSeatracsystemisbeingusedatover220beachesinGreece,Cyprus,Italy,andLatvia.TOBEAsoonhopestoofferSeatracinothercountries.6.WhatisSeatrac?

A．Aspecialchairthatcanmovearoundeasily.B．Awalkwayfordisabledpeopletowalkonfreely.C．Asystemtohelpwheelchairusersenjoythebeach.D．Amachinethatcanrunsmoothlybyitself.7.WhatgaveMr.FotiouanideatodesignSeatrac?

A．Hisinterestinswimming.B．bagofpotatoes.C．ThebeachesinGreece.D．Achatwithadisabledfriend.8.WhatisanadvantageofSeatrac?

A．It’ssimplydesigned.B．Itcanholdmanypeople.C．It’ssmallinsize.D．Itcanrunwithoutelectricity.9.Whatisthecompany’sattitudetowardsthefutureofSeatrac?

A．Unconcerned.B．Unclear.C．Confident.D．Doubtful.10.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?

A．AguidebookB．AsportsnewspaperC．AnartjournalD．Asciencemagazine(★★)TheAIchatbotsarehavingabiggerinfluenceonhighereducation.Amongtheincreasingnumberofchatbotusersworldwide,manyofthemareontheirwayofreceivinghighereducation.TheAItoolscananswerquestionsandcreatetextsofseveralthousandwordslongonalmostanytopictheyareaskedabout.Theywereoncewidelyconsideredasfreetoolstocheat(作弊).However,attitudestowardthemarechanging,primarilyamonguniversities.OnJune29,2023,theHongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnologytookthelead.Itofficiallylaunched(发布)itsAIchatbot,whichaimstoprovidealluniversitymemberswithasafeandusableAIchatbottool.Then,RussellGroup’suniversitiesintheUKalsoissuedrulesontheuseofAItoolsineducationandallowstudentsandteacherstouseAItechnologyundersuchguidelinesAImaycontributetoscientificprogress,whichhighereducationlongsfor.Forexample,“literature-baseddiscovery(LBD)”canbeusedtoanalyze(分析)existingscientificliteraturetolookfornewconnectionsorideasthathumansmayhavemissed.Itcanalsopredictfuturediscoveriesandwhowillmakethem.Thiscanencouragescientificprogressandleadtoagoldenageofdiscovery.Besides,AItoolsmayhelpdevelopcriticalthinking,akeyinhighereducation.DataandinformationcontainedwithinAItoolsarecollectedfromvarioussources,includingthosetrustworthyanduntrustworthy.Therefore,studentsneedtolearnhowtotellthecontentprovidedbyAIwithacriticalattitude.Thus,insteadofrefusingAItools,universitiesshouldbeartheresponsibilitytosupportstudentsandstaffinunderstandingtheapplication,opportunitiesandlimitationsaboutusingthem.Indeed,changehasbegunineducation.11.WhywereuniversitiesconcernedaboutAIchatbotsinthepast?

A．Theywerenotsafetouse.B．Theywereconsideredfreetoolsforcheating.C．Theywerenotadvancedenoughforhighereducation.D．Theywerenotabletocreatelongtexts.12.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheuniversitiesinParagraph2?

A．TheyhaveacceptedtheAIchatbot.B．TheyhaveperfectedthefunctionofAI.C．TheyhavebeenallowedtouseAIfreely.D．TheyhavefollowedtherulesofusingAI.13.WhatisanadvantageofAI?

A．Encouragingscientificprogress.B．Makingscientificdiscoveries.C．ProvidingwaystotellinformationD．Recoveringmissingdata.14.WhatdoestheauthorsuggestuniversitiesdowithAI?

A．SupporttheproperuseofAI.B．RefusetouseAIineducation.C．LimitthenumberofAItools.D．ImprovethetechnologyofAI.15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheResponsibilityofUniversitiesB．TheImpactofAIonHigherEducationC．TheDevelopmentofAIinLiteratureD．TheFutureofAIinScientificProgress(★★★)HowtoIncreaseSelf-Efficacy(自我效能)Self-efficacyisthebeliefwehaveinourabilities.Thousandsofstudieshaveshowedhowimportantthisbeliefisforhelpingustoachieveourgoals.16.Getoutofthecomfortzone(区域)Leavingone’scomfortzoneincludestrialanderror,learning,andtheopportunitytobranchoutintonewareas.17,butthebenefitisthatthemoreweexperiencesuccesswhengoingbeyondourcomfortzone,themorewecanincreaseourself-efficacy.18Effectivegoal-settingisarguedtoincreaseself-efficacyacrossarangeofareas,includinglanguagetranslation,health-relatedbehaviorchange,andworkperformance.Therefore,itisagoodideatobuildandmaintainself-efficacybysettingreasonablegoalsthatweachieveoneatatime.Likewise,itcanbeusefultobreakdownlargegoalsintosmaller,moremanageableones.LookatthebiggerpictureOneofthemostimportantqualitiesofpeoplewithhighself-efficacyisthepowertolookbeyondshort-termlossesandnotlettingthembreaktheirself-trust.19,andstickingtothisviewpointhelpsinmaintainingahighself-efficacy.Rethinkobstacles(困难)20.Therefore,itisimportanttothinkaboutobstaclesinapositivewaythatdoesnotriskweakeningourself-efficacy.

A．FightforagoalB．WehavehighergoalstoachieveC．LeavingourcomfortzonecanbefrighteningatfirstD．Let’snowconsiderfourstrategiestohelpincreaseself-efficacyE．ObstaclesareanaturalpartofmovingbeyondourcomfortzonesF．Setsmartgoals二、完形填空(★★)Formanyyears,wewerelivingonFloor4inabuildingprovidedbymydad’scompany.Climbingthe_______everydaywasdifficultformymombecauseshehadsufferedaterrible_______,andshewasadvisedtohaveabedrest.Mydadhadbeenapplyingforagroundfloorhousetomakethe_______easierformymom.Asluckhadit,mydad’sapplicationwas_______.DadandMomwereveryexcited.Withoutwasting_______,theymovedintothegroundfloorhouse,whichwasclosertomydad’soffice.Soitwas_______forhimtotakecareofmymom.Oneday,hesawanoldladyandheroldhusband_______tobringawheelchairdownthestairs.Hewasshockedandmoved.Thenheranto_______them,buttheoldladysaid,“Don’tworry,son.Wecan_______it.Wehavebeendoingitfor15yearsforour________daughter.Thankyouforyourhelpthough.”Hersadyet________wordsstung(刺)mydad’sheartlikeathousandneedles(针).ThefollowingSaturday,MomandDadexchangedthe________withtheoldcoupleandthey________toFloor4inthebuilding.Istillhaveitinmymemoryevennowthat________theoldcouplemetmydadanywhere,theywouldjustlookathim________andsay“Angel”.21.A．treesB．mountainC．stairsD．wall22.A．illnessB．experienceC．failureD．mistake23.A．sleepingB．practicingC．cookingD．climbing24.A．copiedB．ignoredC．acceptedD．forgotten25.A．timeB．spaceC．moneyD．energy26.A．difficultB．convenientC．necessaryD．impossible27.A．learningB．strugglingC．wanderingD．discussing28.A．cheerB．preventC．helpD．avoid29.A．checkB．repairC．manageD．control30.A．shyB．disabledC．lonelyD．talented31.A．familiarB．funnyC．strangeD．kind32.A．yardB．apartmentC．gardenD．car33.A．wentdownB．ranoverC．lookedupD．movedback34.A．whetherB．wheneverC．whereverD．however35.A．thankfullyB．patientlyC．curiouslyD．proudly三、语法填空(★★★)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。ProducingoneofthemostbeautifulandunforgettablesoundsinChinesemusic,theerhuisoneofthemostpopularChineseinstruments.Theerhu,36hasahistoryofmorethan1,000years,isChina’sanswertotheWesternviolin.It37(become)popularinsouthernChinaduringtheSongDynasty(960-1279).Atthattime,it38(call)nanhu.Theerhucanproducemusicapproachingthatofthehumanvoice,soitisextremelypopularinChinatoday39amediumforbothtraditionalandcontemporary(当代的)musicandplays40importantroleinorc