2024-2025学年广西玉林市实验、容高、一中三校高二上学期10月联考英语试卷

2024—2025学年广西玉林市实验、容高、一中三校高二上学期10月联考英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★)FourAmusementParksNearTorontoCanada’sWonderlandIt’salwaysexcitingtofindoutthenewexperiencesCanada’slargestamusementparkwilluncover.Visitorsofallagesandinterestsaretreatedtoendlessadventuresfilledwithwonderandexcitement.Fromfamily-friendlyridestoextremelyexcitingcoasters,Canada’sWonder-landhasplentyofattractionsforalllevelsofadventure.CentrevilleAmusementParkFamilieswithyoungchildrenwillenjoyavarietyofkidfriendlythingstodoatCentrevilleAmusementPark.It’sonlyashortferry(渡船)rideacrossToronto’sharbourtoCentreIsland’sAmusementPark.Nearbytheparkarebeaches,trailsandasmallpettingfarm.Youcanalsoplaymini-golfhere.FantasyFairEtobicoke’sWoodbineMallisthehomeofOntario’slargestindooramusementpark,wherethemidwayattractionsofgamesandridesarejuststepsawayfromshopping.Takeaplanerideonthemidwayorhopaboardtheferriswheel(摩天轮).Therearemanyactivitiesandridesdesignedforsmallchildren.Thelargedisplaysofdinosaurswillappealtotheyoungerkidsandmuchmoreinthislargeindooramusementpark.AdventureVillageLocatedinHamilton’sConfederationPark,AdventureVillageisagreatopenspacetoconsumeyourenergy.Theone-hectarepropertyfeatureswaterfalls,fishpondsandmanyfunactivitiesforallages.Kidswillenjoylearningnewskills.Noneedtoworryaboutgettinghungry.BigAl’sCookHousehasyoucoveredwithavarietyofselectionsonthemenu.Formoreinformation,pleaseclickhere.1.WhatcanweknowaboutCentrevilleAmusementPark?

A．Itprovidesminigolf.B．Itisanindooramusementpark.C．ItisCanada’slargestamusementpark.D．ItispartofCentreIsland’sAmusementPark.2.Whichparkappealstokidsenjoyingdisplaysofdinosaurs?

A．Canada’sWonderland.B．CentrevilleAmusementPark.C．FantasyFair.D．AdventureVillage.3.Wherecanyoufindthetext?

A．Onawebsite.B．Inanovel.C．Inamagazine.D．Inabrochure.(★★★)HarperLee(1926-2016)wasanAmericannovelistwidelyknownforToKillaMockingbird(publishedin1960),whichwonthe1961PulitzerPrizeandhasbecomeaclassicofmodernAmericanliterature.The1962filmadaptationstarringGregoryPeckwonthreeAcademyAwards.Fordecades,thebookwasLee’sonlymajorworkofpublishedfiction,butitwashugelyinfluentialforgenerationsofU.S.readers.Ithassoldmorethan10millioncopies,andisoneofthemostwidelytaughtnovelsintheU.S.schools.In2007shewasawardedthePresidentialMedalofFreedomforhercontributionstoliterature.Leewantedtoliveasimplelifeandwasnevercomfortablewiththeattentionthenovelwonher,andshepracticallydisappearedfrompubliclifeafteritappeared.Theworld,however,continuedwaitingforanewnovelfromher,andonoccasionshesuggestedthatshewasworkingonanotherstory.In2015,abookdidcomeout.GoSetaWatchmanwasmoreofafirstdraft,featuringScout,theyounggirlwhowasthemaincharacterofToKillaMockingbird.GoSetaWatchmantellsastoryofScoutasanadult.ThoughLeemovedtoNewYorkin1949,shespentmanyyearsguardingherprivacy(隐私)inMonroeville,whichservedastheclearinspirationforthesettinginToKillaMockingbird.In2007,Leesufferedastroke(中风),butrecoveredandlatersettledinMonroevillepermanentlytocareforhersister,Alice,whodiedin2014.Shewassaidtoeatbreakfasteverymorningatthesamefast-foodspot,andwasfriendlywithherneighbors.ThecountlessAmericansknewheronlythroughherworks,andtheywillundoubtedlymissher.4.WhatcanbelearnedaboutHarperLeefromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．ShewasregardedasthegreatestwriterinAmerica.B．SheisthemostpopularwriterinAmericanschoolsinhistory.C．Sheoncestarredinafilmadaptedfromherownnovel.D．ShemadegreatcontributionstoAmericanliterature.5.WhydidHarperLeedisappearfrompubliclifeafterherfirstnovelcameout?

A．ShetriedtogetoutofcriticismB．Shefeltuneasyabouthernovel’sinfluence.C．Shesufferedastrokeandwasinrecovery.D．Shewantedtowriteanothernovel.6.WhatcanwelearnaboutHarper,Lee’sGoSetaWatchman?

A．Itisbasedonherownlifestory.B．Itcontinuesthestoryofherearliernovel.C．Itwonherlotsofhonorsandawards.D．Itisadaptedintoafamousfilm.7.WhatcanbestdescribeHarperLee?

A．Caringbutstubborn.B．Productivebutbad-tempered.C．Influentialbutsimple.D．Inspiringbutstruggling.(★★★)Extremelyauthentic-lookingprosthetic(假体的)eyescannowbe3D-printedinasmallpartofthetimeitwouldnormallytaketoproducetheeyesbyhand,scientistsdemonstrateinanewstudy.Thenewtechnologycancreateaprostheticeyeinjust90minutes,comparedwiththeeighthoursitwouldnormallytakeaskilledtechnician,orocularist(假眼制造商),toproduceonebyhand.The3D-printedeyesrequirefivetimeslesslabortomakethantraditionalmethods,thescientistsbehindthetechnologywroteinanewpaperpublishedinthejournalNatureCommunications.The3D-printedeyesalsolookmorenaturalthantraditionalprostheses;thiscouldhelpimproveapatient’sself-confidenceinusingthedevices.“Patientsareveryconsciousaboutwearingaprosthesis,andtheydon’twantotherstonotice,”JohannReinhard,leadstudyauthorandaresearcherattheFraunhoferInstituteforComputerGraphicsResearchinGermany,toldus.“Withthesemorerealisticeyes,itmighthelpthemtoparticipatemoreinsociety,”hesaid.Thenewprintingapproachinvolvestakingaspecializedimageofapatient’semptyeyesocketandoftheirhealthyeye.Theseimagesarethenprocessedandusedtodraftblueprintsthatcanbesenttobe3D-printedinthelab.These3D-printedeyescloselycopythecolor,sizeandstructureofthepatient’shealthyeyeandareparticularlygoodatcapturingthecoloredpartoftheeye,knownastheiris(虹膜),andthewhitepartoftheeye,calledthesclera(巩膜).Oncefinished,theeyestake15to30minutestobeinstalled(安装)byanocularist,Reinhardsaid.“About80%ofadultsinneedofprostheticeyescouldtheoreticallyhaveonemadethisway,eitherduetoabirthdefectthatcausesaneyetobesmallormissingorbecausethey’velostaneye,”theteamsaid.“However,thiswouldn’tbepossibleforallpatients,suchasthosewhohaveaverycomplexeyesocket,asthesoftwarewouldn’tbeabletofindamatchingshapefortheprostheticeye,”Reinhardsaid.“Moredataareneededtoseeifthistechniquecouldalsobeusedtomakeprostheticeyesforchildren,whichwouldrequiremoreregulation,”Reinhardsaid.8.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbebestusedtodescribethe3D-printedeyes?

A．Eco-friendly.B．Realistic-looking.C．Fit-of-all.D．Time-consuming.9.HowdoestheauthordevelophisideamainlyinParagraph2?

A．Byidentifyingapurpose.B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bymakingacomparison.D．Byprovidingevidence.10.Whichstatementistrueabouta3D-printedeye?

A．Thepatientsprefertoshowofftheirprostheticeyes.B．Theinstallmentofoneis5timesfasterthanatraditionalprostheticeye.C．Itnormallytakesaskilledtechnician,orocularist,toproduceone.D．Everyadultinneedofaprostheticeyecan’tpossiblyhaveone.11.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．ProstheticEves-theHopeforallBlindPeopleB．3D-printedEyes-aSourceofConfidenceC．3DPrinting-aPromisingTechnologyD．3DprintedEyes-aBetterChoice(★★★)WhaleconservationistTedCheesemanadmitsthatthehugeanimalsdon’tpatientlyposeforphotos.Tohelppeoplefeelacloserconnectiontoeachwhale,MrCheeseman’sresearchcompany,HappyWhale,allowsuserstouploadtheirphotosontoitswebsite.HappyWhale’sartificialintelligence(AI)softwarewillthenquicklysearchthroughitsdatabaseofmorethan70,000differentwhaleswiththeaimoftellingyoutheexactanimalthatyouwerelookingat.Itcantellyouthewhale’sname,ifithasalreadybeengivenone,orinviteyoutochooseone.Andifthewhaleisonethathasbeenpreviouslyrecordeditwillshowyouamapofeverywherethatithasbeensighted.TheAlworksbyusingadaptedhumanfacialrecognitionsoftwaretoidentifyeachwhale’suniquelyshaped,coloredormarkedtail.Oregon-basedHappyWhaleusesallthedataitgetsfromuploadedphotostohelpittrackwhalenumbersandmovements.Itisanexampleofagrowingtrend-conservationgroupsattemptingtouseAltoenablemembersofthepublictoidentifyanimalsorbirds.Andinreturntheorganizationsgetahostofcrowdsourceddata.TheMerlinBirdIDappallowsuserstofindoutwhatspeciesofbirdtheyarelookingatorhearing.MerlinBirdusersareencouragedtoentertheirlocation,andthesize,colorandbehaviorofthebird.ThisdataisthenaddedtotheMacaulayLibrary,andscientistscanuseittohelpthemmapbirdpopulations,rangesandmigratorypatterns,andunderstandhowtheyhavechanged.“Birdpopulationshavebeendecliningallovertheworld,butinthelast50years,we’velostthreebillionbirdsintheUSandCanadaalone,”addsMsSmith.“Thisisthefirsttimewe’vebeenabletoshowthisinrealtime.”“Ibelieveanyresourcethathelpsbirdwatcherslearnmoreispositive,becausethatknowledgeandenjoymentsparkinterestinconservation,”WayneKlocknersays.“Peopleprotectwhattheyloveandcareabout.IftheapplicationofAIcontributestothat,birdswilllikelybebetteroff.”12.WhatcanHappyWhale’sAIprovideforitsusers?

A．Thegrowthrateofwhales.B．Thedistributionmapofwhales.C．Theaveragetimeawhalerisestothesurface.D．Therelatedinformationaboutthespecificwhale.13.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofHappyWhale’sattempt?

A．Awin-wincooperation.B．Adouble-edgedweapon.C．Asafebet.D．Anattemptintheair.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph4referto?

A．Thelocationofbillionsofbirds.B．Thedeclineinbirdpopulations.C．Themigratorypatternofbirds.D．TherangeofbirdsinNorthAmerica.15.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A．AImakespeoplecareabouttheirpets.B．AIcontributestobirdwatchers’betterlife.C．AIhelpstodriveconservationefforts.D．AIispositivelyappliedtobirdwatching.(★★★)MyfuturehappinessWhenIimaginemyfuture,Iseemyselfasanadultwhoisconfidentinmyabilities,doingajobIloveandlivingmyliferesponsibly.WhenIgrowup,Iwillbeenjoyingmoreconveniencebroughtbytheadvancesintechnology,withmoretimetopursuehobbiesandenjoythecompanyoffamilyandfriends.16.IwillfeelthehappiestinthefuturebecauseIwilllearnmoreaboutlifeanddevelopintothebestpersonIcanbe.17Iwillalsohandlemoreresponsibilitiesandsolveproblemsinamorethoughtfulandlevel-headedmanner.Thankstonewtechnology,myfuturelifeissuretoimproveinvariousways.Homeswillbecomesmartertotheextentthattheymightbeprogrammedtolearnaboutourneedsandmonitorourhealthandactivities.IcanimaginehearinganAIvoiceremindmetobuygroceriesordomoreexercise!Therewillalsobeenormousadvancementsintransportoptions.Iwillberidinginaself-drivingcar,andothernewmeansoftransportmaybedevelopedinthefuture.18Theseadvancesintechnologyarecertaintomakemyfuturelifemorecomfortableandconvenient.Mydevelopmentintoamatureadultandaccesstoadvancedtechnologywillprovidemewithmorefree-timeopportunities.19WorkinglesstimemeansIcandowhatImostenjoy,suchasspendingtimewithfamilyandfriends,engaginginfunactivitiesandlearningnewskills.20ThinkingthiswaygivesmethemotivationtoworkhardnowsothatIcanhaveasuccessful,fulfillingandenjoyablefuturelife.

A．Theworkingdaywillbeonlyfourhourslongthankstorobots.B．Iwillbecomemoreknowledgeableabouttheworldandmyself.C．Imightbeabletorideaflyingbiketoquicklymeetupwithmyfriends.D．WhenIthinkaboutthefuture,Irealizemyhappiestdaysarestillaheadofme.E．Forthesereasons,Ilookforwardtothefutureasthehappiestmomentinmylife.F．TechnologicaladvanceswillguaranteethatIwillbeingoodhealthandfindtruehappiness.G．Withlesswork-relatedstress,Iwillalsohavemoretimeandenergytodovolunteerprojects.二、完形填空(★★★)完形填空Whenmostpeopletravel，theypickupallsortsofthings:souvenirs，T-shirts，postcardsandsoon．However，HarryLoomeris____．Whenhetravels，heleavessomethingbehind，somethingoflastingvalue—his____．Harrybegandonatingbloodatacollegeblooddrivefourdecadesago．Sincethen，hehasdonatedhisblood____．Notonceortwiceayear，butevery56days—asoftenasthelaw____．Eventhoughheisnowretiredand____.extensively，ithasnotslowedhimdownatall．Forpeoplewhoneedblood，Harryisa/an____．Sinceuptofourpeoplecan____fromasinglepintofblood，HarryLoomer，witha____donationof480pintsofblood，hasplayedabigroleinhelpingsavehundredsoflives．ConnieSmithalsogivesbloodregularly．Sheknowsthatdonatingbloodrequireslittleworkandalmostno____whilehelpingtosavealife．“Peopleneedtoknowhowvitalitistohavebloodonhand，”shesays．“Thereisabsolutelyno____forit．”ConnieisparticipatinginaRedCrossprogrammedesignedtopairclosely____donorswithpeoplewhoneedbloodregularlybecauseoflong-term____．Sheispairedwithachildwhoneedsapintofbloodeverytwoweeks．Toensureanadequate____forthisyoungpatient，Connieandanotherdonordonatetheirbloodevery56days．“It’snotalways____，”Connieadmits，“butit’smorethanworthittoknowthatI’mhelpingthatpreciouschild．I’msureifotherpeopleknowhowvitalblooddonationsare，theywouldbe____tosacrificetoo．”21.A．unluckyB．strangeC．differentD．brave22.A．helpB．bloodC．moneyD．smile23.A．regularlyB．monthlyC．occasionallyD．gradually24.A．suggestsB．allowsC．requiresD．believes25.A．drivesB．travelsC．exercisesD．researches26.A．doctorB．fatherC．exampleD．hero27.A．benefitB．sufferC．chooseD．start28.A．surprisingB．fairC．generousD．reasonable29.A．conditionB．courageC．painD．time30.A．substituteB．accessC．placeD．reward31.A．matchedB．balancedC．linkedD．involved32.A．developmentsB．illnessesC．testsD．processes33.A．supportB．applicationC．supplyD．attention34.A．necessaryB．helpfulC．effectiveD．convenient35.A．excitedB．willingC．luckyD．able三、语法填空(★★★)语法填空嫦娥六号带回1935.3克月球样品Chang’e6brings1,935.3gramsoflunarsubstancesbacktoEarthforresearch.Chinaisgettingsetforfuturedeepspacemissions,havingretrieved(取回)nearlytwokilogramsoflunarsamplesfromthemoon’sfarside.ItwasonJune2536theChang’e-6reentrycapsulelandedbackonEarth,successfully37(end)a53-daymission.ThecapsulewasrecoveredasplannedingrasslandsofSiziwangBanner,InnerMongolia.Thecapsule38(send)toBeijingandopenedJune26toretrievethesamplecanister,whichcontains1,935.3gramsofsamples,accordingtotheChinaNationalSpaceAdministration(CNSA).ThesampleshavebeentransportedtoalunarsamplelabinBeijing,39thesubstanceswillbestoredand40(initial)processed,saidtheCNSA.Thesamples,thefirstmaterials41(recover)fromthemoon’sfarside,haveuniquescientificvalueandwillfurtherexpandhumans’knowledgeofthemoon’shistoryandhelptoprepareforthe42(explore)andexploitation(开发)oflunarresources,theadministrationsaid,notingthattheyare43“sharedtreasure”ofhumanity.Itisexpectedthatdomesticscientificresearch44(institution)willbeabletomakeapplicationsforsamplesaftersixmonths.Thesampleswillalsobe45(access)toforeignscientistsinduecourseinthenearfuture.四、书信写作(★★)46.假定你将参加学校组织的以“人工智能”为话题的英语演讲比赛，请你写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：1.人工智能技术的优势和缺点；2.中学生如何合理使用人工智能技术。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达(★★★)47.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。“Gary,here’stheweekendagain.Shallwegotothenewlycompletedbasketballcourttoplaybasketball?”Jasonaskedhisbestfriendexcitedly.Insteadofanenthusiasticreply,Garylookedaway,stammering,“Ican’t.I...I’vejoinedareadingclub.”HisvoicewassosoftthatJasoncouldbarelycatchhiswords.“Toimproveyourreading?Allright.Wecangoanothertimethen,”Jasonsaidreassuringly(安慰),confusedashewas.Asfarasheknew,Garyhadneverdeclinedanybasketball-relatedactivities.Howcomethiswasthecase?Shakinghisheadskeptically,Jasongotonhisbike,headingforthedestinationalone.Forthenextfewdays,GarystayedawayfromJasonincaseheaskedmorequestions.Unwillingtoleavehisbestfriendconcernedabouthim,Garywasn’treadytotellJasonthetruththathehadnotjoinedareadingclubbuttakenonapart-timejobatafast-foodrestaurant.Afewdaysbefore,hisfatherhadaseverecaraccidentandunderwentamajoroperation.Hisconditionrequiredfre