2024-2025（下）期初质量监测高二英语试题

秘密★启用前2024-2025（上）期初质量监测高二英语本试卷满分150分 考试时间120分钟第一部分听力（略）★注：本场考试听力部分与其他部分分开测试★第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2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。ASeekingtoembarkonavacationwithyourquadrupedalcompanion？PresentedhereinarethemostaccommodatingestablishmentsforpetsacrosstheUnitedKingdom.SentryMead，situatedontheIsleofWight，isaresplendentlyadornedretreatfeaturingquaintchambers.Patronsrevelinanarrayofdelightfulamenitiessuchascopiousvolumesofliterature，delectablehomemadeconfections，andevenadiverseselectionofpillowsfromwhichtochoose.Caninesaregreetedwithareceptacleforsustenancepositionedattheentranceandarepermittedaccesstonearlyeverylocalewithinthepremises，withtheexceptionofthediningchamber.Additionalcomfortsareprovidedspecificallyforthesefour-leggedguests，includingsupplementaryblankets，leisurelystrollsfromtheabode'sthresholdtothepicturesqueAlumBay，andupontheirreturn，anassortmentoftreatsandtowelstoensuretheircontentment.No.Twenty9，nestledinNorfolk，presentsavibrantandfashionableambiance，repletewithendearinglyeccentriccharacteristics.Theaccommodationsarecapaciousandluminous，eachdesignatedwiththemonikerofarenownedfigurefromtherealmsofmusicorcinema.Ourcanineguestsarepresentedwiththeirown"furbabywelcomepresent，"whichcomprisesadelectablemorsel，feedingvessels，andabathrobeforaddedcoziness.Aspashowersituatedinthegardenservestocleansethesandfromone'scompanionafteranextensivedayfrolickingonthebeach，priortoretiringtothebarinunison.MayfairTownhouse，locatedinthebustlingmetropolisofLondon，spansaseriesofinterconnectedtownhousesalongthecharmingHalfMoonStreet.Withinitswalls，itexudesawealthofcharacterandahintofpeculiarity，withsubtlereferencestotheillustriousauthorOscarWilde.Juvenilecaninesareaffordedcomplimentarylodgingandarebestowedwithablanket，afeedingbowl，andanexuberantlynamed"screaming"balltoaccompanythemduringtheirsojourn.AdjacenttotheestablishmentliestheverdantGreenPark，offeringanideallocaleforaleisurelypromenade，andyourpetismorethanwelcometojoinyouinthesophisticatedbarforarefreshing"Pawsecco."HalfwayBridge，foundintheheartoftheSouthDownsnationalparkinWestSussex，isagenialvillagetavernwithlodgingfacilities，renownedforitssumptuousculinaryofferings.Selectchambersaredesignatedaspet-friendly，providingaccesstoagardenforourcaninevisitors.Inadditiontoacomfortablebed，afeedingbowl，andasavorysausagebreakfast，thebaroffersanassortmentoftreatstailoredforfour-leggedpatrons，andawaterreceptacleisreadilyavailabletoquenchtheirthirst.1.Whichhotelmightbefavouredbyaliteraturelover？A.SentryMead&HalfwayBridge.B.No.Twenty9&MayfairTownhouse.C.SentryMead&MayfairTownhouse.D.No.Twenty9&HalfwayBridge.2.WhatisuniquetoMayfairTownhouseforpuppies？A.Gettinganewtoy.B.Enjoyingaspashower.C.Havingawalkoutdoors.D.Diningwiththeirowners.3.Whoisthistextintendedfor？A.VisitorstotheUK.B.Four-leggedfriends.C.Petowners.D.Travellerswithpuppies.BLastweekend，myhusbandandIdroveadogtohernewhome.Typically，whenwehaveanewdoginthebackseat，it'sayoungdog.Butthispassengerwasamuchdifferentstory.Magdalenisa13-year-olddog.Herownergaveheruptemporarilywhenhewassick，butwhenhefullyrecoveredseveralmonthslater，hesaidhedidn'twantherback.Hehadhersinceshewasyoungbutnowhadnoplaceforher.Thefamilywhohadgivenheratemporaryhomehadchildrenandotherdogsandwasunabletogiveheraforeverhome.WhenSpeakSt.Louis，therescueteamIworkwith，wascontactedaboutthedog，theyofferedtotakeherin.Shewenttoavet（兽医）forabasichealthcheck.Butthevetdidn'thavegreatnews.Hermouthwasswollen（肿胀的）withallsortsofproblems.Twoteethfelloutduringcleaningandelevenmorehadtobepulledout.Luckily，agoodfriendofmine，adogtrainerwithasoftheartforseniors，hadagreedtoadoptMagdalen.Onthetriptothetrainer'shome，thesweetseniorlookedsorelaxedinourbackseat.Ifeltagreatsenseofreliefandpleasure.HerownerneededsometemporaryhelpwhenhewassickButIcan'timaginewhyhewouldn'thavewantedherback.Ithinkofmyowndoganddogswelosttooldageinthepast.We'refamilyandwestaythatwayforever.She'dbeabletoliveagoodlife，Ihoped，inhernewhome!4.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout？A.Theproblemsthedogmet.B.Whatthedogneededmost.C.Wherethedogwastreated.D.Theformerownersofthedog.5.Whatistheauthor'sjobprobably？A.Lookingforlostdogsowners.B.Lookingforhomesfordogs.C.Treatingsickdogs.D.Trainingolddogs.6.Howdidtheauthorfeelonherwaytoherfriend'shome？A.Hopefulandproud.B.Surprisedandcurious.C.Nervousandgrateful.D.Relievedandhappy.7.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofMagdalen'sownergivingherup？A.Shethoughthemadeawisedecision.B.Shewascertainhewouldregret.C.Shebelieveditwaspainfulforhim.D.Shedidn'tunderstandhisbehaviour.CArtificialintelligence—orAI—isthecomputercode（代码）thatallowsamachinetodosomethingthatnormallyrequiresahumanbrain.OnTikTok，forinstance，AIsortsthepostssothatthefirstonesyouseearelikelytobethoseyou'dprefer.ButbeforeanAIcandoanyofthat，developersmusttrainit.Andthetrainingconsumesenergy.AItrainingispoweredmostlybyfossil（化石）fuels，accordingtooneofthelargeststudiesofitskind.Lessthan25percentofAIsuselow-carbonenergysourcessuchashydroelectricityandnuclearpowerduringtraining.Infact，researchersnowworrythattraining'sappetiteforenergycouldsoonbecomeahugeproblem.TheenergytodevelopAIcomesoutoftheelectricalnet.Andinmostpartsoftheworld，makingelectricityemits（排放）carbondioxideandothergreenhousegasesintotheair.Language-processingAIsystemslearnbydevouring（吞食）textsinaparticularlanguage.Thismightinclude"reading"everythingeverpublishedonlineinsomelanguage，includinglibrariesfullofoldbooksthathavebeendigitized.Suchdata-intensivetrainingusesalotofenergy.TotranslatebetweenEnglishandChinese，forexample，anAImodelmaydealwithmillionsorevenbillionsoftranslatedbooksandarticles.Inthisway，itlearnswhichwordsandphrasesmatch.Later，whengivenanewtext，itrecommendsitsowntranslation.In2019，researcherscalculatedtheimpactofdevelopingAImodelnamedTransformer.Itreleasedamassive626，000poundsofcarbondioxide.That'sequaltothegreenhousegasesthatwouldbepouredbyfiveAmericancarsfromwhentheyweremadetowhentheywerejunked.Today，mostAIdevelopmenthappensatdatacenters.Thesecomputer-filledbuildingsaccountforsome2percentUSelectricityuseand1percentofglobalenergyuse.SomeAIexpertshavesoundedanalarmaboutthethreattheseenergygiantspose.8.WhatisAItrainingmainlyenergizedby？A.Fossilfuels.B.Solarenergy.C.Nuclearenergy.D.Greenhousegases.9.Whatdoweknowaboutthelanguage-processingAIsystems？A.Theyprocesslimitedtexts.B.Theywillreplacetranslators.C.Theyseldomreaddigitalbooks.D.Theyareenergy-consuming.10.WhydoestheauthormentionTransformerinparagraph4？A.Tohighlightitssignificance.B.TospeakhighlyofAI'spower.C.Todemonstrateresearchers'creativity.D.Tostressitseffectontheenvironment.11.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraph？A.AI'sdevelopmentposesathreattodatacenters.B.TheenergyconsumptionofAIcan'tbeignored.C.AIiseffectivelytransformingthewaywelearn.D.Peopleshouldtakeactiontoreducegasemission.DSearchengines，virtualworlds，theInternet—evergetthefeelingyou'relivinginasciencefictionfantasy？Wellindeedyouare.Formorethanacentury，inventorshavebeendriventocreatewhatsci-fiwritershaveboldlyimaginedbefore.AsaboyinIndia，AmitSinghaldreamedofspace."Thoseweremyfavoritetimesasalittlechildonahotsummerday，sittinginaroomwatchingStarTrek，"hesays.SinghalnowworksatGoogle，whereheisinchargeofmaintainingGoogle'ssearchalgorithms（算法）."Butmymainjobistodreamaboutwhatsearchingwouldlooklikeafewyearsfromnow，"hesays.Andwhatdothosedreamslooklike？SinghalwasfascinatedbythewayStarTrekcharacterssimplytalktoacomputertofindoutaboutalmostanything，sonowhe'sworkingonGoogle'svoice-recognitionsearchproducts.Singhalisn'tunique.Scratchthesurface（作肤浅的探讨）ofmanyinventorsinSiliconValley，andthere'sakidwholovedsciencefictionunderneath."Teenagersreadthesethings，theyfallinlovewiththenovel，theygetinspiredbythetechnologyandtheykeepitinthebackoftheirmindstillthey'reabout30，andthentheybuildit，"technologyforecaster（预言家）PaulSaffosays.ThegrandfatherofsciencefictionisprobablyJulesVerne，whosenovelshaveinspiredwholegenerationsofpeople.AndeversinceVerne，there'sbeenalonglistofinventionsthatcomefromsciencefiction.BuckRogersinspiredagenerationofscientistsexcitedaboutspaceexploration.WilliamGibsondreameduptheInternetwhilewritingNeuromanceronamanualtypewriter.NealStephensonpredictedvirtualworldsinhisnovelSnowCrash.Oneofhisreaders，PhilipRosedale，builtthevirtualworldSecondLifebasedonthe"Metaverse"fromthenovel.Sciencefictionhelpsengineersseethemeaningoftheirwork，saysSnowCrashauthorStephenson.Itmakesit"possibleforthesepeopletoseearealizedvisionofwhatalloftheireffortscouldeventuallyleadto."12.WhatcanwelearnaboutSinghal？A.Hehasshownlessenthusiasmforspace.B.HehasstronglycriticizedthemovieStarTrek.C.Hehasdreamedofbecomingasciencefictionwriter.D.Hehasbeenexploringfuturepossibilitiesofsearchengines.13.WhatdoesSaffosayaboutsciencefiction？A.Itplantsseedsofcreativityinteenagers'hearts.B.Ithelpsreadersunderstandrealhumanissues.C.Itfailstoliveuptoitsfullpotential.D.Itshouldbebasedonscientificfacts.14.Howisparagraph4mainlydeveloped？A.Bypresentingwriters'achievements.B.Byanalyzingthereasonsfortechnologicalprogress.C.Bymakingcomparisonsbetweenfictionandreality.D.Bygivingexamplesofinnovationsdrivenbysciencefiction.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？A.JulesVerneimaginedtheworldaheadB.SciencefictioninspiresengineerstobuildourfutureC.WhyteensarefascinatedbysciencefictionD.Whysciencefictionwritersaresogoodatpredictingthefuture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。AccordingtoscientistShirleyMueller，collectingfeedsthepleasurecenterofthebrain，butwithoutthedrawbacksofalcoholorsmoking."（16）______."saysMueller."Andit'salsoawayforthecollectortotemporarilyletgooftheburdensintheirlivesandfindjoyinthemoment."（17）______.Morethan100，000yearsago，ourancestorssearchedforstones，shells，andotheruselessobjectsjustastheyhuntedforfood.Inmoderntimes，whilesomepeoplecollectasastatementofwhotheyare，otherscollectasaninvestmentorasourceofpleasure.Collectingrequiresattainingknowledge.Youhavetofigureoutwhereyoucanfindthedesireditems，whatthey'reworth，andhowyouwillorganizeanddisplayyourcollections.Thoseactivitiesstimulateareasofthebraininvolvedinitsfunctioning，skillsthatincludeworkingmemory，multitasking，andcontrollingimpulse（脉搏）.（18）______.Onaphysiologicallevel，researchinFrontiersinHumanNeuroscienceshowsthatphysicalobjectshaveuniqueeffectsonbrainfunctionsspecificallyrelatedtomemory.Meanwhile，visualizingobjectsstimulatesmanyareasofthebrain.Eachobjectisassociatedwithaperson，experience，ormomentintime，andyoucanbetterrecallthosethingsbecauseyouhaveareminder.（19）______.Eachitemisaclueforyourmemory.（20）______.Collectorsoftenreportthatthefriendshipofothercollectorsisoneofthemostrewardingaspectsofcollecting.Interactingwithsellers，othercollectors，orevenadmirersofyourcollectioncanalsoserveasafoundationforrelationship-building.Itcandevelopbothasenseofbelongingandindividuality.A.Ofcourse，collectingisnotanewphenomenonB.ItisabitchallengingandtiringforustodisplayC.CollectingcanbeaformofexerciseforthemindD.Inthatway，collectionsactasaphysicaltimemachineE.CollectingisawaytofeelasenseofsafetyandcomfortF.CollectingalsoseemstohitfundamentalrelationshipneedsG.Ittakesalongtimeforpeopletoformthehabitofcollecting第三部分语言知识与运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节：完形填空(共15题，每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Afive-year-oldboysavedhismum'slife!Awomanhasspokenofher（21）______atdiscoveringtheboyoutsideherhouse（22）______hisbabysisterinhisarmsandsayinghismumhaddied.JessicaPenoyeropenedthedoortoterrifiedSalvatore，whohadpickeduphistwo-month-oldsisterand（23）______hiswayoutoftheirhomeafterhismumhadaseizure（发病）intheshower.Salvatorehad（24）______achairtothegaragedoorsohecouldclimbupandpushopentheswitchand（25）______saidhefelloffitoncebeforehissecondattemptwassuccessful.Whenthedooropened，hewrappedhisbabysisterinablanketandwenttotheneighbour'shouseintoseek（26）______.Ina911call（27）______，Penoyercanbeheardtellingemergencyservices："Myneighbour'ssonjustcametomyhouseandsaidthathismumwas（28）______intheshower.He'sstandingthereandhe'sclutching（抱）somethingandIthoughtitwasadoll."Penoyer（29）______thoughtfive-year-oldSalvatorewastellingherhisdoghaddiedbuthe（30）______her，saying，"No，mymumdiedintheshower.Canyou（31）______us？"Emergencyservicesrushedtothehousefollowingher（32）______andfoundSalvatore'smother，Kaitlyn，hadsufferedaseizureandfallenwhileshowering—butshewasstill（33）______.Kaitlynsaid，"Honestly，hesavedmylife，becauseIwasunderthetapandifhewouldn'thavegothelp，Idon'tknow，Iwouldhavedrowned.Mysonhasbeenworriedandasksme，probably，abilliontimesifI'mgoingtohaveanotherseizureanddie.Everydayisa（34）______forus."BraveSalvatorehassincebeenrecognisedasan"honoraryfirefighter"afterhis（35）______savedhismum'slife.21.A.shockB.joyC.disappointmentD.satisfaction22.A.coveringB.controllingC.holdingD.hiding23.A.feltB.lostC.pushedD.made24.A.droveB.kickedC.sentD.dragged25.A.secretlyB.proudlyC.repeatedlyD.jokingly26.A.comfortB.adviceC.helpD.shelter27.A.recordingB.interviewC.demonstrationD.drill28.A.woundedB.bleedingC.asleepD.dead29.A.initiallyB.terriblyC.suddenlyD.carefully30.A.doubtedB.refusedC.correctedD.interrupted31.A.takecontrolofB.takecareofC.relyonD.givewayto32.A.suggestionB.guidanceC.instructionD.call33.A.aliveB.enthusiasticC.ActiveD.energetic34.A.challengeB.giftC.dreamD.game35.A.ideasB.shoutsC.storiesD.efforts第二节：语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空格处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。BlackMyth（神话）：Wukongisanactionandrole-playinggamesetinChinesemythology.Within10hoursofitsofficialrelease（36）______（global），ithadovertwomillionplayersathomeandabroad.Theunexpectedsuccessofthegame，developed（37）______aprivateChinesecompany，hasallowedpeopletoappreciategenuineChinese（38）______（tradition）culture.Wukong（39）______MonkeyKing，isaniconic（标志性）figurefromJourneytotheWest，aChineseclassicnovel（40）______（date）backabout500years.FengJi，thegame'sproducer，saidthatthegamewouldattractgamestotheChinesegod-evilstory.Gamescombiningiconicculturalelementsmay（41）______（regard）asaformofculturalexchange.Indeed，enjoyingthegamecouldbeajourneytoexperiencethebeautyofChineseculture—（42）______（it）music，landscapes，architecture，clothes，orevenfolktales."（43）______wecandoisgivepeopleacloserlookthroughthegame，"saidthegame'sart（44）______（direct），YangQi，"AndChinawillalwayswelcomethetravelersworldwidewhowant（45）______（explore）andlearnmoreaboutChineseculture."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)46.假定你是李华，你校新来的交换生Rudy想去购买一些日常生活用品。但他对周边环境不熟悉，因此想得到你的帮助。请你用英语给他写一封邮件，内容包括：（1）告知购物地点；（2）介绍支付方式；（3）希望一同前往。注意：（1）写作词数应为80个左右；（2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearRudy，_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua第二节读后续写(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。"Brrrrr-boppppp!"Rickysatatthekitchentable，imitatingthedrumbeatofhisfavoritesongashefinishedhismathhomework.Hispencilmovedintimetothepercussive（打击乐的）rhythmsboomingfromhisearbuds.GrandmaJohnsoncameintothekitchenjustasRickywasputtinghismathnotebookbackintohisbackpack."Idon'tknowhowyougetanythingdonelisteningtothathippity-hoppitynoise，"sheexclaimed.Rickytookouthisearbudsandfoughthardnottorollhiseyes.HeknewGrandmaJohnsonwashalf-teasing.Butthehip-hoprhythmsrelaxedhismindandquietenedhisthoughts，allowinghisbraintofocusonthepage."Guesswhat，Grandma？"saidRicky."I'vefinishedmyhomework."Withouthisearbuds，Rickycouldhearthemusicplayinginthebackground-asongbyDianaRossandtheSupremes.Pushingasidehisannoyance，hetookhisgrandmother'shandandgaveheralittletwirl（旋转）.Rickyhasalwaysfeltclosetohisgrandma.Andnowthathishighschoolwasnearhisgrandmother's