2024-2025学年山东省泰安市泰山外国语学校高二下学期开学考试英语试卷

2024—2025学年山东省泰安市泰山外国语学校高二下学期开学考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★)ThehitChinesevideogameBlackMyth:WukonghasrecentlysparkedasurgeintourisminNorthChina’sShanxiprovince.Amongthe36ancientarchitecturalsitesfeaturedinthegame,27areinShanxi.Thefollowingsaretheonestobeinyourtravellinglist.YungangGrottoes,treasurecollectionsofBuddhistartAtriptoDatongwouldn’tbecompletewithoutexploringtheYungangGrottoes,aUNESCOWorldCulturalHeritagesite.YungangGrottoesrepresentthepeakofBuddhistcaveartfromthe5thand6thcenturies.Atotalof45majorcavesand209affiliated(附属的)oneshousemorethan59,000sculpturesinvarioussizes,withthemesfromhistorytoarchitectureandmusic.HuayanTemple,aculturalgemfromtheLiaoandJindynastiesHuayanTemple,originallybuiltin1038,isamongthemostwell-preservedtemplecomplexesfromtheLiaoandJindynasties(916—1234).Recognizedasan“artmuseumofLiaoandJindynasties”,thetemplecontainsancientarttreasuresofstatuesandwallpaintings,andplaysavitalroleinBuddhistcultureandChinesearchitecture.XuankongTemple,thehangingmarvelXuankongTemple,standingasaculturallandmarkofDatong,isbuiltintoacliffatHengshanMountain,about60metersabovetheground,whichattractsnumerousthrillloversfromalloverthecountryperyear.ConstructedduringthelateNorthernWeiDynasty(386-534),XuankongTempleisrenownedforitsdaringlocation.In2010,Timemagazinelisteditasoneofthe10mostdangerousbuildingsintheworld.1.Whoarethetargetreadersofthispassage?

A．Buildingarchitects.B．Interestedtourists.C．Skilledadventurers.D．Videogameenthusiasts.2.WhatdoYungangGrottoesandHuayanTemplehaveincommon?

A．Theyboastthesamelonghistory.B．Theyincludesculpturesandpaintings.C．TheyholdworkswithBuddhistelements.D．TheyarelistedasUNESCOWorldCulturalHeritagesites.3.WhatisspecialaboutXuankongTemple?

A．Ithasalonghistoryof1500years.B．Itfeaturesitsadventurousposition.C．Itisthemostdangerousbuildingintheworld.D．Itismostlyvisitedbythrillloversthroughouttheworld.(★★★)OnDec.26,Gelinnewashavingacupofcoffeeathome,gazingoutatfrozenBeardsRiver.Suddenly,hisdaughtercried“Look!”Gelinnelookedupjustintimetoseeasmallaircraftafewhundredyardsaway,comingdown.Astheplanedisappearedbehindthetrees,Gelinne,aformersailor,realizeditwouldlandintheriver.Withouthesitation,herandowntothewaterfront.Theplanehadslidtoastoponthebroad,frozenriver,farfromshore,sinking.Thepilotwasstandingonthewing.Gelinneknewfromhisprevioustrainingthatevenafewminutesintheicywatercouldkillthepilot.Gelinnetestedtheicewithhisfootanddecidednottotakeanychanceswalkingonit.Soheandhisson,John,pulledtwokayaks(皮划艇)out.“Ifitcanfloatonthewater,itcanslideontheice,”Gelinnesaid.Thekayaks’paddles(桨)provedtooweak,sothepairtriedusingstickstopushtheboatsalong.Theirfirstattemptsleftthemspinningincircles.Butwitheffort,theymadeprogress.WhenGelinnereachedtheplane,thepilotwasstandingonatailwing,surroundedbyopenwater.Gelinnepushedhiskayakofftheiceandintothewater,paddlingtowardthepilotandthinking,“Whatifhepanics?WhatifIfallover?”Withhissonnearby,Gelinnefocusedonkeepingthepilotcalm,joking,“Justhangontothekayakasifyouwerehuggingyourwife.”Thepilotgrabbedthekayak’sbow.Gelinneknewhehadtogetthepilotontotheshelfofunbrokenice.ButeachtimeGelinnetried,thekayakbrokethroughtheice.Heneededhelp.Soonapoliceofficerarrivedandradioedforhelp.AboatfromthelocalDepartmentofNaturalResourcesappeared.Itpickedupthepilot,Steve71,andrushedhimtosafety,whowouldbetreatedforminorinjuries.LatertheboatreturnedtohelpGelinne,exhausted,toshore.Theboathadarrivedjustintime,Gelinnerecalled.“I’m60yearsold,”hesays.“TherewasnowayIcouldgethimtoshore.”Still,hewassatisfied.4.WhatwasGelinne’sfirstreactiontotheaircrash?

A．Hesitant.B．Concerned.C．Scared.D．Surprised.5.Whatcanbelearnedfromparagraph4?

A．Theplanehadsunktothebottom.B．Thepilotwasnearlyfrozentodeath.C．Thekayaksgotstuckinfloatingice.D．Therescuewastougherthanexpected.6.WhydidGelinneneedhelp?

A．Becausehissondidn’thelphim.B．Becausethekayakswerebroken.C．Becausetheicewasn’tsolidenough.D．Becausethepilotwastooexhausted.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGelinne?

A．Honestandindependent.B．Modestandintelligent.C．Helpfulandhumorous.D．Generousandcautious.(★★★)Scientistshavecreatedthefirstfull-sizeddigitalmodeloftheTitanic.ThemodelwillallowscientiststostudytheTitanicinwaysthathaveneverbeenpossiblebefore.TheTitanicsankintheAtlanticOceanin1912.Itwasthelargestshipofitstime,andwasthoughttobeunabletogodownbelowthesurfaceofwater.ButfourdaysafteritleftSouthampton,England,theTitanichitaniceberg(冰山)andsankearlythenextday,killingsome1,500people.Thesinkingisoneofthemostfamousdisastersinhistory.TheTitanicbrokeintotwopieces,andsanktotheseafloor,about3.8kilometersbelowthesurfaceoftheocean.Thelocationofthewreck(沉船)wasn’tdiscovereduntil1985.Sincethen,manyresearchteamshavevisitedthesitewithundersearobots,whosetripshaveresultedinlotsofpicturesandvideosofthewreck.Buteventheseonlyallowscientiststostudyoneareaofthewreckatatime.Now,twocompanies—anunderseatechnologycompanycalledMagellanandthemoviecompanyAtlanticProductions—havecreateda3-DmodeloftheTitanicbysendingtwoundersearobotsdowntotheTitanic.TherobotsrecordedbothofthemainpiecesoftheTitanic(thefrontandtheback),aswellasotherhitsofthewreckontheseafloor.Oversixweeks,theytookhigh-qualityvideosandover715,000pictures,basedonwhichscientistscreatedthe3-DmodeloftheTitanic.Usingit,userswillbeabletoseetheshipfromallangles.Thecompaniessaythe3-Dmodelwillhelpscientists,enablingthemtostudytheTitanicingreatdetailandstudyhowtheTitanicbrokedown,whichcouldhelpthemlearnmoreaboutthousandsofothershipwrecksalsolyingontheseafloor.Andofcourse,scientistshopethemodelwillhelpthembetterunderstandwhathappenedwhentheTitanicsank.8.WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheTitanic?

A．Itwassupposedlyunsinkable.B．Itssinkingisthebest-knowndisaster.C．Itsvoyageshouldlastfor4days.D．IttopsthelistofEngland'sshipsinsize.9.Whatmessageisconveyedinthethirdparagraph?

A．MorestudiesareencouragedontheTitanic.B．EnthusiasmfortheTitanicneverfadesaway.C．TheexplorationoftheTitanicisfarfromeasy.D．NewdiscoverieshavebeenmadeabouttheTitanic.10.Whichofthefollowingplaysakeyroleincreatingthe3-Dmodel?

A．Thepreviousfindingsabouttheshipwreck.B．Thedevotionofthescientists.C．Thecooperationbetweenthetwocompanies.D．Thecompletepictureofthewreck.11.The3-Dmodelisexpectedto___________.

A．helprebuildothershipwrecksunderwaterB．givescientistsnewinsightsintotheTitanicC．allowthepublictofullyadmiretheTitanicD．reproducethegrandnessofthelargeship(★★★)Aspectsofyourpersonalitycanberevealedinaheartbeat,literally,anewstudyfromGermanysuggests.Thestudyidentifiedheartbeat“signatures”—wavepatternsintheheart'selectricalactivity—thatwerelinkedwithpersonalitytraits.Peoplewithcertainheartbeatsignaturesscoredhigherontestsofneuroticism(神经过敏)—meaningtheseindividualstendtoexperiencemorenegativeemotions,suchasanxietyandadepressedmood,andfewerpositiveemotions,includinghappinessandcheerfulness.Thestudyinvolved425universitystudentsages18to33.Thestudentscompletedpersonalitytests,andhadtheirheartelectricalactivitymeasuredusingelectrocardiography(心电图).“Withthismethod,wehavefoundsomethingthatisperhapsmoreaccurate,andmorerelatable,thanmanyothermeasuresofpersonality,”saidstudyresearcherStefanKoelsch,aprofessorofbiologicalpsychologyattheFreieUniversityBerlin.Theresultssuggestsuchheartbeatsignaturesmayprovideamoreobjectivewaytomeasurepersonalitythancurrentmethods,theresearcherssay.Personalityiscommonlyassessedusingquestionnaires,butthesemaysufferfrombias—peoplemaychooseresponsesthattheythinkaremoreacceptablefortheirgender,ortheymaymisunderstandtheirowntraits.Researchersmayalsobeabletoidentifyheartbeatsignaturesthatarecharacteristicofcertainemotionaldisorders,suchasdepression,orofcardiovasculardiseases,Koelschsaid.Suchsignaturescouldonedayhelpdiagnosethesedisorders,oridentifypeopleatriskforthem,hesaid.Previously,Koelschandcolleaguesfoundalinkbetweencertainheartelectricalactivitypatternsandpeoplewith“cold”personalities,whotendnottoshowemotion.Inthenewstudy,similarpatternswereseenamongthosewithhighscoresinneuroticismandlowscoresinpositiveemotion,likecompassionandempathy.AlthoughKoelschsuspectsthatthistypeofelectricalpatternisnotparticularlyhealthy,futureresearchisneededtoconfirmthis.Eventually,Koelschhopestobeabletoseewhethercertaininterventions,suchaslisteningtomusicorwatchingfilms,changeemotionalstatesandtheheart'selectricalactivity,hesaid.12.Whatdoes“signatures”refertoinParagraph1?

A．Thescoresofneuroticismtests.B．People’spersonalitytraits.C．Theresearchers’writtennames.D．Thewavepatternsofyourheart.13.Whatdoresearchersthinkaboutthecommonassessmentofpersonality?

A．Itismoreobjectiveandmuchhealthier.B．Itislikelytobeprejudicedandmisunderstood.C．Itisbasedonheartelectricalactivitymeasures.D．Itismoreaccurateandmorerelatabletopeople.14.Accordingtothestudy,whatcanbelearnedabout“cold”people?

A．Theytendtoscorelowerinneuroticismtests.B．Theytendtosufferfromcardiovasculardisease.C．Theytendtobelesscompassionateandempathetic.D．Theytendtogainhigherdegreesinpositiveemotions.15.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Heartbeatshintyourpersonalitytraits.B．Heartbeatsignatureshealdepression.C．Heartbeatschangeyouremotionalstates.D．Heartbeatsindicatestheelectricalactivity.(★★★)Ihavecoachedpeoplefromallwalksoflifefor25yearsandIhaveseenfirst-handthatself-beliefiswhatsetspeopleuptobehappyandachievetheirdreams.16.1)BuildyouridentityWhenIsatdowntowritemyfirstbook,BeYourOwnLifeCoach,Iwasfilledwithself-doubt;Icouldn’twriteawordandconsideredbackingout.Irememberedthewordsofmydad,whohadbeenahugelysuccessfuldoor-to-doorsalesman,“Nevertryandsellanythingthatyou’renotsoldon.Sellittoyourselffirst.”IsatdownandmadealistofallthereasonsIwasuniquelyplacedtowritethebook.17.!Dothesameeverytimeyourconfidenceneedsanupgrade.Takeapenandpaperandwriteoutthesentence:“ReasonsWhyIAmUniquelyQualifiedtoDoX.”18.Soon,youwillhavesoldyourselftoyou!2)BuildyourteamChooseyourcompanionscarefully.Youneedpeoplewho“getyou”,andseeyourtruepotential.Whenthegoinggetstough,youmayneedtoleanontheirbeliefinyouandborrowituntilyourownhasrecoveredandbouncedback!19.3)StopthecriticismYoucanbeagreatfriendoragreatenemyforyourself.Thereisnoonewhocandomoredamagetoyourself-beliefthan—you!Listencarefullytohowyouspeaktoyourself.20.Letgoofwhatyoumaybeblamingyourselffor,eitherinyourprofessionallifeorpersonal.

A．Sohowdoyoubuildself-beliefandovercomeself-doubt?B．Areyoulookingdownonyourselforbuildingyourselfup?C．Within30minutes,Iwas“sold”,andthewordsflowed!D．Theywillbefeedingyourself-belieformakingyoushortofit.E．Seethatnoonecreatessuccesswithoutlearningalongtheway.F．Yourmindwillstartsearchingforevidencetoproveyourpoint.G．Weneedtoconnectwithothersandfeelasenseofbelongingandcommunity.二、完形填空(★★★)JimGlaubandDylanParkerhadjustbeenhandedthekeystotheirnewManhattanapartmenton22ndStreetwhentheoutgoingtenant(租户)saidsomething_______:“Justsoyouknow,there’sthisthingwhereletters_______toSantacometotheapartment.”The_______tenantreceivedthemailtoo.Ithadbeencomingforyearsandnooneknewwhy.Forthefirsttwoyears,onlyafewletterstrickledinfromkidsorparentsasking“Santa”forgifts._______,theywereflooded.Everyday,they’dopentheirmailboxtofinditbrimmingoverwithletterstoSanta.Theyrespondedtoasmanyastheycould,writingnotes,evenbuying_______.Glaub,ofcourse,isnotSanta.He_______aBroadwaymarketingcompany.Butonenight,whenheandParkerthrewaChristmasparty,a(n)_______appeared.Guests,dressedinmodoutfitsandhippiebeads,_______thehundredsoflettersinthecornerandaskedaboutthem.“Itoldthemthestory,”Glaubsays.Hisguestswere_______.That’swhenGlaubandParkerrealizedtheydidn’thaveto________alltheselettersthemselves.AndsowasbornMiracleon22ndStreet,acommunity-basedvolunteerorganization________children’sletterstoSantawithseason’sgreetingsandgifts.Tospreadthe________,theystartedawebsite,.Workingwithothernonprofitsthathelpthoseinneed,theyinvitedfamiliesfromaroundthecountrytogoonlineandrequestgiftsfortheirchildren.Lastyear,theorganizationhelpedmorethan800families.Glaubnolonger________whytheletterscometotheapartment.“It’spartofChristmasforme,”hesays.“It’sthesameforthekidsandfamilies.They________it.Nottodoitwouldbeverysadforalotofpeople.Christmaswouldbe________withoutit.”21.A．anxiousB．curiousC．dangerousD．cautious22.A．addressedB．givenC．donatedD．submitted23.A．generousB．friendlyC．previousD．potential24.A．FortunatelyB．BasicallyC．TypicallyD．Gradually25.A．giftsB．booksC．lettersD．postcards26.A．runsB．chargesC．controlsD．displays27.A．miracleB．solutionC．incidentD．reality28.A．attendedB．realizedC．decoratedD．noticed29.A．shockedB．frustratedC．fascinatedD．touched30.A．fulfillB．sendC．writeD．recognize31.A．inplaceofB．inresponsetoC．inneedofD．inhopeof32.A．posterB．wordC．eventD．advertisement33.A．imaginesB．suspectsC．predictsD．wonders34.A．putupwithB．takeadvantageofC．lookforwardtoD．thinknothingof35.A．inappropriateB．invaluableC．indifferentD．incomplete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。ContinuingitsmomentumfromtheSpringFestivalholiday,theanimatedblockbusterNeZhaRebornintotheWorldofChaoshasbecomethehighest-grossingfilminChina,36.(beat)the2021warepicTheBattleatLakeChangjin.Thefilm37.(release)onJanuary29and38.(earn)6billionyuaninjusteightdays,withtotalearnings39.(expect)toreach9.42billionyuan,accordingtoMaoyanPro.Afterfiveyearsofproduction,includingtwoyearsforscriptediting,the144-minutefilmcontains2,400shots,ofwhich1,900arespecial-effectsscenes.DirectedbyYangYu,themovie40.(creative)reinterpretsNeZha,41.isawell-knownfigureinChinesemythology.NeZhawasfirstdepictedintheMingDynastynovelFengshenYanyiasamischievoussupernaturalbeingbutlaterbecame42.herointhe1979classicNezhaConquerstheDragonKing.The2019versionsubvertedhistraditionalimage,givinghimdarkcirclesandagap-toothedsmile.Thisyear’ssequelexpandsonfamiliarthemes,evenmakingvillainslikeShenGongbao43.(complex).ReceivingahighscoreonDouban,thefilmhasimpressedaudiences44.itsstorytellingandvisualeffects,trulysettinganewstandard.Itisexpected45.(encourage)morefilmmakerstocreatehigh-qualityworks.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是李华，你校将于下周举办一个主题为“ScienceChangesOurLives”的科技节(ScienceFestival)活动，请你给留学生朋友Tom写一封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：1、活动目的；2、活动内容；3、报名方式。注意：1、写作词数应为80左右；2、请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。DearTom,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua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。IwasinNewYorkCityonaschooltrip.Icalledhomefromapayphone,andmylittlesister,Alex,saidfourenvelopeshadarrived:Georgetown,Cornell,WilliamandMaryandtheUniversityofMassachusetts.Shethenopenedandreadthemtomeinherten-year-oldvoice:“Weregretthatwedonothaveaplaceforyou...”RejectedfromGeorgetown.“Youwereoneofmanyqualifiedcandidates...”RejectedfromCornell.Andnumberseventy-threeonawaitinglistofseventy-fiveatWilliamandMary.AcceptedtoUMass,mysafetyschool.Ididn’tdigesttherejectionsimmediately.ItouredtheUnitedNations,tooktrainhomeandwentbacktoschool.ThenIrealizedthatotherpeoplehadgottenintoschoolstheyreallywantedtogoto.Uptothatpointinmyseventeenyears,Ihadn’treallyfailedatanything.Igotgoodgrades,madetheschoolteamandscoredwellonmySATs.Ihadn’texperiencedanymajordisappointmentsinmylife,nodeaths,nodisease,