福建省泉州实验中学2024-2025学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题

泉州实验中学2026届高二下英语开学考（2025.2.28）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。ABestVolunteerProgramsfor2025Zimbabwe—VolunteerattheAfricanWildlifeReserveAreyoulookingforameaningfulwaytospendyourvacation?OurAfricanWildlifeReserveinZimbabwecoulduseyourhelp!Countlessdocumentarieshavefeaturedthisprogram.Volunteersworkcloselywithawiderangeofanimals,specializinginthereleaseoftortoises(乌龟),vervetmonkeys,leopards,andsomanymore.Notonlywillyoucareforthebrilliantwildlife,butyouwillalsolearnhowtocollectdataandconductresearch.SriLanka—Women'sEnglishLiteracyandEmpowermentProgramMakethemostoutofyourtravelsbyhelpingmiddletolower-classwomenimprovetheirEnglishskills.Youarehelpingthesewomencreatemorejobopportunitiesandcareerchoices.ThisprogramisonthesouthwestcoastofSriLanka,withinthebeautifulcityofGalle.Thevolunteershaveaccesstowonderfulbeachesandgettoexplorethecharmingcity.Belize—PrivateIslandMarineExperienceFortheultimatemarine(海洋的)protectionvacation,looknofurther!ProtectandexploretheBelizeBarrierReeffromthehome-baseofaprivateisland.Volunteertasksincluderemovinginvasive(侵入的)speciesandcontributingtoawhalesharkdatabase.Thisvolunteerprogramistheleaderofinvasivespecies(lionfish)removalinallBelize!Indonesia—EducationEnrichmentinBaliBecomeavolunteerinoneofIndonesia'smostfamousandpicturesqueislands,Bali.Helpusprovidefreeeducationalenrichmenttochildrenfromlocalcommunities.Afterpublicschoolfinishes,volunteershelpthestudentscompletetheirhomeworkorworkonimprovingtheirEnglish,math,andreadingskills.21.WhomostprobablyprefertoattendAfricanWildlifeReserveprogram?A.Vacationcampers. B.Documentaryproducers.C.Animallovers. D.Adventureexplorers.22.WhatistheaimofthePrivateIslandMarineExperienceprogram?A.Toprotectthesealife. B.Todevelopnewwildlifeparks.C.Todiscovermarineresources. D.Toconductbiologicalresearch.23.WhatdothevolunteersinSriLankaandIndonesiahaveincommon?A.Theyarefromlocalcommunities. B.Theyarebetteratcareerchoices.C.Theyareeagertoexplore. D.TheyarehelpfulinEnglish.BTherearemanykindsofjobsintheworld,andifpeoplecan'tfindtheiridealjob,theycanalwayscreateone.MollyLewisdidjustthatbybecomingaprofessionalwhistler(吹口哨的人).ShaneO’NeillwritesinTheWashingtonPost,“Ifyou’reafamouscomedian,youmaygetthefrightening‘Tellmeajoke!’fromastranger.Ifyouthinkthat’sbad,trybeingaprofessionalwhistler.”“Ithappensallthetime,”saidMollyLewiswithasmile.“SometimesI’lloblige.”Lewisreleasedheralbum,OntheLips,inFebruary,topromotewhistling.“Peopleoftendon'tknowmuchaboutwhistlemusicapartfromsomepopsongs,”Lewissaid.“ButIthinkit'sabeautifulinstrument.”Peoplegraduallynoticewhistlemusic.Shewhistledasinger'sWhatWasIMadeFor?,whichappearedintheBarbiemovie.Lewisaddsdepthtowhistling,whichisusuallyseenascheerfulorabsent-minded.Sheisinspiredbyartistslikethecouple,MartyandElayne.“Theyplayedfor37years,fivenightsaweek,anditwasveryspecial,”Lewissaid.LewislearnedtowhistleatfourbuttookitseriouslyafterseeingPuckerUp,a2005documentaryaboutcompetitivewhistling.SheattendedtheInternationalWhistlersConventionin2012andhasperformedinmusicclubssincethen.Startingin2017,LewisperformedshowscalledCafeMollyatZebulon,attractingmanynotablefigures.Ontour,sheaimstocreateanatmosphereofelegance,anatmosphereshehopestobringhomewithOntheLips.24.Whichcanexplaintheunderlinedword“oblige”inparagraph2?A.Accept. B.Decline. C.Promise. D.Ignore.25.WhatdidLewisintendtodowithheralbum?A.Stresstheroleofwhistling. B.Getwhistlingrecognized.C.Givecreditforamovie. D.Attractyoungsters'attention.26.WhatdidLewisthinkofMartyandElayne?A.Theyareexcited. B.Theyarefrightened. C.Theyarestressed. D.Theyarecommitted.27.HowdidPuckerUpaffectLewis?A.Itgavehereasyaccesstomusicclubs. B.Itearnedherinternationalreputation.C.Itdeepenedherdevotiontowhistling. D.Itrecognizedhertalentasawhistler.CPatagoniaisapartofSouthAmerica,flatandtreeless.Itsclimateiscoldanddry.Therearemoresheepthanpeopleacrosstheland.ButsomeexcitingfindshavemadePatagoniaahotandwell-knownplace.Thebonesofthelargestdinosaursandahugenestofdinosaureggswerefoundthere.Patagoniawasnotalwayssuchanemptyandboringplace.Around90millionyearsago,itwaswarm.Itgotplentyofrain.Thisclimatewasperfectformanykindsofplantsandanimals.Therewereforestsoftalltrees.Itwasagreatplaceforplant-eatingdinosaurs.Eventhehugestplanteaterscouldfindplentytoeat.Thethreelargestdinosaurskeletons(骨架)intheworldareplanteatersfromPatagonia.Noneoftheskeletonsiscomplete.Butscientistshaveenoughbonesfromthesebiganimalstopicturewhattheylookedlike.Allofthemhadlongnecksandtails.Theirsizewastrulyamazing,from105to131feetlong.Theyallwalkedonfourfeet.Patagoniaisalsotheplacewheretheskeletonofthelargestmeat-eatingdinosaurwasdiscovered.Thismeateaterwasabouthalfaslongasthebiggestplanteaters.However,itsbigandsharpteethmadeitapowerfulkiller.Sofar,Patagonia'scoolestdiscoveryisn'tskeletonsbutahugedinosaurhatchingground.Therewerethousandsofdinosaureggsintheground!Scientistshavelearnedalotfromstudyingtheseeggs.Theywerelaidabout80millionyearsago.Iftheyhadhatched,thedinosaurbabieswouldhavebeenabout1.25feetlong.Whenfull-grown,theywouldhavebeen45feetlong.Theseexcitingdinosaurfindsinspirepeople'sinterestinPatagonia.Nowdinosaurscientistsfromaroundtheworldarehardatworkthere.Eachonehopestomakeagreatfind.Anotheramazingdinosaurdiscoverymaybejustaroundthecorner.28.WhatmadePatagoniaafamousplace?A.Theclimate. B.Thehistory. C.Thefinds. D.Theforests.29.WhatwasPatagonialike90millionyearsago?A.Itwasverycoldthere. B.Itseldomrainedthere. C.Fewanimalslivedthere. D.Talltreesgrewthere.30.WhatisthecoolestdiscoveryinPatagonia?A.Dinosaurskeletons. B.Thehatchingground.C.Dinosaurbabies. D.Thedeadlymeateaters.31.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhereDinosaursOnceLived B.HowDinosaursWereFoundC.WhereDinosaursHatchedEggs D.HowDinosaursDisappearedDImagineabusyrestaurant:dishesclattering,musicplaying,peopletalkingloudlyoveroneanother.It'sawonderthatanyoneinthatkindofenvironmentcanfocusenoughtohaveaconversation.AnewstudybyresearchersatBrownUniversity'sCarneyInstituteforBrainScienceprovidessomeofthemostdetailedinsightsintothebrainmechanismsthathelppeoplepayattentioninsuchdistraction,aswellaswhat'shappeningwhentheycan'tfocus.Inanearlierpsychologystudy,theresearchersestablishedthatpeoplecanseparatelycontrolhowmuchtheyfocus(byenhancingrelevantinformation)andhowmuchtheyfilter(bytuningoutdistraction).Theteam'snewresearch,publishedinNatureHumanBehavior,showstheprocessbywhichthebraincombinesthesetwocriticalfunctions.Toconductthestudy,RitzadministeredacognitivetasktoparticipantswhilemeasuringtheirbrainactivityinanFMRI(FunctionalMagneticResonanceImaging)machine.Participantssawamassofgreenandpurpledotsmovingleftandright,likeaswarmoffireflies.Thetasks,whichvariedindifficulty,involveddistinguishingbetweenthemovementandcolorsofthedots.Forexample,participantsinoneexercisewereinstructedtoselectwhichcolorwasinthemajorityfortherapidlymovingdotswhentherateofpurpletogreenwasalmost50/50.Ritzandhisco-writerShenhavthencomparedtheprocesstohowhumansharmonizemuscleactivitytoperformcomplexphysicaltasks.“Inthesamewaythatwebringtogethermorethan50musclestoperformaphysicaltasklikeusingchopsticks.Ourstudyfoundthatwecanintegratemultiplevarietiesofconcentrationsinordertoperformactsofmentalflexibility,”saidRitz,whoconductedthestudyasaPhDstudentatBrown.“Thesefindingscanhelpustounderstandhowwehumansareabletoexhibitsuchtremendouscognitiveflexibility—topayattentiontowhatwewant,whenwewantto,”Shenhavsaid.“Theycanalsohelpusbetterunderstandlimitationsonthatflexibility,andhowlimitationsmightappearincertainattention-relateddisorderssuchasADHD(注意力缺陷及多动障碍),whichwewillstudyandconductinthefuture.”32.Whydoestheauthormentionthebusyrestaurantatthebeginningofthetext?A.Toshowoneexampleofworkingenvironment. B.Tocomplainwhypeoplecan'tfocusattention.C.Toencouragepeopletotalkintherestaurant. D.Toshowpeople'sattentionamongdistraction.33.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theresearchresult. B.Theresearchprocess.C.Theresearchquestions. D.Theresearchparticipants.34.Whatdopeopledowhentheyarecarryingoutflexibleacts?A.Theyadjustvariousformsofattention. B.Theybringtogethermorethan50muscles.C.Theypayattentiontothecomplexphysicaltask. D.Theyuseinstrumentslikechopstickstohelpthem.35.AccordingtoShenhav,whatcantheresearchersdointhefuture?A.Ensurecognition. B.Showflexibility. C.Researchdiseases. D.Limitattention.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。So,whatdoesittaketobegreat?Ithoroughlyrejectthe“10years,10,000hours”notionthatanyonecanbeanexpertiftheyjustputinenoughtime.36Anotherrealitythoughisthatyoucan'tcontrolyourgenes.Ifyoureceivedgoodonesfromyourparents,thankthem.Ifyoudidn't,don'tblameyourparentsbecausetheydidn'tchoosetheirgeneseither.37Inbornabilityiscertainlyawonderfulthingtohavebeengiven,butitisabitoverrated.38Whatthismeansisthatyouneedinbornabilitytobegreat,butitisn'tenough.Theworldisfullofgiftedfailures,of“can'tmisskids”whomissed.Talentisonlythestartingpointtogreatnessand,ifyou'refortunateenoughtohavewonthegeneticlottery,itputsyouaheadofthefieldatthebeginningoftheracetobegreat.39Youhavetoworkhard,pushyourlimits,andstrugglemightilytogettothefinishforanythinginlifeworthpursuinggreatnessin.Ultimately,beinggreatisn'taboutbeingobjectivelygreatbecause,asnotedabove,thechancesthatyouwillachievetruegreatnessinsomeaspectofyourlifeis,statistically,verysmall.40Idefinethatasfullyrealizingwhateverabilityyouwerebornwith.Thatinbornabilitymaynotbeenoughtobeasuperstarinyourareaofachievement,but,ifyoudowhatisnecessary,youwillfindareasonablelevelofsuccess.A.Instead,letitgoandfocusonwhatyoucancontrol.B.But,ofcourse,racesaren'twonatthestart,butatthefinish.C.Rather,yourgoalshouldbetofindyourownpersonalgreatness.D.Inbornabilityisanecessarybutnotsufficientcontributortogreatness.E.Youmightthinkthatpersonalgreatnessisn'tthesameastruegreatness.F.Theyenjoythestrugglestheyexperiencedandthesatisfactionofovercomingthem.G.Therealityisthatgenesmatter,whetherinbornintelligenceorinbornphysicaltalent.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（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。YoumightsayIfoundmarathon,stepbystep.Orperhapsitfoundme.Iwas41anathletegrowingup.Infact,Ihaveahardtime42thattermtomyselfeventoday.ItstartedwhenIjoinedagroupofwomeninmyneighborhoodforadailythree-milewalk.Atfirstitwas43.Butsoon,mybodyadjustedandIwanted44.Beforelong,Iwasrunning5miles.ThenIsetagoaltorunahalfmarathon.AndIdidcompletetheCoveredBridgesHalfMarathon.Ithought,“Nowwhat?”Istartedto45amarathon.ItsohappenedthatI46ameetingonenightandlistenedtothespeakerandcoach,RickMuhr,andwasso47byhiswords.ItoldhimthatIhadsignedupfortheOceanStateMarathon,justaweekaway,andthatIreallydidn'tbelieveIcould48.Ricklockedeyeswithmeandsaid,“Trish,you’vedoneenoughtraining.You’llfinish!”Ineverhadsomeone49melikethat,letaloneareal,livecoach.Hegavemethe50Ineeded.Isetouttorunmy51marathonandcompleteditin4:25:00.LittledidIknowthatthiswouldbethebeginningofnearlyadecadeofmarathonanddistancerunning.Runningamarathonisn'tforeverybody.Butitisforanybody,anybodywhowantsto52theunreachableandtotakethat53intotherestoftheirlife.Whenyoucrossthefinishline,youmayneverhavea54pictureofwhatyouaremadeofandcapableofaccomplishing.Your55oftheworldand,moreimportantly,ofyourselfwillforeverbechanged!41.A.always B.never C.rarely D.nearly42.A.committing B.appealing C.adjusting D.applying43.A.rare B.secure C.crucial D.hard44.A.some B.both C.more D.none45.A.consider B.report C.recall D.record46.A.held B.missed C.attended D.advocated47.A.inspired B.angered C.embarrassed D.amused48.A.run B.participate C.win D.finish49.A.callon B.relyon C.believein D.carefor50.A.pleasure B.confidence C.satisfaction D.prospect51.A.last B.only C.first D.second52.A.test B.reach C.imagine D.identify53.A.experience B.conclusion C.preference D.tendency54.A.bigger B.brighter C.nicer D.clearer55.A.view B.proof C.description D.design第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。Stampcollectinghasrecentlyemergedasafreshandinnovativeapproachforyoungpeopletodocumenttheirtravels.Insteadof56(mere)takingphotoswithfamouslandmarks,57(enthusiast)ofthisnewtrendeagerlyexploreeverycornerofvariousattractions,museums,andshopsduringtheirjourneysinsearch58variousstamps.Theyimprintthestamps,usuallywithsingleormulticoloredpicturesofthescenicspotsorimagesoffamouspeopleonpostcardsorintraveljournals,thus59(create)auniquememoryoftheirtravels.Freeorpaid,eachstampservesasarepresentationofthevisitor's60(present)atthatspecificlocationanda61(treasure)partoftheirmemories.ShiJunchu,29,fromYunnanprovince,cameacrossstampcollectingthreeyearsagowhiletravelinginWuhan,Hubeiprovince.Shefound62abetterwayofcommemoratinghertravelsthanpurchasingsouvenirs,soshecarriesaspeciallypreparednotebookforcollectingstampswhenevershetravels.“Stampcollectinghasaddedmoremeaningtomytravels.Turningthepagesofthosenotebooks63(feel)somewhatlikelookingatphotos.Icanrecall64happenedbackthenjustbyturningtoapage—thedeliciousfoodIhad,andthefunexperiencesIenjoyed,”shesaid.ShecurrentlyoperatesaprivatemuseuminKunming.SincelastOctober,shehasalsointroducedstamp-collectingservices65(encourage)morevisitorstoexplorethemuseum.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假如你是李华，上周你班开展了“心理健康教育”的班会课，请你给英国朋友Mike写一封邮件分享这次经历，内容包括：1.活动目的；2.活动安排；3.你的感想。注意:写作词数应80左右。DearMike,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节（满分25分）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。Knock-knock-knock.“Hello?”IcalledtimidlythroughmycousinAnita’sbedroomdoor.Noanswer.There’snowaysheforgotIwasmovingintoday,right?Ithought.“Anita?It’sme,Norah!”Icalledagain.IhadonlymetmycousinonceacoupleofyearsagowhenAnitaandAuntSonamhadflowntoCaliforniatovisit.MomhadhopedAnitaandIwouldbefriends.ButallAnitawantedtotalkaboutwassoccer,whichwaspracticallyaforeignlanguagetome.Secretly,Ihadfeltrelievedwhenthevisitwasover.Now,Iwasstandinginmyaunt’stinyapartmentinNewYorkCity,andtherewasstillnoanswerfromAnita.Iknockedagain,alittlelouderthistime.Finally,Anitaopenedthedoor.Sheapologized,sayingshehadbeenlisteningtomusic.Butinsteadofinvitingmein,Anitafrownedatmymassivesuitcase.Behindher,Icouldseeabluebeanbagchaircrowdednexttoabunkbed(上下铺).InmyoldroominCalifornia,I’dhadadoublebedalltomyself,andmyoriginalartworkhadcoveredallthewalls.Anita’swalls,ontheotherhand,werecoveredwithposters