广东省东莞市2024~2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题(无答案)

2024-2025学年度第一学期期中三校联考
高二英语说明：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，考号填写在答题卡上相应的位置。
2.全部答案在答题卡上完成，考试结束只交答题卡。
3.满分150分，考试用时120分钟。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节 听力理解（两段共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
共两小段，每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段对话，回答第1~2题。
1. Where does Tom come from
A. Australia. B. Canada. C. New Zealand.
2. Who will Tom go to the beach and camp with
A. His families. B. His friends. C. His pets.
听第二段对话，回答第3~5题。
3. What kind of movie does Jane prefer
A. Comedies. B. Romantic movies. C. Science fiction movies.
4. Which movie does Jack recommend
A. Arrival. B. Dune: Part Two. C. Beyond the Stars.
5. When did the recommended movie hit the theater
A. On March 8th. B. On March 6th. C. On May 8th.
第二节 听取信息（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
听下面一段材料。请根据题目要求， 从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答卷标号为6~10的空格中。录音读两遍。
Artificial Intelligence
Definition The development of computer systems that can 6 tasks.
Applications ●Smartphones AI helps understand our 7 commands and answer questions. ●Healthcare Doctors can use AI to analyze 8 pictures to identify illnesses. ●Education AI greatly helps students practice math, learn languages, and improve 9
Challenges AI raises concerns about privacy and data 10
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分37.5分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。
A
“You need to sign this,” my son Joe informed me. “What is it ” I asked. Rolling his eyes with a sense of impatience, Joe replied, “Your permission. And it’s due tomorrow!”
I learned that Joe’s sixth-grade class would be taking a field trip to the state capital. “That sounds like fun,” I said. “I’ve always wanted to go there.” “You can’t come!” Joe answered. Puzzled, I asked, “Why not ” “Because you always come on field trips!”
Of course, I always joined his class on field trips. Being a chaperone on a field trip is one of the advantages that comes with being a mom, a vacation day in a career that offers few opportunities for a change of scenery. “You don’t want me to be a chaperone ” “Give someone else’s mom a chance,” he suggested. What was surprising was how much I minded being so impolitely removed from the short list of willing chaperones by my own son.
When Joe was in kindergarten, his class planned a pretend trip to Norway. The day before the trip, Joe woke up not feeling well.
After learning that he didn’t have a fever, I asked, “You don’t want to miss getting ready for the trip to Norway, do you ” “I guess not,” he said.
But when I picked him up at the end of the day, the teacher whispered, “Joe got a little upset today.” “What happened ” “He doesn’t want to go to Norway without you.” So that was what had been bothering my 5-year-old. He thought his class was really flying to Norway on their wooden chairs in their paper airplane. He believed those passports and tickets he and his classmates had been making were the real deal.
Preadolescence fell upon my family as my husband and I found ourselves preparing for our son’s upcoming teen years with the same trepidation as someone about to climb an ice-covered mountain wearing high heels.
Joe needed to take a field trip without me accompanying him. And I needed to let him. I’m glad he doesn’t need me all the time.
11. What did the author really mind
A. The additional responsibilities as a mom.
B. Being asked by her son to sign a permission.
C. Being denied rudely by her son as a chaperone.
D. Having missed the chance to visit the state capital.
12. What does the underlined word “trepidation” in Paragraph 7 probably mean
A. Excitement. B. Expectation. C. Determination. D. Nervousness.
13. What did the author realize about Joe at last
A. He was unwilling to obey rules. B. He was becoming less dependent.
C. He was longing for his parents’ love. D. He hated being controlled by parents.
B
It’s surprising how much simple movements of the body can affect the way we think. Using expansive gestures with open arms makes us feel more powerful; crossing your arms makes you more determined and lying down can bring more insights.
So if moving the body can have these effects, what about the clothes we wear We’re all well aware of how dressing up in different ways can make us feel more attractive, sporty or professional, depending on the clothes we wear, but can the clothes actually change cognitive performance or is it just a feeling
Adam and Galinsky tested the effect of simply wearing a white lab coat on people’s powers of attention. The idea is that white coats are associated with scientists, who are in turn thought to have close attention to detail.
What they found was that people wearing white coats performed better than those who weren’t. Indeed, they made only half as many errors as those wearing their own clothes on the Stroop Test (one way of measuring attention). The researchers call the effect “enclothed cognition,” suggesting that all manners of different clothes probably affect our cognition in many different ways.
This opens the way for all sorts of clothes-based experiments. Is the writer who wears a fedora more creative Is the psychologist wearing little round glasses and smoking a cigar more insightful Does a chef’s hat make the restaurant food taste better
From now on, I will only be editing articles for PsyBlog while wearing a white coat to help keep the typing error count low. Hopefully, you will be doing your part by reading PsyBlog in a cap and gown.
14. What is the main idea of the text
A. Body movements change the way people trunk.
B. How people dress has an influence on their feelings.
C. People doing different jobs should wear different clothes.
D. What people wear can affect their cognitive performance.
15. What did Adam and Galinsky’s experiment test the effect of clothes on
C. Their wearers’ attention. B. Their wearers’ insights.
C. Their wearers’ movements. D. Their wearers’ appearance.
16. How does the author sound in the last paragraph
A. Humorous. B. Hopeful. C. Formal. D. Academic.
C
The rock group Counting Crows were onto something when they chose their band name. Crows can indeed count, according to research published this week in Science.
The results show that crows have counting capacities near those of human babies, says lead study author Diana Liao, a researcher at the University of Tübingen in Germany. “We think this is the first time this has been shown for any animal species,” she adds.
Crows do not appear to be capable of symbolic counting, where numbers serve as an exact representation. Instead, the birds count by controlling the number of vocalizations they produce to correspond to associated hints. This is similar to how young children count before learning symbolic numbers, Liao says. For example, a baby who is asked how many apples are on a tree may answer, “One, one, one”. The baby produces the number of speech sounds which agree with that of the apples, rather than just saying, “Three.”
In the study, Liao and her colleagues presented the crows with randomly ordered hints, four of which were visual-colored numbers that appeared on a touch screen. And four of them were auditory, including sounds made by guitars and drums. Through trial and error, the birds had to figure out the correct number of calls to pair with each hint. If they got it right, they received a worm reward.
After receiving about 180 training sessions, all of the crows were able to produce the correct number of vocalizations associated with the hints—a “pretty cool” finding, Liao says. She suspects, too, that the crows could have mastered numbers higher than four if they were given the opportunity.
Onur Güntürkün, a bio-psychologist at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany, who was not involved in the research, says the new paper is “excellent” even if the findings are “not unexpected” given all that scientists already know about crows’ intelligence.
17. What is the new research about
A. Crows’ ability to count.
B. Crows’ skill of solving problems.
C. A comparison between crows and babies.
D. An investigation into a famous rock group.
18. Why does the author mention a baby counting apples in Paragraph 3
A. To explain how babies think. B. To clarify how crows count.
C. To illustrate the wisdom of crows. D To display baby learning progress.
19. How did the crows get the worm rewards
A. By counting objects on the screen.
B. By picking colors from the touch screen.
C. By choosing between sounds and images.
D. By matching sounds to visual and audio hints.
20. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. The research is poorly recognized.
B. The study needs further confirmation.
C. The results fit with previous findings.
D. The bio-psychologist is critical of the study.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Curiosity is part of human nature. Children are famous for wanting answers to tons of questions. Books and TV shows often rely on curiosity. People keep reading or watching because they want to find out what happens. 21
Many of history’s greatest discoveries were made by curious people. People wondered how processes worked or how certain tasks could be done more effectively. Thanks to their curiosity, people now know far more about the world and have useful technology to help them.
Even if you don’t plan to be an inventor or researcher, curiosity can still help you in the classroom. If you develop the joy of learning, class will be more fun. 22 Even if you’re no longer a student, curiosity will make you better informed and thus a more capable worker.
What do you do if you’re not already curious 23 If you act like you’re curious, you’ll quickly start to actually feel curious. Often, the more you learn about a topic, the more interesting it becomes.
As you learn about a topic, gather information from as many sources as possible. Read a variety of books, watch or listen to lectures and ask questions. 24 Instead, learn to appreciate facts that different people know and the different opinions that they express.
Don’t assume you already know what you need to know. Instead, search for alternate possibilities and points of view.
25 Remember, everyone knows something that you don’t. Find out what that is, and ask about it. This lets you learn something and makes the other person happy by letting them show off their knowledge. In the classroom or out of it, developing curiosity is sure to be worthwhile.
A. Ask a lot of questions.
B. Accept a variety of resources to feed your curiosity.
C. But curiosity also provides many practical benefits.
D. Fortunately, curiosity is a skill that can be improved.
E. Don’t always get your information from the same source.
F. Curiosity drives the process of discoveries and innovation.
G. And you’ll excel because you will be fully engaged in the process of learning.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分37.5分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My husband was out of work. It wasn’t that I was embarrassed. It was just that we were private people and didn’t share our 26 much with others. So when he lost his job, we just acted like nothing had changed and no one seemed to 27 .
It didn’t take long before my friends found out that my husband 28 a lot more. When I was asked about it, I told my good friend and neighbor Tammy the 29 and I said we were still looking. She then told me that her husband had also been hunting for jobs all over town because his company was closing down. I was 30 . We constantly did things together, yet I hadn’t found any sign of their 31 .
After knowing what they were 32 , I wanted to help them even though we didn’t have much ourselves. So, I became a professional shopper. I looked for discount offers everywhere, and when I finished my 33 , I would offer to buy things for Tammy at the 34 price. It seems like our money goes even further because we are willing to share.
It goes the other way too. Tammy and her husband have given us enough wood to 35 our house this winter. It has been a huge 36 , reducing our gas bill to almost nothing. There are other examples of helping each other. I teach Tammy how to make bread; she 37 my kids when I go to job interviews... and the 38 goes on.
I don’t have much to give, but I can give of myself. I can have 39 , love and hope, and the more I give these away, the more I 40 .
26. A. problems B. duties C. opinions D. plans
27. A. mind B. notice C. care D. sympathize
28. A. went hunting B. visited neighbors C. stayed home D. dined out
29. A. difference B. message C. result D. truth
30. A. relieved B. disappointed C. shocked D. confused
31. A. starving B. quarreling C. hesitating D. struggling
32. A. preparing for B. going through C. looking for D. looking forward to
33. A. search B. project C. housework D. conversation
34. A. earlier B. average C. lower D. suggested
35. A. decorate B. support C. heat D. build
36. A. victory B. help C. burden D. profit
37. A. raises B. praises C. adopts D. watches
38. A. interview B. list C. negotiation D. party
39. A. kindness B. ambition C. freedom D. curiosity
40. A. get back B. hunt for C. believe in D. come across
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词语或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空， 并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为41-50的相应位置上。
41. Jacob, who is 6 years old, is looking forward to ________(take) to the Great Wall.
42. I thought ________a privilege to have access to quality education and opportunities for personal growth.
43. Since the new mayor came to power, the use of single-use plastic bags ________(ban) in many cities to reduce environmental pollution.
44. We won’t get there as scheduled ________ we get everything done today.
45. Mary is no longer considered to be ________ honest person because she always tells lies in front of others.
46. ________(ultimate), people will suffer because the health care they need does not reach them.
47. The workers worked hard enough to successfully meet their ________(objective) for the year.
48. People in this company are looking for someone who is ________(rely) and hard-working.
49. The environmental group appealed ________ the government to take stronger measures to protect endangered species.
50. Much to our horror, we found ourselves ________(catch) in the heaviest snowfall we had ever encountered.
第四部分 写作（共三节，满分55分）
第一节 句子考查（共7小题，1-54每空0.5分，共6分；55-57每小题3分，共9分，满分15分）
51. Despite the heavy rain, she ________ ________(坚持) going for a walk in the park every morning.
52. We ________ ________ ________ ________ (与…保持联系) our grandparents every weekend last year through video calls.
53. Yuan Longping is one of China’s most famous scientists. He is known as the “father of the hybrid rice”.（句型转换）
Yuan Longping, ________ ________ the “father of the hybrid rice”, is one of China’s most famous scientists.
54. The video filmed by my mom was thought to be amusing, making me widely known in the town.（同义句转换）
________ ________ ________ ________ the video filmed by my mom was amusing, making me widely known in the town.
55. Does he arrange for a car to pick me up at the airport Thu s still remains a question.（用主语从句合并句子）
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56. Robinson Crusoe reached a lonely island. He stayed on the island for 22 years.（合并成非限制性定语从句）
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57.昨晚，当汤姆被独自留在黑暗中时， 他感到恐惧和无助。（用状语从句的省略结构翻译句子）
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第二节 应用文写作（满分15分）
你校上周举办了以“智创科技 触碰未来”为主题的科技节活动。请为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：1.活动目的；2.活动内容；3.活动反响。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.参考词汇：智创科技 触碰未来 Innovation and technology, touching the future
A Successful Sci-tech Festival
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第三节 读后续写（满分25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事
Carter enjoyed riding the school bus home. The ride home gave him some time to relax after a busy day of fifth grade. He usually sat alone and enjoyed that too. With four siblings(兄妹) he didn’t get much time alone. Sometimes he sat with his younger brother, Jackson, but Jackson was sick at home today.
The bus stopped and the tallest boy in his class, Dexter, stepped off followed by his younger brother, Billy. As the bus pulled away, Carter looked back over his shoulder to watch the boys. Dexter was yelling and waving his hands at his little brother. Billy said something Carter could not hear. Dexter yelled, gave his younger brother a hard shove and knocked him to the ground. Billy was on the ground wiping at his eyes, but Dexter walked away.
Carter turned in his seat, feeling disgusted. He hated seeing little kids get picked on(欺负). The sight of Billy on the ground crying was burned into his memory. He tried to think of something else.
He thought of the model car he was working on at home. a 1967 Corvette. He started building it over a week ago and just finished putting it together last night. Tonight, as soon as he finished his homework, he could start painting the car. That was his favorite part. He already had the perfect color of blue picked out.
He hurried off the bus, ran through his yard, and breezed through the kitchen with a quick hello to his mom. She was making spaghetti, which smelled delicious. He ran up the stairs two at a time and rushed into his room.
“Surprise!” his brother Jackson said, throwing his arms into the air. “What are you doing in my room I thought you were sick!”
“I feel better!”
“What’s on your face Are you bleeding ”
“No! I’m not bleeding.” Jackson wiped at his face. “It’s probably just paint. Look! Look what I did!” He pointed at the desk in the corner of Carter’s room.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150词左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
Carter looked down at his desk in horror. _______________________________________________________
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Paragraph 2:
Carter took a deep breath and then unfolded his fist. ______________________________________________
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