高二期末測試英語試題第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、G、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AWelcometoourguideoftheBestMoviesof2024,featuringeveryCertifiedFreshmovieastheycomeinweekbyweek!Joker:FolieàDeux(Oct.4)ThefirstJokerstunnedHollywoodbybecominga$1billionhitdespitebeingR-ratedandhavingamodestbudgetforacomicbookmovie,Thesequel(續(xù)作)eomésalachallengingtimeforthecomicbookgenre,butcanJoker2havethelastlaugh?JoaquinPhoenixrepriseshisOscar-winningroleasArthurFleck,withLadyGagejoiningasco-leadin,this:musicalinfilmmakerToddPhillips'feature.Twisters(July19)Thenewversionofthe90smoveTwisterstarsDaisyEdgar-Jones,GlenPowellandAnthonyRamos.Minari'sLee,IsaacChungdirects.Theoriginalfollowedstorm-chasersinOklahomaandwasknownforitsinventivespecialeffectsthatbroughttornadoestothebigscreen.InsideOut2(June14)Thegangisbacktogetherinthisanimatedfollow-uptothebelovedPixarmoviethatfollowstheanthropomorphized(人格化)emotionsofayounggirlledbyAmyPoehler'sJoy.JoiningforthisroundisAnxiety,voicedbyMayaHawke.Mufasa:TheLionKing(Dec.20)AfterJonFavreau'sTheLionKingremakemademorethan$1.billionattheboxofficein2019,Disneywaskeentoreturntotheworldwithaprequel(前傳)focusingonMufasa.Thistime,BarryJenkinsdirectsthecartoonwithAaronPierrevoicingMufasa,arolemadefamousbyJamesEarlJonesinthe1994animatedfeature.21.Whichmovieisaremake?A.Joker:FolieàDeux.B.Twisters.C.InsideOut2.D.Mufasa:TheLionKing.22.WhatdoInsideOut2andMufasa:TheLionKinghaveincommon?A.Bothareanimatedfilms.B.Bothintroducenewcharacters.C.BotharemadebynewdirectorsD.Botharefinanciallysuccessful.23.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A.Ajournalonfilmistudies.B.Anentertainmentwebsite.C.Atextbookonmoviehistory.D.Adailynewspaperonglobalnews.B“Growingfruittreesisaverysimplewaytostayinlovewithourworld,”saysVivianKeh,playwrightanddaughterofimmigrants,holdingabasketofpersimmons(柿子)she'scultivatedtofeelconnectedtoherKoreanancestors.Kehisjustoneofthe50remarkablesubjectsinnaturalistwriterAmyStewart'sTheTreeCollectors:TalesofArborealObsession,acollectionofportraitsofpeopletransformedbytheirloveoftrees.Initially;treesstruckStewartasanoddthingtocollect.Intriguedbythiscommunityofenthusiasts,shediscoverededucators,preservationistsandvisionariesalldrawntoakindofcuration,motivatedbyreasonsasdiverse'astheirprojects.Theyplanttreesinpublicandprivatespacesbothmodestandexpansive,nurturing(培育)theircollectionstohonorbeloveddead,attractwildlife,preservefarespecies,connecttohistory,investinthefuture,growfoodandcreatebeauty.Stewardcategorizesthesetreecollectorsaccordingtotheirsenseofpurpose.KennethHoegh,oneofthebook's“ecologists”,testswhichcold-lovingspeciesmightgrowinawarmingandhistoricallytreelessGreenland.“Healer”JoeHamiltonplantsloblollypinesonaparceloflandhegotfromhisenslavedancestorswithaneyetowardlong-termsustainableforestrywhichhehopeswill.establishasourceofgenerationalwealthforhisfamily.ReaganWytsalucyhasaplantorestoretraditionalpeachorchardsonNavajolandasoneofthe“communitybuilders”whoseektobringpeopletogether.Addingtothebook'scharmareStewart'swatercolorillustrations-shegivesusalookateachofherhuman'subjectswhilealsocatalogingthemostwonderfulqualitiesoffeaturedtrees,suchasSeussianeucalyptusseedpodsanddelicatecamelliablossoms.Afterspendingtimeinthisvariedcommonwealth,you’llundoubtedlyexperienceanintensedesiretorestundertheshadeofaleafyoak.Butsomethingevendeeperishappeninghere:bycreatingaspaceforpeopletotalkaboutsomethingtheylove.“Howoftendoanyofusgetachancetopourourheartsouttoastranger?”shewrites.“Somehow,talkingabouttreesmadeitpossible.”24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“curation"inparagraph2mean?A.Connection.B.Collection.C.Treatment.D.Transformation.25.Whatpurposeofplantingtreesismentionedinparagraph3?A.Topreserverarespecies.B.Tohonorbeloveddead.C.Todevelopnewvarieties.D.Tostrengthensocialbonds.26.Whatdoesthequoteinthelastparagraphsuggestaboutdiscussingtrees?A.Itinspiresnewideas.B.Itrarelyhappensinpublic.C.Itallowsdeepemotionalsharing.D.Ithelpsresolveenvironmentalissues.27.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthebook?A.Complicated.B.Conventional.C.Inspiring.D.IntenseCNoninstrumentalinformationseeking,drivenbycuriosity,iscommonindailylife.Previousstudiessuggestthatagingmayreduceoverallinformation-seekingbehaviorandcuriosity.However,fewstudieshaveexaminedwhetherthetypeofinformationsoughtchangeswithage.GretaFastrichinvestigateswhetheradultsexhibitdifferentinformation-seekingbehaviors—specifically,diversive(exploringnewtopics)orspecific(deepeningknowledgeonfamiliartopics)—astheyage.Thestudyinvolved498participantsaged12to79,whoselectedoneoftheprovidedtopics.Participantswerethenpresentedwithshortfactualstatements,followedbyoptionstoeitherlearnmoreaboutthesametopic(specificinformationseeking)orswitchtoanewtopic(diversiveinformationseeking).Theycouldreadupto10factsforeachtopicandupto80factsintotalacrossmultipletopics.Thefactswerepresentedinarandomorder,andtheparticipantscouldspendasmuchtimeastheywishedreadingeachfactandmakingtheirchoices.Datawerecollectedonhowmanyfactseachparticipantread,whethertheychosetocontinuereadingwithinatopicorswitch,andtheirself-reportedcuriosityinthematerialTheresultsrevealedsignificantage-relateddifferencesininformation-seekingstrategies.Olderparticipantsreadmorefactspertopic,showingaclearpreferencefordeepeningtheirknowledgeratherthanbroadeningit.Incontrast,youngerparticipantsexhibitedmorediversiveinformationseeking,frequentlyswitchingbetweentopicstoexploreawiderrangeofmaterial.Foreachadditionalyearinage,participantswereslightlymorelikelytostaywithinatopicandlesslikelytoexploreanewone.Additionally,theresearchersfoundthatparticipants’self-reportedcuriositywererelatedtotheirinformation-seekingchoices.Participantswhoratedthemselvesasmoreinterestedinafactweremorelikelytocontinuewithinthesametopic.Thishasimplicationsforhownewinformationshouldbecommunicatedtodifferentagegroupsinordertobestsupportmotivatedlearning.Thisconsiderationhasavastrangeofpotentialapplications,fromeducationalcoursedesigntomuseumexhibitarrangementstotheprovisionofhealthinformation.28.Greta’sresearchfocusesonage’simpacton___________.A.informationprocessing B.informationdistributionC.information-seekingtendency D.information-seekingtechniques29.Whatwereparticipantsrequiredtodointhestudy?A.Providedetaileddataonatopic. B.Maintaintheirinterestinreading.C.Raisetopicstheywanttoexplore. D.Readinformationoncertaintopics.30.Whichbestdescribestheage-relatedshiftininformation-seekingbehavior?A.Gradualandsteady. B.Randomandfrequent.C.Substantialbuttemporary. D.Unpredictablebutmeasurable.31.Whatinsightdoesthisstudyprovide?A.Olderpeopleneedslowerinformationdelivery.B.Informationshouldbetailoredfordifferentages.C.Youngeradultsbenefitfromin-depthinformation.D.Informationshouldbeaccessibletopeopleofallages.DInmosttheoreticalmodelsexamininghowreputationsimpactpeople’sdesiretocooperatewithone another,reputationsaredefinedaseithergoodorbad,basedonlimitedinformation.Thesemodelshavetypicallyassumedthatasingleactiondeterminessomeone’sreputation.Thereisalotofinformationavailableaboutpeople’sbehaviorintoday’sworld,especiallywith socialmedia.AresearchbybiologyprofessorJoshuaPlotkin’steamshowedthatlookingatmultipleactionsandforgivingsomebadactionsisamethodofjudgingbehaviorthatissufficienttosustaincooperation,amethodtheycall“l(fā)ooktwice,forgiveonce.”Thebasicideainthisstudyisthatifyouobservetwointeractionsofsomebodyandatleastoneofthemisanactionthatyouwouldconsidergood,thenyoucooperatewiththatperson,butotherwiseyourejectthem.Theresearchpointsoutthatevenifdifferentpeopleinasocietysubscribetodifferentstandardsofjudgment,“l(fā)ooktwice,forgiveonce”stillgeneratessufficientconsensustopromotecooperation.Plotkinsaysthatthismethodmaintainscooperationwithoutreferringtoreputationsreleasedbypublicinstitutions.Itoffersanimportantalternativewhenpublicinstitutionsexistbutdecreaseoftrustinthempreventscooperation.Plotkinsaysallresearchersweresurprisedthatthe“l(fā)ooktwice,forgiveonce”strategycouldn’tbedisplacedbyotherstrategies,suchasalwayscooperatingoralwaysrejecting,lookingatmorethantwoactionsfromaperson,orforgivingadifferentproportionof“badactions”.Perhapsmostsurprisingly,lookingmorethantwicedidn’tgenerateanadditionalbenefit.“Informationturnedouttobeadouble-edgedsword,sothateven,wheninformationwasfreelyaccessible,individualsweretypicallyunabletouseallofit,”headds.Plotkinnotesthattheoverallsimplicityandreliabilityoftheirfindingsindicatethatthisbehavioralstrategymightbeoldinhumansocieties.Theresearchersseepotentialforanthropologists(人類學家)andbehavioralscientiststobuildontheirwork.32.HowdoesPlotkin’smethodofjudgingbehaviorsdifferfrompriormodels?A.Itreliesmainlyonsocialmedia. B.Itemphasizespublicreputation.C.Itrequireslesspersonalinformation. D.Ittakesintoaccountmorebehaviors.33.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthe“l(fā)ooktwice”method?A.Itbroadensthedefinitionofreputation.B.Itdevelopsalternativewaystocooperate.C.Itencouragesconcentrationongoodbehaviors.D.Itaimstoprovideasolutiontosocialproblems.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“consensus”inparagraph4mean?A.Agreement. B.Resources. C.Motivation. D.Benefits. 35.Whatisparagraph5mainlyaboutconcerningthe“l(fā)ooktwice”strategy?A.Itseffectiveness. B.Itsapplication. C.Itsdisadvantages. D.Itsinfluence. 第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。HowLonelinessIsKillingUsLonelinessisabsolutelyanepidemic(流行病)inoursociety,butit'sbeengrowingfordecades.Lonelinessisthesensethat“IamlessconnectedtootherpeoplethanIwanttobe.”36Andthatmakesitdifferentfromisolation(獨).Icandeliberatelyisolatemyselfandfeelgreataboutthat,butonlyyoucantellifyou'relonely.37Insomestudies,asmanyas.60%ofpeoplewillsaythattheyfeellonelymuchofthetime.Youngadultsaged16to24are,theloneliestage,group.Therearemanyfactorsthatareresponsibleforthat,Lonelinesswasontherisefromthe1950sinpartbecauseoftheriseofprivatecars.We'vebecomeamuchmoremobilesocietywherethenetworksoffamilyandfriendsgetlooseaspeoplemoveforjobsandotherkindsofopportunitieslikeeducation.38Butthenittearsusawayfromthecommunitieswearebornintoandspendmuchofourlivescreating.WhentelevisioncameintotheAmericanhome,therewasmoreofadeclineininvestinginourcommunities.Andthatwasmadeworseasthedigitalrevolutiongaveusmoreandmorescreenstolookat.Researchfindslonelinessisdangeroustoourhealth.39Inaddition,peoplewhoarelonelyinlatelifehavemorerapidbraindecline.Thechoicewecanmaketokeepusonagoodpathofwell-beingistoinvestinourrelationshipswithotherpeople.40Youbelong.Youmatter.You'reconnected.A.It'saverysubjectiveexperience.B.Allofthatisgoodontheonehand.C.Youmayfeellostandmayhavelowconfidence.D.Stresscomingfromlonelinesscausesphysicalbreakdown,E.Sincethe1950s,peoplehavebeenlessandlessinvestedinotherpeople.F.Peoplegotofarawaycollegesandonlygetintouchwithfamiliesonscreen.G.Agoodwayistofindanactivityaroundotherpeoplewhereyouarecomfortable.第三部分語言運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Myaddictiontobeingrighthadbeenamainstayinmylifeandhadoftencausedtroubleinmyfamily.Thereweremomentswhenmymarriagebecamedifficult,andmykidsgrew41______.WheneverItriedtokeepcalm,Iwouldlosemyresolveintheheatofthemoment—myhabitseemed42______.Untilanafternoonwithmygranddaughteropenedmyeyestotheimpactmy43______washavingonthepeoplearoundme.Wewereplayingaboardgamewhenshemadeamovethat44______therules.Icorrectedher,butshe45______makingthesamemistakeagain.Ireadtherulesoutloud.Shesmiledatmeand46______herhead.“Grandpa,whyareyouso47______?”sheasked.“It’sjustagame.”Somethingaboutherwordsreallyhithome.Weweren’ttheretobe48______;weweretheretoenjoyourselves.It’sthe49______betweenusandthemomentswesharedthattrulymattered.Afewdayslater,mysoncameoverfordinnerandsharedaviewpointthatIthoughtwasnonsense.Butinsteadof50______,Iquietlyenjoyedmypie.Mygranddaughter’swordsremindedmethatitwasn’tworth51______thedayjusttoprovemypoint.My52______surprisedme.ButwhatreallytookmybreathawayasIlistenedtohimwasanewfounddesireto53______him.Thisexperiencebroughtmea54______thatfarsurpassedthebriefsatisfactionofwinninganargument.By55______,IgainedwaymorethanIeverdidbypushingback.41.A.independent B.mature C.distant D.curious 42.A.everlasting B.rewarding C.strange D.irresponsible 43.A.behavior B.decision C.rules D.challenges 44.A.interpreted B.broke C.applied D.changed 45.A.gotusedto B.tookpridein C.endedup D.putforward 46.A.shook B.dropped C.patted D.turned 47.A.rude B.emotional C.prejudiced D.serious 48.A.considerate B.careful C.ambitious D.right 49.A.trust B.bond C.cooperation D.commitment 50.A.listening B.arguing C.pretending D.complaining 51.A.celebrating B.missing C.ruining D.ending 52.A.discovery B.hesitation C.self-control D.self-protection 53.A.doubt B.defeat C.encourage D.understand 54.A.chance B.joy C.reminder D.desire 55.A.lettinggo B.standingby C.gettingengaged D.givingback第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,在空白處填人1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式?！癗ice”toMeetYou,HangzhouNice,FranceandHangzhou,Chinahavebeendevelopingauniquebondsincetheirofficialdeclaration56sistercitiesin1998.connectingthetwovibrantculturesseparateby9,300kilometersthroughnumerous57(initiative).ToRudySalles,deputychairmanoftheNiceTouristOffice,thesister-cityrelationshipbetweenthetwoisaperfectmatch,HavingvisitedHangzhouseveraltimes,Sallesdescribesitas“averywellorganizedand58welcomecity”,HerecallsaNicefoodfestival,attheDragon30HotelHangzhou,wheretraditionalfood,suchassaladenicoise59(make)fromtomatoes,hard-boiledeggsandolivesanddressedwitholiveoil,andpanbagnat,60sandwichmadefromwholewheatbreadenclosingtheclassicsaladenicoise,wasserved.Theculturalexchangebetweenthetwocitiesreachedanew61(high)in2017whenHangzhouOperaandDanceDramaTheater62(stage)theshowToMeettheGrandCanalinNice,attheinvitationoftheNicegovernment,Inadditiontotheformalshow,ChineseperformersorganizedflasheventsonthestreetsofNice63(engage)morepeople.In2014theGrandCanalwaslistedasaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.Atthenews,theNicegovernmentapproachedHangzhou,keentolearnfromitsexperience.asNicewasseekingasimilarstatus.In2021,UNESCOaddedthecityofNicetoitsWorldHeritageList.“OurcandidacyforUNESCO64(support)byChina,for65wearesograteful,"saysSalles.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)假定你是李華，上星期你校組織了一次義賣活動(charitysale)。請你給英國朋友Alex寫一封郵件分享這次經歷，內容包括;1.你參加義賣的過程；2.你的感想。注意:1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearAlex,Bestregards,LiHua第二節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料,根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。Marywastheartteacherforprimaryschoolstudents.Onthisparticularday,shewasguidingthemthroughtheprocessofdrawingasceniclandscape.Akilayawned(打哈欠),clearlydisinterested-dr