2024-2025學年江蘇省揚州市揚大附中東部分校高二下學期第一次模塊學習效果調(diào)查英語試題

一、閱讀理解(★★)Participatinginartcompetitionsisessentialforstudentstogainformalrecognitionandimpresscollegeadmissionofficers.Today,wehavealistofartcompetitionsonregional,national,andinternationalscales.EarthXEco-ArtCompetitionItinvitesyoungartistsaged5-22tocreate2-Dor3-Dartthatillustratesthetheme:ProtectorsforthePlanet.Thethemecanbeinterpretedinvariousways,includingindividualstakingactiontowardsamoresustainableplanet,orhighlightingtheeffortsofenvironmentalleadersworkingtosustainecosystems.Deadline:March8,2024TheChildren’sDrawingContestSponsoredbyInternationalCertificationOrganizationNetwork,thecontest,whosethemethisyearis“PassingonOurPreciousEarthtoTheFuture”,inviteschildrenaged7-15worldwidetodrawthekindofnaturalenvironmenttheywouldliketolivein.48winnerswillreceivespecialmemorabilia.Allentrantswillreceiveaparticipationprize.Medium:Drawingswithanytypeofpaint,pastel,etc.Deadline:May31,2024SciencewithoutBordersChallengeThecompetitionisopentochildrenandyoungpeopleundertheageof16.Wewelcomeentriesfrombothgroupsandindividualstocreatearttopromotepublicawarenessoftheneedtopreserve,protect,andrestorenature.Thethemeis“TheSixthExtinction”andyoucanfocusontheprotectionofendangeredspecies.Acceptablemediaincludepaint,pencil,marker,crayon,ink,felt,andoilpastel.Deadline:March4,2024TheScholasticArtandWritingAwardsTheScholasticArtandWritingAwards,thelongest-runningliteraryandartcompetitionintheUS,providesopportunitiesandacademicawardsforcreativeyoungpeopletoexpresstheirtalent.Thethemethisyearis“TellYourClimateStory”.Studentsinthe9thto12thgradescansubmitpoetry,fictionandnonfictiontoshowtheirunderstandingofenvironmentalissues.Deadline:June10,20241.OnwhichdatecanparticipantssendtheirentriestoEarthXEco-ArtCompetition?

A．May6,2024.B．March15,2024.C．April28,2024.D．February9,2024.2.Whichcompetitionbestsuitsteenagersgoodatwritingpoems?

A．EarthXEco-ArtCompetition.B．TheChildren’sDrawingContest.C．SciencewithoutBordersChallenge.D．TheScholasticArtandWritingAwards.3.Whatdothefourcompetitionshaveincommon?

A．Theytargetstudentsundertheageof20.B．Theyareaboutenvironmentalprotection.C．Theyrequireparticipantstowriteastory.D．Theyonlyacceptentriesfromindividuals.(★★★)Peopleusuallywashtheirproducebeforeeatingtoremovesomeremainsfrompesticides(農(nóng)藥).Butareyourfruitsandvegetablesreallycleanenoughtoeat?Now14-year-oldSirishSubashfromGeorgiahaswonthe20243MYoungScientistChallengefordevelopinganAI-basedhandheldtoolthatisveryaccurateinfindingpesticideresidues(殘留物).TheninthgraderattheGwinnettSchoolofMathematics,Science,andTechnologyinSnellvillehasreceivedthetitle“America’sTopYoungScientist”,accordingtoapressreleasefromthe3MCompany.Nowinits17thyear,thechallengesupportsmiddleschoolstudentstothinkcreativelyandapplySTEMprinciplestodiscoverreal-worldsolutions.Whenthefinalistswerechosen,theywerepairedwitha3Mscientistwhoguidedthemoverthesummertohelptransformtheirideasfromjustconceptsintomodels.Sirishspentfourmonthscompetingagainstnineotherfinalistsandsecuredhiswinatthefinalchallengeeventsat3M’sglobalheadquartersinSt.Paul,Minnesota.Sirish’sjourneytowinningtheawardcamefromwatchinghismotherwashvegetablesandfruitseverydayandcautionhimtoalwaysdoso.Hewonderedwhetherwashingactuallymadeadifference.Since70percentofproduceintheUShaspestioideresiduesthatarelinkedtoillnesseslikecancerandAlzheimer’s,it’sveryimportanttoknowifthefruitsandvegetablesaresafetoeat.That’swhatPestiSCANDisdesignedtodo.Thedeviceworksbyshininglightonthesurfaceoftheproduceandmeasuringthewavelengthsthatbounceback.Sirishhastestedthedeviceonmorethan12,000foodsamplesincludingstrawberries,apples,andtomatoes.PestiSCANDusesasensorandanAI-basedprocessortoachieveanaccuracyofover85percent.Sirishaimsatmakingthistechnologywidelyaccessiblesothatconsumerswillbeabletomakesafefoodchoices.Buthestillbelievespeopleshouldwashtheirproduceanyway.Heplanstousethe$25,000prizefromthecompetitiontohelpfundhiseducationalgoalofattendingMIT.4.WhywasSirishawarded“America’sTopYoungScientist”?

A．Hedevelopedanewkindofpesticide.B．Heinventedasmartpesticidedetector.C．HeimprovedanAI-basedhandheldtool.D．Hefoundawaytoremovepesticideresidues.5.WhatinspiredSirishtomakehisachievement?

A．HisinterestintheapplicationofAItechnology.B．Histeacher’sguidanceonscientificresearch.C．Hisfamily’sdailyroutine.D．Hisambitiontowinacompetition.6.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSirish?

A．Curiousandcreative.B．Cleverandcourageous.C．Confidentandknowledgeable.D．Devotedandresponsible.7.Whatdoesthetextwanttotellus?

A．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.B．Agoodbeginningishalfdone.C．Achievementsarenotaboutage.D．Manyhandsmakelightwork.(★★★)ThisweekSurgeonGeneralVivekH.Murthyreleasedawarningabouttherisksthatsocialmediapresentstothementalhealthofchildrenandteenagers.Adolescent(青少年的)mentalhealthhasbeendecliningforyears,andanincreasingamountofresearchsuggeststhatsocialmediaplatformscouldbepartiallytoblame.Butexpertscontinuetodebatejusthowmuchimpacttheyhave.Numerousstudiesdemonstratethatadolescentratesofdepression,anxietyandlonelinesshaveskyrocketedintheU.S.andelsewheresincearoundthetimethatsmartphonesandsocialmediabecameever-present.Yettherolesocialmediaplayshasbeenwidelydebated.Someresearchershavesoundedthealarm,arguingthatsocialmediaprovidesthemostcredibleexplanationforproblemssuchasenhancedteenloneliness.Otherresearchershavebeensittingonthefence.In2019,JeffHanceck,foundingdirectoroftheSocialMediaLabatStanfordUniversity,andhiscolleaguescompletedananalysisof226scientificpapersdatingbackto2006.Theyconcludedthatsocialmediawasassociatedwithnotonlyaslightincreaseindepressionandanxietybutalsoimprovementsinfeelingsofbelongingandconnectedness.Somerecentstudieshaveattemptedtofigureoutthelinkbetweensocialmediaandmentalhealth,asking,forinstance,whethersocialmediauseiscausingdepressionorwhetherpeoplearebeingmoreactiveonsocialmediabecausethey’redepressed.Inanattempttopresentevidence,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyeconomistAlexeyMakarinandtwoofhiscolleaguesconductedmentalhealthsurveystakenbycollegestudentsacrossthecountry.Theirstudy,publishedin2022,foundthatrocketingratesofdepressionandanxietyfollowedFacebook’sarrival.Makarinsaysmuchoftheharmtheydocumentedcamefromsocialcomparisons:studentsviewedtheonlineimagesoftheirpeersandbelievedthemto“havenicerlives,partymoreoften,havemorefriendsandlookbetter.”“Intotal,there’sanincreasinglyclearpicturethat,indeed,socialmediahasanegativeimpactonmentalhealth,”Makarinsays.“Wearenotsayingthatsocialmediacanexplain100percentoftheriseofmentalhealthissues...Butitcouldpotentiallyexplainasizeableportion.”8.Whatcanbelearntaboutsocialmedia?

A．Itplaysanimportantroleintreatingmentalillness.B．Itistheleadingcauseofadolescentdepression.C．Ithasnegativeinfluenceonadolescentmentalhealth.D．Itsimpactonmentalhealthisstillunknown.9.WhatisJeffHancock’sattitudetowardssocialmedia?

A．Objective.B．Critical.C．Favorable.D．Uncaring.10.HowdoessocialmediainfluenceteenagersaccordingtoMakarin?

A．Bythreateningtheiracademicperformance.B．Bycausingthemtobeaddictedtoonlineimages.C．Bymakingthemfeelworse-offthanothers.D．Byremindingthemtobalancetheirlife.11.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A．Towarmpeopleoftheharmofusingsocialmediafrequently.B．Toexposethelinkbetweensocialmediaandmentalhealth.C．Toanalyzethecausesofworseningadolescentmentalhealth.D．Tointroduceaneffectiveapproachtohandlingmentalillness.(★★★)Inwhattheyclaimisaworldfirst,researchersinJapanhavedevelopedchopsticksthatartificiallycreatethetasteofsalt,aspartofeffortstoreducesodium(鈉)levelsinsomeofthecountry’smostpopulardishes.Thechopsticksworkusingelectricalstimulationandamini-computerwornontheeater’swristband.Thedevicetransmitssodiumionsfromfood,throughthechopsticks,tothemouthwheretheycreateasenseofsaltiness,saysHomeiMiyashita,aprofessoratMeijiUniversityinTokyo,whoselaboratorycollaboratedwiththefoodanddrinkmanufacturerKirintodevelopthedevice.Theteamplantoimprovethefirstdesignandhopetomakethechopsticksavailabletoconsumersnextyear.ThechopstickscouldfindareceptiveaudienceinJapan,wherethetraditionaldiettendstobehighinsaltduetotheuseofcomponentssuchasmisoandsoysauce.TheaverageJapaneseadultconsumesabout10gramsofsaltaday,doubletheamountrecommendedbytheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO).Thehealthministryhasproposedreducingdailysaltintaketoamaximumof7.5gramsformenand6.5gramsforwomen.Thechopsticksuse“veryweakelectricity—notenoughtoaffectthehumanbody—toadjustthefunctionofionssuchassodiumchlorideandsodiumglutamatetochangetheperceptionoftastebymakingfoodseemtotastestrongerorweaker”,Kirinsaidinastatement.MiyashitaandKirinsaidclinicaltestsonpeoplewhofollowalow-sodiumdiethadconfirmedthatthedeviceenhancesthesaltytasteoflow-sodiumfoodbyabout1.5times.Highsaltintakecancontributetohighbloodpressure,theleadingcauseofheartattacksandstrokes.“Topreventthesediseases,weneedtoreducetheamountofsaltwetake,”saidKirinresearcherAiSato.“Ifwetrytoavoidtakinglesssaltinaconventionalway,wewouldneedtosufferthepainofcuttingourfavouritefoodfromourdiet,orsuffereatingfoodwithverylittletaste.”Miyashita’slabhasalsoinventedalickableTVscreenthatimitatestheflavoursofvariousfoods.12.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellus?

A．Howthechopstickswork.B．Whattheteamplanstodo.C．Whatthedeviceisdesignedfor.D．Howasenseofsaltinessiscreated.13.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraphthree?

A．ThechopsticksmaybepopularinJapan.B．TheJapanesetraditionaldietsarehighinsalt.C．TheWHOadvisedanadulttotake20gramsofsaltaday.D．Awomanshouldeatatleast6.5gramsofsalteveryday.14.Whatisadirectresultofthechopsticksaccordingtoclinicaltests?

A．Foodcanhavestrongerorweakerflavours.B．Low-sodiumfoodtastessaltierthanitactuallyis.C．Peoplearelesslikelytohaveheartattacksandstrokes.D．Wemaynotbeabletoeatourfavouritefoodanymore.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．Japanconductsclinicaltestsonlow-sodiumdietsB．Japanesehigh-techsaltychopsticksgainpopularityC．JapaninventselectronicchopsticksmakingfoodtastesaltyD．Japaneseresearchersreducesodiumlevelsinpopulardishes(★★★)Thereyouwere,sittinginaclassroom,practicingwritinglettersandwords.Maybeyouwereprinting(手寫印劇字體)them,ormaybeyouwerelearningcursive(草體).Atsomepoint,youprobablyaskedyourself,“WhydoIneedtoknowhowtowritewhenall1needistopressthekeysonacomputer?”16Italsohelpsyouremembertheinformationthatyouwritedown.17Actually,beginnerprintingisusuallyverymessy,andsometimeswecannoteventellwhatthelettersare.Also,theshapeofeachlettercanchangeeachtimeachildtriestowriteit.Butrememberthateverytimeachildseesaletterthatlooksalittledifferentbutstillhasthesamename,ithelpsthechild’sbraintolearnthatletter.Researchhasalsoshownthatifyouwrotesomethingbyhand,youwouldrememberitbetterthanifyoutypeditonyourcomputer!Whydoesthishappen?18Butspeedmaybetheproblem!Whenwetypeinformation,wetendtotypeexactlywhattheteacherissaying.Withoutthinkingaboutit.Writingbyhandtakeslonger,sowecannotrecordeverythingtheteachersays.Whenwriting,wetendtoputthingsintoourownwordsorsummarizewhattheteachersays.19Insummary,writingbyhandcanhelpyoulearnnewthingslikeletters,butitalsoallowsyoutorememberinformationbetterthanifyoutypedit.Itdoesnotmatterhowyouwrite—printing,cursive,abbreviations(宿寫).20So,keepwriting!

A．Thatmakesthingsaloteasier.B．Itjustmattersthatyouwritebyhand.C．Surelyitisquickertotypeduringalecturethantowrite,right?D．Whatdidyourprintinglooklikewhenyoufirststartedtowrite?E．Inaway,takingnotesbyhandisawayofstudyingwhilewearelearning!F．Well,inshort,writingbyhandhelpsyoulearnasetofsymbolsmoreeasily.G．Whenpeoplewriteletters,theyactivelyseeandfeelthelettersbeingwritten.二、完形填空(★★★)TheLastLectureRandyPauschwasaprofessorofcomputerscienceatCarnegieMellonUniversityandoneofthepioneersofvirtualtechnology.TheLastLecturebyhimisworld-knownasoneversionoffairytales,withmorethan5million_______soldintheUnitedStatesalone.Randyhadbeeninformedbyhisdoctortobeinthe_______stageofcancer,beforehewasonceinvitedtogivealectureunderthesamename.Randymarriedhisdreamloverandhadthreelovelychildren._______,hewouldbeabsentfromtheirfuturelifeforever.So,inhisremaininglife,hetriedto_______hisfamily.Thenagainheintendedtomakesome_______arrangementstoensurethattheirfuturelife,atleastintermsofmaterial,wasascomfortableaspossible.Heusedhistimeof_______tokeephisbodyactiveeveryday.Once,twice...withthepermissionofhisbody,Randy_______ridingtostrengthenhisbody,hopingtohavemoretimeto_______togetherthethingsheshouldhavetoldhischildrenslowlyinthenext20yearsintothosesmallstories.Whenthechildrengrowupandcanread,Randyhopestheycanbe_______thattheirfatherlovesthemdeeply,eventhoughheis__________.Inthisbook,inanaspectofengineering,Randytoldhiskidsthatnothingisperfect,andtheyshouldlearntodotheirbestwithlimited__________—youcan’tcontrolthecardsyou’re__________,butjusthowyouplaythehand—probablythatiswhatRandywantedto__________tohiskids.Ashisco-authorJeffreyZaslowputit,the__________thatRandyhopedtopersonallyteachhischildrenabouthowtofacelife,aswellastherichcontentofthisbook,isnotonlyagifttoallstudents,teachers,andparents,butalsothosewith__________intheworld.21.A．copiesB．originalsC．collectionsD．versions22.A．earlyB．minorC．initialD．a(chǎn)dvanced23.A．UndoubtedlyB．UnfortunatelyC．AdmittedlyD．Seemingly24.A．supportB．remindC．a(chǎn)ccompanyD．reward25.A．financialB．virtualC．a(chǎn)lternativeD．educational26.A．cyclingB．teachingC．lecturingD．recovering27.A．wonderedaboutB．a(chǎn)ppealedtoC．weighedupD．stuckwith28.A．filmB．pressC．restoreD．track29.A．encouragedB．confidentC．threatenedD．a(chǎn)mazed30.A．disabledB．criticalC．a(chǎn)bnormalD．gone31.A．relativesB．welfareC．resourcesD．capacity32.A．dealtB．a(chǎn)wardedC．broughtD．left33.A．distributeB．declareC．communicateD．spread34.A．strengthB．truthC．creativityD．wisdom35.A．dreamsB．priorityC．solidarityD．superiority三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TheWestLakeisalwaystoppingthelistwithitsbeauty,andits36(important)inliteraryandartistichistorywhenatouristcomestoHangzhou,Zhejiangprovince.TheWestLakeandthehillssurroundingitsthreesides37(inspire)scholarsandartistssincethe9thcentury.Thegreen-coloredLianlian,oneofthethreemascots(吉祥物)ofthe19thAsianGamesinHangzhou,isinspiredbylotus(荷花)38(leaf)intheWestLake.Lianliannotonlyrepresentspurityandopening-up,39alsoexpressesthewishofbuildingasharedfutureformankind.TheWestLakehas10poeticallynamedscenicareas,40(make)itanoutstandingexampleofaculturallandscape.Itconsists41temples,pagodas,gardensanddecorativetrees,aswellasartificialislands.Theseadditionshavebeenmade42(improve)thelandscapewestofHangzhou.In2011,theWestLakeCulturalLandscape,43includestheWestLakeandthenearbyhills,wasincludedinUNESCO’sWorldHeritageList.AsUNESCOsaysonitsofficialwebsite,“As44matteroffact,theWestLakehas45(huge)influencedgardendesignintherestofChina,aswellasJapanandtheRepublicofKorea,forcenturies.”四、書信寫作(★★★)46.學校英語俱樂部將組織關(guān)于“生活中具有重大影響的科技產(chǎn)品”的討論，請你作為代表發(fā)言，內(nèi)容包括：1.介紹一項產(chǎn)品及其影響；2.對該產(chǎn)品的展望。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題紙的相應位置作答。Goodmorning,everyone!___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、書面表達(★★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Ihadbeenswimmingcompetitivelyforfiveyearsbutaftersuchalongtime,Iwasreadytoquit.IwasoftentheonlyAfricanAmericanattheswimmingcompetitionsandourteamcouldn’taffordgooduniforms.However,mynumber-onereasonforwantingtoquitwasthatIkeptreceiving“Honorablementions”(安慰獎).Anyathleteknowsthatyoudon’twanttohaveabookshelffullof“HonorableMentions”,whichyougetjustbecauseyoushowedup.Onesummerday,thedaybeforeabigswimmeet,IdecidedtobreakthenewstomygrandmathatIwasquittingtheswimteam.WhenItoldher,shelookedmeintheeyeandsaid,“Baby,rem