2024-2025學(xué)年江蘇省蘇州市吳中區(qū)江蘇省外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)校高二年級(jí)第二學(xué)期階段測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題

一、閱讀理解(★★★)Wakeupenergeticallyat6am,exerciseforoveranhourafterfresheningup,andstudyproductivelythroughouttheday.Thisdailyroutineisfrequentlyfeaturedinvlogsonsocialmediawiththethemeof“self-discipline(自律)”.Butwhentryingoutsuchaschedule,manyofusmayfeelexhausted.Isitjustbecausewearelazy?Whydosomepeopleseemtohavesomuchenergy?Geneticdifferences,tostartwith,cansignificantlyinfluenceourenergylevels.AtinypartinourDNAcalledSNPscanhelptoexplain8.4percentoffatigue(疲勞)cases,accordingtoa2018study.AstudypublishedinthejournalNaturereportedthat,ingeneral,genesaffecttirednessbyanamountrangingfrom6to50percent.Nevertheless,there’sawholelotmoreyoucanexploreaboutyourenergylevels.Thefoodyoueatgivesyouenergy.However,there’sanoften-ignoredelement-VitaminD.Astudypublishedin2019inthejournalNutrientsnotedthatolderadultswithreducedvitaminDlevelsexperiencedfatiguemorethanthosewithnormallevels.YoucangetasufficientamountofitbysunbathingorconsumingenoughVitamin-D-richfoods,suchasfish,eggsandmilk.AnotheranalysispublishedinNutrientsfoundthateatingfoodshighinsaturatedfat(飽和脂肪)islinkedtoexcessivedaytimesleepiness.Thesefoodsprobablyincludesomeofyourfavorites:butter,cheese,icecream,andfriedfoods.Evenifaworkoutleavesyousweatyandoutofbreath,exercisecanactuallyincreaseyourenergy.“Whenyouexercise,youreleasehormoneslikeadrenaline(腎上腺素),”SabrenaJo,anexpertattheAmericanCouncilonExercise,toldtheHealthwebsite.“Thishormoneactuallytellsourbodiestoignorefeelingsofpainandfatiguewhileenhancingbloodflowtolargemuscles.”This“excitement”inyourbodycanlastforseveralhours.Exercisehelps,butonlytoapoint.Thosewhoexercisetoofrequentlymayexperiencenegativeimpactsontheirenergylevels.It’salsoimportanttonotethatlowenergylevelscouldbeyourbody’swayoftellingyouthatyouhaveanunderlyingproblem.Irondeficiency(缺鐵)andanemia(貧血)aretwoexamplesofhealthconditionsthatcanincreasefatigue.1.Whydosomepeopleseemtohavemoreenergythanothers,accordingtothetext?

A．Theyarestrictwiththemselves.B．Theyfollowadisciplinedroutine.C．Theyarebornnaturallyenergetic.D．TheyhavemoreSNPstostayactive.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutVitaminD?

A．Wecangetitbybathinginthesun.B．Itslevelsaredefinitelylowerinolderadults.C．Itseffectonourenergyisuniversallyrecognized.D．Thelargeramountofitweget,themoreenergeticwewillbe.3.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheeffectofexerciseonourenergylevels?

A．Itreducesthebody’sneedforrest.B．Itconstantlyboostsourenergylevels.C．Itcanleadtotirednessifdonetoooften.D．Itslowsdownthereleaseofadrenaline.4.Whatmightitindicateifyouconstantlyfeellowonenergy?

A．Youaresimplylazyandlackmotivation.B．Youmayhavesomehealthissuethatneedsattention.C．YoumustadjustyourdietandincreasevitaminDintake.D．Youshouldsurelyexercisemoretoboostyourenergylevels.(★★★)Mostpeoplehatemosquitoes—butscientistsareabouttobuilda“mosquitofactory”toreleasemodifiedmosquitoes.ThemodifiedmosquitoescarryabacteriumcalledWolbachiapipientis(沃爾巴克氏菌),whichcanbenaturallyfoundinmostinsectspecies.However,it’srarelydiscoveredinmosquitoes.“Weactuallygrowthesemosquitoesthatcontainthebacterium,”ScottO’Neill,anAustralianscientistwhoisinvolvedintheproject,toldCBCNews.Whenthemodifiedmosquitoesarereleased,theyslowlyspreadthebacteriumtothepopulation.Severalstudieshavedemonstratedtheinsects’success.Forexample,acontrolledexperimentinIndonesiashowedthatthemodifiedinsecthelpedreducethecasesofthediseasedengue(登革熱)by77percent,accordingtoastudypaperpublishedin2021.TheWorldMosquitoProgramhasannouncedthatitwillreleasemodifiedmosquitoesinmanyofBrazil’surbanareasoverthenext10years.Theaimistoprotectupto70millionpeoplefromdiseasessuchasdengue,adiseasemainlyspreadbymosquitoes.Denguepatientsmayhavemildsymptoms(癥狀)likefever,butseverecasescanleadtodeath.Brazilhasoneofthehighestratesofdengueinfectionintheworld,accordingtotheNaturewebsite.“Morethan1,000peoplediedofdenguein2022becauseofthespreadofmosquitoes.It’sgoingeverywhere,”LucianoMoreira,ascientistattheOswaldoCruzFoundationinRiodeJaneiro,Brazil,toldCBCNews.Anotherwaytopreventmosquitoesfromspreadingdiseasesisbyproducinggeneticallymodified(GM，轉(zhuǎn)基因的)mosquitoes.In2022,theUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyclearedthereleaseof2.4billionGMmosquitoesinCaliforniaandFlorida.Accordingtotheagency,GMmosquitoescarrytwotypesofgenes:aself-limitinggenethatpreventsfemaleoffspring(后代)fromsurvivingtoadulthood;andamarkergenethatallowsresearcherstoidentifyGMonesinthewild.Afterbeingreleased,GMmosquitoeslayeggs,sothegenesarepassedontooffspring.Inthisway,thenumberoffemalemosquitoesisreduced,thereforereducingthechanceofspreadingdisease.5.WhyarethemodifiedmosquitoesgrownaccordingtoScottO’Neill?

A．Topreventmosquitoesfrombitingpeople.B．Tomakemoneyforthescientistsinvolved.C．Toreducethenumberofinsectsintheworld.D．TospreadabacteriumcalledWolbachiapipientis.6.WhatcanwelearnaboutthereleaseofmodifiedmosquitoesinBrazil?

A．Thedecisiontodosoisonlybasedonscientificresearch.B．Theprogramwillimmediatelyreducedenguecasesby77%.C．ThehighinfectionrateofdengueinBrazilisakeyfactortoit.D．Theprogramaimstoremovedenguecompletelywithinthenextdecade.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cleared”inparagraph6mean?

A．Permitted.B．Removed.C．Disturbed.D．Restricted.8.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheBenefitsofMosquitoesB．ModifiedMosquitoestoFightDiseasesC．TheWorldMosquitoProgram’sSuccessD．GeneticEngineeringinMedicalResearch(★★★)Areyouasgoodatthingsasyouthinkyouare?Howgoodareyouatmanagingmoney?Areyoubetterthanaverageatgrammar?Psychologicalresearchsuggeststhatwe’renotverygoodatevaluatingourselvesaccurately.9.ThisphenomenoniscalledtheDunning-Krugereffect.10.Onaverage,peopletendtoratethemselvesbetterthanmostinhealth,leadershipskills,andbeyond.What’sparticularlyinterestingisthatthosewiththeleastabilityoftenoverratetheirskillstothegreatestextent.WhenpsychologistsDunningandKrugerfirstdescribedtheeffectin1999,theyarguedthatpeoplelackingknowledgeandskillinparticularareassufferadoublecurse(禍根).Theymakemistakesandreachpoordecisions.11Inotherwords,poorperformerslacktheknowledgeneededtorecognizehowbadlythey’redoing.Theeffectshowspeopleusuallydoadmittheirweaknessesoncetheycanspotthem.Thismaybewhypeoplewithaverageknowledgeorskilloftenhavelessconfidenceintheirabilities.12Meanwhile,expertstendtobeawareofjusthowknowledgeabletheyare.Buttheyoftenmakeadifferentmistake:theyassumethateveryoneelseisknowledgeable,too.13Whenthey’reunskilled,theycan’tseetheirownfaults.Whenthey’reextremelycompetent,theydon’tperceivehowunusualtheirabilitiesare.Sowhatcanwedo?First,askforfeedbackfromothers.Second,keeplearning.Themoreknowledgeablewebecome,thelesslikelywearetohaveinvisibleholesinourcompetence.

A．Actually,weoftenoverestimateourownabilities.B．Theyallhaveincompetencetheydon’trecognize.C．Inshort,peopleareoftencaughtininaccurateself-perception.D．Theyknowenoughtoknowthatthere’salottheydon’tknow.E．Thiseffectexplainswhypeopledisplayimaginarysuperiority.F．Knowinghowcompetentweareismorethanaself-confidenceboost.G．Butthoseknowledgegapsalsopreventthemfromcatchingtheirerrors.二、完形填空(★★★)Weallrememberourfirstdaysofhigh-school,college,ourfirstjob.Weallrememberthefeelingsofbutterfliesinourstomachswhenwetookour________stepsintothosepositions,thefeelingthatwewereunqualifiedforwhatweweredoing,thatwedidn’t________.Whatifmycoworkersdon’tlikeme?WhatifImesseverythingup?Thesearethe________thatrunthroughyourmindduringthosefirstfewdaysasyoutiptoeyourwayaroundtheworkplace,being________thatyoudon’tdoanythingthatwillgetyounoticed,withthe________thatwhentheynoticeyou,youwillmessup.Buteventuallyyoudogetnoticed,andyoudon’tmessup,andsoonyoudevelopa________.Ithasonlybeenaweekandyouhavealreadyfallenintoarhythm.Youwalkintoyourworkplaceand________tothereceptionistwhonowknowsyoubyname,yougetyoumorningcoffeeand________aconversationwithacoworkerwhoyou’vequicklydevelopedafriendshipwith.Whereasbeforeyoulookedaround________forthesugarandcream,nowthelocationisfamiliarandyou________itimmediately.Youwalktoyourdesk,takeasipofcoffee,andlookoveryourdaily________thathasbecomealltoofamiliartoyou.Younoticeanewtaskthatyouhaven’tencounteredbefore,butyounolongerfeel________andfearofmessingitup.Youhave________aweekinthisplacewithoutmessingup,peoplehave________youonhowgoodofajobyou’vedone,andyoubelonghere.A________creepsoveryourfaceasyoulookforwardtoundertakingthisnewunprovenchallenge.Thedaybeginsandyoufallintoyourrhythm.14.A．firstB．quickC．bigD．light15.A．a(chǎn)chieveB．belongC．finishD．find16.A．opinionsB．memoriesC．excusesD．thoughts17.A．braveB．carefulC．determinedD．patient18.A．despairB．desireC．fearD．promise19.A．careerB．relationshipC．habitD．rhythm20.A．sayhelloB．makeanapologyC．wavegoodbyeD．tellastory21.A．endinB．giveupC．strikeupD．cutin22.A．confusedlyB．curiouslyC．impatientlyD．hurriedly23.A．takeinB．searchforC．thinkofD．reachfor24.A．workB．reportC．scheduleD．routine25.A．pleasureB．respectC．uncertaintyD．loneliness26.A．survivedB．plannedC．surprisedD．regretted27.A．a(chǎn)dvisedB．congratulatedC．lecturedD．questioned28.A．wrinkleB．smileC．frownD．sorrow三、語(yǔ)法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM)andnightmarkets,two29(seem)unrelatedthings,haverecentlybecomeatrendingcombination30(chase)afterbyyoungpeopleinChina.Insteadoftakingplaceinhospitalsorclinicsduringofficehours,consultations,prescriptions,acupuncture,anddietaryadviceofferedbycertifiedTCMdoctorsinthebusyatmosphereofnightmarkets31(attract)asignificantnumberofyoungpeoplesofar.Youngpeoplemaynothavetimetovisithospitalsduringthedayduetowork32(commit),sothistrendhasquicklycaughttheirattention.Intoday’sfast-pacedlifestyle,youngpeople’sawarenessofhealthandwellnessisgraduallyincreasing33thisformofnightmarketscaterstotheirhealthneeds.Besides,thenightmarketenvironmentis34(relax)thanhospitals,andtheattitudeofhealthcareprovidersismoreapproachable,35(improve)theoverallhealthcareexperienceandincreasingpatientengagement.Visitorsusedtoexperiencearegion’sculturethroughnightmarkets,36theycanfindavarietyofgoods,37clothingandgroceriestolocalhandicrafts,souvenirsandstreetfood.NowTCMgivesthemonemorereasontogo.TCMhaslongbeenapartofChinesepeople’sdailylife;itsincreasingaccessibilityandintegrationarenowgivingthisancienttraditionmore38(strong)andvitality.四、單詞拼寫(★★)39.Sorrytob________you,butcouldIspeaktoyouforamoment?(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★★)40.Idon’twanttogofortheparty,f________,Ihavenotimetodoso.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★)41.Therainhadstoppedandastarortwowasv________overthemountains.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★★)42.Regularexercises________theheart,therebyreducingtheriskofheartattack.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★)43.Anearthquakehashitthecapital,causingdamagetobuildingsandp________amongthepopulation.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★★★)44.Itwasafactinhumanhistorythatagreatartistwouldneverbea________untilafterhewasdead.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★)45.Itisfineandhealthyforteenstocultivatetheirpersonalinterests,anditisgoodnewswhenyoungpeopleenjoyh________relationswiththeirfamilyandfriends.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★)46.Onlywheneachlogicalstephasbeencheckedbyotherscientistswillthe________(證明)beaccepted.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)(★★)47.Hewasaccusedofacrimeatthetrialandmeanwhilehecouldnot________(說服)hisaudiencetobelievehisinnocence.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)48.Asmostofusforgetmemoriesfromourfirstfewyearsaswegrowolder,thisearlylong-termmemorieswilllikelybelostin________(隨后的)years.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)49.In________(評(píng)估)historicalpersonages,weshouldnotlosesightofspecifichistoricalconditions.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)(★★)50.Beforetheinventionoftelevision,peoplespenttheir________(閑暇)timeinmoreactiveandsocialpursuits.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)(★★)51.Between1914and1920largepartsofAlbaniawere________(占領(lǐng))bytheItalians.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)(★★)52.TheNASAEducationalLaunchofNanoSatelliteprogram,whichoffersfreelaunchesforeducationalgroupsandscience________(任務(wù)),isnowopentoU.S.nonprofitcorporationsaswell.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)(★★)53.Ineverymomentandevery________(情況),youcanchoosetohavefuller,richerlifebysettingaclearintention.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)五、語(yǔ)法填空(★★★)54.Thereisnodoubtthattheprotectionoffolkcultureis______greatsignificance.(用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空)(★★★)55.Ourteachersalwaystellustobelievein________wedoandwhoweareifwewanttosucceed.(用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空)(★★★)56.Everybodymakesmistakes;that’s_________theyputerasersonpencils.(用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空)(★★★)57.Itissuggestedthatthisexperiment________(do)atlowtemperature.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)(★★★)58.________mattersmostiswhetheryouarewillingtolearnandtost