2024-2025學年天津津南實驗高二下學期6月月考英語試題一、單項選擇(★★)1.—Listeningtothemusicisthebestwaytokilltimeonthetrain.—________!Inevergotravelingwithoutmusic.

A．Don’tmentionitB．DefinitelynotC．That’strueD．Welldone(★★★)2.Ihaveadeep________forthecitywhereIspentmychildhood.

A．a(chǎn)dmissionB．a(chǎn)dditionC．a(chǎn)ffectionD．a(chǎn)daptation(★★★)3._________asoneofFrance’greatestwriters,VictorHugoiscelebratedasthe“ShakespeareofFrance”.

A．RegardB．BeingregardedC．HavingregardedD．Regarded(★★★)4.Nearlyeveryjobis________atriskinthelongrun.

A．independentlyB．potentiallyC．immorallyD．illegally(★★★)5.WithMayDay_________,Iwanttoseizethisopportunitytorelax.

A．onthecontraryB．onthewholeC．onthehorizonD．onthespot(★★★)6.________volcanoesformanyyears,Iamstillamazedattheirbeauty.

A．TostudyB．StudyingC．HavingstudiedD．Studied(★★)7.Tommyisgifted.Bythetimehegraduated,he________jobsbyseveralcomputercompanies.

A．hadbeenofferedB．hasbeenofferedC．hadofferedD．hasoffered.(★★★)8.Iwillneverforgetthescene________yousawmeoffintearsatthestation.

A．whichB．whyC．whenD．where(★★)9.Ineedtofindsomeproperwaysto______thestressinmylife.

A．comparewithB．consistofC．backdownD．copewith(★★★)10.Iaminterestedin_________youhaveimprovedyourspokenEnglishinsuchashorttime.

A．howB．whichC．whenD．if(★★★)11.Severalnewlinesarebeingbuiltnowand______inthenearfuture.

A．a(chǎn)recompletedB．a(chǎn)rebeingcompletedC．willcompleteD．willbecompleted(★★★)12.Beliefsthatonlytalentedpeoplearecreative______ourconfidenceinourcreativeabilities.

A．shortenB．toughenC．ripenD．weaken(★★★)13.I______beforeIcametothenewcompany,formycolleagueshereareveryfriendlyandhelpfultome.

A．couldn’tworryB．couldn’thaveworriedC．needn’tworryD．needn’thaveworried(★★★)14.—Areyougoingtohaveyourarticlepublished?—______It’stoogoodanopportunitytomiss.

A．Noproblem!B．Whybother?C．Whyme?D．That’sforsure.(★★★)15.______theorymustbecloselyconnectedwithpracticeisabasicruleweshouldalwayskeepinmind.

A．ThatB．WhenC．HowD．Why二、完形填空(★★★)JenellewasanewandkindHampshirewoman.Shehas_________nearly$400,000foranelderlydisabledveteran(退伍軍人)namedDonald,whohasbeen_________tokeepupwithbillswhilecaringforhiswifewhowasinhospital.ThestorybeganwhenJenellemetDonaldatapawn(典當)shopinManchester,wherehewaspawningjewelryto_________hisbills.DonaldsharedwithJenellethe_________situationshewasin:the_________hadincreased,andhewasfindingitincreasinglydifficulttomakeendsmeetwhilecaringforhiswife.He_________theymightlosetheirhomeandthathisbelovedwifecouldendupinacarecenterduetotheir_________problem.Deeplymovedbyhissituation,Jenelle_________tookaction.Shegathered$1,300fromherownsavingsand_________fromfriendsandfamilytohelpthe90-year-old.Thewoman’ssupportdidn’t____________there.JenellesetupaGoFundMepageforDonald,andthe____________washeartwarming.Donations____________fromaroundtheworld,bringingthetotaltonearly$400,000.Seeinglotsofstrangers’support,Donaldwas____________,tearfullystressingthathewas“justanordinaryman”.ButasJenelleexplainedtohim,he’smuchmorethanthattothepeoplewhohavebeen____________byhisstory.Thesedays,Jenelle____________themovingmomentwhenshetoldDonaldabouttheunbelievable____________ofstrangers.“Itoldhimthatmeantthateveryoneintheworldwasseeingthisand____________forwardtodonate,”shesaid.“EvenbeforeItoldhimtheamounthecouldn’tbelievethe____________ofstrangersacrosstheworld.”Thisamazingactofkindnessshowshowthe____________ofstrangerscanchangelives,offering____________tothosewhoneeditmost.16.A．paidB．raisedC．earnedD．borrowed17.A．survivingB．strikingC．strugglingD．suffering18.A．coverB．testC．a(chǎn)ddD．cost19.A．excitingB．regularC．differentD．tough20.A．rentB．standardC．businessD．experience21.A．convincedB．fearedC．decidedD．a(chǎn)nnounced22.A．mentalB．physicalC．legalD．financial23.A．graduallyB．rarelyC．instantlyD．narrowly24.A．contributionsB．memoriesC．expectationsD．impressions25.A．changeB．stopC．a(chǎn)ppearD．a(chǎn)pproach26.A．a(chǎn)chievementB．responsibilityC．responseD．target27.A．pouredinB．focusedonC．brokeinD．tookon28.A．surprisedB．movedC．disappointedD．satisfied29.A．botheredB．persuadedC．touchedD．a(chǎn)ppreciated30.A．suspectedB．a(chǎn)cceptedC．passedD．shared31.A．generosityB．braveryC．loyaltyD．honesty32.A．puttingB．lookingC．searchingD．stepping33.A．a(chǎn)ttitudeB．kindnessC．effortD．motivation34.A．patienceB．unselfishnessC．inspirationD．joy35.A．a(chǎn)dviceB．interestC．hopeD．profit三、閱讀理解(★★)TheAI(人工智能)haschangedourlives.TherearefourusefulAIinventionshere.

JiugeTheAIcanremember300,000Chinesepoemsclearly.What’smore,itcanwriteapoeminaveryshorttime.InaCCTVshow,Jiugebeatthreegreatpoemfansfromafamouscollege.ForpheusTheping-pongrobotcanplayinaneasywaywithabeginnerandadifficultwaywithabetterplayer.What’smore,itnotonlyencouragesplayerswithwordslike“Goodjob!”butalsogivessomegoodadvicetoimprovetheirskills.Self-drivingAIItcandrivethecarmoresafelythanhumans.Itdoesn’tdrinkwineandneverfeelstired.Itcandowhatwehumansdo.Forexample,ifacarwiththisAIhaspassedabus,itwillflash(閃)twowhitelightssidetosidetoshowthankstothebus.FacialRecognition(人臉識別)ItisusedalotintheworldsuchasACS.ACSwon’tletastrangerinwithoutthehouseowner’spermission(允許).

Payingbyfacialrecognitioniscommonnow.

ThepoliceinHangzhouevencaughtacriminal(罪犯)ataconcertwithitshelp.36.WhyisJiugespecial?

A．Becauseitcanplaytheviolin.B．Becauseitcandrivecarssafely.C．Becauseit’sgoodatpoems.D．BecauseitwasonCCTV.37.WhatwillForpheusdowhileplaying?

A．Itwillguesswhatjobtheplayeris.B．Itwillbeangryiftheplayerisabeginner.C．Itwillsay“Whatashame!”totheplayer.D．Itwillchangeitswayofplayingaccordingtodifferentplayers.38.WhendoestheSelf-drivingAIcarflashtwowhitelightssidetoside?

A．Whenithaspassedothervehicles.B．Whenthecarwantstoslowdown.C．Whenthecarisreadytospeedup.D．Whenthecarhastostop.39.HowdoesACSusefacialrecognitionaccordingtothepassage?

A．ACSletsallstrangersenterfreely.B．ACSdoesnotusefacialrecognitionatall.C．ACSusesfacialrecognitiontoallowentrytoapprovedindividuals.D．ACShassomethingtodowithcrime40.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．NoonecanbeatForpheus.B．Jiugehaswritten300,000poems.C．Self-drivingAIcanmakesubwaytrainssafer.D．FacialRecognitionhelpedthepolicecatchacriminal.(★★★)IwasoneofthosechildrenwhoenjoyedcountingtotenindifferentlanguageswhileIbrushedmyteeth.WhenIwenttouniversity,IchosetomajorinFrenchandSpanish.IcannotsayIstudiedparticularlyhard;thoughIdidgettoliveinParisandthenBarcelona,whereIhadmanyopportunitiestopursuemyvariousinterestsandhobbies.IwasfrequentlyaskedaboutwhatIplannedto“do”withmylanguagedegree,anditwasn’tuntilafteradecadeofthinkingthatIfinallyhadasatisfyingresponse.Ialwaystakeexceptiontotheideathatlanguageisjusta“tool”—ameanstoaskfordirectionsordefendyourselfwhenyouhavetroublewiththelocals.ItdepressesmetohearpeoplesaythatAIwillmakelanguagelearningpointless.Tome,languageisnotjustsomethingtobeused.Itshapesthewayweperceiveandexperiencetheworld.Thisisnotanovelinsight.EdwardSapirandBenjaminLeeWhorfweremadefamousbythefilmArrival.Theyproposedthatthestructureoflanguageinformsthethinkingstyleandworldviewofitsspeakers,andthatlanguagedetermineshowweseetheworld.The18th-centuryGermanRomanticphilosopherJohannGeorgHamannalsowrotethatthefeaturesofapeople’slanguagewillcorrespondtothedirectionoftheirmentality.It’samatterofdebateastowhetherspeakersofGuuguYimithirr,anativelanguageinAustralia,haveabettersenseofnavigation(導航)becauseoftheirlanguage.Ithinkitdoes.Wherewe(Englishspeakers)useleftandright,forwardandback,speakersofthislanguageusenorth,south,eastandwest.Todothis,theymustknowwherenorthisatalltimes.Theyorient(確定方位)themselvesmoreskillfullythanwedo.Tolearnanotherlanguageisnotjusttogetbyabitmoreeasilywhenyougoonholiday.It’stolearntoperceivetheworlddifferently,tothinkdifferently,andeventobesomeonedifferent.Andthat,inturn,throwslightonyournativelanguage,yourcultureandyourself.41.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?

A．Hehadaclearcareerplan.B．Heisalanguageenthusiast.C．Hedislikeslivingindifferentcities.D．Hestruggledtoachievehiscollegedegree.42.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“takeexceptionto”inparagraph2mean?

A．Tryout.B．Hitupon.C．Putforward.D．Disapproveof.43.Whydoestheauthormentiondifferenthistoricalfiguresinparagraph3?

A．Tocomparetheirviewsonlanguage.B．Tohonortheircontributions.C．Tosupporthisargument.D．Toexplainanewinsight.44.Whatdoestheauthortrytoexplainaboutlanguageinparagraph4?

A．Itsguidingroleinourlife.B．Itsdevelopmentthroughouthistory.C．Itsimportanceinsocialinteraction.D．Itsimpactonourculturalidentities.45.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．LanguageIsKeytoLearningB．LanguageShapesOurRealityC．EnvironmentsAffectOurWorldViewD．CulturesPromoteEmotionalExpression(★★★)LaoZioncesaid,“Careaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkandyouwillalwaysbetheirprisoner.”People-pleasing,orseekingself-worththroughothers’approval,isunproductiveandanexhaustingwaytogothroughlife.Whydoweallowwhatothersthinkofustohavesomuchpoweroverhowwefeelaboutourselves?Ifit’struethatyoucan’tpleaseallpeopleallofthetime,wouldn’titmakesensetostoptrying?Unfortunately,senseoftenisn’tdrivingourbehavior.Forsocialbeingswhodesireloveandbelonging,wantingtobeliked,andcaringabouttheeffectwehaveonothers,ishealthyandallowsustomakeconnections.However,wherewegetintotroubleiswhenourself-worthisdependentonwhetherwewinsomeone’sapprovalornot.Thisneedtobelikedcanbetracedbacktowhenwewerechildrenandwerecompletelydependentonotherstotakecareofus:Smallchildrenarenotjustlearninghowtowalkandcommunicate,theyarealsotryingtolearnhowtheworldworks.Welearnaboutwhoweareandwhatisexpectedofusbasedoninteractionswithothersso,toafour-year-old,ifMommyorDaddydoesn’tlikehimorher,thereisthedangerthattheywillabandonthem.Weneedtounderstandthatwhenwedesperatelywantsomeonetoapproveofus,it’sbeingdrivenbythatlittlekidpartofusthatisstillafraidofbeingabandoned.Asyoubecomemorecapableofprovidingyourselfwiththeapprovalyouseek,yourneedforexternalapprovalwillstarttodisappear,leavingyoustronger,moreconfident,andyes,happierinyourlife.Imaginehowmuchtimeweloseeachmomentwerestrainourauthenticselvesinanefforttobeliked.Ifwebaseourworthontheopinionsofothers,wecheatourselvesofthepowertoshapeourexperiencesandembracelifenotonlyforothersbutalsoforourselves,becauseultimately,thereisnodifference.Soembracethecliché(老話)andloveyourselfasyou’llnotregretit.46.WhatcanweconcludefromLaoZi’squotation?

A．Weshouldseethroughotherpeople’sattempttomakeaprisonerofus.B．Wecanneverreallypleaseotherpeopleevenifwetryashardaswecan.C．Wecanneverbetrulyfreeifwecareaboutothers’opinionofus.D．Weshouldcareaboutotherpeople’sviewasmuchastheycareaboutourown.47.Whatwillhappenifwebaseourself-worthonotherpeople’sapproval?

A．OurdesiretobelovedwillbefulledB．OurIdentityassocialbeingswillbeaffected.C．Ourlifewillbeunfruitfulandexhausting.D．Oursenseofselfwillbesharpenedandenhanced.48.Whatmaybethereasonforourneedtobelikedorapprovedof?

A．Ourdesperatelongingforinteractionswithothers.B．Ourunderstandingoftheworkingsoftheworld.C．Ourknowledgeaboutthepainofbeingabandoned.D．Ourearlychildhoodfearofbeingabandoned.49.Whatcanwedowhenwebecomebetterabletoprovideourselveswiththedesiredapproval?

A．Enjoyahappierlife.B．Exerciseself-restraint.C．Receivemoreexternalapproval.D．Strengthenourpowerofimagination.50.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodointhelastparagraph?

A．Embracelifeforothers.B．Loveourselvesasweare.C．Seeourexperiencesasourwealth.D．Baseourworthonothers’opinions.(★★★)Intheworldoffinance,threetermsstandoutsignificantly:trust,interest,andfuture.Understandingthemcanopenthedoortoabettercomprehensionofhowthefinancialsystemworks.Trust,inafinancialcontext,ismorethanjustasimplebelief.Atrustisalegalarrangementwhereoneparty(thetrustee)holdsandmanagesassets(資產(chǎn))onbehalfofanotherparty(thebeneficiary).Forexample,awealthyindividualmightsetupatrusttoensurethattheirchildrenwinreceivefinancialsupportinthefuture.Thetrustee,oftenabankoraprofessionalfinancialinstitution,isresponsibleformakingsuretheassetsareinvestedwiselyanddistributedaccordingtothetermsofthetrust.Trustscanprotectassets,provideforfamilymembers,andevenoffertaxbenefits.Interestistheamountchargedforborrowingmoneyorthereturnearnedonaninvestment.Whenyoudepositmoneyinabank,thebankpaysyouinterestasarewardforlettingthemuseyourfunds.Ontheotherhand,whenyoutakeoutaloan,youhavetopayinteresttothelender.Therearetwomaintypesofinterest:simpleinterest/andcompoundinterest.Simpleinterestiscalculatedonlyontheprincipalamount,whilecompoundinterestiscalculatedontheprincipalandtheaccumulatedinterestovertime.Forinstance,ifyoudeposit$1000inabankwithanannualinterestrateof5%simpleinterest,youwillearn$50eachyear.Butwithcompoundinterest,theamountyouearnwillincreaseeveryyearastheinterestisaddedtotheprincipalandtheninterestiscalculatedonthenewtotal.Afutureisafinancialcontractobligatingthebuyertopurchaseanassetorthesellertosellanasset,suchasacommodityorafinancialinstrumentatapredeterminedfuturedateandprice.Futuresareusedfortwomainpurposes:hedgingandspeculation.Afarmermightusefuturescontractstolockinthepriceoftheircropsinadvance,protectingthemselvesfrompricedrops.Thisishedging.Speculators,ontheotherhand,trytomakeaprofitbypredictingthefuturepricemovementsoftheunderlyingasset.Theymightbuyafuturescontractiftheythinkthepricewillgoupandsellitatahigherpricelater.Thesethreeconcepts-trust,interest,andfuture-playcrucialrolesinthefinancialworld,affectingeverythingfrompersonalsavingsandloanstolarge-scaleinvestmentstrategies.51.Whatisthemainresponsibilityofatrusteeinatrust?

A．Tousetheassetsforpersonalgain.B．Topossessandadministerassetsonbehalfoftherecipient.C．Toloantheassetstootherparties.D．Toinvestalltheassetsinhigh-riskprojects.52.Howdoessimpleinterestdivergefromcompoundinterest?

A．Simpleinterestiscomputedontheprincipalandaccumulatedinterest,whilecompoundinterestiscomputedmerelyontheprincipal.B．Simpleinterestisalwayshigherthancompoundinterest.C．Simpleinterestiscomputedsolelyontheprincipal,whilecompoundinterestiscomputedontheprincipalandtheaccumulatedinterestoveraperiodoftime.D．Compoundinterestremainsunaffectedbytheduration,whilesimpleinterestisinfluencedbyit.53.Whywouldafarmeremployfuturescontracts?

A．Togeneratesubstantialprofitsbyspeculatingonpriceincreases.B．Tofixthepriceoftheircropsinadvanceandavoidpricedeclines.C．Toobtainaloanfromthefuturesmarket.D．Toacquiremorelandusingthefuturesassecurity.54.Theunderlinedword“hedging”inthepassagelikelymeans.

A．a(chǎn)methodofminimizingrisksB．a(chǎn)meansofachievinghighreturnsC．a(chǎn)formofinvestmentfailureD．a(chǎn)sortofintricatefinancialinstrument55.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Tointroducediversetypesoffinancialinstitutions.B．Toexplainthesignificanceofpersonalsavings.C．Toillustratethreecrucialconceptsinfinance:trust,interest,andfuture.D．Todiscusstherisksandrewardsoffuturescontracts.(★★)閱讀短文，按照題目要求用英語回答問題。TeglaLoroupeisaKenyanlong-distancetrackandroadrunner.SheisthefirstAfricanwomantowintheNewYorkCityMarathonandholdsmanyworldrecords.TeglaLoroupewasborninKutomwonyintheWestPokotDistrictofKenya.Attheageofseven,shestartedtogotoschool.Itwasatschoolthathertalentforrunningwasnoticed.However,fewpeoplesupportedherdreamtobecomearunnerexcepthermotherandhersisters.Still,Loroupedeterminedtocontinueherrunningbecauseshewantedtorealizeherdream.In1994,LorouperanherfirstmajormarathonandbecamethefirstAfricanwomantowintheNewYorkMarathon.Shebecameanimportantsportingrolemodel.Afterthisgreatsuccess,TeglaLoroupewentontowinmanymajormarathonsaroundtheworldbetween1997and2002.BetweenApril19,1998andSeptember30,2001,Loroupeheldtheworldrecordfor