2024~2025學年湖南省株洲蘆淞區(qū)高二下學期學業(yè)水平調(diào)研考試英語試卷一、閱讀理解(★★★)WonderfulMoviesHoopDreamsIttellsaboutthestoryoftwoAfrican-AmericanhighschoolstudentsinChicagoandtheirdreamsofbecomingprofessionalbasketballplayers.Originallyintendedtobea30-minutefortfilm,iteventuallyledtofiveyearsoffilming.Itwaspremieredatthe1994SounceFilmFestivalwhereitwontheAudienceAwardforBestDocumentary.TheKarateKid12-year-oldDreParkercouldhavebeenthemostpopularkidinDetroit,buthismother'stestcareermovehaslandedhiminChina.Withnofriendsinastrangeland,Drehasnoheretoturnbutakindman,Mr.Han,whoisamasterofkungfu.HetellsDrethatkungisnotaboutfighting,butmaturityandcalm.RagingBullItisanAmericansportsfilmdirectedbyMartinScorseseandadaptedbyPaulSchraderdMardikMartinfromJakeLaMotta'sautobiographyRagingBull:MyStory.ItstarsRobertDeNiroasJakeLaMotta,anItalian-Americanmiddleweightboxerwhodestroyedrelationshipwithhiswifeandfamily.MoneyballMoneyball:TheArtofWinninganUnfairGame,isabookbyMichaelLewis,publishedin2003,abouttheOaklandAthleticsbaseballteamanditsgeneralmanagerBillyBeane.Itslocusistheteam'sorganizingacompetitivebaseballteam.AfilmbasedonthebookstarringBradPittandJonahHillwasreleasedin2011.1.WhichmovieissetinChina?

A．HoopDreams.B．RagingBull.C．TheKarateKid.D．Moneyball.2.WhatisspecialaboutRagingBull?

A．Ithaswonanaward.B．Itisadaptedfromatruestory.C．Itstopicisaboutsports.D．Itisdirectedbyaforeigner.3.WhoistheroleofMoneyball?

A．MichaelLewis.B．BradPitt.C．JonahHill.D．BillyBeane.(★★★★)RichardProennekedidwhatmostnatureloverscanonlydreamof:Atage51,hequithisjobasamechanicandmovedtotheAlaskanwildernesstobecomeonewithnature.In1962,ProennekeencounteredtheareaTwinLakes,nowcalledLakeClarkNationalParkandPreserve.ItswildbeautystruckachordwithProenneke.Hethoughttheareawasaperfectplacetosettle.In1968,hebuiltasmallcabinthereandremainedforthenext30years.Goingsuchlongperiodswithoutcompanionshipwouldtaxmanyaperson.ButthatwasnotthecaseforProenneke.Anobsessiveobserveranddiarist,Proennekeoncenotedhewassobusywithhislifethathewasneverlonely.Hespentmostofhisfreetimewritingabouttheweather,theenvironmentandtheanimals,someofwhichhebefriendedwithregulartreats.Hehikedthousandsofmilesperyear,becomingquitefamiliarwiththemilesofwildernessaroundhiscabin.Hecaughtandatefishfromthelake.Havingnorefrigerator,hedugintothegroundandcreatedachillystorageboxthathelpedtoprolonghisfreshfoods.YetProennekewasn’tabitterorangryisolationist(孤立主義者).Hehappilywroterepliestojustaboutanyonewhosenthimletters.Duringthe30years,Proennekefilledupmorethan250notepadswithhisdiaryentries.Healsocarriedacameratorecordsomeofhisdailyactivities.AlongwithabiographycomposedbyhisfriendSamKeith,Proenneke’snotepadsandcamerafootagewerelaterturnedintoadocumentary,AloneintheWilderness.Inhiswill,ProennekeleftbehindhisTwinLakescabintotheparkrangers(護林員)asagift.Actually,hehadbecomesuchanimportantpartofthepark’secosystemthattherangershadtroubleimagininglifewithouthim.4.WhatmadeProennekedifferentfromothernaturelovers?

A．Helovedoutdooractivities.B．Hebuiltacabinintheforest.C．Hequithisjobinhisfifties.D．Hesettledaloneinthewilderness.5.Whichwordcanbestreplacetheunderlined“tax”inParagraph3?

A．Impress.B．Benefit.C．Defeat.D．Transform.6.WhatmightProennekethinkofhislifeinTwinLakes?

A．Bitterbutfruitful.B．Lonelybutpeaceful.C．Riskybutthrilling.D．Simplebutfulfilling.7.Whatmightbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．OneMan’s“Alaska”B．GiftfromaNatureLoverC．AVolunteerRangerD．SurvivalintheWilderness(★★★★)閱讀理解。Theinterviewhadbeengoingonforabout20minutesandeverythingseemstobegoingwell.Then,suddenly,theinterviewerasksanunexpectedquestion,“Whichismoreimportant,laworDove?”JobapplicantsintheWestincreasinglyfindthemselvesaskedstrangequestionslikethis.AndthesignsarethatthisisbeginningtohappeninChina.Employerswantpeopleskilled,enthusiasticanddevoted.Sothesearethequalitiesthatanyreasonablyintelligentjobapplicantswilltrytoshownomatterwhathisorheractualfeelingsare.Inresponse,employersareincreasinglyusingquestionswhichtryandshowtheapplicant’struepersonality.ThequestioninthefirstparagraphcomesfromatestcalledtheKeirseyPersonalitySorter.Itisanattempttodiscoverhowpeoplesolveproblems,ratherthanwhattheyknow.Thisisoftencalledanaptitudetest(能力傾向測驗).AccordingtoMarkBaldwinmanyjobapplicantsinChinaarefindingthistypeofquestionsdifficult.WhenaChinesepersonfillsoutanaptitudetestheorshewillthinkthereisarightanswerandtheymayfailbecausetheytrytoguesswhattheexaminerwantstosee.Thisissometimescalledtheprisoner’sdilemma.Applicantsaretryingtoactcleverlyintheirowninterest.Buttheyfailbecausetheydon’tunderstandwhattheinterviewerislookingfor.Rememberthatinanaptitudetest,thecorrectanswerisalwaysthehonestanswer.8.Thewriterwrotethepassageto________.

A．giveyouapieceofadviceonajobinterviewB．tellyouhowtomeetajobinterviewerC．describetheaptitudetestD．a(chǎn)dviceyouhowtofindajob9.Whydotheinterviewersasksuchquestions?

A．Theywanttodiscoverwhattheintervieweesknow.B．Theyarecuriousabouttheanswers.C．Theytrytodiscovertheabilityoftheintervieweessolvingproblems.D．Theyjustaskquestionswithoutthinkingmuch.10.Accordingtothewriter,inanaptitudetest,Chinesejobapplicantsshould________.

A．nottellthetruthB．learntotellwhattheyreallythinkC．bemoreenthusiasticD．trytofindoutwhattheexaminerreallywanttoknow11.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.

A．jobapplicantsarealwaysaskedsuchquestionsB．moreChineseapplicantsfailtofindajobC．a(chǎn)pplicantsshouldnotactasreasonablyasaprisonerD．theaptitudetestisbecomingpopularworldwide(★★★★)Studieshaveshownthemereexposureeffect,alsoreferredtoasthefamiliarityprinciple,inspiresourdecisions.Itisahelpfulpsychologicalmechanism(機制)thathelpsusmaintainourenergyandfocusourattentiononotherthings.Gettingusedtonewthingstakeseffortanditcanbetiring.Sounlesswehaveaterribleexperience,wearelikelytobuyfromcompanieswe’vegotusedto.Thatiswhycompaniesspendsomuchmoneyonadvertisingandmarketingandwhyinsurancecompaniesopenlychargeexistingcustomersmorethannewones.It’snotthecasethatweonlydesirethingswealreadyknow.Somestudiessuggestwheninvitedtoshareourpreferences,wesometimesseelessfamiliarchoicesasmoredesirable.Butwhenactingonthatpreference,wefallbacktowhatweknow.Thismightexplainwhysometimesthethingswewantandthethingswedodon’tquitematchup.Wemightevenreturntocompaniesthattreateduspoorlyinthepastorstayinbadrelationships.It’seasytopaintthefamiliarityprincipleasanenemyorsomethingtobattleasifitissomethingthatholdsusbackfromlivingourdreams.Butthisattitudemightbeoverwhelmingbecauseittendstoencourageustowardbig-picturethinking.Whereweimaginethatchangerequiresasubstantialdramatic(巨大而突然的)swingthatwedon’tfeelreadyfor.Somearticlessuggestthesolutiontofamiliarityfrustrationiscompleteexposuretonovelty(新奇的事物).Whilethiscanappeareffectiveintheshortrun,wemayonlyendupreplacingoneproblemwithanother.Italsorisksoverwhelmandburnout.Sowhatifwecanworkwiththefamiliarityprincipleinstead?Familiarityissomethingwecanlearntoplaywithandenjoy.Itisasettingforcreativityandapathwaytoexpansion.Wecanbroadenthezoneoffamiliaritybitbybit.Ifwethinkoffamiliarityassomethingthatcanexpand,wecanconsiderchangingtheconditionsinandaroundourliestomakemorespaceforourpreferencestotakerootandgrowgently.Fromhere,wewillstarttomakedecisions,drawingfromanever-deepeningpoolofvaluablealternatives.12.Whatallowsinsurancecompaniestochargeoldcustomersmore?

A．Thefamiliarityprinciple.B．Theadvertisingcost.C．Theimprovedservice.D．Thelawofthemarket.13.Whatcanbelearnedfromparagraph2?

A．Ourpreferencesaffectourdecisions.B．Therecanbeamismatchbetweendesiresandactions.C．Thefamiliarityprincipleisadouble-edgedsword.D．Familiaritytendstogeneratedisrespect.14.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthesolutioninsomearticles?

A．Objective.B．Favorable.C．Disapproving.D．Tolerant.15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．GentlyExpandYourFamiliarityZoneB．StepOutOfYourFamiliarityZoneC．SpareAThoughtForYourPreferenceD．GivePriorityToTheMereExposureEffect(★★★★)FiveWaystoMakePeopleLikeYou●BeagoodlistenerEncourageotherstotalkaboutthemselves.Theeasiestwaytobecomeagoodconversationalist（健談的人）istobecomeagoodlistener.Tobeagoodlistener，wemustactuallycareaboutwhatpeoplehavetosay.16.Instead，theyjustwantsomeonewhowilllistentothem.●Smile17.Smilesarefreetogiveandhaveanamazingabilitytomakeothersfeelwonderful.Smileineverythingthatyoudo.●Rememberaperson'snameToanyperson，his/hernameisthesweetestandmostimportantsoundinanylanguage.18Peoplelovetheirnamessomuchthattheywilloftendonatelargeamountsofmoneyjusttohaveabuildingnamedafterthem.Wecanmakepeoplefeelextremelyvaluedandimportantbyrememberingtheirnames.●19Youcanmakemorefriendsintwomonthsbygivingattentiontothemthanbymakingthemcuriousaboutyouintwoyears.Theonlywaytomakequality，lastingfriendshipsistolearntobegenuinelyinterestedinthemandtheirinterests.●MaketheotherpersonfeelimportantanddoitsincerelyThegoldenruleistotreatotherpeoplehowwewouldliketobetreated.20Peoplewilltalktousforhoursifweallowthemtotalkaboutthemselves.Ifwecanmakepeoplefeelimportantinasincereandappreciativeway，thenwewillwinallthefriendswecouldeverdreamof.

A．BecomegenuinelyinterestedinotherpeopleB．ShareyourinterestswithotherpeoplearoundyouC．WelovetofeelimportantandsodoeseveryoneelseD．Manytimespeopledon'twantanentertainingconversationpartnerE．YoushouldmakeotherpeoplefeelconfidentwheneverandwhereverpossibleF．Happinessdoesnotdependonoutsidecircumstances，butratheroninwardattitudesG．Theaveragepeoplearemoreinterestedintheirownnamesthaninalltheothernames二、完形填空(★★★)IhadsomerockclimbingexperiencewhenIwasincollege.Iwasreadyfora(n)_______onceagain.Thencamethechance.MyfriendMichaelhadbeenplanningtogorockclimbinginYosemiteValleyandaskedmeto_______withhim.Iwas_______togosoIacceptedhisinvitation.Onarrivingatthedestination,Ifoundtherockwasnearlyvertical(垂直的),2,000feethigh.“Youarekidding!”Isaid,_______hewouldtellmetocancelit.However,whenhebeganunpackingropes,Iknewhewas_______.Ihadtoputonmyclimbingshoesandadjustmypack_______Ifeltquiteunwillingtotakeupthechallenge.Michaelmovedfast.Thenheyelledatme,“Comeon.Climb!”_______,stepbystep,Imademywaystraightup._______,mylegsbegantoshakewhenIwashunginmid-air.Icalledout,“Michael.Thisis_______myability.”“Cheerup.Asyouoncetoldme,weshouldbe________andsticktothebeliefthatweshouldn’tgiveupeasily.Just________please.”Ihadnochoicebuttoadjustmyself,soIgatheredmy________andbegantoclimb.Finally,enjoyingagoodviewofYosemiteValleyatthetopwithMichael,IfeltproudthatIhad________it.Mostimportantly,fromthat________Ilearnedweshouldnevergiveupeasilywheneverwemeetsomedifficultiesandthathardworkwill________eventually.21.A．reunionB．devotionC．a(chǎn)dventureD．celebration22.A．participateB．compareC．reasonD．a(chǎn)gree23.A．hesitantB．a(chǎn)nxiousC．patientD．embarrassed24.A．doubtingB．realizingC．beggingD．expecting25.A．stubbornB．braveC．seriousD．honest26.A．becauseB．thoughC．ifD．so27.A．ProtectedB．DiscouragedC．InspiredD．Defeated28.A．ThereforeB．MeanwhileC．MoreoverD．However29.A．beyondB．despiteC．duetoD．inplaceof30.A．toughB．carefulC．helpfulD．enthusiastic31.A．breakawayB．goaheadC．watchoutD．giveover32.A．talentB．trustC．courageD．passion33.A．gotB．learntC．understoodD．managed34.A．considerationB．memoryC．experienceD．hardship35.A．payoffB．takeoffC．turnoutD．breakout三、語法填空(★★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。ThefullmoonlightsuptheskyontheeveningoftheLanternFestival.Thefestival,whichfalls36the15thdayofthefirstmonthintheChineselunarcalendar,markstheendofmorethantwoweeksofChineseNewYear37(celebrate)eachyear.Solving“l(fā)anternriddles(燈謎)”isamongthemanypopulartraditionalactivitiesforthefestival,whichincludeeatingsweetdumplings,enjoyingthefullmoon,and38(lose)incolorfullightedlanterns.Theseguessinggames39(refer)toaslanternriddlesbecausetheyinvolveriddles40(write)onlanterns.Theyoftencontainmessagesofgreat41(wise)andgoodfortune,andgivechildrenandothersofallagestheopportunitytohavefunwhile42(practice)languageandproblem-analyzingskills.Peoplemustguesstheanswerbythinkingaboutthe43(vary)meaningsofthewordsandphrasesthatmakeuptheriddle.44(basic),atipmaybeprovided,suchasindicating45theanswerisaperson,aplace,orathing.四、書面表達(★★★★)46.學校英文社將組織以“Technologymakespeoplecloserormoredistant”為話題的辯論賽，請你就此寫一篇短文參加比賽，內(nèi)容包括：1.表達觀點；2.陳述原因；3.得出結(jié)論。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。Technologymakespeoplecloserormoredistant_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(★★★★)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，使之構成一篇完整的短文。Ispent15yearstryingtomakeitinthemusicindustry.WhenIwasateenager,Ididanyoddjobtoaffordtimeinarecordingstudio.Iknockedatmanagers’doorsandsentoutdemo(錄音樣帶)afterdemo,butIgotnowhere.In2010,aged27,IwasdoingajobinarestaurantwhenIwroteasongcalledDreamGoesOn.Itwasasongaboutnevergivingup.Ijustletoutallofmyfrustrationsatthekeyboard.Overthenextfiveyears,themusiccareernevermaterializedbutIpersisted.Then,in2019,IuploadedDreamGoesOntoamusic-sharingwebsite.Ijustwantedsomeonetonoticemymusic.Laterthatyear,IreceivedanemailoutofthebluefromMusicWorldfromSouthKorea,requestingalicenseforthesong.Theyhadchosenmysongfromthemillionsonthemusic-sharingwebsiteforathemetuneforoneofth