广东省广东实验中学越秀学校2024-2025学年高二下学期期中英语试卷

广东实验中学越秀学校2024-2025学年（下）期中考试题 高二年级英语 本试卷共8页，满分130分，考试用时120分钟。 Ⅰ．阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Are you interested in how marine (海洋的) ecosystems work? Do you want to know more about marine animals? Bowling Green State University (BGSU) has one of the few camps in the Midwest where high school students can explore life at sea! Camp Dates: June 8-13、2025 What kinds of activities do campers get to do? ·Field trips to locations around Northwest Ohio to examine marine life and environments ·Hands-on activities to practice specimen (标本) collection procedures ·Design and run an experiment in our research lab ·Behind-the-scenes trip to the Toledo Zoo to learn about marine animals ·Meet professionals to learn what it means to be a marine scientist What does the cost cover? The BGSU Marine Biology camp will offer both residential and non-residential options. The cost of the non-residential program is $850, with an additional $400 fee for the residential option. The total program cost covers room and board, all materials for labs and activities as well as transportation for field trips. A 10% discount is available for early admission. Application Requirements ·Letter of recommendation ·Complete the online form ·Complete responses to short-answer questions Note: Answers to questions provided by anyone other than that applicant will disqualify the application. Application Deadlines ·March 2, 2025 — To be considered for early admission. Applicants will be informed by March 14. ·April 25. 2025 — General Application Deadline. Note: All spaces may fill after selection from the early admission deadline. 1. What does the camp offer? A. Sample gathering practice. B. Field trips to nature museums. C. Research lab membership. D. Lectures on marine knowledge. 2. What is the early admission cost for the residential option? A. $400. B. $765. C. $1,125. D. $1,250. 3. Which of the following will result in an applicant’s disqualification? A. Forgetting to confirm admission. B. Providing responses given by others. C. Missing the early application deadline. D. Failing to recommend other applicants. B It was our last class before the summer break. I was finishing the first year of an MFA program. I was tired and puzzled. “Was I good enough to be in the program?” When the professor asked about our summer plans, I panicked. I didn’t want to appear idle (无所事事的). “Gardening,” I responded immediately. Actually, I knew nothing about plants! My professor nodded and said, “What a good idea, Mary! Emily Dickinson loved gardening.” Emily Dickinson lived in the countryside, studying plants as a child. I was in my late twenties, living in the city without gardening experience. A few days later, I bought a jalapeño seedling (青辣椒苗). At least I could say I’d tried gardening. I watered and changed the dirt for my little plant. I even talked to it. And over the summer, it grew bigger and bigger. I was proud. Maybe I didn’t have a black thumb after all. I started the second year of my MFA, and then it was almost December and my jalapeño was suffering. It was brown in some places, and many of its leaves had fallen. Would my little guy make it? I prayed, “Please be okay,” as if its survival was closely linked to mine. I worked hard in school. Spring came. My jalapeño plant came back to life. It grew bigger with new leaves. And then it flowered. I handed in my graduate paper, a book of poems, in May. “Your poems are strong,” my professor said. A huge weight lifted. I’d done it! At that time, I found the flowers on my jalapeño plant were gone. I watched closer. A tiny green fruit pushed through where a flower had been. I smiled. I had succeeded in my MFA program, and my jalapeño plant had grown right beside me, and I successfully did things I hadn’t thought possible. 4. Why did the author begin gardening? A. Just by accident. B. Because of the love of gardening. C. To express love for Emily Dickinson. D. Because of the reminding of a professor. 5. When did the author begin her first gardening? A. In her childhood. B. In one of her summer breaks. C. In her teens. D. In her first year of the MFA program. 6. What does the underlined phrase “a black thumb” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. A talent for growing plants well. B. A dirty finger to touch plants. C. A good fortune to do everything. D. The inability to do gardening. 7. Which proverb can best describe the story? A. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. B. Easier said than done. C. It’s never too old to learn. D. Do not teach fish to swim. C Honeybees have a difficult task. First, they have to find food. Then they have to return to the hive to tell other bees where to find it. The bees have to fly back and forth between the hive and their food over and over again. Also they need to deal with whatever obstacles lie along their flight paths. “Honeybees face a lot of challenges in choosing efficient ways through dense environments and we basically want to study how they choose the safest and least energy-consuming routes.” said Marielle Ong, a researcher at the University of Queensland in Australia. To track the insects’ navigation, she and her team set up tiny obstacle courses for more than a hundred honeybees. Along the way, the bees were forced to fly through one or the other of two openings of different sizes. As a group, the bees usually flew through the wider opening, which makes sense - fewer chances of slamming their tiny bee bodies into a wall. But things got more interesting when Ong looked at the decisions made by individual bees, one by one. “We found that 55 percent had no biases, and the rest of the 45 percent was a split between left-handed bees and right-handed bees.” In other words, some honeybees have a sidedness. They obviously don’t have hands, but let’s say they’re either right-handed or left-handed. So, for example, a right-handed bee would prefer to navigate the overcrowded right-side opening in the obstacle than go through the left-side hole, even though it was larger and safer. Sometimes, bees with a sidedness would even land and walk through the smaller opening so that they could use their preferred side. These biases apparently help the members of large swarms (群) navigate through a complex environment without crashing into each other. If all bees were right-handed, it would take a long time for the entire group to pass through a small opening, such as a hive entrance. But by having a range of side biases, the entire swarm can move more quickly when it encounters an obstacle. Ong thinks that one day engineers could apply this finding. They could design robotic drone swarms to pass obstacles more efficiently. They could even program self-driving cars to operate less like a chaotic group of humans and more like an orderly group of honeybees. 8. What method did researchers use to study honeybee navigation? d A. Observing bees in natural hives. B. Creating small challenge routes. C. Tracking bees using GPS devices. D. Analyzing bee communication dances. 9. What did researchers discover about individual honeybees’ preferences? A. Bees preferred larger and safer openings. B. Bees landed and walked through obstacles. C. Bees displayed left-or right-side preferences. D. Bees avoided flying through small openings altogether. 10. What is the benefit of sidedness in honeybee swarms? A. Bees navigate without colliding with one another. B. Bees choose larger openings when facing obstacles. C. Bees take more time passing through small openings. D. Bees slow down and land to pass through smaller holes. 11. What does the author imply in the last paragraph? A. Robotic systems are already as orderly as honeybee swarms. B. Side biases in bees prevent swarm movement through small openings. C. Engineers could use honeybee behaviors to design chaotic swarm systems. D. Honeybee navigation strategies could improve drone and vehicle efficiency. D Human intelligence, particularly the ability to concentrate, varies and is crucial for work performance and creativity. It also helps older adults prevent accidents like falls, improving their quality of life. However, measuring concentration is challenging, and its relationship with age is not well understood. Psychologists from Trinity College Dublin developed a computer game to quantify attention and investigate the factors influencing concentration. The study included 34 young adults and 34 seniors. Despite similar scores, their strategies were notably different. Young adults, with a 45% distraction rate, relied on quick reactions and mental flexibility. In contrast, seniors, with a 27% distraction rate, demonstrated higher concentration, using self-discipline to achieve comparable scores. These findings, published in “Psychology and Aging”, showing that older adults can make up for a decline in overall intelligence with other cognitive (认知) strengths. The study also highlighted the importance of neural (神经) connections in intelligence. Younger individuals have stronger and extensive neural connections, contributing to their quick reactions and distractibility. To investigate how older adults can maintain these connections, Kaitlin Casaletto, a neurobiologist at UCSF, focused on “presynaptic proteins” around synapses (染色体突触), which are vital for synaptic connection quality. Dr. Casaletto co-operated with the University of Chicago to analyze brain tissue samples from 404 elderly volunteers. The study found that regular exercisers had higher levels of presynaptic proteins, indicating stronger synaptic connections. This difference was observed in various brain areas associated with cognitive function, not just the hippocampus, which is linked to memory. The findings, published in “Alzheimer’s & Dementia,” provide structural evidence that exercise can slow cognitive decline in older adults. This supports the idea that increased physical activity can help delay cognitive aging, offering scientists more confidence in the role of exercise in maintaining cognitive health. The research emphasizes the potential for older adults to preserve their cognitive abilities through lifestyle choices, such as regular physical activity, which can have a significant impact on their neural connections and overall cognitive function. 12. Why did the psychologists develop the computer game? A. To train young adults to improve their mental flexibility. B. To show the importance of maintaining cognitive health. C. To find out factors affecting concentration across age groups. D. To compare the distraction rate for young adults and seniors 13. How did older adults achieve similar scores to young adults? A. By a strong sense of regulation. B. By relying on faster reaction times. C. By having better mental flexibility. D. By increasing overall intelligence. 14. What do the presynaptic proteins do in the study? A. They are associated with a higher distraction rate. B. They are linked to the overall memory of the elders. C. They are responsible for muscle strength in older adults. D. They are crucial for the quality of synaptic connections. 15. What is the passage mainly about? A. The role of exercise in slowing cognitive decline in older adults. B. The challenges of measuring concentration and its relationship with age. C. The differences in concentration strategies between young and old adults. D. The neural connections and their impact on cognitive strengths in older adults. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 A recent study suggests that reading paper books does make you smarter.While all reading benefits the brain,particularly at a young age,physical books offer the most advantages.Students who read paper books scored approximately 2.5 years ahead of those who didn’t read,whereas digital readers scored just under a year ahead ____16____ A previous study has consistently shown that reading comprehension is better with paper books compared to digital reading. ____17____Even in areas where digital reading is more common,students who read paper books demonstrate a better understanding of the material. One reason for this is that reading on paper comes with fewer distractions(干扰) .Digital platforms often distract readers with games or videos. ____18____Additionally,the absence of blue light in physical books prevents potential harm to readers’ eyes and aids in better sleep.The brain activity involved in reading a paper book helps the mind wind down,avoiding blue light that can interrupt the circadian rhythm (生物钟). ____19____Children surrounded by books are encouraged to read and discuss what they learn,developing a habit of engaged learning and achieving greater success.While digital books have made reading more accessible to disadvantaged students,they do not replace the unique benefits of physical books.However,since physical copies can be more expensive and harder to find,digital reading remains a valuable alternative. It’s true that paper books have clear advantages. ____20____So,regardless of how you choose to read,know that any book is better than none. A. Paper books, on the contrary, keep readers focused. B. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for digital books. C. This differenee of more than a year and a half is significant. D. Digital reading, on the other hand, is far better than not reading at all. E. Consider adding books to your physical library, rather than digital ones. F. The new one further confirms the long-term benefits for physical book readers. G. Moreover, people with more books at home are typically higher academic achievers. Ⅱ．语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Roger Bannister, born in Harrow, London, early showed a talent for running. University education was beyond the ____21____ of his working-class parents, but he was ____22____ to secure a place at one of England’s top universities and pursue a career in ____23____. Luckily, owing to his academic ____24____, Bannister was awarded a scholarship by Oxford University, where his exceptional speed on the track soon earned him the attention and ____25____ from the sports media. Surprisingly, he ____26____ to compete in the 1948 Olympics in London, preferring to focus on his ____27____ and his medical studies. By 1951, Bannister had won the British championship in the mile and felt ____28____ for Olympic competition. Unfortunately, a last-minute change in the schedule ____29____ him to compete without resting between events and he finished just fourth in the 1500-meter race at the 1952 Olympics. To break the four-minute mile barrier, Bannister _____30_____ 45 minutes every day from his full-time medical studies for training. On May 6, 1954, at Oxford, his efforts _____31_____ paid off. At age 25, Bannister made history, crossing the finish line at 3: 59.4. When the announcer read out the time: “3…”, the rest was _____32_____ by the cheering crowd. In the following famous “Mile of the Century” race, Bannister _____33_____ Australian runner John Landy with a time of 3: 58.8 to Landy’s 3: 59. 6, both under four minutes. In 1955, Bannister’s autobiography, First Four Minutes, came out. Bannister’s _____34_____ to academic medicine is equally remarkable, but his spirit of the four-minute mile is _____35_____ to not only people of our era, but to before and after. 21. A. hope B. control C. sight D. reach 22. A. excited B. determined C. satisfied D. surprised 23. A. literature B. biology C. history D. medicine 24. A. effort B. interest C. courage D. attention 25. A. support B. permission C. recognition D. guidance 26. A. declined B. planned C. decided D. promised 27. A. family B. training C. profession D. competition 28. A. cool B. proud C. ready D. afraid 29. A. forced B. allowed C. expected D. encouraged 30. A. take in B. set aside C. carry away D. get through 31. A. initially B. actually C. definitely D. eventually 32. A. favored B. attracted C. drowned D. confirmed 33. A. inspected B. defeated C. overlooked D. approached 34. A. promise B. attitude C. contribution D. viewpoint 35. A. controversial B. considerate C. aggressive D. inspirational 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Imagine walking through a busy market in Guangzhou, the air filled with the smell of freshly steamed dim sum. This is the heart of Cantonese cuisine, a culinary (烹饪的) tradition that ___36___(develop) over centuries and celebrated for its charm and flavor. Cantonese cuisine highly ___37___(value) fresh ingredients (食材) and simple cooking methods.___38___(cook) in Guangdong believe that the natural flavors of the ingredients should shine through. This philosophy is why steaming is ___39___ common cooking method in Cantonese kitchens. Steaming effectively preserves the natural taste of food, ___40___ it’s fish, vegetables, or delicate dumplings. Another defining feature of Cantonese cuisine is its remarkable variety. The Guangdong province is blessed with a(n) ___41___ (incredible) diverse landscape, from productive plains to coastal waters, ___42___(provide) a wide range of ingredients. Seafood, in particular, plays a significant role in Cantonese cooking. Dishes like steamed fish with ginger and onion showcase the region’s wealth of fresh, high quality seafood. Cantonese cuisine is also known for its careful ___43___(prepare) and presentation. Chefs spend years perfecting their craft, learning the delicate balance of flavors and the art, of visual appeal. The emphasis on aesthetics (美学) is evident in dishes like Crispy Roast Goose, in ___44___ the skin and meat are artfully arranged ____45____ (please) both the eye and the taste buds. Ⅲ．单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请根据句子上下文，用所给中文的单词或所给英文单词的正确形式填空。（请使用选必三U2-5所学词汇填空） 46. This software automatically ______ the data every 5 minutes. (刷新) (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 47. Military ______ requires soldiers to follow orders without question. (纪律) (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 48. The interior designer created a ______ blend of traditional and modern styles. (和谐的) (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 49. He could face one month in prison or a ______ if he is found guilty. (罚款) (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 50. She checks her emails ______ throughout the workday. (频繁地) (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 51. The teams returned to their ______ classrooms after the assembly. (各自的) (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 52. The ______ winter storm left thousands without power. (残酷的) (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 53. His promotion aroused much ______ among his colleagues. (嫉妒) (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 54. All ______ must submit their applications by Friday. (候选人) (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 55. The journalist worked late to meet the ______ for the breaking news. (截止日期) (根据汉语提示单词拼写) Ⅳ．写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 填空（共两段；每空0.5分，满分15分） （1） 短文填空 A ____56____ initiative was started, with a number of measures that addressed the issues. The construction of waste water treatment ____57____ improved the water quality and water ____58____ . The collection and transport of ____59____ waste was also improved. Dozens of polluting enterprises were closed or moved. The local government set up strict ____60____ regarding further industrial development. New rules were also introduced regarding tour boat routes and garbage ____61____ methods. Furthermore, the local ____62____ began to use the ____63____ to spread environmental ____64____ and encourage greater use of clean ____65____. At the same time, they started to carry out inspections ____66____ and fine tourist organisations for ____67____. With these measures, it is ____68____ that the beauty of the Li River will be ____69____ for ____70____ to come. （2） 短文填空 Dear Dora, I’m ____71____ to share with you an exciting ____72____ I had last Friday. The whole class were ____73____ to watch the “Chinese Poetry ____74____”, one of the ____75____ poetry-themed TV programs in China. The program ____76____ contestants reciting and interpreting classic Chinese poems. It’s a ____77____ mix of culture, knowledge and ____78____. Each ____79____ showcases the beauty of Chinese language and ____80____. I was deeply ____81____ by the contestants’ profound knowledge and ____82____ ____83____ poetry. It made me ____84____ my culture more. I think you’d love it too if you had a ____85____ to watch it. Yours, Li Hua 第二节（满分25分） 86. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I was always the kind of person who tried hard to please everyone around me. Whether it was my classmates, teachers, or family members, I went out of my way to make them happy. I would agree to do things I didn’t really want to do, like lending my favorite books that I was still reading to classmates who asked, or sacrificing my own study time to help others with their homework. One day, my classmate Lily asked me to help her with a difficult math project. The project was due in a week, and it was going to take up a lot of my time. I had my own study plans and a big English test was around the corner, but I couldn’t bring myself to say no. So, I started spending hours every day helping Lily. We worked on the math problems, did research, and prepared the presentation together. As the days passed, I was getting more and more stressed. I was constantly tired from staying up late to study for my English test after helping Lily. On the day of the English test, I was so sleepy and unfocused that I made a lot of silly mistakes. When the results came out, I got a much lower grade than I had expected. I was devastated (崩溃的). Lily, on the other hand, got a great grade on the math project and was very happy. She thanked me, but I didn’t feel the slightest bit of joy. Instead, I felt a sense of resentment (怨恨) building up inside me. I realized that I had put my own needs aside for so long to please others, and it had finally had a negative effect on me. That evening, I sat in my room, thinking about what had happened. I was tired of always being the one to give in and sacrifice for others. I decided that things had to change. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题纸相应位置作答。 The next day at school, another classmate, Tom, came to me with a request. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ After firmly saying no to Tom, I felt a strange mix of nervousness and relief. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 广东实验中学越秀学校2024-2025学年（下）期中考试题 高二年级英语 本试卷共8页，满分130分，考试用时120分钟。 Ⅰ．阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. A 5. B 6. D 7. A C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. B 9. C 10. A 11. D D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. D 15. A 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. C 17. F 18. A 19. G 20. D Ⅱ．语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. D 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. D 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. has been developed 37. values 38. Cooks 39. a 40. whether 41. incredibly 42. providing 43. preparation 44. which 45. to please Ⅲ．单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请根据句子上下文，用所给中文的单词或所给英文单词的正确形式填空。（请使用选必三U2-5所学词汇填空） 【46题答案】 【答案】refreshes 【47题答案】 【答案】discipline 【48题答案】 【答案】harmonious 【49题答案】 【答案】fine 【50题答案】 【答案】frequently 【51题答案】 【答案】respective 【52题答案】 【答案】brutal 【53题答案】 【答案】jealousy 【54题答案】 【答案】candidates 【55题答案】 【答案】deadline Ⅳ．写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 填空（共两段；每空0.5分，满分15分） （1） 【56~70题答案】 【答案】56. comprehensive 57. facilities 58. conservation 59. household 60. regulations 61. disposal 62. authorities 63. media 64. awareness 65. energy 66. regularly 67. abuses 68. believed 69. preserved 70. generations （2） 【71~85题答案】 【答案】71. delighted 72. experience 73. allowed 74. Competition 75. most popular 76. features 77. wonderful 78. entertainment 79. episode 80. culture 81. impressed 82. love 83. for 84. appreciate 85. chance 第二节（满分25分） 【86题答案】 【答案】Paragraph 1: The next day at school, another classmate, Tom, came to me with a request. He wanted me to join his group for a history project, which would require a significant amount of my free time. Just a few days ago, I would have immediately said yes without hesitation. But this time, looking at Tom’s expectant face, I summoned up my courage and said, “Tom, I really appreciate you asking me, but I have my own study schedule and personal things to take care of. I’m afraid I can’t join your group.” Tom looked a bit surprised. He tried to persuade me, saying that my ideas would be really helpful for the project. However, I stood my ground and politely declined again. Paragraph 2: After firmly saying no to Tom, I felt a strange mix of nervousness and relief. I was nervous because I was worried that Tom might be angry with me or that other classmates would think I was selfish. But at the same time, there was a huge sense of relief. I realized that it was okay to prioritize my own needs. To my surprise, a few days later, Tom came to me again. He said that although he was a bit disappointed at first, he understood my decision. He even thanked me for being honest with him. From then on, I continued to be true to myself. I still helped others when I could, but I no longer over-committed. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $