2024-2025-2麓山國際高二下期中考試英語時量：120分鐘滿分：150分第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）略第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AWhoareyou?It’sasimplebuthard-to-answerquestion.Ahandfulofnotablebookscomingoutthisweek,eachinitsownway,offersadeeperunderstandingofthequestionsinvolved.Audition,byKatieKitamuraWho,exactly,arethetwoleadsofthisstory?That’snotsoeasytofigureout,aswhatbeginsasadulllunchbetweenanactressandayoungmansoongatherslayerandlayerofplot.It’sfairtosaythisstoryhassomesurprisesinstoreforcharactersandreaderalike.Authority:Essays,byAndreaLongChuThiscollectionpullstogethermanyofthehighlightspublishedbytheNewYorkmagazineessayistandPulitzerPrize-winnerforcriticism.Itisthecritic’sfirstbooksinceFemales,ameditationongenderidentityreleasedin2019.ToSaveandtoDestroy:WritingasanOther,byVietThanhNguyenThiscollectionofessaysbeganasaseriesoflecturesthatthePulitzerPrize-winnerdeliveredatHarvardUniversityin2023-2024.BorninVietnam,raisedarefugeeintheUnitedStates,Nguyenhasalwaysfoundhimselfcaughtinacontradiction:thesplitidentityofanAmericanandaVietnameseperson.SkyDaddy,byKateFolkLinda,starofFolk’sfirstpublishednovel,isconstantlyattheairportbecauseshewantstogettoknowairplanes.There’splentymoretobesaidaboutthisodd,surprisinglyearnestnovelbut,frankly,ifthatoutlinealoneisnotenoughtoarouseyourinterestorscareyouoff,Idon’tthinkthere’sanythingelseIcansaythatwill.21.WhatcanbelearnedaboutAuditionfromthetext? A.Itstartswithanexcitingactionscene. B.Itscharactersfaceunexpectedsituations. C.Theauthorexploresculturalidentityinit. D.Itisacollectionofaward-winningessays.22.Whichauthor’scomplexculturalbackgroundismentioned? A.KatieKitamura. B.AndreaLongChu. C.VietThanhNguyen. D.KateFolk.23.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage? A.Torecommendaward-winningnovelstoreaders. B.Toanalyzethechallengesofunderstandingoneself. C.Tocomparedifferentwritingstylesofmodernauthors. D.Tointroducenewlypublishedbooksexploringidentity.BOneofmyearliestmemoriesisofmyfathersittingmedownatourkitchentablewithcanvases,paints,andbrushes.Hetaughtmehowtoblendcolorsandusedifferentmaterials.Wheneverwefeltinspired,wesetoutallourmaterialsandpaintedwhatourheartsdesired.MyfathergrewupinasmallvillageintheDominicanRepublic.Despitenothavingmanymaterialsavailable,hecreatedartwithwhateverhehad.Myfathersavedhismoneytobuypaintsandcoloredpencilstodrawonthewallsaroundhishome.Whenhewas15,hearrivedinAmericaaloneandstayedwithhisauntinFloridaforawhilebeforefinishinghighschoolinNewYorkwithanotheraunt.Hestudiedveryhard.Eventually,myfatherwasabletoobtainhiscitizenship.AsIgotolder,hecontinuedtogivemelessons,teachingmedifferentbrushstrokesandhowtotakecareofmyartsupplies.Hetaughtmetofindbeautyineverythingandeveryonearoundme.Igrewtolovedrawingpeople,asIcouldhighlightthephysicalfeaturesthatmakeeveryoneuniqueandbeautiful.Itwasn’tuntilIbeganlookingcarefullyintomyfather’spaintingsandtheworkofpopularartistsonInstagramthatIstartedtobemorecriticalofmywork.IstartedtoworrythatIcouldneverliveuptomyfather’stalent.Mysimple,two-dimensionaldrawingsfeltflatcomparedtohisrealisticlandscapes.Goingthroughhissketchbooksandportfolios(畫夾),Ifoundfaultinallmydrawings.ArtwasmyfavoritethingintheworldbutIstartedtobelieveIwasn’tgoodatit.Insteadofworkingtowardimproving,Idecidedtogiveupdrawing.MyfathernoticedthatIhadbeendrawingandpaintinglessandtoldme,“Mia,youshouldauditionfortheschool.IwishI’dhadanopportunitytostudyartlikethiswhenIwasakid.”Myfather’sbraveryandstrengtharethingsthatIdesiretohave.Sooverthenextfewmonths,Iworkedonmyportfolio.Lookingbackatmypictures,IcanseehowmuchIhaveimprovedsincethen.TheschoolmusthaveseenpotentialinmydrawingsbecauseIgotin!Itwaseye-openingtoattendacollegethatspecializedinthearts.Ilearnedtoembracemyindividualityandmytalent.Ihavebecomemoreopenaboutsharingmyartworksandreceivingconstructivecriticism,whichraisesmyself-beliefinmyart.24.Whydoestheauthorintroduceherfather’sexperienceinparagraph2? A.Toprovethatartisawaytofightpoverty. B.Toillustratetherootsofherfather’sinfluenceonher. C.Tocriticizethelackofeducationalchancesinruralareas. D.Tocontrastherlifewiththedifficultiesherfatherexperienced.25.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“fellflat”inparagraph3mean? A.Lackedvisualappeal. B.Outshoneotherworks. C.Hadcomplexstructures. D.Lookedincrediblyrealistic.26.Whatkindofpersonistheauthor’sfather? A.Braveandcarefree. B.Persistentandsupportive. C.Ambitiousbutdependent. D.Creativebutstubborn.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph? A.Talentguaranteesadmissiontoartprograms. B.Confidencecomesfromacceptingimperfection. C.Artisaboutfollowingestablishedrules. D.Progresscanbeachievedthroughtrialanderror.CAstheplanetwarmsupandoceansrise,extremeweathereventsarebecomingthenorm.Gettingnotifiedintimetoprepareforadisastroushurricaneorheatwavecouldbethedisparitybetweenlifeanddeath.AIcanhelp.TwostudiespublishedinthejournalNaturedescribedthebenefitoftwoAImodelsthatcouldimproveweatherforecasting.ThefirstAI-basedsystemiscalledPangu-Weather,whichwasdevelopedbytheHuaweiCloudteam.Itwascapableofpredictingglobalweatheraweekinadvance.Amajorityofcountriesusenumerical(數(shù)值)weatherpredictionmodels.Thesemodelsusemathformulastocreatecomputermodelsoftheatmosphereandoceansforpredictingfutureweatherwithdatafromthem.WhatmakesPangu-WeatherdifferentisthatthePangu-Weathermodelisdeeplytrainedwiththehelpof39-yearglobalweatherdata,preparingittoforecasttemperature,pressure,andwindspeed.Whencomparedtothenumericalweatherpredictionmethod,Pangu-Weatherwas10,000timesfasterandnolessaccurate.Pangu-Weatheralsocontainsa3Dmodel,unlikepastAIforecastingsystems,thatallowsittorecordatmosphericstatesatdifferentpressurelevelstofurtherincreaseitsaccuracy.Pangu-Weathercanpredictweatherpatterns5-7daysinadvance.However,itcan’tforecastprecipitation(降水).Asprecipitationpredictionisvitalforextremeweatherforecasting,asecondNaturemodel,NowcastNet,fillsthisgap.Itcanaccuratelypredictrainfall6hoursahead,helpingmeteorologists(氣象學(xué)家)studyweatherpatternsinreal-timemoreeffectively.NowcastNetfocusesondetailed,realisticdescriptionsofextremerainfallpatternsinlocalregions.ItusesradarobservationsfromtheUSandChina,aswellasdeeplearningmethods,topredictprecipitationratesovera1.6-million-square-mileregionoftheeasternandcentralUSupto3hoursinadvance.62meteorologistsfromChinatestedNowcastNetandrankeditfirst,outoffourotherleadingweatherforecastingmethods,inreliablypredictingheavyrain,whichitdid71percentofthetime.WhilegenerativeAImodelshavegoodprospectsinweatherforecasting,expertspointoutthatreplacingexistingsystemshasmanychallenges.However,in5-10years,thesemodelsmaysurpriseus.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disparity”inparagraph1probablymean? A.Struggle. B.Difference. C.Decision. D.Settlement.29.WhatistheadvantageofPangu-Weathercomparedwiththenumericalweatherpredictionmethod? A.Itcanrecordmoredetailedatmosphericstates. B.Itcanpredictprecipitationmoreaccurately. C.Itcanprovidea3Dviewoftheweather. D.Itismuchfasterandequallyaccurate.30.WhatcanwelearnaboutNowcastNetfromthetext? A.Itwasdevelopedby62meteorologistsfromChina. B.Itismainlyusedtopredictglobalweatherpatterns. C.Itranksfirstamongallweatherforecastingmethodsinpredictingheavyrain. D.ItusesradarobservationsanddeeplearningtopredictprecipitationintheUS.31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout? A.ThechallengesinusinggenerativeAIinweatherforecasting. B.Theimpactsofclimatechangeonextremeweatherevents. C.TheintroductionoftwoAI-basedweather-forecastingmodelsandtheirfeatures. D.Theexplanationofthetraditionalnumericalweather-predictionmethod.DHowmightyoumakeyourmarkontheworldforever?WriteaplaygreaterthanShakespeare’s,orscorethewinningWorldCupgoal?There’saneasierway—justliveyoureverydaylife.You’lllikelyleaveafascinatinglegacy(遺產(chǎn))thatmightlastabillionyears.Aspalaeontologists(古生物學(xué)家),wehavestudiedthefossilrecordofthedeeppast.We’venowturnedourattentiontotheeverydayobjects,toseewhatkindoffuturefossils—wecallthemtechnofossils—theywillmake.We’vewrittenaboutthisinournewbook,Discarded:howtechnofossilswillbeourultimatelegacy.Herearesomekeymessages:Thefirstthingsthat’llcatchtheeyeofanyfar-futurepalaeontologistareourmanufacturedobjects—buildings,roads,machines.Inrecentdecades,theyhaverocketedinamountandnowoutweighalllivingthingsonEarth.That’salotofrawmaterialforgeneratingfuturefossils.Then,mostthingsaredesignedtobedurableandaresignificantlytougherthantheaverageboneorshell.Some,likealuminium(鋁)cans,aregeologicalnovelties.Discardedaluminiumcansarenoweverywhere.Thoughresistant,buriedcanswillslowlybreakdown,leavingcan-shapedimpressions,linedwithtinyminerals.Theirplasticlinermayendure,formingfuturefossilsignaturesofourera.Bones,classicfossilrelics,willtellastory.Thesupermarketchicken,nowEarth’smostcommonbird,hasahighchanceoffossilization.Buriedinplastic-linedlandfills,theywilldryout,hardenandturntostone.Futuregeologistsmayseetheirweak,deformedremainsasevidenceofhuman-drivengeneticchangesformassproduction.It’sfuntoimaginethisandplacethehumanstorywithinEarth’sgrandhistory.Butthere’samoretroublingtruth.Tomorrow’sfossilsaretoday’spollution:damaging,oftentoxic,andcostly.Ifwefailtoact,thesetechnofossilswillserveasalastingreminderofenvironmentalneglect,lockinginharmforfuturegenerations.32.Whatcanwelearnabouttechnofossilsfromthetext? A.Theyaremadeupofnaturalmaterials. B.Theyareformedfromdailypollutants. C.Theyhavehigherfossilizationrates. D.Theydisappearquicklywithoutatrace.33.Whyarethesupermarketchickensmentionedinthetext? A.Toexplainwhychickensarethemostcommonbirds. B.Tohighlightwhychickenshavegeneticallychanged. C.Toshowhowplasticwastepreservesorganicremains. D.Toillustratehowlivingcreaturesmightbecomefossils.34.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstechnofossils? A.Concerned. B.Disturbed. C.Realistic. D.Dismissive.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext? A.Technofossils:UltimateLegacyofFuturePollution? B.Legacy:TraditionalFossilsandTechnofossils? C.HowtoKeepFascinatingWorldofPalaeontology D.HowtoMakeYourMarkontheWorldForever第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。ObservedannuallyonMarch14th,PiDay,whichhonorsthemathematicalconstant(常數(shù))π(pi)hasbecomeabelovedcelebrationformathenthusiastsworldwide.Celebratingthisdaybecomestrulymemorablewhenyouincludecreativepi-themedactivitiestoappreciatemathematics.36Oneofthemostpopulartraditionsinvolvesenjoyingpi-themededibles.37Sweetoptionslikepies,cookiesdecoratedwithπsymbols,andcircularpancakesarealwayshits.Forsavoryalternatives,pizza,pineappledishes,orevenshepherd’spieworkperfectlysincetheyinvolvethe“pi”soundorcircularshapes.Anotherfantasticideaishostingaπ-themedparty.38Forexample,youcouldorganizeapie-bakingcontest,orchallengegueststoreciteasmanyasπdigits(位數(shù))aspossible,orevenarrangeagameaboutthehistoryofmathematics.Theseactivitiesmakeabstractconceptsmoreaccessibleandenjoyableinthelightandentertainingatmosphere.39Manyschoolsholdspecialeventslikeπrecitationcompetitionsorgeometry(幾何)problem-solvingtournaments.Athome,familiesmightwatchdocumentariesaboutπ’sroleinscienceortrysimpleexperimentsdemonstratingcircularmathematics.PiDay’sgreatestvalueliesinmakingmathematicsappealingandapproachable.Nomatterhowyoucelebrate,PiDayisaperfectmixofmathandjoy.40Ultimately,thiscelebrationhelpspeopleofallagesdevelopadeeperappreciationformathineverydaylife.A.Thesecreativefoodsbringtheconceptofπtolifeintastyways.B.Thefollowingaredifferentmethodstolearnthemathematicalconstantπ.C.Herearenumerouswaystomakethisdayandmathengagingforallages.D.Whilesomefindmathchallenging,PiDaymakesitenjoyablethroughinteractiveactivities.E.Suchgatheringsallowparticipantstocombinefood,gamesandmathematicaldiscovery.F.EducationalactivitiescantransformPiDayintoavaluableandexcitinglearningexperience.G.Bycombiningfood,games,andlearning,everyonecanappreciatethewonderofπincreativeandmemorablewaysonthisday.第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。WhenMyshadecidedtoimproveherfitnessinlate2019,takinguprunningwasano-brainer.ShelivesinabeautifultownonScotland’seastcoast,soshefound41wasn’tsobadwithbreathtakingscenery.YeteventhoughMyshaquicklyfellinlovewithrunning,somethingstartedto42her—thebeachesandpathssheranalongwerecoveredinlitter.43,shewasalwaysdoingalittlelitter-picking,butwhenshesawanAmericanrunneronlinetalkingaboutplogging,anew44emergingamongrunners,shewasexcitedtotryitoutforherself.Plogging45inSweden,andthewordcomesfromtheSwedishwordplocka,meaning“to46whilejogging”.Myshastartedfollowinga(n)47onlinecalledEnvironmentalFitnessandbegantotakeanshoppingbagwithheronrunsandfillitwith48.Itwasn’tlonguntilsheuncoveredsomeoftheupsetting49oflittering.Shestartedtofind50chemicalscontainedinbatteriesleakingintotheenvironmentandsmallanimals51inplasticbottlesstrugglingtochewtheirwayout.ThesediscoveriesmadeMyshaevenmore52aboutlitterpicking.Shejoinedherlocallitter-pickinggroupandsoonwasaskedto53leadershipofthegroup.Despitethebigvolumesoflitterbeingdropped,Myshaandherfellowlitter-pickers54togetoutandplog.“Thethoughtofkeepingotherpeople’sspiritsupandseeingtheir55spreadtomorepeoplekeepsmegoing.Together,wecanachieveamazingthings!”Myshasays.41.A.hiking B.jogging C.skating D.cycling42.A.amuse B.puzzle C.embarrass D.bother43.A.Luckily B.Proudly C.Actually D.Secretly44.A.trick B.trend C.skill D.case45.A.originated B.existed C.renewed D.rooted46.A.recycle B.relax C.pick D.litter47.A.tradition B.instruction C.rule D.initiative48.A.waste B.food C.clothes D.cards49.A.consequences B.truths C.processes D.instances50.A.pure B.rare C.poisonous D.organic51.A.buried B.raised C.trapped D.placed52.A.confused B.curious C.worried D.enthusiastic53.A.riseto B.takeover C.insiston D.turndown54.A.continued B.ceased C.hesitated D.attempted55.A.memories B.actions C.dreams D.hobbies第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TheIndustrialRevolutionstartedinEnglandinthe18thcentury.Inthe19thcentury,it56(spread)tootherEuropeancountriessuchasBelgium,FranceandGermany,andalsotheUnitedStates.ThefactorysystemwasonefundamentalchangeoftheIndustrialRevolution.ThisbeganwithimprovementsintextileproductioninnorthernEngland.Machinedesigns57(reform)andthetextileoutputincreased58(consider).Previously,theworkwasdoneathome,butthankstothemachines,clothcouldbemadeinfactories,59eachworkerhadaspecializedrole.Steampowerwas60importantchange.In1712,ThomasNewcomencreatedthefirstpracticalsteamengine.JamesWattthengreatlyimprovedNewcomen’sengine,makingitmoresuitableforindustrialuseinthelate18thcentury.Through61(far)improvement,thesteamenginewaswidelyusedinfactoriesandtransport62(power)alltypesofmachines.63shiftfromthecottageindustrytothefactorysystem,64(combine)withtheintroductionofnewmachines,newenergysourceandnewformsoftransport,promotedeconomicgrowthandexpandedworldtrade.Thesedevelopments,inturn,hadanimpactonsociety65awhole,bringingabouttherapidgrowthofindustrialcitiesandtheappearanceofanurbanworkingclass.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）假定你是李華，你校下周五將舉辦一場主題為“Theimportanceofbodylanguage”的講座。請你給交換生John寫一封郵件，邀請他參加，內(nèi)容包括：1.講座的時間和地點(diǎn)；2.講座的內(nèi)容；3.發(fā)出邀請。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個左右；2.請按如下格式在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearJohn,Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)（滿分25分）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。ItwasthefirstweekofLily’smiddleschool.Thebell’sringingbroughtheroutofherdaydreaming.Shenervouslygatheredherbooks,preparingtoreachanotherclassroomforthenextnewclass.Lilyfollowedtheotherkidsandrushedintothehallway.Otherswalkedingroups,chatted,andlaughed,usingthebreaktosocialize.Lily,instead,walkedalonealongthewallofthehallway,withherheaddown.Shewasashygirl,afraidtospeakinfrontofotherkids,anddidn’tthinkotherswouldlikeher.LilyfinallysatinMr.Johnson’sLanguageArtsclassnervously.“WelcometoLanguageArts,”saidMr.Johnson.HetoldjokesashetalkedaboutEnglish.Lilyforgottodaydreamandlaughedalongwiththerestoftheclass.“We’llhavesomefunwithlanguage,”hesaid.“Justwaitandsee.”FunwasfarbeyondwhatLilydesired.Shejustwantedtobelikeotherkids—runningwithfriendsinthehallway,laughingandjokingbetweenclasses.Remindedofherpimply(長粉刺的)face,shefelthopelessanddisappointed.“Takeoutapieceofpaper,”theteachercontinued,whenpointingatwordsontheblackboard.“Writeforthenextthirtyminutesonthistopic.”Lilybeganwritingcrazilyasideaafterideafoughtforrecognitioninherhead.Thefinalresultwasashortstoryaboutabeautifulbeachhouse.Asshewrote,shecouldsmellthesaltyair,hearthecrashingwavesandfeelthepullofthesandbeneathherfeet.Forjustamoment,sheforgotwhereshewas.Shewaslostinthestory.“OK,passyourpapersforward,”saidtheteacher.“Let’sseewhatwehave.”Fortherestoftheclasstime,theteacherreadeachindividualworkaloud.Lilyoriginallythoughtitwouldbeawkward.However,shewasgraduallyattractedbytheexcitementintheteacher’svoice.“He’sactuallyenjoyingthis,”shethought.Whentheclasswouldbesoonover,therewerestillfifteenstudents’papersnotread,includingLily’spaper.Then,Mr.Johnsonannouncedhisdecision,askingthesestudentstoreadtheirworkthemselvesinfrontoftheclassnextclass.注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150個左右；2.請按如下格式在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置作答。Aweeklater,thebellrangandtheLanguageArtsclassbeganagain.AfterLilyfinishedherreading,theclappingfromherclassmatescontinuedforalongtime.