2024-2025學(xué)年廣東省部分學(xué)校高二下學(xué)期5月聯(lián)考英語試題一、閱讀理解(★★)LoyKrathong:Thailand’sBeautifulFestivalofLightsEveryyear,onthenightofthefullmooninthe12thmonthofThailand’slunarcalendar,usuallyinNovember,peopleacrossThailandgathertocelebrateLoyKrathong.Aspartofthefestival,peoplereleasesmallfloats,krathongs,whicharecommonlycoveredindecorativebananaleaves,flowers,candles,andsoon.Peoplereleasetheseonwatertowishforgoodluck.Lastyear,thebestplacetoenjoyLoyKrathongisSukhothai,Thailand’sfirstcapitalandaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.Duringtheweek-longcelebration,localsandvisitorscouldseeparades,fireworks,andtraditionalshows.GettinginandAroundSukhothaiInthe13thcentury,SukhothaiwasthecenteroftheKingdomofSiam,theformernameforThailand.Today,itisknownforitswell-preservedhistoricalparks.TheparksarehometoimpressiveBuddhisttemples.Thecalmandpeacefulatmosphereofthecityaddstoitsbeauty.DuringLoyKrathong,Sukhothai’shistoricalparksarelitup,makingitsancientarchitecturesevenmoremagical.CelebratingLoyKrathongCreativelyOvertime,peoplethoughtfloatingkrathongsonwaterwouldbringthemgoodluck,butinrecentyearsit’sbeenimpossibletoignoretheenvironmentalimpact.“Releasingflowerkrathongsmadeoutofbananaplantstemsandleaveswasneveraproblemuntilrecently,whenthepopulationincreasedalot.Ofcourseitcreatesamassofkrathongsandpolluteswater,”saysTongthongChandransu,awell-knownhistorian.Inresponse,manypeoplearenowchoosingcreativewaystohonorthetradition,suchasmakingtheirkrathongbasesoutnaturalmaterials.Othersjustlightadigitalkrathongonline.1.WhatisSukhothaifamousfornowadaysaccordingtothetext?

A．Itsoldname.B．Itshistoricalparks.C．Itsbusycitylife.D．Itsfireworkshows.2.Whydosomepeoplelightadigitalkrathongonlinetowishforgoodluck?

A．Tohonorahistorian.B．Todemonstratetheircreativity.C．Toavoidcrowdedpeople.D．Toprotecttheenvironment.3.Inwhichsectionofawebsitecanthetextprobablybefound?

A．Innovation&Design.B．Environment&Climate.C．Culture&Travel.D．Finance&Investment.(★★★)IremembervividlythedayIfirststeppedintoMarguerite-d’YouvilleElementarySchoolinSaguenay,whichisaschoollookingtotallydifferent.Itallstartedbackin2017,andagroupofQuebec-basededucationadvocates,includingcelebratedarchitectPierreThibault,brokewithtradition.Theypersuadedtheneducationministertokickin$3milliontocreateLab-école,anon-profitaimedatdevelopinglearningenvironmentsthatwouldmakechildrenexcitedtogotoschool.Lab-école’smodel,inspiredbyprimaryschoolsinDenmark,FinlandandJapan,includedlargewindows,naturalmaterials,andspaciousroomforkitchens,commonspacesandplay.In2019,sixschoolswerechosentoreceiveLab-écolemakeovers,oneofwhichwasMarguerite-d’YouvilleElementarySchool.The$16.75-milliondesignfeaturedthreeinterconnected,all-woodpavilions(亭子)withslopingroofsremindingallofSaguenay’sLittleWhiteHouse.WhenIwalkedintothefirstwingoftheschool,ithousesofficesandkindergartenclassrooms,whilethesecond,centralwinghasacookinglabandmulti-purposecreativelab,alongwithacommunitylearningcenterthatdoublesasalibraryandgatheringspace.Inthethirdwing,theschool’s12elementaryclassroomsarespreadoutbetweenthreehomeycottage-likestructures.Outside,theyardissurroundedbytheU-shapedmainbuilding,protectingtheareafromhighwindsandotherwildweather.There’sanoutdoorclassroom,asportscircuitandlotsofclimbableplaystructuresmadewithrepurposedwoodfromoldbuildings.Bio-retentionbasinsarebuiltintothegardentomanagestormwaterrunoff.Here,wehadthechancetolearntheinsandoutsofurbanagriculture.AfterdoorsopenedinAugustof2023,thestructurereceivedgoodreviewsfromits290pupils,includingmeandthepublic,whomakeregularuseofitsparkandkitchen.TheprovincehasnoplanstoextendLab-écoleafterallitsschoolsarecompletedthisyear,buttheprogramhasalreadyaceditsassignment:togetCanadiansthinkingdifferentlyaboutwhataschoolcanbe.4.Whywasthenon-profitLab-écoleestablished?

A．Topopularizeasustainablelivingstyle.B．Tomakeschoolsappealingtostudents.C．Todevelopstudents’criticalthinking.D．Tocallforharmonyinlocalcommunity.5.Whatdoestheauthorintendtoexplainabouttheupgradedschoolinparagraph3?

A．Itscost.B．Itsdesign.C．Itslocation.D．Itshistory.6.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A．Studentswillperformmoreassignmentsintheclass.B．Parentsandkidsholddifferentviewsonthestructure.C．Theprovinceplanstoextendthemodeltoallschools.D．Theschool’smakeoverwonpopularitywiththepublic.7.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A．Lab-école:InnovatingCanadianSchoolDesign.B．ChallengesFacingHighSchoolStudentsinCanada.C．AnIntroductiontoQuebec-basedEducationAdvocates.D．Marguerite-d’YouvilleElementarySchool:aNewlyConstructedSchool.(★★★)Everytwoweeks,alanguageisatriskofdisappearing.Tohelpstopthetide,aprojectisexploringtheuseofvirtualreality(VR)technologyandimmersive(沉浸式的)storytellingtotrytorestoreendangeredindigenousculturesandlanguages.CreatedbyNowHereMediabeforethestartofourproject,KusundaisanimmersiveinteractivefilmthatencouragesviewerstolearnkeywordsoftheKusundalanguage,whichisunderthreatofdisappearinginNepal.ThefilmdocumentsthenomadicwayoflifeoftheKusundapeople.Itfeaturestheirlanguage,intheformofinterviewswithitslastremainingspeakers.NowHereMediaworkedcloselywithLilBahadur,justoneof150Kusundaspeakersleftintheworld,andhisgranddaughterHima.Lilalmostlosthismothertonguewhenhegaveuponeofhisindigenousculture—thehunter-gathererlifestyle—toliveinthecityattheageof18.ButresearchersdiscoveredthatLil’steenagegranddaughterwasardentaboutkeepinghergrandfather’slanguageandculturealive.“IftheKusundalanguagedisappears,thentheexistenceoftheKusundapeopleinNepalwillalsofadeaway,”Himasaid.“We’llloseouridentity.That’swhyIwanttosaveourlanguage.”Astoimmersivetechnology,StoryLabreceivedagrantfromtheBritishAcademytoevaluateitspotentialforbringingendangeredlanguagesbacktolife.Ourresearchstudy,RevivingKusunda,comparedtheinteractiveVRexperiencealongsideashortfilmcreatedduringtheproject.Wethrewlightontheroleofimmersivetechnologiesincreatingemotionalunderstandingofthesubjectincomparisontoregularfilm.Participantsinourresearch—bothmembersoftheKusundacommunityinNepalandthepublicintheUK—identifiedmanybenefitsofusingmultipleformats.However,theyexpressedaclearpreferenceforVR.Theyhighlightedtheimportanceofinteractivityandimmersioninengagingviewersinthesubjectmatter.WiththeVRexperience,viewersarepartofthestory—akeyaspectthathelpsrevivestoriesandmemoriesfromthepast.8.WhatcanbeinferredaboutKusundafromparagraph2?

A．Itisadevicetoprintshortstories.B．Itisafilmtostateagroup’sindustries.C．Itisameansofsavinganendangeredtongue.D．Itisanapptopromoteatypeoffilm.9.WhathappenedtoLilwhenhewasaged18?

A．Hehadtodropoutofschool.B．Hepromotedhisnativelanguage.C．Hemadeahugefortuneinacity.D．Heremovedfrompartofhistradition.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ardent”inparagraph3probablymean?

A．Sensitive.B．Astonished.C．Well-informed.D．Enthusiastic.11.WhyarethepublicintheUKmentioned?

A．Toshowtheywereinfavoroftheproject.B．Tostatetheyenjoyedlisteningtodistanttales.C．Toprovetheywerecrazyaboutadvancedtechnology.D．Topraisethemforsavingmanyendangeredcustoms.(★★★)ResearchersattheUniversityofLeedssaidreintroducingwolvestotheCairngorms,aswellasthesouth-west,north-westandcentralHighlandscouldhelpcontroltheproblemofreddeereatingtrees,whichstopsnaturalwoodlandregeneration.Thescientistsestimatedthatifwolveswerereintroduced,apopulationofabout167oftheanimalswouldthrive,whichwouldbeenoughtoreducethereddeerpopulationtoalevelthatwouldallowtreestoregeneratenaturally.Thisalonecouldcontributetoabout5%ofthecarbonremovaltargetforUKwoodlands,roughlyequalto1milliontonnes.Eachwolfwouldleadtoanannualcarbonintakecapabilityof6,080tonnesofCO?.Thestudy’sleadauthor,ProfDominickSpracklen,said,“Thepositiveeffectofbiodiversityontheclimatecannotbeoverlooked.Weneedtolookatthepotentialroleofnaturalprocessessuchasthereintroductionofspeciestorecoverourdegraded(退化的)ecosystemsandtheseinturncandeliverco-benefitsforclimateandnaturerecovery.”Itiswidelyacceptedthatwolveswereeradicated(根除)fromScotlandabout250yearsago,leavingreddeerwithnonaturalenemies.Overthelast100years,whileeffortshavebeenmadetocontrolthepopulation,ithasincreasedtoanestimated400,000todayinScotlandalone.Theresearcherssaidonly4%ofScotlandwascoveredbynativewoodlandtoday,makingitoneoftheleastnativelyforestedplacesinEurope.Theresearchershaveexpectedsomestrongreactionsagainsttheirresearch,particularlyfromdeerchasersandfarmersconcernedabouttheircowsorsheep.ThepolicyofreintroducingwolvesinScotlandhasbeenintenselyopposedbysomefarmersandruralcommunities.LeeSchofield,aco-authorofthestudy,said,“Werecognizethatactualandwide-rangingstakeholder(利益相關(guān)者)andpublicengagementwouldclearlybeessentialbeforewolfreintroduction.Mostimportantly,conflictsbetweenhumanbeingsandwildlifemustbeaddressedthroughpublicpoliciesthataccountforpeople’sattitudesforareintroductiontobesuccessful.”12.WhatcouldbetheresultofreintroducingwolvesintheCairngormsandHighlands?

A．Leadingtothegrowthofnativewoodland.B．Providingthereddeerwithenoughfood.C．Reducingtheamountofcarbondioxiderelease.D．Keepingtheendangeredspeciesfromextinction.13.WhatshouldbetakenintoconsiderationbasedonDominickSpracklen’swords?

A．Themanagementofnewspecies.B．Thegoodimpactofbiodiversityonclimate.C．Therisksofdegradedecosystems.D．Thecomplexityofglobalclimate.14.Howisparagraph4developed?

A．Bygivingexamples.B．Byprovidingstatistics.C．Bydescribingcourses.D．Bymakingassumption.15.WhatdoesLeeSchofieldemphasize?

A．Thechangeinpublicattitudestowildlife.B．Thebenefitsofthewolfreintroduction.C．Theworriesfromfarmersandcommunities.D．Thesolutiontohuman-wildlifedisagreements.(★★★)Whatmakesagoodpieceofcreativewriting?Asthenamesuggests,creativewritingisanimaginativeprocess.Itdoesn’tfitonesetgenre(體裁).16.However,withthatbeingsaid,thereareafewgeneralprinciplesthatyoucanfollowtomakeyourcreativewritingasstrongasitcanbe.·17.Allgreatstoriesbeginwithatargetaudienceinmind,whichcanhelptailoryourwritingandconnectwiththem.Therefore,anycreativewritershouldbegintheirwritingbyplottingoutexactlywhotheywanttoreadtheirwork.·Writewhatyouknow.18.Oryoudon’tnecessarilyhavetowriteaboutyourlife,butdrawonknowledgeyouhaveaboutdifferentelementsofourlivestogiveyourstorysomeauthenticityandmorecredibility.·Creativityiskey.Creativityisoneofthemostimportantelementsofcreativewriting.19.Ofcourse,thisdoesn’tdemandthatyouwriteataleaboutatotallyimaginaryworld,butsimplyuseyourcreativitytothinkoutsidetheboxandputauniquetwist(轉(zhuǎn)折)onthings.·Plotaloosestoryarc(弧線).Despitethelooseboundsofcreativewriting,itisstilladvisabletoplotaloosestoryareforanypieceofliteratureyoucreate.Storyarcsareessentialforgivingyourwritingdirectionandpurpose,helpingyoutowritethewholepieceatagoodpace.Followyourstoryare,andyourwritingwillhaveastrongstructure,paceanddirection.20.

A．KnowyouraudienceB．TalktoyourreadersinpersonC．ThesewillkeepyourreadersmoreengagedD．YoucanthenprobablywinanawardforwritingE．It’swhatsetsyourwritingapartfromotherpiecesofwritinginthegenreF．Quiteoften,thebeststoriesarethosewhichyoucanconnecttoyourownlivesG．Therefore,therewillneverbeanumbrelladefinitiontodescribetheperfectpiece二、完形填空(★★★)Oneday,itwasrainingheavily.Hence,Lily_________toplaywithherdog,Max,indoors.Theywererunningaroundinthespacious_________,chasingeachotherhappily.Suddenly,Max_________asmalltablenearthewindow.Lily’sheart_________assheheardthesoundofsomethingbreaking.Sheturnedaroundandsawhermother’sfavoritevaselyingonthe_________inpieces.Lilywas_________,assheknewhowmuchhermother_________thatvase.IthadbeenagiftfromLily’sgrandmother,anditwasoneofthemost_________thingshermotherhadkeptsinceLily’schildhood.Lilyfeltterrible.Shouldshetellher_________thetruthortrytohideit?Afterafewminutesofthinking,Lilydecidedtocleanupthemess.Shecarefullypickedupthepiecesandputtheminabox.Then,shesatdownand__________anotetohermother.Inthenote,sheexplainedwhathadhappenedand__________forbreakingthevase.Shealsopromisedtosaveherallowancetobuyanewone.Whenhermothercamehome,Lily__________handedherthenote,thinkinghermotherwouldbeveryangryandscoldherseverely.Hermotherreaditquietly,andthenshelookedatLily.Insteadofgettingangry,shesmiledandhuggedher.“Thankyouforbeinghonest,”hermothersaid.“Thevasewasspecial,butyour__________meansevenmoretome.”Lilyfelt__________andlearnedanimportantlessonthatday.Sometimes,tellingthetruthis__________,butit’salwaystherightthingtodo.21.A．forgotB．decidedC．pretendedD．expected22.A．kitchenB．livingroomC．gardenD．bedroom23.A．ranintoB．brokeintoC．lookedintoD．walkedinto24.A．relaxedB．warmedC．sankD．stopped25.A．ceilingB．tableC．carpetD．floor26.A．excitedB．shockedC．curiousD．cheerful27.A．valuedB．measuredC．examinedD．missed28.A．interestingB．expensiveC．preciousD．previous29.A．brotherB．fatherC．motherD．grandmother30.A．sentB．foundC．hidD．wrote31.A．paidB．thankedC．a(chǎn)pologizedD．a(chǎn)sked32.A．happilyB．nervouslyC．a(chǎn)ngrilyD．calmly33.A．generosityB．creativityC．honestyD．determination34.A．relievedB．puzzledC．worriedD．contented35.A．importantB．rightC．naturalD．hard三、語法填空(★★★)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。Anexhibitionhighlightinggongbihua,atraditionalChinesepaintingstyleknownforitsfineandprecisebrushwork,hasopenedattheNationalCentreforthePerformingArtsinBeijing.Thetermgongbi36(literal)means“finebrush”,whichdescribesthecarefullines,softcolors,and37(detail)shapesusedinthisstyle.Artistspaintwithverythinbrushes,oftenaddingcolorlittlebylittle38(create)asmoothandbrightlook.Common39(theme)inthesepaintingsincludeflowers,birds,animals,andscenesfromnature,40(draw)withgreatcareandaccuracy.AsamainstreamformofChinesefineartwith41longandrichhistory,gongbihuaflourished(繁榮)duringtheTangDynastyand42(reach)itspeakduringtheNorthernSongDynasty.Thisexhibitionfeaturesabout70outstandingworksbysevenleadingcontemporaryartists,includingChenMengxin,JiaGuangjian,andLiuWanming,43havemadesignificantcontributionstothefieldsofacademicexploration,artisticstyles,andcreativeachievements.Andtheirworkscollectivelyreflectadeepconnection44life,nature,andthetimes.Forexample,inLiu’swork,ClearandFarattheLake,severalegrets(白鷺)glidepeacefullyinthemisty,simpleenvironment.Thepeacefulbeautyofsolitude(獨處)andpuritybringsaharmoniousstateofmind,45(provide)spiritualcomfort.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，你?？萍忌鐖F正在招募新成員。請給你校交換生Tom寫封郵件，邀請他加入科技社團，內(nèi)容包括：1.介紹社團活動；2.加入該社團的好處。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卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearTom,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、書面表達(★★★)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(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。OnNewYear’sEve2022,Heginbotham,86,wasspendingtheholidaybyherselfforthefirsttime.HerhusbanddiedinJune.Heginbothamwasfeelingblue.Thesilencewasalmostunbearableandmadetheroomfeelcolderthanitwas.Tocheerherselfup,shedecidedtoworkonherholidaycardsandsendthemtoherfriendsandrelatives.Shecarefullyselectedeachcard,thinkingofthejoytheywouldbringtothem.Thatafternoon,shedrovetoBethesda’spostofficetodropoffthecards.WhenHeginbothamwasdroppingoffhercards,akind-heartedmancalledZeinsawherandthoughtshewastoooldtohandlesomanycards.Zeinapproachedherwithawarmsmile.“Ma’am,doyouneedanyhelp?”heaskedgently.Heginbothamhesitatedforamoment,feelingabitembarrassed,butshewasgratefulfortheoffer.Zeinhelpedherfillintheaddresses,chattingaboutholidays.Heginbothamfeltasenseofconnection,andsheshowedgreatgratitudeto