葫蘆島市長江衛生中等職業技術學校2024—2025學年度（上）高二期中考試英語試題考生注意：1．本試卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分。滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘。2．答題前，考生務必用直徑0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆將密封線內項目填寫清楚。3．考生作答時，請將答案答在答題卡上。選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑；非選擇題請用直徑0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆在答題卡上各題的答題區域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效，在試題卷、草稿紙上作答無效。第一部分聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）略第二部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）第一節（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。AHerearesomenationalparkswherevisitorscanenjoyvarietiesofwildlife.AcadiaNationalPark,MaineTheAtlanticOceanmeetsthecliff-linedMainecoastatthispopularpark,providinghabitatforwildlifewithfeetandflippers.Fromtheshore,scanthewaterformarinelifelikesharksorgrayseals（海豹）.Onland,youmightspotbeavers,snowshoehares,orbobcats.Inbetween,intheintertidalzone,tidepoolsholdtranslucentanemones,seaurchins,snails,andseastars.CuyahogaValleyNationalPark,OhioTheparkisamixedecosystemofoak-hickoryforest,meadows,andwetlandsshelteringavarietyofanimals.Youcanseewater-lovingmammalsorsnappingturtles.Morethan200speciesofbirdliveormigratethroughthepark,includingnestingperegrinefalconsandbaldeagles.PinnaclesNationalPark,CaliforniaNearlybeinginextinctioninthe1980s,thenumberofmightyCaliforniacondors（兀鷲）nowincreasesagainovervolcanicpeaks.Intenserecoveryefforts,includingacaptivebreeding（圈養繁殖）program,havebroughtasignificantincreaseofthepopulation,whichwasjust22in1982.Ifyouhavebinoculars,you’llhaveagoodchanceofseeingcondorsflyinginthemorningsandevenings.Othersincludegoldeneagles,peregrinefalconsandbees.DryTortugasNationalPark,FloridaContrarytoitsname,watermakesup99percentofthispark.Visitorscanseefivespeciesofendangeredseaturtlesnestonthebeachesorswimming.Bookasnorkelingtoexplorethereefs,wheregreenseaturtles,nursesharks,anddecoratorcrabsliveamidcorals.DiverscanalsoaccesstheWindjammerWrecksite,whereashipthatsank（沉沒）in1907providesahomeformarinelife.21.Whenintroducingwildlife,theauthordividestheAcadiaNationalParkinto__________.A.twoareas B.threeareas C.fourareas D.fiveareas22.HowdoestheCaliforniacondorincreaseitspopulation?A.Withanothercountry’stechnicalsupport.B.Byhuntingforfoodonvolcanicpeaks.C.Withtheassistanceofhumanbeings.D.Bycompetingwithnewspecies.23.Inwhichparkcanvisitorsseeasunkship?A.AcadiaNationalPark. B.CuyahogaValleyNationalPark.C.PinnaclesNationalPark. D.DryTortugasNationalPark.BSuperTyphoonRai(knownas“Odette”inthePhilippines)madelandfallonSiargaoIslandinsoutheasternPhilippinesat1:30pmlocaltimeonThursday,December16.Thetyphoonwasthe15thstormtohitthecountryin2021andwasthestrongeststormof2021.Almost16millionFilipinoswerefacingthreatsincludingstrongwinds,heavyrains,flooding,landslides,displacementandriskinglossoflife,home,livelihoodandagriculture.Around700,000ofthemwerechildren.UNICEF(UnitedNationsInternationalChildren’sEmergencyFund)expresseddeepconcernforchildrenandfamiliesatriskandannounceditscommitmenttoprovidingsupporttothePhilippinegovernment.ReynAmbagwasoneofthechildrenwhowererescuedduringthetyphoon.12-year-oldReynAmbagisagrade7studentlivingontheislandofSiargao.HegoestoschoolinSanIsidroNationalHighSchoolwhichislocatedintheMunicipalityofSanIsidro.WithValuesEducationashisfavoritesubjectinschool,Reynisalwaysreadytohelpothers.Reynisraisedbyhismotherwhoisasingleparentandrunsaretailstorealone.Asidefromhismother,hiscousinhasalsobeenlivingwiththemtohelpoutintheabsenceofReyn’sfather.Reyn’smotherprovidesforallthreeofthem.SheisabletosupporttheirdailyneedsandReyn’sschoolingbytheincomeshegetsfromthesmallretailstore.DuringTyphoonOdette,Reyn’sfamilystayedinsidethecomfortroomoftheschoolwheretheywereevacuated(疏散)to.There,hewitnessedthroughthewindowhowthestrongwindsofthetyphoondestroyedthearea.Theystayedthereuntilthestormsubsidedanditwassafeforthemtogoout.Uponreturningtotheirhome,theywereastonishedtofindthattheirhousewasdamagedduetothefallentrees.Afterobservingthedelaysinrestoringtheelectricityintheircommunity,Reynwantedtopursuearelatedjobinthefuture.“Iwanttobeanelectriciansomedaysothatifapowercutwouldhappenbecauseofatyphoon,Iwouldbeabletohelpinrestoringitforfree,”saidReyn.24.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Differenttypesofnaturaldisasters.B.Historicaldataofthestrongesttyphoons.C.Theintroductionofatyphoonanditsthreats.D.Thegovernment’sreactiontoSuperTyphoonRai.25.WheredoesReyn’sschoolingfeescomefrom?A.Hisfather. B.Hisfamilystore. C.Hiscousin. D.Hispart-timejob.26Whatdoestheunderlinedword“subsided”inparagraph5probablymean?A.Dieddown. B.Fellapart. C.Wentover. D.Brokedown.27.WhydidReynintendtobecomeanelectrician?A.Tomakemoneytomakehislifebetter.B.Torewardthecommunitywithhiswork.C.Tomeethismother’sexpectationsofhim.D.Torestorepowerintimeaftertyphoons.CTreestakecarbondioxidefromtheatmosphereandstoreitincomplexmolecules(分子),releasingoxygen.Themorephotosynthesis(光合作用),themorecarbonislockedaway.Carbondioxideisamajordriverofclimatechange,sothemorethatcanbetakenoutoftheatmospherebyplants,thebetter.Withthewarmerclimateleadingtoalongergrowingseason,someresearchershavesuggestedthatmorecarbondioxidewouldbeabsorbedbytreesandotherplantsthaninprevioustimes.Butanewstudyhaschangedthistheoryandcouldhaveprofoundeffectsonhowweadapttoclimatechange.TheresearchersattheSwissFederalInstituteofTechnologystudiedthedegreetowhichthetimingofcolourchangesinautumntreeleaveswasdeterminedbythegrowthoftheplantsinthepreviousspringandsummer.UsingdatafromthePanEuropeanPhenologyProject,whichhastrackedsometreesforaslongas65years,theresearchersfoundintheirlong-termobservationalstudythatastherateofphotosynthesisincreased,leaveschangedcolourandfellearlierintheyear.Forevery10%dincreaseinphotosyntheticactivityoverthespringandsummergrowingseason,treesshedtheirleaves,onaverage,eightdaysearlier.Thisresearchshowsthatdeciduous(每年落葉的)treescanonlyabsorbasetamountofcarboneachyearandoncethatlimitisreached,nomorecanbeabsorbed.Atthatpoint,leavesbegintochangecolour.Thislimitissetbytheavailabilityofnutrients,particularlynitrogen(氮氣),andthephysicalstructureoftheplantitself,particularlytheinnervesselswhichmovewateranddissolvednutrientsaround.Nitrogenisakeynutrientwhichplantsneedinordertogrow,andit’softentheamountofavailablenitrogenthatlimitstotalgrowth.Thisiswhyfarmersandgardenersusenitrogenfertilisers(肥料)toovercomethislimitation.Itsuggeststhatby2100,whentreegrowingseasonsareexpectedtobebetween22and34dayslonger,leaveswillfallfromtreesbetweenthreeandsixdaysearlierthantheydonow.28.Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Morecarbondioxidehasbeenabsorbedbyplantsthanbefore.B.Highertemperaturehasaninfluenceonplants’growingseason.C.Climatechangecanbesolvednaturallythroughphotosynthesis.D.Plantscangiveoffoxygenandmoleculesthroughphotosynthesis.29.Howmanydaysearliermayleavesaveragelyfallwith20%increaseinphotosynthesis?A.Eightdays. B.Sixteendays. C.Twenty-eightdays. D.Thirty-fourdays.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vessels”meaninParagraph5?A.Basins. B.Wells. C.Containers D.Channels.31.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtoinformus?A.Nitrogenisanessentialnutrientforplantgrowing.B.Warmerclimatecontributestolongergrowingseason.C.Farmersusefertilizerstoincreasethegrowthofplants.D.Theamountofcarbonplantsabsorbislimitedinayear.DBostonwantstobesmarter.Thecityhastakenadvantageoftechnologiestobecomemoreresponsivetoitsresidents'needs.Buttechnologyaloneisnotsufficienttomaketoday'scitiesloveable.Bostonhasdiscoveredthatitalso,needstoreachtheold-fashionedlow-techcommunityandintegratethattechnologywithcitylife.KrisCarterrolledoutBoston'ssmartcityprogramin2014.Itstartedwithanappthatresidentscoulddownloadtoreportlocationswheresidewalksneededrepair.Thecitysortedoutthosereportsandrankedtheminadatabase,whichrepaircrewsusedtoprioritizetheirwork.Thesystemworkedbeautifully,exceptforoneproblem:mostofthealerts(警報)camefromwealthierneighborhoods,wheretheconcentrationofsmartphone-equippedresidentswashighest.“Thecomplaintsfromtheappdidn'talwayscorrespondtothegreatestcommunityneedforrepairs,”explainedCarter.Carter'sgrouphasmovedawayfromthemodelcommontomanysmartcityinitiativesoflettingtech-savvy(精通技術的)residentsdrivetheprocess.Instead,theyrunmeetingstofindoutwhatproblemspeopleindifferentneighborhoodscareaboutsolving.Whenitcametosidewalks,Bostonintroducedasecondmethodofcollectingrepairtips,hiringpeopletogetoutandwalkthecity's1,700milesofsidewalkstomakeanoteoftheircondition.Whetherusinglow-techorhigh-techapproaches,saidCarter,tostaysmart,acityneedstocontinuallyreassessitsoptionstospotopportunitiestoimproveresidents'lives.'Takethesidewalkrepairprogram,walkingthestreetsprovedtobeauseful.ifinefficient,waytoprioritizerepairneeds.Butlastyearthegroupfoundthatwalkers'mobilephonescouldbetrackedastheymovedalongthestreets,andthatdatacouldbeanalyzedtoidentifysidewalkrouteswhicharemostoftenusedbyneighborhoods.“Combinedwithourothersidewalkinformation,thatgaveusanevenbetterwaytopredictwherefasterrepairswoulddothemostgood,”saidCarter.“We'rereallyalwayslookingforwhatevermixofapproachestobestsolvingtheproblem.”32.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thecitizens'life.B.Thecity'sreputation.C.Thecity'smanagement.D.Thebenefitsoftechnology.33.WhatproblemdidKrisCarter'steammeetwhencarryingouttheirprogram?A.Theycouldn'tserveallresidentswell.B.Theyfacedmanytechnicalobstacles.C.Theywerenotsupportedbyresidents.D.Theywereannoyedbybeingshort-staffed.34.WhichofthefollowingmightKrisCartermostagreewith?A.Maximizingthebenefitsoftechnology.B.Mixingapproachestosolvingproblems.C.Givingfullplaytothepowerofresidents.D.Lettingtechcompaniesbealeadingrole.35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?A.ASmartCity:MorethanJustTechB.ACitywithIntelligentFacilitiesC.Joint-effortinCityConstructionD.TheModernizationofaCity第二節（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。Snuggling（偎依）upwithyourlittleonefromanearlyageanddivingintoabooktogetherisalwaysagreatwaytospendtime.36Theywillgiveyourlittleoneaflyingstartinlife.Firstly,it’sagreatintroductiontoreading,writingandvocabulary.Seeinganadultreadingoutthewordsandlinkingthemtotheshapesonthepagebeginstobuildliterarybuildingblocksthatthechildrenwillusefortherestoftheirlife.37Ithelpsthembuilduptheirunderstandingoflanguageaswellasthewiderworld.38Itboostschildren’smindsanddevelopstheirsocialawarenessandskills.Atatimewhentheyareperhapsstuckindoorsmorethaneverbefore,readingisthebestwaytosparkchildren’simagination.Youcantraveltothemoon,meettheGruffaloandpopintoachocolatefactory!Thismeanschildrenwillhaveasolidcreativebaseanddeveloptheirownstory-tellingskillswhileenjoyingadventurousdaysathome.Fantasticlands,storiesandcharacterscaninspireplayideasforchildrentoo.However,you’llfindbooksfitforchildrenarelimitedonyourbookshelf.Don’tworry!39.Readingtimeisabrilliantbondingtoolwithparentsorcarers,whichbuildsupconfidenceandasenseofsecurityforlittleones.40Itcanevenhelpthemsleepbetter.Nowistheperfecttimetobuildupalibraryofremarkablereadsreadyforchildrentoenjoynowandinthefuture.A.TurningtotheInternetisagoodidea.B.Thesestoriescanencouragefutureleadersandthinkers.C.Readingtoyourchildrenfromdayonehasalotofbenefits.D.Secondly,therearemanybrillianteffectsofhearingstories.E.Itcanalsomakethemgetdifficultfeelings,likelossorsadness.F.Readingaloudintroduceschildrentonewwordstheymightnotheardaily.G.Aregularbedtimestorycreatesroutinewhichsmallchildrenespeciallylove.第三部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）第一節（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。Feelingfreeinthesea“Freedivingisallaboutbreakingyourlimits,”saidMaoXiyao,31,afreedivinginstructorwho41worksinSanya,Hainan,“andaninstructor’sjobistokeepyou42andhelpyoualongtheway.”Maoalwayshadastrong43forwaterandthesea.HediscoveredfreedivingduringatriptoHainananddecidedtobecomea(n)44.AccordingtoMao,itonly45adayforsomeonewithnodivingexperiencetolearnfreedivingskills.Beforegoingintothewater,thereare46tohelplearnersadjusttheirearpressure,suchasmovingtheendofthetongue.Preparingthe47forthediveisthemostimportantstep,Maoargued,as“peoplearenaturallyafraidoftheunknow”.Everydisturbingthought48oxygenunderwate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B.eventually C.instantly D.regularly42.A.comfortable B.anxious C.safe D.frightened43.A.creativity B.passion C.emotion D.imagination44.A.professor B.athlete C.expert D.professional45.A.puts B.spends C.takes D.sets46.A.exercises B.systems C.designs D.elements47.A.memory B.mind C.intelligence D.talent48.A.depends B.costs C.seeks D.exchanges49.A.confident B.positive C.calm D.panic50.A.sharp B.unique C.inspiring D.patient51.A.Teaching B.Organizing C.Reminding D.Observing52.A.referring B.adding C.supporting D.reviewing53.A.silly B.lively C.friendly D.deadly54.A.selected B.published C.illustrated D.recognized55.A.hold B.lose C.catch D.keep第二節（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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Mountainsareimportantsourcesofwatersupplytohumans.Amongtheecosystemservices56（provide）bymountains,watersupplyis57mostimportantbecauseofthelargequantityoffree-flowingwater.Mountainwaterresourcesareaffectedbyglaciermelt,snowmeltrun-offorrainfallrun-off.Sustainable（可持續的）useofmountainwaterresourcesisimportantforbothhumansandglobalmountainbiodiversityintheeconomicand58（society）contextofhumanprogress.Particularattentionshouldbegiveninthewaterresources59（come）fromthemountainareas.Sustainabilityhasbeen60（previous）usedasatermtodescribeaconcernrelatedtopreservationofnaturalresourcesforfuture.Therelationbetweenhumandevelopmentandtheneed61（manage）resourcesformsaprincipletodesignadialogueregardingenvironmentalneeds.Sofar,alimitednumberofstudies62（publish）onmountainwaterusesandsustainability.Moststudiesarefocused63examiningprevention,diversions,andmountainwaterstorageduringfloodsordroughts.However,insightsintowateruse,aswellasemployingstate-of-the-arttechnologies,areveryimportantfrombothatechnologicalstandpointandaselementsofpracticalsustainable64（solution）.Theinterplaybetweenacademics,policymakers,anddecisionmakersisimportantinexpandingthescientificknowledgeofmountainregionsandthewaysin65waterresourcescouldbeusedinamoresustainableway.第四部分寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）第一節（滿分15分）假定你是李華，校學生會主席。請你就本校學生缺乏體育鍛煉的問題，在全校升旗儀式上做演講，呼吁大家積極參加體育鍛煉。內容包括：1．問題的嚴重性；2．發出倡議等。注意：1．詞數80詞左右；2．開頭結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。Dearteachersandfellowstudents,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________That’sall!Thanksforallyourattention!第二節（滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。Birthdayswereahugedealatmyworkplace.Co-workerswentaboveandbeyondtoshowerthepersonofhonorwithfood,decorations,affirmations,loveand,yes,embarrassmentontheirspecialday.Asonewhopreferredtogounnoticedandfeltembarrassedatbeingthecenterofattention,Iwashorrifiedtowalkinonmybirthdaytoseemydeskdecoratedwithglitterystreamers,andahotpinksash（飾帶）withthewords,“Kneel!I’mtheBirthdayPrincess”.Iwasforcedtowearforthedurationoftheday.Althoughembarrassedbythedisplay,Ifeltextremelyloved.Ithoroughlyenjoyedthepleasantflowersanddeliciouschocolatecakemyco-workersgaveme.Severalmonthsaftermybirthdaycelebration,ourofficewelcomedLaura,anewmember,totheteam.Hiredasourofficemanager’sassistant,Laurawasalsotaskedwithestablishingahumanresourcesdepartment.Possessinganambitiousvisionandreceivingtrustfromourmanager,sheimmediatelymademajorchanges—whichwerenotwellreceived.Gradually,Laurabecamethecentreofgossip（閑言碎語）.WhenLaura’sspringbirthdayneared,itwasevidentthatnoonewantedtocelebrate.Iunderstoodwhynoonewantedtogoall-outincelebratingLaura’sbirthday,butitbotheredmenevertheless.Asanextremelyshyandintroverted（內向的）individual,beingleftoutorignoredwasnothingforeigntome,anditpainedmetothinkofthedeliberateefforttoignoreherbirthday.Althoughshedrovemecrazy,too,Iknewhertimeinourofficehadnotbeeneasy.Stoppingbyourlocalgrocerystore,Iselectedsomerosy-pinktulipsandabirthdaycardinwhichIwroteaheartfeltnotehighlightingsomeofLaura’squalitiesIadmired,suchasherambitiousspirit,creativity,andstronginn