2024-2025年學年第二學期高二英語學科第二次學情調研第一節、單項選擇(15分，每題1分)1.LiandahasbecomethecrowninggloryofChina'smodernuniversities,notonlybecauseofitsprofessorsandtalentedstudents,butalsobecauseoftheschool'sstrongspiritofanddedication.A.prominent;perseveranceB.profound;presenceC.prosperous;perfectionD.preferred;permanence2.ImyjobattheendofthefirstmonthbecauseIcouldn'tputupwiththecriticalmanageranylonger.A.recommendedB.quitC.refusedD.rejected3.Nowadaysmanycompaniesmakeitforeveryjobapplicanttotakeaphysicalexaminationbeforetheyareemployed.A.incredibleB.compulsoryC.transparentD.controversial4.Weranintoafewtrickyproblemsduringtheproject,itwasagreatsuccess.A.onthecontraryB.onthewholeC.inparticularD.afterall5.Whatawoman!Ijustwonderhowshemanagestokeepsmilingafterallthatshehas.A.figuredoutB.madeupC.takenawayD.gonethrough6.Intheprocessofgettingridofracial,theUSAisleftfarbehind.A.discriminationB.compromiseC.substituteD.disadvantage7.Sincethisaccidenthasnothingtodowithhim,heseemsnoway.A.tobeblamedB.blamedforC.toblameD.toblamefor1/128.Youhavescoldedhimforhispoorperformance.Afterall,hehaddonehisbest.A.wouldn'tB.couldn'tC.shouldn'tD.mustn't9.——Howaboutachatoveracupofcoffeethisafternoon?——Sorry,I'mto-layandcan'tputyouin.-Let'smakeitsometimenextweek.A.onalimitedbudgetB.inhighspiritsC.onatightscheduleD.indeepdoubt10.Eitherthedetailedexplanationinthetextbookortheteacher'sexamplesinclasshelpfulforunderstandinganounclausefunction.A.is;howB.are;howC.is;whatD.are;what11.EveryboyandeverygirlpleasedwhentheysawShenzhouXV,withFeiJunlong,oneofthemostexpertChineseastronauts,tocarryouttheflightmission,wassentuptospace.A.isB.wasC.areD.were12.Uptonow,morethanonearticleonenvironmentalprotectioninthelocalnewspaper.A.haspublishedB.havepublishedC.hasbeenpublishedD.havebeenpublished13.Withallhertimeexperiments,shehasnotimeforentertainment.A.spentdoingB.spenttodoC.spendingtodoD.isspentdoing14.Theonlythingisthattheremightbeafewmachine-learningproblemswhenthefirstcarsthemarket,soperhapsI'dbetterlearntodrivefirst.A.reachB.touchC.strikeD.hit15.surethatallthewindowsareshut,mainlybecauseitisreportedthataheavyrainisontheway.A.MakingB.TomakeC.HavingmadeD.Make2/12第二節、完型填空(20分，每題1分)Therearelotsofwaystoraiseawarenessforacause.Usually,the16theideais,themoreitgetsnoticed.Andthat'spreciselywhyoneFrenchmanhascaughtourattention.BaptisteDubanchetisbikingacrossEurope,surviving18ondiscarded(丟棄)food.Thethree-month,1,900-milejourneyfromParistoWarsawisDubanchet's19ofraisingawarenessoffoodwasteinEuropeandthroughouttheworld.Asyoucan20,thetripisnopieceofcake.Whilerestaurants,tonsoffoodeachyear,muchofitremainsinaccessiblebecauseof?2garbagecontainers,healthregulations,orbusinesspolicies.Onlyaboutoneintenplaces23himfoodthatwouldotherwisebediscarded.Forlegal24,mostrestaurantshaveapolicyagainst25foodwaste.“Somepeoplehaveeven26theirjobsbygivingmefood,”Dubanchetsaid.What's27interestingistheattitudevariouscitieshavetowardDubanchet'scause.Berlinhasbeenthe28whilethemostdifficultwastheCzechtownofPilsen.There,hehadto29atsome50differentstoresorrestaurantsbeforefindingfood.The30isallthemoreseriouswhenyouconsiderthe31exerciserequiredtobikefromFrancetoPoland.“Ihavetogetfood32becauseafterallthebikingIamtiredandLneedthe33,”Dubanchetexplained.“Ismy34fullorempty?Thatisthemostimportantthing,notwhatIameating.”Heaimsto35hisjourneybymid-July.Withanyluck,he'llturnafewmoreheadsintheprocess.16:A.clevererB.olderC.strangerD.simpler17.A.garbage-eatingB.sports-lovingC.food-wastingD.law-breaking18.A.secretlyB.finallyC.entirelyD.probably19.A.purposeB.wayC.opinionD.dream20.A.observeB.imagineC.suggestD.remember21.A.storeB.cookC.shopforD.throwaway22.A.lockedB.damagedC.connectedD.abandoned23.A.boughtB.offeredC.orderedD.sold24.A:reasonsB.rightsC.feesD.aids31225.A.beggingforB.givingawayC.hidingD.causing26.A.didB.keptC.acceptedD.risked27.A.hardlyB.usuallyC.particularlyD.merely28.A.easiestB.nearestC.biggestD.richest29.A.workB.shoutC.askD.jump30.A.competitionB.conversationC.conflictD.challenge31.A.adequateB.rewardingC.demandingD.suitable32.A.againB.aloneC.laterD.fast33.A.spiritB.energyC.timeD.effort34.A.stomachB.handC.pocketD.basket25.A.arrangeB.restartC.reportD.finish第三節、閱讀理解(40分，每題2分)(A)TheMotivatedSequence(序列)ofPublicSpeechThemotivatedsequencegetsitsnamepartlybecauseitfollowsjohnDewey'sproblemsolutionmodelforthinkingandpartlybecauseitmakesattractiveanalysesoftheseproblemsandtheirsolutionsbytyingthemtohumanmotives.Thatis,themotivatedsequenceisbothproblem-drivenandmotivation-centered.Therearefivebasicstepsinthemotivatedsequence1.Youmustgetpeopletoattendtosomeproblem,ortofeeldiscomfortstronglyenoughtowanttohearmore.2.Youcancreatemorespecificwantsordesires,apersonalsenseofneed.3.Whenwantsorneedsarecreated,youcanattempttosatisfythembyshowingwhatcanbedonetosolvetheproblemorrelievethesenseofdiscomfort.4.Simplydescribingacourseofactionmaynotbeenough,sointhefourthplaceyoucanvisualizetheworldasitwouldlookiftheactionswerecarriedout,andwhatitmightbelikeiftheywerenot.5.Withthat,ifyouhavedonethesefourtaskswell,accidencemembersshouldbereadytoact——toputintopracticetheproposedsolutiontotheirproblems.4/12FivestepsAudienceresponse1.AttentionGettingattentionIwanttolisten.2.NeedShowingtheneed:DescribingthesolutionSomethingneedstobedone.3.SatisfactionSatisfyingtheneed:presentingthesolutionThisiswhattodotosatisfytheneed.4.VisualizationVisualizingtheresults_______?_______5.ActionRequestingactionorapproval1.willdothis.Themotivatedsequencecanbeusedtostructuremanydifferentsortsofspeeches,Itcouldbeused,forexample,inaspeechurgingyourclassmatestojoinablooddonors’association.Or,youcoulduseittosellafriendinsurance.Andyoucanalsouseittotalkaboutsocialproblems,suchastheenvironmentandtheeconomiccrisis.36.Whatdoweknowaboutthemotivatedsequence?A.Itisthebasicprincipleofproblem-solutionmodel.B.Ithasnothingtodowithhumanmotivation.C.It'sbothproblem-drivenandmotivation-centered.D.Therearesixbasicstepsinthemotivatedsequence37.Whichofthefollowingbestfillsintheblankforthe"Visualization"step'saudienceresponse?A.Icanimaginetheresultsclearly.B.Idon'tcareabouttheresults.C.I'mconfusedabouttheactions.D.Idoubttheproposedsolution.38.Whatcanthemotivatedsequencebeusedfor?A.Aspeechurgingyourclassmatestoquitablooddonors'association.B.Aspeechtogetyourfriendstopromoteablooddonors'associationC.Aspeechtogetyourfriendstosellinsurance.D.Aspeechontheenvironmentalandeconomiccrisis.39.XiaoWangistryingtopersuadehisclassmatestojoinablooddonors’association.Helphimdraftaspeechbyputtingthefollowingfivesentencesintherightorderbasedonthemotivatedsequence.(1)Withthesteadysupplyofblood,emergencieswillbemetwithtimelytreatment(2)Youcanhelpbyfillingouttheblooddonors'cardslampassingout.(3)Ourareaisshortofbloodofalltypestomeetemergencyneeds.(4)Amandiedlastnightinatrafficaccidentbecausehelosttoomuchblood.(5)Ablooddonors'associationguaranteesapredictable,steadysupplyofbloodtothemedicalcommunity.A.(4)(3)(5)(1)(2)B.(4)(2)(3)(1)(5)C.(4)(5)(3)(1)(2)D.(4)(2)(1)(5)(3)5/12(B)Inthevast,untouchedexpanseofwilderness,Islaandherfaithfulgoldenretriever(獵犬),Finndancedinaharmonyofsouls.Together,theyweavedthroughmyriadterrains,fromshadowedforestsechoingwithancientsecretstoruggedmountainpathsthattouchedtheheavens.Theirbondwasnotofmerecircumstance,butofshareddreams,Islasoughtquietawayfromtheurbannoise,whileeveryrustleandmurmurofthewildignitedFinn'sspirit.Asdawn'sfirstlightkissedtheearth,IsladeliberatelypackedawaymemoriesofthenightwhileFinn,witheageranticipation,waggedhistail,eagerfortheday'smelodies.Theirjourneywasnotchartedbymapsorcompasses,butbythegentletouchesoftheirhearts,caressed(撫摸)bynature'sidealbreezes.Oneduskyevening,paintedwithdeepredcolorsandetherealpurples,anunexpectedstormtookthemoffguard、Raindrops,heavywithsorrow,transformedfamiliartrailsintoflowingstreams,inadesperatebidforrefuge.Islawastrappedbythefierceembraceofthecurrents.ItwasFinn'sinstinctivecouragethatshonebrightlyinthatmomentofdespair,ashemovedforwardsuddenly,securingherbackpackwithasteadfastgrip,drawingherbacktosafety'sshore.Nestledinarockyembrace,theyclungtoeachotheragainstthestorm'sfury.IslawhisperedtalesofbygonedaysanddistanthorizonsintoFinn'seagerears.Inreturn,hemovedslowlyandcomplainedweakly,weavingtaleswithoutwords,sharingasymphonyofsilentstories.Whenthestorm'sragedecreased,theworldtheyknewwascoveredinunfamiliarity.Trailstheyoncedanceduponhadvanished,andlandmarkswhisperedinunfamiliartongues.Forthefirsttime,Islafelttheweightofdisorientation.ButFinn,withunwaveringconfidence,steppedforward,trustinghisinstinctstounveilthepathahead.Asdaysmeltedintoweeks,justwhenhopeseemedadistantstar,theembraceofahiddenvillagehuggedthemgently.Interestedbythelongexcitingjourney,villagerswelcomedthem,theirjourneybecomingwovenintothepictureoflocallegend.Butthewild'stemptationcouldnotbeignored.Restored,thetwopartnersventuredoncemoreintotheembraceofnature,carryingwiththemtheblessingsandhopesofnewfoundfriends.Throughtherichandcolorfulpictureoftheiradventures,itbecameevidentthattheirtruestrengthwasnotinconqueringtheelementsbutintheunyieldingbondtheyshared.Thewildwasbutastagefortheireternalballetoffriendshipandperseverance.6/1240.WhatconnectedIslatoFinn?A.Theuntouchedexpanseofwilderness.B.Shadowedforestsechoingwithancientsecrets.C.Circumstanceandshareddreams.D.Theurbannoise.41.WhatdroveIslaintodespair?A.Aduskofcrimsonandpurple.B.Asuddenstorm.C.Thefamiliartrails.D.Arockyembrace.42)Inthe5thparagraph,whatdoestheunderlinedword“unveil”mostprobablymean?A.concealB.exploreC.leadD.uncover43.Whatwerethevillagersinterestedin?A.Finn'sconfidenceandintuition.B.Isla'srespectfornature.C.IslaandFinn'sexcitingjourneyD.Thewild'stemptation.44.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.IslaandFinnmadetheirjourneysbasedonamaporacompass.B.FinnfailedtopullIslabacktothesafetyofshore.C.ThevillagerswoveIslaandFinn'sjourneyintolocallegend.D.IslaandFinn'srealstrengthliedinconqueringharshenvironments.(C)Somepeoplebelievethatgettingoldermeansagradualdeclineratherthanajourneytowardwisdom.However,moreandmorestudiesshowthatlearningisstillpossibleinlaterlife.Infact,continuededucationcanbenefittheagingbrain.Throughoutone'slife,thehumanbrainremainsremarkablycapableofadaptingandrestructuringitself.Asearlyasthe1960s,BritishneuroscientistGeoffreyRaismanobservedthatinjuredregionsofratbrainscouldestablishnewsynaptic(突觸的)connections,asrevealedunderanelectronmicroscope.Thesefindingsintroducedtheconceptofneuroplasticity——theideathatthebraincancontinuallyrewireitselfinresponsetonewstimuli(觸發因素)andlearningexperiences.Naturally,thisadaptiveabilitydoesnotmakethebrainresistanttothedamagecausedbytime.Justasheighttendstodeclinewithage,sotoodoesbrainvolume,shrinkingatanestimatedrateof4%perdecadebeginninginone's40s.Nevertheless,thisvolumetricdeclinedoesnotdefinitely7/12translateintocognitiveimpairment.Aslongasindividualsremainmentallyengagedandopentonovelexperiences,thebrainretainsasignificantcapacitytoregeneratepathwaysandmaintainfunctionality.Modernresearchincreasinglyhighlightsthatexposuretonewenvironments,ideas,andskillscanenhancethebrain'sflexibility.Thesefreshexperiencespromotetheformationofneuralnetworks,whichhelpsustaincognitiveresilience(韌性),evenasstructuralshrinkageoccurs.Fromsolvinglogicpuzzlestochoosingunconventionalroutesfordailytasks,minorchangestoroutinecangalvanizebrainfunctionandpromotelong-termmentalhealth.Moreover,studiesofolderadultssuggestthatthosewhoactivelypursuenewintellectualorphysicalchallengestendtoenjoyenhancedmemoryperformanceandreducedsusceptibilitytoneurodegenerativedisorders(神經退行性疾病).Naturalqualitiessuchascuriosityandanenthusiasticattitudetowardacquiringknowledgeappeartobepositivelycorrelatedwithcognitivepreservation.Importantly,a2012studypublishedinPsychologyandAgingconfirmedthatparticipationincognitivelystimulatingtaskscanboostreasoningskillsandpotentiallydelayage-relatedmentaldecline.45..WhichofthefollowingbestexplainsGeoffreyRaisman'sresearch?A.Brainagingisalargelyirreversiblebiologicalprocess.B.Synapticformationinratsdifferssignificantlyfromthatinhumans.C.Newexperiencesprimarilyenhanceshort-termbrainperformance.D.Thehumanbrainismoreresilientanddynamicthanpreviouslybelieved.46.Whatinferencecanbedrawnregardingbrainagingfromthetext?A.Age-relatedbrainshrinkageinevitablycausesmentalworsening.B.Cognitiveflexibilitycanpersistdespitephysiological(生物學)brainchanges.C.Elderlyindividualsareincapableofformingnewneuralpathways.D.Oncebrainvolumedecreases,neuroplasticityceasestofunction.47.Whichstrategyisrecommendedforsustainingbrainhealthinlaterlife?A.Engaginginnovelactivitiesthatchallengementalhabits.B.Usingdrugtreatmentstoslowagingeffects.C.Repeatingfamiliartaskstoavoidunnecessarystress.D.Focusingmerelyonphysicalexercisetosupportbraingrowth.8/1248.Inthe4thparagraph,whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“galvanize”?A.suppressB.evaluateC.imitateD.stimulate49.Basedonthefindingsofthe2012PsychologyandAgingstudy,.A.Entertaininggamesareineffectiveinpreventingmemoryloss.B.Rational(理性)thinkingdeclineswithagedespitetraining.C.Deliberatementalstimulationcanenhancereasoningability.D.Naturallygiftedindividualsbenefitfromcognitivetraining.50.Whichonecanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheAgingBrain:ADecliningOrgan?B.LearninginLaterLife:BoostingtheAgingBrainC.Neuroplasticity:TheKeytoaYoungerBrainD.Curiosity:TheSecrettoCognitivePreservation(D)Isforgivenessagainstourhumannature?Toanswerourquestion,weneedtoaskafurtherquestion:Whatistheessenceofourhumanity?Forthesakeofsimplicity,peopleconsidertwodistinctlydifferentviewsofhumanity.Thefirstviewinvolvesdominanceandpower.Inanearlypaperonthepsychologyofforgiveness,Droll(1984)madetheinterestingclaimthathumans’essentialnatureismoreaggressivethanforgivingallows.Thosewhoforgiveareagainsttheirbasicnature,muchtotheirharm.Inhisopinion,forgiversarecompromisingtheirwell-beingastheyoffermercytoothers,whomightthentakeadvantageofthem.Thesecondviewinvolvesthethemeofcooperation,mutualrespect,andevenloveasthebasisofwhoweareashumans.Researchersfindthattofullygrowashumanbeings,weneedbothtoreceivelovefromandofferlovetoothers.Withoutlove,ourconnectionswithawiderangeofindividualsinourlivescanfallapart.Evencommonsensestronglysuggeststhatthewilltopoweroverothersdoesnotmakeforharmoniousinteractions.Forexample,howwellhasslaveryworkedasamodeofsocialharmony?Fromthissecondviewpointofwhoweareashumans,forgivenessplaysakeyroleinthebiologicalandpsychologicalintegrityofbothindividualsandcommunitiesbecauseoneoftheoutcomesofforgiveness,shownthroughscientificstudies,isthedecreasingofhateandtherestorationofharmony.Forgivenesscanbreakthecycleofanger.Atleasttotheextentthepeoplefromwhomyouareestrangedacceptyourloveandforgivenessandarepreparedtomaketherequiredadjustments.Forgivenesscanhealrelationshipsandreconnectpeople.Asanimportantnote,whenwetakeaclassicalphilosophicalperspective,weseethedistinctionbetweenpotentialityandactuality.Wearenotnecessarilybornwiththecapacitytoforgive,butinsteadwiththepotentialtolearnaboutitandtogrowinourabilitytoforgive.Theactualityofforgiving,inrealsituations,developswithpractice.51.WhatisDroll'sideaaboutforgiveness?A.Peopleshouldalwaysoffermercytothosearoundthem.B.Peoplewhoforgivecanhavetheirownwelfareaffected.C.Forgivenessdependsonthenatureofhumanity.D.Aggressivepeopleshouldlearntoforgive.52.WhatdoestheexampleinParagraph3illustrate?A.Tofightistogrow.B.Togiveistoreceive.C.Todominateistoharm.D.Toforgiveistoabuse.53.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph4mean?A.distantB.intimateC.connectedD.familiar54.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardforgiveness?A.Skeptical.B.Reserved.C.Objective.D.Favorable.55.Whatmessagedoesthelastparagraphconvey?A.Forgivenessisinournature.B.Forgivenessgrowswithtime.C.Ittakespracticetoforgive.D.Actualityisbasedonpotentiality.10/12第四節、閱讀表達(10分，每題2分)閱讀下面短文，按照要求用英語回答問題。GRAMMYaward-winningbluesharmonica(口琴)playerSugarBlue