廣東省肇慶四校2024-2025學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期第二次教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)英語試題學(xué)校:___________姓名：___________班級(jí)：___________考號(hào)：___________一、閱讀理解Monet:TheImmersive(沉浸式)ExperienceMonet:TheImmersiveExperienceinLiègeinvitesyoutostepintotheworldoftheFrenchpainterClaudeMonet,oneofthegreatestartisticgeniusesofthenineteenthcentury!ExploresomeofthemostbreathtakingpaintingsbyClaudeMonetwiththehelpofadigital360-degreepresentation.Theuniqueexhibitionconceptisstagedwithstate-of-the-artmultimediatechnology,whichshowsverylargeimagesofMonet’spaintingsonthewallsandfloorsofthebuilding.Ithasmusic,thesmellofflowers,andvoice-overinseverallanguagestomakethepaintingscomealiveinawayneverseenbefore.TofullygetintotheworldoftheFrenchpainter,visitorsareguidedthroughthreeexperiencerooms.Eachroomisahighlightonitsownandprovidesvisitorsnotonlywithaninsight,butalsowithnewexperiencesandnewviewpointsonMonet’slife,hisworkandhismasterpieces.Practicalinfo·Date:fromMarch2024·Openinghours:Wednesday,Thursday:10:00am-7:00pmFriday:10:00am-8:00pmSaturday:9:00am-8:00pmSunday:9:00am-7:00pmMondayandTuesday:Closed·Duration:thevisitwilltakearound60to75minutes·Location:EgliseSaint-Pholien,RueSaint-Pholien,4020Liège·PleaseconsulttheFAQsofthisexperiencehere1．HowdoestheexhibitionhelpvisitorsexploreMonet’spaintings?A．Itusesdigitaltechnology. B．Itgiveslecturesonart.C．Itoffersstagestovisitors. D．Itprovideslanguageservices.2．Whatwillvisitorsexperienceinthethreerooms?A．AnexplorationonFrenchart. B．Anintroductorytourofpainters.C．AuniquejourneytoMonet’sworld. D．AnencounterwithMonet-inspiredartworks.3．Whichofthefollowingisarecommendedvisitingtime?A．11:30am(Wed,Feb21). B．10:00am(Tue,Mar19).C．6:30pm(Thur,Mar28). D．4:00pm(Sun,Apr7).WhenParamJaggiwasfiveyearsold,hehadapassiontotakethingsaparttoseewhatwasinside.Hestartedwithtoysandevenbrokeacomputer,whichmadehisparentsnottoopleased.Ashegotolder,heshiftedfrombreakingthingstobuildingthings,whichgreatlycomfortedhisparents.Inmiddleschool.hestartedworkingonprojectsinhiskitchenlaboratory,andhisfirstprojectwasmakingbiofuels.AlthoughJaggi’sparentsinitiallythoughthisexperimentswerejust.aboyhoodfancy,heremaineddeterminedtomakeadifferencetotheenvironment.Eventually,hisparentscamearoundandstartedsupportinghisdreams.Jaggi’sinterestcontinuedashegrewup,buthefocusedmoreonsolvingrealproblems,especiallythoserelatedtotheenvironment.At17,Jaggiwentbeyondhisschoolprojectsand.co-foundedEcoviate,acompanythatusestechnologytosolveeverydayenergyandenvironmentalproblems.Heplannedtotransformpeople’sideathatgoinggreenisexpensive,bymakingavailableaseriesofaffordableproductsthatareeasytouse.ThroughEcoviate,hedesignedproductsthatcouldcontributetoagreenerfuture.Oneofhisnotableinventionswasthe“CO2ube”,adevicethatcouldbeattachedtovehicletailpipestoreducecarbonemissions,andit’savailabletomanypeopleatlowprices.Healsocreatedasmartwatchthatchangedbodyheatintoenergy,whichcanbeusedtopowerupthewatchaswellasmobilephones.YoungJaggi,nowathird-gradecollegestudentstudyingengineeringandeconomics,hasbecomeafamouseco-innovatorandhiscompanyisdevelopingpromisingly.However,Jaggi’svisiontosavetheenvironmentgoesbeyondcreatingproducts.HeplanstolaunchanonlineplatformthroughEcoviate,whichwillencourageyoungstudentsinterestedinscienceandtechnologytogetactivelyinvolvedininnovationandinvention.Studentscansubmitascienceprojectonline,andtalkaboutthehelpthattheyneedtomaketheprojectareality.4．WhatcanwelearnaboutJaggi?A．Hewascuriousbynature. B．Hedreamedtobeanengineer.C．Healwaysannoyedhisparents. D．Hewasaddictedtoplayingtoys.5．Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedpart“camearound”inParagraph2?A．Wonout. B．Changedtheirminds.C．Walkedaround. D．Paidavisit.6．WhatdroveJaggitodevelopaffordableanduser-friendlyproducts?A．Hisloveforgreenerdevices. B．Hispursuitofacademiccareer.C．Hisdesiretomakeadifference. D．Hishopetoboostgreenindustry.7．WhydoesJaggieplantolaunchanonlineplatform?A．Topromotesmartproducts. B．Toempoweryounginventors.C．Toprovideeco-themedcourses. D．Toofferenvironmentalistsfunds.USforestscouldbecomea“substantialcarbonsource”by2070,suggestingthatforestscouldworsenglobalwarminginsteadofeasingit,anewAgricultureDepartmentreportsays.USforestscurrentlyabsorb11percentofUScarbonemissions(釋放),equaltothecombinedemissionsfrom40coalpowerplants.Thereportpredictsthattheabilityofforeststoabsorbcarbonwillstartdecliningafter2025andthatforestscouldemitupto100millionmetrictonsofcarbonayearastheiremissionsfromdecaying(腐爛)treesgobeyondtheircarbonabsorption.ThepredictionsuggeststhatthiswillrequiretheUStocutemissionsmorerapidlytoreachnetzero,accordingtoLynnRiley,aseniormanagerofclimatescience.“Elevenpercentofourdomesticemissions.Thatisareallysignificantportion,”Rileysaid.“Asweworktodecarbonize...forestsareoneofthegreatesttoolsavailable.Ifweweretolosethat,itmeanstheUSwillcontributethatmuchmore”inemissions.Thereportalsoassessesandpredictstheextentofrenewableresourcesprovidedbythenation’sforestsandundevelopedlandscapes,includingfarmlands,wetlandsandgrasslands.Accordingtothereport,thelossofcarbonabsorptionisdriveninpartbynaturaldisasterswhichareincreasinginfrequencyandstrengthasglobaltemperaturesrise.Developmentinforestedareas,whichthereportpredictswillcontinuetoincrease,ishavingthesameeffectaspeopleincreasinglymovetotheso-calledwildlandurbanareas.Agingforestsalsocontributeasolder,maturetreesabsorblesscarbonthanyoungertreesofthesamespecies,andtheUSforestsarerapidlyaging.Moreaggressiveforestmanagementcanhelpbycuttingdownasmallportionofagingforeststomakewaysforyoungertreesthatabsorbmorecarbon.Athoroughstudyofeachforestshouldbedonebeforeremovingoldertrees,Rileysaid.8．WhycouldUSforestsbecomea“substantialcarbonsource”?A．Theyfailtoabsorbenoughcarbon. B．Theybegintoemitcarbonincreasingly.C．Theymayemitmorecarbonthanabsorb. D．Maturetreesoutnumberyoungtrees.9．WhichofthefollowingmayLynnRileyagreewith?A．USforestshavelosttheirroleincarbonabsorption.B．ItisurgentfortheUStoreducecarbonemissions.C．TheUShascontributedto11%carbonemissions.D．Thelossofforestscontributestolesscarbonemissions.10．Whatleadstothelossofcarbonabsorption?A．Impropertreespecies. B．Removalofagingtrees.C．Decreasingurbandevelopment. D．Frequentseverenaturaldisasters.11．Whichcouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AgingForests—aMajorEmitterofCarbon.B．GrowingForests—aSolutiontoCarbonEmissions.C．ReducingForests—aThreattoGlobalWarming.D．DecayingForests—aConsequenceofGlobalWarming.Likemanypeopleoverthepastfewyears,Ihavefoundmyselfturningtoaudiobooksasmymainmeansofreadingliterature.Ifinditfarmorecomfortableto“readwithmyears”whilemyeyesareresting.Myconsumptionofnewbookshasdoubledasaresult--butarecentpapermakesmewonderifthiswillcomeatthepriceofmycomprehension.ThestudycomesfromBoazKeysarandJanetGeipel,bothattheUniversityofChicago,anditdrawsfromthe“dualprocessmodel”ofmentalprocessing.Accordingtothis-view,wehavetwowaysofassessinginformation.System1isintuitive(直覺的),

relyingonnaturalabilityandfeeling.Itisquick,butlikelyexposedtomisinformation.System2isanalyticalinvolvingtheuseoflogicreasoning.Itismentallydemanding.Whenitisengaged,wethinkourwaythroughthematerialstepbystep.Fordecades,psychologistshavedesignedvariousteststodeterminewhichofthesetwosystemsapersonisusing.Asoneexample,considerthe/followingquestion:HowmanyanimalsofeachkinddidMosestakeontheArk(方舟)?Ifyouansweredtwo,youwereprobablyonlyconsideringthecoreofthequestion,whichisSystem1thinking.Togettotherightanswer-zero,youneedtothinkmorecarefullyaboutthewording,whichwouldallowyoutorememberitwasNoahwhobuilttheArk,notMoses.Thatisthekindofanalyticalprocess.KeysarandGeipel’sbrilliantideawastoinvestigatewhetherthesensoryform-seeingvs.hearing-oftheinformationwouldmakeadifference.Theyfoundthatitdid:whenansweringthesekindsofsimplequestions,participantsweremorelikelytomakeerrorswhenthesentenceswerespokenoutloud,ratherthanwritten.Agreaterrelianceonourfeelingscouldbeaproblemifweareconsuminginformationthatneedslogicalstudy.Forthisreason.Iwillreturntoreadingnon-fictionwithmyeyesratherthanmyears.ButIwon’tstoplisteningtonovels.Iamquitehappytogowiththeflowofmyemotionswhilemycriticalmindtakesabreak.12．Whatdoestheauthorthinkoflisteningtoaudiobooks?A．Itiseconomical. B．Itisdemanding.C．Itistime-consuming. D．Itisrelaxing.13．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesSystem2model?A．Fairlyreliable. B．Fullyautomatic.C．Question-centered. D．Emotion-involved.14．WhyistheArkmentionedinParagraph3?A．Topresentafact. B．Toillustrateaview.C．Tointroduceatopic. D．Todrawaconclusion.15．Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．Listeningtobookscomesataprice.B．Readingnon-fictionbooksbenefits.C．Criticalthinkingisamustinreading.D．Waysofprocessinginformationdiffer.It’sobviousthatoursocietyfavorstheoutgoingpersonality,sobeingintroverted(內(nèi)向的)hasalwaysbeenseenassomethingthatneedstobe“fixed”.However,thereisnofaultinbeingintroverted.16Introvertshavehiddenpowers.17.Whileothersarebusychatting,introvertsobservethingsmost-peopleareunawareof.Sometimeswecanevenreadpeople.Whileitmayseemintrovertsarealwayszonedout,we’reactuallyanalyzingandthinkingofcreativeideastoonedaysharewithyou.Introvertsalsokeeptheworldbalanced.Inaworldthatcan’tstoptalking,theabilitytolistentowhateachotherhastosayisanimportantvirtuethatwillassistusinbuildingpeacefulrelationshipsofunderstanding.18.Bylisteningtowhateverpeoplepourout,introvertshelpmaintaintheorderoftheworld.Introvertscanself-recharge.Thoughtheoutgoingmaygaintheirenergythroughmixingincrowds,introvertsareself-rechargingpowerhouses.19.Theirenergyisfoundthroughloneliness.20.Inthenoiseofchatterboxes,theirvoicesoftengetdrownedout.There’snothingmoredisappointingtoanintrovertthanfinallytakingadvantageofamomenttospeak,onlytobeinterruptedbytheextroverts(外向者）.Whileextrovertsmayspeakeverythoughtthatcomestomind,anintrovertwillchoosetheirthoughtscarefullyandonlyspeakoftheonestheythinktheirbesttoshare.Sonexttime,allyouhavetodoistobewillingtolisten.A．Unluckily,introvertsarefacedwithabigchallenge.B．Andthisisexactlywhatourintrovertsarebornwith.C．Introvertshaveshownthepotentialtobegreatleaders.D．Extrovertedpeoplewouldhavenoonetolistentothem.E．Instead,weshouldappreciateintrovertsforvariousreasons.F．Theydon’tneedtoconstantlyputthemselvesouttheretobelively.G．Justbecauseweintrovertsdon’tsaymuchdoesn’talwaysmeanwe’reclueless.二、完形填空Amazoniannativesarefacinghomedestruction.Toarousepeople’sawarenessofprotectingthem,Thomas,anAmericandocumentarian,decidedtorecordthelivesoftheAwa,a21andisolatedAmazoniancommunity.Forthesakeofgainingtheirtrust,Thomashadtomixhimselfwiththenatives.When22theirunknownpersonaldailyroutine,hetriedtoremainas23aspossible.24,hefailed.Asatallman25overthenativesat1.93meters,Thomascouldn’tfitin26.Itwasn’tjustawhiteguywalkingin,butamassivelargeone.Thomas27somethingelse—makingfriends.Withthehelpofasillyapplicationinhissmartphone,Thomassoon28thechildren,fillingtheforestwithheartylaughter.Afterall,thekidsdidn’thavethe29asadults.Unexpectedly,theadultsalsoburstintolaughter,asymboloftrustthatensuredThomashewas30.Therainforestisamazing,butitwaschallengingtoworkinit.Heat,rain,andvariousunwantedsouvenirsfromAmazonian31complicatedThomas’job.Thebitesandpoisongothimtostirupalove-haterelationship,oncepushinghiminadilemma.Despitethe32,Thomasinsistedonhismission.TomakeaudiencebetterunderstandtheAwa,Thomasfocusedonsomething33,liketheuniversalaffectionforhomesandfamilies.Withthecommontopics,viewerscan34thefeelingsandbetterrealizetheAwa’scurrentproblem.Withtirelessefforts,Thomaspresentedthe35lifeoftheAwatotheworld,fosteringabetterunderstandingandsupportforprotectingtheAwa’shome.21．A．urban B．mysterious C．religious D．diverse22．A．performing B．documenting C．following D．organizing23．A．unknown B．unaffected C．unchanged D．unnoticeable24．A．Instead B．Somehow C．Unfortunately D．Accordingly25．A．towering B．taking C．watching D．concerning26．A．physically B．culturally C．mentally D．comfortably27．A．worriedabout B．waitedfor C．talkedabout D．turnedto28．A．a(chǎn)mused B．fooled C．cheated D．impressed29．A．barriers B．education C．trust D．experience30．A．humorous B．welcome C．entertaining D．a(chǎn)ccomplished31．A．communities B．climate C．insects D．ceremony32．A．boredom B．objection C．unwillingness D．struggle33．A．unique B．similar C．typical D．positive34．A．express B．reflect C．share D．exchange35．A．fantastic B．novel C．real D．independent三、語法填空閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Everyday,thousandsoftouristsfromaroundtheworldplantheirtripstotheGreatWallofChina.Despitethewall’s5,500-oddmiles,36(spread)fromeasttowestacrossthecountry,mosttravelersfind37

(them)ateithertheBadalingorMutianyusections,thetwoareasclosesttoBeijing.Thesevisitorsriseearlyfromtheirdowntownhotels,packthemselvesintobusesandwaitinlongqueues38(see)themagnificentstructuresoftheGreatWall.Butwhatiftherewasanotherway?Anhour-longdrivenorthofthe39(crowd)capitalisCommunebytheGreatWall(長城腳下的公社)，whereaseriesofmodernbuildingsconsist40aluxuryhotel,withaward-winningdesignamongyellow-leavedgingkotrees.Itisnotonlytheruralsurroundings41attracttravelerstothetownofYangqing.Beyondtheusualservice—anexpansivebreakfastbuffetandcozybedsheets—CommunebytheGreatWallprovidesarareopportunityto42(simple)walktotheWall.Just20minutesbyfootfromthehotelreception43(be)theShuiguansectionofthewall.CommunebytheGreatWallwon44specialpraiseattheVeniceArchitectureBiennalein2002,theyearwhenthe12corebuildings45(complete).四、書信寫作46．假定你是李華，你校今年開設(shè)了蔬菜栽培、傳統(tǒng)工藝（handcraft）等實(shí)踐課程。請(qǐng)你給外國好友John寫一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.你的參與情況；2.你的體會(huì)。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)100左右；

2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總數(shù)。DearJohn,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua五、書面表達(dá)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。InaverycoldJanuary,apuppywanderedaroundMr.Lacey’shouse,wherehelivedwithhiswifeMamieandtheirdaughterDoris.Icicles(冰錐)hungthreefeetormorefromtheroofsofhousesandsnowswallowedupcars.Thepuppyhadbeenabandoned,anditmadeitswaydowntheroadtowardtheLaceys’smallhouse,withitsearsdownandtremblingfromshynessandcold.Doris,whoseschoolhadbeencalledoffbecauseofthesnow,wasclearingthestepswhenshespottedthepuppyontheroad.“Comeon,littledog!”shecalleditover.ThepuppyshylywaggeditstailwhenDorisapproached.AssoonasDorisputthedogdowninthekitchen,hermom,Mrs.Lacey,askedwherethedogcamefrom.Mr.Lacey,whowascleaninghisfingernailswithhispocketknifeatthetable,said,“Idon’tknowwhereitcamefrom,butIknowforsurewhereit’sgoing.”Dorishuggedthepuppyhardagainsther.Shesaidnothing.Becauseofthesnowyweather,Mr.Laceycouldn’ttakethepuppytotheshelterrightaway.So,itstayedinthebasement,andDorisfeditleftovers,eventhoughhermomdidn’twanttowastefood.Doristhoughtthepuppywasaroundsixmonthsoldandwouldbequitenoisysometimes.Surprisingly,thepuppybehavedwell,didn’tcryormaketroubleinthebasement,andonlyfollowedDorisupstairswhensheinvitedit.Dorisoftenfounditonthebasementstepslisteningtothekitchentalkandsmellingthefood.Shefeltthepuppywantedcompany.Evenafteraweek,Dorisdidn’tnamethedog,knowingherparentswouldn’tletherkeepit.Herfathermadesolittlemoneythatanypetswereoutofthequestion.Desperatetokeepthedog,Doristriedtoconvinceherparentsbypraisingthedog’sgoodbehaviorandexpressingherloveforit,butherparentsdidn’tgiveadefiniteanswer.Despiteherefforts,Dorissecretlywishedthebadweatherwouldnevergoaway,fearingthepuppy’sunavoidabletriptotheshelter.However,ninedaysafterthedoghadarrived,thesunwasshining.注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150個(gè)左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Dorisknewitwastimetosaygoodbyetothedogandfeltratherworried.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Dorisputherhandtohermouthandcouldn’tbelievewhatshehadheard.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________廣東省肇慶四校2024-2025學(xué)年高二下