2024—2025學年山東省淄博市高二上學期1月期末英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★)TheChineseBridge—ChineseProficiencyCompetitionforForeignersacrosstheGlobe—CalligraphyandPaintingChallengehasbeenofficiallyannounced.WeinviteChineselanguageenthusiastsacrosstheglobe,regardlessofyourlocationorskillinpaintingandcalligraphy,todemonstrateyouruniqueviewsandemotionalexpressionsoftheworldthroughart.What’sthetheme?Bridgingcultureswithcalligraphyandpainting.Whatwearelookingfor?CalligraphyTheworksforthiscompetitionwillacceptChinesebrushcalligraphyinanystyle.Tools:Chinesebrusheswithsofttips.Content:Thewrittencontentshouldbepositiveandenergeticandconveypositiveemotions.WordCount:Themaincontentshouldbeaminimumof10characters.SizeRequirements:Nolimits.PaintingTheworksforthiscompetitionhavenolimitationsontheformorstyle.Tools:Watercolorsandoilpaints.Content:Theworksshouldexpressgoodness,beauty,andpositiveenergy.WordCount:Nolimits.SizeRequirements:Nolimits.Whocansubmit(提交)?●ThecompetitionisopentoChineselanguageenthusiastsworldwide,withnoagelimits.●Submittersmustbenon-nativeChinesespeakers.●Minorsmustgainparentalagreement.●Submissionsmustbemadeusingthesubmitter’srealname.Whentosubmit?Fromnowuntil12:00PM(BeijingTime)onJanuary31#2025.Howtoparticipate?Participantscansubmittochinesebridge@orviaWeChataccountof“ChineseBridge”.1.Whatcanweknowaboutthecompetition?

A．ItisopentoChineseover18.B．Itacceptsworksofallskilllevels.C．Thereisnowordlimitforsubmission.D．Participantsmustsubmitbyemail.2.Whichofthefollowingisqualifiedforthecompetition?

A．AnAmericanlovingoilpainting.B．Anadultwithapenname.C．Ateenagerwithoutparents’permission.D．AnativeChinesecalligraphylover.3.Whatisthetextaimedat?

A．Makingrulesforthecompetition.B．Settingupacompetitionorganization.C．Attractingpossibleparticipants.D．Announcingopeningofthecompetition.(★★★)Onafull-moonnightin1988,ayoungparkkeepernamedBruceBarnespaddledaboatintothewetlandsofLouisiana’sBaratariaPreserve.Itwas2a.m.whenhepulledouthisinstrumentandplayeditattentively.First,Barnesrecalled,thefrogsjoinedin.Thentheturtlesapproached.Severalofthemstayedattheboat’sedgeashesangforthemduringthenexttwohours.Barnes,now61,isknowntodayasamusician.HeisalsoanaturalistwhospendsmostofhiscareerworkingfortheNationalParkService.HisearlyinterestinthenaturalworldledhimtomajorinbiologyatHendersonStateUniversityandtostartworkingatnationalparksasanundergraduate.HearrivedatBaratariain1987whenhewas23.Barnessurveyedthepark’splantsandanimalsandleddaytimeboattrips.Hoursaftersunset,hereturnedtothewaterbyhimself.ForBarnes,musicandnaturedon’tinhabitseparately.Louisiana’srhythms,hesays,areasplace-specificasitsmarshesandforests.Thewetlandsevenproducetheirownmusic.BarneshasvisitedBaratariaatnightwithasoundengineer,capturingwildlifesoundstoweaveintohisrecordings.BarnesretiredfromtheNationalParkServicein2015.Hestillplaysmusicfulltime,andheremainsanaturalist,leadingwalkingtoursandphotographingmedicinalplants.SomeofthosephotographsarecurrentlyondisplayinNewOrleans.Plantsandmusic,toBarnes,allhavemagicpower.Inhisadoptedhome,theyareneverfarfromeachother.“WhenyourollintoNewOrleans,youcanhearsomeoftheworld’sgreatestmusic,”hesays.“Andyoucangetinyourcaranddrive25minutesandbeinthewetlands,completelysurroundedbynatureandwater,andfeellikeyou’re1,000milesfromcivilization.”4.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopic?

A．Bylistingsomefigures.B．Bygivingsomeexamples.C．Bydescribingascene.D．Bycomparingtwosituations.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inhabit”meaninparagraph3?

A．Exist.B．Unite.C．Form.D．Originate.6.WhichwordscanbestdescribeBarnes?

A．Adventurousandoutgoing.B．Nature-lovingandartistic.C．Determinedandindependent.D．Creativeandgenerous.7.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A．AhiddenmusicalworldinBarataria.B．ThesecretsofBarataria’swetlands.C．TheroleofmusicinBarataria’swildlife.D．Aparkkeeper’spassionfornatureandmusic.(★★★)Haveyoueverjoyouslysteppedouttoyourbackyardgarden,onlytofindyourcared-forplantsandherbsdying?Wasthesoiltoodry?Didpestsfindtheirwayin?Duringtimeslikethese,somedisappointedgardenersmaywishtheirplantwouldjusttellthemwhatitneeds.AnewMicrosoft-partneredprojectintheUKistryingtoseeifthatconceptcanbedemonstratedinrealwords.Nextyear,theRoyalHorticulturalSocietyinEnglandwillshowoffan“intelligentgarden”thatusesanAImodeltomonitorthegarden’senvironmentandinformgardenerswhenitneedscare.Visitorswillbeabletowalkuptovirtualplatformsandasktheintelligentgardenquestionsaboutitscurrentenvironmentalstate.TheAIlanguagemodulewilltheninterpretthedataandrespondwithphraseslike“Ineedabitmorewater,”or“Ineedatrim(修剪)”dependingondatacollectedinthesoil.Whenitiscompleted,thegardenwillrelyonanetworkofsensorsthroughoutthegardenmeasuringenvironmentalfactorslikesoilmoisture(濕度)aswellaswindandrainfall.AllofthatdataisthensenttoaspeciallydesignedAImodel,poweredbyMicrosoft’sAzureOpenAIService,whichcanthenprocessthosefactorsandinformgardenersonbetterfeeding,watering,ortrimmingsuggestions.Intheory,insightsprovidedbymodelslikethisonecouldhelpgardenersuseresourceseffectivelyandavoidover-wateringplantsbeforerainfall,bothofwhichcanaidinsustainabilityefforts.It’sunclear,however,whethereventhebestmodelscanaccountforindividualplanttendencieslikeexperiencedgardeners.Thegarden’stwodesigners,MasseyandJeAhn,wantedtoavoidfallingintothetroubleofmakingtheAI-poweredgardenfeeloverlyartificial.Thoughsensorsandalgorithms(算法)playasignificantroleinmaintainingtheplants,theactualphysicaldesignofthespacedependedonhumans.“AIhasn’tdesignedthegarden.Itisassistingthegardenerslookingafterthegarden,”Masseyexplained.8.ForwhatpurposeistheAI-poweredgardencreated?

A．Towaterandtrimtheplants.B．Toreplacegardenerswithtechnology.C．Toallowvisitorstodesigntheirowngardens.D．Tomonitorthesituationandprovidesuggestions.9.Whatroledothesensorsplay?

A．Designingthegarden.B．ControllingtheAIsystem.C．Collectingenvironmentaldata.D．Monitoringthehealthofplants.10.Accordingtothedesigners,theAI-poweredgarden________.

A．isnotasintelligentashumanB．stillneedsgardenersC．strugglestomaintaincomplexdataD．cannothandlesingleplantaccurately11.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?

A．AIBenefitsHuman’sLifeB．TheFutureAI-poweredGardenC．AI-poweredGardenMakesPlantTalkD．AIGardenExhibitionintheUK(★★★)Microplasticsrefertoanyplasticsthataresmallerthan5millimeters(0.2inches)long.Theycanbefoundinindustrialwasteandvariousbeautyproductsandcanalsobeformedduringthedegradation(降解)oflargerpiecesofplasticwaste.Infact,previousresearchsuggeststhattheaveragepersontakesinacreditcard-worthofmicroscopicplasticparticles(顆粒)everyweek.Butnewresearchshowsthatthiscouldactuallybeanunderstatement.Overtime,thesemicroplasticscanbreakdownevenfurtherintoso-callednanoplastics(納米塑料).Theyaresotinythattheycanpassthroughourbodydirectlyintoourbloodstreamsandtravelthroughourbodiesintoourimportantorgans,includingourheartsandbrains.Manyofthesenanoplasticsarewashedintotheocean,whichcontainssomewherebetween50,000and75,000billionpiecesofplastic,accordingtoresearchesbyUNESCO’sOceanLiteracyPortal.Andeventually,theseplasticsendupinourfoodandwaterways.Whiletheideaofeatingplasticisunsettlinginitself,themajorconcernhereisthattheseplasticparticlescontainchemicalsthatcandisturbourbody’snaturalreleaseofhormones,potentiallyincreasingourriskofreproductivedisordersandcertaincancers.Theycanalsocarryheavymetalsontheirsurface.Inthepast,researchershaveshownbottledwatercancontaintensofthousandsofidentifiableplasticpiecesinasinglecontainer.However,untilrecently,onlythelargermicroplasticsweredetectablewithavailablemeasuringtools.Thefieldofthenanoplasticswaslargelyamystery.ThankstoatechniquecalledRamanmicroscopy,theteamwereabletomeasureanaverageof240,000particlesofplasticineachliterofbottledwater,90percentofwhichwerenanoplastics.Thisis10to100timeslargerthanpreviousestimates.Theseplasticslikelyoriginatefromthebottlematerial,filtersusedto“purify”thewater,andthesourcewateritself.“Itisnottotallyunexpectedtofindsomuchofthisstuff,”thestudy’sleadauthor,ColumbiagraduatestudentNaixinQian,saidinastatement.“Theideaisthatthesmallerthingsget,themoreofthemthereare.”Theteamhopetoexpandtheirresearchintotapwaterandotherwatersourcestobetterinformourexposuretothesepotentiallyharmfulparticles.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inparagraph1referto?

A．Theformationofmicroplastics.B．Thesizeoftheparticles.C．Theprocessofthedegradation.D．Theamountofabsorption.13.Howdidresearchersdetectthenanoplasticsinbottledwater?

A．Byusingasimpleglass.B．Byemployingaspecialtechnique.C．Byobservingtheboilingwater.D．Byaskingtheconsumers.14.Whatmightbethefutureplanoftheteam?

A．Toremoveplasticfromtheocean.B．Tostoppeoplefromusingbottledwater.C．Tofindanewmaterialtoreplaceplastic.D．Tostudyplasticparticlesinotherwatersources.15.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A．Bottledwaterismuchworsethanthought.B．Microplasticsinbottledwatercanberemoved.C．Thenanoplasticscanbemeasuredeasily.D．Theresearchontapwaterhasbeenfinished.(★★★)Ifyouhaveeverkeptasecretfromafriend,afamilymember,oraromanticpartner,chancesarethatthesesamepeoplehavekeptsecretsfromyou.Notallofthem,andnotateverymoment,butsomeofthemsomeofthetime.Usually,yourarelygetaskedaboutyoursecrets.Whensecretsareeasytohide,thisdoesn’tmakethemeasytolivewith.Normally,yousharewithotherswhatyou’rereallythinking.Butwhenyouhavefearsandworries,youneedtoknowthatpeoplereactmorepositivelytodisclosures(透露的秘聞)thanyouoftenimagine.16.Butwhenyoutaketherisktodoso,yourfriendwillrecognizeyoursincerity.Ifyouareinasocialinteractionthatmakesyoufeelcomfortableandopen,youneedtorecognizethedoorisopentodisclosure,too.17.Justliketheleavesthatnobodyhearsfalling,adisclosurewithnolistenerisbarelyadisclosureatall.Whenyourevealsecretstoothers,youareoftenlookingforhelp,andseekingoutthepeoplewhoprovemosthelpful.Speakingaboutanegativeexperiencecanhavetheside-effectofbringingbackthenegativeemotionsyouassociateitwith.18.Anotherpersoncanofferyoutwodifferentkindsofhelp:emotionalsupportandpracticalsupport.Ifyoucanfindsomeoneyoufeelcomfortableopeningupto,theyarelikelytogiveyouoneifnotbothkinds.19.Theharmofnegativethinkingiseasiertobreakwhenwebringothersin.Ifyouarecurrentlykeepingasecretfromafriend,afamilymember,orapartner,thenyouprobablyhaveatleastonemoresecretthanyouneedtokeep.20.Thisisallthemorereasontosharewhat’sonyourmind.Whenyouopenuptoothersandtheywillopenuptoyou.

A．Youarecontentwiththesecretsthatyoukeep.B．Youcouldshoutyoursecretinanemptyforest.C．Thismeansitistimetotalktosomeone.D．Itmighttakecouragetorevealsomethingsensitive.E．That’swhyshoutingyoursecretoutisoftennotenough.F．Havingextrasecretsisburdensome.G．Thisincreasestheriskofspreadingsecrets.二、完形填空(★★★)ItwaslateOctoberin1997.MikeCootswassurfingwithhisfriendsnearhishomeinHawaiiwhenhewas_______byashark.AsMikestruggledtoswimback,he_______hislowerrightlegwasgone._______,hisfriendsrushedtohisaidanddrovehimtohospital.Forthenextfewweeks,Mikespenttimewithhisfamilyand_______thefuture.AssoonasMikewasgiventheOKbyhisdoctors,hedidwhatmanyofusmightconsider_______:hestartedridingthewavesagain.Infact,hisfirsttimebackwasnearthe_______oftheattack.ButMikewasunshaken.Instead,hewascuriousandtriedto_______whyhewasattacked.His_______ledhimtoresearchsharks,andhedidlearnsomethingthatwould_______hislife:Humansarefarmore________tosharksthantheotherwayaround.About70millionsharksayeararekilledfortheirfinsontablesalone.Hisuniquesituationasashark________empoweredhimtogivesharksavoice.He________withotherlike-mindedsharkattacksurvivorsandbiologists,tocreateanationwide________protectingsharks.Aftertheattack,Mikealso________howmuchhelovedphotography,andithasbecomehis________.Heenjoysusinghisphotostoshowsharksareimportantpartofbiodiversity.21.A．searchedB．attackedC．guidedD．threatened22.A．guessedB．imaginedC．predictedD．realized23.A．FortunatelyB．ObviouslyC．UndoubtedlyD．Surprisingly24.A．comparedB．identifiedC．consideredD．suspected25.A．unthinkableB．uncomfortableC．unfairD．unhappy26.A．conditionB．environmentC．backgroundD．spot27.A．carryoutB．figureoutC．pointoutD．callout28.A．anxietyB．independenceC．curiosityD．confidence29.A．changeB．continueC．challengeD．lose30.A．puzzlingB．importantC．terribleD．dangerous31.A．fighterB．survivorC．hunterD．consumer32.A．discussedB．exchangedC．partneredD．debated33.A．motionB．connectionC．situationD．argument34.A．appreciatedB．doubtedC．decidedD．discovered35.A．reactionB．professionC．observationD．version三、語法填空(★★★)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。Chinaisoneofthefirstcountriesintheworldtoinventthecalendar.The36.(appear)ofthecalendarhasaprofoundimpactonthedevelopmentofnationaleconomyandculture.Also37.(call)RuralCalendarorFormerCalendar,LunarCalendaristhetraditionalcalendarofChina.Itisanintegrated(綜合的)lunar-solarcalendarasitembracesthemovementofthemoonaswellas38.oftheSun.AccordingtoChineselegend,in2254B.C.theEmperorYaoorderedhisastronomerstodefinetheannualcyclesof39.(change)seasons.AndduringtheShangdynastyacalendarwaspreparedannuallybyaboardofmathematicians,40.areunderthedirectionofanofficerofthegovernment.EachnewChinesedynastypublishedanewofficialannualcalendar.TheEmperorWuoftheWesternHandynastyintroducedreformsthat41.(govern)theChinesecalendareversince.42.ChineseauthorityfirstlyadoptedtheWesterncalendarin1912,ChineseLunarCalendar,43.oneofthemostimportantcarriersofChineseculture,isstillwidelyusedamongChinesepeople.ThedatesofmostoftraditionalfestivalsarebasedonChineseLunarCalendar.Accordingtothe44.(agriculture)calendarculture,Chinesepeoplehavetheiruniquewayofdailylife.Theycreatedthe24solartermssystem45.(remark)theactivitiesinagriculture.Fromthenamesofthesesolarterms,farmerscanimmediatelyknowwhattheyshoulddoduringthisperiod.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，在撰寫一篇題目為TheImportanceofCulturalHeritageProtection的英語作文時遇到了困難，你給外教Smith先生寫郵件求助。內容包括：1.陳述你寫作中遇到的問題；2.期望得到他的指導。注意：1.寫作詞數應為80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearMr.Smith,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、書面表達(★★★)47.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。AttheFlosslanderestaurant,GermanywaiterPaulBlachut,24,wasbusyatwork.ItwasawarmSundayafternooninMayandmanycyclistsandhikerscameforrefreshmentsatthisprettyplacebesidetheLechriver.ThesnowwaterfromtheAlpswasverycoldatthistimeofyear,anditflowedquickly.Frombehindthebar,Blachuthadagoodviewoftheriver;therewerestonestepsthatstretchedsome20metresdownfromtherestauranttotheriverbank.Amongthoseenjoyingthecoolingwaterwereamotherandhertwoteenagedaughters,allinlongdresses.Theywerestandingontheedgeoftheriverbank,playingwithaninflatable(充氣的)boatwhen,suddenly,thegirlslosttheirfootingandwerecaughtintheriver’scurrent.Itallhappenedsofast.Thegirlsstruggledtograbontotheboat,