三湘名校教育聯(lián)盟年上學(xué)期高二期中考試英語本試卷共8頁。全卷滿分150分,考試時間120分鐘。注意事項:1.答題前,考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在本試卷和答題卡上。2回答選擇題時,選出每小題答案后,用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)的答案標(biāo)號涂黑,如有改動﹐用橡皮擦干凈后,再選涂其他答案;回答非選擇題時,將答案寫在答題卡上,寫在本試卷上無效。3.考試結(jié)束后,將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分,滿分7.5分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A,B,C三個選項中,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.答案是C。1.Howdidthemangettothemuseum?A.Bytrain.B.Bybus.C.Bytaxi.2.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Intheclassroom.B.Athome.C.Inahospital.3.Whenwillthewoman'sflighttakeA.ThisFriday.B.ThisSaturday.C.ThisSunday.4.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.It'sextremelyhotoutside.B.Hewantstogoswimming.C.Swimmingisgoodforhealth.5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofbuildingaschoolnow?A.Itisgoodtimingtobuildit.B.Itshouldhavebeenbuiltearlier.C.Shedoubtstheoftheplan.第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分,滿分22.5分)聽下面5,從題中所給的A,BC三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前,你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽下面一段材料,回答第6、7題。6.Whatcausedthemantofailinhisgeographycourse?schedules.B.Difficultquestions.C.Poorpreparations.7.Whatdidthewomandoforanexam?A.Makesomeflashcards.B.Reviewhernotesrepeatedly.C.Getthegeneralideaofatopic.聽下面一段材料﹐回答第8至10題。8.Whydoesthemanmakethecall?placeanorder.inquirehisdelayeddelivery.complainaboutthepackage.9.Howlongcanthemanwait?hours.B.Thirtyminutes.C.Fortyminutes.10.WhatservicewillthewomanA.Prioritydelivery.B.Fullrefund.C.Freeshipping.聽下面一段材料,回答第至13題。Whataretheytalkingabout?A.Ahomedecorationplan.B.Theborrowingofachair.C.Thebenefitsofpainting.12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors.B.Husbandandwife.C.Colleagues.13.WhatisBilldoing?A.Paintingthechair.B.Sittingonthechair.C.Decoratingthewalls.聽下面一段材料,回答第14至17題。14.WhatdoesKevinthinkofabstractart?A.Ithaslastingartisticvalue.B.Itmakeslittlesensetohim.C.Itappealsmainlytochildren.15.Whatimpressiondidthefirstpaintinggivethewoman?A.Hopefulness.B.Nervousness.C.Coldness.16.Whatcolorwasusedforthebackgroundinthesecondpainting?A.Green.B.Purple.C.Red.17.WhatwillKevinprobablydothisSaturday?A.Attendanartclass.B.anexhibition.C.Buyanabstractpainting.聽下面一段獨(dú)白,回答第18至20題。18.Howmanyofthetop10winnersarefromPeru?A.One.C.Three.19.WheredoesKorencKarelcomefrom?A.Zambia.B.TheUnitedStates.C.TheCzechRepublic.20.WhatdoesMarkusHanischsayaboutShaolinkungfu?A.Itencouragespeopletokeepahealthylifestyle.B.Itplaysanimportantroleinhispersonalgrowth.C.Itpromotesculturalexchangesbetweencountries.第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)第一節(jié)(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。AAinDivingintheGaldpagosIslandsisadreamcometrueforalldivers，oftenfeaturedhighonadventurousdivers’bucketlists.Whetheryou'reabeginnerseekinggentlewatersalivewithmarine(海洋的）life，oranexperienceddiverthirstyforexcitingencounters，theGaldpagosIslandsalwayshassomethingextraordinarytoGalapagosisayear-rounddestination.Whenitcomestodiving，thebesttimetoseeuniqueanimalsisduringthedryseason，fromJunetoNovember.Duringthisperiodwatersarecoolerenhancedvisibilityandincreasedopportunitiestowitnesshammerheadsharksandturtles，amongothers.Mask，snorkel，andfinsprovideclearvisionunderwaterandenableyoutomoveswiftlythroughthewater.andhoodkeepyouwarmandcomfortablefromcoldwaters.Theregulatorisavitaldevicethatconnectstotheairtank，allowingyoutobreatheeffortlesslyunderwaterwhilereducingtheair'sintensepressure.Thedivecomputertracksthedepth，divetime，anddecompression(減壓)limits.Beginnerdivesareidealfornewcomers，whichcalmwaters，minimalcurrents,aneye-openingviewofbiodiversityanddepthsunder12meters.Intermediatedivesaresuitablefordiversconfidentinopenwaters，reachingdepthsofupto30meters.Advanceddivesfeaturestrongcurrents，limitedvisibility，anddepthsbeyond30meters，andadventurousspiritisamust.KickerRock-Encountereagleraysandvibrantschoolsoffish.SantaFe—Enjoycrystal-clearwatersandplayfulsealions.NorthSeymour—Exploreavastsandybottomat15meters.Mosquera-Braveroughwatersandspotblack-tipreefsharks.21.WhencandiversbestobserveuniqueanimalsintheGalapagos?A.InJanuary.B.InMarch.C.InSeptember.D.InDecember.22.Whatisonekeyuseofadivecomputer?A.Reducingairpressure.B.Helpingmanagedivingconditions.C.Controllingwetsuittemperature.D.Showingunderwaterlocation.23.Whichdivesitemostsuitsanadvanceddiverseekingachallenge?A.SantaFe.B.KickerRock.C.Mosquera.D.NorthSeymour.BThissummertheflavoroffreshlybakedbreadandspicesfilledtheCrissyFieldCenter-notfromchefs，butfrommiddleschoolersintheUrbanprogramperfectingtheirkitchenskills.Fromfoodhistorytofood-centeredfieldtrips，theprogramallowedthemtousetheirsensestoengagemoredeeplywiththenaturalwantyoungpeopletothoughtfullyconsidertheirdecisionstheyweremakingatgrocerystoresandecologicalfootprint.”saidErnestoPepitotheprogram'sdirector.Thesix-weekprogrambeganwiththebasicsofreadingwritingandpresentingrecipes.Students’firstassignment?Bringinadishwithculturalorpersonalsignificance.Classesincludedpracticingknifeskills，exploringheatcontrol，andpairingflavorsbythemselves.Theydevelopedarichvocabularyaswelltodescribewhattheyweredoing.Studentsalsosteppedouttogaindeeperinsightintofoodorigins.OnafieldtriptoAle-manyFarm，theyjournaledtheirsensoryexperiencesamongrowsofripeningproduce.AvisittotheMarinFarmers'Marketintroducedthemtolocalfarmers，sustainablegrowingpractices，andunfamiliarfruitsandvegetables.StudentsalsovisitedtheJapaneseGardenandConservatoryofFlowersandrealizedthere'smoretoexplore，evenintheirownbackyards.Backinthekitchen，breadweekwasahit.Afterexploringthehistoryofbreadacrosscultures，eachstudentselectedarecipetoresearch，bake，andpresent.Bysharingthestoriesbehindtheirloaves，theywovehistory，tradition，andpersonalmeaningintotheircreations.Overtimethestudentsnotonlymasteredrecipesbutalsodevelopedconfidence.Sam，MiddleSchoolProgramsmanagerattheCrissyFieldCenter，recalledastudentwhoinitiallyhadnointerestincooking."Bytheend，hewasexperimentingathomewithhisdad,bakingloafafterloafofbananabread.”“Actually，thatisanoutcomewedidn'tforesee,”Pepitoadded."Butit'sreallypowerfulthatyoungpeoplecrossthatthreshold(門檻)offeararoundtryingsomethinginthekitchen，andareabletobringthathome.”24.WhatarestudentsexpectedtodoaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Learnexpertcookingskills.B.Supporteco-friendlyagriculture.C.Promotehealthyeatinghabits.D.Connectfoodchoiceswithnature.25.Howdotheclassesandfieldtripsoftheprogrambenefitstudents?A.Byemployingexperientiallearning.B.Byfollowingstep-by-stepcookingrules.C.Byclarifyingfoodtheoriesandhistory.D.Byassigningindependentresearchtasks.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Creatingpersonalrecipes.B.Developingadifferenthobby.C.Gainingnewfoundconfidence.D.Buildingacloserfamilybond.27.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthistext?A.IntheKitchenandBeyondB.HowCookingShapesMindsC.ANewGenerationofChefsD.ExploringFoodfromFarmtoCAstheawardsseasonapproaches，studentsandteacherswillgathertocelebrateacademicperformance，citizenship，leadershipandextracurricular(課外的)excellence.Schoolsbilltheseawardsasawaytorecognizestudents'achievements.Butaretheyagoodidea?Thephilosophybehindtheseawardsistosolidifypositivebehaviorsandencouragestudentstoexcel.Thisconceptisrootedinbehaviourismtoeducation，apsychologicaltheorythatsuggestsexternalrewardscanshapebehavior.Butsuchrewardsdonotnecessarilyleadtolastingengagement.Oncethedesireforrewardfade，thebehavioroftendoesn'tstick.Researchhasalsoshownawardscansometimesdomoreharmthangood.Whenstudentsfocusonearninganawardratherthanenjoyingtheactivity，theirmotivationshiftsfrominternaltoexternal.Thismeanstheymightparticipateonlyforthesakeoftheaward，ratherthanforthejoyoflearningorpersonalgrowth.AUSstudyofschool-agedchildrenfoundthatthosewhosaid“Iaskquestionsinclassbecauselwanttolearnnewthings”achievedhigheracademicsuccessthanthosewhosaid“Ilikeschoolsubjectswhereit'sprettyeasytojustlearntheanswers”.Beyondaffectingmotivation，awardscanalsoleadchildrentogrowdependentonexternalrecognition.Whenkidsgetusedtoseekingapprovalthroughawards，theymaystruggletofindself-worthintheirownForthekidswhodon'treceiveawards，theymayfeelinadequateordiscouraged，especiallyifthesamefewchildrenarealwayscelebrated.Thissituationcancreateafixedmindsetwherekidsthinktheirabilitiescan'tchangeorprogressasopposedtoagrowthmindsetwherestudentsfirmlybelievetheycanbecomebetterthroughhardwork，goodstrategiesandhelpfromothers.Thisisnottosayschoolsshouldnevergivestudentsawards.Forparentsandeducators,whetherkidsreceiveanawardornot，therearealwaysalternativestotalkabouttheirachievementsattheendoftheschoolyear.28.WhatissuggestedabouttheimpactofawardsinParagraph2?B.Motivating.C.Overestimated.D.Trans-formative.29.Howdoawardsnegativelystudents’academicperformance?A.Theycreateoverconfidenceinstudents.B.Theyweakenstudents’internalmotivation.C.Theymisleadstudentsinproblem-solving.D.Theydiscouragestudentsfromseekinganswers.30.Whatdistinguishesagrowthmindsetfromafixedone?A.Faithinself-improvement.B.Goodacademicperformance.C.Preferenceforexternalapproval.D.Activeclassroomengagement.31.Whatwillprobablybediscussedinthefollowingparagraphs?A.Whyschoolsrefusetogiveupawards.B.Howtoencouragekidsbeyondawards.C.Whyschoolsseekalternativestoawards.D.Howtoteachkidsself-worthwithoutawards.DFromabovecarsinchingdownthehighwaylooklikeants.Butactualantsmanagetoavoidthestop-and-gotraffic.Researchersarenowlearningfromantstoprogramself-drivingcarsthatdon'tjamup.Thefreeflowofbecomesunstableasvehicledensity(密度)increasesonahighway.At15vehiclespermilepertrack，onedriverhittingtheirbrakes(剎車)cancauseapersistentwaveofjam.Thisphenomenon，knownasaphasetransition，issimilartohowwaterfreezesintoiceexplainsNishinariamathematicalphysicistattheUniversityofAntscanmaintaintheirflowinhigh-densityconditions.BystudyingOchetellusants,researchersdiscoveredtheirsecret:theytravelinsmallgroups，moveatnearlyconstantrates,withspacebetweenoneanother—andtheydon'tspeeduptopassothers.Humandriversatrushhour，honestly“areprioritizingpersonalconvenience”，saysstudyco-authorNicolaPugno.Butself-drivingcars，ifwidelyadopted，couldbeengineeredtocooperatelikeants.Inthefuture，thesevehicleswouldsharereal-timedatawithnearbycarstofacilitatesmootherflowbyadjustingspeedandspacingorbynotovertakingothers.Thisvehiclenetworkismodeledafterhowantscoordinate(協(xié)同)usingsmellsratherthanfollowingaleader.“Thereisnoleader.”explains，abehavioralscientistcurrentlystudyingantsattheUCLAyettheirmovementremainsorganized.Andinbothantandvehicletraffic，thisdecentralizedsystemcanbe“very，verystrong”andadaptive，Nishinarisays.Stillantshaveadvantagesthatself-drivingcarslack.pointsout，“Antssimplyexpandpathwaysaswideastheyplease，unlikecarsstuckonhighways.Whentheyhitajaminatunnel，theyjustclimbthewallorwalkontheceiling.Plusantsnevercrash;ifoneisinthewaytheyliterallystepoveritandkeepmoving.”driverscanlearnatleastonethingfromantstoavoidcausingajam:keepaway.Keepingasafedistancefromthecaraheadpreventsbrakingwavesfromturningintofull-blownjams.“Justkeepingaway.”hesayscanhelpflowsmoothly.32.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.Whataphasetransitionexplains.B.Howstablestartstobreakdown.C.WhyvehicledensityimpactsD.Whenjamsbecomeunavoidable.33.Whatcanself-drivingcarsdotoimproveflow?A.Communicatepurposefully.B.Overtakeothersintelligently.C.Functioncooperatively.D.Preventsuddenbrakingsmarty.34.Whatisakeyfeatureofthisant-inspirednetworkinself-drivingcars?A.Disregardingphysicalroadlimitations.B.Organizingunderasingleleadercar.C.Adaptingbypredictingdriverbehavior.D.throughself-organizedcoordination.35.Inwhattonedoesdescribeants'advantagesovercars?A.Scholarly.B.Humorous.C.Reflective.D.Inspirational.第二節(jié)(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。ofthefastfashion'sproblemsisgrowingbutprogressinslowfashionremainsrecentsurveyrevealedthatwhile74%ofshoppersrecognizetheenvironmentalimpactoftheirconsumptionhabitsand50%viewfastfashionasharmful，72%stillpurchaseitfortheconvenienceandunbeatableprices.36don'tevenneedtobuyanythingnewtostart,First，takecareofwhatyoualreadyown.Extendthelifespanofyourclothesbyfollowingpropercareinstructions—machinewashingatlowtemperaturesandairdryingwheneverpossibletoconserveenergy.Learningbasicsewingskillscanhelpyourepairminorwearandtearwhilestain(污漬)removaltechniqueskeepclotheslookingfresh.Ifmendingisn'tyourstrength,considervisitingatailororalocalrepaircafe.37Next,shopmindfully.Anoverflowingcloset(衣柜)filledwithclothesyouonlysemi-loveorbarelywearisoftenasignofimpulse(沖動)buying.38Ifyouabsolutelywanttoshopchoosewell-madelong-lastingpieces.Lookforhigh-qualityfabrics，single-materialcompositionsforeasierrecycling，ornaturalfibersthatbiodegrademoreeasilyinsteadofsimplychoosingitemsthatappearsustainable.39Makingthemostofwhatyouhavecountlesspossibilities，fromexchangingclotheswithfriendsandborrowingoutfitsforspecialoccasionstodonatingunuseditemstothosewhowillappreciatethem.Onlinefreecyclinggroupsarealsoagoldmineforyoutogiveandreceivepre-lovedclothingwithoutcontributingtowaste.Fastfashionhasindustrializedclothingintothrowawaygoodsunderminingtheirtrueworth.40It'salifestyleandaphilosophythatacknowledgestherealvaluesofclothingforwhatittrulyrepresents:theresourcesworkmanshipandpeoplebehindeverypiece.A.Participateintherecyclingtrend.B.Embracethesecond-handmovement.C.Itcangiveworn-outpiecesasecondlife.D.Thismeansit'stimetoclearoutsomeclothes.E.Slowfashionismorethanjustashoppingchoice.F.Beforemakingapurchase，reassessyourtrueneeds.G.Actually，supportingslowfashioniseasierthanyouthink.第三部分語言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)第一節(jié)(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AB,CD四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Lastyear，anxietyweighedheavilyonme，crippling(削弱)myabilitytodoanything.I4lfornearlyayear.My42wastherootofit:IlongedtobeexcellentatwhateverIdid，whichobviouslyisimpossible，butit43me.OnedayIattendedapresentationbywildlifeconservationistGrantBrownatmyschool.Hiswordsnotjustinspiredmebut44mydesiretomakeadifferenceglobally.ljoinedapre-presntationdinnerwithhim，amorepersonalandcomfortablesettingthatslowly45mycouragetospeakwithhimone-on-one.Thisfirstcontact，onceunimaginable，waswheremy46began.Amonthlater，Brown47metotheConference.LookingbackIseethisinvitationasthefirstofmanyopportunitiesmy48selfwouldhaveletslipby，butthenewandmoreconfidentme49seized.Soon，applicationsforforNatureandforPlanetweresentaroundthroughmyschool.50,Icompletedtheapplicationsandsoonbecamepartofagrowingglobalmovementfornatureconservation.Eachofthesenewstepskept51myconfidence.Now，justsixmonthsintothisjourney，Irealizethatmygreatestobstacle(障礙)wasnever52itwasalwaysmyownself-doubt，avoiceinmyheadthat53somanypeoplefromreachingtheirpotential:Ican't.TheysaygoodthingscometothosewhowaitbutIsay:54everyopportunitywithouthesitation.Afterallnaturedoesn'trequireourpatience，butour5541.A.settledB.struggledC.adjustedD.reflected42.A.heroismB.realismC.individualismD.perfectionism43.A.urgedB.motivatedC.consumedD.saddened44.A.fueledB.dominatedC.switchedD.followed45.A.putinB.burntoutC.builtupD.watereddown46.A.transformationB.challengeC.identityD.promise47.A.sentB.attractedC.exposedD.invited48.A.latterB.formerC.recentD.future49.A.enthusiasticallyB.fearfullyC.reasonablyD.contentedly50.A.AstonishedB.DepressedC.DeterminedD.Satisfied51.A.shakingB.boostingC.testingD.betraying52.A.familiarB.inspiringC.limitedD.external53.A.releasedB.excusedC.protectedD.discouraged54.A.grabB.avoidC.cherishD.explore55.A.dreamB.courageC.actionD.ability第二節(jié)(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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。SomehistoriansdebatewhetherZhengHeorChristopherColumbuswasthegreater“explorer”.Theybelievethatthesetwoexplorers’goalsand.56(accomplish)differedsignificantly.ZhengHe'svoyages(1405—1433)wereprimarilyfocusedondiplomacy(外交)andtrade.Commandingavastfleet(艦隊)，hefollowed57(establish)traderoutes，visitingknownlandsinSoutheastAsia，theIndianOcean，andtheeastcoastofAfrica.Hismissionwas58(demonstrate)thepower，buildrelationships，andexpandtraderatherthantodiscovernewlands.Whilehisvoyagesweregrandandtechnologicallyadvanced，theydidnottakehiminto59_(complete)unchartedwaters.IncontrastColumbussetoutwiththespecificaimof_60(journey)westwardtoreachtheEastIndies.Instead，his1492voyageledhimtotheAmericas,6lencounterthatgreatlyreshapedglobalhistorybyinitiatingEuropeanexplorationandcolonization(殖民地化)ofnewlands.62ZhengHe，Columbussteppedintounknownterritories，makinghisvoyagesfitthetraditionaldefinitionofexploration.However，bothfigureshadafar-reachingimpactontheworld.ZhengHe63(strength)China'spresenceintheknownworld，whileColumbusopenedanewchapterinexplorationbylinkingEuropeandtheAmericas.Whetheronewasmoreofan“explorer”thantheotherdependson64wedefineexploration—eitherasdiscoveringunknownlands65asexpandinganation'sinfluencethroughseavoyages.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)（滿分15分)假設(shè)你是李華,你校將為來自英國的交換生們組織一次為期兩天的湖南文化之旅。請你寫一封電子郵件邀請你的交換生好友Chris參加,內(nèi)容包括:1.活動時間與行程安排;2.活動亮點(diǎn)﹔3.表達(dá)你的期待。注意:1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右﹔2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearChris,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________LiHua第二節(jié)(滿分25分)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。Ihaveatoy，asmallstu