江西省大余县梅关中学2024-2025学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题.docx

1、江西省大余县梅关中学2024-2025学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题一、阅读理解Amazing Train RidesTaking a train in the winter is fun. The mountains turn from green to white. and you can enjoy them on the journey. Now many holiday-themed trains add fun. All aboard!Aurora Winter Train: AlaskaThis seasonal scenic train that heads north fr

2、om Anchorage is popular. From the Winter Train youll see a snow-white Denali, Americas tallest peak(山峰)-and with any luck, a trackside moose(驼鹿).You can get off the train after three hours at Talkeetna to ski in Denali or continue on for another nine hours to Fairbanks for some northern lights viewi

3、ng. Therere few better places, as Fairbanks is Americas northernmost city.The Ski Train, ColoradoThe Ski Train is a joyful ride even for non-skiers. The ride connects Denvers 1914 Beaux-Arts station with the Winter Park ski area. One minute youre in downtown Denvers Beaux-Arts Union Station and two

4、hours later youre stepping off the train. 100 feet from a Winter Park ski lift. What a wonderful ride it is!Amtrak California Zephyr: Chicago to San FranciscoLong-distance train travelers adore west wind in any season, but winter adds the appeal of sugary snow outside the window as you travel over t

5、he Rockies and Sierras. Departing daily all winter from both Chicago and San Francisco, the 51-hour journey offers hotel-level service in a bedroom. Or you can break up the trip with stops to sleep(and ski)in Denver or Salt Lake City.Canyon & Christmas trains: ArizonaSnowbirds who escape the Mid

6、west cold in December by flying to Arizona wish for memories of a Christmas away from the desert. With a short drive from Phoenix to Clarkdale (near Sedona).theyll see small pines and red rock hills while hugging the Verde River on the four-hour Verde Canyon train in indoor and open-air cars.1What s

7、hould you do if you go to Fairbanks from Anchorage to see northern lights?AChange trains in Denali.BTake a 12-hour train ride.CClimb over the tallest peak.DTravel through a moose farm.2On which ride can you enjoy comfortable accommodation?AAurora Winter Train.BThe Ski Train.CAmtrak California Zephyr

8、.DCanyon Christmas trains.3What is the similarity of the four winter train rides?AThey are all available during the whole year.BThey are intended for young travel enthusiasts.CThey offer the passengers good chances of skiing.DThey provide access to winter scenery on the way.When I was young, I read

9、many kinds of books, including fairy tales. Most of the books described heroes who were handsome and heroines who were beautiful. So, I believed I had to be beautiful if I wanted to become a great person.As I grew up, I began to realize outer beauty was not so important to make someone good. I remem

10、ber a friend of mine, Janie, who was so beautiful that every classmate wanted to talk with her, but she was very arrogant (傲慢的).She believed that she could do everything she wanted because she was so beautiful, but she lost friends one by one. My poor friend! But she learned a good lesson: inner bea

11、uty is more important than outer beauty. After she learned that, she changed her attitude and made friends again.Whenever I see TV advertisements, I feel that these things make us believe beauty is very important especially physical attractiveness. Although we say that inner beauty is more valuable,

12、 we often look for plastic surgery to make us more beautiful. There seems to be a boom (流行) in plastic surgery. It is surprising to realize the number of people who try it is increasing day by day.We know good-looking guys usually get higher scores on job interviews. So, what is real beauty? I want

13、to say that inner beauty is the real one because if someone has beauty in his soul, he looks like a really beautiful person.The beauty looked at with eyes doesnt last forever. Instead of concentrating on outer beauty, we should concentrate on inner beauty. The point is that inner beauty is more impo

14、rtant than outer beauty. So, if we make the effort to make our minds beautiful, well be happier.4When the author was young, she thought if he wanted to succeed, .Ashe must learn from the heroesBshe had to work hard at her lessonsCshe must have good looksDshe had to read many kinds of books.5Why did

15、Janie lose friends one by one?ABecause she looked down upon others.BBecause she wouldnt take their advice.CBecause she was too ashamed.DBecause she didnt study well at her lessons.6The underlined phrase “plastic surgery” in Paragraph 4 probably means .A化妆B阅读C健身D整形7What would be the best title for th

16、e passage?AThe Importance of BeautyBInner Beauty is the Real BeautyCBeauty Makes One HappierDHow to Make Oneself BeautifulDoing your laundry with cold water can help save the planet, and maybe save you some money along the way. Thats the message from Tide in a newly launched campaign to decarbonize

17、laundry. The goal is for consumers in North America to do three out of every four loads of laundry with cold water instead of hot by 2030, up from about half today. That would eliminate the power consumption required to heat cold water.If this goal is met, it will have the same impact on greenhouse

18、gas emissions as removing about a million cars from the road for a year. “There is no tradeoff. You will save 150 a year in energy costs, your garments will last longer. And by the way, youre helping to save the planet,” Shailesh Jejurikar, CEO of Procter & Gambles fabric and home care division,

19、 said in an interview. “Its a beautiful win-win-win if we get this right.”“This is going to be the defining decades for where we end up on climate change,” Jejurikar said. “If we dont get this situation under control in the coming years, we are going to pay the price. There is a need to act now.” Be

20、yond its focus on cold-water washing, Tide set a new goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions at its factories in half by 2030. Thats in addition to the progress it already has made cutting emissions by three-quarters over the past decade as the brand adopted 100% renewable energy at its manufacturi

21、ng plants. Tide also plans to reduce its carbon footprint by using 100% recyclable packaging for all products by 2030 and by teaming up with Silicon Valley startup Opus12 to capture carbon from its factories.Jejurikar said P&G does want to get to zero emissions in its factories, but added that h

22、ow people use Tide products has 10 times more impact than what happens in its plants. “We are trying to give them chance to take their ordinary daily actions, and make them have an extraordinary impact,” Jejurikar said.8What can we learn from the passage?AWe need to heat cold water before laundry.BT

23、ide will remove a million cars from the road.CHot water laundry could save energy and protect the planet.DCold water laundry might increase by a quarter in North America.9Which word can be used to replace “tradeoff” in Paragraph 2?Aadvantage.Bneed.Chesitation.Demission.10Which measure has been taken

24、 by Tide to cut greenhouse emission so far?AAdvertising for its new products.BUsing 100% recyclable packaging for all products.CAdopting completely renewable energy in its factories.DCooperating with a new High-Tech company to recycle carbon.11What can be a suitable title for the text?ACold Water La

25、undryAn Eco-friendly CampaignBAdvanced Technology Being Applied to CarsCThe Vital Decades for Climate ChangeDCutting Emission to Protect Our PlanetDogs cant speak, but their brains respond to spoken words. Every dog owner knows that saying “Good dog!” in a happy, high voice will make their pet joyfu

26、lly wag its tail. That made scientists curious: What exactly happens in your dogs brain when it hears praise, and is it similar to the way our own brain processes such information?When a person gets others compliment, the more primitive, subcortical auditory regions (皮层下听觉区) first reacts to the into

27、nation the emotional force of spoken words. Next, the brain taps the more recently evolved auditory cortex (听觉皮层) to figure out the meaning of the words, which is learned.In 2016, a team of scientists discovered that dogs brains, like those of humans, compute the intonation and meaning of a word sep

28、arately although dogs use their right brain to do so, whereas we use our left one. Still, a puzzle remained: Do their brains go through the same steps to process approval?Its an important question, because dogs are a speechless species, yet they respond correctly to our words. For instance, some dog

29、s are capable of recognising thousands of names of individual objects, and can link each name to a specific object.When the scientists studied scans of the brains of pet dogs, they found that theirs, like ours, process the sounds of spoken words in this manner analyzing first the emotional component

30、 with the older region of the brain, the subcortical regions, and then the words meaning with the newer part, the cortex. See why dogs are so successful at partnering with us? Dogs and humans last shared a common ancestor some 100 million years ago, so its likely that our brains respond to sounds in

31、 a similar way. As domesticated animals that have evolved alongside humans for the past 10,000 years, dogs make special use of it to process human emotions. You know, what we say really matters to dogs!12Which of the following can replace the underlined word “compliment”?AReply.BPraise.CWarning.DAdv

32、ice.13What is the first step a dogs brain goes through to process approval?ALinking it to an object.BAnalyzing the emotion.CWorking out its meaning.DTapping the auditory cortex.14How does the writer develop the text?ABy comparing opinions.BBy raising examples.CBy providing answers to questions.DBy a

33、nalyzing causes and effects.15What is the best title for the text?ADogsgood listenersBDogsperfect partnersCDogs and humans share a common ancestor actuallyDDogs understand spoken words the same way we doWe all do little things to boost the way we feel and think throughout the day. Something as simpl

34、e as taking a walk or eating a piece of chocolate can brighten your mood almost instantly, thanks to certain chemical reactions that occur in the brain. 16 If youre going through something complex, you need a more permanent practice. Thats where writing comes in.As Mental Health Awareness Month begi

35、ns, its worth learning about the ways that you can use writing to support your mental well-being. 17 You can use writing for mindfulness. Mindfulness is a tried-and-true technique for improving mental wellness, but can writing have the same effect? 18 By focusing on a particular moment and getting i

36、t all out there on the page, you can free yourself from any of the other concerns that are crowding your mind. This way, you can use writing as an approach to mindfulness and as a way of relieving stress.Another benefit to writing is its ability to clear your mind of worries, negative thoughts, or s

37、ources of pain. 19 Fortunately, writing can speed up the process of restoring mental clarity. 20 People are more likely to talk to others about a painful event after writing about it privately, which powerfully suggests that writing can indirectly lead to reaching out for support, which can mean eve

38、n greater healing and relief.Through the process of populating a blank page with letters and words, writing can be a useful mental health tool that both records your experiences and allows you to work through them.ABecome more self-aware.BThese pleasures are just temporary, however.CTheres real powe

39、r behind the pen heres why.DWriting is also the best method of healing yourself.EClearing your brain of negative thoughts can be really tough work.FActually, the act of writing for merely 20 minutes each day can work.GThis is because writing tends to stimulate questions about your life and direction

40、.二、完形填空The first time my grandma came to visit us in Canada, she was a little upset. She 21 that there was nothing to do.Before my grandma arrived, I used to tend the flowers in our garden. But while I was at school and my parents were at work, my grandma, feeling 22 , came down upon the little piec

41、e of land. She pulled out the annuals and 23 those with orderly rows of green onions and other 24 . I told her to stop, to keep the flowers. “Theyre pretty, but theyre 25 ,” she said matter-of-factly. I was annoyed until I learned something about her past.Grandma was 26 at the time of a severe famin

42、e (饥荒). She lost her parents and did everything on her own. 27 , she never cried about it to anyone.Different times 28 unique characters. My grandma was shaped by the 29 of her family members and the difficulties in Chinas recent history. Those who experienced the famine are, 30 , unwilling to use v

43、aluable land to plant flowers. Her 31 , responsibility, diligence and frugality (勤俭), helped her through those difficult years, some of which were laid down by the hands of time, and to change them now would 32 her. She is a (n) 33 link between my familys past and futureshe 34 her times challenges t

44、o support the next generation. Someday, I will be like my grandma and 35 my small part to humans moving on.21AcomplainedBconfirmedCconvincedDagreed22AamusedBcuriousCboredDdiscouraged23AremovedBreplacedCdecoratedDsurrounded24AvegetablesBflowersCgrassesDtrees25AcommercialBcomplicatedCexpensiveDuseless

45、26Abrought upBlet downCpicked upDtook shape27AThereforeBHoweverCOtherwiseDInstead28AcombineBinformCcreateDsustain29ApreferenceBexperienceCblessingDloss30AmerelyBgraduallyCnaturallyDimmediately31AachievementBgentlenessCguidelineDindependence32AbreakBarrestCthreatenDruin33AtightBessentialCaccurateDimp

46、ressive34AcontestedBadaptedCfoldedDbattled35AprovideBdragCcontributeDurge三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The Mogao Caves are remote in Dunhuang City, Gansu Province. They, 36 (locate) in the Gobi Desert, are most famous for their grand frescoes (壁画) . Dunhuang, 37 its exotic (奇异的) name suggest

47、s, represents a fascinating dream of the romance of the ancient Silk Road. As a city with 38 (few) than 200,000 regular residents, Dunhuang attracted more than 13 million tourists in 2020. It is 39 (undoubted) a popular destination.Persistence may be a key word for those staff members working to protect the Mogao Caves. Many of them 40 (display) the “Mogao Spirit” in different aspects over the past decades, restoring the frescoes and growing grass that slows down sand erosion in the ca