1、安徽省鼎尖教育联考2024-2025学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题一、阅读理解Are you wondering where to go for your holiday? Here are some reviews about Gondwana EcoTours Northern Lights Adventure for you to better assess. Laura ThompsonI highly recommend Gondwana EcoTours Northern Lights Adventure. Our guides, David and Greg, arranged
2、many interesting daytime activities-dog sledding, Chena Hot Springs, visits to cultural museums and a sustainable family farm. Their knowledge and passion for the area were influential. At night, our guide, Laurie, accompanied us whenever there was Aurora activity and helped with photography. Overal
3、l, a wonderful experience! Scott HockinWow, it might be a great experience. Group size was great, large enough for interactions (互动), small enough to not be lost in a crowd. Activities were fun and food was hearty and good. Great guides were personal and professional. But we were unable to keep us v
4、ery warm and comfortable during the extreme cold. Think twice! MarkThe Northern Lights tour was one of the best vacations ever. With the various things to see and do during the day, we kept busy and very interested in each item we saw. We were very fortunate to see the Northern Lights 5 days in a ro
5、wwhat a spectacular treat! All three guides were great. Highly recommend. Michele LongWe had a wonderful week at The Taste of Alaska Lodge March 3-9! Gondwana included everything to provide the Alaska winter experience: excellent guides & Aurora expert, Running Reindeer Ranch (牧场), Chena Hot Spr
6、ings, dogsledding and more! Mother Nature provided a magnificent light show 3 nights. I enjoyed it so much that Id book the trip again!1What might be one disadvantage of Scott Hockins trip?AImproper group sizes.BExtreme weather there.CPoor food and accommodation.DCrowds of travelers and less activit
7、ies.2What did Mark specially do during the trip?AHe bathed in the hot springs.BHe tried dog sledding in the ranch.CHe admired the Northern Lights for 5 nights.DHe enjoyed some green food in a local family farm.3What are the four people pleased with about the trip?AHigh-class tour guides.BVarious foo
8、d choices.CColorful night life.DPowerful cultural influence.National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is walking from Africa to the tip of South America. He is following the path our human ancestors took out of Africa about 200,000 years ago. Salopek has named his journey the Out of Eden Walk. As he
9、 walks through different countries, landscapes, and cultures, Salopek is documenting what he sees and hears. And he isnt walking alone. During each part of his walk, Paul is joined by a local guide. Along the way, he meets people from small villages, cities, and country farms. Sometimes, they give h
10、im a place to stay for a night or two. Often, his hosts share a little bit about their lives with him. The Out of Eden Walk is well-named. Besides a few rides on boats or ships, Salopek is walking the entire way. No cars. He doesnt even ride bikes, though he does use pack animals. An important part
11、of Salopeks mission is to tell the stories of ordinary people. Walking gives him more time to look around and to talk to the people he encounters. He has spoken to thousands of people since his walk began. As he puts it, “I am in a seven, eight, nine-year-long conversation with total strangers.”Foll
12、owing a story is not new for Paul Salopek. He is a journalist. He has written for The Atlantic, the Chicago Tribune, National Geographic, and other publications. His works have earned many awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes. As a journalist, Salopek would often fly into an area to cover a story a
13、nd then quickly leave again. But he felt he was missing part of the story and wanted to dig deeper. The Out of Eden Walk was born from this desire. Salopek calls it slow journalism. The goal is to deeply explore some of the major news stories of our times by talking to ordinary people who are affect
14、ed. As Salopek describes it, “It is about slowing down enough to actually inhabit the stories of the day and to get to know the people who are behind the headlines.”4What is the Out of Eden Walk?AIt is the latest penned work of Paul Salopek.BIt is a ship journey from Africa to the tip of South Ameri
15、ca.CIt is a toured long walk across the continents taken by Paul Salopek.DIt is a new fashionable way of travelling through different countries.5What does Salopek think of the conversation with strangers?AFruitful.BDiscouraging.CChallenging.DTime-wasted.6Why did Paul Salopek start the Out of Eden Wa
16、lk?ATo finish his work for the Pulitzer Prizes.BTo explore the best headlines for the journalism.CTo unearth the deeper part of the major news stories.DTo interest the readers in the ancient ordinary people.7What do we know about slow journalism?ARealistic and worthwhile.BInfluential but informal.CH
17、umorous and relaxing.DEfficient and meaningful.A remarkable discovery has changed the way scientists think about the history of cancer treatment. While many people think of cancer as a disease that affects only modern-day humans, cancer has been around for thousands of years and new research shows t
18、hat humans have also tried to manage it for thousands of years. The study of two ancient Egyptian skulls (颅骨) held at the University of Cambridge in England has suggested that ancient Egyptians may have performed surgery to manage cancer. Professor Edgard Camaros from the University of Santiago de C
19、ompostela in Spain and his team were shocked when they found cut marks and evidence of cancer in the skulls of two ancient Egyptians dating back up to 4000 years old. While Egyptians are well known for having excellent medical knowledge and treating a range of diseases, they had never been known for
20、 treating cancer. The skulls had already been studied in 1963 by other scientists, however, the technology at that time wasnt advanced enough to pick up the cut marks of operation found on the skulls, Professor Edgard Camaros said. It was thanks to a HIROZ Digital Microscope HR-2016 that scientists
21、spotted surgical cut marks around two cancer lesions (病变). One limitation regarding cancer is that there are too few cancer cases on ancient human remains. The study of disease found in animal and human remains aims to find out as much as possible about diseases in the past to help our understanding
22、 of diseases now. Our discipline is limited by the samples we work with, which depends on the funeral culture of some people as well as the environment in which they were preserved. Egypt is a great place thanks to its advanced funerary (埋葬的) practices and the dry weather which preserves remains bet
23、ter.8How did Professor Edgard and his team feel when they found the cut marks?AOverjoyed.BConfused.CSurprised.DDisappointed.9Why did scientists fail to find the cut marks in 1963?AThey were too careless.BThey lacked advanced technology.CThey were in such a rush.DThey had little relative knowledge.10
24、What makes Egypt a great place for preservation according to the last paragraph?AIts population.BIts economy.CIts scenery.DIts climate.11What is the best title for the text?ACancer Has Been Around for Thousands of YearsBAncient Egyptians Had Found a Cure for CancerCScientists Assumed Causes for Mark
25、s on Ancient SkullsDAnimal and Human Remains Are Well Preserved in EgyptThe Earths population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. Experts estimate food production will have to increase by 70 percent to keep pace with that growth. Previous methods of agriculture will soon no longer be an option
26、. According to a 2018 study, we have to turn away from meat and dairy products. U.S. customers have proved themselves willing to test the waters. Americans spent $1.4 billion on plant-based meat in 2021, representing a market share of 2.7 percent of all meat sales. The plant-based food companies cla
27、im their burgers use less land and water and produce less greenhouse gases. But, consider the possibility that we left our most promising resource behind in the ocean. Will you swap meat for seaweed? “I think seaweed needs branding(品牌),” says Mark Kulsdom, co-founder of the memorably-named Dutch Wee
28、d Burger. As Kulsdom explained Dutch Weed Burgers are vegetarian but for meat eaters. A decade after launching their first product, he and his partners now sell about quarter of a million burgers each year. Ultimately, Kulsdom is striving for a culture change. “I believe we need to raise interest so
29、metimes by using a bit of an unorthodox(非正统的)approach to things,” he adds. “When people get what they already know, its not that interesting. When their curiosity is awakened, thats when new things and ideas can enter their minds.”In 2008, researchers discovered 14,000-year-old seaweed fragments(碎片)
30、in southern Chile that had been pressed into cakes and clearly been cooked. As they wrote in Science, all seaweed recovered at the site are excellent sources of iodine, iron, zinc, protein, hormones and a wide range of elements. Though Mark Kulsdoms Dutch Weed Burger sounds futuristic, one could arg
31、ue that theyre revisiting one of the oldest stories we know.12How are plant-based burgers according to the companies?AThey are healthy.BThey are nutritious.CThey are delicious.DThey are environmentally friendly.13What does the underlined word “striving” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?ALeaving.BStruggl
32、ing.CPreparing.DWaiting.14What can we learn from the last paragraph?AChile is rich in seaweed.BSeaweed was the major food source in Chile.CPeople have long been using seaweed as food.DMark Kulsdoms Dutch Weed Burger is too futuristic.15Where is the text most likely from?AA newspaper.BA science ficti
33、on.CA travel guide.DA textbook.Snakes are the last thing you want to find in your yard or garden, much less in your house. Unfortunately, theres no sure way to keep snakes out of your building. But dont despair. 16 Keep bushes and grass around your house trimmed up (修剪的).The first thing that homeown
34、ers should do is to keep their grass cut to a short or reasonable length. Snakes are careful about traveling across trimmed bushes and grass because these plants expose them to predator (捕食者). 17 Remove hiding places. Reduce or remove places where snakes like to hide. One of these is under bushes. I
35、n addition, ground cover plants also provide cover for snakes. 18 Another landscape feature to be aware of is large rocks piled on top of each other. Avoid these because that gives snakes an excellent place to stay cool and hide. 19 Homeowners should check the foundation to look for possible entry p
36、oints for snakes. Snakes will get under your house if they can. Be sure to seal cracks or openings that a snake could get through. Another access point for snakes could be a door. Block these openings. Remove food.Snakes are carnivores that feed on meat, so they are seeking for mice, rats and even b
37、irds. There are things homeowners can do to help prevent attracting them and snakes. 20 That will bring in the animals, which will bring in the snakes. Its okay to feed your pets outdoors, just remember to remove any uneaten food.ABlock entries to the house.BWhat to do if you see a snake.CThere are
38、things that you can do to help.DTry to limit the use of these plants in your garden.EOne is to avoid leaving an available cat or dog food outdoors.FThe things homeowners can do to keep snakes away fall into two types.GSo it makes sense to trim bushes and grass around your house regularly.二、完形填空I cle
39、arly remember the event of that night years ago. I was young and my thoughts were often shadowed by doubts and fears about my future. My friend and I 21 to go out for a drive. It was a beautiful summer evening. The sun had set, casting a glow (红光) that lifted the clouds of my negativity. But suddenl
40、y, our night 22 a disaster with collision (碰撞). I was 23 to hospital. What followed were months of pain and despair as I lay in bed. The doctor walked in, “ 24 the seriousness of your injuries,” he began. “Youll 25 have a difficult time walking, let alone be able to dance or do sports.” To accept th
41、at was 26 . Basketball was my favourite sport and being on the school team 27 everything to me. I cried uncontrollably. My parents took over. “Thank you for your advice,” they said calmly, “Our daughter will be up and walking again soon.” With determination and 28 of my family and friends, I began t
42、he long and 29 road to recovery. I had to learn how to 30 again. During those days, I started self-reflection. I examined my lifes choices and where my life was heading. Id made a habit of 31 about future events that had not happened yet. My 32 thoughts created feelings of despair. I suffered anxiet
43、y attacks and lack of confidence. What began as a nightmare gave me the 33 to learn about my personal development and change. With time, not only did I dance and play 34 again, but I transformed my entire way of life. I learned to 35 the way I think and replace despair with hope.21AdecidedBhopedCwan
44、tedDremembered22AspottedBbecameCgainedDclosed23AmovedBdeliveredCrushedDtransported24ADue toBThanks toCIn addition toDAs to25AnormallyBsuddenlyClightlyDprobably26AriskyBdifficultCdullDtrivial27AprovidedBpresentedCpredictedDmeant28AsupportBimpressionCprideDpatience29AchallengingBrewardingCpromisingDpl
45、easing30AtalkBwriteCwalkDread31AcomplainingBworryingCarguingDwondering32ApositiveBamazingCconfusingDnegative33AtipBopportunityCcommentDmessage34AfootballBbaseballCbasketballDtennis35AreviewBloveCappreciateDchange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。Shanghai Museum East reopened on June 26, followi
46、ng a big reconstruction that promises a fresh experience for visitors. The museum now offers access to 80 percent of its total space for public viewing, with a daily visitor capacity of up to 20,000 individuals. Among 36 exhibition halls are four permanent ones 37 (dedicate) to ceramics, jade and se
47、als. The Ceramics Gallery covers an impressive 1800 square meters and features 558 38 (careful) selected exhibits, half of 39 are shown to the public for the first time. Divided into seven sections, this exhibition traces the evolution of ancient Chinese ceramics and allows visitors 40 (enjoy) with select exhibits. The Numismatics Gallery boasts an expanded collection of over 6,000 coins, making it the hall with the largest number of cultural relics 41 display there. New sections about the currency of the Republic of China 42
