1、江苏省宿迁青华中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期初考试英语试卷一、听力选择题1When did rock music begin to develop in America?AIn the 1940s.BIn the 1950s.CIn the 1960s.2Why wont Jason take a trip to Italy?AHe has been to Italy.BHe wants to save money.CHe will buy a house with Alice.3Whats the relationship between the speakers?AWaitress
2、 and customer.BManager and clerk.CCook and waiter.4What does the man most probably think of the news about John?APuzzling.BUnsurprising.CDisappointing.5What are the speakers mainly talking about?AThe history homework.BThe weekend plan.CTheir teacher.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6What does Tom invite the woman t
3、o do?AGo to a concert.BVisit the Art Building.CPrepare for an exam together.7What do we know about the Art Building?AIts the most beautiful building.BTheres a green pond outside.CIts a good place to study.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8What prevented Adam from completing the race probably?ALack of training.BThe
4、hot weather.CHis disease.9When will the mens 50-kilometerrace walk final in Tokyo begin?AAt 5:30 am.BAt 6:00 am.CAt 6:30 am.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10Why did John go to Kenya?ATo take a business trip.BTo see wild animals.CTo visit his parents.11What did some farmers do with the elephant in that village?ATh
5、ey put it to death.BThey drove it away.CThey protected it.12What solution is mentioned?AGiving farmers more food.BRemoving the farmers.COffering elephants more space.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13What did the speakers do last night?AThey watched a video.BThey attended a live concert.CThey went to a dancing par
6、ty.14Who has the most beautiful voice in Gregs opinion?ABrenda.BJustin.CCarrie.15What does Greg want to do?AListen to more songs.BLearn some dance steps.CJoin the school dance club.16What do the speakers have in common?AThey both like dancing.BThey both have musical talent.CThey both like Brenda ver
7、y much.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17Where were the two award-winning books published?AIn the US and the UK.BIn Britain and Ireland.CIn Canada.18Which book won the Booker Prize in 2000?AThe Blind Assassin.BGirl, Woman, Other.CThe Testaments.19Who is the first black woman to win the Booker Prize?ASusan Brown.BMar
8、garet Atwood.CBernardine Evaristo.20What made this years prize special?ABeing given to two books.BHaving the strongest competitors.CBeing given to last years winner.二、阅读理解Risks at Your TableSome of the “everyday foods” we eat hide some unhealthy features, which most people ignore. We take a look at
9、some of the health risks being served to you!Energy DrinksYoure tired and you still have to face a physical or mental stress, so what a better friend than an energy drink to overcome the effort? However, most energy drinks contain chemicals that are harmful if taken in quantities, with effects that
10、are similar to the ones from several other illegal drugs, smoking and alcohol consumption.White BreadWhite bread is poorer in fiber and protein than other bread alternatives. Fiber helps our body to understand when it has eaten enough. The sense of fullness is important if we dont want an extra-cons
11、umption of calories.Breakfast CerealsBreakfast cereals(麦片) fill out lots of shelves in every supermarket you get inside. Theyre one of the favorite foods for our first meal of the day, because theyre simply delicious. What many people are not aware of is that these products are loaded with GM(转基因) o
12、rganisms which affect our immune system. If you really cant separate yourselves from breakfast cereals, maybe you could start considering some organic breakfast cereal alternatives.Fat-Free FoodsFat-free foods may look like the gold mine for a perfectly balanced and satisfying diet, but the reality
13、is widely different. Fats are essential for many body functions and for its healthy development. A fat-cut is not advisable, especially when your workouts are regular. Plus, fat-free foods are usually high in processed sugar.21Which is particularly improper for a man going to the gym regularly?AEner
14、gy drinks.BWhite bread.CBreakfast cereals.DFat-free foods.22What do the four foods have in common?AThey are delicious and healthy.BThey contain harmful chemicals.CThey hide some harmful features.DThey lack some essential nutrients.23In which section of a website can you probably find this passage?AH
15、ealth.BEducation.CEconomy.DScience.Do you know what youd like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find out. For the young artist Alexandra Nechita, it never really seemed to be a question. From the day she began drawing at the age of two, she was an artist. Alexandra Nechita w
16、as born in Romania in 1985 and moved to California when she was still a baby. As a little child, she loved colouring in her colouring books. Her parents hoped she could spend more time playing with other children, so they took away her colouring books. Alexandra began drawing her own pictures and co
17、louring them in.By the time Alexandra was seven years old, she had begun painting with oil paints. When Alexandra took a local art class, her teacher was amazed at the young artists unusual style of painting. Alexandras work was similar in some ways to the paintings by famous artists like Picasso. T
18、hese artists did not use a realistic style of painting. They allowed their imaginations to play an important part in their work. The interesting thing was that little Alexandra had never seen the work of these artists. People called her “Little Picasso”. This was a great honour, but Alexandras style
19、 of painting was all her own.Alexandras first public show was held at a Los Angeles public library when she was only eight years old. People were amazed at how young Alexandra was, but mostly they loved her imaginative artwork. It did not take long for Alexandra and her work to become famous. She ap
20、peared on television programmes and in newspapers and magazines all over the world. The sale of a single piece can earn the young artist thousands of dollars. But that is not why Alexandra creates artwork. She just cannot imagine doing anything else that would bring her such joy and satisfaction.Tod
21、ay, Alexandra is a full-time artist. She also works to help support the arts in schools. Alexandra is a strong believer in the power of art as a tool of communication and a bridge to building peace throughout the world.24When did Alexandra begin drawing pictures?AAt the age of eight.BAt the age of s
22、even.CAt the age of two.DIn the year of 1985.25Alexandra was called “Little Picasso” because .Ashe learned to paint from PicassoBher style of painting was like PicassosCshe was one of Picassos big fansDher style of painting was unusual26What can we learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?A
23、Only painting can make her so happy and satisfied.BOnly money can make her so happy and satisfied.CAnything can make her feel happy and satisfied.DNothing can make her feel happy and satisfied.27According to the passage, which word can best describe Alexandra?APolite.BGenerous.CPatient.DCreative.As
24、this years graduates prepare to step into the workplace, many are either anxious or scared about the impact of artificial intelligence particularly large language models such as ChatGPT on their careers.According to a vote by the BestColleges website, six in ten US college students worry that the us
25、e of AI in their studies is lowering the value of earning a degree. Even worse, more than half expect that increasing use of AI in the workplace will further devalue the worth of their studies to potential employers.Fears are very common that women, who are not enough in computing and science degree
26、s, will be kept out of the job market. Right now, company technology departments are mostly male. But the impact of AI on employability may be quite different outside of computer programming, some employers say. The rise of AI is already creating new opportunities for students who have studied liber
27、al subjects (文科). This is particularly true for writing-intensive subjects, such as English and history, that draw more female students than technology and require students to pull together diverse sources of information. That is because the companies that are starting to use AI to deal with custome
28、rs are hiring writers to produce scripts for chatbots to use.Once graduated, both genders also worry that AI could reshape the job market for entry level work. Early experiments in the economic and professional services industries do suggest that AI tools will change the way marketing, investment ba
29、nking and legal documents are created. Those changes could free junior employees from boring work. But the more work that is turned over to AI, the fewer jobs will be needed. And most of these jobs now use an apprenticeship (学徒) way, where doing the simple work gives young employees a good place for
30、 more important work.Some also worry that the focus on tech will hit workplace diversity efforts. “It is automation at a completely different level, which is why Im concerned about women.My biggest fear is that women will fall behind again,” says Roya Rahmani, chair of Delphos International, which p
31、rovides investment markets advisory services.28What can we know from the first three paragraphs?AIt may be harder for graduates to find a job.BIt is certain that more women will lose jobs.CThe use of AI makes a degree more valuable.DThe impact of AI gives the graduates more hope.29Why do liberal art
32、s students have new opportunities?AThe companies need to deal with customers.BThey are good at gathering diverse information.CThey may have an advantage of writing scripts.DThe subjects they learn are all writing-intensive.30What is the concern about the job market for entry level work?AAI will make
33、 the job market more diverse.BAI will transform the way some work is done.CAI will make the boring work more interesting.DAI will give more opportunities to junior employees.31What does Roya Rahmani worry about?AThe decrease of workplace diversity.BThe influence of AI on womens careers.CThe lack of
34、apprenticeship chances for women.DThe application of AI in the investment markets.When we look at a lovely baby, a puppy or a really cute kitten many of us want to squeeze it. Why is that?According to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, its a typical experience of
35、“cute aggression”. The experience results from the fight between the brains “emotion system”, which impels (驱使) people to squeeze cute things, and its “reward system” which deals with feelings of “wanting”.In the study, 54 participants between the ages of 18 and 40 were presented with four groups of
36、 photos. Two of the groups of photos were of cute human babies and animals and the other two were of less adorable adult humans and animals. As the participants looked at the photos, there searchers watched their brain activities.According to the researchers, the participants reward systems were fou
37、nd to be active as they looked at the cute babies, and they seemed to be overwhelmed(征服的). By contrast, the reward systems of the people looking at the less cute adults were found to be inactive, and they seemed to be less impelled by their reward systems.This suggests that cute things activate thei
38、r emotion systems in such a way that people are overwhelmed by the experience of cuteness. But reward systems work against these emotions by creating the desire to protect cute things.As Katherine Stavropoulos, the lead researcher of this study at the University of California in the US told Science
39、Alert, “The cute aggression is the brains way of bringing us back down by balancing our feelings of being overwhelmed.”Stavropoulos compared this process of balancing to an evolutionary adaptation. Such an adaptation may have taken place to ensure that people are able to continue taking care of crea
40、tures they consider particularly cute.So, although cute babies and adorable animals may look completely helpless, their vulnerable( 易受伤害的) appearance may in fact help them to survive.32According to the text, “cute aggression” refers to .Athe emotion of wanting to protect cute thingsBthe task of emot
41、ion system and reward systemCthe adaptation of consistently taking care of cute creaturesDthe behavior of squeezing a cute baby or animal when seeing it33In nature, “cute aggression” is caused by .Athe need of the brain to balance all feelingsBthe photos of cute human babies and animalsCthe vulnerab
42、le appearance of babies or animalsDthe conflict between emotion system and reward system34Which of the following statements about the study is TRUE?AFacial expressions of the participants were observed.BKatherine Stavropoulos conducted this study on her own.CCute babies and animals affected brain ac
43、tivities of all the participants.DThe participants were divided into two groups in order to make comparison.35What is the authors purpose in writing this text?ATo persuade readers to protect cute animals.BTo stress the significance of cute aggression.CTo present research findings on cute aggression.
44、DTo share an interesting phenomenon with readersHave you ever gone to a museum or a show and been completely blown away by a piece? If you havent, go out and get cultured. Im a student at the College of Visual and Performing Arts where we create all kinds of art every day. 36 But I dont think those
45、people truly know the difficulties and struggles in the process of making art.First of all, we need to be inspired. You may think thats easy. In fact, anything can serve as a concept of a work of art. 37 Sometimes we will need people, volunteers, bodies to do so and finding willing people to work is
46、 hard. Other times we have a clear idea of what we want but we dont know how to make other people fully understand what were trying to get at. 38 We need a space to be able to be creative and that can be tricky to acquire. Sometimes we need art supplies or certain equipment and costumes and that can
47、 cost money. Even if we do acquire what we need, visions change and mistakes happen so we might not end up using the resources.The process can take weeks, months, and even years to be fully realized. Once completed, we need to share it and find an audience and provide an environment to display our work. 39 What if nobody likes what we created? What if our vision isnt what we thought though completed?Creating art is an art in itself. It is really not as easy as many people think. 40 Its how we express ourselves and how we communicate with the rest of the world.AOutsiders think our
