黑龙江省友谊县高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期阶段测试英语试卷(一).docx

1、黑龙江省友谊县高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期阶段测试英语试卷（一）一、阅读理解Best Places to Visit in CanadaThinking about exploring Canada? Here is the perfect list of the great places that are worthy of being visited in Canada on your trip. Niagara Falls Have a great time enjoying the views and taking pictures of the cascading (倾泻

2、) falls. Youll have a matchless sightseeing experience when you visit it at night. Best time to visit: June AugustHow to reach: The nearest airport is just 30 40 minutes away. You can take a cab and reach the falls easily. Things to do: Witness the excellent waterfalls. Spend time at the MarineLand.

3、 Whistler Home to one of the largest resorts (度假胜地) in North America, its one of the best places in Canada for winter holidays. Skiing and snowshoeing are two thrilling sports to indulge (沉迷) in. You can enjoy yourself in this fantastic snow land!Best time to visit: June August, December MarchHow to

4、 reach: The nearest airport is 2.5 hours away from Whistler. You can take a cab and reach Whistler easily. Things to do: Take part in snowmobiling. Visit dozens of art museums and cultural centers. Quebec City Have an amazing time with your partner in the magical city. It is one of the most charming

5、 places to see in Canada because of art and cultural scenes. Best time to visit: June, September DecemberHow to reach: You can take a cab from the airport to reach the city easily. Things to do: Visit the historic attractions. Walk along the scenic Terrasse Dufferin. Butchart GardensIts the best pla

6、ce to explore with a camera in hand. With a charming display of flowers around and fun boat tours, theres a lot to see and do!Best time to visit: July AugustHow to reach: The best way is by taking bus No. 75. Things to do: Capture the excellent flowers around. Witness the fireworks show.1According t

7、o the text, what can NOT be done while visiting the Niagara Falls?ASee the impressive waterfalls.BVisit a charming flower display.CEnjoy a matchless night view.DTour around the MarineLand.2What do Whistler and Quebec City have in common?AThey both appeal to culture lovers.BThey are both accessible b

8、y boat.CThey are open in the same months.DThey both offer winter sports.3Where can we probably find this text?AIn an adventure novel.BIn a travel brochure.CIn a popular magazine.DOn a culture website.Its 1: 30 am in Kenyas north, and 50 people are lying on their backs on the shore of a dried- up riv

9、er, staring up at the night sky. They have travelled 250 miles to witness the Perseid meteor shower (英仙座流星雨) . They are not disappointed: Every few minutes, stars shoot across the sky like silent fireworks. This stargazing activity is organised by a Kenyan astronomer, Susan Murabana, who has brought

10、 a 50kg, 170 cm- long telescope to allow the group to view Mars and deep- sky objects. But here the Perseid meteors shower - visible with the naked eye (裸眼)-steal the show. Every two months, Murabana and her husband load their telescope on to the roof of their car and set off to rural communities, w

11、here they give up to 300 children a chance to view the planets. They primarily targets schools in remote areas because of her mission to give girls an opportunity that she wishes had been available to her. “When I started this work, I didnt see women who looked like me. I wanted to change that, ” sa

12、ys Murabana. “There is a common misunderstanding in Kenya that astronomy in general is hard, boring, and only for boys, ” she adds. “Id like to teach young girls that astronomy is neither of these things and that they, too, can become astronomers, ” says Murabana. Murabanas passion for astronomy beg

13、an in her early 20s when her uncle invited her to join a similar outreach (推广) programme organized by the Cosmos Education. “That was a gamechanger. If an outreach group had come to me when I was a young teenager, my attitude towards a career in astronomy would have been positive. I ended up studyin

14、g sociology and economics, but maybe I would have desired to be an astronomer. ” she says. Inspired by the Cosmos Education, Murabana completed an online masters degree in astronomy with the James Cook University in 2011 and set up her own outreach programme.4What do the underlined words “steal the

15、show” in paragraph 2 mean?ARuin the effort.BFace the challenge.CAttract more attention.DKeep the promise.5Why does Murabana target girl students in remote areas?ATo help them out of poverty.BTo inspire their love of astronomy.CTo look for assistants for her work.DTo give them an edge over boys in st

16、udies.6What can we learn about Murabana from paragraph 5?AShe enjoyed playing games.BShe longed to be an astronomer in her childhood.CShe is an initiator of Cosmos Education.DShe regretted not taking astronomy earlier.7Whats the passage mainly about?AThe birth of a Kenyan woman astronomer.BGirls in

17、rural Kenyan received unfair treatment.CThe Kenyan astronomer bringing astronomy to the people.DThe Kenyan astronomer watching the Perseid meteors shower.Public schools across California would no longer be allowed to serve foods that contain certain substances, including some artificial dyes (染料) co

18、mmonly found in snacks. It comes about five months after the government signed the California Food Safety Act, which banned the sale of food and drinks that contained certain artificial dyes. Supporters of the new bill point to a possible link between artificial dyes and child development problems a

19、s a reason to ban the additives in schools. “California has a responsibility to protect our students from chemicals that harm children and that can interfere with their ability to learn,” Jesse Gabriel, a government official, said in a press release. Though the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) app

20、roves additives, including dyes, used in food and drinks in the U.S., critics have increasingly pushed on the agency to reevaluate its decisions to permit certain substances that may now be understood to be harmful. Take the additive titanium dioxide (二氧化钛). It produces a “smooth finish” and shine i

21、n food and has been in use for more than half a century. In 2022 it was banned by the European Commission, which said it may cause DNA damage. Still, some food producers argue that the decision to pull additives from the shelf should be up to regulators at the FDA not lawmakers. “These activists are

22、 destroying our national food safety system state by state in an emotionally-driven campaign that lacks scientific backing,” Christopher Gindlesperger, a spokesperson for the National Confectioners Association, said in a statement. “The only institution in America that can stop this agenda (议程) that

23、 is not based on facts and science is the FDA”The popular snack does contain several of the artificial dyes that would be banned under the proposal, including yellow 5 and yellow 6, but the current bill only applies to the sale of such snacks in public schools. Backers of such bans have suggested th

24、at producers can simply adjust their recipes to obey any new prohibitions and that consumers will continue to eat their snack of choice.8Why do artificial food dyes cause concern?AThey can affect children development.BThey may be found in snack foods.CThey can greatly attract students.DThey can add

25、to flavor of snacks.9Why is titanium dioxide mentioned in paragraph 3?ATo demonstrate it can produce bright light.BTo prove that additives can damage DNACTo explain technology is advanced in Europe.DTo persuade FDA to reassess some additives.10Which statement do some food producers probably agree wi

26、th?AFood safety should be improved at all costs.BThe decision should be up to the lawmakers.COnly FDA has the right to prohibit additives.DStates destroy the national food safety system.11What is the authors attitude toward the ban?AUnclear.BAppreciated.CSubjective.DObjective.Officials have unveiled

27、 the gold, silver and bronze medals that will be awarded at this summers Olympic games in Paris, and each one contains a unique souvenir: a fragment (碎片) of waste iron from the Eiffel Tower.“Its the opportunity for the athletes to bring back a piece of Paris with them,” Thierry Reboul, creative dire

28、ctor of Paris 2024, told reporters last week. “The absolute symbol of Paris and France is the Eiffel Tower.”The Eiffel Tower opened in 1889 and during the later repair work, some of the original iron was cut off and preserved over time. Now, some of those preserved metal fragments have found new hom

29、es.Each new Olympic me dal features a piece of Eiffel Tower iron though the signature “Eiffel Tower brown” paint has been removed. These pieces have been shaped into hexagons (六边形), which is the “shape of France”. Besides, there are words “Paris 2024”, the Olympic rings and the Games logo, which loo

30、ks like a flame or the face of a woman with a bob haircut.How did they think of such an idea? Joachim Roncin, head of design at the Paris Games organizing committee told the press, “We talked about the design many times and realized that theres one symbol known across the world, which is the Eiffel

31、Tower. We said to ourselves, Hey, what if we approached the Eiffel Tower Operating Company to see if its possible to get a bit of the Eiffel Tower to integrate into the medal?”When the Eiffel Tower Operating Company agreed to volunteer pieces of original iron, “the dream became reality,” adds Roncin

32、.The medals, designed by the luxury Paris jewelry house Chaumet, make people think of the Eiffel Tower in several other ways. The pieces of iron are secured by what looks like special nails that hold the structure together, and the medals ribbons are decorated with patterns of the towers latticework

33、 structure.The iron fragments are set in recycled silver, gold and bronze disks. Over 5,000 medals are being made.12What does Thierry mean by saying “bring back a piece of Paris”?AThe athletes will buy souvenirs about Paris.BThe athletes will take many photos of Paris.CPart of the athletes medal is

34、from the symbol of Paris.DThe Eiffel Tower will be left in the athletes memory.13What is mainly talked about in paragraph 4?AThe symbolic meaning of the hexagons.BThe shape and material of the Olympic medal.CThe processing technique of the Eiffel Tower iron pieces.DThe design of the Eiffel Tower iro

35、n fragment on the medal.14How did the designers get the idea of adding the waste iron?AFrom a strange dream.BBy asking for the public.CThrough their discussion.DBy studying the Eiffel Tower.15What can we infer about the new Olympic medals?AThey are innovative.BThey are light.CThey have six sides.DTh

36、ey are golden-colored.Food delivery applications have seen a sudden increase in growth over the past decade. In most instances, digital food ordering can be done directly with a restaurant app or third party food service. 16 A combination of comfort eating and much less exercise meant within a few m

37、onths it could have even been weeks I was struggling to fit into my regular clothes. 17 Because the speedy delivery drivers, with desserts, milkshakes and burgers, can just arrive directly at our door. And even better, it was great not having to prepare meals and dealing with the washing-up after. T

38、he meal delivery apps are of great benefit to our lives, and it seems Im not the only one who prefers the ease and convenience of them. 18 The food we are ordering contains more sugar, fat and salt than food made at home. And being able to eat from the comfort of the sofa, or even sometimes from und

39、er the blanket, means we arent even burning calories when we go to pick the food up. The food sizes are often bigger too. 19 This week, the World Health Organisation warned that Britain risks becoming the fattest country in Europe within a decade because of the rise of the food-delivery lifestyle.Th

40、e obesity (肥胖) epidemic is causing an estimated annual 1.2 million deaths in Europe, and costs the National Health Service6 billion a year to tackle in the UK. As a result, we need to be reminded of the importance of cooking for ourselves. 20 For meal delivery companies, they should be much more str

41、aightforward about labelling food and encouraging people to make healthier choices. Otherwise we will pay for our own behavior someday.AThen people can get access to local restaurants and menus more easily.BObesity is a continuous epidemic in both immature and adult populations.CThat means people ar

42、e consuming much more than they normally would.DAt first it was fun to be able to order not just fast food, but even faster food.ESome companies became the first successful third-party food delivery systems.FThese apps, on the other hand, are encouraging overeating and physical inactivity.GAnd with

43、the cost-of-living crisis many families are facing, its certainly a cheaper option.二、完形填空One of my major life- turning point s happened during my exchange study in Finland. At the University of Economics in Prague where I studied, it was extremely 21 to get on an Erasmus exchange trip abroad since t

44、he demand was 22 . Everyone wanted to go!Regardless, I decided to sign up early for my last semester, just to see what the process was like and to be better prepared for 23 again in a year. I did make it through all the three rounds and 24 got a spot at a University in Turku, Finland! I was 25 . The

45、 success brought its own 26 , but once you set your eyes on the goal, nothing can stop you. And I had the time of my life in Finland. I met the most amazing people, traveled a ton, partied a lot, and 27 with friends from all over the world. 28 I was one of the few people there who really needed to p

46、ass all the courses and additionally write the papers, I 29 to run on an impossible sleep schedule of four hours per night. But I 30 it! My study in Finland opened up my 31 , too. After the exchange study, I 32 my life in Finland. This adventure led me to choose a life of 33 made up of remote work a

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