云南省云南民族大学附属高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中测试英语试卷.docx

1、云南省云南民族大学附属高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中测试英语试卷一、阅读理解Welcome to the Following Art ActivitiesFamily ZoneSunday, October 1, 1 p. m.4 p. m.Families are invited to visit the MFAH Family Zone. Youll find attractive activities with coloring sheets, color ed pencils, books, and more. Knowledgeable professionals (专

2、业人员) are on hand to help answer questions about the works of art on show.Happy Hour ThursdayThursday. September 28. 5 p. m.8 p. m.Happy Hour Thursday is the place to be! Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week. Explore the campus, visit the galleries(画廊), and get a drink at the

3、public house (cash only).General admission is free on Thursday, and the Museum is open late.Art Bites I American Painting and SculptureThursday. October 5.6 p. m.6:30 p. m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries and enjoy the art. The focus of this Art Bite tour is on American painting a

4、nd sculpture. Art Bite tours are 30 minutes long and are part of the Happy Hour Thursday festivities at the Museum.This guided tour is included with general admission, which is free on Thursdays.Glassell Studio SchoolCourses in art are offered the fall, spring, and summerThe Glassell Studio School o

5、ffers courses in art history and studio arts for adults ages 18 and older of all skill and experience levels. Studio courses and workshops are available(可得到的) in various forms of media, including painting, drawing, printmaking, digital and film photography, 3D design, and more. Courses are offered i

6、n the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Sign up for the next semester below.1What can you do when visiting Family Zone?AHave a drink with your family.BTake a course to learn art skills.CPut your own artworks on show.DAsk experts for information about art.2What do Happy Hour Thursday and Art Bites

7、have in common?AThey last 30 minutes.BThey are free on Thursdays.CThey are held at night.DThey only accept cash.3Which of the following holds art classes?AArt Bites.BFamily Zone.CGlassell Studio School.DHappy Hour Thursday.In my 4 years of graduate school, I like many Ph. Dstudents have become well

8、familiar with various sources of stress, such as pressure from deadlines, backaches from desk work, and rejection from professors and journals. I couldnt feel the appeal from the campus life and seldom saw content looks from the professors.For the first year and a half, I tried to manage the stress

9、by following the traditional wisdom: get some exercise, get enough sleep, and maintain a health y work-life balance. But this only helps during the least stressful times.Im a lifelong novelty seeker. This hasnt always served me well. But in my second year of graduate school, it came to my rescue. Th

10、e pressure to pass my qualifying exam was mounting, I was wired with nervous energy, and I needed some kind of release. So, I invited one of my fellow graduate students to come swimming with me in a river, in the middle of winter, by jumping off a cliff.The moment I jumped into the water, I immediat

11、ely felt a surge of energy and fear. When I surfaced (浮出水面), I was totally energized. My brain was temporarily rewired. I felt capable of anything. For the rest of the day, I felt calm and attentive.And so it became our weekly routine. Throughout the winter more students joined in, and even a profes

12、sor. Although the energizing rush of adrenaline (肾上腺素) was the initial draw, I found it had other unexpected benefits, too. I noticed I was approaching my work with a calmer state of mind and taking the failures easier. I also valued the company and the weekly escape from the lab.The seasons changed

13、 and the water was no longer cold, but the stresses of graduate school remained. I began to explore other types of activities that would produce the effects I had felt from the cold winter swims.4How was the authors graduate school life?AStruggling.BAppealing.CSatisfying.DFamiliar.5Why did the autho

14、r go swimming in winter?ATo reduce stress.BTo get exercise.CTo develop a hobby.DTo accompany classmates.6How did the author find winter swimming?AUnusual and inspiring.BBeneficial and exciting.CDifficult but popular.DTime-wasting but healthy.7What spirit can we learn from the author?ANever giving in

15、 to failure.BCooperating with others.CBeing active and brave.DBeing helpful and hard-working.Skincare experts and beauty lovers often say that we should be applying SPF (Sun Protection Factor) to our skin every day. When you apply sun cream (防晒霜), it can reduce your risk of developing skin cancer, p

16、lus it also helps prevent skin ageing and age spots. But an English doctor, Karan Raj, who has 5. 3 million TikTok followers and shares his top tips for a healthy lifestyle on his page, weighed in with a slightly different take.The doctor says that some of us dont need to wear SPF every day, and he

17、explains that your skin color will determine the degree or risk benefit relationship with sun expose and when you need to apply sun cream.Speaking about whether some people should wear sun cream every day, Dr. Karan said, “It depends on why youre wearing sun cream. Is it to reduce your risk of skin

18、cancer or to limit skin ageing?”He added “If its to limit skin ageing, you should probably wear sun cream, no matter what the color of your skin is.” But if you re just concerned about reducing your risk of skin cancer, you can be more selective about wearing sun cream, the medical expert explained.

19、He commented: “This is determined by your skin color and UV index (紫外线指数). Generally, sun cream is recommended when the UV index is three and above. So if youve got pale, sun- sensitive skin, or youve got darker white skin, or light brown skin and the UV index is three and above, you should use sun

20、cream regularly.”The doctor says that the UV index of seven on a white male equals a UV less than minus (负的) one on a male with dark brown skin. He added, “So if youve got dark brown skin, you probably dont always need sun cream unless you re going to be exposed to the sun for long periods of time.

21、”8What does the underlined word “take” in paragraph 1 probably mean?AMethod.BOpinion.CReason.DProduct.9For what purpose should a person always apply sun cream?ATo prevent skin ageing.BTo avoid dust and dirt.CTo improve the makeup.DTo lower the risk of skin cancer.10How does Dr. Karan explain the eff

22、ect of the UV on different skins?ABy explaining reasons.BBy making comparisons.CBy analyzing phenomena.DBy sharing personal experience.11What is mainly talked about in the text?AWays to choose sun cream.BMethods to avoid the UV.CThe ageing process of skin.DThe application of sun cream.A new study pu

23、blished in the journal Science Advances finds that AI enhances creativity by boosting the novelty of story ideas as well as the “usefulness” of stories their ability to engage the target audience and potential for publication. It finds that AI “professionalizes” stories, making them more enjoyable,

24、more likely to have plot twists, better written and less boring.In a study, 300 participants were tasked with writing a short, eight-sentence “micro story” for a target audience of young adults. They were divided into three groups: one group was allowed no AI help, a second group could use ChatGPT t

25、o provide a single three- sentence starting idea, and writers in the third group could choose from up to five AI- generated ideas for their inspiration.They then asked 600 people to judge how good the stories were, assessing them for novelty and “usefulness”. They found that writers with the most ac

26、cess to AI experienced the greatest gains to their creativity, their stories scoring 8.1% higher for novelty and 9% higher for novelty compared with stories written without AI. Writers who used up to five AI- generated ideas also scored higher for emotional characteristics, producing stories that we

27、re better written, more enjoyable, less boring and funnier.The researchers evaluated the writers creativity using a Divergent Association Task (DAT) and found that more creative writers those with the highest DAT scores benefitted least from generative AI ideas.Less creative writers conversely saw a

28、 greater increase in creativity: access to five AI ideas improved novelty by 10.7% and usefulness by 11.5% compared with those who used no AI ideas. Their stories were judged to be up to 26.6% better written, up to 22.6% more enjoyable and up to 15.2% less boring.Anil Doshi, Assistant Professor at t

29、he UCL School of Management, said, “While these results point to an increase in individual creativity, there is risk of losing collective novelty. If the publishing industry were to use more generative AI-inspired stories, our findings suggest that the stories would become less unique and more simil

30、ar to each other. That is not encouraged in writing.”12What were some participants assigned to do in the study?AHelp targeted young writers.BImprove some less creative works.CCreate a mini story for young men.DUse AI to judge the quality of stories.13Who benefitted most from the AI-assisted writing

31、in the study?AThose using AI most.BThose of most creativity.CThose with the help of ChatGPT.DThose writing the most.14What might be Anil Doshis attitude toward the AI-assisted writing?AObjective.BOptimistic.CIndifferent.DDismissive.15What can be the best title for the passage?AAI Is Being Used to Cr

32、eate Novel Stories NowadaysBAI Is Catching on But Threatening the Future of Writers.CAI Can Boost Creativity in Writing But Has Its DisadvantagesDAI Helps Improve Writing Skills But Is Limited to Young WritersBody Language Presentation Cues to Use in Your Next SpeechSome people may go into a present

33、ation like theyre going into battle. I was one of those people. But after years of public speaking experience, Ive learned some body language tips. 16 When were nervous on stage, we often go into “deer in the headlights” mode. We bring our arms in close and keep our feet in the smallest space possib

34、le. To give effective presentations, youve got to learn how to master your space. Dont forget there is space around you! Walk around, use big gestures and power pose.Use hand gestures. Heres the deal: research shows that using hand gestures increases the value of your message by 60%! 17 In our human

35、 behavior research lab, we analyzed thousands of hours of TED talks and found one striking pattern: the most viral TED talkers spoke with their words and their hands.Raise your hand. Remember those times in class when the teachers asked us to raise our hands? 18 Whenever you ask a question to the au

36、dience, try to spin it in a way to get the audience to participate. Instead of asking your audience, “Did you think the event was amazing?” try asking, “Raise your hand if you think the event was amazing.”Laugh it off. Humor is one of the best ways to turn a dull presentation into a lively one. Who

37、doesnt love to laugh? Chances are, youre not laughing enough. Research shows that adults only laugh an average of 15 times a day, while preschoolers laugh 400 times! 19 Laughing is actually more about building relationships than reacting to jokes.Have fun! Remember, your goal as a presenter isnt jus

38、t to relay information. Youve also got a second job as an entertainer. Remember to engage the audience and enjoy yourself on stage! 20 ATake up space.BBe brave on stage.CAnd we confirmed it using science.DIts not only about feeling good, either.EYou are sure to have a good time in class.FThey do it

39、for a reason: it increases audience involvement!GYour audience will appreciate it, and youll feel much freer, too.二、完形填空Many years ago, I wrote a story. My 21 was to see the story on the shelves. 22 , it was far from being published.I had to 23 I should rewrite it and I needed fresh views on my stor

40、y. I needed an editor to 24 where I was going wrong, edit away unnecessary description, and point out where I needed to add more details.There were some applicants for the job but finally Jasmine Gower 25 the position. Her feedback was so detailed that I knew she was the 26 person that I was looking

41、 for. One key thing Jasmine spotted was my book should balance the 27 . Also, she suggested adding more details to the older characters of the story. When I struggled with how to 28 the story, I found it hard to create a satisfying ending. Then Jasmine 29 me to create an unexpected ending that reade

42、rs couldnt 30 . With her advice, the story went nicely and left readers with a surprising ending. As a 31 , my dream of publishing the story was achieved. And it seemed as if readers couldnt 32 reading it!Ive received so many 33 that have truly warmed my heart. What I could be completely confident a

43、bout was the fact that I had a really 34 story, a well- balanced structure, characters, and a wonderful ending. With Jasmines help, I feel very proud of what Ive created and now 35 to write the next five books in my series.21AreasonBobjectiveCtheoryDchoice22AUnavoidablyBFinallyCRegularlyDUnfortunate

44、ly23AinformBbelieveCacknowledgeDmean24AspotBdoubtChideDobey25Amade outBleft offCcompeted forDtook up26AsecureBhonestCsuitableDenergetic27AmindBstructureCoriginDtime28AconcludeBcontinueCpromoteDfollow29AcommandedBadvisedCforcedDallowed30AunderstandBevaluateCadvocateDpredict31AruleBmodeCconsequenceDth

45、reat32AenjoyBsuggestCfinishDresist33AreviewsBpatentsCwarningsDapplications34AaverageBgreatCshortDfamiliar35AdecideBfailCofferDlearn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。Researchers have found that tai chi could slow down Parkinsons disease by years. Tai chi, with its slow movements, 36 (know) to be

46、nefit physical and mental well-being. The researchers 37 (conduct) a five-year study on people with Parkinsons. They discovered that the condition became worse 38 a slower speed in those who practiced tai chi. They observed fewer falls, and 39 (little) dizziness (头晕) and back pain in the tai chi pra

47、ctitioners. They also noted that the cognitive function of the test participants who 40 (regular) practiced tai chi became worse more slowly.Parkinsons disease is a brain disorder 41 (affect) the nerves and muscles. It steadily causes uncontrollable movements, 42 symptoms (症状) include shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with balance. People with Parkinsons may have difficulties walking and talking. One of the most famous people with Parkinsons was Muhammad Ali, 43 he