浙江省G5联盟2024-2025学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题.docx

1、浙江省G5联盟2024-2025学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题一、听力选择题1What will the speakers probably do next?AMake a plan.BContinue the work.CStart a new project.2What is the probable relationship between the speakers?ACoach and trainee.BMother and son.CFriends.3What are the speakers doing?AGetting on the plane.BProviding meal s

2、ervice.CMaking an announcement.4What are the speakers mainly talking about?ASports.BSleeping habits.CPhysical discomfort.5How is the man probably feeling?AConfused.BAnnoyed.CHappy.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6Why does the woman feel sorry?AHer group didnt perform very well.BHer group didnt finish the project o

3、n time.CHer group members didnt get on well with each other.7Who might the man be?AThe womans boss.BThe womans professor.CThe womans business partner.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8How many eggs does the man order?AOne.BTwo.CThree.9How much will the man pay for his breakfast?A6.B7.C8.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10Where doe

4、s the conversation probably take place?AAt an office.BAt school.CAt the womans house.11When will the speakers probably do the work together?AOn Monday.BOn Saturday.COn Sunday.12What will the man bring to the womans house?APizza.BJuice.CIce cream.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13What is the womans destination?AMon

5、golia.BRussia.CChina.14What happened to the woman?AShe lost her ticket.BShe missed her train.CShe got to the wrong platform.15What is the man going to fix?AA bike.BA car.CA train.16What is the man giving the woman?AA map.BSome food.CSome warm clothes.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17What does the speaker think of t

6、he graduating class?AThey are gifted.BThey are experienced.CThey are hard-working.18What is the speaker most likely to be good at?AModern painting.BFashion design.CPhoto taking.19Who will probably speak next?AJames Smith.BJane Goodman.CMichael Watts.20What is the speaker doing?AGiving a class.BAward

7、ing prizes.CHosting an exhibition.二、阅读理解Welcome to Fanfare, the Horn Books annual best books list! Which books stand out in our memory and remain in our hearts and imaginations? We hope you enjoy the following works in the picture book category. If youre interested in reading more about Fanfare auth

8、ors and illustrators, just click the link at the bottom of this page. Happy Fanfare!Nesting DollsIn a family of women with golden brown skin, Anyiaka, a Black girl with a much darker complexion (肤色), feels out of place. Through a set of nesting dolls, her African grandmother provides reassurance. Vi

9、vid, digitally created illustrations showcase this loving familys closeness.Once upon a BookAlice is invited inside a book by one of the animal characters from it. She embarks on a thrilling adventure of the imagination, traveling to a coral reef, outer space, and more. Delightful text and lush wate

10、rcolor illustrations bring readers into this appealing adventure starring an Asian protagonist (主人公).Maybe a WhaleAfter Grandpas death, Mom takes the narrator on the trip Grandpa had planned to see “his whales”. Rich watercolor illustrations blur sea and sky and show whales in shadows and stars. At

11、night, they hear whales but still cant see them, and the narrator knows Grandpa remains present. A tender-testament to love and loss.My Babas GardenScotts own grandmother served as the inspiration for Baba, whose silent, meaningful gestures communicate her longing to pass on traditions to her grands

12、on. Smiths watercolor illustrations bring warmth to every inch of Babas kitchen and garden, and even find gentle beauty in earthworms.21Which book features a magical journey?ANesting DollsBOnce upon a BookCMaybe a WhaleDMy Babas Garden22What do Nesting Dolls and My Babas Garden have in common?AThey

13、bring nature into their storytelling.BThey center on themes of family connection.CThey present illustrations made in watercolor.DThey explore the dilemma of cultural identity.23Where is the text probably from?AA book website.BAn essay collection.CA travel brochure.DA literature magazine.Born in Suda

14、n in 1990, Hamza Yassin is a wildlife cameraman and TV presenter.He was eight when they landed in the UK. Besides the changes in climate, he also had to adjust to the change in pets: “Wheres everyones pet lions and monkeys? It was all cats and dogs. I hadnt realised what a special upbringing I had h

15、ad. But it was the UK that cemented my love of wildlife. At first glance, it doesnt look like there is a lot of wildlife, especially in the winter. But if you peel back the layers, there is so much.”Though his doctor parents didnt have time to closely teach him, they did turn on the television; in p

16、articular, the Discovery Channel. David Attenboroughs The Life of Birds was an eye-opening experience, and Steve Irwin was a huge inspiration, too. While he thought they had cool jobs, he never thought he could be a presenter. He never saw anyone like him in front of the camera. He was a teenager wh

17、o wasnt white.It was still a long road to establishing his career, though. It was not until after he became an assistant for the incredible wildlife cameraman Jesse Wilkinson that he realized he needed to create his own journey. When he was21, he traveled with friends to the Highlands. Two weeks lat

18、er, he was back there for good. He told his parents he was living in a beautiful cottage. The truth was that he was living in his car, just trying to make ends meet. He parked at the local ferry terminal but lived there happily for nine months, doing odd jobs cutting grass, and moving furniture to e

19、arn enough money to survive. During that time, he was cutting his teeth as a wildlife cameraman he was determined that he wouldnt go back to Northampton with his tail between his legs and say to his parents: “Ive been defeated.” Luckily, everything paid off. That experience taught him everything he

20、needed to know about the profession.Eventually, Hamza became a renowned wildlife cameraman, inspiring others to pursue their dreams regardless of their background.24What does the underlined word “cemented” in paragraph 2 refer to?AStrengthened.BAssessed.CChallenged.DReduced.25Why didnt Hamza think h

21、e could be a TV presenter at the beginning?AHe took no passion for being a presenter.BHe feared to stand in front of the camera.CHe lacked confidence because of his color.DHe obtained little support from his parents.26Why does the author mention Hamzas trip to the Highlands?AIt led to a life-long fr

22、iendship.BIt enriched his life experience.CIt refined his photography skills.DIt started his own career journey.27What can we learn from Hamzas experience?AGreat minds think alike.BStrike while the iron is hot.CActions speak louder than words.DWhere theres a will, theres a way.Everythings bigger in

23、Texas, where even 3D printers take on a huge appearance. Soon, it will be the site of the worlds first 3D-printed hotel, El Cosmico, which has just begun construction in the desert north of Marfa.Passersby wont see the framework that typically come with construction. Photos of the site show amassive

24、 46.5-foot-wide and 15.5-foot-tall 3D printer laying layer upon layer of sand-colored material onto the foundations, creating sand-colored walls. This enormous machine, called the Vulcan, was developed by Texas-based 3D printing and robotics company ICON. When the Vulcan constructs walls, it looks l

25、ike “an inkjet printer with a cartridge (墨盒) going back and forth,” Liz Lambert, El Cosmicos owner, described it.The project is a cooperation between Lambert, ICON and architects at Bjarke Ingels Group. Lambert seeks to expand the existing El Cosmico hotel, adding 43 new units and 18 residential hom

26、es on a new 40-acre property. According to ICON, 3D printing will provide new ways to build and offer greater flexibility in architectural designs. “Ive never been able to build with such little restriction” Lambert tells Reuters Evan Garcia. “Its an incredible way to build.”Images of the hotels ins

27、ide reveal cream-colored walls and rounded wooden surfaces full of colors that reflect the surrounding desert. The structures walls are made of a concrete called “lavacrete”, a low-carbon material created by ICON, which has a compressive strength (压缩强度) of 2,000 to 3,500 pounds per square inch. The

28、mixture also uses local Texas materials colored to “fit into the landscape of Marfa,” as Lambert tells the Reuters.ICON was founded in 2018, and its technology has been used to build 3D-printed homes in Texas and Mexico, where residents have commented on the strength of their walls and their insulat

29、ion (隔绝) from the sun. The company also adopts the technology to help address Americas affordable housing crisis. In 2020, ICON constructed several houses for the Community First! Village in Austin for homeless people run by the nonprofit Mobile Loaves& Fishes.Construction on the new hotel is sc

30、heduled to conclude in 2026, and the existing location will be open until 2025.28What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?AThe distinctive features of 3D printing.BThe amazing appearance of 3D printer.CThe framework of traditional construction.DThe process of building a 3D-printed hotel.29How does La

31、mbert feel about 3D printing?AAppreciative.BPessimistic.CCautious.DIndifferent.30Why are the local Texas materials used?ATo cut down transportation costs.BTo integrate into the surroundings.CTo enhance the safety of the hotel.DTo protect the natural environment.31What can we infer about ICON?AIt is

32、a non-profit organization devoted to 3D printing.BIt never employed 3D printing before building the hotel.CIt has built 3D-printed homes securing positive feedback.DIt uses 3D printing to solve Americas luxury housing crisis.Chickadees (山雀) are beloved backyard birds in North America. Black-capped C

33、hickadees and Carolina Chickadees are especially tough to tell apart, with the same black cap and chin, white cheeks, and gray-buff bodies, along with the same love of seed-filled bird feeders and similar cheeky “chick-a-dee-dee!” calls. Usually the easiest way to tell which of these two chickadees

34、youre looking at is to consult a map.Carolina Chickadees live in the eastern and southeastern U. S., whereas Black-capped Chickadees inhabit most of the rest of North America. Yet along the extensive, meandering line where the two species overlap, things can get unclear. They started to share a “hyb

35、rid zone” where they regularly interbreed (异种交配) and produce young, blurring (模糊) the lines between species.In 2007 Robert Curry, an ornithologist and behavioral ecologist published a paper showing that the hybrid zone had been creeping northward over more than a decade. By that time Curry had accum

36、ulated years worth of chickadee blood samples from his field sites, and he had access to tissue samples collected previously by other researchers as well. He and his collaborators used genetic analysis to verify the composition of the chickadee population at each site and looked at how that composit

37、ion had shifted over time. The researchers findings provided confirmation of what bird-watchers had already observed: in a decade and a half the northern edge of the hybrid zone had moved about 20 kilometers north. But why?According to the data collected from eBird in the following years, the northe

38、rn limit of Carolina Chickadees range is roughly the point on the map where the average minimum winter temperature hits minus seven degrees Celsius and that the rate of their northward expansion in Pennsylvania has been consistent with warming winters. Climate change is really only half of the story

39、 behind the movement of the hybrid zone. Meanwhile, there was a strong link between the presence of hybrids and the degree to which habitat in an area had been altered by humans. “I think what weve done in these disturbed areas is weve planted trees that favor Black-capped Chickadees,” says, “which

40、has increased their populations and then increased the frequency of hybridization between the two species in an artificial way.”“So what will happen? We dont know yet,” Curry says. “But it will be interesting to see.”32What is the easiest way to tell Black-capped Chickadees from Carolina Chickadees?

41、ARecording their calls.BObserving their shapes.CComparing their looks.DStudying their habitats.33What can we learn about the study in paragraph 3?AResearchers focused on Chickadees behaviour.BThe hybrid zone had a tendency to migrate north.CCurry gathered all the samples from his field sites.DThe fi

42、ndings differed from those of bird- watchers.34What led to hybrid zone expanding north?AThe availability of bird feeders.BThe increased human population.CThe influence of global warming.DThe introduction of new bird species.35Which of the following is the best title for the text?AChickadees and Clim

43、ate Change: A Tale of AdaptationBThe Silent Extinction: Chickadees Losing Their IdentityCChickadees: Showing How Species Boundaries Can Shift and BlurDPeaceful Coexistence: Chickadees Thriving Together Across Species LinesHow to Write Any High School EssayWriting an essay is an important basic skill

44、 that you will need to succeed in high school, college, and beyond. With a well-done preparation stage, you can easily write an essay for any topic!Choose an essay style and topic if you havent already been assigned one. Check the specific standard for your essay as provided by your teacher. 36 Once

45、 you come up with a topic and essay format, make sure you know the required length and deadline for your assignment and go to your teacher with any outstanding questions.Do preliminary research on your essays topic. Look through primary and secondary sources that are related to your chosen topic. 37

46、 Organize and save this information so you can revisit it once you start writing your essay.Create an arguable essay statement for your essay. 38 And its needed to both guide your writing and help the reader understand your essay. Use the research and knowledge you have on your topic to come up with

47、 a thesis statement. Write the thesis in one clear and concise sentence. And make sure your point is arguable and not just a general thought or idea. . 39 Write an outline to plan out the overall structure and content of your essay. Your specific outline will depend on the type of essay that you re writing, but most high school essays include a five-paragraph structure with an introductory paragraph, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion.Find reliable sources that support your argument. 40 Instead, look for scholarly articles, lab research, or general news sources for the most acc