2024-2025學(xué)年甘肅省博睿思雙語(yǔ)高級(jí)中學(xué)高二上學(xué)期11月考試英語(yǔ)試卷

2024—2025學(xué)年甘肅省博睿思雙語(yǔ)高級(jí)中學(xué)高二上學(xué)期11月考試英語(yǔ)試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★)HerearefourparksinAmericathatofferidealvisitingconditionsinthefall.NatchezTraceParkway(Mississippi,Alabama,Tennessee)Covering444milesbetweentheMississippiRiverandNashville,NatchezTraceParkwayhassomeoftheprettiestsceneryintheentireSouth.ThefallseasonalsobringsspecialeventsalongtheparkwayliketheNatchezBalloonFestival(October18-19)andDancingWithTheKing(October18-20)inTupelo,Mississippi.CapitolReefNationalPark(Utah)FallisaharvestseasonatCapitolReefNationalPark—apicture-perfectsettingforpicnickingwithpeaches,pearsandapples.Forasmallfee,visitorscanself-pickthepeaches,pearsandappleswithladdersandfruit-pickingpolesprovidedbytheParkService.Afterward,theycanenjoythefruitsoftheirlaboratthenearbypicnicareaandcampground.WhiteSandsNationalPark(NewMexico)CoolertemperaturesarejustoneofthereasonstovisitWhiteSandsinthefall.AnotherreasontovisitinthefallisimpressivefullmoonsthatbrightentheunearthlylandscapesofthisNewMexicodesertpark.WhiteSandscelebratestheautumnsupermoonswithranger-ledFullMoonHikes(September18andOctober16)andFullMoonNightsthatfeature/liveoutdoormusic,specificallyajazzbandonSeptember17aswellasNativeAmericanmusicianandstorytellerRandyGrangeronOctober17.JoshuaTreeNationalPark(California)It’shardtoavoidcrowdsatJoshuaTreeNationalPark,butyoumighthaveachanceifyouvisitduringaweekdayinOctoberorNovember.ByOctober,theaveragedaytimetemperaturehasdropped,perfectforhiking,biking,horsebackridingthe36.5-mileCaliforniaRiding&HikingTrailthatrunseast-westacrossthepark.1.WhendoestheNatchezBalloonFestivalstart?

A．OnOctober16.B．OnOctober17.C．OnOctober18.D．OnOctober19.2.WhatcanvisitorsdoatCapitolReefNationalPark?

A．Pickfruits.B．Enjoybandperformances.C．MeetRandyGranger.D．AttendDancingWithTheKing.3.Whichparkoffersactivitiesrelatedtofullmoons?

A．NatchezTraceParkway.B．WhiteSandsNationalPark.C．CapitolReefNationalPark.D．JoshuaTreeNationalPark.(★★★)AsGinniBazlintonreachedAntarctica,shefoundherselfgreetedbyagroupoflittleGentoopenguins(企鵝)longingtosayhello.Thesegentle,lovelygatekeeperswelcomedherandkick-startedwhatwastobeatripGinniwouldneverforget.Eversinceherchildhood,Ginni,now71,hashadadeeplovefortravel.Throughouthercareer(職業(yè))asaprofessionaldancer,shetouredintheUK,butalwayslongedtoexplorefurther.Whensheretiredfromdancingandhersonseventuallyflewthenest,shedecideditwastimetotaketheplunge.AftertakingadegreeatChichesterUniversityinRelatedArts,Ginnibegantotraveltheworld,eventuallygettingworkteachingEnglishinJapanandChile.AnditwasinChileshediscoveredshecouldgetlast-minutecheapdealsonshipsgoingtoAntarcticafromtheislandsoffTierradelFuego,thesouthernmosttipoftheSouthAmericanmainland.“IjustdecidedIwantedtogo,”shesays.“IhadnoideaaboutwhatI’dfindthereandIwasn’tnervous,Ijustwantedtodoit.AndIwantedtodoitaloneasIalwayspreferitthatway.”InMarch2008,Ginniboardedashipwith48passengersshe’dnevermetbefore,tobeginthejourneytowardsAntarctica.“Fromseeingthewildlifetowitnessingsunrises,thewholeexperiencewasamazing.Antarcticaleftanimpressiononmethatnootherplacehas,”Ginnisays.“IrememberthefirsttimeIsawahumpbackwhale;itjustroseoutofthewaterlikesomeprehistoriccreatureandIthoughtitwassmilingatus.Youcouldstillheartheoperaticsoundsitwasmakingunderwater.”Therealizationthatthisisapreciousland,toberespectedbyhumans,wasoneofthebiggestthingsthathithometoGinni.4.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“taketheplunge”underlinedinparagraph2?

A．Trychallengingthings.B．Takeadegree.C．Bringbacklostmemories.D．Sticktoapromise.5.WhatmadeGinnidecideonthetriptoAntarctica?

A．Lovelypenguins.B．Beautifulscenery.C．Adiscountfare.D．Afriend’sinvitation.6.WhatdoesGinnithinkaboutAntarcticaafterthejourney?

A．Itcouldbeahomeforher.B．Itshouldbeeasilyaccessible.C．Itshouldbewellpreserved.D．Itneedstobefullyintroduced.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Achildhooddream.B．Anunforgettableexperience.C．Sailingaroundtheworld.D．MeetinganimalsinAntarctica.(★★★)Whenwethinkaboutlivesfilledwithmeaning,weoftenfocusonpeoplewhosebigcontributionsbenefitedhumanity.AbrahamLincoln,MartinLutherKing,Jr.,andNelsonMandelasurelyfelttheyhadaworthwhilelife.Buthowaboutusordinarypeople,strugglingforexistence?Manyscholarsagreethatameaningfulexistenceoftenboilsdowntothreefactors:thefeelingthatone’slifeiscoherent(連貫的)and“makessense,”thepossessionofclearandsatisfyinglong-termgoalsandthebeliefthatone’slifemattersinasystemofthings.Butwebelievethereisanotherelementtoconsider.Thinkaboutthefirstbutterflyyoustoptoadmireafteralongwinterorimaginethesceneryatthetopofahillafterafreshhike.Sometimesexistencedeliversussmallmomentsofbeauty.Whenpeopleareopentoappreciatingsuchexperiences,thesemomentsmayenhancehowtheyviewtheirlife.Wecallthiselementexperientialappreciation.Thephenomenonreflectsthefeelingofadeepconnectiontoeventsastheyhappenandtheabilitytoextractvaluefromthatlink.Itrepresentsthedetectionofandadmirationforlife’snaturalbeauty.Weconductedaseriesofexperimentsinwhichwegavepeoplespecifictaskstoseewhetherexperientialappreciationwasrelatedtoaperson’ssenseofmeaning.Inonecase,wefoundthatparticipantswhowatchedanawe-inspiringvideo,suchastheBBCdocumentaryPlanetEarth(地球脈動(dòng)),reportedhavingagreatersenseofexperientialappreciationandmeaninginlife,comparedwithparticipantswhowatchedmoreneutral(不帶感情色彩的)videos,suchasaninstructionalwoodworkingvideo.Theresultsconfirmedouroriginaltheory:appreciatingsmallthingscanmakelifefeelmoremeaningful.Butapplyingthatinsightcanbedifficult.Ourmodern,fast-pacedlifestylesfillthedaywithtargetsandgoals.Thefocusonfutureoutcomesmakesitalltooeasytomisswhatishappeningrightnow.Yetlifehappensinthepresentmoment.Weshouldslowdown,letlifesurpriseusandembracethesignificanceintheeverydaylife.8.Whatarethekeyfactorsofmeaningfulexistenceaccordingtothescholars?

A．Wealth,goalsandachievements.B．Capability,positivityandmeaning.C．Contribution,greataimandcoherence.D．Coherence,purposeandexistentialmattering.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”refertoinparagraph3?

A．Thatlink.B．Experientialappreciation.C．Thevalue.D．Adeepconnectiontoevents.10.Howdoestheauthorsupporthisviewpointsaccordingtoparagraph4?

A．Bylistingfigures.B．Bytellingstories.C．Byanalyzingcauses.D．Bydoingexperiments.11.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledo?

A．Maximizefutureoutcomes.B．Focusontargetsandgoals.C．Valuewhatishappeningnow.D．Enjoythefast-pacedlifestyles.(★★★)Eventhoughwatercoversabout71percentoftheEarth’ssurface,notallofitissafetodrink.Infact,lessthanthreepercentisfreshwater,accordingtotheUnitedStatesBureauofReclamation.Mostofthewateriscontainedintheoceansandmustbedesalinated(脫鹽)foruse.NowresearchersfromMIThavedevelopedasuitcase-sizeddesalinationdevicethatcouldbeusedtoproducecleandrinkingwater.ThenewportabledeviceproduceswaterthatactuallygoesbeyondtheWorldHealthOrganizationstandards,justbypushingabutton,accordingtoapressreleasefromMIT.Therearenofiltersrequired.Thedevicepoweredbyasmallportablesolarpaneluseselectricitytoremovesaltandotherparticlesfromthesaltwater.Thiseliminatestheneedforrepeatedlycheckingorrepairingit.Nowmostavailableportabledesalinationunitsusefiltersthatrequirehigh-pressurepumpstopushthewater,whichmakesthemheavierandlessenergyefficient.Thefilterlessfeatureofthenewdevicewillallowittobeusedinfarawayplacesorplaceswithlimitedresourceslikesmallislandsandships,andevenforemergencies.“Thisisreallythehighestpointofa10-yearjourneythatIandmygrouphavebeenon.Weworkedforyearsonthephysicsbehindindividualdesalinationprocesses,butpushingallthoseadvancesintoabox,buildingasystem,andtestingitintheoceanwerereallymeaningfulexperiencesforme,”saysJongyoonHan,theseniorauthorofthestudy.Aftertheresearchersrantestsinthelab,thedevicewasreadyforfieldtests.AtBoston’sCarsonBeach,thedevicefilledaplasticdrinkingcupwithclear,drinkablewaterinjusthalfanhour.Nowtheresearchersarestillworkingonafinaldesignthatcouldusecheapermaterialssothatitcanbeavailabletothegeneralpublic,andanewmodelofthedevicecouldbereadybytheendof2022.Thissmallbutpowerfuldesalinationunitmaybethekeytobringingsafewatertoathirstyworld.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eliminates”inParagraph2probablymean?

A．Proves.B．Creates.C．Satisfies.D．Removes.13.WhatcanweinferaboutthedevicefromParagraph3?

A．Itallowshighproductionofcleanwater.B．ItmakesabreakthroughinapplicationC．ItmayprovidepowerforfarawayplacesD．Itcanreplacemostdesalinationdevices.14.WhatdoJongyoonHan’swordssuggest?

A．ThepublicthinkshighlyofthedeviceB．Thetestingsystemforthedevicehasbeenoutofdate.C．Developingthedeviceischallengingbutworthwhile.D．Furtherstudiesareneededbeforemarketingthedevice.15.Whichaspectofthedevicearetheresearcherstryingtoimprove?

A．Itsaffordability.B．Theenergyitneeds.C．Itsperformanceindryareas.D．Thepurityofthewateritproduces.(★★★)Travellingwithfriendscanbeanamazingexperiencewhereyoucouldmakelifelongmemoriesoritcouldruinyourfriendship.16Herearesomerulesyoushouldfollowtomakesureyournexttripwithfriendsgoesassmoothlyaspossible.17Sure,youandyourfriendsprobablyhavesomesimilarinterests,butthat’snotalwaysthecase.Inanefforttokeepeveryonehappy,goovertravelplansandexpectationsaheadoftime.Haveeachpersoncategorizeactivitiesorsightsinto“must-see”,“wanttosee”and“wouldgoifwehavetime”.Planaccordinglyandmakesureeveryonecanseesomeoftheirtopattractions.Communicateandrespecteachother.Everyonehaspersonalpreferenceswhentravelling—fromgettingthebedclosesttothebathroomorsittingintheairplane’swindowseat.Butsometimesthingsdon’tgoasyoulike.Inthiscase,shareyourrequirementsdirectlywithyourtravelcompanions.18Haveaconversationwhenproblemsarise,forcommunicationisthekey.Don’tdisappear.Whentravellingwithagroup—orevenjustoneotherperson—youmaywantsomealonetime.That’scompletelyfine,butmakesureyourfriendsknowwhereyouareandhaveawayofcontactingyou.19Getoffyourphone.Ofcourse,yourfriendswillunderstandifyouneedtotakeacallfromafamilymember,orintheeventofaworkemergency,butotherthanthat,trytostayoffyourphone.20Afterall,theappealofthistypeoftripistospendtimewithfriends.Justenjoyit!

A．Giveeachothersomespace.B．Includeatleastoneactivityforeveryone.C．Soit’simportanttomakesureyouandyourfriend(s)areonthesamepage.D．Atthesametime,listentotheirconcernsandberespectfulofthem.E．Don’trespondtolessimportantworkcontactorsendmessagesfrequently.F．It’sespeciallytrueoftravellinginforeigncountriesorunfamiliarplaces.G．Andrememberthatconsiderationandrespectgoalongway.二、完形填空(★★★)AtanairportIoverheardafatheranddaughterintheirlastmomentstogether.Theairlinehadannouncedherplane’s_________andhesaidtohisdaughter,“Iloveyou.Iwishyouenough.”Shesaid,“Daddy,ourlifetogetherhasbeenmorethanenough.Your_________isallIneeded.Iwishyouenough,too,Daddy.”Theykissedgood-byeandsheleft.Icouldseehewantedandneededtocry.Itriednotto_________hisprivacy,buthewelcomedmeinbyasking.“Didyoueversaygood-byetosomeoneknowingitwouldbe_________?”“Yes.”Ireplied.SayingthatbroughtbackmemoriesIhadofexpressingmyloveand_________forallmyDadhaddoneforme.Recognizingthathisdayswere_________,Ikepttellinghimfacetofacehowmuchhemeanttome._________Iknewwhatthismanwasexperiencing.“Whyisthisaforevergood-bye?”Iasked.“Iamoldandshelivestoofaraway.Andtherealityis,hernexttripbackwillbeformy_________,”hesaid.“Whenyouweresayinggood-byeIheardyousay,‘Iwishyouenough’.Whatdoesthatmean?”Hebegantosmile.“That’sawishthathasbeen_________fromothergenerations.Myparentsusedtosayittoeveryone.”Hepausedandlookedupasiftryingtorememberit__________.Hesmiledevenmore.“Whenwesaid‘Iwishyouenough’,wewantedyoutohavealifefilledwithenoughgoodthingsto__________you,”hecontinuedandsharedthefollowingasifhewererecitingitfrom__________.“Iwishyouenoughsuntokeepyourattitudebright.Iwishyouenoughpainsothatthesmallest________inlifeappearsmuchbigger.Iwishyouenoughgaintosatisfyyourdesire.Iwishyouenoughlosstoappreciateallthatyou________”Hethenbeganto__________andwalkedaway.21.A．a(chǎn)rrivalB．departureC．delayD．cancel22.A．groceryB．wealthC．loveD．reward23.A．disturbB．evaluateC．shelterD．pursue24.A．temporaryB．foreverC．blankD．separate25.A．a(chǎn)ppreciationB．sympathyC．a(chǎn)pprovalD．greatness26.A．preciseB．numerousC．wastedD．limited27.A．GraduallyB．NaturallyC．UnexpectedlyD．Hopefully28.A．birthdayB．celebrationC．funeralD．a(chǎn)nniversary29.A．handeddownB．carriedoutC．worndownD．sortedout30.A．indetailB．inactionC．onpurposeD．withregret31.A．a(chǎn)ccessB．hostC．supportD．label32.A．historyB．textC．childhoodD．memory33.A．sadnessB．joyC．jealousyD．misfortune34.A．possessB．a(chǎn)bandonC．wonderD．expect35.A．smileB．freezeC．sobD．shout三、單詞拼寫(★★★)36.Shewas______(禁止)fromthegamefortwoyearsafterfailingadrugtest.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)37.Childrenunder14mustbe______(陪伴)byanadult.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)(★)38.Whicheverandwhateveryoulike,thereisanincrediblethemeparkthatwill________（有吸引力）toyou.（根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫）(★★)39.Longshirtswerein______(流行)lastyear.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)40.Theseason’s______(娛樂(lè)活動(dòng))includefivenewplaysandseveralconcerts.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)41.Thetwogirls______(起床)earlytotakethetraintoLakeLouise.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)42.Itwasthemost______(令人驚嘆的)journeytheyhadevertaken.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)(★★)43.Inneedofemployees,thecompanyputan______(廣告)inalocalnewspaper.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)44.Whathesaidatthemeeting______(使吃驚)everybodypresent.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)(★★★)45.Thetrain______(轟隆隆移動(dòng))on,throughtherollinghills.(根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示單詞拼寫)四、選詞填空(★★★)根據(jù)句子從范圍中選擇詞組并填入正確形式。

upto,upsidedown,(be)blessedwith,liveoff,ontheedgeof,incontrastto,chatwith,withanaccent,dressupas,owe…to46.TheSami______reindeerandmovedwiththem.47.Icantake______fourpeopleinmycar.48.ItissaidthatwhenFuisput______,happinessarrives.49.I______ahappychildhood,onethatmostpeoplewanttohave.50.Thecompanyis______collapse.51.Lookingback,Diana______herachievements______theeducationshereceivedfromthecollege.52.Whenwe______Johnoverthe