英语-信阳高中北湖校区2024-2025学年高二上学期开学考

河南省信阳高级中学北湖校区2024-2025学年高二上期开学测试英语试题分值:150分时间:120分钟命题人:丁睿注意事项:1.答题前请填好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息;2.请将答案正确填写在答题卡上.一、单句语填(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)1.Recently,chatrobottechnologyhasgained(popular)intheworldofAl.2.continuousprogressoftechnology,wecanneverexpecttoseeexcitingnewdevelopments.3.Toloseweightandkeepoff,youwillneedahighamountofphysicalactivityunlessyoualsochangeyoureatingpattersandreducetheamountofcaloriesyou’reeatinganddrinking.4.Haveyoueverfeltstressedandanxiouswhenyourmathsteacherasksyouaquestion?Ifso,youmighthaveexperiencediscalledmathsanxiety.5.Culturalexpectationsmayalsobe(blame)—girlsmaybemorelikelytocatchmathsanxiety,perhapsbecauseofstereotypes(刻板印象)thatgirisarenaturallynotverygoodatmaths.6.Allpreparationsmadebeforetransportationwillbehelpfulforthetwopandastoadaptthenewenvironment.7.Itisalsoarrangedasufficientamountoffreshandhigh-qualitylocalbambooandbambooshootsinSichuanareprepared8.Productsandactivities(feature)traditionalelementscombinedwithmoderndesignswhicharecalledthe“newChinesestyle”,arebecomingincreasinglypopular.9.ArecentsurveyhasshownthatumberofpeopleintheUnitedKingdomwhodonotwanttousetheInternethasrisen.10.NormallygrowingeatableandnutritiousplantsisdifficultenoughhereonEarth,soimaginechallengingitwouldbetogrowthosegreensinmicrogravity(微重力)andunderhighlycontrolledsoilconditions,humidity(湿度),light,andvariousgases.11.Inspace,whereeffectofgravityisslight,thingschange,andtheydosoquitestrongly.12.Cultivatingaplantinspaceisjustonepartofa(complex)andlargereffort.13.Astronautfarmersmustensurethattheplantsgrowinginsuchartificialconditionsaresafetoconsumehavenosideeffectsandarepleasant(eat).14.Stressingpoetryasamediumconnectingmanykindsofartforms,thefestivalalsocontainspaintingmusic,theater,andcinema,contentreflectspetiteness(诗意).1学科网（北京）股份有限公司15.Weexpectedtodiscoveryoungsterswhocan(true)breaknewgroundintheexistinglandscapeofmodernpoetry.16,TheSpringEquinox(春分)signalstheequal(long)ofthedayandnighttime17.Standinganegguprightisanoldcustomthat(date)backto4,000yearsago.18.Japanhassaidthreereactors(反应堆)theresufferedmeltdownsafterthe2011earthquakeandhugeoceanwavedestroyedtheplant's(cool)systems.19.Japanesegovernmentdescribesthewatertobereleased“treated”andnot“radioactive”.20.Additionally,digitaltechnologieshavebeenappliedbythePalaceMuseumtoprotectcultural(relic).二、阅读理解(共两节，共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，共37.5分)AOurmuch-loved100-Word-StoryCompetitionisback!Enterforthechancetowinprizesofupto£1,000.Itisachancetoshowtheworldyourstorytellingtalents!Entriesarenowopen.RulesandconditionsPleaseensurethatentriesarecreatedbyyourself,notpreviouslypublishedandexactly100wordslong(notincludingtitle)—notasinglewordshorterorlonger!Don'tforgettoincludeyourfullname,address,emailandphonenumber.Wemayuseentriesinallprintandelectronicmedia.Multipleentriesareallowedperperson.WeareunfortunatelyonlyabletoconsiderUK-basedentries.Pleasesubmityourstoriesby5pmonJanuary5,2024eitheronlineorbypost.TermsandprizesTherearethreecategories—oneforadultsandtwocategoriesforschools:oneforchildrenaged12-18andoneforchildrenunder12.Theeditorialteamwillpickashortlistofentries,andthethreebeststoriesineachcategorywillbepostedonlineatourwebsiteonFebruary1,2024.Youcanvoteforyourfavouriteandtheonewiththemostvoteswillwinthetopprize.VotingwillcloseonFebruary29,2024andthewinningentrieswillbepublishedinourMay2024issue,andpostedonlineonApril16,2024.★Intheadultscategory,thewinnerwillreceivef1,000andonerunner-upwillreceivef300.★Inthe12—18scategory,thewinnerwillreceivef200oraKindlePaperwhite,andtherunner-upwillreceiveaf100booksvoucher★Intheunder-12category,thewinnerwillreceivef100oraKindlePaperwhiteand£100ofbookvouchersfortheirschool,andtherunner-upwillreceivea£50booksvoucher21.Tomeetthecompetitionrules,theentrymustbeA.createdoriginallyB.publishedopenlyC.lessthan100wordsD.basedontheUS22.Whencanyouseethewinningentriesearliest?2学科网（北京）股份有限公司A.InJanuary.B.InFebruary.C.InApril.D.InMay.23.Whatprizemayawinneraged16receive?A.£100B.£200.C.£300D.£1,000.BAfewmonthsago,afriendgiftedmearobotsweeperthat'sprogrammedtomovearoundaroomandcleanasitgoes.Whentheboxarrived,Iwasafraidthedevicewoulddctectmeandsokup(汲)dataalongwiththedoghairanddust.Buttheinstructionswereeasy,andIfinallydecidednottocare.Ipoweredupthesweeper,watcheditleaveitsdockingstationtowork,andquicklyfellinlovewithmynewlyshinyfloors.Ikeptshootingitsworkingvideos.“Ithinkyou'regivingmoreattentiontoitthantous,jokedmyson.Oneday,Ireturnedhomeanddiscoveredthatourfrontdoorhadblownopenandtherobotrolledintotheyard,tryingtocleantheflowerbeds.Evenwhenitsbrusheswereblockedwithleaves,bugsandmud,itslittlewheelsbravelykeptturning.Therobotactedproperlyasitwasprogrammedtoclean“dirty”things.Inakitchen,dirtcanbegardendebris(碎片)suchasleavesandmud.Inagarden,thiskindofdirtdoesnotneedtoberemoved.Thecontextisimportant.Theproblemforrobotsisthatreadingthiscontextisdifficult.ThisaccidentinspiredmetothinkmoreaboutAI(artificialintelligence).AsfarasIamconcerned,AIissimplywelltrainedandreproduceswhatithaslearned.Anditisundeniablethatrobotsareincreasin