广东省清远市清新区四校2024-2025学年高二上学期12月期末联考英语试卷（含解析）

清新区2024～2025学年高二12月期末四校联考英语试题满分120分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ABecomingaNatureLoverthroughCitizenScienceCitizenScienceisaneducationseriesfeaturingworkshopsonavarietyoftopicsinarelaxedandinspiringenvironment.Thereisnomonetaryregistrationfee;instead,eachinstructorsuggestsitemsorservicestheywillacceptinexchangeforclassparticipation.Ourvolunteerinstructorspreparebasedonhowmanypeoplesignup,sopleaseonlysignupifyouwillactuallyattend.DateFriday,May4Time8:30am—10:30amClassdescriptionInterestedinstudyingnature,feelingmoreconnectedtoyoursurroundings,helpingthenaturalenvironment,butnotsurewheretostart?JoinusonaPowerPointtourthroughtheinstructor’sfavoritecitizenscienceplatformsthatapplytoourregion.Justthroughbeingobservantonadailywalk,youcansubmitmeaningfuldatatoscientistswhowilluseyourdatatotakemeaningfulconservationsteps!We’llshowyouhow!It’seasy!Suggesteditemsinexchangeforthisclass*Bakedsnacks*Homemadepreservedfoods*Houseplants*Natureart(drawmeapicture?)AbouttheinstructorKelseyFreyisthemanagerofeducationandoutreach(外展服务)forYorkCountyParks,part-timeenvironmentaleducatorforLancasterCountyParks,andrunsherownbusiness,CreativeNatureWorks,inhersparetime.Kelsey’spassionateaboutmanynaturalhistorytopics,includingbutterflies,andlandscapingwithnativeplants.1．Whoaremostlikelytoattendtheclass?A．Artlovers. B．Outdoorfitnesslovers.C．Volunteersfondofcooking D．Localpeopleinterestedinnature.2．Whichofthefollowingcanparticipantsprovideinexchangefortheclass?A．Second-handclothes. B．Homemadetomatosauce.C．Anunusedhoneypot. D．Anewlyboughtnotebook.3．Whatcanwelearnabouttheinstructor?A．Sheisafull-timeteacher. B．ShemanagesLancasterCountyParks.C．SheisinchargeofCreativeNatureWorks. D．Sheisactivelybusywithcommunitywork.BAfewyearsago,adoctorgaveawrongprescriptiontoa9-year-oldboybecausehehadaccidentallyclickedthenextmedicinelistedinthedrop-downmenu.Unfortunately,theboydied.Dr.GidiSteinheardthestoryandfeltforcedtodosomething.“Itwaslikekillingsomeonewithaspellingerror.Hejustclickedonthewrongbutton…Steinsaid.“Onewouldhavethoughtthere’dbesomekindofspell-checkertopreventtheseterriblethingsfromhappening.Butapparentlythisisnotthecase.”Severalthingswereimmediatelyobvioustothe54-year-oldStein,whohadpreviouslystudiedcomputerscience.“Ifyoulookatthisproblemfromabird’seyeview,thereweresomanyplacesdownthelinewherethisdecisioncouldhavebeenstopped-fromthephysiciantothepharmacy(药房)eventothemother.Allofthemhadalltherelevantinformationtohavethejudgmentthatthiswasjustthewrongdrugforthewrongpatient.ForStein,itrepresentedasystematicfailure.Steincomparedthiswithcreditcards.“Ifyouuseyourcreditcardinthedailyroutineovertime,apatternemergesofhowweuseourcards:thegrocerystore,thegasstationinourlocaltown.IfyourcreditcardwouldappeartomorrowinZimbabwe,itwouldbeunusual.Thecreditcardcompanywouldcallyouandsay,“‘Hey,wasthatyou?’”Butnothinglikethatexistedinthefieldofprescriptiondrugs.SoSteinsetupacompanycalledMedAware.Hecameupwithamachinelearningoutlinerdetectionsystem.Inotherwords,hetrainedthecomputerstorealizeifadoctoraccidentallyprescribedthewrongmedicine.Thesystemisalreadyusedinhospitalsanddoctor5soffices.Todate,MedAwarehasusedtheirtechnologytohelpnearlysixmillionpatientsintheUnitedStatesandIsrael.4．Whatcausedtheboy’sdeath?A．Thedoctor’scarelessness. B．Thedoctor’spoormedicalskill.C．Thefailureofthecomputer. D．Theincompletehealthcaresystem.5．HowdidDr.GidiSteinreacttotheboy’sdeath?A．Hewasannoyedandputtheblameonthedoctoronly.B．Hewasregretfulandtriedtopreventsimilaraccidentshappening.C．Hewasembarrassedandmistookitasasystematicfailure.D．Hewasconfusedanddetectedthemistakesinprescriptionshimself.6．WhatdoesSteinwanttotellusbymentioningcreditcards?A．Creditcardsareavailablefordoctors’prescriptions.B．Instructionsinusingcreditcardsareofferedtousers.C．Theboymighthavebeensavedwiththetechnologylikecreditcards.D．MedAware’stechnologywillbenefitthepatientsinZimbabwe.7．Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat________.A．MedAware’stechnologyhelpsdoctorschooserightmedicineB．MedAware’stechnologycheckstheprescriptionsdoctorsmakeoutC．MedicalindustryworldwidehasenjoyedMedAware’stechnologyD．Theboy?smotherwasnottoblameforhisdeathduringtheaccidentCIt’ssaidthatThomasEdisonfoundanunusualwaytoenjoypianomusic.Assomeoneplayed,thefamousinventor,whohadbeendeaf,wouldmoveclosetotheinstrumentandbiteit.Inhisownwords,itallowedhimto“hearthroughhisteeth”.RobertFriedman,whowasinthebusinessofbuyingandsellingpianos,recentlyshowedoffmarksonapianothatwasonceownedbyEdison.Thepianohadgroupsofsmallmarksabovethekeyboard.Hewassurprisedbythetoothmarksleftbytheinventorofthephonograph(留声机),amusicplayingdevice.Edisoninventedthephonographin1877.Edisoneveraskedforthepianoatthelowestprice.Whenheboughtthepianoandputitinthelab,hewasexperimentingwithsoundrecording.Heownedtheinstrumentformanyyears,soitwaspossiblyusedinearlyrecordings.Therearen’tphotographsofEdisonbitingthispiano.But