广东省汕头市潮阳实验学校2024-2025学年高三年级上册学期第二次月考英语试题含解析

汕头市潮阳实验学校学年度第一学期2024〜2025高三第二次月考英语试卷第二部分阅读（共两节，满分分）50第一节（共小题；每小题分,满分分）

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21.What isthe aimof Be My EyesA.To explorenew videoand AIapplications.这家非营利组织向年龄在18到24岁之间与癌症作斗争的年轻人提供愿望户可知，文章主要讲述了文章讲述了创办非盈利组织帮助与癌Kelli BoehleNiks Wish,症作斗争的年轻人实现愿望的故事故选Bo篇C【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了周期性蝉的生活习性和它们与其他蝉的区别，以及它们可能对环境产生的影响细节理解题根据第一段中

28.“Crawling outfrom undergroundevery13or17years,with acollective songas loudas jet engines,the periodical cicadas arenatures kingsof thecalendar.These blackbugs withbulging eyesdiffer fromtheir greener cousins that come out annually.They stayburied yearafter year,until theysurface andtake overa（每隔或年，蝉就会从地下爬出来，发出像喷气发动机一样响亮的集体歌声，它们是自然界landscape.1317的日历之王这些眼睛凸出的黑色虫子与它们每年出现的绿色表亲不同它们年复一年地埋在地下，直到浮出水面，占据一片土地广可知，这些眼睛凸出的黑色昆虫与它们每年出现的绿色表亲不同它们年复一年地被埋在地下，直到重新出现，占据一片土地这说明周期性的蝉生命周期更长故选C细节理解题根据第二段中

29.“Usually mistakenfor hungry and unrelated locusts,periodical cicadas are more（周期性的蝉通常被误认为是饥饿的不相干的蝗虫，它们annoying ratherthan causinggreat economic damage.更令人讨厌，而不是造成巨大的经济损失户可知，人们普遍认为周期性蝉是蝗虫的一种故选Ao推理判断题根据第三段中

30.“They emergewhen theground warmsto64degrees,which ishappening earlierthanit used to because of climate change/9scientists said.（科学家们说“当地面升温至64度时，它们就会出现，由于气候变化，这种情况比以前发生得更早）”可知，气候变化可能影响了周期性的蝉的出现时间，即，气候变化可能正在混淆它们的周期时间故选C词句猜测题根据最后一段中

31.“Soon afterthe insectsappear inlarge numbersin Georgiaand therest of the川...（这些昆虫在乔治亚州和东南部其他地区大量出Southeast,cicada cousinsthat comeout every17years w现后不久，每年出现一次的蝉表亲将）和17““And whenyou putthose two together...you wouldhave more than（当你把这两者放在一起时，你会比其他任何时候都有更多的昆虫）”可知，anywhere else any other time这些昆虫数量很多，每年出现一次的蝉的表亲就会淹没伊利诺伊州，划线词的含义为“涌入,淹没”17A.罢工;涌入;放弃；纵身一跃故选strike outB.flood intoC.giveup D.jump atB篇D【分析】这是一篇说明文文章讲述了，很多艺术作品的设计都基于数学方法，这证明了数学与艺术的完美结合推理判断题由第二段

32.“The meeting included anentire artexhibition.Visitors feltamazed atsculptures madefrom metal,wood andfolded paper.One wasbased ona supersizedRubik scube.Many liketriangles,were arrangedinstrange andsurprising sizesand colors.The collectionalso includeddrawings andpaintings inspiredby thestudy of（曲线）（会议包括一个完整的艺术展览游客们对由金属、木材和折叠纸制成numbers,curves andpatterns.的雕塑感到惊讶一个是基于一个超大的魔方许多像三角形，排列在奇怪和令人惊讶的大小和颜色这些收臧品还包括以研究数字、曲线和图案为灵感的绘画作品），可知这个展览会上的展品许多都与数学有关，可推断出会上的展品都是根据数学的概念或想法而制作的故选项C推理判断题由第三段中的

33.“People usuallyexperience artthrough theirsenses.They seea paintingor listento（情感上的）music.If this art movesthem,they willhave anemotional response.Working at math problemsis usually一（人们通常通过感官来体验艺术他们看一幅画或听音乐如viewed assomething youthink aboutnot feel.”果这门艺术打动了他们，他们会有一种情绪化的反应做数学题通常被认为是你思考而不是感觉到的事情），可知艺术是一种情绪化的反应，数学是一种理性化思考，艺术和数学的体验方式是不同的，所以作者认为它们的结合可能看起来很奇怪故选项D

34.推理判断题由最后一段中的“Still,Segerman s math studies led him into the visual areas of math,such asgeometry.In2015,Segerman andsome mathart friendscreated avirtual-reality artwork.Participants canput ona pair（互动）of VRgoggles to float around and through four-dimensional shapes.Art makesit possibleto interactwith theseshapes,which wouldbe impossibleto createin ourthree-dimensional world.n（不过，塞格曼的数学研究使他进入了数学的视觉领域，比如几何年，塞格曼和一些数学艺术朋友创作了一幅虚拟现实艺术作品参与者2015戴上一副四维形状的护目镜艺术使与这些形状的互动成为可能,这在我们的三维世界中是不可能创造的）,可知塞格曼把他的数学思维运用进了艺术创作中，创作出了三维世界中不可能创造的事物，塞格曼的故事说明数学学习可以推动艺术创作故选项A主旨大意题由第一段中的（许多人甚至开始欣赏

35.Many evencame to admire thelatest inmathematical art.最新的数学艺术），第二段讲的“会上的展品都是根据数学的概念或想法而制作”，第三段中的uArt and mathmay seem like a strangepairing.（艺术和数学似乎是一对奇怪的组合）和“But connectionsbetween the two fields（但这两个领域之间的联系可以追溯到很久以前），第五六段讲的“塞格曼学习数学reach far back in time.可以推动艺术创作的故事”，可知本文主要介绍的内容是很多艺术作品的设计都基于数学方法，这证明了数学与艺术的完美结合故选项D七选五【导语】本文是一篇说明文本文探讨了关于习惯改变的一些常见误解，特别是天养成一个新习惯”的“21说法根据前文

36.“We probablyowe thisparticular example of pop-psychology wisdomto Maxwell Maltz,the plasticsurgeon who claimedto haveobserved thatindividuals whohad hadan armor legcut offtook anaverage ofonly21（肢体）.（我们可能要把这个流行心理学智慧的特别例子归功于整形外科医days to adjust to the lossof alimb生他声称自己观察到，失去一条胳膊或一条腿的人平均只需要天就能适应一条肢体的失Maxwell Maltz,21去）”可知，此处陈述了的观点选项Maxwell MaltzD“Therefore,he reasonedthe samemust betrue of all big（因此，他推断所有大的变化都是如此）”承接前文，选项中的指代前文的符合语changes heMaxwell Maltz,境故选D根据前文（因此，改变一个习惯必须花

37.“And thereforeit musttake21days to change a habit,maybe,perhaps!21天,也许,也许!）以及后文as a new studyby psychologistPhillippa Lallyand hercolleagues helpsconfirm.Onaverage,her subjects,who weretrying to learn newhabits such as eatingfruit dailyor goingjogging,took adepressing（如同心理学家和她66days beforereporting that the behaviourhad becomeunchangingly automatic.Phillippa Lally的同事的一项新研究帮助证实的她的研究对象试图养成新习惯，比如每天吃水果或慢跑，他们平均花了令人沮丧的天时间才报告说，这些行为已经变成了习惯性的行为户可知，认为改变一个习66Maxwell Maltz惯必须花天时间，但是和她的同事的一项新研究证实了所提出的观点是错21Phillippa LallyMaxwellMaltz误的选项（当然，这是无稽之谈户直接反驳了第一段的观点，指代前文的F“This is,of course,nonsense this观点的内容即改变一个习惯必须花天，该选项符合语境故选21F根据后文

38.“It couldntbe justas easyto starteating afew moreapples as to start finding five hours a week to study（开始多吃几个苹果不可能像开始每周抽出五个小时学习中文那么容易）”可知，此处强调多吃几Chinese.个苹果不可能像每周抽出五个小时学习中文那么容易选项C“And somehabits,unsurprisingly,were harderthan（不出所料，有些习惯比其他习惯更难坚持）”直接指出了不同习惯养成的难易程度不同，others to make stick照应后文中将吃苹果和学韩语相对比的例子故选C根据前文

39.“Self-help culturesticks to the fictionof the21-day rule,probably becauseit makeshabit changesound（自助文化坚持天规则的虚构，可能是因为它使习惯改变听起来基本上很容易广强调自我basically easy.21帮助文化坚持天规则”的虚构，可能是因为它想让习惯改变听起来很容易选项“21G“One problemwith this（一个简单得令人沮丧的问题是改变习惯很难）”可知，该is discouraginglysimple:changing habitsis hard选项指出了坚持天规则的一个主要问题，即改变习惯很难，对上述观点进行了反驳，指出了改变习惯的真21正难度故选G根据前文

40.“Another problemis that we tendto think about habitchange wrongly.We want to,say,stop watching somuch TV,but onthe otherhand,demonstrably,we alsowant towatch lotsof TV-------------------------after all,wekeep doing it.Were stuckdeep in what theGreeks called“akrasia”:deciding onthe bestcourse ofaction,then doing.（另一个问题是，我们倾向于错误地思考习惯的改变比如说，我们想停止看那么多电视，something else但另一方面，很明显，我们也想看很多电视——毕竟，我们一直在看电视我们深陷希腊人所说的“akrasia”决定最好的行动方针，然后做其他事情厂可知，前面提到的是我们在习惯改变上的错误思维方式，即想要做某事（如少看电视），但实际上却继续做其它的事选项A“The wayround thisis tosee that habits areresponses（解决这个问题的方法是认识到习惯是对需求的反应）”针对前文的问题提出了解决方案即要理解并to needs满足我们的真正需求，而不是简单地错误地改变某个习惯故选A完形填空【导语本文是一篇记叙文文章叙述了岁的因游泳池缺少救生员而重新成为救生员的故事，66Gail Rodgers展现了无论年纪大小都可以对社区产生正面影响的主题考查名词词义辨析句意当她注意到泳池因为救生员短缺而无法开放时，并听说当地居民不希望泳池

41.关闭，她决定重出江湖，自己成为一名救生员教练；观众；学生；A.coaches B.viewers C.students D.lifeguards救生员根据下文，可知，这里表达的是救生员短缺故选“become a lifeguard herselfD考查动词词义辨析句意当地居民不希望看到泳池关闭毁坏；改变；

42.A.destroyed B.transformed C.closed关闭；装饰结合上文提到缺少救生员，结合下文D.decorated“she decidedto comeout ofretirement to become a可知，这里应是居民不想泳池关闭故选lifeguard herself.”Co考查动词词义辨析句意这位退休的顾问在多年前接受过成为救生员的训练宣称；

43.IT50A.claimed B.训练；许诺；婉拒结合下文可知，这里是表trained C.promised D.declined“be alifeguard over50years ago”示接受过救生员训练的背景故选B考查形容词词义辨析句意事情变化很大不同的；困难的；重要的；

44.A.different B.difficult C.important紧急的根据后文D.urgent“This time around Rodgersneeded tonew skills,such ashow torescue someonein（）可知，道事情已经今非昔比故选different ways,and had to passantest.A考查动词词义辨析句意救生员那时会坐在椅子上，可能偶尔吹哨子来让你停止跑动挥动；

45.A.wave传递;听见;吹根据空格后（哨子）”可知，常用搭配为意为B.deliver C.hear D.blow“whistle blowthe whistle,“吹哨子”故选D考查动词词义辨析句意他们当时没有配备漂浮设备；仅有的装备就是个哨子装备的;

46.A.equipped B.连接的；关心的;出现的结合下文（漂浮设备）”可知，connected C.concerned D.presented“flotation devices此处是指装备的东西，意为“配备有故选be equippedwith,A考查动词词义辨析句意这一次，需要学习新的技能，比如如何以不同的方式营救他人

47.Rodgers A.create创造；学习；渴望；识别结合下文可知,这里是表达需要再次在学B.learn C.desire D.recognize“new skills”习新的技能故选B考查形容词句意她还必须通过体能测试心理的；智能的；身体的；

48.A.mental B.intelligent C.physical医学的结合下文“（踩水）,D.medical It includes swimming300yards,treading waterand a10-pound brickoff可知，应该要表达必须通过体能测试故选the bottom of the pool.”C考查名词词义辨析句意测试是否有认证救生员不是玩笑挑战；害怕；惊

49.A.challenge B.fear C.surprise讶；玩笑结合下文“（踩水），D.joke Itincludes swimming300yards,treading waterand a10-pound brickoff可知，测试游泳码、踩水、潜水,都显示出测试的严肃性故选the bottom of the pool.”300D考查动词词义辨析句意它包括游泳码、踩水以及从泳池底部拾起一个磅重的砖块

50.30010A.grabbing抓取；投掷；打包；接触结合下文B.throwing C.packing D.touching“a10-pound brickoff thebottomof thepool.”可知，救生员需要从水下捞起重物，即抓起砖块，结合水中拾物常用故选“grab”B考查副词词义辨析句意然而，通过不懈努力，她获得了证书止匕外；然

51.A.Moreover B.Nevertheless而；因此；有点结合下文C.Hence D.Somewhat“through tirelessefforts,she earnedher12and.可知，前后主次句关系，是表转折故选officially started as a part-time lifeguardon May27B考查名词词义辨析句意她获得了她的资质证书专利；护照;认证，

52.A.patent B.passport C.certification资质证书；票结合下文可知，获取的救生员资D.ticket“officially startedas apart-time lifeguardon May

27.”质，提到的应该是拿到资质证书故选C考查动词短语搭配句意她会在其他救生员需要休息的时候替班逃跑；突出；

53.A.runs awayB.sticks out顺路拜访；填补，替代结合下文可知，这里表C.drops byD.fills in“when the other lifeguardsneed timeoff示“替班”，即替换时的填补故选D考查形容词词义辨析句意正在证明，你不需要年轻就能对你的社区产生积极影响

54.Gail RodgersA.年轻的；年老的；强壮的；贫穷的结合文章第一句young B.old C.strong D.poor Gail Rodgers,66,lives ina『提至在岁时仍然申请救生员资质帮助社区的游Cincinnati community that has a privatepoo Gail Rodgers66泳池，强调年纪不是阻碍发挥正面作用的因素故选A考查名词词义辨析句意同上建议；影响；印象；评论

55.A.suggestion B.impact C.impression D.comment结合以及文章大意，叙述了岁的因游泳池缺少救生员而重新成为救生员的故事，“positive”66GailRodgers这里是指对社区产生积极“影响”，短语make apositive impacton,意为“对..・・・.有积极的影响故选B语法填空

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65.before应用文需要用到的各种英文表达heartfelt thanks-衷心的感谢kind invitation-亲切的邀请summer vacation-暑假winter vacation-寒假unable to make it-无法成行prior vibrantcity-充满活力的城市commitments-之前的承诺family matters-家庭事务quality time-高质量的时间立艮关注提immediate attention-propose toreschedule-意之夕卜的情况unforeseen circumstances-$4议重新安排写作提纲不可避免的个人unavoidable personalengagements-提纲一表达感谢和对邀请的兴奋开头感谢Jerry事务的邀请真诚期待genuinely looking forward to-表达对伦敦之行的兴奋和期待说明自己对这次旅行感谢你的理解appreciate yourunderstanding-的向往提纲二说明无法成行的原因引入无法接受邀请的遗憾解释因家庭紧急事务或不可预见的个人原因无法在寒假期间出行强调这些原因的重要性和无法推迟的现实提纲三提议暑假拜访并表达期待提出暑假期间拜访的建议Jerry表达对在夏天体验伦敦和与相聚的期待结尾感谢的理解，并期待未来相聚的机会下水文Jerry Jerry1Dear Jerry,1hope thisletter findsyou in the bestof spirits.I amtruly delightedto receiveyour invitationto visitLondonduring the winter vacation.However,I regretto informyou that I wontbe able tomakeit thistimearound.Unfortunately,I havesome priorcommitments andfamily mattersthat requiremy immediateattention,which Icannotpostpone.Despite myinability to join younow,I ameager toaccept yourinvitation foranother time.I proposethat wecouldplan my visit during the summervacation instead.I amlooking forwardto experiencingthe vibrantcity of London inthewarmer monthsand tospending qualitytime withyou.Thank youfor understanding,and I am excitedabout ourfuture plans.Yours sincerely,下Li Hua水文2Dear Jerry,I amwriting toexpress myheartfelt thanksfor yourkind invitationto visitLondon duringthewinterbreak.It is anopportunity Ihave beenlooking forwardto withgreat enthusiasm.However,I mustconvey mysincere apologiesfor notbeing abletojoinyou thistime.Due tounforeseencircumstances andunavoidable personalengagements,I findmyself unableto travelduringthewinter holidays.I amhopefulthatwecan reschedulemyvisit toa more convenienttime,preferably duringthe summervacation.Iamexcitedabout theprospect ofexploring therich historyand cultureofLondonand catchingup withyou inperson.Please acceptmy apologiesand knowthat Iam genuinelylookingforwardto ourreunion in the summer.Iappreciate yourunderstanding andpatience.Yours sincerely,Li Hua读后续写I knewit wouldbe achallenging anddemanding task,but Iresponded with a“yes”.The boylifted hishead withhisonce lifeless eyes now glittering with a spark of hope.I beamedat himwith aradiant smileand without any delay,embarked onthe task.The subsequentdays witnessedhow Icarefully selectedthe Legopieces thatcatered to the boysinterestsand intricatelyintegrated practicalcomponents toenhance itsflexibility.Days turnedinto weeks,and theboy-customized prostheticsfinally tookshape.Ifs timefor themto fulfilltheir intendedpurpose.I rushed tothe boys home and secured the prosthetics onto him.Holding breath,we anxiouslyawaited theresult-they worked!The roomerupted withcheers!The boyexpressed hisgratitude andsprinted tohis parentsto envelopthemin the biggest hughe hadnt been ableto give for years.The scenewas trulyinspiring.Never hadI imaginedthat mycreations,born out of merefun,would somedaymake sucha profounddifference.It ison thatday that I madeup mymindto commitmyself tomaking alasting impactin therealm ofprosthetic innovation.【导语】本文以事件发展为线索展开，讲述了作者通过使用乐高技术构建自己的义肢，并逐渐发展出更先进的版本作者对乐高技术的探索和创造激发了他的进一步研究动力最终，作者利用自己的技能帮助一对失去双臂的夫妇为他们的儿子建造了一套功能良好的义肢【详解】.段落续写1

①由第一段首句内容“我知道这将是一项具有挑战性和要求很高的任务，但我回答说“是的可知，第一段可描写作者给了孩子坚定的目光并开始了工作，经过几周的时间使定制假肢最终成型的故事

②由第二段首句内容“我冲到男孩的家里，把假肢固定在他身上可知，第二段可描写孩子戴上假肢后，第J一次拥抱了父母，他们感到很感激那一刻作者意识到了自己的爱好居然对别人有那么大的影响，并决定致力于假肢创新领域.续写线索坚定的微笑——开始工作——选材、组装——最终成型——孩子戴上假肢——拥抱父母2——感激——作者决定致力于假肢创新领域.词汇激活3行为类

①期望hope/anticipation

②吸引力interest/fascination

③能够be ableto/have thecapability to情绪类

①焦急地anxiously/restlessly

②下定决心make upones mind/set onesheart onsomething【点睛】[高分句型1].The boylifted hishead withhis oncelifelesseyesnowglitteringwith asparkofhope.（使用了复合结构作状语）with[高分句型2].The boyexpressed hisgratitude andsprinted tohis parentsto envelopthem in thebiggesthug thathe（使用了以为先行词、关系代词为引导词的定语从句）hadntbeenabletogiveforyears.hug thatB.To facilitatehelp forthe visuallychallenged.C.To promoteglobal communication.D.To increasethe salesof officialgoods.

22.Adopting Be MyAI,businesses can.A.tailor productsto customers5needs B.conduct automaticteam trainingC.gain moreexperienced specialistsD.improve efficiencyat alower cost

23.What canreaders doto supportBe MyEyesA.Purchase itsservice.B,Spread nativelanguages.C.Recommend theapp.D.Upload livevideo.As parentswould alwaysfeel proudof theirchild,Kelli Boehlesays herson Nik was anamazingand caringperson.Nik was diagnosed withcancer in2008when hewas

17.He passed away in

2012.But Nikskindness andgenerosity havelived onlong afterhis death.After hewasdiagnosedand startedtreatment,Nikwasgranted a wish experiencefrom theMake-A-Wish Foundation.For justthis periodof time,we didntthink aboutcancer；Kelli Boehlesaid.All wethought aboutwas enjoyingourtimetogether.In2009,Nik metanother youngman Nate,who was also goingthrough cancertreatment.Hedbeen diagnoseda monthafter turning18,and Niklearned hewas tooold toqualify forawish.Thenight before Nik passedaway,he askedhis motherto helpensure that young adults fighting cancercouldhave theirwishes cometrue too.“It waslike aseed heplanted thatjust wouldntstop cominginto my mind；she said.In2012,Kelli Boehlestarted Niks Wish.The nonprofitgrants wishesto young adults between the ages of18（接受者）.and24who arebattling cancer.Nate wasthe organizationsfirst wishrecipient Itsmeantto bringthem joyand knowthat theyreloved andthat werefighting forthem,too,Kelli Boehlesaid.Recently,19-year-old JordanMorrow receivedher wishto attenda TaylorSwift concertas partofa tripto LosAngeles.For Morrow,who hasspent the last yearbattling braincancer,going totheconcert hasdone more than lifther spirits.I thinkits somethingto getme throughwhatever comesmy」way she said.And Imthankful forNiks Wishfor that.”In the11years sinceNik passedaway,the organizationhas granted morethan300wishes acrossmorethan30states.In thebeginning,Kelli Boehlesays shewasnt sureshe couldbe awish makerandwork closelywith theyoung adults.But now,its herfavorite thingto do.

24.What isthe goalof NiksWishA.To supportyoungadultsfighting cancer.B.To curethe youthof theircancer.C.To easeyoung patientsof pains.D.To makecommercial profits.

25.Which wordbest describesKelli BoehleA.Intelligent.B.Selfless.C.Straightforward.D.Ambitious.

26.What canwe learnfrom JordanMorrows wordsA.She survivedthe deadlydisease.B.She wasgrantedmorethan onewish.C.She liftedpeoples spiritsby performing.D.She wasmotivated by the organization.

27.What isthe besttitle forthe textA.Pay-It-Forward:A MothersLast WishB.Niks Wish:Fulfilling Wishesfor YoungCancer FightersC.Cancer Battles:Stories ofHope andPerseveranceD.Make-A-Wish Foundation:Granting Dreamsto YoungAdultsCNature isfull ofmagic.According toa recentsurvey,trillions ofevolutions wonders,red-eyedperiodical cicadasthat havepumps in their headsand jet-like musclesin theirbodies,are about toemerge innumbers notseen indecades andpossibly centuries.Crawling outfrom undergroundevery13or17years,withacollective songas loudasjetengines,the periodical cicadas arenatures kingsofthe calendar.These blackbugs withbulging eyesdiffer fromtheir greenercousinsthatcome outannually.They stayburied yearafter year,until theysurface andtake overa landscape.This spring,an unusualcicada doublepopulation is abouttoinvade a couple ofparts oftheUnited StatesinwhatUniversity ofConnecticut cicadaexpert JohnCooley called“cicada-geddon”.The lasttime thesetwo broodsa groupof creaturescame outtogether was in

1803.Thomas Jefferson,the thenpresident,wrote aboutcicadas inhis GardenBook butmistakenly called them locusts.Usuallymistaken forhungryandunrelatedlocusts,periodicalcicadasare moreannoying ratherthan causinggreateconomicdamage.They canhurt youngtrees andsome fruit crops,but itsnot widespreadandcan beprevented.The largestgeographic broodinthenation-called BroodXIX andcoming outevery13years-isabout tomarch throughthe Southeast,having alreadycreated countlessboreholes inthe redGeorgiaclay.Its asure signofthecoming cicadaoccupation.They emergewhen theground warmsto64degrees,which ishappening earlierthan itusedto becauseofclimatechangeJ scientistssaid.Thebugs arebrown atfirst butdarken asthey mature/9Soon afterthe insectsappear inlarge numbersin Georgiaand therest ofthe Southeast,cicadacousins thatcomeoutevery17years willinundate Illinois.They areBrood XIII.And whenyou putthosetwotogether...you wouldhave morethan anywhereelseanyothertimeJ Universityof MarylandentomologistPaula Shrewsburysaid.These twobroods mayactually overlap-but probablynotinterbreed ina smallarea nearcentral Illinois.

28..How areperiodicalcicadasdifferent fromtheirgreenercousinsA.They appearonce ayear.B.They lookmore beautiful.C.They havea longerlife circle.D.They havestronger muscles.

29.What isa commonbelief onperiodical cicadasA.They area typeof locusts.B.They haveunderestimated advantages.C.They areThomas Jefferson^inspiration.D.They onlyeat youngtrees andfruitcrops.

30.What canbe inferredabout BroodXIXA.The redGeorgia clayis morebeneficial tothem.B.The adultones onlylive4-6weeks beforethey die.Climate changemay beconfusing theirC.schedules.They areexpected tobe foundthroughout theworld.D.

31.What canbest replacethe underlinedword“inundate inthelastparagraphA.Strike out.B・Flood into.C.Give up.D.Jump at.DMore than5,000math loverstogether attendthe JointMathematics Meetingevery year.Ifs thelargestmath meetingintheworld.In January2019,mathematicians flewtothemeetinginBaltimore,Md.,tolearnabout newideas andtalk abouttheir work.Many evencame toadmire thelatest inmathematicalart.The meetingincluded anentire artexhibition.Visitors feltamazed atsculptures madefrommetal,wood andfolded paper.One wasbased ona supersizedRubiks cube.Many liketriangles,werearranged instrange andsurprising sizesand colors.The collectionalso includeddrawings and（曲线）paintings inspiredbythestudy ofnumbers,curves andpatterns.Art andmath mayseem like a strangepairing.People usuallyexperience artthrough theirsenses.They seea paintingor listento music.If thisart movesthem,they willhave anemotional response.Working atmath problemsis usuallyviewed assomething youthinkabout-not feel.But connectionsbetweenthetwofields reachfarbackintime.Sculptors andarchitects insome ancientcivilizationsincluded numbersandmathideas intotheir works.」“A mathematician,like apainter ora poet,isamaker ofpatterns wroteBritish mathematicianG.」H.Hardy in

1940.“If amathematician^patterns aremore permanenthe continued,it isbecause theyaremade withideas.”Henry Segermanisamathematician and artist.When hewasinhigh school,in England,he wasgoodatmathandart.But hehadtochoose.I wentinthemath directionback then；he says.Hethought itdifficult tosucceed asan artist.Still,Segerman9smathstudiesledhimintothevisualareasof math,such asgeometry.In2015,Segerman andsome mathart friendscreated avirtual-reality artwork.Participants canput ona pairofVR gogglestofloataroundandthroughfour-dimensional shapes.Art makesit possibleto interactwiththese shapes,which wouldbe impossibleto createin ourthree-dimensional world.As beautifulas itisto see,Segerman5s workalso offersa newview on mathematical ideas.

32.According toparagraph1and2,what isspecial aboutthe exhibitsat themeetingA.They areart workswith hightechnology.B,They reflectthe longhistory ofmath.C.They aremade basedonmathideas.D.They turnabstract artinto specificmath.

33.Why doesthe authorsay“art andmath mayseemlikeastrangepairing”A.They failto bringabout peoplesresponses.B,They seemextremely hardto appreciate.C.Theyve beenseparated sinceancient times.D.Theyre experiencedin differentways.

34.Henry Segerman^story suggeststhatA.math learningpromotes thecreation of art B.math makesart easierto understandC.math isactually theorigin offine artD.one canteasily succeedin science

35..What isthe mainidea ofthe textA.Real artistswill standthe testofmath.B・Artists makemath become a kindofart.C.Modern artiststurn intomathematicians.D.Math andart turnsoutagreat combination.第二节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）

52.

512.5阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项It isuniversally acknowledgedthat developinga newhabit takes21days.We probablyowe thisparticularexampleofpop-psychology wisdomto MaxwellMaltz,the plasticsurgeonwhoclaimed tohaveobserved thatindividuals whohad hadan armor legcut offtook anaverage ofonly21days to（月支体）.adjust tothe lossofalimb

36.And thereforeit musttake21days tochange ahabit,maybe,perhaps!37,asanew studyby psychologistPhillippa Lallyand hercolleagues helpsconfirm.On average,her subjects,who weretrying tolearn newhabits suchas eatingfruit dailyorgoing jogging,took adepressing66days beforereporting that the behaviourhad becomeunchanginglyautomatic.38・It couldntbe justas easyto starteating afew moreapplesastostartfindingfivehours aweektostudyChinese.Self-help culturesticks tothe fictionofthe21-day rule,probably becauseit makeshabit changesoundbasically easy.39・Our brainsare designed to takeshort cuts,making asmanybehaviours aspossible automatic.C€Really/,asks thepsychologist IanNewby-Clark/6whatwould bethe pointof havingahabitthat didntfree upyour mindto fbcuson morepressing matters”Habits aremeant tobe difficulttochange.Another problemis thatwe tendto thinkabout habitchange wrongly.We want to,say,stop一watchingsomuch TV,but ontheotherhand,demonstrably,we alsowanttowatch lotsof TVafterall,we keepdoingit.Were stuckdeep inwhat theGreeks called“akrasia”:deciding onthe bestcourseof action,then doingsomething else.40・Simply stopwatching TVis likedealingwithaleaky bathroomtap byrepainting thekitchen.Whats requiredis analternative waytofeel relaxedand happy.Maybe bylooking atthe problemdifferently wecan slipout ofthem.A.The wayround thisis tosee thathabits areresponses toneedsB.The21-day ruledoes havesome scientificbasisC.And somehabits,unsurprisingly,were harderthan otherstomakestickD.Therefore,he reasonedthe samemust betrue ofall bigchangesE.We believethathabitsare purelya matterof willpowerF.This is,of course,nonsenseG.One problemwith thisis discouraginglysimple:changing habitsis hard第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分分）30第一节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）15115阅读下面短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中选出最佳选项A B C DIt was knownthat GailRodgers,66,lives ina Cincinnaticommunitythathasaprivate pool.When shenoticed thepool couldntopen duetoashortage of41and heardthatthelocalresidents didntwanttosee thepool42,she decidedto comeoutofretirement tobecomealifeguardherself.The retiredIT consultanthad been43tobe alifeguardover50years ago.Now thingsare hugely44J Rodgerssaid.“The lifeguardsback thenwould sitinthechair andmight45the whistleoccasionallyto tellyou tostop runningaround tokeep safe.They actuallywerent46with flotationdevices;all theyhad wasa whistle.This timearoundRodgers neededto47new skills,suchashow torescue someonein differentways,and hadto passan48test.The testdesignedtotest whethera personisacertified lifeguardis no49,Itincludesswimming踩水，300yards,treading waterand50a10-pound brickoff thebottomofthepool.51throughtireless efforts,she earnedher52and officiallystartedasapart-time lifeguardon May

27.Now,she53when theother lifeguardsneed timeoff.GailRodgersis provingthatyoudont havetobe54tomakeacommunity.

41.A.coaches B,viewers C・students C.D.lifeguards

42.A.destroyed B.transformed closedC.D.decorated D.

43.A.claimed B.trained promisedC.declined D.

44.A.different B.difficult importantC-urgent D.blow

45.A.wave B.deliver hearC-D・presented

46.A.equipped B・connected concernedC-D.recognize D.

47.A.create B,learn desireC.medical D.joke

48.A.mental B・intelligent physicalC.D,touching D.

49.A.challenge B.fear surpriseC・Somewhat D.

50.A.grabbing B,throwing packingC.ticket D.fills in

51.A.Moreover B.Nevertheless HenceC.D・poor D.

52.A.patent B.passport certificationC・comment

53.A.runs awayB・sticks outdrops byC・

54.A.young B.old strongC.

55.A.suggestion B・impactimpressionpositive55on your第二节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）10L515阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1Zong Qinghou,the rags-to-riches founderof oneof China*s biggestbeverage makers,who wasonceChinas mostsuccessful man,died ofan illnesson Sundayattheage of79,his companyHangzhouWahaha Groupsaid in56brief statement.In China,Zong wasknown asa legendarybusinessman whogrew hissoft drinksempire fromatricycle carthawking icepops toschool kidsinto alarge company57sell everythingfrom milkdrinksto58bottle water.Zong wasalso recognizedasanational herofor wrestlingthe fullcontrol ofWahaha,which meanslaughing child]from itsFrench partnerDanone morethan adecade ago.Victory inthat bitterbattle boostedZongs wealthto$8billion,making himChinas59wealth man in2010and againin2012,according toForbes.（吊唁）His deathwas mournedacross China.Condolences pouredin fromremarkable Chinese（）60entrepreneur includingAlibaba co-founder JackMa andXiaomi CEOLei Jun.Wahahaemployees andresidents inthe easterncity ofHangzhou laidflowers outsidethe company.（）The beveragegianfs risewas supposed61represent thecan-do spiritof Chinasfirst generation（）of privatebusiness managers,who helpedaccelerate thecountrys explosive62economy growthinthe yearsafter theycapitalized onmarket reformsinthelate1970s.Despite hiswealth,Zong wasknown forhis simplelifestyle,which sethim apartfrom manyof（）Chinas newrich.He63nickname“the richestmanincloth shoesfor alwayssporting plainblackshoes.He wasalso knownfor startingwork around7a.m.64not leavingthe officeuntil11p.m.,working formorethan12hoursaday long65the tiring“996work schedulebecame common.第四部分写作（共两节，满分分）40第一节（满分分）15假定你是李华，你的英国朋友写信邀请你寒假期间去伦敦游玩，你因故无法前往，Jerry请你回信表达歉意，内容包括谢绝的理由；

1.提议暑假去拜访他

2.注意写作词数应为左右；

1.80请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答

2.Dear Jerry,Yours sincerely,Li Hua第二节（满分分）25阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文“Have youdecided onyour major”my parentsinquired.“Bioengineering,of course.1responded withoutthe slightesthesitation.I enteredthis worldwith Polandsyndrome,a diseasethat preventedthe formationof myright arm（胸肌）.and pectoralmuscles My parents,believing thatplaying withLego couldenhance my（灵巧），dexterity giftedme my first kitwhen Iwas five.Struggling topiece thecomponents together,I craftedmy firstLego work-a car.As Igot older,I grewobsessed withLego Technic,a moreadvancedrange,and howto useittobuild moredelicate structures.By theage ofnine,I hadfashioned（义肢）myfirstprosthetic armusing LegoTechnic-a simplebox thatperfectly accommodatedmyright arm.This earlycreation sparkedmy drivefor furtherexploration.Years later,I developedanotherprosthetic armthatIcalledtheMK-1,which hadfingers,a motor,a pressuresensor,a movableelbowjoint,andagrabber capableof pickingthings up.Before constructingit,I hadalready decidedagainst traditionalprosthetics.Not becausetheywere ineffective,but becauseplaying withLego didsignificantly improvemy dexterity,helping meadaptto mycondition.However,amorefrustrating reasonwas thatprosthetics weretoo expensive.Myparentsand Ihad lookedinto gettingone afew yearsearlier,only tobe discouragedby theprohibitiveprice.So,I concludedthatImight notneed onebecause Iwas managingwell without.Nevertheless,the joyof creatingprosthetics withLego remained,and Icontinued makingthem purelyforthe funof it.As theyears passed,my creationsevolved fromMK-1tothemore advancedand comfortableMK-V.It featureda controlunit thatcould sendand receiveorders fromsensors onthe armto themotors,with cablesthat contractlike muscles.One day,acouplewith theireight-year-old son,who lostboth armsin anaccident,reached outtome afterlearning aboutmy creations.Short ofmoney,they couldntafford well-functioning prosthetics.DanielJ thefather earnestlyasked,“we werewondering ifyou couldpossibly helpbuild aset of注意prosthetics forour son.”所续写短文的词数应为左右；

1.150续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好

2.Paragraph1:I knewit wouldbeachallenging anddemanding task,but Iresponded witha iyesParagraph2:1rushedtotheboyshomeandsecuredtheprostheticsontohim!汕头市潮阳实验学校学年度第一学期2024~2025高三第二次月考英语试卷参考答案题号21222324252627282930答案B D C AB DB CA C题号31323334353637383940答案B CD AD DF CG A题号41424344454647484950答案DCB AD ABCD A题号5152535455答案BCD AB扁A【导语】这是一篇应用文短文介绍了一款应用程序——Be MyEyes.细节理解题根据文中（21“Be MyEyes goalis tomaketheworld moreaccessible topeoplewithvisionloss.Be的目标是让视力受损的人更容易进入这个世界）可知，的目的是帮助视力受损的人获MyEyesBe MyEyes得帮助，故选Bo细节理解题根据文中

22.“ConnectingyourcustomerservicewithBe MyAIcan solveup to90%of cases（将您的客户服务与连接可以自动解决高达automatically andsave yourtime andcostsby60%.“BeMyAI90%的案例，并节省的时间和成本）可知，采用可以提高效率并降低成本，故选60%BeMyAI D细节理解题根据文中（邀请你的朋友、家人或同事分

23.Invite yourfriends,family orco-workers.Share”享）可知，读者可以通过推荐该应用来支持故选BeMyEyes,Co篇B【导语】这是一篇记叙文文章讲述了创办非盈利组织帮助与癌症作斗争的年轻Kelli BoehleNiks Wish,人实现愿望的故事细节理解题根据文章第四段

24.“In2012,Kelli Boehlestarted Niks Wish.The nonprofitgrants wishesto young（年，创办了这家非营adults betweenthe agesof18and24who arebattling cancer.2012Kelli BoehleNiks Wisho利组织向年龄在到岁之间与癌症作斗争的年轻人提供愿望广可知，这个组织的目标是支持年轻人对1824抗癌症故选A推理判断题根据文章第三段

25.“The nightbeforeNikpassedaway,he askedhis motherto helpensure thatyoung（尼克去世的前一晚，他请求母亲帮助确保那些与癌adultsfightingcancer couldhave theirwishes cometrue too.症作斗争的年轻人也能实现他们的愿望）”和文章第四段Itwaslikeaseed heplanted thatjust wouldntstopcoming intomymind,“she said.In2012,Kelli Boehlestarted NiksWish.The nonprofitgrants wishesto youngadults（这就像他种下的一颗种子，一直萦绕在我的脑海里，”betweenthe agesof18and24who arebattling cancer.她说年,创办了这家非营利组织向年龄在到岁之间与癌症作斗争的年2012Kelli BoehleNiksWish1824轻人提供愿望户可知，创办非盈利组织，帮助与癌症作斗争的年轻人，由此可推知，她是无Kelli Boehle私的故选B推理判断题根据文章第五段

26.“For Morrow,who hasspent thelast yearbattling braincancer,going totheconcert hasdone morethan lifther spirits.I thinkits somethingto getme throughwhatever comesmy way,shesaid.（对莫罗来说，去年她一直在与脑癌作斗争，去听音乐会不仅仅是And Imthankful forNiksWishfor that.提振了她的精神她说:“我认为这是一种让我度过难关的东西”“我很感谢尼克的愿望可推知，从Jordan的话中，我们可以知道她受到组织的激励故选Morrow D主旨大意题根据文章第四段

27.“In2012,Kelli Boehlestarted NiksWish.The nonprofitgrants wishesto young（年，创办了adults betweentheagesof18and24who arebattling cancer.2012Kelli BoehleNiks Wisho。