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邵阳市二中年下学期高二英语学科知识竞赛试题2024考试时间分钟试卷满分分100120第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分分）第一节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）阅

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537.5读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项A,B,C,DAre youlooking foryour nextgreat readWhether itsfbr personalgrowth,inspiration,or anescapeinto animaginative world,these newlyreleased bookshave somethingfor everyone.The Powerof Habitby CharlesDuhiggCharles Duhiggexplores howhabits shapeour lives.Using reallifeexamples,he presentshowunderstanding thehabit loop“can helpimprove health,productivity,and relationships.This bookofferspractical strategiesfor makinglasting changesthat leadto remarkableresults.503pages,

4.47out of5starsThe Bookof Joyby Emma Green and John ReynoldInthis delightfulbook,Emma Green,a respectedlife coach,and JohnReynold,a renownedpsychologist,share insightsinto findinglasting happiness.Their engagingconversations,filled withwisdomand humor,offer aroad mapto livinga joyfullife despitechallenges.291pages,

4.11out of5starsEducated byTara WestoverEducatedis apowerful memoirthat tellsthe storyof TaraWestover,who wasraised ina poorruralarea andhad noformal educationuntil theage of

17.Her determinationto educateherself andher journeytoearning aPhD fromCambridge Universityare bothinspiring andthoughtprovoking.464pages,

4.19out of5starsThe MidnightLibrary byMatt HaigNoraSeed findsherself ina magicallibrary whereshe has the chanceto exploredifferent livesshecould havelived througheach book,learning valuablelessons.This imaginativenovel isperfect forreaderswho enjoystories aboutsecond chancesand selfdiscovery.368pages,

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1.Which of the followingreceives thehighest ratingA.Educated.B.The Bookof Joy.C.The MidnightLibrary.D.The Powerof Habit.

2.Whose bookappeals toreaders infavor oflively discussionsA.Matt Haigs.B.Tara Westovers.C.EmmaGreenandJohnReynolds.D.Charles Duhiggs.

3.What is the writingpurpose ofthis textA.To advertisesome classicbooks.B.To expressthe authorspreference.C.To remendsome qualitybooks.D.To introducedifferent writingstyles.BAs akid,I dreamedof beinga marinebiologist andI livedout thisfantasy bysetting upaquariums athome.Then,at20,1was introducedto photographerDavid Liittschwager,who hiredme tohelp himwith amagazineassignment onmarine life.Davids assignmentwas todocument theamazing biodiversityfound in the ocean.My rolewas tocollectspecimens forhim tophotograph.Every night,I wouldcast afloating lamp.Like mothsdrawn toaflame,mysterious creatureswould emerge from thedepths insearch ofthis light.Td thenset upaquariumsto housethem asthey waitedfor Davidto take their shot.Those eveningsmade mefeel asif Iwere on another planet.I hadnever imaginedsuch strangelifeformscould existin ouroceans.But Ididnt graspthe truemagic ofwhat was in frontof meuntil Isawthe photographsDavid took.The biggestsurprise washis image of a baby flounder.I caughtthis fishby accident.Only laterdid Inoticeits twotiny eyeballsstaring backat me.But Davidsphotograph ofthis flounderrevealed auniverse（肋骨）.of detailthat evenmy eagereyes hadmissed.His macrolens magnifiedits ribsThe lightningfastexposurefroze itsmotion.A preciselyaimed lightreleased therainbow hiddenin itsskin.And theblackbackground removedall distractionsto focusour attentionon thequiet beautyat hand.替泳）Years afterthat project,I wassnorkeling Gonashallow reef.Out of the darkness,another babyflounderemerged andsettled onmy mask.This timeI knewwhat to look for.Before workingfor David,Ihad assumedthe goalof photographywas simplyto reproducean observationso thatothers couldshare thesameexperience.It hadnever occurredto methat photographycould expandour visualperception andthereforeteach ustolookat the world fromnew perspectives.

4.What was the authorsrole inthe magazineassignmentA.Photographing themarine life.B.Documenting theamazing biodiversity.C.Building anaquarium formarine research.D.Attracting andgathering speciesof marinelife.

5.What surprisedthe authorabout theimageof ababyflounderA.The advancedtechniques oflighting.B.The strangeappearance of the smallfish.C.The accuratedisplay ofits prehensivedetails.D.The unexpectedeffect ofbackground processing.

6.What canwe inferabout theauthor fromthe textA.He launcheda localsnorkeling project.B.He achievedhis dreamby takingup photography.C.The projectmotivated himto startocean research.

7.What is the truemagic ofphotographyA.To recordan observationresult.

8.To helppeople seetheworldanew.C.To shareones specificexperience.D.To revealvisible wondersof theworld.CD.The experiencechanged hisview ofphotography.The farmsof thefuture maylook verydifferent fromthat oftoday.Thats becausefarms donot havetobe outsideanymore.They alsowont haveto beabove ground.In London,100feet belowthe streetstherewas ahuge emptyspace.Richard Ballardand StevenDring,founders of the panyGrowing Underground,（水栽）thought itwould bean idealspot tobuild ahydroponic farm,After all,these typesof farmsaredoing wellin otherindoor spaces.Founded in2015,Growing Undergroundsfarm growsmicrogreens andsalad leavesusing hydroponictechnologythat growsplants inwater butnot soil.In fact,the panysaid thatits hydroponictechnologyallows for the perfectpestfree growingenvironment.These methodsuse about70percent waterless thantraditional fieldagriculture and all thenutrientsare keptwithin aclosed circlesystem.They cangrow thegreens allyear roundbecause they are notaffectedby weatheror growingseasons.But itistheLED lightingsystem thatisthekey togrowing foodunderground.Ballard said,“Already,LEDs allowthe growersto change the flavorof thegreens,as theirsugars andstarches developdifferently（光谱）「under differentlight spectrumsRightnow,the panyonly sellsgreens witha lot of leavesbecause theyare theonly cropsthat growfastenough to be economicallyfeasible butBallard believesthat willchange.As technologiesimprove,youllsee softfruits,cucumbers,peppers Jhe said.The panysgoal isto keep food local.They saythat allof thegreens can be inyour kitchenwithin fourhoursof beingpicked.They currentlysell tolocal restaurantsin London,but theyhope tobe enteringthelocal groceriessoon.

8.What makesthe undergroundfarm possibleA.The richsoil.B.The greatdemand forfruits.C.The hydroponictechnology.D.The goodweather condition.

9.What isthe functionof theLED lightingsystemA.To getrid ofpests.B.To increasethe temperatureof undergroundfarm.C.To allowgreens togrow rapidly.D.To providevarious lightspectrums.

10.What doesthe underlinedword feasible^in Paragraph5probably meanA.Difficult.B.Challenged.C.Impossible.D.Achievable.

11.What doesthe panyexpect ofthe undergroundfarmA.Itll benefitmore customers.B.Itll beenvironmentfriendly.C.If11keepfoodfresher fbrlonger.D.Itll usethe latesttechnology.DA themeat thisyears WorldEconomic ForumWEF meetingin Switzerlandwastheperceived needtospeed upbreakthroughs inresearch andtechnology.^Some ofthis framingwas motivatedby theclimate emergency,some bythe opportunitiesand challengespresented bygenerative artificialintelligence.Yet invarious conversations,it seemedtobetaken forgranted thatto addressthe worldsproblems,scientific researchneeds tomove faster.The WEFmindset issimilar to the Silicon Valley一dictate tomove fastand breakthings.But whatif thething beingbroken isscience Orpublic trustTheWEF meetingtook placejust twoweeks afterHarvard UniversityPresident ClaudineGay steppeddownafter plaintswere madeabout herpolitical sciencescholarship.In response,Gay requestedcorrectionsto severalof herpapers.Although itmay beimpossible todetermine justhow widespreadsuchproblems reallyare,if shard toimagine that the sceneof highprofilescholars correctingand retractingpapershas nothad a negative impacton public trust in science andperhaps inexperts broadly.Tn recentyears weveseen importantpapers,written byoutstanding scientists and publishedincelebrated journals,retracted becauseof questionabledata ormethods,hence aquestion:Are scholarsatsuperpetitive placessuch asHarvard andStanford rushingto publishrather thantaking thetime todo theirworkrightIts impossibleto answerthis questionscientifically becausetheres noscientific definitionof whatconstitutesrushing.But thereslittle doubtthat welive ina culturewhere academicsat leadinguniversitiesare undertremendous pressureto produceresults——andalotofthem——quickly.一The problemis notunique to the U.S.In Europe,formal researchassessments whichare usedto分酉己allocate futurefunding——have foryears judgedacademic departmentslargely on the quantityoftheir output.A recentreform urgingan emphasison qualityover quantityallowed that the existingsystemhad createdcounterincentives.Good science takes time.More than50years elapsedbetween the1543publication ofCopernicussOn theRevolutions ofthe HeavenlySpheres.And ittook justabout halfa centuryfor geologistsandgeophysicists toaccept geophysicistAlfred Wegenersidea of continental drift.Theres plentyof circumstantialevidence thatscientists andother scholarsare pushingresults outfarfaster thanthey usedto.Consider thesheer volumeof academicpapers beingpublished thesedays.Onerecent studyput thenumber atmore thanseven milliona year,pared withfewer thana millionas recentlyas

1980.Some ofthis growthis drivenby morescientistsandmore coauthorshipof papers,but thenumbersalso suggestthattheresearch worldhas prioritizedquantity overquality.Researchers mayneedto slowdown ifwe areto produceknowledge worthyof trust.

12.WEF meetingin Switzerlandadvocated that.A.researchers needto achievebreakthroughs morerapidlyB.publictrustinscienceis notsupposed tobe easilybrokenC.WEF andSiliconValleyreach anagreement tomove fastD.climateemergencyand AIpush scientificresearch hard

13.Which ofthe followingexamples failsto provethat goodsciencetakestimeA.Gays correctionand retractionof papers.B.Publication ofCopernicuss theory.C.Highprofile scholars9tremendous output.D.Acceptance ofthe ideaofcontinentaldrift.

14.The underlinedword counterincentivesin para.5probably means.A measuresto increasequantities ofoutput B.discouragements ofhigh qualitypapersC.rewards forleading universities9research D.contradictory motivesfor futurefunding

15.Which ofthe followingis besttitle ofthe passageA.WEF Coincideswith SiliconValley B.Collapse ofPublic TrustC.Dilemma betweenQuantity andQuality D.Trouble inthe FastLane第二节（共小题；每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填

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512.5入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项（实习）Virtual internshipsare nowa monoccurrence aswe adjusttothenew normalwhen ites toworking.16Still,there aremany positivesthat canefromvirtual internshipsthat youshouldconsider.Use itfor resumebuilding17It showcasesyour abilityto manageyour timeeffectively andhandle taskson yourown.Besides,securing glowingremendations froma remoteemployer highlightsskills you gainedthrough remote work.Consider thecost savings（通勤）Having ajob cancost quitea bitwhen youtakethemute intoconsideration.With remotework,the costsare significantlylower,if theyexist atall.18While beingin personhas acertainfeel difficultto letgo of,working fromhome isarguably oneofthebest ways to storeup somemoney.Make themost ofyour timesavingsAdditionally,without thatmute,yougainsome extra time toget thingsdone thatyou otherwisewouldnthave beenable to.This includesmany things,such aswatching yourfavorite showsand cookinghomemademeals ona nightlybasis.19Treat itas experienceLastly,keep inmind thata virtual internship isstill aninternship.Experience isexperience,no matterhowyou obtainit.20For thatreason,understand thata virtualinternship isstillexperience,and thatits stilla feasibleoption toinclude onyour resume.A.That beingsaid,it canbe easilyviewed asa negative.B.You getto workfrom forthome,no muterequired.C.It isthe wayofthefuture,at least,for theforeseeable future.D.Gas,parking fees,and evengrabbing lunchcan quicklyadd up.E.It doesntseem likemuch,but theextratimecanbea realgamechanger.F.While itseasy todismiss avirtualinternship,youd bemissing anopportunity.G.As forbuilding aprofessional profile,remoteworkcan reallysell yourexperience.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分分）第一节（共小题;每小题分,满分分）阅读3015115下面短文，从短文后各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项A BC DWhenthe couplehad toclose theirbusiness,they21almost everything.With nowork,home,car orfood,and theiryoung son,Henrique,22with hisgrandmother,they23to survive.They spentnights onthe floorattherailway stationand24foundbeds ina shelter.A housingprogram calledVila Reencontro25them tolook througha listof potentialhomes26to rent,so theycould choosewhat wouldbe thebest fit27their family.After seeingseveral28,they decidedto gowith whattheyarenow in.And theywere providedwith otheropportunities,including29medical careand finding（）（卫生音门）——jobs.Lee Sousawas offeredan30inthecitys sanitationdepartment Bwhichhe stillhas today.The housingprogram will31their rentforthe next twoyears.Their sonis ableto livewith themagain.And hehas beendoing exceptionallywell atschool,neverwanting to32a day.Every morninghe takeshis time33his hair,making（卷发）sure thecurls arejust right,34his momwalks himto school.

21.A.lost B.desired C.pursued D.discussed

22.A.parked B.teamed C.placed D.connected

23.A.parted B.managed C.struggled D.promised

24.A.occasionally B.unexpectedly C.purposefully D.suddenly

25.A.persuaded B.required C.reminded D.allowed D.

26.A.available B.expensive C.convenient fortableD.

27.A.with B.for Cin from

28.A.clients B.applicants C.programs D.options

29.A.reforming B.accessing C.performing D.offering D.

30.A.gift

8.contract C.spot bonusD.pay

31.A.keep

8.1ncrease C.collect D.save

32.A.miss B.celebrate C.spend D.doing

33.A.observing B.cutting C.coloring D.since

34.A.once B.while C.before D.business

35.A.privacy B.space C.timeHaving theirown35,the familyis gettingtheir lifeback ontrack.第二节（共小题;每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或

101.5151括号内单词的正确形式The ZenghouyiChimes arean enormousmusical instrumentdating fromChinas WarringStatesPeriod.This setof chimesis36particular large.Its frameis

7.48metres longand

2.65metres highwith65bells37suspend fromit.One characteristicthat setsthese chimesapart fromothers isthat theycan playnot onlythe fivetonescale,but alsothe seventonescale.Their uniqueoval design38mean thateachbell canproduce twodifferent tones39depend onwhere itis struck.This wasagroundbreaking40discover forthe studyof ancientChinese musicbecause beforetheappearance ofthis instrument,people thoughtthat Greecewas41the seventonescale firstappeared.The ZenghouyiChimes havebeen playedthree times42the setwas unearthed.The firsttimewasinWuhan,the yearit wasdiscovered.The secondwas atthe NationalMuseum ofChina inBeijingin1979to memoratethe30th anniversaryofthefounding ofour country.The third43record in1997,which wasthen editedinto aperformance ofsymphonic music44mark thereturn ofHongKong toChina.The ZenghouyiChimes are45genuine miraclenot onlybecause theyinform usaboutthe ritualsand musicof ancientChina,but alsobecause theydemonstrate thehighest levelof bronze第四部分写作共两小节，满分分第一节应用文写作满分分casting techniques.3515假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你和你校交换生准备联合参加学校组织的校园文创设计

46.Jim大赛请给发邮件，内容包括分享你的创意；Campus Culturaland CreativeDesign petition,Jim

1.询问的建议注意.词数左右；.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数

2.Jim11002Dear Jim,Yours,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

47.The sunwas settingover Springdale,casting shadowsacross thebusy munitycenter.A groupofteenagers,the membersoftheSpringdale Youthmittee,gathered ata table.They lookeddetermined andworried.Among themwas Emily,a smartbut oftenunnoticed girlwho loveshelping others.For weeksthey hadbeen organizinga fundraisingevent forthe localhomeless shelter,astheshelterstruggled toassist theincreasing numberof individualsseeking help.The bigday wasone weekaway,andeverything wasset——until theydiscovered anothergroup hada similarcharity eventonthesame day.This coulddivide thepeople whomight eand thedonations theyhoped toget.」“We cantchangethe date nowsaid Tom,a seniormember,his voicefilled withfrustration.“Wevealready sentout invitations,and theplace isbooked.Emily listenedquietly tothe discussion.She knewchangingthedatewasnt possible,but shealso realizedpeting withanother worthycause couldhurt bothsides.After themeeting endedwithout asolution,Emily decidedto takeaction.She spentthenextdaylooking intowaystowork withthe othergroup,hoping tofind away thatwould helpboth thehomelessshelter andthe othercause.The nextday,she cametothemittee witha suggestion.What ifwe joinour events”she asked.“Wecould shareresources,work togetheron promoting,and mostimportantly,make sureboth causesaresupported bythe munity.”The memberslooked ateach other,some doubtful,others interested.Thats agreat idea,Emily,buthow willwe getthem toagree Laura,another member,asked.Emily hadalready thoughtthis through.Fil talkto theirorganizer andshow themthe benefitsofajoint event.She knewthe pathahead wouldbe注意challenging,but shewas determinedto makeit happenfor Springdaleand itspeople.续写词数应为左右；

1.150请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答

2.Para1The mitteeagreed tolet Emilylead thiseffort.Para2After daysof negotiation,Emily finallygot apositive reply.。