江西省宜春市上高二中2024-2025学年高二上学期11月月考试题 英语 试卷

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National Poetry Competition 2024
Run by the Poetry Society, as one of the world's most celebrated prizes for a single
unpublished poem, the 2024National Poetry Competition is now open for entries( 参赛作品)and
closes on 1st December.
Work from poets at every stage of their writing careers is welcome, and the judges read all
entries but only know the identity of the winner after making their final decision.
The National Poetry Competition offers winners a first prize of £5,000， a second prize of£
2,000， a third prize of £ 1,000 and honorable mentions of £ 500 each. The top three winners are
also published in The Poetry Society's journal The Poetry. Review.
Entry requirements: The competition is open to all writers worldwide aged 18 +. Poems
must be no longer than 40 lines in length excluding title, must be the entrant's own work and not
have been previously published. Full rules can be found here.
Entry fees: The first poem submitted( 递 交 )£8 ，subsequent( 随后的)poems in the same
submission cost £ 5 each. Poetry Society members ( including those joining at time of
submission ) get one additional poem free.
Rules: General
*The competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over at the time of entering. International
entries are welcome.
*The closing date of the competition is midnight,1st December 2024.
* There is no limit on the number of entries a single entrant can make.
* Entries will not be returned, so please keep a copy.
*Online entries made via the website will receive automatic confirmation at the time of
submission.
1.How much should a Poetry Society member pay for three entries?
A.£5. B.£8. C.£13. D.£ 20.
2.What can we learn about the competition?
A. It is intended for professional poets,
B. The competitors should be local residents.
C. All award-winning works will be published.
D. There is no limit on the entries one can submit.
3. Which entry meets the requirement?
A. A co-authored poem. B. A poem of less than 40 lines.
C. A poem written by a 14-year-old boy. D. A poem handed in at the end of December.
B
In my 4 years of graduate school, I-like many Ph. D.students-have become well familiar with
various sources of stress, such as pressure from deadlines, backaches from desk work, and
rejection from professors and journals. I couldn't feel the appeal from the campus life and seldom
saw content looks from the professors.
For the first year and a half, I tried to manage the stress by following the traditional wisdom:
get some exercise, get enough sleep, and maintain a healthy work-life balance. But this only helps
during the least stressful times.
I'm a lifelong novelty seeker. This hasn't always served me well. But in my second year of
graduate school, it came to my rescue. The pressure to pass my qualifying exam was mounting, I
was wired with nervous energy, and I needed some kind of release. So, I invited one of my fellow
graduate students to come swimming with me--in a river, in the middle of winter, by jumping off a
cliff.
The moment I jumped into the water, I immediately felt a surge of energy and fear. When I
surfaced(浮出水面)，I was totally energized. My brain was temporarily rewired. I felt capable of
anything. For the rest of the day, I felt calm and attentive.
And so it became our weekly routine. Throughout the winter more students joined in, and
even a professor. Although the energizing rush of adrenaline( 肾上腺素)was the initial draw, I
found it had other unexpected benefits, too. I noticed I was approaching my work with a calmer
state of mind and taking the failures easier. I also valued the company and the weekly escape from
the lab.
The seasons changed and the water was no longer cold, but the stresses of graduate school
remained. I began to explore other types of activities that would produce the effects I had felt from
the cold winter swims.
4. How was the author's graduate school life?
A. Struggling. B. Appealing. C.Satisfying. D.Pamiliar.
5. Why did the author go swimming in winter?
A. To reduce stress. B. To get exercise.
C.To develop a hobby. D.To accompany classmates.
6. How did the author find winter swimming?
A. Unusual and inspiring. B. Beneficial and exciting.
C. Difficult but popular. D. Time-wasting but healthy.
7.What spirit can we learn from the author?
A. Never giving in to failure. B. Cooperating with others.
C. Being active and brave. D. Being helpful and hard-working.
C
Kids today have access to a whole range of technology that their parents couldn't have even
dreamed would ever exist. They've become skilled in using smartphones far quicker than us older
generations and have easily taken to the “Hey, Google", commands of today's speakers.
But it seems that their understanding of some “old" technology is not so comprehensive. A
new study, conducted by Explore Learning, presented a group of 10-year-old schoolchildren with
pictures of classroom items that were commonplace in their parents’ generation.
More than two thirds had no idea what the overhead projector was called, while 72% couldn't
guess what it was even used for. Guessing at its purpose, they threw out ideas like "eye machine"
and“walkie talkie", with some saying it might be used “at the dentist" or “for experimenting".
The confusion continued when they were presented with an old boombox( 音箱)radio. One
child shouted, "Imagine if you had this boombox and you were just carrying it around all day
listening to music! That would be, like. .. harder!" Another excitedly called out to the old radio,
“Hey Google, play Roar by Katy Perry."
Commenting on the research, Amandeep Sanghera,Head of Maths and English at Explore
Learning, said, our “ Back to School Rewind" survey has uncovered a fascinating 一and often
hilarious
一generational gap. It's remarkable to see just how quickly classroom technology
develops. Items that were everyday essentials(必需品) for parents have become mysterious relics
to their children in just two or three decades.
“This old-school tech might be gathering dust in the cupboard now, but it really shows how
quickly things can change in our classrooms. It's not just chalk that confuse today's tech-savvy( 精
通科技的)kids-even the overhead projector is now a puzzling thing from the past!"
"While it's amusing to see children puzzle over these outdated technologics, it's also a
reminder of the incredible opportunities modern tech offers in classrooms," Amandeep Sanghera
added.
8.What is the aim of paragraph 1?
A. To offer the background knowledge. B. To prove children's high intelligence.
C. To bring up the topic of the passage. D.To encourage and attract more readers.
9.How might the kids react to the school tech their parents used?
A. Uninterested. B. Puzzled. C. Disappointed. D. Proud.
10.What does the underlined word “hilarious"in paragraph 5 probably mean?
A. Rare. B. Lasting. C.Abnormal. D. Funny.
11. What did the survey show?
A. The wide use of advanced technology.
B. The different ideas of kids and parents.
C. The kids' interest in advanced technology.
D. The rapid development of classroom technology.
D
Known by early Europeans as the“Camelopard"，giraffes(长颈鹿)came into Earth's natural
order since the 18th century, when French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson coined the species
Giraffa. But, despite having been long studied both in conservation and the wild, there has been no
concrete(具体的)explanation as to why their necks are so long 一at least until now.
Now, scientists have built on a theory proposed by legendary naturalist Sir Charles Darwin,
suggesting that female giraffes were behind characteristics that gave way to the extraordinary neck
growth. Sir Charles used his “survival of the fittest” theory to explain their height as a vehicle
through which they could reach the highest leaves on a tree and literally come out on top in the
competition for resources.
US scientists found that female giraffes tended to have longer necks than the male ones,
which they have put down to increased nutritional( 营养的)demand from pregnancy and their
needs to give milk to their young. Those demands ， researchers believe, drove the development
of the entire species.
Douglas Cavener, a professor of biology at Pennsylvania State University , said giraffe
development is driven by “almost always pregnant" adult females. He said: Giraffes are particular
about their food. They eat the leaves of only a few tree species, and longer necks allow them to
reach deeper into the trees to get the leaves no one else can.
"Once females reach four or five years of age, they are almost always pregnant and always
giving their young milk. So we think the increased nutritional demands of females drove the
development of giraffes' long necks."
Females would need longer necks to reach deeper into treetops 一where the most nutritional
leaves can be found 一Professor Cavener added. The scientists also made a second observation,
finding that female and male giraffes tend to stand differently, and they suggested this may have a
specific purpose.
12.What might be Sir Charles’statement about giraffes’ height?
A. It is a helpful tool. B. It accounts for their long neck.
C.It shows their position in nature. D. It can explain their health condition.
13.What contributes to giraffes’typical characteristic?
A.Male giraffes’body structure. B. The attack from larger animals.
C. The decrease of trees on the earth. D.Female giraffes’ nutritional demand.
14. Which word can be used to describe giraffes’eating habits?
A. Unbalanced. B.Picky. C.Strange. D. Simple.
15.What can be a suitable title for the passage?
A. The Typical Characteristics of Giraffes. B.A Theory Proposed by Charles Darwin
C. The Mystery behind Giraffes’Long Necks. D. The Importance of Female Giraffes’Height
第二节(共5小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 12.5 分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项 。
Summer is the best time to go camping. However, your camping experience might get ruined
by the tent overheating. Let's show you how to cool a tent in the woods with no electricity.
Choose a shady spot to set up your tent. The first trick to cooling your tent is carefully
choosing your camp site. 16 Then you will know about the physical qualities of the place. Ask
questions like, is it an open space without trees around? Does nature surround it with more than
enough shades? Also, look out for areas with enough wind.
Tent material matters a lot. Please don't buy a tent just because it looks pretty. Instead, pay
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