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2024年湖北云学名校联盟高二年级11月联考英语试卷考试时间：2024年11月14日8:00-10:00时长：120分钟分值：150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.

5分）听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A．£19.15.B．£9.18.C．£9.15.答案

是C.1．Whenwillthewomanprobablyseethedoctortomorrow?A．At9:30am.B．At10:30am.C．At11:10am.2．Howdidthemanreachherethistimeintheend?A

．Bycar.B．Bybus.C．Bybike.3．Whatdoesthemanmean?A．Billwillfinishthepapersoon.B．Billisnotgoingtowritethepaper.C．Billseldomcompleteshisworkearly.4．Wha

tisthewomangoingtodofirst?A．Sendthee-mail.B．Fixthecomputer.C．Gototheclub.5．Whowanttogoonholiday?A．BobandTom.B．Bobandhisdad.C．

Bobandhismom.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间

。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6．Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?A．Alibrarian.B．Aprogrammer.C．Ateacher.7．Whatinformationdoesthemanlookfor?A．Somespe

cialinformationoncomputers.B．Somegeneralinformationoncomputers.C．Someparticularinformationonmagazines.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．W

hydidthemanfailtoreservearoom?A．Thereweretoomanypeopleduetothefestival.B．Thepricesofthehotelsweretoohigh.C．Thehotelsrefusedhisreq

uest.9．Howdidthemansolvetheproblemintheend?A．Hewenttoanotherhotel.B．Hetraveledtoanotherplace.C．Hewenttoacolleague’shome.听

第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Whydoesthewomancometothecafe?A．Shecameforaparty.B．Shecameforacoffee.C．Shecamefora

meeting.11．Whoisthewomanlookingfor?A．Amanwearingablacksuitandaredtie.B．Amantogetherwithhiswifeandson.C．Amanwearingabrownsuitan

datie.12．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Waiterandcustomer.B．Bossandsecretary.C．Businesspartners.听第9段材料，回答第1

3至16题。13．Whoisgoingtoseethemoviewiththegirl?A．Herdad.B．Herfriend.C．Hermom.14．WhatdoesthegirlhavetodoonW

ednesday?A．Practicethepiano.B．Pickupherroom.C．Helpherparentscleanthegarage.15．Whichmovieshowingisthegirlgoingtosee?A．5:00pm

.B．7:00pm.C．9:00pm.16．Whatwillthemandoforthegirl?A．He’llbuymovieticketsforher.B．He’lldrivehertothemovietheatre.C．He’llhelpherc

leanthegarage.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whendidthejazzconcertbeheld?A．LastMonday.B．LastWednesday.C．LastFriday.18．Howmanyt

imesdidthespeakersuccessfullygettothetheatre?A．Twice.B．Threetimes.C．Fourtimes.19．WhichtransportdidthespeakerchooseonFrid

ay?A．Motorbike.B．Taxi.C．Train.20．Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofherexperience?A．Shefeltconfused.B．Shefeltlucky.C．Shefeltupset.第二部分阅读理

解（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，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。AThefirstadventurenovelthatyoueverreadisunforgettable:aft

erall,weallrememberthefirsttimeourimaginationswerelitbywhispersofburiedtreasure,lostworlds,anddistantland.Luckily,we’vemadetheactoffindingactioneas

yforyou!Wehave4ofthebestadventurebooksforyou,rangingfromfantasticjourneysoverlandtotalesonthesea.LifeofPibyYannMartelPiscin

ePatel,nicknamed（起绰号）Pi,relatesthestoryofhowhelivedonasmalllifeboatwithaspotteddog,azebra,andatigerfor227days.This

inspiringbookhasbeensoldmorethantenmillioncopiesworldwideandhasbeenadaptedintoaHollywoodmovie.RaptorRedbyRobertT.BakkerUnlikea

nyotherbookoutthere,RaptorRedistoldentirelyfromthethird-personpointofviewofRaptorRed.RobertT.Bakker,the

author,expertlydrawsuponheartfeltresearchabouttheCretaceousPeriod（白垩纪）tobringaprehistoricEarthtolifeasRaptorRedstrugglestosurviveinadinosau

r-eat-dinosaurworld.Eat,Pray,LovebyElizabethGilbertOneofthemostfamousandcelebratedEnglishnovelsinhistoryhappenstobeac

ooladventurestory.Theinternationalbestsellerthat’sbeenadaptedintoafilmstarringJuliaRoberts,Eat,Pray,Loveisthetruestoryofonewoman’ssearchfortruth.Asit

sohappens,thatexplorationtakesherallovertheworld,fromIndiatoIndonesia.TheBooksofEarthseabyUrsulaK.LeGuin

Regardedbymanyasoneofthemostinfluentialseriesinfantasy,Earthseaisalsoanadventurethattakesreadersacrossthemountainsandpl

ainsofEarthsea.AWizardofEarthseaisthefirstbookpublishedintheseries,introducingustoGed,ayoungboywhowillbecomewizard.21．W

hichbookcanyouchooseifyouareintoprehistoricworld?A．LifeofPiB．RaptorRedC．Eat,Pray,LoveD．TheBooksofEarthsea22．Wha

tdoLifeofPiandEat,Pray,Lovehaveincommon?A．Botharetruestories.B．Bothareshotintomovies.C．Bothareadventuresonthesea.D．Botharewritteninthirdperson.23．Whe

reisthearticleprobablyfrom?A．Amagazine.B．Acomicbook.C．Asciencebook.D．Atravelbrochure.BSingerKatherineGoforthisus

inghervoicetodeliverjoyandshinealightonthetalentsofpeoplelikeherselfwhoare“transgenderartists”.Herpopularityinmusichasearnedthe

33-year-oldtheTrueVoiceAwardhostedbytheWashingtonNationalOpera（WNO）.ItwascreatedtosupportandupliftoperasingerswhomaysharesomespecialtraitsjustlikeKa

therineGoforth,whoisatenor（男高音）.Growingupsurroundedbymusic,KatherineGoforthoweshersuccesstoherfather.Goforth’sfatherisamusicianandaformerhighsc

hoolbandteacher,whoenjoyshighpopularityinstudentsaswellastheirparents.“Musicbecameatoolformetofitin,togettoknowpeople,”shetoldBostonPublicRadio.As

agraduateoftherespectfulJuilliardSchoolinNewYork,Goforthhasalsoattendedmanyothertopperformingartsprograms,includingtheFranz

SchubertInstituteinAustria,andperformedallovertheworld.TheWNOlaunchedtheTrueVoiceAwardtopromoteinclusi

venessinopera,whichtraditionallydefinesasinger’sgenderbythesoundoftheirvoiceratherthantheiridentity.Goforthisatenor,which

istypicallyamalevocalcategory,butsheperformsfemalerolesinoperas.SheiscurrentlybasedinPortland,Oregon,andperformsasasol

oistinthePacificNorthwestregion.Goforthrecentlyperformedatarecital（音乐独奏会）heldinherhonorattheKennedyCenterinWashington.DC,hometotheWNO.Inanin

terviewwiththesiteBroadwayWorld,shesaidoftheaward,“Wehavetoimaginethefutureswewanttolivein,andtheartwemakecanbeone

wayofdoingthat.”Justasthesayinggoes,wecan’tjudgeabookbyitscover.Itisthosebraveandcreativepeoplewhocanoffe

rusaglimpseintoadiversesociety.24．WhatcanbeknownaboutGoforthaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Goforthwinsvariousawardsintheworld

.B．Goforthisoneofthebestsingersworldwide.C．Goforthisauniqueartistinthesingingfield.D．Goforth’stalentcanundou

btedlyupliftpeople.25．WhydoestheauthormentionGoforth’sfather?A．TopromoteGoforth’spopularity.B．Tointroduceh

erfathertoreaders.C．Topraiseherfatherforhisachievements.D．ToexplainonereasonforGoforth’ssuccess.26．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGoforth?A．

Remarkableandcreative.B．Kindandpersistent.C．Optimisticanddemanding.D．Unbeatableandgenerous.27．WhatcanbelearnedfromGoforth’swordsinthelast

paragraph?A．Artisusedtoimproveourimagination.B．Arthelpsusgetridofwhatwedon’tlike.C．Artcanmakeuslivewhateverlifewewant.D．Artservesasagoodway

ofshapingourlife.CMathsphobia（恐怖症）isolderthanyoumightthink.Ahundredyearsago,GermanphysicistFelixAuerbach,disappointedatthephenomenon

andhopingtofindwaystoaddressit,wrotealittlebookcalledTheFearofMathematicsandHowtoOvercomeIt.Maths,hesaid,hassomuchtocontributetosocietythataddressing

thisfearisachallengeofthehighestimportance.Whydowefearmathematics?Atheart,saysAuerbach,itcomesdowntoafundamentalmisunderstandingofwhatmathsis.Thefear

ofmessingupacalculationmaybereal,butthefactthattherearemanyexcellentmathematicianswhoareterribleatarithmeticprovesthat

numeracyandmathematicsaren’tthesamething.Weunderstandthisaboutwritingliterature.Theartofcreatinganappealingnarrativeinbeautifu

lprose（散文）isdifferentfromthetechnicalskillofgettingthespellingandpunctuationright.Thesameistruewithmaths.Itisn’tmerecalcula

tion.What,then,ismathematics?Auerbachsaysitisthreethings:ascience,alanguageandanart.Actually,partoftheissueisthatwearestucki

nthefirstbox.Theincredibleapplicationofmathsinthesciencesandengineeringhasmeantthatitispossible,thoughundesirabl

e,toteachitonlywiththisapplicationinmind.Afocusmerelyontechnicalskillsmissesthejoyandexcitementthatcancomefromfindingpatterns

andunderstandingthem,fromseeingthetruebeautyofmathematics.Thatbeautyliesinwonderfullyelegantthinkingthatallowsustounderstandtheinfini

te,explorethegreatsymmetries（对称）ofartandnature,anddelightintheperfectionofanabstractworldofideas.Asala

nguage,whatsetsmathsapartistheuniversalityofitstruths—youcanbecomefluentwhereveryouarefrom.AsAuerbachmemor

ablyputsit,youcannotdo“GermanmathematicswithaJapaneseaccent”.Butitisthecaseformathsasanartthatisclosesttomyheart.Inresea

rchingmybookOnceUponaPrime,aboutthebeautifulconnectionsbetweenmathematicsandliterature,Ihavefoundmanyex

amplesofmathematiciansandpoetspraisingeachother’sdisciplines.Thisisnosurprise,asmathematicsis,saysAuerbach,“withoutexception,apoeticart”.I

fwecanbeshownthebeautyofmathematics,wewillforgettobeafraidofthetechnicaldetailssupportingit.28．WhatcanbeinferredfromPar

agraph1?A．Mathphobialiesinthefearofcalculation.B．PeoplescaredofmathmadeAuerbachupset.C．Tacklingmathanxietyischallengingbutrewarding.

D．Auerbach’sbookservesasacure-allformathphobia.29．HowdoestheauthordevelopParagraph2?A．Bygivingadefinition.B．Bymakingacomparison.C．Byillustr

atinganopinion.D．Bypresentingaphenomenon.30．WhichofthefollowingmightFelixAuerbachagreewith?A．Mathisausefu

ltooltoexploretheunknownworld.B．Mathteachingonlyneedstocenteronitsapplication.C．Thecharmofmathcanhelpreducethemathanxiety.D．Focusontechnicalski

llsmakespeoplemoreanxious.31．Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toanalyzemathphobia’scauses.B．Toexploremathphobia’ssolution.C

．Toillustratetheessenceofmathphobia.D．Toclarifythecomplexityofmathphobia.DThisyear’sNobelPrizeinchemistryhonor

edareal-worldexampleofhowAIishelpinghumanstodaywithastonishingdiscoveriesinproteinstructurethathavefar-reachingapp

lications.Thisisadevelopmentworthsavoring.Proteinsarebiology’sleadactors.AstheNobelcommitteepointedout,proteins“controlanddriveallthechemicalre

actionsthattogetherarethebasisoflife.”Inthehumanbody,theyarenecessaryforthestructure,functionandregulationoftissuesandorgans.Attheendofthe195

0s,UniversityofCambridgeresearchersJohnKendrewandMaxPerutzsuccessfullyusedamethodcalledX-raycrystallographytoproducethefirst3Dmode

lsofproteins.Inthefollowinghalf-century,thesearchfordocumentingproteinstructuresremainedlaborious.Thisyear’sN

obelPrizeinchemistrywenttothreescientistswhorevolutionizedthefield.DavidBakeroftheUniversityofWashingtonbuiltentirelynewkindsofpr

oteins.DemisHassabisandJohnJumperofDeepMind,aBritain-basedfirmthatispartofAlphabet,Google’sparentcompany,develo

pedanAIandmachinelearningmodelthatcanpredictthestructureofproteins,decoding（解码）theaminoacids（氨基酸）thatmakeupeach.Themodel,AlphaFold,

candoinminuteswhatoncetookyearstoovercome.AlphaFoldtakesadvantageofneuralnetworksthatcanlocatepatternsinenormousamountsofdata.Thesys

temwastrainedonthevastinformationinthedatabasesofallknownproteinstructuresandaminoacidsequences.AlphaFoldhaspredictedmorethan200millionprotei

nstructures,ornearlyallcatalogedproteinsknowntoscience.Todesignnewdrugsandvaccines,scientistsneedtoknowhowaproteinlooksorbehaves.TheAlphaFoldre

sultisjustaprediction—avisualrepresentationofaprotein’sexpectedstructure—butsuchpredictionscanacceleratebiome

dicalresearch.AnyonewhohasusedChatGPTknowsthatAIisnotalwayscorrect.ButAIwillonlygetbetterovertime.Already,theAlphaFo

ldeffortisexpandingtocreateaccuratevisualizationsofhowproteinsinteractwithotherbiomedicalstructures.Fornow,AlphaFoldshowsthatAIcansuperchargeexistin

gknowledgetobenefitmankind.Andtherewillbemoretocome.32．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“laborious”inParagraph2mean?A．Aimless.B．Productive.C．E

nergy-consuming.D．Thought-provoking.33．WhatcanwelearnaboutAlphaFold?A．Itmakesuseofanythingbutthepriorinformation.B．Itspredictioncancontri

butetobiomedicalresearch.C．ItiscollectiveeffortsofthreescientistsofDeepMind.D．Itspredictionshowsproteinstr

ucturesmulti-dimensionally.34．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheAIinbiology?A．Cautious.B．Doubtful.C．Dismi

ssive.D．Approving.35．Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AI:aBoosterofProteinResearch.B．Protein:theBuilderofHumanL

ife.C．AlphaFold:theDecoderofProteinStructure.D．NobelPrize:aRecorderofProteinDevelopment.第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读短文，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。Theearlyteenyearsservedasthestartofhighschool,adolescence,andgrowingup.Usually,youngteenagersmaybeuncertaina

bouthowtolivetheirearlyteenssmoothlyaswellaspleasantly,whichcausedsometoughsituationsforthem.36However,stayinghealthyalwaystopseverything.R

eadthispassagetoknowhowtomakeit.Attainplentifulsleep.Yoursleepwilldecreasesharplyduetomoreassignmentscausedbythefrighteningjump

fromjuniorhighschooltoseniorone.Nevertheless,justasweknow,itisundoubtedlycrucialforustogetenoughsleepinordertoperf

ormwellduringtheday.37Consumehealthyfood.Gotothestoreandchoosehealthyfruitsandvegetables.Ifyou’rebuyingpackagedfood,checkthenutr

itionfactsonthebacksidetoseeifithasalotofaddedsugars,sodium,ortransfats.Eatabalanceddietconsistingofvegetables,fruits,protein,grai

ns,anddairyeveryday.38Ifyouareaddictedtoitforalongtime,youwillbetakenabackbytheharmfulinfluenceitcan

bring.Workoutregularly.Exerciseeverydayandmaintainaroutine.39Butit’snecessaryforyoutofigureoutsomefunwaystoexerciseifyouaretrappedinthedilemma

.Dancing,playingasport,jumproping,andplayingoutdoorgamesaregreatwaystoexercisewhileenjoyingtheexperience.Evengoingonalongwa

lktothemallwithfriendscountsasexercise.Aslongasyourheartrateincreasesandyou’reexertingyourself,you’reexer

cising!40Theteenyearsarearockyroadformany,asyouarediscoveringyourselfandmovingonfrombeingakid.Teensdealwithallsortsofpressuresandstressesint

heirschoollifeandpersonallife.So,itisimportantthatyoutakecareofyourmentalhealthaswellasyourphysicalhealth.Duringthet

eenageyears,itisnotuncommontoexperiencesomementalhealthissues.Ifyouareexperiencingsomeofthesesymptoms,considerta

lkingtoaschoolcounselororatherapist.A．Dealwithpressures.B．Staymentallyhealthy.C．Yourbodyusessleepasachancetorefreshitself.D．Dorem

ember:plentifulsleepguaranteesfullmarks.E．Anunhealthysnackfromtimetotimeisacceptable.F．Youmayfinditdulltodothesamethingrepeatedly.G．Actually,we

’reblessedwithmanymeansofaddressingtheissue.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Inasmallv

illageatthefootofatoweringmountainlivedayoungwomannamedMaya.Shehadalwaysbeenfascinatedbythemountain’smajesticbeautyandoften41reachingitss

ummit.Oneday,Mayadecidedtomakeherdreamareality.Shepackedasmallbagwith42andsetoff.Assheclimbed,thepathb

ecamesteeper.Rockstumbledunderherfeet,andthecoldwindbitathercheeks,butMaya43.Halfwayupthemountain,May

aencounteredagroupof44climbersdescending.“Turnback,”they45.“Theclimbistoodifficult,andtheweatherisworsening.It’sn

otworththerisk.”Foramoment,46creptintoMaya’smind.Shefelt47ifshecouldcontinue.Butthen,Mayarememberedheroriginal48.Shewan

tedtoprovethatshewascapableofachievingherdreams,nomatterhowdifficultthejourneywas.With49determination,shethankedtheregularclim

bersbutcontinued.Assheclimbedhigher,theairgrewthinner,andeverystepbecamea（n）50.Maya’smusclesachedandshe51hard,butshedidn’t

giveup.Sheknewthateachstepforward,nomatterhowsmall,broughtherclosertohergoal.52,afterhoursofeffort,Mayareachedthesummit.Theviewtherewasmorebreathtak

ingthanshehadeverimagined.Inthatmoment,Mayarealizedthatthejourneywasnotjustaboutreachingthetop;itwasabout53he

rownstrengthandresilience.Fromthatdayforward,Mayaneverdoubtedherselfagain.She54eachnewchallengewiththesamedeterminationandcourage,knowin

gthatshehadthestrengthtoclimbanymountain,bothintheworldand55herself.41．A．searchedforB．dreamedaboutC．thoughtaboutD．depa

rtedfor42．A．essentialsB．instrumentsC．collectionsD．possessions43．A．settleddownB．trippedoverC．pressedonD．gaveup44．A．impressiveB．adventurousC．i

njuredD．seasoned45．A．warnedB．persuadedC．admittedD．declared46．A．annoyanceB．disappointmentC．doubtD．horror47．A．unresolvedB．uns

ureC．secureD．predictable48．A．intentionB．assumptionC．fantasyD．inference49．A．repeatedB．renewedC．revisedD．reversed50．A．dilemmaB．optio

nC．struggleD．disaster51．A．laughedB．shoutedC．liftedD．breathed52．A．SlowlyB．EventuallyC．SurprisinglyD．Eager

ly53．A．definingB．measuringC．unfoldingD．discovering54．A．facedB．posedC．launchedD．resolved55．A．beyondB．outsideC．aroundD．within第二

节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheGiantPandaNationalParkspanstheprovincesofSichuan,ShaanxiandGansu.Withat

otalareaofover21,000squarekilometersand72.07percentforest56（cover）,itishometomorethan72percentofthec

ountry’swildpandapopulation.As57majormilestoneinChina’sconservationefforts,theparkwasestablished58partofapilotprog

ramin2017andofficiallyappointedtobeoneofthefirstfivenationalparksin2021.59（preserve）thesurvivalofwildpandas,thep

arkisdividedintocoreprotectionareas,60humanactivitiesarestrictlyforbidden,61generalcontrolareas,inwhichact

ivitiesarelimited.Theseprotectivemeasureshavecreatedathrivingenvironmentforbothanimalsandplants.Inrecentyears,infrared（红外线的）

camerasinvariousregionsoftheparkhavecapturedfrequentsightingsofwildpandas,62（indicate）asteadyincreaseintheirnumbers.Int

heMianzhuareaoftheparkinSichuan,forexample,wildpandas63（record）everyyearsince2019,emphasizingtheeffectivene

ssofconservationeffortsandtheresultingpopulationgrowthofthespecies.Theparkhasconnectedmany64（isolate）nature

reservesand13individualgiantpandapopulationsinthepast,whichmeansthattheisolationbarrierhasbeenremovedandgiantpandasca

nvisittheirfriends.Theparksymbolizesahopefulfutureforgiantpandasandshowcasesthecommitmenttosafeguarding65（China）natural

heritageforgenerationstocome.第四部分写作（共两节：满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假如你是李华，你校上周刚举办了为期两天的秋季运动会，作为学校英文报SportsandFitness栏目的编辑，请你给校英文报投稿，报道本次活动。内容包括：1．运

动会的概况；2．运动会的亮点；3．运动会的意义。注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。TheSportsMeet______________________________________________________________________

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_________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节（满分25分）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。AsachildgrowingupinChina,IwasalwaysfascinatedbyKunqu,atraditionalChineseoperaoriginatedintheMingDynasty,alsolist

edastheworld’sintangibleculturalheritage.Iwouldoftenwatchthetraditionalperformanceswithawe,enchantedbythegraceandeleganceoftheperformersonstage.Tho

ughIlovedKunqu,IneverthoughtIcouldlearnit,believingitwassomethingonlythemosttalentedandexperiencedcouldmaster.However,oneday,myfriend

sinvitedmetoattendagrandKunquperformanceinSuzhou,China,whichreallymademefeelanurgetotakeonthechallengeandlearnit.However,myjourney

learningKunquwasnoteasy.Ihadtolearnthebasicsoftheancientartform,fromthecomplextechniquesusedtocreatetheuniquevocalstyletothecomplexhandgesturesthat

addedasenseofeleganceandgracetothemovements.Itwasnotjustamatterofphysicaltraining;Ineededtounderstandtherichhistoryandculturalsi

gnificancethatKunqurepresented.MyfirstfewlessonswereroughandIfoundmyselfstrugglingtokeepupwiththepaceoftheclass.I

wasdisappointedthatIcouldn’tmatchtheotherclassmates’skilllevel,andIfoundmyselffeelingdiscouraged.However,withcount

lesseffortsanddedication,Igraduallysawimprovements.Myvoicebecamestrongerandmoreexpressive,andmygesturesflowedm

orenaturally.Iwasfascinatedbythesubtledifferencesofthestyle,andbegantodevelopadeeperappreciationforthebeautyofKunqu.AsIspentm

oretimeimmersedintheworldofKunqu,Ibegantoappreciatethedepthofknowledgethatwentintoeachperformance.Everythingfromthebeautifulmakeupandcostum

estotheprops（道具）andmusicwascarefullychosentoconveyaparticularmoodortheme.Istudiedtheclassicaltextsthatformedt

hebasisoftheKunquopera,fromtheSongofthePipaPlayertoThePeonyPavilion,workinghardtounderstandthedistinctionof

languageandmeaningwithineachwork.注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Soon,Ibegantoperforminsmallshowswithmyfellowclassmates.__________

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____________________________________________________However,asmyreputationgrew,Idesperatelydesiredtoshareitwithmorepeople.

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____________________________________________________2024年湖北云学名校联盟高二年级11月联考英语试卷评分细则听力1-5CBCBA6-10ABACC11-15AABAA16-20BCABC阅读理解21

-25BBACD26-30ADCBC31-35BCBDA36-40GCEFB完形填空41-45BACDA46-50CBABC51-55DBDAD语法填空56．coverage57．a58．as59．Topreserve60．where

61．and62．indicating63．havebeenrecorded64．isolated65．China’s【评分细则】56-65．按原答案给分。应用文写作TheSportsMeetTheannualschoolsportsmeetingbeganonthe28thandclosedo

nthe29thofOctober,makingthewholeschoolplungeintoarecreational,sportingatmosphere.Onthemorningofthe28th,alltheteachersandstudents

intheirsportsweargatheredfortheopeningceremonywhereeachclassstagedacreativeandpraise-worthyperformance,whichisalong-awaitedtraditionalhighlight.Im

mediatelyafterthatcamethetrackandfieldevents,includingrelayraces,highjump,long-distancerunningandsoon.Challengingasthes

eeventswere,alltheathletesgavefullplaytotheirwillpower,showingtheirpositivesportsspiritsandenjoyingtheenthusiasticcheersfromtheaudience.Withnine

recordsbroken,thesportsmeetwasagreatsuccess.Notonlydiditwitnessstudents’passionforsports,butitalsoexhibitedtheircollaborationandteamspirit.读后续写Soon,I

begantoperforminsmallshowswithmyfellowclassmates.Wewouldgatherinalocalcommunitycenterortheater,dressing

upinourbrightlycoloredcostumesandapplyingourmakeupwithcare.Ilovedthefeelingofsteppingontothestageinfr

ontofanaudience.Everytimeweperformed,IfeltlikemywholeworldsortofmeltawayandIwascompletelyimmersingmyselfinsuchanamazingopera.Myvoicewasdelic

ateandsmooth,mymovementsandgestureselegantandfluent.Finally,mywonderfulperformancesearnedmyselfareputationasari

singstarintheKunqucommunity.WhatagreatprivilegetoshowthatIwaspartofacenturies-oldtraditionthathadentertainedviewersforgenerations!Howev

er,asmyreputationgrew,Idesperatelydesiredtoshareitwithmorepeople.Istartedtolookforopportunitiestoperforminamorepublicsetting,volunte

eringatlocalfestivalsandculturalevents.IspoketoaudiencesaboutthehistoryofKunquandwhatitmeanttomepersonally,h

opingtoinspireotherstoexploretheartformforthemselves.AsIcontinuedtospreadtheworldaboutKunqu,Ifoundthatmyeffortswerepayingoff.Moreandmorepeop

lewerebecominginterestedinthistraditionalChineseartform,andIbeganreceivinginvitationstoperformaroundtheworld.Itraveledtoci

tiesinEurope,Asia,andNorthAmerica,sharingthebeautyofKunquwithaudiencesofallagesandbackgrounds.【评分细则】读后续写注意para1最后与para2的衔接，另外要注意部分同学只注重

用语而忽视了情节，还是应该首先做到情节协同para1．着重写如何投入演出并成功成名para2．着重写如何进行进一步宣传让人们更加了解了昆曲A语篇出处：100BestAdventureBooksofAllTime|ReedsyDiscov

ery【语篇解读】主题语境：人与社会。这是一篇应用文，主要介绍4本关于冒险的书籍。21．B细节理解题。从文章第三段的“expertlydrawsuponheartfeltresearchabouttheCretaceous

Period（白垩纪）tobringaprehistoricEarthtolife”可知，这本书讲述的是史前故事，故选B。22．B细节理解题。从文章第二段“Thisinspiringbookhasbeensoldmorethantenmilli

oncopiesworldwideandhasbeenadaptedintoaHollywoodmovie.”以及第四段“Theinternationalbestsellerthat’sbeenadaptedintoafilmstarringJuliaR

oberts,”可知这两本书都被改编成了电影，故选B。23．A推理判断题。文章主要介绍四本有关冒险的书籍，所以最有可能来自杂志，故选A。B语篇出处：TheWeekJunior.June21,2024【语篇解读】主题语境：人与自我。本文是一篇记叙文。

文章主要写了歌手凯瑟琳·戈弗思正用她跨越性别的歌声传递正能量，以及她在歌唱界所取得的成就。24．C细节理解题。由第一段可知，歌手凯瑟琳·戈弗思正用她的歌声传递欢乐，并照亮像她这样“跨性别艺术家”的才华。作为一名跨性别的艺人，戈弗思

虽然是一位女歌手，但她却是唱属于男性声乐类别的男高音，所以她可以在歌唱界被称为一位独特的艺术家，故选C。25．D判断推理题。由文章第二段中“Goforth’sfatherisamusicianandaformerhighschoolbandteacher,soshegrewups

urroundedbymusic.”可知戈弗思的父亲也是一名音乐家，曾是一所高中管乐队的教师，因此她从小就在音乐的环境中成长。这是在解释戈弗思取得成功的一个原因，故选D。26．A判断推理题。本段文主要写了毕业于纽约著名的朱莉亚音乐学院的歌手瑟琳·戈弗思参加了很多国际性比赛并取得非凡成

就，通过自身的努力赢得了华盛顿国家歌剧院（WNO）颁发的首届“真实之声”奖。戈弗思是一位女歌唱家，却是一名男高音，她用实际行动促进了歌剧界的包容性，这充分表明了她的非凡和创新精神，故选A。27．D判断推理题。由最后一段戈弗思所说的话“Wehavetoimagineth

efutureswewanttolivein,andtheartwemakecanbeonewayofdoingthat.（我们必须想象我们想要生活的未来，而我们创作的艺术可以是一种实现这一目标的方式）”可知，她认为艺术可以影响我们对于未来生活的设想，故选D。C语

篇出处：NewScientist,28,9,2024.P23.【语篇解读】主题语境：人与社会。本文为议论文，主要探讨了数学恐惧症这一现象。开篇指出数学恐惧症的历史久远，通过德国物理学家FelixAuerbach一百年前对该现象的关注及著书来引入话题，强调了解决数学恐惧症

的重要性。接着分析了人们恐惧数学的原因是对数学本质的误解，指出优秀数学家可能算术不好，说明计算能力和数学不是一回事。然后阐述了数学的三个方面——科学、语言和艺术，并指出只关注数学在科学和工程中的实用性会错过其真正的美。最后强调数学作为一种语言具有真理

的普遍性，而作为艺术最能打动作者，还提到数学家和诗人相互赞美各自的学科，表明如果能展现数学之美，人们就会忘记对其技术细节的恐惧。28．C推理判断题。第一段中提到“Ahundredyearsago,Germanphysicist

FelixAuerbach,disappointedatthephenomenonandhopingtofindwaystoaddressit,wrotealittlebookcalledTheFear

ofMathematicsandHowtoOvercomeIt.Maths,hesaid,hassomuchtocontributetosocietythataddressingthisfearisachallengeofth

ehighestimportance.”这表明解决数学焦虑是一项极具重要性的挑战。同时，数学对社会有很大贡献，若能克服对数学的恐惧，就能更好地发挥数学的作用，这可以理解为一种回报，故选C。29．B写作手法题。在第二段中，作者通过将数学与文学写作进行比较来展开

论述。“Weunderstandthisaboutwritingliterature.Theartofcreatinganappealingnarrativeinbeautifulproseisdifferentfromthete

chnicalskillofgettingthespellingandpunctuationright.Thesameistruewithmaths.Itisn’tmerecalculation.”作者先阐述了在文学写作中，创造精彩叙述的艺术与正确拼写和标点的技术技能不同，然后

指出数学也是如此，不只是计算，通过这种比较的方式展开段落内容，说明人们对数学的恐惧源于对数学本质的误解，故选B。30．C细节理解题。文中提到“Ifwecanbeshownthebeautyofmathematics,wewi

llforgettobeafraidofthetechnicaldetailssupportingit.”，即展示数学之美可以让人忘记对技术细节的恐惧，也就是有助于减少数学焦虑，故选C。31．B写作意图题。文章开篇提到“Ahund

redyearsago,GermanphysicistFelixAuerbach,disappointedatthephenomenonandhopingtofindwaystoaddressit,wrotealittlebookcalledTheFearofMathemat

icsandHowtoOvercomeIt.”，表明了从一开始作者就在关注数学恐惧症的解决办法。接着作者分析了人们恐惧数学的原因，“Atheart,saysAuerbach,itcomesdowntoafundament

almisunderstandingofwhatmathsis.”，这为探索解决方案提供了基础认知。然后作者阐述了数学的本质，“Auerbachsaysitisthreethings:ascience

,alanguageandanart.”以及“Afocusexclusivelyontechnicalskillsmissesthejoyandexcitementthatcancomefromfindingpat

ternsandunderstandingthem,fromseeingthetruebeautyofmathematics.Thatbeautyliesinwonderfullyelegantthinkingt

hatallowsustounderstandtheinfinite,explorethegreatsymmetries（对称）ofartandnature,anddelightintheperfectionofanabstractworld

ofideas.”，通过对数学本质的深入理解，暗示了展示数学之美可能是解决数学恐惧症的一种途径。最后作者提到“Ifwecanbeshownthebeautyofmathematics,wewillforgettobeafraidofthetechnicaldetailssupportingi

t.”，明确指出展示数学之美可以克服恐惧,进一步体现了作者在探索数学恐惧症的解决方案。综上所述，作者的主要目的是探索数学恐惧症的解决方案，故选B。D语篇出处：TheWashingtonPost.A16．October12,2024【语篇

解读】主题语境：人与社会。本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了2024年诺贝尔化学奖表彰了利用AI在蛋白质结构研究方面的成果。32．C词义猜测题。根据第二段内容，在20世纪50年代末，研究人员用X射线晶体学产生了第一批蛋白质的3D模型，

之后的半个世纪里，记录蛋白质结构的研究仍然是“laborious”。再结合第三段“Themodel,AlphaFold,candoinminuteswhatoncetookyearstoovercome.”可知，早期研究困难，虽有方法但进展艰难，所以这里labor

ious意思是“费力的，艰难的”，与energy-consuming“耗费精力的”意思相近。aimless意为“没有目标的”；productive意为“富有成效的”，thought-provoking意为“引人深思的”均不符合语

境，故选C。33．B细节理解题。根据第四段“Todesignnewdrugsandvaccines,scientistsneedtoknowhowaproteinlooksorbehaves.TheAlphaFoldresultisjustapr

ediction—avisualrepresentationofaprotein’sexpectedstructure—butsuchpredictionscanacceleratebiomedicalresearch.”可知，AlphaFold的预测有助于生物医

学的研究，故选B。34．D推理判断题。根据最后一段“ButAIwillonlygetbetterovertime.”以及“Fornow,AlphaFoldshowsthatAIcansuperchargeexistingknowledgetobenefitmankind.

Andtherewillbemoretocome.”可知，作者认为AlphaFold在扩展应用，AI可以促进现有知识为人类造福，并且会越来越好，所以作者对生物学中的AI是持赞成态度的，故选D。cautious意为“谨慎的”；doubtful意为“怀疑的”；dismissive意

为“轻视的”，均不符合。故选D。35．A主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了AI在蛋白质结构研究方面的贡献，包括AlphaFold模型的作用等，强调了AI对蛋白质研究的推动作用，A选项译为“人工智能：蛋白质研究的推动者”符合主旨。B选项“蛋白质：人类生

命的构建者”，只强调了蛋白质本身的重要性，没有突出AI的作用；C选项“AlphaFold：蛋白质结构的破译者”，只强调了AlphaFold，没有涵盖文章整体对AI在蛋白质研究方面的阐述；D选项“诺贝尔奖：蛋白质发展的记录者”，

重点错误，文章重点是AI对蛋白质研究的推动，而不是诺贝尔奖本身，故选A。七选五语篇出处：https://www.wikihow.com/Enjoy-Your-Early-Teen-Years【语篇解读】主题语

境：人与自我。本文是一篇说明文。文章主要写了作为青少年，要想快乐而充实地度过青少年时期，保持健康始终是最重要的，并介绍了如何做到这一点。36．G考查过渡衔接句。空前主要写了青少年可能不知道如何快乐而充实地度过这一时期，而

空后却介绍了其中最重要的是要保持健康，说明本空要向如何解决这个问题过渡，故选G。37．C考查归纳总结句。本段主要写了在青少年时期保证充足睡眠的重要性，空前说了随着学业加重，充足的睡眠可以保证白天在校的良好表现，后面这一空应该进一步解释其原因，故选C。38．E考查过渡衔接句。本段主要写的

是要吃健康的事物，空后“Foryouwillbetakenabackbytheharmfulinfluenceitbroughtifyouareaddictedtoitforalongtime”说的是“因为你会对这种你长时

间上瘾的东西所带来的有害影响而感到惊讶”。这是在解释某种情况的原因，结合上下文可知，答案应选E。39．F考查细节解释句。空前主要写的是要每天坚持锻炼并形成规律，空后通过转折表明要想出一些有趣的方式来走出这种困境，F选项“Yo

umayfinditdulltodothesamethingrepeatedly”（你可能会觉得反复做同一件事情很无趣）符合上下文逻辑，故选F.40．B考查段首主题句。通过本段中“So,itisimportantthatyoutakec

areofyourmentalhealthaswellasyourphysicalhealth.”可知，本段给出的建议应该是要关注自己的身心健康，而处理一些压力只是我们可能遇到的一些问题，故干扰项A不能选，应该选B。完形填空语篇出处：https://www.sunnyskyz.com/fee

l-good-story/4380/The-Mountain-Climber【语篇解读】主题语境：人与自我。本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了一个名叫Maya的年轻女子梦想登上山顶，在攀登过程中尽管遭遇困难和他人劝阻，但她凭借坚定的决心最终成功登顶的故事。这个过程不仅让她领略到了山顶壮丽的景色，更让她

发现了自身的力量和韧性，此后她能以同样的决心和勇气面对新的挑战。41．B根据后文“Oneday,Mayadecidedtomakeherdreamareality.”可知登上山顶是她的梦想，所以这里应该是她经常“梦想”到达山顶，dreamabout符

合语境。searchfor意为“寻找”；thinkabout意为“考虑”；departfor意为“出发前往”，均不符合此处语境。42．A本句表示：她要去爬山，所以在包里装的应该是一些生活必需品。ess

entials意为“生活必需品”符合语境。instruments意为“仪器，工具”；collections意为“收集物”；possessions意为“财产，所有物”，都不太符合爬山带物品的情境。43．C本句表示“石块在她脚下翻滚，寒风刺痛着她的脸颊”，这表明了

爬山的路很艰难，后面用了but转折，说明Maya没有放弃，继续前进。pressedon意为“继续前进，坚持”符合语境。settledown意为“定居，安定下来”；tripover意为“被……绊倒”；giveup意为“放弃”，均不符合。

44．D根据下一段“shethankedtheregularclimbersbutcontinued”，可以看出他们是经常登山的人，因此这些人是有经验的登山者。seasoned有“经验丰富的”意思，符合

语境。impressive意为“令人印象深刻的”；adventurous意为“爱冒险的”；injured意为“受伤的”，都不符合语境。45．A下一句提到：因为他们觉得爬山困难且天气恶化，所以是在“警告”Maya回去，warn符合语境。persuade意

为“劝服”；admit意为“承认”；declare意为“宣布”，都不如warn符合此处要表达的意思。46．C本句表示：别人警告她回去，这让她的心里产生了“怀疑”，自己是否能继续，doubt符合语境，且与最后一段“Fromthatdayf

orward，Mayaneverdoubtedherselfagain”相照应。annoyance意为“恼怒”；disappointment意为“失望”；horror意为“恐惧”，更强调对某事的怀疑，不如doubt符合此处Maya对自己能力的怀疑。

47．B本句表示：她心里产生怀疑，所以是不确定自己是否能继续，unsure符合语境。unresolved意为“未解决的”；secure意为“安全的，有把握的”；predictable意为“可预测的”，都不

符合此处语境。48．A本句表示：她想起了自己的初衷，即登上山顶的想法，intention意为“目的，意图”符合语境。assumption意为“假设”；fantasy意为“幻想”；inference意为“推断”，都不符合语境。49．B本句表示：她在别人劝阻后又重新坚定了自己的决心。renewed有“

重新的，再次的”之意，符合语境。repeated意为“重复的”；revised意为“修订的”；reversed意为“颠倒的，反转的”，都不符合语境。50．C本句表示：当她爬的越高，空气就越稀薄，每一步都很艰难，都是一种挣扎。str

uggle符合语境。dilemma意为“困境，进退两难”；option意为“选择”；disaster意为“灾难”，都不符合语境。51．D由上一句所提到：爬山过程中空气稀薄，登山者步履维艰。所以会出现肌肉酸痛，呼吸艰难的

反应。Breathed符合语境。laugh意为“笑”；shout意为“大喊”；lift意为“举起”，都不符合语境。52．B本句表示：经过几个小时的努力，最终到达山顶，Finally符合语境。Slowly意为“慢慢地”；Surprisingly意为“令人惊讶地”；Eag

erly意为“急切地”，都不如Finally能准确表达经过努力最终到达的意思。53．D本句表示：在那一刻，Maya意识到这段路程的意义不仅是登上山顶，更是发现自己的力量与韧性。再结合下一段“...knowingthatshehadthestrengthtoclimbanymou

ntain，bothintheworldand55herself.”可知，discovering符合语境。defining意为“定义”；measuring意为“测量”；unfolding意为“展开，呈现”，都不符合语境。54．A本句表示：她以同样的决心和勇气面对每一个

新的挑战。face意为“面对”符合语境。pose意为“造成，提出”；launch意为“发起，发射”；resolve意为“解决”，这里强调面对挑战，而不是解决或发起挑战等。55．D本句表示：她以同样的决心和勇气面对每一个新的挑战，她

知道她有力量攀登任何一座山，无论是在世界上还是在她自己内心。within符合语境。beyond意为“超出”；outside意为“在......外面”；around意为“在……周围”，都不符合语境。语法填空语篇出处：https://n

ews.cgtn.com/news/2024-10-09/Giant-Panda-National-Park-A-haven-for-biodiversity-1xyBdl1eRTq/p.html【语篇解读

】主题语境：人与社会。这是一篇应用文，报道四川大熊猫自然公园以及保护大熊猫的意义。56．coverage考查动词变名词，意思为“覆盖率”。57．a考查不定冠词。58．as考查介词。59．Topreserve考查非谓语动词作目的状语。

60．where考查定语从句。61．and考查连词。62．indicating考查非谓语动词作结果状语。63．havebeenrecorded考查谓语动词的时态和语态。64．isolated非谓语动词作定语。65．China’s考查名词所

有格。听力录音稿Text1W:WouldDoctorBlackbeabletoseemeatninethirtyortenthirtytomorrowmorning?M:I’msorry,buthewon’thaveanyopeningsuntileleveno’c

lock,soyoucanseehimateleventen.Text2W:Whyareyousolate?Areyoucaughtinthetrafficjamagain?M:I’mterriblysorry,Anne.Mycarbrokedownhalfway.Ihadtota

keabustogethere.Text3W:DoyouknowifBillhasfinishedhisresearchpaperoncomputers?M:Idon’tthinkso.Healwaysseemstoputthin

gsoffuntilthelastminute.Text4M:Jessica,couldyouforwardthisemailtoalltheclubmembers?W:Sorry,thecomputerbrokedownth

ismorning.I’lldoitforyouassoonasIhaveitfixed.Text5M:Excuseme,couldyougivemesomeadvice?MysonBobandhisfriendTomwantt

ogoonholidayontheirownthissummer.W:Isee.Well,forboysthefirstthingyoushoulddoistodecidewhatkindofholidaytheywouldlike.Whydon’tyouhaveaquic

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re,butthiswasthefirsttimeIhadhadanydifficulties.W:Difficulties?Whatsortofdifficulties?M:I’dneverbeenthereinMarchbeforeandI’dcompletelyforgottenth

efestivaltheyhavethereeveryyear.W:Andtheyhadputupthepricesinthehotels?M:No,notreally.Thatwasn’ttheproblem.Thereweresim

plytoomanypeoplethereandwecouldn’tfindaroom.W:Howterrible!Whatdidyoudo??M:Icontactedacolleaguewholivesinavillagenearbyandfortunately,heputusup

forafewdays.Text8M:WelcometoJamesCafé.Howmanypeoplearethereinyourpartytoday?W:Actually,I’mhereforabusinessmeeting,butIcan’tseemto

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hhiswifeM:Wehavetwotableswithcouples.Letmecheckwiththem.W:Icalledhimearlierandhementionedthattheywouldbeorderingcoffee.M

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ksuitandaredtie.M:Allright.Basedonthedescription,IthinkIknowwhichpersonyouarereferringto.Pleasefollowme.Text9W:Dad,canIg

otoamoviethisweekwithLisa?M:Letmelookatthecalendarhere.Emm,whenareyouthinkingaboutgoingtoamovie?W:Ah,wearet

hinkingaboutseeingamovieonWednesdayafterschool.M:Well,that’snotgoingtowork.Youhaven’tpracticedyourpianoatallforanentireweek,soyouhavetocatchuponthat

.W:WhataboutFriday?M:Ah,forgetthatidea.W:AndSaturday?M:Well,youhavetotakeanEnglishclassinthemorningandthenwehavetocleanoutthegarage.Yous

aidyouwouldhelpdoit.Well,thatshouldonlytakeacoupleofhoursandthenafterthatyoucangotothemovieW:Yeah,canIgoandseethenineo’clock

showing?M:Thefiveo’clockshowing.W:Howabouttheseveno’clockshowing?M:Andwhyareyousoconcernedabouttheshowtime.W:Well,IthinkI’llgetallofmyhomewor

kdonebeforefourP.M.andthenIcangotothemoviebybusorbybike.M:SorrythatIwantyoutogettobedearlythatnightandIca

ndriveyoutothemovietheateraboutfourthirtyP.M.,soyou’llhavetimetogettickets.W:Okaythanksdad.Text10Iwasverydisappointednottobeabl

etogototheJazzconcertlastFriday.ThenoticeinthepaperssaidthatpeoplecouldbuyticketsatthetheatreboxofficeinRi

chlandHillsanydaybetweententhirtyamandthreepm.LastMondayIstoodatthebusstopforfifteenminuteswaitingforthebus.Bytheti

meIsawonecomearoundthecorner,therewasnotenoughtimelefttomakethetrip.ThusIgaveupandwentbacktotheoffice.ThesamethinghappenedonWednesday.On

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heardonemansayhehadbeenwaitinginlineforoveranhour.IknewIwouldnothaveenoughtimetowaitinline.Icaughtthenextbusand

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ng.Thetripbytaxionlytooktenminutes.Butitfeltlikeanhourtome.WhenIgottothetheater,Iwasrelievedtoseethatnobodywa

swaitinginline.ThereasonIquicklyfoundwasthattheyhadalreadysoldallthetickets.