安徽省淮南第二中学2024-2025学年高二上学期9月开学考试英语试题一、阅读理解The FIFA Women’s World Cup might be taking place half a world away — in Australia and New Zealand, from 20 July — but football-mad families can get a fix of the beautiful game far closer to home. If you are inspired to take a football- based break with the kids this summer, here are the cities to head to.LiverpoolAs the home of Liverpool FC since the club’s formation in 1892, Anfield is one of the best-known football stadiums on the planet. Young fans of the club will find plenty to enjoy on the stadium tour, with many photo opportunities, dressing room access and great views across the city from the top of the Main Stand. The museum, The Liverpool FC Story, includes the Boom Room exhibition, devoted to the club’s 2019/2020 Premier League win. The guided tour takes around 70 minutes.MunichVarious ex-Premier League stars are currently on Bayern Munich’s books, and the club has long been a grand sporting presence. Six times champions of Europe, Germany’s most successful team regularly sells out the ultra-modern 75,000-capacity Allianz Arena. Tours include access to the FC Bayern Museum, where countless trophies (奖杯) are on display.MilanAs the home stadium of both AC Milan and Inter Milan, and a regular venue for internationals, San Siro is a ground with bags of history. Having two resident clubs means double the matches, and a higher likelihood of getting tickets for a game — where the atmosphere can be intense. The guided tour takes around 80 minutes.ParisThe 80,000-capacity Stade de France has hosted three Champions League finals, a World Cup final and a Euros final, with the likes of Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo winning trophies here. For sports-mad kids, however, the appeal doesn’t end there — the same stadium willbe staging next year’s Olympic Games. The guided tour takes around 90 minutes.1．Who is the text intended for?A．A Chinese football fan.B．A French mother with a kid.C．A visitor getting to London.D．A primary school student from Germany.2．What can children do on Anfield tour?A．Attend a football match.B．Buy dresses conveniently.C．Overlook the city of Liverpool.D．Enjoy the club’s newly-won trophies.3．What do Allianz Arena and Stade de France have in common?A．They offer a guided tour.B．They have the same size.C．They can seat a large audience.D．They have hosted a World Cup final.In 1957 a group of physicists gathered in a lecture hall at Princeton University to be addressed by a Chinese American woman. As she told the crowd about her recent experiment and its results, the response was dead silence for two minutes, then a thunderous applause (掌声) continued for ten minutes. The woman was Chien-Shiung Wu, known as the First Lady of Physics, who transformed nuclear science through her work on the Manhattan Project and other groundbreaking experiments.Born in 1912 near Shanghai, China, Wu was influenced by her father, an engineer, and her mother, an educator. Unlike many Chinese women of her time, she received a formal education. Fascinated by new discoveries and the story of women scientists like Marie Curie, she entered National Central University to study physics and then began her scientific studies.It was a time of rapid change in both the field of physics and China. Domestic unrest and a bad relationship with Japan made life at home uneasy. With the help of an uncle, she immigrated to the United States for graduate school.Wu planned to go to the University of Michigan, but a tour of the University of California, Berkeley — and word that a student center at Michigan did not allow female students to enterthrough the front door — changed her mind. At Berkeley Wu was visible for her gender and race, and from the start her male colleagues commented as much on her physical appearance as her keen mind. She quickly gained a reputation and became an expert in the newly discovered phenomenon of nuclear fission (核裂变).After graduation, she headed to Smith College to teach women physics. During World War Two Wu went to Princeton University, where she became the physics department’s first female instructor. But shortly after her arrival, her career took an unexpected turn in 1944. She ended up joining the staff at Columbia University on a top-secret research program now known as the Manhattan Project.4．Which word best describes the lecture in Paragraph 1?A．Boring.B．Excellent C．Humorous.D．Common. 5．What inspired Wu to study physics?A．The background of her family.B．The success of women scientists.C．The formal education she received.D．The rapid change in the field of physics.6．What happened to Wu in America?A．She was looked down on at Berkeley.B．She went to the University of Michigan at first.C．She taught women physics at Princeton University.D．She joined a top-secret research program at Columbia University.7．What can we learn from Wu’s story?A．A good beginning is half done.B．Knowledge starts with practice.C．Actions speak louder than words.D．Positive thinking and action result in success.If you’ve ever thought you may be running a temperature yet couldn’t find a thermometer (温度计), you aren’t alone. To address this issue, a team led by researchers at the University of Washington has created an app called Fever Phone, which changes smartphones into thermometerswithout adding new hardware (硬件). Instead, it uses the phone’s touchscreen and repurposes the existing battery temperature sensors to gather data that a machine learning model uses to estimate (估计) people’s core body temperatures.The team started by gathering data in a lab. To simulate (模拟) a warm forehead (前额), the researchers heated a plastic bag of water with a machine and pressed phone screens against the bag. To account for variations (变化) in circumstances, such as different people using different phones, the researchers tested three phone models. They used the data from different test cases to train a machine learning model that used the complex interactions to estimate body temperature. The app tracks how quickly the phone heats up and then uses the touchscreen data to account for how much of that comes from a person touching it. As they added more test cases, the researchers were able to complete the model to account for the variations in things such as phone accessories (附件).To use Fever Phone, the participants held the phones like point- and- shoot cameras— with forefingers and thumbs touching the corner edges to reduce heat from the hands being sensed ( some had the researcher hold the phone for them). Then participants keep the skin-to-phone contact between the touchscreen and their foreheads for about 90 seconds, which the researchers found to be the ideal time to sense body heat transferring to the phone.Overall, Fever Phone estimated patient core body temperatures with an average error of about 0.41 degrees Fahrenheit (0.23 degrees Celsius), which is in the clinically acceptable range of 0.5 C．8．How does Fever Phone sense fevers?A．By adding new hardware.B．By recreating a temperature sensor.C．By gathering data with the phone sensor.D．By connecting a thermometer to a smart phone.9．What is Paragraph 2mainly about?A．How researchers developed Fever Phone.B．What problems appeared in the test cases.C．Whether the phone screens functioned well.D．Why Fever Phone could estimate body temperature.10．Which gesture is right when you use Fever Phone?A．Taking a picture of your forehead.B．Holding the smartphone in hand.C．Raising the smartphone in front of you.D．Pressing the touchscreen against the forehead.11．What’s the author’s attitude to Fever Phone?A．Favorable.B．Doubtful.C．Unclear.D．Indifferent.Despite their name, microplastics are a great player in pollution worldwide. They have entered nearly every environment, especially oceans. To track the problem, researchers are now homing in on these floating white pollutants from more than 300 miles away — in space.Recent research in Scientific Reports details how microplastics appear to flow alongside floating oily and soapy substances (物质) called surfactants, which create distinct footprints (足迹) in ocean currents. Those footprints are found by NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS), a network of eight hurricane-monitoring satellites (卫星), and following them could help map microplastics’ spread, aiding cleanup and regulation efforts.The CYGNSS satellite radar measures the ocean surface’s roughness (粗糙), caused by wind-generated waves. In 2021 CYGNSS researchers noticed the radar picking up strange areas of smoothness with fewer and smaller waves. They didn’t know the mechanism behind the smoothness or whether it might be linked to factors aside from microplastics such as marine life (海洋生物) or chemical interactions.To find out the reason, Pan and his CYGNSS colleagues did the following study: they used a 750,000-gallon indoor wave tank to simulate real- world currents. They found that microplastics alone, at their reported ocean concentration, did not generate matching patches of smoothness. Instead the smoothing came when the researchers added surfactants. These chemicals — which influence wave activity by decreasing the water’s surface tension — often accompany microplastics as a by-product of plastic production and breakdown and are carried on the same ocean currents. Because the satellites easily spot surfactants’ smoothing effect, the substances can act as à tracer (示踪剂) for microplastics’ movements.The researchers say tracing surfactants is a method “worth pursuing”. Microplastics can exist for a really long time. “If we want to invest in solutions, we want to know how plastic naturally moves around so that we can make the most of our resources and go after the places we can make the biggest difference.”12．Which can best explain the underlined words “ homing in on” in Paragraph 1?A．Aiming at.B．Dealing with.C．Cleaning up.D．Sorting out.13．According to Paragraph 2, what’s a function of CYGNSS?A．To clean up surfactants.B．To track pollutants in the ocean.C．To create clear footprints in currents.D．To map microplastics’ spread in the ocean.14．What does the study find about surfactants?A．They kill the marine life.B．They break down microplastics.C．They lead to the water’s smoothness.D．They increase the ocean surface’s roughness.15．What can be a suitable title for the text?A．Scientists clean up ocean microplasticsB．Satellites help recycle ocean pollutantsC．Microplastics are a vital player in ocean pollutionD．New technique maps ocean microplastics from spaceBeing a first-year international student at a U. S. college or university can be a little scary — there’s so much to do and remember. 16 Here are more first-year tips for international students.Connect With Other Students Before Arrival17 . These can be great opportunities to meet a potential roommate and begin finding connections and familiar faces before move- in. Students should also plan to attend other events to meet more students and grow their social circles.Call Home Upon ArrivalStudents may be excited to start their new life, but family need to know you. arrived safely. Students who forget to contact their parents after arriving could lead to a hurry call to university as parents try to track down their children. 18 . The reason may be that there will be Wi- Fi at the airport and an Internet connect ion may not yet be set up at your new residence.19Experts say it’s wise to travel with some cash and have that money changed to U. S. dollars. In addition to getting money changed, a credit card is a must. If your wallet gets stolen, your money will be perfectly safe. It also quietly builds your credit score if you’ re paying back on time. Students typically can get information about setting up a bank account and should do some financial planning to cover all of their expenses.Make Friends With a Variety of StudentsWhile international student freshmen may be interested in their own communities, it’s important to branch out and meet a variety of students. 20 . Students from other countries offer new perspectives, who can offer first-year students great advice and insights on navigating school. Experts also recommend connecting with native U. S. students, who can provide broader exposure to U. S. culture.A．Deal With Financial (金融) IssuesB．Carry a Credit CardC．U. S. campuses are known for their diversityD．Contacting family when landing is importantE．Call your parents and let them know you are sadF．But a little preparation can go a long way for a successful freshman yearG．Universities often organize social media events to connect new students二、完形填空For former teacher Billy Keenan, life had always been about action. He mastered musical 21 including the erhu, guitar and piano. As a 22 player, he won numerous 5K, 10K and half-marathon runs. “I was at the 23 of my powers,” he said.But on Sept. 14, 2013, his life changed 24 while surfing at the Jersey Shore. “I rode that wave, 25 my board, and hit my 26 on the ocean floor,” Keenan told CBS News, “Everything went black.”Keenan 27 in a hospital room two weeks later. He had been paralyzed (瘫痪) from the shoulders down and the medical team didn’t 28 him to regain independent breathing. When a parent of a former student visited him at the hospital, they handed him the 29 .It was NYPD Detective Steven McDonald. McDonald had 30 a shooting and was too paralyzed in 1986. He 31 forgave (原谅) his attacker. Later, he became a public speaker. That day, he had advice for Keenan. “The only reason you survive is that when you’ re better, when you’ re 32 , you’ re going to come back and contribute in a significant way.”Depending on that 33 from McDonald and his own faith, Keenan 34 the difficulties. Four months later, he was able to 35 on his own again. 21．A．instruments B．skills C．pieces D．methods 22．A．generous B．weak C．competitive D．pleased 23．A．end B．top C．beginning D．point 24．A．possibly B．gradually C．slowly D．suddenly 25．A．stepped on B．threw away C．fell off D．left behind 26．A．knee B．head C．ankle D．waist27．A．fell asleep B．woke up C．passed away D．lay down 28．A．expect B．aid C．urge D．encourage 29．A．wheelchair B．bill C．phone D．flower 30．A．mastered B．learned C．watched D．survived 31．A．eventually B．slightly C．occasionally D．happily 32．A．richer B．stronger C．more famous D．more knowledgeable 33．A．interest B．request C．question D．reminder 34．A．changed B．met C．overcame D．created 35．A．breathe B．run C．surf D．walk三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
