新蔡县第一高级中学2024-2025学年高二下学期2月份开学考试英语试题注意事项：1.答题前请填好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息；2.请将答案正确填写在答题卡上。一、听力(共两节，满分30分)略二、阅读理解(共两节，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，共37.5分)AArelativenewcomercomparedtoYouTubeandInstagram,TikTokwaslaunchedin2016andhassincegrowntoanaudienceofoveronebillionmonthlyactiveusers.Itsformat—short,shareablevideos—andaddictivealgorithm(算法)haveprovedparticularlypopularamongyoungerpeople.AccordingtoTikTok’sowndatainsights,theapphasseena410%increaseintravelcontentviewssince2021.TikTokcontentcreatorEmmaCookethinksit’sthehonestyofvideosthatmakesthemperformwell.“Ifapictureisworth1,000words,avideoisworth10,000,”shesays.“It’sveryhardtoedittheminthewayyoucouldimagine.TikToktravellersarelookingforauthenticity(真实性).”Morethan70%ofTikTok’sEuropeanaudiencesaythey’relikelytobookaholidaybasedonrecommendationsthey’veseenontheplatform(平台).Indeed,researchbyAdobefoundthatmorethan60%ofGenZAmericanshaveusedTikTokasasearchengine.Enteringasearchtermsuchas“topthingstodoinParis”willbringupendlessvideos,rankedbypopularityandthealgorithmwilladapttotheseinterestsnexttimeyousearch.TikTokattractsmanycontentcreators,whoseinsightscanbeinvaluablefortravellers.Buttheyalsohavethepotentialtocauseharm,attimesdirectingthousandsofvisitorstoplacesthatdon’thavetheinfrastructure(基础设施)tosupport.Manydestinationshavefallenvictimtotheirownsuccess.Astudypublishedinajournalfoundthat,“Whilethetouristshelpedimprovetheeconomicsituation,theyalsobroughttrafficandcrowding,puttingpressureoninfrastructure.”There’salsotheissueofthepromotionofunethical(不道德的)tourism.ResponsibletravelisofkeeninteresttoTikTokusers.ButwhenDrNataraLoose,anAmericanveterinarian,visitedMauritiusthisyear,shesaysshewas“shockedbythenumberofboatssellingtourstoswimwithdolphins,apracticeillegalinMauritiusbutspreadalloverTikTok.”Forbetterorworse,it’scleartheplatform’sinfluenceontravelisenormous,particularlyamongyoungergenerationsanditisn’tgoinganywhereanytimesoon.21．WhatmakesTikTokpopularaccordingtoEmmaCooke?A．Itslongervideos. B．Itsolderaudience.C．Itsfocusoneditedcontent. D．Itsvideocontent’sauthenticity.22．WhatdomostGenZAmericansuseTikTokasaccordingtothetext?A．Abookingplatformfortravelaccommodations.B．Aplatformforsharingtravelphotosandvideos.C．Asearchenginefortravelrecommendations.D．Atoolforconnectingwithlocaltouroperators.23．WhatisapotentialnegativeconsequenceofTikToktouristpromotions?A．Theymayover-commercializetourism. B．Theymayovercrowdlocalinfrastructure.C．Theymaypreventsustainabletravelmodes. D．Theymayincreasetheriskofculturalsimilarity.24．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A．HowTikTokbooststheeconomy B．WhyTikTokmakesresponsibletravellersC．HowTikTokischangingthefaceoftravel D．WhatTikToklearnsfromotherplatformsBWhenAdrianaBarbosawasachildandherfamilywasstrugglingtopayrent,shewouldsellfoodthathergrandmothercookedtoraisemoney.TheyweresomeofthefewAfro-Brazilians(非洲裔巴西人)inamiddle-classneighborhoodinSaoPaulo,Brazil,andshequicklylearnedthat,althoughmorethanhalfofBrazilianshaveAfricanancestry,manyoftheBraziliansprofitingoffBlackideasdonot.ThisissignificantconsideringhowwideBrazil’sracialwealthgapis,evenasofficialshavedownplayedtheexistenceofracism(种族歧视)intheirsociety.Theaverageincomeforwhiteworkerswas74%higherthanthatofblackandbrownworkersin2019,accordingtoastudybytheBrazilianInstituteofGeographyandStatistics.Inher20s,Barbosa,whowasalwaysexcitedbyeverythingfromSpikeLee’sfilmstotheBlackPanthers’activism,createdtheFeiraPretaFestival,bothtohelppaythebillsandtocelebrateBlackculture.Thefirsteventshowcasedmusic,plays,andliteratureanddrewmorethan5,000visitors.ItalsoprovidedaplatformforBarbosaandotherbusinesspeopletoselltheirproducts.Whichisn’ttosayithasn’thadchallenges.Fundinghasbeenanissue.Awhiteneighborhoodblockedthefestivalfromtakingplaceonitsstreets,shesays.Someticketincomewasstolen.ButBarbosahasbeendeterminedtokeepitallgoing;thefestivalhasdrawnmorethan200,000visitorsovertheyearsandhasturnedintooneofthelargestBlackcultureeventsinLatinAmerica.LatershegrewtheFeiraPretaFestivalintoaninitiative,thePretaHubplatform.Overthelasttwodecades,ithasworkedwithmorethan10,000Blackbusinesspeopleinmanyfields.“Itbeganwithasmallactiontopayrent,”saysBarbosa.“Todayit’sabigsocialorganizationthathascreatedamarketforBlackpeople.”25．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．TheracialwealthgapinBrazilisnarrow.B．OnlyafewBrazilianshaveAfricanancestry.C．Adrianahelpedherfamilyfinanciallybysellingfood.D．Theaveragesalaryforwhiteworkerswaslowin2019.26．WhenorganizingtheFeiraPretaFestival,Barbosafacedmanychallengesexcept______.A．Theshortageoffunding.B．Thetheftofticketincome.C．Theoppositionfromwhitepeople.D．Theabsenceofthegovernment’ssupport.27．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAdrianaBarbosa?A．Creativeandstrong-willed.B．Passionateandcautious.C．Conservativeandsensitive.D．Humorousandwarm-hearted.28．Whatmessagedoesthetextconvey?A．It’snevertoooldtolearn.B．Constantdrippingwearsawayastone.C．Fromhumblebeginningscomegreatthings.D．Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.CInAmericansociety,anxietyiswidespread.Infact,anxietydisordersareo