2025屆廣東省肇慶市端州區(qū)高中畢業(yè)班第二次模擬適應(yīng)性考試英語試題

一、閱讀理解(★★)Haveyoueverdreamedofanidealneighborhoodforyournexttrip?Well,TimeOutmagazinehastheanswer.Everyyear,theycreatealistofthe“coolestneighborhoods”aroundtheworldbylookingatthingslikecommunityspirit,beautifulparks,andlivelystreets.Thisyear,38amazingonesmadethelist.Herearethreethatstoodout.Seongsu-donginSeoul,SouthKorea,usedtobeanindustrialcenter,hometoshoeandothersmallfactories.Now,theoldbuildingsandfactorieshaveturnedintocosycafes,shops,andgalleries(畫廊).TheareahasbecomeapopulardestinationforSouthKoreanyouthandafashionhotspotwithmanybrandskeen(熱切的)tosetupshopshere.Notre-Dame-du-MontinFranceisknownforitsartandrelaxedatmosphere.Onceknownastheindustrialdistrict,Notre-Dame-du-Montisnowaplacewhereyoucanfindmarkets,restaurants,andshopsthatareuniquetoit.It’samixoftraditionandfashion,withabitofarebellious(反叛的)spirit,whichhasattractedmanytrendyyouth.GloriainRiodeJaneiro,Brazil,wasoncebeautifulwithbuildingsthatlookedliketheywerefromFrance.Butitwasforgottenforawhile.Now,it’smakingacomeback,attractingayoungercrowd.Thebeachiscleaner,andoldbuildingsarebeingfixedup.There’salsoabigopen-airmarketwhereyoucanfindover150sellersofferinguniquegoods.Findoutmorecitiesthatmadethelisthere,exploretheoptions,andstartplanningyournexttrip!1.WhatdoSeongsu-dongandNotre-Dame-du-Monthaveincommon?

A．Theybothhavealonghistoryofart.B．Theyarebothpopularamongtheelderly.C．Theybothhavethemostfamousopen-airmarkets.D．Theyhavebothtransformedfromindustrialtofashionable.2.WhatisspecialaboutGloriainRiodeJaneiro?

A．Ithasalwaysbeenapopulartouristdestination.B．ThebuildingsarenewlybuiltinFrenchstyle.C．Itisexperiencingarevivalwithabigmarket.D．Itisfamousforitscleanbeach.3.Whereisthisarticlemostlikelytobefrom?

A．AtravelplanB．Atravelmagazine.C．AtravelbrochureD．ApostontheInternet(★★★)Youwon’tfindtigersjumpingthroughfieryhoopsinthewildorbearsridingbicycles.Wildelephantsdon’twalkaroundontwolegsandwildsealionsdon’tbalanceballsontheirnosesforfun.Thesearethekindsofanimalactsyoumayhaveseenatthecircus.However,thewildanimalsincircusesareextremelystressedbycircusconditions.Theloudnoiseofthemusic,thecheersofthecrowdandthedizzyinglightsalldisorientate(失去方向)andcausestresstowildanimals.Overlongperiods,thiscanresultinabnormalbehaviorsandhealthproblemsrelatedtoanxiety.Whileitispossiblethatdomesticateddogscouldenjoythestimulationofcertaintypesofcircustrainingandperformance,forwildspeciessuchastigers,bearsandmonkeys,performingonstagecangetthemdeeplyhurt.Themovementsandposesarecompletelyunnaturalandcancausephysicalinjuryandstress.Whencircusanimalsdon’tperformthetrickright,theyareoftenbeatenaspunishment.Thelivingconditionsatcircusesconsistentlyfailtomeettheanimals’mostbasicneeds.Whentheshowstops,theanimalstypicallyreturntoisolationinsmall,barrencageswhichgivethemnoopportunitytocarryoutbehaviorsnaturaltotheirspecies,ortointeractwiththeirownkind.Whilenotperforming,theanimalshavenothingtodobutstareatthewalls.Manyarelimitedtolivingindarkplaceswithnodaylight,nosunlight,andnoexposuretotheoutsideforstimulation.Theylivemind-numbing,boring,completelyunnaturallives.Travelingcircusanimalscanspendupto11monthsoftheyearontheroad.Theyarelimitedinsideverysmallstallsorcages,travelingforthousandsofhours,oververylongdistances.It’sdisturbing,unnatural,frighteningandstressfulforthem.Nearlyallcircusanimalsarechainedupandimmobilizedwhiletraveling.Travelingposesmanyphysicalriskstothem,includingaccidents,injuries,heartstrokeandoverheating,unusualcoldandfreezingtemperaturesthatcanmakethemsick,loudnoiseandgeneraldiscomfort.4.Whyareanimalsincircusesunhealthybothmentallyandphysically?

A．Becauseoftheirabnormalbehavior.B．Becauseoftheirperformancesonstage.C．Becauseoftheirpunishmentfromtrainers.D．Becauseoftheirunnaturallivingconditions.5.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A．Theanimals’basicneedswhenashowstops.B．Theanimals’livingstatewhentheydonotperform.C．Theanimals’mentalstatewhentheyaretravelling.D．Theanimals’dailyinteractionswhentheyarecaged.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“immobilized”inparagraph4mean?

A．Fixedinaplace.B．Deliveredtoaplace.C．Trainedbysomeone.D．Followedbysomeone.7.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthoseanimalsincircuses?

A．Indifferent.B．Annoyed.C．Sympathetic.D．Opposed.(★★★)Whoamongushasn’tweighedupthevalueofattendinganeventthatrequiredalongcommute(通勤),orfoundthemselvesinabadmoodduetobeingstuckintraffic?Butwhileit’sobviousthatsomeactivitieswillbringusjoyandothersonlyfrustration,translatingthisunderstandingintodatathatcanhelpguidepolicydecisionshashistoricallyproveddifficult.It’swhatDr.ChristianKrekelandDr.GeorgeMacKerronhavebeenexploring.TheyproposeanewmethodforestimatingtheValueofTime(VOT)andcalculate(計(jì)算),forthefirsttime,VOTsforawiderangeofcommonactivitiessuchaswalking,commutingandsocialising.ThroughanappcalledMappiness,theycanaskpeopleabouttheirhappinessrandomlythroughoutthedayandrecordhowtheyareactuallyfeelinginthatmomentwhiledoingsomethingorbeingsomewhere.Withdatafromover30,000peoplearoundtheUK,theresearcherswereabletoidentifyhowpeoplefeltwhencarryingout42dailyactivitiesandcalculateamonetary(貨幣的)valueforeachactivity.Interestingly,“waitingorqueuing”wasfoundtohaveastrongandsignificantnegativeimpactonhappiness,rankingasthethirdleastenjoyableactivity.TheVOTshowsthatspending60minuteswaitingisfoundtobeworth￡12.20perhour;commuting￡8.40perhour;andwaitingduringcommuting,ahuge￡17.20perhour.Thesehighcostssuggestthatrespondentswouldbebetteroffspendingtheirtimedoingsomethingelse.Or,asDr.Krekelsays,“Someonewhoiswaitingfor60minuteswouldneedtobepaid￡12.20toachievethesamelevelofhappinessiftheywerenotwaiting.”ThisnewmethodofcalculatingVOTallowsresearcherstomeasurethebenefitsoffundingtime-savingfacilities,helpingpolicymakerstomakeinformeddecisionsoverwherebesttospendmoney.Byshowinghowimpactfulwaitingandcommutingareonthepopulation,theresearchmakesastrongcaseforfundingprojectsthatwouldreducethetimepeoplespenddoingtheseactivitiesandpromotethewellbeingofallwhostandtobenefit.8.Whydoestheauthormentiontwosituationsinparagraph1?

A．Topresentafact.B．Tointroducethetopic.C．Toexplaintheissue.D．Tocomparethedifferences.9.TheresearchersestimatedtheVOTsthrough________.

A．randomsurveysB．calculatedcasestudiesC．on-siteobservationsD．face-to-faceinterviews10.WhichofthefollowingmighthavethehighestVOTaccordingtotheresearch?

A．Commutingtoschoolonabusforthirtyminutes.B．Waitingforacoffeefornearlyonehouratacafé.C．Spendingtwohoursshoppingwithafriendatamall.D．Beingstuckintrafficforanhouronthewaytowork.11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A．Theappealforfuturestudies.B．Thechallengesoftheproject.C．Theapplicationoftheresearch.D．Theimprovementofthemethod.(★★★★)Studieshaveshownthemereexposureeffect,alsoreferredtoasthefamiliarityprinciple,inspiresourdecisions.Itisahelpfulpsychologicalmechanism(機(jī)制)thathelpsusmaintainourenergyandfocusourattentiononotherthings.Gettingusedtonewthingstakeseffortanditcanbetiring.Sounlesswehaveaterribleexperience,wearelikelytobuyfromcompanieswe’vegotusedto.Thatiswhycompaniesspendsomuchmoneyonadvertisingandmarketingandwhyinsurancecompaniesopenlychargeexistingcustomersmorethannewones.It’snotthecasethatweonlydesirethingswealreadyknow.Somestudiessuggestwheninvitedtoshareourpreferences,wesometimesseelessfamiliarchoicesasmoredesirable.Butwhenactingonthatpreference,wefallbacktowhatweknow.Thismightexplainwhysometimesthethingswewantandthethingswedodon’tquitematchup.Wemightevenreturntocompaniesthattreateduspoorlyinthepastorstayinbadrelationships.It’seasytopaintthefamiliarityprincipleasanenemyorsomethingtobattleasifitissomethingthatholdsusbackfromlivingourdreams.Butthisattitudemightbeoverwhelmingbecauseittendstoencourageustowardbig-picturethinking.Whereweimaginethatchangerequiresasubstantialdramatic(巨大而突然的)swingthatwedon’tfeelreadyfor.Somearticlessuggestthesolutiontofamiliarityfrustrationiscompleteexposuretonovelty(新奇的事物).Whilethiscanappeareffectiveintheshortrun,wemayonlyendupreplacingoneproblemwithanother.Italsorisksoverwhelmandburnout.Sowhatifwecanworkwiththefamiliarityprincipleinstead?Familiarityissomethingwecanlearntoplaywithandenjoy.Itisasettingforcreativityandapathwaytoexpansion.Wecanbroadenthezoneoffamiliaritybitbybit.Ifwethinkoffamiliarityassomethingthatcanexpand,wecanconsiderchangingtheconditionsinandaroundourliestomakemorespaceforourpreferencestotakerootandgrowgently.Fromhere,wewillstarttomakedecisions,drawingfromanever-deepeningpoolofvaluablealternatives.12.Whatallowsinsurancecompaniestochargeoldcustomersmore?

A．Thefamiliarityprinciple.B．Theadvertisingcost.C．Theimprovedservice.D．Thelawofthemarket.13.Whatcanbelearnedfromparagraph2?

A．Ourpreferencesaffectourdecisions.B．Therecanbeamismatchbetweendesiresandactions.C．Thefamiliarityprincipleisadouble-edgedsword.D．Familiaritytendstogeneratedisrespect.14.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthesolutioninsomearticles?

A．Objective.B．Favorable.C．Disapproving.D．Tolerant.15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．GentlyExpandYourFamiliarityZoneB．StepOutOfYourFamiliarityZoneC．SpareAThoughtForYourPreferenceD．GivePriorityToTheMereExposureEffect(★★★)HowLonelinessIsKillingUsLonelinessisabsolutelyanepidemic(流行病)inoursociety,butit’sbeengrowingfordecades.Lonelinessisthesensethat“IamlessconnectedtootherpeoplethanIwanttobe.”16Andthatmakesitdifferentfromisolation(獨(dú)處).Icandeliberatelyisolatemyselfandfeelgreataboutthat,butonlyyoucantellifyou’relonely.17Insomestudies,asmanyas,60%ofpeoplewillsaythattheyfeellonelymuchofthetime.Youngadultsaged16to24aretheloneliestagegroup.Therearemanyfactorsthatareresponsibleforthat.Lonelinesswasontherisefromthe1950sinpartbecauseoftheriseofprivatecars.We’vebecomeamuchmoremobilesocietywherethenetworksoffamilyandfriendsgetlooseaspeoplemoveforjobsandotherkindsofopportunitieslikeeducation.18Butthenittearsusawayfromthecommunitieswearebornintoandspendmuchofourlivescreating.WhentelevisioncameintotheAmericanhome,therewasmoreofadeclineininvestinginourcommunities.Andthatwasmadeworseasthedigitalrevolutiongaveusmoreandmorescreenstolookat.Researchfindslonelinessisdangeroustoourhealth.19Inaddition,peoplewhoarelonelyinlatelifehavemorerapidbraindecline.Thechoicewecanmaketokeepusonagoodpathofwellbeingistoinvestinourrelationshipswithotherpeople.20.Youbelong.Youmatter.You’reconnected.

A．It’saverysubjectiveexperience.B．Allofthatisgoodontheonehand.C．Youmayfeellostandmayhavelowconfidence.D．Stresscomingfromlonelinesscausesphysicalbreakdown.E．Sincethe1950s,peoplehavebeenlessandlessinvestedinotherpeople.F．Peoplegotofarawaycollegesandonlygetintouchwithfamiliesonscreen.G．Agoodwayistofindanactivityaroundotherpeoplewhereyouarecomfortable.二、完形填空(★★★)KashifHodawaswaitingforatrainwhenayoungmanaskedhimfordirections.Mr.Hodawas_______bytheman’sthick-framedglasses,buthedidnotrealizethattheyweresmartglassesandthatasmallwhitelightindicatedthattheywere_______.Afewminuteslater,thesameman,aHarvardjuniornamedAnhPhuNguyen,_______himagainandasked,“Doyou_______toworkoncommunityissues?”Mr.Hodawas_______.Hecurrentlyworkedinbiotechnologybuthadpreviouslybeenajournalist_______socialmatters.“I’vereadyour_______before,”Mr.Nguyensaid.“That’ssupercool.”TheyshookhandsbeforeMr.Hoda_______histrain,stillprocessinghowstrangethe_______hadbeen.Aweeklater,hefoundoutjusthowstrange:hehadbeenaguineapiginanexperiment.Mr.NguyenandafellowHarvardstudent,CaineArdayfio,hadbuiltglassesusedfor__________strangersinrealtime,andhad__________themontwo“realpeople”atthesubwaystation,includingMr.Hoda.NowthetwostudentsaskedMr.Hodaforhis__________tofeaturehiminavideo,andheagreed,believingittobeanimportantdemonstrationofwhatnewtechnologycouldachieve.Thevideowentviral.Mr.Nguyenexplainedinaninterviewthattheirsystemreliedonwidely__________technologies.“Allthetoolswerethere.Wejusthadtheideatocombinethemtogether.”Headdedthattheyhadnodesiretocommercializethisprojectandhad__________wantedtoshowitwaspossible.Healsoencouragedpeopleto__________theirinformationfromdatabrokersitesthatcanrevealprivatedetails.21.A．guidedB．challengedC．struckD．inspired22.A．recordingB．chargingC．loadingD．reflecting23.A．helpedB．a(chǎn)pproachedC．questionedD．invited24.A．rememberB．intendC．regretD．happen25.A．shockedB．a(chǎn)musedC．embarrassedD．relieved26.A．solvingB．organizingC．reformingD．covering27.A．novelB．poemC．workD．diary28.A．lookedforB．gotonC．wavedatD．signaledfor29.A．a(chǎn)dventureB．encounterC．relationshipD．task30.A．identifyingB．locatingC．observingD．consulting31.A．discoveredB．placedC．basedD．demonstrated32.A．forgivenessB．permissionC．informationD．a(chǎn)pplication33.A．a(chǎn)dvertisedB．unpopularC．a(chǎn)vailableD．debated34.A．suddenlyB．occasionallyC．immediatelyD．simply35.A．removeB．obtainC．updateD．a(chǎn)nalyze三、語法填空(★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。2024istheYearoftheDragonintheChinesecalendaranditisthefirsttimethattheOxfordEnglishDictionary(OED)36(include)theterm“Chinesedragon”initsdictionary.TheChinesedragonhastwodefinitionsintheOED,withthefirstoneaboutitsphysicalimageandthesecondoneonitsfigurativeandallusive(典故的)nature.EmperorsinancientdynastiesweredressedinaDragonRobe,atraditionalsilk-wovencostumewithdragondesigns,37(symbolize)imperialpowerandauthority.JadeSeals(玉璽),often38(carve)withdragons,alsosymbolizetheauthorityoftheemperor.Contrary39theWesterndragon,theimageoftheChinesedragon,despiteundergoingconstantchanges,hasrepresentedvarious’positive40(quality)includingprosperity,authority,strengthandgoodfortune.InancientChinesebelief,dragons41(associate)withthecontroloftheweather,particularlyrain.Thedragon’sabilitytobringrainwasseenascrucialforagriculture,whichmadeit42positivesymbolforthefertilityoftheland.WiththerisingChinaChictrendandthecountry’sboomingculturalcreativeindustry,theChinesedragoninfolktaleisnow43(common)seenincreativeproductssuchastear-offcalendars,dolls,dragon-themedjewelryaswellasthe“dragonblindboxes”44appealtoyoungconsumers.Whetheritisthroughthehandsofanational-levelintangible(非物質(zhì))culturalheritageinheritor45thehandsofaGenerationZ“blindbox”designer,theChinesedragoncarriesforwardtheChineseculturalspirit.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，你的美國(guó)筆友Alice在準(zhǔn)備即將到來的中文考試中遇到困難，寫信向你求助。請(qǐng)你給他回信，內(nèi)容包括：（1）提出建議；（2）闡述理由；（3）表達(dá)期待。注意：（1）字?jǐn)?shù)80詞左右；（2）可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連貫；（3）請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearAlice,I’mLiHua,astudentfromSeniorOne._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、書面表達(dá)(★★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Evaspentthefirstweekofhighschooltryingtokeepherheadabovewater.Oneofthemajorheadachesforherwasfindingherwayinthehugeschoolbuilding.Itwasasix-storybuilding.Oneachfloor,hallwaysstretchedinfourdirections,learningtoclassrooms,laboratoriesandteachers’offices.Somewhereinthebuilding,therewasalsoalibrary,acafeteriaandagym.Havingapoorsenseofdirection,Evafounditimpossibletogetaroundinsuchahugebuilding.Allthedifferenthallwaysandroomsweretoomuchtothinkabout,letalonecommittomemory.Shedecidedthatshewouldmemorizewhereherclasseswereandthenpretendthattherestoftheplacedidn’texist.InherfirstPEclass,EvawasshockedwhenCoachPittannouncedthateveryonehadtorunonemilearoundthetrackoutside.Shesearchedthefacesofherclassmatesforsi