2024-2025學年廣東省大灣區(qū)高二下學期5月質量檢測英語試題一、閱讀理解(★★★)FallFestival:FallReimaginedattheDetroitZooThisOctober,FALLfortheZooinawholenewway!We’rebringingyouavarietyofeventsthatpromisesomethingforeveryone—fromfamily-friendlyfunto21-and-olderhappenings.SpookySpiritsExperienceexcitingentertainmentatSpookySpirits,ourtastingeventforthoseaged21andover.Asabonus,you’llgetaspecialfirstlookatournewestfeature—JackO’LanternJourney!Withmorethan80drinkstochoosefromanddeliciousfoodoptions,fallhasnevertastedsogood.JackO’LanternJourneyThisjourneyfeaturesilluminated(發(fā)光的)pumpkindisplays,andphotoopportunitieswherethemagicoftheseasoncomestolife.CarveoutnewmemoriesasyouexperiencetheBRAND-NEWJackO’LanternJourney!Thismust-seeexperienceisperfectforadatenight,familyoutingornightoutwithyourfriends.ZooBooExploretheZoo,experiencefestivepumpkindisplays,andenjoystrollingentertainment.YoucancapturememorieswiththemedphotoopportunitieswhilevisitingeachofthetreatstationspotsthroughouttheZoo.TheZoowillbeopenuntilsunset,allowingyoutointeractwithyourfavoriteanimalswhilecelebratingtheseason.Thiseventisperfectforfamilieswithyoungchildren!Blake’sMarketExperiencethetrueessenceofautumnatBlake’sMarket—frompumpkinstoirresistiblepies.AttheDetroitZoo’sBlake’sMarket,you’llfindtastytreatsandtheperfectpumpkinforallyourcarvingneeds.Youareexpectedtoenjoydeliciousseasonalfoodandbakedgoodsforsale.

EventTimePriceSpookySpiritsOct.4$40JackO’LanternJourneyOct.5—6$19ZooBooOct.11—18$19Blake’sMarketOct.20—26free1.Whicheventisspeciallyintendedforgrown-ups?

A．SpookySpirits.B．JackO’LanternJourney.C．ZooBoo.D．Blake’sMarket.2.WhatcanvisitorsdoonOct.17?

A．Makepumpkinpies.B．Visittheirfavoriteanimals.C．Enjoyvariousdrinks.D．Takepicturesofwildlife.3.WhatisthemainobjectiveoftheFallFestivalattheDetroitZoo?

A．Toprovideaplatformforlocalcraftsmen.B．Tointroducethezoo’snewestanimalexhibits.C．Tocelebratetheautumnseasonandattractvisitors.D．Toraisefundsfortheconservationeffortsofthezoo.(★★★)Anxietyhasfollowedmearoundlikealostdoglookingforaboneforyearsnow.IfeelitthemoststronglywhenI’mworriedaboutmyhealthormydaughter’shealth.Ifeelanunusualsensationandallofasudden:panic!Myworriesarenotlimitedtohealthconcernsthough,andtheygointhedirectionofanxietyaboutthefutureoftheworld,worriesaboutmyfinances,andfearsthatI’mnotgoodenough.Letmegobackafewdecades,backtowhenanxietywasn’tpartofmylife.WhenIwasachild,Ilovedart.IdrewandIcoloredbecausethat’swhatIenjoyed.Iwenttocollegetobecomeanartteacher.WhenIfinishedschoolinMayof2001,Ihadapart-timedesignjob,andaftertheeventofSeptember11th,2001,IknewIneededtotravel,togetoutofthesafelifeIwaslivinginmyhometown.That’swhenmycreativepracticesfellbythewayside.Luckily,afterthebirthofmydaughterin2014,thedesiretocreatecameback.Atfirst,Iwasusingatinycornerofabedroominourrentalhousetopaint.Eventuallyweboughtahouse,andIhadthespacetospreadout,readytopaintwhenevertheurgestruck.That’swhenIstartednoticingsomethingimportant:Paintingstilledmeinawaythatnothingelsedid.Iteasedmyfearsandanxietiesinawayotherpractices(deepbreathing,etc)didnot,atleastnotasconsistently.Whenanxiousthoughtsstart,Iknowwhattodo.Iheadintomystudio,grabsomematerials,andstartcreating.Soonenough,theworriesaregoneandinsteadmymindisquiet.Ithinkthereasonwhypaintingissohelpfulformyanxietyisthat,inorderformetobeanxious,Ihavetobeworryingaboutthefutureandwhatitholds.WhenI’mdoinganactivitythatrequiresmyfullconcentration,Ihavetobeinthemoment.Itdoesn’tmatterifyou’reartistic.Theonlythingthatmattersisfindingawaytobehere,inthenow,insteadofintheunknowablefuture.4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthorinparagraph1?

A．Cautious.B．Impatient.C．Carefree.D．Insecure.5.Whydidtheauthorgiveuponarttemporarily?

A．Becauseherdaughterwasborn.B．Becauseshecouldn’tmakealiving.C．Becausesomebigeventhappened.D．Becauseshewasbusywithherstudy.6.Howdoespaintingeasetheauthor’sfearsandanxieties?

A．Paintingmakesherstayinaplace.B．Colorsofpaintingcalmherdown.C．Paintingmakeslessroomforworries.D．Paintingisaverycreativeactivity.7.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

A．Whatisimportantistoseizethemoment.B．Anxietymaybebeneficialtolifeattimes.C．Itisnecessarytolearnsomeartinchildhood.D．Paintingisthebestwaytoeasepeople’smind.(★★★)Yourgenesareinheritedfromparentsandancestors,pickinguptraitsthathelpussurviveandevolvewithenvironmentsaroundus.Muchofthisisencodedasnaturalinstinct.Whenababyisborn,itneedn’tbetaughthowtobreatheorcry—thisishard-wiredintoourDNA.Weknowthatwhentiredweneedtosleepandwhenhungryweneedtoeat.Thesamegoesforanimals.Withintwohoursofbeingborn,afoal(駒)attemptsitsfirststepswithlittleguidancefromitsparent,allfrominstinct.Aswellasourbasicinstincts,ourgeneticscancarrymorecomplexabilities,knowledgeandreflexes(反應能力).Findingshavealsohintedthatourfacialexpressionscouldbehard-wiredbehaviors.Babiesstarttosmileataroundtwo—again,thisisn’tspecificallytaught.Althoughtheymaytakeintheexpressionsofpeoplearound,it’shardtotestiftheyconnectemotiontothefacestheysee.However,a2019studyshowedthatathleteswhohadbeenbornblindmadethesamedisheartened(沮喪的)expressionswhenlosingasathleteswithsight,suggestingthatfacialexpressionsmaynotbelearntfromwatchingothers.Whilegeneticsplayapart,infantsarealsoheavilyinfluencedduringtheirtimeinthewomb(子宮).Motherswhoeatstrong-tastingfoodssuchasgarliccanaffectchildren’stastebuds,givingthemafancyforthesametasteslaterinlife.Tasteandsmellareimportanttriggersthatbabieslookforwhenfirstfeeding,asthemother’smilkwillcarrythesameflavorsexperiencedinthewomb.Thispre-birthtastesamplingincreasestheirchancesofsurvival.Generationalmemorycouldalsoexplainwhycertainpeoplearenaturallygiftedinareaslikemusicorsport.Actually,theexistenceofitishardtoprove,sincesomanyenvironmentalandoutsidefactorschangebehaviourandpersonality,especiallywithyoungminds,whichareeasilydeveloped.However,thetheoryisstartingtobetakenmoreseriously,andstudiesinvolvingshort-generationlifeformssuchasnematodeworms(線蟲)aremakingsignificantbreakthroughs.Wemaysoonhaveundeniableproofthatourgeneticspassdownmorethanwethink.8.Whichofthefollowingbehaviorishard-wiredintoourgenes?

A．Havingmealsduetohunger.B．Usingtoolstosolveproblems.C．Learningtowalkattwoyearsold.D．Recognizingparents’voicesafterbirth.9.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinparagraph3?

A．Facialexpressionsmayhaveageneticbasis.B．Blindathletescan’texpressemotionseffectively.C．Babieslearnfacialexpressionsfromtheirparents.D．Emotionalresponsesaretotallyshapedbyenvironment.10.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?

A．Therolegeneticsplayinbabies’survival.B．Infants’adaptabilitytofoodflavorsinthewomb.C．Significanceoftasteandsmellininfants’growth.D．Impactofpregnantmothers’dietsonbabies’tastepreferences.11.Whatcanweknowaboutgenerationalmemory?

A．Itpowerfullyexplainspeople’stalent.B．Ithasbeenprovenbyexistingevidence.C．Environmentalfactorsdenyitsexistence.D．Promisingscientificstudiesshowitssignificance.(★★★)Peoplearegenerallybadatproducingrandomactions,butnowitseemsthatwearealluniquelybadinourownway.Psychologistsalreadyknowthatwestrugglewithrandomness—askpeopletonamearandomcolor,andamajoritywillsay“blue”,whilethemostfrequentanswerforarandomnumberbetween1and10is7.Tounderstandifthisfailureatrandomnessvariesacrossindividuals,TalBogeratJohnsHopkinsUniversityandhiscolleaguesasked143peopletorandomlyselectnumbersfrom1to9,andseparatelychooseoneofnineboxesdisplayedinathree-by-threegrid(網(wǎng)格).Foreachtask,theparticipantshadtomakeatotalof250randomchoices.Theresearchersfoundtheycoulduseacomputationalmodeltopredictthesupposedlyrandomchoicesofboxesbasedonthatperson’schoiceofnumbers.Roughlyayearlater,whenparticipantswereaskedbacktorepeatthetasks,theresearcherscouldstillpredicttheirchoices.“Wefoundthatusingsomeone’syear-olddata,wecouldpredictwhatthey’redoing,bothwithinatask,andacrosstasks,”saysBoger.“Wewereallreallysurprisedatjusthowstablethesebehaviorswereovertime.It’sshowingthisreallyrich,uniquebehavioracrosspeople.”“Thissuggeststhatourmindscontainaprocessofrandomnessgenerationwhichwetapintowhenproducing‘random’sequences,”saysChristopherBenwellinScotland.“Becausethisprocessisstableovertimeandtasks,ifweknowsomeone’srandomdecisionsatonepointintime,wemaybeabletopredicttheir‘random’decisionsinthefuture.”Benwellpointsoutthiscouldhavesignificanteffects,bothintermsoftryingtopredicthowpeoplereactinareassuchasgametheory,andinthesmalldetailsofourlives.“Thiscouldpotentiallymakehuman-generatedpasswords,dataencryption(加密)and/orexplorationpatternsmorepredictablethanwewouldhope,”hesays.“Itisimportantforustobeawareofthissothatwecanavoidbeingpredictablewhenwedon’twanttobe.”12.Whatisacommonchallengepeoplefacewhenproducingrandomactions?

A．Theyfollowthecrowdblindly.B．Theyfailtogenerateatrulyrandomoutcome.C．Theyoftenforgettheirpreviousrandomdecisions.D．Theyhavealimitedrangeofchoiceswithoutproperguidance.13.Whatdidtheresearchfind?

A．Randomdecisionsseemtobepredictable.B．Aperson’srandomchoicesvarywiththeirage.C．Peoplebehavethesamewaywhenfacingatask.D．Acomputationalmodelcanchangepeople’schoices.14.WhatdoBenwell’swordsimply?

A．Human-generatedpasswordsaremoresecure.B．Wecouldbespiedonthroughourrandomactions.C．Randomdecisionscouldimprovetheaccuracyofdata.D．Randomnessisaffectedbysomedetailsofoureverydaylives.15.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A．Psychologists’methodsofstudyingrandomnessgeneration.B．Thestabilityoftherandomnessgenerationprocessovertime.C．People’sdifficultyinmakingrandomactionsanditsinfluence.D．Thereasonswhypeoplefailtoproducetrulyrandomoutcomes.(★★★)HowtoMakeFitnessYourFirstPriority(首要事情)Thereisnodenyingthefactthatexerciseisanessentialpartofmaintaininganactive,healthylifestyle.Butifyou’rejuststrugglingtomakeityourfocus,everydaycanfeellikeachallenge.Thegoodnewsisthatmakingfitnessyourtoppriorityisactuallysimplerthanyoumightexpect.16Everyonewantstobelievethattheywillfeelmotivatedforavigorousworkoutintheeveningafterwork.17Insteadofpushingyourworkouttotheeveningandthenpotentiallydecidingtoskipit,startyourdaywithexercise.Thiswillcreateasolidfoundationforyoutoworkfortherestoftheday.CreatepropergoalsThere’snothingmoremotivatingthanknowingyou’llhavethesatisfactionofreachingabenchmark(基準).Createrealgoalsforyourself:writethemdownandletthembethedrivingfactorthatgetsyouupinthemorning.18.Beconsistent19Getaheadofthisissuebycreatingasettimewhenyouwillworkout.HouseMethodrecommendsbeingconsistentwithyourexerciseuntilitbeginstofeellikeahabit.Thiswillallowyoutoincludefitnessaspartofyourroutine,sothatitbecomeslessofa“to-do”andmoreofanaturalpartofyourday.20Sowhetheryou’renewtoyourworkoutroutineorhavebeengoingtothegymforyears,thesequick,simpletipscanhelpyoureframeyourapproachsothatfitnesstrulyisyourtopfocus.

A．WorkoutinthemorningB．ExerciseathomeanytimeC．However,bythattime,you’releastenthusiasticaboutworkout.D．Oneofthebiggestproblemstofitnesstrainingisinconsistency.E．Therearecountlessservicesavailableforanytypeofexerciseroutine.F．Thesedays,it’seasierthanevertomakefitnessyournumberonepriority.G．Onceyoureachonesignificantpoint,youcanbeginsteppingupyourgameforthenextone.二、完形填空(★★★)ItwasacoldandwindymorninginWatchetinJanuary2013.Thelocalharbourmaster,GeorgeReeder,63,wascarryingouthis________dutiesasusualwhenheheardanoisethatcaughthisattention.Ontheothersideoftheharbour,somepeoplewerepointingandscreaming,sohecycledoveras________ashecould.MrReedersawababybuggy(嬰兒車)infreezingcoldwater.Ababyboywasstrapped(系著安全帶)intothebuggyandwasinthewater.MrReederquickly_______todosomething.“Iwentoverand________thatthebuggywasupside-down...andIjumpedin,”saidMrReeder.Hepulledthebuggyovertotheseawall.Someotherpeople________totiearopetothebuggy,andtheymanagedto________itoutofthewaterto________.TanyaAllen,apasser-by,who,________,wasanurse,gavethebabyCPR.MrReeder________seeingalittlebitofbreathcomingoutofthebaby’smouth.“Ithought,“He’s________,’”hesaid.Thenanambulancehelicopterarrivedandthebabywastakentohospital.Afterhe’d________helpingthebaby,MrReederwenthometo________fromtheexperience.Thechild’sgrandfatherwenttohishousealittlelatergratefullytotellhimthattheboywasoutof________.MrReederwasvery________tohearthat.WhenMrReederreceivedacertificate(證書),anofficialsaidthatwhathe’ddonewasvery________.“Thiswasanextremelybraveact,asheputhisownlifeatrisk.”21.A．urgentB．finalC．regularD．complex22.A．patientlyB．fastC．quietlyD．far23.A．continuedB．forgotC．refusedD．decided24.A．guessedB．doubtedC．sawD．believed25.A．hesitatedB．helpedC．failedD．pretended26.A．pullB．blowC．throwD．push27.A．shelterB．safetyC．pressureD．reality28.A．fortunatelyB．secretlyC．obviouslyD．seriously29.A．imaginedB．regrettedC．delayedD．remembered30.A．creativeB．aliveC．aloneD．optimistic31.A．finishedB．mindedC．practicedD．admitted32.A．learnB．benefitC．sufferD．recover33.A．touchB．dangerC．sightD．control34.A．curiousB．ashamedC．happyD．shocked35.A．ambitiousB．intelligentC．interestingD．courageous三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。Recently,ZhanghasbeenparticularlyfascinatedbyYueOpera,36originatedinEastChina’sZhejiangprovince.Lastyear,performancesbyyoungYueOpera37(actress)ChenLijunandLiYunxiao38(go)viralonChinesesocialmedia,sparkinganewfoundloveforYueOperaamongmanyviewers.InZhang’sview,ChenandLi’sperformanceofNewDragonGateInnis39pioneeringadaptationoftraditionalYueOpera.Zhangthinkshighly40Chen’sperspectivethatYueOperaneedsbothpreservationandpromotion,andthatitisimportantto“makeintangibleheritagefashionableandclassicspopular”.“Personally,whetherI’meating41resting,IalwayshaveYueOperaplayingonasmallspeaker.Athome,Isingitallthetime,asifI’mpossessed.”shesaid.Zhanghasjoinedafree,amateurYueOperaclubinBeijing,wheremostmembersareintheir20s—asurprisingsight,42(consider)operawasoncethoughttobeindecline.Theygathereveryweekend43(practice)together.HerdreamisbecomingaskilledamateurYueOperasinger.“IfonedayIcould44(true)makeanameformyselfinthisfieldandmeettheactorsIadmireonstage,connectingthroughourart,thatwouldbemy45(great)happiness,”shesaid.四、書面表達(★★★)46.為了迎接世界讀書日，學校英語社計劃以“ReadingForFun”為主題組織一場讀書活動，請你寫一份英文倡議書。內容包括：1.活動目的；2.活動內容；3.發(fā)出倡議。參考詞匯：WorldBookDay世界讀書日注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.開頭和結尾已給出，可以適當增加細節(jié)，使行文連貫。Dearfellows,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________EnglishClubApril20(★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。MylovefordancebeganwhenIwasveryyoungandIwoulddreamtobeastardancerfromtimetotime.Withthedramafestivalapproaching,theschool’sdramaclubhadreleasedanoticeforthedanceraudition(試鏡)forTheTwelveDancingPrincesses.AndofcourseIwasthefirstonetosignup.AsIleftthestageaftermyauditionatschool,Icouldfeelit.Thepower.Thefuture.Iknewthatsomedaywhendancers’magazineswroteaboutme,theywouldsaythismomentwaswhenmyrisetoastarbegan.Myballetslippershurtmyfeet,butIfiguredthatwashelpful.InTheTwelveDancingPrincesses,theprincessesdancedallnightsotheyprobablyhadfootpain,too.Myperformancewasmoregenuinebecauseofmypain.IneededtoshowmydevotionevenwhenIwasn’tonstage,soIapproachedM