2024-2025學(xué)年四川省成都市錦江區(qū)嘉祥外國語高級中學(xué)高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語試題一、閱讀理解(★★)Takepartinanamazingtwo-weekadventureasavolunteerinKenya,workingtoprotectanimalsonthebeautifulplains.Experiencethejoyofseeingwonderfulcreaturesintheirnaturalhomewhilehelpingwithimportantanimalprotectionwork.TheDAY-BY-DAYscheduleDay1:ArriveinNairobionaSaturday.Youwillbepickedupfromtheairportandspendyourfirstnightinacomfortablelodgeinthecity.Day2:Afterbreakfast,youwillbecollectedearlyfromthelodgeanddriventothewildlifesite,whichtakesabouttwohours.Youwillreceiveafriendlywelcomeandbeginyourfirstdayofanimalwork!Day3+:Onmostdays,youwillspendtimeinthefield,watchinganimalsandhelpingwithtaskstoprotectthem.Onasunnyday,youmightgoonasafari(觀賞旅游)toseeelephants,lions,andotheranimals!LastDay:Onyourfinalday,youwillreturntoNairobiforyourflighthomeortocontinueyourtravels.Thecostis￡1,200,whichcoversthevolunteerprogram,aplacetostay,airporttransfers,onenightinalodge,dailybreakfasts,andlunchesduringyourworkdays.Youcanextendyourstayforanextra￡400perweek.Thisisagreatexperience!Manyvolunteerschoosetostayforfourweeks,withsomeextendingtosixweeksandstillwantingtostaylonger.Ifyouhavequestionsaboutthisadventureorneedhelp,weareheretoassistyou!1.Whatcanyoudoonthethirddayiftheweatherisnice?

A．Goonasafari.B．ReturntoNairobi.C．Attendawelcomeparty.D．Drivetothewildlifesite.2.Howmuchwillathree-weekanimalprotectiontripcost?

A．￡400.B．￡1,200.C．￡1,600.D．￡2,000.3.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?

A．Atravelguidance.B．Ageographybook.C．Anaturemagazine.D．Ahealthinstruction.(★★)ItwasaregularMondaywhenIreceivedanemailfrommyson'sschoolaboutacomingsciencefair.Atfirst,Ithought,“Great!Ican'twaittoseetheprojectofmyson,Tim,”Thethoughtofcolorfuldisplaysandcreativeideasexcitedme.However,asIreadfurther,myexcitementquicklyturnedtoanxiety.Notonlywerestudentsrequiredtopresenttheirprojects,butparentswereexpectedtoparticipateaswell!Thisunexpectedchangeleftmefeelingupset.“Oh,no.I'mnotgoodatscienceandIhaven'tdoneaprojectsinceIwasinschool.HowcanIhelphim?”Iwasalsoworriedabouthowmylackofexperiencemightaffectmysonandhischancetoshine.Thatevening,mysoncamehomefullofexcitement,“Dad,thisisgoingtobewonderful.Weshouldmakeavolcanothaterupts!”Andso,webeganourprojectwithsomeonlineresearchandatriptothestoreforsupplies.Irealizedthatourprojectmightbedisplayedforeveryonetoseeandanymistakecouldbeembarrassing.Ourfirstattemptatbuildingthevolcanowasadisaster.Fastforwardtotheweekend,anditwastimeforapracticerunatschool.IexpectedtheotherparentstobeasconfusedasIwas.Iwaswrong!Theyweresopreparedthattheycouldbescientiststhemselves.Thepressurewason.Overthenextfewdays,weworkedhardandourprojectimproved.Mysonwasexcited,andIstartedtoenjoytheprocess,too.Thedayofthesciencefairarrived,andmynervousnessfaded(消退).Itturnsoutthatconcentratingonhavingfunwithmysonwasthebestwaytoovercomemyworries.Plus,seeinghissmilemadeeverythingworthit.Reflectingontheexperience,Irealizedithadbroughtuscloser.ItwasthefirsttimemysonandIhadcreatedsomethingtogether.Inowlookforwardtomoreprojectsinthefuture.4.Howdidtheauthorfeelshortlyafterreceivingtheemail?

A．Upset.B．Excited.C．Anxious.D．Embarrassed.5.WhatcouldbeinferredaboutTim?

A．Hetookanactivepartintheproject.B．Obviously,helackedself-confidence.C．Hereliedheavilyonhisfatherforideas.D．Hefoundtheprojecttoohardtocomplete.6.Whathelpedgetridoftheauthor'sworries?

A．Goodpreparationsforthesciencefair.B．Focusonworkingwithhissontogether.C．Hisawarenessthateffortmatteredmore.D．Completingtheprojectwithoutmistakes.7.Whatdidtheauthorrealizeafterthesciencefair?

A．Threeheadsarebetterthanone.B．Thosewhoaredeterminedwillsucceed.C．Thespiritofscienceistokeeptrying.D．Theexperiencestrengthenedfather-sontie.(★★★)TheAmazonrainforest,isasundisturbedaplaceasmostpeoplecanimagine,buteventhere,theeffectsofachangingclimatearebecomingclear.Now,researchsuggeststhatmanyoftheregion’smostsensitivebirdspeciesarestartingtoevolve(進(jìn)化)inreactiontowarming.Birdsareoftenconsideredsentinel(哨兵)speciesmeaningthattheyindicatetheoverallhealthofanecosystem—soscientistsareparticularlyinterestedinhowthey’rereactingtoclimatechange.Ingeneral,thenewshasnotbeengood.Forinstance,a2019reportbytheNationalAudubonSocietyfoundthatmorethantwo-thirdsofNorthAmerica’sbirdspecieswillbeindangerofextinctionby2100ifwarmingtrendscontinueontheircurrentcourse.Forthenewstudy,researcherscollectedthebiggestdatasetsofarontheAmazon’sresidentbirds,representing77non-migratoryspeciesandlastingthe40yearsfrom1979to2019.Duringthestudyperiod,theaveragetemperatureintheregionrose,whiletheamountofrainfalldropped,makingforahotter,dryerclimateoverall.AccordingtothereportonNovember12inthejournalScienceAdvances,36specieshavelostweightingreatamounts,asmuchas2percentoftheirbodyweightperdecadesince1980.Meanwhile,allthespeciesshowedsomedecreaseinaveragebodyweight,whileathirdgrewlongerwings.Becauseofthestudy’slongtimeseriesandlargesamplesizes,theauthorsareabletoshowthesignificanteffectsofclimatechangeonlocalbirds.Theysupposesmallerbirdsmayhaveaneasiertimekeepingcool.Ingeneral,smalleranimalshavealargerrateofsurfaceareatobodysize,sotheydissipatemoreheatfasterthanabiggeranimal.However,theresearchersthemselvesareunsureandwonderwhatadvantagethewinglengthchangesgivethebirds.8.Whyarescientistsfondofdoingresearchonbirds?

A．Theyshowuniquebehaviors.B．Theyareecologicalhealthindicators.C．Theyareindangerofextinction.D．Theyhaveevolvedinreactiontowarming.9.Whatcanwelearnfromthenewstudy?

A．About33%speciesevolvedlongerwings.B．36specieslost2%oftheirbodyweighteveryyear.C．TheclimateintheAmazonbecomeshotterandwetter.D．ThestudyfocusedonmigratoryspeciesintheAmazon.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dissipate”inthelastparagraphmean?

A．Putoff.B．Giveoff.C．Putaway.D．Giveaway.11.Whatwouldprobablytheresearchersfurtherstudy?

A．Theimpactofclimatechangeonbirds.B．Thereasonforthelossofbird’sweight.C．Thereasonforsmalleranimalstokeepcool.D．Theadvantageofthechangeinbirds’winglength.(★★★)Whenvisitingadoctorinthefuture,youcanexpecttobeaccompaniedbyavirtualversionofyourself.Thisso-calleddigitaltwinwillbeaworkingmodelofyourbodythatcanbeshownontoaphysician’scomputerscreen.Updatedwithyourlatestvitalsigns,itwillhelpthedoctormakeanaccuratediagnosis(診斷)andprovidepersonalizedtreatmentsforthepatients.Nomatterhowunrealthismightseem,theresearchersatQueenMaryUniversityofLondon(QMUL)alreadyusecomputersimulations(模擬)oftheheartsofpatientstotestdifferenttreatmentsforaheartdisorder.Itwouldbefartoodangeroustoexperimentthiswayonsomeone’srealheart.Digitaltwinsarestartingtobeseeneverywhere.Theycannotonlymonitorthehealthofjetenginesonairliners,butalsohelpcarmakersspendfeweryearsonthedevelopmentofnewmodelsbysimulatingtestdrivesandcrashes.Allthisisbeingpoweredbyrecentprogressinartificialintelligence(AI),whichgivestwinstheabilitytomakepredictionsabouttheirphysicalcounterparts(對應(yīng)的事物),andadjustthemselvesbasedonnewinformation..Digitaltwinsmakeiteasierforhumanstosolvechallengingproblems,allowingpeopletohavealookintothefuture.Forbusinesses,thisshouldmeanbetterdesignsandoperations.Forsociety,thepromiseisalsofascinating:personalizedhealthcare,andwaystopreventtheearthfromenvironmentaldisasters.Couldthesevirtualtwinsgooutofcontrol?Theymightiftheyareprogrammedbadly,orhackedinto.Digitaltwinswilltakeinmountainsofdata,someofitwrongandmuchofitraisingconcernsaboutprivacy.Yetthoserisksareanaturalpartoftechnologicalprogress.Theappearanceofthedigitalmirrorworldwillraisenewquestions,butitspotentialbenefitsarealreadyeasytosee.12.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesadigitaltwin?

A．Avirtualcopy.B．Avideogame.C．Atoymodel.D．Amedicaldatabase.13.WhydoresearchersatQMULusecomputersimulat?onsofhearts?

A．Toreducethetimeoftheheartoperation.B．Touserealheartsmuchmoreconveniently.C．Tohelpincreasethepatients’recoveryrates.D．Toavoidthedangerofexperimentingonrealhearts.14.HowdoesAIcontributetothedevelopmentofdigitaltwins?

A．Itincreasestheefficiencyofsimulationsthroughdataanalysis.B．Itcreatesaccuratedigitalcopiesformedicalandindustrialuse.C．Itenablesdigitaltwinstopredictresultsandadaptontheirown.D．Itimprovesvirtualmodelsbyaddingreal-timemonitoringfeatures.15.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

A．DigitalTwins:APotentialThreattoPrivacyB．DigitalTwins:TheFutureofProblem-SolvingC．DigitalTwins:ANewAgeofMedicalTreatmentD．DigitalTwins:ADouble-EdgedSwordofTechnology(★★★)TipsforUpcomingSeniorTwoTheupperclassmenoftendescribeSeniorTwoinNo.7Highasayearwith“muchmorehomework,morefrequentexamsandmorefiercecompetitions”.16●Manageyourtimecarefullyandmakethemostofit.Trytostudynotonlyhardbutefficiently.Makeato-do-listforyourtimeafterschool.Don’tjustspendquitealongtimeononlyonesubject,especiallyasciencesubject.17Remembertotakebreakswhenyoufeelexhausted.●Treatcompetitioninclassinarightway.Competitioncannotbeavoided,buteveryonewantstostudyandliveinafriendlyenvironment.Don’ttreatyourclassmatesaspotentialenemies.18Byhelpingotherssolveproblems,youinspireothers,consolidateyourownknowledgeandgainlastingfriendship.●19Don’tletyourformerrankingslimityou.Whatreallymattersishowyoutreatexamsandrankings.Forgettheclassorgraderankings,butcompetewithyourself.Inawhile,youwillseeyourselfclimbinginscoresandrankings.Allinall,thecomingnewschoolyearissuretobefullofchallenges.Toomuchworryonlyaddstoyourdifficultiesinyourdevelopment.20WishyouthebestofluckinthenewacademicyearinNo.7High!

A．Treatyourselfastherival.B．Havearightattitudetowardsyourrankings.C．However,rearrangeyourtimetableisofgreatimportance.D．Instead,dividethehoursintosmallperiodsfordifferentsubjects.E．Sowhentheyturntoyouforhelp,justshareyourwisdomgenerously.F．Ifyoukeepmyadviceinmind,youwillachievealotandleadahappylife.G．Whenyoupreparefortheupcomingchallenges,someadvicefrommemaybehelpful.二、完形填空(★★★)MegsYunn,thefounderofBeverly’sBirthdaysinPennsylvania,was_________forwhatshedidwitha$10,000donationfromalocaluniversity.Actually,theladyhasmadeither_________tothrowbirthdaypartiesforchildrenwhowouldotherwisenothaveone.Beverly’sBirthdays,anonprofitorganization,wasfoundedsevenyearsagowhenYunn_________Beverly,ayounggirlfromalow-incomefamily.“Beverlysharedwithmeherfamily_________.IcriedwhenIwastoldshehadneverhadherownbirthdayparty.Herfamilycouldn’tevenaffordthe_________expenseofabirthdaycake,”Yunnrecalled.ThenshedecidedtogiveBeverlyagift.InthatJulywhenshehadawell-plannedbirthdayparty_________forher,Beverlywas_________.ForYunn,thegirl’slaughter_________alltheflowers,balloonsandwrappedgiftsthere._________byBeverly’shappiness,YunncreatedBeverly’sBirthdaysformorechildrenoutthere.Shecomestothemandarrangeseverythingthat__________theirbirthdayandeventheirlife.Withthegift,thousandsofchildrenhavecometoknowthedeepermeaningofbeing__________.“Allchildren__________toknowlove.The$10,000willallowmeto__________morethan4,700children.Ihavethehonorofmakingpeoplehappy.Whata__________tomeaswell!”theladyreplied__________whenpresentedwiththedonation.21.A．paidB．honoredC．welcomedD．employed22.A．missionB．methodC．a(chǎn)ttemptD．invitation23.A．introducedB．encounteredC．investigatedD．treated24.A．traditionB．businessC．strugglesD．future25.A．extraB．a(chǎn)verageC．dailyD．exact26.A．speciallyB．hopefullyC．occasionallyD．directly27.A．shockedB．curiousC．interestedD．overjoyed28.A．replacedB．outweighedC．meantD．mixed29.A．SurroundedB．AmusedC．InspiredD．Attracted30.A．witnessesB．celebratesC．decoratesD．brightens31.A．a(chǎn)skedB．educatedC．valuedD．spotted32.A．deserveB．seekC．preferD．a(chǎn)gree33.A．reachB．joinC．raiseD．choose34.A．timeB．giftC．partyD．hope35.A．politelyB．confidentlyC．a(chǎn)ppreciativelyD．wisely三、語法填空(★★)語法填空YuanLongping,36(know)asthe“fatherofhybridrice”,isoneofChina’smostfamousscientists.Hewasbornin1930inBeijing.Herealizedthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhada37(short)offoodtoeat,sohechosetostudyagricultureandreceivedaneducationatSouthwestAgricultureCollege.Aftergraduation,Yuandevotedhislifeto38(find)waystoproducemorerice.Throughintenseeffort,heovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridrice39couldbeusedforfarmingin1974.Thishybridriceenabledfarmers40(expand)theiroutputgreatly.Today,itisestimatedthatabout60percentofdomesticriceconsumptioninChinaconsistsofcropsgeneratedfromYuan’shybridstrains.Tillnow,notonlyChinabutmanyothercountries41(help)byYuan’sinnovation.ThoughYuan’shybridsmadehimquite42(wealth),hecaredlittleaboutmoney.Instead,hedonatedmuchmoneytosupportagricultureresearch.Hedidn’tlead43lifeofleisure.44hislateryears,YuanLongpingstillremainedyoungatheartandfullofvision.Hislegacy(遺產(chǎn))continuestoinspire,45theworldwillalwaysrememberhisgroundbreakingcontributions.四、閱讀理解(★★)任務(wù)型閱讀OneweekendinJuly,Janeandherhusband,Tom,drovethreehourstocampovernightbyalakeintheforest.Unfortunately,onthewayanunpleasantsubjectcameupandtheystartedtoquarrel.Bythetimetheyreachedthelake,JanewassoangrythatshesaidtoTom,“I’mgoingtofindabetterspotforustocamp”andwalkedaway.Withnopathtofollow,Janejustwalkedonforquitealongtime.Aftershehadclimbedtoahighplace,sheturnedaround,hopingtoseethelake.Tohersurprise,shesawnothingbutforestand,farbeyond,asnow-cappedmountaintop.Shesuddenlyrealizedthatshewaslost.“Tom!”shecried.“Help!”Noreply.IfonlyshehadnotlefthermobilephoneinthatbagwithTom.Janekeptmoving,butthefarthershewalked,themoreconfusedshebecame.Asnightwasbeginningtofall,Janewassotiredthatshehadtostopforthenight.Lyingawakeinthedark,JanewantedverymuchtobewithTomandherfamily.Shewantedtoholdhimandtellhimhowmuchshelovedhim.Janeroseatthebreakofday,hungryandthirsty.Shecouldhearwatertrickling(滴落)somewhereatadistance.Quicklyshefollowedthesoundtoastream.Tohergreatjoy,shealsosawsomeberrybushes.Shedrankandateafewberries.Neverinherlifehadshetastedanythingbetter.Feelingstrongernow,Janebegantowalkalongthestreamandhopeitwouldleadhertothelake.Asshepickedherwaycarefullyalongthestream,Janeheardahelicopter.Isthatforme?Unfortunately,thetreesmadeitimpossibleforpeopletoseeherfromabove.Afewminuteslater,anotherhelicopterflewoverhead.Janetookoffheryellowblouse,thinkingthatsheshouldgotoanopenareaandflagthemiftheycamebackagain.46.根據(jù)文本內(nèi)容從方框中選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~并用其正確形式填入文本圖示中，每詞限用一次，有兩詞為多余選項(xiàng)。

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