2024-2025學(xué)年廣東省揭陽市普寧市普寧新世界中英文學(xué)校高一下學(xué)期期末模擬考試英語試題一、閱讀理解(★)ThisistheclassicRedCentertour.Takeyourtimetospendthreedaysexploringthehighlightsofthearea—Uluru,Kata,Tjuta,andKingsCanyon.Day1:AliceSpringstoUluru(AyersRock)StartinginAliceSprings,setofftoexperienceaworkingcamelfarm,perhapsevenenjoyingaride.IntheafternoonwesetoutforKataTjutaandtakeaguidedwalkthroughtheimpressiveDomesofKataTjuta.WethenheadtoAustralia’smosticoniclandmark—Uluru(AyresRock).Accommodation:Permanenttentedcamp(withsharedfacilities)(1night)Feesincluded:Uluru—KataTjutaNationalParkadmissionUlurusunsetdrinksMealsIncluded:LunchandDinnerDay2:UluruSunriseAnearlystartthismorningisrewardedwiththeUlurusunrise.Whilethemorningisfresh,enjoyawalkaroundthebaseoftherock,gaininginsightsintothelandandthelocalMalaAboriginalpeople.Afterlunch,perhapswewillpurchasesomelocalartsandcraftsattheUluruCulturalCenter.WewilleatandspendthenightatWatarrkaNationalPark(KingsCanyon).Accommodation:Permanenttentedcamp(withsharedfacilities)(1night)Activitiesincluded:MalaculturalinterpretativewalkUluruCulturalCenterWatarrkaNationalPark(Feesnotincluded)MealsIncluded:Breakfast,LunchandDinnerDay3:KingsCanyonRim(邊緣)walkAfterbreakfast,getyourhikingshoesonandheadouttoexploretheKingsCanyon.You’llbeleftbreathlessbythegreatbeautyofthecanyonasyouwalkthroughtheLostCityandtheNorthandSouthWalls.Afterlunch,wewillgobacktoAliceSprings.Activitiesincluded:KingsCanyonRimwalkMealsIncluded:BreakfastandLunchSpecialInformation:$600person,10%discountfortwopeopletogether.FlightmustbebookedtodepartfromAliceSpringsthedayafterthetripfinishes.1.WhatdoDay1andDay2haveincommon?

A．Thestartingtime.B．Theguidedactivities.C．Thelivingcondition.D．Themealarrangements.2.Ifacouplegoonthetour,theywillpay.

A．$540.B．$600.C．$1080D．$11403.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext?

A．Tointroduceatouringroute.B．Tostressthebenefitsoftravelling.C．Totellpeoplehowtoorganizeathree-daytour.D．Toshowvisitorshowtoenjoythemselvestothefull.(★★)ZhengQinwen,21,wonChina’sfirstOlympicgoldinthetennissinglesattheParisOlympicsonAug.3.“Nothingcandescribemyfeelingrightnow.It’sunreal.I’vealwaysbeenhopingtogetamedalforChina.Finally,Imadeit.”Zhengsaidafterherwin.From2020to2024,Zheng’sworldranking(排名)jumpedfromover600toNo7.Yearsofcompetitiontaughthertoplaywithpatienceandcontrolherenergyinmatches.Herefforthaswonherthetitle“QueenWen”amongfans.“Ilovemyfansforgivingmethistitle,honestly,becauseitfitsmycharacterwell.Youneedtoshowyourselfasqueenofthecourt,becauseyouneedthisenergy,thispowertoshowthatyouarethebest.”ZhengtoldChinaDaily.PlayingforChinaattheOlympicsgaveZhengpower.Shemadeherwaytosuccessaftersurvivingtiringmatchesthatwentonforthreehours.“WhatIcanbesureofisthatI’mgoingtofightuntilthelastmoment,becauseI’mnotonlyplayingformyself.I’mplayingformycountry.”ZhengtoldChinaDaily.ThisgreatsuccessisjustthestartofanewjourneyforZheng.JustafewdaysafterherOlympicvictory,shetookpartintheCincinnatiOpenbutlosttoRussianplayerAnastasiaPavlyuchenkovainathird-roundmatch.“IwasproudtowintheOlympicgold,butit’stimetoforgetitandstartoveragain.IfIthinktoomuchaboutmypastachievements,Iwon’tplaymynextmatchwell.”ZhengtoldCCTV.4.HowdidZhengQinwenfeelaboutherwinningtheOlympicgold?

A．Shocked.B．Anxious.C．Excited.D．Confident.5.WhatmadeZhengwinthetitle“QueenWen”?

A．Herperformance.B．Playingforhercountry.C．Signingupformanycompetition.D．Herfans’support.6.WhatcanwelearnaboutZhengQinwen?

A．Shewillcertainlywinhernextmatch.B．Shehasaproperattitudetoachievements.C．ShecareslittleaboutwinninggloryforChina.D．ShebecamesoproudthatshelosttotheRussianplayer.7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．ZhengQinwen’sOlympicJourneyB．ParisOlympics’TennisGoldWinnerC．ZhengQinwen:ARisingStarinTennisD．ZhengQinwenshineswithOlympicGold(★★★)WithcoffeebeansinshortsupplyworldwideandChineseconsumersexpandingtheircoffeehabit,YunnanprovincebeanshaveincreasinglyappearedinmajorcoffeechainsinChina.Yunnan,thelargestcoffeeplantingareainChina,isblessedwithhighaltitudesandsuitableclimateforplantinghigh-qualitycoffeebeans.Theprovinceisthesourceofmorethan99%ofdomestically(國內(nèi)地)producedcoffee.Lastyear,Brazil,theworld’slargestcoffeeproducingcountry,experiencedextremeweather,includingdroughtandfrost,whichcausedadecreaseinoutputofnearly20%.Theepidemic(疫情)isanotherreasonforthepriceincrease.TheCOVID-19pandemichashamperedthetimelytransportationofcoffeebeanstooverseasmarkets.Withcoffeefrominternationalmarketsinshortsupply,YunnanhasdrawnattentionofcoffeechainsinChina.YePeng,acoffeefarmerinPu’er,Yunnan,formorethanadecade,saidshehasseenthepricesofordersdoublefromlastyear.Withadvancedplantingtechnologiesandhigherqualitylocalcoffeebeans,hercompanyshipsitsproducttofamouscoffeechainssuchasStarbucksandMannerCoffee.BaoshanChunzhengCoffeeCompanyisamajorcoffeeproviderinYunnan.ItprovidescoffeebeanstoYumChina,whichoperatesfastfoodchainsKFCandPizzaHut(必勝客)inthecountry.Withpromisingmarketsathomeandabroad,therearemoreandmorecoffeefarmersandcoffeefactoriesinYunnan.8.WhyisYunnanprovincesuitabletogrowcoffeebeans?

A．Itiswithhighaltitudesandproperclimate.B．Itisaspringcitywithnosummerorwinter.C．PeopleinYunnanarefondofdrinkingcoffee.D．Localgovernmentencouragespeopletogrowthem.9.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A．Foreigncoffeemarkets.B．Theweatherandtransportation.C．TheCOVID-19pandemic.D．Reasonsforincreasedprices.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hamper”inParagraph3mean?

A．SpeedupB．Slowdown.C．Update.D．Change.11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Thepricesofcoffeearedecreasingformanyreasons.B．Brailisnolongerthebiggestcoffeeproducingcountry.C．MostoftheYunnancoffeebeansaretransportedabroad.D．ManypeopleinYunnanarewillingtoenterthecoffeemarkets.(★★★)AccordingtoDr.JohnSwaddle,aprofessorattheInstituteforIntegrativeConservationatWilliam&Mary,hundredsofmillionsofbirdsdieeveryyearfromwindowcollisions(碰撞).However,ifyouputdecals(貼花紙)orcolorfulstickersoutsideofyourwindows,thebirdsaremorelikelytoseethebarrierandthereforeavoidit.Remember:neverinsideyourwindow;alwaysoutsideofyourwindow.“Double-glazed(雙層的)windowsreflectalotoflight,especiallywhenyouviewthemfromaslightangle,asaflyingbirdwoulddo,”SwaddletoldSalon.Heisthecorrespondingauthorofarecentstudywhichtriestofigureouthowthisbasicrealityofphysicsimpactsonabird’sexperienceasitfliesnearastandardwindow.Fortheirexperiment,researchershadbirdsperformrepeatedandcontrolledflighttrialsnearwindowswithfilm(薄膜)products,BirdShadesfilmandHaverkampfilm,respectively.“Inourcollisionavoidancetrials,BirdShadesincreasedwindowavoidanceby47%andtheHaverkampincreasedavoidanceby39%.Butneitherproductwaseffectivewhenthefilmswereappliedtotheinternalsurfaceofwindows,”theauthorsconcluded.Whenbreakingdowntheproblemofavoidingwindowcollisionsfromabird’spointofview,Swaddleexplained,“Thelightandreflectedimageryfromtheexternalsurfaceoftheglassissufficienttoobscureafilmordecalthatisstucktotheinnersurfacefrombeingseenclearly.”Ifyouwanttoprotectbirdsfromeasilyavoidabledeathswithoutbuyingwindowfilmproducts,thereareothersolutions.Swaddlerecommended“pleasingfrittedglassthatcouldbeusedinnewconstructionandwhichisalsobird-friendly”.Besides,henotesthatscreenscanbehelpfulaswell,notonlybylimitingreflectivenessbutbyprovidingbirdswithacushioniftheymakeimpact.Itisalsopossibletouseeverydayhouseholdobjectstosignaltobirdsthattherearebarriers—netting,bitsofstring,colorfulstickers,andpaint.Thesecanallbeusedtothiseffect.12.Whichofthefollowingcanworktoreducebirdwindowcollisions?

A．Choosingdouble-glazedwindows.B．Avoidingopeningwindowsatnight.C．Coveringtheinnerwindowswithdecals.D．Stickingdecalstotheoutersideofwindows.13.Whatdidtheresearcherswanttofindintheexperiment?

A．Thebird-friendlyfilmproductsandglass.B．Theefficientmeasuresofcollisionavoidance.C．Thebirdbehaviorswhenhittingthebrightwindow.D．Thelinkbetweenlightreflectionandbirdwindowcollisions.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obscure”inParagraph5probablymean?

A．Protect.B．Use.C．Shade.D．Find.15.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthelastparagraph?

A．Solutionstoreducingthewindowcost.B．Otherwaystoavoidbirdcollisions.C．Bird-friendlyobjectstoattractbirds.D．Environmentallyfriendlyglassproducts.(★★★)TipsforFloodwaterSafetyFloodwatercanbeabreedinggroundformosquitoes(蚊子)whichcarrydiseases.16Youshouldavoidfloodwaterwheneverpossible.Herearepracticalsafetytips：Avoidfloodedareas.Donotdrive,walkorswimthroughfloodwaters.17Itcanbedifficulttojudgethedepthofthewater,andunknowndangersmaybehiddenbyit.Cleananddisinfect(消毒)itemsthathavetouchedfloodwater.Takingadualapproachtocleaningupafterafloodiscrucial.Cleanersremovedirtandgrime,anddisinfectantsstopthegrowthofbacteriacarriedinfloodwater.18Ifyouarecleaningareasthathavemoldgrowing,it’salsorecommendedtowearaN95mask.Makesurethefoodyoueatareclean.Don’teatfoodthatmayhavecomeintocontactwithfloodwater.Evenifthefoodispackaged,itcouldhavebeenexposedtobacteriafromthefloodwater.19Pollutedwatercancontainbacteriaandcauseseriousinfections.Followwatersafetyadvisoriestoboilwaterbeforedrinkingorusebottledwater.Ifneeded,bringwatertoarollingboilforonefullminutetokillwater-bornebacteria.Neverexposeanopenwoundtofloodwater.Duringfloodcleanup,there’sariskofdevelopingcuts,openwoundsorblisters,whichcouldincreasetheriskofinfection.20Applyanantibioticointment(藥膏)andcoveritwithawaterproofbandage.Washyourhandsoftenandthoroughly.Ifyou’vecomeintocontactwithfloodwaterorobjectsthathavetouchedfloodwater,it’svitaltocleanyourhandswithsoapandwateroralcohol-basedhandsanitizer(消毒劑)．

A．Makesuredrinkingwaterissafe.B．Cleanwoundswithsoapandcleanwater.C．Don’tallowchildrentoplayinornearfloodwaters.D．Watchforsymptomslikestomachupsetandfever.E．Wearpropersafetyequipmentlikeglovesandeyeprotectionwhilecleaning.F．Italsomaycontainharmfulsubstancesfromagriculturalrunoff.G．Prepareanemergencykitstockedwithwater,food,andflashlights.二、完形填空(★★★)Lastyearinearlysummer,IwaswalkingtomyhousewhenIsawtwolargebirdsstandinginmyyard.Theydidn’tseemto_________meuntilIwasrightinfrontofthemandthenthey_________disappearedintothenearbybushes.Iwasquiteexcitedbythe_________oftwospecialbirdsmakinganest(巢)inmyyard.Afewweekslater,thebirds_________.Ifoundthemcrouching(蹲伏)besideatree.AsIapproachedthem,they_________theirheadsandmadeacroaking(嘶啞地叫)sound.Ididn’tknowwhytheywerecroakingatmeuntilashorttimelaterImadeanamazing_________:thereweretwosmallbirds_________aroundhappily.AsIinchedtowardsthebirds,_________nottomakesuddenmovements,theystartedtheircroakingagain,puttingtheirnecksforwardsotheyseemed_________andmorethreatening.Themotherputthebabybirdsunderherwingsandcarefullycroucheddownoverthemsoherbabieswerewell__________.IwaswatchingthemwithrespectwhenIsuddenly__________andfelltotheground.Themothertookthisasa/an__________andthefatherracedtowardsme,__________hiswingstoprotectthemotherandthebabybirds.Ifeltsorrytohavedisturbedthemandleftquickly.Iamamazedbytheir__________actions.Theirparentallovemadethemsocourageous.Itishardnottoshow__________fornature.21.A．remindB．senseC．noticeD．hear22.A．hurriedlyB．familiarlyC．immediatelyD．slowly23.A．feelingB．senseC．opinionD．idea24.A．leftB．flewC．gatheredD．reappeared25.A．stuckoutB．putdownC．hangoutD．turnedaround26.A．collectionB．discoveryC．conclusionD．mission27.A．singingB．fightingC．seekingD．jumping28.A．curiousB．patientC．worriedD．careful29.A．neaterB．simplerC．longerD．stronger30.A．fedB．coveredC．hiddenD．tended31.A．trippedB．movedC．a(chǎn)larmedD．responded32.A．targetB．safetyC．threatD．escape33.A．shootingB．twistingC．foldingD．spreading34.A．warmB．positiveC．braveD．selfless35.A．gratitudeB．respectC．courageD．pleasure三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Hikingaroundteaplantations(種植園)inChina.JohnSmagulausedtocarryhisinstantcoffeeflask(瓶).Butsomethinghappenedoneday36switchedhisfaithfromthedark,strongcoffee37thefine,refreshingfragranceofgreentea.Therecame38turningpointthatmotivatedhimtotasteandtestChinesetea,andmore39(deep)exploreChineseteaculture.“Iwouldgotoateastoreandhearthestoriesbehindeachtea.It’sinterestingand40(provide)theculturalbackground,”hesaid.Smagularecalled41(connect)differenttypesofteawithdifferentimpressionsofthebrew(煮；泡)usinghisimagination.“Itisawayofconnectingwithdistantplacesinameaningfulway,42thepeoplewhowerethere,Irememberthoseexperiencesandtheygivemea43(great)appreciationforthetea.”“There’ssomethingaboutthatenvironmentwherewehaveexchangeofideas,whichwillthenallowus44(cross)ournationalboundariesandeventuallycreateadialogue.Ithasbeenagreatwayofbringingdown45(wall)andbarriersthatmayhaveexisted,”Smagulasaid.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假定你是李華,你在某英語論壇看到一個關(guān)于“DoesAICreationHaveArtisticValue?”的熱烈討論。對此，你也有自己的看法。請你寫一篇短文發(fā)帖，參與討論。內(nèi)容包括：1.介紹AI在藝術(shù)創(chuàng)作中的應(yīng)用；2.表明你的觀點，并闡述理由。注意：詞數(shù)80左右。DoesAICreationHaveArtisticValue?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、書面表達(★★★)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。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。（人文情懷）GrandpaDavid’sbirthdaywasaweekaway.MichaelandhisparentswerebusyplanningabigpartyforhimwhenGrandpainvitedhimforawalk.ThinkingofGrandpa’sjoyofwavingatpassers-by,Michaeleagerlyagreed.“I’mready,Grandpa!”Michaelreplied,watchingGrandpaputonhisbelovedredhatbeforetheywentout.Astheywalked,Grandpacheerfullywavedatthecarsthatdroveby.Ayoungboyleanedoutofthewindowandshouted,“There’sthemanintheredhat!”Grandpawavedtohimandthepeopleinthenextthreecars,allofwhomjoyfullywavedback.AlthoughMichaeldidn’tunderstandwhyGrandpawasdoingso,hethoughtitinteresting.Astheyturnedacorner,anoldmanwithabrownhatwaswalkingtowardsthem.“Hi,Joseph,it’sgoodtoseeyou,”Grandpagreetedhimwarmly.“Ihategoingoutinwinter!”Josephcomplained,pullinghisscarfupoverhismouthandnoseashewalkedby.“He’sbad-tempered(脾氣壞的)!”Michaelsaidinalowvoice.ButGrandpawhisperedtohimthatJosephwasjustlonely,forhelived