2024-2025學(xué)年廣東省江門市高一下學(xué)期期末調(diào)研考試英語試卷一、閱讀理解(★★)AucklandZoo—BringingyouclosertothewildAreyoureadyforanunforgettableadventureintotheheartofnature?AucklandZooawaits.AHubforWildlifeProtectionAucklandZooismorethanjustaplacetoseeanimals;it’sacrucialplayeringlobalwildlifeprotectedteamparticipatesinbreeding,research,andrecoveryprogramsforendangeredspecies.TheNewZealandCentreforConservationMedicineon-siteconductsvariousresearchprojectsandhelpstreatsickandinjuredanimalsnationwide,ensuringabrighterfutureforwildlife.ImmersiveHabitatsExploreourhabitatsandstartadventures.WanderthroughtheSouthEastAsiaJungleTrackorTeWaoNui,inspiredbyAotearoaNewZealand.Meetover130species,includingsomeoftheworld’srarestanimals,andwitnessourstaff’stirelesseffortstocareforthem,bothatthezooandinthewild.EndlessExcitementNotwovisitstoAucklandZooarethesame!Withyear-roundkeepertalks,behind-the-scenesexperiences,andspecialevents,there’salwayssomethingnewtodiscover.DiveintotheuniquewildlifeofAotearoaatTcWaoNui,withsixamazinghabitatsshowcasingover50ofthecountry’snaturaltreasures.Orjourneyaroundtheworld,fromtheAfricanplainstotheSumatranjungle.DiningandShoppingWhenhungerstrikes,ourzoohasyoucovered.Choosefromavarietyofcafesofferingdelicioustakeawaysoramorerefineddiningexperience.Preferapicnic?Relaxatoneofourpicnicareaswhileenjoyingthezoo’ssightsandsounds.Anddon’tforgettostopbytheZooShop!Findawiderangeofqualityproductsmadefromrecyclableandeco-friendlymaterials.Yourpurchasesdirectlysupportwildlifeconservationefforts.DiscoverthemagicofAucklandZootoday!1.WhatcanvisitorsdoinAucklandZoo?

A．Haveaninterviewwithzookeepers.B．Feedtherarestanimalsbythemselves.C．Watchkeeperscareforanimalsinperson.D．Takepartinresearchonendangeredspecies.2.WhatisspecialabouttheZooShop’sproducts?

A．Theyofferpicnicsupplies.B．Theysupportwildlifecare.C．Theyuseexpensivematerials.D．Theyprovidediningdiscounts.3.Whatisthispassagemostprobablytakenfrom?

A．Atravelbrochure.B．Amedicaljournal.C．Asciencetextbook.D．Awildliferesearchreport.(★★★)Formany,Chinesecharactersseemlikecomplexsymbols.However,Lena,a20-year-oldAmericancollegestudent,viewstheminauniqueway.Toher,eachcharacterhasitsownstory.Shepictures“ren”(person)asacat’sface,and“ceng”(once)asanangryrobot.Lenagainedpopularitywhenshespentonly30minutesdrawing“ceng”andposteditonXiaohongshu.Amazingly,thissimpledrawinggot40,000likesovernight.Now,hercreativeartworksraisediscussionsaboutlanguage,art,andculturalexchange.GrowingupinadiversecommunitywithmanyAsians,Lenawassurroundedbydifferentlanguagesandcultures.“Asachild,IhadChinesefriends.Iwasfascinatedbyseeingtheirnamesonlunchboxes.Thislanguagewassonewtome,completelydifferentfromWesternlanguages,”Lenaremembered.ThisearlycuriosityremainedwithherandreappearedincollegeduringaUS-Chinarelationscourse,whichdeepenedherinterestinmodernChineseculture.DeepinXiaohongshu,Lenanoticedmorecharactersthatlookedlikevariousobjects.Shedescribesherselfasimaginativeandhighlyperceptive,oftenspottingdetailsothersmiss.Besidesdrawing,LenatranslatesallherpostsintoChinesetoshowrespecttoherfollowers.HereffortshavehelpedhermakeChinesefriendsonline,chattingaboutdailylifeandfood.SomefollowerssaidLenaunderstandsthebeautyofChinesecharactersbetterthanmanyChinese.“It’sbecauseyou’reusedtothem,”Lenareplied,addingtheoppositeisalsotrue.Forexample,shelearnedfromChinesefriendsthat“orz”lookslikeapersonbowinginapology,butitmeansnothinginEnglish.“It’ssomethingIneverthoughtof.That’stheresultofanon-nativelookingatunfamiliarcharacters,”shesaid.AsLenaplanstosharemorecharacter-inspiredartonXiaohongshu,herstoryshowsatruth:languageismorethanwords;it’saboutconnectionandunderstandingtheworldfromothers’perspectives.4.HowdidLenabecomepopularonXiaohongshu?

A．BysharingherdailylifeinChina.B．BytranslatingEnglisharticlesintoChinese.C．ByhavingonlinechatswithChinesenetizens.D．BypostingcreativedrawingsofChinesecharacters.5.WhatdeepenedLena’sinterestinmodernChineseculture?

A．HerChinesefriends.B．AUS-Chinarelationscourse.C．UsingXiaohongshu.D．DrawingChinesecharacters.6.WhydidLenamentiontheexample“orz”?

A．Toexplainlearningdifficulty.B．Toprovefollowers’over-praise.C．Toshownon-natives’uniqueviews.D．Toanalyzegrammardifferences.7.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．LenagainspopularityonXiaohongshu.B．DiversebackgroundfuelsLena’sinterest.C．Chinesecharacters:morethansimplesymbols.D．Creativecharactersbridgelanguageandculture.(★★★)OnJanuary22,internationalresearcherssharedasignificantfindinginthescientificjournalNature.Theydiscoveredburstsofenergyinanunexpectedpartofspace,whichtheynamed“choruswaves”.Thesewavesgottheirnamebecausetheyvibrate(震動)atthesameratesasthesoundswecanhear.Whenchangedintohearablesignals,theysoundjustlikebirdschirping(鳴叫)cheerfully.Scientistshavebeenawareofchoruswavesinspaceforyears.However,thelateststudybroughtabigsurprise.Theresearchersfoundthatthesewavesexistasfaras100,000kilometersawayfromEarth.Thisisthegreatestdistanceatwhichchoruswaveshaveeverbeendetectedfromaplanet.ChengmingLiu,astudywriterfromBeihangUniversity,statedinanemail,“Choruswavesareoneofthestrongestandmostsignificantwavesinspace.”AllisonJaynes,aspacephysicistnotparticipatinginthisstudy,commented,“Thisopensupalotofnewquestionsaboutthephysicsthatcouldbepossibleinthisarea.”ThenewfoundchoruswavesweredetectedinanareawhereEarth’smagnetic(磁的)fieldextends.Scientistsdidn’texpecttofindthemthere.Now,they’reeagertofigureouthowtheseuniquewavesform.Jaynesadded,“Wesurelyneedtofindmoreoftheseevents.”Scientistsstillarenotsurehowchoruswavesdevelop,buttheybelieveEarth’smagneticfieldisrelatedtoit.Inthepast,radioantennas(天線)detectedchoruswaves.Forexample,inthe1960s,anAntarcticresearchstationpickedthemup.NASA’sVanAllenProbesalsoheardthechirpingsounds,butfromacloserdistance.ThemostrecentchoruswavesweredetectedbyNASA’sMagnetosphericMultiscalesatellites,whichweresentintospacein2015tostudyEarthandthesun’smagneticfields.ChoruswaveshavealsobeenfoundnearotherplanetsincludingJupiterandSaturn.Thewavescanproducehigh-energyelectrons.Thatmeanstheycanbeadangertosatellitecommunications.Theresearcherssaidtheirfindingssuggestthatchoruswavesmightbefoundeverywhereinthemagneticfieldsofplanets.8.Whatmakeschoruswavesgettheirname?

A．Theplacewheretheyarefirstdiscovered.B．Theirvibrationrateslikehearablesounds.C．Thewaytheyaffectsatellitesignals.D．Theirmovementspeedinspace.9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthescientists’comments?

A．Furtherresearchiscrucial.B．Wavecreationisclear.C．Discoverieslackimportance.D．Wavesposesatelliterisks.10.WhichdetectedthechoruswavesatthegreatestdistancefromEarth?

A．NASA’sVanAllenProbes.B．ScientistsfromBeihangUniversity.C．AnAntarcticresearchstationinthe1960s.D．NASA’sMagnetosphericMultiscalesatellites.11.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheNamingStoryofChorusWavesB．ChorusWaves:ANewThreattoSatellitesC．RevealingtheMysteriesofChorusWavesD．Scientists’GreatDebateonChorusWaves(★★★)HowtoTellTruthfromLiesFiguringoutifsomethingistrueorfalseisatoughtaskincommunication.That’swhymanypeopleworryaboutbeingtrickedeasily.“MyfriendssayI’mtoonaive,”areadertoldme.“HowcanIstopbeingsoeasilyfooled?”Ican’thelpbutwonderifourreader’sfriendsarebeingalittletoostrict.12Whenwetrytotellifsomeoneislying,we’reusuallyjustguessing.Duringface-to-facetalks,weoftendependtoomuchonbodylanguage,facialexpressions,andthewaypeoplespeak.13Thismakesusthinkwe’rebetteratspottingliesthanwereallyare.14Liestakeefforttomakeup,andwordscanshowthat.ResearcherAldertfoundthatliarsusefewerdetailsthanthosetellingthetruth.Theytalkaboutfewerproblemsorsmalldifferences,andgivefewerwaystochecktheirstories.Still,weshouldn’tbecometoodoubtful.15AstudybySarahYingZhengshowedthatpeoplewholiealotoftendoubtothersthemost.This“self-projection”makesithardforthemtounderstandwhyothersdothings.Surprisingly,themosttrustingpeoplecanalsobetheleasteasilyfooled.In2010,researchersaskedpeoplehowmuchtheybelievedinhumankindness.Then,thevolunteerswatchedvideosofpeopletellingtruthsorlies.Thelesstrustingpeoplewereworseattellingwhowaslyingandwhowastellingthetruth.16Noonewantstobemadeafoolof.Whileit’sgoodtobeabitdoubtful,it’softenokaytotrustpeopleuntilwehaveareasonnotto.

A．Instead,weshouldfocusmoreonwhatpeoplesay.B．However,expertssuggesttrustingyourfirstimpression.C．Thisisespeciallyaproblemforpeoplewholiethemselves.D．Butthesethingsaren’tgoodsignstotellifsomeoneislying.E．Theirlackoftrustmadethembadatjudgingpeopleingeneral.F．Countlesspeoplebelievetheycaneasilydetectliesthroughsenses.G．Manystudieshaveshownthatmostofusaren’tgoodatfindingoutlies.二、完形填空(★★★)Onespringmorning,Dr.Godfreywasworkinginhisveterinaryclinicwhenhisreceptionist(接待員)cameinwithurgentnews.Awomanhadcalledaboutahomelesscatwithabadly________leg.Thecatwasfoundlyingnearherbackdoor,itsfrontleg________andbleeding.Thewomansoundedvery________asshedescribedthepooranimal’scondition.Dr.Godfreyimmediatelysenttwopre-vetstudentsto________theinjuredcat.Whentheyreturned,thecatwasin________condition.Itsrightfrontlegwasseverely________,probablyfrombeingcaughtinatrap.Thewoundsmelledterrible,andthecatwasclearlyingreat________.Afterexaminingthecat,Dr.Godfreyrealizedthelegcouldn’tbesaved.Thebigquestionwaswhattodonext,asthecatseemedtohaveno________.Justastheywereconsideringputtingthecattosleep,onestudentgently________thecat’shead.Toeveryone’ssurprise,thecat________withasoftmeow(喵叫).Encouragedbythissignoflife,Dr.Godfreydecidedtoperform________toremovethedamagedleg.Thesurgerywassuccessful,andthecatnownamedTripodbeganhis________.Overthefollowingweeks,Tripod’sstory________throughthecommunity.Manypeoplecametotheclinicjustto________thisspecialcat.Theyfoundhispresencevery________,withsomeevensayinghehelpedreducetheirstressorevenbloodpressure.Tripod’sstoryprovedthatDr.Godfreyhadmadearightdecisionandevendisabledanimalscouldcreateafar-reachingimpactonhumans.17.A．healthyB．injuredC．strongD．short18.A．healedB．hiddenC．bandagedD．broken19.A．calmB．excitedC．worriedD．a(chǎn)ngry20.A．pickupB．lookforC．careforD．giveup21.A．normalB．criticalC．strangeD．perfect22.A．damagedB．cutC．treatedD．strengthened23.A．hungerB．joyC．painD．curiosity24.A．ownerB．friendC．homeD．servant25.A．hitB．touchedC．pressedD．lifted26.A．a(chǎn)chedB．respondedC．limpedD．hugged27.A．investigationB．procedureC．debateD．operation28.A．careerB．journeyC．recoveryD．a(chǎn)dventure29.A．cameupB．tookplaceC．putoffD．gotaround30.A．feedB．a(chǎn)doptC．visitD．fund31.A．comfortingB．stressfulC．convenientD．tense三、單項(xiàng)選擇(★★)32.______ismentionedinthereport,sometimeschallengescan______thebestinus.

A．Which;takeupB．As;bringaboutC．What;bringaboutD．That;takeup(★★★)33.______surprisedeveryonewasthattherunner______asmallrockjustbeforecrossingthefinishline.

A．What;trippedoverB．That;felldownC．It;gotthroughD．How;walkedinto(★★)34.Thenewswasso______thateveryonepresentcouldn’thelpbutfeel______.

A．excited:excitingB．excited;excitedC．exciting;excitedD．exciting;exciting(★★★)35.When______abouthissuddendecision,themanagersimplysmiledwithout______aword.

A．a(chǎn)sked;speakingB．a(chǎn)sking;spokenC．toask;tospeakD．a(chǎn)sks;speak(★★)36.Mytwocousins,______havedevelopedhealthyhabits,lookmuchstrongernow.

A．bothofthemB．bothofwhichC．bothofwhomD．bothofwhat(★★)37.Thesoftwareupdatemightcausesomeproblems,butthesewill______within24hours.

A．takeoverB．putoffC．sortoutD．fadeaway(★)38.______themeeting,helefttheroomquickly,asifhehadsomethingurgenttoattendto.

A．FinishedB．FinishC．TofinishD．Havingfinished(★★★)39.TheInternethasmade______possibleforfriendsandfamilytokeepintoucheasily______theyareonoppositesidesoftheworld.

A．that;eventhoughB．it;evenifC．it;asifD．that;unless(★★)40.Thetouristswereeager______themagnificentwaterfallandthenhadtheirpictures______againstit.

A．toview;takenB．viewing;takingC．toview;takingD．viewing;taken(★★★)41.Manypeopledreamofbeingableto______theirpassionsandturnthemintoacareer.

A．postponeB．pursueC．predictD．provide四、其他(★★)閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出與劃線詞意義最匹配的選項(xiàng)。SophiaZhang,a14-year-oldambitiousenvironmentalistfromUtah,devotesherselfto(57)addressingtheenvironmentalproblemaffectingtheGreatSaltLake,whichhasbeen(58)shrinkingduetounreasonablewateruseandclimatechange.Inspiredbyaschoolproject,Sophiadidin-depthresearchbyinterviewingscientistsandgovernmentofficialsand(59)presentedherfindingsonwaterprotectiontotheUnitedNations.Sophia’sscientificresearchledhertoexperimentwithhydrogels(水凝膠)whichisabletotakeinand(60)storewater,sothewatercouldbeusedinagriculturetoreducewater(61)consumptionandlessenthepressureonthelake’swatersupply.42.A．speakingofB．dealingwithC．comingacrossD．commentingon43.A．narrowingB．increasingC．shakingD．changing44.A．combinedB．discussedC．showedD．gifted45.A．extractB．limitC．removeD．keep46.A．recoveryB．useC．technologyD．saving五、短文填空(★★)根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容，在空白處填入所缺的單詞。Thevirtualchoirwastheideaof47-winningcomposerandconductorEricWhitacre.BornintheUSAon2January1970WhitacrebeganstudyingmusicattheUniversityofNevadain1988.He48inlovewithMozart’sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Movedbythismusic,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolor49thefirsttime.”Hegraduatedfromuniversityin1995,andthenreceivedamaster’sdegreeinmusicalcompositionfromtheJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkin1997.Overthenext10years,Whitacre’s50compositionsbegantobecomequitepopularamongchoirsandsingers.Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.(★★★)根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容，在空白處填入所缺的單詞。Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.They51people’swishes,52,faiths,andattitudes53life.Theyareoccasions54allowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.(★★)根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容，在空白處填入所缺的單詞。Ihaveto55thatit56feelsgoodtobebackinthecityagain.Andwhatacity—acity57wasabletorebuilditselfaftertheearthquakethat58in1906.(★★)根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容，在空白處填入所缺的單詞。Thisevening,IwenttoChinatown.Thereweresomanycafésandrestaurantstochoose59.I60aCantoneserestaurantthatserveditsfoodonbeautiful61plates.62greatfood!(★★)根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容，在空白處填入所缺的單詞。Theythentried63freshwormwood,andusingtheliquid64fromthistotreatmalaria,butthisdidnotworkeither.Theirprojectgotstuck.However,TuYouyouwouldnotacknowledge65.Sheanalysedthemedicaltextsagain,and66chance,shefoundonesentencesuggestingadifferentwaytotreatthewormwood.六、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。QingmingFestival,alsoknownasTomb-SweepingDay,iscelebratedas67traditionalChinesefestivalonApril4thor5theachyear.Itisatimewhenpeoplehonortheirancestorsbyvisitinggraves,cleaningtombstones68offeringfood.OnetraditionofQingmingFestivalistoburnpapermoneyandothersymbolicitemsforthose69havepassedaway.People70(firm)believetheseofferingsprovidecomforttotheirancestorsintheafterlife.Anotherpopularactivityisgoingonspring71(outing),whichallowsfamilies72(enjoy)thebeautyofnatureafterwinter.InsouthernChina,peopleofteneatQingtuan,agreenricecakefilled73sweetbeanpaste.Itissaidthat74(eat)QingtuanduringQingmingFestivalbringsgoodfortune.QingmingFestival75(celebrate)forover2,500yearsanddeeplyreflectstheChinesevalueofrespectingandcaringforone’selders,whichhasbeenpasseddownthroughgenerations.Today,althoughcustomsvary,thekeyspiritofremembranceisstillof76(important)inChineseculture.七、單詞拼寫(★★)77.Yesterday,thedoctori______(堅(jiān)持，堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為)thatshe