2024-2025學(xué)年江蘇省鎮(zhèn)江市實驗高級中學(xué)高一下學(xué)期期末模擬監(jiān)測英語試題一、閱讀理解(★★)Aleadingartcenter,VISUAL,andCarlowArtsFestivalarepleasedtoannounce“DreamtimeIreland”asthethemeofArtworks2025,anopen-callexhibition,whichfocusesongatheringunnoticedyetvitalartworks.Itinvitesapplicantstoexploreartasatoolforcommunicationandameansofunderstandingtheworld,withaparticularemphasisonundervaluedculturalpatterns,suchaspublicartandartassocialpractice.The“DreamtimeIreland”exhibitionwillbeheldinthegalleriesatVISUAL,fromJune5toAugust31,2025.Artistsarewelcometosubmittheircreativeworks.Theselectedentrieswillbeannouncedattheexhibitionopeningandeachwillreceiveacashprizeof€1,000.Toensureasmoothsubmission,pleasefollowtheinstructionsbelow.FORMATExistingdigitalworksinanymedium.SUBMISSION·Completeanapplicationformonline.·Attachalinktoyourworkinthegivenareaoftheform.REQUIREMENTS·Provideabriefdescriptionforeachsubmission.·Ensurethatyourworkisstreamedclearlyandsmoothly.·Includepasswordsforprotectedworks.·KeepallfilesonlineuntilApril30,2025fortheselectorstocheckagain.DEADLINEMarch21,2025Youcanrefertopreviousaward-winningworksandexhibitionbackgroundinformationonourwebsitehttps://visualcarlow.ie,whichincludesprofessionalinsights,artistinterviews,andthematiccontexttoinspireyoursubmission.Fortechnicalorconceptualquestions,contactusatfmoran@carlowartsfestival.iebeforeMarch10,2025toensuretimelyassistance.Earlysubmissionsareencouragedtoavoidlast-minutedelays.1.Whatisthepurposeofthe“DreamtimeIreland”exhibition?

A．Topromotetraditionalarttechniques.B．Tohighlighttheoverlookedartforms.C．TosupportemergingartistsinCarlow.D．Todevelopdiversemultimediapractice.2.Howcanyousubmityourwork?

A．Bysendinganemail.B．Byuploadinganattachment.C．Byfillingoutaform.D．Bydeliveringaprintedcopy.3.Whatdoestheorganizerprovideforanapplicant?

A．Acashrewardof€1,000.B．Areminderoftheduedate.C．Accessibilityofpastworks.D．Constanttechnicalguidance.(★★★)TwowordscansumupthelifeofDr.CatanaStarks—determinationandachievement.Nowthestoryofoneofhermanyaccomplishments—she’sthefirstAfrican-Americanwomaninhistorytocoachamalecollegesportsteam—isamovie!ThestoryisaboutStarks,whowasthegolfcoachatheralmamater(母校)TennesseeStateUniversity,atraditionallyBlackCollegeinNashville.Starks’uniquecoachingstyleandherachievementsinthefaceofmanychallengesin,herpositionandinlifeiswhatwillleaveaudiencesinspired.Shehadtodrivetheteambus,washherplayers’golf,clothes,andhadtoconstantlyfindplacesforherteamtopractice.Starkscreditsherstrengthtoonewomaninherlife—hermother.AnativeofMobile,Alabama,Starkswasdiagnosedwithsevereasthma(哮喘).Doctorstoldhermothershecouldneverparticipateinsports.“Mymother,shehadanalmostmysticalbeliefofnotbeinglimitedbycircumstances”,saysStarks,“soIgrewupwithabasketballgoalinthebackyard.”Asthmawasn’ttheonlychallenge;shegrewupinthesegregated(被隔離的)Southofthe1940s,“Ilearnedtoswim.IhadtowalkfourmilesinMobiletogettoaBlackpool”.Aftergettingthemen’sgolfcoachjob,Starkscouldn’tfindgolfers.Noneofthemalesoncampuswouldplay.“Originallythatdidn’tworkoutbecauseIwasfemale,”saidStarks.Shehadtoinnovatebyrecruiting(招聘)internationally,viatelephone.ThecallsattractedplayersfromSwedentoSouthAfrica.Duringnearlytwentyyearsinherchargeherformerplayershavedifferentiatedthemselvesthroughouttheworldincluding:SamPuryear,theformerMichiganStateUniversitygolfcoach-thefirstAfricanAmericaninitshistory,andRobertDinwiddie,anAll-AmericangolferatTSUandacurrentmemberoftheEuropeanTourhavingachievedthreecontinuousTop-10finishesinSouthAfrica.Starks’determinationreallypaidoffwhentheT-StateTigerswontheNationalMinorityGolfChampionshipin2005.Andanotherspecialtyforhercareer,ninetypercentoftheplayersgraduated!4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTachallengeStarksfacedinhercareer?

A．Beingtheteambusdriver.B．Doingthelaundryforherplayers.C．WalkingtotheBlackswimmingpool.D．Findingplacesforteampractice.5.WhatdidStarkslearnfromhermother?

A．Apositiveattitudetowardslife.B．Astrongwilltoovercometoughsituations.C．Awillingnesstopushthelimitsofherbody.D．Heruniquecoachingstyle.6.Starkshadaroughstartasagolfcoachbecause________.

A．shewasAfricanAmericanB．shewasawomancoachC．shewassufferingasthmaD．shewasshortofexperience7.TheachievementsofStarks’playersarementionedtoillustrate________.

A．liketeacherlikestudentB．educationisthekeytosuccessC．practicemakesperfectD．equalityisgreaterthandivision(★★★)Whileconductingaworkshoponcreativity,Igaveeachsmallgroupasmallboxofpaperclips(回形針).Iinvitedeachgrouptorecordasmanydifferentusesforapaperclipastheycouldinfiveminutes.Obviously,thesethird-gradestudentgroupswereabletogeneratemultipleresponsesandthequalityofthoseresponseswasalloverthemap.Theircreativitywasinfullswing.Weoftenhavethisbeliefthatwhenfacedwithacreativechallenge,weneedtogenerateareallygoodideathatwillsavetheday.Asaresult,wefocuson“theperfectidea”or“thebestsolution”withoutthenecessityofgeneratinglotsofbadonesalongtheway.Yetproducingunworkable,impractical,andworthlessideasisanecessaryandessentialpartofthecreativeprocess.Oneoftheclassicbooks,onethatgoesagainstthegrainofwhatmostwritinginstructionbooksdo,istheincomparableWritingDowntheBones:FreeingtheWriterWithinbyNatalieGoldberg.Oneofthefinestpiecesofadviceinthebookisforwritersandanyonetryingtogeneratecreativethoughtstogivethemselvespermissiontocreatecrappy(蹩腳的)ideas.Creativityisbasedontheconceptofproducingmultipleideas—ideaswithoutanyrestrictions,definitions,orlimitations.Whenweimaginethequalityofanidea,welimititseffectiveness.Whenwepre-assessthoughtsinadvanceofputtingthemintoaction,wereducetheirworthorultimateuse.Theimpactsareshocking.Thereisanideathatasustainedfocusonproducingonly“good”or“perfect”ideasforcesusintoa“don’ttakeanyrisks”mindsetandsignificantlyreducesourcreativespirit.Thesolutionwhenfacedwithacreativechallenge:generateovermuchideaswithoutregardtotheirappropriatenessorusefulness.Someofthoseideaswillbepossibilitiesandsomewillbeuseless.That’sOK.Ultimately,knowthis:generatingcrappyideasisanessentialpartofthecreativeprocess.It’syourbrainwithits“pedal(踏板)tothemetal”.8.Whatdoestheauthorbelieveaboutthecreativeprocess?

A．Itmustavoidtakinganyrisks.B．Itrequiressomeperfectideas.C．It’slimitedtopracticalsolutions.D．Itshouldinvolveproducingcrappyideas.9.WhydoestheauthormentionthebookWritingDowntheBonesinparagraph3?

A．Toexplainarule.B．Topresentafact.C．Toproveanopinion.D．Tomakeaprediction.10.Whatimpactdoesfocusingonperfectideashaveoncreativity?

A．Enhancingrisk-taking.B．Limitinglogicalthoughts.C．Destroyingcreativespirit.D．Encouragingdiversethinking.11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A．HowWeOvercomeCreativeBlocksB．WhyIt’sGoodtoHaveCrappyIdeasC．TheWaysofGeneratingRichCreativityD．TheImportanceofIncreasingWritingArt(★★★)2024wasthehottestyearonrecord,yetitmightalsobeoneofthecoolestyearsoftherestofyourlifeduetoaphenomenonknownasshiftingbaselinesyndrome(基線漂移綜合征).Thismindtrickcausespeopletogrowusedtotheenvironmentalconditionstheycurrentlyexperience,leadingtoagradualdecreaseinsocietalenvironmentalstandards.Itcanactasapowerfulbarrierbyreducingsocialrecognitionoftheproblem.Forinstance,youngergenerationsoftenperceivecurrentenvironmentalconditionsasunexceptional,evenwhenoldergenerationsseethemassignificantdeclines.“Thelasttwoyearshavebeenkindofsupercharged,”saysGavinSchmidt,aclimatescientist.Temperatureshavebeenclimbingataquickerpace,and“2023and2024standout.”Inpart,thisisduetoarecentElNino,aneventinwhichwarminginthetropical(熱帶的)PacificOceancausesknock-onweathereffects.ButSchmidtsaysitcouldalsoindicateariseinhuman-drivenglobalwarmingresultingfromthefactthat“wekeepputtingourfootonthespeedingdeviceofgreenhousegases.”Alongwiththerise,scientistsexpectwe’llseeanincreaseinclimate-relateddisasterslikewildfires.Inprinciple,shiftingbaselinesyndromeisrelevanttoawiderangeofenvironmentalchallenges.Inarecentreviewpaper,scientistsfoundmanystudiesofshiftingbaselinesindicatepeoplestruggletonoticegradualchangesinclimate,especiallyyoungerindividuals.Mostofthesestudieswereconductedinlow-incomecountries,andmanyfocusedonfarmers.Scientistssuspectpeopleinwealthiercountriesarelikelytobemoreimpactedbyshiftingbaselinesbecausetheytendtobelessdirectlyexposedtotheimpactsofclimatechange.“Eveninplaceswheremanypeopleareawareofthecrisis,”saysAdamAron,aprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,“peoplearen’tnecessarilytakingactionordemandingthatofficialsdo.”Ifwewantpeopletochange,Aronbelieves“non-analytic”approachesareneeded.“Non-analyticroutesarestandardsofbehaviorthatareacceptedwithinsociety,”hesays.“Myneighborshaveallputupsolarpanelsandelectrifiedtheirhomes.I’mgoingtodoit,too.”12.Whatdoesshiftingbaselinesyndromeleadto?

A．Doubtabouthistoricalclimatepatterns.B．Inattentiontotheenvironmentaldecline.C．Acceptanceofnewsocietalstandards.D．Concernaboutextremeweatherevents.13.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A．Theincreaseofclimatedisasters.B．Theeffectofglobalwarming.C．Consequencesofhumanactivities.D．Causesoftherisingtemperatures.14.Whywerethestudiesofshiftingbaselinesconductedinlow-incomecountries?

A．Theycanavoidshiftingbaselinesyndrome.B．Theyrarelynoticechangingclimatepatterns.C．They’remoreaffectedbyclimatechange.D．They’readaptabletoenvironmentalproblems.15.WhatdoesAdamAronsuggest?

A．Promotinggreenenergyinitiatives.B．Usingsocialnormstodriveaction,C．Strengtheninggovernmentregulations.D．Developingmoreprotectiveapproaches.(★★★★)Whenyoulogintosocialmedia,doesanalgorithm(算法)governyourfeed?Whenshoppingonline,doyouoftenfocusontop-listed,AI-suggesteditems?Ifyouanswer“Yes”,mostofthetime,yougoalongwithwhatthealgorithmrecommends.16Asthenamesuggests,thetermreferstoourgrowingtendencytooutsourcedecisionstosystemsdesignedtopredictandcontrolourbehavior.Now,there’snothingfundamentallywrongwithacceptingalgorithmicsuggestions.17Butlikewaterslowlycarvingstone,repeatedrelianceonAIrecommendationscanweakenourcapacityforindependentjudgementandevenoursenseofself.Overtime,suchreliancenotonlyaffectsthequalityofourchoicesbutalsounderminesourabilitytotrustourownjudgements.18Itisthecapacitytomakeintentionalchoicesandtakepurposefulaction.Exercisingitrequiresthatweactivelyshapeourselvesthroughthoughtfulchoices,ratherthanbeingpassivelyshapedbyalgorithms,socialnorms,orexternalpressures.Toachievethis,practicingintentionalpausesprovesworkable.Thatis,beforeacceptingarecommendation,pauseandask,“WouldIhavemadethischoiceonmyown?”19Forexample,whenyou’reonYouTube,autoplaygoestoanothervideo.Insteadofwatchingmindlessly,youpauseandrealizeyou’renottrulyinterested.Youclosetheappandgoforawalkinstead,followingyourinnervoiceoverautomation.Tobehumanistochoose.Itistoexercisethehumancapacityforintentionalaction,theabilitywehavebeengiventobetheauthorsofourownlives.AsAIbecomesmoreintegratedinourlives,wemustactivelypreserveourdecision-makingcapacities.20

A．Thatishowweremainhuman.B．So,it’stimetoreclaimhumanagency.C．Inmanycasestheysaveusconsiderabletime.D．Theaimofthisquestionistostayopentoalgorithm.E．Thisshortreflectionbringsawarenesstoyourdecisions.F．Psychologiststermthiscommonpractice“algorithmicdependence”.G．Analgorithmisasetofdefinedrulesyoufollowtogetaspecificresult.二、完形填空(★★★)Ihatedwritinggrowingup.However,Englishwritingclassesweremandatory(必修的)inhighschool.So,thereIsat,_________towritethesefearfulessays.Worsestill,myteacherwouldreturnmy_________coveredwithredmarks.MaybeIwasn’t_________writing,andIdidn’thavetobegoodateverything.Incollege,Istudied_________,andIjoinedaresearchlab,hopingtogetmorehands-onexperience.Myprofessorassignedmeto_________anefficientinductor(電感器).Finally,afterayearof_________,Icreatedonethatcouldcutenergylossesinhalf.Iwas_________—untiltheprofessortoldmetowritethatresearchpaper.Ifyouwanttobecomeanacademic,youwillneedtospendtime_________papers.Butwithmy_________trackrecordwithwriting,Iwasscaredoffailing.Ina________,Iaskedagraduateinmylabforhelp.Whenaskinghimfor_________,Isoonfoundthepapercoveredwithredmarks.BeforeIcouldbackoffindefeat,though,thegraduate_________thatreddidn’tmeanIwasapoorwriter.Writingisn’taone-and-donething.Allpapersrequire_________,oftenseveraltimes._________itoccurredtome,“Hadn’tIdonethesamethingwhiledesigningtheinductor?”Fromthenon,writinghasbecomeonefavoritepartofresearch.I’veeven_________writingpopularsciencearticles.It’safutureIcouldneverhaveimaginedbefore.21.A．strugglingB．preferringC．choosingD．refusing22.A．photosB．papersC．profilesD．reports23.A．cutoutforB．caughtupinC．opposedtoD．buriedin24.A．nursingB．a(chǎn)ccountingC．marketingD．engineering25.A．fixB．a(chǎn)ssessC．designD．purchase26.A．dealsB．trialsC．withdrawalsD．a(chǎn)ppeals27.A．nervousB．overjoyedC．shockedD．a(chǎn)wkward28.A．readingB．copyingC．reviewingD．penning29.A．a(chǎn)wfulB．impressiveC．inefficientD．reliable30.A．wayB．hurryC．panicD．word31.A．supportB．feedbackC．a(chǎn)ppreciationD．reflection32.A．predictedB．complainedC．explainedD．remembered33.A．revisingB．registeringC．a(chǎn)pplyingD．delivering34.A．OccasionallyB．ApparentlyC．AutomaticallyD．Suddenly35.A．missedB．riskedC．startedD．continued三、語法填空(★★★)語法填空DrLinQiaozhi,whoisreferredto36the“motheroftenthousandbabies”,dedicatedherlifetomedicalscienceandwomen’shealth.At18,deeplyaffectedbyhermother’sdeath,she37(choose)tostudyinsteadoffollowingthetraditionalpathof38(marry).AftergraduatingfromPekingUnionMedicalCollege,shebecamethefirstwomanresidentphysicianintheOB-GYNdepartment.Yearslater,despite39(offer)opportunitiesabroad,shewasdeterminedtoservewomenandchildreninChina,40impressedherAmericancolleagues.Duringthewar,sheopenedaclinicandtreatedpoorpatientsforfreeratherthanmakingprofitsbecausewhatshevaluedmostwashelpingothers.Itisclearthatherlifereflects41truevalueofadoctor-puttingpatientsfirst.DrLinQiaozhiheldmanyimportantpositions,butherheartwas42(strong)drawntopatientcare.Sheoftenwentlateatnighttodeliverababyforapoorfamily.43shenevermarried,shedeliveredover50,000babies.Herbook44(intend)forwomenwasverypopularforitgaveusefulinstructionsonhowtocareforbabies.Sheevenlefthersavingstoakindergartenandafund,45(show)herlastingcareforothers.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，上周你參加了志愿者社團組織的“幫助老人跨越數(shù)字鴻溝”活動，請你寫一篇短文在班級英語展示角分享此次活動，內(nèi)容包括：（1）活動內(nèi)容；（2）你的體會。注意：（1）寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；（2）請按如下格式在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置作答。BridgingtheDigitalDividefortheElderly___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Iwasincrediblyproudofmyschool,theMaplewoodElementary.Itconnectedmetomyroots,asmyfatherandgrandfatherhadallgraduatedfromhere.So,whenourteacherMr.Dowannouncedagroupprojecttocreateabrochure(小冊子)aboutourschoolforits100thanniversary,Iwasthrilled.Thebestthreebrochureswouldbedisplayedintheschoollibrary,whichwasachancetoshowthenewstudentshowwonderfulourschoolwas.Iwaspairedwithtwoclassmates:Jake.wholovedphotography,andLilywhohadagiftforwriting.Workingwithotherscouldbefun,right?Butmyenthusiasmquicklyfaded.Ourfirstmeetingwasadisaster.Whenwediscussedwhichpartoftheschoolweshouldfocuson,Jakekepttalkingaboutcamerasandphotos.IturnedtoLily,hopingforsomesupport.Butshesimplyshruggedandsaid,“I’mno