2024-2025學年江西省贛州市高一下學期6月期末英語試題一、閱讀理解(★★)WANTTODONATETOPETA?HERE’SHOW!PETAhasbeenaroundforover40yearsandhasbecomethebiggestandmostwell-knownanimalrightsorganizationintheworld.Here’severythingyouneedtoknowabouthowdonationsweregiventoPETAhelpsavecountlessanimalsaroundtheglobe:HowIsPETAFunded?PETAisanonprofitorganization,soweoperatedifferentlyfromfor-profitcompanies.Whilefor-profitsgetmostoftheirmoneyfromsellinggoodsorservices,wegetmostofoursfromdonationsfromsupporters.Whethertheydonate$5or$500,thosesupportershelpourworktosaveanimals.WhatDoesPETADoWithDonations?Wespendmostofthemoneydonatedtousonprogramsthatincludethefollowing:*Moneyforinternationalgrassrootscampaignsgoestowardmanagingcampaignsthatfightagainstcompaniesandindustriesthatharmanimals.*Moneyforpublicoutreachandeducationgoestowardspreadinginformationaboutanimalrights,advocacy,andvegan(純素食者)livingtoasmanypeopleaspossible.*Moneyforresearch,investigations,andrescuegoestowarddevelopingcompassionate(同情心)researchmethods,exposinganimalabuse,andrescuinganimalsfromthosewhohurtthem.HowCanYouDonate?Wanttocontributetoourwork?That’sgreat!Talkwithyourparentsaboutdonatingtousandaskthemtohelpyouclickhere.Ifyourfamilycan’tdonaterightnow,that’stotallyOK—youcanalwayscometothispageanddonateinthefuture.1.WhatistheprimaryfundingsourceforPETA?

A．Sellinggoodsandservices.B．Banklending.C．Donationsfromsupporters.D．Governmentfunds.2.WhichprogramissupportedbyPETA’sdonations?

A．Buildinganimalthemeparks.B．Trainingpetsformovies.C．Fundingpoliticalcampaigns.D．Promotinganimalrightswidely.3.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthispassage?

A．Children.B．Vegan.C．Companystaff.D．Governmentofficials.(★★★)InMay2023,ontheeveofhersummitattemptonMountQomolangma,XuZhuoyuanmetafiercesnowstormduringherclimbing.Howlingwindsandheavysnowfallrelentlesslybatteredherteam,andheroxygenmaskkeptfreezing.Despitethis,Xureachedthesummitat5:46amthefollowingday,makinghertheyoungestChinesewomantoconquertheworld’shighestpeakfromthesouthernslope.“Standingonthesameridge(山脊)myfatherclimbed16yearsagofromthenorthernslopefeltlikeameetingacrosstimeandspace,”Xu,now18andinherthirdyearofhighschool.In2007,whenXuwasjust1yearold,herfatherbecamethefirstpersonfromCentralChin’sHunanprovincetosummitMountQomolangma.Growingupinamountaineeringenvironment,Xu’slifewasnaturallyshapedbyapassionforthemountains.Overtheyears,XuhasclimbedseveralchallengingpeaksacrossChina,includingMountSiguniangandBanjiPeakinSichuan,andMuztaghAtaintheXinjiangUygurautonomousregion,whichpreparedherforthegreatchallenge—MountQomolangma.AftersummitingMountQomolangma,Xudidn’tstop.In2024,sheclimbedKilimanjaro,Africa’shighestpeak,andElbrus,Europe’shighest.Theseexpeditionsarepartofherambitious“7+2”plan—referringtothehighestpeaksoneachofthesevencontinents,alongwiththeNorthandSouthPoles.Xusharedthatinextremesportslikemountaineering,manystereotypesaboutwomenstillexist.“Somebelievewomenaretoofragiletohandlethetough.”shesaid.However,shepointedoutthatmanywomenareactiveclimbers.“Weareprovingthroughouractionsthatthesebiases(偏見)arewrong,”Xusaid.Sheadmittedthat,duetophysiologicaldifferences,womenmayfacecertainchallengesinhigh-altitudeclimbing,“Butourmentalresilience(韌性)standsout.Westaycalmer,morepatient,andmoredetail-orientedincrises.”sheexplained.“Inextremesports,womencanachieveasmuchasmen—andsometimesevenexcel.”4.HowoldwasXuwhenshereachedtheworld’shighestpeakfromthesouthernslope?

A．15.B．17.C．18.D．20.5.Whatdoesthe‘7+2’planreferto?

A．Toclimb7peaksandskiatbothPoles.B．Tobreak7recordsandruntwomarathons.C．TosummitQomolangma7timesandexploretwoPoles.D．Toconquerthehighestpeakson7continentsandreachbothPoles.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stereotypes”inParagraph4mean?

A．Naturalphenomena.B．Climbingtechniques.C．Scientifictheories.D．Fixedbeliefsorthoughts.7.WhatdoesXustressasakeystrengthofwomeninextremesports?

A．Mentalresilience.B．Endlesspatience.C．Technicalskills.D．Competitivespirit.(★★★)Weknowsleepqualityisimportantforgoodhealth,thatadolescence(青少年時期)isanimportanttimeforbraindevelopment,andthatteensdon’talwaysgetahugeamountofsleep—andnewresearchgivesussomefreshunderstandingofhowthatallfitstogether.Researchersuseddatafrom3,222adolescentsaged9to14.Theydividedthemintothreegroupsbasedonsleephabits:theworst(averaging7hoursand10minutespernight),thebest(7hoursand25minutes),andthoseinbetween(7hoursand21minutes).Whiletherewasn’tmuchdifferencebetweenthesegroupsintermsofacademicachievement,thebestsleepersshowednoticeableimprovementsincognitive(認知的)testsforreading,problemsolving,andfocus,comparedtotheworstsleepers.“Eventhoughthedifferencesintheamountofsleepthateachgroupgotwererelativelysmall,atjustoveraquarter-of-an-hourbetweenthebestandworstsleepers,wecouldstillseedifferencesinbrainstructureandactivityandinhowwelltheydidattasks,”saysclinicalneuropsychologistBarbaraSahakianfromtheUniversityofCambridge.“Thisshowsusjusthowimportantitistohaveagoodnight’ssleepatthisimportantstageinlife.”Thegroupofyoungpeoplewhosleptthelongestpernightwasalsoobservedtohavethelargestbrainvolumes,thelowestheartrates,andthehighestlevelsofbrainconnectivity,comparedtotheothergroups.Worryingly,39%oftheyoungpeoplehadthepoorestsleepdata,24%wereinthemiddlegroup,and37%hadthebestsleepscores.Theresearchcan’tprovecauseandeffectbetweensleepandbrainfunction,buttogetherwithotherstudies,itshowsthatyoungbrainsneedsleepprotection.PsychologistQingMasaidtherearestudiessupportingtheideathatbettersleepmayleadtobetterbrainfunctionandtestperformance.Thisstudyremindsteensandparentstoreducetimeonmobiledevices.Regulargoodsleephelpsusfunctionproperly,yetweknowlittleaboutadolescentsleepdespiteitsimportance.8.Whatdoestheresearchaimtodo?

A．Measureheartratedifferencesinteenagers.B．Analyzetheeffectsofsleephabitsongoodhealth.C．Investigatesleep-brainrelationshipsinadolescents.D．Compareacademicachievementsamongadolescents.9.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthe“bestsleepers”fromParagraph2?

A．Theyhadthelowestheartrates.B．Theyperformedbetterincognition.C．Theyhadbetteracademicperformance.D．Theyspentsignificantlymoretimesleeping.10.WhyarethepercentageslistedinParagraph3?

A．Tocomparesleephabits.B．Todrawattentiontothesleepproblem.C．Toexplainthestudy’ssamplesize.D．Tochallengepreviousresearchfindings.11.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraph?

A．Longersleepbettersacademicachievement.B．Sleephabitsarewell-understoodincurrentresearch.C．Protectingsleepduringadolescencemayrequirepracticalchanges.D．Reducingscreentimeislikelyunnecessarytoimprovesleepquality.(★★★)ChineseartificialintelligencefirmManusAIlaunchedanewAlagent,Manus,onThursday,anditquicklybecamepopularonsocialmedia,withmanyreferringtoitas“theseconddisruptorafterDeepSeek”andcallingit“theGPTmoment”forAlagents.AIagentsareautonomousintelligentsystemsperformingspecifictaskswithouthumanintervention.ManussaidthatbasedontheGAIABenchmark,astandardforgeneralAIassistants,itstoolhasachievedstate-of-the-artperformanceacrossallthreedifficultylevels,aheadofOpenAI’smodels.“Thisisn’tjustanotherchatbotorworkflowtool,”saidJiYichao,co-founderandchiefscientistatManusAl.“It’satrulyautonomousagentthatbridgesthegapbetweeninstructionandexecution(執(zhí)行).”“WhereotherAlstopatgeneratingideas,Manusdeliversresults,”hesaid,addingthattheteamhasbeenquietlybuildingwhatitbelievesisthenextevolutioninAI.AsofThursday,theso-calledManusinvitationcodeswerebeingresoldfornearly100,000yuan($13,797)onthesecond-handtradingplatformXianyu.AccordingtodatabasefirmTianyancha,Manus’founder,XiaoHong,establishedthecompanyin2015butexited(退出)asashareholderinDecember2024.Followinghisleave,shareholdersincludingTencent’sventurecapitalcompanyincreasedtheirinvestment(投資).Besides,Monica.im,theoperatorManus,andarelatedcompanylinkedtotechnologyfirmBeijingButterflyEffectTechnologyCoLtdsecuredaseedingroundofinvestmentfromZhenFundinJuly2022.IndustryexpertsbelievedthatthesignificanceoftheManusecosystemstrategyliesinintroducinganewbusinessmodeltotheindustry—buildingageneralAIagentecosystem.Thiscouldemergeasthesecond-largestAIapplicationscenarioafterAI-poweredsearch.TechnologysectorconsultancyandresearchfirmGartnerreportedinJanuary2024that21percentofcompanieshadalreadyputAIagentsintotheirproductionworkflows.By2026,thisfigureisprojectedtobeover80percent.12.WhatdopeoplethinkofManusAl’snewagent?

A．Itrequiresconstanthumancontrol.B．Ithasachievedhuman-likeintelligence.C．Itmainlyfocusesonhouseholdtasks.D．ItrepresentsabreakthroughlikeGPT.13.What’sManus’mainfeature?

A．Achatbotgeneratingideas.B．Anautonomoustask-executor.C．Aworkflowefficiencytool.D．Asystemwithhumanintervention.14.HowdoestheauthordescribethedevelopmentofManusAIinthearticle?

A．BycomparingitsperformancewithOpenAl’smodels.B．Byusingbenchmarkdataandindustryadoptiontrends.C．Bystressingitsfounder’sbackgroundandcompanyhistory.D．Byfocusingonlyonitswidespreadpopularityonsocialmedia.15.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A．TheProgressofAITechB．ChangesinAIInvestmentC．Manus:AnAdvancedworkflowtoolD．Manus:ARisingChallenger(★★★)Problemsbetweenparentsandchildrenarecommonandtimeless.Ifyouarelookingtoimproveyourrelationshipwithyourparents,youarenotalone.Developingabetterrelationshipwithyourparentsinvolvesmanyapproaches.16Actfirst,don’twaitforyourparentstotrytoimprovetherelationship.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourrelationshipwithyourparents,youshouldstartrightawayandactfirst.Beappreciative.Considerallyourparentshavedoneforyou.17AndYoumaybemorewillingtoimprovetherelationshiporcompromise,orbemoreforgivingwhenyourparentsannoyyou.Keepcalm.18Otherwise,youmayendupsayingthingsyouregret,whichwillonlydamageyourrelationshipfurtherandmakeyouseemimmature.Whenyouareinteractingwithyourparentsandyoufeelawaveofstrongemotioncomingon,re-assessthesituationthatledtoyourstrongfeelingsbyaskingyourselfsomequestions.19Often,peopledonotgetalongbecausetheyfailtoconsiderothers’perspectives.Onceyoucanempathizewithother’spositionandseethereasonsbehindit,youwilllikelybemorewillingtocompromiseandimprovetherelationship.Bepositive.Smileatyourparents.Staypositiveandwarm.Letthemknowwithyourbodylanguagethatyouarehappytoseethemandthatyoucareabouttheirwell-being.20

A．Taketheirperspectives.B．Thinkofthemasotheradults,notparents.C．Thereareanumberofwaysthatcanbetaken.D．Don’toverreactwhentalkingtoyourparentsE．Youmayfindyourselffeelinggratefulforyourparents.F．Thiswillpavethewayfortheimprovementofyourrelationship.G．Thinkaboutthewaystheirlivesmayhavebeendifferentfromyourlife.二、完形填空(★★★★)WhenIwasinthefifthgrade,Itraveledwithmyfatheronacrowdedroadwaysbus.________,wecouldn’tfindseats,butafterawhile,myfather________togetoneforme.Hestoodfortwohoursbeforehefinallygota________forhimself.However,atthenextstop,awoman________,andmyfatherimmediately________hisseattoher,standingfortheremainderofourjourney.Thatday,Ilearnedaninvaluable________frommyfather:theimportanceof________ratherthanmerelyowning.Yearslater,whileIwasinDelhipreparingfortheUPSCexams,theconceptof“womenempowerment”waseverywhere.Havinginternalized(內在化)myfather’slesson,I________myseattoayoungwomanonacitybus.Ithoughtnothingmoreofituntila(n)________mangotonthebus.Tomy________,thewomanIhadjustgivenmyseattohelpedtheoldmansitdown.This________redefinedmyunderstandingof“womenempowerment”.Ihadalwaysbelieveditmeantsupportingwomen,butthisyoungwoman________thattrueempowermentinvolvestakingtheleadand________others,regardlessofgender.Thesemoments,thoughsmall,createlastingimpressionsand________ourcharacter.Myfatherwasa________throughhisactions,whichhavealwaysspokenlouderthanwords.21.A．SurprisinglyB．FinallyC．FortunatelyD．Originally22.A．managedB．determinedC．attemptedD．intended23.A．seatB．titleC．positionD．spot24.A．leftB．roseC．boardedD．returned25.A．refusedB．offeredC．keptD．requested26.A．lessonB．storyC．memoryD．experience27.A．takingB．receivingC．givingD．sharing28.A．heldonB．gaveupC．tookbackD．leftbehind29.A．youngB．elderlyC．attractiveD．strange30.A．regretB．amusementC．surpriseD．disappointment31.A．actB．resultC．eventD．idea32.A．deniedB．showedC．believedD．questioned33.A．observingB．ignoringC．aidingD．controlling34.A．testB．changeC．readD．shape35.A．leaderB．supermanC．heroD．model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Lastweek,AlvaroVeraCordovez,a29-year-oldChileanstudentattheUniversityofInternationalBusinessandEconomics,visited36uniquelibraryinBeijing.Unliketraditionallibrariesthatrequiremembershipsandsettimelimitsforbookreturns,the“CivilioffersanMobileLibrary”Cordovezvisitedoffersbookscompletelyfreeofcharge—andwithouttheexpectationthattheybereturned.Readers37(invite)totakeonebookevery15daysandareencouragedtopassitontosomeoneelseoncethey’vefinishedreading.“Itmightbethesmallestlibraryintheworld—justsevensquaremetersinsize,”saidXuDawei,afounder.“But38anothersense,it’salsothebiggestbecausethebookskeepmoving.Idon’tevenknow39(eventual)wheresomeofthemhavegone.”XurecalledthestoryofoneregularreaderwhotookanEnglishbookonChinesegardenhistory.After40(finish)readingthebook,thereaderpassedittoaneighbor,41thentookittoGermany.“Thejourneyisinvisible,but42(power).”Xusaid.Inanera(時代)43(lead)byAIanddigitalmedia,Xubelievesitisevenmoresignificanttokeepreading44(keep)upwiththechangingworld.“Lifeisfullofuncertainties.Youcan’tcontroltheenvironment,butyoucanchange45(you).”hesaid.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假定你是李華,你校將與陽光養(yǎng)老院(SunshineElderlyCareHome)合作開展“心靈陪伴”活動。請給你校英國交換生Chris寫封郵件，邀請他作為志愿者于本周六上午9點參與活動，內容包括：1.活動內容；2.活動意義。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80個左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearChris,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua五、書面表達(★★★)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。ASpecialAnniversaryOurhomeinNewJerseywasclosetoalotteryretailer(彩票銷售點),butmyhusbandFrankandIhadneverbeentheretogether.Welivedcarefullywithourmoney—carryinglunchestowork,skippingvocations,andstayingathomemostnights.Butforourfifteenthweddinganniversary,wedecidedtotreatourselves,wedecidedtoeatoutfirstandthentryourluckatthelotteryretailer.Wechoseanicerestaurantnearthelotteryretailerandarrivedearlytoenjoyaslow,relaxingdinner.Weorderedsoup,maindishes,andevenaglassofwineeach.Halfwaythroughourdeliciousdinner,FrankandInoticedthatthetwodinersatthetabletoourrightseemedtobelookingforsomethingundertheirtableandallaround.Theelegantlydressedwomanappearedtobeinherlateseventies,andhermuchyoungermalecompanionlookedlikehemightbeherson.Thewomankepttouchingherear.“Didyouloseanearring?”Iaske