2024-2025學(xué)年湖北省黃岡市高一下學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試題一、閱讀理解(★★★)JoinBoston’sGreenNewDealMissionOurGoalMayorMichelleWuplanstomakeBostonaGreenNewDealCity.TheOfficeofEnvironment,Energy,andOpenSpaceleadsthiswork.Weaimtoprotectair,water,andlandwhilefightingclimatechange.Ourgoalsincludebecomingcarbonneutralandpreparingforextremeweather.JobOpportunitiesWe’rehiringforrolesinvariousfields.Currentopportunitiesinclude:·EnergyTransformationDirector·ClimateSolutionAnalyst·RenewableEnergyManager·EnvironmentCommunicationsManagerCheckboston.gov/jobsforopeningsinpublicworks,transportation,andotherdepartments.WhyWorkwithUs?1.MeaningfulImpactBepartofleadingenvironmentalpoliciesintheU.S.YourworkwilldirectlyshapeBoston’ssustainablefuture.2.Diverse&OpentoAllTeamsWewelcomenon-traditionalapplicants.Whetheryou’refromscience,policy,orcommunitywork,yourideasarevalued.3.BenefitsWehavecompetitivebenefits,includinghealthinsuranceandretirementplans.Wefocusonpassionandpotentialinsteadofrelatedexperience.Andevensomepositionsofferunionmembership.Additionally,salarydetailsandunioninformationwillbelistedwitheachjobposting..Requirements·Residencyrule:AllemployeesmustliveintheCityofBostonwhenstartingthejob.·Six-monthprobation(試用期)：Astandardprobationaryperiodisinplacetoensureagoodfitforboththeemployeeandthecity.1.WhatisthemainpurposeofBoston’sGreenNewDeal?

A．Toprovidejobopportunities.B．Tostressemployeebenefits.C．Toexplainenergytransformation.D．Topracticeenvironmentalprotection.2.Howcanapplicantsfindjobs?

A．Bycontactingtheofficedirectly.B．Bycheckingthecity’sjobwebsite.C．Bylookingthroughunionnetworks.D．Byattendingpublicworksinterviews.3.Whatrequirementsareneededfornewemployees?

A．Bostonresidency&probationperiod.B．Unionmembership&probationpass.C．Competitivesalary&sciencedegree.D．Climateexperience&listedsalaries.(★★★)Germansinologist(漢學(xué)家)MartinWoeslerrecentlymadehisfirstvisittotheancientSilkRoadcenterofDunhuanginnorthwestChina’sGansuProvince,wherehewasamazedbythecity’suniqueculturalcharm.StartingfromHunanNormalUniversity,wherehecurrentlyteaches,WoeslertraveledtoattendthefourthDialogueonExchangesandMutualLearningamongCivilizations,aninternationalconferenceheldinDunhuangfromMay29to31.DuringhisbriefstayinGansu,hejoinedscholarsfromallaroundtheworldinsharingideasaboutcross-culturaldialogue.WhenstandinginfrontoftheMogaoGrottoesforthefirsttime,hewasdeeplyimpressedbyanunexpectedsenseofculturalconnection-onethatbridgedbothtimeandgeography.InCave285,thewallpaintingsfeatureanamazingmixoffigures—ApolloandDianafromGreekmythology,FuxiandNuwafromChineselegends,flyingapsaras(飛天)fromIndianBuddhismandfeatheredimmortals(神)fromDaoism.ItisthesemixedcivilizationsthatformtheculturalwondershowedinDunhuang,notedWoesler.Woesler’sconnectionwithChinabegan38yearsagowhenhewasattractedbyaChinesepoematapoetryreadinginGermany.Havinglived,worked,andstudiedinChinafor30years,hehadalreadyknownDunhuangasanoasis(綠洲)citysurroundedbydesert,atreasurehouseofartandheritage,andaculturalcrossroadsshapedbycenturiesofSilkRoadexchanges.Fordecades,Woeslerhasworkedtobridgethegapbetweencultures.HiscareerhasfrequentlytakenhimbetweenGermanyandChina,andheremainscommittedtohelpingtheworldbetterunderstandChineseliteratureandculture.Hebelievesthateventoday,peoplefromdifferentcountriescanstilldrawwisdomandstrengthfromit.HisjourneytoDunhuanghasnowbroughtnewreflectionsonculturaldialogueinthedigitalage.4.WhydidWoeslervisitDunhuang?

A．Tostudyancientwallpaintings.B．Toattendaninternationalconference.C．ToexploretheSilkRoadhistory.D．ToteachataChineseuniversity.5.WhatdeeplyimpressedWoeslerabouttheMogaoGrottoes?

A．TheinfluenceofIndianBuddhism.B．Thecombinationofdifferentcultures.C．Thewell-protectedpaintingsonthewall.D．Theattractiveoasiscitysurroundedbydesert.6.WhatdoesWoeslerbelieveaboutculturalexchange?

A．Itsucceedsondigitalplatforms.B．Itislimitedtohistoricalcontexts.C．Itplaysakeyroleinmodernsociety.D．Itshouldattachimportancetotraditions.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheHistoryofSilkRoad:FromAncientTradetoModernDialogue.B．TheMagicofMogaoGrottoes:ATreasureHouseofArtandHeritage.C．AChallengeinDigitalAge:BridgingtheGapbetweenDifferentCultures.D．ASinologist’sJourney:RediscoveringDunhuang’sCulturalCombination.(★★★)Manypetownersbelievetheiranimalscansensetheirfeelings,butwhatdoessciencesay?Researchershavefoundevidencethatsomeanimalsdorespondtohumanemotions,thoughthereasonsmaybemorepracticalthanemotional.Dogsareparticularlygoodatreadinghumansignals.AstudyfromtheUniversityofVeterinaryMedicineViennausedbrainscanstoshowthatdogsreactdifferentlytohappyandangryhumanvoices.Theirbrainslightupinrewardcenterswhenhearingpraise,suggestingtheyassociatepositivetoneswithgoodoutcomes.However,thisdoesn’tnecessarilymeandogs“feel”forus—itmayjustbesmartlearningfromyearsoflivingwithhumans.Dolphinsshowevenmoresurprisingbehaviors.Scientistsobservedthatwhentrainersseemedupset,dolphinswouldoftenswimovertocomfortthem,usingspecialsoundsnormallyheardbetweendolphinmothersandbabies.Whilethislookslikeempathy,someexpertsthinkdolphinsmightjustberespondingtovisiblesignsofdiscomfort.Cats,ontheotherhand,remainamystery.Despitehavingsimilarbrainstructurestodogs,mostcatsseemindifferenttohumanemotions.Studiesshowtheyrecognizetheirowner’svoicebutusuallychoosenottorespond-afactmanycatownersknowtoowell!Sodoanimalstrulyunderstandus?Currentresearchsuggeststhey’reprobablyrespondingtosignalsthey’velearnedtoassociatewithrewardsorsafety,ratherthanexperiencinghuman-likeemotions.Asscientistscontinuetostudyanimalbehavior,onethingisclear:thebondbetweenhumansandanimalsiscomplexandfascinating.8.WhatdidtheViennastudyshowaboutdogs?

A．Theyunderstandhumanlanguage.B．Theyignorenegativehumanvoices.C．Theyfeelhappywhenhearingpraise.D．Theyresponddifferentlytohumansignals.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“empathy”inparagraph3mean?

A．Understandingothers’upset.B．Ignoringothers’disappointment.C．Showingrespecttodolphinmothers.D．Givingresponsetovisiblesigns.10.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?

A．Catsaren’tpopularwithhumans.B．Catshavehighemotionalquality.C．Catsarelessintelligentthandogs.D．Catsshownointerestinhumanemotions.11.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementwouldresearchersmostlikelyagreewith?

A．Animals’responsesarenatural,notlearned.B．Animalscancopyhumanemotionsperfectly.C．Animalsprobablyhavenohuman-likeemotions.D．Animal-humanrelationshipiseasytocuderstand.(★★★)AfterHorizon:AnAmericanSagawasscreenedrecentlyduringtheCannesFilmFestival,theaudienceclappedforsevenminutes.Andthat’snoteventhelongestclappinginthefestival’shistory.ThatprizegoestoPan’sLabyrinth’s22-minuteclappingin2006.Humansprobablystartedclappingearlyinourhistory,writespsychologistAlanCrawleyina2023reviewofresearchonthetopic.Ourancestorsmaynothavescreenedmovies,butintheabsenceofspokenlanguage,theymayhaverealizedtheycoulduseclappingtosignaldanger,orfrightenenemies.Clapping’ssimplicityandeffectivenessmakeitauniversalpractice.Whilebabiesrarelyclapbeforetheirfirstbirthday,childrenmasteritquickly,gainingitsglobalpopularity.Unlikecomplexgestures(e.g.,finger-clicking),clappingproducesloud,effortlessnoise—Crawleycallsitthe“non-vocalsignalwiththehighestsoundvolume.”Socially,itbalancespolitenessandenthusiasm,avoidingtherudenessofscreaming,whichallowsclappingtoadapttocontextsrangingfrompolitetheateraudiencestolivelysportscrowds.Italsocanbeanactthatstrengthenssocialties.Duringsomehardtimes,thepracticeoforganizedclappingwas,onthesurface,aboutshowingappreciationforkeyworkers.Clappingoftenspreadslikea“socialdisease,”asobservedinstudiesbyRichardMannin2013.Inacademicsettings,clappingtypicallybeginswithafewindividuals,resultinginachainreaction.Anyoneinacrowdwillknowthatamerehandfulofclapperscansometimescausearoomofpeopletofollowtheirbehavior.Butwhataboutsuper-longclapping?Whynotjustleaveitataminuteortwo?Backin2013,ManntoldBBCNewsthatthelengthofclappingdidnotconnectwiththequalityoftheperformance.“Youhavethissocialpressuretostartclapping,butonceyou’vestartedthere’sanequallystrongsocialpressurenottostop,untilsomeonestartsthatstopping.”Thentheconclusionwouldbethis:nooneintheroomwantstobeseen—orinthesocialmediaage,filmed—asthefirstonetostop.12.WhatdoesAlanCrawleysuggestabouttheoriginofhumanclapping?

A．Itwasadoptedtoreplacespokenlanguage.B．Itdevelopedfromancestors’survivalstrategies.C．Itappearedasaformofentertainmentduringfestivals.D．Itwasfirstusedtosignalappreciationforperformances.13.Whyisclappingapopulargestureacrossculturescomparedtofinger-clicking?

A．Clappingislouderandsimplertodo.B．Clappingistaughttobabiesearlierinlife.C．Clappingismorepoliteandmoresociallyaccepted.D．Clappingisusedtoshowappreciationespeciallyinhardtimes.14.WhatdidRichardMann’s2013studyfindaboutclapping?

A．Peopleclaplouderwhentheyareinlargeaudience.B．Clappingspreadslikeachainreactioninagroupsetting.C．Clappingseemstohavenoconnectionwithsocialpressure.D．Thequalityofperformancesdeterminesthelengthofclapping.15.Wheredoesthepassagelikelycomefrom?

A．Afilmreviewmagazine.B．Anentertainmentnewswebsite.C．Ascientificjournalonhumanbehaviour.D．Ahistorytextbookonhumandevelopment.(★★★)LovingWhoYouAreLovingwhoyouareisajourneyofself-discoveryandacceptance.Itinvolvesrecognizingyourstrengths,embracingyourshortcomings,andfindingjoyineverydaylife,Byunderstandingwhatmakesyouuniqueandwonderful,youcanbuildconfidenceandliveahappierlife.KnowYourUniquenessStartbymakingalistofallthethingsyouloveaboutyourself,whetherit’syourfreespirit,orevenyourshinyhair.Thinkaboutyourtalents,andcharacteristics.Perhapsyouspeakmultiplelanguages,canwalkonyourhands,orhaveaspecialabilitytomakenewfriends.16PracticeGratitudeActivelygivingthankshelpsyourecognizethewonderfulpeople,things,andopportunitiesinyourlife.Makeadailyhabitofgivingthankstothoseyoulove.17Addonethingtothisjournaleveryday.Ifyou’refeelingupsetordown,tryreadingthroughthejournaltocheeryouup.18Nomatterhowboringyourlifemayseematagivenmoment,neverforgettotakeabreaktolaugh.You’llfeelbetterinboththeshort-termandthelong-term.Bejustplainsilly.Tellacornyjoke,makeabadpun,orjustdancearoundlikeafool.Whynot?Laughteriscontagious(傳染的),sobearoundpeoplewholovetolaugh.AcceptYourShortcomings.19Insteadofover-focusingonyourshortcomings,embracethem.Ifyouwant,askyourselfwhatyoucandotoimproveyourselfinthisregard.Makealistofthingsyouwanttoworkonandsetmanageablegoalstoimprove.20Let’sfaceit:we’vealldonesomethingwe’relessthanproudof.Whateveryoudid,recognizethatitwaswrongandunderstandwhyyoudidit,butafterthat,it’stimetoletitgo.Bydoingso,youcanbuildastrongersenseofselfandliveamorefulfillinglife.

A．Fillyourlifewithlaughter.B．Blameyourselfforyourmistakes.C．Forgivingyourselfisalsoimportant.D．Noteveryonecandothat,butyoucan.E．Confidenceisthekeytohappiness,buteveryonehasweaknesses.F．Forexample,youcanredirectnegativethoughtsintopositiveones.G．Youcanalsokeepagratitudejournalandwritedowneverythingyou’rethankfulfor.二、完形填空(★★★)StuffyPetesatdownonaseatinaNewYorkCitypark.EveryThanksgivingfornineyearshehadsatdownthereintheafternoon.HewenttheretowaitfortheOldGentleman,whowould_________Stuffytoarestaurantandtreathimtoabigdinner.ThatwasathingthattheOldGentlemanwastryingtomakeintoatradition,foritwasachanceto_________thepoorman’ssufferingfromhunger.OnthoseotherThanksgivingDayshehadbeen_________.ButtodayStuffyhadenough.Hehadcomefromadinnersobigthathehadalmostno_________tomove.Hewasshortofbreath.Hisbodyhad_________becometoobigforhisclothes.Thebigdinnerhadnotbeen_________.Onhiswayhepassedalargehouse,whoseownersalsohada_________:theyinvitedthefirsthungrypersonwhowalkedbyintotheirhomeandofferedhimaverybigdinner.Stuffy_________tobethatperson.It’shardto_________suchgreathospitality(好客).Finally,theOldGentlemanwascomingacrossFourthAvenuetowardStuffy’s__________.Alwaysbefore,thishadbeena__________moment.ButnowhelookedupattheOldGentleman’sfacewithtearsofsufferinginhiseyes.__________withthecold,theOldGentlemanturnedaway,withhisbacktothewind.Stuffywasprettyfull,butheunderstoodthathewaspartofatradition.TheOldGentlemanledStuffytotherestaurantandtothesametablewheretheyhadalwayseaten.Thewaitersbroughtfood,andmorefood.Stuffybegantoeatwith__________.Inanhourthe__________wasfinished.TheOldGentlemancarefully__________$1.30,andleftfifteencentsmoreforthewaiter.Thentheysaidgoodbye,astheydideachyear,atthedoor.TheOldGentlemanwentsouthwithhisstomachempty,whileStuffywentnorthwithhisstuffed.21.A．forceB．stopC．leadD．remind22.A．easeB．removeC．worsenD．cause23.A．curiousB．hungryC．thirstyD．energetic24.A．confidenceB．desireC．courageD．strength25.A．suddenlyB．frequentlyC．hardlyD．occasionally26.A．includedB．preparedC．expectedD．required27.A．beliefB．chanceC．habitD．tradition28.A．happenedB．wantedC．pretendedD．refused29.A．keepupB．turndownC．sticktoD．takein30.A．homeB．restaurantC．birthplaceD．seat31.A．sweetB．quietC．boringD．confusing32.A．SmilingB．CryingC．JumpingD．Shaking33.A．shameB．difficultyC．delightD．satisfaction34.A．storyB．eventC．projectD．battle35.A．donatedB．chargedC．countedoutD．gaveaway三、語(yǔ)法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Theworld’sfirsthumanoidrobothalf-marathonissettobegininBeijingonSaturday.About20teamswillcompete,36(test)bothtechnologyandendurance.Therace,37includeshumansandrobots,willtakeplaceinBeijingE-Town.LiangLiang,38committeeofficial,saidit’sthefirstopen-fieldlong-distancechallengeforrobots.39(design)topushthelimitsofroboticmobilityinreal-worldconditions,thecompetitionwilladoptatimedraceformat.Teamswillbeallowedtoreplacebatteries(withapenalty)oruserelays.Althoughparticipatingrobots40(take)multipletestsuntilnow,organizerssaidtherealcoursestillpresentssignificantreal-world41(uncertainty)suchasroughgroundandmechanicalstress.Theydescribedtherace42an“extremetest”thatwillexposetechnicalimperfectionandofferafoundationforfutureimprovement.Theparticipatingrobotsreflecta43(vary)ofdesignconceptsandtechnologicalbreakthroughs.Theimportanceofthiseventistoallowthepublicto44(clear)experiencetheprogressofrobotics.Outstandingparticipantsincludethe1.8-meter“Tiangong”robot,andNoetixRobotics’endurance-focusedmodel.GuoYijie,Tiangong’stechnicallead,saidthe21-kmracewillshowcaseroboticprogressandchangepeople’sviewsonrobots.NoetixRoboticsaims45(complete)theracewithoutbatteryreplacement.“Evenjustfinishingisasuccess,”saiditsfounderJiangZheyuan.四、書(shū)信寫(xiě)作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，你的英國(guó)筆友Tom對(duì)剛剛過(guò)去的中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日——端午節(jié)所舉行的各種慶?；顒?dòng)非常感興趣。請(qǐng)你就此寫(xiě)一封電子郵件。內(nèi)容包括：1.節(jié)日介紹；2.節(jié)日活動(dòng)；3.你的感想。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右。2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡相應(yīng)位置作答。DearTom,I’mgladtohearthatyou’reinterestedinChineseDragonBoatFestival.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes,LiHua五、書(shū)面表達(dá)(★★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。YourNameinGoldAnnesatatthebreakfasttable,eatinghercornflakes(玉米片).Anne’soldersister,Mary,satacrossfromher,readingthecornflakesbox.“Hey,Anne,”shesaid,“l(fā)ookatthisawesomeprize—yournameingold.”AsMaryreadon,Anne’sinterestintheprizegrew.“Justsendinonedollarwithproof-of-purchasesealfromthisboxandspelloutyourfirstnameontheinformationblank.Wewillsendyouaspecialpin(胸針)withyournamespelledingold.(Onlyoneperfamily,please.)”Annegrabbedthebox,hereyesbrighteningwithexc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