2024-2025學年湖南省長沙市望城區(qū)第一中學高二下學期期末調研英語試卷一、閱讀理解(★★★)WhichbookyoushouldreadbasedonyournexttraveldestinationHarukiMurakami’s“1Q84”isadystopianadventurethat’sperfectfortheplaneridetoJapan.FamedJapaneseauthorHarukiMurakamicreatesanalternate1984called1Q84wherenothingfeelsrightandeverythingisslightlydifferent.SetinTokyo,Japan,thisdystopian,mystery-filledfantasynovelissuretokeepyourcaptivatedduringyourtrip.Bring“OneHundredYearsofSolitude”toreadinSouthAmerica.Asignificantworkofliterature,GabrielGarciaMarquez’sclassicfollowsgenerationsoftheBuendiafamilyastheyliveintheirSouth-Americantown.GarciaMarquez’smagicalrealismpairedwithhislushdescriptionsmakesthebookaperfectreadforvisitingsomeofthebreathtakingsightsofSouthAmerica.Considerpickingup“TheGreatGatsby”ifyou’regoingtoTheHamptonsinNewYork.Althoughthe“WestEgg”and“EastEgg”intheclassicnovelmoregreatlyresembletheGreat-NeckandPort-Washingtonpeninsulas(半島)onLongIsland,F.ScottFitzgeraldisbelievedtohavebeeninspiredbytheHamptonswhencraftingthisbook.SetintheJazzAge,thebook’sdecadence,hotsummers,andlongingforpastloversmakeitagreatcompanionforpoolhopping,charcuterieeating,andluxuryshoppinginTheHamptons.Asyou’retravellingaroundAmsterdam,read“TheFaultinOurStars”.Previouslyadaptedintoafilmin2014,JohnGreen’sstoryofstar-crossedteenagersfamouslyincludesatriptoAmsterdam.TheAnneFrankHouseandTheRijksmuseumaretwoofmanymajordestinationsmentionedinthebook.Plus,thebenchfromthefilmadaptationofthisnovelhaseverbecomeitsowntouristspot.1.Ifyouareintoparallelexistenceandyouarefullofimagination,whichbookwouldyouliketopickup?

A．TheFaultinOurStars.B．OneHundredYearsofSolitude.C．1Q84.D．TheGreatGatsby.2.WhichoneofthefollowingsisNOTtrue?

A．GenerationsoftheBuentiafamilyliveintheirSouth-Americantown.B．OneHundredYearsofSolitudeisabookmainlyaboutsightsofSouthAmerica.C．“WestEgg”and“EastEgg”arebothplacenames.D．TheGreatGatsbyiswrittenbyF.ScottFitzgerald.3.Anexcerptfromthebook:Onemightmarvelattheinsanity(瘋狂)ofthesituation:Amothersendsher16-year-olddaughteralonewitha17-yearoldboyoutintoaforeigncity.Accordingtotheintroductionmentionedabove,whichcityisprobablythisforeigncity?

A．Tokyo.B．NewYork.C．Amsterdam.D．SaoPaulo.(★★)IwasavolunteerwiththecityofMilpitasandwasstudyingatMissionCollege.Onenightaftergoingtoclass,Iwasheadinghomeanddecidedtostopoffataburrito(墨西哥卷餅)restaurant.IgotmyburritoandstartedtoheadformycarwhenIwasapproachedbyahomelessman.Hewasverydirtyandobviouslyveryhungry.Heaskedmeforsomechangetobuyalittlefood.AsIwaspullingsomechangeout,Ihadanidea.Iaskedhimtofollowmebackintotheburritorestauranttoorder.Hewasashamedofthewayhelookedandsaidhedidnotwanttogointhere.ButIinsisted.Whenhefinallyfollowedmein,thepeoplebehindthecounter(柜臺)refusedtolethimin,butItoldthemthatIwasbuyinghimdinnerandhehadarighttobethere.Afterwearguedoveritforawhile,theyfinallygavein.Itseemedlikehewasrelievedabittobesittingatatable.Iaskedhimtoorderwhateverhewanted.Butheonlyorderedaburrito.Forsomeonewhohasbeenonthefringes(邊緣)ofsociety,hewasverysurprisedatmygenerosity.Buttome,itwaswhatany“humanbeing”shoulddooratleastoffer.Youhadtobetheretoseethelookinhisface.ItremindedmewhenIwasyoung,mymombroughtoutabigbirthdaycakeformeonmybirthday,withallthecandy,chocolateandgoodiesthatwewereabouttoeat.Ithinkhefeltspecial,likehewasgettingattention,somethingthatIcouldseehehadn’texperiencedinalongtime.Ioftenthinkaboutthisstorybecause,tome,it’snotjustabouthelpingsomeoneoutbyfeedingthem.It’smoreaboutgivingthemtherespectanddignityofbeingahumanbeingandallowingthemtofeelgoodaboutthemselves.4.Whydidthehomelessmanapproachtheauthor?

A．Toaskforalift.B．Tobegformoney.C．Torequestaburrito.D．Toseekcompany.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph2referto?

A．Wheretositintherestaurant.B．Whattoorderforthehomelessman.C．Whethertobuydinnerforthehomelessman.D．Whethertoallowthehomelessmantoentertherestaurant.6.Whydoestheauthormentionhisbirthdayinparagraph3?

A．Todemonstratehiswonderfulchildhood.B．Tostresstheimportanceofenjoyingafeast.C．Tocontrasthislifewiththatofthehomelessman.D．Todescribethehappyfeelingsofthehomelessman.7.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestdoinginthelastparagraph?

A．Treatingotherswithrespect.B．Fightingagainsttheworldofhunger.C．Encouragingactsofbravery.D．Payingattentiontothehomeless.(★★★)AresearchteamledbyAcademiciansChenXiaoyaandGaoCaixiafromtheChineseAcademyofScienceshasmadeasignificantbreakthrough.Theyhavesuccessfullycultivatedtheworld’sfirstnewricevarietycapableofproducingcoenzymeQ10.ThisachievementwaspublishedintheinternationaljournalCell,markinganimportantstepforwardinagriculturalscience.CoenzymeQ10playsacrucialroleintheenergymetabolism(新陳代謝)ofhumancells.Ithasantioxidantpropertiesandcanprotecthearthealth.Aspeopleage,thebody’sabilitytoproducecoenzymeQ10decreases.TraditionalricemainlyproducescoenzymeQ9,whichisdifferentfromthecoenzymeQ10ourbodiesneed.Tosolvethisproblem,theresearchteamspentseveralyearsexploring.TheyfirststudiedthedevelopmentalhistoryofcoenzymeQ,thenusedmachinelearningtoanalyzetheCoq1enzymeinplants.Finally,theyappliedgene-editingtechnologytoriceandsuccessfullycreatedthenewvariety.Inthisnewricevariety,thecoenzymeQ10contentintheleavesandgrainsreaches75%ofthetotalcoenzymeQ.Inthegrains,itscontentis5microgramspergram,andthericeyieldhasnotdecreased.ThisresearchdemonstratesChina’sstrengthincultivatingfunctionalcropsandpromotesglobalthinkingonnutritionimprovement.ScientistsplantofurtherstudytheapplicationofcoenzymeQ10inagriculture.Thisachievementnotonlybenefitsglobalfoodsecuritybutalsoprovidesnewwaystoimprovepeople’sdietandhealth.Italsoshowsthepotentialofgene-editingtechnologyinchangingthefuturepatternofagriculture.8.Whatisthespecialfeatureofthenewricevariety?

A．Ithasahigheroutput.B．Ithasashortergrowthcycle.C．Ithaslowerrequirementsforsoil.D．Itcanproduceacrucialnutrient.9.WhydidtheresearchteamfocusoncoenzymeQ10?

A．Becauseitiseasytoproduce.B．Becauseithelpstomaintaincellvigor.C．Becauseitcangreatlyincreasethericeyield.D．Becauseitiswidelypresentinvariousfoods.10.Whichstepisnotincludedincultivatingthenewricevariety?

A．AnalyzingtheCoq1enzyme.B．Applyinggene-editingtechnology.C．Exploringtraditionalfarmingmethods.D．StudyingtheevolutionofcoenzymeQ.11.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A．Theapplicationoftheresearch.B．Theconcernaboutfoodsecurity.C．Thefuturepatternofagriculture.D．Thesignificanceofthisresearch.(★★★)Taichi,whichcombinesslow,gentlemovementsandpostures(姿勢)withmindfulness,isknowntoincreaseflexibilityandimprovebalance.Now,newresearchsuggestsit’sbetterthanaerobic(有氧的)exerciseforloweringbloodpressureinpeoplewithprehypertension,whichisbloodpressurethat’shigherthannormalbutdoesn’tquitereachthelevelofhighbloodpressure.Prehypertensionisconsideredawarningsignthatheartdiseasemaybeahead.Inthestudy,researchersemployed342adultswithprehypertension,whoseaverageagewas49.Roughlyhalfthepeopleparticipatedinsupervisedaerobicexercise,includingjogging,climbingstairs,quickwalkingandcycling.Theotherhalfwastrainedtopractisetaichi.Bothgroupsgothour-longsessions(一段時間)fourtimesaweek.After12months,thoseinthetaichigroupsawbiggerdropsintheirbloodpressurethanthoseintheaerobicexercisegroup.Besides,nearly22%ofthepeoplewhopractisedtaichisawtheirbloodpressurefalltowithinthenormalrange,comparedwithnearly16%ofpeopleintheaerobicexercisegroup.Fewerpatientsinthetaichigroupwentontodevelophypertensionthanintheaerobicexercisegroup.Sowhatisthekey?Thepracticetendstocausemoreofaresponsefromtheparasympatheticnervoussystem,saysRuthTaylor-Piliae,aprofessorattheUniversityofArizona’sCollegeofNursing,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy.Theparasympatheticnervoussystemisthenetworkofnervesthatrelaxesyourbodyafterperiodsofstressordanger.Taichiisappealingasitrequireslittlespaceorequipment.“Ithinkthebeautyoftaichiisthatyoudon’thavetohaveaspecialgymmembership,”Taylor-Piliaesays.“Onceyoulearntaichi,youcandoitanytime,anywhere.Itdoesprovidethatcalming,relaxingeffect.”Studieshavealsoshownthatpractisingtaichicanhelpreducetheriskoffalls,improvebalanceandwalkingspeedinolderadults,andreducedepressionandanxiety.“Butyouhavetohaveenoughdoseoftaichi,”Taylor-Piliaesays.“Youcan’tjustdoitonehour,onetime.”12.Whathappenedtothosewhopractisedtaichiinthestudy?

A．Theybecamesmarter.B．Mostofthemseldomgotsick.C．Theyallbecameconfidentandoptimistic.D．Manyofthembegantohavenormalbloodpressure.13.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytellus?

A．Whenitisbettertopractisetaichi.B．Howpeoplecandotaichieasily.C．Whytaichihelpslowerbloodpressure.D．Whatmakestaichisoappealing.14.WhyistaichipopularaccordingtoTaylor-Piliae?

A．Itcanbuildtheabilitytokeepgoing.B．Itisconvenienttopractise.C．Itcanpromoteweightloss.D．Itisaformofself-defence.15.WhatisTaylor-Piliae’sadviceonpractisingtaichi?

A．Practisingitregularly.B．Combiningitwithdieting.C．Practisingitasearlyaspossible.D．Combiningitwithotherworkouts.(★★★)Bodylanguageisakindofcommunicationusingbodymovementsorgestures.Thisincludesthemostsubtleofmovementsthatmanypeoplearenotawareof,includingwinkingandslightmovementoftheeyebrows.Participantsoftenunwittinglygiveawaytheirfeelingsbyunconsciousdisplaysofbodylanguageintheheatofthemoment.16Herearetwofundamentalbuthighlymotivativesignsthatshouldbewatchedfor.Oneofthemostbasicandpowerfulbody-languagesignalsiswhenapersoncrosseshisarmsacrossthechest.Thiscanindicatethatapersonisputtingupanunconsciousbarrierbetweenthemselvesandothers.Itcanalsoindicatethatheiscold.Whentheoverallsituationisfriendly,itcanmeanthatapersonisthinkingdeeplyaboutwhatisbeingdiscussed.17Whenyouseesuchbodysignalsyouneedtoadjustyourpresentationtofitanostilesituation.If,forinstance,you’renegotiatingsalarywithyourbosswhenyounoticethesesignals,realizethatheisnotthinkingfavorably.18Theothercommonlynoticedbody-languagesignalisconsistenteyecontact.Itcanindicatethatapersonisthinkingpositivelyofwhatthespeakerissaying.Itcanalsomeanthattheotherpersondoesn’ttrustthespeakerenoughto“takehiseyesoff”thespeaker.Eyecontactisoftenamisleadinggesturebecausewearetaughtfromanearlyagetomakeeyecontactwhenspeaking.19Ifyousensethattheyareupsetaboutsomething,askabouttheirpersonalthoughtsonthesubject.Ifyousensethatthey’rebored,guidetheconversationtoadifferenttopic.Whenyouhavetheadvantageofreadinginnerfeelingsfrombodysignals,encouragethepersontoexpressthemselves.20

A．Probablyyourraisecouldbeinquestion.B．Youshouldpersuadehimtohaveasecondthoughtaboutthepayrise.C．Butinaserioussituation,itcanmeanthatapersonisexpressingopposition.D．Itwilldeepencommunication,leadingtogreaterefficiencyoftheconversation.E．Bodylanguageisnowwidelyusedinmanyfieldsbypeoplefromallwalksoflife.F．Facedwiththeconsistenteyecontact,trytointerpretwhatthepersonmaybethinkingorfeeling.G．Understandingthisunspokenbutveryreadablelanguagecangiveyouanedgeinmanysituations.二、完形填空(★★★)OnSeptember28,asShaneNaidoo,anemergencyroomdoctor,approachedthehalfwaypointoftheNewJerseyHalfMarathoninNewport,awomannamedChrystalRinehold,36,suddenlycollapsedonthegreenwayinLibertyStatePark,JerseyCity.Naidoo_____withfourotherrunnerstohelpandimmediatelyrealizedthesituationwasserious.Thewoman,ChrystalRinehold,anexperiencedrunner,wasstrugglingto_____andcouldbarelyspeak.He_____otherstocall911,getapoliceofficertosecurethesceneandinformamedictenttoknowwhathappened.Overandoverhesaidtoher“Staywithme.”_____,Rinehold’shusband,WalliMcMillan,waswaitingwithflowersandtheirchildrenatthefinishline.Naidoonoticeda_____fromMcMillanonRinehold’sApplewatch:“Areyou,okay,babe?”HecalledMcMillanonavolunteer’sphone,urginghimtospeak_____toRinehold,evenifshecouldn’thearhim,toletherknowhelovedher.Policearrivedwithemergencyoxygen,followedshortlybyparamedics.NaidoorodeintheambulancewithRineholdtoJerseyCityMedicalCente.Atthehospital,he_____theemergencyroomstaffandstayedtoassistuntilMcMillanarrived.WhenNaidooleftthehospital,hereturnedto_____theraceandfinishedbehindmorethan4000otherswithatimeofthreehoursand53minutes.Atthefinishline,Naidooapologizedandthankedeveryoneforstayinglate.Whenpresentedwitharacecompletion_____,hehadanidea:hecutitinhalfandsentittoRinehold.“Thismedalisn’tjustmine,”Naidoosaid.“IknewitwouldmeanalottoChrystalandherfamily.Ididn’twantherracetoendona(an)_____note.”21.A．walkeddownB．jumpedupC．rushedoverD．fellbehind22.A．standB．breatheC．respondD．move23.A．encouragedB．expectedC．allowedD．instructed24.A．MeanwhileB．InsteadC．ThereforeD．Moreover25.A．callB．signC．messageD．signal26.A．confidentlyB．hopefullyC．hesitantlyD．casually27.A．criticizedB．briefedC．taughtD．indicated28.A．enterB．winC．joinD．complete29.A．certificateB．cardC．medalD．prize30.A．boringB．discouragingC．annoyingD．challenging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。Anewgenerationpanda-themedtouristtrainisscheduledtostartonits16-day,15-nightjourney.Thetrain,31(originate)fromChengdu,thecapitalofSichuanprovince,willheadtotheXinjiangUygurautonomousregiononMay18,accordingtoitsoperators.Named32itshomecity,the“Chengdu”isahigh-endluxurytouristtrainjointlydevelopedbyChinaRailwayChengduGroupandChengduCultureandTourismDevelopmentGroup.Duringthetrain’strialrun,TangLipingannouncedthattheinitialroutewillcover8,000kilometersacrossXinjiang.Thebreathtakingscenery,withsnowcappedmountains,forests,deserts,andtheGobiregion,looks33(remarkable)magnificent,offeringtravellersanunforgettableexperience.ThetourplanalsofeaturesvisitstonotableattractionssuchastheancientcityofKashgar,34theycanexplorelocalculture.“Globalpresalesforthefirst-evertourpackagebeganinDecember,andticketsfromMaytoSeptember35(sell)outsofar,”Tangnoted.“Approximately70percentofthe36(customer)areinboundvisitors.”Thetourpackagestartsat55,900yuanperperson,coveringtrainticketsandvariousservices.The“Chengdu”pandatrain,37(equip)with18carriagesand54rooms,canaccommodateupto132passengersand38(it)innerdecorationcombinesgiantpandaimageryandSichuanculturalelements.39trainoffersa“fastarrival,slowtravel”experience.Itallowspeople40(admire)thediverselandscapesofChinainacomfortableanduniqueway.四、書面表達(★★★★)41.假如你是某市高中生李華，最近你們班對本市開展的“綠色出行(GreenTransport)”計劃展開了討論，該計劃倡導市民騎自行車，并且提供了大批量公共自行車。針對該計劃，大家持不同的觀點，請根據以上提示展開思考，寫一篇議論文，并發(fā)表你自己的觀點。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。OurcitybeginsanactivitycalledGreenTransport,whichcallsonthepublictoridebicyclestoworkortostudy.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(★★★)42.閱讀下面材料，根據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。Anotherwildlybrightlightningalongwithathundercrackedinthesky!MaryswiftlythrewherselfintoherMum’sarms,buryingherfaceintoherchestandtremblingwithfright.“Ithinkweshouldleavehererightaway!”Shemurmuredinacryingtone.Instantly,Dadrefusedherrequestagainforthefactthatthecityhadalreadybeenfloodedseverely.Ashesawthroughtheirwindow,thealmostthree-meter-highfloodwaterhadalreadysurroundedtheapartmentbuildinglikeawideriver,severalcarsfloatingonitjustlikeboats.“Blackout!”Marygaspedfearfully,thewindroaringandtherainbeatingontheroofandwindows,whichmadeherevenmorenervousinthewholedarkness.MumtookMary’shandandcarefullyledhert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