2024-2025學(xué)年甘肅省白銀市高一下學(xué)期期末聯(lián)考英語試題一、閱讀理解(★)NewSouthWales(NSW)NationalParksofferplentyoffamily-friendlyactivitiesforyoutoenjoyinBlueMountainsNationalPark.Theseeventsandtoursaredesignedforkidsaged5to16.KatoombaSpotlightTourBringatorch(手電筒)andjoinourNationalParksDiscoveryrangerforaspotlighttourunderthestarsinKatoomba.Discoveramazingcreaturesofthenightlikeowls,possums,andmicrobatsonthiseasy2-hourtour.When:2August,6pmto8pm.Meetat5:45pm.6September,6:30pmto8:30pm.Meetat6:15pm.Price:Adult/child(5to12)$20perperson.Family$65for2adultsand2children.Childrenmustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.GrandCliffTopWalkGuidedTourJoinaNationalParksrangerona3-hourguidedtouralongpartofthenewlycompletedGrandCliffTopWalk.We’llstartatWentworthFallspicnicareaandlearnabouttheculturalheritageandfragileecosystemsinBlueMountainsNationalParkWhen:9:30amto12:30pm.Price:Adult$20perperson.Child(5-16)$12perperson.Family$50for2adultsand2children.Juniorranger:navigationAdventureatBlackheathComealongonthis2-houradventureattheWorldHeritage-listedBlueMountainsNationalPark.When:Tuesday15th&22ndAprilandTuesday8th&15thJuly2025,10amto12pm.Meetat9:45am.Price:Child(10to14）$20perperson.Adultsfree.SustainabletoolkitTour:BlueMountainsImmerseyourselfinthemeaning,traditionsandconnectionsofAboriginalcultureduringthishands-onsessionatBlueMountainsNationalPark.When:Availableonrequest7daysaweekPrice:From$780pergroup.Arecommendedmaximumof20participants(參與者)ineachgroup,withamaximumof5groups(100participants)persession.1.WhatshouldtouristsjoiningintheKatoombaSpotlightTourcarrywiththem?

A．Abook.B．Atorch.C．Apicniclunch.D．Asleepingbag.2.Howmuchwillafamilyof2adultsand2childrenpayforJuniorRanger?

A．$40.B．$65.C．$80.D．$120.3.Whichactivitycanbeparticipatedineverydayofaweek?

A．KatoombaSpotlightTour.B．GrandCliffTopWalk.C．JuniorRanger:NavigationAdventureatBlackheath.D．SustainableToolkitTour:BlueMountains.(★★★)OnNovember13,2024,theJapanesepoetShuntaroTanikawapassedawayattheageof92.BorninDecember1931,ShuntaroTanikawawasdifferentfromotherpoetsamongthemodernJapanesepoetswhobecamewell-knownafterWorldWarII.HewascalledtheleadingfigureofmodernJapanesepoetryandhisworksalsohadaveryhighreputationintheChinesepoetryworld.Hisfather,TetsuzōTanikawa,wasafamousmodernJapanesephilosopherandliterarytheorist.InJapan,hewasknownasthe“PoetoftheUniverse”,the“People’sPoet”,andthe“TextbookPoet”.Oneofhiscollectionsofpoemshadbeenrepublishedmorethanfiftytimesandsoldover800,000copies.Theyearlymoneyhegotfromthelyricsandschoolsongshewrotewasmorethan$800,000.Hemadealotofmoneyfromhispoems,movedcountlessreaders,andbroughtalotofjoytochildrenwithhisnurseryrhymes.However,intheearlydaysofhiscareer,hewasignoredbythepoetrycircle,becausehedidn’twanttobelikethoseself-centeredpoetswhoshutthemselvesinasmallcircle.Instead,helikedtowriteforordinarypeopleandnevercaredthathisworkswerepublishedinthose“useless”commercialmagazinesthatso-calledrefinedpoetslookeddownupon.In2013,SouthernPeopleWeeklyinterviewedShuntaroTanikawa.Whentheytalkedaboutthepowerofpoetry,hesaid,“Theinfluenceofpoetryonsocietyisverysmall.Eventhoughit’ssmall,thispowershouldstillbekept.Justlikeelectrons,wecan’tseethetinyelectronswithoureyes,buttheywillhaveaneffectonoursurroundings.Maybepoetryislikethat…Rightnow,thepowerofpoetrycan’tbecomparedwiththepoweroftheeconomy,politics,andthemilitary.Butinthelonghistory,inanother100yearsor500years,maybethepowerofpoetrywillbemuchgreaterthantheirs.”4.WhatcanwelearnaboutShuntaroTanikawafromparagraph2?

A．Tanikawa’searlyfailures.B．Howhebecamewealthy.C．Hisuniqueartisticchoices.D．ThehistoryofJapanesepoetry.5.WhatcanbeinferredaboutTanikawa’searlyworks?

A．Theywererejectedbymainstreampoets.B．Theywereimmediatelypopular.C．TheywerewrittenonlyinChinese.D．Theyfocusedonmilitarythemes.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“refined”inparagraph2mean?

A．Inexperienced.B．Superior.C．Odd.D．Selfless.7.WhatdoesTanikawa’scomparisonofpoetrytoelectronssuggest?

A．Poetrybelongsinsciencelabs.B．Modernpoetsshouldstudyphysics.C．Electronicbookswillreplacepoetry.D．Smallthingscancreatebigimpacts.(★★★)ThemaindifferencebetweenWesternandEastAsiancitystreetsisthatWesternstreetsfocusonhowtheylook,whileEastAsianstreetscaremoreaboutwhatgoesoninthem.Youcanseethisdifferenceclearly.Westerncitystreetsmightlookcleanandorganized,butEastAsianstreetsmightseemmessyatfirst.Butit’snotreallyamess.It’sakindofhiddenorderthatthinksabouteverythingtogether.Thiswayoflookingatthingsincludesallpartsofdailylife.Streetsarenaturallyfilledwithpeople’slives.Whennoonetriestocontrolthem,people’severydayactivitiesjusthappenontheirown.Butifsomeonestopsthisnaturalwayoflife,it’sveryhardtobringitback.Fixingorchangingthestreetmeansgettingintheway.Onceoutsidepeoplestartchanginghowlifehappensonthestreet,thatnatural,easyfeelingisgone.Whenpeopletrytoimprovealivelystreet,itoftenlosesitsenergy,eveniftheywanttomakelifebetterthere.Theproblemisthattheseimprovementsusuallyonlyconsideronepartoflife,likebusiness.Justliketraffic,businessisonlyonepieceofthewholepictureoflife.Eventhoughdifferentjobsandshopsareseparate,lifeitselfisstillonebigthing.Whatmakesastreetlivelyisthatthingshappennaturally,andthisbringsallkindsofactivities.Evenonashoppingstreet,youcanseepeopledoingthingsthataren’tjustaboutbuyingandselling.Whenpeoplechangethestreetjusttohelpbusinesses,theybreakupthenormalflowoflife.It’sliketryingtostoplifeforawhile.Whenwaterhitsablock,itgoesanotherway.Lifeissimilar,butthere’sadifference:whentheblockisgone,watercanflowback,butlifecan’t.Lifeiscloselyconnectedtotheplacewhereithappens.Whentheplacechanges,lifehastochangetoo,anditusuallycan’tgobacktohowitwasbefore.8.WhichofthefollowingisacharacteristicofWesternstreets?

A．Business-focused.B．Life-mixed.C．Hidden-structured.D．Visually-ordered.9.Whydoeschangingstreets“getintheway”?

A．Itbringsextremelyhighcosts.B．Itdestroysthenaturalorderoflife.C．Itharmsbusinessesactivities.D．Itcreatesenvironmentalugliness.10.Howdoesstreetlifedifferfromwaterflow?

A．Itavoidsunnecessarybarriers.B．Itfailstobounceback.C．Itneedsstrictcontrol.D．Itflowsinastraightline.11.Whatsustainstruestreetenergy?

A．Strictrules.B．Businessfocus.C．Unforceddiversity.D．Visualneatness.(★★★)Microplastics—plasticparticles(微粒)smallerthan5mm—arespreadingrapidlyintheenvironmentduetorisingglobalplasticuse.By2023,over300milliontonsofplastichavebeenproducedannually,with2.5milliontonsfloatinginoceans,atenfoldincreasesince2005.AstudyinNatureMedicineshowedalarmingfindings:microplasticsandnanoplasticsbuildupmoreinthehumanbrainthanintheliverorkidneys(腎臟).Researchersstudiedorgansfrom91deadindividuals(1997—2022)andfoundplasticsinallbrainsamples.Thehighestconcentrationreached0.48%ofbraintissue(≈2grams,similartoaplasticspoon’sweight),withrecentdeathsshowingasharprise.Microplastics’fatlovingnatureallowsthemtosticktothebrain’sfattytissues(60%ofitscomposition).Particularly,Alzheimer’spatientshadthehighestplasticlevels.Scientistscomeupwithtwotheories:plasticsmaycausedementia,ordiseasedbrainslosetheabilitytoremovewaste.DukeUniversityneuroscientistAndrewWestexplainsthatourbrainshaveanaturalcleaningsystemusingfluidthatworksduringsleep.Buttoomanyplasticscandamagethissystem.Nanoplasticsenterthebodythroughbottledwater,foodpackaging,seafood,airborneparticles,andheatedplasticcontainers.Globalplasticwaste,whichcouldwraptheEarthin2016,hassincegrownby50%.Asplasticsbreakdown,theyformparticlesenteringorgans.Thestudyuncovereduncertainties:brainscontainedpolyethylene(PE)(聚乙烯)(frommilkbottles)butalmostnoPET(聚酯)plastic(commoninwaterbottles),despitePET’simportanceinblood.Thispuzzlesscientists,highlightinggapsinunderstandingplasticbehaviorinthebody.USfederalfundingcutsfurtherholdbackresearch,thoughstudentsincreasinglypursuethisfieldtoaddressthecrisis.Themicroplastics’linktoAlzheimer’sremainsunproven.Scientistsurgecalmbutstresslifestylechanges.Theysuggestthreethings:avoidheatingfoodinplastic,useglasscontainers,andreducepackagedfoods.12.Howaremicroplasticsdescribedintermsofsize?

A．Morethan5millimeters.B．Lessthan5millimeters.C．Morethan1millimeter.D．Lessthan1,000nanometers.13.Whydomicroplasticsbuildupeasilyinthebrain?

A．Braintissuehashighwatercontent.B．Microplasticsarefat-attracting.C．Thebrainhasapoorself-cleaningfunction.D．Nanoplasticsaresmallerinsize.14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTlistedasapreventivemeasure?

A．Avoidheatingfoodinplasticcontainers.B．Reducetheuseofpackagedfoods.C．Replaceplasticbottleswithglasscups.D．Banentirelyallplasticproduction.15.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．Microplastics:UnseenInvadersintheHumanBrainB．PlasticWaste:RisingThreatstoGlobalOceansC．Nanoparticles:HiddenDangersinHumanHealthD．Alzheimer’sDisease:NewFindingsfromModernResearch(★★★)HowtoBeOutgoingSomepeoplearenaturallyoutgoing,butotherpeoplehavetopracticetobecomeoutgoing.Ifyouwanttobecomeoutgoing,thereareseveralstrategiesthatyoucanuse.16Nomatterhowobviousitmaysound,it’shelpfultoactuallyrealizethatoutgoingpeopledidn’tgostraightfromthewomb(子宮)toparties.Theyhadyearsofpracticeinsaferenvironments:speakingtotheirfamilymembers,jokingwiththeirclassmates,andsoon.Searchforacommoninterest.17Inordertofindoutwhatyoucantalkabout,youmayhavetoseekforthingsyouhaveincommon.Ifyouworktogetherorhavemutualfriendsorhaveanythingthatlinksyoutogether,itshouldbeabiteasier.Knowthatyourflaws(缺點)canturnintobenefits.Acommonmisconceptionisthatpeoplewilllikeyoumoreifyoubecome“better”.18Peopledon’tlikehangingoutwiththoseperfectionists.Insteadoftryingtohideorkillyourflaws,knowthataweakpaycheck,aslightbelly,orspendinghourswatchingTVonlymakesyoumorehumanandlikable.Examineyourbodylanguage.Yournonverbalcommunication,suchasbodylanguageandeyecontact,cansayasmuchaboutyouasyouractualwords.19Peoplejudgeothersasattractive,likeable,competent,trustworthy,oraggressiveinlessthanasecond,soyoumayhaveonly1/10ofasecondtomakeafirstimpression.Beanactivelistener.Whenyou’relisteningtosomeone,showthemthatyou’reengagedintheconversation.Focusonwhatthey’resaying.Lookatthemwhiletheyspeak.Avoidlookingovertheperson’sheadoratanotherareaoftheroomformorethanafewseconds.20

A．Startoffsmall.B．Takeyourselflessseriously.C．Thisindicatesthatyou’reboredornotpayingattention.D．Itcansendamessagethatyouwanttocommunicatewithothers.E．Thewaythatyouholdyourbodysendsmessagesaboutyoutoothers.F．Thetruthisthatthereisnorelationshipbetweenperfectionandmakingrealfriends.G．Firstconversationsbetweenpeopleareallaboutwhatthetwopartieshaveincommon.二、完形填空(★★★)Ihaveabirthdaycomingup,butI’mnotthatexcitedaboutit.TherealreasonisthateversinceIturnednine,mybirthdayshavegonedownhill,allbecausesomekidsatschool______totakepartinmybirthdayparties.Why?LetmetakeyoubacktoFieldDay,2004,atThornellElementarySchool.Sotherewasthisrunningrace.Beingthegreatestandbest______toevercomefromthatschool,Iwonbyamile.However,an“official”attherace______thatIhadsomehowjumpedthegunandgainedan______insomewayovertheotherkids.Despitemountingevidencetothecontrary,I______myinnocence(清白)inthissituation.Ihaveneverbeen______announcedacheater,andanyaccusations(指控)madeagainstmehavealwaysbeen______byteachersand______incorrect.Anyhow,duetothese______accusationsbythepeoplewho______intherace,they,asagroup,rejectedmybirthdayinvitation.AtfirstIwasnervousaboutthis,asthe______ofakid’sbirthdaypartyisdirectly______tohowsuccessfultheywillbe.ButitturnedoutthatIwascompletelywrongaboutthewholething.Onceallthekidswhodidn’twanttobethereweren’tthere,noonecouldstopusfromhavinga(n)______time.Ifpeoplewhodidn’tbelievemehadbeenmyparty,theywouldhavebeen______aboutwhatweweredoingandgenerally______thewholeatmosphere.Thosewhoacceptedmyinvitationaremyrealfriends.NowI’mnotstrugglingaboutthisandwillpreparemypartycalmly.21.A．struggledB．refusedC．botheredD．hesitated22.A．teacherB．graduateC．a(chǎn)thleteD．judge23.A．doubtedB．clickedC．concernedD．a(chǎn)ppreciated24.A．a(chǎn)ffectionB．a(chǎn)dmissionC．a(chǎn)dvantageD．a(chǎn)ward25.A．struckupB．insistedonC．a(chǎn)daptedtoD．sweptaway26.A．horriblyB．originallyC．officiallyD．immediately27.A．a(chǎn)ttachedB．decoratedC．judgedD．settled28.A．a(chǎn)dmittedB．designedC．earnedD．proven29.A．fluentB．untrueC．innerD．senior30.A．lostB．quitC．wonD．volunteered31.A．gapB．wisdomC．sizeD．source32.A．tiedB．a(chǎn)ppliedC．usedD．sent33.A．individualB．flexibleC．suitableD．great34.A．bringingB．complainingC．talkingD．thinking35.A．destroyedB．liftedC．sufferedD．inspired三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。MybestfriendandIwalkedtoanicecreamshoptoday.IbroughtmywaterbottleoutofhabitandcommentedtoherthatIdidn’tknowthereason.Wekept36(go)though.Onourway,amanaskedifeither37ushadmoneyforwater,oradrinkorsomething.Hewassittingonthegroundatthetimewithasignhestoppedholdingup.Iofferedmyreusablewaterbottleforhim38(keep).Hedrankallthewaterquite39(eager).Hegavememybottlebackafterall.Isaidtomyfriendwithasmile,“Thatwas40Ibroughtitthen.”O(jiān)nthewaybackfrom41icecreamstore,Itriedtogetwatertogo,incasehewasstillthere.Theyonlyhadmineralwaterandcoconutwaterthere,somethinghemaydislike.Itturnedouthewasno42(long)there,though.MyfriendandItalkedaboutkeepingwater43(bottle)onhandinourvehicleswithaddedpositivestatementnotes.Thisway,wegivewith44(health)necessariesinplacethat45(be)trulyhelpful.Weagreedwebothliketheideaandwillstockupsoon.四、書信寫作(★★)46.假定你是你校英語角負(fù)責(zé)人李華，在世界地球日到來之際，英語角即將舉辦一次主題為“LoveOurEarth”的英語演講比賽。請你寫一則書面通知，內(nèi)容包括：1．舉辦目的；2．演講相關(guān)事宜。注意：1．寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個左右；2．請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Notice___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、書面表達(dá)(★★)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。Walkingintoschoolonthefirstdayofthesixthgrade,mylegsfeltweakandmyhandswereshaking.IwassonervousthatIcouldfeelmyheartbeatingrapidlyinmychest.Iwasalwaysanxiousonthefirstdayofschool.Butthiswasmylastfirstdayofelementaryschool,andIhadneverhadamaleteacherbefore.Somehow,Iknewthisschoolyearwouldbedifferent,butIhadnoideathelifelongimpactitwouldhaveonme.TonyHarrisonquicklycomfortedmyuneasinesswithhisfriendlywelcomeandabigsmileonhisface.“Welcometothesixthgrade!Takeanyseat,”hesaid.IrememberthedayMr.Hannounced,“Everyone,wehavenewstudentsjoiningtheclass.”Hewasholdingacagewiththreetinygerbils（沙鼠）.Everyonescreamedwithdelight.Iguessedwefrightenedthenewstudents,butwewerethrilledtohavethesenewclas