2024~2025學(xué)年廣東省湛江市高一下學(xué)期期末調(diào)研測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題一、閱讀理解(★★★)Scarecrow(稻草人)FestivalinPeddler’sVillagePeddler’sVillage,acharmingdestinationinPennsylvania,USA,hostsoneofthemostbelovedfestivalsintheNortheast—ScarecrowFestival.Duringeachautumnharvestseason,thevillagetransformsintoanimaginativewonderlandfilledwithhandcraftedscarecrows,autumndecorations,andseasonalcheer.WhattoExpectDuringScarecrowFestivalScarecrowExhibits—Theheartofthefestivalisthescarecrowdisplay.Localresidentsandorganizationsdesignscarecrows.Themesrangefromclassicfarm-stylescarecrowstopopcultureworks,superheroes,andevenpoliticalfigures.Competitions&Awards—Ascarecrowcompetitionisheldandthescarecrowsarejudgedinseveralcategories.Visitorsareinvitedtovote(投票)fortheirfavoritescarecrowsthroughthePeddler’sVillagemobileapp.Prizesencouragefriendlycompetitionandinspireincredibledesigns.Family-FriendlyActivities—Beyondscarecrowviewing,otheractivitiesoftenincludepumpkincarvingandfacepainting,hayrideswindingthroughthevillage,livemusic,danceperformances,andstorytelling.Workshops&DIYStations—Visitorswhowanttobringtheirscarecrowideastolifecantrymakingtheirownscarecrows,perfectforafunsouvenir,orenteringthemintothevillage’sscarecrowcompetition.SeasonalShopping&Dining—Peddler’sVillageisknownforitsboutique(精品的)shops,sovisitorscanenjoyfall-themedshopping.Localfoodstalls,restaurantsandcafésofferautumnspecialtieslikeappleciderandpumpkintreats.WhyVisit?FreeAdmission—Unlikesomefestivals,thisonegivesvisitorsfreeaccess.PicturesforDays—You’llfindperfectphotospotsaroundeverycorner.PerfectFallAtmosphere—Ifyoulovecoolautumnair,colorfulleaves,andseasonalfun,thisfestivalisamust-visit.1.WhatcanvisitorsdoduringScarecrowFestivalinPeddler’sVillage?

A．Createtheirownscarecrowstotakehome.B．Designuniquescarecrowsforthedisplay.C．Enjoyalltheappleciderandpumpkintreatsforfree.D．Determinethejudgesforthescarecrowcompetition.2.WhatisatipforexperiencingtheScarecrowFestival?

A．Visitorspaytojoininthescarecrowcompetition.B．Thescarecrowdesignsarelimitedtotraditionalstyles.C．Photographyisencouragedduetoitsnicebackgrounds.D．Scarecrowsfromworkshopsarerefusedinthecompetition.3.Whatisthetext?

A．Astudyaboutafestival.B．Anannouncementforanevent.C．Areportonacelebration.D．Anintroductiontoatradition.(★★★)WhenIwasyounger,IwouldwalkaroundeverywhereinaCinderelladressandaknight’shelmet(頭盔),thinkingthatIlookedincrediblymature(成熟的).MymomandIweregoingtothegrocerystore.Sowasthecostume(戲服).Timetopickmysisterupatschool.Costumetime.Iguessit’snowonderthattheatreissuchamajorpartofmylife!ThefirstproductionIwaseverinwasmysecond-grademusical,inwhichIplayedoneofCinderella’smice.Ihadoneline(臺(tái)詞)andpracticeditoverandoveragainwithmyparents,thinkingitwasgoingtobethemostimportantmomentofmyentirelife.Thelinecameandpassedwithoutmistakes,andIwasveryproudofmyself.Infourthgrade,Ijoinedatheatregroupandworkedwithaboutfiveothergirlstocreatewhatcouldbedescribedastheworstplayintheworld;Iswear(發(fā)誓)itwasthatterrible.Theplaywasaboutagroupofgirlswhowerehavingasleepoverandweretransportedintoatelevision,andIcanrememberbeingjealousofthegirlwhogottoplaytheattractivegirlofthegroupwhileIwasthereservedbookworm.Lookingbackuponit,I’mgladthatIhadthisexperience,becauseithelpedmetolearnthatinthetheatreworld,you’renotalwaysgoingtogetthepartthatyouthinkyoudeserve.Youcan’tletthatdisappointmentdistractyoufromdoingyourbestwiththeroleyouweregiven.Theatrechangedmylifebecauseithelpedmetolearnthatit’sokaytobedifferent.Mytheatreteacherrolledaroundonthegroundthefirstdayofclass,anditwasjoyful.Weallhadtosingafewversesofasong,whetherweweregoodorbadsingers,andletmetellyou,Iamahorrificsinger.Nevertheless,Igotupinfrontofmywholeclassandbeltedout“PartofYourWorld,”unashamed,becausetheatrecreatesanenvironmentinwhicheveryonefeelsaccepted.4.Whatdidtheauthor’sbehaviourinparagraph1indicate?

A．Shehadagreatsenseoffashion.B．Shehadgreatenthusiasmforacting.C．Hertimewasfilledwithvariousperformances.D．Hermentalagewasgreaterthanherphysicalage.5.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor’ssecond-grademusical?

A．Traditional.B．Challenging.C．Successful.D．Informative.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“jealous”inparagraph3mean?

A．Afraid.B．Mindful.C．Independent.D．Envious.7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A．Howtheatrehaschangedmylife.B．HowCinderellahasinspiredmycreativity.C．Howtheatrehelpedmebecomeabettersinger.D．HowItransformedtheworstplayintosomethingbetter.(★★★)Tenyearsafterintroducing“GoogleGlass”,AlphabetInc.hascreatedanewkindofsmarteyeglasses.Thecompanysaysthewearablecomputerdevicecantranslatedifferentlanguagesinrealtime.Aworkingmodeloftheyet-unnameddevicewaspresentedtothepublicthisweekduringtheyearlyGoogleI/Odeveloperconference.Googledidnotsaywhentheglassesmightgoonsaletothepublic.ThefirstGoogleGlassdeviceincludedawearablecamerathatcouldfilmwhatthewearerssaw.Thatcausedwidespreadprivacyconcerns.ThecameraelementalsogaveGoogleGlassakindofscience-fictionlook.Thelatestdevicelooksmoresimilartotraditionalglasses.Abriefdemonstrationoftheneweyeglassesdescribeditstranslationability,butdidnotprovideadditionaldetails.Thecompanyalsodidnotsaywhetherthenewdevicewouldbeequippedwithacamera.Ademonstrationexplainedthataperson,wearingtheglassesandtalkingwithsomeonewhospeaksadifferentlanguage,canseethespokenwordsintheirownlanguage.ThedescriptionshowedtranslationsinvolvingEnglish,Mandarin,SpanishandAmericanSignLanguage.Thenewdeviceisoneofseveralproductssharedattheconferencethatarecurrentlyindevelopment.ThecompanysaystheproductsaimtobetterconnectGoogleserviceswithactivitieshappeningintherealworld.Thisincludescompanyofferingsforsearchingandviewingmaps,aswellasotherservicesusingthelatestdevelopmentsinartificialintelligence.EddieChung,adirectorofproductmanagementatGoogle,spoketodevelopersabouttheneweyeglasses.“Whatwe’reworkingonistechnologythatenablesustobreakdownlanguagebarriers,takingyearsofresearchinGoogleTranslateandbringingthattoglasses,”hesaid.8.What’sEddieChung’sattitudetowardstheneweyeglasses?

A．Concerned.B．Critical.C．Indifferent.D．Positive.9.Whatledtowidespreadprivacyconcerns?

A．Thewearablecamera.B．Thelatestglassesdevice.C．Thesciencefictionlook.D．Thevirtualmaps.10.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewdevicefromparagraph4?

A．Itwon’tbeequippedwithacamera.B．Ithasmoreprecisetranslationabilities.C．ItcantranslatecertainlanguagesintooralJapanese.D．Itcanhelpcertainpeopleremovelanguagebarriers.11.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?

A．AgreatbreakthroughhasbeenmadeinAI.B．Anewkindofsmarteyeglasseswillgoonsale.C．Anewkindofsmarttranslatingeyeglassesisindevelopment.D．Differentlanguagescanbetranslatedinrealtime.(★★★)Nocivilizationiscompletewithoutlegendsaboutouterspace.Ourneedtochallengethelimitsofwhatweknowhasmadehumanstrytodiscovernewworlds.However,outerspaceexplorationcan’tbecarriedoutwithoutheavyinvestments(投資),whichcansometimesbecomeaburdenforanycountryorinstitution.Butthiscouldbeabouttochange.BlueOrigin,thespaceexplorationcompanyfoundedbyAmericanJeffBezos,madehistoryonNov23,2015.ItsuccessfullylaunchedarockettotheedgeofspaceandbroughtitbacktoEarthforasafelanding.Therocket,namedNewShepard,mayverywellbethefirstsuccessfulreusablerocketinspaceflighthistory.Thenextstepistoproveitcanflyagain,makingsureitisindeedreusable.“We’regettingclosertoaneweraofspacetourism,”commentedaUSmagazine.ReusablerocketswillhelpcompaniessuchasBlueOrigintoachieve“acost-savingmeans”oftransportinghumansintospaceandback,saidthemagazine.Previously,wheneverarockethadbeensentintoorbit,ithadalwaysbeendestroyedorlostintheprocess.Eventhespaceshuttle,whichreturnedtothegroundundamagedandonitsownpower,wasonlypartlyreusable.Thisproblemhasmadeasinglelaunchmissionextremelyexpensive.Acompletelyreusablesystemwillmakespacetravelmoreaffordableandsustainable(可持續(xù)的).ElonMusk,founderofSpaceXinprivatespaceexploration,calledtheideaofareusablesystem“thebreakthroughneededtocompletelychangeaccesstospace”.AccordingtoanarticleinTheAtlanticmagazine,NewShepard’ssuccesshasended“aprivatespacerace”betweenBezosandMusk.However,accordingtoEmilyCalandrelli,hostandproducerofExplorationOuterSpaceonFox,itisnotcompletelyfair“tocomparethetwocompanies’achievementstodate”because“theirsuccessescouldbeconsideredseparateuniquemilestonesontwodifferentpaths”.BlueOriginisaimingtoselldirectlytobuyers(wealthyspacetourists)whileSpaceXisaimingtoselltolargecompaniesandthegovernment(NASA,theAirForce).Thesetwoideasrequireverydifferentrockets.12.Whyisouterspaceexplorationdifficulttoachieveaccordingtothetext?

A．Therearenolegendsaboutit.B．Itneedsalotofmoney.C．Therearenogoodrockets.D．Humansdon’thavethetechnology13.Comparedwiththepast,whatdoesreusablerocketsenablecompanieslikeBlueOrigintoachieve?

A．Anewermeansofrunningabusiness.B．AsaferlandingbacktoEarth.C．Asmallerinvestmenttomakeprofits.D．Alesscompetitionwithothercompanies.14.WhatdidEmilyCalandrellimeanaboutthetwocompaniesinthelastparagraph?

A．Theyhavethesamegoals.B．Theyaresimilarintechnologies.C．Theyhaven’tendedtheirspacerace.D．Theyhavedifferenttargetcustomers.15.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A．TheNewFormofSpaceTravelB．TheRiseofPrivateSpaceExplorationCompaniesC．ComparingAchievementsinPrivateSpaceExplorationD．TheFirstSuccessfulReusableRocketinSpaceFlightHistory(★★)Perhapsyoulovelisteningtoahappysongwhenyouneedtocheerup.Ormaybeyouhaveaninspiringsongthatpumpsyouupwheneveryouhaveanimportantmeetingorajobinterview.Butmusiccangoevenfurtherthangivingyouamorepositivementalattitude16.Ithelpsregulateyourmood17,stresshormonecortisol(皮質(zhì)醇激素)levelsdropandyourmoodbrightens.Therefore,regularlylisteningtohappymusiccanimproveyourbrainchemistry,helpingyouachievegreatermentalandemotionalbalance.ItreducesstressRegulatingyourcortisollevelswithmusiccanhelprelievestressandmakeyoufeelmoregrounded.18,includingacutestressandchronic(長(zhǎng)期的)stress.Listeningtomusiconregularbasiscanrelieveacutestressandpreventitfromturningintochronicstresswmoretroublesome.19AnxietyaffectssomepeopleintheUS,manyofwhomalsosufferfromdepression(抑郁癥).Ifyouareoneofthem,yourdoctormaybeconsideraddingmusicasacompletetoyourmedicaltreatments.Thisisbecauselisteningtomusicreleasesachemicalthatactivitiesyourbrain’srewardandpleasurecenters.ItcanincreaseyourmotivationInonestudy,researcherswantedtotesttheeffectofmusiconthemotivationlevelsofcyclistsonbikes.Todothis,theychangedthespeedofthemusicwithouttheparticipants’knowledge.Whentheyincreasedthespeed,thecyclists’performanceincreasedintermsofdistance,speed,andpower.20.Thissuggestedthatthehigher-speedmusicincreasedtheirmotivation.

A．WhenyoulistentoupbeatmusicB．IthelpswithphysicaltreatmentsC．ItrelievesanxietyanddepressionD．TherearedifferenttypesofstressE．IfyoukeepmentalandemotionalbalanceF．It’salsoagreatwaytosupportyourmentalfitnessG．Decreasingthespeedofthemusichadtheoppositeeffect二、完形填空(★★★)ItwasourfirstdaytoexplorethecityofParisonourown.Wehadcompletedaweek-longtourwithafriendandfelt_________thatwecouldfindthestreetsbyourselvesnow.Withamapinhand,weenjoyedafulldayof_________whenwesuddenlyrealizedthattheskyhadturnedfromclearblueto_________.Soonthefirst_________begantohitourheads.Astherainandwind_________,sodidourfootsteps.Butitwasn’tlongbeforewerealizedwewere_________!Justthen,acarpulledupandawomangotoutofthecarwhowas_________toseemewetthrough.Butlatersheseemedtorelaxasshe_________usandaskeduswhereweweregoing.Shegaveus_________butwewerestillconfused.Thewomansuddenly__________mid-sentenceandbegantolaugh.“Getinmycar.Iamtakingyouhome,”shesaid.“Wedon’twanttogetyourcarall__________,”weresponded.Butourrescuerinsistedandwewerebothsogratefulandtiredanddidn’t__________further.Asthecarturnedintoourneighborhood,asenseof__________filledme.Ithankedher,tellingherthatshewastheangelwehad__________justmomentsbefore.Shelookedatmein__________andsaid,“Yourdreamhascometrue.MylastnameisAngel.MyfamilyownsalltheAngelbakerystoresinthecity!”21.A．confidentB．cautiousC．generousD．a(chǎn)ctive22.A．contributionB．explorationC．impressionD．expression23.A．yellowB．redC．grayD．blue24.A．raindropsB．cloudsC．windsD．thunders25.A．a(chǎn)rrivedB．depressedC．reducedD．increased26.A．warnedB．helpedC．disturbedD．lost27.A．pleasedB．a(chǎn)mazedC．shockedD．a(chǎn)nnoyed28.A．inspectedB．interviewedC．comfortedD．required29.A．rewardsB．directionsC．demandsD．praises30.A．stoppedB．correctedC．changedD．cried31.A．brightB．brokenC．wetD．noisy32.A．a(chǎn)greeB．a(chǎn)rgueC．chooseD．return33.A．prideB．reliefC．painD．fear34.A．knockedoffB．takenoverC．turnedintoD．dreamtof35.A．a(chǎn)chievementB．establishmentC．a(chǎn)musementD．disappointment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。Standing1.67meterstallandweighing65kilograms,ahumanoid(仿生的)robotnamedMorningprofessionallyintroducesandrecommendsthe36(late)carmodelstoclientsataCheryautomobile4SstoreinMalaysia.37(power)byadvanceddevicessuchas3Dlidar,panoramic(全景的)cameraandlargelanguagemodel,Morningcanindependentlyplanitswalkingroutesandactivelyrespond38consumerinquiries.InlateApril,thefirstbatch(批次)of220suchrobotsdevelopedbyMogaTechnologyCo.,Ltd,asubsidiary(子公司)ofChinesecarmakerChery,39(deliver)toclientsworldwideofficially.ZhangGuibin,presidentofMogaTechnology,saidtherobotswillfirstbedeployedat4Sstore,theninpublicserviceplacessuchas40(supermarket),beforefinally41(enter)households.China’sroboticsindustryisexpectedtosee42marketboominthecomingyears,43isexpectedtoreach870billionyuanby2030.RegionsacrossChinaareinvestingheavilytofosterthisindustry.Hefei,capitalofAnhuiProvince,44(establish)a10-billion-yuanfundsofartopromoteitssmartroboticsindustry.Similarinitiatives(方案)areunderwayinsomeotherprovinces.Thesmartroboticsindustryrequiresjointefforts45(build)sharedtechnologyplatformsandamorerobustindustrialecosystem.四、書(shū)信寫作(★★★)46.假設(shè)你是校英語(yǔ)報(bào)記者李華，近期你校舉辦了一年一度的英語(yǔ)戲劇節(jié)（EnglishDramaFestival），請(qǐng)你為此次活動(dòng)寫一篇新聞報(bào)道。內(nèi)容包括：1.活動(dòng)目的；2.活動(dòng)內(nèi)容；3.活動(dòng)反響注意：1.詞數(shù)80詞左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。AnnualEnglishDramaFestivalSuccessfullyHeld_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、書(shū)面表達(dá)(★★★)47.閱讀下面的材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Forthosestudentsincity,theroadtoschoolmightmeantheconvenienceoftheirdad’scars,wheretheheaterkeepsthemcomfortableandtheradioplaysmusic.ButforTom,wholivedinaremotevillage,itmeantadangerousjourneythroughstrongwindsandpilesofsnow.Itwasacoldmorning.Thesnowblanketedeveryrooftopandweighedonthebranchesofbigtrees.Tomwokeupearly,withthehowlingwindoutsidehissmallcabin(小木屋).Heputonlotsofclothes,includinghisthickestwoolsocksandwarmestcoat.Ashewasabouttogo,therewasaknockonthedoor.It’shisclassmatePeterinthesamevillage.“Hey,Tom,”Petersaid.“Doyouthinkweshouldgotoschooltoday?”“Iknowit’stough,”Tomreplied,lookingattheheavysnowou