2025~2026学年广东省深圳市龙岗区第一学期高二期末质量监测英语试卷

2025~2026学年广东省深圳市龙岗区第一学期高二期末质量监测英语试卷一、阅读理解Ifyou’revisitingfromoutsidemainlandChina,you’llmostlikelyneedaTouristVisa(签证)orLvisa.Here’swhatyouneedtoknowtomakesureyourvisitgoessmoothly.DoYouNeedaVisa?●Taiwan,HongKong,andMacauresidents:You’llneedtoapplyforaMainlandTravelPermit,whichisdifferentfromaTouristVisa.●Passportholdersfrommostcountries:ATouristVisa(L)isrequiredforenteringChina.●240-hourvisa-freestopoverpolicy:Atcheck-in,travelerscansimplyshowtheirvalid(有效的)traveldocumentsandadate-andseat-confirmedconnectingflight(中转航班)ticketthatdepartswithin240hoursaftertheyarrive.Unlessyourtripqualifiesforoneofthespecificvisa-freeprograms,you’llneedtoapplyforanLvisainadvance.HowtoApplyforaTouristVisaYouaresupposedtoapplythroughtheChineseEmbassy(大使馆)orVisaCenterinyourcountryandsubmit:●Avalidpassport(withatleast6monthsvalidityleft)●Completedvisaapplicationform●Recentpassport-stylephoto●Supportingdocumentsfortravelarrangements(e.g.,round-tripairticketandhotelbooking)Someembassiesnowrequirein-personappointmentstohaveyourfingerprintstaken,sodon’tleaveittothelastminute.TouristVisaProcessingTimeandCost●Processingtime:Usually4-7workingdays.Afasterchoice(2-3days)isavailableforanextrafee.●Costvariesbynationality.Forexample,forU.S.passportholders,thefeeisabout$140,whileforothersitrangesfrom$30—60.GettingyourTouristVisaisthefirststeptostartyourmagicaltriptoChina.Oncethat’sinhand,you’llbereadytoexperienceitsefficientpublictransport,friendlylocals,splendidsceneryandmoderncitieslikeShanghai.1.WhoneedstoapplyforaTouristVisatoenterChina?

A．AMacauresident.B．Aconnectingpassenger.C．ACanadiancitizen.D．AChinesepassportholder.2.WhatisnecessarytoapplyforaTouristVisa?

A．Yourpreviouspassport.B．Proofofyourtravelplans.C．Yourrecentfamilyphoto.D．RecordsofyourvisitstoChina.3.HowmuchshouldanAmericancouplepayfortheirvisas?

A．$60.B．$120.C．$140.D．$280.Bythispointinthesummer,IshouldbepickingafullbasketofproduceeachmorningandeveryoneImeetisofferedcucumbers(黄瓜),butnotthissummer.Itisacrazyyear.Thegardenhasbeenlookingbeautiful.Theflowersaredoingexceptionallywell,butthevegetablesaregrowingslowly.Besidesthecucumbers,boththebeansandthetomatoesareslowtomature.Sadly,myquinoa(藜麦)plants,whichweredoingreallywelluntiltwoweeksago,arenowdyingfromtheheat.Yes,it’stheextremeheat.Theplantsslowedtheirgrowthintheheatandthefruitistakingforevertoripen.Whentheydoproduce,theirproducecanbesmallerthanusual.Iamdefinitelyseeingthiswithmybeans.Thentherearethetomatoes.Theyaresunburned,orworse,halfrotten(腐烂)fromalltherain.Thatbringsmetomynextchallenge—constantrain.Everysummerwedealwithdrought,butthisyearitisrain.Ithasbeenwonderfulnothavingtowaterthegarden,buttoomuchprovesdeadlyformostofmypumpkinplants.Theirshallowrootsarerotten.Ihavealsonoticedsymptomsofoverwateringinmyotherplants,suchasdahliasandmulberrytrees.Needlesstosay,thisyearhastriedmypatience.However,IhavelearnedfrommanyothersthatIamnotalone.Theyarehavingbeanplantsthatareslowtoproduceandcucumbersthatarefullofflowersbutnotfruit.Apartofmefindscomfortinhearingthat,yetIstillfeelfrustratedatthesightofmyemptycupboards,whichmygardenusuallyfillseachsummer.Butthatfrustrationwillneverstopmefromdevotingmyselftomygarden.Theprocessofgardeningmirrorsourownlifejourney,withitsupsanddowns,challengesandsuccesses.Yearsoflookingaftermygardenhavetaughtmevaluablelessonsaboutperseverance,patienceandadaptability—lessonsinacceptingwhatevernaturethrowsatme,andappreciatingthebeautyandcomplexityoflife.4.What’swrongwiththeauthor’scucumbers?

A．Theyareslowtoflower.B．Theyhaveapoorharvest.C．Theyarerotteninthefield.D．Theysufferfromdrought.5.Whathascausedthevegetablestogrowslowlythissummer?

A．Theextremeheat.B．Toomuchrain.C．Theshallowsoil.D．Lackofpropercare.6.Whatmakestheauthorfeelalittlebetter?

A．Theprocessoflookingafterherplants.B．Thecomfortprovidedbyherneighbors.C．Thegoodmemoryofherfullcupboards.D．Thesharedexperienceofothergardeners.7.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?

A．Betterlatethannever.B．Practicemakesperfect.C．Takethingsastheycome.D．AllroadsleadtoRome.Haveyoueverpicturedeatingfreshlycookedfoodinspace?Fordecades,thisseemedlikeanimpossibledream.Astronautscouldonlyeatpre-packagedmealsthatweremadeandsealed(密封)onEarth.ButinNovember2025,arevolutionarychangetookplaceaboardChina’sTiangongSpaceStationwhenastronautssuccessfullyroastedchickenwingsandsteakusingaspecialbakingdevice.Thisachievementmarkshumanity’sfirstrealspacecooking,overcomingchallengesbeyondsimplemealreheating.Themainbarrierwasmicrogravity.WithoutEarth’sgravity,hotairdoesn’trise,makingitimpossibletocookfoodevenly(均匀地).Thisproblemwasclearlyshownin2019whenastronautsontheInternationalSpaceStationtriedtobakecookies.Whatnormallytakes18minutesonEarthrequiredtwohoursinspace,withpoorresults.Additionally,cookingproducesgasesandoilsmokethatcoulddangerouslypollutethespacestation’ssealedenvironment.Thesolutioncameintheformofasmartlydesignedbakingmachine.Engineerssolvedtheheatingproblembyputtinginanintelligentfantocirculate(循环)airartificially,cookingfoodevenlyinjust28minutes.Forthegasissue,theydevelopedabuilt-incleaningsystemthatbreaksdownharmfulmaterialsandreleasesonlycleanair.Althoughwecannowroastfoodinspace,however,morecomplexcookingmethodslikestir-fryingremainchallenging.Futureresearchwillfocusondevelopingfullyself-workingcookingsystems.Beyondthetechnicalachievement,thisbreakthroughhasimportantpsychologicalbenefits.Thefamiliarsmellsandactivitiesofcookingprovidecomforttoastronautsduringlongmissions,helpingreducefeelingsoflonelinessandstress.Inotherwords,thisprogressfrombasicnutritiontoenjoyablediningexperiencesshowsthatevenwhenfarfromEarth,thecomfortoffreshlypreparedfoodremainsessentialtohumanwell-being.Aswecontinuetoexplorespace,suchinnovationswillplayasignificantroleinmakinglong-termspacemissionsmoresustainableandcomfortableforastronautsfromallnations.8.Whatlimitedastronautstopre-packagedmealsforsolong?

A．Theconcernsoverfoodsafety.B．Thelackofcookingequipment.C．Thehighcostofspaceexperiment.D．Theexistenceoftechnicalbarriers.9.Whyisthe2019cookie-bakingattemptmentioned?

A．TocompareEarthandspacecookingtime.B．Toshowthepopularityofbakedfoodinspace.C．Tostresstheimportanceofcookingexperience.D．Toillustratethefailureduetothelackofgravity.10.Howwastheunevencookingproblemsolved?

A．Bysettingupaninternalcleaningdevice.B．Byusingadevicetocreateaircirculation.C．Byinventingself-workingcookingsystems.D．Byshorteningthecookingtimesignificantly.11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkaboutconcerningthebreakthrough?

A．Itsbroaderpsychologicalvalue.B．Itsimprovementofastronauts’cookingskills.C．Itsimportanttechnicaladvantages.D．Itsroleinpromotinginternationalcooperation.DeepintheevergreenjungleofThailand’sDPKYNationalPark,atrapiswaitingtocatchatiger.Luckilyforthebigcat,thistrapisn’tsetbyhunters:it’stheworkofconservationiststryingtosavethespecies.Withjust20to30tigerslivinginthePark,thiseffortisessentialtoprotectingthe“lastofthelast”ofitsIndochinesetigers.Whiletigerpopulationsinotherparksaregrowing,DPKY’stigerpopulationhasremainedstagnant,despiteenoughspaceforexpansion.“Iftheforestisingoodcondition,thepopulationshouldincrease,”saysRattapan,aconservationprogrammanager.Toinvestigatewhythetigerpopulationisn’tgrowing,conservationistsearlierthisyearusedtrapstocatchthreetigers—anadultmale,namedSrikose,andtwoyoungersisters,ChantraandPianporn—andfittedGPScollars(颈圈)onthem.Withthehelpofthecollars,theresearcherswereabletotrackeachtiger’shomerange,movementpatternsandkillsites—whichrevealedtheremains(残留物)of“strangeprey(猎物),”asRattapanputit.Tigerstypicallyhuntlargeanimalsthatcanreachupto350kilograms.Butthethreetigershavebeeneatingsmallermammalslikedeer,someweighingaslittleas10kilograms.Thisprovesthefindingsofastudypublishedlastyear,whichhighlightedthatthelackoflargepreyaffectstigers’huntinghabits.Oneofthetigers,Chantra,issmallerinsizethanhersisterPianporn,andherhomerangeisjust24squarekilometers,lessthanhalfthesizeofhersister’s.Tigerswithlargerhomerangesarelikelytobe“moreselective”abouttheirfood,resultinginlargerpreyandalargerbodysize,whichmakeshuntingforbiggermealseasier.WhiletheGPScollaringprojectisstillinitsearlystages,ithasrevealedsometigers’changedhuntinghabitsandofferedcluestohelpconservationistssecuretheirfuture.Rattapanisoptimisticthatitcanhelpthemfocustheireffortstohelptigernumbersgrow.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stagnant”inparagraph2mean?

A．Unchanged.B．Unhealthy.C．Unclear.D．Unprotected.13.Whatdoresearchersfindaboutthethreetigers?

A．Theyarepickyaboutfood.B．Theyfeedonlargeanimals.C．Theyareshortoflargeprey.D．Theyhuntanimalstogether.14.WhatisRattapan’sattitudetowardstheGPScollaringproject?

A．Favourable.B．Doubtful.C．Unclear.D．Disapproving.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．ConservationistsPopularizesaGPSProjectB．GPSCollarsReveal“StrangePrey”forTigersC．“Traps”areSettoHunttheEndangeredTigersD．GPSTechnologyGuaranteesTigerConservationYouwakeup,checkyourphone,andyourto-dolistscreamsforattention.Youtiredlypushthroughendlesswork,drivenbycoffee,willpowerandfearoffallingbehind—ifthissoundsfamiliar,youarenotalone.16Yethereliesaparadox(悖论):pushingharderdoesn’tnecessarilybringgreatersuccess.17Researchshowsmentalperformancedropsafterabout90minutesofintensefocus.Thebrainneedscyclesoffocusandrecovery,butmanyignorethis,leadingtoburnout.History’sgreatthinkersunderstoodthis.Einsteinplayedviolinwhenstuck;Churchillnappedduringwartime.Thesestrategicpausesactivatedthebrain’sproblem-solvingnetworks.Thesefindingschallenge“additionthinking”—thebeliefthattoachievemore,youmustdomore.18Forexample,cancellingmeetingsthatarenotnecessaryisoftenmoreeffectivethanaddingmore.Worksmarterwithfocusedtime.Doinglesscanbethesmartestwaytodomore.Relyingonlyonwillpowerismisleading.19Amoresustainable(可持续的)approachistodevelop“flowstates,”whereworkfeelseffortlessandefficiencyincreases.Toenterflow:cleardistractions,picktasksthatmatchyourskills,andswitchbetweendeepworkandrealbreaks.Toputthisintopractice,reviewyourtasks.Cutthosethatcostenergybutaddlittlevalue.Groupworkintofocusedblocksandprotecttimeforrest.Makeitahabit—forexample,stoponerepeatedtaskthatnolongerhelps.Successisn’tabouthowmuchyoudo.20

A．Itleadsyoutomorefocusedtime.B．Ourbrainisnotfornonstopoutput.C．Instead,addmoremeaningfulwork.D．Oursocietyoftenpraisesbeingonthego.E．It’saboutwhatyouchoosetoconcentrateon.F．Actually,itoperateslikeamusclethatwearsout.G．However,trueproductivityliesincuttingunnecessaryparts.二、完形填空QuilenBlackwellwasnamedHerooftheYearfor2025.Hewas________forturningvacantlots(空地)inadangerousChicagoneighborhoodintoflowerfarmsthatoffer________toat-riskyoungpeople,bringingthemsteadyincome,hopeandopportunities.Unliketheyoungpeoplehehelps,Blackwellgrewup________inamiddle-classfamily.Feelingadutytohelpthoseless________,hevolunteeredinThailand,wherehewitnessedcreativesolutionstopoverty—lessonshewouldlater________inChicago.AfterreturningfromThailand,Blackwellbegan________ataChicagohighschool.Therehesawfirsthandthe________thathisstudentsfaced.Thiswasacommunity________widespreadyouthunemploymentandfrequentviolence.“Thesekidsneeda________atsomethingbetter,”hesaid.WhenBlackwelllearnedthattheUSspentbillionsonimportingflowers,herealizedhemighthavefounda(n)________tohisneighborhood’sproblems.Today,Blackwell________sixflowerfarmsacrossChicago,whichgrowflowersthataresoldinhisnonprofitshop.Currently25youngpeople,mostlyaged16to25,areworkingforhim.DiontaWhite,whooncewas________instreetlife,nowisresponsibleforgrowingflowersand________newemployees.“Workinghere,Iseemyselfbecomecalmer.Ourworkbrings________tothecommunity,”hesaid.ForBlackwell,________youngpeopleislikegrowingflowers.“Givethemtherightopportunityandyou’llseetheyareblossoming(开花)everysingleday,”hesaid.21.A．questionedB．welcomedC．rememberedD．recognized22.A．foodsB．flowersC．jobsD．gifts23.A．comfortablyB．quicklyC．independentlyD．locally24.A．intelligentB．popularC．respectedD．fortunate25.A．applyB．offerC．forgetD．learn26.A．studyingB．teachingC．farmingD．living27.A．choicesB．examsC．challengesD．losses28.A．devotingtoB．sufferingfromC．resultinginD．talkingabout29.A．placeB．laughC．practiceD．chance30.A．guideB．answerC．introductionD．reaction31.A．savesB．visitsC．runsD．sells32.A．stuckB．hiredC．leftD．supported33.A．payingB．trainingC．protectingD．watching34.A．peaceB．wealthC．funD．fame35.A．findingB．followingC．meetingD．helping三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Almostnoonethinksofthefiddle(小提琴)whentheythinkoftheSilkRoad.ButAmericanfolk36(music)KyleDillinghamdoes.Infact,it’sthislegacy(遗产)acrosscenturies37inspiredhimtotravelallthewayfromOklahomaintheUnitedStatestoDunhuang,Gansuprovince.Dunhuang,whichonceservedasacriticalcrossroadsontheancienttradenetwork,istodayamoderncity38(rise)fromthedesert.DillinghamtravelledheretoperformattherecentEighthSilkRoadInternationalCulturalExpo(博览会),which39(hold)inlateSeptember.“40theSilkRoad,wemightnothavethetraditionalAmericanfiddlemusicinOklahoma,whereIcomefrom,”heexplained.“Theoriginsoftheinstrumentwere41(probable)somewhereinCentralAsia,anditmadeitswayalongthatSilkRoadintoEuropeandbecame42Europeantradition.”OnereasonwhyDillinghamhasattendedtheexposixtimesisthatGansuhasasisterhoodrelationshipwithOklahoma.“It’sreallyexciting43(participate)inthefutureofthemodernSilkRoad,”hesaid.ThisinspiredhimtowritethesongOldFriend.Heexplainedtheinspirationforthesong,saying:“Inlife,there44(be)alwaystheupsandthedowns,andthecomingandthegoing.Butintheend,weareoldfriendslookingtowardabrightfutureofgreatfriendshipand45(strong).”四、书信写作46.假定你是李华，你校国际部正为新建的AI自习室征集色彩方案。请你给负责人Mr.Smith写一封邮件，内容包括：1.推荐两种主色调；2.说明理由。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearMr.Smith,I'mwritingtosharemyideasforthecolorschemeofthenewAIstudyroom.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua五、书面表达47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Forthreeyears,Iwalkedpastthesamehomelessmanoutsidethecafe,usuallyafterpickingupamorningcoffeeforDad.Dadwalkedwithastick—adailyreminderofthecarcrashhe’dsurvivedfiveyearsbefore.Hestillspokeoftenofthestrangerwhohadpulledhimfromthebrokencaronthatdarknight.“Icouldonlyremembertherewasalongscar(伤疤)downhisneck,”Dadwouldsay.“It’sapityIhavenevergotthechancetothankhim.”Thehomelessmanwasalwaysthere,readingabookquietly.Heneverbeggedbutwouldpickuprubbishalongthestreetwithoutaword.It’ssaidthataterribleaccidenthadtakenhiswifeanddaughteryearsbefore.Strickenbysorrow,hehadlosthispracticeasadoctorand