2025~2026学年广东省肇庆市鼎湖中学高二上学期1月月考英语试卷

2025~2026学年广东省肇庆市鼎湖中学高二上学期1月月考英语试卷一、阅读理解ThroughMyModernMetAcademy,ouronlinelearningplatform,you’llbeinspiredinclassestaughtbyindustryexperts.Learnmixedmediaskillstotakeyourworktoanewlevel!IntermediateEmbroidery(刺绣)WiththehelpofartistFloorGiebels,you’llgetgradualinstructionsonhowtocraftembroideryonprintedcloth.Giebelswillshowyouhowtocombineembroiderywithclothdecoratedwithaphotograph.Usingthatasthebase,she’llgointotechniquesforstitching(缝)overtheimageandfinishingyourframefordisplay.Cost/Time:$34.95/1.3hArchitecturalIllustrationforEveryoneArtistDemiLangwilltakeyouthroughtheprocessofdrawingstructuresstep-by-step.You’lllearnhowtochooseyourtoolsandpaper,andanalyzetheproject’sphoto.Thefinalassignmentisarowofthreebuildings,whichLangwillgothroughfirstinlinedrawinglessons,theninkingoverthesketch(素描),andaddingcolortobringittolife.Cost/Time:$45.95/3.3hBeyondBotanicalsInAnnaZakirova’sclass,shesharesthesecretstocreatingflawlesspressedflowersandleavesandusingthemasthebasisfororiginalartwork.Intendedforbeginners,herclassstartswithadetailedintroductiontothepropertoolsandcontinueswithanexampleofhowtoturnseveraltypesofflowersintoanartwork.Cost/Time:$34.95/56minIntroductiontoPetPhotographyTaughtbypetphotographerBelindaRichards,thisclassoffersin-depthguidanceofshootingagorgeouspictureofyourdoginastudiosetting.Richardswillbreakdownhowtoworkwithyourdog,photographit,andedityourimage.ThisclassismeantforsomeonewhoalreadyownsaDSLRcameraandhasabasicunderstandingofPhotography.1.WhatwillyoulearnwithDemiLang?

A．Craftingembroidery.B．Drawingbuildings.C．Pressingflowers.D．Photographingpets.2.Whichcoursebestsuitsnaturelovers?

A．IntermediateEmbroidery.B．ArchitecturalIllustrationforEveryone.C．BeyondBotanicals.D．IntroductiontoPetPhotography.3.Whatdothecourseshaveincommon?

A．Theyareforbeginners.B．Theyinvolveusingphotos.C．Theyarefreeofcharge.D．Theyofferdetailedguidance.“Iamnotoutofplace,IamwhereIbelong.”saysBritishstudentBrunoWalker,afterperformingacupuncture(针灸)onapatientinZhengzhou,China.SomelocalsareastonishedbyreceivingtraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)fromaforeigner,butWalkerisconfidentinhispath.HeisamongagrowingnumberofforeignersengaginginTCM,mixingtheirWesternbackgroundswithancientChinesehealingarts.Walker,fromBritain,cametoChinain2015,drawnbymartialarts.WhilelearningShaolinkungfuinHenan,hedevelopedacuriosityaboutChinesecultureandmedicine.AfterayearofintensiveChinesestudy,hesignedupinHenanUniversityofChineseMedicine.Nowagraduatestudentspecializinginacupuncture,hehastreatedoverathousandpatients.“Heisskilledinheartbeatdiagnosis(诊断)andacupuncture,”sayshisteacher,ProfessorYuDongdong.“Hecanpractiseindependently.”UnderhisChinesename“Wuyan.”Brunohasbecomeanonlinehitonthevideo-sharingplatformDouyin,gatheringover900,000followers.Balancinghisrolesaspractitionerandinternetcelebrity,hepresentslocalcultureinfluentHenandialect(方言),oftenalongsidehislocalgirlfriend.“YourgraspoftheHenandialectisevenmoreauthenticthanmine,”commentsonefollower.Apparently,hisculturalinvolvementhasendearedhimtomany.Healsotreatedhisgrandmother’shealthproblemswithacupuncture,leadingtoherswiftrecovery.Withhisgrowingfanbase,Branofeelsaresponsibility.“Postingvideoswasjustapastime,butnowIwanttoparticipateinmoremeaningfulprojects,”hesays.HeplanstocreatebilingualvideospromotingTCMandsharingstoriesofancientChinesemedicalexperts.“I’mdevotedtospreadingawarenessofTCManditsfar-reachingculturalsignificance,”headds.WhetherinChinaorBritain,heplanstodevotehimselftoTCM.“IwilldoanythingtohelppeoplethroughTCM.That’smycalling.”4.WhatdoesBruno’swordsimplyinparagraph1?

A．Heiscontentwithcurrentsituation.B．Heiscuriousaboutdoingacupuncture.C．HeiswillingtocurethelocalswithTCM.D．Heissatisfiedwithhisforeignbackground.5.WhydidBrunodecidetostudyTCM?

A．Hewasinfluencedbyhisteacher.B．HeaimedtointroduceTCMtoBritain.C．Hewantedtobecomeaninternetcelebrity.D．Hewasinspiredwhilelearningmartialarts.6.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A．Bruno’ssuccessintreatinghisrelatives.B．Bruno’sdifficultiesinlearningtheHenandialect.C．Bruno’schallengesinbalancinghismultipleroles.D．Bruno’spopularityinwinningpeopleonlineandoffline.7.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthistext?

A．TohighlightauniqueculturalintegrationinTCM.B．ToemphasizetheimportanceofTCMineducation.C．ToexplorethebenefitsofpracticingTCMinChina.D．ToencouragetheuseofdialectsinpromotingTCM.College.Itmeansthatyouarefinallygoingtoleaveyourparents’nestandexperiencealotofpersonalfreedomandindependence.You’llwearwhateveryouwant.You’llmakenewfriends.Andyouaredefinitelyreadytoenjoyyourtimein“paradise”.However,collegemightbedifferentthanyouhaveconsidered.WhenanEnglishspeakingcontestwasheldinBeijing,abouttwo-thirdsofthe62collegestudentsrecalledtheirfrustrationsabouttheirlifeincollege.Manyofthemsaidtheydidn’tknowwhattheyweresupposedtodoincollege.“Mostofthetime,Ilingeredaroundinmydorm,idlinghoursandhoursaway,watchingentertainmentshowsorsoapoperasontheInternet,orchattingwithroommates,”HuangXuan,23,fromGuangxiUniversity,saidofhisfirsttwoyearsofcollegelife.However,onedayhismumaskedhimabouthisfutureplansaftercollege.Itwasthenthatherealisedhisfuturewouldberuinedifhekeptupsuchself-indulgence.LiYan,20,fromShenzhenUniversity,sufferedalossofnotbeingoneofthe“marked”students.ShewasneitherthechairmanoftheStudentUnionnortheonewiththehighestscholarship.SunTingting,21,fromSuzhouUniversityofScienceandTechnology,dominatedalltheexamswiththehighestscores,butshefeltconfusedbecausewhenshewasfree,shecouldthinkofnothingelsetodoandnooneelsetotalkto.ZhangXin,19,fromBeijingForeignStudiesUniversity,begantore-examinewhat“college”meansaftershenoticedmanygraduatesfromeliteschoolsendingupinajobthatdoesnotpaywell.“Ourfutureisnotguaranteedbyourcollege,butratherbyhowwereshapeourselvesincollege.”“Youngpeopleareexperiencing‘growingpains’,”saidLiFang,amentalhealthconsultant.Intheprocessofself-discovery,shethinksmanyChineseyoungpeoplesuffermorethantheirpeersintheWest.Theirindependencecomesmuchlater.Theyaresousedtorelyingontheirparentsthatwhenindependencesuddenlycomesincollege,itcanbedifficult.“Relax,“Liadvised.“Thisispartofgrowingup.”8.Theunderlinedexpression“idlinghoursandhoursaway”inparagraph3canbereplacedby“________”.

A．killingtimeB．makinguseoftimeC．savingtimeD．valuingtime9.WhichofthefollowingfrustrationsofcollegestudentsareNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A．Theyarenolongerthe“best”students.B．Theyhavenofriendstotalktointheirsparetime.C．Theyhavetroublecommunicatingwiththeirparents.D．Theyrealisethatgoodcollegedoesn’tguaranteeagoodjob.10.AccordingtoLiFang,whydomanyChineseyoungpeoplesuffermorethantheirpeersintheWest?

A．TheyoftenabandonthemselvestowatchingTVorshowsontheInternet.B．Theyareaccustomedtocountingontheirparentsbeforecomingtocollege.C．Theyhaveneverlefttheirparents’nests.D．Theyaredefinitelyreadytoenjoytheirtimeincollege.11.WhatisLiFang’sadvicetoyoungpeople?

A．LearnfromtheirpeersintheWest.B．Consultapsychologist.C．Relaxandconsiderthisaspartofgrowingup.D．Stoprelyingontheirparentsandlearntotakeresponsibility.Amsterdamhaslonghadaproblemwithpeoplethrowingawaybikesinthecity’srivers.Butnow,peoplewillbeabletoparktheirbikesunderwaterandactuallygetthembackthankstoanewunderwaterbikeparkingarea.ThecityishopingtoeasebikeparkingbyaddingthousandsofbikeparkingspotsunderAmsterdam’sCentralStation.TheOpenHavenFrontstorageissettoopenonJanuary26withfreebikeparkingforupto24hours,andinexpensivelong-termoptionsavailableaswell.ItalsocomeswitheasyaccesstotheCentralStationforthosewhoneedtocommute(通勤)bybusortrain,pluseasyon-footaccesstoworkinthebusypartofthecity.“It’sgreatthatpeoplecanjumpontheirbikes,gettothestationandcontinuetheirjourneyseamlessly.”JeroenWienen,aspokespersonforProRail,saidoftheprojectinaninterview.“TheNetherlandsisarealcyclingcountry.Alotofpeoplecometothestationbybike,andwedon’twantallthosebikeslyingaround.”Thisnewunderwaterstationtookseveralyearsandmorethan60millionEurostobuild.Theshelterswillbethelargestinthecity,withtheOpenHavenFrontstorageabletotake7,000bicycles.Tobuildthestation,alakehadtobeemptiedtomakeroomfortheunderwaterstoragefacility,butwhenyouliveinacountrywheretherearemorebikesthanpeople,findingaplacetostorethemallisprettyimportant.Infact,anotherfacilityforanextra4,000bikes—cheaperatonly25millionEurostobuild—alsorecentlyopenedinAmsterdam.Inrecentyears,thecityinvested(投资)85millionEurosinbikeparkingalone!Andperhapsmoreimportantthansimplyaddingbikestoragewastheideaofclosingthegapbetweencyclingandtraintravel.Makingthetworunsmoothlytogetherallowsmorepeopletocycletothetrainstation,ratherthandrivingtowork.12.WhatworriestheAmsterdamgovernmentaccordingtoparagraph1?

A．Roadsafety.B．Heavytraffic.C．Carpollution.D．Bikeparking.13.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheOpenHavenFrontstorage?

A．Itisaboveariver.B．Itisreallyaffordable.C．Itisthelargestworldwide.D．Itprovidescheapbikestoride.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“seamlessly”inparagraph3mean?

A．Slowly.B．Smoothly.C．Aimlessly.D．Awkwardly.15.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbyusingthenumbersinparagraph4?

A．Thegovernment’shugecontributiontotheproject.B．Thechallengeofbuildingthestation.C．Thefunctionofthestationproject.D．TheroleofbikesinAmsterdam.Communityspiritisapowerfulthing.Itcanbringpeopletogetherandmakepositivechangesinyourneighborhoodandcommunity.Improvingcommunityspiritisaneasywaytobringalittlehappinesstoalocalarea.16EventsThere’snothingbetterthangettingtogetherwiththecommunityonabeautifulday.Hostinganall-dayeventisabrilliantwaytobringpeopletogether.17Putonamusicorperformanceevent,bringtogetherthelocaltheatergroupandcreateacommunityperformance.NeighborhoodWatchEveryonelikestofeelsafeandsecureintheirownhomes.18Itallowsthecommunitytogettogetherandlookoutforeachother.Youcanholdweeklyormonthlymeetingstobringupanysuspicious(可疑的)activity.Additionally,youcandiscusssecuritysystemsforyourhomessuchasthelatestalarmsystems.Meanwhile,everyonelooksoutforoneanotherandhelpsreducethethreatoflocalcrime.HelpOthers19Whetherit’shomelessshelters,schools,orcarehomes,thereareendlessopportunitiestogivesomethinginreturn.You’llmeetsomeofthemostvulnerable(脆弱的)inyourcommunity,andhelptheminapositiveway.It’srewardingtogetinvolvedandbuildasupportsysteminyourneighborhood;ithelpseveryonefeelwelcomeandincluded.20Whatimpactsdoyouhopetomakeinyourcommunity?

A．Paysomevisitstotheseculturallandmarks.B．Youcanuseartsorculturetohelpyouhere.C．That’swhyaneighborhoodwatchplanisagreatideaD．So,howexactlycanyouimprovecommunityspiritinyourarea?E．Nomatterwhereyoulive,thereisalwaysanopportunitytohelpthoselessfortunateF．Whatcouldbebetterthansayinghellotoeveryonewhopassesbyinyourneighborhood?G．Plus,itgivesyouthatwarmfeelinginsidethatpreparesyoutoanswerthebelowquestion.二、完形填空Hundredsofpeoplehaveformedimpressionsofyouthroughthatlittledeviceonyourdesk.Andthey’veneveractually_______you.Everythingtheyknowaboutyoucamethroughthisdevice,sometimesfromhundredsofmilesaway.Yettheyfeeltheycanknowyoujustfromthesoundofyourvoice.That'showpowerfulthe_______is.Powerful,yes,butnotalways_______.ForyearsIdealtwithmytravelagentonlybyphone.Rani,myfacelessagentwhomI'dnevermet_______,gotmerock-bottompricesonairfares(机票费用),cars,andhotels.Buthercoldvoicereally_______me.Isometimeswishedto_______anotheragent.Onemorning,Ihadto_______animmediateflighthomeforafamilyemergency.IranintoRani'soffice_______.Thewomansittingatthedesk,_______mymadness,sympatheticallyjumpedup.Shegavemeacomfortingsmile,noddedwhilelisteningpatiently,andthenprintedoutthe________immediately.“Whatawonderfullady!”Ithought.Rushingout________Icalledoutovermyshoulder,“Bytheway,what'syourname?”“I'mRani,”shesaid.Iturnedaroundandsawapleasantwomanwithabigsmileonherfacewavingtowishmeasafetrip.Iwas________!WhyhadIthoughtshewascold?Raniwas,well,so________.Sittingbackinthecaronthewaytotheairport,Ifigureditallout.Rani's________herwarmsmile,hernods,her‘I’mhereforyour________—wereallsilentsignalsthatdidn'ttravelthroughwires.21.A．botheredB．favouredC．heardD．met22.A．telephoneB．voiceC．gestureD．impression23.A．directB．usefulC．appropriateD．accurate24.A．inpersonB．bymyselfC．atworkD．onpurpose25.A．annoyedB．embarrassedC．hurtD．confused26.A．promoteB．trainC．findD．know27.A．arrangeB．postponeC．confirmD．book28.A．forthefirsttimeB．atanytimeC．fromtimetotimeD．ingoodtime29.A．expectingB．seeingC．revealingD．interpreting30.A．billB．formC．ticketD．list31.A．hopefullyB．disappointedlyC．gratefullyD．regretfully32.A．ashamedB．worriedC．helplessD．speechless33.A．reliableB．niceC．proudD．clever34.A．forgivenessB．eagernessC．friendlinessD．skillfulness35.A．toneB．attitudeC．conceptD．behaviour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。Childrenalwayshaveunlimitedimagination.Backin1905,11-year-oldFrankEpperson36(mix)somesodapowder(苏打粉)andwater.Itwasthedepthofwinter,andhe37(entire)forgotabouthislittleexperiment.Ofcourseitwasfrozen(冷冻的)whenhefoundit38nextday,withthestirringstickstillintheglass.ThePopsicle,abrandoficepop,wasbornandstillgiveschildrengreatpleasureonsummer39(afternoon)today.Todaybrilliantyoungmindsarestillmakingprogressinthefieldsofscienceandtechnology,40(help)maketheworldabetterplace.Kindlyappisadigitalsolutionthataims41(end)cyberbullyingandmakechildrenfeelsafer.GitanjaliRaoisthe19-year-oldgirl42developedtheapp.Usingartificialintelligence,Kindlydetectscyberbullying43anearlystagesokidsknowwhentotuneout,calloutorunfriend.In2020,Gitanjali44(name)TIMEMagazine’sfirst-everKidoftheYear.“Ourgenerationisfacingsomanyproblemsthatwe'veneverseenbefore,”shesaidintheTIMEinterview.“Morethananythingrightnow,weneedtofindwhatweare45(concern)aboutandsolveit.”四、书面表达46.假定你是李华，你正在某国外中学作交换生，该校校报的“外国文化”栏目拟介绍中国传统文化，校报编辑Peter给你写信，咨询你的意见。请你给Peter写封回信，要点如下：1.你认为最能代表中国文化的是什么？请说明理由；2.我们应该如何更好地推广中国文化？(至少两点)3.词数保持在110即可。DearPeter,Iampleasedtoreceiveyourletter._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua47.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。AlexsatquietlyatthebackofhisChineseclass,hiseyesfixedonthetextbookbeforehim.Asashyandunnoticedstudent,hefeltlikealonewolf,strugglingagainstthecomplexitiesofhighschoollife.MsLau,hisChineseteacher,wasalightinhisotherwisedarkworld.Herwarmsmileandgentlebehaviormadeherstandoutamongtheseaofteachers.Shewastheonlyonewhoseemedtounderstandhisconservativenature,alwaysencouraginghimtostepoutofhiscomfortzone.Oneday,afterclass,MsLauapproachedAlexwithexcitementshininginhereyes.“Alex,Ihaveanofferforyou,”shesaid,hervoicefilledwithenthusiasm.“IamorganizingaculturalexchangeprogramtoChina,andIbelieveitwouldbeagreatopportunityforyoutoexploreanewworld.”Alex’s