广东省惠州市五校2024-2025学年高一下学期第二次联考英语试卷（含答案）

广东省惠州市五校2024-2025学年高一下学期第二次联考英语试题一、阅读理解DanceClassesBalletBalletteachesgrace,postureandflexibility.Studentsfocusontheuseofproperballetitems,expandingtheirknowledgeofclassicalballettechniquesandimprovingmotorskillsforclassicalballetpractice.Theclassisaformalballetclass.Age8–10May7–September1610:30am–12:00amonSaturdayCreativeMoversStudentscanexplorecreativemovement,focus,thedevelopmentofskills,motorplanningandbalance.Theclasshelpsbuildstrength,flexibilityandcourage,andallowschildrentoexpressthemselvesinapositiveandencouragingenvironment.Childrenusetheirimaginationtocelebratemovementandhavelotsoffun.Age3–5January7–September189:00am–9:45amonSaturdayJazzJazzincludesmovementsfrombothclassicalballetanddancetechniques.Thisclasswillfocusontraditionaljazzdance.Studentswillbeintroducedtojazz-stylerhythmsandmovements.Inordertoensureproperplacementforyourchild,weinviteallstudentstoparticipateinasample(示例)class.Studentsandparentsworkwithprogramstafftomeetstudents’personaldancegoals.Age5–6May7–September162:00pm–3:00pmonSaturdayHipHopStudentswillbeintroducedtoseveraldifferentaspectsofhiphopdanceincludingpopping,locking,breakingandtuttinginahigh-energyenvironment.Ourhiphopinstructorsarehighlyknowledgeableandwillprovidestudentswithawonderfulviewofhiphopdance.Age7–10May7–September161:00pm–2:00pmonSunday1．Whichclassissuitablefor4-year-oldchildren?A．Ballet. B．Jazz. C．CreativeMovers. D．HipHop.2．Whatcanstudentsdointhejazzclass?A．Learnthelonghistoryofjazz. B．Gettoknowjazz-stylemovements.C．Dancewithfamousmodernjazzdancers. D．Makeuseofalltheballetitems.3．Whatisspecialaboutthehiphopclass?A．ItisavailableonSunday. B．Itteachestraditionaldances.C．Itisopenintheafternoon. D．Ithasthemostskilledteachers.Wheneveritcomestoholidays,mymothermakesfunofmysisterandmeabouthowwe“makeoutlikerobbers”.SheisreferringtothefactthatwearehalfJewishandhalfIndian,sowereceivegiftsonboththefestivalsoflights,HanukkahandDiwali.Thoughmymotherteasesus,Idonotmindgettingtwosetsofgifts!Hanukkahiscelebratedonthe25thdayoftheJewishmonth,whichisusuallysometimeinDecember.OnHanukkah,likemostJewishfamilies,welightamenorah(大烛台)andsayaprayereachnight.Wealsosayaspecialprayeronthefirstnight.Afterthat,itisatraditionformysisterandmetodo“hotandcold”forourhiddenHanukkahgifts.Whenwewalktowardsthegift,ourparentssay“hot”andwhenwewalkfartheraway,theysay“cold”.WeeachreceiveonepresenteverynightofHanukkah.AnotherpartIlikeaboutthisholidayisseeingfamilymemberswhowedonotseeoften.Myauntusuallystaysforafewdays,andwesometimesvisitotherrelatives.Diwaliisobservedonthe13thdayofthedarkfortnightofthemonthofAshwin(October/November).TocelebrateDiwali,myfamilydoesapooja,orprayers,inhonorofthegoddessLakshmi.Sincesheisthegoddessofwealthandprosperity,thepoojaincludeswashingsilvercoinsinmilkandwater.InIndia,peopledecoratetheirhouseswithlamps,similartothewayyoumightlightupyourhouseforChristmas.Myfamilyjustplaceafewcandlesoutside.Wealsosetofffirecrackers,whichismyfavoritepart.Weoftendothisactivitywithfriendstoaddtotheexcitement.Bothholidayshavedifferenthistoriesandstories.Wecelebratethemindifferentways,yettheybothhavethesamemeaning.TheybothtranslateintoFestivalofLights,andtheybothmeanfamilyandpresentsforme!4．WhydoestheauthorreceivegiftsonbothHanukkahandDiwali?A．Shelivesinawell-offfamily.B．Shelivesintwodifferentcountries.C．Herparentslikeobservingtheirdifferentcultures.D．Herparentslikespendingmoneybuyinggiftsforher.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“hotandcold”inparagraph2referto?A．AkindofHanukkahgame. B．Ariddlewrittenonlights.C．AsortofHanukkahgift. D．Acanoffestivaldrink.6．WhatdoHanukkahandDiwalihaveincommon?A．Theysharethesamehistoryandculture.B．Theyarebothrelatedtotheoriginoflights.C．Theygetthefamiliestodotheirprayers.D．TheyarecelebratedbybothJewsandIndians.7．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsHanukkahandDiwali?A．Unclear. B．Indifferent. C．Appreciative. D．Critical.Nowadays,handwritingseemstobecomelessnecessary,foryoungchildrenlearntotapandtouchscreensbeforetheyhaveevenlearnedtopickupapencilortietheirshoelaces.Mostofourwrittencommunicationisdonethroughtextingonmobilephonesortypingonakeyboard.Andvoicerecognitionsoftwareisbecomingmoreandmoreadvanced—makingevenkeyboardunnecessary!So,arehandwritingskillsimportanttoyourchild?Actually,handwritingisanexerciseineye-handcoordination(手眼协调),animportantpartofvisual-motor(视觉运动)skills,whichareconnectedwithachievementsinstudy.Scientistsfoundthatdevelopingfinevisual-motorskillsinearlychildhoodcanleadtonotonlywritingsuccess,butbetterperformanceinreadingandmathinelementaryschool.Itwasalsofoundthatkidswhofailtowriteneatlyandefficientlyareoftenaccusedofbeinglazy,andthismayaffecttheirbehaviorandself-worth.Moreover,astudyshowedthatwhenagroupofchildrenwereaskedtocomeupwithideasforanarticle,theoneswithbetterhandwritingweremoreactiveandhadquickerminds.Insomeways,handwritinghelpstheirbrains’development.Thefirstattemptsatwritingcanbechallengingforpre-schoolchildren—whosefinemotorskillsarenotyetfullydeveloped.Butsomeskillstoprepareforhandwritingaresimpletobuildathomeandinpreschool.Parentsshouldprovidelotsofopportunitiesforkidstocopyanddrawshapesandsimplepicturesinearlychildhoodbeforelettersareintroduced.Letyourchildcopyyourshapesinsand,orwithchalkonaboardbeforetryingtodrawtheshapesontheirown.Encourageyourchildtospendlesstimeonelectronicdevicesandmoretimeonactivitiestoimproveeye-handcoordination.Let’sfaceit—technologyiscertaintocontinuedevelopingandmoreresearchisneededtofindthebestwaystoteachhandwritingtoyoungchildren.But,there’splentyofevidencethatthehandwritingpracticecanprovideyoungchildrenwithagoodstartindevelopingskillsneededforahealthyandsuccessfuljourneyinschool.8．AccordingtoParagraph1,handwritingis______.A．easytolearnonatouchscreen. B．usedlessforcommunicationnow.C．moredifficultthantypewriting. D．totallyreplacedbyvoicerecognition.9．Howdoestheauthorexplainthebenefitsofhandwriting?A．Byshowingsomeresearchfindings.B．Bygivingexamplesofthekidsaroundhim.C．Bygivingsomenewsreportsonhandwriting.D．Byprovidingevidenceaboutoutstandingpupils.10．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestparentsdo?A．Keepyoungchildrenawayfromelectronicdevices.B．Teachpre-schoolchildrentowriteletterswithchalk.C．Helpchildrengetreadyforhandwritingbeforeschool.D．Encouragechildrentofacewritingchallengesbravely.11．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Howcanpre-schoolchildrenlearnhandwritingskills?B．Shouldhandwritingbetakenseriouslyinchildren’sgrowth?C．Howcanhandwritingaffectchildren’sself-confidence?D．Shouldhomeworkbedonethroughhandwritingortypewriting?Ifyoudon’tuseit,youloseit.Atleast,that’showtheoldsayinggoes.Itreferstotheideathatsomethingthatdoesnotgetusedregularlyquicklyfallsintoastateofdecline.Forexample,ahobbythatyouhaven’tdoneforafewyears,likeplayingthepiano.Thenexttimeyoupickitup,maybeyou’veforgottenaltogether!Inordertopreventthis,peopletakeregularexercisetokeeptheirskillssharp.Well,whataboutthebrain?Asweage,ourbrainscannaturallybegintodecline(衰退).Insomecases,thiscanleadtocertainmentalconditionssuchasdementia(痴呆).However,allisnotlostbecausethesedaysit’srelativelyeasytotrainyourbrain.Smartphonesandappshaveputprogrammesthatcantest,keepandevenimproveourmemoriesandanumberofothermentalabilities.Withalittlepracticeeveryday,wecankeepourbrainssharp,right?Well,no,actually.AccordingtoareportfromtheGlobalCouncilonBrainHealth,eventhoughmanypeoplethinkitisbeneficialtoplaysomeonlinegamesthataredesignedtoimprovebrainhealth,theevidenceofthebenefitsis“weaktonon-existent”.Playinga“braingame”mayleadtoimprovementsingameperformance,butthishasyettoshowaconvincingresultinpeople’sdailycognitive(认知的)abilities.Don’tloseheart,though.Thereareotherwaystodevelopthebrain.Itrecommendstryingnewactivitiesthatchallengethewayyouthinkandaresociallyengaging,whileleadingtoahealthylifestyle.Amongtheirsuggestionsarepractisingtaichi,takingphotographyclasses,learningnewtechnologies,gardening,artprojectsorvolunteering.There’smoregoodnews,too.JamesGoodwin,chiefscientistatAgeUK,hassaidthatbraindeclineisnotunavoidable.Aslongastheactivitiesare“newtoyouandrequireyourconcentratedattention”,theycanprovidebenefitsforbrainhealth.So,hurryup,getoutthereandtrysomethingnew.Maybeit’stimetotrythathobbyyou’vealwayswantedtodo.12．Whyisplayingthepianomentionedinparagraph1?A．Tointroducethetopicofbraindecline. B．Toexplainhowtokeepphysicallyhealthy.C．Toshowtheimportanceofregularexercise. D．Toillustratethemeaningofanoldsaying.13．Whatcanweinferabouttheeffectivenessofplayingonlinebraingamesfromparagraph3?A．Thebenefitsarenotobviousintermsofdailycognitiveabilities.B．Bothgameperformanceandcognitivefunctionsaregreatlyimproved.C．Strongandcontinuousbenefitshavebeenproved.D．Theevidenceofthebenefitsisweaktonon-existent.14．AccordingtoJamesGoodwin,whichofthefollowingdoesNOThelppreventbraindecline?A．Takingpartinanewcookingclassthatteachestechniquesunknownbefore.B．Playingafamiliargamethatdoesnotdemandmuchthought.C．Participatinginaphotographycoursethatchallengesone’screativeskills.D．Learninganewmusicalinstrumentthatrequiresconcentration.15．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Regularexerciseandhealthylifestylearekeytokeepingthebrainhealthy.B．Braindeclineisnaturalandunavoidableaspeopleage.C．Onlinebraingamescanimprovepeople’scognitiveabilities.D．Engaginginnewandchallengingactivitiescanbenefitbrainhealth.Everyonehasmomentsofforgetfulness(健忘)fromtimetotime,especiallywhenlifegetsbusy.16,havingapoormemorycanbefrustrating.However,researchhasshownthattherearewaystoimproveyourmemory.GetenoughsleepSleepingwellhelpsmakeepisodicmemoriesstronger.17,especiallyaboutlearningmotorskills,suchaslearningtoplayamusicalinstrumentorrideabike.Havingafullnight’ssleepsoonaftergaininganewskillhelpsstrengthentheprocessesinvolved.BelievetorememberPositivethinkingappearstoimprovememoryperformance.Researchersfoundtheycouldimprovetheperformanceofpeopleaged60andaboveinmemorytestsbypresentingthemwithpositiveage-relatedwordssuchas“wise”,and“sharp-witted”18Brainscanshaveshowndifferencesinactivitylevelsinbrainregions,accordingtowhetherindividualsbelievetheyhavegoodrecallabilitiesornot.19Memoriescanbeweakenedifthebraindoen’thaveenoughresttostrengthenthem.Morethanacenturyago,Germanscientistsshowedthatpeopleperformedalmosttwiceaswellinmemorytestsiftheytookbreaks.Staysocial20USscientistswhoaskedpeopleintheir50sand60stodomemorytestseveryotheryearfoundthereisaslowerdeclineinrecallabilitiesofthemostsociablepersons.Havinggoodfriends,volunteeringandotherformsofsocialengagementalsoprotectmemory.A．TakeabreakB．StaymentallyactiveC．HavinganactivesociallifedelaysmemorylossasweageD．PoorsleepisthoughttohaveasignificanteffectonmemoryE．Givingotherswordssuchas“forgettable”and“confused”weakenedtheirperformanceF．Whilethiscanbeacompletelynormalphenomenon.G．Thereisevidencethatsleepplaysanimportantroleinstrengtheningmemories.二、完形填空AMother’sDaySurpriseThetwins,JennaandJeff,wereexcitedasMother’sDayapproached.They21plannedtomakeaspecialbreakfastfortheirmother.Afterobservingtheirmothercookinginthekitchennumeroustimes,theythoughttheyhadthe22tohandleit.Confidentandenergetic,theydecidedonFrenchtoastandchickenporridge,believingthesewouldbe23fortheoccasion.EarlyonMother’sDaymorning,theyquietlymadetheirwaydownstairstothekitchen.EverythingseemedtobegoingsmoothlyuntilJeffstartedfryingthebread.Thepanwastoohot,andin24,thebreadturnedblack.Havingthrownitintothesink,Jennaquicklyputanotheroneinthepan,25thefirethistimetoensureitcookedproperly.Justthen,Jeffnoticed26shootingoutoftheporridgepot,thusmakingthelid(锅盖)beginto27wildly.Inashortsplit,theporridgeboiledoverand28thefire.Jenna29,butJeffmanagedtostaycalmandquicklyturnedoffthegas.However,thestovewasinamess.JennatoldJeffto30itsotheycouldcontinue.ButasJeffwascleaning,hishandaccidentallytouchedthehotburner.Meanwhile,Jennasmelledsomethingburningagain—the31.Asthetwinslookedaroundthemin32,theirfatherappeared.Seeingthe33kitchenandthedisappointedfacesofhischildren,hesmiledkindly.“Don’tworry,kids.I’mheretohelp,”hesaid.Withtheirfather’sguidance,theyfinallymanagedtopreparemore34cookedbreadandcreamierporridge.Thetwinscarriedthebreakfastupstairsandwoketheirmotherup.“HappyMother’sDay!”theyexclaimed.Enjoyingthedeliciousbreakfast,allofthemrealizeditwasmutualcompanyandlovethattruly35.21．A．originally B．secretly C．effectively D．frequently22．A．permission B．pressure C．potential D．right23．A．appropriate B．convenient C．precious D．ordinary24．A．turn B．conclusion C．contrast D．addition25．A．increasing B．adjusting C．strengthening D．ignoring26．A．steam B．smoke C．gas D．flame27．A．fall B．shake C．beat D．shoot28．A．setoff B．tookaway C．putout D．blewout29．A．panicked B．apologized C．complained D．whispered30．A．lay B．check C．remove D．clean31．A．burner B．stove C．porridge D．toast32．A．relief B．amazement C．sadness D．excitement33．A．tidy B．messy C．empty D．narrow34．A．thoroughly B．barely C．overly D．evenly35．A．happened B．existed C．mattered D．changed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。ZhengXiaohui,aChinesestudentinMilan,Italy,hasperformedalotoferhuperformancesonthestreet,spreading36(tradition)Chineseculturetotheworld.ShecomesfromShandongProvinceandarrivedinItalyin2021.Shehasbeenplayingerhusinceshewas9,37(win)prizesinmanynationalmusiccompetitions.SinceApril2023,shehasbeenperformingonthestreetduringherfreetime,andnowshedoesthreeorfourshowsamonth.She38(plan)nostreetperformancesatfirst,39herideachangedinthepreviousyearafterwatchingavideoofaviolinistperformingonthestreet.40(dress)inhanfuandwearingcarefulmakeup,shewasnervousduringherfirststreetperformance,but41warmresponsefromtheaudienceimmediatelycheeredherup.Someaudienceevenattemptedtoplaytheerhu42(they).Afterperformingafewtimes,shebeganrecordingandpostingvideosofherstreetperformancesontheInternet,43soonbecomepopularonline.Alltheseeffortshavebeenmade44(show)thecharmofChineseerhutotheworld.Talkingaboutthefuture,shelooksforward45it,andsaidthatwhatevershedoesandwherevershelives,shewillbringhererhuwithher.46．Duetothehighrateof(employ),thousandsofpeopleinthecountryareoutofwork.(所给词的适当形式填空)47．Thewetlandsarehometoalarge(various)ofwildlife.(所给词的适当形式填空)48．Iwouldliketoexpressmy(grateful)toeveryonefortheirhardwork.(所给词的适当形式填空)49．Thecluboffered(congratulate)toD．Brownonherappointmentaspresident.(所给词的适当形式填空)50．Heworked(energetic)alldaylongandfinallyfinishedthedifficulttask.(所给词的适当形式填空)51．In(respond)toyourquestion,wehaveprovidedtherelevantinformation.(所给词的适当形式填空)52．(compare)withmybrother,IshouldmakegreatereffortstostudyEnglish.(所给词的适当形式填空)53．Everyonewassilent,(wait)toseewhowouldbeaskedtoreadthepassage.(所给词的适当形式填空)54．Itis(amaze)thatthecrowdsgatheredonthestreettocelebrateChristmas.(所给词的适当形式填空)55．Helooked(interest)intheideathatIputforwardinthemeeting.(所给词的适当形式填空)56．Accordingtothenewrules,anybody(swim)inthisriverwillbepunished.(所给词的适当形式填空)57．Thequestion(discuss)nowhassomethingimportanttodowithourdailylife.(所给词的适当形式填空)58．Withthesummerholidays(approach),thestudentsarebeginningtotalkabouttheirplans.(所给词的适当形式填空)四、选词填空阅读下面句子，根据句意从方框内选择合适的单词，在空白处填入其适当形式。setup

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