2025~2026学年广东省汕尾市城区田家炳中学第二学期第二次质量监测英语试卷

2025~2026学年广东省汕尾市城区田家炳中学第二学期“第二次质量监测英语试卷一、阅读理解YouAreWelcomeToOurOnlineTalk:BrainPower!Time:6-7p.m.Thursday,3rdFebruarySubject:Thistalkisaboutthelatestscienceonbrainhealth,includingwhatweknowaboutpreventingcognitivedecline(认知下降)aswegetolderandwhatwecandotoimproveourmentalhealth.Thespeakerwillintroducethelatestunderstandingofthewaythatsleep,diet,exerciseandoursociallivesareimportantforourbrainsandwillsharepracticaltipsandlifestylechangesthatcangetlong-termbrainbenefits.TheLecturer:CatherinedeLange,anawardwinningjournalistand,isHeadofFeaturesatNewScientist.HerworkhasbeenwidelypublishedinNature,TheObserver,BBCandTheWashingtonPost.ShehasworkedonTVprogramssuchastheRoyalInstitutionChristmasLectures,aswellasradiodocumentariesincludingBBCRadio4’sDearProfessorHawking.What’sincludedinaticket:Aticketwillcostyou5dollars,anditwillinclude:●Alivelecturelasting60minutesincludingquestionandanswer(Q&A)withCatherinedeLange;●On-demandaccesstoarecordingofthelecturefor12months.Bookinginformation:●Eventbritewillemailyouaconfirmationimmediatelyafteryoubuytheticket.You’llreceiveaseparateemailwithalinktoaccesstheeventplacebeforetheevent;pleasenotethateachlinkisunique.Theeventplacewillalsoprovideaccesstotheotheritemsincludedinyourticket.●TicketscanonlybebookedinadvancethroughEventbrite.Tomakesurethatyouwillnotmisstheevent,werecommendthatyoubookinadvance.1.Whatcanwelearnfromtheonlinetalk?

A．Thefunctionsofthebrain.B．Thingsthataffectourbrains.C．Theharmsofcognitivedecline.D．Theadviceonourdailyschedule.2.Whatismainlyintroducedaboutthelecturer?

A．Herhobbies.B．Herpersonallife.C．Herachievements.D．Hersecretofsuccess.3.Whatisaticketholderallowedtodo?

A．Sharehisorherlinkwithsomeoneelse.B．Makearecordaboutthelivelecture.C．EmailEventbriteforaconfirmation.D．Communicatewiththespeakerliveonline.Asachild,RobStewartlovedthenaturalworld.“Helovedeverythinginthesea,butsharksthemost,”saidhismother,SandyStewart.Stewartspenthislifestudyingandphotographingsharksandotherseacreatures,andcreatingfilms.Sadly,hediedin2017attheageof37inadivingaccident.TheaccidenthappenedwhileStewartwasfilmingSharkwaterExtinction,whichmembersofhiscrewcompletedafterhisdeath.Knowingthatabout25%ofsharkspecieswereendangeredandsharksmightsoonbeextinct,Stewartworkedhardtoraiseawarenessofsharksandtheirkeyroleinnature.Stewartbelievedthattheyshouldbeprotectedagainsthumansandotherenemies.Hestudiedhowillegallysharkfinninghasledtoagreatfallinthesharkpopulation.WhenStewartfoundoutaboutthefinning,hetriedtoendit.Asanexperienceddiverandskilledcinematographer,hewasabletoraiseawarenessoftheproblembyfilmingsharksintheirnaturalenvironment.Hisfilms,saidSandyStewart,showedpeople“howbeautifultheunderwatercreaturesare.Peoplewouldfallinlovewiththemandworktoprotectthem.”Asof2013,55countrieshadbannedsharkfinning.Stewartlivedanddiedaherointhepursuitofsavingsharksandthesea.Heisbelievedtohavesavedone-thirdoftheworld’ssharks.Stewart’sparentshopekidswillcontinuehisstorybysupportingshark-friendlyactions.Theyencouragekidstobuyorasktheirparentstobuyshark-freeproducts.Anotherthingthatyoungpeoplecandoislearnmoreaboutsharks.Agoodplacetostartis2“SharkDatabase,”anonlineresourcethatwascreatedbyRobStewart’sfriends.“It’syourgenerationthatwewanttomakesureseestheworldthatRobsawanddoeswhateveryoucantoprotectthebigfish,”saidStewart’sfather.“Onepersoncanmakeabigdifference.”4.WhatdoweknowaboutRobStewart?

A．Hediedbecauseofasharkattack.B．Hewasinterestedinseaanimals.C．Heledaresearchteamstudyingthesea.D．HemadeSharkwaterExtinctionin2017.5.WhatdidRobStewartdotoendillegalsharkfinning?

A．Hemadefilmsshowingsharkslivingnaturally.B．Heencouragedpeopletobuyshark-freeproducts.C．Hewrotetothegovernmentaskingforabanonsharkfinning.D．Hecollectedinformationtoshowtheinfluenceofilegalsharkfinning.6.HowmayRobStewart’sactiontosavesharksbedescribed?

A．Creative.B．Successful.C．Fruitless.D．Unwelcome.7.In“theworldthatRobsaw”,.

A．littleactionwastakentoprotectsharksB．lessthan50countriesbannedsharkfinningC．aboutaquarterofsharkspecieswereindangerD．humanbehaviorwasthemaincauseofsharkextinctionHaveyouevernoticedthatsomesongsstartwitha“one,two,three,four”?Youcanhearitinsongsbymanydifferentartists.Butwhyaretheycounting?Thecountingyouhearisasmallcluetoabigfact—mathisbehindalmosteverythinginmusic!Let’swondertogether!First,let’sstartwith“countingin”.Musicianswilloftencounttomakesurethattheyallstartthesongatthesametime.Oncetheystarttogether,everyonehastostayonthesamebeat.Everysonghasasteadybeat.Oneofthefirstwaysthatyoungchildrencanstarttolearnmathideasislearninghowtomakeasteadybeat!Asteadybeatisonekindofpattern.Otherpatternsinmusicrelatetomath,too.Wecanseepatternsinhowfarapartnotesarefromeachother.Sometimesweplaymorethanonenoteatatime.Musiciansalsoneednumberstounderstandhowtoplaymusic.Ifyoulookatwrittenmusic,youwillseetwonumbersontheleftside.Often,thenumbersare4/4.Thisiscalledthetimesignature.Thetopnumberofittellsthemusicianhowmanybeatsareineachpartofthelineofmusic.Thesecondnumbertellsuswhattypeofnotegetsonebeat.The“4”onthebottomletsusknowthataquarternotegetsonebeat.Itisclearthatmusicisgoodforourbrains,whetherornotitmakesusbetteratmath.Playingmusicusesseveralpartsofyourbrainatthesametime.Musiciansneedtousetheirbrainstoseethemusic,hearthenotes,andtouchtheinstrumentinjusttherightwaystomakesounds!Thesearejustafewofthewaysthatmusicandmatharerelated.Asyoulearnmoreaboutmusicandmath,you’llseemoreconnections!8.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A．Togivesomeexamples.B．Tointroducethemaintopic.C．Topresentanacademicachievement.D．Tolisttheimpactofsomefamousmusicians.9.Whatdoesthesecondnumberofthetimesignaturemean?

A．Whatcategoryofnotegetsonebeat.B．Whatvarietiessongsshouldhave.C．Howmanybeatsareineachmeasure.D．Howtheformernoteistransformedintothenext.10.Howdoestheauthorthinkaboutlearningmusic?

A．Dizzybutpowerful.B．Complicatedbutrewarding.C．Time-consumingbutrelaxing.D．Expensivebutpleasant.11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A．Tolearnmathwell,youshouldhaveagoodcommandofmusic.B．Theperformanceofone’smusicmayhaveaneffectonthatofone’smath.C．Themoreyoulearnmusic,themorebroadmindedyouwillbe.D．People’stasteinmusicvariesfrompersontoperson.AnewstudyintroducesanAI-drivenstrategythathaschangedthewayscientistslocateandprotectendangeredspecies.Thestudy,“OptimalLearningandManagementofThreatenedSpecies”,wasfirstdesignedtohelptracktheHainangibbon(海南长臂猿),oneoftheworld'smostendangeredspecies,withonly42remaining.TheHainangibbonwasoncewidelyfoundintherainforestofHainanIsland,China,buthabitatdestructionandhuntinghavepushedittowardsextinction.Today,thewholeknownpopulationlivesinaprotectedareaofonly6squaremiles.However,therehavebeenunverified(未经证实的)sightingsinotherforestedareas,andfindinganyremaininggibbonsisthemostimportanttask.“ItislikeplayingWhack-a-Mole(打地鼠)inthedark.Youneedtohitthemoleexactlyattherighttimeandintherightplace,”saysleadauthorJueWangfromQueen'sUniversity.“Ifyoudon'tmanageyoureffortsintherightplaceattherighttime,thespeciesmaydieoutbeforeyouevenknowitwasthere.”Theresearchersdevelopedamodeltohelpscientistsdecidewhereandhowlongtosearch,andhowtodividetheireffortsbetweensearchingandprotectingthespecies.Usingthemodel,theresearchteamfoundthatareasinwhichgibbonshadneverbeenrecordedbeforemightactuallybethebestplacestosearch,challengingtraditionalmethods.Themodelhelpsscientistsidentifythemostimportantsearchareas,avoidwastedeffortsinlow-probabilitylocations,andspeedupeffortstolocateandprotectspeciesbeforetheydisappear.Withthelossofplantsandanimalsatanall-timehigh,scientistsneedsmartertoolsthatcanworkfasterandmoreefficiently(高效地).“Thisresearchprovidesanewsolutionthatcanbeimmediatelyappliedtospeciesrecoveryeffortsworldwide,givingextremelyendangeredanimalsthebestchanceofsurvival,”saysRoozbehYousefiofQueen'sUniversity.12.WhatdoweknowaboutHainangibbonsfromparagraph2?

A．Theiractualnumbermightbelarger.B．Theirhabitatsusedtobewellprotected.C．Theydidn'tliketherainforestofHainan.D．Theycouldn'tbefoundintheforestedareas.13.WhatisJueWang'spurposeinreferringtoWhack-a-Mole?

A．Tostresstheneedforquicksearches.B．Tointroducethehidingskillsofgibbons.C．Todescribethefunofthesearchprocess.D．Toshowthechallengeoftimelydiscovery.14.Whatdoesthemodelhelpscientistsdo?

A．Identifylostspecies.B．Proposesearchareas.C．RecordHainangibbons.D．Dividetraditionalmethods.15.WhydoesRoozbehYousefithinkhighlyofthemodel?

A．Itlowersthecostofspeciesrecovery.B．Itsuitstechnology-limitedregionswell,C．Itsuccessfullysavesendangeredspecies.D．Itprovidesaready-to-useglobalsolution.TheChineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.GraininEar,the9thsolarterm,beginsonJune6thisyearandendsonJune20.ThearrivalofGraininEarrepresentstheripening(成熟)ofcropssuchaswheat.Itisalsoabusyperiodforfarmers.Thesolartermswerecreatedthousandsofyearsagotoguideagriculturalproduction.16ThefollowingarethreethingsyouneedtoknowaboutGraininEar.Anincreaseinrainfall17RegionsinthemiddleandlowerreachesoftheYangtzeRiverareabouttoenterthePlumRainsseason.PlumRains,oftenoccurringduringJuneandJuly,refertothelongperiodofcontinuousrainyorcloudyweather.Thishappenstobethetimeforplumstoripen,explainingtheoriginofitsname.PlumRainsisagoodperiodforgrowingrice,vegetablesandfruits.Prayforgoodharvest“AnMiao”isatraditionalfarmingactivitythathasbeenpracticedsincetheearlyMingDynasty.EveryyearwhenGraininEarcomes,peopleholdthesacrificial(祭祀)ceremonytoprayforgoodharvestsinthefall.18Thebreadisusedasasacrificialofferingtoprayforagoodharvestandpeople’ssafety.19TheweatherishotduringtheGraininEarperiod,sovegetablesandfruitsofacoolnaturearerecommended.Thebalsampearisaclassicchoice.20It’salsosaidtohavehealingpropertieswhicharegoodforpatientssufferingfromhighbloodpressure.Otherrecommendationsincludetomatoes,eggplant,watermelonandstrawberry.AccordingtoTraditionalChineseMedicinetheories,theyareallcool-naturedandcanhelpremoveheatinthebody.

A．HavelightfoodB．EatfruitsandvegetableswithcoolnatureC．Itcontainsalotofnaturalandnourishingwater.D．Thecultureremainsusefultodaytoguidepeople’slives.E．Today,thiscustomdoesnotexistinmanyareasofChina.F．RainfallincreasesduringGraininEarcomparedtothepreviouseightsolarterms.G．Peoplemakedifferenttypesofbreadfromwheatflourandcolorthemwithvegetablejuice.二、完形填空In2019,Iwentonawinterbreaktripwithmyfamily.Oneofour21wasLondon.ThefirstthingthatI22whenIlandedinLondonwastheweather.Itwastoo23formylikingasitrequiredmetowearathickjacket.Aftersome24usingamapofLondon,wedecidedtogotoBuckinghamPalacefirst.BuckinghamPalacewasoneofthe25ofa“hop-on,hop-off(随上随下)”busthatwetook.Thepalaceitselfdidn’tlookverybigorimpressivefromtheentrance26itgotmuchmoreimpressivewhenyouenteredthegates.Whilecontinuingonthe“hop-on,hop-off”bus,we27theLondonBridge,whichIdidn’tnoticeuntilthedriverpointeditouttome.Whileitfeltkindofspecialtobedrivingonsuchaniconic(符号的)bridge,the28wasnotascoolasonewouldimagineittobe.Besidesitshistory,thisbridgewasjustanotherbridgethat29twomassesofland,somethingthatprettymuchall30do.Whenwe31BigBen,wedecidedtohopoffthebusandtakesome32.BigBenwasapretty33experienceforme.InmanypicturesofLondon,BigBenisaveryvisible(看得见的)buildingintheskyline,anditwasveryniceformetoseetheclocktower34.Iamabigfanofskyscrapers(摩天大楼)andskyscraper-likebuildingssothisclocktowercertainlycaughtmy35.21.A．stopsB．topicsC．placesD．changes22.A．forgotB．toldC．noticedD．liked23.A．foggyB．coldC．dryD．clear24.A．testingB．planningC．touringD．calling25.A．waysB．dreamsC．startsD．destinations26.A．soB．ifC．butD．until27.A．greetedB．passedC．checkedD．found28.A．historyB．exampleC．positionD．experience29.A．mixesB．spreadsC．endsD．connects30.A．bridgesB．busesC．driversD．towers31.A．reachedB．builtC．visitedD．left32.A．notesB．stepsC．picturesD．lessons33.A．similarB．coolC．badD．common34.A．inreturnB．inpublicC．inadvanceD．inperson35.A．earB．mindC．eyeD．hand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。ZhangxueMotorcycles:ANewForceinGlobalMotorcyclingZhangxueMotorcyclesisanewanddevelopingChineseindependentmotorcyclebrand.Ithasmade36(remarkable)greatachievementsintheworldsinceitwasfoundedonlytwoyearsago.Withaloveforgoodcraftsmanshipandnewideas,thebrandhasbrokenthelong-termcontrolofEuropean,AmericanandJapanesebrandsintopmotorcycleraces,37(show)thecharmof“MadeinChina”totheworld.InMarch2026,ZhangxueMotorcycles38(make)historyattheWSBKPortugalround.ItsfactoryteamriderValentinDebisewontworacesintheSSPclasswithits820RR-RSmotorcycle,andhewasnearly4seconds39(fast)thanthesecondplace.ThiswasthefirsttimeaChinesemotorcyclebrandwonthisclass.Soonafter,theteamwonagainattheWSBKHungaryround,40madeitchangefromanunexpectedone41asteadywinner.WithChina’scompletemotorcycleindustrialchain,ZhangxueMotorcyclesusesadvancedmakingtechnologyandstrictqualitycontrol.Italsopaysmuchattentiontosafetyandsetsa500kmnovicemodefornewbikes.With42(it)excellentraceperformanceandpeople-firstidea,Zhangxuehasbecomewell-knownand43symbolofChina’smotorcycleindustry’s44(develop),encouragingmoreChinesebrands45(enter)theglobalmarket.四、选词填空选择正确的单词或填空，请根据实际情况使用所给单词或短语的正确形式。

Ceremony,joyful,reflect,gratitude,range,inspiteof,afterall,fadeaway,havesth.incommon,setoffBehindasmallcottagejustoutsidethevillage,liesthebeautifulFlowerPond,aplacelovedby.Lastweekend,ourschoolheldatraditionalfolk46.Theperformances47fromfolkdancestotraditionalmusic.Allstudentsworetraditionalclothes,wearing48smilesontheirfaces.49thelightrain,nobodyleftthesceneearly.Wesoonfoundwe50inlovingtraditionalculture.Thewonderfulmomentswouldnever51fromourmemory.Everyone’skindsmile52ourdeeplovefortraditionalfestivals.Weshowour53toourteachersfororganizingsuchameaningfulactivity.54,cultureisthetreasureofournation.Whentheactivityended,we55forhomehappily,withwarmthandhopeinourhearts.Itwasanunforgettabledaythatletusunderstandthebeautyoftraditionalculturebetter.五、书信写作56.假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Peter来信询问你和你的同学们在劳动节那天去社区养老院(thecommunitynursinghome)做志愿者的经历。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：1.志愿服务具体内容；2.活动现场情景；3.个人收获与感悟。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以增加适当细节，以使行文连贯。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、书面表达57.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。Attheflag-raisingceremonythisMondaymorning,ourschoolpraisedLiHuaforhiskindness.Thecommunityalsoawardedhimakindnesscertificate.LastFridaynoon,thesunwasshiningbrightly,andLiHuawaswalkingonhiswaytoschoolwithhisschoolbagonhisback.Hewashummingalightsong,lookingforwardtotheafternoonclasses.Suddenly,aloud"thud"caughthisattention.Heturnedaroundquicklyandsawanoldgrandmafalltotheground.Thegrandmawascarryingabigbasketfulloffreshvegetables,andallthevegetablesrolledoutontotheroad,someevengotdirty.Soon,severalpassers-bystoppedtowatch.Someoft