2025-2026学年广东省广州市越秀区高一（下）期末英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2025-2026学年广东省广州市越秀区高一（下）期末英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。A

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Oneday，myyounggrandsonMiloaskedmeaspecialfavor：heneededto"borrow"agrandmotherforhisbestfriendCharlie.Charliewasmygrandson'sfirstbestfriend，whohadbecomeclosefriendsinkindergarten.

"OurclassismakingcardsforMother'sDay，"heexplained，"butwhenIaskedtheteacherwhenGrandma'sDaywas，shesaidthattherereallywasn'tone.So，CharlieandIaregoingtomakeaday"，heassuredme，"butweneedagrandmaforCharlie.Ihavetwo，buthedoesn'tevenhaveone."Ourhousewasnomorethanaquicktwenty-minutedriveaway.Icouldhardlyrefusehissweetrequest.

Threedayslater，Ifoundanenvelopewithtwolargeredhearts，whereastampwouldusuallybeattached，undermypillow：Grandmother'sDay，2：00p.m.，Saturday，May13.

Attheappointedtime，Iknockedonthescreendoor.Welcomingyellowandblueballoonsweretiedtothehandle，soIdidnotwanttoriskpullingitopen.Theboyswerecleanandexcited，waitingformeeagerly.Thetablewasbeautifullypreparedwithlemonade，forksandthemednapkins（餐巾）.Everypiecewascoveredwithdifferentstickers，suchasstars，animals，trucksandcars.Minehadawarmlittlegrandmapattern，withthewords"HappyGrandmother'sDay"onit.

Charliecouldnothidehisprideandsaidhappilythathismotherhadmadeachocolatecakefortheevent，"But，"hetoldeveryone，"youhavetoeatasandwichfirst.And，"hecontinuedwithoutapause，"MYGRANDMOTHERcametomyhouseyesterday，andwedecoratedthecakewithcreamtogether."

"No!"Miloimmediatelycorrected."That'sMYgrandmother."Hefrowned（皱眉）firmly，unwillingtosharemewithanyoneelse.Noticingtheirargument，Iwasabouttokneeldownandcomfortthem.ButMilosuddenlycalmedhimselfdown，lookedatCharliesincerelyandsaid，"NextGrandmother'sDay，we'llprepareeverythingtogetherfromstarttofinish.Andwe'llsavethebiggestpieceforGrandma—noarguing.We'llcelebratehappilyandhaveawonderfulGrandmother'sDayagain."4.WhydidMiloturntotheauthorforhelp？______A.ToactasCharlie'sgrandma. B.Toprepareafamilygathering.

C.Toaccompanyhislonelyfriend. D.TodrawacardforMother'sDay.5.HowdidtheauthorreacttoMilo'srequest？______A.Shefeltsurprisedattheboy'splan.

B.Shethoughttheboy'sideawascreative.

C.ShewastouchedbyMilo'ssincereidea.

D.Shewonderediftheplanwouldworkwell.6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMilo？______A.Caringandeasy-going. B.Childishbutthoughtful.

C.Independentanddevoting. D.Self-centeredbutdetermined.7.Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage？______A.Thewarmthoffamilyandfriendship.

B.Thevalueoffriendshipbetweenkids.

C.Thecourageofsolvingdisagreements.

D.Thelovefromtheelderlytotheyoung.C

Whatdoesittaketobecomethebestatsomething？Theanswermaynotlieinearlychildhoodexcellenceorinlifelong，fulldevotion.Instead，thepathtobecomingreallygoodataskillmightinvolvealotmoreexploration.

Recentresearchexploreswhatittakestobegreaterthanothersinfields，fromsportstochesstoclassicalmusic.Somewhatagainstcommonsense，peoplewhoshowedthegreatestpromiseintheirareaaschildrenrarelywentontoreachthepeak（顶峰）asadults.

PsychologistBrookeMacnasaysthatthefindingsblow

up"the10，000-hourrule"，theideathatifsomeonespends10，000hoursonpurposepracticingaskill，theywillmasterit.Theruleisbasedonaformerstudyoftop-performingviolinstudents.Thesestudentshadeachbuiltupanaverageof10，000hoursofpracticebyage20.Yettheywerenotworld-classperformers.

"Comparedwithnational-classcounterparts（对手），world-classperformersoftenstartedtheirfieldlater，"Macnaexplains.Thesepeopletendtoengageinvariousactivitiesearlyonanddon'tshineinonethingataparticularlyyoungage.Theyhavelesspracticeintheirfieldandmorepracticeinothersandthenrisetothetoprelativelylate."Thispatterndoesn'tfollowtheideaofthefocusedpracticetheoryorthe10，000hourrule，bothofwhichsuggestthatstartingearlyandmakingfulluseoffocusedpracticeisthepathtotop-levelperformance，"Macnaadds.

Theresearcherhighlightsthatthefindingsaren'tsuggestingpeopledon'tneedtoputinefforttobecomeachessmasterorasportwinner.Instead，theyshowthattopadultperformerstendtobe"laterisers".Insports，forexample，world-classathletespeaklaterthannational-classathletes.Thosewhopeakearlyreachalevelthatisthebestfortheiragebutthatisn'tashighaswhattheothergroupwillfinallyachievewhenolder.

Fortheyoungfailingtomakeittothetop：donotloseheart.Mostworld-classperformersdidn't，either.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords"blowup"inparagraph3mean？______A.Challenge. B.Stress. C.Follow. D.Ignore.9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthe"10，000-hourrule"？______A.Itisconcludedfromtopchessplayers.

B.Itiswellsupportedbythenewresearch.

C.Itisstrictlyfollowedbyworld-classathletes.

D.Ithelpspeoplereachahighbutnottoplevel.10.Whatisatypicalfeatureofworld-classperformers？______A.Anearlystartinprofessionaltraining.

B.Variousattemptsbeforefocusedpractice.

C.Extraordinaryperformancesatanearlyage.

D.Masteryofasingleskillwithsufficientpractice.11.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext？______A.Toexplainhowtoachievethepeak.

B.Topreventearlycross-fieldpractice.

C.Toprovelong-timepracticeisuseless.

D.Toencouragelaterisersnottogiveup.D

Fermented（发酵的）foodsareenjoyedworldwidefortheirstrong，oftensaltyandspicytastes.Thismakesthemparticularlyattractivetoastronauts，whoreportthattheirsenseoftastecangetweakerinspace.AlthoughmanydisheshavebeenpreparedontheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS），nothinghaseverbeenfermentedthere.Indeed，giventhatmicrogravityandstrongenergyraysfromspacemightaffectthemicrobial（微生物的）interactionsneededforthisprocess，ithasalwaysbeenuncleariffermentationwasevenpossibleinspace.

Now，researchersMaggieCoblefromMassachusettsandJoshEvansfromDenmarkhaveprovedthatfermentationispossiblebycreatingmiso，akindofcondiment（酱料），inspace.Theyfirstpreparedaready-to-fermentmixtureusingcookedsoybeans，saltandricepreviouslyfermented.Themixturewasseparatedintothreecontainersandfrozen.OneremainedinDenmark，onewenttoMassachusetts，andonewassenttoHoustonfortransporttotheISS.Allofthemfermentedforseveralweeks.

WhenthemisoreturnedtoEarthforanalysis，researchersidentifiedallthechemicalsnormallyfoundinthiscondiment.TastetestsshowedthatthetastewassimilarcomparedtoDanishandMassachusettsmiso.Evenso，itwasdifferentenoughfortheresearcherstocallit"spacemiso".

ThespacemisohadastrongersweettastethantheEarth-mademiso，comingfromhighlevelsofC9H10O2thesamechemicalalsofoundinhoneyandsomewines.Italsohadstrongercheese-liketaste，probablyresultingfromhigherconcentrationsofanacid，atypeofchemical.

Whythesechemicalsappearedingreateramountsremainsunconfirmed，butmicrogravityisthelikelycause.UndernormalconditiononEarth，asmallamountofgasproducedbymicrobesduringfermentationsimplyriseupwardstothesurface.Notsoinspace.Inmicrogravity，thegastravelinalldirections，probablyaffectingmicrobialgrowthbychanginghowimportantgaseslikeoxygenspreadaround.

Nowthatfermentationhasbeenshowntobepossible，thedooropensforproducingotherfoodsforfuturespacetravelers.12.Whatmakesfermentationdifficultinspace？______A.Thestrongtastesoffermentedfoods.

B.ThevarietyoffoodpreparedontheISS.

C.Specialconditionsofspaceenvironment.

D.Astronauts'weaksenseoftasteinspace.13.Whatapproachdidtheresearchersadoptintheexperiment？______A.researchusingdifferentmaterials.

B.studyofseveralkindsofcondiments.

C.testondifferentfermentationperiods.

D.comparisonindifferentenvironments.14.Howdoesspacemisodifferfromregularone？______A.distinctcheesetaste. B.Increasedchemicaltypes.

C.honey-and-wine-likenote. D.Reducedsugarconcentration.15.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthespacefermentationresearch？______A.Unclear. B.Hopeful. C.Doubtful. D.Objective.二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。Auto

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Theyracemorethan12，000milesinaseason，whichisliketravelingfromNewYorktoLosAngelesandbacktwice.

Manypeoplethinkautoracingisonlyformen，butwomenmakeupabout37%ofthefanbase.DanicaPatrickisperhapsthemostfamousfemaledriver.In2013，shebecamethefirstwomantoholdthepoleposition—thefrontandmostfavorablespotatthestartofarace.

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Clearly，autoracingisasportforeveryone—bothonthetrackandinthestands.

Whileautoracinghasbecomemoreinclusive，itremainsnaturallydangerous.In2001，aterriblecrashtookthelifeofthedriverDaleduringthefinallap.Afterthat，NASCARmadeseveralimportantsafetyimprovements，suchastheHANSdevicetoprotecttheneckandtheSAFERbarrieraroundthetrack.

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However，manypeoplemaynotrealizethatautoracingisahighlydemandingphysicalsport.Duringarace，adriver'sheartratecanreach170to180beatsperminute—similartothatofmarathonrunners.Driversalsoloseupto7poundsofsweatfromstarttofinish.

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Ittrulyteststheirphysicallimits.

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Itbringstogetherdiverseaudiences，encouragestechnologicalinnovationandimproveslocaleconomies.Fansappreciatetheskill，bravery，andexcitementthatracingoffers.Theyviewitasmorethanjustasportbutasasymbolofwillpowerandprogress.

A.Theymustalsowearspecialclothes.

B.Sheprovedthatfemaleshadgreatwisdom.

C.Autoracingismorethanjustatestofspeed.

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AwildnewfashionnamedBecomingChinese（1）

（take）socialmediabystormacrosstheworldrecently.ItallstartedwithasimpleTikTokvideofromaChinese-Americanblogger，（2）

jokedaboutturningforeignviewersinto"Chinese"foraday.

ShesharedsuperordinaryChinese（3）

（day）habits：drinkingwarmwaterinsteadoficeddrinks，wearingslippersathome，（4）

（eat）hotporridgeforbreakfast.Littledidsheknow，thiscasualvideowouldbecomepopular，（5）

（start）aglobalwaveofpeopletryingoutChinese-stylelifestyles.

Foreignnetizensarepostingtheirownversionsof"beingChinese"：drinkingGojitea，practicingBaduanjin，andhavingahotfootbath（6）

bed.Manyofthemsaythesesmallhabitsmakethemfeel（7）

（healthy）andmorerelaxed，farbetterthantheirpreviousfast-paced，coldlifestyles.

Thisfashionisn'taboutchangingnational（8）

（identify）atall；itisjustyoungpeoplefallinginlovewith（9）

gentle，healthywisdomofChineseculture.It'salovelysign（10）

Chinesedailycultureiswinningheartsworldwide，onesmallwarmhabitatatime.五、单词拼写-单句：本大题共10小题，共10分。37.Shesmiledinr

（宽慰）afterfinishingherschooltask.38.Everysmalleffortyoumakeis

（反映）yourdeterminationtopursueyourdreams.39.Readinghasa

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（设施）forstudentstokeepfit.41.Wemusttake

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