广东省惠州市2024-2025学年高一年级下册期末质量检测英语试题

广东省惠州市2024-2025学年高一下学期期末质量检测英语试题

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分6。分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

KindergartenTeachingVolunteerPrograminSriLanka

Areyouseekinginfluentialvolunteeringopportunities?Joinouryear-roundKindergartenteachingvolunteer

programinSriLankaandchangeyounglivesasavoluntccr-tcachcr.MakeadifferenceinGalle,whereyou'llhelp

childrenbuildnecessaryskillswhileengagingyourselfintheamazingcultureandimpressivenaturalbeautyofSri

Lanka.

Reasonsforyourparticipation（参与）:

ManystudentswanttolearnlanguageslikeEnglish,buttheyoftenstrugglebecauseresourcesarelimitedand

costsarchigh.ByjoininguuiKiiidcigailcnleachingvoluiilccipiugiaminSriLanka,you'lluseyourteaching

expertisetocreatenewopportunitiesforlanguagelearning.YoureffortswilltouchtheheartsofSriLankanchildren

andmakelanguageteachingmoreaccessibleandaffordable.

Details:

VolunteerTasks:Assistingwithlessonplanning;Providingclassroomsupport;Teachingbasicskills;Arranging

extracurricularactivities;Sharingyourexpertise.

Types:Bothasolovolunteerandpartofateamarewelcome.

WorkingTime:FromMondaytoFriday.

Stepstojoin:

Selectaprogram.

Completeyouronlineapplication.

Getreadyfordeparture（离开）.

ArriveinSriLankaasavolunteer.

Discoverandenjoythewonders.

Heartwarmingtips:

SriLankaisaverysafecountry,wherethewarmhospitality（好客）andamazingculturemakeyoufeelrightat

home.Wearedevotedtoassistingyouandensuringyoursafetyateverystepofyourjourney.

Wecoverdailyexpensestoplaceandhousevolunteerseffectively,includingplacementservices,administrative

support,andtheongoingsupportofourprojectsacrossSriLanka.

1.What'sthepurposeofKindergartenteachingvolunteerprograminSriLanka?

A.TointroduceSriLankanculturetovolunteers.

B.TohelpwiththelanguageteachinginSriLanka.

C.Toimproveteachingskillsofvolunteerteachers.

D.lbprovidelivingsuppliestotheSriLankanchildren.

2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthevolunteerprogram?

A.Volunteersarerequiredtoworkonweekends.

B.Groupvolunteersarepreferredinapplication.

C.Volunteersshouldcompletetheirapplicationafterarrival.

D.Volunteersshouldprovidewide-rangingeducationalsupport.

3.Whatdoestheprogramprovidetcthevolunteers?

A.FreeflighttoSriLanka.B.Awardsforlanguageteaching.

C.Safetysupportanddailyexpenses.D.Promisedjoboffersaftervolunteering.

B

OnthemorningofApril20th,1wokeupinapanic（恐慌），thinkingitwas6am,butinreality,itwasstill3am.

IhadavividdreamwhereIhadoverslept.Thiskindofdreamoftenoccurredbeforeimportantevents.Eventhough

IknewIwaswell-prepared,Icouldn'tshakeofftheworry.Afterarestlesssleepfilledwithmoreanxiousdreams,

myalarmfinallywentoff.

1metmyfriendJennyandwetookanUbertotheracesite.Thefirsthalfmarathonwasunknowntous.The

racebegan,andwenavigated（穿过）throughalushforest.Wecelebratedeachmile,butaftersometoughuphill

sections,Ibegantoworryaboutmakingitthrough.Asweapproachedthehalfwaypoint,wewerecheeredonby

otherrunners,whichencouragedusfurther.Thedownhilljourneybackwasamazing,andwecruisedthroughthe

secondhalf,decidingtoholdhandsandcrossthefinishlinetogether.Tooursurprise,wewonourageandgender

group!

Aftertherace,wewereoveijoyedbutfacedaminorproblem—nocellphoneservicetocallanUberback.

Luckily,wcmetLisa,Amy,andRobin,fellowrunnerswhoofferedtsaride.Duringthecarride,wcsharedstories

aboutrunningandlife.Theyinspiredmewiththeirpassionforrunningand（raveling（heworld.Ilovedhowrunning

wasauniversallanguagethatconnectedpeoplewithsharedgoalsofbeingoutdoorsandmeetingnewpeople.Their

attitudesshowedme（hatadulthoodcouldbefullofsurprisesandjoy.

Thehalfmarathonhastaughtmethatthebestexperiencesdonotconicfromthefamilieirandsafe.Tvcrealized

thatTHbeabletoovercomemanyotherunknownchallengesofadulthood.Idon'tknowwhattheyareyet,butmy

newfriendshaveshownmethatadalthoodhasmanybeautifulsurpriseswaiting.Ican'twaittoseewhatthenext

13.1milesoflifewillbring.

4.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Hershortsleepingtimemadeherpanic.B.Sheoftenfailedtomakefullpreparations.

C.Heralarmclockhadaproblemnowandthen.D.Sheoftenworriedaboutapproachingoccasions.

5.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“cruised”inparagraph2probablymean?

A.Racedeffortlessly.B.Movedpassively.

C.Struggledpainfully.D.Walkedaimlessly.

6.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethecarride?

A.SilentandembaiTassing.B.Inspiringandconnecting.

C.Impressivebutunbearable.D.Smoothbutuncomfortable.

7.Whatdocstheauthor'sexperienceshow?

A.Welcome（heunknown.B.Betterlatethannever.

C.Practicemakesperfect.D.Everycoinhastwosides.

C

Whenyourememberachocolatebarinadeskdrawer,yourbrainmightnotjustberecallingit—itcouldbe

activelypushingyoutoseekitout.ArecentstudyofMonellChemicalSensesCentersuggeststhatspecificneurons

（神经元）inthebrainrecordthesensoryandemotionaldetailsofenergy-richfood.Inmice,theseneuronssetoff

desire,leadingtoovereating—evsnwhentheanimalsweren'thungry.Thoughtheresearchwasconductedin

animals,itsupportsthatmemoriesoffatandsugarcanquietlyshapeoureatingbehavior—oftenwithoutour

awareness.

Inearlyhumanhistory,whenenergywasrare,welearnedtousesensorysignals—smell,sight,andlocationto

identifyenergy-richfoods.Aftereating,thebrainstoresthatinformationalongwithhowthefoodmadeusfeel.That

influencedopamine（多巴胺）releaseinthebrain'srewardpathwaysandthebrainthenupdatesthevalueofafood

basedonthisinformation.Whenyoumeettheflavor（风味）again,thememoryactivates,stirringupadesire.

Memoriesoffatandsugararestoredviaseparaterewardpathways,bothleadingtodopamine.Foodsthat

combinefatandsugarcanactivatebothpathways.Intoday'sworld,theenergy-richfoodsthatcontainthispowerful

combinationareeverywhereandeasilyaccessible,floodingourbrain'snaturaldecision-makingsystemsandmaking

ithardertochoosehealthieroptions.

Thegoodnewsisthatthebrainisadaptable.Justasitlearnstodesirecertainfoods,itcanalsoIcarnnew

responses,saysAmyEgbert,anassistantprofessorofpsychologicalsciences.Thefirststepistoidentifythecause

ofthedesire.Isitbasedonhunger,emotion,orsomethingelse?Onceyouidentifythecause,youcanbegintobreak

thestrongdesirecycle.

MedicineslikeGLP-1alsoshewpromiseinweakeningthebrain'srewardsignalsaftereating.However,it's

worthnotingthatwhilethesemedicinesmaybeabletomanagephysicaldesirefbrfoodintheshortterm,theydon't

fixtheroot,causeofovereating.Whileresearchersarcstillexploringexactlyhowthesemedicineswork,thebestbet

istofocusonhowandwhyweeatanddealwiththattogetherwithmedicines.

8.WhatdidtheMonelIstudyfindaccordingtoparagraphI?

A.Weeasilyrememberfoodcontainingchocolate.

B.Ourcharactersarecontrolledbycertainneurons.

C.Certainneuronsrecordtheshapesofhigh-energyfood.

D.Certainneuronsstirupeagernessforhigh-energyfood.

9.Howdocsmemoryofcncrgy-richfoodsaffectOurdesiretocatthem?

A.Bystoringpersonalinformation.B.Byproducingtheoriginalflavor.

C.Byinfluencingdopaminerelease.D.Byprovidingsomesensorysignals.

10.Whyareenergy-richfoodstheeasierchoicesforpeople?

A.Theybenefitdecisionmaking.B.Theyactivatetworewardpathways.

C.Theycontainchemicalsnecessaryforbrain.D.Theyprovidequickenergyfordailyactivities.

11.Whatisthercconimcndcdsolutiontoovereating?

A.Keepingawayfromsnacks.B.Relyingonmedicinesbeforemeals.

C.Findingthecauseoftheeagercycle.D.Combiningmindsetchangewithmedicines.

D

Whenafriendfacesdifficultiesorfeelsdefeated（挫败），wenaturallyofferunderstandingandencouragement.

Weprovideemotionalsupportwithouthesitationduringtheirchallengingmoments.However,whenwefacesimilar

strugglesourselves,thatsamevoiceoftendisappears,replacedbyhardself-criticism（自责）andjudgment.

Thisphenomenonissurprisinglycommon,yetitseriouslyaffectsourabilitytohandlelift'sunavoidable

challengeseffectively.Theinnerconversationswchaveduringdefeatsoftenincludelanguagewewouldneveruse

whenspeakingtosomeonewecareabout.Wetellourselveswe'refailures,（hatweshouldhaveknownbetter,or（hat

we'resimplynotcapableenough.

Researchshowsthatpracticingself-compassion（自我同情）providessignificantmentalbenefits.Studies

indicatethatpeoplewhohavehigherlevelsofself-compassionshowgreaterresilience（恢复力）whenfacingstressful

situationsandrecovermoreeffectivelyfromdefeats.Dr.KristinNefwhohasstudiedself-compassionf(^rovertwenty

years,pointsoutanimportantdifferenceinhowweunderstandourmistakes.tlWecansay,41madeamistake/instead

ofsaying,41amamistake,'"sheexplains.

Self-compassionisahealthierchoicethantraditionalself-respectbecauseitdoesnotdependongoodself­

judgmentorcomparingwithothers.Instead,itfocusesontreatingourselveswiththesamekindnessand

understandingwewouldnaturallyshowtoagoodfriendfacingsimilarsituations.Thisapproachrecognizesthat

makingmistakesandexperiencingfailurearenormalhumanexperiencesratherthanpersonalcharacterweaknesses.

Bydevelopingself-compassion,wecreateopportunitiesfbrreallearningandgrowthinsteadofgelling(rapped

incyclesofself-blameandbadthoughts.Thismentalchangeenablesustorespondtochallengeswithbetter

emotionalbalanceandpracticalproblem-solvingskills.Finally,self-compassionleadstoimprovedoutcomesand

bettermentalhealth.Itprovidesastrongerandmorelastingbasefbrdealingwithlife'sdifficultiesthanhardself-

criticismevercan.

12.Whatphenomenondocstheauthorpointoutinparagraph1?

A.Peoplearelikelytohelpfriendsmorethanstrangers.

B.People(endcobetougheronthemselves(hanonothers.

C.Friends,encouragementoftenfailstoreduceself-doubt.

D.Self-criticismisaneffectivewaytoovercomechallenges.

13.Whatcanpracticingself-compassionbringabout?

A.Moredependenceonothers.B.Lessmistakesinbigdecisions.

C.Deeperinnerstrengthagainstsetbacks.D.Greaterpressureinthefaceofdefeats.

14.Whatcanbeinferredaboutself-compassion?

A.Itencouragescompetitionwithothers.B.Itaimstochallengeone'sweaknesses.

C.Itcentersonkindnesstooneselfasfriends.D.Itprovideschancestoformahealthycycle.

15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.StopBeingHardonYourselfB.TreatOtherswithMoreKindness

C.HelpOthersFindTheirStrengthsD.FocusonYourMistakesandLearn

第二节(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Woodworking,sewing,orsculptingcupcakes—anyfbrmofartbenefitsyourmindandbody.GirijaKaimal,an

arttherapyexpert,sayscreatingarteasesstress,liftsmood,andactivatesthebrain'srewardsystem.Here'showto

startyourart-makinghabit.

Embraceyourartisticside.Manythinkonlytalentedartistscancreate,butKaimaPsresearchshewsotherwise.

16So,letgoofself-doubt,pickupabrushorcrafttool,andexpressyourselfwithoutworryingabout

perfection.

Explorevariousartforms.Anisn'tjustpainting—itincludescooking,knitting,crafting,andmore.Beginwith

whatyoulove,likeachildhoodhobby,ortrysomethingnew.17Instead,switchbetweendrawing,baking,or

DIYprojectsbasedonyourmood.Varietykeepsthecreativeprocessexciting.

18Therealjoyofartliesincreating,notinmakingamasterpiece.Kaimalemphasizes:hattheactof

makingartrelievesstress,evenifyou'reunhappywiththeoutcome.19So,relax,havefun,letyourcreativity

flowandimmerseyourselfintheexperience.

Makeartadailyroutine.Treatartlikeexerciseorstudy—setasidetimeforit.20Createadedicated

artcomerathomewithyoursupplies.Whetherit'satablecomerorabasket,thisspacewillremindyoutokeep

creating.Asartbecomespartofyourlife,you'llfeelmorerelaxed,fulfilled,andconnectedtoyourcreativeside.

A.Don'tsticktooneactivity.

B.Focusontheoutcomeofart-making.

C.Value（heprocessinsteadoftheresult.

D.Whatupsetsyouisthemoodyouarein.

E.Even10minutesadaycanmakeAdifference.

F.Everyone,regardlessofskilllevel,canbeanartist.

G.Lettinggoofexpectationsfreesyoutoexplorenewideas.

第二部分语言运用（共四节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Backinmyfreshmanyearofcollege,Iwasalwayssobusy.I21tokeeparegulareatingscheduledue

toademandingworkloadandsocialevents.Making22toeatwasthelastofmyconcerns.Wliatthismeant

wasI'doftengofrommorningstoeveningsona（n）23stomach,anditwasn'tuntilmassesofpeople

headedtothecampuseateriesarounddinnertimedidI241hadn'teatenallday.

OnoneoftheseoccasionsinwhichIcouldn't25thepoorfoodoptions（选择）oncair.pus,Iwalked

offtoalocalfoodstore.There,Ipackedaboxofdeliciouschickenand26skippedtothecashregister.As

1wenttoswipe（刷）mycard,an27cameupshowingthesystemcouldn'tprocessit.WhenIlookeddown,

ithitmethatIwasswipingmycollegeIDcardinsteadofarealcreditcardwithnootherformsof28on

me.

Atthispoint,agentlemanbehindmesteppedforward.Withoutasecond29.heofferedtopayformy

mealand30metoeatup.Feelingembarrassed,Itriedto(urndownhisoffer,buthe31.1thanked

himprofusely.Hisonlywordswerethathe32Iwouldpayitforwardoneday.

Sittingdowntoeatthemealafterwards,Iwasstillinaweofacompletestranger'srandomactof33.

Thestrangershowedmethatwhat'sworthtreasuringisthepositive34wehaveonothers.Tothisday,I

rememberthegentleman'sactions,eagerto_35_whenothersareinneed.

21.A.promisedB.struggledC.managedD.started

22.A.timeB.spaceC.moneyD.effort

23.A.fullB.nervousC.enormousD.empty

24.A.regretB.realizeC.confirmD.believe

25.A.affordB.describeC.takeD.reject

26.A.happilyB.slowlyC.seriouslyD.awkwardly

27.A.ideaB.orderC.errorD.image

28.A.accessB.identificationC.paymentD.communication

29.A.thoughtB.complaintC.doubtD.excuse

30.A.instructedB.persuadedC.remindedD.encouraged

31.A.agreedB.insistedC.leftD.laughed

32.A.promisedB.hopedC.admittedD.discovered

33.A.kindnessB.patienceC.braveryD.determination

34.A.focusB.edgeC.impressionD.impact

35.A.moveonB.stepinC.helpoutD.getback

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

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。

LiCuiliwasregardedaskindofa“weirdo”whenshedecidedtoopenalibraryatherconveniencestore

providingbooksforvillagerstoread36freein2008.

Whileotherswerebusymakingaliving,Li,afarmerwhoownedastoreinhervillage.37(think)bigger.

Thatyear,shewatcheda38(perform)athervillagewithherson.Tohersurprise,theshowwaspoorand

unsuitableforchildren.39(feel)anxiousthatchildrenwouldgrowupinsuchanenvironment,shewantedto

improvethe40(cul(ure)atmosphereinthevillagethrough(hepowerofbooks

Attheverybeginning,novillagercameforward41(berrow)herbook.Lidecidedtoa:tractchildren

firstbyofferingsugartothosewhocametoread.Inthisway,moreandmorechildren42(attract)tothe

library.Surprisedtodiscoverchildrenbehavedmuchbetterthanbefore,parentsbegantospeak43（high）of

Li'seffortsandoffersupport.

Whatbeganasamother'sworrynowallowsreadingtothriveinherhometown.HerWeiguangLibrary,

44startedwithonly200books,hasgrownintoareadingcenterhousing5,000-6.000books.Shenamedit

Weiguangbecauseshebelievesnomatterhowfaint45lightis,ithasthepowertokeepthefireburning.

第三节（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）

阅读下面句子，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式。

46.Listeningtomusicis（benefit）tostudentsbecauseithelpsthemrelaxandfocusbetter.（所给词的适

当形式填空）

47.Themoonlandingin1969markedahistoric（achieve）formankind.（所给词的适当形式填空）

48.Histirelesseffortsfinallybroughthimgreat（saiisfy）.（所给词的适当形式填空）

49.Theteamworkedovertime,（determine）tosolvetheAlchallenges.