福建省莆田市2024-2025学年高一年级下册期末质量调研英语试题

福建省莆田市2024-2025学年高一下学期期末质量调研英语试题

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共11小题；每小题2.5分，满分27.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Thepopularityofachieving10.000stepsadayindicatesthatmanyofushavewelcomedthemessage:walking

isbeneficialforoverallhealth.

Thislow-impactactivity,requiringnospecialequipmentbeyondasturdypairofsneakers,improveshearthealth,

lungcapacityandweightmanagementwhilehelpingpreventseveralage-relaieddiseases,includingtype2diabetes.

In2023,theBritishJournalofSportsMedicinepublishedtheresultsofadataanalysisoftendifferentstudies

thatinvestigatedtheimpactofwalkingspeedontheriskoftype2diabetes.Thisstudy,whichpooledstatisticsfrom

uvci500,000peopleintheUS,Japan,andtheUK,icvcalcdllialbulhulaiilybiiskwdlkiiig“and4Sliidingwalking”

wereassociatedwithalowerriskofdevelopingtype2diabetes,independentofthetimespentwalking.

Astimedidnotemergeasasignificantfactor,theresearcherssuggestthatencouragingpeopletowalkatfaster

speedscouldimprovethehealthbenefitsofwalking,beyondsimplyincreasingtotalwalkingtimeorhittingaspecific

seepcount.

Relationshipsbetweenwalkingspeedandthereductionoftype2diabetesrisk:

Averagepace3-5km/h

15percentreductioninrisk

Fairlybriskpace5-6.5km/h

24percentreductioninrisk

Justbelowjoggingpace6.5km/h

39percentreductioninrisk

•Thetimespentwalkingwasnotadecisivefactor;instead,eachincreaseinspeedofonekilometre

perhourcorrelatedwithaninepercentreductioninrisk.

•Speedsexceeding4km/hwereassociatedwithalowerriskofthedisease.

1.Whatcanwelearnaboutwalkingfromthepassage?

A.Itisdemanding.B.Itiswellreceived.

C.Itcancureheartdiseases.D.Itrequircsnoequipment.

2.Atwhatwalkingspeedcanoneachievea24percentreductionintheriskoftype2diabetes?

A.3-5km/h.B.5-6.5km/h.C.6.5km/hD.Above6.5km/h.

3.Whichaspectofwalkingcanmostbenefithealth?

A.Equipment.B.Time.C.Speed.D.Stepcount.

B

Theschoolhallwasnoisywithsofttalkingasparentssatdown.Sixtcen-ycar-oldMayaheldherviolintightly,

herhandswet."Ipracticedforthreemonths”,shethought,44butwhatifIPlayingalonebeforesomanypeople

madeherheartbeatfast.

Whenhernamewascalled,Mayawalkedontothebrightstage.Suddenly,aloudsoundfilledtheair.Thelegof

hermusicstandbroke,andpapersfleweverywherelikefallingleaves.Peopleinthecrowdmadesoftshockedsounds.

Mayastoodstill,herfacehot.Shepressedherlipstogethertostopthemfromshaking—allherhardworkseemed

lostinthatawfulmoment.

Thenshesawmovement.Aboyranquicklyfrombehindthesidecurtain.ItwasBen,aclassmateshealmost

neverspoketo.Withoutstopping,hebentdownandpickeduptheflyingpapers.Hiscalmhandsmadethemessy

pagessmoothandnea(.Givingherthepages,helookedintohereyes."Believeinyourhands,“hesaidquietly.His

strongvoicehelpedherfeelsafeinherfear.

Takingthedeepestbreathever.Mayaraisedherviolin.When(hebowmetthestrings,somethingwonderful

happened.Herstifffingersnowmovedeasily.Beautifulmusicflewthroughthehall,makingeveryonequiet.Asthe

lastnoteended,loudclappingfilledtheroom,makingtheoldceilingseemtoshake.Maya'seyesbecamewetasshe

turnedtoBen,buthewasalreadywalkingawayquietly.Lookingatthecheeringcrowd,thenatBen'sdisappearing

back,Mayasuddenlyunderstoodsomethingimportant...

4.WhatwastheimmediatecauseofthemesswhenMaya'sturncame?

A.Maya'slackofconfidence.B.Ben'sunexpectedappearance.

C.Theaudience'ssuddenapplause.D.Thecollapseofthemusicstand.

5.WhatdidMayathinkofBen?

A.Stronganddetermined.B.Outgoingandconfident.

C.Helpfulandthoughtful.D.intelligentandresponsible.

6.HowdidMaya'semotionchange?

A.Fromanxioustoconfident.B.Fromangry(orelaxed.

C.Fromdisappointedtoexcited.D.Fromboredtoenthusiastic.

7.WhatdocsMaya'sstoiyshow?

A.Afaithfulfriendisastrongdefense.

B.Nothingiscertainbuttheunforeseen.

C.Determinationpaveseveryimpossibleroad.

D.Lifeistornsometimes,butsomeonealwaysmends.

C

Inthespring,asmallbrownmoth(飞蛾)calledthebogongmolhstartsanextraordinaryjourney.Nativeto

Australia,itfliesover1,(X)()kilometerseachnightfromflatgrasslandstocoolmountaincavesinthesouthcast-afeat

comparabletoahumanrunningamarathondailyfbrweeks.What'strulyastonishingishowthesetiny-brainedinsects,

withbrainsonc-tcnththesizeofagrainofrice,navigate(导航)suchvastdistancesincompletedarkness.

ScientistslongsuspectedbogongmothsusedEarth'smagneticfieldormountainshapesasguides.Butrecent

researchpublishedinNaturerevealedasurprisingsecret:theynavigatebythestars.Thisability,previouslyobsened

onlyinbirdsandhumans,wasconfirmedthroughcreativeexperiments.Researchersplacedmothsinaflightmodel

thatblockedEarth,smagnetismandprojectedartificialstarpatterns.Whentheartificialskymatchedrealstargroups,

mothsflewcorrectly.Whenstarswereturned18()degrees,theyflewintheoppositedirection.Withoutconsistent

starlight,theybecamecompletelylost.

Howdomoths“read”thestars?Thestudyfoundspecializedneuronsintheirbrainsthatrespondspecificallyto

starlightpositions,particularlythebrightcoreoftheMilkyWay.Theseneuronslikelyformabasic“skymap,“

allowingmothstoadjusttheirpathoverweeksasstarsgraduallyshift.Unlikedungbeetles-whichbrieflyusethe

MilkyWayasalandniark-bogongmothscontinuouslytrackmovementsofthestars.

Thisdiscoveryreshapesourunderstandingoftheinsects:forbogongmoths,starlightismorethanbeauty;itis

asurvivaltoolwovenintotheirbiology.Aslightpollutionincreasinglycloudsthenightsky,protectingthesenatural

navigatorsbecomesurgent-notjustfbrthem,butfbrallspeciesrelyingonthestars'ancientlight.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordt4feaf,inparagraph1mean?

A.Dailyroutine.B.Naturalbehaviour.

C.Physicalexercise.D.Remarkableachievement.

9.Intheexperiment,whathappenedwhentheartificialstarswereturned180degrees?

A.Mothsturnedaround.B.Mothsflewfaster.

C.Mothsstoppedmoving.D.Mothsignored(hescars.

10.Whichabilitydiffersbogongmothsfromdungbeetlesinnavigation?

A.Totravellongerdistances.B.Toadjusttheirskymap.

C.Tokeepfollowingmovingstars.D.TousetheMilkyWayasalandmark.

11.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraph?

A.Nightskyshouldbeprotectedfromlightpollution.

B.Starlightservesasabeautifuldestinationformoths.

C.Allspeciesdependonthestarlighttonavigate.

D.Insectsmakesocialinteractionswithstarlight.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whilemostelderlyparentsprefertoageintheirownhomes,safetyandhealthconcernsdon'talwaysmakethis

possible.Asasecondchoicetoanursinghome,manyofthemmoveintolivewilhtheiradultchildren.12

Let'stakealookatafewtipstohelpyouopenyourheartandhometoyourseniorparents.

Patience

Youandyourchildrenmaybeexcitedabouttheideaofhavingyourelderlyparentsmovein,butthatdoesn't

meanthattheywillshareyourexcitement.Movingoutoftheircomfortablehomecanbeveryupsetting.13

Space

Beforeyoubringanelderlyparentintoyourhome,youneedtoconsiderifyouhaveenoughspaceforthem.

14Thismeansthatyoushouldgivethemtheirownbedroom.It'simportanttogiveyourparentsaspacewhere

theycanhavesomeprivacy.

ResponsibilityandPurpose

Yourseniorparentsusedtobeinchargeoftheirownhomeandarclikelytofeellikeaburdenastheybeginto

settleinyourhome.Oneeffectivewayistogivethemahouseholdresponsibility.15

Qualitytime

Movingyourelderlyparentsintoyourhomewillundoubtedlyhaveitschallenges.However,youarebeinggiven

theopportunitytospendvaluablequalitytimewithyourparentsandsharethemwiththerestofthefamily.16

Followthesetipstohelpmaketheadjustmenteasierforthewholefamily.

A.Thesemomentscanbecomepreciousmemories.

B.Yourparentswouldliketohaveaplacetheycancalltheirown.

C.However,everyonewillhaveanadjustmentperiodifithappens.

D.Regularmedicalcheck-upsareessentialformaintainingtheirhealth.

E.Seniorsoftenbringvaluablelifeexperienceswhenmovinginwilhfamily.

F.Askingthemtocookamealorsweepthefloorscanmakethemfeelneeded.

G.It,simportanttoremainaspatientaspossibleandgivethemthespacetoadjust.

第三部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Benalwaysfeltaquietexcitementholdingapencil.Fromayoungage,hesawtheworldinlinesandshadows,

17anythingthatcaughthiseye—theoldoaktree,hissleepingdog,thebusystreet.Hedreamedoffilling

grandcanvases（画布）oneday.18.ashegrewolder,avoicewhispered:"Areyougoodenough?Isthis

justa（n）19hobby?”Hesawothertalentedartistsandfelthisownworkwas2（）andordinary.

Discouraged,he21hissketchbooksaway.

Onerainyafternoon,when（idyinghisbedroom,Bencameacrossthesketchbooksandfeelingbored,he

22flippedthrough（快速潮阅）thoseolddrawings.Hesaw23filledwithawkwardfiguresand

shapes.Butthen,betweenthem,hefoundasmall,colorfi.ilsketchofwildflowershe'ddoneyearsago.He

remeinberedthepure24hsfeltcapturingtheirdelicatepetals（花瓣）.Itwasn'tperfect,butitwasalive.

Thatsimplesketch25something.Benrealizedthejoywasn'tinbeingthebest,butinthe26

ofcreatingitself.Thedoubtdidn'tdisappear,buthedecidedto27despiteit.Hestarteddrav/ingdaily,not

forpraise,bu（for（hatinnerinspiration.Progresswasslow,sometimes28.buthekepishowingup.

Monthslater,hisartteacherencouragedhimto29apiecefortheschoolartshow.Heartpounding,

Benagreed.Onopeningnight,henervouslystoodbesidehisdrawing—adetailedstudyofanoldman'shands.To

his30.peoplestoppedtolook.Noonementionedperfection;theytalkedaboutthefeelingitcarried.Inthat

moment.Benunderstood:truecourageliesinpursuingyour31anyway.

17.A.drawingB.writingC.describingD.coloring

18.A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.YetD.Otherwise

19.A.passiveB.childishC.outdatedD.graceful

20.A.far-reachingB.awkwardC.uniqueD.time-consuming

21.A.threwB.gaveC.sentD.packed

22.A.excitedlyB.carefullyC.skillfullyD.aimlessly

23.A.storiesB.memoriesC.pagesD.examples

24.A.prideB.joyC.interestD.hope

25.A.ruinedB.representedC.inspiredD.saved

26.A.processB.causeC.wayD.result

27.A.persistB.quitC.acceptD.wait

28.A.clearB.fastC.unnoticcablcD.huge

29.A.takeoverB.turninC.putawayD.makelip

30.A.sadnessB.regretC.disappointmentD.astonishment

31.A.successB.purposeC.ambitionD.passion

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。

Festivalsarccelebratedallovertheworld.Theyhaveawide32（vary）oforigins.Nomatterhowdifferent

theymayseem,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.

Theharvestfestivalisoneofthemostimportantfestivalsinalmosteveryculture.1（33（take）placeafter

all:hecropshavebeengatheredin.InancientEgypt,iheharvestfestival34（feature）aparadeandagreat

feast.Today,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhalls35flowersandfruit,and

gettogethertocelebrateoverameal.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgather36（admire）

theshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.

Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheychange37time.Withthedevelopment

ofmodernsociety,sometraditionsmayfadeaway.Forexample,the38（tradition）ChineseSpringFestival

customoflightingfirecrackersisgivenupinmanybigcities.

Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial.Businessestakeadvantageofthecelebrations.Online

shoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappsmake39mucheasierforthepublictospendmoreongifts.40

somepeoplebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised,othersthinktheincreaseinspendingisgoodforthe

economy.

Festivalsarcanimportantpartofsociety.Theyreflectpeople'swishes,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.They

areoccasions41allowustorelaxandunderstandourroots.

第三节根据课文内容完成句子。（共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）

42.Findingandkeepingtheright（平衡）betweenprogressandtheprotectionofculturalsitescanbeabig

challenge.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

43.Thegroupaskedfor（contribute）fromdifferentdepartmentsandraisedfundswithintheinternational

community.（所给词的适当形式填空）

44.Zhaxiandothervolunteerswatchedovertheantelopes（夜以继口）tokeepthemsafefrom

attacks.（根据汉语提示完成句子）

45.Ontheplaininfrontofus,wccanjust（看清；辨认出）aherdofgracefulanimals.（根据

汉语提示完成句子）

46.Shebelievesthatitishighlyimportanttobridgethedigitaldivideandmakesurethateveryone

（有...的通道）theInternetandknowshowtousenewtechnology.（根据汉语提示完成句子）

47.Shewasmoreinterestedin（照顾）patients,publishingmedicalresearchoncareforwomenand

children,andtrainingthenextgenerationofdoctors.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

48.Thefourcountries（hat（属于）theUnitedKingdomworktogetherinsomeareas.（根据汉

语提示完成句子）

49.AlmosteverywhereyougointheUK,youwillbesurroundedby（evident）offourdifferentgroups

ofpeoplewhotookoveratdifferenttimesthroughouthistory.（所给词的适当形式填空）

50.He（爱上）withMozart'sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.（根据汉语提示单词拼

写）

51.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintoone（perform）.（所

给词的适当形式填空）

52.Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyare（gratitude）fortheyear'ssupplyoffood.（所给词的适当形式

填空）

53.Festivalsreflectpeople'swishes,（信仰）,faithsandattitudestowardslife.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

54.Sheimmediatelybecame（hefirstwomanever（hire）asaresidentphysicianintheOB-GYNdepartment

ofthePUMCHospital.（所给词的适当形式填空）

55.1havetoadmitthatit（definite）feelsgoodtobebackinthecityagain.（所给词的适当形式填空）

56.To（谋生）,someopenedupshopsandrestaurantsinChinalown.（根据