广东省广州市八区2024-2025学年高一下学期期末联考英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1广东省广州市八区2024-2025学年高一下学期期末联考英语试题第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）AThissummer,HappyCampoffersthreefun-filledsummercampprogramsdesignedtohelpSummerCamp2025studentslearnnewskills,makefriends,andenjoyexcitingactivities.UBTBusinessCampItisatwo-dayresidentialcampofferedbytheUBTBusinessSchool.Designedforhigh-schoolstudents,thecampwillintroduceyoutoessentialbusinessconcepts.Therewillalsobeworkshopstohelpyougrowanddevelopyourskillswithreallifecasestudies!Thesepracticalapproachesofferyouaninsightintotheworldofbusiness,makingthecampauniqueandenrichingexperience.ArtisticImaginationCampThisdailycampisacreativeparadiseforyoutoletgoofyourimaginationinsevendays.Inthemorning,youwillreceiveinstructionsindifferentartforms,Inthepaintingclasses,youwilllearnwatercolorandoilpaintingtechniques.Inmusicclasses,everyonewillstartwithbasicinstrumenthandlingandprogresstosimplemelodies.AfternoonsareforDIYcreation.Thenyoucanshowcaseyourartworksinafinalexhibition,sharingyourcreativitywithfellowcampers.TechInnovatorCampItisatwo-weekcampfortechenthusiasts.LedbyseasonedprogrammingmastersandAIexperts,itstartswithanin-depthexplorationofPythonprogramming.Studentsthenprogresstomachinelearningbasics,learninghowtobuildandtrainsimplemodels.They’llworkonhands-onprojectslikecreatingapersonalizedmusicrecommendationsystemusingAlalgorithms.Throughdailycoding(编码)challengesandgroupteamwork,studentswillimprovetheirlogicalthinkingandproblem-solvingskills.FeesandearlybirdoffersClickineachcamptolearnaboutthefees.Thefeecoverseverythingfrominstructiontolearningmaterialsandrent.Dailycampstudentsneedtobringtheirownlunchboxwhileresidentialcampershavetheirmealscovered.SignupbeforeJuly10andreceive20%off.1.WhatisthehighlightsofUBTBusinessCamp?A.Developingcampingskills. B.Learningfromrealexamples.C.Designinginterestinggames. D.Helpingwithworkshopoperation.2.WhatdoArtisticImaginationCampandTechInnovatorCamphaveincommon?A.Theyholdproductexhibitions. B.Theyinviteexpertinstructors.C.Theyofferhands-onactivities. D.Theylastthesamelengthoftime.3.Howcancamperssavemoney?A.ByregisteringinearlyJuly.B.Bybringingtheirownlunchbox.C.Byusingself-madelearningmaterials.D.ByarrivingatthecampbeforeJuly10.BOnacoolSeptemberevening,IfoundmyselfseatedaroundawornwoodentableataDunganfamily’shomeinKyrgyzstan,surroundedbytravelersfromSpain,Canada,andRussia.Thetablewassetwithslicesofwatermelonaswellascucumberandtomatosalads.OurhostessMrs.Zhangthenservedusabamboobasketofsteamingjinmomo—

softbunssimilartoChinesebaozi—

whileexplaininghowherancestorshadbroughtwheatgrowingtechniquesfromnorthwesternChinaduringthelate19thcentury.Soonthetablewasfilledwithdishestellingsilentstories:cucumbersaladscarryingGansuflavorsandlagmannoodlesmixingCentralAsianvegetableswithShaanxihand-pullingtechniques.Aspeopledrankteaandtalkedindifferentlanguages.Igraduallyunderstoodthisgatheringwasmorethanameal.TheSpanisharchitectbesidemewasamazedathowfoodcouldpreserveculturalcodesacrosscenturiesandborders.TheCanadianteachernotedthatMrs.Zhang’skitchen—

whereChinesechoppingknivesmetKyrgyzclaypots—

mirroredtoday’sglobalizedworld.ThesceneremindsmeofLisaKyungGross’researchinNewYork.Herdocumentationofimmigrantchefsshowsfood’sdoublemagic:SpanishbakersreinventdatecookiesbydippingtheminBelgianchocolate,addingnewcharmandflavorstotraditionalfood.AsGrosspoeticallynotes,everybitecontainslayersofhistory,yetremainsopentonewunderstandings.PerhapsthisfoodmagicexplainswhyUNESCOlists38foodtraditionsasIntangibleCulturalHeritageFromJapaneseseasonalphilosophytoItalianpizza-makingskills,theselivingtraditionsshowhowcookingpracticesmaintainidentitieswhileencouragingdialogues.ThatnightinDunganHouse,theRussiansoftwareengineer’slaughterashestruggledwithchopsticksperfectlyconveyedthemessage—

culturalexchangeisn’taboutperfection,butsharedhumanity.4.WhatdoesMr.Zhang’sexplanationofjinmomoshow?A.Themixtureofcookingstyles.B.ThespreadofChinesefarmingskills.C.Thefriendshipbetweentwocountries.D.ThedevelopmentoftraditionalChinesecuisine.5.WhichisthefocusofLisaKyungGrossresearch?A.Heritageprotection. B.Home-basedrecipe.C.Culturalshock. D.Immigrantadaptation.6.WhatcanwelearnfromtheRussianengineer’sexperience?A.Laughterhelpstoovercomeculturalshock.B.Communicationmattersmorethancorrectuse.C.Traditionaltablemannerscarryhumanitycode.D.Culturalexchangerequiresperfectunderstanding.7.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.TaexplainhowUNESCOprotectsculturalheritage.B.Todiscussfoodasabridgebetweendifferentcultures.C.TodescribethecookingtechniquesofDunganfamilies.D.TocomparedifferentfoodtraditionsinAsiaandEuropeCDoyouoftenusethewords“tapestry”“delve”or“testament”inEnglish?Manyofuswouldsayno.Thesewordsaren’tamongthe“Top500spokenwords”—alistofthemostcommonEnglishwords.However,thesewordsarebecomingmorecommoninsomewrittencontent,asastudyin2024foundthatfivepercentofallarticlespublishedonaresearchsiteusedtheword“delve.”In2022,itwaslessthanonepercent.SinceChatGPTwasreleasedtothepublicinNovember2022,we’veseenthatartificialintelligence(AI)favorscertainwords.WhydoesChatGPTpreferthesewords?Theanswerisactuallyveryhuman.WhileChatGPTseemstothinkforitself,whatitreallydoesisanalyzeaverylargeamountofhuman-generatedinformation,andusethedatatospitoutanswerstoourenquiry(询问).Itdoesn’tactuallyunderstandwhatit’stellingus.TheprocessofratingAIresponses,aspartoftrainingthesoftware,iscalled“reinforcement(强化)learningfromhumanfeedback”,andthisprovidesthefirstclueaboutwhyChatGPTfavorscertainword.It’snotcheaptoemployalotoftesterstoratethousandsofresponsesfromAl.So,bigcompaniesoutsourcethesejobstolower-incomecountries,oftenplaceswhereEnglishisnotthefirstlanguage.OnesuchcountrythatofferscheaplaborisNigeria,andinNigerianEnglish,“delve”isacommonwordinprofessionalsettings.So,whenNigeriantesterstellAlwhichresponsessoundnatural,theirownlinguisticpreferencescomethrough.AsAI-generatedcontentbecomesmorecommon,willitalsoaffectthewaywespeaktoeachother?Insomeways,AIhasalreadyleftitsmark.Ofcourse,languageisalivingthing,oftenaffectedbycurrenteventsandbynewtechnology.Thepointisthatlanguageisalwaysupdatingitself,andhowweuselanguageisaffectedbythepeoplewetalktoandbythemediaweconsume.AsAI-generatedmediaspreads,itispossible,evenlikelythatAIwillaffectthedevelopmentofourownvocabulary.8.Whydoestheauthormentionthewordswedon’toftenuse?A.Toshowthevarietiesoflanguage.B.TowarnreadersofAI’sthreattolanguage.C.Toraisereaders’interestinlanguagechange.D.Tointroduceastudyinlanguagedevelopment.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.AI’sanswersaredirectlywrittenbyhumans.B.AIisspeciallydesignedtothinklikehumans.C.AIdependsonhumantodevelopitslanguage.D.AIunderstandshumanlanguageindependently.10.WhydoesAIfavorcertainuncommonwords?A.SpokenEnglishhasbeenusedtotrainAI.B.AItriestohaveimpactonhumanlanguage.C.Companiesdevelopstrangelanguagemodels.D.Non-nativeEnglishspeakersworkasAItrainers.11.Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?A.AIplaysanimportantroleinlanguagedevelopment.B.NewtechnologyreducesthenumberofEnglishwords.C.LanguagepushesthedevelopmentofAI-generatedmedia.D.Theuseofuncommonwordsmakecommunicationharder.D“Singingisthestartofmusic.Bysinging,wemakeourselvesphysicallypartofmusicandmusicpartofus,”writescomposerAndrewFord,hostofTheMusicShow.Songshaveapowerfuleffectonus.Hasanyonediscoveredthejoyofsinginginachoir?Maryworksasabusyteacher,andchoirpracticenightsaresimplyher“sanity”.“TherearenightswhenevenIdon’tfeellikegoingtochoirbutbythetimewe’vefinished,I’mgladIcame,”saidMary.Researchsayschoiringisreallygoodforyou.Bymonitoringthehealthsignsofmembersofachoir,BjornVickoffatSwedenUniversitydiscoveredthesingers’heartsstartedtobeatinstepwiththeirbreathing.Thereseemedtobeawaveofairmovingthroughthegroup,makingthemfeelconnectedasone.Researchhasprovedthatchoiringhascomfortingeffectssimilartothosethatcomefrombreathingexercisesinyoga.Singingalsoproduceshormones(荷尔蒙)andotherhappychemicals,fightingagainstdepressionandloneliness.Singershavebeenfoundtohavelowerlevelsofstressafterchoiring.Andalaterstudyalsofoundthatsingingrelievesanxietyandthatgroupsingingcanbeespeciallybeneficialtothehealthofolderadults.AttheNewOrleansJazzandHeritageFestival,choirafterchoirwasputonstagebysingerswithnobignames.ButthisisrealmusictoTonyBackhouse’sears.ThechoirmasterspentthreedecadesinAustraliafoundingandworkingwithchoralgroups.“IfIwereaskedtoredesigntheAustralianeducationalsystem,Iwouldstartbyinsistingthatgroupsingingbecomeacentralpartofthedailyroutine.Ibelieveitbuildscharacterand,morethananythingelse,encourageatasteforcooperationwithothers,”saidTony.Forhim,themeaningofgroupsingingis“cooperation,ratherthancompetition.Singingteachesustolisten,whichisagreatgift.Inmycommunitychoir,it’saboutcreatingsomethingamazingtogether,andwereallyaimtomakeeveryrehearsalathingofjoyandbeauty.”12.Whatdoestheunderlined“sanity”probablymean?A.Relief. B.Routine. C.Duty. D.Suffering.13.AccordingtoBjornVickoff’sstudy,whatcausedthechangeofthesingers’heartrates?A.Theirlong-termpractice. B.Themonitoringmachine.C.Therhythmoftheirbreathing. D.Theairflowconditiononthestage.14.Howdoeschoiringbenefitsingers?A.Itlowersstresslevel.B.Itraisesthesingers’heartrate.C.Itbuildsphysicalstrength.D.Itreduceschemicalsintheirbodies.15.WhatcanweinferfromTonyBackhouse’swordsaboutchoiring?A.It’sarecenteducationaltrendinAustralia.B.Itisespeciallyhelpfulforsingerswithnobignames.C.Itshouldreplaceothersubjectsintheeducationalsystem.D.Ithelpsstudentsdevelopgoodqualitiesandteamworkspirit.第二节七选五(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)AsIsteppedofftheplaneinYunnan,Iwasabouttobeginanunforgettableexperience:theWater-SplashingFestival.Onthemorningofthefestival,peoplewerebusygettingprepared.Theirfaceslitwithexpectation.I,aforeigner,reallystoodoutinthestreet.Apassingvendor(小贩)noticedmyout-of-placeexpressionandflashedmeawidesmile.___16___WalkingthroughthelivelystreetsofXishuangbannawithexcitement,Isawagroupoflocalchildrenapproachingme,theireyesshiningwithkindness.TheyhandedmeatraditionalDaihatandinthatsimplegesture,Ifeltaconnectiontothislandanditspeople.___17___SuchamomenthighlightshowtheWater-SplashingFestivalismorethanjustanevent;it’sacelebrationofwarmthandopenness.Soon,themostimportantevent,thewatersplashing,began.Peopleofallages,armedwithwatergunsandbuckets,filledthestreets.___18___Thethoughtofgettingcompletelywetinfrontofsomanystrangersmademenervous.Butthen,agroupoflocalboystargetedmewiththeirwaterguns.BeforeIknewit,Igotwetthrough,andaburstoflaughterescapedmylips.Inthatmoment,allmyhesitationsfadedaway.___19___Butforme,itwasalsoawaytowashawaythedistancebetweenmyselfandthepeoplearoundme.Asthesunbegantoset,thefestivalfinallyended.Butthememoriescreated,thefriendshipformed,theculturalunderstandinggainedwouldlastalifetime.___20___Itcaughtmethatbybeingbraveenoughtoexplorenewcultures,weopenourselvesuptoaworldofpossibilities.Weenrichourlivesinwayswecouldneverhaveimagined,fillingthemlaughter,warmth,andthemagicofculturalconnection.A.Atfirst,Iwasabithesitant.B.Thatwarmthandfriendlinessimmediatelyputmeatease.C.Thewater-splashinghadalonghistoryfortheDaipeople.D.Itmademeunderstandthatakindactcanbreakdownculturalbarriers.E.Thisledtomynewunderstandingofcommunicatingwithdifferentpeople.F.MytimeatYunnan’sWater-SplashingFestivalwasajourneyofdiscovery.G.InDaiculture,splashingwatermeansgettingridofbadluckandwelcomingthenew.第二节语法填空（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。YeJiaying,ahighlyrespectedscholarofChineseclassicalliterature,___21___spentasignificantpartofherlifeworkinginNankaiUniversity,passedawayattheageof100.YeregardedresearchingChinesepoetry___22___themissionofherlife.Herwidespreadlecture___23___(video)onChinesesocialmediaplatformsshowedhergreatinfluenceonthestudyofChinesepoetry.YehadaprofoundfoundationinbothclassicalChineseliteratureandWesternpoeticstheories.Shenaturallycombinedherrichlifeexperienceswiththe___24___(appreciate)ofChineseclassicalpoetry,___25___(form)auniquepoeticssystemcharacterizedbyherownpersonality.Throughoutherlife,Ye,___26___(drive)byherdeeplovefortraditionalculture,wasdevotedtothepromotionofclassicalpoetryandtraditionalChineseculture.Hereffortsmadeahugecontributiontointroducingthemtoa___27___(broad)audiencearoundtheworld.Sheoncesaid,“Iwanttoconnectwiththeworldanddosomethingforhumanity.Icandoitwithoutfame,butmyinnerpeaceshouldnot___28___(disturb)”.In2018and2019,Ye___29___(generous)donatedallhersavingsandthemoneytoNankaiUniversity,whichamountedto35.68millionyuan.In2020,shereceivedthe“TouchingChina”award,____30____honorrecognizingpeople’snobledeeds.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)Formanystudents,scienceprojectsarenotjustassignmentsbutopportunitiestosolvereal-worldproblems.The2023ThermoFisherJICcompetitionshowcasedthisspirit.Thirtyfinalistspresentedcreative___31___toglobalissues,fromenvironmentalpollutiontopublichealthchallenges.Onestandoutparticipantwas14-year-oldAmrithaPraveenfromIllinois.Shebuiltasystemthatusespeople’s___32___tomusictorecommendsongsthatputthematease.Hergoalistoimprovethe___33___ofmusiconmentalhealth.Amritha’ssystemusessensorsto___34___someone’sheartratewhilelisteningtomusic.Then,thesystemusesthatinformationtorecommendothermusicthatislikelytohelptheperson___35___.Amritha’s___36___camefromherlifelongpassionformusic.Shenoticedhowdifferentmusictypescaused___37___emotionalreactionsasaviolinplayer.This___38___drovehertoseekanobjectivemethodtomeasuretherelaxationwhenlisteningtodifferenttypesofmusic.Herresearchfoundtwokeyfactorsleadingtorelaxation:musicalkeyandtimbre(音色)—thelatterbeinga(n)___39___discovery.“Timbre’srolesurprisedme,”sheadmitted.“Itreferstothetonecolorofsound.”Lookingahead,Amrithaplansto____40____herprojectbystudyinghowdifferenttypesofinstrumentsaffectbodilyresponsesandusingbrainwavesto____41____howpeoplerespondtomusic.“Understandingthebrain’srolecould____42____whymusicmovesus,”shesaid.The____43____notonlyawardedprizesbutalsoprovedthatyounginnovatorscanturn____44____intotoolforsocialgood.AsAmritha’sworkdemonstrates,scientificcuriosity____45____compassion(同理心)cantrulymakeadifference.31.A.introductions B.solutions C.guides D.plans32.A.devotion B.access C.response D.attitude33.A.effectiveness B.quality C.popularity D.richness34.A.match B.increase C.control D.measure35.A.focus B.sing C.recover D.relax36.A.inspiration B.hesitation C.limitation D.illustration37.A.similar B.violent C.chemical D.varied38.A.observation B.moment C.occasion D.position39.A.small B.unexpected C.reliable D.precious40.A.simplify B.expand C.stop D.publish41.A.guess B.question C.compare D.track42.A.explain B.challenge C.imagine D.change43.A.program B.experience C.competition D.system44.A.skills B.hobbies C.materials D.data45.A.comparedto B.resultedin C.pairedwith D.absorbedin第四部分写作(共三节，满分50分)第一节单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)请根据中文提示，完成下列句子。46.Shewasdeeply________(失望)whenshefoundouttheconcertticketshadsoldout.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)47.AttheMid-AutumnFestival,fami