2025届广东省大湾区普通高中毕业班联合模拟考试（一） 英语试题

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二、阅读理解

The Winter Wildlife Docent (讲解员) Program (WWDP) at Point Reyes National Seashore promotes awareness and protection of ocean life by helping visitors safely view, understand, and appreciate these species; helps visitors understand the ongoing management and research issues; and provides general park information and assistance. Schedule and Time Commitment

WWDP workdays are scheduled for six hours on weekdays and weekends (10: 00 a.m. until 4: 00 p.m. ) from mid-December through the end of April. Docents are expected to volunteer a season-minimum of eight days, at least two days per month. 

Docents may be asked to continue to volunteer into an extended season depending on wildlife activity and staffing needs according to program goals. Training

Three training days are scheduled for November 16 and 17, and December 7,2024. New docents must attend all three training days. Returning docents only attend the all-docent training day on December 7,2024. Knowledge/ Skills/ Experience Desired

Docents must possess very good oral communication skills with a diversity of people and be able to work independently. Docents must also be able to spend a majority of the time standing, walking, and/ or hiking; be able to tolerate sun, wind, fog, and cold; and be able to carry up to fifteen pounds of interpretive materials for a distance of up to one-fifth mile. 

Knowledge of the park and teaching experience is helpful. Minimum Age

Volunteers under 18 must have a signed parental permission form. To Apply

Please fill out the required application by clicking the blue “Apply Now” bar on this page and fill out the required applicant questionnaire.

21．How long is a season-minimum volunteering time?

A．6 hours.B．12 hours.C．48 hours.D．144 hours.

22．What must a docent be like?

A．Skillful and athletic.B．Expert and powerful.

C．Experienced and helpful.D．Strong and communicative.

23．Where does the text probably come from?

A．A website.B．A magazine.C．A brochure.D．A newspaper.

Growing up, Stephanie Laska never worked out, preferring music class to P. E. and enjoying sugary drinks and snacks. It wasn’t until she reached her 40s, weighing around 300 pounds, that she decided to change her lifestyle. Simple diet changes, like cutting out soda and limiting desserts, helped her lose 50 pounds. But she hit a plateau (停滞期) and knew she needed to start moving. 

Initially, Laska decided to just walk. Gradually, she added running to her routine, starting with just one side of a tennis court and eventually running her first mile in 2014. 

Laska kept her new habit a secret at first. One day, at the park with her kids, she decided to run to catch up with them on their bikes. “The look on my daughter’s face when she saw me running was like she saw Santa Claus,” Laska recalls. That’s when she started taking her one-mile jogs up to a 5 km,10 km, half-marathon and eventually marathon distance. In 2015, she ran her first marathon and won the first place in her age group. 

“What motivated me was that it wasn’t as hard as I thought,” says Laska, who has lost a total of 140 pounds and kept it off for four years. “People make huge decisions, but I just made a small choice to take a walk.” She emphasizes that these small decisions can snowball into significant changes. 

Taking life one step at a time has not only improved Laska’s well-being but promoted relationships with her husband and kids and even brought on a promotion at work. When asked about the key to losing weight, Laska says, “Exercise. For me, it is not about running a marathon, but about those daily decisions to just go outside.”

24．Why did Laska want to change her lifestyle?

A．To remain young.B．To reduce weight.

C．To inspire children.D．To appreciate music.

25．How did Laska begin her exercise journey?

A．By just going on foot.B．By forming a new habit.

C．By running along a court.D．By simply changing diets.

26．What drove Laska to run longer?

A．Her kid’s amazement at her running.B．Reaching a plateau in losing weight.

C．Significant changes brought by running.D．Getting a prize in running marathons.

27．What does the author want to tell us?

A．Better late than never.B．More haste, less speed.

C．Actions speak louder than words.D．Small steps, big benefits.

On a warm and damp June morning, Emily Bick winds through a field of knee-high corn. It feels like that quiet, expectation-filled moment before a concert: Tech people are setting up microphones, connecting wires. The star of this particular show is the microphone itself. Research assistants are attaching it to the corn stalks (茎), an innovation that Bick named the Insect Eavesdropper (窃听器). 

Bick, an insect scientist, researches ways to better detect the agricultural pests that drive serious economic losses worldwide. She says improving these methods could result in using pesticides more strategically — less often, at just the right time. Corn rootworm, also known as the “billion-dollar bug,” feeds on corn roots, limiting the plant’s nutrient supply and making stalks fall over. As a result, 20% of the crop is lost to the insect every year. Worse still, climate change is bringing new challenges, such as the multiplication of insects in warmer temperatures. In our global society, experts say rapid pest detection will be critical to food production. 

Bick’s solution to the problem of pest detection is sound: Eavesdropping on the unique vibrations (震动) that an insect makes when chewing on a plant to identify the insect itself. The Insect Eavesdropper uses a contact microphone, an affordable device that musicians often use on instruments. A little disc sits on a solid object — like corn — and captures the vibrations moving through it, registering each one with an electrical signal. “When corn rootworm feeds on the roots, the vibration translates from the root system to the stalk,” Bick says. “That’s where we’re picking it up. We’re using the plant as the musical instrument, as essentially the outside of a guitar.”

Bick and her colleagues’ findings aren’t published yet, but as of now, their detection method is anywhere from 80% to 96% accurate. The team are still working on the data-processing pipeline, but hope they can get the Insect Eavesdropper on the shelf in a couple of years. Their goal is to advance pest detection — and maybe inspire people to listen to everything a little closer.

28．What is Bick’s purpose in working in the corn field?

A．To prepare for a concert.B．To arrange for a study.

C．To make the show special.D．To innovate planting ways.

29．Why is corn rootworm named “billion-dollar bug”?

A．Its nutrient is rich.B．It causes great loss.

C．Its number is limited.D．It brings huge profits.

30．What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The corn.B．The signal.C．The system.D．The vibration.

31．Which of the following words can best describe the Insect Eavesdropper?

A．Perfect.B．Inspiring.C．Promising.D．Purchasable.

Socrates declared that the unexamined life wasn’t worth living for a human being, implying that we should attempt to know ourselves, to think through our actions, choices, prejudices, and attitudes. But when it comes to thinking about our own happiness and what makes our lives go well, it really does seem that this reflective attitude can ruin our chances of finding what we seek. 

Perhaps it’s not surprising that we are better designed for engaging in other activities than reflecting on how best to achieve our own happiness and well-being. Doing things that enhance our growth in physical, social and intellectual areas tends to bring the reward of feeling good, and so stimulates us further to pursue those activities. Sitting around reflecting on what will make us happy is a lot less efficient than chasing the things that make us happy, and if we think too much, there is an opportunity cost — time that we could have spent in a worthwhile activity has gone while we were thinking deeply about the best way to develop. 

The philosopher David has written about the role of reflective thinking in sports. One of his observations is that while sportspeople need to think about the basic actions they are performing, it can be counterproductive to start thinking about the elements making up those actions. A footballer needs to think about kicking the ball low and hard to the left of the goalkeeper, but not to overthink the mechanics of the precise small movements of legs and feet that produce that outcome. If he or she does start this sort of thought process, it very often leads to a poorer shot. What’s needed is a kind of automatic response to the situation. 

Perhaps something similar is going on in our life. Those people who start detailed programs of self-development in various dimensions, focusing on diet, habits, exercise, mental activity, work output, and so on, are like the footballer thinking through the small muscle movements. Perhaps their well-meaning self-reflection on their own development and how they want to achieve it, is the very thing that will make a high level of development forever unobtainable for them.

32．What may cause an opportunity cost?

A．Spending time on worthy activities.B．Joining in social meetings actively.

C．Getting stuck in much self-reflection.D．Doing physical exercises efficiently.

33．Why does the author mention David’s observations?

A．To praise a wise philosopher.B．To teach readers football skills.

C．To cite a case of overthinking.D．To argue for reflective thinking.

34．What does the author suggest readers do to achieve their goals?

A．Make a comprehensive plan.B．Adopt a direct approach.

C．Think carefully before action.D．Attach importance to details.

35．What is a suitable title for this text?

A．The Risk of OverthinkingB．The Key to Well-being

C．The Way to Think ReflectivelyD．The Method to Develop Yourself

Meeting minutes are the official summary of what happened during a meeting. They serve as an outline, a written record for anyone unable to attend, and to use for future reference.    36    So how to write meeting minutes? Here are the basics you should follow. 

Be concise (简明的). 

37    As the minutes taker, your job is to document what is happening at the meeting. This is a written record that covers just the main points. You don’t need an exact accounting of everything that is said. 

Just note the facts. 

Avoid personal observations when writing meeting minutes. If you want to take separate notes of your own, you are welcome to do so.    38    Some of this is boring information to keep track of: meeting names, date and time, action items and decisions made. But later on, those meeting notes may contain essential information to keep everyone on the same page about what happened during that meeting. 

39   

With meeting minutes, it’s important to write down who attended the meeting, but also who didn’t, so there is no confusion about who may have discussed or voted on an issue. 

Use a template (模版) for the right format. 

If you’re writing formal meeting minutes, follow a certain format. For trade unions, schools, city and county governments, and others, you may need to follow Robert’s Rules of Order. While writing informal meeting minutes, you have more flexibility. Think of what your organization needs, and what’s been done in the past.    40   

A．Note who is unable to attend.

B．Then improve on that process.

C．Don’t include personal thoughts or observations.

D．Your creative writing skills must take a back seat.

E．But the meeting minutes should be a factual record of what was discussed.

F．These notes typically highlight the key issues that were discussed at the meeting.

G．When written well, meeting minutes are a critical communication tool for your organization.

三、完形填空

One summer day, I was battling a severe headache. So I decided to    41    outside for some fresh air. Little did I know a(n)    42    turn was waiting ahead. I was staring at a fish pond, my    43    rescue dog Misty nearby, when suddenly I    44   . 

Later, I started awake to find Misty desperately    45    me out of the water, saving me slowly but    46   . She’d managed to get my upper body on land, bringing me around by licking (舔) my face and barking loudly. Once I got to my    47   , she had my wrist in her mouth, guiding me away from the    48    and towards the house, where I could call for help. Clearly, she had been driven by a strong sense of protection, attempting to ensure my    49   . Soon, medical workers arrived. As they attended to me, Misty never left my side. They     50     that I had a slight head injury and said I could have drowned if Misty hadn’t     51     so quickly. 

Now, whenever I’m in the yard, Misty     52     me and always makes sure she’s between me and the pond. This unique     53     between us fills me with a sense of     54    . Not many people can answer “Who rescued who?” like me because this question     55     a significant personal meaning.

41．A．playB．stepC．liveD．search

42．A．challengingB．surprisingC．unexpectedD．unrealized

43．A．devotedB．dullC．gentleD．adorable

44．A．slowed downB．sat downC．stretched outD．passed out

45．A．tearingB．shakingC．liftingD．dragging

46．A．hardlyB．slightlyC．surelyD．helplessly

47．A．feetB．backC．wayD．side

48．A．pathB．pondC．trackD．route

49．A．healthB．comfortC．satisfactionD．safety

50．A．determinedB．demandedC．promisedD．taught

51．A．appearedB．actedC．barkedD．delivered

52．A．followsB．avoidsC．touchesD．licks

53．A．expectationB．thoughtC．bondD．secret

54．A．achievementB．appreciationC．responsibilityD．belonging

55．A．changesB．confirmsC．holdsD．ignores

四、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。

Town planning was a particular concern to the Chinese, with many of its notable features still    56    (contribute) significantly to modern architecture. This was best seen in the two longest-serving capitals of Luoyang and Chang’an, which were laid out with wide avenues (林荫道) and smaller streets crossing each other at 90-degree angles    57    (create) a carpet of precise shape of squares. Often,    58    ideal capital city covered a total area of about eighty square kilometers and was ringed by a defensive wall and this structure, in places reaching a height of up to ten meters,    59    (provide) a great barrier. 

In the city, the precise placement of buildings was frequently determined by and carefully assessed in relation    60    geographical characteristics of the surrounding environment. Many important ancient buildings, like the royal    61    (complex) in the past dynasties, were positioned in line with a north-south direction while    62    (important) structures were generally built on the east and west sides of the main buildings. If a building consisted of different parts    63    (connect) by courtyards, these parts were all arranged in the same line one behind another. This type of layout quickly developed and became    64    (wide) used in subsequent centuries, establishing itself as the most typical approach to traditional Chinese urban planning,    65    was generally acknowledged as the square-block design of towns.

五、书信写作

66．假定你是李华，上周你参与了所在社团的标志设计比赛。请你给美国友人Chris写信分享这次经历，内容包括：

(1) 你设计的作品；

(2) 你的感想。

注意：

(1) 写作词数应为80个左右；

(2) 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

参考词汇：标志logo

Dear Chris, 

I am writing to share with you a competition I took part in last week. 

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Yours, 

Li Hua

六、书面表达

67．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。

The boys in the block were going to have a roller-skating  (滑旱冰) race next Saturday. They were divided into two teams: the Sunnysiders and the Shadysiders, with five boys on each team. Andy was on the Sunnysiders. They lost last year, so they were desperate to win this time. But Andy knew his short legs made it hard for him to skate fast. 

One day, Andy was greeted by a pleasant “Hello” as he was putting on his roller-skates. He looked up and saw his new neighbor, Francis. “Hello! ” he replied cheerfully, noticing his neighbor’s long legs. “Wanna skate with me? Look at your long legs! Just the right kind to make you a good skater.” “I’d love to. You know, I’m really good at roller skating and I used to help my team win.” Francis said, his tone now heavy with sadness. “But I lost my roller skates and my mom just cannot afford to buy me another pair.”

Andy thought it was a shame for Francis. As a new comer, there were undoubtedly many moments when he must have felt lonely. Andy thought to himself, wondering what he could do for Francis. But he had to say goodbye in a hurry since the team were meeting in the open space on the corner to talk over some plans. 

When talking to the team captain, Andy suggested adding another boy to their team, Francis. But the captain said “No” as the team knew nothing about him. Besides, the Shadysiders wouldn’t let them take on an extra player. 

In the following days, Andy practiced very hard with his team. Then came the day before the race when he saw Francis on the sidewalk, watching them skate past, his eyes filled with a sense of loss. Somehow it upset Andy, and his desire to help his new neighbor resurfaced. Then he thought of a way that could not only help his team win, but help Francis fit in. 

注意：

(1) 续写词数应为150个左右；

(2) 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

He rushed to Francis, excited to tell him his plan. 

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The next day, the race began as scheduled. 

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