2025届湖北省部分重点中学高三上学期第一次联考英语试卷.docx

1、2025届湖北省部分重点中学高三上学期第一次联考英语试卷一、阅读理解The Jane Goodall Institutes (JGI) International Volunteer Program gives volunteers from all over the word the opportunity to participate in Roots & Shoots (R&S) program in Africa. Currently, volunteers are being placed in Tanzania. Placements occur twice a y

2、ear. Each position requires a minimum commitment of six months. Key responsibilities: Manage a new pilot project creating environmental plans with R&S schools. Support school-based environmental projects, including composting, gardening and soil maintenance. Maintain a database of R&S alumni

3、 (校友) and organize alumni gatherings. Ideal candidates will: Possess an undergraduate or graduate university degree or a minimum of four years work experience. Have an interest in youth leadership and environmental service learning. Be comfortable traveling to and working independent in rural areas.

4、 Be proficient in English and/or in Swahili (斯瓦西里语). Its helpful to begin Swahili lessons prior to arrival. Have good writing and interpersonal skills, along with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously (同时地) with a high level of attention to detail. Prior experience living or working

5、 in Africa or a developing country is a plus. Possess a valid drivers license. Travel: Volunteers will be expected to travel to R&S field sites on a regular basis. All work-related travel expenses will be covered by the JGI. There will be no vacation or annual leave time awarded to this position

6、. Fees:The total fee for this position is USD 7,000. A 30% nonrefundable deposit is due six weeks before departure, with the remaining 70% due two weeks before departure. Included in the fee: AccommodationBasic Swahili language lessonsLocal travel and communicationProgram training and materialsWork

7、visaHow to apply:Click the link below to upload your cover letter and resume. Please note that due to the high number of applications and inquiries only qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview.1According to the article, you must _ if you want to participate in Jane Goodalls Roots &am

8、p; Shoots program.Abe a university graduateBbe an experienced driverCbe able to work in rural areasDhave experience in working in Africa2According to the article, volunteers for the program would be expected to _.multitask while being detail-orientedlearn the local languagework in Tanzania for six m

9、onthsget involved in social gatheringsABCD3What can we learn from the article?AThe position is available every two years.BOnly a few people will apply for the position.CCandidates can apply through multiple channels.DThe position doesnt include vacation or annual leave.As a child, Mateo DeLa Rocha d

10、reamed of working as a garbage man. In his home city, trash piles were everywhere. The local sanitation worker was the only person cleaning up the pollution. DeLa Rochas family later moved to the United States. Now as a high school senior, he has found a unique way to tackle pollution: Along with tw

11、o friends, he raised $11,000 to plug an abandoned oil well in Ohio that was leaking gas close to a barn on a horse farm. As many as 3.9 million abandoned and aging oil and gas wells are spread across the U.S., according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and at least 126,000 of these well

12、s are “orphans”. This means there is no owner or company to be held responsible for them. The EPA estimates that abandoned wells collectively released 303,000 tonnes of methane in 2022. Thats roughly equivalent to the annual carbon dioxide emissions of 23 gas-burning power plants. After completing h

13、is AP Environmental Science class, DeLa Rocha realized the issue of abandoned wells was something for which individuals could potentially make a difference. He then invited two classmates, Sebastian Ng and Lila Gisondi, to join him. “When Mateo approached me about this, I looked into these methane w

14、ells and what we could do about them,” Ng said. “It kind of flipped a switch.” Previously, he had felt helpless about climate change but would simply joke about the world ending. For Gisondi, talking with her friends about these methane-emitting wells brought climate change from the back of her mind

15、 to the forefront. “It was something that I felt I could actually help with,” she said. After more research, the trio connected with The Well Done Foundation (WDF), a nonprofit organization specializing in plugging orphaned wells. The organization was founded by Curtis Shuck, a veteran of the oil an

16、d gas industry. Since 2019, his organization has surveyed more than 1, 700 abandoned wells nationwide and plugged 44 of what they identified as the most problematic ones. On May 23, contractors poured the cement to plug the orphaned well in Ohio. With the initial success, DeLa Rocha, Ng and Gisondi

17、are now more confident about the future of their cause.4What inspired DeLa Rochas interest in environmental issues initially?AThe Well Done Foundations work.BHis AP Environmental Science class.CThe pollution and lack of help to address in hometown.DHis familys move to America.5Plugging abandoned oil

18、 wells can help to fight climate change because it _.Astops methane from leaking into the atmosphereBprevents pollution of nearby farmsChelps reduce carbon dioxide emissionsDencourages oil companies to manage their wells responsibly6Del. a Rochas proposal made his friends feel _.Adisappointed with e

19、nvironmental organizationsBuncertain about their ability to make a differenceCmotivated to continue their environmental studiesDconfident about their personal impact on climate change7What does the passage mainly talk about?ADeLa Rochas childhood dream.BThree teens unique solution to climate change.

20、CThe impact of U.S. environmental organizations.DOil companies approach to managing abandoned oil wells.At a museum in Vietnam, Lena Buis film Where Birds Dance Their Last reflected on the vulnerability of Vietnamese feather farms after Bird Flu. During a festival in Rwanda, Ellen Reids audio experi

21、ence Soundwalk was shared in a hopeful discussion about music and mental health. Over the years, I have been working at the intersection of scientific research and the arts to support science in solving global health challenges. Science isnt the only key to addressing these issues. To achieve its po

22、tential and reach all who could benefit, science depends on trust and good relationships. People might not always see science as relevant, trustworthy or meaningful to their lives. There are reasons why some see science as having a chequered past, from nuclear weapons to eugenics, and are therefore

23、uninterested in, or suspicious of, what it proposes. Science is powerful to build upon and test an evidence base, but researchers and funders havent been as good at ensuring this evidence base responds to the needs and interests of diverse communities, or informs policy makers to take action. Scienc

24、e might be perceived as distancing itself from the personal, the poetic and the political, yet it is these qualities that can be most influential when it comes to public interest in a topic or how a government prioritizes a decision.A moving story well told can be more memorable than a list of facts

25、. This is where the arts come in. Artists give us different perspectives with which to consider and reimagine the world together. They can redress the proclaimed objectivity in science by bringing stories subjectivities into the picture, and these can help foster, a sense of connection and hope. In

26、2012, I set up artist residencies in medical research centres around the world. But I was attached to Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam. The head of the research team was delighted, finding that as a Vietnamese artist, But I had license to be in, and to share useful insights from villages where infe

27、ctious disease researchers werent welcome. Six years later, I led Wellcomes Contagious Cities program, which established artist residencies worldwide to support locally led explorations of epidemic preparedness.With pandemic, climate and mental health crises upon us, never has there been more need t

28、o build and nurture hopeful and imaginative spaces to grow human connection and shared purpose for the common good. Science and the arts can work hand in glove to achieve this.8The author lists two works in Paragraph 1 mainly to .Ashow that science can be promoted in art formsBprove his competence i

29、n both science and artCreveal the gap between science and artDintroduce successful science-related artworks9What does the underlined word “chequered” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?AUsual and unusual.BRecent and remote.CGood and bad.DPeaceful and scary.10Which of the following would the author agree?A

30、Policy-makers base their decisions on science.BResearchers popularize science effectively.CScience is well received among the public.DScience and the arts help people build connections jointly.11Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?AWhere Do Science and the Arts Meet?BThe V

31、alue of the Arts to ScienceCA New Way to Fight Pandemic the ArtsDWhich Matters More, Science or the Arts?It is impossible to catch up with light. Light travels at 300 million metres every second, but if you chased after it at 299 million m/s, it would still be leaving you at 300 million m/s, not at

32、the 1 million m/s(strictly speaking, the light should be travelling though empty space). That crazy-sounding idea is the bedrock of Albert Einsteins Special Theory of Relativity.The implications of Einsteins idea are enormous. For example, it means time does not pass at a steady rate across the Univ

33、erse and it becomes possible for people to age at different rates depending on where they are and what they are doing.“Twin paradox” is an example, where an astronaut departs from Earth, leaving her twin brother behind. She zips around in her super-fast spaceship and then lands back on Earth a year

34、later, only to find that her brother is now an old man. This is the kind of weirdness that must be true if Einstein is right though we arent aware of it because we cant zip around fast enough, and so are tricked into thinking time is more constant than it actually is.The fact that a moving clock doe

35、s not go as last as an unmoving one is quite easy to demonstrate. First, imagine a clock made from two parallel mirrors, between which a photon (光子) bounces back and forth. Imagine you have one of these clocks in your hand, and that you can watch the photon as it goes up and down, counting the bounc

36、es as a way of measuring time. Now imagine a friend also has one of these clocks, but shes moving horizontally. From your point of view, her photon traces out two sides of a triangle as it bounces from one mirror to the other and back again, travelling further during each round trip than the photon

37、in your clock. Here comes the weird bit. According to Einstein, the light bouncing in your friends clock is travelling at the same speed as the light in your clock, the light in your friends clock must take longer to bounce between the mirrors. In other words, your friends clock is running slower th

38、an yours. This conclusion might sound like a special feature of lightclocks. But it isnt. It is a feature of all clocks. To understand why, we need to introduce Einsteins second crucial idea-an idea first introduced by Galileo Galilei in the early 1600s.12Which of the following is the foundation of

39、Special Theory of Relativity?AWe can go almost as fast as light.BWe can reach the speed of 299 million m/s.CLight moves through empty space.DLight travels at a fixed speed.13What does the example of the twin paradox illustrate?APeople could age at different rates.BWe cant zip around fast enough.CTwi

40、ns dont always look similar.DEinsteins idea is weird.14What does the description of the two clocks in paragraph 4 demonstrate?ATime is not constantBClocks measure timeCPhotons bounce aroundDParallel mirrors dont exist15What is most likely to be dealt with in the following paragraph?AGalileo Galileis

41、 life story.BThe special feature of clocks.CAnother idea of Einsteins.DEvents that happened in the 1600s.Many interactions these days have a kind of bumper car (碰碰车) quality to us. 16 How often do we actually take the extra few seconds to get a sense of whats inside other people especially their goo

42、d qualities? In fact, seeing the good in others is thus a simple but very powerful way to feel happier and more confident, and become more loving and more productive in the world.How?Slow down. 17 Try to spend a few moments being curious about the good qualities in the other person. You are opening

43、your eyes, taking off the smog-colored glasses of the negativity bias, and seeing what the facts really are. 18 Recently, I was at the dentists, and her assistant told me a long story to put me at ease. I didnt feel interested, but I noticed her underlying aims. Try to see benevolence of people arou

44、nd you. In particular, sense the longing to be happy in the heart of every person. See abilities. In my first year at UCLA, I gave intramural touch football a try. In one practice, our great quarterback told me in passing, “Youre good, and Im going to throw to you.” I was floored. He had no idea of

45、its impact, yet it was a major boost to my sense of worth. 19 Recognize that the good you see in others is also in you. You couldnt see that good if you did not have an idea of what it was. You, too, have positive intentions, real abilities, and virtues of mind and heart. Those qualities are a fact.

46、 20 You dont need a halo to be a truly good person. You are a truly good person.ASee positive character traits.BIn the same way, unseen ripples spread when we see others capacity.CTake a moment to let that fact sink in.DStep out of the bumper car.ETake a moment to observe good qualities in others.FS

47、ee positive intentions.GWe bounce off of each other and move on.二、完形填空Jameson Lobb, a 24-year-old investment banker and his college buddy, an artificial intelligence engineer named Raphael Jafri were squeezing in a lunchtime workout overlooking the East River, when Lobb froze. “Somebodys in the wate

48、r,” he said. Before Jafri could 21 , Lobb climbed over the rail at the edge of the bank and 22 into the cold water without taking the time to remove his shoes. What Lobb had seen then was a person floating, 23 . Jafri didnt need to see the victim. He just 24 his shoes quickly and swan-dived. Approaching the