清新区2024-2025学年高三上学期12月期末四校联考英语试题满分130分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。第二部分阅读（共20题，每题2.5分，共50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.ATheworldcontinuestoinspiretravelwriters.Standoutbooksfortheyearaheadaretopleasealltypesofourreaders.ASearchforNearbyNatureandWildernessWorldexplorerAlastairHumphriesspentayearexaminingeverysquaremetreofa12-mileradius(半径)aroundhishomeinLondonandfoundwonderclosetohand.AformerAdventureroftheYear,HumphrieshascycledaroundtheglobeandrowedacrosstheAtlanticOcean.Hislatestbook,though,isacelebrationofslowingthingsdownanddiscoveringasmallwildworldrightonyourdoorstep.It’salsoacrytorevitalizeLondon’sneglectednaturalplacesinurbanareasandourrighttowanderinthem.£12.99,EyeBooks.MyAdventuresinTravelandPublishingTravelpublisher,HilaryBradt’sguidebookcompanycelebratesits50thanniversarythisyear.ThefirstBradtTravelGuidewasbornin1974:BackpackingAlongAncientWaysPeru&BoliviawhichincludedsomeoftheveryfirstdescriptionsoftheIncaTrail.Sincethen,Bradthaspublishedmanyguidebooksaboutthefarthestpartsoftheplanet—MongoliaandMadagascaramongthem.Pioneeringbackpackingtravelsbeforetheconceptwaswidespread,hepresentsthisbooklookingbackatalifetimeoftrialsandstimulationinthewild.£20.00,Bradt.TrueStoriesofNature,Adventure&ConnectionEnvironmentalwriterLaurieKinghasgatheredacollectionoforiginalnon-fictionstories,illustrations,andpoemsexaminingthehumanconnectionwithnature.Hetakesawalkacrossthedesertanddiscovershowhermits(隐士)survivedinaSouthAmericanforest.Theseexcitingstoriesaimtoinspireyoutofindyourwildanimalsoulandrethinkyourrelationshipwithnature.£14.99,WatkinsPublishing.WritersWalktheWorldFromthestreetsofLondontothepathsofJapan,thejunglesofGhanaandbeyond,DuncanMinshullcollectstheworksofmorethanfiftywalker-writerswhohavetraveledtheworld’ssevencontinentsonfoot.Fromthe1500stothepresentdaycomesamemorablebandofexplorersandadventurers,scientistsandcraftsmen,pleasure-seekersandliterarydrifterssharingtheirexperiencesandaskingthemselvesaquestion—whytravelthiswayinthefirstplace?£15.99,NottingHillEditions.1．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Humphries’sbookdescribesscenerieshesawwhencyclingaroundtheglobe.B．HilaryBradtisamongtheforerunnersofbackpackingtoursC．LaurieKing’sbookdescribeshiscontactwithwildanimals.D．DuncanMinshull’sbookcomparesmoderncitieswithruralareas.2．Thebookwhichcollectsexperiencesfrompeopleofdifferentidentitiesis________.A．ASearchforNearbyNatureandWildernessB．MyAdventuresinTravelandPublishingC．TrueStoriesofNature,Adventure&ConnectionD．WritersWalktheWorld3．Thebook________isfocusedonnaturalattractionsinacity.A．ASearchforNearbyNatureandWildernessB．MyAdventuresinTravelandPublishingC．TrueStoriesofNature,Adventure&ConnectionD．WritersWalktheWorldBDaveMcNeemetClaudiaMandekic14yearsago.WhenshetoldMcNeehowharditcouldbetogetstudentsexcitedaboutmath,herfavouritediscipline,hemadeasurprisingsuggestion:“Whynotthrowinsomethingtheyenjoy,likesports?”Theideaofmixingbasketballandmathematicsgotitsfirstshotin2011,whenthenowcolleagues—whohadlaunchedatutoringnon-profit—wereinvitedtorunasummer-schoolprogramforkidswho’dfailedGrade9mathatGeorgesSecondarySchool.Whenthestudentsshowedupfortheirfirstday,theyweren’texactlyexcited.Overthenextfewhours,MandekicandMcNeegavethekidstechniquestoimprovetheirshootingwhilealsohelpingthemcalculatetheirfield-goalpercentage—which,inturn,taughtthemaboutfractionsanddecimal(分数和小数)points.Attheendofthegame,thewinningteamwasdeterminedbasedonwhichgrouphadthehighesttotalpercentageandhaddonethemostefficientmath.“Whenthebellrang,theyweresofixatedoncollectingtheirdataandfiguringoutwhichteamwonthattheydidn’tleave,”saysMandekic.“Irealizedwemightbeontosomething.”Theclasses,laternamedBallMatics,soonspreadtootherschools.“Iwasterribleatmath,”saysDouglas,whoenrolledinafast-tracksummerprogram.“ButonceIstartedBallMaticsandrealizedthesportIlovedwasdirectlytiedtomath,itmademealotbetteratit.EverytimeIplayedbasketball,Iwasthinkingaboutmath.”Almostanymathproblem,McNeeandMandekicrealized,canbetaughtonthecourt.KidscanlearnhowtonavigateanX-Ygridtofindtheirnextshootingspotorabsorbthebasicprinciplesoftrigonometrybasedontheangleatwhichtheyreleasetheball.In2019,McNecandMandekicestablishedaprivatehighschoolcalledUchennaAcademy.Attheschool,kidswithtopbasketballskillscanstudyallsubjects,trainattheirsportandworkpart-timehelpingoutwiththeBallMaticsafterschoolprograms.Douglas,now20andearningadegreeineducationbelievestheschool’scommitmenttoacademicsisthekeyreasonit’sbeenawinner.“Ifwedidn’tdoourwork,weweren’tplayingatthegame,”hesays,addingthatcoacheswouldbenchkidswhodidn’tkeepupinclass.“AtUchenna,wewerestudentathletes,notathletestudents.”4．Thefirsttwoparagraphsareintendedtotellthereaders______.A．theoriginofBallMatics B．thechallengesfacingBallMaticsC．thestartofalifelongfriendship D．thededicationoftheyoungteachers5．WhatmadeMandekicandMcNeerealizethatthey“mightbeontosomething”?A．Thestudents’progressint