2024-2025学年度泰州市兴化市期末质量监测
高一英语试题
（本卷满分150分 考试时间120分钟）
一.阅读理解（2.5*20=50分）
A
Great books that make perfect New Year gifts
One Garden Against The World
By Kate Bradbury
Bloomsbury. £17.09
Wildlife gardener KateBradbury’s second memoir (回忆录) is full of feelings. And it is wonderful — the kind of book that will make you smile, laugh, shake your head and cry. Bradbury looks back on a year of record temperatures, and finds many tiny ways to make a difference for nature.
Homecoming: A Guided Journal To Lead You Back To Nature
By Melissa Harrison
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. £20
Plenty of guides discuss the wheres and whens of wildlife watching — this one is more about noticing. Melissa Harrison calls it a “doing book” and invites us to take time out to reconnect with nature. It’s a warm and welcoming book, thanks to lovely watercolors by Amanda Dilworth.
The Starling: A Biography
By Stephen Moss
Square Peg. £14.99
Stephen Moss is a nature writer, and his easy-reading and friendly style makes his books bestsellers. The Starling researches the life of one of Europe’s most common yet threatened birds, which, as Moss points out, is an invasive pest (入侵物种) in other parts of the world.
The Accidental Garden
By Richard Mabey
Profile Books. £12.99
It was Richard Mabey who started Britain’s resurgence (复兴) of interest in writing about nature. His latest book states the development of his country Norfolk Garden over the past 20 years, set in the writer’s own golden years.
1. What is special about One Garden Against The World?
A. It touches the reader’s heart. B. It has many watercolor pictures.
C. It covers a wide range of interests. D. It states the development of nature.
2. How much is the book The Accidental Garden?
A. £17.09. B. £20. C. £14.99. D. £12.99.
3. What do the four books have in common?
A. They are fit for wildlife lovers. B. They do research on invasive pests.
C. They advise recording temperatures. D. They are about people’s golden years.
B
There is already much evidence that volunteering benefits adults’ physical and mental health. Now, scientists have found similar links to both physical and mental health in adolescents.
A 2023 analysis found that among more than 50,000 adolescents in the National Survey of Children’s Health, young people who had participated in community service or had volunteered over the previous 12 months were more likely to be in good health and stayed calm and in control when faced with challenges, and the adolescents were less likely to be anxious.
Admittedly, those findings are only correlations (相关性). “It could be that the children who were volunteering were already in great health,” says study co-leader Kevin Lanza. But because of an alarming rise in mental health issues among young people, he believes that the early findings are promising enough to dig into. A 2021 report warned that the percentage of young people suffering from constant sadness or hopelessness had increased by 40 percent over the previous decade.
When looking for ways to address it, researchers point to the role of “contribution” – providing support or resources to others or helping to achieve a shared goal – as an important piece of social and emotional development for adolescents. Young people have a developmental need to connect and belong. “Part of the exploration of adolescence and young adulthood is figuring out where you can be needed and useful – arguably key aspects of our mental health,” says developmental psychologist Andrew Fuligni.
Volunteering is one good way young people can contribute. The importance of mattering to others and to the larger world translates really well to the needs of adolescents to have a meaningful role to play in their community.
However, there may be a potential disadvantage of volunteering. Scientists have found that young people’s mental health can suffer if they feel their contributions are thought lowly of because of their sex, racial or ethnic identity or they are forced to participate. Thus, adults can help by offering choices and by vetting (审查) volunteer opportunities to be sure that organizations are well run and equipped to offer a good experience.
