湖北省沙市中学2024-2025学年高一上学期10月期中英语试题

2024—2025学年度上学期2024级 期中考试英语试卷 命题人：李品霞 审题人： 陈俊文 考试时间：2024年10月25日 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £ 19. 15 B. £ 9. 18 C. £ 9. 15 答案是 C。 1. What will Lucy do at 11:30 tomorrow? A. Go out for lunch. B. See her dentist. C. Visit a friend. 2. What is the weather like now? A. It’s sunny. B. It’s rainy. C. It’s cloudy. 3. Why does the man talk to Dr. Simpson? A. To make an apology(道歉). B. To ask for help. C. To discuss his studio. 4. How will the woman get back from the railway station? A. By train. B. By bus. C. By car. 5. What does Jenny decide to do first? A. Look for a job. B. Get an assistant. C. Go on a trip. 第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What time is it now? A. 1:45. B. 2:10. C. 2:15. 7. What will the man do? A. Meet with Professor Smith. B. See Linda in the library.　　　 C.Work on a project. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题. 8. What are the speakers talking about? A. Moving into a new house. 　 B. Going out for sightseeing.　　 C. Having guests this weekend.　 9. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Neighbors. B. Husband and wife. C. Host and visitor. 10. What will the man do first tomorrow?　　 A. Work in his garden. B. Have a barbecue. C. Do some shopping. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题. 11. Where was the man born? A. In Philadelphia. B. In Springfield. C. In Kansas. 12. What did the man like doing when he was a child? A. Drawing. B. Traveling. C. Reading. 13. What inspires the man most in his work? A. Education. B. Family love. C. Nature. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题. 14. Why is Dorothy going to Europe? A. To attend a training program. B. To carry out some research. C. To take a vacation. 15. How long will Dorothy stay in Europe? A. A few days. B. Two weeks. C. Three months. 16. What does Dorothy think of her apartment? A. It’s satisfactory. B. It’s expensive. C. It's inconvenient. 17 What does Bill offer to do for Dorothy? A. a new apartment for her.　　 B. Recommend her apartment to Jim.　 C. Take care of her apartment. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题. 18. What are the tourists advised to do when touring London? A. Take their tour schedule.　 B. Watch out for the traffic.　　　 C. Wear comfortable shoes. 19. What will the tourists do in fifteen minutes? A. Meet the speaker.　　　 B. Pack their bags.　　　　　 C. Change some money. 20. Where probably is the speaker? A. In a park. B. In a hotel. C. In a shopping centre. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分） 第一节（共19小题；每小题2.5分，满分47.5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。 A Choose Your One-Day Tours! Tour A-Bath & Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge-￡37 until 26 March and￡39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum. Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years. Tour B-Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway's house-￡32 until 12 March and￡36 thereafter. Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England’s oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires (尖顶)” form St Mary’s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder. Tour C-Windsor Castle & Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace-￡34 until 11 March and￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VIII’s favourite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle (entrance fees not included). With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫)where it is easy to get lost! Tour D-Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great-￡33 until 18 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century. 21. Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city? A.Tour A. B.Tour B. C.Tour C. D.Tour D. 22. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March? A. Cambridge. B. Oxford & Stratford. C. Bath & Stonehenge. D. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court. 23. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction? A. It is a world-famous castle. B. It used to be a well-known maze. C. It is the oldest palace in Britain. D. It used to be the home of royal families. B Have you ever received a gift that was so clearly, not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? Maybe she responded with a polite "Why, thank you," but you knew you had missed the mark. Why do presents sometimes go wrong? And what do your choices (good and bad) reflect （反映）about your personal qualities? Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe. It calls for empathy-the ability to put yourself into someone else’s head and heart. We're all able to do this; in fact, we're born with a kind of natural empathy. After the earliest period of childhood, however, it needs to be reinforced (加强) by our parents, teachers, friends. When it isn't, we're not able to understand other people's feelings as sharply. This can show in the gifts we select, and so can many other emotional qualities. Think back to the presents you’ve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping, and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose displays（展示）your inner world. Of course, you may express yourself differently with different friends, relatives, and other people you know. We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication. Ignoring the tradition won't make it go away. If you really dislike such a tradition, tell your friends ahead of time. 24. The underlined expression “you had missed the mark” means “you had failed to _____.” A. make her feel better B. keep your friendship C. receive a present in return D. get the expected effect 25. Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph? A. Natural empathy needs to be reinforced. B. Emotional changes influence one's choice of gifts. C. Choosing gifts requires one to understand the receivers. D. Selecting the right gift is an ability people are born with. 26. In the third paragraph, the author tells us that________. A. attention should be paid to the receivers' responses（回应） B. one learns from what he did in the past C. one should spend more time choosing gifts D. the choice of gifts reflects one's emotional qualities 27. The best possible title for this passage is “_______”. A. Ways of Choosing Gifts B. An Important Tradition C. Exchanging Presents D. Message in a Gift C An environmental group called the Food Commission is unhappy and disappointed because of the sale of bottled water from Japan. The water, it angrily argues in public, has traveled 10,000 "food miles" before it reaches Western customers. "Transporting water halfway across the world is surely the extremely stupid use of fuel when there is plenty of water in the UK." It is also worried that we are wasting our fuel by buying prawns(对虾) from Indonesia (7,000 food miles) and carrots from Sooth Africa (5,900 food miles). Counting the number of miles traveled by a product is a strange way of trying to tell the true situation of the environmental damage due to industry. Most food is transported around the world on container ships that are extremely energy-efficient (高能效的). It should be noted that a ton of butter transported 25 miles in a truck to a farmers' market does not necessarily use less fuel on its journey than a similar product transported hundreds of miles by sea. Besides, the idea of "food miles" ignores the amount of fuel used in the production. It is possible to cut down your food miles by buying tomatoes grown in Britain rather than those grown in Ghana; the difference is that the British ones will have been raised in heated greenhouses and the Ghanaian ones in the open sun. What the idea of "food miles” does provide, however, is the chance to cut out Third World countries from First World food markets. The number of miles traveled by our food should, as I see it, be regarded as a sign of the success of the global (全球的) trade system, not a sign of damage to the environment. 28. The Food Commission is angry because it thinks that_______. A. people waste energy buying food from other countries B. some imported(进口的) goods cause environmental damage C. growing certain vegetables damages the environment D. UK wastes a lot of money importing food products 29. The phrase "food miles" in the passage refers to the distance _______. A. between a Third World country and a First World food market B. that a food product travels from one market to another C. between UK and other food producing countries D. that a food product travels to a market 30. By comparing tomatoes raised in Britain and in Ghana, the author tries to explain that ______. A. cutting down food miles may not necessarily save fuel B. Ghanaian tomatoes taste better than British ones C. British tomatoes are healthier than Ghanaian ones D. protecting the environment may cost a lot of money 31. From the passage we know that the author is most probably______. A. a supporter of First World food markets B. a member of the Food Commission C. a supporter of free global trade D. a member of an energy development group D “I didn't like the ending,” I said to my favorite college professor. It was my junior year of undergraduate(本科生), and I was doing an independent study on Victorian literature. I had just finished reading The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, and I was heartbroken with the ending. Prof. Gracie, with all his patience, asked me to think about it beyond whether I liked it or not. He suggested I think about the difference between endings that I wanted for the characters and endings that were right for the characters, endings that satisfied the story even if they didn't have a traditionally positive outcome. Of course, I would have preferred a different ending for Tom and Maggie Tulliver, but the ending they got did make the most sense for them. This was an ah-ha moment for me, and I never thought about endings the same way again. From then on, if I wanted to read an ending guaranteed(保证) to be happy, I'd pick up a love romance. If I wanted an ending I couldn't guess, I'd pick up a mystery. One where I kind of knew what was going to happen, historical fiction. Choosing what to read became easier. But writing the end-that's hard. It's hard for writers because endings carry so much weight with readers. You have to balance creating an ending that's unpredictable, but doesn't seem to come from nowhere, one that fits what's right for the characters. That's why this issue (期) of Writer's Digest aims to help you figure out how to write the best ending for whatever kind of writing you're doing. If it's short stories, Peter Mountford breaks down six techniques(技巧) you can try to see which one helps you stick the landing. Elizabeth Sims analyzes the final chapters(章节) of five great novels to see what key points they include and how you can adapt them for your work. This issue won't tell you what your ending should be-that's up to you and the story you're telling-but it might provide what you need to get there. 32. Why did the author go to Prof. Gracie? A. To discuss a novel. B. To submit a book report. C. To argue for a writer. D. To ask for a reading list. 33. What did the author realize after seeing Prof. Gracie? A. Writing is a matter of personal preferences. B. Readers are often carried away by characters. C. Each type of literature has its unique ending. D. A story which begins well will end well. 34. What is expected of a good ending? A. It satisfies readers’ taste. B. It fits with the story development. C. It is usually positive. D. It is open for imagination. 35. Why does the author mention Peter Mountford and Elizabeth Sims? A. To give examples of great novelists. B. To recommend their new books. C. To encourage writing for the magazine. D. To stress the theme of this issue. E Who is a genius(天才)? This question has greatly interested humankind for centuries. Let's state clearly: Einstein was a genius. His face is almost the international symbol for genius. But we want to go beyond one man and explore the nature of genius itself. Why is it that some people are so much more intelligent or creative than the rest of us? And who are they? In the sciences and arts, those praised as geniuses were most often white men of European origin. Perhaps this is not a surprise. It's said that history is written by the victors(胜利者), and those victors set the standards for admission to the genius club. When contributions were made by geniuses outside the club--women, or people of a different color or belief-they were unacknowledged and rejected(排斥) by others. A study recently published by Science found that as young as age six, girls are less likely than boys to say that members of their gender are "really, really smart." Even worse, the study found that girls act on that belief: Around age six they start to avoid activities said to be for children who are “really, really smart.” Can our planet afford to have any great thinkers become discouraged and give up? It doesn't take a genius to know the answer: absolutely not. Here's the good news. In a wired world with constant global communication, we're all positioned to see flashes of genius wherever they appear. And the more we look, the more we will see that social factors(因素)like gender, race, and class do not determine the appearance of genius. As a writer says, future geniuses come from those with "intelligence, creativity, perseverance(毅力), and simple good fortune, who are able to change the world.” 36. What does the author think of victors' standards for joining the genius club? A. They're unfair. B. They're admirable. C. They're objective. D. They're strict. 37. What can we infer about girls from the study in Science? A. They think themselves smart. B. They look up to great thinkers. C. They see gender differences earlier than boys. D. They are likely to be influenced by social beliefs. 38. Why are more geniuses known to the public now? A. Less discrimination(歧视) against women. B. Improved global communication. C. Acceptance of victors' concepts. D. Changes in people's social positions. 39. What is the best title for the text? A. Genius Takes Many Forms B. Geniuses Think Alike C. Genius and Intelligence D. Genius and Luck 第二节（共5小题, 每小题2．5分, 共12．5分） 阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A Few Tips for Self-Acceptance We all want it-to accept and love ourselves. But at times it seems too difficult and too far out of reach. 40 Here's a handful of ways that will set you in the right direction. ● 41 Do not follow the people who make you feel not-good-enough. Why do you follow them? Are you hoping that eventually you will feel empowered because your life is better than theirs? Know that your life is your own; you are the only you in this world. ●Forgive yourself for mistakes that you have made. We are often ashamed of our shortcomings, our mistakes and our failures. 42 You will make mistakes, time and time again. Rather than getting caught up in how you could have done better, why not offer yourself a compassionate response (有同情心的回应）? "That didn't go as planned. But, I tried my best. " ●Recognize all of your strengths. Write them down in a journal. Begin to train your brain to look at strength before weakness. List all of your accomplishments and achievements.You have a job, earned your degree, and you got out of bed today. 43 ●Now that you've listed your strengths, list your imperfections. Turn the page in your journal (日志) . Put into words why you feel unworthy, why you don't feel good enough. Now, read these words back to yourself. 44 Turn to a page in your journal to your list of strengths and achievements. See how awesome (令人敬畏) you are? A. Remember, you are only human. B. Where do you start? C. Nothing is too small to celebrate. D. Stop comparing yourself with others. E. Set an intention（意图） for self-acceptance. F. Feeling upset again? G. When does the comparison game start? 第三部分 语言运用（共四节, 满分55分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 共15分） Like many young people, Jessica wants to travel the globe. Unlike most of them, this 25-year-old is doing it  45  . She and her husband have spent the last two years traveling the world, stopping everywhere from Paris to Singapore. It might sound like one long, expensive  46  , but the couple has an unusual way to make their travel  47  . They’re part of a new form of the  48  economy: an online group of house sitters. Throughout their no-cost stays in  49  homes, they feed pets and water plants when the homeowners are 50  . It’s not all sightseeing. The two travelers carefully 51  their trips, scheduling their days around the pets that are sometimes difficult to  52  . But house sitting also offers a level of  53  they can’t find in a hotel. “It’s like  54  at a friend’s house,” Jessica says. The couple has a high  55  rate in getting accepted as house sitters and they always go beyond the homeowner’s  56  . For Jessica, that means  57  plenty of pictures of happy pets, keeping the house  58  and leaving a nice small gift before heading to the next house. “You want to make the homeowner feel that they made the right  59  ,” she says. 45. A. indoors  B. online  C. full-time D. single-handed  46. A. game  B. service  C. process D. vacation  47. A. safe  B. busy  C. helpful  D. possible 48. A. local  B. private  C. sharing  D. agricultural 49. A. strangers’  B. parents’  C. co-workers’ D. neighbors’ 50. A. injured B. annoyed C. confused  D. absent 51. A. complete  B. explain  C. compare  D. plan  52. A. buy  B. transport  C. choose  D. please 53. A. support  B. comfort  C. control  D. attention 54. A. cooking  B. staying  C. waiting  D. studying 55. A. success  B. survival  C. growth  D. unemployment 56. A. budget  B. abilities  C. expectations  D. understanding 57. A. sending   B. donating  C. admiring  D. borrowing 58 A. simple  B. open  C. clean  D. empty 59. A. guess  B. decision  C. response  D. impression 语篇语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 共15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 According to a review of evidence in a medical journal, runners live three years 60 (long) than non-runners. You don’t have to run fast or for long 61 (see) the benefit. You may drink, smoke, be overweight and still reduce your risk of 62 (die) early by running. While running regularly can’t make you live forever, the review says it 63 (be) more effective at lengthening life 64 walking, cycling or swimming. Two of the authors of the review also made a study published in 2014 65 showed a mere five to 10 minutes a day of running reduced the risk of heart disease and early deaths from all 66 (cause). The best exercise is one that you enjoy and will do. But otherwise ... it’s probably running. To avoid knee pain, you can run on soft surfaces, do exercises to 67 (strength) your leg muscles (肌肉), avoid hills and get good running shoes. Running is cheap, easy and it’s always 68 (energy). If you are time poor, you need to run for only half the time to get the same benefits as other sports, so perhaps we should all give 69 a try. 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 共15分） 70. The new technology was a_________ (应用) to farming. 71. From there, you'll spend one day travelling by boat to your a___________(住处). 72. For more brochures, c__________(联系) us at tourinfo@travelperu. org. 73. Houses in the neighbourhood of Paris are __________(极其地) expensive. 74. I've p______(包装) you some food for the journey. 75. The land is _________ (租出) out to other farmers. 76. The c_________(评论) do not represent the views of us all. 77. It's good to be back in c_________(文明生活) after two weeks in a tent! 78. It's a_________(惊奇的) how quickly people adapt. 79. We understand that people will come to the table with different v_________(观点). 第四部分 应用文写作(满分15分) 上周末你参加了校学生会组织的“英语节”活动。请为校英文报写篇报道,内容包括： 1. 活动时间地点 2. 活动内容； 3. 个人感受； 注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：英语节English Festival, 学生会Student Council Wonderful English, Colorful Life! 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 高一年级期中考试英语答案 1-5 BCABC 6-10 AACBC 11-15 BACAC 16-20 ABCAB 21-23 BAD 24-27 DCDD 28-31 ADAC 32-35 ACBD 36-39 ADBA 40-44 BDACF 45-49 CDDCA 50-54 DDDBB 55-59 ACACB 60.longer 61.to see 62.dying 63.is 64.than 65.that/which 66.causes 67.strengthen 68.energetic 69.it 70. applied 71.accommodation 72.contact 73.extremely 74.packed 75. rented 76. comments 77. civilization/ civilisation 78. amazing 79. views  作文  Last weekend, the annual English Festival, aimed at demonstrating the progress achieved in our English learning, was held by the Student Council of our school at the Student Center and turned out to be a great success.    The celebrations, comprised of an English speech contest, an English writing competition and an English live play show, lasted four hours after the Chairman declared it open at 8 a.m. English enthusiasts from three grades actively participated in these events and they were rated according to their contents, fluency, and popularity.     Not only did the participants set good examples for the rest of us to follow but also they inspired us with their great English proficiency and devotion.    听力原文 Text 1 M: Lucy, would you like to have lunch with me tomorrow? W: Oh, I’d really love to, but I have an appointment with my dentist at 11:30. Thanks for inviting me. Text 2 W: Peter, how is the weather now? Is it still raining? M: No, but there’s still lots of clouds. The weatherman said the sun wouldn’t come out until next week. Text 3 M: I’m sorry I was late for class today, Dr. Simpson. W: Well, I’ll let it go this time. But you saw it disturbed the rest of the class. M: Yes, I realized that. I won’t let it happen again. Text 4 W: Hi, Mike. Listen, I’m coming back this afternoon, and I’ll take a bus from the railway station. So, you don’t need to come and pick me up. M: OK, take care, and see you soon. Text 5 M: Jenny, there’s an opening for an assistant manager in our company. You should give it a try. W: Thank you George, but I’ve decided to travel a bit before finding another job. Text 6 M: By the way, do you know what time it is? W: Well, it’s a quarter to two. M: Oh, I’ve got to go. W: See Linda in the library? M: No. Actually I’m going to meet with Professor Smith at ten past two. You may continue our project discussion with Michael. W: All right. Text 7 W: Harry, guess what? I’ve just received an email from Pamela. She and Peter are coming down to see us this weekend. M: Oh, that’s good news! We haven’t seen them for ages. W: Yeah. The last time we met them was at our wedding three years ago. M: Did Pamela mention how long they’ll stay? W: About one week. M: Great! I can’t wait to show them around our new house. W: Me too. We haven’t had any guests since we moved in here. If the weather is fine, we can have a barbecue in the garden. M: Good idea. I’ll go to the market tomorrow to buy all the things we’ll need. Text 8 W: Hello, everyone. Welcome to our program. Today, we are fortunate to have a special guest with us. Some of you may have heard of him before. He’s an artist. His works have received many prizes and have been shown in over one hundred exhibitions across the country — Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, to name just a few. His name is Chris Cucksy. So Chris, tell us a bit about yourself. M: Well, I was born in Springfield, Missouri, and grew up in Kansas. I didn’t come from a family with wealth or position, but I did manage to get a master’s degree in fine arts. W: When did you first start to make art? And what was the turning point in your life that made you an artist? M: I always liked drawing as early as I can remember, so right from then, I knew what I was going to be an artist. W: What is it that always inspires you to create? M: Nature is the biggest inspiration. I’m always inspired by things of beauty and harmony. Text 9 M: You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe, Dorothy. When are you leaving? W: In just two weeks, and I am excited. I’ve been looking forward to this training program for a long time. But there are still a few things I need to do before I go. M: Like what? W: Like renewing my passport and figuring out what to do with my apartment while I’m gone. M: You are not going to give it up, are you? W: No way! I’ll never find another apartment like it around here. But I don’t like the idea of paying three months for an empty apartment, either. So, I’m looking for someone to take it while I’m away. M: Um, let me think. Oh, I know just a person. An old colleague of mine, Jim Thomas. He is coming here to do some research this summer, from June to August. W: Well, that’s exactly when I’ll be away! M: Tell you what: I’ll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so I’ll mention it to him. W: Well, thanks, Bill. Text 10 W: I hope I’ve given you a clear idea of the schedule for your London weekend. And, before I finish, let me just give you some advice which should make your stay more enjoyable. Firstly, please do remember to put on some comfortable shoes. London is a big place, and whatever you do, you’ll find yourself doing quite a lot of walking. So, comfortable shoes are really necessary. And secondly, let me ask you to please look after your money. Keep it safe at all times, and then you will not have any unpleasant accident, which could ruin your whole weekend. You’ll find a copy of your weekend’s schedule in your room. Take a look at it, and make sure you’re clear about everything. Well, that’s all from me for now. Go and leave your luggage in your rooms. I’ll be seeing you here again in fifteen minutes. Goodbye for now! 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$