北京市通州区2024-2025学年高一上学期期中英语试题

第1页/共8页 2024北京通州高一（上）期中 英 语 2024 年 11 月 本试卷共 10 页,共 100分。考试时长 90 分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无 效。考试结束后,请将答题卡交回。 第一部分:阅读理解(共 14 小题: 每小题 2 分,共 28 分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Use your parking space An unused parking space or garage (车库) can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to £200 or £300 a week. Put an advertisement(广告) for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark. Rent a room Spare room? Not only will a lodger (房客) earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed "rent a room” program, you won't have to pay any tax (税) on the first £4,500 you make per year, Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommatecasy. Make money during special events Don't want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money, Grashpadder can advertise your space. Live on set Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free but you will be charged if your home gets picked. Use your roof(屋顶) You need the right kind of roof, but some energy (能源) companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment (太阳能设备) (around £14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof. 1. If you earn £5,000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on__________. A. £5,000 B. £4,500 C. £500 D. £300 2. Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event? A. On Roommateeasy. B. On Grashpadder. C. On Roomspare. D. On Letpark. 3. If you want to use energy free, you have to_____________ A. keep the roof unchanged within 25 years 第2页/共8页 B. pay around f 14,000 for the equipment C. sign an agreement with the government D. sell the roof to some energy companies B When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, “Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, “the very last thing l ever thought about doing was taking a typing course, she recalls. The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring (忽视) her mom, "I don't know how to use a computer,” she admits. Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says. "I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease.” But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up——again——and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol and begin to follow a balanced (平衡的) diet. Although her disease has affected (影响) her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, why me?” about something or other,” she insists. “It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.” 4. Why did Mary feel regretful? A. She didn't take care of her mother B. She didn't complete her high school. C. She didn't follow her mother's advice D. She didn't realize her dream. 5. Mary’s second book is Manny about her________. A. service for an organization B. remembrance of her mother C. successful show business D. living with diabetes 6. When Mary received the life-changing news, she _________. A. behaved in an adult way B. lost control of herself 第3页/共8页 C. began a balanced diet D. try to get a treatment 7. What can we know from the last paragraph? A. Mary wants to help others as much as possible. B. Mary decides to go back to the dance floor. C. Mary has got well again. D. Merrifield pity for herself. C A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform (表现) better on exams than those who use laptops (笔记本电脑). Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度). But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts (概念) they have been taught. Researchers did experiment that aimed（旨在）to find out whether using a laptop increased the tenancy to make nose mindlessly by taking down word for word what the professor said. In the first experiment, students were given either a laptop or pen and paper. They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk, they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts. The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts. The researchers' report said, “While more notes are beneficial (有益的), if the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the benefit disappears." In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory, students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This time. the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam. These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding, but that they also lead to better revision in the future. 8. More and more students prefer laptops for note-taking because they can_______. A. understand lectures better B. get higher scores C. apply concepts better D. write more notes 9. The writer of the passage aims to _________. A. encourage the use of laptops B. explain the strategies of taking notes C. stress the benefits of taking those by hand D. examine the importance of long-term memory 10. The passage is likely to appear in __________. 第4页/共8页 A. a computer textbook B. a science magazine C. a travel brochure D. a book review D Holidays are really important. Many of us will have childhood memories of summer holidays where we were taken away from home to experience new environments and learn indifferent ways. But holidays are expensive and, for those on low wages (工资), they are often unobtainable. Even the cheapest holidays require travel and other additional costs that are difficult for many families to meet. For working parents, the long summer break can be a very difficult problem for childcare. When an annual (每年的) leave allowance amounts to only five weeks, there is a need to spread this across the year. Couples can find themselves taking leave in tum in order to care for children who are on holiday. For some, this makes even an affordable family holiday difficult. The schools that I visit in Nottingham are full of experienced staff (员工) committed(致力于) to giving our children a caring and inspiring (激励的) learning environment. The number of children receiving free school meals is quite large in Nottingham and many schools have breakfast clubs to make sure that children get a healthy start to the day. Most schools undertake programs of group or individual educational support. Schools also have an important role in safeguarding children's welfare (安康) through the ongoing touch and support with their pupils. During the long summer holidays, much of this is missed. While teachers are holidaying in the UK, many of their pupils spend the whole six weeks on the street where they live. The lack of free school meals for six weeks can result in pressure(压力) on a family budget (预算) and an inability to afford the inspiring experiences that help children to continue their learning. In setting out its plans for a five-term year, Nottingham City Council (委员会) is trying to reduce the summer holiday down to four and a half weeks, with a more balanced five terms of roughly eight weeks, each followed by a two-week break. We believe this will give real “down time” for school staff and pupils alike but will be short enough not to cause a real break in learning. We acknowledge (承认) that this change may be difficult for some school staff, particularly whose own children are educated in other authorities. However, this must be weighed against the benefits for city children for whom we all have the greatest duty of care. 11. The passage is probably written by_______. A. a working parent B. an experienced teacher C. a city council member D. an excellent student 12. It is suggested in the passage that the summer break be reduced to _______. A. Six weeks B. five weeks C. 4.5 weeks D. 2 weeks 第5页/共8页 13. The plans for a shorter summer holiday will help students _________. A. benefit more from the caring and inspiring learning environment B. get a chance to spend six weeks of term with teachers in school C. have more school days to receive free school meals D. get the cheapest holidays without additional costs 14. It can be inferred from the passage that __________. A. the long summer holiday gives teachers and students real “down time” B. some school staff will say “No” to the plans for a shorter summer holiday C. working parents can enjoy a five-week break to care for their children D. the suggested plans for a five-term school year cannot be carried out 第二部分：知识运用（共三节，40 分） 第一节(共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分 ) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑。 In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer's conference (会议) in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded (劝说) me that a holiday might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I went. Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but l 15 to catch a taxi to my accommodation and settle in. Next morning, I took another 16 to the shopping center to buy a few souvenirs. later, I went to a cafe to have lunch, but there were so many people that all the tables were occupied (使用，占用). Then I heard a friendly voice saying, “You can 17 my table. " I 18 sat down with the old lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the 19 drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn't hired (租用) a car, and hadn't realized how 20 taking taxis would be. After a while she said, "My dear, don't use any ore taxis. I'm retired and it would be my pleasure to drive you wherever you wish." I told her that I couldn't put her to that 21 , but she brushed aside my protests (反对). She asked me where I was staying and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the appointed (约定好的) time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to explore alone. At the end of the day, she 22 to take me back to my accommodation. I 23 her money but she refused to take any. I'll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her 24 , filled my short holiday in Florida with wonderful memories. 15. A. promised B. managed C. pretended D. agreed 16. A. taxi B. doctor C. passenger D. friend 17. A. clear B. set C. share D. book 18. A. repeatedly B. naturally C. calmly D. thankfully 19. A. meal B. journey C. speech D. interview 20. A. unlucky B. funny C. easy D. expensive 第6页/共8页 21. A. challenge B. trouble C. discussion D. business 22. A. refused B. preferred C. forgot D. returned 23. A. offered B. repaid C. lent D. sent 24. A. courage B. kindness C. confidence D. curiosity 第二节 语法填空 (共 10 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 共 15 分) 阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个恰当的单词,在给出提示词的空 白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。 A Come and see the Teracotta Army: more than 8,000 statues were made in the third center BCE to guard the tomb of the Chinese Emperor Qinshihuang! Each statue has a different face leading researchers 25 (believe) that each one is a copy of a real soldier. The statues fill only one part of the emperor's huge tomb, which still has not been 26 (complete) unearthed. No one in modern times 27 (know) about the tomb or the terracotta statues until 1974, when some farmers discovered the tomb while they were digging a well! B Once I started thinking about fitness rather than weight, things began to change. Instead of 28 (say) “I want to lose three kilos”, I would say “I want to run two kilometres in eight minutes” or “I want to be able to do 30 push-ups. Rather than cutting out the foods I enjoyed. I added healthy foods 29 my meals. I stopped looking for things that were wrong with my face or body. I made a list of the things I liked about myself. By being positive about myself and my body, I became both 30 (happy) and healthier. C The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this 31 (show) in traditional dress. You often find three colours——red, gold and green——in the clothing. The first colour stands for the blood of32 (million) of people who suffered as slaves: the second is for the rich resources of the African earth; and the third represents the grasslands of home. Because clothing has a strong social meaning, people are very careful in choosing 33 to wear. For example, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband differently according to the 34(important) of the social event. 第三节 选词填空(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分,共 10 分) 根据句意,选择方框中的单词或短语,用其正确的形式填人下列句子的空白处，每个单词或短语只 能使用一次。请将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。 35. It is the starting point to ______________ the natural beauty of South America. 36. A short __________ from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. 37. I’ll call the hotel to tell them we’ll _______________ tomorrow. 38. It is not unusual for teenagers of your generation to ______________ to computer games and the online destination attract check in medal outgoing recommend explore jog official flight 第7页/共8页 world. 39. She is such a friendly and _____________ person. 40. I get up early and go ____________ every morning. 41. After twenty hours on the boat, they arrived at their _______________. 42. The country’s ______________ language is English. 43. I ______________ that the old lady should see a doctor. 44. This athlete is hoping to win the gold ____________. 第三部分:书面表达(共两节, 32 分) 第一节(共 4 小题; 第 45、46 题各 2 分,第 47 题 3 分,第 48 题 5 分,共 12 分) 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题，请在答题卡指定区域作答。 I was never very neat (整洁的), while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other. War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming (尖叫), “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling (大喊). She yelled back louder. The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, sobbing(抽噎). Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy (同情) rose up in my heart. Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had sat up. She was watching in surprise. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, "Thanks.” Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on. 45. What made Kate so angry one evening? 46. What was the key to living together that the writer and Kate learned? 47. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. ➢ The writer tidied up the room because she was frightened by Kate's anger. 48. What can getting along well with each other bring us? ( In about 40 words ) 第二节(20 分) 假设你是红星中学高一学生李华，你的英国笔友 Jim 非常关心你，得知你已开人高中一段时间， 想知道你是否已经适应了高中的学习生活，请你给 Jim 写一封邮件，内容包括： 1. 表示感谢； 2. 介绍你的学习生活情况。 第8页/共8页 注意：1. 词数 100 左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。 Dear Jim, Yours, Li Hua (请务必将作文写在答题卡指定区域内)