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2024学年第一学期期中考试 高一年级 英语试题 命题时间：2024年10月 命题组长：吴心怕 命题人：高一英语备禄组 审题人：吴心怡 蟹 注意事项， 1.本试者分全卷满分150分，120分钟内完成，闭卷. 2,本试容分第卷（选择题）和第知倦（非选择）两郁分 3。答题前，考生务必将自已的姓名，准考证号填写在答恩卡相应的位置， 4.金部答案应在答愿卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效， 5.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第I卷 第一部分阅读理解（共两节，潮分45分） 第一节（共10小题：每小题3分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑， Want to know all the ins-and-outs regarding the Paris 2024 Olympics?Then you've come to the right place!Below you will find all the information about the new Olympic sports. Olympic skateboarding Who will follow in the footsteps of Momiji Nishiya.the first Olymplc skateboarding champion,who was crowned at the last Games at the age of 13?The answer will be reveeled in 茶 Paris this summer.Speed,technique,mastery of the board will be required to successfully perform the most beautiful tricks. Olymple sports cllmbing With its second time entering the Olympics,sports climbing has three branches:Speed, Bouldering(抱石装岩)and Lead.Speed is all about the speed of climbing Bouldering is all about elimbing a boulder on a wall and Lend requires athletes to climb a difficult route 20 meters high. Olymple surfing The Olympics will be held in Paris,but what about Olympic surfing?There is one venue (that is Iiterally on the other side of the world.The location Teahupoo,on the island of Tnhit,is where Olympic surfing will take place.This island is part of French Polyneala between 2024学年第一学期四校联考州中质量检费世（葵悟）第】页共9页 Australla and South Amcrica. Olymple breakdancing Breakdancing is the new Olympic sport that will make its first appearance in Paris 2024. How to establish a grading system without taking away the artistic freedom at the same time? The points should be basod on creativity and musicality,a gray area that dependsa lot on foeling and thus has a lot of subjectivity to it. Looking for a handy list of all sports?Click herel Throughout Paris there are all kinds of stadiums and arenas (where sporting events are held.Not only Paris itself,but also the surrounding suburbs of the capital of France set the stage for the Olympic Games! 1.Which sport is entering the Olmpies for the first time in Paris 2024? A.Olympic skateboardipg. B.Olympic sports climbing C.Olympic surfing D.Olympic breakdancing. 2.Which of the following statements is correct? A.Olympie skateboarding requires a high level of physical strength. B.Three branches of Olymplc sports climbing evaluate various sides of skills. G All the above four Olympie events will be held in Paris. The scoring of Olympic breakdancing is highly objective. 3 Where is the text probably taken from? A.A sports website. B.A health magazine. C.Atravel brochure. D.An Olympic news report. B Flve-year-old Mustafa Is smiling for the first time in ages.She did not receive a new toy or her favorite candy,rather,she got a wig(假发) Mustafa had to go through painful procedures after being diagnosed (with cancer at an early age.Her father expressed her sadness when she lost her hair after months of chemotherapy()."She saw children of her age jumping in playgrounds and spending hours styling their hair,while she couldn't Losing her hair made her hopeless,negatively impacting her response to treatment,"the girl's father said. Coming from a less fortmate family,Mustafa now sits in a humble hairdresser's in Cairo. sliding hor fingers through her new long hair as she looks in the mirror with fresh enthusiasm. Behind that smile and renewed confidence is Salam,from Egypt,who has been personally funding and designing froe wigs for children with cancer to give them power to defeat their illness. 2024学年第一学期四校联考期中园量检测卷（英语）第2页共9页 Sulnm took up his mission when he saw a viral video on social media of a young cancr pation who was oxchted at receiving a new wig.It was the moment when he decided to provide froe wigs to childron with cancer to lif up their spirits."Many families can barely afford exponsive cancer treatment costs,let alone costly cosmetic (services that can play a huge role in rostoring children's confidence and giving them strength to continue their treatment,"said Salam. As part of the self-funded initiative,Salam purchases the necessary requirements to make a wig.while his father helps design hairstyles to serve different children.So far,Salam has helped over 15 children walk out of his shop empowered wlth big smiles. Desplte the several challenges,Salam sald making wigs glves him as much happiness asit does for his young customers."Childron need the emotional and moral support to go through this tough illness."He added,"Losing their heir drives them to withdrew into themselves out of fear and emberrassment.I cannot help in their treatment,but I can belp them get through it" 4.Why are a toy and candy mentioned in paragraph 1? A.To suggest the girl's age B.To imply a serious illness. C.To show the shortage of toys. D.To highlight the value of the wig. 5.What can be leamed from the father's words? A.Hatr style matters much B.Sports benefit Mustafa. C.Hair loss depressod Mustafn D.Mustafa's treatment failed. Whet kind of person is Salam nccording to the passage? A Cautious and creative. D.Inspiring and talerted C.Caring and determined D.Ambltious and patent. C About 12%of the total global energy demand comes from henting and cooling homes and businesses.A new study suggosts that using underground water to maintain comfortable temperetures could reduce consumption of natural gas and electricity in this section by 40%in heUS.The approach is called ATES,short for aquifer thermal energy storage(含水层热能销 存) "We need storage to absorb energy from the sun and wind.It's crucial to crearng affordable,rellable,and deeply environmental-friendly electricity systems.Most poopleare interested in batteries and other kinds of eleetrieal storage.But we were wondering whether there was any opportunity to use geothermal(地热的)energy storage,”said first author A.T.D Perera "With ATES,energy can be stored for a long period of time,without adding an edditional burden 24掌年郑一学期四校联考期中所量检测整（莫情）算3页共9页 to the grid输电网)." ATES is a pleasantly simple concept that takes advantage of the heat-absorbing property of water and the natural gcological features of the planct You simply pull existing underground water up and heat it at the surface in the summer with onvironmental heat or energy.Then you send it back down.It stays fairly bot because the Earth is a good insulator ) "Unlike above-ground tank-based water or ice storage sysiems,ATES will not need space. It's also more effcient and can support larger communities in cooling or heating than traditional goothermal beat pump systems thet rely on beet moving with the underground soil,"added co-author Hong Tianzhen. A major benefit of ATES is that it will become more efficlent as woather becomes more extreme in the coming years due to climato change.The botter summers and severer winters could increase the amount of free thermal energy that can be stored with ATES."It's very much a realistic thing to do and this work is really about sbowing its value,"said Perera."This technology is ready to go.so to speak We just need to do it." 7.What do we know about ATES? A.It is technologically demanding. B.It is aimed at replacing natural energy. C.It mainly relies on batteries to function. D.It helps achieve an environmentally friendly society 8.How does Hong Tianzhen explain ATES's advantages? A.By giving examples B.By discussing results. C.By making comparisons. DBy analyzing principles. 9.Which will affoct ATES's efficiency most? A.Temperature variations. B.Insulated materials. C.The duration of storago. D.The category of energy. 10.What can be the best title for the text? A.A Tuming Point in Energy Usage B.A Solution to Green Cooling and Heating C.A Transformation in the US Electricity System D.A Discovery About Geothermal Energy Storage 第二节（共5小题：每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的 选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 Cleaning your room cani feel like a challenging task,but it's likely a quicker and easier process than you imaginel Sometimes all it takes is a simple plan and a little motivation. 2024学年第一学期四收联考期中质量恤测物（英语）第4页共9页 _Rcad on to learn how to stay motivated to clean your room. Play music to ges in the right mindset Before you start,put on a playlist that mkes you feel cnergetlc.12.Music with a faster beat will help motivate you.Stay away from slower music,as this can maxe you feel tired and bored.If you need a timer,create eplylist that is a certain amount of time and try to finish before the playlist rnds Create a reward for yourself to get the job done.cide how to treat yourself once you've finished cleaning.A few ways to treat yourso are hanging out with your friends, eating a big bowl of ice cream,or reading your favorite book.Make sure not to rush your cleaning in orderho get your ronard. 14 When you're having trouble motivating yourself to clean your room,make the process intereating by playing a gamie.Sec how many things you can put away for 10 minutes and then try to beat your high score.Alteratively,pretend you're a robot while cleaning and only make robot movements and noises.Another option is to set a timer and see how fast you can clean your rootn. Create a checklist to stay on track Checklists are a great way to give yourself a sense df achievement and progress when cleaning up a big mess.Decide what you want to aganize and clean,and then make a list to prioritize them from the most urgent to the lees15Tick off each task once you've done it to easily keep track of what you still need to do. A.Make cleaning into a game. 8.Schedule the tasks throughout the week. C.You'd better try to finish before the playlist ends. D.It can set the tone for a more organized and peaceful life. C.This extra motivation can help you get the job done faster. .F Try to be as detailed as possible so you don't forget anything. G.Really activuting all the senses is a great way to make it enguging. 第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分） Aprofessor was teaching his class.All the students were listening to his16with great interest.But there was one student whose 17 of mind showed he was in a bad mood. The professor took notice of this student on the first day but did not say anything.But when this 18 for a week,he asked."You are 19 in spirits all the time.What is the matter?Have some trouble?" "Sir,that..."the student said."...something has happened in my past,20whichI remain troubled.I don't know what to do." 2024学年第一学期四枚疾考期中质量检测卷（英摇）第5买共9页 The professor was a(n)21 good person.He called the student at his house in the evening. When the student 22 the professor's house,he was greeted with a 23 welcome.The professor went to the kitchen and started making lemonade for his student He- 24put more salt in the lemonade. 25 the student bad a taste of it,his mouth became sour.26 this, the professor asked,"Did you not like the lemonade?" "No,sir,thts is not the27 Just a little more salt in the drink,"the studemt said. "Now it's useless.I will throw it away."The professor28 his hand to get the glass of drink from the student But the student refused,saying."No,sir.If you add more 29 the taste will be fine." Upon hearing this,the professor became serious and said,"You are right That's what I want to30.Just as salt cannot be tnken out of the lemonade,those bad experiences also cannot 31 life.Adding more sugar can change the taste of lemonade.In a(n) 32way,sweetness has to be dissolved (in life to forget bad experiences.I want you to take the sweetness in your life into 33 now." To his relief,the student 34 him and decided from then on he would not be troubled by the 35 '6.A.custom B.lecture C.Request D.arrangement 7.A.absence B.attitude C.Presence D.target 8.A.held on B.lived on C.wenton D.moved on 9A.along B.away C.Up D.down 0.A.due to B.in splte of C.in addition to D.far from 21.A.hardly B.extremely C.informally D.previously 22.A.orrived at B.searched for C.took over D.escaped from A.rude B.romantic C.cold D.warm 4.A.purposely B.absolutely C.sadly D.gratefully 25.A.So long as B.As soon as C.Unless D.Even if 26.A.Feellng B.Hearing C.Seeing D.Smelling :7.A.deal B.amount C.luck D.case 28.A.reached B.removed C.released D.relaxed 29.A.salt B.sugar C.on D.wine 30.A.suffer from B.get through C.get across D.break up 31.A.result from B.be separated from C.recover from D.be saved from 2024学年第一学调四校联考期中质量检测卷（英语）第6页共9页 32.A.ultimate B.natural C.original D.similar 33.A.cncr四 B.advice C.account D.effort 34.A.confused B.wamed C.understood D.rejected 15.A.Ma55 B.Majority C.Duty D.Past 第Ⅱ卷 第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白 处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Chiria has once again proved its36(able)to change the world with the "four great uew inventions":high-speed railways,electronic payments,shared bicycles and online shopping. They're related to China's high-tech innovation ().37has improved the quality of people's lives,nccording to a survey38(make)by the Belt and Road Research Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University. "My wallet is no longer in use.I can buy and eat whatever I want simply with a fingertip on my phone,"said 39university student,adding that"even pancake sellers are using mobile payment" The bikes40(them)are not new,but the opernting model of bike-sharing 4_((base)on satellite navigation system(卫量导t系统)，mobile payment,big data and other high technologies. China has entered a new innovative era,thanks to the large amounts of capital China has invested in42(encourage)innovation,said Bernhard Schwartlander,WHO 水 Representative in China. It is increasingly clear that China is innovating and no longer copying Wester ideas.This is especially true in mobile,where China is leading43many ways such as soclal messaging app WeChat.Rebacca Fannin,founder of Silicon Dragon,said.This is partty because China skipped over the PC era and went 44(direct)to mobile.China has a 45(large)mobile use than any other country in the world. 第三部分基础知识（共三节，满分30分） 第一节单词拼写（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） 46.Her()face showed us that something terrible had heppened to her family. 47.Now employers will give a (喜爱)to the5 tudents who have graduated from universities in Project 985 and 211. 48.I think we have a (资任)to help these poor children. 2024华年第一学期四校联考霸中横量检测卷（莫语）第7页共9页 49.The title will be (盲机given to me at s ceremony in London. 50.The doctor tried to get his work (认可)in the medical circles. 51.He fought the illness with courage and (决心). 52.Two players are out of the team because of (伤喜，损伤)。 53.The new technology. (应用）to farming ten years ago. 54.One student (that she preferred literature to soclal science. 55.This positon is equally. (合适的)for somebody who has work experience. 56.The students (to be well prepared for the coming exam last week. S7.Confucius(孔子)】 )the imporance of kindness,duty and order in society. 58.All these stadiums are still (￥万)'the biggest events in world sport. 59.He is going to win his fifth (冠军称号)in two s0 asons.. 60.Sophie's (好奇心)was aroused by the mysterious phone call.. 第二节短语填空（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分） 用所给短语的怡当形式填入下列句子，使其意义完整。有两个短语多余。 take control of; leave...alone; wor.:ut: look forward to; sign up for: mace kp: make a difference 61.1m to getting your advice on bow to improve my oral English. 62.Our company. six factories throughout China. 63.I'd like to be when doing homework.Otherwise,I couldn't concentrate on what Im doing. 64.Her advice on how to speak fluent English to me. 65.In order to enrich her knowledge,my sister a distance-learning course 第三节补全句子（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分） 66.我发现和容易和别人交朋友，因为我很外向，(d+宾语+宾补) because I am outgoing." 67.强烈建议每年把机器检修一次。 every year. 68.正是他的勤奋工作他才获得了成功，（强调句） 9.窗户边坐着一个年轻人，手里金踏一本杂忠，（完全倒装》 with a magazine in his hand. 70根据图表，65%的学生宁恩听英文欧而不源看英文电影， According to the chart,65%of the students 2024学年缩一学期四枚联者期中质量检剥卷（英语）第8页共9页 第四部分书面表达（满分25分） 71.假定你是李华，上周你校组织开展了“运动健康周“活动，请你为校英语报写一篇报道， 内容包括：1.活动目的：2活动内容：3活动反响。 注意：1，词数100左右：2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Sports and Fitness Week