四川省部分区2024-2025学年高一上学期期中英语汇编：阅读理解

四川省部分区2024-2025学年高一上学期期中英语试题汇编 阅读理解（原卷版） 四川省宜宾翠屏区2024-2025学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题 阅读下列短文，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。 A Four Great Cities to Visit in Australia One of the best vacation places in the world is Australia. Canberra The city of Canberra was built in 1913 as the capital of Australia. It is in the southeast part of Australia and the largest in-land city in the country. It has grown over time. Canberra offers the chance to see the more official side of Australia and learn a little bit about how the country was formed, and how it developed. People in Canberra lead an easy life. Sydney The most famous, most travelled to, and most popular city in all of Australia is the city of Sydney. Sydney sits on the shores (岸边) of Sydney Harbour and offers a special experience to travelers. Sydney has been the main point of tourism in Australia for many years and it will continue to be that so long as it keeps offering the surprising experiences that it does right now. Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia. It is known for its beauty and outdoor natural areas. Many of them are protected for the use of the people who live there and those who visit there too. Adelaide has a number of popular attractions including beautiful swimming beaches exciting nightlife, interesting shopping experience, great restaurants, and much more. Darwin As major cities go, Darwin is on the rather small side. Darwin sits in the north-central area of Australia, right on the Timor Sea. The lifestyle in Darwin is relaxing for many who have visited there before. A visit to Darwin is a visit to one of Australia’s truly unforgettable cities. 1. What may tourists experience while visiting Canberra? A. The busy lifestyle. B. The ancient culture. C. The beautiful beaches. D. The history of Australia. 2. Which city draws the most visitors? A. Canberra. B. Sydney. C. Adelaide. D. Darwin. 3. What is special about Darwin compared with the other three cities? A. It is small in size. B. It has a big population. C. It has many attractions. D. It has comfortable weather. B I grew up in the Philippines. When I was fifteen years old, I moved to Chicago with my family. When I was in the Philippines, I attended a small all-girl private school. While in Chicago I went to a public senior high school. It was a big change for me. The school was new, everyone was different, and people there were also diverse. I had never met so many kinds of people in just one place. I was scared during the first day of school. I didn’t know anyone. I got lost since the school was huge. I really didn’t know what to do. I just wanted to cry. Luckily, a girl of my age came to me. “Are you in trouble?” she asked me smilingly. At first I was too shy to say anything. But she looked very kind. “I’m lost. I can’t find my classroom,” I said. “Don’t worry. Let me help you,” said the girl. So I told the girl where I was going. Luckily, she just knew that place and she took me there. On the way, the girl said she was a new student too and asked about me. When she knew I just came to the city, she said I could turn to her whenever I needed help. I was really thankful hearing that. Before the girl left, she said with a smile, “I’m sure you’ll make some new friends here soon.” What she said gave me great courage and confidence. In the following weeks, I made a lot of new friends and met so many people. My friends took me out to movies, road trips and concerts in our free time. I must thank the girl I met on my first day in that school. She made me believe people there were nice. 4. What does the underlined word “diverse” mean in Paragraph 1? A. Curious. B. Confident. C. Different. D. Impressive. 5. Why did the girl come to the author? A. She wanted to offer help. B. She knew the school well. C. She wanted a new friend. D. She needed some help. 6. What did the author think of what the girl said before she left? A. Interesting. B. Unbelievable. C. Worrying. D. Encouraging. 7. What do we know about the author in the following weeks? A. She really enjoyed her life. B. She missed her parents very much. C. She struggled with her schoolwork. D. She didn’t get along well with others. C Both my parents were educators, and for the past 40 years, I’ve done the same thing. For years, I have watched people teach. And one of the things that are not often noticed is the importance of relationships. Someone says that no important learning can happen without an important relationship. That’s true. Kids may not even learn from people they don’t like. How do I build relationships with kids and look after kids? I once gave a test — 20 questions. A student missed 18. I put a “+2” on his paper and a big smiling face. I said to him, “You got two right. You didn’t miss them all. And when we review this, won’t you do better?” He said, “Yes, I can do better.” You see, “-18” may be a blow to his pride, but “+2” said, “I am not all bad.” And for years, I watched my mother take the time at recess (课间休息) to review, go on home visits in the afternoon, and buy small gifts for kids. After she retired (退休), some of her kids came and said to her, “You know, Ms. Walker, you made a difference in my life. You made me feel like I was somebody.” When my mama died, there were so many students at her funeral (葬礼). It brought tears to my eyes, not because she was gone, but because she left a treasure of relationships that could never disappear. Can we have more relationships? Of course, yes. And we teach anyway, no matter what kinds of kids we have. Teaching and learning should bring joy. How influential our world would be if we had kids who were not afraid to take risks, Who were not afraid to think, and who had a champion (拥护者)! Every child should have a champion, an adult who will never give up on them, and who understands the influence of connection and believes that they can become the best. 8. What is the author’s purpose in writing the first paragraph? A. To show the key to people’s success. B. To show the importance of education. C. To tell us the value of relationship in teaching. D. To introduce his parents’ teaching experience. 9. Why did the author put “+2” on the student’s paper? A. To draw his attention. B. To tell him grades didn’t matter. C. To show the two sides of the same coin. D. To make him feel better and encourage him. 10. What do we know about Ms. Walker? A. Her students were full of thanks to her. B. She was strict with her students. C. Many of her students were successful. D. Her death made the author hopeless. 11. What may be the best title for the text? A. What a teacher does B. Every child needs a champion C. How students learn from their teachers D. Relationship influences kids’ school life D In Italy, specially trained dogs from the Italian School of Water Rescue (救援) Dogs (SICS) are now protecting the beaches and tourists. SICS units, including one dog and one trainer, are tasked with watching over about 30 of the country’s busiest beaches. The SICS program is the idea of Ferruccio Pilenga. He got the idea that dogs would make excellent lifeguards back in 1989 when he watched his dog pull a water-filled boat with three people on board for half an hour. Pilenga said, “A human cannot do that.” After 18 months of basic training, only those dogs that successfully complete the required steps can move on to the next training of lifesaving methods and skills, such as jumping from airplanes and jumping from speeding boats. The success of the program can be partly the result of the dogs’ survival instincts (求生本能) that help them find the safest way to the beach, as well as their ability to follow orders. However, Pilenga believes the emotion they bring to their work cannot be paid no attention to. “The presence of the dogs helps to lighten the situation,” he said. “I’ll never forget the emotion that the dog and the rescuer felt at the moment of the rescue. It further connected the rescuer with the dog. To be able to use a dog in a water rescue task is a big help to the rescuer. The rescuer who depends on his own is alone. But we are never alone. We are always in a team with our dog, so it’s a six-legged unit. With my dog, I can become a much better rescuer,” Pilenga said. Nowadays, Italy is the only country to accept excellent doggie lifeguards. However, with training centers to be set up in the near future in the U.S., Germany, Switzerland, and the Azores, the SICS program is looking to spread its safety net to wider waters. 12. Why does the author mention Pilenga’s dog in Paragraph 2? A. To present a fact. B. To provide an example. C. To introduce a new topic. D. To give background information. 13. Which of the following best describes the training of the SICS program? A. Informal. B. Difficult. C. Popular. D. Interesting. 14. What impresses Pilenga most? A. Doggie lifeguards’ emotional connection with rescuers. B. Doggie lifeguards’ amazing swimming ability. C. Doggie lifeguards’ strong survival instincts. D. Doggie lifeguards’ ability to follow orders. 15. What does the last paragraph talk about? A. Dogs will take the place of human lifeguards one day. B. Dogs will receive longer training to become lifeguards. C. Doggie lifeguards will play their roles in more places. D. The SICS program has become a hot topic in the world. 四川省宜宾叙州区2024-2025学年高一上学期期中测试英语试题 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Welcome to our school. You can do a lot of things here. Come and join us. Timetable Sunday 8:30---11:30 Personal Inventions You can see many inventions by the students； you may also bring your own inventions. Monday 19:00---21:00 Space and Man Dr. Thomas West If you want to know more about the universe. Wednesday 19:30---21:00 Modern Medicine Mrs. Lucy Green Would you like to know medical science? Friday 18:30---21:00 Computer Science Mr. Harry Morison from Harvard University Learn to use Windows XP. 1. You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on _________. A. Monday B. Friday . C. Sunday D. Wednesday 2. You may learn something about a disease called TB from __________. A. Mr. Morison B. Dr. West C. Mr. Thomas D. Mrs. Green 3. If you want to learn something about satellites, you can go to the class from______. A. 19:00 to 21:00 on Monday B. 8:30 to 11:30 on Sunday C. 18:30 to 21:00 on Friday D. 19:30 to 21:00 on Wednesday B I was eleven years old, standing outside when I watched the house that I grew up in burn to the ground. A few minutes earlier, I was asleep in my nice, warm bed. My grandmother’s bedroom was just next to mine and my brother’s. A fire had broken out there and awakened her first. While I stumbled(蹒跚) around in the smoke and darkness, my brother ran from room to room quickly, waking everyone in the house. The house. however, was over 50 years old and made of wood. Before we could do anything the fire consumed(毁灭) it. We all made it outside before the flames destroyed every room. I stood there shivering(颤抖) while the fire destroyed my hooks, clothes, and toys. I watched helplessly while my mum cried. I wondered what was going to happen to us now that we had lost all of our things. As I looked around, though, I realized something for the first time: The things that matter aren’t things. I saw my elder brother running to get help. I saw my grandmother and dad hugging together. I realised at that moment that we were all alive. Everything that was important survived the fire. Our lives would continue. We would survive without the things that were burning. We would all be around to love each other for many years to come. And that was all that mattered. I still think of that fire in the night that helped me to become who I am today. It helped me to learn that the love we share is far more important than the things we have. Love others. Help everyone. Let the fire inside of you make this world a warmer place. 4. Who found the fire at first? A. The author himself. B. The author’s grandmother, C. The author’s mother. D. The author’s elder brother. 5. Which word could best describe the author when he ran outside? A. Calm. B. Helpful. C. Frightened. D. Disappointed. 6. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4? A. Lost things can’t come back. B. Getting others’ help is necessary. C. Material wealth isn’t the most important. D. Lives must continue on if we lack love. 7. What happens to the author after the fire? A. He plans to build a new house. B. He is still what he used to be. C. He only shares his love with his family. D. He is ready to help those in need. C It’s school time again! You’re probably feeling excited and maybe a little sad for the vacation is over. Some kids feel nervous on the first day of school because of all the new things: new teachers, new friends, and maybe even a new school. Luckily, these “new” worries only stick around for a little while. Let’s find out more about going back to school. Most teachers kick off the school year by introducing themselves and talking about what you’ll be doing that year. Some teachers give students a chance to tell something about themselves to the rest of the class. When teachers do the talking on the first day, they often go over classroom rules so you’ll know what’s allowed and what’s not. Pay close attention so you’ll know if you need to raise your hand to ask a question and what the rules are about visiting the restroom. You might already know a lot of people in your class on the first day. But it’s a great day to make new friends, so try to say “hello” to the kids you know and new ones that you don’t. Make the first move and you’ll be glad about what you did and so will your new friends! Most teachers let you pick your own seat on the first day, but by the second or third morning, they’ll have mapped out a seating plan. It’s a good idea to write down where your seat is in your notebook so you don’t forget. Here are a few final tips for a fantastic(奇异的) first day: Get enough sleep. Have a healthy breakfast. Try your best. Develop good work habits, like writing down your assignments(作业) and handing in your homework on time. Take your time with schoolwork. If you don’t understand something, ask the teacher. 8. In the second paragraph, the underlined phrase “kick off” most probably means “________”. A. jump over B. start C. talk about D. finish 9. Which of the following is TURE according to the passage? A. All students feel excited about a new term. B. All teachers let students pick their seats. C. New school worries do not last very long. D. Being hard-working helps make new friends. 10. If students have any questions, it’s suggested that they should ____________. A. turn to their teachers B. write them down C. ask their parents D. help with each other 11. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage? A. To provide students with some advice on starting a new school term. B. To encourage students to work harder in a new school term. C. To teach children the importance of starting school. D. To introduce a way to improve students’ learning ability. D After finishing a meal at an American Chinese restaurant you probably expect to receive a handful of fortune cookies after you pay the bill. Fortune cookies are in Chinese restaurants throughout the United States. It’s rather satisfying to crack open a cookie at the end of your meal and read your “lucky fortune” on the piece of paper inside. The exact origin of the fortune cookie is unknown. It is thought that the tasty snack was first introduced into San Francisco in 1914, after an immigrant began giving out the cookie with “thank you” notes in them. These “thank you” notes were intended as symbols of appreciation for friends who stood with him through the economic hardship and discrimination (歧视) of his early life in America. There is another origin story. Los Anglos is regarded as the site of the fortune cookie’s invention. In this version of the story, David Jung, a Chinese immigrant living in L.A., is thought to have created the cookie in order to uplift the spirits of the poor and homeless. In 1918, Jung handed out the cookies for free to the poor outside his shop and each cookie contained a strip of paper with an inspirational sentence printed on it. Fortune cookies first began to gain popularity in mainstream American culture during WWII. Chinese restaurants would serve them in place of desserts, as desserts were not popular in traditional Chinese food. Today fortune cookies are not tied to Chinese-American culture. In fact, the largest fortune cookie producer is located in the United States and it produces 4. 5million fortune cookies a day-an evidence to the modern-day popularity of the snack. However, an attempt to introduce the fortune cookie to China in 1992 was a failure, and the cookie was cited for being “too American”. So the next time you break open a fortune cookie and read a fortune about the many successes you should expect in your future, remember that the conclusion to your Chinese restaurant meal may not be as Chinese as you think. 12. What do we know about fortune cookies? A. They are as popular in China as in America. B. They are often added to the customers’ bill. C. They first appeared in America during WWIL. D. They contain pieces of paper with good wishes. 13. Why were fortune cookies introduced into San Francisco? A. To make profits. B. To express thanks. C. To raise people’s spirits. D. To help people out of hardship. 14. Which of the following sentences may be found in Jung’s cookies? A. Each exit is an entrance to new experiences. B. I’m being held prisoner by a Chinese bakery. C. Only taste fortune cookies; forget all others. D. The fortune that you seek is not in this cookie. 15. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Can Fortune Cookies Tell Your Fortune? B. A Symbol of Chinese Culture C. Fortune Cookies, Chinese or American? D. Chinese Restaurants in America 四川省成都市九县区2024-2025学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题 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 Here are the new books we’re looking forward to this fall: Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson (Sept. 3) America’s first Black female Supreme Court justice (法官) writes a memoir describing her early childhood, and the difficulties she faced coming up in the legal world. We’re Alone: Essays by Edwidge Danticat (Sept. 3) This essay collection finds Danticat looking back at her native country of Haiti. Not with the naive rose-colored glasses of nostalgia, but with full awareness of the complicated nature of “resilience” and the mixed feelings anyone has about where they came from. Reagan: His Life and Legend by Max Boot (Sept. 10) For the person in your life obsessed with presidential biographies, Boot’s newest book is a deeply reported look into the life of Ronald Reagan. Covering his childhood, his Hollywood years and, of course, his presidency, Boot describes a man that is somehow both more ideological and more pragmatic than we might think. High and Rising: A Book About De La Soul by Marcus J. Moore (Nov. 19) It’s been a little over a year now since the influential hip hop group De La Soul made its way onto streaming platforms, which means we’re overdue for a big book about them. Music writer Marcus J. Moore tells the story of what made this band work, re-contextualizing them for old heads and introducing them to new listeners alike. 1. How many new books will be available to readers by this October? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 2. Which book will you refer to if you explore a president’s personal life? A. Reagan. B. Lovely One. C. We’re Alone. D. High and Rising. 3. What do the four new books have in common? A. They are fiction books. B. They are about life stories. C. They enjoy great popularity. D. They come out in the same month. B Once a father and son went to the kite flying festival. The young son became very happy seeing the sky filled with colorful kites. He asked his father to get him a kite and a thread(线)with a roller so he could fly a kite too. So, the father went to the shop at the park where the festival was being held. He purchased kites and a roll of thread for his son. His son started to fly a kite. Soon his kite reached high up in the sky. After a while, the son said, “Father, it seems that the thread is holding up a kite from flying higher, if we break it, it will be free and will go flying even higher. Can we break it?” So, the father cut the thread from the roller. The kite started to go a little higher. That made the son very happy. But then, slowly, the kite started to come down. And, soon it fell down on the terrace of the unknown building. The young son was surprised to see this. He had cut the kite loose from its thread so it could fly higher, but instead, it fell down. He asked his father, “Father, I thought that after cutting off the thread, the kite could freely fly higher. But why did it fall down?” The father explained, “Son, at the height of life that we live in, we often think that some things we are tied with are preventing us from going further higher. The thread was not holding the kite from going higher, but it was helping it stay higher when the wind slowed down and when the wind picked up, you helped the kite go up higher in a proper direction(方向)through the thread. And when we cut the thread, it fell down without the support you were providing to the kite through the thread.” The son realized his mistake. 4. What does the underlined word “purchased” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A Searched. B. Explored. C. Carried. D. Bought. 5. What is the father’s reply to the son’s request for breaking the thread? A. He thinks his son is quite intelligent. B. He wonders why his son has such an idea. C. He meets his son’s expectation without a word. D. He tells his son all possible results of breaking thread. 6. How does the thread work in flying kites? A. Stopping kites flying farther. B. Helping kites to fly faster. C. Making sure of kites in sight. D. Providing proper support. 7. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text? A. To teach us how to fly kites. B. To explain why kites can fly. C. To tell us a lesson from life. D. To show how to be a parent. C Aza Raskin is the co-founder and president of the Earth Species Project (ESP 地球物种计划), a non-profit that uses a form of artificial intelligence(AI)to translate non-human languages. ESP wants to use its machine learning technology to translate and make this important information widely available to the public. Raskin underlined their goal to help protection by explaining, “The end we are working towards is that we can decode(解密)animal communication, discover the non-human language. Along the way and equally important is that we are developing technology that supports biologists and protection now.” ESP believes that understanding languages can help deepen our relationship with animals and allow us to more efficiently protect them. In the past, understanding the communication of animals heavily depends on boring and lengthy observation. From primate calls of alarms to dolphin whistles, scientists have been crazy about the different forms of non-human communication present in these animals. With the development of new technologies, researchers have now begun to understand the huge amounts of data available through machine learning. Elodie Briefer, an associate professor at the University of Copenhagen, has recently helped co-develop a pig grunt analyzing algorithm that helps scientists understand whether the pigs are expressing positive or negative emotions (情绪). However, ESP is dealing with decoding differently, by focusing on all species, not just one. The Earth Species Project believes that there is a possibility that social species communicate with each other, for example, whales and dolphins. Although the Earth Species Project believe that understanding AI machine learning data is only one step to full communication, they are hopeful that one day we will be able to understand the whole systems of communication. 8. What is the final goal of ESP's work? A. Translating animal languages. B. Helping protect animals better. C. Making more money for study. D. Applying AI to communication. 9. How does ESP help researchers understand non-human communication? A. It uses machine learning to provide information. B. It calls for researchers to live with social animals. C. It depends on large numbers of views on animals. D. It compares the past researches with present ones. 10. What is the attitude of ESP towards fully understanding animal languages? A. Unclear. B. Confident. C. Doubtful. D. Curious. 11. What is the text mainly about? A. Scientists are interested in animal communication B. How social animals communicate with each other. C. Researchers call on people timely to protect animals. D. AI technology may help understand animal languages. D When Susan Greenstein Prescott was a high school senior, her English teacher, Fred DiMeo, gave her a terrible task: Recite (背诵) a poem in front of the whole class. “I had a mild stutter (口吃). I’d be trying to get a word out that might begin with ‘D’ or a ‘TH’ and the word wouldn’t come out, or I might say ‘the’ three times,” Greenstein Prescott said. The thought of getting up in front of her classmates and stuttering through the poem was too much to bear. Greenstein Prescott went home and told how frightened she was to her mom, who agreed to write a note asking for her to be excused from doing the task in front of the whole class. When the day of the recitation came, Greenstein Prescott recited the poem one-on-one to DiMeo. Once she was done, he said something she’d never heard before: that he liked listening to her voice. For the first time, she considered the possibility that public speaking didn’t have to be a source of fright. “I think in his mind it was so minor and he wanted me to understand I have nothing to be afraid of,” she said. Greenstein Prescott went on to graduate from high school and go to college. She never got to properly thank DiMeo. But sometime after college, she landed a job as a corporate trainer (企业培训师). The new position made her realize how big an influence he had had on her confidence. “I stand up in front of people and I speak. And I do it all the time, and if I do stutter once in a while, big whoop,” she said. Greenstein Prescott recently found a way to contact her former teacher, and plans on sending him a letter expressing her thanks. “He truly is an unsung hero because he played a big role in my very successful career and my life,” she said. “I don’t know where I would’ve gone if I felt like I had to keep my voice quiet because I was afraid of embarrassing myself. I’d like to give him my thanks-for that kindness.” 12. How does Greenstein Prescott find reciting a poem in public? A. Acceptable. B. Encouraging. C. Understandable. D. Challenging. 13. What can be inferred about Fred DiMeo from Paragraph 3? A. He is a responsible English teacher. B. He is good at inspiring his students. C. He likes Greenstein Prescott’s voice. D. He treats students as his own children. 14. Why does Greenstein Prescott mention her job as a corporate trainer? A. To thank for her teacher’s influence on her. B. To present she is a great college graduate. C. To share her experience of landing a job. D. To show opportunities favor prepared mind. 15. What can be the best title for the text? A. A Recitation Task B. A Terrible Lesson C. My Unsung Hero D. My Life Experience 四川省成都市郫都区2024-2025学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题 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。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Marie Curie and Her Daughters by Imogen Greenberg Illustrated (插图) by Isabel Greenberg You’ve probably heard of scientist Marie Curie and her discoveries, but how about her daughters, Irene and Eve? This beautiful illustrated book follows the adventures of the family as they save lives during wars, travel around the world, and change the history of science. Swordswoman! by Devika Rangachari Discover the amazing true story of Queen Lakshmibai of Jhansi — an Indian queen who could read and write. Find out how she trained other women to fight next to her and became a symbol of resistance (反抗的象征) to British rule in India in 1857. Queens: 3,000 Years of the Most Incredible Women in History by Victoria Crossman Celebrating queens from all over the world and through history, this book describes Cleopatra of Egypt, Queen Nanny of Jamaica, Catherine the Great of Russia, Empress Jingu of Japan, Boudicca in Britain and Queen Elizabeth II, among others. It’s full of illustrations and details. The Girl with Her Head in the Clouds by Karen McCombie Illustrated by Anneli Bray London, 1904. When a couple of showmen need help with a stunt (特技表演), 16-year-old Dolly volunteers. Soon, she’s busy with working as a parachutist (跳伞者). This story is based on the real life of parachute performer Dolly Shepherd. 1. Which of the following books is science-related? A. Swordswoman! B. Marie Curie and Her Daughters. C. The Girl with Her Head in the Clouds. D. Queens: 3,000 Years of the Most Incredible Women in History. 2. Whose book is based on a performer’s personal experience? A. Imogen Greenberg’s. B. Devika Rangachari’s. C. Victoria Crossman’s. D. Karen McCombie’s. 3. What do these four books have in common? A. They are all illustrated. B. They are about women heroes. C. They describe the influence of wars. D. They have the same historical background. B Kevin Beard is my class instructor. I was shocked when I arrived one day to find him standing in front of the room telling a story, with tears streaming down his cheeks. I was worried something had gone terribly wrong in his life, but as I listened to him talk, I heard him use words like “amazing” and “accomplishment.” I realized his tears weren’t out of sadness, but happiness. Just a few days earlier, he’d received his GED (普通教育文凭), at the age of 52. Having dyslexia (阅读障碍) Kevin left school at a young age and then managed to support himself by taking odd jobs. In his mid-30s, Kevin finally got an opportunity for a job. Amazingly, when he came clean with them about his education, the interviewers said they’d hi re him as long as he got his GED. He agreed, optimistic about this new career. Kevin studied hard, and he did it for more than a decade, learning and practicing and correcting his mistakes, often late into the night. It was a huge challenge, something Kevin compares to “climbing a mountain.” Whenever Kevin took a test, he posted the results on his bedroom wall so that he could watch his progress. “I needed to see myself moving forward, and I wanted to speak,” he said. Finally, he made it. “I can’t really describe what it’s like to finally achieve this,” he said. “I can hardly even put it into words. People are giving me graduation gifts! It’s a dream come true.” This might sound like a perfect ending. But for Kevin, it’s a new beginning and his next step is college. “Now that I’ve accomplished my GED, I’m hungry for education,” he said. 4. Why did Kevin cry in the classroom? A. He was worried about his job. B. He had reached one of his goals. C. He was moved by a touching story. D. He had experienced something terrible. 5. What do the underlined words “came clean” mean in Paragraph 2? A. Told the truth B. Passed a test C. Made himself tidy D. Got the job 6. How did Kevin encourage himself to keep going to get his GED? A. By learning something difficult. B. By writing himself encouraging words. C. By reporting his test results to his tutor. D. By reminding himself of his improvement. 7. What can we learn from Kevin’s story? A. Easy come, easy go. B. Grasp all, lose all. C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. D. Well begun is half done. C To help out important insects like bees and butterflies, bus stops across UK are getting living roofs. Small gardens on bus shelter roofs are being planted with flowers chosen to help support the struggling insects. Humans depend on bees and other “pollinators (授粉者)” like butterflies to help grow plants, such as flowers and trees. But with humans taking over more and more land for cities, roads and farms, more natural areas have disappeared. The Wildlife Trusts, a group which works to protect wildlife in the UK, says that the insect numbers there have dropped by 50% since 1970. Bee bus stops are a small step toward supporting these important insects. The advertising company Clear Channel is working with The Wildlife Trusts and city governments to set up bee bus stops in cities across the UK. Bee bus stops are like ordinary bus shelters but small gardens have been added to the roofs to attract bees and butterflies. The company plans to set up 1,000 bee bus stops in the UK. Clear Channel already has bee bus stop programs in several countries in Europe. In the Netherlands, the city of Utrecht has 300 bee bus stops. Research shows that these bus stops— along with many other steps taken to support pollinators — may be helping. After decades of dropping numbers, bee populations in the Netherlands seem to have become more stable over the last few years. The little gardens can also help to slightly lower city temperatures. Even though the bus shelter gardens are small, together they add up to a much larger area. Thirzah McSherry, who works for The Wildlife Trusts, says, “We’re living through a nature and climate crisis and we need to use every tool we’ve got to deal with it.” 8. Why are bee bus stop gardens being built in the UK? A. To beautify the city. B. To improve city farming. C. To protect the environment. D. To provide shelters for pollinating insects. 9. What leads to the insect numbers dropping sharply in England? A. Losses of forests. B. Climate changes. C. Human activities. D. Natural disasters. 10. How does the author show the positive effect of the bee bus stop programs? A. By analyzing the data. B. By making a comparison. C. By giving examples. D. By doing an experiment. 11. What is the text mainly about? A. UK is building more bee bus stops. B. The city environment is getting worse. C. City should build more gardens for the insects. D. The bee bus stop is the best way to save the city. D What is standard English? Does it really matter? With the rise of Internet technologies, does anyone actually speak a pure form of their own English anymore? Many English speakers have found Americanisms slowly influencing their language. English may be the international language of communication — but which kind? As a teacher, a favorite question continually asked by my students is “Which is better, American or British English?” My answer is always the same, “It depends!” These days, we can also add the Australian variety, as learners in Asia where I live are more exposed to Australian English and are more likely to study in Australia than in the United States or the UK, although the difference between Australian and British English is very small and mainly vocabulary-based. So what can influence whether foreign learners are better off learning a particular standard of English? Put simply, it depends on what is more suitable. Learners need to think over their academic, work or social needs. If someone is working for a US-owned company then the company will probably require American English in its written communication. Similarly if you are studying to be a tour guide in an area that has many British tourists, it makes sense to pay more attention to that standard. If a learner is going to study in Australia then studying Australian English will help him in the long run. When I have managed language schools, there was often healthy competition between teachers of different nationalities for the importance of their particular standard of English. Language schools abroad may prefer one particular standard of English, and therefore sometimes, understandably, give preference to that particular nationality of teacher. Personally though, I like to keep an open mind, as there can also be advantages for both students and teachers. Students get to be exposed to more varieties of English, providing them with a more well-rounded education. So teachers should pay attention to the differences in varieties, increasing their own knowledge base. 12. What is the author’s purpose in writing paragraph 1? A. To introduce some general information on English. B. To bring up the topic of standard English. C. To discuss the importance of English. D. To explain what standard English is. 13. What can we learn about Australian English from paragraph 2? A. It has been influenced by Asian languages. B. It is most popular with international students. C. It is the author’s preferred variety of English. D. It differs from British English mostly in vocabulary. 14. What should a learner consider when choosing a variety of English according to the author? A. His educational level. B. His personal needs. C. His own interest. D. His nationality. 15. What is the author’s attitude to learning different varieties of English? A. Supportive. B. Doubtful. C. Surprised. D. Uncaring. 四川省泸州市龙马潭区2024-2025学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题 阅读下列短文，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。 A Take a walk down the street of any city and you are sure to pass signs for KFC, McDonald's, and Pizza Hut. In 2010, there are fast food restaurants in over 650 cities throughout China. Last year, the fast food industry in China grew 13%, compared to just 2.9%in the USA. This year, there were over 560 Pizza Huts, 1,200 McDonald's, and 3,000 KFCs throughout the country. Why is fast food so popular in China? The people behind KFC, McDonald's, and other companies realized the need for adaptation. You can find items in Chinese KFCs that you cannot find in the West. That is because they not only realize that Chinese palates (味觉) are different, but also willingly spend the time and money to create new food specifically for those palates. This localization of an international brand makes fast food eaters in China feel as if they are part of a larger community, yet can enjoy their regional tastes. Curiosity also played heavily into the popularization of fast food restaurants in China. There's no better way to get people to enter your restaurant than to have something different that everyone is curious to try. There is also a general idea that things from the West are better, or if something is good enough for western people, it is good enough for Chinese people. This could also have encouraged Chinese people, especially the young, to frequently go to fast food restaurants. People are willing to spend a bit more on these fast food because of the general concern for food safety that seems to be becoming more and more important to most Chinese people. While there are still countless food shops on the roadside that have no government control over safety standards, there are many people who demand higher health standards. These foreign fast food restaurants that follow western standards of food safety attract this crowd. Until they stop providing what the Chinese people obviously want, they will continue to remain popular. 36. What is the first paragraph mainly about? A. The introduction to fast food. B. The popularity of fast food in China. C. The development of fast food industry. D. The reasons for the popularity of fast food. 37. How do foreign fast food restaurants make their food popular in China? A. By changing their own brands. B. By reducing the cost of fast food. C. By making new food fit for Chinese palates. D. By opening restaurants in large communities. 38. Why are Chinese willing to enter western fast food restaurants? A. Eating fast food is a fashion. B. Western fast food is cheaper. C. Western food is more delicious. D. They think western fast food is safer. 39. Where is the text most probably from? A. A news report. B. A travel book. C. A sports magazine. D. A storybook. B In the US, tornadoes (龙卷风) are responsible for 80 deaths and more than 1,500 injuries each year. Although they happen quite frequently, tornadoes are difficult to predict. Why? Tornadoes develop from storms, but only some storms are likely to become tornadoes. Scientists don’t know where and when a storm will touch the ground and turn into a tornado. Today, the warning time for a tornado is usually just 13 minutes. Time Samaras is a storm chaser. His job is to find tornadoes and follow them. When he gets close to a tornado, he puts a special tool called a turtle probe on the ground. This tool measures things like a tornado’s temperature, humidity (湿度), and wind speed. With this information, Samaras can learn what causes tornadoes to develop. If meteorologists (气象学家) understand this, they can warn people about tornadoes sooner and save lives. How does Samaras hunt tornadoes? It’s not easy. First, he has to find one. Tornadoes are too small to see using weather satellites. So Samaras can’t rely on these tools to find a tornado. Instead, he waits for tornadoes to develop. Every May and June, Samaras drives about 40,000 kilometers across an area known as Tornado Alley, looking and hoping to spot a tornado. Once Samaras sees a tornado, the chase begins. But a tornado is hard to follow. Some tornadoes change direction several times — for example, moving east and then west and then east again. When Samaras finally gets near a tornado, he puts the turtle probe on the ground. Being this close to a tornado is terrifying. Debris (碎片) is flying in the air. Then wind is blowing at high speed. He must get away quickly. The work is risky, even for a skilled chaser like Samaras. But danger won’t stop his hunt for the perfect storm. 40. What do we know about tornadoes? A. They can be predicted by satellites. B. They usually come down in winter. C. The warning time for them is very short. D. They often develop into storms. 41. A turtle probe is used to ________． A. predict tornadoes B. collect information about tornadoes C. chase tornadoes D. decrease the power of tornadoes 42. The third paragraph is mainly about ________． A. how tornadoes develop B. how the turtle probe works C. how powerful Tornado Alley is D. how Samaras chases a tornado 43. According to the text, the job of a tornado chaser is ________． A. difficult and dangerous B. stressful and troublesome C. mysterious and interesting D. exciting and popular C Duolingo Cost: Free This language learning app offers courses in Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese. And it’s not all about reading and writing—it uses the phone’s microphone to test users' pronunciation skills as well. Lumosity Cost: Free trial; $14 per month. Lumosity aims to improve users' thinking abilities by using simple games and tests that adapt to users' cognitive (认知的) levels to improve their memory and attention. The company says no two users will have the same experience. More than 18 million people have downloaded it. Daily art Cost: Free. Each day the app presents a different-classic painting from storied artists such as Vincent Van Gogh and Monet. Even if you have known the work, you may not know all the fascinating details the app serves up on the back story of the art. Vocabulary. com Cost: $ 2.99 per month. Never again get embarrassed using the wrong word at a dinner party with this app. It has more than 120,000 questions that can help you learn over 12, 000 words. Users can even battle their friends to see who the biggest word master is. Today's documents Cost: Free. The U. S. National, Archives manages this educational app, which serves up a historical document or photo each day of the year. Past documents include everything from a letter by Woodrow Wilson creating Mother's Day to a photo of Gerald Ford as a baby. 44. What can we know about the app “Lumosity”? A. It provides the same text. B. It can solve mental problems. C. It is very popular. D. It's totally free. 45. How much should you pay per year for using the app to learn words? A. $ 2.99. B. $14. C. $ 35. 88. D. $168. 46. Which would you download if you'd like to know more about the past? A. Today's documents. B. Vocabulary.com. C. Duolingo. D. Daily art. D Any foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is to master the tones required to speak and understand. And anyone who has tried to learn to play the violin or other instruments can report similar challenges. Now researchers have found that people with musical training have an easier time learning Chinese. Writing in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience，researchers from Northwestern University say that both skills draw on the same parts of the brain that help people discover changes in pitch(音调). One of the study's authors，Nina Kraus，said the findings suggested that studying music “actually tunes our sensory system”.This means that schools that want children to do well in languages should hesitate before cutting music programs，Dr. Kraus said. She said music training might also help children with language problems. Mandarin(普通话)speakers have been shown to have a more complex encoding(编码) of pitch patterns in their brains than English speakers do. This is because in Mandarin and other Asian languages，pitch plays a central role. A single­syllable word can have several meanings depending on how it is intoned. For this study，the researchers looked at 20 non­Chinese speaking volunteers，half with no musical background and half who have studied an instrument for at least six years. As they were shown a movie，the volunteers also heard an audio tape of the Mandarin word “mi” in three of its meanings:squint，bewilder and rice. The researchers recorded activities in their brain stems to see how well they were processing the sounds. Those with a music background showed much more brain activities in response to the Chinese sounds. The lead author of the study，Patrick C.M.Wong，said it might work both ways. It appears that native speakers of tonal languages may do better at learning instruments. 47. When learning Chinese，a foreigner will find ________. A. he has a difficult time learning music at the same time B. he has an easier time learning music at the same time C. it is hard to master the tones required to speak and understand D. it is easy to use the brain to help him discover changes in pitch 48. Why does Chinese learning have something to do with music training? A. Because there is the same difficulty in learning Chinese and music. B. Because skills to learn the two make use of the same parts of the brain. C. Because music training might help people with language study. D. Because people who do well in Chinese study do well in music. 49. The underlined word “intoned” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by the word “____”. A. created B. spelled C. seemed D. pronounced 50. What would be the best title for this passage? A. Mandarin Speakers Are Smarter than English Speakers B. Skilled Ear for Music May Help Language Study C. Pitch Plays a Central Role in Chinese Learning D. Schools Need to Develop Music Programs 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 四川省部分区2024-2025学年高一上学期期中英语试题汇编 阅读理解（解析版） 四川省宜宾翠屏区2024-2025学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题 阅读下列短文，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。 A Four Great Cities to Visit in Australia One of the best vacation places in the world is Australia. Canberra The city of Canberra was built in 1913 as the capital of Australia. It is in the southeast part of Australia and the largest in-land city in the country. It has grown over time. Canberra offers the chance to see the more official side of Australia and learn a little bit about how the country was formed, and how it developed. People in Canberra lead an easy life. Sydney The most famous, most travelled to, and most popular city in all of Australia is the city of Sydney. Sydney sits on the shores (岸边) of Sydney Harbour and offers a special experience to travelers. Sydney has been the main point of tourism in Australia for many years and it will continue to be that so long as it keeps offering the surprising experiences that it does right now. Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia. It is known for its beauty and outdoor natural areas. Many of them are protected for the use of the people who live there and those who visit there too. Adelaide has a number of popular attractions including beautiful swimming beaches exciting nightlife, interesting shopping experience, great restaurants, and much more. Darwin As major cities go, Darwin is on the rather small side. Darwin sits in the north-central area of Australia, right on the Timor Sea. The lifestyle in Darwin is relaxing for many who have visited there before. A visit to Darwin is a visit to one of Australia’s truly unforgettable cities. 1. What may tourists experience while visiting Canberra? A. The busy lifestyle. B. The ancient culture. C. The beautiful beaches. D. The history of Australia. 2. Which city draws the most visitors? A. Canberra. B. Sydney. C. Adelaide. D. Darwin. 3. What is special about Darwin compared with the other three cities? A. It is small in size. B. It has a big population. C. It has many attractions. D. It has comfortable weather. B I grew up in the Philippines. When I was fifteen years old, I moved to Chicago with my family. When I was in the Philippines, I attended a small all-girl private school. While in Chicago I went to a public senior high school. It was a big change for me. The school was new, everyone was different, and people there were also diverse. I had never met so many kinds of people in just one place. I was scared during the first day of school. I didn’t know anyone. I got lost since the school was huge. I really didn’t know what to do. I just wanted to cry. Luckily, a girl of my age came to me. “Are you in trouble?” she asked me smilingly. At first I was too shy to say anything. But she looked very kind. “I’m lost. I can’t find my classroom,” I said. “Don’t worry. Let me help you,” said the girl. So I told the girl where I was going. Luckily, she just knew that place and she took me there. On the way, the girl said she was a new student too and asked about me. When she knew I just came to the city, she said I could turn to her whenever I needed help. I was really thankful hearing that. Before the girl left, she said with a smile, “I’m sure you’ll make some new friends here soon.” What she said gave me great courage and confidence. In the following weeks, I made a lot of new friends and met so many people. My friends took me out to movies, road trips and concerts in our free time. I must thank the girl I met on my first day in that school. She made me believe people there were nice. 4. What does the underlined word “diverse” mean in Paragraph 1? A. Curious. B. Confident. C. Different. D. Impressive. 5. Why did the girl come to the author? A. She wanted to offer help. B. She knew the school well. C. She wanted a new friend. D. She needed some help. 6. What did the author think of what the girl said before she left? A. Interesting. B. Unbelievable. C. Worrying. D. Encouraging. 7. What do we know about the author in the following weeks? A. She really enjoyed her life. B. She missed her parents very much. C. She struggled with her schoolwork. D. She didn’t get along well with others. C Both my parents were educators, and for the past 40 years, I’ve done the same thing. For years, I have watched people teach. And one of the things that are not often noticed is the importance of relationships. Someone says that no important learning can happen without an important relationship. That’s true. Kids may not even learn from people they don’t like. How do I build relationships with kids and look after kids? I once gave a test — 20 questions. A student missed 18. I put a “+2” on his paper and a big smiling face. I said to him, “You got two right. You didn’t miss them all. And when we review this, won’t you do better?” He said, “Yes, I can do better.” You see, “-18” may be a blow to his pride, but “+2” said, “I am not all bad.” And for years, I watched my mother take the time at recess (课间休息) to review, go on home visits in the afternoon, and buy small gifts for kids. After she retired (退休), some of her kids came and said to her, “You know, Ms. Walker, you made a difference in my life. You made me feel like I was somebody.” When my mama died, there were so many students at her funeral (葬礼). It brought tears to my eyes, not because she was gone, but because she left a treasure of relationships that could never disappear. Can we have more relationships? Of course, yes. And we teach anyway, no matter what kinds of kids we have. Teaching and learning should bring joy. How influential our world would be if we had kids who were not afraid to take risks, Who were not afraid to think, and who had a champion (拥护者)! Every child should have a champion, an adult who will never give up on them, and who understands the influence of connection and believes that they can become the best. 8. What is the author’s purpose in writing the first paragraph? A. To show the key to people’s success. B. To show the importance of education. C. To tell us the value of relationship in teaching. D. To introduce his parents’ teaching experience. 9. Why did the author put “+2” on the student’s paper? A. To draw his attention. B. To tell him grades didn’t matter. C. To show the two sides of the same coin. D. To make him feel better and encourage him. 10. What do we know about Ms. Walker? A. Her students were full of thanks to her. B. She was strict with her students. C. Many of her students were successful. D. Her death made the author hopeless. 11. What may be the best title for the text? A. What a teacher does B. Every child needs a champion C. How students learn from their teachers D. Relationship influences kids’ school life D In Italy, specially trained dogs from the Italian School of Water Rescue (救援) Dogs (SICS) are now protecting the beaches and tourists. SICS units, including one dog and one trainer, are tasked with watching over about 30 of the country’s busiest beaches. The SICS program is the idea of Ferruccio Pilenga. He got the idea that dogs would make excellent lifeguards back in 1989 when he watched his dog pull a water-filled boat with three people on board for half an hour. Pilenga said, “A human cannot do that.” After 18 months of basic training, only those dogs that successfully complete the required steps can move on to the next training of lifesaving methods and skills, such as jumping from airplanes and jumping from speeding boats. The success of the program can be partly the result of the dogs’ survival instincts (求生本能) that help them find the safest way to the beach, as well as their ability to follow orders. However, Pilenga believes the emotion they bring to their work cannot be paid no attention to. “The presence of the dogs helps to lighten the situation,” he said. “I’ll never forget the emotion that the dog and the rescuer felt at the moment of the rescue. It further connected the rescuer with the dog. To be able to use a dog in a water rescue task is a big help to the rescuer. The rescuer who depends on his own is alone. But we are never alone. We are always in a team with our dog, so it’s a six-legged unit. With my dog, I can become a much better rescuer,” Pilenga said. Nowadays, Italy is the only country to accept excellent doggie lifeguards. However, with training centers to be set up in the near future in the U.S., Germany, Switzerland, and the Azores, the SICS program is looking to spread its safety net to wider waters. 12. Why does the author mention Pilenga’s dog in Paragraph 2? A. To present a fact. B. To provide an example. C. To introduce a new topic. D. To give background information. 13. Which of the following best describes the training of the SICS program? A. Informal. B. Difficult. C. Popular. D. Interesting. 14. What impresses Pilenga most? A. Doggie lifeguards’ emotional connection with rescuers. B. Doggie lifeguards’ amazing swimming ability. C. Doggie lifeguards’ strong survival instincts. D. Doggie lifeguards’ ability to follow orders. 15. What does the last paragraph talk about? A. Dogs will take the place of human lifeguards one day. B. Dogs will receive longer training to become lifeguards. C. Doggie lifeguards will play their roles in more places. D. The SICS program has become a hot topic in the world. 【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文，文章主要介绍了澳大利亚的四个旅游城市堪培拉，悉尼、阿德莱德和达尔文。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Canberra部分“Canberra offers the chance to see the more official side of Australia and learn a little bit about how the country was formed, and how it developed.(堪培拉让你有机会看到澳大利亚更官方的一面，了解一下这个国家是如何形成和发展的)”可知，游客在堪培拉可以体验到澳大利亚的历史。故选D项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Sydney部分“The most famous, most travelled to, and most popular city in all of Australia is the city of Sydney.(澳大利亚最著名、旅游最多、最受欢迎的城市是悉尼)”可知，悉尼吸引的游客最多。故选B项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Darwin部分“As major cities go, Darwin is on the rather small side.(就主要城市而言，达尔文的规模相对较小)”可知，与其他三个城市相比，达尔文的面积很小。故选A项。 【答案】4. C 5. A 6. D 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了作者从菲律宾搬到芝加哥后，在新高中的第一天感到害怕和迷茫。幸运的是，一个善良的女孩帮助了她，给了她勇气和信心。后来，作者交到了很多朋友，享受了新生活。作者对那位女孩的帮助心存感激。 【4题详解】 词义猜测题。根据前文“everyone was different(每个人是不同的)”和下文“I had never met so many kinds of people in just one place.(我从未在一个地方遇到过这么多种类的人)”可知，学校是新的，每个人都是不同的，来自不同的背景，可推测出diverse意为“不同的”，故选C项。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段和第三段““Are you in trouble?” she asked me smilingly. At first I was too shy to say anything. But she looked very kind. “I’m lost. I can’t find my classroom,” I said.( “你遇到麻烦了吗？”她微笑着问我。起初我太害羞，什么也没说。但她看起来很亲切。“我迷路了，找不到教室，”我说)”可知，女孩走向作者是因为她看到作者遇到了困难（迷路了），并主动提出帮助。故选A项。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“Before the girl left, she said with a smile, “I’m sure you’ll make some new friends here soon.” What she said gave me great courage and confidence.(在女孩离开前，她微笑着说：“我相信你很快就会在这里交到一些新朋友。”她的话给了我很大的勇气和信心)”可知，女孩的话给了作者勇气和信心，作者受到鼓励，故选D项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“In the following weeks, I made a lot of new friends and met so many people. My friends took me out to movies, road trips and concerts in our free time.(在接下来的几周里，我交到了很多新朋友，遇到了很多人。我的朋友们在空闲时间带我去看电影、公路旅行和音乐会)”可知，接下来几个星期，作者结交了许多新朋友并与他们一起度过了美好时光，说明她很享受她的生活，故选A项。 【答案】8. C 9. D 10. A 11. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了教育中的关系建立及其重要性。作者通过自己的教学经验和母亲的实例，证明了教师和学生之间良好关系对学生学习积极性的影响。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“And one of the things that are not often noticed is the importance of relationships. Someone says that no important learning can happen without an important relationship. That’s true. Kids may not even learn from people they don’t like.(其中一件不常被注意到的事情是人际关系的重要性。有人说，没有重要的关系，就不会有重要的学习。这是真的。孩子们甚至可能不会向他们不喜欢的人学习)”可知，作者在第一段中阐述了自己关于教学的观点：没有重要的人际关系，就不会有重要的学习，告诉我们人际关系在教学中的重要价值。故选C项。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中“A student missed 18. I put a “+2” on his paper and a big smiling face. I said to him, “You got two right. You didn’t miss them all. And when we review this, won’t you do better?” He said, “Yes, I can do better.” You see, “-18” may be a blow to his pride, but “+2” said, “I am not all bad.”(一个学生漏了18分。我在他的纸上写了一个“+2”和一个大大的笑脸。我对他说：“你对了两个。你没有全错。等我们温习的时候，你会不会做得更好?”他说：“对，我能做得更好。”你看，“-18”可能会打击他的自尊心，但“+2”表明，“我并非一无是处。”)”可知，20道题学生错了18道，如果直接写错了18道，这可能会打击学生的自尊心和自信心。而作者在试卷上写下“+2”并画一个大大的笑脸，是为了认可学生的努力，表明他珍视学生给出的两个正确答案。这有助于让学生对自己的表现感觉良好，并鼓励他在未来做得更好。故选D项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“After she retired (退休), some of her kids came and said to her, “You know, Ms. Walker, you made a difference in my life. You made me feel like I was somebody.” When my mama died, there were so many students at her funeral (葬礼). (她退休后，她的一些孩子来对她说：“你知道吗，沃克女士，你改变了我的生活。你让我觉得自己很重要。”我妈妈去世的时候，有很多学生参加了她的葬礼)”可知，作者的妈妈沃克女士改变了很多孩子的生活，让他们觉得自己很重要，所以学生们对她充满了感激之情。故选A项。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第一段中“Someone says that no important learning can happen without an important relationship. That’s true. Kids may not even learn from people they don’t like.(有人说，没有重要的关系，就不会有重要的学习。这是真的。孩子们甚至可能不会向他们不喜欢的人学习)”和最后一段中“Teaching and learning should bring joy. How influential our world would be if we had kids who were not afraid to take risks, Who were not afraid to think, and who had a champion (拥护者)! Every child should have a champion, an adult who will never give up on them, and who understands the influence of connection and believes that they can become the best.(教与学应该带来快乐。如果我们的孩子不害怕冒险，不害怕思考，有一个拥护者，我们的世界将会多么有影响力啊!每个孩子都应该有一个拥护者，一个永远不会放弃他们的成年人，一个理解关系的作用并相信他们可以成为最好人的成年人)”可知，这篇文章讨论了教育中的人际关系至关重要，可以对学生的生活产生持久的影响。因此，每个孩子都需要一个永远不会放弃他们，并相信他们能成为最好的自己的成年“拥护者”。“每个孩子都需要一个拥护者”这个标题与文本的主题保持一致，强调积极关系的重要作用。故选B项。 【答案】12. D 13. B 14. A 15. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇新闻报道，文章主要讲的是在意大利经过专门训练的水上救援犬正在保护海滩和游客。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“In Italy, specially trained dogs from the Italian School of Water Rescue Dogs (SICS) are now protecting the beaches and tourists. (在意大利，经过SICS特殊训练的意大利水上救援犬正在保护海滩和游客。)”以及第二段“The SICS program is the idea of Ferruccio Pilenga. He got the idea that dogs would make excellent lifeguards back in 1989 when he watched his dog pull a water-filled boat with three people on board for half an hour. (SICS项目是Ferruccio Pilenga的想法。1989年，他看到自己的狗拉着一艘装满水的船，船上有三个人，游走了半小时，他就有了狗能成为优秀救生员的想法。)”可知作者提到Ferruccio Pilenga的狗是为了给SICS项目提供相关的背景知识，故选D项。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“After 18 months of basic training, only those dogs that successfully complete the required steps can move on to the next training of lifesaving methods and skills, such as jumping from airplanes and jumping from speeding boats. (经过18个月的基本训练，只有那些成功完成要求步骤的狗才能进入下一个救生方法和技能的训练，比如从飞机上跳下来，从高速行驶的船上跳下来。)”可知经过18个月的基本训练之后只有那些成功完成要求步骤的狗才能进入下一轮的诸如从飞机上跳下来，从高速行驶的船上跳下来的救生方法和技能的训练，由此可以推测SICS项目的培训比较困难，故选B项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“I’ll never forget the emotion that the dog and the rescuer felt at the moment of the rescue. It further connected the rescuer with the dog. (我永远不会忘记狗和救援者在救援那一刻的感受。这进一步将救援者与狗联系起来。)”可知狗狗救生员与救援人员的情感联系给Pilenga留下了最深的印象，故选A项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“Nowadays, Italy is the only country to accept excellent doggie lifeguards. However, with training centers to be set up in the near future in the U.S., Germany, Switzerland, and the Azores, the SICS program is looking to spread its safety net to wider waters. (如今，意大利是唯一一个接受优秀的狗狗救生员的国家。然而，随着不久的将来在美国、德国、瑞士和亚速尔群岛建立培训中心，SICS项目正在寻求将其安全网扩展到更广泛的水域。)”可知虽然目前意大利是唯一一个接受狗狗救生员的国家，但是在不久的将来，SICS项目将会在更多国家建立培训中心，由此可知最后一段讲的是狗狗救生员将会在更多的地方扮演它们的角色，故选C项。 四川省宜宾叙州区2024-2025学年高一上学期期中测试英语试题 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Welcome to our school. You can do a lot of things here. Come and join us. Timetable Sunday 8:30---11:30 Personal Inventions You can see many inventions by the students； you may also bring your own inventions. Monday 19:00---21:00 Space and Man Dr. Thomas West If you want to know more about the universe. Wednesday 19:30---21:00 Modern Medicine Mrs. Lucy Green Would you like to know medical science? Friday 18:30---21:00 Computer Science Mr. Harry Morison from Harvard University Learn to use Windows XP. 1. You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on _________. A. Monday B. Friday . C. Sunday D. Wednesday 2. You may learn something about a disease called TB from __________. A. Mr. Morison B. Dr. West C. Mr. Thomas D. Mrs. Green 3. If you want to learn something about satellites, you can go to the class from______. A. 19:00 to 21:00 on Monday B. 8:30 to 11:30 on Sunday C. 18:30 to 21:00 on Friday D. 19:30 to 21:00 on Wednesday B I was eleven years old, standing outside when I watched the house that I grew up in burn to the ground. A few minutes earlier, I was asleep in my nice, warm bed. My grandmother’s bedroom was just next to mine and my brother’s. A fire had broken out there and awakened her first. While I stumbled(蹒跚) around in the smoke and darkness, my brother ran from room to room quickly, waking everyone in the house. The house. however, was over 50 years old and made of wood. Before we could do anything the fire consumed(毁灭) it. We all made it outside before the flames destroyed every room. I stood there shivering(颤抖) while the fire destroyed my hooks, clothes, and toys. I watched helplessly while my mum cried. I wondered what was going to happen to us now that we had lost all of our things. As I looked around, though, I realized something for the first time: The things that matter aren’t things. I saw my elder brother running to get help. I saw my grandmother and dad hugging together. I realised at that moment that we were all alive. Everything that was important survived the fire. Our lives would continue. We would survive without the things that were burning. We would all be around to love each other for many years to come. And that was all that mattered. I still think of that fire in the night that helped me to become who I am today. It helped me to learn that the love we share is far more important than the things we have. Love others. Help everyone. Let the fire inside of you make this world a warmer place. 4. Who found the fire at first? A. The author himself. B. The author’s grandmother, C. The author’s mother. D. The author’s elder brother. 5. Which word could best describe the author when he ran outside? A. Calm. B. Helpful. C. Frightened. D. Disappointed. 6. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4? A. Lost things can’t come back. B. Getting others’ help is necessary. C. Material wealth isn’t the most important. D. Lives must continue on if we lack love. 7. What happens to the author after the fire? A. He plans to build a new house. B. He is still what he used to be. C. He only shares his love with his family. D. He is ready to help those in need. C It’s school time again! You’re probably feeling excited and maybe a little sad for the vacation is over. Some kids feel nervous on the first day of school because of all the new things: new teachers, new friends, and maybe even a new school. Luckily, these “new” worries only stick around for a little while. Let’s find out more about going back to school. Most teachers kick off the school year by introducing themselves and talking about what you’ll be doing that year. Some teachers give students a chance to tell something about themselves to the rest of the class. When teachers do the talking on the first day, they often go over classroom rules so you’ll know what’s allowed and what’s not. Pay close attention so you’ll know if you need to raise your hand to ask a question and what the rules are about visiting the restroom. You might already know a lot of people in your class on the first day. But it’s a great day to make new friends, so try to say “hello” to the kids you know and new ones that you don’t. Make the first move and you’ll be glad about what you did and so will your new friends! Most teachers let you pick your own seat on the first day, but by the second or third morning, they’ll have mapped out a seating plan. It’s a good idea to write down where your seat is in your notebook so you don’t forget. Here are a few final tips for a fantastic(奇异的) first day: Get enough sleep. Have a healthy breakfast. Try your best. Develop good work habits, like writing down your assignments(作业) and handing in your homework on time. Take your time with schoolwork. If you don’t understand something, ask the teacher. 8. In the second paragraph, the underlined phrase “kick off” most probably means “________”. A. jump over B. start C. talk about D. finish 9. Which of the following is TURE according to the passage? A. All students feel excited about a new term. B. All teachers let students pick their seats. C. New school worries do not last very long. D. Being hard-working helps make new friends. 10. If students have any questions, it’s suggested that they should ____________. A. turn to their teachers B. write them down C. ask their parents D. help with each other 11. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage? A. To provide students with some advice on starting a new school term. B. To encourage students to work harder in a new school term. C. To teach children the importance of starting school. D. To introduce a way to improve students’ learning ability. D After finishing a meal at an American Chinese restaurant you probably expect to receive a handful of fortune cookies after you pay the bill. Fortune cookies are in Chinese restaurants throughout the United States. It’s rather satisfying to crack open a cookie at the end of your meal and read your “lucky fortune” on the piece of paper inside. The exact origin of the fortune cookie is unknown. It is thought that the tasty snack was first introduced into San Francisco in 1914, after an immigrant began giving out the cookie with “thank you” notes in them. These “thank you” notes were intended as symbols of appreciation for friends who stood with him through the economic hardship and discrimination (歧视) of his early life in America. There is another origin story. Los Anglos is regarded as the site of the fortune cookie’s invention. In this version of the story, David Jung, a Chinese immigrant living in L.A., is thought to have created the cookie in order to uplift the spirits of the poor and homeless. In 1918, Jung handed out the cookies for free to the poor outside his shop and each cookie contained a strip of paper with an inspirational sentence printed on it. Fortune cookies first began to gain popularity in mainstream American culture during WWII. Chinese restaurants would serve them in place of desserts, as desserts were not popular in traditional Chinese food. Today fortune cookies are not tied to Chinese-American culture. In fact, the largest fortune cookie producer is located in the United States and it produces 4. 5million fortune cookies a day-an evidence to the modern-day popularity of the snack. However, an attempt to introduce the fortune cookie to China in 1992 was a failure, and the cookie was cited for being “too American”. So the next time you break open a fortune cookie and read a fortune about the many successes you should expect in your future, remember that the conclusion to your Chinese restaurant meal may not be as Chinese as you think. 12. What do we know about fortune cookies? A. They are as popular in China as in America. B. They are often added to the customers’ bill. C. They first appeared in America during WWIL. D. They contain pieces of paper with good wishes. 13. Why were fortune cookies introduced into San Francisco? A. To make profits. B. To express thanks. C. To raise people’s spirits. D. To help people out of hardship. 14. Which of the following sentences may be found in Jung’s cookies? A. Each exit is an entrance to new experiences. B. I’m being held prisoner by a Chinese bakery. C. Only taste fortune cookies; forget all others. D. The fortune that you seek is not in this cookie. 15. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Can Fortune Cookies Tell Your Fortune? B. A Symbol of Chinese Culture C. Fortune Cookies, Chinese or American? D. Chinese Restaurants in America 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. A 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了学校开设的四个讲座的具体信息。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据表格左侧上栏广告“Sunday 8:30---11:30 Personal Inventions(周日 8:30 - 11:30 个人的发明)”和“you may also bring your own inventions.(你也可以带上你自己的发明。)”可知，星期天你可能有机会介绍你的发明。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据表格左侧下栏广告“Mrs. Lucy Green Would you like to know medical science? (露西格林夫人 你想了解医学吗?)”可知，可以从格林夫人那里了解到一种叫做结核病的疾病。故选D。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据表格右侧上栏广告“Monday 19:00---21:00 If you want to know more about the universe. (周一19:00---21:00 如果你想了解更多关于宇宙的事情)”可知，如果你想了解一些关于卫星的知识，你可以在星期一的19:00—21:00听该讲座。故选A。 【答案】4. B 5. C 6. C 7. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是夹叙夹议文。文章通过讲述自己家中失火的故事告诉读者，物质财富没有家人彼此的爱和帮助重要。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“My grandmother’s bedroom was just next to mine and my brother’s. A fire had broken out there and awakened her first.”(我祖母的卧室就在我和我哥哥的卧室旁边。那里起火了，首先把她惊醒了。)可知，作者的祖母第一个发现家里着火了。故选B。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“I stood there shivering(颤抖) while the fire destroyed my hooks, clothes, and toys.”(我站在那里瑟瑟发抖，大火烧毁了我的钩子、衣服和玩具。)可知，作者从房子里逃出来时是很害怕的。故选C。 【6题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第四段“As I looked around, though, I realized something for the first time: The things that matter aren’t things. I saw my elder brother running to get help. I saw my grandmother and dad hugging together. I realised at that moment that we were all alive. Everything that was important survived the fire. Our lives would continue. We would survive without the things that were burning. We would all be around to love each other for many years to come. And that was all that mattered.”(然而，当我环顾四周时，我第一次意识到了一件事：重要的东西不是东西。我看到我哥哥跑去寻求帮助。我看到奶奶和爸爸拥抱在一起。那一刻我意识到我们都还活着。所有重要的东西都在火灾中幸存下来。我们的生活将继续。如果没有燃烧的东西，我们会活下来。在未来的许多年里，我们都会相爱。这才是最重要的。)可知，作者说这句话的意思是，重要的不是物质的东西，而是大火之后，家人们还在身边，彼此之间的爱最重要。故选C。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“I still think of that fire in the night that helped me to become who I am today. It helped me to learn that the love we snare is far more important than the things we have. Love others. Help everyone. Let the fire inside of you make this world a warmer place.”(我仍然记得帮助成就我的今天的那场大火。它帮助我认识到，我们捕获的爱远比我们拥有的东西更重要。爱别人。帮助每个人。让你内心的火让这个世界变得更温暖。)可知，大火之后，作者意识到，要爱别人，帮助每个人，让内心的火让这个世界变得更温暖。故选D。 【答案】8. B 9. C 10. A 11. A 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了在新学期的第一天我们可能遇见的事情以及我们对新学期的准备。 【8题详解】 词义猜测题。根据第二段Most teachers kick off the school year by introducing themselves and talking about what you’ll be doing that year.的意思是“大多数老师都通过自我介绍和谈论你今年将要做的事情来启动新学期。”而且本文主要介绍的也是新期开始的事情。所以可知划线词组的意思是“开始”。故选B。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段Luckily, these “new” worries only stick around for a little while.可知，新的烦恼不会持续太久。故选C。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段Take your time with schoolwork. If you don’t understand something, ask the teacher.可知，花点时间做功课。如果你不明白什么，就去问老师。故选A。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了在新学期的第一天我们可能遇见的事情以及我们对新学期的准备。可知作者目的是为学生提供开始新学期的建议。故选A。 【答案】12. D 13. B 14. A 15. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“幸运饼干”的发展历程，和其背后的文化内涵。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“. It’s rather satisfying to crack open a cookie at the end of your meal and read your “lucky fortune” on the piece of paper inside.(在用餐介绍时，打开一块饼干，在里面的纸条上读出你的“幸运”，这是相当令人满意的)”可推知，幸运饼干里是带有好运的祝福的纸条的。故选D。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“These “thank you” notes were intended as symbols of appreciation for friends who stood with him through the economic hardship and discrimination (歧视) of his early life in America.(这些写有“感谢”的纸条是对那些和他一起经历了早年在美国的经济困难和歧视的朋友表达感激之情)”可知，幸运饼干被引入旧金山是为了表达感激之前。故选B。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段第二句“In this version of the story, David Jung, a Chinese immigrant living in L. A., is thought to have created the cookie in order to uplift the spirits of the poor and homeless.(在这个版本的故事里，认为是居住在洛杉矶的中国移民David Jung为了唤起穷人和无家可归者的精神而制作了这种饼干)”可知，David Jung制作这种饼干是为了鼓舞穷人和无家可归的人的精神。A. Each exit is an entrance to new experiences.(每个出口都是一个新经验的入口)；B. I’m being held prisoner by a Chinese bakery.(我被一家中国面包店囚禁了)；C. Only taste fortune cookies; forget all others.(只品尝幸运饼干，不管其他)；D. The fortune that you seek is not in this cookie.(你想找的幸运不在这块饼干里)，可知，只有选项A是鼓舞人的精神的。故选A。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段前两句“After finishing a meal at an American Chinese restaurant you probably expect to receive a handful of fortune cookies after you pay the bill. Fortune cookies are in Chinese restaurants throughout the United States.(在一家美国中餐馆吃完饭后,你可能会在付完账单后收到一把幸运饼干。幸运饼干在全美的中餐馆里都有)”以及第二段第一句“The exact origin of the fortune cookie is unknown. It is thought that the tasty snack was first introduced into San Francisco in 1914, after an immigrant began giving out the cookie with “thank you” notes in them.(幸运饼干的确切来源不明。据说这个美味的小零食第一次被引入到旧金山是在1914年，在一个移民开始分发里面有感谢信的饼干之后)”和第三段“There is another origin story.(还有另一个版本的故事)”以及最后一段“So the next time you break open a fortune cookie and read a fortune about the many successes you should expect in your future, remember that the conclusion to your Chinese restaurant meal may not be as Chinese as you think(所以，下次当你打开幸运饼干，读到一张关于你未来应该取得许多成功的纸条时，请记住，你在中国餐馆用餐的结论可能并不像你想象的那样是中国式的)”可知，这篇文章主要介绍了幸运饼干的历史，以及对它们是中式的还是美式的探讨。故选C。 四川省成都市九县区2024-2025学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题 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 Here are the new books we’re looking forward to this fall: Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson (Sept. 3) America’s first Black female Supreme Court justice (法官) writes a memoir describing her early childhood, and the difficulties she faced coming up in the legal world. We’re Alone: Essays by Edwidge Danticat (Sept. 3) This essay collection finds Danticat looking back at her native country of Haiti. Not with the naive rose-colored glasses of nostalgia, but with full awareness of the complicated nature of “resilience” and the mixed feelings anyone has about where they came from. Reagan: His Life and Legend by Max Boot (Sept. 10) For the person in your life obsessed with presidential biographies, Boot’s newest book is a deeply reported look into the life of Ronald Reagan. Covering his childhood, his Hollywood years and, of course, his presidency, Boot describes a man that is somehow both more ideological and more pragmatic than we might think. High and Rising: A Book About De La Soul by Marcus J. Moore (Nov. 19) It’s been a little over a year now since the influential hip hop group De La Soul made its way onto streaming platforms, which means we’re overdue for a big book about them. Music writer Marcus J. Moore tells the story of what made this band work, re-contextualizing them for old heads and introducing them to new listeners alike. 1. How many new books will be available to readers by this October? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 2. Which book will you refer to if you explore a president’s personal life? A. Reagan. B. Lovely One. C. We’re Alone. D. High and Rising. 3. What do the four new books have in common? A. They are fiction books. B. They are about life stories. C. They enjoy great popularity. D. They come out in the same month. B Once a father and son went to the kite flying festival. The young son became very happy seeing the sky filled with colorful kites. He asked his father to get him a kite and a thread(线)with a roller so he could fly a kite too. So, the father went to the shop at the park where the festival was being held. He purchased kites and a roll of thread for his son. His son started to fly a kite. Soon his kite reached high up in the sky. After a while, the son said, “Father, it seems that the thread is holding up a kite from flying higher, if we break it, it will be free and will go flying even higher. Can we break it?” So, the father cut the thread from the roller. The kite started to go a little higher. That made the son very happy. But then, slowly, the kite started to come down. And, soon it fell down on the terrace of the unknown building. The young son was surprised to see this. He had cut the kite loose from its thread so it could fly higher, but instead, it fell down. He asked his father, “Father, I thought that after cutting off the thread, the kite could freely fly higher. But why did it fall down?” The father explained, “Son, at the height of life that we live in, we often think that some things we are tied with are preventing us from going further higher. The thread was not holding the kite from going higher, but it was helping it stay higher when the wind slowed down and when the wind picked up, you helped the kite go up higher in a proper direction(方向)through the thread. And when we cut the thread, it fell down without the support you were providing to the kite through the thread.” The son realized his mistake. 4. What does the underlined word “purchased” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A Searched. B. Explored. C. Carried. D. Bought. 5. What is the father’s reply to the son’s request for breaking the thread? A. He thinks his son is quite intelligent. B. He wonders why his son has such an idea. C. He meets his son’s expectation without a word. D. He tells his son all possible results of breaking thread. 6. How does the thread work in flying kites? A. Stopping kites flying farther. B. Helping kites to fly faster. C. Making sure of kites in sight. D. Providing proper support. 7. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text? A. To teach us how to fly kites. B. To explain why kites can fly. C. To tell us a lesson from life. D. To show how to be a parent. C Aza Raskin is the co-founder and president of the Earth Species Project (ESP 地球物种计划), a non-profit that uses a form of artificial intelligence(AI)to translate non-human languages. ESP wants to use its machine learning technology to translate and make this important information widely available to the public. Raskin underlined their goal to help protection by explaining, “The end we are working towards is that we can decode(解密)animal communication, discover the non-human language. Along the way and equally important is that we are developing technology that supports biologists and protection now.” ESP believes that understanding languages can help deepen our relationship with animals and allow us to more efficiently protect them. In the past, understanding the communication of animals heavily depends on boring and lengthy observation. From primate calls of alarms to dolphin whistles, scientists have been crazy about the different forms of non-human communication present in these animals. With the development of new technologies, researchers have now begun to understand the huge amounts of data available through machine learning. Elodie Briefer, an associate professor at the University of Copenhagen, has recently helped co-develop a pig grunt analyzing algorithm that helps scientists understand whether the pigs are expressing positive or negative emotions (情绪). However, ESP is dealing with decoding differently, by focusing on all species, not just one. The Earth Species Project believes that there is a possibility that social species communicate with each other, for example, whales and dolphins. Although the Earth Species Project believe that understanding AI machine learning data is only one step to full communication, they are hopeful that one day we will be able to understand the whole systems of communication. 8. What is the final goal of ESP's work? A. Translating animal languages. B. Helping protect animals better. C. Making more money for study. D. Applying AI to communication. 9. How does ESP help researchers understand non-human communication? A. It uses machine learning to provide information. B. It calls for researchers to live with social animals. C. It depends on large numbers of views on animals. D. It compares the past researches with present ones. 10. What is the attitude of ESP towards fully understanding animal languages? A. Unclear. B. Confident. C. Doubtful. D. Curious. 11. What is the text mainly about? A. Scientists are interested in animal communication B. How social animals communicate with each other. C. Researchers call on people timely to protect animals. D. AI technology may help understand animal languages. D When Susan Greenstein Prescott was a high school senior, her English teacher, Fred DiMeo, gave her a terrible task: Recite (背诵) a poem in front of the whole class. “I had a mild stutter (口吃). I’d be trying to get a word out that might begin with ‘D’ or a ‘TH’ and the word wouldn’t come out, or I might say ‘the’ three times,” Greenstein Prescott said. The thought of getting up in front of her classmates and stuttering through the poem was too much to bear. Greenstein Prescott went home and told how frightened she was to her mom, who agreed to write a note asking for her to be excused from doing the task in front of the whole class. When the day of the recitation came, Greenstein Prescott recited the poem one-on-one to DiMeo. Once she was done, he said something she’d never heard before: that he liked listening to her voice. For the first time, she considered the possibility that public speaking didn’t have to be a source of fright. “I think in his mind it was so minor and he wanted me to understand I have nothing to be afraid of,” she said. Greenstein Prescott went on to graduate from high school and go to college. She never got to properly thank DiMeo. But sometime after college, she landed a job as a corporate trainer (企业培训师). The new position made her realize how big an influence he had had on her confidence. “I stand up in front of people and I speak. And I do it all the time, and if I do stutter once in a while, big whoop,” she said. Greenstein Prescott recently found a way to contact her former teacher, and plans on sending him a letter expressing her thanks. “He truly is an unsung hero because he played a big role in my very successful career and my life,” she said. “I don’t know where I would’ve gone if I felt like I had to keep my voice quiet because I was afraid of embarrassing myself. I’d like to give him my thanks-for that kindness.” 12. How does Greenstein Prescott find reciting a poem in public? A. Acceptable. B. Encouraging. C. Understandable. D. Challenging. 13. What can be inferred about Fred DiMeo from Paragraph 3? A. He is a responsible English teacher. B. He is good at inspiring his students. C. He likes Greenstein Prescott’s voice. D. He treats students as his own children. 14. Why does Greenstein Prescott mention her job as a corporate trainer? A. To thank for her teacher’s influence on her. B. To present she is a great college graduate. C. To share her experience of landing a job. D. To show opportunities favor prepared mind. 15. What can be the best title for the text? A. A Recitation Task B. A Terrible Lesson C. My Unsung Hero D. My Life Experience 【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文，文章是一篇秋季新书推介。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据书名后面的日期可知，前三本书均是在9月出版发行，第四本则是11月出版发行，故今年10月可以读到前三本书，故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Reagan: His Life and Legend by Max Boot部分中“For the person in your life obsessed with presidential biographies, Boot’s newest book is a deeply reported look into the life of Ronald Reagan. Covering his childhood, his Hollywood years and, of course, his presidency, Boot describes a man that is somehow both more ideological and more pragmatic than we might think.(对于你生活中痴迷于总统传记的人来说，Boot的新书是对Ronald Reagan生活的深入报道。从他的童年到好莱坞，当然还有他的总统任期，Boot描述了一个比我们想象的更意识形态和更务实的人)”可知，Reagan是一本关于里根总统的传记书籍，适合想要探究一位总统的私人生活的人读，故选A。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据Lovely One部分中“America’s first Black female Supreme Court justice (法官) writes a memoir describing her early childhood, and the difficulties she faced coming up in the legal world.(美国第一位黑人女性最高法院大法官写了一本回忆录，描述了她的童年和她在法律界遇到的困难)”、We’re Alone部分中“This essay collection finds Danticat looking back at her native country of Haiti.(在这本文集中，Danticat回顾了她的祖国海地)”、Reagan部分中“For the person in your life obsessed with presidential biographies, Boot’s newest book is a deeply reported look into the life of Ronald Reagan.(对于你生活中痴迷于总统传记的人来说，Boot的新书是对Ronald Reagan生活的深入报道)”和High and Rising部分中“Music writer Marcus J. Moore tells the story of what made this band work, re-contextualizing them for old heads and introducing them to new listeners alike.(音乐作家Marcus J. Moore讲述了这支乐队成功的故事，为老人们重新定位他们，并将他们介绍给新听众)”可知，文章所介绍的四本书籍均是取材于真实生活的人物类书籍，故选B。 【答案】4. D 5. C 6. D 7. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了借放风筝故事所传达的人生道理。 【4题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第一段“So, the father went to the shop at the park where the festival was being held.(于是，父亲去了正在举行节日的公园里的商店)”可知，父亲去商店给儿子买了风筝和一卷线。所以划线词的意思是“购买”。故选D项。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“So, the father cut the thread from the roller.(于是，父亲剪断了线)”可知，父亲什么也没说，满足了儿子的期望。故选C项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“The thread was not holding the kite from going higher, but it was helping it stay higher when the wind slowed down and when the wind picked up, you helped the kite go up higher in a proper direction(方向)through the thread. And when we cut the thread, it fell down without the support you were providing to the kite through the thread. (这条线并没有阻止风筝飞得更高，而是在风慢下来的时候帮助风筝保持在更高的地方，当风加快的时候，你通过这条线帮助风筝在一个合适的方向上飞得更高。当我们切断线的时候，它掉下来了，没有你通过线给风筝提供的支撑)”可知，从父亲的解释中可知，线在风筝飞行中的作用是提供适当的支持，确保风筝在风的变化下能够稳定飞得更高。故选D项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“The father explained, “Son, at the height of life that we live in, we often think that some things we are tied with are preventing us from going further higher. The thread was not holding the kite from going higher, but it was helping it stay higher when the wind slowed down and when the wind picked up, you helped the kite go up higher in a proper direction(方向)through the thread. And when we cut the thread, it fell down without the support you were providing to the kite through the thread.(父亲解释说：“儿子，当我们生活在人生的高峰时，我们常常认为一些束缚我们的事情阻碍了我们走得更远。这条线并没有阻止风筝飞得更高，而是在风慢下来的时候帮助风筝保持在更高的地方，当风加快的时候，你通过这条线帮助风筝在一个合适的方向上飞得更高。当我们切断线的时候，它掉下来了，没有你通过线给风筝提供的支撑)”可知，作者通过风筝的故事引出人生哲理，生活中我们常误以为某些羁绊限制了我们的高度，但正是这些羁绊支持并引导我们走得更稳。所以短文的目的是告诉我们一个生活道理。故选C项。 【答案】8. B 9. A 10. B 11. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了ESP组织正通过机器学习的AI技术收集动物的交流信息解密动物语言，以帮助人类更好地了解动物，保护动物。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Raskin underlined their goal to help protection by explaining, ‘The end we are working towards is that we can decode (解密) animal communication, discover the non-human language. Along the way and equally important is that we are developing technology that supports biologists and protection now.’ ESP believes that understanding languages can help deepen our relationship with animals and allow us to more efficiently protect them.(拉斯金强调了他们帮助保护的目标，他解释说：‘我们正在努力的目标是，我们可以解码动物的交流，发现非人类的语言。在此过程中，同样重要的是，我们正在开发支持生物学家和保护的技术。’ESP认为，理解语言有助于加深我们与动物的关系，并使我们能够更有效地保护它们)”可知，ESP组织想通过机器学习的AI技术解密动物语言以最终达到帮助人类更好地了解动物，加深与动物的关系，从而更有效地保护动物的目的。故选B项。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“ESP wants to use its machine learning technology to translate and make this important information widely available to the public.(ESP希望利用其机器学习技术翻译并向公众广泛提供这些重要信息。理解语言可以帮助加深我们与动物的关系，并使我们能够更有效地保护它们)”和第三段“With the development of new technologies, researchers have now begun to understand the huge amounts of data available through machine learning.(随着新技术的发展，研究人员现在已经开始了解通过机器学习获得的大量数据)”可知，ESP通过机器学习的AI技术提供的大量有效数据帮助研究人员解密动物语言，理解动物交流。故选A项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Although the Earth Species Project believe that understanding AI machine learning data is only one step to full communication, they are hopeful that one day we will be able to understand the whole systems of communication.(尽管地球物种项目认为，理解人工智能机器学习数据只是实现全面沟通的一步，但他们希望有一天我们能够理解整个沟通系统)”可知，ESP的研究人员对将来人类理解动物完整体系的交流满怀希望，因此对其充满信心。故选B项。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段“Raskin underlined their goal to help protection by explaining, ‘The end we are working towards is that we can decode (解密) animal communication, discover the non-human language. Along the way and equally important is that we are developing technology that supports biologists and protection now.’ ESP believes that understanding languages can help deepen our relationship with animals and allow us to more efficiently protect them.(拉斯金强调了他们帮助保护的目标，他解释说：‘我们正在努力的目标是，我们可以解码动物的交流，发现非人类的语言。在此过程中，同样重要的是，我们正在开发支持生物学家和保护的技术。’ESP认为，理解语言有助于加深我们与动物的关系，并使我们能够更有效地保护它们)”以及上下文可知，文章主要介绍了ESP组织正通过机器学习的AI技术收集动物的交流信息解密动物语言，即人工智能技术可能有助于理解动物语言。故选D项。 【答案】12. D 13. B 14. A 15. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了有轻微口吃的Susan Greenstein Prescott害怕当着全班同学的面背诗。是老师的鼓励让她战胜了恐惧，让她敢于在公众面前与人交谈。后来她被一所著名的大学录取。毕业后，她被聘为演讲培训师。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“I had a mild stutter(我有轻微的口吃)”和第二段第一句“The thought of getting up in front of her classmates and stuttering through the poem was too much to bear.(一想到要站在同学面前结结巴巴地念完这首诗，她就难以忍受)”可知，Greenstein Prescott有轻微口吃的毛病，她对于站在班上同学面前背诵诗词的想法难以忍受，因此这一背诵任务对她而言是一大挑战。故选D。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段内容“Once she was done, he said something she’d never heard before: that he liked listening to her voice. For the first time, she considered the possibility that public speaking didn’t have to be a source of fright. ‘I think in his mind it was so minor and he wanted me to understand I have nothing to be afraid of,’ she said.(她说完后，他说了一些她以前从未听过的话：他喜欢听她的声音。她第一次考虑到公开演讲不一定会成为恐惧的来源。她说：‘我想，在他看来，这件事太微不足道了，他想让我明白，我没什么好害怕的。’)”可知，在Greenstein Prescott背诵完了诗词后，她的老师DiMeo说他喜欢听她的声音，Greenstein Prescott第一次觉得在公开场合说话并非恐惧之源，她认为她的老师是通过在公众场合背诗词的事让她明白在学习和生活中没有什么是可畏惧的。因此，她的老师是擅长于激励学生。故选B。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Greenstein Prescott went on to graduate from high school and go to college. She never got to properly thank DiMeo. But sometime after college, she landed a job as a corporate trainer (企业培训师). The new position made her realize how big an influence he had had on her confidence.(Greenstein Prescott高中毕业后上了大学。她从没好好感谢过DiMeo。但大学毕业后不久，她找到了一份企业培训师的工作。新的职位使她意识到他对她的信心有多大的影响)”可知，Greenstein Prescott在高中毕业至大学期间，都没有恰当的机会好好感谢她的老师，直至她大学毕业找到了企业培训师的工作，这一新职位让她意识到高中时期DiMeo老师对她信心建立的深刻影响。故选A。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。文章介绍了一位老师在一个学生成长中的影响。根据最后一段学生对老师的评价“He truly is an unsung hero because he played a big role in my very successful career and my life(他真的是一位无名英雄，因为他在我非常成功的事业和生活中发挥了重要作用)”可知，Greenstein Prescott想通过她的成长经历来表达她对一位无名老师的感激之情。故选C。 四川省成都市郫都区2024-2025学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题 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。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Marie Curie and Her Daughters by Imogen Greenberg Illustrated (插图) by Isabel Greenberg You’ve probably heard of scientist Marie Curie and her discoveries, but how about her daughters, Irene and Eve? This beautiful illustrated book follows the adventures of the family as they save lives during wars, travel around the world, and change the history of science. Swordswoman! by Devika Rangachari Discover the amazing true story of Queen Lakshmibai of Jhansi — an Indian queen who could read and write. Find out how she trained other women to fight next to her and became a symbol of resistance (反抗的象征) to British rule in India in 1857. Queens: 3,000 Years of the Most Incredible Women in History by Victoria Crossman Celebrating queens from all over the world and through history, this book describes Cleopatra of Egypt, Queen Nanny of Jamaica, Catherine the Great of Russia, Empress Jingu of Japan, Boudicca in Britain and Queen Elizabeth II, among others. It’s full of illustrations and details. The Girl with Her Head in the Clouds by Karen McCombie Illustrated by Anneli Bray London, 1904. When a couple of showmen need help with a stunt (特技表演), 16-year-old Dolly volunteers. Soon, she’s busy with working as a parachutist (跳伞者). This story is based on the real life of parachute performer Dolly Shepherd. 1. Which of the following books is science-related? A. Swordswoman! B. Marie Curie and Her Daughters. C. The Girl with Her Head in the Clouds. D. Queens: 3,000 Years of the Most Incredible Women in History. 2. Whose book is based on a performer’s personal experience? A. Imogen Greenberg’s. B. Devika Rangachari’s. C. Victoria Crossman’s. D. Karen McCombie’s. 3. What do these four books have in common? A. They are all illustrated. B. They are about women heroes. C. They describe the influence of wars. D. They have the same historical background. B Kevin Beard is my class instructor. I was shocked when I arrived one day to find him standing in front of the room telling a story, with tears streaming down his cheeks. I was worried something had gone terribly wrong in his life, but as I listened to him talk, I heard him use words like “amazing” and “accomplishment.” I realized his tears weren’t out of sadness, but happiness. Just a few days earlier, he’d received his GED (普通教育文凭), at the age of 52. Having dyslexia (阅读障碍) Kevin left school at a young age and then managed to support himself by taking odd jobs. In his mid-30s, Kevin finally got an opportunity for a job. Amazingly, when he came clean with them about his education, the interviewers said they’d hi re him as long as he got his GED. He agreed, optimistic about this new career. Kevin studied hard, and he did it for more than a decade, learning and practicing and correcting his mistakes, often late into the night. It was a huge challenge, something Kevin compares to “climbing a mountain.” Whenever Kevin took a test, he posted the results on his bedroom wall so that he could watch his progress. “I needed to see myself moving forward, and I wanted to speak,” he said. Finally, he made it. “I can’t really describe what it’s like to finally achieve this,” he said. “I can hardly even put it into words. People are giving me graduation gifts! It’s a dream come true.” This might sound like a perfect ending. But for Kevin, it’s a new beginning and his next step is college. “Now that I’ve accomplished my GED, I’m hungry for education,” he said. 4. Why did Kevin cry in the classroom? A. He was worried about his job. B. He had reached one of his goals. C. He was moved by a touching story. D. He had experienced something terrible. 5. What do the underlined words “came clean” mean in Paragraph 2? A. Told the truth B. Passed a test C. Made himself tidy D. Got the job 6. How did Kevin encourage himself to keep going to get his GED? A. By learning something difficult. B. By writing himself encouraging words. C. By reporting his test results to his tutor. D. By reminding himself of his improvement. 7. What can we learn from Kevin’s story? A. Easy come, easy go. B. Grasp all, lose all. C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. D. Well begun is half done. C To help out important insects like bees and butterflies, bus stops across UK are getting living roofs. Small gardens on bus shelter roofs are being planted with flowers chosen to help support the struggling insects. Humans depend on bees and other “pollinators (授粉者)” like butterflies to help grow plants, such as flowers and trees. But with humans taking over more and more land for cities, roads and farms, more natural areas have disappeared. The Wildlife Trusts, a group which works to protect wildlife in the UK, says that the insect numbers there have dropped by 50% since 1970. Bee bus stops are a small step toward supporting these important insects. The advertising company Clear Channel is working with The Wildlife Trusts and city governments to set up bee bus stops in cities across the UK. Bee bus stops are like ordinary bus shelters but small gardens have been added to the roofs to attract bees and butterflies. The company plans to set up 1,000 bee bus stops in the UK. Clear Channel already has bee bus stop programs in several countries in Europe. In the Netherlands, the city of Utrecht has 300 bee bus stops. Research shows that these bus stops— along with many other steps taken to support pollinators — may be helping. After decades of dropping numbers, bee populations in the Netherlands seem to have become more stable over the last few years. The little gardens can also help to slightly lower city temperatures. Even though the bus shelter gardens are small, together they add up to a much larger area. Thirzah McSherry, who works for The Wildlife Trusts, says, “We’re living through a nature and climate crisis and we need to use every tool we’ve got to deal with it.” 8. Why are bee bus stop gardens being built in the UK? A. To beautify the city. B. To improve city farming. C. To protect the environment. D. To provide shelters for pollinating insects. 9. What leads to the insect numbers dropping sharply in England? A. Losses of forests. B. Climate changes. C. Human activities. D. Natural disasters. 10. How does the author show the positive effect of the bee bus stop programs? A. By analyzing the data. B. By making a comparison. C. By giving examples. D. By doing an experiment. 11. What is the text mainly about? A. UK is building more bee bus stops. B. The city environment is getting worse. C. City should build more gardens for the insects. D. The bee bus stop is the best way to save the city. D What is standard English? Does it really matter? With the rise of Internet technologies, does anyone actually speak a pure form of their own English anymore? Many English speakers have found Americanisms slowly influencing their language. English may be the international language of communication — but which kind? As a teacher, a favorite question continually asked by my students is “Which is better, American or British English?” My answer is always the same, “It depends!” These days, we can also add the Australian variety, as learners in Asia where I live are more exposed to Australian English and are more likely to study in Australia than in the United States or the UK, although the difference between Australian and British English is very small and mainly vocabulary-based. So what can influence whether foreign learners are better off learning a particular standard of English? Put simply, it depends on what is more suitable. Learners need to think over their academic, work or social needs. If someone is working for a US-owned company then the company will probably require American English in its written communication. Similarly if you are studying to be a tour guide in an area that has many British tourists, it makes sense to pay more attention to that standard. If a learner is going to study in Australia then studying Australian English will help him in the long run. When I have managed language schools, there was often healthy competition between teachers of different nationalities for the importance of their particular standard of English. Language schools abroad may prefer one particular standard of English, and therefore sometimes, understandably, give preference to that particular nationality of teacher. Personally though, I like to keep an open mind, as there can also be advantages for both students and teachers. Students get to be exposed to more varieties of English, providing them with a more well-rounded education. So teachers should pay attention to the differences in varieties, increasing their own knowledge base. 12. What is the author’s purpose in writing paragraph 1? A. To introduce some general information on English. B. To bring up the topic of standard English. C. To discuss the importance of English. D. To explain what standard English is. 13. What can we learn about Australian English from paragraph 2? A. It has been influenced by Asian languages. B. It is most popular with international students. C. It is the author’s preferred variety of English. D. It differs from British English mostly in vocabulary. 14. What should a learner consider when choosing a variety of English according to the author? A. His educational level. B. His personal needs. C. His own interest. D. His nationality. 15. What is the author’s attitude to learning different varieties of English? A. Supportive. B. Doubtful. C. Surprised. D. Uncaring. 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四本不同主题的书籍，包括书籍的作者、插图绘制者、书籍的主要内容或主题，以及每本书籍的一些独特卖点或特点。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Marie Curie and Her Daughters.部分中的“You’ve probably heard of scientist Marie Curie and her discoveries, but how about her daughters, Irene and Eve? This beautiful illustrated book follows the adventures of the family as they save lives during wars, travel around the world, and change the history of science.(你可能听说过科学家Marie Curie以及她的发现，但是她的女儿们，Irene和Eve呢？这本精美的插图绘本讲述了这个家庭在战争期间拯救生命、环游世界以及改变科学历史的冒险故事)”可知，《玛丽·居里与她的女儿们》与科学有关。故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章The Girl with Her Head in the Clouds部分中的“This story is based on the real life of parachute performer Dolly Shepherd.(这个故事是基于跳伞表演者Dolly Shepherd的真实生活改编的)”可知，这本书是基于表演者的个人经历而改编的。由此可知，这本书的作者是Karen McCombie。故选D。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章Marie Curie and Her Daughters.部分中的“You’ve probably heard of scientist Marie Curie and her discoveries, but how about her daughters, Irene and Eve? (你可能听说过科学家Marie Curie以及她的发现，但是她的女儿们，Irene和Eve呢？)”、Swordswoman!部分中的“Discover the amazing true story of Queen Lakshmibai of Jhansi— an Indian queen who could read and write.(发现印度女王Jhansi女王Lakshmibai的惊人真实故事——一位会读写的女王)”、Queens: 3,000 Years of the Most Incredible Women in History部分中的“Celebrating queens from all over the world and through history, this book describes Cleopatra of Egypt, Queen Nanny of Jamaica, Catherine the Great of Russia, Empress Jingu of Japan, Boudicca in Britain and Queen Elizabeth II, among others.(这本书庆祝了来自世界各地和历史上的女王们，描述了埃及的克利奥帕特拉、牙买加的南希女王、俄国的叶卡捷琳娜大帝、日本的女皇景行、英国的布迪卡以及伊丽莎白二世女王等人)”和The Girl with Her Head in the Clouds部分中的“When a couple of showmen need help with a stunt (特技表演), 16-year-old Dolly volunteers. Soon, she’s busy with working as a parachutist(跳伞者). This story is based on the real life of parachute performer Dolly Shepherd.(当一对表演师需要特技表演的帮手时，16岁的Dolly自愿帮忙。很快，她就忙于跳伞表演的工作了。这个故事是基于跳伞表演者Dolly Shepherd的真实生活改编的)”可推知，这四本书都描述了女英雄。故选B。 【答案】4. B 5. A 6. D 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要通过讲述Kevin Beard的故事，展现了他克服困难、努力追求教育并最终实现梦想的过程。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“I was shocked when I arrived one day to find him standing in front of the room telling a story, with tears streaming down his cheeks. I was worried something had gone terribly wrong in his life, but as I listened to him talk, I heard him use words like “amazing” and “accomplishment.” I realized his tears weren’t out of sadness, but happiness. Just a few days earlier, he’d received his GED(普通教育文凭), at the age of 52.(有一天，当我走进教室，看到他站在前面讲故事，泪水顺着脸颊滑落时，我震惊了。我担心他的生活中发生了什么可怕的事情，但随着我听他讲述，我听到他用了“令人惊叹”和“成就”这样的词。我意识到他的眼泪并非出于悲伤，而是出于喜悦。就在几天前，52岁的他获得了普通教育文凭（GED）。)”可知，Kevin在教室里哭是因为他达到了自己的目标之一，即获得了普通教育文凭。故选B。 【5题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词组所在句以及下文“Amazingly, when he came clean with them about his education, the interviewers said they’d hire him as long as he got his GED. He agreed, optimistic about this new career.(令人惊讶的是，当他向面试官……自己的教育背景时，面试官表示，只要他获得GED，他们就会雇佣他。他同意了，并对这份新职业充满乐观。)”可推测，面试的时候Kevin向面试官坦白了自己的教育背景。选项A“Told the truth (说实话)”；选项B“Passed a test (通过考试)”；选项C“Made himself tidy (使自己整洁)”；选项D“Got the job (得到工作)”。故选A。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Whenever Kevin took a test, he posted the results on his bedroom wall so that he could watch his progress. “I needed to see myself moving forward, and I wanted to speak,” he said.(每当Kevin参加考试时，他都会把成绩贴在卧室的墙上，以便观察自己的进步。“我需要看到自己不断前进，我想说话，”他说。)”可知，Kevin是通过提醒自己有所进步来鼓励自己继续获得GED的。故选D。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，文章主要讲述了Kevin Beard由于阅读障碍，很小就辍学了，但他没有放弃，经过十多年的努力，终于获得了普通教育文凭（GED），并且表示想要继续上大学。从Kevin的故事中，我们可以看到他有决心、有毅力，最终实现了自己的目标，因此选项C“Where there’s a will, there’s a way.(有志者，事竟成)”符合文章主旨。故选C。 【答案】8. D 9. C 10. C 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英国各地公交车站正在安装的生态屋顶（蜜蜂公交车站）项目，旨在帮助像蜜蜂和蝴蝶这样的重要昆虫，同时也提到了该项目对降低城市温度的作用。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Small gardens on bus shelter roofs are being planted with flowers chosen to help support the struggling insects.(公交候车亭的屋顶上，正种植着精心挑选的花卉小花园，以支持这些挣扎求生的昆虫。)”以及第二段“Humans depend on bees and other “pollinators(授粉者)” like butterflies to help grow plants, such as flowers and trees.(人类依赖蜜蜂和蝴蝶等其他“授粉者”来帮助植物生长，比如花卉和树木。)”可知，英国建立蜜蜂公交车站花园是为了给授粉昆虫提供庇护所。故选D。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“But with humans taking over more and more land for cities, roads and farms, more natural areas have disappeared. The Wildlife Trusts, a group which works to protect wildlife in the UK, says that the insect numbers there have dropped by 50% since 1970. Bee bus stops are a small step toward supporting these important insects.(但随着人类为城市、道路和农场占据越来越多的土地，更多的自然区域消失了。英国致力于保护野生动物的组织“The Wildlife Trusts”表示，自1970年以来，英国的昆虫数量已减少了50%。蜜蜂公交车站是支持这些重要昆虫迈出的小小一步。)”可知，是人类活动导致了英国昆虫数量的急剧下降。故选C。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“In the Netherlands, the city of Utrecht has 300 bee bus stops. Research shows that these bus stops— along with many other steps taken to support pollinators — may be helping. After decades of dropping numbers, bee populations in the Netherlands seem to have become more stable over the last few years.(在荷兰，乌得勒支市有300个蜜蜂公交车站。研究表明，这些公交车站，以及为支持授粉者而采取的许多其他措施，可能正在发挥作用。在数量持续下降了几十年后，荷兰的蜜蜂种群数量在过去几年似乎已趋于稳定。)”可知，作者通过举例荷兰乌得勒支市蜜蜂公交车站的情况来展示蜜蜂公交车站项目的积极效果。故选C。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Small gardens on bus shelter roofs are being planted with flowers chosen to help support the struggling insects.(公交候车亭的屋顶上，正种植着精心挑选的花卉小花园，以支持这些挣扎求生的昆虫。)”、第二段“The Wildlife Trusts, a group which works to protect wildlife in the UK, says that the insect numbers there have dropped by 50% since 1970. To help tackle this, the Trusts have launched a program called ‘Bee Bus Stops(英国致力于保护野生动物的组织“野生生物信托”表示，自1970年以来，英国的昆虫数量已减少了50%。为了应对这一问题，“野生生物信托”发起了一项名为“蜜蜂公交车站”的计划。)”以及下文文章介绍了蜜蜂公交车站项目的目的、实施情况、作用以及在其他国家的类似项目。由此可知，文章主要讲了英国正在建设更多的蜜蜂公交车站。故选A。 【答案】12. B 13. D 14. B 15. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了作者作为一名教师，对学生选取哪种英语作为学习对象，给出了合理的建议，并提议教师应储备自己的知识给予学生鼓励与支持。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。由文章第一段“What is standard English? Does it really matter? With the rise of Internet technologies, does anyone actually speak a pure form of their own English anymore? Many English speakers have found Americanisms slowly influencing their language. English may be the international language of communication — but which kind?(什么是标准英语？这真的重要吗？随着互联网技术的兴起，有人真的会说纯英语吗？许多讲英语的人发现美国主义慢慢地影响着他们的语言。英语可能是国际交流语言，但哪一种呢？)”可推知，作者写第一段的目的是提出标准英语的话题，引出下文。故选B。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“These days, we can also add the Australian variety, as learners in Asia where I live are more exposed to Australian English and are more likely to study in Australia than in the United States or the UK, although the difference between Australian and British English is very small and mainly vocabulary-based.(这些天，我们还可以增加澳大利亚的多样性，因为我居住的亚洲的学习者更容易接触澳大利亚英语，而且更有可能在澳大利亚学习，而不是在美国或英国，尽管澳大利亚英语和英国英语之间的差异很小，而且主要是基于词汇的)”可知，澳式英语与英式英语区别主要是词汇。故选D。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Put simply, it depends on what is more suitable. Learners need to think over their academic, work or social needs. If someone is working for a US-owned company then the company will probably require American English in its written communication. Similarly if you are studying to be a tour guide in an area that has many British tourists, it makes sense to pay more attention to that standard. If a learner is going to study in Australia then studying Australian English will help him in the long run.(简单地说，这取决于什么更合适。学习者需要考虑他们的学术、工作或社会需求。如果有人在一家美国公司工作，那么该公司可能会在书面沟通中要求使用美国英语。同样，如果你正在一个有很多英国游客的地区学习成为导游，那么更多地关注这个标准是有意义的。如果一个学习者要去澳大利亚学习，那么从长远来看，学习澳大利亚英语将对他有所帮助。)，可知，作者建议按自己的需求选择更合适的。故选B。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Personally though, I like to keep an open mind, as there can also be advantages for both students and teachers. Students get to be exposed to more varieties of English, providing them with a more well-rounded education. So teachers should pay attention to the differences in varieties, increasing their own knowledge base.(但就我个人而言，我喜欢保持开放的心态，因为这对学生和老师都有好处。学生可以接触到更多种类的英语，为他们提供更全面的教育。因此，教师应注意品种的差异，增加自身的知识基础)”可推知，作者对学习不同种类的英语持积极态度。故选A。 四川省泸州市龙马潭区2024-2025学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题 阅读下列短文，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。 A Take a walk down the street of any city and you are sure to pass signs for KFC, McDonald's, and Pizza Hut. In 2010, there are fast food restaurants in over 650 cities throughout China. Last year, the fast food industry in China grew 13%, compared to just 2.9%in the USA. This year, there were over 560 Pizza Huts, 1,200 McDonald's, and 3,000 KFCs throughout the country. Why is fast food so popular in China? The people behind KFC, McDonald's, and other companies realized the need for adaptation. You can find items in Chinese KFCs that you cannot find in the West. That is because they not only realize that Chinese palates (味觉) are different, but also willingly spend the time and money to create new food specifically for those palates. This localization of an international brand makes fast food eaters in China feel as if they are part of a larger community, yet can enjoy their regional tastes. Curiosity also played heavily into the popularization of fast food restaurants in China. There's no better way to get people to enter your restaurant than to have something different that everyone is curious to try. There is also a general idea that things from the West are better, or if something is good enough for western people, it is good enough for Chinese people. This could also have encouraged Chinese people, especially the young, to frequently go to fast food restaurants. People are willing to spend a bit more on these fast food because of the general concern for food safety that seems to be becoming more and more important to most Chinese people. While there are still countless food shops on the roadside that have no government control over safety standards, there are many people who demand higher health standards. These foreign fast food restaurants that follow western standards of food safety attract this crowd. Until they stop providing what the Chinese people obviously want, they will continue to remain popular. 36. What is the first paragraph mainly about? A. The introduction to fast food. B. The popularity of fast food in China. C. The development of fast food industry. D. The reasons for the popularity of fast food. 37. How do foreign fast food restaurants make their food popular in China? A. By changing their own brands. B. By reducing the cost of fast food. C. By making new food fit for Chinese palates. D. By opening restaurants in large communities. 38. Why are Chinese willing to enter western fast food restaurants? A. Eating fast food is a fashion. B. Western fast food is cheaper. C. Western food is more delicious. D. They think western fast food is safer. 39. Where is the text most probably from? A. A news report. B. A travel book. C. A sports magazine. D. A storybook. B In the US, tornadoes (龙卷风) are responsible for 80 deaths and more than 1,500 injuries each year. Although they happen quite frequently, tornadoes are difficult to predict. Why? Tornadoes develop from storms, but only some storms are likely to become tornadoes. Scientists don’t know where and when a storm will touch the ground and turn into a tornado. Today, the warning time for a tornado is usually just 13 minutes. Time Samaras is a storm chaser. His job is to find tornadoes and follow them. When he gets close to a tornado, he puts a special tool called a turtle probe on the ground. This tool measures things like a tornado’s temperature, humidity (湿度), and wind speed. With this information, Samaras can learn what causes tornadoes to develop. If meteorologists (气象学家) understand this, they can warn people about tornadoes sooner and save lives. How does Samaras hunt tornadoes? It’s not easy. First, he has to find one. Tornadoes are too small to see using weather satellites. So Samaras can’t rely on these tools to find a tornado. Instead, he waits for tornadoes to develop. Every May and June, Samaras drives about 40,000 kilometers across an area known as Tornado Alley, looking and hoping to spot a tornado. Once Samaras sees a tornado, the chase begins. But a tornado is hard to follow. Some tornadoes change direction several times — for example, moving east and then west and then east again. When Samaras finally gets near a tornado, he puts the turtle probe on the ground. Being this close to a tornado is terrifying. Debris (碎片) is flying in the air. Then wind is blowing at high speed. He must get away quickly. The work is risky, even for a skilled chaser like Samaras. But danger won’t stop his hunt for the perfect storm. 40. What do we know about tornadoes? A. They can be predicted by satellites. B. They usually come down in winter. C. The warning time for them is very short. D. They often develop into storms. 41. A turtle probe is used to ________． A. predict tornadoes B. collect information about tornadoes C. chase tornadoes D. decrease the power of tornadoes 42. The third paragraph is mainly about ________． A. how tornadoes develop B. how the turtle probe works C. how powerful Tornado Alley is D. how Samaras chases a tornado 43. According to the text, the job of a tornado chaser is ________． A. difficult and dangerous B. stressful and troublesome C. mysterious and interesting D. exciting and popular C Duolingo Cost: Free This language learning app offers courses in Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese. And it’s not all about reading and writing—it uses the phone’s microphone to test users' pronunciation skills as well. Lumosity Cost: Free trial; $14 per month. Lumosity aims to improve users' thinking abilities by using simple games and tests that adapt to users' cognitive (认知的) levels to improve their memory and attention. The company says no two users will have the same experience. More than 18 million people have downloaded it. Daily art Cost: Free. Each day the app presents a different-classic painting from storied artists such as Vincent Van Gogh and Monet. Even if you have known the work, you may not know all the fascinating details the app serves up on the back story of the art. Vocabulary. com Cost: $ 2.99 per month. Never again get embarrassed using the wrong word at a dinner party with this app. It has more than 120,000 questions that can help you learn over 12, 000 words. Users can even battle their friends to see who the biggest word master is. Today's documents Cost: Free. The U. S. National, Archives manages this educational app, which serves up a historical document or photo each day of the year. Past documents include everything from a letter by Woodrow Wilson creating Mother's Day to a photo of Gerald Ford as a baby. 44. What can we know about the app “Lumosity”? A. It provides the same text. B. It can solve mental problems. C. It is very popular. D. It's totally free. 45. How much should you pay per year for using the app to learn words? A. $ 2.99. B. $14. C. $ 35. 88. D. $168. 46. Which would you download if you'd like to know more about the past? A. Today's documents. B. Vocabulary.com. C. Duolingo. D. Daily art. D Any foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is to master the tones required to speak and understand. And anyone who has tried to learn to play the violin or other instruments can report similar challenges. Now researchers have found that people with musical training have an easier time learning Chinese. Writing in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience，researchers from Northwestern University say that both skills draw on the same parts of the brain that help people discover changes in pitch(音调). One of the study's authors，Nina Kraus，said the findings suggested that studying music “actually tunes our sensory system”.This means that schools that want children to do well in languages should hesitate before cutting music programs，Dr. Kraus said. She said music training might also help children with language problems. Mandarin(普通话)speakers have been shown to have a more complex encoding(编码) of pitch patterns in their brains than English speakers do. This is because in Mandarin and other Asian languages，pitch plays a central role. A single­syllable word can have several meanings depending on how it is intoned. For this study，the researchers looked at 20 non­Chinese speaking volunteers，half with no musical background and half who have studied an instrument for at least six years. As they were shown a movie，the volunteers also heard an audio tape of the Mandarin word “mi” in three of its meanings:squint，bewilder and rice. The researchers recorded activities in their brain stems to see how well they were processing the sounds. Those with a music background showed much more brain activities in response to the Chinese sounds. The lead author of the study，Patrick C.M.Wong，said it might work both ways. It appears that native speakers of tonal languages may do better at learning instruments. 47. When learning Chinese，a foreigner will find ________. A. he has a difficult time learning music at the same time B. he has an easier time learning music at the same time C. it is hard to master the tones required to speak and understand D. it is easy to use the brain to help him discover changes in pitch 48. Why does Chinese learning have something to do with music training? A. Because there is the same difficulty in learning Chinese and music. B. Because skills to learn the two make use of the same parts of the brain. C. Because music training might help people with language study. D. Because people who do well in Chinese study do well in music. 49. The underlined word “intoned” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by the word “____”. A. created B. spelled C. seemed D. pronounced 50. What would be the best title for this passage? A. Mandarin Speakers Are Smarter than English Speakers B. Skilled Ear for Music May Help Language Study C. Pitch Plays a Central Role in Chinese Learning D. Schools Need to Develop Music Programs 【答案】36. B 37. C 38. D 39. A 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。本文说明了近年快餐业在中国迅速发展的原因。 【36题详解】 主旨大意题。通读第一段，尤其是最后两句“Last year, the fast food industry in China grew 13%, compared to just 2.9%in the USA. This year, there were over 560 Pizza Huts, 1,200 McDonald's, and 3,000 KFCs throughout the country. (去年，中国的快餐业增长了13%，而美国只有2.9%。今年，全国有560多家比萨饼店、1200家麦当劳和3000家肯德基)”可知，中国的快餐业仅仅去年就增长了13%，今年，全国有560多家比萨饼店、1200家麦当劳和3000家肯德基，这些数字表明中国的快餐业非常流行。因此，第一段主要讲的是B项“The popularity of fast food in China.(快餐在中国的流行)”符合题意，故选B项。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Why is fast food so popular in China? The people behind KFC, McDonald's, and other companies realized the need for adaptation.You can find items in Chinese KFCs that you cannot find in the West. That is because they not only realize that Chinese palates are different, but also willingly spend the time and money to create new food specifically for those palates. (为什么快餐在中国如此受欢迎? 肯德基、麦当劳和其他公司背后的人意识到了适应的必要性。你可以在中国的肯德基找到在西方找不到的东西。这是因为他们不仅意识到中国人口味是不同的，但也愿意花时间和金钱，创造新的食物，特别是那些口味)”可知， 外国快餐店意识到了适应中国人口味的必要性，也愿意花时间和金钱创造新食物迎合中国人的口味。因此，外国快餐店使其食品在中国流行的方式是通过制作适合中国人口味的新食物。故选C项。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“While there are still countless food shops on the roadside that have no government control over safety standards, there are many people who demand higher health standards. These foreign fast food restaurants that follow western standards of food safety attract this crowd. (尽管路边仍有无数食品店没有政府对安全标准的控制，但仍有许多人要求更高的健康标准。这些遵循西方食品安全标准的外国快餐店吸引了这群人)”可知，许多人认为路边许多食品店不够安全卫生，而遵循西方食品安全标准的外国快餐店吸引了他们，他们认为西式快餐更安全。因此，中国人愿意进入西式快餐店的原因是他们认为西式快餐更安全。故选D项。 【39题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是根据第一段“In 2010, there are fast food restaurants in over 650 cities throughout China. Last year, the fast food industry in China grew 13%, compared to just 2.9%in the USA. This year, there were over 560 Pizza Huts, 1,200 McDonald's, and 3,000 KFCs throughout the country. (2010年，中国650多个城市都有快餐店。去年，中国的快餐业增长了13%，而美国只有2.9%。今年，全国有560多家比萨饼店、1200家麦当劳和3000家肯德基)”可知，本文用详尽的数据表明中国快餐业发展迅速，陈述了外国快餐店在中国受到欢迎的原因，很可能来自新闻报道。故选A项。 【答案】40. C 41. B 42. D 43. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了龙卷风的一些相关知识以及Time Samaras如何追踪龙卷风的。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据首段中的“Scientists don’t know where and when a storm will touch the ground and turn into a tornado. Today, the warning time for a tornado is usually just 13 minutes. (科学家们不知道风暴会在何时何地触地变成龙卷风。今天，龙卷风的预警时间通常只有13分钟)”可知，科学家不知道何时何地风暴会变成龙卷风，当前龙卷风的预警时间只有13分钟。由此可知，龙卷风预警时间很短。故选C项。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“This tool measures things like a tornado’s temperature, humidity (湿度), and wind speed. With this information, Samaras can learn what causes tornadoes to develop.(这个工具可以测量龙卷风的温度、湿度和风速。有了这些信息，Samaras就能了解龙卷风形成的原因)”可知，该工具可以测量龙卷风的湿度、温度和风速。由此可知，turtle probe是测量龙卷风相关数据的工具。故选B项。 【42题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段中的“How does Samaras hunt tornadoes?(Samaras是如何捕捉龙卷风的？)”以及下文中对该问题的解答可知，本段主要介绍的是Samaras如何追踪龙卷风的。故选D项。 【43题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“But a tornado is hard to follow. Some tornadoes change direction several times — for example, moving east and then west and then east again.(但是龙卷风很难追踪。有些龙卷风会多次改变方向——例如，先向东移动，然后向西移动，然后再向东移动)”可知，龙卷风很难追踪，结合尾段中的“The work is risky, even for a skilled chaser like Samaras.(这项工作很危险，即使对萨马拉斯这样熟练的追捕者来说也是如此)”可知，追踪龙卷风的工作很危险。由此推知，这项工作是困难且危险的。故选A项。 【答案】44. C 45. C 46. A 【解析】 【分析】本文为介绍说明文。文章介绍了几种帮助学习的应用程序。 【44题详解】 推理判断题。根据Lumosity部分的More than 18 million people have downloaded it.（超过1800万人已经下载了这个app）可推知，这个app非常受欢迎。故选C。 【45题详解】 细节理解题。学习单词的话，要选择Vocabulary. com，根据Vocabulary. com部分的Cost: $ 2.99 per month.可知，一年的费用为$ 2.99*12= $ 35.88。故选C。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。根据Today's documents部分的The U. S. National, Archives manages this educational app, which serves up a historical document or photo each day of the year.可知，如果你想了解过去，那么你可以使用Today's documents。故选A。 【答案】47. C 48. B 49. D 50. B 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。任何一个学过汉语的外国人都知道掌握说话和理解所需要的声调有多难。目前有研究人员发现，受过音乐训练的人学习语言更容易。 【47题详解】 细节理解题。由第一段“Any foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is to master the tones required to speak and understand”.可知，任何一个学过汉语的外国人都知道掌握说话和理解所需要的声调有多难。故选C项。 【48题详解】 细节理解题。由第二段researchers from Northwestern University say that both skills draw on the same parts of the brain that help people discover changes in pitch可知，学习汉语和音乐训练用到的是都是大脑相同的部位。这些部位有助于帮助人们发现音调中的变化。故学习汉语和音乐训练有关系。所以为什么中文学习与音乐训练有关是因为学习两种技能需要用到大脑相同的部位。故选B项。 【49题详解】 词义猜测题。由第四段“This is because in Mandarin and other Asian languages，pitch plays a central role. A single­syllable word can have several meanings depending on how it is intoned. ”可知，在普通话和其他亚洲语言中，音调起着中心作用。对一个单音节词而言，当人们对这个词发出不同的音调时，那么，这个词就表达出不同的意思。在第六段中以“mi”为例，这个词不同的音调就代表着不同的意思。故划线单词表达的应是人们对一个单音节词的“发音”。故选D项。 【50题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，研究表明，经过音乐训练的人，在学汉语方面会更加容易。音乐训练和汉语学习均用到了大脑相同的部位。该部位可以帮助人们更好地发现语调的变化，有助于人们学习语言。所以短文的最佳标题是“熟练的音乐听觉有助于语言学习”故选B项。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$