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西吉中学2024—2025学年第一学期高一年级期末考试 英语试卷 （试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟） 注意事项： 1、答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例: How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C。 1. What is Jenny working on? A. A hat. B. A scarf. C. A pair of gloves. 2 Why is the woman going to Britain? A. To go traveling. B. To visit her partner. C. To sell her house. 3. What happened to the woman? A. She got up late. B. She broke her clock. C. She forgot to pick the man up. 4. How many times has the man climbed the mountain? A Two. B. Three. C. Six. 5. Where are the speakers probably? A. In the hospital. B. At the girl's home. C ln Luke's office. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒 钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Workmates. B Husband and wife. C. Pet owner and doctor. 7. How does the man feel right now? A. Excited. B. Tired. C. Angry. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Where is the man probably going this afternoon? A. To the library. B. To a teacher's class. C. To a swimming pool. 9. What does Professor Lowell probably teach? A. English. B. History. C. Literature. 10. What will the woman do tomorrow? A. Study math. B. Write a poem. C. Finish a paper. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. When does the conversation take place? A. At noon. B. In the late afternoon. C. At night. 12. What does the man like best? A. Ico-cream. B. Cheese. C. Milk. 13. What are the two speakers doing? A. Cooking. B. Watching TV. C. Doing shopping. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What does the woman want the man in 3A to do? A. Deal with the terrible smell. B. Be quiet at night. C. Stop doing exercise. 15. What is opposite the woman's apartment? A. A gym. B. A factory. C. A school. 16. Why does the woman ask the last question? A. She was angry. B. She was careless. C. She was frightened. 17. What are the speakers talking about? A. The city planning. B. The rent of the house. C The living environment. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What is probably the speaker? A. A reporter. B. A tour guide. C. A government official. 19. When did Edinburgh grow larger in size? A. In the 7th century. B. In the 15th century. C. In the 17th century. 20. What is the largest of all the events in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? A. Comedy shows. B. Dance. C. Music. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The Biggest Stadiums in the World People have been pouring into stadiums since the days of ancient Greece. In around 80 A.D., the Romans built the Colosseum, which remains the world’s best known stadium and continues to inform contemporary design. Rome’s Colosseum was 157 feet tall and had 80 entrances, seating 50,000 people. However, that was small fry compared with the city’s Circus Maximus, which accommodated around 250,000 people. These days, safety regulations-not to mention the modern sports fan’s desire for a good view and comfortable seat — tend to keep stadium capacities (容量) slightly lower. Even soccer fans tend to have a seat each; gone are the days of thousands standing to watch the match. For the biggest stadiums in the world, we have used data supplied by the World Atlas list so far, which ranks them by their stated permanent capacity, as well as updated information from official stadium websites. All these stadiums are still functional, still open and still hosting the biggest events in world sport. ·Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang D.P.R. Korea. Capacity: 150,000. Opened: May 1,1989. ·Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U. S. Capacity: 107,601. Opened: October 1, 1927. ·Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania, U. S. Capacity: 106,572. Opened: September 17, 1960. ·Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, U. S. Capacity: 104,944. Opened: October 7,1922. ·Kyle Field, College Station, Texas, U. S. Capacity: 102,512. Opened: September 24, 1927. 1. How many people could the Circus Maximus hold? A. 104,944. B. 107,601. C. About 150,000. D. About 250,000. 2. Of the following stadiums, which is the oldest? A. Michigan Stadium. B. Beaver Stadium. C. Ohio Stadium. D. Kyle Field. 3. What do the listed stadiums have in common? A. They host big games. B. They have become tourist attractions. C. They were built by Americans. D. They are favored by architects. 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了世界上最大的体育场。目前这些体育场仍在运行并且还在承办大型体育赛事。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“However, that was small fry compared with the city’s Circus Maximus, which accommodated around 250,000 people.(然而，与这座城市容纳了25万人的大竞技场相比，这只是小巫见大巫。)”可知，Circus Maximus的可以容纳250,000人。故选D项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章最后部分中的“Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Capacity: 104,944. Opened October 7, 1922.(美国俄亥俄州哥伦布市俄亥俄体育场，容纳人数：104,944人。1922年10月7日开业。)”可知Ohio Stadium在1922年10月7日开业；由最后一段“Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U. S. Capacity: 107,601. Opened: October 1, 1927. （密歇根体育场，美国密歇根州安阿伯市，容量: 107,601人，开业日期: 1927年10月1日。）可知Michigan Stadium的开业时间是1927年10月1日；由文中最后一段“Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania, U. S. Capacity: 106,572. Opened: September 17, 1960. （美国宾夕法尼亚州立大学海狸体育馆，可容纳106,572人。开放时间: 1960年9月17日。）可知Beaver Stadium的开业时间是1960年9月17日；最后一段“Kyle Field, College Station, Texas, U. S. Capacity: 102,512. Opened: September 24, 1927.（凯尔菲尔德，学院站，得克萨斯州，容量: 102,512。开放时间: 1927年9月24日。）”可知Kyle Field的开业时间是1927年9月24日；通过对比，Ohio Stadium的开业时间最久远，是最老的体育场。故选C项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“All these stadiums are still functional, still open and still hosting the biggest events in world sport. (所有这些体育场馆仍在使用，仍在开放，仍在举办世界上最大的体育赛事。)”可知，这些体育馆都还在承办大型的体育赛事，这是他们的共同点。故选A项。 B When I was ten years old, I went to the US to visit some family friends. We travelled all the way from California to Las Vegas. I noticed something funny about the way everyone spoke English. I was thinking, “This is the way they speak in films!” At the beginning of the holiday, one of my friends asked me if I wanted to order “French fries.” I couldn’t imagine what French fries were. What was fried and French?! Snails? Cheese? She was amazed that I had never tried them and she ordered a portion for us to share. When the waiter brought us some chips, I asked her where the French fries were. She pointed to the plate of chips! Later that week she said she was going to buy some “chips” from the supermarket. She came out with a packet of crisps! During that holiday we were also offered “biscuits and gravy” with our lunch. This was a very strange idea to me, because in England biscuits are sweet. Gravy is a salty, meat-based sauce. I later realized that “biscuits” in America are savoury snacks. What we call “biscuits,” they call “cookies.” One day, I saw an “eggplant” pizza on the menu in a restaurant! Eggs do not grow on plants, I thought. What on earth could an “eggplant” be? Something eggy and leafy? My dad ordered this pizza and it was covered in aubergines. I asked him where the “eggplant” was. He laughed and pointed to the aubergines. He told me, “They call this ‘eggplant’ in America!” Although the same “language” may be spoken in different countries, there are likely to be many differences, not just in vocabulary but also in spelling, grammar and pronunciation! I think part of the excitement of learning a language is discovering the differences in how it is spoken in different places. 4. What can we learn from paragraph 2? A. Holiday is a good time to relax. B. French fries are popular worldwide. C. The waiter provided poor service. D. Chips and crisps are the same food. 5. Where does the author most probably come from? A. America. B. France. C. England. D. Italy. 6. How did the author feel when seeing an “eggplant” pizza on the menu? A. Excited. B. Regretful. C. Anxious. D. Confused. 7. What is the text mainly about? A. Advantages of travelling. B. High-end restaurants. C. Food and tradition. D. Cross-cultural misunderstanding. 【答案】4. D 5. C 6. D 7. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在十岁时去美国游玩的经历，在游玩期间，作者在美国经历了英式英语和美式英语在词汇、拼写、语法和发音上的不同。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Later that week she said she was going to buy some “chips” from the supermarket. She came out with a packet of crisps!(那周晚些时候，她说她要去超市买一些“chips”。她拿着一包crisps出来了！)”可知，chips和crisps是同一种食物。故选D。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“This was a very strange idea to me, because in England biscuits are sweet.(这对我来说是一个非常奇怪的想法，因为在英国饼干是甜的)”可推知，作者来自英国。故选C。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“What on earth could an “eggplant” be? Something eggy and leafy?(“茄子”到底是什么？有鸡蛋和叶子的东西？)”可知，当看到菜单上的“茄子”披萨时，作者感到困惑。故选D。 【7题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Although the same “language” may be spoken in different countries, there are likely to be many differences, not just in vocabulary but also in spelling, grammar and pronunciation! I think part of the excitement of learning a language is discovering the differences in how it is spoken in different places.(虽然同一种“语言”可能在不同的国家说，但很可能存在许多差异，不仅在词汇上，而且在拼写、语法和发音上！我认为学习一门语言的兴奋之处在于发现不同地方说这种语言的差异)”结合文章讲述了作者在十岁时去美国游玩的经历，在游玩期间，作者在美国经历了英式英语和美式英语在词汇、拼写、语法和发音上的不同。可知，这篇文章的主要内容是跨文化误解。故选D。 C In Japan, the new year began with disaster as a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula (能登半岛) on the country’s western edge on Monday. More than 2,000 active fault lines (断层线) lie beneath Japan, making it one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. Many scientists have long considered earthquake forecasting to be impossible. But given recent improvements in artificial intelligence, some researchers have been studying whether that could change. Last fall, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin increased such hopes for earthquake prediction with a seven-month trial in China. In all, the algorithm (演算法) successfully forecast 14 earthquakes, each within about 200 miles of its actual epicenter (震中). Meanwhile, it missed one quake and predicted eight that never happened. The trial was part of an international A.I.-design competition, one of a few such events held in recent years to advance earthquake prediction technologies. Sergey Fomel, a geoscientist at UT Austin and a member of the research team, says in a statement. “We’re not yet close to making predictions for anywhere in the world, but what we achieved tells us that what we thought was an impossible problem is solvable in principle.” Additionally, machine learning could help detect hidden patterns in data or collect more data to better inform earthquake forecasting, Hutchison writes for MIT Technology Review. For example, some researchers are showing how A. I. might use recordings from a specific seismic site to anticipate an earthquake’s magnitude. One team has built and trained neural networks to predict where aftershocks may occur after an initial strike. And others are using machine learning to identify and extract seismic waves—the vibrations that spread through the earth during tectonic activity (构造活动)—from other noises in the ground. 8. What’s the function of the first paragraph? A. To explain a concept. B. To introduce a new topic. C. To supply a summary. D. To provide an example. 9. What made some researchers optimistic about the earthquake forecasting? A. The recent progress in theories. B. The use of traditional methods. C. The increasing number of earthquakes. D. The advancements in artificial intelligence. 10. What do we know from the third paragraph? A. The trial was conducted by Chinese. B. The algorithm was totally successful. C. A. I. shows promise in earthquake prediction. D. The A. I. competition only focused on earthquakes. 11. What is the best title for the passage? A. Japan’s Vulnerability to Earthquakes B. Helper in Predicting Earthquakes—A.I. C. The Impossibility of Earthquake Prediction D. International Efforts to Predict Earthquakes 【答案】8. B 9. D 10. C 11. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了经过试验发现，人工智能在地震预测方面大有前途，并给出详细的例子。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“In Japan, the new year began with disaster as a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula (能登半岛) on the country’s western edge on Monday. More than 2,000 active fault lines (断层线) lie beneath Japan, making it one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world.(在日本，新的一年从灾难中开始，周一，该国西部边缘的诺托半岛发生了7.5级地震。日本地下有2000多条活动断层带，使其成为世界上地震最频繁的国家之一)”可推知，第一段的作用是引入一个新话题。故选B。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“But given recent improvements in artificial intelligence, some researchers have been studying whether that could change.(但鉴于最近人工智能的进步，一些研究人员一直在研究这种情况是否会改变)”可知，人工智能的进步让一些研究人员对地震预报持乐观态度。故选D。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“In all, the algorithm (演算法) successfully forecast 14 earthquakes, each within about 200 miles of its actual epicenter (震中). Meanwhile, it missed one quake and predicted eight that never happened.(该算法总共成功预测了14次地震，每次地震都在震中200英里以内。与此同时，它错过了一次地震，并预测了8次从未发生的地震)”可知，人工智能在地震预测方面大有前途。故选C。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段“Many scientists have long considered earthquake forecasting to be impossible. But given recent improvements in artificial intelligence, some researchers have been studying whether that could change.(许多科学家一直认为地震预报是不可能的。但鉴于最近人工智能的进步，一些研究人员一直在研究这种情况是否会改变)”结合文章主要说明了经过试验发现，人工智能在地震预测方面大有前途，并给出详细的例子。可知，B选项“预测地震的帮手——人工智能”最符合文章标题。故选B。 D When leaning a foreign language, most people fall back on traditional methods: reading, writing, listening and repeating. But if you also gesture(做手势) with your arms while studying, you can remember the vocabulary better, even months later. Linking a word to brain are responsible for movement strengthens the memory of its meaning. This is the conclusion a research team reached after using magnetic pulses(磁脉冲) to disturb these areas in language learners. As Mathias and his colleagues describe in the Journal of Neuroscience, they had 22 German-speaking adults lea a total of90 invented words (such as “lamube” for “camera” and “atesi” for “thought”) over four days. While the test subjects first heard the new vocabulary they are also shown a video of a person making a gesture that matched the meaning of the word. When the wood was repeated, the subjects performed the gesture themselves. Five months later, they were asked to translate the vocabulary they had learned into German in a test. At the same time, they had equipment tied to their heads that sent weak magnetic pulses to their motor cortex-the brain area that controls voluntary arm movements. The researchers concluded that the motor cortex contributed (有助于) to the translation of the vocabulary learned with gestures. The effect did not occur when the test subjects were only presented with matching picture instead of gestures when leaning vocabulary. In contrast, children-unlike adults-seem to benefit from pictures as much as gestures in the long run. In an experiment published in 2020 the Leipzig research group had young adults and eight-year-old children listen to new vocabulary for five days, sometimes paired with matching pictures or videos of gestures. After two months, the two methods were still tied. But after six months. the adults benefited more from the gestures than the pictures, while the children were helped equally by both. 12. Which method might be the best in memorizing words? A. Watching videos. B. Using magnetic tapes. C. Reading the words repeatedly. D. Making hand movements. 13. What is paragraph 2 mainly about? A. The design of the research. B. The purpose of the research C. The subjects of the research D. The result of the research. 14. What played a key role in remembering the meanings of the new words? A. The best questions. B. The equipment. C. The word type. D. The motor cortex 15. What do the underlined words “were still tied”mean in the last paragraph? A. Achieved the same results. B. Did not help the adults equally. C. Failed to have beneficial effects. D. Were connected with each other. 【答案】12. D 13. A 14. D 15. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了研究者通过实验发现当人们学习词汇时，通过手势进行辅助学习可以更好地记住词汇的翻译。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“But if you also gesture(做手势) with your arms while studying, you can remember the vocabulary better, even months later.”（但如果你也用你的手臂做手势，你能更好地记住单词，甚至在几个月之后还能记住。）可知，做手部动作可以帮助更好记住单词。故选D项。 【13题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段整体内容可知，实验挑选了22名说德语的人在四天内说出9个新发明的单词，并观看含有和单词含义相匹配的手势的视频，同时也要求他们进行模仿。可以推断出第二段介绍了实验的设计过程。故选A项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“The researchers concluded that the motor cortex contributed (有助于) to the translation of the vocabulary learned with gestures.”（研究者得出结论，运动皮层有助于通过手势学习词汇的翻译。）可知，在记忆新单词时起关键作用的是运动皮层。故选D项。 【15题详解】 词义猜测题。根据最后一段“In contrast, children-unlike adults-seem to benefit from pictures as much as gestures in the long run.”（相比之下，与成人不同的是从长远来看孩子们似乎从图片和手势中收益一样多。）可知孩子在图片和手势学习中的收益是一样的，而still意为“仍旧”，从而推断出两个月后的测试结果是一样的，be still tied 应翻译为拥有相同的结果。故选A项。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5.分） 根据短文内容，从短文中的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A Few Simple Ways to Get Inspired Many creative people are famous for their strange ways of finding inspiration (灵感). Inspiration is not easy to get, so it’s no wonder people chase (追逐) after it in strange ways. But you don’t have to go to extremes. ___16___ Keep an idea book or an inspiration board. Inspiration might not come all at once. ___17___ With an idea book or a vision board, you can keep track of these puzzle pieces and use them to find inspiration later on. If you like working with words, create an idea book where you can write down ideas. If you’ re more visual (视觉的), take pictures that inspire you and turn them into a vision board. ___18___ Many people go to sleep and wake up inspired. While most sleep refreshes your brain, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is especially good at prompting (推动) inspiration. Alternating between REM and non-REM sleep helps your brain reshape networks, making you more likely to think up ideas when you wake up. Spend time in nature. ___19___ And nature has inspired a long line of artists. E. B. White came up with the story for Charlotte’s Web after watching a spider make her net. Researchers have also found that spending time in nature improves cognitive (认知的) ability, setting you up to make more connections between ideas. Play and laugh. Spending some of your free time with children can· bring inspiration closer to the surface. Your creativity decreases as you age, and children are experts in play, which is all about experimenting and opening up new possibilities. Looking at the world through open eyes can be a powerful source of creative inspiration. Humour and laughter can also lead to inspiration. ___20___ A. Go to sleep. B. Stick to your sleeping habit. C. Even just reading a book could prompt inspiration. D. Experts recommend using humour at work to get ideas. E. You may experience tiny flashes that turn into something big. F. Spending time outside can get you into a more open headspace. G. Here are things you can try when your creative juices have run dry. 【答案】16. G 17. E 18. A 19. F 20. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了获得灵感的几个方法。 【16题详解】 根据上文“Many creative people are famous for their strange ways of finding inspiration (灵感). Inspiration is not easy to get, so it’s no wonder people chase (追逐) after it in strange ways. But you don’t have to go to extremes.(许多有创造力的人以他们寻找灵感的奇怪方式而闻名。灵感不容易得到，所以难怪人们用奇怪的方式追求它。但你不必走极端)”以及后文主要介绍了获得灵感的几个方法。故G选项“当你的创造力枯竭时，你可以试试下面这些方法”符合语境，故选G。 【17题详解】 根据上文“Inspiration might not come all at once.(灵感可能不会一蹴而就)”可知，上文提到灵感可能不会一蹴而就，说明灵感的到来有一个过程。E选项“你可能会经历一些微小的灵光一闪，它们最终会发展成宏大的事物”承接上文并呼应下文“With an idea book or a vision board, you can keep track of these puzzle pieces and use them to find inspiration later on.(通过一本创意笔记或一张愿景板，你可以记录下这些零散的想法，并在日后用它们来寻找灵感)”,符合语境，故选E。 【18题详解】 根据本段内容“Many people go to sleep and wake up inspired. While most sleep refreshes your brain, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is especially good at prompting (推动) inspiration. Alternating between REM and non-REM sleep helps your brain reshape networks, making you more likely to think up ideas when you wake up.(许多人入睡后，醒来时都充满灵感。虽然大多数睡眠都能让你的大脑焕然一新，但快速眼动(REM)睡眠尤其能激发灵感。在快速眼动和非快速眼动睡眠之间交替可以帮助你的大脑重塑网络，让你在醒来时更容易想出新点子)”可知，本段的建议是通过睡觉获得灵感。故A选项“去睡觉”符合语境，故选A。 【19题详解】 根据后文“And nature has inspired a long line of artists. E. B. White came up with the story for Charlotte’s Web after watching a spider make her net. Researchers have also found that spending time in nature improves cognitive (认知的) ability, setting you up to make more connections between ideas.(大自然也启发了一大批艺术家。E. B. White在看了一只蜘蛛织网之后想出了《夏洛的网》的故事。研究人员还发现，花时间在大自然中可以提高认知能力，帮助你建立起更多的思维联系)”可知，后文主要说明了去大自然或户外可以带来灵感。故F选项“花时间在户外可以让你进入一个更开放的头脑空间”符合语境，故选F。 【20题详解】 根据上文“Humour and laughter can also lead to inspiration.(幽默和笑声也能带来灵感)”可知，上文提到了幽默和笑声也能带来灵感，本句为本段最后一句，故承接上文，说明幽默的作用，D选项中humour对应上文Humour。故D选项“专家建议在工作中运用幽默来获得灵感”符合语境，故选D。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳 When he was younger, Ronald Clark lived in the library. Exactly! Clark’s father, Raymond, worked as a/an ____21____ of the Manhattan Library then, and his family lived on the top floor of the building. The job of library guard, as Ronald ____22____, is like being "the keeper of the temple of ____23____”. However, at first, Ronald was ____24____ of his unusual home. “Every kid always wants to be ____25____I never invited any of my friends to visit it.” he says. ____26____, he admits that nobody else had as many books as he had. And once the library was closed for the day, it ____27____ him to be the only kid in the building who could run and____28____ and jump and yell. And if I had any ____29____ about anything, I would get up in the middle of the night, go down, get out a book and read until 3 o'clock in the morning, he says, “I began to realize how _____30_____ I was because the library gave me the _____31_____ for learning — and this just never left me.” His time living in the library _____32_____ the man he would become. He was the first in his family to _____33_____ high school, and after college, he got a position as a professor teaching history. “My dad's _____34_____ was beyond words. I took him to my office and showed him my name on the door—Professor Clark,” Ronald says, “I saw the way he looked at it and I can hardly even _____35_____ what my life would've been like if I had not lived in the library.” 21. A. designer B. architect C. guard D. conductor 22. A. recalls B. demands C. wonders D. announces 23. A. energy B. knowledge C. secret D. religion 24. A. tired B. proud C. ashamed D. confident 25. A. normal B. calm C. wise D. honest 26. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. However 27. A. moved B. excited C. scared D. confused 28. A. walk B. whisper C. drop D. scream 29. A. belief B. sense C. question D. opinion 30 A. fortunate B. ordinary C. popular D. strange 31. A. sign B. desire C. space D. talent 32. A. shaped B. protected C. impressed D. attracted 33. A. go through B. graduate from C. search for D. work in 34. A. respect B. passion C. hope D. pride 35. A. observe B. point out C. imagine D. pick up 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. C 【解析】 【分析】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了罗纳德·克拉克跟父亲住在图书馆里，开始他学得尴尬，但后来他意识到图书馆给他带来的好处，让他受益终生。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：完全正确!克拉克的父亲雷蒙德当时是曼哈顿图书馆的警卫，他的家人住在大楼的顶层。A. designer设计师；B. architect建筑师；C. guard守卫，警卫；D. conductor售票员。根据下文“The job of library guard”可知，克拉克的父亲是图书馆的警卫。故选C项。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：罗纳德回忆说，图书馆警卫的工作就像是“知识殿堂的守护者”。A. recalls回忆，回想起；B. demands要求；C. wonders想知道；D. announces宣布。根据上文“When he was younger, Ronald Clark lived in the library.”可知，文章写的是罗纳德小时候的事情，所以是他的回忆。故选A项。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：罗纳德回忆说，图书馆警卫的工作就像是“知识殿堂的守护者”。A. energy精力，能源；B. knowledge知识；C. secret秘密；D. religion宗教。根据句意和常识可知，图书馆是知识的殿堂。故选B项。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，一开始，罗纳德为他不寻常的家感到尴尬。A. tired疲劳的；B. proud自豪的；C. ashamed尴尬的；D. confident自信的。根据下文“I never invited any of my friends to visit it.”可知，罗纳德从不邀请朋友去他家，说明他不想让朋友知道他住在图书馆，觉得寄居图书馆很尴尬。故选C项。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每个孩子都想成为正常人（有个正常的家）。我从来没有邀请我的任何朋友去参观。A. normal正常的；B. calm冷静的；C. wise明智的；D. honest诚实的。根据上文“his unusual home”和下文“I never invited any of my friends to visit it.”可知，罗纳德住在特殊的地方，他不想让朋友知道他住在那里，他也希望有个正常的家，跟朋友们一样。故选A项。 【26题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，他承认没有人有他那么多的书。A. Otherwise否则；B. Therefore因此；C. Besides另外；D. However然而。上文说罗纳德因自己特殊的家感动尴尬，但下文“he admits that nobody else had as many books as he had.”又说到住在图书馆的好处，上下文有转折关系。故选D项。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一旦图书馆关门，他就会很兴奋，因为他是唯一一个会在大楼里跑、尖叫、跳和喊的孩子。A. moved移动；B. excited使……兴奋；C. scared使……害怕；D. confused使……困惑。根据下文“the only kid in the building who could run and ____ and jump and yell.”可知，罗纳德一个人在图书馆的时候，他很自由，兴奋。故选B项。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. walk步行；B. whisper小声说；C. drop落下；D. scream尖叫。根据“run and ____ and jump and yell”可知，空格处应填入语意相近，表现罗纳德兴奋的动词。故选D项。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果我有任何问题，我会在半夜起来，下楼，拿出一本书，一直读到凌晨3点。A. belief相信；B. sense感觉；C. question问题；D. opinion观点。根据“I would get up in the middle of the night, go down, get out a book and read until 3 o'clock in the morning”可推知，罗纳德是在从书中寻找问题的答案。故选C项。 【30题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我开始意识到我是多么的幸运，因为图书馆给了我对学习的渴望——而这种渴望从未离开过我。A. fortunate幸运的；B. ordinary平凡的；C. popular流行的；D. strange陌生的。根据下文可知，罗纳德通过读书改变了命运，成为家里第一个上大学的人，所以他觉得住在图书馆是一种幸运。故选A项。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我开始意识到我是多么的幸运，因为图书馆给了我对学习的渴望——而这种渴望从未离开过我。A. sign符号；B. desire渴望，欲望；C. space空间；D. talent天赋。根据上文可知，生活在图书馆养成罗纳德学习的习惯，让他成为家里第一个上大学的人，这种对学习的渴求至今未变。故选B项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他在图书馆度过的时光塑造了他将来的样子。A. shaped塑造，形成；B. protected保护；C. impressed给……留下深刻印象；D. attracted吸引。根据下文“I can hardly even ____ what my life would've been like if I had not lived in the library.”可知，正是图书馆的生活经历让罗纳德成为现在的样子，是图书馆的生活经历塑造了今天的罗纳德。故选A项。 33题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他是家里第一个高中毕业的人，大学毕业后，他获得了教授历史的职位。A. go through经历；B. graduate from毕业于；C. search for搜寻；D. work in在……工作。根据“after college”可推知，他完成了高中学业，还上了大学。故选B项。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我爸爸的自豪无法用语言表达。A. respect尊重；B. passion热情；C. hope希望；D. pride自豪。根据常识可知，图书馆警卫的儿子成了大学教授，作为父亲当然无比自豪。故选D项。 【35题详解】 考查动词（短语）词义辨析。句意：我看到了他看它的眼神，我甚至无法想象如果我没有住在图书馆，我的生活会是什么样子。A. observe观察；B. point out指出；C. imagine想象；D. pick up捡起。根据上文可知，罗纳德从小生活在图书馆，这是事实，所以句中“what my life would've been like if I had not lived in the library”只是一种假设，想象。故选C项。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In a world that is full of different kinds of colors, red quite stands out. In China, people call this color China Red, ____36____ has become a very popular expression, ____37____ (catch) the world’s attention. This expression fully show Chinese ____38____ (people) special love for red. So why are the Chinese really fond of it? One reason lies in the color’s rich meaning in Chinese history and ____39____ (tradition) culture. In ancient China, red ____40____ (regard) as a symbol of health, energy, happiness, hope and so on. Now red things can be ____41____ (common) found across the nation, for example, red lanterns. People can find red lanterns across China, especially during festivals and holidays. During ____42____ spring festival, people will see red lanterns hanging on the front gates of houses and stores, trees, etc. Besides red lanterns, things like Spring Festival couplets (春联) ____43____ invitations are also often red. In a word, red is popular in China, and it’s more than just a color. It ____44____ (carry) the rich culture of this nation. And you’re welcome ____45____ (feel) and discover it in China. 【答案】36. which 37. catching 38. people’s 39. traditional 40. was regarded 41. commonly 42. the 43. and 44. carries 45. to feel 【解析】 【导语】本文是篇说明文。红色受到中国人的喜爱，在中国，它不仅仅是一种颜色，还承载着丰富的文化内涵，文章具体介绍了红色在中国文化中所蕴含的意义。 【36题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：在中国，人们称这种颜色为中国红，它已经成为一个非常流行的表达，引起了全世界的关注。本空引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是China Red，指物，关系词代替先行词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词which引导。故填which。 【37题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：在中国，人们称这种颜色为中国红，它已经成为一个非常流行的表达，引起了全世界的关注。catch one’s attention“引起某人的注意”。本句谓语为call，此处为非谓语动词，且This expression与catch为主动关系，应用现在分词，作状语。故填catching。 【38题详解】 考查名词所有格。句意：这个表达充分展示了中国人对红色的特殊喜爱。此处表示“中国人的”特殊喜爱，修饰special love，表示所属关系，用名词所有格形式people’s，作定语。故填people’s。 【39题详解】 考查形容词。句意：一个原因在于这种颜色在中国历史和传统文化中有着丰富的意义。本空修饰名词culture，应用形容词traditional“传统的”，作定语 。故填traditional。 【40题详解】 考查动词语态。句意：在古代中国，红色被视为健康、活力、幸福、希望等等的象征。根据时间状语In ancient China可知，句子描述的是过去的事情，时态应用一般过去时；red与regard“把……视为”之间是被动关系，所以用一般过去时的被动语态，主语red是不可数名词，be动词用was。故填was regarded。 【41题详解】 考查副词。句意：现在红色的东西在全国都很常见，比如，红灯笼。此处修饰动词found，应用副词commonly“普遍地，常见地”，作状语。故填commonly。 【42题详解】 考查冠词。句意：在春节期间，人们会看到红灯笼挂在房屋和商店的前门上、树上等等。此处表示“春节”，用固定短语the Spring Festival，用定冠词the，符合题意。故填the。 【43题详解】 考查连词。句意：除了红灯笼，像春联和请柬之类的东西也常常是红色的。Spring Festival couplets和 invitations是并列关系，所以用连词and连接。故填and。 【44题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：它承载着这个国家丰富的文化。此处描述的是一般事实，时态应用一般现在时，主语It是第三人称单数，谓语用动词carry“承担，承载”的第三人称单数形式carries。故填carries。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：欢迎你来中国感受和发现它。be welcome to do sth.是固定用法，意为“欢迎做某事”，所以此处用动词feel“感受”的不定式 to feel。故填to feel。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 词汇基础（满分25分） Ⅰ. 根据汉语提示填空，写出正确单词，每空1分，共10分。 46. __________ (遗产) is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】Heritage 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：遗产是我们从过去继承下来的，是我们今天所拥有的，也是我们要传给后代的东西。“遗产”作主语，用名词heritage，结合系动词is可知，主语是单数名词；句首单词首字母大写。故填Heritage。 47. I am now working as an ________ (编辑), but I used to be a designer. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】editor 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：我现在是一名编辑，但我曾经是一名设计师。“编辑”表达为名词editor，空前有an，设空处应用名词单数形式，作as的宾语。故填editor。 48. The koala is ________ (唯一的；独有的) to Australia. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】unique 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：树袋熊是澳大利亚独有的动物。“唯一的；独有的”作表语，用形容词unique，表明主语The koala是性质；be unique to意为“为……所特有”。故填unique。 49. The heavy rain caused serious ________ (损坏；损失) to our city. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】damage 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：这场大雨给我们城市造成了严重的损失。“损坏；损失”作宾语，用名词damage，不可数名词。故填damage。 50. He can always keep ________ (镇静的，沉着的), whatever happens. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】calm 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：无论发生什么，他总能保持镇静。根据汉语提示“镇静的，沉着的”可知，此处应用形容词calm，作表语。故填calm。 51. People can bridge the ________ (差距) between the rich and the poor by working hard. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】gap 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：人们可以通过努力工作来弥合贫富之间的差距。根据汉语提示“差距”可知，此处应为名词gap，此处特指贫富之间的差距，用单数形式，作动词bridge的宾语。故填gap。 52. Tom gave the police a detailed ______ (描述) of his stolen car. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】description##account 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：汤姆向警察详细描述了他被偷汽车的情况。形容词detailed后接名词形式。名词“描述”英文为description/account，根据不定冠词a可知，用可数名词的单数形式。根据汉语提示及句意，故填description/account。 53. Lack of exercise is also a risk ________(因素)for heart disease but it’s relatively small when compared with the others. （根据汉语提示单词拼写） 【答案】factor 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：缺乏运动同样也是心脏病发的一个风险因素，但当它和其他因素相比时，它的风险就相对较小。根据汉语提示“因素”以及前文的a risk可知，设空处应填名词factor并与a risk一起作表语，又因为factor为可数名词，此处意为单数。故填factor。 54. A ________(全球的) environmental meeting is going to be held here. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】global 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：一个全球环境会议将在这里举行。设空处修饰名词meeting作定语，应用形容词，故填global。 55. Please clean your face and then ________ (涂抹) the cream to your face. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 【答案】apply 【解析】 【详解】考查动词。句意：请先洗脸，然后把面霜涂抹在脸上。“涂抹”用动词apply，作祈使句中并列谓语动词，用原形；apply...to...意为“把……涂抹在……上”。故填apply。 Ⅱ.用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。（每小题1.5分，满分15分） 56. The UN is an international ________(organise) that helps countries to solve problems peacefully. （所给词的适当形式填空） 【答案】organization 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：联合国是一个帮助国家之间和平地解决问题的国际组织。根据空格前的形容词international可知，空格处应填名词，在句中作表语，结合句意“组织”是organization。故填organization。 57. Education is a ________ (power) weapon which you can use to change the world. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】powerful 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：教育是一种强大的武器，你可以用它来改变世界。空处应用形容词powerful“强大的”在句中作定语，修饰名词weapon。故填powerful。 58. He managed to finish the marathon although he_______ (injure) his ankle before the race. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】had injured 【解析】 【详解】考查时态。句意：尽管赛前脚踝受了伤，他还是设法跑完了马拉松。根据句意以及before the race，可知“受伤”发生在“设法完成马拉松”之前，表示过去的过去，用过去完成时。故填had injured。 59. ________ (compare) to big companies, the smaller ones are faced with more challenges. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】Compared 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：与大公司相比，小公司面临着更多的挑战。分析句子可知，compare是非谓语动词，与其逻辑主语the smaller ones之间是被动关系，应用过去分词表被动；句首单词首字母大写。故填Compared。 60. It is no wonder the whole building is now in ________ (ruin). It caught so big a fire last night. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】ruins 【解析】 【详解】考查固定短语。句意：难怪整栋大楼现在成了废墟。昨晚它着了一场那么大的火。 in ruins是固定短语，意为“成为废墟；破败不堪”；名词ruin作介词宾语。故填ruins。 61. ________ (bury) himself in roading novels, he didn’t notice me into the room. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】Burying 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：埋头读小说，他没有注意到我走进房间。bury oneself in sth.“埋头于某事”。句中已有谓语didn’t notice，空处动词应用非谓语形式，动词bury和逻辑主语he之间是主动关系，应使用现在分词形式burying作状语，并且位于句首，首字母需大写。故填Burying。 62. Exited and happy, we greeted the foreign guests at the ________ (enter) of the school. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】entrance 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：我们既兴奋又开心，在学校入口处迎接外国客人。提示词作介词宾语，用名词entrance，意为“入口”；at the entrance of意为“在……的入口处”。故填entrance。 63. There are a ______ (various) of programmmms provided by TV stations to meet the needs of people of all ages. (所给词适当形式填空) 【答案】variety 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：电视台提供了各种各样的节目，以满足各个年龄段的人的需要。根据句意及所给句子可知，此处使用名词variety，构成固定短语a variety of“各种各样的”。故填variety。 64. The instructions were not just confusing, they were ________ (positive) misleading. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】positively 【解析】 【详解】考查副词。句意：这些说明不仅令人困惑，而且完全是在误导人。提示词修饰形容词misleading，用程度副词positively作状语，表示“完全地；绝对地”。故填positively。 65. No matter what background you come from, you can be ______ (equal) successful with your hard work like many others. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】equally 【解析】 【详解】考查副词。句意：无论你来自什么背景，你都可以像其他人一样，通过努力工作同样成功。分析句子结构可知，空处需要副词修饰后面的形容词。故填equally。 第二节（满分15分） 66. 假定你是李华，为了激发学生学习英语的热情，你校准备举行英语朗读比赛，你想请你的外教老师 David当评委，请你用英语给他写一封邀请信，内容包括： 1.英语朗读比赛举行的时间和地点；2.请他评出一二三等奖；3.请他对学生的英语朗读进行点评。 注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考问汇：评委 judge Dear David, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes, Li Hua 【答案】One possible version: Dear David, How are you getting on these days? An English reading competition will be held in our school next week. Could I ask you to be a judge for the competition? The competition will be held in the school hall of the teaching building at 2 p. m. next Friday. First, second and third prizes will be given to the students with a good command of English reading. Another result will be announced shortly after the competition. I hope you can give some advice on how to improve students’ reading. I wonder if you will be free then. I would appreciate it if you can come for the competition. I’m looking forward to your reply. Yours sincere Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给外教老师 David写一封信，邀请他来当学校将要举行的英语朗读比赛的评委。 【详解】1.词汇积累 比赛：competition →contest 建议：advice →suggestion 想知道：wonder →want to know 回复：reply →response 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：First, second and third prizes will be given to the students with a good command of English reading. 拓展句：First, second and third prizes will be given to the students who have a good command of English reading. 【点睛】【高分句型1】I hope you can give some advice on how to improve students’ reading.（运用了“疑问词+不定式”结构作宾语） 【高分句型2】I wonder if you will be free then.（运用了if引导的宾语从句） 1-5 ABABC 6-10 ABCBA 11-15 CBBAC 18-20 ABCBC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 西吉中学2024—2025学年第一学期高一年级期末考试 英语试卷 （试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟） 注意事项： 1、答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例: How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C。 1. What is Jenny working on? A. A hat. B. A scarf. C. A pair of gloves. 2. Why is the woman going to Britain? A. To go traveling. B. To visit her partner. C. To sell her house. 3. What happened to the woman? A. She got up late. B. She broke her clock. C. She forgot to pick the man up. 4. How many times has the man climbed the mountain? A. Two. B. Three. C. Six. 5. Where are the speakers probably? A. In the hospital. B. At the girl's home. C ln Luke's office. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒 钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A Workmates. B Husband and wife. C. Pet owner and doctor. 7. How does the man feel right now? A. Excited. B. Tired. C. Angry. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Where is the man probably going this afternoon? A. To the library. B. To a teacher's class. C. To a swimming pool. 9. What does Professor Lowell probably teach? A. English. B. History. C. Literature. 10. What will the woman do tomorrow? A. Study math. B. Write a poem. C. Finish a paper. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11 When does the conversation take place? A. At noon. B. In the late afternoon. C. At night. 12. What does the man like best? A. Ico-cream. B. Cheese. C. Milk. 13. What are the two speakers doing? A. Cooking. B. Watching TV. C. Doing shopping. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What does the woman want the man in 3A to do? A. Deal with the terrible smell. B. Be quiet at night. C. Stop doing exercise. 15. What is opposite the woman's apartment? A. A gym. B. A factory. C. A school. 16. Why does the woman ask the last question? A. She was angry. B. She was careless. C. She was frightened. 17. What are the speakers talking about? A. The city planning. B. The rent of the house. C The living environment. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What is probably the speaker? A. A reporter. B. A tour guide. C. A government official. 19. When did Edinburgh grow larger in size? A. In the 7th century. B. In the 15th century. C. In the 17th century. 20. What is the largest of all the events in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? A. Comedy shows. B. Dance. C. Music. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The Biggest Stadiums in the World People have been pouring into stadiums since the days of ancient Greece. In around 80 A.D., the Romans built the Colosseum, which remains the world’s best known stadium and continues to inform contemporary design. Rome’s Colosseum was 157 feet tall and had 80 entrances, seating 50,000 people. However, that was small fry compared with the city’s Circus Maximus, which accommodated around 250,000 people. These days, safety regulations-not to mention the modern sports fan’s desire for a good view and comfortable seat — tend to keep stadium capacities (容量) slightly lower. Even soccer fans tend to have a seat each; gone are the days of thousands standing to watch the match. For the biggest stadiums in the world, we have used data supplied by the World Atlas list so far, which ranks them by their stated permanent capacity, as well as updated information from official stadium websites. All these stadiums are still functional, still open and still hosting the biggest events in world sport. ·Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang D.P.R. Korea. Capacity: 150,000. Opened: May 1,1989. ·Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U. S. Capacity: 107,601. Opened: October 1, 1927. ·Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania, U. S. Capacity: 106,572. Opened: September 17, 1960. ·Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, U. S. Capacity: 104,944. Opened: October 7,1922. ·Kyle Field, College Station, Texas, U. S. Capacity: 102,512. Opened: September 24, 1927. 1. How many people could the Circus Maximus hold? A. 104,944. B. 107,601. C. About 150,000. D. About 250,000. 2. Of the following stadiums, which is the oldest? A. Michigan Stadium. B. Beaver Stadium. C. Ohio Stadium. D. Kyle Field. 3. What do the listed stadiums have in common? A. They host big games. B. They have become tourist attractions. C. They were built by Americans. D. They are favored by architects. B When I was ten years old, I went to the US to visit some family friends. We travelled all the way from California to Las Vegas. I noticed something funny about the way everyone spoke English. I was thinking, “This is the way they speak in films!” At the beginning of the holiday, one of my friends asked me if I wanted to order “French fries.” I couldn’t imagine what French fries were. What was fried and French?! Snails? Cheese? She was amazed that I had never tried them and she ordered a portion for us to share. When the waiter brought us some chips, I asked her where the French fries were. She pointed to the plate of chips! Later that week she said she was going to buy some “chips” from the supermarket. She came out with a packet of crisps! During that holiday we were also offered “biscuits and gravy” with our lunch. This was a very strange idea to me, because in England biscuits are sweet. Gravy is a salty, meat-based sauce. I later realized that “biscuits” in America are savoury snacks. What we call “biscuits,” they call “cookies.” One day, I saw an “eggplant” pizza on the menu in a restaurant! Eggs do not grow on plants, I thought. What on earth could an “eggplant” be? Something eggy and leafy? My dad ordered this pizza and it was covered in aubergines. I asked him where the “eggplant” was. He laughed and pointed to the aubergines. He told me, “They call this ‘eggplant’ in America!” Although the same “language” may be spoken in different countries, there are likely to be many differences, not just in vocabulary but also in spelling, grammar and pronunciation! I think part of the excitement of learning a language is discovering the differences in how it is spoken in different places. 4. What can we learn from paragraph 2? A. Holiday is a good time to relax. B. French fries are popular worldwide. C. The waiter provided poor service. D. Chips and crisps are the same food. 5. Where does the author most probably come from? A. America. B. France. C. England. D. Italy. 6. How did the author feel when seeing an “eggplant” pizza on the menu? A. Excited. B. Regretful. C. Anxious. D. Confused. 7. What is the text mainly about? A Advantages of travelling. B. High-end restaurants. C. Food and tradition. D. Cross-cultural misunderstanding. C In Japan, the new year began with disaster as a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula (能登半岛) on the country’s western edge on Monday. More than 2,000 active fault lines (断层线) lie beneath Japan, making it one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. Many scientists have long considered earthquake forecasting to be impossible. But given recent improvements in artificial intelligence, some researchers have been studying whether that could change. Last fall, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin increased such hopes for earthquake prediction with a seven-month trial in China. In all, the algorithm (演算法) successfully forecast 14 earthquakes, each within about 200 miles of its actual epicenter (震中). Meanwhile, it missed one quake and predicted eight that never happened. The trial was part of an international A.I.-design competition, one of a few such events held in recent years to advance earthquake prediction technologies. Sergey Fomel, a geoscientist at UT Austin and a member of the research team, says in a statement. “We’re not yet close to making predictions for anywhere in the world, but what we achieved tells us that what we thought was an impossible problem is solvable in principle.” Additionally, machine learning could help detect hidden patterns in data or collect more data to better inform earthquake forecasting, Hutchison writes for MIT Technology Review. For example, some researchers are showing how A. I. might use recordings from a specific seismic site to anticipate an earthquake’s magnitude. One team has built and trained neural networks to predict where aftershocks may occur after an initial strike. And others are using machine learning to identify and extract seismic waves—the vibrations that spread through the earth during tectonic activity (构造活动)—from other noises in the ground. 8. What’s the function of the first paragraph? A. To explain a concept. B. To introduce a new topic. C. To supply a summary. D. To provide an example. 9. What made some researchers optimistic about the earthquake forecasting? A. The recent progress in theories. B. The use of traditional methods. C. The increasing number of earthquakes. D. The advancements in artificial intelligence. 10. What do we know from the third paragraph? A. The trial was conducted by Chinese. B. The algorithm was totally successful. C. A. I. shows promise in earthquake prediction. D. The A. I. competition only focused on earthquakes. 11. What is the best title for the passage? A. Japan’s Vulnerability to Earthquakes B. Helper in Predicting Earthquakes—A.I. C. The Impossibility of Earthquake Prediction D. International Efforts to Predict Earthquakes D When leaning a foreign language, most people fall back on traditional methods: reading, writing, listening and repeating. But if you also gesture(做手势) with your arms while studying, you can remember the vocabulary better, even months later. Linking a word to brain are responsible for movement strengthens the memory of its meaning. This is the conclusion a research team reached after using magnetic pulses(磁脉冲) to disturb these areas in language learners. As Mathias and his colleagues describe in the Journal of Neuroscience, they had 22 German-speaking adults lea a total of90 invented words (such as “lamube” for “camera” and “atesi” for “thought”) over four days. While the test subjects first heard the new vocabulary they are also shown a video of a person making a gesture that matched the meaning of the word. When the wood was repeated, the subjects performed the gesture themselves. Five months later, they were asked to translate the vocabulary they had learned into German in a test. At the same time, they had equipment tied to their heads that sent weak magnetic pulses to their motor cortex-the brain area that controls voluntary arm movements. The researchers concluded that the motor cortex contributed (有助于) to the translation of the vocabulary learned with gestures. The effect did not occur when the test subjects were only presented with matching picture instead of gestures when leaning vocabulary. In contrast, children-unlike adults-seem to benefit from pictures as much as gestures in the long run. In an experiment published in 2020 the Leipzig research group had young adults and eight-year-old children listen to new vocabulary for five days, sometimes paired with matching pictures or videos of gestures. After two months, the two methods were still tied. But after six months. the adults benefited more from the gestures than the pictures, while the children were helped equally by both. 12. Which method might be the best in memorizing words? A. Watching videos. B. Using magnetic tapes. C. Reading the words repeatedly. D. Making hand movements. 13. What is paragraph 2 mainly about? A. The design of the research. B. The purpose of the research C. The subjects of the research D. The result of the research. 14. What played a key role in remembering the meanings of the new words? A. The best questions. B. The equipment. C. The word type. D. The motor cortex 15. What do the underlined words “were still tied”mean in the last paragraph? A. Achieved the same results. B. Did not help the adults equally. C. Failed to have beneficial effects. D. Were connected with each other. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5.分） 根据短文内容，从短文中的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A Few Simple Ways to Get Inspired Many creative people are famous for their strange ways of finding inspiration (灵感). Inspiration is not easy to get, so it’s no wonder people chase (追逐) after it in strange ways. But you don’t have to go to extremes. ___16___ Keep an idea book or an inspiration board. Inspiration might not come all at once. ___17___ With an idea book or a vision board, you can keep track of these puzzle pieces and use them to find inspiration later on. If you like working with words, create an idea book where you can write down ideas. If you’ re more visual (视觉的), take pictures that inspire you and turn them into a vision board. ___18___ Many people go to sleep and wake up inspired. While most sleep refreshes your brain, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is especially good at prompting (推动) inspiration. Alternating between REM and non-REM sleep helps your brain reshape networks, making you more likely to think up ideas when you wake up. Spend time in nature. ___19___ And nature has inspired a long line of artists. E. B. White came up with the story for Charlotte’s Web after watching a spider make her net. Researchers have also found that spending time in nature improves cognitive (认知的) ability, setting you up to make more connections between ideas. Play and laugh. Spending some of your free time with children can· bring inspiration closer to the surface. Your creativity decreases as you age, and children are experts in play, which is all about experimenting and opening up new possibilities. Looking at the world through open eyes can be a powerful source of creative inspiration. Humour and laughter can also lead to inspiration. ___20___ A. Go to sleep. B. Stick to your sleeping habit. C. Even just reading a book could prompt inspiration. D. Experts recommend using humour at work to get ideas. E. You may experience tiny flashes that turn into something big. F. Spending time outside can get you into a more open headspace. G. Here are things you can try when your creative juices have run dry. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳 When he was younger, Ronald Clark lived in the library. Exactly! Clark’s father, Raymond, worked as a/an ____21____ of the Manhattan Library then, and his family lived on the top floor of the building. The job of library guard, as Ronald ____22____, is like being "the keeper of the temple of ____23____”. However, at first, Ronald was ____24____ of his unusual home. “Every kid always wants to be ____25____I never invited any of my friends to visit it.” he says. ____26____, he admits that nobody else had as many books as he had. And once the library was closed for the day, it ____27____ him to be the only kid in the building who could run and____28____ and jump and yell. And if I had any ____29____ about anything, I would get up in the middle of the night, go down, get out a book and read until 3 o'clock in the morning, he says, “I began to realize how _____30_____ I was because the library gave me the _____31_____ for learning — and this just never left me.” His time living in the library _____32_____ the man he would become. He was the first in his family to _____33_____ high school, and after college, he got a position as a professor teaching history. “My dad's _____34_____ was beyond words. I took him to my office and showed him my name on the door—Professor Clark,” Ronald says, “I saw the way he looked at it and I can hardly even _____35_____ what my life would've been like if I had not lived in the library.” 21. A. designer B. architect C. guard D. conductor 22. A. recalls B. demands C. wonders D. announces 23. A. energy B. knowledge C. secret D. religion 24. A. tired B. proud C. ashamed D. confident 25. A. normal B. calm C. wise D. honest 26. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. However 27. A. moved B. excited C. scared D. confused 28. A. walk B. whisper C. drop D. scream 29. A. belief B. sense C. question D. opinion 30. A. fortunate B. ordinary C. popular D. strange 31 A. sign B. desire C. space D. talent 32. A. shaped B. protected C. impressed D. attracted 33. A. go through B. graduate from C. search for D. work in 34. A. respect B. passion C. hope D. pride 35. A. observe B. point out C. imagine D. pick up 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In a world that is full of different kinds of colors, red quite stands out. In China, people call this color China Red, ____36____ has become a very popular expression, ____37____ (catch) the world’s attention. This expression fully show Chinese ____38____ (people) special love for red. So why are the Chinese really fond of it? One reason lies in the color’s rich meaning in Chinese history and ____39____ (tradition) culture. In ancient China, red ____40____ (regard) as a symbol of health, energy, happiness, hope and so on. Now red things can be ____41____ (common) found across the nation, for example, red lanterns. People can find red lanterns across China, especially during festivals and holidays. During ____42____ spring festival, people will see red lanterns hanging on the front gates of houses and stores, trees, etc. Besides red lanterns, things like Spring Festival couplets (春联) ____43____ invitations are also often red. In a word, red is popular in China, and it’s more than just a color. It ____44____ (carry) the rich culture of this nation. And you’re welcome ____45____ (feel) and discover it in China. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 词汇基础（满分25分） Ⅰ. 根据汉语提示填空，写出正确单词，每空1分，共10分。 46. __________ (遗产) is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 47. I am now working as an ________ (编辑), but I used to be a designer. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 48. The koala is ________ (唯一的；独有的) to Australia. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 49. The heavy rain caused serious ________ (损坏；损失) to our city. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 50. He can always keep ________ (镇静的，沉着的), whatever happens. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 51. People can bridge the ________ (差距) between the rich and the poor by working hard. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 52. Tom gave the police a detailed ______ (描述) of his stolen car. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 53. Lack of exercise is also a risk ________(因素)for heart disease but it’s relatively small when compared with the others. （根据汉语提示单词拼写） 54. A ________(全球的) environmental meeting is going to be held here. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 55. Please clean your face and then ________ (涂抹) the cream to your face. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) Ⅱ.用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。（每小题1.5分，满分15分） 56. The UN is an international ________(organise) that helps countries to solve problems peacefully. （所给词的适当形式填空） 57. Education is a ________ (power) weapon which you can use to change the world. (所给词的适当形式填空) 58. He managed to finish the marathon although he_______ (injure) his ankle before the race. (所给词的适当形式填空) 59. ________ (compare) to big companies, the smaller ones are faced with more challenges. (所给词的适当形式填空) 60. It is no wonder the whole building is now in ________ (ruin). It caught so big a fire last night. (所给词的适当形式填空) 61. ________ (bury) himself in roading novels, he didn’t notice me into the room. (所给词的适当形式填空) 62. Exited and happy, we greeted the foreign guests at the ________ (enter) of the school. (所给词的适当形式填空) 63. There are a ______ (various) of programmmms provided by TV stations to meet the needs of people of all ages. (所给词的适当形式填空) 64. The instructions were not just confusing, they were ________ (positive) misleading. (所给词的适当形式填空) 65. No matter what background you come from, you can be ______ (equal) successful with your hard work like many others. (所给词的适当形式填空) 第二节（满分15分） 66. 假定你是李华，为了激发学生学习英语热情，你校准备举行英语朗读比赛，你想请你的外教老师 David当评委，请你用英语给他写一封邀请信，内容包括： 1.英语朗读比赛举行的时间和地点；2.请他评出一二三等奖；3.请他对学生的英语朗读进行点评。 注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考问汇：评委 judge Dear David, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes, Li Hua 1-5 ABABC 6-10 ABCBA 11-15 CBBAC 18-20 ABCBC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $