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)2024-2025学年高一下学期第一次月考
英语试卷
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考生注意:
1.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在试卷和答题卡上。
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。
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分 30 分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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. How does the woman probably go to work now?
A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bike.
2. What will the woman do this Saturday?
A. Have a barbecue. B. Act asa babysitter. C. Attend a party.
3. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A picture. B. A friend. C. Apicnic.
4. What is the woman's attitude toward the Language Study Fair?
A. Interested. B. Surprised. C. Disappointed.
5. When was the man born?
A. In June. B. In July. C. In August.
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。
听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题。
6. What is the weather like today?
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Windy.
7. When will the man go to a birthday party?
A. This Sunday. B. Next Monday. C. Next Tuesday.
听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。
8. What did the man do around 7: 30?
A. He met a friend. B. He visited Mr. Brown. C. He worked overtime.
9. When did the man finish his report?
A. Around 9: 30 pm. B. Around 10: 00 pm. C. Around 10: 30 pm.
听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What did Jennifer do last weekend?
A. She visited a woman. B. She did some shopping. C. She sold some old things.
11. Whom did the chocolate chip cookies remind Jennifer of?
A. Her husband. B. Her neighbor. C. Her grandmother.
12. Why did the woman return to Jennifer a few hours later?
A. To give her a gift. B. To join the sale. C. To spend Christmas together.
听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. In which country does the man live now?
A. Costa Rica. B. Nicaragua. C. Ecuador.
14. What made the man decide to learn Spanish?
A. His traveling experiences.
B. His high school life.
C. His college courses.
15. Which way of learning Spanish helped the man most?
A. Reading some novels.
B. Watching TV programs.
C. Attending Spanish classes.
16. What other foreign languages has the man learned?
A. French and Japanese. B. French and German. C. German and Chinese.
听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What can tourists visit at Stop A?
A. A palace. B. A restaurant. C. Amuseum.
18. Where should tourists stop if they are interested in Roman Landing?
A. At Stop B. B. At Stop C. C. At Stop D.
19. How often do city buses run?
A. Once a day. B. Twice a day. C. Three times a day.
20. What can we know about The Number One Sightseeing Tour?
A. It starts from Castle Hill. B. It provides guides. C. It contains video games.
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 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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The Charles Dickens Museum in London is the world's most important collection of material relating to the great Victorian novelist and social commentator (评论员).The only surviving London home of Dickens (from 1837 until 1839) was opened as a museum in 1925 and is still welcoming visitors from all over the world.On four floors,visitors can see paintings,rare editions,manuscripts,original furniture and many items relating to the life of one of the most popular and beloved personalities of the Victorian age.
Opening Hours:
The Museum is open from Mondays to Saturdays 10:00-17:00; Sundays 11:00-17:00.
Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.
Special opening times can be arranged for groups,who may wish to book a private view.
Admission Charges:
Adults:£5.00; Students:£4.00; Seniors:£4.00; Children:£3.00;Families:£14.00 (2 adults & up to five children).
Group Rates:For a group of 10 or more,a special group rate of £4.00 each applies.Children will still be admitted for £3.00 each.
Access:
We are constantly working to improve access to the Museum and its collection.Our current projects involve the fitting of a wheelchair ramp (活动坡道) for better access,a customer care kit and an audio tour for visitors with impaired vision.Our Handling Sessions are also suitable for the visually impaired.The Museum has developed an online virtual tour through the Museum.Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.
Hire the Museum:
The Museum can be hired for private functions,parties and many other social occasions.
Find Us:
The Museum may be reached by using the following buses:7,17,19,38,45,46,55,243.And by these underground services:Piccadilly Line; Central Line.For a map,please click here.The British Museum and the Foundling Museum are within walking distance.
21.How much will they pay if a family with two adults and three children go to the Museum together?
A.£10.00. B.£14.00. C.£19.00. D.£22.00.
22.What can be learned from the passage about the Museum?
A.Individuals cannot hire the Museum for parties.
B.Visitors with poor vision can enjoy the Museum.
C.In no case can people visit the Museum after 17:00.
D.Visitors can see rare editions of many Victorian novelists.
23.Where does this text probably come from?
A.Website. B.Magazine.
C.Newspaper. D.Guidebook.
B
Mark asked,“Do you think they'll let me play?” Mark's father knew that few boys would want someone like Mark,mentally and physically disabled,on their team,but the father still approached to ask the boys if Mark could play.They exchanged glances with each other and said,“We'll try to put him in to bat.”
Mark struggled over to the team's bench and his father had a small tear in his eye and warmth in heart.The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted.
In the bottom of the final inning,Mark was scheduled to be at bat.Everyone knew that a hit was almost impossible.The first pitch (投) came and Mark missed.The pitcher again took a few steps forward to throw the ball softly towards Mark.As the pitch came in,Mark swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.
The pitcher could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman,but he just threw the ball right over the head of the first baseman,beyond the reach of all teammates.The audience and the players from both teams started screaming,“Mark,run to first!” Never in his life had Mark ever run that far but made it to first base,wideeyed and shocked.
By the time Mark rounded towards second base,the smallest guy on their team,who had a chance to be the hero for his team for the first time,understood the pitcher's intentions and he too intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third baseman's head.
All were screaming.“Mark,run to third.” As Mark rounded third,all were on their feet,crying,“Mark,run home!” Mark ran to home,stepped on the home base and was cheered as the hero who won the game for his team.Tears rolled down the father's cheeks.
That day,the boys from both teams helped bring true love and humanity into this world.
24.Why did Mark's father,not expecting much,still asked if Mark could join the team?
A.Because he noticed some of the boys on the field were friendly.
B.Because he knew some of the boys on the field knew Mark well.
C.Because he understood Mark did need a feeling of being accepted.
D.Because he guessed Mark's disability would affect the boys' decision.
25.What does the underlined word “intentions” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A.The pitcher wanted to help Mark win the game.
B.The pitcher pretended to throw the ball high and far.
C.The pitcher looked forward to winning the game for his team.
D.The pitcher had intended to throw the ball to the first baseman.
26.Which has nothing to do with Mark's becoming the hero for his team?
A.Some of the opposing players ran to help him.
B.The pitcher did not throw the ball to the first baseman.
C.The opposing players failed to stop his running to home.
D.The audience and the players from both teams cheered for him.
27.What is the theme of the story?
A.True human nature could be realized in the way we treat each other.
B.Everyone can develop his team spirit in sports and please his parents.
C.The results of the game should not be the only concern of the players.
D.Everyone has his own strength even if mentally or physically disabled.
C
Destructive earthquakes rock the world from time to time. Nothing can be done to prevent them from striking.The best way to ease these future disasters is to draw maps of the underworld, recording every fault and tracking its behavior.
To create those maps, researchers employ little machines that sense and record all sorts of vibrations (震动).This work, historically, has been extremely careful and sometimes inaccurate. When Zachary Ross, an assistant geophysics professor, started in the field in the early 2010s, he sought a new way forward. “Even the best computer programs at the time missed certain earthquakes. There had to be a better way,” he says. He conducted the study in California which is so geologically active and there were more data than human experts alone could reasonably handle.
In 2017 Ross started to focus on tiny quakes. They might be harmless, but that doesn’t make them unimportant- their waves can clarify each fault they pass through, including the more precarious, stress-loaded ones that may one day crack and set off a disaster. Ross and his colleagues set an algorithm (算法) upon the seismic (地震的)record. The algorithm quickly identified nearly two million previously hidden tiny quakes.
However, his program could only find earthquakes in the seismic record that it was taught to recognize. So Ross turned to more advanced tools: self-learning programs, software that could take preexisting information and make predictions about the future - in this case, what a vastly wider variety of earthquakes might sound like. Very quickly, these programs found all sorts of unfamiliar-sounding quakes - later confirmed by human scientists. “You just see so many things that were completely missed,” Ross says.
These AI learning programs can also be used to boost the speed and accuracy ( 精 确 度 ) of earthquake early-warning systems - largely autonomous programs that forecast threats to life and property in the moments after an earthquake starts and send people emergency text messages before seismic waves reach them. But for all their promise, AI programs won’t replace human scientists. “They’re just tools,” Ross says - ones that in time, he suspects, will become as ordinary as seismometers (地震仪) themselves.
28. What inspired Ross to carry out the new study?
A. The massive amounts of data available.
B. The geographical location of California.
C. The limitation of the traditional method.
D. The breakdown of the computer programs.
29. What does the underlined word “precarious” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. unusual. B. unstable. C. inaccessible. D. incomparable.
30. What is the advantage of self-learning programs over Ross’ algorithm?
A. They forecast novel earthquakes.
B. They helped restore hidden faults.
C. They could detect missing things.
D. They relied on previous information.
31. What do we know about the AI programs from the last paragraph?
A. They give warnings in advance.
B. They will replace seismometers.
C. They outperform warning systems.
D. They serve as an efficiency booster.
D
Kyoto’s cherry blossoms - or sakura (樱花) - draw crowds from across the world. But this year the flowers bloomed (开花) nearly two weeks in advance.
Global warming, largely driven by fossil fuel (化石燃料), stimulated (刺激) temperatures so high in 2023 that became the hottest year in history. Warmer springs causing earlier blooms is a phenomenon not just related to Kyoto’s famous sakuras, but something scientists are also observing elsewhere - including in Washington D.C.Although flowering times vary annually, the long-term trend shows earlier blooming in D.C. “In D.C., the advance in blooming is probably consistent with, but not scientifically credited to, human-caused climate change,” said Gonzalez, a climate change scientist. Other possible causal influences include the urban heat island effect, he noted.
That's where the research in Kyoto is critical. The city’s sakura records go back more than 1,200 years. In 2020, 2021, and 2023, Kyoto’s sakura saw record-early blooms. A 2022 study found that human-caused climate change is the primary reason, pushing that season forward by roughly 11 days.
The early onset of spring and following cherry tree blooms can result in some serious consequences that include blossoms mismatching with their pollinators ( 授 粉 者 ). And if winter continues to warm faster than summer in much of the U.S., the amount of exposure to cold weather that a tree requires in its winter period may not be met - resulting in some trees failing to flower at all in the spring. Peak bloom date may be advanced in the future. But the end result of not having any blossoms, if there's no winter, may happen sooner than wethink.
Not only are cherry trees a tool for scientists to understand changing temperatures, but the trees’ flowering also represents a “very visible” historical and cultural symbol for people to celebrate the onset of spring. For those who haven’t had the opportunity to wander under a line of blooming cherry blossom trees, Gonzalez says the experience is similar to “walking through a church.”
32. What do we know about the earlier blooming in D.C.?
A. It results from human activities.
B. It has not been clearly studied.
C. It has an impact on global warming.
D. It leads to the urban heat island effect.
33. What is a possible result of earlierblooming?
A. The cherry trees will become extinct.
B. Winters get warm faster thansummers.
C. There will be a shortage of pollinators.
D. It may bring about ecological disturbance.
34. What is the significance of cherry blossoms?
A. Bringing spiritual comfort. B. Offering historical records.
C. Preventing extreme weather. D. Spreading cultural knowledge.
35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. The cherry trees rush to an early bloom.
B. Scientists predict cherry trees’ bloom timing.
C. This year’s cherry blossom: a warning sign.
D. Early cherry blossom peak: a natural wonder.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
My heart went out to the drama teacher I read about in a recent news item.Each parent from her class insisted that she cast their own child as Snow White.This reminded me of my seventh grade musical—“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” I desperately wanted to play the role of Becky,the female lead who was Tom's girlfriend. 36
For starters,Becky had to sing numerous solos,and I couldn't carry a tune.I also didn't have long blonde curls like pretty Linda Wright who won the part.
I was assigned the nonsinging role of Miss Watson,the Maid.I had to wear an ugly dress.And I had only one line to learn,“That's what I say.” 37 Miss Watson was onstage in quite a few scenes,and got to repeat “That's what I say” throughout the play.
At last,our production was put onstage.Imagine my surprise when Miss Watson made the audience laugh out loud each time I piped in with “That's what I say.” I hadn't known that she—or I—could be funny,or that her character was important in moving the plot along. 38
That night,I began to understand that being the star may not be any more fun than being a standout in a supporting role.Each person,onstage and backstage,is essential in theater.Without everyone doing their part,the play would be dull as dirt. 39 If everyone's a star then nothing gets done.It's all noise and chaos.
And so I believe all children should get the opportunity to play Miss Watson,to become someone they didn't know they wanted to be. 40
A.So it is in life.
B.It was not to be.
C.It was an important part.
D.My Miss Watson turned out to be a hit.
E.It took the entire cast to make a good show.
F.There was an advantage,in my opinion,though.
G.I would hope all children could be a hit in life.
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)
Five years ago, I was in charge of an interview group for my company. We were 41 with figuring out how to hire people with disabilities and help them succeed inside the organization.
Many applied for the position. I 42 one of them with autism ( 自 闭 症 ). He was suitable but our group felt that the disability would 43 him from learning the skills and being successful in the role.
I talked my workmates into giving him a role. 44 , it meant a lot to the man, for he could take the chance to change his life. Our HR department was not too supportive to take some 45 so we could only hire him as a temporary designer. I gave him a lot of 46 and I became one of his guides.
In the workplace, the man slowly and surely 47 . There were many difficulties along the way 48 he came to be accepted and even won many friends. I continued to guide him 49 and helped him to get around a number of 50 .
Fast forward five years, he called and told me he got a formal 51 yesterday from his manager as a 52 worker with a job title.
I 53 him and told him that he was to be more successful. He went on to say “Sir, 54 your support all these years, I would not be here”. I told him, “Your success is the reward of your hard work and determination. You 55 a lot of people with similar disabilities. You inspire them to work hard and move forward, in their workplace or in their life.”
41. A. tasked B. satisfied C. provided D. bored
42. A. interviewed B. showed C. gathered D. helped
43. A. excuse B. prevent C. shelter D. save
44. A. In total B. After all C. By comparison D. For sure
45. A. notes B. steps C. risks D. measures
46. A. stress B. lessons C. advice D. papers
47. A. suffered B. worsened C. recovered D. adapted
48. A. so B. and C. but D. or
49. A. easily B. closely C. doubtfully D. secretly
50. A. challenges B. positions C. experiments D. punishments
51. A. request B. offer C. arrangement D. apology
52. A. regular B. serious C. responsible D. unique
53. A. comforted B. supported C. recognized D. congratulated
54. A. beyond B. under C. without D. through
55. A. encourage B. admire C. improve D. attract
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。
Chinese ballet dancer Chen Zhenwei left a deep 56 (impress) on the audience from all over the world with his brilliant performance.
“It's unbelievable. I never thought that my dream 57 (realise) someday,” Chen said, 58 (recall) the scene when he got the news that he was promoted to the leading dancer with the New York City Ballet (NYCB).
Founded by George Balanchine, the father of US ballet, NYCB is one of the major ballet companies in the world, 59 only 5 percent of the company's dancers selected from top dancers around the world.
To stand out from the top dancers, Chen has made every effort. “ 60 you can become a principal or not depends on many factors,” he said.
“I am 61 (typical) the kind of person who always wants to challenge myself and learn as much as I can,” said Chen. In order to perform on a bigger stage, he determined 62 (step) out of his comfort zone and was then offered a position at the NYCB as a soloist (独舞者).
When he returned to China, he appeared in the Chinese television show Dance Smash, a talent show 63 the dancers of different styles compete together.
He made ballet, 64 art originated (起源于) in the West, easier for the Chinese public to enjoy. 65 is no wonder that many people called him the “prince of ballet” and “living David” in China.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是学生会干事李华,你校将举办一场主题为“Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Modern Education”的讲座,请你用英文为校宣传栏写一则通知,内容包括:
1.讲座内容;
2.讲座时间和地点;
3.欢迎积极参加。
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1.词数80左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。
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第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
On the first day of school,I stared in awe at the huge buildings.This high school was definitely bigger than the one I had previously attended.
This was my second year of high school,but my first year of school in St.Louis.I had decided the night before that I would be much happier in a new school if I made friends that were socalled “popular”.Getting in with the right group of people would make my life a whole lot better.I even bought a new outfit and had my hair styled just so the first day would be perfect.
Scared,yet anxious to begin my new life,I walked up the stairs to the front door.The halls were packed with kids yelling and laughing and telling stories of their summer adventures.My first class was geometry,but where was that?
I was standing in the hall looking confused,when a short,blond girl wearing glasses came up and asked,“Are you new? You look lost.Do you need help? My name is Diane.What's yours?” Even though she seemed a bit strange,definitely not the kind of person I wanted to be associated with,I decided to answer her anyway.I was,after all,lost.
After exchanging names.I followed her up the stairs and down a hallway on the right,making polite conversation the whole way.When we reached my room she said,“Well,here you are.Welcome to JFK,and I hope your day goes all right.”
I said thanks and waved goodbye.Once inside the classroom,I saw one big group of people huddled around someone who seemed to be telling some sort of story.I walked over and got close enough to overhear.All eyes were glued to the guy in the middle of the circle who was wearing a letter jacket covered with patches.I decided that this guy was popular,so I managed to get a seat right next to him.I said,“Hi,my name is Lisa and I'm new here.” He said,“Johnny.”
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1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。
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)2024-2025学年高一下学期第一次月考考试
英语答案
听力:BCAAC BBAAC CACAC BABCB
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分 40 分)
第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)
21—27 BBA CACA
28—35 CBAD BDAC
36.B 根据空格前的句子“I desperately wanted to play the role of Becky, the female lead who was Tom's girlfriend.”可知,作者非常想扮演贝基这个角色,但是根据第二段内容可知,因为作者自身的条件,她演贝基这个角色是不可能的。所以B项符合题意。
37.F 根据下文“Miss Watson was onstage in quite a few scenes, and got to repeat ‘That's what I say’ throughout the play.”可知,作者虽然扮演的是个小角色,但是,作者认为对她来说是好事,因为她只需要说一句台词“那就是我说的”。所以F项符合题意,空格后的句子是对空格处句子的解释。
38.D 根据空格前的句子“Imagine my surprise when Miss Watson made the audience laugh out loud each time I piped in with ‘That's what I say.’ I hadn't known that she—or I—could be funny, or that her character was important in moving the plot along.”可知,作者扮演的沃森小姐很受欢迎、很成功。所以D项符合题意。
39.A 由空格前的句子“Each person, onstage and backstage, is essential in theater.Without everyone doing their part, the play would be dull as dirt.”可知,作者认为在戏剧中,台上和后台的每个人都是必不可少的。而根据空格后的句子“If everyone's a star then nothing gets done.It's all noise and chaos.”可知,作者把演戏和生活联系在一起,生活中也不可能人人都是明星。所以,空格处的句子应该是一个承上启下的句子,A项符合题意。
40.G 由第四段内容可知,作者扮演的沃森小姐很受欢迎、很成功。再由空格前的句子“And so I believe all children should get the opportunity to play Miss Watson, to become someone they didn't know they wanted to be.”可知,作者认为所有的孩子都应该有机会扮演沃森小姐,也就是说所有的孩子都有机会成功。所以G项符合题意。
完形填空:
41-45 AABBC 46-50 CACBA 51-55 BADCA
语法填空:
56. impression 57. would be realised 58. recalling 59. with 60. Whether
61. typically 62. to step 63. where 64. an 65.It
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分 35 分)
第一节
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In order to have a better understanding of AI,an outstanding online English lecture about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Modern Education will be held in the library from 2:30 p.m.to 4:00 p.m.next Friday.Here are some relevant details about it.
To begin with,the topic of the lecture is Ban or Welcome AI to Campus.As we know,AI is a new technology,which is not only eyecatching but also controversial.What's more,every one of you will be welcome to participate in it,enjoying the lecture,having a heated discussion afterwards and giving your own comments.
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At the end of the class,I turned to him and asked,“I'm not sure where my next class is,could you help me?” With a frown,he looked at me and then said a quick no,turned back to his friends,and walked out of the classroom.As they were walking out I heard him say,“Did you guys see that new girl trying to get into our group? That outfit was too strange.” They all laughed and some of them turned around and stared at me.My face hot with shame,I stood stockstill,not believing what had just happened.
Just at that time,someone came up and tapped me on the shoulder.It was Diane.Like a ray of sunshine,the big smile on her face swept away my gloom.I struggled to hold my feelings back and told her what I had encountered.A gleam of concern in her eyes,she said she was sorry and offered to find my next class.At that moment I realized how wrong I was in wanting to only be friends with popular people.Maybe I shouldn't decide whether a person is worth being my friend or not by their reputation,but by who they are.
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