云南省曲靖一中景洪学校2024-2025学年高一下学期期中检测英语试卷

1 曲靖一中景洪学校 2024-2025学年下学期高一年期中考试 英语试卷 试卷满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟 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，并标在试卷的相应位 置。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。 1．What would the man like to order? A．A cup of tea. B．Some apple juice. C．Some coffee. 2．Which program does the man like best? A．News. B．Sports. C．History. 3．What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A．Wife and husband. B．Salesman and customer. C．Passenger and driver. 4．Where does the conversation probably take place? A．In a ticket office. B．In a bank. C．In a department store. 5．When did the fire probably break out? A．At about 7. B．At about 8. C．At about 9. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 6．What does the man’s friend want to drink? A．Coffee with milk. B．Orange juice. C．Milk with sugar. 7．How much should the man pay? A．10 yuan. B．90 yuan. C．99 yuan. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 8．Who did Fred have a fight with last night? A．His brother. B．A storekeeper. C．A policeman. 9．Where is Fred now? A．At home. B．In the hospital. C．In the police station. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 10．Whose house is the girl going to on Sunday? A．Susie’s. B．Mary’s. C．Jenny’s. 11．What will the girl probably do on Friday? A．See a movie. B．Go shopping. C．Watch a basketball game. 12．Why does the girl want her father to buy a new backpack for her? A．Her backpack is lost. B．Her backpack is broken. C．Her backpack is full of books. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 13．Where did Lisa find the wallet? A．In a park. B．In a parking lot. C．In a shopping mall. 14．How much cash was in the wallet? A．Six dollars. B．Sixteen dollars. C．Sixty dollars. 15．What can be found in the wallet besides money? A．A telephone. B．A photo of a person. C．Business cards. 16．How will Lisa get in touch with the wallet's owner? A．By visiting him. B．By ringing him up. C．By waiting for him. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 17．Who mentioned in the speech use camels in their sports? A．The Arabs. B．Chinese people. C．Americans. 18．Which sport has the longest history? A．Basketball. B．Running. C．Volleyball. 19．How old is volleyball sport? A．Less than 200 years. B．About 300 years. C．Over 1, 000 years. 20．What often comes out of a game in the speaker’s opinion? A．Pride. B．War. C．Friendship. 第二部分 阅读 （共两节， 满分 50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 Toronto is a city of neighborhoods, so wherever you are in Toronto, you’re bound to find yourself surrounded by shopping, dining and culture experiences unique to that specific area. Toronto’s CN Tower It’s one of the world’s tallest structures at 1,815 feet and the glassed-in elevators offer visitors a sense of just how high that is. In the tower’s 360 Restaurant, diners sit on a floor that performs a full cycle every 72 minutes, guaranteeing different views of the city with each bite of meal. Plus, if you order dishes at the restaurant, your entry to the CN Tower is free. The Fairmont Royal York Hotel It is one of Toronto’s oldest and most storied hotels. Since opening in 1929, it’s stood as one of the largest hotels in the British Commonwealth with 1,600 rooms. It’s also home to more than 300,000 bees, who live on the hotel’s rooftop and produce honey for the Fairmont Royal York’s dining facilities. The Toronto Islands North America’s largest urban car-free community offers plenty of green space and beaches for visitors of all ages. Those looking for exercise can explore the islands by bike while checking out the breathtaking views of Toronto’s skyline; visit the rental facility near the Centre Island ferry dock. St. Lawrence Market Voted the world’s best food market in 2012, the St. Lawrence Market complex consists of two buildings. The north building plays host to weekly Saturday fanner’s markets, while in the south building, open every day except Sunday and Monday, meat, baked goods, jewelry...are on offer. One of Toronto’s most iconic (标志性的 ) breakfasts — the pea-meal bacon sandwich is considered a signature dish. 21．Where can you have a bird’s eye-view of Toronto while dining? 2 A．Toronto’s CN Tower. B．St. Lawrence Market. C．The Fairmont Royal York Hotel. D．The Toronto Islands. 22．What do the four attractions share in common? A．Great fame. B．Fantastic dishes. C．Breathtaking views. D．Diverse cultures. 23．From which is the text probably taken? A．A novel. B．A travel guide. C．A news report. D．An advertisement. B The Amazon rainforest is nearing a tipping point, according to researchers from the University of Exeter, UK. Previous studies have warned that the world’s largest rainforest, which acts as the lung of the Earth, is approaching a critical threshold. But most past research has depended on projections using models, not real-world observations. Now, Tim Lenton and his colleagues have used two sets of satellite data covering between 1996 and 2016 to measure the greenness of the Amazon over time, watching for how it recovered after impacts such as drought and fires. They found that since the early 2000s, 76 percent of the region had become less resilient. Importantly, says Lenton, the signal of this growing trouble was picked up without immediately obvious changes such as huge drops in the forest’s biomass or tree cover. “Why do we care about it? It’s worth reminding ourselves that if it gets to that tipping point and we lose the Amazon rainforest then we get a significant feedback to global climate change,” says Lenton. He says a change into savannah would unlock about 90 billion tons of carbon dioxide stored in the trees and soil. Lenton says he cannot put an exact date on how far off the rainforest's tipping point might be, but he expects it to be a process that would take in a few years. Other Amazon experts say the research adds to a growing body of evidence that the rainforest is approaching a tipping point. The changes aren't the same throughout the rainforest. The south-eastern part of the Amazon has already changed to the point at which it is now a carbon emitter rather than a carbon sink. Matt Finer at the Amazon Conservation non-profit organization says the research could help decide which remaining parts of the forest to prioritize for protection. “The western and north-east Amazon appear the most resilient, showing the need to protect these areas now and in the future from any more damages,” he says. 24．How does Lenton conduct his research? A．By using previous models. B．By collecting data from the locals. C．By observing drought and fires. D．By using data from satellites. 25．What can we learn about the changes in the forest? A．They are not very noticeable at present. B．They have little effect on climate. C．People needn’t worry about them. D．People have prepared for them. 26．What does the underlined word “resilient” in the 4 paragraph mean? A．Able to produce carbon. B．Able to recover. C．Easy to extinct. D．Easy to be observed. 27．What does the author intend to do with the last paragraph? A．To list the threats facing the rainforest. B．To show the differences of the changes. C．To list the results of the research. D．To show the significance of the research. C Often called “the Lady with the Lamp”, Florence Nightingale was a caring nurse and a leader. She is mostly known for making hospitals a cleaner and safer place to be. Although her parents were from England, Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in Italy while they were traveling. Growing up in a wealthy family, Florence Nightingale was homeschooled by her father and expected to get married at a young age. However, Nightingale believed she received a “calling” from God to help the poor and the sick. Despite the initial disapproval, her father eventually allowed her to go to Germany and then Paris to study. By the time she was 33, Nightingale was already making a name for herself in the nursing community. When the Crimean War began in 1854, the British, with the lack of medical supplies, overcrowding, and dirty conditions, were unprepared to deal with a large number of sick and injured soldiers. The Secretary of War, Sidney Herbert asked Nightingale to manage a group of nurses that would go to treat the wounded soldiers. When they got there, the doctors were unwelcoming because they did not want to work with female nurses. However, as the number of patients increased, the doctors needed their help. The nurses brought supplies, nutritious food and cleanliness to the military hospital. Nightingale was known for carrying a lamp and checking on the soldiers at night, so they gave her the nickname “the Lady with the Lamp”. Within six months, Nightingale and her team transformed the hospital, and the death rate went down significantly because of their work. When Nightingale returned from the war, she continued to improve the conditions of hospitals. She wrote 150 books, pamphlets (小册子), and reports on health-related issues. In her later years, often bedridden from illness, she continued to advocate for safe nursing practices until her death. Although Florence Nightingale died on August 13th, 1910, at the age of 90, her legacy continues. 28．What did Nightingale’s parents expect her to do at a young age? A．To get married. B．To travel in Italy. C．To study in Germany. D．To help the poor and the sick. 29．How did the doctors react when the nurse team arrived at first? A．Passionate. B．Welcoming. C．Uncooperative. D．Indifferent. 30．Why was Nightingale nicknamed “the Lady with the Lamp”? A．She liked collecting lamps. B．She often stayed up late for study. C．She brought lamps for the military hospital to use. D．She usually checked on the soldiers at night carrying a lamp. 31．What will be the probable content for the next paragraph? A．The books Nightingale wrote. B．The continued impact Nightingale has made. C．The difficulties Nightingale encountered before. 3 D．The great things Nightingale did during her lifetime. D With a brain the size of a pinhead, insects possess a great sense of direction. They manage to locate themselves and move through small openings. How do they do this with their limited brain power? Understanding the inner workings of an insect’s brain can help us in our search towards energy-efficient computing, physicist Elisabetta Chicca of the University of Groningen shows with her most recent result: a robot that acts like an insect. It’s not easy to make use of the images that come in through your eyes when deciding what your feet or wings should do. A key aspect here is the apparent motion of things as you move. “Like when you're on a train,” Chicca explains. “The trees nearby appear to move faster than the houses far away.” Insects use this information to infer how far away things are. This works well when moving in a straight line, but reality is not that simple. To keep things manageable for their limited brain power, they adjust their behaviour: they fly in a straight line, make a turn, then make another straight line. In search of the neural mechanism (神经机制) that drives insect behaviour, PhD student Thorben Schoepe developed a model of its neuronal activity and a small robot that uses this model to find the position. His model is based on one main principle: always head towards the area with the least apparent motion. He had his robot drive through a long passage consisting of two walls and the robot centred in the middle of the passage, as insects tend to do. In other virtual environments, such as a space with small openings, his model also showed similar behaviour to insects. The fact that a robot can find its position in a realistic environment is not new. Rather, the model gives insight into how insects do the job, and how they manage to do things so efficiently. In a similar way, you could make computers more efficient. In the future, Chicca hopes to apply this specific insect behaviour to a chip as well. “Instead of using a general-purpose computer with all its possibilities, you can build specific hardware; a tiny chip that does the job, keeping things much smaller and energy-efficient.” She comments. 32．Why is “a train” mentioned in Paragraph 2? A．To illustrate the principle of train motion. B．To highlight why human vision is limited. C．To explain how insects perceive distances. D．To compare the movement of trees and houses. 33．What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about concerning Schoepe’s model? A．Its novel design. B．Its theoretical basis. C．Its possible application. D．Its working mechanism. 34．What do the researchers think of the finding? A．Amusing. B．Discouraging. C．Promising. D．Contradictory. 35．What will Chicca’s follow-up study focus on? A．Inventing insect-like chips. B．Studying general-purpose robots. C．Creating insect-inspired computers. D．Developing energy-efficient hardware 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。 Can you imagine a civilization without music? Impossible, I would say. In addition, history shows that every culture on this planet has used music all the way. 36 . Music is good for your heart. They say that music is good for the soul, but what about the heart? 37 . Heart patients were observed at Massachusetts General Hospital. They were recovering from heart surgery. Some patients listened to Mozart’s piano sonatas for half an hour every day. These patients were the ones who had improved heart rates and lower blood pressure compared with those who never listened to any music at all. 38 . Patients suffering from pain have found relief from listening to music. Classical music seems to be the best choice and Mozart and Bach are the most suitable. But heavy metal and other techno sounds can actually excite patients and cause irregular heartbeats, so they are not recommended. Music may be useful in controlling overweight. Studies show that simply playing soft and relaxing music while eating can have a controlling effect on how full you feel. 39 . Music may help with memory and learning. There was a lot of publicity about the “Mozart Effect” which showed that a group of college students did better at math while they were listening to some classical music. 40 . A．Let us see how music affects us. B．The result is that you will eat less. C．Some students find that music can aid concentration, while others need silence. D．There are lots of experiments which are more or less impressive on the benefits of music when treating illness. E．Heavy metal music have no effect on easing pain. F．Let us look at the actual health benefits now. G．Music can help with pain relief. 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，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I used to travel to make myself relaxed. Two years ago, I was rather busy with my business and under a lot of 41 , so I went to Las Vegas for a holiday. I just wanted to get away and 42 for a while. When I was on holiday, a(n) 43 suddenly came to me. I had long wished to pay a visit to the Greek island of Santorini (圣托里尼岛). Therefore, the idea of a two-week European 44 alone was born. I’d driven 45 across the US before, but traveling to other countries whose languages aren’t the same as mine 46 me. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to communicate with anyone. But I soon 47 that if I wanted to follow my dreams, I had to step out of my comfort area. If I let 48 take control of me, I’d get nowhere. As I was 49 more places to visit on my trip, I found Mykonos, Greece, which I liked just as much as I liked Santorini. When I arrived in 50 , it was like I was in a dream. What I appreciated best was the bus ride to Venice. As I rode the bus and enjoyed every new thing I saw, I was completely 51 from the pressure of my work. How 52 it was to see people riding their bikes to the places they would like to go to! 4 Some people might say, “It’s not a big 53 ; it’s just Venice. Thousands of people go there every day.” But it was more than that to me. It was about having a 54 and when it was time for it to come true, don’t let it 55 . 41．A．disaster B．loss C．pressure D．emergency 42．A．explore B．relax C．revive D．sweat 43．A．question B．attitude C．reference D．plan 44．A．holiday B．description C．nationality D．determination 45．A．gracefully B．alone C．entirely D．calmly 46．A．attracted B．surprised C．concerned D．interested 47．A．responded B．realized C．recognized D．referred 48．A．honor B．wisdom C．power D．worry 49．A．in danger of B．in place of C．in search of D．in charge of 50．A．Europe B．Asia C．America D．Africa 51．A．curious B．free C．different D．apart 52．A．threatening B．generous C．awkward D．wonderful 53．A．behavior B．deal C．factor D．effort 54．A．dream B．brochure C．character D．captain 55．A．ski B．decrease C．go D．flash 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。 Recently, Jiang Ping, a 17-year-old vocational school student from China, 56 (amaze) worldwide netizens by ranking 12th in a global math competition. She became the first vocational school student 57 (make) the finals and the only girl among the top 20 contestants. Most of the finalists, totaling around 800, are from prestigious institutions such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, MIT and Princeton University. The teen, 58 spends most of her spare time solving math problems, keeps an English dictionary handy so that language doesn’t become 59 barrier when she’s learning from international mathematical works. Apparently, her approach to 60 (learn) English is different from 61 of most Chinese learners. English 62 (acquire) as a practical tool, enabling her to study the original advanced math textbooks from abroad. Jiang said she believes that regardless of which subject she is studying, interest and effort are both crucial. “I lean toward subjects such as advanced math and fashion design, as they spark my desire to explore,” she said. “I enjoy the step-by-step process of mathematical deductions, and reaching the 63 (desire) result brings me great joy.” Multiple universities in China, such as Donghua University, Jiangsu University and Tongji University, expressed their 64 (congratulate) on her success, and some even encouraged her to pursue higher studies on math or fashion design at their campus. Jiang’s story clearly demonstrates that one’s potential does not 65 (necessary) depend on the obedience or adaptation to the school entrance examination system, and that dreams do come true if one follows his or her own gift and talent with determinations. 第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分 40分） 第一节 （满分 15分） 66. 假设你是明启中学的李华，最近一本在线杂志发表了一篇文章，文中问，在公众眼中，什么样的人适合做年轻人 的榜样 （role model）。请你写封信给该杂志社，推荐一位你认为适合做榜样的名人。 1．简单介绍这位名人； 2．为什么这位名人适合做年轻人的榜样。 注意：1．词数 80左右； 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节 （满分 25分） 67.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。 Caught in a flood Mary and her parents were downstairs in the living room. Mary was looking through the windows at the endless rain outside. It had been raining non-stop for three days. She had never seen a storm this bad. It was making her anxious and nervous. The wind roared (呼啸) and the rain beat on the roof and windows. Dad was listening to a weather report on the radio, and at the same time Mum was putting their important documents (文件) and disaster supplies into a bag. “Mum, Dad,” said Mary all of a sudden, “I think we have to leave here right away!” “No!” said Dad loudly, “It’s too late! The radio says the city has already been flooded.” “We can drive our car through the floodwater! Let’s just leave! I’m really frightened!” cried Mary. “We can’t do that, honey,” explained Mum, “or the moving water could wash the car away!” Mary walked to the door. She was curious to see how much water there was outside. “Don’t open the door!” shouted Mum and Dad at the same time, “The water may flood in!” Dad moved the dinner table against the door, in case the floodwater forced the door open. Mum waved to Mary to sit on the sofa. “Mary, don’t worry. Everything’s going to be all right,” she said softly, trying her best to comfort Mary. Her voice sounded calm, but Mary could tell she was worried, too. Without saying a single word, Dad walked to the sofa, sat down and hugged his wife and daughter. The sudden silence in the house seemed to make the wind and rain more frightening outside. What could they do? 注意： 1. 续写词数应为 150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 After a brief discussion, Mum and Dad made a decision. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5 Finally, the rain came to a stop. ______________________________________________________________________