2024-2025學年度秋學期期中聯(lián)考試卷高一英語命題人：梅崇鳳復核人：張鑫注意事項及說明：1.試卷共150分，考試時間120分鐘。2.答案一律寫在答題卡上?？荚嚱Y(jié)束時，上交答題卡。第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Takephotos. B.Buyacamera. C.Helpthewoman.2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Anoisynight. B.Theirlifeintown. C.Aplaceofliving.3.Whereisthemannow?A.Onhisway. B.Inarestaurant. C.Athome.4.WhatwillCeliado?A.Findaplayer. B.Watchagame. C.Playbasketball.5.Whatdayisitwhentheconversationtakesplace?A.Saturday. B.Sunday. C.Monday.第二節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.WhatisSaragoingtodo?BuyJohnagift. GiveJohnasurprise. InviteJohntoFrance.7.WhatdoesthemanthinkofSara’splan?A.Funny. B.Exciting. C.Strange.聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8.WhydoesDianasaysorrytopeter?A.Shehastogiveuphertravelplan.B.Shewantstovisitanothercity.C.Sheneedstoputoffhertest.9.WhatdoesDianawantPetertodo?A.Helpherwithherstudy.B.Takeabooktoherfriend. C.Teachageographylesson.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。Whydoesthemancallthewoman?A.Totellherabouthernewjob.B.Toaskaboutherjobprogram.C.Toplanameetingwithher.Whoneedsanewflat?A.Alex. B.Andrea. C.Miranda.12.Whereisthewomannow?A.InBaltimore. B.InNewYork. C.InAvon.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。WhatdoesJanconsidermostimportantwhenhejudgesarestaurant?Wheretherestaurantis.Whetherthepricesarelow.Howwellthefoodisprepared.WhendidJanbegintowriteforamagazine?AfterhecamebacktoSweden.BeforehewenttotheUnitedStates.Assoonashegothisfirstjobin1982.WhatmayJandotofindagoodrestaurant?Talktopeopleinthestreet.Speaktotaxidrivers.Askhotelclerks.WhatdoweknowaboutJan?Hecooksforarestaurant.Hetravelsalotofhiswork.HeprefersAmericanfood.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。WhatdoweknowaboutthePiazaLeen?A.It’snewbuilding. B.It’sasmalltown. CIt’spublicplace.18.WhendoparentsandchildrenlikegoingtothePiazaLeen?A.Saturdaynights. B.Sundayafternoons. C.FridaysandSaturdays.19.Whichstreetisknownforitsfoodshopsandmarkets?A.ViadeiMarStreet. B.FemandoStreet. C.HemandesStreet.20.WhydoesthespeakerlikeHorationStreetbest?A.Ithasanoldstonesurface.B.Itisnamedafterawriter.C.Ithasafamousuniversity.第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AOnedaylastJanuary,myclassroomwasfullofnervousatmosphereas15teenagerspreparedtolocktheirsmartphonesinacabinet(柜子)andstopallInternetuseforthenexttwoweeks.TheceremonykickedoffaclassItaughtcalledLoggingOff.Duringtherestoftheschoolyear,Itaughthighschoolchemistry,butthismini-coursegavemystudentsandmeachancetoexaminetheroleoftechnologyinourlives.Whenthetimecametopowerdown,manystudentswereeagertobefreeoftheirphones,whileothersheldontotheirphoneslikeafavoritestuffedanimal.Theiremotionsseemedtorangefromworry(“HowwillItalkwithmyfriends?”)toexpectation(“Ican’twaittoreadmorebooks.”).Overthenextfewdays,thestudentsshowedasurprisingsourceofanxiety.Withouttheirphones,theyweren’tsurewhattodowhentherewasnothingtodo.That’swhenithitme:Ilongforthekindoftimealonewithmythoughtsthatmystudentsfeared.IusethesemomentstoreplayadifficultconversationuntilIknowwhereitwentwrongorimaginemyselflivingabroad.Istareatapersonsittingnearbyandinventthestoryofherlife.Asweclosedinonthefinaldaysofthecourse,Inoticedachangeinthekids’attitude.Theiranxietyfaded.Theywentforwalks,composedmusic,andplayedboardgameswithyoungersistersandbrothers.Theyexperiencedlifeinthemoment.Onthelastday,whenIreturnedtheirphones,Iexpectedthekidstopowerupimmediatelyandgostraighttosocialmedia.Instead,mostofthemlefttheclassroomwithscreensstilldark,sayingtheywantedtoseehowlongtheycouldwait.Iknowthepullofthedigitalworldisstrong,butI’mhopingthebriefbreakfromnear-constantconnectivityhasshownmystudentsthattheyhaveachoiceinwhattodointheirdowntime,whilethey’rewaitinginlineforcoffeeorwalkinghome.Ihopetheyseizethepreciouschancetodaydream.21.Whatdidtheauthor’s15studentsdecidetodo?A.Putmoreeffortintochemistry. B.Puttheirphonesasidefor14days.C.Disconnectthemselvesfromeachother. D.LivewithouttheInternetforaschoolyear.22.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A.Students’thoughtsabouttechnology.B.Students’expectationsofthemini-course.C.

Students’differentreactionsatthebeginningstage.D.

Students’emotionsattheendofthemini-course.23.Whatdoestheauthorlikedoinginhermomentsalone?A.Makingupstories.

B.Imaginingherfuturelife.C.Preparingforoverseastravel. D.Reflectingonafunnyconversation.24.Whatdidmoststudentsdowhentheygottheirphonesback?A.Theykepttheirphonesswitchedoff.B.Theywentstraightbacktosocialmedia.C.Theymadechangestotheirphonescreens.D.Theyhadtheirphonesrechargedimmediately.25.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Thestudentswouldneverusethesmartphonesagain.B.Theauthorhadadifficultconversationwithhisstudents.C.Themini-coursedidn’tgettheexpectedresult.Thestudentsbegantoenjoythepresenttime.BMosthumanlanguagetendstotakeahappyviewonlife,anewstudysuggests.Ateamofscientistsusedbigdatatechniquestoexamineamassiveamountofdataon10languagesfromKoreanTwitterfeeds(信息)toRussianliterature.Theyfoundthatthemostcommonlyusedwordsineachlanguageallleanedtowardsthepositive.TheresearchwaspublishedinthejournalProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.Thenewresearchbuildsonsomeoldideasaboutlanguage.“Theconcepthasbeenaroundforawhilethatmaybewenaturallytendtocommunicateinawaythatencouragesustogetalong,”ChristopherDanforth,co-authorofthestudy,toldLiveScience.In1969,psychologists(心理學家)attheUniversityofIllinoiscameupwiththeidea,calledthePollyannahypothesis（假設）,thathumanshaveauniversaltendencytousepositivewordsmoreoftenthannegativeones.Butthosefindingswerebasedonsmallstudies.Inthenewstudy,Danforthandhisteamtookamoredata-drivenapproach.TheresearchersanalyzedbillionsofwordsfromEnglish,Spanish,French,German,Brazilian,Portuguese,KoreanChinese(simplified),Russian,IndonesianandArabic.Thewordscamefromtwodozentypesofsourcessuchasbooks,newsoutlets,socialmedia,websites,televisionandmoviesubtitles,andmusiclyrics.Theresearchersidentifiedabout10,000ofthemostcommonlyusedwordsforeachlanguage,andaskednativespeakerstoratethehappinessofthesewordsonascale(范圍)from1to9,where9isasmilingface,1wasacryingface,and5wasmiddle.Forexample,Englishspeakersratedtheword“l(fā)aughter”at8.50andtheword“terrorist”at1.30.Onaverage,theratingsshowedthataGooglesearchofSpanishwebsiteshadthehighestscoreforthewordhappiness,followedbyPortugueseGooglesearches,PortugueseTweetsandEnglishGoogleBooks.ChineseGoogleBookshadtheleasthappywords,followedbyKoreanmoviesubtitlesandEnglishmovielyrics.Butacrossalllanguagesandtypesoftext,themedianwordhappinessscorewashigherthan5onthescaleof1to9.Inotherwords,humansusemorehappywordsthansadones,theresearcherssaid.Whatwouldthepsychologistsinthearticleprobablyagreewith?Peopleallovertheworldtendtousenegativewords.Allhumanlanguageholdsabrightviewonlife.Peoplearoundtheworldpreferhappywordstosadones.Peoplehaveatendencytocommunicateinaselfishway.InwhatwayisDanforth’sstudyanimprovementoverpreviousstudies?A.Thequalityofdata. B.Thenumberofdata.C.Theobjectofthestudy. D.Theresearchenvironment.HowdidDanforthandhisteamconducttheirresearch?Byclassifyinglanguagesbytopic. B.Byratingthehappinessofthewords.C.Byinterviewingnativespeakers. D.Byidentifyingthemosthappywords.AccordingtoDanforth’sstudy,whichhasthehighestscoreforwordhappiness?EnglishGooglebooks. B.PortugueseTwitter.C.Koreanmoviesubtitles. D.SpanishGooglesearches.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?Afeatureofhumanlanguage. B.Theeffectofpositivelanguages.C.Differentideasonhumanlanguage. D.Thedevelopmentofhumanlanguage.CTeenagesailorshavebeenmakingheadlines.Ayoungpersonaloneinadangeroussituationattractsattention—andsponsors.Youngsailorsalsoattractdividedopinions.Forexample,JessicaWatsonwasaskedbythelocalgovernmenttocancelhervoyage;yetthePrimeMinistercalledher“aheroforyoungAustralians”whenshereturned.Itseemsthereisconfusionabouttheabilityandindependenceofyoungpeople.ConsiderthecaseoftheDutchgirl,LauraDekker.Whenherfatheragreedtohermakingasolo(獨自的)voyageatage13,theDutchCouncilforChildCarepreventedit.TheWorldSailingSpeedRecordCouncilalsomovedtodiscourageveryyoungsailorsbyabolishing(廢除)theirage-basedrecordsinearly2009.Socommunitycontrolofchildrenunder16yearsalreadyhappens.Teenagebrains,thepopularpsychologiststellus,arelikelytomakewrongjudgments.Butsuchgeneralizationsoftendonotapplytospecificindividuals.Betweentheagesof14and18,teenagersvarygreatlyintheirabilities.Theamountofindependenceeachisallowedshouldbedeterminednotsimplybytheiragebutbydiscussingwiththerelevant,responsibleadults.Someteensarecertainlyinexperiencedandcapableofchildishmistakes,buttheoneswhoattemptdangerousjourneysnormallydosobywinningtheconfidenceofhard-headedandwell-qualifiedadultsupporters.Butitisalsowrongtothinkthatany16-year-oldcangainachievementsasunusualasJessicaWatson’s.Thiscanhavetheoppositeeffectofmakingthemfeelincapablebecauseremarkableaccomplishmentsarebeyondthem.Teenagesailorsshouldnotbejudgedbypreconceived(

事先形成的)viewsaboutyoungpeople.Butnorshould“ordinary”teenagersfeelpressuretoachieveextraordinarypersonalgoals.Infact,Ibelievetheexampleofsolosailingover-stressesindividualism.Theteenageyearsarewhenmostofus“ordinary”peoplelearnthatwecanachievegreatthingsincooperationwithothers.31.WhatdoweknowaboutJessicaWatson?A.Shewantedtoattractpotentialsponsors.B.Shesuccessfullycompletedhervoyage.C.ShewasdiscouragedbythePrimeMinister.D.Sheworkedasasailorforthelocalgovernment.32.WhydoestheauthormentiontheDutchgirlinPara2?A.Topraiseherforherbravery.B.Tostressshewasoverprotected.C.Toshowcommunitycontroloverteenagesailors.D.Toexplainthecommonindependenceofyoungpeople.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“generalizations”inParagraph3probablymean?A.controls B.experiences C.faults D.opinions34.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofteenagers’independence?A.Itiscloselyrelatedtotheirage.B.Itoftenleadstowrongjudgments.C.Itisdevelopedthroughindependentjourneys.D.Itdiffershugelyfromindividualtoindividual.35.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsteenagesailors?A.objective B.indifferent C.subjective D.doubtful第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。TheHistoryofTahitianDanceIntheearlyageofTahitiandance,performancesweresymbolicandimportant,notjustanartform.

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殖民者)whocametoTahitifoundtraditionalTahitiandanceannoyingandoffensive.Therefore,theyabolishedmostformsofdanceinTahiti.TahitiandancewasillegalinTahitiuntiltheearly20thcentury.Traditionalcostumeswerenotusedduringthisperiod,andonlythehands,feetandfaceofthedancercouldbeexposed.40AlthoughithadbeeninfluencedbyEuropeanpresenceandtheculturalchangesinTahiti,TahitiandancehasregaineditsimportanceasauniqueexpressionofTahitiancultureandhistory.A.However,itmetwithaproblemduringthe1800s.B.Nowadays,therearedifferentstylesofTahitiandance.C.NativeTahitianshaddifferentdancesfordifferentpurposes.D.Inthe1950s,alotofeffortwasmadetopreservethetraditionaldance.E.WhilemasteringTahitiandanceischallenging,anyonecanlearnthebasicmoves.F.TheseinstrumentshavebeenusedtoaccompanyTahitiandancethroughouthistory.G.ThepopularityofTahitiandancehastransformeditintoaprivilegedtoolfortourismpromotion.第三部分

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D.belongings第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。ChinesefarmersobservedaspecialfestivalonSept23,2023.____56____(know)astheChineseFarmer’sHarvestFestival,thiseventhappenseveryyearontheautumnequinox(秋分).It’satime____57____(honor)thehardworkoffarmersandcelebratetheirachievements.Italsohighlightstheimportantrolethatfarmers____58____(play)inthepastthreedecades.As____59____countrywithalargepopulation,Chinaconsiderssolvingthefoodsecurityissueasatoppriority(頭等大事).Overthelastdecade,thecountry’sgrainproductionhasconsistently(持續(xù)地)increased,_____60______(enable)Chinatoprovidehelpforothercountriesandregions.Ontheglobalscale,Chinahasputmoreeffortthananyothercountry,_____61_____helpsdevelopingcountriestoworkwitheachother.Othercountries’____62_____(recognize)ofChina’sagriculturaldevelopmentcanbesummarizedintwopoints.First,theyrespectChina’sabilitytoaddress____63____(it)ownfoodsecurity.Second,theytreatChinaastheir“truefriends”,becauseChinahasmadegreatcontributions___64____globalfoodsecurity.Foodinsecurityis______65_____(basic)causedbyimbalanceddevelopmentworldwide.Onthismatter,actionsspeaklouderthanwords.第三節(jié)用所給詞的適當形式填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）Thissoftwareisdesignedtobehighly___________(function)anditwillmeetusers’diverseneeds.InChina,over80universitieshavesetupmajors（專業(yè)）inteascienceorteaculture,withover3,000____________(graduate)majoringinteaproductionandarteveryyear.Finally,theyearlysportsmeetstudentslookedforwardto__________(come)asexpected.Mostpeoplewhowanttoloseweightbygoingonadietwillendup__________(put)weightbackon.Outside,thewinterwindbeganhowlingandallthe__________(roof)wereblowntotheground.It’sastruggleforthedirectortolookforanactor___________(unique)suitablefortheleadingroleinhisnewmovie.Ishallneverforgetthe__________(generous)shownbythelocalpeoplewhenIwasinatoughsituation.ReadingEnglisheverydayprovestobe__________(benefit)toourEnglishstudy.Acupunctureinvolvestheinsertion(插入)offineneedlesintotheskin.Formostofus,needleswon’tbring_________(comfort)feelings.Whileinclass,weshouldsitupstraightandstay__________(focus),otherwisewe’llbeleftbehind.第四節(jié)根據(jù)要求翻譯句子（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）76.這個電影預定于下周一下午2點開始。(schedule)________________________________________________________________________________77.當你和父母意見相左時，冷靜下來并嘗試從他們的角度了解情況。(fromone’spointofview)________________________________________________________________________________我愿意多干一些家務活來換取一張去動物園的門票。（inexchangefor）________________________________________________________________________________這個小男孩因自己上周犯的錯誤向他的好朋友道歉了。(makeanapology)________________________________________________________________________________古語說得好：“不要以貌取人”。（saying）________________________________________________________________________________第四部分書面表達（滿分20分）假定你是李華，你在外教Kevin的口語課堂上收獲頗多。為了進一步提升下學期的課堂質(zhì)量，Kevin向大家征求改進建議。請你撰寫一封英文建議信給他，內(nèi)容包括：1.介紹收獲并表示感謝； 2.提出建議并給出理由。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應為100詞左右。2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearKevin,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua2024-2025學年度秋學期期中聯(lián)考試卷高一英語第一部分聽力（滿分30分）1-5ACACB 6-10BBABA 11-15BACAA 16-20BCBCC第二部分第一節(jié)閱讀理解（滿分37.5分）21-25BCAAD 26-30CBBDA 31-35BCDDA七選五（12.5分）36-40CBFAD第一節(jié)完形填空（15分）41-45CADBD 46-50BCABC 51-55ABDAD語法填空（15分）Known 57.tohonor 58.haveplayed 59.a 60.enablingwhich 62.recognition 63.its 64.to 65.basically根據(jù)所給詞的適當形式填空（10分）functional 67.graduates 68.came 69.putting 70.roofsuniquely 72.generosity 73.beneficial 74.comfortable 75.focused翻譯句子（10分）Thefilmisscheduledtobeginat2p.m.nextMonday.Whenyoudisagreewithyourparents,calmdownandtrytounderstandtheirsituationfromtheirpointofview.I’mwillingtodomorehouseworkinexchangeforatickettothezoo.Thelittleboymadeanapologytohisgoodfriendforthemistakehemadelastweek.Astheoldsayinggoes,don’tjudgeabookbyitscover./“Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover,”theoldsayinggoes./Theoldsayinggoesthatdon’tjudgeabookbyitscover.寫作（20分）DearKevin,I’msothankful/gratefultohavesuchanexcellentteacherlikeyou.Underyourcarefulandprofessionalguidance,IhavemadegreatprogressinEnglish.Therelaxingatmosphereinyourclasshasencouragedmetobravelyvoicemyopinions,whichhasgreatlyimprovedmyfluencyinspeakingEnglish.Forfurtherimprovement,Isuggestthatdiscussionsinpairsorgroupsshouldbeheld.Notonlywillyouroralclassbemoreactive,butitwillalsoinvolvemorestudentsinthediscussion.What’smore,itwillbeagoodideatoincludemoreinterestingandinteractivetopicsinyourclasssothatwewillbeabletobroadenourhorizonsandimproveourspeakingskills.ThankyouforyourconsiderationandIsincerelyhopethatmysuggestionswillbeofsomeuse.Lookingforwardtoyourwonderfullessonsnextterm!Yours，LiHua聽力原文Text1Man:I’vegotmycamerawithme.AmIallowedtotakephotoshere?Woman:Ithinkso.Itdoesn’tsayyoucan’t.Text2A:Ireallylikelivinghereinthisflat,becauseit’ssonearthecenteroftown.B:That’strue.Butitgetsreallynoisyatnight.Text3A:Hi,Maggie.I’mcoming,butit’ssnowingandthetrafficismovingslowly.B:Ok,David.Takeyourtime.We’llwaitforyou,sowecanhavedinnertogether.Text4A:Celia,youseethosegirlsoverthere?Theyneedanotherplayerforabasketballgame.Wouldyouliketojointhem?B:Seemslikeit’sagameforfun.Sure,I’llbethereinaminute.Text5A:Iwon’thaveanythingtoweartoworkonMondayunlessIpickupmyclothesatthedrycleaner’s.B:Thenyou’dbetterhurry.ItclosesatnoononSundays.A:Oh!IshouldhavegonethereonSaturday.Text6A:Alright,Sara,weknowthatyouareplanningsomethingbigforJohn’sbirthday.Couldyoutellusjustwhatyouhaveinyourmind?B:Iwanttomakehisbirthdayaveryspecialevent.JohnhasasisterlivinginFrance.AndI’llsendheraplaneticket,sothatshecanbehereforhisbirthday.A:Boy!Whatanexcellentplan!That’ssomethingspecial.Ikindofguessedyouhadsomesecretplanandwerewaitingfortherighttimetotellme.B:Well,Ididn’twanttosayanythinguntilIwassureshecouldcome.Text7A:Hey,Peter,I’msorry!B:Hi,Diana,what’swrong?A:WeweregoingtoHongKongthisweekend,butI’mafraidIcan’tgo.B:Howcome?A:IhaveareallybiggeographytestandIhavetostudyforit.B:Wecangonextweekinstead.A:No,Idon’twanttoruinyourweekend.YougoaheadandpleasetakethebookIboughttomyfriendSally.TellherIhavetostudyallweekend,becauseIcan’taffordtofailthetest.B:Ok,thenI’llgowithDan.Butit’sapityyoucan’tcome.Text8A:Hello,thisisAndrea.B:Hello,Andrea,thisisAlex.Ihavesomeverygoodnewsforyou.Mirandawasverysatisfiedwithyouandsaidshe’sverymuchlookingforwardto