2024—2025學(xué)年江西省宜春市豐城市第九中學(xué)高一上學(xué)期第二次段考英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★)Varioussportsattractfansfordifferentreasons:Spectatorsportsdrawevenmorefanswhojustlovetowatch.Herearesomeofthemostbelovedsportsworldwide.Hockey-2billionfansHockey,bothoniceandonafield,winsafollowingoftwobillionenthusiasticfansworldwide.FieldhockeyismainlyplayedinEurope,Africa,Asia,andAustralia,whileicehockeyisparticularlypopularinCanadaandtheUS,wherekidsgrowupplayingpondhockey.Unlikeicehockey,fieldhockeyusuallydoesnotinvolvebodycontactintheformofcheckingandhitting.Football-4billionfansFootball,betterknownassoccerintheUS,isbyfarthemostpopularsportintheworld.Expertsestimatethattheorigin(起源)offootballmaygoasfarbackastwothousandyears,beginninginancientChinaduringtheHanDynasty.Onemajorreasonforfootball’sglobalpopularityisthatunlikeothersportsthatrequireexpensiveequipment,allyouneedtoplayfootballisaballandyourfeet.Volleyball-900millionfansVolleyballpitstwoteamsacrossahighnet,eachattemptingtosmashtheballontotheopponent’sfloor.Apopularvariant,beachvolleyball,iscompetedonsandbypairsratherthantheregularsixplayersperteam.Thecrowdappealofbeachvolleyballhasgrowngreatlyinrecentyears.Tennis-1billionfansAnestimatedonebillionpeopleworldwidefollowprofessionaltennistournamentsandmatches.Intennis,playersonbothsidesofanettrytohitaballwitharacketsothatiteithergoespasttheiropponent(對(duì)手)orbouncestwiceontheiropponent’ssideofthecourttoscorepoints.TennissuperstarslikeRafaelNadal,andSerenaWilliamsarenowhouseholdnamesaroundtheworld,withhugeinternationalfanbases.1.Whichsportattractsthemostfansaccordingtothetext?

A．Volleyball.B．Hockey.C．Football.D．Tennis.2.Whatmakesfootballpopularallovertheworld?

A．Itslonghistory.B．Itsgreatconvenience.C．Itsuniqueorigin.D．Itshugefanbases.3.Whichstatementaboutthefoursportsistrue?

A．Playingicehockeyinvolvesbodycontact.B．SoccerisAmericanpeople'sfavoritesport.C．Beachvolleyballhasattractedthemostsportsfansrecently.D．Atennisplayerlosesonepointifhisballgoespasthisopponent.(★★★)InDecember2004,Ihadjustbecomeaprofessionalphotographerandwasworkingonaprojectaboutcommunitieswholiveonthesea,knownasseanomads(海上游牧民族).IwaslivingwithmembersoftheChao-Leytribe(部落)onasmallislandinsouthernThailand.Wedidn’tsharealanguageandreliedonbodylanguagetocommunicate.Iwentouttoseawiththemregularly.Onemorning,IwasduetosetoutwithagroupofsixChao-Leyfishermeninasmallboat.Thesealookeddifferent,withthewatertotallystill.About20minutesafterweleftandafewmilesoutintheopensea,oneofthefishermenpointedtoasmallwhitespotfarinthedistance.Itwasgettingbiggerandbiggerveryquickly.Thiswasatsunami(海嘯)wavespeedingthroughtheocean.Usually,thedeeperthewater,theweakerthewave.Butweweren’toutfarenoughtobesafe,norcloseenoughtoshoretomakeitbackintime.Wewerestuck.Ibegantofeelreallyscared.Thecaptaintoldthesixofuswheretosit,sowewouldbalanceouttheboat.Mycamerawasinmybackpack.Iwantedtocapturethescene,butIcouldn’t.Anymovementwouldimbalancetheboat.Suddenlytherewasahugenoise.Thewavehittheboat,butinaflashtheskilledcaptainmanagedtoswerve(使突然轉(zhuǎn)向)usupandontothewave.Thentheboatmovedfromthetipofthewavedownintosafewaters.Oureyesandmouthswerewideopen,andeveryoneletoutheavysighs.Thecaptainhadsavedusall.Survivinggavemeadeepunderstandingofhowimportantlifecanbe.I’vebeengoingbacktoSoutheastAsiaalmosteveryyearsince.Thephotographyprojecthasbecomeathank-youtothepeoplewhosavedmylife.ThepictureIwantedtotakeontheboatremains“theonethatgotaway”–Ithinkeveryphotographerhasone.Butminechangedmylife.4.Whathappenedbeforetheauthorsetoutwiththefishermen?

A．Thecaptainwantedtocancelthetrip.B．Henoticedsomethingunusual.C．Theysawawhitespotinthedistance.D．Itlookedlikeitwasabouttorain.5.Whendidtheauthorstarttofeelfrightened?

A．Whenfishermenontheboatfeltnervous.B．Whenherealizedtheyweretrapped.C．Whentheboatwasabouttobehit.D．Whentheboatshookviolently.6.Whatwastheauthordoingwhenthetsunamiwavehittheboat?

A．Helpingthecaptainswerve.B．Takingaphotoofthewave.C．Tryingnottomove.D．Reachingforhisbackpack.7.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromhisexperience?

A．Weshouldhavethecouragetotakerisks.B．Opportunityneverknockstwice.C．Lifeistooshorttobewasted.D．Sometimesregretsinlifecansaveus.(★★★)It’s1:45a.m,and21-year-oldThomasMurphyisstudyingforanimportantexam.Tostayawake,he’shadtwocupsofcoffeeinthelastthreehoursandisnowdowningapopularenergydrinkwhichalsohascaffeine.Caffeineispresentinmanyofthefoodsanddrinksweconsume(消耗),butisitgoodforus?CharlesCzeisler,ascientistandsleepexpertatHarvardMedicalSchool,believesthatcaffeinecausesustolosesleep.“Withoutenoughsleep—thetypicaleighthours-thehumanbodywillnotworkatitsbest,physically,mentally,oremotionally.”Toooften,Czeislersays,weconsumecaffeinetostayawake,whichlatermakesitimpossibleforustogettherestweneed.Anumberofscientistsbelievethatregularcaffeineusecausesphysicaldependence.Heavycaffeineusersshowsimilarbehaviors.Forexample,theygetmildtosevereheadaches,ortheyfeeltiredorsadwhentheycan’thaveacaffeinateddrink.Toreduceorstopthesefeelings,usersmustconsumecaffeine,whichischaracteristicofdrugaddiction.Despitetheseconcerns,thegeneralopinioninthescientificfieldisthatcaffeineisnotdangerouswhenoneortwosmallcupsofcoffeeperdayareconsumed.Furthermore,alotofcurrentresearchgoesagainstlong-heldnegativebeliefsaboutcaffeine,andsuggeststhatitmay,infact,havehealthbenefits.Forexample,studieshaveshownthatcaffeinecanhelpeasepainandhelpimproveone’smood.Researchhasalsoshownthatsomecaffeinateddrinkscanhelpthebodyfightanumberofillnesses,includingcertaintypesofcancer.Caffeine’sbehavioraleffectsarereal,butmostoftenmild.Gettingthatburstofenergy,ofcourse,iswhymanyoftheworld’smostpopulardrinkscontaincaffeine.Whetherit’sastudentdrinkingcoffeebeforeclassorabusinesspersonenjoyingteawithlunch,humankind’sfavoritestimulant(興奮劑)isatworkeveryday,allovertheworld.8.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“downing”inparagraph1?

A．Holding.B．Decreasing.C．Drinking.D．Waking.9.WhichstatementwouldsleepexpertCharlesCzeislerprobablyagreewith?

A．Thetypeofcaffeinewillaffectpeople’ssleep.B．Heavycaffeineconsumptionwillcausedrugaddiction.C．It’sagoodideatoconsumecaffeineifpeoplewanttostayenergetic.D．Regularcaffeineusewillmakeitdifficultforpeopletogetenoughsleep.10.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Therisksofcaffeineintake.B．Theeffectsofconsumingcaffeine.C．Healthyandunhealthycaffeineproducts.D．Recentchangesincaffeineconsumption.11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscaffeineconsumption?

A．Worried.B．Doubtful.C．Objective.D．Unconcerned.(★★★)We’reallfamiliarwiththefeeling—itusuallystartswithalittleitch(癢)deepinsidethenose.Nextcomestheawarenessthatit’sgoingtohappen.Then,achoo!Aireruptsoutofournoseatanastonishing100milesperhour,burstingoutwhateverwascausingtheitch.Thehigh-pressurefromasneeze(噴嚏)hasledsomepeopletothinkthatifwedidn’tcloseoureyes,theycouldpopout.Fordecades,countlesspeoplehavetestedthetheory.Uponfindingitalmostimpossibletokeeptheireyesopenwhilesneezing,manyhaveconcludedthatthetheorymustbetrue.Ifyoutryityourself,thechancesarethatyoureyesarestillwheretheybelong.That’sbecausetheyareheldfirmlybythemusclesintheeyes.Furthermore,increasedpressurefromsneezingactuallybuildsupinthebloodvessels(血管),whichmaycausevesselstobreakbutislesslikelytocausetheeyeballstopopout.Whydidthistheorystart,anyway?Somesaythatitallbeganin1882,whentheNewYorkTimesreportedanincidentofawomanwhoburstoneofhereyeballsduringasuddensneeze.Otherspointatthefactthatdifferenthigh-pressureexperiences,suchaschildbirth,cancausebloodvesselsintheeyestopop.Stillotherssaythatclosingoureyeswhenwesneezeshowsthetheoryistrue.Scientists,ontheotherhand,explainthatwecloseoureyesforthesamereasonwesneeze—topreventunwantedthingsfromenteringourbodies.Eitherway,asfarasweknow,therearenoactualrecordedcasesofanyonelosinganeyeballbecauseofasneeze,sodon’tloseanysleepoverit!12.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinparagraph1?

A．Thecauseofasneeze.B．Thedangerofsneezing.C．Theimportanceofasneeze.D．Theexperienceofsneezing.13.Whywon’teyeballspopoutwhilepeoplearesneezing?

A．Becausetheyarefixedfirmlyintheeyes.B．Becausehighpressurebuildsupintheeyes.C．Becausetheyareheldstronglybybloodvessels.D．Becauseincreasedpressurepreventsthemfrompoppingout.14.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A．Sneezesusuallycauseanitchynose.B．Peoplesneezetoburstoutunwantedthings.C．Thehighpressurecausedbyasneezewillbereleasedthroughbreathing.D．Peopleclosetheireyeswhensneezingtostoptheireyeballsfrompoppingout.15.Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?

A．Aresearchpaper.B．Abiologytextbook.C．Aguidebook.D．Amagazine.(★★★)Healthandfitnesshelpapersonliveagoodandhealthylife.Oftenduetovariouspressures,wetendtoignoreourhealth.16Itisthefitnesslevelofourbodythathelpsusfightthesediseases.17Weneedtobefittohaveahealthybody.Similarly,ifwearehealthyweshallnaturallybeattractedtowardsmaintainingthefitnessofourbody.Healthisthestateofourbodyatagiventime.Wemaynothaveanydiseasebutstillhaveaweakbody,whichisreadytobetargetedbyviruses.18Thisdoesnotdefinitelymeanthatwearenothealthy.Itmeansthefitnesslevelisnotinaccordancewithourageandtheclimaticconditionswelivein.Itisimportantforeveryonetodevotesometimetohealthandfitness.19Forinstance,wemustexercisedailyregardlessofourageandworkingstyle.Therearedifferentlevelsofexercisesfordifferentagegroupsandwemustdothemaccordingtoourownhealthandage.Additionally,itisimportanttorelaxourbody.Weshouldhaveatleastsixtoeighthoursofsleepeveryday.Ithelpsinimprovingourimmune(免疫)systemandprotectsusagainstdiseases.20This,inturn,givesusnewgoalsofhealthandfitness.

A．Fitnesslevelsdecidethequalityoflife.B．Healthandfitnessareinterrelatedtoeachother.C．Italsohelpsinkeepinguscalmandrelaxesourmind.D．Forinstance,wemayhaveatendencytocatchacoldeasily.E．Ifwekeepourbodyfit,wecanenjoylifeinabettermanner.F．Therearesomeactivitieswhicheveryoneshoulddoinourlife.G．Thismakesourbodysufferandwewillcatchotherdiseases.二、完形填空(★★★)Aliceisastudentwhocametomyclasslastyear.Thoughshehasalreadyturned60,Alicelookssofitand_________withabrightsmileandanenthusiasticattitude.IamAlice’steacherinclass,butIfeelsheismyteacherinlife.Formy2-hourclasseverySaturdaymorning,Alicehastotakea3-hourroundtrip.Butsheisnever_________forclass.AliceisverypassionateaboutlearningEnglish.Sheoftensays,“Don’t_________measa60-year-old.Iamjustanewbeginnerwhowantstolearnanything_________.Youknow,Iamveryexcitedtocometotheclass!”SoIfeelastrongsenseof_________tomakesurewhatIteachmakessensetoher.Alicecametomeonlywithvery_________Englishskills,butsheturnsouttobeaveryfastlearnerbecauseshealwaysputsEnglish_________onadailybasis.Icheckher_________beforeeveryclass.ItisusuallynotwhatI_________fortheclass,butrathersomethingthatshe__________toputtogether.Shemakesvarioussentencesusingtheimportantwordsandphrasesshelearnedfromourprevious(先前的)class.Iamalways__________bythequalityofherhomework.Ifeel__________tohaveastudentlikeAlice.Shehas__________mesomuch.Ourinteractionisagreatlearning__________forbothofus.ThoughIhavenoideawhyshelearnsEnglish,IhopeIcanhelpher__________herdream,whateveritis.21.A．strongB．cheerfulC．calmD．proud22.A．a(chǎn)nxiousB．readyC．lateD．sorry23.A．treatB．recognizeC．mistakeD．describe24.A．carefullyB．obviouslyC．creativelyD．comfortably25.A．humorB．a(chǎn)chievementC．responsibilityD．wonder26.A．specificB．basicC．practicalD．official27.A．underdiscussionB．undercontrolC．inorderD．inuse28.A．demandB．homeworkC．scheduleD．a(chǎn)ttitude29.A．reviseB．saveC．a(chǎn)rrangeD．collect30.A．volunteersB．a(chǎn)greesC．promisesD．happens31.A．encouragedB．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．confusedD．impressed32.A．confidentB．fortunateC．relaxedD．free33.A．taughtB．helpedC．protectedD．reminded34.A．a(chǎn)bilityB．goalC．experienceD．content35.A．playsafewithB．tryoutforC．letgoofD．getcloserto三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TheChinaInternationalSearchandRescueTeam(CISAR)36(form)in2001andisnowmadeupofseveralhundredrescueworkersandabout20policedogs.Theteambringshelpandhopetothose37livesarechangedbyastorm,flood,earthquake,oranyothernaturaldisasters.Theteamwenton38(it)firstinternationalrescuetasksin2003whentheChineseteamhelpedsavelivesafterearthquakesinAlgeriaandIran.ItwasthefirsttimethataChineseteamhadworkedoutsideChinaandwonhighpraisefor39(brave)andskill.Rescueworkersaretrainedtofindpeople,treatwounds,andhand40food,water,andothersupplies.Theyhavetobeabletodoworkthatisdifficultindangerous41(situation).Afteradisaster,thereisusuallynoelectricityorwater,andtheremaybediseasesandotherdangers.Rescueworkersgettosavelives,buttheymustalsoburythe42(die).Thatmeanstheyhavetobestrongin43bodyandmind.Rescueworkersmusthavebighearts,too.Ittakesalotofloveandcourage44(risk)one’sownlifetosavesomeoneelse’s.ThemembersoftheCISARhaveplentyofbothand45(be)alwaysreadytogowhereverhelpisneeded.四、書信寫作(★★)46.假設(shè)你是學(xué)?？谡Z興趣班的學(xué)生李華，你的外教Chris正在策劃一次戶外活動(dòng)，他發(fā)來郵件詢問你的建議。請(qǐng)你用英文給他回復(fù)。內(nèi)容包括：1.你對(duì)活動(dòng)的建議；2.建議的理由。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearChris,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua五、書面表達(dá)(★★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。MyhusbandandIboughtasmallhouseinagoodneighborhood.Itwasaoneand-a-half-floorhouse.Wehadtodecorateitfirstbecauseitwassoold.Istartedtopaintthewallsandthedoorsoutside.Ialsobrokethebrokenfence(籬笆)andgrewsomeflowers.AfterIfinishedpaintingthewallsofthebedroomupstai