2024-2025學年安徽省馬鞍山高一下學期階段檢測英語試題

一、閱讀理解(★★)AvisittoanyofthesecharmingrivertownsinIndianawillofferamixofsmall-towncharm,history,arts,culture,andnaturalbeautytoenjoy.RoanokeRoanokeisarivertowninIndianathathassmall-towncharm.LocatedinHuntingtonCountyinthenortheasternpartofthestate,justwestofLittleRiver,thereareseveralsmallerwaterwaysthatrunthroughthetown.Thetownalsohasahistoricalmuseumandapublicpark.JeffersonvilleJeffersonvilleisjustnorthoftheIndiana/Kentuckyborder.ItsitsonthenorthernbanksoftheOhioRiver.Thereisaculturaldistricttoexplore,anartscenter,museums,historicbuildings,andofcourseanopportunitytohikeorbikealongthescenicriverbank.MadisonMadisonisacharmingtownonthenorthernbanksoftheOhioRiver.Ithasarichculturalhistory.Currently,itishometoafamousartscommunityandisoneofIndiana’ssixculturaldistricts.TherearealsomanytrailsinandaroundtownsuchasHeritageTrailorHatcherHillTrailwhereyoucanexplorethemagnificentterrain(地形).MiddleburyMiddlebury,inIndianaisarivertownonthebanksoftheElkhartRiver.ThereisanAmishpopulationthatresidesontherichfarmlandinthearea,aswellasthetop-rankedtrailinIndiana,thePumpkinvineNatureTrail.Thebreathtakingnaturalbeautyisthereforeanimportantreasontovisitthismagicaldestination.1.WhatcanvisitorsdoinRoanoke?

A．Theycantravelbybike.B．TheycanmeetalotofAmishpeople.C．Theycanenjoyafewsmallerwaterways.D．Theycanappreciatethespecialterrain.2.InwhichofthefollowingcanvisitorstravelHeritageTrail?

A．Roanoke.B．Jeffersonville.C．Madison.D．Middlebury.3.WhatmayattractpeopletovisitMiddlebury?

A．Itshistoricalmuseums.B．Itsnaturalbeauty.C．Itsculturaldistricts.D．Itsancientbuildings.(★★)DianaNyadwasaprofessionalswimmer.ShewasinhertwentieswhenshedecidedtoswimaroundManhattan.Thefirsttimeshetried,shedidn’tsucceed.Butshedidn’tgiveup.Shetriedagainandswamthetwenty-eightmilesinlessthaneighthours.Thenshehadanothergoal:toswimfromCubatoFlorida,adistanceof110miles.Shedidn’tstoptosleep.Butshedidn’tfinish.Jellyfishattackedher,andtheweatherthrewheroffcourse.Didshetryagain?Yes,butnotuntilthirty-threeyearslater.Nyadretiredfromcompetitiveswimminginhertwenties.Forthenextthirtyyears,shedidn’tswimatall.Shebecameasportscaster(體育比賽解說員)andajournalist.Butshedidn’tstopallphysicalactivities.Shealwayskeptinshape.EveryFridayshetookaone-hundred-milebikeride.In2007,whenNyadwassixtyyearsold,hermotherdied.Shestartedtothinkaboutherownlife.Inthethirtyyearswhenshedidn’tswim,shealwaysthoughtaboutthepossibilityoftryingagain.Shedidn’twanttodiewithoutachievinghergoal.Shestartedtotrainagain.Bythesummerof2011,shetriedagain—andfailedagain—aftertwenty-ninehoursinthewater.ShetriedthreemoretimesandfailedtoreachFloridaeachtime.Whatkindsofproblemsdidsheface?Therewereattacksbyjellyfish,badweather,andbreathingproblemsfromasthma(哮喘).Howdidshesolvetheproblemofjellyfish?Forherfifthattempt,sheworeabodysuitandmasktoprotectagainstjellyfishstings.OnAugust31,2013,afterfifty-threehoursofswimming,shereachedtheFloridashore,thirty-fiveyearsafterherfirstattempt.Nyadachievedwhatyoungerandstrongerswimmerscouldnot.Nyadalwaystellspeople,“Nevergiveup.”4.WhatistherightorderofthefollowingeventsaboutDianaNyad?①Shebecameasportscasterandajournalist.②ShereachedFloridaafter53-hour’sswimming.③NyaddecidedtoswimaroundManhattan.④Nyad’smotherpassedaway.

A．④①③②B．②③①④C．①④③②D．③①④②5.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3?

A．Shedidn’tachievesuccessatonce.B．Shewasalwaysthinkingaboutherdream.C．Herasthmawasthemainreasonforherfailure.D．ThereweremanyswimmersreachingFloridabeforeshehadtried.6.HowmanyfailureshasNyadexperiencedsince2007?

A．3B．4C．5D．67.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．SwimmingCuresAsthmaB．IfatFirstYouDon’tSucceedC．GettingRidofBeingStungbyJellyfishD．HowtoSwimaroundManhattan(★★★)Thedodo—agiantflightlesspigeon—isawell-knownexampleofaphenomenonreferredtoasthe“islandeffect”.Oneresultofthe“islandeffect”isanimalsgoingonewayortheother,developingintoeithergiantsordwarfs(侏儒).Accordingtotherule,smallspeciestendtobecomemuchbiggerwhilelargerspeciesshrink.Around10,000yearsago,islandsintheMediterraneanwerecoveredindwarfhipposandelephants.Attheotherendofthescale,thedodoofMauritiusandtheKomododragonareexamplesofoversizedspecies.A2021studyfoundthattheextentofanimaldwarfismorgigantismdependspartlyonthesizeandisolationoftheisland.Smaller,moreremoteislandsresultedinmoreobvioussizechangesinspecies.Thestudyalsofoundthatfactorssuchaslimitedresourcesandspacewereamajorcauseofanimalsdownsizingastheyadaptedtosmallerhabitats.Ontheotherhand,lowercompetitionandthelackofnaturalenemiesmeantspecieswereoftenfreedfromevolutionaryrestrictionsinsize.Althoughmanyislandspeciesarenowextinct,thereareseveralspeciesyoucanstillfindtoday.AccordingtoarecentstudypublishedinthejournalScience,theplus-sizedandtiny-sizedislandcreaturesaresubjecttotheextinctionrisk.Afterexamining1,231existingspeciesand350extinctonesoverthelast23millionyears,theresearchersfoundthatthosewiththemostdramaticsizechangeshadthehighestextinctionrisk.Thearrivalofhumansettlersonislandsraisedtheextinctionratebymorethantentimes.Peoplebringdiseasesandpredators,damagingislandecosystems.Whilehunting,humansdestroyhabitats,alongwithislandspecies.8.WhatisthepurposeofmentioningthedodoinParagraph1?

A．Toprovetheresultofthe“islandeffect”.B．Tointroducethe“islandeffect”phenomenon.C．Toshowthesignificanceofthedodoasanextinctspecies.D．Todiscussthehistoricalpresenceofoversizedspeciesonislands.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“shrink”meaninParagraph2?

A．Becomeextinct.B．Becomefewer.C．Becomeweaker.D．Becomesmaller.10.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?

A．Thecausesbehindthe“islandeffect”.B．Theextinctionriskfacedbyislandspecies.C．Theimportanceofanimaladaptation.D．Therelationshipbetweenthesmallandlargespecies.11.Whatriskdoplus-sizedandtiny-sizedislandcreaturesface?

A．Extinctioncausedbyhumansonislands.B．Limitedavailabilityofresourcesonislands.C．Habitatdestructionduetonaturaldisasters.D．Increasedcompetitionamongdifferentislandspecies.(★★★)Comparedwithdoctorswhoworetypicalsurgical(外科的)masks,doctorswithclearmasksfoundthatpatientsgavethemhighermarksforempathy(同情)andexplainingthingsclearly.ThestudywasledbyauthorDrIanKratzke,asurgerydoctoratUNC-ChapelHill.Hecameacrosssomeunusualfacemasksmadewithtransparent(透明的)plastic.Thisallowsotherstoseethewearer’smouth—mostoftheirface,infact.ThemasksareequaltotraditionalsurgicalmasksandwereclearedforusebytheFoodandDrugAdministrationinApril.Totestthemasks,Kratzkeandhiscolleaguessetupanexperiment.Theyasked15surgeons(外科醫(yī)生)toweareitheraclearmaskorastandardsurgicalmaskwhenseeingpatientsthey’dnevermetbefore.Aftertheclinicvisitwasover,aresearcherinterviewedthepatientsabouttheirexperience.Inall,thestudyteamspokewith100patientswho’dseensurgeonswearingclearmasksand100patientswho’dseensurgeonswearingtraditionalmasks.Patientsinbothgroupsrankedtheirsurgeon’sabilitytolisten,answerquestions,showrespectandspendtimewiththem.Theadvantagesoftheclearmasksbecameobviouswhenpatientsevaluated(評估)theclearnessofthesurgeons’explanations(95%fortheclearmasksvs78%forthetraditionalmasks),theirknowledgeofthepatient’shistory(100%vs78%),theirleveloftrustinthesurgeon’sdecisions(94%vs72%),andtheiroverallimpressionofthemasks(100%vs72%).Inshort,morepatientsseemedtofeeltheyunderstoodtheirsurgeonbetterwhentheyworeclearmasksinsteadoftraditionalonesthathidtheirfaces.Whileclearmaskswereanexcitingsuccesswithpatients,thesurgeonswhoworethemhadamoremixedresponse.Eightof15surgeons,or53%,saidtheywereunlikelytochoosetheclearmaskovertheirstandardcoveredmask.12.Whatadvantagedoclearmaskshaveovertraditionalmasks?

A．TheylookmorefashionableB．Theyarecomfortabletowear.C．Theymakewearerslookcool.D．Theymakewearersunderstoodbetter.13.What’sthepurposeofKratzke’sexperiment?

A．Togathersomenewsurgeonsandpatients.B．Torankdoctors’abilitytoanswerquestions.C．Tocomparetheeffectofclearandtraditionalmasks.D．Totestifclearmaskscanbeusedwidelyinthehospitals.14.Whatcanwelearnaboutclearmasksfromthetext?

A．Theyaremoreusefulindailysurgicaloperations.B．Theyaremoreexpensivethantypicalmasks.C．Theywilltaketheplaceoftraditionalsurgicalmasks.D．Theycanmakepatientsbelieveinsurgeonsmore.15.What’sthe15surgeons’opinionaboutclearmasks?

A．Theyarefondofclearmasks.B．Theyhavemixedattitudetoclearmasks.C．Theyaresatisfiedwiththeuseofclearmasks.D．Theyholdsupportiveopinionaboutclearmasks.(★★★)Gratitudeisoneofthemostimportantvaluesthatwewillteachourchildren.Butteachingkidstobegratefulcanbedifficultinadaywherekidshavesomuch.16.Makeagratitudetreebycuttingsomesmallbranchesandputtingthemintoabottle.17.Usingatool,putaholeintoeachleafandputapieceofstringthroughit(soyoucanhangitonthetree).Giveeachfamilymemberafewleavesandhavethemwritewhattheyarethankfulforontheleaves.Hangthemonthetree.Spendtimetalkingaboutwhatgratitudelookslikeforyourfamily.You’llfindthatyourchildismorethanwillingtoshareexamplesoftimeswhentheyweregrateful.18Thisisagreattimetoexplainthedifferencebetweenafixedmindsetandagrowthmindset.19.Everyday,eachfamilymemberaddsagratitudecard(asmallsheetofpaperwithsomethingtheyaregratefulforwrittenonit).Familygratitudewillbeonshowinthejar.Practicegratitudedaily.Whenweshowgratitudeandsettheexamplethatourdailyactionsincludea“gratitudeattitude”,ourchildrenwillbemorelikelytofollowanddothesame.20

A．Makeagratitudejar.B．Writeagratitudejournal.C．Thisisproveneffectivebymanystudies.D．Next,cutsmallleavesfromcolouredpaper.E．Talkaboutwhyitisimportanttofeelgrateful.F．Theyareexpressinggratitudeintheformofalittleleaf.G．Herearesomeactivitiestohelpchildrenlearntoexpressgratitude.二、完形填空(★★★)Iwasgoingthroughareallyhardtimeatthemoment.I________my6-year-oldchildwithme.Atthesametimetherewasatrolley(手推車),________ofclothes,acarseatandanythingelsethat________.Ilookedalittle________butjustonmywaybackfrombeingawayfortheweekend,________alifthome.________,itbegantorainheavilyanditwasfreezing,wewenttothe________whereitwaswarmandquiet.Alovelyolderladycameand________ifIwasokay.ClearlyIwas________andlookingalittleuntidy.Iheldbackmy________andtoldherIwasfineandthatIwasjustwaitingforafriendsoIthoughtwecouldhangoutinthelibrary.Shethentookout$50andaskedifshecould________me.Isaid,“Notatall”andthatIwasokaybutsheinsistedandputitintooneofmybags,sayingtobuymyboysomething.ShedisappearedbeforeIcouldeven________her.Aftershe________,Isatonthelibraryfloorhavingacryandfeelingataloss.Honestly,shedoesn’tknowwhatthatbeautifullittlebitof________hasdoneforme.Ifyouseeotherpeoplestruggling,justaskthemiftheyareokay.Sometimesthat’sallthey________.21.A．a(chǎn)ffectedB．suppliedC．satisfiedD．took22.A．blocksB．bagsC．groupsD．types23.A．rescuedB．lostC．fittedD．forgot24.A．homelessB．stupidC．strangeD．ordinary25.A．waitingforB．lookingatC．sufferingfromD．gettingthrough26.A．FinallyB．ExactlyC．ImportantlyD．Suddenly27.A．schoolB．supermarketC．libraryD．station28.A．a(chǎn)nsweredB．a(chǎn)skedC．introducedD．knew29.A．shoutingB．strugglingC．cryingD．continuing30.A．tearsB．a(chǎn)ngerC．powerD．behaviors31.A．contactB．teachC．helpD．damage32.A．shelterB．hurtC．understandD．thank33.A．a(chǎn)rrivedB．leftC．wroteD．called34.A．friendshipB．pityC．kindnessD．happiness35.A．getB．doC．haveD．need三、語法填空(★★)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。Itryasmuchaspossibletolistentomyparentswhentheytrytoteachmesomething.The36(important)lessonsI’velearnedfrommyparentsaretobehardworkingandhonest.Thehard-workingcharacteristicishardtodevelopbutabletoincreasethe37(possible)ofsuccess.Oncemyfatherhadtorideatricyclefrom6amto8pmtoearnmoney.Whywouldhedoso?Hewanted38(he)andustohaveabetterlife.39(encourage)bymyfather’sefforts,Idecidedtoworkharderatmath40Iwaslearningverybadly.Thankstomyhardwork,I41(final)managedtopullmygradeupjustasmyfathertriedhardtoridethetricycle.Honestyisalso42importantcharacter.Apersonwithouthonestycouldloseothers’trustandeven43(get)unemployed.Forexample,whenmyfatherrodehistricycletobringpeoplefromthisplacetotheotherplace,hetookthesameprice44theothertricyclemen.Heoncesaidtomethat45(ask)morethanotherswouldmakehimlosehisjob.Therefore,wheneverIdoanything,Iwouldn’tlie.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，是一名高中學生。請根據(jù)下面的寫作提綱，為?？摹坝⒄Z園地”寫一篇短文，記述自己參加學校英語演講比賽的經(jīng)歷。內(nèi)容包括：1.報名情況；2.為比賽所做的準備；3.參加比賽時的情況；4.比賽的結(jié)果和參賽感受。注意：1、詞數(shù)80左右；2、可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、書面表達(★★★)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。PeopleinVictoriahaveoftenbeenadmiredastheyenjoytheyear-roundgoodclimateofCanada’s“bananabelt”.SowhentheunusualsnowstormstrucktheareathisDecember,Victoriansweren’tprepared.BeforeChristmasholidaywasover,Victorianswishedtheywouldneverseesnowagain!However,betweenDecember21stand29th,somuchsnowfell.ThelittlecitythatseldomseessnowwascoveredbysnowthatwasoverImeterdeep.Icalledmy87-year-oldmother,wholivedinadowntownnursinghome.Shewasinpoorhealth,buthermindwasactiveandunaffected.“Mum,”Isaid,“we’recompletelysnowedin.ItmaybeafewdaysbeforeIcangetouttoseeyou.”Iwasworried.Mymotherhadcaughtabadcold.Andbecauseofthestorm,drugswerenotbeingdelivered.OnthemorningofDecember31st,thephonerang.ItwasMother’snurseincharge.“Thebadcoldhass