2024-2025學(xué)年天津市西青區(qū)張家窩中學(xué)高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題一、單項(xiàng)選擇(★★★)1.—ShallItellJohnoursecret?—No,youmustn’t.______.

A．TakeiteasyB．ItsoundslikeagreatideaC．Ifyoudon’tmindyouandme.D．It’sjustbetweenyouandme.(★★)2.Ifyou’regoodatEnglish,youwillhaveonemore______whensearchingforjobs.

A．a(chǎn)pproachB．a(chǎn)dvantageC．interestD．interview(★★)3.Abigfire______inabigfactorylastmonth.Itisimportantforustobecarefulwithfire.

A．putoutB．turnedoutC．gotoutD．brokeout(★★)4.RecentlyIboughtanancientChinesevase,________thepricewasveryreasonable.

A．whoseB．ofwhichC．thatD．where(★★)5.I_________inthestreetwhenIcameacrossmyfriend,David.

A．waswalkingB．hadbeenwalkingC．hadwalkedD．walked(★★★)6.Kathyreachedthecompanyoutofbreathonly______thatthemeetinghadbeenputoff.

A．toldB．tobetoldC．beingtoldD．havingtold(★★)7.Myfatherhasapoorsenseof________sowegotlostintheforest.

A．emotionB．modeC．directionD．route(★★)8.Mikedeterminedtostudyhardsothathecould________theexpectationofhisparents.

A．engageinB．makeanimpactonC．getacrossD．liveupto(★★★)9.NowadaysChristmasseemstohavebecomeaworldwidefestival_________byanincreasingnumberofpeopleallovertheworld.

A．supportedB．spentC．followedD．observed(★★★)10.Foodandmedicalsupplies______toalltheresidentsafterthehurricanelastSunday.

A．distributeB．distributedC．a(chǎn)redistributedD．weredistributed(★★)11.WiththeEnglishteacher’ssupport,hethoughtseniorhighwaseasyandfelt______abouthisfuture.

A．curiousB．variousC．confidentD．unique(★★★)12.Withtears______herface,shethankedhimagainandagain.

A．rollingdownB．rolleddownC．torolldownD．toberolleddown(★★)13.______heisaboydifficulttogetonwithsometimes,Iquitelikehim.

A．SinceB．WhileC．UntilD．When(★)14.HongKongDisneylandiswellworth________.Ilookforwardtogoingthere.

A．tovisitB．visitedC．visitD．visiting(★)15.Ryanhadraisedthe2,000dollars,________awellwasbuiltnearaprimaryschoolinUganda.

A．forwhichB．a(chǎn)boutwhichC．withwhichD．fromwhich二、完形填空(★★★)MykidsandIwereheadingintothesupermarketovertheweekend.Ontheway,wespottedamanholdingapieceofpaperthatsaid,“_______myjob.FamilytoFeed.”Atthisstore,a_______likethisisnotnormal.My10-year-oldnoticedhimandmakea_________onhowbaditmustbetohavetostand_________inthecoldwind.Inthestore,Iaskedeachofmykidsto_______somethingtheythoughtour“friend”therewould_________.Theygotapples,asandwichandabottleofjuice.Thenmy17-year-oldsuggestedgivinghima_________.Ithoughtaboutit.Wewere_______oncashourselves,but…well,sometimes_______fromourneedinsteadofourabundanceis________whatweneedtodo!Allthekids__________somethingtheycoulddoawaywithfortheweek.Whenwehandedhimthebagof________,helitupandthankeduswith________eyes.WhenIhandedhimthegiftcard,sayinghecoulduseitfor__________hisfamilymightneed,heburstintotears.Thishasbeenawonderful________forourfamily.Fordaysthekidshavebeenlookingforotherswecan________!Thingswouldhaveplayedoutso__________ifIhadsimplysaid,“No,wereallydon’thave__________togivemore.”Steppingoutnotonlyhelpedabrotherin________,italsogavemykidsthe__________tasteofhelpingothers.It’llgoalongwaywiththem.16.A．LostB．ChangedC．QuitD．Finished17.A．conditionB．placeC．sightD．show18.A．suggestionB．commentC．decisionD．call19.A．outsideB．proudlyC．byD．a(chǎn)ngrily20.A．drawB．sayC．a(chǎn)rrangeD．pick21.A．orderB．supplyC．a(chǎn)ppreciateD．discover22.A．dollarB．jobC．hotmealD．giftcard23.A．easyB．lowC．softD．loose24.A．givingB．savingC．spendingD．begging25.A．yetB．evenC．stillD．just26.A．declaredB．sharedC．ignoredD．expected27.A．toysB．medicineC．foodD．clothes28.A．sleepyB．wateryC．curiousD．sharp29.A．whoeverB．whateverC．whicheverD．whenever30.A．experienceB．exampleC．messageD．a(chǎn)dventure31.A．relyonB．respectC．learnfromD．help32.A．suddenlyB．vividlyC．differentlyD．perfectly33.A．timeB．powerC．patienceD．money34.A．fearB．loveC．needD．memory35.A．strongB．sweetC．strangeD．simple三、閱讀理解(★★)Learninganewlanguagecanfeelveryhardortoomuchtohandle,especiallyduringsuchabusytimeoftheyear.Fortunately,therearemoreresourcesthaneveravailableonlinetohelpyoudevelopyourvocabulary,pronunciationandreadingcomprehensionskills.Herearefourofthebestlanguagelearningappsof2024.DuolingoDuolingoencouragesyoutomakeahabitofpracticingwitharewardsystemandasocialcomponent.You’llreceivebetweenoneandfiveLingotsofappcurrencyforeachdayinwhichyoumeetyoursetgoal,withwhichyoucanbuyfundecorationsinthestore.Meanwhile,thein-appsocialnetworkencouragesyoutoinviteyourfriendstotheappandcomparescorestoseewhostudiesthehardest.BusuuItisuser-friendlyandoffersflexibility(靈活的)inthechoiceofthecourses.Yougettopickwhereyou’dliketobegininthecourse.Theappteachesyouwordsandphrases,presentingthembothontheirownandwithinsentences.Asyouprogressthroughthelevels,italsoevaluatesyourknowledgethroughquizzestoensureyou’relearningeffectively.MemriseMemriseisuniqueinhowitteachesnewwordsandphrases.Itintegrateswordsintosentencesalongsidewordsthatsoundsimilarinyourlanguage,whichmakesiteasiertoremember.Youmightalsomeetmultipleimages(圖像)withfamiliarobjectsoverlaidwithforeignwords,helpingyoumakestrongerconnections.RosettaStoneTherearedozensofcommonphrasesthatarespokenaloudinthelanguageyouwanttolearn,andyouhavetorepeatthewordsbacktopracticeyourpronunciation.Onehighlightisthatitcanskipforwardtoanylessonorletyoufollowthroughfrombeginningtoend.There’salsoaphrasebook(用語手冊(cè))withbasicwordsandwordsrelatedtorestaurants,hotels,andgettingaround-allveryusefulforsomeonetraveling.36.WhatcanyoudowiththeDuolingoapp?

A．Practicespeakingandlistening.B．Interactwithotherlearners.C．Earncashthroughlog-in.D．Buydecorationsincash.37.WhatmethoddoestheBusuuappoffertoensurethatuserslearneffectively?

A．Itimprovesusers’readingskills.B．Itencouragesuserstoinvitetheirfriends.C．Itprovidesaphrasebookwithbasicwords.D．Itevaluatesusers’knowledgethroughquizzes.38.Whichappisbestsuitedforimage-basedlearners?

A．Duolingo.B．Busuu.C．Memrise.D．RosettaStone.39.HowdoestheRosettaStoneappaidinpracticingpronunciation?

A．Byofferingwrittenquizzes.B．Byshowingvideosofnativespeakers.C．Byprovidingavarietyoflearninggames.D．Byrequiringspokenphrasestoberepeatedback.40.WhatdotheBusuuappandtheRosettaStoneapphaveincommon?

A．Theyencouragelearningbytesting.B．Theyfocusonteachingpronunciation.C．Theyofferdifferentcoursestochoosefrom.D．Theyadoptthemed-basedteachingmethods.(★★★)I’mnotafanofpatchworkquilts(拼縫被子).WhileIappreciatethefeelingsandeffortputintomakingthem,Iusuallydon’treallycareabouttheendresult.Surprisingly,however,thereisasmallpatchworkquiltinmyhome.Thisquiltoriginallybelongedtomymother.Inherlateryears,aftermyfatherpassedaway,shejoinedaweekly‘bookclub’withsomewomenfromtheneighborhood.Infact,itwasmoreofanexcusetogettogetheranddrinkcoffee.Oneoftheladies,Emily,wasskilledinhandicraftsandshemademymotherasmallquilt.Foryears,thisquiltsatfoldedonachairinmymom’slivingroom.Itwentwithherwhenshemovedtoasmall,one-bedroomsuiteatanassistedlivingfacility(輔助生活機(jī)構(gòu)).Ineversawmymotheruseitthroughoutallthoseyears.Duringoneofmyvisits,Iplayfullyteased(取笑)mymomaboutherneverusingthequiltandaskedherwhyshekeptit.ShesaiditwasbecauseitwasagiftfromEmily.Iquestionedfurther,asshewasnotparticularlyclosetoEmilyanddidnotevenlikethequilt’sdesign.Herresponseremainedthesame:BecauseitwasfromEmily.Afterthinkingthisoverforseveraldays,Icametorealizethatthequilt’svaluedidnotlieinitsappearanceorinitsmaker,butratherinthesignificanceitheldformymotheraboutneighborliness,communityandcaringforoneanother.Iinherited(繼承)thequiltmorethanadecadeagoandithasremainedfoldedonashelfeversince.Myplanistoonedaygiftittomydaughter,butIwon’tpressurehertokeepit,althoughI’msecretlyhopingshewill.Patchworkquiltsholdstories.Thetalesweattachtowhatweseeanddoenrichourlives,turningtheordinaryintosomethingmagical.41.Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetowardspatchworkquiltsatthebeginning?

A．Theauthorwaseagertolearnaboutthem.B．Theauthordidn’tcaremuchforthem.C．Theauthorwasveryfondofthem.D．Theauthoradmiredthemgreatly.42.Whatwasthetruepurposeoftheauthor’smotherattendingthe“bookclub”?

A．Tosocializewithneighbors.B．Tosharehandcraftingskills.C．Tolearnhowtomakecoffee.D．Todiscussthebookstheyread.43.Whydidtheauthor’smotherkeepthequiltforyearswithoutusingit?

A．Shefoundittoobeautifultouse.B．Sheplannedtogiveittoherdaughter.C．Itremindedheroftheweeklybookclub.D．Itrepresentedthevaluesofcommunityandcare.44.Whatdidtheauthordowiththequiltafterinheritingit?

A．Theauthorgaveitawaytoafriend.B．Theauthorkeptitfoldedonashelf.C．Theauthoruseditfrequently.D．Theauthorredecoratedit.45.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A．Thestoriescanmakeourordinarylifemoreexciting.B．Patchworkquiltsarevaluablebecausetheyarehandmade.C．Ordinaryobjectscanbecomemagicalthroughthestorieswetell.D．Thecraftsmanshipofpatchworkquiltsiswhatmakesthemspecial.(★★★)What’sthehottesttopicinyourcountry?Whalingisonetopicthat’sbeendividingnationsformanyyearsnow.Bythe1940s,morethan30,000whaleswerebeingcaughtworldwideeveryyear.OilfromwhaleslitthelightsofmajorcitiesintheUSandEurope,andwhaleoilwasusedtomakesoaps,paintandeventheglazeonphotographs.Inordertomanagethedevelopmentoftheglobalwhalingindustry,theInternationalWhalingCommission(IWC)wasformedin1946.However,in1986,theIWCdecidedtobanwhaling.Thebiggestconcernwasthehugedecreaseinwhalepopulationsacrosstheplanet.Indeedmanypeoplesaythatitcametoolateandthatcommercial(商業(yè)的)whalinghasalreadyresultedinmanyanimalsdyingout.AccordingtoGreenpeace,seawhalesandfinwhalesarelistedas“endangeredanimals”.Buttherearemanyothergoodreasonstofightagainstwhaling.Whalesareveryintelligentanimals.Theyhavesocialnetworksverysimilartothoseofhumans.Ontopofthat,whalingisalsoacruel(殘忍的)industry.Still,somecountriescontinuetohuntwhales.Japanhuntsmorethan1,000whalesayear—allofthemarecaughtaspartofasupposed“scientificresearch”programmerunbytheJapaneseInstituteofCetaceanResearch.Manypeoplearguethatthis“research”isnothingmorethanafrontforcommercialwhaling.Thesituationwasnothelpedin2001,whenMasayukiKomatsufromtheJapaneseFisheriesAgencydescribedminkewhales(小須鯨)asthe“cockroaches(蟑螂)ofthesea”inaninterview.Manygroupshavetriedtostopthehunts.TheAdyGil(ashipbelongingtotheSeaShepherdConservationSociety)washitbyawhalingship.TheAdyGillatersank.Atpresent,theworldisfairlydividedonthetopicwithIceland,JapanandNorwayonthepro-whalingside,andtheUS,Australia,NewZealandandtheEUontheanti-whalingside.Askedrecentlytogiveanumberbetweenoneandtentoshowhowdifficulthisjobwas,DrSimonBrockington,thechairmanoftheIWC,said“aboutatwelve”!46.Whatfactispresentedinthesecondparagraph?

A．Whaleoilwasofnouse.B．Whalingwasonceabigindustry.C．Fewwhaleswerekilledbyhumans.D．TheUSwasthebiggestwhalingcountry.47.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?

A．Aconcern.B．Asuggestion.C．Theglobalbanonwhaling.D．Theendangeredanimalslist.48.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowards“scientificresearch”programme?

A．Doubtful.B．Satisfied.C．Supportive.D．Uninterested.49.WhatcanwelearnaboutwhalinginJapanin2001?

A．Itwaswidespread.B．ItwasstoppedbytheIWC.C．Itcausedminkewhalestodieout.D．Itturnedouttobescientificresearch.50.WhatdidBrockingtonthinkofanti-whaling?

A．Itwaseffective.B．Itwasnotrealistic.C．Itwasdangerousattempt.D．Itwasdifficulttocarryout.(★★)Automatedkitchensaren’tsci-fiscenesfromshowslikeStarTrek.Rightnow,robotsareusedtofrychicken,createpizzas,preparesaladsandmuchmore.AIcaninventrecipes(食譜)basedonwhatakitchenhas.Moreadvancedconceptsareindevelopmenttoautomatekitchensforfinedining.Sincetechnologytendstobeexpensiveatfirst,restaurantsandotherbusinessesarethefirstonestouseAIkitchentechnologies.Overtime,pricesarelikelytofallenoughforthehomemarket,changinghowhomesandsocietywork.ThebenefitsofAIkitchensincludeenablingcookstoavoidboringtaskssuchaspeelingpotatoesorstandingataworkstationforhours.Itcanfreeuptime,allowingpeopletofocusonmoreimportanttasks.Forpersonalizedeating,AIcanfitcountlessspecialdietsandtastesondemand.However,thereareriskstohumanwell-being.Cookingisagoodactivitythathelpswithcommunicationandself-expression,butthesebenefitscouldbediminished(減少)ifthehumanelementbecomesunnecessary.Familyrelationshipsmightsufferwithoutthecollaborative(協(xié)作的)kitchenenvironment.Furthermore,thekitchenservesasthehousehold’ssciencelaboratory,playinganimportantroleinscienceeducation.Theartofcookinghelpskidslearnaboutmaterials,chemistryandproblem-solving.Culturalrisksmustalsobeconsidered.Forexample,AIcouldmessuptraditionalrecipesandmethods,asitoftenstereotypesoroversimplifiesculturaldetails.ThismayresultinAIandrobotcooksproducinglessdiversedishes.Relyingtooheavilyontechnologyinmealcreationmayresultinalackofvariety,leadingtoasamenessintaste.That’sakin(類似的)tothestrangelysimilarfeelofAIartimagesacrossdifferentapps.Conveniencecancomeatagreatcost,soit’simportanttoconsiderthepossiblesocialdisruptions(擾亂)thatnewtechnologiesmightbring,especiallyinareaslikefoodthatarecloselytiedtooureverydaylives.51.WhatmakesAIkitchentechnologiesanearlychoiceforbusinesseslikerestaurants?

A．Beingabletoaffordthehighcosts.B．Beingspecificallydesignedforthem.C．Reducingtheneedforhumanworkers.D．Improvingcommunicationamongstaff.52.WhatpotentialbenefitofAIkitchensismentionedinthepassage?

A．Meetingvarioustastes.B．Savingmoneyonfood.C．Reducingkitchenwaste.D．Improvingfamilyrelationships.53.Whateducationalroledoesthekitchenplayaccordingtothepassage?

A．Culturallearningcenter.B．Nutritionlearningenvironment.C．Artisticskillsdevelopmentspace.D．Sciencelabformaterialsandchemistry.54.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardAIkitchens?

A．Theauthordoesn’tagreewiththeuseofAIinkitchens.B．TheauthoriscompletelyinfavorofAIinkitchens.C．TheauthoriscarefulaboutusingAIinkitchens.D．Theauthordoesn’tcareaboutAIinkitchens.55.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A．AIintheKitchen:BenefitsandRisksB．Robots:TheNewChefsinRestaurantsC．TheImpactofAIvs.FamilyRelationshipsD．TraditionalCookingMethodsvs.Technology(★★★)閱讀短文，并按照題目要求用英語回答問題。DaniellaHudsongrewupinaverycreativefamily.“MumandDadmadeallourfurniture,”shesaid.“Notbecausewecouldn'taffordit:theyjustlikedmakingthings.WhenDaniellavisitedadesignexhibitionwithherclassattheageoften,sherealisedshewantedtofollowherparents’example.Sincethatday,she’sbeenmakingfurniture.“I’velearntbyhelpingMumandDad,andthroughwatchingvideosonline.Herfirstpiecewasatable,madesoonaftervisitingtheexhibition,andsimilartooneshe’dseenthere.“Theyhadfurniturefromthelasthundredyears,andIcopieda1920sdesign.”saidDaniella.“Unluckily,noonehaswantedtableslikethat.ButIwasverychuffedbecauseofthegoodqualityofmytable.”Daniellastartedsellingherfurnitureatalocalmarket.“Thisgavemethechancetofindoutwhatpeoplethoughtaboutmydesigns.Butfinally,Ihadtogiveupbecausethemarketcloseddown,”saidDaniella.“Afterthat,Istartedaninternetbusinessanditwasdoingsowell.”Recently,Daniellawasaskedtotakepartinaloca