2024-2025學(xué)年廣東省普寧市華僑中學(xué)高一下學(xué)期期中英語試題一、閱讀理解(★★)HighSchoolProgrammesinAustraliaBeautifulweather,friendlypeopleandawidelyvariedlandscapearejustafewofthereasonsyoushouldchoosetospendtimeinAustraliaasahighschoolstudent.Herearesomeprogrammesyoucanchoosefrom.HighSchoolExchangeIndividualsstudyingforasemesterorfullyearinAustraliawillusuallylivewithahostfamily.ThisisagreatopportunityforstudentstoseewhatdailyfamilylifeislikeinAustralia.StudentslearningEnglishwillseetheirlanguageskillsimprovebycommunicatingwiththeirnewfriendsandhostfamily,whilethosefamiliarwiththelanguagealreadycanusethisopportunitytolearnmoreabouttheday-to-daylifeinAustralia.YouthTravelToursTraveltoursforteensareawonderfulwayforhighschoolstudentstospendashort,concentratedamountoftimeabroad.Toursareusuallyfordifferentthemessuchascooking,adventuretravel,orvolunteerism.Studentswillhaveafun,uniqueexperiencewhileincorporatingeducationalcomponentslikeenvironmentalorculturalstudies—andallwithoutmissingyournormalcourseworkbackhome.SummerStudyProgrammeForstudentswhoonlyhaveafewmonthsofthesummerbreakavailable,anadvancedsummerprogrammeisperfect.Justkeepinmind,thesummerofthenorthernhemisphere(半球)isactuallythewinterofAustralia.Oftentimesthesesummerprogrammescanbepartneredwithuniversitiesthatwillallowstudentstoreceivecollegecredits.1.WhatcanHighSchoolExchangeoffer?

A．Agoodcommandofwhatwelearnatschool.B．AbetterunderstandingofAustralianculture.C．Awonderfulwaytocommunicatewithfamousteachers.D．Apreciouschancetomakefriendsfromdifferentcountries.2.WhomaywanttochooseYouthTravelTours?

A．Thosewhohaveeverbeenvolunteers.B．Thosewhoareinterestedincooking.C．Thosewholikedoingadventuresports.D．Thosewhowanttotakeapart-timejob.3.Whichprogrammeshouldyouchooseifyouwanttoearncollegecredits?

A．SummerStudyProgramme.B．YouthTravelTours.C．HighSchoolExchange.D．Alloftheprogrammes.(★★★)Recently,thetopic“Chinesepeoplecaneatsuchasweetmelonbutcan’tdowithoutthisgrandma”hastoppedthehotsearchlist.Thegrandmais94-year-oldWuMingzhu,calledthe“queenofmelons”,amelon-growingexpertandeminentacademician.AmongWuMingzhu’sclassmateswasYuanLongping,wholaterbecamethe“fatherofhybridrice”.WuMingzhuwasbornin1930intoascholarlyfamilyinWuhancity.Afterhergraduationin1953,shewasassignedtoworkinBeijing.ButWuhadalreadysethereyesonherlong-awaitedgoal.“WhatIstudiedwasthescienceoffruitandvegetables.Iwantedtoworkinthefields,notinanoffice,”saidWu.In1955,WuvoluntarilywenttoworkinShanghaiCounty,TurpanBasin,whereworkingconditionswerequitehard.ShefoundthattheHamimelon,ararespecialtyfruitwhichwasoncecommoninthearea,wasindangerofbecomingextinctifnotproperlycultivated(種植).Wuspentyearsvisitingover300productionteams,pickingout44melonvarieties.Sheovercameavarietyofdifficultiestoproduceparticularlydeliciousmelonsinascientificway,winningoverthelocalfarmersaccustomed(習(xí)慣的)tofolkcultivationmethods.ThenthepromotionareacoveredmostofXinjiang’smaincommodity(商品)areas,andagroupofmelon-richvillagesappeared.Formorethan60years,WuMingzhuandherteamhavecultivatedmorethan30varieties,broughtthesweetnessofmelonstopeople,andpromotedthemelonserieswithChinesecharacteristicsandacompletebreedinginnovationsystemtotheworld.Whenfirsthearinghernicknameof“apearlintheTurpanBasin”,Wusaid,“InXinjiang,therearethousandsofscienceandtechnologyworkerslikeme.Theyhaveworkedhardfordecadesonthefrontlineofagriculture.I’mjustoneoftheordinaryones.”4.WhydoestheauthormentionYuanLongpinginthefirstparagraph?

A．Totellusshegraduatedfromaworld-rateuniversity.B．ToletusgetafurtherunderstandingofWu.C．TomakeacomparisonbetweenWuandYuan.D．ToproveWu’ssuccessresultingfromYuan’shelp.5.WhydidWudislikethejobinBeijing?

A．ShethoughtBeijingunsuitableforagriculture.B．Shewantedtogobacktoherhometown.C．Shepreferredtoresearchinthefields.D．ShewasattractedbyXinjiang’sfruit.6.HowdidWupersuadethelocalstoadoptherwayofproducingmelons?

A．Bydevelopinghigh-qualitymelonsscientifically.B．Byprovidingenoughfinancialassistance.C．Bysharingexpertknowledgewiththem.D．Byexpandingtheplantingarea.7.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWuaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A．BraveB．ConfidentC．SmartD．Devoted(★★★★)Whilemostmusiciansworkwithotherartistswhencreatingtheirmusic,HollyHerndon,anAmericanmusicianandsoundartistwhoisnowbasedinBerlin,takesadifferentway,workingwiththemachinelearningsoftwarecalledSpawn.Thesoftwareusesartificialneuralnetworksmodeledafterthestructureofthehumanbrain.Thesenetworkslearnpatternsfromdatasetsduringthetrainingprocess.Basedonthedata,thenetworkscreatenewmaterialthatincludesHerndon’sownvoice.Whenproducingheralbum,PROTO,Hollytraineddatasetstowritenewmusic.Theprocessrequirestheinputdataofmusicwrittenbypeopleorbyartificialintelligence(AI).Theneuralnetworksthenproducevariationsofthatmusic.“Computerssurpriseyouinawaythataninstrumentdoesn’t,”Hollysaid.Sowhatdoesmusicsoundlikewhencomposedbywhatisessentiallyarobot?Itsoundslikemusicfromthefuture!ButHollyHerndonisn’ttheonlyoneexploringAIincomposition.Machineshaveplayedanincreasinglyimportantroleinmusicoverthelastcentury.Thegodfatherofcomputerscience,AlanTuring,developedthefirstcomputergeneratedmusicin1951.Thenin1980.DavidCopefromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruzdevelopedEMI—ExperimentsinMusicalIntelligence,asystemthatanalyzesexistingmusicandproducesnewpiecesbasedonit.AImightnottakeoverthejobofthe“popstar”anytimesoon,orwillit?MiquelaSousaisacomputer-generatedartistwithoveronemillionfollowersonInstagram.“I’mamodelandsinger.AndI’marobot,”Miquelasaid.Thisthenraisesthequestion:Canwereproducecreativityusingacomputer?Thoughthosequestionsarenoteasytoanswer,Ibelievethenextfrontierofmusicliessomewhereinbetween.IcanseethepathforwardwithanewdawnofcreativitythatcombineshumaninventivenesswithAI.AndthenextchapterofmusicwillcertainlybecomewonderfulasmusicandAIbecomeevenmorecloselyconnected.8.WhatplaysanimportantroleinproducingPROTO?

A．Holly’sspecialvoice.B．Theinputofexistingmusic.C．Holly’srichknowledge.D．Theuseofaninstrument.9.WhydoestheauthormentiontheexampleofMiquelaSousa?

A．TopromotedeepthinkingonAImusicians.B．Toshowthepopularityofsmartrobots.C．Toexplainthetasksofcomputer-generatedartists.D．Tomakecomparisonsbetweenhumanandroboticartists.10.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsmusicco-createdbyAIandhumans?

A．Doubtful.B．Surprised.C．Confused.D．Confident.11.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A．TheincreasingdiversityofAImusic.B．Thedevelopmentofmusicalcomposition.C．Thehistoryofcomputer-generatedmusic.D．ThecombinationofAIandmusicalcomposition.(★★★)Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economicreasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letussupposethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate(影響)itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilttheareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservative(保守的)anddonotlikechange.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.12.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?

A．Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.B．Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.C．Someofthemarenotattractive.D．Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanarea.13.Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A．Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.B．Buildingsthataffecttheirsurroundingsareattractive.C．Peopleshouldprotestagainstnewbuildings.D．Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.14.By“movethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans“

A．destroyoldbuildingsB．respectpeople’sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildingsC．putthingsinadifferentplaceD．choosenewarchitecturalstyle15.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A．Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.B．Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.C．Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.D．Tomakeacomparisonbetweenmodernbuildingsandhistoricbuildings.(★★★)HowtoBeanEffectiveMemberofaTeamWorkinginateamcanberewarding,butattimesitcanbedifficult.Tocreateasuccessfulteam,effectivecommunicationmethodsarenecessary.Herewe’veoutlinedsomewaystoavoidsomecommonteammistakesaswellassomehelpfuladvice.Communicate16Lettingbadfeelingsbrew（醞釀）willonlymakeyoufeelbadandwanttoisolateyourselffromthegroup.Notonlydoesitfeelgoodtogetthebadfeelingsout,butitwillbebetterfortheteaminthelongrun.17Peopleinyourgroupwillloserespectforyouifyou’reconstantlyblamingothersfornotmeetingdeadlines.Groupmembersunderstandifyouhaveaheavyworkloadandaren’tabletomeetadeadline.Sayingsomethinglike,“I’mreallysorry,butI’llgetittoyoubytheendoftoday.”willearnyoualotmorerespectthantryingtomakeitseemlikeit’severyoneelse’sfaultthatyoumissedyourdeadline.Supportgroupmember’sideasIfateammatesuggestssomething,alwaysconsiderit!18Andthismakesyouagoodteammember.Afterall,nobodylikesaknow-it-all.ListenActivelyLookatthepersonwho’sspeakingtoyou,nod,askquestionsandacknowledgewhat’ssaidbyparaphrasingpointsthathavebeenmade.Ifyou’reunclearaboutsomethingthat’sbeensaid,askformoreinformationtoclearupanyconfusionbeforemovingon.Effectivecommunicationisavitalpartofanyteam.19.GetInvolvedSharesuggestions,ideas,solutionsandproposalswithyourteammembers.Takethetimetohelpyourfellowteammates.Youcanguaranteetherewillbeatimeinthefuturewhenyou’llneedsomehelporadvice.20.

A．Don’tBlameOthersB．AvoidshowingoffC．Thus,thevalueofgoodlisteningskillsshouldn’tbeignored.D．Havefaiththatpeoplewillrecognizewhengoodworkisbeingdone.E．Ifyouhaveaproblemwithsomeoneinyourgroup,talktohimaboutitF．Andifyou’vehelpedtheminthepast,they’llbemorethanhappytolendahelpinghand.G．Consideringthegroup’sideasshowsyou’reinterestedinotherpeople’sideas,notjustyourown.二、完形填空(★★★)Asachild,Iwasveryshy.Iwantedtobesuccessful,butlackedconfidence.WhenIdiscovered________,IfoundsomethingIwasgoodat.Ibegantobe________bymyfriendsandthisgavemethedesiretoclimbharderandhighermountains.IdiscoveredthatnothingwasimpossibleifIcouldfindthe________totry.Bothindividualdeterminationandteamworkare________tosuccesswhenclimbing.Youneedtorelyonthe________ofyourteamandshareintheachievement.Butpersonalfocusanddeterminationtokeep________despiteanydifficultyisanimportant________toteamsuccess.Mygreatestachievementinclimbingisbeingthefirsteverto________the5,000-footTrollWallinNorway,whoserockfaceisthe________andmostvertical(垂直)inEurope.Astonewhichdropsfromthesummitwilltouchnothinguntilit________onthevalleyflooronemilebelow.Beforeourclimb,theexpertsinEuropehadsaiditwas________toclimbtheTrollWall.Butwiththreecompanions,Idecidedtotry.Ittooktendaystomaketheclimbandwesleptonledges(巖石架)nomorethanafootwide.ButI________.Afterwards,Isaidtomyself,“IfIcandothat,Icandoanything.”Someyears________,IsucceededinclimbingMountEverest—thehighestmountainintheworld.________tomeisnothangingonaropeonthesideofamountain,butisjustonefieldwhereadventurouspeoplecanconstantly________themselves.Ifwelookateverydayasanadventure,wecanchallengeourselvesandcontinuetogrowthroughoutourlife.Thatisthefinaladventure.21.A．surfingB．wrestlingC．fishingD．climbing22.A．deniedB．enviedC．trickedD．recognized23.A．methodB．courageC．secretD．skill24.A．equalB．suitableC．importantD．convenient25.A．supportB．guideC．protectionD．sympathy26.A．refusingB．goingC．waitingD．burning27.A．examinationB．contributionC．investigationD．transportation28.A．plantB．removeC．surroundD．conquer29.A．smallestB．highestC．lowestD．safest30.A．restsB．stopsC．landsD．dies31.A．easyB．excitingC．impossibleD．useful32.A．failedB．succeededC．gaveupD．tookoff33.A．laterB．earlyC．recentlyD．slowly34.A．FailureB．FearC．ConfidenceD．Adventure35.A．holdB．forgiveC．challengeD．understand三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填寫1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TheLanternFestivalisthefirstsignificantfestivalafterChineseNewYear.Itfallsonthe36(fifteen)dayofthefirstmonthofthelunaryear.ThemainactivityduringtheLanternFestivalislookingatlanterns.Mostcitieswillorganizelanternshows37theeveningofthefestival,whichaddtothefestiveatmosphere.Guessingriddlesisalsooneofthemostpopular38(activity).YuanxiaoisthespecialfoodoftheLanternFestival.TheroundshapeofYuanxiaosymbolizesreunion,harmony,39happiness.TheLanternFestival,40(know)asChineseValentine’sDay,wasespeciallyattractivetotheyounginthepast.Intheolddays,itwasunusualthatthegirls41(allow)toleavetheirhouses,exceptduringtheLanternFestivalwhentheycouldjointhecrowds,sothefestivalbecameararechance42onlyhappenedonceayearforsinglepeopletofindlovewhilelookingatlanterns.Chinesepoets43(write)alotofpoemsabouttheLanternFestivalsinceancienttimes,whichdescribehappymomentsandalsothestoriesofyounglovers.However,inmostpartsofChinatoday,thefestivalhaslostthese44(origin)meanings.AsatraditionaChinesefestival,nowtheLanternFestivaliscelebratedbothinChinaandabroad,45(enjoy)increasingpopularity.四、單詞拼寫(★★)46.Sheiscapableofplaying_________(各種各樣的)songsonthepiano.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)(★★)47.ANobelPrizewasa_________toTuYouyouin2015.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★)48.Thea_________ofthismusicfestivalistobringpeopleofdifferentculturestogether.（根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫）(★★)49.TheDoubleNinthFestivalisadayforpeopleinChinatoshowr__________toseniors.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★)50.Iwouldbeveryg_____ifyoucouldgivemeanearlyreply．（根據(jù)首字母填空）(★★)51.Ithinkin-storeshoppingwillneverbe______(取代)byonlineshopping.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)五、完成句子(★★)52.AfterIjoinedtheEnglishclub,I________(愛上)English.(根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子)(★★★)53.Iwill___________________________(利用)thisexamtoreflectonmylearningmethods.(根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子)(★)54.Withanger,we___________(往往會(huì)，趨向)saywhatevercomestoourmind.(根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子)(★★)55.Weoughtto____________(出發(fā))totheopeningceremonyat7:00am.,whentheroadisempty.(根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子)六、書信寫作(★★)56.假定你是李華，你打算參加學(xué)校組織的以“音樂”為主題的演講比賽。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面提示寫一篇演講稿。1.曾經(jīng)考前緊張，無法入眠;2.音樂改變狀況。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右;2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________七、書面表達(dá)(★★★)57.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。In1952,myfathertraveledwiththeUnitedNationsPeacekeepingOrganization.Heworkedonaverylargemilitaryvessel,andhewentwherethevesselwent.ThismeanthespentalotoftimeawayfromourhomeinNorthCarolina.AsChristmasapproached,hecalledfromsomewhereremote.Heexplainedtomymotherwhyhewouldnotbecelebratingtheholidaywithus.Hewasalongwayfromhomeandhadnowayofgettingbacktohisfamily.Disappointedasshewas,mumunderstooddad’ssituation.Shealsoknewwewouldbeupset,soshetoldmytwosisters,brotherandmerightaway.Thenewshitmeveryhard.Christmasjustwouldn’tbethesamewithoutdad.Wewereallverysad