2024-2025學(xué)年遼寧省鳳城市第二中學(xué)高一下學(xué)期期中英語試卷一、閱讀理解(★★★)FilmstowatchinMarchGretaAlonelyyoungwaitressfindsahandbagonaNewYorksubwaytrain.Luckily,theaddressisinside,soshereturnsittothepianoteacherwholeftitthere.Shethendiscoversthatthepianoteachermakesahabitofdroppingbagsaroundthecityonpurposetomakenewfriends.DirectedbyNeilJordan,theactorsareattractive.GraceMoretzisthewaitressandIsabelleHuppertistheonewhoadmiresher.Thankstothem,Gretawindsupbeingfarmoreenjoyablethanithasanyrighttobe.TheAftermathTheAftermathisoneofthefewWorldWarⅡ-relatedfilms.BasedonRhidianBrook’snovel,thistouchingromanticmovieisstarredbyKeiraKnightley,whoisthewifeofaBritishofficer.ShehatestheGermansbecausehersonwaskilledinanairraid.Butisthereachancethatatall,darkandhandsomemanmightpersuadehertoovercomeherhate?CaptainMarvelIttookMarvelStudiosadecadetofinallymakeafemalesuperhero.It’salsothefirstMarvelfilmtobedirectedbyawoman,whohasdirectedHalfNelsonandMissisippiGrind.CaptainMarvelissetinthe1990s.TheOscar-winningBrieLarsonstarsasCarolDanvers,aUSAirForcefighterpilot,whileSamuelLJackson,asusual,playsNickFury.DumboDumboisaclassicDisneycartoon,whohasbigearsandtherehavebeenplentyofthosekindofmoviesinrecentyears.BurtonalwayshasinspirationstodirectsuchkindofmoviesfromEdwardScissorhandstoMissPeregrine’sHomeforPeculiarChildren.Magicalfigureshavealwaysbeenhisfavoritecharacters.1.WhatmakesCaptainMarvelspecial?

A．WinningOscar.B．Itsfemaledirector.C．Timesetting.D．Awomanpilot.2.Whichfilmisbetterfora7-year-oldkidtowatch?

A．TheAftermathB．CaptainMarvelC．GreteD．Dumbo3.Wherecanyoumostprobablyreadthetext?

A．Reader’sDigestB．NatureC．ScientificAmericanD．NationalGeographic(★★★)ToRehanStaton,hischildhoodwasalifeofprivilege—lovingparents,asupportivebigbrotherandapleasant,privateschooleducation.Everythingchangedwhenhismotherleftthecountryandhisfatherlosthisjob.Hehadtosleepwithaheavyjacketonwhenitwascold.Hewasalwayshungry.Hesaidhecouldn'tconcentrateatschoolandwouldsleepduringclass.Hewentfromstraight.Astonearthebottomofhisclass.Ateachertoldhimheneededspecialeducation,whichmadehimhateschool.Statonspenthishighschoolyearsasanexcellentathlete,rainingtobecomeaprofessionalboxer.Hehadwonalotofmartialartscompetitions.ButatragedystruckhiminhissenioryearwhenStatonsufferedserioustendonitis(肌腱炎),inbothshoulders.Hecouldn’tlifteitherarmformonths.Hisdreamofbecomingaprofessionalplayerfailed.Hestruggledtoapplytocollegesbutwasrefusedbyallofthem.Staton’sbodyslowlyrecoveredfrommartialartsandhegotajobasarubbishcollector.Manyco-workerscouldn'thelpbutaskhimasimplequestion,“Whatareyoudoinghere?You’resmart.Youaretooyoungtobehere.Gotocollege.”Itwasthefirsttimesomeoneoutsidehisfamilyhadspokenhighlyofhisintelligence.Itwastheco-workersthatemboldenedhimtoreturntoschool.Severalco-workersputStatonintouchwithaprofessoratBowieStateUniversity.Theprofessorwasimpressedwiththeirconversationandpersuadedtheadmissionsboardtochangeitsformerdecision.GoingtocollegeforcedStaton’solderbrother,Reggie,todropout.Theybothknewsomeonehadtobeworkingfulltimealongwiththeirdad.ItwasadecisionReggiemadeonhisown.Afterreceivinga4.0,StatonsucceededinbecomingastudentattheUniversityofMaryland.ButhestillhadalongwaytogotoattendHarvardLaweventually...4.WhatfinallychangedRehanStaton’shappychildhood?

A．Hisbrother’slosingthejob.B．Hisserioushealthproblem.C．Hisfather’ssuddendeath.D．Hismother’sleavingthecountry.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“emboldened”inthefourthparagraphmean?

A．Force.B．Direct.C．Encourage.D．Accompany.6.WhydidStaton’selderbrotherhavetodropoutofschool?

A．Hewantedhisbrothertostudyfurther.B．Hisfatheraskedhimtoleaveschool.C．Hehadlostinterestinmostlessons.D．Hehadtogoouttofindhismother.7.Whatwillthewritermainlytalkaboutnext?

A．WhatRehanStatonplannedtodoafterenteringHarvard.B．HowRehanStatonmanagedtobeadmittedtoHarvard.C．WhyRehanStatondecidedtochoosetogotoHarvard.D．WhenRehanStatonwouldbesuccessfulinHarvardLaw.(★★★)Thereare195countriesintheworldtodaybutalmostnoneofthemhavepurpleontheirnationalflag.Sowhat’swrongwithpurple?It’ssuchapopularcolortoday.Whywouldnocountryuseitintheirflag?Theanswerisreallyquitesimple.Purplewasjustfortooexpensive.Thecolorpurplehasbeenassociatedwithroyaltypowerandwealthforcenturies.QueenElizabethIforbadeanyoneexceptclosemembersoftheroyalfamilytowearit.Purple’shighstatuscomesfromtherarityandcostofthedye(染料)originallyusedtoproduceit.Fabrictradersgotthedyefromasmallseasnail(海螺)thatwasonlyfoundintheTyreregionoftheMediterranean.Morethan10,000snailswereneededtocreatejustonegramofpurple;nottomentionalotofworkwentintoproducingthedye,whichmadepurpledyesoexpensive.Sinceonlywealthyrulerscouldaffordtobuyandwearthecolor,itbecameassociatedwiththeroyalfamily.Sometimes,however,thedyewastooexpensiveevenforroyalty.ThirdcenturyRomanEmperorAureliofamouslywouldn’tallowhiswifetobuyascarfmadefrompurplesilkbecauseitcostthreetimesitsweightingold.Asinglepoundofdyecostthreepoundsofgold,whichequals56,000dollarstoday.Therefore,eventherichestcountriescouldn’tspendthatmuchhavingpurpleontheirflags.Thedyebecamemoreaccessibletolower-classaboutacenturyandahalfago.In1856,18-year-oldEnglishchemistWilliamHenryPerkinaccidentallycreatedaman-madepurplecompound(化合物)whileattemptingtoproduceananti-malariadrug.Henoticedthatthecompoundcouldbeusedtodyefabrics,sohepatentedthedye,manufactureditandgotrich.Purpledyewasthenmass-producedsoeverybodycouldaffordit.Tillnow,ahandfulofnewnationalflagshavebeendesignedandafewofthemhavechosentousepurpleintheirflag.Sodon’tbemakinganybetsjustyet.8.Whywascolorpurpleexpensiveinthepast?

A．Becauseonlyroyalfamilieswereallowedtowearpurple.B．Becauseittookalongtimetogetpurpledyefromgold.C．Becausepurplewasworthasmuchasitsweightingold.D．Becausepurpledyeusedtoberareandhardtoproduce.9.WhydidRomanEmperorAurelioforbidhiswifetobuyapurplescarf?

A．Becauseofpoorquality.B．Becauseoflongtradition.C．Becauseofbadtaste.D．Becauseofhighprice.10.Whatispurple'ssituationnow?

A．Purplehasbeenwidelyusedonnationalflags.B．Purpledyeisnowaffordabletoordinarypeople.C．Royalfamilystopusingpurplebecauseit’stoocommon.D．Fewersnailsareusedtoproducepurpledyethanbefore.11.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．NoPurpleFlags?B．PurplevsGoldC．HowtoProducePurpleDye?D．TheBirthofPurpleColor(★★★)OneofthemostpopularstreetfoodfoundinChinaisnodoubtthebarbecue.Anewprogramme,calledtheStoryofChuaner,tellsthestoryofthispopularfoodcookedoverhotcoalsonjustabouteverystreetcornerincitiesandtownsacrossthecountry.Barbecuedmeatisanimportantpartofpeople’snightlife.ShownonJune20,theprogrammehashadmorethan25millionclicksonthevideosite.Tofindthemostpopularbarbecuestalls(攤位),theproductionteamtravelledtomorethan500locationsin30citiesacrossthecountry.SomeviewerscomparetheStoryofChuanertoMidnightDiner,aJapaneseTVprogrammetellingstoriesfromlate-mightinformalJapanesebars.“I’mhappytohearthiscomparisonbecauseMidnightDinerisagoodprogramme,andwesharethesametopic-nightfood,”theStoryofChuaner’sdirectorChenYingjiesaid.“However,theyarequitedifferent.”HesaidthatMidnightDinerfocusedmoreonfooditself,thoughtherewassomeconversationwhilepeoplewereeating.However,thenightfoodsceneofChinesepeoplemeansjoyandamorelivelyatmosphere.Peopleeatingthesebarbecuesnacksdevelopafeelingofconnection,whichcanbeacureforloneliness.Thebarbecue,regardedasthemostordinaryandcommonnightstreetsnack,isdifferentfromhome-madefoodbymothersasthatisasymboloffamilyandkinship.Thebarbecueiswhereyougotobecomeconnectedtopeopleinsociety.Andunlikeofficialbusinesslunches,duringwhichpeopleareratherpolite,thebarbecueletspeoplerelaxwitholdfriendsandnewfriends,leavingalastingimpressionoffriendship.Theworld,asawhole,holdsdeep-rootedgoodfeelingstowardsthebarbecue,eitherforthetasteorthewarmthproducedbyfire.“WhatweshoulddoistopresenttheChinesebarbecuejustthewayitisbecausewithitsspecialingredients(食材),waysofcookingandmoreimportantly,thespecialenvironmentandpeople,theworldwillrecogniseitandmightfallinlovewithitjustaswedo,”saidChen.12.WhatdoweknowabouttheStoryofChuaner?

A．IthasbecomeverypopularontheInternet.B．Itisthoughthighlyofbymostoftheforeigntourists.C．ItmainlytalksaboutthemostfamousChinesefood.D．ItshowsthecolourfulnightlifeinlargecitiesofChina.13.InwhichwaywastheStoryofChuanerdifferentfromMidnightDiner?

A．Itshowedmorekindsoffood.B．Itfocusedmoreonthediners.C．Itshowedtheeatinghabits.D．ItwaslesspopularthanMidnightDiner.14.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A．Theimportanceofthebarbecuetofamily.B．Theinfluenceofthebarbecueonpeople’smanners.C．Theinfluenceofthebarbecueonpeople’slifestyle.D．Theroleofthebarbecueinpeople’srelationship.15.WhydidChenYingiechoosethebarbecueasthetopicoftheseries?

A．ToshowthefeatureofChinesefood.B．Toresearchaspecialwayofcooking.C．TohelptheworldunderstandChina.D．Tointroducethehistoryofthebarbecue.(★★★)ChoosingtheRightPathtoBea“Better”PersonLifeisaconstantexerciseinself-improvement．Intherushtoachieve，theideaofbeing“better”canbecomelostsometimes．Youmayalwayswonderhowtoimproveyourselfandfulfillyourdreamsinaneasierway．16Exploreyourtalents．Everybodyhassomeoutstandingskillsorinterests．Soit’softennecessarytobepatientandtrymanythingsbeforeyoufindonethatsuitsyou．17Forexample，peoplelovingadventuremaynotbeinterestedinthequietchessclub，butsomeonewhoenjoysotherquietactivitiesmightbe．Determiningwhoyouenjoybeingaroundmayhelpyouknowwhatyou’11enjoy．18Nomatterhowmuchmoneyyoumake．youwillnotbehappyifyouspendyourentirelifedoingsomethingyouhate．It’simportanttoatleastdevotesomeofyourtimetowhatmakesyouhappy．Ifyou’reparticularlyunhappyatyourjob，considerwhy．19Ifyoufeelyourjobisn’tmeaningful，orisn’tinlinewithyourvalues，considerfindinganotherjob．Experiencesomethingnew．Researchhasshownthatwhenwe’reinourcomfortzone，wearen’tasproductiveaswearewhenwestepjustbeyondit．20Becauseofthat，wemayreactslowlytoourownpositiveexperiencesandinteractionswithothers，evenwhenthosearelittlescary．Doingsocanhelpyouachievemore．

A．Dowhatyoulove．B．Herearesometipsforyou．C．Registerinaclassyou’reinterestedin．D．Humansadaptveryquicklytopositiveevents．E．It’spossiblethatsomechangesmaychangeyourfeeling．F．Similartypesofpeoplemaybeattractedtothesameactivities．G．Trynottoallowyourselftofocussomuchonacertainaspectofyourlife．二、完形填空(★★★★)IwasfeelingterribleafterIwasdiagnosed(診斷)withcancer.Iaskedthenursestokeepthedoorclosedandthecurtains_______Everybitofnoiseorlightseemedto_______thepain.Onemorning,amanknockedonthedoor,askingtocleantheroom.Iansweredwithoutany_______,hopinghewould_______quicklyandgoaway.Youshouldopenthesecurtainsand_______somesunshine,themansaidashePulledthem_______.“It’sabeautifulday!”Ididn’tanswerandkeptmyeyesclosed.HewouldseethatIdidn'twantto_______Buthebegantohum(哼唱)softlywhilecleaning.Couldn’thereadmy_______?“Doyoulikemusic?”heasked.“I_______do,butI’mnotfeelingwelltoday.”“Oh,Iwillcheeryouup.Ilovemusic,too.”Nowhebegantosingabitlouder.Iopenedmy________now,andwebegantotalk.Hetoldmehis________experienceofunemploymentandhopelessness.Afewdaysago,Igotthisjob.Itdoesn’tpaymuch,butIlove________thepatients.Hecertainlymadeit.My________reallychangedafterthat.And________,mycancerwasdiscoveredearlyandIwasalive.Everyday,Iopenthecurtainsandletthesunshineintomylife.Thatwasthebest________I’deverreceived.21.A．simpleB．shabbyC．shutD．wrinkled22.A．manageB．easeC．killD．sharpen23.A．enthusiasmB．mercyC．doubtD．concern24.A．disappearB．finishC．a(chǎn)ssistD．check25.A．letinB．giveoffC．takeawayD．blockout26.A．tightB．openC．upwardsD．together27.A．breatheB．sleepC．surviveD．chat28.A．lipsB．statementsC．signalsD．words29.A．hardlyB．seldomC．neverD．usually30.A．eyesB．mindC．windowsD．door31.A．valuableB．fruitfulC．enjoyableD．painful32.A．curingB．entertainingC．examiningD．a(chǎn)ttending33.A．a(chǎn)ttitudeB．occupationC．intentionD．personality34.A．a(chǎn)ccidentallyB．strangelyC．fortunatelyD．eventually35.A．solutionB．a(chǎn)dviceC．giftD．comment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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。MayBasketDayisalovelytraditionwithalonghistory.36(sad),mostkidstodayhaveneverheardofit.Ifyoudon’tknowwhatwe’retalkingabouteither,here’sthecolorfuland37(attract)historybehindthisheartwarmingcustom.OnMayBasketDay,peoplewouldgathertheirflowersandarrangetheminlittlebaskets38candiesandtreats.Then,Theywouldhangthemonthedoorsofsomeoftheirneighborsand39(friend).What’smore.MayBasketDay40(regard)asamini-Valentine’sDayinthepastbecausepeoplewouldoftenleavetheflowerstiedtothedoorofsomeone41theyloved.Ifthereceivercaughtsomeoneintheactof42(hang)abasketonhisorherdoor,heorshewouldchasetheotherpersonandgivehimorherakiss.Kidstodaymightlaughatsuch43idea,butbackinthelate19thandearly20thcenturies,itwascelebratedbymanypeople.Inthe1960s,journalists44(write)abouthowfewpeoplewerestillcelebratingtheday.Now,thetraditionisonlypracticedbysmallpocketsofthecountry.However,wethinkthatit’shightime45(bring)thishabitback.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，你校圖書館新設(shè)了小組學(xué)習(xí)室。請你給留學(xué)生同學(xué)Michael寫郵件邀請他同去體驗(yàn)。內(nèi)容包括：1.位置和開放時(shí)間；2.室內(nèi)設(shè)施和功能。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearMichael,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,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。Iwasakindergartenteacher,40yearsoldandnon-athletic.Oneday,Ryan,mythirteen-year-oldson,approachedmeandsaid,“Mom,wouldyouliketojoininourbikeathon(自行車馬拉松)nextmonth?”Ashetoldmethedetailsofthebikeathon,Ilaughedoutloudly.“WhatmakesyouthinkIcouldfinisha20-milebikeathon?”Iasked.Ryanlookedstraightinmyeyesandsaid,“Iknowyoucandoit.Youcanbemyiron(鐵)mommy.”Ialmostlaughedagain.Butmysonwasserious.SoIpromisedhimthatIwouldconsiderit.WhenIbegantothinkoverhisinvitation,Isurprisinglyfoundthatitwouldneedmonthsoftrainingandnewequipment,andthatmybikeneededfixingtoworkagain.Atthatmoment,Ilostmyinterestindoingallofthat.