2024-2025学年陕西省西安市庆安高级中学高一上学期期中英语试卷

2024—2025学年陕西省西安市庆安高级中学高一上学期期中英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★)Visitingawaterfallgivesyouauniqueexperience.Herewehavemadealistofsomeofthebestwaterfallsintheworldthatyoumustvisitatleastonceinalifetime.YosemiteFallsYosemiteNationalParkisverypopularbecauseofYosemiteFalls,whichisreallyamazing.Withabackdropof739meters,ithostsseveralwaterfallsinit.Thewaterfallsflowdowninthreelevels.Inthespring,waterisroaringoffthefallsandtheylookbestduringlateMayorevenduringearlyJune.Intheearlyfallandlatesummer,thefallshaveoftendriedupaltogether.GrawaWaterfallMeasuring85metersinwidth,theGrawaWaterfallintheUpperStubaitalValleyisthewidestinthewholeeasternAlps.Fedbyanumberofglacialstreams(冰源河),theSulzaubachrivershootsoverahugerockatatotalheightof180meters.Thisimpressivesightcanbeadmiredfromviewingplatformsatthetopandbottom.TheRhineFallsTheRhineFallsinnorthernSwitzerlandareEurope’slargestwaterfall.Highabovethefalls,youcanfeeltheroar(咆哮)ofthewaterandtheshakesthroughoutyourbody.Thetwotoweringrocksinthemiddleofthefallsarethesymbolsofthewaterfall,whichvisitorsonacirculartourcanseeupclose.TheplatformovertheRhineRiveristheperfectplacetoviewthenaturallandscape.BrowneFallsAsoneofthehighestorthelargestwaterfallinNewZealand,BrowneFallsdropfromaheightof857metersareasighttobehold.BrowneFallsowes(归功于)itsnametothephotographerVictorCarlyleBrowne.Itwasduringoneofhisflightsin1940thatledtothediscoveryofbothLakeBrowneandthepicturesquefalls.1.WhenisprobablytheworsttimetowatchYosemiteFalls?

A．InApril.B．InMay.C．InJune.D．InAugust.2.WhatisspecialaboutTheRhineFalls?

A．Ithashugestonesinthecenter.B．Itcanbebestviewedfromthetop.C．Itisthelargestwaterfallintheworld.D．Itswaterisfromseveralglacialstreams.3.Whichofthefollowingwaterfallsisnamedafteraphotographer?

A．YosemiteFalls.B．GrawaWaterfall.C．TheRhineFalls.D．BrowneFalls.(★★★)Johnhasbeenadevotedhockey(冰球)enthusiast.Inthepastaroundtwodecadesback,John,apartofthelocaljuniorleagueteam,TheRapid,wasaninfluentialicehockeycompetitorinhishometown,evenwithaconsiderablegroupofadmirers.However,akneeinjuryinhisteenageyearsendedhishopesofacareerontheice.Yearspassed,andJohngrewintoasuccessfulbusinessman,buthisloveforhockeyneverdisappeared.Oneday,hestumbleduponanopportunitytoreviewhischildhoodpassion.TheRapidwasorganizingacharity(慈善)gametoraisemoneyforthetown’syouthsportsprogram.Johnreachedouttotheteam’smanager,MrSmith,withaspecialrequest.Hewantedtosuitupandplayasthegoaltender(守门员)foroneperiodofthegame,justforthefunofitandtoencouragetheyoungerplayers.MrSmithwasdelightedandquicklyarrangedforJohntojointheteamfortheday.ThenewsthatJohnwouldtakepartinthegamespreadlikewildfireinthetown,andthestadiumwaspackedwithexcitedsupporters.Onthebigday,Johnputonhisold,abitwornbutstillcherishedhockeyequipment(装备).Hesteppedontotheice,feelingarushofemotionsthathehadn’tfeltindecades.Thecrowdburstintocheersashefacedthefirstshot,andwitheachsave,theenergygrew.Afterthegame,Johnsurprisedeveryonebydonatinghisgame-wornequipmentandagenerouschecktothelocalyouthsportsprogram.“Imaynothavebeenabletobecomeaprofessional,”hesaid,“butI’mhappytogivebackandhelpthesekidschasetheirdreams.”PeopleweredeeplymovedbyJohn’sselflessnessinsupportingthenextgeneration.Itwasareminderthatevenwhenourowndreamsseemoutofreach,wecanstillmakeadifferencetothelivesofothers.4.WhatendedJohn’scareerasahockeyplayer?

A．Growingold.B．Hisbusinesssuccess.C．Hiskneecondition.D．Notbeinginterested.5.WhydidJohnwanttoplayinthecharitygame?

A．Toshowoffhisskill.B．Toinspiretheyouth.C．Towinhishonorback.D．Tomakemoremoney.6.WhatdidJohndoafterthegame?

A．Hedecidedtogiveuphockeyeversince.B．Hesaidsorryfornotbeingprofessional.C．Heaskedtocheckuphisownequipment.D．Hegaveawayhisequipmentandmoney.7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJohn?

A．Warm-heartedandhelpful.B．Creativebutmean.C．Hard-workingandhonest.D．Kindbutimpatient.(★★★)Dogshavebeenhumans’bestfriendsforthousandsofyears,andtheirabilitytounderstandusgoesmorethanjustfollowingorders.Dogsarereallygoodatunderstandinghowhumansfeel.They’velearnedtopickuponwordsandfacialexpressionsfromhumans.Arecentstudyhasshownthatdogscanactuallysmellhumanstressandrespond(回应)toitinwaysthatsuggestacloserelationshipwithushumans.Thisinterestingdiscoverythrowslightonhowdeeplycloseourliveshavebecomewithourdogfriends.So,candogsreallysmellstress?Theanswerisyes!ResearchersattheUniversityofBristoldidastudywheretheyfoundthatdogscansensestressthroughachemicalcalledcortisol(皮质醇)inoursweat(汗).Thisabilityallowsthemtorespondemotionallytohumanstress.Inthestudy,18dogsandtheirownerstookpart,alongwith11volunteerswhodidn’tknowthedogs.Thesevolunteerswentthroughpublicspeakingandtooktestsofsolvingdifficultmathproblemswithoutanypreparation.Theirworrymademorecortisolappearintheirsweat.Whenthedogssmelledthisstressedsweat.theyfeltlesscuriousandshowedlessinterestinafoodbowlinanuncertainposition,asiftheythoughttherewasnofoodinthosebowls.Itseemsthatdogscanreallyfeelthestressofhumansandtheirownmoodscanbeaffected,too.Thisshowsthathumansanddogshaveaverydeepconnection,whereemotionscanspreadbetweenuslikeawave.Thenhowdiddogsdevelopsuchabilitytosensestress?Well,itmightbebecausesensingstresshelpeddogssurviveinthepast.Iftheycouldtellwhenanothermemberoftheirgroupwasworriedandstressed,theyknewtheymightbeatrisk.AsZoeParr-Cortes,leadstudyauthorandaPh.D.studentatBristolVeterinarySchool,said,“Beingabletosensestressfromanothermemberofthepackwaslikelybeneficial.”8.Whatdoestherecentstudytellusaboutdogs?

A．Theirlonghistoryofdevelopment.B．Theirvariousrolesinhumanhistory.C．Theirabilitytolearnhumanlanguage.D．Theirdeeperconnectionwithhumans.9.Whatdidthevolunteersneedtodointhestudy?

A．Calmdogsdown.B．Testtheirownability.C．Experiencestress.D．Collecttheirownsweat.10.Whymightdogshavedevelopedtheabilitytosensestress?

A．Tohelpthemhuntformorefood.B．Towarnthemofpossibledangers.C．Toguidethemtorespondtohumanorders.D．Toallowthemtoconnectwiththeirgroup.11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Dogs’UnbelievableAbilitytoSenseHumanStressB．TheDevelopmentoftheHuman-DogRelationshipC．HumansSenseStressThroughTheirBelovedDogsD．Dogs’StressHavinganInfluenceonHumanBehavior(★★★)Theconditionsforsomeofextremefiresinrecentyearshavebecomebetween3and20timesglobally.Record-breakingfiresburnedinCanadaandturnedskiesfarawayinNewYorkorangeandgrey.ThelargestrecordedfiresintheEuropeanUnionkilled19peopleinGreece,andfiresinwesternAmazoniabroughtdirtyairtolocaltowns.AndwejustwentthroughasuperdestructivewildfireseasoninAthens,Greece,inAugust2024.Amajorreportshowsthattheamountofcarbonemissions(碳排放)fromwildfiresbetween2023and2024was8.2billiontonsofCO2.Forestwildfireswouldreleasemorecarbonemissions,poseahigherrisktopeople,andtakelongertorecover.Thereisnosingledefinitionofwhatfirecanbeanextremefire.Itcouldbemeasuredbyburnedarea,intensity,orhowunusualtheyare.“At200squarekilometres,thisyear’sfiresinGreecearemuchsmallerthanthe900squarekilometresburnedlastfireseason,butitwouldcountasanextremefire,becauseofitsclosenesstoandpotentialdamagetopeople,”saidauthorDrJoeMcNorton.WhenthisbigwildfiretearsthroughAthens,scientistsinEuropeareracingtounderstandwhyextremefireslikethisarebecomingmorecommon.Theyfindclimatechangeisthekeyfactor.Warmertemperaturesdryoutforests,whichmakeafiremorelikelytospread.Itcanalsocausemoreplantstogrow,whichprovidesmorefuel(燃料)forthefire.Humansalsoinfluencefires,likestartingthemthemselves,breakingupthelandscape,orhowwelltheyfightthem.DrJoesaysthereportwillbothguidepreparationsforwildfires,andhelptheworldunderstandthesimplefactthatfireswillkeepgettingworseuntilfossilfuelsarereplacedwithrenewableenergysources.Totackletheproblem,leadersshouldconsiderprotectingforestboundaries,reducingtheamountofnaturalfuelfire,imposingfirebansonhigh-riskdays,andinvestingmoreinearlywarningpredictionsystems.12.Howisparagraph1developed?

A．Bygivingexamples.B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Bydiscussingsolutions.D．Byexplainingcauses.13.WhywasthefireinGreececonsideredasanextremefire?

A．Itburnedaverylargearea.B．Itbroughtharmfuleffects.C．Ithadmuchcarbonemissions.D．Itlastedalongperiodoftime.14.Whatmainlycausesextremefires?

A．Sizeofforests.B．Humanbehavior.C．Locationoffires.D．Climatewarming.15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tackle”inthelastparagraphmean?

A．Applyfor.B．Bringabout.C．Dealwith.D．Focuson.(★★)Youallwanttoseeyourfriendshappy.Butwhensomeoneclosetoyouisfeelingdown,itcanbehardtohelpthemout.16However,thereexistsimpleyetmeaningfulmethodstosupportthemduringthisdifficultperiod.Expresssupportgently.17Avoidjudging(评判)theirbehaviororsituation.Youcouldsay,“I’venoticedyou’vebeenquietlately.Iseverythingokay?”Or,“YouseemedalittledownthelasttimeIsawyou,soIwantedtocheckinabouthowyou’redoing.”Thisshowsyoucareandencouragesthemtoopenup.Listenactively.Whenyourfriendsharestheirfeelings,focusonlistening.Avoidgivingadvicewhentheyareexpressingthemselves.Instead,saying“I’mheretolistenifyouneedtotalk”cangoalongwayinshowingyou’representandsupportive.18Keepinvitingthem.Someonewhoisdownmayrefuseyourcalls,ignore(忽视)yourtexts,orcalloffplansatthelastsecond.Butdon’tjustgiveup.Eveniftheyturndownyourinvitations,keepreachingout.19Thisshowsyourfriendshipisvaluedandthey’renotforgotten.20Remember,you’reafriend,notanexpert.Gentlysuggestfindingprofessional(专业的)helpiftheyhaven’tbeentotallyagainsttheidea.Youcanresearchlocalexpertsorsupportgroupstogether.Encouragementandunderstandingcanstrengthentheirbeliefingettingbetter.

A．Encourageprofessionalhelp.B．Offertohelpthemoutwithdailytasks.C．Justhearingthemoutwhentheyopenuphelpsthemfeellessalone.D．Startbylettingyourfriendsknowyou’rethereforthem.E．Includetheminsocialactivities,likeamovienightorawalk.F．Theymighttellyouthattheywanttofeelacceptednomatterwhathappens.G．Ittakespatience,understandingandanopenmindtolearnabouttheirsituations.二、完形填空(★★★)Thismorning,asIfinishedmyshoppingandwasleaving,aheartwarmingscene(场面)unfoldedrightbeforemyeyes.Ayoungmother,togetherwithherlittleboy,perhapsaroundfourorfiveyearsold,wasalsoontheirwayoutofthe_________.Justthentheyoungmother_________halfwaysuddenly,asshe_________ahomelessmansittingrightinfrontofthem.Thinkingforawhile,themother_________intohershoppingbagandtookoutapacketofchocolate.Withasmile,shequicklyopenedthepack,sharingtwopiecesofchocolatewithherchild.Butthe_________didn’tendthere.Shewhispered(耳语)somethingtohersonandtheboyseemedto_________andnoddedhishead.Thelittleboywas_________tooffertwopiecesofthetreatstothehomelessman.Thoughshocked,theman’sfacelitupwithpure_________andgratitudeasthechildshylyhandedoverthechocolate.Themotherthen_________morefoodfromhershoppingbagtotheman.Theprocessinvolvedinabrief,friendly__________.Theirinteraction(互动)wasfilledwithwarmth.Watchingthiswarmsceneinperson,Icouldn’thelpbutfeel__________,realizingthatevena__________actcanmakeothers’day.Thatlittleboy,learningempathy(同情)andgenerosityatsuchayoungage,will__________growintoacaringandwell-roundedindividual,spreading__________whereverhegoes.Theworldneedsmore__________likethese,whereloveandgoodwillshinebrightly.21.A．restaurantB．hospitalC．supermarketD．cinema22.A．listenedB．stoppedC．shoutedD．drove23.A．tooknoticeofB．keptawayfromC．thoughtofD．dependedon24.A．brokeB．ranC．lookedD．reached25.A．solutionB．performanceC．sweetnessD．adventure26.A．understandB．applyC．appearD．succeed27.A．forcedB．instructedC．orderedD．terrified28.A．luckB．goalC．terrorD．joy29.A．introducedB．borrowedC．giftedD．showed30.A．conversationB．impressionC．lectureD．diary31.A．disappointedB．touchedC．calmD．confident32.A．braveB．rudeC．mistakenD．simple33.A．surelyB．quicklyC．usuallyD．directly34.A．riskB．diseaseC．lonelinessD．kindness35.A．requestsB．rulesC．momentsD．views三、语法填空(★★)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ZhejiangrecentlybecamethefirstprovinceinChina36(use)aprovince-wideAI-powereddigitalhealthassistant(助手).ZhejiangProvincialHealthCommissionintroducedtheAIassistant,knownasAnzhener,inpartnershipwith37leadingChinesemobilepaymentserviceprovider.PoweredbyAI,bigdataand38(advance)models,Anzhenerofferscloud-basedmedicalservices,healthconsultationsandhealthmanagement.TheZhejiangProvincialPeople’sHospitalhas39(full)integrated(使……成为一体)thedigitalhealthassistantintoitsoperations,servingasamodelforother40(hospital)intheprovince.Anzhenerguidesthepatientsthroughthewholeprocess,including41(provide)instructionssuchaswheretocollectmedication.Thereal-timenavigation(导航)functionhelpedover7,000patients,savinganaverageof15minutespervisit,anduptotwohoursforout-of-townpatientsorthosepatients42camewithelderlyoryoungdependents.The43(succeed)ofAnzhenerleadstoitsuseinmorethan1,000medicalinstitutionsacrossZhejiang,servingnearly5millionpeoplewithasatisfactionrateof98percent.Thesystem44(cut)theworkloadathospitalinformationdesksbyhalfsinceitsuse.Patientshavealsopraisedthesystem.“IfIhavehealthproblems,Idon’tknowwhichdepartmenttoregisterwith,but45Anzhenernow,Icanhandleitmyself,”saidShenKaijian,apatientfromZhejiangProvincialPeople’sHospital.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是李华，你的外国朋友Mike来信说，为了挤出更多的时间来学习，他很少参加体育锻炼。为此，他想询问你的看法。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：1.表示理解；2.给予建议并说明理由；注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearMike,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、书面表达(★★★)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Mr.Edward,thesportsteacherathisschool,hadalreadybeeninhislatefifties.Whilemanymightconsiderretiring(退休)atthisage,Mr.Edwardhadnosuchplans.Hehadanimpressivetrackrecordofleadingtheschool’ssportsteamtosuccess,withsomeofhisstudentsevenbecomingprovincialwinners.Theschoolboardvaluedhiscontributionsandwantedhimtocontinuecoaching,especiallysincehehadguidedtheteamtothefinalsofthechampionshipinthedistrictmanytimes.However,inrecentyears,theschoolteamdidn’twinasmanymedalsasexpectedinthechampionships.Thisyear,Mr.Edwardwantedtochangethesituation.Hepinnedhishopesontwotalentedathletes,PeytonandAron,whowerenotonlyinthesameclassbutalsogoodfriends.Mr.Edwarddecidedtopickoutthebestplayertocompeteinthisyear’schampionshipthroughtheschool’ssportsmeet.Duringtheschool’ssportsmeetthisyear,Peyt