2024-2025学年云南省文山壮族苗族自治州广南县第十中学校高一上学期11月期中考试英语试卷

2024—2025学年云南省文山壮族苗族自治州广南县第十中学校高一上学期11月期中考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★★)Herecome4mostpopularclubsinourschool!Joinus,andwewillhelpyoutofindyourownshiningpoints,leadyoutofindbeautyandtocreatebeauty,andmakeyourcampuslifeasfulfillingandhappyasadream.BasketballClubStudentswillbeabletodeveloptheirbasketballskillsfurtherandhavetheopportunitytocompeteinbasketballgameswithmembersfromotherinternationalschoolsinBeijing.Theclubwillbeavailableto10-16membersfromgrades5to8,andwillpracticetwiceweekly.YogaClubYoganotonlyimprovesbalanceandflexibility,butalsoservesasapeacefulescapefromthestressofdailylife.Ourstudentswillhavethechancetophysicallyexercisewhilereducingsomestressfromtheirlife.Theclubwillbeavailableto10-16membersfromgrades7to12,andwillmeetonceweekly(Tuesday).PublicSpeakingClubThePublicSpeakingClubwillbecenteredaroundthepersonaldevelopmentofstudentsalongwithdevelopingpublicspeakingskills.Theclubwillbeinterestedinfocusingonallskillsindeliveringbetterspeechesandimprovingcommunicationskills.Theclubwillbeavailableto10-12membersfromgrades7to12,andwillmeetonceweekly(Wednesday).MediaClubTheMediaClubteachesstudentsthebasicsofjournalism.Thecluboffersawiderangeofactivitieslikeinterviewingteachersandstudents,writingaboutbigeventsoncampus,andoperatingtheweeklyschoolradiobroadcasts.Theclubwillbeavailableto8-12membersfromgrades6-12andwillmeetonceweekly(Monday).1.Whichclubwillhelpstudentsbothphysicallyandmentally?

A．BasketballClub.B．YogaClub.C．PublicSpeakingClub.D．MediaClub.2.WhatwillclubmembersdoattheMediaClub?

A．Setupaschoolradio.B．Writeimaginarystories.C．Interviewteachersandstudents.D．Learnpublicspeakingskills.3.Wherecanthetextbefound?

A．Inatravelguidebook.B．Inaschoolintroduction.C．Inaresearchpaper.D．Inahistorytextbook.(★★)Inmiddleschool,Iwasoneofthe“gifted”kids.Forthosethreeshortyears,IfeltlikeIwasontopoftheworld.Thenhighschoolbegan.Allofasudden,Iwasnolongeratthetopofmyclass.Mypaperswerefilledwithcorrections,notpraise.Myparentsdidn’tunderstand.FromwhattheyhadknownaboutmewhenIwasyounger,theythoughtthatIwasperfect,andsoIhadtobeperfectallthetime.Theirconcerngrew—theybegantosearchforprivateteachersandwouldoftentalktome,tryingtofindoutwhatwaswrongwithme.Myconcerngrewtoo—thepressuretoliveuptotheirexpectationsonlybecamegreater.Ifoundmyselfworryingaboutschoolallthetime.Ievenquestionedmyself—whowasI,ifnottheperfectstudent?WatchingSimoneBilespulloutoftheOlympicsmademethinkofmyself.SimoneBileswastheGOAT(greatestofalltime).Iftherewasanypersonweknewwecouldcountontowin,itwasSimone.Unlikeme,Simonerecognizedthepressureshewasunder.Shehadthebraveryandself-reflectiveskillstobeabletorealizethatthepressureofperfectionwastoomuchforher.SimoneBileshastaughtmeaveryimportantlesson:tobethegreatestpersonofalltime,mentalhealthmustcomefirst.Insteadofgettingdownonmyselffornotbecomingthebest,IneedtolearnfromSimoneandbekindtomyselfbytakingabreakorevenaskingforhelpifneedbe.4.Howdidtheauthorfeelinhighschool?

A．Boredandtired.B．Nervousandanxious.C．Confidentandproud.D．Excitedandsurprised.5.Whatcanwesayabouttheauthor’sparents?

A．Theyhadgreatexpectationsoftheauthor.B．Theyfullyunderstoodtheauthor’ssituation.C．Theymanagedtolowertheauthor’spressure.D．TheypushedtheauthortolearnfromSimoneBiles.6.HowdidSimoneBilesinfluencetheauthor?

A．Sheencouragedtheauthornevertogiveup.B．Shetaughttheauthorusefulself-reflectiveskills.C．Sheshowedtheauthorthetruemeaningofperfection.D．Shemadetheauthorrealizethevalueofmentalhealth.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?

A．Pressure:howmuchistoomuch?B．SimoneBiles:theGOAToftheOlympicsC．SimoneBiles,me,andthepressureofperfectionD．Howdoschoolsimprovethementalhealthofstudents?(★★★)Treesareoneoftheoldest“citizens(公民)”ofourEarth.Theykeepourairclean,reducenoisepollution,improvewaterqualityandprovidefoodandbuildingmaterials.Justlikeus,treeschangealotastheygrow.At1to3yearsold,youngtreeslearnhowtoprotectthemselves.Forexample,manytreesgrowthorns(刺)towarnanimalsnottogonearMostyoungtreeshavelarge,deepgreenleavessothattheycancatchenoughsunlightandchangeitintotheirfoodandenergy.Whentreesare4yearsold,theybegintogrowveryrapidlyandbecomestrongenoughtofacechallengeslaterinlife.Attheageof15,treesbecomeyoungadults.Afterwards,theygrowmoreslowlyandbegintoproduceflowersandfruit.Itisnotuntilthetreeis20to25yearsoldthatitbecomesarealadult.Thetreereachesitslargestsize.Theadulttreegivesusshade,oxygenandnaturalbeauty;itisalsoagreatplaceforatreehouse,oraplaceforustoreadabook,listentomusicandsoon.Ifwegivetheadulttreepropercare,itwillgoontolivehealthilyformanyyears.Gradually,treesbegintogrowolderandolderandevendie.Atthistime,theystillhavetheirimportantplaceinnature.Whenatreebecomeshollow(空心的)orpartofitbecomesdead,itprovidesahometosmallanimalsandisasourceoffoodformanyotheranimals.Inmanyways,thelifeofatreeislikeourownlifeexperience.Whenwearelookingatthelifeofatree,welearnthateachperiodoflifebringsitsownformofjoyandchallenge.So,let’senjoyeveryminuteofourlifeandtakecareofitlikeplantingatree!8.Whenthetreesareveryyoung,someofthemgrowthornsto______.

A．catchenoughsunlightB．protectthemselvesC．becomemorebeautifulD．producefoodandenergy.9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthegrowthofatree?

A．Thetreeproducesflowersandfruitbeforetheageof15.B．Thetreebecomesayoungadultwhenitis20to25yearsold.C．Whenpartofatreebecomesdead,itstillplaysanimportantroleinnature.D．Theyoungadulttreeisagoodplaceforatreehouseandforustoreadabook,10.Whyshouldweenjoyeveryminuteofourlifeaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A．Becauseourlifeisbecomingbetterandbetter.B．Becausetreesgiveussomuchandmakeourworldbeautiful.C．Becausethelifeofatreeissimilartoourownlifeexperience.D．Becauseeachperiodoflifebringsitsownformofpleasureandchallenge.11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Thegrowthandlifeoftrees.B．DifferentkindsofTrees.C．Themysteryofatree.D．Theadvantagestreescanbringus.(★★★)Whilewaitinginbusstations,airportsorparks,somepeoplearebusywithafriendlyconversation,andothersreadnewspapers,comics(漫画),novelsandpocketbooks.Thatwasmanyyearsago.Todayeveryoneusessmartphones,desktopPCsandlaptopsathome,workandschool.Exactly,itimprovesourcommunication,socialmedia,entertainmentandprovidesconveniencetowork.Thecomputers,Internet,andsmartphoneshavebecomepartofoureverydaylife.However,thepublishinghousessufferterriblelosses,andthecomicsindustryisoutofbusiness,foreveryonegoesdependentondigitalgadget(小玩意).EspeciallyintheCOVID-19times,thesales(销售)ofPC,laptopsandgadgetssuddenlywentupquickly.Becauseofhealthsafetyproblems,peoplechosetoshoponline.Moreover,educationhappensthroughOnlineDistanceLearning,whichforcedparentstobuydesktopsandsmartphones.Yetbehindthebenefitsanduseofthesemoderngadgetsisasadreality.Manystudentslosetheface-to-faceconversationpower,skillsinpublicspeaking,andsocialskills.Anotherproblemishealth.Theyounggenerationtodayspendssomuchtimeongadgetsinsidehomes.Theydon’tlivethetraditionalhealthyoutdoorlife.Theresultiseyesightproblemsandenjoyingverylittlesunlight.Forworkers,toomuchexposuretovideocallmeetingshasdamagedtheirhealth.What’smore,manyofusareexpectedtocontinueworkingathome.Moderninformationtechnology(IT)hasreallyaffectedourwayoflife.IntheCOVID-19times,theseproductsofmoderntechnologyhaveprotectedusfrompublicexposureanddirectinteractionwithpeople.However,itscontinuoususecanalsoharmpeople’shealthandinterest.Thus,weshouldtakecontrolofITapplicationinourlifeandnotallowITtoendangerourhealthandsafety.12.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph1?

A．Todrawreaders’interestintraditionalwaysoflife.B．Toprovidereaderswithatypicallifescenemanyyearsago.C．Togivetipsonhowtomakegooduseofourtimewhilewaitingforthebus.D．Toserveasthebackgroundinformationofthetextandleadtothetopicofthetext.13.Whatdoweknowfromthesecondparagraph?

A．Laptopismoreusefulthanadesktopcomputer.B．Wearenotabletoworkorstudywithoutcomputers.C．Informationtechnologybringspeoplemanybenefits.D．Withoutinformationtechnology,wecan’tcommunicate.14.WhatproblemcanITgadgetscauseaccordingtothepassage?

A．Manystudentstalklittlefacetoface.B．ManypublishinghousesturntoITbusiness.C．ManyparentsareforcedtolearntouseITgadgets.D．Manyworkersareoutofworkandhavetostayinside.15.Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?

A．HowdidCOVID-19affectIT?B．Howdopeoplemakeuseofmoderntechnology?C．Howdoesmoderninformationtechnologyaffectus?D．Howdidmoderntechnologyaffectworkersandourgeneration?(★★★)Lifecanbebusyorstressfulattimes.Usually,weforgethowimportantitistolistenourselves.16.SparingroomforgoodthingsinyourlifeLifegetsmuchsimplerandmoreenjoyablewhenyouclearyourphysicalandemotionalbadthings.Andthere’ssomuchyoucanletgoofinlifewithoutlosingathing.It’scalledgrowth.17.Youcannotdiscovernewoceansunlessyoubuildupenoughcouragetolosesightoftheold.Puttingyourpurposeandpassion(热情)intothethingsyoudo18.Solearntobelieveinyourheartthatyou’remeanttoliveeachdayfullofpurposeandpassion—thateverymomentisworthyinitsownway.Toooftenwewaitbecausewethinkweneedto“find”somethingnewordifferenttobefondof.Butthat’snottrue.Ifyouwantmorepassioninyourliferightnow,actaccordinglyrightnow.Putyourwholeheartintothethingsyoudo.19,butthechancerightinfrontofyou.Notintotomorrow’stasks,buttoday’stasks.Notintotomorrow’srun,buttoday’srun.20Allthesmallthingsmakeabigdifference.Everystepisimportant.Lifeisn’taboutasinglemomentofgreatsuccess.It’saboutthetrialsanderrors(试错)thatslowlygetyouthere—thesweat,tears,andallthesmallthingsyoudoonaday-to-daybasis.Theyallmatterintheend—everystep,everyregretandeverydecision.

A．ChoosingtostarttodayB．Notintotomorrow’schancesC．RememberingthateverystepmattersD．LettinggooftheoldmakeswayforthenewE．SowhatyouneedtoremembermostrightnowistoshareF．PurposeisthereasonyoujourneyandpassionisthefirethatlightsyourwayG．Herebelowaresomethingsinlifethatyouhavetokeepondoingtochangethat二、完形填空(★★★)RecentlymywifeandIwerefacedwithadifficultsituationwhiletravelingbycarinthemountainswithourhireddriver.Itwasgoingtobealongrideandwewere________.Justaswebegantodoze(打盹),theenginemadeastrange,loudnoiseandthenstoppedworking.Thesunwasjustsettingandtheairwasgetting________.Wetriedcommunicatingwiththedriverbutwithlittlesuccess.Hetoldushewasgoingtogethelpandthenleft.Ina(n)________locationwithnohousesinsight,westartedtohearthecriesofwildanimals.Wealsodidn’thavemuchfooditwasgettingcolderanddarker.Ibeganto________confidence.Shouldweleavethecarandseekshelter?Wouldourdriverever________?Washeatrustworthyman?Wewerevery________.Acoupleofhourspassed.________,theheadlightsfromanothercarcouldbeseeninthe________.Anunfamiliarmangotoutofthecar.Helooked________atfirstuntilhismouthopenedwithabigfriendlysmile.Heaskedustogetintothecarwithhim.Hehadsuchakindface,soweknewwecould________him.Weclimbedintothecar.Beforeweleft,heputanoteonthewindshield(挡风玻璃)ofourcarwithhisphonenumberonit.Thenhedroveustoanearbyvillage,andwe________hisfamily.Theyofferedusteaandlocalfoods,andeveryoneaskedusquestionsandwerethrilledtohave________guests.Laterthatevening,thephonerang.Itwasour________.Hehadkepthiswordand________thecar.Wepreparedtoleaveandthankedournewfriends.Iwillneverforgetthe________andhospitality(好客)wereceivedonthatdaybecausewereliedonastrangerforhelp.21.A．afraidB．tiredC．boredD．nervous22.A．fresherB．hotterC．coolerD．drier23.A．exactB．secretC．specialD．faraway24.A．loseB．expressC．buildD．share25.A．visitB．believeC．returnD．fail26.A．disappointedB．ashamedC．puzzledD．worried27.A．GraduallyB．ImmediatelyC．SuddenlyD．Formally28.A．airB．endC．darkD．daytime29.A．unhealthyB．unhappyC．unfriendlyD．uncomfortable30.A．giveupB．lookafterC．comeacrossD．relyon31.A．metB．leftC．helpedD．invited32.A．familiarB．regularC．unwelcomeD．unexpected33.A．guestB．driverC．memberD．relative34.A．boughtB．fixedC．drivenD．washed35.A．courageB．beautyC．warmthD．need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。OnOctober18,worldleaderscametogetherinBeijingforaneye-catchingforum(论坛)tocelebrate36tenthanniversary(周年)oftheBeltandRoadInitiative(“一带一路”倡议).Theforumwasconsidered37(extreme)importantinbuildingtheBeltandRoad.ChinesePresidentXiJinping38(give)aspeechattheopening.Hesaidthatoverthepast10years,plansofBeltandRoadcooperationhadbeenturnedintorealprojects.HealsosaidthatChinawouldtakeeightmajorsteps39(support)high-qualityBeltandRoadcooperation,40(include)greendevelopmentandtheadvanceofscienceandtechnology.Sofar,theBeltandRoadInitiativehasbecometheworld’s41(large)platform(平台)forinternationalcooperation.ByJune2023,Chinahadworkedtogetherwith152countriesand32international42(organisation)tobuildtheBeltandRoad.Over3,000cooperationprojectshavebeenstartedinthepast10years,oneofwhichistheChina-LaosRailway.43wasputintouseinDecember2021,helpingLaosbecomeacountrywitheasytransportinSoutheastAsia.“BeltandRoadcooperationwassuggestedbyChina,44itsfruitsarefortheworldtoshare,”PresidentXiJinpingsaid.Thereisnodoubt45theBeltandRoadInitiativewillcontinuetomakeagreatdifferencetotheworldinthefuture.四、书信写作(★★★)46.假定你是李华，你的初中同学Monkey来信告诉你升入高中后他很不习惯，时常感到孤单，希望你能给他一些建议。请你用英语给他回信，内容包括：1.对他的遭遇表示理解；2.具体建议：向老师和家长求助；对学校生活做合理的安排（arrangement）；结交新朋友等等；3.期盼与祝福。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearMonkey,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、书面表达(★★★)47.阅读下面的材料,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。OnedayAlbertfoundababybirdlyingontheground,squawking(叫喊)forhelp.Feelingsadforthebird,Albertpetteditgentlyandwantedtohelpit,buthedidn’tknowhowsincehewasjust7yearsold.Sohetookthebirdinhishands,carrieditcarefullyhomeandshowedittohisparents.Atonce,hisparentstookaction.Theywashedthebirdandfounditinjured.Withthehelpofhisparents,Albertdressedthewound.Butitwouldneedtimeandcareforthebirdtocompletelyrecover.Asthebirdhadbecomedeartohisheart,Albertimmediatelyofferedtocareforthebird.Albertnamedhisnewfriend“Lucky”.Hebegantofeedthebirdandheevenranouttocollectgrasstobuildasoftnestforthebird.Then,heputthenestbesidehisbed.Albertandthebirdweresleepingtogetherandlivingtogether.Soont