2024-2025学年浙江省杭州市滨江区杭二（滨江+钱江）高一上期中考高中英语试卷

2024—2025学年浙江省杭州市滨江区杭二（滨江+钱江）高一上期中考高中英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★★)EurailPassesEverdreamedoftravelingaroundEurope?Ifso,thenthereareseveraltypesofEurailpassesavailableforunlimitedrailtravelinupto33countries.Whichoneisbestforyou?EurailGlobalPassTheEurailGlobalPassisthestandardpass,availableforunlimitedfirst-classtravelforcontinuousperiodsrangingfrom15daystothreemonths.Keepinmindthatifyouchoose,say,the15-dayoption,youmusttravelfor15continuousdays;ifyouskipadaybecauseyouwanttostayalittlelongerinParis,you’lllosethatdayoftravel.EurailGlobalPassFlexiIfyou’replanningtospendafewdaysineachcitybeforemovingon,theEurailGlobalPassFleximaybeabetteroption.Thispassoffersfirstclasstravelforany10or15dayswithinatwo-monthperiod.Thetraveldayscanbecontinuousornon-continuous;thechoiceisyours.EurailSelectPassesWhileEurailGlobalPassesareidealforextensivemultinationaltransportation,travelerswhoarevisitingonlythreetofivecountriesmaybebetteroffpurchasingaEurailSelectPass.Withthis,youmaychoosetotravelwithinthree,fourorfiveborderingEuropeancountriesforadurationoffive,six,eightor10dayswithinatwo-monthperiod.Ifselectingfivecountries,youalsohavetheoptionof15traveldays.The28differentcountriesavailableallowforhundredsofdifferentcombinations.YouthPassTravelersbetweentheagesof12and26cansave35percentbypurchasingtheYouthPass,whichessentiallyprovidesthesamebenefitsastheregularEurailGlobalPass,exceptthatyoutravelinsecondclassratherthanfirstclass.Passesforchildrenaged4-11costhalfoftheadultfare,andchildrenunder4travelfree.1.HowistheEurailGlobalPassFlexidifferentfromtheEurailGlobalPass?

A．Itismoreflexible.B．Itismorereliable.C．Itisavailableinmorecountries.D．Itoffersmoretraveldays.2.WhatisaEurailSelectPasssuitablefor?

A．Travelingthrough28differentcountries.B．Travelingfor15daysin3-5countries.C．Travelingfor5to10daysin10countries.D．Travelingthrough3-5neighboringcountries.3.Wherecanyoufindthisarticle?

A．AguidebookaboutFrance.B．Anreviewdiscussingtransportations.C．AnencyclopediaaboutEuropeancountries.D．AwebsiteintroducingEuropeantraintickets.(★★★)IhaveneverunderstoodwhywekeepagardenandwhyyearsagowhenIboughtmyfirsthouse,Istarteddiggingupasmalllandforvegetablesbeforedoinganythingelse.Itissoeasyandcheaptobuycarrots;whyraisethem?WhenAprilcomes,Ialwaysfindmyselflookingatthatmiserableland,resolvingnottoplantitagain.Butunavoidablyamorningarriveswhen,justasIamawakening,arefreshingscent(香味),asiffromtheverycenterofthisplanet,comesthroughthewindow.Andthesunsuddenly,seemstohaveadifferent,deeperyellowinitslightonthecarpet.Itisnotonlypleasuresendingmebacktostareatthatplotofsoil,itisrealconflict.Thequestionisthesameeachyear—whatmethodshouldweuse?Thelastfewyearsweputblackplasticbetweentherows,anditworkedperfectly.Butplasticlookssoindustrial,sounromantic,thatIhavegraduallymovedovertohay.Wecutalotofhayanditdoesimprovethesoil.Besides,itlookslovelyandcomestousfree.Theattractionsofgardening,Ithink,atleastforsomegardeners,aremoral.Wheneverlifeseemspointlessanddifficulttograsp,youcanalwaysgetoutinthegardenandgetsomethingdone.Also,yourparentalinstinctcomesintoplaybecausehelplesslivingthingsaredependingonyou,requiringtrainingandprotectionfromenemies.Insomecases,aswithbeansandcucumbers,yourchildren—asitwere,begintoturnupononyouingreatnumbers,growingmoreandmoreeachmorningandthreateningtofollowyouintothehouse.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“resolving”probablymean?

A．pretendingB．refusingC．decidingD．managing5.Whatdrovetheauthortoabandonplastic?

A．Highprice.B．Environmentalconcern.C．Poorfunction.D．Personalpreference.6.Whydoestheauthorsaytheattractionsofgardeningaremoral?

A．Gardeningrequireswisdom.B．Gardeningoffersmoraladvice.C．Gardeningbringsspiritualcontent.D．Gardeningimprovesparenting.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．ToGardenorNotB．WhatIGardenforC．HowtoGardenD．WisdomfromGardens(★★★)IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven'tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learninganotherlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter(大脑灰质),whichistheareaofthebrainwhichdealswithinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectsaregreater,theyoungerpeoplelearnanotherlanguage.AteamledbyDr.AndreaMechelli,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage.”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible”hesaid,“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.Reading,writingandcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld.”explainedthescientists.8.Whydoesthewritermention“exercise”and“muscles”inparagraph2?

A．Toprovethatlearningalanguageisbeneficialtoyourbrain.B．Tosuggestthatlanguagelearninginvolvesphysicalexercise.C．Toexplainthatlanguagelearningissimilartomusclebuilding.D．Toshowthatlanguagelearningisaprocessofbuildinggreymatter.9.Whatcanbelearntfromthescientificfindings?

A．Theabilitytolearnasecondlanguageischangingallthetime.B．Theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguage,thehigherthegreymatterdensityis.C．Theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasanunknowneffectonpeople’sbrain.D．Alatersecondlanguagelearnerandoneknowingnosecondlanguagehavenodifference.10.Whatdoestheauthortrytotellusinthelasttwoparagraphs?

A．Italianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguage.B．Learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmaths.C．It’sbettertolearnasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.D．Earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsinstudyingothersubjects.11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Howtolearnasecondlanguage.B．Howlanguagelearninghelpsbrainpower.C．People’sabilitytolearnasecondlanguage.D．Therelationshipbetweenlanguagelearningandmathstudy.(★★★)“Abeautifulfieldofflowerscanbearathernoisyplace.It’sjustthatwecan’thearthesounds.”ScientistsatTelAvivUniversityhaveconductedasix-yearexperiment,provingthatplantsmakenoiseincertainstressfulsituations.Plantsproduceahighfrequency(频率)clickingsound,andwhenshortofwater,ordamaged,theclicksbecomefarmoreregular.Theyalsomadedifferentsounds,dependingonwhethertheywerethirstyorinjured.“Eachplantandeachtypeofstressisrelatedtoaspecificsound,”saidProfessorLilachHadany,wholedtheresearchstudy.Focusingparticularlyontomatoes,wheatandcorn,theplantswereplacedinasoundproof(隔音的)roomandrecordedbymicrophones.Someplantswerestarvedofwater,otherscut,andacontrolgroupwasleftundamaged.Theresearchersusedanalgorithm(算法)toseparatethenoises,successfullytellingthedifferencebetweenthesoundsdependingonwhethertheyweredryorcut.Thealgorithmdidthisinagreenhousesettingwhichincludedfarmoresurroundingsounds,butitwasstillabletorecognizetheparticularcriesforhelpoftheplants.Onaverage,thehumanearcanhearsoundsuptoaround20kHz,whilethesoundsproducedbyplantsareinthe40-80kHzregion,farbeyondourhearing.“Thesoundsmadebyplantscan’tbeheardbyhumansbutcanprobablybeheardbyvariousanimals,suchasbats,miceandinsects,”Hadanytellsus.Thoughthishasyettobeproven,it’spossiblethatthesecreaturesusethisinformationtochoosewhichplantstoeat.AstudyledbyRedaHassanienofChinaAgriculturalUniversityinBeijingyearsago,alsoprovedthatplantsreactedtosoundwaves,withsomeplantsgreatlyincreasingtheiryield.Whileevidenceshowsthatplantscanreacttosounds,there’snoevidencetodaythattheycanactuallyhearthem.12.Whatcanweknowfromthesix-yearexperiment?

A．Plantsofdifferenttypesmakethesoundofthesamefrequency.B．Plantsproducemoreregularsoundincertainstressfulsituations.C．Plantsmakesoundswithamuchlowerfrequencywhenstressed.D．Plantsmakethesoundofthesamefrequencywhateverthesituation.13.Whatisthealgorithmusedforintheresearch?

A．Torecordthesounds.B．Tocontrolthesounds.C．Toproducethesounds.D．Toidentifythesounds.14.Whathasbeenprovenbyscientistsaccordingtothepassage?

A．Plantscanheareachother’scryforhelp.B．Animalscanhearthesoundsmadebyplants.C．Plantscanmakesoundsandrespondtosoundwaves.D．Animalsdecidewhattoeatbasedonthesoundsplantsmake.15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?

A．SoundsThatWeCan’tHearB．BeautifulSongsfromPlantsC．PlantsReacttoDifferentTypesofStressD．PlantsTalk,EspeciallyWhenStressed(★★★)Testanxietyisactuallyatypeofperformanceanxiety-afeelingsomeonemighthaveinasituationwhereperformancereallycounts,Itcanbearealproblemifyou'resostressedoutoveratestthatyoucan'tgetpastthenervousnesstofocusonthetestquestionsanddoyourbestwork.16Usealittlestresstoyouradvantage.Stressisasignalthathelpsyouprepareforsomethingimportant.Souseittoyouradvantage.Insteadofreactingtothestresswithfear,takeanactiveapproach17Chancesarethatyou'llkeepyourstressundercontrol.Afterall,nobodyeverfeelsstressedoutbythoughtsthattheymightdowellonatestAskforhelp.Althoughalittletestanxietycanbeagoodthing,toomuchofitisanotherstory.Ifsittingforatestgetsyousostressedoutthatyourmindgoesblankandcausesyoutomissanswersthatyouknow,thenyourleveloftestanxietyprobablyneedssomeattention.18NeverlettestanxietygettobetoomuchtohandleBeprepared.Manystudentsfindthattheirtestanxietyeaseswhentheystarttostudybetterormoreregularly.Itmakessense-themoreyouknowthematerial,themoreconfidentyou'llfeel19Whenyouexpecttodowell,you'llbeabletorelaxintoatestafterthenormalfirst-momentnervousnesspasses.Watchwhatyou'rethinkingIfexpectingtodowellonatestcanhelpyourelax,whataboutifyouexpectyouwon’tdowell?Watchoutforanynegativemessagesyoumightbesendingyourselfaboutthetest.20Ifyoufindyourselfthinkingnegativethoughts(I’mneveranygoodattakingtests"orIt'sgoingtobeterribleifIdobadlyonthistest"),replacethemwithpositivemessages.Notunrealisticpositivemessages,ofcourse,butonesthatarepracticalandtrue,suchas"I’vestudiedhardandIknowthematerial,soI'mreadytodothebestIcan.”

A．Theycancontributetoyouranxiety.B．Letstressremindyoutostudywellinadvanceofatest.C．Havingconfidencegoingintoatestmeansyouexpecttodowell.D．Alittlenervousexpectationcanactuallyhelpyoudobetteronatest.E．However,feelingreadytomeetthechallengescanhelpmanagetestanxiety.F．Yourteacher,aschoolguidancecounselor,oratutorcanbegoodpeopletotalkto.G．Theycanhelptolearnwaystocalmyourselfdownandrelaxwhenyou'reanxious.二、单项选择(★★)21.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,thereisarising___________towardsbirthratein2025.

A．majorityB．advancementC．tendencyD．sharing(★★★)22.Bothyounglawyers,AmyandKelly,wenttoIvyLeagueschoolsandhave___________backgrounds.

A．togetherB．similarC．accessibleD．extra(★★)23.Ifyouareaparent,successisprobablydefinedbyhowwellyourchildrenturnedout.Aretheyhappy,successfuladults?Dothey___________societyinapositiveway?

A．worryaboutB．checkupC．giveinD．contributeto(★★)24.Mydoubtsabouthimeventually___________afterhehadexplainedeverythingtome.

A．camebyB．meltedawayC．wentbackD．flewaway(★★★)25.WeboughtaTVwhosepricewas___________from£500to£350inthesales.

A．targetedB．relatedC．reducedD．defeated(★★★)26.Hisstoryisapowerfulreminderthatselflessnessdefinestruegreatness,andhis___________spiritwillcontinuetomotivategenerationslongafterhisdeparture.

A．catchyB．ordinaryC．pessimisticD．inspiring(★★)27.Buildingagreatculturetakestime,effortanda(n)___________tocontinuousimprovement.

A．symbolB．commitmentC．recommendationD．immigration(★★)28.Theearthhaslimited___________.Ifwedon’trecyclethem,we’llusethemup.

A．inspirationB．originC．resourcesD．imagination(★★★)29.Newstatisticsrevealthatwhileholidayspendingisexpectedtoincreasethisyear,thehighcostofessentialitemsisforcingmanyhouseholdsto___________.

A．weedoutB．sweepawayC．growupD．cutback(★★)30.The___________onthenewcampusofourschoolispredictedtobecompletedbythesummerof2025.

A．constructionB．reflectionC．existenceD．significance三、完形填空(★★★)Onfamilyholidays,myfathertransformedhimself.Almostassoonastheplanelanded,hisordinarilyshypersonalitywas_______likeawintercoat.Hebecame_______.Therewasalightnessabouthimashechattedto_______onthebeach,invitingthemtojoinusfordinner,wherehe’dentertainthemwithendlessstoriesandjokes.However,twoweekslater,ashegotbackto_______life,hebecametheoneofthepast.Yearslater,Iwentonaround-the-worldtrip,hopingtobecomea(an)_______personlikemyfather.Iwassoon_______.Despitevisitingeye-wateringlybeautifulplaces,farawayfromtheroutinesoflifeandthesecurityofmyfriendsandfamily,Istillfeltmiserable.Butastheweekswenton,somethingstartedto_______.AwomanI’dmetearlieronthebeachapproachedmeandaskedifIwas_______thateveningtojoinherandafewothersfordinner.Weweresixwomenofdifferentages.Asthewaveslappedonthebeach,wesattogetherand_______storiesaboutourlives.Ifeltdeeplymovedbythe________ofthesestrangers.AsI________mytravels,Iwassurprisedbythe________ofpartsofmyselfthatwerelongburied.Ithinkbacktomyfatherandthesharp________betweenhisholidayselfandhisworkself.I’msurehe’dhavelikedtoexperiencethis________ontheother50weeksoftheyearandperhapsit’saremindertousall,asweunpackoursuitcases,tofindwaysto________thesmallflamesoftravelintooureverydaylives.31.A．thrownawayB．takenoverC．putoffD．pickedup32.A．anxiousB．sharp-mindedC．curiousD．outgoing33.A．partnersB．friendsC．strangersD．masters34.A．personalB．normalC．formalD．casual35.A．newB．shyC．seriousD．ordinary36.A．frightenedB．annoyedC．disappointedD．awkward37.A．changeB．hideC．flashD．follow38.A．activeB．freeC．spareD．accessible39.A．exploredB．admiredC．sharedD．lectured40.A．opennessB．impressionC．responseD．generosity41.A．organizedB．continuedC．revisedD．designed42.A．reminderB．reflectionC．rediscoveryD．reaction43.A．exchangeB．experienceC．contactD．contrast44.A．destinationB．lightnessC．arrangementD．fitness45.A．breakB．growC．turnD．fan四、语法填空(★★★)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式）。InAD79,theancientRomancityofPompeiiwasdestroyedbyavolcaniceruption(火山爆发).Archaeologists(考古学家)havebeenobservingitforalmost300yearsbutnowtheyhave46newtoolforunderstandinghowPompeiimightoncehavelooked—virtualreality(VR).ResearchersfromLundUniversityinSwedenuseddata47(collect)bydrones(无人机)flyingovertheruinedRomancity48(create)a3Dcomputerreconstructionofits49(impressive)buildingofthesite.TheythenfedthereconstructionintoavideogamesystemtomakeaVPmodel.Theresearchersasked50(volunteer)totakeavirtualtourofthehouseinbothsummer51winterlight.Theresearchersusedspecialeye-trackingtechnologytorecord52(exact)whichareaspeoplelookedatandforhowlong.Fromthis,theteamconcludedthatthebuildingusedcleverdesigntodrawattention53objectsthatshowedoffthewealthandstatusof54(it)owner—perhapsamancalledLuciusValeniusFlaccus,whosering55(find)intheruins.五、单词拼写(★★)56.Thesecrettopublicspeakingistogetthea_____________onyourside.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)57.Thetwowinnerswillmoveontothefinaltodeterminewho’sthec_____________.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)58.Thereportcontainssomee_____________simplefacts,whichmustbecorrected.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)59.Aftert_____________thelifeofabout200studentsforover10years,thescientistsmadeanewdiscovery.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)60.Ifindite_____________difficulttobalancemystudyandlifeinhighschool.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)61.Moretravelersarelookingforbedandbreakfasta_____________inlocalhomes.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★)62.Amonumentwassetupinhonorofthebraves_____________whohadlosttheirlivesinthewar.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)63.Inhighschool,hetooksomeadvancedcoursestoearncollegec_____________.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)64.Itwassoc_____________thateveryonewasataloss,notknowingwhatwasgoingon.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)65.Icouldn’tc_____________!Stoptalkingandsingingallaroundme!(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)66.Thedoctorsbelievethat,withthenewmedicine,patients’chanceofs_____________willbeimproved.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★)67.R_____________forthecourseusuallytakesplaceaweekbeforethestartofterm.(根据首字母单词拼写)(★★★)68.Ithinkit’stimetotrydifferentlearning