2024-2025学年广西柳州市高中高一上学期12月联考英语试卷

2024—2025学年广西柳州市高中高一上学期12月联考英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★)KidFriendlyTravelDestinationsPlanningyournextvacationandlookingforsomeofthebestcountriestovisitwithkids?Hereareallthebestfamily-friendlycountriestovisitthataresafe,fun,easyandkid-friendly.CostaRicaNotonlyisCostaRicafamousforitsbeautifulbeachesandamazingrainforests,butit’salsofullofkid-friendlyattractions.Travelblogger,MariaDelaO,broughtherchildrentoCostaRicaandsaidthattheyenjoyedthefreshfruitandseeingCostaRica’sexcitingwildanimals.ItalyWhatkiddoesn’tlikepizza?ThefoodinItalywillmakeitahitforsurewiththekids.But,besidesgreatfood,therearesomecoolplacestocheckoutforkids.Venice,AlfamicoastandCinqueTerraaresomegreatplacesforkidstolove.MexicoMexicoisfunforchildrenofallages.YoungandoldalikewillenjoyclimbingaroundtheMayanruins,whichhasahistoryofover1,000years.Peoplecanswimwithdolphinsandsealions,visitthethemeparks,andenjoytheshows.Mexicoisalsoknownforitsresorts(度假胜地)andbeaches,someofwhicharesurprisinglystroller(婴儿车)friendly.UnitedKingdomIfyouarenewtotravelinEurope,theUnitedKingdomisaneasycountrytotryfirstforyourfirstinternationalfamilyvacation.TheeasiestpartoftravelingtotheUKisthateverythingisinEnglish,includingmenus,signs,taxidriversandanyothercommunicationyouneed.LondonhassomeverycoolthingstodoincludingvisitingHarryPotterStudiowhichisalwayspopularwithkids.1.WhatdidMaria’schildrendoinCostaRica?

A．Theyhikedinthemountains.B．Theywatchedwildanimals.C．Theyswamwithseaanimals.D．Theyvisitedthethemeparks.2.Whichcountryisrecommendedforitsdeliciouspizza?

A．CostaRica.B．Italy.C．Mexico.D．UnitedKingdom.3.What’sanadvantageoftravelingtotheUnitedKingdom?

A．ThefoodintheUKisverypopularwithkids.B．TheUnitedKingdomhasthebestthemeparksintheworld.C．Thereisafamoussitewithalonghistoryforkidstovisit.D．EverythinginEnglishintheUKmakescommunicationeasy.(★★★)A12-year-oldgirlmadeherdreamofaplaygroundcometrue,thankstothekindnessandsupportofClearfieldCityofficials.Earlierthisyear,youngRosilinoticedthatanewplaygroundatThornockParkwasbeingbuilt,buttheequipment(设备)seemedmoresuitableforolderkids.Worriedthatshewouldn’tbeabletoenjoyitwithheryoungersisters,Rosilibegantofindawaytosolvetheproblem.Rosilisoondrewherideal(理想的)playground.Withsupportfromhermom,Rosilitookherdesignstothecityhall,whereshemetwithEricHowes,thecity’scommunityservicesdirector.ImpressedbytheeffortandthoughtRosiliputintoherdrawings,Howestooktimetoreadeachofherdrawings.“Sheputatonoftimeintothatandalotofthought,andsheshoweditfromfourdifferentviews,andthat’samazing.”Howesexplained.AlthoughtheThornockParkplaygroundwasalreadyinprogress,thecityhadplanstobuildanewplaygroundatBicentennialPark,andRosili’sdesignsweretakenintotheproject.SoRosilibecamepartoftheproject,workingwithcityofficialsandbuilderstobringherdreamtolife.“EverydayIwouldhavetogothereforanothermeeting.Iwouldtellmyfriends,‘Ah,Ican’twaittogoagain,woohoo!’”shesharedwithFox13News.OnTuesday.Rosili’sdreamplaygroundwasofficiallyopenedatBicentennialPark,wherechildrenofallagescouldenjoythemselves.Itwasaspacethatwasimaginedandbroughttolifebyayounggirlwhobelievedshecouldmakeagreatdifference.4.WhatwasRosili’sworryabouttheThornockParkplayground?

A．Itwasnotsuitableforyoungerkids.B．Itwasnotbigenoughforchildren.C．Itwasnotsafeforchildrentoplayon.D．Itwasnotdesignedwithherfavoritecolors.5.WhydidEricHowesdecidetoreadRosili’sdesigns?

A．BecauseRosili’sfamilyhadastronginfluenceinthecity.B．BecausetheThornockParkplaygroundwasnotyetfinished.C．Becausethecitywaslookingfornewideasforplaygrounds.D．BecausehewasimpressedbyRosili’seffortandideas.6.HowdidRosilifeelaboutthemeetingsduringtheproject?

A．Worried.B．Disappointed.C．Excited.D．Uncertain.7.WhatcanwelearnfromRosili’sstory?

A．Weshoulddreambigandworkhard.B．It’sbettertobesafethansorry.C．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.D．Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover.(★★)Spainissufferingfromitsworstfloodinginrecentyears,afterayear’sworthofrainfellinjusthoursthisweekinthecountry’seasternregions.Atleast205peoplearedead,anddozensaremissingafterfloodwatersandmud(泥土)sweptthroughtownsandcitiesinSpain’seast.It’soneofthemostseriousweathereventsinmodernSpanishhistory,andscientistsseeaconnectiontohuman-causedglobalwarming,whichmadethisweek’srainfallabout12percentheavier.AcrossValencia,therainfallwasmorethan11inches.OneareathatwasseriouslyhitwasthetownofChivanearValencia,andtherainfalltherereachednearly20inchesin8hours,whichwasalmostthesameastherainfallinayear.Rescueteamsarestillsearchingfordozensofmissingpeople,buttheireffortshavebeeninfluencedbythewreckage(残骸)leftintheflood.PhotosandvideosfromValenciashowscarsstacked(堆叠)ontopofeachother,streetswerefilledwithbricksandfurniturewascoveredinbrownmud.TheleaderofthetownPaiportasaidthatmanystreetswerestillblocked,sorescuerscouldnotfullyreachthetown.PrimeMinisterPedroSánchezsaidthegovernmentwouldsend5,000moresoldiersand5,000policeofficerstothearea.TherehadbeensomewarningstoValenciapeopleinthedaysbeforethestorm,butthedirectwarningofthefloodtopeople’scellphonescamejustpast8:00pm.ItwasduringrushhourinSpainwhilemostpeoplewereontheirwayhome.Bythattime,floodwatershadrisenupto6feetinsomeareaswheremanypeopleweresweptawayinstreetsanddiedincars.—FromCNN,November1st,20248.WhatcanwelearnabouttheSpain’sfloodfromparagraph1?

A．Thefloodwascausedbyayear’srainfall.B．Thefloodcausedmoremissingpeoplethanthedead.C．ThefloodwasthemostseriousoneinSpanishhistory.D．Thefloodhadsomethingtodowithglobalwarming.9.Whatmadetherescueworkdifficult?

A．Streetsfullofhomelesspeople.B．Theheavytrafficinthetown.C．Theremainsleftintheflood.D．Lackofusefulequipment.10.Whatcanweknowaboutthedirectwarningofthefloodtopeople’scellphones?

A．Itcameintimetoallowpeopletoescape.B．Itcametoolateforpeopletotakeaction.C．Itwassentoutmuchearlierbeforetheflood.D．Itwasnotnecessarybecauseithadbeenknown.11.Wherecanthistextprobablybeseen?

A．Atravelbrochure.B．Anewsreport.C．Asciencetextbook.D．Apersonaldiary.(★★★)Amongthearound40millionadultsintheU.S.whohavehearingloss,mostdon’tusehearingaids.Thismeanstheymaybemissingoutonmorethanjustgoodhearing.Age-relatedhearingloss—ifnotdealtwith—cantakeitstollwhenitcomestophysicalandmentalhealth,speedingupmemoryloss,forexample.Dr.JanetChoi,adoctorwithKeckMedicineofUSC,wantedtoevaluate(评估)whethergettinghearingbackwithhearingaidsmayincreasethechancesoflivinglonger.Choiandherteamtrackedthehealthconditionofnearly1,900adultswhohadbeenshowntohavehearinglossduringscreenings.Thepeoplewhoweresurveyedcompletedquestionnaires(问卷调查)abouttheiruseofhearingaids.“Thegroupofpatientswhowereusinghearingaidsregularly(定期地)hada24percentlowerriskofmortality(死亡率)comparedtothegroupwhoneverusehearingaids,”Choisays.“Weweresurprised!Wehavefoundthatnotdealingwithhearinglosscanhurtourhealth.Butwedidnotexpectsuchabigdifferenceindeathrisk.”Butthefindingsdonotprovethathearingaidsleadtolongerlifedirectly.Itcouldbetruethatpeoplewhooftenusehearingaidsaremorelikelytoavoidlonelinessandstaymoreactive,whichcouldexplainwhytheylivelonger.However,Choisaysit’ssurprisinghowfewpeoplewithhearinglosswearhearingaidsregularly—just12percent,accordingtoherstudy.Sheaddsanothersurprisingfindingisthatthepeopleinthestudy,whohadhearingaidsbutdidn’tusethemregularly,wereaslikelytodieearlyasthosewhoneverusedthem.So,ifyouhavehearingaidssittinginthebackofadrawer,notbeingused,Choisays,trythemagain.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“takeitstoll”inparagraph1mean?

A．Causegreatdamage.B．Makelittleprogress.C．Solvethedifficultproblem.D．Playanactiverole.13.WhydidChoiandherteamdotheresearchaboutusinghearingaids?

A．Toprovethatusinghearingaidscanimprovememory.B．Tocollectdataforaresearchorganization.C．Tofindouttherelationshipbetweenusinghearingaidsandalongerlife.D．Tofindoutwaystogetoutofloneliness.14.WhatdidChoifindsurprisingaboutthepeoplewithhearingloss?

A．Manyareyoungpeople.B．Manysufferfromloneliness.C．Manyseldomusehearingaids.D．Manyhavememoryproblems.15.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Peoplewhodon’tusehearingaidsarehealthier.B．Hearingaidsaretheonlyreasonwhypeoplelivelonger.C．Peoplewhousehearingaidsaremorelikelytobealone.D．Usinghearingaidsmighthavepositiveeffectsonpeople’shealth.(★★★)HowtoMotivate(激励)YourselfatSchoolDoyouhavethosedayswhenyousaytoyourself,“Idon’tneedschool,”orwhenyoujustcan’tfindthemotivationtopayattentioninschoolorgetyourhomeworkdone?You’renotalone,butdoingwellinschoolwillhelpyouhavethelifeyouwant.16.Setstudygoals.17.Ifyoujustwantto“dobetter”inschool,doesthatmeananA?OraB?Areyoujusttryingtopass?Youmightsayyouwanttogetatleasta3.0GPA,orthatyouwanttogetatleastanAinhistorythisyear.18.Rememberthatyoudon’thavetofinishawholeproject.Listallthedifferentstepsyoumustcompletetofinishtheproject,andthenmakeaplanthatforcesyoutofinishonesmallpieceoftheprojectperday.Shutyourphoneoff.Formoststudentsthesedays,thephoneisthesinglegreatestdistraction(分心).19.Shutthethingofforputitonsilentandleaveitinanotherroom.Ifyoureallycan’thelpcheckingyourphone,giveittoaparentorroommatewhenyouwanttostudy.Reward(奖励)yourselfforfinishingyourtasks.Makeadealwithyourself:ifyoustudyfortwohours,youcanwatchyourfavoriteTVshowat8:00.IfyougetanAonyourpaper,you’lltakethewholeweekendoffandjustrelax.20.Giveyourselfarewardwhenyouneedit.

A．StudyashardasyoucanB．BreakbigtasksintosmallonesC．RememberthatnobodycanworkallthetimeD．YoumightwriteyourpaperinthenextfewdaysE．It’seasiertostaymotivatedifyouhavespecificgoalsF．Don’tkeepyourphoneonyouwhenyouarestudyingG．Herearesometipstokeepyourselfmotivatedinschool二、完形填空(★★)EzraFrechhasbecomefamousbyachievingtheworldrecordfortheT63highjumpintheParalympicGames(残奥会).Hehasbeenso_________thathe’sbrokenhisownrecordstwiceinJuly2023.Theathleteconsidershisfamily’ssupportasoneofthebiggestreasonsbehindhis_________.“Whatkeepsmegoingisthepeoplewho_________inme.Iam_________surethateverythingIdoistomakethemproud,”Ezrasaidinaninterview.Ezrawasbornwithlimb(肢体)differences.Althoughhefacedphysical_________,hisloveforsportskepthimgoing.Hewasgivenaprostheticleg(假腿)at11monthsofage,which_________himtotakepartintrackandfieldevents.In2024,hewassentto_________intheParalympicGamesinParisaspartofTeamUSA.Clayton,Ezra’sfather,hasbeenpresentinthe_________journey.WhenEzrawas14,hewantedtogototheNBAandClaytonfullysupportedhis_________,buthewas__________becausehisphysicalconditiondidn’tmeettherequirementsoftheNBA.Afewmonthslater,ClaytonandEzra__________thejourneyofexploringothereventstogetherlikethelongjumpandrunning.Thenhe__________tothehighjumpevent.Athisfirstcompetition,Ezraplacedjustfifth.Claytonwasthereto__________thesadnessandgavehimabighug.Withhisfather’slong-lastingsupport,Ezra__________hisgoalsonebyoneinthefollowingcompetitions.ApartfromhisParalympicgoals,Ezraalsoco-createdAngelCitySportsandAngelCityGames,asportsevent__________atencouragingotheryoungdisabledathletestoenjoysportsandgames.21.A．friendlyB．skillfulC．patientD．curious22.A．successB．arrivalC．independenceD．graduation23.A．believeB．liveC．joinD．result24.A．easilyB．hardlyC．possiblyD．completely25.A．activitiesB．examinationsC．injuriesD．challenges26.A．askedB．forcedC．enabledD．ordered27.A．cheerB．competeC．takeD．stay28.A．similarB．wholeC．goodD．last29.A．workB．habitC．positionD．decision30.A．understoodB．noticedC．refusedD．reported31.A．wentthroughB．wentoverC．wentagainstD．wentinto32.A．ledB．referredC．changedD．belonged33.A．stressB．rememberC．describeD．share34.A．setB．checkedC．revisedD．reached35.A．laughedB．pointedC．aimedD．shouted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。Thewritingbrush,36(call)máobǐinChinese,isoneofthetraditionalChinesewritingtoolsandtheuseofitcandateback37about3,000BC.Awritingbrushmainlyhastwo38(part):thepenholderandthehead.Thepenholder,usuallymadeofbamboo,providesacomfortableholdfortheuser.Thehead39ismadefromanimalhair,likewolfhair40sheephair,hasdifferentcharacteristics.Wolf-hairbrushesareknownfortheirfirmness,whichmakesthemidealforcreatingboldstrokes(粗笔画).Sheep-hairbrushes,ontheotherhand,aresofter,allowingpeople41(write)smoother(流畅的)lines.Thewritingbrushis42(wide)usedinChinesecalligraphyandpainting.Whenanartistusesawritingbrush,theartist’sskillandthequalityofthebrushbothmatter.Agoodwritingbrushcanhelptheartist43(well)expresshisorherfeelingsandideasthanotherwritingtools.Throughthestrokescreatedbythewritingbrush,Chineseculture’sspecialbeautyisfullyshown.Calligraphyworksdonewithwritingbrushes44(appreciate)bypeoplearoundtheworld.Itistrulyan45(amaze)toolthatcarriestheessence(本质)ofChineseart.四、书信写作(★★)46.假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom得知你近期将要外出旅游，他很想了解相关情况。请你以邮件方式，将你的旅行计划告知他，内容包括：1.旅游目的地；2.出行时间及出行方式；3.旅行期间的活动安排。注意：1.词数80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearTom,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Friendshipistrulyagreatthing,andIhaveafriendshipwithmydearfriendLilythatmeansalottome.ImetLilyinhighschool.Wewereinthesameclass.Becausewebothlikedmusicandart,wequick