广东省阳江市高新区2024-2025学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷（含答案）

PAGE10页/10页2024-2025学年度第一学期高一期末测试英语试题本试卷共8页。考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项:1.答题前,考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚,将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2B铅笔填涂;0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写,字体工整、笔迹清楚。请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效;稿纸、试卷上答题无效。作图可先使用铅笔画出,确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。保持卡面清洁,不要折叠,不要弄破、弄皱,不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AI’mstandinginaclassofwild14-year-oldgirlsastheythrowpaperandhowl(大声喊叫)withlaughter.Theywon’tlistentome.Iwas22andIdidn’tknowwhatIwasdoing.Ineverwantedtoteach.Iwantedtobeawriter.ButwhenIarrivedinLondon,theywereshortofteachers.Myeffortsatteachingwerehopeless.Whenthebellfinallyrang,Irushedtothestaffroom,redwithanger.Theotherteachersweren’tsurprised.“That’s4B,theworstclassinschool,”onesaid.Idreadedournextmeeting,butIcouldn’tgiveup.Ineededthejob.So,Iabandonedformallessons.Instead,Ibroughttopicsforclassdiscussions.Oneoftheliveliesttalkswasabouttheargumentstheyhadwiththeirparents.Theypaidattentionandsharedabouttheirlives.Iwasfascinated(入迷的).SoIhadthemwriteaboutthemselves.Mostwroteaboutfamilieswithlittlemoneyandbigproblems.Astimewenton,theiressaysbecameabridgebetweenus.Iadmiredtheirhumor,toughness(坚韧)andinsight,andIthinktheyappreciatedmyinterestintheirlives.ThemusicalMyFairLadywasplayingintheWestEnd,buttheyhadneverseenalivestageperformance.TheylivedjustafewsubwaystopsfromtheWestEnd,butnonehadeverbeen.Iaskedifthey’dliketoseethemusical.TheythoughtIwasjoking.Noteacherhadeversuggestedtakingthemout.Afewweekslater,4BandIweresittinginatheater.Theylovedthemusic,thecostumesandthecharacters.Itwasthehighlightoftheiryear,andtheytalkedaboutitfordays.Neartheendofthesemester,someoneknockedonthedoorofthestaffroom.Thetwomostrebellious(叛逆的)girlsin4Bwerethere—withflowers.IwasproudtoknowIhadtouchedtheirlives,buttheyhadalsotouchedmine.Ienjoyedteachingandgettingalongwithteenagers.WhenIreturnedtoAustraliaseveralyearslater,Istillwantedtobeawriter.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Istoppeddreamingandstartedwriting.Myfirststorywastitled,MyFairLadies.Teachingwasn’ttheendofmywritingcareer;itwasthebeginning.Howwastheauthor’sfirstclassin4Batthebeginning?Itwasacompletemess. B.Itwasquiteboring.C.Itwaslivelyandinteresting. D.Itwasfullofdiscussions.Whathappenedafterthestudentsbegantowriteessays?ATheyhadfewerargumentswiththeirparents.B.Theygraduallylearnedtodoargumentativewriting.CTheirwritingskillsimprovedwiththeauthor’shelp.D.Theauthor’srelationshipwithherstudentsimproved.Whatcanweinferfromthelastthreeparagraphs?Theauthorwaspopularwiththestudents’parents.Theauthorhasbecomeafamouswriter.Theauthorstartedtowritebecauseshewasboredwithteaching.Theauthor’steachingexperiencesbenefitedherwriting.BDutchstartupNuwaclaimstohaveinventedthe“world’smostadvancedpen”thatdigitizes(数字化)noteswrittenbyhand.TheGroningen-basedcompanytodayannouncedafreshcashinjectionof€1.5milliontopromotethedevelopmentoftheproduct,whichusesaninbuiltcamerasystem,motionsensors,andartificialintelligencetocapturetextwrittenonpaper.“Justwrite,andNuwaPendigitizes,”MarcTuinier,Nuwa'sCEO,toldus.Allthenotesarethenstoredonthestartup’sapp.Theycanthenbeorganized,shared,andintegratedwithotherapps.Aparticularlyfascinatingfeatureisintelligentnotes,whichscansandidentifiesrichtextitemssuchasdates,to-dos,andphonenumbersfromthenotes.Userscanthenlinkthedatawith,forinstance,theircalendar,to-doapp,orphonebook.Thefeatureisintegratedwithover50apps.Nuwacomparesittoapersonalassistantthatputsyouontopofyourschedule.Nuwaistargetingtheproductatpeoplewhostillenjoywritingwithapenandnotebook.Whilemanysmartpensonlyworkonscreensordigitalwritingsystems,Nuwapromisesadaptabilitywitheverytypeofpaper.Theproductalsousesregularinkrefills.“Othersmartpenbrandsrelyonspecialdottedpapertorecognizewhattheuseriswriting,soyou’llalsobestuckbuyingtheirpaper,”Tuiniersaid.“NuwaPencanbeusedonanypaper.”TheNuwasystemisbuiltaroundtinydesign.Thedeviceweighsjust28grams—aboutasmuchasasingleAAbattery—butprovidesenoughpowerfortwohoursofcontinuouswriting.Threetinycamerasareusedtodigitizethetextwith2mm×2mmsensors.Allthedataisthenprocesseddirectlyonthedevice.“Capturinghandwritingfromthesesensorsinthepenitself,whileapenisconstantlymoving,isanextremelydifficulttasktogetright—andwe’vedoneit,”Tuiniersaid.Bycombiningthetrustyoldballpointpenwiththedigitalworld,Nuwahopesthatitcansolveoneofthoseneeds.Thedeviceisnowavailableforpre-order.WhatistheprimaryfunctionoftheNuwaPen?Intergratingpenswithotherapps. B.Organizinghandwrittennotesdigitally.C.Combiningallappsintoasingleplatform. D.Providingasolutionforpersonalschedules.WhoistheNuwaPen’smaintargetbuyer?Peoplewhoprefertypingoverhandwriting.Peoplewhoshowinterestinsmartinkrefills.Peoplewhohaveanextrabudgetforpaperpurchase.Peoplewhoappreciatetraditionalpenandpaperwriting.Whydoestheauthorlistaseriesofnumbersinthelastparagraph?showhowportablethedeviceis. B.explainthestructureofthecameras.C.demonstratethedevice’soperatingtime. D.describethematerialsusedinthedevice.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheNuwaPen?Doubtful. B.Uncertain. C.Neutral. D.Enthusiastic.CThere’sanameforthatfeelingyougetafterspendingtoolongscrollingaimlessly,andOxfordUniversityPress(OUP)haschosenitasitswordfortheyearfor2024.“Brainrot”tookthetitleinavoteinwhichmorethan37,000peopleparticipated,aswellaspubliccommentaryandanalysisofOUP’slanguagedata.InastatementreleasedMonday,OUP,whichpublishestheOxfordEnglishDictionary,defined“brainrot”asthesupposeddeclineinaperson‘smentalorintellectualstate,especiallyviewedastheresultofover-consumptionofmaterial(nowparticularlyonlinecontent)consideredtobeshalloworunchallenging.Whiletheuseof“brainrot”rose230%thisyear,itwasactuallyfirstintroducedmorethanacenturyago.AccordingtoOUP,itwasfirstusedbyauthorHenryDavidThoreauinhisbookWaldenashecriticizedsociety’stendencytodevaluecomplicatedideasinfavourofsimpleones.Alltheseyearslater,itseemsbrainrotiswellandtrulyestablished.Thetermhasgainedattentionoverthepastyear,however,especiallyasworriesgrowabouttheimpactofover-consuminglow-qualitycontentonline.Earlierthisyear,abehavioralhealthcareproviderintheUnitedStatesbeganofferingtreatmentforbrainrot,describingitasaconditionofconfusion,tiredness,lackoffocus,andweakenedmentalability.Thehealthcarecompanycitedendlessscrollingandsocialmediaaddictionasexamplesofbrainrotbehavior,whichcouldbepreventedbysettinglimitsonscreentimeordoingadigitalcleansing.“‘Brainrot’speakstooneoftheperceiveddangersofvirtuallife,andhowweareusingourfreetime,”saidCasperGrathwohl,presidentofOxfordLanguages.“Ialsofinditfascinatingthattheword‘brainrot’hasbeenadoptedbyGenZandGenAlpha.Thesecommunitieshavepromotedtheexpressionthroughsocialmediachannels,theveryplacesaidtocause‘brainrot’,”headded.“Itdemonstratesasomewhathumorousself-awarenessintheyoungergenerationsabouttheharmfulimpactofthesocialmediathatthey’vereceived.”Whatdoes“brainrot”refertoaccordingtoOxfordUniversityPress?Aheadachecausedbytoomuchscreentime. B.Mentaldeclinefrommeaninglessviewing.C.Low-qualityonlineinformation. D.Addictiontosocialmedia.WhydidThoreauusetheterm“brainrot”inhiswriting?warnpeopleaboutoverusingtheInternet.encouragereaderstowatchshallowcontent.challengesociety’spreferenceforsimpleideas.praisementalhealthadvancementsofhistime.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?Brainrotiscausedbysocialmediaandcanbetreated.Socialmediacausesmostmentalhealthissues.Screentimehasnoimpactonmentalhealth.Brainrotisnotarealmentalcondition.WhydoesCasperGrathwohldescribetheyoungergenerationashumorous?Becausetheyopenlylaughatthementalstateofoldergenerations.Becausetheytreatlow-qualityonlinecontentpurelyasentertainment.Becausetheycompletelyavoiddiscussingbrainrotandseeitasajoke.Becausetheyadmittheharmofsocialmediawithself-criticalhumor.DIfyou’veeverbeenbittenbyamosquito(蚊子),youknowhowfrustratingtheirbitescanbe.Thelittleredswellingsappearalmostimmediately,creatinganitch(痒)thatonlyseemstogetworseonceyoustartscratching.Whenamosquitobitesyou,itgoesintotheskinusingaspecialmouthparttosuckupblood.Asthemosquitoisfeedingonyourblood,itputssalivaintoyourskin.LeslieVosshall,ascientistattheHowardHughesMedicalInstitute,explainedthatamosquito’ssalivahasaqualitysimilartoananesthetic(麻醉剂),soyoudon’tfeelthebiteuntilaftertheinsectfliesaway.Italsocontainsacomponentthatmakesyourbloodcontinuetoflowwithoutclotting(凝结).“Mosquitoes’salivahaslotsofproteins(蛋白质)init,andsomepeopleareallergictothem,”Vosshallsaid.“Ourbodyrecognizesthemosquitoproteinasforeign,andourimmunecells(免疫细胞)springintoactiontotrytofightit.”It’snotthebitethatcausestheitch—it’sactuallythebody’sresponsetotheforeignmosquitoproteinitistryingtofight.That’swhysomepeoplemayonlyhaveaslightreactiontobites,whileothers,moresensitivetotheforeignprotein,reactwithlargeareasofswellingthataremorepainful.“Don’tscratch”istheadvicethatmostexpertsandhealthprofessionalsgive.“Ashardandsometimesunrealisticasitcansoundscratchingmakestheskinitchmore,”warnedDanielMarkowski,technicaladviserfortheAmericanMosquitoControlAssociation.Instead,therearedozensofcreamsandspraysthatpromiseitchrelief.Choosingwhat’srightforyoucanoftencomedowntotrialanderror.Vosshallrecommendedapplyinghotwatertothebiteassoonaspossible.“Veryhotwater—ashotasyoucanstanditbutnotsohotthatyouburnyourself—canrelievetheitch,”shesaid.Whilebothexpertssaidthatmanypeopleprefernaturaltreatmentsorherbalproducts,theyurgedcaution.Thereisnoscientificevidencethesetreatmentswork,andtheycancomewiththeirownsideeffects.Whatisthefunctionofmosquitoes’saliva?changetheformofblood.preventbloodfrom-flowing.avoidthefeelingofbeingbitten.discoverpossibleclottingintime.Whatcaninfluencepeople’sreactiontomosquitobites?Theamountofproteininmosquitoes’saliva.Thelevelofsensitivitytotheforeignprotein.Theprocessofbeingbittenbymosquitoes.Thenumberofactiveimmunecells.14Whatdoexpertsadviseustodo?drinkenoughhotwater.keepawayfromdirtyplaces.becautiousaboutherbalparevariouscreamsandsprays.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?Whatmakesmosquitobitesitch?Whatproblemcanscratchingcause?Whydosomepeopleattractmosquitoesmore?Howcanweavoidbeingbittenbymosquitoes?第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。AchievingSuccessinJournalisticNewsWritingNobook,articleorblogpostcanturnanambitiouswriterintoasuccessfuljournalist.Allthatitcandoistohelpthewriterlearntowrite.Theprimaryskillinlearningtowriteispractice. 16 Amongthemostconvenientsubjectsaretheeventsandnewsintheworldaroundus.Suchtopicsarewhatskilledjournalistswriteabout,andthatiswhywecallthisformofwriting“journalisticwriting”.Journalisticwritingisnotaspecialliterarygymnasticsthatrequiresaspecialtalentandanexpansivevocabulary. 17 Itisusinglanguagetotellwhatisgoingonintheworld.Assuch,itrequiresnospecialtalentbeyondseeingandunderstandingwhatistakingplacearoundus,tograspitssignificanceandrelationtootherevents,andtotellotherswhatwehaveseenandheard. 18 Oneofthechiefcharacteristicsistimelinessandrelevance.Ithaslittletimetotalkaboutthepast,exceptincomparisonwiththepresent.Ithaslittletimetoforetellthefuture,exceptinpointingoutthesignificanceofthepresent.Itssubjectistoday.Itisprimarilyconcernedwithfacts.Thewriterconsidershimselfarecorderofthethingsotherpersonsaredoingandthinking.Anotherbasicpartofjournalisticwritingisthatthewriterpreparesitforadefinitepurpose.Somewriters,likenovelists,writetousebeautifulwordsandsentences. 19 However,thewriterwhofavorsajournalisticstyleusesEnglishsimplytotellwhathehasseenandheard;herealizesthathisreadercaresmoreforthethingshetellsthanforthewayinwhichhetellsandexpressesthem.Successinjournalisticwritingdemandstwoimportantskills.Oneistheinbornskilltoseeandunderstand.Theotheristheskilltotellwhatthewriterhasseeninawaythatmakesthereaderseethesamething. 20 Ifthewriteriseagertoexcel,hemustexpandhisknowledgeandeducationsohecanbetterunderstandandevaluatethethingsheseesandhears.Itwillnotdothemanygoodtowritenewsitems.theseimaginativeliterarywriters,theyfavorexpression.practicewriting,onemusthavesomethingtowriteabout.Anambitiouswritercandevelopbothskillsifhelacksthem.Thewritermustwriteitnowornever―withoutgivingupquality.Journalisticwritingdiffersmainlyinitssubjectmatterandpurpose.Instead,itistheplainest,mostreservedformofEnglishcomposition.第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Imaginesteppingontoyourlong-awaitedflighthome,anddiscoveringthepilotisyourveryownchild!Thiswastheexactdelightfulsurpriseamother

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hercommercialflight.Theunsuspectingmotherhadnoideathathersonwastheone 23 theplaneuntilhisfamiliarvoicecameoverthein-flightannouncement.Itwasamomentofpurejoy,mixedwiththebrightcolorsofsurprise,familialaffection,andabondthat 24 beyondtheearthandsky.“He’sbeenapilotforsometime anditwasalwayshis 25 toflymesomewhere,”sharedthemotheraftertheflight.Thesonhasbeen 26 hispassionforflighttoastonishingheights,andhadbeenplanningthissurpriseforquiteawhile.Thismid-airfamily

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paintsacharmingpictureofanordinaryjourneytransformedintoanunforgettableexperience.Asthemotheradmitted,“WhenIrecognizedhis 28 ,Icouldn’tbelievemyears.Itwasthemost 29 travelofmylife.”It’samazinghowa 30 flightcanbecomeavaluablememory,simplyby 31 atouchofsurpriseandalotoffamiliallove!Thisupliftingevent,wayupabovetheclouds,servesasabeautiful 32 thatsometimes,thebestsurprisescomefromthemostunexpectedmoments.Intheend,it’snotjustaboutthejourneyorthedestination.It’sthehappinessfoundin 33 yourlovedonesinthemostunexpectedplacesandtimes.Thisis 34 whatoccurredwiththismotherandherpilotson, 35 anunforgettabletaleoffamilylovesoaringinthesky.21.A.describedB.rememberedC.imaginedD.experienced22.A.keptupwithB.setfootonC.tookcontrolofD.paidattentionto23.A.examiningB.pilotingC.monitoringD.testing24.A.stretchesB.expandsC.continuesD.appears25.A.purposeB.ambitionC.decisionD.dream26.A.keepingB.showingC.pursuingD.consuming27.A.relationshipB.reunionC.celebrationD.entertainment28.A.voiceB.photographC.handwritingD.outline29.A.dangerousB.uncomfortableC.expensiveD.incredible30.A.uniqueB.smoothC.normalD.domestic31.A.demonstratingB.addingC.causingD.catching32.A.reminderB.promiseC.memoryD.message33.A.protectingB.respectingC.contactingD.discovering34.A.virtuallyB.particularlyC.preciselyD.obviously35.A.repeatingB.creatingC.providingD.unfolding第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)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。JourneytotheWestisaclassicChinesenovelwrittenbyCheng’enduringtheMingdynasty.Hepaints 36 amazingandvividimageforthereader.Hiswordscreateabeautifulworldthereadercannothelpbutbecomeinterested 37 .ThenovelbeginsbytellingthetaleofhowMonkeycomesinto 38 (exist)andthemischiefhecausesthatgetshimintosomuchtroublewiththegods,which 39 (ultimate)resultsinhim 40 (trap)underFiveElementMountainbyBuddha.ThenitfollowstheadventuresofthemonkXuanZangashetravelstoIndiainsearchofBuddhistscriptures.Alongtheway,he 41 (accompany)bySunWukong,ZhuBajieandShaWujing.Theyencounternumerouschallengesandovercome 42 (vary)obstacles.JourneytotheWestisaliterarymasterpiece, 43 hasleftanunforgettablemarkonChineseculture 44 literature.Itgivesreadersspiritualinsightsintoapersonwho 45 (journey)tofindpeacewithinhimselfandenlightenment.Thenovelisamust-readforanyoneinterestedinclassicliterature,mythology,andspiritualquests.第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节 (满分15分)46.假如你是李华，你校交换生Tom打算寒假留在北京，请你邀请他来你家共度除夕，请你用英文写一封电子邮件，告知他相关信息。字数100左右接他的时间地点：128415号线的出口接他晚上的主要安排：包饺子，看春晚，放烟花提示词：除夕：ChineseNewEve15号线：SubwayLine出口：entrance第二节 (满分25分)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。Benwasayoungboy,andhisparentslovedhimverymuch.Healwaysgotwhateverhewantedwheneverhisparentswenttothemarket.Besides,Benwasagoodexampleforotherstudentsforhisexcellentstudies.Hedidhisworkneatlyandwasalwayspoliteandhelpfultoeverybody.Theonlythingwasthathealwaysmanagedtogetwhateverheliked.Ifhehappenedtolikesomebody’spencils,hewasquicktoexchangeoneofhisownthingsforit.Onemorning,allthechildrenweregatheringaroundDanielbecauseeverybodywasappreciatinghisnewpenwithhisnameonit.Whenthebellrang,everybodyrusheddownstairsforthePEclass.Whilethechildrenweremakingtheirlines,Ben’steacherMissKellyaskedhimtobringsomechalkfromtheclassroom.WhenBenenteredtheclassroom,hecouldnotstophimselffromlookingintoDaniel’sbag.Hetookoutthepentoseeitoncemorebecausehewantedthatpenverymuchatthattime.Suddenly,heheardfootstepsandquicklyputthepeninhispocket.Turningaround,hesawMaryenteringtheclassbecauseshewasnotfeelingwell.Benranoutwiththechalkinhishandandthepeninhispocket.Wheneverybodycamebacktotheclassroomforthenextclass,Danielfoundhispenlost.AfterDanieltoldMissKellythat,KellythoughtitmustbeMarywhotookthepen.ShepunishedMaryandMarystartedcrying.BenwastooafraidtotellthetruthandgivethepentoDaniel.Hecouldnotfallasleepatnightatall.Whenhelookedatthepenagain