2024-2025学年山东省枣庄市市中区高一上学期期末英语试卷

2024—2025学年山东省枣庄市市中区高一上学期期末英语试卷

一、阅读理解(★★★)Haveyouevercomplainedwhylifeissotiring?Doestheskysometimesseemdarktoyou?Areyourstudiessometimesnotsuccessful?Well,friends,cheerupandsmileallthetime.Ifyouseetheworldwithyourwarmheart,you’llfindthatthewholeworldsmilestoyou.Whileinschool,sometimesyouaretiredofyourlessons,buthaveyouevernoticedthehappysmileonyourteacher’sfacewhenyoudidagoodjob?Onedayitisfine.Justbeforeyougoout,itsuddenlystartstorain.Maybeyouwouldfeelverysadandstarttocomplainabouttheweather.Butdearfriends,whydon’tyousitdownandlistentothefreeconcertsthatthenatureoffersyou?Andwiththetimelyrain,cropsinthefieldswillgrowbetterandbetterandfarmerswillhaveagoodharvest.Althougheveryonewantstosucceedinwhathetriestodo,sometimesfailurecan’tbeavoided.Ithinkfailureisnotterrible,andtheterriblethingisthatweareafraidofitandgiveuphope.Whenwefacefailure,wemustbeconfidentinourselves,drawausefullessonfromitandtryourbesttofinishwhatwehavedecidedtodo.Asapopularsayinggoes,“Failureisthemotherofsuccess”.Attitudedecideseverything.Withanoptimisticattitudelifeiseasyandpleasant.Let’ssmiletowhateverwemeetandthewholeworldwillsmiletous.1.Peoplesometimescomplain_________.

A．theskyisalwaysdarkB．theirstudiesaresuccessfulC．theyseetheworldwiththeirheartD．lifeistiring2.Whenwefacefailure,we___________.

A．mustbeconfidentinourselvesB．shouldn’tbeafraidofitC．shouldn’tgiveuphopeD．Alloftheabove3.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.

A．SmileandtheWorldSmilestoYouB．ComplainingaboutLifeC．FailureistheMotherofSuccessD．ItisVeryHardtoSucceed(★)IfyourbossasksyoutoworkinMoscowthisyear,he’dbetterofferyoumoremoneytodoso—orevendoublethatdependingonwhereyoulivenow.That’sbecauseMoscowhasjustbeenfoundtobetheworld’smostexpensivecityforthesecondyearinarowbyMercerHumanResourcesConsulting.UsingthecostoflivinginNewYorkasabase,MercerdeterminedMoscowis34.4percentmoreexpensiveincludingthecostofhousing,transportation,food,clothing,householdgoodsandentertainment(娱乐).Atwo-bedroomflatinMoscownowcosts$4,000amonth;aCD$24.83,andaninternationalnewspaper$6.30,accordingtoMercer.Bycomparison,afastfoodmealwithahamburger(汉堡包)isastealat$4.80.LondontakestheNo.2place,upfromNo.5ayearago,thankstohighercostofhousingandastrongerBritishpoundrelativetothedollar.Mercerestimates(估算)Londonis26percentmoreexpensivethanNewYorkthesedays.FollowingLondoncloselyareSeoulandTokyo,bothofwhichare22percentmoreexpensivethanNewYork,whileNo.5HongKongis19percentmorecostly.AmongNorthAmericancities,NewYorkandLosAngelesarethemostexpensiveandaretheonlytwolistedinthetop50oftheworld’smostexpensivecities.Butbothhavefallensincelastyear’sstudy—NewYorkcamein15th,downfrom10thplace,whileLosAngelesfellto42ndfrom29thplaceayearago.SanFranciscocameinadistantthirdatNo.54,down20placesfromayearearlier.Toronto,meanwhile,isCanada’smostexpensivecitybutfell35placestotake82ndplaceworldwide.InAustralia,SydneyisthepriciestplacetoliveinandNo.21worldwide.4.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“asteal”inParagraph3mean?

A．anactofstealingB．somethingdeliciousC．somethingverycheapD．anactofbuying5.Londonhasbecomethesecondmostexpensivecitybecauseof______.

A．thehighcostofclothingB．thestrongerpoundagainstthedollarC．itsexpensivetransportationD．thehighpricesoffastfoodmeals6.Whichcityisthethirdmostexpensiveonthelist?

A．Tokyo.B．HongKong.C．Moscow.D．Sydney.7.WhichcityhasdroppedmostonthelistinNorthAmerica?

A．NewYork.B．LosAngeles.C．SanFrancisco.D．Toronto.(★★★)Studentsusuallyhavetwolongholidaysayear,buthaveyouheardelephantshaveholidays?TheIndianelephantsfromatemplearesentonanorth-longholidaywithmassages(按摩)andbathstorelax.The64elephantswillbefedwithalotoffood,enoughforthemtoputon700~800pounds.AtempleveterinariansaidthatthoseIndianelephantswouldbetreatedafterspendingamonthwalkingonroads,livingonleavesandbananasandgivingshowsduringlotsoftemplefestivals.Theirdailydietincludesspecialriceandotherspecialfood,whichareverynutritiousandcanmakethemhealthyandstrong.Allofthesearemadebyprofessionalpeople.Thistreatmentwillalsocalmthemdownaheadofabusyworkscheduleinupcomingeventslaterintheyearwheretheyarethemainattractions.Thespecialholidayhascostthetempleabout￡12,500,butextramoneyisreadyforbeingusedtotreattheanimals.Indiansbelievethatdoingsomethinggoodtoelephantscanhelpthemgetwisdomandpower.HavingelephantsisatraditionalsymbolofhonorfortemplesacrosssouthernIndia.Alltemples,however,neverbuytheirelephants.Theelephantsweredonatedbypeople.8.TheIndianelephantscanhavea__________holiday.

A．day’sB．week’sC．month’sD．year’s9.TheelephantscandothefollowingduringtheirholidayEXCEPT_____.

A．eatingdeliciousfoodB．givingperformancesC．takingashowerD．havingamassage10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nutritious”inParagraph3mean?

A．大量的B．有营养的C．昂贵的D．美味的11.Peoplegivetheseelephantsaspecialholidayinorderto______.

A．savealotofmoneyB．makefriendswiththemC．maketheirtemplesfamousD．makethemgetreadyforthecomingwork.(★★★)Ateacherletherclassplayagame.Theteachertoldeachchildtobringabagwithsomepotatoes.Eachpotatowouldbegivenanameofapersonthatthechildhated,sothenumberofpotatoesinhis/herbagwoulddependonthenumberofpeoplethechildhated.Somechildrenhadtwopotatoes,somehadthreeandothershaduptofivepotatoes.Theteacherthentoldthechildrentocarrythebagwherevertheywentforaweek.Afteraweek,theteacherasked,“Howdidyoufeel?”Thechildrenstartedcomplainingabouttheunpleasantsmellcomingfromtherottenpotatoeswhentheyhadtocarrytheheavyandsmellypotatoeseverywheretheywent.Thentheteachersaid,”Thisisthesamewhenyoucarryyourhateforsomebodyinsideyourheart.Thesmellofhatewillpolluteyourheartandyouwillcarryitwithyouwhereveryougo.Ifyoucannotbearthesmellofrottenpotatoesforjustoneweek,canyouimaginewhatitisliketohavethesmellofhateinyourheartforyourlifetime?”12.Inthegame,thestudentsshould_________.

A．keepthebagofpotatoesintheclassroomB．carrythebagofpotatoeseverywheretheygoC．leavethebagofpotatoesathomeD．countthebagofpotatoeseveryday13.Theunderlinedword“rotten”mostprobablymeans___________inChinese.

A．deliciousB．freshC．sweetD．bad14.Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat________.

A．potatoesareveryimportanttothestudentsB．hatingotherscanmakethelifeunhappyC．thesmellofhateisgoodforourhealthD．thestudentsliketocarrythebagofthepotatoes15.Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A．AninterestinggameB．CarrythesmellypotatoesC．TherottenpotatoesD．Toexcuseothersistoexcuseyourself.(★★★)Inhighschool,it’simportanttostayhealthy.16.Howcanyoustudywellifyouaresick?Soyoushouldpayattentiontoyourhealthinordertostudywellinhighschool.Inordertoenjoygoodhealth,youshouldhavesomegoodhabits.Herearesometipsforyou.Drinkwaterregularlyeveryday.Somestudentsdon’tlikedrinkingwater.Theyonlydrinkwaterwhentheyareextremelythirsty.17.Youshoulddrinkwaterregularlysothatyourbodyandbraincanfunctionwell.Avoidsportsdrinksandsodawhenyou’rethirsty.Theyarenotgoodforyourhealth.18.Somestudentsdon’teatthreemealsaday.Nomatterwhathappens,youshouldn’tskipanymealoftheday.Eatingregularlyhelpskeepyourmetabolismhighandkeepsyourenergyup.It’sespeciallyimportanttoeatagoodbreakfasteverydaywithprotein,carbohydrates,andfibertosetupyourbodyforthedayofactivity.Ifyoudon’teat,howcanyoustayfocusedinclass?Eattherightfoods.Somestudentseatwhatevertheycanget.Thisiswrong.19.Choosewholegrainslikericeandwholewheatflour.Skipmuffins,donuts,andotherprocessedfoods.Instead,choosewholegrains,fruitsandvegetables.20.Ifyoudothat,youcangetdistracted.Therefore,youmaynotpayattentiontohowmuchyouareeating.Youmayeattoomuch.Eatingtoomuchharmsyourhealth.Andyoumaygaintoomuchweightbecauseofit.Trytoeatslowlysoyourbrainsendstherightsignalstotellyourstomachthatit’sfull.

A．Don’tgetmeals.B．Thisisbadforyourhealth.C．Eatagoodbreakfasteveryday.D．Avoideatingtoomuchatatime.E．Don’twatchTVormovieswhenyoueat.F．Ifyouareunhealthy,youmayfallilleasily.G．Youshouldeatthefoodsthataregoodforyourbody.二、完形填空(★★)Whenmygrandmotherwasateenager,herfamilymovedtoTransylvania.Tomakemoney,shebegan________inabakery(面包店).Fortwoorthreeyears,shethrewherselfinto________dessertsandbecameanexcellentbaker.Itwastherethatshemetmygrandfather,got________,andhadtwochildren:Mymotherandmyuncle.Mygrandparentstreatedusverywellaskids,especiallywhenitcameto________.Weoftenstayedwiththemontheweekendsandasanexcellentcookwitha________tooth,mygrandmotheralwaysmadesuretoservedessertaftereverysinglemeal.Itbecamea________forhertomakeusadifferentdesserteverySunday.Ofallthedesserts,mysisterAdrianaandI________papanasi,atraditionalRomaniandessertmadeofsweetcowcheese(奶酪),best.AftermovingtoCanadawhenIwasayounggirl,myfamilyfoundit________tofindasuitablecheesefortherecipe(食谱)forpapanasi.BackinRomania,therewasalwaysfreshcowcheeseatthefarmersmarket,andwecould________buythischeese.WhenI________mybakingskillslikemygrandmotherandfinallyfoundthe________cheese,therecipeturnedoutjustright.ItwaslikeIcouldseeherclapping(鼓掌)and________intheroomwithme.MygrandmotherpassedawaywhenIwas9.Overtheyears,bakinghasbecomemywayof_______her.EverytimeImakepapanasiI_______her.Familyrecipesandthelovewithinthemarenotlimitedtospaceandtime.Theyearsmaypass,butthroughthisrecipe,we’llalways________eachother.21.A．workingB．paintingC．volunteeringD．singing22.A．orderingB．sellingC．creatingD．choosing23.A．tiredB．marriedC．paidD．dressed24.A．trainingB．readingC．playingD．eating25.A．sweetB．missingC．goldD．healthy26.A．needB．mistakeC．traditionD．shame27.A．usedB．explainedC．knewD．liked28.A．challengingB．interestingC．dangerousD．popular29.A．secretlyB．probablyC．easilyD．finally30.A．perfectedB．forgotC．consideredD．doubted31.A．cheapB．rightC．oldD．famous32.A．sleepingB．cheeringC．exercisingD．cleaning33.A．helpingB．changingC．honoringD．guiding34.A．dependonB．agreewithC．waitforD．thinkof35.A．hateB．haveC．fightD．trust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。TheDragonBoatFestivalisa36.(tradition)holidaythatcommemoratesthelifeanddeathofthefamousChinesescholarQuYuan.Itisadaywhenmanypeopleeatzongziandracedragonboats.InancientChina,thefestival37.(celebrate)as“Poets’Day”inhonorofQuYuan,38.wasknownasChina’sfirstpoet.39.iscommonlybelievedthatthelocalpeoplebegan40.traditionofthrowingsacrificialcookedriceintotheriverforQuYuan,whileothershopedthatthericewouldpreventQuYuan’sbodyfrombeingeatenbythefishesintheriver.Atfirst,thelocalsdecided41.(make)zongziinhopesthatitwouldsinkintotheriverandreachQuYuan’sbody.However,thetraditionofwrappingthericeinbamboo42.(leaf)tomakezongzibeganthefollowingyear.Adragonboat,usuallymadeofwoodtovariousdesignsandsizes,isahuman-poweredboat.Theyoftenhavebrightlydecorateddesignsthatrangeanywherefrom40feetinlength43.100feet,withthefrontendshapedlikeopen-moutheddragons,andthebackendwithascalytail.Theboatcan