广东省四会市华侨中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

2024学年度第一学期期中考试高一年级英语科试题(满分：150分建议用时：120分钟)第一部分听力理解(30分)听下面一段对话回答1--2题Howdoesthemanprobablysound?Relaxed.B.AngryC.NervousHowmuchshouldthemanpayatlast?$50B.$300C.$350听下面一段对话回答3-5题What’sthelengthoftheman’sflight?ThreehoursB.FourhoursC.FivehoursWhatkindofticketdoesthemanbuy?FirstclassB.BusinessclassC.EconomyclassHowwillthemanpayfortheticket?BycardB.ByWechatC.Incash听下面一段对话回答6--8题HowfarisittotheNationalParkfromthespeaker’shome?About400milesB.About600milesC.About1000miles.WhatwillthespeakerandhisfamilyprobablydoinWilmington?ClimbmountainsB.DobeachactivitiesC.RidebicyclesWhichplacewillthespeakerandhisfamilyprobablyfailtovisit?UniversalStudiosB.DisneyWorldC.SeaWorld听下面一段对话回答9-10题HowoldisTanianow?15yearsoldB.16yearsoldC.17yearsoldWhatdoTaniaandAngiehaveincommon?TheyarenotquiteconfidentTheydon’tfollownormalrulesTheydon’tlikepeople’sopinions听下面一段对话回答11-15题Whendoesthefirstclassbegin?At9:00B.At9:15C.At8:45Ifyoucan’tgotoschool,yourparentsshouldwriteanoteorcalltheteacheron_____7785421B.7885412C.7885421Whatclassesareheldinthemorning?ArtandmusicB.EnglishandmathC.scienceanddanceForyourafternoonclasses,whatshouldyouwear?sportsshoesB.schoolsweatersC.schooluniformWhat’sthenormalpriceoftheschoolsweater?12.50poundsB.9.75poundsC.20.5pounds第二部分阅读(40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。AAtypicalschooldayintheUKstartsaround8:30a.m.Thisisoftenevenearlierelsewhereintheworld,withstudentssittingdowntotheirfirstlessonat7:30a.m.intheUS.Theaverageteenagerideallyneedseighttoninehours’sleepeachnight,butinrealityalotofteenagersstruggletogetthismuch.Alotoftheproblemshappenbecauseoursleeppatternsarenotfixed,andtheychangeaswegrow.Soalaterschoolstarttimecouldhelptosolvethisproblem,byensuringtogettheireightplushoursofsleepandreactproperlytotheirbody’snaturalrhythms(规律)．Therehasbeenageneralchangeoverthepast25yearstoshortentheschoolday.Thisisnotatthecostofteachingtime(whichhasremainedconstant)butatthecostofnaturalbreaks,whichhasledtoreducedlunchtimeandlessonbreaks.Laterstarttimescouldhelpteens’gradesandhealth.Thisismainlybecauseitmakesthemanagementofchildreneasier.Managinghundredsofchildren“playing”requireseffectivestaffing.Andthereisalwaysthefearthatbehaviourworsensduringbreaks.Sothetheorygoesthathavingtheminclassandstrictlysupervisedmustbebetter.Butthismeansthatstudentsbarelyhaveenoughtimetoabsorbwhattheyweredoinginmathsbeforesuddenlytheyareforcedtostudyancienthistory.Andteachingstaffalsomovethroughfromoneclasstoanother,withhardlyarestortimetorefocus.Clearlyrethinkingtheschooldaycouldbenefiteveryoneincluded.Anyway,itcouldalsoleadtobetterachievementinteenagersandlessofastruggleforparentsinthemornings.Forteachers,itcouldalsomeanalessstressfuldayallaroundandwhatcouldbebetterthanthat?()16.AtwhattimedothestudentsstarttheirfirstlessonintheUS?A．7:00. B．7:30.C．8:00. D．8:30.()17.Howdoschoolsoftenshortentheschoolday?A．Theyreducechildren’slunchtimeandlessonbreaks.B．Theyreducetheteachingtime.C．Theyproperlyadjustchildren’naturalrhythms.D．Theyincreasemoreholidays.()18.Whatcanwelearnaboutlaterschoolstarttimefromthetext?A．Itwilladdtotheteacher’spressure. B．Ithasalwaysbeentherefor25years.C．Parentsmaysupportit. D．Itbenefitsthestudentsonly.BThebusscreamedtoastopinNazareth,Israel.FiveAustralianbackpackersboardedandstruckupaconversationwithme.Theyaskedtypicaltravellers’questions—wherewasIgoingandwhywasItravellingalone?Myplanwastotravelwithafriend,Iexplained,butwhenIcalledherthatmorning,shedidn’tpickupandIhadnootherwaytoreachher.Mystomachwasinknots,butIdecidedtoheadoutanyway,thinkingImightrunintoherifItravelledtoTiberius,wherewehadplannedtogotogether.“Whydon’tyoutravelwithus？”oneofthebackpackersoffered.Theywereexperiencedadventurerswhowouldworkforafewmonths,save,thentravelforaslongastheycould.TheircurrentplanwastoexploretheMiddleEastandEuropeinthreemonthswhileworkinginLondon.Itseemedriskytotravelwithstrangers,butmyinstinctsaidyes.Forthenexttwoweeks,IexploredIsraelwiththebackpackersandlearnedtotrustmyinstinctsinalltypesofnewandinterestingsituations.Whentheyhookaride,Itookthebus,butwhentheywantedtostealintotheKingDavidHotel’sswimmingpool,Iledtheway.TheworldopeneduptomebecauseIchosetotravelalone.Ijoinedcompletestrangers,whobecomeclosefriends.Yearslater,onecouplefromthebackpackinggroupevenflewfromSydneytoPhoenixtobeinmywedding.Thetripwassuchaspecialexperiencethatitgavemeconfidenceinallareasofmylife.Sincethen,I’vebackpackedaloneacrossSouthAfrica,sky-divedfrom12,000feetinNewZealandandevenmovedacrosstheUSwithnojoblinedup.OnmythirddaywanderinginIsraelwithmynewfriends,IbumpedintothewomanIwassupposedtomeet.ThoughIwashappyshewasallright,Iwasgratefulshehadn’tpickedupthephone.()19.By“Mystomachwasinknots”(inParagraph1),theauthormostlikelymeansthatshewas________.A．sickofridingonabumpybus B．nervousofmeetingstrangersC．upsetaboutthesuddenchange D．sorryabouttheimpracticalplan()20.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebackpackerstheauthormet?A．Courageousbutdisrespectful. B．Joblessandpoorlyeducated.C．Warmheartedandtrustworthy. D．Homelessbutlighthearted.()21.Theauthor’ssixthsensetoldherthat________.A．shewouldgetalongwiththebackpackersB．itmightcausetroubletohaveaswimC．sheoughttostayawayfromthebackpackersD．itcouldaddexcitementtogetafreeride()22.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Mostofthebackpackersbecametheauthor’slifelongfriends.B．Theauthorgatheredthecouragetobeafulltimebackpacktraveller.C．Thewomanmissedthephonecallwiththepurposeoftravellingalone.D．Theauthorconsidereditthebestdecisionofherlifetotravelonherown.CSportisnotonlyphysicallychallenging,butitcanalsobementallychallenging.Criticism(批评)fromcoaches,parents,andotherteammates,aswellaspressuretowincancreateanexcessiveamountofanxietyorstressforyoungathletes.Stresscanbephysical,emotional,orpsychologicalandresearchhassuggestedthatitcanleadtoburnout.Burnouthasbeendescribedasdroppingorquittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeenjoyable.Theearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningaboutoneself.Thesportsettingisonewherevaluableexperiencescantakeplace.Youngathletescan,forexample,learnhowtocooperatewithothers,makefriends,andgainothersocialskillsthatwillbeusedthroughouttheirlives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeaware,atalltimes,thattheirfeedbacktoyoungsterscangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmaytakeparents’andcoaches’criticismstoheartandfindaflaw(mistake)inthemselves.Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecarefulthatyouthsportparticipationdoesnotbecomeworkforchildren.Theoutcomeofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthantheprocessoflearningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday’syouthsportsetting,youngathletesmaybeworryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthesport.Followingagame,manyparentsandcoachesfocusontheoutcomeandfindfaultwithyoungsters’performances.Positivereinforcementmotivatesandhasagreatereffectonlearningthancriticism.Again,criticismcancreatehighlevelsofstress,whichcanleadtoburnout.()23.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A．Mentalstressshouldbereduced. B．Sportshouldbemadelesscompetitive.C．Stressshouldbemadeless. D．Sportcanbementallychallenging.()24.Accordingtothepassage,youngpeoplelikesportbecause________.A．itcanhelpthemlearnmoreaboutsocietyB．itenablesthemtocriticizethemselvesC．itcanprovidethemwithvaluableexperiencesD．itteachesthemhowtosetrealisticgoalsforthemselves()25.Accordingtothepassage,parentsandcoachesshould________.A．enablechildrentoenjoysport B．helpchildrentowineverygameC．trainchildrentodealwithstress D．understandthemeaningofsport()26.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageis________.A．toteachyoungathleteshowtoavoidburnoutB．topersuadeyoungchildrennottoworryaboutcriticismC．tostresstheimportanceofencouragingchildrenD．todiscusstheskillofcombiningcriticismwithencouragementDEarthquakesusuallyhappenontheedgesoflargesectionsoftheEarth’splates.Theseplatesslowlymoveoveralongperiodoftime.Sometimestheedges,whicharecalledfaultlines,cangetstuck,buttheplateskeepmoving.Pressureslowlystartstobuildupwheretheedgesarestuckand,oncethepressuregetsstrongenough,theplateswillsuddenlymovecausinganearthquake.Generallybeforeandafteralargeearthquaketherewillbesmallerearthquakes.Theonesthathappenbeforearecalledforeshocks.Theonesthathappenafterarecalledaftershocks.Scientists_don’t_really_know_if_an_earthquake_is_a_foreshock_until_the_bigger_earthquake_occurs.Scientistsuseseismicwaves(地震波)tomeasurehowbiganearthquakeis.Theyuseadevicecalledaseismograph(地震仪)tomeasurethesizeofthewaves.Thesizeofthewavesiscalledthemagnitude.TotellthestrengthofanearthquakescientistsuseascalecalledtheMomentMagnitudeScaleorMMS.Youusuallywon’tevennoticeanearthquakeunlessitmeasuresatleasta3.0ontheMMSscale.Herearesomeexamplesofwhatmayhappendependingonthescale：4．0－Couldshakeyourhouseasifalargetruckwerepassingcloseby.Somepeoplemaynotnotice.5．0－Ifyouareinacar,itmayshake.Glassesanddishesmayrattle.Windowsmaybreak.6．0－Itemswillfalloffshelves.Wallsinsomehousesmaycrackandwindowsbreak.Prettymucheveryonenearthecentrewillfeelthisone.7．0－Weakerbuildingswillcollapseandcrackswilloccurinbridgesandonthestreet.8．0－Manybuildingsandbridgesfalldown.Largecracksintheearth.9．0andup—Wholecitiesflattenedandlarge-scaledamage.()27.Ifa5.0-magnitudeearthquakehityourarea,whatmighthappen?A．Yourhousemightshakeviolently.B．Peoplemightfeelnoshakingatall.C．Thefamilyphotomayfalloffthewall.D．Theremightbecrackseverywhereonthestreet.()28.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?A．It’sstillhardtotellforeshocksfrommainearthquakes.B．Scientistscan’texactlymeasurethestrengthofanearthquake.C．Peoplemayignoreforeshockswhenanearthquakeisnotsostrong.D．Theearthquakewon’tcauseanydamageunlessitreaches9.0MMS.()29.Thewriterexplainstheconceptsconcerningtheearthquakeby______.A．listingexamples B．givingexplanationsC．makingcomparisons D．offeringdata()30.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto________.A．enrichpeople’sknowledgeofself-rescueindisastersB．stresstheimportanceofearthquakerescueC．issueearlywarningsbeforeanearthquakeD．presentfactsabouttheearthquake第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Studyinglongerdoesnotnecessarilymeanstudyingbetter.__31__Belowaresomegreatwaysoflearningasmuchasyoucanwithoutgettingtoostressed.Findtherightplacetostudy.Thefirstthingyouneedtodoisavoiddistractions(分散注意力的事物)whilestudying.__32__Youshouldkeepawayfromtelevisionsetsandphonecalls.Getallofyourstudymaterialstogether,soyouwillnotbeinterruptedinthemiddleofyoursession.Breakdownthetasksintosmallerparts.Whenyouhavegotteneverythingready,listtheitemsyouneedtostudy,andarrangethemacrossseveralhoursordays,dependingonhowbigyourloadis.Asageneralrule,assign(分配)atleastonehourtoeachsubject.__33__Bydoingthis,youwillbeabletoknowmoreeasilyhowlongyouneedforeachtopic.Schedulestudybreaks.Whenyouhavelistedallofyourtasksandmadeaschedule,youshouldarrangestudybreaks.__34__Thiswillgiveyoureyessometimetorest,andyourselfachancetogotothebathroomorhavesomecoffee.Scheduledbreakswillreducetheneedforyoutointerruptyourselftothelowestlevelduringthestudysession.Putyourtasksinorderofimportance.__35__Justincaseyourunoutoftimetostudy,orifyouthinkyoudonothaveenoughtimetocoveralltopics,youshouldstudyinanorder.A．Eachbreakmaytakeabout15minuteseverytwohours.B．Learntoarrangethesubjectsinorderofimportance.C．Thismeansgoingtooneplacethatwillgiveyoupeaceandquiet.D．Thekeytoefficientstudyingisfollowingtheschedulestrictly.E．Youcanfindawaytotestyourknowledgebyhavingastudypartner.F．Ifyouhaveabroadsubject,youwillneedtobreakitdownintosmallerparts.G．Tomakethebestuseofyourtime,youneedtolearnhowtostudyefficiently(高效地)．presentfactsabouttheearthquake第三部分完形填空(30分)Iwassaidtobetheworststudentinmyclass,andmyfamilythoughtIwashopeless.Ihadto__36__gradesix.Atthattimeanewteacher,MissSadia,cametoourschool.Onedayafterclass,shenoticedthatIwasstayingaloneduringthelunchbreak.Shecametomeandbegantotalktome.Itwasjusta__37__conversation.Afterthatday,shegavemeparticular__38__anditmademefeelspecial.Istartedtoworkhardbecauseshegavemethefeelingthatsomeonebelievedme,andmy__39__startedtoimproveinhersubject.Monthslater,shemovedintoahousenearmy__40__.Wewouldwalkhometogetherafterschool.Herconstant(不断的)supporthelpedme,__41__inmystudies,asIknewshewouldcheckmygradesbothinhersubjectandtheothersubjects.Ifinally__42__secondinmyclass.Then,aftergradesix,shestartedtoslowlydriftaway(疏远)__43__stillkeptaconstantcheckonme.BythetimeIwasingradeseven,wehardlyspoke,butbythenIhadbecomethe__44__inmyclass.WhenIleftmyschool,Iwas__45__withher,assheneveransweredthe__46__whenIcalledher.ThenIgraduatedandwenttoagooduniversity.Onefineday,ourpaths(路)__47__again.Imetheratawedding.Icouldnot__48__askingher,“Whydidyoustoptalkingtome？”“Youareacleverboy.Iwantedyoutobeatreestandingonyourownroots,notdependingonothers.NowhereyouareandIfeel__49__ofyou.Youareyourinspirationanddonotneedto__50__ashoulder，”shesaid.Icouldnotsayanything,butIsmiled.I’llalwaysthankher.()36.A．jump B．attendC．copy D．repeat()37.A．stupid B．uselessC．normal D．secret()38.A．attention B．attractionC．explanation D．examination()39.A．words B．objectsC．classes D．grades()40.A．home B．schoolC．hotel D．company()41.A．generally B．actuallyC．especially D．usually()42.A．received B．cameC．caught D．held()43.A．but B．asC．or D．so()44.A．oldest B．strongestC．best D．cleverest()45.A．outoftouch B．incommonC．outofreach D．intouch()46.A．road B．schoolyardC．phone D．machine()47A．separated B．formedC．added D．crossed()48.A．finish B．helpC．prevent D．keep()49.A．sad B．proudC．good D．ashamed()50.A．giveup B．getonC．lookfor D．takeup第四部分语法填空(15分)Asanoldsayinggoes,“Friendsarelikewine,theolder,the51.________(good)．”Manypeopleconsideroldfriends52.________(be)moreimportantthannewones.Forexample,iftwopiecesofadvice53.________(give)tosolveaproblem,onefromanewfriendandtheotherfromanoldfriend,peoplewo