2024-2025学年江苏省镇江徐州七校高一下学期期中考试英语试题

2024-2025学年江苏省镇江徐州七校高一下学期期中考试英语试题一、听力选择题(★)1.Whendidthemangethome?

A．Beforesixo’clock.B．Aftersixo’clock.C．Atsixo’clock.(★★)2.WhereisMr.Bakernow?

A．Athisoffice.B．Atthetravelcompany.C．Attherestaurant.(★★)3.What’stheman’sreactiontothewoman’srequest?

A．Heiswarm-hearted.B．Hewantshissecretarytobehereatonce.C．Hedoesn’tliketobeinterviewedatthemoment.(★★)4.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A．Hewon’tgototheparty.B．Hewillattendthepartyalone.C．Hewilltakefriendstotheparty.(★★)5.Whataretheticketsfor?

A．Amovie.B．Afootballgame.C．Aconcert.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A．Ladyfirst.B．Racialequality.C．Goodmanners.7.Whichofthefollowingdonotthespeakersmention?

A．Menpickthewomenup.B．Mentakecareofthewomen.C．Menhelpthewomenwiththeluggage.8.Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheconversation?

A．Menliketohelpwomeninmanyways.B．Thewomanthinksmenshouldopendoorsforwomen.C．Thewomandoesn’tthinkmenshouldalwayscareforwomen.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。9.Howlonghasthemankeptthediscplayer?

A．Oneday.B．Oneweek.C．Twoweeks.10.Whatiswrongwiththediscplayerprobably?

A．Theplaybuttoncan’tbepressed.B．There’ssomethingwronginside.C．Somethingiswrongwiththebatteries.11.Howdoesthewomandealwiththematter?

A．Askthemanagerforhelp.B．Returnthemoneytotheman.C．Changeanotherplayerfortheman.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。12.Whatdothespeakerswanttodoaccordingtotheconversation?

A．Rentabiggeroffice.B．Buyabiggerhouse.C．Rentabiggerhouse.13.Howmuchdoesthespeakers’presenthouseworth?

A．24,000dollars.B．45,000dollars.C．75,000dollars.14.Whatistheman’ssuggestion?

A．Sellingtheoldhouse.B．Rentingthenewhouse.C．Payinga35%downpayment.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。15.WhatkindofcolorTVdoesthemanwanttobuy?

A．Asmallerone.B．Abiggerone.C．Acheaperone.16.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Husbandandwife.B．Teacherandstudent.C．Goodfriends.17.WhydoesthewomansuggestthemanbuyasmallerTV?

A．Becausetheman’ssittingroomisn’tverybig.B．BecausethebiggerTVwouldbeawasteofmoney.C．BecausethesmallerTVwouldbeoutoffashioninafewyears.(★★★)听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18.WhatwillthestudentsdonextThursday?

A．Takeanexam.B．Reviewlessons.C．Beginanewbook.19.Whichisthemostimportantthingofgoodspeechdelivery?

A．Eyecontact.B．Notecards.C．Visualaids.20.Whatwillyoudoifyouwanttomakeagoodspeech?

A．Lookdirectlyatonemanallthetime.B．Alwaysstareatoneman’seyes.C．Lookattheentireaudience.二、阅读理解(★★)Edinburghisfamousforitsmanymuseumswhereyoucanlearnitsrichhistory.MuseumontheMoundLocatedintheheartofEdinburgh’scitycenter,thisappealingmuseumtakesafreshlookatmoney—andmuch,muchmore.Youwillseecoinsandbanknotesfromovertheages,includingthefirstScottishbanknoteprintedin1727.Therearealsointerestinginteractivedisplaysandyoucaneventryyourhandatopeningasafe!TheWriters’MuseumItishousedinthebeautifulLadyStair’sHouse,acategoryAlistedbuilding.ThecollectioncelebratesthelegacyofScotland’sliterarycontributions,withspecialemphasisgiventoSirWalterScott,RobertLouisStevensonandRobertBurns.Themuseumishometonumerouspaintings,booksandmanuscripts(手稿),andyoucanalsoseeBurns’writingdeskandScott’schessset.OurDynamicEarthItcelebratesthebeautyoftheearthviatechnology.Interactiveexhibitsallowvisitorstoexperienceearthquakes,theoceanfloor,iceagesandmountainsbytheuseofcomputersoftware.Particularlyinterestingisthe“tour”aroundtheelevenEarthscapes.Itiseducationalfunforthewholefamilyandcanserveasagoodintroductiontoconceptssurroundingtheformationoftheplanetandthecreatureswesharetheearthwith.NationalMuseumofScotlandThediversecollectionshereincludethehistoryofScotlandwithexhibitionsofinternationalinterest.Thenaturalworld,scienceandtechnology,discoveries,art,andworldculturesareallexplored.Thereareinteractiveelementsandactivitiestosuitchildrenofallages,includingscienceexperimentsandmusicalinstruments.21.Whichmightbethemostattractivetofinancemajors?

A．OurDynamicEarth.B．TheWriters’Museum.C．MuseumontheMound.D．NationalMuseumofScotland.22.WhatcanyoudoatOurDynamicEarth?

A．Playwithyourfamily.B．Tourtheworldvirtually.C．Designcomputersoftware.D．Learnaboutancientcreatures.23.WhatdoTheWriters’MuseumandNationalMuseumofScotlandhaveincommon?

A．Theyhaveinteractiveexhibits.B．Theyshowcaseworldcultures.C．Theyprovidehands-onactivities.D．Theyhaveanartisticatmosphere.(★★★)Withmillionsofridersontheroad,China’sfooddeliveryindustryhaslongprideditselfonbeingabletoreacheverycornerofthecountry.Now,MeituanisevenofferingtodelivertakeouttotheGreatWall—droppedoffnotbyaworkeronanelectricbike,butbyadrone(无人机)slidingfromthesky.ForthemillionsoftouristswhovisittheGreatWalleachyear,thedronedeliveryserviceoffersanewlevelofconvenience.Visitorscannowordermealsanddrinksviatheirsmartphones,withdronesdeliveringtheirorderstotheirlocationsonthewall,whicheliminatestheneedfortouriststoleavetheirspots,allowingthemtofullyengageintheexperienceofvisitingtheGreatWallwithoutinterruptions.TheGreatWalldronerouteextendsfromanearbyhotelrooftoptoawatchtoweronthesouthernpartofBadaling,anareapreviouslyfreeofcommercial(商业的)facilities.“That’swheredronescanhelp,”YanYan,publicaffairsdirectorofMeituan’sdronebusiness,toldCCTV.“Throughdrones,wecanmaketripsthattake50minutesonfootinfiveminutesanddeliverheatreliefobjectsandemergencysuppliestovisitors.”Onceanorderisreceived,aMeituanworkerwillpickitupfromanearbystoreandbringittothehotelrooftop,whereitwillbeweighedandpackaged.Anoperatorthentiesthepackagetothedrone,whichwillflyonautopilottothewatchtower,whereanotherworkerwaitstoreceiveitandhandsitovertothecustomer.Thecompanywillinitiallyofferfreedeliverywhileitteststheservice,andclaimsthatpricingwillstaysimilartothatofregulardeliveriesafterward.Meituan’sdronedeliveryattheGreatWallisanotherexampleofhowdronetechnologycanbeusedforthelastmile.Theprogramcouldserveasamodelforsimilarservicesinothertourist-heavyorgeographicallychallenginglocationsworldwideandhaveapromisingfuture.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eliminates”inparagraph2mean?

A．Ignores.B．Identifies.C．Satisfies.D．Removes.25.HowdoesYanYansoundaboutthedronedelivery?

A．Critical.B．Doubtful.C．Approving.D．Unconcerned.26.WhatarethemainfeaturesofMeituan’sdronedeliveryserviceattheGreatWall?

A．Convenientandinnovative.B．Pricybutdependable.C．Dangerousandtime-consuming.D．Traditionalbuthigh-cost.27.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytellus?

A．Howthepackagesareattachedtothedrones.B．Howthedronedeliveryserviceiscarriedout.C．Howoperatorscontroltheroutesofthedrones.D．Howcustomers’orderinformationisreceived.(★★★)Petsmayseemlikesomethingofaluxury(奢侈品).Inreturnforalifetimeoffoodandlove,theydon’tseemtoofferpracticalvalue.Whenwasthelasttimeyousawapetdoghelpingafarmerinafieldortakinggroceriesoffthecar?Sowhatdopetsreallygiveus?Well,thatdependsonwhoyouask.Itturnsout,somepeoplemaylikeanimalsbynature-likelybecauseanimalsfirsttrickedtheirwayintoourancestors’(祖先)livesbyofferingaveryrealservice.Somewherebetween15,000and5,000yearsago,humansstarteddomesticating(驯化)animals.Separatingthemfromwildanimalswasnecessary,oritwouldhavesloweddownthedomestication.So,tomakesurethewildstayedwildandthedomesticstayeddomestic,afewfortunateanimalswereallowedtoliveindoorsandmorecloselyalongsidehumans.Eventuallythoseprotectedanimalsdidwhatanimalsdo.Theyformedacloserelationshipwithpeople.Peoplewithanunderstandingofanimalsandanimalkeepingdevelopedmorequicklythanthosewithout,whohadtocontinuetodependonhuntingtogetmeat.Theverysamegenes(基因)thatspreadamongthoseearlyfarmersmakesomepeoplemorelikelytokeeptheirfirstcatordogtoday.Earlyfarmersvaluedarealserviceprovidedbyanimals,likeguardingcrops,farmingandprovidingfood.Overtime,thisvaluinghavebecomeanappreciationforanimalsingeneral.Maybethat’swhyeffortstocreateroboticdogshavenotbecomepopularyet.Aroboticdogmaywalklikeadogandbarklikeadogandevenlooklikeadog.Butourgenestellusitisn’tadog.Willwebeabletoappreciateandconnectwiththiscreaturethewayourancestorsdidwithrealanimals?It’shardtoimaginetheroboticdogbeingabletolearnthatveryoldtrick.28.Whathelpedanimalsdomestication?

A．Keepingwildanddomesticanimalsapart.B．Formingacloseconnectionwithanimals.C．Makingsurethewildstayeddomestic.D．Allowingmoreanimalstoliveindoors.29.Whathappenedtotheanimal-keepingpeoplelater?

A．Theycreatedroboticdogs.B．Theydependedonhunting.C．Theylivedabetterlife.D．Theyquitkeepinganimals.30.Whyareroboticdogsunpopular?

A．Theyareunabletoplaytricks.B．Theyfailtoconnectwithhumans.C．Theydonotbarklikerealdogs.D．Theyareunfriendlytohumans.31.Wheredopeople’sloveforpetscomefrom?

A．Theirbirthplaces.B．Theirwork.C．Theireducation.D．Theirgenes.(★★★)Californiahaslosthalfitsbigtreessincethe1930s,accordingtoastudytobepublishedTuesdayandclimatechangeseemstobeamajorfactor(因素).Thenumberoftreeslargerthantwofeetacrosshasdeclinedby50percentonmorethan46,000squaremilesofCaliforniaforests,thenewstudyfinds.Noareawassparedorunaffected,fromthefoggynortherncoasttotheSierraNevadaMountainstotheSanGabrielsaboveLosAngeles.IntheSierrahighcountry,thenumberofbigtreeshasfallenbymorethan55percent;inpartsofsouthernCaliforniathedeclinewasnearly75percent.Manyfactorscontributedtothedecline,saidPatrickMcIntyre,anecologistwhowastheleadauthorofthestudy.Woodcutterstargetedbigtrees.Housingdevelopmentpushedintothewoods.AggressivewildfirecontrolhasleftCaliforniaforestscrowdedwithsmalltreesthatcompetewithbigtreesforresources(资源).ButincomparingastudyofCaliforniaforestsdoneinthe1920sand1930swithanotheronebetween2001and2010,McIntyreandhiscolleaguesdocumentedawidespreaddeathofbigtreesthatwasevidenteveninwildlandsprotectedfromwoodcuttingordevelopment.Thelossofbigtreeswasgreatestinareaswheretreeshadsufferedthegreatestwatershortage.Theresearchersfiguredoutwaterstresswithacomputermodelthatcalculatedhowmuchwatertreesweregettingincomparisonwithhowmuchtheyneeded,takingintoaccountsuchthingsasrainfall,airtemperature,dampnessofsoil,andthetimingofsnowmelt(融雪).Sincethe1930s,McIntyresaid,thebiggestfactorsdrivingupwaterstressinthestatehavebeenrisingtemperatures,whichcausetreestolosemorewatertotheair,andearliersnowmelt,whichreducesthewatersupplyavailabletotreesduringthedryseason.32.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Theseriousnessofbig-treelossinCalifornia.B．TheincreasingvarietyofCaliforniabigtrees.C．ThedistributionofbigtreesinCaliforniaforests.D．TheinfluenceoffarmingonbigtreesinCalifornia.33.Whichofthefollowingiswell-intentionedbutmaybebadforbigtrees?

A．Ecologicalstudiesofforests.B．Banningwoodcutting.C．Limitinghousingdevelopment.D．Firecontrolmeasures.34.WhatisamajorcauseofthewatershortageaccordingtoMcIntyre?

A．Inadequatesnowmelt.B．Alongerdryseason.C．Awarmerclimate.D．Dampnessoftheair.35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．California’sForests:WhereHaveAlltheBigTreesGone?B．CuttingofBigTreestoBeProhibitedinCaliforniaSoonC．WhyAretheBigTreesImportanttoCaliforniaForests?D．PatrickMcIntyre:GrowMoreBigTreesinCalifornia(★★★)ThepowerofpositivethinkingIsyourglassofmilkhalf-fullorhalf-empty?36Dotheyfocusonthepositives(ahalf-fullglass)orthenegatives(ahalf-emptyone)?Thinkingpositively,withabeliefthatmostthingswillturnoutwell,iscalledoptimism—andit’sknowntoboostyourwell-being.Thegoodnewsisthateverybodycanlearntothinkmorepositively.37Researchshowsthatpeoplewhoareoptimisticandthinkpositivelytendtoexperiencelessstressandcopewellwhenfacedwithlife’schallenges.Peoplewhoaremorepessimistic(expectthattheworstwillhappen)mayfindithardtobelievethatthesechallengeswillpass.Worryingislikeafirealarm.Everybodycanworryfromtimetotime.Worryingcanhelptokeepyousafe—ifyouwereneverworriedandwereoverlypositiveabouthowthingswouldturnout,youwouldn’trecognizerisks.“38It’slikeafirealarm,”sayschildpsychotherapistRachelMelville-Thomas.“Thetroubleisthatsometimesitgoesoffwhenthereisn’tahugedangertoface.”Whenthishappens,youcanfeelanxiousandhopelessaboutwhatliesahead.Learntothinkpositively.Optimismisshapedbyyourgeneswhichcarrycharacteristicsinheritedfromyourparentsandbywhathappenstoyou.39Researchhasshownthatitcanhelptodraworwriteanoutcomethat’spositive-forexample,animageofyouplayingguitar,havingpassedyournextgrade.40

A．Yourgeneswillinturnhelpobtainit.B．Thisquestionmakesyoulostinthought.C．Whyisthinkingpositivelygoodforyou?D．Imaginingthiscanmotivateyoutoworktoachieveit.E．Worryingisourbrainwarningusofsomethingthreatening.F．However,whateveryourstartingpointis,everyonecanlearnit.G．Thissayingisoftenusedtotestpeople’soutlookinasituation.三、完形填空(★★★)Dressshoppingformythirty-yearhighschoolreunionhadbecomeveryfrustratingbecauseI’dgained_________overtheyears.HowcouldIattendthereunionlookinglikethis?Ifeltembarrassedand_________.Ifinally_________onasimpleblackdress,onesizetoobig,soitwouldbe_________andcovermybody.ThateveningItriedonthedressagaininfrontofthemirrorathome.Thedresslooked_________!Justthen,myhusbandandsonwalkedin.“Mom,whatareyouwearing?”Mysongiggled.“Thatdressistoobig!”Myhusbandagreed.Ilookedatmy_________oncemore;IlookedlikeIwaswearingasack(麻袋).Idon’tknowwhatcameoverme,butIstartedto_________untilhappytearsfell.Itmusthavebeeninfectious,becauseweallstoodthereroaringwithlaughter.I_________thedressthenextdayandIboughtabrightred,well-fittingdress!ThistimewhenIstoodinfrontofthe_________,Icouldn’tbelieveit-IlovedwhatIsaw.“Wow,you’rebeautiful!”myhusbandsaid,whenItwirled(旋转)aroundtoshowhim.OnthedayofthereunionIwasnervous.I__________walkedintothevenue(场所).Justthen,oneofmyfriendsranovertohugme.“Youlookamazingwiththatcutedress!”shesaid,excited.ThateveningItalked,laughedand__________thenightaway.Thatwasa__________pointforme.Sincethen,Ihavelearnedto__________mybodyinsteadofhidingit.IrealizedlaterthatthosedressesItriedondidn’tlookbadonmybody;itwasmy__________thatmadethemlookbad.Myreflectioninthemirrorwasthereflectionofmylackof__________.41.A．heightB．weightC．strengthD．health42.A．delightedB．confusedC．ashamedD．impatient43.A．settledB．dependedC．steppedD．held44.A．longB．solidC．tightD．loose45.A．shinyB．horribleC．casualD．formal46.A．reflectionB．expressionC．movementD．behaviour47.A．laughB．cryC．screamD．scold48.A．refundedB．returnedC．purchasedD．lost49.A．storeB．houseC．mirrorD．dress50.A．anxiouslyB．calmlyC．steadilyD．excitedly51.A．brokeB．blewC．dancedD．backed52.A．breakingB．freezingC．turningD．meeting53.A．touchB．buildC．separateD．embrace54.A．inaccuracyB．indifferenceC．inflexibilityD．insecurity55.A．determinationB．confidenceC．abilityD．condition四、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。ChatGPTisanexcitingnewtechnologythat56(take)theonlineworldbystormrecently.Asanaturallanguage57(process)system,itusesartificialintelligencetogeneratetext.ItisbasedonapowerfulandsophisticatedAImodeldesignedtounderstandthecontext58thestructureofnaturallanguage,allowingittogeneratetextbothmeaningfulandcomprehensive.Itcanalsolearnfromitsinputandcontinuallyimproveitsperformance.ChatGPTisagreattoolforbusinessesandorganizations59needtoquicklygeneratelargeamountsofcontent,likeblogposts,articles,andothertypesoftext-basedcontent.Itisalsousefulforcustomerservice,allowingbusinessestoquicklyrespond60customerinquirieswithnaturalsoundinganswers.Inthemedicalfield,ChatGPTcanbeusedtogeneratemedicalreports,disease61(analysis),andmedicaldocuments,allowingprofessionalstosavetimeandfocusonothertasks.Andineducation,ChatGPT62(serve)asahelpinghandforteacherstoprovidecoursematerials,assignments,andothereducationalcontents.Thiscouldbeespecially63(benefit)forteachersstrugglingtoprepareteachingmaterials.ChatGPTisan64(incredible)powerfultoolthathasthepotentialtorevolutionizethewaypeoplecommunicateandinteractwitheachother.Itisathrillingtechnologyrevolutionthatissuretohaveamajorimpactontheworldintheyears65(come).五、书信写作(★★★)66.假如你是李华。4月23日是“世界读书日”，为此，你校上周开展了一系列与读书相关的活动。请给你的笔友Tom写一封邮件，内容包括：1.活动目的；2.活动内容；3.分享个人收获。注意：1.写作词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearTom,WiththeWorldReadingDaycoming,Iamwritingtosharesomerelatedinformationwithyou.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua六、书面表达(★★★★)67.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写