2024-2025学年河北沧州四校联考高一下学期6月期末英语试题

高中高一年级英语考试第一部分阅读(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。AThisweekseestheopeningoftheVeniceBiennale,an8-month-longfestivalofartandculturestagedeveryotheryear.WiththemaineventrunningfromApril20toNovember24,2024,here'sourpickofwhattoseeifyouheadtoVenice.WillemdeKooningel’ItaliaOneofthemostinfluentialartistsofthe20thcentury,WillemdeKooningisthesubjectofamajorexhibition(展览)exploringhistimein1959and1969andtheimpactithadonhisworks.Theshowwillbringtogetheraround75works,makingthisthelargestpresentationoftheartisteverorganizedinItaly.RiseoftheSunkenSunThisphotographyexhibitionbyGreenlandicartistInuuteqStorchmarksthefirsttimethattheDanishPavilionhasshowcasedbothamajorexhibitionbyanartistfromGreenlandandapresentationonphotography.Withover200images,Storch'sprojectaimstotelltheGreenlanders'history,notseenthroughthevisitors'eyes,butthroughtheGreenlanders'own.TheRootedNomadThisexhibitionwillexaminethelifeandworksofM.F.Husain,amodernistpaintercalled“India’sPicasso”.Celebratinghistalentasanartist,thinkerandwriter,theshowexhibitshispaintings,photographs,lettersandpartsfromhisfilmsandpoetrythatshapedhisvisionofIndiaasarichlylayeredculturalnation.TheArchwithintheArcTheexhibitioninItalyofHouston-basedartistRickLowetakesplaceatPalazzoGrimani,hometoalargecollectionof16th-centuryGreekandRomansculpture(雕像).InspiredbythearchitectureoftheMuseodiPalazzoGrimaniandtheexperienceofmovingthroughVeniceanditswaterways,theexhibitionfeaturesnewpaintingsbyRickLowethatreflecthisconsiderationofthearch(拱)inarchitecture.1.WhatisRiseoftheSunkenSunintendedfor?A.ShowingGreenland'shistory.B.ReflectingStorch'slifeinItaly.C.Praisinganadmirablecharacter.D.AttractingvisitorsfromEurope.2.Whoisregardedas“India’sPicasso”?A.RickLowe.B.M.F.Husain.C.InuuteqStorch.D.WillemdeKooning.3.WhicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseethepaintingsinspiredbyVenice?A.TheRootedNomad.B.RiseoftheSunkenSun.C.TheArchwithintheArc.D.WillemdeKooningel’Italia.BGoogleco-foundersLarryPageandSergeyBrinbegantodeclareverystrangeplanseveryAprilFool'sDaynotlongafterstartingtheircompanymorethanaquartercenturyago.Oneyear,theypostedajobopeningforaCopernicusresearchcenteronthemoon.Usually,theirideasweresoabsurdthatpeoplelearnedtolaughthemoffasanotherexampleofjoke.That'showtheirplanaboutGmailwasreceivedwhenitwasmadepublic20yearsagoonAprilFool'sDay.Theysaiditwouldbeafreeemailservicethatwouldstoreabout13,500emailseachaccountbeforerunningoutofspace,whiletheotherwebmailservicesrunbyYahooandMicrosoftcouldstorejust30to60emails.Besidesthestorage,theydeclared,GmailwouldbeequippedwithGoogle’ssearchtechnologysouserscouldquicklyfindanoldemail,photoorotherpersonalinformationstoredontheservice.Itwouldalsoautomaticallystringtogetherallofthecommunicationsaboutthesametopicsotheycouldbereadasifitwasasingleconversation.ItwassuchasurprisingconceptthatshortlyafterTheAssociatedPresspublishedastoryaboutGmaillateontheafternoonofAprilFool'sDayin2004,readersbegancallingandemailingtoinformthenewsagencythatithadbeenfooledbytheGooglefounders.ButTheAPknewGooglewasn'tjokingaboutGmailbecauseanAPreporterhadbeeninvitedtothecompanytoseewhattheywereworkingon.Inhisoffice,Page,thenjust31yearsold,showedthereporterhownicelyGmailoperated.“Ithinkpeoplearereallygoingtolikethis,”Pagepredicted.Aswithsomanyotherthings,Pagewasright.Gmailnowhasmorethan1.8billionactiveaccountsandhasbecomethefirstbuildingblockinGoogle'sinternetempirebeyonditssearchengine.AfterGmailcameGoogleMapsandGoogleDocswithwordprocessingapplications.ThencamethevideositeYouTube,followedbytheintroductionoftheAndroidoperatingsystemthatpowersmostoftheworld'ssmartphones.“Thatispartofthefun,makingaproductthatpeoplewon'tbelieveisreal,”saidMarissaMayerwhohelpedtodesignGmail.4.Whatdoestheword“absurd”underlinedinparagraph1mean?A.Creative.B.Strange.C.Popular.D.Practical.5.ComparedwithGmail,theotherwebmailservices.A.couldstorelessinformationB.wereunsafetostoreinformationC.weremoreconvenienttouseD.couldputallrelatedmailstogether6.WhydidTheAPdecidetopublishtheGmailstoryonAprilFool'sDayin2004?A.ItwasfooledbyPageandBrin.B.Itwantedtoplayajokeonthepublic.C.IthadacceptedmoneyfromGoogle.D.Itwassurethesurprisingstorywastrue.7.Whichapplicationcameoutfirst?A.Gmail.B.GoogleMaps.C.Googlesearch.D.GoogleDocs.COnthetopfloorofaworkshopinAthens,Greece,ateamofartistsarebusycreatingfaithfulcopiesofthefamousstatueofAlexandertheGreatandtheVenusdeMilo.“Ourworkmostlyendsupatgiftshopsaroundtheworld.Museumsalsoaskustomakecopiesofartworks.Pricesstartat$24forasmallVenusstatueandgoashighas$11,560forafaithfulcopyofit,”saysMariaZafeiri,anartistattheworkshopfor30years.“It'sexcitingwhenourstatuesendupinamuseumandthousandsofeyesadmirethem.TheybringevenmorevisitorstoGreece.”MakingcopiesofancientGreekstatuesisn'tnew.ResearchersandartistsbeganreproducingancientGreeksculpturesshortlyaftertheNationalArchaeologicalMuseuminAthensopenedin1829.“Thefirstcopieswerenotforcommercialreasons,butforscientificones.Scholarswantedtostudytheancients,”saysMariaZafeiri.“Later,everyonewantedstatuesintheirhouse,abovethefireplace.TheywereinallEuropeanlivingrooms.”Somecopiesofancientstatueswereterrible,butotherreproductionsweresofaithfulthattheyendedupinplacesliketheGettyMuseuminLosAngeles.In2018,themuseumdetermineditsfamousKourosstatue—supposedtodatefrom650to480BCandboughtfor$6million—wasprobablyaforgery(赝品),andremoveditfromview.“Therearemethodstofooltheexperts,”MariaZafeirisays.“SuchforgeriescreateafalseimageofGreekcultureandmisleadresearchers.”Butaren'tMariaZafeiriandherworkshopalsoproducingforgeries?“Ithinkthedifferencebetweenaforgeryandareproductionistheintention.Therearereproductionsofdesignerbags,butthatbecomesforgerieswhenthereproducersaysthey'rereal,”saysMariaZafeiri.“Ourshopjustfeedsthedesireoftravelerstoownsomethinglovelytopackuporshiphome.Agoodreproductioncanextendyourtrip.It'ssimilartoaphotographofyourselfwhileonvacation,itbringsyoubacktothatbeautifuldayattheAcropolis.”8.HowdoesMariaZafeirimostprobablyfeelaboutherwork?A.Ashamed.B.Proud.C.Bored.D.Dissatisfied.9.WhowerethetargetedcustomersofthereproducedancientGreekstatuesinthe1830s?A.Researchers.B.Businessmen.C.Souvenirseekers.D.Treasurehunters.10.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheKourosstatueboughtbytheGettyMuseum?A.Thereproductionwasworththemoney.B.Themuseumhadalotofsuchforgeries.C.Itwasprobablyfromaskilledartist.D.Itwascreatedbetween650and480BC.11.WhatsetsaforgeryapartfromareproductionaccordingtoMariaZafeiri?A.Theprice.B.Thematerial.C.Thequality.D.Thepurpose.DHavingstudiedmorethan400groupsofhoneybeesinBrazilfortwoyears,agroupofbiologistsledbyVivianaDiPietroreportthat,likehumans,honeybeesarecapableoflearningnewtraditionswhicharethenhandeddownovergenerations.“Themostobviousexampleisthathoneybeescanbuildtheirhomesaccordingtodifferentarchitecturaltraditionswhicharethenhandeddownovergenerations,”theywrite.“Wefoundthataround95%ofthehoneybeesbuilttheirhomesinahorizontal(与地面平行的)style,while5%ofthempreferredaspiral(螺旋形的)structure.Ineachcase,thetraditionwaspasseddowntothenextgenerations.”Sincehoneybeesshowedastrongpreferenceforahorizontalstructure,itwassurprisingthatspiralstructuresoccurredatall.“Withthehelpofvideocameras,wefoundthattherewasanoticeabledifferenceinaveragebuildingratebetweenthetwostyles,”theresearchersadd.Inordertoruleoutagenetic(遗传的)explanationforthedifferentstyles,theresearcherstookhoneybeesfromthegroupsthatbuiltinspiraltraditionclosetothegroupsthatbuiltinhorizontaltradition.Theimportedhoneybeessoonlearnedtobuildtheirhomesinthelocalstyle,whichwasthenpasseddowntotheirchildrenastheyeventuallygrewup.“Itisverylikelythattheimportedhoneybeesmighthavechangedthestyleasawayofcorrectingtheconstructionerrorsmadebytheirancestors,”theresearcherssuggest.Thefindingshavesurprisedobserversofanimalculture,astheysuggestthathoneybeescanlearnandhanddowndifferentbuildingtraditionsovergenerations.Thishaschangedthewayofthinkingaboutculture,whichisoftenstrictlydefinedasbehaviourdirectlyhandeddownfromhumanparentstotheirchildrenuntilitbecomesatraditioninagroup.“Insectculturewasthoughtimpossible.Lessthanacenturyago,culturewasthoughttobeuniquelyhuman,”saysbiologistAndrewWhitenoftheUniversityofStAndrews,whowasnotinvolvedintheresearch.“Butthenewresearchhasofferedstrongevidencepointingtotheopposite.”12.Whydomosthoneybeespreferahorizontalstructureaccordingtotheresearch?A.Itiseasiertobecopied.B.Itisabitstronger.C.Itismorecomfortable.D.Itisfastertobuild.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inparagraph5referto?A.Scientists.B.Traditions.C.Findings.D.Parents.14.WhichwordbestdescribesAndrewWhiten'sattitudetothenewresearch?A.Favorable.B.Disapproving.C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ResearchersHaveDifferentViewsonAnimalCultureB.HoneybeesMayLearnandPreserveCulturalTraditionsC.HoneybeesCanLearnBuildingSkillsFromTheirNeighborsD.ResearchersHaveMisunderstoodHoneybeesforaLongTime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。SettinglimitsonTVandvideogamesforkidsisn'talwayseasyintoday'sscreen-filledworld.Herearesometipsparentscanusetodecidehowtolimittheirkids'screentime.Modelhealthyelectronicuse16.BeforeyouwatchyourfavoriteNetflixseries,rememberthatyouaresettinganexampletoyourkidswithyourowntimespentinfrontofasereen.KeepingtheTVonforbackgroundnoiseallthetimemaynotbemodelingthescreen-relatedbehavioryouhopetoseeinyourkids.17Todaymostofkidsknowmoreaboutelectronicsthanadultsdo.Parentsneedtostayup-to-dateonthelatestapps,games,socialmediaplatformsandtrends(动向).Forexample,youcan'tteachyourchildabouttherisksofsocialmediaunlessyouunderstandthedangersyourself.Create“Technology-FreeZones(区域)”Establishzonesinyourhousewhereelectronicssimplyarenotallowed—whetherthey'recellphones,handheldvideogames,orlaptops.18.Theyarethespaceyoucouldkeepreservedforhavingmealsandfamilyconversations.SetasidetimetounplugSetasidetimeforyourwholefamilytounplugfromtheirtechnologicaldevices.Dinnertimeandfamilymeetingtimearetwoexamples.19EncourageotheractivitiesWithawealthofapps,games,devicesandcontent,it'seasyforkidstobecomedependentonelectronics.20.Playingoutside,readingabook,orevendiggingoutanoldboardgamearejustafewideas.A.EducateyourselfonelectronicsB.InvitequestionsfromyourchildC.Oneexampleisyourhome'sdiningroomorkitchenD.YoucanjoinanonlinegroupwhereyoucangetsupportE.ParentsneedtoberolemodelsofscreenusefortheirkidsF.Encourageyourkidstogoforactivitiesthatdon'tneedascreenG.Whenyouallagreetodoso,yourfamilywillspendqualitytimetogether第二部分语言运用(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。MyhusbandRussandIdrovethroughtheplacewe'dcalledhomefor28years.Thenearbyhills,oncethickwithtalltrees,weredifficultto21.Twoweeksearlier,we'dgotanearly-morningcalltellingustoleave22.ThewildfiretearingthroughNorthernCaliforniahad23andwasheadingourway.We24thecarwithafewbelongings.Fordays,wemovedfromhoteltohotel,desperatefor25.Whatfinallycamewasn'tgood.Ourhousehadbeenrightinthefire’s26.Nowwe’dbeengivenpermissionto27.RussandIbroughtshovels(铁铲),workboots,andgloves.We'dsaveanythingwecould.Wedroveslowlythroughtheruinswherethechimneymarkedwhereour28oncestood.Photosandmypreciouscollectionofinspiringbookswereall29.Weuncoveredacoattree(衣架)thatusedto30inourlivingroom.Howwouldwesurvivethis?Russloadedwhatwe'dfoundinthecar.“Let'sgo,”hesaid.That'swhenInoticedasmallpieceof31.Ipickeditup.Itssideswereburned,yetthewordsweresurprisinglyclear,“Iflifeseems32,Ipauseandreflectontheblessingsometimeshiddenwithineverycircumstance.Withnewfaithand33,Ibeginagain.”TheyarewordsthatI34tohear.Ikeptthatpaperineveryhotelwestayedinoverthe35months.Itnowsitsinaplaceofhonorinournewhomeasareminderthatwecanbeginagain.21.A.moveB.changeC.recognizeD.ignore22.A.suddenlyB.trulyC.eagerlyD.immediately23.A.spreadB.stoppedC.stayedD.waited24.A.gaveupB.arrivedatC.wishedforD.jumpedin25.A.spaceB.newsC.helpD.time26.A.powerB.patternC.pathD.name27.A.settleB.returnC.workD.join28.A.houseB.shopC.groundD.school29.A.lovelyB.realC.goneD.fresh30.A.occurB.standC.gatherD.struggle31.A.glassB.boardC.toolD.paper32.A.simpleB.plainC.difficultD.strange33.A.courageB.factC.failureD.information34.A.askedB.neededC.refusedD.hated35.A.formerB.earlyC.variousD.next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。Teais36importantpartofChinesetradition.AsChinesesocietydeveloped,teaproductionhasplayedaroleindrivingeconomicdevelopment.Teahasan37(extreme)closerelationshiptoChineseculture,and38(it)studycoversawidefieldandhasveryrichcontent.Itnotonlyshowsthespiritofcivilization,butalsothespiritofideological(意识形态的)form.Therecanbenodoubt39ithasbeenbeneficialinstrengtheningpeople'ssocialaccomplishmentsandappreciationofart.ThehistoryofChineseteaisalongandgradualstoryofrefinement.40(generation)ofgrowersandproducershaveperfectedtheChinesewayofmanufacturingtea.The41(origin)ideaisrelatedtothekingShennong,who42(say)tohavelived5,000yearsago.Astorygoesthatonesummerdaywhile43(visit)adistantpartofhiskingdom,heandhismenstoppedtorest.Themenbegantoboilwaterfortheirking44(drink).Driedleavesfromanearbybushfellintotheboilingwater.Asascientist,thekingwasinterestedinthenewliquid,dranksome,andfounditveryrefreshing.According45thestory,teawascreated.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.44.45.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)你校英文报“Festivals&Celebrations”栏目正在征稿。请你写一篇短文投稿，介绍一个你熟悉的节日，内容包括：1.主要庆祝活动；2.该节日的意义。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。Let'scelebrate!第二节(满分25分)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。Onedayafriendinvitedmetojoingymnasticsclassthatshehadbelongedtoformanyyears.MymomgottheneededinformationandwithinafewdaysIwasreadytostart!WhenIgotthere,Iwasextremelynervous.Thegroupwasn'tverywelcomessoIwasregrettingsigningup.Itseemedtheywerecomfortablewiththeteamtheyhad,andtheydidn'twantanyonetobeaddedtoit.Butafterworkingtogetherforafewdays,weallsoonbecamefriends.AmonthpassedandIlearnedtodomanythings.Iwasexcitedandreadytolearnbackhandsprings(手翻).Backhandspringsareoneofthemainthingsyouneedtoknowforgymnasticsbecausetheyaredonesooften.Inmyopinion,theyarethehardesttodo,butIwasreadytotry.Myfriendwasthequeenofba