内蒙古自治区赤峰某中学2024-2025学年高一下学期期初考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1内蒙古自治区赤峰某中学2024-2025学年高一下学期期初考试英语试题第一部分：听力（略）第二部分

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（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。AAskidsgrowup,there’sagoodchancethat-ifyou’reaparent-youhaveasurplusoftoysinyourhome.Thereareplentyofchildren,however,whodonothavetheirowntoycollection.Thisiswhereyoucanmakeadifferencebydoingyourparttosupportchildreninneed.Tomakethiseasier,we’veroundedupalistoforganizationsthatarealwaysonthelookoutfortoydonations(捐赠).SecondChanceToysFoundedin2006,SecondChanceToysrecyclesplastictoysanddonatesthemtocommunityorganizationsthatservicechildreninneed.Theorganizationpartnerswithanumberofdrop-offlocationsacrosstheU.S.Youcanfindalocationnearyou,registerasadonor(捐赠人),signupforatimetodropoffyourtoys,andyou’regoodtogo!Theorganizationonlyacceptscleanplastictoyswithnosmallormissingparts.RonaldMcDonaldHouseTheRonaldMcDonaldHousehousesthousandsofchildrenandfamilieswhoexperienceseveremedicalcare.Theorganizationdoesnotacceptusedtoys,butifyouhaveanynewandunopenedtoys,youcandonatethemtooneofhundredsoflocationsacrosstheU.S.StuffedAnimalsforEmergenciesStuffedAnimalsforEmergencies(SAFE)acceptsstuffedanimaldonationsandgivesthemtochildreninneedwhohavefaceddifficulttimes.SAFEacceptsnewandusedtoys,nomatterhowoldtheyare.Theorganizationalsoacceptsdonationsofolditemslikeblankets,booksandkidsclothes.Youcanfindachapterinyourareaandsignuptohostastuffedanimaldrive.1.HowcanpeopledonatetoystoSecondChanceToys?A.Bymailingtoysdirectlytoalocation.B.Byschedulingadrop-offtimefortoys.C.Bydonatingtoysatanorganizedevent.D.Byfindingapartneratanearbylocation.2.Wherecanpeopledonateusedbooksaccordingtothistext?A.SecondChanceToys. B.RonaldMcDonaldHouse.C.StuffedAnimalsforEmergencies. D.AlllocationsacrosstheU.S.3.Whatdothethreeorganizationshaveincommon?A.Theyrecycletoysfromsellers.B.Theyhavelocationsworldwide.C.Theyaccepttoystohelpchildren.D.Theyaresetupbylocalcommunities.BAccompaniedbyherfather,usingacombinationofaidandfreeclimbingandtakingadvantageofsomespecialequipmentandropesforprotection,10-year-oldSelahmadeittothetopofElCapitanonJune12afterfivedaysofbigwallclimbing.ClimbingthechallengingandadventurousNoserouteofElCapitanwasalabourofloveforSelahinmorethanoneway.Herparents,MikeandJoySchneiter,fellinloveonthis3,000-plus-foothugerockandshehasalwayswantedtofeelthewaythatherparentsfeltwhentheywereuptheretogether.Selahshowedgreatinterestinrockclimbingatanearlyage.Sheworeherfirstrock-climbingequipmentshortlyaftershelearnedtowalk.ShefirstdreamedofclimbingElCapitanwhenshewas6or7.ElCapitanisafamousmountain-sizedrockinYosemiteNationalPark.Gettingtoitstopisnoeasytask.It’staller,asreported,thanthetallestbuildingintheworld—Dubai’sBurjKhalifa.ElCapitan,withitsdifficultNoseroute,whichrunsmorethan3,000feethighupthecentreoftherock’sface,isconsideredoneoftheworld’shardestbigwallclimbsandhasattractedthebestclimbersovertime.Butneverbeforehadayoungsteraccomplishedit.Selah’sachievementcaughtnationalattention.OutsideMagazinecalledhertheyoungestdocumentedpersontoclimbtheNose.KenYager,presidentoftheYosemiteClimbingAssociation,saidhealsocouldn’tthinkofanyoneyoungerwhohaddoneit.Selahdidn’ttalkmuchaboutherElCapitanaccomplishment.“I’mnotnecessarilyaspecialkidoranythinglikethat,shesaid.“TherewereafewtimeswhenIwouldbesowornthatitsomewhatdiscouragedmefromholdingon.Butoverall,itwasjustgreattokeepgoing.”Selahsharedthisadviceforotheryoungclimbersdreamingofbigwalls,“Itdoesn’tnecessarilytakeasuperspecialpersontoachievesomethinglikethat.Youjusthavetoputyourmindtoit.”4.WhatdowelearnaboutSelahclimbingElCapitan?A.Shegotinspiredbyherfamilyhistory. B.ShebeganherclimbingonJune12.C.Shemanagedwithoutanyexternalhelp. D.Shewasthefirstfemaletoreachthetop.5.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph3?A.Toarousereaders’interestinElCapitan.B.ToprovidebasicinformationaboutElCapitan.C.TostressthechallengeofclimbingElCapitan.D.TostatethereasonsforElCapitan’spopularity.6.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeSelah?A.Realisticandfortunate. B.Flexibleandselfless.C.Efficientandinspiring. D.Humbleanddetermined.7.WhatmaybeSelah’sadviceforotheryoungclimbers?A.Nothingisimpossibleforagenius. B.Dreambigandaimhigh.C.Chancefavoursthepreparedmind. D.Becommittedtoyourambition.CTocommunicatewithoutwords,humansuseahostofgestures—whetherawavetowishsomeonegoodbyeorathumbs-uptoindicateapproval.Nowresearchershavefound,inaparticularlypoliteexample,thefirstdocumentedevidenceofasymbolicgestureusedbybirds.Somebirdsseemtoflutter(拍翅膀)theirwingstotelltheirmatestheyshouldenterthenestfirst,suggestingthattheanimalsmaycommunicatewithavarietyofgestures.ToshitakaSuzukiattheUniversityofTokyoandhiscolleaguessetuphundredsofnestboxesinaforestpopulatedwithJapanesetits(山雀)nearthetownofKaruizawa.Eachboxhada7.5-centimeter-widehole,justbigenoughforonebirdtosqueezethroughatatime.Duringbreedingseason,theteamobserved321nestvisitsacrosseightbreedingpairs,withthetitsoftenbringingfoodfortheirbabybirds.Ifabirdcouplearrivedatthenesttogether,eachtitwouldlandonanearbybranchbeforeentering.About40percentofthetime,thefemaleflutteredherwingsforafewseconds,withherchestfacingthemale.Thiswasquicklyfollowedbythemaleenteringthenestfirst,thenthefemale.Whenneitherbirdfluttereditswings,whichmadeup44percentofnestvisitations,thefemalesusuallyenteredfirst.Onlyonemalewasseenrepeatedlyflutteringitswings,whichwasfollowedbythefemaleenteringfirst.Wingflutteringwasn’tobservedatallwheneachbirdarrivedseparately.Theteambelievesthatthisdiscoveryconflictswithearlierbeliefsthatonlyafewspeciesusegesturestocommunicate.“They’vedoneareallygoodjobhereofshowingthereisanassociationbetweenthismovement,thisgesture,andthen...theotherbirddoingsomething,”saysMikeWebster,anornithologistatCornellUniversity,whowasnotinvolvedintheresearch.“It’sreallystrongsupporttothenotionthatit’sasymbolicgesture.Thebirdthat’sthereceiverknowswhatitmeans,anditdoeswhatit’ssupposedtodo.”“Wecanconcludethatthiswingflutteringconveys‘afteryou’,”saysSuzuki.“Thisstudyisthefirsttoshowusclearlybyevidencethatbirdscanusewingmovementstoconveyaparticularmeaning.”8.WhatistheaimofToshitakaSuzuki’sexperiment?A.Tofindhowthebirds’wingsworkinthewind.B.Toobservewhetherbirdstreattheirmatespolitely.C.Toprovewhetherbirdscancommunicatewitheachother.D.Toresearchwhetherbirdscanusesymbolicgestures.9.Accordingtoparagraph2,whydotitsfluttertheirwings?A.Toshowdirectiontotheotherbird.B.Tosignaltheirmatestoenterthenest.C.Todryofftheirwingsafterflyingintherain.D.Toscareawaypotentialpredatorsnearthenest.10.HowdotheresearchersconductthestudyonJapanesetits?A.Bylistingsomeexamples. B.Byobservingandcomparing.C.Byreviewingpreviousdata. D.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.11.What’stheattitudeofMikeWebstertowardthestudy?A.Doubtful. B.Opposed. C.Favorable. D.Disappointed.DIssocialmediareallymakingyoungpeopleantisocial(孤僻的)?Asurprisingnewstudyfindsthatchildrenandyoungadultswhousetheseplatformsthemostareactuallymoreactiveintherealworldthanothers!Thenewfindingscomefromalong-termprojectcalledtheTrondheimEarlySecureStudy.Researcherscollectedinformationfromabout800childrenandyoungadultswhentheywere10,12,14,16,and18yearsold.Thisincludedinterviewsabouteachchild’suseofsocialmediafromyeartoyear.Thegoalwastodetermineifusingsocialmediaaffectsayoungperson’soverallsocialskills.Totheteam’ssurprise,participantsfrequentlyusingtheseplatformsdidnotseetheirsocialskillsreduced.“Onthecontrary,wefindthatpeoplewhousesocialmediaalotspendmoretimewithfriendsofflinethanthosewhotendtolimittheirscreentime,”saysProfessorSiljeSteinsbekkfromtheNorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnology’sDepartmentofPsychology.However,socialmediacanpresentchallengesforchildrenandteens.Althoughitoffersaconvenientandcomfortablewayforthosewithsocialanxietytocommunicate,itcanalsoleadtoaddictionandmisuse.Studieshavesuggestedthatyoungpeoplewithanxietyaremoreeasilyaffectedbythenegativeeffectsofsocialmedia,whichcanworsentheirsymptomsandharmtheirmentalhealth.Therefore,itiscrucialforparentstomonitortheirchildren’sonlineactivityandusageDespitetheriskstosome,theteamsaystheirfindingsdebunkthebeliefthatsocialmediacausesyoungpeopletobecomesociallyisolated.Infact,theirfrequentuseofsocialplatformsmayactuallygivethemmoreopportunitiestoconnectwitholdandnewfriendsandsetupchancestogooutandsocializeoutdoors.12.Whatdoesthestudyfocuson?A.Theinfluenceofsocialmediaonyoungpeople.B.Theimportanceofyoungpeople’ssocialskills.C.Reasonsforpeoplebecomingisolatedfromthecommunity.D.Waystopreventchildrenfrombecomingaddictedtosocialmedia.13.Whomayprobablybemoreactiveintherealworldaccordingtothestudy?A.TheoneseldomsurfingtheInternet.B.Theoneexperıencıngsocialanxiety.C.Theonenevermakingfriendsonline.D.Theoneusingsocialmediafrequently.14.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3?A.Negativeemotionscauseteenstomisusesocialmedia.B.Kidsaremoreeasılyinfluencedbysocialmediathanadults.C.Onlinecommunicationcanhelpimprovepeople’smentalhealthD.Socialmediaisadouble-edgedswordforyoungpeoplewithanxiety.15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“debunk”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Confirm. B.Ignore. C.Explain. D.Challenge.第二节

（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。You'veprobablynoticedthatnewemojishowuponyourphoneeveryyear.____16____Thisyearisnodifferent.IfyouhaveanAndroiddevice,youmayhaveusedanewemojisuchasameltingface.Otherdevices,suchasAppleproducts,willhavethesenowemojisoon.TheupdatescomefromaCalifornia-basednonprofitcalledUnicodeConsortium.Eachyear.theemojicommitteereleases(发布)newemojithatwillupdatetheexistingkeyboard._____17_____“It'simportantforpeopletounderstandthatwe'renotinventinglanguageandthatit'sreallythepeoplewhocreateitandareinventive,”saysJenniferDaniel,chairofthecommittee._____18_____Hecreatedemojibecausethemobilephonecompanywhereheworkedofferedemailcommunicationsthatwerelimitedto250charactersandemojiareonlyonecharactereachbutcanbeusedtosaymore.Emojihavesincebecomepopulararoundtheworld.Anyoneisallowedtomakeaproposalforanewemoji.Unicodegetproposalsinlotsofdifferentlanguagesfromaroundtheworld.Iftheproposalisstrongenough,Unicodewillacceptit____19____Theprocessdoesnotsimplyinvolvecomingupwithsomethingthatdoesn'thaveanemojirepresentingit.Anemojiideahastomeetcertaincriteria(标准).Thesecriteriaincludeitsuniqueness,whetheritcanbeusedwithexistingemojiandwhetheritcanhavelotsofmeanings.____20____Youcanpairitwithmanyotheremojitoexpresshowyouarefeeling.Additionally,thisemojihasadoptedmanymeanings.A.Thekeyboardhasacquiredmorethan3.600emojicharacters.B.Emojiaren'ttiedtoanylanguageoranyregionoftheworld.C.Butit'snottheorganizationcomingupwiththesenewcharacters.D.Anditcantakeuptotwoyearstocreateandreleasethenewemoji.E.The“tearsofjoy”emoji,forexample,isspecialandeasytoidentify.F.ThefirstemojikeyboardwascreatedbythedesignerShigetakeKurita.G.Forexample,theninjaemojiwasintroducedin2020,ortheyawningfacein2019.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。Stellawas5whenshehadasurgerythatleftherwithcasts(石膏)onbothlegsandabarbetweenthem.Itwasimpossibletowear___21___pantsduringtherecovery.Likeanymother,PuzzopromisedtodoanythingtogiveStella___22___todress.Shedecidedtotryitherself.Sooncamethefirst-generationversion:apairofpantswas___23___andthensewedinVelcro(尼龙搭扣).Itwasasimplefix,butabig___24___forStella．Atthepost-operativeappointment,Stellaworethem.Herdoctorswere___25___andadvisedPuzzoto___26___more.“Manyparentsaskusallthetimewhattodresstheirchildrenin,andnowyou___27___solvedthatproblem,”onedoctoradded.Whenshe___28___whatthesurgeonsaidwithherfriendJoanneDiCamillo,it___29___themthatthiswassomethingmissingfromthemarket.ItwastherethatthebrandBefreewasborn.Later,theyworkedonthesecondgeneration,eventuallymakinga___30___fromVelcrotozippers(拉链).Theyweregranteddesignpatentsfortheirpantsand___31___theirwebsitein2022,whichbecameaninstanthit.DiCamillonotedthat___32___buyersarenotlimitedtojustchildrenandadultswithdisabilities,butincludingotherpeople___33___fromsurgeries.Theirdreamisthatinfiveyears,their___34___clotheswillbesoldalongsidetraditionalclothes.Itissaidthat___35___isthemotherofinvention,andthisinventioncamefromtwomotherswithaneed:clothingforthosewithdisabilities.21.A.casual B.short C.traditional D.loose22.A.freedom B.advantage C.belief D.inspiration23.A.hungup B.takenapart C.givenout D.setaside24.A.change B.problem C.choice D.project25.A.confused B.impressed C.ashamed D.relaxed26.A.order B.donate C.make D.purchase27.A.frequently B.slightly C.merely D.basically28.A.argued B.compared C.shared D.exchanged29.A.occurredto B.happenedto C.cheatedon D.dependedon30.A.profit B.switch C.contribution D.mistake31.A.launched B.linked C.updated D.visited32.A.mature B.mysterious C.reliable D.potential33.A.shifting B.recovering C.benefiting D.escaping34.A.fashionable B.expensive C.adaptive D.colorful35.A.talent B.courage C.diligence D.necessity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。TheXuanyuanMirrorisaspecialancientChinesemirrormadeofbronze.ItwascreatedduringtheHanDynasty,____36____lastedfrom206BCEto220CE.Thismirror___37___(consider)oneofChina’smostimportantarchaeological____38____(discovery)andcanbeseenatthePalaceMuseuminBeijing.TheXuanyuanMirorisbigandround,about51cmindiameter.Ithasacurvedsurfacethatbulges(凸起)outwards____39____(slight),makingitlookunique.Themirrorisdecorated____40____manypatternsanddesigns,suchasdragons,phoenixes,andotherimaginarycreatures.OnethingthatmakestheXuanyuanMirrorsointerestingisitswriting,calledaninscription(铭文).Itsays“Xuanyuan”inancientChinesecharacters.PeoplebelievethisreferstoEmperorWuofHan,who____41____(rule)from141BCEto87BCE.Themirrormighthavebeenmadeduringhistime_____42_____(show)hispowerandauthority.NotonlyistheXuanyuanMirrorimportantforhistory,butitisalso____43____beautifulworkofart.Thedetaileddesignsshowhowtalentedand____44____(create)ancientChinesecraftsmenwere.Today,itremainsoneofthemostpopularexhibitsatthePalaceMuseum,____45____(attract)visitorsfromallovertheworldwhocometoappreciateitsbeautyandlearnaboutitsexcitinghistory.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假设你是李华，你校下周日有两个志愿者活动同时举行，一个在火车站，另一个在市文化博物馆。你的交换生朋友Peter不知道选择哪一个参加，写信向你寻求建议。请你写一封回信，内容包括：1.给出建议；2.说明理由。注意：1.写作词数为80左右；2.请按照如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearPeter,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节：读后续写（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。MybrotherJackwassosmartthatheearnedafullscholarshiptoHarvard.Ioftenwishedhewasn’tsoperfectbecauseitmademefeellikeIhadtoworktwiceashardjusttoprovemyselftoothers.Ononehand,hissuccesswasachallengethatIenjoyed,butontheotherhand,itwasanimmensepressurethatIstruggledtocopewith.Tobalancehisrecordinhighschool,IfeltlikeIwasconstantlyrunningonatreadmill(跑步机),dedicatingeverymomenttoanon-stoprace.TherewasnoroomforrelaxationasIpursuedthatperfectrecord.Mylifeseemedtobecompressedintoaseriesofendlesstasksanddeadlines.“IneededanA,”Irepeatedtomyselfbeforethebiologytest,sothatIwouldmaint