山西某学校2024-2025学年高一下学期2月开学考试英语试题

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1山西某学校2024-2025学年高一下学期2月开学考试英语试题第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读(共2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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AThereisakindofwomanintheworldwhohastheabilitytoaccomplishthedifficultchallengesoftheirownlifeandtoinspireotherstoachievegreatthings.They’restrongandindependent,wiseandsuccessful,talentedandbrave,andcanteachallofusalot.StillAliceInthisfilm,wecancatchaglimpseofafamily’srelationships,fears,concernsandstruggles.Thefilm’smaincharacterAlice,aged50,copesbravelywithAlzheimer’sdisease:she’stheperfectexampleofaniron-willedwoman.JulianneMoore’samazingperformanceaddsextracharmtothischaracter.ErinBrockovichThefilmisaboutErinBrockovich,astrongyeteasily-hurtwoman,butordinaryweaknessisnotallowedinhersituation.Shemaynotbeagenius,butherpersistenceandconcernforothersallowhertoachievetheimpossible:avictoryoverapowerfulandmajorcorporationthatisliterallypoisoningpeople.Whenyouareabouttogiveuponsomething,simplywatchthismovieformotivation.TheDevilWearsPradaAsassistanttoimpossiblydemandingNewYorkfashionmagazineeditorMirandaPriestly,youngAndySachshaslandedajobthat“amilliongirlswoulddiefor.”Unfortunately,herheaven-sentappointmentasMiranda’sassistantjustmightbethedeathofher!There’saveryclassiclineinthefilm:Letmeknowwhenyourwholelifegoesupinsmoke.Thatmeansit’stimeforapromotion.MonaLisaSmileThismovieteachesyouaboutdignity,courageandpersistence,andthecentralthemeislearningtohaveamindofyourown.KatherineWatsonisarecentUCLAgraduatehiredtoteacharthistoryattheall-femaleWellesleyCollege,in1953.Determinedtofaceuptotheoutdatedcustomsofsociety,Katherineinspireshertraditionalstudentstochallengethelivestheyareexpectedtolead.21.Whichfilmwouldyourecommendtoyourgrandmotherifshewereseriouslyill?A.ErinBrockovich. B.StillAlice. C.MonaLisaSmile. D.TheDevilWearsPrada.22.WhatdoesthefilmErinBrockovichconvey?A.Neverevercompromise. B.Manyhandsmakelightwork.C.Crossthebridgewhenyoucometoit. D.Don’tputthecartbeforethehorse.23.Whatdothefourfilmshaveincommon?A.Winninganumberoffilmawards. B.Singinghighpraiseforgreatwomen.C.Namingallthesefilmsafterwomen. D.Fightingforwomen’ssocialstatus.【答案】21.B22.A23.BBAFloridateenisgainingnationalattentionwithhergraduationspeechandabasketofstrawberries.“Careforsomestrawberries?”BrendasaidathergraduationfromMulberryHighSchool.Afterjokinglyacknowledgingtheremightnotbeenough,shewenton,“Thesearenoordinarystrawberries.”Sheheldupaseriesofstrawberries,revealingwhateachrepresents:sweat,dirt,aches,andpains.BrendadescribedherselfasthedaughteroftwotirelessfarmerswhoimmigratedfromMexicoandspentmostoftheirdaysworkinginfieldsofstrawberries,blueberries,andcucumbers.“Mymotivationhasbeenrootedinmyimmigrantculture.”Becauseofthis,shechosetofocusonthatinheraddress.“Manystudentsusedtobeashamedoftheirupbringingbuttoday,we’reproudofwhatmakesus.”Sheexplainedhowshegrewupunderpoorconditions.“I’mmotivatedbymyparents’handsthatlosefeelingfromlaboriouswork.Despitethehotsunandbodypains,theybackmeupheartandsoulinmyeducation,whichweighsmorestronglywithmethananythingelse.Imustworkhardandsucceed.”Brenda’sheadingtoStanfordUniversitythisfall.ShealsocreditedsomeofheroutstandingachievementstoherteacherHiggins,whohelpsimmigrantstudentsandthepoor.Herspeechhasbeenviewedbythousandsonline.“Hearingittouchedotherpeople’sheartswhosaidtheyunderstoodmymessage,I’mstruckthesame,”Brendasaidlater.TheprincipalofMulberryHighSchool,MichaelYoung,wasonememberoftheaudiencegettingemotional.“Thespeechwasverypowerful—herfruitdidhelppaintagoodpictureofthingsshewantedtoconvey,”Youngsaid.Asforhermessagetoyoungpeoplestruggling,Brendasaid,“Pastcircumstancesaren’tinchargeofyourfuture.Ifyou’refromapoorfamily,useeveryresourceandtrytobetteryourself.You’retheauthorofyourstory.”24.WhydidBrendabringstrawberriestohergraduation?A.Toshareherhome-grownfruit. B.Toshowhardshipherparentsfaced.C.Tobetterillustrateherspeech’stopic. D.Toexplaintheimportanceofmotivators.25.WhataffectedBrendamostintermsofheracademicsuccess?A.Helpfromherteacher. B.Herlifeexperience.C.Hernativeculture. D.Supportfromherparents.26.HowdidBrendafeelabouttheviewers’responseonline?A.Proud. B.Sympathetic. C.Awkward. D.Moved.27.WhatdidBrendaconveytotheyoung?A.Lifeiswhatyoumakeit. B.Everycloudhasasilverlining.C.Everyonedeservesagoodlifestory. D.Resourcesinhanddecideyourfuture.CRotterdamintheNetherlandshasturnedanunusedcanal(运河)intoawavepool,butittookyearstobecomeareality.EdwardvanDongenandEdwinvanViegen,twobigsurfers,hadadreamin2012tocreateaplacewheretheycouldalwayssurfinRotterdamanddidn’thavetotraveltotheNorthSea,butnoteveryonelikedtheiridea.Neighborssaidthatitwouldbetoonoisy.Fiveyearslater,thegovernmentfinallygavethemthegreenlight.Now,12yearslater,RiF010openedinJuly2024.Man-madewavesarenotnew.Infact,oneoftheearliestwavepoolswasbuiltinMunich,Germanyin1929.Peoplemovedupanddowninthepoolwherethewavesweremadebyalargepaddle(桨).ThefirstwavepoolintheUSopenedinTempe,Arizonain1969.Butwavepoolsaremuchhighertechtoday.Rotterdam’swavepoolusesarealcanalthatwasonceusedforshipping.Tobuildit,theycreatedaspecialunderwaterconcrete(混凝土)basinthatallowedthewatertobesafelyemptiedwithoutdestroyingthehistoricquays(码头).Afterthewaterwasemptied,awave-makingmechanism(机械装置)wasputin,andthebasinwasfilledwithcleanwaterfromtheRotteRiver.ThesurfingmechanismwasdevelopedbySurfLoch,aCaliforniacompany,tomimicthewaywavesformintheocean.ThistechnologyispoweredbyeightenginesthroughwindpowerfromtheNorthSea.Whilethewavesmightnotfeelexactlyliketheocean,they’llstillbeexciting.Surferscansignupforone-hoursessionsbasedontheirskilllevel,withwavesfrom1.5feetto5feettall.RiF010willhaveabeachhouse,acafe,arestaurant,andasurfshop,justlikearealbeach.Butthisbeachisintheheartofthecity!28.WhydidittakesolongtobuildthewavepoolinRotterdam?A.Nearbypeoplewereagainstit. B.Nocompanywantedtotakeiton.C.Itdidn’thaveasuitablelocation. D.Itwasthoughttobeuseless.29.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A.Theenvironmentaleffectsofthewavepool. B.Thebenefitsofthewavepool.C.Theappearanceofthewavepool. D.Theprocessofbuildingthewavepool30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mimic”inparagraph5mean?A.Check. B.Support. C.Copy. D.Improve.31.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Wavepoolsarebecomingmorepopular.B.SurfingisapopularsportinRotterdam.C.Buildingawavepoolinacitycanbechallenging.D.Rotterdamhasmadeawavepoolareality.DIn2024,weareseeingwidespreadpublicinterestinAIthat’slargelydowntothecomingoutofChatGPTinNovember2022byOpenAI,anAmericanAIresearchorganization.GiventhatChatGPTallowsuserstoaskquestionsandgetananswerwithinseconds,itcanbeapowerfultool.Whenitcomestothelegalfield,peoplearealreadyusingAI’sfunctionstoserveasa“freelawyer”.Itsoundseasybut,asweallknow,dealingwithpeopleisnotoftensimple.Workinginbusinesslaw,IoftendealwithdifficultandcomplexsituationsforwhichAIisill-equipped.UsingAItowriteagreementsforbuyingandsellingsharesisagoodexampleofthis.Ifyou’resellingsharesinyourbusiness,you’regivingupsomecontrol,soit’sreallyimportanttogeteverythingexactlyright.Lawyershavealotofexperiencefrompastdealsandcangivegoodadvicetobothbuyersandsellers.Thatsaid,thereisnodoubtthatAIcansometimesbeahelpandsomethingwecantakeadvantageofinthelegalfield.Forexample,AIexpertsfromtheUniversityofCambridgemadeanAIprogramcalledLuminancethatcanreadlegaldocumentsandfindanyproblemthatneedstobefixed.ThedangerliesinthemisuseofAI,giventhatmisleadingresultscanbeproduced.YoumighthaveheardofthecaseintheUSlastyearwheretwoNewYorklawyersandtheirlegalcompanywerefinedaftersixlegalcases,createdbyChatGPT,wereusedinanairplaneinjurycase.WhilethejudgeruledthatitwasnotwronginitselftouseAI,hesaiditwastheresponsibilityoftheusersto“makesuretheirdocumentsarecorrect”.Aswithmostthingsinlife,AIhasgoodandbadpoints.Ourworkrequiresmorethanjustknowledgeofthelaw.Weneedtobeabletounderstandpeople’sfeelings,makegoodjudgments,andthinkcriticallytobestserveourclients(客户).Asyoubuildrelationshipswithclientsonahumanlevel,youlearnmoreabouttheirlivesandplans,bothofwhichinfluencehow,aslawyers,wecanbestservetheindividual.32.HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutusingAItowriteagreements?A.Uninteresting. B.Inspirational. C.Dissatisfying. D.Instructive.33.WhydoestheauthormentionLuminanceinparagraph3?A.Tochallengeexperts’viewsonAI. B.ToshowrecentimprovementsinAI.C.ToofferadviceonusingAI. D.ToprovetheusefulnessofAI.34.Whatdidthejudgemeanbyhisrule?A.Lawyersmustchecktheinformation.B.Lawyersshouldbefamiliarwithsimilarcases.C.Lawyersmustfollowstrictrules.D.Lawyerscanusemade-upcasesifnecessary.35.Whatmessagedoestheauthorexpressinthelastparagraph?A.WefailtorealizetheimportanceofAI. B.AIcannottaketheplaceoflawyers.C.AIhaslimitedroomfordevelopment. D.WeshouldmakeuseofAItoserveclients.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。Inaworldofcontinuousnotifications(通知),screenpop-ups,andmanydailyresponsibilities,peoplefeelthenecessitytomultitask.____36____Infact,workingontwotasksatoncemayreduceattention,understanding,andperformance.Whenmovingfromonetasktothenext,itishardtoblockoutdistractions.Someautomatedtaskscanbedonetogetherwithotherjobs,suchasfoldingclothesandfocusingonaconversation,orwalkingandtalking.____37____Itallstartswithunderstandingyourgoalsandfocusingonthemostimportanttaskuntilitiscompleted.____38____Turnoffthephone,disablethosedistractingnotificationsonthescreen,andfindaquietplacetofocus.Ifthereisaneedtochangetasks,workononejobfor20fullminutesbeforemovingattentiontoanotherjob.Practicingmindfulnessdailymayalsohelptoincreasefocus.Mindfulnesscouldevenhelprecognizewhenyou’remultitaskingwithoutnoticing.Beingagood“single-tasking”rolemodelisalsohelpful.____39____Ifthebossatworkanswersemailsallthetime,includingduringmeetings,employeeswillmirrorthisbehavior.Thekeyistofindbalanceandbeagoodrolemodelforthosewhoarewatching.Thinkofsingle-taskingasaspotlight.Whenthelightshinesinonearea,itbringsclearerresults;andifthatsameamountoflightwerespreadacrossadarkenedroom,onlyshadows(阴影)wouldbeseen.____40____A.Multitaskingmayfeelproductiveatthetime,butit’sactuallylesseffective.B.Sotakeadeepbreath,resetfocus,andstartsingle-tasking.C.Setapositiveexamplebybeingpresentandfocused.D.However,morechallengingtasksarebestperformedoneatatime.E.Changebetweenjobsordotwoormoretasksatonce.F.Limitingdistractionscanbehelpful.G.Whentheworkdayisover,enjoysomewell-neededrest.第三部分语言运用(共2节，满分30分)第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)Aftercompletinghighschool,Ihadthehopeofcontinuingmyeducationatauniversity.Butthe____41____keptpilingup.Ihadnomoneydespiteworkingthreejobs,soIhadto____42____fromthecommunitycollege.Still,Iheldontoalessonmyparentshad____43____inme:everythingbadcomeswithsomethinggood.AstheeldestdaughteroffivechildrenofanimmigrantfamilytotheUS,Iworkedat____44____jobsandat16became____45____independent.Throughitall,myeducationmeanteverythingtome.IthoughtifIdidwellinmy____46____work,everythingelsewouldfallintoplace.ButwhenIgained____47____tomanytoppublicuniversitiesacrossthestate,myheart____48____sinceIcouldn’taffordit.Icouldn’ttakeoutlargeamountsofstudentloandebtgivenmyfamily’seconomic____49____.Besides,beingfirstgenerationfromanimmigranthousehold,Ididn’tunderstandwhatscholarshipswereandhowto_____50_____—andevenifIdid,scholarshipswouldn’treplacemy_____51_____asmyfamily’seconomicproviderifIleft.Ispent7yearsworkingmanyjobswhileslowly_____52_____communitycollegecredits.Then,asmysisterswereolder,Imovedontoa4-yearuniversity.I_____53_____organicchemistrywithDr.Farmer.Inhisofficehours,Idiscoveredmy_____54_____.Within6months,Iwasrunningcolumnsinhislab.NowI’mclosetogettingmyPh.D.degreeinorganicchemistry.IamsogladInever_____55_____mychildhooddream.41.A.opportunities B.functions C.challenges D.consequences42.A.takeout B.dropout C.runout D.makeout43.A.planted B.delivered C.assessed D.arranged44.A.positive B.multiple C.adorable D.efficient45.A.technically B.normally C.visually D.financially46.A.reasonable B.academic C.elegant D.familiar47.A.impression B.passion C.admission D.extension48.A.beat B.stopped C.failed D.sank49.A.situation B.recovery C.policy D.system50.A.compare B.observe C.apply D.avoid51.A.advantage B.desire C.behavior D.role52.A.marking B.earning C.donating D.decreasing53.A.viewed B.mentioned C.took D.designed54.A.mood B.standard C.disadvantage D.curiosity55.A.gaveup B.pickedup C.keptup D.clearedup第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填括号内单词的正确形式。YungangGrottoes(石窟)inDatong,ShanxiProvince,areaworldculturalheritagesitewithahistorythat____56____(go)backmorethan1,500years.InYungang’s45biggrottoesandmorethan200smallgrottoes,roughly59,000figuresoftheBuddha____57____(consider)aspricelesstreasuresofhumanculture.____58____becauseoftheeffectsofclimatechangeandnaturaldisasters,thegrottoesfacedamageyearafteryear.Thanksto____59____(advance)digitaltechnology,researchersarebusy“duplicating(复制)”theYungangGrottoesinanattempt____60____(preserve)thepreciousculturalrelics.Employing3Dlaserscanningtechnology,theresearchers____61____(digital)recordtheshapes,colorsandotherfinedetailsofthegrottoesandlaterreproducethemby____62____(use)3Dprintingtechnology.InJune,2020,theZhejiangUniversityCulturalRelicsResearchInstituteandtheYungangGrottoesResearchInstitutetogether“copiedandpasted”CaveNo.12oftheYungangGrottoesforanexhibitioninHangzhou,____63____istheworld’sfirst3D-printed1:1“copy”ofagrotto.TheYungangresearchers’attemptis____64____goodexampleoftechnologyhelpingtopreserveculturalheritage.Itishoped______65______thenewdigitizedtechnologieswillfacilitatethe“rebirth”oftheculturalrelics,andbringthemtomoreplacesworldwide.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)66.假定你是学校太极社团的负责人李华，下周社团将举办一场太极主题日活动，请给外教Jack写邮件邀请他参加。内容包括：1.活动邀请；2.活动介绍。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearJack,I’mLiHua,theheadofourschool’sTaiChiClub.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节(满分25分)67.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，构成一篇完整的短文。Whentheswimseasonbegan,my11-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,andIcutadeal.Shewouldgotopractisethreetimesaweek,andIwouldn’tmakehercompeteinswimmeets.Elizabethdoesnotlikeswimmeets.Shegetshorriblynervousbecausesheisafraidthatshewilldosomethingwrongandleteveryonedown.Shestartedtotalkaboutquittingswimming,whichbrokemyheartbecauseshelovesswimming.SoIcameupwiththedeal.Recently,Elizabeth’steamannouncedaT-shirtrelay(接力赛),whichworkslikethis:onepersonfromeachrelayteamputsonaT-shirtandapairofsocksandswims50meters