福建厦门第六中学2024-2025学年第二学期高一下英语期中考试试题（含答案）

福建厦门第六中学2024-2025学年第二学期高一下英语期中考试试题一、阅读理解ATheSTAREcoStationisanenvironmentalsciencemuseum,awildliferescuecenter,andashelterforendangeredandillegally-tradedforeignanimalsconfiscated(没收)bytheU.S.FishandWildlifeService.Itcarriesoutthemission“PreservationthroughEducation”byeducatingvisitorsaboutthepreservationoftheenvironmentandtheinter-dependenceofalllivingthings.FieldtripsSTAREcoStationhostsfieldtripsforschoolsandcampsthroughoutSouthernCalifornia.Eachfieldtriplaststwohours,consistingofaone-hourgatheringandaone-hourtourofthefacility,withlessonsassociatedwithCaliforniaStateScienceStandards.Throughoutthefieldtrip,studentslearnaboutthelatestdevelopmentsinenvironmentalprotectionandthewaysinwhichwildlifeinteractswithvariousecosystems.Thestudentsalsoreceiveanup-closeandhands-onexperiencewithourrescuedforeignwildlife.Thetourincludesdifferentenvironmentalexhibitsthatshowcasethewaysstudentscanhelpprotectanimalsinthewild.Fieldtripsareofferedonweekdaysonly,from10a.m.-12p.m.or12p.m.-2p.m.Therateis$6pervisitor,bothchildandadult,witha$120minimum.Weofferonefreeadultper10childrenforgroupsof40ormore.Maximumcapacityis120peopleperfieldtrip.PublictoursGuidedtoursoftheSTAREcoStationintroducevisitorstoovertwohundredrescuedforeignwildlife.EachtourisledbyanEcoStationstaffmember,andfeaturesfunanimalfacts,hands-onanimalencounters,surprisingrescuestories,environmentalexhibits,andoriginalapproachestogoinggreen.Visitorsmayonlyseetheanimalsonaguidedtour,forbothyoursafetyandthesafetyofouranimals.Theguidedtourlastsapproximately45-60minutes.PublictoursareofferedonSaturdayandSunday,from10a.m.-4p.m.(lasttourbeginsat3p.m.).Ourguidedpublictoursstarteveryhouronthehour.Visitorsareservedonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.Noreservationsarerequired.However,toursmaysellout.Wesuggestlargergroupsscheduleaprivatetour.Note:Ourregularpublictourstimesaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Pleasecallinadvanceforthemostup-to-dateinformation.1.TheSTAREcoStationaimsto________.A．helpresearchwildlifeabroadB．raiseawarenessofwildlifeprotectionC．collectmoneyforanimalsheltersD．provideaknowledgeofunusualanimals2.Whatcanstudentsdoduringafieldtrip?A．Makeaspeechontheenvironment.B．Takepartinforeignwildliferescue.C．Gettoknowwhyspeciesgetendangered.D．Learnhowlivingthingsaffecteachother.3.Foraguidedtour,visitorsshouldknowthat________.A．largegroupsareservedfirstB．itisavailableonweekdaysC．itstimecouldchangeD．bookingisneededBFromcottagessurroundedbyimpressivegardenstodaysspentexploringsandybeachesanddeepwoodsfilledwithwildlife,inMyFamilyandOtherAnimals,EnglishwriterGeraldDurrellprovidedavividaccountofhisfamily’stimeontheGreekislandofCorfuinthe1930s.ComeforthearrestingdescriptionsofCorfulandscapesandstayforDurrell’slaugh-out-loudtalesofhisunusualfamily.Thisbook,Durrellwrotehumorouslyintheintroduction,“wasintendedtobeanostalgic(怀旧的)accountofnaturalhistory,butinthefirstfewpages,Imadethemistakeofintroducingmyfamily.”Durrell,laterknownforhiszookeepingandthepreservationofwildlife,wasjustachildduringhisfamily’sfive-yearstayinCorfu.Heis10-year-oldGerryinthebook—curious,passionateaboutanimalsandadetailedstorytellerofhisstrangefamily:hisimaginativeelderbrotherLarrywithhisliteraryambitions,lovestrucksisterMargo,sportybrotherLeslieandhisever-calm,lovingmother.Durrell’sattentiontodetailiswhatmakesthebooksowinning,witheverysight,soundandsmelloftheislandbroughttolife.Oneminuteyou’llbelaughingasLarry’scleverliteraryfriendswalkdowntothedaffodil-yellowcottage,thenextyou’llbecatchingyourbreathasDurrelldescribesswimmingatnightintheIonianSea:“Lyingonmybackinthesilkywater,staringatthesky,onlymovingmyhandsandfeetslightly,IwaslookingattheMilkyWaystretchinglikeasilkscarfacrosstheskyandwonderinghowmanystarsitcontained.”MyFamilyandOtherAnimalsisquitedifficulttoclassify,beingoneparttravel,onepartautobiography,onepartnaturalhistory,andonepartcomedy,withathreadofdescriptivelanguagerunningthroughoutthatsometimesraisesitnearlytopoetry.Asarealdelighttoread,it’stheperfectliteraryescapismforanyadultorolderteenagerwhoiscurrentlywalkingdownatoughroadinlife.4.WhichwordbestdescribesDurrell’slifeinCorfu?A．Diverse.B．Busy.C．Risky.D．Tough.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninparagraph2?A．Ijustintroducedmyfamilybymistake.B．Ishouldn’thaveintroducedmyfamily.C．Igavefalseinformationaboutmyfamily.D．Icouldn’thelpintroducingmyfamily.6.Whatareparagraph4and5mainlyabout?A．Durrell’srichimagination.B．Someinterestingplotsofthebook.C．Thebook’swritingfeature.D．Somevividdescriptionsoftheisland.7.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A．Toshareanexperience.B．Tointroduceawritingstyle.C．Torecommendabook.D．Todescribeanunusualplace.C“You’resosmart!”Thisencouragingresponsetochildren’smathperformanceiscommonlyheard.Recently,anewstudy,conductedbytheUniversityofGeorgia,foundthatencouragingchildrenwithresponsesrelatedtotheirpersonalcharacteristicsorinbornabilitiesmightweakentheirmathmotivationandachievementovertime.Parentswhomakecommentslinkingtheirchildren’sperformancetopersonalcharacteristicslikeintelligenceareusingwhat’sreferredtoaspersonresponses.Incontrast,parentswholinktheirchildren’sactions,suchaseffortsorstrategyuse,totheirperformanceareusingprocessresponses.Forthestudy,researchersaskedmorethan500parentstoreportonhowtheyrespondedtotheirchildren’smathperformanceandtheirmathbeliefsandgoals.Childrenwereassessedintwowavesacrossayeartomeasuretheirmathmotivationandachievement.Theresultsshowthatparentswhoviewmathabilityaschangeablearemorelikelytogiveprocessresponsesfocusedontheirchildren’sstrategyuseandeffortsratherthantheirintelligenceorotherpersonalcharacteristics.Incontrast,parentswhobelievemathabilityisunchangeableandthatmathfailurecan’tbeconstructivegivemorepersonresponses.Parentswithhighexpectationsfortheirchildrengiveacombinationofbothresponses.Whileresponseshighlightingstrategyandeffortsarenotrelatedtoanyachievementoutcomes,childrenwhoreceivemoreresponsesabouttheirpersonalcharacteristics--inparticular,relatedtofailure--aremorelikelytoavoidhardermathproblems,exhibithigherlevelsofmathanxiety,andscoreloweronmathachievementtests.Becausepersonresponsespredictpoormathadjustmentinchildrenovertime,researcherssuggestparentslimitthistypeofresponsesathome.Anotherrecommendationforparentsistothinkabouttheirownbeliefsandgoalsfortheirkidsandexaminehowthesemightleadthemtorespondinpersonorprocessways.Simplytellingparentstoavoidtalkingaboutmathabilitymaynotbeenough.Focusinglessonhowchildrenperformandmoreontheirstrategyandenjoymentofmathmightbeamoreeffectivewaytoenhancemotivation.8.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofprocessresponse?A．Youarealuckydog.B．Runningisinyourblood.C．Whatworkswellforyourstudy?D．Whyareyousuchamathgenius?9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthestudyresults?A．Parentsprefertogivemoreprocessresponses.B．Childrenaremorelikelytobeaffectedbymathanxiety.C．Processresponseshelpwithchildren’smathachievement.D．Personresponsescandiscouragechildrenfromlearningmath.10.Whatdoresearchersadviseparentstodo?A．Restrictpersonresponses.B．Defendtheirownbeliefs.C．Stresschildren’sperformance.D．Ignorechildren’smathproblems.11.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TheStrategyChildrenAdopttoLearnMathHelpsB．TheWayParentsTalktoChildrenonMathMattersC．ResponsestoEnhanceChildren’sMathPerformanceD．SuggestionsforParentstoTeachTheirChildrenMathDMichaelGonsalves,achefofGoldenOakatDisneyWorld,hasacuisineconceptrootedinfresh,locally-sourcedingredientsthatoriginatedfromchildhoodharvestingproducefromtheirfamilygardenwithhismomtoeventuallyleadingkitchensatWaltDisneyWorldResortstoemployasustainablemodel.“Trulythewholeprocessstartswithmenuplanning,”hesaid.Creatingonedishleadsintothecreationofmanymorethroughtheend-to-enduseofproducts.Aschefs,theyarealwayssearchingforthebestingredients.Itisthentheirfocustoensuretheyappreciateandrespectallthatgointoeachandeveryoneofthem.Forexample,theysourcechickenthatisnaturallygrownandfedonanaturalplantforwarddiet,nohormones(激素)oradditives—that’susedinmanywaysthroughoutmenusfromasimplegrilledchickenbreasttobonesoup.Nothinggoestowaste.Whentheydohavewaste,evenifminimal,theyshiftitfromlandfillstotransformitintocompost(堆肥)that’sthenusedacrosstheWaltDisneyWorldproperty.TheyalsosupportSecondHarvest,alocalcommunityfoodbankwherehealthyproduce,prepared,butnotserved,mealseatableforhumanconsumptionaredonated.Disneyalsoworkswithpigfarmerswhentheycan’tdistributefoodspastthepointofsafetyforhumanconsumption.Besides,wildlifereservationslovetogetthemeatbecausetigersandwildcatscanstilleatthat.Theiroperationsare“onapathtoasustainablezerowastekitchenoftomorrow”wherechefslearnthefull-lifecycleofplantsfromseedtoplateandgainabetterunderstandingandappreciationfortheproductandtheircraft.GoldenOakatDisneyhasmillionsofbeesthatproduceupto300poundsofhoneyperyear,plusthosebeeshelpwithcrosspollination(授粉)oftheirgardensonadailybasis.Theyadvocateaculturethathelpsdevelopnotonlythequalityoffood,butanappreciationfornature.12.WheredidMichaelGonsalves’ideaaboutcuisinecomefrom?A．Hismom’ssuggestions.B．Hisdreamofbecomingachef.C．Hisinterestindeliciousfood.D．Hislaborexperienceasachild.13.HowaretheingredientsdealtwithinGoldenOak?A．Theyaregrilledtoeat.B．Theyareusedtothefullest.C．Theyaredividedintogroups.D．Theyareselectedbyquality.14.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph3?A．Giveexamplesaboutzerowaste.B．Introducetheuniquehabitofwildlife.C．Stresstheimportanceofnaturalfood.D．Explaintheoperationmodeofthefoodbank.15.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．DisneyWorld:NewCuisineRoadB．MichaelGonsalves:CreativeChefC．MichaelGonsalves:AdvocateofFoodDiversityD．DisneyWorld:PioneerinEnvironmentalProtection七选五SoothetheSundayscariesMostofuslookforwardtotheweekendasatimetorelax,connectwithfriendsandfamily,anddealwithtasksfromato-dolistthatgetsneglectedduringtheworkweek.Butastheweekendcomestoanend,manyaremissingoutonSundayFundayandinsteadexperiencinganoverwhelmingsenseofanxietyandevendreadabouttheupcomingweek.___16___Somepeopledescribeitasaheavinesstheycanfeelintheirbody,whileothersfeelsounsettledthattheycouldjumpoutoftheirskin.EventhoughtheSundayscariesarecommon,theyaremanageable.Here’showexpertssayyoucaneaseyourend-of-weekendanxiety.StructureyourSunday.___17___Youmightstillgothroughthatsenseofdread,butthatfeelingishardertoholdontowhenyou’reengaginginsomethingthatmakesyoufeelgood.Don’tforgettorelax.Ifyou’refeelingmorestress,it’simportanttomakespaceforrelaxingactivitiestogroundyourself.Maybeamidafternoonshowerorbath,maybeanengagingmovieorshow,whateverfeelslikeahelpfuldistractiontoregroundfromthescaries.Identifyyouranxietysources.Trytofigureoutwhat’sreallycausingyoutodreadtheweek.___18___Evenifthere’snotasinglereasonbehindyourSundayanxiety,organizingthestressintosmallpartscanhelpmakeitallmoremanageable.___19___GettingridoftheSundayscariesisn’tjustaboutminimizingthegloomoftheweekahead.Havesomethingtolookforwardto.Thisgivesyoutheopportunitytoshiftyourthoughtstofunandwillhelpimproveyourmood.EndyourSundaywiththerightenergy.Sundaynightisaproperwind-downtime.Maybeyouwanttojournal,doafacemask,readafewpagesofagoodbook.DoyourbesttohonorthistimeandmakeSundaynightallaboutyou.___20___A．Isitadeadline,meetingorpresentation?B．Createsomeexcitementfortheweekahead.C．ExpertshavereferredtothisworryasSundayscaries.D．Sundayscariescomefromtirednessafterareallybusyweekend.E．Thenyoufeelempoweredandconfidentthatyou’llbereadyforthenextday.F．Insteadofsittingonthecouchandwatchingtheclock,gotodosomethingthatyouenjoy.G．Anxietyisanaturalresponsethathappensinpreparationforanythingthatcausespainordiscomfort.二、选词填空根据句意，从下列方框中选择正确的单词或短语补全句子，并将选项填涂在答题卡相应位置上，其中有三项是多余的。A.beadmittedintoB.takeadvantageofC.inspiteofD.containsE.seekmyfortuneF.apartfromG.settleH.complains21.Weshould___21___everychancetospeakEnglishinclass.22.Hemanagedtocompletethetasksuccessfully___22___hislackofexperience.23.Weshould___23___thisargumentbeforeitgetsanyworse.24.Thebook___24___alotofinterestingfactsaboutanimalsandnature.25.I’mhopingto___25___agoodcollegeafterIfinishhighschool.三、完形填空MyhusbandandIwereonourflighttoAmerica.Thecabin(机舱)was___26___forthefilmswhenshoutsof“Wakeup!Oh,help!”rangout.“Isthereadoctoraboard?”Nodoctorwantedtohearthesewordswhileflying,butIstillansweredquickly.Iwasoutofmy___27___andrantoseeafrightenedelderlywomanholdingthehandofherhusband,whowasn’t___28___toher.Hisheadwasback,___29___closed.Ididaquickexamination:colourgood,noevidentpain,breathing___30___withouteffort.Isatdown,still___31___hisheartbeat,andaskedthewomanaboutherhusband.Luckily,hehada___32___medicalhistoryandtooknomedicine.Thecouplehadtravelledto___33___their60thweddinganniversary.Ithadbeenagoodholiday,sheexplained,but___34___.Suddenlyherhusbandopenedhiseyes,andasked,“What'shappened?”SoIexplained,“Yourheartbeatisn’tquiteright,andthatmayhave___35___yourunconsciousness(昏迷).”Soonafter,whenIreportedthewholesituationtothe___36___,heaskedme,“Wecanputtheplanedownin20minutesinGander,or___37___fortwohoursinToronto.Whatdoyouwantmetodo,doc?”“Putitdown,”Ireplied.AlthoughIdon'tknow___38___whatbroughtabouttheman’strouble,thetruthis,travelfor___39___canbestressful,andthere’senormouspotentialformedicaltreatments.Threeweekslater,Ireceivedathank-younotefromthegentleman,whowill___40___remainingoodhealthforyearstocome.Seeingeachpatientgettingwellagainisthebestgiftforadoctor.26.A．darkenedB．decoratedC．heatedD．lightened27.A．bedB．seatC．roomD．office28.A．respondingB．smilingC．whisperingD．waving29.A．fingersB．handsC．mouthD．eyes30.A．heavilyB．rapidlyC．frequentlyD．smoothly31.A．touchingB．stoppingC．checkingD．counting32.A．cleanB．horribleC．seriousD．legal33.A．congratulateB．celebrateC．admireD．appreciate34.A．relaxingB．satisfyingC．tiringD．boring35.A．resultedinB．resultedfromC．reactedtoD．madeup36.A．participantB．pilotC．passengerD．police37.A．pulloverB．holdonC．carryonD．turnaround38.A．forcertainB．inbriefC．atleastD．aboveall39.A．teenagersB．childrenC．seniorsD．adults40.A．immediatelyB．hopefullyC．absolutelyD．typically四、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。BeforetallbuildingssprunguplikemushroomsinBeijing,hutongdominated(主宰)thiscityinthepastandcultivatedtheuniqueculture.___41___(adapt)themtomodernneed,theBeijinggovernment___42___(conduct)aseriesofpoliciestorenovate(翻新)thecity’sancientstreetsinthelastdecade.YangmeizhuXiejieisakeyprojectinBeijing’sDashilanRenewalPlan.Thistime-honoredstreetisatraditionalBeijinghutongalleylinedbysingle-storyresidences.The496-meter-longstreetisknown___43___itsgood-naturedatmosphere,___44___writersandartistscanworktogetherandperfecttheircrafts(手艺).Accordingtotheplan,792outof1,700householdswererelocated(搬迁),___45___theoldhutongpreservingBeijing’straditionallifestyleremainsprotected.___46___(compare)tothepreviousone,nowthestreet___47___(feature)moreattractivelocalshopswithaperfectcombinationoftraditionalcraftsmanshipandmodernstyle.TheOldBeijingRabbitFigurinestoreisa___48___(shine)example.Openedbyafifth-generationheirtotheartofcreatingclayrabbitsculptures,itservesas___49___symbolofhappinessandgoodluckinthecityandconveysasenseofjoyto___50___(visitor).TheysaythatinYangmeizhuXiejie,anopenmarketatmosphereandasensationalambience(气氛)ofliteraturecoexist.五、书信写作51.假定你是李华，端午节(DragonBoatFestival)即将来临，你的英国笔友Jack对这个节日非常感兴趣，请你给他写一封邮件，向他介绍一下端午节的相关信息，内容包括：1.节日的时间；2.节日的庆祝方式；3.节日的意义。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。六、书面表达（读后续写）52.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。Catherinewasthecoolestkidinherclass.Whenevershewent,shewasinthespotlight,withabunchofkidsfollowingheranddoingeverythingshedid.Herclassmate,Landy,however,wasnotinthecoolkids’group.Beingthetallestkidinherclass,shewaslaughedatbyherclassmates,whowerealwayschanting(唱起……歌)“Landy,Landy,longasspaghetti(意大利面).”Catherinedidn’treallylikeitwhenthekidschanted“Landy,Landy,longasspaghetti”.Butshenevertoldthemtostopeither,andnordidsheevertalktoher.Shelikedbeingpopular.Oneweekend,Catherinewentovertovisithergrandfather.Hergrandfatherlivesonafarm,wherehekeepschickens.Whilehelpingtofeedthechickens,Catherinenoticedaspecialone.Hiddeninthecorner,itlookedsmallerthantheothersandwasalmosthalf-bare!“What’sthematterwithit?”Sheaskedhergrandfather,withapuzzledfrownonherface.Hergrandfathertoldherhowchickenscouldact.“Theyhaveapecking(啄)order,”heexplained,wrinklesofconcernspreadingaroundhisforehead.“Ifonechickenisdifferent,theotherswillpushitawayandkeeppeckingit.Sometimestheypeckitsomuchthatitdies.”“Oh,whatapoorlittlething!”Catherineletoutasighasshepickedthefrightenedchickenupinherarms,whoseheartwasbeatingfastinthebonylittlebody.Suddenly,shethoughtofLandy,thegirlbeing“pecked”byherclassmates.“I’mgoingtotakeithomeandtakegoodcareofit,”shesaidwithadeterminedlook.Backinschool,Catherinetoldthecoolkidsaboutthechicken.“It’slookinghealthy,”shesaidproudly.“It’sfatteranditsfeathersaregrowing.Ev