北京市延庆区2024-2025学年高一年级下册期末考试英语试题

北京市延庆区2024-2025学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

一、完形填空(共10小题，每小题L5分，共15分)

Onewinter,ahomelessdogcalledShaviwaslefttodieonthestreetsofsouth-westRussiaafterbeingI

byadriver.Withtwobrokenlegs,shewastakentoapetclinicfor2byavolunteerfromOneGreenPlanet.

AfterlaunchinganappealtofindsomeonewhocouldlookafterShavi,thevetfoundNinawhovisitedherand

3nursedherbacktohealth,workingonregainingherconfidenceand4.

Duetoworkcommitments,Nir.acouldn'tkeepShaviandinsteadfoundheranew5.185milesaway,

neartheRussianborder.However,afterjustafewdays.Shavi6fromthere.

Twoweekslater,whilewalkingalongtheroadoutsideherhome,Ninafeltsomethingbrushupagainstherleg.

RealizingitwasShavi,shewasso7andexcited.Thedoghadmadethealmost200-milejourneybackto

(hewomanwhohadsavedherlifeandlegs.

ThepairlivedtogetherandmovedintoabiggerapartmentsoShavihadplentyofroomtoplay."Ofcourse,she

hasnowicmaiiicdwithusfoiguocl.Iwouldnevermakethiskindoffiicudawayagain.8aicllicmoslluyal

andlovingcompanionsintheworld.Foreverydropofhumanlove,they9givealloftheirsinreturn,and

Iknowthatfrompersonalexperience.Shaviisjustlikea1()tomc.^^Ninasaid.

1.A.abandonedB.adoptedC.caughtD.hit

2.A.restB.foodC.treatmentD.comfort

3.A.patientlyB.helplesslyC.nervouslyD.occasionally

4.A.patienceB.freedomC.growthD.strength

5.A.friendB.homeC.toyD.cage

6.A.recoveredB.sufferedC.wanderedD.disappeared

7.A.shockedB.annoyedC.worriedD.relaxed

8.A.HumansB.VolunteersC.AnimalsD.Drivers

9.A.calmlyB.willinglyC.bravelyD.properly

10.A.beggarB.childC.leaderD.stranger

二、阅读理解（共11题，共22分）

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VisitorsexperiencetheexcitementofwhitewaterrapidsandthenstoptoenjoytheimpressivebeautyofTravertine

Fallsandatastylunch.Nochargeforchildren2yearsandunder.

One-DayTrip

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WhitewaterraftingtoursbegininPeachSprings.HualapaiRiverRunnerstransportsyoutoDiamondCreek,which

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Two-DayTrip

Retail$549.00+$79.00(helicopterandround-tripgroundtransportation)

Two-dayraftingtripswithonenightontheColoradoRiver.Allsuppliesandmealsareincluded.Twodaysinthe

GrandCanyon,ontheColoradoRiverallowsmoretimetoexploreoneoftheSevenWondersoftheWorld.

ToursInclude：

•Round-triptransportationfromPeachSpringsto(hestartingpointandfromtheterminationpointbacktoPeach

Springs.

•Snack,drinksandlunch(vegetarianmealsavailableuponrequest)

•Waterproofdrybagsforstoringyourcameras,sunscreen,dryclothes,etc.

•Thehelicopterpartoftransportationisweatherpermitting.Ifthehelicoptertransportationiscancelledbecauseof

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11.Wheredowhitewaterraftingtoursstart?

A.TravertineFallsB.PeachSpringsC.DiamondCreekD.GrandCanyonWest

12.Welearnfromthepassagethat.

A.HualapaiRiverRunnersprovidesdryclothes

B.youwillget$20backifyouaredissatisfied

C.thetripisfreeofchargeforchildrenunder2

D.onlinebookinghasabelterofferallyearround

13.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.ToexploretheHualapaiculture

B.Toattractpeopletothesights

C.Toexplainhowtomakearaftingtrip

D.TointroducethehistoryoftheColoradoRiver

B

Itwasareadingclass.Whileallherclassmateswereflyingthroughthe2ndand3rdbooksintheHarryPotter

series,SkyeMalik,onlyonpagefourofthefirstbook,gotimpossiblystuckontheword“doughnut”.

Herunexpecteddifficultywithreadingiscalleddyslexia.Skyegotaprofessionaldiagnosisat(heendof(he2nd

grade.Knowingthatotherkidsweregoingthroughthesamethingmadeiteasieronhersomehow.Whatwasn'teasy,

evenafterallthehelpshegotfromspecialtutorsandreadingprograms,wasfluentreading.Whatmanypeopledo

withoutthinking—reading—shehadtostrugglewithwordbyword,sometimesletterbyletter.Inclass,shewould

heartheotherkidsflipthroughthepagesonassignmentsandgoontothequestionswhileshewasstilldoingbattle

withthefirstparagraph.

Shewasasfrustratedasshewasdiscouraged.Butshedidn,tknewofanyotherwayuntilher4thgradeteacher,

MissPollock,toldheraboutsomethngcalledLearningAlly.

LearningAllyisanon-profitorganizationthatoffersaudioversionsofbooks.Acrewofvolunteerreadershas

recorded75,000classicnovels,children'sbooks,andschooltextbooksthathelpmorethan300,000studentsand

adultswithlearningdifferencesorv/hoareblind.NowSkyecouldlistentothebookswithherearsandfollowthe

wordswithhereyesonthepage.Insteadofhavinghermotherreadhertextbookstoher.shecouldindependentlydo

herwork."WithLearningAlly,1feciconfidentandcapableandcaneasilykeepupwithmyclassmates,nSkye

explains,4tandIwantotherkidstofeelempowered,justthewayIdid.”

SoSkye,nowaged16,createdThePacoProjectwhichwasnamedafterhergrandfather,whosenicknamewas

“Paco”.ThePacoProjectisafundraiserandeducationalinitiativefocusingongivingstudentswithdyslexiaaccess

tothesameLearningAllytechnologythatchangedherlife.

Skyehasrealizedthatsheisoneoftheluckykidswhohavebeendiagnosed.Sheknowsthateducatingteachers

aboutdyslexiaandgivingstudentswiththelearningchallengethetoolstheyneedisagreatfirststepinmeeting

dyslexiaheadon,andhelpingthembeconfident,capablestudents.4iRightnowtheyfeelstuck-ashamcd,unsureand

insecureabout(heirschoolwork.IfIcouldhelpstopthesestudentsfeelingthisway,thatwouldmeantheworldto

me.^^

14.Accordingtothepassage.Skye.

A.foundawayoutwiththehelpofMissPollockB.feltannoyedatbeingteasedbyherclassmates

C.preferredreadingthefirstbookofHarryPotterD.wasdiagnosedwithdyslexiainherfourthgrade

15.ThePacoProjectwascreated.

A.topromoteLearningAllytechnologyB.toempowerthosewithreadingdifficulty

C.withinspirationfromSkye'sgrandfatherD.inresponsetothegrowingdemandsofteachers

16.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.whatpeoplewithdyslexiaarcsuffering

B.whatmeasuresareneededtobeatdyslexia

C.howLearningAllyinfluencedpeoplewithdyslexia

D.howSkyebattledagainstdyslexiaandhelpedothers

17.WhichwordsbestdescribeSkye'scharacter?

A.KindandpatientB.Shyanddependent

C.PersistentandcaringD.Imaginativeandcurious

C

Wchaveknownaboutclimatechangefordecades.ThereislittledoubtthatEarthisgettingwarmerandwanner

(see(hegraph).Awarmingoceanandatmospherealongwithmeltingiceandrisingsealevelsprovideevidenceofa

dramaticchangeintheglobalclimate.

In2013,alotofpeoplewereshockedbyanewsphotoofadeadpolarbearthatwasfoundonNorway'sArctic

islandofSvalbard.Accordingtothescientistswhofounditsdeadbody,allthatremainedofthepolarbearwas”skin

andbones”.Anexpertwhohasstudiedpolarbearsfbrmanyyearssaidthatfromthepositionofitsdeadbody,the

bearappearedtohavestarvedanddied.Expertsclaimedthatlowsca-icclevelscausedbyclimatechangemeantthe

bearcouldnothuntsealsasbefore,soithadtotravelgreaterdistancesinordertofindfood.Thisalarmingcase

showedhowtheincreaseintemperaturehadanimpactonEarth'secology.

Thenwhatiscausingtheincreaseintheglobalaveragesurfacetemperature?Climatescientistsoftenmentiona

keyclimateprocesscalledthe"greenhouseeffect”,whichhastwocommonmeanings:the"natural“greenhouseeffect

andthe“man-made"greenhouseeffect.The"natural"greenhouseeffectreferstothefactthatheatfromthesunenters

theatmosphereandwarmsEarth'ssurfaceasshort-waveradiation.Theheatisreleasedbackintospaceatlonger

wavelengths.Greenhousegasesintheatmosphere,suchasmethaneandcarbondioxide,trapsomeoftheheat,

keepingEarth'sclimatewannandhabitable.Withoutthisprocess,Earthcouldnotsustainlife.However,the4tnian-

n^ade^^greenhouseeffecthasnowbecomeabigproblem.Whenpeopleproducehugeamountsofextragreenhouse

gasesbyburningfossilfuels,moreheatenergyistrappedintheatmosphereandcausesEarth'ssurfacetemperature

torisequickly.

Thereisstrongandcomprehensiveevidencethattheriseintemperaturehasledtoanincreaseinextremeweather

andnaturaldisastersworldwide,nolonlycausingseriousdamage,butalsocostinghumanlives.Climatescientists

havewarnedthatifwedonottakeappropriateactions,thiswarmingtrendwillprobablycontinueandtherewillbe

ahigherpricetopay.Infact,newsreportsarefrequentlybroadcastaboutextremerainstormsandheatwavescausing

deathsandeconomiclosses.

Continuedgreenhousegasemissionswillresultinfurtherwarmingandlong-lastingchangestotheglobal

climate.Thisrequirestheattentionofpeopleallovertheworld.Governmentsneedtoconsidermakingpoliciesand

takingappropriateactionsandmeasurestoreducegreenhousegasemissions.Weasindividualscanalsoreduceour

“carbonfbolprint”byrestrictingtheamountofcarbondioxideourlifestylesproduce.Itisourresponsibilitytoseize

everyopportunitytoeducateeveryoneaboutglobalwanning,alongwithitscausesandimpacts,becausethisisthe

mostseriousissueaffectingallofusonthisplanet.Sowhatwillyoudotohelp?

18.WhatdirectlycausedthedeathofthepolarbearinSvalbardaccordingtoscientist?

A.AsuddendiseaseoutbreakintheArctic.B.Inabilitytohuntsealsduetoreducedseaice.

C.Competitionfromotherpredatorsforfood.D.Extremeheatwavesmeltingitshabitat.

19.Whyisthe“nalural”greenhouseeffectimportantandnecessary?

A.BecauseittrapsheattokeepEarth'sclimatewarmenoughfbrlife.

B.BecauseitstopstheriseofsealevelsandmeltingiceonEarth.

C.Becauseitcreatesidealconditionsforpolarbearhabitats.

D.Becauseitcoolsdowntheplanetssurface.

20.Whatarctheconsequencesofhighgreenhousegasemissions?

A.Lowercarbonfootprintsinpeople'sdailylives.

B.Thedecreaseinextremeweathereventsworldwide.

C.Risingglobaltemperaturesandmorenaturaldisasters.

D.TheimprovementofEarth'secologyandseaicelevels.

21.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheHistoryofClimateScienceB.HowtoSurviveExtremeWeatherEvents

C.TheTragicStoryofaStarvedPolarBearD.ClimateChangeRequirestheWorld'sAtcntion

三、阅读并回答问题（共4题，前三题2分，最后一题4分，共10分）

Musichaslongbeenconsideredtobeanenjoyablepastimefbrmanypeople.Itisalsohighlypopularduetothe

individualizedeffectsonstressandanxiety.Thementalhealthbenefitsfrommusiccan'tbeargued.Musiccouldalso

behelpingyouwithmanyotherhealthproblemsbehindthescenes.

Someexpertssaythatmusiccanbeharmfulifitistooloud.However,for（hesamereason,musiccanbevery

beneficialifoneisinpain.Bydistracting（分心、）themindfromthepain,music,peoplesay.canlowerstressand

anxietylevels.This,ofcourse,canleadtolesspain.

Manypeopleenjoyrelaxingmusicintheeveningpriortogoingtobed.Theysayitcanplayabigroleincalming

thebrainenoughtosleep.Whilethevalidityoftheideaisstillbeingassessed,theloweredstresscanevenbetied

backtobloodpressure.Similarly,accordingtoresearchers,listeningtojust30minutesofsoftmusiceverydaymay

helpwithhealthybloodsugarlevels,throughtheloweringofstressandanxiety.

Whenitcomestohearthealth,thereisspeculation（杂E测）thatit'snotthestyleofmusic,butratiicrthetempo

（节奏）thatmakesitsogoodforyourhearthealth.InoneEuropeanstudy,participantslistenedtomusicasthe

researchersmonitored（heirheartratesandbloodpressure.Interestingly,themorecheerfulthemusicwas,thefaster

theirheartrateswere.Ontheotherhand,whenthemusicslowed,theparticipants'stressandanxietylevelsbecame

lowerandtheeffectsonheartratesappearedtofollowsuit.

Theimplicationsofmusiconoverallwell-beingarcreallyimpressive.Butthereisawholerangeofotherhealth

issuesthatturninguptheradiocouldbebeneficialfor,whichiswhatmakesmusicsovaluable.

22.Howcanmusichelpreducepainaccordingtosomepeople?

23.Whatarethepossibleeffectsoflisteningtorelaxingmusicbeforebed?

24.IntheEuropeanstudy,whatwastherelationshipbetweenmusictempoandparticipants'heartrates?

25.Inyourdailylife,whatbenefitscanmusicbringyou?

四、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）

26.Likegreatathletesorscientists,greatteachershavetheability（inspire）othersaswell.（所给i司的适

当形式填空）

27.Theparkwasfullofpeople,（enjoy）themselvesinthesunshine.（所给词的适当形式填空）

28.（hear）thealarm,allthepeopleranoutofthebuilding.（所给词的适当形式填空）

29.AUSTVshow（call）AwalkinYourShoesgivespeoplethechancetotry.（所给词的适当形式填空）

30.Writingyournotesclearly（help）yourememberthethingsbetter.（所给词的适当形式填空）

31.Didyouknow（hemanisstandingattheschoolgate?（月适当的词填空）

32.IsthereashopnearbyIcanbuysomesweets?（用适当的词填空）

33.VanGoghpaintedhesawfromhiswindow.（用适当的词填空）

34.ItishardtobelieveVanGoghonlysoldonepaintingduringhislifetime.（用适当的词填空