2024-2025學年福建省泉州市泉州科技中學高一上學期期中考試英語試卷

2024—2025學年福建省泉州市泉州科技中學高一上學期期中考試英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★)4-DayClassicBeijingTourThe4-dayclassicBeijingtourisdesignedfortouristswhocometovisitChinaforthefirsttime.ItcoversthemostpopularandtypicalplacesinBeijing,fullydisplayingthescenery,culture,history,locallifestylesandfeatures,foodanddrinks,business,etc.toyou.Day1:ArrivalinBeijingYourguidemeetsyouatBeijingCapitalInternationalAirport,andhelpsyoucheckinatyourhotel.EnjoyPekingduckaswelcomedinner.Accommodation:DowntownBeijingDay2:TheGreatWall&theSummerPalaceStartyourdayatthemostfamouspartoftheGreatWall,theBadalingGreatWall.LeavethedowntownfortheGreatWallat8am.SinceitisalongdrivetotheGreatWall(about2hours’riding),haveabreakattheBeijingBonaJadeMuseumontheway.Lunchwillbeenjoyedinalocalrestaurant.Intheearlyafternooncomebacktothecityandhaveasightseeing(觀光)touroftheSummerPalace.Suggestedactivity:Beijingoperashows(LiyuanTheatre,19:30-20:30everyevening)Accommodation:DowntownBeijingDay3:Beijingcitysightseeing&thelocalexperienceYourguidemeetsyouatthehotelat8amandsetoutfortheday’stouring:Tian’anmenSquareandtheForbiddenCity.Aftervisitingthetwosites,haveabreakandgetreadyforlunch.Hutongvisit:seesometraditionalartsoftheoldBeijing,suchaspapercuttingandkitemaking,andvisitalocalfamily.Accommodation:DowntownBeijingDay4:BeijingOlympicsitesVisittheOlympicsites:theBird’sNest,theWaterCubeandtheOlympicGreen,showingthefastdevelopingmodernChina.Enjoysomefreetimeaftervisitingthesites.Afterlunch,itisshoppingtimeandthenthetourisover.Formoreinformation,justclickhere.1.Whomisthisadvertisementaimedat?

A．Expertswhostudyhistoryandcities.B．ForeignerswhoarenewtoChina.C．Kidswhowereborninothercities.D．Peoplewhoareinterestedintouring.2.Onwhichdaycantouristsenjoythecity’straditionalartsandlocallifestyles?

A．Day1.B．Day2.C．Day3.D．Day4.3.Wherecanyoureadthistourplan?

A．Inanewspaper.B．Inatravelmagazine.C．OnTV.D．Onawebpage.(★★★)Whenmydaughterwassevenyearsold,shecamehomefromsoccerpracticeclearlydownhearted.Whenpressed,shetoldmewhatateammatesaid:herteethweretooyellow.Myheartbrokeforher.Asparents,wetriedhardtokeepourchildrensafe,butwecan’talwaysbetheretoprotectourkidsfromunkindwords.Itriedtoconsolemydaughter.Itoldherthatshedhasabeautifulsmilewithnice,stronghealthyteeth.Ifumbled(笨嘴拙舌)throughanexplanationofwhysheshouldn’tletsomeoneelse’scriticismdefineher.Ontheinside,though,Iworried.Frommyyouth,I’vestruggledwiththeconceptthatmyself-worthwasdirectlyrelatedtomyphysicalappearance.WhenIbecameamom,Iwasterrifiedthatthisconceptwouldtakerootinmydaughter.Iwantedtoprotectherlittleearsfromsharpwordsthatmighttwistherideaofself-worth.Iwantedtoshieldherlittleeyesfromunrealisticbeautystandardsspreadbymagazines,television,andmovies.Iwantedtoguardherlittleheartfrombeingbrokenbythebeliefthatshedidn’tmeasureupinsomeway.Onsocialmedia,thebattlebecamemuchgreater.Everydaywearebombarded(轟炸)withpeoplelivingtheir“bestlife”,alltoldthroughfilterswhichonlyhighlightthe“best”parts：Bestangles,bestlocations,bestoutfits,besthairstyle.Rarelydowegetaglimpseofreality.Onsocialmedia,outerbeautyrules.How,then,canweteachourkidsthattheyaremuchmorethantheirappearance?Wecanstartbymodelingkindness,empathy,andself-acceptanceinourownlives.Kidsareincrediblemimics(模仿者),sobemindfulofwhatyousay,evenwhenyouthinkyourkidsaren’tlistening.Ifweareconstantlyputtingourselvesdown,ourkidswillfollowsuit.Instead,adoptapositiveattitudewhenitcomestoyourownself-worth.Additionally,makeeffortstoteachyourchildrentoseetheinnerbeautyinthemselvesandinothers.There’sbeautyingoodness,gentleness,perseverance,andkindness.Praisekidsfortheiractsofkindness,likesharingwithafriendorhelpingafamilymemberwithoutbeingasked,andtalktothemabouthowitmakesthemfeel.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordprobablymeaninparagraph1?

A．Influence.B．Comfort.C．Calm.D．Praise.5.Whatdoesthewritertrytoexpressinparagraph2?

A．Herexpectationofherdaughter’sfuture.B．Herconcernsaboutherdaughter’sgrowth.C．Herhopetoprotectherkidfromfallingill.D．Herattemptstokeepherdaughterinspired.6.Howdoesthewriterthinkofthesocialmedianowadays?

A．Theyarefullofwonderfulthings.B．Theyreflectabeautifulworld.C．Theyseldomshowthereality.D．Theymakeusescapefromreality.7.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodointhetext?

A．Trytolistentoourchildrenasmuchaspossible.B．Avoidpraisingtheappearanceofourchildren.C．Encourageourkidstoignoretheouterbeauty.D．Teachourkidsthesignificanceofinnerbeauty.(★★)Thereareafewbenefitstousersfromthecloudbesidesgivingyoupeaceofmindifyouloseyourphone.Youcanaccessyourdataanytime,anywhereifyou’reconnectedtotheInternet.Andyoudon’thavetoworryaboutusingupallofthestorageonyourharddrive,meaningyoumightnothavetopayasmuchforadevicethatcomeswithatonofstorage.You’veprobablyheardofthetwobiggestnamesinthemarket,AmazonWebServices,knownasAWS,andMicrosoftAzure,IBM,GoogleandAlibabaarealsobigplayerswhenitcomestoprovidingcloudservices.Manycloudservicesarebasedonasubscriptionpricingmodel.Thatmeansuserspay,forexample,amonthlyfeeforcloudservicesandtheycanscaleupordownasneeded.Andcloudprovidersarecashingin.AWStakesupabout12percentofAmazon’squarterlysales,butitmakesmorethanhalfofthecompany’soperatingincome.Beforewegettooexcitedaboutthecloud,let’stakeastepbackandlookatsomeoftherisks.Oneobviousconcern,ifallofourdataisonline,whathappenswhentheInternetgoesdown?That’swhathappenedin2013whenanAWSpowercuttookdownInstagram,VineandAirbub.Hackerattacksareanotherbigriskwithresearchshowingaroundone-fifthofallfilesinthecloudcontainsensitivedata.Finally,itcanbedifficultforconsumersandbusinessestoswitchbetweendifferentcloudcompanies.ImighthaveahardtimesyncingmyiCloudandGoogleDriveaccounts.Thatcangivesomebigcompaniesthatarealreadymakingbigmoneyonthecloudalotofpoweroverourdata.8.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“access”inParagraph1?

A．Get.B．Show.C．Understand.D．Enter.9.Whichofthefollowingprovidescloudservices?

A．Instagram.B．Alibaba.C．Airbub.D．Vine.10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Cloudprovidersofferservicesattheirowncost.B．Allthecloudservicesmustbeorderedaheadoftime.C．AWSgainsover50%ofAmazon’soperatingincome.D．Customersmustpayaregularfixedfeeforcloudservices.11.Themainideaofthepassageisabout______.

A．whatthecloudisB．howthecloudworksC．theadvantageoverdisadvantageofthecloudD．theadvantageanddisadvantageofthecloud(★★★)AnexperimentinBotswanasuggeststhatpaintingeyesontherearends(臀部)ofcowsmayhelpprotectthemfromlargeanimalslikelions.Protectingcowscouldalsointurnprotectthelionsfromfarmers.Largepredators(食肉動物)likelionsareunderpressure.Muchofthelandtheyusedtoliveinhasbeentakenoverbyhumans.Manyareevenhunted.Oneseriousthreattolargepredatorscomesfromfarmers,whooftenshootorpoisonthemafterlosingfarmanimalstotheirattacks.ThishaslongbeenaproblemintheOkavangoDelta.TheOkavangoDeltaisanareawheretheOkavangoRiveremptiesout.Withitswatersspreadingoutoverthousandsofsquaremiles,theareaisanimportantlocationforvariouswildlife.Inthearea,therearemanysmallfarms,withbetween6and100cows.Lionsarethebiggestthreattocowsinthearea.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofNewSouthWaleswonderedifpaintingpicturesofeyesonthecows’rearendsmightprotectthem.Workingwithover2,000cowsintheOkavangoarea,thescientiststestedtheirideasinafour-yearstudy.Theresearchersseparatedthecowsintothreegroups.Theypaintedlargeeyesontherearendsofonegroupofcows.ThesecondgroupgotsimpleXs.Thefinalgroupgotnothing.Theeyesworkedwell.Ofthe683cowswitheyespaintedonthem,nonewerekilledinthefour-yearperiod.Fifteenofthe835cowswithnothingontheirbacksideswerekilled.ThescientistsweresurprisedtolearnevenXsseemedtogivethecowsprotection.Only4ofthe543cowswithXswerekilled.Thoughtheresultsshowasimplewaytoprotectcowsfromlions,thescientistspointedoutthatthemethodmayhaveweaknesses.Theresearchersaren’tsurethefake(假的)eyeswouldworksowellifallofthecowshadthem.Also,overtime,predatorsmightlearntoignorefakeeyes.Still,fornow,itseemslikeacheapwaytoprotectcowsinthearea.12.Whatisthebiggestpossiblebenefitofproectingcows?

A．Improvingfarmers’lifequality.B．Balancingthelocalecosystem.C．Controllingthenumberofpredators.D．Savinglionsfromenvironmentalpollution.13.WhyistheOkavangoDeltadescribedindetail?

A．Todrawattentiontocows’safety.B．Tointroducepossiblethreatstocows.C．Togivethereasonforchoosingthisplace.D．Toshowtheproblemofthelocation.14.Whatfindingcameasasurprisetothescientists?

A．Cows’eyescouldscarelionsaway.B．Xscouldprotectcowsfromlionstoo.C．ManyofthecowswithXswerekilled.D．Somecowswithnothingonbacksideswerekilled.15.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．CowscanbeprotectedfromlionsB．FakeeyesprotectcowsfromlionsC．FakeeyesareusedtoprotectanimalsD．Animalsarecloselyrelatedtoeachother(★★★)Sometimeswillpowerismuchlikethetelevisionremotecontrol—hardtofindjustwhenyouwantitmost.16Buttherearewaystoincreaseyourwillpower.*Don’ttrytochangeyoureconomicsituation,winapromotionandloseweightallonthesamemorning.Setoneclear,specificgoalandmakearealisticplantoachieveit.Extrawillpowersometimesrequiresextraenergy,sodon’tspreadyourselftoothin.17*Whateveryourgoalis,don’texpecttoachieveitovernight.18Ifyouaretryingtokickacoffeehabit,startbyreplacingyourmorningcupofcoffeewithaglassofwater,insteadofpromisingnevertodrinkcoffeeagain.Congratulateyourselfonthesmallachievements.Thesesuccesseshelpyourwillpowergrow.19Askfriends,familyorcolleaguesforassistanceandtellthemexactlyhowtheycanhelp.Ifyourcreditcardbillshaverisen,forinstance,letfriendsknowthatyouarecuttingbackonexpenses.Suggesthavingacommondinnerinsteadofmeetingatanexpensiverestaurant.Findasupportgroupororganizationrelatedtoyourgoalandattendtheirmeetings.Youcangetvaluableadvice,understandingandinformation.*Ifpossible,changeyourenvironmenttoencouragepositivebehavior.Wanttogetinshape?Keepanextrasetofworkoutclothesinyourofficeasaremindertostopbythegymonthewayhome.Wanttoquitsmoking?20

A．Realsuccesstakestime.B．Focusononegoalatatime.C．Changeyourenvironmenttochangeyourlife.D．Improveyourwillpowerbyasupportnetwork.E．Changingyourbehaviorrequiresmorethanwillpower.F．Avoidbarsorrestaurantswhereyoumightbeattractedtolightup.G．Breakingabadhabitorforminganewandhealthyonecanbedifficult.二、完形填空(★★★)GrowingupintheUSA,Ialwayswantedtoexperienceanotherculture.The_________camewhenIwas15.Afterafewmonthsofplanningand_________,Iwasreadytospendthesecondsemester(學期)ofmyfirsthighschoolyear_________anexchangestudentinAustralia._________inPerthwasoneofthemostexcitingmomentsofmylife.Irealizedthenthattherewasnoturningback.ThefamilyIwouldlivewithwaswaitingforme,anditwouldonlybefivedays_________thenewschoolyear.TheschoolIattendedwas_________myschoolbackintheStates.Iwasquite_________atfirst,especiallyneverhavingbeentoanewschool—evenintheUS.Everythingwentwithout_________,though.Theteacherswerewelcomingandthestudentswerefriendly.Themost_________timewastravellingwithotherexchangestudentsaroundAustraliaduringoursemesterbreak.Thefewweekswe__________togetherwerefullofinterestingactivities.Attheendofour__________inAustralia,wehadthreeweekstoshareourstoriesandhelpeachotherdealwithleaving.Itwasonly__________thatourlastdaytogetherwasfilledwithtears.Wepackedourcamp,__________e-mailaddressesandgatheredtogetherforafinalgood-bye.Uponcominghome,anopenmindwasagainimportant.Resettlinghometooktimeand__________,butatlastImadeit.Allthewhile,IwasthoughtfultolettingmyfamilyandfriendsknowhowhappyIwastobehomeandhowmuchIhadmissedthem—thoughtheexperienceisstill__________withme.So,ifyouhavethechancetostudyabroadyoumostcertainlyshould.21.A．taskB．dreamC．chanceD．holiday22.A．movingB．transportingC．performingD．preparing23.A．a(chǎn)sB．onC．forD．with24.A．FlyingB．LandingC．WorkingD．Studying25.A．sinceB．untilC．a(chǎn)fterD．before26.A．similartoB．differentfromC．a(chǎn)sgoodasD．thesameas27.A．excitedB．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．worriedD．confused28.A．hopeB．doubtC．difficultiesD．a(chǎn)rgument29.A．valuableB．a(chǎn)cceptableC．comfortableD．unforgettable30.A．spentB．livedC．studiedD．worked31.A．stayB．visitC．tripD．holidays32.A．funnyB．naturalC．strangeD．simple33.A．madeB．wroteC．rentedD．exchanged34.A．effortB．moneyC．a(chǎn)bilityD．a(chǎn)rrangement35.A．sadB．clearC．livelyD．careful三、選詞填空(★★)選詞填空

A.inotherwordsB.payoffC.beresponsibleforD.ratherthanE.inparticularF.makesureG.signup36.Ifyouwanttojoininthesingingcompetition,youhaveto_________rightnow.37.Abigfirebrokeoutinthefactorylastnight,somebodyshould_________it.38.Sandstormtakesplacefrequentlyinthisarea,myhometown_________.39.Wethinkthatculturalrelicsbelongtohumanbeings_________individuals.40.Ithinkallyourhardworkandeffortswill_________inthefuture.四、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Chinaisthehomeoftea.Sinceancienttimes,tea41(become)partofChineseculture,leavingitssmellinpoemsandcustoms.Manytealoversenjoyteanotonlyforitstaste,42forthebeautyofteaceremonies.43(traditional),pickingtealeavesisanimportantactivityinspringinSouthChina.Theearliestbatch(批)ofteaisoftenreadytobepickedbeforeQingming,inearlyApril44thetemperaturebeginstoriseandrainincreases.Thiskindoftea,calledMingqiantea,is45(high)praisedforitsgoodquality.EastChina’sZhejiangprovinceisconsideredas46majorproduceroftea.WhiteTeainHuzhoucity’sAnjicountyandWestLakeLongjingTeainHangzhouarefamousinbothChinaandabroad.Inspring,localhillsofthoseplacesarefilledwithteaworkers47(work)ontheirland.Inthebusyseasons,48(tourist)fromdifferentareasofthecountrytravelthere49(see)thesightsofteafarmsandenjoyafreshlypreparedcupoftea.Thousandsofyearsago,bythehandsoftheChinesepeople,aleaf50(make)intoadeliciousdrink.IthastraveledalongwayandcontinuestoplayaroleinChineseculture.五、書信寫作(★★★)51.假定你是李華，你的朋友Tom最近沉迷于抖音（TikTok），你很擔心他，請你給他寫一封郵件。內(nèi)容包括：1)簡述其危害：對健康有害，影響學習等；2)提出建議：嚴格控制玩手機時間，參加課外活動等；3)表達期望。注意：1)詞數(shù)80詞左右；2)可適當加入細節(jié)，使內(nèi)容充實，行文連貫。DearTom,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua六、書面表達(★★★)52.請認真閱讀以下故事并根據(jù)給出的末段首句完成整個段落，注意故事的完整性。KindnessofStrangersWerelyonacommunitywherehelpingothersishighlyappreciated.Whenweneedhelp,itcreatesawebthattiesustogether.Yearsago,Iwasinthekitchengettingdinnerreadywhenmyfourteen-year-olddaughter,Cassandra,calledmefro