湖南省益阳市箴言中学2024-2025学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题（原卷版）-A4

这是一份湖南省益阳市箴言中学2024-2025学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题（原卷版）-A4，共10页。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
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What clr des the man like best?
A Green.B. Yellw.C. Blue.
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What des the man want t d?
A. Organize a baseball team.B. Learn t play baseball.C. Find a baseball player.
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Wh is the wman sending a pstcard t?
A. A penfriend.B. An ld friend.C. A relative.
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What will Sam d tnight?
A. Fly t Tky.B. Attend a party.C. Have a meeting.
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Hw lng did the man study fr the test?
A. Fr tw nights.B. Fr tw weeks.C. Fr several hurs.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. When did the wman get the news?
A. On Mnday.B. On Tuesday.C. On Friday.
7. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. At a restaurant.B. In an ffice.C. In a bank.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. Hw far away is the bank?
A. Frty blcks away.B. Furteen blcks away.C. Thirteen blcks away.
9. Which f the fllwing des the man chse t take?
A. Streetcar B-102.B. Bus N.104.C. Streetcar B-201.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10. What did the wman prbably lk like in the past?
A. She was verweight.
B. She had blnde hair.
C. She wre glasses.
11. What d we knw abut the wman?
A. She is a dctr.
B. She has tw children.
C. She gt married last year.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
12. Wh is Mark?
A. Bella’s friend.B. Bella’s brther.C. Bella’s cusin.
13. What’s the date tday?
A. December 4th.B. December 5th.C. December 6th.
14. What des the girl want t buy fr Mark?
A. A sccer ball.B. A vlleyball.C. A basketball.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
15. What is the pster abut?
A. A yard saleB. Chres fr mney.C. Hard wrk
16. What is Davie ging t d?
A. Walk dgs.B. Wash cars.C. Wrk at the bake sale.
17. Which might be true abut Alice?
A. She is helpful.B. She is mdest.C. She is anxius
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
18. What des the stry tld by the speaker mean?
A. Cmmunicatin is very imprtant.
B. Humans are pwerful.
C Language is created by Gd.
19. What des the speaker regard freign languages as?
A. Knwledge.B. Tls.C. Skills.
20. Hw will the speaker teach?
A. By cnversatins.B. By telling stries.C. By written tests.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。
A
Explring Nature at the Cmmunity Garden Day
The annual Cmmunity Garden Day is a cherished event that invites residents t embrace the beauty f nature. This year, the garden will pen its gates n a sunny Saturday mrning, ffering a variety f activities suitable fr all ages and gardening skills.
Event 1—Starting Seeds Wrkshp
Fr thse new t gardening, a wrkshp led by experienced gardener, Mrs. Brwn, will intrduce the basics. Participants will learn hw t start seeds, care fr yung plants, and understand the jy f grwing their wn fd.
Date and Time: Saturday, 21st September, at 10:00
Lcatin: Garden Learning Center
Duratin: 2 hurs
Event 2—Plant Care and Grwth
Gardeners with sme experience will enjy a sessin with Mr. Smith, wh will share tips n hw t keep plants grwing healthily. He will shw effective watering techniques and discuss the imprtance f sunlight and nutrients.
Date and Time: Saturday, 21st September, at 14:00
Lcatin: Garden Care Area
Duratin:3 hurs
Event 3— Making Yur Own Fertilizer
An infrmative sessin by Mrs. Jhnsn will guide participants thrugh the prcess f making natural fertilizer frm kitchen waste. This practical skill will help gardeners enrich their sil and grw healthier plants.
Date and Time: Sunday, 22nd September, at 11:30
Lcatin: Fertilizer Making Spt
Duratin: 2.5 hurs
Event 4—Kids’ Garden Adventure
Children are welcme t jin in the fun at the Kids’ Garden Adventure, where they can plant their wn small plt f vegetables and flwers. The event includes strytelling sessins that bring t life the stries f plants and the imprtance f gardening.
Date and Time: Sunday, 22nd September, at 9:00
Lcatin: Kids’ Garden Area
Duratin: 1.5 hurs
21. Which event takes the shrtest time?
A. Starting Seeds Wrkshp.B. Plant Care and Grwth.
C. Making Yur Own Fertilizer.D. Kids’ Garden Adventure.
22. What will Mr. Smith teach in his sessin?
A. Advanced plant care techniques.B. Methds f caring fr yung plants.
C. Suggestins fr raising healthy plants.D. The prcess f making natural fertilizer.
23. What d the fur events have in cmmn?
A. They take place n the weekend.B. They fcus n sil imprvement.
C. They need t bring gardening tls.D. They are fr experienced gardeners.
B
If yu are planning n travelling, there are a few simple rules abut hw t make life easier bth befre and after yur jurney.
First f all, always check and duble-check departure (出发) time. It is surprising hw few peple really d this carefully. Once I arrived at the airprt a few minutes after ten. My secretary had gt the ticket fr me and I thught she had said that the plane wuld leave at 10:50. Surprisingly, the persn at the departure desk tld me that my flight was clsed. Therefre, I had t wait three hurs fr the next ne and missed an imprtant meeting.
The secnd rule is t remember that even in this age f credit cards, it is still imprtant t have sme lcal mney in cash (现金). Once I arrived at a place at midnight and the bank at the airprt was clsed. The nly way t get t my htel was by taxi but because I had n dllars, I ffered t pay in punds instead. “Listen! I nly take real mney!” the driver said angrily. Yu can imagine hw terrible I felt at that mment.
The third and the last rule is t find ut as much as yu can abut the weather at yur destinatin befre yu leave. I feel srry fr sme f my wrkmates wh travelled in heavy suits and raincats in May, when it is still fairly cl in Lndn r Manchester, t places like Athens, Rme r Madrid, where it is already beginning t get quite warm during the day.
24. When did the authr arrive at the airprt prbably?
A. At 9:55.B. At 10:00.C. At 10:05.D. At 10:50.
25. When the authr fund he had n dllars t pay the taxi driver, he ________.
A. asked the driver t give him a free rideB. ffered t pay in punds
C. gave the driver sme fake (假的) mneyD. tried t pay by credit card
26. Generally in May the weather in Lndn is ________.
A. warm and dryB. cld and dry
C. ht and wetD. cl and rainy
27. What is the text mainly abut?
A. Hw t make life easier.B. Hw t be well prepared fr a trip.
C. Hw t enjy urselves n a trip.D. Hw t schedule ur trip.
C
Zhang Heng was a Chinese mathematician, astrnmer and gegrapher living AD 100-200 in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He wrte a great deal f literary wrks, which gained him cnsiderable fame as a yung man. He served several psitins in the gvernment, but he later refused t serve in the gvernment and spent the rest f life far away frm the capital city, where he spent almst all f his time n scientific studies.
There were many false scientific theries abut the universe and Earth at that time. His thery was lked dwn upn because it was quite different frm what peple usually held. His idea f the universe was: the sky is like an egg and the Earth is like the ylk f the egg, flating alne in the centre f the universe.
In the year f AD 132, Zhang Heng invented the seismscpe fr predicting and measuring earthquakes. Such a device wasn’t created in Eurpe until 1,600 years later in France.
After years f bserving the sky, Zhang Heng was able t draw a very detailed map f the stars. His star map shwed 124 cnstellatins (星群) with a ttal f 2,500 stars, 320 f which were bright stars with knwn names as f tday. He als gave prper explanatin t the wrld fr the first time n the mn eclipse (月食).
Zhang was als a famus and talented pet and wrte mre than twenty beautiful pems. He has cntinued the influence n ancient Chinese culture. His wrks titled Dng Jing Glimpse and Xi Jing Glimpse have lively described abut the lcal culture and flk art perfrmances in the cities f Xi’an and Luyang.
28. What is Zhang Heng famus as?
A. Astrnmer, gegrapher, pet and mathematician.
B. Astrnmer, gegrapher, histrian and mathematician.
C. Astrnmer, mathematician, gvernr and gegrapher.
D. Astrnmer, plitician, mathematician and gegrapher.
29. Why did Zhang Heng’s thery was lked dwn upn?
A. Because his thery was difficult and usual.
B. Because his thery abut universe was false.
C. Because Zhang Heng’s thery was ut f rdinary.
D. Because sme f his theries were abslutely wrng.
30. What can we learn abut Zhang Heng frm the passage?
A. Zhang Heng liked wrking n scientific studies better.
B. Zhang Heng’s idea abut the universe was prved wrng.
C. Znang Heng named the 320 stars f the 124 cnstellatins.
D. Zhang Heng was famus all ver the wrld during his late years.
31. What is this passage mainly abut?
A. Sme f Zhang Heng’s famus theries.
B. Sme f Zhang Heng’s advanced discveries.
C. An intrductin t Zhang Heng’s imprtant explratins.
D. An intrductin t the ancient Chinese scientist Zhang Heng.
D
Peple frm Britain and Ireland first came t live in Australia in 1788. They brught different dialects (方言) f English with them. These different kinds f English began t mix and change. The newcmers sn began t speak with their wn typical accent (口音) and vcabulary. Mre and mre peple came t Australia during the Gld Rush in the 19th and 20th centuries. Sme came frm Britain and Ireland; thers came frm nn-English speaking cuntries. Australian English cntinued t grw and change.
Australian English has als been influenced by American English. During the Secnd Wrld War, there were many American sldiers staying in Australia. American televisin shws and music have been ppular in Australia since the 1950s.
Australians use many wrds that ther English speakers d nt use. The famus Australian greeting, fr example, is G’day! A native frest is called the bush and central Australia is called the utback. Many wrds were brught t Australia frm Britain and Ireland. Fr example, mate means “friend”, and it is still used in Britain. Sme f these wrds have changed in meaning. Sme wrds have cme frm Australian riginal languages, many f which are names fr animals, plants and places, like ding and kangar.
Australian spelling cmes frm British spelling. In wrds like rganise and realise, -ise is the expected and taught spelling methd. In wrds like clur, favurite, -ur is the nrmal, but nuns such as the Labr Party and Victr Harbr are spelled with -r. Prgram, n the ther hand, is mre cmmn than prgramme.
There are als differences in the meaning f wrds Australians use in different parts f the cuntry. Fr example, ftball means “rugby” in New Suth Wales and Queensland, but “Australian rules ftball” in everywhere else in Australia. In New Suth Wales, a swimming cstume is called a cssie r swimmers, while in Queensland it is called tgs and bathers in Victria.
32. When did American English begin t influence Australian English?
A. During Wrld War Ⅱ.B. In 1788.
C. In the 1950s.D. During the Gld Rush.
33. Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing is spken nly by Australians?
A. Mate.B. Prgram.C. Rugby.D. Outback.
34. What can we knw abut Australian English?
A. Mst wrds were created by Australian English.
B. There are different expressins abut sprts in Australia.
C. Australian spelling is the same as British spelling.
D. The same wrd might have different meanings in different parts f Australia.
35. What might be the best title fr the text?
A. The Histry f AustraliaB. The Birth f Australian English
C. The Develpment f Australian EnglishD. Different Kinds f English Acrss the Wrld
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。
The Lantern Festival, a traditinal Chinese festival, is celebrated n the 15th day f the first lunar mnth. And it falls n Tuesday this year.___36___The day leads t the first full mn night f the year, and is als the night when the earth returns t spring.
It was als a rmantic festival in ancient China, prviding an pprtunity fr unmarried men and wmen t meet.___37___But during the Lantern Festival, it is a traditin that all peple? including thse yung wmen，cme ut fr lantern shws. Peple hang lanterns everywhere, in their huse r in the streets, which depict varius characters, like flying birds, leaping fishes, and shining firewrks, shwing an atmsphere f jy.___38___.
Anther activity，guessing the answers t lantern riddles，gave yung peple a chance t interact with each ther and knw mre abut each ther. Fr thusands f years, there have been numerus lve stries riginating during the Lantern Festival.
Besides watching lanterns and guessing the answers t lantern riddles，there are many ther traditins fr the festival.
1. Dragn lantern dance
___39___At the festival, peple perfrm dragn lantern dances and lk frward t this year’s gd weather and peace.
2. Lin Dances
It is similar t the dragn lantern dance，delivering gd wishes and gd luck.
3. Eating yuanxia
Eating yuanxia n Lantern Festival is anther traditin.___40___The stuffing includes bean paste, sugar，hawthrn varius kinds f fruit and s n. It can be biled, fried r steamed t eat.
A. Chinese peple regard the dragn as a symbl f gd luck.
B. Here is a guide fr yu t spend a happy I intern Festival.
C. Yuanxia is made f glutinus rice, either slid r stuffed.
D. Almst all peple will cme ut and appreciate the beautiful scene.
E. As a traditinal fd, YuanXia appeals t a lt f peple.
F. In ancient times, yung wmen, especially daughters f respected families, hardly stepped ut their huses.
G. It is a cntinuatin f celebrating the Spring Festival.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分25分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，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。
My name is Ally Del Mnte. I remember it clearly. When I was 10 years ld, my ____41____ and I were n ur first vacatin at Disney Wrld, and we were ging t a “Pirate and Princess Party”. We didn’t knw that it was a cstume (戏服) party but n ____42____ — my mm said she’d ____43____ me t get a princess dress. We ____44____ the land f princesses, but they didn’t have ne fr me.
I was in the beginning stage f Lyme disease. My ____45____ and medicatin caused my verweight. I was t ____46____ fr the kids cstumes and the adult cstumes wuldn’t ____47____fr me.
The lady at the shp said, “I’m srry, she’s t fat t be a princess.” I was nly 10 years ld, and I was ____48____ because I thught I wuld never be ____49____ enugh r skinny enugh t be the princess that I wanted t be.
Several years later, I just turned 16, and instead f a party, I asked fr a family _____50_____. I chse t g t Disney Wrld. Our trip was right in the middle f Hallween, and I knew I culd wear a cstume. It was still _____51_____ t find a princess dress in my _____52_____, but my mm and I decided t make ur wn, a magical princess dress t prve t my 10-year-ld self that I am a princess, and I dn’t have t lk fr a certain _____53_____ t be ne.
I’ve _____54_____ that n matter what yu lk like, yu can be a princess. A princess isn’t a size. It’s a state f _____55_____.
41. A. classmateB. partnerC. familyD. friend
42. A. prblemB. surpriseC. chanceD. wnder
43. A. persuadeB. encurageC. sendD. take
44. A. struggled frB. paid frC. asked frD. headed fr
45. A. trubleB. illnessC. injuryD. addictin
46. A. bigB. smallC. tallD. thin
47 A. appearB. wrkC. cheatD. crack
48. A. annyedB. puzzledC. heartbrkenD. cnfused
49. A. prettyB. psitiveC. cnfidentD. utging
50. A. dinnerB. campC. celebratinD. trip
51. A. hardB. cnvenientC. strangeD. pssible
52. A. rmB. sizeC. handD. pack
53. A. timeB. wayC. placeD. attitude
54. A. sharedB. heardC. learnedD. requested
55. A. wealthB. shckC. healthD. mind
第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。
Mst peple dream f living in a big expensive huse. But Tim Shea just wanted t find a place ___56___ culd becme his hme.
This 70-year-ld hmeless man had spent several years living n the streets until he became the first resident f a village filled ___57___ 3D- printed little huses.
Shea was chsen t be the first persn ___58___(mve) int Cmmunity First Village , a 51- acre site in Austin, Texas. The small huses in the village , like Shea’s 400-square-ft hme, were built by the Austin-based start-up cmpany ICON.
Life wasn't easy fr Shea befre ____59____ (live) in Cmmunity First Village. He lived in an RV(野营车) fr mst f his life. This made ___60___(he) stay away frm peple. “ I think frm my ____61____(persn) experience f my frmer lifestyle, I develped a shell,” Shea said. “ I didn't feel secure(安心的)and any time I had the pprtunity，I wuld hide.”
Luckily,____62____(thing) changed when Shea gt his new huse. Since then, he has been meeting new peple and making friends. “Nw everything I d ____63____(be) just the ppsite. I have many activities t d every day with thers,” Shea said.
The huses ____64____(design) by ICON have six different layuts (布局). Shea chse a hme with an pen flr. This way, ____65____ will be easier fr him t use his wheelchair.
第四部分 写作（满分15分）
66. 为了丰富“英语学习周”，学校组织一次面向全体学生的英语征文活动，主题为“Develp Gd Habits f English Learning”，请你按照要求写一篇文章参加征文活动。
文章要求：
1、养成好的英语学习习惯的必要性；
2、具体介绍你认为的好的英语学习习惯（至少两项）；
3、养成好的英语学习习惯的决心。
注意：1、词数100左右；
可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Develp Gd Habits f English Learning
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