四川省成都市石室中学2024-2025学年高三上学期期中考试 英语 含答案

成都石室中学2024-2025学年度上期高2025届期中考试英语试卷试卷说明：英语考试时间共120分钟，满分150分。英语试题卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。考试做答时，须将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷、草稿纸上答题无效。第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What seems to be a problem for the man? A. That his phone may be damaged.B. That the weather is terrible.C. That his clothes are wet.2. What did the man give to the woman? A. Some flowers. B. A T-shirt. C. A cake.3. Who is the woman probably?A. A language teacher. B. A writer. C. A musician.4. What do the speakers think about the latest cell phones? A. They are made smaller.B. The camera systems are impressive.C. It needs some professional knowledge to use them.5. What are the speakers probably going to do next? A. Put up a tent. B. Fish in the lake. C. Get food at a store.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a library. B. At a print shop. C. In a classroom. 7. What did the woman do last night? A. She shared stories about online security.B. She watched a meaningful show.C. She worked on a presentation. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the man plan to do this afternoon? A. Go shopping. B. Attend a party. C. Play tennis.9. What does Amy want to do first? A. Take a bath. B. Buy new clothes. C. Find her birthday money. 听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。10. What month is it now probably?A. September. B. November. C. December.11. How does the man feel about coming back to school? A. Bored. B. Pleased. C. Anxious. 12. What should the man do according to the woman? A. Spend more time studying. B. Take more vitamin pills. C. Get outside more often. 13. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Doctor and patient. B. Parent and child. C. Teacher and student. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Why does the woman come to the man? A. To ask for advice. B. To have an interview. C. To send her congratulations.15. Where are the speakers now? A. In the UK. B. In China. C. In Australia. 16. What are southern British people like compared to those in the north? A. They have a slower pace of life.B. They’re more friendly and outgoing.C. Their accents are easier to understand. 17. Which aspect of London appeals to the man? A. Its cultural factors.B. A better career development.C. The comfortable living conditions. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the main topic of the talk? A. The structure of the bee society.B. A particular kind of bee behavior.C. Ways for bees to find their own kind. 19. What does the length of the dance tell about the food source? A. Its distance. B. Its quality. C. Its direction. 20. What was the original purpose of the dance according to scientists? A. To find and select a place to build a nest.B. To teach young bees to find food.C. To help old bees get energy.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 ADynasty Mattress 4-inch Cool Gel Memory Foam Mattress Sleeper for Convertible Folding Sofa & Couch Beds This pull out sofa mattress topper is carefully designed with gel memory foam, providing unmatched comfort and quality at a reasonable price. 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They each have got over four thousand ratings.23. To buy a Mid Century Side Table and an Amazon End Table in China, how much should you pay in total?A. $ 211.81. B. $200.58. C. $176.75. D. $115.83.BAs I’ve grown older, my connection to nature has become stronger. Recently, I was fortunate to spend a good part of a week immersed in the wilderness, following the teachings of my father from my childhood. Ever since I was 10, my sister, father, and I would load up his canoe (独木舟) with supplies and venture into the heart of Algonquin Park.There were years when I ignored the call of Algonquin, caught up in the busyness of life — graduate school, and raising young children. It all felt overwhelming. But as time passed, my children grew older, and the call of Algonquin grew louder. With the support of my family, I finally heeded that call again, and started planning to take part in one of our family trips there.My family’s expertise in the outdoors has been invaluable for such trips. My sister, a teacher, carefully plans our trips while my dad, a skilled outdoorsman, effortlessly handles tasks like setting up camp and preparing meals. And my husband is really strong and good at moving things around. But, as the trip got closer, my husband suddenly hurt his leg. And suddenly, I was faced with managing the first part of the trip as the only adult. Could I drive my daughters, alone, to Algonquin’s remote north boundary to meet my dad and stepmom? Could I steer (驾驶) the canoe? Could I carry the canoe?I had driven across Canada, alone, in my twenties, well before Google Maps. I was pretty sure I could steer if we kept to smaller lakes that were less likely to become windswept. But I feared carrying a canoe. Plus, lifting it onto my shoulders seemed impossible for someone of my strength.But Algonquin was calling me. I channeled the fearless independence of my younger self and called Dad. “If we shorten the route and I find a lightweight canoe, the girls and I are coming,” I told him.With guidance from YouTube and my sister, I mastered the technique of lifting the canoe onto my shoulders and on the day, I unloaded it without a hitch.The trip was serene. I was reunited with the beauty of Algonquin — the majestic red pines, serene lakes, and the sense of peace that comes with being in the wilderness. This journey felt like a pilgrimage (朝圣), reconnecting me with my adventurous younger self who isn’t extinct, just out of practice.24. What contributed to my taking part in a family trip again?A. Ignorance of the call of Algonquin. B. Being caught up in the busyness of life.C. My children getting older and louder. D. Confidence in family and support from them.25. Which of the following was the author confident of?A. Managing the first part of the trip. B. Steering canoe in small and calm lakes.C. Carrying the canoe by herself. D. Lifting the canoe onto her shoulders.26. What kind of person can we learn about the author?A. Independent and humorous. B. Pessimistic and unmotivated.C. Nature-loving and adventurous. D. Ambitious and self-confident.27. What message is mainly conveyed in the text?A. It’s never too late for a woman to take a risk.B. Your family is there for you whatever happens.C. You should find and stick to what you are good at.D. Reunion with nature brings back one’s real self.CThis fall is the first in nearly 20 years that I am not returning to the classroom. For most of my career, I taught writing to university students. I quit, in large part, because of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT.Virtually all experienced scholars know that writing, as historian Lynn Hunt has argued, “is not the text of thoughts already consciously present in (the writer’s) mind.” Rather, writing is a process closely tied to thinking. Writing is hard work. It is sometimes frightening. In my most recent job, I taught academic writing to doctoral students at a technical college. My graduate students, many of whom were computer scientists, understood the mechanisms of generative AI better than I do. They recognized LLMs as unreliable research tools that invent citations (引用). They knew that models are trained on existing data and therefore cannot produce novel research. However, that knowledge did not stop my students from relying heavily on generative AI. I warned them of other possible risks. It did not matter. The students still used it.Students who outsource their writing to AI lose an opportunity to think more deeply about their research. In a recent article on art and generative AI, author Ted Chiang put it this way: “ Using ChatGPT to complete assignments is like bringing a forklift (叉车) into the weight room, you will never improve your cognitive fitness that way.” As a result, I found myself spending many hours grading writing that I knew was generated by AI and more time giving feedback to AI than to my students.So I quit.The best educators will adapt to AI. In some ways, the changes will be positive. Teachers must move away from mechanical activities or assigning simple summaries. They will find ways to encourage students to think critically and learn that writing is a way of generating ideas, revealing contradictions, and clarifying methodologies.However, those lessons require that students be willing to sit with the temporary discomfort of not knowing. Students must learn to move forward with faith in their own cognitive abilities as they write and revise their way into clarity. With few exceptions, my students were not willing to enter those uncomfortable spaces or remain there long enough to discover the power of writing.28. Which statement would Lynn Hunt probably agree with?A. Writing might involve the development of ideas.B. Thoughts should be explored with consciousness.C. Writing demands a lot of hard work and devotion.D. Writers may change their thoughts after consideration.29. Why did the author’s students depend on AI to write?A. Because writing was beyond their abilities.B. Because they didn’t realize its downsides. C. Because AI could create innovative ideas. D. Because they disliked the unease of writing.30. Why did Ted Chiang mention the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?A. To explain the cause of students’ overuse of ChatGPT to complete their assignments.B. To analyze how ChatGPT fails to help the students to complete their assignments.C. To encourage people to develop their intellectual ability by doing their own writing.D. To point out the reason why a forklift does not help improve students’ cognitive fitness.31. What is the tone of the author throughout the text?A. Frustrated but optimistic. B. Disappointed but objective.C. Critical but sympathetic. D. Angry but reflective.DAs global energy demands continue to rise, scientists are increasingly focusing on sustainable energy generation to address the urgent challenges posed by the unfolding climate crisis.“Humidity is a vast source of energy that, unlike solar and wind, is continuously available,” wrote Jun Yao, an assistant professor from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in a recent research report published in Advanced Materials. “However, the existing technologies for harvesting energy from air humidity are either not continuous or require unique materials, which has hindered their widespread application.”Yao and his team have therefore developed a device named “Air-gen” that continuously harvest electricity from moisture in the air through a newly proven mechanism that he says can be applied to any material. The device is made from a thin film containing many small holes called nanopores, tiny holes less than 100 nanometers — thinner than one-thousandth the width of a human hair. The top part is exposed to air, whereas the bottom is sealed. Water molecules (分子) in the air can move through these nanopores, from the top to the bottom. However, they often hit the surface of the pores. The top surface will be bumped into more frequently than the bottom. As the top has more contact with water molecule, electric charge (电荷) imbalance happens. In effect, it creates a device run like a battery — one that runs as long as there is any humidity in the air. “This is similar to that of a cloud building up charges before producing lightning,” added Yao. “Both utilize the movement and charge-carrying in air water molecules to build up a charge separation. That’s why, we may view it as a small-version ‘man-made cloud’.”Many scientists are impressed with the ideas behind the Air-gen. But some scientists have suggested that it might be hard for the Air-gen to create enough electricity to really make a difference — especially compared to power sources like solar energy.But Dr. Yao and his team are already working on ways to make Air-gen technology more powerful. They intend to try stacking the devices to produce more energy without taking up more space—like accommodating more people in a tall building. Dr. Yao says, “What I envision is that sometime in the future, we can get clean electricity wherever we go.”32. What does Paragraph 4 focus on?A. Working principle. B. Working standard.C. Research approach. D. Research procedure.33. What can be inferred from the text?A. The team got the inspiration from cloud and lighting.B. Air-gen will be widely applied but not in a desert area.C. Electric charges are generated by Air-gen without power.D. The smaller the hole is, the greater the charge imbalance is.34. What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 7 mean?A. Maximizing the devices’ space. B. Laying the devices in a pile. C. Distributing the devices evenly. D. Building the devices horizontally.35. What is a suitable title for the text?A. Nanopores Unlocks New Possibilities B. Electricity Is Generated Out of Thin AirC. Humidity Serves as a New Sustainable Energy D. “Man-made Cloud” Reshapes Electronic Harvesting第二节（共5小题; 每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Overcome Procrastination Procrastination is one of those things that even the most well-organized and punctual fall victim to at some point or another. Think about the last time you found yourself watching television when you really should have been doing homework. 36 . So what can students and other people do to overcome procrastination?Deal with your fearFear is one factor that contributes to procrastination. This can involve a fear of failure, a fear of making mistakes, or even a fear of success. Psychologist Susan Krauss Whitbourne, suggests that challenging your faulty beliefs is important. 37 , and you can begin to overcome your procrastination habit. 38 You might feel worried, scared, or even hopeless when you look at the sheer amount of work involved. At this point, take individual items on your list and separate them into a series of steps. If you need to write a paper for class, what steps do you need to follow? If you are planning a big family event, what are the things you need to do and what supplies do you need to obtain?Eliminate distractionsIt’s hard to get any real work done when you keep turning your attention to what’s on television or you keep checking your friends’ Facebook status updates. 39 — such as music, television, and social networking sites — and use that time to focus all your attention on the task at hand. 40 . After all, if it was simple there wouldn’t be an estimated 80% to 95% of students engaging in procrastination on a regular basis. The urge to put things off can be strong, especially when there are so many things around us to provide fun and entertaining distractions. But by implementing these strategies, you might find that it is easier to get started on those important tasks.A. Make a to-do listB. Don’t give in to the urgeC. Breaking the procrastination habit isn’t easyD. Break projects down into more manageable partsE. Address the fear that is keeping you from getting startedF. Assign yourself some time during which you turn off all distractionsG. While common, procrastination can have a harmful impact on your life第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，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。The sun is about to set when we reach our destination, the home of a nomadic (游牧的) herder family. My 41 , Batbayer, has a cheerful face, with deep wrinkles and a color from long hours working outdoors, giving him the 42 of a sailor from an Ernest Hemingway novel. We have 43 our visit but travelers in Mongolia can drive up to pretty much any ger (蒙古包) and feel welcomed to stay. You don’t knock on the door: when you approach a nomadic family, a(n) 44 greeting is to say a kindly “Hold your dog,” even if you don’t see a dog.We 45 at the family home on one of the country’s most distinct and tasty dishes: khorkhog, or mutton cooked using hot rocks. This comes 46 with onions, a variety of berries, and milk — besides more plates of meat, which comes from the family’s own 47 .Mongolia is home to one of the world’s few truly 48 nomadic cultures. About a fifth of the population are herders, and nomadism is complicatedly woven into the country’s 49 . But modern life is catching up with the people on the 50 at rapid speed. This is in large part what my book is about: an outsider’s exploration of a society 51 modernization while trying to hold fast to its deeply rooted 52 values.Many of the livestock here, especially the more valuable breeds such as horses, camels and cattle, are implanted with microchips that can be 53 via satellite-based services. “I would like to use the Internet more because it’s fun and useful; but the animals like it here. This is a good place for them,” Batbayer says when I ask if better Internet 54 might influence where to move his livestock next. “I would never choose Facebook over the 55 of the animals.”41. A. neighbor B. employer C. host D. companion42. A. hint B. look C. gift D. quality43. A. postponed B. paid C. scheduled D. pre-arranged44. A. customary B. extraordinary C. unexpected D. formal45. A. arrive B. taste C. feast D. drop46. A. made B. served C. chewed D. fried47. A. livestock B. wonderland C. company D. soil48. A. left B. lasting C. survived D. remaining49. A. discipline B. spirit C. regulation D. landscape50. A. stream B. field C. grassland D. boundary51. A. sticking B. pursuing C. imagining D. undergoing52. A. traditional B. typical C. practical D. potential53. A. collected B. monitored C. transformed D. dissolved54. A. interruption B. device C. exploration D. connectivity55. A. digestion B. wellbeing C. performance D. property第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。“‘Black Myth: Wukong’ 56. __________ (play) on Wednesday by 2.2 million players at 20:00 on Steam, a major online gaming platform, on the day of its release,” Reuters reported on Wednesday.“The success of the game shows that Chinese game developers have high-end development 57. __________ (capable) for AAA games and can compete with Western studios on the global stage,” Daniel Ahmad, senior analyst at Niko Partners, was quoted by Bloomberg as saying.Wukong, or Monkey King, is 58. __________ iconic figure from “Journey to the West” — a Chinese classic novel 59. __________ (date) back about 500 years, in which an interest has been aroused among netizens and players.“Chinese games 60. __________ ‘Black Myth: Wukong’ embrace traditional cultural aesthetics, 61. __________ might be refreshing after years of excessive cyberpunk styles and over-the-top colors. Few things are as rich and 62. __________ (diversity) as the traditional tales of ancient cultures,” a user “LearningTheLaw,” says.“63. __________ (compare) to Western companies, many Chinese companies now possess strong comparative advantages in digitalization and intelligence applications,” Collin Jin, deputy president of CPA Australia’s East and Central China Committee said.Over the past few years, many clients Jin has served 64. __________ (place) significant emphasis on going global. Reflecting on 65. __________ large enterprises and multinational corporations in Europe and North America have developed globally over these years, Jin said he believes Chinese companies are entering their own Age of Discovery in the 21st century.第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分)第一节（满分15分）请你写一篇短文向校英文报“Fun and Entertainment”栏目投稿，向同学们推荐一项有益身心的户外活动。1. 介绍这项活动；2. 说明推荐理由。注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 题目已为你写好。 A Wonderful Outdoor Activity________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节（满分25分）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。“This is my first day delivering food.”“This is my second day of delivery.”...Xiaowen posted his daily vlog online, in which he wore a contagious smile and stammered, “It is my 20th day of food delivery and I’m working hard to earn money for my cochlear implantation (耳蜗植入手术) !” Recognized as the only means to restore hearing and language ability for people with extremely severe neurological deafness, cochlear implantation involves conducting risky surgery where doctors will put a built-in device in the patient’s head behind the ear and fitting the patient with a wearable signal-receiving device, like an earphone, one month after the surgery. Meanwhile, it costs as high as 300,000 yuan, or over 100,000 yuan when social security reimburses part of it. In Xiaowen’s case, it would mean 10 years of delivery when he just made approximately 100 yuan a day. Worse still, hearing-impaired, Xiaowen had several narrow escapes with death at the intersection on the roads because he couldn’t hear the horn of the cars behind him! He sighed with a heavy heart when customers complained about his inability to speak on the phone to inform them of the arrival of a delivery. Even so, Xiaowen kindly refused people’s fat tips but accepted their apologies when they found out about his disability. Born in an ordinary family, Xiaowen, the little chubby boy, was diagnosed with congenital hearing impairment. This was like a bolt from the blue, breaking the family’s beautiful vision of Xiaowen’s future. But it didn’t bring down Xiaowen’s mother. Fearing that Xiaowen couldn’t understand teachers’ instructions, she was always patiently there to help him with lip-reading and guide him to express himself bravely. Thanks to mom, Xiaowen has grown into a self-reliant adult who wouldn’t reap without sowing. One day, Xiaowen watched his mother singing and said with a lisp, “Mom, you must have the most beautiful voice in the world!” “Dear, how I wish you could hear mommy and sing with me...” Mom eyed Xiaowen with tender love, a trace of sorrow flashing over her face. It would be just a long, long time before they could pay that much money.Mr. B, a well-known blogger, is devoted to charity causes. He and his team happened to see Xiaowen’s posts and they followed him online and decided to help him. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150个左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Mr. B invited Xiaowen and his mom to his office and told them the good news. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________One month later, Xiaowen and his mom went to the hospital to try out the signal-receiving device. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________