湖北省宜城一中等五校聯(lián)考2024-2025學(xué)年高一英語下學(xué)期期中試題

PAGEPAGE1湖北省宜城一中等五校聯(lián)考2024-2025學(xué)年高一英語下學(xué)期期中試題留意事項(xiàng)：答題前，先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在試卷和答題卡上，并將準(zhǔn)考證號條形碼粘貼在答題卡的指定位置。寫在試卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。非選擇題的作答：用黑色簽字筆干脆答在答題卡上對應(yīng)的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)。寫在試卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。保持卡面清潔，不要折疊、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)運(yùn)用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第Ⅰ卷第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（51.57.5分）B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。Wherearethespeakersprobably?Inanoffice. B.Inalift. C.Onthestairs.Whydidthemanrefusethejob?Hedislikeshavingbusinesstrips.Theofficeisfarfromhishome.Thecompanyisterrible.Whatwillthemandointheafternoon?Writeareport.Lendthewomanbooks.Helpthewomanfillouttheforms.Howmanystudentsaregoodatbasketballthisyear?About20. B.About30. C.About40.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?Customerservice. B.Apieceofnews. C.Theirbusiness.其次節(jié)（151.522.5分）A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，55秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。66、7題。Whycan’tthemanmeetthewomanonSunday?HeneverworksonSunday.HehasanothermeetingonSunday.HemustmeethisparentsonSunday.WhenwillthespeakersmeetonSaturday?A.At2:00p.m. B.At2:15p.m. C.At3:00p.m.78、9題。WhatwillthemandonextThursday?Visithisparents. B.Watchatennisgame. C.Haveajobinterview.Howwillthemangotothestation?Bybus. B.Bycar. C.Bytaxi.81012題。Howdoesthemanbooktherooms?Inhiscompany’sname. names. C.Inhisname.Howwilltheman’sguestsarriveinWashingtonD.C.?Bybus. B.Bytrain. C.Bycar.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodoforhisguests?Offerthemthebestservice.Givethemhisphonenumber.Arrangeonemeetingroomforthem.91316題。Whyisthemanupset?Hehasbeenoutofwork.Hehaslostlotsofmoney.Hiscompanyhascloseddown.Howlonghasthemanworkedinhiscompany?For5years. B.For6years. C.For7years.Whatdoweknowabouttheman’srecordingstudio?Itwillofferalowerprice.Itwillopentofamousmusicians.Itspricewillbeincreasedbeforelong.Whatistheman’splanintheend?Runningabigcompany. B.Beingamusician. C.Beinganagent.1720題。Howmanytimesdidthespeakermarry?A.2. B.3. C.4Whatwasthespeakerprobably?B.Anactress. Wheredoesthespeakerlivenow?LosAngeles.Whatdoesthespeakerplantodonextyear?Travelaroundtheworld. B.Movetoanothercity. C.Getmarriedagain.其次部分閱讀理解（50分）第一節(jié)（152.537.5分）卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。1

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.reporter B.teacher C.translator D.architectWhichadvertisementrequirestheapplicanttobeskillfulatmaths?Advertisement1 23 4Fromthe4jobadvertisements,weknowthat .theassistantmarketingmanagerinvolvesspeakingFrenchfluently.noneofthefourjobsneedspreviousexperienceofthejobnecessary.theapplicantwhoispatientandwillingtoworkovertimeisequaltoacareworker.thelandscapegardenerwillguaranteeyoupension,allowanceandmedicalinsurance.BLouisBraillewasborninFrancein1809.Sadlywhenhewasalittleboy,hehadanaccident.Bythetimehewasfouryearsold,hewascompletelyblind.However,attheageoften,LouiswasluckyenoughtogotooneofthefirstschoolsforblindchildreninParis.Atthisparticularschooltheyhadspecialbooks.TheywerewritteninordinaryFrenchbutthelettersraisedupoffthepage,sothatthestudentscouldfeeltheshapeofthewordsandreadthem.Butthereweretwoproblemswiththissystem.First,theletterswerehugeanddifficulttoread.Second,thebookswereveryexpensivesotheschoollibraryonlyhadfourteenaltogether.Louis,whowasverycleverandcreative,thoughtofabetterwaytoimprovebooksforblindpeopletoread.In1821,whenLouiswastwelveyearsold,asoldiercametohisschool.Thismanhadinventedasystemforsoldierstosendandreceivemessagesinthedark.Althoughthisideahadnotworkedverywell,Louisbecameveryexcitedandbeganexperimentswithit.Bythetimehewasfifteen,hehadinventedasystemwhichusedonlysixdots.Andby1827thefirstbookusinghissystemwaspublished.ItstilltookalongtimebeforepeoplerealizedwhatawonderfulinventionBraille’ssystemwas.Infact,Louisdiedin1852anddidnotlivetoseethesuccessofhissystem,whichhasbeenadaptedtoalmosteverylanguageintheworld.Thankstohim,blindorweak-sightedpeopleareabletoreadorwriteaswellasanysightedperson.WhatdidbooksfortheblindlooklikewhenLouiswasaboy?Nobooksdesignedfortheblind.Bookswithraiseddotsoneachpage.Bookswithlettersraisedupoffeachpage.Thesamebooksasthosefortheable-bodied.WhatledLouistoinventareadingsystemfortheblind?Theletterswerehugeanddifficulttoread.Booksdesignedfortheblindweretoocostly.Thenumberofbooksfortheblindwasverysmall.Amessagingsystemforsoldierstouseinthedark.WhendidLouiseventuallyperfectthereadingsystem?A.In1821 B.In1824 C.In1827 D.In1852Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatsignificancedoesLouisBraille’sreadingsystemhave?Ithelpsmaketheblindindependenttolearn.Itiseasyandconvenientfortheblindtolive.Ithasbeenadaptedtoeverylanguageintheworld.Itcontributestoproducingmorebooksfortheblind.CChina’sTikTok,whichhastakentheworldbystorm,isworkingitsmagicinitshomenation,too.TheChineseversionofTikTok,calledDouyin,hasamassed(累積)400milliondailyactiveusers,parentcompanyByteDance(字節(jié)跳動)revealedinitsannualreportthisweek.Thisisanimpressivegrowthfortheaddictivevideoapp,whichhad250milliondailyactiveusersinJanuarylastyear.Thereport,whichdescribesusers’behaviorandtrends,showstheculturaldifferencebetweenChinaandtheUS,saidKatherineWu,aninvestoratNewYork-basedfirmNotationCapital.Thingsthattrendinthesetwocountriesarecompletelydifferent.Forexample,knowledge-basedcontentisextremelypopularinChina,butlesssointheU.S.Also,thosecreatorsthatdidthemostdancevideosinChinaareusersborninthe60s,whileintheUS,itseemsthatit’smostlyteenagerswhoarecreatingthedances.ByteDanceclaimedthatDouyinhasestablisheditselfasthelargestknowledge,cultureandartplatforminChina.14.89million“knowledge-basedcontentvideos”weresharedontheapplastyear,itclaimed.Forexample,oneoftheworld’smostvaluedstartupsclaimedthatthenumberofuserswhopostsvideosaboutchemistryreached130millionpeoplelastyear.“Ontheartandculturefront,videosrelatedtothosetopicshad543.1billionplaysonDouyinlastyear.”itclaimed.EducationhasbecomeamainusecaseforByteDance.TikTok,whichisestimatedtohaveearnedmorethan$50millionlastyear,alreadycountseducationalcontentasoneofthemostconsumedcategoriesonitsappacrosstheworld.TheapplaunchedaneducationalcampaigninIndialastyear,whereithasamassedmorethan200millionusers.ThedifferenceintrendsbetweenChinaandtheUSreflectsthedifferencein .culture B.education C.knowledge D.hobbyWhatvideosaremostlysharedonTikTokinChina?Musicvideos B.Knowledge-basedvideosC.Humorousvideos D.VideosaboutchemistryThepassageiswrittenby .analyzingreasons B.showingsurveyresultsC.statingarguments D.providingstatisticsandexamplesWhat’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?Tointroducetheapp--TikTok.TohelpcustomersuseTikTok.TorevealthepopularityofTikTok.TorecommendTikToktocustomers.DIfyou’reworriedaboutyourrecedinghairline(后退的發(fā)際線)andyouliveinacity,youmightwanttoconsidermoving,asscientistshavefoundexposuretohighlevelsofairpollutionmaybelinkedtoretention.NewresearchpresentedattheEuropeanAcademyofDermatologyandVenereology(EADV)CongressinMadridfoundparticulatematter(PM)(顆粒物),whichispresentinpollutedair,couldimpactbothhairgrowthandretention.Theteamtookcellsfromthebaseofhairfollicles(毛囊)andthenexposedthemtothepollutedair.TheyusedvariousconcentrationsofPM10,and24hourslater,theytestedthesamplestodetectwhetherspecifichair-growthproteinsinthecellshadchangedatall.ResearchersfoundthatthepresenceofPM10decreasedlevelsoftheproteinresponsibleforhairgrowth–beta-catenin--andmorphogenesis,thebiologicalprocessthatcausesanorganismtodevelopitsshape.Accordingtothestudy,thelevelsofthreeotherproteinswhichareresponsibleforhairgrowthandhairretention–cyclinD1,cyclinEandCDK2–werealsodecreased.Thismeantthatthegreaterthelevelofpollutant,thegreaterthedecreaseinproteinswasfound.Thisisoneofthefirststudiestolookatthelinkbetweenpollutionandbaldness禿頭).HyukChulKwonfromtheFutureScienceResearchCentreinSouthKoreasaid:“Whilethelinkbetweenairpollutionandseriousdiseases,suchascancer,arewellestablished,thereislittletonoresearchontheeffectofparticulatematterexposureonthehumanskin,andhairinparticular.Andourresearchexplainsthemode(模式)ofactionofairpollutantsonhumanhairfolliclecells,showinghowthemostcommonairpollutantsleadtohairloss.”Whatdoestheunderlinedword“retention”inPara1referto?Haircells B.HairlossC.Hairgrowth D.Hair-growthproteinsWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?Airpollutioncanincreaselevelsofhair-growthproteins.There’sonlyoneproteinthatisresponsibleforhairgrowth.Pollutedairhasnodirectimpactonhairgrowthorretention.Themoreseriousairpollution,themorelikelyyou’retoloseyourhair.WhatdidHyukChulKwonthinkoftheresearch?Meaningful B.Negative C.Unimportant D.ObjectiveWhat’sthemainideaofthepassage?Thesolutionstoairpollution.Thegrowthmechanismofhair.Theimpactofairpollutiononhealth.Thecloselinkbetweenairpollutionandhairloss.其次節(jié)（52.512.5分）Sleepdifficultiesareacommonproblemformillionsofadults.Evenifyoucangettosleep,youmighthavetroublestayingasleep.Doesthissoundfamiliar?Youdriftofftodreamland,butfindyourselfwideawakeat3a.m.,ormaybeyouwakeupeveryfewhoursthroughoutthenight.36 .Butifyoursleepisinterrupted,you’relikelytofeelexhaustedandsleepythenextday. 37 .ToomuchcaffeineYouprobablyalreadyknowcaffeinecanaffectyourabilitytofallasleep. 38 Itoftentakesyourbodythatmanyhourstogetridofhalfthecaffeineyouconsumed.Thebottomlineisthatyoumayfeeltheeffectsofcaffeineseveralhoursafteryoudrinkit.Keepinmind,energydrinks,colaandcertainteasalsocontaincaffeine.It’sbesttoavoidcaffeineaboutsixhoursbeforebed.StressStressandlackofsleepseemtogohandinhand.Ifyou’restressed,itcanbehardtosleepwellandmayleadtoinsomnia(失眠).Whenyoudon’tgetenoughsleep,thatcanalsoleadtomorestressanditbecomesaviciouscycle(惡性循環(huán)).Adultswhogetlessthaneighthoursofsleepeachnightreporthigherlevelsofstresssymptomsthanthosewhosleeplonger.Althoughitcanbeeasiersaidthandone, 39 .SleepenvironmentYoursleepenvironmentcancontributetopoorsleep.Forexample,loudnoisesorlightpeeking(露出)throughtheshadescanwakeyoufromasoundsleep. 40 .Buyaqualitymattressandcomfortablebeddingandconsiderkeepingyourbedroomcool,whichhelpsleep.Makesureyourcurtainsareheavyenoughtoblockoutsunlightanduseearplugs(耳塞)toblocksoundsfromoutside.EatingtoolateAlightmidnightsnackmaybefine,butaheavymealtooclosetobedtimemayleaveyouwideawakeduringthenight.Therefore,ifyoudowantasnackbeforebed,keepitlightandstayawayfromspicyandfattyfoods.So,whatgives?doingsomeintenseactivitiesisessential.it’simportanttorelaxandeasepressurebeforesleep.So,whatsortofthingscanhelpyoutoimproveyoursleep?Fortunately,therearewaystomakeyourbedroommoresleep-friendly.Butitcanalsoleadtopoorqualitysleepincludingwakingupatmidnight.Enoughsleepissupposedtoleaveyoufeelingrefreshedandreadytostartyourday.（30分）第一節(jié)：完形填空（15115分）（A、B、CD）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Asamanwaspassingtheelephants,hesuddenlystopped,41bythefactthattheselargecreatureswerebeingheldbyonlyasmallrope42totheirfrontleg.Nochains,nocages.Itwas43thattheelephantscould,atanytime44theirropes.Forsomereason,theydidnot,45.Hesawatrainernearby,andaskedwhytheseanimalsjuststoodthereandmadeno46togetaway.“Well,”thetrainersaid,“whentheyareveryyoungandmuchsmaller,weusethesame47ropetotiethemand,atthatage,it’senoughto48them.Astheygrowup,theyare49tobelievingtheycannotbreakaway.Theybelievetheropeandstillholdthem,sotheynevertrytobreakfree.Themanwas50.Theseanimalscouldatanytimebreakfreefromtheir51butbecausetheybelievetheycouldn't,theywere52rightwheretheyare.Liketheelephants,howmanyofus53hangingontoa(n)54thatwecannotdosomething,simplybecausewefailedatitoncebefore?Failureispartoflearning;weshouldnevergiveupthe55inlife.41.A.disappointedB.annoyedC.depressedD.confused42.A.relatedB.referredC.tiedD.limited43.A.necessaryB.obviousC.importantD.urgent44.A.breakawayfromB.applyforC.searchforD.getawaywith45.A.otherwiseB.thereforeC.insteadD.moreover46.A.differenceB.effortC.senseD.response47.A.qualityB.lengthC.quantityD.size48.A.holdB.graspC.seizeD.pull49.A.addictedB.exposedC.usedD.devoted50.A.frightenedB.excitedC.delightedD.amazed51.A.rulesB.bondsC.habitsD.responsibilities52.A.stuckB.buriedC.hiddenD.involved53.A.workoutB.gothroughC.lookthroughD.careabout54.A.proposalB.attitudeC.virtueD.belief55.A.choiceB.opportunityC.struggleD.dreamII卷（非選擇題）留意：將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。其次節(jié)（101.515分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式，并將答案填寫在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。TheUnitedStatesisprimarilyanEnglish-speakingcountry.AlthoughpeoplepronouncetheEnglishwordsinseveraldifferentways,theycanunderstandeachother.56,noteveryoneintheUSspeaksEnglish.There’rehundredsofareasintheUS57Englishisnotthemostcommonly58(use)language.Spanish,Chinese,Italian,GermanandFrenchareallspokenintheUS.Infact,Spanishis59(wide)spokeninNewYorkandacrossthesouthernpartofthecountry,60(make)itthesecondmostcommonlyspokenlanguageafterEnglish.Forspeakersofotherlanguage,it’sofgreat61(important)tolearnEnglish,butinthepast,teachingpeopletospeakEnglishas62secondlanguagewasgivenlittleattention.Non-Englishspeakerswereexpectedtopickupthelanguagethroughdailylife.Recently,this63(change).Today,mostpublicschoolshaveELS64(program),whichhavedifferentEnglishlessonsfordifferentstudentsandlayemphasisoncommunicationinlanguagelearninginsteadoffocusing65thegrammarandtranslation.40分）（15分）PoesorShoaonalspeech給他寫一封邀請信，信的內(nèi)容包括：說明寫信的目的告知時間和地點(diǎn)左右。2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearProfessorSmith，（25分）

LiHua閱讀下面短文，依據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個完整的故事。續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150詞左右。WhenJackiecametohisfirstpianolessoninhismother’scar,hewasalready11yearsold.Ipreferredstudentsbeginatanearlierage,butowingtohisinsistence,Itookhimasastudent.AsmuchasJackietried,helackedthesenseoftoneandbasicrhythm節(jié)奏).Attheendofeachlesson,he’dsay,“Mymom’sgoingtohearmeplaysomeday.”Butitseemedhopeless.Ionlyknewhismotherfromadistanceasshewaitedinheragedcar,butneversteppedin.ThenonedayJackiestoppedcomingtoourlessons.Ithoughtaboutcallinghimbutassumed(認(rèn)為),becauseofhislackofability,thathehaddecidedtoquit.Ialsowasgladthathestoppedcominghewasabadadvertisementformyteaching!SeveralweekslaterImailedtothestudents’homesaletterontheupcomingconcert.Surprisingly,Jackiereceivedandaskedmeifhecouldbeintheconcert.Itoldhimthattheconcertwasnotfordropouts,butforcurrentpupils.Hesaidthathismomhadbeensickandunabletotakehimtopianolessonsbuthewasstillpracticing.Ididn'tknowwhatledmetoagreeeventually.Thenightfortheconcertcame.Thehighschoolgymnasticswaspackedwithparentsandfriends.IputupJackielastintheprogram.Ithoughtthatanydamagehewoulddowouldcomeattheendoftheprogramandthenegativeeffectwouldreducetotheminimum最小值).Theconcertwentoffsmoothly.ThenJackiecameuponstage.Hisclotheswerewrinkled(皺巴巴的)andhishairlookedmessy(凌亂的).“Whydidn’thismotheratleastmakehimcombhishairforthisspecialnightIthought.Paragraph1Unexpectedly,JackiechoseMozart’sConcerto#21inCMajor. Paragraph2ImmediatelyIranuponstageandheldJackiefirmlyingreatjoy,asking“Howdidyoudoit?” 南漳一中

2024—2025學(xué)年下學(xué)期高一期中考試英語試題答案201.5301-5BACAB 6-10ABCBC 11-15BCABA 16-20CCBCA50152.537.521–23CBC 24–27CDBA 28–31ABDC 32–35BDAD其次節(jié)（2.512.5）36-40GAFCE（30）第一節(jié)（15115）41–45DCBAC 46–50BDACD 51–55BABDC（1.515分）56.However57.where58.used59.widely60.making61.importance62.a63.grams65.on/upon40）（15）Onepossibleversion:DearProfessorSmith，I’mwritingtoinviteyoutodeliveramotivationalspeech,whichisscheduledtobegivenonMay30th,intheschoolhall.Thethemeofyourspeechwillbemainlyonhowtomakeourdreamscometruethroughpersonalefforts.Andwe’reeagertohearyoutalkaboutyourownexperiencesanduniqueviewsonsuccessorfailure,whichwebelieveinspireallofustostudyhardtoachieveourlifegoals.What’smore,wehopeyoucouldsharesomeefficientlearningmethodswithus.Iwouldappreciateitmuchifyoucouldcome.Lookforwardtoyourreplyatyourearliestconvenience.（25）Onepossibleversion:Paragraph1Unexpectedly,JackiechoseMozart’sConcerto#21inCMajor.Jackiepulledoutthepianobenchandbeganhisperformance.Asamatteroffact,IwasnotfullypreparedforwhatIheardnext.Hisfingersweredancingonkeys,whichmademeextremelyshocked.NeverhadIheardMozartplayedsowellbypeopleofhisage.Aftersixandahalfminutes,heendedupverywell.Everyoneatpresentwaswildwithgreatexcitementandwasontheirfeet,breakingintoloudapplause.Paragraph2ImmediatelyIranuponstageandheldJackiefirmlyingreatjoy,asking“Howdidyoudoit?”“Well…rememberItoldyoumymomwassick?”Heexplained,tearsrollinginhereyes,“Actuallyshehadcancerandpassedawaythismorning.Andshewasborndeaf,sotonightwasthefirsttimethatsheeverheardmeplayinheaven.Ijustwantedtomakeitspecial.”Afterhearinghisword,tearswerewellingupinmyeyes.Andatthatmoment,Irealizeditwashethattaughtmethetruemeaningofperseveranceandlove.聽力原文(Text1)W:Presseight,please.Thankyou.M:You’rewelcome.Ineedtogettothatfloor,too.(Text2)W:IfIwereyou,Iwouldhaveacceptedthejob.M:Iturneddowntheofferbecauseitwouldmeanlotsofbusinesstripsawayfrommyfamily.It’stooterrible.(Text3)W:I’mnotsurehowtofillouttheforms.Willyoulendmeahand?M:Withpleasure.ButIhavetofinishmyreportnow.CanIdoitintheafternoon?W:OK.Thankyou.(Text4)M:Howmanystudentstriedoutforthebasketballteamthisyear?40,butonlyhalfofthemhaverealtalentforthesport.M:Oh,whatapity!(Text5)M:Didyouwatchthenewsthismorning?W:Yes,Idid.M:Didyouseethereportoncustomerserviceinthebusinessnews?W:Yes,Idid.Ididn’tlikeitmuch,though.It’snotthatmeaningful.(Text6)W:Hi,thisisLucy!M:Hello,Lucy.It’sJackhere.W:Hey,Jack.Howareyou?M:Fine,thanks.Lucy,it’saboutthemeetingat3o’clockonSunday.I’msorrybutIcan’tmeetyouthen.IneverworkonSunday.HowaboutSaturday?CanwemeetonSaturdayafternoon?W:SaturdayafternoonisOK.Howabouttwoo’clock?M:Canyoumakeittwofifteen?M:Sure.Seeyouthere.W:Great.Seeyou.(Text7)W:WouldyouliketowatchagameoftennisnextThursday?M:Ican’t,I’mafraid.I’mgoingtoBristol.W:Whatfor?M:Ihaveaninterviewforajobasmanagerofarecordshop.W:Ididn’tknowyouwantedtomove.M:Well,myparentsaregoingtoretiretoBath