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2024-2025学年平凉市华亭二中高一期中考试英语试题
时间：120分钟 分值：150分
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。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. Where are the speakers
A. At a swimming pool. B. In a clothing shop. C. At a bathroom.
2. What will Tom do next
A. Turn down the music. B. Quit the show. C. Stop practicing.
3. What is the woman busy doing
A. Working on a paper. B. Working in the evening. C. Organizing a party.
4. When will Henry start his vacation
A. This weekend. B. Next week. C. At the end of July.
5. What does Donna offer to do for Bill
A. Book a flight for him. B. Drive him to the airport. C. Help him call a taxi.
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几个小题，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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. Why does Pete call Lucy
A. To say that he’ll be late. B. To tell her about his problem. C. To invite her to a movie.
7. When will the man pick up Lucy
A. At 6:00 p.m.. B. At 6:45 p.m.. C. At 8:00 p.m..
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题
8. Who is Mark
A. Bella’s friend. B. Bella’s brother. C. Bella’s cousin.
9. What’s the date today
A. December 7th. B. December 8th. C. December 9th.
10. What does the girl want to buy for Mark
A. A volleyball. B. A soccer ball. C. A basketball.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. Why does Cathy want to quit her job
A. She’ll join another firm. B. She’ll run her own business. C. She’s tired of it.
12. What is Mark’s attitude towards Cathy’s decision
A. Unclear. B. Indifferent. C. Supportive.
13 What might Cathy do for the present company
A. Apply for a project. B. Train a new person. C. Recommend a designer.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. What is next to the apartment building
A. A restaurant. B. A laundry. C. A grocery store.
15. Which is included in the rent
A. Electricity. B. The Internet. C. Satellite TV.
16. What does the woman think of the apartment
A. It’s quite small. B. It’s well furnished. C. It’s worth the money.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. How did Jeff travel to Rio
A By car. B. By plane. C. By train.
18. How long does the Carnival last
A. A week. B. Five days. C. A month.
19. Why did Jeff go to a street party
A. To avoid the Carnival crowds. B. To sing and dance in a band. C. To feel the spirit of the carnival.
20. What does Jeff mainly talk about
A. The carnival’s hot weather. B. The carnival’s happy scene. C. The carnival’s cold drinks.
第二部分 阅读（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。
A
Sea Turtle Conservation Ambassador
Sea turtles are endangered globally, and several species in the eastern Pacific are nearing extinction. Volunteers are crucial for preserving the sea turtle species on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast,
Our program is officially certified, so we must follow established guidelines to ensure its proper functioning.
1. Respect schedule work.
2. Avoid any activities that impair your ability to work or follow the rules while in the camp and the nursery or during work hours. You will have days off to enjoy as you wish.
3. Respect the rest times in the camp.
4. Respect the staff and the other volunteers.
5. Anyone who is not in a fit state to work will be prevented from entering the camp.
Turtle season
Mums laying eggs — June, July, August, September, October, and November
Baby turtles hatching-August, September, October, November, December, and January.
Volunteer obligations turtle season
Beach cleaning, maintenance of the hatchery, turtle patrolling, hatchery care shifts, and wildlife monitoring.
Time commitment
From Monday to Saturday
Daily task
9:30 am — 11:00 am, 3:00 pm — 5:00 pm
Cleaning the camp is the task of the volunteers, so our camp coordinator will assign them tasks to carry out in the camp to keep it clean and tidy.
Free-time activities
Volunteers can expect between 3 and 6 hours of work per day 6 days per week. This leaves plenty of time to explore the beautiful country of Costa Rica and experience all of the activities it has to offer.
There is a surfing school down the road from the conservation that offers surf lessons and rentals Beach horseback riding is available just minutes from the site location.
21. What is forbidden to do in the camp
A. Drinking alcohol. B. Eating on the beach.
C. Having days off. D. Chatting with the staff.
22. Which of the following is a volunteer’s working time
A. 10:00 pm, Friday. B. 9:00 am, Monday.
C. 10:00 am, Sunday. D. 4:00 pm, Saturday.
23. What free-time activity is available just minutes from the conservation site
A. Mountain climbing. B. Beach horseback riding.
C. Surfing on the sea beach. D. Learning diving at a surfing school.
B
Nilas Corneliussen feels worried when a city turns quiet at night. “I much prefer to be in a dynamic city that never sleeps, and Bangkok gives me that,” said the Swedish-born chef of a Nordic-Asian restaurant in Thailand’s capital.
While Thailand had long appealed to him, Corneliussen says he never imagined a career in cooking. Instead, he was drawn to Muay Thai (泰拳), or Thai boxing. On high school breaks, he even traveled solo to Thailand to join Muay Thai training camps. After sustaining a hand injury while boxing, he was forced to give up Muay Thai. However, he didn’t stop thinking about Thailand.
The very day after graduating from high school in Sweden, Corneliussen booked a one-way ticket to Bangkok and applied for a study visa. It wasn’t until halfway through his studies that he was inspired by a fellow student and friend who ran small Thai restaurants. However, there was something inside of him that was drawn to culinary arts. “The atmosphere inside the kitchen fascinated me-everyone has to work together to make it happen.” Corneliussen recalled.
At the time, the chef didn’t think he could pursue his new passion for cooking in Thailand. Instead, he thought it would be best to go back to his roots and understand the flavors he’d grown up with before cooking anything else, so he finished his studies and moved back to Sweden. Starting out in a restaurant in Stockholm, he practised his skills. In 2019, he won the silver in the Bocuse d’Or, a world-famous international cooking competition, as part of the Swedish team.
Despite those successes, he knew he wanted to return to Asia to achieve his dream of culinary arts. In 2022, Corneliussen made the move to a high-end restaurant, which opened the same year, and where he showcased casual Nordic food with Asian influences.
“In Thailand, I get this feeling of belonging and connection to the people, food and culture,” he said.
24. What is presented in the first paragraph
A. Corneliussen dislikes working at night. B. Corneliussen feels uneasy in a new city.
C. Bangkok is home to Nordic restaurants. D. Bangkok gives Corneliussen the feeling he wants.
25. What mainly made Corneliussen choose cooking as a career
A. His injured hand. B. His inner passion.
C. His friends’ support. D. His tiredness of study.
26. How did Corneliussen improve his cooking skills
A. By practising in his motherland. B. By improving diverse dishes in Thailand.
C. By attending varieties of cooking competitions. D. By summarizing experience from other cooks.
27. Why did Corneliussen decide to return to Asia
A. To learn Muay Thai. B. To showcase Nordic food.
C. To open a high-end restaurant. D. To achieve his dream of culinary arts.
C
To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains, but at first the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade（遮挡）against the sun! Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese in the eleventh century B. C.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honour. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was commonly used in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.
During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered as a symbol of power. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France and later in England.
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colours.
28. Where was the umbrella probably first used according to the text
A. In ancient China. B. In ancient Greece.
C. In ancient Egypt. D. In ancient Rome.
29. What can we know about the umbrella from the text
A. Scientists already knew exactly who invented the umbrella.
B. The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century.
C. The Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade in Europe.
D. The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the rain.
30. What was special about the umbrella during the Middle Ages
A. It disappeared completely. B. It was made much lighter.
C. It was used as women’s decoration. D. It was seen as a symbol of power.
31. What does the text mainly talk about
A. The meaning of the umbrella.
B. The history and use of the umbrella.
C. When and how the umbrella was invented.
D. Why the umbrella was so popular in Europe.
D
More American businesses are starting to use artificial intelligence(A1) tools to come up with new ideas and to deal with customers.
Mattel is known for making children’s toys. The company recently used an AI image generator（生成器）called DALL-E to come up with ideas for new Hot Wheels toy cars. The used vehicle seller CarMax is using ChatGPT to gather thousands of customer comments. The social media service Snapchat has added a chatbot（聊天机器人）to its messaging service. And Instacart, a delivery service, now uses Chat GPT to answer food questions. Even the CocaCola company plans to use AI to help create new marketing content. It has not said exactly how it plans to use the technology. But the move shows that businesses are under pressure to use the tools that many of their employees and customers are already trying on their own.
Some experts warn that businesses should carefully consider possible harms to customers, society, and their own companies before choosing to use AI tools in the workplace. Chaire Leibowicz works at The Partnership on AI, a nonprofit group. The group recently released（发布）recommendations for companies producing AI-generated images, audio and other media. “I want people to think deeply before deploying this technology,” Leibowicz said. “They should play around... but we should also think, what purpose are these tools serving in the first place ”
While text generators like Chat GPT can make the process of writing emails and marketing documents faster and easier, they also appear to present misinformation as fact. And image generators like DALL-E are trained in copying widely available digital art and photography. This has raise copyright（版权）concerns from the creators of those works.
“It is safer to use AI tools as a ‘thought partner’ but still people as the creator of final products,” said Anna Gressel. She works at the law company Debevoise & Plimpton, which advises businesses on how to use AI.
32. Which company made creative products with AI tools’ help
A. Mattel. B. Instacart. C. CarMax. D. Snapchat.
33. What can we infer from the second paragraph
A. Customers are more and more connected online.
B. AI tools are widely used to help businesses grow.
C. People spend too much time on AI in their daily life.
D. AI tools have an influence on improving business conditions.
34. What does the underlined word “deploying” in Paragraph 3 mean
A. Applying effectively. B. Improving successfully.
C. Debating freely. D. Presenting confidently.
35. What does Anna Gressel think of AI tools
A. They are useless.
B. They can create more products.
C. They do serious harm to customers.
D. They should just be humans’ assistants.
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。
Discover the Ancient Art of Stargazing
Winter is a great time to go stargazing (观星). The cold air is often clearer than in summer. It also gets darker earlier, so there’s no need to stay up too late to gaze at the stars. This month there are dark skies festivals taking place around the UK, including in Yorkshire and the South Downs in England. ____36____
What is a star
Stars look like small shiny dots in the sky, but they’re really just huge, very hot balls of gas. The closest star to Earth is the Sun. Most stars that you can see without a telescope (望远镜) are within 1,000 light years of our planet. ____37____ Our own Milky Way galaxy, which is around 100,000 light years across, contains around 100 billion stars.
The history of stargazing
People have been looking at the stars for thousands of years. Before calendars and clocks were invented, people relied on the Sun and the stars to show the changing of the seasons. Although stars appear to stay in the same place in relation to each other, the night sky changes throughout the year. ____38____ They group stars into patterns, known as constellations (星座). These vary across different cultures, and are often linked to legends.
How are stars studied
Scientists use telescopes to learn about stars. They were invented in the 1600s and the Italian astronomer Galileo was the first person to point one at the sky in 1609. ____39____ These collect light from far-away objects and enlarge them, so they look much closer. The most powerful telescope today is the James Webb Space Telescope, which is out in space circling the Sun about one million miles from Earth.
How to stargaze
____40____ Put on warm clothes and choose a spot that has as little light pollution as possible. Light pollution is too much human-made light, such as from windows and street lights. Darker areas might include the end of your garden or a nearby park or field. Give your eyes time to adjust to the darkness, which takes 20 to 30 minutes, and you’ll be able to see more.
A. Astronomers are people who study the night sky.
B. It sends images back to Earth using radio waves.
C. Later telescopes used mirrors instead of former glasses.
D. Choose a clear night for stargazing, with few or no clouds.
E. A light year is the distance light travels in one Earth year.
F. In winter, certain stars are visible that can’t be seen in summer.
G. At these, stargazing beginners can learn more about the night sky.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(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四个选项中选出最佳选项。
It was New Year time. We were travelling in a van (小型货车) distributing toys to the homeless. When we 41 the spot, something caught my eyes. Something or someone was moving in the rubbish. Soon I 42 that it was the home of a poor family. There were two 43 , both of about my age at the time, and a lady I supposed to be their mother. They sat there hopelessly.
As a little girl myself I was 44 interested in the little girl. How 45 our lives were. She lived for the day, 46 through the rubbish for something to fill her stomach. I on the other hand was well looked after and never had to worry about 47 . I had a good education and thus a 48 future. I looked at the little girl. The only 49 she had was the worn-out dress that she was wearing.
Seeing this little girl I made the decision to give away a doll that had belonged to me for a while. When the van came to a 50 , I stepped out, called the girl over and placed the doll in her hand. At first she looked at me with 51 and wasn’t certain what to do, but then she smiled and I saw 52 in her eyes. I went back into the vehicle and we started to 53 off, and that was when we realized the little girl was running 54 . We stopped again and opened the door. The girl had 55 with us. She looked directly at me and said two simple words “Thank You”.
41．A．left B．changed C．chose D．approached
42．A．guaranteed B．realized C．decided D．accepted
43．A．boys B．children C．drivers D．adults
44．A．still B．less C．especially D．probably
45．A．similar B．different C．difficult D．ordinary
46．A．searching B．getting C．running D．breaking
47．A．food B．safety C．health D．transport
48．A．doubtful B．distant C．promising D．foreseeable
49．A．present B．decoration C．requirement D．possession
50．A．station B．stop C．street D．signal
51．A．anger B．pain C．surprise D．disappointment
52．A．hope B．loneliness C．anxiety D．astonishment
53．A．walk B．get C．lift D．drive
54．A．behind B．away C．out D．in
55．A．got along B．come along C．caught up D．turned up
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。
Chinese silk is well known all over the world. It is considered as 56 symbol of the origin of civilization. According to legend, a teenage girl in China, 57 saw metamorphosis (蜕变) of a special kind of caterpillars (毛毛虫), did something even more 58 (amaze) — she invented silk! She is Ancest or Lei.
One day, she noticed quite a few caterpillars taking small 59 (bite) of the leaves. A few of them had formed translucent cocoons (半透明的茧) around 60 (they). One by one the cocoons grew thicker so Lei couldn’t see through them. They were like eggshells, but smaller and even 61 (strong). She kept wondering 62 was going on inside. Lei started to open them and they turned into bundles of threads. Lei knew that the threads in spider (蜘蛛) webs were strong, but she wondered if the threads from these cocoons were strong enough 63 (make) into cloth. After testing, her doubt was removed.
Later, Lei concentrated 64 figuring out how to make cloth from the cocoon threads. Eventually, Lei invented silk, and the caterpillars 65 (call) silkworms since then.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 假如你是李华，端午节来临之际，近期你校推出了宣传端午节活动，你打算邀请你的英国交换生朋友Jack一起参加，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 说明写信目的；
2. 介绍端午节的活动内容及意义；
3. 表达节日祝福。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Dear Jack,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
67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。
On a sunny Friday morning, Mr. Stone, the Grade 4 head teacher, walked into the classroom with a new student following him. She was a lively girl from Mexico, and her red mushroom hair cut immediately drew everyone’s eyes. With a welcoming smile, Mr. Stone gestured for her to sit beside Mike, a student known for teasing others.
During break time, Mike couldn’t help but laugh when he caught sight of his new deskmate. Sara’s distinctive hairstyle seemed like an open invitation for him to make fun of her. Leaning in towards Sara, he playfully suggested, “Hey, Sara. Ever thought about changing your name to Dora You look just like Dora the Explorer!” His words caused laughter and cheers from the others in the classroom.
Sara’s eyes filled with tears, her cheeks turning red with embarrassment. Feeling hurt and upset, she stood up suddenly, rushing to the teacher’s office to seek support from Mr. Stone. After hearing her story, Mr. Stone offered her gentle comfort, saying, “Sara, your hairstyle is truly pretty. Remember, everyone has their own sense of beauty.”
Mr. Stone then directed his attention to Mike, expressing his disappointment and urging Mike to apologize to Sara. “Mike,” he continued, “your actions were unkind. We must treat everyone with empathy(同情). Laughing at Sara’s hair has deeply hurt her.”
This conflict was temporarily settled, but Mr. Stone found himself lost in thought. Reflecting on his own childhood, Mr. Stone recalled how he had been teased for being overweight. The pain caused by hurtful words was like wrinkles on a crumpled(压皱的)ball of paper. Even if you smoothed them out, the wrinkles stayed.
He wanted to teach an important lesson to Mike, the troublemaker. Then, a unique strategy came to mind. He contacted Mike’s mother, explaining the situation and discussing a plan with her to develop empathy in her son. They agreed that over the weekend, Mike’s mother would arrange for Mike to have his hair cut extremely short.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
On Monday morning, Mike unwillingly approached the classroom.______________________________________________________________________
At that moment, Mr. Stone walked into the classroom with a ball of paper._________________________________________________________________________
答案
1-5 BCCAB 6-10 ABAAB 11-15 ACBCA 16-20 CBACB
21-23 ADB 24-27 DBAD
28-31ACDB 32--35 ABAD
36-40. G E A C D
41-45 DBBCB 46-50 AACDB 51-55 CADAC
56．a 57．who 58．amazing 59．bites 60．themselves 61．stronger 62．what 63．to make 64．On/upon 65．have been called
66
Dear Jack,
I'm writing to invite you to our school's Dragon Boat Festival event this Friday.
As an important traditional Chinese festival, it honors the poet Qu Yuan with various cultural activities. We'll make zongzi, which are sticky rice dumplings, and watch dragon boat races. These activities showcase Chinese traditions and promote cultural exchange. It's a great chance for you to experience authentic customs. I believe you'll enjoy this festival celebration.
Looking forward to your participation! Happy Dragon Boat Festival!
Yours,
Li Hua
67
On Monday morning, Mike unwillingly approached the classroom. Feeling nervous and embarrassed, his heart was heavy with worry that his classmates would tease him. His hair had been cut so short that the skin under the hair was nearly visible. As he stepped through the door，the room erupted in giggles, nicknaming him “Baldy.” A few curious boys came up and attempted to touch his newly shaved head. Overwhelmed by shame and anger, Mike shouted out, “You are mean!” Tears welled up in his eyes as Mike stood up and ran towards the door.
At that moment, Mr. Stone walked into the classroom with a ball of paper. With a gentle pat on Mike’s shoulder, he guided him back to his seat. As Mr. Stone made his way to the platform, the room fell silent. Holding up the crumpled ball of paper, he began to smooth out its wrinkles. “Each fold represented a scar of hurtful words. Even when we try to apologize,” Mr. Stone explained softly, “the wounds remain. Let us always speak with kindness and warmth.” From that day on, Mike learned a valuable lesson: the importance of kindness and empathy.
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