黑龙江省大兴安岭漠河县第一中学2024-2025学年高一英语下学期期中试题

PAGE10-黑龙江省大兴安岭漠河县第一中学2024-2025学年高一英语下学期期中试题一、阅读理解AKidsPostSummerBookClub—UnlikelyHeroesThisyear’sSummerBookClubfocusesonheroeswhohavemoreincommonwithourreaders.Joinusthissummertomeetsomeunlikelyheroes.June13

EddieRedUndercover:MysteryonMuseumMilebyMarciaWellsTheNewYorkPoliceDepartmentislookingforanartthiefonthepopularareaofMuseumMile.EdmundXavierLonnrot,sixth-grader,codenameEddieRed,useshissupermemoryandgreatdrawingskillstohelptheNYPDfindthethief.CanEddiesolvethisdangerousmystery?June27

TheFirstRuleofPunkbyCeliaC.PérezTwelve-year-oldMalúiscrazyaboutpunk(朋克摇滚乐).Onherfirstdayofschool,shedressesagainsttheschool’sruleswithherpunk-rocklook.Malúbeginstofindherplacethroughherloveofskateboardingandpunk,andsetsouttofightforherrighttoexpressherselfatschool.July18

UngiftedbyGordonKormanDonovanmistakenlyendsupinaschoolfilledwithpeoplewithahighIQafteratrick.Donovanhastroublehidingtheerrorandfittingintoaschoolwherehedoesn'tthinkhebelongs.Butitturnsoutthathisgiftsarenotwhattheschoolexpects.August1

AmalUnboundbyAishaSaeedAmalhasdreams,asanyyounggirldoes.Butherhopeofbecomingateacherbreakswhensherunsintotroublewitharulingmemberofhervillage.Topayherfamily’sdebt,shemustworkasaservant.Butthroughherloveofpoetryandreading,Amalgoesonamissiontoseekjusticeandrealizeherdream.1.Whichbookencourageskidstobethemselves?A.EddieRedUndercover:MysteryonMuseumMile.B.TheFirstRuleofPunk.C.Ungifted.D.AmalUnbound.2.Whencankidsgototheclubiftheylikemysterystories?A.OnJune13. B.OnJune27. C.OnJuly18. D.OnAugust1.3.Whichauthorteacheskidstoachievegoalsinthestory?A.MarciaWells. B.CeliaC.Pérez. C.GordonKorman. D.AishaSaeed.BWhenIsteppedoutofHeathrowAirport,theBritishaccentsweremusictomyears!Theroadsweresoemptyandtrafficwassoorganized,withopenspaceseverywhereandsofewpeopleonthestreets—whatadifferencefromwhere1came—Mumbai.ThedifferencewasevenmoreobviousafterIhadspent21yearsofmylifelivinginthatplace.Thestreetswereunfamiliar,andthefaceswereallforeign.Iboardedmybusformyuniversitytown.IfeltlikeIhadbeeninafairytalebook—thesmallhouses,thequietstreetsandthewell-dressedpeopleamongotherthings.Asmallandbeautifulthree-storeyedbuildingisquiteararitybackhomeandhere,Ihaveyettoseeabuildingtallerthanthat!BackhomeinIndia,thekindofrentIpayherecouldhaveaffordedmealuxurious2bedroom-hall-kitchenapartmentinagoodlocation.Butmyaccommodationhereisthesizeofmybathroombackhome!It’sjustafact...realitycanberudeattimes!Ireallycherishthefirstdayofmynewuniversity.I’vemetsomanystudentsfromcountriesthatIdidn’tevenknow.Butlivingaloneinanewplace,awayfromtheprotectionofmyfamilyandfriends,isadifferentexperiencealtogether—awonderfulexperienceoffurthereducation!It'sbeenalmosttwomonthsnow.Thenovelty(新颖 )isgraduallydisappearing,andthedustissettlingdown.It’salljustdailynowbutIfeelfullysettled.Ireallylikethisplace.Itfeelslikehome!4.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thatplace”inparagraph1referto?A.HeathrowAirport. B.Britain.C.Mumbai. D.AuniversityofIndia.5.Whatistheauthor’sfirstimpressionofBritain?A.Dirtyandnoisy. B.Differentbutpoor.C.Hopefulandinspiring. D.Strangebutbeautiful.6.Whatdoestheauthorprobablydo?

A.Aninternationalstudent. B.AtouristfromIndia.C.ABritishcollegeteacher. D.Anunknownwriter.7.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthorislessinterestedineverythingbecauseofdust.B.Theauthorstillfeelscuriousabouteverythingaround.C.Theauthorhasbeenusedtothenewenvironment.D.Theauthorfeelslikegoinghomeafternearlytwomonths.CAmansion(豪宅)maysymbolizetheAmericandream.Butthefactis,formostimmigrants,theclosestonetheyevergettoistheneighbouringbushes.Suchisthecasewith63-year-oldCatalinoTabia,Calif.He'sagardenerwitha6th-gradeeducation.HecametoAmericatomakehisdreamscometrue,butendedupfulfillingeveryoneelse's."Ialwayswantedtobesomebody,"Tabiasaid."ButnowIjustwanttheopportunitytohelpothers."Thatiswhy,notlongago,TabiastartedtheBayAreaGardenersFoundation.It'sacharityaimingathelpingsmartkidslikeNoelChavez,whosedreamwastobecomethefirstinhisfamilytograduatefromcollege.Unfortunately,sinceNoelisstillwaitingforhiscitizenship,he'snotqualifiedforfinancialaid.Andafterjustafewmonthsofgoingtoschoolfull-timeandworkingfull-time,hewasreadytogivein."I'mworkingtoomuch.I'mnotgoingtodoit.It'simpossible.Butthenyougetsomehelp,andthat'smybreak."Thebreakwasa$1,500scholarshipfromtheGardenersFoundation.Inthelasttwoyears,thefoundationhasawarded13suchprizestolow-incomekids,regardlessofcitizenship.AndTabiaplanstogiveouthundredsmore.Howdoesagardenercomeupwiththatkindofcash?"Iwasthinkingandthinkingandsuddenly,theclients!"hesaid."That'swherethemoneyiscomingfrom.Weworkforclientswithalotofmoney."Tabiaandhisgardenerfriendsjuststartedknockingonthosemansiondoors-andthecheckshavebeenrollingineversince."Theremightbesomegardenersatyourgraduation."someonesaidtoNoel."I'msuretherewillandI'mgoingtoinvitethem,"hereplied.Tabiaisnowhopingthisideacatchesonwiththegardenersaroundthecountry.Andwhetherthathappensornot,andwhetherherealizesitornot,TabiahasalreadyfinishedwhathecametoAmericatodo-becomesomebody.8.WhydidTabiacometoAmerica?A.Toimprovehisgardening. B.Tofurtherhiseducation.C.Tobecomesomeoneimportant. D.Tohelpimmigrantssucceed.9.WhydidNoelChavezgotoschoolfull-timeandworkingfull-timeatfirst?A.Becausehewasthefirstinhisfamilytograduatefromcollege.B.Becausehedidn'tgeta$1,500scholarshipfromtheGardenersFoundation.C.Becauseitwastheonlywayforhimtorealizehisdream.D.Becausehecouldn'tsupporthisstudyingatcollegewithoutfinancialhelp.10.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeCatalinoTabia?A.Cleverandoutgoing. B.Hardworkingandcareful.C.Independentandmodest. D.Kindandhelpful.11.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Thestoryofagardenermakingadifference.B.TheintroductionoftheBayAreaGardenersFoundation.C.TheeducationalproblemsforimmigrantsinUS.D.Theimportanceofbeingasuccessfulgardener.DManyofuslistentomusicwhilewework,thinkingthatitwillhelpustoconcentrateonthetaskathand.Andinfact,recentresearchhasfoundthatmusiccanhavebeneficialeffectsoncreativity.Whenitcomestootherareasofperformance,however,theimpactofbackgroundmusicismorecomplicated.Theideathatlisteningtomusicwhenworkingisbeneficialtooutputprobablyhasitsrootsintheso-called“Mozarteffect”.Putsimply,thisisthefindingthatspatialrotationperformance(空间旋转实力)isincreasedimmediatelyafterlisteningtothemusicofMozart,comparedtonosoundatall.Howsoundaffectsperformancehasbeenthetopicofresearchforover40years,andisobservedthroughaphenomenoncalledtheirrelevantsoundeffect.Tostudyirrelevantsoundeffect,participantsintheresearchareaskedtocompleteasimpletaskwhichrequiresthemtorecallaseriesofnumbersorlettersintheexactorderinwhichtheysawthem.Thetrickythingisbeingabletodothiswhileignoringanybackgroundnoise.Twokeycharacteristicsoftheirrelevantsoundeffectarerequiredforitsobservation.First,thetaskmustrequirethepersontousetheirrehearsalabilities(复述实力),andsecond,thesoundmustcontainacousticalvariation(声学改变).Wherethesounddoesnotvarymuchacoustically,theperformanceofthetaskismuchclosertothatobservedinquietconditions.Theirrelevantsoundeffectitselfcomesfromattemptingtoprocesstwosourcesoforderedinformationatthesametime—onefromthetaskandonefromthesound.Unfortunately,onlytheformerisrequiredtosuccessfullyperformtherecalltask,andtheeffortinensuringthatirrelevantorderinformationfromthesoundisnotprocessedactuallyhinders(阻碍)thisability.Asimilarconflictisalsoseenwhenreadingwhileinthepresenceoflyricalmusic.Inthissituation,thetwosourcesofwords—fromthetaskandthesound—areinconflict.Thecostispoorerperformanceofthetaskinthepresenceofmusicwithlyrics.Whatthisallmeansisthatwhetherhavingmusicplayinginthebackgroundhelpsorhindersperformancedependsonthetaskandonthetypeofmusic,andonlyunderstandingthisrelationshipwillhelppeoplemaximizetheirproductivitylevels.12.“Mozarteffect”ismentionedto________.A.explainhowmusiccanrelaxpeople B.showmusiccanimproveperformanceC.advisepeopletolistentoMozartmusic D.stressMozartmusicgainswideattention13.Itcanbeinferredthatparticipantsintheresearch________.A.haveimprovedtheirrehearsalability B.performbetterinthequietconditionsC.ignorethebackgroundnoisesuccessfully D.preferthemusicwithgreatsoundvariation14.Paragraph6iswrittento________.A.supportanidea B.makeacontrast C.introduceatopic D.describeafact15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Musicshapesyourlife B.MusicdevelopsyourcreativityC.Choosequietmusicforyourwork D.Doesmusicmakeyouconcentrate?二、七选五依据短文,从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。RichandFamous​TwentyyearsagothemostcommonambitionofAmericanchildrenwastobeateacher,followedbyworkinginbankingandfinance,andthenmedicine.Buttoday'ssituationisquitedifferent.16______Insteadtheymostcommonlysaytheywanttobeasportsstar,apopstar,oranactor-inotherwords,theyhopetobecomeacelebrity.Accordingtoexperts,youngpeopledesirethesejobslargelybecauseofthewealthandthefame.17______Let'stakeathletesandsingersasanexample.Theircareersareshort-lived.Manyathletes'besttimeonlylastsafewyearsandsingerscanhaveaverylimitedcareer.Thefieldthatwasoncethefocusoftheirlivesbecomessomethingtheyhavelittleornoinvolvementin.Asaresult,they'llhaveafeelingofworthlessnessandalackofcontrol.18______Thetruthisquitesimple:theyhavebeensofarremovedfromitforsolong.Inspiteofthesedisadvantages,thereisgreaterambitionthaneveramongyoungpeopletoachievethatstatus.Theyarenotsatisfiedjustmakingaliving-theywanttoberichandfamous.Globally,moreandmoreTVshowsprovidetalentcompetitionswherewinnerscanachievetheirgoalsinjustafewweeksormonths.19______Theyunrealisticallybelievethatthislifestyleiseasilyobtainedandleadstogreatsatisfaction.Whilemanypeoplearguethatthereisnothingwrongwithhavingsuchambitions,othersfeelthatthistrendwillfinallyleadtodissatisfactionasmoreandmorepeopleareunabletoreachtheirgoals.20______Thatmeanstheyignorethesimplefactthatgreateffortisneededbeforesuccess.Asaresult,manypeoplewon'trealizetheirchildhooddreams,whichcouldhaveanegativeeffectontheirhappiness.A.Theyoungergenerationdon'tfavortheseprofessionsanymore.B.Inmanywaysthishasbeenbroughtaboutbythecelebrityculture.C.Unfortunately,theydonotalwayshaveapositiveeffectonpeople'slife.D.Besides,itcanbedifficultforthemtoadaptbacktoanormaleverydaylife.E.Peoplenolongerhaveasenseofsatisfactiononcetheirgoalshavebeenachieved.F.Thisquickwayofgainingwealthandfamecreatesacelebritycultureamongpeople.G.Thereasonisthattheydon'trealizeittakestalentandhardworktoberichandfamous.三、完形填空阅读下面短文,驾驭其大意,然后从下列各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出一个最佳答案。MyhusbandandIchangedourfrontyardwithsomethingeatable,addingapples,bananas,oranges,andpomegranates(石榴).Everycropbroughtus

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D.choose四、语法填空阅读下面材料.在空格处填入一个适当的词或运用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在相应位置上。​IcanwellrememberthatIwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitled“ARealTestinMyLife”beforethewholeclassattheageof9!Youcanimaginehow①________(terrible)shyIwaswithsomanyeyes

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