山东省青岛市即墨区第五中学即墨二中2024-2025学年高一英语上学期期中试题

PAGEPAGE15山东省青岛市即墨区第五中学（即墨二中）2024-2025学年高一英语上学期期中试题（试卷满分150分考试时间120分钟）2024.11第=1\*ROMANI卷（共95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,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.Whoisthewoman?A.Mary.B.Mary’ssister.C.Mary’smother.2.Whatdidthewomandoattheweekend?A.ShewatchedTV. B.Shewentforadrive.C.Sheclimbedamountain.3.Whatdoesthewomanasktheboytodoafterschool?A.Putawayhisschoolbag.B.Movethekitchentable.C.Hanguphiscoat.4.HowlongisthelunchtimeintheChineserestaurant?A.2hours. B.2.5hours.C.3hours.5.Whywillthemanquithisjob?A.Hefindshisworkboring.B.Hehasgotabetterposition.C.Hedoesn’tgetonwellwiththeothers.其次节(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。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6.Whatisthepartyfor?A.John’sbirthday. B.Christmas.C.John’swedding.7.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.He’llgotothepartywiththewoman.B.Helooksforwardtovisitingthewoman.C.HehastoldAnnatokeepthepartyasecret.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.Howdoesthemanfeel?A.Nervous.B.Confident.C.Excited.9.Whatdoesthemanwanttodonext?A.Drinksomewater.B.Gotothebathroom.C.Continuetalkingwiththewoman.听第8段材料,回答第10～12题。10.Inwhichsubjectdoesthewomangetthehighestgrades?A.Math. B.English. C.Art.11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodowhenshegraduates?A.Makelotsofmoney.B.Enjoyherwork.C.Realizeherdream.12.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomanatlast?A.Enjoyingherlife. B.Changinghermind.C.TakingmathandEnglishclasses.听第9段材料,回答第13～16题。13.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthewoman?A.Sheusedtoenjoysmoking.B.Shecan’taffordtobuycigarettesanymore.C.Shehasaseriousheartproblem.14.Howlonghavetheybeenoutwhentheconversationtakesplace?A.Halfanhour. B.Fourhours.C.Twohours.15.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Themanisgoingtostopsmoking.B.Themanhasalreadygivenupsmoking.C.Themanisaheavysmoker.16.Doesthemanstopsmokingatlast?A.Yes,hedoes. B.No,hedoesn’t.C.Thedialoguedoesn’ttellus.听第10段材料,回答第17～20题。17.Whatwasthespeaker’sjobbeforehewas10yearsold?A.Washingplates. B.Shiningshoes.C.Cleaningtables.18.Whatwasoneoftherequirementslaiddownbytheboy’sfather?A.Heshouldneverbelateforwork.B.Hemuststudyhardinhissparetime.C.Hemustworksixdaysaweek.19.Whatdidtheboyaskhisfathertodooneday?A.Topayhimforhiswork.B.Tolethimhave3mealsadayintherestaurant.C.Togivehisfriendsfreedrinks.20.Whydidtheboy’sfatherrefusetopayhim?A.Becausetheboyhadmadesomemistakes.B.Becausehethoughttheboyhadfailedtomeethisrequirements.C.Becausehethoughtitwashissonwhoshouldpayhim.其次部分阅读理解(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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AWhenyouareabouttogotoaboardingschoolinEngland,therearemanydifferentquestionsthatmaycometomind.Butonceyoulookatthemwithsomeperspective,youwillcertainlyfeeleasy.Hereisanormalboardingday.EarlyMorning:Usuallyboardersgetuparound7:00amandhavearoundanhourtotakeashowerandputontheiruniformbeforebreakfast.Lessons:Classesstartat9:00amandeverylessonlastsfor50minutes.Aftertwolessons,at10:40am,you’llhaveashortbreak.Thenextperiodofclasseswillincludetwomorelessons.Lunch:Lunchisusuallyheldaround12:30pmatthedininghall,whereyou’lljoinyourfriendstoenjoyahotdish.Afteranhouroflunch,you’llhavethreeorfourmorelessonstoattend.Dinner:At5:00pmyouwillhavefinishedyourschoollessonsfortheday.MostboardingschoolsintheUKoffertheirfullboardersdifferentkindsofhotmealstochoosefrom.Activities/Sports:AllboardingschoolsintheUKprovidemanydifferentkindsofactivitiesfortheirboarders,suchasfootball,swimming,golforart.Prep:Animportantpartofboardingschoollifeisthesupervisedhomeworksessionknownas“prep”.Althoughprepmightsoundstressful,it’sagreatwayforyoutokeepupwithyourstudies.Freetime:Onceyouhavedoneallyourclassesandactivities,it’stimetorelax.Bedtime:Inmostboardingschools,thelightsgooutaround10:30pm.Beingnervousjustbeforeyougotoaboardingschooliscompletelynormalandunderstandable.Hopefully,beingawareoftheusualroutineyou’llbefollowingcanhelpyou.Onceyouarethere,youwillalsoseehowexcitinglifeinaboardingschoolinEnglandcanbe.21.Whatcanhelpyoukeepupwithyourstudiesintheboardingschool?A.Doingactivities.B.Havinglessons.C.Enjoyingfreetime.D.Supervisedhomeworksessions.22.WhatdoweknowaboutboardingschoolsinEnglandfromthetext?A.Classesusuallystartat8:30am.B.Studentscanhaveashortbreakafterfourlessons.C.Theydon’tgivestudentsanyfreetime.D.Theyturnoffthelightsaround10:30pm.23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tohelpstudentsknowaboutboarders’life.B.Toattractmorestudentstoboardingschools.C.Tointroduceanewschoollife.D.Toadvertiseforboardingschools.BOnline,Englishhasbecomeacommonlanguageforusersfromaroundtheworld.Intheprocess,thelanguageitselfischanging.Therearenowthoughttobesome4.5billionwebpagesworldwide.Somelanguageexpertspredictthatwithin10yearsEnglishwilloccupytheinternet—butinformsverydifferenttowhatweacceptandrecognizeasEnglishtoday.That’sbecausepeoplewhospeakEnglishasasecondlanguagealreadyoutnumbernativespeakers.Andincreasingly,theyuseittocommunicatewithothernon-nativespeakers,particularlyontheinternetwherelessattentionispaidtogrammarandspellingandusersdon’thavetoworryabouttheiraccent(腔调).UsersofFacebookalreadysocializeinanumberofdifferent“Englishes”includingIndianEnglish,SpanishEnglishandKoreanEnglish.Whilethesedifferentstyleshavelongexistedwithintheircultures,they’renowexpandingandcomingonline.Technologycompaniesareintroducingnewly-developedEnglishwordswithproductsaimedatenablinguserstoaddwordsthatarenotalreadyintheEnglishdictionary.AndmostlargecompanieshaveEnglishwebsites,whilesmallerbusinessesarelearningthattheyneedacommonlanguage—English—toreachglobalcustomers.Theincreasingpopularityoftheinternetallowsmorelanguagestodevelopquickly.“Mostpeopleactuallyspeakseverallanguages—it’slesscommontoonlyspeakone,”saysMr.Munro.“Englishhastakenitsplaceastheworld’scommonlanguage,butit’snotpushingoutotherlanguages.”Instead,otherlanguagesarepushingtheirwayintoEnglish,andintheprocesscreatingsomethingnew.24.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Englishisacommonlanguagearoundtheworld.B.Therearenowmanydifferentlanguagestyles.C.EnglishlanguageisdevelopingwiththeInternet.D.Smallerbusinessesarelearningacommonlanguage.25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutonlinecommunication?A.Peopleneedtospellexactly.B.Grammarisnotsoimportant.C.Peopledonotcareabouttheiraccent.D.MostEnglish-speakersarenotnativespeakers.26.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.WecanonlycommunicateonlineinEnglish.B.It’simpossibletofindalltheEnglishwordsinthedictionary.C.SometechnologycompaniesstarttopublishEnglishdictionaries.D.SmallerbusinessesarenotallowedtohaveEnglishwebsites.27.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatMr.Munrosaid?A.TheotherlanguagesareenrichingEnglish.B.Onecan’tlivewellwithoutspeakingseverallanguages.C.Englishwillbecometheonlylanguageintheworld.D.Chineseusedtobetheworld’scommonlanguage.CThereisarestaurantinmyMainetownthathasdonelittletoupdateitselfoverthepast80years.Thisispartofitscharm,asisthewoodenphonebooththatsitsneglected(忽视)intheageofthecellphone.Ah,thephonebooth.Weneeditnowmorethanever.Formeitsymbolizesthatphonecallswereonceprivateaffairs,eveniftheinformationbeingsharedwasnotsensitiveinanyway.Itwassimplyassumedthataphoneconversationwasmeantfortwopeople,andtwopeopleonly.Growingupinthe1960s,wehadonlyphoneinthehouse.Asakid,Ididn’tget,ormakemanycallsbecauseallmyfriendslivewithinearshotandIcouldjustyelloutthewindowifIwantedtheirattention.Ido,however,rememberansweringthephone,askingfortheidentityofthecaller,andthenhandingthephonetomymom.She’dtakeit,say“Hello,Mrs…onemomentplease,”andthenassheplacedherhandoverthereceiver,sheturnedtome,anddirected,“Thisisforme.Whydon’tyougooutsideandplay?”Flashforwardtowhatcellphoneshavedonetoourlife.Withinthespaceofafewyears,overhearingprivateconversationsseemstobenormal.NotlongagoIwassittinginBoston’sSouthStation,nearamanwhowasonhiscellphone,waitingformytrain.Thefollowingiswhatthemanhadtosay,“Yes,that’sright.Theredandyellowroses.”Thenhecontinuedtorecitehiscardnumberanddeadline.Istaredatthefellow.Heglancedatmeandasked,“What?”Myresponsewasimmediate:Irecitedhiscardnumberbacktohim,alongwiththedeadline.Thereisnolongerasenseofpersonalbordersorlimits.Thecellphonehasbecomeamegaphone(扩音器),andIhavebeenprivy(私下知情)todetailsofpeople’slivesthatIwouldrathernotknow.Maybephoneboothscouldserveascellphoneharborstoday.28.WhatfeaturedoestherestaurantinMainetownhave?A.Itisverypopular. B.Itisold-fashioned.C.Itwillclosedown. D.Ithasbeenneglected.29.Asakid,theauthor__________.A.hadfewfriends B.oftencalledhisfriendsC.wasnotallowedtoanswerthephoneD.learnedthatphoneconversationsareprivate30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscellphone?A.Critical. B.Tolerate. C.Optimistic. D.Approving.31.WhatdidtheauthordoinBoston’sSouthStation?A.Hetalkedtoanoldfriend.B.Heboughtsomecolorfulroses.C.Heoverheardaman’spersonalinformation.D.Hehelpedastrangerwhowasmakingacall.DStevenSteinlikestofollowgarbagetrucks.Hisstrangehabitmakessensewhenyouconsiderthathe’sanenvironmentalscientistwhostudieshowtoreducelitter,includingthingsthatfalloffgarbagetrucksastheydrivedowntheroad.WhatisevenmoreinterestingisthatoneofStein’sjobsisguardinganindustrybehindtheplasticshoppingbag.Americansusemorethan100billionthinfilmplasticbagseveryyear.Somanyendupintreebranchesoralonghighwaysthatagrowingnumberofcitiesdonotallowthematcheckouts(收银台).Thebagsarebannedinsome90citiesinCalifornia,includingLosAngeles.Seeingtheseheadwinds,plastic-bagmakersarehiringscientistslikeSteintomakethecasethattheirproductsarenotasbadfortheplanetasmostpeoplethink.Amongthebagmakers’reasons:manycitieswithbansstillallowshopperstopurchasepaperbags,whichareeasilyrecycledbutrequiremoreenergytoproduceandtransport.Andwhileplasticbagsmaybeuglytolookat,theyrepresentasmallpercentageofallgarbageonthegroundtoday.Theindustryhasalsotakenaimattheproductthathasappearedasitsreplacement:reusableshoppingbags.Thestrongerareusablebagis,thelongeritslifeandthemoreplastic-baguseitcancelsout.However,longer-lastingreusablebagsoftenrequiremoreenergytomake.Onestudyfoundthatacottonbagmustbeusedatleast131timestobebetterfortheplanetthanplastic.Environmentalistsdonotdispute(质疑)thesepoints.Theyhopepaperbagswillbebannedsomedaytooandwantshopperstousethesamereusablebagsforyears.32.WhathasStevenSteinbeenhiredtodo?

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D.Producingthemrequiresmoreenergy.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Plastic,PaperorNeither B.Industry,PollutionandEnvironmentC.RecycleorThrowAway D.GarbageCollectionandWasteControl其次节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）依据短文内容，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。答题卡全涂A，答案写在答题纸上。HowtoHaveaSuccessfulTeenageLifeEveryonewantstosucceedintheirlife,don’tthey?Evenasateenager,youcanachievesuccessinyourlife;itreallyisn’tthathard.36Dowellinschool.Nomatterhowboringitisnow,educationwillhelpyoubeaproductivememberinsociety.Tryyourbestforexcellenceinschool;listentotheteachers,doyourhomework,study,andgetgoodgrades.Doingsowillhelpyougetintoabetteruniversity,whichwillenableyoutohaveabrightfuture.37Dogoodinyourcommunity(社区).Volunteeringcannotonlyimproveyourcommunity’sstatus,itcouldmakeyouhappier.Studiesshowthatpeoplewhovolunteerarelesslikelytodevelopdepression(抑郁)thanpeoplewhodon’t.38Forexample,ifyouloveanimals,volunteeratananimalshelter.Ifyoulovehelpingtheenvironment,planttreesorpickuplitter.Whenyouhelpothers,itwillmakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.39Remember,they’retheretohelpyoubethebestthatyoucanbe.Respectthemandvaluetheiropinions,eveniftheyannoyyousometimes.40Youdon’tgettochooseyourteachersoryourfamily,butyoustillhavetoputupwiththem.Learnhowtodealwithpeoplenow,becausewhenyou’reanadult,youdon’tgettochooseyourbossoryourco-workers,solearnhowtorespectthemnow.A.Livelifetothefullest.B.Schoolsetsyouupontherighttrack!C.Benicetoyourparentsandteachers.D.Findchancestodovolunteerworkthatinterestsyou.E.Itwillhelpyoupasstimeanddevelopyourpersonality.F.Herearesomeimportantpointsthatyoumayfindhelpful.G.Keepinmindthattheydothethingstheydobecausetheycareaboutyou.第三部分语言学问运用（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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Wheredoyougowhenyouwanttolearnsomething?School?Afriend?Atutor?Theseareall41placesoflearning.Butitmaywellbethatthelearningyoureallywant42somewhereelseinstead.Ihadthechanceofseeingthisfirsthandona43.Mydaughterplaysonarecreational(业余)soccerteam.Theydidwellthisseasonandso44atournament,whichnormallywasonlyformoreskilledclubteams.Thisledtosome45experiencesonSaturdayastheyplayedagainstteams46trained.Throughthefirsttwogames,herteamdidnotgetoneseriousshotongoal.Asaparent,I47seeingmydaughterplayingherbest,48stilldefeated.ItseemedthatsomethingclickedwiththegirlsbetweenSaturdayandSunday.Whenthey49fortheirSundaygame,theywere50different.Theyhadbeguntoapplyallkindsofplayandteamworktheyhadseenthedaybeforetotheir51.Theyplayedmuchbetterand52scoredagoal.It53methatplayingagainsttheotherteamwasagreat54momentforallthegirlsontheteam.Ithinkitisageneralprinciple.55isthebestteacher.Thelessonstheylearnedmaynotbedifferentfromwhattheywouldhavegotteninschool,butarecertainlymorepersonalandmeaningful,becausetheyhadtoworkthemoutontheirown.41.A.public B.traditional C.official D.special42.A.passes B.works C.lies D.ends43.A.trip B.holiday C.weekend D.square44.A.won B.entered C.organized D.watched45.A.painful B.strange C.common D.practical46.A.less B.poorly C.newly D.better47.A.imagined B.hated C.avoided D.missed48.A.if B.or C.but D.as49.A.dressedup B.showedup C.madeup D.gaveup50.A.slightly B.hardly C.basically Dpletely51.A.styles B.training C.game D.rules52.A.even B.still C.seldom D.again53.A.confused B.struck C.reminded D.warned54.A.touching B.thinking C.encouraging D.learning55.A.Experience B.Independence C.Curiosity 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