江苏省无锡市江阴市六校2024-2025学年高一上学期11月期中联考试题 英语 含答案

2024-2025学年度秋学期期中联考试卷高一英语命题人：梅崇凤复核人：张鑫注意事项及说明：1.试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。2.答案一律写在答题卡上。考试结束时，上交答题卡。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。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。Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Takephotos. B.Buyacamera. C.Helpthewoman.2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Anoisynight. B.Theirlifeintown. C.Aplaceofliving.3.Whereisthemannow?A.Onhisway. B.Inarestaurant. C.Athome.4.WhatwillCeliado?A.Findaplayer. B.Watchagame. C.Playbasketball.5.Whatdayisitwhentheconversationtakesplace?A.Saturday. B.Sunday. C.Monday.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。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.WhatisSaragoingtodo?BuyJohnagift. GiveJohnasurprise. InviteJohntoFrance.7.WhatdoesthemanthinkofSara’splan?A.Funny. B.Exciting. C.Strange.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.WhydoesDianasaysorrytopeter?A.Shehastogiveuphertravelplan.B.Shewantstovisitanothercity.C.Sheneedstoputoffhertest.9.WhatdoesDianawantPetertodo?A.Helpherwithherstudy.B.Takeabooktoherfriend. C.Teachageographylesson.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。Whydoesthemancallthewoman?A.Totellherabouthernewjob.B.Toaskaboutherjobprogram.C.Toplanameetingwithher.Whoneedsanewflat?A.Alex. B.Andrea. C.Miranda.12.Whereisthewomannow?A.InBaltimore. B.InNewYork. C.InAvon.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。WhatdoesJanconsidermostimportantwhenhejudgesarestaurant?Wheretherestaurantis.Whetherthepricesarelow.Howwellthefoodisprepared.WhendidJanbegintowriteforamagazine?AfterhecamebacktoSweden.BeforehewenttotheUnitedStates.Assoonashegothisfirstjobin1982.WhatmayJandotofindagoodrestaurant?Talktopeopleinthestreet.Speaktotaxidrivers.Askhotelclerks.WhatdoweknowaboutJan?Hecooksforarestaurant.Hetravelsalotofhiswork.HeprefersAmericanfood.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。WhatdoweknowaboutthePiazaLeen?A.It’snewbuilding. B.It’sasmalltown. CIt’spublicplace.18.WhendoparentsandchildrenlikegoingtothePiazaLeen?A.Saturdaynights. B.Sundayafternoons. C.FridaysandSaturdays.19.Whichstreetisknownforitsfoodshopsandmarkets?A.ViadeiMarStreet. B.FemandoStreet. C.HemandesStreet.20.WhydoesthespeakerlikeHorationStreetbest?A.Ithasanoldstonesurface.B.Itisnamedafterawriter.C.Ithasafamousuniversity.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。AOnedaylastJanuary,myclassroomwasfullofnervousatmosphereas15teenagerspreparedtolocktheirsmartphonesinacabinet(柜子)andstopallInternetuseforthenexttwoweeks.TheceremonykickedoffaclassItaughtcalledLoggingOff.Duringtherestoftheschoolyear,Itaughthighschoolchemistry,butthismini-coursegavemystudentsandmeachancetoexaminetheroleoftechnologyinourlives.Whenthetimecametopowerdown,manystudentswereeagertobefreeoftheirphones,whileothersheldontotheirphoneslikeafavoritestuffedanimal.Theiremotionsseemedtorangefromworry(“HowwillItalkwithmyfriends?”)toexpectation(“Ican’twaittoreadmorebooks.”).Overthenextfewdays,thestudentsshowedasurprisingsourceofanxiety.Withouttheirphones,theyweren’tsurewhattodowhentherewasnothingtodo.That’swhenithitme:Ilongforthekindoftimealonewithmythoughtsthatmystudentsfeared.IusethesemomentstoreplayadifficultconversationuntilIknowwhereitwentwrongorimaginemyselflivingabroad.Istareatapersonsittingnearbyandinventthestoryofherlife.Asweclosedinonthefinaldaysofthecourse,Inoticedachangeinthekids’attitude.Theiranxietyfaded.Theywentforwalks,composedmusic,andplayedboardgameswithyoungersistersandbrothers.Theyexperiencedlifeinthemoment.Onthelastday,whenIreturnedtheirphones,Iexpectedthekidstopowerupimmediatelyandgostraighttosocialmedia.Instead,mostofthemlefttheclassroomwithscreensstilldark,sayingtheywantedtoseehowlongtheycouldwait.Iknowthepullofthedigitalworldisstrong,butI’mhopingthebriefbreakfromnear-constantconnectivityhasshownmystudentsthattheyhaveachoiceinwhattodointheirdowntime,whilethey’rewaitinginlineforcoffeeorwalkinghome.Ihopetheyseizethepreciouschancetodaydream.21.Whatdidtheauthor’s15studentsdecidetodo?A.Putmoreeffortintochemistry. B.Puttheirphonesasidefor14days.C.Disconnectthemselvesfromeachother. D.LivewithouttheInternetforaschoolyear.22.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A.Students’thoughtsabouttechnology.B.Students’expectationsofthemini-course.C.

Students’differentreactionsatthebeginningstage.D.

Students’emotionsattheendofthemini-course.23.Whatdoestheauthorlikedoinginhermomentsalone?A.Makingupstories.

B.Imaginingherfuturelife.C.Preparingforoverseastravel. D.Reflectingonafunnyconversation.24.Whatdidmoststudentsdowhentheygottheirphonesback?A.Theykepttheirphonesswitchedoff.B.Theywentstraightbacktosocialmedia.C.Theymadechangestotheirphonescreens.D.Theyhadtheirphonesrechargedimmediately.25.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Thestudentswouldneverusethesmartphonesagain.B.Theauthorhadadifficultconversationwithhisstudents.C.Themini-coursedidn’tgettheexpectedresult.Thestudentsbegantoenjoythepresenttime.BMosthumanlanguagetendstotakeahappyviewonlife,anewstudysuggests.Ateamofscientistsusedbigdatatechniquestoexamineamassiveamountofdataon10languagesfromKoreanTwitterfeeds(信息)toRussianliterature.Theyfoundthatthemostcommonlyusedwordsineachlanguageallleanedtowardsthepositive.TheresearchwaspublishedinthejournalProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.Thenewresearchbuildsonsomeoldideasaboutlanguage.“Theconcepthasbeenaroundforawhilethatmaybewenaturallytendtocommunicateinawaythatencouragesustogetalong,”ChristopherDanforth,co-authorofthestudy,toldLiveScience.In1969,psychologists(心理学家)attheUniversityofIllinoiscameupwiththeidea,calledthePollyannahypothesis（假设）,thathumanshaveauniversaltendencytousepositivewordsmoreoftenthannegativeones.Butthosefindingswerebasedonsmallstudies.Inthenewstudy,Danforthandhisteamtookamoredata-drivenapproach.TheresearchersanalyzedbillionsofwordsfromEnglish,Spanish,French,German,Brazilian,Portuguese,KoreanChinese(simplified),Russian,IndonesianandArabic.Thewordscamefromtwodozentypesofsourcessuchasbooks,newsoutlets,socialmedia,websites,televisionandmoviesubtitles,andmusiclyrics.Theresearchersidentifiedabout10,000ofthemostcommonlyusedwordsforeachlanguage,andaskednativespeakerstoratethehappinessofthesewordsonascale(范围)from1to9,where9isasmilingface,1wasacryingface,and5wasmiddle.Forexample,Englishspeakersratedtheword“laughter”at8.50andtheword“terrorist”at1.30.Onaverage,theratingsshowedthataGooglesearchofSpanishwebsiteshadthehighestscoreforthewordhappiness,followedbyPortugueseGooglesearches,PortugueseTweetsandEnglishGoogleBooks.ChineseGoogleBookshadtheleasthappywords,followedbyKoreanmoviesubtitlesandEnglishmovielyrics.Butacrossalllanguagesandtypesoftext,themedianwordhappinessscorewashigherthan5onthescaleof1to9.Inotherwords,humansusemorehappywordsthansadones,theresearcherssaid.Whatwouldthepsychologistsinthearticleprobablyagreewith?Peopleallovertheworldtendtousenegativewords.Allhumanlanguageholdsabrightviewonlife.Peoplearoundtheworldpreferhappywordstosadones.Peoplehaveatendencytocommunicateinaselfishway.InwhatwayisDanforth’sstudyanimprovementoverpreviousstudies?A.Thequalityofdata. B.Thenumberofdata.C.Theobjectofthestudy. D.Theresearchenvironment.HowdidDanforthandhisteamconducttheirresearch?Byclassifyinglanguagesbytopic. B.Byratingthehappinessofthewords.C.Byinterviewingnativespeakers. D.Byidentifyingthemosthappywords.AccordingtoDanforth’sstudy,whichhasthehighestscoreforwordhappiness?EnglishGooglebooks. B.PortugueseTwitter.C.Koreanmoviesubtitles. D.SpanishGooglesearches.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?Afeatureofhumanlanguage. B.Theeffectofpositivelanguages.C.Differentideasonhumanlanguage. D.Thedevelopmentofhumanlanguage.CTeenagesailorshavebeenmakingheadlines.Ayoungpersonaloneinadangeroussituationattractsattention—andsponsors.Youngsailorsalsoattractdividedopinions.Forexample,JessicaWatsonwasaskedbythelocalgovernmenttocancelhervoyage;yetthePrimeMinistercalledher“aheroforyoungAustralians”whenshereturned.Itseemsthereisconfusionabouttheabilityandindependenceofyoungpeople.ConsiderthecaseoftheDutchgirl,LauraDekker.Whenherfatheragreedtohermakingasolo(独自的)voyageatage13,theDutchCouncilforChildCarepreventedit.TheWorldSailingSpeedRecordCouncilalsomovedtodiscourageveryyoungsailorsbyabolishing(废除)theirage-basedrecordsinearly2009.Socommunitycontrolofchildrenunder16yearsalreadyhappens.Teenagebrains,thepopularpsychologiststellus,arelikelytomakewrongjudgments.Butsuchgeneralizationsoftendonotapplytospecificindividuals.Betweentheagesof14and18,teenagersvarygreatlyintheirabilities.Theamountofindependenceeachisallowedshouldbedeterminednotsimplybytheiragebutbydiscussingwiththerelevant,responsibleadults.Someteensarecertainlyinexperiencedandcapableofchildishmistakes,buttheoneswhoattemptdangerousjourneysnormallydosobywinningtheconfidenceofhard-headedandwell-qualifiedadultsupporters.Butitisalsowrongtothinkthatany16-year-oldcangainachievementsasunusualasJessicaWatson’s.Thiscanhavetheoppositeeffectofmakingthemfeelincapablebecauseremarkableaccomplishmentsarebeyondthem.Teenagesailorsshouldnotbejudgedbypreconceived(

事先形成的)viewsaboutyoungpeople.Butnorshould“ordinary”teenagersfeelpressuretoachieveextraordinarypersonalgoals.Infact,Ibelievetheexampleofsolosailingover-stressesindividualism.Theteenageyearsarewhenmostofus“ordinary”peoplelearnthatwecanachievegreatthingsincooperationwithothers.31.WhatdoweknowaboutJessicaWatson?A.Shewantedtoattractpotentialsponsors.B.Shesuccessfullycompletedhervoyage.C.ShewasdiscouragedbythePrimeMinister.D.Sheworkedasasailorforthelocalgovernment.32.WhydoestheauthormentiontheDutchgirlinPara2?A.Topraiseherforherbravery.B.Tostressshewasoverprotected.C.Toshowcommunitycontroloverteenagesailors.D.Toexplainthecommonindependenceofyoungpeople.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“generalizations”inParagraph3probablymean?A.controls B.experiences C.faults D.opinions34.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofteenagers’independence?A.Itiscloselyrelatedtotheirage.B.Itoftenleadstowrongjudgments.C.Itisdevelopedthroughindependentjourneys.D.Itdiffershugelyfromindividualtoindividual.35.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsteenagesailors?A.objective B.indifferent C.subjective D.doubtful第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。TheHistoryofTahitianDanceIntheearlyageofTahitiandance,performancesweresymbolicandimportant,notjustanartform.

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殖民者)whocametoTahitifoundtraditionalTahitiandanceannoyingandoffensive.Therefore,theyabolishedmostformsofdanceinTahiti.TahitiandancewasillegalinTahitiuntiltheearly20thcentury.Traditionalcostumeswerenotusedduringthisperiod,andonlythehands,feetandfaceofthedancercouldbeexposed.40AlthoughithadbeeninfluencedbyEuropeanpresenceandtheculturalchangesinTahiti,TahitiandancehasregaineditsimportanceasauniqueexpressionofTahitiancultureandhistory.A.However,itmetwithaproblemduringthe1800s.B.Nowadays,therearedifferentstylesofTahitiandance.C.NativeTahitianshaddifferentdancesfordifferentpurposes.D.Inthe1950s,alotofeffortwasmadetopreservethetraditionaldance.E.WhilemasteringTahitiandanceischallenging,anyonecanlearnthebasicmoves.F.TheseinstrumentshavebeenusedtoaccompanyTahitiandancethroughouthistory.G.ThepopularityofTahitiandancehastransformeditintoaprivilegedtoolfortourismpromotion.第三部分

语言运用（共两节，满分50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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Aftergraduation,IstartedasasoftwaredeveloperatanIT.ThegreatthingaboutmyjobisthatIcanchoosemyownworking

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D.belongings第二节（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。ChinesefarmersobservedaspecialfestivalonSept23,2023.____56____(know)astheChineseFarmer’sHarvestFestival,thiseventhappenseveryyearontheautumnequinox(秋分).It’satime____57____(honor)thehardworkoffarmersandcelebratetheirachievements.Italsohighlightstheimportantrolethatfarmers____58____(play)inthepastthreedecades.As____59____countrywithalargepopulation,Chinaconsiderssolvingthefoodsecurityissueasatoppriority(头等大事).Overthelastdecade,thecountry’sgrainproductionhasconsistently(持续地)increased,_____60______(enable)Chinatoprovidehelpforothercountriesandregions.Ontheglobalscale,Chinahasputmoreeffortthananyothercountry,_____61_____helpsdevelopingcountriestoworkwitheachother.Othercountries’____62_____(recognize)ofChina’sagriculturaldevelopmentcanbesummarizedintwopoints.First,theyrespectChina’sabilitytoaddress____63____(it)ownfoodsecurity.Second,theytreatChinaastheir“truefriends”,becauseChinahasmadegreatcontributions___64____globalfoodsecurity.Foodinsecurityis______65_____(basic)causedbyimbalanceddevelopmentworldwide.Onthismatter,actionsspeaklouderthanwords.第三节用所给词的适当形式填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Thissoftwareisdesignedtobehighly___________(function)anditwillmeetusers’diverseneeds.InChina,over80universitieshavesetupmajors（专业）inteascienceorteaculture,withover3,000____________(graduate)majoringinteaproductionandarteveryyear.Finally,theyearlysportsmeetstudentslookedforwardto__________(come)asexpected.Mostpeoplewhowanttoloseweightbygoingonadietwillendup__________(put)weightbackon.Outside,thewinterwindbeganhowlingandallthe__________(roof)wereblowntotheground.It’sastruggleforthedirectortolookforanactor___________(unique)suitablefortheleadingroleinhisnewmovie.Ishallneverforgetthe__________(generous)shownbythelocalpeoplewhenIwasinatoughsituation.ReadingEnglisheverydayprovestobe__________(benefit)toourEnglishstudy.Acupunctureinvolvestheinsertion(插入)offineneedlesintotheskin.Formostofus,needleswon’tbring_________(comfort)feelings.Whileinclass,weshouldsitupstraightandstay__________(focus),otherwisewe’llbeleftbehind.第四节根据要求翻译句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）76.这个电影预定于下周一下午2点开始。(schedule)________________________________________________________________________________77.当你和父母意见相左时，冷静下来并尝试从他们的角度了解情况。(fromone’spointofview)________________________________________________________________________________我愿意多干一些家务活来换取一张去动物园的门票。（inexchangefor）________________________________________________________________________________这个小男孩因自己上周犯的错误向他的好朋友道歉了。(makeanapology)________________________________________________________________________________古语说得好：“不要以貌取人”。（saying）________________________________________________________________________________第四部分书面表达（满分20分）假定你是李华，你在外教Kevin的口语课堂上收获颇多。为了进一步提升下学期的课堂质量，Kevin向大家征求改进建议。请你撰写一封英文建议信给他，内容包括：1.介绍收获并表示感谢； 2.提出建议并给出理由。注意：1.写作词数应为100词左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearKevin,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua2024-2025学年度秋学期期中联考试卷高一英语第一部分听力（满分30分）1-5ACACB 6-10BBABA 11-15BACAA 16-20BCBCC第二部分第一节阅读理解（满分37.5分）21-25BCAAD 26-30CBBDA 31-35BCDDA七选五（12.5分）36-40CBFAD第一节完形填空（15分）41-45CADBD 46-50BCABC 51-55ABDAD语法填空（15分）Known 57.tohonor 58.haveplayed 59.a 60.enablingwhich 62.recognition 63.its 64.to 65.basically根据所给词的适当形式填空（10分）functional 67.graduates 68.came 69.putting 70.roofsuniquely 72.generosity 73.beneficial 74.comfortable 75.focused翻译句子（10分）Thefilmisscheduledtobeginat2p.m.nextMonday.Whenyoudisagreewithyourparents,calmdownandtrytounderstandtheirsituationfromtheirpointofview.I’mwillingtodomorehouseworkinexchangeforatickettothezoo.Thelittleboymadeanapologytohisgoodfriendforthemistakehemadelastweek.Astheoldsayinggoes,don’tjudgeabookbyitscover./“Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover,”theoldsayinggoes./Theoldsayinggoesthatdon’tjudgeabookbyitscover.写作（20分）DearKevin,I’msothankful/gratefultohavesuchanexcellentteacherlikeyou.Underyourcarefulandprofessionalguidance,IhavemadegreatprogressinEnglish.Therelaxingatmosphereinyourclasshasencouragedmetobravelyvoicemyopinions,whichhasgreatlyimprovedmyfluencyinspeakingEnglish.Forfurtherimprovement,Isuggestthatdiscussionsinpairsorgroupsshouldbeheld.Notonlywillyouroralclassbemoreactive,butitwillalsoinvolvemorestudentsinthediscussion.What’smore,itwillbeagoodideatoincludemoreinterestingandinteractivetopicsinyourclasssothatwewillbeabletobroadenourhorizonsandimproveourspeakingskills.ThankyouforyourconsiderationandIsincerelyhopethatmysuggestionswillbeofsomeuse.Lookingforwardtoyourwonderfullessonsnextterm!Yours，LiHua听力原文Text1Man:I’vegotmycamerawithme.AmIallowedtotakephotoshere?Woman:Ithinkso.Itdoesn’tsayyoucan’t.Text2A:Ireallylikelivinghereinthisflat,becauseit’ssonearthecenteroftown.B:That’strue.Butitgetsreallynoisyatnight.Text3A:Hi,Maggie.I’mcoming,butit’ssnowingandthetrafficismovingslowly.B:Ok,David.Takeyourtime.We’llwaitforyou,sowecanhavedinnertogether.Text4A:Celia,youseethosegirlsoverthere?Theyneedanotherplayerforabasketballgame.Wouldyouliketojointhem?B:Seemslikeit’sagameforfun.Sure,I’llbethereinaminute.Text5A:Iwon’thaveanythingtoweartoworkonMondayunlessIpickupmyclothesatthedrycleaner’s.B:Thenyou’dbetterhurry.ItclosesatnoononSundays.A:Oh!IshouldhavegonethereonSaturday.Text6A:Alright,Sara,weknowthatyouareplanningsomethingbigforJohn’sbirthday.Couldyoutellusjustwhatyouhaveinyourmind?B:Iwanttomakehisbirthdayaveryspecialevent.JohnhasasisterlivinginFrance.AndI’llsendheraplaneticket,sothatshecanbehereforhisbirthday.A:Boy!Whatanexcellentplan!That’ssomethingspecial.Ikindofguessedyouhadsomesecretplanandwerewaitingfortherighttimetotellme.B:Well,Ididn’twanttosayanythinguntilIwassureshecouldcome.Text7A:Hey,Peter,I’msorry!B:Hi,Diana,what’swrong?A:WeweregoingtoHongKongthisweekend,butI’mafraidIcan’tgo.B:Howcome?A:IhaveareallybiggeographytestandIhavetostudyforit.B:Wecangonextweekinstead.A:No,Idon’twanttoruinyourweekend.YougoaheadandpleasetakethebookIboughttomyfriendSally.TellherIhavetostudyallweekend,becauseIcan’taffordtofailthetest.B:Ok,thenI’llgowithDan.Butit’sapityyoucan’tcome.Text8A:Hello,thisisAndrea.B:Hello,Andrea,thisisAlex.Ihavesomeverygoodnewsforyou.Mirandawasverysatisfiedwithyouandsaidshe’sverymuchlookingforwardto