重庆市第一中学2024-2025学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题2

2024年重庆一中高2027届高一上期期中考试英语试题卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写在答题卡上。2．作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。3．考试结束后，将答题卡交回。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，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．Whatisthewoman’sfavoritecolor?A．Red.B．Black.C．Blue.2．Whenwillthemaneforhispicturestomorrow?A．At9:00a.m.B．At11:00a.m.C．At2:00p.m.3．Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?A．Workfromhome.B．Washthewoman’scar.C．Getaridefromthewoman.4．Wherearethespeakers?A．Attheairport.B．Atthebusstation.C．Attherailwaystation.5．Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?A．Makesometea.B．Answeraphonecall.C．Continuetalkingwiththeman.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。听第6段材料，回答第8至10题。6．What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Strangers.B．Motherandson.C．Coachandplayer.7．Whatdidthewomanadvisethemantodo?A．Nottoenterthatarea.B．Nottoskateonthestreets.C．Nottoskateboardwithoutahelmet.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8．Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?A．Exercising.B．Health.C．Sleeping.9．Whydidthemanstartexercising?A．Toloseweight.B．Tokillsometime.C．Toimprovehishealth.10．Whatdoesthewomanwanttobewhengrowingolder?A．Smartandsuccessful.B．Healthyandactive.C．Richandindependent.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11．Whatdoesthemanthinkofcooking?A．Itisdifficult.B．Itisenjoyable.C．Itistimeconsuming.12．Whatdothewoman’sguestsusuallyhelpherdo?A．Washdishes.B．Preparefood.C．Setthetable.13．Whattypeoffoodhasthewomanlearnttocookrecently?A．Indianfood.B．Italianfood.C．Chinesefood.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14．HowoftenareMartin’swildlifeprogramson?A．Onceaday.B．Onceaweek.C．Onceamonth.15．Wherewerethewildlifeprogramsfilmedintheearly1960s?A．Onislands.B．Inthemountains.C．Atthelocalzoo.16．WhendidMartingotoBorneo?A．In1960.B．In1962.C．In1964.17．Whatisafeatureoftoday’sfilming?A．Itisstrictlyplanned.B．Ittakeslesstimetoprepare.C．Ithassomeuncertainscenes.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18．Wheredoesthespeakerefrom?A．India.B．TheUK.C．Portugal.19．HowdidthespeakerlearntospeakEnglish?A．FromTV.B．Fromschool.C．Fromhiswork.20．Whatisprobablythespeaker’sfavoriteplacetovisitinhiscountry?A．Thebeach.B．TheHimalayas.C．Thetradingport.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分60分)第一节(共19小题;每小题2.5分，满分47.5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。AWhenplanningyournextadventure,theseEuropeandestinationsstandoutasmustvisitcities.Eachoneisspecial,offeringamazingsightsandfunactivitiesforeveryone.Budapest,HungaryThecapitalofHungaryisnumberoneonyourtravelbucketlist.ThepearloftheDanubeisnotonlythebestEuropeandestination,itisalsooneofthemostbeautifulandsafestcitiesintheworld.Itoffersanunmatchedbinationofcultureandtheadvantagesofworldheritage(遗产)sights.Dinant,BelgiumDinantisbeingthequeenofInstagram,oneofEurope’strendiestdestinations.Dinantisalsoacityofadventure,gastronomyandhistory.Visitthehouseoftheinventorofthesaxophone,andyouwillrealizehowmuchDinanthasinfluencedJazz.Athens,GreeceThecityishistoricandisthecradleofEuropeanphilosophy.Athensisbothrichinhistoryandfocusedonmodernity.Travellersloveitsarchitecture,trendyshopsbutalsoitsnightlife;itsnearnesstothesea(15minutesawayfromdowntown)makesitveryattractivetoo.Florence,ItalyFlorenceisinparable:itsbeauty,lightandatmospherewillattractyouall.Florencehasforcenturiesbeeninspiringthegreatestartistswhochangedtheartworld.Thecityhasseenthebirthofthegreatestmasterpieceseverproducedbyhumankind.Itsarchitectureisveryrichanditsmuseums,sculpturesandpaintingsareknownworldwide.1.WhatmakesDinantuniqueparedtotheotherthreecities?A.Itisfullofhistoricalbuildings. B.Itisthebirthplaceofgreatartists.C.Itisoneofthesafestcitiesintheworld. D.Itisacityofmusicalinfluence.2.Whichcityisclosetothesea?A.Budapest. B.Dinant. C.Athens. D.Florence.3.Whatdothefourcitieshaveinmon?A.Theyareknownfortheirlivelynightlife.B.Theyareallculturallysignificantandrichinhistory.C.Theyarefamousfortheirmodernarchitecture.D.TheyaremajorfinancialandeconomiccentersinEurope.BAttheageof16,Ilivedwithmyparentsataninstitute18milesfromDurbanwithnoneighborsaround.Onedaymyfatherneededaridetotownforameeting.Meanwhile,mymothergavealistofgroceriesandmyfatheraskedmetotakecareofseveralpendingchoressuchasgettingthecarserviced.WhenIdroppedmyfatheroffthatmorning,hesaid,“Iwillmeetyouhereat5:00p.m.,andwewillgohometogether.”Afterhurriedlypletingmychores,Iwentstraighttothenearestmovietheater.IgotsoengrossedthatIforgotthetime.BythetimeIrantothegarageandgotthecarandhurriedtowheremyfatherwaswaitingforme,itwasalmost6:00p.m.Heanxiouslyaskedme,“Whywereyoulate?”IwassoashamedoftellinghimIwaswatchingamoviethatIsaid,“Thecarwasn’tready,soIhadtowait,”notrealizingthathehadalreadycalledthegarage.Whenhecaughtmeinthelie,hesaid,“There’ssomethingwronginthewayIbroughtyouupthatdidn’tgiveyoutheconfidencetotellmethetruth.InordertofigureoutwhereIwentwrongwithyou,I’mgoingtowalkhome18milesandthinkaboutit.”So,dressedinhissuitanddressshoes,hebegantowalkhomeinthedarkonmostlyunpaved,unlitroads.Icouldn’tleavehim,soforfiveandahalfhoursIdrovebehindhim,watchingmyfathergothroughthispainforastupidliethatIuttered.IdecidedthenandtherethatIwasnevergoingtolieagain.Ioftenthinkaboutthatepisodeandwonder,ifhehadpunishedmethewaywepunishourchildren,whetherIwouldhavelearnedalessonatall.Idon’tthinkso.Iwouldhavesufferedthepunishmentandgoneondoingthesamething.Butthissingleactionwassopowerfulthatitisstillasifithadhappenedyesterday.4.Whydidtheauthordrivetothetown?A.Togetthecarreplaced. B.Toattendameeting.C.Togoforaride. D.Togivehisfatheralift.5.Howdoeshisfatherrespondtothewriter’slie?A.Hegaveforttothewriter. B.Hereconsideredhisparenting.C.Hepunishedthewriterimmediately. D.Hecalledthegaragerightaway.6.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhedrovebehindhisfather?A.Regretful. B.Annoyed. C.Shocked. D.Confused.7.Whatlessoncanparentslearnfromthisfather’sapproach?A.Thinkinginchildren’sshoesisimportant.B.Takingnoactiononkids’mistakesishelpful.C.Nonviolentactionsareusefulandpowerful.D.Spendingmorequalitytimeiseffective.CThereare6,909languagesactivelybeingspokenintheworldtoday,althoughonlyaboutsixpercentofthemhavemorethanamillionspeakerseach.Peopleinmanydifferentcountriesseethevalueoflearningaforeignlanguagetoimprovetheirinternationalbusinessrelations.Becauseofthis,thenumberofpeoplewhospeakcertainlanguageswillcontinuetorise.Therearesomelanguagesthatcurrentlydominatetheglobe.Withmorethan1.3billionpeoplelivinginChinatoday,itisnosurprisethatChineseisthemostmonlyspokenlanguage.DuetothesizeofChina’sareaandpopulation,thecountryisabletosustainmanyuniqueandinterestinglanguages.Whenspeakingoflanguages,theterm“Chinese”containsatleast15dialects(方言)spokeninthecountryandelsewhere.WhileSpanishisnotamonlyheardlanguageinmostpartsofAfrica,Asia,andthemajorityofEurope,thathasn’tstoppeditfrombeingthesecondmostmonlyspokenlanguage.ThespreadoftheSpanishlanguageisrootedincolonization(殖民).Englishtoo,wasacoloniallanguage:Britishcolonialeffortsbeganinthe15thcenturyandlasteduntiltheearly20thcentury,includingplacesasfarflungasNorthAmerica,IndiaandPakistan.Africa,andAustralia.AfterWorldWarⅡ,theUnitedStatesledtheworldinbothtechnologicalandmedicalinnovation.Becauseofthis,itwasconsideredbeneficialforstudentspursuingworkinthesefieldstolearnEnglish.Englishisalsoausefullanguagefortravelerstolearnbecauseitisspokeninsomanypartsoftheglobe.Sincethepopularityofsocialmedia,thedevelopmentofaGlobalLanguageNetworkcanbemappedusingbooktranslations,Twitter,andWikipedia.Thesesocialnetworksareonlyavailabletoelites,peoplewithaccesstobothtraditionalandnewmedia.StatisticsofusefromthesesocialnetworksindicatethatwhileEnglishisdefinitelythecenterintheGlobalLanguageNetwork,otherintermediatecentersusedbyelitestomunicatebusinessandscienceinformationincludeGerman,French,andSpanish.Currently,languagessuchasChinese,Arabic,andHindiarevastlymorepopularthanGermanorFrench,anditislikelythatthoselanguageswillgrowinuseoftraditionalandnewmedia.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dominate”mean?A.Rule. B.Follow. C.Improve. D.Weaken.9.WhichofthefollowingdoesnotcontributetothewidespreaduseofChinese?A.ThelargepopulationofChina. B.ThevariousdialectsofChinese.CThegeographicalsizeofChina. D.Itsinfluenceinglobalcolonization.10WhydomanypeoplechoosetolearnEnglishasaforeignlanguage?A.Itpromotesnationaltourism. B.Itishelpfulforthemtoseekjobs.C.Itismainlyusedinlocalbusiness. D.Itallowsthembeeonlineinfluencers.11Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Englishwillbeelesscentralinthefuture.B.Socialmediaisequallyaccessibletoallpeople.C.HindigrowsmoreimportantthanSpanishinbusiness.D.Languageuseischangingduetosocialmediause.DIfyoucouldtimetravel,wouldyouvisitthepastorthefuture?Youcouldfindyourancestors,descendants,orexperiencelifewhendinosaurswanderedyourbackgarden.Itsoundsotherworldly,butscientistshavelookedintowhethertimetravelisactuallypossible.AlbertEinstein’stheoryofrelativitychangedunderstandingofspace,time,massandgravity.Thekeyelementofthistheoryisthattimeandspacearelinkedtogether,andtimedoesn’tflowataconstantrate,meaningitspeedsuporslowsdown,dependingonwhereyouare.Forexample,whenyoutravelathighspeeds,timedecreases,whichmeans,accordingtoNASA,astronautsinspacemovingathighspeedsagemoreslowlythanthoseonEarth!So,ifyouwantedtotraveltothefuture,youwouldneedtomoveclosetothespeedoflight.Then,whilecenturiespassonEarth,you’dexperiencearelativelyshortamountoftimeandcouldhypothetically(假设地)returnhome,whereitwouldbethefuture!Travellingbackwardsintimeseemsmuchmoredifficult.Theoretically,onewayofgoingbackisviaawormhole.Thatmeans,ifspaceandtimecanbefoldedlikepaper,wecouldcreateatunnel—ashortcutbetweenpointsintime.Theproblemisthatthereisnoevidencethatwormholesexist.“It’sbeenshownmathematicallythattheycanexist,butwhethertheyexistphysicallyissomethingelse,”saysEmmaOsborne,anastrophysicistattheUniversityofYork.Also,theoriesshowthatwormholeswouldbesosmallthatapersondefinitelycouldn’tfitthroughone,andtheywouldhavesuchanintensegravitationalfieldthattheywouldcollapseveryquickly.Fornow,itseemswe’llhavetobecontentwithsciencefictionandusingtelescopestolookbackintimeratherthantravellingthroughit.12.WhydoesthewritermentionEinstein’stheoryofrelativity?A.Toexplainhowtimetravelmightwork.B.Tostresstheimportanceoftimetravel.C.TodescribeEinstein’scontributionstoscience.D.Tyencourageustoworkoutthetheory.13.Whydoastronautsagemoreslowlythanthoseonearth?A.Timeflowsatthesamespeedacrosstheuniverse.B.Movingfasterslowsthepassageoftime.C.Speedandspacearecloselyconnected.D.Thespeedoflightpreventstheiraging.14.Whydoestravellingbackwardsintimeseemmuchmoredifficult?A.Wormholesmovefasterthanthespeedoflight.B.Scientistshavenotstudiedtimetraveltothepast.C.Wormholeslackscientificevidenceofexistence.D.Thespeedoflightonlyallowsforwardmovementintime.15.Whatistheauthor’sattituderegardingthepossibilityoftimetravel?A.Indifferent. B.Doubtful. C.Objective. D.Positive.ENearlytwoweeksafteradevastating7.8magnitudeTurkeySyriaearthquake,firstrespondersarecontinuingtosearchandrescuesurvivors.Over40,000peoplelosttheirlivesinthenaturaldisaster,andthatnumberisexpectedtoclimb.Butpeoplearestayingstrongandholdingouthopeasrescuerscontinuetofindsurvivorsamongtherubble.And,asthesesurvivorsappear,thestoriesoftheirstrengthandcourageareamazing.Inwaitingtoberescued,manysurvivorsarefindingstrengththeydidn’tknowtheyhad.Thiswastruefor33yearoldNeclaCamuz,whowastrappedinsideherhomeinTurkey’sHatayprovincewithher10dayoldson,Yagiz,inherarms.Shewaitedforover90hoursbeforebeingrescued.Tosurvive,shebreastfedherbaby,whohadbeenrestingonherchestatthetimeoftheearthquake.Camuz,whodidnoteatordrinkanything,occasionallypoundedonthepipesthathadsavedherandherchild,hopingtodrawtheattentionofrescuers.WhileCamuzwasterrifiedthattheywouldneverbefound,shelookedtoherinfantasasourceofstrength.Sheaddedthatshewashappythathewastooyoungtorememberwhathadhappened.Eventually,Camuzheardthesoundofbarkingdogsand,shortlyafter,theywererescued.Whentherescueteamaskedhowoldhersonwas,shedidn’tknowhowtorespond.Sheknewhewas10daysoldatthetimeoftheearthquake,butwasn’tsurehowmanydaysshehadbeentrapped.Thisstoryhasanevenhappierending,aswhenshearrivedatthathospital,Camuzwasgiventhenewsthatherhusbandand3yearoldsonhadalsosurvived.Theyhadbeeninaseparateroomoftheapartmentwhentheearthquakestruckandhadbeentakentoadifferenthospitalaftersustaininginjuriestotheirlegsandfeet.Whilethefamilyhaslosttheirhome,theyhavenowbeenreunitedafterthisfrighteningexperience.Miraclesarecontinuingtohappen.Tendaysaftertheearthquake,rescuerMehmetEryilmapulledawomannamedElaandhertwochildrenfromtheruinsofacollapsedapartmentinTurkey’sHatayprovince.Asalways,thesestoriesgivehopethattherearemanypeoplestillwaitingtoberescued.Butoncepulledfromtheruins,thereisahardroadaheadaspeoplelosttheirhomes,andmanyhavealsolosttheirfamilies.Ifyouarelookingforawaytohelp,considergivingmoneytoGlobalGiving’searthquakefund.16.Howdoesthewriterexplainthedestructionoftheearthquake?A.Bylistingfigures. B.Bygivingexamples.C.Bymakingaparison. D.Bydescribingthescene.17.WhatcanweinferaboutNeclaCamuz’sexperienceduringtheearthquake?A.Herhusbandgaveherhopewhenbeingtrapped.B.Shewastrappedwithherbabyfornearlythreedays.C.Shemanagedtosignalrescuersbymakingsounds.D.Shecalmlymunicatedwiththerescuersthroughout.18.Howcanpeoplehelpthesurvivors?A.Byjoiningrescueteams.B.Bycontributingtoadisasterrelieffund.C.Byvisitingtheaffectedareastooffersupport.D.Byprovidingshelterforsurvivors.19.Whatisthebesttitleofthearticle?A.RebuildingtheHomesaftertheEarthquake.B.TheNighttheEarthDidn’tSleep.C.RescueEffortsinFindingSurvivors.D.RisingfromtheRuins.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。Colorisfundamentalinhomedesign—somethingyou’llalwayshaveineveryroom.Agraspofhowtomanagecolorinyourspacesisoneofthefirststepstocreatingroomsyou’lllovetolivein.Doyouwantaroomthat’sfulloflife?Professional?Orareyoujustlookingforaplacetorelaxafteralongday?_____20_____,coloristhekeytomakingaroomfeelthewayyouwantittofeel.Overtheyears,therehavebeenanumberofdifferenttechniquestohelpdesignersapproachthisimportantpoint._____21_____,theycangetalittleplex.Butgoodnewsisthatthere’rereallyonlythreekindsofdecisionsyouneedtomakeaboutcolorinyourhome:thesmallones,themediumones,andthelargeones._____22_____.They’rethelittlespotsofcolorlikethrowpillows,mirrorsandbasketsthatmostofususetoaddvisualinteresttoourrooms.Lesstiringthanpaintingyourwallsandlessexpensivethanbuyingacolorfulsofa,smallcolorchoicesbringwiththemthesignificantbenefitofbeingeasilychangeable.Mediumcolorchoicesaregenerallyfurniturepiecessuchassofas,dinnertablesorbookshelves._____23_____.Theyrequireabiggermitmentthansmallerones,andtheyhaveamorepowerfuleffectonthefeelingofaspace.Thelargecolordecisionsinyourroomsconcernthewalls,ceilings,andfloors.Whetheryou’relookingatwallpaperorpaint,thetime,effortandrelativeexpenseputintoitaresignificant._____24_____.A.WhileallofthemareusefulB.Whateveryou’relookingforC.Ifyou’reexperimentingwithacolorD.Smallcolorchoicesaretheoneswe’remostfamiliarwithE.It’snotreallyagoodideatousetoomanysmallcolorpiecesF.Soitpaystobesure,becauseyouwanttogetitrightthefirsttimeG.Colorchoicesinthisrangeareastepupfromthesmallonesintwomajorways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。ThisgoodnewsstoryesfromDeltonaFlorida.Afiveyearoldboywassafelyrescuedfromapondthankstothe____25____actionofdeputies(警官)withtheVolusiaSheriff’sOffice.TheincidenthappenedonaTuesdayeveningwhentheyoungboy,whohasautism(自闭症),____26____toescapehishomeonValmontLanebyslippingoutthroughasecondstorydoor,____27____analarm.Hisfatherimmediatelyrealizedtheboywas____28____and,alongwithneighbors,beganahurried____29____forthechild.By7:30pm,theycalled911forhelp.Deputiesarrivedonthesceneandsearchedthe____30____andsurroundingarea,buttheboywasnowheretobefound.Knowingthechild’s____31____inwater,theybegantosearchnearbybodiesofwater—a(an)____32____decisionthatfinallyledtotheboysrescue.DeputyBroughandanothertwodeputies____33____theirsearchonapondjustafewblocksbehindTolucaCourtwhileotherdeputiessearchedotherplaces.Ataround7:48pm,DeputyBroughheardaweak____34____,andthenspottedtheboyholdingontoathickbranchinthewater.Withouthesitation,DeputyBroughjumpedintothepondto____35____thechild.Hecarriedtheboyto____36____,wherehewasimmediately____37____bymedicalpersonnelandthenreunitedwithhisfamily.ThequickresponseofDeputyBrough,alongwiththe____38____effortsoftheentireteam,____39____savedtheboy’slife.25.A.careful B.risky C.quick D.legal26.A.scheduled B.managed C.wanted D.prepared27.A.takingoff B.givingoff C.settingoff D.turningoff28.A.missing B.crying C.upset D.sick29.A.search B.research C.check D.rescue30.A.pond B.office C.door D.home31.A.belief B.interest C.skill D.effect32.A.hard B.personal C.poor D.important33.A.focused B.fed C.built D.blamed34A.talk B.laughter C.cheer D.voice35.A.find B.reach C.stop D.catch36.A.peace B.love C.safety D.luck37.A.examined B.touched C.encouraged D.judged38A.unseen B.passive C.shared D.voluntary39.A.regularly B.silently C.officially D.undoubtedly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。TheChinesezodiac,also____40____(know)asShengXiaoorShuXiang,isarepeatedcircleof12years.Eachyear____41____(name)afterananimal.ChineseNewYear2024isayearoftheLoong.ChineseZodiacLoongisthe____42____(five)ofthe12zodiacanimals,followingtheRot,Ox,TigerandRabbit.PeoplebornintheyearoftheLoong—ananimalnooneknowsifitexistedinrealworld—areenvelopedinmystery,andvery____43____(charm).BackinthepreQinperiodover2,200yearsago,there____44____(be)alreadytheChinesezodiacsignstheory.SoitisreasonablethatChineseZodiacyearsarein____45____(agree)withthebeginningofChineseLunarNewYear.IfyouhaveanideaofLunarCalendar,youwillknowaChinesezodiacyearoftenstartsfromlateJanuaryandendsinmiddleFebruaryofthenextyear.Therefore,toseewhaty