福建省莆田市某中学2024-2025学年高一年级上册第二次月考英语试题

2024-2025上学期高一英语期中考试

注意事项：

1.答题前，学生务必在练习卷、答题卡规定的地方填写自己的学校、准考证号、姓名。学生要认

真核对答题卡上粘贴的条形码的“准考证号、姓名”与学生本人准考证号、姓名是否一致。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本练习

卷上无效。

3.练习结束后，学生必须将练习卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，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.WhoseiPodwillthewomanprobablyborrow?

A.John's.B.Michael;s.C.Adam's.

2.Whatdoesthemanhavetodofirst?

A.Buymovietickets.

B.Cleanhisroom.

C.Borrowmoneyfromhisfriends.

3.Wherecanthewomanfindthebutter?

A.Behindthespeakers.

B.InRowlO.

C.Inthemiddleofthestore.

4.Whatwillthewomandrink?

A.Acupofcoffee.B.Someorangejuice.C.Aglassofwater.

5.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Lookathiscards.B.Usedifferentcards.C.Puthiscardsdown.

第一R

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.What'stherelationshipbetweenMariaandthegirl?

A.Classmates.B.Roommates.C.Teacherandstudent.

7.WhatdoesthemanthinkofMaria?

A.She'slazy.B.Sheisn'tagoodperson.C.She'sintelligentperson.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoesthemanwanttolearnabout?

A.Differenttypesofmonkeys.

B.Differentkindsofdogs.

C.Differentzooanimals.

9.Howmuchisthebookonsalefor?

A.$10.B.$20.C.$5.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whattimedidthegirlwakeup?

A.At7:00p.m.B.At5:00a.m.C.At6:00a.m.

11.Whatwillthegirlhaveforbreakfast?

A.Breadandfruit.B.Milkandfruit.C.Breadandmilk.

12.Howdoesthegirlprobablyfeelintheend?

A.Happy.B.Scared.C.Tired.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Atschool.B.Inthecar.C.Inanicecreamshop.

14.Whyisthemannervous?

A.Hehatesspeakinginpublic.

B.Tomorrowishisfirstclass.

C.Hedoesn'tlikedriving.

15.Whatdoesthewomantelltheman?

A.Heshouldgotobedearlytonight.

B.He'llbefine.

C.Heistheonlyonefeelingnervous.

16.Whathappenedlasttimethemangaveaspeech?

A.Hewaswellprepared.

B.Heforgottothankeveryone.

C.Heforgotalotofit.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whichruledoesthespeakermention?

A.Noswimmingifyou'reundersix.

B.Nohangingontothesides.

C.Noyelling.

18.Wherecantherulesbefound?

A.Abovethechangingrooms.

B.Bythedirector'soffice.

C.Nearthekids'area.

19.Wherecansnacksbeeaten?

A.Onlyoutsidethepoolgates.

B.Nearthesnackshop.

C.Anywhereifthetrashispickedup.

20.Whendoesthepoolclose?

A.At6:00p.m.B.At6:30p.m.C.At5:00p.m.

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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Askidsgrowup,there'sagoodchancethat-ifyou9reaparent-youhaveasurplusoftoys

inyourhome.Thereareplentyofchildren,however,whodonothavetheirowntoycollection.This

iswhereyoucanmakeadifferencebydoingyourparttosupportchildreninneed.Tomakethis

easier,we'veroundedupalistoforganizationsthatarealwaysonthelookoutfortoydonations（捐

赠）.

SecondChanceToys

Foundedin2006,SecondChanceToysrecyclesplastictoysanddonatesthemtocommunity

organizationsthatservicechildreninneed.

Theorganizationpartnerswithanumberofdrop-offlocationsacrosstheU.S.Youcanfinda

locationnearyou,registerasadonor（捐赠人）,signupforatimetodropoffyourtoys,andyou're

goodtogo!

Theorganizationonlyacceptscleanplastictoyswithnosmallormissingparts.

RonaldMcDonaldHouse

TheRonaldMcDonaldHousehousesthousandsofchildrenandfamilieswhoexperience

severemedicalcare.

Theorganizationdoesnotacceptusedtoys,butifyouhaveanynewandunopenedtoys,you

candonatethemtooneofhundredsoflocationsacrosstheU.S.

StuffedAnimalsforEmergencies

StuffedAnimalsforEmergencies（SAFE）acceptsstuffedanimaldonationsandgivesthemto

childreninneedwhohavefaceddifficulttimes.

SAFEacceptsnewandusedtoys,nomatterhowoldtheyare.Theorganizationalsoaccepts

donationsofolditemslikeblankets,booksandkidsclothes.

Youcanfindachapterinyourareaandsignuptohostastuffedanimaldrive.

21.HowcanpeopledonatetoystoSecondChanceToys?

A.Bymailingtoysdirectlytoalocation.

B.Byschedulingadrop-ofFtimefortoys.

C.Bydonatingtoysatanorganizedevent.

D.Byfindingapartneratanearbylocation.

22.Wherecanpeopledonateusedbooksaccordingtothistext?

A.SecondChanceToys.B.RonaldMcDonaldHouse.

C.StuffedAnimalsforEmergencies.D.AlllocationsacrosstheU.S.

23.Whatdothethreeorganizationshaveincommon?

A.Theyrecycletoysfromsellers.

B.Theyhavelocationsworldwide.

C.Theyaccepttoystohelpchildren.

D.Theyaresetupbylocalcommunities.

B

Iwasscaredwhenaloudnoiseinmyapartmentwokemeinthemiddleofthenight.Irushed

toturnonmybedroomlightanddiscovereditwasacat.

Here'sthething-Idonothaveacat.Andthiswasnotthefirsttimethisparticularcathad

demandedmyattention.

Iimmediatelycalmeddownandrealizedmyerror-Ihadleftawindowopen.Iapproachedto

entertainmyhouse-guestbygivinghersometreatsandascratchunderhercollar（颈圈）.

Likesomanyothers,Ishiftedfromworkinginanofficetoworkingfromhome.Livingalone

canbeisolatingatthebestoftimes.Itwasaroundtheone-monthmarkofthelockdownwhenI

heardameowoutsidemywindow.Sittingoutsideonthegrasswasalong-haired,golden-colored

cat.Iopenedthewindow,andthisbeautifulcatjumpedintomyhome.Hershortvisitbrightened

myday.

Afewdayslater,Iheardafamiliarmeow.Isawanametagonhercollar:Mika.Onthis

secondvisit,IalsonoticedMikawascross-eyed,whichonlymadehermorelovely.

Overthenextfewweeks,Mikawouldstopbyoccasionally.Sometimes,sheonlystayedfora

fewminutes;othertimes,shewouldwanderaroundmyapartmentmuchlonger.Eachvisit

brightenedme.Mikaevenhelpedmeconnectwithsomenewneighbors,whoaskedifMikawasmy

cat.Apparently,Mikavisitedthemaswell.

Whilethelockdownhasbeenawful,IsuspectImightnothaveevermetMikaifithadnot

happened.Butperhapsshecamebyatthistimebecauseshesensedaneedforconnectiononmy

part.

Whiledogsaresaidtobeman'sbestfriend,agoodcatcanbeeveryone'sbestfriend.

24.Whatdoweknowaboutthecatfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?

A.Sheusedtogooutatnight.B.Sheenteredthroughthewindow.

C.Sheannoyedtheneighborsbadly.D.Shelikedtheauthor'streatsparticularly.

25.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelduringthelockdown?

A.Lonely.B.Mad.

C.Heart-broken.D.Absent-minded.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph7referto?

A.Theopenwindow.B.Thelockdown.

C.Aneedforconnection.D.Astaywithnewneighbors.

27.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoexpressthroughthetext?

A.Helivesanunusuallife.B.Helongsforaharmonioussociety.

C.Keepingcatsisrewarding.D.Befriendingnicecatsisworthwhile.

C

Itiswell-knownthatearthquakeisoneofthemostseriousnaturaldisasters.Becauseofits

suddennature,thetraditionalearthquakepredictionmethodisoftendifficulttopredictitaccurately,

andhasalwaysbeenadifficultprobleminthefieldofearthscience.Recently,artificialintelligence

isshowingpromiseinearthquakeprediction,challengingthelong-heldbeliefthatitisimpossible.

ResearchersattheUniversityofTexas,Austin,havedevelopedanAIalgorithm（算法）that

correctlypredicted70%ofearthquakesaweekinadvanceduringatrialinChinaandprovided

accuratestrengthcalculations（强度计算）forthepredictedearthquakes.

Theresearchteambelievestheirmethodsucceededbecausetheyusedarelativelysimple

machinelearningapproach.TheAIwasprovidedwithasetofstatisticalfeaturesbasedonthe

team'sknowledgeofearthquakephysics（地震物理学），andtheninstructedtotrainitselfusinga

five-yeardatabaseofearthquakerecordings.Oncetrained,theAlprovideditspredictionby

listeningforsignsofincomingearthquakeswithinthebackgroundsoundsintheEarth.

ThisworkisclearlyamilestoneinresearchforAl-drivenearthquakeprediction."Youdon't

seeearthquakescoming,“explainsAlexandrosSavvaidis,aseniorresearchscientistwholeadsthe

TexasSeismologicalNetworkProgram（TexNet）."It'samatterofmilliseconds,andtheonlything

youcancontrolishowpreparedyouare.Evenwiththe70%accuracy,that9sahugeresultand

couldhelpminimizeeconomicandhumanlossesandpossiblyimproveearthquakepreparation

worldwide."

Whileitisunknownwhetherthesameapproachwillworkatotherlocations,theresearchers

areconfidentthattheirAIalgorithmcouldproducemoreaccuratepredictionsifusedinareaswith

reliableearthquaketrackingnetworks.ThenextstepistotestartificialintelligenceinTexas,since

UT'sBureauTexNethaslocationsandoversixyearsworthofcontinuousrecords,makingitan

ideallocationin300earthquakesforthesepurposes.

Eventually,theauthorshopetocombinethesystemwithphysics-basedmodels.Thisstrategy

couldproveespeciallyimportantwheredataispoororlacking."Thatmaybealongwayoff,but

manyadvancessuchasthisone,arewhatmovesscienceforward/9saysScottTinker,thebureau9s

director.

28.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.AIcanpredictearthquakesaccurately.

B.AIisprovidedwithaccuratestrengthcalculations.

C.AIcanpreventthepotentialearthquakesfromcoming.

D.AIforecastsearthquakesbyanalyzingbackgroundsounds.

29.WhatmakesTexasabetterplacetodothefollow-uptests?

A.Buildingmanyearthquakestations.B.Overtenyearsofcontinuousrecords.

C.Reliableearthquaketracingnetworks.D.Researcher'sconfidenceinthetechnology.

30.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetotheAIalgorithm?

A.Indifferent.B.Supportive.

C.Disapproving.D.Doubtful.

31.What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.AIhelpsreducepossibleearthquakesby70%.

B,AIpredictsearthquakeswithacertainaccuracy.

C.AIalgorithmimprovesearthquakepreparationworldwide.

D.AIalgorithmproducesaccuratepredictionsaboutearthquakes.

D

WhenImentionedtosomefriendsthatweallhaveaccents,mostofthemproudlyreplied,

“Well,IspeakperfectEnglish/Chinese/etc.99Butthiskindofanswermissesthepoint.

Moreoftenthannot,whatwemeanwhenwesaysomeone"hasanaccent"isthattheiraccent

isdifferentfromthelocalone,orthatpronunciationsaredifferentfromourown.Butthisdefinition

ofaccentsislimitingandcouldgiverisetoprejudice（偏见）.Funnilyenough,intermsofthe

languagestudy,everypersonspeakswithanaccent.Itistheregulardifferencesinhowweproduce

soundsthatdefineouraccents.Evenifyoudon'thearityourself,youspeakwithsomesortof

accent.Inthissense,ifspointlesstopointoutthatsomeone“hasanaccent".Wealldo!

Everypersonspeaksadialect,too.Inthefieldoflanguagestudy,adialectisaversionofa

languagethatischaracterizedbyitsvariationsofstructure,phrasesandwords.Forinstance,uYou

goteatornot?”(meaning"Haveyoueaten?99)isanacceptableandunderstoodquestionin

SingaporeOralEnglish.ThefactthatthisexpressionwouldcauseastandardAmericanEnglish

speakertotakepausedoesn'tmeanthatSingaporeOralEnglishis“wrong"or"ungrammatical”.

Thesentenceiswell-formedandclearlycommunicative,accordingtonativeSingaporeEnglish

speakers9solidsystemofgrammar.Whyshoulditbewrongjustbecauseit'sdifferent?

Weneedtomovebeyondanarrowconceptionofaccentsanddialects一forthebenefitof

everyone.Languagedifferencesliketheseprovideinsightsintopeople'sculturalexperiencesand

backgrounds.Inaglobalage,thewayonespeaksisadistinctpartofone'sidentity.Mostpeople

wouldbehappytotalkabouttheculturesbehindtheirspeech.We'dlearnmoreabouttheworldwe

liveinandmakefriendsalongtheway.

32.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhis/herfriends'responseinparagraph1?

A.Itmissestherealmeaningofaccents.B.Itreflectstheirlanguagelevels.

C.Itmissesthepointofcommunication.D.Itreflectstheirselfconfidence.

33.WhydoestheauthorusetheexampleofSingaporeOralEnglish?

A.Tocorrectagrammaticalmistake.B.Toshowthediversityofdialects.

C.Toshowtheuseofdialectsisreasonable.D.Tobringinatraditionalapproach.

34.Whatdoestheauthorrecommendustodointhelastparagraph?

A.Learntospeakwithyourlocaldialect.

B,Seekforanofficialdefinitionofaccents.

C.Appreciatethevalueofaccentsanddialects.

D.Tellourlocallanguagesfromothers9.

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthispassage?

A.AccentsRepresentOurIdentitiesB.EveryoneHasanAccent

C.DialectsLeadtoMisunderstandingD.StandardEnglishIsatRisk

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。

Apowerfulmagnitude7.1temblorrockedSouthernCaliforniaat8:19PTonJuly5,2019,just

34hoursafteramagnitude6.4earthquakehitthesamearea.Thislatesteventwaswidelyfelt.

36Aftershocksareexpectedtocontinue.

Earthquakesarealsocalledtemblors.37It'shardtoimaginetheyhappenbythe

thousandseverydayaroundtheworld,usuallyintheformofsmalltremors.Some80%ofallthe

planet9searthquakeshappenalongtherim（边缘）ofthePacificOcean.38Thatisbecauseofa

lotofvolcanicactivitythere,aswell.

Scientistsgiveamagnituderatingtoearthquakesbasedonthestrengthanddurationoftheir

seismic（地震的）waves.Amagnitudeof3to4.9isconsideredminororlight;5to6.9ismoderate

（中等的）tostrong;7to7.9ismajor;and8ormoreisgreat.

39Some10,000peopledieinearthquakeseveryyear.Earthquakesmayalsoleadto

othernaturaldisasters.Smallertemblorsthatusuallyhappeninthedaysfollowingalarge

earthquakecancausefurtherdeathanddamage.40

A.Itiscalledthe“RingofFire".

B.Theycancausehugedamage.

C.Protectyourselfasquicklyaspossible.

D.Infact,amagnitude8quakestrikessomewhereeveryyear.

E.Lossoflifecanbeavoidedthroughplanningandeducation.

F.Oneimportantwayistotrytomakeyourhomeassafeaspossible.

G.ItcausedseveralfiresanddamagetobuildingsandroadsinRidgecrestandnearby.

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。

Lastsummer,ItravelledtoMeixianCountywithmyfriends.Itisasmallcountyatthefootof

TaibaiMountaininShaanxiProvince.WestayedthereforoneweekandI41myvacation

becauseofthebeautifulsceneryatthetopofthemountain.

Iwill42forgetthedaywhenweclimbedthemainpeak（山顶）.The43inthatarea

changesveryquickly：itwassunnyintheearlymorningwhenwesetout,44itbegantorain

heavilywhenwewereonlyhalfwayup.

Soon,wewereall45andsomeofuswantedtogohome.Theysaid,“Thereisnothingfun

here.Wecametoseethescenery,46thepouringrain!99However,theguidesuggested“Since

wehavegotwetalready,whynotjustgoonwithourjourney?,9

Sowecarriedonupthemountainand,47weevernoticed,therainstoppedandthesunwas

smilingagain.Whenwreachedthetopofthepeak,theviewwasunique（独特的）.

Upthere,itwasbrightandclear.Theskywas48andtheairwasfresh.Thegentlewindmade

usfeelcool.Allthecloudwerejustlikewavesintheocean,49andfallingunderorfeet.We

couldonlyseethepeaksofmountains,asiftheywere50floatingsparsely(稀疏地)inthe

ocean.Itwasareallymagicalexperience.

Whilewewereenjoyingthescene,theguidesaid51/Yousee,Iknewthattherewouldbe

norainabovetheclouds."

Youwillneverseethesun52youdon'ttryyourbesttoclimbtothetopofthemountain.Ifwe

hadstoppedandgonehomewhentherainwasveryheavy,wewouldneverhaveseenthebeautiful

scenery53theclouds.Ithinkthisisalsotrueinlife.

Asthesongsays,"Youwon'tseetherainbowunlessyouhavegonethroughthethunderand

storm."Ithinkinthe54wheneverIhaveanydifficultiesinmylife,Iwillremembertheview

fromthetopofTaibaiMountainandthe55whichtouchedmyheartdeeply:Thereisnorain

abovetheclouds.

41.A.spentB.killedC.hadD.enjoyed

42.A.everB.neverC.certainlyD.perhaps

43.A.sceneryB.cloudC.skyD.weather

44.A.SOB.whileC.butD.though

45.A.tiredB.hungryC.angryD.wet

46.A.notB.noC.neverD.hardly

47.A.whenB.beforeC.whileD.after

48.AdarkB.greenC.blackD.blue

49.AjumpingB.droppingC.goingD.rising

50.A.islandsB.fishC.animalsD.waves

51.AexcitedlyB.proudlyC.angrilyD.happily

52.A.whenB.unlessC.ifD.while

53.A.overB.onC.aboveD.under

54A.pastB.presentC.futureD.life

55.AwordB.phraseC.speechD.sentence

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。

Myfamilyhaslivedinonebigcityafteranotherbecauseofmydad!sjob.Ilovelivinginthe

citybecauseIcanfindopportunitiesforculture,56(educate),andentertainment.Now,

IliveinLondon.57myfreetime,Icanvisitthemuseums,thezoo,cinemasand

communitycenters.Icanalsoreadgoodbooksinpublic58(library)andbookshops.

Besides,Icanvisitlovelyandpeacefulparks59(relax)myself.However,somepeople

wholiveinthecountrydon'tliketoliveinthecitybecausetheyfeelstressful,noisyand

60(crowd).

Ialsolikelivinginthecountry.Icanfeedcows,goatsandchickens,andevenlearntoride

61horse.Icanalsogoonnaturewalks,andexploreforests,cavesandbeaches.However,

somecitypeoplethinkcountrylifeislonelybecausetheythinkthey62(cut)offfromthe

outsideworld.Theyarealsomorelikelytobelonelywhen63(live)inabigcity.Soitis

hardtodecide64citylifeisbetterthancountrylifeornot.65(actual),it'snot

whereyoulivebuthowyoulivethatdecidesyourhappylife.

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节课内句子挖空(每小题1分，满分20分)

1.Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves,butnowind