2024-2025学年内蒙古包头市第八十一中学高一上学期期中考试英语试卷

2024—2025学年内蒙古包头市第八十一中学高一上学期期中考试英语试卷

一、听力选择题(★★)1.Whatdoesthemandonow?

A．Areporter.B．Anengineer.C．Ateacher.(★★)2.Whatdidthewoman’ssistergiveher?

A．Aplant.B．ACD.C．Someflowers.(★★)3.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A．Havelunchtogether.B．Typeapaper.C．ReadEnglish.(★★)4.Howwilltheweatherbeaccordingtotheweatherman?

A．Snowy.B．Rainy.C．Sunny.(★★)5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthemodel?

A．Cheap.B．Expensive.C．Worthwhile.(★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6.HowlongdidthemanandhisfamilystayinHarbin?

A．For7days.B．For15days.C．For30days.7.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A．Aholiday.B．Acity.C．Ahouse.(★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8.Whatwillthespeakersdofirst?

A．Gototheconcert.B．Walkalongtheriver.C．Havedinner.9.Howmuchshouldthefamilypayfortheconcertintotal?

A．$50.B．$40.C．$20.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A．Inarestaurant.B．Inaclub.C．Inaclassroom.11.Whatshouldthememberswear?

A．Golfpants.B．Golfshoes.C．Clubsweaters.12.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheone-hourlesson?

A．Itcoststoomuch.B．Itsteachersarestrict.C．Itistoolongforkids.(★★★)听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A．Heisonbusiness.B．Heisastudent.C．Heismarried.14.Whatdoweknowaboutthejob?

A．Itneedslotsoftravel.B．Itislow-paid.C．Itisveryeasy.15.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttalkingtotheman?

A．Bored.B．Challenged.C．Pleased.16.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Interviewerandinterviewee.B．Husbandandwife.C．Teacherandstudent.(★★★)听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.HowwillthestudentsgotoHilltopCastle?

A．Bybus.B．Bycar.C．Bytrain.18.Whoisawaythisweek?

A．Mr.Hill.B．Mrs.Philips.C．Mr.Gifford.19.Whenwillthestudentsleavetomorrow?

A．At7:15am.B．At7:30am.C．At7:45am.20.Whatarethestudentsadvisedtotake?

A．Apen.B．Somefood.C．Apieceofpaper.二、阅读理解(★★★)It’squitehardtomakealistofthemostbeautifulcitiestovisitinItaly,aseverycityinItalyhasitsownlookanduniqueatmosphere.Howeversomeofthemaremorepopularthantheothers.Andhereisthelistofthem.VeniceVenice,auniquecitybuiltoverthewater,isoneofItaly’smostbeautifulandromanticcities.TheheartofVeniceisPiazzaSanMarcowithitsmagnificentchurch,SaintMark’sBasilica.WanderingalongVenice’scanalsandgettinglostinitsnarrowstreetsmustbeappealing.VeniceisinthenortheastofItalyandhistoricallywasabridgebetweenEastandWest.MilanMilan,oneofEurope’swealthiestcities,isknownforstylishshops,galleriesandrestaurants1talsohasarichartisticandculturalheritage.ItsGothicDuomo,withitsbeautifulmarblefacade(大理石外墙),ismagnificent.DaVinci’spaintingTheLastSupper,whichisinSantaMariaDelleGrazie,isoneofMilan’stopattractions.NaplesNaplesisoneofItaly’smostlivelycities.ItliesonthecoastsouthofRomeandisthemostimportantcityinsouthernItaly.NapleskeepsmuchofitsBaroquecharacterandisastaringpointfortripstoPompeii,Herculaneum,andtheAmalfiCoast.Itholdsmanyhistoricalandartistictreasures,andisfamousforitspizzaanddesserts!BolognaBolognaisknownforitsbeauty,wealthandfood.Itsflatstreetsarelinedwitharcades(拱廊),makingitagoodwalkingcityineverykindofweather.BolognaisthebiggestcityinnorthernItaly’sEmiliaRomagnaregionanditsPiazzaMaggioreisoneofthebiggestsquaresinEurope.EvenamongItalians,it’sconsideredthecookingcapitalofthecountry.21.HowdoesVenicedifferfromothercitiesinItalyaccordingtothearticle?

A．Itsstreetsarelinedwitharcades.B．It’sacitybuiltoverthewater.C．ItisastartingpointfortripstoPompeii.D．Ithasarichartisticandculturalheritage.22.WherecantouristsappreciateTheLastSupper?

A．InLaScala.B．InGothicDuomo.C．InSaintMark’sBasilica.D．InSantaMariaDelleGrazie.23.WhatdoNaplesandBolognahaveincommon?

A．Theyarefamousforfood.B．Theyarethecapitalsoffashion.C．TheyarelocatedinnorthernItaly.D．Theyhavefamousoperahouses.(★★)Shewaswalkingateightmonthsandcompleting100-piecejigsawpuzzlesat15months.SoitisnosurprisethatAbigailWilson,15,fromConnecticut,USA,recentlymadehistorywhenshebecametheyoungestblackfemaleeveracceptedintoanAmericanuniversity!“I’mproudofmyselfforgettingin,butIusuallyfindithardtogetexcited.Itisprettycool,Iguess,”saidAbigail.Hermother,Nancy,saidthatAbigailwasaquietbaby,borntwoweekslateonChristmasDay.Shedidn’tspeakherfirstwordsuntilshewas22monthsold.Nancyandherhusbandthoughtsomethingmustbewrong,butwhenshestartedtotalk,itwaswithperfectspeech.Herparentsreadhernormalbedtimestoriesandtheydidn’tknowatthetimethatshewaslearningallofit.Abigailhasalwaysbeentheyoungestpersoninherclass.Attheageofsix,shewasinthefourthgrade;ateight,shebegantakingclassesatanInternationalBaccalaureate(国际中学毕业会考)program,andatten,shetookherfirsthighschoolclassinmath.Shehasstudiedseverallanguages,includingSpanish,French,Chinese,Russian,ArabicandGerman.Abigailsaysthatshedoesn’tusuallyplanwhenshestudies.Sheconsidersherselfscatterbrained.Andshealwaysdelaysthingsuptothelastminute—this,shesays,givesherthemotivationtoreallydosomething.Inherfreetime,Abigailplayshockeyandbasketball,browsestheInternet,reads,cooksandhangsoutwithherfriends(theyareall17and18yearsold).Shehasalsostudiedmusic.HermothersaysthatAbigail’smusiclessonshavehelpedhertobeanormalteen.ShebelievesthatAbigailneedstobeinasituationwhereshehastofailinordertolearn.“Shefindsplayingthepianotobeverydifficult,butithasmadeherlearnbetter,”saidNancy.“Shecan’talwaysbesuccessful,orshewon’tlearnanything!Peoplealwayslearnmorefromtheirfailuresthanfromtheirsuccesses.”24.Abigailspokeherfirstwordwhenshewas______.

A．15monthsoldB．22monthsoldC．17monthsoldD．18monthsold25.WhydoesAbigail’smotherthinklearningtoplaythepianoisgoodforAbigail?

A．BecauseAbigailcanmakenewfriends.B．BecauseAbigailcanlearnsomethingfromfailure.C．BecauseAbigailcanlearntoplayamusicalinstrument.D．BecauseAbigailcanbemotivatedanddothingsquickly.26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A．AlmostallofAbigail’sclassmatesareolderthanher.B．Abigail’sparentsreadverydifficultstoriestoherinordertomakeheragenius.C．AbigailstartedtakingclassesatanInternationalBaccalaureateprogramattheageoften.D．AbigailmadehistorybecauseshebecametheyoungestevertoenteranAmericanuniversity.27.Whichofthefollowingtitlesisthemostsuitableforthearticle?

A．RoadstoSuccessB．UniversitiesinAmericaC．Abigail—aGeniusGirlD．DifficultyofMakingMistakes(★★★)Todaywetalkaboutpointless,uselessactions.Andwehaveanexpressiontohelpusdothat.Forthisexpression,let’sgotothebeach!Forabeachtrip,webringseveralthingsthatcanmakethetripmoreenjoyable.Forexample,abeachtowelmakessittingonthesandmorecomfortable.Somepeoplechoosetobringabeachchair.Andabeachumbrellaprotectsyoufromthesun’spowerfulrays.Swimmingintheoceancanreallymakeyouhungry.Somanypeoplebringacoolerforfoodanddrinks.Makingsandcastlesonthebeachisafunactivity.So,bringingsand-diggingtools—likeashovel(铁铲)—andabucketisagoodidea.Butyoudonotneedtobringthesand.Mostbeacheshavealotofthatalready!Andthatbringsustotoday’sexpression:“bringingsandtothebeach.”“Bringingsandtothebeach”describesactionsthatarepointlessandunnecessary.Theactionsarefutile.Thismeansservingnopurpose.Tobringsandtothebeachcanalsomeanoverkill.Overkillmeanstodoorhavemorethanwhatisnecessaryoruseful.Oftenwhenusingthisexpression,wesay“like”.Forexample,bringingflowerstotheopeningofaflowerstoreislikebringingsandtothebeach.Weusuallyuse“likebringingsandtothebeach”whenbringingsomethingtoaplaceisunnecessary.Butyoucanalsosaythesameideawithdifferentobjectsandplaces.Forexample,Icouldalsosayitis“likebringingasandwichtoarestaurant.”Withthisexample,themeaninggoesonestepfurther.Italsomeansthatwhatyouarebringing(thesandwich)isofpoorerqualitythanwhatyouwouldfindattheplace(therestaurant).28.Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinparagraph2?

A．Activitiesonabeachtrip.B．Necessarythingsforanenjoyablebeachtrip.C．Pleasureenjoyedonabeach.D．Waystomakeatripcomfortable.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“futile”inparagraph4probablymean?

A．Useless.B．Common.C．Dangerous.D．Meaningful.30.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheflowersbroughttotheopeningofaflowerstore?

A．Theyaresweet.B．Theyarepropergifts.C．Theyarenotgoodenough.D．Theyarenotneededthere.31.Whichsayinghasthesimilarmeaningto“bringingasandwichtoarestaurant”?

A．Seeingisbelieving.B．Killingtwobirdswithonestone.C．Teachingafishhowtoswim.D．Thinkingtwicebeforeyoujump.(★★)Cowsproducemuchmethane(甲烷),theworld’ssecondworstgreenhousegas,astheybreakdownthegrass.Theyarealargesourceofthegreenhousegasesthataredrivingclimatechange.Nowscientistshaveshownthepollutionfromcowscanbereducedbyaddingalittleseaweed(海藻)totheirfood.Recently,theresearchersfromtheUniversityofCaliforniastudied21cowsonafarmforaboutfivemonths.Theytaughtthecowstogettheirfoodfrominsideaspecialhood(罩),whichallowedthescientiststoknowtheamountofthemethanethecowsweregivingoff.Theyusedasmallamountofseaweed,whichtheymixedwiththecows’food.Theresultsweresurprisinglygood.Insomecases,thecowsproduced82%lessmethane.Theimprovementdependedonthekindoffoodthecowsweregiven.Eventheworst-pollutingcowsproduced33%lessmethane.Overthefivemonths,thescientistsdidn’tseeanysignsthatthecows*stomachsweregettingusedtotheseaweedandstartingtoproducemoremethaneagain.What’smore,thecowsthatwerefedseaweedgainedjustasmuchweightastheothercows.Buttherearestillsomebigproblemswiththeideaoffeedingcowsseaweed.Foronething,there’snotenoughseaweedtofeedallofthecowsintheworld.Sofarmerswouldhavetofigureoutawaytogrowlotsofseaweed.Abiggerproblemisthatformostoftheirlives,cowsliveinthefields,wheretheyeatgrass.Thatmeansthere’snochancetofeedthemseaweedeveryday.Still,it’sverygoodnewsthatsomethingassimpleasfeedingcowsseaweedcanhelpreducesomeofthepollutioncausingtheclimatecrisis.32.Whydidtheresearcherscarryoutthestudy?

A．Toimprovethecows’welfare.B．Totesttheeffectsoftheseaweed,C．Tomeasuretheamountofmethaneproducedbycows.D．Todiscoverhealthiergrasstoreducethepollutionfromcows.33.What’sthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Theresultsofthestudy.B．Theprocessoftheresearch.C．Thecontentoftheexperiment.D．Theinformationofthesubjects.34.Whatisthebiggestchallengeintheresearchers’opinion?

A．Seaweedisprettyrareintheworld.B．It’shardtomixseaweedwithgrass.C．Cowsfedwithseaweedgainedweighteasily.D．Cowscanhardlyhavedailyaccesstoseaweed.35.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefindings?

A．Doubtful.B．Negative.C．Unclear.D．Positive.(★★★)ThereareplentyofwaysthatyoucanpracticeEnglishallbyyourself!Speakinfrontofamirror.36Pronouncingwordscorrectlyhasalottodowithgettingyourmouthintherightshape.Byspeakinginfrontofamirror,youcanseewhatyourmouthandfacearedoingandcorrectwhat’swrong.37Thisgivesyouachancetopracticereadingandspeaking.ThereareplentyofwordsinEnglishthatarespelleddifferentlythantheysound.Readingaloudisadifferentkindofspeakingpractice.ItcanhelpyoubetterunderstandhowwordsarewritteninEnglish.Describeyouractions.Saywhatyou’redoingorthinkingaloudinEnglish.Asyougoaboutyourday,imagineyou’reacharacterinabook.38Don’tworryaboutgettingeverythingexactlycorrectgrammatically—justworkonexpressingyourselfanddescribingactions.Forexample,youmightsay,“I’mgettingreadytogotowork.Iseecloudsinthesky.39I’mlookingforwardtoplayingsoccerlater.”Recordyourselfspeakingandplayitback.Readapassageinabookaloud,thenlistentoyourselfspeaking.40Mostsmartphoneshaverecordingapps.Itcanbeawkwardtolistentoyourrecordedvoice,butit’llhelpyourecognizeproblemswithyourpronunciation.

A．Readaloudtoyourself.B．Ihopethatitwon’traintoday.C．Anykindofvoicerecorderwillworkforthis.D．Thentellyour“reader”aboutyoureverymovement.E．Whenyougetonesentenceright,moveontothenext.F．Watchtheshapeofyourmouthandyourfacialexpressions.G．Itcantakeyousometimetogetthrougheventheshortestvideolikethis.三、完形填空(★★)MybrotherandIweredrivinghometogetherandweweredeepinconversation.Becauseofhis________,mybrothertookawrongturn,takingustowardsa________andwehadnowaytoturnback.________,mybrotherpaidthebridgefeeanddroveon.Hewasclearlyfrustratedbythemistakeandthe________wasteof$4.Weeventuallyreachedanexitslipwayand,aswetookit,mybrother________abeat-upblackcarparkedbythesideoftheroad.Ayoungguywasstandingnearby________someone.Iwasbusytryingtofigureoutwhich________wewentnextbutmybrother________andaskedtheguyifheneededanyhelp.Andhedid.Hehadaflattire(瘪了的轮胎)andneededa________togetitoff.Mybrothergaveittohim,thenproceededtohelphim________thetire.Afterwehadfinishedthejobhethankedusagainandagain,pulledout$20andtriedtogiveittous.“No,”mybrothersaid.“Wenever________toevengetonthatbridge.Wetooka________turn.Butnowweknowwhywedid.Itwastohelpyou.Thankyouforturningourmistakeintoa(n)________toserve.WhatIlovedmostwaswatchingmybrotherthroughoutthis________.Hewasabletoseeachancetohelpeveninanotherwise________situation,whichcanonlycomefromacalmmindandanopenheart.41.A．impressionB．carelessnessC．debateD．success42.A．shopB．campusC．bridgeD．house43.A．UnluckilyB．NervouslyC．ObviouslyD．Actually44.A．unusualB．inspiringC．needlessD．odd45.A．reflectedB．repairedC．assumedD．noticed46.A．writingB．phoningC．singingD．apologising47.A．bankB．restaurantC．wayD．hotel48.A．jumpedB．arguedC．sleptD．stopped49.A．pianoB．journalC．toolD．schedule50.A．changeB．applyC．rateD．ignore51.A．ignoredB．remindedC．settledD．intended52.A．individualB．wrongC．rightD．responsible53.A．resourceB．pressureC．dreamD．opportunity54.A．processB．posterC．stageD．tradition55.A．variousB．uniqueC．expensiveD．negative四、语法填空(★★★)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。Manywesternersfinditeasy56(accept)thefoodinnorthernChina.TheycanenjoybeefandmuttonfromQinghai,anddairyproductsfromInnerMongolia.Theyalsoshowtheirgreat57(eager)forBeijingRoastDuckandtheKoreandishesinthenortheast.NorthernChinaalways58(experience)coldanddrywinterssopeoplelivinginthenorthtendtoeatmoremeatanddairyproducts,59helpsthemfightagainstthecold.As60result,manynortherndishesarebasedonmeatlikebeefandmuttonandmayhave61(strong)flavorsthansouthernones.WheatisthemaincropofnorthernChina,soyouwillfind62(vary)productsmadefromwheatflour.Riceisalsoeateninthenorth,butitiscertainlylesspopularthanwheat.Dumplings,63(serve)withvinegar,enjoythegreatestpopularityinthenorth.Northernersdon’thaveeasyaccesstofreshvegetablesbecauseofthecoldweather.Fruitis64(traditional)limitedtoafewseasonalkindslikeapples,soitdoesn’tfeaturemuchinthecuisine.Butthankstotheplentifulsunlight,northwestisfamous65itsdriedfruit.五、单词拼写(★★)66.Outofc___________(好奇),sheopenedtheenvelopetofindnothingbutapieceofwhitepaper.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)(★★)67.Areyougoingtog___________(毕业)afterthisterm?(根据中英文提示拼写单词)(★★)68.Aftersomeheateda____________(辩论),ade