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2024—2025学年辽宁省五校联考高一上学期期末英语试卷
一、阅读理解(★★)TheLowellChamberOrchestra(LCO)isexcitedtoannounceitsthirdannualinternationalconcerto(协奏曲)competition.ThecontestaimstogiveyoungartistsachancetoperformwiththeLCOduringthe2025-2026season.TheLCOisachamberorchestra,sowearelimitedtowhichconcertanteworkwecanproduce,butcontestantscanapplywithanyworktheywish.Theyareencouragedtoconsiderlessstandardworksforsmallerinstrumentationbeforeapplying.Prizes:FirstPlace●AperformancewiththeLCOduringthe2025-2026season●Aprofessionalvideorecording●Acashprizeof$1,000●AspecialbonusfortraveltoattendtheconcertSecondPlace●Acashprizeof$500ThirdPlace●Acashprizeof$200Requirements:●ContestantsmustbebornonorafterAug31,1995.(ContestantsbornafterAug31,2007,musthaveaparentorlegalguardiantoenter.)●Thecompetitionisopentomostinstruments.Pleasevisitourwebsitetoconfirm.●Contestantsmustbeavailableonthedayofthein-personround.Timeline:Thecompetitionwilltakeplaceovertworounds.Fifteencontestantswillbeinvitedtothein-personround,whichwilltakeplaceonApril19,2025.Allcontestantsmustsubmitalinktoonevideoofthemselvesplayingaconcertantework.Thevideomust:●Becontinuousandunedited,clearlyshowingthecontestantandtheiraccompanist(s)●Beatleast7minuteslong.●Havebeenrecordedwithinayearofsubmission.1.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheLCO’sinternationalconcertocompetition?
A.ToraisespecialfundsfortheLCO.B.Topromoteclassicalmusiclearning.C.TofindtalentsandnewmembersfortheLCO.D.ToofferartistsachancetoplaywiththeLCO.2.Whatwillthefirst-placewinnerreceiveinthecompetition?
A.Aspecialvideorecordinghiscontest.B.Atravelallowancefortheperformance.C.ApersonaltrainerfromtheLCOforoneyear.D.Anin-personmeetingwithfamouscomposers.3.Whatisoneoftherequirementsforthevideossubmittedbycontestants?
A.Theymustbeeditedtoremovenoise.B.Theymustbenomorethan7minuteslong.C.Theymustbeclearandcontinuous.D.Theymustberecordedbyprofessionals.(★★★)Afewyearsago,weboughtamodelLegosetoftheTaMahal(泰姬陵)formydad’sbirthday,hopingtocombinehisloveforarchitecturewithfamilytimeasoutlivesgrewbusier.Eachevening,mydadandIgatheredaroundthelargediningtabletoplanourlineofattack.Wefacedthousandsoftinywhitepieces,eachpackagedwithaccuracyinnumberedplasticbags,accompaniedbyathickinstructionbooklet,Theeveningspassedquickly,andthebuildingrosebeforeoureyes.Wecouldseeoureffortscomingtofruition,andasweturnedtotheboringtaskoforderingthecoloredtiles(地砖)onthebuilding’sfloor,ourconversationtootookatum.WewerestuckbythesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenLegoblocksandlifeWewereamazedbyhowcomplexthemodelwasanditsinstructionbooklet.Werealizedthebookletitselfwasaworkofart,beautiful,butalsodetailedandclear.provideduswiththecomfortofcertainty.Weknewifwefollowedtheinstructions,wewouldendupwithamodelthatlookedexactlylikethepictureonthebox.wemadeamistake,allwehadtodowasretraceourstepsandstartagain.Life,however,doesnotfittogethersoneatlyandrarelyprovidesuswithclearinstructions,Wetalkedoverourrespectivelives,decisionsmade,andactionsandchoicesnevertaken.Dadreflectedoralifewelllived,andI,inmymid-thirties,ontheuncertainpaththatlayahead.Here,wewerethearchitectsdoingassembling.Butoutintheworld,weweretheonesbeingassembled.Wethinkwe’reincontrol,butouchoicesareshapedbyforcesbeyondourcontrol.Inthefaceofuncertainty,wehavetomoveon,trustingbotintheprocessandtheendresult.Sometimes,onthedaysIreturnhome,Igotothespareroom:tolookatthecompletedLegomodel,whichremindsmethatlifeisbuiltslowly,withmistakes,anelementofuncertaintyandnoinstructionbook.Itshowsthatconsideration,warmthandfaithwillresultinalifewelllived.Likethenowdustymodel,lifeitselfisnotaboutwhatwemateriallycreateorleavebehind,butratherbowwelivedit.4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sexperienceofbuildingtheLegoset?
A.Simpleandboring.B.Creativeandenjoyable.C.Complexandrewarding.D.Challengingandfrustrating.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“assembling”inparagraph5probablymean?
A.puttingupB.windingupC.tearingupD.pickingup6.Howdoestheauthorsuggestwehandleuncertaintyinlife?
A.Byseekingguidancefromothers.B.Byavoidingmakinganydecisions.C.Byfocusingonimmediateoutcomes.D.Bymovingforwardwithconfidence7.WhatdoesthecompletedLegomodelsymbolizefortheauthor?
A.Thejoyoffamilybonding.B.Thejourneyoflivingone’slife.C.evalueofhardworkinlife.D.Theachievementoflifegoals.(★★★★)Imagineaninfinite(无限的)numberofmonkeyseachtypingrandomlyonatypewriter,Willoneofthem,byanychance,typeoutthecompleteworksofWilliamShakespeareoneday?AccordingtotheInfiniteMonkeyTheory,theanswerisyes,aslongasyougivethemtimelongenough.Thistheory,developedin1913byFrenchmathematicianEmileBorel,aimstodemonstratethatwithenoughtime,randomactionscanproduceorderedandmeaningfulresults.However,assoundastheideamayseem,anewstudyhasshownthatitdoesnotholdupinthecontextofowreality,reportedNewsweek.ThestudywascarriedoutbyStephenWoodcockandJayFalletta,twomathematiciansattheUniversityofTechnologySydneynAustralia,Theylookedatthepos3ibiltyofvariouslengthsoftextsbeingtypedby200,000chimpanzees(黑猩猩)—toughlythecurrentglobalpopulationofthespecies.Eachchimpanzeewasimaginedtohitonekeypersecondandcontinueatthisrateforuptoagoogol(10100)years,bywhichtime,accordingtoaphysicstheory,theentireuniversewillhave“died”.Duringthestudy,themathematiciansdiscoveredthatwithinitslifetime,asinglechimpanzeehasa5percentchanceoftypingtheword“bananas”.Thelikelihoodofachimpanzeeproducingevenashortsentenceisalsoextremelylow.Forexample,thechanceofamonkeytypingthephrase“Ichimp,thereforeIam”iscalculatedtobeaboutonein1025.So,whataretheoddsofachimpanzeeproducingall884,647worndsofShakespeare’s.worksinagoogolyears?Theanswerisabout6.4×107448524,whichmayaswellbezero,notedScienceAlert.Inshort,whilethetheorymightbemathematicallytrue,itis“potentiallymisleadinginourfiniteuniverse”,themathematicianssaid.“Itshowshowassuminginfiniteresourceswhenanalyzingproblemscanleadtoresultsthatarenotrelevantorrealisticintherealworld,whereresourcesarealwayslimited,”saidWoodcockinastatement.8.WhatdoestheInfiniteMonkeyTheorysuggest?
A.Monkeyscahetrainedtowritenovels,B.Monkeysarenaturallygoodatleaning.C.Patternsappearlogicallyformrandomnessinsomeway.D.Randomnessleadstomeaningfulresultwithenoughtime.9.WhatcanwelearnfromWoodcockandFalletta’sstudy?
A.Theyadjustedthelimitsofrandomness.B.Theyassessedtheapplicabilityofthetheory,C.Theyfoundmonkeys’mostfrequentword.D.Theyexploredmonkeys’behavioralpatterns.10.Howwasthestudyconducted?
A.Byanalyzingthetextstypedbychimpanzees.B.Byobservingrealchimpanzeestypingwords.C.Bycalculatingprobabilitiesbasedonatypingmodel.D.Byinvolvingchimpanzeeswithcertaintypingabilities,11.WhydoesWoodcockbelievethetheoryis“potentiallymisleading”?
A.Itignorespracticallimits.B.Itoverestimatesmonkeys’ability.C.Itappliesonlytosimpleproblems.D.Itconflictswithrandom-orderrelationship.(★★★)ReflectingonGCSEresultsday,theUKequivalent(等价物)ofChina’sgaokaoresultsday,Ifeelamixofprideandsadness.Iamproudthisyearsgraduatingstudentsachievedfantasticresults,butIamalsosadbecause,formany,itmarkstheendoftheirstudyofhumanitiessubjects.Ipersonallystudiedhistory,philosophy,Latinandreligiousstudies,andIstronglyadvocateforthehumanities.Yet,they’rebecomingincreasinglyunpopular,withonly38percentofstudentstakingatleastonehumanitiescoursein2021/22comparedto60percentfrom2003/4to2015/16.Thereasonforhisdeclineismoney.AccordingtotheHouseofCommonsLibrary,studentswhostarteduniversityin2023willgraduatewithanestimateddebtof£45,600.Asaresult,studyingSTEMsubjects,whichleadstohigherearnings,hasgreaterappeal.Buhumanitiesstudentsknowit’srarelythatsimple.DavidRubenstein,co-founderofaglobalinvestmentfirm,arguedthatawell-roundedhumanitieseducationactuallyresultsinhigher-payingjobsovertime,Rubenstein’sachievementsinprivateequity(股权)supportshisclaim.Myexperienceatprivateequityfirmsechoesthis.Mylanguageskillsandabilitytoanalyzecomplexissueswerehighlyvaluedbymycolleagues.Forexample,understandinglanguagesandcultureswasanadvantageinmyworkrelatedtointernationalbusiness.Myhistorystudiessharpenedmyanalyticalskills,helpingmemakepersuasiveinvestmentrecommendations.Humanitiessubjectsequipstudentswithvaluableskillslikeproblem-solving,criticalthinkingandculturalawareness.CorporaterecruiterAndrewOsayemiemphasizedthevalueofageneralistskillsetacrossprofessions.“Oncethosebeginningthemesarelearned,you’reonthesamelevelasanyoneelse,regardlessofwhattheystudied,”hesaid.AsstudentsreceivetheirGCSEresults,Iurgethen.tostayopen.todifferentsubjectsandcareerpaths,maximizingtheirenjoymentoflearningandensuringdiverse,well-roundedworkforces.Afterall,abroadeducationalfoundationcanbeasignificantadvantageinthecomplexandever-changingmodernjobmarket.12.WhydoestheauthorfeelinpartsadaboutGCSEresultsday?
A.Thehumanitiesarelosingpopularity.B.Studentsareavoidingdifficultsubjects.C.Humanitiescoursesarebeingremoved.D.Studentsarefailinghumanitiessubjects.13.Whatisthereasonforthedeclineinthestudyofhumanities?
A.Therestructuringofcollegeentranceexams.B.Thelowercostsofstudyinghumanitiessubjects.C.ThehigherearningsofgraduatesofSTEMsubjects.D.TheriseofSTEMsubjectsinuniversityprograms.14.WhatisDavidRubenstein’sviewonhumanitieseducation?
A.Itgivesstudentsanedgeinallfields.B.Itishighlyvaluedinacademicsettings.C.Itbuildsskillsessentialinprivateequity.D.Itoffersfinancialbenefitsinthelongrun.15.Howdoestheauthorsuggeststudentsapproachtheireducation?
A.ChooseSTEMsubjectsforjobsecurity.B.Keeptheirsubjectchoicesbroad.C.Specializeearlyforcareersuccess.D.Sticktosubjectstheyenjoythemost.(★★★)Ifyouliveinaflat,yourescapeplaninthecaseofafireiscritical.Andtherearelotsofwaysyoucantakeactionnowtopreventproblemslaterifafireoccurs.Here’swhatyouneedtoknow.PersonalEmergencyEscapePlans16.Theycanincludeapersonwithphysicaldisabilitiesorlimitedmobility.Theyalsoincludethosewithatemporarycondition.Talktoyoulandlordorhousingofficerwhocanhelpyouaboutthem.FiresafetyconcernsIfyouareconcernedaboutanyaspectoffiresafetywithyourbuilding,forexample,thetypeofcoveringorissueswithblockedexits,youshouldcontactthepersonresponsible.Thiscouldbeyourlandlordorthemanagingagents.Ifyouarenothappywiththeirresponse,contactuson02085551200duringofficehours.17.Wewillaskforyourdetails,butwewon’tshareyouridentity.SharedareasSharedcorridorsmustbekeptfreefrompushchairs,e-bikesorrubbish.18..Theycanevenaddfueltoafireanddelayfirefighting.ina.ire,secondscanmakethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.FirefightingequipmentandfiredoorsFirefightingequipmentmustbemaintainedinthebuilding.19.Ifyouspotanydamage,reportittoyourhousingproviderassoonasyoucan.Theywillarrangeforrepairstobecarriedout.Andyourfrontdooranddoorsonhallwaysshouldbemaintainedasself-closingfiredoors.Theymustnotbekeptopenasthisallowssmokeandfiretospreadquickly.20..
A.Theycanblockyouescaperoute.B.Or,ifyouprefer,youcanmakeareportonlineC.Thesmokeandfirecandelayessentialescapetime.D.Youaresafertostayintheflatuntilthefirefightersarrive.E.ThespecialistequipmentcanhelpustodealwithfirequicklyF.Beforeyouopenadoorcheckifit’swarmwiththebackofyourhand.G.Thesearespecificplansforanyonewhoneedsassistancetoescapefromabuilding.二、完形填空(★★★)Itwasearlymorning,yetalreadyabadday.Alargecupoforangejuiceslidfrom,myhandsandfellontothefloor.Glassandsticky________wenttoallcornersofthekitchen.Ilookedatthemess,eyesfilledwithtears.Igotinmycartodriveintotown.Onthewaytothe________Imadeadecision.Iwouldbecarefulnottopassmybaddayofftoothers.IwouldbepoliteandNOTrevengewhenthatannoyingdriver________quicklyandrudelyinfrontofme,causingmetodumpmydrinkontheseat.Standinginlineatthebank,Iwassilentlytalkingtomyself.Actually,Iwas________myself.Allmytroubleswere,inreality,sominorIwasover-reacting.Itriedtoimaginethenumerousindividualsthathadbeenaffectedby________,earthquakes,andothernaturaldisasters.Forthesecondtimethatdaymyeyeswerefiledwith________asIrealizedhowdisconnectedIfeltfromthosedealingwithtrulydisastrousevents.Theyallseemedsodistantandunknowable,andthisjustifiedand________mybeliefthatIwasbeingself-centeredandselfish.Iwassurethatallmyeffortstobea(n)________personwereinvain.A________brokethroughmymentaldistractions.Abanktellerwastryingtogetmy________“Younglady”shewassaying.“Younglady!”I________andintotheeyesoftheteller,asilver-hairedgrandmother.Hereyesreflected________assheleanedforwardandsoftlysaid,“Idon’tknowwhatishappeningtoyou,butbelieveme—everythingwillbeokay.”Thenshedidsomethingincredible.Myhandswere________onthecounter.Sheplacedherhandsgentlyonmine.Thetouchwasquickbutelectric.Andinhamomentmyworldshifted.Inthatmomentmyself-doubtdisappeared.Ifoundunderstandingandacceptance.Iknewthatlovewasbeing________throughtheheartofthisgentlewomanintomine.Icametoaprofoundawareness—thatIamloved.Ismiled.Iwasmyfirstsmileoftheday.Andfromthatmomentonmyentiredaywas________.21.A.coffeeB.sauceC.juiceD.cream22.A.storeB.bankC.riverD.clinic23.A.escapedB.leftC.headedD.pulled24.A.scoldingB.praisingC.acceptingD.applauding25.A.warsB.hurricanesC.diseasesD.disabilities26.A.complaintB.laughterC.fantasyD.tears27.A.strengthenedB.reducedC.benefitedD.resisted28.A.patientB.energeticC.caringD.romantic29.A.voiceB.noiseC.clapD.tick30.A.absenceB.affectionC.attentionD.attitude31.A.lookedupB.livedupC.caughtupD.endedup32.A.bitternessB.gratitudeC.satisfactionD.concern33.A.bleedingB.restingC.writingD.waving34.A.transplantedB.twistedC.channeledD.displayed35.A.destroyedB.transformedC.replacedD.identified三、语法填空(★★★)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。Nowadays,moreandmorecountriesaroundthewordareholdingcelebrationsfortheSpringFestival,36.isregardedasthemostsignificantfestivalinChina.What’smore,notonlyaretheseattendedandenjoyedbyChinesecitizens37.(live)abroad,butbymanyothernationalities,too.Withcolorfuldecorationsoflanterns,shoppingcentershavebeenorganizingactivitiesfoxChineseSpringFestivalforyears,whileconcertsandperformancesarealsoprovingabig38.(succeed).Ticketsfor2017GrandChineseNewYearConcertinStPetersburgsoldout,39.90%oftheaudiencelocalRussians.Peoplearealsodiscoveringthefunofinteractingwiththecelebrations,ratherthan40.(simple)watchingaspartofanaudience.41.(celebrate)the2017festival,over1000GhanaianjuniorhighschoolstudentsgotuponstagetoperformChinesesongsanddances.StudentsinNewYorkCity,meanwhile,42.(be)abletoenjoyanofficialday’sholidayforChineseSpringFestivalsince2016.ChineseSpringFestivalisbecomingaglobalcelebrationofjoy43.love.OurChinesecivilizationisbecomingmore44.(influence).Whatdoyouthinkofthese45.(phenomenon)?Writetoustoshareyouropinion!四、书信写作(★★)46.假定你是李华,你校太极拳社团(TaiChiClub)开始招募新成员了。请给你的朋友,交换生Micheal,写封邮件邀请他加入。内容包括:1.太极拳简介;2.社团活动安排;3.发出邀请。注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearMicheal,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua五、书面表达(★★★★)47.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。Let’sgetsomethingstraightrightoffthetop.I’mnotexactlythebiggestguyonthehockeyteamwhenIwasinmymiddleschool.Okay,thetruthisthatI’mthesmallestplayerintheleague,Hockeyisafastgame.It’slikesoccer,exceptittakesplaceontheiceandyouusesticksandapuck(冰球)insteadofasoccerball.ThefactthatIweighhalfasmuchassomeplayersmeanstheseguyscanholdmeoffusingjustonearm.IsupposedIshouldn’tbeontheteam.Mycoachcallsmethe“AngryChihuahua”.Thefirsttimemycoachcalledmethat,Ididn’tlikeitatall.Imean,whowantstobenamedafterasmallMexicandog?Butlater,Irealiz
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