2024—2025學年湖南省湘潭市高一上學期1月期末英語試卷

一、聽力選擇題(★)1.Wheremighttheman’scarkeysbenow？

A．Inthebox.B．Onthedesk.C．Inhiscar.(★)2.Whenwillthespeakersgototheopera?

A．OnThursday.B．OnWednesday.C．OnFriday.(★)3.Howmuchweighthasthemanlost?

A．8pounds.B．10pounds.C．15pounds.(★★)4.Whatistheboy’sfatherdoing?

A．Washingthecar.B．Preparinglunch.C．HelpingwithAdam’shomework.(★)5.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthesuit?

A．Itisoutoffashion.B．Itistoobrightincolor.C．Itistooexpensive.(★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。6.Wherearethespeakers?

A．Inanoffice.B．Inashop.C．Inahotel.7.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A．Askforsomething.B．Explainsomething.C．Offersomehelp.(★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。8.WhyisJoe'sbikeupsidedown?

A．Heischeckingit.B．Hehadanaccident.C．Hekeepsitthatway.9.HowoftendoesJoeoilhisbike?

A．Onceaweek.B．Onceamonth.C．Onceayear.(★★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Hostessandguest.B．Motherandson.C．Husbandandwife.11.Whendidtheboytakeoutthegarbageyesterday?

A．Intheevening.B．Inthemorning.C．Intheafternoon.12.Whatwillthespeakersdotosolvetheproblem?

A．Tiedownthecoveroftherubbishcan.B．Taketherubbishcaninside.C．Keeptheanimalsaway.(★★★)聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。13.WheredidLindagoonvacation?

A．Tothelake.B．Tothebeach.C．Tothecitycenter.14.WhatdoesDonaldthinkofhisvacation?

A．Itwasfun.B．Itwastiring.C．Itwasboring.15.WhatdidDonaldlearnatthelake?

A．Howtobuildasmallboat.B．Howtouseaboat.C．Howtorepairabrokenboat.16.WhatboatdoesDonaldwanttoridenexttime?

A．Aman-poweredboat.B．Amotor-poweredboat.C．Awind-poweredboat.(★★★)聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。17.Whoisthespeaker?

A．Astudent.B．Aguide.C．Aheadmaster.18.Whatisthemaintopicofthetalk?

A．Welcomingnewstudentstoschool.B．IntroducingchangeswithintheschoolC．Warningstudentsaboutnewschoolrules.19.WhatsubjectdoesMr.Waldenteach?

A．Physics.B．Computing.C．P.E.20.Whathashappenedtotheschoolmeetinghall?

A．Ithasbeendamaged.B．Ithasbeenimproved.C．Ithasbeenmoved.二、閱讀理解(★★)Exploringthewaterwaysonacanalboatisawonderfulwaytospendqualitytimewithyourfamily,enjoyingbothrelaxationandadventure.OxfordtoBanburyTriplength:5daysStartyourtripinthehistoriccityofOxford,famousforitsolduniversityandbeautifulbuildings.SailalongthepeacefulOxfordCanal,passingtheprettycountrysideandsmallvillages.StopatBanburytoseethefamousBanburyCrossandenjoyfunactivitiesintheparks.Thistripisperfectforarelaxingfamilygetaway.BathtoBradfordTriplength:3daysBegininthebeautifulcityofBath,knownforitsGeorgianarchitecture(喬治王朝風格的建筑).SailalongtheKennetandAvonCanaltothecharmingtownofBradford.EnjoythelovelycountrysideofSomersetandWiltshire,andhavepicnicsbythewater.Don’tmissthehistoricDundasAqueductwithitsamazingviews.LlangollentoEllesmereTriplength:6daysStartinthepicturesque(如畫的)townofLlangolleninNorthWales.SailontheLlangollenCanalandcrossthestunningPontcysyllteAqueduct,whichisveryhighabovetheRiverDee.TravelthroughthepeacefulWelshcountryside,stoppingatsmallvillagesandlocalattractions.EndyourtripinEllesmere,knownforitsbeautifullakesandwildlife.BirminghamtoStratford-upon-AvonTriplength:10daysBegininthelivelycityofBirmingham.SailalongtheStratford-upon-AvonCanalthroughtheEnglishcountryside.Stopatquaint(古雅的)villagesandhistoricplaces,includingHenley-in-Ardenwithitstraditionalmarket.FinishyourtripinStratford-upon-Avon,thebirthplaceofWilliamShakespeare.ExploreShakespeare’sheritageandenjoyfunactivitiesintheparksandtheaters.21.WhatcanfamilymembersdoinBanbury?

A．Enjoyfunactivitiesintheparks.B．Sailashiponacanalinperson.C．Buyapicnicbythewater.D．Visitanolduniversity.22.Whichofthefollowingtakestheshortesttime?

A．OxfordtoBanbury.B．BathtoBradford.C．LlangollentoEllesmere.D．BirminghamtoStratfordupon-Avon.23.Whatisthetext?

A．Aguidetohistoriccities.B．Alistoffamousvillages.C．Aguideforcanalboattrips.D．AhistoryofBritishwaterways.(★★★)Inthelate1940s,itwascommontoseeyoungstudentspracticingtabletennisonachalk-drawntableonthesidewalkatnight.Asasecond-graderinaprimaryschool,Ibeganmyjourneywithtabletennisonsuchatable.Later,Ibecameaplayerandthenacoachofanationalteam,watchinggenerationsofplayerscontributetothesuccessoftabletennis.Recently,attheageof84,Ireceivedanationalhonorarytitle.Isaid,“ChoosingtoplaytabletennisisadecisionItotallydonotregret.”Duringtimeswhenwedidn’thavemuch,Ievenmademyownbat(球拍).Iwouldbuyoldphotoframesmadeofplywood(膠合板)fromstores,andthenturnthemintobasesofbats,Iwouldthenattachrubber(橡膠)tomakeasimplebat.Irecalled,“The‘clang’soundofhittingtheballwithsuchabatwasverysatisfying.IformedateamcalledRedFlagatschool.Duringholidays,weplayedfriendlymatcheswithping-pongfansfromnearbyfactoriesandschools.Ioftenvisiteddifferentplaces,whereIcouldwatchhigh-levelplayersandlearnfromthem.Inacompetitionheldin1961,Iwonthirdplaceinthemen’stabletennissinglesevent.Ialsowonthefirst-evermen’sdoublesandmixeddoubleschampionshipsforourteam.In1975,Ibecametheheadcoachofthewomen’stabletennisteaminmycountry.Undermyguidance,theteamalwayswonthewomen’ssinglestitleincompetitions.OneoftheoutstandingathletesIdiscoveredandtrainedbecameanextremelygoodtabletennisplayer.Thoughshewasshort,shecouldseeeveryballcomingherwayasanopportunity.Thisallowedhertolaunch(發起)moreattacksthanothers.Moreover,shehadastrongdesiretowinandtrainedveryhard.24.Whatinspiredtheauthortobeginplayingtabletennis?

A．Hisloveformakingrubberbats.B．InternationalcompetitionsonTVC．Encouragementfromhisschoolcoachandfriends.D．Thesightsofstudentsplayingonchalk-drawntables.25.Whatchallengedidtheauthorfacewhenplayingtabletennisinhisearlydays?

A．Poorlightingconditions.B．Limitedaccesstoequipment.C．Difficultyoffindingpartners.D．Longdistancebetweenhishomeandtables.26.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthoraccordingtothelastthreeparagraphs?

A．HeintroducedtabletennisasanOlympicsport.B．Hewonhisbesthonourinhisseventies.C．Hetrainedthewomen’steamforhiscountry.D．Heledthemen’steamtogetmanyworldtitles.27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheArtofMakingaBat.B．MyJourneywithTableTennisC．TheCommentonaTableTennisChampionD．MyProcessofShapingtheFutureofTableTennis(★★)Koalasareknownfortheirfurryears,roundfaces,andbigblacknoses.Theyspendmostoftheirtimesleepinginthetreetopsofeucalyptus(桉樹)forests.Becausetheylovestayinghighupandmovingverylittle,itishardtofindthesecuteAustraliananimals.Butanewmethodmightmakeiteasier.Inareaswherekoalas,kangaroos,andotheranimalslive,scientistsareusinganewwaytofindthem.TheycaptureDNAfloatingintheairusingfilters(過濾器)madeofcheesecloth,atypeofclothoftenfoundinkitchens.Thesefiltersareplacedbetweentwometalplates.Thescientiststestedthismethodat26sitesinfournaturereservesinQueensland,Australia.Ateachsite,theyplacedtwofilters-oneabout1.5metersabovethegroundwithafantodrawinair,andtheotherclosertotheground.Afterafewdays,theresearcherscollectedthefiltersandstudiedthematerialcaughtinthem.Theywerehappytofindkoalas’DNAaswellasDNAfromelevenotherspeciesthatliveinthearea.Koalapopulationshavedroppedalotinrecentyearsbecauseofwildfiresanddiseases.In2022,theAustraliangovernmentsaidthatkoalasareendangeredinsomepartsofthecountry.Tohelpprotectthem,scientistshaveusedadvancedtoolslikethermalimagingdrones(無人駕駛飛機)andsoundrecorderstofindkoalas.Thenewmethodischeaperandeasiertouse.“Someoftheworkinthisstudyisreallyanimportantstep,”saidanecologist.Theexperimentwasdoneinanuncontrolledenvironment,wherethingslikestrongwindsorraincouldaffecttheresults.“Thefactthattheywerestillabletohavesomesuccessisreallyencouraging,”hesaid.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“capture”inparagraph2mean?

A．Measure.B．Create.C．Limit.D．Catch.29.Whatisamajorreasonfortheapplicationofthenewmethod?

A．KoalasareindangerofdyingoutinAmerica.B．Fallsinthenumbersofkoalasworriesauthorities.C．Therearefewprofessionalstooperatethedevice.D．Someadvancedequipmentistooexpensivetouse.30.Whichofthefollowingdescribestheecologist’sattitudetothestudy?

A．Supportive.B．Uncertain.C．Doubtful.D．Disappointed.31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．Torequestthegovernmenttomakeadifference.B．Tostresstheinfluenceofenvironmentalproblems.C．Tointroduceanewtechniqueinprotectingkoalas.D．Tomakekoalas’livingconditionsknowntomorepeople.(★★★)Whenyoulistentopeoplespeakingalanguageyoudon’tunderstand,itmightseemlikethewordsareflyingpastyourearsatlightningspeed.Butsomelanguagesreallydoseemtobespokenfasterthanothers.EvenifyouknowalittleSpanishorJapanese,watchingaTVshowinthoselanguagescanbedifficult!There’sagoodreasonforthis—theyarespokenfaster!Accordingtoa2019study,speakersoftheselanguagesusemoresyllables(音節)persecond.Inthesetwolanguages,speakersusealmosteightsyllablespersecond.Researchersstudied17differentlanguages.Theytook170recordingsofnativespeakersreadingthesame20textstranslatedintotheirlanguageandcomparedthespeeds.Forexample,Mandarin(普通話)wasspokenatjustoverfivesyllablespersecond.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatconversationsinMandarinlastmuchlongerthanthoseinJapanese.Researchersfoundthatwhilelanguagesarespokenatdifferentspeeds,therateatwhichpeoplecommunicateinformationisaboutthesame.Sohowdoesthatwork?Tounderstandmore,theresearcherslookedateachsyllableinthetextstoseehowmuchinformationeachonecarries.Somesingle-syllablewordsgiveusalotofinformation;forexample,thewords“hope”or“love”inEnglish.Thesewordsgiveusmuchmoreinformationthanmanysinglesyllablesthatarejustsoundsorpartsofwords.Somelanguagesarepackedmoredensely(稠密地)withinformation,sospeakersdon’tneedmanysyllablestocommunicatethesameamountofinformation.TheaverageSpanishsyllableisnotdenselypackedwithinformation,sopeoplespeakfaster,Mandarin,however,isdenselypackedwithinformation,soitisspokenmoreslowly.Thismeansthateveryonefinishescommunicatingataboutthesametime!32.WhyareSpanishandJapanesementionedinparagraph2?

A．Tostatesomelanguagesarespokenquickly.B．Toexplainhowtheyaredeveloped.C．Toprovewhytheyarehardtolearn.D．TostresstheyarepopularwithTV33.Whichpartisfocusedoninthestudy?

A．People’sidentities.B．Languagespeeds.C．ContentofthetextD．Conversationtime.34.Howdidtheresearchersstudytheinformationrateinlanguages?

A．Byanalyzinginformationoneachsyllable.B．Bycomparingsentencelengths.C．Bymeasuringspeakingspeed.D．Bycountingwords.35.Whatdoresearchersfindintheend?

A．MandarinusesmoresyllablesthanJapaneseandSpanishB．PeopleneedlesstimeandefforttounderstandSpanish.C．More-syllablewordsmeanmoreandbetterinformation.D．Peoplecommunicateinformationatsimilarratesindifferentlanguages.(★★)TheInternetisausefultoolthathasbecomeanimportantpartofourdailylives.Ashighschoolstudents,itisimportanttoknowhowtouseitsafely.36..StaywatchfulandthinkcarefullyTheInternetisalargesourceofinformation,butnotallinformationiscorrectorsecure.37..Becarefuloftricks(騙局),eachpieceofnews,andcontentthatisnotsuitable.Acarefulmindwillhelpyouseethedifferencebetweenwhatistrueandwhatisnot,andkeepyououtofdangerinthedigitalworld.38.TellingpersonaldetailsontheInternetcanmakeyouatargetforidentitytheftandotherdangers.Nevertellsensitive(敏感的)informationsuchasyourfullname,homeaddress,orschoolnameonpublicdiscussionboardsorsocialmedia.Ifyouneedtogiveinformation,makesurethewebsiteissafeandwell-known.BecarefulwithpeopleyoumeetonlineTheInternetletsyoumeetpeopleworldwide,butnoteveryonehasgoodintentions.Donotclickonlinksfrompeopleyoudonotknow.39..Trustyourfeelingsandtellatrustedadultorthepeopleinchargeoftheplatform(平臺)ifyouseeanythingstrange.Becarefulwithonlinechats40..However,itisimportanttorememberthatpeoplemaynotalwaystellthetruthaboutwhotheyare.ProtectyourprivacyandbecarefulabouttheinformationyousharewhenyoutalktoothersontheInternet.

A．Onlinechatscanbefun.B．Knowwhoyoucan’ttrust.C．TheInternetmaymakeyoufeelbored.D．Keepyourpersonalinformationprivate.E．HerearefourtipstohelpyoustaysafeontheInternet.F．Stoptalkingtostrangerswhomakeyoufeeluncomfortable.G．Whenyoulookatthingsonline,checkifthesourcesarebelievable.三、完形填空(★★★)Someyouthsmaynotknowwhattodointhefuture.However,ayoungSherpafromNepalsuccessfully_________hisgoalinOctoberbyclimbingthe8,027-meterMountShishapangma.Thereare14mountains_________asthe“8,000ers”,foreachofthemisatleast8,000meterstall.Climbingall14issuchagreat_________thatonlyafewdozenpeoplehave_________tocompleteit.SherpasareagroupofpeoplefromNepalwho_________fortheirclimbingskills.Theyoften_________asguides.Theyoungman’sfatherisafamousclimber,andhis_________climbedallofthe“8,000ers”,sohisfamilymembershavegivenhimstrong_________.Butevenso,hedidn’t_________climbingseriouslyuntilhewasoldenough.Heclimbedhisfirst“8,000er”,MountManaslu,inAugust,2022.He__________toclimbShishapangmalastyear.Butanavalanche(雪崩)happenedatthetime.Hestoppedhisclimb.__________,hefocusedonrescuingotherclimbers.Theyoungman’ssuccesshasalreadybeen__________byNepal’sgovernment.Itwilltakeawhilelongerforhimtogeta(n)__________certificate(證書).Hehopeshissuccesseswillmakepeoplemore__________ofhowimportantSherpasaretoclimbing.Butheaimstobemorethana__________likehisfather.HewantstoshowthatSherpasareasgoodasclimbersfromanyothercountry.41.A．foughtB．builtC．completedD．kept42.A．knownB．dressedC．imaginedD．appreciated43.A．hobbyB．challengeC．taskD．burden44.A．decidedB．attemptedC．managedD．intended45.A．makeupB．gothroughC．showoffD．standout46.A．workB．trainC．teachD．volunteer47.A．neighborsB．unclesC．friendsD．partners48.A．reliefB．serviceC．dreamD．support49.A．cutawayB．giveupC．setaboutD．applyfor50.A．scheduledB．forgotC．pretendedD．struggled51.A．MoreoverB．InsteadC．SadlyD．Luckily52.A．promotedB．conductedC．confirmedD．destroyed53.A．popularB．officialC．attractiveD．public54.A．anxiousB．curiousC．annoyedD．aware55.A．travelerB．heroC．failureD．guide四、語法填空(★★)閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。InsomecountriesofWestYunnanProvince,thereexistsakindof“cat”56.(call)TileCat(瓦貓),whichrefers57.thecat-likedecoration(裝飾)madefromtilesplacedinthatthemiddleofthehome’sridge(脊).Itissaidthatitcandrivebadluck58.canprotectthewholefamily.Onceanewhouseisfinished,aceremonyisrequired59.(inspire)the“power"oftheTileCatbeforeitisputonthehome’sridge.60.(general)fallingduringthesecondoreighthmonthoftheChineseLunarcalendar,aluckydayischosenandapersonisinvitedtoperformtheceremony.Duringthistime,thepersonorganizesaseriesofsacrificial(用于祭獻的)61.(activity).Lateron,theTileCatispassedaroundandtouchedbythewholefamily,62.standandseethewholeprocesswhiletheroofisbeingcoveredwithtiles,untiltheTileCat63.(place)firmlyandforeverinthemiddleofthehome’sridge.Fromthereonout,nomatterhowtheweatheris,theTileCatwillguardthehouseonthehighridge,makingthefamilyfeel64.(thank).Asaspiritualsupportforthepeoplethere,theTileCatshowstheconstantwishfor65.(survive),safetyandahappylife.五、書信寫作(★★★)66.假定你是李華，你的外國朋友Tom告訴你，他最近因為缺乏鍛煉而感到身體不適。請你給他回一封電子郵件，內容包括：1.強調定期鍛煉的好處；2.提出具體的鍛煉建議。注意：1.寫作詞數應為80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearTom,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua六、書面表達(★★★★)67.閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。Ilovedgoingtoschool.ButsinceMaytransferredfromanotherschool,theatmospherehadbecomeabitstrange.Everyonethoughtherattitudewasabittough.Maywasaboutfivefeeteightinchestall,makingherthetallestkidinourfifth-gradeclassand,infact,thewholeschool.Shechallengedtheshythirdgradersandhercompetitive(好勝的)spiritingymclassputpressureontheboys.Toavoidunnecessarytrouble,Ialwayskeptacertaindistancefromher.Ihopeditcouldstaythatway.ButeverythingchangedonemorningwhenIcametoclasswithanewhairstyle.ItallstartedwhenmybestfriendJamiesaidmyhairlookednice.Ifelthappy.However,InoticedM