河北省滄州市四校聯考2024-2025學年高一下學期6月期末英語試題一、閱讀理解ThisweekseestheopeningoftheVeniceBiennale,an8-month-longfestivalofartandculturestagedeveryotheryear.WiththemaineventrunningfromApril20toNovember24,2024,here'sourpickofwhattoseeifyouheadtoVenice.WillemdeKooningel’ItaliaOneofthemostinfluentialartistsofthe20thcentury,WillemdeKooningisthesubjectofamajorexhibition(展覽)exploringhistimein1959and1969andtheimpactithadonhisworks.Theshowwillbringtogetheraround75works,makingthisthelargest

presentationoftheartisteverorganizedinItaly.RiseoftheSunkenSunThisphotographyexhibitionbyGreenlandicartistInuuteqStorchmarksthefirsttimethattheDanishPavilionhasshowcasedbothamajorexhibitionbyanartistfromGreenlandandapresentationonphotography.Withover200images,Storch'sprojectaimstotelltheGreenlanders'history,notseenthroughthevisitors'eyes,butthroughtheGreenlanders'own.TheRootedNomadThisexhibitionwillexaminethelifeandworksofM.F.Husain,amodernistpaintercalled“India’sPicasso”.Celebratinghistalentasanartist,thinkerandwriter,theshowexhibitshispaintings,photographs,lettersandpartsfromhisfilmsandpoetrythatshapedhisvisionofIndiaasarichlylayeredculturalnation.TheArchwithintheArcTheexhibitioninItalyofHouston-basedartistRickLowetakesplaceatPalazzoGrimani,hometoalargecollectionof16th-centuryGreekandRomansculpture(雕像).InspiredbythearchitectureoftheMuseodiPalazzoGrimaniandtheexperienceofmovingthroughVeniceanditswaterways,theexhibitionfeaturesnewpaintingsbyRickLowethatreflecthisconsiderationofthearch(拱)inarchitecture.1．WhatisRiseoftheSunkenSunintendedfor?A．ShowingGreenland'shistory. B．ReflectingStorch'slifeinItaly.C．Praisinganadmirablecharacter. D．AttractingvisitorsfromEurope.2．Whoisregardedas“India'sPicasso”?A．RickLowe. B．M.F.Husain. C．InuuteqStorch. D．WillemdeKooning.3．WhicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseethepaintingsinspiredbyVenice?A．TheRootedNomad. B．RiseoftheSunkenSun.C．TheArchwithintheArc. D．WillemdeKooningel’Italia.Googleco-foundersLarryPageandSergeyBrinbegantodeclareverystrangeplanseveryAprilFool’sDaynotlongafterstartingtheircompanymorethanaquartercenturyago.Oneyear,theypostedajobopeningforaCopernicusresearchcenteronthemoon.Usually,theirideasweresoabsurdthatpeoplelearnedtolaughthemoffasanotherexampleofjoke.That’showtheirplanaboutGmailwasreceivedwhenitwasmadepublic20yearsagoonAprilFool’sDay.Theysaiditwouldbeafreeemailservicethatwouldstoreabout13,500emailseachaccountbeforerunningoutofspace,whiletheotherwebmailservicesrunbyYahooandMicrosoftcouldstorejust30to60emails.Besidesthestorage,theydeclared,GmailwouldbeequippedwithGoogle’ssearchtechnologysouserscouldquicklyfindanoldemail,photoorotherpersonalinformationstoredontheservice.Itwouldalsoautomaticallystringtogetherallofthecommunicationsaboutthesametopicsotheycouldbereadasifitwasasingleconversation.ItwassuchasurprisingconceptthatshortlyafterTheAssociatedPresspublishedastoryaboutGmaillateontheafternoonofAprilFool’sDayin2004,readersbegancallingandemailingtoinformthenewsagencythatithadbeenfooledbytheGooglefounders.ButTheAPknewGooglewasn’tjokingaboutGmailbecauseanAPreporterhadbeeninvitedtothecompanytoseewhattheywereworkingon.Inhisoffice,Page,thenjust31yearsold,showedthereporterhownicelyGmailoperated.“Ithinkpeoplearereallygoingtolikethis,”Pagepredicted.Aswithsomanyotherthings,Pagewasright.Gmailnowhasmorethan1.8billionactiveaccountsandhasbecomethefirstbuildingblockinGoogle’sinternetempirebeyonditssearchengine.AfterGmailcameGoogleMapsandGoogleDocswithwordprocessingapplications.ThencamethevideositeYouTube,followedbytheintroductionoftheAndroidoperatingsystemthatpowersmostoftheworld’ssmartphones.“Thatispartofthefun,makingaproductthatpeoplewon’tbelieveisreal,”saidMarissaMayerwhohelpedtodesignGmail.4．Whatdoestheword“absurd”underlinedinparagraph1mean?A．Creative. B．Strange. C．Popular. D．Practical.5．ComparedwithGmail,theotherwebmailservices_______.A．couldstorelessinformation B．wereunsafetostoreinformationC．weremoreconvenienttouse D．couldputallrelatedmailstogether6．WhydidTheAPdecidetopublishtheGmailstoryonAprilFool’sDayin2004?A．ItwasfooledbyPageandBrin. B．Itwantedtoplayajokeonthepublic.C．IthadacceptedmoneyfromGoogle. D．Itwassurethesurprisingstorywastrue.7．Whichapplicationcameoutfirst?A．Gmail. B．GoogleMaps. C．Googlesearch. D．GoogleDocs.OnthetopfloorofaworkshopinAthens,Greece,ateamofartistsarebusycreatingfaithfulcopiesofthefamousstatueofAlexandertheGreatandtheVenusdeMilo.“Ourworkmostlyendsupatgiftshopsaroundtheworld.Museumsalsoaskustomakecopiesofartworks.Pricesstartat$24forasmallVenusstatueandgoashighas$11,560forafaithfulcopyofit.”saysMariaZafeiri,anartistattheworkshopfor30years.“It’sexcitingwhenourstatuesendupinamuseumandthousandsofeyesadmirethem.TheybringevenmorevisitorstoGreece.”MakingcopiesofancientGreekstatuesisn’tnew.ResearchersandartistsbeganreproducingancientGreeksculpturesshortlyaftertheNationalArchaeologicalMuseuminAthensopenedin1829.“Thefirstcopieswerenotforcommercialreasons,butforscientificones.Scholarswantedtostudytheancients.”saysMariaZafeiri.“Later,everyonewantedstatuesintheirhouse,abovethefireplace.TheywereinallEuropeanlivingrooms.”Somecopiesofancientstatueswereterrible,butotherreproductionsweresofaithfulthattheyendedupinplacesliketheGettyMuseuminLosAngeles.In2018,themuseumdetermineditsfamousKourosstatue—supposedtodatefrom650to480BCandboughtfor$6million—wasprobablyaforgery(贗品),andremoveditfromview.“Therearemethodstofooltheexperts.”MariaZafeirisays.“SuchforgeriescreateafalseimageofGreekcultureandmisleadresearchers.”Butaren’tMariaZafeiriandherworkshopalsoproducingforgeries?“Ithinkthedifferencebetweenaforgeryandareproductionistheintention.Therearereproductionsofdesignerbags,butthatbecomesforgerieswhenthereproducersaysthey’rereal.”saysMariaZafeiri.“Ourshopjustfeedsthedesireoftravelerstoownsomethinglovelytopackuporshiphome.Agoodreproductioncanextendyourtrip.It’ssimilartoaphotographofyourselfwhileonvacation,itbringsyoubacktothatbeautifuldayattheAcropolis.”8．HowdoesMariaZafeirimostprobablyfeelaboutherwork?A．Ashamed. B．Proud. C．Bored. D．Dissatisfied.9．WhowerethetargetedcustomersofthereproducedancientGreekstatuesinthe1830s?A．Researchers. B．Businessmen.C．Souvenirseekers. D．Treasurehunters.10．WhatcanbeinferredabouttheKourosstatueboughtbytheGettyMuseum?A．Thereproductionwasworththemoney. B．Themuseumhadalotofsuchforgeries.C．Itwasprobablyfromaskilledartist. D．Itwascreatedbetween650and480BC．11．WhatsetsaforgeryapartfromareproductionaccordingtoMariaZafeiri?A．Theprice. B．Thematerial. C．Thequality. D．Thepurpose.Havingstudiedmorethan400groupsofhoneybeesinBrazilfortwoyears,agroupofbiologistsledbyVivianaDiPietroreportthat,likehumans,honeybeesarecapableoflearningnewtraditionswhicharethenhandeddownovergenerations.“Themostobviousexampleisthathoneybeescanbuildtheirhomesaccordingtodifferentarchitecturaltraditionswhicharethenhandeddownovergenerations,”theywrite.“Wefoundthataround95%ofthehoneybeesbuilttheirhomesinahorizontal(與地面平行的)style,while5%ofthempreferredaspiral(螺旋形的)structure.Ineachcase,thetraditionwaspasseddowntothenextgenerations.”Sincehoneybeesshowedastrongpreferenceforahorizontalstructure,itwassurprisingthatspiralstructuresoccurredatall.“Withthehelpofvideocameras,wefoundthattherewasanoticeabledifferenceinaveragebuildingratebetweenthetwostyles.”theresearchersadd.Inordertoruleoutagenetic(遺傳的)explanationforthedifferentstyles,theresearcherstookhoneybeesfromthegroupsthatbuiltinspiraltraditionclosetothegroupsthatbuiltinhorizontaltradition.Theimportedhoneybeessoonlearnedtobuildtheirhomesinthelocalstyle,whichwasthenpasseddowntotheirchildrenastheyeventuallygrewup.“Itisverylikelythattheimportedhoneybeesmighthavechangedthestyleasawayofcorrectingtheconstructionerrorsmadebytheirancestors.”theresearcherssuggest.Thefindingshavesurprisedobserversofanimalculture,astheysuggestthathoneybeescanlearnandhanddowndifferentbuildingtraditionsovergenerations.Thishaschangedthewayofthinkingaboutculture,whichisoftenstrictlydefinedasbehaviourdirectlyhandeddownfromhumanparentstotheirchildrenuntilitbecomesatraditioninagroup.“Insectculturewasthoughtimpossible.Lessthanacenturyago,culturewasthoughttobeuniquelyhuman,”saysbiologistAndrewWhitenoftheUniversityofStAndrews,whowasnotinvolvedintheresearch.“Butthenewresearchhasofferedstrongevidencepointingtotheopposite.”12．Whydomosthoneybeespreferahorizontalstructureaccordingtotheresearch?A．Itiseasiertobecopied. B．Itisabitstronger.C．Itismorecomfortable. D．Itisfastertobuild.13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inparagraph5referto?A．Scientists. B．Traditions. C．Findings. D．Parents.14．WhichwordbestdescribesAndrewWhiten’sattitudetothenewresearch?A．Favorable. B．Disapproving. C．Doubtful. D．Unclear.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ResearchersHaveDifferentViewsonAnimalCultureB．HoneybeesMayLearnandPreserveCulturalTraditionsC．HoneybeesCanLearnBuildingSkillsFromTheirNeighborsD．ResearchersHaveMisunderstoodHoneybeesforaLongTimeSettinglimitsonTVandvideogamesforkidsisn'talwayseasyintoday'sscreen-filledworld.Herearesometipsparentscanusetodecidehowtolimittheirkids'screentime.Modelhealthyelectronicuse16.BeforeyouwatchyourfavoriteNetflixseries,rememberthatyouaresettinganexampletoyourkidswithyourowntimespentinfrontofascreen.KeepingtheTVonforbackgroundnoiseallthetimemaynotbemodelingthescreen-relatedbehavioryouhopetoseeinyourkids.17Todaymostofkidsknowmoreaboutelectronicsthanadultsdo.Parentsneedtostayup-to-dateonthelatestapps,games,socialmediaplatformsandtrends(動向).Forexample,youcan'tteachyourchildabouttherisksofsocialmediaunlessyouunderstandthedangersyourself.Create"Technology-FreeZones(區域)"Establishzonesinyourhousewhereelectronicssimplyarenotallowed—whetherthey'recellphones,handheldvideogames,orlaptops.18.Theyarethespaceyoucouldkeepreservedforhavingmealsandfamilyconversations.SetasidetimetounplugSetasidetimeforyourwholefamilytounplugfromtheirtechnologicaldevices.Dinnertimeandfamilymeetingtimearetwoexamples.19EncourageotheractivitiesWithawealthofapps,games,devicesandcontent,it'seasyforkidstobecomedependentonelectronics.20.Playingoutside,readingabook,orevendiggingoutanoldboardgamearejustafewideas.A．EducateyourselfonelectronicsB．InvitequestionsfromyourchildC．Oneexampleisyourhome'sdiningroomorkitchenD．YoucanjoinanonlinegroupwhereyoucangetsupportE．ParentsneedtoberolemodelsofscreenusefortheirkidsF．Encourageyourkidstogoforactivitiesthatdon'tneedascreenG．Whenyouallagreetodoso,yourfamilywillspendqualitytimetogether二、完形填空MyhusbandRussandIdrovethroughtheplacewe’dcalledhomefor28years.Thenearbyhills,oncethickwithtalltrees,weredifficultto21.Twoweeksearlier,we’dgotanearly-morningcalltellingustoleave22.ThewildfiretearingthroughNorthernCaliforniahad23andwasheadingourway.We24thecarwithafewbelongings.Fordays,wemovedfromhoteltohotel,desperatefor25.Whatfinallycamewasn’tgood.Ourhousehadbeenrightinthefire’s26Nowwe’dbeengivenpermissionto27.RussandIbroughtshovels,workboots,andgloves.We’dsaveanythingwecould.Wedroveslowlythroughtheruinswherethechimneymarkedwhereour28oncestood.Photosandmypreciouscollectionofinspiringbookswereall29Weuncoveredacoattreethatusedto30inourlivingroom.Howwouldwesurvivethis?Russloadedwhatwe’dfoundinthecar.“Let’sgo,”hesaid.That’swhenInoticedasmallpieceof31Ipickeditup.Itssideswereburned,yetthewordsweresurprisinglyclear,“Iflifeseems32,Ipauseandreflectontheblessingsometimeshiddenwithineverycircumstance.Withnewfaithand33,Ibeginagain.”TheyarewordsthatI34tohear.Ikeptthatpaperineveryhotelwestayedinoverthe35months.Itnowsitsinaplaceofhonorinournewhomeasareminderthatwecanbeginagain.21．A．move B．change C．recognize D．ignore22．A．suddenly B．truly C．eagerly D．immediately23．A．spread B．stopped C．stayed D．waited24．A．gaveup B．arrivedat C．wishedfor D．jumpedin25．A．space B．news C．help D．time26．A．power B．pattern C．path D．name27．A．settle B．return C．work D．join28．A．house B．shop C．ground D．school29．A．lovely B．real C．gone D．fresh30．A．occur B．stand C．gather D．struggle31．A．glass B．board C．tool D．paper32．A．simple B．plain C．difficult D．strange33．A．courage B．fact C．failure D．information34．A．asked B．needed C．refused D．hated35．A．former B．early C．various D．next三、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。Teais36importantpartofChinesetradition.AsChinesesocietydeveloped,teaproductionhasplayedaroleindrivingeconomicdevelopment.Teahasan37(extreme)closerelationshiptoChineseculture,and38(it)studycoversawidefieldandhasveryrichcontent.Itnotonlyshowsthespiritofcivilization,butalsothespiritofideological(意識形態的)form.Therecanbenodoubt39ithasbeenbeneficialinstrengtheningpeople’ssocialaccomplishmentsandappreciationofart.ThehistoryofChineseteaisalongandgradualstoryofrefinement.40(generation)ofgrowersandproducershaveperfectedtheChinesewayofmanufacturingtea.The41(origin)ideaisrelatedtothekingShennong,who42(say)tohavelived5,000yearsago.Astorygoesthatonesummerdaywhile43(visit)adistantpartofhiskingdom,heandhismenstoppedtorest.Themenbegantoboilwaterfortheirking44(drink).Driedleavesfromanearbybushfellintotheboilingwater.Asascientist,thekingwasinterestedinthenewliquid,dranksome,andfounditveryrefreshing.According45thestory,teawascreated.四、書信寫作46．你校英文報“Festivals&Celebrations”欄目正在征稿。請你寫一篇短文投稿，介紹一個你熟悉的節日，內容包括：1．主要慶祝活動；2．該節日的意義。注意：1．寫作詞數應為80個左右；2．請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。Let’scelebrate!____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、書面表達47．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。Onedayafriendinvitedmetojoingymnasticsclassthatshehadbelongedtoformanyyears.MymomgottheneededinformationandwithinafewdaysIwasreadytostart!WhenIgotthere,Iwasextremelynervous.Thegroupwasn’tverywelcomingsoIwasregrettingsigningup.Itseemedtheywerecomfortablewiththeteamtheyhad,andtheydidn’twantanyonetobeaddedtoit.Butafterworkingtogetherforafewdays,weallsoonbecamefriends.AmonthpassedandIlearnedtodomanythings.Iwasexcitedandreadytolearnbackhandsprings(手翻).Backhandspringsareoneofthemainthingsyouneedtoknowforgymnasticsbecausetheyaredonesooften.Inmyopinion,theyarethehardesttodo,butIwasreadytotry.Myfriendwasthequeenofbackhandsprings,soshehelpedmeunderstandeachandeverystep.Ourcoachpulledoutahandspringmachinetohelpthekidswhowerelearninghowtodothemforthefirsttime.Thismachineisablockthathascushion(墊子)allaroundit.Youbasicallysitinthemouthofthemachineandpushoffwithyourfeetandgobackwardsuntilyoulandonyourhands,thenfeet.Evenwiththehandspringmachine,Icouldn’tgetmyfeetright,soIhadtotryagainandagain.Impatient,someofthegirlsseemedtogetangry.Iwasfeelinglikethenewkidinthegroupagain.Thenewkidthatdidn’tknowwhatshewasdoingbuteveryoneelseknewit!注意：1.續寫詞數應為150個左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。Luckily,myfriend,thequeenofbackhandsprings,keptencouragingme.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Oneday,Ifinallygotitright._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________