北京市第四十四中学2024—2025学年度第一学期期中练习
高一英语 2024. 11
满分 130分 时间：120分钟
第一部分：听力（每小题1.5分, 共27分）
一、听后选择。
第一节,听下面四段对话, 听完后,每小题将有5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话你将听一遍。
1. What drink does the woman prefer？
A. Coffee. B. Green tea. C. Orange juice.
2. What’s the weather like this afternoon
A. Stormy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.
3. Why does the man want to buy a bicycle
A. To get some exercise. B. To train for a bicycle race. C. To join a bicycle club.
4. Where are the two speakers
A. In a railway station. B. At a cinema. C. In a park.
第二节, 下面五段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有两道小题,每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听下面一段对话,回答第5至第6小题。
5. How long is the tour
A. One hour. B. Twenty-five minutes. C. Ten minutes.
6. How much does each of the speaker’s students pay
A. ￡4.5. B. ￡4. C. ￡6.
听下面一段对话,回答第7至第8小题。
7. Why is Charlotte upset
A. She doesn't feel well.
B. She is too busy to have supper.
C. She made mistakes during work.
8. What is the man doing
A. Asking for help.
B. Comforting Charlotte.
C. Giving Charlotte suggestions
听下面一段对话,回答第9至第10小题。
9. What’s the relationship between the two speakers
A. Shop assistant and customer.
B. Travel guide and traveler.
C. Teacher and student.
10. What souvenirs will the woman choose
A. Silk and fans. B. Dragon Well Tea. C. The Four Treasures of the Study.
听下面一段对话,回答第11至第12小题。
11. What is the man’s favourite subject
A. History. B. Maths. C. Geography.
12. What would the man like to work as
A. A product designer. B. A school teacher. C. A computer programmer.
听下面一段独白,回答第13至第14小题。
13. What can players do in Simulation Games
A. They can create their own families.
B. They can fight against each other.
C. They can search for treasures.
14. Why does the speaker give the speech
A. To introduce different computer games to kids.
B. To offer parents guidance on children’s games.
C. To help children quit video games.
二、听后记录信息。
The Best Ways to Stay Safe While Studying Abroad
Learn about the country’s _____15_______, culture and customs Wear properly
Research your destination Know the underground, train stations and emergency service _____16_________
Pay attention to everyday safety ____17_____ travelling alone, especially at night
Protect your privacy Do not have your_____18_______ on display
第二部分：完形填空（每小题1.5分, 共15分）
I am always thankful to the gentleman I met on my first flight.
My story happened in June, 1975. It began when my family was finally told that we had 19 met all the requirements（要求） to move into Canada.
We immediately began to sell our family things to have enough money so that we could start our life in a new country. However, we were only 20 to take a small amount of money with us on the flight. The rest was required to be sent directly to a bank account in Canada. The only money we took with us was $16.
For me and the children, this was our first time to travel by plane. We were all amazed by everything new we were experiencing. We did not yet have TVs in our home country. So we were excited about watching the in-flight 21 .
On the flight, the air hostess came around to give out the headphones to passengers. But since we were flying economy class (经济舱), we were told that the headphones 22 $1. The kids looked at us 23 and asked if they could have a set of headphones which they would share with each other. Because we had only $16 with us until we 24 Canada, we could not waste the money on headphones—not even one set. When we explained our difficulty to the kids, they accepted it without saying too much.
But our 25 must have shown clearly. A gentleman nearby handed his headphones to us, smiling, without saying a word. The kids’ faces were 26 with joy. I don’t remember which movie they saw, but I do know they enjoyed every moment of it.
This event definitely had a powerful effect on our children. They are now always ready to help anyone in need.
Although I cannot remember the face of the 27 gentleman on that flight, I’ll always remember the 28 rising up in our hearts by this small act of kindness for my whole life.
19.A. successfully B. excitedly C. slightly D. regularly
20.A. gathered B. allowed C. scheduled D. avoided
21.A. movies B. books C. songs D. laptops
22.A. made B. asked C. saved D. cost
23.A. surprisedly B. eagerly C. sharply D. angrily
24.A. touched B. attended C. mentioned D. reached
25.A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. fear D. happiness
26.A. set up B. brought up C. lit up D. put up
27.A. brave B. capable C. kind D. attractive
28.A. injury B. confidence C. care D. joy
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节, 共38分）
第一节 （每小题2分, 共28分）
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
A
Many places around the world host marathons that aim to provide their runners with a special experience. If you’re planning to run a race, check out some of these beautiful marathon destinations.
Inca Trail Marathon
Are you up for a challenge Hosted at Cusco, Peru, the Inca Trail Marathon is regarded as one of the most difficult marathons in the world. With Cusco’s rich history of being once the capital of the Inca Empire, participants can explore several ancient archeological sites. During the run, participants will get to see the surprising landscape of the “Lost City of the Incas”, Machu Picchu, and the Sacred Valley.
Athens Marathon
Held in Greece, the Athens Marathon is perfect for those of you who are interested in history mythology (神话), and architecture. There are many tourist spots and historic sites to visit like the Parthenon and the Acropolis of Athens. During the race, audience will be cheering on the participants creating an atmosphere similar to the Olympics.
Big Sur International Marathon
Held at Carmel, California, the Big Sur International Marathon is known as the world’s largest rural marathon. Before the race, participants generally visit the world — famous Monterey Bay Aquarium (水族馆), which owns rich animals. The Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park is another attraction stretching from 3,000-foot mountain ridges (山脉) to underwater canyons and rocky seaside cliffs.
Big Five Marathon
Located at Limpopo, South Africa, participants can explore and check out the wildlife of the African savannah. The marathon is held in one of the “Big Five” game reserves in Africa. There are no fences or rivers that separate the runners from the African wildlife. Make sure to keep your mind clear You might find an elephant or even find yourself running alongside giraffes.
29. What can participants do at the Inca Trail Marathon
A. They can make the best performance.
B. They can enjoy ancient architecture.
C. They can learn about the Inca Empire.
D. They run through the Sacred Valley.
30. What do participants often do before the Big Sur International Marathon starts
A. They go up 3,000-foot mountain ridges.
B. They see all kinds of sea creatures.
C. They visit underwater canyons.
D. They climb rocky seaside cliffs.
31. Which are you advised to take part in if you are interested in buildings
A. The Athens Marathon.
B. The Inca Trail Marathon.
C. The Big Sur International Marathon.
D. The Big Five Marathon.
B
While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.
The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to complete. It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important.
I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. I'm not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold-his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.
I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out. But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout "Come on, you can do it!" and he did.
A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.
Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to Sydney. In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog.
32. The crowd changed their attitudes because ______ .
A. they felt sorry for the young man
B. they wanted to show their sympathy
C. they were moved by the young man
D. they meant to please the young man
33. From the passage we can learn that the young man ______ .
A. made his turn to start back pitifully
B. was skillful in freestyle in the game
C. swam faster than the average swimmer
D. was not capable enough to win the medal
34. According to the passage, "it is nice to watch an underdog" probably means ______ .
A. it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills
B. it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself
C. it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors
D. it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals
35.What’s the best title for the passage？ ______
A. Go for it! B. Try again！
C. Compete for Gold! D. Break a Record!
C
As you craft your resolutions for 2025, consider adding one to experience more flow. Psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi has called flow as “the secret to happiness.” Flow is a state of positive experience that each of us can incorporate （并入）into our everyday lives, one characterized by great joy that makes a life worth living.
When people feel flow, they are in a state of intense concentration. Their thoughts are focused on an experience rather than on themselves. They lose a sense of time and feel as if their actions and awareness become one. Flow occurs when both the task’s challenge and skill level are high. People will not feel flow when they are doing the dishes. Csíkszentmihályi’s research in the 1970s focused on people doing tasks they enjoyed. He studied swimmers, music composers, dancers, mountain climbers and other athletes. He found out that so long as that task’s challenge is high, and so are your skills, you should be able to achieve flow.
Why is flow “the secret to happiness” For one thing, the experience can help people pursue their long-term goals. Research shows that taking a break to feel flow can enhance one’s self-control, goal pursuit and well-being. A recent study also shows that flow helps people stay resilient (有适应力的) in the face of difficulty. Part of this is because flow can help refocus thoughts away from something stressful to something enjoyable. In fact, studies have shown that experiencing flow can help guard against depression and burnout.
What is going on in the brain during flow Studies show that the experience is associated with increasing activation in brain structures related to feeling reward. This may be one reason why flow feels so enjoyable and why people are so focused on tasks that make them feel flow. Research also shows that flow is associated with dampened activity in brain structures related to self-focus and negative thoughts. This may help explain why feeling flow can help distract (转移) people from worry. However, the above-mentioned studies were correlational, not causal. Further study of this connection is vital.
36. According to the passage, flow is most likely to occur when someone is ______.
A. playing chess against a tough opponent
B. attending a concert of his favorite singer
C. doing daily chores for his family members
D. sharing his traveling experience with friends
37. Flow is called “the secret to happiness” partly because it can help ______.
A. turn demanding tasks into easier ones
B. distract people from negative thoughts
C. remind people to take necessary breaks
D. break long-term goals into shorter ones
38. What does the underlined word “dampened” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean
A. Planned. B. Imbalanced. C. Reduced. D. Activated.
39. Which would be the best title for the passage
A. When does the state of “flow” occur
B. What happens in our brain during “flow”
C. Why does experiencing “flow” feel so good
D. How can “flow” be achieved in everyday life
D
Earlier findings about sharks have shown that they could learn skills from each other. Recently, Vera Schluessel at the University of Bonn in Germany and her colleagues have done research on how well 12 bamboo sharks could recognize (认出) different numbers of objects.
Each shark was put in a training pool with pictures of two different groups of geometric (几何图形的) shapes projected onto a wall The team then cycled through at least 40 objects of different shapes and shades to ensure the sharks were not simply picking up on the darkness of the objects or the area of wall they covered. Around half the sharks learned to reliably press their nose against the image with the most objects, after which they were rewarded with food. These sharks only seemed able to pick out the bigger group if it contained at least two more objects than the smaller one. This may be because the difference between six and seven fish or predators (捕食者) is unimportant in the wild, says Schluessel. The reason not all the sharks learned how to do the task could be that they, like all animals, have differences in intelligence (智力).
Sharks join a growing number of animals that have been discovered to have similar skills at distinguishing quantities, including black bears, guppies and rhesus monkeys. In one experiment, dogs and wolves were able to reliably pick the larger of two groups. But dogs could only do so when one of the groups had far more objects.
Some shark species are social learners and can perform a task in a tank more quickly if they watch another shark that has already been trained to do it. This challenges the image of sharks as mindless, solitary creatures. Just like humans, sharks learn from their own experiences and failures. And just as we do, sharks can learn from each other’s experiences too, says Catarina Vila Pouca at Macquarie University in Australia. “Being able to learn from others is enormously beneficial. Not only does it save time, but watching another shark’s success at feeding or failure to escape predators could be a matter of life or death.”
Schluessel and her colleagues have also previously found that bamboo sharks have an advanced ability to recognize categories, such as snails or fish, enabling them to get a treat even if pictures look remarkably similar. This is similar to our ability to look at a goldfish and a salmon and know that they are the same type of thing, even though one is 30 times the size of the other.
40.What can we learn about the sharks in the recent research
A. They are trained to recognize the shapes.
B. They are capable of telling more from less.
C. They can identify objects due to the rewards.
D. They are no better than dogs in telling numbers.
41.What does the underlined word “solitary” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Selfish. B. Lonely. C. Risky. D. Lazy.
42.What is the main purpose of the passage
A. To show how sharks learn from each other.
B. To explain how sharks and humans are alike.
C. To prove that sharks are smarter than they look.
D. To present the importance of numbers for sharks.
第二节 七选五 (每小题2分, 共10分)
Do you feel your legs trembling before large audiences Do you forget everything you memorized for discussion You are not alone. ____43____ However, with good preparation and delivery techniques, you can handle even the biggest of audiences.
____44____ Challenge yourself to think more about how the performance could go well. Remind yourself why you are doing this performance and why you believe in it. Good feelings will boost your confidence instead of your nerves.
Practice and make good preparation before performance day. Make sure that you know your lines, music, note cards, anything at all, completely by heart. You can go through everything to ensure that you've already been well prepared. ___45_____
If you're participating in a debate or giving a speech, research the topic of discussion thoroughly. This will increase your knowledge of the subject matter. Therefore, you can speak confidently. This is especially important if you will answer questions after the speech!
Get rid of all negative thoughts. If you start telling yourself that you can't do this, you don't know what you're doing, and so on, your confidence will drop dramatically. ___46_____ This will make you think that you can't show confidence on stage no matter how hard you work.
Talk to your friends or fellow performers. Chances are, anyone else that is going on stage with you is lacking confidence as well. It is completely normal to be nervous. ___47_____You can also tell a trusted friend or family member how you are feeling, and they will most likely share their excitement at seeing you on stage.
Getting plenty of rest is really important. You don't want to appear tired for your speech or performance. Allow for your best night’s sleep the night before, whether it means going to bed early or listening to some calming music. If you can follow these tips, then you can do it!
A. Imagine it will be your best performance.
B. Don't overdo anything for your performance.
C. Sharing these feelings can help you feel a little relaxed.
D. Anything that you tell yourself regularly, you start to take as reality.
E. Choose the topic that you like and makes you feel secure and confident.
F. This way you won't be worried about the possibility of forgetting something.
G. Even the most professional performers can suffer from lacking confidence on stage.
第四部分：语法填空（每小题1.5分, 共15分）(没给词的只填写一个词)
48. After hearing his ___________words, I intended to make more efforts. (inspire)
49. ___________the early flight, we ordered a taxi in advance and got up very early. (catch)
50. When a friend comes to you after a ___________ day, how do you comfort him/her (stress)
51. A special birthday party ___________ last Friday at Chongqing Zoo for twin giant pandas. (hold)
52. Molly is an impressive photographer, ___________ pictures have appeared in many magazines.
53. A school festival is an exciting event brings together students, teachers and the wider community.
54. The school grounds are changed into a center of colorful decorations, lively music and a wide range of ___________ (activity).
55. What made me feel ___________ is that my students developed competence in learning English. (satisfy)
56. Over the past ten years, he __________________ remarkable success and recognition in his career. (achieve)
57. Paul played in the team _______________ all the players had real skills and loved basketball very much.
第五部分：用以下词的正确形式填空（每小题1分, 共10分）
professional benefit chapter regular organize
responsible fortunately sign up pay off defence
58. After-school activities will be ________ by our teachers to help children develop team spirit.
59. In my opinion, swimming is a kind of exercise which could bring lots of ________to our health.
60. As senior secondary students, we need to learn to work independently and be ________ for the decisions we make.
61. In the 19th Asian Games, the Chinese women’s basketball team won the champion and all their hard work ________.
62. Last Sunday, Jennifer and her friends paid a visit to the Great Wall, but, ________, they ran into a heavy snow along the way back.
63. The Great Wall was built as a (an) ___________ against the enemies.
64. Professor White suggested that students should ________ for traditional culture classes at school.
65. He goes jogging every morning and go swimming twice a week. It is important for everyone to take exercise ___________________.
66. He is an expert on stress who can give you ____________ advice about your problems.
67. I am writing a novel. But I have only written the first few __________________.
第六部分：翻译句子（每小题2分, 共10分）
68、我的高中在很多方面与以前的学校有所不同。 (differ)
69、运动会上的难忘瞬间经常闪现在我的脑海里。(flash through)
70、在中国，春节是一个重要的传统，被每个中国人高度重视。(value)
71、购物前, 比较不同网店的质量和价格是非常方便的。(it is …to )
72、为了重建操场和设立一个图书馆他联系了慈善组织。(contact)
第七部分：写作（共15分）
73、 假设你是红星中学高一学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他想强身健体, 计划选择一项可以长期坚持的运动并向你征询建议。请你给他回复邮件, 内容包括：
1、推荐的运动；2、推荐的理由。
注意：1、词数不少于80；
2、开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数。北京市第四十四中学2024—2025学年度第一学期期中练习
高一英语答案
第一部分：听力
CBAABBCB ACBCAB
language numbers Avoid money/wallet
第二部分：完形： 19-23 ABADB 24-28 DBCCD
第三部分: 阅读 (A) BBA （B）CDBA (C) ABCC (D) BBD
七选五：G；A；F；D；C
第四部分：语法填空
inspiring，To catch，stressful，was held，whose，which\that，activities
Satisfied，has achieved，where\because，
第五部分：选词填空
58. organized 59. benefits 60. responsible 61. paid off 62. unfortunately
63.defence 64. sign up 65. regularly 66. professional 67.chapters
第六部分：翻译句子
68. My senior high school differs in many ways from my previous one.
69. The unforgettable moments in the sports meeting always flash through my mind.
70. Spring festival is an important tradition in China, which is highly valued by every Chinese.
71. Before shopping, it is convenient to compare the quality and prices from different online shops.
72. He contacted the charity organization to rebuild the playground and set up a library.
第七部分：书面表达
I am glad to learn that you would like to exercise to keep fit. I believe running is the best choice. My reasons are as follows.
First of all，the physical benefits from running have long been recognized as it helps increase the body’s flow of blood and oxygen, which thus strengthens the immune system and reduces the risk of diseases. What’s more，running can certainly become a long﹣term hobby，since it takes only a pair of running shoes and can easily and flexibly be added to your schedule. Last but not least，running can improve one’s mood and particularly provide relief from pain or tension. Therefore，you can also achieve mental well-being if you take up running as a hobby. All in all，I’d like to recommend running as a sport that you can do regularly.
Why not give it a try？Just put on your trainers and get started. Then keep going. I’m sure you will get a lot out of running.
