甘肃省白银市2024-2025学年高三上学期1月期末英语试题（含答案）

白银市2024-2025学年度第一学期期末考试试卷
科目：高三英语
第一部分 听力（共2节，满分为30分）
第二部分 阅读（满分为 50 分）
第一节 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分）
A
AIRLIE BEACH HELICOPTERSTour One
WHITSUNDAY WHIRL
20 MINUTE HELICOPTER TOUR
Come aboard! For a lap of some of our neighbouring islands, take in the beauty of Shute Harbour, Long Island and the Molle Island. As we cruise above the clear turquoise waters be sure to have a camera as this flight highlights why people come from all over the globe to this beautiful part of Australia.
$259.00 pp (3rd seat $130)
Tour Two
WHITEHAVEN FROM ABOVE
30 MINUTE HELICOPTER TOUR
Let us take you to one of Australia’s most recognized landmarks, Whitehaven Beach. Take in the view of all 74 Whitsunday islands as we make our way past Hamilton Island, Hazelwood Island and more, before showcasing the second most photographed destination in Australia — Hill Inlet.
$399.00 pp (3rd seat $200.00)
Tour Three
REEF & WHITSUNDAY SPECTACULAR
60 MINUTE HELICOPTER TOUR
Looking to fill something from your bucket list This is the tour for you! See everything the Whitsunday has on offer in just one hour: Whitsunday Beach, Hill Inlet, Heart Reef and one of the seven natural wonders of the world — THE GTEAT BARRIER REEF ( the GBR).
$749.00 pp (3rd seat $250)
The Package
CAPE GLOUCESTER GETAWAY
2 HOUR HELICOPTER PACKAGE
Jump onboard Airlie Beach Helicopters’ newest tour! Your pilot transfers you from Airlie Beach to one of the Whitsunday best kept secrets, Cape Gloucester. Take in the sights of nearby islands and reef systems before touching down on the beach for 1. 5 hrs. Whilst here you have full access to the resort for lunch, drinks and a swim. Wind down, relax and enjoy an afternoon in this hidden piece of paradise.
$449.00 pp (3rd seat $225) — Food and Drinks not included.
1．Which tour is suitable for a tourist who wants to see Hill Inlet but has a tight budget
A．Tour Three. B．Tour Two. C．The Package. D．Tour One.
2．How much will a tourist pay if he wants to see the GBR with two friends
A．$998. B．$2,247. C．$1,748. D．$749.
3．Which tour will a tourist take if he loves activities on the beach
A．20 MINUTE HELICOPTER TOUR. B．30 MINUTE HELICOPTER TOUR.
C．60 MINUTE HELICOPTER TOUR. D．2 HOUR HELICOPTER PACKAGE.
B
To Karanth, everyone in every part of the world is born with a fundamental connection to nature. Growing up in Karnataka, she began accompanying her father into the wild at just two years old. But in her hometown, kids grew up with a negative perspective on wildlife. Elephants destroyed crops and sometimes people were badly injured or killed. Karanth discovered kids wouldn’t appreciate the fact that it’s the best place to witness extraordinary animals.
In 2017, a conversation with her friend Gabby shifted her mindset towards education. Within half a year, Karanth and Gabby had the first version of “Wild Shaale” on their hands. A program designed for students who come into frequent contact with wildlife, Wild Shaale aims to develop a genuine understanding of wildlife and wild spaces and move beyond wildlife tolerance to concepts of conservation and environmental issues. The conservation education program fills a gap in environmental learning.
While it is fortunate that a basic environmental education is supported by local government, Karanth believes the challenge lies in the quality of the curriculum and whether it’s delivered effectively and consistently. “You have to visualize what these schools look like. They may not have electricity — forget having computers, internet, iPads, or anything.”
Encouraging the students to find commonalities between themselves and the animals is the first step to changing perceptions and hopefully, behaviors. “It comes down to the same things: we need food; we need water; we need space. Then they start to understand why situations of conflict arise,” Karanth says. “But then how do you convince them not to get angry, not to act in a way that leads to harm That’s something we’re trying to work on. It’s not easy.”
4．What problem might Karanth’s hometown have faced
A．Human-wildlife conflict. B．Loss of wildlife habitats.
C．Overpopulation of elephants. D．Disregard for wildlife balance.
5．Why did Karanth launch the program Wild Shaale
A．To help students identify animals. B．To fill a gap in local education.
C．To change how students perceive wildlife. D．To publicize wildlife diversity.
6．What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about
A．The support to the plan. B．The barrier to the program.
C．The curriculum arrangement. D．The schools’conditions.
7．What is Karanth trying to achieve in the program
A．A shift in humans’ attitudes and behavior. B．A breakthrough in environmental studies.
C．Appropriate ways to end local conflicts. D．Approaches to changing animals’ behavior.
C
Most people in the Netherlands are convinced that their consumption patterns affect the environment. Many of them are looking for ways to reduce their footprint. However, the reality is more complicated, according to a research by Leiden PhD candidate Levon Amatuni, who studied car sharing and the reuse of phones. He used his background in computer science and mathematics to model and measure the benefits of such practices.
His research shows users of car-sharing platforms reduce their impact by only 3 to 18 percent — much less than 51 or 37 percent claimed in previous research. This is caused by so-called “rebound effects”, which are rarely accounted for by companies or even researchers.
For example, shared vehicles are replaced with new models more frequently than private cars. Additionally, the introduction of sharing schemes (方案) can encourage people to drive when they would have otherwise taken public transport. These rebound effects turn out to be highly influential. Amatuni also found users of sharing platforms don’t significantly reduce their driving. “And if they do, they often take buses and trains, which aren’t emission-free,” he says. While public transport is usually a better option, its impact is not negligible. So, this data must be included to make an accurate assessment.
Similarly, Amatuni discovered that a second-hand phone only offsets (抵消) about one-third of a new phone’s production. Rebound effects are the cause. If people couldn’t sell their old devices, they would use them for longer.
In other words, reuse both extends the lifetime of a device — by giving it a new owner — but also shortens it, as people tend to sell their newly bought devices sooner.
Amatuni doesn’t want people to conclude taking small steps towards sustainability is pointless. “Our intentions are still what’s most important,” he says, “but meanwhile, people need to realise there’re no easy fixes.” He recommends prioritising overall consumption reduction rather than continuing current habits while trying to make them more efficient.
8．What is the focus of Amatuni’s research
A．The ways of reducing people’s footprint.
B．The benefits of car sharing and phone reuse.
C．The damage of public transport to the environment.
D．The knowledge of computer science and mathematics.
9．What does the underlined word “negligible” in paragraph 3 mean
A．Small. B．Permanent.
C．Direct. D．Immediate.
10．Which of the following represents a phone rebound effect
A．Buying new phones often. B．Keeping old phones in use.
C．Taking care of new phones. D．Selling used phones cheaply.
11．What is Amatuni’s suggestion on promoting sustainability
A．Stop eco-friendly habits. B．Increase production efficiency.
C．Reduce total resource use. D．Seek easy solutions to eco-crisis.
D
A study conducted by Cornell University examined how the use of AI in conversations impacts the way people express themselves and view each other.
The researchers have found people have more efficient conversations, use more positive language and perceive each other more positively when using an AI-enabled chat tool.
However the group also found that when participants think their partner is using more AI-suggested responses, they consider that partner as less cooperative.
“I was surprised to find people tend to evaluate you more negatively simply because they suspect you’re using AI to help compose text, regardless of whether you actually are,” said Jess Hohenstein, the lead researcher. “This illustrates the continuous overall doubt that people seem to have around AI.”
For their first experiment, participants were asked to talk about a policy issue and assigned to one of three conditions: both participants can use smart replies; only one participant can use smart replies; or neither participant can use smart replies. Researchers found that using smart replies increased communication efficiency, positive emotional language and positive evaluations by communication partners. On average, smart replies accounted for 14.3% of sent messages.
But participants whose partners suspected of responding with smart replies were evaluated more negatively than those who were thought to have typed their own responses, consistent with common assumptions about the negative implications of AI.
“While AI might be able to help you write,” Hohenstein said, “it’s altering your language in ways you might not expect, especially by making you sound more positive. This suggests that by, using text-generating AI, you’re giving up some of your-own personal voice.”
Malte Jung, an associate professor, said, “What we observe in this study is the impact that AI has on social dynamics and some of the unintended consequences that could result from integrating AI in social contexts. This suggests that whoever controls the algorithm (算法) may have influence on people’s interactions, language and insights into each other.”
12．Which of the following statements does Jess Hohenstein agree with
A．AI always expresses in ways you expect.
B．Algorithm will never influence people’s insights.
C．Trust can be affected by using AI in conversation.
D．You will regain your voice by using AI in conversation.
13．How do the researchers draw their conclusion
A．By analyzing figures. B．By performing a survey.
C．By conducting experiments. D．By making comparisons.
14．How will a person feel about suspecting his partner’s using smart replies
A．Nervous. B．Uncomfortable.
C．Excited. D．Puzzled.
15．According to the passage, what are the unexpected consequences of using text- generating AI
A．Your language remains unchanged.
B．It doesn’t alter speakers’ insights into each other.
C．It makes the speaker sound more negative.
D．You are losing some of your personal style.
16．What is the passage primarily about
A．Methods of using AI in conversations. B．Efficiency of using AI in conversations.
C．Convenience of using AI in conversations. D．Impacts of using AI in conversations.
第二节 七选五（共 5 小题，每题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）
How to Motivate Yourself
· Have a dream. A big dream
Having a dream is important because it’s difficult to be motivated if you don’t have anything to shoot for. However, just having a dream is not enough. Your dream must be big enough to inspire you. It must be realistic but challenging. 17
· Run your own race
Comparing yourself with others is like comparing the performance of a swimmer with a runner using the same time standard. They are different so how can you compare one with the other 18 The only one you need to beat is you. Have you become the best you can be
· Take one more step
19 You may think that it’s too difficult to move on. You may think that your dream is impossible to achieve. 20 Though both of them face the same difficulties, there is one thing that makes the winners different: the courage to continue. Just focus on taking the next step.
· Let go of the past
The past is a burden you don’t have to carry. Take it off your shoulders and leave it. You might make mistakes in the past. 21 But it’s over. It’s already in the past and there’s nothing you can do about it. Today is a new day and you have the chance to start again.
A．The only competitor you have is yourself.
B．Dreams will be dreams without great efforts.
C．You might disappoint others with what you did.
D．It must stretch your ability beyond your comfort zone.
E．When you meet difficulties along the way, you might give up.
F．However, forgetting the past just means that your effort means nothing.
G．But this is where you can see the difference between winners and losers.
第三部分 语言运用（共三部分，满分为 30 分）
第一节 完形填空（共 15 小题，每题 1 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，从题中所给的 A,B,C,D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Kevin Hyde, who has been sailing his whole life, recently invited Joe DiTommasso to Florida on his sailboat. The first part of their 22 went well, and they stopped for a 23 in the Outer Banks.
That’s where things went 24 . Suddenly they found themselves inside a heavy storm at sea. “I’ve never heard winds so bad my whole life!” Joe 25 . As the ocean churned (剧烈翻滚) around them, the 50-foot mast (桅杆) of the sailboat 26 , and their radios didn’t 27 either, leaving them at the mercy of the stormy sea.
When Kevin and Joe’s families 28 touch with them, they reported them missing to the Coast Guard. Soon, a full 29 began, but rescuers weren’t even sure which 30 to start looking for them.
Floating for days with no mast, gas, or electricity, Kevin and Joe prayed for 31 . By the 10th day at sea, they were feeling more 32 than ever.
Just when it seemed that all was lost, they got 33 from a huge international ship called the Silver Muna. 34 an attentive crew member 35 the tiny sailboat. Captain Neeraj Chaudhary immediately stopped his ship. Rescuing the men was exciting for all involved and even the ship’s captain cried when the men were 36 aboard his ship.
22．A．friendship B．journey C．life D．day
23．A．meal B．discussion C．rest D．plan
24．A．wrong B．bad C．wild D．smooth
25．A．recalled B．shouted C．thought D．smelled
26．A．broke away B．broke in C．broke out D．broke off
27．A．reply B．work C．stop D．escape
28．A．kept B．found C．left D．lost
29．A．behavior B．search C．discover D．invention
30．A．person B．boat C．direction D．radio
31．A．rescue B．food C．water D．free
32．A．lucky B．regretful C．excited D．desperate
33．A．attacks B．help C．emails D．letters
34．A．Luckily B．Sorrowfully C．Interestingly D．Patiently
35．A．studied B．designed C．destroyed D．spotted
36．A．blown B．expanded C．pulled D．exported
第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题，每题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Brocade (织锦) is a rich and decorative material, often made of colored silk, with delicate patterns on it. China has a variety of brocades, 37 (primary) Shu, Song, Yun and Zhuang brocades.
Chengdu, with a reputation 38 the “Land of Abundance”, has a long history of brocade art. Since Sichuan is called “Shu” for short, the brocade 39 (produce) in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan, is called Shu brocade.
The earliest records of Shu brocade are from the Spring and Autumn period. By the Warring States period, Shu brocade 40 (treasure) widely, becoming an important export product. Thus Chengdu served as the starting point of the famous Southern Silk Road, 41 played an important role in connecting China with the outside world. During the Han dynasty, Sichuan silk cloth became so popular that almost every nobleman in the country had 42 suit made out of it. And the 43 (centre) government appointed a special officer in Chengdu 44 (manage) the brocade industry, which is why Chengdu is also known as the “City of Brocade”.
The Shu brocade industry reached its peak during the Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties, with more designs and patterns 45 (arise). The quality of the material also improved considerably in 46 (compare) to the former versions.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分为 40 分）
第一节 （满分 15 分）
47．随着信息技术的蓬勃发展，人们阅读纸质媒体的热情在逐渐减少。假定你是校英语报主编李华，请你写一篇英语短文，呼吁大家重拾对纸质阅读的热情。具体内容如下：
1．介绍现状;2．纸媒的重要性;3．提出呼吁。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80 词左右;2．请在答题卡相应位置作答。
Embracing the Magic of Print Media
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48．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。
Nameless Faces
For about a year, my voyage to and from work each day included a ten-minute walk through the heart of downtown area. As with most large cities, the homeless population in my city often gathered on downtown corners, asking pedestrians for their spare change. Like many busy citizens, I had learned to ignore the nameless faces begging for money each day. My limited life experience had led me to one assumption — they were on the streets because they chose to be, probably due to alcohol or other similar things.
But who would have thought that the first person to change the way I viewed humanity would be a completely stranger My overall outlook on people took a 180-degree turn in less than ten minutes.
I remember how particularly cold the weather had been that day. I saw one man sitting against a building, holding a white cup in front of him. His shaky voice reached out to me as I hurried past.
“Spare some change ” he asked. “I would really appreciate it.”
I didn’t even bother looking up at his nameless face. “Sorry, no money on me today,” I made a lie as usual quickly, my eyes fixed on the ground ahead.
Just a few feet past him, I slipped on the icy pavement and fell hard. I lay there for several moments, stunned and wondering if I had broken my leg.
“Are you all right ” A voice came from above me. I looked up and it was the man I had just rushed past, concern written on his face. He reached down, trying to offer help. “You should get that checked by a doctor. This bus goes past the hospital,” he said, pointing to the bus sign above me.
I held his hand as I struggled to get to my feet. He held my arm as I hobbled to the nearby bus stop and quickly sat on the bench.
A mix of emotions swelled within me — gratitude for his help, embarrassment for my earlier ignorance, and anxiety about getting to work on time. For a moment, I met his gaze, unsure of what to say. Then, a sudden realization crossed his face.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1: “Ah, I forgot you didn’t have any money on you,” he said.
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Paragraph 2: Seeing the bus approaching, I quickly took several bills out of my purse.
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白银市2024-2025学年度第一学期期末考试试卷答案
第一部分 听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1-5 ACACB 6-10 ACBBC 11-15 AABBC 16-20 ABCCB
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节； 满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）
【A篇答案】21．B 22．C 23．D
【B篇答案】24．A 25．C 26．B 27．A
【C篇答案】28. B 29. A 30. A 31. C
【D篇答案】32．C 33．C 34．B 35．D
第二节 七选五 （共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分）
36. D 37. A 38. E 39. G 40. C
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节 完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
41．B 42．C 43．A 44．A 45．D 46．B 47．D 48．B 49．C 50．A 51．D 52．B 53．A 54．D 55．C
第二节 语法填空 (共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
51.primarily 52.as 53.produced 54.had been treasured 55.which
56.a 57.central 58.to manage 59.arising parison
应用文写作
应用文写作
范文1
Embracing the Magic of Print Media
As the digital revolution sweeps through our lives, the appeal of screens and the convenience of online content have quietly caused print media to lose its charm. Peeking into our library, we’ll see newspapers gathering dust, like long-forgotten friends.
However, print media offers a unique reading experience. It encourages a slower and more reflective reading process, allowing readers to digest information more thoroughly. Besides, it endows readers with the feel of the pages, the ink smell, and the freedom to flip through pages at our own pace, which offers us an escape into another world and a deeper dive into knowledge.
So, let’s bring back the joy of turning pages! Together, we can foster a culture of curiosity and lifelong learning that surpasses digital screens.
范文2
In the digital era, high school students' interest in print media is fading. The allure of screens has altered our reading habits, sidelining traditional books and newspapers.
Yet, print media's value is immense. Reading from paper prompts a slower pace, encouraging deep reflection and analysis, enhancing concentration, comprehension, and empathy. It's also kinder to the eyes, easing the fatigue from prolonged screen exposure.