河北省盐山中学2024-2025学年高一下学期5月期中英语试卷（含答案，无听力音频无听力原文）

盐山中学24-25学年第二学期期中考试高一英语
第I卷（选择题）
一、听力-选择题：本大题共20小题，共30分。
1.What will the man do after work
A. Attend a meeting. B. Go home directly.
C. Eat out with the woman.
2.Why isn't the man having his breakfast at home
A. He is not hungry.
B. He likes to eat at school.
C. He is running late for school.
3.How does the woman like her tea
A. With milk. B. With sugar.
C. With nothing added.
4.What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Join a dance club. B. Ask Sarah for help.
C. Sign up for a dance class.
5.What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A city. B. A play. C. An actress.
听下面一段对话，回答下列小题。
6.What will Sam go to Russia for
A. His mother's wishes. B. Sightseeing.
C. Business.
7.Why does the woman refuse Sam's invitation
A. She hasn't prepared for her trip.
B. She is unsuitable for such a trip.
C. She prefers to travel with her sister.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8.What will the speakers do tonight
A. Stay late at work. B. Study together. C. Go out for dinner.
9.Where should the speakers meet
A. At the parking lot. B. At the office.
C. At the restaurant.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10.What surprised the woman
A. The man did well in the interview.
B. The man will know the result very soon.
C. They won't make a decision until next Friday.
11.How does the man sound
A. Disappointed. B. Uncertain. C. Confident.
听下面一段对话，回答下列小题。
12.What is the man
A. He is a teacher. B. He is a student. C. He is a doctor.
13.When does the man want to volunteer
A. In the mornings. B. In the afternoons.
C. In the evenings.
14.What does the man think of volunteering
A. It can help him get a good job.
B. It can help him do better at school.
C. It can help him develop his social skills.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
15.What's the discounted price of the blouse
A. $58. B. $54. C. $50.
16.What does the man say about the blouses on the Internet
A. They are cheaper. B. They are out of style.
C. The quality is not as good.
17.Why does the man agree to sell the blouse for $47
A. He is in a hurry.
B. The woman is a regular customer.
C. Something is wrong with it.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
18.What did the woman do after receiving a text message
A. She sent a message back.
B. She visited her bank's website.
C. She checked it with her bank manager.
19.What are the speakers talking about
A. Bank service. B. Text cheat. C. Website safety.
20.How does the man feel about surfing websites online
A. Scared. B. Upset. C. Safe.
二、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。
A
From baking pumpkin pie to celebrating the moon, here's how autumn is celebrated across the globe.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the biggest and most widely celebrated harvest festivals in the world. It is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. In many Asian countries including China, the festival is celebrated as a public holiday, with families gathering and giving thanks for the harvest and full moon.
Oktoberfest is another major autumn celebration that, while originating in Germany, has inspired local versions around the globe. The world's largest folk festival begins in September and runs for about two weeks, featuring traditional Bavarian food, music, clothing, and most importantly, lots of beer!
Thanksgiving is also an important celebration for Americans that takes place in late November every year, with seasonal dishes like yams smothered and pumpkin pies always having a place at the Thanksgiving dinner table. Walks, hikes and trips to see the changing foliage are also hugely popular, with locations like Asheville and North Carolina, boasting of some of the most beautiful autumn scenery around.
There are also several cultural and religious events that occur throughout October and November. Dia de Los Muertos, on the 1st and 2nd November, is a Mexican celebration that honours the lives of those who have passed away with food, drinks and activities that those loved ones enjoyed when they were alive. Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is another spiritual celebration of the victory of light over darkness, and good over evil, which falls on 14th November. Lighting candles all around the house and hoping for health and wealth are the chief rituals of the festival.
21.Which festival features food and trips
A. The Mid-Autumn Festival. B. Oktoberfest.
C. Thanksgiving. D. Dia de Los Muertos
22.What will people do on Oktoberfest festival
A. They will enjoy full moon.
B. They will have traditional Bavarian food.
C. They will eat pumpkin pies.
D. They will light candles.
23.What do the festivals listed have in common
A. They are celebrated for harvest.
B. They are held all over the world.
C. They are cultural and religious celebrations.
D. They fall in autumn.
B
Held around August 10th, Nagqu Horse Racing Festival is the most important in north Tibet. In the golden season of grassland, tens of thousands of herdsmen from different parts of Tibet, in their holiday best, come to Nagqu on their horses with different kinds of goods and materials. They pitch tents in the southern part of Nagqu town. During the festival, thousands of tents with paintings of all kinds of Buddhas will be set up in the area, stretching miles. It makes the grassland look like a small town.
On the day for the opening ceremony of the festival, people from all over Tibet will pour into this grassland. Colorful flags are flying against the blue sky; horses are racing, herdsmen are showing their riding skills; some are dancing. People around the tent town will be cooking and drinking. This is really a lively picture that you should not miss.
After the opening ceremony, the recreational and trade activities will start, such as horse races, carrying rocks, and performing Tibetan operas. All together, these activities will last 3 to 7 days.
The horse racing festival has a long history. It dates from the ancient military review in the Tubo tribe in the area. It is also the traditional occasion for horse trade. The buying and selling of horses at these fairs attracts Tibetans from near and far. Nowadays, the local government also attaches great importance to the occasion and considers it a good chance to help the economic development in the area. Business talks are held and modern activities like fashion shows can also be seen there. It has become a bright part in the tourism of Tibet.
24.The underlined word "pitch" in Paragraph 1 most probably means ______.
A. put up B. take apart C. turn out D. look over
25.Which of the following words can describe the opening ceremony of the festival
A. Surprising. B. Boring. C. Touching. D. Wonderful.
26.What do you know about Nagqu Horse Racing Festival
A. It is the most important festival in Tibet.
B. People hold different activities during the festival.
C. The horse racing festival is a new festival held in recent years.
D. The activities of the festival usually last more than a week.
27.What is the best title for this passage
A. The Grassland in North Tibet
B. Special Festival Activities in Tibet
C. Nagqu Horse Racing Festival
D. The Tent Town in North Tibet
C
Climbing in the Clouds
Edmund Percival Hillary was one of the greatest explorers of the twentieth century. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1919. He discovered an interest in mountain climbing while he was still in high school and began climbing New Zealand s Southern Alps.
Like his father, Hillary earned his living as a beekeeper. However, he continued to climb mountains. His goal was to climb Mt. Everest, which is the highest mountain in the world. By the early 1950s, several expeditions（探险队）had attempted to reach the summit of Everest, but all had failed. Then, in 1953, Hillary and a Nepalese（尼泊尔的）climber named Tenzing Norgay became the first two people to reach the top of the world.
Hillary s spirit of exploration was not satisfied. He joined an expedition to Antarctica and reached the South Pole in 1958. He also made an expedition up the Ganges River to its source in the Himalayas. Sir Edmund Hillary was a brave adventurer. He went where no man or woman had gone before.
Although Hillary was best known as the young man who climbed to the summit of Mt. Everest in the 1950s, he continued his journeys to far-off places into his senior years. For instance, in his mid-sixties Hillary flew to the North Pole with Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. Moreover, Hillary authored many books. However, his most lasting gift, perhaps, was the Sir Edmund Hillary Himalayan Trust（信托基金）. It raised millions of dollars and contributed to schools, hospitals and many other public improvements in the Sherpa villages of Nepal. In January 2008, Sir Edmund Hillary died at the age of 88.
Despite being a great adventurer and known for the treasure he left, Sir Edmund Hillary always modestly referred to himself as a simple beekeeper from New Zealand.
28.What was Hillary interested in when he was in high school
A. Mountain-climbing. B. Bee-keeping.
C. Money-raising. D. Story-writing.
29.Hillary became well-known because ________.
A. he reached both the South Pole and the North Pole
B. he was the first to reach the top of Mt. Everest
C. he lived in places where no humans had gone
D. he made a lot of money as a beekeeper
30.________ is the right order of Hillary s expeditions.
a．He traveled to the source of the Ganges River.
b．He climbed New Zealand s Southern Alps.
c．He reached the summit of Everest.
d．He explored the North Pole.
A. a-c-d-b B. b-d-c-a C. a-b-c-d D. b-c-a-d
31.We can learn from the passage that Hillary is ________.
A. outgoing and fearless B. talented and honest
C. determined and caring D. hardworking and careful
D
SHOULD WE FIGHT NEW TECHNOLOGY？
This morning, I saw the shocking headline: "Passenger Dies When Car Crashes in Driverless Mode". In the article, various people said that the public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars. They said that some advances in technology were unnecessary and could even be dangerous. Hence, we should stop accepting technology just because it is new. The newspaper reported that the car company had already apologised for the accident, but the families of the dead said it was not enough. Nevertheless, the company still claimed that most people would be travelling in driverless cars one day soon.
On the one hand, there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily without new technology. Probably the most well-known are the Christians living in rural America. They do not own or drive cars, watch TV, or use the Internet. They advocate (提倡) a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family, and community. They think that is better than caring about luxuries or following the lives of the rich and famous. It could even be argued that the Amish's quality of life is better since they live in and appreciate the natural environment rather than living in large, polluted cities.
On the other hand, new technology has provided people everywhere with many benefits over the years. For example, the latest weather-tracking computer programmes give people lots of warnings about potential natural disasters, which saves many lives. Moreover, the Internet has made it possible for friends and family to keep in touch easily even if they are on opposite sides of the world.
Personally, I have benefited quite a lot from technological advances. I found my career as an AI designer through a social media network.My health monitor, which I wear all the time, has also helped me get into the best shape of my life. Of course, when new technology changes the way we live, it can be a scary prospect. However, I will always look on the bright side of change and accept it rather than resist it.
32.By mentioning driverless cars in Paragraph 1, the author wants to ______.
A. present an idea B. introduce the topic
C. give an example D. explain the reason
33.Which lifestyle do the Christians living in rural America advocate
A. Caring about luxuries.
B. Living in mountain areas.
C. Making full use of new technology.
D. Focusing on the interaction between people.
34.What's the author's purpose in writing the passage
A. To show it is better to use driverless cars.
B. To prove new technology will bring dangers.
C. To advise people to stop traveling in the new way.
D. To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of new technology.
35.What's the author's attitude about technological advances
A. Objective. B. Negative. C. Positive. D. Doubtful.
三、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。
We all know that honesty is an important value, and that lying is wrong. (36) Researchers find that we tell on average four lies every day or almost 1,500 every year.
(37) If people tell lies to make others feel better and won t bring any negative effect, we call them white lies. On contrary to white lies, which refers to well-intentioned lies, black lies are told to deceive someone else for their own advantage. No doubt that black lies are harmful, but not white lies.
Lies are often tied in with self-protection. (38) If they feel that they might be hurt, they immediately begin to lie. Also, we all have our own privacy. Maybe parts of the privacy are embarrassing and shameful and we would not like to give them all out. So we tell lies to protect ourselves.
On some occasions, it is necessary to tell lies to avoid hurting others feelings, particularly when the truth is too miserable to accept. If we tell the truth, people will get hurt. (39) Of course, it s OK to tell lies to make them feel better.
Anyhow, we should always keep in mind that honesty is the best policy. As a rule, we should try our best to tell the truth and do all times. If there were no lies, could the world be better I don t think so. (40)
A．Tell the truth or lie
B．Telling lies is morally wrong.
C．However, we all lie and lie all the times.
D．For most of us, it is an escape from reality.
E．Lies can be divided into black lies and white lies.
F．People always care about how others think of them.
G．If well-intended, it s acceptable to tell a little white lie.
四、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。
In China, square dancing is an exercise routine performed to music in squares or parks. Recent years have (41) the growing popularity of square dancing among elderly people in China, (42) it provides them with a good platform to (43) and make new friends in their ordinary lives. Although the practice has roots in both ancient and modern Chinese history, today the Chinese hold (44) views towards it. Some people, the young in particular, argue that it has disturbed their peaceful lives.
As for (45) citizens, square dancing is relatively easy to learn compared to traditional (46) and thus win their (47) . Moreover, practicing square dancing doesn't need special equipment. All it needs are open ground and loudspeakers. (48) , it can be found across the country.
(49) , many young people have showed their dissatisfaction. They think that square dancing (50) too much space in their neighborhood and disturbs their life. In fact, it is the noise (51) square dancing that young people (52) most.
Therefore, concessions(让步) should be made by both (53) so that they can live in (54) with each other.
People taking part in square dancing are expected to dance in areas far away from residential communities(居民区), while the young are called on to show more (55) of square dancing.
They will also become old and one day may be one of the dancers they dislike now.
In addition, the government should spare more suitable areas where the elderly can do their favorite activities.
41.A. proved B. witnessed C. developed D. advanced
42.A. since B. once C. until D. though
43.A. relax B. retire C. react D. recover
44.A. unique B. general C. different D. wrong
45.A. local B. honest C. responsible D. senior
46.A. customs B. dances C. approaches D. entertainments
47.A. pleasure B. celebration C. encouragement D. love
48.A. As a result B. For example C. In other words D. In particular
49.A. Though B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise
50.A. takes off B. takes up C. makes up D. keeps up
51.A. with B. into C. against D. by
52.A. doubt B. search C. regret D. dislike
53.A. positions B. parties C. situations D. hands
54.A. connection B. hope C. harmony D. independence
55.A. tolerance B. expectation C. spirit D. service
第II卷（非选择题）
五、填空，共15分。
In the heart of Nanjing, a group of senior citizens actively participate in 56 unique exchange program. Every Saturday morning, they gather at the community center 57 (share) life stories with teenagers. The program, 58 was launched in 2020, aims to bridge the generation gap through meaningful dialogues. Last week, 72-year-old Mr. Wang moved everyone by 59 (describe) his experience of working as a volunteer during the 2008Beijing Olympics. “45 days taught me the true meaning of cultural exchange,” he said, his eyes 60 (fill) with pride. The teenagers, 61 turn, shared their perspectives on modern technology’s role in social connections. What impresses researchers most is the program’s sustainable design. Participants 62 (encourage) to co-create activities since its beginning. For example, the “Memory Cookbook” project allows elders to teach traditional recipes while young people help 63 (digital) record the cooking processes. This combination of oral history and technology preservation has received national 64 (recognize) . Looking ahead, the organizers plan to expand the program to rural areas where aging populations face greater social isolation. With proper funding and community support, such initiatives may well become a 65 (power) tool for building inclusive societies.
六、书面表达：共15分。
66.随着经济的发展,越来越多的文化遗产遭到破坏。假设你是红星中学高中生李华，请给当地报社写一封信，谈谈你对保护文化遗产的建议。内容包括:
1.文化遗产的重要性；
2.如何保护文化遗产。
注意:
1.词数120左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Editor,
I am Li Hua, a senior student from Hong Xing High School.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Sincerely,
Li Hua
七、任务型读写：共25分。
67.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。
Spelling was my favourite subject in fourth grade. Every week I memorised the new words, and by Friday I was prepared to take the spelling test. I usually got all the words right. My teacher, Mrs Casazza, usually wrote “Excellent!” on the top of my paper.
One day, Mrs Casazza announced to the class that we would have a spelling bee（拼字比赛）on Thursday. “Oh, no,” I thought. Last month when I had to stand in the front of the class and give a book report, my arms shook so badly that it was hard to read my paper. I was very conscious of the twenty-seven pairs of eyes on me and all I wanted to do was to run back to my seat. A spelling bee would be even worse. I wouldn t have a paper to read from!
After lunch on Thursday, Mrs Casazza explained the rules. “Say the word, spell it, and then say it again,” she said. “Be careful not to repeat any letters.” One at a time, she pronounced a word for each student to spell. Two boys made mistakes right away and had to sit down. With sweaty hands, I waited for my turn. After the girl next to me correctly spelled her word, Mrs Casazza called my name and said, “Your word is ‘echo .”
“Echo,” I started. Then my mind went blank. Everyone was looking at me, waiting for me to speak out the first letter. But I couldn t think. My face got hot and I was unable to finish the word. Mrs Casazza had to let me sit down. Afterwards, Mrs Casazza said it worked so well that she decided to have a spelling bee every Thursday.
Afraid that I d mess up again, I didn t want to go to school the following Thursday. “What s wrong ” my mother asked. I told her about the spelling bee and explained that I was nervous when they were all looking at me. “You re a good speller and you do so well in your tests, so just believe in yourself,” Mum said.
注意：(1)续写词数应为150左右；
(2)请按如下格式作答。
The encouragement from Mum gave me much confidence in myself. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
“Very good,” Mrs Casazza said with a cheerful smile on her face. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
答案
1.A2.C3.C4.C5.B6~7.C、B8~9.C、C10~11.B、C
12~14.B、C、C15~17.B、C、C18~20.C、B、C
21~23.C、B、D24~27.A、D、B、C28~31.A、B、D、C32~35.B、D、D、C
36~40.C、E、F、A、G
41~55.B、A、A、C、D、B、D、A、C、B、A、D、B、C、A
56 a；57 to share；58 which；59 describing；60 filled；
61 in；62 have been encouraged； 63digitally；64 recognition； 65powerful