浙江省杭州第二中学东河校区2024-2025学年高一下学期期中考英语试题（含答案）

2024-2025学年浙江省杭州市上城区杭二东河
高一下学期期中考英语试题
一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。
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HSK TEST and HSKK TEST are both the internationally standardized tests that focus on the ability of candidates whose Chinese is not their first language.
According to China’s Ministry of Education, any foreign students to be enrolled in Chinese university should at least hold an HSK Level 4 certificate.
Learners who want to apply for the Confucius Institute Scholarships should take the score reports of both HSK and HSKK.
As a proof of the Chinese language ability of foreign students entering Chinese colleges and universities, both HSK and HSKK scores are valid for two years.
HSK TEST
Test levels include HSK (Level 1), HSK (Level 2), HSK (Level 3), HSK (Level 4), HSK (Level 5) and HSK (Level 6).
Exam Object: HSK (Level 4) is mainly for candidates who have learned Chinese for four semesters (two academic years) with a schedule of 2-4 class hours per week and mastered 1,200 commonly used words.
HSKK TEST
HSKK Test is designed to test the ability to express oneself orally in Chinese and includes the HSKK (Elementary), HSKK (Intermediate) and HSKK (Advanced).
Exam Object: HSKK (Intermediate) is mainly for candidates who have learned Chinese for one to two academic years at a schedule of 2-3 class hours per week and master about 900 of the most commonly used words.
1.What is required for a foreigner to get into a Chinese college
A. To pass Level 4 of HSK.
B. To score above average in HSKK.
C. To speak Chinese as their mother tongue.
D. To take part in Chinese Test Summer Camp.
2.How many levels does HSKK Test include
A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. D. 6.
3.Where can we most probably see this article
A. In Chinese art galleries. B. On inter-city subways.
C. In primary school textbooks. D. On overseas study websites.
B
When Holly Ford walked past a long-disused phone box in her home village of Cladich in 2017, an idea began to form, which combined her love of baking with a new use for the box ignored by almost everyone.
Holly got permission from the community council to use the call box. “Nobody told us it wouldn’t work, but we did get a few locals who thought people would just help themselves to cakes without paying.”
These concerns proved to be wholly unfounded. The honesty box, which is located next to the bread, cookies, lemon drizzle cakes, jams, eggs and candles, has always been used correctly by customers, claims Holly, with the box remaining entirely unstaffed.
“It’s a surprisingly busy road for traffic in the summer,” Holly remarks, “and we do get quite a few notes that people leave for us saying how much they like the idea.”
Only open during the summer months, Holly has turned the box into layers of shelves for her cakes and other local produce. Able to make close to 100 a day in peak summer months, she also runs regular charity bakes in the community.
“I’m not sure the honesty box approach would work in a more urban area,” she tells me. “but for where we live it’s surprisingly easy to make something like this happen. It’s really important to put in the work on social media and to keep your self-belief in the idea.”
Holly is able to judge which cakes most tickle the taste of passing travelers with a sweet tooth. “The brownies are the most popular, always.” she tells me, “I do like expanding the range. The only thing is that I can’t get them to rise at the moment! Maybe next summer they’ll be in the box!”
4.Why is the box beside the cakes called “the honesty box”
A. Because Holly is an honest and reliable cake maker.
B. Because customers use it properly with no salesman.
C. Because the cakes and local produce are safe to buy and eat.
D. Because Holly has gained official permission for her business.
5.Which word best describes customers’ attitude towards(Holly’s call box)
A. Doubtful. B. Objective C. Tolerant. D. Favourable.
6.What does the underlined word “tickle” mean in the last paragraph
A. Satisfy. B. Affect. C. Develop. D. Change.
7.What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Way to Expand Business B. A Profitable Summer Dealing
C. A New Life of a Phone Box D. A Reliable Call Box Cake Maker
C
As ice sheets melted, they often left behind landscapes that typically take many years to become habitable for plants and wildlife. However, recent research has discovered that in just three years, these poor areas can be brought back to life by South American camelids (美洲鸵).
By the foot of Peru’s Uruashraju glacier (冰川), researchers partnered with local farmers to herd (放牧) camelids on four areas. For three days a month from 2019 to 2022, the camelids grazed (吃草) the areas. By the end of that time, the otherwise dry and easily destroyed soil had become more stable, richer in nutrients (营养) and supported 57 percent more plant cover than before. This traditional South American way of camelids herding could potentially protect crops, animals and local communities from the impacts of climate change.
As is the case worldwide, glaciers are disappearing in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca mountains at an astonishing rate. And as the ice melts, nearby ecosystems lose access to summertime supplies of freshwater and sometimes face harmful acidic (酸性的) minerals in rocks once covered by the glaciers. Camelids may help ease some of these effects. Their transformation of the land could reduce rock weathering, thus limiting the acidic runoff that can damage farmers’ crops.
The idea that grass-eating animals grazing may positively impact a landscape is not new. Nor is rewilding — the push to reintroduce key species to their native ecosystems — unique to the Cordillera Blanca mountains. In Finland, for example, local Sami are working to reintroduce reindeer in areas where trees have been cut down. And a group in Spain hopes one day to lift the wild cattle known as the auroch out of extinction, putting it to use in grazing.
But the size and speed of the changes the camelids helped bring about surprised the researchers. “Putting nutrients over the soil can produce similar effects on plant growth,” says ecologist Kelsey Reider of James Madison University, but “the animals themselves are doing a lot”. For one, animal waste is special. For another, the camelids weed out dominant plants, making space for new species.
8.What is paragraph 2 mainly about
A. Results of camelids herding. B. Impacts of climate change.
C. Reasons for the research. D. Partnership with local farmers.
9.What might be a consequence of glaciers melting
A. Increased acidic runoff. B. Reduced rock weathering.
C. Decline in summer rainfall D. Shortage of mineral resources.
10.Why are the underlined “reindeer” and “auroch ” mentioned in paragraph 4
A. To clarify a potential problem.
B. To explain a natural phenomenon.
C. To compare different rewilding projects.
D. To support a conservation effort.
11.What is Kelsey Reider’s attitude towards camelids herding
A. Disapproving. B. Unclear. C. Doubtful. D. Supportive.
D
Jason, a straight-A student from the University of Pennsylvania, uses the term “pseudo-working” to describe how many of us study. The pseudo-worker looks and feels like someone who is working hard — he or she spends a long time in the library and is not afraid to push on late into the night — but, because of a lack of focus and concentration, he or she doesn’t actually accomplish much.
This phenomenon can be seen in most colleges. For example, at Dartmouth there was a section of the main library that was open twenty-four hours a day and the students I used to see in there late at night crowded in groups, drinking coffee, were definitely pseudo-working.
By placing themselves in distracting environments and insisting on working long hours, these students are damaging their brain’s ability to think clearly and efficiently to accomplish the task at hand. In the end they get half the results with twice the effort.
The bigger problem here is that most students don’t even realize that they’re pseudo-working. To them pseudo-working is work — it’s how they’ve always done it, and it’s how all of their friends do it. It never crosses their mind that there might be a better way. Straight-A students, on the other hand, know all about pseudo-working. They fear it, and for good reason it not only wastes time, but it’s also mentally tiring.
In fact, the most important skill in becoming a better student is the ability to get work done quickly and with a minimum of wasted effort. Some cognitive science research concludes that about 50 minutes is the optimal learning period to maximize the material learned per time unit.
So how can students manage to study efficiently One key factor is captured in the following simple formula: work accomplished = time spent×intensity of focus. Pseudo-working features a very low intensity of focus. Therefore, to accomplish something by pseudo-working, you need to spend a lot of time. The straight-A approach, on the other hand, maximizes intensity in order to minimize time.
12.Which of the following phenomenon is an example of pseudo-working
A. Tom is busy taking notes while attending a lecture.
B. Alice and Sara are sitting on the sofa reading their favorite books.
C. Mike is sitting in the study room in preparation for a final exam quietly.
D. Jack spends a long time in the library on his essay while listening to music.
13.What can be inferred from paragraph 3 and 4
A. Straight-A students believe some tasks are worth twice the effort.
B. Too much thinking may weaken the brain’s ability of the students.
C. Negative effects of pseudo-working are not fully realized by many students.
D. Students will get good grades once they realize that pseudo-working is ineffective.
14.What does the underlined word “optimal’ mean in paragraph 5
A. Longest. B. Best. C. Least. D. Effective.
15.Why does the author mention the formula in the text
A. To show the benefit of working hard.
B. To prove the necessity of accomplishing work.
C. To emphasize the importance of concentration.
D. To explain the reason for spending much time.
二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。
A robot is chatting to an elderly British man in his bedroom. 16 . Perhaps because of the man’s age, the robot starts asking him about his memories of the Second World War. The elderly man goes on to tell how his father was in the army, and he hasn’t seen him for years.
17 . The behavior is the product of the Caresses project which aims to design robots that can take into account the cultural background of the person they’re talking to. The man is British, so the robot thinks he will be interested in such a topic, regardless of the man’s personal feelings.
Cultural robotics is part of a wider movement to make robotics more culturally inclusive. 18 For example, because the Internet is mainly in English, large language models are primarily trained on English text — with the cultural biases (偏见) existing. Similarly, the move to make robots more culturally sensitive means well, but people are worried about where it could lead, considering the diverse cultural preferences across different social groups.
Humans from different cultures react differently to robots. For example, different cultures have different expectations around personal space, and this affects how far they prefer robots to stand from them. 19 People are more able to understand a robot if it uses the facial expressions they are familiar with.
Culture is a complex concept, open to various explanations. 20 . To avoid designing robots based on stereotypes (刻板印象), we will need to be more thoughtful.
A．It has a pleasantly bright voice.
B．Does this topic really hold a person’s interest
C．However, concerns about this have been raised.
D．This practice is widely recognized across cultures.
E．Therefore, a one-size-fits-all approach is impractical.
F．Why does a robot mention a topic that may cause pain
G．Different cultures interpret facial expressions differently too.
16.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
17.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
18.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
19.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
20.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
三、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共22.5分。
It was 6 p. m. on Chinese New Year’s Eve. I was working as a tour guide and was on my way to 21 a group for a night tour around Kuala Lumpur. As I drove along the road, a small car flew across the road from the 22 direction and crashed into my car head-on. I passed out.
In the hospital, I saw my crushed feet hanging from my body, blue and 23 , and I begged the doctors to save them at all costs. They calmly promised to do their best. Days after that, I was informed that I lost the job. My heart 24 .
I felt utter helplessness, but a lot of unexpected 25 came my way. I had many visitors during my 14 days in hospital and when I was 26 at home. Friends and relatives helped me with my financial stuff or simply came to cheer me up.
But I was only 30, and wanted to see the world. When the casts (石膏) were removed, I did not let the sight of my weak legs 27 me. I worked hard at my physiotherapy (理疗) with only one 28 : I must walk again. After the five-month therapy, I was back 29 my feet. By February the following year, I had started globetrotting (周游世界) again.
The accident made me realize how lives can 30 in a split second. In my foggy state of mind, I recalled how motorcyclists wrapped their jackets around their 31 and moved away my broken side window to save me. I also recall the Chinese family who 32 taboo (禁忌) and drove me to the hospital 33 my bloodied condition on Chinese New Year. The kindness I’ve experienced taught me never to give up 34 on anyone or in any situation. I 35 life more, not only my own but also everyone I know, and will always try to help when I know of someone in trouble.
21.A. find out B. search for C. pick up D. attend to
22.A. opposite B. same C. wrong D. right
23.A. lifeless B. jumping C. hopeless D. flying
24.A. stopped B. sank C. jumped D. ached
25.A. results B. disasters C. blessings D. promises
26.A. recovering B. working C. testing D. complaining
27.A. puzzle B. surprise C. discourage D. fail
28.A. aim B. seat C. excuse D. car
29.A. with B. on C. in D. down
30.A. improve B. change C. worsen D. end
31.A. toes B. arms C. heads D. faces
32.A. accepted B. created C. followed D. abandoned
33.A. in spite of B. in addition to C. in memory of D. in contrast to
34.A. doubt B. power C. hope D. desire
35.A. choose B. spare C. save D. value
四、语法填空：本大题共2小题，共30分。
36.Chinese researchers have introduced technological methods based on a six-year-long program to address the issue of high humidity (湿度) in site museums.
The program was carried 36 at the Dadiwan Site, dating around 8,000 to 4,800 years ago, in Qin’an County, Gansu Province. The F901 site, having 37 history of over 5,000 years, stands as the most complicated housing structure from China’s prehistoric times. The museum on the site 38 (finish) in 2011 and was then made 39 (access) to the public. Its purpose is to 40 (accurate) recreate the natural state of the ancient community. 41 (avoid) any direct interaction with visitors, the museum separated the spot by constructing glass curtain walls. However, this action resulted in a continuous rise in humidity within the site, 42 in turn caused the spread of microbial (微生物的) diseases.
The researchers believe that the glass curtain wall could 43 (less) the dependence of indoor humidity changes on outdoor weather changes, but generated unexpected consequences, 44 (lead) to increased humidity in the museum space. The strategic placement of windows and fans proved effective in enhancing inner airflow. The study offers valuable 45 (guide) about the preservation of similar cultural relics.
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37.课文填空。
They use the same flag, 56 the Union Jack, as well as share the same currency and military defence.
For example, England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland all have different education system and 57 .
The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history, 58 can help you understand much more about the country and its traditions.
Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you will be 59 by evidence of four different groups of people who 60 at different times throughout history.
Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more 61 .
The capital city London is a great place to start, as it is an ancient 62 that has a history dating 63 back to Roman times.
The UK is a fascinating 64 of history and modern culture, with both new and old traditions. If you 65 you will be surprised to find that you can see both its past and its present.
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五、单词拼写-单句：本大题共10小题，共10分。
38.Paper cutting, which b to traditional art in China, has a history of more than 1, 500 years. (根据首字母单词拼写)
39.I believe that everyone has a t for something, one way or another. (根据首字母单词拼写)
40.Baoshi Hill, l on the northern shore of West Lake Scenic Area, is a top viewing destination. (根据首字母单词拼写)
41.It has been p that active people tend to stay healthier both mentally and physically. (根据首字母单词拼写)
42.Her heart was beating with excitement when the host a that she won the prize. (根据首字母单词拼写)
43.The thought broke her down, and she wandered away, with tears r down her cheeks. (根据首字母单词拼写)
44.Small though the village is, it is c with tourists who come here all year round. (根据首字母单词拼写)
45.As spring is a , the flowers in the garden are coming to life overnight. (根据首字母单词拼写)
46.We will put on a chorus p in the Langu Theatre at the end of this month. (根据首字母单词拼写)
47.She breathed a sigh of r when she found her son was safe. (根据首字母单词拼写)
六、任务型读写：本大题共1小题，共25分。
48.After Mum finished washing dishes, I could not wait to climb onto the couch, urging Mum to turn on the tape recorder — it was my time "Talking with Dad".
It was late 1960s and Dad had been serving in the army for three years, during which we would receive at least one tape a week from him. Mum always played a part to me after supper. Every evening she turned on the machine, Dad would begin greeting me and ask how our days had been and what we had done. Speaking to the tape recorder as if Dad could hear every word, I told him almost everything: the rabbit we kept, the quarrels and happiness with my friends, the humorous grocery cashier we recently met and so on. Mum would write down my responses one by one in letter, so Dad was kept up-to-date. In the following tape, he would praise my good deeds and gently corrected those errors. He also told me some interesting stories or read me the books Mum had sent him.
Thanks to those evenings of "Talking with Dad", my life was never boring nor unbearable. But over the time, my desire to see the face of Dad, not only hear his voice, grew stronger and stronger. Once I even asked Mum if the voice was fake and I had no real Dad. She told me softly but firmly that Dad was real and we would soon meet him in the flesh. Then she sighed and cast her eyes to the photos on the closet. They were taken at least 3 years ago, in which a tall, thin and gentle young man was smiling at us. When finally hearing from Dad's last tape that he would come back sometime the next month, I burst out cheers.
I remember it was a sunny spring afternoon as I turned 5 years old exactly on that day. Mum was baking the cake in the kitchen while I was playing in the yard.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为100词左右；
2. 续写部分为一段，开头语已为你写好。
The gate in the fence opened and in came a tall and bearded (大胡子) man.
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七、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共25分。
49.假定你是李华，你的笔友Chris来信说，他想使用AI生成的作文交作业。请你给他回信，表达你的看法。要点包括：
1. 表达态度；
2. 阐述理由；
3. 提出建议。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Dear Chris,
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Sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
1.A
2.A
3.D
4.B
5.D
6.A
7.C
8.A
9.A
10.D
11.D
12.D
13.C
14.B
15.C
16.A
17.F
18.C
19.G
20.E
21.C
22.A
23.A
24.B
25.C
26.A
27.C
28.A
29.B
30.B
31.B
32.D
33.A
34.C
35.D
36.（1）out。
（2）.a。
（3）.was finished
（4）.accessible
（5）.accurately
（6）.To avoid
（7）.which
（8）.lessen。
（9）.leading。
（10）.guidance。
37.（1）.known as。
（2）.legal systems。
（3）.which。
（4）.surrounded。
（5）.took over。
（6）.enjoyable。
（7）.port city。
（8）all the way。
（9）.mix。
（10）.keep your eyes open。
38.belongs。
39.talent。
40.located。
41.proven。
42.announced。
43.rolling。
44.crowded。
45.approaching。
46.performance。
47.relief。
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