广东省茂名市信宜市2024-2025学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷（含答案）

广东省茂名市信宜市2024-2025学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题
一、阅读理解
While talking about age, older people can bring more experience, skills and ideas. Moreover, it also breaks the idea that there is a fixed timeline for succeeding in life.
Jean Bailey, a 102-year-old woman, is a senior resident of Elk Ridge Village Senior Living in Omaha. She is teaching a fitness class to women at the senior living home. Her regular clients (客户) are generally those who have health problems that limit their movements. Bailey asks them to get started at their own pace. They can comfortably do exercises and get benefits from them. “I don’t care what they do, but they had better move as much as they can,” Bailey said.
Bailey started the exercise classes in 2020. Despite her age, she was not discouraged by the younger ones of her peers. She wanted to stay active and was good at encouraging people. One of her clients is Phyllis Black , 87 , who lives down the hall from Bailey and enjoys her classes. Black was usually welcomed by Bailey with homemade cookies. Bailey often treats the clients to baked goods after the class. Bailey said, “We’ve gotten pretty close up there on our floor. We would do something for anybody. We really keep in touch with each other and are friendly to each other in daily life.”
Bailey conducts a 30-minute exercise class four times a week. She said, “You move every part of your body , from your hands to your toes. ” She explained that she is often laughed at and called “mean” in her classes for her challenging training. “The girls seem to realize what I'm going to do for them. It’s for me, too,” she added. Sean Tran, a director at Elk Ridge Village, has known Bailey for many years. “She joins in almost every activity that we’ve got here. So everybody knows who she is and you can't help but want to hang out and spend some time with her. She’s the sweetest,” Tran said.
1．What does Jean Bailey try to do through her fitness class
A．Achieve her fitness dream. B．Get people with illness to move.
C．Encourage the young to do exercise. D．Keep in touch with other old people.
2．What can we learn about the clients in Bailey’s class
A．They form great friendships. B．They are good at cooking.
C．They often give her fitness advice. D．They have generally returned to health.
3．What kind of person is Bailey in her clients’ eyes
A．Funny and calm. B．Careless but bright.
C．Strict but popular. D．Professional and polite.
4．What message can we get from Bailey’s story
A．The person who laughs last laughs best.
B．Opening our minds to new things is necessary.
C．Age cannot stop you from doing what you love.
D．Success comes from hard work and positive thinking.
Race walking shares many fitness benefits with running, research shows, while most likely contributing to fewer injuries. It does, however, have its own problem.
Race walkers are conditioned athletes. The longest track and field event at the Summer Olympics is the 50-kilometer race walk, which is about five miles longer than the marathon. But the sport’s rules require that a race walker’s knees stay straight through most of the leg swing and one foot remain in contact with the ground at all times. It’s this strange form that makes race walking such an attractive activity, however, says Jaclyn Norberg, an assistant professor of exercise science at Salem State University in Salem, Mass.
Like running, race walking is physically demanding, she says. According to most calculations, race walkers moving at a pace of six miles per hour would burn about 800 calories per hour, which is approximately twice as many as they would burn walking, although fewer than running, which would probably burn about 1,000 or more calories per hour.
However, race walking does not pound the body as much as running does, Dr Norberg says. According to her research, runners hit the ground with as much as four times their body weight per step, while race walkers, who do not leave the ground, create only about 1.4 times their body weight with each step.
As a result, she says, some of the injuries associated with running, such as runner’s knee, are uncommon among race walkers. But the sport’s strange form does place considerable stress on the ankles and hips, so people with a history of such injuries might want to be cautious in adopting the sport. In fact, anyone wishing to try race walking should probably first consult a coach or experienced racer to learn proper technique, she says. It takes some practice.
5．Why are race walkers conditioned athletes
A．They must run long distances. B．They have to follow special rules.
C．They are qualified for the marathon. D．They are good at swinging their legs.
6．What advantage does race walking have over running
A．It’s less challenging physically. B．It’s more popular at the Olympics.
C．It’s more effective in body building. D．It’s less likely to cause knee injuries.
7．What is Dr Norberg’s suggestion for someone trying race walking
A．Getting experts’ opinions. B．Having a medical checkup.
C．Hiring an experienced coach. D．Doing regular exercises.
8．Which word best describes the author’s attitude to race walking
A．Skeptical(怀疑). B．Favorable(赞成).
C．Tolerant(宽容). D．Objective(客观).
In a world-record effort to help save a valuable sea creature, Australian scientists have released hundreds of baby seahorses into the wild. The tiny seahorses are endangered, and the scientists hope the new seahorses will help their numbers grow.
Seahorses get their name because they look a bit like horses. They aren’t great swimmers, even though they’re fish. They often use their tails to hold onto something in the water. They mostly live in warm, shallow waters around the world. They are often found in coral reefs, in beds of seagrass, and areas where rivers empty into the sea. Seahorses form an important part of the ocean’s food chain. They eat tiny sea creatures and are eaten by bigger sea animals.
Many kinds of seahorses are often threatened by the human actions. Sometimes they’re caught and sold as pets. They are also caught by accident when people are trying to catch other fish.
To begin the project, scientists collected three pregnant seahorses in January. Those seahorses were brought back to the aquarium (水族馆) in Sydney. After the babies were born, the scientists kept them there for five months, feeding the baby seahorses shrimps (小虾) to help them grow strong. Scientist Mitchell Brennan says, “They don’t have a stomach, so they have to eat constantly.”
About a month before the young seahorses were released, the scientists created eight underwater “hotels” for them. The hotels look like cages, providing a safe place for the seahorses to develop. Putting the hotels into the sea early allowed the cages to be covered with small sea life that can help provide food for the seahorses.
This is the fifth time the scientists have released seahorses into the area, and this time was a record. Around 380 seahorses were released. The researchers put tiny tags (标记) under the skin of many of the seahorses to help track them in the future.
9．What can be learned about seahorses from paragraph 2
A．They look exactly like horses. B．They have a gift for swimming.
C．They mostly live in the deep sea. D．They feed on small sea creatures.
10．What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about
A．The types of the seahorses. B．Living conditions the seahorses need.
C．Areas the seahorses live in. D．Dangers the seahorses face.
11．Why are the eight “hotels” put into the sea early
A．To differ the project from the former ones.
B．To avoid danger the seahorses may face.
C．To offer food to the seahorses.
D．To help track the seahorses in the future.
12．What can be the best title for the text
A．A New Study on Endangered Seahorses
B．Underwater “Hotels” for Baby Seahorses
C．A Record Number of Baby Seahorses Were Released
D．New Methods of Finding Endangered Seahorses
Friendship needs care and attention to keep it in good health. Here are five ways to sustain (保持) long-distance friendships.
·Set a regular date
Long-lasting friendships share the characteristic that both sides equally contact (联系) and share with one another. With busy schedules, squeezing in phone calls can be a challenge. 13 .
·More isn’t always merrier
Make sure you have communicated with your friend about how frequently each of you wants to be contacted and what method works best for you both. 14 . There are alternatives to constant written communication, such as leaving voice messages or having a group chat.
·Practise empathy (共情)
15 . The friend who is remaining needs to be sensitive to all the additional time demands placed on the friend who has moved. The one in the new environment should be sympathetic to the fact that your friend may feel abandoned.
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Anniversaries and birthdays carry even more weight in long-distance friendships. Although technology might make day-to-day communication possible, extra effort goes a long way on special days. Simply keeping a diary that keeps track of friends’ birthdays and other important dates will make sure nothing slips by you.
·Don’t rely on technology alone
17 , but long-distance friendships — even close ones — may require more conscious effort to sustain. Try to seek out chances to renew friendships. How to do it Just spend face-to-face time together whenever possible.
A．Remember important dates
B．Compensate by writing letters
C．It is also helpful for you to be a friendship keeper
D．Try to find a time that works for both of you and stick to it
E．Friends need to talk about their preferred methods of communication
F．It is easy to have a sense of connectedness through social media
G．You may be the friend who left or the one who was left behind
二、完形填空
The sun was shining brightly over our heads and sweat (汗水) was pouring down our backs and faces. We stood 18 without making any noise, all hot and 19 . But everyone kept standing as 20 as trees.
It was 21 most high schools give to new Senior One students — military training (军训). We spent four days in a 22 environment. 23 we couldn’t go home at night and the training was strict and difficult, our 24 young drillmaster (教官) with a funny accent was a real pleasure of our days. We laughed at his jokes, sat 25 singing different songs and listened to him 26 true stories about his life. He gave us the feeling that sunlight and sweat were not the only things that military training offered.
After this journey, we were more positive than we had 27 and we were much braver than expected. Girls who looked 28 rested for a little while, then right away came back to the team. Boys who were being 29 rushed to the playground at once and began to run. Sweat 30 our faces when we tried to shout louder than other classes.
Military training taught us perseverance (坚持不懈) and 31 . On the last day of our training, the confidence could be seen on our faces. We shouted so loud that our voices could be heard across the playground. With eyes like burning torches (火炬), we walked into the future. Now the sun is 32 at all of us.
18．A．just B．still C．even D．almost
19．A．delighted B．annoyed C．tired D．frightened
20．A．straight B．awkward C．flat D．unique
21．A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
22．A．attracted B．closed C．open D．evident
23．A．Because B．If C．Although D．After
24．A．strict B．humorous C．confident D．normal
25．A．in rows B．in turns C．in use D．in detail
26．A．telling B．turning C．speaking D．saying
27．A．designed B．imagined C．desired D．planned
28．A．powerful B．beautiful C．confident D．pale
29．A．expected B．expressed C．punished D．exchanged
30．A．took down B．put down C．pull down D．flowed down
31．A．attraction B．confusion C．civilisation D．Determination
32．A．travelling B．falling C．smiling D．setting
三、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Suzhou is a cultural and historical city in China’s Jiangsu Province. It is celebrated all over the world for its classical gardens 33 have been added to the list of World Heritage Sites. They were laid out as far back as the 6th century BC and reached 34 (they) top during the period from the 16th century to the 18th century. Records showed that there 35 (be) over 200 gardens during their golden age. The gardens show the 36 (important) of natural beauty in Chinese culture.
Today, dozens of classical gardens are still in good condition, 37 (include) the Humble Administrator’s Garden, which has 38 area of some 52,000 square meters. No other gardens of Suzhou are larger than it. It was 39 (original) the dwelling (住宅) of Lu Guimeng, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. 40 (consider) as “the mother of all gardens under the sun”, the garden is divided 41 the eastern, central, western and residential parts. The gardens of Suzhou are very elegant and a feast for the senses, used as both tourist attractions and residential 42 (house). They also add a human touch to the natural delights of the gardens themselves.
四、单词拼写
43．He speaks (流利的) English. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
44．Sun Yingsha is a great (运动员) . (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
45． (显然), I was unhappy, but I wouldn’t quit. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
46． (志愿者) are needed for the coming exhibition. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
47．I need to wear a (正式的；正规的) dress tonight. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
48．She found it (极其地) difficult to get a job. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
49．What he said has left a deep (印象) on us students. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
50．If we want to keep healthy, we should go on a healthy (饮食). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
51．The science of cloning should be further (探索) and advanced. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
52．Tu Youyou, one of the greatest scientists, is the person who I (钦佩) most. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
五、完成句子
53．I am eagerly your early reply.
热切期待你的早日回复。
54．Can I this course in advance
我能提前报名这一课程吗
55．You’d better your own learning.
你最好对自己的学习负责。
56．What you’ve to my life!
你给我的人生带来了多大的影响啊！
57．I’m filling in a form a part-time job.
我正在填表申请一份兼职工作。
六、书信写作
58．假定你是李华，你校英文报正在举办题为“健康睡眠，高效学习”的征文活动。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 睡眠的重要性；
2. 熬夜的危害；
3. 你的建议。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Healthy Sleep, Effective Learning
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七、书面表达
59．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。
Han Jing’s World
7：00 a.m.
So this is it－senior high school at last! I’m not outgoing so I’m a little anxious right now. I want to make a good first impression. Will I make any friends What if no one talks to me
12:30 p.m.
I just had my first maths class at senior high school!The class was difficult, but the teacher was kind and friendly. He even told us a funny story, and everyone laughed so much! I found most of my classmates and teachers friendly and helpful!
5:32 p.m.
This afternoon, we had our chemistry class in the science lab. The lab is new and the lesson was great, but the guy next to me tried to talk to me the whole time. I couldn’t concentrate on the experiment. I really wanted to tell him to please be quiet and leave me alone.
10:29 p.m.
What a day! This morning, I was worried that no one would talk to me. But I was wrong, I didn’t feel awkward or frightened at all! I miss my friends from junior high school, but I believe I will make new friends here, and there’s a lot to explore at senior high. I feel much more confident than I felt this morning. I think that tomorrow will be a great day!
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。
With anxiety (焦虑) in mind, I walked into the second math class.
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I walked into the science lab and noticed that the same person from yesterday was sitting next to me again.
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参考答案
1．B 2．A 3．C 4．C
5．B 6．D 7．A 8．D
9．D 10．D 11．C 12．C
13．D 14．E 15．G 16．A 17．F
18．B 19．C 20．A 21．C 22．B 23．C 24．B 25．A 26．A 27．B 28．D 29．C 30．D 31．D 32．C
33．which/that 34．their 35．were 36．importance 37．including 38．an 39．originally 40．Considered 41．into 42．houses
43．fluent
44．athlete/player
45．Obviously
46．Volunteers
47．formal
48．extremely
49．impression
50．diet
51．explored
52．admire
53． looking forward to
54． sign up for
55． be responsible for
56． a difference made
57． to apply for
58．Healthy Sleep, Effective Learning
As is often the case, a good sleep can fill us with energy for the coming day, allowing us to do our studies in an effective way. Meanwhile, staying up too late is bad for our health. If we sleep too late, we’ll feel tired the next day and can’t concentrate better.
To have a good sleep habit, at first, we should keep a good sleep pattern and follow it strictly. Second, it’s highly recommended that we go to sleep before 10 p.m. If we have had trouble falling asleep for a long time, we should consult a doctor.
59． With anxiety (焦虑) in mind, I walked into the second math class.. To my surprise, the teacher remembered my name and greeted me warmly. This small gesture made me feel more at ease. As the class progressed, I found myself understanding the concepts better and even managed to answer a question correctly. My confidence grew, and I started to believe that I could handle the challenges of senior high school. After class, a classmate approached me and complimented my answer, which led to a friendly conversation. It felt good to connect with someone, and I realized that making friends might not be as difficult as I had feared.
I walked into the science lab and noticed that the same person from yesterday was sitting next to me again. This time, instead of feeling annoyed, I decided to take a different approach. I greeted him with a smile and introduced myself. He seemed surprised but responded positively. We agreed to focus on the experiment first and chat later. This small change in attitude made the class more enjoyable, and we even managed to complete the experiment successfully. By the end of the day, I felt a sense of accomplishment and looked forward to the new experiences that awaited me at senior high school.