2024-2025學(xué)年黑龍江省哈爾濱市第七十三中學(xué)校高一上學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷

2024—2025學(xué)年黑龍江省哈爾濱市第七十三中學(xué)校高一上學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★)FOURBESTBOOKSHOPSINLONDONLookingforsomethingtoreadwhileinLondon?Ifso,you’reinluck:theBritishcapitalhappenstohaveanincrediblecollectionofbookshops.DauntBooksAreyougoingonatripandwanttoreadanovelornonfictionbooksetintheplaceyou’reheaded?Thisbookshoparrangesbooksbycountry,soit’seasytofindanythingbyplace.(83MaryleboneHighStreet.Monday-Saturday:09:00-19:30;Sunday:11:00-18:00.)FoylesBooksDig,ifyouwill,thepicture:fourmilesofshelvesholdingupto200,000books.Thislegendary(傳奇的)bookshopisimpossibletoleaveempty-handed.ItwasoncelistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsasthebiggestbookshopontheplanet.(107CharingCrossRoad.Monday-Saturday:9:00-21:00;Sunday:11:30-18:00.)HatchardsIntheyear1797,thisLondonbookshop.—theoldestinthecitytoday—firstflickedonitslights.Itstocksanexcellentselectionoffiction,nonficuon,historyandotherkinds.(187PiccadillyStreet.Monday-Saturday:09:30-20:00;Sunday:12:00-18:30.)LondonReviewBookshopThere’sanexcellentselectionofhistory,philosophy,politics,newfictionandmanyotherkindshere.Plus,there’sanicecafeinwhichyoucancrackopenthattome(巨著)forthefirsttimeandstartreading.(14BuryPlace.Monday-Saturday10:00-18:30;Sunday12:00-18:00.)1.WhichbookstorewaslistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?

A．DauntBooks.B．FoylesBooks.C．Hatchards.D．LondonReviewBookshop.2.WhatisspecialaboutHatchards?

A．Ithasalonghistory.B．Itisopensixdaysaweek.C．ItislocatedinLondon.D．Ithasmanynonfictionbooks.3.Whichplaceshouldyougotoifyouwanttoenjoyreadingwithacoffee?

A．83MaryleboneHighStreet.B．107CharingCrossRoad.C．187PiccadillyStreet.D．14BuryPlace.(★★★)Aftermonthsofexpectationandsecrecy,theofficialmascot（吉祥物）ofthe2022WinterOlympicGames—agiantpanda-inspiredcartooncharactermadeitsfirstpublicdebutwithcheersatBeijing’sShougangIceHockeyArena.Thepandaisnamed“BingDwenDwen”inChinese.Bingmeans“ice”inChinese,whileDwenDwensuggests“healthandcleverness”—characteristicsalsosharedbypandas.PandasareperhapsthemostrecognizedanimalspeciesinChina,organizerssaid“PandascombineChina’straditionalcultureanditsmodernappearancetogetherwithwintersportselementsinafascinatingimagethatshowsourgreatexpectationsfortheGamesandshowsthatwewelcometheworld.”saidBeijingMayorChenJining,whoalsoservesasanexecutivepresidentontheorganizingcommittee.“IhavealreadyseenthemascotandfromwhatI’veseenit’sawonderfulchoice,”IOCPresidentThomasBachsaidbeforeintroducingthecharacter.“ThemascotreallytakesinthebestelementsandcharacteristicsofChinaandtheChinesepeople.Itwillbeagreatambassador（大使）forthecountryandthe24thWinterOlympics.”Theringoflightsurroundingthemascot’sfaceissuggestiveofficeandsnowtracks,aswellastheflowing“ribbons”oftheNationalSpeedSkatingOval.TheovalisoneoftwonewcompetitionsitesindowntownBeijingexpectedtobecomealandmarkoftheGames,accordingtoitschiefdesignerCaoXue.TheintroductionofthemascotsmarksthekeypointofajourneythatbeganinAugust2018,whenBeijingorganizersstartedaglobaldesigncompetitionforthemascots.Atotalof5,816designswerereceivedfrom35countries,andwerereviewedbyChineseandinternationalexpertsinacomprehensiveevaluationandselectionprocess.ThenewmascotwillserveasspiritedsymboloftheGamesthatwilltakeplaceinthethreezonesofdowntownBeijing,thesuburbandistrictofYangingandco-hostcityZhangjiakouinsurroundingHebeiprovince.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“debut”inparagraph1mean?

A．DesignB．AttentionC．AppearanceD．Understanding5.Whatdoesthemascotpandamean?

A．healthandstrengthB．modernappearanceC．traditionalcultureD．expectationandwelcome6.What’sparagraph6mainlyabout?

A．TheoriginofthemascotimageB．TheintroductiontothemascotdesignerC．ThehardworkbehindthemascotdesignD．Thehiddenmeaningofthemascotimage7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．TheMascotofthe24thWinterOlympicGamesB．AHistoricalMomentoftheWinterOlympicGamesC．CommentsontheMascotofthe24thWinterOlympicsD．ASpiritedSymboloftheWinterOlympicGames(★★★)Interactionsbetweenpeopleandelephantshavealonghistory.Elephantshavebeentrainedandusedbyhumanbeingsforthousandsofyears,foreverythingfromtransportationtoconstructiontologgingtowar.Inmorerecenttimes,Asianelephantshavebeenusedinentertainmentandasaliving''machine''tohelpmovelogsthroughthejungleaspartoftheloggingindustry.ThelatterchangedinThailandin1989,whentheThaigovernmentbannedtheuseofelephantsintheloggingindustry.Ownersofelephantshadverylittlechoicebuttoturntotourismtoearnenoughtocareforthemselvesandtheirelephantsbyofferingelephantridingtotourists.Mahouts(象夫)aretheelephanthandlerswhoyouwillseeridingormanagingtheelephantsatanycampyouvisit.Thetraditionalmahoutlifeisn'teasy.Theyarebondedtotheirelephantandtheyrarelyhavetimeoffortimeforfamily.Theseyears,youngermahoutsinThailandhavebeenmorelikelytoleavethemahoutlifetofindjobsinthecity,resultinginelephantshavingtogetusedtomultiplemahouts.Thiscanleadtoadditionalstressontheelephant,orresultinabusebyamahouttryingtomanageanelephantthathasn’tbuiltanyleveloftrustwithhim.Opponentsofelephantridingmaysuggestthatelephantridesbeillegal.Myworryisthatanimmediatebancouldleadtoanothermassivechangeinhowelephantsaretreated,similartoendingelephantloggingin1989.Howwillmahoutsthatarecurrentlymakingalivingandsupportingtheirelephantsthroughridesbeabletocontinuetodoso?Theaveragelifespanofanelephantis60years.Anysolutionneedstotakeintoaccountthelong-termeffectsontheelephantscurrentlyemployedgivingrides.8.Whathappenedin1989inThailand?

A．Elephantslosttheirjobs.B．Elephantsjoinedintourism.C．Entertainmentwasforbidden.D．Thegovernmentbannedlogging.9.Whatwillcausetheilltreatmentofsomeelephants?

A．Thegreatstresstomakemoney.B．Theformermasters’leavingthem.C．Theheavyloadontheelephants.D．Theowners'mistrustoftheelephants.10.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．WillYouGotoThailand?B．WhyareElephantsTrained?C．HowdoMahoutsTrainElephants?D．ShouldYouRideElephantsinThailand?11.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?

A．Topresentaproblem.B．Tocriticizemahouts.C．TointroduceThailand.D．Torecordhisexperience.(★★★)Improvedairqualitytoreduceozone(臭氧)pollutionmayhaveavoidedthelossof1.5billionbirdsduringthepast40years,astudyfound.That’snearly20%ofbirdlifeintheUnitedStatestoday.Ozone,agasthatappearsinnature,isalsoproducedbyhumanactivities,includingbypowerplantsandcars.TheozoneintheupperatmosphereprotectstheEarthfromtheharmfulultravioletrays(紫外線)ofthesun.Butground-levelozoneisharmfulandpollutestheairwebreathe.Toexaminetherelationshipbetweenbirdpopulationsandairpollution,theresearchersusedmodelsthatconnectedbirdobservationsfromtheCornellLabofOrnithology’seBirdprogramwithground-levelpollutiondata.Theytrackedmonthlychangesinbirdpopulations,airquality,andregulationstatus(治理現(xiàn)狀)for3,214UScountiesoveraperiodof15years.Thefindingssuggestthatozonepollutionismostharmfultothesmallbirds—suchassparrows,warblersandfinches—thatmakeup86%ofallNorthAmericanland-birdspecies.Ozonepollutiondirectlyharmsbirdsbydamagingtheirbreathingsystems,andindirectlyharmstheirfoodsources.“Notonlycanozonecausedirectphysicaldamagetobirds,butitalsocanharmplanthealthandreducenumbersoftheinsectsthatbirdseat,”saidco-authorAmandaRodewald.“Notsurprisingly,birdsthatcannotgethigh-qualityhabitatorfoodresourcesarelesslikelytosurviveorreproducesuccessfully.Thegoodnewshereisthatenvironmentalpoliciesintendedtoprotecthumanhealthandreturnimportantbenefitstobirdstoo.”Thisworkcontributestooureverincreasingunderstandingoftheconnectionofenvironmentalhealthandhumanhealth.12.HowmanybirdsarethereintheUnitedStatesnow?

A．0.75billion.B．1.5billion.C．3billion.D．7.5billion.13.Whatistheresultofthefindings?

A．Ozonepollutionharmsbirds’foodsourcesindirectly.B．86%ofNorthAmericanland-birdspeciesareextinct.C．3,214countiesinAmericahaveeffectiveregulations.D．Theresearchershaveobservedbirdsformanyyears.14.WhatisAmandaRodewald’sattitudetowardsbirds’futureintheUS?

A．Worried.B．Positive.C．Uncaring.D．Doubtful.15.Whatisthesuitabletitleforthetext?

A．Ground-LevelOzoneMakesupMostoftheAirWeBreatheB．EnvironmentalPoliciesIntendtoProtectHumanHealthC．ReducedOzonePollutionMayHaveAvoidedBirdDeathsD．RegulationsBringImportantProtectionBenefitstoBirds(★★★)Holidaygiftbuyingcanfeelalittleempty,whenallofthoseendlesslists,longlinesattheshoppingcenteranddollarsspentleadtoa5-minuteexcitementofflyingwrappingpaper.16Thefollowingtipscanhelpmakegiftgivingmoremeaningfulforboththegiverandthereceiver.1.KnowthepersonThemostimportantthingintheexchangingofgiftsisthatitshowsyoureallyknowthepersonwell,andyoureallycareaboutthem.172.Donateintheirname18Researchsuggeststhathappierpeoplegivemoretoothers,andthatgivingmoremakespeoplehappier.Moreover,charity-relatedhappinessishighestwhenpeoplegiveinawaythatpromotessocialconnection.So,trygivingtothelessfortunateinsomeone’snamethisholidayseason.3.Givehandmadegoodsorhand-me-downs19Astudysuggeststhatpeoplefeelthathomemadeitemsshowmorelove,andloveiswhattheywanttoexpresstothegiftreceiver.Familyheirlooms(傳家寶)maybeanothergoodgirloption.A2009studyfoundthatwhenfamilieshanddownevenaverydepersonalizedthing—money—throughthegenerations,thesymbolicvalueofthecashisgreaterthanthenumericalvaluealone.4.ProvidechancesforparticipationIfthere’sagoldenruleofgirls,though,it’sthis:20Peoplewhoreceiveexperientialgirls,suchasconcertticketsorazoomembership,feelmoreconnectedtothegirlgiverthanpeoplewhoreceivedmaterialgirls.

A．Butitdoesn’thavetobethatway.B．Giveexperiencesratherthanobjects.C．Newandstore-boughtisnotalwaysbest.D．Thatisalwaysbeyondtheirexpectation.E．Thatmeanscateringtoanother’spleasure.F．Givinggiftstofriendsortocharityislinkedtohappiness.G．Startlistingeverypersonyouplantogiveaholidaygift二、完形填空(★★★)Islowlywalkedpastrowsofhappyparents.HowcanIplayOdetoJoy?Iwondered.______wasthelastthingIfelt.IfeltasifIwasbeing______totheprincipal’soffice.Ireachedthepianoandclimbedontothebench.Ifeltthe______.Myteacherstoodnearby,smilingencouragingly.Okay.HereIgo.My______hitthefirstnote.Therewasnosound.Whatwashappening?Itriedagain.Nothing!Theonly______wereterribleones,whichweresoonjoinedbymyown______sobs.Ijumpedoffthepianobenchandrantomymother’s______arms.Shehuggedmeandcarriedmetothecar.I______allthewayhome.ThenMomledmeintoherbedroom.Iknewwhatwascoming.Thiswaswherewehadallofourtalks.She______sowewereateyelevel.“Katy,I’mveryproudofyou,”shesaid.“It’sokaythatyoudidn’t______tonight.”Ididn’tunderstand.Momsatonthebedand______meontoherlap."Whatyoudidtookalotofbravery.Theimportantthingis,you______,”shesaid.“That’sallthatmatterstome.”Shewrappedherarmsaroundmeandheldmetight.Iwenttosleepfeelingmore______thananyoneelseintheworld.Thenextday,Momtoldmemypianoteacherhad______.Theschoolpianowaselectric.Noonehadswitchediton.Theywouldn’tmakethatmistakenexttime.Whata______!21.A．SorrowB．JoyC．TensionD．Interest22.A．persuadedB．invitedC．sentD．thrown23.A．noisesB．booksC．crowdsD．keys24.A．fingerB．feetC．handD．eyes25.A．knocksB．beatsC．soundsD．stops26.A．excitedB．joyfulC．pitifulD．funny27.A．openB．coldC．slimD．strong28.A．complainedB．whistledC．whisperedD．cried29.A．laydownB．bentdownC．stoodupD．jumpedup30.A．singB．workC．playD．stop31.A．draggedB．leftC．droveD．lifted32.A．triedB．a(chǎn)ctedC．startedD．laughed33.A．respectedB．lovedC．valuedD．guided34.A．remindedB．a(chǎn)greedC．calledD．warned35.A．surpriseB．pityC．painD．relief三、語法填空(★★)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Chinesehigh-speedrailwaysareavery.36(comfort)waytotravel.Theyareclean,quietandefficient.Chinahasledotherdevelopingcountriesandevensomedevelopedonesinthisfieldsincethefirsthigh-speedtrain37(come)intousein2008.Thestationsare38(main)builtoutsidethetowncenter,butlocaltransporthasbeenlengthened39(connect)thehigh-speednetwork.Thefacilitiesonthetrainarenewandthestaffarewelltrained.Eventhesecondclass40(chair)provideplentyofspace.Thepassagesaresowide41youcanmovewithoutdisturbinganyone.Youcanuseyourmobilephone,access42Internetorworkonyourlaptop.Thereisalsoarestaurantcar,thoughthekindsoffood43(be)limited.Thetoiletsarelarge,cleananduser-friendlytoo.Thetrainalmostdoesn’trock.Evenwhenthetrainbrakes,youcanhardlyfeelitshake.What’smore,withafastercheck-in,thehigh-speedtrainarealso44(little)affectedbyweatherthanplanes,Seldomare45delayedorcancelledforweathercondition.Therefore,theyhavebecomethefirstchoiceformanypassengers.四、書信寫作(★★)46.假設(shè)你是李華，經(jīng)常幫助你學(xué)習(xí)英語的朋友Alex即將返回自己的國家。請你給他寫一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.表示感謝；2.回顧Alex對你的幫助；3.臨別祝愿。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearAlex,Itisreallyhardtosaygoodbyetoyou!______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、書面表達(dá)(★★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。WhenIwasabouttenyearsold,mybrotherandIreceivedagreatgift—abasketball.Buttheproblemwastherewasn’tabasketballcourt(球場)nearourhome.OneSaturdaymorning,mybrothercameupwithagoodidea.Hesaid,“Hey,let’stakeourballtotheschooltoplay.”Ithoughtitwasagreatidea,soIagreed.Whenwearrivedattheschool,westartedplaying.Butsuddenly,somethingterriblehappened.Theballgotoutofcontroland