湖南省长沙市雅礼中学2024学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题含解析.docx

雅礼教育集团2024年高一下学期期末考试试卷英 语分值：150分 时量：120分钟第一部分 听力(共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1What does Lily think of the new skirt？ATraditional BFashioned COrdinary2Why did Joe go to Miami？ATo go sightseeing BTo take a business trip CTo meet a friend3What time is it now？A3：17 pm B3：32 pm C3：47 pm4What are the speakers mainly talking about？AHow to bake fish pieBWhere to learn cooking skillsCWhat to eat for supper5What does Mandy want to watch？AA comedy BA sports documentary CA history program第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6What is Haley going to do tonight？AMeet Jane BWork overtime CWatch TV7What does the man ask Haley to do？ABuy some sweetsBPay attention to her studyCAvoid coming home too late听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8How does Gloria usually get design inspiration？AFrom the Internet BFrom magazines CFrom TV programs9What might Andy do next？AGo to the mallBVisit Gloria's design studioCPut on a newly designed tie听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Where does the conversation probably take place？AIn a club BIn a concert hall CIn a restaurant11How did the woman learn to play the guitar after she was 10？AShe learned from her fatherBShe taught herselfCShe joined a band12Why does the woman want to make more money？AShe needs to support her studiesBShe wants to buy a new guitarCHer band is short of money听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13How does the woman sound at first？AWorried BExcited CDisappointed14What was the speakers' previous apartment like？ASmall and old BSmall but nice CBig and bright15What does the woman plan to do in the backyard？APlant some flowers BWalk her dog CHold parties16What do the speakers place first？AThe coffee table BThe mirror CThe small sofa听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Why does the speaker mention Alice？ATo introduce the topic of the talkBTo explain what fake news isCTo show how she spotted fake news18How many suggestions does the speaker give to spot fake news？AFive BFour CThree19What kind of extension is probably suspect？A“com ” B“couk ” C“infonet ”20What is the speaker's last suggestion？ADevelop critical thinkingBSee who else is reporting the storyCDon't take images at face value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)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。AYou dont have to be royalty to visit a castle. In the United States there are numerous castles open for exploration.Hearst Castle, San Simeon, CaliforniaFrom 1919 to 1947, William Randolph Hearst and architect Julia Morgan built a castle fit for a king. Located on 250,000 acres of land halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, the idea for Hearst Castle began as a “modest dwelling(居所)” but eventually grew to a multi-million-dollar project that included multiple buildings, including Casa Grande, a huge home featuring 38 bedrooms, 42 bathrooms and 14 sitting rooms. But perhaps the most attractive parts of the property are the two swimming pools. The castle now hosts a variety of themed tours, including evening tours where visitors can experience the property at dusk.Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North CarolinaWith an area of more than 178,000 square feet, the Biltmore Estate is considered the largest privately owned home in the United States. Designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt, the finished estate contains 250 rooms, 43 bathrooms and 65 fireplaces. Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead designed the propertys collection of gardens (you may recognize his name as the designer of New York Citys Central Park and Prospect Park).Bishop Castle, Rye, ColoradoWhen Jim Bishop began building a summer cottage(村舍) in 1969, on a two-and-a-half-acre plot of forested land he had purchased ten years earlier at the age of 15, little did he know he would end up building a castle. With the help of his father, Willard, the pair gathered nearby rocks and, without using a single blueprint, set out to create a stone cottage. By 1995, the massive structure towered 165 feet in height, nearly as tall as al6-story building. Today, the stone castle draws crowds from around the world to enjoy the creation.1. What can we learn about Hearst Castle from the text?A. It took people 40 years to build.B. It is located in the middle of Los Angeles.C. The two swimming pools are a huge attraction.D. Evening tours are preferred by tourists.2. Who designed Biltmore Estate?A. Richard Morris Hunt.B. Frederick Law Olmstead.C. Richard Morris Hunt and Frederick Law Olmstead.D. Jim Bishop.3. The text is most probably taken from a _.A. geography textbookB. travel magazineC. science reportD. commercial advertisementBIn my early 20s my left arm became completely paralyzed in a traffic accident. Going from two fully functional arms to one meant I had to relearn everything I used to do with two hands. And as a person whod sooner get lost than ask for directions, asking for help was difficult for me. I just wanted to swim; in the water I felt powerful because it removed gravitys limitation. It was the only place I couldnt feel the weight of my arm.After college, I met Coach Alan through the Challenged Athletes Foundation. He was the reason why I started to train for the Tokyo Paralympics. I took part in my first Paralympics just two months after we met.In swimming, a racing suit is called a tech suit, or a second skin. For tech suits, I aimed to go two or three sizes smaller than my usual size. It took me 15 minutes to put a tech suit on that day, but after the swimming event, with only one hand, I couldnt take it off. I was stuck. I was prepared to reach for the knife in my bag and cut my way out of this expensive new suit.A girl sitting on the bench near me, with her prosthetic legs beside her as she changed, saw me struggling. “Come here!” said, grabbing me with her knees to pull me closer. We both pulled the hopeless suit for a while. Then she called for help. A visually-impaired swimmer rushed over and managed to free me in less than a minute.That locker room incident became the new normal for me. And finally, I got to be on the helping end as well. Asking for help is quite normal for anyone who lives with a disability. “Can you pass me my leg?” “Could you tie my shoes?” Helping others and accepting help is a way of life in the Paralympics. Learning to ask for what I needed was the adaptation that proved to be even more difficult than managing a one-handed ponytail. And learning to do so was the win I hadnt previously set my sights on, but ended up wanting the most. 4. Why did the author like swimming after the accident?A. She met a great swim coach who could help her out. B. She didnt need to ask for directions when she was swimming. C. She wanted to be the champion in the next Paralympic Games. D. She could forget her disability and become powerful in the water. 5. What happened in the locker room?A. The author was helped by other athletes.B. The author helped a a girl with prosthetic legs.C. The author couldnt find a suitable racing suit.D. The author took off her racing suit using a knife. 6. What did the author learn in the Paralympics?A. Skiing for directions is better than getting lost.B. Offering and accepting help is normal and essential.C. Doing sports helps disabled people regain confidence.D. Disabled athletes have to overcome lots of difficulties to succeed.7. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Swimming cured my painB. An adventure in the ParalympicsC. My best lesson in the locker roomD. Helping others means helping yourselfCBogre Udell, the co-founder of a nonprofit called Wikitongues, who speaks four languages, met Frederico Andrade, who speaks five,at the Parsons New School in New York City. In 2014,they started a project to make the first public records of every language in the world. They've already recorded more than 350 languages, and plan to hit 1,000 in the coming years.“When humans lose a language, we also lose greater diversity(多样性) in art and traditions,” said Bore Udell. Between 1950 and 2010,230 languages disappeared. Today, a third of the world's languages have fewer than 1,000 speakers left. Every two weeks a language dies with its last speaker, and 50 to 90 percent of them are said to disappear by the next century.Wikitongues has asked volunteers in 40 countries to film native speakers talking in the past, present, and future tenses of their mother languages. Native speakers are asked to recall childhood, share their stories and discuss their hopes and goals. One volunteer in the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu recorded a language that had never been studied by linguists(语言学家) before. Another volunteer found a speaker of Ainu, a language in Japan that has no relation to any other known language. However, priceless recording opportunities disappear regularly. Not long ago, one of the last two speakers of a Saami language died right before his recording session with Wikitongues.A lack of protection and globalization are to blame for the dwindling language diversity. For much of the 20th century, governments across the world have forced some local people to use official languages. More than 100 languages in Australia- have disappeared since European settlers arrived. However, most languages die today because of other factors; climate change and urbanization contribute greatly to the disappearance of languages.8. Why did Bogre Udell and Frederico Andrade start the project?A. To test people's language levels.B. To offer language courses to people.C. To record all the languages in the world.D. To find out the reasons for language loss.9. What does the author point out in Paragraph 2?A. Language loss is becoming quite serious.B. Many people are worried about language loss.C. Language loss makes it difficult for people to communicate.D. Some countries fail to slow down the process of language loss.10. How did volunteers help protect languages?A. By writing down native speakers'stories.B. By learning languages from native speakers.C. By improving the living conditions of native speakers.D. By videoing native speakers talking in their languages.11. What does the underlined word “dwindling” in the last paragraph probably mean?A. Rich.B. Growing.C. Decreasing.D. Changing.DHave you ever been astonished by a magicians trick, and then tried to work out how they did it? If so, then youve done more than just try to solve a particular bit of stagecraft(舞台艺术). Youve taken a step toward figuring out some of the mysteries of human brain itself in the company of an expert.It may be carefully hidden, but the psychology of learning is an important aspect of magicians art. Its more important than their props, their assistants and even the physical skills developed over decades. A sharp understanding of thinking and learning is important to every trick they do.So, its not surprising that psychologists are now exploring beyond the smoke and mirrors to “learn about learning” from these masters of magic and the human mind. In the process, theyre uncovering secrets that can help us all to use our brains better, and showing how we can add an extra bit of sparkle(火花) to everything we do.Magic has been a rich resource for research ever since. Magicians change visual processing with optical illusions(视觉幻象). They use false logic to affect volunteers decision-making. Even the most natural-looking movement of a hand can have a powerful psychological effect.Magicians know, for example, that our eyes look wherever they look. And they rely on the brains instinct (直觉) to watch moving objects. In many ways, they know our minds better than we do!Recently, the research has gathered pace, and it has become more complicated. As magician Matthew L. Tompkins shows in his book The Spectacle of Illusion, psychologists are now using magic to understand more about processes such as observation, decision-making and belief-forming.12. What are you trying to do while reflecting on a magic trick?A. Expect more explanations from experts.B. Understand more about our brains.C. Learn more performance skills.D. Solve some mysteries in life.13. Why do psychologists further study magic?A. To know more about magicians thinking.B. To explore more stage props.C. To help people better use their brains.D. To discover more mysterious magic tricks.14. How can a magician produce a powerful effect in front of the audience?A. By giving them a false visual effect.B By relying on natural-looking movements.C. By negatively affecting their brains instinct.D. By following the pace of their decision-making.15. Whats mainly discussed in the text?A. The mysteries of human brain.B. Common tricks used by magicians.C. The importance of psychology in magic.D. The relationship between magic and science.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。There are many theories that suggest different ways of improving memory or thinking more clearly. One of those is the idea that adding rosemary (迷迭香) to your food or water, or even breathing in its fragrance, can give your brain a boost.First, its important to understand what rosemary is. _16_ Its a perennial, meaning that once you plant it, it should re-grow every year when the weather is warm enough for it to do so. Its native to Asia and the Mediterranean. _17_Rosemary is related to the mint (薄荷) family of plants. When it blooms, its flowers are white, purple, pink or deep blue. It is often used as a flavor in food, including soups, meat, fish and other Mediterranean food. And it has a somewhat bitter flavor. Some people also enjoy tea flavored with rosemary. _18_One study that involved 28 older adults found that consumption of a small amount of dried rosemary powder was associated with statistically significantly improved memory speed. _19_ Researchers found that their memory of images and numbers improved when the essential oil of rosemary was sprayed in the room._20_ But one theory is that rosemary appears to have some antioxidant (抗氧剂) properties that may offer some healing for the damage in our bodies. Another idea is that rosemary appears to lower anxiety, which in turn, may increase the ability to concentrate.While rosemary shows some promise for boosting our brain power, its important to check with your doctor before you begin having it.A. But it is grown in