2024—2025學年遼寧省五校聯考高一上學期期末英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★)TheLowellChamberOrchestra(LCO)isexcitedtoannounceitsthirdannualinternationalconcerto(協奏曲)competition.ThecontestaimstogiveyoungartistsachancetoperformwiththeLCOduringthe2025-2026season.TheLCOisachamberorchestra,sowearelimitedtowhichconcertanteworkwecanproduce,butcontestantscanapplywithanyworktheywish.Theyareencouragedtoconsiderlessstandardworksforsmallerinstrumentationbeforeapplying.Prizes:FirstPlace●AperformancewiththeLCOduringthe2025-2026season●Aprofessionalvideorecording●Acashprizeof$1,000●AspecialbonusfortraveltoattendtheconcertSecondPlace●Acashprizeof$500ThirdPlace●Acashprizeof$200Requirements:●ContestantsmustbebornonorafterAug31,1995.(ContestantsbornafterAug31,2007,musthaveaparentorlegalguardiantoenter.)●Thecompetitionisopentomostinstruments.Pleasevisitourwebsitetoconfirm.●Contestantsmustbeavailableonthedayofthein-personround.Timeline:Thecompetitionwilltakeplaceovertworounds.Fifteencontestantswillbeinvitedtothein-personround,whichwilltakeplaceonApril19,2025.Allcontestantsmustsubmitalinktoonevideoofthemselvesplayingaconcertantework.Thevideomust:●Becontinuousandunedited,clearlyshowingthecontestantandtheiraccompanist(s)●Beatleast7minuteslong.●Havebeenrecordedwithinayearofsubmission.1.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheLCO’sinternationalconcertocompetition?

A．ToraisespecialfundsfortheLCO.B．Topromoteclassicalmusiclearning.C．TofindtalentsandnewmembersfortheLCO.D．ToofferartistsachancetoplaywiththeLCO.2.Whatwillthefirst-placewinnerreceiveinthecompetition?

A．Aspecialvideorecordinghiscontest.B．Atravelallowancefortheperformance.C．ApersonaltrainerfromtheLCOforoneyear.D．Anin-personmeetingwithfamouscomposers.3.Whatisoneoftherequirementsforthevideossubmittedbycontestants?

A．Theymustbeeditedtoremovenoise.B．Theymustbenomorethan7minuteslong.C．Theymustbeclearandcontinuous.D．Theymustberecordedbyprofessionals.(★★★)Afewyearsago,weboughtamodelLegosetoftheTaMahal(泰姬陵)formydad’sbirthday,hopingtocombinehisloveforarchitecturewithfamilytimeasoutlivesgrewbusier.Eachevening,mydadandIgatheredaroundthelargediningtabletoplanourlineofattack.Wefacedthousandsoftinywhitepieces,eachpackagedwithaccuracyinnumberedplasticbags,accompaniedbyathickinstructionbooklet,Theeveningspassedquickly,andthebuildingrosebeforeoureyes.Wecouldseeoureffortscomingtofruition,andasweturnedtotheboringtaskoforderingthecoloredtiles(地磚)onthebuilding’sfloor,ourconversationtootookatum.WewerestuckbythesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenLegoblocksandlifeWewereamazedbyhowcomplexthemodelwasanditsinstructionbooklet.Werealizedthebookletitselfwasaworkofart,beautiful,butalsodetailedandclear.provideduswiththecomfortofcertainty.Weknewifwefollowedtheinstructions,wewouldendupwithamodelthatlookedexactlylikethepictureonthebox.wemadeamistake,allwehadtodowasretraceourstepsandstartagain.Life,however,doesnotfittogethersoneatlyandrarelyprovidesuswithclearinstructions,Wetalkedoverourrespectivelives,decisionsmade,andactionsandchoicesnevertaken.Dadreflectedoralifewelllived,andI,inmymid-thirties,ontheuncertainpaththatlayahead.Here,wewerethearchitectsdoingassembling.Butoutintheworld,weweretheonesbeingassembled.Wethinkwe’reincontrol,butouchoicesareshapedbyforcesbeyondourcontrol.Inthefaceofuncertainty,wehavetomoveon,trustingbotintheprocessandtheendresult.Sometimes,onthedaysIreturnhome,Igotothespareroom:tolookatthecompletedLegomodel,whichremindsmethatlifeisbuiltslowly,withmistakes,anelementofuncertaintyandnoinstructionbook.Itshowsthatconsideration,warmthandfaithwillresultinalifewelllived.Likethenowdustymodel,lifeitselfisnotaboutwhatwemateriallycreateorleavebehind,butratherbowwelivedit.4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sexperienceofbuildingtheLegoset?

A．Simpleandboring.B．Creativeandenjoyable.C．Complexandrewarding.D．Challengingandfrustrating.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“assembling”inparagraph5probablymean?

A．puttingupB．windingupC．tearingupD．pickingup6.Howdoestheauthorsuggestwehandleuncertaintyinlife?

A．Byseekingguidancefromothers.B．Byavoidingmakinganydecisions.C．Byfocusingonimmediateoutcomes.D．Bymovingforwardwithconfidence7.WhatdoesthecompletedLegomodelsymbolizefortheauthor?

A．Thejoyoffamilybonding.B．Thejourneyoflivingone’slife.C．evalueofhardworkinlife.D．Theachievementoflifegoals.(★★★★)Imagineaninfinite(無限的)numberofmonkeyseachtypingrandomlyonatypewriter,Willoneofthem,byanychance,typeoutthecompleteworksofWilliamShakespeareoneday?AccordingtotheInfiniteMonkeyTheory,theanswerisyes,aslongasyougivethemtimelongenough.Thistheory,developedin1913byFrenchmathematicianEmileBorel,aimstodemonstratethatwithenoughtime,randomactionscanproduceorderedandmeaningfulresults.However,assoundastheideamayseem,anewstudyhasshownthatitdoesnotholdupinthecontextofowreality,reportedNewsweek.ThestudywascarriedoutbyStephenWoodcockandJayFalletta,twomathematiciansattheUniversityofTechnologySydneynAustralia,Theylookedatthepos3ibiltyofvariouslengthsoftextsbeingtypedby200,000chimpanzees(黑猩猩)—toughlythecurrentglobalpopulationofthespecies.Eachchimpanzeewasimaginedtohitonekeypersecondandcontinueatthisrateforuptoagoogol(10100)years,bywhichtime,accordingtoaphysicstheory,theentireuniversewillhave“died”.Duringthestudy,themathematiciansdiscoveredthatwithinitslifetime,asinglechimpanzeehasa5percentchanceoftypingtheword“bananas”.Thelikelihoodofachimpanzeeproducingevenashortsentenceisalsoextremelylow.Forexample,thechanceofamonkeytypingthephrase“Ichimp,thereforeIam”iscalculatedtobeaboutonein1025.So,whataretheoddsofachimpanzeeproducingall884,647worndsofShakespeare’s.worksinagoogolyears?Theanswerisabout6.4×107448524,whichmayaswellbezero,notedScienceAlert.Inshort,whilethetheorymightbemathematicallytrue,itis“potentiallymisleadinginourfiniteuniverse”,themathematicianssaid.“Itshowshowassuminginfiniteresourceswhenanalyzingproblemscanleadtoresultsthatarenotrelevantorrealisticintherealworld,whereresourcesarealwayslimited,”saidWoodcockinastatement.8.WhatdoestheInfiniteMonkeyTheorysuggest?

A．Monkeyscahetrainedtowritenovels,B．Monkeysarenaturallygoodatleaning.C．Patternsappearlogicallyformrandomnessinsomeway.D．Randomnessleadstomeaningfulresultwithenoughtime.9.WhatcanwelearnfromWoodcockandFalletta’sstudy?

A．Theyadjustedthelimitsofrandomness.B．Theyassessedtheapplicabilityofthetheory,C．Theyfoundmonkeys’mostfrequentword.D．Theyexploredmonkeys’behavioralpatterns.10.Howwasthestudyconducted?

A．Byanalyzingthetextstypedbychimpanzees.B．Byobservingrealchimpanzeestypingwords.C．Bycalculatingprobabilitiesbasedonatypingmodel.D．Byinvolvingchimpanzeeswithcertaintypingabilities,11.WhydoesWoodcockbelievethetheoryis“potentiallymisleading”?

A．Itignorespracticallimits.B．Itoverestimatesmonkeys’ability.C．Itappliesonlytosimpleproblems.D．Itconflictswithrandom-orderrelationship.(★★★)ReflectingonGCSEresultsday,theUKequivalent(等價物)ofChina’sgaokaoresultsday,Ifeelamixofprideandsadness.Iamproudthisyearsgraduatingstudentsachievedfantasticresults,butIamalsosadbecause,formany,itmarkstheendoftheirstudyofhumanitiessubjects.Ipersonallystudiedhistory,philosophy,Latinandreligiousstudies,andIstronglyadvocateforthehumanities.Yet,they’rebecomingincreasinglyunpopular,withonly38percentofstudentstakingatleastonehumanitiescoursein2021/22comparedto60percentfrom2003/4to2015/16.Thereasonforhisdeclineismoney.AccordingtotheHouseofCommonsLibrary,studentswhostarteduniversityin2023willgraduatewithanestimateddebtof￡45,600.Asaresult,studyingSTEMsubjects,whichleadstohigherearnings,hasgreaterappeal.Buhumanitiesstudentsknowit’srarelythatsimple.DavidRubenstein,co-founderofaglobalinvestmentfirm,arguedthatawell-roundedhumanitieseducationactuallyresultsinhigher-payingjobsovertime,Rubenstein’sachievementsinprivateequity(股權)supportshisclaim.Myexperienceatprivateequityfirmsechoesthis.Mylanguageskillsandabilitytoanalyzecomplexissueswerehighlyvaluedbymycolleagues.Forexample,understandinglanguagesandcultureswasanadvantageinmyworkrelatedtointernationalbusiness.Myhistorystudiessharpenedmyanalyticalskills,helpingmemakepersuasiveinvestmentrecommendations.Humanitiessubjectsequipstudentswithvaluableskillslikeproblem-solving,criticalthinkingandculturalawareness.CorporaterecruiterAndrewOsayemiemphasizedthevalueofageneralistskillsetacrossprofessions.“Oncethosebeginningthemesarelearned,you’reonthesamelevelasanyoneelse,regardlessofwhattheystudied,”hesaid.AsstudentsreceivetheirGCSEresults,Iurgethen.tostayopen.todifferentsubjectsandcareerpaths,maximizingtheirenjoymentoflearningandensuringdiverse,well-roundedworkforces.Afterall,abroadeducationalfoundationcanbeasignificantadvantageinthecomplexandever-changingmodernjobmarket.12.WhydoestheauthorfeelinpartsadaboutGCSEresultsday?

A．Thehumanitiesarelosingpopularity.B．Studentsareavoidingdifficultsubjects.C．Humanitiescoursesarebeingremoved.D．Studentsarefailinghumanitiessubjects.13.Whatisthereasonforthedeclineinthestudyofhumanities?

A．Therestructuringofcollegeentranceexams.B．Thelowercostsofstudyinghumanitiessubjects.C．ThehigherearningsofgraduatesofSTEMsubjects.D．TheriseofSTEMsubjectsinuniversityprograms.14.WhatisDavidRubenstein’sviewonhumanitieseducation?

A．Itgivesstudentsanedgeinallfields.B．Itishighlyvaluedinacademicsettings.C．Itbuildsskillsessentialinprivateequity.D．Itoffersfinancialbenefitsinthelongrun.15.Howdoestheauthorsuggeststudentsapproachtheireducation?

A．ChooseSTEMsubjectsforjobsecurity.B．Keeptheirsubjectchoicesbroad.C．Specializeearlyforcareersuccess.D．Sticktosubjectstheyenjoythemost.(★★★)Ifyouliveinaflat,yourescapeplaninthecaseofafireiscritical.Andtherearelotsofwaysyoucantakeactionnowtopreventproblemslaterifafireoccurs.Here’swhatyouneedtoknow.PersonalEmergencyEscapePlans16.Theycanincludeapersonwithphysicaldisabilitiesorlimitedmobility.Theyalsoincludethosewithatemporarycondition.Talktoyoulandlordorhousingofficerwhocanhelpyouaboutthem.FiresafetyconcernsIfyouareconcernedaboutanyaspectoffiresafetywithyourbuilding,forexample,thetypeofcoveringorissueswithblockedexits,youshouldcontactthepersonresponsible.Thiscouldbeyourlandlordorthemanagingagents.Ifyouarenothappywiththeirresponse,contactuson02085551200duringofficehours.17.Wewillaskforyourdetails,butwewon’tshareyouridentity.SharedareasSharedcorridorsmustbekeptfreefrompushchairs,e-bikesorrubbish.18..Theycanevenaddfueltoafireanddelayfirefighting.ina.ire,secondscanmakethedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.FirefightingequipmentandfiredoorsFirefightingequipmentmustbemaintainedinthebuilding.19.Ifyouspotanydamage,reportittoyourhousingproviderassoonasyoucan.Theywillarrangeforrepairstobecarriedout.Andyourfrontdooranddoorsonhallwaysshouldbemaintainedasself-closingfiredoors.Theymustnotbekeptopenasthisallowssmokeandfiretospreadquickly.20..

A．Theycanblockyouescaperoute.B．Or,ifyouprefer,youcanmakeareportonlineC．Thesmokeandfirecandelayessentialescapetime.D．Youaresafertostayintheflatuntilthefirefightersarrive.E．ThespecialistequipmentcanhelpustodealwithfirequicklyF．Beforeyouopenadoorcheckifit’swarmwiththebackofyourhand.G．Thesearespecificplansforanyonewhoneedsassistancetoescapefromabuilding.二、完形填空(★★★)Itwasearlymorning,yetalreadyabadday.Alargecupoforangejuiceslidfrom,myhandsandfellontothefloor.Glassandsticky________wenttoallcornersofthekitchen.Ilookedatthemess,eyesfilledwithtears.Igotinmycartodriveintotown.Onthewaytothe________Imadeadecision.Iwouldbecarefulnottopassmybaddayofftoothers.IwouldbepoliteandNOTrevengewhenthatannoyingdriver________quicklyandrudelyinfrontofme,causingmetodumpmydrinkontheseat.Standinginlineatthebank,Iwassilentlytalkingtomyself.Actually,Iwas________myself.Allmytroubleswere,inreality,sominorIwasover-reacting.Itriedtoimaginethenumerousindividualsthathadbeenaffectedby________,earthquakes,andothernaturaldisasters.Forthesecondtimethatdaymyeyeswerefiledwith________asIrealizedhowdisconnectedIfeltfromthosedealingwithtrulydisastrousevents.Theyallseemedsodistantandunknowable,andthisjustifiedand________mybeliefthatIwasbeingself-centeredandselfish.Iwassurethatallmyeffortstobea(n)________personwereinvain.A________brokethroughmymentaldistractions.Abanktellerwastryingtogetmy________“Younglady”shewassaying.“Younglady!”I________andintotheeyesoftheteller,asilver-hairedgrandmother.Hereyesreflected________assheleanedforwardandsoftlysaid,“Idon’tknowwhatishappeningtoyou,butbelieveme—everythingwillbeokay.”Thenshedidsomethingincredible.Myhandswere________onthecounter.Sheplacedherhandsgentlyonmine.Thetouchwasquickbutelectric.Andinhamomentmyworldshifted.Inthatmomentmyself-doubtdisappeared.Ifoundunderstandingandacceptance.Iknewthatlovewasbeing________throughtheheartofthisgentlewomanintomine.Icametoaprofoundawareness—thatIamloved.Ismiled.Iwasmyfirstsmileoftheday.Andfromthatmomentonmyentiredaywas________.21.A．coffeeB．sauceC．juiceD．cream22.A．storeB．bankC．riverD．clinic23.A．escapedB．leftC．headedD．pulled24.A．scoldingB．praisingC．acceptingD．applauding25.A．warsB．hurricanesC．diseasesD．disabilities26.A．complaintB．laughterC．fantasyD．tears27.A．strengthenedB．reducedC．benefitedD．resisted28.A．patientB．energeticC．caringD．romantic29.A．voiceB．noiseC．clapD．tick30.A．absenceB．affectionC．attentionD．attitude31.A．lookedupB．livedupC．caughtupD．endedup32.A．bitternessB．gratitudeC．satisfactionD．concern33.A．bleedingB．restingC．writingD．waving34.A．transplantedB．twistedC．channeledD．displayed35.A．destroyedB．transformedC．replacedD．identified三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Nowadays,moreandmorecountriesaroundthewordareholdingcelebrationsfortheSpringFestival,36.isregardedasthemostsignificantfestivalinChina.What’smore,notonlyaretheseattendedandenjoyedbyChinesecitizens37.(live)abroad,butbymanyothernationalities,too.Withcolorfuldecorationsoflanterns,shoppingcentershavebeenorganizingactivitiesfoxChineseSpringFestivalforyears,whileconcertsandperformancesarealsoprovingabig38.(succeed).Ticketsfor2017GrandChineseNewYearConcertinStPetersburgsoldout,39.90%oftheaudiencelocalRussians.Peoplearealsodiscoveringthefunofinteractingwiththecelebrations,ratherthan40.(simple)watchingaspartofanaudience.41.(celebrate)the2017festival,over1000GhanaianjuniorhighschoolstudentsgotuponstagetoperformChinesesongsanddances.StudentsinNewYorkCity,meanwhile,42.(be)abletoenjoyanofficialday’sholidayforChineseSpringFestivalsince2016.ChineseSpringFestivalisbecomingaglobalcelebrationofjoy43.love.OurChinesecivilizationisbecomingmore44.(influence).Whatdoyouthinkofthese45.(phenomenon)?Writetoustoshareyouropinion!四、書信寫作(★★)46.假定你是李華，你校太極拳社團(TaiChiClub)開始招募新成員了。請給你的朋友，交換生Micheal，寫封郵件邀請他加入。內容包括：1．太極拳簡介；2．社團活動安排；3．發出邀請。注意：1．寫作詞數應為80左右；2．請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearMicheal,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua五、書面表達(★★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。Let’sgetsomethingstraightrightoffthetop.I’mnotexactlythebiggestguyonthehockeyteamwhenIwasinmymiddleschool.Okay,thetruthisthatI’mthesmallestplayerintheleague,Hockeyisafastgame.It’slikesoccer,exceptittakesplaceontheiceandyouusesticksandapuck(冰球)insteadofasoccerball.ThefactthatIweighhalfasmuchassomeplayersmeanstheseguyscanholdmeoffusingjustonearm.IsupposedIshouldn’tbeontheteam.Mycoachcallsmethe“AngryChihuahua”.Thefirsttimemycoachcalledmethat,Ididn’tlikeitatall.Imean,whowantstobenamedafterasmallMexicandog?Butlater,Irealiz