2024—2025學年湖南省衡陽市祁東縣高一上學期1月期末考試英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★)Explorethefollowingfitnessappstostayontopofyourfitnessgoals.iWorkoutCost:$39.99ayear,freetrial.Ifyouwanttobuildstrengthbutdon’thavethetime,moneyorinterestinweight-trainingequipment,theniWorkoutappisachoiceworthconsidering.Insteadofusingequipment,you’llcompleteweight-basedexercisestogetstronger.Theappcanalsoprovidepersonalrecommendationsforyoubasedonyourageandfitnessgoals.AerobicGroupCost:free,$7.99amonthforadditionalservice.AerobicGroup,arunningandcyclingapp,allowsuserstofindnewdestinationstoexploreduringexercise.AerobicGroupcanconnectwithfitnesswatchestotrackprogressandotherinformation.Ifyou’refeelingcompetitive,youcantakepartinfriendlycompetitionswithotherusers.AerobicGroupalsohastrainingplansforrunningandcyclingforanextramonthlyfee.eFitnessCost:$24.99amonth,afreetrial.TheeFitnessappgivesyoulotsofclassestochoosefrom,bothliveandanytimeyouwant.Theyhaveworksforexpectingmoms,fundancemoves,andyoga(瑜伽)tohelpyoushapeup.Therearealsotrainingprogramsaccesstofoodandnutritionclasses.Youcanexperienceafeelingofbeingpartofagroupwiththeliveclasses.Besides,eFitnesscostslesswithayearlymembership.FloorworkCost:$24.00amonth,freeseven-daytrial.AlthoughFloorworkappoffersavarietyoffitnessclasses,it’sbestknownforitsyoga.Theapphasvarioustypesofyogaclasses,includingbreathworkandmeditation(冥想).Floorworkappmightbeagoodchoiceifyouhaveaninjuryorlimitedmobilityandwanttoavoidharderworkouts.1.Whichappisthecheapesttouse?

A．iWorkout.B．AerobicGroup.C．eFitness.D．Floorwork.2.WhatisspecialabouteFitness?

A．Itsmemberscanhaveclassesonhealthyeating.B．Itsuserscantakepartinfriendlycompetitions.C．Itprovidespersonalizedrecommendations.D．Itincludesawidevarietyofyogaclasses.3.WhoareFloorworkbestsuitablefor?

A．Peoplepreferringusingequipment.B．Peoplehavingtroublemovingwell.C．Peoplewantingtotracktheirprogress.D．Peoplelookingforrunningandcyclingplans.(★★★)Despitegraduatingfromhighschoolin1950,now90-year-oldMinniePaynewasn’treadytohangupheracademic(學業的)career.Lastweekend,PaynewalkedacrossthestageattheUniversityofNorthTexasgraduationceremony,inordertoreceivehermaster’sdegree,becomingtheoldestgraduatetocompletehercourseworkandearnherdegreeattheuniversityatanylevel.“Ihavealwaystriedtobettermyself,”Paynesaid.“Whenyougainaneducation,youbetteryourselfandyoubetterthosearoundyou.And,ofcourse,yougainknowledge.AndIknowalotmorenowthanIdidtobeginwith.”Payneappreciatedherprofessorsandacademicadviser,BillyRoessler,fortheirsupport.“Minniewasveryintoherwork,”saidRoessler.“Shewasfocusedongettingtheeducationandtheknowledgeandskillsthatshedesired.”Paynesaideducationwasnotanimportantpartofherchildhood,havingbeenbornintoafamilystrugglingeconomically.Shesaid,“Myparentsdidnotrealizethevalueofaneducation,soIhadnoonetohelpmeorencourageme.”Aftergraduatingfromhighschoolin1950,Payneheldmanydifferentjobsacrossseveralindustries,workingasacourtreporter,atranscriptionist(轉錄員)andateacher.Afterretiringfromamorethan30-yearcareerasatranscriptionist,Paynesaidshewantedtodosomethingmeaningfulwithherlife.Sheultimatelyreceivedherundergraduate(本科生)degreefromTexasWoman’sUniversityatage73.Givenhercareerbackgroundinwriting,shedecidedshewantedtocontinueinthatfield.·WhenIearnedmyundergraduate,Iimmediatelystartedworkasawriter,andforabout16yearsbetweenmyundergraduateandmaster’sprogram,Iwroteandedited.Iwasnotsittingaround,”shesaid.Paynewasalsodeterminedtocontinuehereducationjourneyafterthat,andshefocusedonwritingtogoforhermaster’sdegree.4.WhydidPaynedecidetogoforamaster’sdegree?

A．Toencouragelifelonglearning.B．Toprepareforhernewcompany.C．Tosetarecordastheoldestgraduate.D．Toimproveherselfandhelpotherpeople.5.WhatstoppedPaynefromcontinuinghereducationafterhighschool?

A．Showingnointerestinstudy.B．Sufferingfromhealthproblems.C．Notbeingvaluedbyherteachers.D．Failingtoaffordherfurtherstudy.6.WhatdoweknowaboutPaynefromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A．Shelikeswritingsinceyoung.B．Shespendsmosttimeworkingwithwords.C．Herlongestworkisbeinganativeteacher.D．Shecouldhavereceivedherdegreemuchearlier.7.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheJourneyofaLifelongLearnerB．TheImportanceofHigherEducationC．AnOldLady’sJourneytoBeingaWriterD．TheOldestGraduate’sStruggleinStudy(★★★)Australiahaspassedalawthataimstopreventpeopleyoungerthan16fromusingsocialmedia.Thelawismeanttoprotectyoungpeople,butsomepeoplesayitcouldcreatemoreproblemsthanitsolves.Underthenewlaw,socialmediacompaniesmusttake“reasonablesteps”topreventanyoneunder16fromcreatinganaccount.Ifthecompaniesdonotfollowthelaw,theycouldbefineduptoUS$32million.ManypeopleinAustraliaseemtoagree.Recentsurveysshowthat77%ofpeopleinAustraliaareinfavorofthelaw.Peopleareworriedabouthowsocialmediacanhurtyoungpeople’smentalhealth.Manypeoplehaveheardstoriesaboutyoungpeoplewhohavebeenbullied(霸凌)onlineandlaterhurtthemselves.Butnoteveryoneagreesthatthenewlawisagoodidea.Somepeoplebelievethelawwillmakeitharderforyoungpeopletoconnectwithotherswhocansupportthem.Othersworrythatthesocialmediaban(禁令)willpushyoungpeopletowardlesssafepartsoftheInternet.Oneofthebiggestproblemsishowthesocialmediacompanieswillfigureouthowoldtheirusersare.ThelawsaysthecompaniesmustgivepeopleawaytoprovetheiragewithoutsendinginagovernmentID,butit’snotclearhowthismightwork.Thedemandthatthecompaniescollectevenmoreinformationraisesworriesabouttheprivacyofyoungpeople.Othercountrieshavealsotakenstepstolimitsocialmediausebyyoungpeople.InFrance,peopleunder15cannotusesocialmediawithoutagreementfromaparent.CountriesliketheUKandNorwayareconsideringsimilarlaws.SomeUSstateshavepassedlawslimitingsocialmediaforyoungpeople,thoughtheselawshavebeenchallengedincourt.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fined”inparagraph1mean?

A．Added.B．Cheated.C．Punished.D．Lent.9.WhatdoAustraliansthinkofthenewlaw?

A．Theyallagreetoit.B．Theyareallagainstit.C．Theyholddifferentopinions.D．Theyareveryworriedaboutit.10.Whatisthebiggestproblemincarryingoutthelawforsocialmediacompanies?

A．Howtofindoutusers’ages.B．Howtouseusers’IDcards.C．Howtoprotectusers’privacy.D．Howtocollectusers’thoughts.11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

A．ManyEuropeancountriesarepassingsimilarlaws.B．Francealsohasnoagelimitforusingsocialmedia.C．AnumberoflawsoftheUShavebeenchallenged.D．Teenagers’useofsocialmediahasattractedglobalattention.(★★)ScientistsonaNationalGeographicresearchtriptotheSolomonIslandshavediscoveredtheworld’slargestcoral(珊瑚).Thesinglecoralcolony(群),madeupofaroundonebilliontinyanimals,issolargethatitcanbeseenfromspace.Thoughunderwatercoralsmaylooklikerocks,theyareactuallymadeoutofmillionsoftinyanimalscalledcoralpolyps(珊瑚蟲).Together,thepolypsformacolony.Acoralreef(礁)isnormallybuiltoutoflotsofcoloniesofdifferentkinds.Butinthiscase,scientistsdiscoveredagiantstructurebuiltentirelyoutofonespeciesofcoral.Allofthecoralpolypsinthiscolonyarethesamekind.Andtheresearchersbelievethiscolonyincludesaboutonebillioncoralpolyps.Thecoralcolonyis34meterswideand32meterslong,andabout5.5metershigh.Itisbelievedtobebetween300and500yearsold.Thecoralcolonyismostlybrown,butitalsohasyellow,blue,andredspots.Thecoralcolonyishometomanykindsofsealife,includingshrimp,crabs,anddifferentkindsoffish.Thenewlydiscoveredcoralcolonysitsinwaterthat’saround10metersdeep,andseemstobedoingwell—evenwhenmanyothercoralsaren’t.Inrecentyears,coralreefsaroundtheworldhavebeendamagedbyrisingoceantemperaturescausedbyglobalwarming.Thisisoftencalledcoralbleachingbecausehugeareasofcoralscanturnwhiteastheydie.Asof2023,around75%oftheworld’scoralreefshavebeenaffectedbycoralbleaching.Sincethisgiantcoralcolonyisdoingwell,thatmaymeanthatitcansurviveinwarmertemperatures.Clearly,ithadtobestrongtoremainaliveforhundredsofyears.Asonescientistsaid,“Anythingoldisreallygoodatsurviving.”Thatcouldbegoodnews:Itmightmeanthatthecolonywillbeabletoproducenewcoralsthatcansurviveinwarmerwaters.12.Whatisspecialaboutthenewlydiscoveredcoralcolony?

A．Itisfoundaroundtheislands.B．Ithasmanyseaanimalsonit.C．Itismadeupofthesamekindofcoral.D．Itincludescoloniesofvarioustypesofcoral.13.Whatisparagraph3mainlyaboutthenewlydiscoveredcoralcolony?

A．Itsbasicfacts.B．Itspoorsituation.C．Itshistoryofgrowth.D．Itslivingenvironment.14.Whichwordcanbestdescribethesituationofthecoralsintheoceannow?

A．Uncertain.B．Pleasing.C．Lively.D．Worrying.15.Whyisthisnewdiscoveryimportant?

A．Itgivesushopeforthesurvivalofcoral.B．Itprovestobeatotallynewtypeofcoral.C．Itshowsancientanimalsaregoodatsurviving.D．Ithelpsusfindwaystocontroloceanwarming.(★★)Throughoutmyyearsofroad-tripping,I’vegonethroughscaryaccidents,momentsofexcitement,endlessboredom,andeverythinginbetween.16..I’dliketosharesomewithyoubeforeyoustartyouradventure.Planyourroute(路線)aheadoftimeBeingspontaneous(常心血來潮的)isexcellent,butdoyourselfafavorandplantherouteyouwanttotakebeforeyouhittheroad.17..Youcaneithersetoutonaboringtriporenjoyamazingsights.Certainroutesmayseemlessdirect,buttheyalsomightleadyoutomoreamazingstopsonthewaytoyourdestination.Acceptadjusting(調整)yourplan18.,eveniftheyseemperfectatfirst.Youmightfindsomereallyfunthingstodoonyourtrip.It’snotagoodideatomissoutjustbecauseyoumadeastrictplanthatyouwon’tchange.Ifso,beopentochangingplansontheroad.Allowyourselfandyourfellowtravelerstobefreetodothingsastheyfeellikeit,becausethat’swhattravelingwithoutastrictplanisallabout.PacktherightrepairtoolsEvenifyouhaveroadsideemergencyservice,don’tforgettobringthenecessarytoolstogetyoubackontheroadifyourcarbreaksdowninthemiddleofnowhere.19..Soit’sbesttobepreparedforabreakdownwiththepropertools.20.Asmuchfunasyou’llhave,youmighthavetopassonafewmust-seedestinationsonyournextroadtrip.Don’tthinkabouttheexperiencesyouhavemissed.They’llbetherewaitingforyounexttime,afterall.Youcanimagineyournextroadtrip.Whatplacesarestillonyourwishlistforfuturetrips?Howabouttryingoutthevan(面包車)lifeexperience?

A．TravelclosertohomeB．HeadoutwithyourfriendsC．LeavesomeadventuresfornexttimeD．AlittleresearchinadvancecanmakeabigdifferenceE．ExperiencedtravelersknowthatplanscanchangealotF．Sometimes,rescuerswon’tbeabletoreachyouforhoursG．Fromtheseexperiences,I’velearnedplentyofvaluabletips二、完形填空(★★★)I,aforty-year-oldman,drovetoablooddriveatahospitaltheotherday.Ithadbeenalongterribleweek.Badnews________cameallweeklong.Sobyblooddriveday,Iwasstillfeelingquite________,andIcouldn’t________up.Ionlyhopedtodonatemy________asquicklyaspossible,gohomeandgetsomerest.Iwasthefirsttoarriveatthe________.Soon,though,theroomwas________.WhileIwaswatchingtheblooddropfrommyarmintothebagbelow,I________andsawthatthreeotherpeopleweredonatingtoo.Therewasawomaninherearlytwentiesandtwomenintheirthirties—theyweremanyyearsmy________.Atthetableswhereweweresupposedtogoforsomefoodafterourblooddonation,Iheardagirl________.Shewasthelittledaughterofoneofthe________.Tearsstreameddownherface.Therewerepeopleofallagesherealltogether.Seeingthese________peopleofferingtoserveotherswithoutgettingpaid,Ifoundmysenseofanxiety________,whichwasjustasmallpartoflife.ThenIdecidedto________thelittlegirl.“Hi,prettygirl!”Isaidtoherwithasmile.Inhermother’sarms,shesmiledtoo.Irealizedtherewasjoyandhope.Ibelievedthatoneday,thelittlegirlwouldalsobecomeanadultdonorto________anotherhuman’slife.Atthatmoment,Icouldfeelthe________oflifeandlove.21.A．hardlyB．positivelyC．continuallyD．slightly22.A．frightenedB．anxiousC．movedD．energetic23.A．cheerB．getC．signD．break24.A．bagsB．foodC．tablesD．blood25.A．marketB．stationC．hospitalD．store26.A．fullB．warmC．cleanD．dirty27.A．gatheredaroundB．lookedaroundC．wentoffD．setoff28.A．classmatesB．workmatesC．companyD．junior29.A．singingB．speakingC．cryingD．complaining30.A．restauranteursB．volunteersC．patientsD．doctors31.A．creativeB．considerateC．shallowD．stressed32.A．explodedB．increasedC．disappearedD．worked33.A．greetB．askC．trickD．blame34.A．controlB．recognizeC．replaceD．save35.A．strengthB．rateC．battleD．loss三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。WhatAreSomeTraditionsoftheSpringFestival?InChina,onewell-knownancientstoryspeaksofNian,aterriblemonster36.eatshumanfleshonNewYear’sEve.ButNianhassomefearsthatcanweakenitsstrength.ItissaidthatNianfearsthecolorred,loudnoisesandfire.So,theSpringFestival37.(activity)includeputtingupredpaperdragonsonthedoorsofhomes,wearingredclothesandsoon.Peoplealsolightredlanternsallnightandsetofffirecrackers38.(drive)awaythemonster.Tothisday,the39.(celebrate)oftheSpringFestivaliscenteredonremovingbadluckandwelcomingallthatisgoodandsuccessful.Usually,red40.(consider)aluckycolorforthenewyear.InmanyAsiancultures,thecolorsymbolizesagoodfutureandjoy.Peoplewearredclothing,decorate(裝飾)theirhomes41.redpaperlanternsanduseredenvelopestogivelovedonesgiftmoney.Playing42.(tradition)gamesisacommonpracticeduringtheSpringFestivalaroundtheworld.Itisacommontraditiontohonorancestorsduringthistime.ManyKoreanfamiliestakepartinaceremony43.(call)“charye”.Femalefamilymemberspreparefoodandmalemembersserveittoancestors.Thefinalactinvolvestheentirefamily44.(share)amealandhavingafamilygathering.Vietnamesecultureholds45.sametradition.Peoplecookdishesandplacethemonahomeplatforminhonoroftheirancestors.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，你的交換生好友David想申請加入你所在的英語戲劇社。為此，他給你發郵件，詢問相關信息。請你給他回一封郵件，提供幫助，內容包括：1.該戲劇社的主要活動；2.申請加入該戲劇社的建議。注意：1.寫作詞數應為80個左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearDavid,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,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。AmiddleschoolstudentnamedJimfound$12,000inaparkinglotoutsideastoreandreturnedittoitsrightfulowner.Thisactofhonestyledtoaseriesofpositiveevents,makingkindnessmorepopularinthecommunity.Onedayafterschool,Jimwaswalkingthroughtheparkinglotnearthestoreinhiscommunitywhenhesawathickenvelopelyingontheground.Curiously,hepickeditupandnoticeditwasfilledwithmoney.Realizingsomeonemusthavelostit,hedecidedtotakeittothestore’scustomerservicecounter.Thestoremanager,Zoe,wasakind-heartedlady.Herstorewasalsoacharitystorewhichsoldclothesandothergoodsgivenbycustomerstoraisefunds(資金)tohelpthoseinneed.SurprisedbutimpressedbyJim’shonesty,ZoeaskedforJim’scontactinformationandpromisedtotellhimiftheownercameforward.“Thankyou,Jim.Youareanhonestandresponsibleboy,”shesaid.Anhourlater,ZoecalledJim.“Theownerofthe