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福建省福州市闽侯县第一中学学年高一上学期开学2024-2025英语试题
一、阅读理解4Popular Placesto GoThis WinterHarbin,ChinaChina Harbinswinter isfbr thebrave ones——the averagetemperature is
1.8°F-but thosewhobrave thecold will be rewardedwith experiencingone of the worldslargest winterfestivals.2021marksthe37th HarbinInternational Iceand SnowSculpture FestivalJanuary-March,when massivefrozenstructures riseand arelit up,transforming the city into a winterwonderland.Lyon,FranceParis may be calledThe Cityof Light,but everyDecember,light takescenter stagein Lyon,Frances third-largest city.Thafs whenthe annualFestival ofLights aroundDecember8takes over,装置with lightinstallations thattransform thecitys streetscapesinto modemworks ofart.The cityisalso home to twoChristmas marketsone inLa Croix-Rousse;the other at thePlace Carnot;throughDecember
25.Lima,PeruPerus capitalLima ishometo the worldshighest number of cookingschools perperson.Asidefrom itsdelicate dining,thecityalso hasgreat cocktailbars whereyou cantaste classicor contemporarytakeson thePisco Sour.Combine thatwith theoceanfront settingand temperaturesin the80s,and youllunderstandwhy Limashould nolonger beignored thiswinter.Vermont,US度彳段月生地Winter inVermont meansskiing andsnowboarding,Many resortshave greatlyupgradedtheir snowmakingabilities aspart ofa$15million statewideprogram thatreplaced manyoutdatedsnow gunswith new,low-energy models.These newmachines willalso improvethe qualityofsnow surfacesand lengthenthe season,meaning thiswillbeone of the bestwinters forskiing andridingin Vermontin recentmemory.
1.What similaritiesdo the first twoplaces haveA.They aredecorated withlights.B.They offersnow sculptures.C.They havethree-day festivals.D.They areextremely cold.A.Harbin.B.Lyon.C.Lima.D.Vermont.
3.Whats newto theresorts inVermontA.Skiing andsnowboarding.B.A longerwinter.C.Cooking schools.D.Updated equipment.
2.Which providesa goodchance tobuy aChristmas giftGenerally,people takevacations torelax themselves.However,one lovinggrandpa didnt.WhenGrandpa Davidarrived athis Mexicandestination,he madea shockingdiscovery inhis suitcase,andwent towork throughouthis vacation.David foundseveral Peppa Pig toyswhen unpacking.It turnedout thathis granddaughterLisettehad placedthe toysthere.She hopedthose toyswould keepher grandpa company duringthe vacation.Instead ofsimply ignoringthe PeppaPig toys,David cameup withan ideato createvideos with them.David said,Im going to filmeverything Ido withthose toys.And Illput the videos togetheras agift tomygranddaughter.^^This thoughtfulgrandpa startedmaking videosof thePeppaPigtoys swimming,sunbathing,andtaking atrip to see thewhales.He added,I enjoybeing sillyand playful.Then Davidposted themonline.His videoswent viralon socialmedia.People fellin lovewith Davidssweet andloving gestureandwanted to know moreabout thisgrandpas film-making adventures.The reactionfrom Davidsgranddaughter,4-year-old Lisette,was preciousand priceless.Thechild couldntcontain herexcitement whenwatching thosevideos.She wasextremely delightedto seehertoys enjoyingthis vacationwith hergrandpa.At theend of thevideo,David explainedwhy hechose tospend hisvacation busycreating thevideofor hisbeautiful granddaughter,“I sawLisettes toysin mysuitcase,and Iknew sheloved thosetoys.Yet shegave themto me.I wantedto dosomething forher inreturn.You know,one of the joysofbeing agrandparent istoseethe smileon thosecute littlefaces.”
4.What didDavid doduring hisMexicanvacationA.He relaxedhimself.B.He boughttoys.C.He accompaniedLisette.D.He madevideos.
5.Which ofthe followingcan replacethe underlinedexpression wentviral“in paragraph3A.Spread wildly.B.Suffered attacks.C.Sold well.D.Raised doubts.
6.How wasDavids vacationin MexicoA.Easy andamazing.B.Busy butworthwhile.C.Silly andadventurous.D.Dangerous butsweet.
7.What messagedoes thetext conveyA.Seeing isbelieving.B,Travel broadensthe mind.C.Love isthe rewardof love.D.East orwest,home isthe best.(栖,息土也),Small endangeredanimals are often hardto findin theirnatural habitatsmakingit difficultfor scientiststo spotthem anddevelop conservationplans.But newtechnologies canhelp.(无人在)Australian researchershave equippedflying dronesL with cameras sothey canspot koalashidinghigh intrees.(校树),Koalas spendmost oftheir livesin eucalyptustrees whoseleaves aretheir favoritefood.Since theleaves arelow in calories andnutritional content,koalas are not veryactive—they sleepup to20hours aday.Living in high branches,they arenot easyto spotfrom theground,and theyhave few(捕食者).natural predatorsThe greatestthreat tothem isthat lotsof treesare beingcut down.Everysingle treein Australia,right now,needs tobe protected,and unlessthat happensI canpromise youthekoala isgoing tobecome extinct,“said DeborahTabart,from theAustralian KoalaFoundation.Scientists studyingkoalas sayone ofthe keysto savinganimals istoknowwhere theylive and(数目调查)how many of themare left.Using dronesfitted withcameras toconduct acensus wasanuntested concept.Queensland Instituteof Technologytechnician GavinBroadbent saidthey weredoubtfulat first.But whenwe sawthe imagescome through,we sawthe koalaswere veryclearcompared tothe treesand theenvironment.So wethought,yes,this isabsolutely aproof ofa conceptthatcould workJ hesaid.The imagessent backtoacomputer clearly show theanimafs position,even froma distancefarenough awaynot todisturb itssleep.Scientists canscan thetrees fromall angles,picking outkoalas even(稠密的)in thedensest areas.Scientists sayit isnow clearthat droneswithcamerascan beused forspotting,and perhapssaving,other animalsin thewild.
8.What canwe learnabout koalas from thesecond paragraphA.Koalas eatnothing buteucalyptus leaves.B.Koalas food is highincaloriesand richin nutrition.C.Koalas arenot veryactive becausethey arefat.D.Koalas liveinhighbranches sothey aredifficult to spot.
9.What ismaking thenumberofkoalas decreaseA.Excessive hunting.B.Their naturalpredators.C.Their habitatbeing destroyed.D.Climate change.
10.Which ofthe followingis NOTan advantageofthenew methodtospotkoalasA.It canhelp preventkoalasfrombecoming extinct.B.The picturesshot bythe camerasclearlyshowkoalas position.C.It can be carriedout withoutdisturbing koalassleep.D.The koalasin thickareas canbe pickedout with this method.
11.What wouldbe thebest titlefor thetextA.How KoalasLive inAustraliaB・The NumberoftheKoalas IsDecreasing SharplyC.Measures MustBe Takento ProtectKoalas HabitatD.Drones HelpScientists SpotEndangered KoalasLawrenceGanti from the UShas livedin Switzerland,Japan,and India.When hiswork withMerck,acompanythat developstreatments formany ofthe worldsmost challengingdiseases,first tookhimto Japan,he wasstruck byhow comfortablehis Japaneseco-workers werewith silence.Duringmeetings in the US,people areusually uneasywith quietand filla quietperiod withtalk.Not soin Japan.“You dontbreak thesilence unlessyou havesomething importantto say,“says Ganti.Surprisingly,when henext livedin India,he foundconversations weretypically lively,loud andfull ofinterruptions(打岔).“Silence isnever expected,he says.The Japanesevalue thebuilding oftrust andrelationships,Ganti adds.In Japan,nothing mightbeachieved in the firstmeeting,and noreal progressmaybemade untilthe partiessit downfor alunch ordinner.Ganti remembersgreeting foreignerswho flewto Japanwiththeintention ofholding theirmeetingand flyingout thatsame day.“Its justa half-hour discussion/9they toldhim.He replied,ThathalG hourdiscussion wontgo anywhere.^^Cyrus Sabourifrom NewJersey,the US,had similarexperiences inthe Middle East.He livesinBahrain,where heworks forAmerican ExpressMiddleEast.Meetings canrequire personalintroductions,which oftentake upmore ofthe meetingthan thethings tobe discussedJ he says.He wasfrustratedby thiscustom whenhe firstmoved tothe islandnation.You eventuallylearn thatit ishard todrawthe linebetween businessand personallife/9hesays.“Warm andfriendly relationshipscanbethedifference betweena dealor nodeal withthe Bahraini.Gantis currentjob withMerck takeshim throughoutLatin America.While eachcountry presentsitsown culturalpuzzle tofigure out,Ganti hasfound thatcultures have a lotin common.In manyparts ofLatin America,for instance,giving straightadvice orcriticism inconversation isnttypical.To makeapoint,he didjust thatin meetings,and attendeeswere oftenshocked.Im usuallysent toplaces wherechangeis neededJ Gantisays.“You haveto makechanges.
12.How doIndians differfrom theJapanese according to GantiA.They dislikebeing interrupted.B.They seemnervous inbusiness meetings.C.They easilyaccept silence.D.They usuallytalk excitedly.
13.What hadthe foreignersgoingtoJapan expectedaccordingtoparagraph2A.They wouldhaveavery interestingmeeting.B.They couldget theirtasks donesoon.C.They couldleave Japanthe nextday.D.They wouldbe invitedto dinner.
14.What frustratedSabouri whenhefirstworked inBahrainA.Bahrainis valuerelationships veryhighly.B.There area lotof longbusiness meetings.C.Personal introductionsareoftenignored.D.Work ismore importantthan lifethere.
15..The authorwrites thetext mainlyto.A.introduce hisworking experiencein LatinAmericaB.discuss Americansimpression onMiddle EastC.talk aboutsome culturaldifferencesD.give somefacts aboutJapanese mannersMostAmericans loveChinese food.However,the Chinese food servedin mostAmerican(烹饪)restaurants isvery differentfrom theauthentic cuisineenjoyed dailyby peopleliving in China.The historyof westernized Chinesefoodstarted inthe mid-1800s.16To makealiving,some ofthem openedrestaurants.Over theyears,Chinese cuisinehas madeits wayinto themainstreamand hasbeen adaptedto reflectWestern influences.One ofthe maindifferences betweenauthentic andwesternizedChinesefood liesin cookingmethods.The Chinesefood foundin Westernrestaurants ismainly cookedthrough frying.Many dishesarecooked usingvarious fryingmethods.17Instead,methods suchas baking,steaming,boiling and(煨),stewing aremore commonlyused.18Westernized Chinesefood featuresvegetables thatare commonin Westerncuisines.(西兰花),(乳制品)Some ingredients-like broccolicarrots,onions,tomatoes anddairy products-arenot oftenused inauthentic Chinesecooking.In addition,most Westerncultures arepretty conservativeabout themeats theyconsume.Authentic Chinesefood,in contrast,uses awider varietyof proteinsources,including snake,chicken feet,and duckblood etc.19Meanwhile,manyofthe mostpopular Chinesedishes inthe Westarenotservedin Chineserestaurants atall.Sweet andSour Chicken,for example,has noequivalent intraditionalChinese cuisine.20A.Another bigdifference isthe ingredientsused.B,Westerners generallywouldnt chooseto eat them.C.There areso manytraditional Chinesedishes inChina.D.Many Chineseimmigrants hadtrouble landinga jobinAmerica.E.Similarly,the fortunecookie isa completelyAmerican invention.F.However,traditional Chinesefoodisrarely cookedthrough frying.G.Most culturalgroups broughttheir customsand cuisinesalong withthem.
二、完形填空Kristin and her familyhave justmoved tothe communityand werethinking hardto21with theirnewneighbors.One day,Kristin22a picnictable.23,the deliverymansent onetable withthe wrongcolor24,Kristin couldntbear theugly table,so shepainted itturquoise-a colorshe25-and placedit inthe front yard.That tablethen becamethe placewhere Kristinandherkids26,Activities theyused todo insidethehouse,are nowdone outat that27inthefront yard.They playedgames,did craftsand atesnacksthere.We28chose thisplace tospend ourtime JKristin says,“We becamefrontyardpeople.”Gradually,her29began tostop byto introducethemselves andsit downfor achat.Kristin alsoinvitedpeople to3heratthe tablefor coffeeor icedtea.Construction workerson jobsin theneighborhoodtook theirlunch31atthetable.A milkmanriding bysat downto rest.“It wasa32way toslow downand connectwith othersJ shesays.The turquoisetable wasinvitingand33a senseof community.Then neighbors34Kristins ideaand theyalso puta picnictable intheirown frontyard.Now dozensof turquoisetables beganto existintheyards,35people fromthecommunity.
21.A.chat B.connect C.stay D.share
22.A.cleaned B.made C・borrowed D.bought
23.A.However B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Meanwhile
24.A.on purposeB.by mistakeC.in advanceD.at random
25.A.mixed B.imagined C.favored D.required
26.A.grew upB.looked aroundC.hung outD.dropped in
27.A.door B.garden C.moment D.table
28.A.intentionally B.carefully C.gently D.casually
29.A.neighbors B.colleagues C.kids D.friends
30.A.show B.contact C.join D.treat
31.A.boxes B.breaks C.exercises D・orders
32.A.simple B.polite C.traditional D.personal
33.A.recalled B.created C.needed D.lacked
34.A.discussed B.doubted C.forgot D.followed
35.A.encouraging B.stopping C.welcoming D.helping
三、语法填空阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容个单词或括号内单词的正确形式1吉祥物,The2024Spring FestivalGala officialmascot Loong Chenchen,36announce bytheChina MediaGroup onDec.
6.The name“Loong Chenchen“contains theChinese character“Loong J37translates todragonin English.The dragonhas longheld significantspiritual and38culture importanceinChina,featuringsignificantly inliterature,art,folklore,architecture,clothing,39painting forthousands ofyears.In line吉祥的withthisrich heritage,the mascotembodies auspiciousmeanings ofgood fortune,peace and40happy.The mascotis perfectlydesigned,drawing inspirationfrom41China deepand enduringtraditionalculture.An exampleof thisis42combination ofthe uniqueancient dragonnose intoits design.Thiselement43inspire bya dragon-shaped artifactdates backtotheXia Dynastyaround2070BC-1600绿松石BC.The artifactis craftedfrom over2,000pieces ofturquoise andwas unearthed44thearchaeological sitein YanshiDistrict,Luoyang,Henan Province.45additional,the designofthedragonclaw in“LoongChenchen^^draws inspirationfromthepattern ofthe Nine-Dragon WallofthePalaceMuseum inBeijing.
四、书面表达.你校将举办英语演讲比赛,请你以俨为题写一篇发言稿参赛内容46“The PersonI Admire Mos人物评价;.你敬佩的原因;•你的评价或对你的影响L23注意词数应为左右;L80开头结尾已给出,不计入总数
2.The PersonIAdmireMostDear fellowstudents,There aremany respectablepeople aroundus.And theperson Iadmire mostisThats all.Thank You!。
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