山东省聊城市2024-2025学年高三上学期英语期中考试英语试题

山东省聊城市学年高三上学期英语期中考试英语试2024-2025题

一、阅读理解Dublin isIrelands largestcity,but whenyou gettired ofurban exploration,there9s plentyto seeinthe surroundingcountryside.Heres ourpick of the bestday tripsfrom Dublin.Howth village,for ataste ofthe IrishseasideHowth isa prettyharbor villagewith greatcoastal views.Behind thevillage liesHowth Castle,the siteof whichhas beenhome toSt Lawrencefamily sincethe12th century.Its opento the public forguidedtours onlyduring summer.All othertimes yourefree towander aroundthe castlegrounds.Powerscourt Estate,fbr ataste ofhow Irelandsother halflivedPowerscourt Estatewas laidout in the1730s byRichard Cassels,the greatestIrish architectof theGeorgianera.Ifs easyto filla daywandering aroundthe formalgardens wherethe handsomefountainwas modeledon afountain inRomes PiazzaBarberiniBru naBoinne,where ancientIreland comesto lifeThevalley ofthe RiverBoyne wasonce thefocus of a prehistoriccivilization Today,the variousrelicsin thevalley arepreserved asBru naBoinne.There arethree passagetombs hereof globalimportance-Newgrange,Knowth andDowth.Of these,Newgrange isthe mostimpressive.It datesfrom（金字塔）3200BCE-some sixcenturies olderthan thegreat pyramidsof Egypt.Castletown House,fbr areminder ofIrelands worldwidegrandeurAt thetime ofhis death in1729,lawyer andtax commissionerWilliam Conollywas therichestman in Ireland.Grand Castletown House wasbuilt ashis countryresidence in

1722.It wasbased ondesignsby Italianarchitect Allesandro Galilei,and extendedby theyoung Irisharchitect Edward LovettPearce,who hadrecently returnedfrom aGrand Tourof Italy.

1.What shouldbe takeninto accountwhen visitingHowth CastleA.Price.B.Season.C.Transport.D.Security.

2.What canBru naBoinne mostprobably beHowever,things beganto change.After-school trainingtook upmost ofmy time,and ourusual alget-togethers weredelayed orcanceled.Slowly butsurely,we beganto growapart.A heatedargumentfinally eruptedwhen Irefused Breanasinvitation togo hiking.Im sotired,Breana.Please,let mehave some alone time.”“Youre alwaysbusy.We haven9t spentmuch time together!Its allbecause ofyour excessivetraining!^^“Stop,Breana!You dontunderstand me at all!I dontneed afriend likeyou!95With thosemeanwords,I putan endto ourfriends to the end“promise.（萦绕）Over thefollowing days,despite atight schedule,the argumentlingered in my mind,distracting mefrom training.It wasa morningwhen there was chaoson theplayground.Someone criedout,Breana isinjured!,,Shocked andworried,I rushedto wherethe soundcame from,for oncenot注意caring aboutanything.续写词数应为个左右

1.150请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答

2.As Iarrived at the scene,I sawBreana sittingthere inpain.At mywords,she huggedme tightly.A.A heritagesite.B.An Egyptianpyramid.C.An observationalplatform.D.A historicaldocumentary.A.Richard Cassels.B.AllesandroGalilei.C.William Conolly.D.EdwardLovettPearce.

3.Who wasCastletownHousebuilt forFrommy earliestyears,my motherwas determinedto surroundme with books.She begangivingme myown DisneyBook ofthe MonthClub subscriptionwhen I was onlya3-year-old boy.We livedona dead-end roadin asmall ruraltown withno otherkids withwhom Icould play,so books were myclosestcompanions and I developeda deeplove for them.（陈歹柜）I consumedeach bookthen immediatelysearched for the next.A glassdisplay cabinetUin ourliving roomheld awide rangeof treasures:My earliestchapter bookgift wasa blackleatheredition ofThe CompleteEdgar Allan Poe Talesthat myfather gavemetofeed mylove ofscary stones.Iwas fascinatedby EdgarAllanPoeand he was likelythe influencefor thethrilling BlackCat AdventuresthatI pennedinmythird-grade class.The shelfalso heldmy treasuredcollection ofJames Herriotstones,a hardcoveredition withphotographs andpencil illustrations.In elementaryschool,the librarian,Mrs.Dudek,always accompaniedme asI workedmy wayupand downthe rowsof options,taking hertime torecommend booksshe thoughtwere justright.Sometime duringsixth grade.I almostfinished readingour smalllibrarys supply.Then oneweekend.Mrs,Dudek showedmeapile ofbooks putaway behindher chair.She explainedthat sheneeded todecidewhether thesebooksweremore appropriatefor theelementary ormiddle schoolshelves andaskedme formy helpin makingthat decision.Iwasthrilled with the weightof thisadult responsibility.Each week,Mrs.Dudek gavemeabook toread.Once Ihad finished,wed meetand talkabout itscontentand myrecommendation asto itsfinal destination,which sheconsidered respectfully.Theseexchanges electrifiedme,not onlybecause shevalued myopinion butalso because,for the first time,Iwas talkingabout bookswith anotherperson.This filledme witha new,unfamiliar feeling-one thatIpursue evennow.

4.Which bestdescribes the authors relationshipwithbookswhen hewas youngA.Inseparable.B.Indifferent C.Cooperative.D.Unstable.

5.Why was the glassdisplay cabinetmentioned in Paragraph2A.To showoff hisfamily treasure.B.To illustratehis lovefor books.C.To introducesome famouswriters.D.To recommendhighly-rated works.

6.How didthe authorfeel whenMrs.Dudek askedhim to help classifybooksA.Alarmed.B.Trusted.C.Bored.D.Stressed.

7.What can be inferredfrom thelast paragraphA.The authorencountered anelectric shockB.The authornever feltbeing respectedbefore.C.Mrs.Dudek hada deepinfluence on theauthor.D.Mrs.Dudek wasinconvincible inbook discussions.On arainy afternoonin Aspinwall.Pennsylvania,a groupof amateurmusicians gatheredto laydowna fewtracks.This wasntthe first time theband hadperformed together,but it was theirfirsttimeina recordingstudio.The band,which callsitself Infinity,first performedits workat the2022Pittsburgh Schizophrenia（诊断）Conference inNovember.All fourband membersare diagnosedwith schizophrenia,a mentaldisorderthat cancause peopleto interpretreality in abnormal ways.Infinity formedfive yearsago whenFlavio Chamis,a Braziliancomposer andconductor,began（）working with the Universityof PittsburghMedical CenterUPMC onhow touse musiclo treatmentalillness.“Having amental healthdiagnosis isnot areason tonot havea creativelife^Chamis said.Schizophrenia canbe disabling,but playingmusic canhelp,according to a growingbody ofresearch.Chamis andK.N.Roy Chengappa,a professorat UPMC.are continuingtheir effortswith thefour（介入，干预）musicians andto furtherinvestigate musicalinterventions inmental healthoutcomes.As imagingtechniques advance,scientists areworking toanswer preciselywhy music affects thebrain in theways thatit does.Playing musicseems to have animpact ontiming systemsin the brain,which areaffected bymajor depression,schizophrenia andother illnesses.There isresearch indicating（节奏）that trainingpatients toplay inrhythm canin facthelp retrainthebraininother lessobvious ways.Interventions tendtohavepositive effects,but theresearch isstill inearlystages.The banddoesnt havemuch formalmusic training,but theyplayed andsang withtouchingsincerity.not supposedto beprofessional orperfect/9Chengappa said.One ofthem hasbeen mypatientfor20years...Theyve reallyimproved.Chamis ledthe Infinityrecording from the piano,with eachmusician ina separatesound-proofroom listeningto oneanother onheadphones.Ifs beengreat workingon thiswith Chamis,said guitaristDavidBaird.I lovedfeeling likea professional.I wantmore.^^

8.What isspecial about the bandInfinityA.All the members wereprofessionals.B.All themembers havemental disorders.C.It performedfor peoplewith schizophrenia.D.It gaveits firstperformance ina recordingstudio.

9.Why didFlavio Chamisstart theband InfinityA.To testthememberscreativity inmusic.B.To investigatethe causesof mentaldisorder.C.To studythe effectof musicon mentalillness.D.To gainthe chanceto cooperatewith UPMC.

10.How willmusicaffectthebrainaccording tothe textA.By adaptingit torhythm inmusic.B.By changingits reactiontime.C.By employingimaging approaches.D.By interveningits timingsystems.

11.What canwe inferabout bandmembersA.Theyve earneda higherincome.B.Theyve gotrid ofdepression.C.Theyve releasedpersonal records.D.Theyve becomemore confidentInthe geneticage,ecologists5jobs aremade mucheasier bytwo things.One isthat every基因组.organism carriesits ownchemical identitycard,intheform ofits genomeThe secondis thattheydrop theseID cardseverywhere theygo,which allowsscientists toharvest thisenvironmentalDNA”eDNA fromsoil,sand,water and the like,and useit tokeep trackof whichspecies arelivingwhere.“Every organism,“of course,includes humans.In apaper publishedon May15thinNatureEcologyEvolution,researchers reportthat sucheDNA surveyspick uplarge quantitiesof human DNAas wellastheanimal sort.The researchersdidnt setout tostudy inadvertenthuman geneticby catch”,as theycall thephenomenon.The workbegan atthe WitneySea TurtleHospital inFlorida,during aninvestigation intoaviral turtledisease.The researcherssampled waterfrom theturtles tanks,as wellas fromocean waterandbeaches uponwhich thecreatures nested,looking forviral DNA.They expectedto sweepup DNA（拖网）.from otherspecies duringtheir trawlWhat wassurprising wasjust howmuch humanDNA theyfound.Interested,they expandedtheir search.In bothFlorida andinIrelandthey foundhumanDNA inrivers,in beachsand,and evenin airfrom roomsin whichhumans had been workingHuman DNAis notquiteeverywhere:itwasnot detectablein deepocean water,or onremote beachesclosed tothepublic.But anywherethat humansare,their DNAappears tobe aswellIn onesense,that isunsurprising.But advancesin gene-sequencing meanttherewasenoughinformation inthe samplesto figureout plentyof thingsabout thehumans inquestion.They couldpickout males,infer anindividuals ancestors,and detecta personsdisease riskDavid Duffy,an authorof thepaper,said theamount andquality ofthe DNAthey discoveredoutnumbered theminimum necessarytobe includedin Americasdatabase ofmissing people.The researchesdid nottry toidentify individualsintheir study,as theythought itwas againsthumanity.But theyhad nodoubt itcould bedone.

12.What dowe knowabout eDNAA.It providesa novelway tomake IDcards.B,It offersa newinsight intothe roleof environmentC.It helpsresearchers torestore individualorganisms.D.It containsmuch geneticinformation aboutvarious species.

13.What doesthe underlinedword inadvertent“inParagraph3probably meanA.Familiar B.Insensitive.C.Accidental D.Complex

14.What didthe researchersthink ofidentifying individualsusing theDNAA.It wasmorally unacceptable.B.It wasout ofthe question.C.It wastechnically challenging.D.It wastoo time-consuming

15.What isa suitabletitle forthe textA.Breakthroughs inthe StudyofaViral TurtleDiseaseB.The Applicationof EnvironmentalDNAinReservesC.Identification ofMissing Personsthrough GeneticInformationD.Human DNAsWidespread Existencein EnvironmentalSamplesA primarygoal ofculturally responsiveeducation istohelpall studentsbecome respectfulofvarious culturesand peoplethat theyllinteract with.However,the worldis morecomplex anddiversethan theenvironment thatstudents inhabit.16Then whatmight aneducator doto promotediversecultures inthe classroomClassroomactivities oftenwork well.For example,educators canshow studentsphotographs ofpeople from differentcultures everyday.17In thisprocess,theyll graduallylearn toknow andaccepteach kindof looks.Its importantto avoidteaching studentsaboutthesame rolemodels repeatedly.18Wall spacescanbeused todisplay postersabout culturalgroups.Students canmark thecountriesfrom whichtheir ancestorsimmigrated ona worldmap.And classroomsigns canbe hunginseveral languages.Such culturalexposure helpsremind thestudents thatpeoplefromdiverse（亥板印象）.backgrounds areall bornequal,protecting studentsfromthecultural stereotypesijAnother importantgoal ofeducation isto teachstudents toappreciate theirown culture.19To fitinwiththesocial order,they sometimeshave tochange orremove theirculturalbehaviors.To avoidthis situation,investigating uniquecharacteristics of their communityis oneeffectiveway tohelp studentsgain a greater appreciationoftheirown culture.Educators canencouragestudents tointerview theirfamily membersabout culturalpractices andtraditions andthen sharethemwith pride.20A.This canbe achallenging taskfor educators.B.Over time,wall spaceswill exposestudents torich diversity.C.This activitycan motivatestudents toshow themselvesbravely.D.Students cansee variousappearances andfind beautyfrom each.E.Gradually,they willstart tobuild confidencein theirown culture.F.Minority studentsmay feelpressured tolive ina multiculturalgroup.G.Providing aculturally responsivelearning environmentis alsocritical.

二、完形填空One morning,Bridget Willisarrived ata restaurantinawheelchair.When sheapproached thedoor,the waiterAlex21her andled hertoatable.During their22Alex learnedthat theold ladycamehere fora specialreason.However,to Alexssurprise,all she23were justtwo apples,an itemthat wasnotlisted on the

24.Nevertheless,Alex wentout ofhisway to25her request.Being puzzledby herunusual behavior,Alex26to reportthe mattertotheboss,Jack Holt.The bosscame tothe diningarea,and was27when hesaw thewoman sittingthere,biting anapple.“It cantbe...”Jack whisperedas28flooded back...Bridget wasthe busdriver whoused totakehim toschool whenhewasten andthey developedagreat29over time.They wouldoften sharetheapples duringthe fewminutes theywere aloneonthebus.However,everything30one day.That dayBridget gotoff thebus tosee ifsomething was31withthefront wheels.Jack insistedon（刺耳的声being in32with her.Whi1e33the wheelsontheroadside together,they heardthe screech音）of tires.Noticing acar movingfast towardsthem,Bridget34pushed Jackaway.Unfortunately.Bridget wasstruck bythe carand hadher35seriously injured...With tearsin theireyes,both werehappy tosee eachother aftera longseparation.

21.A.praised B.inspected C.assisted D.recognized

22.A.interview B.conversation C.bargain D.visit

23.A.ordered B,prepared C.purchased D.carried

24.A.poster B・menu C.handout D.giveaway

25.A.delay B,repeat C.satisfy D.submit

26.A.agreed B・promised C.decided D.happened

27.A.amused B.amazed C.embarrassed D.inspired

28.A.disappointmentB.annoyance C.memories D.comments

29.A.connection B.arrangement C.project D.business

30.A.changed B・worked C,happened D.mattered

31.A.related B,crowded C-ready D.wrong

32.A.harmony B・company C.touch D.line

33.A.throwing B・painting C.examining D.rolling

34.A.immediately B.temporarily C.effortlessly D.mistakenly

35.A.face B.head C-arms D.legs

三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1At the2024Paris Olympics,Chinese athletes,with theirunbreakable fightingspirit andoutstandingcompetitive strength,36write a new chapterin Chinese sports.Breakthroughs inbasic majorevents andpotential37advantage eventsbecame amajorhighlight ofthis Olympics.The mens100-meter freestyleathlete seta newworld record,38marked a代表团historic milestoneforthe Chinese sports delegation.Events39rhythmic gymnasticsand小womens boxingall achievedthe breakthroughof zeroOlympic gold medals,andthefreestyle BMX轮车event evenwon40first Olympicgoldmedal.Many youngpost-OOs“athletes becamethe leadingfigures onthe field.With fearlesscourage,they showed41confident theworld thestyle ofanewgeneration ofChinese athletes.They daredtofight andcompete inthe faceof pressure,going beyond42they inthe faceof challenges.While43pursue excellentresults,the athletesoftheChinesesportsdelegation alwaysstuck toagood sportsspirit andmoral style.They respectedtheir44opponent andinterpreted theOlympic spiritwithpractical actions.The outstandingperformance oftheChinesesportsdelegationattheParis Olympicsnot onlywonglory forthe motherland45inspired moreChinese peopleto engagein sports.

四、书信写作.假定你是校英文报负责人李华，你报将开设“致敬科学家主题专栏,现向46Saluting Scientists”全校同学征稿请你用英语写一篇征稿启事，内容包括.征稿内容

1.投稿方式2,呼吁参与3注意.写作词数应为个左右；

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五、书面表达阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文

47.“Friends tothe end!”Breana hadsigned thepicture ofus thathung onmy bedroomwall.Herhandwritten promisecarried thejoy we had shared,and laughterfilled theroom.It feltlike Breanaand Ihadbeenbest friendsforever.Since theday wemet onthefirstday ofseniorhigh school,wehadbeen inseparable.She enjoyedoutdoor sports,andIloved dancing.We didalmosteverything together.When thetryout noticeforthecheerleading teamcame up,Breanaencouraged meto give it ashot Initially,I resistedher suggestion,calling hercrazy,but deepdown,Itrusted herand secretlywanted togiveita try.Breana sawmy hiddendesire andpromised tosupport mefully.She attendedall thepractices andeven spenttwo weekscoaching mein herbackyard.Finally,witha perfectperformance,I successfullymade itonto thecheerleading team.Regrettably,Breana failedtomake theteam dueto physicaldiscomfort.。