广东省汕尾市陆丰市2024-2025学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

广东省汕尾市陆丰市学年高一上学期期中考试英语2024-2025试题

一、阅读理解Here aresome pet-friendly universitiesin theUK andUS.University ofIllinoisStudents areallowed up to two pets ineach apartment,as wellas a fish tank of no more than50gallons.To keepa pet,you willneed to get approvalfrom theFamily amp;Graduate housingdepartmentat the University ofIllinois.You willhave toprovide proofthat yourpet isuptodate withits（疫苗），（不可退款的）.vaccinations andpay a monthly US$30pet fee,which isnon-refundableYour petcant be left fbrextended periodsof time,and ifthere9s evidencethat youveleft italonedue tovacation orillness,the universitymay removeit.Harvard UniversityWithas manyas12pet-friendly apartments,Harvard isa verypet-friendly university.It allowsstudents to havefish ina tankof nomore than50gallons,except fbrHarvards CronkhiteGraduateCenter.In Harvardspet-friendly apartments,youre allowed:one cator onedog,which cant be over40pounds whenfully grown.At most,twopetbirds.University ofBritish ColumbiaStudents cantake advantageof theuniversitys B.A.R.Kprogram,which usesthe calmingpower of therapy dogsto helpthem.B.A.R.K startedat theUniversity ofBritish Columbia,after anassistant professorcalled Dr.John-Tyler Binfetnoticed thathe couldntwalk acrosscampus withoutstudents runningover toplaywith hisdog,Frances.The students told himthey werehomesick andmissed theirpets,whichencouraged Binfetto establishB.A.R.K as a wayof fightingtheir loneliness.University of OxfordThe University ofOxfordis famousfor itsresident pets,who happilywander aroundcollegegrounds.Many Oxfordcolleges havetheir owntortoise andtake partin theannual Corpus试卷第页，共页1010Christi tortoiserace.Although youare notallowed to keep yourown petas astudent,several Oxfordcolleges holddogpetting andwalking therapysessions.

1.What isone ofthe rulesfor keepingpets attheUniversity of IllinoisA.Pet keepersshould payamonthlyUS$30pet feewhich willbe returned.B.Pets cantbeleftalone in the apartmentsdue tovacation orillness.C.Students havetokeepfish inafishtankofnomore than20gallons.D.The cator dogcantbeover40pounds whenfully grown.

2.Why didDr.John-Tyler Binfetstart B.A.R.KA.To helpstudentstofight againsthomesickness.B.To doresearch ondogs andtrain themto bepets.C.To helpmore professorsto doexercise oncampus.D.To giveassistance tothe petdogs byoffering themfoods.

3.Which universitydoesnt allowstudentstokeep petsA.Harvard University.B,University ofOxford.C.UniversityofIllinois.D.UniversityofBritish Columbia.A surveyby theAmerican PsychologicalAssociation shows that onein tenadults readsonlinenews atleast once an hour.A lothas beenwritten about the mentalhealth influencefrom newsaddiction,and in particular fromreading negative reports.Just likejunk fbod,“junk”news can be badfor ourhealth.In recentyears,things have been gettingincreasingly morenegative.A study ofthecontent ofNew Zealands largestnewspaper showedthat whilein1973the averagenumber ofstories aboutdeathon thefront pagewas

0.75,by2013it was

4.1and nothere werentfive times more peopledying.Whafs more,online news,and thestories weread onmobile phonesinparticular,tend to be evenmorenegative thanprint.A2019studyof50U.S.newspapers showedthat mobileversions ofnewspapersreport threetimesmorestories aboutdisasters andaccidents thanpaperones.Such negative reports lead people to believe thatthings areworse thanthey reallyare.Theycan leadto stress,worry andlower spirits.Experiments alsosuggest thatloneliness andpoor relationshipshavebeenconnected withreadingnegative reports.After readingnegativereports,people areless likely to help others.Even worse,whenwe checknews onsmart phones,we may“phub”our lovedones,which leadsto lowerrelationshipsatisfaction.Negative reportsattract ourattention farmorethanpositive ones.Thats aglobal happening.Ihope,however,that ifwe realizethat negativenews isspoiling ourmoods,we mightall bemore willingtochange.

4.Why is“junk fdod“mentioned in the firstparagraphA.To entertainreaders.B.To introducethe topic.C.To make an advertisement.D.To keepreaders awayfrom it.

5.What canwe learnaboutthestudy in Paragraph2A.The deathrate inNewZealandis veryhigh.B.Print newspapershave become lesspopular.C.Stories aboutdeath havebecomelesspopular.D.Negative reportinghas beenincreasing overyears.

6.What maynegativereportsleadpeopleto doA.Live ahopeful life.B.Become morecareful.C.Become lesslikelytohelpothers.D.Pay moreattention totheir physicalhealth.

7.What doesthe underlinedword phubinParagraph5meanA.Ignore B.Hate C.Laugh atD.Care about

8.Which ofthe followingcanbethe besttitle forthe textA.A Surveyon NewsReading HabitsB.Negative Effectsof MobilePhonesC.Is OnlineNews BetterThan PrintD.Is JunkNews aDanger toHealthThere wasonceaboy calledMario wholoved tohave lotsof friendsat school.However,hewasnt surewhether or not his classmates werehis true friends,so heasked hisgrandpa.The oldman（阁楼）.answered,I havejust exactly what youneed;its in the atticI Waithere for a minute.”Grandpa left,soon returningas thoughcarrying somethingin hishand,but Mariocould see（无形的）nothing there.Take it.Its avery specialchair.Because itsinvisible itsrather difficultto siton,but if you takeit to school andyou manageto sit on it,youll beable totell whoyour truefriendsare.^^Mario tookthe strangeinvisible chairand wentto school.At breaktime heasked everyonetoform acircle,and heput himselfin themiddle,with hischair.Nobody move.Youre aboutto seesomethingamazing JMario said.Then Mariotried sittingon thechair.He missedand fellstraight ontohis backside.Everyone hadapretty goodlaugh.Mario wouldntbe beaten.He kepttrying to siton the magicchair,and keptfalling to（悬停）the ground...until,suddenly,he triedagain anddidnt fall.This timehe sat,hovering in mid-air.一Looking around,Mario sawGeorge,Lucas,and Diana—three ofhis bestfriends holdinghimup,so hewouldnt fall.At thesame time,many othershe hadthought of as friendswere doingnothingbut makefun ofhim,enjoying eachand everyfall.Leaving withhis threefriends,Mario explainedto themhow hisgrandpa hadso cleverlythought（不幸）of sucha goodidea.Now heknows thatthose whotake joyin ourmisfortunes whenwe areindifficulty are not ourtruefriends.

9.What didMarios grandpatake fromthe atticA.An invisiblechair.B.An oldchair.C.A realchair.D.Nothing.

10.Why didMarios grandpagive himthe invisiblechairA.To seewhether Mariocould siton it.B・To testwho wereMarios truefriends.C.To letMario havefun withhisclassmates.D.To testwhether Mariowas popularat school.

11.How wasMario able to hoverinmid-airA.He sawthe invisiblechair suddenly.B.He managedto sitonthechair finally.C.His friendsheld himup with their hands.D.His classmatesgave hima chairtositon.

12.What doesthe storytell usA.Never laugh at ourfriends.B,True friendscan helpus domagic.C.True friendsare thosewho carefor us.D.Having toomany goodfriends isnta goodthing.Sure,its goodto get along well with your teacher becauseit makesthe time you spendin theclassroommore pleasant.And yes,its goodto get along well with yourteacher because,in general,its smartto learnhow toget along well with thedifferent typesof peopleyoull meetthroughout your life.In fact,kids whoget along wellwiththeir teachersnot onlylearn more,but theyremorecomfortable withasking questionsand gettingextra help.This makesit easierfor themto understandnewmaterials andmakes themdo theirbest ontests.When youhave thiskind ofrelationship withateacher,he orshe canbe someoneto turnto withproblems,such asproblems withlearning orschool（问题）.issuesHere isa questionWhat if you dontget alongwith your teachers Infact,teachers want to getalongwellwithyou andenjoy seeingyou learn.But teachersand studentssometimes havepersonality（个性冲突），clashes whichcan happenbetween anytwo people.If youshow yourteacher that you wantto make thesituation better,he orshe willprobably doeverything possibletomakethat happen.Bydealing witha problemlike this,you learnsomething abouthow togetalongwith peoplewho aredifferentfrom you.However ifa certainteacher isntyour favorite,you canstill have a successfulrelationship with（履彳亍）him orher especiallyif youfulfill your basic responsibilities as astudent.（责任）Here aresome ofthose responsibilitiesAttendclass readyto learn.（作业）.Be preparedfor classwiththeright stationery,books,and completedassignmentsListen whenyourteacheris talking.Do yourbest,whether itsa classroomassignment,homework,oratest.

13.According tothe passage,what willhappen toyou whengetting alongwellwith yourteachersA.We willhave noproblems withstudyB,We willgetabetter seatin theclassroomC.We willget thebest scoresin theexamsD.We willhave morepleasant timeintheclassroom

14.What doesthe underlinedword“that”refers tointhefourth paragraphA.The happytimeyouhave inthe classroomB,Getting alongvery wellwith classmatesC.A betterrelationship betweenyou andyour teacherD.The disappearanceof personalitydifferences

15.What doesthe passagemainly talkaboutA.The importanceof friendshipin schools.B,The importanceofagood relationshipwith yourteachers.C.Studying skillsfor students.D.Useful skillstogetalongwellwithyourteachers.

16.As astudent,what willyou doifyou dont likea certainteacher（履彳亍）A.You fulfillyourbasicresponsibilitiesasa studentB.You arethought ofasagood studentC.You knowsome basicsocial skillsD.You areeasygoing andhelpfulThe importanceof first impressions infinanceWhen itcomes tothe worldof finance,first impressionsmean everything.First impressionsalso meanthatnot everyoneis treatedequally,and peoplewho lookand soundthe partare receivedbetter thanpeoplewho makea poorfirst impression.17TimingIt onlytakes30seconds tomakealasting impression,and thisis trueeven whenyoure notthere.This meansDont belate!18Being lateshowsthatyoudonthave respectfbr other peoples time.Thisis notthe impressionyou wantto giveyour employer,so makesure youare atleast5-10minutesearly.Handshake（盛气凌人的）.Your handshakecan saya lotabout you.19Too tight,youre domineeringA warmand（坚定而有力的）firm handshakeis perfectlyacceptable.Body LanguageYourbody movementsare partof bothyour personalityand appearance.Use themwisely.Carry yourselfwithconfidence,like yourevery successful,even ifyoure not.Walking inwith purposeand powerwillgive youan airof confidence.20KnowledgeIf yourinterviewer askswhat youthink ofthe companysrecent efforts,the lastthing youwant todois juststare back.Do yourresearch.21Who foundedit Whatis theirgoal Youwanttoshow theemployerthatyoucare enoughto readup onwho theyare.Doing yourresearch andputting itall togetherconfidently andknowledgeably isexactlywhattheinterviewers lookfor inan employee.A.When wasthe companyfoundedB,You maynot beabletorecover fromit.C.Too loose,youre weakornotconfident.D.Youre expectedto askintelligent questions.E.Here area fewtips tohelp youmake your firstimpression.F.By doingthis,you canleave agood impression in yourinterview.G.Being latewill ruin yourfirstimpressioninthe eyesof yourinterviewer.

二、完形填空Have youever hadproblems inyourlifeand dontknow how tobe happy If22,you willfindBeing aHappy Teenager”by Australianwriter AndrewMatthews

23.In hisbook,Matthews24us howtohaveahappy lifeand answersthe25of teenagers.There aremany26such asparents andfriends,andthe book27we shouldstop beingangry andforgive.The booktells usof usefulskills28howtoput whatyouhave learnedinto picturesof yourmind to29your memorybetter.Many teenagersthink30happiness comes from agood examresult31praise fromotherpeople.But you can32behappywhen therearenosuch“good”things.Success comesfrom an33attitude.Ifyou34from problems,you willhave successinthefuture.Some school students have35such asbeing tootall ortoo short.But Matthewstells usthat36comesfromthinking aboutthings ina positive

37.If youare38,people noticeyou andyoucangeta39view atthe movie;ifyouare short,yourclothes andshoes40less roominyourbedroom!This isMatthews mostimportant41____:you choosetobehappy!

22.A.not B.so C,ever D.any

23.A.wise B.smart C.useful D.simple

24.A.orders B.tells C.asks D.argues

25.A.problems B.questions C.ideas D.comments

26.A.roles B.classes C.courses D.subjects

27.A.says B.writes C.reads D.thinks

28.A.for anexample B.such asC.so asD.so that

29.A.make B.turn C.let D.change

30.A.what B.how C.that D.whether

31.A.for B.but C.so D.or

32.A.yet B.already C.still D.rather

33.A.bad B.good C.independent D.normal

34.A.learn B.rescue C.struggle D.separate

35.A.experiences B.difficulties C,fears D.problems

36.A.success B.happiness C.failure D.height

37.A.way B.means C.manners D.spirit

38.A.short B.small C.tall D.fat

39.A.lower B.higher C.worse D.better

40.A.take B.spend C.cover D.cost

41.A.work B.lesson C.teaching D.study

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1When I was inelementary school,I didntlike goingtoschool.I had42difficult withreadingand writingand I always couldnot answerthe teachersquestions43correct.I crieda lotat schoolbecauseI44laughatby myclassmates.My parentswould alwaysget madat me.I feltvery upsetanddidnt haveany interest45study.But thenone day,I decided46change myattitude towardsstudy.So Iended up47pay moreattentionin classand I started topractice myvocabulary andspelling skills.Also,Ialways48go tomyteachers toask forhelp whenI hadany trouble.Istartedto dobetter in Grade

3.49IwasinGrade4,Iwas stillimproving.By Grade5,I hadbecome thetopstudent inclass.Now asI am50senior highschoolstudent,I knowit mightbe difficultat first.But Ilike mypastin elementaryschool,I knowif Ikeep workingand dontgive upI willbe51success.

四、书信写作.假定你是李华，你的朋友因难以适应新的高中生活而情绪低落，向你寻求建议52Chris请给他回一封信，要点如下）表示理解；1）提出建议；2）希望建议能够被采纳，并表达祝愿3注意词数左右；80可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；开头和结尾已为你写好Dear Chris,I amsorry tohear thatYours,Li Hua。