重庆市多校2024-2025学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

重庆市多校学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题2024-2025

一、阅读理解Winter Festivalsin theWorldHere areamazing winterfestivals heldin someplaces around the world.Enjoy themagic ofwinter（雕塑）celebrations!International SnowSculpture Championships-AmericaThis winterfestival has been celebratedfor manyyears.Teams of artists from aroundtheworld mustcompeteto carve25-ton blocksof snowinto worksofartthemselves.There areno power tools allowed!（画廊）The resultis anoutdoor art gallery indowntown Breckenridge.The34th yearlySnow SculptureChampionshipsrun from January22to January26,and theartgalleryis openfrom January26toJanuary

31.Kiruna SnowFestival-SwedenThe Discovererexplains thatthis snowfestival,which beganin1986,is heldin Kiruna,deep insidetheArctic Circle.The mainpart of the festivalis asnow sculptingcompetition thatincludes artistsfromaround theworld.But thereare plentyof activitiesto keepvisitors busyduring thecompetition,（乘雪橇），including sleddingfigure skatingand asnow blowercontest wherethey workto seewho cancleara paththrough a40cm deeppile ofsnow.The festivaltakes placefromJanuary24to January

28.Ice Magic Festival-CanadaThe IceMagicFestivalhasbeentaking place in LakeLouise forover20years,according toWorldAtlas.The competitionruns fromJanuary29to February1and fromFebruary2to February

4.The finalartworks aredisplayed for visitors whohave anopportunity totake partin otheractivitiesincluding freestyleice sculptingand icegames.You musthave ticketsto attend.

1.What is a mustforartists attendingInternational SnowSculpture ChampionshipsA.Showing theirarts indoors.B.Having theirown artgalleries.C.Creating theirartworks byhand.D.Using somepowertoolsto make arts.

2.What canvisitors doat KirunaSnow FestivalA.Skate.B.Organize activities.C.Attend arttraining courses.D.Create icesculptures with artists.

3.What dothe threefestivals havein commonA.They lastone month.B,They covercompetitions.C.They includeice activities.D.They takeplace inAmerican countries.My goodfriend,George,was influencedby hisparents,who aresome of the bestexamples ofgiving,whether theyget paidor not.When I was alittle child,I joinedGeorge andhis momin going to Erinshouse,bringing foodanddaily supplieswith us.Obviously,Erins familyfaced economictrouble andcould hardlyafford food.George and I tookseveral bagsof thingsto thedoor,rang thebell andran off.Erin stilldoesnt knowtothis daywho didthat.Since then,Ive alwaysgiven whateverI couldafford to help the people in need.You neverknew whatmy actwould leadthepeopleinneedto do.A fewyears ago,I cameacrossa homelessman beggingfor money to getbread ata busstop.I couldhave ignoredhim,but Ifelt sonyforhim andpulled outmy wallet.I onlyhad$20in myhand.Iwasjust acollege student.However,I handedhimthe money,and hepromised methat hedfind a job tomakealiving.When Igot onthe bus,hesmiled atme andsaid,“Ill rememberyou forever!I alsosmiled.It totallymade myday,and Iwould alsoneverforget hisface.Later,I lentmy phoneto oneboy tocall hisfamily andmanaged tohelp hisworriedmother findajobonline.Though anact ofkindness towardanyone canseem likeno bigdeal tome andcost menearlynothing,I believein the effects itcan haveon otherpeople.Hopefully,they still have faithin humanity.Its thekind ofinteraction thatis morevaluable thanmoney.Since doing good iswithin ourpower,letshelp outmore.

4.What madethe authorstart helpingothersA.The requestfrom Erin.B,The requestfrom Georgesparents.C.His pastexperience ofgiving moneyto thehomeless.D.His childhoodexperience ofdoing goodwith George.

5.How doesthe authordevelop paragraph3A.By givingreasons.B.By makingsuggestions.C.By makingcomparisons.D.By givingexamples.

6.What is the authorspurpose inwriting the last paragraphA.To callon people to dogood deeds.B.To explaindoinggoodcosts nothing.C.To advisepeopletoremember others9help.D.To showinteraction isas valuableas money.

7.What isthe besttitle for the textA.The Powerof KindnessB.Give toGet PaidC.Try toMake MyDayD.A BigDeal withthe HonestAnew studyfrom aGerman researchgroup saysclimate changewill reduceeveryones income（收入）by about19percent overthe next25years.That wouldbe about$38trillion peryear.But thereportwarns itcould getworse between25and75years fromnow ifnothing isdone soon.Developedcountries such as Germany,the UnitedStates andFrance wouldface smallerdecreases.The researchersforesawthat peopleliving inthose countrieswould see11to13percent lessincome.The greatesteconomiceffect will be feltby peoplein theleast-developed nations.（估算）The researchersfirst estimatedwhat theworlds economic growth wouldbe withoutclimate change.They thenapplied thosevalues to the damageto economiesif climatechange continuesatits presentpace.There willstill beeconomicgrowth,but itwillbe19percent lowerin mostplacesonce thedamage of climatechangeis takeninto consideration.Most at the researchgroup havebeen centeringon extremeweather eventssuchasheat waves,floods,typhoons,hurricanes andother largestorms.However,theeffectsare stillmainly drivenbyaverage warmingor overalltemperature increases.The averageworld temperaturelast yearwas arecord.That numberwas

1.35℃above theaverage duringpre-industrial times,before moderntechnology.In theUS,the southeasternand southwesternstates suchas NewMexico andArizona areestimatedto sufferthe largesteconomic effects.In Europe,Spain andItaly arelikely tofeel theeffectsmore thancountries likeDenmark andGermany.Areas thatare usuallycold formost of the year-Canada,Russia,Norway,Finland,and Sweden-will havegood resultsfrom warming.Experts notethat theworlds poorestcountries arealso theleast preparedto adaptto climatechange.Those countriesare leastresponsible forthe change,but theywill agonize60percent moreincomeloss thanwealthy nations.

8.What doesthe newstudy mainlyshowA.The causesof climatechange.B.The processofclimatechange.C.The economiclosses causedby climatechange.D.The healthproblems causedby climatechange.

9.What havemost ofthe researchersbeen focusingonA.Application value.B.Temperature decreases.C.Modem technology.D.Natural disasters.

10.Why isCanada lessaffected byclimate changeA.It hasa largearea.B.It hascold weather.C.It isunderdeveloped.D.It hasa smallpopulation.

11.What doesthe underlinedword“agonize“in thelast paragraphmeanA.Research.B.Suffer.C.Avoid.D.Reduce.Inside arecording roomat QueenMary Universityof London,several researchersare workingwithnew artificialintelligence AI tools.Their aimis todevelop whatthey callthet6new virtual虚拟的worlds“of music.Andrea Martonelliand MaxGraf areamong morethan30doctoral studentsworkingwith MathieuBarthet,a seniorlecturer inDigital Media.They areexploring thepossibilities ofcomputationalcreativity andgenerative AIto buildthese virtualworlds.Generative AIisaterm thatdescribestechnology toolsdesigned tooperate athuman levels.Together,the researchershave setup afuturestudio wheremusic meetsmost advancedtechnology.（传感器）Martonelli playeda HITar,a guitarwith AIsensors addedto it.The sensorscan read（伴随）his movementsto createdrum-like soundsthat accompanythe guitarmusic.These soundscannotbe madewithanormal guitar.Generative AIgrew inpopularity lastyear thanksto arobotic languagesystem.Generative AI can createnew sounds,words formusic orentire songson itsown.But artistsusuallyuse simplerAItoadd to their sounds.Musicians worrythat thetechnology couldgo toofar.Amy playsin anEnglish rockgroup.Shesaid sheis notin supportofthe music thatincludes artificiallymade voicesof actualartists.She saidshefelt thesame wayabout usingdead artists9voices insongs.In November,the rockgroup releaseda song.It isconsidered thegroups lastsong andincludesa musiciansvoice,who diedin

1980.His soundsweretaken froman oldrecording andrecreated withALA famoussinger said,“I thinkAIcanhave itsplaceinthemusicproduction chain.But headded,This isonly possibleif thetechnology isguided inthe rightway andif thereare ralesin place to makesurethat musicianskeep someamount ofcontrol.

12.What arethe doctoralstudents workingonA.The historyof traditionalmusic.B.The influenceof AIon humancreativity.C.The developmentof musicalinstruments.D.The creationof virtualmusic environments.

13.What isthe functionofthesensors addedto theHI TarA.To providebacking music.B.To controlthe languagesystem.C.To monitorthe guitaristsmovements.D.To improvethe singersvoice qualities.

14.What isAmys attitudeto themusic madeby AIA.Curious.B.Unfavorable.C.Uncaring.D.Thankful.

15.What doesthe famoussinger inthelastparagraph sayabout AIA.It isa possibleway tomake musicrules.B,It shouldbe stoppedin musicproduction.C.It shouldbe usedwisely forcreating music.D.It isthe onlyway tomake deadartists voicesalive.Get ReadyfortheSchool YearWhileits hardto saygoodbye tosummer,its alsogreat funand excitingto goback toschool.Now,it isa greattime tothink aboutwhat you can dotohelp yourself havea successfulyear.Take thisopportunityto setnew goalsand planahead.16•Establish aroutine.If you can,start gettinginto aschool routinea fewdays beforeyou headbackto class.17This way,youcanget enoughsleep andwake upearly enoughto getdressed andeatbreakfast beforeyou headout thedoor.•Set upthe nightbefore.To makeyour morningsgo smoothly,think aboutpreparing yourschooluniform andpacking yourschoolbag beforeyou goto bed.18Some ofyou mightlike tocompleteyour tasksimmediately afterschool,while someothers mightfind thatevenings workbetter.•19In additionto makingsure youhave enoughtime forhomework,having aparticularplaceto do itcan alsohelpyoube productive.Hang acalendar nearbyso youcan keeptrack ofimportantdates liketests andproject deadlines.An adjustabledesk lampcan alsohelp withreading andwriting.•Enjoy summermoments.When autumndoesnt officiallybegin,youcanstillhavemoresummer fun.20This could be goingto thelocal poolfor atrip,walking outfor icecream,attending acamp,or plantingflowers andgrass inyour garden,etc.A.Create yourown studyspace.B.Prepare fortests andprojects.C.For example,early tobed andearly torise.D.You canalso arrangeyour routineby yourself.E.Follow thisstep-by-step advicefor asmooth start.F.Talk toyour familyabout activitiesyoud liketodoagain.G.You canalso plana propertime toget homeworkdone eachday.

二、完形填空Johnny Wardwanted tobe free.He hadthought hecouldbefree tovisit every

21.It hadbeen ahuge goalover adecade.However,once he22to finishthat,he wasa bitlost.He startedeatingbadly,drinking toomuch andgaining23,and heignored hisbusiness.Ward thoughtthat thebest wayto stopthis wasto24himself again.Ward sethis sightson another25achievement,The Explorers Grand Slam.To makeit,26must both visit theNorth andSouth Polesandclimb thehighest summiton allseven continents.When Wardrealized the27of becomingthe firstperson tobothvisitevery countryand completeTheExplorersGrand Slam,he immediatelydecided to28it.He spentseven yearsclimbing towardshisgoal.According toWard,the most29aspect ofthese challengeswasnt necessarilytraining orfitness,buthaving themoneytotake themon.To30his travels,he taughtEnglish inThailand andRepublic ofKoreaand workedin Australia.Throughout hisjourney,he startedOne Step4Ward,a blogthat31his travel,which earnedhimconsiderable fame.Ward isgoingtostart awebsite to32others nowafter completingThe UltimateExplorersGrandSlam,and33,he wontbe theonly oneforlong.（回报）Ward said,Anyone hasthe abilityto turntheir34into reality.Rewards follow35,andIwant toexpress thatmessage toothers.

21.A.country B.town C.city D.village

22.A.promised B.managed C.failed D.pretended

23.A.support B.honor C.weight D.power

24.A.contact B.calm C.enjoy D.challenge

25.A.imaginable B.unbelievable C.mistaken D.reasonable

26.A.adventurers B.guides C.scientists D.locals

27.A.duty B.problem C.cause D.possibility

28.A.give awayB.go forC.check upD.take on

29.A.attractive B.unique C.difficult D.official

30.A.shorten B.plan C.afford D.recognize

31.A.affected B.divided C,stopped D.shared

32.A.encourage B.impress C.cheat D.compare

33.A.importantly B.finally C.hopefully D.surely

34.A.dreams B.events C.excuses D.tasks

35.A.comments B.hardships C.diseases D.notes

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1The ShunanBamboo Seain Yibin,Sichuan,a naturalforest,36be apopular touristattractionsince scenesfromafamous martialarts moviewere shotthere.This120-square-kilometer forestis thelargestold bamboopark inChina,and37it averagetemperatureseldom dropsbelow0℃in winter,even whenmany partsofthecountry arecovered38snow andice.39know asone ofChinas mostbeautiful forests,the Bamboo Sea coversmorethan500hills.The oceanof greenis dottedwith lakes,waterfalls andlively springscenery.40area hasan averagetemperature ofabout16℃every year.Sometimes,though itistiring forvisitors41hike inthe BambooSea,they canfeel morelight-hearted becauseofthe calmnessand beauty.Bamboo beganto growthere about3,000years ago.In ancienttimes,bamboo was42extremeimportant tothe locals.And itis stillused tobuild houses,make tools,and makemusical43instrument.A mustforvisitorstotheBambooSeaisthemuseum in44they cangain adeeper understandingof this45amaze site.The natureof bambooexplains Chinesepeopleslong admirationfbr theplant,which inspirestheir livesand arts.

四、单词拼写（出租）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

46.She agreedtotheroom tome.

五、完成句子（登记）（根据汉语提示完成句子）

47.We haveatthehotel.。