湖南省长沙市长郡中学2024-2025学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题

湖南省长沙市长郡中学2024-2025学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题

一、阅读理解More thantwo millionculture-hungry visitors are expectedto gatherat theEdinburgh InternationalFestival.With acouple ofmillion moremouths tofeed,Edinburghs restaurantswill becrowded allthetime.If you cant finda table,try theseplaces.Eleanore30-31Albert Place,01316000990This year,with a big fanclub,chef andowner Robertalaunched hernew placeEleanore onthe originalsiteof herrestaurant.The LittleChartroom namedafter Robertasboat.Eleanore iscomfortable withhigh-level seatingand decoratedin whiteand blue.Dishes rangefrom smallto bigplates.It9sagreatplace to go for a drink,even whenthe kitchenis closedKora14-17Bruntsfield Place,01313423333（王族）The Kitchinis restaurantroyalty inEdinburgh.The Kitchinhas helda Michelinstar for15years.Named afterthe GreekGod ofSpring,Kora,the latestaddition,is informaland relaxed.Like itsnaturaland simpledecoration,the menufollows a nature-to-plate rule,offering simplypresented foodsthat areinspiredby theseasons.Berties9Victoria Street,01313221000Berties isone of the citystop fish-and-chips spots.It servesthe specialtyProper Fishamp;Chips Itsstyle isgrown upyet fun,delivering arelaxed diningexperience.Its privatearea is the perfectplaceto celebrateparties andspecial groupevents forquiet dinners.The largespace canserve groupsofup to300guests.WilliamsJohnson1Customs Whart,info@williamsandjohnson.comWillie Jays”,as it is knownto locals,specializes insingle-origin coffeesto celebratetheirindividual characters.They pridethemselves ontheir seasonallypicked coffeesand theirselectionchanges throughthe yearas theycontinue tosource newfresh cropbeans.Each coffeeis carefullydesignedto makethe beansbest smelland servedin theairy cafe.

1.Where doesthe nameof Eleanorecome fromA.Its fanclub.B.Its ownersboat.had anIm-the-boss personality.She alwayshad tobe incharge.One time,the threeof uswent tothe mall.I wantedto go to Abercrombie.But Jessicarolled hereyes and toldme to go toRave.Not wantingto argue,I followedher.This skirtwould lookgreat onyou.*Jessica exclaimed.nTry it on!”“I don*t likeit；I said.Jessica gaveme adeath glareso1made myway tothe dressingroom.I endedup spendingfifty dollarson askirt thatI didnteven like,just tomake Jessicahappy.Throughout thefollowing year,this washow itwas.If Jessicawent somewhere,Heather andI wenttheretoo.I foundI wasbehaving asa pretendedversion ofmyself justto pleaseJessica andto keepher frombeingmad at me.Then,summer came.Jessica invitedHeather andme togotoCape Codwith her.I decidedtogotoFlorida with another friendinstead,so Jessicagot angry.I wentto Floridaand didnthear fromher.注意,续写的词数应为左右；

1150.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答2One day,my phonerang and the callerID showedJessica”.Three dayslater,I receiveda textmessage fromJessica,reading Canwe havea talk”C.Its popularspecialty.D.Its specialdecoration.

2.Which placeis the best choicefor acompany tohold adinner partyA.Eleanore.B.Kora.C.Berties.D.Williams amp;Johnson.

3.Whats specialabout Williamsamp;JohnsonA.The carefulselection ofcoffee beans.B.The offeringof variousspecial ticsC.The relaxedatmosphere.D.The longhistory.（奇才）The storyof an11-year-old pianoprodigy Jude Kofie,warmed heartson Twitterafter acompletestranger giftedthe boya15,000piano.“Hes beyondspecial.Hes atthe Mozartlevel/9piano tuner（调音师）Bill Magnussonsaid ofyoungKofles musicaltalent.Magnusson,using themoney hereceived fromhis father,gifted a15,000piano toKofie afterhe sawthe pianoprodigy onlocal news.Kofie cheeredin excitementas the piano waswheeled into his Coloradohome forthe firsttime inavideo thatwas sharedon CBS News Sunday Morning.CBS NewsSunday Morninglater summedup（走红）Kofies storyin atweet thatwent viralwith over10,000likes-Eleven-year-old JudeKofie,ofAurora,Colorado,demonstrated aremarkable talentwhen hediscovered anold keyboardand,withoutany lessons,began playing.Twitter usersresponded tothe emotionalstory,with onereporter callingJudeKofieand hisfamily“amazing people”.Magnusson decidedto helpKofie afterhe sawthe boyplaying the piano in a localnewsstory.However,Magnusson wasconcerned thatKofie wasnot ableto affordthepianolessons fromprofessionalteachers thathe neededto growas anexcellent pianoplayer.“What resourcesare leftover tohelpthis speciallittle soul”Magnusson asked.Magnusson alsopromised Koflesfamily thathe wouldtunethepianoonce amonth fbrthe restof hisliffe.“Were familynow,he said.Jude Koflesfather,Isaiah Kofie,was shockedat Magnussonsgenerosity.All fbrfi*ee!”he said.Who doesthat”he asked,becoming visiblyemotional.He alsosaid thathe wasextremely gratefulfbrMagnussons kindnesstohisson.

4.What madeTwitter usersfeel warmA.A voluntaryoffering toa boy.B.The selflesslove froma father.C.A musicalpiece onthe Internet.D.The storyof ahardworking pianist.

5.What didthe storyabout JudeKofie fromCBSNewsSundayMorningmainly stressA.His giftfor piano.B.His needfor anew piano.C.His hardpractice ofpiano.D.His requestforapiano teacher.

6.What worriedBill Magnusson about JudeKofieA.His notgetting supportfrom hisfamily.B.His gettingbored withpiano later.C.His lackingformal pianotraining D.His notbecoming successfulin the future.

7.How didIsaiah Kofiefeel aboutBill MagnussonsactA.Pleased butanxious.B.Confused butcurious.C.Touched andthankful.D.Concerned and doubtful.When loveand theRoaring Twentiesmeet,you getThe GreatGatsby.When booksand TikTok,asocial mediaapp,come together,you getBookTok,the suitableside of the socialmedia platformwherereaders recommend,review,and theorizeabout theirfavorite booksand authors.This Internetgathering hasbecome aleading forcein thebook world,changing non-readers intopeoplewho cantstop,giving literaryfans theirnext excitement,and sellingcopies in the process.Part ofwhatmakes BookTokunique isthat readers9taste andenthusiasm determinewhat winspopularity ontheapp,not necessarilymarketing moneyfrom publishersor authors,creating akind ofcloseness amongusers,like they9re gettingrecommendations fromfriends.“I neverhad closefriends whoread the same kindof booksas me,Jessi,23,said.And Iwastedtime onshort videos,until the time Ihit BookTokby accident,when Irealized Icould turnthat wastedtimeinto reading.After followingother bookaccounts fora longtime,she startedcreating her ownvideos on her accountto shareherownexperiences withbooks,emotions,and all.I justreally wantedtoshare myown feelings/9Jessi says.This formof influencehas provento havereal effects.BookTok,aside fromhaving morethan108billion viewson TikTok,has helpedenhance booksales acrossthe charts.Data byNPD BookScanrevealed825million bookswere soldin theU.S.in2021,up9percent fromthe previousyear,which wasthehighest numberit hadseen since

2004.“I feelconfident insaying thisisthebiggest socialmediaimpact weveseen concentratedon a single platformsince Ivebeen trackingbooks Ja directorat NPDBookScanwrote ina post.But itsnot justfor readers.Tessa Bailey,the authorof ItHappened OneSummer,was surprisedtodiscover oneday hernovel wasselling betterthan usual.I hadbeen doingthis fbrten years.Why isthisone sellingso well”Bailey said.People aretalking about itonBookTok.So Igot in there.BookTok isfromreaders andfbr readers.And overthe lastyear orso,Ive communicatedwith readers.”

8.Whatmakes BookTokspecialA.There isa wideselection ofbooks.B.Creative advertisementsare placed.

1.Popular booklists areupdated quickly.D.Readers9interest detenninesthe hits.

9.What changedid Jessihave afterusing BookTokA.She learnedto dealwith lonelinessB.She desiredto writebook reviews.C.She madea lot of moneyfrom shortvideos.D.She startedreviewing othersbookaccounts.

10.What doesthe underlinedword enhance“in paragraph4meanA.Improve.B.Balance.C.Decrease.D.Recover.

11.What doesthe exampleof TessaBailey showabout BookToksroleA.It boostspeoples desireto expressthemselves.B.It increasesreaders9sense of belongingC.It helpsauthors connectwith readers.D.It providesinspiration forauthors.In theclassic movieThe MightyDucks,a groupof icehockey playersband together,get better,and eventuallywin.Thafs thedream ofplayers onlosing teams.But formany kidssports teams,itdoesnt.There isno winning,no victorycheers.Most peopledont likelosing,with thediscouraging recordof thescoreboard,watching whiletheother teamsplayers throwvictorious handsin theair.Parents adjustcomplex familyschedules fbrseeminglycountless practices,then wonderwhat itsall fbrwhen theirchilds teamnever comeshome awinner.So islosing allthe timereally goodfor childrenIt canbe.Experts agreethat losing at sports,nomatter howunending,can allowchildren to learn fromfailure.Losing allthe timebuilds philosophy,friendship,sportsmanship,andtheidea of athletics asa seriesof increasingvictories.The teammaystruggle,but teammatesimprove momentby moment.Milt Shapiro,who livesin Washington,coaches a team thatlost“by footballscores.Hedoesnt worryif aplayer cries,even thoughtears upsetparents.I lovethe factthat hescrying,whichmeans hecares andhes passionate.We willchange thatinto somethingwe can use onthe field.I wouldfocuson smallvictories withineach gameJ hesays.Sports psychologistCaroline Silby,who practicesin theWashington area,says inan emailthat therealproblem withlosing allthe timelies with the parents.Trying tomake childrenwin allthetimecan beharmful.Also,losing isnot suchabigdeal thatit shouldbe coveredup.If parentsdont speakaboutgames-or seasons-that endedbadly,children maythink thatmeans thatfailure isso awfulthat theyshouldnteven talkaboutit.Also,Silby says,if parentsget angry,blame unskilledplayers,or talkendlessly abouta loss,theyruin thewhole pointof beingonateam:a senseofbelonging.Athletes whohave thatfeeling-that theyareconnected tosomething largerthan themselves-are lessstressed andhave higherself-esteem.And overall,she says,losing seasonscan giveathletes someperspective andhelp themgrow betterat managingfrustrationanddoubt.

12.Whafs theexperts opinionabout childrenslosingatsportsA.It exercisesparents9patience.B.Its beneficialto kidsgrowth.C.It makesateamless competitive.D.It leadsto childrensshort-lived emotion.

13.How doesMilt Shapiroreact tohis teamslossA.He changestheir trainingplans.B.He getsangry withhis students.C.He comfortsplayers withsmall gifts.D.He treatsit asa learningopportunity

14.What doesCaroline Silbyadvise parentsto doA.Hide kids9losing properly.B.Put moreeffort intokids9training.C.Encourage kidsto facefailure directly.D.Draw kidsattention tothings beyondgames.

15.Whatwould bethebesttitle forthe textA.How DoKids Reactto Losing at SportsB.How DoesLosing atSports ImpactChildrenC.How CanLosingatSports BeGood forKidsD.How ShouldCoaches Respondto ChildrensLosingCell phone skins arefun anddecorative waysto addstyle tocell phones,while alsooffering a（手机套），small amountof protection.They arenot thesame ascell phonecases whichare usuallymorefocused onfunction andless onstyle.The skinis attacheddirectly tothe surfaceofthecell phone.16（乙烯基）.The typicalphoneskinis madefrom vinyl17So itis possibleto buyskinsthat aresolid-colored ormake useofanumber ofdifferent colorcombinations.18It meansyoucanbuy several different onesand changethe lookof yourphone tomatch theoccasion.For example,they canbe usedto decoratethe phonefor holidays,seasons ofthe year,specialevents suchas birthdays,and anyother occasionthat canbe imagined.Cell phone skins arerelatively inexpensive.So itis easyto buyseveraldifferentmodels andchangethe lookofthephone,just likemany peoplematching shoesor jewelryto theirclothing.19For（翻盖手抄）example,they canfit flipphones Land phoneswith slidingkeyboards.Today manycompanies thatsell phoneskins carrya widerange ofcolors andtypes.20Someproducers cancreate onesfeaturing companysigns.Some producerscan takeoriginal designsdevelopedby customersand usethem tocreate uniqueskins.While moreexpensive thanordinary skins,thespecially-made typesare stillusually affordable.A.But itsalso possibleto ordera specialdesign.B.Decorative cell phoneskins are removable.C.Cell phoneskins canprotect yourphone fromdirt.D.The materialcanusea widerange ofcolors inthe design.E.So youmay choosecell phonesthat bestsuit yourneeds.F.It givesa moreunique lookthan mostcases canmanage.G.Today,cellphoneskinsaremade tofit aboutevery typeof cellphone.

二、完形填空（）One afternoon,I tookmy daughtertogoice skating.I grewup iceskating,an21much like（笨拙地）riding abike.And she22tolearn.We awkwardlystepped ontoice thatwas23than I（冰刀）remembered.The momentour blades24the frozenarea,both my daughter andI feltourselves（猛冲）hurtling towardthe ground.I fearedmy daughterfalling againand askedher tostay aside（单脚尖旋转）watching butshe25At thatmoment,her friendpirouetted towardus.She said,Fallingis partof anynew

26.Ill helpher toskate!”My daughterlooked atme with27eyesandI agreed.Seconds later,my daughter28,I heldmy breathas shestruggled to29,Then Iwatchedher reachfbr herfriends hand,get back onher30and skateoff only to fallthree paceslater.31,her fallingbecame lessfrequent.When theyfinally cameback tothe benches,my daughtersaid in32:Mama!I fell22times!So unexpected!^I spentthe next（溜冰场）.（力住）hour watchingmy daughter33the rinkAfter falling,she gotup byclinging Ato（滑彳亍）the walland startedto glideuntil shecould makeit allthe wayaround withoutasinglefall.34mydaughterstepped offthe rink,witha35smile,“Mama!I didit!I didit!”

21.A.style B.skill C.quality D.option

22.A.failed B,aimed C.desired D.planned

23.A.more attractiveB.tougher C.rougher D.more slippery

24.A.touched B.pressed C.cut D.hit

25.A.argued B.nodded C・refused D.improved

26.A.material B.potential C.youth D.road

27.A.eager B.worrying C.flexible D.pleased

28.A.advanced B.backed C.stopped D.fell

29.A.give upB・shoot upC.cheer upD.get up

30.A.legs B・feet C.knees D.lap

31.A.Over timeB.As aresult C.At timesD.In anycase

32.A.confidence B.amazement C.calmness D.anger

33.A.leave B,cover C.circle D.surround

34.A.Finally B.Suddenly C.Normally D.Fortunately

35.A.shallow B.joyful C.concerned D.well-meaning

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1Im ahalf-Chinese,half-British teenager.Living36thesameroof withparents fromtwocultures and37experience the differences andpotential tensionsbetween themareinteresting forme.Sometimes,thedifferenceswould leadto funnymisunderstandings.One suchthing tookplace whenmy Britishgrandfather,38expert inhome design,came39visitus.My grandmother,a Chinese40favorite isSichuan cuisine,prepared ahot potmeal withseveral kindsofmeat andvegetables boilinginalarge pot.Thinking itwas soupinthepot,my grandfathertook alargespoonful ofit,onlytoget amouthful ofextremely spicyliquid.肉汤Unknown tomy grandfather,the soupwas actuallybroth ofspicy Sichuanhot pots.Mygrandfather then41drink alotofwater whilemy grandmotherlaughed outloud.Later,my grandfatherfellin lovewiththe42taste hotpots andnow heeats them43regular.This experiencemade mementally preparedto dealwith similar44situation inthefuture45value theunique combinationof cultureswithin myfamily.

四、完成句子

46.To fullyrealize yourpotential,itisimportant foryou to根据课文内容填空our schoolresources..根据句意填空

47.After youset agoal,and workhard towardsit

五、单词拼写

48.As welive insocial groups,there aremany offriendship thatwe canenjoy.（根据句意填空）

49.However,if yourfriend yourfeelings ormakes yousuffer,its timeto根据句意填空rethink yourrelationship.

六、完成句子situation.（根据句意填空）

50.When youdisagree withyour parents,take aminute tocalm down and tryto understandthe

七、书信写作假定你是某校高三学生李华，在最近几次英语考试中，书面表达部分得分较低请给你

51.的英国笔友写封邮件，寻求他的帮助Jim要点如下自己的困难和困惑；

1.希望得到帮助

2.注意字数左右；

1.10可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

3.Dear Jim,Yours,Li Hua

八、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续写的

52.词数应为左右150When mostpeople lookbackonmiddle school,they remembertheir bestfriends,and sodo I.Butwhat Iremember maybe alittle different.Let meexplain.My heartwas poundingwhen Iclimbed ontothe schoolbus onthe firstday ofmiddle school.As Iwaslooking fora seat,my eyeslanded ontwo girlssitting together.They smiledatmeand pointedto theseatnext totheirs.I satdownandwe chatted.They wereHeather andJessica.It turnedout thatwe hadthe firstperiodtogether andwe becamefriends.We atelunch together,hung outinthepark andplayed gamesinJessicas roomon weekends.But ourfriendship wasntwithout itsfaults.Jessica。