北京市第二十中学2024-2025学年高一下学期期中英语试题-A4

这是一份北京市第二十中学2024-2025学年高一下学期期中英语试题-A4，共8页。试卷主要包含了5分，共15分）， A等内容，欢迎下载使用。
（时间：90分钟 满分100分 必修二模块结业考试）
命题人：杨春华 审题人：孙军伟
班级___________ 姓名_____________
第一部分 知识运用（共两节，30分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Gardening changed hw I see myself as a disabled wman. When I started gardening in 2018, I didn’t knw anything abut plants, let alne hw t grw things we can eat. I thught gardening required a lt f ____1____tasks. As I have a genetic cnditin that causes my bnes t ____2____easily, I didn’t believe I culd cmplete them. The thught f taking care f plants in a wheelchair every day made me feel____3____. But just like hw I gradually learnt everything else as a disabled persn, I had t ____4____hw t garden my way.
That first seasn, I visited my garden as much as I culd. Nticing my interest in gardening, my neighbrs in the cmmunity____5____ffered me advice and supprt. Under their careful____6____, I managed t pull up the weeds and watered my plants n my wn. Finally, I was s prud t eat the tmates I grew and even shared sme with neighbrs. They tasted like summertime.
Gardening has ____7____ hw I see ther parts f my life. As a disabled wman, I fear being seen as a ____8____ and struggle t ask fr the things I need. Gardening helped me nrmalize the fact that I have needs. I dn’t think my plant is a heavy lad because it needs mre nutritin. I dn’t ____9____ it fr getting insects and nt being able t fight against them. Gardening als helped me expand my scial circle and grw clse t peple in ur cmmunity.
Over the years, gardening has made me feel mre cnfident in every aspect f my life. I’m planting what I want t grw, and I have gained a lt f ____10____ frm that.
1. A. simpleB. physicalC. pleasantD. urgent
2. A. changeB. restC. breakD. mve
3. A. anxiusB. expectantC. mtivatedD. bred
4. A. lk verB. shw ffC. bring backD. figure ut
5. A. suddenlyB. readilyC. hesitantlyD. casually
6. A. bservatinB. checkC. discussinD. guidance
7. A. impactedB. ruinedC. cntrlledD. recrded
8. A. supprtB. cmfrtC. burdenD. threat
9. A. appreciateB. faultC. challengeD. frgive
10. A. justiceB. accessC. weightD. pwer
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
A
Beethven ____11____ (regard) as ne f the greatest cmpsers in the histry f music with a vast bdy f wrks written thrughut his remarkable life. As a gifted child, Beethven was pushed by his father t study music day and night. Nt lng after, he began t be appreciated fr his pian ____12____ (perfrmance). By the time he was a teenager, he had enjyed a reputatin as a wnderful yung musician. His life, unfrtunately, tk a sharp turn in his late twenties ___13____ he started t lse his hearing. Hwever, ____14____ inspired him t prduce many amazing pieces including Symphny N. 9 was his struggles with deafness.
B
Zha Chuang is a science artist wrking in Beijing, ____15____ jb bridges science and art by painting and sculpturing ancient extinct species. Zha reprduces each element described in papers n the histry f life in an artistic way, and the blanks in scientific research are filled by his lgic and ____16____ (imagine). His painting f a prehistric flying animal became the cver f imprtant scientific jurnal Nature in 2006, a highlight in his career ____17____ a science artist.
C
I was nt riginally attracted t nature. Fr me, nature was assciated with the few minutes playing sccer in the nicely cut grass. But in Michigan, nature ____18____ (present) itself in many frms such as sledding as fast as yu can dwn the hill r swimming in ne f the five great lakes. These experiences encuraged me ____19____ (explre) ne f the raw frms f cnnecting with nature: camping. Althugh I ____20____(spend) a lt f time utside, I had never camped r experienced all f what nature ffers.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，38分）
第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
COMPETITION
Draw a sea creature fr ur cean pster
Are yu a gifted artist? D yu think yu can draw a prize-winning dlphin r shark? In celebratin f Wrld Ocean Day n 8 June, The Week Junir is running a cmpetitin t create an awesme pster featuring sme f the wrld’s clest sea creatures, and yur artwrk culd be part f it!
Hw t enter
Draw a picture f yur favrite sea creature and send yur picture by email t [email protected] with OCEAN POSTER as the subject line by 10 April 2022. Make sure yu’ve included yur name, age, chsen sea creature, the address and phne number f yur parent r guardian.
Once the cmpetitin has clsed, ur judges will pick 10 f the best animal drawings. They will be lking fr the mst creative and clrful drawings, s dn’t be afraid t g big!
What yu culd win
The winning pictures will be shwn n a The Week Junir cean pster.
Each winner will als receive a paint brush set wrth ver £80, which will be delivered t yu.
Terms and cnditins
The Week Junir will nt share yur persnal details with third parties. The Week Junir will nly use persnal details t cntact the cmpetitin winners.
N respnsibility can be accepted fr entries that have been lst r damaged in transit (运送), any technical failure r any event that may cause the cmpetitin t stp. Entries must be received befre 11:59 pm n 10 April 2022.
All winners will be infrmed accrdingly 4–6 weeks after the cmpetitin clses. By entering the cmpetitin all participants give permissin fr their artwrk t be published nline. Entries cannt be returned t senders.
21. The drawing cmpetitin is held t ________.
A. celebrate Wrld Ocean DayB. help the talented artists
C. advertise The Week JunirD. prtect dlphins and sharks
22. Winners f the cmpetitin will ________.
A. meet the judgesB. get prize mney
C. accept delivery f prizesD. receive an cean pster
23. What will The Week Junir be respnsible fr?
A. The privacy f the participants.B. The damage r lss f pictures.
C. The return f the artwrk t the senders.D. The cmputer prblems in sending emails.
B
Sphie became friends with the gray squirrels during her first week at Penn State, after sptting them running arund and wndering what they wuld lk like with tiny hats n their heads. Tday, everyne at the university knws her as the “Squirrel Girl”.
Sphie tried bringing them fd, and gradually they began t trust her. She managed t put a hat n a squirrel and take a picture. Thinking that her clleagues culd d smething t lift their spirits, she started psting similar phts n Facebk. The respnse was greatly psitive, and befre lng Sphie and her squirrels became an Internet sensatin (轰动).
Grwing up in a neighbrhd utside f State Cllege, Sphie was always fnd f birds and animals arund her hme, but she didn’t interact with peple very much. She was later diagnsed (诊断) with Asperger’s syndrme, but the squirrels changed that. “The squirrels help me break the ice, because I’ll be sitting here patting a squirrel and ther peple will cme ver and well just start like feeding the squirrels tgether and chatting abut them,” she said, “I am a lt mre utging.”
And in case yu’re wndering hw Sphie is able t get the squirrels t d what she wants fr her phts, it has a lt t d with fd. Fr example, whenever she wants them t hld r play with smething, she puts peanut butter n the prp (道具), and they’ll grab it. In the beginning, she wuld thrw peanuts up the trees n campus and invite the squirrels t cme dwn and get them, but they hesitated t apprach her. She had the patience t earn their trust, thugh.
This year, Sphie is graduating with a degree in English and wildlife sciences. She wants t be a science writer and educate peple n hw t preserve the envirnment. As fr her furry friends, Sphie plans t stay in the area and visit them as ften as she can.
24. What can we infer frm the passage?
A. Sphie was fnder f squirrels than any ther animals.
B. Sphie is knwn as the “Squirrel Girl” in the cmmunity.
C. Sphie and squirrels received great attentin n the Internet.
D. Sphie wishes t educate peple n hw t prtect the animals.
25. What can we learn abut Sphie accrding t paragraph 3?
A. She was mre utging than befre.
B. She gt lts f friends due t squirrels.
C. She lived in the far cuntryside when yung.
D. She used t be a ppular girl in her childhd.
26. Hw did Sphie manage t take phts f squirrels wearing hats?
A. By dressing like squirrels.B. By putting them in cages.
C. By playing music t them. D. By attracting them with fd.
27. What d yu think f Sphie?
A. Tlerant and strng. B. Patient and caring.
C. Sciable and healthy. D. Traditinal and hard-wrking.
C
Deep Sea: T Mine Or Nt T Mine
A rbt as large as a truck mves alng the bttm f the deep sea. It eats metallic (含金属的) rck and sft mud. They travel up a lng pipe t a ship, where wrkers and machinery separate ut the rck and thrw the mud back int the cean. This is a mining peratin. The rck cntains a mixture f metals, including nes called rare earth metals. Peple use these materials t make batteries and electrnics like cmputers and phnes.
Deep-sea mining hasn’t happened yet. But it prbably will ccur within the next decade. N cuntry wns any part f the deep sea, s a UN rganizatin called the Internatinal Seabed Authrity (ISA) decides wh is allwed t mine there. It has allwed 29 rganizatins t explre the deep sea and make plans fr mining, ne f which plans t begin mining in the year 2027.
Scientists and envirnmentalists, thugh, warn that mining culd destry deep-sea ecsystem. In 1989, eclgist Hjalmar Thiel carried ut a test. His team searched the seaflr f the Pacific Ocean, in a spt with lts f the metallic rcks that miners wanted. They didn’t actually cllect any f the rcks. But they disturbed the mud, just as a mining peratin wuld. The clud f mud fell back dwn ver the cean flr burying creatures living there. Up t nw, the area they disturbed has nt recvered. Signs f the search are still there. Deep sea creatures like spnges and crals have nt mved back in. That means mining culd have harmful, lng-lasting cnsequences fr deep cean life. Scientists want t understand the deep sea better befre disturbing it.
Leaving the deep sea alne sunds great, but peple need thse metals. “Mines n land are sn ging t run ut,” gelgist Steven Sclt f the University f Trnt tld Smithsnian Magazine. “Every electrnic device in the wrld has rare earth metals in it... we need raw resurces.” New energy technlgies including slar and wind pwer and electric cars rely n these metals as well. We may need t mine them frm the sea in rder t switch t greener energy surces.
28. Accrding t the passage, why d peple want t carry ut deep sea mining?
A. T test the mining rbt. B. T cllect rare earth metals.
C. T separate the rck frm mud. D. T understand the deep sea better.
29. What can we infer frm the test f Hjalmar Thiel in 1989?
A. They gathered sme metallic rcks the miners wanted.
B. They helped the recvery f the disturbed mining areas.
C. They discvered the deep-sea mining affected the cean eclgy.
D. They fund the rare metallic rcks were harmful t sea creatures.
30. What is Steven Sclt’s attitude twards deep-sea mining?
A. Dubtful.B. Neutral.C. Disapprving.D. Supprtive.
D
Few wuld questin that arts, in its massive frms and media, are like a mirrr that reflects the scial, cultural, ecnmic r even plitical situatin f a sciety f a particular era. Hwever, beynd being simply an illustratin f the human cnditin, arts can be vital in pushing the cuntry frward culturally and ecnmically.
Withut dubt, arts are imprtant fr the prgress f sciety. They enable individuals t develp n the whle and deepen the scial ties in cmmunities by gathering peple t create, experience and enjy art tgether, which can be seen frm traditinal ethnic dances t interactive theatre perfrmances. Beynd material wants and needs, human beings find fulfillment in experiencing and expressing things f remarkable value thrugh arts. Meanwhile, strng citizens’ participatin in arts als strengthens the scial fabric f a natin.
Mrever, arts enable a natin t prgress in human rights and values. As pwerful media that are able t stir hearts and cause reflectin, arts can speak up the human vice f criticism sharply and clearly in times f crisis, and call upn sciety t seek the cmmn gd. It is evident that arts, which express human values and emtins, can cnstitute a prfund way f prmting human dignity and additinally, frm the barrier f the ethical and mral life f sciety.
Mre ften than nt, a bming arts scene may nt narrw the rich-pr divide. It’s nt hard t see that in a highly cmpetitive wrld, it is essential fr gvernments t priritize the develpment f a strng wrkfrce and the building f sustainable industries. Hwever, arts may well cmplement (补充) ecnmic plicies as arts encurage individuals t exercise creativity. As Albert Einstein stated, imaginatin is mre imprtant than knwledge. While knwledge and prfessinal skills may stimulate a cuntry’s develpment, the ability t innvate and think ut f the bx may be valuable t a sciety facing ever new and unpredictable challenges.
While the imprtance f arts may differ frm cuntry t cuntry, depending n its ecnmic circumstances and the sci-plitical issues, the imprtance f arts t the prgress f a natin shuld nt be verlked.
31. What’s the first paragraph mainly abut?
A. The frms f arts. B. The functins f arts.
C. The definitin f arts. D. The develpment f arts.
32. Hw d arts influence human rights and values?
A. By reflecting humans’ views. B. By pinting ut the cmmn gd.
C. By giving peple a sense f fulfillment. D. By frming the mral standard f sciety.
33. Why is Albert Einstein mentined in paragraph 4?
A. T praise Albert Einstein’s achievements. B. T call n humans t remember ur histry.
C. T stress the imprtance f arts in creativity. D. T shw the necessity f knwledge and skills.
34. What will the authr prbably agree with?
A. Arts serve as the majr influence in values. B. Arts play a part in the prgress f a cuntry.
C. Arts shuld aim at strengthening scial bnds. D. Arts can bridge the gap between rich and pr.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When yu g t cncerts, yu expect yur favrite musician t perfrm amazingly n stage. But yu may have nticed smething curius that mst musicians dn’t just play with their fingers. They als invlve bdy mvements that fit the sng’s beat r dance fllwing the music. ____35____ The facial expressins musicians shw when playing may seem strange r crazy t an utsider, but all that pulling faces might actually serve a purpse.
Firstly, playing a musical instrument usually requires intense fcus and cncentratin. ____36____ Their facial expressins can be a demnstratin f the intense emtins and physical effrt that g hand-in-hand with musical perfrmance. They’re ften subcnscius—in fact, many f us will pull strange faces when we’re deeply invlved in an activity we care abut.
____37____Musicians have a strng emtinal cnnectin with the music they perfrm. They ften use their facial expressins t express the md and interpretatin f the music, which creates a mre engaging musical experience. While facial expressins may nt directly make smene a better musician, they might cntribute t the verall artistry f the music.
Perfrming live music is a rather stressful experience, s it culd be that the perfrmer is expressing thse nerves thrugh their face—biting the bttm lip, fr example. Luckily, nerves will ften g away sn after a musician starts perfrming.____38____
The facial expressins bviusly t sme extent express the perfrmer’s inner wrld. Anther interesting thing is that making facial expressins can have a physilgical impact n the musician’s perfrmance. Sme
research suggests that certain facial mvements can activate specific muscles and imprve muscle harmnizatin. ____39____Hwever, it’s imprtant t nte that this relatinship is still nt well understd, and the extent t which facial expressins directly impact musical cmpetence is a subject f nging investigatin.
A. When yu’re really fcused, yu dn’t care abut the utside wrld.
B. Amng them the part f the bdy that best exhibits this is bviusly the face.
C. They likely wn’t be the main cause fr thse strange faces thrughut a perfrmance.
D. Such effects are particularly helpful in cntrlling muscles when playing an instrument.
E. Facial expressins can als help musicians cmmunicate emtins and artistic expressin.
F. Musicians are ften vercme with emtin frm the music itself r the reactin f the crwd.
G. Musicians ften enter a state f “flw” where they becme cmpletely absrbed in the music.
第三部分 书面表达（共两节，32分）
第一节（共4小题；第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分）
阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
Liberal Arts’ Hidden Value
If yu have t pick ne, wh d yu think made greater cntributins t the wrld: physicist Isaac Newtn r philspher Aristtle?
Chances are that yu’d find it hard t make a decisin. But when chsing a majr in cllege, the line between the tw areas culdn’t be clearer. Science majrs, such as technlgy, engineering, math, are cnsidered t be mre practical chices because f the wealth f pprtunities, while thse wh chse a liberal arts (文科) majr—language, music, philsphy—may have mre difficulty finding a jb.
But perhaps we shuld lk at liberal arts studies in anther way t understand its value. In the dcumentary Civilizatins, fr example, presenters (主持人) take us t 31 cuntries t appreciate human creativity, such as the Great Wall and the Pyramids. T Simn Schama, ne f the presenters, human civilizatin isn’t just abut technlgy, but abut liberal arts r creating things t leave a persn’s mark f their existence fr future humans t witness and admire.
By cmparing science and liberal arts, we’re drawing “an artificial line” between the tw, said Lretta Jacksn, an assciate prfessr at Rhdes Cllege in Memphis, US. And t sme f the greatest innvatrs (革新者) in histry, this line never existed. Lenard da Vinci, fr example, was an utstanding scientist and painter. He was s interested in bilgy and anatmy (解剖学) that he drew the famus Vitruvian Man, which perfectly shws prprtins (比例) f the human bdy. Then there’s Steve Jbs, wh is an engineer and als an artist. He summarized the relatinship between science and arts: “It’s in Apple’s DNA that technlgy alne is nt enugh—it’s technlgy married with liberal arts that brings us what makes ur heart sing.”
40. Why is science mre attractive when students chse a majr in cllege?
41. Accrding t Simn Schama, what is the value f liberal arts in human civilizatin?
42. Please decide which part is false in the fllwing statement, then underline it and explain why.
►Steve Jbs cncluded that technlgy cntributed t Apple’s success, but liberal arts played a mre imprtant rle.
43. What majr will yu chse in cllege? Explain yur reasns. (In abut 40 wrds)
第二节（20分）
你的英国笔友Jim得知你校各班级正在进行“脊梁人物”评选活动，对此非常感兴趣。想请你介绍一下你们班选出的“脊梁人物”的相关信息。请你写一封回复邮件，内容包括：
1. 选择该人物的理由；
2. 该人物对你的影响。
注意：1. 词数100词左右；
2. 邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词：脊梁人物 Backbne Figure
Dear Jim,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
参考答案
第一部分 知识运用（共两节，30分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.D
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
11. is regarded 12. perfrmances 13. when 14. what 15. whse
16. imaginatin 17. as 18. presents 19. t explre 20. had spent
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，38分）
第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28分）
21. A 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. B
28. B 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. D 33. C 34. B
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
35. B 36. G 37. E 38. C 39. D
第三部分 书面表达（共两节，32分）
第一节（共4小题；第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分）
40. Science majrs are cnsidered mre practical because they ffer mre jb pprtunities.
41. Accrding t Simn Schama, the value f liberal arts lies in creating things that leave a mark f
human existence fr future generatins t witness and admire.
42. ►Steve Jbs cncluded that technlgy cntributed t Apple’s success, but liberal arts played a mre imprtant rle.
Steve Jbs emphasized that technlgy alne is nt enugh; it must be cmbined with liberal arts t create smething meaningful, nt that liberal arts are mre imprtant.
43. I will chse a majr in cmputer science because it cmbines lgic and creativity, ffering diverse career pprtunities while allwing me t innvate and slve real-wrld prblems.
第二节（20分）
Dear Jim,
I’m glad yu’re interested in ur "Backbne Figure" activity. Our class chse Ms. Zhang, ur English teacher, fr her dedicatin and kindness. She always encurages us t vercme challenges and inspires us t be better.
Her perseverance has taught me the imprtance f hard wrk and ptimism. She’s nt just a teacher but a rle mdel wh shws us hw t face difficulties with curage.
Yurs,
Li Hua