广东省汕头市金山中学2024-2025学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题 （原卷版）-A4

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（满分 120 分，考试时间 120 分钟。）
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分, 满分 37.5 分)
阅读下列四篇短文，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
Fine Arts Students Deliver Magical Perfrmances
As the winter hlidays apprach,Brkhaven Schl students presented an array f extrardinary perfrmances shwcasing immense talent within ur fine arts cmmunity. Frm the band cncert t the chral cncerts, each event highlighted the dedicatin and exceptinal gifts f ur students.
The December 12 Eagles Band Cncert filled Wdruff Auditrium with meldies that captured the festive spirit.On December 14, the Fundatins Christmas Chral Cncert featured spirited perfrmances by ur 7th graders. The finale f seasnal fine arts shwcases ccurred n December 18 in Brady Theater with the Senir Chir Cncert,sptlighting high schl singers.
A highly anticipated traditin,the schl-wide Hliday Assembly n December 19, hsted by esteemed Fine Arts Department Chair Mr.Kaminer, embdied the true essence f the hliday seasn. Angelic sngs filled Yung Gym, fllwed by jyus laughter and cheers as the “best cstume” winners received their awards. Even the yungest War Eagles,the children in the Brkhaven Early Learning Center, attended the celebratins.Fllwing the event, students merrily left schl fr the hliday break.
Lking tward 2024 anticipatin builds fr the Brkhaven theater spring prductins. “Smething Rtten!” prmises high-energy cmedic perfrmances by theater students, while “Tuck Everlasting” assures a mving prtrayal by talented Fundatins students. Furthermre,the Brkhaven Dance Cmpany will hld their shwcase April 11 — 12 in Wdruff Auditrium. Tickets will sn be available fr purchase.
1. What did the students at Brkhaven Schl d befre the winter hlidays?
A. They perfrmed magic tricks.B. They participated in cmmunity service.
C. They gave hliday cncerts.D. They presented new theatre prductins.
2. What can we learn abut Hliday Assembly n December 19?
A. It was a large celebratin within the schl.B. It was an award presentatin fr best students.
C. It featured varius fun music and sprts events.D. It was held n the first day f the winter hliday.
3. What is the text?
A. A fine arts brchure.B. A schl annuncement.
C. A schl newsletter.D. A cncert advertisement.
B
When I was a child, I was terrified f strms, especially thse vilent nes that ccurred in summer. Once, I was ut shpping with my parents, when suddenly there was a lud nise cming frm the directin f the Apennine Muntains.
As the strm gt clser, lightning fell a few hundred meters frm us, and hail (冰雹) whitened the streets in minutes. This was a ttally new experience fr me, and I ran int my father’s arms in terrr. I was afraid. But I was als in awe. Like the pull f a hrrr mvie, my fear develped int fascinatin as I grew lder. When a thunder strm brke ut at night, I wuld rush t my windw t witness a brilliant shw in the night sky. I wuld wait in eager anticipatin, equipped with my parents’ camera, ready t try and capture a flashing mment.
An interest in strm phtgraphy arse frm these yuthful attempts. What nce frightened me nw gave me a strng rush, especially the first time lightning struck just a few meters away frm me, an experience which resulted in me capturing a splendid pht f the mment. Frm that mment n, I realized that I abslutely had t chase strms thrughut suthern Italy.
The truth is that strm chasing is quite dangerus especially t thse wh set ut t chase strms withut acknwledging the risks invlved r respecting nature. Mst accidents caused by lightning ccur utdrs. Yu are mst at risk in the muntains, but all large and expsed places such as a lawn (草坪) r a sccer field can als be a dangerus place during a strm, especially anywhere in the presence f water, such as the sea, beaches r utdr pls.
One day sn I will set ff t expand my strm chasing jurney beynd Italy’s hrizns. I wuld lve t g t Venezuela where electrical strms are guaranteed almst all year rund n the Catatumb River and Lake Maracaib. Maybe that will be the day that my parents finally accept the chice f my career.
4. What is paragraph 2 mainly abut?
A. The authr’s reactin during a strm.
B. The authr’ s mst impressive memry.
C. Hw the authr gt ver his fear f strms.
D. Hw the authr develped interest in chasing strm.
5. Which f the fllwing places is the safest in a strm in the authr’s pinin?
A. A rm in a shpping center.B. The beach near the sea.
C. The lawn with pen water.D. A path in the muntains.
6. Why will the authr g t Venezuela in the future?
A. T enjy the splendid scenery.
B. T seek a wrking pprtunity.
C. T jin a team that chases strms.
D. T capture the frequent electrical strms.
7. Which f the fllwing is a suitable title fr the text?
A. My Fear f StrmsB. My Dream t Chase Strms
C. An Opprtunity t Respect NatureD. A Destinatin f My Life
C
What are pillws really stuffed with? Nt physically, but symblically? The questin ccurred t me with the phts in the news and scial media frm the 50 cities arund the wrld that staged public celebratins fr Internatinal Pillw Fight Day. Armed with nthing mre than bring-ur-wn sacrificial cushins, strangers struck heavily each ther in playful feather frm Amsterdam t Atlanta, Warsaw t Washingtn DC. But why? Is there anything mre t this delightful celebratin?
As a cultural sign, the pillw is deceptively sft. Since at least the 16th Century, the humble pillw has been given unexpected meanings. The Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu tells a famus stry abut a wise man wh meets a depressed yung schlar at an inn and ffers him a magic pillw filled with the mst vivid dreams f a seemingly mre fulfilling life. When the yung man awakens t discver that his happy 50-year dream has in fact cme and gne in the shrt space f an afternn’s nap, ur impressin f the pillw’s pwer shifts frm wnder t terrr.
Subsequent writers have likewise seized upn the pillw. When the 19th-Century English nvelist Charltte Brnte petically bserved “a ruffled (不平的) mind makes a restless pillw”, she didn’t just change the expected rder f the adjectives and nuns, but instead she made unclear the bundaries between mind and matter - the thing resting and the thing rested upn.
It’s a trick perhaps Brnte learned frm the Renaissance philspher Mntaigne, wh nce insisted that “ignrance is the sftest pillw n which a man can rest his head”. On Mntaigne’s thinking, intelligence and happiness cnfrnt each ther frever in a pillw fight that nly ne can win.
With the wrds f Tang, Brnte, and Mntaigne, we can perhaps mre easily measure the attractin f the glbal pillw fight. Like a ritual f release, the annual internatinal pillw fight amunts t a kind f cleansing, a brushing ff f daily wrries: an emptying f the wrld’s cllective mind. Rather than a launch-pad fr weightless rest, the pillw is a symbl f heavy thught: an anchr that drags the wrld’s sul dwn - ne that must be lightened.
8. The example f Tang Xianzu is used t illustrate that ________.
A. pillws give peple satisfactry dreams
B. dreams are always wnderful while the real wrld is cruel
C. peple’s impressin f pillws changes frm wnder t terrr
D. pillws symblically cnvey the meaning in cntrast t their sft appearance
9. Frm the passage, we can learn that Charltte Brnte ________.
A. wrte pems abut pillws
B. regarded pillws as reflectins f ur minds
C. shared the same viewpint as Tang Xianzu n pillws
D. was likely t have been influenced by the thughts f the Renaissance
10. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 “ignrance is the sftest pillw n which a man can rest his head” mst prbably means ________.
A. pillws give us cmfrt
B. pillws make peple mre intelligent
C. peple with t many thughts have less inner peace
D. peple can easily fall asleep when they knw nthing
11. Accrding t the authr, why is Pillw Fight Day s ppular arund the wrld?
A. Because it is a ritual f release.B. Because it makes life delightful.
C. Because it cmfrts restless minds.D. Because it cntains a prfund meaning f life.
D
Is frgiveness against ur human nature? T answer ur questin, we need t ask a further questin: What is the essence f ur humanity? Fr the sake f simplicity, peple cnsider tw distinctly different views f humanity. The first view invlves dminance and pwer. In an early paper n the psychlgy f frgiveness, Drll (1984) made the interesting claim that humans’ essential nature is mre aggressive than frgiving allws. Thse wh frgive are against their basic nature, much t their harm. In his pinin, frgivers are cmprmising their well-being as they ffer mercy t thers, wh might then take advantage f them.
The secnd view invlves the theme f cperatin, mutual respect, and even lve as the basis f wh we are as humans. Researchers find that t fully grw as human beings, we need bth t receive lve frm and ffer lve t thers. Withut lve, ur cnnectins with a wide range f individuals in ur lives can fall apart. Even cmmn sense strngly suggests that the will t pwer ver thers des nt make fr harmnius interactins. Fr example, hw well has slavery wrked as a mde f scial harmny?
Frm this secnd viewpint f wh we are as humans, frgiveness plays a key rle in the bilgical and psychlgical integrity f bth individuals and cmmunities because ne f the utcmes f frgiveness, shwn thrugh scientific studies, is the decreasing f hatred and the restratin f harmny. Frgiveness can break the cycle f anger. At least t the extent the peple frm whm yu are estranged accept yur lve and frgiveness and are prepared t make the required adjustments. Frgiveness can heal relatinships and recnnect peple.
As an imprtant nte, when we take a Classical philsphical perspective, that f Aristtle, we see the distinctin between ptentiality and actuality. We are nt necessarily brn with the capacity t frgive, but instead with the ptential t learn abut it and t grw in ur ability t frgive. The actuality f frgiving, its actual apprpriatin in cnflict situatins, develps with practice.
12. What is Drll’s idea abut frgiveness?
A. Peple shuld ffer mercy t thers.
B. Aggressive peple shuld learn t frgive.
C. Frgiveness depends n the nature f humanity.
D. Peple wh frgive can have their wn welfare affected.
13. What des the example in paragraph 2 illustrate?
A. T frgive is t lve.B. T dminate is t harm.
C. T fight is t grw.D. T give is t receive.
14. What is the writer’s attitude tward frgiveness?
A. Favrable.B. Reserved.C. Objective.D. Skeptical.
15. What is message f the last paragraph?
A. Frgiveness is in ur nature.B. Frgiveness grws with time.
C. It takes practice t frgive.D. Actuality is based n ptentiality.
第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Pursue Yur Dreams Tday, Nt Tmrrw
Have yu caught yurself daydreaming abut yur dreams? We ften pstpne ur dreams, trapped in a cycle f delay. But why wait? _______16_______ Yu dn’t have t take a huge, life-changing step. Yu can take minute steps tward a brighter future. And start right nw.
_______17_______ If yu never try, yu’re ging t be weighed dwn by yur regrets. Yu’re always ging t wnder hw yur life wuld’ve turned ut if yu actually tk a chance n yurself. Dn’t let yur future self be disappinted by yur present self.
It desn’t matter hw ld yu are r hw many peple have warned yu that yu’re never ging t succeed. Even the mst successful peple have had their hesitatins abut whether they had what it tk t make it in their field. _______18_______ Embrace a mindset f determinatin, knwing that success is within yur reach.
At the end f the day, yu need t carve ut a path fr yurself that will lead t the mst satisfactin. If yu allw yur fear t get the best f yu, yu’re never ging t frgive yurself. ______19______. It’s what yu wuld encurage yur friends t d, s why aren’t yu giving yurself that same push?
Smetimes, fllwing yur passin means spending a lt f yur time each day. It may require making slight adjustments t yur schedule, but yu dn’t have t sacrifice everything t fllw yur hearts. Try t strike a balance between yur current life and yur dreams. _______20_______
Pursue yur dreams nw, even thugh that means yu might need t break ut f yur cmfrt zne, and even thugh it means entering the unknwn.
A. Ask yurself what wuld be wrse.
B. Starting small is cmpletely acceptable.
C. Yu we it t yurself t g after yur dreams.
D. New pprtunities may lead t persnal grwth.
E. If things g well, yu can gradually make further shifts.
F. Yu need t mve past yur insecurities and explre yur full ptential.
G. Hard as it is, it’s crucial t wave ff the dubts in the back f yur mind.
第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Travis laughed as he tre at the wrapping paper n his birthday present. He was s excited! Finally, he wuld have the clest pair f name-brand basketball shes.
All the guys n his team were wearing the name-brand shes f a ppular basketball ____21____, Chuck Hart. Althugh Hart was criticized fr his pr sprtsmanship and infamus ____22____, he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn’t thinking abut Hart’s behavir; he had nly expected t see Hart’s ____23____ n the side f the bx. The first indicatin that smething was wrng came as he tre away the last piece f paper. Nt Hart’s. The new shes were the name-brand f anther player, Rbert Ryann, wh was ____24____ fr his amazing wrk in the cmmunity.
Travis’s hands ____25____; his heart stpped. It wasn’t that the Ryann shes weren’t nice, but what wuld his friends think?
They were the wrng shes and Travis wuld be ____26____ by the ther players. When he lked up int his dad’s eyes, hwever, Travis knew he culdn’t tell him. “Thanks, Dad. I was really hping fr shes,” Travis said as he pulled the shes ut f the bx.
Next mrning his dad drve him t schl. When they ____27____ in frnt f his destinatin, Travis slwly pened the car dr. Just then, his dad stpped him.
“Hey, Travis, wait a minute, lk…” his dad said ____28____, “Travis, I knw thse aren’t the shes yu had hped fr, but I saw the names f the tw guys and made a(n) ____29____. The guy whse name is n thse shes,” he said, pinting dwn at Travis’s feet, “Is smene I _____30_____. D yu knw hw ften Ryann has fund himself in _____31_____?”
“N,” Travis said.
“Never. He’s never talked back t his cach r started a fight, and he’s a team player. Yu culd have acted like a _____32_____ when yu didn’t get the shes yu wanted, Travis, but yu were plite and made the best f it. Yu have _____33_____, like the guy whse name is n these shes. I’ m hping that smeday, yur name will be n the clest pair f shes I’ll ever see.”
When Travis lked dwn at his feet, he saw the shes _____34_____. His dad had used his mind and heart t give the sn a thughtful _____35_____.
21. A. teamB. cachC. playerD. game
22. A. skillB. perfrmanceC. behavirD. actin
23. A. nameB. phtC. signD. mdel
24. A. knwnB. encuragedC. adptedD. influenced
25. A. fellB. frzeC. shkD. flded
26 A. questinedB. nticedC. attackedD. teased
27. A. tk upB. put upC. pulled upD. turned up
28. A. peacefullyB. hesitantlyC. delightedlyD. naturally
29. A. chiceB. effrtC. cmmentD. mistake
30. A. believeB. missC. admireD. remember
31. A. dangerB. angerC. srrwD. truble
32. A. teammateB. adultC. studentD. kid
33. A. hnrB. curageC. dreamD. belief
34. A. clearlyB. carefullyC. patientlyD. differently
35. A. hpeB. lkC. giftD. lessn
第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
A century ag in the city f Shantu, nstalgia (念旧) drve successful verseas Chinese businessmen t return, invest and cntribute t the develpment f its thriving dwntwn area f their hmetwn. The neatly ____36____ (plan) ld twn they helped create, with its rw upn rw f picturesque qilu, ____37____ (knw) tday as the Small Park histrical area and bears witness t the city’s stries.
The city als called Swatw by lcals, became a treaty prt (通商口岸) fr freign trade in 1860 ____38____ the Small Park became a cmmercial center famus fr its mdern lifestyle. ____39____ (fllw) the funding f New China in 1949, it became a busy, harmnius neighbrhd, and since 1978, the city ____40____ (bm) as a result f refrm and pening-up. ____41____ the passage f time, the ld twn’s prsperity faded as Shantu extended eastward, ____42____ many f thse wh grew up there and have cherished ____43____(memry) f the area dn’t want t leave it behind. Instead, they strive t keep its memry alive, taking up pens r lens ____44____ (ensure) that its frmer glry is tld t bth the city’s yunger generatin, and t the grwing number f visitrs. “The creatin f the Small Park area is a _______45_______ (reflect) f the city’s histrical develpment.” says the deputy directr f the culture, radi, televisin, turism and sprts bureau f Jinping district, where the qilu neighbrhd is lcated.
第三部分 写作(共两节, 满分 40 分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
46. 你校将举办以心理健康为主题的英语征文比赛，请你写一篇短文投稿。内容包括：1. 说明心理健康的重要性；2. 谈谈如何保持心理健康。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
47. 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。
Brrrring! The bell finally rang as I rushed ut f the classrm. I culdn’t wait t play the sng fr Mia. My schlmate Mia and I had been wrking fr weeks n a sng fr Saturday’s band cmpetitin. “Hw t make it perfect?” I thught as I ran dwn the stairs.
“Hey, buddy!” David came up. “Ready fr playing basketball after schl? I have been practicing my sht.” He turned arund quickly and sht an imaginary ball int the air. My mind spun (快速旋转) quickly t. Oh, I frgt! I frgt I had prmised David a ball game!
I didn’t want t disappint him, but I was eager t try ut the new ending f the sng with Mia. Maybe if I had an excuse t skip… “Hey, David,” I said, “I dn’t feel s gd.” I pretended t give a small cugh. “Anther time?” Wrried abut my health, David cmfrted me. “Sure, n prblem, have a gd rest, OK?”
Seeing David ff I let ut a sigh f relief. Telling a lie was easier than I imagined. Nw I culd practice the sng and David’s feelings wuld nt be hurt. The white lie wrked!
I rushed frward as Mia had been waiting fr me in the music rm. “Mia, I’ve gt a new idea!” “Perfect!” She held her guitar with a big smile.
“That sunded great… Bb.” David std at the dr with his eyebrws raised. Oh n. It’s David. Why is he here? “Thanks,” I said, trying t think quickly. “Yu see…I came hme and suddenly was fine. I shuld have met yu at the curt, but Mia stpped me n my way t…”
At that mment, Mia and David seemed t understand smething.
注意：
1.续写词数应为100个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
David turned arund and left, leaving Mia and me standing there.
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Mia was right, and I determined t make things right.
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