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2024-2025 年度第一学期
惠来一中高二级第一次阶段考英语试卷
时间：120分钟，满分130分
第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共11小题；每小题2.5分，满分27.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
In this digital age, there are plenty of AI tools at our disposal to enhance our daily lives.
Here are some AI tools to embrace and make your life easier in 2023.
Decktopus AI
Ever been asked to make a PPT for a school project or meeting but don’t know where to
start? Or perhaps designing is not your cup of tea, but you still want to impress your audience
visually? Decktopus AI has got all your presentation needs covered. With a wide range of
templates, elements and content suggestions at your disposal, Decktopus AI will be your best
friend walking into that presentation room.
DALL-E2
The hard truth is that not all of us are artistically talented, but with a dash of DALL-E2, we
could be! DALL-E2 is an AI model that converts text descriptions into images. The more specific
you are with your prompt (指令), the closer the final image will be to your desire. This is a handy
AI tool for anyone who wants to create art but lacks the capability or for designers to source
inspiration.
Soundraw
Now, what about music? If a video website has ever served you a copyright strike, you know
how difficult it is to source free music for videos. Enter Soundraw, an AI platform that allows you
to create royalty-free original music. After choosing the type, speed, and length of your desired
music, Soundraw will do all the work for you and compose unique tracks to accompany your
video. No more copyright strikes!
Deep Nostalgia
This AI tool will breathe life into photographs through animation. Deep Nostalgia adds
subtle movements and expressions to your images, making them appear realistic. This is a great
tool to try out if you have some old photos lying around and would like to recover cherished
moments.
1．In which situation may you need Decktopus AI?
A．Writing an essay. B．Adding music to a video.
C．Making a presentation. D．Reading an academic article.
2．Those wanting to bring back a good memory will choose ________.
A．Decktopus AI B．DALL-E2 C．Soundraw D．Deep Nostalgia3．What’s the shared feature of the four tools?
A．Being Conventional. B．Being Convenient.
C．Being Realistic. D．Being Entertaining.
B
As I grew up, our shelves were full of cookbooks, each full of my mum’s handwriting.
Included in the handwriting were dates when recipes had been cooked, who they’d been cooked
for, whether or not they were any good, and any alterations that had to be made (“too salty,”
“double the recipe,” “didn’t have this, used that instead”). Where other forms of literature can feel
rare, even precious to some, cookbooks permit this kind of writing.
Truth be told, cookbooks I often go back to are obvious before you even turn to them—
wrinkled paper, spotted and marked. I’ve halved the amount of sugar in a cake recipe from
Rukmini Iyers’ The Green Roasting Tin. I’ve added a spicy mix to a carrot salad from Ruby
Tandoh’s Flavour. For better or worse, the cookbooks I own are owned by nobody else.
If you do this too and feel guilty about writing through thoroughly tested recipes or messing
up beautiful paper, you needn’t. The practice of writing on cookbooks is essential to the
experience of reading, and indeed, using them. Often these notes can provide a window into the
owner’s life, which is one of the reasons why cookbooks are often handed down within families.
In many cases, they are the only written records we have from our loved ones. I think that they are
telling stories and inviting conversations. Implied in conversation is talking back, exchanging
something with loved ones, and maybe exchanging something with a version of yourself in the
future.
Sometimes I wonder what I’m buying when I buy cookbooks. Is it inspiration to do
something I’ve not done before, or permission to give myself the time to feel addicted to a hobby?
My friend Ella sums up her own insight into food writing simply with “Writing about food is
writing about being alive,” so maybe that’s what I’m buying, and what we all are.
4．What can we know about the author’s mom?
A．She was a professional cook. B．She collected literature works.
C．She often made notes on cookbooks. D．She wrote popular cookbooks.
5．What does the author think of the writing in cookbooks?
A．It improves life quality. B．It carries future dreams.
C．It helps understand its writer. D．It makes recipes easy to read.
6．Why does the author buy cookbooks?
A．To record her life of cooking. B．To meet her hobby.
C．To share ideas with friends. D．To gain cooking inspiration.
7．What is the best title of the text?
A．Why We Need to Buy Cookbooks B．How We Adjust Recipes in Cookbooks
C．Why We Should Be Writing in Cookbooks D．How We Pass Down Cookbooks with
NotesC
A national engineering laboratory in Tianjin is the base of the world’s largest and most
advanced sound source identification system for commercial use. At first glance, the equipment,
known as a sound camera and consisting of a big wheel with a supporting structure, looks like a
mini Ferris wheel that lacks seats and cannot move. A closer look at the 5-meter-diameter wheel
reveals high-tech features like an array (排列) of 144 sensors used to capture, identify and analyze
the source of noise on railways. “It is like a sound radar for discovering noise,” said Hu Wenlin,
vice head of the National Engineering Laboratory for Noise Control and Reduction at China
Railway Design Corporation.
Hu said that the data produced by the machine allows engineers to better understand the
sounds generated when a train passes by, such as which part produces the most noise. After
analyzing the data, engineers can draw up precise plans to reduce noise and make construction
plans accordingly. For example, if a railway passes a residential area with stricter noise abatement
requirements, engineers can come up with a plan to minimize noise to the lowest level, usually at
greater expense. But if a railway passes a place with more relaxed noise control requirements,
designers can make a cheaper plan.
Noise control technologies have been applied to dozens of major railway projects across the
country. The sound camera, fully developed in China, is advanced by world standards, said Wang
Changjin, the director of the National Engineering Laboratory. Before the sound camera was
available, engineers usually used a pole fitted with sensors to collect sound data along railway
lines. “It cannot be compared to the technique we are using now, which increases accuracy
greatly,” Wang said.
The machine is just one of many innovations developed by the laboratory. It has conducted
many research projects on railways, leading to the development of key noise control equipment
for high-speed railways and bringing quieter lives to people living near the lines.
8．What can we know about the sound camera from Paragraph 1?
A．It is invented by Hu Wenlin.
B．It is a sound radar in the shape of a wheel.
C．It is fitted with many sensors to study noise.
D．It transforms sound information into images.
9．What does the underlined word “abatement” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．Monitoring. B．Recording.
C．Reducing. D．Analyzing.
10．What highlights the sound camera according to Paragraph 3?
A．It can move like a wheel.B．It has been applied to other fields.
C．It is available for everyone. D．It operates far more accurately.11．What is the best title for the text?
A．Technology Frees People from Noise
B．Sound Camera Makes Rail Lines Quieter
C．Importance of Conducting Sound Research
D．Influence of Noise Pollution on People’s Life
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。
How Mobile Technology has Changed Our Lives Forever
The invention of the mobile phone and mobile technology was amazing. 12 Here we
highlight the most common ones that technology is changing our lives today.
● Mobile technology has changed how we communicate.
The advancement of technology has made communication unbelievably fast and convenient.
In the past, writing a letter or finding a wired telephone was the best way to communicate
remotely with someone. 13 You can send them a message on social media, text them, video
chat, email, or put a call through.
● Mobile technology creates the “Everything” device.
With many businesses mobile technologies have brought about, there are some products that
they have made out of date. Now just one device has replaced the portable (便携式的) music
player, alarm clock, GPS, calculator, camera, flashlight, calendar and much more. 14
.
● Mobile technology leads to ever-present distraction
In many places, it’s a common sight to see just about everyone with a mobile phone within
arm’s reach. In the first two ways listed above, that can be useful. 15 As mobile technologies
have become more and more widespread in today’s society, research has begun to connect heavy
day-to-day use with a number of side effects, the majority of which are related to mental health.
16 We should accept that mobile technologies are here to stay and improve our lives
for the better in spite of its shortcomings. In my opinion, its advantages far outweigh its
disadvantages.
A. We cannot ignore its disadvantages
B. All in all, mobile devices greatly benefit our lives
C. However, instant access is not always a good thing
D. While these things do still exist, they are no longer absolutely necessary
E. Nowadays, you have more efficient options at your fingertips
F. The conventional way of doing shopping has also changed beyond imagination
G. Since then, advances in mobile technology have shaped our lives in various ways
第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （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。
Harry Peck remembered sitting next to two frightened young sisters in a trans-Atlantic flight
from Amsterdam to Minneapolis 23 years ago. After some chat, he learned how 17 their
experience of escaping war was. They 18 him of his own daughters, so before they got
off the flight, he reached into his purse, pulled out a(n) 19 , wrote them a note and
placed a $100 bill inside.
Harry had no idea then how much it would mean to both girls. And one of the sisters,
Ayda Zugay, had been 20 for him for nearly a decade. With the help of social media
and the 21 of friends and family, Harry and the sisters reunited on an emotional Zoom
call.
Harry told the sisters how 22 he remembered what it felt like when he first met
them. Zugay told Harry things she had wanted to 23 the note’s author for years - how
24 she was, why the gift had meant so much, how valuable the 25 message was, how
they had spent the money 26 pancakes and Coca Cola for an entire summer. Tears
streamed down Harry’s face as he listened to Zugay’s 27 . At a time when there was so
much pain and 28 in the world, he hoped others would take more time to help people
29 .
They also talked about the 30 of meeting up in person in the future. Harry 31
the sisters that whenever they met, he would make them the best pancakes they’d ever had.
17．A．confusing B．embarrassing C．heartbreaking D．fascinating
18．A．warned B．informed C．convinced D．reminded
19．A．chart B．envelope C．draft D．letter
20．A．searching B．waiting C．longing D．arranging
21．A．property B．objective C．assistance D．circumstance
22．A．efficiently B．clearly C．crucially D．artificially
23．A．compare to B．prepare for C．share with D．learn from
24．A．gentle B．available C．remarkable D．grateful
25．A．astonishing B．amusing C．satisfying D．encouraging
26．A．buying B．opposing C．advocating D．processing
27．A．description B．information C．admiration D．innovation
28．A．stress B．suffering C．failure D．desire
29．A．in action B．in need C．in silence D．in debt
30．A．importance B．difficulty C．possibility D．problem
31．A．promised B．persuaded C．urged D．evaluated
第二节(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 一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空，使
整个文段句意完整，语法正确。Torch festival of the Ethnic minority
The Torch Festival, _____3 2 _____ grandest festival of the Yi people, _____3 3 _____ (hold)
around the 24th day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar. The Yi people think fire possesses a
superhuman power _____3 4 _____ can drive away evil and frighten off ghosts. They
have _____3 5 _____ a special relationship with fire that they call themselves the “fire nationality”.
During the festival, torches, 20-30cm in diameter, are placed upright in front of houses. At
the entrance _____3 6 _____ the villages, a grand “torch tower”, _____3 7 _____ (make) of pine
branches and dry firewood, is decorated with fresh flowers and fruits.
At last, with expectation and wishes comes the long-awaited moment. After dinner, the
young and old, _____ 38 _____ (wear) their most ceremonial and splendid costumes,
rush _____ 39 _____ (excite) to the “torch tower” square. Cheers and screams of delight burst from
the crowd, while the soaring flames brighten the darkness of the night and warm everyone present
at the scene.
On such a wonderful night, the _____4 0 _____ (participant) are delighted by the grand
spectacle and the atmosphere of celebration. Young men and women sing and dance hand in hand
around the bonfire ________4 1 ________ (express) their gratitude for a life of plenty and good
wishes for the coming year.
第三部分 基础题（共三节，满分20分）
第一节 单词拼写 请根据释义或首字母，用Unit1，Unit2单词的适当形式填空（共10小
题；每小题1分，满分10分）（每空限写一词）。
42. Chinese government formed a team of scientists with the o____________ of
discovering a new treatment for malaria.
43. Her team examined over 2,000 old medical texts, and __________（评估）
280,000 plants for their medical properties.
44. Artemisinin has become a v_________ part of the treatment for malaria
and is thought to save 100 000 lives a year in Africa alone.
45. She concluded that boiling the sweet wormwood ____________(显然)
destroyed its medical properties.
46. The first-person narrator is a device that has been used by many
____________.(小说家）
47. These smart homes will keep us __________ (安全的)，save us energy, and
provide a more comfortable environment to live in.
48. Your home will also learn your daily routine and ______________ (爱好，偏
爱)，so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening.
49. Have you ever forgotten to s__________ off the TV or computer?
50. If a water pipe starts leaking, or if there is a short in the electrical wiring, your
smart home will detect it and provide you with the r______________ information.
51. It is important to make food and water a____________ to the survivor.第二节 单句填空填空（共7小题；每小题1分，满分7分）
52. ________ (gradual) factory workers have been displaced by machines.
53.It (acknowledge) that health is the most important to everyone.
54. As soon as the fire alarm went off, everyone in the building (flee) to the nearest
exit.
55. Don’t jump to (conclude) before considering all the facts，or you may be
easily taken in.
56. I allowed myself to be persuaded _______ entering the competition.
57. He was one of the most creative and __________ (innovation) engineers of his generation.
58.His mother commanded him ___________ (work) hard to learn a certain number of
words.
第三节 定语从句填空题 （共6小题；每小题0.5分，满分3分）
59. Mr. Smith, ________ native language is English, can speak Chinese fluently.
60. But my connection with pandas goes back to my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s,
_______ I was the first Western TV reporter permitted to film a special unit.
61. Recent accidents, _______ fifty people lost their lives, are mainly due to the heavy fog.
62. When western people talk about the cities of China, the first of ________ comes to their
minds is Beijing.
63. I was asked to explain the project with the help of a flow chart, ________ was a big
challenge for me.
64. The thought of going home to his family was all ______ kept him happy while he was
working abroad.
第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分)
你校英语报正组织英语作文比赛，请以你最尊敬的一位科学家为话题，写一篇短文参
赛，内容包括：
1.人物简介及事迹：
2.你的感悟。
注意： 1. 字数80词左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.文章的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
The scientist I respect most
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
第二节（满分25分）Sally’s birthday was approaching, and the excitement that usually filled her heart was
now replaced with disappointment and stress. Turning eleven was a big deal, and she had
always celebrated it with a grand party surrounded by her friends. However, this year was
different. The burden of excessive homework and her parents’ struggling business
weighed heavily on her, forcing Sally to make the difficult decision of not having a
birthday party, even though it was an event she enjoyed dearly every year.
One day, during break, her best friend, Jane, with a curious look in her eyes,
approached. "Are you going to have a birthday party this year?" Jane asked, sensing
Sally’s sadness.
"No," Sally sighed and replied sadly, "There’s just too much going on and my parents
are going through financial difficulties."
She smiled weakly, trying to conceal her immense disappointment and stress, but Jane
saw through her pretence( 假 装 ) easily. Jane nodded thoughtfully and did not say
anything. After the break, Sally saw her talking to one of their classmates, Sarah,
secretively. Curious, Sally went over to them, but as soon as Jane saw her, she quickly
walked away. Sally was startled by Jane’s strange actions and turned towards Sarah.
"What did she say?" Sally asked.
However, Sarah simply shrugged and walked away with Jane, leaving Sally standing
there, feeling left out and anxious.
“What is happening?” Sally wondered anxiously, “Are they keeping something from
me?”
As Sally’s birthday drew nearer, Jane was often found chatting softly with her other
classmates. Whenever Sally went over to them, they would just walk away or tell her that
they were talking about a secret which Sally was not allowed to know. “Jane has never
kept secrets from me before.” Sally thought. Her heart sank. Even her friends were
distancing themselves from her! She swung between confusion and sadness with each
passing moment, desperately trying to figure out what was happening. Why were her
friends distancing themselves from her? And what were they hiding?
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
On the day of Sally’s birthday, she went to school and found her classroom in total
darkness._____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Tears dropped from Sally’s eyes and her face broke into a bright smile.______________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
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