云南省昆明市寻甸回族彝族自治县民族中学2024-2025学年高一上学期开学检测英语试卷.docx

1、云南省昆明市寻甸回族彝族自治县民族中学2024-2025学年高一上学期开学检测英语试卷一、阅读理解Here are four favorite books for young readers. Miss RumphiusMiss Rumphius dreams of living by the sea, traveling the world and making it a more beautiful place- and she does it in her own ways, living alone with her cat and sowing lupine (羽扇豆)seeds a

2、long the coast of Maine despite the local kids who call her “That Crazy Old Lady”. Barbara Cooney based Miss Rumphius on a real person-Maine resident Hilda Hamlin, who was known as the “Lupine Lady” for her habit of sowing seeds. (For ages 5 to 8)The Very Hungry CaterpillarIn the light of the moon,

3、a little egg lay on a leaf. Then it became a hungry caterpillar who went into the hearts of kids everywhere. Eric Carles charming story and beautiful pictures make The Very Hungry Caterpillar a classic for kids. (For ages 2 to 5)The Napping HouseIts a soft gray rainy day and everyone is asleep in th

4、e Napping House-but unfortunately, they are all trying to pile into the same bed, with unfortunate but funny results. This book by Audrey Wood (author) and Don Wood (illustrator) will put any kid to sleep-in the best possible way. (For ages 4 to 7)Good Dog, CarlLittle Madeleine has a pretty great ba

5、bysitter: a big friendly dog named Carl. Together, they go to the store and to the zoo, to parties and daycare classes. In this book, Alexandra Day lets readers form their own ideas about whats happening on each page. (For ages 1 to 4)1What might Miss Rumphius like?AGoing to big parties.BSowing lupi

6、ne seeds.CGray and rainy days.DThe light of the moon.2Who wrote the best book for putting kids to bed?AEric Carle.BAlexandra Day.CBarbara Cooney.DAudrey Wood.3Which book is best for 1-year-old kids?AMiss Rumphius.BThe Very Hungry Caterpillar.CThe Napping House.DGood Dog, Carl.For the past 8 years, K

7、-9 partner Roni has been by the side of Officer Joel Nitchman of the Deer Park, Texas police department. Theyve been through a lot together and the police thinks of the dog as a member of his own family. Recently, the team had just returned to the station when a tornado suddenly formed nearby. The w

8、ind picked up fast. Remembering Roni was still inside his cage in the patrol car (巡逻车), Joel didnt think twice about rushing outside into the storm to get his partner. “The thought of ruins, or the car turning over.I couldnt do that to him,” said Joel. “I couldnt have him out there during that.” He

9、felt debris (碎片) hitting his face as he headed into the wind and he knew the situation was worsening with every passing second. Conditions worsened even further when Joel made it around to the other side of the car. The wind and rain were so strong that he couldnt get the door open. When he finally

10、opened it, Roni refused to move. “I could barely open his door,” Joel said. “When I did, hes a smart dog, he saw what was going on outside and he refused to come out at first.” With a lot of efforts, Roni finally followed his partner out of the car, and Joel was able to lead him into the station. “N

11、ever have I been through anything like this before,” Joel said of the frightening event. Now that the danger has passed, he feels even closer to his K-9 partner and hed do it all over again, if he had. “I love that dog,” he explained. “Hes a part of our family. We cant leave a loved one like that. T

12、heres no way I was going to leave him like that.”4Which of the following can be used to describe Roni?AStrong and brave.BFunny and kind.CTall and lovable.DLoyal and clever.5Why did Joel rush out despite the coming disaster?ARoni was still on duty outside.BHe attempted to get the car inside.CHe went

13、to rescue Roni in the car.DRoni had escaped from the patrol car.6What difficulty did Joel meet during the event?ALack of official help.BRonis fear of the danger.CThe poor quality of the door.DThe unsafe situation of the station.7How does the experience influence Roni and Joel?AThey are more connecte

14、d to each other.BThey are now living closer to each other.CThey have more loved ones in their lives.DThey are more independent of each other.A greenhouse on the top of a Montreal warehouse (仓库) growing eggplants and tomatoes to meet the demand for locally sourced foods has set a record as the larges

15、t in the world. Its not a common choice of location to plant organic vegetables in the heart of Canadas second-largest city, but Lufa Farms set up the facility that spans 15, 000 square meters, or about the size of three football fields. It is the fourth rooftop greenhouse the company has erected in

16、 the city. The first was built in 2011 at a cost of more than $1.5 million. Since then, competitors picked up and ran with the novel idea, including US Gotham Greens, which constructed eight greenhouses on roofs in New York, CChicago and Denver, and French Urban Nature, which is planning one in Pari

17、s. Since 2017, a local Montreal supermarket has also offered a wide range of vegetables grown on its roof, which was “greened” to cut greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change. Lebanese-born Mohamed Hage and his wife Lauren Rathmell, an American from neighboring Vermont, founded Lufa Farms i

18、n 2009 with the ambition of “reinventing the food system”.At Lufa Farms, about 100 varieties of vegetables and herbs are grown per year. Enough vegetables are harvested each week to feed 20, 000 families. The company s “online market also sells goods produced by local partner farms. Catherine Bonin,

19、 a customer of Lufa Farms, says she loves the freshness of the produce but complains that some items are always out of stock (缺货). Profitable since 2016, the private company now employs 500 people. It is currently working on the electrification of its delivery trucks and is in the process of exporti

20、ng its model to different cities around the world.8What can we know about the greenhouses on roofs in the world?AMontreal has most greenhouses on roofs in the world.BNew York built the first greenhouse on the roof in the world.CYou can see many greenhouses on roofs in Europe and America now.DThe lar

21、gest greenhouse on the roof now is in Canadas second-largest city.9What does the underlined word “erected” in Paragraph 2 mean?ASet up.BGiven up.CPicked up.DFollowed up.10How can we describe the vegetables from Lufa Farms?ATasty but harmful.BCheap and worthless.CVarious and popular.DOrganic but expe

22、nsive.11What is Lufa Farms attitude towards its future?AUnclear.BConfident.CConfused.DDissatisfied.There is an old homeless woman who sometimes sits near where I am living, begging for money. Unfortunately, the “inner city places” are often taken over by younger men and women. Whenever I see her, I

23、make sure to give her something, and if I am out of money, I will at least talk to her for a few seconds. When younger people are around, I often make sure to drop a few coins into her cup while passing her a note without anybody seeing it in the hope that they will leave her alone. Today she surpri

24、sed me. I passed her again, gave her some money and asked her how she was. She surprised me by saying that she wanted to thank me. Not for the money; well, for that too, but for always taking the time to talk to her. She mentioned how hard it was for her to have so little money that she had to beg.

25、She often felt ashamed, and she had prepared for several days to talk to me, and to thank me for treating her like a human being. People walked by, sometimes dropped some money, but rarely made eye contact or talked to her, making her feel even more transparent (透明的), ashamed, almost non-human. She

26、said she was looking forward to me walking by because she knew I would look at her and treat her as a person. On hearing all this, I had tears in my eyes and I stilldo when thinking of this. I still dont know why shes on the street; maybe one day she will open up, but I will not ask her right away.

27、I will be even more on the lookout for her, making sure to talk to her as often as possible!12What do we know about the old woman from the first paragraph?AShe lives in the inner city.BShe is homeless but hopeful.CShe is a relative of the author.DShe cant always find a good place to beg.13Why does t

28、he woman thank the author?AThe author treats her like a human being.BThe author only gives her money.CThe author gives her a place to live.DThe author respects her privacy.14Which word can best describe the author?AStrong-minded.BWealthy.CKind-hearted.DIntelligent.15Whats the text mainly about?AAn o

29、ld womans poor life in the inner city.BA conversation with a homeless woman.CThe importance of learning from others.DThe way to chat with homeless people.Relationship conflicts can cause emotional pain and stress. Knowing how to apologize can repair damage in a relationship. Effective apologies are

30、simple if you know what to say. 16 Understand reasons to apologize. When youve made a mistake or hurt another person, there are many good reasons why you should apologize. By apologizing, you are able to:Acknowledge that you were wrong;Discuss what is allowed and not allowed in your relationship;Exp

31、ress your regrets and thoughts; 17 Take responsibility. Taking responsibility means acknowledging mistakes you made hurt the other person. Its one of the most important parts of most apologies. Saying “ 18 Im sorry” shows that you know it was what you said that hurt the other person and you take res

32、ponsibility for it. Express regrets. When you seek to understand how to apologize effectively, its also important to understand the value of expressing regrets. Taking responsibility is important, but its also helpful for the other person to know that you feel bad about hurting them. They already fe

33、el bad. 19 20 Although apologizing can be a way to repair the relationship and be forgiven. Sometimes this doesnt happen. Sometimes the other person just isnt ready or able to forgive you and move on. Or they may forgive you but still be guarded. Realize that you cant control their response and if y

34、ouve done everything you can, let it go for now.ALet go of results.BKnow when to apologize.CLearn from your mistakes.DWhen I said the hurtful thing, I wasnt thinking.ELet me help you learn how to apologize effectively.FAnd theyd like to know you feel bad about them feeling bad.GPeople are often unwi

35、lling or unable to apologize face to face.二、完形填空The day after Christmas, there was a teacher named Brittany Loubier-Vervisch from Tampa, Florida. She was 21 her lost luggage when she had an idea. Why not do more than simply search for her 22 luggage? “I got there. Ive never 23 anything like this,” B

36、rittany said. “There are 24 mountains of luggage between the carousels (行李传送带).”While her husband was at the Southwest Airlines customer service counter, Brittany continued her 25 . However, it was she that also 26 to help others who had been separated from their luggage, too. “I was circling throug

37、h the baggage claim (行李领取处) as things were coming off the line and being 27 upIf there was a tag (标签) on it with a number, I sent a 28 , ” Brittany said. In fact, Brittany was so 29 that people thought she worked at the airport!” I walked through the bags, and I sent messages like Oh, heres your bag

38、s. Is this your name?” Brittany 30 . “And they said Yes and asked Do you 31 here?”As she made her 32 through what she would describe as an “Armageddon of luggage”, she said she had sent between 70 and 80 texts to people letting them know where to 33 their bags. Taira Meadow, one traveler who receive

39、d a text from Brittany, really appreciated Brittanys 34 . “I sent a big thank you to you 35 , texting me that my suitcase was in fact in Tampa,” Taira wrote on a social media platform.21Ahunting forBwondering aboutCdreaming ofDgiving up22AfavoriteBownCvaluableDbeautiful23AchangedBboughtCseenDheard24

40、AactuallyBsimplyCfinelyDgradually25AcareerBdesireCtravelDsearch26AdecidedBpromisedChesitatedDpaused27AbrokenBtiedCpiledDpicked28ArequestBtextCnoteDluggage29AcarefulBworriedCoptimisticDhelpful30AremarkedBexplainedCcomplainedDpredicted31AariseBexistCworkDfinish32AwayBlifeCmindDfortune33AloseBsellCfind

41、Dadmit34AattentionBkindnessChappinessDcelebration35AstrangerBfriendCtouristDcompanion三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Munao Zongge is the biggest festival of the year of Jingpo people. Munao Zongge means dancing together in the Jinpo language and 36 (celebrate) around the Lantern Festival, last

42、ing for three to seven days. It was listed as 37 national intangible（非物质）cultural heritage in 2006In ancient times, it was said that only the children of the Sun could dance in the 38 (tradition) Munao Carnival. According to the legend, the king of the Sun once 39 (invite) all of the Earths creature

43、s to the festival in the Sun Palace. All the birds flew to join the festival, and on their way home they came 40 a forest, where they found all kinds of beautiful fruit on the trees. To share the fresh fruit among each other, the birds held the First Birds Munao Carnival. Two 41 (human) joined the f

44、estival and they were absorbed in 42 (happy). According to the legend, that was how the Munao Carnival started. It is said that after these two learned the Munao Zongge dance, they became 43 (health) and luckier. To this day, whenever the Jingpo people are 44 (remove) bad spirits or pray for a bette

45、r harvest, they perform the Munao Zongge dance. Munao Zongge used to be celebrated only by Jingpo people 45 recent years have brought different people from all over the world to join in on this grand festival and dance together.四、书信写作46假定你是李华，你校要举办一场主题为“我最喜欢的作家”的英文写作大赛。请你写一篇英文短文参赛，内容包括：1作家简介；2喜欢的原因。

46、注意：1词数应为80左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。The writer I like most_五、书面表达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。When I was about four years old, I started washing my face on my own. However, I always ignored the area behind my ears on purpose though my mom would often remind me.One summer, in July of that year, my mom drove me to my grandparents h