1、广东省佛山市S6高质量发展联盟2024-2025学年高一上学期期中联考英语试卷一、阅读理解Friends are very important to us. Sometimes we just want to develop some new friendships. Here are some of the best apps for you to make new friends.AtletoResearch shows that exercising with a friend promotes more motivation and healthier lifestyle habits
2、. Atleto is an app that builds on this “exercise contagion (传染)” phenomenon by bringing together athletic people to take exercise and organize group activities. You can choose from over 40 sports and find your community of people who like to be in a sweat.FrienderStudies show that were eager to find
3、 people similar to us. Suppose youre sick of boring surface-level conversations. Then, Friender solves that problem quickly with an algorithm (算法) that only matches you based on your favorite activities and interests. This friend-finding app makes it easy to get into conversations that you care abou
4、t. If you dont have many hobbies to type into an app, one of the easiest ways to start is to try out new hobbies.PawDateDogs are great companions, but sometimes its nice to talk to humans, too. This app connects pet owners to meet up at dog parks or walk with their pups. You get to set up doggie pla
5、y dates and find new friends at the same time Its a win-win.SkoutSkout started back in 2007 to help people make new friends. The matches are based on geographical distances and preferences. Its perfect for meeting people while traveling, moving and entering a new chapter of life. Skout is able to di
6、scover people directly by checking into a location and seeing who else on the app is there.1Who is Atleto intended for?AThose who like to walk their dogs.BThose who want to play sports together.CThose who want to develop new hobbies.DThose who like to do community service.2What can people do by usin
7、g Friender?ASolve conversation problems.BShare their favorite activities.CMake new friends while traveling.DHave conversations with like-minded people.3Which app can help the user find new friends quickly at a new place?AAtleto.BFriender.CPawDate.DSkout.To develop ones taste in English, the most eff
8、ective way is to read English books widely. Yet one may be at a loss to choose the proper books, especially as a beginner. As a native Spanish, I would like to share some of my reading experience.My first English novel was Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice, recommended by many English teachers and pr
9、ofessors as an ideal book for English learners. But my experience was somewhat horrible. I had great difficulty in understanding the novel, let alone enjoying it. Its not the vocabulary that troubled me, but rather the way Austen constructs sentences, and her way of thinking, which seemed rather unf
10、amiliar to me at that time. My fading enthusiasm was much recovered after reading Hemingways novel-A Farewell to Arms. No long and puzzling sentences. And I particularly liked his brief style. So my first suggestion is, as a beginner, youd better choose modern novels instead of classical ones.Howeve
11、r, if you limit yourself to novels, you will miss a lot of treasures. Besides, English essays also play a key role. They can at once inform you, entertain you, and improve your taste in English. The best example is Bertrand Russells work. Its language is plain, yet you cannot help feeling the elegan
12、ce (优雅) and the special sense of humor. His simple language enables his philosophy within the reach of ordinary people. Therefore, here comes my second suggestion essays are also vital.Never follow others recommendations and opinions blindly, however famous or influential the person might be. We sho
13、uld be open to various ideas, but always think independently and determine for ourselves. As a saying goes, one mans meat is another mans poison. With that in mind, we are bound to find out our favorite writers through reading and develop our fine taste in English.4What made the first English novel
14、that the author read hard to understand?ADifficult conversations.BThe old-fashioned vocabulary.CNot knowing the social background.DSentences and Austens way of thinking.5What advice does the author give in the last paragraph?ACompare books before buying.BRead books that are influential.CDont blindly
15、 follow others choices.DChoose books that challenge us most.6What is the authors purpose of writing the passage?AGive comments on literature works.BTell beginners how to choose English books.CEncourage people to read more English books.DRecommend first class books to English learners.Once upon a tim
16、e, researchers dreamed of building a robot storyteller. It would not only entertain (娱乐) young children, but also help them learn well. This dream has come true. The robot is called Tega. It is cute and appears to be useful in increasing young childrens language skills. Developed by a team at the Ma
17、ssachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Tega sounds like a child, makes its body and face full of life while storytelling and explains the tales on a screen with pictures.In an eight-week experiment, Tega read picture books to 67 children aged from 4 to 6 in weekly meetings lasting an hour. Durin
18、g the meetings, Tega asked questions to have knowledge of the listeners language skills, tested them on a words meaning or asked them to describe a character. For example, Tega asked, “What do you think will happen to the boy?” Tega also recorded the facial expressions and body positions of the chil
19、dren to see how interested they were. For example, keeping the body forward was considered a good sign. After the book was finished, the children retold the story to Tega in their own words.One group of kids played with a personalized version (版本) of the robot, which improved each time it interacted
20、 with the kids, learning about their language skills from the conversations they had. For this group, Tega chose which book to read based on what it thought would be most suitable for the childrens language level. Every second time, Tega would replace (替换) several words in the story for these childr
21、en with more difficult words with similar meanings, such as “clamour” in place of “noise”.A second group interacted with a non-personalized Tega that remembered the children each week, but chose stories to read at random (随机的) from its library of 81 picture books. For this group, the story difficult
22、y increased every two weeks. A third group of kids didnt interact with Tega at all.Several weeks after the last meeting, the team found that all the children who played with Tega had increased their vocabularies (词汇), but the personalized group learned the most words. Their error rate on a vocabular
23、y test dropped by 23 percent, almost double that of the non-personalized group. The stories that the children told back to the personalized robot were also longer and more wonderful, says team member Hae Won Park.7What do we know about Tega?AIt has a voice of an adult.BIt is connected to the Interne
24、t.CIt can tell stories in a lively way.DIt is mainly designed to entertain kids.8Why did Tega ask questions during the meetings?ATo keep the kids interested.BTo help kids better understand a story.CTo know about the kids language skills.DTo encourage the kids to think independently.9What do the resu
25、lts of the experiment show?AChildren enjoy telling back stories to Tega.BYoung kids really love interacting with others.CThe robot needs to be improved to work better.DThe personalized version of the robot helps kids most.10What is the text mainly about?AA new invention for kids.BA personalized teac
26、hing method.CA new way to increase kids vocabularies.DA study carried out by researchers recently.二、其他11将下列几个部分（A、B、C、D和E）按题号排序，构成一个符合逻辑的完整语篇。AThere are three steps for your growth. The first step is to accept mistakes. Dont try to cover them up or refuse them. Refusing mistakes will make things wor
27、se and increase your stress. Think of the biggest mistake youve made. Did you learn anything from it? Honesty is an act of courage. People will remember your bravery over your accident.BBesides the above two steps, putting the lessons into practice is also significant. You have to take action to hel
28、p your growth. Take what youve learnt from your mistakes and change accordingly. Practice makes perfect. The more often you train your mind and body to think and answer in a certain way, the greater improvement you will make.C No matter what you do, you cant avoid making mistakes totally. However, m
29、ost of your mistakes can be of help for your growth. So, how can you get the most good from your mistakes?DAnd then analyze (分析) mistakes. Ask yourself the following questions: What goes wrong? When does it go wrong? Why does it go wrong? Any life lessons of how to avoid repeating the same mistake i
30、s somewhere in the answers.E. In summary, by accepting, analyzing, and reflecting on the mistakes we make, you will improve your work and life skills and grow in various aspects. 三、阅读理解Keep a Gratitude(感激)DiaryWriting a gratitude diary is more than making a note of saying thanks. It gives you benefi
31、ts now and into the future.Why should I be grateful?Gratitude is being thankful for the good things in life, big or small. 12 . Being thankful is a good way for you to deal with such negative feelings. In this way, you can spend time thinking about what is good in your life and what you are grateful
32、 for. Then you can recognize both the positives and negatives in life. 13 ?A gratitude diary is a diary or notebook in which you write down what you are thankful for. 14 . Its just something you can write in and keep. Writing it down means you focus on what youre grateful for. It can help you feel m
33、ore joyful and positive.How do I know what to write? 15 . The more detailed the questions are, the better your answer will be. For example, “Im grateful for my friend lending me his favourite pen when I forgot mine”. This helps focus on what you really appreciate. By writing down what you appreciate
34、, youll have more positive feelings. 16 . It also means that you will have a record of all the good things youve experienced. You can read it when youre having a bad day.AWhat is a gratitude diaryBIt doesnt have to be specialCWhere can I start my gratitude diaryDThere are times when you can get worr
35、ied or scaredEThis is because it takes longer to write than to think or speakFAsk questions to help you think about what youre thankful forGBegin writing three things youre grateful for each day for 21 days四、完形填空It was June a few years ago right around the Summer Solstice (夏至). The first fireflies (
36、萤火虫) had appeared, 17 on and off in the woods around my house. What a(n) 18 it was to see them again! How amazing the natural life was! Their small light made me smile, and I couldnt help but feel grateful to 19 .As the daylight 20 , I saw some children trying to catch the fireflies in the dark. A g
37、irl went inside and came back with a clear glass bottle. After several 21 attempts, she went to run after another one 22 . Anyway, she was very happy.All the other children including me were very 23 . We gathered around, desiring to watch the fireflies light inside the bottle. Soon the girls mom wal
38、ked to us and told us it was time to set the fireflies 24 . One of the children 25 . But the girls mom explained that the fireflies would die if left in the bottle. Then she said something that still stays in my mind now, “Let them go so they can share their 26 with the rest of the world!” Finally,
39、we knew the meaning of life.I 27 in our childhood, we used to sing the song, “This little light of mine, Im going to let it shine!” But as adults we find it 28 to do so. We often forget to share.Dont 29 your “light”. Dont keep it in a “bottle”. Share your “light”, no matter how 30 it may be. Let lov
40、e light up your heart and then give it to the whole world. Learn from the lightening fireflies and let the “light” within you 31 the darkness away.17AburningBflashingCshowingDgetting18AscareBideaCjoyDhonour19AchildrenBadultsCwarmthDnature20Abroke outBgot aroundCdie awayDcame up21AunsuccessfulBinacti
41、veCsmoothDsimple22AinsteadBoftenCinitiallyDangrily23AdoubtfulBafraidCcalmDcurious24AcloseBlooseCaloneDstill25AagreedBdislikedCnoddedDdisagreed26ApowerBsoundClightDenergy27AsupportedBrememberedCregrettedDconsidered28AunforgettableBdifferentCuselessDchallenging29ApassBspreadChideDshare30AcolorfulBfast
42、CstrongDweak31AtakeBdriveCgiveDput五、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Yoga(瑜伽) is 32 (high) recognized for improving balance and bringing calm. But when it comes to weight loss, many people think that other kinds of exercise, like running, will be more 33 (help). But studies show that yoga, 34 is
43、an exercise that uses your large muscle groups 35 raises your heart rate, is beneficial for you to lose weight. Just how many calories(卡路里) you burn differs, depending 36 how long your exercise is, as well as other 37 (factor), such as your weight and age. Practicing yoga can help you burn more calo
44、ries long after exercise. Better yet, recently several studies 38 (prove) that yoga has an effect on the bodys stress response and reduces 39 production of chemicals linked to weight gain. And someone experiencing a more positive mood by 40 (practise) yoga is less likely to overeat when experiencing
45、 negative emotions. Remember 41 (choose) the best kind of yoga that fits for you. There are now many styles of yoga that meet you no matter what your size, age, or physical challenge is. Everybody can benefit from a yoga practice.六、单项选择42The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common
46、sight in many parts of the city.AIt is a unique custom.BIt is rare to see clothes hanging across the street in the city.CPeople frequently see clothes hanging across the street in various parts of the city.DClothes hanging across the street is a sight only in certain neighborhoods.43As the saying go
47、es, “A man who is really selfless is to lose himself in the service of others”.Ato help others and forget about himself.Bto hide from others while doing something.Cto get lost while serving.Dto give up himself for something.44Even if we are interested in the topic on sports, lets talk turkey about it and write down what we say.Aavoid the topic we are talking aboutBchange the topic into talking about turkeysCtalk about how to
