1、山西省2024-2025学年高一上学期11月期中英语试题一、阅读理解Here are four parks in America that offer ideal visiting conditions in the fall.Natchez Trace Parkway (Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee)Covering 444 miles between the Mississippi River and Nashville, Natchez Trace Parkway has some of the prettiest scenery in the enti
2、re South. The fall season also brings special events along the parkway like the Natchez Balloon Festival (October 18-19) and Dancing With The King (October 18-20) in Tupelo, Mississippi.Capitol Reef National Park (Utah)Fall is a harvest season at Capitol Reef National Park a picture-perfect setting
3、for picnicking with peaches, pears and apples. For a small fee, visitors can self-pick the peaches, pears and apples with ladders and fruit-picking poles provided by the Park Service. Afterward, they can enjoy the fruits of their labor at the nearby picnic area and campground.White Sands National Pa
4、rk (New Mexico)Cooler temperatures are just one of the reasons to visit White Sands in the fall. Another reason to visit in the fall is impressive full moons that brighten the unearthly landscapes of this New Mexico desert park. White Sands celebrates the autumn supermoons with ranger-led Full Moon
5、Hikes (September 18 and October 16) and Full Moon Nights that feature/ live outdoor music, specifically a jazz band on September 17 as well as Native American musician and storyteller Randy Granger on October 17.Joshua Tree National Park (California)Its hard to avoid crowds at Joshua Tree National P
6、ark, but you might have a chance if you visit during a weekday in October or November. By October, the average daytime temperature has dropped, perfect for hiking, biking, horseback riding the 36.5-mile California Riding & Hiking Trail that runs east-west across the park.1When does the Natchez B
7、alloon Festival start?AOn October 16.BOn October 17.COn October 18.DOn October 19.2What can visitors do at Capitol Reef National Park?APick fruits.BEnjoy band performances.CMeet Randy Granger.DAttend Dancing With The King.3Which park offers activities related to full moons?ANatchez Trace Parkway.BWh
8、ite Sands National Park.CCapitol Reef National Park.DJoshua Tree National Park.College professors these days face an ever - higher bar to draw the attention of their students, forced to compete with the smartphones and laptops in large lecture halls. But when your professor is a social media star, i
9、ts a little bit easier. Tatiana Erukhimova, who teaches physics at Texas A & M University, has managed to get her students, as well as future generations, excited about the science.Known as “Dr. Tatiana” to her students and online fan base, the professor performs physics tricks with endless ener
10、gy and enthusiasm. Videos of her theatrical demonstrations have got hundreds of millions of views across social media platforms. In the kid - friendly videos, Erukhimova uses a range of everyday objects in her experiments, from pingpong balls and toilet paper to sweets, bicycle wheels and hair dryer
11、s. Her departments online page has about 2.5 million subscribers.Its clear that she knows what it takes to get young people excited about a hard science. But it wasnt always that way. When she first started teaching college freshman classes almost two decades ago, she struggled to attract the attent
12、ion of her younger students. Fortunately, by the second semester, she found her footing, tweaking her approach to get her students interested in her classes.Shes earned more than just recognition on social media. In October, she was honored with a national award for science outreach for leadership i
13、n bringing the excitement of physics through innovative education programs, including the well-attended annual TAMU Physics and Engineering Festival and the highly popular physics videos on social media.As a leader in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) field in which women are
14、 underrepresented, shes become a role model for some. Afiya Dhanani attended TAMU after seeing Erukhimovas videos online. “Watching Dr. Tatiana do the experiments online, especially since she was a female leader, was more inspiring for me to even go into physics,” Dhanani said.4How does Tatiana make
15、 her students focus on her classes?ABy connecting abstract concepts with real life.BBy stopping students bringing phones to class.CBy adding interesting videos from the Internet.DBy making herself approachable and easygoing.5What does the underlined word “tweaking” in paragraph 3 probably mean?AUnde
16、rstanding.BContinuing.CRecording.DChanging.6What is paragraph 4 mainly about?ATatianas family life.BTatianas achievements.CWays to celebrate festivals.DEducation programs in TAMU.7What does Dhanani want to tell us in the last paragraph?AShe wanted to become a role model.BShe inspired others to learn
17、 physics.CTatiana has a positive impact on her.DTatiana has been very strict with her.Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, say companies that are researching other ways to grow cocoa or develop cocoa substitutes (
18、替代品).California Cultured, a plant cell culture company, is growing cocoa from cell cultures at a facility in West Sacramento, California, with plans to start selling its products next year. It puts cocoa bean cells and sugar water together so they reproduce quickly and reach maturity in a week rathe
19、r than the six to eight months a traditional harvest takes, said Alan Perlstein, the companys chief executive. The process also no longer requires as much water or labor.The sales of chocolate candy around the world reached $ 238.5 billion in 2023, research website Statista reported. Sales in the Un
20、ited States alone reached more than $ 25 billion in 2023, the National Confectioners Association said. The price of cocoa rose quickly earlier this year because of demand and troubles with the crop in West Africa due to plant diseases and changes in weather. The region produces the most of the world
21、s cocoa.The push to produce cocoa indoors in the US comes after other products, such as chicken meat, have already been grown in labs. It also comes as supermarket shelves fill with snack options something that developers of cocoa alternatives say shows people are ready to try what looks and tastes
22、like a chocolate chip cookie even if the chip contains a cocoa substitute.While some are seeking to create alternative cocoa sources and substitutes, others are trying to improve the supply of cocoa where it naturally grows. Mars, which makes M& Ms and Snickers, has a research facility at Univer
23、sity of California, Davis aimed at making cocoa plants more resilient so that they are able to recover more easily and quickly from unpleasant environments, said Joanna Hwu, the companys senior director of cocoa plant science. The facility hosts a living collection of cocoa trees so scientists can s
24、tudy what makes them resistant to more diseases to help farmers in producing countries and ensure a stable supply of beans.8What can we say about products from California Cultured?AThey are produced at a quick speed.BThey have been on sale.CThey require more labor to make.DThey contain no water.9Wha
25、t conclusion can we draw from paragraph 3?AWest Africa is facing an economic crisis.BThe worldwide market for chocolate is huge.CThe US produces the most cocoa in the world.DThe supply of chocolate goes beyond its demand.10What does the author want to show by mentioning chicken meat?AA reason for ea
26、ting less chocolate.BAn inspiration for cocoa substitutes.CA method of keeping a balanced diet.DA cause of picking more types of meat.11How does Mars deal with the challenge facing cocoa trees?ABy creating their alternatives.BBy growing them somewhere else.CBy increasing their resistance.DBy plantin
27、g them in large numbers.Drinking some alcohol (酒) was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that. “Drinking less is a great way to be healthier,” said Dr. Timothy Naimi, who directs the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the
28、University of Victoria in British Columbia.Guidelines vary a lot from country to country but the overall trend is toward drinking less. The United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Holland and Australia recently reviewed new evidence and lowered their alcohol consumption recommendations. Ireland will requir
29、e cancer warning labels on alcohol starting in 2026.“People of my age are way more accepting of it,” said Tessa Weber, 28, of Austin, Texas. She stopped drinking this year because shed noticed alcohol was increasing her anxiety. She liked the results better sleep, more energy and has stuck with it.
30、“Its good to reevaluate your relationship with alcohol,” Weber said.How many drinks can you have per day? That depends. Drinking raises the risk of several types of cancer, including colon, liver, breast and mouth and throat. Alcohol breaks down in the body into a substance called acetaldehyde, whic
31、h can damage your cells and stop them from repairing themselves. That creates the conditions for cancer to grow.“Thousands of US deaths per year could be prevented if people followed the governments dietary guidelines, which advise men to limit themselves to two drinks or fewer per day and women to
32、one drink or fewer per day,” Naimi said. One drink is the equivalent of about one12 - ounce (盎司) can of beer, a 5 - ounce glass of wine or a shot of liquor.Naimi served on an advisory committee that wanted to lower the recommendation for men to one drink per day. That advice was considered and rejec
33、ted when the federal recommendations came out in 2020. “The simple message thats best supported by the evidence is that, if you drink, less is better when it comes to health,” Naimi said.12What is Tessa Webers attitude to the new guideline on alcohol drinking?APositive.BDoubtful.CUnconcerned.DUnclea
34、r.13What do we know about acetaldehyde?AIt encourages people to drink less.BIt benefits the repairs of heart cells.CIt keeps alcohol from breaking down.DIt contributes to the growth of cancer.14How much alcohol is a man recommended to drink at most per day by the US government?AA 5-ounce glass of wi
35、ne.BA-6-ounce can of beer.CA 10-ounce glass of wine.DA 12-ounce can of beer.15What is the best title for the text?ANew Research on Types of CancerBAlcoholics Are on the Rise in the USCRisks and Benefits of Drinking AlcoholDLess Alcohol Is Better for HealthMaking decisions is a complex skill. There a
36、re always things to consider and the consequences might not be obvious for weeks, months, or years. So you might feel too worried about your choices and experience a constant sense of indecision. 16 .Narrow the optionsImagine yourself looking through a streaming platform. Should you watch this actio
37、n comedy or that romantic drama? 17 ? The first step is to narrow your options. When you reduce your choices, you are more able to look deeply into them and find a better solution, be it for what show you will be watching next or what you are going to study.Take time but set a deadline 18 . When som
38、eone wont give you time, they might be too interested in you making a bad choice. So, its important to defend your time to make a decision. On the other hand, some people will feel upset endlessly over a decision if not limited in some way. So if you know yourself to be the type to think and overthi
39、nk, set a deadline for yourself.Talk things throughA good rule for decisions is to try and talk things through with other people. 19 . After all, you dont want to go to people who always discourage you or those who cheer blindly on every option.Remember that nothing is everlastingSomething that keep
40、s you indecisive is the feeling that whatever decision you make, it will apply forever! This mindset can make you afraid of making decisions. Remember you can always change your mind and go after something else. 20 . But usually its not impossible. So give yourself permission to change your mind lat
41、er if what you chose doesnt work out.AShould you do your homework at onceBSure, it can be difficult to change courseCShould you start with a show or just a movieDBeing pressured into a decision is often a red flagEHowever, its important to find someone you can trustFThis will help you identify how y
42、ou feel with a particular optionGLets explore a set of guidelines that help you simplify the process二、完形填空Yoshie Minamidani is a survivor of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake. It 21 Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby regions on New Years Day, leaving at least 202 people 22 , scores missing and buil
43、dings in ruins including Minamidanis seafood store.Minamidani could hardly 23 when she first saw the entire store burned down by a fire. Many in Wajima, including Minamidani, found their homes too 24 to live in. Now Minamidani is staying in a nearby house with her husband, two children, and other re
44、latives who have 25 their homes.Minamidani counts herself 26 . She was in the car with her family, on their way to a temple to celebrate New Years Day, when the big quake hit. None of them were injured.Minamidani first opened her store three decades ago when she was 17. She 27 that business connects
45、 people. Customers come to her 28 not just for the fish, but to 29 her so she always keeps smiling.She has already 30 others in Wajima to rent a place in nearby Kanazawa where they can 31 their fish businesses together. They may have to use 32 caught in other ports, as Wajimas port and the boats the
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47、5AbuiltBlostCboughtDvisited26AluckyBkindChonestDcareful27ApredictsBbelievesCpromisesDworries28AbackyardBofficeCapartmentDstore29AchargeBrepresentCseeDunderstand30AbeatenBjoinedCallowedDordered31ArestartBreplaceCrememberDrecommend32AfruitsBmeatCvegetablesDfish33AsecretlyBbadlyCpartlyDpossibly34AschoolBbedCseaDdinner35Achecked outBwaken upCgiven upDlain down三、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。A fashion company 36 (establish) in October 2021 by a team of students from Zhejiang University of Finance and Ec
