1、重庆市巴蜀教育集团2024-2025学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷一、阅读理解Washingtons Olympic National Park ranks among the most popular parks in the U.S. If youre looking for solitude and breathtaking views, these are the best places to camp inside Olympic National Park. Deer Park Campground Just getting to Deer Park Campground is a
2、 bit of an adventure, as it requires driving along a twisty road that ends at an altitude of about 5,400 feet. But the site offers some of the best views in the entire park, with the peaks of dozens of mountains in the Olympic Range stretching to the horizon. Hoh Campground For a completely differen
3、t experience, head to Hoh Campground, located in the heart of the Hoh Rainforest. Populated with ancient trees, the rainforest feels like youre visiting another planet. Just be sure to bring a tent as the area gets 170 inches of rain each year. Reservations can be made for the 72 campsites from June
4、 1 to September 15. Staircase Campground The perfect base-camp for an Olympic-sized adventure, Staircase Campground offers outstanding access to the parks legendary wilderness. Set in an old-growth forest, this campsite sits on the banks of the Skokomish River, with mountain summits lining the horiz
5、on. Here, adventurous travelers will have access to several fantastic trails. It is easy to get a spot here during the off-season. Kalaloch campground If youre looking for a campsite with seaside views, Kalaloch is for you. Situated on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this campground offers
6、 some of the most memorable views. This is especially true at sunset when the Pacific is ablaze with red, orange, and yellow hues. At night, the sounds of the waves crashing against the shore will ease you to sleep with their rhythmic tones.1What do Hoh Campground and Staircase Campground have in co
7、mmon?AThey are both easy to reach.BThey both have much rainfall in summer.CThey provide special forest experience.DThey can be reserved in winter easily.2Which is the best campsite for a family of three generations?ADeer Park Campground.BHoh Campground.CStaircase Campground.DKalaloch campground.3Whe
8、re would you most likely find this passage?AIn an advertisement.BIn a leisure magazine.CIn a newspaper.DIn a science text.I still remember when I saw The Shining for the first time, I used to pull away from horror movies but something about The Shining pulled me in like a magnet (磁石), and that is wh
9、en I knew that I had fallen in love with horror fiction and that was because of Stephen King. King is one of the best novelists out there. He was New York Times Best Selling Author and got numerous awards. There can be no doubt that Stephen King, one of the most popular writers of all time has found
10、 success in many aspects but it wasnt always like this. When he was 2 years old, his father told his mom that he was going out to get cigarettes but in fact, he never came back. He had abandoned his family. This left his mother Ruth to care for Stephen and his older brother David on her own. Ruth wa
11、s forced to move often, and she had to rely on relatives most of the time. One day Stephen went out to play with friends and when he came back he wasnt even able to speak a single word, it seemed he was traumatized but he still got the courage to continue forward. Although Stephen King didnt see his
12、 childhood as something extraordinary or special, he did say that he was always fascinated by scary things. People used to acknowledge the King family by their love of literature, in fact whenever Stephens mom used to go out she didnt hire a babysitter, the kids used to read novels to each other so
13、they wont get bored. Stephen Kings love of stories was encouraged from a very young age and he carried that tradition with his own children along with his wife Tabitha. In 1973, Stephen King published his first novel “Carrie”. The rest followed from after that as he published many amazing books like
14、 The Shining, IT, Firestarter, and Cujo. All of these books became classics and got their own movie and television show adaptations.4Why did the author mention his own experience in the first paragraph?ATo attract readers interest.BTo introduce the topic of the passage.CTo add some background inform
15、ation.DTo stress Stephen Kings achievement.5Which of the following best explains “traumatized” underlined in paragraph 3?AConfused.BShocked.CAmazed.DImpressed.6What contributes most to Stephen Kings habit of reading and writing?AHis serious health problem.BReading tradition of his family.CThe stress
16、 from the death of his friend.DHis tragedy and horrors from the very beginning.7What might be the best title for the text?AStephen Kings Inspirational LifeBStephen King: My Favourite WriterCGreat Achievements of Stephen KingDThe Shining: a Magnet from Stephen KingBrowsing (浏览) videos on TikTok or Yo
17、uTube can be a hit-and-miss affair. But researchers have found that switching to another video, or skipping forwards and backwards in the same one, actually makes people more bored. Dr Katy Tam at the University of Toronto Scarborough, the lead author of the research, said boredom was closely linked
18、 to attention. “We feel bored when theres a gap between how engaged we are and how engaged we want to be,” she said. “When people keep switching through videos, they become less engaged with the videos and they are looking for something more interesting. This can lead to increased feelings of boredo
19、m.”The results appear to agree with other studies: as the team notes, previous research has suggested that while boredom relief is a driver for people to use social media or smartphones, the use of such technology appears to make the feeling worse. Writing in the Journal of Experimental Psychology:
20、General, Tam and colleagues report how they carried out seven experiments involving a total of more than 1, 200 participants. The first, involving 140 participants, showed that people tended to switch between videos more when they rated the content more boring, while the second an online survey invo
21、lving 231 participants suggested people thought having the option to skip through a video or switch to another would make viewing a video less boring. However, the teams following experiments suggest this is not the case. Data from a group of 166 undergraduates suggests participants felt more bored
22、when allowed to skip about within a video than when they were not able to, while results from 159 undergraduates revealed they reported higher levels of boredom when given a collection of five-minute videos they could switch between, compared with a single 10-minute video. “Our research shows that w
23、hile people fast-forward or skip videos to avoid boredom, this behaviour can actually make them feel more bored,” she said. “Just as we pay for an immersive experience in a movie theatre, enjoyment often comes from immersing ourselves in videos rather than swiping through them.”8Why does keeping swi
24、tching to another video make people feel bored?AIt lowers peoples attention with videos.BIt reduces peoples dependence on videos.CIt calls for higher demands for concentration.DIt makes people less interested in smart phones.9What can we learn from the previous research?ATurning to smartphones for r
25、elief made people more bored.BPeople switched between videos more when they were bored.CThe more technology people used, the more curiosity they had.DSwitching to another video frequently made people more interested.10How did Tam and his colleagues conduct the study?ABy analyzing causes.BBy building
26、 a model.CBy listing some examples.DBy comparing some data.11What is the text mainly about?AEnjoyment often comes from engagement.BThe reason why people browse videos is boredom.CA research shows browsing videos makes people more bored.DWe should avoid feelings of boredom when browsing videos.We con
27、sider Black Friday as holy as Christmas or even Easter but it is so much more than that. Did you know that the first recorded Black Friday term was directed towards a financial crisis? Yes, financial crises come and go but the events that unfolded in 1869 were just too much. All of this started on W
28、all Street when two businessmen. Jay Gould and Jim Fisk bought all the nations gold to crash the market for their own personal gains. They wanted to drive the golds price to an all-time high and then sell the gold for unrealistic prices. On that Friday in September 1869, the plot was finally unveile
29、d (揭露) and this sent the stock market into a free-fall. Everyone from Wall Street to the farmers became bankrupt (破产). This then became the original Black Friday. Lets move to the retailers (零售商) now as Black Friday is directly related to the retailers. When the Wall Street crash happened, every ret
30、ailer had to operate at a loss for an entire year. After Thanksgiving, Holiday shoppers were ready to rain down cash for discounted goods and that is what motivated the retailers to start Black Friday Sales. It is also said that retail companies all over the United States used to record their losses
31、 in black and profits in red thus it became Black Friday but this is a bit inaccurate according to history experts. So we have talked about the origin of Black Friday but the term “Black Friday” was first used in the 1950s. It was obviously a Friday and the police complained about huge crowds of peo
32、ple showing up at the shops, it was just too much for them to handle. Police called it a “Black Friday” because no one could have expected it. After that date, this term was used to describe shopping. Retailers were not happy with the term Black Friday at first, it used to give them negative feeling
33、s. These retailers had some meetings and wanted it to be called “Big Friday” but those efforts failed. In the end, the term Black Friday was retained.12What is the original meaning of Black Friday?AAn event of great economic loss.BA sharp decline of the gold price.CA celebration of Christmas or East
34、er.DA special day in memory of two businessmen.13What can we infer from paragraph 3?ACustomers would spend more money to buy the goods.BRetailers started Black Friday Sales to make up for sales losses.CHistory experts agreed with the definition from retail companies.DWhen the Wall Street crash happe
35、ned, everyone had heavy losses.14Why does the author mention the police?ATo describe the shops crowed with people.BTo inform us of the exact date of “Black Friday”.CTo explain the reason why the police didnt like it.DTo show how the term “Black Friday” came into being.15What was the retailers attitu
36、de towards the term “Black Friday”?AExcited.BCritical.CAppreciative.DIndifferent.Its natural to experience school-related stress. But school stress is also something you can successfully manage. This article lists several strategies for coping with school stress. So, instead of letting school stress
37、 control you, take charge of your stress and enjoy your school experience! Get to know your stress response. You can react to stress faster when you know its coming on. Each person responds to stressful situations differently. Your shoulders might tighten, and your body might start shaking. Listen t
38、o your body so you know when stress is coming on. 16 Identify your school stress triggers (触发因素). Its hard to manage stress when you dont know whats causing it. 17 Is it too much homework, worries about grades, peer pressure, bullying, some combination of these? Once youve identified the triggers, y
39、ou can come up with targeted stress-management solutions. Replace negativity with positive self-talk. 18 It may feel a little silly at first, but repeating positive affirmations (肯定) can really give you a boost and help bring stress under control. Speak quietly to yourself if you can, or just do you
40、r self-talk in your head. Use short, focused, and relevant affirmations like “I will give my best effort on this test” and “I am a good person just the way I am”. 19 Good time management and good stress management are connected. 20 Instead, plan out your time to help prevent your homework from pilin
41、g up. Stick to a daily schedule to keep things manageable so youre never left with a tower of work to conquer by tomorrow.AManage your homework.BMake a schoolwork schedule.CSo it is important to deal with your stress in school.DQuietly repeat positive affirmations to calm and refocus your mind.EIts
42、not enough to say that “school” is causing you stress dig a little deeper!FIts really tough to stay calm when you have piles of homework staring back at you!GIn that way, you can better identify whats causing your stress and more effectively manage your stress.二、完形填空Another sticky late-July Thursday
43、 in Philadelphia, 52-year-old Christine Dawn King was hurrying to her job as a care giver to the elderly. Traffic on Interstate 95 was 21 as usual. As she pulled into the exit lane, which was moving at a crawl, King 22 a man and woman arguing beside a stopped vehicle. King watched as the woman 23 at
44、tempted to stop the man from heading toward the guardrail (护栏), which overlooked a 40-foot drop. The man kept 24 the woman aside and shifting some 25 from his right arm to his left. Oh my God, King 26 . Thats a baby! Despite the womans 27 to stop him, the man dangled (悬荡) the baby over the edge. Kin
45、g 28 the brakes (刹车), flung open her door, and ran towards them. “Give me the baby!” she cried. But the man threatened her with a gun, 29 she didnt see it. Traffic had stopped, and many people were 30 the scene on their phones, but no one got out of their 31 to help. Finally, the police arrived. As
46、the officers approached, King worked her way through the crowd of bodies and managed to rescue the 32 baby, carrying her to her mother. Fortunately, the child was 33 . The man was taken by the police and would be sentenced to up to 23 months in prison. Many have wondered why King risked her life to
47、save a 34 . She wonders why no one else helped. “I dont have to 35 her,” she says, referring to the mother. “There was a baby involved.”21AlightBthickChardDeasy22AnoticedBsensedCheardDstared23AimmediatelyBsuddenlyCrepeatedlyDpowerfully24AsettingBputtingCpullingDpushing25AobjectBsubjectCpackageDkid26AimaginedBrecalledCexploredDrealized27AenergyBeffortCchallengeDconfidence28AsetBtestedChitDstopped29AwhereBwhenCalthoughDwhether30AfilmingBdownloadingCrevisingDrecommending31AeventsBvehiclesCpathsDdestinations32AamazedBconfusedCthrilledDfrightened33AunharmedBhealthyCaliveDunique34AwifeB
