黑龍江省牡丹江市第一高級中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期開學(xué)考試英語試卷（Word版附答案）

這是一份黑龍江省牡丹江市第一高級中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期開學(xué)考試英語試卷（Word版附答案），共5頁。試卷主要包含了5分, 滿分7等內(nèi)容，歡迎下載使用。
考試時間: 120分鐘 分值: 150分
命題人：王東杰
第一節(jié)(共5 小題; 每小題1.5分, 滿分7.5分)
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的 A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1. What will Matthew d n the weekend?
A. Attend an exhibitin. B. Enter a cntest. C. Visit China.
2. Where d the speakers want t g?
A. T a restaurant. B. T a bank. C. T a supermarket.
3. When will the man see the film?
A. At 5:30 p. m. B. At 3:30 p. m. C. At 1:30 p. m.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A nisy night. B. A place f living. C. Their sleeping habits.
5. Why did the man call the wman last night?
A. T give her fruits. B. T invite her t a party. C. T ask fr her cusin's number.
第二節(jié)(共15 小題; 每小題1.5分, 滿分22.5分)
聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題， 每小題5秒鐘； 聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。
聽第6段材料， 回答第6、7題。
6. Hw des the man feel abut the wman's suggestin?
A. A bit disappinted. B. Very satisfied. C. Greatly surprised.
7. What will the speakers d n Friday evening?
A. Pick up their children.B. Eat ut. C. G shpping.
聽第7段材料， 回答第8、9題。
8. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a htel. B. On a plane. C. On a lake.
9. Why will the man g t Chicag?
A. T attend a meeting. B. T visit his sister. C. T start university.
聽第8段材料, 回答第 10至 12題。
10. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Schl friends. B. Teacher and student. C. Librarian and library user.
11. What des Michael say abut the bk?
A. It's sld at a discunt price.
B. It's written by Prfessr Hughes.
C. It's imprtant fr Maria's study.
12. What will Michael d fr Maria?
A. Share his bk with her. B. Ask Nah fr help. C. Lend her sme mney.
聽第9段材料， 回答第13至16題。
13. Why des the man meet the wman?
A. T lk at an apartment. B. T have a meal tgether. C. T deliver sme furniture.
14. What des the man like abut the carpet?
A. Its quality. B. Its size. C. Its clr.
15. What des the man think f the kitchen?
A. It's well- designed. B. It's well- equipped. C. It's well- painted.
16. What will the man prbably d next?
A. Take a bus. B. Make a payment. C. Talk with his wife.
聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。
17. Why des the speaker rganize the activity?
A. T celebrate the end f the schl year.
B. T prepare fr Children's Day.
C. T welcme children in the neighbrhd.
18. What is the activity fr children abut?
A. Hiding arund the center.B. Lking fr the hidden gifts. C. Having a grup discussin.
19. What are the children required t d befre ging ut?
A. Find the flags.
B. Write their names dwn.
C. Stay tgether with their parents.
20. I Wh will g t the ther side f the center?
A. The preschl children. B. The third- grade children. C. The furth- grade children.
第二部分 閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)， 滿分 50 分)
第一節(jié)(共15小題; 每小題2.5分, 滿分37.5分)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中， 選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
A
Welcme t Adventureland!
Everyne lves Adventureland! The Parks and Exhibitins were built fr yu t explre, enjy, and admire their wnders. Every visit will be an unfrgettable experience. Yu will g away enriched , lnging t cme back. What are yu ging t d this time?
The Travel Pavilin
Explre places yu have never been t befre, and experience different ways f life.
Visit the Amazn jungle village, the Turkish market, the Tai flating market, the Berber muntain huse and thers. Talk t the peple there wh will tell yu abut their lives and things they make. Yu can try making a carpet, making nets, fishing...
The Future Twer
This exhibitin shws hw prgress will tuch ur lives. It allws us t lk int the future and explre the cities f the next century and the way we’ ll be living then. Spend sme time in ur space statin and climb int ur simulatr fr the Jurney t Mars!
The Nature Park
This is nt really ne park but several.
In the Safari Park yu can drive amng African animals in ne f ur Range Cruisers: see lins, giraffes, elephants in the wild. Mve n t the Ocean Park t watch the dlphins and whales. And then there is still the Aviary t see...
The Pyramid
This is the center f Adventureland. Run ut f film, need sme pstcards and stamps. Fr all these things and many mre, visit ur undergrund shpping center. Cme here fr infrmatin and ideas t.
21. The Travel Pavilin is built t help visitrs __________.
A. realize the imprtance f travelingB. becme familiar with muntain cuntries
C. learn hw t make things such as fishing netsD. learn smething abut different places in the wrld
22. If yu are interested in knwing abut what peple's life will be, yu may visit __________.
A. the Travel Pavilin B. the Safari Park C. the Future Twer D. the Pyramid
23. If yu want t get a ty lin t take hme, where will yu mst likely g?
A. The Nature Park. B. The Pyramid.C. The Future Twer. D. The Travel Pavilin.
B
Vanessa Burchill, a 12- year- ld Dartmuth, N. S. girl, is grwing and giving away hundreds f yung milkweed s endangered mnarch butterflies have smewhere safe t land. Her plan t save the mnarch butterflies began abut three years ag when her aunt shwed her a chrysalis frm her garden. She watched in wnder as a butterfly appeared and made its wings dry.
She's nw given ut abut 1,000 baby milkweed plants t peple in Halifax thrugh her Dwntwn Dartmuth Mnarch Prject. Her first grup f milkweed this spring went in a matter f hurs.
Mnarch butterflies can't survive withut milkweed because it's the nly plant where they can lay their eggs. Burchill grws wetland milkweed. It is far less uncntrllable than cmmn milkweed, its cusin. Cmmn milkweed is cnsidered a harmful weed in U. S. It is ften killed by peple with chemicals.
This year, Burchill's grwing seasn began in February with seeds frm the Mersey Tbeatic Research Institute. Anyne can message her n Facebk t pick up a pt f milkweed fr free. Each pt has fur small plants that peple are encuraged t put in a sunny place in their gardens.
“When the mnarchs finally appear frm the chrysalis they need t be able t dry ut their wings in the sun and when the plant desn't have full sun they can't d that.” Burchill said.
Burchill has als started grwing a butterfly garden in the park acrss the street frm her huse with the help f parents and neighbrs.“ We' re very prud f her and she's quite fcused,” said her dad, Nick Burchill.“ Hpefully, it will create a nice pathway fr mnarchs.”
Burchill has nly seen a handful f mnarchs visit her yard and she's still waiting t see a caterpillar n the milkweed. But she knws what she did is paying ff when she sees the endangered butterflies visiting gardens she helps grw.
24. What encuraged Burchill t save the mnarch butterflies?
A. Her mnarch prject. B. Her aunt's suggestin.
C. Her experience in her aunt's garden. D. Her research n the butterflies.
25. Why des Burchill plant wetland milkweed?
A. It prvides the butterfly with enugh water.B. It is much safer than cmmn milkweed.
C. It is encuraged by the U. S. gvernment.D. It grws everywhere in her hmetwn.
26. What is the attitude f Burchill's father twards her actin?
A. Supprtive. B. Uninterested. C. Dubtful. D. Wrried.
27. What can be the best title fr the text?
A. The Prper Living cnditins fr MnarchsB. Vanessa's Missin t Grw Milkweed
C. The Imprtance f Grwing Milkweed fr MnarchsD. A Yung Girl's Dedicatin t Saving Mnarchs
C
As students return t schl this fall, many f them— perhaps especially thse frm histrically disadvantaged student grups will be starting the academic year with achievement levels lwer than where they were at the beginning f summer break. This phenmenn is smetimes referred t as summer learning lss. We review what is knwn abut summer lss and ffer suggestins fr schls lking t slve the prblem.
The recent studies n summer lss have been rather cmprehensive(全面的). One study fund that students, n average, lst between 25-30 percent f their schl- year learning ver the summer; additinally, black and Latin students tended t gain less ver the schl year and lse mre ver the summer cmpared t white students.
Hwever, an analysis f the natinal study fund little evidence f verall lss ver the summers after grades K and 1, and the summer lss gaps widened in sme subjects and grades but nt thers. Vn Hippel and Hamrck re- analyzed tw earlier data sets and cncluded that gaps“ d nt necessarily... grw fastest ver the summer”. Thus, it seems summer lss ccurs, thugh nt universally acrss gegraphy, grade level r subject.
Schls want t address the issue f summer learning lss nt nly because it may widen achievement gaps, but als because it“ wastes” s much f the knwledge students have gained during the schl year. Summer lss als undubtedly increases the amunt f time teachers have t spend“ re- teaching” last year's cntent.
Traditinally, educatrs and plicy makers have relied n cnventinal summer schl prgrams t slve summer learning lss. Nt surprisingly, research suggests that prgrams are mre effective when students attend cnsistently and spend mre time n task academically. Regardless f the design, these plicies shuld ffer engaging ptins fr students ver the summer s that summer learning prgrams d nt feel like punishment fr students wh wuld rather be enjying summer vacatin. Ding s wuld set mre students up fr success as the schl year gets underway.
28. What's the authr's aim by writing Paragraph 1?
A. T raise a questin. B. T make a cmparisn.C. T analyze the figures. D. T illustrate an example.
29. Accrding t the studies, what can we knw abut summer learning lss?
A. Immigrant students experienced the mst summer lss.
B. White students did nt lse learning ver the summer.
C. Summer learning lss after grades K and I was alarming.
D. Summer learning lss seemed t vary in grades and subjects.
30. Why d schls want t slve the prblem accrding t the furth paragraph?
A. It may narrw achievement gaps.B. It may cause repetitive wrk fr teachers.
C. It may stp students gaining mre knwledge.D . It may increase teachers' new teaching cntent.
31. What des the authr think f summer schl prgrams?
A. The cnventinal prgrams are ineffective.B. Students shuld d all academic tasks.
C. Mre chices shuld be prvided fr students.D. The prgrams are punishment fr many student.
D
The cncept f sharing gds and services with yur cmmunity as a means f ecnmic transactin(交易) is ancient. But thanks t the Internet, the cncept nw has glbal scale at the click f a buttn. It's called the sharing ecnmy. As its mst basic, the sharing ecnmy, als knwn as the cllabrative r peer- t- peer ecnmy, is abut cnnecting individuals with resurces t thers that want them. It ften wrks thrugh lending r brrwing but can als invlve the financial transactin f gds f services.
“While the cncept f sharing ecnmy has been rund fr sme time, the cming f apps and smart phne technlgy means that it's easier fr individuals t participate in peer- t- peer sharing transactins in real time.
There are many reasns why peple participate in the sharing ecnmy, but here are sme f the biggest nes:
Finding temprary accmmdatin while traveling can be stressful — especially if yu' re lking fr smething n shrt ntice. Thanks t the sharing ecnmy, there are a few ppular services that cnnect peple lking t rent ut their apartment r hme with travelers fr a day r tw.
Everyne, wh's ever driven in a majr city knws that finding parking can be a real pain. Limited parking spaces and higher fees have cntributed t tech- based services that can help yu find, and even reserve available parking space. Whether yu' re pressed fr time r need t find smewhere t leave the car fr a day r tw while visiting an unfamiliar city, parking is ne mre head ache the sharing ecnmy is helping alleviate.
Fr pet wners, leaving twn n vacatin can be a stressful experience. Finding a dg sitter n shrt ntice can be a prblem, and leaving yur pet at a kennel(犬舍) might leave yu wrried abut their well- being when yu shuld be relaxed. Luckily, a little tech- inspired cllabratin can ffer an elegant slutin. Partnering pet wners with willing hsts can give yur dg a vacatin f their wn, with plenty f TLC —“ tender l ving care” and space t ram(漫步) in the hme f a fellw pet lver.
Nw it is true that apps empwer yu t exchange a variety f items with peple frm all ver. Whether it's a bike, sme tls yu need fr a prject, r anything in between, cllabrative ecnmies make it easier t access the things yu need withut cash.
32. What d we knw abut the sharing ecnmy frm the first tw paragraphs?
A. The sharing ecnmy has been arund since ancient times.
B. The sharing ecnmy is abut cnnecting thse with resurces t thse in need.
C. The sharing ecnmy nly invlves the financial transactin f gds r services.
D. The sharing ecnmy is brught by the cming f apps and smart phne technlgy.
33. Hw can the sharing ecnmy help peple find temprary accmmdatin while traveling?
A. By checking the infrmatin n shrt ntice.B. By giving peple many useful infrmatin.
C. By ffering thse in need sme ppular services.D. By finding peple wh want t rent ut their hme.
34. What des the underlined wrd“ alleviate” in paragraph 5 mean?
A. Relieve. B. Achieve. C. Disappear. D. Imprve.
35. Which f the fllwing is NOT the example f peple participating in the sharing ecnmy?
A. Ging t wrk by car sharing thrugh sme apps.
B. Reserving an available partaking space befre driving t a majr city.
C. Making a little tech- inspired cllabratin fr pets.
D. Buying fd in the supermarkets and paying withut cash.
第二節(jié)(共5 小題, 每小題2.5分, 滿分 12.5 分)
閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。
If yur friendships are ging t last a lng time, yu simply have t accept that things will always change. But never fear. 36 .
Start with the friendship triangle.
Here is a little f their advice. Shasta Nelsn is a friendship expert wh gives a cncept called the“ friendship triangle”. 37 Anyway, the base is psitivity, and tw sides f the triangle are cnsistency(一致性) and vulnerability(脆弱性). If yur friendship has smething wrng, it's much easier t see what is ff balance and adjust in time.
Figure ut what yu value.
Anther helpful tl cmes frm Rachel Wilkersn Miller. Wilkersn Miller recmmends lking at friendships thrugh yur TME — time, mney and energy.“ Thse are yur mst valuable resurces,” she says, “ Think abut where yur TME is ging, hw yu' re spending it and wh yu' re giving it t.” 38 .
Dan't be afraid t ask fr things.
39 Being direct can feel awkward, but if yu get in the habit f stating yur needs, yu can avid a pile f ha te much later n.“ Ask fr exactly what yu need,” Havrilesky, a famus writer, says,“ smetimes it can wrk like medicine. S ask!”
40 During lng life, yu g thrugh a lt f different versins f yurself. That can mean that smetimes, a friend is nly present fr a certain chapter— and that is OK.
A. Nt every friend is ging t be there frever.
B. We ffer sme advice frm experts t help yu deal with the shifts in yur friendship.
C. Friendship is like a ship t carry yu further.
D. The friendship triangle is made f three equally lng sides.
E. If yu waste these resurces, it might be time t shift the relatinship.
F. Yu shuld get cmfrtable asking fr what yu need.
G. The expert recmmends being clear when yur friendship is n lnger the same.
第三部分 語言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)， 滿分30分)
第一節(jié) 完形填空(共15 小題； 每小題1分， 滿分15分)
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中， 選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)， 并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
In February 2020, Max's friend Rick was diagnsed with cancer. Max 41 Rick during the last mnth f his life, thus becming 42 f the care prvided t his friend by Nrth Devn Hspice.“ The hspital tk such gd care f him that I wanted t d smething t shw my 43 ,” says Max.
Max 44 a fundraising missin in March 2020. When Max first put up a tent in the yard f his huse, he was 10 years ld and had just 45 his friend Rick.“ Befre my friend died f cancer, he gave me a tent and tld me t ‘ have an adventure’,” says Max. Thrugh a years- lng campaign, he became knwn as“ The By in the Tent” and 46 mre than ￡700,000 in 2023. Such a 47 allwed the hspital t 48 arund 500 patients in their wn hmes, helping them face the 49 f an illness like cancer. When he recalls 50 his experiences, Max says that he wn't 51 a single thing abut the past three years. It's easy t imagine, hwever, the past years weren't free f 52 fr Max: frm cllapsed tents t keeping warm thrughut strms and snwy nights.
Max faced everything with his psitive attitude and gal driven mind.“ One time my tent cllapsed in the wind and rain at abut 10:00 pm and I 53 t put it up again,” he says.“ Despite all, I never regret it. I 54 lve my ne- f-a- kind adventure and I believe Rick wuld enjy it as well if he were 55 .”
41. A. saved B. cured C. supprted D. missed
42. A. ashamed B. aware C. prud D. tired
43. A. ambitin B. cncern C. appreciatin D. genersity
B. cntinued C. delayed D. started
45. A. lst B. cntacted C. treated D. fund
46. A. wasted B. withdrew C. spent D. cllected
47. A. variety B. style C. sum D. theme
48. A. care fr B. turn dwn C. give up D. pick ut
49. A. arrival B. impact C. research D. surce
50. A. camping B. suffering C. nursing D. vlunteering
51. A. repeat B. remember C. regret D. describe
52. A. repairs B. perfrmances C. challenges D. diseases
53. A. hped B. prmised C. hesitated D. managed
54. A. usually B. similarly C. regularly D. actually
55. A. present B. ptimistic C. strng D. generus
第二節(jié) 語法填空(共10小題； 每小題1.5分， 滿分 15分)
閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1 個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
The latest mvie Re La Gun Tang r YOLO in English, directed by and starring Jia Ling has finally made 56 nt the big screen as part f the 2024 Spring Festival film.
The film is adapted 57 a Japanese mvie Lve fr a Hundred Yuan. It tells the stry f an verweight girl Du Leying wh decides t leave the dull hme 58 she lives with her parents and her divrced yunger sister. Her unexpected encunter with Ha Kun, 59 bxing cach, brings a glimmer f hpe int her glmy life. Hwever fate plays anther cruel trick n her, further 60 (cmplicate) her jurney. Instead f getting 61 (epress), she turns t bxing and pulls thrugh slwly.
It has set ff an nline 62 ( argue) due t Jia's significant weight lss, but it ges far beynd that. Jia nce explained n her Weib accunt,“ The film is nt intended t advcate weight lss 63 t tell hw a kind persn finds herself and learns t lve herself.” The cmedy film 64 ( dminate) the ' bx ffice chart since its release, pcketing abut 2.7 billin yuan in revenue.“ It is 65 ( incredible) mving,” said a viewer in Beijing. “ The herine's unwavering persistence and determinatin deeply tuched me. I believe everyne shuld applaud their wn jurney,” she added.
第四部分 寫作(共兩節(jié)， 滿分 40 分)
第一節(jié)(滿分15 分)
假設(shè)你是高中學(xué)生李華，你的外國朋友 Jhn明年將要上高中。請你給他寫一封郵件，從以下兩個方面提出建議：
1. 學(xué)習(xí)方面：
2. 課余生活方面。
注意:1.詞數(shù) 80 左右:
2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)， 以使行文連貫。
Dear Jhn,
I'm glad t knw that yu are ging t be a senir high schl student next year.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
第二節(jié)： 讀后續(xù)寫(滿分 25 分)
閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
“Hurry, Marcus!” Millie called t her brther. Marcus caught up just as the schl bus arrived. The drs pened and they gt their first lk at the new bus driver, Mr. Crss. There was n smile n his face. He just ndded at them as they climbed the steps. Millie wndered if he ever smiled.“I miss ur ld driver,” she whispered.
The bus traveled tw mre blcks, then stpped in frnt f a huse with n ne in sight.“ Hey, we dn't usually stp here,” whispered Millie. Mr. Crss pened the bus drs.
Millie waited t see wh wuld get n, but nbdy did. Still, Mr. Crss ndded his head, the way he had when she and Marcus barded the bus. Then he clsed the drs.
“Did yu see that?” Millie said.“ He just pened the drs and ndded at smene, but nbdy gt n!” Marcus agreed.“ That was strange.” The bus cntinued n the rute, and the usual kids gt n. Mr. Crss ndded at each ne.
During schl that day, Millie kept thinking back t what had happened that mrning. It didn't make sense. At the end f the day, when she and Marcus gt n the bus t g hme, Marcus said,“I think I figured it ut. He prbably stpped t pick up a ghst(鬼) kid!”
“A ghst kid?” Millie gulped(倒吸氣).
“ Maybe Mr. Crss can see ghsts,” Marcus said.
“ N,” said Millie.“ That's silly.” But as they rde hme, Millie thught abut it. What else culd it be? Why else wuld he pen the drs?
The next tw days, the same thing happened. The bus stpped and the drs pened. Smileless, Mr. Crss ndded, and the drs clsed. Millie began t panic. This time she decided Marcus was right.“ Wh is this ghst kid? What if he's sitting next t us?” They gathered curage t find ut the truth.
On Friday mrning, the bus stpped at that huse again. Their hearts raced.
注意：
1. 續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為 150 左右;
2. 請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
When Mr. Crss pened the drs and ndded t nbdy, they went frward t him
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Hearing the stry, in relief, they decided t visit the huse and see what can be dne fr the pr lady.
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英語答案
第一部分 聽力(每小題1.5分， 滿分 30分)
1-5 BACBA 6-10 BCABA 11-15 CBACB 16-20 CABBC
第二部分 閱讀理解(每小題2.5分， 滿分 50分)
21-23 DCB 24-27 CBAD 28-31 ADBC 32-35 BCAD 36-40 BDEFA
第三部分 語言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)， 滿分 30分)第一節(jié) 完形填空(共15 小題； 每小題1分， 滿分15 分)
41-45 CBCDA 46-50 DCABA 51-55CCDDA
第二節(jié) 語法填空(共10 小題； 每小題1.5分， 滿分 15 分)
56. it 57. frm 58. where 59. a 60.cmplicating 61. depressed 62. argument 63. But
64. has dminated/ has been dminating 65. incredibly
第四部分 寫作(共兩節(jié)， 滿分 40分)
第一節(jié)(滿分 15分)
Dear Jhn,
I'm glad t knw that yu are ging t be a senir high schl student next year. As yur friend and als a Senir One student, I'd like t give yu sme suggestins.
On the ne hand, high schl life is full f challenges. Making gd use f yur time will be f great benefit t efficient study. It is als helpful t pre view yur lessns befre class and take ntes in class. On the ther hand, high schl life can be very clrful as well. I suggest that yu shuld participate in sme meaningful activities, such as sprts and vluntary wrk t develp yurself. The cming three years will be the mst beautiful time in yur life. I believe that with yur effrts, yu' ll make it fruitful and wnderful.
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
第二節(jié)(滿分25分)
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