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长沙市第一中学2024—2025学年度高二第一学期入学考试英语时量：120分钟满分：150分第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分

）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1W

hatdothespeakersdecidetodo?A.StopforamealB.Keepdriving.C.Getashortsleep.2.WhatdoweknowaboutCathy?A.Shegetsangryeasily.B.Sheisgood

-natured.C.Shedoesn’tbelieveBill.3.Whatisthewoman’sattitudetowardthesportsstadium?A.Sheisexcitedaboutit.B.Shestronglyoppos

esit.C.Shedoesn’tcareaboutit.4.Wherewillthemangomostprobably?A.Thesecondfloor.B.Thethirdfloor.C.Thefourthfloor.5.Whatistheprobablerelat

ionshipbetweenTomandBill?A.Colleagues.B.Brothers.C.Strangers.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个

选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Wherecouldthespeakersmostprobablyb

e?A.Ontheroad.B.Inahospital.C.Atanairport..7.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?A.Tired.B.Anxious.C.Hungry.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatar

ethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Adecorationproject.B.Adinnerreservation.C.Abudgetproposal.9.WhatdoesChrissuggestthe

womando?A.Offerfreemeals.B.Cancelreservations.C.Reschedulethedinners.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatiswrongwiththewoman’scomputer?A.Itneedsanupg

rade.B.Itrequiresmaintenance.C.Ithaspoorperformance.11.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforthenewcomputer?A.$1,350.B.$1,400.C.$1,50

0.12.Whatafter-salesguaranteedoesthemanofferifthenewcomputerfreezes?A.Givingbackthemoney.B.Exchangingitforanewone.C.Providingtechnicalsupport.听第9段

材料，回答第13至16题。13.HowdidMr.Cartergettoknowthegym?A.Fromhisneighbor.B.Fromhisworkmate.C.Fromhiswife.14.Whatservicedoesthegymoffer?A.Medicalexamina

tion.B.Injurytreatment.C.Dietplanning.15.WhatclassesareavailableonWednesdays?A.Cycling.B.Weightlifting.C.Swimming.16.Wha

tdoweknowaboutMr.Carter?A.Hehasneverusedagymbefore.B.Heoftendoesphysicalexercise.C.Heissufferingfromanoldinjury.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。1

7.Whatisthespeaker’sviewonbook-to-filmadaptations?A.Thescreenwritersshouldhavecreativefreedom.B.Theop

inionoftheoriginalauthorsiscrucial.C.Theyshouldremainfaithfultothebooks.18Whatdoesthespeakerconveybymentioningcoo

king?A.Stayingtruetotheaudience.B.Addingnewelementsforcreativity.C.Preservingthekeyelementsofthebook.19.Whichfilmisfaithfultotheor

iginalbook?A.TheShining.B.SenseandSensibility.C.TheLordoftheRings.20.HowdidPeterJacksonadaptTheLordoftheRings?A.Hecombinedmultiplechap

tersintoone.B.Heemphasizedemotionalimpactinkeyscenes.C.Headdednewcharactersnotpresentinthebook.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15

小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AArchaeologycampEachsummer,thePublicArchaeologyFacility’sCommuni

tyArchaeologyProgramoffersaweek-longprogramfocusedonarchaeologyforkidsenteringGrades5and6.Theprogramistaughtbyprofessionalarchaeologi

stsfromBinghamtonUniversity.Studentswilllearnaboutthescienceofarchaeologythroughhands-on,interactiveclassroomprojects,laboratorytours,o

utdooractivities,andavisittoalocalarchaeologicalsite.Our2023ResearchSiteistheWhitneyPointBridgesite.BroomeCounty,N

ewYork.Dates:July13-17,2023Time:8:30am-4:30pmTickets:$200perparticipant(a10%discountbeforeMay15,2023)Thesessionislimitedto16studentstoe

nsurethebesteducationalsetting.Participantswillspendthefirsttwodaysoftheprogramlearningaboutancientcultures,archaeologicalconcep

ts,andpracticingfieldworktechniques,andartifact(人工制品)classificationandpreservation.Kidswilltakepartinexc

itingactivitiesinexperimentalandcreativearchaeology,includingpottery(陶器)constructionandacross-countryrace.Onthethirdandfourthdays,partic

ipantswillexplorelocalhistoricsiteslong-coveredbyplants.andlearnhowarchaeologistssurveysites‘usingdirectmcasureme

nts,digitalcameras,carefulnotes,andhand-heldGPSunits..Thistripwillalsoprovideanopportunitytolearnmoreabouttheenvironmentinwhichthesesiteswer

ecreated.Onthelastday-theprogramwilltraveltoalocalhistoricallysignificantarchaecologicalsitecurrentlybeingexcavated(挖掘)bythePublicA

rchaeologyFacilitywherestudentswillobserveprofessionalexcavations,Participantswillbeabletoassistinsomeoft

hetasksatthesite,includingscreening(筛查;甄别)forartifacts,note-taking,andsiteinterpretation.1.Whatdoweknowaboutth

earchaeologycamp?A.Itlastsforawholemonth.B.Itislimitedtoadozenkids.C.Itisguidedbyuniversityexperts.D.Itisintendedforhighschoolstudents.2.Howmuch

shouldtwokidspayiftheybuyficketsbeforeMarch15,2023?A.$200.B.$360C.$380.D.$400.3.WhatwillparticipantsprobablydoonJuly16,20

23?A.Conductasurveyinthefield.B.Helpreconstructancicntobjects.C.Observeprofesstonalexcavations.D.Learnaboutartifactc

lassification.BWhetheritbeaperson,ananimal,orevenaninsect,amother’sinstincts(本能)areneverwrong.Thisidearingstru

eforamothercatwhoactedfastandsoughtouthelpwhenherkittenswereintrouble.Thismothercat’squickthinkingmayhavejustsavedherbabies.IntheurbandistrictofI

zmirinwesternTurkey,acatwalkedintoaregularhospitalboldingakitteninhermouth.Asthemothercatmovedthrought

hehospital,peopleweresurprisedtoseesuchasight,butletherpass.Themothercataskedforhelp,cryingforalongtime

.Shewasfamiliartothehospitalstaff,whohadbeenleavingherfoodandwateroutside,buttheywereunawarethatshehadgivenbirthtokittens.Themothercatwasconce

rnedforheryoungbecausetheyweren’tabletoopentheireyes.Afterthedoctorslookedatthekittens,theynoticedthattheyweresufferingfromeyeinfecti

ons.Oneofthedoctorsrecalls,“Weconsultedwithvets(兽医)andgavemedicineasdescribed.Whenthekittensopenedtheireyesashorttimelater,wewereexcited.”Lat

er,theyweresenttoananimalhospitalforfurthercare.Thecatsarenowupforadoptionandwillhopefullyfindlovingforeverhomes.Whenitcomesto

mothercatsandkittens,kittenscompletelydependonmothersforthefirstfewmonthsoftheirlives.Becausetheyareblindandalmostdeafuntilabouttwoor

threeweeksold,themothercatmustprotectthemfromanythreatordanger.Withoutthemothercat’shelp,thekittensmaynotm

akeittoadulthood.AsshownbythemothercatinTurkey,amother’sloveandprotectionknowsnobounds.Whetherthemomisahumanoracat,motherswillalwayslookoutfor

theirbabiesandmakesuretheyaresafeandhealthy.4.Whydidthemothercatshowupinthehospital?A.Tobegforfood.B.Togetherbabiestreated.C.Toexpressthank

s.D.Togivebirthtoherbabies.5.Howdidthedoctorshelpthebabycat?A.Theybuiltthemahome.B.Theyadoptedallofthem.C.Theyoperatedonthem

immediately.D.Theygavethemrightmedicine.6.Whatmakesnewly-borncatsdependentontheirmothers?A.Theirphysicalstate.

B.Theireatinghabit.C.Theirappearance.D.Theirbehavior.7.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Lovemakesadifference.B.On

egoodturndeservesanother.C.Humanscanlivepeacefullywithanimals.D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.CMostpeopleenjoyvar

iety.Weliketoeatdifferentfoodsfrommealtomeal.Weweardifferentclothes.Weliketotrynewactivitiesandvisitnewplaces.Webecomeboredwhenthere

islittlevariety.Nevertheless,there’soneplacewherewetendtodislikevariety,andthat’sineachother.Weoftenfeeluncomfortablewithpeoplewhopractisedif

ferenthabits,orholdbeliefsorvaluesthatwedonotshare.Therearereasonsforthis.Whenweareexposedtonewanddifferentthing

s,ourbrainworksabitharderthanusual.Whenwe’relearning,ournervecellsrequiremoreresources,suchaswater,salt,andvariousotherchemicals.Thisextra

metabolic(新陈代谢的)activitycanfeelunsettlingandunpleasant.Anditcanfeelworseifournervoussystemisalreadyunderpressure,likeinthemidstofthepand

emic.Thissortofvariationmaybeuncomfortableforindividuals,butit’scriticaltothesurvivalofanyspecies.Ifallfinche

s(雀科鸣鸟)wereidentical,forexample,andtheirenvironmentchangedinsomesignificant,harmfulways,likeanincreaseinthetemperatureoradecreas

einwater,allofthemwouldbeequallyaffectedandthespeciesmightbecomeextinct.ThisinsightintovariationcomesfromCh

arlesDarwin,andit’sknownaspopulationthinking.MostpeopleassociateDarwinwithhisevolutionarytheoryofnaturalse

lection,butpopulationthinkingmaybeanevengreaterscientificachievement.Theideaof“survivalofthefittest”impliesthatind

ividualsmustvary.Somearemoresuitedthanothersforagivenenvironment,makingiteasierforthemtosurvive,grow

,andreproduce.Variationisthereforeaprerequisitefornaturalselectiontowork.Dealingwiththevastvarietyofhumankindcanbedemandingandevenannoyingattimes,

butit’sagoodinvestment,sortoflikeexerciseforyourbrain.Whenyoumeetsomeonewholooksdifferentorthinksdifferentlyfromyou

,treatyourdiscomfortasacuetobecuriousandlearninsteadofasignalofaproblem.Don’tholdtheviewthattheotherpers

onshouldbesilenced.Ultimately,thismindsetcanmakeyoumoreflexibleinadaptingtochallengingsituations,andmoreadaptabletochange.8.Whi

chofthefollowingmightmakepeoplefeeluncomfortable?A.Havinganadventureinthewild.B.Takingatriptoaforeigncountry.C

.Sharingtravelingexperienceswithothers.D.Socializingwithpeoplefromdiversecultures.9.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphfocuson?A.People’s

unwillingnesstodealwithnewthings.B.Thesignificanceoflearningnewthingsinourlife.C.Thebiologicalexplanationsfor

people’sdiscomfort.D.Theroleofthenervoussysteminlearningnewthings.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prerequisite”inParagraph3probablymean?A.Requi

rement.B.Substitute.C.Motivation.D.Challenge.11.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttoconvey?A.Whywetendtochaseandenjoyvariation.B.How

wecanbenefitfromseekingvariation.C.Howweshouldtreatthedifferenceswefindinothers.D.Whyweshouldgetalongwithpeopledifferentfromus.DCertainstemcellsha

veauniqueabilitytomovebetweengrowthcompartments(隔间)inhairfollicles(毛囊)butgetstuckaspeopleageandsoloseth

eirabilitytomatureandmaintainhaircolor,anewstudyshows.LedbyresearchersfromNYUGrossmanSchoolofMedicine,thenewworkfocusedoncel

lsintheskinofmice,andalsofoundinhumanscalledmelanocytestemcells,orMcSCs.Haircoloriscontrolledbywhethernonfunctionalbutcontinuallymultiplyin

gpoolsofMcSCswithinhairfolliclesgetthesignaltobecomematurecellsthatmaketheproteinpigment(色素)responsibleforcolor.ThenewstudyshowedthatMcSCsareremar

kablyplastic.Thismeansthatduringnormalhairgrowth,suchcellscontinuallymovebackandforthbetweenmaturityandimmaturityastheymovebetweencompartme

ntsofthedevelopinghairfollicle.ItisinsidethesecompartmentsthatMcSCsareexposedtodifferentlevelsofmaturity-influencingprot

einsignals.Theresearchersfoundthatashairages,comesoff,andthenrepeatedlygrowsback,increasingnumbersofMcSCsgetstuckinthestemcellcompartment

.Theyremainthere,donotmatureintothetransit-amplifyingstate,anddonottravelbacktotheiroriginallocationinthegermcompartment,wheretheyreg

enerateintopigmentcells.Specifically,theresearchteamfoundthatMcSCstransformbetweentheirmostprimitivestemcellsta

teandthenextstageoftheirmaturation,dependingontheirlocation.“OurstudyaddstoourbasicunderstandingofhowMcSCswork

tocolorhair,”saidstudyleadinvestigatorQiSun,PhD,apostdoctoralfellowatNYULangoneHealth.“Thenewfoundmechanismsraisethepossibil

itythatthesamefixed-positioningofMcSCsmayexistinhumans.Ifso,itpresentsapotentialpathwayforchangingoverorpreventi

ngthegrayingofhumanhairbyhelpingjammedcellstomoveagainbetweendevelopinghairfolliclecompartments.”12.Whatisthefunctionofmatur

eMcSCs?A.Receivingmaturitysignal.B.Makingproteinpigments.C.Stoppinghairfrombeingcolored.D.Sendingmaturity-influencingproteinsignals.13Whatdetermin

esthestateofMcSCs?A.Theirquantity.B.Theirgrowingtime.C.Theirsize.D.Theirposition.14.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthestudy?A.Hairwillstopgro

wingasitages.B.Grayhairwillnolongermature.C.StuckMcSCscausehairtoturngray.D.Grayhaircaneventuallygrownormal.15.

WhatdidQiSunexpressinthelastparagraph?A.Thepotentialapplicationofthefinding.B.Theprinciplebehindtheresultofthestudy.C.Thebasicunderstan

dingofMcSCs..D.Thepossibilityofdevelopinghairfolliclecompartments.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入

空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Alargepartoftheworld’stotalsugarsupplycomesfrombeets.Mostmarketscarrythissugar,butitmaynotalwaysbeclearlylabeled.Youmaythin

kthewhitesugaryoujustboughtismadefromsugarcane.___16___Beetshavebeenanimportantcropinhumanagricultureforcenturies,withevidenceoftheir

plantingdatingbacktoancientcivilizationsinEurope.However,itwasnotuntilthe16thcenturythatbeets’potentialasasourceof

sugarwasrealized.___17___Later,theyslowlyspreadtoAmerica.Onekeyadvantageofusingbeetsforsugaristhatcompared

tosugarcane,beetscanbeplantedincoolerregions.___18___Beetsugarisalsoeasiertoproduce.justrequiringverybasicprocessing.Soinconsiderationofth

ecost-effectivecharacteristics,beetsareanattractivealternativetosugarcane.___19___Theinitialstepinvolveswashingandcuttinguptheb

eets,followedbypassingthemthroughamachinethatforceshotwaterpastthebeetpieces.Theresultingjuiceisthencombined

withliquidssqueezedfromthebeets.Themixtureisthenheated,leadingtoathick,sweetliquid.Finally,theliquidisfurtherprocessedtoobtainbeetsugar

,whichischemicallynearlyidenticaltosugarcanesugar.Thequantitiesofbeetsugarandsugarcanesugarcanbeusedequallyi

nbakingrecipes.___20___Whilesomepeopleareabletotelladifference,manyotherscan’ttellwhetherabakedtreathasbeenmadewithbeetsugarorsugarcanesugar.Sob

eetsugarsometimescanreplacesugarcanesugarinabakingrecipe.A.Beetscanbeeasilyprocessed.B.Butitssourcemaybeactuallybeets.C.Theflavourofbake

dgoodsisquitesimilar.D.Let’slookathowexactlytomakebeetsugar.E.Inmostcases,peopletendtoeatsugarcanesugar.F.Besides,bee

tsaretougherandabletogrowonlandofpoorquality.G.Therefore,beetsugarprocessingplantsbegantobebuiltinEurope.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共

15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。TinekeVanobbergenfoundherselftornwhenitwastimeforh

ertoreturntoherjob.Asanewmom,shewasanxiousabout___21___herbaby.AlthoughAlix’sdad,KennyDeuss,woulddofine,Tinekewanted___22___:apictureeverysingle

day.Kennysent___23___photosforthefirstweek—Alixsleeping,Alixeating…—andTinekefeltbetter.ButKennywasbored___24___thesameshotsoverandover.Soanidea___

25___hismind.Thenextweek,whenTinekeopenedherlunchtimephoto,shegota(n)___26___.ThepicturewasAlixina___27___positioninanastronautsuitwithasig

ntotraveltothemoon.“___28___,Ihadtoask,‘Canhesit?’becausehewasonlythreemonthsold,”saidTineke.Butshequi

ckly___29___thatKennyuseddigitaleditingsoftwaretomakeitlooklikebabyAlixwassittingupallbyhimself,readytorocketintospace.Tineket

henshowedittoallher____30____,andthecollectiveadmirationthatfollowedgeneratedaregular____31____.Soever

yTuesday,Kennywouldsendanewphoto____32____Alixinadigitallymanipulated(修改过的；处理过的)seeminglyworrisomesituation.Kennyhadlotsoffunwiththebabywhile

posinghimfor____33____photos.Sodidthebaby.This____34____dadwascorrectingthe____35____ingeneral—fathers

cannottakecareofchildreneasily.21.A.givingupB.hearingfromC.partingfromD.bringingup22.A.proofB.attentionC.helpD.advice23.A.funnyB.clea

rC.qualityD.normal24.A.describingB.textingC.collectingD.repairing25.A.carriedB.cloudedC.obeyedD.occupied26.A.surpriseB.explan

ationC.problem.D.award27.A.standingB.runningC.sittingD.lying28.A.ActivelyB.ObviouslyC.EventuallyD.Typically29.A.determinedB.ensuredC.im

aginedD.perceived30.A.relativesB.associatesC.clientsD.neighbors31.A.visitB.programC.demandD.meeting32.A.featuringB.recallingC.reportingD.te

sting33.A.novelB.superiorC.elegantD.thrilling34.A.responsibleB.curiousC.experiencedD.creative35.A.debateB.misbeli

efC.conflictD.disadvantage第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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。EveryWednesdayafternoon,LeDuc,An,a

Vietnamese,PhDstudentatBeijingUniversityofTechnology,practicescalligraphyinthecalligraphygroup.The33-year-old___36___(study)Chines

ecalligraphyfornearlythreeyears.“___37___(expose)toVietnamesecalligraphywhenIwasachild,Ifounditwasoneofthethingsthatmadethebiggesti

mpressiononme,”Ansays.,WhenhecametoBeijingin2019forhisPhDstudiesfocusingontheenvironment,healsospenttimepracticingChinesecalligraphy,comm

itting___38___(he)inearnesttothejourneyoflearningtheart.___39___(initial),AnsaysthathedidnotunderstandthetechniquesinChinesecall

igraphy,butwiththehelpofProfessorLiuHongli,hegraduallycametounderstandthemeaningbehindthecharactersandthetechniquesincalligraphy.___40___(gai

n)adeeperunderstandingofcalligraphy,AnhasvisitedmanyancientsitesinBeijing,includingtheConfuciusTempleandtheForbiddenCity.Hehasalsop

articipated___41___anumberofcalligraphycompetitions,bothatschoolandinternationalevents.Ansaysthatplaces___42___hehasseentreasured,scroll

sofcalligraphyhaveleftaprofoundimpression,andare___43___majorsourceofinspiration,“Calligraphyhasbecomeapartofme,”Ansays.“WheneverIseeChinesecal

ligraphyfromdifferent___44___(dynasty),andonsculpturesandathistoricalsites,Ifindmyselfimpressedbythe__

__45____(vast)anddepthofChineseculture.”?第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46.假定你是李华，请以“BeEnergy-smart”为主题写一篇倡议书，谈一谈

在日常生活中如何节电的做法（至少两点）。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。__________________________________________________________________

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______________第二节：（满分25分）47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整短文。的“ThisSaturday,we’llbevisitingcatsattheanimalshelter.Ifyou’dliketo

joinus,here’sanapplicationform”,saidMs.Delgado,theschoollibrarianwhohadheldthereadingengagementeventforstudents

.Benlovedcatsandhehadalwayswantedone,sohehurriedtotakeanapplicationform.ThenMs.Delgadoadded,“We’llbereadingtothecatsandawardread

erswhomakemostprogress.”Benstopped.Readingaloudcanbeachallengingtask.Benmightfeelhisheartracing,hispalmssweating,andhisvoic

eshakingasheread.Hemightstumbleoverwordsorlosehisplaceinthetext.Hemightfeellikeeveryonewaswatchinghimandjudginghim.Still,hereallywante

dtovisitthecats,sohetookanapplicationformanyway.OnSaturday,Benarrivedattheshelterwithsomeofhisclassmates.“ThisisMax,”theshelterworkertol

dBenasshehandedhimagraycat.BencarriedMaxtoabeanbagchairandsatdown.Maxsettledontohislap.Hetookabookhe’dbeenworkingonandstartedreading.

Max,verydifferentfromothercatswalkingaroundtheroomwhilethekidsread,purred(发出呼噜声)onhislapasifhehadunderstoodwhatBenread.“I’mgl

adMaxisstayingandlisteningtomyreadingandheisthebestcatever,”BentoldDadexcitedly.“I’mgladyoutwoarefriends,”Dadsaid.Allweek,Ben’sheartwasfilledw

ithanxietyashewaitedforSaturdaytoarrive.HewaseagertoreadtoMaxandtheanticipationofspendingtimewithhis

feline(猫咪的)friendmadehimrestlessandnervous.Whenitarrived,BengottoreadtoMaxagain.“Whatifsomeoneadopts

Max?”BenaskedDadlater.“Iguessyou’dreadtoadifferentcat,”Dadsaid.“ButIdon’twantadifferentcat.IwishwecouldadoptM

ax,”BensaidtoDad.Heknewtheycouldn’tbecauseMomhadallergies(过敏).Benlovedthecatsomuchthatheeventoldhisnext-doorneigh

bor,Mrs.Patel,aboutMax.“Maxsoundslikeaspecialcat,”saidMrs.Patel.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答

。Weekbyweek,BenrealizedthatreadingseemedeasierwithMax’scompany.__________________________________________________________________

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rday,Bencouldn’tfindMaxattheshelter._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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