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2024--2025学年第一学期第二次段考高一英语试卷第一部分阅读（共两节；满分37.5分）第一节阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AItisverychallengingwhenitcomestotryingtomastertheEnglishlanguage.However,therearesomethingsyoucandotoimproveyourEnglishleaning.ThefollowingbooksareanexcellentwayforpeopletryingtolearnEnglishorgetbetteratit.OxfordPictureDictionaryThisisagreatbookforthosewholiketolearnthingsvisually.YoucanusethepicturestolearnmanynewWordseachday.Thereisalsoabilingualversionforthosewhowanttolearnusingtheirownnativelanguage.WordPowerMadeEasyThisusefuldictionaryprovidesoneofthebestwaystolearnover1,000ofthewordswhicharemostcommonlyusedinEnglish.Thebookhasmanyinterestingactivitiesandgames,andgivestipsonavoidingspellingerrors.NTCVocabularyBuildersStudentswhoaremoreadvancedintheEnglishlanguagewillgreatlylikeNTCVocabularyBuilders.IfyouwanttobuildyourEnglishvocabulary,thenthisbookisagoodchoice.EnglishVocabularyinUseSeriesThisisoneofthebest-sellingbooksbyCambridgeUniversityPress.ThebookisgoodforstudentsoftheEnglishlanguageofalllevelswhowanttohaveawidervocabulary.YoucanchoosetolearnBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglish.ImprovingyourEnglishisoneofthebestwaystomakesurethatyouwilldogreatinlife.Itcanopenmanydoorsforyou.ForthosewhoarenotnativeEnglishspeakersthesebookswillcomeinhandy.Withhardwork,anyonecanbeamasteroftheEnglishlanguage.1.WhatisspecialaboutOxfordPictureDictionary?A.Itisdesignedforlanguagebeginners.B.Itoffersadviceonlanguagelearning.C.Itprovidesmanypicturestohelplearnlanguage.D.Itgiveslearnersalotofinterestingdailytasks.2.Whichbookprovideswaystohelpyoumakefewermistakesinspelling?A.OxfordPictureDictionary.B.WordPowerMadeEasyC.NTCVocabularyBuilders.D.EnglishVocabularyinUseSeries.3.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?A.TheyonlyprovideEnglishversions.B.Theyareallfurbeginners.C.Theyhelpyoutodogreatinlife.D.Theyhelptoleanvocabulary.BAsmallstudyoutofSkidmoreCollegeexaminedtheadvantagesofmorningvseveningexerciseforbothwomenandmen.Paul,professorforhealthatSkidmore,ledthestudy.“Wehadthegroupsdividedintoeveningandmorninggroups,”hesays.“Wefoundwomenandmenanswereddifferentlytodifferenttypesofexercisedependingonthetimeoftheday,whichsurprisedus.”Thestudyshowedthatforwomenwhowanttolowerbloodpressure(血压),theriskofheartdiseaseorreducefat,morningexerciseworksbest.Thosewomenhopingforupperbodymuscle(肌肉)gainsormood(心情)improvementshouldconsidereveningexercise.Forthemen,thefindingsweresomewhatdifferent:Eveningexerciselowersbloodpressure,theriskofheartdisease,andfeelingsoftiredness.Butsimilartowomen,theyburnmorefatwithmorningexercise.“Formanypeople,thebesttimetoexercisewilldependontheirchronotype,”saysHeisz,authorofMovetheBody,HealtheMind.“Chronotypeisyourbody’snaturalhabittosleepatacertaintime—it’swhatdecideswhetheryou’reanightowloranearlybird.Forthe25%ofthepopulationthatconsidersthemselvesanightowl,gettingbothenoughsleepandenoughexercisecanbedifficult,”addsHeisz.Hecontinues,“Sleep—whichprovidesyourbodythenecessarytimetorecover(恢复)andmakegainsfromexercise—shouldalwaysbethefirstchoice.Whenitcomestoexercise,regardlessofresearchontheadvantagesofcertainexercisesatparticulartimesoftheday,yourresultswillnotbegoodifitdoesn’tallowenoughtimeforsleep.”4.Whatcanwomengetbydoingeveningexerciseaccordingtothestudy?A.Afatloss. B.Agoodmood.C.Alowerbloodpressure. D.Asmallerriskofheartdisease.5.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph5?A.Giveanexample. B.Tellthedifference.C.Doanexperiment. D.Explainaterm.6.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ANightOwlorAnEarlyBirdB.WhyFitnessPlanBeingImportantC.HowtoChangeYourExerciseTimeD.TheBestTimeofaDaytoExerciseCAsmyhusbandandIdrovedownacountryroad,wepassedafirestationwithasignthatread,Areyoureadyforthenextstorm?”OurareahadjustbeeninthepathofHurricaneIrma,causingdownedtreesandoutages.Wewerestuckinthedarkandcutofffromtheoutsideworld.Wehavehadourshareofstormsinthepast--asnowstormandotherheavysnowsthatknockeddowntrees,sometimesuptoaweekatatime.Thosedaysinacoldhouseweren'tfun,butwelearnedsomuchfromthoseearlystorms,thingsthatmadelaterstormseasiertobear.Nowwehavestoredupflashlights,lanternsandcandles.Weboughtabattery-operatedradiotokeepupwiththenews.Westockeduponbatteriessothatwe'dhaveplentyforextendedpowerfailures.Wemakesureourgrill（烤架）isreadyanditstankisfull,andwepurchasefoodthatcanbeeasilypreparedandthencookedorheatedonthegrill.Andwedon'tforgettobuyemergencychocolate!Wehavebooklightstoreadinthedark.Wekeepourcargastanksfullandhaveemergencycashonhand.We'rereadyforthenextstorm,butwewouldn'thavelearnedtodoallthosethingsifwehadn'tencounteredastorminthepast.Thesameistruespiritually.Thoselittlestormsinourlivesareneverfun,buttheyprepareusforthebigstorms--thebigtrials--thatwillcomeourway,Theycanteachussomevaluablelessons.Areyoureadyforthenextstorm?Nowisthetimetogetready...notwhenthestormarrives.7.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedwordoutages”inparagraph1?A.weatherchangeB.virus'spreadingC.powerfailureDemotionalreaction8.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?A.Thelessonsthatstormscanteachus.B.Theimportanceofbeingreadyforstorms.C.Thenecessitiestheauthorboug