2023-2024学年河北省石家庄43中高一（上）期中考试
英语试题
（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
注意事项:
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
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。
1. What will woman probably have
A. Juice. B. Tea. C. Coffee.
2. What did the man bring the woman
A. A spoon. B. A knife. C. A fork.
3. What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Go indoors. B. Have a swim. C. Have an iced drink.
4. What is wrong with Lisa’s book
A. Its back came off. B. Its front is damaged. C. Its pages are missing.
5. Why won’t the woman go to the mall today
A. It will be crowded.
B. The weather is too cold.
C. She prefers to go to a park.
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。听每段对话或独白后，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. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Educating children. B. Writing a shopping list. C. Dealing with some toys.
7. How old is Sam
A. One year old. B. Three years old. C. Six years old.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 、9题。
8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and student. B. Co-workers. C.Classmates.
9. When will the speakers probably meet next time
A. On Monday. B.On Thursday. C. On Friday.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10至 12题。
12. What will the man do next
A. Buy some eggs.
B. Turn the oven on.
C. Cut the coconut into pieces.
听第 9 段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does the man want the woman to do
A. Read a book to him.
B. Return a book for him.
C. Recommend a book to him.
14. What did the man last read
A. War and Peace.
B. Great Expectations.
C. The History of Jews in Russia.
15. What kind of books does the man want to read now
A. Best-sellers.
B. More serious literature.
C. Ones about family life.
16. What is the woman’s job probably
A. A bookstore assistant. B. An author. C. A librarian.
听第 10 段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How many children were there in Benjamin Franklin’s family
A.17. B.16. C.10.
18. What did Benjamin Franklin want to work as
A. A writer.
B. A printer.
C. A soap maker.
19. Where did Benjamin Franklin find a job
A. In New York.
B. In New Jersey.
C. In Philadelphia.
20. Which experiment made Benjamin Franklin famous
A. The one with a musical instrument.
B. The one with a kite and electricity.
C. The one with a type of glasses.
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。
A
Over the last century, engineers all over the world have made efforts to achieve great success in bridge design.
Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge
No bridge is as long as the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge in the world. The164.8-kilometre-long bridge built in 2011 in China operates as part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway. The trip from Ningbo to Jiaxi ng that previously took 4. 5 hours has been reduced to two, thanks to this bridge.
Rio-Niterói Bridge
Completed in 1974, the Rio-Niterói Bridge in Brazil is the second-longest bridge in all of Latin America connecting the cities of Rio and Niterói across the Guanabara Bay. The Rio-Niterói Bridge is technically known as a “box-girder (箱形梁)” bridge, made of special concrete. It receives an astonishing 140,000 (or more) vehicles (车辆) per day, making it better known in the world.
Hartland Covered Bridge
The Hartland Covered Bridge is the world’s longest covered bridge. The 1,282-foot-long bridge was opened in 1901 and has been on Canada’s list of National Historic Sites since 1980. Although it was at first built without a roof, the bridge was capped with wooden materials during the repairs in 1921.
Jiaozhou Bay Bridge
The newly-built Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in China was named “world’s longest bridge over water” by Guinness Book of World Records in 2011, a title previously held by the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. The dispute was settled when the title of “longest continuous bridge over water” was given to the causeway, with the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge receiving the title of “longest bridge over water”.
1. Which bridge is famous as a busy one
A. Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge. B. Rio-Niterói Bridge.
C. Hartland Covered Bridge. D. Jiaozhou Bay Bridge.
2. What is special about the Hartland Covered Bridge
A. It is the longest bridge worldwide. B. It is over 160 kilometers.
C. It has a roof. D. It is a wooden bridge.
3. Where can you find the longest bridge on the sea
A. In America. B. In Brazil. C. In Canada. D. In China.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四座著名的桥梁。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“It receives an astonishing 140,000(or more) vehicles (车辆) per day, making it better known in the world.(它每天接收惊人的14万辆（或更多）车辆，使其在世界上更加知名)”可知，Rio-Niterói Bridge以繁忙而闻名。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Although it was at first built without a roof, the bridge was capped with wooden materials during the repairs in 1921.(虽然它最初是没有屋顶的，但在1921年的维修期间，桥上覆盖了木制材料)”可知，哈特兰廊桥的特别之处是有一个屋顶。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“The newly-built Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in China was named “world’s longest bridge over water” by Guinness Book of World Records in 2011, a title previously held by the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.(2011年，中国新建的胶州湾大桥被吉尼斯世界纪录评为“世界上最长的水上桥梁”，此前该头衔由庞恰特雷恩湖堤道保持)”可知，在中国可以找到海上最长的桥。故选D。
B
When Arvin Kuipers, who graduated from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in 2017 and loves Chinese culture, asks his patients to stick out their tongue so he can diagnose(诊断) their illness, many are confused.
Kuipers, 30, practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, said, “In TCM I need to do face and tongue diagnosis. That’s strange for people in my country.” One elderly woman had been visiting him occasionally for advice, but her first experience with TCM surprised her. She had never experienced acupuncture (针灸) or any other TCM treatment. “She came in, and I examined her face and tongue,” said Kuipers. “I told the patient her kidneys were not doing well and that she wasn’t getting proper sleep.” The woman was shocked by his insight and asked if he had been spying on her. “Actually, it was easy to diagnose her condition when I saw the dark rings under her eyes. Her energy levels were also very low at the time.”
Kuipers opened his TCM clinic in September. Most of his work involves performing acupuncture, cupping as well as tuina — a TCM massage that patients in the West like the most, he said. In some cases he also gave his patients traditional herbal medicines.
Kuipers usually makes a cup of Chinese tea to calm his patients if they are nervous about the acupuncture needles. He also explains to them the meridian (经络) system, which is a central concept of TCM, yin and yang, and other concepts. “In TCM, good health requires balanced yin and yang, so practitioners not only pay attention to a patient’s illness, but also to his or her overall physical condition,” said Kuipers. “TCM is also a different culture and offers a new perspective, instead of being a curing method.”
As of early April, Kuipers has treated more than 200 patients, many of whom come to his clinic every week. “TCM does work, and works well. My patients really feel better with it, so I value it, and when my patients feel better I also feel better.”
4. What can we learn from the elderly woman’s story in paragraph 2
A. The elderly woman trusted TCM treatment in the beginning.
B. TCM is very different from the treatment in her country.
C. The elderly woman used to visit Kuipers a lot for TCM.
D. The elderly woman was shocked at her kidney s not doing well
5. Which TCM treatment is most welcomed by the patients in the West
A. Tuina. B. Acupuncture. C. Cupping. D. Herbal medicines.
6. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. Why Kuipers’ patients are fond of Chinese tea.
B. How Kuipers explains meridian system to his patients.
C. How Kuipers applies Chinese culture and treatments to patients.
D. Why Kuipers pays little attention to overall physical condition.
7. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage
A. To praise Kuipers for his TCM treatments.
B. To stress the value of teaching foreigners TCM.
C. To show the popularity of TCM with patients in the Netherlands.
D. To tell the story of Kuipers practising TCM in the Netherlands.
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. C 7. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了毕业于北京中医药大学的Arvin Kuipers在荷兰阿姆斯特丹开设中医诊所行医的故事。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“One elderly woman had been visiting him occasionally for advice, but her first experience with TCM surprised her. She had never experienced acupuncture (针灸) or any other TCM treatment.(一位上了年纪的妇女偶尔会去找他咨询，但她第一次接触中医的经历让她大吃一惊。她从未经历过针灸或任何其他中医治疗)”可知，老妇人第一次接触中医时感到很惊讶。她从未体验过针灸或其他中医疗法。由此可推知，中医与老妇人所在国家的治疗方法是非常不同的。故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Most of his work involves performing acupuncture, cupping as well as tuina — a TCM massage that patients in the West like the most, he said.(他说，他的大部分工作包括针灸、拔火罐和推拿——西方病人最喜欢的一种中医按摩)”可知，最受西方人欢迎的疗法是推拿。故选A。
【6题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段“Kuipers usually makes a cup of Chinese tea to calm his patients if they are nervous about the acupuncture needles. He also explains to them the meridian (经络) system, which is a central concept of TCM, yin and yang, and other concepts. “In TCM, good health requires balanced yin and yang, so practitioners not only pay attention to a patient’s illness, but also to his or her overall physical condition,” said Kuipers. “TCM is also a different culture and offers a new perspective, instead of being a curing method.”(如果病人对针灸针感到紧张，Kuipers通常会泡一杯中国茶来安抚他们。他还向他们解释了经络系统，这是中医的核心概念，阴阳和其他概念。“在中医中，身体健康需要阴阳平衡，所以从业者不仅要关注病人的疾病，还要关注他或她的整体身体状况，”Kuipers说。“中医也是一种不同的文化，提供了一个新的视角，而不是一种治疗方法。”)”可知，本段主要介绍了Kuipers在治疗病人时应用了中国文化。故选C。
7题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文前三段介绍了Kuipers学习中医、在荷兰用中医疗法给病人看病，最后两段介绍了Kuipers使用的中医疗法的效果。由此可推知，作者写这篇文章的目的是讲述Kuipers在荷兰实践中医的故事。故选D。
C
Companies are developing drone(无人机) delivery services. In 2013, Amazon, an online retailer, announced an experimental drone delivery service. Packages containing anything from toothpaste to a new smartphone would arrive at your front door by drone.The drone would land, drop your parcel, and fly away. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said at the time that the service would take four or five years to develop. But it’s been a little more than 10 years. “It will continue to take time.” Amazon added.
Widespread drone delivery could have a huge impact. But as Amazon’s struggles show, there are plenty of challenges, including the need for more warehouses(仓库) and concerns about airspace safety.
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, also has a drone delivery service called Wing. James Ryan Burgess is Wing’s CEO. You can imagine a future where there are delivery drone aircraft spread throughout a city, he says. Those aircraft can serve the community whenever somebody has a need to receive or send a package.
Wing’s drones can wirelessly charge at a landing pad when they return from a delivery. Routes are determined based on factors such as distance, and airspace rules. Deliveries are dropped in front of homes, which means human interaction(互动) is unnecessary.
Samaras is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He says that drone delivery could impact flying wildlife. And if drone delivery increases, providers will need space to ship and maintain drones. That means more warehouses. You have to heat, light, and power those warehouses. And that amount of energy reduces the benefits. This leads to an important question that people need to ask themselves: Do we want hundreds or thousands of drones over all of our cities
8. What do we know about Amazon’s drone delivery services
A. It won’t be put into market. B. It has brought in a huge profit.
C. It hasn’t developed as expected. D. It is well-received by customers.
9. What does paragraph 2 focus on about the drone delivery services
A. Their influences. B. Their advantages.
C. Their difficulties. D. Their functions.
10. What can ensure Wind’s drones work continuously
A. The regular routes. B. The wireless chargers.
C. No human interaction. D. The air space rules.
11. What’s professor Samaras’ attitude towards drone delivery service
A. Supportive. B. Unclear. C. Curious. D. Doubtful.
【答案】8. C 9. C 10. B 11. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍是亚马逊，谷歌等大公司开发无人机送货服务存在的一些问题。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said at the time that the service would take four or five years to develop. But it’s been a little more than 10 years. “It will continue to take time.” Amazon added.(亚马逊创始人杰夫·贝佐斯当时表示，这项服务将需要四到五年的时间来发展。但已经过去10年多一点了。“这还需要时间。”亚马逊补充道。)”可知，无人机送货服务计划花费4到5年，但现在已经10年多，而且还需要时间，由此可推断亚马逊的无人机送货服务并未按预期发展。故选C项。
【9题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“Widespread drone delivery could have a huge impact. But as Amazon’s struggles show, there are plenty of challenges, including the need for more warehouses(仓库) and concerns about airspace safety.(广泛的无人机递送可能会产生巨大的影响。但正如亚马逊的困境所显示的那样，它面临着许多挑战，包括需要更多的仓库，以及对空域安全的担忧。)”可知，亚马逊无人机送货服务有很多挑战，包括更多的仓库和对飞行领域的安全问题，由此可知，第二段主要介绍的是无人机送货服务的困难。故选C项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Wing’s drones can wirelessly charge at a landing pad when they return from a delivery. Routes are determined based on factors such as distance, and airspace rules.(Wing公司的无人机在完成递送任务返回后，可以在着陆台上进行无线充电。航线是根据距离和空域规则等因素确定的。)”可知，Wing在送完货后可以在着陆台上无线充电，这保证了它可以持续工作。故选B项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“He says that drone delivery could impact flying wildlife. And if drone delivery increases, providers will need space to ship and maintain drones. That means more warehouses. You have to heat, light, and power those warehouses. And that amount of energy reduces the benefits. This leads to an important question that people need to ask themselves: Do we want hundreds or thousands of drones over all of our cities (他说，无人机送货可能会影响飞行的野生动物。如果无人机运输增加，供应商将需要空间来运送和维护无人机。这意味着更多的仓库。你得给仓库供暖、照明和供电。而那部分能量减少了收益。这就引出了一个重要的问题，人们需要问自己：我们想要成百上千的无人机覆盖我们所有的城市吗？)”可知Samaras教授说，无人机送货服务影响了飞飞的野生动物，需要更多的仓库维护和停放无人机，同时仓库需要照明及供暖，这就降低了利润，所以人们当有此一问：人类需要全城有众多无人机吗？由此可知，Samaras教授对该项服务持怀疑态度。故选D项。
D
Kindness is seen as a true strength, and the success of civilizations relies on kindness. As parents and teachers, we also teach children from a young age to “be kind to one another” and “treat others the way you want to be treated.”
In addition to being helpful to our interpersonal relationships, research has shown that kindness can even contribute to our well-being. According to the Mayo Clinic, when we perform acts of kindness, the pleasure center in our brain is activated, releasing the stress-reducing hormone (激素). Individuals who volunteer on a regular basis report greater life satisfaction. And what is even greater is that kindness rarely stops with just one person. There can be a positive contagion (扩散) effect, where other people are motivated to be nice if they receive a random act of kindness. The question then arises: Could kindness be harmful to us when it has such clear benefits Let’s think about this in the workplace or in an organization.
You are the new person on the team and you want to be well-liked and respected by your colleagues. You are a kind person and tell your team, “Let me know how I can help you; I’m always available to help.” Though you may truly mean this, there are unfortunately people in this world who can see your kindness as a weakness. This can lead to you being taken advantage of by others.
Let’s fast forward a year. You have been in your position now for one year, and you are working with the same team. You are noticing that your colleagues continue asking for your help over and over again. In fact, the only time they communicate with you is when they need something. You have been so helpful to your colleagues and there has rarely been any return from them.
In a very broad sense, it is advantageous to be kind to others, and your kind acts will be appreciated and, perhaps, paid forward. However, you need to be willing to say “no”. Recognize when your plate is already too full. When people ask you a favor, assess if you have the time, energy, and attention to give to them. To truly be kind, sometimes you need to be more comfortable saying “no” to others and saying “yes” to yourself.
12. What has the Mayo Clinic found concerning kindness
A. It does good to our mind.
B. It reduces hormone levels.
C. It adds years to people’s life.
D. It leads to the success of civilizations.
13. What might the new person feel one year later
A. Grateful. B. Bored. C. Disappointed. D. Energetic.
14. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean
A. When you’re too full to eat anything.
B. When your kind acts get appreciated.
C. When you should ask others a favor.
D. When you’re physically and mentally tired.
15. What can be the best title for the text
A. Your kindness counts for your well-being!
B. Are we tiring ourselves with kindness
C. Why are random acts of kindness important
D. Never underestimate the power of kindness at work!
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. D 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了善良被视为一种真正的力量，父母和老师教导我们善待他人，善意有如此明显的好处，它会对我们有害吗？当人们要求帮忙时，要评估自己是否有时间、精力和注意力给他们。要更自在地对别人说“不”，对自己说“是”。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“According to the Mayo Clinic, when we perform acts of kindness, the pleasure center in our brain is activated, releasing the stress-reducing hormone. Individuals who volunteer on a regular basis report greater life satisfaction. And what is even greater is that kindness rarely stops with just one person.(根据梅奥诊所的说法，当我们进行善举时，我们大脑中的快乐中心被激活，释放减压激素。定期志愿服务的人报告更高的生活满意度。更重要的是，善良很少只停留在一个人身上)”可知，实行善举可以激活大脑中的快乐、释放压力和提高生活满意度，即对我们的大脑是有好处的。故选A项。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“Though you may truly mean this, there are unfortunately people in this world who can see your kindness as a weakness. This can lead to you being taken advantage of by others.(虽然你可能真的是这个意思，但不幸的是，这个世界上有些人可以将你的善良视为一种弱点。这可能会导致你被别人利用)”和第四段中“Let’s fast forward a year. You have been in your position now for one year, and you are working with the same team. You are noticing that your colleagues continue asking for your help over and over again. (让我们快进一年。你现在已经在你的职位上工作了一年，你正在与同一个团队合作。你注意到你的同事一遍又一遍地向你寻求帮助)”可知，新人一年后可能会被别人利用，会受到伤害，即会失望。故选C项。
【14题详解】
词句猜测题。根据最后一段中“When people ask you a favor, assess if you have the time, energy, and attention to give to them. To truly be kind, sometimes you need to be more comfortable saying “no” to others and saying “yes” to yourself.(当人们要求你帮忙时，评估你是否有时间、精力和注意力给他们。要真正善良，有时你需要更自在地对别人说“不”，对自己说“是”)”可知，在决定是否帮助别人时，要看自己是否有时间、精力和注意力，以此推测划线句子指的是：要意识到自己是否有时间、精力和注意力，即要意识到自己是否身心疲惫。故选D项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。由文章第二段中“The question then arises: Could kindness be harmful to us when it has such clear benefits Let’s think about this in the workplace or in an organization. (那么问题来了：当善良有如此明显的好处时，它会对我们有害吗？让我们在工作场所或组织中考虑这个问题)”和文章大意可知，本文主要在讲做善事对我们是否有坏处，B选项“我们是否在用善良使自己疲劳？”切合主题，最适合做本文的标题。故选B项。
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。
What to Do When You Fail in Life
Most people are afraid of failure. The truth is that everyone, including all successful people, has ever failed time after time and will fail again. ____16____
Learn from it
No matter how hard you try to avoid (避免，逃避) it, failure will happen. Having a “no fear” attitude towards failure does not mean you should expect to fail, but accept it when it happens. ____17____ Failure makes us rethink, reconsider, and find new ways and strategies to achieve our goals. Through failure, we will get to know ourselves better.
Stop fearing it
____18____ You are supposed to push yourself to go to the limits. When you have a no-fear attitude and accept failure willingly, your determination can be made the best use of.
Let go of your self-worth
When your self-worth is in charge, you will not learn from the mistakes you have made, be open to other people’s views or see the situations clearly. ____19____ We need to learn, evaluate, and listen to other people if we want to see what needs to change in order to succeed.
Improve your mood (情绪) and cheer up again
We all feel upset after having failed, which is natural, human, and unavoidable. But how we respond to our failures is what decides our road to success. One way of improving your mood is listing the things you are grateful for at the moment, which will strengthen your positive emotions. ____20____
A. There is value in failure.
B. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
C. The ordinary people experience failure, too.
D. It always tends to get in the way of you and your success.
E. In order to reach your personal best, you don’t need to fear failure.
F. So do not be afraid of failure, which is a part of your road to success.
G. Reading stories of successful people is another way to help us cheer up and move on.
【答案】16. F 17. A 18. E 19. D 20. G
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了面对失败我们应该做什么。
【16题详解】
根据前文“Most people are afraid of failure. The truth is that everyone, including all successful people, has ever failed time after time and will fail again.(大多数人都害怕失败。事实是，每个人，包括所有成功人士，都曾经失败过一次又一次，而且还会再次失败。)”和小标题“Learn from it(从中学习)”可知，此处是指不要害怕失败，所以选项F“所以不要害怕失败，这是你通往成功之路的一部分。”切合文意。故选F。
【17题详解】
根据后文“Failure makes us rethink, reconsider, and find new ways and strategies to achieve our goals. Through failure, we will get to know ourselves better.(失败让我们重新思考，重新考虑，寻找新的方法和策略来实现我们的目标。通过失败，我们会更好地了解自己。)”可知，此处是介绍失败的价值，所以选项A“失败是有价值的。”切合文意。故选A。
【18题详解】
根据小标题“Stop fearing it(停止恐惧它)”可知，此处是指不要恐惧失败，所以选项E“为了达到你的最佳状态，你不必害怕失败。”切合文意。故选E。
【19题详解】
根据前文“When your self-worth is in charge, you will not learn from the mistakes you have made, be open to other people’s views or see the situations clearly.(当你的自我价值主导的时候，你不会从你所犯的错误中吸取教训，不会对别人的观点持开放态度，也不会清楚地看到情况。)”可知，此处是指以自我价值为主导会阻碍成功，所以选项D“它总是会阻碍你和你的成功。”切合文意。故选D。
【20题详解】
根据前文“One way of improving your mood is listing the things you are grateful for at the moment, which will strengthen your positive emotions.(改善情绪的一种方法是列出你现在感激的事情，这将增强你的积极情绪。)”可知，此处是指改善情绪的另一种方法，所以选项G“阅读成功人士的故事是另一种帮助我们振作起来继续前进的方式。”切合文意。故选G。
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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once a year, I give my two children money. The only ___21___ is, they have to give it away. I give them each $100. They know it is a lot of money, so they are ___22___ how they use it. It is their job to find out who in our ___23___ is doing things that they feel good about, and then___24___ who will get the money, and why.
Giving away money, even if it is only ten or twenty dollars, is a wonderful way to learn about the ___25___ work people are doing right in your own neighborhood. It makes us get out of our___26___ zone, ask around, talk to people we wouldn’t ___27___ talk to, and ask questions about what the problems are and what people are doing to make them better. Everyone ___28___. My kids learn about the community and the power of giving. And people in the community, who are often volunteering their own time and money, feel that their efforts are seen and ___29___ in some way.
Last year, they both chose to give their money to a shelter for runaway ____30____. They visited a few places that ____31____ suggestions or instructions to young people, and felt this place was especially welcoming. When they handed the ____32____ to the director, who had no idea these children were “philanthropists (慈善家)”, everyone was in ____33____ how good the day turned out to be.
This exercise may be ____34____ as often as possible. It cannot possibly fail. You do not need to____35____ holidays, and you don’t need children. You can do it yourself, on any day you like.
21. A. request B. question C. pity D. action
22. A. nervous B. excited C. careful D. curious
23. A. school B. world C. community D. family
24. A. record B. decide C. ask D. remember
25. A. physical B. daily C. hard D. positive
26. A. development B. time C. safety D. comfort
27. A. simply B. normally C. suddenly D. accidentally
28. A. gains B. laughs C. nods D. talks
29. A. impressed B. honored C. spared D. made
30. A. adults B. teammates C. teens D. workers
31. A. offered B. collected C. taught D. created
32. A. gift B. box C. list D. money
33. A. return B. person C. action D. surprise
34. A. spread B. repeated C. hosted D. seen
35. A. believe in B. wish for C. wait for D. set aside
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. A 32. D 33. D 34. B 35. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了一位母亲要求孩子们通过自己的走访，找到社区里做善行的人们，并把钱捐给他们及作者从中获得的感悟。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：唯一的要求是，他们必须把它捐出去。A. request要求；B. question问题；C. pity遗憾；D. action行为。根据后文“they have to give it away”可知，我要求孩子们把钱捐出去。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们知道这是一大笔钱，所以他们很小心地使用它。A. nervous紧张的；B. excited激动的；C. careful小心的；D. curious好奇的。根据前文“They know it is a lot of money”可知，孩子们知道这是很大一笔钱，所以他们非常谨慎。故选C项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们的工作是找出我们社区中谁在做让他们感觉良好的事情，然后决定谁将得到这笔钱，以及为什么。A. school学校；B. world世界；C. community社区；D. family家庭。根据后文“to learn about the ___5___work people are doing right in your own neighborhood”及“people in the community”可知，孩子们要找出在我们社区做好事的人，把钱分给他们表达感谢。故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们的工作是找出我们社区中谁在做让他们感觉良好的事情，然后决定谁将得到这笔钱，以及为什么。A. record记录；B. decide决定；C. ask询问；D. remember记得。根据后文“who will get the money, and why”可知，孩子们必须决定把钱捐给哪些人。故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：给别人钱，即使只有10美元或20美元，是一个很好的方式来了解在你自己的社区里人们正在做的积极的工作。A. physical身体上的；B. daily日常的；C. hard困难的；D. positive积极的。根据前文“Giving away money, even if it is only ten or twenty dollars, is a wonderful way”可知，把钱赠予社区里做善事的人可以更好地了解他们做的事情的价值。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：它让我们走出自己的舒适区，四处询问，与我们通常不会交谈的人交谈，并询问存在的问题以及人们正在做些什么来改善问题。A. development发展；B. time时间；C. safety安全；D. comfort舒适。根据后文“ask around, talk to people we wouldn’t ___7___talk to”可知，这样的方式有助于我们走出舒适区，去了解社区里其他的人和事。故选D项。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：它让我们走出自己的舒适区，四处询问，与我们通常不会交谈的人交谈，并询问存在的问题以及人们正在做些什么来改善问题。A. simply仅仅；B. normally通常；C. suddenly突然；D. accidentally偶然。根据前文“It makes us get out of our___6___ zone”可知，这样的方式有助于我们走出舒适区，去和那些平时和我们没有交集的人交流。故选B项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：每个人都有所收获。A. gains获得；B. laughs大笑；C. nods点头；D. talks谈话。根据后文“My kids learn about the community and the power of giving”及“And people in the community, who are often volunteering their own time and money, feel that their efforts are seen”可知，无论孩子们还是社区的人们都有所收获。故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：社区里的人，他们经常自愿付出自己的时间和金钱，会觉得他们的努力在某种程度上被看到和尊重。A. impressed使印象深刻；B. honored尊重；C. spared匀出；D. made制作。根据前文“people in the community, who are often volunteering their own time and money, feel that their efforts are seen”可知，通过与这些人交流，他们会感到自己的付出获得了认可。故选B项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：去年，他们俩都选择把钱捐给离家出走的青少年收容所。A. adults成年人；B. teammates队友；C. teens青少年；D. workers工人。根据后文“young people”可知，孩子们把钱捐给了青少年收容所。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们参观了几个为年轻人提供建议或指导的地方，觉得这个地方特别受欢迎。A. offered提供；B. collected收集；C. taught教授；D. created创造。根据后文“suggestions or instructions to young people”可知，这些地方是为年轻人提供建议或指导的。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他们把钱交给主任时，主任根本不知道这些孩子是“慈善家”，每个人都惊讶地发现这一天竟然如此美好。A. gift礼物；B. box箱子；C. list清单；D. money金钱。根据前文“I give my two children money. The only ___1___ is, they have to give it away.”可知，我给了孩子们钱，他们把它捐了出去。故选D项。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他们把钱交给主任时，主任根本不知道这些孩子是“慈善家”，每个人都惊讶地发现这一天竟然如此美好。A. return返回；B. person个人；C. action行动；D. surprise惊讶。根据前文“who had no idea”及“how good the day turned out to be”可知，孩子们的善行在不知不觉中照亮了大家，每个人都惊讶地发现善意的举动使生活更美好。故选D项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个实践可以尽可能多地重复。A. spread传播；B. repeated重复；C. hosted主办；D. seen看见。根据后文“as often as possible”可知，这样事情多多益善，可以重复地去做。故选B项。
【35题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：你不需要等到假期，你也不需要孩子。A. believe in相信；B. wish for希望；C. wait for等待；D. set aside搁置。根据后文“You can do it yourself, on any day you like.”可知，自己可以在任何时间去做这样的事，不必等到假期才实行。故选C项。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Tea is a healthy drink. Drinking tea in China could be considered as___36___art and a way to help people achieve a sense of calm and renewed energy. It is also a way to enjoy life better.
Stories_____37_____are about the discovery of tea are different depending on the people who you ask, but we know that Chinese people___38___(drink) tea since Shennong,5,000 years ago. Usually, tea___39___(believe) to be medicinal, and is so central to___40___(day)life that an old Chinese saying includes tea in a list of seven important_____41_____(content) to be gathered each morning, along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy and vinegar.
Drinking tea together is a sign of respect. In the life of Chinese, it is common___42___(give) guests a cup of tea to welcome them into the home. But tea is more than a key of social customs. It is meant to act___43___a medium through which people can become much___44___(close) to nature.______45______(drink) tea out in nature will create a spiritual connection to the environment and make people relaxed.
【答案】36. an 37. which##that
38. have drunk##have been drinking
39. is believed
40. daily 41. contents
42. to give
43. as 44. closer
45. Drinking
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍茶的历史起源以及中国人喝茶的一些习俗。
【36题详解】
考查冠词。句意：茶是一种健康饮料。在中国，喝茶可以被视为一种艺术，是一种帮助人们获得平静和恢复活力的方式。此处art为泛指，空格处用不定冠词，且是发音以元音音素开头的单词。故填an。
37题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：关于茶的发现，不同的人有不同的说法，但我们知道，中国人从5000年前的神农时期就开始喝茶了。分析句子结构和意思可知，____2____ are about the discovery of tea是定语从句，先行词是Stories，在从句中做主语，指物。故填which/that。
【38题详解】
考查时态。句意：关于茶的发现，不同的人有不同的说法，但我们知道，中国人从5000年前的神农时期就开始喝茶了。根据后文since Shennong, 5,000 years ago可知应用完成时，此处可理解为过去发生的动作对现在产生的影响，用现在完成时；也可理解为过去发生的动作持续不间断发生到现在，将来可能继续，用现在完成进行时，主语为Chinese people，助动词用have。故填have drunk/have been drinking。
【39题详解】
考查谓语动词。句意：通常，茶被认为具有药用作用，在日常生活中如此重要，以至于中国有句古话把茶和柴米油盐酱油醋一起列为每天早晨要采集的七件重要物品。分析句子结构和意思可知，句子主语tea和谓语动词believe是被动关系，结合后文的is可知这句话描述的是现在的事实，所以谓语用一般现在时的被动语态结构，主语是tea，be动词用is。故填is believed。
【40题详解】
考查形容词。句意：通常，茶被认为具有药用作用，在日常生活中如此重要，以至于中国有句古话把茶和柴米油盐酱油醋一起列为每天早晨要采集的七件重要物品。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里需要形容词，修饰后面的名词life，意为“日常的”。故填daily。
【41题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：通常，茶被认为具有药用作用，在日常生活中如此重要，以至于中国有句古话把茶和柴米油盐酱油醋一起列为每天早晨要采集的七件重要物品。content为可数名词，根据上文seven可知为复数形式。故填contents。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在中国人的生活中，给客人一杯茶来欢迎他们来到家里是很常见的。此处为句型it be adj. to do sth.句型，It是形式主语，动词不定式短语作真正的主语。故填to give。
【43题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：它是作为一种媒介，通过它人们可以更接近自然。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里考查固定搭配act as，意为“充当”。故填as。
【44题详解】
考查形容词比较级。句意：它是作为一种媒介，通过它人们可以更接近自然。分析句子结构和意思可知，这里需要形容词的比较级，表示“更加近的”意思。故填closer。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在大自然中喝茶，会使人与环境产生精神上的联系，使人放松。作句子的主语drink应用动名词形式，首字母大写。故填Drinking。
第四部分 写作（共三节，满分 40分）
第一节 单词拼写（满分15分）根据句意和汉语提示，写出单词的适当形式
46. ______ (入迷) to playing computer games, Zhang Ming can’t help spending too much time surfing the Internet. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】Addicted
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：沉迷于电脑游戏的张明忍不住花了太多时间上网。由句意和中文提示可知，表示“入迷”应用addict，且Zhang Ming与addict为被动关系，再由句意可知，这里应用过去分词作状语，且句首时首字母应大写。故填Addicted。
47. He ______ (推荐) his friend as sales manager of the company. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】recommended
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：他推荐他的朋友担任公司的销售经理。根据句意和汉语提示应填recommend“推荐”作谓语动词，根据句意用一般过去时，故填recommended。
48. There are no simple ______(解决办法)to the problem. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】solutions
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：这个问题没有简单的解决办法。根据汉语提示“解决”以及上文的There are no simple可知，此处应填名词solution作主语，且应用复数形式，故应填solutions。故填solutions。
49. Let's take the ________（责任）to build up a low-carbon city by riding bicycles. (根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】responsibility
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：让我们骑自行车，承担起建设低碳城市的责任。根据汉语提示，空处应填“责任”，且take the responsibility为固定短语，意为承担责任。故填responsibility。
50. More people would be ______ (吸引) to cycling if conditions were right. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】attracted
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：如果条件合适，会吸引更多的人骑自行车。根据句意和中文提示可知，表示“吸引”应用attract，为动词，且这里考查be attracted to表“被吸引”，为固定搭配，所以空格处应该用过去分词，构成被动语态。故填attracted。
51. A senior ______ (官员) hopes to visit the beautiful city this month. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】official
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：一位高级官员希望本月参观这座美丽的城市。根据句意和中文提示可知，表示“官员”应用official，为可数名词，且由A可知，这里应用单数形式作主语。故填official。
52. The school is widely _______(钦佩；赞赏) for its excellent teaching. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】admired
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：这所学校因教学优秀而广受好评。根据汉语提示可知，此处使用动词admire，固定短语be admired for“因……而受到赞赏”。故填admired。
53. Every child is ______ (独特的) in the eyes of their parents. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】unique
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：每个孩子在父母眼中都是独一无二的。由句意和中文提示可知，表示“独特的”应用unique，为形容词，在本句中作表语，符合句意。故填unique。
54. The advertisement didn’t make it clear whether the ______ (膳宿) would be provided. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】accommodation
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：广告没有明确说明是否会提供住宿。根据句意和中文提示可知，表示“膳宿”应用accommodation，为可数名词，由句意可知，这里应用单数形式作从句主语。故填accommodation。
55. She found it ______ (极其) difficult to find a job in the present economic situation. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】extremely
【解析】
【详解】考查副词。句意：她发现要找到一份合适的工作极其困难。分析句子可知，设空处在句中修饰后面的形容词difficult，应用副词；结合句意及汉语提示可知，此处表示“极其”，可以填extremely。故填extremely。
56. The town has changed beyond ________(辨认) since I was last here. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】recognition
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：自从我上次来这里以来，这个城镇变得认不出来了。根据汉语提示“辨认”，以及上文介词beyond 可知此处要用名词，短语beyond recognition“面目全非，认不出来”。故填recognition。
57. He suffered serious ______ (伤害) to the arms and legs. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】injuries
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：他的胳膊和腿受了重伤。根据句意和中文提示可知，表示“伤害”应用injury，为可数名词，且由the arms and legs可知，这里应用复数形式，在本句中作宾语。故填injuries。
58. To make members perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their________ (长处) and weaknesses. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】strengths
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：为了让成员表现得更好，培训师首先必须了解他们的长处和短处。根据汉语提示，空处应用名词strength，表示“长处”，使用复数形式表示泛指，作动词know的宾语。故填strengths。
59. The student was punished for ______ (作弊) in the exam. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】cheating
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：这个学生因考试作弊而受到惩罚。根据句意和中文提示可知，表示“作弊”应用cheat，为动词，且介词for后面应用动名词形式作宾语。故填cheating。
60. French was a language he had never ________ (掌握)．(根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】mastered
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：法语是一门他从来不会掌握的语言。分析可知空格处是过去完成时，因此空格处填过去分词。结合汉语提示，故填mastered。
第二节 课文默写（每句1分，共10分）默写Unit 3 Reading and Thinking “Lang Ping” （注意：句子必须和原文完全一致，否则该句不得分，且答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效）
Lang Ping
81. As a player, __________________________________________________________________
82. As a coach, __________________________________________________________________
83. As a person, _________________________________________________________________
84. When ______________________________________________________________________
85 The team ____________________________________________________________________
86. One of ______________________________________________________________________
87. Losing ______________________________________________________________________
88. She ________________________________________________________________________
89. Two weeks __________________________________________________________________
90. Then _______________________________________________________________________
第三节 应用文写作（满分15分）
61. 假设你是李华，你在学校网站的论坛上读到了高一学生Coward的帖子，得知他的情况后，请回一个帖子。内容包括：
1. 表示理解并给予安慰；
2. 提出建议（至少两条）：
3. 希望他快速适应高中生活。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Coward Any suggestions Posted on Nov. 8th, 2023 9:00 PM
I’m confused about the senior high school life and can not fit in well now.
Li Hua Reply to Coward: Posted on Nov. 9th, 2023 9:00 AM
Hi Coward, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】Hi Coward,
I’m sorry to know that you have trouble adapting yourself to senior high school. However the situation is easy to change if you take my suggestions into consideration. First of all, why not communicate with your teacher face to face By doing this, your teacher will know your inner thoughts and help you solve this problem. What’s more, if I were you, I would be engaged in various kinds of activities held by class actively. More importantly, it would be a good idea if you made some friends with common interests. If you do this, you can share happiness and sadness with them and help you get to know them to get rid of loneliness at high school. I hope you will find these ideas useful, and fit in well with your new school.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给高一学生Coward回一个帖子。其内容包括：表示理解并给予安慰、提出建议（至少两条）和希望他快速适应高中生活。
【详解】1.词汇积累
困难：trouble →difficulty
然而：however→nevertheless
建议：suggestion →advice
首先：first of all→to begin with
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：By doing this, your teacher will know your inner thoughts and help you solve this problem.
拓展句：If you do so, your teacher will know your inner thoughts and help you solve this problem.
【点睛】【高分句型1】 I’m sorry to know that you have trouble adapting yourself to senior high school. （运用了that引导的宾语从句）
【高分句型2】What’s more, if I were you, I would be engaged in various kinds of activities held by class actively.（运用if构成的虚拟语气）
1-5AABAA 6-10CACAB 11-15ACCB 16-20 CBBCB2023-2024学年河北省石家庄43中高一（上）期中考试
英语试题
（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
注意事项:
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
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。
1. What will woman probably have
A. Juice. B. Tea. C. Coffee.
2. What did the man bring the woman
A. A spoon. B. A knife. C. A fork.
3. What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Go indoors. B. Have a swim. C. Have an iced drink.
4. What is wrong with Lisa’s book
A. Its back came off. B. Its front is damaged. C. Its pages are missing.
5. Why won’t the woman go to the mall today
A It will be crowded.
B. The weather is too cold.
C. She prefers to go to a park.
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。听每段对话或独白后，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. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Educating children. B. Writing a shopping list. C. Dealing with some toys.
7. How old is Sam
A. One year old. B. Three years old. C. Six years old.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 、9题。
8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and student. B. Co-workers. C.Classmates.
9. When will the speakers probably meet next time
A. On Monday. B.On Thursday. C. On Friday.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10至 12题。
12. What will the man do next
A. Buy some eggs.
B. Turn the oven on.
C. Cut the coconut into pieces.
听第 9 段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does the man want the woman to do
A. Read a book to him.
B. Return a book for him.
C. Recommend a book to him.
14. What did the man last read
A. War and Peace.
B. Great Expectations.
C. The History of Jews in Russia.
15 What kind of books does the man want to read now
A. Best-sellers.
B. More serious literature.
C. Ones about family life.
16. What is the woman’s job probably
A. A bookstore assistant. B. An author. C. A librarian.
听第 10 段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How many children were there in Benjamin Franklin’s family
A.17. B.16. C.10.
18. What did Benjamin Franklin want to work as
A. A writer.
B. A printer.
C. A soap maker.
19. Where did Benjamin Franklin find a job
A. In New York.
B. In New Jersey.
C. In Philadelphia.
20. Which experiment made Benjamin Franklin famous
A. The one with a musical instrument.
B. The one with a kite and electricity.
C. The one with a type of glasses.
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。
A
Over the last century, engineers all over the world have made efforts to achieve great success in bridge design.
Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge
No bridge is as long as the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge in the world. The164.8-kilometre-long bridge built in 2011 in China operates as part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway. The trip from Ningbo to Jiaxi ng that previously took 4. 5 hours has been reduced to two thanks to this bridge.
Rio-Niterói Bridge
Completed in 1974, the Rio-Niterói Bridge in Brazil is the second-longest bridge in all of Latin America connecting the cities of Rio and Niterói across the Guanabara Bay. The Rio-Niterói Bridge is technically known as a “box-girder (箱形梁)” bridge, made of special concrete. It receives an astonishing 140,000 (or more) vehicles (车辆) per day, making it better known in the world.
Hartland Covered Bridge
The Hartland Covered Bridge is the world’s longest covered bridge. The 1,282-foot-long bridge was opened in 1901 and has been on Canada’s list of National Historic Sites since 1980. Although it was at first built without a roof, the bridge was capped with wooden materials during the repairs in 1921.
Jiaozhou Bay Bridge
The newly-built Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in China was named “world’s longest bridge over water” by Guinness Book of World Records in 2011, a title previously held by the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. The dispute was settled when the title of “longest continuous bridge over water” was given to the causeway, with the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge receiving the title of “longest bridge over water”.
1. Which bridge is famous as a busy one
A. Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge. B. Rio-Niterói Bridge.
C. Hartland Covered Bridge. D. Jiaozhou Bay Bridge.
2. What is special about the Hartland Covered Bridge
A. It is the longest bridge worldwide. B. It is over 160 kilometers.
C. It has a roof. D. It is a wooden bridge.
3. Where can you find the longest bridge on the sea
A. In America. B. In Brazil. C. In Canada. D. In China.
B
When Arvin Kuipers, who graduated from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in 2017 and loves Chinese culture, asks his patients to stick out their tongue so he can diagnose(诊断) their illness, many are confused.
Kuipers, 30, practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, said, “In TCM I need to do face and tongue diagnosis. That’s strange for people in my country.” One elderly woman had been visiting him occasionally for advice, but her first experience with TCM surprised her. She had never experienced acupuncture (针灸) or any other TCM treatment. “She came in, and I examined her face and tongue,” said Kuipers. “I told the patient her kidneys were not doing well and that she wasn’t getting proper sleep.” The woman was shocked by his insight and asked if he had been spying on her. “Actually, it was easy to diagnose her condition when I saw the dark rings under her eyes. Her energy levels were also very low at the time.”
Kuipers opened his TCM clinic in September. Most of his work involves performing acupuncture, cupping as well as tuina — a TCM massage that patients in the West like the most, he said. In some cases he also gave his patients traditional herbal medicines.
Kuipers usually makes a cup of Chinese tea to calm his patients if they are nervous about the acupuncture needles. He also explains to them the meridian (经络) system, which is a central concept of TCM, yin and yang, and other concepts. “In TCM, good health requires balanced yin and yang, so practitioners not only pay attention to a patient’s illness, but also to his or her overall physical condition,” said Kuipers. “TCM is also a different culture and offers a new perspective, instead of being a curing method.”
As of early April, Kuipers has treated more than 200 patients, many of whom come to his clinic every week. “TCM does work, and works well. My patients really feel better with it, so I value it, and when my patients feel better I also feel better.”
4. What can we learn from the elderly woman’s story in paragraph 2
A. The elderly woman trusted TCM treatment in the beginning.
B. TCM is very different from the treatment in her country.
C. The elderly woman used to visit Kuipers a lot for TCM.
D. The elderly woman was shocked at her kidney s not doing well
5. Which TCM treatment is most welcomed by the patients in the West
A. Tuina. B. Acupuncture. C. Cupping. D. Herbal medicines.
6. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. Why Kuipers’ patients are fond of Chinese tea.
B. How Kuipers explains meridian system to his patients.
C. How Kuipers applies Chinese culture and treatments to patients.
D. Why Kuipers pays little attention to overall physical condition.
7. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage
A. To praise Kuipers for his TCM treatments.
B. To stress the value of teaching foreigners TCM.
C. To show the popularity of TCM with patients in the Netherlands.
D. To tell the story of Kuipers practising TCM in the Netherlands.
C
Companies are developing drone(无人机) delivery services. In 2013, Amazon, an online retailer, announced an experimental drone delivery service. Packages containing anything from toothpaste to a new smartphone would arrive at your front door by drone.The drone would land, drop your parcel, and fly away. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said at the time that the service would take four or five years to develop. But it’s been a little more than 10 years. “It will continue to take time.” Amazon added.
Widespread drone delivery could have a huge impact. But as Amazon’s struggles show, there are plenty of challenges, including the need for more warehouses(仓库) and concerns about airspace safety.
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, also has a drone delivery service called Wing. James Ryan Burgess is Wing’s CEO. You can imagine a future where there are delivery drone aircraft spread throughout a city, he says. Those aircraft can serve the community whenever somebody has a need to receive or send a package.
Wing’s drones can wirelessly charge at a landing pad when they return from a delivery. Routes are determined based on factors such as distance, and airspace rules. Deliveries are dropped in front of homes, which means human interaction(互动) is unnecessary.
Samaras is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He says that drone delivery could impact flying wildlife. And if drone delivery increases, providers will need space to ship and maintain drones. That means more warehouses. You have to heat, light, and power those warehouses. And that amount of energy reduces the benefits. This leads to an important question that people need to ask themselves: Do we want hundreds or thousands of drones over all of our cities
8. What do we know about Amazon’s drone delivery services
A. It won’t be put into market. B. It has brought in a huge profit.
C. It hasn’t developed as expected. D. It is well-received by customers.
9. What does paragraph 2 focus on about the drone delivery services
A. Their influences. B. Their advantages.
C. Their difficulties. D. Their functions.
10. What can ensure Wind’s drones work continuously
A. The regular routes. B. The wireless chargers.
C No human interaction. D. The air space rules.
11. What’s professor Samaras’ attitude towards drone delivery service
A. Supportive. B. Unclear. C. Curious. D. Doubtful.
D
Kindness is seen as a true strength, and the success of civilizations relies on kindness. As parents and teachers, we also teach children from a young age to “be kind to one another” and “treat others the way you want to be treated.”
In addition to being helpful to our interpersonal relationships, research has shown that kindness can even contribute to our well-being. According to the Mayo Clinic, when we perform acts of kindness, the pleasure center in our brain is activated, releasing the stress-reducing hormone (激素). Individuals who volunteer on a regular basis report greater life satisfaction. And what is even greater is that kindness rarely stops with just one person. There can be a positive contagion (扩散) effect, where other people are motivated to be nice if they receive a random act of kindness. The question then arises: Could kindness be harmful to us when it has such clear benefits Let’s think about this in the workplace or in an organization.
You are the new person on the team and you want to be well-liked and respected by your colleagues. You are a kind person and tell your team, “Let me know how I can help you; I’m always available to help.” Though you may truly mean this, there are unfortunately people in this world who can see your kindness as a weakness. This can lead to you being taken advantage of by others.
Let’s fast forward a year. You have been in your position now for one year, and you are working with the same team. You are noticing that your colleagues continue asking for your help over and over again. In fact, the only time they communicate with you is when they need something. You have been so helpful to your colleagues and there has rarely been any return from them.
In a very broad sense, it is advantageous to be kind to others, and your kind acts will be appreciated and, perhaps, paid forward. However, you need to be willing to say “no”. Recognize when your plate is already too full. When people ask you a favor, assess if you have the time, energy, and attention to give to them. To truly be kind, sometimes you need to be more comfortable saying “no” to others and saying “yes” to yourself.
12. What has the Mayo Clinic found concerning kindness
A. It does good to our mind.
B. It reduces hormone levels.
C. It adds years to people’s life.
D. It leads to the success of civilizations.
13. What might the new person feel one year later
A. Grateful. B. Bored. C. Disappointed. D. Energetic.
14. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean
A. When you’re too full to eat anything.
B. When your kind acts get appreciated.
C. When you should ask others a favor.
D. When you’re physically and mentally tired.
15. What can be the best title for the text
A. Your kindness counts for your well-being!
B. Are we tiring ourselves with kindness
C. Why are random acts of kindness important
D. Never underestimate the power of kindness at work!
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。
What to Do When You Fail in Life
Most people are afraid of failure. The truth is that everyone, including all successful people, has ever failed time after time and will fail again. ____16____
Learn from it
No matter how hard you try to avoid (避免，逃避) it, failure will happen. Having a “no fear” attitude towards failure does not mean you should expect to fail, but accept it when it happens. ____17____ Failure makes us rethink, reconsider, and find new ways and strategies to achieve our goals. Through failure, we will get to know ourselves better.
Stop fearing it
____18____ You are supposed to push yourself to go to the limits. When you have a no-fear attitude and accept failure willingly, your determination can be made the best use of.
Let go of your self-worth
When your self-worth is in charge, you will not learn from the mistakes you have made, be open to other people’s views or see the situations clearly. ____19____ We need to learn, evaluate, and listen to other people if we want to see what needs to change in order to succeed.
Improve your mood (情绪) and cheer up again
We all feel upset after having failed, which is natural, human, and unavoidable. But how we respond to our failures is what decides our road to success. One way of improving your mood is listing the things you are grateful for at the moment, which will strengthen your positive emotions. ____20____
A. There is value in failure.
B. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
C. The ordinary people experience failure, too.
D. It always tends to get in the way of you and your success.
E. In order to reach your personal best, you don’t need to fear failure.
F. So do not be afraid of failure, which is a part of your road to success.
G. Reading stories of successful people is another way to help us cheer up and move on.
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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once a year, I give my two children money. The only ___21___ is, they have to give it away. I give them each $100. They know it is a lot of money, so they are ___22___ how they use it. It is their job to find out who in our ___23___ is doing things that they feel good about, and then___24___ who will get the money, and why.
Giving away money, even if it is only ten or twenty dollars, is a wonderful way to learn about the ___25___ work people are doing right in your own neighborhood. It makes us get out of our___26___ zone, ask around, talk to people we wouldn’t ___27___ talk to, and ask questions about what the problems are and what people are doing to make them better. Everyone ___28___. My kids learn about the community and the power of giving. And people in the community, who are often volunteering their own time and money, feel that their efforts are seen and ___29___ in some way.
Last year, they both chose to give their money to a shelter for runaway ____30____. They visited a few places that ____31____ suggestions or instructions to young people, and felt this place was especially welcoming. When they handed the ____32____ to the director, who had no idea these children were “philanthropists (慈善家)”, everyone was in ____33____ how good the day turned out to be.
This exercise may be ____34____ as often as possible. It cannot possibly fail. You do not need to____35____ holidays, and you don’t need children. You can do it yourself, on any day you like.
21. A. request B. question C. pity D. action
22. A. nervous B. excited C. careful D. curious
23. A. school B. world C. community D. family
24. A. record B. decide C. ask D. remember
25. A. physical B. daily C. hard D. positive
26. A. development B. time C. safety D. comfort
27. A. simply B. normally C. suddenly D. accidentally
28. A. gains B. laughs C. nods D. talks
29. A. impressed B. honored C. spared D. made
30. A. adults B. teammates C. teens D. workers
31. A. offered B. collected C. taught D. created
32. A. gift B. box C. list D. money
33. A. return B. person C. action D. surprise
34. A. spread B. repeated C. hosted D. seen
35. A. believe in B. wish for C. wait for D. set aside
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Tea is a healthy drink. Drinking tea in China could be considered as___36___art and a way to help people achieve a sense of calm and renewed energy. It is also a way to enjoy life better.
Stories_____37_____are about the discovery of tea are different depending on the people who you ask, but we know that Chinese people___38___(drink) tea since Shennong,5,000 years ago. Usually, tea___39___(believe) to be medicinal, and is so central to___40___(day)life that an old Chinese saying includes tea in a list of seven important_____41_____(content) to be gathered each morning, along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy and vinegar.
Drinking tea together is a sign of respect. In the life of Chinese, it is common___42___(give) guests a cup of tea to welcome them into the home. But tea is more than a key of social customs. It is meant to act___43___a medium through which people can become much___44___(close) to nature.______45______(drink) tea out in nature will create a spiritual connection to the environment and make people relaxed.
第四部分 写作（共三节，满分 40分）
第一节 单词拼写（满分15分）根据句意和汉语提示，写出单词的适当形式
46. ______ (入迷) to playing computer games, Zhang Ming can’t help spending too much time surfing the Internet. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
47. He ______ (推荐) his friend as sales manager of the company. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
48. There are no simple ______(解决办法)to the problem. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
49. Let's take the ________（责任）to build up a low-carbon city by riding bicycles. (根据汉语提示单词拼写）
50. More people would be ______ (吸引) to cycling if conditions were right. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
51. A senior ______ (官员) hopes to visit the beautiful city this month. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
52. The school is widely _______(钦佩；赞赏) for its excellent teaching. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
53. Every child is ______ (独特) in the eyes of their parents. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
54. The advertisement didn’t make it clear whether the ______ (膳宿) would be provided. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
55. She found it ______ (极其) difficult to find a job in the present economic situation. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
56. The town has changed beyond ________(辨认) since I was last here. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
57. He suffered serious ______ (伤害) to the arms and legs. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
58. To make members perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their________ (长处) and weaknesses. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
59. The student was punished for ______ (作弊) in the exam. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
60. French was a language he had never ________ (掌握)．(根据汉语提示单词拼写）
第二节 课文默写（每句1分，共10分）默写Unit 3 Reading and Thinking “Lang Ping” （注意：句子必须和原文完全一致，否则该句不得分，且答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效）
Lang Ping
81. As a player, __________________________________________________________________
82. As a coach, __________________________________________________________________
83. As a person, _________________________________________________________________
84. When ______________________________________________________________________
85. The team ____________________________________________________________________
86. One of ______________________________________________________________________
87. Losing ______________________________________________________________________
88. She ________________________________________________________________________
89. Two weeks __________________________________________________________________
90. Then _______________________________________________________________________
第三节 应用文写作（满分15分）
61. 假设你是李华，你在学校网站的论坛上读到了高一学生Coward的帖子，得知他的情况后，请回一个帖子。内容包括：
1. 表示理解并给予安慰；
2. 提出建议（至少两条）：
3. 希望他快速适应高中生活。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Coward Any suggestions Posted on Nov. 8th, 2023 9:00 PM
I’m confused about the senior high school life and can not fit in well now.
Li Hua Reply to Coward: Posted on Nov. 9th, 2023 9:00 AM
Hi Coward, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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