银川市兴庆区2023/2024学年度(上)高一期末考试
英 语 试 卷
（总分：150分；考试时间：120分钟）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 color is the shirt
A. Blue. B. Green. C. Yellow.
2. Which is the right gate for the man’s flight
A. Gate 16. B. Gate 18. C. Gate 20.
3. What is the man probably doing
A. Washing a car. B. Painting a car. C. Repairing a car.
4. Where is Henry’s father
A. In the garden. B. In the living room. C. In the kitchen.
5. Why didn’t John go home last weekend
A. He was ill. B. He was busy. C. He went to New York.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. Where will the two speakers probably buy a bed
A. At Pricerite. B. At Design 2000. C. At IKEA.
7. What do the two speakers need to buy for their study room
A. A chair. B. A bookshelf. C. A lamp.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题
8. How many nights did the woman stay in Paris
A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven.
9. What did the woman do in Rome
A. She enjoyed sitting at a café.
B. She visited some pretty villages.
C. She visited some old buildings.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10. Which classes will play against each other
A. Class 5 and Class 6. B. Class 4 and Class 5. C. Class 3 and Class 4.
11. When will the football match be held
A. This afternoon. B. This Saturday. C. Next Saturday.
12. What is the weather like now
A. Rainy. B. Fine. C. Cloudy.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13. When will the man probably go back to work
A. This morning. B. Next week. C. In one month.
14. Which part of the man’s body was injured
A. An arm. B. A leg. C. An eye.
15. Who is Molly most probably
A. The man’s doctor. B. The man’s boss. C. The man’s wife.
16. Where has the man been for his holiday
A. To the mountains. B. To the seaside. C. To the woods.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. What can students do tomorrow as usual
A. Do their employment program .
B. Take the first three classes.
C. Have a test in the gym.
18. Which language exam will be held in Room 301
A. English. B. Spanish. C. French.
19. When can students know the Asian language exam times
A. On June 12th. B. On June 14th. C. On June 16th.
20. Who will monitor the afternoon math final
A. Mr. Jones. B. Mr. Brown. C. Mrs. Smith.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共一节，满分10分）
单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分〉
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
21. With Christmas ______, people have been doing more shopping online.
A. approaching B. observing C. jogging D. settling
22. There are 400 workers in the factory, most of ______ are women.
A. who B. whom C. them D. whose
23. ________ hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat.
A. However B. Whatever C. Whichever D. Whenever
24. When we talk about banning mobile phones in school, we should also look at the good side. In a word, we should not ______.
A. kill two birds with one stone B. throw the baby out with the bathwater
C. do in Rome as Romans do D. have butterflies in our stomach
25. ______, my boy. You can’t expect to finish all the work in such a short time.
A. Kill two birds with one stone B. Rain cats and dogs
C. Hold your horses D. Brave the elements
26. Yesterday I bought an ancient Chinese vase, was very reasonable.
A. which price B. its price
C. the price of which D. and whose price
27. —I can’t find Mr Smith. Where did you meet him this morning
—It was in the hotel ________ he stayed I met him.
A. Where, that B. which, that C. the one, that D. that,where
28. I’ll never forget the days ______ we lived together on the summer camp.
A. A. where B. when C. why D. that
29. We went to visit the house ______ Mao Zedong and his colleagues held important meetings.
A. with whom B. in which C. about which D. from where
30. Jim passed the driving test, ______ surprised everybody in the office.
A. which B. that C. this D. it
第三部分：阅读理解
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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
A big part of an American road trip is to get your music on as you head out on the highway and enjoy the sights and the scenery. Here are the top four scenic drives in America's southwest.
Big Sur Coast Highway, California
It is officially known as California State Route 1 with views of high mountains and rolling waves. Photo tip-just after you cross the bridge (going south), there's a parking area which is great for shots looking back towards the bridge.
Las Vegas Boulevard, Nevada
Number two is not to be confused with “The Strip” in Las Vegas. It is worth checking out for its neon（霓虹） signs along the roadside. You can see the Hacienda Horse, Rider and the iconic Silver Slipper along this way which takes only 15 minutes to drive.
Death Valley, California
As the hottest, driest and lowest national park, Death Valley is a land of extremes. More than just a desert, Death Valley provides park visitors with a chance to admire natural beauty from the snow mountains to the wildflower fields and small oases（绿洲）to the endless desert.
Red Rock Scenic Byway, Arizona
The Scenic Byway is south on the way to Oak Creek, which is surrounded by an amazing landscape of red rock hills set against clear blue skies. The sandstone rock glows in the sunshine and it’s worth taking your hiking boots（靴子）and getting out into the landscape to experience its positive energy.
31. Who is the text probably written for
A.Hikers.
B.Self-driving tourists.
C. Photography lovers.
D.Adventurers.
32. What is recommended if you choose California State Route 1
A. Parking to listen to the waves.
B. Enjoying the beauty of neon signs.
C. Going for a hike on high mountains.
D. Taking pictures across the bridge.
33. Which offers you impressive changes of natural views
A. Big Sur Coast Highway.
B. Las Vegas Boulevard.
C. Death Valley.
D. Red Rock Scenic Byway.
B
Having moved to a new city, I was looking for things to do in my spare time.I intended to meet new people, for I am a social person.Hearing that the Business Confucius Institute (BCI) was offering Chinese evening classes on the university campus, I was determined to sign up for Level 1 class.
This initial (最初的) decision was made on a whim. I had no grand career goals or plans to travel to China in the near future.Learning a new language was the fact that it was not something I had done before.My mother is from Spain and I was raised with two languages, but there is a huge difference between acquiring a language in childhood and learning one in adulthood.I expected to find out how I would get along with Chinese.
In each class our Chinese teacher would teach us what seemed like thousands of new words and expressions, and then get us to act them out in roleplays reproducing basic Chinese introductions and conversations.After each lesson I felt as though my brain had been placed in a deep oil pot for a long time.But then, I began to realise that the more my brain ached right after class, the more information I had taken in.I found that the Chinese words and expressions our classes had covered would rush unexpectedly into my head at any moment, such as when I was in the shower or driving to work.I have now completed the Business Confucius Level 3 class and am able to hold basic conversations with Chinese people on a variety of topics.
This experience helps me a lot.Recently I landed a new job in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, providing job opportunities for Chinese students.Learning Chinese helps me in my career and further fuels my motivation for continuing my studies.
34．What was the writer's purpose of signing up for the Chinese class
A．To make new friends. B．To show off his ability.
C．To adapt to the city life D．To get working experience.
35．What does the underlined word “whim” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A．Deep love. B．Careful thought.
C．Sudden wish. D．Strange dream.
36．What can be known about the writer from Paragraph 3
A．He was an expert in spelling words.
B．He enjoyed the Chinese classes a lot.
C．He was troubled by those Chinese words.
D．He made great progress in learning Chinese.
37．What does the writer think of the experience of learning Chinese in the end
A．Unusual. B．Beneficial. C．Funny. D．Stressful.
C
Screen time before bedtime may leave people feeling sleepy in the morning. Cell phones, computers and TVs emit (发出) blue light. And exposure to that bluish light during the two hours before bed can keep us from getting a good night's rest, a new study finds.It cuts down on the length of people's sleep. It also leaves them feeling tired in the morning and can disrupt the body clock. Data shows that this blue light tends to make us more alert at night, making it harder to get all the rest we need.
Green and his team surveyed 19 people — all in their 20s — for a sleep study. All spent two hours on a computer right before bedtime. But they didn't all experience the same light exposure. Looking at screens that gave off intense blue light cut someone's sleep by about 16 minutes, compared to when they had used screens with red light. Those exposed to blue light also woke up more often at night than if they had been exposed to red light.
“The normal blue light emissions from the computer screen also affect how much melatonin (褪黑素) each volunteer makes. It is released into our blood around 9 p．m. When our bodies make less melatonin, we may still feel too alert at bedtime to fall asleep when the body is tired.And body temperature won't drop as expected after we use devices emitting lots of blue light. Using screens before bed damages the body's biological clock，” Green says.“More and more kids are using screens nowadays.Sleep is important, especially during the first few years of life when ‘neural plasticity’ (神经可塑性) is at its greatest. Their brains are still developing the ability to learn and pay attention. That makes the new results worrisome，” Green says.
Rahman says that the new work makes a good point about how blue light from screens can be bad for our bodies. However, he points out, the light in this study is extremely bright. It is far brighter than what a normal computer, tablet or TV will emit.Still, Rahman says the results remind us to think about how we should use screens before bed.
38．The blue light from the screens may cause people to ________.
A．tend to work at night B．get attentive in the morning
C．be less sleepy before bed time D．be affected less by the body clock
39．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about
A．People's concern about light exposure.
B．A study on blue light's effects on sleep.
C．Reasons for blue light's effects on sleep.
D．Effects of various types of light on sleep.
40．What can be implied from Green's remarks
A．Melatonin may affect people's neural plasticity.
B．Blue light may affect children's brain development.
C．Exposure to normal screen has little impact on sleep.
D．The low temperature of body helps produce melatonin.
41．What's Rahman's possible attitude towards the Green's study
A．Uncaring. B．Approving.
C．Objective. D．Critical.
D
Last week was Sports Day at my daughter’s school. She was part of the Yellow House.She had to wear yellow and race for points.The Yellow House won. I was really pleased for my daughter because last year the Green House won.In fact， when the winning house was announced last year，many little faces turned sour. There were many tears and children were bitter because they had lost.
Losing is never fun.From a young age children know that winning is the best result. As parents，we can talk to children about the importance of everyone having a chance to win; we can teach our children to be happy for their friends when a friend wins.
As children grow older they will be exposed to more and more competition. It is important that we teach our children to learn to “bounce back” from losses，to experience loss in a positive way and to keep on going even when they don't achieve the desired outcome.
By teaching children how to be resilient(适应性强的)，we can prepare them for adult life in the future. Our children can learn to compete for fun and learn how to bounce back from life's failures and disappointments.
We can talk to our children about competition. We can teach by examples and show our kids that losing a game or failing a test is not the end.Losing is simply a chance to try again and a chance to become more successful.
Raising emotionally healthy children is very important for the future generation and by teaching our children the above principles we can help them to overcome the difficulties of life and they will learn to compete in healthy ways throughout their lives.
42. In the first paragraph，the author intends to ．
A．describe the sports event
B．introduce the topic of the text
C．show the cruelty of competition
D．make a comparison between winners and losers
43. What kind of instruction will the author give to his children
A．You are allowed to fail.
B．Winning is the best result.
C．Competition is not healthy.
D．You should try your best to win.
44. What is the text mainly about
A．Preparing children for future life.
B．Raising emotionally healthy children.
C．Teaching children how to get along with others.
D．Teaching children about healthy competition.
45. In which column of a newspaper is the text likely to appear
A．Health. B．Education.
C．Science. D．Entertainment.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Today we take a look at the word “smart”. If someone says you are smart, what do they mean Is it a good thing or something bad __46__ This is because the word “smart” has many meanings.
For example, someone could say you look smart or are dressed smartly.That means they like your physical appearance or what you are wearing.
But if someone or something smarts, it can be hurtful, either physically or mentally.If you accidentally trip over a chair and fall down, you might shout, “Ow! That smarts!” Or if a friend says something that hurts your feelings, you can say you are smarting from the hurtful comments.__47__
If you are standing too close to a campfire, you could say your eyes are smarting from the smoke of the fire.Here the word “smarting” means feeling a sharp pain.
__48__ If someone is smart as a whip, they are able to think very quickly.
__49__ Some people are considered streetsmart.They may not have a good education.But they are good at dealing with people and problems in the real world.Other people might be booksmart.This means they have spent many years in school.But they may not be so smart when dealing with people or realworld problems.
And then there is a definition of smart that means showing a lack of respect by saying something unkind.If you say something disrespectful to your parents, they might say, “Don't get smart with me!” Here, “smart” means trying to seem clever in a disrespectful way.This definition of smart can also be used as a verb.__50__
A．Do they really mean you are smart
B．The answer is not as easy as you might think.
C．People have different attitudes towards being smart.
D．In fact, maybe that person is no longer your friend.
E．But the most common meaning of “smart” is to be intelligent.
F．However, different people have different ways of being smart.
G．If you smart off to the wrong people, they could hit you in the face.
第四部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30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。
Growing up in the 1960s，I was taught from an early age to send a handwritten thank you note expressing __51__ for kindness. My mother used to buy me a box of paper and __52__ me in the art and value of saying “thank you”. She _53__ to be right.
A study showed that it took less than 5 minutes to write the thank you notes. Just 5 minutes to make another person feel overjoyed! __54__，in our “instant” world, the idea of getting an actual pen and writing an actual note seems to never come to mind. We tend to do what is __55__ to us—a quick text or an email.
It is easy to use the excuse of being busy, but even very busy and __56__ businessmen find time to __57__ thank you notes. For example, when Douglas Conant became CEO of Campbells, the company had __58__ half of its market value and morale (士气)was at an all time low. He __59__ fixing that by doing some simple things that probably not _60__ in any MBA class. For one thing, Conant wrote to every __61__. He gained their confidence and naturally, turned the company around.
In his ten years as CEO, Conant wrote over 30,000 notes to employees. It's _62__ not to ask how he did it. __63__， he had many other things to do _64__ writing thank you note. Conant made time for it because he knew the impact each one would have. An expression of __65__ in this crazy world still makes a difference.
51．A.concern B．sympathy C．affection D．appreciation
52．A.consult B．instruct C．answer D．impress
53．A.remained B．proved C．appeared D．claimed
54．A.Yet B．Therefore C．So D．Otherwise
55．A.special B．necessary C．convenient D．important
56．A.humorous B．optimistic C．successful D．experienced
57．A.pen B．receive C．design D．deliver
58．A.lost B．gained C．developed D．damaged
59．A.gave up B．kept up C．set about D．worried about
60．A.permitted B．taught C．checked D．tested
61．A.market B．businessman C．company D．employee
62．A.hard B．great C．amazing D．disappointing
63．A.As usual B．In short C．By the way D．After all
64．A.by B．in C．besides D．without
65．A.kindness B．joy C．value D．confidence
第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
单词拼写：根据汉语或首字母提示在空白处填入单词的正确形式。
66．The children of Nome would be helpless if the disease ____________ （突然袭击）the town.
67．I decided to__________(专心)all my efforts on finding somewhere to live.
68．He is expert at ___________(包) books in beautiful plastic paper.
69．Jack suddenly fell ill, which p him from going to school.
70．This song is a t_______ example of American country music.
短语应用（根据以下短语完成句子）
Go to the trouble to do sth，wash away，pass down，reflect on ，lead to，make one's fortune，
in case
71．Before I make a decision, I need time to the problem.
72．With these trees, the soil couldn't be easily.
73．Too much smoking can lung cancer, so giving up smoking is of great importance.
74．In the 19th century people rushed to the big cities where they expected to ．
75．The doctor shares his phone number with the patients _ they need medical assistance.
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。
Light pollution is a serious problem. This became completely obvious when the World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness, a computer-created map based on thousands of satellite (卫星) photos, 76. __________ (publish) in 2016. The map shows how and where 77. __________ (we) world is lit up at night. Large areas of North America, Europe, and Asia are glowing ( 发光) with light, while only the most remote ( 偏远的) places on Earth are in total darkness. Some of the most light-polluted 78. __________ (country) in the world are Singapore, Qatar, and Kuwait.
Sky glow is the brightening of the night sky, mostly over cities, because 79. __________ the electric lights of cars, streetlamps, offices, factories and buildings, turning night into day.
People 80. __________ live in cities with high levels of sky glow have a hard time 81. __________ (see) stars at night. Scientists are 82. __________ (particular) worried about sky glow pollution as it influences their ability 83. __________ (view) space.
According to research, more 84. __________ 80% of the world's population, and 99% of Americans and Europeans, live under sky glow. It sounds pretty, but sky glow 85 . __________ (cause) by human activities is one of the most common forms of light pollution.
第五部分 写作(满分25分)
在世界环境日之前，某英文网站开展了以“Our Environment in the Future”为主题的征稿活动。假定你是李华，请你写一篇英语短文投稿。内容包括：
1．设想一下未来地球的自然环境展望；
2．解释原因。
注意：1．词数80左右；
2．合理增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Our Environment in the Future
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Ⅰ.1-5 ABBAA 6-10 BCBCA 11-15 CBCBC 16-20 ABACB
Ⅱ. 21-25 ABABC 26-30 CABBA
Ⅲ. 31-33 BDC 34-37 ACDB 38-41CBBC 42-45 BADB
Ⅳ. 46-50 BDEFG
Ⅴ.51-55 DBBAC 56-60 CAACB 61-65 DADCA
Ⅵ.66. struck /attacked 67. concentrate 68. wrapping 69. prevented 70. typical
Ⅶ. 71. reflect on 72. washed away 73. lead to 74. make their fortune 75. in case
Ⅷ.76. was published 77. our 78. countries 79. of 80. who
81. seeing 82. particularly 83. to view 84. than 85. caused
Ⅸ.【答案】
I’m optimistic about our environment in the future. I believe we’ll have a more beautiful and cleaner Earth that is perfect for us to live on.
As time goes by, people’s awareness of environmental protection has been raised to a completely new level and more peopled will take action to improve the environment by planting more trees, living a low-carbon lifestyle and sorting their waste. Meanwhile, the government will attach even greater importance to environmental protection and introduce more policies to reduce pollution, such as greater support for new energy vehicles and limiting carbon emissions.
As long as people can work together, we will leave behind a wonderful planet for future generations.
