庐山市第一中学2023-2024学年高一上学期期末考试
英语
考生注意：
1. 满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2. 考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
3. 本卷命题范围：新人教版必修第一册—必修第二册Unit2。
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：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What does the woman expect Mr.Smith to do
A. Make a call to George.
B. Offer her some vegetable oil.
C. Help her open the kitchen window.
2. How heavy was the woman three months ago
A. 100 pounds. B. 115 pounds. C. 150 pounds.
3. What mistake did the truck driver make
A. He made a video illegally. B. He broke the traffic rules. C. He damaged the traffic lights.
4. What is the weather like
A. It’s hot. B. It’s warm. C. It’s cold.
5. What is Mom doing
A. Playing a joke on Dad. B. Doing some cleaning. C. Looking for her book.
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. What drink does the man ask for
A. Tea. B. Juice. C. Coffee.
7. Where will the man go
A. To a bank. B. To his office. C. To another store.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where does the man know about the advertisement
A. From a newspaper. B. From a magazine. C. From a website.
9. When will the speakers meet tomorrow
A. At 9.00 am. B. At 1:00 pm. C. At 5:00 pm.
10. What does the man want to do probably
A. Sell a house. B. Find an apartment. C. Hold a party.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Strangers. B. Friends. C. Husband and wife.
1. Why will the woman leave the park
A. She is afraid of being punished. B. She is going to watch Suits. C. She is about to go fishing.
13. What is wrong with the man’s jeans
A. They are broken. B. They are wet with water. C. They are dirty with paint.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In an office. B. In a classroom. C. In a coffee shop.
15. What will Matt do in half an hour
A. Have a meeting. B. Take a short break. C. Write a report.
16 How does Matt find his present job
A. Busy. B. Tiring. C. Nice.
17. What did the woman do
A. She sold clothes. B. She worked in a library. C. She taught at a school.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What make ski holidays become popular in the UK
A. Easy online booking. B. The advantages ski has. C. The low price.
19. When can you take ski trips offered by Sunweb at a lower price
A. During term-time. B. During public holidays. C. During school holidays.
20. What does the speaker mainly talk about
A. How to make Sunweb popular. B. How to go skiing at a low cost. C. How to make your trip enjoyable.
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
The cost of living in countries like the US, Britain, Australia or France has skyrocketed in recent years. However, if you’re willing to leave your country and explore life in other areas, there are many countries boasting an extremely cheap and low cost of living. Check out the following countries when planning your next move.
Ecuador
Ecuador is similar to the United States in many ways, and as a result has become a popular American getaway. They even use the US Dollar for their currency. In this country, it’s cheaper to eat out every day than cook for yourself on a budget in the US. You can even buy a building for around $ 50, 000 and hire someone to look after it while you’re away.
Mexico
Although the country is known for its poverty ridden streets, there $are many wealthier areas that provide every facility you might need. You can live off a mere $ 700 to $ 800 a month in Mexico, and this includes rent for a nice place, facilities, food, and any sightseeing.
Argentina
Argentina has been a popular tourist destination for many years. It has great restaurants, a rich history, and many places to explore. Not to mention, it’s not very expensive to live here. A decent sized home can cost around $ 139, 000, which is relatively cheap in relation to homes in the United States.
Vietnam
Vietnam has also become a popular tourist destination in recent years. There are many million-dollar luxury homes by the beach, but you can find a modest flat or a small home for around $ 25,000 to $ 50,000 if you search in the right areas.
1. In which country is the US Dollar used for its currency
A. Argentina. B. Mexico.
C. Ecuador. D. Vietnam.
2. How much does it cost to live in Mexico for a year
A. About $ 7,000. B. About $ 8,000.
C. About $ 8,800. D. About $ 12,000.
3. What do Argentina and Vietnam have in common
A. They have great restaurants.
B. The cost of living is expensive.
C. The middle-sized homes cost around $ 139,000.
D. Tourists enjoy travelling in the two countries.
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了厄瓜多尔、阿根廷、墨西哥和越南这四个低生活成本的国家。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Ecuador部分中的“They even use the U. S. Dollar for their currency.(他们甚至使用美元作为他们的货币)”可知，美元是厄瓜多尔的货币。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Mexico部分中的“You can live off a mere $ 700 to $ 800 a month in Mexico, and this includes rent for a nice place, facilities, food, and any sightseeing.(在墨西哥，你每月只需700到800美元，这包括一个好地方的租金、设施、食物和任何观光活动)”可知，在墨西哥居住一年需要约700*12=8400美元到800*12=9600美元之间。分析选项可知，只有C选项约8800美元符合价格区间。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Argentina部分中的“Argentina has been a popular tourist destination for many years.(多年来，阿根廷一直是一个受欢迎的旅游目的地)”以及Vietnam部分中的“Vietnam has also become a popular tourist destination in recent years.(越南也成为近年来一个热门的旅游目的地)”可知，阿根廷和越南的共同之处是游客喜欢在这两个国家旅行。故选D。
B
Today was my first day at senior high and it was hard. In high school, we have 4 minutes to get to our next class. My high school is very big and those 4 minutes to go from one class to another really isn’t a lot of time. Today I had to go from one end of the building to the other to get from science class to math class. I wanted to go to my locker (储物柜) first and leave my science book there, but that took time. I was worried about being late, and I was. The math teacher said, “Just be on time tomorrow, or you’ll have detention(放学后留校).”
After math, I went to art class. I like my art class a lot because I get to create things. The teacher there showed us how to make portraits(肖像). He explained, “A portrait is a way of communicating with a person. It does not just show how the person looks but what is important to understand the person.” We just did drawings today, but I know it’s going to be great. I like drawing.
I like my English class, too. I think the teacher is really supportive. Today we wrote about ourselves. The teacher said that we just needed to write what we thought, and we would pay attention to punctuation(标点) later. We could write a paragraph or a poem, and I wrote a poem about myself. I thought it was a good poem, and the teacher said I had used good images (意象) to communicate my feelings.
Lunch was very hurried. I arrived at the dining room with 12 minutes to eat. I sat with people I didn’t know, and everyone was eating quickly. After lunch I signed up for a computer club. I needed to learn how to use a computer well because my social studies teacher said it is the one skill we need in every class.
4. What happened to the author after his science class
A. He lost his science textbook. B. He got lost on the campus.
C. He was late for the math class. D. He was given detention.
5. What did the author think of his art class
A. Difficult. B. Enjoyable. C. Boring. D. Annoying.
6. What did the English teacher do after seeing the author’s work
A. He praised the author.
B. He pointed out the author’s mistakes.
C. He asked the author to check punctuation.
D. He encouraged the author to introduce himself.
7. Which can be the best title for the text
A. Learn Useful Skills in High School B. My New Teachers in High School
C. Make Plans for High School Life D. My First Day in High School
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了作者上高中第一天的经历和感受。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Today I had to go from one end of the building to the other to get from science class to math class. I wanted to go to my locker (储物柜) first and leave my science book there, but that took time. I was worried about being late, and I was. The math teacher said, “Just be on time tomorrow, or you’ll have detention(放学后留校).”(今天我必须从大楼的一头上完科学课再跑到另一头上数学课。我想先去储物柜把科学书放下，但得花时间。我很担心迟到，而我确实迟到了。数学老师说：“明天准时到，不然就放学后留校。”)”可知，作者上完科学课因为放课本耽误时间导致上数学课迟到了。故选C。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“After math, I went to art class. I like my art class a lot because I get to create things.(数学课后，我去上美术课。我很喜欢美术课，因为我可以创作)”和“We just did drawings today, but I know it’s going to be great. I like drawing.(我们今天只是画画，但我知道会很棒。我喜欢画画)”可知，作者喜欢画画、喜欢美术课，这让他感到愉快。故选B。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“I thought it was a good poem, and the teacher said I had used good images (意象) to communicate my feelings.(我觉得这首诗不错，老师说我运用了优美的意象来表达自己的感受)”可知，英语老师对作者写的诗表示了赞扬。故选A。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章首句“Today was my first day at senior high and it was hard.(今天是我上高中的第一天，挺不容易的一天)”并结合文章内容可知，本文主要叙述了作者上高中第一天的经历，D选项“我在高中的第一天”符合主题，适合作为标题。故选D。
C
There are some differences between American English and British English. Some differences are quite interesting.
When my friend Lily from London used the word “larder”, I didn’t know what it meant. Realizing I didn’t follow her, she used another word. I finally knew she wanted to find something to keep some food. The next word came up when we were planning a lunch date. She jotted down the date and time in her diary, while I marked my calendar. If she called me on the phone, she would ring me up. But if the line was busy, she would say the line was engaged.
Most times, I can know what Lily means. Last week, she regretted sending her boys to watch an early morning tennis game without their fleeces. I thought that she meant without their jackets or something like those. Other times, we have to ask each other. She recently told me a funny tale about a woman who was pissed. I wondered what had made the lady angry. It turns out that pissed means drunk.
Here is one more example. My British friend Jane was filling out a ticket at the grocery store recently. She asked the young man if he had a rubber. When she noticed he didn’t follow her, she quickly asked for an eraser, which, in England, is often called a rubber.
In order to communicate well with the British, we Americans should learn some words that the British use differently. And I think people who learn English as a second language should also realize that there are differences between American English and British English.
8. When Lily used the word “larder”, she was probably looking for a ________.
A. cup B. ladder
C. cupboard D. cooker
9. What does the underlined phrase “jotted down” in Paragraph 2 mean
A. Wrote down B. Left behind
C. Looked for D. Settled down
10. Last week, Lily regretted sending her boys to watch a tennis game mainly because ________.
A. she thought the game was boring
B. she wanted to spend time with her boys
C. she didn’t dress her boys in thick clothes
D. her boys got lost
11. According to the passage, in British English ________.
A. the word “pissed” means “angry”
B. the word “jacket” is often used
C. the word “engaged” means “tired”
D. the word “rubber” means “eraser”
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. C 11. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者通过生活中的一些例子告诉我们英式英语和美式英语中一些词在使用上的差异。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I finally knew she wanted to find something to keep some food”可知，Lily在寻找一个可以储存食物的东西，cupboard（橱柜）符合要求，故C项正确。
【9题详解】
考查词义猜测。根据画线词后面的“in her diary”以及“while I marked my calendar”可知，Lily把约会和时间记在了日记本上。由此可知，画线词词义为“记下，写下”，故A项正确。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中的“an early morning tennis game”和“I thought that she meant without their jackets or something like those”可推断，Lily后悔送她的孩子们去看网球比赛是因为她没给孩子们穿厚一点的衣服，故C项正确。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“she quickly asked for an eraser, which, in England, is often called a rubber”可知，eraser在英国被叫做rubber，故D项正确。
D
The scientists who re-engineered the plastic-eating enzyme (酶) PETase have now created a new enzyme called “cocktail”, which can digest plastic up to six times faster.
PETase breaks down PET back into its building blocks, creating an opportunity to recycle plastic and reduce plastic pollution. PET is the most common thermoplastic (热塑性塑料) used to make single use drinks bottles, which takes hundreds of years to break down in the environment, but PETase can shorten this time to days. The initial discovery set up the prospect of a revolution in plastic recycling, creating a potential low-energy solution to tackle plastic waste.
Now, the same trans Atlantic team have combined PETase and its “partner”, a second enzyme called MHETase, to generate much bigger improvements: simply mixing PETase with MHETase doubled the speed of PET breakdown, and engineering a connection between the two enzymes to create a “super-enzyme” increased this activity by a further three times.
The team was co-led by the scientists who engineered PETase, Professor John McGeehan and Dr Gregg Beckham. Professor McGeehan said: “Gregg and I were chatting about how PETase attacks the surface of the plastics and MHETase chops things up further, so it seemed natural to see if we could use them together. Our first experiments showed that they did work better together, so we decided to physically link them. It took a great deal of work, but it was worth the effort—we were delighted to see that our new enzyme is up to three times faster than the separate enzymes.”
The original PETase enzyme discovery indicated the first hope that a solution to the global plastic pollution problem might be within grasp, though PETase alone is not yet fast enough to handle the tons of PET bining it with a second enzyme and finding they work even faster together means another leap forward has been taken towards finding a solution to plastic waste. PETase and the new combined MHETase-PETase both work by digesting PET plastic. This allows for plastics to be made and reused endlessly, reducing our reliance on fossil (化石) resources.
12. What can we learn about “cocktail” from the text
A. It doubles the breakdown of plastics. B. It takes hundreds of years to break down.
C. It deals with the plastic waste three times faster. D. It contributes to breaking down plastic quickly.
13. What is the second paragraph mainly about
A. A new study of PET. B. The breakdown of PET.
C. The functions of PETase. D. The discovery of PETase.
14. What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 4 refer to
A. Combining PETase and MHETase. B. Co-leading the trans Atlantic team.
C. Attacking the surface of the plastics. D. Conducting experiments.
15. What can we infer from the text
A. Plastic eating enzyme “cocktail” promises new hope for plastic waste.
B. MHETase-PETase makes the world free from plastic pollution.
C. New enzyme is speeding up our reliance on fossil resources.
D PET pollution is no longer a difficult problem to deal with.
【答案】12. D 13. C 14. A 15. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇科普说明文。文章介绍了一种用于加速塑料制品降解的新的酶——cocktail的原理、研发过程和产生的效应。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“The scientists who re-engineered the plastic-eating enzyme (酶) PETase have now created a new enzyme called “cocktail”, which can digest plastic up to six times faster. (科学家们重新设计了吃塑料的酶PETase，现在创造了一种名为“鸡尾酒”的新酶，它能以快六倍的速度消化塑料。)”可知，名为“鸡尾酒”的新酶可以使塑料的降解快六倍。故选D。
【13题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“PET is the most common thermoplastic(热塑性塑料) used to make single-use drinks bottles, which takes hundreds of years to break down in the environment, but PETase can shorten this time to days. (PET是最常见的热塑性塑料，用于制造一次性饮料瓶，在环境中分解需要几百年的时间，但PETase可以将这个时间缩短到几天。)”可知，这一段主要介绍了科学家研究的第一种酶PETase的作用：即快速降解PET。故选C。
【14题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第四段“Our first experiments showed that they did work better together, so we decided to physically link them. (我们的第一个实验表明，他们确实在一起更有作用，所以我们决定从根本上连接他们。)”可知，科学家们想结合PETase和 MHETase，使其产生更好的效果，划线词it所在句子的意思是“这需要大量的工作，但值得付出努力”，it 指的是PETase和MHETas的结合工作，和选项A意思一致。故选A。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“The scientists who re-engineered the plastic-eating enzyme (酶) PETase have now created a new enzyme called “cocktail”, which can digest plastic up to six times faster. (科学家们重新设计了吃塑料的酶PETase，现在创造了一种名为“鸡尾酒”的新酶，它能以快六倍的速度消化塑料。)”可知，本文是一篇科普说明文，介绍了科学家们通过研究，把两种用于降解塑料的酶结合，产生一种新的酶cocktail，它会更快地分解塑料废物，大大降低其对环境的污染。故选A。
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。
The aftermath (后果) of an earthquake can be horrible, but it is important that you are attentive and focused after an earthquake happens. Fires, gas leaks, and injuries are all dangers you might face after an earthquake. ___16___ By assessing the safety of your location and following the directions of local authorities, your chances of surviving the aftermath of an earthquake will be much higher.
Check yourself for injuries. ___17___ If you’re bleeding, lift your injury up and put pressure on it. If your injury is serious, call for help using a cellphone or try to get rescuers’ attention.
___18___ Use a cellphone to call for help if you have one. If you can’t use a phone, try knocking loudly on something nearby until rescuers find you.
Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes which follow the main shock of an earthquake. ___19___ So you should prepare to move to a safe location, like an open outdoor space or a structurally sound building.
Exit the building and go to a safer place once the shaking has stopped. The structure of the building you’re in may have been weakened by the main earthquake. ___20___
A. Signal for help if you are trapped.
B. They can cause significant damage.
C. Remain calm as the earthquake occurs.
D. The more prepared you are, the safer you’ll be.
E. Make sure you’re not seriously hurt before you do anything.
F. After the earthquake, you must get medical treatment in time.
G. Therefore, you should leave as soon as possible in case of any aftershocks.
【答案】16. D 17. E 18. A 19. B 20. G
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了地震后应该注意的危险以及应采取的自救方式。
【16题详解】
下文“By assessing the safety of your location and following the directions of local authorities, your chances of surviving the aftermath of an earthquake will be much higher.(通过评估您所在位置的安全性并遵循地方当局的指示，您在地震后幸存的几率将大大提高)”说明如果提前做准备，那么地震后幸存的几率会更高，D项“你准备得越充分，就越安全。”引出下文，符合题意。故选D。
【17题详解】
上文“Check yourself for injuries.(检查自己是否受伤)”说明需要检查自己的身体状况，E项“在你做任何事情之前，确保你没有受到严重伤害。”进一步说明要先检查自己身体是否受伤，然后才能采取行动，符合题意。故选E。
【18题详解】
下文“Use a cellphone to call for help if you have one. If you can’t use a phone, try knocking loudly on something nearby until rescuers find you.(如果你有手机，请用手机打电话求救。如果你不能使用电话，试着大声敲打附近的东西，直到救援人员找到你)”说明要采取方式发出求救信号，A项“如果你被困，发出求救信号。”引出下文，符合题意。故选A。
【19题详解】
上文“Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes which follow the main shock of an earthquake.(余震是继主震之后发生的较小地震)”说明地震之后还可能发生余震，B项中They指代上文中的余震，B项“它们可能会造成重大损害。”说明余震的危害性，承接上文，符合题意。故选B。
【20题详解】
上文“The structure of the building you’re in may have been weakened by the main earthquake.(你所在的大楼的结构可能已经被主震削弱了)”说明地震后大楼变得不安全，G项“因此，你应该尽可能快地离开以防有任何余震发生。”说明应该采取的正确方式，符合题意。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。
A little girl created a perfect gift for her mother’s birthday. It was a drawing of a ____21____ on white paper with the words “ For mom: love, love, love ” decorated with hearts. She folded her letter, but then she ____22____ it.
For most people, that would be the ____23____ of this story, but this story had a different result. James Carrell ____24____ the letter. He had just ____25____ his mother, wishing her a happy birthday. After he hung up, Carrell saw the paper on the ground outside of a hardware store in Manvel. “I ____26____ it was a gift, ” said Carrell. “ I opened it up and saw the flower and hearts. It really ____27____ me.” Carrell thought the letter would ____28____ someone’s day and that maybe he could find the ____29____, so he posted it on the Internet. The message moved a lot of people, especially one man.
“I was sitting at my friend’s house and saw a man’s _______30_______,” said Carrell.
The comments included one from Robert Alvarado. He wrote, “I can’t believe you found my baby’s letter.” Carrell reached Alvarado to _______31_______ the letter. It took a few days, but the men finally _______32_______ on Thursday night, one day after Alvarado’s wife’s birthday.
“_______33_______ the letter made it home,” said Alvarado. “We are _______34_______ for what James Carrell did.”
We often forget the power of little things, but for this family from Alvin, Carrell’s small act left a(n) _______35_______ impression.
21 A. bird B. card C. cake D. flower
22. A. received B. sent C. lost D. posted
23. A. end B. part C. influence D. cause
24. A. wrote B. found C. remembered D. answered
25. A. promised B. invited C. seen D. called
26. A. proved B. explained C. realized D. admitted
27. A. satisfied B. frightened C. shocked D. touched
28. A. start B. continue C. brighten D. ruin
29. A. owner B. stranger C. hero D. finder
30. A. photograph B. arrival C. conclusion D. reply
31. A. read B. present C. return D. publish
32. A. left B. met C. stopped D. agreed
33. A. Naturally B. Suddenly C. Surprisingly D. Finally
34. A. ready B. grateful C. responsible D. anxious
35 A. unhappy B. lasting C. beneficial D. reasonable
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. C 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。Carrell捡到一位小女孩写给她母亲的生日祝福信，很受感动，于是发到网上寻找失主，最后将其物归原主。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那是在白纸上画的一朵花，上面用心形装饰着“献给妈妈：爱，爱，爱”。 A. bird鸟；B. card卡片；C. cake蛋糕；D. flower花。根据下文第二段“I opened it up and saw the flower and hearts.”可知，纸上画的是一朵花。故选D。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她把信折起来，但后来丢了。A. received接受；B. sent派送；C. lost失去；D. posted发布。根据转折词but和“James Carrell ____4____ the letter.”可知，女孩给母亲生日的祝福信丢失了。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：对大多数人来说，这将是这个故事的结局，但这个故事有一个不同的结果。A. end结束；结局；B. part部分；C. influence影响；D. cause原因。根据“but this story had a different result.”可知，大多数人认为信丢了，这就是这个故事的结局。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：James Carrell发现了这封信。A. wrote写；B. found发现；C. remembered记得；D. answered回答。根据后文“After he hung up, Carrell saw the paper on the ground outside of a hardware store in Manvel.”可知，James Carrell发现了女孩丢失的信。故选B。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他刚刚给母亲打了个电话，祝她生日快乐。A. promised答应；B. invited邀请；C. seen看见；D. called打电话。根据“After he hung up, Carrell saw the paper on the ground outside of a hardware store in Manvel.”可知，Carrell刚刚给母亲打了电话。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我意识到这是一份礼物，”卡雷尔说。A. proved证明；B. explained解释；C. realized意识到；D. admitted承认。根据“I opened it up and saw the flower and hearts.”可知，Carrell意识到这是一份礼物。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我打开它，看到了花和心形。这真的触动了我。 A. satisfied使满意；B. frightened使害怕；C. shocked使震惊；D. touched感动。根据“I opened it up and saw the flower and hearts.”可知，女孩表达对母亲的爱让Carrell很感动。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Carrell认为这封信会使人开心一天，也许他能找到失主，所以他把它发布在了网上。A. start开始；B. continue继续；C. brighten使明亮；高兴；D. ruin毁灭。根据“It really ____7____ me.”可知，Carrell认为收到这封信的人会高兴一整天。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Carrell认为这封信会使人开心一天，也许他能找到失主，所以他把它发布在了网上。A. owner主人；B. stranger陌生人；C. hero英雄；D. finder发现者。根据“so he posted it on the Internet.”可知，Carrell把丢失的信发布到网上的目的是为了找到主人。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Carrell说：“我当时坐在朋友家，看到一个男人的回复。”A. photograph照片；B. arrival到达；C. conclusion结论；D. reply答复。根据“so he posted it on the Internet. The message moved a lot of people, especially one man.”和“The comments included one from Robert Alvarado. He wrote,”可知，Carrell看到网上有一个男人对自己帖子的回复。故选D。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Carrell联系了Alvarado要还回信。A. read阅读；B. present呈现；C. return返回；D. publish出版。根据“He wrote, “ I can’t believe you found my baby’s letter. ””可知，Carrell把丢失的信还回了失主。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：两人花了几天时间，终于在周四晚上见了面，就在Alvarado妻子生日的第二天。A. left离开；B. met遇到；C. stopped停止；D. agreed同意。根据“It took a few days,”可知，两个人最终联系见面了。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：Alvarado说：“这封信终于送到了家里。” A. Naturally自然地；B. Suddenly突然；C. Surprisingly令人惊讶地；D. Finally最终。根据“the letter made it home,”可知，这封丢失的信最终送到。故选D。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们感谢James Carrell所做的一切。A. ready准备的；B. grateful感激的；C. responsible负责的；D. anxious焦急的。根据“what James Carrell did.”可知，Carrell发现信并帮助把这封信归还，所以对James Carrell所做的一切是感谢的。故选B。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们常常会忘记小事情的力量，但对于这个来自Alvin的家庭来说，Carrell的小举动留下了持久的印象。A. unhappy不快乐的；B. lasting持久的；C. beneficial有益的；D. reasonable合理的。根据“We often forget the power of little things, but for this family from Alvin, Carrell’s small act”可知，James Carrell小小的举动带来了持久的印象。故选B。
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。
In much of Asia, especially the so-called “rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea, ____36____ Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.
Chopsticks are usually two long, thin ____37____(piece) of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might ____38____(make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine carious hardwoods and metal ____39____(create) special designs.
The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked ____40____(they) food in large pots, ____41____(use) twigs (树枝) to remove it. Over time, as ____42____ population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which gradually turned into chopsticks.
Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius, ____43____ lived from roughly 551 to 479 B. C., definitely influenced the development of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killing and ____44____(be) too violent for use at the table.
Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people _____45_____(tradition) eat with hands.
【答案】36. and
37. pieces 38. be made
39. to create
40. their 41. using
42. the 43. who
44. were 45. traditionally
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍筷子的发展和使用。
【36题详解】
考查连词。句意：在亚洲的大部分地区，特别是中国、日本、韩国和越南的所谓“饭碗”文化中，食物通常用筷子吃。根据句子结构和意思可知，Vietnam和前面的China, Japan, Korea是并列关系，作介词of的宾语，用连词and。故填and。
【37题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：筷子通常是两块细长的木头或竹子。根据句子结构和意思可知，空格前面有two修饰，所以这里需要用名词复数。故填pieces。
【38题详解】
考查谓语动词。句意：真正优雅的筷子可能是用带有汉字的金银制成的。根据句子结构和意思可知，动词短语make of和句子主语chopsticks是动宾关系，用被动语态结构，前面是情态动词might，后面用动词原形。故填be made。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：熟练的工人还将坚硬的硬木和金属结合在一起，创造出特殊的设计。根据句子结构和意思可知，这里需要用动词不定式，作目的状语。故填to create。
【40题详解】
考查代词。句意：人们可能会在大锅里烹饪他们的食物，用细枝去搅拌。根据句子结构和意思可知，这里需要用形容词性物主代词，修饰后面的名词food。故填their。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：见第5题详解。根据句子结构和意思可知，动词use是句子主语People主动发出的动作，用现在分词形式，表示主动。故填using。
【42题详解】
考查冠词。句意：随着时间的推移，随着人口的增长，人们开始将食物切成小块，这样烹饪速度就会更快。根据句子结构和意思可知，这里需要用定冠词the，修饰后面的名词population，表示特指。故填the。
【43题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：有人认为，大约生活在公元前551年至479年的中国伟大学者孔子，无疑影响了筷子的发展。根据句子结构和意思可知，空格处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词Confucius在从句中作主语，指人，用关系代词who引导。故填who。
【44题详解】
考查谓语动词。句意：孔子认为刀会使人想起杀戮，而且在餐桌上使用时过于暴力。根据句子结构和意思可知，这句话描述的是过去的事情，谓语用一般过去时，主语是knives，be动词用were。故填were。
【45题详解】
考查副词。句意：例如，在印度，大多数人传统上用手吃饭。根据句子结构和意思可知，这里需要用副词，修饰后面的动词eat。故填traditionally。
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，你和同学喜欢在周末一起去爬山，经常看到有人在山上捕鸟杀鸟，觉得有必要向当地的野生动物保护协会反映这一情况。请用英语写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 山上看到的情况；
2. 保护鸟类的原因；
3. 保护鸟类的措施。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 邮件开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Sir/Madam,
I’m Li Hua, a high school student. I am writing to tell you the situation where some people are catching or even killing the lovely birds in the woods on the top of the mountain in our area.
It is known that birds are human beings’ friends. They can catch pests of the plants for farmers and make our environment much livelier. So we should live harmoniously with them.
In order to protect birds from being caught or killed, we should widely spread the laws of animal protection. Besides, education and raising people’s awareness are effective measures.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本文是应用文。要求考生写一封信，向当地的野生动物保护协会反映有人在山上捕鸟杀鸟这一情况。
【详解】1.词汇积累
告知：tell→inform
众所周知：It is known that→As is known
和谐地：harmoniously→with harmony
此外：besides→what’s more
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句： It is known that birds are human beings’ friends.
拓展句：As we all know, birds are human beings’ friends.
【点睛】【高分句型1】I am writing to tell you the situation where some people are catching or even killing the lovely birds in the woods on the top of the mountain in our area.（由where引导的定语从句）
【高分句型2】It is known that birds are human beings’ friends.（由that引导的主语从句）
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，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Whether we notice it or not, our child is a little reflection of ourselves. They grow up looking more and more like us. They even have similar personalities and hobbies. And in some cases, the standard of choosing a good friend.
One day, my 10-year-old Jane said, “Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow ” Her words made me extremely happy because Jane was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends to bring her out of her shell.
“Sure, honey, that sounds great.” I said, thinking back to my own childhood best friend, Susan. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter. I was shy and had trouble making friends. But Susan drew me out. She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile. Thanks to Susan. I was happy every day.
In senior high school, Susan went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. “I’ll be back soon and I will write to you as soon as I arrive.” she told me. But I didn’t get her phone call nor receive any mail from her. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey, making my hope of seeing Susan impossible.
Whenever I thought of him, tears came into my eyes.
The next day Jane brought her new friend home. “Hi, Mrs. Smith.” the little girl said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she gave me a big smile. “My name is Jo. My mom will pick me up 2 hours later.”
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。
Paragraph1:
I was puzzled because my daughter’s new friend looked so familiar.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Two hours passed really quickly, and there was a knock on the door.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】I was puzzled because my daughter’s new friend looked so familiar. But I was sure that I had never met Jo before. She told me that her family just moved from Los Angeles, which puzzled me even more because I had never been to Los Angeles and we had no relatives living in Los Angeles, either. I convinced myself that it was only my imagination. The two girls got on very well and they giggled from time to time. I watched them play and felt so happy for my daughter from the bottom of my heart.
Two hours passed really quickly, and there was a knock on the door. It was Jo’s mom coming to pick her up later that afternoon. On seeing her face, I was shocked. “Judy!” she cried. “It’s me, Susan!” We embraced each other. It turned out that her father’s company sent his father to Los Angeles before they settled in Florida. She tried calling me later but we had moved. The two little girls were happy to see their mothers became good friends at once before we told them our story, with happy tears rolling down our cheeks.
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇读后续写作文。
【详解】通过阅读所给文章可知，作者的女儿Jane想要邀请自己的朋友来家里，这让作者想起了自己童年时的好朋友Susan，回忆了当初和Susan相处的事情，后来因为作者搬家就没能再和Susan见面。第二天Jane把新朋友带回家，小女孩说自己叫Jo，她妈妈两个小时后来接她。
续写部分分为两段，第一段开头是：我很困惑，因为我女儿新朋友看起来很面熟。所以后文应该是讲述作者对于觉得Jo面熟的困惑，以及看到Jo和Jane两个女孩相处得很好，作者从心底里为女儿感到高兴。
第二段开头是：两个小时过得真快，有人敲门。本段应该写Jo的妈妈来接Jo，作者发现正是Susan，Susan曾经联系过作者，但作者一家已经搬走了。两个小女孩也很为他们高兴，Susan和作者都留下了快乐的泪水。
最后还要注意所续写短文的词数应为150左右。
【点睛】本文描写详略得当，使用了高级词汇和高级句子。如：puzzle sb.；convince oneself that；imagination；get on very well；turn out等高级词汇；She told me that her family just moved from Los Angeles, which puzzled me even more because I had never been to Los Angeles and we had no relatives living in Los Angeles, either.运用宾语从句和非限制性定语从句；The two little girls were happy to see their mothers became good friends at once before we told them our story, with happy tears rolling down our cheeks.运用时间状语从句等高级句式。庐山市第一中学2023-2024学年高一上学期期末考试
英语
考生注意：
1. 满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2. 考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
3. 本卷命题范围：新人教版必修第一册—必修第二册Unit2。
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：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What does the woman expect Mr.Smith to do
A. Make a call to George.
B. Offer her some vegetable oil.
C. Help her open the kitchen window.
2. How heavy was the woman three months ago
A. 100 pounds. B. 115 pounds. C. 150 pounds.
3. What mistake did the truck driver make
A. He made a video illegally. B. He broke the traffic rules. C. He damaged the traffic lights.
4. What is the weather like
A. It’s hot. B. It’s warm. C. It’s cold.
5. What is Mom doing
A. Playing a joke on Dad. B. Doing some cleaning. C. Looking for her book.
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. What drink does the man ask for
A. Tea. B. Juice. C. Coffee.
7. Where will the man go
A. To a bank. B. To his office. C. To another store.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where does the man know about the advertisement
A. From a newspaper. B. From a magazine. C. From a website.
9. When will the speakers meet tomorrow
A. At 9.00 am. B. At 1:00 pm. C. At 5:00 pm.
10 What does the man want to do probably
A. Sell a house. B. Find an apartment. C. Hold a party.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11 What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Strangers. B. Friends. C. Husband and wife.
1. Why will the woman leave the park
A. She is afraid of being punished. B. She is going to watch Suits. C. She is about to go fishing.
13. What is wrong with the man’s jeans
A. They are broken. B. They are wet with water. C. They are dirty with paint.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In an office. B. In a classroom. C. In a coffee shop.
15. What will Matt do in half an hour
A. Have a meeting. B. Take a short break. C. Write a report.
16. How does Matt find his present job
A. Busy. B. Tiring. C. Nice.
17. What did the woman do
A. She sold clothes. B. She worked in a library. C. She taught at a school.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What make ski holidays become popular in the UK
A. Easy online booking. B. The advantages ski has. C. The low price.
19. When can you take ski trips offered by Sunweb at a lower price
A. During term-time. B. During public holidays. C. During school holidays.
20. What does the speaker mainly talk about
A. How to make Sunweb popular. B. How to go skiing at a low cost. C. How to make your trip enjoyable.
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
The cost of living in countries like the US, Britain, Australia or France has skyrocketed in recent years. However, if you’re willing to leave your country and explore life in other areas, there are many countries boasting an extremely cheap and low cost of living. Check out the following countries when planning your next move.
Ecuador
Ecuador is similar to the United States in many ways, and as a result has become a popular American getaway. They even use the US Dollar for their currency. In this country, it’s cheaper to eat out every day than cook for yourself on a budget in the US. You can even buy a building for around $ 50, 000 and hire someone to look after it while you’re away.
Mexico
Although the country is known for its poverty ridden streets, there $are many wealthier areas that provide every facility you might need. You can live off a mere $ 700 to $ 800 a month in Mexico, and this includes rent for a nice place, facilities, food, and any sightseeing.
Argentina
Argentina has been a popular tourist destination for many years. It has great restaurants, a rich history, and many places to explore. Not to mention, it’s not very expensive to live here. A decent sized home can cost around $ 139, 000, which is relatively cheap in relation to homes in the United States.
Vietnam
Vietnam has also become a popular tourist destination in recent years. There are many million-dollar luxury homes by the beach, but you can find a modest flat or a small home for around $ 25,000 to $ 50,000 if you search in the right areas.
1. In which country is the US Dollar used for its currency
A. Argentina. B. Mexico.
C. Ecuador. D. Vietnam.
2. How much does it cost to live in Mexico for a year
A. About $ 7,000. B. About $ 8,000.
C. About $ 8,800. D. About $ 12,000.
3 What do Argentina and Vietnam have in common
A. They have great restaurants.
B. The cost of living is expensive.
C. The middle-sized homes cost around $ 139,000.
D. Tourists enjoy travelling in the two countries.
B
Today was my first day at senior high and it was hard. In high school, we have 4 minutes to get to our next class. My high school is very big and those 4 minutes to go from one class to another really isn’t a lot of time. Today I had to go from one end of the building to the other to get from science class to math class. I wanted to go to my locker (储物柜) first and leave my science book there, but that took time. I was worried about being late, and I was. The math teacher said, “Just be on time tomorrow, or you’ll have detention(放学后留校).”
After math, I went to art class. I like my art class a lot because I get to create things. The teacher there showed us how to make portraits(肖像). He explained, “A portrait is a way of communicating with a person. It does not just show how the person looks but what is important to understand the person.” We just did drawings today, but I know it’s going to be great. I like drawing.
I like my English class, too. I think the teacher is really supportive. Today we wrote about ourselves. The teacher said that we just needed to write what we thought, and we would pay attention to punctuation(标点) later. We could write a paragraph or a poem, and I wrote a poem about myself. I thought it was a good poem, and the teacher said I had used good images (意象) to communicate my feelings.
Lunch was very hurried. I arrived at the dining room with 12 minutes to eat. I sat with people I didn’t know, and everyone was eating quickly. After lunch I signed up for a computer club. I needed to learn how to use a computer well because my social studies teacher said it is the one skill we need in every class.
4. What happened to the author after his science class
A. He lost his science textbook. B. He got lost on the campus.
C. He was late for the math class. D. He was given detention.
5. What did the author think of his art class
A. Difficult. B. Enjoyable. C. Boring. D. Annoying.
6. What did the English teacher do after seeing the author’s work
A. He praised the author.
B. He pointed out the author’s mistakes.
C. He asked the author to check punctuation.
D. He encouraged the author to introduce himself.
7. Which can be the best title for the text
A. Learn Useful Skills in High School B. My New Teachers in High School
C. Make Plans for High School Life D. My First Day in High School
C
There are some differences between American English and British English. Some differences are quite interesting.
When my friend Lily from London used the word “larder”, I didn’t know what it meant. Realizing I didn’t follow her, she used another word. I finally knew she wanted to find something to keep some food. The next word came up when we were planning a lunch date. She jotted down the date and time in her diary, while I marked my calendar. If she called me on the phone, she would ring me up. But if the line was busy, she would say the line was engaged.
Most times, I can know what Lily means. Last week, she regretted sending her boys to watch an early morning tennis game without their fleeces. I thought that she meant without their jackets or something like those. Other times, we have to ask each other. She recently told me a funny tale about a woman who was pissed. I wondered what had made the lady angry. It turns out that pissed means drunk.
Here is one more example. My British friend Jane was filling out a ticket at the grocery store recently. She asked the young man if he had a rubber. When she noticed he didn’t follow her, she quickly asked for an eraser, which, in England, is often called a rubber.
In order to communicate well with the British, we Americans should learn some words that the British use differently. And I think people who learn English as a second language should also realize that there are differences between American English and British English.
8. When Lily used the word “larder”, she was probably looking for a ________.
A. cup B. ladder
C. cupboard D. cooker
9. What does the underlined phrase “jotted down” in Paragraph 2 mean
A. Wrote down B. Left behind
C. Looked for D. Settled down
10. Last week, Lily regretted sending her boys to watch a tennis game mainly because ________.
A. she thought the game was boring
B. she wanted to spend time with her boys
C. she didn’t dress her boys in thick clothes
D. her boys got lost
11. According to the passage, in British English ________.
A. the word “pissed” means “angry”
B. the word “jacket” is often used
C. the word “engaged” means “tired”
D. the word “rubber” means “eraser”
D
The scientists who re-engineered the plastic-eating enzyme (酶) PETase have now created a new enzyme called “cocktail”, which can digest plastic up to six times faster.
PETase breaks down PET back into its building blocks, creating an opportunity to recycle plastic and reduce plastic pollution. PET is the most common thermoplastic (热塑性塑料) used to make single use drinks bottles, which takes hundreds of years to break down in the environment, but PETase can shorten this time to days. The initial discovery set up the prospect of a revolution in plastic recycling, creating a potential low-energy solution to tackle plastic waste.
Now, the same trans Atlantic team have combined PETase and its “partner”, a second enzyme called MHETase, to generate much bigger improvements: simply mixing PETase with MHETase doubled the speed of PET breakdown, and engineering a connection between the two enzymes to create a “super-enzyme” increased this activity by a further three times.
The team was co-led by the scientists who engineered PETase, Professor John McGeehan and Dr Gregg Beckham. Professor McGeehan said: “Gregg and I were chatting about how PETase attacks the surface of the plastics and MHETase chops things up further, so it seemed natural to see if we could use them together. Our first experiments showed that they did work better together, so we decided to physically link them. It took a great deal of work, but it was worth the effort—we were delighted to see that our new enzyme is up to three times faster than the separate enzymes.”
The original PETase enzyme discovery indicated the first hope that a solution to the global plastic pollution problem might be within grasp, though PETase alone is not yet fast enough to handle the tons of PET bining it with a second enzyme and finding they work even faster together means another leap forward has been taken towards finding a solution to plastic waste. PETase and the new combined MHETase-PETase both work by digesting PET plastic. This allows for plastics to be made and reused endlessly, reducing our reliance on fossil (化石) resources.
12. What can we learn about “cocktail” from the text
A. It doubles the breakdown of plastics. B. It takes hundreds of years to break down.
C. It deals with the plastic waste three times faster. D. It contributes to breaking down plastic quickly.
13. What is the second paragraph mainly about
A. A new study of PET. B. The breakdown of PET.
C. The functions of PETase. D. The discovery of PETase.
14. What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph 4 refer to
A. Combining PETase and MHETase. B. Co-leading the trans Atlantic team.
C. Attacking the surface of the plastics. D. Conducting experiments.
15. What can we infer from the text
A. Plastic eating enzyme “cocktail” promises new hope for plastic waste.
B. MHETase-PETase makes the world free from plastic pollution.
C. New enzyme is speeding up our reliance on fossil resources.
D. PET pollution is no longer a difficult problem to deal with.
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。
The aftermath (后果) of an earthquake can be horrible, but it is important that you are attentive and focused after an earthquake happens. Fires, gas leaks, and injuries are all dangers you might face after an earthquake. ___16___ By assessing the safety of your location and following the directions of local authorities, your chances of surviving the aftermath of an earthquake will be much higher.
Check yourself for injuries. ___17___ If you’re bleeding, lift your injury up and put pressure on it. If your injury is serious, call for help using a cellphone or try to get rescuers’ attention.
___18___ Use a cellphone to call for help if you have one. If you can’t use a phone try knocking loudly on something nearby until rescuers find you.
Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes which follow the main shock of an earthquake. ___19___ So you should prepare to move to a safe location, like an open outdoor space or a structurally sound building.
Exit the building and go to a safer place once the shaking has stopped. The structure of the building you’re in may have been weakened by the main earthquake. ___20___
A. Signal for help if you are trapped.
B. They can cause significant damage.
C. Remain calm as the earthquake occurs.
D. The more prepared you are, the safer you’ll be.
E. Make sure you’re not seriously hurt before you do anything.
F. After the earthquake, you must get medical treatment in time.
G. Therefore, you should leave as soon as possible in case of any aftershocks.
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。
A little girl created a perfect gift for her mother’s birthday. It was a drawing of a ____21____ on white paper with the words “ For mom: love, love, love ” decorated with hearts. She folded her letter, but then she ____22____ it.
For most people, that would be the ____23____ of this story, but this story had a different result. James Carrell ____24____ the letter. He had just ____25____ his mother, wishing her a happy birthday. After he hung up, Carrell saw the paper on the ground outside of a hardware store in Manvel. “I ____26____ it was a gift, ” said Carrell. “ I opened it up and saw the flower and hearts. It really ____27____ me.” Carrell thought the letter would ____28____ someone’s day and that maybe he could find the ____29____, so he posted it on the Internet. The message moved a lot of people, especially one man.
“I was sitting at my friend’s house and saw a man’s _______30_______,” said Carrell.
The comments included one from Robert Alvarado. He wrote, “I can’t believe you found my baby’s letter.” Carrell reached Alvarado to _______31_______ the letter. It took a few days, but the men finally _______32_______ on Thursday night, one day after Alvarado’s wife’s birthday.
“_______33_______ the letter made it home,” said Alvarado. “We are _______34_______ for what James Carrell did.”
We often forget the power of little things, but for this family from Alvin, Carrell’s small act left a(n) _______35_______ impression.
21. A. bird B. card C. cake D. flower
22. A. received B. sent C. lost D. posted
23. A. end B. part C. influence D. cause
24. A. wrote B. found C. remembered D. answered
25. A. promised B. invited C. seen D. called
26. A. proved B. explained C. realized D. admitted
27. A. satisfied B. frightened C. shocked D. touched
28. A. start B. continue C. brighten D. ruin
29. A. owner B. stranger C. hero D. finder
30. A. photograph B. arrival C. conclusion D. reply
31. A. read B. present C. return D. publish
32. A. left B. met C. stopped D. agreed
33. A. Naturally B. Suddenly C. Surprisingly D. Finally
34. A. ready B. grateful C. responsible D. anxious
35. A. unhappy B. lasting C. beneficial D. reasonable
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。
In much of Asia, especially the so-called “rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea, ____36____ Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.
Chopsticks are usually two long thin ____37____(piece) of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might ____38____(make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine carious hardwoods and metal ____39____(create) special designs.
The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked ____40____(they) food in large pots, ____41____(use) twigs (树枝) to remove it. Over time, as ____42____ population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which gradually turned into chopsticks.
Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius, ____43____ lived from roughly 551 to 479 B. C., definitely influenced the development of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killing and ____44____(be) too violent for use at the table.
Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people _____45_____(tradition) eat with hands.
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，你和同学喜欢在周末一起去爬山，经常看到有人在山上捕鸟杀鸟，觉得有必要向当地的野生动物保护协会反映这一情况。请用英语写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 山上看到的情况；
2. 保护鸟类的原因；
3. 保护鸟类的措施。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 邮件开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Whether we notice it or not, our child is a little reflection of ourselves. They grow up looking more and more like us. They even have similar personalities and hobbies. And in some cases, the standard of choosing a good friend.
One day, my 10-year-old Jane said, “Mom, I made a new friend at school today. Can she come over tomorrow ” Her words made me extremely happy because Jane was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends to bring her out of her shell.
“Sure, honey, that sounds great.” I said, thinking back to my own childhood best friend, Susan. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter. I was shy and had trouble making friends. But Susan drew me out. She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile. Thanks to Susan. I was happy every day.
In senior high school, Susan went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. “I’ll be back soon and I will write to you as soon as I arrive.” she told me. But I didn’t get her phone call nor receive any mail from her. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey, making my hope of seeing Susan impossible.
Whenever I thought of him, tears came into my eyes.
The next day Jane brought her new friend home. “Hi, Mrs. Smith.” the little girl said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she gave me a big smile. “My name is Jo. My mom will pick me up 2 hours later.”
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。
Paragraph1:
I was puzzled because my daughter’s new friend looked so familiar.
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Paragraph 2:
Two hours passed really quickly, and there was a knock on the door.
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