江苏省盐城市亭湖重点中学2023-2024学年高一上学期期中英语试题(无答案 无听力音频 无听力原文)

盐城市亭湖重点中学2023—2024学年度
第一学期高一年级期中考试
英语试卷
（满分150分，时间120分钟）
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 is the man going to do
A．Repair his car. B．Go to the bus station. C．Give the woman a lift.
2．How will the speakers go to the cinema
A．On foot. B．By car. C．By bus.
3．What did the man do yesterday evening
A．He watched a match. B．He read a newspaper. C．He did his homework.
4．What does the woman borrow from the man
A．A notebook. B．A computer. C．A dictionary.
5．What does the woman suggest the man do
A．Do some exercise. B．Take some medicine. C．See a doctor.
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 are the speakers mainly talking about
A．Making a holiday plan. B．Putting on a performance. C．Buying tickets to the theater.
7．What will the man do next
A．Make a call. B．Search the Internet. C．Check his timetable.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Where does the conversation probably take place
A．In an office. B．On the train. C．At an airport.
9．Who is the man probably
A．A designer. B．A reporter. C．A writer.
10．Why is the man going to Chicago today
A．To work. B．To attend a party. C．To go on a tour.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．How does the man feel now
A．Tired. B．Worried. C．Confused.
12．What does the woman ask the man to do
A．Look at his exam paper. B．Read the textbook himself. C．Study the plant unit with her.
13．What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Classmates. B．Mother and son. C．Teacher and student.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．What will the woman buy for her mum
A．A scarf. B．A skirt. C．A coat.
15．What will the speakers do on Saturday afternoon
A．Visit a museum. B．Do some shopping. C．Go to the zoo.
16．When will the speakers go swimming
A．On Saturday morning. B．On Sunday morning. C．On Sunday afternoon.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．How long do classes last on Fridays
A．Two hours. B．Two and a half hours. C．Three and a half hours.
18．Where can students go to email home
A．The School Library. B．The Self-Access Centre. C．The Common Room.
19．What do we know about the food festival
A．It is held in October. B．It offers drinks to visitors. C．It is free to attend the festival.
20．What does the speaker discuss in the end
A．How to get a discount card. B．Where to buy cheap things. C．What food to taste.
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，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Metro Pocket Guide
Metrorail (地铁)
Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out. Up to two children under age five may travel free with a paying customer.
Farecard machines are in every station. Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the stations and farecard machines only provide up to $5 in change.
Get one day of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass. Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations. Use it after 9:30 am until closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays.
Hours of service
Open: 5a.m. Mon. —Fri. 7a.m. Sat. —Sun.
Close: midnight Sun. —Thurs. 3a.m. Fri. —Sat.nights
Last train times vary. To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train times posted in stations.
Metrobus
When paying with exact change, the fare is $1.35. When paying with a SmartTrip card, the fare is $1.25.
Fares for senior/disabled customers
Senior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare. On Metrorail and Metrobus, use a senior/disabled farecard or SmartTrip card. For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards, SmartTrip cards and passes, please visit or call 2026377000 and 2026378000.
Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorail services by calling 2029621100.
Travel tips
·Avoid riding during weekday rush periods—before 9:30 a.m. and between 4 and 6 p.m.
·If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost & Found at 2029621195.
21．What should you know about farecard machines
A．They start selling tickets at 9:30 a.m. B．They make change for no more than $5.
C．They offer special service to the elderly. D．They are connected to change machines.
22．At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday
A．At 3 a.m. B．At midnight. C．At 5 a.m. D．At 7 p.m.
23．Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro
A．202-637-7000 B．202-962-1100 C．202-962-1195 D．202-637-8000
B
In the middle of the night, a baby chimpanzee (黑猩猩) is having frightening dreams. Chantal, his caretaker, tries to calm him down. She works at the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center, in the Republic of the Congo, in Africa. The chimp’s name is George. He was taken from his mother by hunters. Finally, he was rescued and taken to the sanctuary (鸟兽保护区), where Chantal helped him make friends with other chimpanzees. “We rescue chimps from terrible conditions and help them to live in the wild like other chimpanzees,” Chantal said, “They need to learn chimp behavior.”
Chimpanzees meet a lot difficulties because people cut down forest and illegal (非法的) wildlife trade. Their population, numbering in the millions a century ago, could be down to 172,000. This makes the work of the Tchimpounga Sanctuary even more important.
When opening in 1992, Tchimpounga had space for 60 chimpanzees. It has been made larger to the size of a hundred football fields, and provide home around 150 chimps. Many live on islands with thick forest in the Kouilou River. In that environment, the chimps are prepared for a possible return to the wild. The sanctuary also works with the government to reduce illegal trade in animals. Tchimpounga’s head veterinarian (兽医) Rebeca Amy said, “We have effectively reduced the arrival of orphan (孤儿) chimpanzees to Tchimpounga. We’ve received only one orphan chimp over the past three years.”
The chimps have shown that they understand the sanctuary staff’s efforts. “Saving the life of a chimpanzee is very gratifying,” Amy says. “Chimpanzees know when you’re helped them or saved their life. Sometimes, they thank you with a hug.”
As the leader of Jane Goodall Institute (JGD), Amy also works with people who live nearby. These people depend on the forest for food and building houses, and their growing population is a danger to chimps. JGI helps the people in these places get healthcare, clean water, and others. This makes them less dependent on the area’s natural resources and reduces illegal trade in chimps. At present, there are islands within the sanctuary where the chimps can be safe from wild chimpanzees and hunters. And they’re still under the care of the sanctuary staff.
24．What happened to chimps after they were taken to the sanctuary
A．They got together with their mothers.
B．They were trained to comfort social workers.
C．They were taught how to live a usual life.
D．They were used for scientific experiments.
25．How does Rebeca Amy probably find the sanctuary s work
A．It was dangerous and cost a lot of money at first.
B．It has received lots of support.
C．It hardly saves adult chimps.
D．It is a success.
26．What does the underlined word “gratifying” in Paragraph 4 mean
A．Challenging. B．Interesting. C．Pleasing. D．Tiring.
27．What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A．Supporting local people is good for chimp protection.
B．More efforts should be made to care for wild chimps.
C．The chimp population in the sanctuary has grown quickly.
D．People near the sanctuary depend on tourists to increase income.
C
Humans evolve (进化) from apes. This is what we learned in biology class. But what came before apes Chinese scientists have discovered fossils (化石) that could enrich the evolutionary story of how humans evolved from fish.
According to four articles published in the journal Nature in late September, Chinese researchers found fish fossils that provide the “missing link” about the origin of the jaw (颌), a key feature that 99.8 percent of vertebrate (脊椎动物) species have.
Zhu Min, a lead researcher of the studies from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that the findings drew a large amount of interest in the science world for the important role that jaws play in animal evolution.
However, the rise of the jaw had been a secret for a lack of enough fossil evidence to support that jawed vertebrates lived 450 million years ago.
The latest findings made by Zhu’s team showed a set of five surprisingly well-kept fish fossils that included three whole-bodied fish, helping scientists paint a more correct evolutionary picture of the origin of the jaw. The fish fossils were discovered at two places in Chongqing and Guizhou, whose strata (岩层) date back to the Silurian Time that began around 440 million years ago.
These fossils show that jawed fish were already rising in the world’s ancient oceans at that time. Later, more different and larger jawed fish evolved and began to spread around the world, paving the way for some fish to finally go on land and evolve into other animals-including humans.
These fossils provide a good opportunity to understand the ‘dawn of fish’ and help scientists trace many human body structures back to these ancient fish thus filling some key gaps in the evolutionary history of how fish evolved into humans,” Zhu said.
28．In which column of a magazine will you most probably read the passage
A．Entertainment. B．Animals. C．Science. D．History.
29．Why did the findings draw a large amount of interest in the science world
A．Because there is a lack of fish fossils.
B．Because jaws are a key feature of all species.
C．Because jaws are significant while animals evolve.
D．Because the missing of the jaw had been a mystery.
30．Based on the latest findings, jawed fish came into being ______.
A．Around 440 million years ago
B．Around 450 million years ago
C．When fish evolved into humans
D．When jawed fish began to spread around the world
31．Which of the following is the best title for the text
A．Who Are Our Ancestors B．Key Steps in Evolution
C．The Origin of the Jaw D．What Came Before Apes
D
If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language
According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes gray (灰色的) matter. This is the area of the brain which processes(处理) information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found the effects are greater, the younger people learn a second language.
A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learned a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.
Scans showed that gray matter density in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.
“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists. It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.
Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and math skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible”, he said, “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”
The findings were matched in a study of native Julian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34. Reading, writing and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.
32．The main subject of this passage is ______.
A．the strategy for learning a second language
B．how language learning helps brain power
C．men’s ability to learn a second language
D．the relationship between language learning and math study
33．In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to ______.
A．suggest that language learning involves physical labor.
B．show that language learning is a process of accumulation
C．make people believe language learning helps gray matter work well
D．prove that one needs more practice when he (she) is learning a language
34．We may learn from the scientific findings that ______.
A．the ability to learn a second language is changing all the time
B．the earlier you start to learn a second language, the higher the gray matter density is.
C．the experience of learning a second language has an unknown effect on people’s brain
D．there is no difference between a later second language learner and one knowing no second language.
35．In the last two paragraphs, the author tries to tell us that ______.
A．Italian is the best choice for you as a second language
B．Learning a second language is the same as studying maths
C．Early learning of a second language helps in studying other subjects
D．You’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language
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。
Why is Eating Colourful Food Good for You
Most of us are faced with the same choice many times a day: what to eat. Along with price and preference,we’ll often use a food’s healthfulness to help us make a decision. 36
It’s widely accepted by researchers that we need a varied diet. 37 But is colour the best guide to getting all the nutrients (营养) we need The answer may be found in the Mediterranean (地中海) diet, which contains a lot of fruit, vegetables and healthy fats such as olive oil, and is frequently considered the healthiest diet by scientists.
Eating lots of colors may lower your risk of missing out on all important nutrients. If we’re missing a colour of the rainbow, we may be missing a function of that food, says Minich.
38 Blue and purple foods, including blueberries are linked to lowering the risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes (糖尿病). Yellow foods reduce the risk of heart disease.
Tian-shin Yeh, research fellow at Harvard TH Chan School of Public: Health says eating a colourful diet can also help people avoid possible side effects of eating too much of one food. “ 39 For example, research has found that orange juice is connected with a lower risk of cognitive decline (认知衰退), but too much intake is associated with Type 2 diabetes,” she says.
Eating a rainbow diet may also be complex (复杂的). 40 We may find it hard to make choices. We also need to eat from other food groups to get all the nutrients we need, such as protein.
A．Food is very complex.
B．A varied diet is packed with different vegetables.
C．It could be really tricky to get every colour every day.
D．But how do we know we’re getting enough nutrients
E．Different coloured foods come with different benefits.
F．And one way to do this is by eating all the colors of the rainbow.
G．Will a more colourful diet increase the risk of overeating unhealthy food
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。
One cold afternoon, Tina saw a newborn bird in her garden. Knowing it wouldn’t make it if left 41 , she brought it inside. Little did she know of the 42 the bird would make on her.
The family named the little bird “Gracie”. As Gracie grew bigger and stronger under the family’s loving care, an unbreakable 43 developed between them. But the family knew Gracie should 44 to the wild one day. One year later, they 45 the bird with tearful eyes fly off to explore its own world, not knowing it wouldn’t 46 the family.
Years after that, Tina was diagnosed (诊断) with cancer. Feeling sad and hopeless, she 47 every day. But much to her surprise and joy, Gracie 48 the day Tina came home from her operation. Though Tina had lost all her hair, Gracie 49 her and landed on her shoulder chattering (唧唧叫) to her. Tina was so excited that she kissed the bird 50 The house was 51 again. Tina began to 52 in a great and sudden way. She cried less and laughed more. Two years later, all her tests were 53 ! The doctors considered it a miracle (奇迹), but Tina knew it was not. “It is Gracie that gave me hope and strength. Without Gracie’s 54 during the hard time, things would have been different. We ever saved its life, and it was repaying the 55 . Tina said gratefully.
41．A．absent B．alone C．apart D．around
42．A．impression B．mess C．impact D．advance
43．A．relationship B．action C．balance D．promise
44．A．adapt B．travel C．relate D．return
45．A．watched B．admired C．freed D．followed
46．A．join B．approach C．contact D．forget
47．A．slept B．cried C．doubted D．ignored
48．A．set out B．passed by C．showed up D．hung over
49．A．understood B．recognized C．appreciated D．encouraged
50．A．generously B．curiously C．fortunately D．emotionally
51．A．alive B．full C．fresh D．tidy
52．A．act B．reflect C．change D．explode
53．A．extreme B．normal C．horrible D．anxious
54．A．adventure B．attention C．response D．company
55．A．visit B．battle C．favor D．trust
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。
The guzheng is one of the 56 (popular) instruments in China. It has 57 history of more than 2,500 years. The earliest records of the guzheng 58 (find) in the Warring States Period (战国时期). The musical instrument later became a 59 (wide) played instrument in China and found 60 (it) way to other countries.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the guzheng and a number of other traditional Chinese instruments experienced a major overhaul (改造) to expand their sound range and improve their expressiveness. The redesign of the guzheng was led by Professor Wang Xunzhi from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. 61 the help of his students, he recorded a large number of traditional guzheng music. Wang spent a few years 62 (design) the new guzheng and completed it in 1958.
The new instrument, 63 is commonly used today, is 160 centimeters long and has 21 strings (弦). The most important change is the new set of strings that are made of steel coated with nylon. This allows the instrument 64 (produce) a greater sound similar to that of a piano. Most guzheng 65 (performer) use this kind today.
第四部分 基础语言运用（共三节，满分25分）
第一节（每小题1分，满分5分）
选择并使用所给英语单词的正确形式完成句子。有两个单词为多余词。
adapt creative argue potential comfort achieve contribute
66．Although these vegetables _______________ well to the climate here, they are growing poorly.
67．Young people should make positive _______________ to society.
68．Her natural _______________ and artistic talent make her home very impressive.
69．She feels _______________ today because she has a cold.
70．As we climbed the final few metres,we felt a sense of _______________.
第二节（每小题1分，满分10分）
根据句意和所给汉语提示，用适当的英文短语完成句子。
71．All our hard work will be worth it _______________ (从长远角度看).
72．The film has certainly _______________ (达到，不辜负) my expectations.
73．Julie’s failure in the English _______________ (在于) her laziness.
74．No one article can ever _______________ (恰当处理) the topic of fraud (诈骗).
75．Three years later, I _______________ (快速长高)and became the tallest one in my family.
76．The couple _______________ (同甘共苦) together. And they now live a healthy and wealthy life.
77．The concert was attended by thousands of people, _______________ (更不用说) the countless viewers online.
78．The professor said he might be late for the interview, but he _______________ (准时到达) finally.
79．As a leader, Mark _______________ (能够处理) the challenges and inspired his team to do the best in the final games.
80．People don’t see _______________ (与……看法一致) each other on everything.
第三节（每小题1分，满分10分）
在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
81．Now for now, its hard _______________ (argue) that this is a good thing but it’s a common thing.
82．Since teenagers have difficulty _______________ (balance) these needs, they often question who they are and how they fit in society.
83．However, the _______________ (major) of people are effective speakers because they are trained to be.
84．Computers offer a much greater degree of _______________ (flexible) in the way work is organized.
85．When talking about my son’s reading _______________ (prefer), I think he prefers science books.
86．With the school music festival _______________ (approach), I’d like to invite you to take part in it.
87．Parents nowadays must attach importance _______________ the education of their children.
88．I felt _______________ (stress) when living in a big city.
89．There’s no point _______________ comparing you with others all the time.
90．Teenagers may experience situations _______________ their body development slows down.
第五部分 应用文写作（满分15分）
本学期，学校要求全校学生在上学期间统一穿校服。对此，同学们有自己不同的看法。请你就“高中生是否应该统一穿校服”这一话题发表自己的看法，内容包括：
1．论述你的观点；
2．阐明原因。
【注意】
1．写作词数应为100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
【参考词汇】school uniform校服
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