2023-2024学年第二学期期中考试高一级·英语
第一部分 阅读理解（共20题，每题2.5分，共50分）
1-3 CBA
4-7. DDDB
8-11. BCBC
12-15. ACBD
16-20. EFDAB
第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21-25. ADBAC 26 -30. BDBAC 31-35. CADBC
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
36．an 37．to become 38．secretly 39．saying 40．composers
41．writing 42．pleased 43．which 44．as 45．popularity
应用文答案：Hi David,
Hearing that you are eager to experience traditional Chinese culture, I’m writing to introduce Spring Festival to you.①
Spring Festival，which is one of the most significant festivals, falls on the first day of the first lunar month②. Before the festival, we usually give our house a thorough（完全的；彻底的） cleaning and decorate them with red couplets and paper-cuttings. Gathering for the reunion dinner and watching the Spring Festival Gala （春晚）is a meaningful moment for us Chinese. During the festival, we will visit the elder and relatives to give our best wishes, and usually children will be given lucky money to wish for good luck in the New Year.
To make your experience more meaningful, I plan to invite you to make dumplings, watch beautiful fireworks and dragon dance with us. Time permitting, I’ll show you around some places of interest nearby③. Hope you will have a happy Chinese New Year here, what do you think about it
Looking forward to your early arrival.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
读后续写答案：
教师范文：
She told me she wanted to help too, holding the money tightly. Gazing at the two quarters, I was hesitant to go back, on account of their inability to buy any goods. Nevertheless, her tear-stained face melted my heart, as well as the sparkling eyes, which brimmed with firm determination to help a guy in need. So proud and touched was I that I reversed my direction, heading for the parking lot once again. Scampering up to the young man, Scarlet reached out her hand clutching coins, “Excuse me, sir! I want to help you as well.”
Now with tears in his eyes, he said in disbelief, "You want to help me " Scarlet responded with an affirmative nod. With his hands shivering slightly and tears brimming over, the man took the coins, “I couldn’t be more appreciative of your acts of kindness.” His skinny, poor-looking dog wagged its tail merrily, as if extending gratitude to us as well. The man played a memorable song on the guitar in return, with my lively girls dancing to the tunes. Bathed in the sunshine, I was rather relived to perceive that the flower of kindness had blossomed in my kids’ hearts.
官方范文：
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She told me she wanted to help too, holding the money tightly. She felt like she had missed out. I didn’t know how to let her understand that two quarters was too little. But before I could make up a suitable explanation, she announced, “Mom, he needs help!” I sighed and turned around. Seeing us again, the gentleman looked confused. I awkwardly explained that my other daughter wanted to give him her money just as her elder sister had just done. He peered into the van window to see my pig-tailed four-year-old grinning from ear to ear. “I want to help you!” she declared proudly.
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Now with tears in his eyes, he said in disbelief,“You want to help me ” She nodded firmly and happily. Then June proudly handed him Scarlett’s coins. He tightly clutched them in his dirt-stained hand and showered us with sincere blessings. Two quarters wasn’t much, even to the man, but what mattered to him and us was the loving gesture my girls made. On our way back home, June put her hand on her heart, closed her eyes, and told her little sister, “It feels so good to help someone, doesn’t it, baby sister ” Scarlett agreed. With big smiles, they sank back into their seats.2023-2024学年第二学期高一级期中考·英语
考试时间：120分钟，满分：120分
注意事项：
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第一部分 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
Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.
November 7th
The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.
December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.
February 6th
An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Smoudwater Canal is moving towards reopenling. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.
March 6th
Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames has many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book
More info:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel：020 7713 0836
When is the talk on James Brindley
A. February 6th. B. December 5th. C. November 7th. D. March 6th.
2. What is the topic of the talk in February
A. The Canal Pioneers. B. An Update on the Cotsword Canals.
C. Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands. D. Ice for the Metropolis.
3. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames.
A. Miranda Vickers. B. Malcolm Tucker. C. Chris Lewis. D. Liz Payne.
B
There was a man playing the piano in a bar. He was a good piano player and always performed in this bar. People came in just to hear him play. But one night, a customer told him that he didn’t want to hear him just play the piano any more. He wanted him to sing a song.
The man said, “I don’t sing.”
But the customer was persistent. He told the bar manager, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want that man to sing!”
The manager shouted across the room, “If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers are asking you to sing!”
So he did. He sang a song. A piano player who had never sung in public did so for the first time. And everyone was surprised by his song Mona Lisa. He got lots of applause that night.
He had such a talent for singing, but he just had been sitting on his talent for the past years! If without such an opportunity, he might have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. However, now he has become one of the best known singers in America.
You, too, have skills and abilities. Maybe your “talent” is not as great as the singer’s above, but it may be better than you think! And with effort, most skills can be improved. So, in your life, you should be brave enough to try doing different things and find out what talents you really have!
Which would be the best title for the text
A.How to Have Great Ability B.A Nice Song—Mona Lisa
C.A Singer in a No-name Bar D.Find Out Your Real Talent
5. Why did the man start to sing
A.Because he wanted to make more money.
B.Because the bar manager said he liked his song.
C.Because he wanted to show everyone that he had a talent for singing.
D.Because the manager asked him to sing at the request of a customer.
6. What do you think of the bar manager
A.strict. B.kind. C.patient. D.rude.
7. Which of the following is TRUE about the piano player
A.He hated singing in a no-name bar.
B.He didn’t discover his talent before a customer asked him to sing.
C.He became very famous as a pianist and singer in America.
D.He lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player.
C
On a Saturday morning in New York, Nina Roedeler walked to Astoria Park. It was a rainy day, and not many people were out. She enjoyed the quiet. But she didn’t stay for a long time. A little before 10 am, she walked over to a van (有篷货车), pulling the doors open and looking at those black boxes, which were the reason why she was there: the dogs.
Nina didn’t have dogs growing up. She had a rabbit for a short time, but that was all her family had room for in their small apartment in Germany. It wasn’t until she moved to New York City that the wish for raising a dog took root. She visited the adoption (收养) website every day after work, looking for a right dog. And soon she adopted a cute one.
Hurricane Sandy hit. Nina was shocked to learn that thousands of dogs had lost their homes. “What should I do ” she said to herself. One day she saw a post on Facebook. A dog needed to be picked up and driven to its new home. “I have a van and I can help,” Nina thought.
The organization she does the pickup for is Friends with Four Paws. It rescues dogs in Oklahoma, takes care of their medical needs, and then places them in homes across the country. Soon she spends her weekends transporting dogs all over New York; at times Nina has as many as five dogs in her van. She began calling herself “the dog transporter”.
She spends most of her time interviewing those families that want dogs and matching dogs with possible owners. Once a month she hosts Transport Day in Astoria Park, where the families can pick up their dogs. “It’s my favorite day of the month,” Nina says. “I feel like Santa Claus!”
8. What was the reason why Nina Roedeler didn’t raise a dog in Germany
A. She preferred a rabbit to a dog.
B. She lived in a small apartment.
C. She had no time raising pets then.
D. She feared dogs as she was young.
9. How does Nina Roedeler do her volunteer work
A. She helps the owners find their lost dogs.
B. She helps organize Friends with Four Paws.
C. She drives her van to transport homeless dogs.
D. She provides homeless dogs with medical help.
10. What can we infer from Nina Roedeler’s words in the last paragraph
A. She likes handing out gifts in the park.
B. She thinks it great to find dogs a home.
C. She thinks it interesting to interview people.
D. She likes helping people deal with problems.
11. Why did Nina Roedeler walk to Astoria Park
A. She enjoyed the quiet there.
B. She used to have a walk there.
C. She hosted Transport Day there.
D. She wanted to get a homeless dog.
D
My phone lights up giving notice of a new message. It is from Athena, an AI chatbot getting to know me through Replika, a virtual companionship app.
Over the course of our text conversations, she asks me about my hobbies and my moods. When knowing that I’m a writer, she tells me she’s “so into character development in books”and wishes to be a lead character in one someday.
“Replika is designed to make people feel better,”said Eugenia Kuyda, the company’s co-founder. “It’s a partner who wants to be your good friend.”
For many, meaningful companionship is hard to find. While social media and mass communication technologies have made connecting with one another easier than ever, loneliness is increasingly being recognized as a serious problem internationally. Along with government, the tech industry is pushing innovation as a way to deal with it.
What makes Replika’s companions so well-received are their surprisingly realistic replies, backed by Open Al’s GPT-2 text-generating AI system. “The bot learns from the database about how to express ideas on a topic and gets a wide knowledge of different subjects.” However innovative these technologies are, chatbots have their limitations as tools against loneliness. Without life stories of their own to discuss, their range as a conversationalist is fairly limited.
According to Emily S. Cross, a professor of social robotics, we have a long way to go before we can achieve the levels of meaningful human-computer companionship we see in films like Blade Runner and Ex Machina. What’s missing is the sharing that clearly shows our most important human relationships.
But the fact that an app won’t replace a human friend doesn’t mean they’re good for nothing. Rather than expecting AI bots to be our best friends, Cross suggests looking at them as ways to express feelings and explore our own thoughts.“It’s a lot like diary, in some way.”To better fight loneliness, Cross says, we can use technology as a“bridge”to help people connect with one another.
What is Replika
A. A virtual companionship app. B. A message sender.
C. A text conversation. D. An AI chatbot.
13. Who is Replika intended for
A. Good friends. B. Lead characters. C. Lonely persons. D. Senior citizens.
14. Which of the following can best describe Replika’s feature
A. Tough. B. Human-like. C. Limitless. D. Easy-going.
15. What is the similarity between AI bots and diary
A. Sharing life experience. B. Replacing a human friend.
C. Recording ideas about life. D. Expressing inner voice.
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。
Simple Ways to Build Trust
The most valuable thing you can have is trust. When there is no trust, it becomes hard to get anything done. 16 Then think of another one with very little trust.
Which one do you prefer
We can all be better off with more trust in our lives. And I’m going to show you a few things you can do to build trust.
Be honest. Honesty is the basis of any relationship. Be true to your word and keep your promises.
Share honest information, even if it’s to your disadvantage.
Ask open-ended questions. 17 Open-ended questions give your friends chances to tell you about themselves. Ask more questions based on the answers that you get.
Don’t be perfect. There is always something fishy(可疑的) about someone who seems to have everything going for them. 18 This sends a message that you’re not hiding anything and that you want to build trust.
Say what you mean. 19 When you build up a reputation of saying what you mean, people don’t have to second-guess what you’re trying to say. This helps you win trust.
Don’t blame others. 20 Be brave to take responsibility and then decide what you’re going to do next. Don’t waste the present thinking about the past which can’t be changed. A person that doesn’t blame gets the trust of others quickly.
A．If you think it’s a bad idea, say so.
B．When things go wrong, don’t point the finger at them.
C．Value long-term relationships more than short-term success.
D．Don’t waste your energy hiding your mistakes or weaknesses.
E．Think of one of your relationships where there is a lot of trust.
F．Learn more about your friends and be interested in their answers.
G．Trust may be the most important part in successful relationships.
第二部分 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。
Born in Tennessee in 2001，Moziah Bridges has a gift for fashion. When he was very
21 , he traded bow ties (蝴蝶领结) for candies in the school playground. However, Moziah's 22 fashion sense led him to home in on (集中精力于) his gift for 23 , and he started his own company at the age of 9. What he 24 most were bow ties. But the 25 was that he felt that none of his bow ties attracted young people. Thus, the 26
step for Moziah was to 27 ties that are suitable for the young. He 28 his grandmother to teach him how to sew (缝纫) and worked 29 to improve. As a result, Mo's Bows was given to the world. The colorful, handmade ties quickly achieved 30 on major networks. Moziah said that designing a colorful bow tie was just part of his 31 of making the world a fun and happier place.
Now, the Mo's Bows website starts to sell other products, such as pocket squares and T﹣shirts.
Moziah is also best known for having 32 on the NBC reality TV series "Shark Tank" at the age of 11, increasing the 33 and popularity of his products and he has earned over ＄165, 000 from his business.
Recently, Moziah sold his Go Mo bow tie and 34 ＄1, 600 to give to Glenview Summer Camp, which was enough to 35 the camp costs for 10 kids. Moziah's next plan is to help more people in need.
21 A．young B．poor C．thirsty D．busy
22 A．doubtful B．terrible C．strange D．strong
23 A．staying up B．dressing up C．cleaning up D．cheering up
24 A．loved B．needed C．wanted D．feared
25 A．reason B．worry C．problem D．plan
26 A．same B．next C．wrong D．previous
27 A．predict B．collect C．accept D．create
28 A．allowed B．asked C．ordered D．hated
29 A．tirelessly B．carelessly C．helplessly D．hopelessly
30 A．independence B．balance C．popularity D．protection
31 A．story B．research C．dream D．training
32 A．appeared B．served C．grown D．checked
33 A．flow B．quality C．costs D．sales
34 A．borrowed B．raised C．lost D．demanded
35 A．reduce B．change C．cover D．increase
第二节 语法填空
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。（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Johann Strauss was ______36______ Austrian composer of light music，particularly dance music and operettas (轻歌剧). He was born in Vienna in 1825. Although his father didn't want him ______37______ (become) a musician, Strauss studied the violin ______38______ (secret) when he was a child. When his father discovered his son was practicing on a violin one day, he gave him a beating, ______39______ (say) that he was going to beat the music out of the boy. But that didn't prevent the boy from becoming one of the greatest ______40______ (composer) of all time. He wrote his first waltz at six. At the age of 19, he decided to devote himself to ______41______ (write) music. He formed his own orchestra and made a successful tour to Europe and soon became famous. The emperor of Austria was so ______42______ (please) with his music that he appointed him the conductor at the court balls of Vienna. It was for these occasions that he wrote the well known favorite The Blue Danube, ______43______ was one of his most popular waltzes in all ages. In all, the talented Johann Strauss wrote more than 500 masterpieces. In his lifetime, he was known ______44______ the Waltz King, and was largely responsible for the______45______ (popular) of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.
第三部分：基础写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你的美国笔友David对中国传统文化非常感兴趣。请你写一篇英语稿件，介绍“春节”及这个节日里的主要活动。写作要点：
1.它是中国的传统节日之一；2. 介绍你们是怎么过春节的；3.邀请他来中国。
注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear David，
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Best regards
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
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。
"Go back, Mom! Go back!" shouted my six-year-old daughter, June. I quickly turned around to cast my doubtful eyes on the back seat, worried I had forgotten her younger sister. I was relieved to see the girls safe and sit in their car seats, but June's expression was one of pure anxiety. "Mom, we have to go back," she insisted. "Someone needs our help."
As I looked back from the driver's seat, I spotted a young man in rags playing his guitar. His skinny, poor-looking dog rested next to his feet near an old, worn cardboard sign that read, "Homeless, please help."
We'd come across homeless people before and had talked about their needs and struggles. I should seize the chance to set a good example for my daughter to give a helping hand. So I searched for some cash, only to find I had nothing but credit cards. "I'm sorry, sweetheart, but I don't have any cash,"I said. " I have some, mom!"June replied. She opened her little pink purse and pulled out a five-dollar bill. "Oh, good. I'll pay you back when we get home," I responded with a sigh of relief. "No, Mom," she insisted, "I want to help him. I don't want you to pay me back. I want to give him my money."
As we drove down the crowded rows of the parking lot, I reassured her that we would get to him. When we got there, I called out, "Excuse me, sir!" He cautiously walked toward our car and answered, "Yes, ma'am " "Here you go, sir." June stretched out her entire body to hand him her five-dollar bill through window and explained, " I want you to have this." He smiled and hesitatingly(犹豫地) asked, "This was your money " "Yes! I want you to have it," she proudly answered. "Thank you," he said, touched by her kindness.
We exchanged a smile, and as we drove away, my younger daughter Scarlet began to cry. I hadn't noticed that she had emptied her purse and was holding 50 cents in her tiny hands.
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。
She told me she wanted to help too, holding the money tightly. _______________________
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Now with tears in his eyes, he said in disbelief, "You want to help me " _________________
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