汽开三中 2023—2024学年度下学期期中考试
高一英语学科试卷
注意事项：本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,共6页,总分150分,考试时间120分钟。
第I卷
第一部分 听力理解(共两节,满分30分)
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,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Where are the speakers going to meet
A.In a lab. B.In a cafeteria. C.In a classroom.
2.What will Jeff take to school tomorrow
A.An apple pie. B.A carrot cake. C.A roast chicken.
3.What are the speakers talking about
A.Visiting a neighbor. B.Getting a library. C.Attending a meeting.
4.What will Jim probably do this weekend
A.Finish a project. B.Take a class. C.Have a rest.
5.Why does Amanda want to learn to play the guitar
A.To record popular songs. B.To perform her own music. C.To become a guitar teacher.
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。每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前,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。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6.What does the woman want to do
A.Open a bank account. B.Cancel a credit card. C.Withdraw some money.
7.Where will the woman go
A.Brown College. B.Dudley Road. C.Kingfield Street.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题,
8.What does the woman do
A.She’s a secretary. B.She’s a manager. C. She’s a salesperson.
9.What time will the meeting probahly be over
A.At 1:00. B.At 2:00. C.At3.00.
10.What does the man want to do before Friday
A.Meet Mr.Smith. B.Write a document. C.Move to a new office.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whose graduation day is it today
A.Annie’s. B.Steve’s. C.Jane’s
12.What does the man suggest the woman do
A.Arrive early. B.Sit near the stage. C.Take some pictures.
13.What is the relationship between the speakers
A.Brother and sister. B.Fellow teachers. C.Schoolmates.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.How does Laura sound at the beginning of the conversation
A.Anxious. B.Regretful. C.Surprised
15.What do we know about Peter
A.He has got a new job. B.He has four children. C.He has a big.
16.Why did Jim choose to work from home
A.To look after the kids. B.To get more sleep. C.To accompany his wife.
17.What is Peter going to do this afternoon
A.Hold a dinner. B.Give Sally a call. C.Attend a meeting.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.What is Jennifer Green doing
AConducting a class. B.Presenting a speaker. C.Recommending a book.
19.What is Professor Bastian’s book about
A.Tips for escaping unhappiness.
B.Benefits of painful experiences.
C.Ways to develop reading ability.
20.What is Professor Bastian going to do next
A.Share his-stories. B.Discuss his plans. C.Explain his views.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Science Books for Kids of All Ages
To help you choose the perfect education al books for your child, we’ve created this handpicked list of the best science books for kids. The titles featured here spark curiosity, encourage leaning, and are lots of fun, too.
About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks
Author: Bruce Koscielniak; Price: US $8.55
Long ago people used the sun, the moon, and the water to tell time. Soon after we began using our knowledge about the natural world to build clocks and to create calendars made up of months and years. Centuries later, we have clocks and calendars all around us. This book tells the amazing story of how it all happened!
Animalium: Welcome to the Museum
Author: Katie Scott;Price: US $8.99
This book opens the doors of the natural history museum for your child all year round! It features 200 full-color specimens accompanied by lively, informative text and more. Discover the animal kingdom inglorious detail with unique illustrations that combine science and art.
Bang!: How We Came to Be
Author: Michael Rubino; Price: US $16.00
“Bang! And that was it, the beginning of everything.” So begins this beautifully illustrated story of evolution. This book conveys not only the facts but also the excitement of the scientific explanation of our world, from the origin of the universe to the present reality of our planet.
Bedtime Math: The Truth Comes Out
Author: Laura Overdeck; Price: US $10.99
This book makes learning about math as fun as dessert after dinner! It combines math and cool facts for one fun and wild adventure. Now kids can discover the science behind all their favorite things: marshmallows, soda, ice cream, and more. With over 100 math problems on a variety of topics, kids will find math isn’t just fun — it can be found everywhere!
1. What can kids learn in the book About Time
A. The tough life of ancestors. B. The origin of the sun and the moon.
C. The old ways to measure time. D. The wildlife in the natural world.
2. What do Animalium and Bang have in common
A. They are children’s novels. B. They are popular for cheap price.
C. They are collected in the museum. D. They are illustrated stories for kids.
3. Which book can make numbers fun and easy
A. Bang. B. Bedtime Math. C. Animalium. D. About Time.
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍儿童喜欢的科学图书。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks的“Long ago people used the sun, the moon, and the water to tell time.”（很久以前，人们用太阳、月亮和水来报时）可知，孩子们可以在《关于时间》这本书中了解过去计算时间的方法。故选C项。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据Animalium: Welcome to the Museum中“Discover the animal kingdom in glorious detail with unique illustrations”（用独特的插图探索动物王国的辉煌细节）和Bang!: How We Came to Be中“So begins this beautifully illustrated story of evolution”（于是，这个插图精美的进化故事开始了）可知，这两本书中都有插图用来描述故事。故选D项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Bedtime Math: The Truth Comes Out中With over 100 math problems on a variety of topics, kids will find math isn’t just fun―it can be found everywhere”（有100多道关于各种主题的数学题，孩子们会发现数学不仅仅是有趣的——它无处不在）可知，Bed tie Math可以使数字学习简单有趣。故选B项。
B
Something strange has been happening to me lately: Women in the street have been telling me I'm brave.
My act of courage isn't much-I just stopped coloring my hair. I had brown hair that started going gray when I was 30. So, like a lot of women, I started dyeing (染)it. It was expensive and time-consuming. And my hair grows fast, so I needed to go back to the hair salon(美发厅) every 5 weeks.
Many people seem to enjoy holding onto their youth for as long as possible, giving off the impression that they don' t have much wisdom or many accomplishments. But our hair starts to turn gray and suddenly we start spending $500 or more a year to cover something our male colleagues don’t need to cover.
Of course, People should do what they want with their own body -my mother is 91 and still has "blond" hair, and why not I just wish more of us would feel that it was OK to be ourselves, because going gray has done more for me than saving me time and money.
I like my natural hair, just as it is. I like how it has got curly and full again. It is recovering after years of being damaged by chemicals. I also like that it has given me some needed attitude in a society that makes youth seem so important, while being against maturity. It reminds me that I'm not a kid anymore - and this isn't a bad thing. Not being a kid anymore means I read the books I want, and not the books i feel I should read. It means not wasting my time at events I don' t need to attend when I’d rather be with my family and friends.
When I see my hair in the mirror, it's a reminder that my time is limited, and I should spend it doing what matters. There's nothing shameful about growing older And pretending it's not happening is a way of giving up our power.
I see my gray hair as a little act of rebellion(反叛)against the idea that people lose value as they age, instead of gaining it. I see gray hair as my "flag" and I'm letting it fly proudly.
4. How does the author feel about coloring hair
A. It shows people’s great courage.
B. It is a good way to hold onto youth.
C. It shows wisdom and accomplishments.
D. It is not worth the time and money spent on it.
5. What should we do when we grow old according to the author
A. Give up our power.
B. Pretend to be still young.
C. Accept it and act positively.
D. Read as many books as possible.
6. What is the authors main purpose in writing this passage
A. To explain why youth is valued.
B. To share her opinion on growing older.
C. To stress the importance of different attitudes.
D. To analyze the advantages and disadvantages of aging.
7. Which can be the best title for the passage
A. Holding Onto Youth
B. Dyeing Your Hair
C. Gaining Value With Age
D. Valuing Wisdom Of Age
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. B 7. D
【解析】
【分析】本文属于说明文。叙述了自己由染发到不染发态度的转变，从而感慨要坦然面对变老，正视年龄的经历。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据题干定位词：color hair 可以在第四段最后一句找到答案，I just wish more of us would feel that it was OK to be ourselves, because going gray has done more for me than saving me time and money.可以看出坦然做自己就好，头发变灰白接受年龄比节省时间和金钱带来的感受更重要。因此选 D。故选择D。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文题顺序一致原则，该题的答案在倒数第二段。There's nothing shameful about growing older. And pretending it’s not happening is a way of giving up our power.考生只需要从倒数第二段的第二句把该段读完答案就可以选出 C。故选择C。
【6题详解】
写作目的题。因为全篇通过不再染发阐述对于变老的思考和态度，在文章五六七段都提到了自己坦然面对白发，面对年龄的感慨，故选择 B。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题中的最佳标题题。文章全文脉络是由染发提出问题，有反思有感慨，最后得出坦然变老的态度。通过最后一段第一句 I see my gray hair as a little act of rebellion(反叛)against the idea that people lose value as they age, instead of gaining it.可以看出：不是获得，虽然文中最后有 gaining 这个词，但是更多的要面对要珍惜，是提醒。故选择D。
C
Every festival has its own meaning. Labor Day, for example, celebrates the value of hard work. Thanksgiving is about showing thanks to people around you. And Valentines’ Day is a time when you express love to your loved ones. But somehow it now seems that all festivals we just care about one thing — shopping. And that can be a big problem.
“In a way, over-consumption (过度消费) is the mother of all our environmental problems,” Kalle Lasn once told CNN. Lasn is the organizer of Buy Nothing Day, a day set up in Canada in 1992 to fight against unhealthy spending habits, and has now become an international event. It’s held on the day, which is known as Black Friday — a famous shopping day in the US and Canada.
You can see the irony (讽刺) here.
Even though the idea of Buy Nothing Day was brought up 26 years ago, we seem to need it now more than ever. It’s just as Lasn said, all the different kinds of pollution in our lives today — bad air quality, the reduction of forest area, endangered animal species, and plastic bags found in the ocean — seem to be the same cause: over-consumption.
The latest example is the Singles’ Day shopping craze of Nov 11, which saw a new sales record. But as Nie Li, a campaigner at Greenpeace, told Reuters, “Record-setting over-consumption means record-setting waste.” And it was reported that last year the Singles’ Day packages left more than 160,000 tons of waste, including plastic and cardboard. The Collins Dictionary has also just named “single-use” its Word of the Year, pointing out the problem that there’re too many things we tow out after only using them once.
So, Buy Nothing Day might only be here for one day a year, but it’s not just to remind us to the a break from shopping on that day, but to change our lifestyle completely, focusing on fun “with people we care about” rather than wasting money on useless things.
8. What’s the authors purpose of writing the first paragraph
A. To express the people’s love for all festivals.
B. To talk about the meaning of the festivals.
C. To appreciate the value of the festivals.
D. To bring out the topic of the passage.
9. Why did Kalle Lasn organize Buy Nothing Day
A. To help people save money. B. To cut the cost for daily life.
C. To prevent over-consumption. D. To set up a new sales record.
10. What’s Nie Li’s attitude towards the shopping craze
A. Opposed (反对的). B. Supportive.
C. Unknown. D. Neutral (中立的).
11. What can be a suitable title for the passage
A. Creating a New Lifestyle B. Buy Nothing Day
C. Festivals Around the World D. A Change in People’s Life
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了 Buy Nothing Day以及它的设立对于我们人类的意义：不要把钱浪费在无用的东西上。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。由第一段“Every festival has its own meaning. Labor Day, for example, celebrates the value of hard work. Thanksgiving is about showing thanks to people around you. And Valentines’ Day is a time when you express love to your loved ones. But somehow it now seems that all festivals we just care about one thing — shopping. And that can be a big problem.(每个节日都有自己的意义。例如，劳动节庆祝辛勤工作的价值。感恩节是向你周围的人表示感谢。情人节是你向爱人表达爱意的日子。但不知何故，现在似乎所有的节日，我们只关心一件事购物。这可能是一个大问题)”可知，本段先举例说明每个节日都有它自己的意义，又说现在每个节日似乎都和购物有关，而购物可能会造成大问题，从而引出主题“不要过度消费，Buy Nothing Day的诞生”，引出下文内容，所以第一段作用为引出文章主题。故选D项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。由第二段中的“‘In a way, over-consumption (过度消费) is the mother of all our environmental problems,’ Kalle Lasn once told CNN. Lasn is the organizer of Buy Nothing Day, a day set up in Canada in 1992 to fight against unhealthy spending habits, and has now become an international event.(‘从某种意义上说，过度消费是我们所有环境问题的根源，’Kalle Lasn曾告诉CNN。Lasn是‘无需购买日’的组织者，该日于1992年在加拿大设立，旨在打击不健康的消费习惯，现在已成为一项国际活动)”可知，Lasn认为过度消费是所有环境问题的根源，Lasn成立Buy Nothing Day，旨在与不健康的消费习惯作斗争，所以Lasn成立此节日的目的是防止过度消费。故选C项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。由第五段中的“But as Nie Li, a campaigner at Greenpeace, told Reuters, ‘Record-setting over-consumption means record-setting waste.’(但正如Greenpeace组织的活动家Nie Li对路透社所说，‘创纪录的消费意味着创纪录的浪费”)”可知，Greenpeace组织的活动家Nie Li认为创纪录的过度消费意味着创纪录的浪费，可知Nie Li对购物狂潮（the shopping craze）持反对态度。故选A项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。由文章第一段“Every festival has its own meaning. Labor Day, for example, celebrates the value of hard work. Thanksgiving is about showing thanks to people around you. And Valentines’ Day is a time when you express love to your loved ones. But somehow it now seems that all festivals we just care about one thing — shopping. And that can be a big problem.(每个节日都有它自己的意义。例如，劳动节庆祝辛勤工作的价值。感恩节就是向你周围的人表示感谢。情人节是你向你所爱的人表达爱的时刻。但不知怎么的，现在似乎所有的节日我们只关心一件事——购物。这可能是一个大问题。)”以及后文可知，文章第一段先举例说明每个节日都有它自己的意义，又说现在每个节日似乎都和购物有关，而购物可能会造成大问题，从而引出主题“不要过度消费，Buy Nothing Day的诞生”，引出下文关于“Buy Nothing Day”的详细内容，文章主体内容围绕Buy Nothing Day展开，所以B项“Buy Nothing Day”为短文的最佳标题。故选B项。
D
I was born and raised in England in a culture where privacy and “keeping yourself to yourself” were valued traditions. Speaking to strangers was not encouraged. People were most hospitable and friendly.
However, I have been lucky enough to spend some time in both Italy and the US, where I found traditions of hospitality and politeness to be very different.
I experienced Italian hospitality firsthand. On a crowded railway carriage travelling, one afternoon, from Genoa to Florence, sinking gratefully into an empty seat, I was scolded in rapid Italian by a gentleman who was returning to this seat ---- it had not been “spare” after all. I apologized in English, and got up to allow him back into the seat. The gentleman obviously had no understanding of the English language, but he, too, realized my genuine (真诚的) mistake. He smiled and gestured for me to remain in the seat, and he himself remained standing in the corridor for the remainder of the journey. The other occupants of the carriage smiled and nodded at me and made me feel quite welcome amongst them. I feel that if this had been in England, a foreigner who made a mistake would not always be so kindly treated.
Transport also featured in the differences I noticed between English and American culture. I flew to New York on a plane with mainly English passengers. We sat together in near silence. Nobody spoke to me nor as I expected, to anyone else they did not know. They felt it was not polite to interrupt someone else’s privacy. However, when I travelled across the United States, whether by plane or bus, I was never short of conversation. Conversation was going on all around me and whoever sat next to me was happy to introduce themselves and ask me about myself. They obviously felt it would have been rude not to speak to another person, whether they were strangers or not.
12. What do we know about the occupants when the author was travelling in Italy
A. They were all on the side of the gentleman.
B. They all laughed at the author for his mistake.
C. They would not bear a mistake like the author’s in public
D. They all showed their understanding of the author’s mistake.
13. How does the author finally believe the Italian people are
A. Cold. B. Rude C. Helpful. D. Hospitable.
14. Why did English passengers sit in near silence according to the last paragraph
A. They were too tired to speak to anyone.
B. They were all strangers to each other.
C. Privacy was a valued tradition in England.
D. Everybody was deeply lost in though.
15. What can be the best title for the text
A. Different Ways of Hospitality and Politeness
B. Co-understanding Each Other
C. My Unforgettable Travelling Experience Abroad
D. The Importance of Privacy
【答案】12. D 13. D 14. C 15. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。作者通过自己的旅行经历来说明不同文化中人们“好客”和“礼貌”的表达方式不一样。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。由第三段“The other occupants of the carriage smiled and nodded at me and made me feel quite welcome among them”可知，车厢里所有的人都对作者点头微笑，说明他们理解作者的错误，对作者的错误很宽容。故选D项。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。由第三段“He smiled and gestured for me to remain in the seat，and he himself remained standing in the corridor for the remainder of the journey”可知，老人自己站着，让作者坐着，其他的人也都友好地微笑。所以通过意大利人的行为举止可以判断出意大利人很热情友好。故选D项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。由最后一段“We sat together in near silence．Nobody spoke to me nor，as I expected，to anyone else they did not know．They felt it was not polite to intrude on someone else's privacy”可知，英国乘客都不说话，因为他们国家的传统认为探究别人的隐私是很不礼貌的。所以根据最后一段，为什么英国乘客几乎是安静地坐着，这是因为个人隐私在英国是一个受重视的传统。故选C项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者通过自己的旅行经历来说明不同文化中人们“好客”和“礼貌”的表达方式不一样。所以短文的最佳标题是“不同的待客和礼貌的表达方式”。故选A项。
第二节((共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分))
根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Finding friends that share your interests does not have to be difficult. ____16____, and they want friends who enjoy the same sports, activities, social events and music. It can be as easy as attending one social event or going online and meeting people on friend seeking (寻找) websites. Learn how to find friends that share the same interests as you.
____17____. Some people may have moved to a different place and some people may want to make new friends within the town they have been living in for years.
Check out online friend seeking websites like friend , wayn.com or Facebook.____18____, and even do a search for certain qualities that you like in a new friend.
Go to social events in your area-maybe they support a cause you love or include a band that you enjoy. As soon as you meet someone at one of these events,you will know you already have an interest that you share.
Join a sports team at your community center. ____19____, and you can start from there.
Meet new friends through friends you already have. ____20____. If you and your old friend have things in common, then most likely (可能的) you will have things in common with their other friends.
A. Join a class in your community
B. Many people are looking for friends
C. Decide why you want to meet new people
D. Friends come and go throughout one’s lifetime
E. You will find people with the same interest in sports
F. Sometimes we can find a connection through a friend
G. You can meet friends that share the same interests on these websites
【答案】16. B 17. C 18. G 19. E 20. F
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇说明文，文章介绍了找到志同道合的朋友的方法。
【16题详解】
前文“Finding friends that share your interests does not have to be difficult.(找到志同道合的朋友并不困难)”表示找朋友不困难，后文“and they want friends who enjoy the same sports, activities, social events and music.(他们想要喜欢同样的运动、活动、社交活动和音乐的朋友)”中they指代空处所提及的人物，B选项“许多人在寻找朋友”承上启下，符合语境。故选B。
【17题详解】
后文“Some people may have moved to a different place and some people may want to make new friends within the town they have been living in for years.(有些人可能已经搬到一个不同的地方，有些人可能想在他们居住多年的城镇结交新朋友)”说明想要交新朋友的原因，C选项“决定你为什么想认识新朋友”引出下文原因，符合语境。故选C。
【18题详解】
前文“Check out online friend seeking websites like friend ,wayn.com or Facebook.(看看交友网站，比如,wayn.com或Facebook)”表示可以通过网络交友，后文“and even do a search for certain qualities that you like in a new friend.(甚至搜索一下你喜欢的新朋友的某些品质)”告诉我们应利用网络搜索自己喜欢的新朋友的特点，G选项“你可以在这些网站上遇到志同道合的朋友”中these websites指的就是前文讲到的网页，却同样表明网络交友。故选G。
【19题详解】
前文“Join a sports team at your community center.(在你的社区中心加入一个运动队)”表示可以加入运动队来交朋友，后文“and you can start from there.(你可以从这里开始)”同样表明通过运动队来交友，E选项“你会发现人们对运动有相同的兴趣”表示可以在运动队交到有相同兴趣的朋友。故选E。
【20题详解】
前文“Meet new friends through friends you already have.(通过你已有的朋友认识新朋友)”表示通过旧朋友认识新朋友，后文“If you and your old friend have things in common, then most likely you will have things in common with their other friends.(如果你和你的老朋友有共同之处，那么很可能你也会和他们的其他朋友有共同之处)”表示为什么要通过旧朋友来认识新朋友，F选项“有时我们可以通过朋友找到联系”与前文语境相符，且引出后文解释的联系。故选F。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分35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和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 (折叠) 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 found the letter. He had just_____24_____ his mother, wishing her a happy birthday. After he hung up, Carrell saw the_____25_____ 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 owner, so he posted it on the Internet. The message moved a lot of people,_____29_____one man.
“I was sitting at my friend’s house and saw a man’s_______30_______,” said Carrell. The comments (评论) included one from Robert Alvarado. He wrote, “I can’t _______31_______you found my baby’s letter.” Carrell reached Alvarado to_______32_______ the letter. It took a few days, but the men finally met on Thursday night.
“Eventually the letter made it home,” said Alvarado. “We are_______33_______ for what James Carrell did. We often forget the power of _______34_______ 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. destroyed C. lost D. posted
23. A. end B. part C. influence D. cause
24. A. promised B. invited C. seen D. called
25. A. paper B. cash C. bag D. tool
26. A. proved B. explained C. realised D. admitted
27. A. satisfied B. frightened C. shocked D. touched
28. A. start B. continue C. brighten D. ruin
29. A. obviously B. extremely C. especially D. probably
30. A. photograph B. arrival C. conclusion D. reply
31 A. forget B. believe C. understand D. pretend
32. A. read B. present C. return D. publish
33. A. ready B. grateful C. responsible D. anxious
34. A. little B. certain C. useless D. extra
35. A. unhappy B. beneficial C. lasting D. reasonable
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。这篇文章讲述了一个小女孩为妈妈的生日创作了一份完美的礼物，但不小心丢失了。然后一个名叫James Carrell的人找到了这封信，并通过在互联网上发布寻找失主。最终，失主Robert Alvarado找到了信的主人。这个小小的行为引起了很多人的共鸣，对阿尔瓦拉多一家留下了深刻的印象。
【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“I opened it up and saw the flower and hearts.(我打开一看发现上面画着鲜花和爱心)”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. destroyed破坏；C. lost失去；D. posted发布。根据转折词“but”和下文“James Carrell found the letter.( James Carrell发现了这封信)”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结局；B. part部分；C. influence影响；D. cause原因。根据下文“but this story had a different result.(但是这个故事有个不一样的结果。)”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：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。根据下文“After he hung up, Carrell saw the _____5_____ on the ground outside of a hardware store in Manvel.”可知，Carrell挂了电话，因此Carrell刚刚给母亲打了电话。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他挂断电话后，Carrell在曼维尔一家五金店外的地上看到了那张纸。A. paper纸；B. cash现金；C. bag包；D. tool工具。根据上文“It was a drawing of a ____1____ on white paper with the words “For mom: love, love, love” decorated with hearts. She folded (折叠) her letter, but then she ____2____ it.(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”。她把信折起来，但后来丢了。)”可知，Carrell发现了那张写有祝福语的纸。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我意识到这是一份礼物，”Carrell说。A. proved证明；B. explained解释；C. realised意识到；D. admitted承认。根据下文“I opened it up and saw the flower and hearts.( 我打开一看发现上面画着鲜花和爱心)”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：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。根据上文“I opened it up and saw the flower and hearts.( 打开一看发现上面画着鲜花和爱心)”可知，女孩对母亲表达的爱让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高兴，(使)快活起来；D. ruin毁灭。根据上文“It really ____7____ me.”和信中女孩对妈妈的爱可知，Carrell认为收到这封信的人会高兴一整天。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：这条消息感动了很多人，尤其是一个人。A. obviously明显地；B. extremely极其；C. especially尤其；D. probably可能。根据空前“The message moved a lot of people(这个信息感动了很多人)”及空后“one man(一个人)”可知，此处表示强调，故用especially。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我当时坐在朋友家，看到一个男人的回复，”Carrell说。A. photograph照片；B. arrival到达；C. conclusion结论；D. reply答复。根据上文“so he posted it on the Internet. The message moved a lot of people, _____9_____ one man. (所以他把它发布在了网上。这条消息感动了很多人，尤其是一个人。)”和下文“The comments included one from Robert Alvarado. ”（其中一条评论来自Robert Alvarado。）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：他写道：“我不敢相信你找到了我孩子的信。”A. forget忘记；B. believe相信；C. understand理解；D. pretend假装。根据“you found my baby’s letter”可知，此处表示Robert Alvarado难以相信，其孩子丢失的信竟然能够找到。故选B。
【32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。根据上文“Carrell thought the letter would _____8_____ someone’s day and that maybe he could find the owner, so he posted it on the Internet.( 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。)”及下文“It took a few days, but the men finally met on Thursday night.( 几天后，两人终于在周四晚上见面了。)”可知，Carrell要把丢失的信归还失主。故选C。
【33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。根据上文内容及空后“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。
【34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. little小的；B. certain确定的；C. useless无用的；D. extra额外的。此处对应下文“Carrell’s small act left a(n) ______15______ impression.”可知，Carrell的小举动给Alvin家庭留下了持久的印象。故选A。
【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不愉快的；B. beneficial有益的；C. lasting持久的；D. reasonable合理的。根据上文“We often forget the power of ______14______ things, but for this family from Alvin”可知，其中的but构成转折关系，即表示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，James Carrell小小的举动带来了持久的印象。故选C。
第II卷(非选择题)
第二节 根据相应提示,用正确的单词形式填空,完成下列句子(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
36 The__________(多数) of Chinese have long followed the tradition of eating Laba porridge during the Laba Festival. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】majority
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：大多数中国人都有在腊八节喝腊八粥的传统。空处作主语，用名词，表示“多数”用majority。故填majority。
37. Anyone who is caring and helpful, and has a _______________ (灵活的) schedule is welcomed to join us. (根据汉语意思填空)
【答案】flexible
【解析】
【分析】本题考查单词拼写能力。
【详解】考查形容词。句意：欢迎任何关心他人、乐于助人、工作时间灵活的人加入我们。根据所给出的句子，结合汉语提示可推知，应是flexible。flexible，形容词，意为“灵活的”，句中作定语修饰空后名词schedule。故填flexible。
38. We expressed our sincere ________ (祝贺) to him on winning the competition. (根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】congratulations
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：我们对他赢得比赛表示衷心的祝贺。 根据汉语提示“祝贺”，可知应填可数名词congratulation，作宾语，且表示“祝贺”时常用复数形式。故填congratulations。
39. After__________(任命) as manager of the company, Tom spared no effor to improve commercial profits. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】being appointed
【解析】
【详解】考查动名词的被动语态。句意：汤姆被任命为公司经理后，不遗余力地提高商业利润。After为介词，空处用动名词作宾语，“任命”为appoint，Tom与appoint构成被动关系，用动名词的被动语态作宾语。故填being appointed。
40. The headteacher keeps telling his students that the future b__________to the well-educated. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】belongs##elongs
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：校长不断地告诉他的学生，未来属于受过良好教育的人。that引导宾语从句，空处缺少谓语，结合句意可知，描述客观事实，用一般现在时，future为单数，结合句意，表示“属于”用belong to，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填belongs。
41. Christmas is an important r_______ festival for Christians around the world.
【答案】religious##eligious
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：对于全世界的基督教徒来说，圣诞节是一个重要的宗教节日。根据所给句子和首字母提示推出是形容词religious“宗教的”，该词作定语修饰名词festival，故填religious。
42. After eating the p__________mushroom by accident, the girl was sent to hospital immediately. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】poisonous##oisonous
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：在误食了毒蘑菇后，女孩立即被送往医院。空处修饰mushroom用形容词作定语，结合the girl was sent to hospital immediately可知，女孩吃了毒蘑菇，表示“有毒的”用poisonous。故填poisonous。
43. There is a growing ________ (tend) for people to work at home instead of in offices.(所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】tendency
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：人们在家里而不是在办公室里工作正成为一种增长的趋势。分析句子可知，设空处应填名词作there be句型的主语，再结合tend可知，对应的名词是tendency“趋势”，放在a growing后面用名词单数形式tendency。故填tendency。
44. __________(absorb) in writing a poem, the poet didn’t realize night was approaching. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】Absorbed
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：诗人专心写诗，没有意识到黑夜已经来临。didn’t realize为谓语，逗号后面没有连词，空处为非谓语动词，the poet与absorb构成被动关系，用过去分词作状语，放在句首，首字母大写。故填Absorbed。
45. As the old saying goes,“A workman must __________ (sharp) his tools if he is to do his work well.” (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】sharpen
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：俗话说得好：“工欲善其事，必先利其器”。must后缺少动词原形，结合his tools可知，此处为“磨快，使……锋利”用动词sharpen。故填sharpen。
第三节 单句语法填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
46. The internet makes__________possible for friends to keep in touch even if they are faraway from each other. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】it
【解析】
【详解】考查it的用法。句意：互联网使朋友们即使相距遥远也可以保持联系。根据to keep in touch及possible for friends可知，空处缺少it作形式宾语，真正的宾语为动词不定式短语to keep in touch，possible为形容词作宾补。故填it。
47. Therefore, no matter what will happen in the future, I’ll carry you __________ it. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】through
【解析】
【详解】考查介词。句意：因此，不管将来会发生什么，我都会陪你度过。空处缺少介词，结合no matter what will happen in the future可知，carry sb through意思为：帮助某人度过困难，符合句意。故填through。
48. _________ is important is that you should set aside some time every day for sports so that you can keep yourself energetic. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】What
【解析】
【详解】考查主语从句。句意：重要的是你应该每天留出一些时间来运动，这样你才能保持精力充沛。分析句子结构可知，空处引导主语从句，从句缺少主语，表示事物，用what引导。放在句首，首字母大写。故填What。
49. It is typical ________students to stay up reading till late night before the final exam. （用适当的词填空）
【答案】of
【解析】
【详解】考查介词。句意：学生在期末考试前熬夜读书是很典型的。固定搭配：be typical of“是……的特点，典型的”。故填of。
50. He has three sons, all of ________went abroad for further education. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】whom
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句句意：他有三个儿子，他们都出国去深造了。分析句子可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词three sons，从句中作介词宾语，指人，用关系代词whom，故填whom。
51. As a man, you should have the courage to admit __________ (make) mistakes. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】making##having made
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：作为一个男人，你应该有承认错误的勇气。admit doing/having done意为：承认做（过）某事，空处用动名词或者动名词的完成式形式作宾语，动名词的完成式强调“犯错误”这件事发生在“承认”之前。故填making/having made。
52. The only approach__________solving the problem is discussing it at the conference. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】to
【解析】
【详解】考查介词。句意：解决这个问题的唯一办法是在会议上讨论它。approach to doing意思为：做……的方法，空处缺少介词to。故填to。
53. On hearing the good news, the girl burst __________ tears with relief. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】into
【解析】
【详解】考查介词。句意：听到这个好消息，女孩如释重负地哭了起来。burst into tears意思为：突然哭出来，固定短语。故填into。
54. As far as I know, a large amount of money__________spent on the construction of the school last year. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】was
【解析】
【详解】考查时态和主谓一致。句意：据我所知，去年学校的建设花了一大笔钱。a large amount of“大量的”，修饰不可数名词，谓语使用单数形式，主语money和spend之间是被动关系，根据last year可知句子使用一般过去时的被动语态，故填was。
55. If it’s convenient for you, let’s meet at 8:30 outside the school gate. If __________, let me know what time suits you best. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】not
【解析】
【详解】考查状语从句省略。句意：如果你方便的话，我们8:30在校门外见面吧。如果不方便，请告诉我您最合适的时间。根据If it’s convenient for you, let’s meet at 8:30 outside the school gate.及句意可知，空处表示“不方便”，为条件状语从句If it is not，句式与前一句的条件状语一致，可以省略it is，即，If not。故填not。
第四部分：书面表达(满分35分)
(一)应用文(15分)
56. 某英文报拟开设Cities in the world栏目，你对此很感兴趣。请你根据以下要点提示，写一篇介绍北京的短文投稿，内容包括：
1.城市概况：位于中国北部；人口超过2000万；中国的首都及政治中心；
2.城市景点：故宫(the Forbidden City)、天安门广场(Tian’ anmen Square)、长城等。
3.城市美食：北京烤鸭等
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文丰富连贯。
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【答案】 There are many famous cities in the world. However, Beijing is one of my favorite cities. Beijing is located in the northeast of China. Home to over 20 million people, the capital of China is also the political centre of the country. There are many famous historical places of interest in the city of Beijing, which attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world every year. The Forbidden City, the Great Wall and Tian-anmen Square all show Beijing’s rich cultural heritage to the world. When you stay in Beijing, one of the most unforgettable experiences is to taste the famous Beijing Roast Duck. It is very delicious and I enjoy it very much.
Therefore, it is well worth visiting for people from all around the world.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给英文报拟开设的Cities in the world栏目投稿，介绍中国的首都北京。
【详解】1.词汇积累
著名的：famous→well-known
然而：however→nevertheless
坐落于：be located in→be situated in
大量的：a large number of→numerous/plenty of
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：There are many famous cities in the world.
拓展句：There are many cities which are renowned for their fame in the world.
【点睛】【高分句型1】There are many famous historical places of interest in the city of Beijing, which attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world every year. (运用了which引导的非限定性定语从句)
【高分句型2】When you stay in Beijing, one of the most unforgettable experiences is to taste the famous Beijing Roast Duck. (运用了when引导的时间状语从句)
(二)读后续写(20分)
57. 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。
Eight-year-old Evan stood by the sidewalk watching as Mrs. Carter opened her flower shop. He felt relieved that the shop hadn’t closed forever. Two days ago, when he passed by, there was a closed sign on the door and a note saying Mrs. Carter was sick. Evan was worried that he would never be able to get his “dream job” if the shop remained closed for too long.
Mrs. Carter, an 85-year-old woman, spotted Evan looking in her shop’s direction and waved hello to him. Excitedly, Evan ran up to her and expressed his desire to work at the shop. Mrs.Carter laughed quietly, finding it amusing that an eight-year-old wanted a job. Evan confidently explained that since his dad passed away, he had learned how to do various tasks, like taking out the rubbish, making sandwiches, and assisting his mom, Stacey, with groceries. He didn’t want any payment for his work; instead, he simply wanted a bouquet (花束) for his mom’ s upcoming birthday. He believed in working hard for what he wanted, just as his mom had taught him.
Impressed by Evan’s determination, Mrs. Carter agreed to hire him. She asked if he knew how to tie ribbons around flowers, and when she heard Evan’s affirmative(肯定的) response, they got down to making bouquets. Evan was excited to assist Mrs. Carter every evening for a whole week, and his presence brought joy to her boring work.Customers found Evan adorable and entertaining, which resulted in increased flower purchases and booming business for Mrs. Carter.
On Evan’s last day, Mrs.Carter felt emotional. Their bond had grown strong, and she saw him as a grandchild. As she prepared a splendid bouquet for Evan’s mother, tears welled up in her eyes. She invited him to visit her shop in the future, and Evan promised to tell his mom about her.
注意: 1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
With the bouquet in hand, Evan rushed home to celebrate Mom’s birthday.
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As Evan handed his mom the bouquet, they were surprised to discover an envelope with several hundred-dollar bills inside.
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【答案】范文
With the bouquet in hand, Evan rushed home to celebrate Mom’s birthday. On seeing the gift, his mom was astonished. The bouquet was huge and looked expensive. Rather than being happy about it, she wondered where Evan had gotten it. “Evan Where did you get the money for this ” she asked, worried. With a big smile on his face, Evan told her the whole story and explained that he had once overheard Stacey’s conversations, learning she didn’t buy herself things to save money for him, so he made up his mind to give Mom a special gift for her birthday. Hearing the heartfelt words, mom was moved. She embraced him tightly, expressing her love and gratitude.
As Evan handed his mom the bouquet, they were surprised to discover an envelope with several hundred-dollar bills inside. Worried that Mrs. Carter had made a mistake, Evan suggested returning the money. They went to the flower shop immediately and handed the envelope back to Mrs. Carter. Smiling warmly, Mrs. Carter explained that it wasn’t a mistake but a birthday gift for Evan’s mother. She insisted they keep it, saying it was Evan’s affection for his mom that touched her and that she decided to lend a hand. Moved by Mrs. Carter’s kindness, mom invited her for dinner that night and they celebrated Stacey’s birthday together.
第二段落范文二：
As Evan handed his mom the bouquet, they were surprised to discover an envelope with several hundred-dollar bills inside. They hurriedly returned to the flower shop to let Mrs. Carter know how they appreciated her kindness but couldn’t accept the money because of mom’s firm belief－one should stand on his own feet. Mrs. Carter’s eyes were filled with admiration for the Stacey’s independence. She proposed a solution: Stacey could work at the flower shop whenever it was convenient. Mom’s face lit up with joy as she gladly accepted the offer. Stacey invited Mrs. Carter to dinner, not just as a birthday celebration but also as a way to express her gratitude to Mrs. Carter for everything she had done.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了八岁的埃文想为妈妈买一束花庆祝生日，埃文的决心给卡特夫人留下了深刻的印象，她同意雇用他。他的出现给她枯燥的工作带来了乐趣。顾客们发现埃文可爱又有趣，这使得卡特夫人的鲜花购买量增加，生意也兴隆起来。最后卡特夫人送了一束花给他，埃文为母亲庆祝了生日。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“埃文手里拿着花束，冲回家给妈妈庆祝生日”可知，第一段可描写妈妈看到花的反应以及埃文解释花的来历。
②由第二段首句内容“当埃文把花束递给妈妈时，他们惊讶地发现了一个信封，里面装着几百美元的钞票”可知，第二段可描写他们归还钱，卡特夫人表示是给他母亲的生日礼物。
2.续写线索：埃文拿着花回家——母亲高兴——埃文解释——发现钱——归还钱——卡特夫人解释——一起庆祝生日
3.词汇激活
行为类
①看到：see/spot
②庆祝：celebrate/observe
③下定决心做某事：make up one’s mind to do/be determined to do
情绪类
①感动的：moved/touched
②担心的：worried/concerned
【点睛】[高分句型1] Rather than being happy about it, she wondered where Evan had gotten it. (运用了where引导宾语从句)
[高分句型2] She insisted they keep it, saying it was Evan’s affection for his mom that touched her and that she decided to lend a hand. (运用了insisted后省略了引导词that的宾语从句，saying后省略了引导词that的宾语从句和and后的that引导并列的宾语从句，现在分词作状语和强调句式)汽开三中 2023—2024学年度下学期期中考试
高一英语学科试卷
注意事项：本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,共6页,总分150分,考试时间120分钟。
第I卷
第一部分 听力理解(共两节,满分30分)
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,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1Where are the speakers going to meet
A.In a lab. B.In a cafeteria. C.In a classroom.
2.What will Jeff take to school tomorrow
A.An apple pie. B.A carrot cake. C.A roast chicken.
3.What are the speakers talking about
A.Visiting a neighbor. B.Getting a library. C.Attending a meeting.
4.What will Jim probably do this weekend
A.Finish a project. B.Take a class. C.Have a rest.
5.Why does Amanda want to learn to play the guitar
A.To record popular songs. B.To perform her own music. C.To become a guitar teacher.
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。每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前,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。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6.What does the woman want to do
A.Open a bank account. B.Cancel a credit card. C.Withdraw some money.
7.Where will the woman go
A.Brown College. B.Dudley Road. C.Kingfield Street.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题,
8.What does the woman do
A.She’s a secretary. B.She’s a manager. C. She’s a salesperson.
9.What time will the meeting probahly be over
A.At 1:00. B.At 2:00. C.At3.00.
10.What does the man want to do before Friday
A.Meet Mr.Smith. B.Write a document. C.Move to a new office.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whose graduation day is it today
AAnnie’s. B.Steve’s. C.Jane’s
12.What does the man suggest the woman do
A.Arrive early. B.Sit near the stage. C.Take some pictures.
13.What is the relationship between the speakers
A.Brother and sister. B.Fellow teachers. C.Schoolmates.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.How does Laura sound at the beginning of the conversation
A.Anxious. B.Regretful. C.Surprised
15.What do we know about Peter
A.He has got a new job. B.He has four children. C.He has a big.
16.Why did Jim choose to work from home
A.To look after the kids. B.To get more sleep. C.To accompany his wife.
17.What is Peter going to do this afternoon
A.Hold a dinner. B.Give Sally a call. C.Attend a meeting.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.What is Jennifer Green doing
A.Conducting a class. B.Presenting a speaker. C.Recommending a book.
19What is Professor Bastian’s book about
A.Tips for escaping unhappiness.
B.Benefits of painful experiences.
C.Ways to develop reading ability.
20.What is Professor Bastian going to do next
A.Share his-stories. B.Discuss his plans. C.Explain his views.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Science Books for Kids of All Ages
To help you choose the perfect education al books for your child, we’ve created this handpicked list of the best science books for kids. The titles featured here spark curiosity, encourage leaning, and are lots of fun, too.
About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks
Author: Bruce Koscielniak; Price: US $8.55
Long ago people used the sun, the moon, and the water to tell time. Soon after we began using our knowledge about the natural world to build clocks and to create calendars made up of months and years. Centuries later, we have clocks and calendars all around us. This book tells the amazing story of how it all happened!
Animalium: Welcome to the Museum
Author: Katie Scott;Price: US $8.99
This book opens the doors of the natural history museum for your child all year round! It features 200 full-color specimens accompanied by lively, informative text and more. Discover the animal kingdom inglorious detail with unique illustrations that combine science and art.
Bang!: How We Came to Be
Author: Michael Rubino; Price: US $16.00
“Bang! And that was it, the beginning of everything.” So begins this beautifully illustrated story of evolution. This book conveys not only the facts but also the excitement of the scientific explanation of our world, from the origin of the universe to the present reality of our planet.
Bedtime Math: The Truth Comes Out
Author: Laura Overdeck; Price: US $10.99
This book makes learning about math as fun as dessert after dinner! It combines math and cool facts for one fun and wild adventure. Now kids can discover the science behind all their favorite things: marshmallows, soda, ice cream, and more. With over 100 math problems on a variety of topics, kids will find math isn’t just fun — it can be found everywhere!
1. What can kids learn in the book About Time
A. The tough life of ancestors. B. The origin of the sun and the moon.
C. The old ways to measure time. D. The wildlife in the natural world.
2. What do Animalium and Bang have in common
A. They are children’s novels. B. They are popular for cheap price.
C. They are collected in the museum. D. They are illustrated stories for kids.
3. Which book can make numbers fun and easy
A. Bang. B. Bedtime Math. C. Animalium. D. About Time.
B
Something strange has been happening to me lately: Women in the street have been telling me I'm brave.
My act of courage isn't much-I just stopped coloring my hair. I had brown hair that started going gray when I was 30. So, like a lot of women, I started dyeing (染)it. It was expensive and time-consuming. And my hair grows fast, so I needed to go back to the hair salon(美发厅) every 5 weeks.
Many people seem to enjoy holding onto their youth for as long as possible, giving off the impression that they don' t have much wisdom or many accomplishments. But our hair starts to turn gray and suddenly we start spending $500 or more a year to cover something our male colleagues don’t need to cover.
Of course, People should do what they want with their own body -my mother is 91 and still has "blond" hair, and why not I just wish more of us would feel that it was OK to be ourselves, because going gray has done more for me than saving me time and money.
I like my natural hair, just as it is. I like how it has got curly and full again. It is recovering after years of being damaged by chemicals. I also like that it has given me some needed attitude in a society that makes youth seem so important, while being against maturity. It reminds me that I'm not a kid anymore - and this isn't a bad thing. Not being a kid anymore means I read the books I want, and not the books i feel I should read. It means not wasting my time at events I don' t need to attend when I’d rather be with my family and friends.
When I see my hair in the mirror, it's a reminder that my time is limited, and I should spend it doing what matters. There's nothing shameful about growing older And pretending it's not happening is a way of giving up our power.
I see my gray hair as a little act of rebellion(反叛)against the idea that people lose value as they age, instead of gaining it. I see gray hair as my "flag" and I'm letting it fly proudly.
4. How does the author feel about coloring hair
A. It shows people’s great courage.
B. It is a good way to hold onto youth.
C. It shows wisdom and accomplishments.
D. It is not worth the time and money spent on it.
5. What should we do when we grow old according to the author
A. Give up our power.
B. Pretend to be still young.
C. Accept it and act positively.
D. Read as many books as possible.
6. What is the authors main purpose in writing this passage
A. To explain why youth is valued.
B. To share her opinion on growing older.
C. To stress the importance of different attitudes.
D. To analyze the advantages and disadvantages of aging.
7. Which can be the best title for the passage
A. Holding Onto Youth
B. Dyeing Your Hair
C. Gaining Value With Age
D. Valuing Wisdom Of Age
C
Every festival has its own meaning. Labor Day, for example, celebrates the value of hard work. Thanksgiving is about showing thanks to people around you. And Valentines’ Day is a time when you express love to your loved ones. But somehow it now seems that all festivals we just care about one thing — shopping. And that can be a big problem.
“In a way, over-consumption (过度消费) is the mother of all our environmental problems,” Kalle Lasn once told CNN. Lasn is the organizer of Buy Nothing Day, a day set up in Canada in 1992 to fight against unhealthy spending habits, and has now become an international event. It’s held on the day, which is known as Black Friday — a famous shopping day in the US and Canada.
You can see the irony (讽刺) here.
Even though the idea of Buy Nothing Day was brought up 26 years ago, we seem to need it now more than ever. It’s just as Lasn said, all the different kinds of pollution in our lives today — bad air quality, the reduction of forest area, endangered animal species, and plastic bags found in the ocean — seem to be the same cause: over-consumption.
The latest example is the Singles’ Day shopping craze of Nov 11, which saw a new sales record. But as Nie Li, a campaigner at Greenpeace, told Reuters, “Record-setting over-consumption means record-setting waste.” And it was reported that last year the Singles’ Day packages left more than 160,000 tons of waste, including plastic and cardboard. The Collins Dictionary has also just named “single-use” its Word of the Year, pointing out the problem that there’re too many things we tow out after only using them once.
So, Buy Nothing Day might only be here for one day a year, but it’s not just to remind us to the a break from shopping on that day, but to change our lifestyle completely, focusing on fun “with people we care about” rather than wasting money on useless things.
8. What’s the authors purpose of writing the first paragraph
A. To express the people’s love for all festivals.
B. To talk about the meaning of the festivals.
C. To appreciate the value of the festivals.
D. To bring out the topic of the passage.
9. Why did Kalle Lasn organize Buy Nothing Day
A. To help people save money. B. To cut the cost for daily life.
C. To prevent over-consumption. D. To set up a new sales record.
10. What’s Nie Li’s attitude towards the shopping craze
A. Opposed (反对的). B. Supportive.
C. Unknown. D. Neutral (中立的).
11. What can be a suitable title for the passage
A. Creating a New Lifestyle B. Buy Nothing Day
C. Festivals Around the World D. A Change in People’s Life
D
I was born and raised in England in a culture where privacy and “keeping yourself to yourself” were valued traditions. Speaking to strangers was not encouraged. People were most hospitable and friendly.
However, I have been lucky enough to spend some time in both Italy and the US, where I found traditions of hospitality and politeness to be very different.
I experienced Italian hospitality firsthand. On a crowded railway carriage travelling, one afternoon, from Genoa to Florence, sinking gratefully into an empty seat, I was scolded in rapid Italian by a gentleman who was returning to this seat ---- it had not been “spare” after all. I apologized in English, and got up to allow him back into the seat. The gentleman obviously had no understanding of the English language, but he, too, realized my genuine (真诚的) mistake. He smiled and gestured for me to remain in the seat, and he himself remained standing in the corridor for the remainder of the journey. The other occupants of the carriage smiled and nodded at me and made me feel quite welcome amongst them. I feel that if this had been in England, a foreigner who made a mistake would not always be so kindly treated.
Transport also featured in the differences I noticed between English and American culture. I flew to New York on a plane with mainly English passengers. We sat together in near silence. Nobody spoke to me nor, as I expected, to anyone else they did not know. They felt it was not polite to interrupt someone else’s privacy. However, when I travelled across the United States, whether by plane or bus, I was never short of conversation. Conversation was going on all around me and whoever sat next to me was happy to introduce themselves and ask me about myself. They obviously felt it would have been rude not to speak to another person, whether they were strangers or not.
12. What do we know about the occupants when the author was travelling in Italy
A. They were all on the side of the gentleman.
B. They all laughed at the author for his mistake.
C. They would not bear a mistake like the author’s in public
D. They all showed their understanding of the author’s mistake.
13. How does the author finally believe the Italian people are
A. Cold. B. Rude C. Helpful. D. Hospitable.
14. Why did English passengers sit in near silence according to the last paragraph
A. They were too tired to speak to anyone.
B. They were all strangers to each other.
C. Privacy was a valued tradition in England.
D. Everybody was deeply lost in though.
15. What can be the best title for the text
A. Different Ways of Hospitality and Politeness
B. Co-understanding Each Other
C My Unforgettable Travelling Experience Abroad
D. The Importance of Privacy
第二节((共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分))
根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Finding friends that share your interests does not have to be difficult. ____16____, and they want friends who enjoy the same sports, activities, social events and music. It can be as easy as attending one social event or going online and meeting people on friend seeking (寻找) websites. Learn how to find friends that share the same interests as you.
____17____. Some people may have moved to a different place and some people may want to make new friends within the town they have been living in for years.
Check out online friend seeking websites like friend , wayn.com or Facebook.____18____, and even do a search for certain qualities that you like in a new friend.
Go to social events in your area-maybe they support a cause you love or include a band that you enjoy. As soon as you meet someone at one of these events,you will know you already have an interest that you share.
Join a sports team at your community center. ____19____, and you can start from there.
Meet new friends through friends you already have. ____20____. If you and your old friend have things in common, then most likely (可能的) you will have things in common with their other friends.
A. Join a class in your community
B. Many people are looking for friends
C. Decide why you want to meet new people
D. Friends come and go throughout one’s lifetime
E. You will find people with the same interest in sports
F. Sometimes we can find a connection through a friend
G. You can meet friends that share the same interests on these websites
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分35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和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 (折叠) 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 found the letter. He had just_____24_____ his mother, wishing her a happy birthday. After he hung up, Carrell saw the_____25_____ 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 owner, so he posted it on the Internet. The message moved a lot of people,_____29_____one man.
“I was sitting at my friend’s house and saw a man’s_______30_______,” said Carrell. The comments (评论) included one from Robert Alvarado. He wrote, “I can’t _______31_______you found my baby’s letter.” Carrell reached Alvarado to_______32_______ the letter. It took a few days, but the men finally met on Thursday night.
“Eventually the letter made it home,” said Alvarado. “We are_______33_______ for what James Carrell did. We often forget the power of _______34_______ 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. destroyed C. lost D. posted
23. A. end B. part C. influence D. cause
24. A. promised B. invited C. seen D. called
25. A. paper B. cash C. bag D. tool
26. A. proved B. explained C. realised D. admitted
27. A. satisfied B. frightened C. shocked D. touched
28. A. start B. continue C. brighten D. ruin
29 A. obviously B. extremely C. especially D. probably
30. A. photograph B. arrival C. conclusion D. reply
31. A. forget B. believe C. understand D. pretend
32. A. read B. present C. return D. publish
33. A. ready B. grateful C. responsible D. anxious
34. A. little B. certain C. useless D. extra
35. A. unhappy B. beneficial C. lasting D. reasonable
第II卷(非选择题)
第二节 根据相应提示,用正确的单词形式填空,完成下列句子(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
36. The__________(多数) of Chinese have long followed the tradition of eating Laba porridge during the Laba Festival. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
37. Anyone who is caring and helpful, and has a _______________ (灵活的) schedule is welcomed to join us. (根据汉语意思填空)
38. We expressed our sincere ________ (祝贺) to him on winning the competition. (根据汉语提示单词拼写）
39. After__________(任命) as manager of the company, Tom spared no effor to improve commercial profits. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
40. The headteacher keeps telling his students that the future b__________to the well-educated. (根据首字母单词拼写)
41. Christmas is an important r_______ festival for Christians around the world.
42. After eating the p__________mushroom by accident, the girl was sent to hospital immediately. (根据首字母单词拼写)
43. There is a growing ________ (tend) for people to work at home instead of in offices.(所给词的适当形式填空)
44. __________(absorb) in writing a poem, the poet didn’t realize night was approaching. (所给词的适当形式填空)
45. As the old saying goes,“A workman must __________ (sharp) his tools if he is to do his work well.” (所给词的适当形式填空)
第三节 单句语法填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
46. The internet makes__________possible for friends to keep in touch even if they are faraway from each other. (用适当的词填空)
47. Therefore, no matter what will happen in the future, I’ll carry you __________ it. (用适当的词填空)
48. _________ is important is that you should set aside some time every day for sports so that you can keep yourself energetic. (用适当的词填空)
49. It is typical ________students to stay up reading till late night before the final exam. （用适当的词填空）
50. He has three sons, all of ________went abroad for further education. (用适当的词填空)
51. As a man, you should have the courage to admit __________ (make) mistakes. (所给词的适当形式填空)
52. The only approach__________solving the problem is discussing it at the conference. (用适当的词填空)
53. On hearing the good news, the girl burst __________ tears with relief. (用适当的词填空)
54. As far as I know, a large amount of money__________spent on the construction of the school last year. (用适当的词填空)
55. If it’s convenient for you, let’s meet at 8:30 outside the school gate. If __________, let me know what time suits you best. (用适当的词填空)
第四部分：书面表达(满分35分)
(一)应用文(15分)
56. 某英文报拟开设Cities in the world栏目，你对此很感兴趣。请你根据以下要点提示，写一篇介绍北京的短文投稿，内容包括：
1.城市概况：位于中国北部；人口超过2000万；中国的首都及政治中心；
2.城市景点：故宫(the Forbidden City)、天安门广场(Tian’ anmen Square)、长城等。
3.城市美食：北京烤鸭等
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文丰富连贯。
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(二)读后续写(20分)
57. 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。
Eight-year-old Evan stood by the sidewalk watching as Mrs. Carter opened her flower shop. He felt relieved that the shop hadn’t closed forever. Two days ago, when he passed by, there was a closed sign on the door and a note saying Mrs. Carter was sick. Evan was worried that he would never be able to get his “dream job” if the shop remained closed for too long.
Mrs. Carter, an 85-year-old woman, spotted Evan looking in her shop’s direction and waved hello to him. Excitedly, Evan ran up to her and expressed his desire to work at the shop. Mrs.Carter laughed quietly, finding it amusing that an eight-year-old wanted a job. Evan confidently explained that since his dad passed away, he had learned how to do various tasks, like taking out the rubbish, making sandwiches, and assisting his mom, Stacey, with groceries. He didn’t want any payment for his work; instead, he simply wanted a bouquet (花束) for his mom’ s upcoming birthday. He believed in working hard for what he wanted, just as his mom had taught him.
Impressed by Evan’s determination, Mrs. Carter agreed to hire him. She asked if he knew how to tie ribbons around flowers, and when she heard Evan’s affirmative(肯定的) response, they got down to making bouquets. Evan was excited to assist Mrs. Carter every evening for a whole week, and his presence brought joy to her boring work.Customers found Evan adorable and entertaining, which resulted in increased flower purchases and booming business for Mrs. Carter.
On Evan’s last day, Mrs.Carter felt emotional. Their bond had grown strong, and she saw him as a grandchild. As she prepared a splendid bouquet for Evan’s mother, tears welled up in her eyes. She invited him to visit her shop in the future, and Evan promised to tell his mom about her.
注意: 1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
With the bouquet in hand, Evan rushed home to celebrate Mom’s birthday.
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As Evan handed his mom the bouquet, they were surprised to discover an envelope with several hundred-dollar bills inside.
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