新会第一中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期末考试
英 语 试 题
注意事项:
1.答题前,考生务必把自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡相应的位置上。
2.做选择题时,必须用2B铅笔把答题卷上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案标号。
3.非选择题必须使用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔,将答案写在答题卡规定的位置上。
4.所有题目必须在答题卡上指定位置作答,不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
5. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后,将答题卡交回。
第一部分 听力 (共20小题,满分20分)
第一节 听3段独白,每段独白后有1-2小题,从题中所给的ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项,每段独白读两遍。(共5题,每题2分,满分10分)
听第1段独白,回答第1题和第2题。
1. Who would like to make small talk according to the speaker
A.Relatives. B.Strangers. C.Visitors.
2. Which of the following is a frequent topic in small talk
A.Politics. B.Movies. C.Salaries.
听第2段独白,回答第3题和第4题。
3. When did the TV show Hero Elementary start
A. In June 2019. B. In June 2020. C. In June 2021.
4. What is Mr. Sparks’ role in Hero Elementary
A. He is a teacher B. He is a superhero C. He is a scientist
听第3段独白,回答第5题。
5. What is the Walker Art Gallery known for
A. Its collections of modern art.
B. Its collections of Victorian paintings.
C. Its music events.
第二节 角色扮演(共15题,满分10分)
你有20秒时间阅读下列情境,然后准备答题。
角色:你是Tom。
任务:(1)与Mary谈论去南京的旅行;
(2)根据谈话内容回答问题。
(一) 听对话,补全句子。录音仅读一遍。(共4空,每空0.5分,满分2分)
Mary is going to Nanjing and she has been making 6. ______ 7. ________.
Tom thought Nanjing was the 8. ______ of several 9. ________ .
(二) 请先根据中文提示将3个问句补充完整,然后听录音的回答,记录重要信息。录音回答播放两遍。(共6空,每空0.5分,满分3分)
① 你们打算如何去南京
10. ________ do you 11. ________ to go to Nanjing
② 你们想参观哪些地方
Which 12. ________ do you want to 13. ________
③ 你们将住在哪里
14. ________ will you 15. ________
(三) 现在请根据前面所听到信息,完成16-20小题的回答,每空不超过3个词。(每小题1分,满分5分)
16. Who will travel with Mary
— Her ________.
17. Why has Mary decided to visit Nanjing
— Because it played ________ in China’s history.
18. What does Mary think of taking a high-speed train to Nanjing
— It’s ________ and cost-effective.
19. What attracts Mary so much about Nanjing Fuzimiao
— Its grand architecture and ________.
20 How long does walking from Mary’s hotel to Qinhuai River take
— About ________.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (共11小题,每小题2.5分,满分27.5分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
An Amazing Explorers Club In 2023 Summer
◆Participants: Full day club for children who aged 6 15.
◆Time: Monday—Friday, July 10th 28th, 8:30 am 3:30 pm. We have weekends off.
◆Schedule:
WEEK Ⅰ July 10th 2023 (Monday) July 14th 2023 (Friday)
WEEK Ⅱ July 17th 2023 (Monday) July 21th 2023 (Friday)
WEEK Ⅲ July24th 2023 (Monday) July28th 2023 (Friday)
◆Fees: $415 per cycle.
◆Tips:
1 Register for a single week or multiple weeks.
2 If you want to cancel your reservation and receive a full refund, please submit your application at least two weeks in advance.
◆Club Structure:
The day is divided into two thematic sessions per age group. Club members have a three-hour morning class engaging with a morning theme (8:30am to 11:30am) and a one-hour lunch break, followed by another three-hour class engaging with an afternoon theme (12:30pm to 3:30pm). Snack periods are held throughout the day. All club members should bring their own bagged lunch and snacks.
◆Club Content:
Explorers Club organizes engaging arts, history and science-related activities in every! class, and focuses on a range of topics that emphasize active learning, exploration and, most of all, fun! All club sessions are created with age-appropriate activities that are tailored to the multiple ways that kids learn.
◆Club Staff:
Club members enjoy a staff-to-child ratio ranging from 1:4 to 1:7 depending on the age group. Instructors are passionate educators who are experts in their fields and have undergone training and a background check.
1. Which of the following dates are you able to cancel your registration with a full refund
A. July 10th. B. June 22th. C. July 9th. D. June 26th.
2. How are club members separate into different groups
A. By age. B. By awareness. C. By gender. D. By nationality.
3. How many hours of class will you have altogether if you register for a single week
A. 42. B. 30. C. 21. D. 15.
B
When Belquer first joined a team to make a better live music experience for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, he was struck by how they had developed more solutions to enjoy concerts. “What they were doing at the time was holding balloons to feel the vibrations (震动) through theirfingers,” Belquer said. He thought the team could make something to help hard-of-hearing people enjoy live music even more with the technology now available.
Belquer, who is also a musician and theater artist, is now the “Chief Vibration Officer” of Music: Not Impossible, which uses new technology to address social issues like poverty and disability access. His team started by tying different vibrating cell phone motors to bodies, but that didn’t quite work. The vibrations were all the same. Eventually, they worked with engineers to develop a light haptic (触觉的) suit with a total of 24 vibrating plates. There are 20 of them tied to a undershirt that fits tightly around the body like a hiking backpack, plus one that ties to each wrist and ankle. When you wear the suit, it’s surprising how it feels.
The vibrations are mixed by a haptic DJ who controls the location, frequency and intensity of feeling across the suits, just as a music DJ mixes sounds in an artful way. “What we’re doing is selecting and mixing what we want and send it to different parts of the body,” said the DJ. The haptic suits were just one component of the event. There were American Sign Language interpreters; the music was displayed on a screen on the stage.
The suits are the star attraction. Lily Lipman, who has auditory processing disorder, lit up when asked about her experience. “It’s cool, because I’m never quite sure if I’m hearing what other people are hearing, so it’s amazing to get the music in my body.”
4. What surprised Belquer about people with hearing problems
A. The attitude they held to life. B. The way they enjoyed music.
C. The love they had for balloons. D. The frequency they vibrated fingers.
5. Why did the team’s initial attempt fail
A. The vibrations lacked variety. B. The vibrations were irregular.
C. The motors were the same. D. The motors hardly worked.
6. What is paragraph 3 of the text mainly about
A. Displaying music on the stage.
B. Selecting proper suits for participants.
C. Mixed methods helping people feel the music.
D. Interpreters with excellent sign language skills.
7. What does Lily Lipman think of the suit
A. It’s comforting. B. It’s challenging. C. It’s satisfying. D. It’s disturbing.
C
When I stepped into the Samcheong Park Library in Seoul, I saw the future. The simple building had a nice selection of books and a cafe where readers could enjoy coffee while gazing at the leaves outside. It was specifically designed without any latest technology.
“What’s so innovative about that ” a librarian in Toronto asked when I showed her pictures. Innovation to her meant digital technology, like 3D printers. “Why couldn’t they both be innovative ” I asked.
We are constantly told that innovation is the most important force in our economy, without which we would be left behind. But that fear of missing out has led us to fall into the false trappings of innovation over truly innovative ideas that may be simpler and more effective. This mindset implies that if you just buy the new thing, you have innovated! Each year, businesses and individuals run around like broken toy robots, trying to figure out their strategy for the latest buzzword equipment.
At best, this is a waste of resources. Devices are bought, used and abandoned, as the technology’s capabilities fall short of its promise. But at its worst, this approach can truly cause damage. Schools cut field trips to purchase tablets with few proven panies that applied AI into hiring have actually strengthened gender and racial prejudices.
True innovation isn’t just some magic devices. It is a continuing process of reflection and reassessment, which often means adopting “old” ideas and tools in a new context, or even returning to methods that worked in the past. Adjusted properly, these rearview(后视的) innovations have proved as transformative as novel technologies.
Look no farther than the streets of New York, which have been redesigned recently to accommodate cyclists with car-free zones. The idea isn’t new. It was created half a century ago, with the aim of bringing cities back to their residents. And while e-reader sales have been exploding, Penguin just announced it would publish tiny printed books, an ideal solution for a market demanding both convenience and physicality.
8. Which of the following best describes Samcheong Park Library
A. Dull but convenient. B. Simple but refreshing.
C. Old-fashioned but cozy. D. Unexceptional but spacious.
9. What can we learn about innovation from Paragraph 3
A. Its true meaning is to buy new things.
B. It is important for the growth of economy.
C. It shouldn’t involve simple and effective ideas.
D. Its true meaning has been misread by the public.
10. Which statement will the author probably agree with
A. Magic devices encourage innovation.
B. Innovation should be human-centered.
C. The power of technology is undervalued.
D. Wasting resources are a must for innovation.
11. What is the writing purpose of the text
A. To introduce some best ideas about innovation.
B. To show that future lies in returning to the past.
C. To convince people of the true meaning of innovation.
D. To stress the important role innovation plays in economy.
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。
Whenever we make a choice, whether it’s as big as getting married or as small as an argument with a friend, we are driven by our values. Values tend to be single-word concepts like freedom, equality, selflessness, honesty. ____12____ They’re a kind of moral GPS we can use to navigate through life. If you know your values, you have directions that point you toward the people and actions and habits that are best for you.
One way to recognize the values by which you live is look at how you spend your money. ____13____ Do you really spend your money wisely we often have a strange perspective on what’s “worth it”, which doesn’t quite make sense if you reflect on it later.
Pay attention to who you talk to, what you watch, and what you do with your time. ____14____ If you’re just going from one day to the next without questioning your values, you’ll be swayed by what everyone else — from your family to marketing professionals — wants you to think. A thought comes into my mind and I ask myself: Does this fit my chosen values or those that others have selected for me
____15____ If you’re an overworked parent who wants to make your kids your priority, make friends with other parents who hold the same idea, so you can exchange support and advice.
Values make it easier for you to surround yourself with the right people, make tough career choices, use your time more wisely, and focus your attention where it really matters to you. ____16____
A. All of these push values and beliefs.
B. Is your precious time wasted or well spent
C. Your bills actually reflect what matters most to you.
D. That might sound rather abstract, but these values are really practical.
E. Who you surround yourself with helps you stick to your values and achieve your goals.
F. Without them we are swept away by outside voice instead of following our inner voice.
G. When we drive through a new area, we wander aimlessly if we don’t know the directions.
第三部分 完形填空 (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。
For me, one cultural shock was during my stay in South Korea.
In 2019, I went to Seoul to teach English. As soon as I landed I went to dinner. I was pescatarian(鱼素者) at the time and asked if we could go to a restaurant that ____17____ fish.
Unlike Western restaurants, Korean restaurants usually specialize in a(n) ____18____ dish. My host’s entire family accompanied me, including her 2 kids and his grandmother. I wasn’t given a menu, as in Korea it’s usually the oldest person that chooses what to ____19____.
My first surprise was the banchan (side dishes). I was ____20____ by all the “exotic” smells, tastes and textures while sitting on the floor. But the most ____21____ part of the meal was the main dish. The waiter ____22____ some octopus tentacles (触角). On closer ____23____, I saw that they were still moving on the plate as if trying to ____24____.
But the grandmother kept ____25____ the live octopus in some lettuce and ____26____ it down my throat. In Korea you ____27____ that age and position are of great importance, so I just had to ____28____ what I was given.
This was the first experience that ____29____ my eyes to the complexity of cultural norms. What is considered “weird” at one end of the world is totally ____30____ at the other end. I learned to just open my mouth and take a big bite of that ____31____.
17. A. served B. promoted C. advertised D. cooked
18. A. striking B. expensive C. specific D. attractive
19. A. order B. treat C. enjoy D. decide
20. A. amazed B. inspired C. disappointed D. overwhelmed
21. A. unbearable B. significant C. poisonous D. desirable
22. A. took up B. tend to C. brought out D. figure out
23. A. observation B. selection C. reflection D. interaction
24. A. disguise B. escape C. fade D. march
25. A. wrapping B. roasting C. tearing D. combining
26. A. settling B. stuffing C. delivering D. squeezing
27. A. admit B. predict C. learn D. admire
28. A. swallow B. digest C. reject D. absorb
29 A. opened B. feasted C. limited D. kept
30. A. precious B. unexpected C. flexible D. normal
31. A. mystery B. charm C. difference D. fortune
第四部分 单项选择题(共10小题,每小题1分;满分10分)
32. ________ their English, some teams are determined to use English as their working language.
A. Improving B. Improved C. Having improved D. To improve
33. ______ in her best clothes, the girl tried to make herself ______ at the party.
A. Dressed; noticed B. Dressing; to be noticed
C. Get dressed; noticed D. Dressing; noticing
34. What do you think you _______ at this time next year
A. will do B. will be doing C. are about to do D. do
35. I ________ the office when the telephone rang.
A. was about to leave B. would leave C. left D. was to leave
36. One day, an idea ________ Waters that maybe her cooking could help her make some money.
A. struck B. beat C. occurred D. recalled
37. Many people now make a rule to buy cards for their friends before Christmas.
A. themselves B. it C. that D. this
38. The place ________ interested me most was the Children’s Palace.
A. which B. where C. what D. in which
39. ______ is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making progress.
A It B. As C. That D. What
40. Mary was not in her bedroom yesterday afternoon. She ______ in her classroom.
A. should have been B. must have been
C. must be D. should be
41. It will take some years _______ most new homes begin to use this new technology.
A. until B. after C. before D. when
第五部分 语义匹配 (共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,有5处划线,从每题所给四个选项中选出与划线意义的最匹配选项。
Many parents worry that showing negative emotions in front of their children will ___42___cause them to suffer. For example, children may end up thinking it’s their fault or simply “catch” the emotion. Indeed, this worry has a sound ___43___ basis — the phenomenon of “emotional contagion” (情绪感染) is real, and one recent study found that parents can ___44___ transfer their fear of going to the dentist, for example, to their children.
On the other hand, there is the natural idea that we should “be real”with our children, and that they will ___45___ benefit from watching a parent who struggles and eventually ___46___ deals with their negative emotions like any other human being.
42. A. determine B. lead C. force D. carry
43. A. tension B. construction C. foundation D. collection
44. A. deliver B. attach C. replace D. gather
45. A. earn B. select C. profit D. preserve
46. A. settle down B. put forward C. carry out D. stand for
第六部分 课文填空(共20小题,每小题0.5分;满分10分)
Passage 1
根据课文内容,在空白处填入所缺的单词。
Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you will be ___47___ by evidence of four different groups of people who took ___48___ at different times throughout history. The first group, came in the first century. Some of their great ___49___ included building towns and roads.
Passage 2
根据课文内容,在空白处填入所缺的单词。
A virtual choir helps connect ___50___ people together. Many people do not have close friends or ___51___ who have the same interest in music. Many others do not have the chance to join a local choir. A virtual choir ___52___ them to add their voices to those of other ___53___ and become part of the global community.
Passage 3
根据课文内容,在空白处填入所缺的单词。
At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of ___54___ like the majority of girls, she chose to study medicine. “Why should girls learn so much Finding a good husband should be their final goal!” her brother ___55___, thinking of high tuition fees. She ___56___, “I’d rather stay single to study all my life!”
Passage 4
根据课文内容,在空白处填入所缺的单词。
“Are you alone What’s out there ” People have always ___57___ up at the star and wondered about space. Today, scientists design ___58___ to carry astronauts into space to make important ___59___. Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are ___60___ enough to ___61___ life.
Passage 5
根据课文内容,在空白处填入所缺的单词。
Their project got stuck. However, Tu Youyou would not ___62___ defeat. She ___63___ the medical texts again, and by chance, she found one sentence ___64___ a different way to treat wormwood. She ___65___ that boiling the sweet wormwood ___66___ destroyed its medical properties.
第七部分 语法填空(共10小题,每小题1分;满分10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。
Paper cutting is one of the most popular decorative Chinese handicrafts. It is popular for its low cost and artistry. Rural women often make paper cuttings in their spare time when farming is not busy. As a ____67____ (reflect) of its philosophical origins paper cutting is comprehensive and attractive. Moreover, folk paper cutting conveys (表达) the content and nature of traditional culture with ____68____ (it) own particular language.
The history of paper cutting ____69____ (date) back to around the 6th century. From the 7th to 13th century, paper cutting became popular ____70____ (especial) during Chinese festivals. The art spread to the rest of the world in the 14th century.
These days, with a pair of scissors ____71____ a piece of red paper, Fu Zhao’e from the Ningxia Hui autonomous region cut out an image of Argentina football star Lionel Messi within a couple of minutes.
Since the Qatar World Cup ____72____ (start), Fu, 63, has been creating works of football superstars, ____73____ are favored by a lot of her friends. “I can cut out anything that I can picture in my mind, people, animals and scenery____74____ (include),” said Fu, ____75____ (add) that people say the cuttings were lifelike.
Fu is a national-level inheritor (继承人) of paper-cutting. Her works show the customs of northwestern China and have strong ethnic characteristics. She was recognized as _____76_____ Chinese folk craft artist by UNESCO.
第八部分 单句填空(共10小题,每小题1分;满分10分)
请根据首写字母及括号内中文提示填入正确的单词形式。(在答题卡上写完整单词)
77. There is some e_________(证据) that outdoor activities are good for us.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)
78. It is p_________ (证明) that heat is a form of energy. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
79. Wow! These l_______(灯笼) are amazing. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
80. Do you wake up every morning feeling e________ (精力充沛的). (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
81. The beauty of the world lies in the d_________ (多样性) of its people. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
82. Most paper bags are now already made from r__________ (回收利用的) paper products. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
83. Some customers are easily p__________ (说服) to buy what they don’t need. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
84. Your lights will come on the i_________ (瞬间) that you enter the door. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
85. The woman sat in the chair, h________ (抱紧) her knees. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
86. It is a day for people in China to show r__________ (尊敬) to seniors. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
第九部分 完成句子(共5小题,每小题2分;满分10分)
根据中文意思按要求完成下列句子。每空不超过5个词。
87. _________________ (留意) anyone tailing us. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
88. To me, nothing _________________________ than a healthy body. (没什么比……更加重要) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
89. ________________ (被这段音乐打动了), he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.” (根据汉语提示完成句子)
90. Other famous sites include the Tin How Temple and Bank of Canton, ________ (仅举几例). (根据汉语提示完成句子)
91. _______________ (除了是……外) the kingdom of flowers, it is home to many ethnic minors. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
第十部分 写作(共一节,满分15分)
92. 假定你是校学生会主席李华,你校将举办主题为“My beautiful hometown”的英语演讲比赛,请给外教Byron写邮件邀请他来当评委。内容包括:
1.比赛介绍;2.评委职责。
注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Byron
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
听力:1-5 BBBAB 6.travel 7.plans 8.capital 9.dynasties
10.How 11.plan 12.places 13.visit 14.Where 15.live
16.cousin 17.an important role 18.more convenient 19.long history 20.15/fifteen minutes
阅读理解
1. B 2. A 3. B
4. B 5. A 6. C 7. C
8. B 9. D 10. B 11. C
12. D 13. C 14. A 15. E 16. F
17. A 18. C 19. A 20. D 21. A
22. C 23. A 24. B 25. A 26. B
27. C 28. A 29. A 30. D 31. C
32. D
33. A
34. B
35. A
36. A
37. B
38. A
39.B
40. B
41. C
42. B 43. C 44. A 45. C 46. A
47. surrounded 48. over 49. achievements
50. ordinary 51. contacts 52. enables 53. individuals
54. marriage plained 56. responded
57. looked 58. vehicles 59. discoveries 60. suitable 61. support
62. acknowledge 63. analysed 64. suggesting 65. concluded 66. apparently
67. reflection 68. its 69. dates 70. especially 71. and 72. started
73. which 74. included 75. adding 76. a
77. evidence或者vidence
78. proved或者roved
79. lanterns或者anterns
80.energetic或者nergetic
81. diversity或者iversity
82. recycled或者ecycled
83.persuaded或者ersuaded
84. instant或者nstant
85. hugging或者ugging
86. respect或者espect
87.Keep your eyes open for
88. is more important
89.Moved by this music
90.to name but a few
91. Apart from being
92. 】Dear Byron,
I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to invite you to be a judge for an upcoming English Speech Contest with the theme “My beautiful hometown” at our school.
The contest aims to provide our students with an opportunity to showcase their English speaking skills and express their love and pride for their hometowns. As a judge, your responsibilities would include evaluating the students' speeches based on their content, language proficiency, delivery, and overall impact. The contest will take place on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at our school auditorium.
If you have any further questions or require more details, please feel free to let us know.
Yours,
Li Hua