衡齐高中2023-2024学年高一下学期7月（期末）考试
英语
一、听力选择题
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1．Where does the conversation probably take place
A．On a train. B．In a police station. C．In a train station.
2．What time is it now
A．Around 5:15 p. m. B．A round 5:30 p. m. C．Around 5:45 p. m.
3．What does the woman probably do
A．She’s an engineer. B．She’s a salesperson. C．She’s a reporter.
4．What else did the woman lose
A．Her phone. B．Her wallet. C．Her car keys.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
5．Where does the woman know about the man
A．From a house agency. B．From a friend. C．From an ad.
6．How will the man help the woman
A．By assisting her with her home loan application.
B．By opening a new credit card for her.
C．By giving her cash.
7．When will the woman come to the man next time
A．On Sunday. B．On Friday. C．On Monday.
8．How much is Jack’s new jacket
A．$100. B．$130. C．$140.
9．What does James mean
A．They can make a detailed plan.
B．He will make a decision at the last minute.
C．The woman should have invited him earlier.
10．Why doesn’t the woman sell her paintings
A．She doesn’t think she is talented enough.
B．She doesn’t care about making money.
C．She doesn’t know how to begin.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11．Where are the speakers probably
A．On a city street.
B．In a grocery store.
C．In the woman’s apartment.
12．Why does the man move to a new city
A．To attend university.
B．To try to make a lot of money.
C．To work for his dream company.
13．How long has the woman most likely lived in the apartment
A．For one year. B．For two years. C．For four years.
14．What does the man request from the woman
A．Staying quiet at night.
B．Asking other roommates to leave him alone.
C．Allowing him to keep his pet in the apartment.
15．What is the man going to do on Sunday
A．Visit his mother. B．Do some gardening. C．Move into a new house.
16．What are the two speakers mainly talking about
A．What to do in Florida.
B．When to visit New York.
C．Where to spend their vacation.
17．What has happened to Bob
A．He has fallen ill.
B．He has been late for work.
C．He has gone for a business trip.
18．What did the man do last year
A．He won a competition.
B．He worked as a volunteer.
C．He enjoyed some exhibitions.
二、阅读理解
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19．Who will train the children on Monday afternoons
A．Brett. B．Lynsey. C．Lorraine. D．Draycot.
20．How long does each lesson of Fitness Fun last
A．30 minutes. B．45 minutes. C．60 minutes. D．75 minutes.
21．Where can we most probably find the above information
A．In a hotel. B．At a school. C．In a cinema. D．At a hospital.
Puffins are adorable birds with big, colorful beaks (喙) that live in grassy cliffs in the Far North. One summer day, my husband and I boarded the boat to Flatey Island, eager to catch a glimpse of these charming creatures.
As soon as the boat left the harbor, the rain started pouring. The wind picked up, and the boat began to jump. I was beginning to feel seasick.
By the time we reached the island, my fingers were blue. The boat wouldn’t go back for four hours. We huddled under the shelter of a warehouse, wondering what to do. Then a woman wearing mittens (手套) came close to us. “You look cold,” she said. “Would you like to come to our house for lunch ”
It was a small yellow house at the edge of the village. It was full of people, young and old. They made room for us at the table. We ate and drank a lot, and they told us all about the puffins and the other birds on the island.
It was almost time for the boat to leave, our new friend Sigrid walked in the rain with us to the puffins’ cliffs. We sat still on the wet rocks, watching the birds fly right toward us, cocking their heads as if wondering what we were doing on their island. They made us laugh.
When the boat whistle blew, Sigrid took my hand to say good-bye. “Your hands are so cold!” Slipping her mittens off, she handed them to me. “You need to have mittens for the boat ride,” she said.
It’s been seventeen years, and I still have Sigrid’s mittens. They’re not fancy and bright like the puffin’s beak. But as much as I liked those funny little birds, it’s the mittens I think of when I remembered the island. I’ve spent years trying to be as kind to someone else as Sigrid was to me that day.
22．What was unexpected for the couple at first
A．Remote living place of the puffins. B．The peaceful boat ride.
C．Delay in getting on board. D．The cold rainy weather.
23．What does the underlined word “huddled” mean in paragraph 3
A．Walked. B．Crowded. C．Chatted. D．Relaxed.
24．Which word can best describe the couple’s trip on Flatey Island
A．Disappointing. B．Struggling. C．Exciting. D．Heart-warming.
25．What is the best title for the text
A．Puffins and Mittens B．A Close Puffin Watching
C．A Magical Trip to Flatey Island D．Surviving a Day with Sigrid
Wild animals seem to have escaped the Indian Ocean tsunami, adding weight to the idea that they have a “sixth sense” of disasters, experts said on Thursday.
Sri Lanka wildlife officials have said the waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island’s coast seemingly missed wildlife, with no dead animals found.
“No elephants are dead, not even a dead hare (野兔) or rabbit. I think animals can sense the disaster. They have a ‘sixth sense’. They know when things are happening, H.D．Ratnayake, director of Sri Lanka’s Wildlife Department, said on Wednesday.
The waves washed floodwaters up to 3 km inland at Yala National Park in the southeast, Sri Lanka’s biggest wildlife reserve and home to hundreds of wild elephants. “There has been a lot of evidence of dogs barking or birds migrating (迁徙) before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. But it has not been proved,” said Matthew van Lierop, an animal behaviour specialist at Johannesburg Zoo. “There have been no specific studies because you can’t really test it in a lab or a field setting,” he said. Other authorities agreed with this opinion.
“Wildlife seems to be able to pick up certain signs, especially birds. There are many reports of birds detecting coming disasters,” said Clive Walker, who has written several books on African wildlife.
Animals certainly rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger such as predators (掠食动物). The idea of an animal “sixth sense” is a lasting one that the evidence of Sri Lanka’s damaged coast is likely to add to.
26．What happened after the Indian Ocean tsunami
A．Many people died but wild animals survived.
B．The “six sense” of wild animals developed.
C．Wild animals were killed or went missing.
D．The coast was found in good condition.
27．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “detecting” in Paragraph5
A．Taking up. B．Putting up. C．Picking up. D．Bringing up.
28．What is the text mainly about
A．It seems that animals can save themselves from natural disasters.
B．The different opinions about animals’ natural power.
C．How to protect wildlife when disasters happen.
D．The serious damage of the Indian Ocean tsunami.
29．In which section of a newspaper can we read this text
A．Travel. B．Custom. C．Culture. D．Discovery.
Every two weeks, the time period after which many people collect a paycheck, a language dies.
So concerning is the potential for language loss that the National Science Foundation this year launched the Documenting Endangered Languages program to advance knowledge related to endangered human languages. The launch of the program is even more urgent given the fact that about half of all current languages being used in the world have been classified at varying degrees of endangerment.
At the University of Arizona, which is an important site for language preservation, a number of researchers are involved in activities meant to document endangered and lost languages. Others are working to help preserve languages classified as "moribund", meaning that no children are learning their native languages as their first
languages in their own homes.
A number of UA programs—some of them decades old—are dedicated to language preservation. Most recently, Christian Ruvalcaba, a graduate student, launched "The Language Capital Project "and is creating maps for corresponding website to help non-national language speakers to find and connect with one another.
"Languages allow people to create an identity for themselves and as community members", said Elizabeth Kickham, a visiting professor in the UA Department of Linguistics. "Language is so closely tied to culture: it not only reflects cultural practices, it is also influenced by them. Language and culture influence each other, so it’s difficult to separate them. You can, but you lose something when you do."
"One of the advantages of studying at the University of Arizona is the wealth of linguistic diversity to be found among the student population,” said Kickham, who involved her students in language preservation training this semester.
"Exposure to diverse populations, including languages, enables a richer understanding of the human experience," Kickham said. " Languages are beautiful. When people hear someone speaking a language they needn’t feel that the person doesn’t know how to speak English but rather that person has a wealth of resources."
30．Why did the National Science Foundation launch the program
A．To bring back lost languages.
B．To develop endangered languages.
C．To increase understanding of endangered languages.
D．To investigate the number of endangered languages.
31．What do the maps created by Ruvalcaba inform people about
A．Where there is a website for lost languages
B．Where non-national language speakers live.
C．Where they can learn the national language.
D．Where they can communicate in their native language.
32．What did Kickham want to point out in what she said
A．The influence of cultural practices. B．The importance of diverse languages.
C．A need for language preservation training D．A better understanding of different cultures.
33．What is the best title for the text
A．Language Loss Calls for Preservation B．Language Reflects Human Self-identity
C．Preserving Non-national Language D．Identifying the Causes of Language Loss
Overcome Your Procrastination
Procrastination (拖延) is a phenomenon we are familiar with. When we procrastinate we waste our free time and put off important tasks we should do until it’s too late. It’s a bad habit stopping us achieving greater success in life. 34
Break your work down into little parts.
Part of the reason why we procrastinate is that we find the work too much and huge for us. Break it down into little parts, and then focus on one part at a time. If you still procrastinate after doing so, break it down even further. 35
Change your environment.
Look at your work desk and your room. Do they make you want to work or do they make you sleepy 36
Create a detailed timeline with specific deadlines.
37 That’s because we would get the impression that we have time and keep pushing everything back until it’s too late. Break down your project, and then create an overall timeline with specific deadlines (截止日期) for each small task. In this way, you know you have to finish each task by a certain date.
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I’m so sure if you spend just 10 minutes talking to people like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, you’ll be more inspired to act than if you spend the 10 minutes doing nothing. The people we are with influence our behavior.
A．Talk to people who inspire you to take action.
B．Having a friend makes the whole process much more fun.
C．Soon, your task will be so simple that you will think you can do it now.
D．If it is the latter, you should begin to change your workspace.
E．Having just one deadline for your work is like an invitation to procrastinate.
F．Find out someone who has already achieved the similar result to your goals.
G．Here, I will share some personal steps taken to overcome procrastination with great.
三、完形填空
Why are younger age group so much more willing to post an offensive message on social media Why aren’t we changing the 39 in the actual cyberbully (网络欺凌) That’s when I had a idea What if I gave them a chance to 40 what they were doing If an adolescent 41 to post an offensive message on social media, and if I went, “Whoa! Hold on. You’re about to shoot an offensive message to someone. That can really 42 them. Are you sure you want to post this message ”, would they still be 43 to do it
So early this year, using my science and technology skills, I 44 a software system. And basically, they were able to compare whether a caution which caused adolescents to consider what they were doing actually reduce their 45 to post offensive messages.
In the end, I was able to get 1,500 46 trials of data. 93% of the time when adolescents 47 a caution that says, “Whoa! You’re about to post an offensive message”, they finally 48 their mind. I was able to 49 the willingness to post offensive messages from 71.4% to 4.6%.
Now, the app Rethink has become widely popular. I also currently hold a patent for this 50 idea. According to the data, Rethink has 51 that, in those seconds, when you decide whether or not you’re going to hit “post”, the 52 of the seconds means so much in the future. So, I encourage all of you: rethink before the damage is done. We need to slow down, 53 , and consider what we’re doing.
39．A．value B．attention C．behavior D．interest
40．A．complain about B．think about C．focus on D．comment on
41．A．arranged B．refused C．managed D．attempted
42．A．sacrifice B．motivate C．hurt D．confuse
43．A．stubborn B．willing C．ashamed D．warm-hearted
44．A．acquired B．invested C．approved D．created
45．A．intention B．strength C．desire D．courage
46．A．unique B．academic C．complicated D．effective
47．A．ignore B．send C．receive D．post
48．A．lost B．changed C．kept D．set
49．A．challenge B．adjust C．betray D．decrease
50．A．ridiculous B．shallow C．fantastic D．conflicting
51．A．proven B．guaranteed C．assumed D．known
52．A．imagination B．flash C．inspiration D．stimulation
53．A．struggle B．hesitate C．pause D．decline
四、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。
China’s annual Ice and Snow Festival, with its fairy-tale ice sculptures, opened late last week, 54 (attract) crowds of tourists who shuffle(拖着脚走) carefully over the slippery snow 55 drag their children in sledges around the park.
This year the ice park covers 810, 000 square meters with 250, 000 cubic meters of sculptured ice, 56 (harvest) from the nearby frozen Songhua River, and lights up at night with colorful lights. The sculptures, some a few-storey-high, feature Chinese-style-buildings, fairy-tale castles, and one fashions after Beijing’s Temple of Heaven. Several ice slides 57 (build)for children and adults around the park. The average number of people visiting the park daily has increased 58 (significant) to around 30, 000 this year, and hotel rooms in the city have been booked past the Spring Festival in February. Over the New Year’s holidays, the festival park received over five times more visitors a year ago, with 59 63, 200 people visiting.
This year’s winter has proven to be 60 important season for Harbin, as interest in the icy destination rises quickly after social medium 61 (post) show many people from the warmer south crowding into the snowy city, seen as key in jump-starting the “ice and snow” economy there. The tourists from the south, 62 wrap themselves up tightly to brave the sub-zero chill and wear cute furry eared hats, win an adorable nickname from the locals, “ 63 (south) little potatoes”.
五、书信写作
64．假定你叫李华，这个暑假得知“国际山地旅游暨户外运动大会”即将在黔西南州兴义举行。请根据以下要点写一封信申请做志愿者，内容包括：
1．写信的目的；
2．自身优势；
3．服务项目。
注意：1．写作词数应为80个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
参考词汇：国际山地旅游暨户外运动大会the International Mountain Tourism and Outdoor
Sports Conference
Dear Sir or Madam,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
六、书面表达
65．Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
College admission season is upon us. With the ever-increasing competition among college applicants, writing an effective and sincere college recommendation letter is one way high school teachers can help students stand out among the competition. Here are a few things I have learned how to write a recommendation for my students.
Try beginning your letter with something the person tasked with screening hundreds of recommendation letters will remember. I like to start with an amusing story that illustrates who the student is and how others perceive them. Make sure to use the student’s full name for the first reference and then just the first name after that. My favorite strategy is to end the paragraph with a single sentence that highlights the student’s strongest characteristics.
In the body of the letter, focus on who the student is rather than what the student has done. What college reps want to know is how the student will fit into their environment. Give specific examples of how the student achieved--did they overcome obstacles or tackle any challenges to reach their goals I usually write two short paragraphs for the body. Sometimes the first relates character to academics, and the next relates character to extracurricular activities. Other times, I use the student’s characteristics as the main focal points.
Conclude with a sincere statement of recommendation for the student to the college of their choice. When sending the recommendation to a single college, use the college’s name in your recommendation. Lastly, I return to using the student’s full name in my final reference to him in the letter.
My last statement encourages the college to contact me with any further questions. I’ll be surely delighted to receive any of their inquiry, meaning my student is under their consideration!参考答案：
1．C 2．C 3．B 4．C
5．B 6．A 7．C
8．B
9．C
10．C
11．A 12．C 13．B 14．C
15．B
16．C
17．A
18．C
19．A 20．B 21．B
22．D 23．B 24．D 25．A
26．A 27．C 28．A 29．D
30．C 31．D 32．B 33．A
34．G 35．C 36．D 37．E 38．A
39．C 40．B 41．D 42．C 43．B 44．D 45．A 46．D 47．C 48．B 49．D 50．C 51．A 52．B 53．C
54．attracting 55．and 56．harvested 57．were built 58．significantly
59．about 60．an 61．posts 62．who 63．southern
64．Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m Li Hua. Learning that the International Mountain Tourism and Outdoor Sports Conference is recruiting volunteers, I’m writing to apply for the position.
I do believe that I’m qualified for the job. Firstly, as a responsible and easy-going boy, I’m good at cooperating and solving problems. Besides, being fluent in oral English makes me communicate with foreigners without difficulty. More importantly, I have relevant working experience before. Finally, I’d like to apply for service at the reception desk.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I’d appreciate it if you could give me the chance.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
65．High school teachers should know how to write college recommendations for students. First, a unique beginning such as a story can attract profession’s eye. Second, using examples to demonstrate how the student achieved his aims for the body part is essential. Finally, a conclusion includes both college’s name and student’s full name, necessary for encouraging the college to ask questions.
