湖南省益阳市安化县两校联考2023-2024学年高一下学期7月期末英语试题（含答案）

2023-2024学年下学期期末自检
高一英语
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第一部分　听力(共两节,满分30分)略
第二部分　阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Newport, a beachfront city of beauty and excitement, is popular among tourists. Check out the top things to do in this wonderful city.
The Wedge
Whether you’re a passionate surfer, or you simply want to relax and watch the daring wave runners and body surfers, the Wedge is the perfect place to spend your afternoon. The Wedge has some of the largest waves in Southern California, measuring up to 30 feet. Obviously, it’s not a place for beginner swimmers or young children.
Balboa Fun Zone
The small park is full of fun activities for children, and with views of the Pacific, they are sure to enjoy their time. This boatyard-turned-amusement park has been in operation since the mid-1900s. Over time, more and more activities have been added, and nowadays there are enough features to keep you busy for hours.
Fashion Island
Fashion Island is a shoppers’ paradise, featuring more than 100 brand-name stores, including large chain stores like Macy’s and Neiman Marcus. It also shelters a variety of local and upscale dining options, a Whole Foods Market and a movie theater. Children can enjoy playing with the little games scattered around the area while parents are shopping.
Newport Beach Whale Watching
Newport Beach is one of the country’s best whale watching destinations. In winter and early spring, you’ll catch sight of gray whales migrating south to give birth to their calves; they’ll turn around and head north around April or May. In summer and fall, blue whales are often found swimming in the waters surrounding Newport Beach.
1．What’s an advantage of the Wedge
A．It offers free swimming lessons. B．It features fun activities for children.
C．It is popular for family vacations. D．It is a great beach to enjoy surfing.
2．Which is suitable for those who want to taste the local specialties
A．The Wedge. B．Fashion Island.
C．Balboa Fun Zone. D．Newport Beach Whale Watching.
3．When can visitors see gray whales and their calves
A．Around April or May. B．All year round.
C．In winter and early spring. D．In summer and fall.
B
On a Saturday morning last November, I got up at 5 to be at the Armory track on 168th Street in Harlem, a neighborhood in Manhattan for the girls’4×2 relay race (接力赛).
I joined the team when I was a freshman at Abraham Lincoln High School. I hadn’t considered it until a girl came up to me and said, “You look like a good runner. Would you like to join the track team ” She thought I would make a good runner because she saw my legs and arms were built, but I was just naturally slim.
I was excited and surprised, “I don’t know. What do I have to do ”
“It is a lot of hard work and devotion. It’s not easy.”
She was right. My team had practice every day from 3:30 to 6 except for Fridays. When we didn’t have practice, I’d run on my own on the boardwalk. I got faster and focused. Track helped me get away from troubles. Arguments with my mom, problems with schoolwork, and dramas with the kids at school. I felt calm every time I ran.
I got to the Armory at 7. My team was already there. We gave each other hugs and high fives. When the officials called for the relay race, I went out to the starting line. Then the gun went off. As I pounded the track, I was focusing so much on myself. I started running away from my problems. I couldn’t see anyone or anything but the finish line. Everything else was just a blur. I
fought to the finish line. I wasn’t only fighting against the other teams; I was also fighting to win my battle against my stress.
I could feel the wind blowing against my skin. I felt like I was flying. My stress disappeared. I came in second as I passed the baton (接力棒) to my teammate.
4．Why did the author take up running
A．By chance. B．Due to stress. C．Out of interest. D．For weight loss.
5．What benefit did the author get from running
A．Having a regular life style. B．Escaping from her problems.
C．Doing well in school work. D．Getting along well with Mom.
6．What does paragraph 6 mainly talk about
A．The running process. B．The team spirit.
C．The training hardship. D．The race purpose.
7．What can we learn form the passage
A．Every dog has its day. B．Challenges build character.
C．Talent is the key to success. D．Accidents can lead to the right path.
C
On Nov.13, 2023, the Kenyan government announced a surprise public holiday for a nationwide tree planting day, part of its plan to plant 15 billion trees by 2032.
“This Monday on Nov.13, the public across the country were expected to plant trees as a contribution to the national efforts to save our country from the terrible effects of climate change,” said Kindiki, the Home Minister of Kenya.
Kenya’s present forest coverage stands at about 7%. Deforestation speeds up climate change, which is worsening droughts in the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, where rains have failed for five seasons in a row. So the government has set aside more than $ 80 million this year, managing to augment tree coverage to more than 10%.
“It is a moment for Kenyans to stand together in the defense of our environment,” said Soipan Tuya, the Environment Minister. He referred to the day as “a ‘hummingbird(s)’ contribution day”. Hummingbirds are small birds, but they play an important part in the environment by pollinating(授粉)flowers.
He added, “Having been planting trees for most of my life, I thought I was doing rather
well, but the government’s plan to plant 15 billion trees by 2032 was ‘an unprecedented(史无前例的)show of promise by the government towards our climate action duties.’”
8．What is the purpose of the public holiday
A．To increase economic income. B．To encourage people to plant trees.
C．To allow people to get more rest. D．To remind people to get close to nature.
9．Which word is the closest in meaning to “augment” in paragraph 3
A．Increase. B．Figure. C．Record. D．Stop.
10．What does Soipan Tuya want to say by referring to the day as “a ‘hummingbird’ contribution day”
A．We should get on well with birds. B．No contribution is too small to leave an impact.
C．Each animal is important to nature. D．It is time to protect hummingbirds.
11．What is the best title for the text
A．Kenya Is Taking Action to Protect Wildlife
B．Kenya Is in Face of Environmental Problems
C．Kenya Improves Relationships with Their Neighbors
D．Kenya Surprises the Public with a Holiday to Plant Trees
D
Are you a fan of birds If so, you may have admired their beautiful colors and sweet songs. But do you know these feathered friends can actually do more than that
A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports finds that exposure to birds, either in the home or outdoors, can boost people’s moods.
Researchers at King’s College London used a smartphone app built by the school’s Urban Mind project to collect the real-time feelings of study participants upon seeing or hearing a bird. A total of 1,292 people living in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States participated in the study which was conducted between April 2018 and October 2021.
The app asked participants three times a day whether they could see or hear a bird followed by a series of questions on their mental well-being. Participants were also asked questions about whether they could see trees, plants or hear any water to see if people were experiencing better mental well-being due to being in or seeing nature, and not just because of exposure to birds.
According to the study, the mental well-being of study participants with and without depression was significantly improved after seeing a bird or hearing birdsong compared to not seeing or hearing a bird.
There is a growing number of studies that link spending time outdoors (either in green leafy places or next to bodies of water) to improved mental health. But there are few studies that look at how different aspects of nature can play into humans’ mental well-being.
And while the study adds to the small pile of research on birds and mental health, the report marks the first time researchers have studied the responses to birds and mental well-being in real-time, according to Ryan Hammoud, lead author of the study.
“They kind of examine nature as a single object when nature includes many different characteristics and features like trees, plants, water, birds,” said Hammoud, “We choose to focus on bird life to try and understand which specific characteristics of nature benefit mental well-being.”
12．What is the purpose of paragraph 1
A．To introduce a phenomenon. B．To bring in the topic.
C．To ask an interesting question. D．To provide background information.
13．How did the researchers conduct the study
A．By analyzing previous studies. B．By observing the behavior of birds.
C．By gathering feelings of participants. D．By studying people’s effect on birds.
14．What does Hammoud think of the new study
A．Pioneering. B．Interesting. C．Conventional. D．Practical.
15．What is the main idea of the text
A．Bird watching has become a popular hobby.
B．Exposure to birds can improve mental well-being.
C．Nature is the best medicine for mental health issues.
D．Spending time outdoors can impact mental health positively.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
Laziness and tiredness are so alike that it is difficult to tell them apart. 16 .
Feel unrelated to everything.
People experiencing·tiredness-most commonly don’t feel like themselves anymore, don’t feel interested in anything and always struggle with sense of helplessness to manage their lives.
Used to be active.
A clear difference between someone who’s tired and someone who’s lazy is that tired people felt attracted by many things before. 17 . And they find it hard to do the things they once loved.
Become moody and angry.
18 Do you often feel emotionally (情感上地) out of control and don’t know why If you start to have trouble controlling your emotions, especially when it never used to be a problem for you, this might be a warning sign of tiredness rather than laziness.
19 .
One of the signs is that you care little about yourself and try to keep away from others. You don’t want to dress up yourself and you spend most of your time by yourself doing nothing.
Change day by day.
Tiredness develops in different stages. All of the points mentioned above won’t just happen overnight. However, by the time you reach the final stage, tiredness has already become rooted so deeply in your life that the continuous mental and physical tiredness become much greater and harder to treat. 20 .
A．Focus on signs
B．Pay little attention to your selfcare
C．Do you suddenly find yourself easily angry
D．Do lazy people always feel uninterested in things around
E．But they may now be struggling to find interest or enjoyment
F．Here are five obvious signs to show you’re experiencing tiredness rather than laziness
G．So the earlier you notice signs of tiredness, the more easily you can get help and recover from it
第三部分　语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day recently, Laurie Fenby was 21 at a garage sale in Rochester New York and as she was leaving, she found a 22 on the ground.
Laurie looked inside and 23 a Jamaican (牙买加人的) driver’s license, some American cash and some Jamaican 24 . She tried all the usual ways to find the man, whose name was George. She 25 for suggestions through Next door, a community website. One lady advised her to contact (联系) a little 26 that is known to have many Jamaican migrant (移民) workers as 27 . Laurie called the store and found that yes, indeed, there was someone named George who 28 his wallet.
When George contacted her, he was able to 29 everything in the wallet and Laurie was able to 30 it. But it didn’t stop there. Laurie asked George, “What do you and the migrant workers 31 ” He said they need some warm clothes. Laurie 32 contacted the community and was able to organize a clothing 33 . Many people donated lots of 34 , shoes and other supplies. Recently Laurie met George and the other migrant workers in Rochester. They were so 35 to Laurie and her friends.
21．A．studying B．lying C．sleeping D．shopping
22．A．letter B．bottle C．wallet D．box
23．A．found B．explored C．selected D．discussed
24．A．shelters B．cash C．clothes D．water
25．A．applied B．fought C．asked D．waited
26．A．restaurant B．church C．store D．hotel
27．A．robbers B．enemies C．patients D．clients
28．A．caught B．lost C．kept D．took
29．A．identify B．prevent C．quit D．overcome
30．A．collect B．return C．hide D．escape
31．A．forget B．want C．protest D．check
32．A．slowly B．secretly C．abruptly D．immediately
33．A．show B．competition C．donation D．preparation
34．A．coats B．bikes C．books D．trees
35．A．thankful B．cruel C．impolite D．helpful
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Henry was walking along the street 36 (hold) the bank note in his hand. His coat was 37 (wear) in several places. He saw a sign for a tailor’s shop. Henry walked into the shop and wanted to buy a suit coat. One clerk treated him in 38 rude manner. Then another clerk came up to serve him. Finally, Henry took a suit coat. When he said he had no any small change and 39 (pay) it in a month, the clerk tried to control his anger, saying, “I suppose a gentleman like you only 40 (carry) very large bills.” Henry told him not to judge people 41 their clothes and that he just didn’t want to cause him trouble with a large note. The clerk said no trouble. So Henry gave the bank note to the clerk. The clerk was so 42 (astonish) that he dropped Henry’s coat. He folded the bill and 43 (slow) unfolded it again, as if looking at something he couldn’t believe was there .Seeing the scene, the owner asked the clerk to give Henry the change quickly. However, when he saw the bank note, he changed his attitude and took Henry to another part of the shop, 44 there was a wide range of 45 (option) for Henry to choose from.
第四部分　写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46．假设你是红星中学高二学生李华，你的英国朋友Jim在写给你的邮件中提到他对中国历史很感兴趣，并请你介绍一位你喜欢的中国历史人物。请你给Jim回复邮件，内容包括：
1.该人物是谁；
2.该人物的主要贡献；
3.该人物对你的影响。
注意：1.词数不少于80；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
47. 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。
No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own efforts. I learned this lesson from an experience many years ago. I took the head coaching job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program. The school took part in the league matches every year. However, it never ended well. We were more of the audience, watching and cheering instead of sweating out in the fields.
Fortunately, the school held the tradition that the school’s old team was to play against the new team at the end of spring practice. For lack of resources, the old team bad no coach, and they didn’t even practice to prepare for the game.
I was assigned (指派) as the coach of the new team, which was why I was excited. I believed that we were going to win, but to my disappointment, we were defeated. I couldn’t believe I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I tried to figure out the reason and what I should do next.
It didn’t take long before I came to realize that my team was depending on me. Without proper guidance or previous experience, my team was at a loss what to do. I had to change my attitude so that I could bring out the best in them about their ability and potential.
I would let my action do the talking. First, I started doing anything I could to help them build a little pride. I could see their spirits lifted, with their head held high in great confidence. Most importantly, I began to treat them like winners. Only when they regarded themselves as winners could they willingly invest time and energy.
This summer, the other teams enjoyed their vacations.
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Six months later, football season started.
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参考答案：
1．D 2．B 3．A
4．A 5．B 6．A 7．B
8．B 9．A 10．B 11．D
12．B 13．C 14．A 15．B
16．F 17．E 18．C 19．B 20．G
21．D 22．C 23．A 24．B 25．C 26．C 27．D 28．B 29．A 30．B 31．B 32．D 33．C 34．A 35．A
36．holding 37．worn 38．a 39．would pay 40．carries 41．by/from 42．astonished 43．slowly 44．where 45．opinions
46．Dear Jim,
It’s great to hear from you. I feel proud to know that you are interested in Chinese history.
As for my favorite figure in Chinese history, it must be Wei Yuan, a great thinker in the late Qing Dynasty. He, in his book, Haiguo Tuzhi(Maps and Records of the World), introduced modern technologies and ideas to China. That opened our eyes to the world. In fact, he inspires me to major in English in college, to be a bridge between China and the world.
Interested in knowing more I can find you some books. Just let me know.
Yours,
Li Hua
47．
This summer, the other teams enjoyed their vacations. We met every day and practiced passing
and kicking the football. At first, some complained that even the hardest practice couldn't change the fact that they were the last. The whole team was covered by the sense of depression and failure. What I could do at that time was to company them and try to cheer them up. Encouraged by my persistence, the team gathered the spirit of trying again and practiced even harder. This time, we sweated out in the fields instead of being the audience, watching and cheering. Every inch of the field has seen the effort of my team.
Six months later, football season started. After suffering our failure on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to improve. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a victory for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn't what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest thrills of my life! From the game I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can influence the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and encouraged them. I helped them to see themselves differently, and they built themselves into winners. Winners are made, not born.