大连市 2023～2024 学年度第二学期期末考试
高一英语
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第一部分 听力（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。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。
Which activity will the man probably take part in
A. Clothing Recycling. B. Water Conservation. C. Clear Your Plate Campaign.
What will the man do
A. Book accommodation. B. Check in at the hotel. C. Print boarding passes.
Why does the woman like “Guernica”
She is a fan of Picasso.
It reminds her of an event.
Its colors are striking.
What happened to the man
A. He got a cut. B. He broke his arm. C. He was slightly burnt.
What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Manager and customer. B. Secretary and applicant. C. Interviewer and interviewee.
第二节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
What are the speakers mainly talking about
The impact of a disaster.
The cause of a typhoon.
The process of a rescue.
What are provided to the people there
A. Water and electricity. B. Food and living places. C. Vehicles and medical care.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
What is the woman doing
A. Requesting a ride. B. Borrowing a map. C. Asking the way.
Which road does the man advise the woman to take
The highway to Vancouver.
A country road to the airport.
The mountain pass to Route 3.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
How does Andrew feel about Clara’s marathon training
A. It’s amazing. B. It’s boring. C. It’s disappointing.
What is Andrew’s final decision
A. To enter for a marathon. B. To climb mountains. C. To join an outdoor club.
What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Ways to work out. B. A friendship club. C. Activities for weekends.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
Who is the “Person of the Week”
The host of the program.
A guest named Kevin.
A documentary filmmaker.
What is Kevin’s job about
A. Helping sea animals. B. Reducing pollution. C. Teaching about ocean.
What did Kevin free a turtle from
A. Oil on the legs. B. A plastic bottle. C. A plastic cloth.
What inspired Kevin’s career choice
A beach trip at twelve.
A documentary about ocean.
Saving some sea birds.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
What is the program designed for
A. Management skills. B. Artistic appreciation. C. Scientific exploration.
How many fields does the program cover
A. Twenty. B. Six. C. Fifteen.
What determines a student’s starting level
A. His or her interest. B. A starting test. C. Previous coursework.
What does the “Beyond the Classroom Series” offer
Advanced research projects.
Additional coursework.
Lab visits and conferences.
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
A podcast is a sound file similar to a radio broadcast, which can be downloaded and listened to on your phone or Pad. If you want to get entertained or learn something new, here are some most exciting podcast series.
Sixth Sense
Pam Sica’s friends said she should put her dog to sleep. After all, the 15-year-old golden retriever was aging and ― to make matters worse ― was now acting strangely. A long story about a family’s love for their dog and how he paid them back in the most shocking way.
Think Fast, Talk Smart
We all have the ability to express ourselves more clearly, especially at work. Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer Matt Abrahams discusses real-world challenges and offers tips such as writing better emails and preparing for meetings and presentations.
A Song Of Ice And Fire
For those who like long listens, George R. R.Martins series claims the (Iron) Throne (王冠 ). The first story, the 33-hour-long Game of Thrones, won a Guinness World Record for the “most character voices in an audio-book” with 224 characters alone.
Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV
Since it exploded in the early 2000s with shows like Big Brother and Survivor, reality TV has both fascinated and amazed viewers. The BBC’s Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes explore themes such as the Kardashians’ creation of celebrity (网红), and why Selling Sunset and Real Housewives are so successful.
Which podcast helps improve communicative skills
Sixth Sense.
Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV.
Think Fast, Talk Smart.
A Song Of Ice And Fire.
How many podcasts are suitable for listeners who are fond of long stories
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
What is the podcast Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV about
Discovering the truth behind the scenes.
Teaching how to be trained as a celebrity.
Providing survival skills in the wild.
Criticizing the shows given by BBC.
B
The founder of Earth Day was Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator (参议员). During the late 1960s, Americans experienced the unexpected side effects of high productivity of industry. Factories were giving out smoke while leaded petrol were used for vehicles, making air pollution increasingly severe.
What moved Senator Nelson to action was the 1969 massive oil spill (溢出) in California,
which had killed about 3,500 sea birds, besides sea animals like dolphins and seals, causing great public anger. Inspired by the student antiwar movement at that time, Nelson found it a proper time to channel the energy of the students towards a fight for environmental protection. And the sure-fire way was through public pressure. Thus Earth Day was born in 1970, and public environmental awareness took center stage.
On 22nd April 1970, millions of Americans took to the streets to demonstrate for a sustainable environment and thousands of students marched against the worsening environment. Different groups were now working together for a shared goal ― environmental conservation and the effort became effective. The government took tougher measures and affected businesses were forced to follow standards.
As environmental issues were not just localized ones but a global concern, the year 1990 saw Earth Day reach out to many more around the world. Earth Day 1990 helped pave the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, bringing together many nations for a joint effort towards protecting the environment.
For his role as founder of Earth Day, Senator Nelson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1995), the highest honour in the USA, by then US President Clinton. We salute (致敬) the man, as the fight for cleaner environment continues.
What motivated Senator Nelson to start Earth Day
High productivity of industry.
Increasingly severe air pollution.
The 1969 oil spill in the USA.
The students’ involvement in war.
What played an essential role in the birth of Earth Day
A. Students’ movement. B. Strict regulations.
C. Government’s measures. D. Public pressure.
In which year did Earth Day start to draw the world’s attention
A. 1970. B. 1990. C. 1992. D. 1995.
What’s the main idea of the passage
The establishment of Earth Day.
The effort of going green globally.
Fighting for cleaner environment.
Honoring the founder of Earth Day.
C
Almost everyone agrees that art is important, but they disagree on whether governments, using taxpayers’ public money, should be funding it. Also, if governments do spend money on art, what artworks should they buy and for what purpose
Most governments purchase well-known artworks for public galleries, such as the Metropolitan in New York, the National Gallery in London, the Louvre in Paris and the Uffizi in Florence, which are all free to the public. Most people do not object to public money being spent on keeping great artworks available to the public eye. However, there are some types the public are often not so happy about supporting.
In the 1980s when most people seemed to have lost interest in art, the Turner Prize was started in order to regain public’s attention again. This is a contemporary art award supported by taxpayers. In 1999, the Turner Prize came under great public criticism when Tracey Emin was shortlisted for the prize for her work called “My Bed”. “My Bed” was her actual bed which she had lain in for days following a relationship breakup. To some, this was a breakthrough and some visitors even jumped into the bed and rolled around. To others, it was simply a dive into the depths of human depravity (堕落).
But is the kind of “work”done by Emin “art” And should the public pay for it, especially
when it is so controversial (有争议的)
Western art is certainly at a crossroads. Does it keep exploring the dark side or does it seek an ideal beauty Perhaps the answer depends on the public at large and the values they hold. Many people were pleased when Richard Wright won the Turner Prize in 2009 with his fresco (壁画). Its artistic beauty, poetic nature and use of historic tradition might shows that society is looking for something more positive and “rooted” in its history again. If public money is spent on art, it is essential that the public play a key role in debating both art, and what art they are willing to pay for.
Why are some galleries mentioned in Paragraph 2
A. They are well known worldwide. B. They appeal to the public.
C. They offer free admission. D. They are publicly funded.
What do we know about “My bed”
A. It’s a controversial painting. B. It caused opposing reactions.
C. It seeks ideal beauty and truth. D. It goes against contemporary art.
Which word can best describe the public’s attitude to Wright’s fresco
A. Appreciative. B. Opposed. C. Doubtful. D. Unhappy.
Who should have the final say on public investment in art according to the passage
A. Artists. B. The government.
C.Taxpayers. D. Turner Prize winners.
D
Victor Borge once wrote, “Laughter is the closest distance between two people.” Yet laughter isn’t always positive for relationships. Think of your friend laughing at your embarrassing mistake. This kind of unshared laughter can have the opposite effect.
Now, a new study explores when laughter works as a social glue. While all genuine laughter may help us feel good, shared laughter may communicate to others that we have a similar worldview, which strengthens our relationships.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina found a way to produce shared laughter to measure experimentally how it might impact a relationship with a stranger. Participants watched a funny, not-so-funny, or not-funny-at-all video while video-chatting with another same-sex participant. Unknown to them, the video chat displayed a pre-recorded clip (片段) of someone laughing the same amount for each of the two funny videos, but only smiling occasionally during the unfunny video. This produced more shared laughter in the first situation, less shared laughter in the second, and no shared laughter in the third. Afterwards, the participants then filled out questionnaires about their sense of similarity to their video partner, and how much they liked or wanted to get to know their video partner.
Results showed that, across the different videos, the amount of shared laughter had consistent (一致的) effects on the participants’ sense of similarity to the video partner ― and that this, in turn, increased how much participants liked their partner and wanted to affiliate with him or her. “For people who are laughing together, shared laughter signals that they see the world in the same way, and it momentarily improve their sense of connection,” says Sara Algoe, co-author of the study.
How can we put these findings into practice Algoe suggests that relationship partners may want to find opportunities to laugh together in order to boost closeness, especially before having difficult conversations. Likewise, shared laughter could be introduced into staff meetings to make people feel more on the same page and thus become more productive.
What is the finding of the experiment
Laughter creates distances.
Laughter is a reliable social glue.
Unshared laughter has negative effect.
Shared laughter brings closeness.
What are the participants asked to do in the experiment
Record the reaction to the videos.
Video chat with a same-sex stranger.
Fill out questionnaires on the videos.
Laugh the same amount each time.
Which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “affiliate with” in Paragraph 4
A. Connect with. B. Turn to. C. Agree with. D. Refer to.
In which situation is shared laughter probably used according to Algoe
A. During a court meeting. B. After seeing a doctor.
C. Before solving conflicts. D. When taking an exam.
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。
Sometimes, it’s good to be bored
“I am dying of boredom,” complains the young wife Yelena in Chekhov’s 1897 play Uncle Vanya. Of course, if Yelena were around today, we know what she would do: pull out her smartphone and find something fun. Today it is easy to get rid of boredom. 36
That is the finding of two fascinating recent studies. In one, researchers asked subjects to do something boring, like copying out numbers from a phone book, and then take tests of creative thinkings. The result 37 In the second study, subjects gave more answers to a word test than a non-bored control group after being forced to watch a dull screensaver.
“An restless mind hungers for stimulation, so boredom becomes a seeking state,” says Sandi Mann, the psychologist at the University of Central Lancashire. “ 38 .” Parents will tell you that kids with “nothing to do” will eventually invent some fun games to play ― with a cardboard box, a light switch, whatever.
The problem, the researchers worry, is that these days we don’t struggle to overcome these slow moments. “ 39 ” Mann says. “This might relieve us temporarily, but it shuts down the deeper thinking.” So here is an idea: Instead of always avoiding boredom, embrace and face it. Sometimes, anyway. Mann has found she gets some of her best thinking done when she is driving her car and therefore can’t be distracted by her phone.
40 The good type inspires you to see what can come of it. The bad type, in contrast, tires you and makes you feel like you can’t be bothered to do anything. An important part of our modern task, then, is learning to evaluate these different types of boredom ― to distinguish the useful kind from the harmful one.
And there is, of course, bad boredom.
Bored subjects came up with more creative ideas.
But what if boredom is a meaningful experience
These moments are a lot more valuable than expected.
Actually, tips on getting away from boredom are countless.
We try to kill every moment of boredom with mobile devices.
When not satisfied with your state, you’re seeking and engaged.
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 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I hated that I was born with a cleft palate ( 腭 裂 ). I clearly knew how ugly I looked to others: a(n) 41 lip, crooked nose, lopsided teeth and somewhat unclear 42 .
When asked, “What happened to your lip ” I’d say that I’d fallen as a baby and 43 it on a piece of glass. Somehow it seemed more 44 to have suffered an accident than to have been born different. I firmly believed that I didn’t 45 the love outside my family. And then I entered Grade Three and 46 Mrs. Leonard, a very lovely teacher.
The time came for the annual “hearing tests”. I was 47 able to hear anything out of one ear, but I was not about to reveal another problem that would single me out as 48 . Thus I 49 . I had learned to watch other children and 50 them to raise my hand during group testing. The “whisper test”, however, required a different kind of deception ( 欺骗 ). Each child would close one ear with a 51 , and the teacher would whisper something, which the child would repeat. While waiting for my turn, I 52 what Mrs. Leonard might say, maybe things like “The sky is blue.” or “Do you have breakfast ”.
My turn came up. I turned my bad ear to her, 53 the other tightly with my finger, and then gently 54 my finger out enough to be able to hear. I waited and then heard the words that changed my life forever. Mrs. Leonard said 55 , “I wish you were my little girl.”
41. A. bleeding B. injured C. misshapen D. smooth
42. A. speech B. mood C. thought D. behaviour
43. A. burned B. cut C. bitten D. rounded
44. A. sufficient B. reliable C. worthwhile D. acceptable
45. A. value B. desire C. ignore D. deserve
46. A. encountered B. joined C. attracted D. amused
47. A. mostly B. fortunately C. barely D. incredibly
48. A. ugly B. outstanding C. kind D. different
49. A. quitted B. cheated C. rejected D. failed
50. A. follow B. permit C. request D. persuade
51. A. pole B. cloth C. finger D. device
52. A. insisted B. questioned C. argued D. wondered
53. A. plugging B. taking C. catching D. breaking
54. A. bent B. folded C. stuck D. backed
55. A. desperately B. softly C. loudly D. coldly
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。
The Space-Time Painter, written by Chinese writer Hai Ya, has won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette at the 81st World Science Fiction Convention, 56 (hold) in Chengdu on October 18th to 23rd, 2023. It is the third time that the Hugo Award 57 (present) to Chinese writers.
The Space-Time Painter was inspired by the life experience of Wang Ximeng. He is a talented Chinese painter in the Northern Song Dynasty, and for centuries people all sing high praises 58 his masterpiece One Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains. Hai Ya said, “The artistic value of the painting as well as the gifted painter himself deserves our 59 (admire). So I created 60 character of painting prodigy ( 奇 才 ) Zhao Ximeng to reproduce Wang’s legend ( 传 奇 ) by telling a 61 (fiction) story.” In the story, after much suffering, Zhao’s mind abandons his physical body and enters a space, 62 a modern police officer is investigating a case involving an ancient painting.
Hai Ya started writing sci-fi stories in 2016. He works in the day and writes at night. He thinks of himself as more of a sci-fi enthusiast 63 a writer. “I am so delighted to win the award and earn positive 64 (comment) from readers.” said Hai Ya. “I hope my works could inspire more people 65 (think) about technology, time and art and bring Chinese sci-fi to a global audience.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节 （满分 15 分）
假定你是李华。你校英语报举行“我敬佩的科学家”征文比赛。请根据要求投稿， 内容包括：
人物简介；
给出理由。注意：
写作词数应为 80 个左右；
请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
第二节 （满分 25 分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Keeping Hope Alive in the Storm
One day, my parents took my younger brother, Kaleb and me to visit my aunt’s family, who lived on a beautiful lake. We planned to have a family dinner together.
While parents made dinner, my cousin Jerel showed us around. Seeing the yellow rubber boat near the bank, I excitedly urged for a boat ride. Jerel agreed. He grew up on this lake. Though he was 16, it didn’t seem to bother him that I was 12 and Kaleb was 7.
We couldn’t wait to jump into the rubber boat, took up the paddles ( 浆 ) and set out. Our destination was the small rocky island in the middle of the lake. We laughed and chatted as we paddled along. The sky was blue with piles of white clouds. It was a bit cold, but our life jackets kept us warm.
After half an hour, we reached the island. We jumped off and tied the boat to a huge rock. We started to explore the desert island. We were having so much fun that we didn’t notice the weather had changed. Dark clouds gathered and the wind picked up. Then thunder rolled across the sky. Jerel looked worried and nudged me, “A storm is on the way. We need to rush back!”
Jerel led us back to the shore. The calm water had turned into a mess. The boat bounced up and down in the waves. Jerel yelled, “Jump into the boat! Hurry!” We held onto the side of the boat and managed to climb into it. Surprisingly, we found our boat stuck firmly in the rocks. What’s worse, there was a big hole at the bottom. Maybe it was torn open by the sharp rock.
Suddenly, the rain poured down upon us, beating against our faces and pounding our life jackets. Kaleb was terrified and started crying. We decided to seek shelter from the rain. Before we headed back, Jerel shouted, “Wait! Let’s get the boat out onto the shore! It will help us build a shelter.”
注意：1．续写词数应为 150 左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。大连市2023~2024学年度第二学期期末考试
高一英语答案
第一部分听力（共两节，共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
1~5 CCBAB 6~10ABCBA 11~15 CABAB
16~20 BCABC
第二部分阅读（共两节，共20小题：每小题2.5分，满分50分)
21~25 CBACD 26~30 BDDBA 31~35 CDBAC
36~40 CBGFA
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）
41~45 CABDD 46~50 ACDBA 51~55 CDADB
第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)
56.held
57.has been presented 58.for
59.admiration(s)
60.the
61.fictional 62.where
63.than
ments
65.to think
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
The scientist I admire most is Tu Youyou,the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in China.
Tu Youyou is best known for her research in qinghaosu.After a decade-long effort,she
successfully got qinghaosu from a Chinese herb,which proves very effective in fighting a deadly
disease and therefore saves countless lives.
I admire Tu Youyou not only because of her groundbreaking achievements but her inner
strength.Despite numerous challenges,Tu Youyou never gives up.Her commitment to science
proves the power of perseverance and hardworking.(88)
第二节（满分25分）
"No problem.Let's get started!"I said.With Jerel pushing hard at the end and I dragging
with full strength at the front,we managed to get the boat out of the rocks and settled it onto the
shore.We turned the boat over,leaving one end onto a huge rock and the other fixed onto the
ground.Seeing the rain still pouring through the hole,Jerel took off his life jacket and covered it.
Then we hurriedly crawled under the boat,feeling safe and relieved.(79)
Now under the shelter we could do nothing but wait.It was getting darker.Hungry and
frightened,Kaleb started crying again.Seeing the endless rain,I felt upset too.Jerel hugged us
tightly and said,"Keep hope alive.We will make it."His voice was calm but his words really did
the trick.Kaleb stopped crying.Jerel told stories to cheer us up.Then time didn't seem hard to
pass.We waited patiently until parents came to our rescue.This unforgettable experience throws
a new light on the significance of hope-overcoming fear and bringing power.(83)
高一英语试卷答案第1页（共4页）
