浙江省金华市东阳市中天高级中学2022-2023学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

中天高中2022-2023学年第二学期期中考试试卷

高一英语

选择题部分

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间讲试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

1. What day is it today?

A. Tuesday.

B. Wednesday.

C. Friday.

2. Where is the man's jacket?

A. On the sofa.

B. On the floor.

C. In the washing machine.

3. What does the man want the woman to do?

A. Have breakfast with him.

B. Wake him up in the morning.

C. Change a room with a different view.

4. What are the speakers probably doing?

A. Making an engine.

B. Looking at a photo.

C. Playing with a model train.

5. Why does the man like the cake?

A. The outside is soft.

B. It has a lot of eggs.

C. It is not too sweet.

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。

6. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Environment protection.

B. Public transportation.

C. A birthday party.

7. How does the man usually go to work?

A. By bus.

B. By car.

C. By bike.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the man advise the woman to do?

A. Have a check-up.

B. Take some medicine.

C. Drink more hot water.

9. What does the woman drink every day?

A. Tea.

B. Milk.

C. Coffee.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How can people learn more about the party?

A. From the posters.

B. From the article.

C. From the big flag.

11. When will the man probably finish the article?

A. Next Wednesday.

B. Tomorrow afternoon.

C. Tonight.

12. Who are the speakers?

A. Students.

B. Reporters.

C. Dancers.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题

13. Why does the woman go to Japan?

A. To study.

B. To work.

C. To travel.

14. What did the man plan to do originally?

A. Work in a supermarket.

B. Open his own business.

C. Stay at his old job.

15. What does the woman think about the man's decision?

A. Suitable.

B. Determined.

C. Complicated.

16. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Friends.

B. Workmates.

C. Teacher and student.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What time did the plane take off?

A. At 5:00 p.m.

B. At 8: 00 p.m.

C. At 11: 00 p.m.

18. Whom did the speaker go to Fifth Avenue with?

A. Her father.

B. Her mother.

C. Her cousin.

19. What surprised the speaker about the Fifth Avenue stores?

A. The low price.

B. The good service.

C. The store decoration.

20. Which city is the speaker from?

A. New York.

B. Los Angeles.

C. London.

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

Countries around the world ring in the new year with unique folkways (风俗习惯), often carried out at the strike of midnight. We rounded up ways to bring international New Year's Eve experiences to you.

Japan: Eat toshikoshi soba.

Shiwasu is the end-of-the-year period in Japan, filled by many traditions like traveling to see family and thoroughly cleaning your home. To celebrate New Year's Eve, people eat toshikoshi soba, which can symbolize having a long and lucky life along with a clean break from the year.

Spain: Eat 12 grapes.

The tradition of eating grapes for good luck began in Spain, but it is now practised around the world. When the clock starts ringing at midnight, eat one grape with each ring. It's even luckier if you're wearing special New Year's Eve underwear while eating your

grapes. A pair of red underwear can bring you a new year of love, while yellow may bring

joy and good luck.

Denmark: Jump off a chair.

In Denmark, one does not simply let the new year happen. You go on the offense (讨厌的东西) and jump into it. Just before midnight, stop what you're doing and get on a chair to do the jump like a Dane would. Should you forget to jump, it's said that you'll bring bad luck for the following year, so please, we are begging you-do not forget to jump.

Russia: Burn, then drink, your wishes.

After a year of unrealized dreams and plans, set your sights on a fresh start with this

Russian tradition. Before midnight, write down your wishes for 2023 on a piece of paper,

then light the paper on fire. Once it's stopped burning, sprinkle (洒) the wish-filled ashes

into a glass of wine and drink up after the clock strikes midnight.

21. What do the four traditions have in common?

A. They all last for the whole night.

B. Each is connected to a certain food.

C. They are to celebrate families' reunion.

D. They represent wishes for the new year.

22. Which of the following has spread to other countries?

A. Eating toshikoshi soba.

B. Eating 12 grapes.

C. Jumping off a chair.

D. Burning and drinking your wishes.

23. What's the purpose of the passage?

A. To compare four different New Year's Eve traditions.

B. To reveal the origins of four New Year's Eve traditions.

C. To introduce four New Year's Eve traditions to try at home.

D. To describe the popularity of four New Year's Eve traditions.

B

The match was nearly over and I was almost on my last legs, when I saw a chance. I picked the ball up from Sally and headed for the German penalty area (罚球区).

"Jess!" I could hear Jules shouting as she ran alongside me. "Pass!"

I looked up and hit the ball forward into space. Jules ran on to it, picked it up and hit the ball into the net. It was just as good as Beckham's last-minute goal against Greece!

Two minutes later, the referee (裁判) blew the whistle for full-time. A draw.

"Penalties," Jules said, with a wide smile on her face.

Although it wasn't usual to finish a friendly with penalties, both sides had decided that it would be a nice idea. Joe came on to the pitch (球场) to give us a quick pep talk. Maybe he wouldn't choose me.

"OK, Jules, you go first," Joe said. "Then Mel, Tina, Hannah and-Jess." I tried not to

look relieved that I was last. With any luck I wouldn't have to take my turn, if the match was decided before that.

The Germans went first and scored. So did Jules. The Germans scored again. So did

Mel. After a third German goal, Tina was looking nervous, but she was lucky because her

shot went in off the post.

My stomach was turning over and over as Hannah stepped up to take our fourth penalty. If Hannah scored, it would be all down to the last German penalty-taker-and me.

Hannah rolled the ball smoothly into the left-hand corner of the net. I tried to take deep

breaths to calm myself down. If the next German player scored, I'd have to take my turn. I closed my eyes, willing her to fail.

A loud roar around the stadium told me that she'd scored. The referee signaled me to come over and with heavy steps I walked over to place the ball on the spot. I was really tired and my legs felt like they were made of lead. Behind me I could hear the girls yelling encouragement.

I made a superhuman effort and ran towards the ball, but even as I hit it, I knew it wasn't right. I groaned as the ball hit the crossbar and bounced away into the crowd.

24. Why was Jess's kick compared to the one of Beckham's?

A. They were both penalty kicks.

B. They both ensured victory of the match.

C. They were both the only goal scored in the match.

D. They were both scored in the last minute of the match.

25. Why was Jess relieved learning that she was the last to take the penalty?

A. She had confidence in herself.

B. They already had the game in their hands.

C. She might not be the one to decide the game.

D. The Germans were not good at penalty kicks.

26. How many rounds of penalty did they take in all?

A. Four.    B.Five.     C.Six.   D. Seven.

27. How did Jess feel when she was about to take her penalty?

A. Exhausted and unconfident.

B. Relieved and delighted.

C. Relieved but disappointed.

D. Exhausted but excited.

C

There's no doubt that one of the greatest human achievements is the exploration of the space. Ever since astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to be sent into the orbit around the moon in 1961, scientists have been pushing the boundaries further and further. But until now the exploration into the unknown has been dominated (主导) by men.

Of course, in the past, women were also included in the space projects and played an active role on the ground and behind the scenes. For example, they worked as seamstresses (女裁缝师)， sewing vital spaceflight components. In fact, many of NASA's key works would never have been possible without them. Recently Hollywood produced a movie called Hidden Figures to focus on a group of American female mathematicians, especially the black women, who helped NASA send the first American into space. But this was not women's only contribution. Back in 1963, Soviet astronaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to

be sent into space. However, after that, space flight programs were slow to employ women. In the USA, NASA didn't accept applications from women to become astronauts until 1978.

But attitudes have changed and leading officials at NASA say that the first person to set foot on Mars should be a woman. The space agency aims to have a sex-balanced workforce but can only achieve that if equal numbers of men and women are trained for science and technology jobs. As Allison McIntryre told the BBC, "My director is a woman. We have female astronauts. We haven't put a woman on the moon yet. And I think that perhaps the first person to step on Mars should be a woman."

28. What did Yuri Gagarin do in 1961?

A. He landed on the moon in success.

B. He discovered many new boundaries.

C. He led scientists to explore the moon.

D. He made the first journey into the space.

29. Why does the author mention the film Hidden Figures?

A. To prove women can do as well as men in NASA' projects.

B. To stress that black people have won equal rights in NASA.

C. To show women are the true heroes of NASA's first launch.

D. To present women's contributions to NASA's space programs.

30. What is Allison McIntryre's attitude toward women astronauts?

A. Uncaring.   B. Disapproving.  C. Supportive.  D. Disappointed.

31. What is the best title for the text?

A Will the First Person to Step on Mars Be a Woman?

B. Great Achievements Have Been Made in Space Exploration?

C. Why Men Played an Important Role in Exploring the Unknown?

D. Men and Women Have Made Equal Contributions to NASA's Projects?

D

Getting a fright from a dream is very normal, but our brains don't have a secret plan to shock us with nightmares (噩梦).

In times gone by, many people believed that dreams were a window to another world. People lived two inseparable lives: one in a waking world and the other in a dream world. They believed the dream world contained a mixture of the past and the future, and it might help people find purposes with their lives. Others saw them as a sign from the gods. No wonder some people found dreams frightening!

When scientists first studied dreams around 200 years ago, they thought dreams were a particular type of story that brains told themselves. Scientists thought it was a special language where ideas and feelings were explained using symbols and signs.

Around 100 years ago, French scientists began to study sleep by measuring the electrical activity in the brain. They found that there are two main types of sleep-rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and non-REM sleep. During REM sleep, your brain is active and the eyes roll quickly behind your eyelids. REM sleep is when we are most likely to dream. Non-REM sleep, on the other hand, is often called deep sleep. In this type, people sleep soundly and don't typically report dreaming.

Over the past 50 years, some scientists have started to think that dreaming was a time for the brain to decide what to keep and what to throw away each day. In a sense, it's like cleaning your room.

Lots of people wonder why dreams are frightening. The truth is that we don't know for sure. What we do know is that all people dream, and all people think dreams can be strange, frightening and puzzling at times. We share the ability to dream with all warm-blooded animals, so it probably has an important function in keeping us healthy.

32. What can be learned from Paragraph 2?

A. People were sometimes frightened of dreams.

B. People tended to look outside through dreams.

C. People mixed up the past and future in dreams.

D. People succeeded in finding life goals in dreams.

33. By measuring the electrical activity in the brain, French scientists find that _______________.

A. people are fully awake during REM sleep.

B. people don't have dreams during deep sleep.

C. people usually sleep better during deep sleep.

D. people are unlikely to dream during REM sleep.

34. Which of the following do people agree on?

A. It may be of importance to have dreams.

B. Dreams are too strange to make sense of.

C. There's no reason for frightening dreams.

D. Both people and animals are able to dream.

35. What does the text mainly tell us?

A. Brains work hard during sleep.

B. Brains contain various dreams.

C. Dreams are nothing to worry about.

D. Dreams have a bad effect on sleep.

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。

How to Reduce Gift Wrap Waste

Wrapping paper may have "paper" in its name, but that doesn't automatically mean it can be recycled. __36__ Try these suggestions for cutting down the amount of wrapping paper you throw away.

Reuse what you have. __37__ It's estimated that the U.S. produces 4.6 million pounds of wrapping paper annually, and 2.3 million pounds of that stays in people's homes, awaiting reuse.

Use different materials. __38__ Select basic brown thick paper that can be made up with a bow, ribbons, leaves, pinecones or markers. Repurpose newspapers, old posters and children's school artworks as wrapping paper. There are plenty of other eco-friendly

alternatives to wrapping paper that are just delightful and celebratory.

__39__ Use baskets, fabric, gift boxes or bags, tea towels, and more to contain and display your presents. Learn the Japanese art of wrapping, using beautiful knots (绳结) to

fasten colorful, reusable fabrics in attractive ways. This way, you'll have no wrapping paper waste to deal with.

Ask for better paper. Shops store what customers want, and recyclability should be a top priority, so let that be known when you're out shopping. As explained by Simon Ellin, CEO of the Recycling Association, a trade body that represents about 90 waste management companies and paper merchants in the United Kingdom, "It's a campaign we've been on all year - do you really need to design a non-paper wrapping paper? Make paper with recycling in mind!" __40__

A. Try zero waste.

B. Shop with that in mind, too.

C. You don't have to choose shining paper to decorate a present.

D. In fact, many types of wrapping paper cannot due to their materials.

E. When wrapping paper is rather thin, it has few good quality fibers for recycling.

F. Wrapping paper can be used many times if care is taken to unwrap it without tearing.

G. Having a mix of recyclable and non-recyclable papers is a real problem for companies.

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。

A psychology (心理) professor walked around on a stage while teaching stress management principles (原则) to students. As she __41__ a glass of water, everyone __42__ they'd be asked the typical “glass half empty or glass half full' question. __43__, with a smile on her face, the professor asked,“How __44__ is this glass of water I'm holding?'"

Students shouted out answers __45__ from eight ounces to a couple pounds.

She replied, "In my __46__, the absolute weight of this glass doesn't __47__. It all depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute or two, it's fairly __48__. If I hold it for an hour straight, its __49__ might make my arm ache a little. If I hold it for a day straight, my arm will likely cramp up (抽筋), forcing me to __50__ the glass to the floor. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the __51__ I hold it, the heavier it feels to me."

As the class __52__ their heads in agreement, she continued, "Your stresses and __53__ in life are very much like this glass of water.Think about them __54__ and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and you begin to ache a little. Think about them all day long, and you will cramp up-__55__ of doing anything else until you drop them. "

非选择题部分

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

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

It is reported that 80% of high school graduates suffer from myopia (近视). This makes the fact that none of the __56__ (pupil) at the Wantang Primary School in Yunnan Province were nearsighted all the more impressive.

"I often tell my students that it is very __57__ (convenient) to wear glasses," said the school headmaster, Sun Fubiao, who wears glasses. "I show them unclear pictures, and let them experience how it __58__ (feel) to wear glasses."

"If you want to know why __59__ is no case of myopia in our school, the first reason is a lot of outdoor games and exercise," Sun said. He keeps students outdoors for at least three hours a day. "We ask all students __60__ (leave) the classroom after each lesson,"said Sun.

The school's approach to __61__ (keep) its students free of myopia is based on science. The ultraviolet rays (紫外线) in sunlight help make vitamin D, __63__ is beneficial to eyes. __63__ addition, sunlight will cause the release of dopamine, a chemical __64__

(produce) by nerve cells that is important for eye health.

However, it was __65__ (extreme) difficult for many schools to guarantee (保证) their students even two hours of outdoor activities due to the pressures of study. We need to

strike a balance between academic study and personal health.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节单句翻译（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示和句末括号内的英语单词、短语及要求完成句子，并将答案写在横线上。

66.对这个习俗感到困惑，我浏览了很多先前的文章。（过去分词作原因状语）

67.正如结果证明的一样，这次演出是一次视觉盛宴。(as的定语从句；feast)

68.我给汤姆描述了一下元宵节的传统，从逛灯会到欣赏舞狮。(account;range)

69.为了给保护这个历史建筑筹集资金，政府已经采取很多措施了。（现在完成时的被动语态)

70.尽管压力这么大，但是你精力越充沛，你越不太可能感到疲惫。(in spite of; the+比较级，the+比较级)

第二节应用文写作（满分25分）

假定你是李华，正在准备某外国语大学夏令营活动的英文面试，评委要求你介绍一下你的家乡，内容包括：

1.近年来家乡的变化；

2.你推荐的家乡景点。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear judges,