广东省茂名市化州市2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题(无答案)
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第一部分阅读(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
Jin the Reverse(反向的) Bk Club
This is a bk club with a difference—yu pay the mney and smene else gets the bks! Yu just share yur lve f reading. When yu jin the Reverse Bk Club by setting up a mnthly gift. we’ll send carefully chsen new bks t peple wh need them mst every mnth.
Hw des the Reverse Bk Club wrk?
The Reverse Bk Club allws bk lvers t supprt peple arund the wrld wh cannt get their hands n bks. As it csts arund £2 t chse pack and ship each bk, a mnthly dnatin f £6 helps send three bks every mnth. We ship bks t ver 25 cuntries. We have strng relatinships with the UK publishing industry, s all f ur bks are dnated free f charge.
What will yu receive in return?
Yu wn’t receive any bks! But if yu like, we will send yu newsletters with stries f the peple wh use the bks yu help t send.
What types f bks are sent?
We nly send new, up-t-date and valuable bks. Over half are children’s bks t help children discver the pleasure f reading. We als send pleasure-reading bks fr all ages, higher educatin bks and medicine and healthcare texts.
The difference yur supprt makes
A lt f peple live in a wrld withut bks. We believe that what yu d can help them get bks and encurage a lifelng lve f reading.
1.What can yu d after jining the Reverse Bk Club?
A.Learn t write bks.B.Brrw a bk every mnth.
C.Help thers get new bks.D.Buy used bks at a lw price.
2.Hw much will it cst if yu want t send 4 bks?
A.£2.B.£6.C.£8.D.£24.
3.What bks are sent the mst at the Reverse Bk Club?
A.Children’s bks.B.Pleasure-reading bks.
C.Higher educatin bks.D.Medicine and healthcare texts.
B
Hummingbirds(蜂鸟) are a very imprtant part f Mexic’s ecsystem, but because f the ever-spreading city landscape, they face all srts f serius dangers. That’s where 73-year-ld Catia Lattuf de Arida cmes in. As a self-taught hummingbird care-taker, she devtes mst f her free time and resurces t nursing the tiny birds back t health. Her hme in Mexic City has becme knwn as a hummingbird hspital.
Catia’s stry as a hummingbird nurse began in 2011, at a very difficult mment in her life. At that time, she fcused n her battle with cancer. She was walking n the street ne day when she nticed a hummingbird that had suffered a serius eye injury. The kindhearted wman tk it hme and named it Gucci. She managed t nurse Gucci back t health, but she said it was Gucci that saved her. Why? Because the hummingbird managed t pull her ut f the sadness and lneliness that had taken ver her life.
Wrd f her success spread amng Catia’s friends, and befre lng sme f them began bringing her injured hummingbirds. She didn’t repulse them at all. She began t study the birds and their habits in rder t better take care f them, and after 11 years f experience, the 73-year-ld wman is cnsidered an expert n hummingbirds.
In rder t raise awareness f the difficult situatin f hummingbirds in Mexic, Catia Lattuf de Arida started psting vides f the patients in her Mexic City apartment n scial media, and many f them became ppular. That’s when the need fr her nursing services really blew up. She has cared fr hundreds f hummingbirds in her 11-year career, when she has had as many as 50 f them in her apartment at any time. She spends pretty much all her time lking after the tiny birds.
4.Which saying can best shw the main idea f the first tw paragraphs?
A.It is better t give than t take.B.Actins speak luder than wrds.
C.Helping thers is helping urselves.D.A bird in hand is wrth tw in the bush.
5.What des the underlined wrd “repulse” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.Refuse.B.Expect.C.AcceptD.Recgnize.
6.When were Catia’s nursing services greatly needed?
A.When her friends heard abut her success.
B.When she was cnsidered as a bird expert.
C.After she lked after a large number f the birds
D.After she shared the birds’ vides n scial media.
7.Accrding t the text. Catia can be described as ______.
A.hnest and kindB.caring and respnsible
C.devted and strictD.generus and creative
C
Fr sme peple, music is n fun at all. Abut 4% f the ppulatin is what scientists call “amusic”. Peple wh are amusic are brn withut the ability t enjy musical ntes. Amusic peple ften cannt tell the differences between tw sngs.
As a result, sngs sund like nise t an amusic. Many amusics cmpare the sund f music t pieces f metal hitting each ther. Life can be hard fr amusics. In fact, mst peple cannt understand what it feels like t be amusic. Just ging t a restaurant r a shpping center can be uncmfrtable r even painful. That is why many amusics have t stay away frm places where there is music. Hwever, this can result in scial lneliness. “I used t hate parties,” says Margaret, a seventy-year-ld wman wh nly recently discvered that she was amusic. By studying peple like Margaret, scientists are finally learning hw t identify this unusual cnditin.
Scientists say that the brains f amusics are different frm thse f peple wh can enjy music. The difference is cmplex, and it is nt cnnected with pr hearing. Amusics can understand ther nn-musical sunds well. They als have n prblems understanding cmmn speech. Scientists cmpare amusics t peple wh just can’t see certain clrs.
Many amusics are happy when their cnditin is finally diagnsed. Fr years, Margaret felt embarrassed abut her music prblem. Nw she knws that she is nt alne. That makes it easier fr her t explain. “When peple invite me t a cncert, I just say ‘N, thanks. I’m amusic,’” says Margaret.
8.What kind f peple are amusics?
A.Thse wh like music.B.Thse wh dn’t like music.
C.Thse wh have pr listening.D.Thse wh are brn unable t enjy music.
9.What mainly makes life hard fr amusics?
A.They hate parties, restaurants r shpping centers.B.They try t stay at the place full f music.
C.They are nt understd by thers.D.They knw they can’t enjy music.
10.What causes amusics t be different frm mst peple accrding t scientists?
A.Their brains.B.Their lack f clrs.
C.Their pr hearing.D.Their prblems with speech.
11.What is the main idea f the passage?
A.Amusics’ strange behavirs.B.Sme peple’s musical ability.
C.Diagnsis and treatment f amusics.D.Sme peple’s inability t enjy music.
D
Mr. Gu is a teacher frm Xi’an. He asked his students t hand in their hmewrk thrugh a QR cde(二维码). “We spent an hur r tw in class learning hw t generate the cdes, and in the end everything gets easier.” Said Gu, “When students finish the hmewrk, they keep it n WeChat. Then, each student makes his wn QR cde and gives it t me. S I can check their wrk anywhere using my cmputer r telephne.”
The QR cdes can be sent t Mr. Gu by email, QQ and WeChat. When Gu scans his students’ QR cdes, their hmewrk appears n his phne. He finds that their hmewrk becmes mre creative, with many pictures, music and even vides.
Gu’s students like the new way and think it is interesting. “We are living in the infrmatin age. Many students like t wrk with cmputers, which makes learning mre fun.” said Tingting, a student f Gu’s.
“The paper is nt easy t keep, but the cde is easy t keep and share.” Gu said, “It is wrth trying t use new technlgy in educatin. Educatin itself is a kind f creatin. I dn’t want my students t fall behind the times.”
Hwever, sme parents are wrried. They are afraid that their children will spend t much time surfing the Internet and less time cmmunicating with teachers. But in fact, it’s unnecessary. Students still need t lk up infrmatin in bks and write it dwn when they d their hmewrk. They nly use the cdes when they hand in their wrk, which desn’t take them t much time. Als fr teachers, it allws them t check the students’ wrk at any time. And it’s als an easy way t share hmewrk with ther students.
12.What makes Mr. Gu special as a teacher?
A.He desn’t give students hmewrk after his class.
B.He asks his students t hand in hmewrk in a new way.
C.He gives his students much creative hmewrk after class.
D.He teaches n WeChat, instead f in the traditinal classrm.
13.What can be sent t Mr. Gu by email, QQ and WeChat?
A.The QR cdes.B.The hmewrk.C.The examinatin result.D.The teaching.
14.Hw d the students d their hmewrk nw?
A.Mre quickly.B.Mre creatively.C.Mre hnestly.D.Mre easily.
15.What des the writer think f the new way?
A.It is nt really necessary.B.It has mre disadvantages.
C.It des nt wrk well fr teachers.D.It will benefit bth teachers and students.
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。
We all d little things t bst the way we feel and think thrughut the day. Smething as simple as taking a walk r eating a piece f chclate can brighten yur md almst instantly, thanks t certain chemical reactins that ccur in the brain. 16 it yu’re ging thrugh smething cmplex, yu need a mre permanent practice. That’s where writing cmes in.
As Mental Health Awareness Mnth begins, it’s wrth learning abut the ways that yu can use writing t supprt yur mental well-being. 17
Use writing fr mindfulness. Mindfulness is a tried-and true technique fr imprving mental wellness, but can writing have the same effect? 18 By fcusing n a particular mment and getting it all ut there n the page, yu can free yurself frm ‘any f the ther cncerns that are crwding yur mind. This way, yu can use writing as an apprach t mindfulness and as a way f relieving stress.
Anther benefit t writing is its ability t clear yur mind f wrries, negative thughts, r surces f pain. Clearing yur brain f negative thughts can be really tugh wrk. 19
20 Peple were mre likely t talk t thers abut a painful event after writing abut.it privately, which pwerfully suggests that writing can indirectly lead t reaching ut fr supprt, which can mean even greater healing and relief.
Thrugh the prcess f ppulating a blank page with letters and wrds, writing can be a useful mental health tl that bth recrds yur experiences and allws yu t wrk thrugh them.
A.Becme mre self-aware.
B.These pleasures are just temprary, hwever.
C.There’s real pwer behind the pen—here’s why.
D.Writing is als the best methd f self-care treatment.
E.Actually, the. act f writing fr a me re 20 minutes each day can wrk.
F.Frtunately, writing can speed up the prcess f restring mental clarity.
G.This is because writing tends t stimulate questins abut yur life and directin.
第二部分 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。
Lydia Dentn felt very sad when she learned abut the incidents, in which many children died in the ht cars because they were accidentally left behind. But n ne has 21 a gd way t deal with the prblem. The little girl, wh wuld enter the seventh grade, decided t find a 22 .
Tw years later, the 12-year-ld girl frm Nrth Carlina wn a $20, 000 prize fr her 23 , the Beat The Heat Car Seat, a car seat device measuring the 24 f a car. The device is able t 25 the parents f the danger when the inside f the car almst 26 38.9℃.
Lydia used part f her S20, 000 t cntinue t 27 her device with the hpe f getting it t market as sn as pssible 28 it can be smething that will save lives and smething that mst peple can 29 t get.
With her 14-year-ld brther and-10-year-ld sister. Lydia als 30 sme f her prize mney. They als helped bring the 31 in the car seat device. Her brther was really great at cding, and her little sister wuld 32 them with sme sweets r cakes.
Lydia’s mm, a science teacher, said it was 33 t watch her three kids cperate t think ut a way t the prblem that has 34 fr years. “They have prven that time and time again nthing is 35 . I am really prud f them,” she added.
21.A.cme alngB.cme utC.cme abutD.cme up with
22.A.prcessB.respnseC.slutinD.decisin
23.A.arrangementB.suggestinC.applicatinD.inventin
24.A.detailB.cnditinC.temperatureD.quality
25.A.remindB.affectC.rescueD.demand
26.A.reachesB.hstsC.attractsD.prefers
27.A.designB.masterC.develpD.describe
28.A.n matterB.nw thatC.as ifD.s that
29.A.regardB.affrdC.pretendD.cmpete
30.A.sharedB.exchangedC.suppliedD.cllected
31.A.prductinB.varietyC.imprvementD.advantage
32.A.serveB.deliverC.cntactD.charge
33.A.gracefulB.inspiringC.curiusD.effective
34.A.disappearedB.existedC.adaptedD.recvered
35.A.specificB.traditinalC.wrthwhileD.impssible
第二节(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Zigng lantern festival, set t pen lanterns, symbls f jy and 36 (happy)since ancient times, has becme ne f China’s cultural icns. During the Lantern Festival every year, lighting lanterns 37 (be) an imprtant part f Chinese New Year celebratins.
The Zigng lantern festival, dating 38 the Tang Dynasty, stands ut frm the lantern shws in China and has been listed as a natinal-level intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产). With 39 (it) cmbinatin f lanterns with landscapes, the Zigng lantern festival cvers varius art frms such as sculpture, and traditinal Chinese painting. Up t nw, it 40 (attract) ver 400 millin visitrs.
The lantern exhibitin features nearly 2 kilmeters f lighted streets. There are abut frty sets f different lanterns, 41 (include) huge lanterns, crafted lanterns, decrative lanterns and themed lantern sets inspired by 42 (traditin) Chinese legends and classical literature. Varieties f animal-shaped lanterns will shw great artistic charm t visitrs.
Thrughut the lantern festival, there will be a series f Chinese cultural experiences, 43 include a lighting ceremny, a traditinal Hanfu shw and 44 creative New Year painting exhibitin. Limited-editin lanterns will be available fr visitrs 45 (buy).
第三部分 课本知识考查(每空只填一个单词)(共三节,满分30分)
第一节 单词拼写 (共 10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
A.根据所给汉语写出合适的英语单词
46.While taking pictures, ______(保证,确保,担保) that the camera is psitined the eye level f the subject.
47.Identity______ (偷窃) is a cmmn and serius prblem.
48.After analyzing the______(先前的,以往的) year’s sales data, the cmpany decided t change its marketing strategy.
49.The new phne mdel will______(以……为特色) a high-reslutin camera and a lng-lasting battery.
50.The stre ffers a wide ______(范围) f prducts, frm clthing t electrnics.
B.根据所给单词写出正确形式
51.Our life has becme mre ______(cnvenience).
52.The ______(lcate) f the new ffice is perfect, right in the heart f the city.
53.The cmpany has invested in new ______(equip)t imprve its manufacturing prcess.
54.The band’s ______(perfrm) at the cncert was exceptinal and left the audience in awe.
55.The news reprt was cvered by varius ______(medium) utlets, including televisin and newspapers.
第二节 选择合适的短语并用正确的形式填空(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
56.It was a very effective way fr them t ______ ______ ______ their spending.
57.When the kid is playing, ______ ______ ______ ______ him at all times.
58.Yu became s deeply ______ ______ an activity that yu lst track f time.
59.He survived ______ ______ ______ suffering serius injuries.
60.I’m ging t ______ ______ ______ this tur t explre the histry f the castle.
第三节 完成句子 (共5小题,每小题2分,满分 10分)
61.自从新年起这聚会就已经在筹划了。(plan)
The party ______ ______ ______ since the New Year.
62.在惊讶和恐惧的同时, 我只能同意。(surprise, terrify)
______ and ______ at the same time, I culd nly agree.
63.这个家族的祖先曾在第一次世界大战中照顾受伤的士兵。(wund)
The family’s ancestrs nce attended t ______ sldiers in the first Wrld War.
64.我把车停在特拉法加广场附近的一个地下停车场,在那里我可以让我的汽车电池充电。(charge)
I parked my car in an undergrund car park near Trafalgar Square, where I culd get my car battery ______.
65.参加这样一个精彩的庆祝活动对我们来说是一次令人满意的经历。(satisfy)
Taking part in such a wnderful celebratin was a ______ experience fr us.
第四部分 写作(共1题,满分20分)
66.你校与英国一所友好学校共同举办了一场线上音乐会、请你在线上留言板上发表一篇评论,内容包含以下要点:
1.此音乐会的特点:
2.你的观看感受:
3.对于未来类似活动的建议或期待。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80个左右:
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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