广东省汕头市潮阳区棉城中学2023-2024学年高一下学期5月期中英语试题(无答案)

这是一份广东省汕头市潮阳区棉城中学2023-2024学年高一下学期5月期中英语试题(无答案)，共7页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分37，5分，满分15分）等内容，欢迎下载使用。
第一部分：阅读理解（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
Best Places t Visit in England
As the largest part f the United Kingdm, England is hme t many great places t visit. The fllwing destinatins are sme f the best.
Lndn
Of curse, mst visitrs t England will arrive in Lndn. It’s hme t a lng list f famus sights as well as beautiful green spaces. It als huses sme f the best museums n the planet, many f which are free. See the city frm abve by riding the Lndn Eye r run int famus peple at Madame Tussauds(杜莎夫人蜡像馆).
Liverpl
Liverpl is well knwn as the place that started The Beatles, thugh yu’ll find a lt mre t d there than visit The Beatles Museum. Spend time in the pubs chatting with the lcals, g shpping at Liverpl One and enjy the beaches. Art lvers will enjy Liverpl’s excellent art sight.
Bath
Sme peple say Bath is England’s mst beautiful small city, named fr its natural ht springs that served as ancient Rman baths (浴缸) 2,000 years ag. And, tday, it’s the nly place in the United Kingdm where yu can bathe in naturally ht, mineral-rich waters just like the Rmans did lng ag. Enjy rftp baths with wnderful views ver this Gergian city, dine in award-winning restaurants and stay in rmantic htels.
Dver
Dver, lcated in White Cliffs Cuntry, ffers a rich histry as well as peaceful cuntryside and a breathtaking castline. This area has a unique place in histry. Yu culd easily spend weeks experiencing this area’s castles, like Dver Castle as well as the Secret War Time Tunnels, nce used as an undergrund hspital.
1．What can visitrs d in Lndn?
A．Have a bath in naturally ht water.B．Visit The Beatles Museum fr free.
C．Enjy the city’s view frm the Lndn Eye.D．Learn abut its music at Madame Tussauds.
2．Which place is well knwn fr natural ht springs?
A．Lndn.B．Liverpl.C．Bath.D．Dver.
3．What can we knw abut the Secret War Time Tunnels?
A．It is in Liverpl.B．It is a 2, 000-year-ld art sight.
C．It lks like Dver Castle.D．It was an undergrund hspital befre.
B
He is a Chinese superstar, a pian genius wh has sld millins f albums wrldwide. Lang Lang has als used his fame and frtune t help state schls arund the wrld that lack music, warning at a 2019 awards ceremny in Lndn that such lessns had becme “a real challenge” fr children in the mst disadvantaged cmmunities.
Nw he is bringing music t British state schls in an ambitius prject that will set up mdern “pian labs” in needy schls acrss the natin. Each lab will have 20 t 30 keybards. The plan is inspired by his prgrammes in the US and China, in which he has invested tens f millins f punds.
In the US, he has set up pian labs in 86 schls, giving 70, 000 kids access t keybards. In China, he has installed them in 104 schls, enabling 110, 000 children t make music. This is primarily fr pupils aged seven t 12.
The first UK schl t benefit is the Winns primary schl in Waltham Frest, Lndn’s 12th prest area. It will receive 30 keybards within the next few weeks. Every lab is accmpanied by a curriculum created by the Ryal Cnservatry f Music f Trnt and Lang Lang, with nging teacher-training, financial supprt, and headphnes, allwing grup pian classes.
Asked what inspired him t supprt UK schls, Lang tld the reprter: “We were able t identify many similarities between state schls in the UK and public schls in the US in terms f the way access t music and arts can be extremely limited when budgets are cut... I was s surprised by hw music classes are never guaranteed. The schls and teachers are incredible, and are s dedicated t prviding their students with everything they can. But it shcked me hw access t music educatin can be s limited.”
His charity qutes the Greek philspher Aristtle: “Music has the pwer f prducing a certain effect n the mral character f the sul, and if it has the pwer t d this, it is clear that the yung must be directed t music and must be educated in it.”
Lang Lang said: “When I visit ur partner schls and see the jy n the students’ faces r hear frm ur teachers abut the prgress students are making, I’m reminded f why we created this prgramme—t give children an pprtunity t discver what they’re capable f achieving and t find their vices thrugh music.”
4．What is the purpse f the first paragraph?
A．T ffer backgrund infrmatin.B．T intrduce an argument.
C．T discuss Lang Lang’s plans.D．T highlight Lang Lang’s reputatin.
5．Which schls will Lang Lang help in Britain?
A．Private schls.B．Ambitius schls.
C．Remte schls.D．Disadvantaged schls.
6．Why did Lang Lang decide t supprt schls in Britain?
A．The teachers are ding a gd jb.B．Music classes aren’t always available.
C．The budgets are always being cut.D．The schls are dedicated t helping students.
7．Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the passage?
A．Lang Lang—a kind and caring pianistB．Lang Lang teaches the wrld t play pian
C．Chinese superstar brings music t British kidsD．Chinese pian genius lks fr future pian stars
C
Scial media has cmpletely taken ver everyday life, affecting hw sciety runs and changing individuals in ways that even they can feel. While scial media can act as a platfrm fr peple t express themselves, it can als be verwhelming, especially fr high schl teens.
T teenager Brysn Lan, quitting scial media helped eliminate(消除)a significant distractin in his rutine and keep up with teachers. “I was scrlling thrugh scial netwrking sites s much,” Lan said. “I was als starting t struggle since I entered my high schl year. When schl started, I was super verwhelmed(不知所措的), and I was just nt ready fr it.”
Mst teenagers fear that by eliminating these apps, they will miss ut n cnnectins with their peers and feel a significant lss t their scial life. Hwever, Lan fund he didn’t miss anything during his time withut scial media.
Anther prblem with scial media is the amunt f “junk cntent” psted. Peple are regularly psting and updating n scial media, and much f the cntent has n meaning t ther viewers and is ultimately a time suck.
Hwever, scial media isn’t all negative. Scial media can be a place t develp passins and bst creativity. Fr example, Lan fund his interest in phtgraphy blssm after seeing wrks frm ther phtgraphers n scial media.“Scial media is a gd place where yu can have a prtfli(作品集) r uplad yur wrks,” Lan said. “A lt f peple have phtgraphy accunts r art accunts. In sme ways, I think it actually furthers yur hbby.” “Thanks t this revlutinary develpment f scial media, we can enjy a wrld where everyne is clser than befre,” Lan said. “But we als need t have the skills t make gd use f scial media, and that depends n each persn’s effrts.”
8．What did getting rid f scial media bring Lan?
A．Mre distractins.B．Cnfusin abut life.
C．A smaller scial circle.D．Mre attentin n his studies.
9．What des the underlined phrase “a time suck” in paragraph 4 mean?
A．A waste f time.B．A timetable.C．A lack f time.D．A time switch.
10．What’s Lan’s attitude twards scial media?
A．Dubtful.B．Unclear.C．Objective.D．Supprtive.
11．What’s the main idea f the text?
A．Mst teenagers’ pinins n scial media.B．The effects scial media has n teenagers.
C．Innvative develpment f scial media.D．The prblems scial media brings peple.
D
Music is nt just a set f sunds and rhythms. Its influence n the brain is much deeper than any ther human experience. Keep n reading t knw all thse amazing pwers f music.
A recent study suggests that preterm(早产的) babies appear t experience less pain and feed mre when listening t music. Experts led by Dr. Manj Kumar f the University f Alberta, Canada, fund that music had a beneficial effect n reducing pain fr preterm babies experiencing painful medical tests. It als appeared t benefit full-term babies during peratins.
Many peple experiencing brain damage have speech and mvement-related prblems. Music can help recver frm brain injuries. As a different and effective treatment, dctrs ften advise such patients t listen t gd music t imprve the parts f the brain respnsible fr these tw functins. When peple with neurlgical (神经系统的) disrders hear a musical beat, it helps them t regain a balanced walk.
Thugh music cannt make deafness disappear, it really can stave ff the lss f hearing. There was an experiment invlving 163 peple where 74 were musicians. Participants were asked t pass sme listening tests. Musicians heard the sunds better than nn-musicians, and this difference gets clearer with age. This means that a 70-year-ld musician bears better than a 50-year-ld nn-musician, even in a nisy envirnment.
Besides, music mends a brken heart. It is nt abut a thrwn-away lve, but abut a heart attack. The matter is that music can help peple recver frm a heart attack r heart peratin by reducing bld pressure, slwing dwn the heartbeat rate, and reducing anxiety. Listening t the quality music prduces psitive emtins, imprves the mvement f bld, and expands bld vessels, thus, prmting quick recvery f the whle cardivascular (心血管的) system.
12．Hw des music affect preterm babies?
A．It helps reduce their pain.B．It helps develp their ptential in music.
C．It helps imprve their hearing systems.D．It helps repair their neurlgical systems.
13．What dcs the underlined phrase “stave ff” in paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?
A．导致B．增强C．延缓D．促进
14．Why can music mend a brken heart?
A．It has a psitive effect n human bdy systems’ wrk.
B．It can help peple prevent diseases caused by anxiety.
C．It helps make a persn feel ptimistic abut life.
D．It can help patients recver in a slw way.
15．What may be the best title fr the text?
A．Wh can benefit frm musicB．The best time t listen t music
C．The way t chse quality musicD．Hw music affects ur mind and bdy
第二节 七选五（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。
Hw t Be a Successful Online Student
While regular schls still exist, the virtual classrm plays an imprtant rle in tday’s learning cmmunity. Hwever, nt all nline students can achieve success in it. 16
Be able t cmmunicate thrugh writing
In the virtual classrm nearly all cmmunicatin is written, s it is necessary fr students t express themselves in writing. Sme students have limited writing abilities, which usually requires mre practice. Whether wrking alne r in a grup, students share ideas n the subject being studied, and read abut thse f their classmates. 17
Be willing t “speak up” if prblems arise
Remember that teachers cannt see their students in an nline curse. 18 If they face technical difficulties r prblems, they MUST speak up; therwise, there is n way anyne can knw smething is wrng. While trying t explain smething, students strengthen their wn knwledge abut the subject.
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It’s imprtant fr nline students t think abut the questins carefully and rganize their ideas befre answering questins. Time is given t allw fr careful develpment f answers. Testing and challenging f ideas is encuraged. Many times nline students will nt always be right; they just need t be prepared t accept a challenge.
Take the prgram seriusly
20 In fact, many students say it requires much mre time and effrt. Requirements fr nline curses are nt less than thse f any quality prgram. Many nline students sit at cmputers fr hurs just t cmplete their assignments.
A．Be pen-minded abut sharing experiences.
B．Be able t think ideas thrugh befre replying.
C．Students can keep the nline envirnment friendly.
D．Online learning is nt easier than study in regular classrms.
E．Here are sme unique qualities fr nline students t be successful.
F．In this way, students gain deep understanding frm their classmates.
G．This means students must make their cmments and requests clearly.
第二部分：语言知识及运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（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。
When I was in third grade, my family and I tk n an unfrgettable trip acrss the cuntry. It turned ut t be mre than just a/an 21 jurney; it was a jurney f discvery int ur 22 . Every day, Dad 23 us with his trusty rad map. Mm, the heart f ur family, shared flk tales and painted pictures abut the upcming 24 . We went thrugh diverse 25 frm the thick frests t the vast deserts f the West.
One day, while hiking thrugh the Grand Canyn, I 26 a particularly rugh path. Frightened, I 217 , nt knwing hw t prceed. That’s when my parents 28 .
As Dad shwed me fthlds, Mm cached me with calming 29 and reminded me f the breathtaking views that lay ahead. Then, I 30 the cnfidence as my feet 31 slid grund again. When I finally vercame my fear, I felt we became 32 as a family.
Frm then n, every evening, we’d gather arund a campfire fr what we 33 called “Family Reflectin Time”. During these sessins, we’d share laughs, 34 , and insights frm the day’s experiences.
The trip taught me that the true meaning f travel isn’t merely abut reaching the destinatin but abut the persnal grwth that happens n the rute, and the family bnds frmed when facing 35 tgether.
21．A．crwdedB．physicalC．creativeD．necessary
22．A．relatinshipsB．ptentialsC．dreamsD．inspiratins
23．A．guidedB．encuragedC．cmfrtedD．attracted
24．A．eventsB．statinsC．lcatinsD．shws
25．A．culturesB．landscapesC．grupsD．cuntries
26．A．imaginedB．cnstructedC．smthedD．encuntered
27．A．frzeB．flewC．fellD．frgt
28．A．reached dwnB．std asideC．stepped inD．turned back
29．A．wrdsB．wrriesC．nisesD．thughts
30．A．lstB．maintainedC．demnstrateD．restred
31．A．leftB．brkeC．fundD．dug
32．A．nicerB．tugherC．braverD．clser
33．A．riginallyB．affectinatelyC．frequentlyD．simply
34．A．sympathyB．cnflictC．tearsD．prfits
35．A．challengesB．defeatsC．ppsitinD．uncertainty
第二节 语法填空（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。
China is a big ld cuntry, 36 has a histry f mre than five thusand years. We are prud f 37 (it) culture and part f the culture even influences the wrld 38 (great), fr example, the thught f Cnfucius. As Chinese ecnmy develps very fast and plays 39 imprtant rle in the wrld, mre and mre 40 (freign) learn Mandarin in Cnfucius institutins.
The Chinese traditinal culture can 41 (test) by the time. It unites the whle natin and n matter what kind f disaster cmes, we will fight tgether fr the cuntry’s future. Tday, many yung peple lse faith in traditinal culture and they are crazy 42 the western culture. They fllw the western fashin, 43 (think) we are ld style. But sme day, they 44 (realize) it is wrng 45 them t ignre traditinal culture.
第三部分：课内知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 单词填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
根据下列各句句意及括号中所给的汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。
46．The Internet makes it ______ (方便的) fr us t cmmunicate with each ther.
47．With the Spring Festival ______ (临近), the students are beginning t talk abut their plans.
48．Yu shuld seize every ______ (机会) t imprve yurself in the fast-develping time.
49．The sftware ______ (使能够) lder peple t access the Internet in secnds.
50．The ______ (慷慨的) man dnated a large amunt f mney t the charity accunt.
51．Judy had her car parked in an undergrund car park, where she culd get her car battery ______ (充电).
52．Surfing the Internet has indeed brught us a lt f ______ (益处).
53．Pressure can smetimes ______ (激励) us t wrk harder and make prgress.
54．He was ______ (授予) the Nbel Prize fr achievements in physilgy last year.
55．We heard it ______ (宣布) that the flight wuld be delayed.
56．This huse desn’t cmpare with ur ______ (以前的) ne.
57．It has been ______ (确认) that the meeting will take place next week.
58．He lked at his children with great ______ (满意).
59．We ______ (装饰) ur huse with flwers and ballns last night.
60．Yu are ding me a great service, and I’m very ______ (感激的) t yu fr what yu have dne.
第二节 完成句子（共6小题；每空1词，每空1分，满分15分）
61．Are yu ______ (对……熟悉) with the cmputer sftware they use?
62．The fur cuntries that ______ (属于) the United Kingdm wrk tgether in sme areas.
63．She fund herself ut f wrk and stuck at hme with nly her cmputer t ______ (陪伴她).
64．When the star arrived at the airprt, she ______ (被……包围)a crwd f peple.
65．He wanted t ______ (摆脱) these ld traditins.
66．______ (专心于) his wrk, he simply frgt t have supper and sleep.
第四部分：写作（满分20分）
假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Linda今年暑假要来汕头旅游，特来信询问有关情况。请根据下表所提供的要点，写一封回信，并表示盼望她的到来。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．信的开头已写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：南澳岛Nana Island 暑石风景区Queshi Scenic 海滨长廊waterfrnt prmenade
Dear Linda,
I’m glad t hear that yu’re cming t Shantu this summer vacatin. ________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua概况
位于广东省东部的一个海滨城市，总人口500多万，面积2046平方公里。
旅游资源
许多著名的风景名胜，如南澳岛（广东省唯一的海岛）；粤石风景区；海滨长廊（建于1984年，是观海景和休憩的好地方）等等。
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