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本卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。共8页,满分共130分。考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、就读学校等用黑色钢笔或签字笔写在答题卡上。
2.选择题部分全部使用铅笔涂答，非选择题部分全部使用黑色钢笔或签字笔答题，不按要求不给分。选择题部分每小题选出答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试卷上。
3.考试结束后,监考员只收答题卡。
一、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The Nautilus Expeditin(探险) t the Cayman Islands
Hi! I'm Talita and this is my blg! Enjy!
Day 1: August 15th
Ww! I can't believe I'm actually here n Nautilus. I'm ne f five very lucky students chsen t g n Nautilus's fur-day expeditin t the Cayman Islands. We had a talk frm the expeditin leader Dr. Katy Crff Bell abut where we're ging and what we'll be ding. Oh, and all the safety rules as well, f curse!
Day 2: August 16th
What an amazing day! In the mrning, we met Dr. Rbert Ballard, wh discvered the wreck(残骸) f the Titanic! After lunch, we had a tur arund Nautilus. We lked at the labs, and we went up t the bridge—that's where the captain f the ship wrks. I even gt a chance t guide the ship! Later we learned abut Hercules. This rbt is sent deep int the sea t lk fr shipwrecks, t study the plants and animals, and t lk at the rcks in an area.
Day 3: August 17th
This mrning we appeared n the Nautilus Live website and talked t students arund the wrld abut ur expeditin. It was amazing—I feel like a real famus persn nw! The afternn was NOT cl, hwever. There was a big strm , and we all felt very seasick!
Day 4: August 18th
This mrning was beautiful, and the sea was peaceful. Perfect fr a dive. Unfrtunately, it was Hercules, nt us, wh gt t g diving. In the afternn, we arrived at Grand Cayman. Althugh I'm sad t leave the Nautilus team (especially Hercules), I'm excited t explre the islands and the waters!
1. Hw did Talita feel abut taking part in Nautilus's expeditin t the Cayman Islands?
A. Mved. B. Wrried. C. Excited. D. Dubtful.
2. What is the rbt Hercules used fr?
A. Giving diving shws. B. Explring the deep sea.该试卷源自 每日更新，享更低价下载。C. Helping with lab wrk. D. Guiding turists arund the islands.
3. What did Talita d n Day 3?
A. She learned abut the histry f the Titanic.
B. She attended a speech frm the expeditin leader.
C. She shared her expeditin with students wrldwide.
D. She visited the place where the captain f Nautilus wrks.
B
I recently read Pabl Picass's qute, “I'm always ding that which I cannt d, in rder that I may learn hw t d it.” It reminded me f myself—and hw I d, learn, and imprve. I recalled ne f my earliest memries f ding befre learning: baking scnes(烤饼) when I was 10 years ld. I wanted t bake scnes fr my mm.
I always sat at the kitchen table when my mm baked, and I had bserved her prcess numerus times. She always used a recipe bk and fllwed the prcess carefully. As I started t try, I didn't knw I shuldn't handle the dugh (面团) with my hands t much nce I had added the baking pwder(发酵粉). Hwever, I knew exactly hw t rll ut the dugh and use a ckie cutter t cut the scnes, because I had repeated it in my mind hundreds f times.
As my mm arrived hme, the smell f freshly baked scnes welcmed her int the kitchen. They were baked t glden brwn perfectin—flat, as a result f ver-handling the dugh, but they tasted OK. My mm praised me fr my attempt, rather than blaming me fr the state f the kitchen, which was a surprise! That night she tld my dad hw prud she was, and what a gd jb I'd dne. Over time, she taught me the finer tricks f baking and cking.
My habit f ding befre learning still stands me in gd stead. Whatever cmputer prgram r applicatin I have t learn, I d s by simply starting t use it. I learn as I g n, and I've ften been able t help thers because I've gne thrugh the prcess f learning frm beginning t end. What I discvered frm my experience is the wisdm t knw when it's OK t d and then learn, and when it's prbably better t learn and then d!
4. Hw did the authr learn t bake at first?
A. She taught herself.
B. She watched the cking vides.
C. She learned it frm the recipe bk.
D. She fllwed her mther's instructins.
5. Hw did the authr's mther feel abut her baking?
A. Cncerned. B. Regretful. C. Grateful. D. Pleased.
6. What can be learned abut the authr frm the last paragraph?
A. She was skilled at prgramming.B. She benefited a lt frm her habit.
C. She recmmended her habit t thers.D. She had gd arrangements fr her time.
7. What's the best title fr this text?
A. My favrite qutes B. D. Learn. Imprve
C. Apply theries t practice D. My attempt at baking scnes
C
Music is all arund us. It's an accessible and ppular art frm which accmpanies ur daily lives. Advertisers have lng understd the ppularity and emtinal pwer f music and capitalized n it. They spend much time and mney securing the right sundtrack (配乐) fr an advertisement in rder t bst sales. Fr example, Micrsft spent a reprted US$3 millin using Start Me Up as part f their advertising campaign fr Windws 95.
As ne researcher puts it, “Music expands pictures and clrs wrds, and ften adds a frm f energy available thrugh n ther surce.” This is supprted by ther studies, which suggest that music matching the main message f an advertisement has a psitive effect n cnsumer engagement. This is knwn as “musical cngruity” and can result in better attentin, a psitive emtinal respnse, finally imprving the effectiveness f an advertisement.
Take the simple but interesting advertisement fr Air France, with the sundtrack f Mzart's Pian Cncert N.23, fr example. It prjects greatness and elegance in the hpe that viewers will assciate thse qualities with the airline. The research, which lked at hundreds f viewer cmments abut the music used in advertising, suggested it was successful.
Music is als effective at arusing (唤醒) emtinal memries in advertisements creates assciatins with cnsumers' past experiences. A gd chice f music allws businesses t tap int this nstalgia fr cmmercial benefit.
Hwever, the use f ppular music in advertising can als aruse arguments between artistic effrt and cmmercialism. Sme peple believe a wrk f art shuldn't be used fr the pursuit f prfit. The findings f study shwed that cnsumers smetimes passinately ppse the use f music prduced by respected musicians in advertisements, as they believe that it destrys the aesthetic integrity (美学完整性). Fr example, Nike's use f the Beatles’ sng Revlutin was seen by sme as using Jhn Lennn's music t sell shes. It made sme Nike wearers s angry that they refused t buy the prducts.
8. What des the underlined phrase “capitalized n” in paragraph 1 mean?
A. Taken advantage f. B. Held n t.
C. Checked up n. D. Cried ut fr.
9. What can we knw abut “musical cngruity” accrding t the text?
A. It helps cut dwn the cst f advertising.
B. It reminds cnsumers f their past experiences.
C. It makes advertisements much mre cnvincing.
D. It explres the relatinship between music and digital art.
10. Which wrd can best describe the authr’s attitude t the use f music in advertising ?
A. Tlerant B. Unclear C. Dubtful D. Objective
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，选项中有两项为多余选项。
With the rapid develpment f science and technlgy, we dn't knw hw different ur life will be in the future. 11
At first we think abut human relatinships. In the year2050, we will use cmputers almst every day. We will be making new friends thrugh the Internet—even ur husbands r wives will be met in this way. 12 On the ther hand, ur relatinship with peple wn't be as imprtant as they are tday--we will feel a little lnely.
Cmputers will als help us in many ther activities in 2050. Fr example, they will be used by the children at schl t make their learning easier. In additin, there will be much mre ther machines which will play a similar rle as cmputers, like rbts which will d the husewrk fr us.
13 Traveling t ther planets r t the mn will als be available fr everyne. Means f transprt will, f curse, change, t. We will be using slar-pwered cars, which will be much mre envirnmentally friendly.
We culd expect that the faster technlgical prgress wuld lead t a mre plluted envirnment. But it isn't true. 14 And, scientists will prbably find cures fr many dangerus diseases, like cancer r AIDS. Therefre, ur surrundings as well as health will be in a better cnditin.
Althugh we can't predict the exact changes which will be made in the wrld, we ften think abut them. We wrry abut ur and ur children's future; we have expectatins, hpes as well as fears. But I think we shuld be rather cnfident abut ur future. 15
A. We can nly imagine it.
B. It will be much faster and easier fr us.
C. Our envirnment will be mre plluted.
D. Hwever, we are cnvinced f the fllwing.
E. Spending hlidays will als be cmpletely different.
F. We shuld be happy and believe gd things will happen.
G. We will pay mre attentin t prtecting the envirnment.
二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Culture and traditin are the sul f a cuntry. When a cuntry 16 them, it is difficult fr it t make 17 . Chinese culture can be seen everywhere in China. 18 , I did nt really understand it in the beginning. Then I realized I had t 19 smething in rder t understand it.
Last winter I decided t stay at ur university t 20 all the activities rganized fr freign students t celebrate the Spring Festival.
The 21 began a mnth ag with the decrating f ur rms with Spring Festival cuplets (对联) and New Year paintings. On February 10, we 22 an activity t write Spring Festival cuplets. When I saw the brush, I became 23 . Why is there such a pen? Hw d we use it?
After understanding the tls, we started ur creative 24 . I tried t hld the brush and start writing 25 , but the tip f the pen was t 26 and I culdn't grasp it at all. I was 27 , but I didn't give up. After several 28 , I wrte a line f wrds. At this time, I fund that my sleeves were dirtied with ink as I was t 29 practicing. Even s, I was very happy, because I felt that I had learned the essence (精髓) f writing calligraphy.
Thrugh this activity, I came t 30 the amazing Chinese culture mre.
16. A. defines B. exchanges C. lses D. spts
17. A. sense B. truble C. peace D. prgress
18. A. Hwever B. Besides C. Therefre D. Otherwise
19. A. experience B. ensure C. give D. annunce
20. A. bring abut B. set ff C. participate in D. figure ut
21. A. perfrmances B. preparatins C. traditins D. practices
22. A. rganized B. discvered C. celebrated D. reprted
23. A. cnfident B. patient C. prud D. curius
24. A. plan B. imaginatin C. jurney D. inventin
25. A. frmally B. carefully C. neatly D. skillfully
26. A. heavy B. sft C. tight D. small
27. A. disappinted B. mved C. puzzled D. delighted
28. A. demands B. cmparisn C. warnings D. attempts
29. A. wrrying abut B. cncentrating n C. making utD. adapting t
30. A. spread B. cnfirm C. appreciate D. prtect
三、语篇填空（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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。
It was a cld February day. Dangwen and his wildlife mnitring team patrlled(巡逻)alng the upper reaches f the Yangtze River. That day, they 31 (meet) 220 blue sheep and five white-lipped deer. Thrugh the camera, they fund a mther and tw baby lepards(豹) — and the babies had grwn much 32 (big) than three mnths earlier.
Dangwen cmes frm Yunta, a village lcated in Sanjiangyuan, Qinghai Prvince n the Tibetan Plateau. Sanjiangyuan serves as an imprtant habitat 33 rich and unique species.
Dangwen is neither fficially a researcher 34 an activist. But he has taken upn himself the task f mnitring lcal wildlife with a team f ther villagers, as part f a cnservatin prject driven by the Shanshui Cnservatin Center, 35 Beijing-based nn-gvernmental rganizatin. When the rganizatin brught up the idea f 36 (rganize) villagers t watch ver wildlife and prtect their lands, Dangwen vlunteered 37 (immediate). Having grwn up in the village, he knws very well the land, the river and the wildlife, and he is especially prud f the sacred muntains 38 are arund all f them. This is the furth year that Yunta villagers have carried ut this mnitring, patrlled the village t identify pachers(偷猎者), and managed rubbish 39 (keep)the land and rivers clean.
Mnitring data shws that lcal wildlife 40 (ppulatin), including snw lepards, are increasing.
四、课本知识考查（共三节，满分25分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据语境注意形式的变化，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。
41.Yur name is ______________ (熟悉；熟知) t me.
42. Yu are ______________(绝对地；完全地) right.
43. Thank yu fr being s ______________(慷概的) t me.
44. The ______________(装备) f the studi was expensive.
45. I ______________(问候) her with a smile when I met her.
46. We have t ______________ (更新) ur cmputer sftware.
47. Just give me a chance and I’ll ______________(证明) it t yu.
48. I wuld be ______________(感激的) if yu culd d us a favr.
49. ______________(现在；目前) mst kids prefer watching TV t reading.
50. The city has made great ______________(成就；成绩) in prtecting the envirnment.
第二节 完成句子（使用所学短语完成句子）(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
51. Lins _________ ________ (属于) cat family.
52. He was ________ _________ (经历) a very difficult time.
53.Yu dn’t need t ________ _________ (穿上盛装) fr the dinner.
54. ________ _________(既然) I am free, I can enjy music fr a while.
55. She said she wuld ________ _________(出发) fr Beijing next mrning.
第三节 单句语法填空（共 5 小题；每空 1 分，满分 5 分）
56. In recent years, the Internet ________________( imprve) Jan's life.
57. They are ____________( ccasin) that allw us t relax and enjy life.
58. He was invited t perfrm n the stage, s he felt nervus and___________ (excite) .
59. I had my car parked in a car park, ___________ I culd get my car battery charged.
60. But, _______ be frank, the firewrks ging ff thrughut the night were really annying.
五、写作（共2题，满分40分）
第一节应用文写作（满分15分）
假如你是李华,下周你校将开展主题为 “My favrite traditinal Chinese festival” 的英语演讲比赛,请你根据以下提示撰写一篇演讲稿:
1.你最喜欢的一个中国传统节日;
2.介绍该节日的特色(如活动、传统习俗等);
3.简述你喜欢该节日的原因。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可适当加入细节,使内容充实、行文连贯;
3.开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
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。
A Gift Beynd Measure
At an early age, I was crazy abut music, dreaming f pssessing a pian n which I culd practice and play in the way a famus pianist did n the stage. Later when I was getting lder, n my way t schl, there was an instrument shp that I passed by almst every day. When I saw thrugh the windw, in the crner f the shp std a nice pian which wuld always attract my eyes s deeply that I even frgt everything arund me.
T my sadness, my family was truly struggling. In that perid, my mther was laid ff frm her psitin and my father was nly a clerk in a cmpany. It was just a matter f getting by n a lw incme, nt t mentin buying me an expensive pian thugh they knew I was eager t play that pian s much. The increasing wrinkles(皱纹) in my father's face even stpped me frm having this thught.
Then ne day after schl, I went as usual t the shp windw t lk at the pian. Hwever, the pian had gne! It was a big surprise. Smene had purchased the pian that I wuld stare at almst every day! I shuld nt have been surprised as thers had the right t buy it, if they culd affrd t. Hwever, at the thught f nt being able t see that pian any mre, tears filled my eyes.
Upset and helpless, I wandered aimlessly up and dwn the street. I felt as thugh smething had been stlen in my heart. After what seemed a year, I returned hme, dragging(拖) my heavy legs. Hardly had I just gne int the huse when my mther called my name. Brushing away my tears, I fllwed the sund f her vice int the dining rm.
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。
2023—2024学年度第二学期期中考试
高一英语参考答案
一、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）
1-5 CBCAD 6-10 BBACD
第二节 七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
11-15 ABEGF
二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
16-20 CDAAC 21-25 BADCB 26-30 BADBC
三、语篇填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
31. met 32. bigger 33. fr 34. nr 35. a
36. rganizing 37. immediately 38. which/that 39. t keep 40. ppulatins
说明：不区分大小写不给分。
四、课本知识考查（共三节，满分25分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
41. familiar 得1分；
42. abslutely 得1分；
43. generus 得1分；
44. equipment 得1分；
45. greeted 得1分；
46. update 得1分；
47. prve 得1分；
48. grateful / thankful 得1分；
49. Nwadays 得1分；
50. achievement 得1分；
[说明：词根正确，形式错误给0.5分]
第二节 完成句子（使用所学短语完成句子）(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
51. belng t 52. ging thrugh 53. dress up 54. Nw that 55. set ff
[说明：每空1分，形式错误给0分]
第三节 单句语法填空（共5小题；每空1分，满分5分）
56. has imprved 57. ccasins 58. excited 59. where 60. t
[说明：全对1分，形式错误给0分]
五、写作（共2题，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（15分）
【参考范文】
My Favrite Traditinal Chinese Festival
Hell, everyne! It's my hnr t speak here. Tday I want t talk abut my favrite traditinal Chinese festival—the Spring Festival.
The Spring Festival, which is the mst significant traditinal festival in China, falls n the eve f the lunar New Year and lasts fifteen days. All family members will return t their hmetwns fr a traditinal family reunin and have a big dinner n the eve f the Spring Festival.
While celebrating the Spring Festival, families can nt nly reunite but als experience and enjy traditinal Chinese culture. That's why I like it best. That's all. Thanks fr yur listening!
第二节 读后续写（25分）
【参考范文】
I culdn't imagine what was happening in frnt f me. Standing there in the rm was the very pian I had been lnging fr day and night. With excitement and surprise in my heart, I culdn't stp tears streaming dwn my face. My mther came ver t me, saying they knew the pian was what I had dreamed abut and my father had tried everything pssible t make my dream cme true. I was abut t say smething when there was a sund f ftsteps.
Then the dr pened and my father appeared, with a big smile n his wrinkled face. I gave him a big hug. “It's s nice f yu, Dad!” I said. I culd nt imagine hw much effrt he had made and hw hard he was wrking every day. Maybe nly the wrinkles n his face culd tell me everything. My father kissed me n the frehead, whispering that he had earned enugh t buy the pian at last. Only then did I realize that n gift culd measure up t a father's lve.My Favrite Traditinal Chinese Festival
Hell, everyne!
I culdn't imagine what was happening in frnt f me.
Then the dr pened and my father appeared, with a big smile n his wrinkled face.
本卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。共8页,满分共130分。考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、就读学校等用黑色钢笔或签字笔写在答题卡上。
2.选择题部分全部使用铅笔涂答，非选择题部分全部使用黑色钢笔或签字笔答题，不按要求不给分。选择题部分每小题选出答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试卷上。
3.考试结束后,监考员只收答题卡。
一、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The Nautilus Expeditin(探险) t the Cayman Islands
Hi! I'm Talita and this is my blg! Enjy!
Day 1: August 15th
Ww! I can't believe I'm actually here n Nautilus. I'm ne f five very lucky students chsen t g n Nautilus's fur-day expeditin t the Cayman Islands. We had a talk frm the expeditin leader Dr. Katy Crff Bell abut where we're ging and what we'll be ding. Oh, and all the safety rules as well, f curse!
Day 2: August 16th
What an amazing day! In the mrning, we met Dr. Rbert Ballard, wh discvered the wreck(残骸) f the Titanic! After lunch, we had a tur arund Nautilus. We lked at the labs, and we went up t the bridge—that's where the captain f the ship wrks. I even gt a chance t guide the ship! Later we learned abut Hercules. This rbt is sent deep int the sea t lk fr shipwrecks, t study the plants and animals, and t lk at the rcks in an area.
Day 3: August 17th
This mrning we appeared n the Nautilus Live website and talked t students arund the wrld abut ur expeditin. It was amazing—I feel like a real famus persn nw! The afternn was NOT cl, hwever. There was a big strm , and we all felt very seasick!
Day 4: August 18th
This mrning was beautiful, and the sea was peaceful. Perfect fr a dive. Unfrtunately, it was Hercules, nt us, wh gt t g diving. In the afternn, we arrived at Grand Cayman. Althugh I'm sad t leave the Nautilus team (especially Hercules), I'm excited t explre the islands and the waters!
1. Hw did Talita feel abut taking part in Nautilus's expeditin t the Cayman Islands?
A. Mved. B. Wrried. C. Excited. D. Dubtful.
2. What is the rbt Hercules used fr?
A. Giving diving shws. B. Explring the deep sea.该试卷源自 每日更新，享更低价下载。C. Helping with lab wrk. D. Guiding turists arund the islands.
3. What did Talita d n Day 3?
A. She learned abut the histry f the Titanic.
B. She attended a speech frm the expeditin leader.
C. She shared her expeditin with students wrldwide.
D. She visited the place where the captain f Nautilus wrks.
B
I recently read Pabl Picass's qute, “I'm always ding that which I cannt d, in rder that I may learn hw t d it.” It reminded me f myself—and hw I d, learn, and imprve. I recalled ne f my earliest memries f ding befre learning: baking scnes(烤饼) when I was 10 years ld. I wanted t bake scnes fr my mm.
I always sat at the kitchen table when my mm baked, and I had bserved her prcess numerus times. She always used a recipe bk and fllwed the prcess carefully. As I started t try, I didn't knw I shuldn't handle the dugh (面团) with my hands t much nce I had added the baking pwder(发酵粉). Hwever, I knew exactly hw t rll ut the dugh and use a ckie cutter t cut the scnes, because I had repeated it in my mind hundreds f times.
As my mm arrived hme, the smell f freshly baked scnes welcmed her int the kitchen. They were baked t glden brwn perfectin—flat, as a result f ver-handling the dugh, but they tasted OK. My mm praised me fr my attempt, rather than blaming me fr the state f the kitchen, which was a surprise! That night she tld my dad hw prud she was, and what a gd jb I'd dne. Over time, she taught me the finer tricks f baking and cking.
My habit f ding befre learning still stands me in gd stead. Whatever cmputer prgram r applicatin I have t learn, I d s by simply starting t use it. I learn as I g n, and I've ften been able t help thers because I've gne thrugh the prcess f learning frm beginning t end. What I discvered frm my experience is the wisdm t knw when it's OK t d and then learn, and when it's prbably better t learn and then d!
4. Hw did the authr learn t bake at first?
A. She taught herself.
B. She watched the cking vides.
C. She learned it frm the recipe bk.
D. She fllwed her mther's instructins.
5. Hw did the authr's mther feel abut her baking?
A. Cncerned. B. Regretful. C. Grateful. D. Pleased.
6. What can be learned abut the authr frm the last paragraph?
A. She was skilled at prgramming.B. She benefited a lt frm her habit.
C. She recmmended her habit t thers.D. She had gd arrangements fr her time.
7. What's the best title fr this text?
A. My favrite qutes B. D. Learn. Imprve
C. Apply theries t practice D. My attempt at baking scnes
C
Music is all arund us. It's an accessible and ppular art frm which accmpanies ur daily lives. Advertisers have lng understd the ppularity and emtinal pwer f music and capitalized n it. They spend much time and mney securing the right sundtrack (配乐) fr an advertisement in rder t bst sales. Fr example, Micrsft spent a reprted US$3 millin using Start Me Up as part f their advertising campaign fr Windws 95.
As ne researcher puts it, “Music expands pictures and clrs wrds, and ften adds a frm f energy available thrugh n ther surce.” This is supprted by ther studies, which suggest that music matching the main message f an advertisement has a psitive effect n cnsumer engagement. This is knwn as “musical cngruity” and can result in better attentin, a psitive emtinal respnse, finally imprving the effectiveness f an advertisement.
Take the simple but interesting advertisement fr Air France, with the sundtrack f Mzart's Pian Cncert N.23, fr example. It prjects greatness and elegance in the hpe that viewers will assciate thse qualities with the airline. The research, which lked at hundreds f viewer cmments abut the music used in advertising, suggested it was successful.
Music is als effective at arusing (唤醒) emtinal memries in advertisements creates assciatins with cnsumers' past experiences. A gd chice f music allws businesses t tap int this nstalgia fr cmmercial benefit.
Hwever, the use f ppular music in advertising can als aruse arguments between artistic effrt and cmmercialism. Sme peple believe a wrk f art shuldn't be used fr the pursuit f prfit. The findings f study shwed that cnsumers smetimes passinately ppse the use f music prduced by respected musicians in advertisements, as they believe that it destrys the aesthetic integrity (美学完整性). Fr example, Nike's use f the Beatles’ sng Revlutin was seen by sme as using Jhn Lennn's music t sell shes. It made sme Nike wearers s angry that they refused t buy the prducts.
8. What des the underlined phrase “capitalized n” in paragraph 1 mean?
A. Taken advantage f. B. Held n t.
C. Checked up n. D. Cried ut fr.
9. What can we knw abut “musical cngruity” accrding t the text?
A. It helps cut dwn the cst f advertising.
B. It reminds cnsumers f their past experiences.
C. It makes advertisements much mre cnvincing.
D. It explres the relatinship between music and digital art.
10. Which wrd can best describe the authr’s attitude t the use f music in advertising ?
A. Tlerant B. Unclear C. Dubtful D. Objective
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，选项中有两项为多余选项。
With the rapid develpment f science and technlgy, we dn't knw hw different ur life will be in the future. 11
At first we think abut human relatinships. In the year2050, we will use cmputers almst every day. We will be making new friends thrugh the Internet—even ur husbands r wives will be met in this way. 12 On the ther hand, ur relatinship with peple wn't be as imprtant as they are tday--we will feel a little lnely.
Cmputers will als help us in many ther activities in 2050. Fr example, they will be used by the children at schl t make their learning easier. In additin, there will be much mre ther machines which will play a similar rle as cmputers, like rbts which will d the husewrk fr us.
13 Traveling t ther planets r t the mn will als be available fr everyne. Means f transprt will, f curse, change, t. We will be using slar-pwered cars, which will be much mre envirnmentally friendly.
We culd expect that the faster technlgical prgress wuld lead t a mre plluted envirnment. But it isn't true. 14 And, scientists will prbably find cures fr many dangerus diseases, like cancer r AIDS. Therefre, ur surrundings as well as health will be in a better cnditin.
Althugh we can't predict the exact changes which will be made in the wrld, we ften think abut them. We wrry abut ur and ur children's future; we have expectatins, hpes as well as fears. But I think we shuld be rather cnfident abut ur future. 15
A. We can nly imagine it.
B. It will be much faster and easier fr us.
C. Our envirnment will be mre plluted.
D. Hwever, we are cnvinced f the fllwing.
E. Spending hlidays will als be cmpletely different.
F. We shuld be happy and believe gd things will happen.
G. We will pay mre attentin t prtecting the envirnment.
二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Culture and traditin are the sul f a cuntry. When a cuntry 16 them, it is difficult fr it t make 17 . Chinese culture can be seen everywhere in China. 18 , I did nt really understand it in the beginning. Then I realized I had t 19 smething in rder t understand it.
Last winter I decided t stay at ur university t 20 all the activities rganized fr freign students t celebrate the Spring Festival.
The 21 began a mnth ag with the decrating f ur rms with Spring Festival cuplets (对联) and New Year paintings. On February 10, we 22 an activity t write Spring Festival cuplets. When I saw the brush, I became 23 . Why is there such a pen? Hw d we use it?
After understanding the tls, we started ur creative 24 . I tried t hld the brush and start writing 25 , but the tip f the pen was t 26 and I culdn't grasp it at all. I was 27 , but I didn't give up. After several 28 , I wrte a line f wrds. At this time, I fund that my sleeves were dirtied with ink as I was t 29 practicing. Even s, I was very happy, because I felt that I had learned the essence (精髓) f writing calligraphy.
Thrugh this activity, I came t 30 the amazing Chinese culture mre.
16. A. defines B. exchanges C. lses D. spts
17. A. sense B. truble C. peace D. prgress
18. A. Hwever B. Besides C. Therefre D. Otherwise
19. A. experience B. ensure C. give D. annunce
20. A. bring abut B. set ff C. participate in D. figure ut
21. A. perfrmances B. preparatins C. traditins D. practices
22. A. rganized B. discvered C. celebrated D. reprted
23. A. cnfident B. patient C. prud D. curius
24. A. plan B. imaginatin C. jurney D. inventin
25. A. frmally B. carefully C. neatly D. skillfully
26. A. heavy B. sft C. tight D. small
27. A. disappinted B. mved C. puzzled D. delighted
28. A. demands B. cmparisn C. warnings D. attempts
29. A. wrrying abut B. cncentrating n C. making utD. adapting t
30. A. spread B. cnfirm C. appreciate D. prtect
三、语篇填空（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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。
It was a cld February day. Dangwen and his wildlife mnitring team patrlled(巡逻)alng the upper reaches f the Yangtze River. That day, they 31 (meet) 220 blue sheep and five white-lipped deer. Thrugh the camera, they fund a mther and tw baby lepards(豹) — and the babies had grwn much 32 (big) than three mnths earlier.
Dangwen cmes frm Yunta, a village lcated in Sanjiangyuan, Qinghai Prvince n the Tibetan Plateau. Sanjiangyuan serves as an imprtant habitat 33 rich and unique species.
Dangwen is neither fficially a researcher 34 an activist. But he has taken upn himself the task f mnitring lcal wildlife with a team f ther villagers, as part f a cnservatin prject driven by the Shanshui Cnservatin Center, 35 Beijing-based nn-gvernmental rganizatin. When the rganizatin brught up the idea f 36 (rganize) villagers t watch ver wildlife and prtect their lands, Dangwen vlunteered 37 (immediate). Having grwn up in the village, he knws very well the land, the river and the wildlife, and he is especially prud f the sacred muntains 38 are arund all f them. This is the furth year that Yunta villagers have carried ut this mnitring, patrlled the village t identify pachers(偷猎者), and managed rubbish 39 (keep)the land and rivers clean.
Mnitring data shws that lcal wildlife 40 (ppulatin), including snw lepards, are increasing.
四、课本知识考查（共三节，满分25分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据语境注意形式的变化，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。
41.Yur name is ______________ (熟悉；熟知) t me.
42. Yu are ______________(绝对地；完全地) right.
43. Thank yu fr being s ______________(慷概的) t me.
44. The ______________(装备) f the studi was expensive.
45. I ______________(问候) her with a smile when I met her.
46. We have t ______________ (更新) ur cmputer sftware.
47. Just give me a chance and I’ll ______________(证明) it t yu.
48. I wuld be ______________(感激的) if yu culd d us a favr.
49. ______________(现在；目前) mst kids prefer watching TV t reading.
50. The city has made great ______________(成就；成绩) in prtecting the envirnment.
第二节 完成句子（使用所学短语完成句子）(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
51. Lins _________ ________ (属于) cat family.
52. He was ________ _________ (经历) a very difficult time.
53.Yu dn’t need t ________ _________ (穿上盛装) fr the dinner.
54. ________ _________(既然) I am free, I can enjy music fr a while.
55. She said she wuld ________ _________(出发) fr Beijing next mrning.
第三节 单句语法填空（共 5 小题；每空 1 分，满分 5 分）
56. In recent years, the Internet ________________( imprve) Jan's life.
57. They are ____________( ccasin) that allw us t relax and enjy life.
58. He was invited t perfrm n the stage, s he felt nervus and___________ (excite) .
59. I had my car parked in a car park, ___________ I culd get my car battery charged.
60. But, _______ be frank, the firewrks ging ff thrughut the night were really annying.
五、写作（共2题，满分40分）
第一节应用文写作（满分15分）
假如你是李华,下周你校将开展主题为 “My favrite traditinal Chinese festival” 的英语演讲比赛,请你根据以下提示撰写一篇演讲稿:
1.你最喜欢的一个中国传统节日;
2.介绍该节日的特色(如活动、传统习俗等);
3.简述你喜欢该节日的原因。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可适当加入细节,使内容充实、行文连贯;
3.开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
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。
A Gift Beynd Measure
At an early age, I was crazy abut music, dreaming f pssessing a pian n which I culd practice and play in the way a famus pianist did n the stage. Later when I was getting lder, n my way t schl, there was an instrument shp that I passed by almst every day. When I saw thrugh the windw, in the crner f the shp std a nice pian which wuld always attract my eyes s deeply that I even frgt everything arund me.
T my sadness, my family was truly struggling. In that perid, my mther was laid ff frm her psitin and my father was nly a clerk in a cmpany. It was just a matter f getting by n a lw incme, nt t mentin buying me an expensive pian thugh they knew I was eager t play that pian s much. The increasing wrinkles(皱纹) in my father's face even stpped me frm having this thught.
Then ne day after schl, I went as usual t the shp windw t lk at the pian. Hwever, the pian had gne! It was a big surprise. Smene had purchased the pian that I wuld stare at almst every day! I shuld nt have been surprised as thers had the right t buy it, if they culd affrd t. Hwever, at the thught f nt being able t see that pian any mre, tears filled my eyes.
Upset and helpless, I wandered aimlessly up and dwn the street. I felt as thugh smething had been stlen in my heart. After what seemed a year, I returned hme, dragging(拖) my heavy legs. Hardly had I just gne int the huse when my mther called my name. Brushing away my tears, I fllwed the sund f her vice int the dining rm.
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。
2023—2024学年度第二学期期中考试
高一英语参考答案
一、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）
1-5 CBCAD 6-10 BBACD
第二节 七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
11-15 ABEGF
二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
16-20 CDAAC 21-25 BADCB 26-30 BADBC
三、语篇填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
31. met 32. bigger 33. fr 34. nr 35. a
36. rganizing 37. immediately 38. which/that 39. t keep 40. ppulatins
说明：不区分大小写不给分。
四、课本知识考查（共三节，满分25分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
41. familiar 得1分；
42. abslutely 得1分；
43. generus 得1分；
44. equipment 得1分；
45. greeted 得1分；
46. update 得1分；
47. prve 得1分；
48. grateful / thankful 得1分；
49. Nwadays 得1分；
50. achievement 得1分；
[说明：词根正确，形式错误给0.5分]
第二节 完成句子（使用所学短语完成句子）(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
51. belng t 52. ging thrugh 53. dress up 54. Nw that 55. set ff
[说明：每空1分，形式错误给0分]
第三节 单句语法填空（共5小题；每空1分，满分5分）
56. has imprved 57. ccasins 58. excited 59. where 60. t
[说明：全对1分，形式错误给0分]
五、写作（共2题，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（15分）
【参考范文】
My Favrite Traditinal Chinese Festival
Hell, everyne! It's my hnr t speak here. Tday I want t talk abut my favrite traditinal Chinese festival—the Spring Festival.
The Spring Festival, which is the mst significant traditinal festival in China, falls n the eve f the lunar New Year and lasts fifteen days. All family members will return t their hmetwns fr a traditinal family reunin and have a big dinner n the eve f the Spring Festival.
While celebrating the Spring Festival, families can nt nly reunite but als experience and enjy traditinal Chinese culture. That's why I like it best. That's all. Thanks fr yur listening!
第二节 读后续写（25分）
【参考范文】
I culdn't imagine what was happening in frnt f me. Standing there in the rm was the very pian I had been lnging fr day and night. With excitement and surprise in my heart, I culdn't stp tears streaming dwn my face. My mther came ver t me, saying they knew the pian was what I had dreamed abut and my father had tried everything pssible t make my dream cme true. I was abut t say smething when there was a sund f ftsteps.
Then the dr pened and my father appeared, with a big smile n his wrinkled face. I gave him a big hug. “It's s nice f yu, Dad!” I said. I culd nt imagine hw much effrt he had made and hw hard he was wrking every day. Maybe nly the wrinkles n his face culd tell me everything. My father kissed me n the frehead, whispering that he had earned enugh t buy the pian at last. Only then did I realize that n gift culd measure up t a father's lve.My Favrite Traditinal Chinese Festival
Hell, everyne!
I culdn't imagine what was happening in frnt f me.
Then the dr pened and my father appeared, with a big smile n his wrinkled face.
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