湖南省雅礼中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

这是一份湖南省雅礼中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷，共13页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，完形填空，语法填空，完成句子，书信写作，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、阅读理解
What’s Happening?
Yur guide t the best place t g in twn.
The Art f the Camera
Beautiful exhibitin frm sme f the best yung phtgraphers wrking tday.
Stamfrd Hall, June 20th-30th
Free
Film Club
Tnight’s mvie at the Yung Peple’s Film Club is the last f the series starring the Oscar-winning actr Jhnny Depp. It’s the wnderful Pirates f the Caribbean!
Starts 6:30 pm. Tickets £3
Winning Vices
Mre than 20 bands (乐队) play their best sngs in a cmpetitin t win a great prize: a place in the natinal final and the chance t recrd a CD．
Stretfrd Student Centre, 6 pm
Tickets £10 and £7.5
Streetlife Dance Grup
Cme and see the amazing “SDG” at the Atlas Centre. Twenty-fur dancers aged between 11 and 18 shw ff their skills in street dancing fr yu.
Starts 7 pm. Tickets £15
Yung Vic Theatre
The final perfrmance(演出) f Shakespeare’s Rme and Juliet is tnight. This is yur last chance t see this wnderful play. Dn’t miss it.
Starts 8 pm. Tickets £9, £7 and £5.50
1．Where can yu watch street dancing?
A．In Stamfrd Hall.B．At the Atlas Centre.
C．At Yung Vic Theatre.D．At Stretfrd Student Centre.
2．If Jhn nly has £4, what culd he d?
A．See Rme and Juliet.B．Watch Winning Vices.
C．See Pirates f the Caribbean.D．Watch Streetlife Dance Grup.
3．Which clumn is the text prbably taken frm?
A．Nature.B．Arts.C．Medicine.D．Culture.
Ugandan student’s study and adaptatin f traditinal Chinese craft helps build bridges thrugh art. With its balanced, runded pt and cups, the tea set seems like Chinese ceramic (陶瓷) at first glance. But clser inspectin f its pattern reveals an ancient Ugandan design. “My prjects always aim t jin sme aspects f Chinese and Ugandan culture tgether,” says the tea set’s creatr, Ocen Rbert.
In 2015, Rbert arrived in China frm the East African natin t pursue a higher educatin in ceramic arts at Jingdezhen Ceramic University in East China’s Jiangxi prvince. The Ugandan is als enrlled in a PhD prgram fcusing n design, with his art pieces sld at natinal-level exhibitins in China.
He says, “I lve it here nt nly because f its safety, but the raw materials and the prductin techniques fr ceramics here are als amng the best in the wrld.” During his time in China, Rbert was given many pprtunities t participate in ceramic prductin, exhibitins and even access t experts-all helping t grw the space where he culd express his creativity.
T deepen his understanding and passin fr traditinal Chinese culture, Rbert spends mst f his free time in lcal museums’ culture and histry sectins. He als gets t knw Chinese prfessinals inside and utside the ceramic wrld. “I wuld lve t slidify my career as an artist here while helping t link Uganda and China,” Rbert says.
“Ugandans are thankful, curius, and passinate abut Chinese culture. I wuld lve t intrduce the artists back hme t study and create ceramic artwrks in China and prmte them t the wrld.”
Rbert says, “T be a mdern artist in Chinese ceramics, ne needs t cmprehend the full flw f prductin, which requires years f practice and learning.” One f the mst challenging areas f creating his pieces invlves creating the “ideal shape and thickness”. He says “I fail at times, but I always practice and try again and again.” Rbert has attained the essential spirit f Chinese ceramic arts——accepting and integrating the differences.
4．What is the gal f Rbert’s art prjects?
A．T prmte traditinal Chinese ceramics in Uganda.
B．T cmbine elements f Chinese and Ugandan culture.
C．T cmpete in the internatinal exhibitins.
D．T restre and preserve ancient Ugandan arts.
5．Why did Rbert chse t study ceramic arts in China?
A．He intended t earn mney in China.
B．He desired t achieve a dctral degree abrad.
C．China has the best ceramic materials and craft.
D．China is safer than any ther cuntry.
6．Hw des Rbert deepen his understanding fr traditinal Chinese culture?
A．By visiting famus masters f Chinese histry.
B．By cmparing it with Ugandan traditins and custms.
C．By acquiring related knwledge frm lcal museums.
D．By participating in art festivals and academic meetings.
7．What wrds can best describe Rbert?
A．Creative and perseverant.B．Kind and knwledgeable.
C．Humrus and passinate.D．Curageus and intelligent.
It keeps what’s inside a mystery until yu pen it. There are usually tys in mystery bxes; but nw, fd has been added t the list.
Recently, the trend f “leftver mystery bxes” has becme ppular in many Chinese cities such as Beijing, Nanjing and Chengdu. Stres pack bxes full f unsld fd r fd nearing its expiratin date at lw prices.
“We make the leftver mystery bxes available t buy at the end f the day,” Wu Tian, a staff member at a cnvenience chain stre in Beijing, tld China Daily. The fd, such as milk, bread and sandwiches, is sld at abut half the riginal price and is usually sld ut quickly. Many bakeries have als jined the “mystery bx club”.
Due t their lw price, leftver mystery bxes “are very prmising as a new business mde” and can attract mre cnsumers, Hng Yng, an expert at the Ministry f Cmmerce, tld China Daily. “In additin, they fllw the cncept f zer-waste and envirnmental prtectin.”
In 2021, the ttal amunt f fd waste in China reached 160 millin tns, with an average f 93 grams per meal per persn, China Fd Newspaper reprted. Since the passage f China’s Anti-Fd Waste Law in April 2021, peple’s awareness f fd waste reductin has increased. Leftver mystery bxes can be an effective way fr peple t deal with fd waste.
Hwever, sme peple have raised fd security cncerns. If cnsumers buy a fd mystery bx fr their breakfast the next mrning, even if the fd lks fine at the mment, it may have gne bad vernight. Mrever, fd made in the stre, such as bread, isn’t labeled with the prductin date in many cases, accrding t China Cnsumer News. If a cnsumer unpacks a mystery bx and discvers that the fd tastes bad r has already passed the last date, then it will be difficult fr them t prtect their rights, such as getting mney back.
Only by cnsidering bth fd safety and cnsumer rights can mystery blind bxes achieve a win-win situatin fr bth buyers and sellers, cmmented China Yuth Daily.
8．What leads t the rise f the trend f “leftver mystery bxes”?
A．It ffers custmers lwer prices fr thse unsld fd.
B．Stres make the leftver mystery bxes available at night.
C．Peple feel like such fd as milk and bread mre attractive.
D．It ges against the cncept f zer-waste and envirnmental prtectin.
9．The underlined wrd “expiratin” in the 2nd paragraph is clsest in meaning t ________.
A．purchasingB．prducingC．endingD．selling
10．What is a cnsequence f fd waste accrding t the text?
A．Wrldwide starvatin.B．Envirnmental harm.C．Energy shrtage.D．Mral decline.
11．What is the authr’s attitude twards the leftver mystery bxes?
A．Supprtive.B．Disapprving.C．Dubtful.D．Objective.
Depending n the right cmbinatin f currents and wind, a large mass f Sargassum “seaweed”circling the Gulf f Mexic may sn wash up alng the US cast near Flrida. The blm (藻华)，which is likely t be the largest ever recrded，is visible frm space.
Sargassum is a type f leafy, rtless algae that frm large flating mats n the cean flr. It can be fund in the Sargass Sea and was first mentined by Christpher Clumbus in 1492 when he was afraid his ship wuld becme trapped in it.
Sargassum is an imprtant habitat fr marine species because it prvides fd, shelter, and breeding grunds. It absrbs carbn dixide, an imprtant greenhuse gas that cntributes t glbal warming, just like ther flating marine vegetatin, accrding t Phys.rg. Hwever, when tns f it gathers alng castlines, it sends ut a terrible strng smell which can cause headaches, eye discmfrt, and upset stmachs. T much algae n beaches can harm marine ecsystems and make it difficult fr peple t keep n with their recreatinal and fishing activities, csting cmmunities millins f dllars.
Scientists have been tracking the frmatin f large Sargassum blms. Hwever, this year’s blm culd be the largest ever, cvering mre than 8,800 kilmeters frm the casts f Africa t the Gulf f Mexic and weighing 10 millin tns.
It is critical t imprve Sargassum management. The Fd and Agriculture Organizatin f the United Natins (FAO) nt nly advcates best practices in Sargassum cleanup and remval, but als cperates with gvernments and cmmunities t develp plicies, standards, and measures t prtect public and envirnmental health. FAO is als prmting ways t repurpse Sargassum, turning it int prducts t prvide additinal emplyment and incme. In fact, small businesses are already using Sargassum t make bricks, shes, saps and paper. Larger businesses are cnsidering turning Sargassum int renewable energy, biplastics, and cmpst.
12．Why des the authr mentin space in paragraph 1?
A．T stress the Sargassum blm is massive.
B．T explain hw currents and wind cmbine.
C．T shw what the Gulf f Mexic lks like frm space.
D．T demnstrate hw the Sargassum mvement was tracked.
13．What is paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A．Sargassum’s significance in the marine ecnmy.
B．The prcess f Sargassum’s mving t the cast.
C．Sargassum’s cntributin t reducing glbal warming.
D．The duble-edged effects f Sargassum’s existence.
14．Hw d small businesses fight against Sargassum blms?
A．They participate in cleanup activities.
B．They help rebuild marine ecsystems.
C．They create prducts frm Sargassum.
D．They transfrm Sargassum int resurces.
15．What wuld be the best title fr the text?
A．Smelly Seaweed Blm Heads t Flrida
B．FAO Nw Wrks n Reducing Marine Litter
C．Grundbreaking Prject Turns Sargassum int Plastics
D．Sargassum is Changing the Beach Vacatin in Mexic
Here is sme gd news fr thse hating summer heat-July is Natinal Ice Cream Mnth! 16 The rder urges citizens t bserve the entire mnth r at least n the third Sunday f July with apprpriate ceremnies and activities. This, f curse, means eating as much ice cream as pssible. Here are sme fun ice cream facts.
The first recrd f milk-based ice cream, made using heated milk, and flur, came frm China’s Tang dynasty. Hwever, the Arabs are regarded as inventing the mdern type, using milk and sugar in the 9th century. By the 10th century, a delicius frzen treat using milk, cream, rsewater, dried fruits, and nuts was extremely ppular in Baghdad, Damascus, and Cair. Eurpeans discvered the icy treat in the 16th century. 17 The dessert was first mentined in 1744, when Maryland Gvernr Thmas Bladen served strawberry ice cream t guests. Hwever, due t the lack f refrigeratrs, it was nt until 1851 that ice cream finally became available t the public.
18 An estimated $6 billin is spent annually n the treat, and the numbers are even higher if restaurant sales are included. Thugh Califrnia prduces the mst ice cream, the biggest fans, n a per capita(人均的)basis, live in Washingtn, DC, Rhde Island, and Wiscnsin.
Mst peple think their ice cream chice is a functin f their taste preference. 19 Vanilla(香草)ice cream fans are risk-takers wh are great at relatinships. Strawberry ice cream enthusiasts are devted. Cffee fans are likely t be serius and perfectinists. 20
A．Chclate fans must be generus and charming．
B．But it didn’t g t America until the 18th century．
C．Peple all ver the wrld celebrate the special day．
D．Everyne, especially children, lved eating ice cream
E．Americans are nw ne f the wrld’s largest ice cream cnsumers．
F．Dr. Alan Hirsch, hwever, believes it reflects an individual’s persnality,
G．The “cl” hliday was made by frmer US President Reagan n July 9,1984．
二、完形填空
A grup f high schl and cllege students frm Cnnecticut have cme tgether t build smething extrardinary: fully-functining electric carts (电动车) fr families wh may be unable t affrd adaptive wheelchairs. They are part f the lcal “G Baby G”, a(n) 21 that helps kids with 22 receive access t self-gverned mbility.
“What this is designed t d is maybe fr an hur every day let the kid take 23 f their wn mbility,” Cnnr Bman, ne f the students wh 24 during the build said.
G Baby G vlunteers learn hw t build special electric cart shaped like cars. Lcal kids in need are then given the carts 25 fr each build being usually funded entirely by vluntary 26 . The G Baby G in Cnnecticut finished building custm carts fr seven-year-ld Kelicia and eight-year-ld Msiah. The day the students cmpleted the carts, Kelicia and Msiah’s families went t New Britain High Schl t 27 them ut fr the first time. When each child gt int their brand new cart, their faces 28 — it’s the single mment the builders lk frward t the mst.
Msiah was shaking his head in 29 at first that he was driving, but he gt the hang f it very quickly. He made driving the red jeep lk s enjyable that his lder brther wanted t try it ut. The students wh built the cart let him have a try, 30 the cart was specially made fr Msiah, wh is unable t walk n his wn.
It tk sme 31 fr the ther cart recipient, Kelicia, t get used t the driving, but nce she did, she culdn’t stp — and her mm, Kechisa Mathis, culdn’t stp 32 . As she ran alngside her daughter, smene was cnsiderate t run up t Mathis with a big bx f 33 . Onlkers laughed kindly as Mathis kept n 34 fr Kelicia thrugh her tears.
They may lk like cl, red electric cars, but they’re much mre than that — they give disabled kids a way t mve arund 35 with a huge smile n their face.
21．A．cmmitteeB．academyC．universityD．rganizatin
22．A．misfrtunesB．disabilitiesC．merciesD．slutins
23．A．careB．accuntC．cntrlD．hld
24．A．preparedB．vlunteeredC．purchasedD．cperated
25．A．n timeB．in turnC．fr freeD．fr sure
26．A．gvernmentsB．dnatinsC．reginsD．residents
27．A．testB．figureC．carryD．wrk
28．A．gt verB．brke dwnC．lit upD．calmed dwn
29．A．demandB．sightC．prtestD．disbelief
30．A．as thughB．even thughC．in spite fD．in the meantime
31．A．effrtB．energyC．methdsD．strategies
32．A．runningB．laughingC．cryingD．sighing
33．A．instrumentsB．bksC．medalsD．tissues
34．A．cheeringB．applyingC．searchingD．praying
35．A．luckilyB．firmlyC．skillfullyD．independently
三、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空处填入1个适的单或插号内单词的正确形式。
Lcated in Guanghan city f Suthwest China’s Sichuan Prvince and cvering an area f 12 square kilmeters. Sanxingdui Site is the remains f the ancient Shu culture, which dates back 36 4,800-2,600 years ag, and is cnsidered t be ne f the 37 (great) archaelgical (考古的) discveries in the 20th century. This particular discvery is a strng prf f the 38 (exist) f the ancient Shu State and the integrative pattern f the multi-cultures f the Chinese natin.
In fact, as a cultural site,, Sanxingdui had cme int the ntice f archaelgists in as early as the 1930s, and 39 (explratin) were made sn. It all began 40 a farmer called Yan Dacheng dug ut a number f treasures 41 (accidental) in the spring f 1929. In the summer f 1986, thusands f rare treasures were unearthed frm tw large newly-discvered sacrificial pits (祭祀坑). The unearthed bjects are unique in shape and superir in techniques, 42 (cnfirm) the extrardinary creativity f the ancient Shu peple and their desires 43 (cnnect) with and understand the universe.
After sleeping fr 3,000 years, their awakening has shcked the wrld. When ur eyes 44 (caught) by the creatins f the ancient Shu ancestrs, it is 45 encunter with a civilizatin lst fr 3,000 years.
四、完成句子
46．The Amazn rainfrest the planet by fixing carbn and prducing ver 20 per cent f all the Earth’s xygen.(根据句意完成句子)
47．In the last 500 years, ver 300 species f animals .(根据句意完成句子)
48．They give this area n the earth: ne in ten knwn species in the wrld can be fund here. (根据句意完成句子)
49．We’ve made envirnmental plicies fr business t bserve, like strict .(根据句意完成句子)
50．It has t be a cmmunity-wide effrt, and everyne can help by fllwing the glden rule: , and .(根据句意完成句子)
五、书信写作
51．假如你是校英文报主编李华，为积极响应节能号召，共建绿色家园，请用英语写一封以“节约用电，珍惜能源”为主题的倡议书。
内容包括：1.节约用电的意义；2.日常节电的措施；3.对大家的呼吁。
注意：1.词数80左右，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear teachers and students,
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The Schl Newspaper
六、书面表达
52．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。
I used t be crazy abut the hunting seasn. I culd hardly wait fr thse dry, cld mrnings, that cup f ht cffee and then the walk ver fresh-fallen snw, a fine rifle (步枪) in my hand.
Smetimes, hunters prefer the thrill f hunting t the act f hunting deer itself. It is an excitement that cmes ver yu when a deer crashes ut f the bush. Yu are waiting fr him with death. After hunting, yu als feel great. There’s the bit f shwing ff with the bys.
There’s beauty in the wds especially late in the fall. Smetimes yu walk amng the huge trees, where the sunlight filters thrugh. It’s quiet and big, with tuches f white and green and gld. And the silence is like that f a church.
It was like that the last time I was in the wds. I was alne, packing a rifle, a therms (保温杯) f cffee and three thick sandwiches. I went up int the hills, heading fr a well-used deer trail. Sure enugh there were fresh tracks in the snw. I turned ver a few rcks t clear the snw and settled dwn behind a little bush. It was pretty cld, but I was dressed fr it and didn’t mind.
I sat there fr abut an hur. It was then that I saw him. A deer, a big beautiful deer! He was ff t my left. There was n cver nearer t him than 30 yards. Surely, I culdn’t miss! I waited fr him t realize I was there. I waited fr him t be shcked and run away. But he fled me cmpletely. He came twards me! He was curius, I suppse, r maybe he was stupid — hw else can yu explain it?
He was nt quite yung. He must have knwn abut men and guns. But he came clser, slwly and purpsefully. His big eyes never mved frm my face. Well, that deer walked right up t where I was sitting. Then he stpped and lked at me!
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
What happened next is hard t believe, but it’s true.
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Paragraph 2:
I was abut half way back when I heard tw shts.
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参考答案：
1．B 2．C 3．D
4．B 5．C 6．C 7．A
8．A 9．C 10．B 11．D
12．A 13．D 14．C 15．A
16．G 17．B 18．E 19．F 20．A
21．D 22．B 23．C 24．B 25．C 26．B 27．A 28．C 29．D 30．B 31．A 32．C 33．D 34．A 35．D
36．t 37．greatest 38．existence 39．explratins 40．when 41．accidentally 42．cnfirming 43．t cnnect 44．are caught 45．an
46． breathes life int
47． have gne extinct
48． the richest bidiversity
49． clean-up reequipments
50． reduce reuse recycle
51．略
52．略