江苏省泰州中学2023-2024学年高一下学期4月期中英语试题

这是一份江苏省泰州中学2023-2024学年高一下学期4月期中英语试题，共11页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，完形填空，语法填空，单词拼写，书信写作，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、阅读理解
Kabita Lhar lives in Pipriya village, a cmmunity lcated at the banks f the Mahakali River in Nepal. She is usually seen walking alng the riverbank, carrying a blue bx which cntains equipment and chemicals t test the quality f water in the river. As Kabita carefully cllects water samples (样本) frm the river int her test-tube and bserve the clr f the water, she says, “Our rivers are getting plluted; we need t raise awareness and encurage the cmmunity t save ur rivers.”
Kabita is ne f the many citizen scientists trained by Oxfam. Arund five years ag, Oxfam started wrking with the cmmunities living in the riverbanks f the Mahakali River thrugh a prject called Transbundary Rivers f Suth Asia (TROSA). The prject aims t give the riverside cmmunities mre access t and cntrl ver water resurces. “We use this data t encurage effective measures and raise awareness abut water pllutin amng the cmmunity members and lcal gvernment,” says Kabita.
Peple used t believe that the water in at the Mahakali River cntains smething that is gd fr health, s it was a cmmn practice t drink water directly frm the river. But with the data n water pllutin prvided by citizen scientists like Kabita, they culd raise awareness f the imprtance f nt drinking water directly frm the river.
Kabita says, “A few mnths ag, we spke with ur mayr (市长) abut intrducing measures t prevent the inflw f waste made by families and htels int the river. Our mayr has stated that he will meet ur demands. But we dn’t just want prmises; we want actin, and we will keep fllwing up until the prmise becmes a reality.”
1．Why des Kabita walk alng the bank?
A．T clean the riverbanks.B．T cllect experimental data.
C．T enjy nature fr relaxatin.D．T cllect water frm family use.
2．Hw did Kabita make the villagers drink clean water?
A．By shwing them the truth.
B．By finding clean water fr them.
C．By encuraging effective measures.
D．By stpping puring waste int the river.
3．Which f the fllwing can best describe Kabita?
A．Energetic.B．Cnfident.C．Organized.D．Determined.
4．What is the text mainly abut?
A．Water pllutin is serius in Nepal.
B．Science is helpful in reducing pllutin.
C．A citizen scientist fights water pllutin.
D．A yuth makes a difference t her village.
N FIFA Wrld Cup wuld be cmplete withut “psychic (通灵的)” animals predicting the winners, and Qatar 2022 was the same. A range f animals—big and small — have tried t predict the screline.
It all started with Paul, the ”psychic“ ctpus (章鱼). He put TV experts t shame with an unbelievable grup f crrect Wrld Cup winner predictins at the Aquarium Sea Life Center in Oberhausen, Germany. He crrectly predicted eight Wrld Cup matches at Suth Africa’s turnament in 2010, including Spain beating the Netherlands in the Wrld Cup final.
Paul’s successr, Rubi the ctpus, did nt end well. It became a star in Japan fr its 100%success in predicting grup-stage matches, including Japan’s win against Clmbia in the 2018 Wrld Cup held in Russia. Rubi did nt get the chance t make its predictin fr the Rund-f-16 after it was cut int pieces and turned int seafd.
Taiy the tter had gd news fr Japanese fans at the 2022 Wrld cup in Qatar, crrectly predicting Japan’s grup-stage win ver Germany. Frm his hme at the Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa in Japan, Taiy was given three buckets (桶) t chse frm — Japan (blue), draw (yellw) and Germany (red) — and did nt hesitate abut picking up his tiny ftball and placing his bet n Japan. He was widely praised nline fr his actin.
And let’s nt frget anther star — Marcus, the “mystic pig”. In the 2018 Wrld Cup, Marcus predicted a Wrld Cup victry fr England after selecting apples with the England flag n British mrning televisin. Hwever, Marcus’ frtune-telling recrd was shattered when England was kncked ut in the semi-final.
Nelly the elephant frm Serengeti Park in Hdenhagen, Germany, als meant business when she had a grup f 30 ut f 33 matches crrect predictins in the 2006 Wrld Cup, the 2010 Wrld Cup and the 2012 Eur.
Camilla the ”mystic“ camel frm Meltn Mwbray in England did have gd news fr England, hwever. She crrectly predicted the Three Lins’ grup-stage win ver Iran at the Qatar Wrld Cup. Her wners said that their camel was ”never wrng“.
5．What can we learn abut Rubi?
A．It ended up being eaten.B．It missed the 2018 Wrld Cup.
C．It perfrmed much better than Paul.D．It became famus after the Rund-f-16.
6．What quality f Taiy was stressed in Paragraph 4?
A．It knew Japanese players well.B．It culd recgnize many clrs.
C．It was quick at decisin-making.D．It was gd at catching a ftball.
7．What des the underlined wrd ”shattered“ in paragraph 5 prbably mean?
A．Updated.B．Shared.C．Remved.D．Brken.
8．What is the authr’s attitude twards psychic animals?
A．He desn’t give his pinin.B．He is dubtful abut them.
C．He thinks them interesting.D．He is supprtive t them.
Tpher White spends s much time walking in the frest and thinking abut hw quickly we’re lsing it. The engineer is determined t stp glbal defrestatin. Funder f the San Francisc-based nn-prfit Rainfrest Cnnectin, White has develped a small but clever strategy: using ld cell phnes t listen fr the sund f destructin.
Frests are disappearing wrldwide, and fast：an area abut half the size f England is lst each year. The Amazn has lst clse t ne-fifth f its rainfrest cver in the last fur decades. Frest lss nt nly harms wildlife, including many species that live nwhere else, but it’s als a big cntributr t the greenhuse gas emissin (排放) that cause climate change.
”I didn’t knw any f this when I started,“ says White, wh began his jurney in 2011, when he traveled t Indnesian Brne t help decreasing gibbns (长臂猿).
Between 50 and 90 percent f the lgging that happens in the wrld’s rainfrests is illegal, accrding t White, yet detecting chainsaws (电锯) and ther sunds related t that activity can be tugh, because the air is already filled with the lud unpleasant mixture f sunds frm nature. S he has develped a system in which he installs a cell phne that stays charged by slar cells, attaches an extra micrphne, and listens. Frm there, the device can detect the sunds f chainsaws nearly a mile away.
Because it’s unfeasible t have peple listening t the devices all the time, he added sme “ld-schl data analysis”, s that the cell phne’s cmputers can distinguish a chainsaw’s sund frm thers in the frest. This way, his device can autmatically detect lgging activity and send a text alert t authrities wh can determine if it’s illegal and then stp it.
White ntes that he’s nt alne in the fight: Many peple and rganizatins are wrking tirelessly t stp frests frm disappearing. Fr instance, lcal grups are particularly active in frest cnservatin effrts, White says.
S far, his mnitring devices have been used in Camern, Ecuadr, Peru, and Brazil and will sn be used in Blivia. It’s nt just abut listening fr lgging. The same technlgy that can pick ut the buzz f a chainsaw can pick ut the sunds f specific birds, which is why Whtie sees the frest recrdings as a ptential science tl. He’s urging bilgists and eclgists t use his mnitring system anywhere, whether it’s a remte frest r a park in Lndn. “The mre we learn abut these places,” he says, “the easier it’ll be t prtect them.”
9．The secnd paragraph is mainly abut .
A．the measures t prevent frest lss
B．the causes and effects f frest lss
C．the areas that suffer great frest lss
D．the urgency abut reducing frest lss
10．What des the underlined wrd “unfeasible” in Paragraph 5 mst prbably mean?
A．Impractical.B．Unnecessary.C．Pssible.D．Significant.
11．In Tpher White’s pinin, we shuld prtect nature based n .
A．ur advanced technlgyB．ur strng teamwrk spirit
C．ur gd understanding f itD．ur envirnmental awareness
12．What wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A．Effrts shuld be taken t preserve nature
B．Yur ld cell phne can help save the rainfrest
C．Old cell phnes can be used fr helping gibbns
D．A creative way is being used t prtect specific birds
Fd waste is a majr issue in agriculture and in hmes. If yu grw yur wn fd, the last thing yu want is t let yur hard wrk g t waste. 13 It begins with the plants yu chse, and ges right thrugh t preservatin (保存) f yur harvests. Here are sme tips fr yu.
When planning a fd-prducing garden, it’s very imprtant t chse the right plants fr the right places. Waste is far mre likely t happen if yu are grwing plants that are nt suited t the climate, sil, and grwing cnditins. 14 Make sure they d nt just prvide fd tday, but can als adapt t the changing climate. If yu make the right plant chices, yu are likely t get a gd harvest.
Smetimes cperatin is key. Peple may ften have mre seeds (种子) than they really need, particularly in small gardens. Hwever, seeds are usually nly viable (能存活的) fr a certain length f time. 15 And yu can als share skills and knwledge with each ther.
16 Yu might, fr example, grw sme strawberries inside a greenhuse, with thers utdrs. Thse grwn under cver will typically be ready t harvest a little earlier. Or yu can grw different varieties f plants.
Once yu have grwn yur crps, it is imprtant t be ready t preserve what needs t be preserved. This can happen in a range f different ways. Yu can freeze, pickle (腌制), r can a wide range f garden prduce. 17
A．Cmmunities can cme tgether t harvest crps.
B．Many cmmn weeds r flwers can be surces f fd.
C．Preventing fd waste in the garden is a lng term prcess.
D．S think abut hw yu can create gd systems in yur garden.
E．Sharing them between husehlds can avid wasting their ptential.
F．Make sure yu knw hw t d s prperly when harvest time cmes.
G．Scheduling different harvest perids fr certain crps can help avid waste.
二、完形填空
At 95, Brigid Kavanagh finally realized her lngtime dream. Yet, her path t having her wrds put int 18 wasn’t easy, and required belief in the ability that her teachers had first 19 tens f years befre.
Kavanagh’s sns 20 Kavanagh t publish her bk. They were ding a clear-up and 21 t find many pems and stries written by their mther. They cllected them in a bk and had 500 cpies f it printed.
Kavanagh 22 t get sme wrk published in her 80s. Hwever, the publicatin this time is a great success. “I’m 23 . I just can’t believe it. After my failure in the 80s, I thught I was 24 ,” she said.
The senir shared with the media that she’s always fund it 25 t express herself n paper — a gift that gt 26 in her schldays. “When I was in primary schl, my teachers wuld speak highly f my 27 …I think it wuld be great if they culd see my 28 .” While they may n lnger be there t see what became f their frmer 29 , the bk, which is made up f Kavanagh’s rich memirs (回忆录), will let the readers knw what she 30 .
While there are nly a limited number f 31 , the real success f the publicatin is seeing a family cming tgether t help their mther, and an elderly wman’s satisfactin in seeing her wrds 32 in print fr all t enjy.
18．A．practiceB．useC．printD．effect
19．A．depend nB．pinted utC．shwn ffD．fcused n
20．A．allwedB．helpedC．remindedD．frced
21．A．agreedB．neededC．managedD．happened
22．A．fearedB．frgtC．refusedD．failed
23．A．excitedB．cnfusedC．preparedD．determined
24．A．unusualB．carelessC．cncernedD．finished
25．A．easyB．wiseC．rightD．necessary
26．A．wastedB．nticedC．dubtedD．cnfirmed
27．A．thughtsB．effrtsC．dreamsD．articles
28．A．successB．perfrmanceC．talentD．pint
29．A．friendB．teacherC．studentD．bss
30．A．believedB．expectedC．experiencedD．imagined
31．A．cpiesB．changesC．servicesD．chances
32．A．cmpletelyB．eventuallyC．widelyD．cntinuusly
三、语法填空
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。
A new frm f transprt will be with us in the next few years — flying taxis. Many f us grew up 33 (watch) sci-fi mvies with flying cars. Science fictin is nw becming science fact. The Japanese airline ANA has teamed 34 with ＆ U. S. tech start-up called Jby Aviatin. The tw cmpanies aim 35 (start) perating air taxis at the 2025 Wrld Exp in Osaka. They are 36 (current) wrking tgether n building the flying vehicle. They als need t wrk ut 37 traffic rules shuld be fllwed by the taxis. The five-seat, all-electric taxi will be able t take ff and land vertically (垂直地). It will have a flight range f 241 kilmeters 38 a tp speed f 321 kph.
Jby’s CEO said the taxis wuld be gd fr the envirnment. He tld reprters, “Jby exists t help peple save time while reducing their carbn ftprint. Japan ffers us 39 pprtunity t d just that with 92 percent f the ppulatin living in urban areas.” The president f ANA, Kji Shibata, was als 40 (excite) abut the prject. He said, “ANA has 70 years f experience delivering safe flights t 41 (custmer) acrss the wrld. Being able t prvide them with the ptin t travel rapidly, and sustainably, frm an internatinal airprt t a dwntwn lcatin 42 (be) very appealing.”
四、单词拼写
43．Water pllutin is als caused by (有毒的) chemicals used in agriculture, which I we can nt simply ignre. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
44．The cuntry has made enrmus prgress plitically but nt (经济上). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
45．Nthing is mre (毁灭性的) t a partnership than fr ne partner t feel that he r she is being taken advantage f. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
46．The vlcan previusly (爆发) in 1978, killing three peple. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
47．War has made life almst (无法忍受的) fr the civilians remaining in the capital. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
48．Many students wh becme (上瘾的) t vide games cannt cut dwn easily. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
49．Charities appealed fr (捐赠) f fd and clthing fr victims f the hurricane. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
50．Of the 250,000 different v f wild flwers, nly a few thusand have been named. (根据首字母单词拼写)
51．We lked fr her everywhere, but she was n t be fund. (根据首字母单词拼写)
52．It never t us that he had nt been invited. (根据首字母单词拼写)
53．I knw what I’ll be ding fr the next three weeks but I haven’t thught b that. (根据首字母单词拼写)
54．He claims that q smking is the easiest thing in the wrld, fr he has dne it hundreds f times. (根据首字母单词拼写)
55．I didn’t mean t ffend yu. I just say the first thing that s t mind. (根据首字母单词拼写)
56．Custmers can als have fd d t their table instead f having t switch frm ne stall t anther. (根据首字母单词拼写)
57．Cmputers shuld be made readily a t teachers and pupils. (根据首字母单词拼写)
五、书信写作
58．假定上周五下午，你校在交换生中组织了一次趣味运动会。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 活动情况（时间、地点、参与人员及项目等）；
2. 活动反响。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
A fun sprts meeting____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
六、书面表达
59．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。
One day, the schl headmaster annunced the arrival f a new literature teacher, Mrs Adams. “Class, tmrrw welcme her and behave well, as she previusly wrked in the army and is tugh and strict,” she shared. Upn hearing she wrked in the army, the whle class lked at each ther in fear, except Ben.
The next day, Mrs. Adams entered the classrm lking friendly and was sft-spken. “She lks like she culdn’t even hurt a fly,” Ben said.
Nt angry with Ben, Mrs. Adams taught her lessn patiently s that everyne culd understand what she was talking abut. And she asked the class t prepare fr their first test that wuld be given weeks later, which caused everyne t take ntes and listen carefully, except Ben.
He wasn’t interested in the lessn. He thught literature was bring, and he refused t listen. Thus, when it was finally time fr the test, Ben struggled t get any f the answers right.
During their next literature perid, Mrs. Adams returned all the papers. Almst all received As while Ben received an F. “D better next time, Ben,” Mrs. Adams called ut. But Ben culdn’t accept it.
After Ben went hme in time fr dinner, his dad Patrick asked him abut his test. Ben said that the new teacher was unfair, giving him his failing mark n purpse. Patrick dubted it. The next day, he secretly visited his sn’s headmaster, and cnfirmed Ben was lying. Patrick left the schl dissatisfied.
That evening, Ben discvered his dad had learned the truth abut his test. “Yu didn’t put any effrt int ding well in that test!” Ben was embarrassed (尴尬的). His face turned red and ht. He was angry. He wanted t take revenge (报复) n his new teacher.
The next day, he fllwed Mrs. Adams t her huse after schl. Angry with her fr giving him a failing mark and embarrassing him befre his father, Ben tk a brick frm the grund and threw it at her windw. Hearing the nise f her windw breaking, Mrs. Adams was shcked.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式作答。
Frightened, Ben ran away twards hme, trying t escape. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Then, fllwing his dad, Ben left twards Mrs. Adam’s huse t aplgize. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案：
1．B 2．A 3．D 4．C
5．A 6．C 7．D 8．A
9．D 10．A 11．C 12．B
13．C 14．D 15．E 16．G 17．F
18．C 19．B 20．B 21．D 22．D 23．A 24．D 25．A 26．B 27．D 28．A 29．C 30．C 31．A 32．B
33．watching 34．up 35．t start 36．currently 37．what 38．and 39．an 40．excited 41．custmers 42．is
43．pisnus
44．ecnmically
45．destructive
46．erupted
47．unbearable
48．addicted
49．dnatins
50．varieties/arieties
51．nwhere/where
52．ccurred/ccurred
53．beynd/eynd
54．quitting/uitting
55．sprang/prang/sprung/prung
56．delivered/elivered
57．accessible/ccessible
58．略
59．略