2022茂名电白区高一下学期期中考试英语含答案

2021-2022学年度第二学期期中考试

高一英语

（满分：130分时间：120分钟）

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（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

Here are four beach destinations for you to take a unique vacation in the sunshine.

Zanzibar, Tanzania

Whether you’re dining at restaurants directly on the sand or listening to live music, the islands of Zanzibar are rich with culture. The Stone Town features narrow stone streets meant for bicycles. It’s a great place to buy produce and creative goods while taking in the Arabian architecture. You can sail into the sun on wooden boats, do yoga on the white sand or go diving.

Sardinia, Italy

Sardinia is well known for its natural settings—mainly the beaches and the volcanic Monte Urtigu. With boat tours, hidden beaches and valley adventures featuring flowing waterfalls, water activities are everywhere. But the island has plenty of other experiences as well. Go wine tasting, learn to bake bread or take a historical tour of local archeologic alites.

Bodrum, Turkey

For a truly unique beach experience, visit Bodrum in Turkey. The ancient city is home to historic baths, hot springs, ancient ruins and underwater archeology museums. This area is also ideal for rafting trips, sea fishing and more. There is also a lot of wildlife living on the island and in its surrounding waters.

Tenerife, Spain

Tenerife is big on water sports and adventures, offering things like jet skiing, sailing and diving with dolphins. This area is home to various museums like the Museo Municipal and the local museum of natural history. Don’t forget to visit the local temples, ruins and gardens.

1. What makes Zanzibar special?

A. Its hot springs. B. Its stone streets. C. Its historical ruins. D. Its open-air concerts.

2. What can a tourist do in Bodrum?

A. Visit the volcano. B. Explore underwater museums.

C. Enjoy the local wine. D. Experience valley adventures.

3. If you enjoy diving with sea animals, which is the best choice?

A. Zanzibar. B. Sardinia. C. Bodrum. D. Tenerife.

【答案】1. B2. B3. D

B

As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.

In a recent study Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.

In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)”

According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn’t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.

4. The passage begins with two questions to ________.

A. introduce the main topic B. show the author’s attitude

C. describe how to use the Internet D. explain how to store information

5. What can we learn about the first experiment?

A. Sparrow’s team typed the information into a computer.

B. The two groups remembered the information equally well.

C. The first group did not try to remember the formation.

D. The second group did not understand the information.

6. In transactive memory, people ________.

A. keep the information in mind

B. change the quantity of information

C. organize information like a computer

D. remember how to find the information

7. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow's research?

A. We are using memory differently.

B. We are becoming more intelligent.

C. We have poorer memories than before.

D. We need a better way to access information.

【答案】4. A5. C6. D7. A

C

Born in California and representing the United States before switching to China, teenager Gu Ailing will be most likely to be one of the faces of the 2022Beijing Winter Olympics.

The 17-year-old is a freeskier (自由式滑雪运动员)and grade-A student with an American father and Chinese mother. She grew up and still lives in the United States, but in June 2019 she made the “quite difficult” decision to compete for China. She wrote on Instagram that she was “proud of my heritage and equally proud of my American upbringings (培养)”.

As for the decision to compete on behalf of China, she said it is “valuable opportunity to help inspire millions of young people in China where my mom was born.”

Gu graduated from a San Francisco high school last year and is focusing on her Beijing 2022 training. It is reported that She scored 1, 580 points out of a maximum 1,600 in the SAT (美国大学人学考试), and has been offered a place at Stanford.

Gu started on the snow at the age of 3, was competing in national competitions at 9 and won her first World Cup event at 15. She won two gold medals and a silver for China at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. On Jan. 30th, 2021. Gu made her debut (首次亮相) at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado and won two golds and a bronze.

“My goal is to win Olympic gold.” she told the official Olympic website. “It’s the top achievement. And that would be rewarding for all the work that I’ve done to achieve greatness in the sport.”

8. What do we know about Gu Ailing?

A. She grew up in China.

B. She decided to compete for China.

C. She will graduate from a high school.

D. She is an average student.

9. Which of the following words can best describe Gu Ailing?

A. Clever and ambitious.

B. Modest and hard-working.

C. Helpful and knowledgeable.

D. Creative and confident.

10. What’s the main idea of the fifth paragraph?

A. Gu Ailing won her first World Cup event at 15.

B. Gu Ailing’s training when she was young.

C. Gu Ailing’s achievements as a freeskier.

D. Gu Ailing learned to do snow sports in China.

11. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Gu Ailing—An American Freeskier

B. Gu Ailing—A Stanford Graduate

C. Gu Ailing—An Olympic Champion

D. Gu Ailing—A talented Chinese Freeskier

【答案】8. B9. A10. C11. D

D

A study of 27,000 men showed those skipping (不吃) breakfast were at a greater risk of heart problems. The British Heart Foundation said breakfast helped people resist (抵制) sugary snacks before lunch.

The men, aged 45-82, were studied for 16 years. During that time there were more than 1,500 heart attacks or cases of deadly heart failure. However, people who skipped breakfast were 27% more likely to have heart problems than those who started the day with a meal. The researchers took into consideration other lifestyle risk factors (因素) such as smoking and exercise.

Researcher Dr Leah Cahill told the BBC: “The take-home message is to eat in the morning when you wake up, preferably within an hour. The results show that something is better than nothing, but it’s always better to have something healthy and balanced.”

She said the timing of the meal seemed to be key and waiting until lunch rather than “having breakfast” may be straining (损伤) the body over time. This could be increasing the risk of high blood pressure and fatness which could in turn damage the heart. “Don’t skip breakfast,” Dr Cahill suggested.

Victoria Taylor an expert with the British Heart Foundation, said: “These researchers only looked at men aged over 45, so we would need to see further research to prove that breakfast has the same effect on the heart health of other groups of people. What we do know is that a healthy breakfast can make that mid-morning biscuit less tempting, as well as giving you another opportunity to widen the variety of foods in your diet. Cereals (谷类食品) with low fat milk are a good way to start the day. Try a banana or dried fruit on top and you’ll be on your way to a fine day before you’ve even left the house.”

12. What does the text mainly deal with?

A. The effects of snacks on the health of the heart.

B. An interview by the BBC on people’s lifestyles.

C. What a healthy and balanced diet should contain.

D. The relationship between breakfast and a healthy heart.

13. Dr Leah Cahill’s suggestion is that we should _____.

A. fix the time for each meal we eat in a day

B. make sure our breakfast is always balanced

C. eat our breakfast immediately after getting up

D. have breakfast within an hour after waking up

14. The underlined word “tempting” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “_____”.

A. attractive B. valuable

C. obvious D. familiar

15. According to Victoria Taylor, _____.

A. men over 45 are more likely to get heart diseases

B. fresh fruits like bananas are necessary for a healthy breakfast

C. it’s healthy to eat some biscuit between breakfast and lunch

D. the researchers should have covered other age groups in their study

【答案】12. D13. D14. A15. D

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Music is an international language that is beautiful to people all over the world. It seems to be a natural need for us. ___16___

Music plays a significant role in education. Studies have indicated that music physically develops the part of the brain known to be involved with language. ___17___ Therefore the development of one promotes the growth of the other, and musical training not only develops a child's language skills but also promotes the learning of a second language. Music also causes improvement in brainpower. The thought patterns that are formed while studying music may help improve the ability to learn other subjects.

___18___ First, music is beneficial with its ability to reduce stress. And stress is associated with many illnesses, which can be prevented with stress reduced. When people are very stressed, there is a tendency to avoid listening to music. ___19___ But as we know, productivity increases when stress is reduced.

Additionally, music can have positive influence on mood, and many people will turn to certain songs to improve their moods. The main reason behind this phenomenon is that music has the ability to express one's feelings better than any other medium. ___20___ It also increases self-confidence.

A. So how does it help us?

B. The two are so closely related.

C. Let's see how people enjoy music.

D. Perhaps it feels like a waste of time.

E. The key is to choose the right type of music.

F. Music has some sort of psychological effect.

G. Good music also makes us remember the moments when we were happy.

【答案】16. A17. B18. F19. D20. G

第二部分语言知识及应用（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）

阅读下而短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

Around twenty years ago I was living in New York ___21___ I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I couldn’t find ___22___ work.

I was driving a school bus to make ends meet and ___23___ with a friend, for I had lost my flat. I had___24___five interviews with a company but they said I did not get the job. “Why has my life become so ___25___?” I thought painfully.

 As I pulled the bus over to ___26___ a little girl, she handed me an earring ___27___ I should keep it ___28___ somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it hit me—I had been giving all of my ___29___to what was going wrong with my ____30____, rather than what was right! I decided to make a ____31____of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to ____32____ more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for me from a director at a large ____33____. She asked me if I would give a lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My ____34____there went very well, and before long I got a well–paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of ____35____ that I completely changed my life.

21A. As B. If C. Though D. When

22. A. successful B. extra C. convenient D. satisfying

23. A. living B. travelling C. discussing D. working

24. A. attended B. prepared for C. asked for D. held

25. A. busy B. hard C. serious D. short

26. A. wave at B. look for C. call on D. drop off

27. A. ordering B. saying C. promising D. showing

28. A. as if B. or else C. in case D. now that

29. A. attention B. feelings C. strength D. interests

30. A. opinions B. education C. life D. experiences

31. A. book B. list C. check D. copy

32. A. add B. turn C. keep D. connect

33. A. restaurant B. factory C. hospital D. hotel

34. A. plan B. choice C. tour D. day

35. A. saying B. thinking C. sleeping D. waiting

【答案】21. C22. D23. A24. A25. B26. D27. B28. C29. A30. C31. B32. A33. C34. D35. B

第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history ____36____ (explore), which can help you understand much more about the country and its traditions. Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you ____37____ (surround) by evidence of four different groups of people ____38____ took over at different times throughout history. The first group, the Romans, came in the first century. Some of their great ____39____ (achieve) included building towns and roads. Next, the Anglo—Saxons arrived in the fifth century. They introduced the beginnings ____40____ the English language, and ____41____ (change) the way people built houses. The Vikings came in the eighth century, left behind lots of new vocabulary, ____42____ also the names of many locations across the UK. The last group were the Normans. They conquered England after the well-known Battle of Hastings in the 1lth century. They had castles ____43____ (build) all around England and made changes to the ____44____ (legally) system. The Normans were French, so many French words ____45____ (slow) entered into the English language.

【答案】36. to explore

37. will be surrounded

38. who39. achievements

40. of41. changed

42. and43. built

44. legal45. slowly

第三部分写作（共两节，满分50分）

第一节词汇，语法与句子（每空1分，满分25分）

46. The tourists lost all their________(belong) in the hotel fire.（所给词的适当形式填空）

【答案】belongings

47. In my opinion, reading the________(origin)works is better than seeing the film based on it. （所给词的适当形式填空)

【答案】original

48. He lied on the chair, with a newspaper________(cover) his face. （所给词的适当形式填空）

【答案】covering

49. Exercise is highly________(benefit) to health. (所给词的适当形式填空)

【答案】beneficial

50. ________(equip) with enough food and water, the climbers set off for the mountain. (所给词适当形式填空)

【答案】Equipped

51. We apologize for any________(convenient) caused during the repairs. （所给词的适当形式填空）

【答案】inconvenience

52. I sat down to write my essay, but found I was completely without________(inspire). (所给词的适当形式填空)

【答案】inspiration

53. Frank put the medicine in the top drawer to make sure it would not be________(access) to children. （所给词的适当形式填空）

【答案】accessible

54. Can you account________your rude behaviour yesterday? (用适当的词填空)

【答案】for

55. Huge amounts of money________(spend) on the new bridge last year. （所给词的适当形式填空）

【答案】were spent

56. Most of the students________(invite) to the meeting were from Shanghai. （所给词的适当形式填空）

【答案】invited

57. Occasions are quite rare________Mary has the time to spend a day with her parents. (用适当的词填空)

【答案】when

58. He smiled________(charm) and put out his hand. (所给词的适当形式填空)

【答案】charmingly

59. 这家餐厅收了我们40元的酒水钱。

The restaurant ________________ 40 yuan ________ the wine.

【答案】    ①. charged    ②. us    ③. for

60. 商家利用了这些节日庆典，每年都赚一大笔。

With businesses ________________________ these ________, they earn a large sum of money every year.

【答案】    ①. taking    ②. advantage    ③. of    ④. celebrations

61. 得知家人都安全是一个很大的欣慰。

It was ________________________________________ that my family were all safe.

【答案】    ①. a    ②. great    ③. relief    ④. to    ⑤. know

第二节：（满分25分）

62. 为促进学生“五育”全面发展，你校本学期正开展一系列的劳动实践课程，包括蔬菜种植、手工制作、家电维修等等，颇受学生的喜爱。请你以“My Favorite Hands-on Course”为题目，写一篇短文向校英文报投稿，内容包括：

1.你喜爱的劳动实践课程；

2.你对参加劳动实践课程的感受；

3.你对课程改善的建议。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

My Favorite Hands–on Course

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

【答案】My Favorite Hands-on Course

In response to the call of nationwide labor education, a series of hands-on courses are launched this term in our school, ranging from planting vegetables to making traditional handicrafts.

Sewing is one of my favorite courses, where I obtained a fundamental knowledge of essential life skills such as sewing a button, knitting a scarf, and making a cushion by operating the sewing machine. It was surely a rewarding and fulfilling experience, which not only enriched our extracurricular life but also helped us acquire practical basic working capabilities for livelihood and form the good habit of laboring.

The hands-on courses have won wide popularity among students and exerted a positive effect on the personal growth of everyone involved. If possible, an exhibition could be held to demonstrate students’ well-designed works and display their creativity