湖北省鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟学校2022-2023学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题

2023年春季鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟学校期中联考
高一英语试卷

考试时间：2023年4月13日上午08:00－10:00    试卷满分：150分

第一部分  听力（共两节，满分30分）

 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What will the speakers do first?

A. Get some paint.    B. Have a cup of coffee.   C. Paint the house.

2. How much will the man pay for the service fee?

A. $20.       B. $40.       C. $60.

3. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Doctor and patient.    B. Boss and secretary.    C. Teacher and student.

4. What does the man mean?

A. He won’t go shopping with the woman.      

B. He hates going out in a heavy rainy day.

C. He dislikes going shopping in the mall downtown.

5. What do we know about the man?

A. He has sent out a lot of applications.

B. He is in urgent need of a part-time job.

C. He is confident of getting the part-time job.

第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）

听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What did the man do last Saturday?

A. He played baseball.   B. He went on a trip.    C. He watched a game on TV.

7. What was the weather like in Chicago last Saturday?

A. Rainy.       B. Sunny.       C. Cloudy.

听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。

8. Why does the woman call Mrs. Smithson?

A. To invite her to attend a talk.

B. To ask some information about sponsors.

C. To ask her bank to give support to a walk.

9. What is the activity held for?

A. Medical research.   B. A magazine.    C. A school.

听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。

10. What is said about the man who has a time machine?

A. He will go to the future.         

B. He can go wherever he wants.

C. He just got back from ancient Egypt.

11. What does the woman think of the man’s idea at first?

A. Exciting.     B. Smart.      C. Boring.

12. Why does the man want to go back to two years ago?

A. To win a basketball game.         

B. To see a wonderful basketball game.

C. To make much money from the basketball games.

听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。

13. How long does the woman probably spend on the Internet a day?

A. One and a half hours.   B. Two hours.     C. Two and a half hours.

14. What does the woman spend most of her time doing on the Internet?

A. Doing emailing.    B. Learning a course.   C. Reading local news.

15. What do the speakers both like doing on the Internet?

A. Surfing around.     B. Visiting the online library.   C. Chatting with friends.

16. What can we learn about the man?

A. He spends 20 minutes shopping online a day.

B. He is strongly interested in surfing the Internet.

C. He spends most of his time looking up sports news.

听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。

17. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. His faults.      B. His good service.    C. His arrangements.

18. Why did the speaker leave the TV on in the room?

A. He forgot to turn it off.         

B. He wanted to record the movie.

C. He wanted to keep the room from being stolen.

19. Where did the speaker put the birthday cake?

A. On the table.     B. In the mini-bar.     C. In the cupboard.

20. What will be charged by the hotel?

A. Cleaning the carpet.    B. Using the mini-bar.     C. The birthday cake.

第二部分  阅读（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

With the new semester about to start, our school is welcoming a group of new international students. We have some apps here that will make your life easier. We hope you will have a wonderful life here.

★WeChat

WeChat is now the most popular social media app in China. Almost everyone is using WeChat. You can send both text and voice messages on WeChat. You can also make voice and video calls. You can also post texts, pictures and video clips. If your friends in your home country have this app, you can also chat with them through voice or video. WeChat is also widely used now as a form of payment which can be used in stores, online, and in other shopping apps.

★Alipay

Alipay is a similar app to PayPal. It was first used on Taobao and now people can still use it as a mobile payment option. You can even use mobile payment at street vendors, so if you have this app, you can leave your wallet at home.

★Didi

Now Didi seems to be the smartest way to travel around. With one tap, a car comes directly to you. Didi is a Chinese car-hailing service app. It has a function called “ride sharing”, which saves a lot of money for passengers. But it does not have an English version, so if you want to use it, you will have to learn some Chinese.

★Pleco

This is one of the top Chinese/English dictionary apps and it covers 130,000 Chinese words and includes 20,000 example sentences with pinyin. It is perfect for those who want to learn Chinese, and also for tourists who need to translate words or phrases from English to Chinese.

21. Who are the intended readers for this text?

A. Chinese learners.       B. International teachers in China.

C. Foreign students studying in China.       D. Students furthering their studies.

22. The following statements about the apps are TRUE except          .

A. People can hail a car with Didi in English

B. People can use WeChat to post, call and pay

C. Pleco is useful for tourists who know little Chinese

D. Alipay was originally used to make payments on Taobao

23. Which app is helpful in learning Chinese?

A. WeChat.    B. Alipay.    C. Didi.     D. Pleco.

B

A growing number of families in China are able to afford a piano and lessons for their children. By 2016, the number of children learning piano in China exceeded 30 million and the number has risen by 10 percent every year since. The piano used to be a rare foreign import in China; now four in five are made here. Much of this can be traced back to the tiny Chinese island of Gulangyu.

After the first opium war in 1842, foreign powers forced the emperor to permit their residents to live in several “treaty ports”. One of those was Xiamen. Gulangyu, which lies just a five-minute ferry ride offshore, was an international settlement. The foreign residents popularised the piano as an everyday amusement. There was soon hardly a family on the island that did not host or go to hear an evening recital(演奏会).

For decades the island has achieved longstanding fame: the largest number of pianos per person in China. The result was a stream of outstanding musicians. The island’s most celebrated musician is Yin Chengzong. In 1969 he arranged an earlier revolutionary cantata(大合唱) into the “Yellow River Piano Concerto”. It remains China’s most famous orchestral composition.

Where once Western classical music flowed into China, pianists and their works are pouring out. Of the 50 million children learning the instrument worldwide, as many as 40 million may be Chinese. The government lavishes money on orchestras, which now number over 80, and new concert halls. Demanding parents and cool young things fill them to hear the most talented pianists—among whom, in recent decades, have been Lang Lang, Li Yundi and Yuja Wang—play some beautifully judged Bach or fiendishly hard Rachmaninov. Although reports show that about 10 percent of learners born in the 1990s rarely touch the instrument after they have finished all the exams for amateur learners, most have made it part of their life. 

24. What has the island of Gulangyu been known for?

A. Its geographic location.                         

B. Its many outstanding musicians.

C. The history as an international settlement.     

D. The largest number of pianos per person in China.

25. The underlined word in paragraph 4 refers to          .

A. children    B. pianists    C. concert halls   D. musical instruments

26. What can we learn about piano?

A. Residents on Gulangyu hardly host or hear an evening recital.

B. Chinese piano learners seldom play it after passing the exams.

C. Few talented Chinese pianists and famous pieces are coming out.

D. The foreigners living on Gulangyu made piano a household pastime.

27. What is the text mainly about?

A. How piano develops in China.    B. Where piano in China originated.

C. Why piano is popular in Gulangyu.   D. When piano was first brought to China.

C

Have you ever had a food that you tasted and you immediately disliked? Maybe it was broccoli, dark chocolate, or cottage cheese. Maybe you were “encouraged” to try the food again, and then one of those times you actually liked it. Many people have had this experience. While tastes are developed at a young age, they can be changed, which depends on a person’s desire to try.

Researchers at the University of Birmingham released a study that showed people have a flavor window. The flavor window is open for four-to-six-month-old babies. During this time, it is easier to get babies to try a food they have not previously tasted. As they grow up, the flavor window slowly closes, leaving most of them dubious of new foods.

However, the flavor window closing at a young age doesn’t mean it can’t be reopened. A study found that if babies are introduced to a new food 5 to 10 times, they can grow to like it. That amount goes up as children grow older. Ultimately, the study came to the conclusion that the flavor window may never be completely shut.

Being willing to try a new food repeatedly is necessary to open a person’s flavor window again. Each attempt will lessen the natural unwillingness of something new. Eventually, “not bad” can turn into “pretty good”. One method for inspiring courage to try new foods multiple times is testing different ingredients. Adding an ingredient—sugar or salt, perhaps—that one enjoys, might make an unappealing food more appealing. Once the person has trained him or herself to like the food, the added ingredient may not be necessary.

Overcoming a dislike of a particular food requires tasting a food in different ways and at different times. In spite of strange smells, odd textures, or distinctive flavors, a person has the ability to acquire a true liking for even the most unique and unusual foods. So don’t give up—you never know when you might surprise yourself and discover that broccoli is your new favorite food!

28. What does the study find about babies?

A. Babies are naturally unwilling to try new foods.

B. Babies develop a favorite food if they eat that food many times.

C. Babies are more likely to accept new foods when the flavor window is open.

D. Babies who are not exposed to new foods will experience a narrow flavor window.

29. What does the underlined word in paragraph 2 mean?

A. Greedy.    B. Doubtful.    C. Impatient.    D. Bored.

30. Why does the author include paragraph 4 in the text?

A. To explain how adding sugar or salt improves the taste of foods.

B. To highlight that there is no reason why people stop trying new foods.

C. To warn that people may have difficulty preparing new foods properly.

D. To suggest that people can expand their flavor preferences with time and effort.

31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Don’t give up on broccoli.     B. Try new foods before it is too late.

C. Ways to reopen your flavor window.   D. A new study about your eating habits.

D

Engineers from the University at Buffalo, Fudan University in China, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have come together with funding from the National Science Foundation to produce an efficient and cost-effective device that purifies drinking water using the world’s most abundant power source—the sun.

More than 2,300 years ago, the philosopher Aristotle described the water cycle. He has explained that water is heated by the sun, evaporates(蒸发) up into the air, condenses(凝结) into drops, and then falls back to the ground, pure and free of pollutants.

Professor Qiaoqiang Gan and the other engineers created a method of purifying water that builds upon Aristotle’s ancient observations. Gan’s team invented a solar water purifier that is a modern version of an evaporative solar still. This device looks like the roof of a tent, with strips(条) of carbon-coated paper covering the top so that the paper strip hangs down on the sides. The ends of the paper strip dip into a water container at the bottom. Gradually, the water in the container is absorbed by the paper. When the black carbon coating on the paper is heated by the sun, the wet paper begins to dry. During evaporation, salt, dirt, bacteria, and other pollutants are trapped in the paper. As the temperature cools, water droplets begin to condense on the surface of the paper. The purified water is collected in a clean container and is ready to drink.

There are a few key advantages of the solar water purifier. First, the device is quick and efficient. The solar still can generate up to 5 gallons of clean water daily, which is enough to provide sufficient drinking water for a family. Furthermore, this solar water purifier is cheaper than other water-purification devices because it is made with inexpensive and widely available materials.

There are also disadvantages in terms of the adaptation to diverse environments on Earth and the building up of salt in the process. Currently, the engineers are working to make their purifier available worldwide. Soon, drinkable water will be purified and accessible where it is needed.

32. Why does the author mention Aristotle and the water cycle in the text?

A. To catch readers’ attention and interest.

B. To add more authority to the new invention.

C. To show the history of the solar water purifier.

D. To help illustrate the basic working principles of the invention.

33. What is the main function of the carbon-coated paper?

A. To cover the top.       B. To collect clean water.

C. To hang down on the sides.       D. To absorb water and heat from the sun.

34. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. What the researchers have done.

B. How the solar water purifier works.

C. What the solar water purifier can do.

D. How similar Aristotle’s observation is to the purifier.

35. What might the author think of the future of the solar water purifier?

A. Dark.    B. Uncertain.    C. Promising.   D. Unpredictable.

第二节（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。

  36  . We need them to be our guides on the twisting, sometimes difficult road we call life to show us just how far we can go, to help us know just how high we can climb.

And we need heroes today more than ever. Our modern society is terribly confused about the difference between a hero and a celebrity(名人). And the difference is significant. A celebrity is all about fame—temporary, superficial fame, usually for qualities that are easy to see: a pretty face, a great dance move.  37  —qualities beneath the surface that aren’t visible until they prompt action. Qualities like courage, hope, compassion（同情）, and perseverance(毅力).

Heroes, real heroes, are all around us. They truly hold our world together, through their unselfish devotion to helping others, supporting families, teaching children, protecting the environment.  38  . They just want to help. In so many ways, these unsung heroes steer（掌舵） the boat in which all of us sail.

Yet, young people hear a lot more about celebrities than about heroes.  39  . The underlying message they get from all this is that their self-worth comes from what they buy—which drink, which shoes, which cell phone—not who they are down inside. Young people’s sense of their own potential for heroic qualities—their own power to make a positive difference in the world is lost.

Truth is, there is a potential hero, a future difference maker, in every young person. Each of them, from whatever background, is a large amount of untapped（未开发的） energy—a positive force who can do something to steer that communal boat that carries us all.  40  .

A. A hero, by contrast, is about character

B. They don’t want fame, or glory, or even credit

C. All of us—especially young people—need heroes

D. All of us need to believe in our own abilities to help people in need

E. Worse yet, young people are treated too often as just another target market by advertisers

F. They have discovered that they can build on their own energy and ideals to do something truly great

G. If young people believe in their own power and use it, they will discover that any person can make a  genuine, lasting impact

第三部分  语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（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。

If there is one trait(特点) I have taken from my mother, it is her   41  . Like most mothers, my mom wants the best for me. She encourages me to seize every opportunity and use it to its fullest   42  . She has encouraged me to   43   those opportunities that may even seem impossible. After all, she does this every day.

When friends met my mom for the first time, they were often taken aback, and   44   they didn’t want this emotion to show on their faces when they shook her hand and said hello. When they got me alone for a second, they   45   me for not telling them my mom was in a wheelchair. It shocked them.

In my   46  , I never think to mention that my mom is in a wheelchair. She has been paralyzed from the waist down for most of her life. To me, though, she is just a/an   47   mom. Like many of my friends’ moms, she has always been there for me. When there were those   48   as a child when I just needed to be held, I knew I could crawl onto my mother’s lap and find   49   in her safe arms. When I needed a   50   on the sideline of my soccer games, she was always there. Mother, friend, teacher, nutritionist, chef, caregiver, banker, and advisor—my mom has always been   51   for me.

On family vacations, my mother never sits out on a/an   52  . She couldn’t hike the volcano in Hawaii with the rest of the family or go cliff-jumping in Mexico. But she always   53  . She goes as far as she can.

I have learned from watching my mom that if I don’t have the courage to try, even if the chances of failure are slim, I will never   54  . The opportunities I have are without bounds because my mother showed me how to live   55   limits.

41. A. kindness    B. honesty      C. courage        D. generosity

42. A. preparation      B. potential        C. plan            D. preference

43. A. drop by          B. make up        C. work out        D. reach for

44. A. initially        B. finally        C. constantly       D. fortunately

45. A. punished          B. respected          C. scolded         D. thanked

46. A. defense          B. way           C. power         D. dream

47. A. intelligent        B. demanding         C. regular          D. unlucky

48. A. questions        B. moments        C. challenges       D. plans

49. A. awareness       B. money           C. comfort         D. rewards

50. A. doctor           B. cheerleader       C. coach           D. tutor

51. A. there           B. here          C. home           D. somewhere

52. A. activity          B. party           C. record          D. program

53. A. waits         B. helps           C. laughs          D. tries

54. A. recover          B. profit          C. succeed         D. insist

55. A. beyond        B. within          C. on             D. off

第二节（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。

Alongside the beginning of 2023, it is the lucky Rabbit’s turn on the Chinese zodiac(生肖). Rabbits are naturally quiet but quick, which suits   56   (tradition) Chinese aesthetic(审美的) values of being gentle and smart. This is shown by the phrase dongru tuotu, a Chinese idiom praising people   57   are smart and agile like a rabbit. Legend has it that there is a Jade Rabbit living on the moon which is the pet of Chang’e, a goddess   58   (wide) known in China. This can explain why rabbits are regarded as   59   fortunate sign.

In the West, rabbits are also considered to be incredibly lucky, since they are well known to be able to reproduce in difficult and surprising conditions, with populations   60   (grow) to enormous sizes in short amounts of time. One of the most well-known   61   (symbol) of good luck, a stuffed rabbit’s foot

    62   (suppose) to bring good fortune. Another tradition for good luck found in North America and the UK   63   (be) to say the word “rabbit” on the first morning of every month.

Rabbits also pop up in other areas of Western culture. Alice follows a rabbit in the story of Alice in Wonderland   64   (escape) the normal world and begin her adventure. Rabbits are also related   65      Easter. While the animal appears in many different places, it is always seen as an animal to be welcomed. Maybe the Year of the Rabbit can bring you some good fortune, too!

第四部分  写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节  应用文写作（满分15分）

上周五，你校举办了以“Wildlife Protection”为主题的知识竞答比赛，请你为校英语报写一篇报道，内容包括：

1. 活动时间、地点；  

2. 活动参加人员、比赛过程；

3. 活动反响及你的收获。

注意：

1.写作词数应为 80 左右；  

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

第二节  读后续写（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。

Stephen pushed his foot down hard on the gas pedal(油门) as he was on the racetrack. The roar of the engine was loud. Stephen loved the sound. At the speed he was going, audiences flashed by as fast as thoughts. “Nothing beats racing.” Stephen said to himself.

    Stephen hadn’t come from a “racing family”, and he couldn’t afford a good racing car. But with the help of his uncle, who worked as a mechanic at the local repair shop, Stephen’s car was fast enough to compete.

    Not far ahead was the race’s leader, Jack, whose car was so well equipped and stayed just out of Stephen’s reach. Both boys wanted to win. No other cars were close to the two leaders.

    Stephen pressed harder on the gas, but his car was already at top speed. Jack’s car pulled away. Stephen had no choice but to fall behind him as they slowed to go into the next turn.

    Stephen concentrated as he made a long right-hand turn, then accelerated onto the straightaway(直道). His foot pressed hard against the Pedal. Still, the engine on Jack’s car was too powerful, and Jack pulled away. Stephen wasn’t going to be satisfied with second place today. The winner would get tickets to the professional championship race—presented by two-time champion Mike Gordon.

    On the last turn, Stephen drew directly behind Jack. He pulled beside Jack's car. Their engine screamed. Then, as it had so many times before, Jack’s car pulled ahead.

    The finish line was approaching them, closer, closer... The race was over. Stephen came in second. As he climbed out of the car, his vision blurred with tears. He remembered what other drivers had sometimes said, “Second place is just first loser.”

    “Great work, kid!” said a man’s voice.

注意：（1）续写词数应为 150 左右； 

（2）开头已给出。

Paragraph 1:

Stephen turned and he couldn’t believe the man was Mike Gordon.                             

Paragraph 2:

Stephen was surprised to hear such words from a two-time champion.