广东省茂名市电白区2022-2023学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

第1页/共1页2022~2023学年度第一学期期末考试高一英语(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。AIfyou’dliketogosightseeing,thefollowingWorldHeritagesites(世界遗产保护地)maybeyourbestchoices.JiuzhaigouValleyScenicandHistoricInterestAreaJiuzhaigouValley,whichliesinthenorthernpartofSichuanProvince,China,reachesaheightofmorethan4,800m,withaseriesofdifferentforestecosystems(生态系统).It’sparticularlyfamousforitsnarrowlandformsandexcellentwaterfalls.Some140kindsofbirdsalsoliveinthevalley,aswellasanumberofendangeredplantsandanimals,includingthegiantpanda,JiuzhaigouValleywasrecognizedasaWorldHeritagesitebyUNESCOin1992.KhamiRuinsNationalMonumentThecityofKhami,whichdevelopedafterthecapitalofGreatZimbabwehadbeengivenupinthemid-16thcentury,isofgreatarchaeological(考古的)interest.ThediscoveryofobjectsfromEuropeandChinashowsthatKhamiwasamajorcentrefortradeoveralongperiodoftime.ItjoinedtheWorldHeritageListin1986.HendersonIslandHendersonIsland,whichliesintheeasternSouthPacific,isoneofthefewatolls(环礁)intheworldwhoseecology(生态)hasbeenuntouched.Itisparticularlyfamousforthe10plantsand4birdsthatcanonlybeseenontheisland.ItwasrecordedintheWorldHeritageListin1988.OldCityofJerusalemAsaholy(神圣的)cityforthreedifferentreligionsintheMiddleEast,Jerusalemhasalwaysbeenofgreatreligiousimportance.ItwasgivenaWorldHeritageStatusin1981andplacedonthe“WorldHeritageinDangerList”thefollowingyear.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutJiuzhaigouValley?A.Itisfamousformanyancientobjects.B.Wonderfulwaterfallscanbeseenthere.C.Ithasbeenuntouchedbyhumanbeings.D.ItliesintheeasternSouthPacific.2.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatJerusalem.A.wasruinedinthemid-16thcenturyB.wasoncebusinesscenterfortradeC.isaholycityforthreemajorreligionsD.hasover140kindsofbirdslivingthere3.Accordingtothepassage,whichWorldHeritagesitewasmostrecentlyset?A.JiuzhaigouValleyScenicandHistoricInterestArea.B.KhamiRuinsNationalMonument.C.OldCityofJerusalem.D.HendersonIsland.BOnenight,PilarwasinadeepsleepwhenshewaswokenbyhercatInti.IntiwasmeowingwildlyoutsidePilar’sbedroomandthrowinghimselfagainsttheclosedbedroomdoor.WhenPilaropenedhereyes,shesawthatherbedroomwasfilledwithsmoke.AssheescapedherhousewithIntiinherarms,shesawthatafirewasburninginherkitchen.Pilarcouldeasilyhavelostherlife,butIntiwouldnotletthathappen.EventhoughInticouldhaveescapedthehousethroughacatdoor,hewouldn’tleavePilar.Asamazingasthisstoryis,itisnotasuncommonasyoumaythink.TaketheexampleofCharlotteLeeandherhorse,Thunder.Onesummernight,thewholefamilywasasleepwiththewindowsopen.Itwasnormallyveryquietwheretheylived.Suddenly,therewasaloudnoise.Charlottewokeupfromhersweetdream,andthenoisecontinued.Thensheheardahorserunningfasttowardsthehouse.ThenextthingshesawwasThunderstandingoutsideherwindow,neighing(嘶叫)andshakinghishead.Sheknewsomethingwaswrong.Charlottequicklygoteveryoneoutofthehousebeforetheearthquakehit.Thunderhassavedherlife.Therearealsostoriesofwildanimalscomingtotherescueofhumans.Oneanimalknowntobeafriendofhumansisthedolphin.OnceToddEndriswassurfingwithhisfriendswhenhewasattackedbya13-foot(4-meter)shark.Inthemiddleoftheattack,agroupofdolphinscametohisrescuebyformingaprotectiveringaroundEndrisuntilhecouldgetsafelytoshore.Withoutthehelpofthedolphins,thereislittlechancethatToddcouldhaveescaped.Nooneissurewhyanimalshavesooftencometoourrescue.However,itisclearthathumansandanimalsenjoyacloserelationship.Itisimportantthatwecareforthemasmuchaswecan.4.WhydidIntithrowhimselfagainstthedoor?A.Hewastryingtowakeuphisowner.B.Hewantedtogetoutoftheroom.C.Hefeltboredandwasplayingbyhimself.D.Hecouldn’tfindthewayoutbecauseofsmoke.5.Beforetheearthquakehit,Charlotte______.A.closedthewindows B.wassleepingdeeplyC.rantowarnherneighbors D.gotherhorseoutofthestable6.BothIntiandThunder_______.A.wereshyandquiet B.usedtomakenoiseatnightC.werebraveandsmart D.savedtheirownersseveraltimes7.WhichofthefollowingisprobablyTodd’sfeelingtowardsthedolphins?A.Doubtful. B.Grateful.C.Frightened. D.Bored.CIfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven'tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreater,theyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDrAndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof"earlybilinguals"whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference."Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,"saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales,hasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills."Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(灵活的),"hesaid."Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas."ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoand34.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter."Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,"explainedthescientists.8.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis______.A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB.man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC.1anguagecanhelpbrainpowerD.1anguagelearningandmathsstudy9.Inthesecondparagraph,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto______.A.saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe(she)islearningalanguageC.toshowtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell10Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat______.A.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguage,thehigherthegreymatterdensityisB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn'tknowasecondlanguageC.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople'sbrainD.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime11.Theunderlinedword“bilinguals'’probablymeans______.A.aresearcheronlanguagelearningB.apersonwhoisgoodatlearningforeignlanguagesC.apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD.anactivelanguagelearnerDOverthelasttwodaysinDecemberlastyear,nearly30tornadoescausedgreatdamageacrosssixstates——fromArkansasinthesouthtoIllinoisintheMidwest.Morethan100tornadowarningswereissued——themosteverforaday.ThetornadoinKentuckycausedatleast50people’sdeaths,whichwasdescribedastheworstinthisstate’shistory.Asoneofthelargestcountriesintheworld,theUnitedStatesisalsooneofthemostgeographicallyvariouscountries-fromdesertstoforeststomilesofcoastline.Whilethiscomeswithmanyadvantages,itunfortunatelyleavesthecountryeasilydamagedbyallkindsofnaturaldisasters.DifferentpartsoftheUnitedStatesfacedifferenttypesofnaturaldisasters.Thewestcoastisatriskofwildfires,earthquakes,andevenvolcaniceruptions.Thesouthernpartofthecountryisfrequentlyhitbytornadoes,andtheeastcoastfacesthethreatofserioushurricaneseveryyear.Midwesternareasnearriversareoftenfloodedbyhugefloods,andthesearetheworstfloodsinAmericanhistory.Thegovernmentsreviewedtheweathereventineachstate’shistorythatcausedthehighestnumberofdeathstodeterminetheworstnaturaldisasterineverystate.Thankstotheirlocationandgeographicresearch,somestatescouldprepareaheadoftimetoavoidmass-casualty(重大伤亡的)weatherevents.However,manyotherpartsofthecountryhavebeenlessfortunate,experiencingmassivestormsandfloods.Manysuchevents,likethe1900hurricanethathitGalvestonofTexas,killedsomanypeoplethatitwasimpossibletogetanexactnumberoffinaldeaths,especiallyduringthattime.Americanweathercontinuestobecomemorechangeable.In2018,therewere14weathereventsthatcausedover$1billionindamage.Andinmanypartsofthecountry,theseweathereventscouldbecomeevenmoredestructive(毁灭性的)becauseofglobalwarming.12.Whatdoweknowfromthefiguresinparagraph1?A.LessandlessnaturaldisastershitAmerica.B.TornadoesweretheleastthreattoAmericans.C.ThetornadoinKentuckywastheworstintheworld.D.Americasufferedfromseriousnaturaldisasters.13.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?A.TheworstfloodsinAmericanhistory.B.TheearthquakesinthewestcoastofUS.C.ThenaturaldisastersindifferentpartsofUS.D.ThehurricanesalongtheeastcoastofUS.14.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAmerica’sweatherinthefuture?A.Controllable. B.Worrying. C.Unchangeable. D.Pleasant.15.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.CommonNaturalDisastersintheUSB.AWeatherReportfromtheUSC.TornadoesCausingGreatDamageD.ASeriousTornadoinKentucky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山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。SimplewaystoimproveyourwrittenEnglishManypeoplethinkitisreallydifficulttoimprove(提高)theirwritinginEnglish.Don’tworry,though.HerearesomesimplestepsthatyoucantaketoimproveyourwrittenEnglish.●Increaseyourvocabulary.Toexpressyourselfclearly,youneedagoodactivevocabulary.That’snotjustbeingabletoknowlotsofwords—itmeansactuallybeingabletousethemcorrectly.___16___Tip:Whenyoulearnanewword,trytolearnalltheformsofthatword.●___17___Peopleoftensaythatwelearntowritebestbyreading.ReadinginEnglishisusefulinmanyways.Itisagreatwaytogetanideaofthedifferentstylesofwritingandseehowtousewordsproperly.Tip:___18___Learningshouldn’tbeboringReadeachtextseveraltimestomakesureyouunderstandhowtousenewwordsandexpressionsinthetext.●Improveyourgrammar.Grammarisveryimportantbecauseitimprovesthequality(质量)ofyourwritingTip:___19___Thefirsttime,lookforgeneralmistakesandthesecondtimelookformistakeswiththegrammarpointyouarestudyingatthemoment.●Justdoit!Thebestwaytoimproveyourwritingistogetapenandpaperandwrite.Bepreparedtowriteseveralversions(版本)ofeachtext.___20___A.Knowyourreaders.B.Readwidelyandoften.C.Alwayscheckyourwritingtwice.D.Remember,practicemakesperfect!E.Choosebooksorarticlesthatinterestyou.F.Usesimplerlanguageandshortersentencestoshowyourideas.G.Dothisbylearningnewwordswithexamplesentences,notjustwordlists.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)阅读下面短文，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。ItwasabitterwintermorninginKennewick,Washington.JohnLuncefordsawacryingchildalonghisbus____21____toschool.Tearsrolleddowntheyoungboy’scheeksashisbare(裸露)handsandcarswere____22____redbecauseofthebittercold.Luncefordtookhis____23____off,whichhegavetothechild,andsaid,“It’llbeOK.”“I’magrandfather.Noonewantsakidto____24____likethat,”Luncefordsaid,Hisheart____25____becauseofthepoorchild,knowingthe____26____winterwasstilllyingahead.After____27____thekidsoffatschool,thethree―yearbusdriverandformer(昔日的)USArmysoldierwenttothe____28____tobuytensetsofglovesandhats.Hereturnedtothe____29____anddeterminedtofindtheboy.Aschoolworker____30____Luncefordtothelibrary,wheretheboywasstudyingwithhisclass.ThereLuncefordwassurprisedto____31____theboywithanewpairofglovesandahat.Butthelittleboywasjustthe____32____.Manyotherstudentswouldreceivethe____33____oftheirfamiliarbusdriver.Heannouncedtothestudentsinthelibrarythatanychildfoundwithoutahatorglovesalonghisbusroutewouldbegivenaset.Onelittlegirl____34____saidshedidn’thaveahat.AsLunceford____35____heracomfortablehat,hesmiledandsaid,“I’lltakecareofyou,sweetie.”21.A.entrance B.duty C.trip D.route22.A.totally B.generally C.merely D.roughly23.A.overcoat B.glasses C.gloves D.socks24.A.work B.suffer C.wait D.behave25.A.lost B.recovered C.changed D.ached26.A.latest B.coldest C.hottest D.shortest27.A.dropping B.taking C.rolling D.sending28.A.company B.park C.store D.bank29.A.home B.station C.library D.school30.A.fetched B.invited C.guided D.followed31.A.look B.surprise C.blame D.charge32.A.center B.beginning C.attention D.end33.A.comment B.prize C.challenge D.kindness34.A.immediately B.jokingly C.finally D.obviously35.A.made B.promised C.handed D.lent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，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。TheSmallFriendsPetShelterwasstartedbyagroupofhighschoolstudentsand____36____(them)parentswhentheystartedtoseemanypetsthatwereleftbehindaftertheirfamilies____37____(move)away.Today,thereareabout70cats,50dogs,threerabbits,andafewturtles____38____(live)attheshelter.Theyoungpeople____39____runtheshelterworkhard____40____(keep)theplaceclean,takecareoftheanimals,andadvertisetheanimalssothattheycanbeadopted.Theyhavealreadyhelpedtofind____41____(home)fornearly200animals.Itishardwork,but____42____youngpeopleworkingattheshelterthinkitisworthit.Soifyoufindapetthat____43____(lose),calltheyoungpeople____44____SmallFriendsPetShelter!Andifyouwanttohelpout,goandvolunteeryourtimeandlove.Thatiswhattheanimals_____45_____(real)needmost.第三部分写作(共两节，满分50分)请将本部分题的答案写在答题卡上第一节词汇，语法与句子(每空1分，满分25分)46.Despitethegreatdifficulties,therescueteamsearched________survivorsdayandnight.（用适当的词填空）47.Hestoodonthesidewalkwithhishands________(bury)inthepockets.(所给词的适当形式填空)48.Theysparednoefforttosavethebuilding________(date)backtotheQingDynasty.（所给词的适当形式填空）49.It’ssaidthatthecauseoftheterribleaccidentisstillunder________(investigate).（所给词的适当形式填空）50.Ithasbeenfoundthatparents’wordsanddeedshave________effectontheirchildren.(用适当的词填空)51.Theposterwarnspeoplethatit’sillegal________(hunt)endangeredanimalsinthe