陕西省西安市莲湖区第三十一中学2022-2023学年高一英语期末试题含解析

陕西省西安市莲湖区第三十一中学2022-2023学年高一英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Thebetter_______youhaveofwords,thebetterchanceyouhaveofsayingexactlywhatyoumean. A.contribution B.command C.master D.power参考答案：B2.Asweallknow，parentsareconcerned________theirchildren’sstudy，becauseitisconcerned________theirfuture.

A．about；with

B．about；for

C．for；about

D．with；about参考答案：A3.______thatweallthinkitworththemoney.A.Suchfinefurniturehashebought

B.SofineafurniturehasheboughtC.Suchfinefurniturehehasbought

D.Sofineafurniturehehasbought参考答案：A4.WheneverImether,______wasfairlyoften,shegreetedmewithabigsmileonherface.A.who

B.which

C.when

D.that参考答案：B5.

InanEnglishclass,Icouldn’tanswermyteacher’squestionandIwas_______ofthat.

A.ashamed

B.aware

C.alike

D.sure参考答案：A6.Mum______tous,“Bequiet!Yourlittlesister’ssleeping.”A.whispered

B.shoutedC.explained

D.replied参考答案：A考查动词。句意：妈妈小声对我们说，“安静！小妹妹在睡觉。”A.whispered小声说；B.shouted大喊；C.explained解释；D.replied回答。故选A.7.Afteralongtime’shardwork,he_________QinghuaUniversitylastyear.A.wasadmitted

B.wasadmittedinto

C.admittedinto

D.admitsinto参考答案：B8.Itwasplayingcomputergamesthatcosttheboyplentyoftimethathe_____spentdoinghislessons.

A.mighthave

B.should

C.oughttohave

D.could参考答案：C9.

Allthecomputerinthisfactorymustgothroughstrict________beforegoingtothemarket.

A.search

B.check

C.test

D.observe参考答案：C。解析：research意为“研究”；consideration意为“考虑”；test意为“测试”；observation意为“观察”。电脑进入市场前要经过“测试”，所以选C。10.Greatmennevergiveup______difficultyuntiltheysucceed.A.infaceofthe

B.whenfacingwithC.inthefaceof

D.whenfacingby参考答案：A11.Hehasmanyhobbies,______swimming,hikingandouting.A.forexample

B.thatis

C.suchas

D.soasto参考答案：C略12.I’msorry,I______atyoutheotherday.Forgetit.Iwasoutofcontrolatthattime,too.A.shouldn’tshout

B.mustn’thaveshouted

C.shouldn’thaveshouted

D.mustn’tshout参考答案：C13.Shedidn’t____________________whatshewouldliketodountilshewas30.A．settledown

B．haveagiftfor

C．combine

D．figureout参考答案：D略14.You’dbetter

thetoolsafterfinishingthework.A.breakup

B.pickup

C.makeup

D.takeup参考答案：B15.--Ihearthatyou’regoingtojointheschoolfootballclub.--

.Footballisjustnotmycupoftea.A.Don’tpullmyleg B.Don’tgivemethecoldshoulderC.Don’tbeawetblanket D.Don’tputthecartbeforethehorse参考答案：A16.IwonderifIcoulduseyourbike?

________.A.Sure.Goahead

B.I’msorry.HelpyourselfC.Yes,youcould

D.No,youcouldn't参考答案：A二、完型填空17.Aterrifyingexampleofthesea’spowersaw125,000peoplediein12differentcountrieslastweek.Thedestructionwascausedwhenaverybig16senttsunamis(海啸)smashingintoIndianOceancoastlines.CommunitiesinSriLanka,Indonesia,India,MalaysiaandEastAfricahavebeen17bythehugewaves.Wholetownsweresimplysweptasidebythepowerofthewater.Cars,trainsandbuildingscouldnot18,letalonethepeoplewhostood19.Theearthquake209.0onheRichterscaleandoccurred21thecoastofIndonesia.Itwas22asthefifthstrongestsince1990.Scientistssaidthequakewasas23anamillionoftheatombombsthatwere24onJapanduringWorldWarⅡ.“Thismaybetheworstnaturaldisasterinrecenthistory25itisaaffectingsomanyheavilypopulatedcoastalareas,”saidJanEngland,aUNofficial.Becausesuchwaves26happeninheIndianOcean,thereisnosysteminplaceto27coastalcommunitiestheyareabouttobehit.TsunamiisJapanesefor“harborwave”.Theyareusuallycausedbyasudden28orfallofhepartoftheEarthcrust(地壳)undertheocean.Tsunamisoftenhappeninoceansandtheyaremost29inthePacific.Normallyatsunamiincludesaseriesofwaves.Tsunamiscanbeverylong-asmuchas100kilometers-andbeasfarasonehourapart.Theyareableto30entireoceanswithoutlosingmuchenergy.Oneofthemoststriking31abouttsunamisisthatanearthquakeononesideofthePacificOceancancausegiantwavesanddestructionontheotherside.Whentheoceanisdeep,tsunamiscantravelunnoticed32speedsofupto800kilometersperhour.Theycancrosstheentireoceaninadayorless.Thewavemayonlybeafewmetershighintheocean33whenitisneartheshoreandreachesshallowwater,thewavebuildsupveryquicklyin34.WitnessesinsomeareasofIndonesiareportedseeingupto10-mieterhighwavescrashintotheshore.“Tsunamistravel35inalldirectionsfromthecenterofanearthquakeandattackcoastlines,”saidWongQing-Tak,seniorscientificofficerattheHongKongObservatory.“Theycaneasilysuckpeopleouttosea,causefloodinganddestroyproperty.”

16.A.stormB.hurricaneC.earthquakeD.wave17.A.cutB.shookC.included

D.destroyed18.A.surviveB.remainC.exist

D.achieve19.A.inaway

B.inthewayC.onthewayD.bytheway20.A.equaled

B.measured

C.matched

D.valued21.A.onB.inC.atD.off22.A.referred

B.usedC.recorded

D.marked23.A.huge

B.much

C.powerfulD.many24.A.fallenB.droppedC.firedD.burst25.A.ifB.though

C.asD.unless26.A.neverB.rarelyC.oftenD.always27.A.warmB.preventC.protectD.remind28.A.raise

B.increaseC.rise

D.grow29.Acommon

B.usualC.extraordinaryD.natural30.A.spreadB.extend

C.crossD.reach31.A.news

B.factsC.stories

D.accidents32.A.inB.onC.atD.for33.A.butB.andC.howeverD.or34.A.widthB.sizeC.heightD.length35.A.toward

B.forward

C.outwardD.inward参考答案：16-20CDABB

21-25DCCBC

26-30BACAC

31-35ACACC三、阅读理解18.

Nora,a17-year-oldAmerican,noticesthatwhenshehastodoapaperforschoolandresearchesitontheInternet,sherarelyreadsawholepageanddoesdeepreading.“I’llreadthebeginningofaparagraphandthenI'llskip(跳过)therest,”shesays.

WhileNora'smother,Martha,lovessittingdownwithagoodbookandreadingcarefully,herdaughtermaybethewaveofthefuture.

“Deepreading”,orslowreading,isaprocessinwhichpeoplethinkcarefullywhiletheyread.Withmost,thatmeansslowingdownevenstoppingandrereadingapageorparagraphtoreallyunderstandwhattheauthoristryingtosay.

Lastsummer,GoogleCEOEricSchmidtsaidhewasconcernedaboutwhatheseesasadecline（衰退）inslowreading.Instantmessagesand140-charactertweets（微博）appeartobereducingoutabilitytoconcentrateonasingleideaorthemeofabook,hetoldForeignPolicyMagazine.

It'seasytoforgetthebenefitsofdeepreadinginanagewhenanythingworthdoingisdonefast.Expertswarnthatwithoutdeepreading,itisimpossibletobeaneducatedpersonoftheworld,aknowledgeablevoterorevenanimaginativethinker.

“Ifyouwanttohaveadeeprelationshipwithatextandunderstandacomplexidea,thenslowreadingisapreferredstyle.Itisgoodforpleasure,too.Itisnotarushedexperienceandyoucanloseyourselfinatext,”saidCanadianwriterJohnMiedema,theauthorofthebookSlowReading.

US'OhloneCollegeEnglishprofessorCynthiaLeeKatonasaysreadingisahighlysocialactivitythatbuildsthemindandsocialconnections.Ifyouread,shesays,yousimplyknowmoreandhavemoretotalkaboutwithfriends,partnersandpeopleyouknow.

Deepreadingcanalsotakeareaderonatriparoundtheworldeveniftheyaresittinginalivingroomarmchair,Katonasays.Also,deepreadinghelpspeopledevelopthinking,writingandconversationskills.

“Ifyoulikebeautifulthings,authorsputwordstogetherthatarereallybeautifulandexpressive,”shesays.“Ifyouwanttowritewellandtherearelotsofreasonstoexpressyourselfclearlyyoushouldread.”66.Thecomparison（对比）betweenNoraandhermother'sreadinghabits_______.

A.introducesthewaveoffuture

B.addsalotoffunforreaders

C.explainswhatdeepreadingis

D.callsattentiontodeepreading67.Whatleadstothedeclineofdeepreading,accordingtoEricSchemidt?

A.Thefastpaceofmodernsociety.

B.Thelackofdesireforknowledge

C.Theweakeningabilitytoconcentrate.

D.Thewideuseofinstantmessagesandtweets.68.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertoinparagraph6?

A.Adeeprelationship.

B.Acomplexidea.

C.Slowreading.

D.Apreferredstyle.69.Accordingtothearticle,CynthiaLeeKatona'sopinionofdeepreadingisthat_______.

A.itmakessureyouabetterpaidjob

B.itmakesyouabetterwriter

C.itisbetterthantravelling

D.ithelpsbuildbetterfamilyrelationship70.Whatisthemainpointofthearticle?

A.Theimportanceofdeepreading.

B.Howtoimprovereadingskills.

C.Thebenefitsofdifferentreadingstyles.

D.Thesecretsofaknowledgeableperson

参考答案：略19.TheMekongRiver,forthousandsofyears,hasbeenthelifelineofthepopulationsthatdependonitforsurvival.Theearliestsettlementsalongtheriverdatebackto2100BCwiththefirstrecordedcivilization—theKhmercultureofFunan.Inthe5thcentury,theKhmercultureChenlaexistedalongtheMekong,andtheKhmerempireofAngkorwasthelastgreatstateintheregion.Roughly700yearsago,theThaipeopleescapedfromSouthChinaacrosstheMekongtoformthekingdomofSiam(nowThailand),andtheMekongprotectedSiamfrominvasions.

In1540,thePortugueseAntoniodeFariawasthefirstEuropeantodiscovertheMekong.AlthoughEuropeansshowedonlysomeinterestintheMekong,theSpanishandPortuguesedidmaketradeexpeditions(探险)tothearea,andtheDutchledanexpeditionuptheMekongin1641-42.Inthemid-19thcentury,theFrenchledanexplorationontheriverbetween1866to1868anddiscoveredthattheMekonghadtoomanyrapidsandwaterfallstoeverbeusefulfornavigation(航行).From1893,theFrenchenlargedtheircontroloftheriverintoLaosuntiltheFirstandSecondIndochinaWarsendedFrenchinvolvement(介入)intheregion.TheMekonghaslongbeenregardedasthefoundationofSoutheastAsia'seconomicgrowthandprosperity—necessitating(使必要)cooperationbetweenthecountries.In1995,the"AgreementontheCooperationfortheSustainableDevelopmentoftheMekongRiverBasin"signedbythegovernmentsofCambodia,Laos,Thailand,andVietnamformedtheMekongRiverCommission(MRC).TheMRCfacilitates(促进)jointmanagementofthesharedwaterresourcesandcooperationondevelopmentissues.In1996,ChinaandBurmabecameDialoguePartnersoftheMRC.Today,muchoftheMekongremainsundevelopedandevenunexplored.Itiscloselytiedtothedailylivesandcultureofover60millionpeople,manyofwhomliveinpoverty(贫困).However,lifealongtheriverischanging,aslargedamsontheriverhavebeenbuiltwithplansformanymore.Manypeoplenowliveandworkinthetowns.8.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheMekongisbeingdamagedbyhumanactivities.B.TheMekonghasattractedpeoplesfromtheworld.C.TheMekonghashelpedcountriestocooperate.D.TheMekongnourishes(养育)thelandandherpeople.9.TheFrenchendedtheircontrolovertheMekongbecause_____.A.theriverwasunsuitablefornavigation

B.FrancelosttheIndochinaWarsC.Francelosttheirinterestintheriver

D.TheiragreementwithLaoscametoanend10.WhydidtheMekongbasincountriesformtheMRC?A.Muchoftheriverremainsundevelopedandunexplored.B.Manyofthepeoplealongtheriverliveinpoverty.C.Theriveristhefoundation