山西省大同市云冈区汇林中学2023-2024学年高一上学期11月期中考试英语试题-1

大同市云冈区中学20232024学年高一上学期期中英语试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号和班级填写在答题卡上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。2.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试题上无效。3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案用的黑色笔迹签字笔写在答题卡上。4.考试结束后，将本试题和答题卡一并交回。一、阅读理解(每小题3分，共42分)PasangLhamuSherpaAkitaisanelite(精英)climberandhasclimbedMountQomolangmaandChogori(thesecondhighestmountintheworld).In2016,shewaschosenasNationalGeographic’sAdventureroftheYear.Sincethebirthofherson,herclimbinghastakenabackseat,butshewouldliketosetouttoinspirehim.Pasangisaskilledclimber,havingclimbedMountQomolangmaandChogori.Buttogetthereshehadtoovereunbelievableadversity,asinSherpacultureclimbingisseenasamaleactivity.Peoplewouldsaysheshouldn’tbewithmenandclimbthatrock.Thenwhenshehadherfirstchild,EichanNurbu,shefacedfreshchallengesbecauseshewasexpectedtostayathomeandlookafterhimasthiswasviewedasthemother’sresponsibility.It’sdifficultforhertobalance(平衡)thiswiththeclimbing.ButPasangsaidthatshewantedtoinspirehersonandshowhimthatheshouldfollowhisdreams,soonhissecondbirthday,November14,2019,sheclimbedCholatse—a6,440meterhighmountainintheQomolangmaregion.Pasangsaid,“Ilearnedsomanythingsfrommymother.Shewassingle.Sheraisedtwokidsbyherself.Sheneverwenttoschool.Fromher,Isawhowawomancanbestrong.Ihavebigrespectforallthemothers,becausethemothersareverystrong.They’realwaystherefortheirchildren.Theysacrifice(牺牲)theirdreamsforchildren.Everybodyshouldhavetheirdreams.Now,I’mamother,butI’mstillhavingmydreams.Everybodyhasarighttorealizetheirdreams.Mostimportantly,Iwanttoinspiremysontofollowhisdreams.”1.WhydidPasangdecidetostartanotherclimbin2019?A.Tofindaneliteclimber.BTomakealivingbyclimbing.C.Toshareexperiencewithothers.D.Tobeanencouragementtoherson.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“adversity”inparagraph2mean?A.Difficulty. B.Forgetfulness. C.Help. D.Curiosity.3.WhatwasPasang’snewchallengeafterherfirstchild’sbirth?A.Learningtolookafterhersonathome.B.Balancinghernewrolewithherdream.C.Facingpetitionwithmeninclimbing.D.petingwithothersintheQomolangmaregion.4.WhatdoesPasang’sstorymainlytellus?A.Thereisnoendtolife.B.Mumisthebestintheworld.C.Everyoneshouldsticktohisorherdream.D.It’simportanttosacrificedreamsforchildren.Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavebeenfascinatedbydolphins.Dolphinshavedevelopedanumberofsimilarpersonalityqualitiestohumans’,suchascuriosityandsociability,despitehavingdevelopedinvastlydifferentenvironments,researchershavefound.Recently,aBritishresearchteamfinishedaneightyearstudyofIndoPacificdolphinsoffthecoastofWesternAustralia.Thesedolphinscanusedifferenttoolstosearchforfood.Theresearchersfoundthatthesedolphinsaremorewillingtowalkwithpartnersthatlikethesametool.Otherparts,likefamilyclosenessorsex,havenoimpactonthisrelationship.“Itsuggeststhatdolphinsformsocialrelationshipbasedonsharedinterests,”UKbiologistSimonsaid.Apartfromdolphins,elephants,horsesandbatsarealsoknowntoformfriendships.Arefriendshipsonlylimitedtothesamespecies?Ofcoursenot.In2015,agoatTimurwasoriginallyleftinthetigerAmur’senclosure(围场)asameal.ButinsteadofeatingTimur,AmurlikestoplaywithTimur.Scientistssaidit’snotunusualamongcaptive(圈禁的)animals.That’sbecauseincaptivity,animalsdon’tneedtospendmuchtimeandenergymarkingtheirkingdomorlookingformatesthewaytheywouldinthewild.Theyareactuallymorelikelytofeelbored.Inthisparticularsituation,theanimal’slovetoengagesociallyandplayfullymaybehigherthaneating.5.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingdolphin’scharacters?A.Dolphinsprefertohuntforfoodingroups.B.Dolphinstendtomakefriendslikehumans.C.Dolphinsaremorecuriousthanhumanbeings.DDolphinsmakefriendsbasedonfamilycloseness.6.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Showingcaptiveanimalsarefriendlierthanothers.B.Explainingwhycaptiveanimalscanformfriendship.C.Describinghowdifferentanimalsgetalongwithoneanother.D.paringdifferencesbetweenagoatandatiger’sfriendship.Idon’tthinkIcanrecallatimewhenIwasn’tawareofthebeautyoftheocean.GrowingupinAustralia,Ihadthegoodfortuneofhavingtheseaatmyside.ThefirsttimeIwenttoHalfmoonBay,Isuddenlyhadthefeelingofnotbeingabletofeelthegroundwithmyfeetanymore.Formy10thbirthday,mysisterandIweretakenouttotheGreatBarrierReef.Therewerefishindifferentcolors,cavesandlayersofcoral(珊瑚).Theymadesuchanimpressiononme.WhenIlearnedthatonlyonepercentofAustralia’sCoralSeawasprotected,Iwasshocked.Australianmarine(海洋的)lifeisparticularlyimportantbecausethereefs(暗礁)havemoremarinespeciesthananyothercountryonearth.Butsadly,only45%oftheworld’sreefsareconsideredhealthy.Thisstatistic(数据)isdepressing,soit’simportantforustodoeverythingtoprotectthem.ThehopethattheCoralSearemainsapleteecosystemhasledmetotakeaction.I’vebeeinvolvedwiththeProtectOurCoralSeaactivity,whichaimstocreatethelargestmarineparkintheworld.Itwouldserveasaplacewheretheocean’sspecieswillallhaveasafeplaceforever.Together,AngusandIcreatedalittlevideoandwehopeitwillinspirepeopletobepartofthemovement.Angusalsosharesmanybeautifulchildhoodmemoriesoftheoceanasayoungboy,whogrewupsailing,admiringthebeautyoftheocean,andtryingtofindthesecretsofoceanspecies.7.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A.Heseldomwentsailingatthesea.B.Heforgothisexperiencesabouttheocean.C.Heneverwentbacktohishometown.D.HehadawonderfulimpressionofHalfmoonBay.8.WhatisAustralianmarinelifelikeaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.ItisescapingfromtheCoralSeagradually.B.Itdependsonreefsforlivinggreatly.C.Itmaybefacedwithdanger.D.Itisprotectedbetterthanthatinotheroceans.9.WhatistheaimoftheProtectOurCoralSeaactivity?A.Tocontributetoapleteecosystem.B.Topreventmoremarinespeciesbeingendangered.C.Tosetupalargenaturereserveforreefs.D.Toraisemoreteenagers’environmentalawareness.10.WhydoAngusandtheauthorcreatealittlevideo?A.Toaskmorepeopletotakeactiontoprotectthemarinespecies.B.Toinspiremorepeopletostudythesecretoftheocean.C.Tosharetheirchildhoodexperiencesabouttheocean.D.Tobringbacktopeopletheirmemoryofoceanspecies.Whatyoudoafterstudyingcouldhaveabigeffectonhowwellyoulearnandremember.TodayonEducationTips,wewillexploretwonocostwaysthatcanhelpyouimproveyourlearning:wakefulrestandsleep.Whenmanystudentsfinishstudying,theyoftengostraighttoanotheractivity.Perhapstheylookattheirphoneorputer.Theymightevenplayavideogameorwatchtelevision.Butresearchsuggeststhatrestingafteryourstudymayhelpyourememberwhatyouhavestudied.Thebasicideaisthis:bystoppingyouractivityafterthestudy,yourbraingetsachancetorest.Restingisdifficultwhenyouareplayingputergames.Whilethismightsoundunusualtoyou,manystudieshaveexploredthebenefitsofrestingafterlearning—whatiscalled“wakefulrest”.A2019studyfoundthatbothyoungandolderadultswereabletobetterrememberinformationtheylearnedafterdoingwakefulrest.Ifyouwanttogive“wakefulrest”atry,hereareafewsimplethingstodo.Restquietlyforfivetotenminutes.Donotlookatyourphone,readstoriesorplaygames.Itisreallythateasy!Besideswakefulrest,sleepisalsoimportantforlearning.TheDivisionofSleepMedicineatHarvardMedicalSchool(HMS)notesthatsleephelpspeopletolearnintwoways.Areportontheschool’swebsiteexplainsthat“asleepdeprivedpersoncannotfocusattentionwellandthereforecannotlearnwell”.Italsosays,“Sleepitselfhelpsustomemorizeandthatmemorizingisveryimportantforlearningnewinformation.”TheNationalSleepFoundation(NSF)suggeststhatadultsbetweentheagesof20and64getbetween7and9hoursofsleepperday.Teenagersmayneedalittlebitmore,andpeopleovertheageof65mayneedalittleless.Trytogetsome“wakefulrest”afterastudy.Thentrytogetagoodnight’ssleep.That’sit—asimple,nocostwaytohelpyourememberwhatyoulearn.11.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Theimportanceofsleep. B.Thegoodwaystogetarest.C.Thereasonforhavingarest. D.Thetypesofrestingactivities.12.Whichactivitymightberemendedshortlyafterstudying?A.Readinganewspaper. B.Playingavideogame.C.Sittingtheredoingnothing. D.Havinganicesleepatnight.13.HowlongshouldteenagerssleepeachdayaccordingtoNSF?A.Lessthan7hours. B.Just7hours.C.Nomorethan9hours. D.Around9hours.14.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.LowcostTipsonWorking B.GoodThingstoDoAfterYourStudyC.WhyDoWeNeedtoHaveaGoodSleep? D.HowLongShouldWeRestAfterLearning?二、七选五(每小题2分，共10分)Lifeisaconstant(不断的)exerciseinselfimprovement.Intherushtoachieve,theideaofbeing“better”canbeelostsometimes.____15____.Andyouwanttofulfillyourdreamsinaneasierway.Herearesometipsforyou.____16____.Everybodyhassomeoutstandingskillsorinterests.Soit’softennecessarytobepatientandtrymanythingsbeforeyoufindonethatsuitsyou.Registerinaclassyou’reinterestedin.Forexamplepeoplelovingadventuremaynotbeinterestedinthequietchessclub.____17____.Determiningwhoyouenjoybeingaroundmayhelpyouknowwhatyou’llenjoy.Dowhatyoulove.Nomatterhowmuchmoneyyoumake,youwillnotbehappyifyouspendyourentirelifedoingsomethingyouhate.It’simportanttoatleastdevotesomeofyourtimetowhatmakesyouhappy.____18____,considerwhy.It’spossiblethatsomechangesmaychangeyourfeeling.Ifyoufeelyourjobisn’tmeaningful,orisn’tinlinewithyourvalues,considerfindinganotherjob.Experiencesomethingnew.Researchhasshownthatwhenwe’reinourfortzone(舒适区),wearen’tasproductiveaswearewhenwestepjustbeyondit.Humanadaptsveryquicklytopositiveevents.Becauseofthat,wemayreactslowlytoourownpositiveexperiences.It’simportanttohavenewexperiencesandinteractionswithothers,evenwhenthosearealittlescary.____19____.A.ExploreyourtalentsB.DoingsocanhelpyouachievemoreC.Ifyou’reparticularlyunhappyatyourjobD.YoumayalwayswonderhowtoimproveyourselfE.ButsomeonewhoenjoysotherquietactivitiesmightbeF.SimilartypesofpeoplemaybeattractedtothesameactivitiessingG.Trynottoallowyourselftofocussomuchonacertainaspectofyourlife三、完形填空(每小题1分，共20分)OnaFriday____20____,apooryoungartiststoodatthegateofthesubwaystation,playinghisviolin.Themusicwas____21____,andmanypeople____22____andputsomemoneyintothe____23____oftheyoungman.Thenextnight,theyoungartisttookoutalargepieceof____24____andlaiditontheground.Thenhebegan____25____.Themusicsoundedmorepleasant.Somepeoplegatheredandtheyfoundthe____26____onthatpaper.“Lastnight,agentlemanputa(n)____27____thingintomyhat.Pleaseetogetitback.”Whenthepeoplesawthat,theyfeltverycuriousandbeganto____28____whatitcouldbe.Afterabouthalfanhour,aman____29____thereinahurryandsaid,“Itcan’tbetrue！You...you...”Theyoungviolinistasked,“Didyou____30____something?”“Lottery(彩票).”themananswered____31____.Theviolinisttookoutalotteryticket.“Isit？”heasked.Themanwastoo____32____tosayaword...GeorgeSang____33____alotteryticketafewdaysago.Theawards(奖)openedyesterdayandhewon$500,000.Soluckyandexciteddidhefeelthathe____34____50dollarsandputitinthehatwhenhearingthemusic.However,thelotteryticketwasalsothrownintothehatwithoutbeingnoticed.Theviolinistfoundthelotteryticket.Thinkingthattheownerwould____35____tolookforit,hecamebacktowherehewasgiventhelotteryticket.Someoneaskedtheviolinist____36____hereturnedthelotterytickettotheman.Hesaid,“____37____Idon’thavemuch____38____,Ilivehappily;butifIlose____39____,Iwon’tbehappyforever.”20.A.morning B.afternoon C.noon D.night21.A.quiet B.beautiful C.familiar D.exciting22.A.sloweddown B.speededup C.passedby D.wentaway23.A.wallet B.bag C.hat D.box24.A.paper B.glass C.plastic D.cloth25.A.working B.waiting C.singing D.playing26.A.poems B.articles C.words D.texts27.A.important B.fantastic C.dangerous D.interesting28A.argue B.care C.expect D.guess29.A.came B.rushed C.walked D.left30.A.get B.find C.forget D.lose31.A.quickly B.anxiously C.seriously D.carefully32.A.confused B.anxious C.excited D.surprised33.A.bought B.made C.found D.sold34.A.handedout B.tookout C.huntedfor D.pickedup35.A.forget B.remember C.return D.pick36.A.where B.why C.when D.how37.A.If B.While C.Because D.Although38.A.money B.food C.time D.luck39.A.friendship B.hope C.love D.honesty四、短文填空(每小题2分，共20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。Itisa____40____(move)storybetweenZhongJing,adoctor,andthevillagersinLongheVillage,LongchangTown,QianxinanBouyeiandMisoAutonomousPrefectureinGuizhouProvince.BeforeZhong’sarrival,therewasnoclinicinthevillage.Ifvillagershadtosee____41____doctorwhentheysufferedfromserioushealthproblems,theyhadno____42____(choose)buttogotothehospitalintownwhichismorethanfour____43____(hour)walkaway.SinceZhongsetuptheonlysmallclinic(诊所)therewithallherlifesavingsatthetime,thingshavechanged.Withherexcellentmedicalskillandselflessdevotionforalongtime,she____44____(final)wonthelocals’heart.Sheoftenmakescallstosomewithdiseasessuchashighbloodpressure.“Ineedtoremindthem____45____(e)tohavetheirbloodpressureandbloodsugartested,”shesays.Iftheycan’tmakeit,Zhongwillvisitthem.Forthepasttwoyears,Zhong____46____(make)morehousecallstoherpatientssothattheyneedn’tmovearoundduringtheCOVID19times.ThankstotheguidanceofZhong,thelocalvillagersincreasinglydevelopa____47____(strong)healthawarenessthanbefore.Thenumberofpatients____48____visittheclinichasbeenbeinglessinrecentyears.Zhongsays,“I’mgladthatI’mnotonlyadoctorinthevillagenow.Itfeelsgreattobeofsomehelpandbetrusted_____49_____them.”五、书面表达(35分)50.你班将在英语课上就“饮食习惯”这一话题进行讨论，请按照以下提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。内容提示：1、好的饮食习惯的意义;2、同学们不良的饮食习惯;（2点）3、怎样健康饮食?（2点）注意：1、发言稿必须包括所有要点，可以适当发挥。2、发言稿的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。3、字数100左右。Dearfriends,Asweallknow,wearewhatweeat.Therefore,it’sveryimportantforustoformgoodeatinghabits.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________That’sall.Thankyou!六、读后续写(23分)51.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。Eastonretired(退休)asaschoolteacher,andhedidn’thaveenoughsavings.What’sworse,hiswife,Cassandra,hadheartdiseasethatneededexpensivetreatment.Tosavehiswife’slife,Eastondidn’thaveachoicebuttotakeupajob,andhefoundoneasapizzadelivery(递送)manatRooster’sPizza.Onhisfirstdayonthejob,hiscoworkersjudgedhimbecausethesightofan84yearoldpizzadeliverymanwasundoubtedlyarareone.ButEastondidn’tcare.Afterdeliveringthefirsttwoordersthatday,Eastonwasonhiswaytodeliverthethirdone,whenherealizedhiscarwaslowongas.Hestoppedatagasstation,worriedhewouldbelateforhisnextdelivery.Determinedtomakeitontime,Eastongrabbedthesteeringwheelanddroveasfastashecould.However,ashereachedoneofthemainroads,apolicecarstoppedhim.WhenOfficerJenkinsandOfficerMatthewwalkeduptoEaston’scar,theywereshockedtoseean84yearoldbehindthewheelofapizzeriacar.Moreover,theydidn’texpectanoldmantobespeeding.“Yousee,”Eastonsaidnervously,“Iamrunninglateforpizzadelivery.Wehaveapolicyofdeliveringpizzawithin45minutes,orI’llhavetopay