广东省梅州市2023-2024学年高一上学期期末联考英语试题

梅州市高中期末考试试卷高一英语满分130分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.选择题每小题选出答案后，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，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。不按要求填涂的，答案无效。考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。2.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案：不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。第一部分：单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)根据句意和语境，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.BythetimeIrushedtothetrainstationthetrain________.A.left B.wasleaving C.hadleft D.wastoleave2.InSriLanka,1,600kmwestofthequakecentre,thenumberof________was2498.A.death B.deaths C.dead D.dying3.Forme,________isthebiggestproblem—therearejustSOMANYnewwords.A.speaking B.writing C.grammar D.vocabulary4.Afterawhile,shediscoveredthat________couldhelpherfeellesslonelyandbored.A.surfingtheInternet B.searchingtheInternetC.clickingtheInternet D.chattingtheInternet5.Onlywhenwelearntoexistinharmonywithnaturecanwestop________towildlifeandtoourplanet.A.tothreaten B.tobeathreat C.threatening D.beingathreat6.“Whenyou________toughtimes,youmeetothersonlinewhoarefacingsimilarchallenges,”Jansaid.A.goagainst B.goover C.gothrough D.goon7.Findingandkeepingtheright________betweenprogressandtheprotectionofculturalsitescanbeabigchallenge.A.process B.access C.solution D.balance8.Ifyou________aboutallthedifferent________brochures,justturntome.A.areconfused;confusing B.confuse;confusingC.areconfusing;confused D.areconfused;confused9.Thisisthearchitect________thespeakerreferredinhislectureyesterday.A.towhich B.withwhich C.towhom D.withwhom10.Wewillstartatthepoint________weleftofflasttime.A.when B.where C.why D.that第二部分：阅读(共两小节，满分37.5分)第一节：(共10小题;每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列3篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AGlobalWorksprovidesinternationaltravelprogramsthathelpteenslearnabouttheworld.CostaRica:WildAdventureThisserviceprogrambringsyouintoawildlifereserve,whereyouwilldosomevoluntaryworktohelpprotectlocalanimals.Afteranovernightwhite-waterrafting(漂流)tripyougettoworkonseaturtle(海龟)protectionprojectsonCostaRicanbeaches!GRADES:9-12DAYS:21DESTINATION:CostaRicaFOCUS:WildlifeProtectionAVG.GROUPSIZE:18Students/3StaffFijiIslands:SunnyServiceandIslandImmersion(沉浸)Lookingforanunforgettabletravelprogram?JoinourFijianfamily!ExperienceFijianlifefirsthandandcontributetoserviceprojectsthatbringustotheheartofthelocalcommunity.Inthisteenvolunteerprogram,youwillhaveachancetoplaywiththelocalkidsandteachthemEnglish!GRADES:9-12DAYS:17DESTINATION:FijiIslandsFOCUS:WorkingwithChildrenAVG.GROUPSIZE:16Students/2StaffPuertoRico:HurricaneReliefThisisahands-onservicetripfocusedonhurricanereliefanddisasterpreventionefforts.Homerepairworkistheheartofthisprogram.Theprojectsweworkonwillhelpfamiliesandcommunitiestodealwithafuturehurricane.GRADES:9-12DAYS:8DESTINATION:PuertoRico,UnitedStatesFOCUS:BuildingServicesAVG.GROUPSIZE:18Students/3StaffFrance:FrenchImmersionWantmorethanjustastandardFranceteentravelprogram?ThisFrenchadventurehasitall!FromthePalaisdeVersaillestotheFrenchAlps,yourjourneyintroducesyoutosomeofFrancesmostattractivesitesandstories.GRADES:9-12.DAYS:21DESTINATION:FranceFOCUS:FrenchImmersionAVG.GROUPSIZE:18Students/3Staff11.WhatwillyoudoifyouareacceptedintothetravelprograminCostaRica?A.Rebuildhomesforlocalfamilies.B.Enteralocalswimmingcompetition.C.Helpprotectlocalanimals.DTeachlocalkidsEnglish.12.Whichprogramwillyouchooseifyouhavetendaysoff?ACostaRica:WildAdventure.B.FijiIslands:SunnyServiceandIslandImmersion.C.PuertoRico:HurricaneRelief.D.France:FrenchImmersion.13.AllfourinternationaltravelprogramshavethesameA.targetgrades B.destination C.groupsize D.focusBInmychildhood,mymotherspenthereveninghoursdoingsomethingforsomeoneelse.Sometimessheknitted(编织)hatsforbabies,andatothertimes,shecookedchickensoupforsickneighbors.Therefore,Iwasn’tsurprisedwhenoneeveningmymotherannouncedshehadundertakenanewproject.“Iamgoingtotelephoneseniors,”saidmymother.“Everynight?Butyoudon’tevenknowthesepeople.”“Itdoesn’tmatter,”shesaid.“What’simportantisthatIlisten.”Iwassixteenyearsoldandcouldn’tunderstandwhymymotherwaswillingtospendhereveningstalkingtostrangers.Shehadfriendsandmytwooldersisterstocallifshefeltlonely.“Theywilltalkyourearoff.Somepeopledidn’tevenstoptocatchbreath.”Isaid.Myattitudedidn’tstopmymother’senthusiasmfortheproject.Thatevening,shesettledonthesofaanddialed.Forawhile,Ilistenedassheaskedthewomanontheotherlineaboutherdayandwhatshehadeatenfordinner.Whenshefinishedthecall,Isaid,“Whydoyoucarewhethershehadcookiesorricepuddingfordessert?”Mymothergraspedoneofmyhandsandgaveitaslightsqueeze.“I’mtheonlypersonshetalkedtotoday.”Ittookmemorethanthirtyyearstofullyunderstandthemeaningofthatstatement.Now,asmymotherisnearingeighty,Ifindmyselfthinkingaboutthosenightlycallssheusedtomake.Iamoftentheonlypersonwhotelephonesmymother,andsometimesI’mtheonlypersonshespeakstoallday.Iaskherwhatshecookedfordinner,butmostlyIjustlistenasshedescribesawalkshetook,orhowherdogLuckystolefoodsfromtherefrigerator.Irealizethatmymother’scallswerelifelinesthatensuredhouseboundseniorsremainedconnectedtotheworld.Withouther,theirworldwouldhavebeenempty.14.Whatisthemother’spurposeofcallingtheseniors?A.Tomakethemfeellesslonely.B.Toknowwhattheyeatfordinner.C.Tocareabouttheseniors’life.DToteachthemhowtomakedesserts.15.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymean?A.Theywillmakeyoufeelreallysatisfied.B.Theywillbetiredoflisteningtoothers.C.Theywillblameothers’wrongdoings.D.Theywilltalkallthetimeonthephone.16.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthor’smotherpreferredtolivealone.B.Theauthorrealizedthevalueofhermother’sefforts.C.Theauthorstartedtotelephoneseniorsashermother.D.Theauthor’smotherremainedconnectedtotheworld.CJapanhasstartedreleasingwastewaterintotheocean.Butthisisn’tthekindofwastewaterthatflowsfromcitystreetsintostormwaterdrains.It’streatednuclearwastewaterusedtocooldamagedreactorsattheFukushimaDaiichinuclearpowerplant,strickenbyanearthquakeoveradecadeago.TheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA)hasapprovedtheplanbyJapantoreleasemorethanamilliontonsoftreatednuclearwastewaterfromthedestroyedFukushimapowerplantintotheocean,believingJapan’sclaimsthatthewastewaterwouldbesafe.However,NeighboringcountriesandotherexpertssayitremainsenvironmentallyharmfulthatwilllastgenerationsandmayaffectecosystemsallthewaytoNorthAmerica.Localfishermen,whoheavilydependontheocean’sresources,fearahugedecreaseintheirmarketability.“Japan’sself-interestshouldnotharmthewell-beingofhumanityinthelongrun.”Theysaid.ThereleaseofthewastewaterintotheseaisathreattotheoceanenvironmentandwilldamageJapan’sinternationalimage.TheamountofmoneyJapanwouldneedtospendinrestoring(恢复)itsinternationalimagewillfarexceedthatrequiredtosolvetheprobleminaneco-friendlyway.17.WhatkindofwaterhasJapanreleasedintotheocean?A.Treatednuclearwastewater. B.WaterusedtocoolFukushima.C.Waterflowingintostormwaterdrains. D.Waterpollutedbyanearlyearthquake.18.Whobelievesthewastewaterwilldonoharmtotheenvironment?A.Japanesefishermen. B.TheIAEA.C.NorthAmerica. D.Neighboringcountries19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exceed”inparagraph4probablymean?A.besimilarto B.bemorethan C.besmallerthan D.bebetterthan20.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.EnvironmentalProbleminJapan B.Fukushima’sTreatedRadioactiveWaterC.ConcernsonJapan’sWastewaterRelease D.Experts’ResponsetoJapan’sWastewaterRelease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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。PublicSpeakingItcanbestressfultodeliveraspeechinfrontofpeople.Whatdoyousay?Howdoyoucatchpeople’sattention?Whatdoyoudoifyoumessup?____21____Youcanusethefollowingbasicsabouttheartofpublicspeakingtohelpyouovercomethesechallengesandbeagoodspeaker.PointeverythingbacktothecentralideaBeforeyoubeginyourspeech,figureoutyourcoremessage.____22____Itmakesiteasiertodecidewhattosayandithelpsyoumakeeveryotherdecision,fromthestructuretothespecificstoriesandconcreteimagesthatyouinclude.____23____Tomakeyourpresentationmemorable,youcantryusing“stickystories”inyourspeeches—honest,vividanecdotes(逸闻)withdetailsthatengagethesensesofsight,sound,smell,tasteandtouch.Peoplerememberstoriesandimages.PracticeinfrontofpeoplePracticingyourspeechcaneasefeelingsofnervousnessandhelpyouadjustyourpresentation.Askafriendorafamilymembertolistentoyouasyoupractice.Youcanalsotakeavoicememowithyourphoneandplayitbacktoyourself.____24____SlowdownandstartagainIfsomethingunexpectedhappensinthemoment—sayyoustumble(结巴)orloseyourplace—pauseorslowdown.Takeadeepbreathandgobacktothebeginningofasentenceorrestatethewordyoustumbledon.Anddon’tworrypeopledon’tnoticethosepausesasmuchasyouthinktheydo.____25____Thepointistosetyourselfupforsuccess,notperfection.A.Usevividimageryandstorytelling.B.Theseproblemswilldriveyoumad.C.Avoidbigwordsandlongsentences.D.Evenifsomeonedoesnotice,that’sOK,too.E.Thenmakesurealltheideasinyourspeechpointbacktoit.F.There’salsoachancetopracticeshortspeechesonimportanttopics.G.Bydoingso,youcangetsupportivefeedbacktoimproveyourspeech.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分37.5分)第一节：完形填空(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。Oneday,mysonRyansaid,‌“I’mgoingtokeepworkinguntileveryoneinAfricahascleanwater.”Ithought,oh,boy!ButI’dheardaboutencouragingchildrentobe___26___anddreambigdreams.SoIdidn’twanttosaythathecouldn’tmakea___27___.Atfirst,heplannedtomakemoneytobuilda___28___inAfrica.Butwhenhe___29___hisfirst$70madebydoingchoresinneighborhoodtoacharity(慈善机构),hewastoldthatitactually___30___$2000tobuildawell.Itwasalotofmoney,butRyandidn’t___31___.Hepersuadedhisclassmatesandneighborstogivemoney.AndIwrotetothelocalnewspapertomakehisstorygo___32___.Afterseveralmonths,Ryanhad___33___the$2000,withwhichawellwasbuiltnearaprimaryschoolinUganda.Thechildrenattheschool___34___neededtowalkforhourstogetwater.Theywere____35____tohimandinvitedhimtovisit.InUganda,Ryansawthewellwithhisowneyesandhundredsofstudentswhohadturnedoutto____36____him.Seeingthathereallyhad____37____thesechildren,hebrokeintoa____38____smile.NowthereisaRyan’sWellFoundation.Hisdreamhas____39____thelivesofsomanypeople,thoughmostofwhomwewillnevermeet.Ryanhasshownmewhatthe____40____ofdreamscando.26.A.free B.confident C.friendly D.curious27.A.decision B.impression C.difference D.fortune28.A.well B.house C.factory D.facility29.A.lent B.paid C.gave D.showed30.A.cost B.offered C.wasted D.acquired31.A.carryon B.turnup C.goallout D.giveup32.A.public B.wrong C.ahead D.crazy33.A.borrowed B.saved C.delivered D.raised34.A.still B.even C.nolonger D.always35.A.kind B.thankful C.generous D.responsible36.A.praise B.memorize C.contact D.welcome37.A.helped B.improved C.troubled D.recognized38.A.confusing B.calm C.joyful D.bitter39.A.proved B.started C.reflected D.changed40.A.habit B.power C.award D.challenge第二节：语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)语法填空TheChineseNewYearisnowwidelyknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstarts____41____thebeginningofSpring.____42____(it)origin(起源)istoooldtobeknown.Severalexplanationsarehangingaround.ButallagreethatthewordNian,whichinmodernChinesemeans“year”,was____43____(original)thenameofamonsterbeast____44____startedtoeatpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofanewyear.OnelegendgoesthatthebeastNianhadaverybigmouththatwouldswallowagreatmanypeoplewithonebite.Peoplewerevery____45____(frighten).Oneday,____46____oldmancametohelpthem,offeringtosubdueNian.Hetoldpeople____47____(put)upredpaperdecorationsontheirwindowsand____48____(door)ateachyear’sendtoscareawayNianincaseitcamebackagain,becauseredwasthecolorthebeastfearedthemost.Today,thecustomofputtingupredpaperandsettingofffire-crackers____49____(be)stillaround.However,peoplehavelongforgottenwhytheyaredoingallthis,exceptthattheyfeelthecolorandthesoundaddtothe____50____(excite)ofthecelebration.第四部分：写作(共四节，满分45分)第一节：词汇运用(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)根据括号里所给的单词或中文提示，写出句子中所空缺的单词的正确形式。51.Whichclubdoyouthinkis__________(suit)forAdam?Helikesmathsverymuch.(所给词的适当形式填空)52.ItisforthisreasonthatSpanishisthemain________(office)languageofPeru.(所给词的适当形式填空)53._________(obvious),Iwasunhappy,butIwon’tquit.（所给单词适当形式填空）54.Jordan'sskillswereimpressive,butthemental_______(strong)thatheshowedmadehimunique.（所给单词适当形式填空）55.It's_______________________(legal)todriveacarwithoutadriver'slicense.(所给词的适当形式填空)56.Ifyouwanttopasstheexams,you’dbetterchangeyour__________(态度).(根据汉语提示单词拼写)57.Atthattimefiftycountries__________(捐赠)nearly$80milliontotheproject.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)58.Look!TheexchangestudentistalkingtoMr.Zhangon__________(校园).(根据汉