广东省茂名市电白区2022-2023学年高一年级下册学期期末考试英语试卷

广东茂名市电白区2022-2023学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

一、阅读理解

Chinaisacolorfulcountrywithamazingplacesandcultures.Inthisblog,wewillintroducefivemost

attractiveplacesthatyoucan,tmissifyouareplanningtogoforatravelinChina!

Beijing

Beijing,thecapitalofChinaforover850years,isthefirstchoiceformanytravellers.Aperfectcombination

ofclassiceleganceandmodernity,itisthebestChinesedestinationtogiveyouabetterunderstandingofthe

country.YoucanwanderaroundtheForbiddenCitytofeelthedignityofthecity;oryoucanwalkalongthe

criss-crossinghutongsandenjoyyourselfineverydaylocallife.

Xran

IfyouwanttofeelIhehistoryofChinaoverthepast1,000years,youcangotoBeijing;however,ifyouwant

toexperiencethe5,000years,historyofthisancient,orientalland,Xi,anisthebesttraveldestinationinChina.As

oneofthefourmajorcapitalsofancientcivilisation(togetherwithAthens,Cairo,andRome),Xi,anisthehomeof

Chinesecivilisation.TheSilkRoadstartsfromhere,stretchingthroughWestChinatotheMediterranean.

GuiIin

Guilin,apeacefulcitylyinginthehillysouth-westernareaofthecountry,isamongthetopChinese

destinationsforitsextraordinarynaturalscenery.Theuniquekarstlandscapewithitsfourfeatures,namelygreen

hills,clearwater,fantasticcaves,andoddly-shapedrocks,makesitafamoustouristattraction.

Chengdu

Visitingthelovelygiantpandasmustbeoneveryone,sto-dolistwhenplanningatourofthebestChinese

destinations.Manycitieshavezooswithspaceforpandas,butthebestplacetogetclosetothemisChengdufor

sure!VisitingChengduisalsoatreatforfoodlovers.JinIiStreetisagreatplacetohaveatasteofwell-known

Sichuanfood.Besides,youcanalsoenjoythecomfortableatmosphere.

1.WhatcanyoudoinBeijing?

A.Enjoytheoddly-shapedrocks.B.HaveatasteofSichuanfood.

C.WalkaroundtheForbiddenCity.D.LearnthehistoryoftheSilkRoad.

2.Ifyouareinterestedinnaturallandscapes,whichdestinationissuitableforyou?

A.Beijing.B.Xi,an.C.Guilin.D.Chengdu.

3.Whatwillbewritteninthefollowingparagraph?

A.AnotherattractiveplaceinChina.B.Theintroductiontokarstlandscape.

C.Tipsfortravellingaroundtheworld.D.Thecontactinformationofamuseum.

Apenhasalwaysbeenanimportanttoolwhenwearetakingexams.However,inthedigitalage,this

traditionaltoolmaybecomeathingofthepast.CambridgeUniversityinBritainisconsideringending800yearsof

writtenexamsandallowingstudentstouselaptopsoriPadstotakeexamsinstead.Themovecomesafter

Cambridgeteacherscomplained（抱怨）thatstudents5handwritingisbecomingtoohardtorecognize.Thefallin

writingclearlydependsonlaptopsinlessonsandelsewhere.

Asaresult,moreandmorestudentswithpoorhandwritingarebeingforcedtoreturntouniversityduringthe

summerholidaystoreadtheiranswersaloudtotheirteachers.However,somecriticized（批评）themove,fearing

thehandwrittenwordwouldbecomealostart.

TraceyTrussell,ahandwritingexpert,askedCambridgeto“makesurethatstudentscontinuetowritebyhand,

particularlyinlessons,,∙ShetoldTheTelegraphthatwritingbyhandcouldhelpstudentsimprovetheirmemoryand

understandlessonsbetter.

ThemovealsodrawstheattentionofHarvardprofessorEricMazur.Hebelievesthattheriseofmobile

Internetusemeansthatweliveinanageinwhichwedon,tneedtorememberanything.

Soheencouragesstudentstobringtheirlaptopsandmobilephonesintoexams.Withthem,studentscanςςlook

upwhatevertheywant,whenevertheywant“andbetestedontheirproductiveskills,ratherthantheabilityof

memory.

4.WhyisCambridgeUniversityconsideringendingwrittenexams?

A.BecauseWearealreadyinthedigitalage.

B.Becausestudents,handwritingistoopoor.

C.Becausetraditionaltoolsareoutofdate.

D.Becausewritingonlaptopsisfaster.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthe2ndparagraphreferto?

A.Theendofwrittenexams.B.Students9returningtouniversity.

C.TheriseofmobileInternetuse.D.Bringingmobilephonesintoexams.

6.WhatisTraceyTrusselFsattitudetostudentswritingbyhand?

A.Unfavorable.B.Uncaring.

C.Doubtful.D.Supportive.

Ifyougrewupwatchingthekid,stelevisionchannelNickelodeon,youwillprobablyunderstandthatthereis

nothinggreaterthanenjoyingitsspecialbrightgreenslime（水晶泥）.TheweekofMay11,astronauts（宇航员）

aboardtheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)Joinedtheslime.

Nickelodeonsenttwokilosofitsgreenslimeintospaceinthesummerof2019.TheSlimeinSpaceproject's

ideawastocreateaneducationaltripforteacherstouseinclass.Thegreenslimewasalsousedtoguideastronauts

throughaseriesofexperimentsthatweredesignedtolearnmoreabouthowslimeactsinmicrogravity.

ResearchersfromPortlandStateUniversity(PSU)wereexcitedtodesigntheexperimentsfortheproject.Mark

WeislogelandhispartnerdesignedeightshowsforNASAastronautsandEuropeanSpaceAgencyastronautaboard

toperform.

Ifyou,rewonderingwhatwecouldhopetoIeamfromsendingslimeintospace,theanswerliesinitsvery

name.Slimeisslimy.Thisisbecauseitisaliquidthatisthickerthanliquidslikewater.Thismakesslimeactin

unexpectedwaysinthemicrogravityoftheISS.Improvingourunderstandingofhowthickerliquidsactinspace

mayhelpUSimprovethedesignofsystemsthatsomethingweredesignedwithEarth,sgravityinmind.

44Interestingly,weconsiderliquidonEarthasthattakestheshapeofitscontainer,“KochtellsCNN."Water

justturnsintoaballinmicrogravity,sowe,vehadtohaveanewunderstandingofdifferentkindsofmatterinspace.

ThisexperimentshowshowmicrogravitycanhelpusunderstandthingsonEarth,especiallythethingswetakefor

granted.^^

7.Inparagraphone,Nickelodeonismentioned.

A.tointroducethetopicB.toattractthekids

C.tomakeadvertisementsD.toshareaTVshow

8.Whyaretheexperimentswithslimedesignedinspace?

A.Becausetheygetstudentsinterestedinspace.

B.BecausetheyhelpUSunderstandhowslimeactsinmicrogravity.

C.BecauseslimeispopularwithkidsintheTVshow.

D.Becauseslimetakestheshapeofitscontainer.

9.WhatisKoch,sattitudetowardstheexperimentwithslime?

A.Confused.B.Worried.C.Positive.D.Uninterested.

10.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.Microgravitymakesadifferencetomatters.

B.Astronautsjointheslimeinspaceforscience.

C.Kidsjointheslimesoastobecomeastronauts.

D.Experimentsaredesignedwithslimyslime.

二、七选五

TipsforLearningNewTechnology

Weliveinaveryexcitingtime.However,withsuchawealthofresources,theoptionsoflearningnew

technologycanbeverydifficult.11.

WhattoIearn

Thefirststep,whenpickingupanewskill,istodeterminewhattolearn.12.Ifsimportanttohave

thisstronginclination,asitwillprovideyouwiththenecessaryfuel.Onceyoudecidewhattolearn,reviewing

whatothershavedonewillgiveyouconfidencethatyou,too,candoit!

13

Asyouexploredeeperintothepoolofknowledge,youwillwanttoaddotherformsofin-formation.1

encourageyoutobrowsethroughiTunesU.14.Youcanlistentoandwatchwhatyouarelearning.Thisis

particularlyhelpfulforthosewhopreferanacademicsetting.Besides,thereareahandfulofwebsitesthatoffer

onlineeducationthesedays.

Timeforaction

15.Okay,you,vereadcountlesstutorials,watchedvideos,andhaveabetterunderstandingofthe

technologythatyou'vebeenhopingtolearn.Whatnow?Well,it'stimetoputyourknowledgetothetest.

Eventually,thebestwaytolearnisbydoing.Pickapersonalprojectthatyoucanbuildusingthisnewtechnology.

A.Learntoshare

B∙Listenandwatch

C.Thebestwaytolearnisbydoing

D.Isuggestyoukeepawayfromyourphones

E.Thiscouldbeanythingyouareinterestedin

F.Itofferscompleteclassesonavarietyoftopics

G.Thefollowinglipscanhelpyoustartyourlearning

三、完形填空

OnedayIwenttoamalltosearchforajob.Isawaguardintidyuniform（制服）.Iwasdrawnbyit,soI

walkedtoherand16her,andinreturn,shesaidhellotomewithasmile,appearingvery17.Iasked

herthenameofhercompanyandwhereitlay.Sheanswerednicely.IsaidtomyselfI18toworklikeheι∖

WhenIgothomeI19myfirstCV（简历）.ThefollowingdayIwenttotheexactcompanywherethe

guardworkedandwastoldtherewereno20currently.IbeggedhertokeepmyCVandhanditinwhen

therewerejobsofferedandshekeptit.Afteramonththecompany21me,invitingmetocomeforan

interview.Ireally22thechance.

Theinterviewerswereverysatisfied,soIwasinvitedtoamonthlongtraining.I23thetrainingandthe

trainerputmeonthefirstgroupduetothegood24ɪgotinthetraining.Iwas25atthesameplace

asthelady,which26me.

FromthatdayonItoldmyselfnothingis27inlife.Ifyoudreamitandfightforit,thenyoucan

28it.Wearealwayslimitingourselvesbysayingtheskyisthelimit,butthe29isthatonlyyoucan

limityourself.Soonlyyoucangobeyondthe30.

16.A.comfortedB.praisedC.greetedD.encouraged

17.A.friendlyB.carefulC.braveD.patient

18.A.agreedB.learntC.affordedD.loved

19.A.sawB.readC.wroteD.remembered

20.A.tasksB.jobsC.projectsD.plans

21.A.calledB.neededC.thankedD.found

22.A.createdB.reducedC.improvedD.appreciated

23.A.requestedB.exploredC.passedD.organized

24.A.resultsB.habitsC.exercisesD.goals

25.A.trainingB.workingC.shoppingD.playing

26.A.touchedB.helpedC.worriedD.surprised

27.A.impossibleB.importantC.boringD.valueless

28.A.enjoyB.achieveC.developD.explain

29.A.promiseB.topicC.messageD.fact

30.A.dreamB.interviewC.skyD.chance

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Asafive-year-oldgirl,LinQiaozhiwasdeeplyaffectedbyhermother'sdeath.Atage18,insteadoffollowing

the31(tradition)pathofmarriagelike32majorityofgirls,shechosetostudymedicine.4ςWhy

shouldgirlsIeamsomuch?Findingagoodhusbandshouldbetheirfinalgoal!”herbrothercomplained,thinkingof

thehightuition33(fee).Sheresponded,ςςI,dratherstaysingle34(study)allmyIifb!''

Eightyearslater,Lingraduated35PekingUnionMedicalCollege(PUMC)withtheWenhai

Scholarship,thehighestprize36(give)tograduates.She37(immediate)becamethefirstwoman

evertobehiredasaresidentphysicianintheOB-GYNdepartmentofthePUMCHospital.Withinsixmonths,she

wasnamedachiefresidentphysician,aposition38usuallytookfouryearstoachieve.After39

(work)forafewyears,shewassenttostudyinEuropeandthen,in1939,intheUS.Shegreatlyimpressedher

Americancolleagues,whoinvitedhertostay.DrLin,however,40(reject)theoffer.Shewantedtoserve

thewomenandchildrenathome.

五、用单词的适当形式完成句子

41.Ifyouhavewrittenthewrongnameinanemail,itisbesttoapologizeaseriousmanner.(用适当的词

填空)

42.If(fortune)enough,theymaydigouttheproblemandgetbacktohappymarriageagain.(所给词的

适当形式填空)

43.Asix-year-oldboynarrowlyescaped___(hit)byacarwhenhecrossedtheroad.(所给词的适当形式填空)

44.(historic),theUnitedStateshasalmostalwaysbeenatwar.(所给词的适当形式填空)

45.Lookingoutoverthesea,shesawastrangeobject(float)intheWater.(用所给词的适当形式填空)

46.Hehurriedtoschool,only(tell)itwasSunday.(用所给词的适当形式填空)

47.It,sestimatedthatover6.6millionlives(claim)sofarworldwidefromtheCOVID-19outbreak.(所

给词的适当形式填空)

48.ItislikelyMarywillcometoyourbirthdaypartybecauseshewillbefree.(用适当的词填空)

49.Thelastperson(reach)thefinishinglinewillalsobeawardedthePriZe.(所给词的适当形式填空)

50.Dancersdancedtoclassicalmusic,recreatingthescenewomeninancientChinabeganaspringtime

OUling.(用适当的词填空)

51.Ifsso(disappoint)thatourteamfailedtowinthefinalmatch.(所给词的适当形式填空)

52.I,mwritingwiththeofrecommendingsomeinterestingbooksforchildrentoyou.(intend)

(用所给词的适当形式填空)

六、完成句子

53.保罗在演讲比赛中表现得很好。他上星期肯定练习了很多次。

Pauldidagreatjobinthespeechcontest.Hemanytimeslastweek.

54.正是他的勇气与决心给裁判员们留下了深刻的印象。

Itwashis______________________________madeadeepimpressiononthejudges.

55.约翰正要放弃，这时他想到了个好主意。

Johnwasabout______________________________agoodideatohim.

七、开放性作文

56.假设你是新华中学的学生李华，将参加主题为Let'spickupabookandread的英语演讲比赛。请你撰写

一份演讲稿，主要内容包括：

I.学生课余时间利用不当引发的问题；

2.阅读的益处。

注意：

L词数80词左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文完整；

3.文章的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

生词：开阔视野：broadenone'shorizons

Goodmorning,everyone,

Thankyou.

八、读后续写

57.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。

Mykneesstartedshaking,yetmybodyfroze.ItfeltasthoughmysouldepartedmybodyandIhadnocontrol

overit.Anxiously,Ilookedthroughtheroster（名单）postedonthewallofthelockerroom.Myheartwasbeating

harderandharderasIslowlysawallmyfriends*namesonthatlistbutcouldnotfindmine.Atthatmoment,Ifroze.

IjustcouldnotacceptthatallmyfriendswereonthebasketballteamwhileIwasnot.

IwassoconvincedtherewasamistakethatIwentandfoundthecoach.t4Hey,coach,areyousurethatthe

rosteryoupostediscorrect?^^Iaskedanxiously,dreading（担心`）hisanswer.

“Yes,thenamesonthelistarefinalized.Sorryifyoudidnotmakeitthisyear,thereisalwaysnextyear,“the

coachreplied.

Icouldfeelthehot,bittertearsfillingmyeyes,andIranoutoftheroomasfastasIcould.Tryingtoforget

aboutthesituation,Iheadedovertothecafeteriatobuysomefood.Ifeltdeadinside,likenothingmattered.

WalkingwassuchaburdenthatitfeltasifIhada100-poundweighttiedtomybackpack.Mymindwasalsoblank

fortherestoftheschoolday.Everythingmyteacherssaidwentinoneearandouttheother.

Afterschool,asIwalkedtotheparkinglottogetpickedup,Isawallmyfriendsgatherednearthebackofthe

lot,celebratingandjokingaround,ɪdetoured（绕道）aroundthesideoftheschooltoavoidthem,tryingnottothink

aboutbeingtheonlyoneinourfriendgroupfailingtomaketheteam.

Isawmyfather,sredcarpullupneartheschoollot.Iwalkeduptothecarandgotin.Hesmiledatme,turned

ontheradio,andstarteddrivinghome.Andsoonhenoticedmygloomyface,andaskedmewhatwaswrong.

"Nothing.Well,it,sjustthatallmyfi-iendsmadetheschoolteam.Everyone!ExceptIstammered（口吃）.

44Well,whatareyougoingtodoaboutit?Areyoujustgoingtositthereandwait?”heasked.Suiprised,Ididn,t

knowwhattosay.

注意：L续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Ijustshookmyheadandwentintomyroom.

Afteralmostayearofpracticingandtraining,ɪtriedoutfortheteamagain.

参考答案:

1.C2.C3.A

4.B5.A6.D

7.A8.B9.C10.B

11.G12.E13.B14.F15.C

16.C17.A18.D19.C20.B21.A22.D23.C24.A25.B26.D

27.A28.B29.D30.C

31.traditional32.the33.fees34.tostudy35.from36.given37.immediately

38.that/which39.working40.rejected

41.in

42.fortunate

43.beinghit

44.Historically

45.floating

46.tobetold

47.havebeenclaimed

48.that

49.toreach

50.where

51.disappointing

52.intentionintended

53.musthavepr