广东省佛山市顺德区重点中学2023-2024学年高一年级上册英语开学试题

顺德李兆基中学高一新生开学考试英语

分值：120分时间：90分钟

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

AnumberofeventsaregoingonattheCooperageProject,locatedat1030MainStreetin

Honesdale.Enjoy!

TheCooperageMakerFair

TheCooperageMakerFairwillbeheldfrom10:00a.m.to4:00p.m.onFriday,June12on

thegroundsoftheCityMuseum.TheMakerFairisaplacewherepeopleshowwhattheyare

making—ashowcaseforinventionandcreativity,andsharewhattheyarelearning.Anyone

interestedinpresentingtheirprojects,hobbiesandexperimentsshouldapplytotakepartat

.

SuchSweetThunder

At7:00p.m.onWednesday,June17,therewillbeafilmscreeningofcomedyTwelfthNight

aspartoftheSuchSweetThunder:Shakespeare^PlaysonFilmSeries.Dr.RobertDuganwill

introducetheplaywithabriefbackground.Admissionisfree,butduetolimitedseating,booking

isrequiredat.

SoundsLikeTeenSpirit

OnThursday,June24,therewillbeaneventcalledSoundsLikeTeenSpiritfrom3:00p.m.

to5:00p.m.SoundsLikeTeenSpiritisdesignedtoprovideanopportunitytoshowcasethetalent

ofourcommunity'syouth.School-agedstudentsareencouragedtosharetheirperformingarton

stageattheCooperageProject!

GreatBrazilianMusicTour

OnSaturday,June27,afantasticopportunityisreadyforyoutolistentosomegreat

BrazilianmusicbythemusicalgroupMinas.Itisfrom2:30p.m.to4:30p.m.,anddoorsopenat

2:00p.m.Weencouragechildrenandtheirfamiliestocometolearnallabouttherhythm,

excitementandsoundofBrazilianmusic.Thetwo-hourperformanceissuretobefunforthe

wholefamily.Theadmissionchargeis$5foreachperson,andallthemoneywillgotothelocal

foodbank.Youcanalsogiveawayoldclothesandmoneyattheentrance

1.Whendoestheeventtakeplacewherestudentscanputontheirownperformances?

A.OnJune12.B.OnJune17.C.OnJune24.D.OnJune27.

2.Whicheventrequirespeopletomakeareservation?

A.SuchSweetThunder.B.SoundsLikeTeenSpirit.

C.TheCooperageMakerFair.D.GreatBrazilianMusicTour.

3.WhatcanyoudoatGreatBrazilianMusicTour?

A.Showyourgiftforinvention.B.Makeadonation.

C.PerformwithMinasonstage.D.Learntomakemusic.

B

WhenIwas12yearsold,Ialreadyknewthatmyteenyearsweregoingtobetheworstyears

ofmylife.Iwasatotaloutsider,bullied（欺凌）atschool.Ifeltcompletelyaloneinmysmalltown

ButbystartingtodovolunteerworkwhenIwas14,Iturnedmyproblemintoapassionfor

helpingothers.Theopportunitytopracticekindnessmademefeellikemylifehadagreater

purpose.ThemorepositiveenergyIshared,themorekindnessandappreciationIreceived.I

realizedthatmypurposeinlifewouldbetoreachouttopeople,specificallyteenagers,andhelp

themfeellessalone.

Booksweremytruefriendsbackthen.Iwassothankfulthattheauthorswrotethosebooks.

Thekindnesstheyofferedmewiththeirbookssavedmylife.Oneofmybiggestdreamswasto

becomeanauthorsoIcouldwritebooksthatwouldhelpotherteenagersthewaythosebooks

helpedme.

Aftersurvivingterribleexperiencesatschoolandathome,Imadeachoicetotakethe

optimistic,positiveroadinthenextstepsofmyjourney.Mydreamcareer,oneIthoughtwasonly

possiblefortheauthorsIloved,iswhatIamdoingnow.Ihavebeenafull-timeauthorofteen

novelssince2007andamgratefulforthisamazingopportunitytoreachouttoreadersevery

singleday.

KindnesssavedmewhenIneededhelpthemost.Evensmallactsofkindnesscanchange

someone'slife.Youneverknowwhatsomeoneelseisgoingthrough.Butbypracticingdaily

kindness,youbecomeanarchitectofpositivechange

4.Whatwastheauthor'slifelikewhenhewas12?

A.BoringB.Peaceful.C.Unhappy.D.Meaningful.

5.Howdidthevolunteerworkbenefittheauthor?

A.Itmadehimpopularinhistown.

B.Ithelpedhimfindthemeaningoflife.

C.Ithelpedhimunderstandothers9livesbetter.

D.Ithelpedtoshapehisdreamcareer.

6.Whydidtheauthorchoosewritingashisjob?

A.Hewasinspiredbyhisteacher.

B.Hecouldpasspositiveenergytoreaders.

C.Hewantedtosharehisschoolexperiences.

D.Hefoundhehadatalentforwriting.

7.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestreadersdointhelastparagraph?

A.Say“no”tobulliesbravely.

B.Makepositivechangesintheirlives.

C.Treatotherswithkindnessindailylife

D.Learntocaremoreaboutothers'feelings.

C

TherearesomedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.Somedifferences

arequiteinteresting.

WhenmyfriendLilyfromLondonusedtheword“larder”,Ididn'tknowwhatitmeant.

RealizingIdidn'tfollowher,sheusedanotherword.Ifinallyknewshewantedtofindsomething

tokeepsomefood.Thenextwordcameupwhenwewereplanningalunchdate.Shejotteddown

thedateandtimeinherdiary,whileImarkedmycalendar.Ifshecalledmeonthephone,she

wouldringmeup.Butifthelinewasbusy,shewouldsaythelinewasengaged.

Mosttimes,IcanknowwhatLilymeans.Lastweek,sheregrettedsendingherboystowatch

anearlymorningtennisgamewithouttheirfleeces.Ithoughtthatshemeantwithouttheirjackets

orsomethinglikethat.Othertimes,wehavetoaskeachother.Sherecentlytoldmeafunnytale

aboutapissedwoman.Iwonderedwhathadmadetheladyangry.Itturnsoutthatpissedmeans

drunk.

Hereisonemoreexample.MyBritishfriendJanewasfillingoutaticketatthegrocerystore

recently.Sheaskedtheyoungmantohelpherifhehadarubber.Whenshenoticedhedidn't

followher,shequicklyaskedforaneraser,which,inEngland,isoftencalledarubber.Inorderto

communicatewellwithBritishpeople,weAmericansshouldlearnsomewordsthattheBritishuse

differently.AndIthinkpeoplewholearnEnglishasasecondlanguageshouldalsorealizethat

therearedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“jotteddown^^inParagraph2mean?

A.Wrotedown.B.Caredabout.C.Lookedfor.D.Settleddown

9.Accordingtothepassage,inBritishEnglish.

A.theword“pissed“meansangryB.theword'jacket“isoftenused

C.theword4€engaged,,meanstiredD.theword“rubber”meanseraser

10.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TheBritishwayofusingwords.

B.Somenewwordsthewriter'sBritishfriendstaughther

C.ThereasonswhyAmericanscan'tfollowedtheBritishattimes.

D.SomewordsuseddifferentlyinBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish

11.Whatistheauthor\attitudetowardsthedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritish

English?

A.Indifferent.B.Negative.C.Positive.D.Mutual.

Themeasureofagoodnight'ssleepisusuallybasedontwothings-theamountoftimespent

sleepingandthequalityofthatsleep.Butnowresearcherssaythereisathirdthingthatmatters

evenmorethantheothertwowhenitcomestokeepinggoodsleephabits,andthatishavinga

regularbedtime.

Astudyhasfoundthatgoingtosleepandwakingupatthesametimeeverydayhavean

importanteffectonone'shealth.Adultswhosticktoaregularbedtimetendtoweighless,have

lowerbloodsugarandreducedriskofheartdisease.

Theresearchersstudiedthesleepinghabitsof2,000adultswithanaverageageof69.They

foundthatpeoplewithgreaterirregularity（无规律）intheirsleeppatternstendedtogotosleep

lateratnight,feelsleepyandsleepmoreduringtheday,andexperiencedreducedlightexposure.

Thesepeoplewerealsomorelikelytobestressed.Amongthethreekindsofsleepproblems,sleep

regularitywasthemoststronglyassociatedwithhealth.

Ofcourse,therearemanypeopleforwhomthismaybeimpossible,suchasnight-shift

workersorthosewithlate-nightduty.Butforthosewhodon'thavemandatory（强制的）reasons

tostayuplate,theyshouldmakeanefforttogotobedatthesametimeeverynight.Skipthelate

afternooncoffee.Getoffthephone.Trythiscalculatortofigureoutthebestbedtime.

AsMatthewWalker,ascientist,wrote,4tTheshorteryoursleep,theshorteryourlife."Surely

that'sreasonableenoughtogotobedontime.

12.Whatcanweinferfromtheresearch?

A.Peoplefeelmorestressedwhentheygrowolder.

B.Theoldoftenhavelesssleep

C.Adultsenjoysleepinglate

D.Regularbedtimedoesgoodtoourhealth

13.Whichofthefollowinginfluenceshealthmost?

A.Reducedlightexposure.B.Sleepregularity.

C.Sleepingduringtheday.D.Sleepinglateratnight.

14.Accordingtotheauthor,thosewhodon'thavetostayuplateshould.

A.avoidthelate-nightdutyB.skipthelate-nightcoffee

C.getoffthephonewhileworkingD.trytosleepatthesametimeeachnight

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheImportanceofSleep.B.WaystoHaveaGoodSleep.

C.RegularBedtimeforYourHealthD.TheSuitableTimeforSleep.

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出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Aroundtheworld,peoplearerealizingthesignificantproblemscausedbyplasticwaste.In

thelast65years,wehavebecomeincreasinglydependentonplastic.It\easytounderstandwhy:

it'scheaptoproduce,light-thereforeeasyandcheaptotransport—andincrediblystrongand

durable.16

Onepopularsolutiontotheproblemistoprohibitsingle-useplastics.IntheBritish

supermarkets,shoppersareencouragedtomakemoreenvironmentally-friendlychoicesinpacking

andtransportingtheirfood.17Somegovernmentshaveevenpromisedtobantheuseof

single-useplasticsaltogetherbythenot-too-distantfuture.

However,suchplansmaynotbebeneficialtoeliminate（消除）theuseofsingle-useplastics

altogether.18Thisisnotjustbecauseofitslowcost.It'salsobecauseinfectionand

cross-contamination（交叉感染）areminimized.Plasticpackagingisalsocrucialinthefood

industry.Itensuresthatfoodissafeforconsumers.

Anotherissueisthatalternativematerialstoplasticareoftenmoreenvironmentallyharmful

thanplastic.Takepaperbags,forexample.19Theprocessrequirescuttingtrees,the

emissionofgreenhousegasesandtheproductionofpoisonouschemicalwaste.Evenmore

pollutioniscreatedwhenpaperbagsbreakdown.

Clearlythereisaneedtoreduceplasticwasteanditsimpactontheenvironment._20

Industriesthatrelyonsingle-useplasticsforpeople'shealthandsafetymustbeconsidered.

Moreover,alternativematerialsmustbeevaluatedstrictlyregardingtheirownenvironmental

impact.

A.Butit'stheseadvantagesthatalsomakeitsoharmful.

B.Theyareveryfragileandrarelyreusable,unlikeplastic.

C.Oneofthefieldswheresingle-useplasticshaveavitalroleismedicine.

D.However,simplybanningtheirsingleusemaynotbethebestoption.

E.Italsobooststhelocaleconomyandsavescostsinmanaginglitteringandwaste.

F.Bansonsingle-useplasticitemslikedrinkingstrawsarealsocomingintoplace.

G.Accordingtoaresearch,theyrequirefourtimesmoreenergywhenproducedthanaplasticbag.

第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项。

Haveyouexperiencedaconditionwhenlisteningtoaveryloudmusicmakesyourheartbeat

sofastthatyoucanactuallyfeeltheheavybeating?Fromthisexperience,wecanconcludethat

loudandfastmusic21theheartrate.Therefore,wehaveafeelingofhigh22and

stresswhenwelistentoloudandfastmusic.Onthecontrary,softmusicis23toaslower

heartrate.Peoplewholistentorelaxingmusichaveaslowerheartrate,24tothoselistening

toloudandfastmusic,orthosenotlisteningtomusicatall.

Butwhydoesthishappen?Experimentsfoundthatthe25ofmusicontheheartis

basedonthefunctioningofthebrain.Whenwehearmusic,thesoundwavesaretranslatedinto

electricalimpulses（脉冲）bythe26.Asitisrelatedtotheincreasinganddecreasingofthe

heartrate,therelatedeffectisproduced.Now,isitthatonly27musicbringsoutthiseffect?

Well,listeningtosoftorrelaxingmusicissurelymore28.However,listeningtoanytypeof

musicyoulikecanbe29,ratherthannotlisteningtoanymusicatall.

Itisbelievedthatpeoplewhohaveaslowerheartratehavealongerlife.30,people

havingafasterheartrateareatagreater31ofsufferingfromcardiovascular(心血管的)

diseases.Therefore,havingaslowerheartratemakesyoulivealongerandhealthierlife.When

32slowsdowntheheartrate,itbringsaboutafeelingof33.Therefore,itisusedasa

34technique.Wecanconcludebysayingthatthephrase“Musicheals(治疗)thehearf,isnot

justasaying,buta(n)35!

21.A.obtainsB.evaluatesC.measuresD.increases

22.A.natureB.anxietyC.respectD.security

23.A.integratedB.changedC.linkedD.marked

24.A.comparedB.adaptedC.exposedD.opposed

25.A.styleB.effectC.fantasyD.beauty

26.A.structureB.musicC.brainD.equipment

27.A.normalB.folkC.modernD.soft

28.A.abnormalB.unbearableC.unforgettableD.beneficial

29.A.helpfulB.joyfulC.gratefulD.doubtful

30.A.InterestinglyB.SimilarlyC.AbsolutelyD.Unbelievably

31.A.limitB.competitionC.riskD.fame

32.A.temperatureB.medicineC.danceD.music

33.A.selflessnessB.helplessnessC.calmnessD.sadness

34.A.learningB.relaxationpermissionD.cooperation

35.A.factB.resourceC.adviceD.intention

第二节(共10小题；每小题L5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填1道时单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Highschoolplaysanimportantpartinthecareersandlivesofhumanbeings.Whileathigh

school,welearnhowtoprepareforthe36(practice)lifeandgettheabilitiestomanagethe

problemsoflife.Problemsarealsothebestchallenges37bringnewexperiencesand

knowledgetous.

Highschoolformehasprovedtobealearningexperienceandalso38challenge.

TherearemanylessonsthatIlearned.Ilearned39(much)aboutmyself,whomyfriendsare,

whatkindofhelp40(offer)tome,andwhatmystrengthsandweaknessesare.41

(attend)highschoolhelpedbuildmy42(confident)becausemyclassmatessupportedme,

andmyteacherstaughtmehowtostudyfortests,andthey43(actual)helpedmeovercome

myfearofmath.Myclassmatesweresokind.IusedtoattendstudygroupsforthesubjectsthatI

wasfond44.MyclassmateswouldeventalkandtrytocomfortmewhenIwashaving

personalproblemsandhelpmeget45over.

Highschoolisinfactwhatyoumakeofit,butitisalsothetimeofgreatchangefor

everybody.

第三节（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）

语法单项选择题，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选

项。

46.Whichdoyouenjoyyoursparetime,playingcardsathomeortakingawalkinthe

park?

A.spendingB.tospendC.havingspentD.tohavespent

47.I'msorryIcannothelpthework.

A.tofinishB.finishingC.finishedD.tofinishing

48.—Wouldyoulikesometea,please?

一Yes.Ipreferteasugar.

A.toB.forC.withD.of

49.There,relittleorangesinthebox,?

A.arethereB.aren'tthereC.aretheyD.aren'tthey

50.Petermakesabikeontheroad.

A.rideB.torideC.ridingD.rides

51.Heiswaitingthebusstop.

A.atB.forC.inD.to

52.1hearsomeoneatthedoor.Pleasegoandseewhois.

A.knock,heB.knocking,heC.knock,itD.knocking,it

53.Theteacherandwritercomingtoourschoolthisafternoon.

A.isB.areC.beD.was

54.Hisworkisbetterthan.

A.anyoneB.anyoneelseC.anyoneelse'sD.anyone'selse

55.He'llusewhathehasheranewdress.

A.boughtB.tobuyC.buyingD.beenbought

56.Thelifewewereusedtogreatlysince1980.

A.changeB.haschangedC.changingD.havechanged

57.1couldnotgetthroughthedoorbecausetherewas