江苏省常州市金坛区2023-2024学年高一年级上册期中质量调研英语试卷

江苏省常州市金坛区2023-2024学年高一上学期期中质量调

研英语试卷

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

HaveyoueverdreamedofexploringthemagicworldafterreadingHarryPotter^Ifso,

youcannowtakeyourimaginationtothenextlevel-withtheUK'sfirstpostgraduatedegree

inmagic.

■TheUniversityofExeter

MAMagicandOccultScience:

auniqueprogrammethatallowsyoutotailoraprogramme

Course

toyourowninterestsbychoosingarangeofmoduleswithin

humanitiesandsocialsciences.

Duration1yearfulltime/2yearsparttime

EntryyearSeptember2024

LocationStreathamCampus

Foradmissiontotheprogrammewewouldnormallyexpect

thatyouholdadegreeinasocialsciencesorhumanities

Entryrequirementsdiscipline.

Internationalstudentsneedtoshowtheyhavetherequired

levelofEnglishlanguagetostudythiscourse.

UKfeesperyear:£12,000full-time;£6,000part-time

Fees(2024/25entry)Internationalfeesperyear:£24,300full-time;£12,150

part-time

£5millionforinternationalstudentsFinancialsupportisalso

Scholarshipavailableforstudentsfromdisadvantagedbackgroundsorlower

incomehouseholds.

Youwilldevelopvaluableskills,includingcreativethinking,

analyticalthinking,curiosityandlifelonglearning,motivation

andself-awareness.

CareersThisMAcanleadyoutoadiverserangeofcareers.

Examplesinclude:teaching,museumwork,workinlibraries,

tourism,thepublishingindustry,writingandmedia,thearts,and

furtherresearch...

1.Whatisanadvantageoftheprogram?

A.Itoffers£5millionforpoorstudents.B.ItscourseincludesHarryPotter?smagics.

C.Itcanwellprepareyouforawiderangeofjobs.D.Thereisnorequirementsfor

internationalstudents

2.HowmuchshouldanItalianstudentpayforhisfulltimestudyofthecourseinExeter?

A.£12,000.B.£6,000.C.£24,300.D.£12,150.

3.Whoarethetargetreadersofthetext?

A.Magicians.B.Collegestudents.C.Parents.D.Highschool

students.

Karla,arecentgraduateofonehighschoolinLosAngeles,designedan18th

century-styledressfortheyearly44StuckatProm“competitionandwasnamedafinalistlast

week.

Unlikewhatwenormallyexpect,thedressissurprisinglymadeoutofducttape（胶

带）Tapeissorigidandyoucan'tmoveitlikefabric.Soitwasreallychallengingtomakeit

allcometogether.Butthefashion-forwardteenagerovercamethatchallengeandisnow

competingforvotestowinthegrandprize:a$10,000scholarship.

Thoughit'sKarla5nameofficiallyinthecompetition,shesaidtheentireprocessismore

ofacollectiveeffortofherfamily,especiallyherparents.Sheandhermomspentatleast120

hours,overmanydays,workingonthedressbytrialanderror,andused14rollsoftape.

“Ireallylovefashion.Ifsareallybigpassionofmine,andI'mwillingtotryanystyle.”

shesaid.Sheoftenspendshourslookingatoutfitideasordifferentstyles,fromthe70sto

GothictoRococo,onPinterestand77%的hwhichishowshefoundthecompetition.Butit

wasn'tuntilarecentvisittotheGettyMuseum-theonlyfieldtripshetookinhighschool-that

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shefoundherinspirationfromthe18thcenturyFrenchpaintingsfeaturinglavish,ornate

dressesandeventuallycreatedthepossiblyaward-winningdress.

“ItmeansalottomethatIwasabletomakeitthisfarwiththesupportofmyparents.

Asthefirstgenerationcollegestudentinourfamily,Iwouldn,twantmyparentstopayfor

mytuition（学费）Althoughthereisalongwaytogotogetthe$10,000prize,itwouldreally

helpmyparents,andwe'refeelingconfidentandhopefulthatwecanwin.^^Karlasaid.She

planstostudybusinessmarketingincollege,ideallyfocusingonthefashionindustry.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutKarla?

A.Shelearnedaboutthecompetitionbychance.

B.Herparentscan'taffordhertuitionforcollege.

C.Sheenteredacompetitionandwonthegrandprize.

D.Shedesignedan18thcentury-styledressindependently

5.WhatinspiredKarlatocreatethisspecialdress?

A.Therigidducttape.B.The“StuckatProm^^competition.

C.TheFrenchpaintingsintheGettyMuseum.D.ThedifferentstylesonPinterestand

TikTok.

6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKarla?

A.Generousandthankful.B.Ambitiousandwell-rounded.

C.Creativeandthoughtful.D.Determinedandhumorous.

7.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Agirl'ssupportivefamily.B.Adressmadeoutofducttape.

C.Aneye-catchingfashioncompetition.D.Ateen'sefforttowinascholarship.

Myhomehasbeenbrokenintoonmorethanoneoccasioninrecentyears,andI'm

lookingforthebestwaytosecureit.ShouldIstickwithatraditionaldeadbolt（fl^）lock

withakey,orshouldIupgradetoasmartlock?

MyneighboursuggestedthatIshouldfitasmartlock.Asmartlock,whichislinkedto

anapp,canbeopenedusingfingerprints,akeypadoratraditionalkey.Ifyouliveinan

apartmentbuildinganddon'thaveaconvenientplacetohideasparekey,orifyouneedtolet

someoneinremotely,suchasacatsitter,asmartlockisundoubtedlyasmartchoice.

However,alocksmith（锁匠）warnedmenottorushtoadecision.Someapartment

buildingshaveolddoorsthatwon'taccommodatesmartlocks.Worsestill,ifsomeonereally

wantstobreakintoyourhome,thatpersonwillprobablybeableto.Everythingthatgets

lockedgetsunlocked,whetherit'sasmartoneornot.

Indeed,aftertestingpopularmodelsofbothtraditionalandsmartlocks,quiteafew

provedtobeeasilypicked,oftenwithinminutes.Still,onetraditionallock,theSchlageB60N,

whichisextremelydifficulttopick,andonesmartlock,theUltraLoqU-BoltProWifi,were

highlyrecommended.Thelocksmithalsosuggestedthatcustomersbuythelockthatthey're

mostcomfortablewith——aslongasithasadeadbolt.Also,smartlocksshouldcomewitha

traditionalkeyincaseofbatteryfailure.

There?salwaysariskforanynetwork-connecteddevicetobecompromised,evenifthe

chancesaresmall,saidDr.Prakash,whosestudentssuccessfullyhackedasmartlock.

Therefore,itiswiseforsmart-lockuserstopairthedevicewithanadditionalsensorthat

sendsyouasignalwhenthedoorisopenedorclosed.

8.Whatmustbuyersdotoenjoytheconvenienceofasmartlock?

A.Haveaconnectedapp.B.Fixthelockwithadeadbolt.

C.Findaplaceforasparekey.D.Changetheolddoorforanewone.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3imply?

A.Smartlocksarebetterthantraditionallocks.B.Smartlocksarealsolikelytobe

picked.

C.Traditionallocksaresaferthansmartlocks.D.Locksmithsdisagreewithusing

locks.

10.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Traditionallocksarehighlyrecommended.B.Customersseldombuylockswith

deadbolts.

C.Ifswisetopairyoursmartlockwithakey.D.Smartlockswithsensorswon'tbe

hacked.

11.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toadvertiseaproduct.B.Togivesuggestions.

C.Tostateaviewpoint.D.Tomakeacomment.

Atfirst,theysoundeddistant,asiftheywerearoundaphoneinaprison.Butaswe

chatted,theyslowlystartedtosoundmorelikethemselves.TheytoldmepersonalstoriesI'd

neverheard.Ilearnedaboutthefirsttimemydadgotdrunk.Mumtalkedaboutgettingin

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troubleforstayingoutlate.Theygavemelifeadviceandtoldmethingsabouttheir

childhoods,aswellasmyown.Itwasamazing.ForamomentIforgotIwasn'treallytalking

tomyparentsatall,buttotheirdigitalcopies.

ThisMumandDadliveinsideanapponmyphoneasvoiceassistantscreatedbythe

companyHereAfterAl.Thecompany'sgoalistoletthelivingcommunicatewiththedead.

Technologylikethis,whichletsyou“talk"topeoplewhohavedied,hasbeenamainstayof

sciencefictionfordecades.Butnowifsbecomingareality,thankstoadvancesinAIand

voicetechnology.Iwantedtotestoutwhatitmightbelike.

Myreal,flesh-and-bloodparentsarestillaliveandwell;theirvirtualversions（虚拟版）

weremadejusttohelpmeunderstandthetechnology.Buttheirdigitalcopiesofferaglimpse

ataworldwhereit'spossibletohaveconversationswithlovedoneslongafterthey'regone.

FromwhatIcouldknowoveradozenconversationswithmyvirtualparents,thisreallywill

makeiteasiertokeepthepeoplewelovedclose.It'snothardtoseetheattraction.People

mightturntodigitalcopiesforcomfort,ortomarkspecialoccasionslikeanniversaries.

Butforsome,thistechmaybealarmingorfrightening.WhenItalkedtofriendsabout

thisarticle,someofthemjustwentaway.There9sacommon,deeplyheldbeliefthatwe

shouldn'tmesswithdeath.

ButI'monlyhuman,andthatworryendsupbeingwashedawaybytheevenscarier

possibilityoflosingthepeopleIlove.Iftechnologymighthelpmehangontothem,isitso

wrongtotry?

12.Whydoesthewriterdescribe"thetalk“inparagraph1?

A.Topresenthisopinion.B.Tocreateawarmscene.

C.TointroducethetopicofthetextD.Toaddsomebackgroundinformation.

13.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetechnologymentioned?

A.Itallowsuserstoliveonanapp.B.Itleadsuserstolosetheirfriends.

C.Itisinventedbyasciencefictionwriter.D.Itoffersalinkbetweenthedeadandthe

living.

14.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsthetechnology?

A.Supportive.B.Unclear.C.Objective.D.Doubtful.

15.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Yourcantalktoyourparents.B.Parentsappearonyourphone.

C.AImeansneverhavingtosaygoodbye.D.AbreakthroughinAImaybenefityou.

二、七选五

GoingSolotoawedding?MakeYourselfWelcome.

TaylorwasnervouswhenwalkingintotheweddingofherfriendGabrielle.She'snot

alone.Attendingaweddingbyyourselfcanbringanxiety,especiallyforpeoplewhoare

singleandfeelinglonely.16.Communicatingwithotherpeopleoftenmakesus

happierthanwethinkitwill.So,whatdoyoudowhenyoudon'tknowanybodyatawedding?

Herearesomesuggestions.

DresstoImpress

Wearingsomethingthatwillmakeyoufeelcomfortableandconfidentiskey.

17.Shesaidthatitfeltnicewalkingintothatweddingknowingshefeltreallygoodwithin

herself.

ASmoothArrival

Thefirstthingtodowhenyouenteraneventspaceisfindthebathroom.Takealookin

themirrorandgetsituated.Then,gotothebarandgrabaglassofwateroradrink.18

Afterthat,findaplacetositdown.Iftherearenoassignedseats,findanemptychairandask

thepeoplewhoarethere:66Areyouexpectingsomebody?DoyoumindifIsithere?”Andif

thereareseatingarrangements,ifslikelythattheweddingcoupleseatedyouwithpeople

theyfeltyouwouldgetalongwith.

Conversation

19.Byintroducingyourselfstraightaway,youcanatleastspeaktothepersonnext

toyou.Wedding-relatedtopics,includinghowyouknowthecouple,arenaturalconversation

starters.

Afterdinnerandsomechitchat,there,snoharminleavingifyoudon'tfeellikeyou

wanttostayanylongeronyourown.20.

A.Buttheeffortandthepresencearewhatcount.

B.Peoplearemorewillingtotalktoyouifyoudothat.

C.Ifaconversationdoesn'tgoasexpected,don'tgetdiscouraged

D.Youmaywanttomakeanexcuseandstayhome,butdon'tdothat.

E.Talkingtopeoplewhoarealsowaitingatthebarisagreatwaytostart.

F.Introduceyourselftoeveryoneatthetable,whetherthereisarrangedseatingornot.

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G.ForherfHend'swedding,Taylorworeafloraldressandwasfeelingherselfthatday.

三、完形填空

MyfriendJuanJoseisblind.Hiseyesightwasnevergood.Heworeglassesfroman

earlyage.Hehadseriousdifficulties,physicaland21,andwasattimespainfully

awareofwhathewasmissingouton.22hehadthedesiretoapplyhimselfincollegein

MexicoandtheningraduateschoolatGeorgetownUniversity:thosestudiesrequiredareal

forceofwill.

Althoughhecouldn,tseewithhiseyes,helearnedtotellwhereeverythinginfrontof

himwasthroughpeople's23andthemovementsofhisfingers.Oncehehadfigured

out,hedidn't24forobjectsorseekadditionalhelpandactedlikeanormalperson.

Therewasatime25myfriendAliceandIwereatadinnerpartywithhim.WhenI

toldherhewasblindafterdinner,shehadnoideawhatIwastalkingabout.Shehadsatnear

himforaboutfourhoursandnever26it.Thafsnotbecausehehidhis27.Ifs

becausehehadadaptedtoitso28anddidn'tgooutofhiswaytomentionit.He

regardeditnotasaburden(负担)butas(an)29.

Goingblindandthenbeingblind30hiswillandconcentratedhisenergy,because

he31hisblindnessasatestthatmadehimandhislifemuchmoreinteresting.That

viewpointwasmadepossible32byhisparents5support,thesafetynetthatthey

provided,andhisgettinganexcellent33Butwhafstrulyimportantliesinhisown

determinationandattitude.Whilewehave34controlovertheeventsthathappentous,

wehavethefinal35overhowwerespondtothem.

21.A.visualB.mentalC.biologicalD.individual

22.A.AndB.ButC.AsD.Although

23.A.sightsB.exchangesC.directionsD.proposals

24.A.askB.feelC.lookD.move

25.A.whenB.whatC.thatD.which

26.A.gotB.sawC.heardD.discovered

27.A.potentialB.tensionC.struggleD.disability

28.A.fluentlyB.definitelyC.fortunatelyD.independently

29.A.reminderB.attitudeC.differenceD.opportunity

30.A.gatheredB.developedC.realizedD.strengthened

31.A.admiredB.countedC.respectedD.responded

32.A.inpartB.ingeneralC.inparticularD.inperson

33.A.organizationB.reflectionC.educationD.contribution

34.A.fewB.littleC.muchD.many

35.A.sayB.rightC.advantageD.thinking

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

IfsbeennearlysevenyearssinceagroupofvolunteersgrewflowersatWhatCheer

FlowerFarminRhodeIsland,withasimplegoal:getflowersintothehandsofanyonein

need.Bestofall,eachoneofthetensofthousandsofflowersthatWhatCheergrowsand

36(delivery)arecompletelyfreeofcharge.

WhatCheerwasfoundedbytwogardeners37oftengaveawayflowersfrom

theirowngardensandwantedtheideatogrow.WhatCheer38(regular)bringsjoy

topeopleatlocalhospitals,wishingthemaquick39(recover)."Seeingthe40

(satisfy)smilesonpeople'sfaceswhoweren'texpectingitisgreat,"saysStephenHoganJr.

fromthefarm.

WhatCheersflowerbedslieinanindustrialneighborhoodthatonce41(house)a

knifefactory.InMay,thenonprofitwasawarded42$500,000prizefromthe

EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyforitscontinuedefforts43(bring)lifetotheonce

pollutedland.

“Notonlydowegivethisspacebacktotheneighborhood,9,saysAchen,“butwearealso

aneco-friendlyspotwiththeabilitytohelplocalinsectandbird44(population),and

thafllonlymakepeople'slivesbetter.^^Whatcheerindeedcancheerpeople

45!Whafsgoodaboutafloweristhatitdoesn'tneedanythingelse.Youronlyjobwhen

someonegivesyouflowersistoenjoythem.

五、建议信

46.假设你是