河南省许昌市2023-2024学年高一年级下册7月期末考试英语试题 （含答案）

2023-2024学年第二学期期末教学质量检测

高一英语

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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，将答案写在答题卡上，写在

本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatfruitdoesthewomansuggest?

A.Oranges.B.Bananas.C.Apples.

2.Howwillthespeakersgotothepark?

A.Bybike.B.Bybus.C.Onfoot.

3.Howdoesthegirlusuallygotoschool?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybike.

4.Howfarawayisthenearesthospital?

A.Threekilometers.B.Fourkilometers.C.Fivekilometers.

5.Whichpartofthewoman'sbodyisinpain?

A.Herhead.B.Herarm.C.Herfoot.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中

选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，

每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhendidthewomangetanemailfromMary?

A.Yesterday.B.Lastweek.C.Lastyear.

7.WhatdoesMarydonow?

A.She'sareporter.B.She'salawyer.C.She'sateacher.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.What'stheman'strouble?

A.Hecan'tfallasleepatnight.

B.Heistiredofhiswork.

C.Hecoughsalotatnight.

9.Howlonghasthemanbeenfeelingbad?

A.Foroneday.B.Fortwodays.C.Forthreedays.

10.Whatdoesthewomantellthemantodo?

A.Changehisjob.B.Getmoreexercise.C.Drinksomemilkatnight.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Wherearethespeakersprobably?

AAtarestaurant.B.Attheman'shouse.C.Atthewoman'shome.

12.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantostartwith?

A.Sometea.B.Frenchtoast.C.Acupofcoffee.

13.Howoftendoesthemanusuallyhavecoffee?

A.Never.B.Onceaday.C.Twiceaday.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whodidtheboygotothezoowith?

A.Hismother.B.Histeacher.C.Hisfriend'sfamily.

15.Whatdidtheboydoonthebus?

A.Heplayedgames.

B.Helistenedtotheradio.

C.Hewatchedvideosofanimals.

16Whatdidtheboyseefirst?

A.Monkeys.B.Giraffes.C.Lions.

17.Howmanylionswerethere?

A.Five.B.Three.C.Two.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Wheredidthestoryhappen?

A.Inacinema.B.Inalibrary.C.Inashop.

19.Whywasthewomanangry?

A.Themanwastalkingloudly.

B.Shelostapieceofchocolate.

C.Themanwasmakingnoise.

20.Whatdidthemanreallywanttofind?

A.Hisglasses.B.Histeeth.C.Hisseat.

第二部分阅读（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，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。

A

Somelibrariesuseuniquearchitecturetoencouragevisitorstosettledownwithanewbook.Nomatterhowthey

achieveitthesefamouslibrariesarekeepingthemagicofreadingalive.

5

BibliotecaSandroPenna（Italy）

Inacountryknownforclassicalarchitectureandhistoricalbuildings,BibliotecaSandroPennastandsoutforits

modernbeauty.Housingbooksandmultimedia,thislibrarywasbuiltin2004.Itsnamecomesfromalocalpoet.Itis

easilyidentifiablebyitsroundpinkglasstoplikeaflyingsaucer（碟状物）.

BeachLibrary（Bulgaria）

Readingabookonthebeachisaclassic,andinBulgaria,onelibraryencouragestouriststodojustthat.The

whiteshelvesareweather-resistant.Theyhave6,000booksin15languages,soeveryvisitorcanfindtheperfect

beachreadtoenjoywhilesoakingupthesun'srays.

TheCamelLibraryService（Kenya）

TofightwithlowliteracyratesinthedesertofKenya,thegovernmentcreatedamobilelibrarycomposedof

ninecamelsbringingbookstovillages.Thelibrarytravelsfourdaysaweek,servingtheregion'snomadicpeople（游

牧人）Currentlytheservicefocusesonchildren,buttheyplantoincreasetheirreachbothindistanceandthetitles

theycarry.

SeikeiUniversityLibrary（Japan）

Librariesareusuallyknownfortheirquietatmosphere,butthisoneencouragesreaderstohaveachat.Shigeru

Bandesignedthelibrarywithfree-standingsoundproofedpods（B情音舱）torespectthosewhoneeduninterrupted

study,whilealsobeingbeneficialtoothermethodsoflearning;theyserveasperfectspotsforstudygroupsandlively

discussions.

1.Whichlibraryisfamousforitsmodemdesign?

A.BibliotecaSandroPenna.B.BeachLibrary.

C.TheCamelLibraryService.D.SeikeiUniversityLibrary.

2.WhatcanpeopledowhilereadingattheBeachLibrary?

A.Enjoythesunshine.B.Createhandcrafts.

C.Ridecamels.D.Observeflyingsaucers.

3.WhatisspecialabouttheSeikeiUniversityLibrary?

A.Itisonabeach.B.Itismobile.

C.Itismadeofpinkglass.D.Itencouragesconversation.

B

IburstoutlaughingasIheldupthehatIhadjustfinishedknitting.Itwasmyfirstattemptatknitting.Imadea

mistakesomewherealongtheway,andthehatIwantedtomakeformyselfturnedouttoosmalltofitmeoranyone

else.

IworkedatMonroeCarellJr.Children'sHospital.Itwasastressfuljobandhumorwasalwaysappreciated.I

sewedalittleflowerontothesideofthehatandbroughtittoworkthenextday.Weteammembersallhadagood

laughatmyminihatandgotbacktoourpatients.Istuckthehatinadrawerandforgotaboutit.

Dayslater,a4-year-oldgirlcameinforanechocardiogram（超声/心动图）.Shewaswearingaknitcapwitha

babydollinherarms.Herfacialexpressionobviouslyshowedshedidn'tbelieveme.SoIofferedherthetransducer,

soshecouldtakepicturesofherdoll'sheart.Notinterested.Imadeanimalswiththeultrasoundgel（超声波凝胶）.

Shewouldhavenoneofit.WhenIaskedwhetherherdollyhadaname,shethrewherdolltothefloor,andIsawmy

chance.Ipickedupthedollandstraightenedherdress.

“Iknowifskindofscarytohavethistest,^^Isaidtothedoll,“butIpromiseitwon'thurt.What——yourheadis

cold?Youwishyouhadahat?”

Ipulledthehatfrommydrawerandslippeditontothedoll'sbaldhead.Itwasaperfectfit.Thegirlsmiledand

therestofthecheckwentwell.Ihaveneverseenheragainsincesheleft,butIwonderhowsheisdoingeverytimeI

knitanewhat.Myskillshaveimprovedwitheachone.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeparagraph1?

A.Wellbegunishalfdone.B.Mistakesarehardlyavoided.

C.Thingsdon'talwaysgoasplanned.D.Laughingisthebestmedicine.

5.Whatdidtheauthorintendtodowiththelittlegirl?

A.Togainhertrust.B.Togivehersomemedicine.

C.Tolookafterher.D.Tomakehersmile.

6.Whathappenedtotheauthor9sknittinghat?

A.Itwastoobigfortheauthor.B.Itwasputinadrawerforever.

C.Itwasgiventothegirl'sdoll.D.Itwasthrownawaybythegirl.

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AHatEnrichedYourLifeB.AHatBroughtMuchFun

C.AHatCouldGiveCourageD.AHatMadeaGreatDifference

C

Whenafalcon（猎鹰）strikes,howdoesaflockofpigeons（一群鸽子）react?Accordingtoaclassicopinion,

everypigeonjusttriestogetintothemiddleoftheflock,sothatthefalcontakessomeotherunfortunatepigeons.But

thatideaisn'teasytotest.Everyfalconstrikeisdifferent:somestartalittlehigherthanothersorfromadifferent

position,andallthesedifferencescanaffecthowthepigeonsreact.Therefore,DanielSankey,abehavioralecologist

nowattheUniversityofExeterintheUK,turnedtoarobot.

“Wethoughtofitasaverycontrolledwaytoconductthisstudy,“Sankeysaid.44Youcouldmakesurethatthe

falconwasalwaysexactly20metersbehindwhenthepigeonsweremovingfreely,whichmadeitrepeatable.

What'smore,henoted,therobotwassaferforthepigeons.64Iknowatrainedfalconinthepasthasabsolutelykilled

aflockofpigeons.^^

Withthehelpofaroboticfalcon——exactlylikearealfalconinappearance,exceptforthepropellers（螺旋桨）

thatdriveit-Sankeyrepeatedlyattackedaflockofhomingpigeons,whiletrackingeachbird'spositionbyGPS.

Differentfromtheclassicopinion,thepigeonswerenomorelikelytomovetothemiddleoftheflockwhenunder

attackthanwhenunmolested,hefound.

Instead,Sankey5sstudyshowedthatthepigeonsmostlytriedtoflyinthesamedirectionastheygottogether,so

thattheflockmovedsuddenlyinthesamemannertoavoidbeingattacked,leavingnochanceforthefalcontopick

oneofthemoff."Thissuggeststhatbygettingtogetherwitheachother,pigeonsrunawayfromthefalconasagroup,

sonoonegetseaten,hesaid.

8.Whatwillapigeonflockdowhenthey9reattackedaccordingtoaclassicidea?

A.Theywillflyindifferentdirections.

B.Theywillflytothemiddleoftheflock.

C.Theywillflyashighaspossible.

D.Theywillflyinthesamedirection.

9.WhydidSankeyturntoaroboticfalconforhelp?

A.Itwasharmlessandexact.

B.Itmovedfasterthanarealfalcon.

C.Ithelpedpigeonsgettogether.

D.Itcouldfindpigeons5positionscorrectly.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"unmolested“inparagraph3mean?

A.Unprotected.B.Unpunished.C.Unthreatened.D.Uncovered.

11.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthepigeonsfromthetext?

A.Theyaren'tafraidofroboticfalcons.

B.Theyaregoodatdiscoveringpossibledangers.

C.Theydon'tcareabouttheircompanions.

DTheyactuallyholdtogetherwhenunderattack.

D

Althoughmidnightsnacksorbeingtootiredtoexercisecouldmakepeoplegetfatter,theremaynowbeamore

scientificreason.Astudyhasshownshortorrestlesssleepchangesthewaypeople'sDNA（脱氧核糖核酸）works

andmakesthebodystorefat.Fatstoresbegintorisewhenpeopleloseaslittleasonenight?ssleep,accordingtothe

study.

SleepresearchersfromUppsalaUniversityinSwedendidastudyonpeopleaftertwolabtests-inonethey

sleptforovereighthoursandintheothertheydidnotsleepatall.Researchersthenexaminedthemake-upoffatand

muscletissue（肌肉组织），aswellasmeasuringsugarlevelsintheblood.

TheresearchersfoundthewaytheirDNAworkshadchanged.Afterjustonenightofsleeplessness,thebody

begantostoremorefatandstopbuildingmusclestrength,whichappearstoberelatedtoabreakincells'circadian

rhythms-commonlyknownasthebodyclock.Sleeplosswasalreadyknowntocontributetooverweight.Butthese

scientistssaytheyarethefirsttoevernoticethephysicalchangesthatleadtoputtingonweight.Nowtheyfindit

couldberelatedtothebodyclock.

“Wefindthatthetissueisattemptingtoincreaseitsabilitytostorefatfollowingsleeploss,"saidstudyauthor

JonathanCedemaes.uWeobservedsignsofbreakdownofmuscle.Wealsonotedchangesinlevelsofproteins（蛋白

质）involvedcontrollingbloodsugar,Thiscouldhelpexplainwhypeople'ssugarsensitivitywasdamagedfollowing

sleeploss.Takentogether,theseobservationsmaypartiallyexplainwhylong-termsleeplosscanincreasetheriskof

puttingonweightaswellastheriskofseriousdiseases.

Theresearchersthinktheirfindingsareimportantbecausehighlevelsofbodyfatincreasetheriskoftheworld's

biggestcausesofdeath:cancerandheartdisease.

12.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellus?

A.Thepurposeofthestudy.B.Theprocessofexperiments.

C.Differentviewsonthestudy.D.Theresultsofthestudy.

13.Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?

A.Fatprovidesenergyforourbodies.

B.Thebodyclockcanbedamagedbysleeploss.

C.DNAcanbeeasilydestroyedbybadhabits.

D.Theconnectionbetweenfatandmuscleisstrong.

14.WhatmayJonathanCedemaesagreewith?

A.Heartdiseaseiscausedbypoorsleep.

B.Sleeplosshasnothingtodowithmusclestrength.

C.Overworkpreventspeoplefromsleepingwell.

D.Long-termsleeplosscanleadtoseriousdiseases.

15.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Lackofsleepmakespeoplefatterandweaker.

B.Buildingmusclestrengthisimportant.

C.SomefactorsaffectthewayDNAworks.

D.Thebodyclockplaysaroleinsleepmanagement.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Peoplehavebeenaddingcolorings（色素）totheirfoodforthousandsofyears.Thistraditioniswidelythought

tohavetakenplaceinEgyptiancitiesasearlyas1500BC.16Withtimegoingby,foodcoloringsgrew

moreandmorepopular.

Atonepoint,allfoodcoloringsgottheircolorsfromnaturalsources.17Insectsandrockswerealso

oftenusedassourcesoffoodcolorings.Thenaturalworldstillremainsacommonsourceofmanyoftoday5s

commercialcolorings.

Nowadays,scientistshavealsodevelopedartificial（人造的）foodcolorings.Thesecoloringshavemany

advantages.Forexample,inmanycases,it'slessexpensivetocreatecolorsartificially.Inaddition,withartificial

foodcolorings,peoplecancreateespeciallybrightcolorsorcolorshardtofindinnature,suchasblue.18

Whetherfoodcoloringscomenaturallyorartificially,therearehealthandsafetyconcernsaboutthem.

19Buttheyhavebeenremovedfromthemarketduetohealthconcerns,andsomepeoplethustrytoavoid

foodcolorings.However,avoidingfoodcoloringscanactuallybequitedifficult.

20Manygovernmentsaroundtheworldlimitthetypesofthingsthatcanbeusedinfoodcolorings.

Anddifferentcountrieshavedifferentlabeling（贝占标签）systemsforfoodcolorings,whichallowpeopletobeclear

whatfoodcoloringitis.Manycountriesalsomakecertainrulesandlawstodealwithaddingandcreatingfood

coloringsillegally.

A.Allfoodcoloringscomefromtwosources.

B.Somefoodcoloringsarenotgoodforourhealth.

C.Plants,likeflowers,wereverycommonexamples.

D.Severalfoodcoloringswereoncerecognisedassafe.

E.Asaresult,artificialfoodcoloringsarewidelyused.

F.Measuresthushavebeentakenforfoodcolorings9safety.

G.Atthattime,candymakersusedcoloringstoimproveproducts9appearance.

第三部分语言运用（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Inmanyways,MarsislikeEarth'stwin.Butinmanymoreways,MarsisnothinglikeEarth.Marswasoncea

21world.ButwhathappenedtoMars?Andmost22,didlifeonceexistonthisRedPlanet?On

August5,2012,NASA'sCuriosityrover（探测器）landedonMars.Itsmission:to23whetherMarswas

onceaplacewherelivingthingscould24.

Theroverstartedits25inaplacecalledGaleCrater.Ifsahugecrater（坑），stretching154kilometers

wide.InthecenterisamountaincalledMountSharp.NASAlettherover26therebecauseGaleCrater

usedtoholda27filledwithwater.Aftertherovergotthere,it28somerocksinGaleCraterwith

onboardinstruments.Anditfoundmineralsthathadwater29upinit.Withthe30therover

collected,thescienceandengineeringteamsonEarthwereableto31thatGaleCraterwasoncealake.

Oneofthe32theroverbroughttoMarswasalaser（激光器）.Itwasusedtostudythecompositionof

rocksandfoundmolecules（分子）whichcontainoxygen.Therover5s33inMars5rockstellsscientiststhat

atsome34inMars'past,therewasalotofoxygenintheatmosphere,whichisa35fbrmostlife.

Doyouknowwhatmostlivingthingsneed?Waterandoxygen!Wheretherewaswaterandoxygen,theremight

havebeenlife.

21.A.wateryB.dustyC.sandyD.grassy

22.A.quicklyB.certainlyC.dangerouslyD.mysteriously

23.A.getoverB.makeupC.lookfbrD.figureout

24.A.growB.surviveC.moveD.gather

25.A.journeyB.goalC.performanceD.struggle

26.A.hangB.workC.landD.pull

27.A.streetB.plateC.poolD.lake

28.A.brokeB.analyzedC.obtainedD.adjusted

29.A.wakenB.liftedC.litD.locked

30.A.dataB.tipsC.tricksD.tests

31.A.admitB.inventC.confirmD.accept

32.A.toolsB.projectsC.ordersD.facts

33.A.successB.attemptC.discoveryD.position

34.A.lengthB.levelC.heightD.point

35.A.signB.ruleC.willD.must

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

Chinaoncefacedaseriesofenvironmentalproblemsandthey36(severe)threatenedfoodsafetyand

people'shealth.However,overthepastdecadeChinahasbrokenawayfromthatsituation.FromtheMinistryof

EcologyandEnvironmentcamethe37(encourage)news:theproportion(比/!!)ofGradeI-IIIwater

sectionsinChinaincreasedby23.3percentagepoints,38means84.9percentofwaterwasbetweenthe

nationalnaturereserveslevel39swimmingzoneslevel.Two-thirdsofChina5sincrementalenergy

consumption40(be)fromcleanenergy.Theshareofcoalinprimaryenergyconsumptiondropped

4168.5percentto56percentandnationalcarbondioxideemissionsperunitofGDPfellby34.4percent.

InSeptember2020,theChinesegovernmentreleasedanactionplanthatwewillgetcarbondioxideemissions

42(peak)before2030andachievecarbonneutralitybefore2060.In2021,China's33943(city)

onaverageenjoyed87.5percentofdayswithgoodairquality.t6Zeroimport^^ofsolidwaste44(realize).18

percentofChina?slandareawassetasidefbrnaturereserves.Chinaleadstheworldinthescaleofrenewableenergy

developmentand45(apply).Ittopsthechartinproductionandsalesofnewenergyvehicles.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

46.假定你是李华，是校学生会主席。你校即将举办一场英文诗朗诵比赛(TheEnglishPoetryRecitation

Contest)o请根据下面的写作提示，给你校的外教Chris写一封邮件，邀请他担任评委。内容包括：

1.比赛的时间、地点；

2.需要做的事情。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

MrChris,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

47.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。

Onabrightsunnyday,IstartedmyfirstdayofvolunteeringattheL.A.FoodBank.Myreasontovolunteerat

thefoodbankwastosatisfymyneedtohelpothersandleaveachange.Thiswasmyopportunitytomakeapositive

impactintheworldalongwithotherswhoenjoyvolunteering.

AsIenteredthefoodbank,therewerelotsofpeoplethere.Theywaitedinlinestocheckinwithcoordinators

（协调员）.Everybodyvolunteeringbeganheadingquicklytotheirassigneddutiesaftercheckingin.Istartedtoget

excitedwhenIrealizedmyopportunitytoencounterandworkwithadiversegroupofpeople.Thisexperience

allowedmetomakeconnectionswithpeopleofdifferentbackgrounds.

Coordinatorsassignedmetorepackagedonatedfooditems.WhenIpackedthedonatedfoodintoabag,Imust

makesureeachbaghadtocontainthecorrectamountoffood.Ialsomustplacefoodintobagsquicklybeforethe

tablewouldgetovercrowded.Mytaskalsorequiredalotoffocuswhentryingtoworkquicklywithmyhands.

However,Ithoughtallthehardworkandeffortwouldbeworthit.

Weworkedtogetherasateamtoensurethatourtaskwasgoingeffectively.Whiledoingmytask,some

volunteersaroundmesighed,t4Therearestillmanyboxesoffoodthatneedtobeunloadedthoughwetriedourbestto

workatafast-pace.^^Ifeltlikeweallhadacommongoalofhelpingothers,buttheproblemwasthatthereweren't

enoughvolunteers.Infact,weneededmorepeopletodealwiththefood,whichcouldn'tbekeptfortoolong.Without

enoughvolunteers,muchfoodwouldgobad.

However,wherecouldwefindmorevolunteers?Idecidedtohaveatrytopersuadesomepeopletohelpdeal

withthefood.

注意：

1.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。

Afterabusymorning,Idecidedtoeatsomethinginarestaurant.

Iwalkedtowardsthemandwantedthemtojoinus.

参考答案

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30