北京市通州区2023-2024学年高一下学期4月期中英语试题2

通州区2023—2024学年第二学期高一年级期中质量检测英语试卷2024年4月本试卷共10页，共100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thebellrangtosignalthebeginningoflunch.Juanitarushedoutoftheclassroomandheaded___1___forthelibrary.Therewasnowayshewasgoingtoeatinthecafeteriatoday.Notaftershedid___2___whenshewasaskedtorepresentherclasstogiveaspeechintheschool.Shewasafraidthatthiswouldmakeherclassmatesandteachersadanddisappointed.Juanitacouldn’tbelieveherluck.Noone___3___shehadgonemissing.Eventheteachers,intheir___4___tohavetheirownthirtyminutebreak,weren’tawarethatshehadslippedawayfromtherestoftheclass.Ifherluckwouldonlyhold,shecouldslip(滑)pasttheeyesofMrs.McGuire,thelibrarian,and___5___outinthecornerwherethere’sanice,minutecubbyholejustlargeenoughforhertositandgounseen.Itdidn’ttakelongforJuanitatosolvehernextdilemma.Whensheroundedtheer,shewas___6___toseeherentireclass,includingherteacher,standinginherway.TheymusthaveenteredthroughtheothersetofdoubledoorswhileJuanitawastryingtosneak(溜)pastthefrontdesk.“Icanexplain,”Juanita’svoicesoundedworriedeventoherownears.“Youdon’tneedto,”herteacher___7___.“Wearelikeafamily,Juanita.Sometimeswemakemistakes.Sometimeswegetembarrassed.Sometimeswegetupset.Sometimes,weevendothingswewishwehadn’tdone.But,whatwedon’tdo,whatweneverdo,isnotbethereforeachother.Andwedon’tgivewaytothe___8___.”ShesmiledatJuanita,andalltheotherstudentsbeganto___9___.Juanitaknewshewouldneverforgettoday.Nomatterwhathappenedfromthispointforward,shewouldalwaysrememberhowkindeveryonehad_____10_____her,andshehopedshecouldpaythekindnessforward.1.A.straight B.back C.off D.up2.A.carefully B.poorly C.directly D.immediately3.A.figured B.protested C.proved D.noticed4.A.rush B.need C.attempt D.hope5.A.give B.step C.hide D.find6.A.grateful B.shocked C.excited D.amazed7A.calledin B.tookin C.brokein D.droppedin8.A.opportunities B.challenges C.pressures D.beliefs9.A.cheer B.greet C.forgive D.disappear10.A.benefitted B.inspired C.pressed D.treated第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）A阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestival____11____(take)placeafterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestival____12____(celebrate)duringthespringtime—theEgyptianharvestseason.Itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusicdancing,andsports.DuringtheMidAutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgather____13____(admire)theshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.B阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。Ireland’sbeautifulcountrysidehasalwayshadagreatinfluenceonitspeopleandtraditions.Itscountrysideexcitesandinspiresall,____14____(offer)somethingforeachofthesenses.Thepeacefullandscapeandmanygreencountiesisatruefeastfortheeyes,withitsrollinggreenhillsdottedwithsheep____15____cattle.Withallthisbeauty,itisnotsurprisingthatIreland____16____(develop)strongtraditionsthatincludedancinganddining.C阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。JanTchamanisuddenlydevelopedaseriousillnessandhadtoquitherjob.Atage50,shefoundherselfoutofworkandstuckathomewithonlyherputer____17____(keep)herpany.Afterawhile,shediscoveredthat____18____(surf)theInternetcouldhelpherfeellesslonely.Shejoinedanonlinegroup____19____shecouldtalkaboutherproblemsandgetsupportfromothers.SherealisedthatoneofthegreatestbenefitsoftheInternetwasitsabilitytoremovethedistancethat____20____(usual)existsbetweenpeople.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，38分）第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASurfCampOverviewTakeadvantageofthisopportunitytosurfthebestwavesoftheChristchurchsurfregionwhileyoureceiveindepthsurfcoaching.TheKaikouracoastwillbeourtargetdestination.Everythingisdesignedfortheaveragesurferwhomayhavestartedlaterthantheywouldhaveliked.It’saboutfunandnewsurfingexperiences.Youwillimproveyoursurfingbytheorysessions,landbasedsimulations(模拟)videocoachingandtipsonmindset.Day1:WewillmeetasagroupinChristchurcharound10am,loadupthevan(小型货车)withoursurfboardsandequipmentandheadforKaikoura.Wewillgettoknoweachother,I’llfigureoutwhereyoursurfingisatandwe’llhopefullyfittwosessionsinonceatourdestination.Day24:Threefulldaysofcontinuoussurfingandcoaching.Inbetweensessionswe’llcheckvideosandgothroughtheorylessonswhilecalmingdown.Wecanalsocheckoutlocalattractionsandgoodfoodspotsetc.Day5:We’llfitinacoupleofsurfsessionsbeforeheadingbacktoChristchurchAirportaround2pm.ByattendingtheChristchurchsurfcampyouwilleawaywiththeskillsandconfidencetomovegraduallyinthedirectionofyoursurfinggoals.Ihopeyou’llfeelasenseofpossibilitythatyoucanlearnsomenewskills.You’llalsoget:●videofootage(片段)fromallyoursurfsessions●downloadsofallthematerialfromthetheorysessions●arelaxingpositivetimewithlikemindedpeople21.Whoarethecamptargetedat?A.Professionalathletes. B.Unskilledsurfers.C.Surflifeguards. D.Surfcoaches.22.WhatwillparticipantsdoonDay1?A.Selectpropersurfboards. B.Visitlocalattractions.C.Receiveskillcheck. D.Watchvideolessons.23.Whatwillparticipantsgetfromthiscamp?A.Resourcesandskills. B.Medalsandcertificates.C.Ticketsandadditionaltraining. D.Individualtutoringandonlineclasses.BWhenIwasinmiddleschool,mysocialstudiesteacherapproachedmeaboutenteringawritingcontest.Atfirst,IdeclinedwithoutthinkingbecauseEnglishwasonlymysecondlanguage.WritingwassodifficultandpainfulformethatmyteacherallowedmetopresentmypaperonthesinkingoftheTitanicbyactingoutaplay,whereIplayedalltheparts.Noonelaughedharderthanhedid.So,whydidhesuddenlyforcemetodosomethingatwhichIwassuretofail?Hisreply,“BecauseIloveyourstories.Ifyou’rewillingtoapplyyourselfIthinkyouhaveagoodshotatthis.”Encouragedbyhiswords,Iagreedtogiveitatry.Aftermuchthinking,Isettledonanunconventionaltopic:PaulRevere’shorse.Idecidedtonarrate(叙述)theeventsofthathistoricnightfromthehorse’sperspective.Itwasanunusualchoice,butIhopeditwouldsetmywritingapartfromtheothers.AsIbegantowrite,Ifoundmyselfempathizing(同情)withthehorse’sjourney.Whatdidthehorsethink,asspedthroughthenight?Didhegettired?Havedoubts?Didhewanttoquit?Likethehorse,Itooencounteredchallengesalongtheway.Thereweremomentsofexhaustion,selfdoubt,andastrongdesiretogiveup.ButIpersisted,fueledbytheencouragementofmyteacherandmyowndetermination.Ipouredmyselfintotheessay,carefullycheckingspellingandgrammarandabsorbedinresearchatthelibrary.Witheachrevision,Iimprovedmystorytellingskillsandgrewmorepassionateabouttheprocess.WhenIhandedinthefinaldrafttomyteacher,helaughedatthehumorandcreativityinmywritingbutchallengedmetorefineitevenfurther.Andso,IrevisedandrewrotetirelesslyuntilIfeltasenseofsatisfactionwiththefinishedproduct.Intheend,thethoughtofwinningthecontesttookabackseattothejoyIfoundinthewritingitself.WhetherornotIemergedvictoriouswasnolongermyprimaryconcern.Ihaddiscoveredapassionandasenseofachievementthatwentbeyondanyawards.24.Whattopicdidtheauthorchooseforthewritingcontest?A.ThesinkingoftheTitanic. B.PaulRevere’shorse.C.Thehistoryofsocialstudies. D.TheAmericanRevolution.25.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthewritingpetitionatfirst?A.Excitedandconfident. B.Curiousandinterested.CUnwillinganddoubtful. D.Enthusiasticanddetermined.26.Whatdoesthehorse’sjourneyreflectabouttheauthor’swritingexperience?A.Theauthorconsideredquittingbutheldon.B.Theauthorhadnopassionforthewritingprocess.C.Theauthorfacedphysicalchallengeswhilewriting.D.Theauthorexperiencedconstantsuccessandsatisfaction.27.Whatdidtheauthorgetafterthewritingcontest?A.Theawardofthewritingcontest.B.Anewfoundpassionforhistory.C.Asenseofhumorinwriting.D.Asenseofachievementandloveforwriting.CAswarmbloodspatteredalloverus,Iscreamed…actuallyitwaswater,butthatdidn’tstopmebeingsoscaredthatmyheartwasnearlybeatingoutofmychest.MyfriendhadpersuadedmeontotheHotelPsychorideatthePraterAmusementPark,I’munwillingtoexperienceanyfear,butIdecidedtodoitanyway.Icameofftherideshakingbutexcited.ApparentlyEleanorRooseveltdidn’tactuallysay“doonethingthatscaresyoueveryday”,asisoftenthought,butneverthelessit’sagreatruletofollow.Youdon’tneedtogoonafairgroundrideorjumpoutofaplane,butitisagoodideatopushyourselfoutofyourfortzoneregularly.Thehumanbrain,particularlytheamygdale(杏仁核),isdesignedtokeepyousafe.Thissoundslikeagoodthing,andobviously,sometimesitis.However,thefactthattheamygdalaisalwaysonthelookoutfordangermeansthatitwillprioritizeprotectingyouoveralmostanythingelse:learningsomethingnew,experiencingsomethingamazing,gettingagreatopportunityandmeetingotherpeople.Theamygdalawouldreallyjustlikeyoutostayputinanicesafedarkcave.Themoreyoulistentoitsurgingstoavoidallrisks,thenarroweranddarkeryourlifewillbee.Thereisplentyofevidencethatthemosteffectivewaytodealwithourfearsandanxietiesisexposingourselvestowhatwefear.Youcanstartoffwithsmallsteps,butthemoreyouconfront(面对)yourfears,thesmallertheybee:whereasthemoreyouallowyourfearstopreventyoufromdoingthings,thebiggerthosefearsseemtobe.Forthisreason,itisimportanttostretchyourselfandkeepallthosepossibilitiesopen.Youneedtotakerisksanddothingsthatpetrifyyou,sothatyouknowjustwhatyou’recapableof.Sometimesthoseriskswon’tworkout,butthat’sfine,aslongasyoucanlearnfromtheexperience,andgetreadyforthenextadventure.28.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?A.Bygivingadefinition. B.Bytellingahorriblestory.C.Byquotingfromaclassicbook. D.Bydescribinghisownexperience.29.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheamygdala?A.Itstopspeoplefromtryingthingsout.B.Itfunctionswellinadarkenvironment.C.Itintroducessomerisktakingactivities.D.Ithighlightspeople’sdemandforlearning.30.WhatdoestheauthortellusaboutourfearsinParagraph4?A.Theycouldbehardtoovere.B.Theyshouldbeaddressedeffectively.C.Theywouldbenecessaryforsurvival.D.Theymightberegularvisitorstoourlife.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“petrify”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Inspire. B.Scare. C.fort. D.Anger.DItiswidelyknownthatchildren’sinterestinnatureiscrucialfortheirmentalhealthandbiodiversity(生物多样性)protectionefforts.Buthowcanparentsandteachersdevelopchildren’sinterestinnatureinthefirstplace?Theanswermaylieinagarden.Chineseresearchershaverecentlyreportedthataschoolgardenwithabundantnaturalponents(元素)canbeusedtocultivatetheinterestofprimaryschoolchildreninnaturewhilehelpingtorelievetheirstudyrelatedstress.InastudypublishedinthejournalPeopleandNature,aresearchteamfromXishuangbannaTropicalBotanicalGardenoftheChineseAcademyofSciencesanalyzedtheimpactofnaturalobservationandinquirybasedlearningactivitiesinaschoolgardenonthedevelopmentofchildren’sinterestinnature.Theresearchersconductedaseriesofteachinginterventions(干预)overasemesterinacampusgardenofaprimaryschoolinXishuangbanna,Yunnanprovince.Theprograminvolved24fourthgraderstakingpartinthree40minuteactivitiesthatwereheldweekly:naturalobservationwithassignedtasks,naturalobservationwithopenendedtasksandinquirybasedactivities.Participantskeptindividualportfolios(档案)consistingofquestionnaires,naturejournals,observationnotesandinterviews.Qualitativeandquantitativedatawereanalyzedtodividechildrenintothreecategories:thosewhodevelopedaninterest,thosewhodevelopedanimprovedinterest,andthosenotaffectedbytheactivities.Afterfourmonthsintheprogram,theresultsshowedthatmorethantwothirdsofthe24studentswereclassifiedaseither“intereststarted”or“interestenhanced,”showingagenerallyfavorableoute,accordingtothestudy.Theresultsrevealedthattheschoolgarden,withitsuniqueandsafeenvironment,playedasignificantroleinstimulatingchildren’scuriosityaboutthecreaturesinthegarden.Italsoempoweredchildrentolearnandexploreindependently.Giventhecurrenttrendofchildrenspendingmoretimeinfrontofscreensandlessinfrontofnature,schoolgardensofferpotentialsolutions,thestudysaid.“Implementingadiverseschoolgardenwithinformativelabelsandexplanationboards,alongwithteachersupport,representsapotentialapproachtocultivatingchildren’sinterestinnature,particularlyduringthecriticaldevelopmentalstageof9to11yearsofage,”saidChenJin,aresearcherattheXishuangbannaTropicalBotanicalGarden.“Weremendadoptingminibotanical(植物的)gardensandclubactivitiesinschoolstobridgeformalandinformaleducation,”Chenadded.32.Whatisthemainfocusofthestudy?A.Thebenefitsoftraditionalclassroomsettings.B.Theimpactofscreentimeonchildren’sdevelopment.C.Theeffectsofinquirybasedlearningonprimaryschoolchildren.D.Theroleofschoolgardensindevelopingchildren’sinterestinnature.33.Howdidtheschoolgardencontributetochildren’scuriosity?A.Bylimitingchildren’saccesstoscreens.B.Byfocusingonformalclassroomactivities.C.Bycreatingauniqueandsafeenvironment.DByofferinginquirybasedlearningactivities.34.Whatisremendedtodevelopchildren’sinterestinnature?A.Adoptingdiverseschoolgardenswithteacher’ssupport.B.Encouragingmorescreentimeforeducationalpurposes.C.Focusingoninformalactivitieswithoutteacher’ssupport.DIncreasingthetimechildrenspendindependentlyexploringnature.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。Intoday’sworld,itcanbechallengingtostaymotivatedandpositive.However,onepowerfultoolthatwecanusetooverethesechallengesisencouragement.Encouragementcanmakeasignificantdifferenceinsomeone’slife.____35____Encouragementcaneinmanyforms,suchaswordsofaffirmation(肯定),actsofkindness,orsimplyshowingsupport.Intoday’ssociety,wherenegativityismon,alittlebitofencouragementcangoalongway.Oneofthemostsignificantbenefitsofencouragementisthatitbuildsstrongrelationships.Encouragementcreatesapositiveenvironmentwherepeoplefeelvaluedandappreciated.Whenweencourageothers,weareshowingthemthatwebelieveinthemandthatwecareabouttheirwellbeing.____36____Anotherbenefitofencouragementisthatitcreatesachainreaction.____37____Thischainreactioncanspreadthroughoutamunity,workplace,orfamily.Bybuildingeachotherup,wecreateasupportiveandempoweringenvironment.____38____Thefirststepistobeintentionalaboutourwordsandactions.Wecanstartbyofferinggenuinewords,expressingthanks,orsimplylisteningattentively.Wecanalsoseekoutopportunitiestoencourageothers,whetherit’sthroughvolunteeringorofferingsupportduringtoughtimes.Bytakingsmallbutconsistentactions,wecanmakeasignificantimpactonthelivesofotherpeople.Inconclusion,thepowerofencouragementcannotbeoverstated.Ithasthepotentialtotransformlives,buildstrongrelationships,andcreatearippleeffectofpositivity.Bybeingintentionalaboutourwordsandactions,wecanuseencouragementtobuildothersupandcreateabetterworld.____39____A.Encouragementcanchangeourmoods.B.Sohowcanweuseencouragementtobuildothersup?C.Whyshouldwemakeeveryefforttoencourageothers?D.Thisstrengthen