陕西省西安市第三十八中学2023-2024学年高一上学期1月期末英语试题

试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页陕西省西安市第三十八中学2023-2024学年高一上学期1月期末英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Thefollowingaredescriptionsoffourartgalleries(美术馆)andartscentresthroughouttheyear.HoneyBonesGalleryHoneyBonesGalleryisthetopartgalleryinBrunswick.Itisuniquebecauseitisrunbyartists.Everyoneiswelcometoattenditseventsforfreeandenjoysomefreedrinks.WhatsetsHoneyBonesapartisthatittreatseveryartistequally,regardlessoftheirfameorpopularity.Thegalleryisfocusedonworkingwithnewandinexperiencedartists,providingthemwithguidanceandinstructionsonhowtocreateamazingexhibitions.HeideMuseumofModernArtThemuseumismadeupofthreemainbuildings—HeideⅠ,Ⅱ,andⅢ,alongwithanewrestaurant,gardens,andasculpturepark.HeideⅠistheoriginalfarmownedbytheReeds,whileHeideⅡisamodernistarchitecturedesignedbyDavidMcGlashanin1963.AftertheReedspassedawayin1981,themuseumandsculptureparkwereopenedtothepublic.NationalGalleryofVictoriaThisamazingmodernbuildingistheoldestandmostpopularartmuseuminAustralia.Ithasgaineditsfamebecauseofitsvarietiesofexcellentartcollections,impressivevisitingcollectionsandarangeofeventsthatcater(迎合)tobothlocalsandtourists.Ifyou’reinthemoodforsomethingspecial,theTeaRoomprovideshightea,aswellascakesandlightmeals.FootscrayCommunityArtsCentreThecentreisaplacewherepeoplecanexpresstheirculture,getinvolvedinthecommunityanditbeganaround1974.Itwelcomeseveryoneandhasaspecialprogramforpeoplewithdisabilitiestoparticipateinartisticactivities.Thecentrealsoprovidestrainingprogramsinvariousformsofartifyouwanttobecomemoreinvolvedintheartindustry.1．WhatisspecialaboutHoneyBonesGallery?A．Itisrunonlyforartists. B．Itoffershelptodisabilities.C．Itoffersguidancetonewartists. D．Itexhibitsworldfamousshows.2．WhatmakestheNationalGalleryofVictoriafamous?A．Itsfirst-classservice. B．Itsbeautifulbuilding.C．Itseventsfortouristsandartists. D．Itsvariousexcellentartcollections.3．Whichisthebestplaceforpeoplewishingtogettrained?A．HoneyBonesGallery. B．NationalGalleryofVictoria.C．HeideMuseumofModernArt. D．FootscrayCommunityArtsCentre.TheAmazonRainforest,oftencalledthe“lungsoftheEarth”,hasalwaysmesmerizedmewithitsbiodiversity(生物多样性)andlocaltribes(部落).WhenIhadthechancetojoinaresearchexpedition,Itookit,excitedabouttheadventureahead.Ididn’tknowitwouldbeagreatexperience.Thejourneyintotherainforestwastough,suchasthedenseleaves,endlessrainandthesoundofinsectsandanimals.However,thebeautyoftherainforestwasamazing.Oneofthemostexcitingpartsofthetripwasmeetingalocaltribe.Theirwayoflife,soconnectedtonature,wasdifferentfromoururbanlives.Learningabouttheircustomsandunderstandingtheirrelationshipwiththerainforestwasaspecialexperience.Itmademerealizehowseparatedfromnaturewehavebecomeinthetechnologicaladvancement.Thetripwasnotwithoutchallenges.Walkingintheforest,dealingwiththebadweatheranddealingwiththefearoftheunknowntestedourwillpower.However,everychallengeweovercamebroughtasenseofachievementandstrengthenedourteambond.Ittaughtmetheimportanceofteamworkandadaptability.Aswelefttherainforest,Irecalledtheimpactthetriphadonme.Itwasnotjustanadventurebutajourneyofself-discovery.MytriptotheAmazonrainforestwasameaningfulexperience.Itwasajourneythatpushedmyboundaries(边界)taughtmevaluablelessonsandleftmewithunforgettablememories.Itwasnotjustatrip,butanexplorationoftheunknownandareminderofourresponsibilitytowardsourplanet.Theadventuremayhaveended,butthejourneycontinues,asIcarrythelessonsandmemorieswithme,influencingmylifeandchoices.4．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“mesmerized”underlinedinparagraph1?A．Puzzled. B．Moved. C．Attracted. D．Defeated.5．Whichwordcandescribetherelationbetweenthelocaltribeandtherainforest?A．Exciting. B．Close. C．Relaxing. D．Separated.6．Whatcanwelearnaboutthetripfromparagraph4?A．It’sdangerousandmeaningless. B．It’sfunnybutunbearable.C．It’simportantandinteresting. D．It’schallengingbutworthwhile.7．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Themeaningofthetrip. B．Theexperienceofthetrip.C．Thememoryofthetrip. D．Thepurposeofthetrip.Theworldlovesacupoftea.Itonlytakesafewgramstomakeacupofteaandmillionsoftonsofteaareconsumedeveryyear.Teacanbegoodforyoubecauseitcontainssomethingsthathelplowercholesterolandreducetheriskofcardiovasculardisease.Teaalsocontainscaffeine(咖啡因),whichimprovesnotonlymentalalertnessbutcanalsoincreaseanxietyandcauseotherproblems.Whatwouldbeagreeableisateaplantthatprovidesallthetasteandgoodnessbutwithlittleornoneofcaffeine.ChenLiangandJinJiqiangintheTeaResearchInstitute,ChineseAcademyofAgriculturalSciencesthinktheyhavefoundjustsuchaplant,growingwildinaremoteareainsouthernChina’sFujianProvince.Knownlocallyashongyacha,thediscoveredplantgrowsonlybetween700metersand1,000metersabovesealevelaroundahandfulofChinesevillages.AstheyreportintheJournalofAgriculturalandFoodChemistry,notonlyistheteaplantnaturallycaffeine-freebutitalsocontainsanumberofuniquemedicinalcompoundsthat,thelocalsbelieve,offerconsiderablehealthbenefits.Theresearchersarenowexploringmethodstoprotecthongyachainitsnaturalhabitatwhilefurtherstudiesarecarriedout.Itcantaketime—andsometimesitdoesnotwork—fornewplantvarietiestobebredforcommercialuse.Apairofnaturallycaffeine-freecoffeeplantswerediscoveredin2003,butlittleprogresshasbeenreported.Tealoverswillbewatchinghongyachawithinterest.Andotherswillwonderwhatelseisoutthere.8．What’sthedisadvantageofdrinkingteaaccordingtoparagraph1?A．Itcanmakepeoplehardtosleep. B．Itcanmakepeoplefeelanxious.C．Itcangetpeopleaddicted. D．Itcantakepeoplemuchtime.9．Whatcanwelearnabouthongyachainparagraph2?A．Itisnothingbutjustmedicine. B．Itcanonlysurviveingreenhouses.C．Itisagoodpickforcaffeinelovers. D．Ithasagoodtasteandlittlecaffeine.10．Whatmightthefollow-upstudyfocusonabouthongyacha?A．Itsfuturelocation. B．Itsnaturalhabitats.C．Itsfuturemarket. D．Itsproductionprocess.11．Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Ahealthmagazine. B．Anadvertisingbrochure.C．Atravelguidebook. D．Anewspaper.“HelloMother,Dad,andBlanche,”aquietvoice,hasclearlybeenplayedmanytimesover.“How’severythingathome?I’mrecordingthisfromDallas…”Thediscissmall,seveninchesacross,datedOctober1954.Theoldlabelshowsthatthespeaker’snameis“Gene”.Genesuggestsinhisminute-longmessagethatheistravelingandtellshisfamilynottoworryabouthim.Thisforgottensoundisoneoftheworld’searly“voicemails”.Duringthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,these“voicemails”andothermessageswererecordedlargely,pressedontometaldiscsandvinylrecords(黑胶唱片)andmailedinplacesallovertheworld.WhenThomasEdisoninventedthephonograph(留声机)in1877,heexpectedadevicethatcouldreproducemusicandevenstorelanguages.Thegramophone,alaterformofthephonographdevelopedbyEmileBerlinerin1887,providedafirstpossibilityforrecordedsoundbeingusedforlongdistancecommunication.Thepracticeofsending“voicemails”reallygotgoingacrosstheworldinthe1930sand1940s.Backthen,familiescouldlistentothemessagesonrepeat—gatheringtogetheraroundtherecordplayerwheneveronearrived.Theycouldplayitproudlyagainanytimetherewereguests,butwitheachplay,theneedlewouldscrapeawayatthegrooves(凹槽)untilthemessagecouldhardlybeheardanylonger.TodayatPrincetonUniversity,professorThomasLevinistryingtostorethesesoundsofthepast.Linguists(语言学家)areparticularlyinterestedin“voicemails”becauseitprovidessomeoftheearliest-everrecordedsamplesofhowregularpeoplespoke—theirconversationalvocabulary,theirpronunciationandaccents,theirsentencestructureandtheirintonation(语调).12．WhydidGenerecordhisvoiceinthedisc?A．TolethisfamilyknowhewasOK. B．Toprepareforhisexperiment.C．Totestanoldvinylrecord. D．Tokeepamemory.13．Whichofthefollowingisthedisadvantageofgramophone?A．Peoplecouldn’tlistentothemusicinit.B．Itcouldn’tkeepvoiceintherecordsveryclear.C．Therecordedsoundwouldbedamagedbytheneedle.D．Theneedleofthegramophonemustbechangedoften.14．Forwhatdolinguistsstudy“voicemails”?A．Toresearchtheearliest-everrecordedvoice.B．Toproverecordedsamplesaretrue.C．Tolearnfromfamoushistoricallinguists.D．Toreproducethesoundofthepast.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheEarlyDaysofRecordedSound B．TheImportanceof“VoiceMails”C．TheDevelopmentofOurLanguage D．TheHistoryof“VoiceMails”Onegreatwaytospendtimeoutdoorsistogarden.Herearesomebenefitsyoucangetfromgardening.16Studieshavefoundevidencethatbeinginnatureislinkedwithlessanxiety,lessdepressionandmanyotherpositiveeffects.Thenicethingaboutagardenisthatitcanberightinyouryard.17,you’remuchmorelikelytobeoutsidewhentheworkofagardenrequiresit.EathealthfullyAgardencanmakethefreshestandhealthiestfoodsavailable.Andthetypesoffoodscanhaveagreatimpactonyourmentalhealth.18.PracticeacceptanceMostsufferingcomesfromtryingtocontrolthingsthatyoucan’t.Themoreyoucanacceptthelimitsofyourcontrolinyourlife,themorepeaceofmindyoucanfind—andgardeningisagreatwaytopractice.19.Youjustbringyourbesteffortstowhatyoucancontrol,andletgooftherest.Developagrowthmindset(思维模式)PsychologistCarolDweckdevelopedthedifferencebetween“fixed”and“growth”mindsets,andgardeningisagreatopportunitytodevelopthelatter.20.Whensomethingdoesn’tworkoutthewayyouhoped,youviewitasalearningopportunityratherthanasafailure.A．IfyoulikehealthyfoodB．SpendmoretimeinnatureC．WhileyouspendtimesittinginyouryardD．Withagrowthmindset,we’reconstantlylearningE．Acceptanceinthegardenorelsewheredoesn’tmeangivingupF．StudiesshowsthatdietchangescanbehelpfulfordepressionG．There’stheaddedbenefitofknowingyouplayedaroleingrowingthefood二、完形填空ArtismyfavoritesubjectbecauseIenjoydrawing.Inschool,thereareonlyfour21classesperweek,whichIfindnotenough.Duringanartlesson,Inoticethattime22toflyby.WhenI’mdrawing23,eightyminutesfeelslikeeightminutes.OnemomentIamtakingoutmyartmaterials,thenexttheteacheris24ustohandinourwork.Artismyfavoritesubjectbecauseitcanbring25responses.Forexample,ifIwashappy,Iwoulddrawacolorfulpictureofmyself.Iespeciallyenjoydrawingcartoons.Thisisoneareawheremy26isregularlyexercised.SometimesIdrawthingsthatamazemyclassmates.Ialsolovetodrawstilllifeincolor.27isreallyanartandIhavedevelopedconsiderableskillsinit,muchtothedisbeliefofmyclassmates.AsIhavehadsomuch28incoloring,Ihaveahugeadvantageoverthe29oftheclass.30,ImustsaythatIalwaysfeelgoodwhenIamdrawingsomething.PerhapsthisiswhyI31artsomuch.It’sbecauseIgetagoodfeelingeverytimeIstartdrawing.Drawingisa(n)32exitforself-expressionforme,sothefeelingis33.Thereisnothingtorememberorpracticeinartasthereisintheothersubjects.Allonehasto34withartisfollowone’sfeelings,andtheoutcomeisalways35.21．A．music B．literature C．maths D．art22．A．escapes B．seems C．ends D．remains23．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything24．A．blaming B．finding C．asking D．forgetting25．A．physical B．critical C．changeable D．emotional26．A．feeling B．creativity C．muscle D．sound27．A．Coloring B．Practicing C．Teaching D．Singing28．A．problem B．homework C．practice D．advice29．A．rest B．last C．least D．less30．A．Still B．Meanwhile C．Sadly D．Finally31．A．share B．enjoy C．show D．apply32．A．rare B．natural C．abnormal D．famous33．A．positive B．strong C．objective D．indifferent34．A．buy B．do C．search D．taste35．A．tough B．grateful C．necessary D．pleasing三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单闻或括号内单词的正确形式。

Qingdaoisabeautifulcity,whichisfamousforthesea,andyoucanspendahappytimeby36(lose)yourselfinthiswonderfulcity.LyingacrosstheShandongPeninsulawhilelookingouttotheYellowSea,Qingdaotoday37(consider)asamajorseaport,navalbase,andindustrialcenter.Togetherwiththeprofessionalguide,youwillvisitthemost38(attract)placesinthecity.Fromskyscraperstoparksand39(bench),youwillhaveagreattime.Qingdaohasthesecond40(large)brewery(啤酒厂)inChina.Youwillhaveachance41(explore)thecityoffascinatingfactsandlegends,42(especial)greatbuildingsfullofmuchhistory.SomeofthemareGuestHouse,Pichaiyuan，SignalHill,QingdaoRailwayStationandBadaguanScenieArea.Youwillbesurprisedatstoriesbehindthestreets,buildings,andcorners.Yourguidewilltellyou43isspecialanduniqueaboutlivinginthiscity.Itisperfectforthose44arevisitingthecityforthefirsttimeandwanttogetthemost45it!四、书信写作46．你校英文报正在组织征文活动，请你以“ProtecttraditionalChineseculture”为题写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：1.保护中国传统文化的意义；2.如何更好地保护中国传统文化。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。ProtecttraditionalChineseculture___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达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。Asix-year-oldScottishgirlhastakenherfirststepseventhoughdoctorssaidshewouldspendherlifeinawheelchair.Arabellawasbornwitharthrogryposismultiplexcongenita(AMC,先天性多发性关节挛缩症)affectingbothherarmsandlegs,butwhendoctorsinScotlandsaidtherewasnothingthatcouldbedoneforArabella,hermomCatherinerefusedtobelieveitandinsteadmadeithermissiontofindasolutiontohelpherdaughter.ShereachedouttoDr.DavidSFeldman,afamousdoctorbasedinFloridawhotreatsAMCwithsurgery(外科手术),andmadeanappointmentwithhisteamatthePaleyEuropeanInstituteinWarsaw,Poland.“Weallagreedsheisagreatpersonforoperationandcangainmotioninherlegs,whichgavegreathopetoArabellaandhermom,”Dr,Feldmansaid.However,itneededabigamountofmoneyfortheoperation,whichthefamilycouldn’taffordit.WhenCatherinereturnedtoScotlandtomeetwithsomefamousdoctors,theysaidtherewasnothingthatcouldbedoneandthesurgerywasn’tsuitableforArabella.Asaresult,Catherinewasalittledisappointed.“TheysaidweneededtoberealisticandthinkabouthowwecouldimproveArabella’slifeinawheelchair,”Arabella’sfatherWilliamsaid,“Onhearingthat,asanyparents,itdashed(使破灭)ourhopessomuch...”Forthenexttwomonths,thefamilywasinalowspirit.Williamhasbeenonamissioneversincetohelphisdaughterwalkagain.Helaunchedacrowdfundingpagetoraise£125,000forthesurgery.ArrivinginOctober2021andremainingthere,Arabellaunderwent12weeksofcarefulrehabilitationandphysiotherapy(康复理疗)withthededicatednursesassh