廣東省廣州市白云區(qū)2023-2024學年高一上學期期中考試英語試題

廣州市白云區(qū)2023-2024學年高一上學期期中考試英語注意事項:1、本試卷分第Ⅰ卷(選擇題)和第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題)兩部分。共X分，考試時間X分鐘。2.答第Ⅰ卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考試科目等按要求填涂在選擇題答題卡上；答第Ⅱ卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、班別、準考證號、考室號等填寫在密封線左邊的空格內(nèi)，并在答卷右上角填上座位號。3.第Ⅰ卷的答案必須答在選擇題答題卡上；第Ⅱ卷用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆按各題要求答在答卷相應(yīng)位置上。4.考試結(jié)束時，將選擇題答題卡和第Ⅱ卷答卷一并交回，試卷和草稿紙自己帶走。第一部分聽說考試(30分)第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從所給的ABCD四個選項中選出最佳選項。ABestPlacestoVisitintheUKTheUnitedKingdomhaslongbeenafavoriteEuropeantouristdestinationformanybecauseofitsbeautifulcountryside,historiccities,topmuseumsandoutstandingtheaters.HerearesomeofthebestplacestovisitintheUK.CambridgeCambridgeisacharmingEnglishcitylocatedontheRiverCamjustnorthofLondon.Asthehometooneoftheworld’stopuniversities,theUniversitiesofCambridge,ithasalloftheculturalandentertainmentoptionsyoumightexpectfromacollegetown.ChesterLocatedontheRiverDeeinCheshire,England,Chesterismorethan200yearsold,whichmeansthereisplentyofhistory,cultureandarchitectureonhandlastingseveralcenturies.TheRomanandmedieval(中世紀)wallsaroundthecityareoneofChester’sbiggesttouristattractions.StonehengeOneofthemostfamoussitesintheworld,StonehengeconsistsofearthworkssurroundingacircularsettingoflargestandingstonesinsouthwestEngland.ItisalsohometosomeofthemostimportantNeolithicandBronzeAgestructuresintheUK.Itwasnotuntil1600BCthatStonehengecametobecompleted.LakeDistrictLocatedinnorthwestEngland,theLakeDistrictisthesecondlargestNationalParkintheUK.Themainattractionsarethelakes,mountainsandhillscarvedbyglacialerosion(冰川侵蝕)andprovidingdramaticandinspiringsceneryItisEngland’sfamousdestinationforhikingandclimbing.21.Whichdestinationwillyouchooseifyouareinterestedinauniversity?A.Stonehenge. B.LakeDistrict. C.Cambridge. D.Chester.22.WhereshouldyougoifyouwanttoseetheStonehenge?A.Acollegetown. B.SouthwestEngland. C.NorthwestEngland. D.ANationalParkintheUK23.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.LakeDistrictiswell-knownasadestinationforhikingandclimbing.B.Chesterisamoderncitywithashorthistory.C.TheLakeDistrictisthelargestNationalParkintheUK.D.CambridgeisontheRiverCamsouthofLondon.BWhataday!Istartedatmynewschoolthismorningandhadthebesttime.Imadelotsofnewfriendsandreallylikedmyteachers.Iwasnervous(緊張的)thenightbefore,butIhadnoreasontobe.Everyonewassofriendlyandpolite.Theymademefeelatease.ItwaslikeI’dbeenattheschoolforahundredyears!Thedaystartedveryearlyat7:00a.m.Ihadmybreakfastdownstairswithmymom.ShecouldtellthatIwasverynervous.Momkeptaskingmewhatwaswrong.ShetoldmeIhadnothingtoworryaboutandthateveryonewasgoingtoloveme.Iftheydidn’tloveme,momsaidtosendthemherwayforagoodtalkingto.Icouldn’tstoplaughing.Mymomdroppedmeoffattheschoolgateaboutfiveminutesbeforethebell.Alittleblonde(金黃色的)girlgotdroppedoffatthesametimeandstartedwaving(招手)atme.SheranoverandtoldmehernamewasAbigail.Shewasveryniceandwebecameclosestraightaway.WespentallmorningtogetherandbegantotalktoanothergirlcalledStacey.Thethreeofussattogetherinclassalldayandweevenmadeourwayhometogether!Itwentsoquickly.Ourteachertoldusthattomorrowwewouldreallystartlearninganddevelopingnewskills.IcannotwaituntiltomorrowandfeelasthoughIamreallygoingtoenjoymytimeatmynewschool.Ionlyhopethatmymewfriendsfeelthesamewaytoo.24.Howdidtheauthorfeelthenightbeforehernewschool?A.Tired. B.Excited. C.Worried. D.Relaxed.25.Whathappenedontheauthor’sfirstdayofschool?A.Shemetmanynicepeople.B.Shehadahurriedbreakfast.C.ShelearnedsomenewskillsD.Shearrivedatschoolveryearly.26.Howdidtheauthorgotoschoolaccordingtothepassage?A.Onfoot. B.Bybus. C.Inhermother’scar. D.Bytrain.27.Whatcanweinfer(推斷)aboutAbigail?A.ShedislikedStacey. B.Shewasshyandquiet.C.Shegotonwellwiththeauthor. D.Shewasanoldfriendoftheauthor.CIfyouthoughtrunningwasjustgreatforthebody,thenthinkagain.Scientistshavefoundthatthesportnotonlykeepspeoplefitbutalsoimprovesyourbrainpower(腦力).Theresearchfoundthatpeoplewhokeepfitaremorelikelytohavelargerbrains,bettermemoriesandclearerthinking.Theyalsofoundthatunfitpeopletendedtohavesmallerbrainsandreducedcognitiveskills.Thefindingsaddtoagrowingbodyofevidencewhichlinksexercisewithhelpingprotectthebrainagainstageing(老化)andalsohelpingitreplacedyingcells(死細胞).ThismightreducetheriskofmanyillnessesanddiseasessuchasAlzheimer’s.OneresearchpaperwithinitslatestissueseesscientistsatKentuckyUniversityputting30adultsaged59—69onatreadmill(跑步機).TheirheartandlungcapacitywasmeasuredandanMRIscannerwasusedtoassessthebloodflowtotheirbrains.Thosewhowerelessfithadsmallerbrainscomparedtothefittervolunteerswhohadlargerbrains.ScientistsinGermanyfollowed21adultsagedbetween60—77.Astheywentthroughathree-monthfitnessprogram，theysawimprovementsintheirmemory.Researchersarenotyetsurewhyexercisehelpstoprotectbraincellsbutsomeresearchinmicehasproducedresults.Mice,examinedattheNationalInstituteonAgeing,inBaltimore,foundthatcellsinthehippocampus(海馬體),anareaofthebrainusedformemory,wereactivelyreproducingwhiletheirfatterpeerswereindecline.LindaClare,professorofclinicalpsychologyofageinganddementiaatExeterUniversityandamemberoftheGlobalCouncilonBrainHealthtoldTheSundayTimes:“Moderateintensityaerobic(有氧的)activitysuchaswalking,cyclingorrunningcanproducechangesinbrainstructureandfunction.”28.Whotendtohavelargerbrains,bettermemoriesandclearerthinking?A.Peoplewhoarehealthy. B.Peoplewhoarethin.C.Peoplewhoareunhealthy. D.Peoplewhoarefat.29.Whatdowelearnfromtheexperimentinparagraph3?A.Thosewhowerelessfithadlargerbrains.B.Thosewhowerefitterhadsmallerbrains.C.Exercisehelpspeopleimprovetheirmemory.D.Oldpeopledoingexerciseimprovememorybetterthanyoungpeople.30.AccordingtoLindaClare,whatkindofactivitycanNOTproducechangesinbrainstructureandfunction?A.Walking. B.Singing. C.Cycling. D.Running.31.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Totellyousportimprovesyourbrainpower.B.Tointroducesomegoodwaystokeephealthy.C.Toteachyouhowtobestspendtimeindoingsports.D.Tointroduceseveralwaystoimproveyourmemory.DTravelallowsustoexperiencetheworld.Butaswetravel,wearealsoleavingourfootprintoneveryplacewevisit.Thisiswhyculturallyimmersive(沉浸)travelissoimportant.Becausethewrongkindoftravelbadlyinfluencestheworld.Oneofthereasonswestartedthisblogwastohelpotherstravelbetterandfeelcomfortablegettingoffthebeatenpath,communicatingwithlocals,andtakeyou“BeyondthetraditionalBucketful”,ifyouwill.Peoplewhoonlyget2-weeksoffperyearareoftenjustlookingforaneasydestinationwithabeachtorelaxon.Thisisn’ttravel.Thisisavacation.But“ImmersiveTravel”or“CulturalTravel”isanentirelynewtypeoftrip.Itisaboutexperiencingandprotectingthevarioustraditionsaroundtheworld.It’saboutbeingopentonewexperiencesandwillingtostepintoanother’sshoes.Culturaltravelisjumpinginwithbothfeetandleavingyourideaaboutwhatyourtripshouldbebehindyou.It’seatinglocaldishesandsleepingin.guesthouses.It’sbuildinggenuineconnectionswithlocals.It’slearningaboutthehistoryofacountryandleavingyourtripwithagreaterunderstandingoftheplaceyoucametoseeandthepeoplewholivethere.Oftentimesintoday’sage,“travelerswillvisitacountryjusttosnapsomephotosofthefamoussightstopostonInstagramortodrinkthenightaway,orevenjusttorelaxonatropicalbeach.Butthatkindofvacationcanbeharmfultotheverycommunitiesyou’retravelingto.Beyondsupportingthelocalcommunitiesandtheprotectionoflocalcustomsandtraditions,you’llalsoexperiencesomepersonalbenefitstroughculturaltravels.There’ssimplynowaytotravelthiswaywithaclosedmind.You’llgettoknowdifferentculturesintimatelyandunderstandthemalotbetter.You’llalsobecomelessjudgmental(評頭論足的)ofothersthemoreyoutravel.32.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthefirstparagraph?A.Tostresstheharmfulinfluenceoftravel.B.Todescribetheimportanceofculturaltravel.C.Torecommendatotallydifferenttypeoftravel.D.Toexpresshisuniquefeelingsaboutculturaltravel.33.Accordingtotheauthor,today’stravelerstendto.A.buildcloseconnectionswiththelocalsduringthetravel.B.chooseatouristattractionforadventureandexploration.C.showmoreinterestinthehistoryofatraveldestination.D.postthephotostakeninthejourneyonthesocialmedia.34.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheculturallyimmersivetravel?A.Itisconcentratedonstudyinglocalpeople’slifestyle.B.Itstravelersshouldbeopen-mindedandunderstanding.C.Itisaspecificwaytomakecommentsonothercultures.D.Itsmajorfocusisprotectinglocaltraditionsandcustoms.35.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Atravelbrochure. B.Ablogpost.C.Ahistoricmagazine. D.Anencyclopediawebsite.第二節(jié)七選五(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下列短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。LearnhowtoimprovespokenEnglishwithourfivequicktips.Repeatthelanguage!Repeatwordsandsentencesoverandoveragainuntilyoucansaythemreallyfluently.36Themoreyousayit,themoreitbecomesfixedinyourbrain,andthenlaterwhenyou’respeaking,it’llcomeoutnaturally.37First,writeoutinnoteformthestoryyouwanttotell,andthenusingthosenotes,practicetellingthestory.Nowthisstorycouldbesomethingthathappenedtoyouorfromamagazine.Justchoosewhateveryouwant,andpractisetellingit.Memoriselanguage!38Youcandothisbywritingthemout,orbyspeakingthemoutloudsothatyou’llbespeakingnormally.Andthemoreyoudothis,themorethey’llstickinyourmind.Simultaneous(同步的)speaking!Simultaneousspeaking—itsoundsdifficultbutit’squiteeasy.Andit’ssomethingaseasyas,youtakeanaudiofile(音頻文件),andyoulistenalongtoit,andasyoulistentoit,youreaditatthesametime.39So,you’retryingtocopytheintonation(語調(diào)),thepronunciation,thewordstress(重音),andthesentencestress.Practiseformingquestions!Lookatasentenceandseeifyoucanchangethatintoaquestion.40So,forexample,whenseeingthesentence,“She’sseenthefilm,”youneedtochangeitintothequestion,“Hassheseenthefilm?”Andthemoreyoudothis,themorefluentandquickeryou’llgetatmakingquestions.A.ListentoEnglish!B.Practisetellingstories!C.Butyoucanreadyourcoursebookoramagazine.D.Tryandrememberasmanyphrasesandexpressionsasyoucan.E.Makingquestionsisquitedifficultifyouhaven’tbeenpractisingit.F.Forexample,say“Iwenttotheshops,Iwenttotheshops”repeatedly.G.Andasyoureadit,youtrytosayitatthesametimeastheotherpersonspeaking.第三部分語言運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下列短文，從所給的ABCD四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。OfallthestoriesofOlympicmedalists,themosttouchingoneisthatofweight-liftingchampionOscarFigueroa.Duringhisathletic41,the37-year-oldmanhadthechanceto42intheOlympicgamesfourdifferenttimes.Buthemetwithplentyofheartbreakand43beforehefinallysucceeded.Inthe2004Olympicgames,Figueroamadehisfirst44Becausehewasn’tsatisfiedwithhisresult,helooked45tocompetingintheBeijing2008Olympicgamestoprovehimself.46,justtwoweeksbeforetheevent,hishandwas47,whichsethimbackinhisweightliftingand48himthechance.BytheLondonOlympicgamesin2012,Figueroatookhomethesilvermedal.Inspiteofall,he’dalready49,hestillaimedhigher.In2016,heheadedtoRioto50thehighestprizeandhedid.Afterhisfinallift,he51hisshoesandputthemonthestage,indicatingthathewould52fromtheOlympics.Amazinglyenough,hetookhomethegoldthatyear!Nomatterhowhardhefelt,henevergaveup,servingasa53exampleofhope,perseverance,anddetermination.OscarFigueroaisthe54Colombianmantohaveeventakenhomethegoldinhisfield.Hesaidhewas55forthewholecountryinthecompetitioninaninterview.21.A.work B.job C.career D.story22.A.compete B.win C.join D.call23.A.excitement B.disappointment C.shame D.happiness24.A.promise B.appearance C.decision D.plan25.A.down B.up C.back D.forward26.A.Unbelievably B.Thankfully C.Hopefully D.Unfortunately27.A.tested B.shaken C.injured D.caught28.A.spent B.cost C.took D.lost29.A.experienced B.expected C.prepared D.checked30.A.imagine B.refuse C.give D.claim31.A.putup B.tookoff C.tookon D.setaside32.A.retire B.benefit C.graduate D.suffer33.A.special B.powerful C.fresh D.different34.A.last B.best C.first D.latest35.A.training B.learning C.lifting D.playing第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下列短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Howtimeflies!Iwillbeaseniorhighschoolstudentthisterm.Iamveryexcitedandnervous.IfeelexcitedbecauseI56(learn)moreknowledgefrommynewteachers.57(especial),IcanlearnmoreaboutEnglish,math,physics,chemistryandbiology.thinktheyare58(interest).Icanmeetmanynew59(friend)inseniorhighschoolaswell.IbelieveIwillgetalongwell60allofmynewclassmates61comefromdifferentjuniorschools.62thesayinggoes,“Afriendis63(easy)tobelostthanfound.”Ifyouwanttomakefriendswithothers,youshouldtreatthemsincerely(真誠地).Itisreallyhard,64Iwilltry.IfeelnervousbecauseIheardthatitisdifficult65(study)inseniorhighschool.IthinkIwillmeetmanyproblemsandfallthroughmanytimes.Butit’snothingserious,becauseIknowifIworkhard,Iwillbesuccessfulatlast.第四部分寫作(共五節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)單詞題(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)根據(jù)語境和中文提示在空白處填入單詞的正確形式，每空填一詞。66.Asitwasmyfirsttimeofgivingalecture,Ifeltreally(焦慮的).67.Iamsureyouwillreachyour(目標)andrealiseyourdreamintheend.68.Before(畢業(yè))fromuniversity,theydebatedwhethertohaveapicnic.69.Itiswell-knownthatheisan(專家)inthefieldofmedicine.70.Iamwritingto(申請)totaketheadvancedliteraturecourse.71.BothEnglishandFrenchare(官方的)languagesinCanada.72.Wefinallyclimbedontothetopofthemountain,fromwherewecouldhaveagood(景色)ofthecity.73.Asisknowntous,Beijing(主辦)the2022BeijingWinterOlympicGamessuccessfully.74.Unluckily,themanagergotseriously(受傷)inthecaraccident.75.Theresearchsuggeststha