黑龍江省雞西市密山市2023-2024學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期1月期末英語試題

密山市高級中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年度高一聯(lián)考期末考試英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1.考試期間，注意考試時(shí)間2.禁止在試卷上亂寫亂畫一、閱讀理解（70分）AStrangestFestivalsaroundtheWorldThroughtheyears,peoplehavefoundmanywaystocelebrateimportantoccasionsintheirlives.Ifyou’relookingforaninterestingandoff-the-beaten-pathtouristsite,herearesomemostwonderfulandunusualfestivalsfromaroundtheworld.BattleoftheOrange,Ivrea,ItalyEachyearinFebruary,abattletakesplaceinthisItaliantownamongthousandsoftouristswhothroworangesateachotherduringa30-minutefight.Theaimistotryandknockdownotherpeoplebyattackingthemwithorangessothattheycannotstandanylonger.UnderwaterMusicFestival,Florida,AmericaRatherthanbeingheldatatypicalconcerthall,theUnderwaterMusicFestivaltakesplaceontheseabedinJuly.Aimingtoprotectthesealives,thisuniquecustomfeaturesmusiciansplayingmusicbelowwaterlevel.100feetdeepinclearwater,talentedmusiciansweardivingequipment,performingfreeconcertsforseacreaturesandhumansalike.RayneFrog(青蛙)Festival,Louisiana,AmericaTheRayneFrogFestivalisheldeveryfallinRayne,Louisiana.Thefestivalfeaturesallthingsfrog:frograces,frogjumping,andtheselectionoftheFrogDerbyQueen.Besidesmusicperformance,italsoholdsavarietyoffrog-themedruns,fairsandotheractivities.Ifyouareintofrogs,there’snootherplaceyou’dratherbeinmid-November.NightoftheRadishes(蘿卜),Oaxaca,MexicoNightoftheRadishesisacelebrationthattakesplaceeveryDecember23rdinOaxaca,Mexico.Itfeaturesallkindsofradishsculptures(雕塑).Thetraditionbeganwhenlocalradishgrowersbegancarvingtheirproduceinordertoattractcustomers.Butradishesarejustradishesafterall,andthesculpturesdon’tlast.1.WhatcantouristsdoattheItalianfestival?A.Throworangesateachother. B.Playmusicbelowwaterlevel.C.Watchfrograces. D.Enjoyradishsculptures.2.WhoismostlikelytobeattractedtoUnderwaterMusicFestival?A.Afruitgrowerfondofmusic. B.Amusiclovercaringaboutsealives.C.Asportsfanwholikesfungames. D.Anartistgiftedinsculptures.3.WhichfestivalsuitsatouristwhoexpectsaspecialChristmasholiday?A.BattleoftheOrange. B.UnderwaterMusicFestival.C.RayneFrogFestival. D.NightoftheRadishes.BTeensandyoungerchildrenarereadingalotlessforfun,accordingtoaCommonSenseMediareportpublishedMonday.Whilethedeclineoverthepastdecadeissteepforteenreaders,somedatainthereportshowsthatreadingremainsabigpartofmanychildren’slives,andindicateshowparentsmighthelpencouragemorereading.Accordingtothereport’skeyfindings,“theproportion(比例)whosaythey‘hardlyever’readforfunhasgonefrom8percentof13-year-oldsand9percentof17-year-oldsin1984to22percentand27percentrespectivelytoday.”Thereportdatashowsthatpleasurereadinglevelsforyoungerchildren,ages2—8,remainlargelythesame.Buttheamountoftimespentinreadingeachsessionhasdeclined,fromclosertoanhourormoretoclosertoahalfhourpersession.Whenitcomestotechnologyandreading,thereportdoeslittletocounsel(建議)parentslookingfordataabouttheeffectofe-readersandtabletsonreading.Itdoespointoutthatmanyparentsstilllimitelectronicreading,mainlyduetoconcernsaboutincreasedscreentime.Themosthopefuldatasharedinthereportshowsclearevidenceofparentsservingasexamplesandimportantguidesfortheirkidswhenitcomestoreading.Datashowsthatkidsandteenswhodoreadfrequently,comparedtoinfrequentreaders,havemorebooksinthehome,morebookspurchasedforthem,parentswhoreadmoreoften,andparentswhosetasidetimeforthemtoread.Astheendofschoolapproaches,andschoolvacationreadinglistsloom(逼近)ahead,parentsmighttakethischancetostepinandmaketheirownsummerreadinglistandplanafamilytriptothelibraryorbookstore.4.WhatistheCommonSenseMediareportprobablyabout?A.Children’sreadinghabits.B.Qualityofchildren’sbooks.C.Children’safter-classactivities.D.Parent-childrelationships.5.Wherecanyoufindthedatathatbestsupports“childrenarereadingalotlessforfun”?A.Inparagraph2. B.Inparagraph3.C.Inparagraph4. D.Inparagraph5.6.Whydomanyparentslimitelectronicreading?A.E-booksareofpoorquality.B.Itcouldbeawasteoftime.C.Itmayharmchildren’shealth.D.E-readersareexpensive.7.Howshouldparentsencouragetheirchildrentoreadmore?A.Actasrolemodelsforthem.B.Askthemtowritebookreports.C.Setupreadinggroupsforthem.D.Talkwiththeirreadingclassteachers.CSomepeoplesayglobalEnglishisnolongerjustcontrolledbyBritishorAmericanEnglish,butisrunningfreeanddevelopinguniquelylocalforms.Canyoufigureoutthefollowingterms?“Ilikeyoursmile,butunlikeyouputyourshoesonmyface.”Thisisawayofsaying“Keepoffthegrass”

Or“peoplemountain,peoplesea”,whichmeans“verycrowded”.TheseexamplesarewhatwecallChinglish.WhenitcomestoChinglish,ifallyouknowis“goodgoodstudy,daydayup”,youwillbeconsidered“outman”.Nowadays,moreChinglishwordshavebeencreated,forexample,aChineseidiomistranslatedas“smilence”,acombinationbytheEnglishwordsmileandsilence.ChinglishusuallyoffersahumorouslookatmisusesoftheEnglishlanguageinChinesestreetsigns,products,andadvertising.TheyarefavouredbysomeEnglishspeakingtouristsandvisitors.DominicSwirehasbeenlivinginBeijingforacoupleofyears.“IthinkmanyChinesepeoplecomplainabouttheChinglishandbadlytranslatedEnglish.Butyouknow,sometimesforusforeigners,it’sactuallyquitecharmingtoseethem.IthinkifthetranslationsofEnglishinChinawereallperfect,thensomethingwouldbelostfromChineseculture.”However,Chinglishwillprobablybecomea“culturalrelic”inthenearfuture.BeijinghasmadeacomprehensiveplantoimproveforeignlanguageservicesandcorrectChinglishwithinfiveyears.“Itisveryridiculoustosee

Chinglishonthesignsinsomescenicspots.AndtheyareakindofbarrierforcommunicationbetweenChineseandpeoplefromothercountries,”aBeijingersaid.SomeChineseuniversityexpertssidewithChinglish.TheyarguethatEnglishhasabsorbedelementsfromotherlanguagessuchasFrenchandSpanishinitsgrowth,andnowit’sChinese’sturn.8.WhichoneofthefollowingcanbecalledChinglishaccordingtotheexamples?A.EnglishwordswhichgetnewChinesemeanings.B.TheChinesewordswhicharedifficulttotranslate.C.ThewordscombiningEnglishvocabularyandChinesegrammar.D.ThelocalwordspreventingforeignersfromlearningChinesewell.9.Whatdoes“smilence”mostprobablymean?A.Laughingatsomebody.B.Knowinglittleaboutspeech.C.Smilingwithoutbeingnoticed.D.Sayingnothingbuttosmile.10.WhatisSwire’sattitudetoChinglish?A.IthelpshimtolearnChinesewell.B.ItseemspartofChineseculture.C.ItcanshowthehumourofChinese.D.Itwillattractmoreforeigntourists.11WhyisChinglishlikelytobecomea“culturalrelic”inBeijing?A.BecauseBeijingisdeterminedtogetridofChinglishsigns.B.BecauseChinglishisachancetoenrichChineseandEnglish.C.BecauseithasbecomeauniquebridgebetweenChineseandEnglish.D.BecauseitimprovestheunderstandingbetweenChineseandforeigners.DTravelingbytraincanbearomanticwaytoseetheworld.Sinceitwasoneoftheoriginalformsoftransportationworldwide,herearesomefantastictraintripstoaddtoyourtravellist.Qinghai-TibetRailwayWhereitgoes:XiningtoLhasaWhynotstartwiththeworld'shighesttrainride?TheQinghai-TiberRailwayclimbstogreatheightsofover16,0000feetasitsnakestroughtheHimalayas.Thewonderful1215-milejourneyonlymakessevenstops.EurostarWhereitgoes:Londonto/fromParisEurostarisapopularwayforfolkstogetfromLondontoParis,thankstoitsquicktraveltime,butithasanotherattractionthatmakesitagreattraintrip.For20minutes,youwillactuallyberiding150feetunderwaterthroughthefamousEnglishChannel.Trans-SiberianRailwayWhereitgoes:MoscowtoVladivostokTheTrans-SiberianRailwayisanotherhistoricallyfamousrailroadthatshouldbeonyourtravellist.Itisalsotheworld'slongestcontinuousrailway.Alongtheway,youwillpassthrougheighttimezonesandhaveplentyoftimetoseethebeautifulRussiancountryside.GlacierExpressWhereitgoes:St.MoritztoZermattintheSwissAlpsThistrainrideisafavoriteamongmany,asit'sarguablythebestwaytoexperiencetheSwissAlps.It'smuchmoreaboutthejourneythanthedestination,anditgivesnewmeaningtothetermslowtravel,takingoversevenhourstopassjust180miles.Butit'soneofthemostscenictrainjourneysoutthere,sotheslowpaceiswelcomed.12What'sspecialaboutEurostar?A.Itpassesthroughthemosttimezones. B.Ittravelsunderwaterforsometime.C.Itisthehighestspeedtrainrideintheworld. D.ItoffersyoubeautifulEuropeanscenery.13.Ifyouwanttogetatasteofslowtravel,whichtrainshouldyouchoose?AQinghai-TibetRailway. B.Eurostar.C.Trans-SiberianRailway. D.GlacierExpress.14.Wheredoesthispassagemostpossiblycomefrom?A.Asciencemagazine. B.Atravelbrochure. C.Abiography. D.Atextbook.二、七選五（15分）Owningapetisafunandrewardingexperience.Buteveryanimalandtheirneedsaredifferent,sohowcanyoumakesurethatyouchoosetherightoneforyourself?HerearesometoptipsfromnationalpetcharityBlueCross.DoyourresearchYoumaylikethelookofaparticularpetbutthatdoesn’tmeanthey’rerightforyou.____15____.So,thinkcarefullyaboutwhatyouwantfromyourpetanddosomeresearchbeforeyoutakeoneon.Somepetsmayalsorequiremorevetcarethanothers.TakeFrenchbulldogsandpugsforexample,theycansuffermanyhealthissuesovertheirlifetime,includingproblemswiththeirbreathingandskinconditionsduetotheirexaggeratedfeatures.____16________17____Forexample,ifyouworkfulltimeandyouwantadog,whowouldtakecareofthemduringtheday?Ifyouwantacat,willtheyhaveaccesstooutsidespacewhileyou’reoutduringtheday?Familiarizeyourselfwiththesizeandexerciserequirementsofdifferentpetstomakesurethey’retherightchoiceforyou.DoyoursumsFromeverydaythingslikeinsurance,foodandtoystounexpectedvetbills,havingapetiscertainlyafinancialcommitment.____18____.Makesureyoufactorinhowmuchyournewpetwillcostbeforeyouchoosethem.Useareliablebreeder(飼養(yǎng)員)Ifyoudowanttobuyadogorcataskavetorbreedclubtorecommendaresponsiblebreeder.Askthebreederforalltherelativepaperworkandseethepet’sparentsorrelativestoobservetheirtemper,generalhealthandwelfare.____19____Becausethesemaywelltumouttobepuppyfarmersorcommercialdealerswhohavelittleinterestinthewelfareofthepetstheysell.A.CharitiescanoffersupportandadviceaboutindividualpetsB.ThinkaboutyourlifestyleC.Don’tthrowyourselfintothefinancialtroubleD.AdjustyourtasteE.Don’tpurchaseonlineorfromdealerswhooffermultipletypesofpetsF.We’dadviseownerstoreallydotheirresearchbeforetakingononeofthesepetsG.Everypethasitsownpersonalityandsomeoftenhavestrongcharacters三、完形填空（30分）Irmastartedabusiness,butlaterbecauseoflackmoney,hehadtocloseit.Afterthathestartedtofeelvery____20____.ThisproblemofIrmawaslater____21____byProfessorKrishnan.Onedayhe____22____Irmatohishomeandasked,"Areyoustill____23____?""Yes,allmyeffortshavebeen____24____."Imaanswered.Hearingthis,theprofessor____25____himadeadtomatoplantandsaid,"Itakecareofitcarefully,____26____itstilldied.Thereisalwayssomething____27____thathappens.""Ifsuccessisonlyamatterofluck,whatisthe____28____ofdoingsomuch?"askedIrma."Youwillunderstandafteryouopenthatdoor,"saidtheprofessor.Irmaopenedit,andsawlotsof_____29_____andhealthytomatoplantsthere."Oh!Howdidyoudothat?"askedIrma."Ofcourse,notallmyeffortshavebeenwasted;soitiswithyours.Ifyou_____30_____doingtherightthings,thenyour_____31_____ofsuccessaregreatlyincreased.Butifyoufeeldefeatedbecauseoffailure,lifewon'tgiveyouany_____32_____."Atlast,Irmaunderstoodthelessonofsuccess,_____33_____whattodoandcameoutwithrenewedenergy.Finallyhehadaverybigbusiness.Itistruethatnomatterwhatwetry,wecan't_____34_____theresult,butit'salsotruethatthose,whonevergiveup,achievesuccessintheend.20.A.scared B.depressed C.shocked D.determined21.A.discovered B.analyzed C.valued D.complained22A.wished B.encouraged C.invited D.permitted23.A.interested B.determined C.committed D.annoyed24.A.recognized B.wasted C.acknowledged D.ignored25.A.mailed B.returned C.showed D.indicated26.A.but B.so C.or D.and27.A.unusual B.unfortunate C.unforgettable D.unexpected28.A.importance B.purpose C.advantage D.theory29.A.strong B.new C.weak D.regular30.A.avoid B.consider C.keep D.enjoy31.A.options B.chances C.features D.virtues32.A.reward B.property C.money D.harvest33.A.pointedout B.figuredout C.leftout D.gaveout34.A.replace B.select C.control D.indicate四、讀后續(xù)寫35.根據(jù)寫作要求，參考短文內(nèi)容，寫出一篇連貫完整的短文。詞數(shù)不少于80。VincentVanGoghBornintheNetherlandsin1853,vanGoghledasimplelifeinasmalltownuntiltheageof16.Hethenleftschoolandjoinedacompanyofartbusinessinthelargercity.Duringthenextsevenyears,vanGoghboughtandsoldpaintingsintheNetherlands,London,andParis.Heeventuallyrealizedthatdealingwithothers’artworkwasnothisdream.Hesoondiscoveredthathisdreamwastobecomeanartisthimself.Hespentmuchofhistimeinlearningthebasicskillsofdrawing.Hebelievedthattobecomeagreatpainter,onemustfirstmastertheabilitytodraw.Itwasonlyafterhewascomfortableinthisareathathebegantouseoilpaints.ThatiswhenvanGoghdevelopedastyleforcolorthatmadehimoneofthemostrespectedartistsofalltime.VanGogh’spaintingsareamazingrepresentations(代表)ofhisviewoftheworld.Heusedhisbrushandoilstomakelayersthatbuiltthepaintinguntilitwasalmostthree-dimensional(三維).Thisqualitymakespeoplewanttoreachoutandtouchthepainting.PerhapsoneofthemostmemorableexamplesofvanGogh’suseofcolorandbrushstyleishispaintingTheStarryNight.Theskyswirlsacrossthecanvas(畫布),whilethestarsglowwithunearthlybrightness.Eachbrushstroke(筆畫)createsthemovementandlights.Undertheskyrestsavillagepaintedwithsmallers