撫州市臨川區(qū)第十六中學2023-2024學年高一下學期期中考試英語試卷

臨川十六中2023-2024學年度高一下期中考試英語試卷時間：120分鐘滿分：150分第I卷第一部分聽力（共兩小節(jié)，30分）第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whendoesthestorecloseintheevening?A.At11:30. B.At11:00.C.At12:00.2.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?A.Watertheplants. B.Donothing.C.Washthecar.3.WheredidthewomanmeetTom?A.Inthebank. B.Inthepostoffice.C.Outsidethebank.4.WhatdoweknowaboutJames?A.Heisoftenlate.B.Heisneverlate. C.Heisnotpatient.5.Whatwillthewomando?A.Tositdownbeforegoingin.B.Tobuytheshoesbeforegoingin.C.Togointothestorewiththeman.第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽下面一段對話，回答第6和第7小題。6.Howoftenshouldthebabycleanhisteethassoonasthefirsttoothappears?A.Onceaday. B.Threetimesaday.C.Twiceaday.7.Whenshouldthebabystartusingsofttoothbrushandasmallbitoftoothpaste?A.Atabout1yearto18monthsofage.B.Atabout13to18monthsofage.C.Atabout14to18monthsofage.聽下面一段對話，回答第8和第9小題。8.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Onthestreet.B.Intheoffice.C.Athome.9.Whatdoweknowabouttheweather?A.EasternEnglandwillbesnowytomorrow.B.NorthernEnglandwillbefoggytomorrow.C.SouthwesternEnglandwillbecleartomorrowafternoon.聽下面一段對話，回答第10至第12小題。10.WhatisJohn?A.Afarmer.B.Adoctor. C.Apostman.11.WhatcanwelearnaboutFred?A.Hehasthelargestfarminhisstate.B.Hegrowscottoninhisfield.C.Hewillbuymorefieldsnextyear.12.Whatdidthewomanoncedoatherbrother’s?A.Drinkingmilk. B.Killingacow.C.Milkingacow.聽下面一段對話，回答第13至第16小題。13.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Returningherphone.B.Selectingaphone.C.Repairingherphone.14.Howmuchdoesitcostinthecheapestplan?A.￡6.B.￡34.C.￡20.15.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Shechoosesthesecondcheapestplanatlast.B.Shecanuseup200minutesoffreecallsquickly.C.Shesendsshortmessagesalot.16.Whatfunctiondoesthewomanneedinthemobilephone?A.FMradio. B.MP3.C.Internetaccess.聽下面一段獨白，回答第17至第20小題。17.Whymightapersonbepreventedfromdoinggoodwork?A.Hethinksheisoldenoughtomakethemostofhismentalfacility.B.Hebelievesinwhatotherpeoplethinkofhim.C.Heacceptsanotherperson’smistakenestimateofhisability.18.Whatwillapersondoifhebelievesinhislowability?A.Failtogoatajobbutneverloseheart.B.Sparenoeffortstodothings.C.Showcompletelackofconfidence.19.WhywasAlfredAdlerpooratarithmeticasaboy?A.Hewasweakinthinking.B.Helosthisself-confidence.C.Hisparentsexpectedtoomuchofhim.20.WhichofthefollowingisthemostimportantfactortoAdler’ssuccess?A.Confidenceanddetermination.B.Spiritandexperience.C.Interestandself-respect.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題，每小題2.5分，共37.5）AHaveyoueverwishedyoucouldspeakaforeignlanguagewithouttakingtheclasses?Haveyoueverhadtroublewhiletravellingabroadbecauseofthelanguagebarrier?MeetMUAMAEnence—aJapanesehigh-techinventionthatallowsyoutocommunicateinmorethan40languages,withoutwastingyourtimeandmoneyforboringlanguageclasses.Whenyoucommunicatewithanotherpersonnomatterwhatlanguageheorshespeaks,thistinybutgeniusdeviceinstantlyrecordsandtranslatesover40languages.Youcanuseitwhentravelling,forbusinessmeetingsorwheneveryouwishtosaysomethinginadifferentlanguage.HowDoesItWork?Althoughitisarmedwiththelatesttechnology,usingthedeviceissupereasy.Allyouneedtodoistochoosethelanguageinwhichyouwanttocommunicateandrecordyourwordsorsentences.YoucanevenrecordreallylongsentencesandEnencewilltranslateeverythingperfectly!WhyIsMUAMAEnenceSoPopular?Thisgeniusdeviceallowsyoutostartcommunicating(YES,speaking!)withalmosteverypersonintheworld.Thistechnologywasneverbeforeavailabletothepublic.Foralimitedtimeonlythisdeviceisavailableforaheavilyreducedpriceof$89(previously$189).OurConclusion—BuyItWhileIt’sStillAvailableThelowcostandhighqualityEnencetranslatorischangingtheworld.Theproducthasbeensellinglikecrazy,butthestockwon’tlastlongasthesuppliesarelimited.WerecommendorderingMUAMAEnenceTranslatorwhileitisstillavailable.Clickheretocheckavailabilitynow!21．WhatisMUAMAEnence?A．Itisanorganizationaimedatbreakingthelanguagebarrierintheworld.B．Itisadevicewithhigh-techtopromoteeasiercommunicationwithforeigners.C．Itisanappenablingpeopletomastervariousforeignlanguagesinashorttime.D．Itisatechnologyappliedtotravellingabroadandbusinessmeetingsfreeofcharge.22．HowmuchshouldyoupayfortwosetsofMUAMAEnencenow?A．$178. B．$200. C．$278. D．$378.23．Wherecanyoufindthepassage?A．Inanewspaper. B．OntheInternet. C．Inamagazine. D．Inaguidebook.BIn1955,atage12,Ibecameobsessedwiththeideaofrecordinganalbumforourparentstodosomethingincelebrationoftheirweddingday.Mysister,brother,andIwouldsingourfavouritesongsforthem.Therecordingwastobekeptasecretfromourparents.Ifoundalocalstudio,DunfordRecordings,nottoofarfromwherewelivedinChristchurch.Irangandaskedthecostofmakingarecord.Topayfortherecording,IsavedthemoneyIearnedfromhelpingmyauntyMaeintheschoolholidays.Icalledafamilyfriendandpersuadedhertoaccompanyusonthepiano.Wecouldn’tpractisewithherforfearofbeingfoundout,soIgotmysisterandbrothertogetherandweworkedoutaroutine.IarrangedwithAuntyMae,instrictestsecrecy,totakeustothestudioattheappointedtime.Wesangourfirsttwosongsacoupleoftimessotheycouldselectthebestversion,butbythetimewegottothethirdsongwewererathertired,soonlyrecordeditonce.Outsidethestudiodoor,Ihadbeenholdingtherecordverycarefullybutmysistersnatcheditfrommeanditrolledoutofitsjacket,downthestairs,bouncingontothepavementandthenontotheroad.Gasp!Horror!Mercifully,itwasundamaged.Thedaycameandweexcitedlygaveourpreciouspresenttoourparents.Theyweresurprisedindeed.However,itneveroccurredtomethatmyparentsboughtabrand-newradiogramtoplaytherecordon.Myparentshadbeensecretlywarnedbymyauntaboutoursurprise,andunknowntous,theyweredownstairsintheapplianceshopbuyingtheradiogramwhilewewereupstairsrecording.Theyactuallysawtherecordrolloutontothestreet.Ourrecordinghasbecomeawonderfulmemoryofthepast.24.Whydidtheauthorwanttorecordanalbumatage12?A.Tocelebratetheirparents’weddingday. B.Tomakemoneytosupporthisfamily.C.Tofoundalocalstudiotoplaymusic. D.Tosatisfyhiscuriosityaboutradiogram.25.Howdidtheauthorgetthemoneytopayfortherecording?A.Hegothissisterandbrothertoearnmoney.B.Heborrowedmoneyfromafamilyfriend.C.Heearnedthemoneyneededonhisown.D.HeraisedsomemoneywithhisauntyMae.26.Whatweretheirparentsdoingwhentherecordwasbeingmadeinthestudio?A.Theywerelisteningnexttothedoor.B.Theywerewatchingtherecordrolling.C.Theywereplayingintheapplianceshop.D.Theywerebuyingtheradiogramdownstairs.27.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor?A.Enthusiasticandgenerous. B.Lovingandconsiderate.C.Hardworkingandresponsible. D.Talentedandfashionable.CIn2012,aniPhonefellintomyhands.Thissmarttechnologyseemedliketheentrancetoonlyfunandpositivethingslikechattingwithfriendsandblogging.However,manyyearslater,Ibecamelimitedtoit.RecentreportsshowthatI'mnotalone.Accordingtoastudy,anaverageAmericanspendsfivehoursadayonsmartdevices(裝置)andabout2.5ofthesehoursarespentonmessaging,socialmediaandentertainmentapps.It'shardtoexplainwhentheloveandjoyIfeltformyiPhoneturnedintodependency.Ifellasleeptomyphoneeverynightandwoketoiteachmorning.IcheckedtheweatherappeverymorningbeforeIchosehowtodressfortheday.Iusedittohelpmefindmywaythroughacity.IcheckedmyemailboxeverytimeIpickedmyphoneup.Justlikewithanyaddiction,myphonedependencybegantoinfluencemylife.Whilespendingtimewithfamily,I'dstareatasmallscreenonmylapinsteadofbeinginvolvedincommunicatingwithmylovedones.Atwork,myproductivitylevelsdropped.Andthen,myfour-yearrelationshipcametoanend.Eventually,Iwasleftwithyearsofmemoriesandamobilephonethatcouldn'tprovideenjoyablecompanyacrossadinnertableandshareinthejoysofexperiencingaconcert.Now,Imovethroughlifewithmoregoalsandintention.I'vecutbackonmytimeandattentiontomyphone.Instead,Ifocusmyeffortsonbeingaspresentaspossible.Trulytrainingthemindtostaypresentisalongandchallengingroad,butit'simportanttostartsomewhere.Ihopeyou'lltakeadeeplookatyourownphonehabitsandreevaluate(再度評估)howimportantaroleyouarelettingitplayinyourlife.Whetherornotyou'vereachedaplaceinyourlifewhereyourscreentimeisproblematic,there'snoharmincarefullygivingyourcurrentpracticessomethought.28.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"I'mnotalone"inParagraph2?A.HetakeshisiPhoneforcompany.B.Hehasmanyfriendsaroundhim.C.There'remanyAmericanslikehim. D.Bloggingbringshimgreatpleasure.29.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A.Theauthorwasquiteconfusedaboutsomeapps.B.TheauthorbecamehopelesslyaddictedtohisiPhone.C.TheauthorwasafraidofspendingtimeonhisiPhone.D.Theauthorneverdressedhimselfaccordingtotheweather.30.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlyfocuson?A.Whytheauthor'sworkefficiencydropped. B.Whytheauthorfinallyhadphonedependency.C.Howtheauthorbravelycorrectedhismistakes.

D.Howtheauthor'slifewasnegativelyaffected.31.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?A.Persuadepeopletoliveano-phonelife. B.Advisepeopletousetheirphonesreasonably.C.Inspirepeopletoreconsidertheirrolesinlife. D.Encouragepeopletosparetheirtimeforwork.

DItisreportedthatagrowingnumberofspeciesareinimmediatedangerofextinctionduetohumanactivities.Therefore,scientistshavesuccessfullyusedsatellitecamerastocountanimalsinvariousenvironments,leadingtoenvironmentalistsanimportantstepforwardinmonitoringthepopulationofendangeredspeciestoslowdowntheprocessofextinction.Forthisresearch,thesatelliteWorldView-3usedhigh-qualitypicturestomonitorAfricanelephantsmovingthroughforestsandgrasslands.Theautomated(自動化的)systemcountedtheanimalsasexactlyashumans.Thenewsurveyingtechnique(技術),createdbyDr.Isupovawithsomeotherscientists,allowslargeareasoflandtobescannedinminutes,offeringabettermethodforhumanobserverstocounteverysingleanimalfromlow-flyingairplanes.Asitfliesacrosstheland,asatellitecancollectover5,000km2ofimageryeveryfewminutes,avoidingdoublecounting.ThepopulationofAfricanelephantshasdecreasedgreatlyoverthepastcentury,mainlyduetoillegalhuntingandthedestructionofhabitats.Withonly40,000-50,000elephantsleftinthewild,thespeciesisclassifiedasendangered."Correctmonitoringisimportantifwe'retosavethespecies,"saidDr.Isupova."Weneedtoknowwheretheanimalsareandhowmanyanimalsthereare."Thisstudywasnotthefirsttousesatellitepicturestomonitorspecies,butitwasthefirsttoreliablymonitoranimalsmovingthroughacomplex(復雜的)environment—thatis,anenvironmentthatincludesareasofopengrasslands,woodlandsandsoon."Thistypeofworkhasbeendonebeforewithwhales,butofcoursetheoceanisallblue,socountingisalotlesschallenging,"saidDr.Isupova."Asyoucanimagine,acomplexenvironmentmakesitmuchhardertoidentifyanimals."Theresearchersbelievetheirworkshowsthebenefitsoftechnologythatsupportsenvironmentalistsinprotectingbiodiversityandslowingtheprogressofthemassextinction.32.Whydidthescientistscreatesatellitecameras?A.Tomonitorillegalhunting. B.Tohelptheelephantsoutofforests.C.Toobservethelivingconditionsofwildanimals. D.Tocorrectlycountanimalsincomplexenvironments.33.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewsurveyingtechnique?A.It'sonlyusedonland. B.Itseffectremainstobeseen.C.Itcountsanimals'numberveryefficiently. D.Itwilltakeawhiletopopularizethetechnique.34.WhatistheconditionofAfricanelephants?A.Theyarehardtocount. B.Theirnumberisrapidlydecreasing.C.Theyareindangerduetothelossofhabitat. D.Theirpopulationisrisingduetosatellitecameras'help.35.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Speciesaregoingextinctatanalarmingrate.B.Satellitecamerasmovearoundtheplanet.C.Countingendangeredspecies'populationishardwork.D.Scientistsusedsatellitecamerastomonitorandpreserveendangeredspecies.第二節(jié)七選五（本大題共5小題，共12.5分）TheSilkRoadwasahistoricalnetworkoftraderoutesthatconnectedChinaandtheMediterraneanSea,allowingculturalandeconomicinteractionbetweentheEastandtheWest.Beguninthe2ndCenturyBC”theSilkRoadcarriedgoods,ideas,andevenillnessforthousandsofmilesbetweengreatcivilizationsformorethanathousandyears._____36_____ItwasthecreationofGermany’sFerdinandvonRichthofen,whotraveledtoChinaseveraltimesinthesecondhalfofthe19thCentury.China’spowerfulHanDynastybeganexpandingitstraderoutestowardstheWestintheyearsaround100B.C._____37_____SomeshipmentsmadeitthroughtoEuropeandtonorthernandeasternAfrica,throughtheportofAlexandria.Asitsnamesuggests,theSilkRoadwashometolargeamountofsilk,whichmadeitswayfromChinatotheMediterraneanand,toRome.Itwasn’tonlysilk,however,thatwascarriedalongtheSilkRoad._____38_____Chinesetradersbroughtdelicateporcelainplatesandthinbutdurablepapermoney.Romansbroughtdelicatelycarvedpottery(陶器）andjewelrytoChina._____39_____Merchantscarriedshipmentsfrommajorcenter,andthenotherscarriedthefoodsfartherontheroute.Manymerchantstraveledingroups,calledcarvans(商隊).Manycarvansandindividualmerchantstraveledwithbodyguardsbecausetheftalongtherouteswasnotuncommon.SeveralcitiesalongtheSilkRoadbecamemajortradingcenters.SomeofthemorefamousofthesewereAlexandria,Karakorum,Antioch,Constantinople,andPersepolis.Localtaxesplacedongoodstravelingalongtheroutewerequitecommon._____40_____A.Thename,however,isamodemidea.B.DiseasesalsospreadalongtheSilkRoad.C.Itsentsilkandothergoodstoothercivilizations.D.Merchantswouldpreparesomesuppliesinadvance.E.Goodsdidnottravelwiththesamepersonallalongtheroute.F.Asaresult,manygoodstraveledonlypartofthewayduetothehighcostG.ManyotherthingsmadetheirwayfromtheEasttotheWest,orfromtheWesttotheEast.第三部分語言知識應用（共兩小節(jié)，30分）第一節(jié)完形填空（本大題共1小題，共15.0分）"Leaveaplacebetterthanyoufoundit."It'sa___41___philosophy,butonethatWilliamLindesayholdsdear.OnApril22,whichwasalsoEarthDay,heledtwenty___42___tohelpcleanuptheJiankousectionoftheGreatWall.Hewho___43___istheowner,Williamsaidintheopeningremarksofthecleanupeventin2000."TheGreatWall___44___China,andisalsooneofthegreatestculturalrelicsintheworld.Everyonehasa___45___toprotectit.EverydayshouldbeEarthDay,"hesaid.Duringthepastthreedecades,hehasspentmostofhistime___46___andexploringtheGreatWallandhasmadehisown___47___toprotecttheculturalrelic."It'sa___48___thingthatpeoplearegoingouttoenjoythemselvesandto___49___thegreathistoryandheritage,butit'salsoquitedangerousiftheydon't___50___howfragilethehistoricsitesareandhowfragilethe___51___is,"Williamsaid.In1991,hisfirst___52___AloneontheGreatWallwaspublished,andhehaspublishedanotherfivebooksabouttheGreatWallsincethen.In2001,he___53___theInternationalFriendsoftheGreatWall,anorganizationwhoseaimistoprotectthis___54___tothepast.Hisnextstepisto___55___exhibitionsabouttheGreatWallasamonumentoverthelast400years.TheexhibitionsareexpectedtobeheldinBeijing,London,ParisandWashingtonD.C.41.A.simple B.formal C.classic D.major42.A.experts B.writers C.owners D.volunteers43.A.climbs B.knows C.cares D.forgives44.A.makesup B.differsfrom C.belongsto D.dependson45.A.duty B.choice C.proposal D.try46.A.walking B.building C.designing D.investigating47.A.efforts B.characters C.agreements D.factors48.A.special B.creative C.good D.curious49.A.contrast B.spread C.affect D.discover50.A.recommend B.explain C.realize D.admit51.A.condition B.environment C.situation D.equipment52.A.magazine B.paper C.article D.book53.A.established B.inspired C.introduced D.unified54.A.contribution B.image C.link D.tradition55.A.organize B.preserve C.document D.identify第二節(jié)語法填空（共10小題，共15.0分）TheWaterSplashingFestival(潑水節(jié))oftheDaiethnicminorityfallsinApril.Itisthemostimportantfestival____56____(observe)bytheDaipeopleintheDehongareaofXishuangbanna,YunnanProvince.Duringthefestival____57___laststhreeorfourdays,peoplearedressedintheirbestclothesandparticipateinavarietyofrichandcolorful____58____(activity).Dragonboatracing,fireworksdisplaysandotherperformancessuchasPeacockDance____59___(hold)onthefirstday.Andthemostpopularevent____60____(be)water-splashingonthesecondday.Peoplesplashwateroneachother,hopingtotakeawaysicknessesanddisasters.Thewetteryouget,the____61____(lucky)youwillbe.Thelastdayisusuallyfortheyoungpeopletoplaygamesasaway____62____(express)theirloveforeachother.TheWaterSplashingFestival____63____(vivid)exhibitstheDai’srespectforwaterandthecultureofmusicanddance,food,andcostumes.Itisalsoaculturalbridge____64____XishuangbannaandSoutheastAsiancountriesthatshare___65___samefestivalcultureofwater-splashing.寫作（共兩節(jié)，共40分）第一節(jié)（15分）假定你是學生會主席李華。你校將舉辦一場校園文化藝術表演，想邀請你校外籍教師女士前來觀看并做評論。請你按照下面的內(nèi)容用英語給他寫一封電子郵件。主題：Culture,ArtandOurCampus時間：5月31日上午8:30–11:30地點：體育館內(nèi)容：每班一個節(jié)目，歌曲、舞蹈、課本劇、故事、演講等形式不限聯(lián)系人：李華（電注意：1.詞數(shù)：100左右（開頭語和結束語已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)）。2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：評論comment;體育館gym;課本劇textbookdramaDearMrs.Ann,I’mgladtotellyougoodnewsthataschoolcultureandartshowwillbeheldinourschool._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes,YoursLiHua第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（25分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。OnMay22,2011,JoplinMissouriwasstruckbyoneofthedeadliesttornadoesinrecordedhistory.Atfirst,manyresidents,includingme,felthopeless.Itseemedliketheendoftheworld.Facedwithconfusion,uncertainly,lossandhomelessness,welookedforan