湖南省長沙地質(zhì)中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

202320242地質(zhì)中學(xué)高一下期中考試英語時量：120分鐘滿分：150分出題人：盤群審題人：曾東升第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）略第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AAreyoulookingfordestinationsofyourtrips?Let’scheckitout!SingaporeSingaporeisanenergeticmulticulturalcitystateinSoutheastAsia.ItoffersauniquemixofChinese,Malay,IndianandWesterncultures.Thecityhasanimpressiveskyline(輪廓線)andisacenterforbusiness,shoppinganddining.VisitorscanexplorethebusymarketsofChinatown,LittleIndiaandArabStreet,aswellastheGardensbytheBayandtheMarinaBaySands.IstanbulIstanbulisacitywheretwocontinentsmeet:EuropeandAsia.ItisaculturalmeltingpotwithinfluencesfromGreek,Roman,ByzantineandOttomanempires.Thecityfeaturesamazingarchitecture,suchastheHagiaSophiaandBlueMosque,andarichcookingscenewithtraditionalTurkishdelights.VisitorscanalsotakeaboatrideacrosstheBosphorusStraittoexploretheAsiansideofthecity.HongKongHongKongisabusyinternationalcityinChinathatbinesEasternandWesterncultures.Thecityisfamousforitsskyscrapers(摩天大樓),streetmarketsanddelicioussnacks.Visitorscanexplorethecity’shistoricstreetsinCentral,takeacablecaruptoVictoriaPeakforfascinatingviews,orvisitthegiantBuddhastatueonLantauIsland.TorontoTorontoisCanada’slargestcityandisknownforitsmulticulturalismanddiversity.Thecityithometoover140languages,andoverhalfofitspopulationwasbornoutsideofCanada.Toronto’sculturalscenereflectsthisdiversity,withnumerousfestivalscelebratingdifferentcultures,suchasCaribana,theTorontoInternationalFilmFestival,andtheTasteoftheDanforthGreekfestival.Clickhereformoreinformationabouttheattractivedestinationsintheworld!21.WherecantouristsexperienceamixofancientEuropeanandAsiancultures? A.Toronto. B.HongKong. C.Istanbul. D.Singapore.22.WhatisspecialaboutToronto? A.Itcoversthelargestareaofthefour. B.Thenativepeopleareinthemajority. C.Itownsarangeofstreetmarkets. D.Itofferschancestoexperiencefestivals.23.Whatdothefourdestinationshaveinmon? A.Culturaldiversity. B.Uniquearchitecture. C.Convenienttransport. D.Distinctivelanguages.BWhenIwasaboy,wehadseveralgardensaroundouroldhouse.Thelargestoneofallwasusedjustforgrowingpotatoes.Icanstillrememberthosepotatoplantingdays.Thewholefamilyhelped.Aftermyfatherhadtilled(犁地)thesoil,mymother,brothersandIwenttowork.Itwasmyjobtodropthelittleseedpotatoesintherowswhilemymotherdroppedhandfulsoffertilizer(肥料)besidethem.Mybrothersthencoveredthemwiththefreshlyturnedearth.FormonthsafterwardIwouldglanceoverthegardenwhileIplayedoutsideandwonderwhatwasgoingonunderneaththeground.Whentheharvesttimecame,myfatherpulledthemoutofthesoil.Iwasamazedatthehugesizeofthepotatoes.Thoselittleseedshadgrownintohugedeliciouspotatoes.Theywouldbeturnedintoallkindsofdeliciousfood:bakedpotatoes,mashedpotatoes,friedpotatoes.Andmypersonalfavorite:potatoesslowcookedinspaghettisauce(意大利醬).Theywouldkeeptheentirefamilywellfedthroughoutthewholeyear.Ittrulywasamiracle(奇跡).ThinkingbackonthosespecialtimesmakesmewonderhowmanyotherseedsIhaveplantedintheheartsandmindsofothers.Everysingleday,weplantseedsthatcangrowintosomethingwonderful.Ihopethatyouplantonlygoodness,peaceandhappinessinthelivesofeveryoneyoumeet.Ihopethateverydayyouhelpmiraclestogrow.24.Whatwastheauthor’sjobwhentheywereplantingpotatoes? A.Tillingthesoil. B.Wateringtheseeds. C.Droppingtheseeds. D.Coveringtheseedswithearth.25.Whywastheauthorsurprisedwhenhesawthepotatoespulledoutofthesoil? A.Hehadneverseensomanypotatoes. B.Itwasveryhardtopullthemout. C.Onepotatocouldbemadeintoameal. D.Thelittleseedshadgrownintobigpotatoes.26.Whydidtheauthorsayitwasamiracleinthefourthparagraph? A.Thepotatoescouldturnouttobedifferentkindsoffood. B.Hehadeatendifferentkindsoffoodmadeofpotatoes. C.Thepotatoescouldfeedtheirfamilyforthewholeyear. D.Thepotatoesintheirgardenweredelicious.27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.MemoriesofPlantingPotatoes B.HowtoPlantPotatoes C.MakeLifeaMiracle D.PlantGoodSeedsinLifeCHavinganolderbrothereswithplentyofbenefits.Bigbrotherstendtolookaftertheiryoungerbrothersandsisters,anddespitetheoccasionalunpleasantmomentshereandthere,manysiblings(兄弟姐妹)enjoylifelongcloserelationships.However,anewstudyfindsaninterestingdisadvantage.Childrenwitholderbrotherstakelongerwhenitestodevelopinglanguageskills.Researchersstudiedmorethan1,000childrenfrombirthtotheageoffiveandahalfyearsold.Eachchild’slanguageskillsweretestedatages2,3,and5.5,usingtestsspeciallydesignedtomeasurelotsofaspectsoflanguagedevelopmentsuchasvocabulary,syntax(句法),andverbal(文字的)reasoning.Whattheresearchteamdiscoveredwassignificant.Childrenwithanolderbrotherhad,onaverage,atwomonthdelayintheirlanguagedevelopmentparedtostudiedchildrenwithanoldersister.Asfarasexplainingthisphenomenon(現(xiàn)象),researchershaveproposedtwoassumptions.Thefirstisthatoldersisterstendtotalkmoreoftenthanolderbrothers,whichwouldpensate(補償)forparentspotentiallybeinglesspresentthantheywerefortheirfirstchild.Thesecondassumptionisthatoldersistersusuallypetewiththeirsiblingslessthanolderbrothersfortheirparents’attention.Thestudy’sauthorssaytheycan’tsayforcertainwhychildrenwitholderbrothershaveahardertimedevelopinglanguageskills.Inthefuturetheywouldliketostudyifcultureorlocationimpactstheprevalence(盛行)oftheseresults.ThestudyispublishedinPsychologicalScience.28.Whatdidthenewstudyfind? A.Bigbrotherstendtolookaftertheirsiblings. B.Siblingstendtofighteachother. C.Manysiblingsenjoylifelongrelationships. D.Childrenwitholderbrothersareslowerinlearninglanguage.29.Whatisthepurposeofthesecondparagraph? A.Toexplaintheapproachoftheresearch. B.Toshowsomeproblemsofthefindings. C.Tooffersomeevidencegivenbyexperts. D.Toconvincereaderstogetinvolvedin.30.Whichofthefollowingbelongstothepossiblereasons? A.Olderbrothersfightforpatents’attention. B.Olderbrothersarestrongerthanoldersisters. C.Parentspreferolderbrotherstooldersisters. D.Oldersisterscan’tcontroltheirsiblings.31.Whatistheresearchers’attitudetowardstheirstudy? A.Doubtful. B.Negative. C.Satisfied. D.Excited.DTheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)isasciencelaboratoryinspace.Itismadeofmanydifferentpiecesthathavebeenaddedonslowlysince1998.Thegroupofastronautsworkingtherechangesoften,butpeoplehavebeenlivingintheISSforalmost18years.OnWednesday,NASAdiscoveredthattherewasaleakintheISS.Thestationisfullofairthattheastronautscanbreathe.ButoutsidetheISS,inspace,thereisnoair.Thatmeansthepressureinsidethestationismuchhigher.So,theISSwaslikeabiketirewithatinyholeinit.OnThursday,theastronautswenttoworkandsoonfoundtheleak.Itwaslessthan2millimeterswide.That’saboutaswideasthelead(筆芯)onapencilthathasn’tbeensharpened.TheholeisinaRussianpartofthestation,calledtheSoyuz.TheSoyuzisthespacecraftthatbroughtthreeoftheastronautstotheISS.Luckily,theSoyuzcanstillbeusedtoreturntoEarth.Whentheastronautsfirstfoundtheleak,GermanastronautAlexanderGerstdidsomethingthatseemedverynatural—hecoveredtheholewithhisthumb.Becausetheholewassotiny,theastronautswereneverinanydanger.Butitwasstillimportanttostoptheleak.WhiletheywaitedformoreadvicefromEarth,theastronautscoveredtheholewithspecialtape.Aftermanypeoplediscussedtheproblemontheground,theastronautsweretoldhowtofixthehole.SergeyProkopyevofRussiadidthejob,fillingtheholewithclothsoakedinspecialglue.Therepairseemstohaveworked.Theastronautswereabletogettheairpressurebacktonormal.OnFriday,theastronautsreturnedtotheirregularwork.NASAsaysthattheholewasprobablymadebyatinybitofameteorite(隕石)—arockflyingthroughspace.Somepeoplebelievetheholecouldbefromascrew(螺絲)thatcameloose.Itisalsopossiblethatthestationwashitbyasmallpieceof“spacedebris(殘骸)”—tinypiecesoftrashfromotherspacecraft.Asmoreandmorerocketsandsatellitesaresentintospace,spacedebrisisamoremonproblem.32.WhatwastheproblemwiththeISS? A.TheairstartedtogooutfromtheISS. B.TheISSwashitbyapieceofspacedebris. C.ThepressureoutsidetheISSwashigherthanthatinside. D.TheastronautsinsidetheISShaddifficultyinbreathing.33.Whatdoweknowaboutthehole? A.Itwasassharpasapencillead. B.ItwascausedbythreeofRussianastronauts. C.Ithadposedagreatdangertotheastronauts. D.Itwassosmallthatthethumbcouldcoverit.34.WhatdidtheastronautsusetofixtheleakintheISS? A.Athumbandspecialtape. B.Specialtapeandclothsoakedinspecialglue. C.Apencilleadandspecialtape. D.Apencilandclothsoakedinspecialglue.35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext? A.TheDangeroftheLeakintheInternationalSpaceStation B.TheInternationalSpaceStationFindstheOriginoftheLeak C.NewWaystoFixtheLeakintheInternationalSpaceStation D.AstronautsFixtheLeakintheInternationalSpaceStation第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，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。Improvedselfconfidencecanbenutritioustoyourlife.Yetselfconfidenceiseasytospotbuthardtodevelop.Asyouputintheworktowardbeingconfident,hereareafewtipstokeepinmind.36Whenyouknowandacceptyourownstrengthsandweaknesses,you’rebetterabletoappreciateandsupportthepeoplearoundyou.Whileconfidenceisgreatforlovingothers,italsohelpsyoushowlovetoyourself.Beproudofyourself.Hardworkdeservestoberecognized.Youshouldalsocelebrateyoursmallestvictoriesandgiveyourselfatreatwhateveryou’dlike.37Asyoutrackyourprogress,makesuretothinkbacktowhereyoustartedandtheprogressyou’vemade.Stayopenmindedandembracethenew.Confidentpeoplemaynotbepositiveallthetime,buttheydokeepagrowthmindset.38Forexample,whenyoumakeamistake,trytoseethehumorandyouaremorelikelytorespondwithlaughterinsteadofinsecurityorshame.Don’tbeafraidtoopenup.Itcanbescarytobewithnewpeopleandsurroundings.Howtodealwiththis?39Asyou’relearningnewthingsandsteppingoutsideofyourfortzone,don’tbeafraidtoletyourselfopenup.Bepresentwithwhereyouareandwhatyou’redoing.Asyougrow,youcanacknowledgeyourfearandworries,butdon’tletthatpreventyoufromexposingyourselftonewthings.Bespecific.40Wheredoyoulackconfidence?Whereareyousuperconfident?Identifyingtheseaspectswillhelpyoubespecificwithyourgoals.Onceyouhaveaplan,youwon’tfeelworried.Discoverwhatwouldgiveyouconfidenceandstartmakingpurposefulactionstowardobtainingit.Theexpertcoachescanhelpyoubuildyourselfconfidencewhilestrivingto,beyourbestself.A.Relaxandtakeiteasy.B.Appreciateandacceptyourself.C.Weallhaveourfortzones.D.Youshoulddevelopsuchopenmindedness.E.It’sofcourseOKnottobepositivesometimes.F.Ifabigbowloficecreamwilldothatforyou,goforit.G.Youhavetofigureoutwhataspectsyouwanttobemoreconfidentin.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）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Mydeargirl,thisisaletterforyoutoreadwhenIamgettingold.ThedayyouseeI’mgettingold,Iaskyoutobepatientplease,butfirst,tryto41whatI’mgoingthrough.Ifwhenwetalk,I42thesamethingathousandtimes,don’tinterrupt(打斷)tosay:“Yousaidthesamethingaminuteago...”Just43,please.Trytorememberthetimeswhenyouwere44andIwouldreadthesamestorynightafternightuntilyou45.WhenIdon’twanttotakeabath,don’tbe46anddon’tembarrassme.RememberwhenIhadtorunafteryou,tryingtogetyoutotakea47whenyouwerejustagirl?Whenyouseehowignorant(無知的)Iamwhenitestonewtechnology,givemethetimetolearnanddon’tlookatmethatway...RememberthatI48taughtyouhowtodomanythingslikeeatingappropriately,gettingdressedand49life’sproblemseveryday.50Ioccasionallylosetrackofwhatwe’retalkingabout,givemetimetoremember,andifIcan’t,don’tbenervousorimpatient.Justknowinyourheartthatthemost51thingformeistobewithyou.Andwhenmyold,tiredlegsdon’tletmemoveas52asbefore,givemeyourhand,thesamewaythatIofferedminetoyouwhenyoufirst53.Whenthosedayse,don’tfeelsad...Justbewithme,andunderstandmewhileIgettothe54ofmylifewithlove.I’ll55andthankyouforthetimeandjoyweshared.WithabigsmileandthehugeloveI’vealwayshadforyou,Ijustwanttosay,Iloveyou,mydarlingdaughter.41.A.explain B.translate C.understand D.forget42.A.recall B.repeat C.remember D.realize43.A.wait B.watch C.listen D.feel44.A.strong B.little C.weak D.big45.A.wokeup B.cameback C.lefthome D.fellasleep46.A.ashamed B.angry C.nervous D.lazy47.A.shower B.chance C.ride D.break48.A.suddenly B.quietly C.calmly D.patiently49.A.ingacross B.goingthrough C.dealingwith D.thinkingabout50.A.Unless B.If C.Since D.As51.A.unfair B.difficult C.important D.romantic52.A.quickly B.equally C.formally D.monly53.A.talked B.walked C.sang D.smiled54.A.start B.beginning C.end D.middle55.A.waste B.avoid C.weigh D.treasure第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。AtfirstIdidn’twanttobeatrafficpoliceofficer.Iwantedtobeacriminalpoliceofficer.WhenI56(assign)tothetrafficpoliceatthebeginning,Iwasalittle57(disappoint).LaterIfoundoutthattrafficpoliceisthemostmonlyseenonthestreet,andthereisindeedalotofdanger.Withourhelp,trafficproblemscanbetackled,andlifecanrun58(smooth).Therearethemotorcycles59weighmorethan250kilograms,stillnotquitesuitableforwomen.Intimeslikethis,mypassionforthisjobiswhatkeepsmegoing.Ifirstgotamotorcyclerider’sLicenseandenrolledinagymtodo60(strong)training.Youhavetobeable61(handle)themotorcyclefirstbeforeridingit.Ifthere’s62emergency,suchasapregnantwomanorsomeoneelseneedingtogettothehospitalurgently.Whenwe’reonduty,ifadriverseesus,heorshepullsoverandurgesustointervene,63(say)somethinglike,“Canyouhelpusgetthrough?We’re64thewaytothehospital.”Wecanclearthewayrightaway.65timepermits,weevengetthepersontothehospital.Momentslikethismakemefeelveryproud.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）66.為提高人們的環(huán)保意識，你校將在近期組織一次以“垃圾分類(GarbageSorting)”為主題的公益活動。請你代表學(xué)生會根據(jù)以下提示和要求寫一則活動通知。內(nèi)容包括：1.時間地點；2.內(nèi)容安排；3.預(yù)期成效。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。NoticeStudents’Union第二節(jié)（滿分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(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Tomandhisfriendwerewalkingtowork.Theyweretalkingaboutthebigfootballmatch.“Areyougoingtoseethematch?”Tom’sfriendaskedhim.“No,Imustgotowork.”Tomsaid.TomworkedintheofficeofMr.Bates.WhenTomgottotheofficealetterwaswaitingforhim.Heopenedit.“DearTom.”theletterbegan.“I’mwritingtothankyouforallyourhelp.I’msendingaticketforthebigmatch.IcannotgotothematchbecauseIamill.IshallseeitonTV.Youcangotothematchwithmyticket.”Tomlookedattheticket.Hecouldnotbelievethathehadit.Aticketforthebigmatch!Helookedattheticketagain.“Imustgotothematch.”Hethought.“Imust.ButhowcanIgo?HowcanIgetoutoftheoffice?Ican’ttellMr.BatesthatI’mill.HewillknowwhatI’mdoing.He’llknowI’mtryingtogetoutoftheofficeandgotothebigmatch.”Tomthoughtandthought.Hecouldnotdoanywork.Then,attwelveo’clock,heknewwhattodo.Hestoodupandwalkedtoatelephoneattheendofthestreet.Hespoketohissister,Jean.“Jean,thisisTom,”hesaid.“Iwantyoutomakeatelephonecalltomyoffice.AsktospeaktoMr.Bates.Tellhimyouarespeakingfromadoctor’soffice.Tellhimthatmymotherisill.”Heputdownthetelephoneandwentbacktotheoffice.Atoneo’clock,Mr.Batescameuptohim.“Ihavehadbadnewsforyou,Tom,”hesaid.“Yourmotherisill.Thedoctortelephoned.Youmustgotoher.”“Thankyou.”Tomsaid.“I’llgonow.I’llebackassoonasIcan.”Helefttheofficequicklyforthefootballground.Thebigmatchdidnotstartuntilthreebutthegroundwasnearlyfull.ButTom’sticketwasagoodone.Hecouldstandnearthefront.Thefootballmatchwasverygood.ManypeoplesawthematchonTV.Peopleathomecouldseeeverythinginthefootballground.Paragraph1:Thenextmorning,whenTomwalkedintotheoffice,Mr.Batescameuptohim.Paragraph2:Turningaround,Tomsawanewtelevisiononthewall.