英語-重慶市烏江新高考協(xié)作體2023-2024學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期中聯(lián)考試題和答案

2023-2024學(xué)年（上）期中學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量聯(lián)合調(diào)研抽測(cè)ACanadaisdiverseandvast,andthefestivalscelebratedtherereflectthis.Herearesomeexcitingonesthatattractvisitorsworldwide.VancouverCelebrationofLightThelargestfireworkscompetitionintheworldisheldeverysummerinVancouver.Itconsistsofconcerts,foodstalls,andtheSeawallChallenge,apopularurbanadventurerace.Thefestival,whichlastsaboutaweek,makesforagreatwaytogettoknowthecityfromalocalstandpoint.EdmontonFolkFestivalFromitshumblebeginningin1980,EdmontonFolkFestivalhasgrowntobeoneoftheworld’sfamousfolkfestivals.HeldeachAugust,thelineupofthe10-day-longfestivalisalwaysoutstandingandticketpricesstayreasonable.EdmontonisalsoagatewaytoJasperandtheCanadianRockies,abouttwohoursawayincaseyouhaveextratimetoexploreafterthefestival.TorontoInternationalFilmFestivalTorontoInternationalFilmFestival(TIFF)isoneoftheleadingfilmfestivalsintheworld,rankingcloselywithCannesandSundance.FilmssuchasHotelRwanda,AmericanBeauty,andTheBigChillmadetheirpremieres(首映)atthisfamousstar-filledeventheldeachSeptember.The11-day-longfestivalisalsoknownasthekick-offofawardsseason,withmanyfilmsthatmaketheirfirstpublicperformanceatTIFFgoingontogetnominatedforOscarsandGoldenGlobeawards.MontrealComedyFestivalSince1983,MontrealComedyFestival,or,JustforLaughsasitismorecommonlyknown,hasbeeninvitingpeopletogettogetherjustforfun,justforentertainment-justforlaughs.Thefestival,whichtakesplaceeveryyearfortwoweeksinJuly,hasgrowninpopularityandreputationandtodayfeaturessomeoftheworld’sgreatestcomediansanditalsoresultedinatelevisionshowthatisbroadcastinternationally.1．WhatdoVancouverCelebrationofLightandEdmontonFolkFestivalhaveincommon?A．Theyfeaturefireworks.B．Theyrequireadmissiontickets.C．TheyconsistofconcertsD．Theyareheldannually.2．Whichofthefollowinglaststhelongest?A．EdmontonFolkFestival.B．MontrealComedyFestival.C．VancouverCelebrationofLight.D．TorontoInternationalFilmFestival.3．Wherewillmovieenthusiastsmostprobablygotoenjoythemselves?A．Vancouver.B．Edmonton.C．Toronto.D．Montreal.BThepyramidsofGiza(吉薩金字塔)havebeentimeless(永恒的)symbolsofEgyptianculture.Butwhoactuallybuiltthem?Foryears,wedidnotknowforsure.Butrecentlyanancientvillagewasdiscoverednearthepyramids.Closeby,therewasacemetery(墓地)wherepyramidbuilderswereburied.Fromstudyingtheseplaces,archeologistsarenowcertainthatthepyramidswerenotbuiltbyslavesorforeigners(oraliens!).Instead,ordinaryEgyptiansbuiltthem.Ittookabouteightyyearstobuildthepyramids.Accordingtoarcheologists,about20,000to30,000peopletookpartinthetask.Theworkershaddifferentroles.Somewereresponsiblefordigginguptherocksthatweretobeused.Othersweretaskedwithmovingthem,whileanothergroupwasgiventhejobofshapingthemintoblocks.Peoplealsoworkedondifferentteams,eachwithitsownname.Theseteamswouldoftencompeteagainsteachothertodoajobfaster.Lifefortheseworkerswashard.“Wecanseethatintheirskeletons,”saysAzzaMohamedSarryEl-Din,ascientistwhohasbeenstudyingthebodiesthatwerefoundinthecemetery.Thebonesshowsignsofarthritis(關(guān)節(jié)炎),whichprobablydevelopedasaresultofhavingtocarryheavythingsforalongtime.Archeologistshavealsofoundmanyfemaleskeletonsinthecemetery.Thedamagetotheirbonesissimilartothatofthemen.Theirlivesmayhavebeeneventougher.Maleworkerswouldonaveragelivetobebetweentheagesof40and45,butwomenwouldonlylivetobebetweentheagesof30and35.However,workersusuallyhadenoughfood,andtheyalsohadgoodmedicalcarewhentheygotsickorhurt.Theworkwashard,butthelaborerswereproudoftheirwork.OnawallinKhufu’sGreatPyramid,forexample,agroupofworkerswroteFriendsofKhufu.“It’sbecausetheywerenotjustbuildingthetomboftheirking,”saysEgyptianarcheologistZahiHawass.“TheywerebuildingEgypt.Itwasanationalproject,andeveryonewasaparticipant.”4．Accordingtothelatestdiscoveriesinthetext,whobuiltthepyramidsinEgypt?A．Someforeigners.B．Somealiens.C．SomeordinaryEgyptians.D．Someslaves.5．Theunderlinedword“archeologist”(inparagraph1)probablymeans“apersonwhostudies.”A．a(chǎn)ncientsocietiesB．livingthingsC．humanbehaviorD．theouterspace6．Whatcanweknowaboutthepyramidbuildersfromthelastparagraph?A．Thepyramidbuilderswerelookingfornewfriends.B．Thepyramidbuilderswereveryangrywiththeirbosses.C．Thepyramidbuildersweresatisfiedwiththeirachievements.D．Thepyramidbuilderswereintroublebecauseoftheirbadbehavior.7．Whatpartofthemagazineisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．Sports.B．Fashion.C．PersonalFeelings.D．ScientificResearch.CWhycan’tyourememberbeingababy?WillthattriptoDreamworldbewastedonyourtoddler(學(xué)步的幼兒)?Scientistsexplainhowthebrainchangesfrominfancy(嬰兒期)throughtoearlychildhood,andwhatthismeansforyourchild’smemories.Whilesomepeoplecanremembermemoriesfromasearlyasagetwo,asadultsmostofusrarelyrememberthingsthathappentousbeforetheageofthree,duetoaphenomenoncalled“infantileamnesia(嬰兒健忘癥)”.Generally,wetendtohavevague(模糊的)memoriesofeventsthatoccurbetweentheagesofthreeandseven.Sowhyisitthatwecan’trememberbeingababy,oratoddler?Theanswerliesinthewaythatourbrain’sabilitytostorememorieschangesaswegrow.Atbirth,ababy’sbrainisonlyaquarterofitsadultsize,growingtothree-quartersthesizeofanadultbrainbyagetwo.Thisincreasecorrelateswithagrowthinthenumberofbraincells—calledneurons(神經(jīng)元)一andtheconnectionsbetweenthesecells.Apartofthebrainthatisimportantinformingmemoriesisthehippocampus(海馬體),saysDrDhanishaJhaveri,aresearcherattheQueenslandBrainInstituteatTheUniversityofQueensland.“Inthehippocampus,newneuronsareconstantlybeingcreated.Inadulthood,newcellsarestillbeingproduced,buttherateofproductioninthehippocampusslowsdown,”saysDrJhaveri.Neuroscientistsbelievethattherapidrateatwhichbraincellsarebeingproducedinchildhoodcouldbethecauseofinfantileamnesia.Becausesomanynewneuronsarebeingproducedandformconnectionswitheachotherinmemorycircuits(記憶電路),theymightdisturbexistingnetworksofmemoriesthathavealreadyformed.Butitturnsoutthatachild’sabilitytorememberthingsforlongperiodsoftimeimprovesgraduallythroughoutchildhood.Forexample,instudiesinwhichyoungkidsweretaughttoimitateanaction,six-month-oldscouldrememberwhattodofor24(butnot48)hours,whilenine-month-oldscouldrememberwhattodoonemonth(butnotthreemonths)later.Despitethismemoryloss,childhoodexperienceshavebeenfoundtoinfluenceadultbehaviouryearslater,whichsuggeststhattracesofthesememoriescouldbestoredsomewhereinthebrainthatisn’teasytoaccess.SowhileyourkidsmightnotrecalltheirmajormilestonesorbetooyoungtorememberatriptoDisneyland,positiveexperiencesastoddlersorininfancymaycontinuetoaffecttheirbehaviourlongafterthey’veforgottenthem.8．Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3?A．Ourbrain’sabilitytostorememoriesremainsunchangedaswegrow.B．Thesizeofthechild’sbrainbyagetwoistwicethesizeatbirth.C．Thegrowthinthenumberofneuronswillinfluencethesizeofthechild’sbrain.D．Neuronshavenothingtodowithaperson’smemory.9．Whatisthecauseofinfantileamnesiaaccordingtotheneuroscientists?A．Therapidrateofbraincellsbeingproduced.B．Theexistingnetworksofmemories.C．Thewayofourbrainstoringmemories.D．Thememorycircuitsofourbrain.10．Whatisparagraph6mainlyabout?A．Childhoodexperienceswillinfluenceadultbehaviouryearslater.B．Tracesofthesememoriescouldbestoredsomewhereinthebrain.C．Achild’sabilitytorememberthingsimprovesgraduallyovertime.D．Theyoungerababyis,thebetteritsmemoryis.11．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheinfluenceofchildhoodexperiencesonadultbehaviouryearslater?A．Subjective.B．Objective.C．Pessimistic.D．Uncaring.DSportsmenintherunningracesoftheOlympicsaregreatathletes,buteventheslowrunnersoftherunningworld—joggersinthepark—havegoodhealth.AstudyoutthisweekintheJournaloftheAmericanCollegeofCardiologyfindsthateven5to10minutesadayofslowrunningisenoughtoextendlifebyseveralyears,comparedwithnotrunningatall.Thenewstudyfocusedonagroupofmorethan55,000menandwomenaged18to100.Aboutaquarterofthemwererunners.Over15years,thosewhoranjust50minutesaweekorfewerataslowspeedwerelesslikelytodiefromeithercardiovascular(心血管的)diseaseorothercauses,comparedwiththosewhodidn’trunatall.Thestudysuggestsrelativelyloweffortsarenecessarytobenefitfromjogging,butitcanbebettertoexercisemoreoften.“Alittlebitisgoodbutalittlemoreisprobablybetter,”saysDr.AaronBaggish.A2013studyinDenmarksuggestedthatthesecretofmaximumlongevityisupto2.5hoursofrunningaweek.Althoughrunningcanmakeyoulesslikelytohavecardiovasculardisease,itdoesn’tentirelytaketheriskawayfromyou.“Thereisnoquestionthatthehealthieryouareandthemoreexerciseyoudo,thelongeryou’llliveandthebetteryourqualityoflifewillbe,”Dr.Baggishsays.“Butitdoesn’tmeanyou’llnevergetsick.”“Manylong-termrunnersdonotrunbecausetheywanttolivelonger,”Dr.Baggishnotes.“Theyrunbecauseitmakesthemfeelbettereveryday.”Fortheserunners,thecostoffeelinggoodcanbeinjuries,soDr.Baggishsupportsthevalueofwhathecalls“activerest.”Hisbelief,notsupportedbyanyrecentresearch,isthatit’sagoodideatospend25%ofexercisetimeoverthecourseofayearrunningataslowspeedordoingotheractivitieslikeswimmingorbiking.12．Whatdoesthenewstudymainlyshowus?A．Thebestwaytorun.B．Thebesttimetorun.C．Theimportanceofrunning.D．Thepopularityofrunning.13．WhatdoesDr.Baggishsayaboutcardiovasculardisease?A．Itcanresultfromrunningoften.B．It’snotcompletelypreventable.C．It’snotsoseriousasmostpeoplethink.D．Itcanbetreatedbysomekindofexercise.14．What’sDr.Baggish’ssuggestionforsomeonedoingexercise?A．Stayingactiveallthetime.B．Swimmingmore,runless.C．Havingabigrestafterdoingsports.D．Takingalittlelightexercise.15．Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoumostprobablyfindthistext?A．Health.B．Business.C．Society.D．Medicine.You'vedecidedyourchildisspoiled(慣壞的),andyouwanttodosomethingaboutit.Isittoolate?Notnecessarily.Herearefourtipsfromanexpertforgettingyourchildtobehavewell. 16You'vespoiledyourchildbygivinghimorhertoomuchfortoolittle.Youcancorrectthisbyhelpingyourchildtolearntoworkharderforrewardsandtounderstandthatnotallgoodbehaviourisrewarded.17Forexample,atfirst,insistthatyourdaughterputafewtoysawaybeforeshegetsasnack,andgraduallyincreasetheamountofworkrequiredforeachreward.Don'toverreact(反應(yīng)過度)tocrying.Whenchildrendon'tgetwhattheywant,theirnaturalbehaviouristocry.Ifyoureacteverytimeyourchildcries,youmaybedenying(拒絕給予)himorheranimportantchancetolearnsomething.18Prepareforafight.Atthebeginning,children'sdemandswillincreasewhentheyfindoutparentsarenotgoingtogivethemthenewtoystheywant.Whenithappens,becarefulnottogiveinjustbecausethechildshouts.Stickwiththeprogram.Yourchildwillprobablybeupsetwhenyoubeginmakingchanges.20Itmeanstherequirementsaregettingstricterandthatyourchildisadjusting(適應(yīng)).Remember:giveittime,anddon'tgiveup.A．Rather,waituntilthechildcalmsdown.B．That'snotnecessarilyabadthing.C．Startoutmakingchangesslowly.D．Cutdownonrewards.E．Don'ttrytoreasonwithhimorheraboutthesituation.F．Thereislittledoubtthatthingswillgetworsebeforetheygetbetter.G．Asaparentyouneedtoknowwhentocomfortachildandwhentosimplywalkaway.Everyartistknowsinhisheartthatheissayingsomethingtothepublic.Notonlydoeshewanttosayitwell,buthewantsittobesomethingthathasnotbeen21before.Hehopesthepublicwilllistenandunderstand—hewantstoteachthem,andhewantsthemtolearnfromhim.What22artistslikepainterswanttoteachiseasytomakeoutbutdifficulttoexplain,becausepainterstranslatetheirexperiencesintoshapesandcolors,not23.Theyseemtofeelthatacertain24ofshapesandcolors,outofthecountlessbillionspossible,isexceptionallyinterestingforthemandworth25tous.Withouttheirworkweshouldneverhavenoticedthe26shapesandcolors,orhavefeltthe27whichtheybroughttotheartists.Mostartiststakeshapesandcolorsfromtheworldofnatureandfromhumanbodiesin28andrepose(靜止);their29indicatethattheseaspectsoftheworldareworthlookingat,thattheycontainbeautiful30.Contemporaryartistsmightsaythatthey31choosesubjectsthatprovideaninterestingpattern,thatthereisnothingmoreinit.Yeteventheydonotchooseentirelywithout32tothecharacteroftheirsubjects.Ifonepainterchoosestopaintagangrenous(壞疽性的)legandantheralakeinmoonlight,eachofthemisdirectingourattentiontoa(n)33aspectoftheworld.Eachpainteristellingussomething,showingussomething,34something-allofwhichmeansthat,consciouslyorunconsciously,heistryingto35us.21．A．a(chǎn)ffordedB．saidC．involvedD．promised22．A．visualB．concertC．matureD．opera23．A．figuresB．volumesC．wordsD．a(chǎn)ccents24．A．selectionB．combinationC．translationD．isolation25．A．transferringB．showingC．infectingD．granting26．A．specializedB．imaginaryC．particularD．definite27．A．delightB．urgencyC．memoryD．a(chǎn)dvantage28．A．stockB．entertainmentC．trackD．motion29．A．majorsB．choicesC．commentsD．a(chǎn)rguments30．A．tonesB．notesC．meaningsD．sights31．A．relativelyB．merelyC．a(chǎn)lternativelyD．rightly32．A．relationB．contributionC．referenceD．inference33．A．irregularB．oddC．vagueD．certain34．A．emphasizingB．objectingC．respondingD．commenting35．A．consultB．teachC．commandD．implyTheworld’s36(famous)heartsurgeon,theEgyptianProfessor,SirMagdiYacoub,hastransplantedmoreheartsthananyoneelse.Tothecountlesspeoplewhoseliveshe37(transform)andsaved,heisahero.ProfessorYacoub38(inspire)inhisworkbyhisfather,whowasageneralsurgeon.Now66yearsold,professorYacoubstillretainshisenergyandextraordinaryenthusiasmforhiscareer.For43years,hehasdealtwithdesperatepatientswhosecombinationofpoordiet,inactivelifestyleandstressoverloadhavecausedthemtoaskforhishelp.39alltheseexperiences,heisveryawareoftheroleofgoodnutritionandregularexerciseinmaintaininggoodhealth.Heeatsverywellandswimsearlyeachmorning.ProfessorYacoub’slifeisalwayshectic(狂熱的).40adonorhearthassuddenlybeenfound,thenanoperationhastotakeplacequickly.Heworkslonghours;hesaystherearenoregularhoursforaheartsurgeon,asthesurgery41takeplacewhenitneedstobecarriedout.Forrelaxation,professorYacoubenjoys42(garden)andevengrowsorchids.Onedreamof43istogototheAmazononeday44(see)therareplantsthere.HeispatronoftheChainofHopecharity,whichaimstotakemedicalexpensetothedevelopingworld.SpecialistteamsgivetheirtimefreeandtravelallovertheworldtoplacessuchasMozambiqueandJamaicatotrainlocalsurgeonsintechniquesthat45(save)lives.ThischarityalsobringsneedychildrentotheWestnecessaryheartsurgery.46.假定你是高一學(xué)生李華，下周六晚6點(diǎn)至8點(diǎn)你校將在禮堂舉辦一場(chǎng)融合中西文化元素的音樂會(huì)。你的外籍老師Richard很喜歡音樂，請(qǐng)你寫一封信邀請(qǐng)他參加此次活動(dòng)。內(nèi)容包括以下要點(diǎn)：1．發(fā)出邀請(qǐng)；2．活動(dòng)時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)；3．活動(dòng)內(nèi)容和意義。注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearRichard,Ihopethisletterfindsyouwell.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua47．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。MomwasbusyinthekitchenwhenmybrotherMarcoandIgothomefromschoolonFriday.“Didyourememberyourgrandmother’scomingtoday?”Sheasked.“Sure,Mom,”welaughed.“Didn’tyounoticewecleanedourrooms?”Momsmiledandcontinued,“Thanks.IknowIshouldn’tbenervous,butmymotherhasn’tbeenhereforalmostsixyears!AsIwasgrowingup,herhousealwayslookedperfect.SoIwanteverythingtobewell.”“Perfect,”Isaidwithasmile.“Whatelsecanwedotohelpbeforeshegetshere?”Momlookedaround,“Youtwocouldsetthetable.Usethegoodbowls.AndbeverycarefulwiththeglassesGrandmagavetousbeforeyouwereborn!”AsMompreparedabigmeal,MarcoandIsetthetable.ItaughtMarcohowtolineuptheforksontheleftsideofeachplateandtheknivesandspoonsontheright.Inthecenterofthetable,weplacedasetoftallwhitecandles.Thenwesteppedbackandlookedatourwork.Itseemedsomethingwasmissing.“What’smissing?”IaskedMarco.“Napkins?”Heasked.“AndIdon’tthinkMomwouldwantustousepaperones!”Webothlaughed.MarcoopenedadrawerandtookouttheniceclothnapkinsMomsavedforspecialoccasions（場(chǎng)合）.Thesoftwhitesquareswerefoldedinthemiddle,andweplacedoneoneachplate.“Doyouthinkthatlooksgoodenough?”Iasked.“No,”Marcoanswered.“Let’smakethemlookbetter.Remembertherestaurantwewenttolastyear?Theirnapkinswerefoldedintodifferentshapes!Thatwasgreat!”Inoddedandunfoldedtheclothnapkininfrontofme.“Look,”Isaid,pointingtothenapkin,“Theselinesmakespecialshapes.Thatgivesmeagreatide