湖南省雅禮中學2023-2024學年高一下學期期中考試英語試卷

湖南省雅禮中學2023-2024學年高一下學期期中考試英語試卷學校:___________姓名：___________班級：___________考號：___________一、閱讀理解What’sHappening?Yourguidetothebestplacetogointown.TheArtoftheCameraBeautifulexhibitionfromsomeofthebestyoungphotographersworkingtoday.StamfordHall,June20th-30thFreeFilmClubTonight’smovieattheYoungPeople’sFilmClubisthelastoftheseriesstarringtheOscar-winningactorJohnnyDepp.It’sthewonderfulPiratesoftheCaribbean!Starts6:30pm.Tickets￡3WinningVoicesMorethan20bands(樂隊)playtheirbestsongsinacompetitiontowinagreatprize:aplaceinthenationalfinalandthechancetorecordaCD．StretfordStudentCentre,6pmTickets￡10and￡7.5StreetlifeDanceGroupComeandseetheamazing“SDG”attheAtlasCentre.Twenty-fourdancersagedbetween11and18showofftheirskillsinstreetdancingforyou.Starts7pm.Tickets￡15YoungVicTheatreThefinalperformance(演出)ofShakespeare’sRomeoandJulietistonight.Thisisyourlastchancetoseethiswonderfulplay.Don’tmissit.Starts8pm.Tickets￡9,￡7and￡5.501．Wherecanyouwatchstreetdancing?A．InStamfordHall. B．AttheAtlasCentre.C．AtYoungVicTheatre. D．AtStretfordStudentCentre.2．IfJohnonlyhas￡4,whatcouldhedo?A．SeeRomeoandJuliet. B．WatchWinningVoices.C．SeePiratesoftheCaribbean. D．WatchStreetlifeDanceGroup.3．Whichcolumnisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Nature. B．Arts. C．Medicine. D．Culture.Ugandanstudent’sstudyandadaptationoftraditionalChinesecrafthelpsbuildbridgesthroughart.Withitsbalanced,roundedpotandcups,theteasetseemslikeChineseceramic(陶瓷)atfirstglance.ButcloserinspectionofitspatternrevealsanancientUgandandesign.“MyprojectsalwaysaimtojoinsomeaspectsofChineseandUgandanculturetogether,”saystheteaset’screator,OcenRobert.In2015,RobertarrivedinChinafromtheEastAfricannationtopursueahighereducationinceramicartsatJingdezhenCeramicUniversityinEastChina’sJiangxiprovince.TheUgandanisalsoenrolledinaPhDprogramfocusingondesign,withhisartpiecessoldatnational-levelexhibitionsinChina.Hesays,“Iloveitherenotonlybecauseofitssafety,buttherawmaterialsandtheproductiontechniquesforceramicsherearealsoamongthebestintheworld.”DuringhistimeinChina,Robertwasgivenmanyopportunitiestoparticipateinceramicproduction,exhibitionsandevenaccesstoexperts-allhelpingtogrowthespacewherehecouldexpresshiscreativity.TodeepenhisunderstandingandpassionfortraditionalChineseculture,Robertspendsmostofhisfreetimeinlocalmuseums’cultureandhistorysections.HealsogetstoknowChineseprofessionalsinsideandoutsidetheceramicworld.“IwouldlovetosolidifymycareerasanartistherewhilehelpingtolinkUgandaandChina,”Robertsays.“Ugandansarethankful,curious,andpassionateaboutChineseculture.IwouldlovetointroducetheartistsbackhometostudyandcreateceramicartworksinChinaandpromotethemtotheworld.”Robertsays,“TobeamodernartistinChineseceramics,oneneedstocomprehendthefullflowofproduction,whichrequiresyearsofpracticeandlearning.”O(jiān)neofthemostchallengingareasofcreatinghispiecesinvolvescreatingthe“idealshapeandthickness”.Hesays“Ifailattimes,butIalwayspracticeandtryagainandagain.”RoberthasattainedtheessentialspiritofChineseceramicarts——acceptingandintegratingthedifferences.4．WhatisthegoalofRobert’sartprojects?A．TopromotetraditionalChineseceramicsinUganda.B．TocombineelementsofChineseandUgandanculture.C．Tocompeteintheinternationalexhibitions.D．TorestoreandpreserveancientUgandanarts.5．WhydidRobertchoosetostudyceramicartsinChina?A．HeintendedtoearnmoneyinChina.B．Hedesiredtoachieveadoctoraldegreeabroad.C．Chinahasthebestceramicmaterialsandcraft.D．Chinaissaferthananyothercountry.6．HowdoesRobertdeepenhisunderstandingfortraditionalChineseculture?A．ByvisitingfamousmastersofChinesehistory.B．BycomparingitwithUgandantraditionsandcustoms.C．Byacquiringrelatedknowledgefromlocalmuseums.D．Byparticipatinginartfestivalsandacademicmeetings.7．WhatwordscanbestdescribeRobert?A．Creativeandperseverant. B．Kindandknowledgeable.C．Humorousandpassionate. D．Courageousandintelligent.Itkeepswhat’sinsideamysteryuntilyouopenit.Thereareusuallytoysinmysteryboxes;butnow,foodhasbeenaddedtothelist.Recently,thetrendof“l(fā)eftovermysteryboxes”hasbecomepopularinmanyChinesecitiessuchasBeijing,NanjingandChengdu.Storespackboxesfullofunsoldfoodorfoodnearingitsexpirationdateatlowprices.“Wemaketheleftovermysteryboxesavailabletobuyattheendoftheday,”WuTian,astaffmemberataconveniencechainstoreinBeijing,toldChinaDaily.Thefood,suchasmilk,breadandsandwiches,issoldatabouthalftheoriginalpriceandisusuallysoldoutquickly.Manybakerieshavealsojoinedthe“mysteryboxclub”.Duetotheirlowprice,leftovermysteryboxes“areverypromisingasanewbusinessmode”andcanattractmoreconsumers,HongYong,anexpertattheMinistryofCommerce,toldChinaDaily.“Inaddition,theyfollowtheconceptofzero-wasteandenvironmentalprotection.”In2021,thetotalamountoffoodwasteinChinareached160milliontons,withanaverageof93gramspermealperperson,ChinaFoodNewspaperreported.SincethepassageofChina’sAnti-FoodWasteLawinApril2021,people’sawarenessoffoodwastereductionhasincreased.Leftovermysteryboxescanbeaneffectivewayforpeopletodealwithfoodwaste.However,somepeoplehaveraisedfoodsecurityconcerns.Ifconsumersbuyafoodmysteryboxfortheirbreakfastthenextmorning,evenifthefoodlooksfineatthemoment,itmayhavegonebadovernight.Moreover,foodmadeinthestore,suchasbread,isn’tlabeledwiththeproductiondateinmanycases,accordingtoChinaConsumerNews.Ifaconsumerunpacksamysteryboxanddiscoversthatthefoodtastesbadorhasalreadypassedthelastdate,thenitwillbedifficultforthemtoprotecttheirrights,suchasgettingmoneyback.Onlybyconsideringbothfoodsafetyandconsumerrightscanmysteryblindboxesachieveawin-winsituationforbothbuyersandsellers,commentedChinaYouthDaily.8．Whatleadstotheriseofthetrendof“l(fā)eftovermysteryboxes”?A．Itofferscustomerslowerpricesforthoseunsoldfood.B．Storesmaketheleftovermysteryboxesavailableatnight.C．Peoplefeellikesuchfoodasmilkandbreadmoreattractive.D．Itgoesagainsttheconceptofzero-wasteandenvironmentalprotection.9．Theunderlinedword“expiration”inthe2ndparagraphisclosestinmeaningto________.A．purchasing B．producing C．ending D．selling10．Whatisaconsequenceoffoodwasteaccordingtothetext?A．Worldwidestarvation. B．Environmentalharm. C．Energyshortage. D．Moraldecline.11．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheleftovermysteryboxes?A．Supportive. B．Disapproving. C．Doubtful. D．Objective.Dependingontherightcombinationofcurrentsandwind,alargemassofSargassum“seaweed”circlingtheGulfofMexicomaysoonwashupalongtheUScoastnearFlorida.Thebloom(藻華)，whichislikelytobethelargesteverrecorded，isvisiblefromspace.Sargassumisatypeofleafy,rootlessalgaethatformlargefloatingmatsontheoceanfloor.ItcanbefoundintheSargassoSeaandwasfirstmentionedbyChristopherColumbusin1492whenhewasafraidhisshipwouldbecometrappedinit.Sargassumisanimportanthabitatformarinespeciesbecauseitprovidesfood,shelter,andbreedinggrounds.Itabsorbscarbondioxide,animportantgreenhousegasthatcontributestoglobalwarming,justlikeotherfloatingmarinevegetation,accordingtoP.However,whentonsofitgathersalongcoastlines,itsendsoutaterriblestrongsmellwhichcancauseheadaches,eyediscomfort,andupsetstomachs.Toomuchalgaeonbeachescanharmmarineecosystemsandmakeitdifficultforpeopletokeeponwiththeirrecreationalandfishingactivities,costingcommunitiesmillionsofdollars.ScientistshavebeentrackingtheformationoflargeSargassumblooms.However,thisyear’sbloomcouldbethelargestever,coveringmorethan8,800kilometersfromthecoastsofAfricatotheGulfofMexicoandweighing10milliontons.ItiscriticaltoimproveSargassummanagement.TheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations(FAO)notonlyadvocatesbestpracticesinSargassumcleanupandremoval,butalsocooperateswithgovernmentsandcommunitiestodeveloppolicies,standards,andmeasurestoprotectpublicandenvironmentalhealth.FAOisalsopromotingwaystorepurposeSargassum,turningitintoproductstoprovideadditionalemploymentandincome.Infact,smallbusinessesarealreadyusingSargassumtomakebricks,shoes,soapsandpaper.LargerbusinessesareconsideringturningSargassumintorenewableenergy,bioplastics,andcompost.12．Whydoestheauthormentionspaceinparagraph1?A．TostresstheSargassumbloomismassive.B．Toexplainhowcurrentsandwindcombine.C．ToshowwhattheGulfofMexicolookslikefromspace.D．TodemonstratehowtheSargassummovementwastracked.13．Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A．Sargassum’ssignificanceinthemarineeconomy.B．TheprocessofSargassum’smovingtothecoast.C．Sargassum’scontributiontoreducingglobalwarming.D．Thedouble-edgedeffectsofSargassum’sexistence.14．HowdosmallbusinessesfightagainstSargassumblooms?A．Theyparticipateincleanupactivities.B．Theyhelprebuildmarineecosystems.C．TheycreateproductsfromSargassum.D．TheytransformSargassumintoresources.15．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．SmellySeaweedBloomHeadstoFloridaB．FAONowWorksonReducingMarineLitterC．GroundbreakingProjectTurnsSargassumintoPlasticsD．SargassumisChangingtheBeachVacationinMexicoHereissomegoodnewsforthosehatingsummerheat-JulyisNationalIceCreamMonth!16TheorderurgescitizenstoobservetheentiremonthoratleastonthethirdSundayofJulywithappropriateceremoniesandactivities.This,ofcourse,meanseatingasmuchicecreamaspossible.Herearesomefunicecreamfacts.Thefirstrecordofmilk-basedicecream,madeusingheatedmilk,andflour,camefromChina’sTangdynasty.However,theArabsareregardedasinventingthemoderntype,usingmilkandsugarinthe9thcentury.Bythe10thcentury,adeliciousfrozentreatusingmilk,cream,rosewater,driedfruits,andnutswasextremelypopularinBaghdad,Damascus,andCairo.Europeansdiscoveredtheicytreatinthe16thcentury.17Thedessertwasfirstmentionedin1744,whenMarylandGovernorThomasBladenservedstrawberryicecreamtoguests.However,duetothelackofrefrigerators,itwasnotuntil1851thaticecreamfinallybecameavailabletothepublic.18Anestimated$6billionisspentannuallyonthetreat,andthenumbersareevenhigherifrestaurantsalesareincluded.ThoughCaliforniaproducesthemosticecream,thebiggestfans,onapercapita(人均的)basis,liveinWashington,DC,RhodeIsland,andWisconsin.Mostpeoplethinktheiricecreamchoiceisafunctionoftheirtastepreference.19Vanilla(香草)icecreamfansarerisk-takerswhoaregreatatrelationships.Strawberryicecreamenthusiastsaredevoted.Coffeefansarelikelytobeseriousandperfectionists.20A．Chocolatefansmustbegenerousandcharming．B．Butitdidn’tgotoAmericauntilthe18thcentury．C．Peopleallovertheworldcelebratethespecialday．D．Everyone,especiallychildren,lovedeatingicecreamE．Americansarenowoneoftheworld’slargesticecreamconsumers．F．Dr.AlanHirsch,however,believesitreflectsanindividual’spersonality,G．The“cool”holidaywasmadebyformerUSPresidentReaganonJuly9,1984．二、完形填空AgroupofhighschoolandcollegestudentsfromConnecticuthavecometogethertobuildsomethingextraordinary:fully-functioningelectriccarts(電動車)forfamilieswhomaybeunabletoaffordadaptivewheelchairs.Theyarepartofthelocal“GoBabyGo”,a(n)21thathelpskidswith22receiveaccesstoself-governedmobility.“Whatthisisdesignedtodoismaybeforanhoureverydayletthekidtake23oftheirownmobility,”ConnorBoman,oneofthestudentswho24duringthebuildsaid.GoBabyGovolunteerslearnhowtobuildspecialelectriccartshapedlikecars.Localkidsinneedarethengiventhecarts25foreachbuildbeingusuallyfundedentirelybyvoluntary26.TheGoBabyGoinConnecticutfinishedbuildingcustomcartsforseven-year-oldKeliciaandeight-year-oldMosiah.Thedaythestudentscompletedthecarts,KeliciaandMosiah’sfamilieswenttoNewBritainHighSchoolto27themoutforthefirsttime.Wheneachchildgotintotheirbrandnewcart,theirfaces28—it’sthesinglemomentthebuilderslookforwardtothemost.Mosiahwasshakinghisheadin29atfirstthathewasdriving,buthegotthehangofitveryquickly.Hemadedrivingtheredjeeplooksoenjoyablethathisolderbrotherwantedtotryitout.Thestudentswhobuiltthecartlethimhaveatry,30thecartwasspeciallymadeforMosiah,whoisunabletowalkonhisown.Ittooksome31fortheothercartrecipient,Kelicia,togetusedtothedriving,butonceshedid,shecouldn’tstop—andhermom,KechisaMathis,couldn’tstop32.Assheranalongsideherdaughter,someonewasconsideratetorunuptoMathiswithabigboxof33.OnlookerslaughedkindlyasMathiskepton34forKeliciathroughhertears.Theymaylooklikecool,redelectriccars,butthey’remuchmorethanthat—theygivedisabledkidsawaytomovearound35withahugesmileontheirface.21．A．committee B．a(chǎn)cademy C．university D．organization22．A．misfortunes B．disabilities C．mercies D．solutions23．A．care B．a(chǎn)ccount C．control D．hold24．A．prepared B．volunteered C．purchased D．cooperated25．A．ontime B．inturn C．forfree D．forsure26．A．governments B．donations C．regions D．residents27．A．test B．figure C．carry D．work28．A．gotover B．brokedown C．litup D．calmeddown29．A．demand B．sight C．protest D．disbelief30．A．a(chǎn)sthough B．eventhough C．inspiteof D．inthemeantime31．A．effort B．energy C．methods D．strategies32．A．running B．laughing C．crying D．sighing33．A．instruments B．books C．medals D．tissues34．A．cheering B．a(chǎn)pplying C．searching D．praying35．A．luckily B．firmly C．skillfully D．independently三、語法填空閱讀下面短文，在空處填入1個適的單或插號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。LocatedinGuanghancityofSouthwestChina’sSichuanProvinceandcoveringanareaof12squarekilometers.SanxingduiSiteistheremainsoftheancientShuculture,whichdatesback364,800-2,600yearsago,andisconsideredtobeoneofthe37(great)archaeological(考古的)discoveriesinthe20thcentury.Thisparticulardiscoveryisastrongproofofthe38(exist)oftheancientShuStateandtheintegrativepatternofthemulti-culturesoftheChinesenation.Infact,asaculturalsite,,Sanxingduihadcomeintothenoticeofarchaeologistsinasearlyasthe1930s,and39(exploration)weremadesoon.Itallbegan40afarmercalledYanDaochengdugoutanumberoftreasures41(accidental)inthespringof1929.Inthesummerof1986,thousandsofraretreasureswereunearthedfromtwolargenewly-discoveredsacrificialpits(祭祀坑).Theunearthedobjectsareuniqueinshapeandsuperiorintechniques,42(confirm)theextraordinarycreativityoftheancientShupeopleandtheirdesires43(connect)withandunderstandtheuniverse.Aftersleepingfor3,000years,theirawakeninghasshockedtheworld.Whenoureyes44(caught)bythecreationsoftheancientShuancestors,itis45encounterwithacivilizationlostfor3,000years.四、完成句子46．TheAmazonrainforesttheplanetbyfixingcarbonandproducingover20percentofalltheEarth’soxygen.(根據(jù)句意完成句子)47．Inthelast500years,over300speciesofanimals.(根據(jù)句意完成句子)48．Theygivethisareaontheearth:oneintenknownspeciesintheworldcanbefoundhere.(根據(jù)句意完成句子)49．We’vemadeenvironmentalpoliciesforbusinesstoobserve,likestrict.(根據(jù)句意完成句子)50．Ithastobeacommunity-wideeffort,andeveryonecanhelpbyfollowingthegoldenrule:,and.(根據(jù)句意完成句子)五、書信寫作51．假如你是校英文報主編李華，為積極響應節(jié)能號召，共建綠色家園，請用英語寫一封以“節(jié)約用電，珍惜能源”為主題的倡議書。內(nèi)容包括：1.節(jié)約用電的意義；2.日常節(jié)電的措施；3.對大家的呼吁。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右，可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。Dearteachersandstudents,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________TheSchoolNewspaper六、書面表達52．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。Iusedtobecrazyaboutthehuntingseason.Icouldhardlywaitforthosedry,coldmornings,thatcupofhotcoffeeandthenthewalkoverfresh-fallensnow,afinerifle(步槍)inmyhand.Sometimes,hunterspreferthethrillofhuntingtotheactofhuntingdeeritself.Itisanexcitementthatcomesoveryouwhenadeercrashesoutofthebush.Youarewaitingforhimwithdeath.Afterhunting,youalsofeelgreat.There’sthebitofshowingoffwiththeboys.There’sbeautyinthewoodsespeciallylateinthefall.Sometimesyouwalkamongthehugetrees,wherethesunlightfiltersthrough.It’squietandbig,withtouchesofwhiteandgreenandgold.Andthesilenceislikethatofachurch.ItwaslikethatthelasttimeIwasinthewoods.Iwasalone,packingarifle,athermos(保溫杯)ofcoffeeandthreethicksandwiches.Iwentupintothehills,headingforawell-useddeertrail.Sureenoughtherewerefreshtracksinthesnow.Iturnedoverafewrockstoclearthesnowandsettleddownbehindalittlebush.Itwasprettycold,butIwasdressedforitanddidn’tmind.Isatthereforaboutanhour.ItwasthenthatIsawhim.Adeer,abigbeautifuldeer!Hewasofftomyleft.Therewasnocovernearertohimthan30yards.Surely,Icouldn’tmiss!IwaitedforhimtorealizeIwasthere.