廣東省茂名市電白區(qū)2022-2023學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期末考試英語試題

第1頁/共1頁2022~2023學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期末考試高一英語(滿分：130分時(shí)間：120分鐘)第一部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)閱讀理解(共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AIfyou’dliketogosightseeing,thefollowingWorldHeritagesites(世界遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)地)maybeyourbestchoices.JiuzhaigouValleyScenicandHistoricInterestAreaJiuzhaigouValley,whichliesinthenorthernpartofSichuanProvince,China,reachesaheightofmorethan4,800m,withaseriesofdifferentforestecosystems(生態(tài)系統(tǒng)).It’sparticularlyfamousforitsnarrowlandformsandexcellentwaterfalls.Some140kindsofbirdsalsoliveinthevalley,aswellasanumberofendangeredplantsandanimals,includingthegiantpanda,JiuzhaigouValleywasrecognizedasaWorldHeritagesitebyUNESCOin1992.KhamiRuinsNationalMonumentThecityofKhami,whichdevelopedafterthecapitalofGreatZimbabwehadbeengivenupinthemid-16thcentury,isofgreatarchaeological(考古的)interest.ThediscoveryofobjectsfromEuropeandChinashowsthatKhamiwasamajorcentrefortradeoveralongperiodoftime.ItjoinedtheWorldHeritageListin1986.HendersonIslandHendersonIsland,whichliesintheeasternSouthPacific,isoneofthefewatolls(環(huán)礁)intheworldwhoseecology(生態(tài))hasbeenuntouched.Itisparticularlyfamousforthe10plantsand4birdsthatcanonlybeseenontheisland.ItwasrecordedintheWorldHeritageListin1988.OldCityofJerusalemAsaholy(神圣的)cityforthreedifferentreligionsintheMiddleEast,Jerusalemhasalwaysbeenofgreatreligiousimportance.ItwasgivenaWorldHeritageStatusin1981andplacedonthe“WorldHeritageinDangerList”thefollowingyear.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutJiuzhaigouValley?A.Itisfamousformanyancientobjects.B.Wonderfulwaterfallscanbeseenthere.C.Ithasbeenuntouchedbyhumanbeings.D.ItliesintheeasternSouthPacific.2.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatJerusalem.A.wasruinedinthemid-16thcenturyB.wasoncebusinesscenterfortradeC.isaholycityforthreemajorreligionsD.hasover140kindsofbirdslivingthere3.Accordingtothepassage,whichWorldHeritagesitewasmostrecentlyset?A.JiuzhaigouValleyScenicandHistoricInterestArea.B.KhamiRuinsNationalMonument.C.OldCityofJerusalem.D.HendersonIsland.BOnenight,PilarwasinadeepsleepwhenshewaswokenbyhercatInti.IntiwasmeowingwildlyoutsidePilar’sbedroomandthrowinghimselfagainsttheclosedbedroomdoor.WhenPilaropenedhereyes,shesawthatherbedroomwasfilledwithsmoke.AssheescapedherhousewithIntiinherarms,shesawthatafirewasburninginherkitchen.Pilarcouldeasilyhavelostherlife,butIntiwouldnotletthathappen.EventhoughInticouldhaveescapedthehousethroughacatdoor,hewouldn’tleavePilar.Asamazingasthisstoryis,itisnotasuncommonasyoumaythink.TaketheexampleofCharlotteLeeandherhorse,Thunder.Onesummernight,thewholefamilywasasleepwiththewindowsopen.Itwasnormallyveryquietwheretheylived.Suddenly,therewasaloudnoise.Charlottewokeupfromhersweetdream,andthenoisecontinued.Thensheheardahorserunningfasttowardsthehouse.ThenextthingshesawwasThunderstandingoutsideherwindow,neighing(嘶叫)andshakinghishead.Sheknewsomethingwaswrong.Charlottequicklygoteveryoneoutofthehousebeforetheearthquakehit.Thunderhassavedherlife.Therearealsostoriesofwildanimalscomingtotherescueofhumans.Oneanimalknowntobeafriendofhumansisthedolphin.OnceToddEndriswassurfingwithhisfriendswhenhewasattackedbya13-foot(4-meter)shark.Inthemiddleoftheattack,agroupofdolphinscametohisrescuebyformingaprotectiveringaroundEndrisuntilhecouldgetsafelytoshore.Withoutthehelpofthedolphins,thereislittlechancethatToddcouldhaveescaped.Nooneissurewhyanimalshavesooftencometoourrescue.However,itisclearthathumansandanimalsenjoyacloserelationship.Itisimportantthatwecareforthemasmuchaswecan.4.WhydidIntithrowhimselfagainstthedoor?A.Hewastryingtowakeuphisowner.B.Hewantedtogetoutoftheroom.C.Hefeltboredandwasplayingbyhimself.D.Hecouldn’tfindthewayoutbecauseofsmoke.5.Beforetheearthquakehit,Charlotte______.A.closedthewindows B.wassleepingdeeplyC.rantowarnherneighbors D.gotherhorseoutofthestable6.BothIntiandThunder_______.A.wereshyandquiet B.usedtomakenoiseatnightC.werebraveandsmart D.savedtheirownersseveraltimes7.WhichofthefollowingisprobablyTodd’sfeelingtowardsthedolphins?A.Doubtful. B.Grateful.C.Frightened. D.Bored.CIfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven'tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreater,theyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDrAndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof"earlybilinguals"whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference."Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,"saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales,hasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills."Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(靈活的),"hesaid."Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas."ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoand34.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter."Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,"explainedthescientists.8.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis______.A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB.man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC.1anguagecanhelpbrainpowerD.1anguagelearningandmathsstudy9.Inthesecondparagraph,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto______.A.saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe(she)islearningalanguageC.toshowtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell10Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat______.A.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguage,thehigherthegreymatterdensityisB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn'tknowasecondlanguageC.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople'sbrainD.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime11.Theunderlinedword“bilinguals'’probablymeans______.A.aresearcheronlanguagelearningB.apersonwhoisgoodatlearningforeignlanguagesC.apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD.anactivelanguagelearnerDOverthelasttwodaysinDecemberlastyear,nearly30tornadoescausedgreatdamageacrosssixstates——fromArkansasinthesouthtoIllinoisintheMidwest.Morethan100tornadowarningswereissued——themosteverforaday.ThetornadoinKentuckycausedatleast50people’sdeaths,whichwasdescribedastheworstinthisstate’shistory.Asoneofthelargestcountriesintheworld,theUnitedStatesisalsooneofthemostgeographicallyvariouscountries-fromdesertstoforeststomilesofcoastline.Whilethiscomeswithmanyadvantages,itunfortunatelyleavesthecountryeasilydamagedbyallkindsofnaturaldisasters.DifferentpartsoftheUnitedStatesfacedifferenttypesofnaturaldisasters.Thewestcoastisatriskofwildfires,earthquakes,andevenvolcaniceruptions.Thesouthernpartofthecountryisfrequentlyhitbytornadoes,andtheeastcoastfacesthethreatofserioushurricaneseveryyear.Midwesternareasnearriversareoftenfloodedbyhugefloods,andthesearetheworstfloodsinAmericanhistory.Thegovernmentsreviewedtheweathereventineachstate’shistorythatcausedthehighestnumberofdeathstodeterminetheworstnaturaldisasterineverystate.Thankstotheirlocationandgeographicresearch,somestatescouldprepareaheadoftimetoavoidmass-casualty(重大傷亡的)weatherevents.However,manyotherpartsofthecountryhavebeenlessfortunate,experiencingmassivestormsandfloods.Manysuchevents,likethe1900hurricanethathitGalvestonofTexas,killedsomanypeoplethatitwasimpossibletogetanexactnumberoffinaldeaths,especiallyduringthattime.Americanweathercontinuestobecomemorechangeable.In2018,therewere14weathereventsthatcausedover$1billionindamage.Andinmanypartsofthecountry,theseweathereventscouldbecomeevenmoredestructive(毀滅性的)becauseofglobalwarming.12.Whatdoweknowfromthefiguresinparagraph1?A.LessandlessnaturaldisastershitAmerica.B.TornadoesweretheleastthreattoAmericans.C.ThetornadoinKentuckywastheworstintheworld.D.Americasufferedfromseriousnaturaldisasters.13.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?A.TheworstfloodsinAmericanhistory.B.TheearthquakesinthewestcoastofUS.C.ThenaturaldisastersindifferentpartsofUS.D.ThehurricanesalongtheeastcoastofUS.14.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAmerica’sweatherinthefuture?A.Controllable. B.Worrying. C.Unchangeable. D.Pleasant.15.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.CommonNaturalDisastersintheUSB.AWeatherReportfromtheUSC.TornadoesCausingGreatDamageD.ASeriousTornadoinKentucky第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選山能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。SimplewaystoimproveyourwrittenEnglishManypeoplethinkitisreallydifficulttoimprove(提高)theirwritinginEnglish.Don’tworry,though.HerearesomesimplestepsthatyoucantaketoimproveyourwrittenEnglish.●Increaseyourvocabulary.Toexpressyourselfclearly,youneedagoodactivevocabulary.That’snotjustbeingabletoknowlotsofwords—itmeansactuallybeingabletousethemcorrectly.___16___Tip:Whenyoulearnanewword,trytolearnalltheformsofthatword.●___17___Peopleoftensaythatwelearntowritebestbyreading.ReadinginEnglishisusefulinmanyways.Itisagreatwaytogetanideaofthedifferentstylesofwritingandseehowtousewordsproperly.Tip:___18___Learningshouldn’tbeboringReadeachtextseveraltimestomakesureyouunderstandhowtousenewwordsandexpressionsinthetext.●Improveyourgrammar.Grammarisveryimportantbecauseitimprovesthequality(質(zhì)量)ofyourwritingTip:___19___Thefirsttime,lookforgeneralmistakesandthesecondtimelookformistakeswiththegrammarpointyouarestudyingatthemoment.●Justdoit!Thebestwaytoimproveyourwritingistogetapenandpaperandwrite.Bepreparedtowriteseveralversions(版本)ofeachtext.___20___A.Knowyourreaders.B.Readwidelyandoften.C.Alwayscheckyourwritingtwice.D.Remember,practicemakesperfect!E.Choosebooksorarticlesthatinterestyou.F.Usesimplerlanguageandshortersentencestoshowyourideas.G.Dothisbylearningnewwordswithexamplesentences,notjustwordlists.第二部分語言知識(shí)及應(yīng)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。ItwasabitterwintermorninginKennewick,Washington.JohnLuncefordsawacryingchildalonghisbus____21____toschool.Tearsrolleddowntheyoungboy’scheeksashisbare(裸露)handsandcarswere____22____redbecauseofthebittercold.Luncefordtookhis____23____off,whichhegavetothechild,andsaid,“It’llbeOK.”“I’magrandfather.Noonewantsakidto____24____likethat,”Luncefordsaid,Hisheart____25____becauseofthepoorchild,knowingthe____26____winterwasstilllyingahead.After____27____thekidsoffatschool,thethree―yearbusdriverandformer(昔日的)USArmysoldierwenttothe____28____tobuytensetsofglovesandhats.Hereturnedtothe____29____anddeterminedtofindtheboy.Aschoolworker____30____Luncefordtothelibrary,wheretheboywasstudyingwithhisclass.ThereLuncefordwassurprisedto____31____theboywithanewpairofglovesandahat.Butthelittleboywasjustthe____32____.Manyotherstudentswouldreceivethe____33____oftheirfamiliarbusdriver.Heannouncedtothestudentsinthelibrarythatanychildfoundwithoutahatorglovesalonghisbusroutewouldbegivenaset.Onelittlegirl____34____saidshedidn’thaveahat.AsLunceford____35____heracomfortablehat,hesmiledandsaid,“I’lltakecareofyou,sweetie.”21.A.entrance B.duty C.trip D.route22.A.totally B.generally C.merely D.roughly23.A.overcoat B.glasses C.gloves D.socks24.A.work B.suffer C.wait D.behave25.A.lost B.recovered C.changed D.ached26.A.latest B.coldest C.hottest D.shortest27.A.dropping B.taking C.rolling D.sending28.A.company B.park C.store D.bank29.A.home B.station C.library D.school30.A.fetched B.invited C.guided D.followed31.A.look B.surprise C.blame D.charge32.A.center B.beginning C.attention D.end33.A.comment B.prize C.challenge D.kindness34.A.immediately B.jokingly C.finally D.obviously35.A.made B.promised C.handed D.lent第二節(jié)：語法填空(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TheSmallFriendsPetShelterwasstartedbyagroupofhighschoolstudentsand____36____(them)parentswhentheystartedtoseemanypetsthatwereleftbehindaftertheirfamilies____37____(move)away.Today,thereareabout70cats,50dogs,threerabbits,andafewturtles____38____(live)attheshelter.Theyoungpeople____39____runtheshelterworkhard____40____(keep)theplaceclean,takecareoftheanimals,andadvertisetheanimalssothattheycanbeadopted.Theyhavealreadyhelpedtofind____41____(home)fornearly200animals.Itishardwork,but____42____youngpeopleworkingattheshelterthinkitisworthit.Soifyoufindapetthat____43____(lose),calltheyoungpeople____44____SmallFriendsPetShelter!Andifyouwanttohelpout,goandvolunteeryourtimeandlove.Thatiswhattheanimals_____45_____(real)needmost.第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)請(qǐng)將本部分題的答案寫在答題卡上第一節(jié)詞匯，語法與句子(每空1分，滿分25分)46.Despitethegreatdifficulties,therescueteamsearched________survivorsdayandnight.（用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空）47.Hestoodonthesidewalkwithhishands________(bury)inthepockets.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)48.Theysparednoefforttosavethebuilding________(date)backtotheQingDynasty.（所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空）49.It’ssaidthatthecauseoftheterribleaccidentisstillunder________(investigate).（所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空）50.Ithasbeenfoundthatparents’wordsanddeedshave________effectontheirchildren.(用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空)51.Theposterwarnspeoplethatit’sillegal________(hunt)endangeredanimalsinthe