宁夏吴忠市同心县八中等校2023-2024学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

宁夏吴忠市同心县八中等校学年高一下学期期末考2023-2024试英语试题

一、阅读理解If you want tomake yourselfhappy thenyou shouldknow whatto do.Here aresome suggestionsfor you.Get enoughsleep.Enough sleepmakes youhealthy.A healthybody bringsyou morefun.You shouldsleep for7to9hours each night.Make sureto go to bedand get up around the sametimeevery day.Eat healthymeals.Another thingyou canmake yourselfhappier isto eatthree healthymeals aday.It willprovide youwith energy,and makeyou thinkwell.No matterhow busyyou are,be carefulof whatyoueat.Because itcan improveyour happiness.Find time to relax.You shouldtry togive yourselfat least30minutes aday forrelaxation.You.cant spendevery secondof yourday working,or youHfeel tiredand terrible.You mayread amagazine,watch TVor talkto yourbest friendon thephone torelax yourself.

1.According to thewriter,we shouldsleep for_eachnight.A.1to2hours B.3to4hours C.7to9hours D.12to15hours

2.The writersuggests thatwe goto bedandgetuparound the_time everyday.A.early B.same C.different D.late

3.Healthy mealscan provideus withA.Energy B.sleep C.suggestions D.ways

4.The writergives_suggestions tomake ushappy.A.two B.three C.four D.fiveMaggie,Travis andLucys scienceteacher seta specialtest for them.They hadto workoutdifferent kindsof problemswithin limitedtimetoget out of alocked room.For thepast hour,Maggie,Travis andLucy hadbeen lockedinside aroom decoratedlike amad（破译）scientisfs laboratory.Together theydecoded a secret languageand solveda difficultmathsproblem.The lastchallenge,however,stopped them.The keyto thedoor wastrapped in aCooking breakfastwas onlytheir firststep and they wereready to take onmoreresponsibilities...block office.“We have to meltthe ice,“Lucy said.“But theresnothing hothere!”Maggie complained.（裹）Travis pulledoff his sweatshirt andwrapped itaroundtheice.“This keepsme warm,“hereasoned.A fewminutes passedby,but theice didntmelt.（隔热材料）”Isnt clothan insulatorLucy asked.She triedto rememberwhat she had learnedinscience class.Heat alwaysflows fromwarm objectsto coldones.The heatin the air willeventuallymelt theice,but weneed to find somethingthat willhelp heatmove fromtheairto theice morequickly.^^“What aboutglass”Maggie asked.“Glass isalso aninsulator.It keepsheat frommoving,“Lucy said.Then shenoticed alarge metal（金属托盘）tray acrossthe room.“This mightwork!”Lucy putthe blockof iceonto thetray.Everybodys eyesmoved betweenthe clockand theice.Would theybe ableto freethe keyin timeAtlast,the keylay in the wateron thetray.The threefriends rushedoutof the roomin thelastminute.“We madeit!”Travis cheered.Good thingyou paidattention inscience class!”

5.What finalchallenge didthe threefriends need to completeA.To solvea mathsproblem.B.To learnasecretlanguage.C.To findtheir scienceteacher.D.To getthe keytrapped inice.

6.What doesTravis meanby saying“This keepsme warm”A.His sweatshirtcan help melt theice.B.He dislikeshissweatshirt.C.His sweatshirtis ofgood quality.D.He wantstotakeoff hissweatshirt.

7.What doesthe underlinedword“eventually“probably meanA.carefully B.suddenly C.finally D.properlyDick livedin England.One dayin Januaryhe saidto his wife,Im going to flyto New York nextweekbecause Ivegot somework there.1nWhere areyou goingto staythere his wife asked.nI dontknowyet.n Dickanswered.HPlease sendme yourdress fromthere ina telegram（电报），his wifesaid.nAll right,n Dickanswered.He flewto NewYork onJanuary31st andfound anice hotelin thecenter of the city.He puthisthings inhis roomand thenhe sent his roomand thenhe senthiswifea telegram.He putthe address of hishotelin it.In theevening hedidnt have any work,so he went toa cinema.He cameout atnine oclockandsaid,nNow Imgoing back to myhotel andhaveanice dinner/*He founda taxi（出租车）and thedriver said,HWhere doyouwantto go”But Dickdidntremember the name and addressof his hotel.Which hotelare mythings inhe said,And whatam Igoingto do tonight1But thedriver ofthetaxi didnot know.So Dickgot outand wentinto apost office.There hesenthiswife anothertelegram,and init hewrote,Please sendme myaddress atthis postoffice.”

8.Dick flewto NewYork because.A.he wentthere fora holidayB.he hadwork there（观光）C.he wentthere forsightseeing D.his homewas there

9.Why didhiswifewant atelegram fromhimA.Because shedidnt knowhis addressyet.B.Because she wanted togotoNewYork,too.C.Because shemight send him anothertelegram.D.Because she couldnt leaveher husbandby himselfin NewYork

10.Where didDick stayin NewYorkA.In thecenter of the city.B.In ahotel.C.In arestaurant.D.At hisfriends house.

11.Who wouldsendhimthenameandaddressof hishotel（经理）A.The managerof hishotel.B.The policeoffice.C.The taxidriver.D.His wife.Chinas Twenty-four SolarTerms isconsidered tobe thecountrys fifthgreat invention.It has（联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产been added to UNESCOsList ofIntangible CulturalHeritage名录）.The Twenty-four SolarTerms wasinvented byancient Chinese.At thattime,most peoplewerefarmers.They hadto learnabout themovement of the suninayear anddo thefarming accordingly.The Twenty-four SolarTerms showsthe changesof climate,seasons andsome biological（生物现象）.phenomena Forexample,Rain Wateris betweenFebruary18th andFebruary20th.When itcomes,the temperaturegoes up,snow meltsand therewill be more and more rain.Start ofSpring,Start ofSummer,Start ofAutumn andStart ofWinter areopenings ofthe four seasons.Awakening of Insects isbetween arch5th andMarch6th.During thisperiod,many livingthingscome outafter along winterof silence.The Twenty-four SolarTerms showsancient Chinese peoples wisdom.Now itis addedtoUNESCOs heritagelist.This meansthat itis acceptedand will be acceptedby moreand morepeople inthe world.

12.Why didancient Chineseinvent theTwenty-four SolarTermsA.Because theywanted totell thedifferences offourseasons.B.Because theywanted tolearn somethingabout the sun.C.Because theywanted tohelp themdo thefarming.D.Because mostof themwere farmers.

13..What happenswhen AwakeningofInsectscomesA.Summer begins.B.The temperaturegoes down.C.There willbemoreandmoresnow.D.The snakecomes outafter along wintersleep.

14.How manysolar terms are mentionedin thearticleA.Two solarterms arementioned.B.Four solarterms arementioned.C.Five solarterms arementioned.D.Six solartermsarementioned.

15.According tothe passage,which ofthe followingis NotTrueA.The Twenty-four SolarTerms showsthat ancientChinesepeoplewere wise.B.The Twenty-four SolarTerms isone ofthe fourgreat inventions.C.The Twenty-four SolarTerms isaddedtoUNESCOs heritagelist.D.The Twenty-four SolarTerms isaccepted in theworld.The sevenCs ofa goodletterWhat isthe secret of writinga goodletter Youwillbesuccessful ifyou followthese sevenCs.Clear.16・Make themeasy tounderstand.Talk asif thereader wereright therewithyou.Correct.Writing shouldbe takenseriously.17・Use yourdictionary.If youneed to,check areference booktoo.Use themas muchas youneedto.Complete.Complete yourpoints.Finish onepoint completelybefore goingon tothe next.（礼貌的）.Courteous Befriendly.Present yourinformation nicelyeven ifyou arecomplainingabout something.18Concise.Make eachpoint asclearly andbriefly as you can.Conversational.This isreally thesecretofgood writing,

19.Such aletter has anatural,friendly tone.Considerate.20Write aboutwhat youbelieve thereader needsor wantsto know.Try tobe helpful.This willbuild goodfeeling towardyou.The sevenCs areabout writingletters.But howabout schoolpapers Usethe sevenCs.Write asifyou aretalking toyour teacheror professor.Youll besurprised.Youll almostinstantly becomea goodwriter.And youmight evenenjoy writingfrom nowon.A.Use short,direct sentences.B.Include longsentences inyour letter.C.Think ofthe readers9point ofview asyou write.D.Just talktotheperson.E.In allletters,treat othersasyouwant themto treat you.F.Dont guess,even forspelling.G.Make surewhat yousay iscorrect.

二、完形填空Once upona time,there was a littlesparrow.This sparrowwas alwayson thehunt forsomethingto eatand oneday hehappened upona bigbean.But beforehecould21it,hehadto washhis hands.Hehid the bean ona bridgeand flewdown tothe22below toclean up.“I justcant waitfor mywonderful23J the sparrow saidto himself.Then he24his wayback up tothe bridge.I wonthavetowork fora week!”But whenhe gotbacktohis25place,the beanwas gone!As the sparrow flewaround lookingfor hislost treasure,he saw a26coming over the bridge.27,can youhelpmefind mybean thesparrow asked.Please,do Ilook likeIhave timetofinda tinybean Findit28J saidthe farmeras hewalked away.Next,thesparrowsawasoldier comingoverthe bridge.He askedthe soldierthe29question.（大臣）Please,little birdJ haveno timeforyouJ hesaid and walked on.Then aminister camewalkingby,but30thesparrowcould evenask,he laughedandwalkedaway.The littlebird had31given uphope,when the king cameup thebridge,riding onan elephant.The sparrowrepeated hisquestion,but thekingdidnt32him.The sparrowsat on thebridge,hungry andsad.An antcame by.After heheard thesparrows story,hewentuptothe elephant.Tell theking to、find thatpoor birds33or Iwill goinside yourear andbite you!”The elephantstopped,turned tothekingand said,“Go helpthat sparrow,or Iwill throwyou off.The kingwas34Hecalled theminister over andtheminister orderedthe soldier.Then thesoldier wentover tothe farmer/Find thatbirds bean,or Tilkick youoff thisbridge!”The farmer35all dayand asthesunwas setting,hefinally foundthebean.The sparrowwas thankful,and heate wellforthenext week.

21.A.plant B.sell C.drop D.eat

22.A.hill B.river C-tree D.forest

23.A.breakfast B.lunch C.supper D.dinner

24.A.lost B.felt C.made D.fought

25.A.sleeping B.playing C.working D.hiding

26.A.farmer B.soldier C.minister D.king

27.A.Thank youB.Excuse meC.Fm sorryD.Come on

28.A.myself B.herself C.yourself D.himself

29.A.same B.different C-opposite D.common

30.A.while B.after C.before D.until

31.A.again B.almost C.already D.always

32.A.get onwith B・catch upwith C,take noticeof D.think highlyof.

33.A.meat B.drink C.fruit D.food

34.A.scared B・satisfied C.excited D.bored

35.A.regretted B.thought C.waited D.searched

三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式（）The GreatWall ofChina ismore than6,000kilometres long.It winds36it wayfrom westto（）east,across deserts,over mountains,through valleysuntil at last it37reach thesea.The GreatWall（）hasahistory ofover twentycenturies.The firstpart ofit38build duringthe Springand AutumnPeriod.（）During theQin Dynasty,39keep the enemy outofhisempire,Emperor QinShihuang hadall the walls（）40join up.Thus,the GreatWall cameinto being.The GreatWall iswide enoughat41top forfivehorses orten mento walkon sideby side.Along thewall arewatchtowers,42soldiers usedto keepwatch.（）Fire waslit onthe towersasa43warn whentheenemycame.（）It was44terrible difficultto buildsuch awall inancient days45any modernmachine.All theworkwas doneby hand.Thousands of men diedand wereburied underthewallthey built.The GreatWallwas madenot onlyof stoneand earth,but ofthe fleshand bloodof millionsofmen.

四、单词拼写（精力充沛的）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

46.He knewI wasand wouldget thingsdone.（感激的）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

47.I amvery toyou forgiving mesome advice.（肯定,确实）（根

48.She haddecided thatshewantedto continueworking withwomen inthis firm.据汉语提示单词拼写）（财务的）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

49.The companyis indifficulties.（气候）（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

50.The inthis cityremains uncertainat present.

51.Don9tyouknow it9s rudeto（耳语，低语）？（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

52.His voicewas warmwith friendshipand（尊重）.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

53.Mike wastrying toshow offhis talentby（装饰）thekitchen wallwith hiscolourpencils.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）（祝贺）（根据汉语

54.We sentNancy ouron herwinning thegold medalin the1,500metre race.提示单词拼写）

55.The inventionofthecomputer isa great（成就）.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

五、书信写作假定你是李华，你的澳大利亚笔友对中国的传统节日非常感兴趣，在端午节来临之

56.Mike际，他写信向你询问中国传统节日的相关习俗请你用英语写一封回信，向他介绍中国的端午节要点包括.端午节是中国的重要传统节日之一；

1.端午节的时间是每年的农历五月初五；

2.人们庆祝端午节是为了纪念中国伟大的诗人屈原；

3.人们在端午节吃粽子、观看赛龙舟比赛；

4.欢迎他来到中国5注意写作词数应为左右；

1.100请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答

2.参考词汇端午节（）习俗（）农历（）纪

3.The DragonBoat Festival,customs,the lunarcalendar,念（inmemoryof）,粽子（rice dumpling）,赛龙舟（dragonboatraces）,庆祝（celebrate）Dear Mike,Im gladto knowyou havea greatinterest inChinese traditionalfestivals.Yours,Li Hua

六、书面表达阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文

57.A MOTHERSDAY SURPRISEThetwins werefilled withexcitement asthey thoughtofthesurprise theywere planningforMothers Day.How pleasedand proudMother wouldbe whenthey broughther breakfastin bed.Theyplanned tomake Frenchtoast andchicken porridge.They hadwatched theirmother inthe kitchen.Therewas nothingto it.Jenna andJeff knewexactly whattodo.The bigday cameatlast.The alarmrang at6a.m.The pairwent down the stairsquietly tothekitchen.They decidedto boilthe porridgefirst.They putsome riceinto apot ofwater andleft itto boilwhilethey madethe Frenchtoast.Jeff broketwo eggsinto aplate andadded insome milk.Jenna foundthe bread and put twoslices intothe eggmixture.Next.Jeff turnedonthesecond stoveburner toheat upthefrying pan.Everything wasgoing smoothlyuntil Jeffstarted fryingthebreadThe panwas toohot andthebread turnedblack withinseconds.Jenna threwthe burntpiece intothe sunkandputintheother sliceof bread.This time,she turneddownthe fire soit cookednicely.Then Jeffnoticed steamshooting outofthepot andthe lidstarting toshake.The nextminute,theporridge boiledoverandput outthefire.Jenna panicked.Thankfully,Jeff stayedcalm andturned offthegas quickly.But thestove wasa messnow.Jenna toldJeff toclean itup sothey couldcontinue tocookthe restoftheporridge.But Jeffshand touchedthe hotburner andhe gavea cryof pain.Jenna madehimput hishand incold water.Then shecaught thesmell ofburning.Oh dear!The pieceofbreadinthepan注意had turnedblack aswell.续写词数应为左右

1.150请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答

2.As thetwins lookedaround themin disappointment,their fatherappeared.。