新疆生产建设兵团第六师芳草湖农场中学2023-2024学年高一上学期1月期末英语试题

新疆生产建设兵团第六师芳草湖农场中学学年高一2023-2024上学期月期末英语试题1

一、阅读理解International Day of Education24JanuaryEducation is a humanright,a publicgood anda publicresponsibility.The United Nations（宣布）General Assemblyproclaimed24January as International Dayof Education,in celebrationofthe roleof educationfor peaceand development.Today,250million childrenand youthare outof school,（文盲的）.（侵犯）and763million adultsare illiterateTheir rightto educationis beingviolated andit is unacceptable.Ifs time to transformeducation.International Dayof Clean Energy26JanuaryThe International Dayof CleanEnergyon26January wasdeclared by the GeneralAssembly asa（过渡）call toraise awareness and mobilizeaction for a justand inclusivetransition toclean energyfor the benefitof peopleand the planet.26January isalso thefounding dateof theInternational（）Renewable EnergyAgency IRENA,a globalintergovernmental agencyestablished in2009to supportcountriesin theirenergy transitions.World Health Day7AprilIt iscelebrated annuallyand eachyear drawsattention to a specifichealth topicof concerntopeople allover theworld.The dateof7April marksthe anniversaryof thefounding ofWHO in

1948.The themefor World HealthDay2024is Myhealth,my right”,which waschosen tochampionthe rightof everyone,everywhere tohave accessto qualityhealth services,education andinformation,as wellas safedrinking water,clean air,good nutrition,quality housing,decent workingandenvironmental conditions.World EnvironmentDay5June请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答

2.Seeing that the kidsat there,I was a bitworried.At closingtime,the onlyperson leftwas thelittle boy.World EnvironmentDay,held annuallyon5June,brings togethermillions ofpeople from acrossthe globe,engaging themin theeffort toprotect andrestore theEarth.People frommore than150countries participatein thisUnited Nationsinternational day,which celebratesenvironmental actionandthe powerof governments,businesses andindividuals tocreate amore sustainableworld.The eventhasbeen ledby theUnitedNationsEnvironment ProgrammeUNEP sinceits startin

1973.

1.On whatday is the eventabout worldenergy markedA.24January.B.26January.C.7April.D.5June.

2.Which of the followingevent beganin1973A,International Dayof Education.B.InternationalDayofCleanEnergy.C.WorldHealthDay.D.World EnvironmentDay.

3.What dothe fourevents havein commonA.They havea commongoal.B.They havea longhistory.C.They9re internationalevents.D.They benefitworld environment.For someclimate challenges,there arerelatively straightforwardfixes.For example,renewableenergy sourcescan alreadyreplace muchof theenergy neededto powerbuildings,cars andmore.Theres nosubstitute fbrfood,but shiftingwhat weeat ispossible.If everyoneon theplanet atevegetables,greenhouse gasemissions from the foodsystem couldbe cutby morethan half;a planetofvegetarians wouldreduce foodemissions bytwo thirds.If westopped consumingconventional foodandrelied ona lab-grown nutritionalfood instead of soilor water-produced food,we couldprevent about1degree centigradeof futurewarming,according toa recentpaper thatconsidered theunique thoughtexperiment.“What thiswork saysis:Hey,look,we canstill getpretty bigwins evenif werenot makingthesereally bigchanges indietary composition,“says Clark.I thinkthafs reallypowerful,because alot ofpeoplejust dontwant to make thosereally bigdietary changes,for manyreasons.While vegetarian dietsare becomingmore commonin Americaand someEuropean countries,its absolutelyridiculous toassumethat everyonewill beeating avegetariandiet30years fromnow,“he says.Food choicesare personal,deeply connectedto cultural,religious,emotional,economic concernsandso muchmore.“Rather thandictate howto doit,its muchbetter totry togive choices/9says Naglaa,a food,nutrition andenvironment researcherat TuftsUniversity.This approachaims toinform peoplesothat theycan makechoices thatcorrespond with their needs and valuesinsteadofwaiting fbrtheauthoritys rules and orders.As awhole,those choices can benefitboth humanhealth and theplanet.Forthat tohappen,itisnecessary towork alongsidelarge-scale effortsto reshapeindustrial foodproduction.“But whatpeople chooseto eatdaily isfar frominsignificant,says Clark.We dontall havetobecome vegetariansovernight.Small changescan make a bigdifference.

4.How doesthe authorshow theeffects ofdietary changesin paragraph2A.By analyzingthe reasons.B.By usinga quotation.C.By answeringquestions.D.By listingdata.

5.What isClarks attitudetowards smalldietary changesA.Indifferent.B.Skeptical.C.Favorable.D.Negative.

6.What doesthe underlinedword“dictate“in paragraph4meanA.Command.B.Persuade.C.Perceive.D.Describe.

7.What isthe besttitle for the textA.How smallchanges toour dietscan benefitthe planetB.Small changesin lifechoicescanmakeabig differenceC.Why renewableenergy sourcescan reducegas emissionsD.Lab-grown nutritionalfood couldprevent futurewarmingA speechin aplay byShakespeare canbe asshort asa wordor aslong asseveral hundred.Butwhat isthe mostcommon lengthStayingaway fromShakespeare himselfforamoment,we cantake BenJonsons playVolpone1606and countthe number of speechesand theirlengths.The mostcommon lengthis fourwords.Thenext mostcommon lengthis fivewords.Of theother16Jonsons plays,12also havea speech length模式mode of four.It was not justJonson;it waseverybody.After1602,four-word speecheswere themostcommon kindacross allthe earlymodern playsthat survived.The London theatre industrytook offin thelate1580sandearly1590sandwe seea concentrationofspeechlengthmodes ofnine orten.After1602,the mode of fourpredominated.If welook justatShakespeares plays,we findhim doingwhat everyoneelse did:changing fromfavoring nine-wordspeeches tofavouring four-word speechesaround1597-1602and nevergoing back.（居作家）Our suggestionis that the playwrightsU learnedprogressively fromone anotherhowto representmore closelythe speech lengths ofeveryday exchangesand foundthat audiencesrespondedwell to these.They startedto focusless onstrict writingrulesandmore on the livelinessof everydayspeech.Another wayto thinkof thisis offeredbytheRussian literaryscholar BorisYarkho.He put（指数）一forward an“index ofliveliness^^the ratioof thenumberofspeeches tothe totalnumber oflinesin aplay.He researchedthe worksofthe17th-century Frenchplaywright PierreCorneille andfoundthat hiscomedies havea higherindex becauseof theirshorter speeches.The movefroma modeofninewords toamodeoffourrepresents theshortened averagespeech,and thusa moveto livelierdrama inYarkhosterms.Nevertheless,we haveno recordof anydramatist orplaygoer reflectingontheshortening ofaveragespeechlengths;our onlyknowledge ofit comesfrom countingthe wordsin theplays forourselves.

8.What happenedin Englishplays aroundthe1600sA.Their storylineswere aboutfamous writers.B.They were influenced bya poeticwriting style.C.They featureddifferent storytellingtechniques.D.Their speecheswere generallyshorter inlength.

9.What doesthe underlinedword“predominated“in paragraph3meanA.Remained unique.B.Took theleading position.C.Disappeared slowly.D.Played aneducational role.

10.Why didplaywrights changetheir writingstyles according to paragraph4A.To challengetraditional writingrules.B.To standout byapplying theirunique style.C.To avoidbeing affectedby socialvalues.D.To createrealistic andacceptable speeches.

11.Which ofthe followingis Yarkhosopinion onthe changein playsA.It savedactors thetrouble ofmemorizing theirlines.B,It reflectedpeoples preferencefor seriousdialogues.C.It helpedpresent dramasin anactive andpleasant way.D.It madethe charactersexpress theirfeelings effectively.Mars may seem like a dry,desolate place,but the red planettransforms intoan otherworldlywonderlandin winter,accordingtoa newvideo sharedby NASA.Its latewinter inMars NorthernHemisphere,where thePerseverance roverand Ingenuity（三角洲）helicopter areexploring anancient riverdelta thatonce fedinto JezeroCrater billionsof yearsago.As theplanefs mainfeature,dust drivesMartian weather,but theplanet isno strangerto snow,iceand frost.There aretwo typesof snowon Mars.One isthe kindwe experienceon Earthmade of frozenwater.The thinMartian airand sub-zero temperaturesmeans thattraditional snowchanges froma soliddirectlytoagas,before touchingthe groundon Mars.The othertype ofMartian snowis carbon dioxide based,or dryice,and itcan landonthesurface.A fewfeet ofsnow tendsto fall on Marsin itsflat regionsnear thepoles.Enough fallsthat youcould（穿雪鞋走路）snowshoe acrossit.said SylvainPiqueux,a Marsscientist atNASAS JetPropulsionLaboratory inPasadena,California,in astatement.（轨道飞彳亍器）So far,no orbitersor rovershave beenable to see snowfall ontheredplanetbecause theweather phenomenononly occursatthepoles beneathcloud coverat night.The camerasonthe orbiterscant peerthrough theclouds,and norobotic explorershave beendeveloped thatcouldsurvive the freezing temperaturesatthepoles,which canbe aslow asminus120degrees Celsius.However,the MarsClimate Sounderinstrument onthe MarsReconnaissance Orbitercan detectlightthats invisibletothehuman eye.It hasmade detectionsof carbondioxide snowfalling attheMartian poles.The Phoenixlander,which arrivedon Marsin2008,also usedone ofits laserinstrumentsto detectwater-ice snowfrom itsspot about1,600kilometers awayfrom the Martian northpole.Thanks tophotographers,we knowsnowflakes onEarth areunique andsix sided.Beneath amicroscope,Martian snowflakeswould likelylook alittle different.Because carbondioxide ice（对称）（立方体has asymmetry offour,we knowdry-ice snowflakeswould becube-shaped的），“Piqueux said.Thanks tothe MarsClimate Sounder,we cantell thesesnowflakes wouldbesmaller thanthe widthof ahuman hair.”Ice andcarbondioxide-based frostsalso formon Mars,and theycan occurfarther awayfrom the（）poles.The Odysseyorbiter whichentered Marsorbit in2001has watchedfrost formingand turningtoa gasin thesunlight,while theViking landersspotted icyfrost onMars when they arrivedin the1970s.

12.What canwe learnabout thesnow madeoffrozenwater onMarsA.It containslots ofdust.B,It makesthe Martianair thick.C.It keepsits formstable whilefalling.D.It canhardly beseen ontheMartianground.

13.What makesit difficultfor roboticexplorers tosee snowfallon MarsC-The changingweather pattern.D.The distancefromthepoles.

14.What canthe MarsClimate Soundertell usabout dry-ice snowflakesA.Their smell.B.Their size.C.Their speed.D.Their direction.

15.What isthe besttitle ofthe textA.It SeldomSnows onMars B.It IsMuch ColderonMarsC.The BeautifulWinter onMars D.The SeasonalChanges onMarsA.The freezingtemperature.B.The thicknessof clouds.

二、完形填空When Ilook back,I canthelp feelinggrateful andblessed.Twelve yearsago,I arrivedalone inCentralFlorida fromPuerto Rico.I hadheard of a jobopportunity anddecided to16it.But itneverbecame a

17.Once mylimited18ran out,I becamehomeless andspent ayear anda halflivingon thestreets ofOrlando.For thefirst time,I,who hadlived a19life ina middleclass family,understoodthe20someone feelswhentheydont getenough toeat.I clearlyremembered21a distanceon manyoccasions just to makeit toa localfeeding programbefore they22at7pm.23,local programslike the Coalition forthe Homeless,Second HarvestFood Bankandthe WayneDensch Centerhelped me24my painfulexperience.With the25of theseprograms,I wasaccepted bya collegescholarship programthroughtheCoalitionand26two degreesfrom Valencia.My experience27metothe factthat helpmeant everythingto peoplein needandinspired meto be28helping others.Today,I amemployed asChildhood HungerProgramsManager atSecond HarvestFood Bankand overseethe summer29programs.I amso proudto beable to30food resourcesto thosein needand helphundreds more

16.A.depend onB,go forC・run afterD.react to

17.A.dream B.threat C.reality D.puzzle

18.A.patience B,energy C,resources D.funds

19.A.busy B,painful C.comfortable D.stressful

20.A.disappointmentB.anger C.loneliness D.despair

21.A.running B.measuring C.keeping D.walking

22.A.opened B.closed C-refused D.retired

23.A.Frankly B.Occasionally C.Gradually D.Fortunately

24.A.relate B.identify C.survive D.battle

25.A.assistance B・recognition C.benefit D.operation

26.A.rejected B,received C.found D.lost

27.A.awoke B.applied C.offered D.sent

28.A.impressed byB.concerned aboutC,devoted toD.attracted to

29.A.feeding B,school C,camp D.vacation

30.A.donate B.show C・award D.deliverlike me.

三、语法填空Directions:After readingthe passagebelow,fill inthe blanksto makethe passagecoherent andgrammaticallycorrect.For theblanks witha givenword,fill ineach blankwiththeproper formof thegivenword;fortheother blanks,use oneword thatbest fitseach blank.Signs YouAre EatingPre-Made Foodat aRestaurantEven atfine diningrestaurants,serving pre-made foodisacommon practicemost regularcustomersare notaware of.So howcan youknow forsure your food wasmade31you eversat downatyour tableHeres howto tellif thefood youreeating isfresh.You maybe excitedtoseeyour waitressapproaching withyourfoodnot longafter you order it,but thebiggest sign32youre dinningat arestaurant servingpre-made foodis howquickly yourfoodarrives atthe table.A freshlyprepared mealthats madefor people33order takestime.What doesnttake muchtimeis reheatingpre-made food,34is oftendone atfast-food restaurants.An extensivemenu meansthe chef35have allthose ingredientson-hand,which makesit difficulttoguarantee freshnessalong withtimeliness.To solvethis problem,chefs oftenuse pre-made food.Thatcan rangefrom alreadypackaged products36preparing themeals inadvance,but eitherway,theyregetting ahead start,andthequality ofyour mealmay sufferfrom

37.Often enough,the establishmentyou38dine atisthefirst indicatorthat yourmeal ispre-made.Choosing achain restaurantfor yourdining destinationmayseemlikeasafe choice,for youknow whatsonthe menuand youknow39its goingto tastelike,no matterwhat cityyoure in.Say youreat arestaurant andyouordera steak.You waitin anticipation,watering atthe thoughtof40slice intoa juicysteak.Your orderarrives,and itlooks justlike youimagined itwould,except forthetaste.Thats probablybecause yoursteak hitthe microwavebefore ithit yourplate!

四、书信写作人类在太空探索领域取得了重大突破，但有人却对进行太空探索表示质疑请你就此话题写

41.一篇英语短文，阐述你对太空探索的看法内容包括.人们对太空探索表示质疑的原因；.12你的观点及理由注意写作词数应为左右；80

五、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两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文

42.The onlyreal jobId everhad wasas managerofalocal cafe.That wasa richexperience,but Iwillnever forgetone thing.Our familyhas atradition of running cafes.When I wasakid,I hadthe dreamofrunninga coffeeshop independently.The thirdyear afterI graduatedfrom college,the opportunitycame.My fathertook overa cafeshopinthe centralcity,far fromhome.Maybe therewasnosuitableperson tomanage.My fatherdid offerme fullresponsibility fromdecoration tobusiness.Winter comingafterfall,I wasbusy,painful andhappy.So tiredasIwas,I botheredmyself toopen upmy cafeshop onthefreezingmorning.With manycustomersstreaming in,I knewanother longbusiness daybegan.And I had toserve farinto thenight.As Irushed amongthe tables,suddenly,a voiceasked ifI couldmind achild.Iwas quite angry（绝望的）.but I could tell the manwas quitedesperate SoIhadtomakea dealwith himthat if he wantedhisson tostay andwait forhim,he hadto buysomething inthe shop.This wasquite hardfortheman todo.I couldtell he wasquitepoor bythe wayhe wasdressed.Itlooked as ifhehad triedto comein hisbest clothes.But theystill lookeda bitold andworn outasifhehad oftenworn them,justtomake himselflook best.Looking downI couldsee hisshoes werealso a bit（鞋后跟）torn andthe heelswereina terriblestate.I thoughthewasgoing fora jobinterview.In theendhe boughta smallbox ofcookies forhis littleson andseated himdown inthe corner.Icouldtelltheboywas feelingdown andonly coulddo withabitof cheeringup.注意续写词数应为左右；

1.150。