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云南省曲靖市会泽县苛旺高级中学学年高一下学期2023-2024期中考试英语试题
一、阅读理解The costof livingin countrieslike the US,Britain,Australia orFrance hasskyrocketed in recent years.However,if yourewilling toleave yourcountry andexplore lifein otherareas,there are many countriesboastingan extremelycheap andlow costof living.Check out the followingcountries whenplanningyour nextmove.EcuadorEcuador issimilar to the United States inmany ways,and as a resulthas becomea popularAmericangetaway.They evenuse the US Dollarfor theircurrency.In thiscountry,its cheaperto eatout everydaythan cookfor yourselfon abudget in the US.You caneven buya buildingfor around$50,000and hiresomeoneto lookafter itwhile youreaway.MexicoAlthough thecountry isknown for its povertyridden streets,there$aremanywealthier areasthat provideeveryfacility youmight need.You canlive offa mere$700to$800a monthin Mexico,and thisincludesrent fora niceplace,facilities,food,and anysightseeing.Argentina Argentinahas been apopular tourist destination formany years.It hasgreat restaurants,a richhistory,and manyplaces toexplore.Not tomention,its notvery expensiveto livehere.A decentsized homecan cost around$139,000,which isrelatively cheapin relationto homesin theUnited States.VietnamVietnam has also becomea populartouristdestinationinrecentyears.There aremanymillion-dollar luxuryhomes bythe beach,but you can find a modestflat ora smallhome foraround$25,000to$50,000if yousearch in the rightareas.
1.In whichcountry is the USDollar usedforitscurrencyA.Argentina.B.Mexico.C.Ecuador.D.Vietnam.
2.How muchdoes itcost tolive inMexico fora yearA.About$7,
000.B.About$8,
000.C.About$8,
800.D.About$12,
000.
3.What doArgentina andVietnam havein commonA.They havegreat restaurants.B.The costof livingis expensive.C.The middle-sized homescostaround$139,
000.D.Tourists enjoytravelling in the twocountries.Sweat ranits waydown mycheeks.It washot,and theair wasstill andwet.One finalplay and theState SoftballChampionship wasours.I lookedtowards peoplewho werewatching thegame.Sureenough,I foundmy mom.I alwayshoped my dad werehere.The farmneeded hisfull attention,but Ididnot care.Finally,we won!State Champs!I letout astream ofhappiness,full oftears.My mommade aV”to celebratemy successand smiled.I smiledback ather.We allreceived medals,but Icannot rememberanyof it.I concentratedmy thoughtson mydad.I ranto mymom,asking forher cellphone.I hadto tell（抱怨）mydadabout the happiest dayof mylife,and complainedabout whyhe didnot care.The phonerang twice,and noone answered.My heartsank,but Itried againanyway.“Hello”answered mydad.Dad!I cried.We wonState!”There wassilence.Dad”I couldhear somethingonthe otherend.“Are youcrying”Im justreally happyfbr you,Meggie Jhe said.And Imsorry Icouldntbe there.^^An apologywas allI needed.I hungup thephone,feeling relaxed,and Ibegan tounderstand howitmust feelto bea father.I forgavehim fornever beingthere.He workedso Icould play.My fatherlovedme enoughto letme experiencelifes happiestmoments withouthim.
4.Why didMeggies fatherfail togo to watchher gameA.He had a fullschedule towork onthe farm.B.Meggies mothertook hisplace to be there.C.The gamewasnt soimportant to her father.D.Meggie didnot wanthim to be there.
5..What is the purposeof Meggiecalling her fatherA.To expressher thanks.B.To showoff hermedals.C.To shareher joyof success.D.To gether father^praise.
6.What canwe learnfrom thelast paragraphA,Meggie wouldthank herfather for all hedid forher.
8.Meggie couldspend moretime doingthe farmwork.C-Meggie wouldapologize for being rudetoherfather.D.Meggie couldenjoy everymoment withoutherfather.
7.What canbe the best titlefor the textA.My FinalGame B.My GrowingPainC.A FathersLove D.A FathersFarmAs canbe seenon almostany basis,English isthe nearestthing thathas everbeen toa globallanguage.Its worldwidereach ismuch greaterthan anythingachieved historicallyby Latinor French,and therehas neverbeenalanguage as widely spokenas English.Although Englishnow appearsto beina powerfulposition in the modernworld,its futureasaglobal language is notnecessarily assured.In theMiddleAges,Latin seemedforever tobe setas thelanguage ofeducation andculture,as didFrench inthe18th century.But conditionschange,and there are severalfactors whichmight makea differencetosuch a change onceagain.There isa closelink betweenlanguage andpower.The USA,with itshuge advantagein economic,technical andcultural terms,isthedriving forcebehind Englishin theworld today.However,if the USAwere tolose itsposition ofeconomic andtechnical advantage,then thelanguage loyalties^^of other（占优势的）countries maywell shiftto thenew dominantpower.Nowadays,perhaps theonly possible（候选人）candidate forsuch areplacement wouldbe China.（）A changein populationand populationgrowth trendsmay provetobean influentialfactor.Areport bythe BritishCouncil suggeststhat thenumber of people learningEnglish islikely tocontinue to（下降）increase overthe next10-15years,peaking ataround2billion,after whicha declineis predicted.Various trieshave beenmade todevelop a simpler“controlled Englishlanguage suitablefor（）international usagee.g.Basic English,Plain English,Special English,Essential WorldEnglish,etc.Increasingly,the long-term futureof Englishasaglobal languageprobably liesin thehands ofAsia,andespecially thehuge populationsof Indiaand China.
8.What dothe underlinedwords suchachange^^in paragraph1refer toA.English maylose itsdominant positionone day.B.English maynot beused ineducation andculture.C.Latin maybe setas thelanguage ofeducation andculture.D.French maybe spokenaswidelyas Englishin the future.
9.What canbe learnedfrom paragraph2A.The USAhas agreat number of Chineselearners.B・Other countrieswill shiftto learnFrench inthefuture.C.Population growthinfluences thenumberoflanguage learners.D.The positionof alanguageisaffected bythe powerof itscountry.
10.Why havetries beenmade todevelop asimpler controlled”EnglishA.To proveEnglish ischanging.B.To showEnglish isstill popular.C.To attractmore peopleto useEnglish.D.To lowerthe costof learningEnglish.
11.Where isthetextprobably takenfromA.A novel.B.A magazine.C.A diary.D.A touristhandbook.（估量）The WorldHappiness Report,a UnitedNations agencyreport,measures howhappypeople are,and why.Norway isthehappiestplace onEarth-beating neighbourDenmark fromthenumber oneposition.Denmark,Iceland,Switzerland andFinland roundoutthe top five,while the Central AfricanRepubliccame last.Western Europeand NorthAmerica tookup mostof theplaces at thetopof table,with the US andUK at14th and19th.The WorldHappiness Reportmainly depends on askingasimplequestion ofmore than1,000（梯子）,people everyyear inmore than150countries.Imagine aladder withsteps numberedfrom0at the bottom to10atthetop,“the questionasks,The topof the ladder isthebestpossible lifefor youandthebottomof theladder isthe worstpossible lifefor you.On whichstep of theladderwould yousayyou personallyfeel youstand atthis time”一The averageresult isthe countrysscore fromNorways
7.54tothe Central African Republics
2.
69.But thereport alsotries toexplain whyone countryis happierthan another.It looksat reasons（经济实力）including economicstrength socialsupport,freedom ofchoice,and generosity.（恢复）This yearsreport alsohas atext titledrestoring Americanhappiness”,which examineswhyhappiness levelsintheUnitedStatesare falling,despite continually-increasing economicimprovement.The UnitedStates canand shouldraise happinessby solvingAmericas social problems-rising inequalityand distrust-rather thanfocusing mainlyon economicgrowth,“the authorssaid.Jeffrey Sachs,the directorof theSustainable DevelopmentSolutions Network,which publishedthereport,said PresidentDonald Trumpspolicies werelikely tomake thingsworse.
12.Which of the followingisthecorrect orderofthecountries interms ofhappiness levelsA.Denmark,the UK,theUS,the CentralAfrican RepublicB.Denmark,theUS,the UK,the CentralAfrican RepublicC.theUS,Denmark,the UK,theCentralAfrican RepublicD.Denmark,theUS,theCentralAfricanRepublic,the UK
13.How doesthe WorldHappiness Reportmeasure happinessA.By askinga question.B.By havinga conversation.C.By doingscientific research.D.By carryingout anonline survey.
14.What canwe knowabout Americaform the passageA.Its peoplelive anunhappy life.B.Its economyis goingdownhill.C.Its socialproblems arehard tosolve.D.It hasa lowerhappiness levelthan before.
15.Whafs theauthors purposeof writingthepassageA.To explainthe reasonforbeinghappy.B・To introducethe WorldHappiness Report.C.To talkabout Americassocialproblem.D.To discussthe policiesby DonaldTrump.No onelikes tofail.Failure ispainful andit canalso becostly interms oftime,money,or both.16If younever suffera failure,then youre probably notpushing yourselfto yourfull potential.Thefollowing aresome tipson howto pickyourself upafter youvefailed.（合同）Remember thatother peoplefail too.17Theyll tellyou aboutthat greatnew contracttheysigned,not thedeal thatfailed eventually.But failure is normal,and lotsofpeoplefail manytimes beforesucceeding.Remind yourselfof yourpast successes.Failing doesntmean youllnever achievewhat youwant.18Maybe youhad highmarks lastterm,or youlost weight,or youlearned to play amusicalinstrument.You mightwant towrite downa listof successes.If youever lackconfidence,you cangoback andread overthat list.19Your pastsuccesses areimportant,but soare yourpast failures.Youve mademistakesbefore,and youvesurvived them.By acknowledgingyour failures,you canremind yourselfthat todayisno different.Just asyou recoveredinthe past,you canrecover fromyour recentfailure too.20Whatever goeswrong,youreprobablyfacing somesort ofdecision.Dont rushintomaking ahasty decision,but dolook fora forwardpath.That mightrequire somedeep thinking.A.Make adecision wisely.B,Limit thedamage caused.C.Remind yourselfof yourpast failures.D.However,failureisa normalpart oflife.E.Get someadvice andsupport fromothers.F.Most peopledont talkopenly abouttheir failures.G.Think of all thetimes inthepastwhen youvesucceeded.
二、完形填空（捐献者）Thousands ofpeople havetried tobecome donorsto savethe lifeofafive-year-old boywithcancer.（瘀伤）Oscars parentsfirst became21when theynoticed unexplainedbruises ontheir sonsbody,（）and theywere toldhe22acute lymphoblasticleukaemia ALL.ALL isa rareillness andonly23around650people inthe UKeach year.24say theschoolboy hasjust threemonths to find a donor fromwhomthey cantake stemcells to25Oscar.The familyis nowracing against26—they sayhis chancesof27will severelydecrease ifadonorisnt found.Oscars teacherSarah Keatingsaid JTvebeen teachingfor20years andFve neverhadachild who28something likethis.You hearabout childrengetting cancerand youthinkthat*s29,then youmove on.In thiscase wehavent movedon,we will30this.*MsSenter31,“I visitedOscar inhospital lastmonth.Because ofall thechemo he was veryweakbut youcould tellhewas32inside.”About8033waited outsideintherain for the weekend,filling indonor registration登己t forms.It is34whether doctorshave alreadysearched theexisting stemcell registertofindamatch forOscar butSarah Gray,a spokespersonforthecharity DKMSsaid,Its reallydifficult tofinda彩票match,its35like winningthe lottery,but themore peoplewe canget onthat register,the morechancesthere areto savelives ofpatients likeOscar.,,
21.A.crazy B.tired C.concerned D.sincere
22.A.developed B・discovered C,turned D.deserved
23.A.affects B.spreads C.saves D.chooses
24.A.Parents B.Doctors C.Teachers D.Friends
25.A.replace B・encourage C.treat D.recover
26.A.terror B・disease C.wish D.time
27.A.ability B.wealth C.belief D.survival
28.A.carries outB.dependsonC.goes throughD.finds out
29.A.unfair B.terrible C.alright D.important
30.A.break B.fight C.expect D.leave
31.A.repeated B.joked C.added D.called
32.A.disappointed B.easy-going C・cruel D.calm
33.A.neighbors B・passers-by C.schoolboys D.volunteers
34.A.unknown B.doubtful C.amazing D.hopeful
35.A.seriously B・almost C.specially D.hardly
三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1Auckland,the largestcity andchief seaportof New Zealand,stands inthe NorthIsland.When36plan atrip toNewZealand,most peopleskip overAuckland asa destination.Everyonefloods intoQueenstown37spend timeenjoying themselvesinnature.However,as anyonewho38visit itknows,thereareeven morethings to do inAuckland,compared withthose inQueenstown.All ofthese thingsmake ita39suit destinationforalltravelers.If背包客,you area backpackeryou willlike Auckland40youcanenjoy ahuge rangeof freeor cheapthings,especially ina countrywhich isknown41its highliving costs.The cityspopular neighborhoodscan42explore onfoot,andtheskyline canbe viewedfrom thewater.43particular,you willhave thechance totaste different44kind ofsnacks andthe citydoesntshy awayfrom agood happyhour.Give yourself45couple ofdays toenjoy it,and checkout someofyour favoritethings todo inAuckland.Auckland,you shouldntmiss it!
四、书面表达假定你叫李华，非常喜欢看音乐类节目，请你写一篇英文演讲稿，内容包括:
46..你喜欢的音乐；
1.音乐给你带来的好处2注意.词数左右；180,可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯2阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事续写的词数左右
47.150Robert andHenry weretwo friends inthesame class.They alwaysplayed togetherand wenthometogether.One day,Robert andHenry weregoing homefrom school.On turninga cornner,Robert criedout,“A fight!Lefs goand see!”（管闲事）“No saidHenry.Let usgo homequietly andnot meddlewith thisquarrel.We havenothingtodowith itand mayget intotrouble.Also ourparents areexpecting tohave dinnerwith ustogetherand Idont wantthem toworry aboutme.”（懦夫），“You area cowardand afraidto go,said Robert,and offhe ran.Henry wentstraighthome,and inthe afternoonwent toschool asusual.But Roberthad toldall theboys thatHenry wasa coward,and theylaughed athim agreat deal.From thenon,they lookeddown onHenry anddidnt wanttoplaywith himtogether.Henry wassad but he wasntangry withRobert forhis rudebehaviour,because heknew thattheymisunderstood him,and thatthey oughttobeafraid ofnothing butdoing wrong.Thus,he justignored theotherboys9laughter andcontinued togotoschool andstudy aswell.However,Robert didntinviteHenry togo hometogether withhim anymore.Instead,he hadsome otherboys whoalso thoughtHenrywas a coward.Every dayafter school,they didntgo homedirectly butwent tothe riveror somewheretoplay gamesand hada lotof fun.A fewdays later,Robert wasbathing withhis newfriendsina river,and got out ofhis depth.Hestruggled andcried forhelp,buthefailed.The boyswho hadcalled Henryacowardgotoutofthewateras fastas theycould,but theydid nothingto helphim.Paragraph1It seemedas ifRobert wouldbe dying.Paragraph2Thus,Roberts lifewas saved.。
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