云南省云南会泽实验高级中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

云南省云南会泽实验高级中学学年高一下学期期中2023-2024考试英语试题

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1.What canyou getfor freeafter youhave spent7yuan atMikes CafeA.The bestsnacks.B.A softdrink.C,A deliciousmeal.D.The besthamburgers.

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9.B.On November

11.C.On December

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3.If theprice of the bookis40yuan atXinhua Bookstore,you needto payA.4yuan B.36yuan C.40yuan D.44yuan试卷第页，共页1010风扇叶片Last Monday,I visitedJalan Besartofinda new fan bladefor astanding fan that mydaughtershad broken.I workedin theJalan Besararea30years agoand rememberedthat therewere lotsof smallhardwareshops sellingunusual thingsso Ithought thatI wouldhave noproblem findinga fanblade.However,after walkingaround for almost anhour,I foundout thatthese shopswere nolonger around.When Iwas readyto giveup andgo home,I spottedan old-fashioned hardwarestore.After beinggreetedby awoman,I explainedmy predicament.She immediatelyasked meto showher thebrokenblade.Out ofnowhere,a manwho lookedto bein his60s cameout.He askedto seethe bladeand thendisappeared into the shop.He cameback with a bladebut itdidnot lookthe sameas whatI hadin myhand.We comparedthe twoblades andhe said that itmight work.I askedhim howmuch it was.He toldme thathe hadtaken the blade offan oldfanthatsomeonehad broughtin forrepair.He said,It didntcost meanything,so whyshould Icharge youfor itThatreally touchedme.I tookthebladehome and it workedperfectly!My daughtersgot a newfanfornothing.When Itold mywife almostin her60s thisstory,she saidthis remindedher of the kindauntiesand uncleswho usedto runsmall shopsand werealways readyto helpothers whenshe wasgrowing up.

4.Why didthe authorgo toJalan BesarA,To visithis oldfriends.B.To applyforajob.C.To fixthe brokenfan.D.To buya newfan.

5..What doesthe underlinedword predicamentin paragraph3meanA.Nervous mood.B.Difficult situation.C.Anxious waiting.D.Boring moments.

6.Which of the followingcan bestdescribe the old manA.Kind andbrave.B.Honest andhelpful.C.Determined andcurious.D.Open-minded andhumorous.

7.How didthe authorswife reactto hisexperienceA.She rememberedtheolddays.B.She wasgreatly surprised.C.She couldntbelieve it.D.She thoughtlittle ofit.Located in the southeastof Canadaand witha populationof approximately6million,Toronto is abig andbeautiful city,which hasdeveloped froma relativelyunknown placeover thepast halfcentury tothecenter ofculture,trade andcommunication in Canada.With itscolorful ethnicmix,rich historyand breathtakingbuildings.Toronto offersnon-stopadventures tothe tourists.To geta senseof howbig,various andmagical Toronto is,the bestplace tostartis the CN Tower.From thispoint,visitors cangetabirds-eye viewof the citys amazingscenery anduniquegeography.In additionto beingan importantcenter ofculture,trade andcommunication inCanada,Torontois alsoa majormuti-ethnic city.It isthe mostpopulous city inCanadaand itscitizens comefromcountries aroundthe worldand fromdifferent kindsof ethnicbackgrounds.Every day,in mostplaces ofthecity,a hundreddifferent languagescan beheard on the streets,from Hindito Greekto French.This,（嵌合perhaps,explains whyformer PrimeMinister PierreTrudeau oncesaid thatCanada isa mosaic体）of culturesand languagesrather thana meltingpot.Street signs in Toronto are mostlyin English.Weekly anddaily newspapersare publishedinvarious languages,and thecity hoststhe successfulinternational filmfestival eachSeptember.It is alsohome to a popularbaseball teamthe TorontoBlue Jays.Toronto hassomething foreveryone.Moreover,Toronto hasbeen ratedone of the mostlivable citiesin the world byUnited NationsHumanSettlements Programmefor manyyears.At the same time,Toronto isone ofthe safest,richestcities inthe worldwith thehighest standardof living.

8.Whats thepurpose ofthe textA.To drawmore touriststo Toronto.B.To introducesomething aboutCanada.C.To introducesome famoussights ofToronto.D.To tellus howToronto developsfrom thepast.

9.What canwe knowabout Torontofrom thetextA.Toronto isinthecenter ofCanada.B,Torontoisa citywithahistory ofhalf acentury.C.The streetsignsinTorontoareall writtenin English.D.From thetop oftheCNTower we can seethe wholeToronto.

10.How doesthe authorlike TorontoA.Its worthvisiting.B・Its justa commoncityinCanada.C.There aretoo manyforeigners inthecity.D.There arentmany placesof interestto visit.

11.Where isthis textmost likelyfromA・A personaldiary.B.A news report.C.A touristhandbook.D.A studentsnotebook.To thehuman ears,a fieldof flowersis silent,except thenoise ofbirds andinsects.To certainanimalears,however,a fieldof flowersis fullof conversation.Now,scientists havediscovered thatplantsactually makenoise asa wayof communicating.In otherwords,they talk!It haslong beenknown thatplants communicatewhen they are stressed.You needonly watchahouseplant torealize thata plantlowers itshead whenit needswater,or turnsyellow whenit hasbeenwatered toomuch.Some plantsalso send out a bad smellwhen stressedto tryand stopinsects fromtakingadvantage oftheir stressedstate andeating them up.Now,anewstudy thatwas publishedin Celland conductedby researchersat TelAviv University,shows thatnot onlydo plantsexpress themselvesintheabove wayswhen stressed,they alsomakesounds,like talking.（频率）According toNoCamels,plants sendout soundsat frequenciesbetween40to80（范围）（蝙kilohertz——out ofthe rangeof humanears,but withinthe rangeof someanimals.Bats蝠）make soundsin theseranges allthe time,and mice,dogs andcats canpartly hearwithin itJ Dr.LilachHadany,one ofthe authorsofthestudy,told NoCamels.What issurprising aboutHadanys studyis thatthe researchershave managedto understandandgroup thesounds thatplants makefor the first time.Plants that are notstressed makeabout onenoise perhour,but plantsthatarestressed,thirsty,or injuredmake manyhundreds ofsounds perhour;and eachofthese soundsseems toshow thecertain type of stressthe plantis under.（农业）.This typeof informationcould bekey foragriculture Knowingwhat soundstheir plantsaremaking willhelp farmersdetermine whethertheir plantsare indanger ordisease andallow themtomake thenecessary changesto allowtheir plantsto growwell.

12.Why dosome plantssendoutabadsmellA.To showthey hatebirds.B.To saytheyarein needof water.C.To protectthemselves fromdanger.D.To tellpeople tostop wateringthem.

13.Which ofthe followingcan hearplants mostclearlyA.Humans.B.Cats.C.Dogs.D.Bats.

14.What doesthe lastparagraph focusonA.The bigproblems farmershave beenfacing.B.The possibleapplication ofthe newstudy.C.The waysfbr farmers to learnplants9languages.D.The pointsneeded to be improvedfor thestudy.

15.What isthe besttitle forthe textE.Plants ChangeTheir Looksto Askfor HelpF.Necessary ChangesAre Madeto AgricultureG.Plants CanMake Soundsto CommunicateH.A Fieldof PlantsIs SilenttotheHuman EarsTheChongyang Festivalis celebratedon the ninth day ofthe ninth lunar month,which isalsoknown asthe DoubleNinth Festival.

16.Climbing mountainsPeoplelike toclimb mountainsduring thisfestival.One reasonis thatthe ninthlunar month,withclear autumnsky andclean air,isagood timefor sightseeing.17・It isreallyrefreshing toclimb mountainsand enjoythe beautyof natureat thistime inautumn.Climbing mountainsalso refersto climbing toahigher position”.Another reasonwhy climbingmountainsis valuedby people,especially by the elderly,is thatit hasa meaningof“climbingto（长寿）longevity Climbingmountains on the DoubleNinth Festivalwas alreadypopular inthe TangDynasty.

18.（菊花）Drinking thechrysanthemum flower wineThe chrysanthemumflowerwineis uniquein brewing.In ancienttimes,people usuallypickedfresh chrysanthemumflowers andleaves ontheninthday oftheninthlunarmonth,and putthemixture ofthem andgrains intothe wine.19・The wineis saidto havegood effectsonshaipness ofthe eyes,the dropin highblood pressure,loss ofweight andremoval ofstomach trouble,thus contributingto longevity.20The DoubleNinth cakeisalsoknown asthe“flower cake”.It issaidthatthe cakewas originallypreparedafter autumnharvests forfarmerstohave ataste ofwhat wasjust inseason,anditgraduallygrew intothe presentcake forpeople toeat onthe DoubleNinth Festival.A.Making theflower cake”B,Eating DoubleNinth cakesC.A lotof poemswere devotedto thiscustomD.Therefore,people loveto goonanouting inthis monthE.It wouldnot bedrunk untilthesamedayofthe nextyearF.Here aresome traditionalcustoms ofthe DoubleNinth FestivalG.However,few Chinesepeople areaware ofthe importanceofthefestival

二、完形填空（全面的）I attendeda collegewhere everystudent leftit asan all-rounded person.The teachersinthis collegewere

21.One ofthem,in particular,caught my22most,not becauseof histeaching skillsbut inthe23he wouldalways bend over andpick anypiece ofpaper24onthefloor andthrow itintothenearest dustbin.On hisway tothe office,he wouldalways25thedustbins tothe rightposition ifthey wereleft bythe cleanersinawrong position.In thebeginning,when I26him,I usedto wonderwhy However,growing upwith this27inmind,I havecome tofollow thesame28,Walking downthestreet,I oftenbendoverto pickthe paperblown awayby windfrom thedustbin.As Ilook atthe puzzled29around mewhenever Ido this,I often30the storyofthelittle girlwho（海龟）was walkingonthe31and sawturtles washedashore bythe waves32to getback inthe water.She pickedthemupone byone andthrew themback intothe water.One guywalking byasked herwhyshe didthis sincethere wereso many ofthem.She bentdown,picked oneup,looked atthe guyand said,“I cannotall ofthem,but33I can surely makea34to thisone.She thenthrew itback intothe ocean.So,I maynot cleanthe35town bypicking litterbut Icansurelyleave onepavement cleanbydoing so,one ata time.

21.A.excellent B.clever C-strong D.young

22.A.breath B.stress C,attention D.confidence

23.A.lesson B.suggestion C・idea D.way

24.A.flying B.lying C.covering D.hanging

25.A.offer B.move C.point D.show

26.A.left B.missed C.trusted D.watched

27.A.incident B.lecture C.picture D.line

28.A.business B.rule C.belief D.practice

29.A.comments B.questions C.faces D.hands

30.A.think ofB.leave asideC.bring inD.call off

31.A.bridge B.beach C・road D.floor

32.A.refusing B.managing C.trying D.learning

33.A.save B.find C,accept D.clean

34.A.benefit B.choice C.decision D.difference

35.A.other B.whole C.small D.old

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1Music iseverywhere nowadays.Music plays36important partin dailylife andthere aredifferent37typeofmusic intheworld,such asBlues,Black music,Rockamp;Roll,Dance musicof Punks,Disco,Jazz,Classical music,Rap,Pop-music andso on.Music isabsolutely usefulin manyfields.It38use inadvertising,radios,TV,films andthesupermarkets39people arealways attractedbythesweet-sounding music.So,you cansee thatthecompanies takeadvantage40music tomake moremoney.Why dosomanypeople enjoymusic Inmy opinion,we41definite preferexpressing throughmusic,so wecan sharemany feelingswith otherpeople.Music isone ofthe most42power thingsinour life.When we are tiredafter workor whenwearenervous,listening tomusic makesus feelmore43relax andbetter.Listening tomusic44help usface thedifficulties wemeet in45we lifeand makesusforget someproblems.Besides,wecanlearn moreabout thecultures ofdifferent countriesand thenlearnabout theworld better.

四、书信写作新年即将来临，学生会将于下周五晚上在学校报告厅举办一场英语晚会请你以学生会

46.的名义发一则通知，欢迎全校师生参加内容包括.晚会主题迎新年，享受英语；

1.活动内容2注意.词数左右;

180.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯2NOTICEThe Students9Union

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

47.In thequiet town,Ethan and his parentslived apeaceful life.His fatherJohn,a hard-workingarchitect,andhis mother Sarah,a greatteacher,had alwaysstruggled toprovide thebestfor Ethan.As Ethanentered highschool,something beganto changetheir onceharmonious home.Schoolgrades werethefirstbattleground.While Johnbelieved intraditional hardwork,Ethan,a creativeboy,found himselfcrazy aboutart.Every timehe paintedwell,hismotherSarah wouldpraise andencouragehim,but Johnonly thoughtitwasa wasteof time.So Ethanoften arguedwith his father.One stormynight,the conflict（矛盾）came toa head.John,reviewing Ethan9sreportcard,（皱眉）frowned atthe grades.Ethan,you mustfocus moreon yourstudies.These gradeswont helpyoubecome anengineer.Stop painting!^^Ethan couldntbear thedisappointment inhisfather^eyes,and arguedback,Dad,I wanttobeapainter,not anengineer.Sarah,trying tostop theargument,quickly said,“John,maybe weshould letEthanhave atry.It couldbe histrue calling.However,John stuckto hisbelief andreplied,Art wontputfood onthe tableor paythe bills.He needsa stablejob.Sarah wasbetween herhusband andson and注意tried tosettle theargument.续写词数应为左右；

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150.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答2Sarah,who oftenhelped solveproblems betweenJohn andEthan,saw theirpain.As thestorm outsidegot calmer,there wasnew foundunderstanding amongthem.。