2023学年第一学期期中考试
高一英语试卷
（满分100分，考试时间90分钟）（2023-11）
注意：答题卡对应题号填涂。准考证号是班号+学号，共三位，靠右端用水笔写好准考证号，并用2B铅笔填涂。例如，一班16号，填涂116，八班5号，填涂805。
第I卷
I. Listening Comprehension (19%)
Section A 10%
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. Husband and wife. B. Mother and son.
C. Teacher and student. D. Employer and employee.
2. A. Shopping. B. Study. C. Sport. D. Food.
3. A. The train is late. B. The train is crowded.
C. The train is empty. D. The train is on time.
4. A. Have a rest. B. Take two weeks off.
C. Continue his work outdoors. D. Go to the park with the woman.
5. A. In a bank. B. In a hotel. C. In a hospital. D. In a university.
6. A. Print the paper at the computer centre. B. Take the paper to the computer centre.
C. Buy a used printer for the computer. D. Put some more paper in the printer.
7. A. Lock the door carefully. B. Open the door.
C. Fix the lock himself. D. Call a repairman.
8. A. She never takes any medicine. B. She hasn’t got a bad cold.
C. She will take some medicine in a week. D. She will get over her bad cold soon.
9. A. She has been on the trip and enjoyed it.
B. She wouldn’t consider going on the field trip.
C. She thinks the class is too advanced for the man.
D. She thinks there’s a good reason to take the trip.
10. A. He is going to attend Jason’s presentation.
B. He prefers Jason’s former presentation.
C. He’d like to do the next presentation himself.
D. He’s expecting Jason’s next presentation.
Section B 9%
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. On Tuesdays and Thursdays. B. On Mondays and Thursdays.
C. On Thursdays and Fridays. D. On Mondays and Tuesdays.
12. A. Once a week. B. Twice a week.
C. Three times a month. D. Every two weeks.
13. A. Class attendance. B. Research work.
C. Homework performance. D. Group discussion.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Feeding a hairy dog. B. Breaking a mirror.
C. Walking under a ladder. D. Having a black cat across your path.
15. A. Because they are important in our daily lives.
B. Because they can improve your health.
C. Because they are a part of American culture.
D. Because they keep you from evil spirits.
16. A. Make a hotdog and eat it.
B. Give a dog a hair sandwich.
C. Bite a slice of buttered bread.
D. Try to raise some eyebrows.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary (27%)
Section A 9 %
Directions: Fill in the blank of each sentence.
17. The gym which _________ （build）will be open to tourists soon. The work is almost finished.
18. The book has been well-received since it ________ (come) on the market in 2019.
19. Larry’s parents made up their mind that they ________(buy) a new house once their little daughter changed her job.
20. By the time Jack returned home from England, his son ________(graduate) from college.
21. Finally, the thief handed everything __________ he had stolen to the police.
22. In ancient China lived an artist ______ paintings were almost lifelike. The artist's reputation had made him proud.
23. The total number of volunteers, _________ give their time to help others, appears to be between fifty and sixty million.
24. Finally he reached an abandoned island，_____ was completely cut off from the outside world.
25.Working in the company is a good chance ______ you can grasp during the summer holiday.
Section B 8%
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Volunteer travel involves taking a trip___26___ purpose is to participate in an arranged service opportunity helping others. Typically, the volunteer activities take place in a foreign country. However, more volunteer trips ___27___ (take) place within the same countries in recent years. Sanlian Lifeweek magazine commented that volunteer projects in rural areas are now attracting more urban visitors ___28___ a break from the fast and stressful pace of urban living.
The Internet has helped make community service in general more popular. ___29___ (volunteer) in other countries became as accessible as browsing a website and signing up. Instead of travelling with a group that is organised at the volunteer’s home base, the volunteer may join a group that gathers at the worksite from all over the world. Sometimes, this sort of volunteer travel ___30___ (refer) to as voluntourism or vacanteerism.
People try volunteer travel for several reasons. By working voluntarily while travelling, travellers ___31___ make a real, positive impact on the world. Besides, it is volunteer travel ___32___ helps urban dwellers (居民) to get a real taste of rural life. For those ___33___ are sick of urban pressure but can’t make up their minds whether to move permanently to the countryside, volunteer travel can be a solution.
Section C 10%
Directions: There are four choices marked A, B, C and D. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the sentence you have just read.
34. The Blockbuster film came out in April 2021, a year later than planned.
A. typically B. generally C. originally D. normally
35. I don't think I'll need any money but I'll bring some just .
A. in advance B. in details C. in turn D. in case
36. How is the government going to encourage consumers to make capital investments, to change or purchase more building materials, cars or appliances
A. time-consuming B. cost-effective
C. energy-efficient D. eco-unfriendly
37. How you are raised plays an important part in a person’s character.
A. determining B. indicating C. proving D. establishing
38. Social services should _____________ the needs of inner-city areas.
A. comment on B. pay regard to C. put aside D. amount to
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. refer B. origin C. produced D. described AB. tend AC. hosts
Have you experienced culture shock Culture shock refers to the anxiety____39____ when a person moves to a new environment. This term shows the lack of direction, the feeling of not knowing what to do or how to do things in a new environment, and not knowing which behaviour is appropriate. A person with culture shock may____40____ to experience headaches or stomachaches, easy tiredness, loneliness, hopelessness, distrust of ____41____, painful homesickness, insomnia, or a desire to sleep too much or too little. They are the typical symptoms of culture shock.
Culture shock can be ____42____as the physical and emotional discomfort one suffers when living in another country or place different from his or her place of ____43____. Usually, the way we lived before is not considered normal in the new country. Everything is a challenge, like not speaking the language or using telephones.
III. Reading Comprehension (32%)
Section A 10%
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Door-to-door food delivery service has become increasingly popular in cities due to the fast development of e-commerce and the fast-paced life in China. As food delivery is extremely _____44_____ in China, it creates large amounts of waste due to the plastic containers, bags, and chopsticks that come with each order. This in turn has ____45____ great environmental concerns for the waste packaging materials. We have therefore estimated and predicted the volume of food delivery packaging waste in China. The results show that the total amount of packaging waste _____46_____ from 0.2 million metric tons in 2015 to 1.5 million metric tons in 2017.
Over packaging is also a concern. The food delivery packaging is not the _____47_____, the better. Instead, it is the more environmental friendly, the better. Therefore, it is high time that regulations were _____48_____ to stop restaurants and companies from spending too much on unnecessary packaging and wrapping. Also, smart policy suggestions should be provided to ____49____ the pressing issues, particularly using the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle environmental friendly practices.
As the largest city in China, Shanghai has an important role in innovating and contributing to a global solution to the problem of waste. With over 24 million people living in Shanghai, materials sustainability, particularly that of plastics, is a great issue. _____50_____, delivery companies like Saucepan have begun to _____51_____ the plastic usage of the food delivery in Shanghai by using biodegradable (可降解的) packaging in the delivery process. _____52_____, it encourages consumers to both recycle their plastic bags and stay in the business by rewarding customers for every 10 used bags that they return to the company.
The more delivery services that promote sustainability (可持续性), the more suppliers will see that there is a market for environmentally-friendly products. The food delivery service plays a role in the creation of waste in China, and innovating in this specific context can make a big _____53_____ on the new plastics economy.
44. A. unique B. crowded C. common D. wasteful
45. A. resulted from B. contributed to C. depended on D. belonged to
46. A. rose B. fell C. varied D. differed
47. A. fancier B. cheaper C. higher D. lower
48. A. obeyed B. broken C. adopted D. forbidden
49. A. deliver B. reflect C. improve D. settle
50. A. On the contrary B. In all C. As a result D. For example
51. A. increase B. permit C. reduce D. forbid
52. A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Instead
53. A. comment B. impact C. opportunity D. challenge
Section B 14%
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
In many countries of the world, people can confidently tell you the meaning of their town or city, but most people who live in Manchester, Oxford or Birmingham would not be able to explain what the name of their city means. The name of every British town and city, however, has a long history.
Two thousand years ago, most people living in Britain were Celts. Even the word “Britain” is Celtic. Then the Romans arrived and built camps which became cities called “castra”. This is why there are so many place names in England which end in “-chester” or “-caster”— Manchester, for example.
After the Romans left Britain, it was attacked by tribes called the Anglo-Saxons, who were from the area of Europe that is now Germany and Holland. Without the Roman army, it was impossible to protect the country from these people. The names of their villages often ended in “-ham” or “-ton”. Some got their name from the leader of the village, so Birmingham, for example, means “Beormund’s village”.
The Anglo-Saxons were farmers and the landscape was very important to them, so we have villages called Upton (“village on a hill”— a good place to build a village) and Moreton (“village by lake”, where floods could make life tough). Place names that end in “-ford” (a place where you could cross a river) also describe the location of Anglo-Saxon villages.
Twelve hundred years ago the Vikings came to England from Scandinavia. They traded with the Anglo-Saxons but lived in their own villages. These often ended in “-by” or “-thorpe”. The name “Kirkby” means “a village with a church” and Scunthorpe was the village of a man called Skuma.
Finally, in 1066, England became Norman — the Normans gave us the place name “grange”, which means farm.
And how about London Experts cannot agree and give a final answer. The Romans called the city Londinium, but they were not the first inhabitants(居民). People once believed that the United Kingdom’s capital city got its name from the castle of a King called Lud, but this is very unlikely. Our guess today is that the name comes from a Celtic word meaning a fast-flowing river. However, like a number of British place names, its history is lost in time.
54. According to the passage, Stratford-Avon is most likely a town _______.
A. on a hill B. near a castle C. built beside a river D. with a church
55. Which of the following shows the correct order of the arrival of inhabitants in Britain
A. The Celts—The Romans—The Vikings—The Normans—The Anglo Saxons.
B. The Romans—The Celts—The Vikings—The Anglo Saxons—The Normans.
C. The Celts—The Romans—The Anglo Saxons—The Vikings—The Normans.
D. The Romans—The Anglo Saxons—The Celts—The Normans—The Vikings.
56. According to the passage, where did the name for London come from
A. The name is from the castle of a King.
B. It comes from the term for a fast-flowing river.
C. The name is short for Londinium.
D. It is puzzling and hard to decide for sure.
(B)
High school freshmen always have a lot of questions on their minds. "What can I do when I grow up " is one of them. It's definitely not too early to start thinking about his tough question. The following tips may help equip you for your future career.
l Think beyond grades
Getting good grades in high school is important, but focusing only on straight A's could go wrong. Spending too much time on your schoolwork will leave you little time to explore opportunities outside of the classroom. Extracurricular（课外的）activities are necessary because they serve as a form of career exploration. They can help you figure out your work preferences, like whether you are a "people person（擅长交际的人）" or prefer to work alone. Nowadays, most well-known colleges care about candidates' experiences as much as their grades.
l Seek advice from grown-ups
Talk to your parents, teachers and school counselors（顾问）about how they started their careers. Even though you're interested in the careers they are in, it would be useful to learn about the process which got them where they are now. If you find your friend's mother doing a worthwhile job by chance, ask her if job shadowing（体验工作）is possible in her company during vacation. After all, seeing a typical day in the position you have an interest in can be an invaluable experience.
l Start your search online
If you really have no idea what you can do when you grow up, take online career quizzes to get ideas about what professions naturally match your skills, interests and personality traits（特点）. For the time being, you just need to focus on finding a field or two that interests you, rather than a specific career. Chances are you'll change your mind several times before finding a career that you want to stick to. Starting to explore career options now can at least help you decide what your potential major might be.
57. Spending some time taking part in after-school activities can help high school students ________.
A. get A's in all subjects B. explore their work preferences
C. enter well-known universities D. get along with their classmates
58. Grown-ups may help high school students by _________.
A. starting a business with them B. teaching them occupational skills
C. sharing their career paths with them D. providing an opportunity for job shadowing
59. It is suggested that high school students find out their _______ from online career quizzes.
A. possible professions B. main disadvantages
C. specific occupations D. ideal majors
60. This article was probably written by a __________.
A. college professor B. school counselor
C. advertising manager D. computer programmer
Section C 8%
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A. To ensure you get enough storage room, try to board the flight early.
B. Bring it with you whenever you leave your seat.
C. Thieves won’t spend too long on locked bags as it may draw attention to themselves.
D. Cases like this are known as in-flight, or mid-flight thefts.
AB. Keep your cash or credit cards in different hiding places.
AC. Make sure your bag is easily recognizable so thieves can’t just switch it out with a similar looking bag.
Tips to Keep Your Personal Items Safe While Travelling
You might be surprised to hear that even in the limited space of an airplane, thefts still do occur. In a case reported, two men on board a flight were arrested after being suspected of stealing cash from fellow passengers’ mid-flight. ___61___ While airlines don’t advertise the fact, they’re not as rare as you may think. There are some tips to ensure you don’t become the victim of such crimes.
___62_ __ This is especially important if you have a black, featureless bag. For example, you can sew a symbol on it or write your initials on the bag.
Keep your valuables such as cash, your ID and passport, and jewellery in a small bag that you can place under the seat in front of you. Rest your feet on your bag to make sure no one gets close to the bag. ___63___ It takes just a few seconds for experienced thieves to steal your bag, so never give them the opportunity by leaving it unattended.
___64___ For example, you can divide your cash into three portions and keep some in your small bag, some in a pair of jeans that’s rolled up in your checked baggage, and some in your toiletries bag (化妆包). In this way, even if you lose one stash of money, you will not be left with absolutely no cash.
第II卷
I. Translation (12% 3+3+3+3)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
65. 温室气体对全球变暖的影响是显著的（impact）
66. 在这个重要关头，我们需要一个能鼓舞团队士气的人。（inspire）
67. 尽管进口水果给消费者提供了更多选择，但是它们的碳足迹太大了。（despite）
68. 玄奘就是在这里踏上了著名的游历之旅，这成为了西游记的基础。（basis）
II. Guided Writing (10%)
Directions: Write an English composition in 100-120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
如今一次性塑料制品（disposable plastic products）在我们生活中随处可见，很多人已经将其视为必不可少的生活用品。请简述使用一次性塑料制品的好处和弊端，可参考表格信息；并谈谈你对使用一次性塑料制品的建议。
Advantages Disadvantages
便利，卫生（hygienic adj.） 塑料制品对人体潜在危害
可回收，反复利用 不可生物降解（not biodegradable）威胁野生动物存活
用途广泛（如医疗用品） 增大碳足迹，对环境负面影响
2023学年第一学期期中考试
高一英语答案
（满分100分，考试时间90分钟） （2023-11）
Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension (19%)
1-5 DCAAC 6-10 ADADB
11-13 BDB 14-16 ACB
Ⅱ.Grammar and Vocabulary (29%)
17. is being built 18. came 19. would buy 20. had graduated
21. that 22. whose 23. who 24. which
25. That/which 26. whose 27. have taken 28. as
29. Volunteering 30. is referred 31. can/may 32. that
33. who
34-43 C D C A B C AB AC D B
Ⅲ. Reading comprehension (32%)
44-48 C B A A C 49-53 D D C B B
54-56 C C D 57-60 B D A B
61-64 D AC B AB
Ⅳ. Translation (10%)
65. The impact of greenhouse gases on the global warming is significant/obvious.
64. At this critical/important moment, we need someone who can inspire the team.
65. Despite the fact that imported fruits offer consumers more choices, their carbon footprint is too big.
66. It was here that Xuan Zang set out on his famous travels，which became the basis of Journey to the west.
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