广东省开平市忠源纪念中学2023-2024学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

2023-2024学年度第一学期期中考试 高一英语试题 总分 120分 时间120分钟 第一部分 单项选择 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 从每题所给的A、B 、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 1. John ________ his job yesterday because he felt it was too stressful. A. finished B. quit C. kept D. continued 2. Questions such as asking a person’s age and income are ________, so you’d better avoid them. A. exciting B. interesting C. awkward D. difficult 3. When facing difficulties, don’t _______. A. lose heart B. check out C. lose face D. make sense 4. It is an ________ sight. The children are ________ because of the size of the sea. A. to amaze; amazed B. amazing; to amazed C. amazed; amazing D. amazing; amazed 5. We highly recommended that he ________ some kind of exercise in the morning. A. does B. do C. does D. have done 6. ________ along the old Silk Road is an interesting and rewarding experience. A. Travelled B. Travel C. Having travelled D. Travelling 7. Hurry up! The train ________ in 5 minutes. A. arrive B. is arriving C. has arrived D. to arrive 8. If you are interested in the course, you can ________ for it. A. sign out B. sign in C. sign up D. sign away 9. It was in the small village ________ I first began to work with these farmers. A. what B. that C. where D. which 10. I spend more time learning English every day _________ I can make greater progress this year. A. so that B. other than C. focus on D. prefer to 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 阅读理解（共11小题，每小题2.5分，满分27.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Thinking about exploring the world again? While travel is still just a dream