广东省梅州市兴宁市第一中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

高一英语

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第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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Overview

This sightseeing walking tour shows you Washington DC's most iconic sights with a fitness class built in! We explore the nation's park and the National Mall by foot, stop for multiple sports and wellness activities along the way. Are you the kind of person who goes to the hotel gym even while traveling? Do you love to go on a jo g in the morning? Join us for a tour that will get your heart beating!

What To Expect

●John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Take photos from the scenic observation deck!

10 minutes·Admission Ticket Free

●Lincoln Memorial

Run the steps, take photos and do a guided workout!

15 minutes·Admission Ticket Free

●Washington Monument

At the base of the monument, we have another guided fitness activity!

20 minutes·Admission Ticket Free

●National Mall

On America's lawn, we do our final guided fitness activity in Washington DC's most scenic location!

30 minutes·Admission Ticket Free

Additional Information

●Confirmation will be received at time of booking

●Not recommended for travelers with back problems and pregnant（怀孕的） travelers

●No heart problems or other serious medical conditions

Travelers should have a strong physical fitness level

This tour will have at most 50 travelers

●No age under 18 and over 65

Cancellation (取消) Policy

It is non-refundable (不可退还的) and cannot be changed for any reason. If you must, the money you paid will not be returned. This experience requires good weather. If it's canceled due to poor weather, you'll be offered a full refund.

1. Where will travelers spend the most time during the tour?

A. National Mall. B. Lincoln Memorial.

C. Washington Monument. D. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

2. You can get a full refund if _______.

A. there is a heavy rain B. you give up the tour halfway

C. you cancel the tour a day earlier D. you make changes just before the start

3. What can we know about the tour?

A. It is free. B. It offers hotels with gyms.

C. It includes at least 60 visitors. D. It connects sightseeing with exercise.

B

A father who wants to help make a city one of the most autism (孤独症) — friendly places in the UK is creating a network of signs to help non-verbal (非言语的) children communicate in public spaces.

Dan Harris, from Peterborough, whose son Joshie is autistic, has gained funding for 100 picture boards in the city. They help people communicate through images. He said, “We no longer want autism to be hidden.” The communication boards include symbols representing common words and phrases that allow non-verbal people to communicate how they are feeling and what they want to do.

The idea for the picture boards came from Mr Harris' son, Joshie, who points to pictures on an electronic tablet (平板电脑) to communicate. Mr Harris said, “He is a very clever little boy, but because he is non-verbal, he has to communicate using different methods. This communication board truly gives him a voice.”

Mr Harris got funding for the first communication board last year. Now government money has been secured through Peterborough City Council to create a network across the city and Mr Harris would like it to go further. “This

is a proof of concept. There are about 3,000 autistic people in Peterborough and it's important that the needs of that community are met.” He said he wanted to see the boards introduced across Britain and in other countries. The boards cost £6,000 and are funded through a combination (结合) of charity donations and local government funding.

Mr Harris, who is also the founder of the charity Neurodiversity in Business, which works to raise more awareness, said, “This board is extremely important because it doesn't just help non-verbal people communicate, but it also promotes discussions.” He also said that autism acceptance can only come after autism awareness.

4. Why did Dan Harris create the communication boards in Peterborough?

A. To raise funds for charities. B. To promote autism awareness.

C. To help non-verbal individuals communicate. D. To educate the public on special words.

5. How did Dan Harris get the idea for communication boards?

A. His wife first expressed the idea to him. B. He was greatly inspired by his son.

C. He learned the idea from an electronic tablet. D. He was affected by other autistic people.

6. From which of the following is the communication boards funded?

A. Donations from local businesses.

B. Government funding and charity contributions.

C. Money collecting events organized by the community.

D. Contributions from-Neurodiversity in Business.

7. Which words best describe Dan Harris?

A. Patient and rich. B. Humorous and brave.

C. Creative and kind. D. Honest and determined.

C

An Inuit-developed app, named SIKU after the Inuktitut for “sea ice”, allows local communities from Alaska to Greenland to connect traditional knowledge with scientific data to track changes in the environment, and make decisions about how to manage wildlife.

A group of Inuit elders and hunters from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, thought up the idea for SIKU more than ten years ago to document and understand the changing sea ice they were seeing in southeastern Hudson Bay. The group turned to the local non-profit Arctic Eider Society (AES) to develop a web-based platform (平台).

Over the years, SIKU has developed, and recently, the elders saw that the platform could help address a familiar challenge: sharing knowledge with younger people who often have their noses in their phones. In 2019, SIKU was reintroduced as a full-fledged (全面发展的) social network — a platform where members can post photos and notes about wildlife sightings, hunts, sea ice conditions and more. The posts tell stories of hunting and traveling; the impacts