广东省广州市番禺区2023-2024学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

2023学年第二学期高一年级教学质量监测 英语 本试卷共12页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、学校、班级、座位号、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并用2B铅笔在答题卡的相应位置填涂考生号。 2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 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。 A Welcome to Epcot’s Festival of the Arts Festival Information Held annually at Walt Disney World Resort, Epcot’s Festival of the Arts involves various activities from viewing art exhibits and participating in interactive workshops to enjoying creative and colorful food dishes. Popular Events Expression Section: A Paint by Numbers Mural (壁画) It is a large-scale, community-driven art project where parents and their kids can contribute to a massive mural by painting sections of it. Visit the Expression Section boot h to pick up paint and a brush. Then, paint a few squares that can correspond with your paint color. Artful Photo Ops This is an opportunity for kids to take fun family pictures against the background of various murals and interactive 3D art equipment throughout Epcot’s Festival of the Arts. Find these step-in frames around EPCOT: International Gateway: Luncheon of the Boating Party Mexico Pavilion: A Homage to Frida Kahlo Animation (动画制作) Academy This is a hands-on workshop where you and your kids can learn to draw beloved Disney characters, guided by a real Disney artist. It’s a unique opportunity for your kids to make good use of their creativity. This experience takes place in America Gardens Theatre. Kids Chalk Art It is an interactive art experience where kids can watch impressive chalk be created right before their eyes and even participate in creating some chalk art themselves. This experience is offered at the bridge to World Showcase Plaza. Ticket Prices Standard date-based tickets are offered, which requires you to choose a start date. One ticket per day for an adult costs $120 and kids under 12 get per ticket with 20% off. You can save $20 per ticket if you purchase 3-day or longer tickets! 1. What is a feature of Epcot’s Festival of the Arts? A. It is 3D-centered. B. It is food-themed. C. It is monthly held. D. It is kid-friendly. 2. Where can visitors paint Disney characters under the guidance of an artist? A. International Gateway. B. World Showcase Plaza. C. America Gardens Theatre. D. The Expression Section booth. 3. How much do a couple and a kid of seven pay for the one-day tickets? A. $300. B. $336. C. $340. D. $360. B We are in Wollemi National Park, north of Sydney, Australia. It’s September 1994. Imagine a forest ranger (护林员) walking in the wilderness. His name is David Noble. He climbs down to a remote deep valley and sees something that he will never forget. In front of him is a strange forest of unusual trees. The tallest are almost 40 meters high, and the base diameter (底部直径) of their trunks is about one meter. The trees do not have the leaves that we usually see and look a bit like giant ferns (蕨类植物) with green branches. Deeply impressed by the unusual trees, David picks up a dry branch from the ground and puts it in his backpack. He stays under these strange trees for a while and then continues his hike. David’s chance finding that day became one of the most significant botanical finds in 100 years, as the ancient tree species was thought to be extinct millions of years ago. In fact, it is so unbelievably rare that it has since been compared with finding a small dinosaur still alive on Earth. So there are ancient dinosaur trees in Wollemi National Park. The tree is named Wollemia Nobilis. The Park takes immediate action to protect the trees. Only a few researchers are allowed to see them. They are taken to the deep valley by helicopter, and before they get there, their eyes are covered. Crowds of visitors will no doubt destroy the trees, but natural disasters, for example, forest fires, can also threaten them. We are now in 2024, and the Wollemia environmental protection effort is in full swing. Wollemia seeds are on sale. Young Wollemias pop up in homes, gardens and parks around the world. Those who want to see the endangered species don’t have to search for their natural habitat. Instead, they can see the trees in parks closer to home. 4. What makes David pay special attention to the trees? A. Their habitat. B. Their size. C. Their history. D. Their features. 5. Why is the discovery of Wollemia Nobilis considered important? A. It is regarded as the most precious plant. B. It was believed to be an extinct species. C. It looks much more like a small dinosaur. D. It has grown in the deep valley for centuries. 6. What action does the Park take to protect the trees? A. Employing strict access measures. B. Permitting nobody to enter their habitat. C. Encouraging researchers to clone them. D. Relocating the trees to prevent forest fires. 7. What is a suitable title for the text? A. Timeless Trees: An Australian Mystery B. The Hidden Forest: Discovered in Australia C. Lost and Found: Australia’s Prehistoric Survivor D. Ancient Ferns: A Discovery in Australia’s Wild C In 1998, I headed from a small town in South Wales to Sheffield University. Sheffield, the UK’s fourth biggest city, had it all — clubs, bars, and theaters. It was a huge contrast to my hometown, which hadn’t had a cinema until 1997. Sheffield had various choices — I thought I’d love it. But I missed the Wye Valley occasionally. Over time, I settled. Now I’ve lived in Sheffield longer than in my hometown. Yet no matter how happy I am in my adopted city, there’s always a desire to return to Wales. The simple answer is that the idea of home doesn’t necessarily relate to time spent in a place — instead, it is about a special connection and a feeling of safety. “Homesickness usually comes from being somewhere that doesn’t quite feel like home,” says psychologist Wendy Dignan. “As humans, we create a safe zone (地带). Some people may not be particularly attached (依恋) to a place, so they always feel safe. However, others’ safe zone might be a particular place, a home, or a familiar person, the absence of which may lead to homesıckness.” There are things you can help yourself if you are struggling with homesickness. Dignan suggests going to the same coffee shop or gym at a certain time to build a pattern of familiarity because, it is a useful tool for overcoming homesickness and building that all-important safe zone. When so much in our lives is unpredictable, it is no surprise that we crave safe zone. I’m fortunate to have a loving family, supportive friends, and a comfortable home in Sheffield, but however much I love my life here, there’s an inner part of me that will forever be in Wales. 8. Which word can best describe the author’s hometown? A. Underdeveloped. B. Well-designed. C. Well-known. D. Overpopulated. 9. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about? A. The different types of safe zones. B. The cause for people’s homesickness. C. The value of overcoming homesickness. D. Psychological impacts of homesickness. 10. What does the underlined word “crave” mean in paragraph 4? A. Improve. B. Oppose. C. Support. D. Desire. 11. What can we know from the author’s experience? A. Love often begins in our hometown. B. Homesickness can be easily avoided. C. Hometown means a sense of belonging. D. Never should we leave our hometown. D The advantage of printed texts over digital ones has been seen in many previous studies, and education psychologists even have a name for the phenomenon: the “screen inferiority effect”, which refers to the phenomenon where students, and others, seem to understand more when reading printed texts. However, by and large, previous studies have compared print reading to reading on a computer screen, not the handheld devices modern students use for most of their reading. Ladislao Salmerón, a researcher of educational psychology at the University of Valencia in Spain, and his workmates wanted to see if the screen inferiority effect occurs if you focus on handheld devices. So they searched existing studies and analyzed only data sets comparing print reading to reading on handheld devices. Finally, they looked at dozens of studies, pooling results from more than 100,000 students. As with previous research, they found students who read printed texts constantly performed slightly better. Although small, Salmerón stresses, the effect observed could be of great significance. “In explaining this, we must consider that children in schools read every day, he says. “So this effect could be built up over time.” Some scientists are trying to understand the reasons for the screen inferiority effect. One theory called the shallowing hypothesis (假说) assumes that when reading on digital devices, people are generally doing so for short periods of time and reading short pieces of text, causing them to be less efficient. Another theory holds that feeling each page and remembering whether it was at the beginning of the book or the end can help connect with your memory. But neither theory has been proven. According to this study, Salmerón says, “First, printed texts shouldn’t be quit. Second, teachers should consider the goals of the tasks when deciding which reading medium to use.” He adds, “Tablets(平板电脑) may be well-suited for internet questioning tasks, but paper should be favoured to promote understanding of long texts.” 12. What drove Salmerón and his workmates to conduct the new study? A. Effects of digital devices on education. B. Challenges brought by reading devices. C. Impacts of the screen inferiority effect. D. One point ignored by previous research. 13. How did Salmerón and his workmates make their discovery? A. By conducting experiments. B. By referring to past research. C. By observing carefully in life. D. By interviewing many students. 14. What does paragraph 4 mainly tell us about the positive effect of print reading? A. Its cause remains unclear. B. It tends to last a long time. C. It helps to improve one’s memory. D. Its existence hasn’t been confirmed. 15. What can be inferred from Salmerón’s words in the last paragraph? A. The study provides directions for educators. B. The study advises people to read tablets more. C. The study overstates the demand for printed texts. D The study focuses on how to understand long texts. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Have you ever started a new task at work, only to be distracted (干扰) by a ding on your phone? Or perhaps you’re in the middle of a report, and your mind starts to wander to what you’ll have for dinner. If you find yourself familiar with any of these scenes, don’t worry. ____16____ Now let’s explore the reasons behind these distractions. Our brains are naturally easy to be distracted. They are wonderfully complex machines designed to absorb new information and adapt to our environment. ____17____ They always quickly change our attention to the new stimulus (刺激) causing us to lose focus on our current task. ____18____ It’s fortunate for us to have access to technology and the Internet, which provide a wealth of resources for learning, connecting, and entertaining ourselves. But this blessing is double-edged. The tools that help improve productivity can also lead to distractions. We have a short attention span (持续时间). ____19____ It’s said that our attention span has a cap, much like the limit on a fuel tank (油箱). And once we hit that upper limit, our focus begins searching for other limits, like a traveler eager for new landscapes. In our daily life, distractions come in many forms and the sources of distractions can vary widely. The path to a more focused and productive life isn’t necessarily about removing all distractions. It’s an impossible task in this age of information. ____20____ A. We live in a world full of distractions. B. We have poor time management skills. C. But this strength can also be a weakness. D. This isn’t necessarily because of a lack of interest. E Regaining your focus might be harder than you think. F. You’re just part of a much larger group than you imagine. G. Instead, learn to acknowledge and manage them effectively. 第二部分 语言运用(共三节，满分60分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 “Thank you for your participation. But I’m sorry to tell you that you ____21____ the interview.” I received the email two weeks after interviewing for a position. When I read it, I felt upset because I’d spent hours making ____22____ before the interview and in the end, I didn’t even know why I didn’t get through. “How can I ____23____ my job search approach if I didn’t even know what was wrong?” I thought. The value of feedback (反馈) became obvious after I received another ____24____ call months later, “____25____, we decided to offer the job to someone else.” Again I felt ____26____. But the conversation wasn’t over. “Would you like to hear the ____27____ from us?” he asked. Then the representative explained that I hadn’t clearly ____28____ my motivation (动机) for applying for the position. The feedback was ____29____ to hear, but I quickly realized he was right. I started to _____30_____ myself. Since my top consideration had been to find a position, I wasn’t very _____31_____ about what I applied for. I pursued any job opportunity as long as it broadly fitted my skills. From then on, I carefully _____32_____ each job and only considered the ones that attracted me most. Soon the approach started to _____33_____—I got a great offer. Years later, as an interviewer, I treat every interview as an important _____34_____: interviewees invest (投资) effort and in return, I will give them feedback. It is because without feedback, we are likely to make the same _____35_____ over and over again. 21. A. failed B. arranged C. attended D. decreased 22. A. announcements B. remarks C. preparations D. reservations 23. A. adjust B. pioneer C. appoint D. describe 24. A. defense B. invitation C. request D. rejection 25. A. Naturally B. Strangely C. Unfortunately D. Smoothly 26. A. disappointed B. nervous C. relieved D. peaceful 27. A. news B. story C. reason D. result 28. A. lacked B. expressed C. understood D. questioned 29. A. tough B. interesting C. promising D. helpful 30. A. care about B. reflect on C. learn from D. depend on 31. A. hopeful B. selective C. angry D. confused 32. A. accepted B. evaluated C. respected D. finished 33. A. develop B. form C. work D. commit 34. A. performance B. reference C. routine D. trade 35. A. excuse B. promise C. comparison D. mistake 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Rice is the most common food for a large part of the world’s human population. Its biological cycle ____36____ (range) from about 95 days to around 250 days. It’s important to harvest rice crops on time. If we harvest too early, the ____37____ (collect) grains will not be fully grown. When crops are harvested late, grains will fall onto the ground, leading to heavy losses. As ____38____ general rule, the harvest may begin only when grains have a golden color. Harvesting can take place manually (手动地) or mechanically. In manual harvesting, farmers collect rice plants ____39____ (use) sharp knives. Then, they carefully remove the grains. Mechanical harvesting can be done with machines that combine all the ____40____ (function), such as cutting and threshing (脱粒). After harvesting, rice seeds contain a lot of moisture (水分). ____41____ (normal), farmers dry the grains out before storage ____42____ (prevent) them from going bad. There are mainly two approaches to making grains dry—the traditional method and the mechanical one. Because of its low and almost zero cost, the traditional drying method ____43____ (prefer) in plenty of countries. Farmers spread the grains over places ____44____ it’s easy for them to receive sunlight. The mechanical drying method uses different types of dryers to remove water _____45_____ grains. 第三节 单项选择(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分) 46. I heard an new on the radio about women engineers. A. 物体 B. 项目 C. 条目 D. 新闻 47. To lead fulfilling lives, we must be the masters of our own fortunes. A. 运气 B. 大笔的钱 C. 命运 D. 际遇 48. This company set a pattern of what a good company should be for others to follow. A. 图案 B. 方式 C. 范例 D. 底样 49. The security staff can see all the outside of the building on their CCTV monitors. A. 监视器 B. 检测器 C. 班长 D. 监督员 50. The car is powered by a battery on its back, which can keep it operating for an hour. A. 动手术 B. 操作 C. 经营 D. 运转 51. A smile can help us get through difficult situations and find friends in a world of strangers. A. 穿过 B. 熬过 C. 打通电话 D. 消耗 52. John had taken out insurance but when he tried to claim, the insurance company refused to pay. A. 索赔 B. 声称 C. 赢得 D. 夺走（生命） 53. The building __________ now is for the new year’s celebration. A. is decorated B. being decorated C. is being decorated D. to be decorated 54. __ carefully if any change occurs when doing experiments in the lab. A. Observe B. To observe C. Observed D. Observing 55. Today there are more airplanes____ more people than ever before in the skies. A. carry B. carrying C. carried D. to be carrying 56. Jane can’t attend the meeting at 3 o’clock this afternoon because she __________ a class at that time. A. will be teaching B. was teaching C. is teaching D. will teach 57. Besides, more than 700 agricultural technology training courses __________ over the past decades. A. had been presented B. has been presented C. have been presented D. were presented 58. The reason _________ Tom failed to make himself _________ was that he was poor at speech. A. for which, understand B. why, understood C. which, understood D. that, understand 59. I will never forget the day _______ I first went into the senior high school, _______ was greater than I could expect. A. when; which B. that; which C. which; where D. when; as 60. I went to talk with my teacher Nancy, __________ words made me realize __________ silly mistakes I had made. A. whose; how B. which; what C. who; how D. whose; what 第三部分 写作(共三节，满分40分) 第一节 单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 请根据句子的意思、首字母和汉语提示完成下列句子，每空只填一个单词。 61. I don’t mind at all. I __________ (其实), I would be delighted to help. (根据中英文提示填空) 62. After much hesitation, she a__________(承认) that she had made a mistake in her decision. (根据中英文提示填空) 63. Many people spend years s__________(寻找) for the peace of mind, often with little success. (根据中英文提示填空) 64. Although d__________ (打败) in the competition, we still take pride in our efforts and determination to compete. (根据中英文提示填空) 65. F__________(创建) over 20 years ago, the company has grown into a successful enterprise with a global presence. (根据中英文提示填空) 66. The p__________ (教授), a well-respected figure in the field of biology, has published numerous books and articles on the subject. (根据中英文提示填空) 67. I received a sense of s__________(满足) after completing the challenging task, knowing that it had been done to the best of my ability. (根据中英文提示填空) 68. I am constantly p__________ (追求) excellence in my study, pushing myself to reach new heights and achieving results that exceed expectations. (根据中英文提示填空) 69. She walked into the room g__________(轻轻地), as if she didn’t want to ruin the peaceful atmosphere. (根据中英文提示填空) 70. The __________(评委) were tasked with determining the winner of the competition based on various criteria, including skills, performance, and overall impression. (根据汉语提示单词拼写) 第二节 完成句子 (共5小题;每空1分，满分15分) 请根据所提供的汉语句子意思完成下列句子，每空只填一个单词。 71. 只有理论与实践相结合，理论才能成为可靠知识。 Only when the theory __________ __________ __________ practice can the former become reliable knowledge. 72. 唐人街的大多数居民仍然是华裔，其中许多人的英语说得不流利。 The majority of residents in Chinatown are still ethnic Chinese, ________ ________ ________ do not speak English fluently. 73. 中国除了是第一次举办奥运会之外，还在奖牌榜上也位列第一。 __________ __________ __________ hosting the Olympics for the first time, China also ranked first in the medal table. 74. 这是他第一次自己弄懂这个数学问题，这让他有成就感。 It was the first time that he __________ __________ __________ the maths problem by himself, which gave him a sense of achievement. 75. 今天早上，当我进入办公室时，就面临一项艰巨的任务，即完成面前几个具有挑战性的项目。 As I entered my office this morning, I __________ __________ __________ a difficult task of completing several challenging projects ahead of us. 第三节(满分15分) 76. 你校正在组织英语作文比赛，请以你尊敬和爱戴的人(My Role Model)为题，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括： 1.人物简介； 2.尊敬和爱戴的原因。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 My Role Model ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2023学年第二学期高一年级教学质量监测 英语 本试卷共12页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、学校、班级、座位号、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并用2B铅笔在答题卡的相应位置填涂考生号。 2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 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。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. D 13. B 14. A 15. A 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. F 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. G 第二部分 语言运用(共三节，满分60分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. A 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. B 31. B 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. D 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. ranges 37. collected 38. a 39. using 40. functions 41. Normally 42. to prevent 43. is preferred 44 where 45. from 第三节 单项选择(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分) 【46题答案】 【答案】D 【47题答案】 【答案】C 【48题答案】 【答案】C 【49题答案】 【答案】A 【50题答案】 【答案】D 【51题答案】 【答案】B 【52题答案】 【答案】A 【53题答案】 【答案】B 【54题答案】 【答案】A 【55题答案】 【答案】B 【56题答案】 【答案】A 【57题答案】 【答案】C 【58题答案】 【答案】B 【59题答案】 【答案】A 【60题答案】 【答案】D 第三部分 写作(共三节，满分40分) 第一节 单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 请根据句子的意思、首字母和汉语提示完成下列句子，每空只填一个单词。 【61题答案】 【答案】Indeed##ndeed 【62题答案】 【答案】acknowledged##cknowledged 【63题答案】 【答案】searching##earching 【64题答案】 【答案】defeated##efeated 【65题答案】 【答案】Founded##ounded 【66题答案】 【答案】professor##rofessor 【67题答案】 【答案】satisfaction##atisfaction 【68题答案】 【答案】pursuing##ursuing 【69题答案】 【答案】gently##ently 【70题答案】 【答案】judges 第二节 完成句子 (共5小题;每空1分，满分15分) 请根据所提供的汉语句子意思完成下列句子，每空只填一个单词。 【71题答案】 【答案】 ①. is ②. combined ③. with 【72题答案】 【答案】 ①. many ②. of ③. whom 【73题答案】 【答案】 ①. In ②. addition ③. to 【74题答案】 【答案】 ①. had ②. figured ③. out 【75题答案】 【答案】 ①. was ②. faced ③. with 第三节(满分15分) 【76题答案】 【答案】 My Role Model When asked who is my role model, my answer is Lang Ping. As is known to all, Lang Ping, who is known as the “iron hammer”, was once a volleyball player, and then a volleyball coach. She won numerous honors during her career. What impresses me most is the Chinese women’s volleyball team spirit she created, which inspires me all the time. So I will always follow Lang Ping’s example. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$