福建省厦门市翔安第一中学2023-2024学年高一上学期12月英语试卷

保密★启用前 厦门市翔安第一中学2023-2024 学年第一学期高一英语12月考试卷 英语试题 2023.12 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话，每段对话后各有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Whose iPod will the woman borrow? A. John's. B. Adam's. C. Michael's. 2. What does the man have to do first? A. Clean his room. B. Buy movie tickets. C. Borrow some money from his friends. 3. Where can the woman find the butter? A. In Row 10. B. Behind the speakers. C. In the middle ofthe store. 4. What will the woman drink? A. A cup of coffee. B. A glass of water. C. Some orange juice. 5. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Look at his cards. B. Put his cards down. C.Use different cards. 第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22. 5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个 选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟； 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. How is Maria related to the girl ? A. Her roommate. B. Her classmate. C. Her math teacher. 7. What does the man think of Maria? A. She's lazy. B. She's intelligent. C. She isn't a good person. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8. What does the man want td(earn abou?? A. Different zoo animals. B. Different kinds of dogs. C. Different types of monkeys. 9. How much is the book on sale for? A.The woman. B. The woman’s cousin. C.The man’s cousin. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至12三个小题。 10.What time did the girl wake up? A.At 7:00 p.m. B. At 6:00 a.m. C.At 5:00 a.m. 11. What will the girl have for breakfast? A. Bread and fruit. B. Bread and milk. C. Milk and fruit. 12. How does the girl probably feel in the end？ A. Tired. B.Scared. C. Happy. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。 13. Where are the speakers? A. In the car. B. At school. C. In an ice cream shop 14.Why is the man nervous? A. He doesn't like driving. B. Tomorrow is his first class. C. He hates speaking in public 15. What docs the woman tell the man? A. He’ll be fine. B, He should go to bed early tonight. C. He is the only one feeling nervous. 16. What happened last time the man gave a speech? A. He was very prepared. B. He forgot a lot of it. C, He forgot to thank everyone. 听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。 17. Which rule does the speaker mention? A. No yelling. B. No hanging onto the sides. C. No swimming if you're under six. 18. Where can the rules be found? A. Near the kids’ area. B. By the director's office. C. Above the changing rooms. 19. Where can snacks(快餐) be eaten? A. Near the snack shop. B. Only outside the pool gates. C. Anywhere if the trash is picked up. 20. when does the pool close? A. At 6:30 p.m. B. At 6:00 p.m. C. At 5:00 p.m. 答案：1-5 BABBC 6-10 BCABC 11-15BCACA 16-20 BACAA 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。 A Look at the map of Spain and point at the center. You’ve located the country’s capital and one of Europe’s most beautiful cities: Madrid. This popular destination is considered a city of contrasts with its abundant historic sites, resting in the shadows of modern skyscrapers, History This city of over 3 million people is proud of Western Europe’s largest royal palace, and some consider it to be Madrid’s most beautiful building. Inside the Royal Palace 2,800 rooms are decorated in glory with museum-quality furniture and artworks. Tourists can tour 50 of these large and splendid rooms. Art The Internationally respected Prado Museum is the largest and most impressive art gallery in Spain. Opened in 1819, it is filled with works of art that feature the world’s most comprehensive collection of Spanish paintings. Shopping Madrid has some of Europe’s best shopping, and potential buyers love to look through the stores looking for bargains. But for 500 years, shoppers have gathered to an extremely large outdoor flea market known as the Rastro where they find nearly everything from antiques to CDs. Entertainment No trip to Madrid is complete without seeing a performance of Spain’s famous art form, flamenco. Every day, flamenco performers sing, dance or play the guitar in small cafes and grand theaters alike. Food Madrid has a wide variety of restaurants, but because the Spanish typically eat late at about 9 or 10 p.m., it’s difficult to find good dinner food earlier. If you get hungry before then, the best solution is to try a tapas bar where light snacks are served. Be sure to try the jamon, a kind of dry-cured ham. Spain is famous for it. 21.What do we know about the Royal Palace in Madrid? A．It has 50 rooms for visit. B．It can hold 2,800 people. C．It’s been visited by 3 million people. D．It is thought to be the largest in Europe . 22. . What is a must when travelling in Madrid? A．Having dinner earlier. B．Enjoying flamenco. C．Visiting Prado Museum. D．Drinking in a bar. 23. . What does the underlined word “tapas” in the last paragraph probably mean? A．It means something that people eat after dinner. B．It means some small plates of food before a main meal. C．It is a traditional food in Spain. D．It is food that helps people digest better. 【答案】ABB 【主旨大意】这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了西班牙首都马德里的旅游特色，包括马德里的历史、艺术、购物、娱乐以及食物等信息。 21.【答案】A 【解析】本题属于细节题之单细节题，考查获取事实性信息的能力 。 根据History部分第二段“Tourists can tour 50 of these large and splendid rooms.”(游客可以参观其中50间宽敞华丽的房间。)可知，马德里皇宫有50间可供参观的房间。故选A项。 22.【答案】B 【解析】本题属于细节题之单细节题，考查获取事实性信息的能力 。 根据Entertainment部分“No trip to Madrid is complete without seeing a performance of Spain's famous art form, flamenco.”(如果不去看西班牙著名艺术形式弗拉门戈的表演，马德里之行就不算完整。)可知，在马德里旅行，享受弗拉门戈表演是必不可少的。故选B项。 23.【答案】B 【解析】本题属于主旨题之猜词题，考查根据上下文推断词义的能力。根据Food部分“Madrid has a wide variety of restaurants, but because the Spanish typically eat late at about 9 or10 p.m, it's difficult to find good dinner food earlier. If you get hungry before then,”(马德里有各种各样的餐厅，但由于西班牙人吃饭晚，他们通常在晚上9点或10点左右吃，所以很难早点找到好的晚餐。如果你在那之前饿了)以及“where light snacks are served”(那里有小吃)可知，最好的解决办法是尝试一家提供小吃的店，推测划线单词表示“正餐前吃的几小盘食物”。故选B项。 B No one can believe that the over 6 300-kilometer long Great Wall might disappear some day. Believe it or not, the Great Wall is being destroyed by people. Less than 20 percent of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty is still perfect, but about 80 percent is in danger. The Great Wall can be called “great” mostly because of its amazing length. But we should realize that the length was made up of one brick at a time. If we do nothing to save the Great Wall, it will become a series of separate wasteland rather than a historic site.The Great Wall is actually a series of walls built and rebuilt by different dynasties over the past 2 000 years. It began in the rule of China’s first emperor, Qin Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty(221 BC～206 BC), and lasted into the Ming Dynasty. The parts built before the Ming Dynasty have nearly disappeared. People are familiar with sections such as Badaling in Beijing and Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu because they have been open to tourists for many years. But those sections far away from the public eyes have been almost forgotten. Few local people knew the 3-meter-high walls made of earth and stones beside them are part of the Great Wall. The lack of knowledge is considered as one of the main reasons behind human.The bricks on the Great Wall are carried off by countryside people to build their houses, sheep corral and pigsties . Some were taken away to build roads. Bricks carved with people’s names are put away as remembrance. Rubbish is spread over the battlements . The bricks can be sold for 15 yuan per tractor load. Those who destroyed and are destroying the Great Wall know its name, but are not clear about its cultural meaning. It will take a long time to let them know this. The local farmers not only carried off the body of the Wall but dug out the entire base. It is necessary to protect the Great Wall. First of all, the officials should be aware of the importance of the Great Wall. Young Chinese should know more about the nation’s great civilization and learn to love it. 24. The main reason for which the Great Wall can be called “great” is_________. A．it is made by brick B．it is very wide C．it is very long D．it has a long 25.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. The Great Wall was completed in the Ming Dynasty. B. Not all the foreign tourists like the Great Wall. C. The first part of the Great Wall was built in 221 BC D. The Qin Great Wall was protected well. 26. The underlined part “those sections far away from the public eyes” refers to the parts of the Great Wall________. A．that are too difficult to understand B．nobody can watch C．that are too far to been seen D．that are not well known to the public 27. What’s the main reason of the Great Wall’s being destroyed                A．The local people are short of culture knowledge. B．The local people need bricks and stones to build houses. C．The local people think that the Great Wall is not important. D．The local people are against the government. 【答案】CADA 【主旨大意】这是一篇说明文。长城以它那令人惊叹的长度而被世人称为伟大，但是由于人们缺乏对长城文化的了解，导致长城正在被破坏。 24. 【答案】C 【解析】本题属于细节推理题，考查获取事实性信息的能力 。 根据第一段的“The Great Wall can be called"great"mostly because of its amazing length.(长城之所以被称为“长城”，主要是因为它惊人的长度)”可知，长城以它的令人惊叹的长度而被称为伟大。故选C。 25.【答案】A 【解析】本体为细节题之多细节题。根据第二段的“ It began in the rule of China’s first emperor, Qin Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty(221 BC～206 BC), and lasted into the Ming Dynasty. (它始于中国第一任皇帝秦始皇（公元前221年~公元前206年），一直持续到明朝。) 符合A选项。故选A。 26.【答案】D 【解析】本题属于细节推理题，考查获取事实性信息的能力 。根据划线部分的上句“People are familiar with sections such as Badaling in Beiing and Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu because they have been open to tourists for many years.(人们对北京的八达岭和甘肃的嘉峪关等路段都很熟悉，因为这些路段多年来一直向游客开放)”可知，长城有些地方是向公众开放的景点，这当然为公众所熟悉。结合下文but表示转折可知，那些不是景点的地方则不会被公众所熟悉。由此推知，划线句意为“不被公众所熟悉”。故选D。 27.【答案】A 【解析】本题属于细节推理题，考查获取事实性信息的能力 。根据倒数第二段的“'Those who destroyed and are destroying the Great Wall know its name, but are not clear about its cultural meaning:(那些摧毁和正在推毁长城的人知道它的名字，但不清楚它的文化意义)”可知，人们缺乏对长城文化的了解导致长城被破坏。故选A。 C Google’s self-driving car is designed to work without a gas pedal (踏板) or steering wheel (方向盘). Now, the company has decided that the car doesn’t have any windscreen wipers either, because there’s no need for passengers to see where they are being driven. The car requires no input from a driver, except telling it the destination. There is no driving in the way we know it and all people inside the cars will be passengers who can spend their time paying no attention to the road. While the car may not need windscreen wipers, the absence of them may make passengers feel helpless if they are unable to see where they are going clearly. Google’s two-seater “bubble” cars have buttons to begin and end the drive, but no other controls. An on-board computer uses data from sensors, including radar (雷达) and cameras, to make turns and keep away from people walking in the street and other vehicles. Under the vision made public by Google, passengers might set their destination by typing it into a map or using voice commands. The new car can’t go faster than 25 miles per hour (40 km/h). It is electric and has to be recharged after 80 miles (129 km). They can only be used in areas that have been thoroughly mapped by Google. Google has been testing its self-driving cars since 2009 and its new model without a steering wheel since early this summer. It intends on making its driverless cars available to consumers in the next five years. The final goal of the project is computer-controlled cars that can get rid of human error, which results in about 90 percent of the 1.2 million road deaths worldwide each year and it was also inspiring to start with a blank sheet of paper. 28. Why may people feel helpless riding in Google’s self-driving car? A．There are no other controls. B．They have no idea of the destination. C．They are unable to see the road clearly. D．The car is traveling too fast. 29. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?A．The tests the car needs to pass. B．How Google’s self-driving car works. C．The development of the new car. D．What the drivers need to drive the car. 30. What does the underlined word “recharged” in paragraph 3 mean?A．Filled with electricity. B．Repaired from time to time. C．Asked for some money again. D．Designed into a new style. 31. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．Google began to test self-driving cars this summer. B．Driverless cars will be available to consumers next year. C．Google’s computer controlled cars fire the drivers’ inspiration. D．Most of the road deaths are caused by drivers. 【答案】CBAD 【主旨大意】这是一篇说明文。这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了谷歌的自动驾驶汽车，它没有油门踏板或方向盘，也没有任何挡风玻璃雨刷，正在测试阶段，希望早日面向消费者。 28.【答案】C 【解析】本题属于细节题，考查获取事实性信息的能力。 由第二段中的“While the car may not need windscreen wipers, the absence of them may make passengers feel helpless if they are unable to see where they are going clearly.”(虽然汽车可能不需要挡风玻璃雨刷，但如果没有雨刷，如果乘客看不清方向，可能会感到无助。)，可知没有雨刷，下雨天乘客看不清方向/路，乘客会无助。故选C项。 29.【答案】B 【解析】主旨大意题，由第三段中的“Google's two-seater “bubble”" cars have buttons to begin and end the drive, but no other controls. An on-board computer uses data from sensors, including radar ( ) and cameras, to make turns and keep away from people walking in the street and other vehicles. Under the vision made public by Google, passengers might set their destination by typing it into a map or using voice commands.”(谷歌的双座“泡泡”汽车有开始和结束驾驶的按钮，但没有其他控制。车载电脑利用来自传感器的数据，包括雷达和摄像头，来进行转弯，以避开在街上行走的人和其他车辆。根据谷歌公布的设想，乘客可以通过在地图上输入或使用语音命令来设定目的地。)，可知本段介绍了谷歌的自动驾驶汽车是如何工作的。故选B项。 30.【答案】A 【解析】本题属于主旨题之猜词题，考查根据上下文推断词义的能力。 由划线单词的前句“it’s electric”(它是电动的)，可知谷歌的自动驾驶汽车是电动的，需要充电，跑完80英里后一定要充满电，recharged在"has to be recharged after 80 miles (129 km)”中意为“充满电”。故选A项。 31.【答案】D 【解析】本题属于推断题之细节判断，考查推断隐含意义的能力。由最后一段中的“The final goal of the project is computer-controlled cars that can get rid of human error,which results in about 90 percent of the 1.2 million road deaths worldwide each year and it was also inspiring to start with a blank sheet of paper.”(该项目的最终目标是计算机控制的汽车，它可以消除人为失误，人为失误导致全球每年120万道路死亡人数的90%左右，从一张白纸开始这也是令人鼓舞的。)，可知人为失误导致全球每年120万道路死亡人数的90%左右，说明大多数道路死亡是由司机造成的。故选D项。 D There’s nothing like a good night’s sleep — but what does that really mean? It turns out that the answer depends not only on your age, but also on your lifestyle. Some people are productive and happy with fewer hours of sleep, while others need more. Still, experts can determine guidelines that work for most people. The National Sleep Foundation researched the topic and gave new recommendations this week. The foundation acknowledge s that sleep needs will vary lifestyle and stress should be taken into consideration but their recommendations offer a general guideline. For example, teenagers (14-17 years old) need 8 —10 hours’ sleep every day. To create the recommendations, some sleep and medical experts reviewed 312 articles from journals published during the last decade. This is the first time that any professional organization has developed age-specific recommended sleep durations (时长) based on a systematic review of the world scientific literature. A lack of sleep can be linked to weight gain, because that causes an increase in appetite, according to the foundation. It can also have serious consequences (结果) on the brain. People who do not get enough sleep are at increased risk for depression (抑郁症), and can endanger others. Those that become sleepy while driving, for example, risk both their lives and the lives of those around them. Researchers also have found in the past that too much sleep can have negative effects. Low socioeconomic status and depression reportedly are significantly associated with longer sleep. However, experts nowadays find that research on oversleeping is still doubtful and needs more attention. Currently, there is no strong evidence that sleeping too much has health consequences. There is, however, laboratory evidence that short sleep durations of four to five hours have negative consequences. We need similar laboratory studies to determine whether long sleep durations result in physiological (生理的) changes that could lead to disease before we make any recommendations against sleep extension. 32. Which is TRUE about sleeping time? A．The time you need for sleep is related to your personal situation. B．Experts’ guideline for sleeping time applies to all the people. C．The less you sleep, the more productive you are. D．The more you sleep, the more energetic you are. 33. How did the National Sleeping Foundation do the research? A．By interviewing different people. B．By reading lots of articles. C．By consulting (咨询) other experts. D．By doing systematic experiments. 33.From Paragraph 4, we can learn that _________. A．too much sleep may result in social changes B．researchers now agree with those in the past C．more research on oversleeping is needed D．research on oversleeping is quite persuasive (有说服力的) 34. From which section of a newspaper is the passage most probably taken? A．Health. B．Psychology C．Sport. D．Education. 【答案】ABCA 【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了睡眠与健康的关系。 32.【答案】A 【解析】本题为推理判断题。根据首段前三句“There's nothing like a good night's sleep -- but what does that really mean? It turns out that the answer depends not only on your age, but also on your lifestyle. Some people are productive and happy with fewer hours of sleep,while others need more.(没有什么比睡个好觉更好的了--但这到底意味着什么呢?事实证明，答案不仅取决于你的年龄，还取决于你的生活方式。有些人睡得更少，效率更高，也更快乐，而另一些人则需要睡得更多。)”可知，关于好的睡眠，答案不仅取决于你的年龄，还取决于你的生活方式，因人而异。所以，你需要的睡眠时间与你的个人情况有关。故选A。 33.【答案】B 【解析】本题为细节理解题，根据第二段首句“To create the recommendations, some sleep and medical experts reviewed 312 articles from journals published during the last decade,(为了提出这些建议，一些睡眠和医学专家回顾了过去十年发表在期刊上的312篇文章。)”可知，国家睡眠基金会是通过阅读大量的文章做这项研究的。故选B。 34.【答案】C 【解析】本题属于推理判断题，根据第四段末句“We need similar laboratory studies to determine whether long sleep durations result in physiological (生理的) changes that could lead to disease before we make any recommendations against sleep extension.(在我们提出任何反对延长睡眠的建议之前，我们需要进行类似的实验室研究，以确定长时间睡眠是否会导致可能导致疾病的生理变化。)”可知，我们需要对睡眠过多进行更多的研究。故选C。 35.【答案】A 【解析】本题属于推理判断题。通读全文，文章主要告诉我们睡眠与健康的关系，由此推断该文章应是源于健康类报纸。故选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。 It’s important for you teenagers to know how to save money. You know that the money you save can be for rainy days and be used to pay through your college education. If you think it’s a difficult task and don’t know how to do it, please do as the followings. . 36 My dad always tells me that if one doesn’t respect money, it will never respect you. Hence, it’s important that you keep a record of your daily expenses. Make it a habit to write down all that you have spent. And when you find out the total expenses at the end of the month, you will realize what you have spent more money in doing.     37     . Open a savings account Opening a savings account is a better way to save money. You can set a goal; say (for example), the money is for a new notebook or for college, and then save, until you have enough money to buy a notebook or until you go to college.     38     . Do not carry much cash Do you have the habit of not leaving a store without buying anything? The only way to stop that is carrying less money around with you. Go to the store with the minimum amount of money, which will not even help you buy a drink.     39     . Save the changes Save the changes that you get back. If you have gone to a shop to buy something and get back some changes, then do not spend them.     40     . And you’ll be surprised at the huge amount of money after days. Follow these tips above, and thus you can save a lot of money. And surely, they’ll help you to be more responsible in your life. A．Keep a record of your daily expenses B．In a few days, you’ll get rid of this habit C．Instead, you can save them in your piggy bank D．By that time, you will realize the importance of saving money E．Saving money builds your financial power and personal freedom F．Next month, you will automatically try and save more in that part G．Nowadays in the developed and developing countries, people are all working for the sake of earning money 【答案】AFDBC 【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了青少年应该如何省钱。 36．【答案】A 【解析】设空句是段首小标题，根据段中“My dad always tels me that if one doesn't respect money,it will never respect you. Hence.it's important that you keep a record of your daily expenses. Make it a habit to write down all that you have spent. And when you find out the total expenses at the end of the month, you will realize what you have spent more money in doing.(我爸爸总是告诉我，如果一个人不尊重金钱，它永远不会尊重你。因此，记录你的日常开支是很重要的。养成把你花的钱都写下来的习惯。当你在月底发现总开支时，你就会意识到你在哪些方面花了更多的钱。)”可知，本段建议记录你的日常开销，所以A项“Keep record of your daily expenses(记录你的日常开销)”是最佳小标题。故选A项， 37．【答案】F 【解析】本题设空位置在段尾, 考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。上文“And when you find out the total expenses at the end of the month, you will realize what you have spent more money in doing.(当你在月底发现总开支时，你就会意识到你在哪些方面花了更多的钱。)”讲记录日常开销可以帮助你发现自己的钱花在发什么地方，F项“Next month, you will automatically try and save more in that pat(下个月，你会自动尝试在这部分节省更多)”承接上文，说明其作用，选项中“that part”照应上文中“what you have spent more money in doing”。故选F项。 38．【答案】D 【解析】本题设空位置在段尾, 考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。解题要点：上文“You can set a goal; say (for example), the money is for a new notebook or for college, and then save, until you have enough money to buy a notebook or until you go to college.(你可以设定一个目标;比方说，这笔钱是为了买一个新的笔记本电脑或上大学，然后存起来，直到你有足够的钱买一个笔记本电脑或直到你上大学。)”建议设定储蓄目标，直到达成，D项“By that time, you will realize the importance of saving money(到那时，你就会意识到存钱的重要性)”承接上文，强调存钱的重要性，句中“By that time" 上文中“'until you have enough money to buy a notebook or until you go to college.”。故选D项 39．【答案】B 【解析】本题设空位置在段尾, 考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。解题要点：上文“Do you have the habit of not leaving a store without buying anything? The only way to stop that is carrying less money around with you. Go to the store with the minimum amount of money, which will not even help you buy a drink.(你有不买东西就不离开商店的习惯吗?阻止这种情况的唯一方法就是少带钱。带着最少的钱去商店，这些钱甚至不够你买一杯饮料。)”提出需要改正的购物习惯和方法，B项“In a few days,you'"l get rid of this habit(几天后，你就会改掉这个习惯)”"说明这一方法的见效时间，同时，选项中“this habit”"照应上文中“the habit of not leaving a store without buying anything”，上下文语意连贯。故选B项。 40．【答案】C 【解析】本题设空位置在段中, 考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。解题要点：上文“If you have gone to a shop to buy something and get back some changes,then do not spend them.(如果你去商店买东西，找回了一些零钱，那就不要花了。)”提出不要花掉买东西时找补的零钱，C项“Instead,you can save them in your piggy bank(相反，你可以把钱存进你的存钱罐里)”指明如果处理它们:存进你的存钱罐。选项中“piggy bank”和上文“changes”相照应。故选C项。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分3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。 “Don’t worry. Those are just age spots (老年斑),” the doctor said. “Are you ___41___ that these are age spots?” I questioned, pointing to the dark spots on my hands. Angie, the doctor, smiled warmly and ____42__, “I’m 100% sure.” I let out a scream of ___43___. “You’ve no idea how long I’ve waited for these to ___44___,” I said. Angie looked slightly ___45___, and I realized there was no possible way I could explain my excitement. What Angie didn’t know was that I shouldn’t have ___46___ to see age spots! At age forty, there was not much hope that I would live long enough to see any signs of ___47___. I was in the battle of my life—fighting lung cancer. After the five-year mark of being cancer free, I started to have hope. When I got my first white hair, I quickly pointed to my husband, “look, honey, a white hair.” ___48___ I was taking a trip down the memory path, Angie ___49___ my thoughts. “Here’s the fade cream (增白霜) that you can ___50___ your hands twice a week before going to bed,” she reminded. And then she mentioned another ___51___ , “of course, you can always have the spots removed with lasers (激光).” “Remove them?” I questioned. “ ___52___ would anyone want to do that?” Angie stared at me, not understanding the meaning of those words, while I explained, “I’d like to ___53___ them.” As I walked out of the hospital, I was ___54___ that I had such wonderful age spots! Later that year, I celebrated two milestone (里程碑)—my sixtieth birthday and twenty years of being ___55___ from cancer. I’m excited to be growing older with white hairs, wrinkles (皱纹) and now age spots. And I can see the beauty in all of them! 41.A．right B．certain C．worried D．afraid 42.A．admitted B．explained C．replied D．admired 43.A．sadness B．surprise C．pain D．joy 44.A．appear B．recover C．increase D．disappear 45.A．disappointed B．surprised C．nervous D．angry 46.A．changed B．left C．returned D．lived 47.A．aging B．growth C．success D．progress 48.A．While B．Although C．Because D．Unless 49.A．collected B．interrupted C．controlled D．expressed 50.A．carry on B．put on C．clean up D．cheer up 51.A．choice B．answer C．example D．duty 52.A．When B．Why C．Where D．How 53.A．recover B．ignore C．gather D．keep 54.A．stressed B．frightened C．thankful D．concerned 55.A．different B．tired C．safe D．free 【答案】41-45 BCDAB 46-50 DAABB 51-55 ABDCD 【解析】 【主旨大意】 这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己去看医生确定自己手上的是老年斑后很欣喜，因为作者在四十岁时就开始与肺癌作斗争，从没想过自己能有希望活到看到衰老的迹象。作者六十岁时庆祝了两个里程碑，很高兴自己能慢慢变老，有白头发、皱纹，还有老年斑。 41． 【答案】B 【解析】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:“你确定这些是老年斑吗?”我指着手上的黑点问。A.right正确的;B.certain无疑的，确信的;C.worried担心的;D.afraid害怕的。根据下文““"' 100% sure,”"可知，作者问医生是否确定这些是老年斑，故选B。 42．【答案】C 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意:医生Angie热情地笑着回答说:“我百分之百确定。”A.admitted承认;B.explained解释;C.replied回答;D.admired赞赏。根据“’m 100% sure.””可知，这是医生的回答。故选C。 43．【答案】D 【解析】考査名词词义辨析。句意:我发出一声快乐的尖叫。A.sadness悲伤;B.surprise惊喜;C.pain疼痛;D.joy快乐，欢乐。根据下文“and I realized there was no possible way I could explain my excitement”可知，作者发出一声快乐的尖叫。故选D。 44．【答案】A 【解析】 考查动词词义辨析。句意:“你不知道我等这些东西出现等了多久，”我说。A.appear出现;B.recover恢复;C.increase增加;D. disappear消失。根据下文"At age forty, there was not much hope that I would live long enough to see any signs"可知，作者说自己等这些老年斑的出现等了很久。故选A。 45．【答案】B 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:Angie看起来有点惊讶，我意识到我无法解释我的兴奋。A.disappointed失望的，沮丧的;B.surprised感到惊讶的;C.nervous紧张不安的;D.angry生气的。根据上文“You've no idea how long I've waited for these"和下文“What Angie didn't know was that”可知，听到作者这样说，Angie看起来有点惊讶。故选B。 46．【答案】D 【解析】 考查动词词义辨析。句意:Angie不知道的是，我本不该活着看到老年斑!A.changed改变:B.lef留下，离开:C,returned返回;D.lived活着，居住。根据下文“At age forty, there was not much hope that I would live long enough to see any signs"可知，作者说Angie不知道自己本不该活着看到老年斑。故选D。 47．【答案】A 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意:在我四十岁的时候，我没有多少希望能活到看到任何衰老的迹象。A.aging衰老，老化;B.growth发展，生长;C.success成功;D.progress进步，发展，根据上文“to see age spots"和下文"I was in the battle of my life-fighting lung cancer”可知，作者在四十岁的时候得了癌症，认为自己没有多少希望能活到看到任何衰老的迹象。故选A。 48．【答案】A 【解析】考查连词词义辨析。句意:当我在回忆往事时，Angie打断了我的思绪。A.While尽管，当…时;B.Although尽管，即使;C.Because因为;D.Unless除非，若非。根据“I was taking a trip down the memory path”可知，此处表示当作者在回忆往事时。故选A。 49．【答案】B 【解析】 考查动词词义辨析。句意:当我在回忆往事时，Angie打断了我的思绪。A.collected收藏，收集;B.interrupted打断;C.controlled控制;D.expressed表达。根据下文“she reminded”可知，Angie打断了作者的思绪。故选B。 50．【答案】B 【解析】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:“这是一种褪色增白霜，你可以在睡觉前每周涂两次在手上，”她提醒道。A.carry on继续，开展;B.put on涂上，穿上;C.clean up清理;D.cheer up使振奋。根据“Here's the fade cream(增白霜)"可知，Angie 让作者在睡觉前每周涂两次褪色增白霜在手上。故选B。 51．【答案】A 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意:然后她提到了另一种选择:“当然，你可以用激光去除这些斑点。”A.choice选择;B.answer答案;C.example例子，榜样;D.duty责任。根据“of course, you can always have the spots removed with lasers(激光).”可知，这是另一种选择。故选A。 52．【答案】B 【解析】 考查疑问词词义辨析。句意:“为什么会有人想这么做?"A.When什么时候;B.Why为什么;C.where哪里;D.How如何，怎样。根据““Remove them?”I questioned.”可知，作者问为什么会有人想去除老年斑。故选B. 53．【答案】D 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意:安吉盯着我，不明白这句话的意思，而我解释道:“我想留着它们。”A.recover恢复;B.ignore忽视，不理睬;C.gather聚集;D.keep保留，保持。根据上文“12would anyone want to do that?”可知，作者想留着这 些老年斑。故选D。 54．【答案】C 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:当我走出医院的时候，我很感激自己有这么好的老年斑!A.stressed有压力的;B.frightened害怕的，吃惊的;C.thankful感激的;D.concerned关心的，根据“I had such wonderful age spots!”可知，作者很感激自己有这么好的老年斑。故选C。 55．【答案】D 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:那年晚些时候，我庆祝了两个里程碑我的60岁生日和远离癌症20周年。A.different不同的:B,tired疲惫的:C,safe安全的;D.free不受……伤害。短语free from“远离，摆脱，免于”，根据“my sixtieth birthday"和上文“At age forty, there was not much hope that I would live long enough”可知，作者庆祝了两个里程碑--60岁生日和远离癌症20周年。故选D。 第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5 分,满分 15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 (1) ____56____ (write) Chinese has also become an important means by which China’s present is connected with ____57____(it) past. People in modern times can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient times. The high regard for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form, ____58____(know) as Chinese calligraphy, which has become____59____important part of Chinese culture. (2) The project____60____(bring) together governments and environmentalists from around the world. Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together again in a place____61____ they were safe from the water. In 1961, German engineers moved the first temple. Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and____62____ (count) cultural relics. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project. (3) Single-use plastic bags are used at most a few times before they are thrown away. It takes them hundreds of years____63____(break) down. Many of these bags end up in the ocean where larger ones can trap sea creatures, such as turtles and dolphins. Over time, the bags fall apart into countless tiny pieces, and fish can ____64____(accidental) eat some of them. Now, lots of____65____(country) and regions are taking action to ban the sale of such bags to stop people using them. 参考答案： 56． Written 57．its 58．known 59．an 60. brought. 61．where 62. countless 63．to break 64. accidentally 65．countries. 56.【答案】Written 【解析】本题考查非谓语动词。句意：中国汉字也成为中国现在与它过去联系的重要手段。分析句子结构可知write和Chinese组合在句中作主语，Chinese为名词，则write用过去分词表语，故填Written 。 57.【答案】its 【解析】本题考查代词。句意：中国汉字也成为中国现在与它过去联系的重要手段。根据57空缺前面的with，以及之后的past可知，with后需要呈现出名词的词性，past为名词，则it需要变形为定语修饰past ， 故填形容词性物主代词its。 58.【答案】known 【解析】本题考查非谓语。句意：对中国书写系统的高度重视可以从汉字作为一种艺术形式的发展中看出，这种艺术被称为中国书法，它已成为中国文化的重要组成部分。本句话中已有谓语can be seen，know所在空前无连词，则用非谓语中的分词作状语，并且是被人们所熟知，属于被动，用过去分词。故填known。 59.【答案】an 【解析】本题考查冠词。句意：对中国书写系统的高度重视可以从汉字作为一种艺术形式的发展中看出，这种艺术被称为中国书法，它已成为中国文化的重要组成部分。结合空缺后的部分核心成分为名词，且为泛指，考虑到其后紧跟的是important。故填an。 60.【答案】 brought 【解析】本题考查谓语动词。句意：这项工程汇集了来自世界各地的政府和环保主义者。此句为完整主句，没有其他动词，则此空填谓语动词，考虑到前后语境时态为一般过去时，主语和动词关系为主动，且主语为单数。故填brought。 61.【答案】where 【解析】本题考查定语从句。句意：寺庙和其他文化遗址被一块一块地取下来，然后移动并重新组合在一个安全防水的地方。根据句子结构可以分析出为定语从句，先行词为place，从句完整，先行词指代地点 ，故填where。 62.【答案】countless 【解析】本题考查形容词。句意：在接下来的20年里，数千名工程师和工人拯救了22座寺庙不可计数的文物。修饰cultural relics应用形容词，考虑前后语境，句意应强调数量多，故填countless。 63.【答案】to break 【解析】本题考查非谓语不定式。句意：它花费了他们几百年的时间来降解。此句为物+take+人+时间+to do的结构，意味：某事物花费某人多少时间做某事。同时it和break down之间的关系为主动，故填to break。 64.【答案】accidentally 【解析】本题考查副词。句意：随着时间的推移，这些袋子分解成无数的小碎片，鱼可能会不小心吃掉其中一些。此空位于助动词can和动词eat质检，则提示词应修饰动词，需变为副词词性。故填accidentally。 65.【答案】countries. 【解析】本题考查名词。句意：现在，许多国家和地区正在采取行动，禁止销售此类袋子，以阻止人们使用它们。此空根据句子结构可知，lots of 作定语，且空缺和regions并列，格式一致为名词，提示词为名词，收到lots of 影响变复数。故填countries。 第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 假如你是李华，上周日你校举办了主题为“文化传承”的中学生书法大赛。请你为校英语报写一篇报道，内容包括: 1.参加人员: 2.活动内容: 3.活动评价。 注意: 1.词数 80 词左右。 2.文化传承:cultural inheritance 参考答案： In a bid to carry forward traditional Chinese culture, a Chinese calligraphy competition was held at our school hall last Sunday. As scheduled, all senior one students gathered at 2:30 pm. Within an hour, by smoothly using the writing brush, plenty of participants created marvelous works on the spot, showing beautiful structures and various styles of Chinese characters. After cautious selection of the judges, thirty pieces stood out and were displayed on the exhibition board, which gave us a unique visual feast. Not only did this unforgettable event serve as a showcase for their talents, but it also sparked students' passion for traditional culture exploration and inheritance . 第2节 概要写作(满分 25分) 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 Computers have changed the way a business functions in a large way, In the past, companies rented space for running accounting departments, It took months to figure out profit or loss that a business had made or suffered, Recording entries and other relevant data were mainly done by hand, However.computers have become the backbone(支柱) of all businesses now, Today, computers are widely used almost everything that happens in an organization is recorded and evaluated(评传) with the help of computers. Imagining our lives without computers is next to impossible. Computers were initially used only in workplaces. However, they soon revolutionized(改革)everything from school homework to grocery shopping. When the Internet came into being, it changed the way we functioned. It brought the world closer. Over a period of time, computers enabled people to work from home, which created a new type of employment for many. As technology progressed, simple things such as shopping, booking tickets, buying a new house, searching for schools and colleges, researching for projects and medical information became a lot easier. As an indispensable(不可少的) tool in our lives, computers have changed the way we think in more ways than one. Today, all you have to do to find answers is, just “Google it’! The online world of blogging, instant messaging, chatting and social networking unites the world in a completely unimagined way, This powerful medium provides a platform for people to voice their opinions and stir discussions. Computers have pushed us to see different worlds and experience cultures. Although the growth is virtual(虚拟的), its after effects are very much real. The revolution in Egypt is the latest example of how computers changed the world. Today the identity(身份) of information technology is computers. Invention of this machine has changed the world’s perspective(视角)on cultures, economics, history and current affairs. The advent(出现) of computers has no doubt brought a revolutionary change in our existence however, it has a flip(翻转) side too. Thus, using a computer for a better evolution (进化) in the coming decades remains a bigger challenge for the mankind. 参考答案： Computers have brought great changes in our lives for the past few years．Firstly， computers have changed the traditional way that people do business greatly．Secondly，computers have become an important part of our lives and benefited us in many ways．Besides，computers have changed our way of thinking．More importantly，computers allow us to experience different cultures without leaving home． In conclusion，computers have been one of the greatest inventions． 2 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 保密★启用前 厦门市翔安第一中学2023-2024 学年第一学期高一英语12月考试卷 英语试题 2023.12 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话，每段对话后各有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Whose iPod will the woman borrow? A. John's. B. Adam's. C. Michael's. 2. What does the man have to do first? A. Clean his room. B. Buy movie tickets. C. Borrow some money from his friends. 3. Where can the woman find the butter? A. In Row 10. B. Behind the speakers. C. In the middle ofthe store. 4. What will the woman drink? A. A cup of coffee. B. A glass of water. C. Some orange juice. 5. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Look at his cards. B. Put his cards down. C.Use different cards. 第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22. 5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个 选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟； 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. How is Maria related to the girl ? A. Her roommate. B. Her classmate. C. Her math teacher. 7. What does the man think of Maria? A. She's lazy. B. She's intelligent. C. She isn't a good person. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8. What does the man want td(earn abou?? A. Different zoo animals. B. Different kinds of dogs. C. Different types of monkeys. 9. How much is the book on sale for? A.The woman. B. The woman’s cousin. C.The man’s cousin. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至12三个小题。 10.What time did the girl wake up? A.At 7:00 p.m. B. At 6:00 a.m. C.At 5:00 a.m. 11. What will the girl have for breakfast? A. Bread and fruit. B. Bread and milk. C. Milk and fruit. 12. How does the girl probably feel in the end？ A. Tired. B.Scared. C. Happy. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。 13. Where are the speakers? A. In the car. B. At school. C. In an ice cream shop 14.Why is the man nervous? A. He doesn't like driving. B. Tomorrow is his first class. C. He hates speaking in public 15. What docs the woman tell the man? A. He’ll be fine. B, He should go to bed early tonight. C. He is the only one feeling nervous. 16. What happened last time the man gave a speech? A. He was very prepared. B. He forgot a lot of it. C, He forgot to thank everyone. 听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。 17. Which rule does the speaker mention? A. No yelling. B. No hanging onto the sides. C. No swimming if you're under six. 18. Where can the rules be found? A. Near the kids’ area. B. By the director's office. C. Above the changing rooms. 19. Where can snacks(快餐) be eaten? A. Near the snack shop. B. Only outside the pool gates. C. Anywhere if the trash is picked up. 20. when does the pool close? A. At 6:30 p.m. B. At 6:00 p.m. C. At 5:00 p.m. 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。 A Look at the map of Spain and point at the center. You’ve located the country’s capital and one of Europe’s most beautiful cities: Madrid. This popular destination is considered a city of contrasts with its abundant historic sites, resting in the shadows of modern skyscrapers, History This city of over 3 million people is proud of Western Europe’s largest royal palace, and some consider it to be Madrid’s most beautiful building. Inside the Royal Palace 2,800 rooms are decorated in glory with museum-quality furniture and artworks. Tourists can tour 50 of these large and splendid rooms. Art The Internationally respected Prado Museum is the largest and most impressive art gallery in Spain. Opened in 1819, it is filled with works of art that feature the world’s most comprehensive collection of Spanish paintings. Shopping Madrid has some of Europe’s best shopping, and potential buyers love to look through the stores looking for bargains. But for 500 years, shoppers have gathered to an extremely large outdoor flea market known as the Rastro where they find nearly everything from antiques to CDs. Entertainment No trip to Madrid is complete without seeing a performance of Spain’s famous art form, flamenco. Every day, flamenco performers sing, dance or play the guitar in small cafes and grand theaters alike. Food Madrid has a wide variety of restaurants, but because the Spanish typically eat late at about 9 or 10 p.m., it’s difficult to find good dinner food earlier. If you get hungry before then, the best solution is to try a tapas bar where light snacks are served. Be sure to try the jamon, a kind of dry-cured ham. Spain is famous for it. 21.What do we know about the Royal Palace in Madrid? A．It has 50 rooms for visit. B．It can hold 2,800 people. C．It’s been visited by 3 million people. D．It is thought to be the largest in Europe . 22. . What is a must when travelling in Madrid? A．Having dinner earlier. B．Enjoying flamenco. C．Visiting Prado Museum. D．Drinking in a bar. 23. . What does the underlined word “tapas” in the last paragraph probably mean? A．It means something that people eat after dinner. B．It means some small plates of food before a main meal. C．It is a traditional food in Spain. D．It is food that helps people digest better. B No one can believe that the over 6 300-kilometer long Great Wall might disappear some day. Believe it or not, the Great Wall is being destroyed by people. Less than 20 percent of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty is still perfect, but about 80 percent is in danger. The Great Wall can be called “great” mostly because of its amazing length. But we should realize that the length was made up of one brick at a time. If we do nothing to save the Great Wall, it will become a series of separate wasteland rather than a historic site.The Great Wall is actually a series of walls built and rebuilt by different dynasties over the past 2 000 years. It began in the rule of China’s first emperor, Qin Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty(221 BC～206 BC), and lasted into the Ming Dynasty. The parts built before the Ming Dynasty have nearly disappeared. People are familiar with sections such as Badaling in Beijing and Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu because they have been open to tourists for many years. But those sections far away from the public eyes have been almost forgotten. Few local people knew the 3-meter-high walls made of earth and stones beside them are part of the Great Wall. The lack of knowledge is considered as one of the main reasons behind human.The bricks on the Great Wall are carried off by countryside people to build their houses, sheep corral and pigsties . Some were taken away to build roads. Bricks carved with people’s names are put away as remembrance. Rubbish is spread over the battlements . The bricks can be sold for 15 yuan per tractor load. Those who destroyed and are destroying the Great Wall know its name, but are not clear about its cultural meaning. It will take a long time to let them know this. The local farmers not only carried off the body of the Wall but dug out the entire base. It is necessary to protect the Great Wall. First of all, the officials should be aware of the importance of the Great Wall. Young Chinese should know more about the nation’s great civilization and learn to love it. 24. The main reason for which the Great Wall can be called “great” is_________. A．it is made by brick B．it is very wide C．it is very long D．it has a long 25.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. The Great Wall was completed in the Ming Dynasty. B. Not all the foreign tourists like the Great Wall. C. The first part of the Great Wall was built in 221 BC D. The Qin Great Wall was protected well. 26. The underlined part “those sections far away from the public eyes” refers to the parts of the Great Wall________. A．that are too difficult to understand B．nobody can watch C．that are too far to been seen D．that are not well known to the public 27. What’s the main reason of the Great Wall’s being destroyed                A．The local people are short of culture knowledge. B．The local people need bricks and stones to build houses. C．The local people think that the Great Wall is not important. D．The local people are against the government. C Google’s self-driving car is designed to work without a gas pedal (踏板) or steering wheel (方向盘). Now, the company has decided that the car doesn’t have any windscreen wipers either, because there’s no need for passengers to see where they are being driven. The car requires no input from a driver, except telling it the destination. There is no driving in the way we know it and all people inside the cars will be passengers who can spend their time paying no attention to the road. While the car may not need windscreen wipers, the absence of them may make passengers feel helpless if they are unable to see where they are going clearly. Google’s two-seater “bubble” cars have buttons to begin and end the drive, but no other controls. An on-board computer uses data from sensors, including radar (雷达) and cameras, to make turns and keep away from people walking in the street and other vehicles. Under the vision made public by Google, passengers might set their destination by typing it into a map or using voice commands. The new car can’t go faster than 25 miles per hour (40 km/h). It is electric and has to be recharged after 80 miles (129 km). They can only be used in areas that have been thoroughly mapped by Google. Google has been testing its self-driving cars since 2009 and its new model without a steering wheel since early this summer. It intends on making its driverless cars available to consumers in the next five years. The final goal of the project is computer-controlled cars that can get rid of human error, which results in about 90 percent of the 1.2 million road deaths worldwide each year and it was also inspiring to start with a blank sheet of paper. 28. Why may people feel helpless riding in Google’s self-driving car? A．There are no other controls. B．They have no idea of the destination. C．They are unable to see the road clearly. D．The car is traveling too fast. 29. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?A．The tests the car needs to pass. B．How Google’s self-driving car works. C．The development of the new car. D．What the drivers need to drive the car. 30. What does the underlined word “recharged” in paragraph 3 mean?A．Filled with electricity. B．Repaired from time to time. C．Asked for some money again. D．Designed into a new style. 31. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．Google began to test self-driving cars this summer. B．Driverless cars will be available to consumers next year. C．Google’s computer controlled cars fire the drivers’ inspiration. D．Most of the road deaths are caused by drivers. D There’s nothing like a good night’s sleep — but what does that really mean? It turns out that the answer depends not only on your age, but also on your lifestyle. Some people are productive and happy with fewer hours of sleep, while others need more. Still, experts can determine guidelines that work for most people. The National Sleep Foundation researched the topic and gave new recommendations this week. The foundation acknowledge s that sleep needs will vary lifestyle and stress should be taken into consideration but their recommendations offer a general guideline. For example, teenagers (14-17 years old) need 8 —10 hours’ sleep every day. To create the recommendations, some sleep and medical experts reviewed 312 articles from journals published during the last decade. This is the first time that any professional organization has developed age-specific recommended sleep durations (时长) based on a systematic review of the world scientific literature. A lack of sleep can be linked to weight gain, because that causes an increase in appetite, according to the foundation. It can also have serious consequences (结果) on the brain. People who do not get enough sleep are at increased risk for depression (抑郁症), and can endanger others. Those that become sleepy while driving, for example, risk both their lives and the lives of those around them. Researchers also have found in the past that too much sleep can have negative effects. Low socioeconomic status and depression reportedly are significantly associated with longer sleep. However, experts nowadays find that research on oversleeping is still doubtful and needs more attention. Currently, there is no strong evidence that sleeping too much has health consequences. There is, however, laboratory evidence that short sleep durations of four to five hours have negative consequences. We need similar laboratory studies to determine whether long sleep durations result in physiological (生理的) changes that could lead to disease before we make any recommendations against sleep extension. 32. Which is TRUE about sleeping time? A．The time you need for sleep is related to your personal situation. B．Experts’ guideline for sleeping time applies to all the people. C．The less you sleep, the more productive you are. D．The more you sleep, the more energetic you are. 33. How did the National Sleeping Foundation do the research? A．By interviewing different people. B．By reading lots of articles. C．By consulting (咨询) other experts. D．By doing systematic experiments. 33.From Paragraph 4, we can learn that _________. A．too much sleep may result in social changes B．researchers now agree with those in the past C．more research on oversleeping is needed D．research on oversleeping is quite persuasive (有说服力的) 34. From which section of a newspaper is the passage most probably taken? A．Health. B．Psychology C．Sport. D．Education. 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。 It’s important for you teenagers to know how to save money. You know that the money you save can be for rainy days and be used to pay through your college education. If you think it’s a difficult task and don’t know how to do it, please do as the followings. . 36 My dad always tells me that if one doesn’t respect money, it will never respect you. Hence, it’s important that you keep a record of your daily expenses. Make it a habit to write down all that you have spent. And when you find out the total expenses at the end of the month, you will realize what you have spent more money in doing.     37     . Open a savings account Opening a savings account is a better way to save money. You can set a goal; say (for example), the money is for a new notebook or for college, and then save, until you have enough money to buy a notebook or until you go to college.     38     . Do not carry much cash Do you have the habit of not leaving a store without buying anything? The only way to stop that is carrying less money around with you. Go to the store with the minimum amount of money, which will not even help you buy a drink.     39     . Save the changes Save the changes that you get back. If you have gone to a shop to buy something and get back some changes, then do not spend them.     40     . And you’ll be surprised at the huge amount of money after days. Follow these tips above, and thus you can save a lot of money. And surely, they’ll help you to be more responsible in your life. A．Keep a record of your daily expenses B．In a few days, you’ll get rid of this habit C．Instead, you can save them in your piggy bank D．By that time, you will realize the importance of saving money E．Saving money builds your financial power and personal freedom F．Next month, you will automatically try and save more in that part G．Nowadays in the developed and developing countries, people are all working for the sake of earning money 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分3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。 “Don’t worry. Those are just age spots (老年斑),” the doctor said. “Are you ___41___ that these are age spots?” I questioned, pointing to the dark spots on my hands. Angie, the doctor, smiled warmly and ____42__, “I’m 100% sure.” I let out a scream of ___43___. “You’ve no idea how long I’ve waited for these to ___44___,” I said. Angie looked slightly ___45___, and I realized there was no possible way I could explain my excitement. What Angie didn’t know was that I shouldn’t have ___46___ to see age spots! At age forty, there was not much hope that I would live long enough to see any signs of ___47___. I was in the battle of my life—fighting lung cancer. After the five-year mark of being cancer free, I started to have hope. When I got my first white hair, I quickly pointed to my husband, “look, honey, a white hair.” ___48___ I was taking a trip down the memory path, Angie ___49___ my thoughts. “Here’s the fade cream (增白霜) that you can ___50___ your hands twice a week before going to bed,” she reminded. And then she mentioned another ___51___ , “of course, you can always have the spots removed with lasers (激光).” “Remove them?” I questioned. “ ___52___ would anyone want to do that?” Angie stared at me, not understanding the meaning of those words, while I explained, “I’d like to ___53___ them.” As I walked out of the hospital, I was ___54___ that I had such wonderful age spots! Later that year, I celebrated two milestone (里程碑)—my sixtieth birthday and twenty years of being ___55___ from cancer. I’m excited to be growing older with white hairs, wrinkles (皱纹) and now age spots. And I can see the beauty in all of them! 41.A．right B．certain C．worried D．afraid 42.A．admitted B．explained C．replied D．admired 43.A．sadness B．surprise C．pain D．joy 44.A．appear B．recover C．increase D．disappear 45.A．disappointed B．surprised C．nervous D．angry 46.A．changed B．left C．returned D．lived 47.A．aging B．growth C．success D．progress 48.A．While B．Although C．Because D．Unless 49.A．collected B．interrupted C．controlled D．expressed 50.A．carry on B．put on C．clean up D．cheer up 51.A．choice B．answer C．example D．duty 52.A．When B．Why C．Where D．How 53.A．recover B．ignore C．gather D．keep 54.A．stressed B．frightened C．thankful D．concerned 55.A．different B．tired C．safe D．free 第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5 分,满分 15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 (1) ____56____ (write) Chinese has also become an important means by which China’s present is connected with ____57____(it) past. People in modern times can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient times. The high regard for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form, ____58____(know) as Chinese calligraphy, which has become____59____important part of Chinese culture. (2) The project____60____(bring) together governments and environmentalists from around the world. Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together again in a place____61____ they were safe from the water. In 1961, German engineers moved the first temple. Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and____62____ (count) cultural relics. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project. (3) Single-use plastic bags are used at most a few times before they are thrown away. It takes them hundreds of years____63____(break) down. Many of these bags end up in the ocean where larger ones can trap sea creatures, such as turtles and dolphins. Over time, the bags fall apart into countless tiny pieces, and fish can ____64____(accidental) eat some of them. Now, lots of____65____(country) and regions are taking action to ban the sale of such bags to stop people using them. 第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 假如你是李华，上周日你校举办了主题为“文化传承”的中学生书法大赛。请你为校英语报写一篇报道，内容包括: 1.参加人员: 2.活动内容: 3.活动评价。 注意: 1.词数 80 词左右。 2.文化传承:cultural inheritance . 第2节 概要写作(满分 25分) 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 Computers have changed the way a business functions in a large way, In the past, companies rented space for running accounting departments, It took months to figure out profit or loss that a business had made or suffered, Recording entries and other relevant data were mainly done by hand, However.computers have become the backbone(支柱) of all businesses now, Today, computers are widely used almost everything that happens in an organization is recorded and evaluated(评传) with the help of computers. Imagining our lives without computers is next to impossible. Computers were initially used only in workplaces. However, they soon revolutionized(改革)everything from school homework to grocery shopping. When the Internet came into being, it changed the way we functioned. It brought the world closer. Over a period of time, computers enabled people to work from home, which created a new type of employment for many. As technology progressed, simple things such as shopping, booking tickets, buying a new house, searching for schools and colleges, researching for projects and medical information became a lot easier. As an indispensable(不可少的) tool in our lives, computers have changed the way we think in more ways than one. Today, all you have to do to find answers is, just “Google it’! The online world of blogging, instant messaging, chatting and social networking unites the world in a completely unimagined way, This powerful medium provides a platform for people to voice their opinions and stir discussions. Computers have pushed us to see different worlds and experience cultures. Although the growth is virtual(虚拟的), its after effects are very much real. The revolution in Egypt is the latest example of how computers changed the world. Today the identity(身份) of information technology is computers. Invention of this machine has changed the world’s perspective(视角)on cultures, economics, history and current affairs. The advent(出现) of computers has no doubt brought a revolutionary change in our existence however, it has a flip(翻转) side too. Thus, using a computer for a better evolution (进化) in the coming decades remains a bigger challenge for the mankind. 2 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $