2023-2024学年四川省成都石室天府中学高一年级上册新生入学考试英语试卷

2023-2024学年四川省成都石室天府中学高一上学

期新生入学考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解

Workingonlinehasopenedthedoorformanytomakealivingorearnextracash

fromthecomfortoftheirownhomes.Andthatincludesteenagers.Ifyou1relooking

forsuchajob,herearesomeoptionsyoucanconsider.

CustomerService

Ifyouare16yearsofageorolder,youwillhavetheopportunitytobecomea

Uhaulcustomerserviceofficer.Allyouneedtodothejobisagoodpairof

headphonesandahigh-speedInternetconnection.Basepaystartsat$7.50anhour.

SellItemsOnline

Sellingitemsonlineisoneoftheeasiestwaystomakequickcash.Teenscanturnit

intoagoodbusinessbysellingthingsonBonanza.Youneedtostartsortingthrough

（分类）itemsatyourhomethatarenolongerbeingusedandlistthemforsale.

TakeSurveys

Anothereasytaskteenscandotoearnmoneyistotakesurveysonline.Youdon't

needanyworkexperiencetodothisandcanbeasyoungas13yearsoldtogetstarted.

SurveysiteslikeVIPVoices,Swagbucks,HarrisPoll,E-Poll,andPaidViewpoint

allowteenstostarttakingsurveysforcashandgiftcards.Andyouropinionsshould

beexpressedclearlyinEnglish.

Etsy

Doyoulovetomakenewthings?YoucanopenupanEtsyshoptoshareyour

works.EtsyisgreatforDIYerswhocancreatenewproducts.Ifyouareunder18,you

justneedaparentwhoiswillingtohelpmanageyourshop.

1.WhatareteenagersallowedtodoinBonanza?

A.Testnewproductsforcustomers.

B,Makemoneyoutoftheirolditems.

C.Learnaboutcomputerscience.

D.Receivetrainingincustomerservice.

2.Whatisrequiredtotakesurveysonlineforteens?

A.Havingawiderangeofinterests.

B.Havingsomerelatedworkexperience.

C.Havingagoodpairofheadphones.

D.HavingagoodcommandofEnglish.

3.WhatisspecialaboutthosewhoownanEtsyshop?

A.Theyhaveanactivemind.

B.Theyenjoybuyingthingsonline.

C.Theyareinterestedingeographic.

D.Theyaregoodatcollectingusedthings.

Criticismisjudgment.Acriticisajudge.Ajudgemuststudyandthinkaboutthe

materialpresentedtohim,acceptit,correctitorrejectitafterthinkingoverwhathe

hasread,watchedorheard.

Anotherwordforcriticismisappreciation.WhenIcriticizeorappreciatesome

objectoranother,Ilookforitsgoodpointsandbadpoints.Inreadinganyprintedor

writtenmatter,Ialwayshaveapencilinhandandputanycommentsinthebookoron

aseparatepaper.Inotherwords,Ialwaystalkbacktothewriter.

ThatsortofcriticalreadingmightwellbecalledcreativereadingbecauseIam

thinkingalongwiththeauthor,askinghimquestions,seeingwhetherheanswersthe

questionsandhowwellheanswersthem.Imarkthegoodpassagestostorethemin

mymemorypieceofwriting;where,howandwhycouldorshouldIimproveuponit?

YoumightthinkthatdoingwhatIsuggestediswork.Yes,itis,buttheworkisa

pleasurebecauseIcanfeelmybrainexpanding,myemotionreactingandmywayof

livingchange.

Readingexercisesisagreatinfluenceonaperson.Ifpictures,stillormoving,

accompanythereading,thememorywillretainthematerialforalongtime.

Justasevilbookscancorrupt,soalsocangoodbooksgraduallyworkachangeona

corruptperson.

Let'sgetbacktothebeneficialeffectsofthinkingwhilereading.Ithelpsusto

enlargeourminds.Weunderstandmoreabouttheuniverse,itspeopleandmanyofits

wonders.Welearntothinkandobserveinnewways.Wecertainlydogetafeelingfor

thelanguagewearereading.Allgoodwritersinanylanguagehavebeenreaderswho

readcriticallyandcontinuously.

4.Accordingtothewriter,creativereadingis.

A.raisingquestionsandansweringthemfortheauthor

B.readingandgivingcommentsonthematerialsonehasread

C.thinkinginthesamelinewiththeauthor

D.storingupfactsinone'smemory

5.Thewritersaysacritic.

A.askswhathedoesnotunderstand

B.talksbacktotheauthor

C.understandthebackgroundonwhichtheworksarebased

D.looksforthegoodandbadpointsofthematerialhehasread

6.Bythephrase"thinkingalongwith"inthethirdparagraph,thewriter

means.

A.followingone'sthoughtcloselyB.accepting

C.consideringD.agreeing

7.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatallgoodreaders.

A.understandmoreabouttheirsurroundingthanothers.

B.haveathoroughinsighttotheprobleminlife.

C.havethefeelingofthelanguagetheyread.

D.havereadextensively（广泛地）andcritically

Asweallknow,childrenarefastlearnerswhenlearningasecondlanguage.

However,adultscanstudyasecondlanguageasfastaschildren,anewstudyreports.

Adultscandeveloptheincreasedneural（神经的）connectionswithlanguagestudy

thatcanavoiddementia（痴呆）byfouryears,aswellasmaketravelingaloteasier.

InanexaminationofSpanishsecond-languagelearners,theresearchersfoundthat

aftersimplesttraining,thebrainactivitybetweensentencesthatreliedongrammatical

featuresuniquetoeachlanguagewassimilartothatofnativespeakers."Ithinkitis

thereasonwhypeoplethinkuniversityforeignlanguageteachingisgood.Itshows

that,evenwithlimitedtimeinthecollegeclassroom,learningcanhappenquite

quicklyandwell,"saidprofessorAlisonGabriele,theco-authorofthepaper.

Beyondthat,itgivesparentsmorereasonstostudyasecondlanguageaspartofa

familyeffort.Furtherresearchhasshownthatlearningalanguageasafamilyeffort

improveseveryone'sabilitiesandgivesopportunitiesforlearningsomethingthatare

mostlyabsentfromclassroomsettings.NationalGeographicreportsinaninterview

withChristineJernigan,authorofFamilyLanguageLearning:LearnAnother

Languagethatasforimmersion（沉浸）inlanguagestudy,practicingasecondlanguage

withpeopleisthemostimportantpart,andwhotalkstoeachothermorethanafamily?

Languagelearnersneedtobebrave.Besides,theyshouldreadythemselvesfor

makingmistakesandreceiveothers*advice.

Mostpeoplewillbefarmorecomfortablemakingmistakesaroundfamilymembers

thaninaclassroomsetting.Furthermore,anyhomeactivity,whetherthat1s

gardening,playingintheyard,watchingmovies,goingshopping,cleaning,or

cookingameal,becomesanopportunityforlanguagelearning.Jernigansuggests

preparingvocabularybeforeanactivityandusingitasshorthomework.Jernigan

suggestsusingsubtitles(字幕)too,soyoucanseewhichwordsarebeingused.

8.WhatdoesthenewstudyinParagraph1find?

A.Kidsoftentravelalotontheirown.

B.Adultshavelearntasecondlanguagebetterthankids.

C.Adultscanstudyasecondlanguageasquicklyaskids.

D.Kidsarelikelytodeveloptheincreasedneuralconnections.

9.WhatdoesAlisonGabrielethinkoflearningalanguageinthecollegeclassroom?

A.Itissuccessful.B.Itischallenging.

C.Itisdisappointing.D.Itisboring.

10.Whatistheadvantageoflearningalanguageasafamilyeffort?

A.Helpingkidsformgoodlearninghabits.

B.Makingparentscontrolkidseasily.

C.Keepingkidsfocusingontheclassroom.

D.Havingmorechancestolearnindifferentsituations.

11.Whatshouldlanguagelearnersdoaccordingtothetext?

A.Trytotakeothers*adviceless.

B.Fitinwithnewlearningenvironment.

C.Bewillingtoacceptothers,comments.

D.Spendmuchtimedoinghousework.

Astheconceptofemotionalintelligence(EI)hasgoneglobal,we'vewatched

professionalsfailastheytrytoimprovetheiremotionalintelligencebecausethey

eitherdon,tknowwheretofocustheireffortsortheyhaven'tunderstoodhowto

improvetheseskillsonapracticallevel.Inourworkconsultingwithcompaniesand

coachingleaders,wehavefoundthatifyou'relookingtodevelopparticularEI

strengths,ithelpstoconsiderareasforimprovementothershaveidentifiedalongwith

thegoalsyouwanttoachieveandthentoactivelybuildhabitsinthoseareasrather

thansimplyrelyingonunderstandingthemconceptually.

Thefirststepistogetasenseofhowyourself-perception(howyouseeyourself)

differsfromyourreputation(howothersseeyou).Thisisespeciallytrueforthe

developmentofEIbecausewecanbeblindtohowweexpressandreadtheemotional

componentsofourinteractions.Forexample,mostofusthinkthatwe'regood

listeners,butveryoftenthat1sreallynotthecase.Withoutthisexternalrealitycheck,

itwillbedifficultforyoutoidentifythewaysthatyouractionsaffectyour

performance.Gettingteedbackfromotherscanalsoprovideproofofthenecessityof

shiftingourbehaviorandmotivationtodoso.

Togiveyouthebestsenseofwherethedifferencesliebetweenyourself-perception

andreputation,youshouldusea360-degreefeedbackassessmentthattakesinto

accountthemultipleaspectsofELThekeyistofindonetogiveyoufeedback,which

isfocusedondevelopmentandnotonperformanceassessment.Andthatcangiveyou

adetailedunderstandingofhowotherpeople*sassessmentsofyoudifferfromyour

ownassessments.

Secondly,whenyougetyourfeedbackfromanassessment,letthatinformwhat

youwanttoimprove.Butalsoconsiderwhatyourgoalsare.Whenitcomesto

cultivatingstrengthsinemotionalintelligence,you,reatahugedisadvantageif

you'reonlyinterestedbecauseotherssayyoushouldbe.Youremotionalintelligence

issotiedupinyoursenseofselfthatbeingintrinsically(内在的)motivatedtomake

theeffortmattersmorewhenchanginglongstandinghabitsthanitdoeswhensimply

learningaskill.

Thatmeanstheareasthatyouchoosetoactivelyworkonshouldlieatthe

intersectionofthefeedbackyou'vegottenandtheareasthataremostimportantto

yourownaspirations（抱负）.UnderstandingtheinfluencesofyourcurrentEIhabits

relativetoyourgoalswillkeepyougoingoveralongperiodattimeasyoudothe

workorstrengtheningyouremotionalintelligence.

12.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.EIcanbebetterimprovedwithothers*help.

B.LeadersarebadlyinneedofimprovingtheirEL

C.EIplaysakeyroleinprofessionaldevelopment.

D.ProfessionalsfailtounderstandtheconceptsofEI.

13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisan"externalrealitycheck"?

A.Youhelpyoursiblingsmakeakeydecision.

B.Yourcareerdevelopmentspeedsupwithothers*help.

C.YoureflectedyourselfandmadeaNewYearresolution.

D.Yourteacherdirectedyoutowardsabetterattitudeinstudy.

14.What1sthemainideaofParagraph4?

A.ToimproveyourEI,followingyourinnercallisthemostreliable.

B.It*sbardforotherstoknowyourEIbecauseithidesdeepinside.

C.ToimproveyourEI,youshouldtakeyourgoalsintoconsideration.

D.AcquiringanewskillismoresignificantthanimprovingyourEL

15.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthoragreewith?

A.YourinnerselfdiscouragesyoufromimprovingyourEL

B.EffectiveEIdevelopmentisdeterminedbydifferentfactors.

C.Theimportanceofperformanceassessmentisunderestimated.

D.EIdevelopmentisunlikelytohappenunlessyouknowwhatEIis.

二、七选五

Fakenewsspreadsfasterandmoreeasilytodaythroughtheinternet,socialmedia

andinstantmessaging.16,whichcanharmthepublichealthandaddtosocial

disorderanddivision.

Somefakenewsalsocontainsamixtureofcorrectinformation,whichmakesit

difficulttospotwhatistrueandaccurate.17.Theymightnothavereadthefull

storybeforesharingorjustglancedoverit.Beforeyoudecidetoshare,makesureto

readstoriesproperlyandfollowsomecheckstodeterminetheaccuracy.

Ifthestoryappearstoclaimamuchhigherlevelofcertaintyinitsadviceand

argumentsthanotherstories,thisisquestionable.18.So,itisonlynaturalto

morereadilyacceptinformationthatprovidescomfortoreasysolutions-

unfortunately,ofteninafalseway.

19,itisworthdouble-checking.Fakenewswilltrytograbyourattentionby

beingmoreexaggeratedthanrealstories.Anythingwrittenentirelyincapitallettersor

containingalotofexclamationmarksshouldraiseyoursuspicions.

Thebestsourcesforauthenticinformationareyourgovernmentwebsites.However,

evengovernmentmessagingcangetthingswrong.20.Forinstance,The

Conversationisamoretrustedsourcebecauseallcontentiswrittenbyacademicswho

areexpertsintheirfields.WebsitessuchasAPFactCheckandFullFacthighlight

commonfakenewsstories.Asearchenginecanbeusedtolookupthetitleofthe

articletoseeifithasbeenidentifiedasfakenewsbythemainstreammedia.

A.Ifastoryismoresurprising

B.Ifamessagepressesyoutoshare

C.Fakenewsmayalsobesharedbytrustedfriendsandfamily

D.Peoplewillbeseekingcertaintyinatimeofhighuncertainty

E.Buttheyaremoretrustworthythanuncheckedsourcesonsocialmedia

F.Thinktwiceaboutthemessagesandhelpguideyourfamilyandfriends

G.Thesemessagesmaycontainuseless,incorrectinformationandadvice

三、完形填空

AgnesLloyd's70thbirthdaycame,butthedaywentnormally.Herhusband

manyyearsago.Shehadnotheardfromherchildrenforalongtime,which

was.

Thelastbellofthedayrang.Shepickedupherandwalkedtowardsher

carplanningtobuyherselfachocolatedessertalthoughherdoctorsdon,t

itforherage.Butwhocares?Itwasherbirthday,andsheit.

Thethoughtmadehersmileasshehercarwhenasudden"MRS.

LLOYD!"her.Agnesdroppedherpurseontotheground.Shelooked

aroundandwasbywhatshesaw.

Herstudentswerestandingtherecarryingbirthdaysigns.Shehadn*t

theyhadpreparedsuchasurpriseforher.HerstudentChristiancameover,pickingup

herpurse,andhertotherestastheyallstartedsingingHappyBirthday.

Asthesongcontinued,tearsinhereyes.Astheyfinishedthesong,

smallpiecesofcolouredpaperbeganflyingallovertheplace.Butthat

wasn'tthebestpart.

Someofthestudentspartedandherthreechildrensteppedoutholdingabirthday

cakewithtwothatformedthenumber70.“Happybirthday.Mom!"

Theyexclaimedtogether,andthat*swhenAgneslostherforthefirst

time.

Don1tforgetyourparents,yourlifegetsbusy.Weneedtoactand

remindthemthattheyareloved.

21.A.showedupB.setoutC.fellillD.passedaway

22.A.worryingB.depressingC.surprisingD.puzzling

23.A.purseB.bookC.chairD.food

24.A.recognizeB.admireC.demandD.recommend

25.A.promisedB.ignoredC.deservedD.permitted

26.A.approachedB,discoveredC.startedD.touched

27.A.movedB,frightenedC.delightedD.satisfied

28.A.disturbedB.inspiredC.amusedD.shocked

29.A.mentionedB.realizedC.doubtedD.admitted

30.A.followedB,invitedC.guidedD.introduced

31.A.gatheredB.driedC.disappearedD.remained

32.A.graduallyB.frequentlyC.secretlyD.suddenly

33.A.presentsB.flowersC.candlesD.cards

34.A.strengthB.enthusiasmC.calmnessD.interest

35.A.asifB.evenifC.sothatD.nowthat

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

IcanwellrememberthatIwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitledUARealTest

inMyLife*beforethewholeclassattheageof9!Youcanimaginehow_36

(terrible)shyIwaswithsomanyeyes37(fix)uponme.Ihadno38

(choose)buttoprepareforit,though.Firstofall,Iwastodraftthespeech,whichwas

justapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriter.Butthehardestpart39(lie)inmy

oralpresentationfrommymemory-fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowed.The

realmomentbegan40Istoodontheplatformwithmylegstremblingandmy

mindblank.Butmylistenerswerewaitingpatientlywithoutanysignsofrushingme.

GraduallyIfoundmyselfback,41(deliver)myspeechwithdifficulty.After

whatseemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudienceapplauding一Imade

42!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforeanaudiencedisappeared.Actually

withmy43(confident)buildingup,Inowturnouttobeagreatspeaker.

Lookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourway44successisour

fear.Overcomeit45wewillbeabletoachieveourgoals.

五、任务型阅读

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的

单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

TimeforAmericanstoactonclimatechange

Theclimatecrisisisworseningataratethatisbecomingharderandharderto

ignore.Formorethantwodecades,scientificreportshavemadeitclearthatglobal

warmingisreal,thathumanscauseitandthattheconsequenceswillbedisastrous.

Thescientificcommunityhasbecomeincreasinglypanickedoverthepastyear.The

latestassessmentfromtheU.N.IntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangepainted

aformoreterriblepicturethanitspreviousanalyses,andthelong-awaitedNational

ClimateAssessmentmadeclearthatclimatechangerepresentsaseverethreatto

humanhealthaswellasoureconomicsecurity.Outofthispaniccamethetreaty（条

约）reachedthispastweekendbyworldleaderstokeeptheParisclimateagreement

alive.

YetmanyAmericansstilldon1tregardthethreatasakeypriorityforour

government,andsupportPresidentTrump*sdecisiontowithdrawfromtheParis

treaty.Campaigncontributionsfromfossilfuelcompanieshaveconvincedelected

officialstolooktheotherway.Acertainamountofdespairhasresultedinwidespread

apathy（漠然）.

Butthereisanotherreasonthathasbeendiscussedfarlessopenly.Whileagrowing

numberofpeopleunderstandthatclimatechangewillhavesignificantworldwide

consequences,manyAmericanshaveanintuitive（直觉的）beliefthattheirnationis

morecapablethanothersofadaptingtoachangedenvironment.Why?Becausethey

havebefore.

Thishistoricalsuccess,however,resultedfromthefederalgovernmenttaking

scienceseriously,andmakinginvestmentstourgerevolutionandinnovation.

Buttheseinnovationsdidnothappenbythemselves,orsimplybecauseofthe

UnitedStates*richresources.Theydependedonconsistentsupportfromtheleaders

abouttheneedtotakeactionwhenfacedwithcrises.Thishasbeenespeciallytruein

theenvironmentalcrisis.

PresidentBillClintonhadashockinglymodestrecordofadvancingclimate

security,particularlygiventhathisvicepresident,AlGore,hadbeenoneofthemost

outspokenenvironmentalistsinCongress.ByfarClinton'sbiggestaccomplishment

wasassigningGoretoparticipateintheKyotoProtocolnegotiations.Clinton

chose,however,toavoidwhatsurelywouldhavebeenaterriblefightinthe

Senatetogainapprovalofthetreaty.Whilethiseffortprobablywouldhavefailed,it

wouldhavesignaledtotheAmericanpeoplehowseriouslytheDemocraticPartytook

climatechange.

Thus,thetimehasclearlyaiTivedforprogressivecandidatestostartcampaigning

onaplatformbuiltaroundtheneedforasustainabilityrevolution.Suchaplanshould

includeacarbontax,well-fundedcleanenergyresearch,evolvedagriculturalpolicies

andsmarterpublictransport.GiventhatGenerationXandmillennials（千禧——

代）neverboughtintothefictionthattheUnitedStatesisimmunetothedangersof

globalwarming,thetimeisripetomakeclimatesecurityacrucialgovernment

responsibility.Onlybydoingsocanwebeginthelong・overdue（拖延好久

的）campaigntosavetheplanet.

TimeforAmericanstoactonclimatechange

Moreandmorepeoplehavebecome46ofthe

severityofclimatecrisis.

IntroductionItishumanbeingsthatareto47fbrthereal

globalwarmingandshould48forwhattheyhave

done.

Giventhathumanhealthaswellasoureconomic

securityis49aseverethreatcausedbyclimate

Worldwideefforts

change,ParisClimateTreatyhasbeenreachedbyworld

leaders.

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