四川省达州市外国语学校2022-2023学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

U!川省达州市外国语学校2022-2023学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题U!一、短对话WhatwillthemandoonFriday?Eatoutwiththewoman.Goonabusinesstrip.C,Attendaparty.WheredoesJimcomefrom?A. Ireland. B. Scotland.Whatisthemandoing?A. Doingexercise. B. Takingphotos.Whenwilltheman'sflightleave?A. At10:10. B. At7:20.A. Ireland. B. Scotland.Whatisthemandoing?A. Doingexercise. B. Takingphotos.Whenwilltheman'sflightleave?A. At10:10. B. At7:20.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A. Aperson. B. Ameeting.C.Wales.C.Tryingonclothes.C.At6:30.C.Anidea.二、长对话听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6.Whereisthegirl'sboatnow?6.A.Underabridge.B.Nearalittleisland.C.Inthecenterofthelake.A.Underabridge.B.Nearalittleisland.C.Inthecenterofthelake.7.Whenwillthegirlmeettheboy?7.A.Inaboutanhour.B.Inaboutthirtyminutes.C.Inaboutfifteenminutes.A.Inaboutanhour.B.Inaboutthirtyminutes.C.Inaboutfifteenminutes.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。Wherearethepeopleintheapartmentbuildingallowedtoparktheircars?A.Atthebackofthebuilding.B,Infrontofthebuilding.C,Atthecornerofthebuilding.Whydogsaren'tpermittedinthebuilding?A.particularlyA.gotthroughA.outlineA.habitatA.particularlyA.gotthroughA.outlineA.habitatB.immediatelyB.paidoffB.passexistenceC.accidentallyC,madeoutenableC.differenceD.illegallystirredupD.defendD.harmony七、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。EatingChinesefoodcanbebeneficialforyourhealth.Chinesedishesareoftenpackedwithvegetables,leanproteins,andhealthygrainslikericeandnoodles,which56(make)themagreatsourceofvitaminsnutrients,andotheressential57(mineral).Chinesefoodisalso58(relative)inexpensive,makingitagreatoptionforeaters.Manydishescanbeeasilycustomizedtomeetdietaryrestrictionsorpreferences,andtakeoutoptionsmakeiteasy59(enjoy)adeliciousmealwithoutspendingmuchtimeinthekitchen.Chinesefoodisoftenthoughtofasasingletypeofcuisine,60thereareactuallymanydifferentregionalvariations.Cantonesecuisine61(characterize)bylightandflavorfuldishesthatoftencontainseafoodwhileSzechuandishesareknown62theirspicy(辛辣的)flavorings.Hunancuisineistypically63(heavy)thanothers,incorporatingingredientslikechiliesandgarlic.Inconclusion,eatingChinesefoodcanbeanutritiousandeconomicwaytogetavarietyofflavorsandtexturesonyourplate.Withalittlebitofresearchandknowledge,youcanenjoyallthedeliciousflavorsofChinesecuisinein64healthyandsafeway.Sodon'tbeafraidtoexploretheworldofChinesefoodanddiscoverallthe65(wonder)tastesithastooffer!八、告知信/通知66.假定你是李华，你得知英国好友Rick对中国文化非常感兴趣，特别是即将到来的端午节，请你写一封信介绍中国端午节。内容包括：1.介绍端午节（时间、意义、风俗等）；2.欢迎他来中国体验端午节。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：中国农历Chineselunarcalendar龙舟dragonboatDearRick,Yourssincerely,LiHua九、读后续写67.阅读下面材•料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Doraisaseven-year-oldgirl.Oneday,whenshevisitedherfriendAlice,shesawabeautifulbirdinacageonthebalconyofthehouse.Alicetoldheritwashernewpet."Howbeautifulitis!”saidDora."Ialsowanttohavesuchabirdasmypet.”ThatdaywhenDorareturnedhome,shetoldhermotheraboutAlice'sbird.Thensheasked,“Mom,canIalsogetabird?”“Ofcourse,youcanJsaidhermother."ButyouneedtowaitbecauseI'venotimetovisitapetstorethesedays,^^Doraagreed.Oneday,whenDorawasbackhomefromschool,shesawacageinthelivingroom.Inthecagewasabeautifulbluebird.Hermotherwasstandingnexttothecage,smiling."Oh,abird!”Dorashoutedhappily.Sherantoitandlookedatithappily.“It'sabirthdaygiftforyouJsaidhermother“Thankyou,Mom.Iloveitsomuch!”saidDoraexcitedly.Thefollowingday,Dorainvitedherfriendstocomeovertoseeherbird.AllofherfriendssaiditwasareallybeautifulbirdandDorawasverygladtohearthat.Sheandherfriendsplayedwiththebirdforalongtimethatday.Herfriendsallwishedtheycouldhavesuchabirdastheirpet.Sadly,afewweekslater,Dorabecamesick.Thedoctortoldherparentsthatshegotthefluandhadtosayathome.Inordernottomakeherfriendssick,herparentsaskedherfriendsnottocometoplaywithher.Dorafeltverysad.Howshewishedherfriendswouldcomeandvisither!Butsheknewherparentswereright.She'dbetterstayalone.SinceDorahadnoonetoplaywith,shecouldonlyplaywithherbird.However,shefeltthatherbirddidn'tseemtobehappyeither.Paragraph1:Dorawatchedherbirdinsilence.Paragraph2:Whenhermothercameinside,Doratoldhermotheraboutherdecision.Theybringillnesses.Theyaredangerous.Theyarenoisy.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Co-workers. B.Businesspartners.Wheredoesthemanwork?A.Atarestaurant. B.Inaschool.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodonext?A.Gotoacafe. B.Attendameeting.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。Whatrelationisthemantothewoman?A,Hergrandfather. B.Herson.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofPizzaPalace?A.Itsfoodisdelicious. B.Itspriceishigh.Wheredothespeakersdecidetogo?A.ToBurgerKing. B.ToMacGregor's.Howwillthespeakersgoouttoeat?A.Bytaxi. B.Byb汰e.三、短文听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。.WhendoesAnnaleavehome?A.By5:15a.m. B.By6:00a.m..WhydoesPeterchoosetobeahousehusband?A.Hewantstospendmoretimewithhischildren.B,Hiswifeistoobusytolookafterthekids.C.Oldschoolmates.C.Atatravelagency.C.Havedinneratarestaurant.C.Herbrother.C.Itsserviceisslow.C.ToClassicExpress.C.Onfoot.C.By7:00a.m.C,Hecouldn'tfindagoodjob.WhatdoesPeterdointheafternoon?A.Hecleansthefloor.B.HefixesTVs. C.Hewashesclothes.Whatcanwelearnfromthetalk?AnnaandPeterhavetwochildren.AnnaandPeterusuallystayupatnight.Annaoftenreadsbedtimestoriestothechildren.四、阅读理解Twoonlinecourses©GreenerLivingONLY£99Ledbyenvironmentalscienceexperts,thisCPD-acceptedonlinecourseingreenlivingisaguidetoclimatechangeandleadingamoresustainable（可持续的）life.Onthiscourseyouwillfindoutthemosteffectivechangesyoucanmaketobecomeagreenercitizenandexaminethepossiblerolethatnewtechnologieswillplayinfightingclimatechange.Thecoursewillalsoexploresomeofthechangesgovernmentsandbigbusinessesaremakingtocreateamoresustainableworldeconomy.©HumanBrainONLY£106Thehumanbrainisthemostcomplexobjectintheknownworld.Buthowdoesitmakethoughtsandmemories?Howcanyoukeepyourbrainfunctioningatitsbestfbrlonger?NewScientistAcademy'sonlinecoursewillintroduceyoutothelateststudiesonthefunctionofindividualbrainandhowitworkstomakethoughts,memoriesandopinions.Guidedbyworld-famousexpertsatthecuttingedgeofbrainresearch,youwilldiscoverhowwelearnandfindoutmethodstokeepyourbrainhealthyandmakethemostofit.Signuptodayandbeginyourjourneytoafullerunderstandingofyourbrainandhowtomakethemostofit.TheBenefitsofCoursesAftercompletingthesecourses,youwillreceiveadigitalcertificate（证书）.Thiscanbeusedasanadvantage

toshowduringjobapplications.WhatmightyoudoafterthecourseGreenerLiving?A.Liveamorecomfortablelife. B.Startyourownbusiness.C.Caremoreaboutclimatechange. D.Becomeanenvironmentalscienceexpert.WhatwillyoudiscoverinthecourseHumanBrain?A.Whenthebrainfunctionsbest.C.Howtosortoutthoughts.A.Whenthebrainfunctionsbest.C.Howtosortoutthoughts.23.Whatdothetwocourseshaveincommon?A,Theybenefityourjobsearch.Theybothhavestrictagelimits.B,WhattoolsareusedtodotheresearchHowtomakefulluseofthebrain.B.Theyareintendedforstudents.D.Theycostthesameamountofmoney.LeBronJamesisthenewall-timescoringleaderoftheNationalBasketballAssociation（NBA）.Hesettherecordwithajumpshot（得分）inthethirdquarteroftheLosAngelesLakersgameTuesdaynightagainstOklahomaCity.Jamespushedhiscareertotalto38,388pointsandpassedthescoringrecordthatKareemAbdul-Jabbarhadheldfornearly39years.Afterhemadetheshotforhis36thpointofthenight,Jamesthrewbothhandsintheair,andthensmiled.Abdul-Jabbarsatupfromhissealandclapped.ThegamestoppedasmembersofJames'family,includinghismother,hiswifeandtheirthreechildren,wenttothecourtforaceremonyhonoringthemoment."I'mtherenowbecauseInever,everthoughtaboutitJJamessaid,whenaskedwhatthescoringrecordmeanttohim.“TheonlythingIeverthoughtaboutwaswinningchampionships.Butscoringchampionshipsandrecords,I'mtellingyou,wasneveronmymind.^^Abdul-JabbarwasalongtimeplayerfortheLakers.HebecametheNBA'sall-timeleadingscoreronApril5,1984andretired（退休）in1989with38,387points.Itwasarecordthatsomethoughtwouldlastforever,withveryfewcomingclose.Greatbasketballplayers,includingKarlMalone,KobeBryant,andMichaelJordanretiredwhentheywerestillthousandsofpointsaway.James,whois38yearsold,passedallofthemandsettherecordinhis20thseason.Abdul-Jabbaralsoplayed20NBAseasons.Duringtheon-courtceremony,Abdul-JabbarhandedaballtoJames,showingapassingofthetorch（火炬）.Jameswipedawaytearsfromhiseyesandthankedthecrowd.Healsothankedhisfamilyandthosewhosupportedhim,includingNBACommissionerAdamSilverandthelateNBACommissionerDavidStem.“IthankyouguyssomuchfbrallowingmetobeapartofsomethingI'vealwaysdreamedabout/9Jamessaid.WhatdidJames9jumpshotmean?A. Anewrecordwasbom. B. Histeamwonthegame.C. Hemadethelongestshot. D. Itwasthekeyshotofthegame.Whydidthebasketballmatchstopinthemiddle?A. TogiveJamestimetorecover. B. Tohaveacelebration.C. Todriveoutbasketballfans. D. Tochangeteammembers.WhatdoJamesandAbdul-Jabbarhaveincommon?Theycompetedatthesametime.Theycreatedrecordsbyaccident.Theysettherecordatthesameage.Theyplayedthesamenumberofseasonsfortherecord.WhydidAbdul-JabbarhandaballtoJames?A.Headmittedhisfailure. B.Heannouncedhisretirement.C.HepassedhistitleontoJames. D.Heexpectedtogetitredesigned.Birdsflymoreefficientlybyfoldingtheirwingsduringtheupstroke（上彳亍运动），accordingtoarecentstudyledbyLundUniversityinSweden.Theresultscouldmeanthatwing-foldingisthenextstepinincreasingtheadvancingefficiencyofflappingdrones（无人机）.Evenprevioustobirds,extinctbird-likedinosaursbenefitedfromfoldingtheirwingsastheydevelopedactiveflight.Amongflyinganimalsalivetoday,birdsarethemostefficient.Thismakesthemparticularlyinterestingasinspirationforthedevelopmentofdrones.However,determiningwhichflappingstrategyisthebestrequiresaerodynamicstudiesofvariouswaysofflappingthewings.Therefore,aSwedishresearchteamhasconstructedaroboticwingthatcanachievejustthat一flappinglikeabird,andbeyond.“Wehavebuiltaroboticwingthatflapmorelikeabirdthanpreviousrobots.Bymeasuringtheperformanceofthewinginourwindtunnel,wehavestudiedhowdifferentwaysofachievingthewingupstrokeaffectforceandenergyinflight,“saysChristoffer.Headdsthat“Thenewroboticwingcanbeusedtoanswerquestionsaboutbirdflightthatwouldbeimpossiblesimplybyobservingflyingbirds.Researchintotheflightabilityoflivingbirdsislimitedtotheflappingmovementthatthebirdactuallyuses.^^Theresearchexplainswhybirdsflapthewaytheydo,byfindingoutwhichmovementpatternscreatethemostforceandarethemostefficient.Basedontheresult,therearemanypotentialusesfordroneswheretheseinsightscanbeputtogooduse."Flappingdronescouldbeusedinmanyfields,likedeliveringgoods,buttheywouldneedtobeefficientenoughandabletolifttheextraweightthisinvolves.Howthewingsmoveisofgreatimportanceforperformance,sothisiswhereourresearchcouldcomeinhandy/9concludesChristoffer..Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopic?A.Byraisinganopinion. B.Bygivinganexample.C.Bystatingastudyresult. D.Byintroducinganinvention.Whydidtheteamconstructaroboticwing?Tocollecttheflyingdataofbirds.Todecidethebestwayofflapping.Toprovetheadvantagesofdrones.Tofindoutthemostefficientflyinganimals.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?Theresearchhassomelimitations.Theresearchfocusedonbirdsflapping.Theroboticwingimprovesbirds9flight.Theroboticwingperformsbetterthanbirds.WhatmayChristofferagree?A.Thedronehasbeenwidelyused.B,Theresearchneedsmoresupport.C.Flappingwingsareofgreatimportance.D.Theresearchmayhavemanyapplications.Artificialintelligence（AI）systemsareusingimaginginformationfrompaintingsandphotostocreatenewimagesinthesamestyle.DALL-E,MidjourneyandStableDiffusionareamongtheAItoolsthatcancreateimagesthatcopythestylesofrealartists.Ausercanaskthesystemtoproduceanimage,suchas"acatinthestyleofVanGogh"，andtheAItoolwillquicklydoso.Thatmakeslivingartistsworrythattheirworkswillbecopiedwithouttheirpermission（允许）.Twonewlawfulactions,orlawsuits（诉讼）,havebeenbroughtagainsttheAIcompaniescreatingtheimages.GettyImageshasbroughtoneofthelawsuits.TheAmericancompanyisbasedinSeattle,Washington.Itownstherightstomillionsofpicturesandotherimages.ThreeworkingartistsalsomadelawsuitsthisyearagainstStabilityAI,andthecompaniesMidjourneyandDeviantArt.Theartistssaythecompanies9AIimagesunfairly"competeinthemarketplacewiththeoriginalimages”.ThelawsuitscomeatatimewhenthereisgrowingconcernaboutnewAItools.Theseincludesystemsthatcreatereadabletext,music,andimages.SomeexpertsworrythatAItechnologycouldgettoogood,includingengineerWaelAbd-Almageed.“Oncewelosethisabilityoftellingwhat'srealandwhat'sfake（伪造的），everythingwillsuddenlybecomefakebecauseyouloseconfidenceinanythingandeverything,hesaid.However,someartistswelcometheAIsystemsasnewtoolstocreateworks.Therearealotofreasonsforfear,but“whatelsecanwedowiththem?”askedartistRefikAnadol,whousesAItocreate.InNewYorkCity,AnadoPswork"Unsupervised^isonshowatthecity'sworld-famousMuseumofModernArt.ButAnadolhopesfutureusesofAIwillallowartiststochoosewhethertheirartcanbeincludedinnewcreations."Itotallyagreethatcertainartistsorcreatorsareveryuncomfortableabouttheirworksbeingused,“hesaid.WhyaresomelivingartistsworriedaboutAItechnology?Itcreatestoomanyfamousworks.Itbringstoomanylawsuitsagainstthem.Itmaycopytheirworkswithouttheirpermission.Itmakesartistslosecontrolofbeauty.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inparagraph7referto?A. Works. B. Artists.C. AIsystems. D. Reasons.WhatdoesAnadolexpectpeopletodowhencopyingwithAI?A. Admittheycreatearts with AL B. Avoidmakingmoneyfrom copies.C. Addchangestothe original works. D. Getpermissionfrom original artists..Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FutureWorksofArtWillBeWorthless B.ArtistsWorryoverAi-CreatedArtworksC,AITechnologyPromotesArtisticCreationD.NotAllTechnologyIsRewarding五、七选五Haveyoueverwalkedintoahealthfoodstoreorjuicestoreandspottedvarious"immuneboosting”（提升免疫力的）shotsanddrinkoptions?36However,youarestillnotsurewhetheryoushouldgivethematry.Let'sbreakitdown.37Themainfunctionofitistoprotectusfromgettinginfections（感染）inthefirstplace.Meanwhile,itfightsagainstinfectionsiftheydooccur.Therefore,ourimmunesystemprotectsourbody.Vaccinations（疫苗接种）areanexampleofonewaywecangainimmunity.Throughoutlifetherearevariousrecommendedvaccinations,fornewbornsandadultsaswell.38Itprotectsusagainstinfectionsandreducestherisksofpeoplecatchingflu.Manyfruitsandvegetableshavegottenthe“immuneboosting^^titlebecausetheycontainvariousvitaminsandminerals.Fruitslikelemonsarehelpfulatfightingthecommoncold.Immuneboostingdrinksarejuicesmadefromfruitsandvegetables,whichclaimtohelpyourbodyfightinfections.Youcanfindtheminthestoreswhicharequitepricey.39Sonow,shouldyougivethemashot?An“immuneboosting^^drinkhavevitaminsthatprovidehealthbenefitstothebody,whilethereisnomagicchoicetohealthornutrition.40Thebestwaytokeepyourimmunesystemhealthyandfunctioningwellistoeatawell-balanceddiethighinfruitsandvegetables.A.Youcanalsochoosetomakethemathome.B,Thefluvaccineisoneofthegoodexamples.Oneveryimportantsysteminourbodyistheimmunesystem.Vaccinationhelpsourbodybebetterabletofighttheinfection.Ifyouhaven'theardofthis,you'renotcontributingtothemarket.Maybeyoureadonlineaboutthepotentialbenefitsofthesedrinks.Thereisn'tasinglefoodordrinkthat'shealthierorcancureadisease.六、完形填空SeaturtlesareconsideredanationaltreasureinSriLanka.However,inrecentyears,theseaturtleshavefacedgreat41 .Growinguponthebeach,ChamaraIndika,35,was42aboutit.Inthebeginning,he43himselftotheprotectionofseaturtlesasavolunteer.Hegavehissparetimetoraise44ofcaringforseaturtlesandcarriedoutseaturtle