广东省惠州中学2022-2023学年高一年级下册年级期中考试英语试题

惠州中学高一年级期中考试英语（科目）试卷

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Rave-on!

Howaboutlearningnewskillsontheguitar,drumsandkeyboardbyvideo?Followthetouch-screen

instructionstofindlessonsoneachinstrument,orsearchforasongtopracticeplayingalongto.TryourProfessional

Selection,withvideoclipsofbandmemberswhowillexplainthetechniquesthatmaketheirrecordingsso

individual.

Show-in-a-day!

Beastarsingerordancerforthedayinaone-time-onlyspecialperformance!Expertsininternationalmusic

anddancestyleswilltrainyou,andcostumesprovidedfbrtheperformancehelpcreateareallyspecial,individual

show.Getyourfriendsandfamilytocomeandseeyouperform,asnovideoingorphotographyisallowed.

Archived-Images

Wanttofindoutaboutanewband,orjustwantmoreinformationaboutanoldfavourite?Visitourcollectionto

findoutfactsandfigures,orseetheactualpossessionsoffamousbandsandmusiciansyouareinterestedin.Youcan

actuallygettotouchthingswornonstageatmajorrockandpopevents,andthereareplentyofotherconcert

souvenirs.

Rhythm-studio

Getyourbodymovinginthestudioandlearntomovetorhythms（节奏）andsoundsfromthepasttonow,

includingSoulandDisco.Learnyourstepsfromourprofessionalonscreendanceinstructor,thenwatchyour

performanceandbecomethestarinyourownvideorecordingwhichyoucantakeaway!

1.Jameslikescollectinginformationabouthisfavouritebands,whichwillhechoose?

A.Rave-on!B.Show-in-a-day!

C.Archived-Images.D.Rhythm-studio.

2.InwhatwayisRhythm-studiodifferentfromShow-in-a-day?

A.Rhythm-studiooffersfreegiftsfrommusicians.

B.Rhythm-studiohasexpertstoteachfacetoface.

C.Rhythm-studioallowspeopletobringvideoshome.

D.Rhythm-studiogetsfamilymemberstoenjoytheshows.

3.Wherecanyoumostprobablyreadtheaboveinformation?

A.Inanewspaper.B.Inareport.

C.Inasciencemagazine.D.Inatravelbrochure.

B

At12,myfatherdecidedtotakemeonatriptoFrance.Ihadneverbeenoutofthecountrybefore,soIwas

veryexcited.Myaunt,myfatherandIwentaroundwithmyfathershowingusalltheunbelievablesitesinParis.

NoneofusspokemuchFrenchbutwelovedthecity.

Wehadtakenthesubwayalloverthecityandwerecongratulatingourselvesonourmasteringwhatishonestly

anexcellentsubwaydesignthatisprettyeasytofollow.WedecidedtovisitVersaillesbytrain.Wechattedhappily

alongthewayuntilmyfatherrealizedwewerefarintotheFrenchcountrysideandnoonearoundspokeEnglish.

Wereachedtheendofthelineandfeltafraidwheneveryonefinallyleftthetrain.Anoldmanandhis

grandchildnoticedusandcametohelp.HespokenoEnglish,soinbrokenFrenchwetriedtoexplain.Whenhe

finallyunderstood,thisgreatmansettledhisgrandsonandshowedustothecorrecttrainandthenboardedwithus.

Laterweknewthetruththattherewasatraintransfer（转乘）andhedidn'twantustomissit.Thiskindman

rodeatrainforanhourandahalfoutofhiswaytomakesurethatthreeAmericansgotwheretheywantedtobe.He

refusedtoletuspayforhisticket.Hediditallwithagentlesmileandpattedourhandsgentlyatthestop.Thenin

hisquietway,heboardedthetraintoreturnthewayhehadcome.

Whatimpressedmemostwasthemanandhiskindnessduringtheamazingtrip.SomeAmericansthinkthe

Frencharerudeforsomereason,butIalwaystrytopersuadethemtochangetheirmindswiththisverystory.

4.Whathappenedtotheauthorandhisfamilyonthetrain?

A.Theycouldn*tunderstandthesignsofthetrain.

B.Theyfailedtogetoffthetrainattherighttime.

C.Theyhaddifferentopinionsaboutwheretogofirst.

D.TheyfoundithardtocommunicatewiththeFrench.

5.Howdidthemanhelptheauthorandhisfamily?

A.Hepaidfortheirtraintickets.B.Heshowedthemthereturningway.

C.Heinvitedthemtotraveltogether.D.Heledthemtotheirplace.

6.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethelastparagraph?

A.Seeingisbelieving.B.Beingkindisagoodmanner.

C.Travellingenrichesone'slife.D.Helpingothersbringsgreatpleasure.

7.What'sthepurposeoftheauthor'swritingthetext?

A.Toexplainanunexpectedproblem.

B.TolisttheunbelievablesitesinParis.

C.Toshareanunforgettableforeignexperience.

D.Toshowtheimportanceofmasteringaforeignlanguage.

C

Freshfruitjuicehasbecomeincreasinglypopularinmanydiets-especiallyamongthoseconsumerswhoare

pressedfortimeandconcernedabouttheirhealth.Fruitjuicehasalsobeenlinkedtobeliefsthatitcanhelppeople

loseweight.Butisjuicingreallyashealthyaswethink?

Arecentstudyrevealshardtruthsaboutfruitjuice.

Allfruitscontainsugarsanddon'tseemtohaveharmfuleffectsunlesstheycontributetoextradailycalories.

Thisisbecausethefiber（纤维）whichisfoundinwholefruitisundamaged,andthesugariscontainedwithinthe

fruit'scells.Ittakesourdigestivesystemawhiletobreakthesecellsdownandforsugartoenterthebloodstream.

Thisisnotthecasewithfruitjuice.Differentfromwholefruit,thenaturalsugarinfruitjuicecountsas4€free

sugars99,justlikehoneyandaddedsugars.Withthefiberremoved,fruitjuice'ssugarisabsorbedmorequickly.A

suddenriseofbloodsugarcausesthepancreas（胰腺）toreleaseinsulin（胰岛素）tobringitbackdowntoanormal

level.Overtime,thissystemcanwearout,increasingtheriskofdevelopingtype-2diabetes（糖尿病）.

In2013,afteranalysingthehealthdataof100,000peoplecollectedbetween1986and2009,researchersfound

thatfruitjuiceconsumptionwaslinkedwithincreasedriskoftype-2diabetes.They'veconcludedthatevenwhen

fruitjuiceissimilarinthenutrition（营养）towholefruit,fruitjuiceleadstofasterandlargerchangesininsulin

levelssinceliquidspassthroughthestomachfasterthansolids.

"Althoughfruitjuiceisbetterthannofruitatall,therearelotsoflimits,“saidDr.AmySmith,professorof

medicineattheUniversityofVirginia.44Itparticularlycomeswithriskswhenweconsumemorethan150mloffree

sugarsperday,orwhenitputsusoverourrecommendedcalorieintake.Itprovidesuswithvitamins-butfruitjuice

isfarfromaquickfix.”

8.Whatleadstotheincreasingfruitjuicepopularity?

A.Experts'recommendation.B.Itsobviousmedicaleffects.

C.Itsassumedbenefitstohealth.D.People'simprovedlifequality.

9.Whyiswholefruithealthier?

A.Itprovidesbetternutrition.B.Itsfiberslowssugarabsorption.

C.Itprotectsourdigestivesystem.D.Itsfiberhelpsremoveextrasugar.

10.Howdidresearchersdrawtheconclusionin2013?

A.Byobservingthebloodsugarlevel.B.Bycomparingliquidandsolidintake.

C.Byanalysingpreviouslycollecteddata.D.Byinterviewingtype-2diabetespatients.

11.WhatisDr.Smith'sattitudetofruitjuice?

A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Objective.D.Unclear.

D

The“Earthrise”Photo

ThesuccessofBlueOrigin'sspacetourismflightshascausedconcernsamongthepublic.Manysayitisarich

person'sgamethatisunnecessarywhenEarthbadlyneedshelp.

ForJaneSmith,co-fbunderofSpaceView,theindustryisnotpreventingEarthfromhelp,buthelpingits

residentsbetterunderstandtheirworld.

“Spaceexplorationhasplayedanimportantroleinformingourunderstandingofourplanet,"Smithsaidinan

interview.<4ThemostdownloadedimageinhistoryisEarthrisethatwastakenin1968byApolloastronautsasthey

circledthemoon.Takingthephotowasnotontheirscheduleofactivitiesbuttheyweresostruckbythescenethat

theyrushedtorecordit.ThatonephotographhelpedhumanityseeEarthasaplanetinspace,andinspiredan

environmentalmovement.^^

SpaceView,foundedin2019,isafirmusingagiantballoontosendhumansintothestratosphere（平流层）.It

isdesigningaluxuriouscapsule（豪华太空舱）thatfitssixpassengers,whocanrelaxinseatsorenjoyasnackwhile

flying20milesaboveEarth.

Smithexplainedthateventually,millionsofpeoplewillhaveexcitingspaceexperience.Ticketsfbraride

throughSpaceViewcurrentlyrunS125,000aseat,butSmithsaidthe"long-termvisionistobringthepricedown

significantly"."Aticketpriceof,say,$30,000—$840,000wouldmakethespacetripaffordabletomanymillionsof

people,sheadded.

Whenaskedaboutthepubliccomments,Smithanswered,"WhenpeoplevisitspaceandexperienceourEarth

fromthatfantasticpoint,theyconnectdeeplywithourplanetandthesingularhumanfamilythatinhabitsit.It

broadenstheirperspective（视角）andtheyreturnwithadeepenedunderstandingofsocialandenvironmental

causes.”

12.WhatdothepublicthinkofBlueOrigin'sspacetourismfights?

A.Successful.B.Inspiring.C.Beneficial.D.Costly.

13.WhydoesJaneSmithmentionthephotoofEarthrise?

A.Toreviewthehistoryofthephoto.

B.ToexpressrespectstoApolloastronauts.

C.Toremindpeopleofthebeautyofthespace.

D.Toexplainthesignificanceofspaceexploration.

14.WhatdoweknowaboutSpaceView?

A.Ithasmademuchmoneyfromspacetourism.

B.Itaimstomakespacetourismpopular.

C.ItplaysapartinBlueOrigin'sflights.

D.Ithassentsixpassengersintospace.

15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.IsSpaceTourismaRichPerson'sGame?

B.CanEveryoneExperienceSpaceTourism?

C.WhyShouldthePublicKnowaboutSpace?

D.HowHasSpaceTourismDevelopedRapidly?

第二节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Manypeoplethinkofsharksasdangerousmonsters.Buthumanbeingscauseafargreaterdangertothemthan

theydotous.Althoughsharkattacksdooccur,theyarequiterare.Accordingtooneestimate,however,humanskill

100millionsharkseveryyear.16

Whyshouldwesavethesharks?

Sharkstakeupthetoppositiononthefoodchainintheocean.Assharksdieoff,thepopulationoftheanimals

thatsharksconsumewillincrease.This,inturn,meansthatthenumberofthecreaturesthoseanimalseatwilldrop.

17Fishthateatalgae（藻类）arealsoincluded.Thiscancausealgaetospreadsomuchthatitdamagescoralreefs.

18TheoceannotonlyproducesmoreoxygenthanalltherainforestsonEarthcombined,butalso

removeshalfoftheman-madegreenhousegasfromtheatmosphere.Oncesharksdieoff,theglobalecosystemwill

beupset,affectingallcreaturesincludinghumanbeings.

Don'tusesharkproducts

First,vitaminenergydrinksandleathergoodscanbemadefromsharkparts.19Inaddition,sharkmeat

issoldaroundtheworld,sometimesundermisleadingnamessuchasrocksalmonorwhitefish.

Sharkfinsoupisapopulardish.However,theprocessofgettingfinsiscruel.Fishermencuttheshark'sfinsoff

andthenthrowthesharkbackintothewater,stillalive.20Sharksbreathebyswimming,soasharkthatcan't

swimwilldie.

A.Itistimeforchildrentolearnaboutsharks.

B.Sharkoilisalsousedinmanypopularbeautyproducts.

C.Thenthesharkdiesslowly,sometimesoverseveraldays.

D.Actually,thekillingofsharkswillaffectthewholeplanet.

E.Peopleinsomecountriesareespeciallykeenonsharkproducts.

F.Amongthemaresomeseafishthathumansconsumeeveryday.

G.Thisnumberisawarningthatmanykindsofsharksmaydieout.

第二部分语言运用（共五节，满分75分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给A、B、C、D的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Asawriteronanadventuresportsmagazine,I'dalwaysrefusetodotheadventurousstuffmyself.Ipreferredto

observeothersand21theirexperiencestoreaders.Thus,whenIwaschallengedto22amountainin

aidofcharity—andtowriteaboutitafterwards—Iwas23.

Thenitwas24thatIhadabrilliantcoachcalledKeith,whogavemeknowledgeabouteverythingfrom

buildingmusclegroupstohowto25tiredness.Itquicklybecameobviousthatthetechniquesofclimbingwere

more26than1hadimagined.Awareofthechallenge,Iforcedmyselfto27adetailedactionplan

Keithmade,workingout28atthegym.Myself-belief29alongsidemymusclepower,andI

becameconfidentaboutfinishingtheclimb.

AlltoosoonIwasonaplanetomydestination.Thatday,whenIlookedupatthemountain,Ithoughtof

30it.ButthenIrememberedallthe31I'dmadeandhowupsetKeithwouldbeifIgaveup——notto

mentionthesenseof32Pdexperiencemyself.Withadeepbreathfear33courage,Iheadedintothe

sunshinetomeettherestofthegroup.

AndasIamsittingherenow,tappingonmylaptop,FmamazedatallthedetailsIcanrecall:theburning

34andthetiredness.CouldIhavebeenbetterprepared?Possibly.WouldIbebackforanothergo?Thankfully

not.Thefeelingofbeingexcitedwhenstandingontopoftheworldisdefinitelya35experiencebutoneI

willcherishforever.

21.A.exposeB.expandC.proveD.describe

22.A.promoteB.preserveC.climbD.clean

23.A.inspiredB.unwillingC.unawareD.attracted

24.A.rewardingB.alarmingC.trickyD.lucky

25.A.restoreB.refuseC.avoidD.ignore

26.A.fascinatingB.definiteC.complexD.flexible

27.A.sticktoB.turntoC.adapttoD.contributeto

28.A.occasionallyB.graduallyC.dailyD.endlessly

29.A.grewB.reducedC.changedD.crashed

30.A.keepingB.admiringC.bravingD.quitting

31.A.promisesB.effortsC.decisionsD.choices

32.A.reliefB.responsibilityC.achievementD.failure

33.A.givingwaytoB.holdingontoC.livinguptoD.goingbackto

34.A.earsB.musclesC.angerD.passion

35.A.never-to-be-repeatedB.never-to-be-mentionedC.never-to-be-recalled

第二节（共2小题10空；每空1分，满分10分）

阅读下面小短文，根据上下文语境，选择合适的单词填入空白处,每个单词只使用一次，每个方框里有一个

是多余的单词。

A.ecosystemB.extinctC.individualD.variousE.endangeredF.resources

Motherearthisaplacewhere36speciescancoexist.Unfortunately,wildanimalshavenoplaceinthe

21stcentury.Somepeoplethinkthatprotectingthesewildanimalsisawasteof37.Butanincreasingnumber

ofpeoplecometorealizethatthedisappearanceofanimalswillresultinaseriousthreatto38.Itishardto

imaginewhatourworldwouldbelikewithoutanimals.Thereareenoughfannanimalsprovidinguswithsufficient

andnutritiousmeat.Therefore,wedon'tneedtomakeuseofwildanimals,especiallythe39ones.Toprotect

animalsistoprotectourlivingenvironment.Sogreateffortsshouldbemadebyevery40tokeepthediversity

ofanimals.

B

A.gratefulB.intentionC.decorateD.measuresE.benefitedF.significant

Lastmonth,ourschoollaunchedacampaignwhose41wastopromoteenvironmentalprotection.The

campaignlastedforoneweek.Firstly,therewasaphotodisplaytoshowtheseriouspollutioncausedbyhuman

activities.Secondly,therewasalectureonmany42thatwecouldtakeinourdailylifetoprotectthe

environment.Forexample,takingthebusorusingthebike-sharingsystemwouldbea43way.Lastbutnot

least,westudentswereencouragedto44ourclassroomswithrecycledmaterials.Throughthecampaign,we

45alot.Werealizethatitisourresponsibilitytoleaveabetter,cleanerandhealthierplanetforfuturegenerations.

第三节(共10小题；每小题分，满分15分)

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。

JingXiuhandicraft,amajorschoolof46(tradition)Chineseembroidery(刺绣)，hasbeenlistedas

worksofChina'sownIntangibleCulturalHeritage.Itisattheriskofdisappearing.

JingXiu,alsocalledGongtingXiuorGongXiu,was47(original)madefortheroyalhousehold.Jing

48(name)afterYanjing(nowBeijing)inancientChina.InChinese,XiumeansembroiderywhileGongrefersto

theroyalpalace49(conquer)bytheimperial(皇帝的)families.

ThehistoryofJingXiu50(date)backtotheTangDynasty(618-907)whenspecialworkshopswere

established51(produce)embroideryitemsfortheimperialhousehold.IntheMing(1368-1644)andQing

(1644-1911)dynasties,52styleofJingXiutookshapeintermsofmaterials,hand-craftsmanship,and

embroiderypatterns.

JingXiu,53iswell-knownfortherigidstandardofcountedstitch(针脚)andsymbolicpatterns,took

theleadoftheFourMinorEmbroiderySchoolsofQing,along54theembroideriesofLuXiufrom

ShandongProvince,BianXiufromHenanProvince,andOuXiufromZhejiangProvince.JingXiustandsoutby

55(it)stronginfluenceonthestylefromtheimperialqualities,afeaturethatisrareinChineseembroideryarts.

第四节(共10小题；每题1分，满分10分)

用所给词的适当形式填空。

56.Shewas(alarm)attheprospectoftravellingalone.

57.Youshouldworkoutmoresoastokeep(energy).

58.1hopeyouwilltraveltoChinaatyour(convenient).

59.Het