江苏省南通市海安市实验中学2023-2024学年高一下学期4月期中英语试题

实验中学2023-2024学年度第二学期期中考试试题高一英语第一部分听力（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．Whatdidthemando?A．Hedidthedishes. B．Hetookoutthetrash. C．Hewashedtheclothes.2．Whatwillthewomanbringtothebarbecue?A．Hamburgers. B．Hotdogs. C．Potatosalad.3．Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A．Thewomancannotseewell.B．Theman’sdoglookslikeacat.C．Thespeakersarefromdifferentcountries.4．Whyisthewomanexcited?A．Shegotaninterviewopportunity. B．Shewashiredforanewjob. C．Shejustleftheroldjob.5．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Salesmanandcustomer. B．Neighbors. C．Husbandandwife.第二节听下面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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6．Whenwillthegrassbecut?A．Today. B．Tomorrow. C．Inthreeweeks.7．WhyisMrs.Johnson’sgrasslong?A．Sheistoobusy. B．Jimhasn’tcutit. C．Herhusbandhasn’tcutit.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8．Whatdidthemanusetocleantheteapot?A．Oil. B．Dishsoap. C．Water.9．Whatdoesthemansayaboutelectricteapots?A．Theyaresafer. B．Theysaveenergy. C．Theyareeasytoclean.10．Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?A．Heaskedthewomantocleanthekitchen.B．He’salwaysbeenamasteratcleaning.C．Hedidn’tknowhowtocleanbefore.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。11．Whatdothespeakersneedmoneyfor?A．Acar. B．Thesoccerteam. C．Thesummercamp.12．Wherewillthemanselllemonade?A．Infrontofhishouse. B．Nearhisschool. C．Atthebeach.13．Howwillthewomanmakemoney?A．Bysellingcups. B．Bywashingcars. C．Byworkingatasnackbar.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。14．Wherearethespeakers?A．InNewOrleans. B．InMemphis. C．InBoston.15．Whydoesn’ttheboywanttogoskiinginthefrontyard?A．Hethinksskiingtheredangerous.B．Hewantstobuildasnowmaninstead.C．Hedoesn’twanttobecoveredinsnow.16．Howdoesthegirlknowsomuchaboutthesnow?A．Shegrewupinacoldarea.B．Shelearnedaboutitfromhermother.C．Shespenteverywinterinthemountains.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17．HowmanyvisitorschoosetoattendLSU?A．Asmallpercentageofitsvisitors. B．Abouthalfofitsvisitors. C．Mostofitsvisitors.18．Whyaremanystudentsattractedtotheschool?A．Becauseofitshistory.B．Becauseofthebeautifulenvironment.C．Becauseofthegoodathletesinschool.19．Whicharethestrongprogramsattheschool?A．Educationandsports. B．AgricultureandSpanish. C．Sportsandenvironmentalstudies.20．Whatisauniquefactabouttheschool?A．Theyhavecowsoncampus.B．80%oftheirbuildingsarebrandnew.C．Mostoftheworld’sbestathletesgothere.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。AHertzInternationalCarRentalGuideWelcometoHertzinternationalcarrentalsite!WelookforwardtoassistingyouwithHertzcarrentalworldwide.DrivetheworldwithHertz!WhyHertzFoundedin1918,Hertzistheworld’slargestandmostpopularcarrentalcompany,withmorethan750,000vehiclesstoredinover10,800rentalshops(2,000airportlocations)worldwide.Youcanenjoythefastestcarrentalserviceworldwide.Nolongqueues.Nounnecessarypaperwork.BookingwithyourHertzmembership,youjustgostraighttoyourcaranddriveaway.Returnwithoutwaiting,andtheelectronicbillwillbesenttoyourmailboxintime.Renters’Qualification&Requirements●Passport●atleast21yearsold●Valid（有效的）drivinglicense,atleast1yeardrivingexperience●InternationalDrivingPermit(IDP)orChinaDrivingLicenseEnglishTranslation(onlyapplytoChinaDrivingLicenseholders)●Validinternationalcreditcard(Pleasenotethatyourbankcardshouldbevalidatleast3monthsfromthedateofreturn)●BookingConfirmationIDPleaseNote:HertzlocationsinUSA,Canada,Australia,NewZealand,mostcountriesinEuropeandAsia(excludingJapanandKorea)nowacceptChinaDriver’sLicensewhenitisaccompanied（伴随）withanEnglishtranslation.PleasecontactHertzChinaCallCenter4008423604orfollowHertzChinaofficialWeChat“HertzGuoJiZuChe”toapplyforEnglishtranslationofChinaDriver’sLicenseforfree.21．WhatisanadvantageofHertz?A．Itgivespaperbillswithoutdelay. B．Itoffersthemostconvenientservice.C．Ithasover750,000rentalshops. D．Itprovidescertainfreecars.22．WhatisnecessaryforaChinesetorentacarfromHertz?A．Anageover18. B．Ashorttimecreditcard.C．AnEnglisheditionofdriver’slicense. D．Atleast3monthsdrivingexperience.23．Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A．Aguidebook. B．Atravelplan. C．Asalesadvertisement. D．Awebpage.BHaveyoueverthoughthowgooditwouldbeifanunfinishedhandworkproject,whichstoppedbecausetheownerpassedaway,couldbelovinglycompleted?Friendsandknitters（编织者）JenniferSimonicandMaseyKaplanstartedtheLooseEndsProjectinSeptember2022.Thepairmatch“volunteerfinishers”withunfinishedprojectsonlinesotheycancarefullycompletethemandthenreturnthemtothepeopletheywerebeingmadefor.Itallstartedwhenfounders,SimonicandKaplan,realizedthattheyhadbothbeenaskedbyfriendstofinishkittinghats,sweatersorotherunfinishedprojectsstartedbytheirdeadmoms.Whenmorefriendsaskedthemforhelp,theyfeltitwouldbeagoodideato“havestrangersbeabletofinishthingsforeachother”.Helpingstrangersthisway,whichalsoassiststhemtogetthroughtheirgrievingprocess,wassomethingthatthetwohadhappilyagreedtodounderstandinghowwonderfulitfeelstobedressedinsomethingalovedonehascreated.Addingatouchingcoupleofextrasteps,oncethefinishersreceivetheproject,theymayhighlightthelaststitch（针）workedbythedeadmakerinaspecialwaybeforetheyrestartthework.Injustafewmonths,LooseEndshasbuiltupaglobalteamofover7,000volunteers.Newvolunteersareaskedtosharetheirskillsetsandinterests.WhenLooseEndsreceivesaproject,thefoundersidentifyagoodfitbasedontheseskills.TheLooseEndsteamwillletthevolunteerstrytheworkto“checkifthey’refeelingittoo”,asSimonicandKaplanneverwanttheworktobeachore.Volunteersdonotchargefortheirwork,whilefamiliesareonlyaskedtocovertheshippingcosts.Thegrouptriestomatchprojectstovolunteerslivingnearbytoreducetheshippingcoststothelowest.24．WhatisthegoaloftheLooseEndsProject?A．Topromotehandworkart. B．Tosellhandworkproductsonline.C．Torecyclegoodhandworkprojects. D．Tocompleteunfinishedhandworkprojects.25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grieving”meaninparagraph4?A．Amazing. B．Painful. C．Touching. D．Unforgettable.26．Whatextrastepmayvolunteersdowithunfinishedworks?A．Theymaysigntheirnamesontheworks. B．Theymayaddreceivers’informationonthem.C．Theymaymarktheoriginalmaker’slaststitch. D．Theymaymakeaspecialdesignforthelaststitch.27．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheserviceoftheLooseEndsProject?A．Limited. B．Quick. C．Thoughtful. D．Safe.CAnimalpopulationsacrosstheworldhavebeenreducedby69%inlessthan50years,accordingtoanewscientificreport.Thereport’sauthorsarecallingforurgentactiontorestorethenaturalworld.TheLivingPlanetReport(LPR)isproducedeverytwoyearsbytheWorldWideFundforNature(WWF)andtheZoologicalSocietyofLondon.Themostrecentreport,releasedonOctober13,2022,showsthatalmost70%oftheworld’smonitoredwildlifewaslostbetween1970and2018.Thereportisbasedonresearchfrom195countriesaroundtheworld.Datawascollectedfromalmost32,000populationsof5,230species.Althoughtheaveragegloballossofwildlifeis69%,therateisgreaterintheglobalsouth.LatinAmericaandtheCaribbeaninparticularhaveseenthesharpestfall,havinglost94%oftheirwildlifesince1970.Acrosstheworld,thebiggestdropwasinfreshwaterpopulationsofwildlife—includingalmost1,400speciesofmammals,birds,fish,amphibiansandreptiles—whichhavedecreasedby83%.Thereportidentifiesseveralcausesforwildlifeloss,includinghunting,farming,thelossofforests,pollutionandclimatechange.However,thereportalsopromotessolutions,suchasdesigninglessdestructivefoodproductionsystems,urgentlyprotectingtheAmazonrainforest,limitingtheuseoffossilfuels,andcreatingnewlawstoprotectournaturalenvironment.Commentingonthereport,MarcoLambertini,directorgeneralofWWFInternational,calledthefigures“terrifying”,andsaid“weneedtohelpnaturerecoverandnotsimplyhaltitsloss.”InDecember2022,worldleadersaremeetinginMontrealforthe15thUNBiodiversityConference,alsoknownasCOP15.TheauthorsoftheLPRsaythatthisisanopportunityforaglobalplantodealwithwildlifelossandrestorenature.“GovernmentleadersmuststepupatCOP15,”saidLambertini.“Theworldiswatching.”28．Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoshowbylistingthenumbersinthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．Thecausesoftheurgentsituation. B．Theseriousnessofwildlifelossworldwide.C．Thedetailedprocessoftheresearch. D．Thedropinfreshwaterpopulationsofwildlife.29．Accordingtothereport,whatisapossiblesolutiontopopulationdeclineofwildlife?A．Stophuntingandfarming. B．Notpermittheproductionofwildlifefood.C．Replacethefossilfuelswithrenewableenergy. D．Offerlegalprotectionofnaturalenvironment.30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“halt”meaninthelastparagraph?A．Accept. B．Fear. C．Stop. D．Suffer.31．WhatisLambertini’sattitudetowardswildlifeloss?A．Concerned. B．Indifferent. C．Positive. D．Satisfied.DScientistshavecreatedanewtoolthatcanturnpeople’sthoughtsintowords.ItworksbyusinganArtificialIntelligence(AI)programtotranslatebrainactivityintowords.Thescientistssaytheprogramcouldhelppeoplewhocannotspeakbecauseofdamagetothebrain.AlexanderHuth,ateamleaderofthescientists,says,“We’reengagedinthestudyandarelookingforwardtothebenefitsthestudycanbringtopeople.”Thestudyinvolvestwomainparts.Thefirstisascanner（扫描仪）thatallowsthescientiststorecordbrainactivity.ThesecondisanAIsystemthattheresearcherstraintoturnvideosofbrainactivityintowords.Torecordbrainactivitywithoutsurgery（外科手术）,AlexanderandhisteamusedabigmachinecalledFMRI,whichusesstrongradiowavestocreatepicturesshowingwhichpartsofthebrainareactive.FMRIcanrecordtheactivityofthebrainasithappens.Totranslatetheserecordingsintowords,theyusedanAItoolcalled“GPT-1”.Itguesseswhichwordismostlikelytocomenext,basedonthefactsanddetailsthatcamebefore.TheresearchersfirsttrainedGPT-1onlotsofstoriespeoplehadtoldabouttheirlives.Next,theytrainedittomakeconnectionsbetweenbrainscansandspokenwords.ThenatestwasdoneonthreehumanvolunteerstoseewhethertheAItoolreallyworked.EachpersonspentsixteenhoursinFMRIlisteningtostories.Thepeopleimaginedthestoriesastheyheardthem,andFMRIrecordedtheirbrainactivity.GPT-1thenusedtheserecordingsofbrainactivitytomakeconnectionsbetweenthewordsandideasinthestoriesandthebrainactivityofthelisteners.AlexanderfoundthewordsGPT-1guessedwereverysimilartothewordsinthestorythatthepeoplewerelisteningto.Althoughthewordsweren’texactlythesame,theyoftencarriedthesamemeaning.AlexandersaysthatGPT-1isthefirstAIprogramtoturnwhatpeoplearethinkingintowordswithoutbrainsurgery.Theprogramisn’tsomethingthatcanbeeasilyusedtoday,mainlybecauseofthesizeandcostofFMRI.32．WhoistheAIprogramtargetedat?A．Healthexpertsstudyinghumanbrains. B．Volunteersperformingmedicalservice.C．Doctorsinneedofadvancedequipment. D．Speech-disabledpatientswithbraininjury.33．OnwhatbasisdoesGPT-1translatebrainactivityintowords?A．Instructionsfromthescientists. B．Processedradiowaves.C．Previouslygainedinformation. D．Videosofbrainsurgery.34．Forwhatpurposewasthetestcarriedout?A．ToimprovethefunctionofFMRI. B．TochecktheeffectivenessoftheAIsystem.C．Toconfirmtheweaknessesofthescanner. D．Tomeasurethevolunteers’memoryabilities.35．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．FMRI:APowerfulDevicetoCureBrainIllness.B．FMRIHasBeenUsedandWonPublicRecognition.C．ScientistsAreTrainingAItoReadHumanThoughts.D．Alexander:AnExpertDevotedtoDevelopingAILanguage.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。ThereisanEnglishsaying:“36”Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Now,however,doctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.37Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirhearts,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffectstophysicalexercise.38Iflaughterexercisesthebody,itmustbebeneficial.Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprograms.Thegroupthattoleratedthepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupwhichlistenedtoafunnyprogram.3940Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.A．Itincreasesbloodpressure,theheartbeatingandbreathing;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomachandeventhefeet.B．Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceakindofchemicalsinthebrainwhichreducebothstressandpain.C．Asaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinicsinwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatients’conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.D．Laughtercanmakepeoplelivelonger.E．Althoughlaughterhelpscurethedisease,doctorsstillcannotputthistheoryintoclinicpractice.F．Theyhavefoundthatlaughterreallycanimprovepeople’shealth.G．Laughteristhebestmedicine.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30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。Despitetheirlackoflong-timeattention,childrendohearthewordsandwatchtheactionsoftheadultsaroundthem.Inotherwords,adultsaremajor41onchildren.Foroneelderlywoman,thankfully,thisisthecase.Itwasamid-Januaryafternoonandschoolwasover.Asusual,70-year-oldPatricia42hergrandchild,7-year-oldMariah,fromschool.However,whentheyarrivedatMariah’shome,thingstookaterrible43.Oncethecarwasinthedriveway,Patricia44it.Patriciathoughtthecarwasinparkbutitwasactuallyinreverse（倒挡）.Thecarthencontinuedtoroll45.Patriciaattempted46tostopit.However,shefellandherleggot47underthefronttire（轮胎）onthedriver’sside.Mariah,whowasstillinthecaratthetime,spranginto48.Shequickly49thekeyoutafterwatchinghermotherandotheradultsoftendoso.WhatMariahdidsuccessfullystoppedthecarfrommovingfurther.Thenextmoment,Mariah50uptoherhouseandrangthedoorbell51.Mariah’smother,Porchia,wasshockedatthe52andcalled911immediately.ItwasMariah’s53movethatallowedhergrandmatofreeherlegfromunderthecar.Fortunately,Patriciawasnotseriously54.Daysafterthe55incident（事件）,Patriciarecoveredandleftthehospital.41．A．challenges B．comments C．influences D．concerns42．A．heldup B．tookup C．broughtup D．pickedup43．A．turn B．start C．effect D．chance44．A．accessed B．adapted C．exited D．approached45．A．outside B．backward C．sideways D．around46．A．inturn B．inpanic C．byaccident D．onpurpose47．A．broken B．lost C．stuck D．separated48．A．touch B．life C．interest D．action49．A．knocked B．directed C．pulled D．lifted50．A．walked B．jumped C．climbed D．raced51．A．anxiously B．actively C．rudely D．calmly52．A．adventure B．emergency C．rescue D．consequence53．A．well-behaved B．hard-won C．quick-thinking D．eye-catching54．A．weakened B．impacted C．postponed D．injured55．A．cruel B．harmful C．scary D．shocking第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。WhenvisitingChinainearlyApril,FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronenjoyedamusicperformanceduringhistriptoGuangdong,Chinesemusic“HighMountainsandFlowingWater”56(play)witha1,267-year-oldChineseinstrumentguqin.Theguqinisaseven-stringedplunkedinstrument,which57(pass)downformorethan3,000yearssofar.OnNovember7,2003,ChineseguqinartwaslistedbyUNESCOasamaster-pieceoforalandintangibleheritageofmankind,58(make)itanimportantspiritualtreasure.Theguqinisdividedintotwoparts:thephysicalinstrument,59isastaticmaterialheritage,andtheartoftheguqin,adynamicintangibleculturalheritage.Thekey60learningtoplaytheguqinishow61(express)theconnotationsofancientmusicwithyourownemotions.Dong,62enthusiastofguqin,saidthatcomparedwithothertraditionalinstrumentssuchasthepipaandguzheng,theguqincanmakeher63(happy)andimproveherculturalknowledge.Throughplayingtheguqin,peoplehavemoreknowledgeandabetterunderstandingoftraditionalculture.Becausetheguqinis64(close)linkedtopoetry,painting,calligraphyandhistory,theseelementscomplementeachother.Theguqinistheearliestpluckedinstrumentandithasdeepcultural65(root)inChina.Unlikeothermusicalinstruments,theguqinismoreaboutthedialoguebetweentheplayerandtheaudience’sownsoul.“Thesoundoftheguqincanbeintegratedintomysoul,andthisiswhatIwant,”Dongadded.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）66．假设你是李华，你将参加学校一年一度的英语演讲比赛，就高中学生对网络游戏上瘾的问题发表演讲，请你根据以下内容写一篇演讲稿。内容包括：1．描述现象；2．沉迷网游的危害；3．发出呼吁。注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；2．请按如下格式作答。Dearfellowstudents,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________That’sall.Thankyou!第二节（满分25分）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。PollyGoodman,82-year-old,wasaricholdwoman.Herhusbandwasabusinessmanandleftheralargefortuneafterhisdeath,soshehadnoproblemssupportingherself.Theonlyproblemwasthathersonwhowasadoctorbusywithhisworkseldomhadtimetovisither,leavingherlivinglonely.Oneday,Pollywaswalkingalongthebeach,asshedideveryeveningnearherseasidehouse,when