广东省大湾区2023-2024学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

☆启用前注意保密大湾区2023—2024学年第二学期期末联合考试高一英语本卷共8页，分三部分，满分120分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、考场号、座位号和准考证号填写在答题卡上，将条形码横贴在答题卡“条形码粘贴处”。2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上将对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。AWithsummerapproaching,familiesmayseekfunactivitiesforkids.Ifyou'reinShanghai,agreatwaytokeepthekidslaughingandlearningwhenschool'soutistosignthemupforsummercamps.Luckily,Shanghaioffersarangeofchoices.TennislineSummerCampFee:From2,500RMB/weekWhat'scoolaboutTennislineisthattheacademycloselymonitorstheprogressoftheiryoungathletesensuringtheyareontherightpath.Theyalsotakeontheofficialinternationalcurriculum,whichtailorstheprogrambasedonagegroups.CommunityCenterShanghaiXCampGreenwoodsFee:From9,800RMB/weekCampersspend7days40kmawayfromthebusycitycenterandthey'llgettotryvarioussportsandactivitiessuchaskayaking,climbing,archery,andzipliningaswellasmeetnewfriends.Oncetheweekisover,yourchildwilldefinitelycomehomeachangedperson.BilingualSTEMSummerCampforRacersFee:From9,980RMB/weekOveraperiodof5days,youngcamperswillgettoexperiencecreativetechnologyattheTESLAfactory,learnaboutthestructureandtheworkingsofavehicle.Thereareotherfuntopicstochoosefromsuchas“Rock‘n’RollRobotMusicFestival”（roboticsandcoding）and“TravelAroundtheWorld”（creativeartandarchitecturaldesign）.Unlikesomeoftheothercamps,ourcampswillonlytakeplaceonce（norepeatsofthesametopic）.ShanghalSummerArtsCampFee:From2.200RMB/weekBroughttoyoubytheQueenofArtsStudio,thisuniquesummercampallowskidstolearn,create,andcelebratetheircreativityfromthecomfortsoftheirownhomebutstillunderthecloseguidanceofanexperiencedorganizer.Eachweekwillfeatureuniqueandexcitingtopics.21.Whoisthetextintendedfor?A.Students. B.Teachers. C.Parents. D.Athletes.22.HowmuchshouldHenrypayatleastifhechoosestospendaweekkayaking?A.2,500RMB. B.9,800RMB. C.9,980RMB. D.2,200RMB.23.WhatdoBilingualSTEMSummerCampandShanghaiSummerArtsCamphaveincommon?A.High-techexperience. B.Home-guidedevents.C.Bilingualenvironment. D.Non-repeatedtopics.BAnarmyofficerhasspokenofherdelightatbecomingthefirstwomanofcolourtocompleteanexpedition（远征）totheSouthPoleonherown.Inamessagerecordedatthepole,CaptainPreetChandi,32,thankedsupportersforhelpinghertomakethe700-milejourneyin40days.“ImadeittotheSouthPolewhereit'ssnowing,”shesaid.“Feelingsomanyemotionsrightnow.Iknewnothingaboutthepolarworldthreeyearsagoanditfeelssounrealtofinallybehere.”“Thisexpeditionwasalwaysaboutsomuchmorethanme.Iwanttoencouragepeopletopushtheenvelopeandtobelieveinthemselves.Youarecapableofanythingyouwant.Nomatterwhereyouarefromorwhereyourstartlineis,everybodystartssomewhere,”shesaid.Thearmyofficer,whooncehaddreamsofbeingatennischampion,startedfromacampbyUnionGlacierwhereevensummertemperaturescanfalltominus50℃.Shepulledherequipmentonajourneythatshethoughtwouldtake45daysatleast.ShewroteonherwebsitePolarpreet:“Thereareonlyafewfemaleadventurersthathavecompletedtheexpeditionalone.Itistimetoaddsomemorenames,diversityandtomakehistory.I'vealwayshadthisideathatIcanachievesomethinggreat,somethingthatallowsmetobearolemodel.Iwantmyeight-year-oldniecetogrowupwithoutlimitation,knowingthepossibilitiesofwhatyoucanachieveinlifeareendless.”In2019,therewereninesuccessfulexpeditionstotheSouthPolefromthecoast,fourofwhichwerebywomen.24.WhatwasthedeepersignificanceofPreet'sexpedition?A.Itfocusedonexploringtheunknown. B.Itaimedtomakeadifferencetoothers.C.Itwasanattempttoachieverecognition. D.Itwasapersonaljourneyofself-discovery.25.WhatdoweknowfromthispassageaboutPreet'sexpedition?A.Preetcompletedtheexpeditionearlierthanexpected.B.Preetstartedtheexpeditionfromahotsummercamp.C.Preetisthefirstfemaletofinishtheexpeditionalone.D.Preetwasslowedbytheequipmentfortheexpedition.26.WhichwordcanbeusedtodescribePreetChandi?A.Humorous. B.Dependent. C.Courageous. D.Cooperative.27.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthelastparagraph?A.Tospeakhighlyofwomen'sefforts. B.Tostresstheexpeditions'significance.C.Toshowthewondersofthepolarworld. D.Tocongratulatethenineontheirsuccess.CTryingtoimaginewhitesheep,jumpingonebyoneoverafence,isawell-knownsolutionforsleeplessness.Idon'thavetheproblemoften,butI'veoftenwonderedjustwhocameupwithsuchasillysuggestion.Iftheideaistoboreyourselftosleep,whynotcountbackward?Andwhodecidedonsheep?Whynotrabbits,horsesorkangaroos?Historysupposedlyprovidestheanswer:Itwassaidtobeawayforancientshepherds（牧羊人）shortofhumancompanyforweeksatatime,tofallasleepeachnight-theycountedtheirsheepuntilsleepy.Whetherthat'strueornot,Idon'tknow.Sodoescountingsheepreallyhelpyoufallasleep?A2002studyonfightingsleeplessnessputthewaytothetest.Infact,thatwasn'tthepointoftheresearch.“Ourstudymorethan20yearsagowasn'taboutcountingsheep;itwasjustaboutusingimagery（图像）tofightsleeplessness,”saidHarvey,whoconductedtheresearch.Harvey'sresearchdivided50peopleintothreegroups.Thefirsthadnoinstructionsonhowtofallasleep,whilemembersofthesecondweretoldtodistractfromthoughts,worriesandconcernsinanywaytheywanted.Thethirdgroupwasinstructedtoperformaninterestingimagerytask,suchascreatingorrememberingawaterfall,aholidayorasummerafternooninthesun.Thosewhousedimageryreportedfallingasleepmuchfasterthaneitherofthetwoothergroups,andtheyratedtheirthoughts,worriesandconcernstobelessuncomfortablethanpeopleinthedistractionornoinstructiongroup.Whileshedidn'tactuallystudycountingsheepasawayoftreatingsleeplessness,Harveydoeshaveanopinionbasedonheryearsasasleepexpert.“Countingsheepusuallydoesnotdothetrick,”shesaid.“Instead,weworkoutamenuofoptionswithpeople,becauseeveryoneisdifferentandnotoneoptionisgoingtohelpeverysingletime.”Overtwodecadeslater,Harveystillemphasizesthatusingone'simaginationisatoptip.28.Whydidtheauthormentionotheranimalsinparagraph1?A.Tostresstheequalityofallanimals. B.Toshowhisdoubtaboutthesolution.C.Toprovetheeffectofcountingsheep. D.Toconfirmhisassumptionaboutsleep.29.What'sthefocusofthestudyin2002?A.Sleepinghabits. B.Testingmethods.C.Countingsheep. D.Usingimagination.30.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph4?A.Imaginingscenesmayaidinsleep. B.Countingsheepcuressleeplessness.C.Fallingasleepfasterremovesworries. D.Ratingthoughtscanbeuncomfortable.31.WhichofthefollowingwouldHarveymostprobablyagreewith?A.Offeringanutritiousmenuforsleeplesspeople.B.Regardingalltraditionalmethodsasineffective.C.Suggestingacustomizedplanforeachindividual.D.Supportingtheuseofimaginationastheonlyway.DBritainisindeedanationfeaturedbyoddtraditions.AsthelateBankHolidayMondayisaroundthecomer,sotoocomesaseriesofslightlyeccentrictraditions,includingtheyearlycheese-rollingcompetitioninGloucestershire.Eachyear,onthelateBankHolidayMonday,hundredsofpeoplegatheratGloucestershiretoattendtheyearlyCooper'sHillCheese-Rollingevent,whichislikelythemostBritishthinginexistence.Thetraditiondatesbacktothe1880s,thoughsomehavesuggesteditcouldbeevenolder—asmuchas600years.However,theracewinnershaveonlybeenrecordedsince1985.Competitorsgatheratthetopofthealmostvertical（垂直的）Cooper'sHillinthevillageofBrockworth,withanine-poundwheelofDoubleGloucestercheesesentrollingdownthehill,oftenreachingspeedsofover70milesperhour.Competitorsracedownthe200-yardheightofthehillandthefirstonetomakeittothebottomwinsthecheese.Whataprize!Thecompetitioncomeswithitsrisksthough.Manycompetitorsfallandrolldownthehillastheytrytobeattheothersinthisevent.In1997,33peopleneededmedicaltreatment.In2013,thecheesewasreplacedwithasoftobjectasasafetyprotection.Lastyear,atleastonepersonwascarriedawayonastretcher（担架）,andwithnoofTicialorganizers,theeventtakesplacewithoutthesupportoftheemergencyservicesorlocalofTicials.Assuch,volunteersfromthelocalfootballclubhelpcatchfallingcompetitorsandseetoanyoftheinjuredathletes.Despiteitsrisksandlackofofficialsupport,thetraditionisgreatlysupportedbyitscompetitorsandthelocalcommunity.AsweareamazedbythisuniqueshowofBritishtradition,weareremindedofthelastingattractionofoddnessinBritishculture.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eccentric”inparagraphImean?A.Joyful. B.Strange. C.Romantic. D.Dangerous.33.WhatistheprizefortheCooper'sHillCheese-Rollingcompetition?A.Awheel. B.Ninepounds. C.Acheese. D.Somerecords.34.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheCooper'sHillCheese-Rollingevent?A.Itlacksanysafetyprotection. B.Ithasbeencancelledthisyear.C.Itsorganizersareirresponsible. D.Itscompetitorsareadventurous.35.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.GettoKnowanOddTradition B.TheHistoryofaBritishTraditionC.CelebratetheComingBankHoliday D.ATraditionThatAttractsMorePlayers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。Lifeisallaboutstruggles.36.Today,wewilldiscusssomeoftheimportantlifelessonsthatwecanlearnfromthemovieThePursuitofHappyness.Afterall,itwasmeanttoinspireus.NevergiveuponyourselfTheonemainthingallofusmustdoistobearandsurvive.Thismeansnevergivinguponyourself.37.AsthemoviecirclesaroundChrisGardner,heisaffectedbyalotofchallenges,buthenevergivesuponhimself.Witheachnewchallenge,hefindsadeepadvantageanditallowshimtobecomebetterthanbefore.Neverletanyonelimityourpotential（潜能）Inlife,youwillcomeacrossalotofpeople.38.Youcanfindthesetypesofpeoplealmostanywhere.Someofthemwillcomeupwithhurtfulthings,whicharewhatyouwillhavetoignore.Eventhoughtheycan'torhaven'tbeenabletoachievetheirlifegoals,itdoesn'tmeanthatyoucan't.39Lifewilltrytoholdyoubackbythrowingchallengesinyourpathbutitalsopresentsamazingopportunities.Inthemovie,Chrislandshisdreamjobatthestockmarket（股票市场）companybuthedidn'tgetthereinoneday;hehadtogothroughmanychallenges.Heusedtosellmedicalproductsfirst,andwhenthatwasnolongerworkable,helookedformoreopportunities.Ifyouwanttoachievesomethinginlife,thenlookforopportunitiestomakeithappen!40A.BereadytoputtheworkinB.AlwaysbepreparedforopportunitiesC.AlwaysbeonthehuntforopportunitiesD.SomewillsupportyouwhilesomewilllimityourpotentialE.However,somepeoplestilladmitdefeatandgiveuponthemselvesF.Butattheendofyourstruggles,youarelikelytoachievehappinessG.Afterall,lifeoffersbothchallengesandopportunitiesonthepathtosuccess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。IhadthemostunexpectedexperienceonmyrecentflighttoBrazil.Shortlyaftertakeoff,I41aconversationwithmyseatmate,aBrazilianwomannamedIsabela,andwequicklydiscoveredthatweboth42alovefortravelandadventure.BeforeI43it,wewerechattinglikeoldfriends.Astheflightattendantsstarted44dinner,Isabelaturnedtomewithashiningsmileinhereyes.“Youknowwhat?”shesaid.“Mygrandmalivesnearthe45,andshepreparesthemost46Braziliandishes.Howaboutskipping（跳过）thetastelessairplanefoodand47toherplaceforarealBrazilianfeast?”Icouldn'tbelievemy48!Gettinginvitedtodinewitha49familyinaforeigncountry?Itwasan50Icouldn'tpassup.Therefore,assoonastheplanetoucheddown,IsabelaandI51ourwaytohergrandma'shouse,wherehergrandmother,asweetwoman,52measifIwerealong-lostrelative.WeenjoyedaBrazilian53,sharingstoriesofourfamilies,cultures,andlifeexperiences.Despiteourlanguagedifferences,theirkindnessandfriendlinessmademefeelrightathome.Asthenight54toaclose,Ithankedthemwarmlyandhuggedthemgoodbye.Returningtomyhotel,Icouldn'tstopsmiling.Whathadstartedasa55planeconversationledtoaheartwarmingeveningfilledwithlaughter,love,andnewfriendships.41.A.heldup B.stirredup C.teamedup D.struckup42.A.inspired B.shared C.announced D.imagined43.A.knew B.heard C.read D.reached44.A.ordering B.accessing C.serving D.gathering45.A.hotel B.airport C.capital D.restaurant46.A.amazing B.familiar C.generous D.commercial47.A.flying B.leading C.heading D.moving48.A.luck B.eyes C.response D.experiences49.A.wealthy B.local C.military D.young50.A.advantage B.impact C.award D.opportunity51.A.made B.felt C.worked D.forced52.A.faced B.contacted C.greeted D.recognized53.A.picnic B.breakfast C.trip D.feast54.A.added B.rolled C.drew D.continued55.A.fancy B.simple C.serious D.boring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。Earlythismonth,theExhibition（展览）ofChangShana'sEightyYearsofArtandDesignopenedinBeijingtoaneagerlyexpectingcrowd.Withover400exhibits,56（include）Chang'samazingreproductionsoftheDunhuangmurals（壁画），theexhibitionisapresentationofthelifelong57（achievement）ofthe94-year-oldartistandscholarofDunhuangart.58（bear）inFrance,ChangShanafollowedherfather,thefoundingdirectorofDunhuangAcademy,intothecavesofDunhuang59learnedtopaintthemuralsattheageof12.Sincethen,herlife60（absorb）inDunhuangculture.ThankstopeoplelikeChang,theancientcolorsandpatternswereunearthedandarenowused61（decorate）modemdesigns,receivingthe