2023-2024学年江西省宜春市丰城中学高一（下）期末英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2023-2024学年江西省宜春市丰城中学高一（下）期末英语试卷一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共37.5分。A

Whateveryourinterestis—Titanic,history,food,musicorevenGameofThrones'filmingsites—oneofthedifferenttoursonofferhereinBelfastcansatisfyyou.

GAMEOFTHRONESTOUR

Aguidedcoachtourtakesyoutoexploresomeoftheexcitingfilmingsitesinthehitshow.Youcanstepinto"Winterfell"andexperiencearcheryinarecreatedfilmsetin"StarkFamily"costumes,orevenmeetsome"StarkFamily"members!

TITANICTOUR

Taketheworld'sonlyguidedTitanicBoattourtoseetheeverchangingstoryofBelfast'srichseaheritageandhowtheareahasdevelopedintoamajortouristattraction.ExploringtheTitanicstory,theboattourallowsyoutoviewtheTitanicQuarterfromthewater.YoualsohaveachanceofseeingmanysealslivinginBelfast.

MUSICTOUR

Takeabusjourneythroughtheheartofthisrockandrollcity.Sitback,relax,andenjoymusicbywayofamazingguitarplayers,fromfolksongstorockandHollywoodsoundtracks.FinishupatthewonderfulBelfastMusicshowattheOhYeahMusicCentreintheCathedralQuarter.

CITYTOUR

Ifyou'reshortontimebutstillwanttogetageneraloverviewofthecity,bookaprivateguidedtaxitouroraguidedopentopbustour.It'sthebestandquickestwaytofindoutallaboutthecity'shistoryandotherplacesofinterest.1.WhichtourissuitableforvisitorswithlimitedtimeinBelfast？

A.GAMEOFTHRONESTOUR. B.TITANICTOUR.

C.MUSICTOUR. D.CITYTOUR.2.WhatcanvisitorsdoduringtheTITANICTOUR?A.Learnhowtosailaboat. B.Seealargenumberofseals.

C.AppreciatethemovieTitanic. D.ViewtheTitanicQuarteronland.3.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Asciencemagazine. B.Ahistorytextbook.

C.Aresearchpaper. D.Atravelbrochure.BBecausemystorieskeepmyheartpoundingatnightwiththepossibilityofitall，whenIcan'tgetwordsonpaper，Iwanttoscream.Allmyenergypoolsatthebottomofmyheart，whereitcontinuestoyellatmealldaylong，"Write!Write!Write!"Ihavetoquietthevoicelikeahiddenpet，shushing（发嘘声）itoverandoveruntilIgetthechancetoleave，laptopinhand，storiespouringoutofmymind.

Whatpoor，unfortunatelivesweartistslive!We'retorturedbyourwords，whetherthey'recirclingaroundinourmindsat3a.m.orwrittenonpaper，lookingsadandregretfulthatwe'veputthemthere.Ourwordslaughatusbeforeandaftertheyleaveourbodies.Imessagedawritingmentor（导师）whenIfoundmyselfrunningincircles.Withonlyasmallwindowoftimetomyselfeachafternoon，Ifoundithardtowrite.IfonlyIhadmoretime，Icouldfinishmybook.Ifonlypeoplewouldleavemealone，Icouldbecomeanaccomplishedwriter.Itwaseveryoneelse'sfault.

Small—mymentortoldmetostartsmallbutkeepgoing."Dowhatyoucan，whenyoucan.Letthatbeenoughduringthebusyseasons."Inhereyes，shewasonceme.Shewasoncecrazywithtasksthatkeptherhandspushing，pulling，grabbingandmovingendlessly.SherecognizedherselfinthewayItalkedwithstarryeyesaboutmydreamywritinggoalsandplans.Essays，articlesandshortstoriesfloweredinmyrichmind.

Inafewwisewords，shegavemethefreedomtowriteinsmallperiodsoftimeshecalled"thecracksoftheday".ShearguedthatIshouldrunafterpublishingwiththesamedesireasever.Butinherpatientvoice，Iheardagentlereminderofstoppingrunningsohardandinsteadslowingtoasustainablepace.

SoIwrite.Isubmit.Ilive，andIdream.4.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph？______A.Sheisforcedtowriteconstantly.

B.Shehasastrongdesiretowrite.

C.Shehasseriousheartproblems.

D.Sheisunabletofocusonreading.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"tortured"inParagraph2probablymean？______A.Examined. B.Inspired. C.Troubled. D.Impressed.6.Whatproblemdidtheauthorhaveinwriting？______A.Almostnoonelikesherwriting.

B.Shecouldn'tmakealivingbywritingstories.

C.Shehasnoonetorelyon..

D.Shesufferedfromaseriouslackoftime.7.Whichofthefollowingcansumupthewritingmentor'ssuggestiontotheauthor？______A.Constantdropswearawayastone. B.AllroadsleadtoRome.

C.Strikewhiletheironishot. D.Nopains，nogains.CInVanuatu,thismarathonculturalfestivalhasbroughtthousandsofpeopletogether.AlthoughitisoneofthePacific'sbiggestculturalfestivals,thereisnospecificdateforNekowiar,abigeventofcolourandculturethatisatruetestofone'sendurance（忍耐力），bringingtogetherthousandsofpeoplefromsomeofthemostfarawayvillagesontheVanuatuislandofTanna.

Nekowiar,whichtakesmonthstoprepare,istraditionallyheldeveryfewyears,butithasbeeneightyearssincethelastonein2012.Nooneknowswhenorwherethenextcelebrationwillhappen.Thisisn'taneventfortouriststhough.Nekowiarhasbeencalledapeace-buildingexercisebetweenwarringtribes（部落），andachanceforfamiliestoarrangemarriages.

Atthisyear'sfestival,hundredsofwomenandgirlsstartedtheeventbysinginganddancingatraditionalNapenfromnightfalltosunrise.Theyonlytookbreakswhentheyweretootiredtocontinue.Theyhadtrainedformonthsforthis.

Themovementsweresopowerfulthatdust（尘土）rosefromthedancersfeet.Mostofthedancerspaintedtheirfacesinbrightcolourfuldesignsthatheldspecialimportancetotheirtribes.

Intheearlyhoursofthethirdday,themen,teenagersandevenyoungboyshadtheirturninadancecalledToka.JimmyKawielperformedthedanceforthefirsttimethisyear,"YouneedmoreenergyforToka,"MrKawielsaid."We'vebeenpractisingforfivetosixmonths.Itisaverybigthingforusespeciallywhenthingsaredevelopingsofastandweareindangeroflosingourculture.

JeanPascalWahe,fromtheTafeaCulturalCentreonTanna,saidthefestivalwasfirstheldasareconciliation（和好）eventbetweenwarringtribes.AUthedifferentcommunitiescametogethertofindawaytostopallthesewars.8.WhatdoweknowaboutNekowiar？______A.It'sheldeveryyear.

B.Ithaslostitspopularity.

C.Itdoesn'thaveafixeddate.

D.It'scelebratedtoattracttourists.9.WhatcanbelearnedaboutthewomendancersonNekowiar？______A.Theyhadfoughtinwars. B.Theyweredressedthesame.

C.Theydidgentlemovements. D.Theyshowedtheirstrongwill.10.HowdoesMrKawielfeelaboutToka？______A.Itwouldbelostforsure.

B.It'swaytoohardforhim.

C.Itshouldbepasseddown.

D.It,squitedifferentatthemoment.11.InwhatsituationwasthefirstNekowiarheld？______A.Whenthetribesdecidedtostartawar.

B.Whenthetribesgotcaughtupinfighting.

C.Whenthetribeswantedtoshowofftheirpower.

D.Whenthetribeswereworriedabouttheirculture.DLearninganewlanguageislikeyou'regoingthroughthejunglewithaknifeandcreatingapath.Whenyoulearntwolanguagesatonce，you'recuttingyourwaythroughthejungletocreatetwopaths，whichrequirestwicethediscipline（自律），timeandmotivation.

Butitispossible.A2020studypublishedintheInternationalJournalofMultilingualismfoundthatChinesestudentslearningEnglishandRussianatthesametimeachievedsimilarmasteryinEnglishcomparedtoacontrolgroupthatjuststudiedEnglish.Thisislikelybecausetheyhavealreadymadeenormousefforts.A2017studysuggeststhatbilinguals（双语者）canlearnnewlanguagesfasterthansingle-languagelearners.

Thebiggestchallengeoflearningtwolanguagesatthesametimeisfindingenoughtimeandopportunitiestostudythem.Buttoknowjusthowmanyeffortsandresourcestoputintoit，you'llneedtodecidewhatyouwanttoachievewiththelanguagesyou'replanningtoadopt.Becomingprofessor-levelfluentinPolishisgoingtotakeareallylongtime，butifyouwanttobeabletohaveconversationswhileyou'retraveling，thatwon'ttakeasmuchtime.

Tohelpyoudistribute（分配）yourtimeandenergymoreeffectively，andgetabetterideaofwhatyourstudyplanwilllooklike，it'simportanttounderstandhowdifficultaparticularlanguageisforanativeEnglishspeaker.Whileitcantakeupto2，200hourstolearnlanguageslikeArabicandMandarin，ifyougrewupspeakingEnglish，it'llbeeasierforyoutopickupCzechandGerman，forexample.TheeasiestlanguagesfornativeEnglishspeakerstolearnincludeSpanishFrench，andPortuguese，whichrequirebetween600and750hoursofclasstoachieveprofessionalmastery.

Ifitfeelstoodiscouragingtogofullspeedaheadonbothlanguagesrightaway，itmightbeeasiertounderstandbasicgrammarandvocabularyforonelanguagebeforeaddinganotheronetothemix.12.Whycanbilinguallearnersdoaswellassingle-languagelearners？______A.Bilinguallearnersarecleverer.

B.Bilinguallearnersworkharder.

C.Bilinguallearnersaremoreinterestedinlanguages.

D.Bilinguallearnershaveabetterlearningenvironment.13.Whatdeterminesthetimeittakestolearnforeignlanguages？______A.Theoccasionsofusingthelanguages.

B.Thestepstolearnthelanguages.

C.Theprofessorsteachingthelanguages.

D.Thepurposeoflearningthelanguages.14.WhichlanguageishardestfornativeEnglishspeakersaccordingtothetext？______A.French. B.German. C.Mandarin. D.Portuguese.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？______A.LearningTwoLanguagesatOnce.

B.WaysofLeaningaNewLanguage.

C.LanguageTalentofChineseStudents.

D.DifficultyinLearningLanguage.二、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共12.5分。Today，we'reconstantlyinterruptedbytools，emails，socialmedia-younameit.Inourdistractioneconomy，it'snearlyimpossibletofocusonwhattrulymatters.Buttimemanagementcanbringmoremindfulnessintoyourdailyroutine.（1）______

Timeboxing

Timeboxingisagoal-oriented（面向目标的）timemanagementstrategy.（2）______Andthencompletethosepiecesinareasonableamountoftime.Eachtaskshouldhaveitsownuniquetimeboxthatlastsnomorethanthreehours.Bybreakingtheworkintosmallerpieces，youcanmakesteadyprogresstowardsyourgoaloverthecourseofdaysorweeks.

Pomodoromethod

ThePomodoromethodhelpsyoudealwithworkwithinshorttimeframesandthentakebreaks.Thisstrategyisparticularlyhelpfulbecauseitactivelyencouragesregularbreaks.（3）______Startbysettingyourtimerfor25minutes，andtrytospendthattimeworkingonatask-avoidcheckingyourtextmessagesorsocialmediaifpossible.Then，oncetimeisup，takeafive-minutebreak.

EatingtheFrog

MarkTwainfamouslysaid，"Ifit'syourjobtoeatafrog，it'sbesttodoitfirstthinginthemorning."（4）______Itencouragesyoutotacklebigorcomplextasksfirstbeforeworkingonyourlessimportantorlessurgentwork.WiththeEattheFrogmethod，youcanensureyou'regettingtoyourmostimportantworkeveryday.

GettingThingsDone

（5）______Byfreeingupbrainpowerandinsteadrelyingontaskmanagementtools，youcanfocusontakingactionandnotrememberingwhatyouneedtodo.TousetheGTDmethod，captureallofyourupcomingworkinoneplace.Thenonceyou'vewrittendowneverythingyouneedtodo，sortandprioritize（优先）yourwork.

A.Ithelpsyoubreakdownlargetasksintosmallerpieces.

B.Thefirststepistowritedowneverythingyouneedtodo.

C.Thismanagementstrategytakesinspirationfromthisquote.

D.Herearesometimemanagementtipstogetmorethingsdone.

E.Timemanagementisn'talwaysaboutgettingallofyourworkdone.

F.Thiscanincreasemotivationforyouknowexactlywhatyou'redoing.

G.Infact，researchsuggeststhattakingbreaksmakespeoplemorecreative.16.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G17.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G18.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G19.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G20.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G三、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。Fiveyearsago，afriendaskedmetolookafterhiscatwhilehewentonholiday，andIrealizedtheideahadpotentialonabiggerscale.SoImovedtoLondonanddecidedto(21)catsitting.

Forme，catsittingisabout(22)twogroupsofpeoplewhoneedwhattheothercanoffer.Igettostayinpeople's(23)withoutrentwhilethey'reonholiday.Theownersget(24)catsitting.Italsomeansthatthereissomeonetokeepaneyeontheirhomeswhiletheyareaway.Itseemsafairer(25)thanjustwateringplantsorwalkingdogs—I'mmoreofacatperson.

Ihavealwayslovedcats，andtheirgentletempermakesthemideal(26)forsomeoneworkingfromhome.Catshavesuchdifferentpersonalities，soit'snotsurprisingthatI(27)morewithsomethanothers.Anowneroncetoldmenotto(28)hercattositonme，asithadhappenedonlyonce.Butjustfourdayslater，thecatcameoverandsatonmylap.Isentheraphoto!

Catsittinghelpsmewithmy(29)anxietydisorder，too.Iwanttobearoundpeople，butsometimesIcan't.Sometimes，thisanxietyeven(30)mefromleavingthehouse.Butsincebecomingacatsittermymentalhealthhas(31).Havingmyown(32)givesmethepowertoplanmyday.IcanrechargewhenIneedtoandcangooutandmeetpeoplewhenIwant.Thecatshave(33)helped.

NowIhavestayedin25houses，(34)30catsandsavedmorethan10，000poundsthatwouldhavegoneon(35).OnedayIwanttosaveupforaflatsoIcanhaveacatofmyown.21.A.study B.start C.observe D.train22.A.connecting B.judging C.comparing D.teaching23.A.offices B.hearts C.lives D.homes24.A.free B.tough C.serious D.possible25.A.test B.game C.dream D.exchange26.A.employers B.assistants C.instructors D.companions27.A.hate B.bond C.mind D.trust28.A.guide B.order C.expect D.scare29.A.musical B.cultural C.social D.personal30.A.saves B.discourages C.protects D.tells31.A.improved B.suffered C.worsened D.formed32.A.cat B.job C.flat D.space33.A.hardly B.nearly C.really D.narrowly34.A.attendedto B.givenaway C.broughtup D.leftout35.A.holiday B.rent C.sale D.credit四、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共15分。36.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。

WhenLinQiaozhiwasfive，hermotherdied，which（1）______（affect）herdeeply.Atage18，shechosetostudymedicineagainstherbrother'swill.Eightyearslater，Lingraduated（2）______PekingUnionMedicalCollege（PUMC）andbecamethefirstwoman（3）______（work）asaresidentphysicianintheOB-GYNdepartmentofthePUMCHospital.Afterseveralyears，she（4）______（send）tostudyinEuropeandthen，in1939，intheUS.SheleftsuchagoodimpressiononherAmericancolleagues（5）______theyinvitedhertostay.However，LinrejectedtheofferandreturnedtoChina.

In1941，DrLinbecamethefirstChinesewomantobeappointed（6）______（direct）oftheOB-GYNdepartmentofthePUMCHospital.Whenthedepartmentwasclosedbecauseofthewar，sheopenedaprivateclinictocontinuetotreatthepatients.Shewasevenseen（7）______（ride）adonkeytofarawayvillagestoprovidemedicalcare.

LinQinozhiheldmanyimportantpositions，butshewas（8）______（much）interestedintendingpatientstrainingstaffinherdepartment（9）______publishingmedicalresearch.DrLinnevermarriedandshekeptworkinguntilherdeathin1983.Shelefther（10）______（saving）toakindergartenandafundfornewdoctors.五、书面表达：本大题共2小题，共40分。37.假定你是李华，上周你校成功举办了一场关于中华传统手工艺的活动。请你为校英文报撰写一篇报道，内容包括：

（1）活动目的；

（2）活动内容；

（3）活动反响。

注意：

（1）写作词数应为80左右；

（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

（3）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

GettingtoknowtraditionalChinesehandicrafts_______38.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。续写的词数应为150左右。

EmilyWhitewasbornseventeenyearsagowithmanyphysicalissuesaffectinghertinybody.Someofherorgans，bonesandmuscleswereoutofshape.Thoughnooneexpectedhertosurvive，shedidmakeit.Butshehadastrangefigurethateveryonecouldrecognize，evenfromadistance.

InEmily'shometown，therewasayearlyoutdoorperformanceintheschoolhallatChristmas.Ithadbeenperformedforsomanyyearsthatithadbecomeoneofthemostimportanteventsformanyofthetownsfolk.Eachyear，manypeopletriedoutfortheshow，butmostwereturneddown.Onlythebestperformerscouldbeincluded.

Emilyhadamostbeautifulsingingvoice.Lastyear，sheaskedMrs.Owens，hermusicteacher，ifshecouldjoinintheperformance.Mrs.Owenstookalookatherbodyandsaid，"Child，youjustdon'tfit.Everyonewouldstareatyouandthatwouldmakeyouuncomfortable.Itwouldmakethemuncomfortabletoo."

Withoutsingingasinglenote，Mrs.OwenssentEmilybackthroughthedoorofthechoralroom（合唱室）.Hurtandupset，Emilydecidednevertotryoutagain.Butthingschangedasthefollowingschoolyear，Mrs.Owensretiredandanewmusicteacherarrived—Mr.Butler.

HehadheardaboutEmilyandsuggestedthatshegiveitatryagain.Emilydidn'twanttoberejectedagain，soshehesitatedaboutit.Butfinallyherloveforsingingandstrongdesiretojoinintheperformanceoutweighedherhesitation.Shetriedoutagainandlearnttheresultwouldbepostedthenextdayonthedoorofthechoralroom.

Emilycouldn'tsleepthatnight，havingturnedinbedbackandforththousandtimesasshewasworriedthatshewouldberejectedagainandwouldneverfitin.

Paragraph1：

Thenextday，Emilyhurriedtoschoolandanxiouslyglancedatthelistoftheresult.________

Paragraph2：

Finally，thedayoftheperformancecame.________

参考答案1~3.D、B、D4~7.B、C、D、A8~11.C、D、C、B12~15.B、D、C、A16~20.D、A、G、C、B21~35.B、A、D、A、D、D、B、C、C、B、A、D、C、A、B36.（1）affected。

（2）from。

（3）towork。

（4）wassent。

（5）that。

（6）director。

（7）riding。

（8）more。

（9）and。

（10）savings。

37.GettingtoknowtraditionalChinesehandicraftsLastweek，ourschoollaunchedatraditionalChinese