2022-2023学年新疆昌吉州行知学校高一（下）期中英语试卷

阅读理解题（共4小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

• 1．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
      Life in the future will be different from the life today.Between then and now many changes will happen.But what will the changes be？
      The population is growing fast.And most of them will live longer than people now.
      Computers will be much smaller and more useful，and there will be at least one in every room.And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports，watching TV and travel.Travelling will be much cheaper and easier.And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
      There will be changes in our food，too.More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people.Then there will be less room for cows and sheep，so meat will be more expensive.Maybe no one will eat it every day.Instead，they will eat more fruits and vegetables.Maybe people will be healthier.Work in the future will be different，too.Robots will do dangerous and hard work.Because of this，many people will not have enough work to do.This will be a big problem.
  
  （1）In the future there will be

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  A．fewer vegetables
  B．much more fruit
  C．more people
  D．less people
  （2）In the future people don't have to

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  A．walk on foot
  B．work long hours
  C．work fast
  D．eat meat
  （3）One big problem in the future is that

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  A．people will eat more fruits and vegetables
  B．many people may not be able to find work
  C．room for growing fruits and vegetables will reduce
  D．all the work will be done by robots
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• 2．    Xi'an
      It was called Chang'an in ancient times.As the cradle （发源地） of Chinese civilization，it has a really long history.The city passed through the Zhou Dynasty，the Han Dynasty，the Tang Dynasty and some other dynasties as the capital cjye.aiy.It enjoys the title of the "four major ancient civilization capitals" with ancient Athens，Cairo and Rome.
      Luoyang
      It was the capital city of 13 dynasties，and it was listed as the world's largest city six times in history.Luoyang once was the starting point of the Silk Road in eastern countries.It connected Europe and North Africa with Asia.
      Kaifeng
      As early as the Neolithic Age （新石器时代），our ancestors lived here.Its history can be traced back to the Xia Dynasty，the Shang Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty.It was the capital city of the Later Jin Dynasty，the Later Han Dynasty，the Later Zhou Dynasty as well as the Northern Song Dynasty.It achieved great prosperity （繁荣） in the Northern Song Dynasty.
      Yangzhou
      As one of the 24 famous historical and cultural cities listed by the State Council，Yangzhou has a history of about 2，500 years.It reached great prosperity in the Han，Sui，Tang，and Qing Dynasties.It used to be an important business center and a center of transportation.
      Chengdu
      It is an ancient cultural city，with two miracles in Chinese history.One is that its name has been the same for 2，000 years；the other is that it has always been the capital city of Sichuan region.It's a capital with a glorious history.
  
  （1）What is this passage mainly about？

  
  A．Five of the largest cities with a long history in China.
  B．Five famous modern cities with a long history in China.
  C．Five of the most beautiful cities with a long history in China.
  D．Five famous ancient cultural cities with a long history in China.
  （2）Which of the following cities is linked to ancient Athens，Cairo and Rome？

  
  A．Xi'an.
  B．Kaifeng.
  C．Luoyang.
  D．Yangzhou.
  （3）In the Han，Sui，Tang，and Qing Dynasties，Yangzhou was most probably famous for its

  .
  A．history
  B．culture
  C．economy
  D．beauty
  （4）This passage is probably taken from a website on

  .
  A．business
  B．schooling
  C．parenting
  D．traveling
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语言知识运用 （共2小题；每小题1.5分，满分45分）

• 7．Lion dance is a form of （1）

  （tradition） dance in China， （2）

  can often be seen in important festivals and great events.China is home （3）

  the dragon dance and lion dance.Both the two performances have been welcomed by people from various ethnic （4）

  （group） for generations.
     It is said that the lion dance in China originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties with （5）

  history of more than one thousand years.The lions stand for joy and （6）

  （happy）.Therefore，during festivals and grand ceremonies，people would perform lion dance （7）

  （create） a happy and exciting atmosphere.Many young people know that the dragon dance and lion dance （8）

  （perform） during festivals such as the Spring Festival and celebrations but they don't know that after several thousand years，the two activities have accumulated thick historical cultures and are （9）

  （true） valuable cultural heritages （10）

  （pass） down from Chinese people's ancestors.
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书面表达题（满分25分）

• 8．假如你是李华，你校将举办一次音乐周（Music Week）活动，请你以学生会主席的身份在开幕式上作演讲。演讲题目为"音乐改变我的人生"（Music Changes My Life）。
  注意：（1）词数100-150左右；
  （2）关注演讲稿结构特征及语言特征。
  参考词汇：开幕式the opening ceremony
  Ladies and gentlemen，
                              
  Thank you!
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