2022-2023学年广东省揭阳市揭东一中、惠来一中等学校高一（下）期中英语试卷

听力理解

• 1．听对话，回答小题。
  （1）What is the probable relationship between the speakers？
  A.Husband and wife.
  B.School friends.
  C.Brother and sister.
  （2）What do the speakers decide to buy？
  A.A cap.
  B.A bag.
  C.A shirt.
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• 2．听对话，回答小题。
  （1）What does the man offer to do for the woman？
  A.Buy something.
  B.Look for something.
  C.Carry something.
  （2）Where does the conversation probably take place？
  A.In a flat.
  B.In a street.
  C.In a fruit shop.
  （3）Who is the man probably？
  A.A student.
  B.A teacher.
  C.A doctor.
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• 3．听独白，回答小题。
  （1）How much money did Billy find in total？
  A.＄1，400.
  B.＄1，500.
  C.＄1.600.
  （2）What was the result of Billy handing in the money？
  A.He renewed his club membership for free.
  B.He had dinner with a tennis star.
  C.He appeared in the media.
  （3）What was Billy asked to do on the phone？
  A.Play tennis with his heroes.
  B.Accept some money.
  C.Do a talk on TV.
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• 4．听对话，回答小题。
  （1）What does the woman probably think of the saleswoman？
  A.She's hard-working.
  B.She's badly paid.
  C.She's careless.
  （2）What is the woman probably going to do next？
  A.Buy some ice cream.
  B.Go to the supermarket.
  C.Give the man some money.
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听取信息

• 5．

  The skiing trip
  Country to go	（1）
  Dates	2nd-12th January
  Cost	£（2）
  Not included in price	Lunch and （3）
  Lessons	Time：every（4） Be important for：（5）
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阅读理解

• 6．By reading books，you can learn about different cultures and ways of looking at the world.It might also help you to discover a new favourite series or author.
     The team at National Book Tokens has created Bookily，so that you can choose and buy the new books you want，when you want.With a Bookily card，you'll get a monthly amount of money just for books，and you can spend it in hundreds of bookshops and online.
     The benefits of Bookily
     With a Bookily card，you receive a monthly books budget（预算）.The Bookily card is made from board that is not harmful to the environment and arrives in packaging with all the information you need to get started.You can also change your card into an e-gift，making it even easier to spend whenever you want.
     Around the world
     We could fill a whole book with reading recommendations from across the world.Here are a few to get you started on your trip：
     United States Front Desk
     Mia Tang has a lot of secrets and she wants to be a wrjye.aier.It will take all of Mia's courage，kindness，and hard work to get through this year.Will she go for her dreams？
     Egypt Death Sets Sail
     Our heroes Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells are hoping for a relaxing cruise（乘船游览） along the Nile，admiring the architecture of ancient Egypt.What they discover instead is a strange secret society ...
     Holland The Unadoptables
     In 1880，five babies are discovered at the Little Tulip Orphanage.They are determined to stay together.When danger comes，they escape in search of a home.
     India Asha &the Spirit Bird
     Asha lives in the foothills of the Himalayas.When her papa suddenly stops sending his wages（工资），her family finds themselves in serious trouble.Asha decides to cross the highest mountains to find her father...
  
  （1）Why did the team create the Bookily card？

  
  A．To introduce global writers.
  B．To encourage readers to buy books.
  C．To get new people to join a reading club.
  D．To recommend book stores in the world.
  （2）What do we know about the Bookily card？

  
  A．It has been created mainly for online shopping.
  B．It will be given to readers without any guide.
  C．It is environmentally friendly.
  D．It provides readers with a weekly budget.
  （3）Which book describes some children looking for a home？

  
  A．The Unadoptables.
  B．Death Sets Sail.
  C．Front Desk.
  D．Asha &the Spirit Bird.
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• 7．I am a self-taught maker of gingerbread（姜饼） houses.It wasn't something I ever did growing up.In fact，gingerbread houses struck me as an awful lot of work for little return，a baking（烘焙） project that would eat up the time I could spend doing something more productive.
     But，five years ago，I saw a sign at the library announcing a gingerbread house contest（比赛）.I went home and told my kids and we made a house from the start.It took all day and we were covered in icing，but I was blown away by the final product.It was so satisfying to see a little house，decorated with colorful candy.I delivered the house to the library，where it won first place in the family group，and we got a generous ＄100 in gift certificates（礼券） for local business.
     Every year since then，my kids and I have attended the gingerbread house contest，and every year we've won the family group.Our houses are not very beautiful；the only thing that sets them apart is the fact that we make the gingerbread from the start.Everyone else uses store-bought ready-made pieces，which makes the houses look the same.Ours，by contrast，is misshapen and leans；my husband refers to it jokingly as"the slanty shanty（倾斜的小屋）".
     If you haven't made a gingerbread house before，I highly recommend you give it a try.What better way to use that time than making something great with your kids？What I hope，too，is that this tradition will give my kids a way to make it feel like Christmas，no matter where they go in life.My hope is that they'll make gingerbread houses wherever they go in life and always think of home.
  
  （1）How did the author feel about making gingerbread houses at first？

  
  A．It needed talent to learn.
  B．It was relaxing and interesting.
  C．It was time-wasting and unproductive.
  D．It made her family connected.
  （2）What changed the author's opinion of gingerbread houses？

  
  A．A gingerbread house contest.
  B．Her kids' encouragement.
  C．The meaning behind gingerbread houses.
  D．Competition among gingerbread businesses.
  （3）What was special about the author's gingerbread house？

  
  A．It had a surprising taste.
  B．It had a store-bought style.
  C．It was made with the best shape.
  D．It was completely made by her family.
  （4）Why does the author keep the gingerbread house making tradition？

  
  A．To remind her kids of the meaning of different festivals.
  B．To make her kids keep family in their minds.
  C．To encourage her kids to be creative.
  D．To teach her kids to be unique.
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• 8．When it comes to technology，adults won't be able to keep up with their children.It took radio 38 years to reach 50 million people，but it took only 20 years for the phone to reach the same number，and 13 years for the television.However，it took Facebook 3.6 years and Twitter only needed 88 days.Over the last 15 years，digital communication has brought in more changes than the printing press did in 1570.And those most likely to use them in this world are teenagers，whose brains appear to have a great ability to adapt to the world around them，according to Dr.Jay Giedd，a brain expert.
     We are now discovering that our brains during the teenage years are still flexible（灵活的）.Having a more flexible brain means that certain functions of it，such as the ability to make long-term decisions，haven't developed yet，which may also explain why we spend a long period living under the protection of our parents rather than leaving home at the age of 12 or 13. This also means that the teenage brain can adapt to new technology，allowing teenagers to keep up with the increasing pace（速度） of digital technology，giving them an advantage when doing different tasks.
     As they look at these screens，they're dealing with information.There are concerns about how social media is affecting the way in which the brain learns to socialize.Giedd says that a lot of what goes on inside our brains is jye.ai.Social interactions are being changed by technology-you could have hundreds of friends，all of whom are real people that you interact with and scientists aren't sure whether we'll be able to develop the same skills using social media.
     There is an advantage to the growing digital trend（趋势）：YouTube shows that teenagers all over the world are watching the same things and laughing at the same jokes，showing that they are more global-minded than teenagers in the past.They are more open to other cultures，other countries，and other people.
  
  （1）How many years did it take for television to reach 50 million people？

  
  A．38 years.
  B．20 years.
  C．15 years.
  D．13 years.
  （2）What does the underlined word"This"in paragraph 2 refer to？

  
  A．Teenagers' brains are flexible.
  B．Teenagers are protected by their parents.
  C．Teenagers are good at doing different tasks.
  D．Teenagers' abilities to make decisions haven't developed.
  （3）What does the trend of using YouTube show？

  
  A．Teenagers prefer to socialize online.
  B．Teenagers spend much time on social media.
  C．Teenagers are now more open-minded than those in the past.
  D．Teenagers are more likely to be attracted by the Internet than grown-ups.
  （4）What may be the best title for the text？

  
  A．Concerns about social media influence
  B．Teenage brains in the digital world
  C．Teenager-related technologies
  D．Development of teenage brains
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• 9．For ten years，I have spent my Monday evenings attending rehearsals（排练） for my amateur（业余的） choir.Mondays are not my favorite day，and I often arrive feeling bad，but by the end of the rehearsal，I usually feel energized.The singing does me good.So do the people.I wouldn't describe my choir members as close friends.We exchange brief chats，smiles and jokes-but that is enough for me to feel better about the world.
     There is no choir practice now.I miss it.In lockdown，I do not feel short on emotional support，but I do feel short of friendly faces and casual（随便的） conversations.Another way of putting this is that I miss my"weak ties".
     One way to think about any person's social world is that you have an inner circle of people whom you often talk to and feel close with，and an outer circle of people whom you see sometimes.Mark Granovetter，a sociology professor at Stanford University，named these categories（种类）"strong ties"and"weak ties".
     Experts had thought that a person's happiness depended mainly on the quality of their relationships with their close friends and family.Granovetter showed that quantity（数量） mattered，too.He found that for new information and idea，weak ties are more important to us than strong ones.
     Granovetter surveyed 282 Boston-based workers and found that most of them got their jobs through someone they knew.But only a few got the job through a close friend；84%got their job through those weak-tie relationships.As Granovetter pointed out，the people whom you spend much 4 time with swim in the same pool of information as you do.We depend on friendly outsiders to bring us news of opportunities.
     So we should continue to find ways to develop weak-tie relationships in lockdown.We can use social media to reach out to people we don't know well for light，but meaningful communications.We can also make more weak-tie-style conversations with our strong ties.The goal is to let others know you are thinking of them without asking for a great deal of time or energy.
  
  （1）What makes the author happy during his Monday evenings 'choir practice？

  
  A．His meeting with a close friend.
  B．The praise from choir members.
  C．The progress he has made in singing.
  D．His communication with choir members.
  （2）What is paragraph 3 mainly about？

  
  A．The changes of people's social world.
  B．What"strong ties"and"weak ties"are.
  C．The different ways people communicate.
  D．Why interpersonal relationships are important.
  （3）What did Granovetter think of weak-tie relationships？

  
  A．They are easier to build than strong ones.
  B．They offer more benefits than strong ones.
  C．They can bring new information and ideas.
  D．They make little difference to people's happiness.
  （4）What does the author suggest people do to have weak-tie contacts in lockdown？

  
  A．Use social media to make new friends.
  B．Draw outsiders into a full online conversation.
  C．Make strong-tie-style chats with distant friends.
  D．Have more brief conversations with family members.
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七选五

• 10．As Picasso once said，"Every child is an artist.The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."（1）

  We might paint，write or play an instrument as kids.However，as adults，we find that responsibilities stand in the way of being creative.But is being creative really all that important？
  （2）

  According to studies，being creative in any way can help fight against negative（消极）emotions.It helps build problem- solving skills and increases productivity and confidence.（3）

  
     Next comes the really big question：how can you become more creative？Pull out a notebook or a piece of paper and just draw or paint，with no goal in mind.This gets all kinds of connections in the brain wjye.aiking.Or you can get some exercise.A study at Albion College actually discovered that a tired mind can be a more creative mind. （4）

  
     One of the main obstacles（阻碍） to being creative is called"fear of failure".In other words，some people think they won't be good at writing，drawing，etc.，so they just don't try.How do you conquer this fear？ （5）

  For example，you might think failure is painting a picture that you see as ugly.However，what if "failure"was actually not painting anything at all？
  
  

  A.For many，this rings true. B.The short answer to this question is：yes. C.Try to discover a new world，and a new you. D.Above all，it also helps people express themselves. E.For starters，in your mind，change what"failure"is. F.So，hit the gym，go for a run，and then sit down to try something new. G.Second，you need to remember that，like any skill，creativity takes practice.
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完形填空

• 11．Tongai has worked as a waiter at a restaurant for the past eight years.He was working（1）

  one afternoon on a beautiful day with clear blue skies and（2）

  seas.Tourists who had finished their lunch at the restaurant were walking along the water's edge，taking in the（3）

  ocean and mountain views，when（4）

  a" wall of water " rose up and carried lots of people out to sea.When seeing that，Tongai immediately ran outside，undressed himself，and（5）

  into the water.
     Towering waves were breaking on the shore，making it（6）

  for the shocked victims to get back.Tongai used his belt to pull people from the water，shouting for help as he worked.
     Two of the people Tongai（7）

  were Clair and her 8-year-old daughter，Arya.As they walked，a huge wave（8）

  them into the harbour.Clair cried for help，and Tongai and another tourist who'd jumped in to（9）

  were in the water next to her.Tongai caught Arya and pushed her onto the rocky shore.Clair scrambled（爬） up behind them，（10）

  .
     "I recently went to the restaurant to thank him，" Clair said." My daughter（11）

  him immediately，and we hugged each other.We are so（12）

  to Tongai and the tourist who risked their lives to save ours."
     Thanks to Tongai and other helpers，no one（13）

  their lives that day!Tongai is now regarded as a（14）

  and praised for his（15）

  rescues.
  
  

  （1）	A．as usual	B．on purpose	C．by chance	D．at once
  （2）	A．stormy	B．shallow	C．distant	D．calm
  （3）	A．boring	B．fascinating	C．passing	D．amusing
  （4）	A．suddenly	B．naturally	C．certainly	D．gradually
  （5）	A．looked	B．sank	C．jumped	D．fell
  （6）	A．dangerous	B．necessary	C．possible	D．difficult
  （7）	A．attracted	B．approached	C．rescued	D．prevented
  （8）	A．returned	B．knocked	C．followed	D．led
  （9）	A．warn	B．serve	C．check	D．help
  （10）	A．disappointed	B．exhausted	C．ashamed	D．excited
  （11）	A．interviewed	B．joined	C．recognized	D．congratulated
  （12）	A．generous	B．sensitive	C．grateful	D．disturbing
  （13）	A．lost	B．risked	C．changed	D．improved
  （14）	A．star	B．soldier	C．winner	D．hero
  （15）	A．regular	B．timely	C．medical	D．financial
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请从方框里选择单词或短语并用其适当形式填空，其中两个为多余选项。

• 33．

  stream；update；keep sb company；as well as；fall in love with；join...to...；dress up；keep track of；prove；approach；have an impact on；have access to

  （1）John was so rude that Mary felt it impossible to

  any longer.
  （2）Since arriving home，he

  videos and music for relaxation for hours.
  （3）Wearing the right shoes and clothes

  being fit can make a difference.
  （4）He took the chance which

  to be a turning point in his career.
  （5）Students must

  all the good resources in their school.
  （6）Information in this website

  on a regular basis since then.
  （7）This new type of software has so many functions that I

  it since I downloaded it.
  （8）Since it is an informal gathering，you needn't

  for it.
  （9）People all expect this conference to

  the future of the country.
  （10）With the exam

  ，he is buried in preparation for it.
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应用文写作 （满分15分）

• 34．假定你是李华，你校英文报"英语园地"栏目拟刊登介绍中国节日风俗的短文。请写一篇 介绍端午节的短文来向该栏目投稿。要点如下：
  （1）端午节的起源；
  （2）端午节的庆祝活动；
  （3）你的看法。
  注意：
  （1）词数80左右；
  （2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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