2022-2023学年广东省广州市荔湾区协和中学高一（上）开学考试英语试卷

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• 1．On February 3rd，1949，New York Harbor（港）was an exciting place.Many people were there to greet a ship from France.On the ship were49 French railroad boxcars（火车车厢）filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of America.These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train （Merci：a French word meaning "thank you"）.
     After World War Ⅱ，a lot of factories.jye.ai and farms in France had been destroyed.Many French people had no jobs or money and had little to wear and little to eat.In the winter of 1947，a train was sent across the United States，stopping in cities and towns along the way.At every stop，people gave whatever they could.Factories gave clothing and medicine.Farmers gave food.Families gave money.Even school children gave away their pocket money.All the things were then taken to France by ship.
     By 1949，the French had begun to recover（恢复）from the war.The Merci Train was their way of saying "thank you" to America.French people had filled the boxcars with gifts.Most of them were personal，like hand-made toys，children's drawings，or postcards.But the boxcars themselves were perhaps the most meaningful of the gifts.On each car，the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces with an American eagle on the front.The boxcars were taken to each state of America，where they were warmly greeted.
     Now many of the states still keep their boxcars.Gifts sent by the French people can still be seen in some museums.The Merci Train came out of the war，but it now reminds the world that countries can also work together in peace.
  
  （1）Many people crowded at New York Harbor on February 3rd，1949 to

  .
  A．welcome the Merci Train
  B．meet their families
  C．have a big party
  D．start a trip by ship
  （2）In 1947，a train stopped in cities across America in order to

  .
  A．give away clothing and food
  B．get more soldiers for the war
  C．collect things to help French people
  D．show exhibitions from the museums
  （3）The French people painted their 40 provinces and an American eagle on each boxcar because

  .
  A．they thought France was stronger than America
  B．it could show the friendship between the two countries
  C．the boxcars would be more beautiful
  D．they were very good at painting pictures
  （4）The passage is mainly about

  .
  A．the story of the Merci Train
  B．American museums where the boxcars kept
  C．gifts that American people liked
  D．World WarⅡ
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• 2．A lot of us lose life's tough battles by starting a frontal（正面的）attack-when a touch of humor might well enable us to win.Consider the case of a young friend of mine，who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum（最后通牒）about being late on the job.Although there was a good reason for Sam's being late -a serious illness at home-he decided that this excuse wouldn't work any longer as it had been too often used.His boss was probably already pacing up and down preparing a speech about his losing the job.
     Yes，the boss was.Sam entered the office at 9：35.The place was as quiet as a locker room；everyone was hard at work.Sam's boss came up to him.Suddenly，Sam forced a broad smile and stretched out his hand. "How do you do! "he said. "I'm Sam Maynard.I'm applying for a job，which，I understand，became available just 35 minutes ago.Does the early bird get the worm（虫）？
     The room exploded in laughter.The boss clamped off a smile and walked back to his office.Sam Maynard had saved his job-with the only tool that could win，a laugh.
     Humor is a most effective yet frequently neglected（忽略）means of handling the difficult situations in our lives.It can be used for patching up differences，apologizing，saying "no"，criticizing，getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face.For some jobs，it's the only tool that can help.It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel.For example，many believe that comedians（喜剧演员）on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance（忍受力）than people in any other forum.
  
  （1）Why was Sam late for his job？

  
  A．Because he was ill.
  B．Because he got up late.
  C．Because he was caught in a traffic jam.
  D．He was busy applying for a new job.
  （2）The main idea of this passage is

  .
  A．Sam Maynard saved his job with humor
  B．humor is important in our lives
  C．early bird gets the worm
  D．humor can solve racial problems
  （3）The phrase "clamped off" in Paragraph3 means

  .
  A．tried to hold back
  B．tried to give
  C．tried to keep
  D．gave up
  （4）Which of the following statements can we infer（推理） from the passage？

  
  A．Many lose life's battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor.
  B．It wasn't the first time that Sam came late for his work.
  C．Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8：30.
  D．Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.
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完形填空

• 3．In a land far away，once upon a time there was great poverty（贫困），and only the rich could manage without great（1）

  .Three of those rich men and their servants were（2）

  together on a road when they came to a very（3）

  village.
     The first could not stand seeing the poverty，so he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons （四轮载重马车） and shared（4）

  out among the villagers.He wished them all the best of luck，and he left.
     The second rich man，seeing the（5）

  situation，stopped for a short time and gave the villagers all his food and drink，since he could see that money would be of little（6）

  to tjye.aim.He made sure that they each（7）

  their fair share and would have enough food to（8）

  for some time.Tjye.ain.jye.ai left.
     The third rich man，on seeing such poverty，（9）

  and went straight through the（10）

  without stopping.The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other how the third rich man lacked（缺）sympathy.It was（11）

  that they themselves had been there to offer help.
     However，three days later，they（12）

  the third rich man，who was coming in the opposite direction.He was（13）

  travelling quickly，but his wagons，instead of the gold and valuables they had been（14）

  were now full of farming tools and bags of（15）

  He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
  
  

  （1）	A．loss	B．expectations	C．success	D．problems
  （2）	A．standing	B．travelling	C．gathering	D．running
  （3）	A．faraway	B．poor	C．different	D．ancient
  （4）	A．them	B．anything	C．nothing	D．those
  （5）	A．curious	B．worrying	C．dangerous	D．puzzling
  （6）	A．interest	B．concern	C．use	D．attraction
  （7）	A．returned	B．gained	C．offered	D．received
  （8）	A．remain	B．last	C．supply	D．share
  （9）	A．turned back	B．set off	C．showed off	D．speeded up
  （10）	A．village	B．land	C．field	D．road
  （11）	A．good	B．certain	C．true	D．strange
  （12）	A．welcomed	B．met	C．accepted	D．persuaded
  （13）	A．still	B．already	C．always	D．indeed
  （14）	A．loading	B．treasuring	C．carrying	D．earning
  （15）	A．food	B．jewels	C．money	D．seeds
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  解析

填入恰当的介词、代词（this， that， it， those等）或连词，完成句子（注意： 一空一词）。

• 4．They apologized to him

  not providing good service

  him in a way that he was satisfied with.Their sincerity left a good impression on him，from which he knew why the hotel was so popular

  tourists.
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• 5．The reason

  he was late for school is

  his car broke down.
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  解析

题根据句意和括号内的中文写出单词，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，完成句子。

• 15．Little Tom is looking forward to

  （take） to the zoo.
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写作

• 16．新学期初，英语老师为了让同学们互相认识和熟悉，拟请每位同学用3-5分钟时间上台发言向同学们介绍自己，请以约80词从家庭、兴趣和爱好、理想和计划这几个方面写一篇演讲稿。
  要求：内容恰当；语言表达准确、得体、连贯。
  Hello everyone!
  ______
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