2022-2023学年广东省梅州市农业学校高一（下）期末英语试卷
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1．Keep a Checklist in Your Mind When I was about seven or eight years old，I remember going into the barn（马厩）one evening where my father was doing jobs that he had to do regularly.I was surprised to see him（1）
his hat backwards.It looked（2）.
When I asked Dad（3）his hat was on backwards，he smiled and gave me an explanation.It seemed there was a large water（4）for the cattle that had to be filled every day.Because it took a long time to finish it，he would（5）the water on and then go about doing other things like cleaning the barn or（6）the cattle，which usually cost him twenty minutes or even more time.The（7），of course，was that if he forgot to turn the water off，the tank would overflow，and water would be wasted and it would make a（8）.
Then he told me the（9）he had his hat turned around.When he finished his jobs and began to take off his work clothes，he would notice as he（10）his hat that the visor（帽舌）was not where it was supposed to be.This would（11）him the water was still running and he would go back to the barn and turn it（12）.
I saw my father develop many other（13）over the years.And I never forgot how helpful and（14）they are.Some may have even been life-saving.As we all know，sometimes people forget things and make mistakes（15）they may try their best.Using good methods can help them（16）more effectively.Instead of（17）people-or yourself-for mistakes，you'd better look for some ways that will help them in （18）what they truly wish to do.
This could be practical，and as simple as a checklist.Now I've（19）a lot of them，such as putting my car keys in the same place every time.It could be having someone （20）your work and it could also be a computer program that finds out whether your calculations are correct.（1）A.passing B.wearing C.holding D.taking （2）A.terrible B.ordinary C.impolite D.funny （3）A.whether B.how C.why D.where （4）A.tank B.pool C.pipe D.bottle （5）A.put B.bring C.carry D.turn （6）A.beating B.feeding C.selling D.pulling （7）A.danger B.conflict C.purpose D.secret （8）A.decision B.demand C.mess D.choice （9）A.pressure B.method C.function D.reason （10）A.raised B.removed C.held D.threw （11）A.confuse B.attract C.remind D.disturb （12）A.down B.on C.up D.off （13）A.systems B.businesses C.products D.programs （14）A.comfortable B.valuable C.expensive D.traditional （15）A.until B.because C.though D.after （16）A.operate B.reduce C.struggle D.respond （17）A.comparing B.judging C.examining D.blaming （18）A.providing B.achieving C.imagining D.treating （19）A.affected B.observed C.employed D.corrected （20）A.check B.adjust C.select D.predict 组卷：2引用：2难度：0.5
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2．Not next to me，please! When you are traveling by plane，there are some passengers you just don't want to have next to you．
A（1）
Perhaps you normally like them，but when you are sitting next to them on a plane it's a different thing．They usually spend all the flight （飞行） moving around and dropping their toys on the floor，and when they're drinking their orange juice it ends up on your trousers．（2）So you can't have the little sleep that you were planning．
B Conversation makers
You recognize this type as soon as you sit down．They immediately start talking about the plane，or the weather，or they ask you a personal question．It's very difficult not to talk to these people．（3）
C Nervous fliers
These are the people with white faces who sit down and immediately ask for something to drink．Every five minutes they call a flight attendant （服务员） to ask if there are any problems with the plane．（4）The best thing to do is to pretend to sleep．
D Space invaders
（5）But they have a terrible habit of taking up all their room，and some of your room too．They usually sit so that you can't move，with their arms and legs in your space．
A．Small children
B．Careless parents
C．They also tell you about air disasters．
D．These people are not necessarily very big．
E．Then they decide they want to play with you．
F．Some people want to talk all through the flight．
G．You'll probably have to keep talking until the plane lands．组卷：1引用：1难度：0.7 -
3．King Midas used to love gold．One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a wish for something．The king replied at once，"I love gold．I want everything I touch to change into gold"．"Very well，tomorrow morning，everything you touch will turn into gold．"Saying this，the fairy disappeared．
The king waited excitedly till the next morning．To his joy，everything he touched changed immediately into gold．"I'm the richest man in the world now．"He shouted．
Soon Midas became hungry．He sat down at his table．All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand．"I'm dying of hunger．"He cried．
Just then his daughter came running in．"Why are you so sad，dad？"she asked，putting her arms around him．There and then she became a golden statue．The king loved his daughter very much．Seeing this，he began to cry．He looked up and suddenly saw the fairy before him．"Don't you like the golden touch？"asked the fairy．"Please take it away，"begged the king，"give me back my daughter．""Well，you have learned your lesson．Go and wash in the river．Then the golden touch will be gone．"
The king ran quickly to the nearby river．
（1）The fairy allowed the king to make a wish because
A．She hoped to make the king the richest in the world．
B．She loved gold too．
C．She wanted to teach the king a lesson．
D．She wanted to turn the king's daughter into gold．
（2）When the foods and drinks turned into gold the king was
A．excited
B．hungry
C．worried
D．happy
（3）The king's daughter became a golden statue when
A．she saw her father
B．the king went to meet her
C．she put her arms around her father
D．the king loved her very much
（4）Which of the following might have happened afterwards？
A．The king died in the river．
B．The king's daughter changed back from gold to a lovely girl．
C．All the things the king had touched changed back into real ones．
D．Both B and C
（5）What do you think the story tries to tell us？
A．Gold makes people unhappy．
B．More gold，more happiness．
C．Gold is not the thing that makes life happy．
D．People feel happy if they have not gold．组卷：4引用：1难度：0.3
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10． Senior high is certainly different from junior high.For a start，there are so many subjects to learn and we have to take each of them （1）s
，even geography and history，which we used to ignore in junior high.Second，every day we work our （2）through tons of homework，which is （3）ftoo much for a fifteen-year-old.I often have to （4）sawake until midnight，still leaving some of the homework unfinished.Of course my family complains （5）it，because we seldom have the time to talk!Besides，exams are extremely difficult.Can you imagine how I feel every time I get my paper back and see the horrible number on it？I surely feel （6）sin high school.However，I feel fortunate as well.I get（7）with all my classmates.We play together and share with each other our problems.And I have the chance to join the school choir and sing all the beautiful songs I am （8）fof.I am hoping soon I will be （9）fof all my worries，because I believe all my troubles will come to an （10）eas long as I really work hard.组卷：1引用：2难度：0.5
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11．你们班计划在下周一下午4：00-5：00在本班教室举行一次题为"I Have a Dream"的英语演讲比赛，假定你是班长李华，请给你们外籍教师Lucy写封书面邀请函，请她担任评委，对演讲作简要点评，并对获奖者颁发证书（certificate）．
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