2022-2023学年陕西省榆林市靖边县职业教育中心体育班高三（上）第一次月考英语试卷
发布：2024/5/16 8:0:9
I.阅读理解（共4小题，每小题10分，共40分）
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1．You have been working hard to learn English.Do you know American kids are trying to learn Chinese？More than 60，000 American students now study Chinese.
"Because of China's fast development，Chinese has become more useful，and more and more Americans begin to learn it，" said Scott McGinnis，a Washington language expert （专家）.
For example，in 1999，only three schools in Chicago had Chinese lessons.This year more than 30 schools there have Chinese during school days.Last year China gave them 3，000 textbooks because they had done a good job.
Although Chinese is becoming more and more popular，it is one of the most difficult languages to learn.Usually，an English speaker takes about 1，320 hours to become good at Chinese.He needs only 480 hours for French，Spanish or Italian.
（1）According to Scott McGinnis，more and more Americans begin to learn Chinese.
A.because of China's fast development
B.because of China's interesting culture
C.because they have more free time
D.because Chinese is easy to learn
（2）This year，schools in Chicago give students Chinese lessons
A.only three
B.thirteen
C.over thirty
D.less than thirty
（3）The students at those schools in Chicago take Chinese lessons.
A.after school
B.at weekends
C.on school nights
D.on school days
（4）Last year China gavetextbooks to those schools in Chicago.
A.thirty
B.three hundred
C.three thousand
D.thirty thousand
（5）From the last two sentences we know that.
A.for English speakers，Chinese is easier to learn than French，Spanish or Italian
B.for English speakers，Chinese is more difficult to learn than French，Spanish or Italian
C.English speakers spend less hours learning Chinese than French，Spanish or Italian
D.all English speakers can speak French，Spanish or Italian组卷：2引用：1难度：0.5 -
2．You're listening to Radio Five.Regular listeners know that every Thursday I give a list of places in the city that are looking for volunteers.（志愿者）Perhaps you'd like to get a pencil and write down the ones that interest you.
Tiny Tot Preschool is looking for someone who will sing songs to the children on Tuesday mornings.The best person for the job would be someone who plays the piano or guitar.
Primary School 39 needs volunteers to tutor（家教） students with English homework after school on Mondays，Wednesdays，and Fridays.If you are good at English，this is a great chance.
The Parks Department needs volunteers to help clean up the parks before National Day.If you like to work outdoors and help the environment，this job is for you.
Lastly，the Community Center is looking for volunteers to work with other people on weekends.You can help read and write letters for seniors with bad eyesight.The Center also needs a few students to do fixup work on houses.If you often help your grandfather repair his house，perhaps this is the perfect job for you.
If you are interested in any of the jobs，you can call us on 4782377.
That's all for now.People need your help.Volunteer today！
（1）We can get some information about volunteers on Radio Five.
A．on Sunday
B．on Tuesday
C．on Wednesday
D．on Thursday
（2）If you want to volunteer in Tiny Tot Preschool.You should.
A．have work experience as a teacher
B．be good at playing football
C．like singing songs to kids
D．speak English well
（3）If you have experienced houserepairing，you can volunteer to work in.
A．Tiny Tot Preschool
B．the Parks Department
C．Primary School 39.
D．the Community Center
（4）The underlined word in the 5th paragraph probably means ""in Chinese.
A．高中生
B．毕业生
C．老年人
D．残疾儿童
（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．Tiny Tot Preschool's telephone number is 4872377.
B．Volunteers can help the students with English homework in Primary School 39.
C．The Parks Department needs volunteers to help hand out advertisements.
D．The Community center is looking for volunteers that can work on workdays.组卷：3引用：2难度：0.5 -
3．An 11-year-old schoolboy is ageing（变老） five times faster than his friends because of a strange illness，which is often seen in old people.Now he is fighting against it.
Harry Crowther's bones（骨头） have started to break into small pieces，and he has poor body condition（状况）.However，he does not let it stop him from being an energetic teenager.
His parents know there's no cure（治愈方法） and that his fast ageing cannot be halted.His mother Sharon Crowther told Sky News， "It's been hard，but we just take each day as it comes and let Harry live his life to the full."
The boy told Sky News， "Sometimes my friends look at me for a long time.It's just annoying and makes me feel very sad."
Harry，who lives with his mother and IT director father John，41，sister Emma，16，and 14-year-old brother Jack，is trying not to let the illness hold him back.
"I want to be a marine biologist（海洋生物学家） when I grow up，" he said. "I will never give up and will just keep trying."
（1）The underlined word "halted" in the passage means "".
A.stopped
B.broken
C.developed
D.started
（2）According to the passage，Harry Crowther feel annoyed when？
A.he becomes older year by year.
B.his parents try to cure his illness.
C.he can't achieve his dream.
D.his friends look at him for a long time.
（3）How many people are there in Harry Crowther's family？
A.Three.
B.Four.
C.Five.
D.Six.
（4）Which of the following is NOT true about Harry Crowther？
A.He doesn't give up in his life.
B.He has no friends at all.
C.His father works as an IT director.
D.He is the youngest of the three kids.
（5）What do you think of Harry Crowther？
A.Clever and healthy.
B.Brave but rude.
C.Energetic and brave
D.Strange but active组卷：12引用：1难度：0.5 -
4．Every one has his own way of saying things and his own special expressions.Many American everyday expressions are from colors.
Red is a hot color.Americans often use it to express "heat".They may say they are red hot about something unfair.When they're red hot，they are very angry about something.Fast loud music is popular with many people.They may say the music is red hot.
Pink is a lighter kind of red.People sometimes say they're in the pink when they're in good health.The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century.It probably came from many babies who were born with a nice pink color showing good health.
Blue is a cool color.The traditional blues music in the USA is the opposite of（与……相反） red hot music.Blues is slow and sad.
The color green is natural for trees and grass.But it's an unnatural color for humans.A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say he feels a little green.A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.
（1）What does the expression "be red hot about" mean？
A.Be very angry.
B.Be unfair.
C.Be happy.
D.Be very popular.
（2）According to the passage，Americans use the color pink to express the meaning of being healthy probably because.
A.the color pink is lighter than the color red.
B.their ancestors （祖先） did so many years ago.
C.many healthy babies were born with the pink color.
D.it's a traditional expression.
（3）What's the opposite of the red hot music？
A.Fast music.
B.Loud music.
C.Blues music.
D.Country music.
（4）How many colors are mentioned in the passage？
A.3.
B.4.
C.5.
D.6.
（5）Which is the BEST title for the passage？
A.Different Colors
B.Strange Expressions
C.Colorful World
D.Feelings Behind Color Words组卷：0引用：1难度：0.5
II.完形填空（共1小题，每小题30分，共30分）
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5．Do you have the ability to live cheaply？Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah.
（1）Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own.She（2）a job in a publishing house，but the salary was 21 （薪水）（3）﹩30，000 a year.Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah（4）live on her salary and still saved ﹩5，000 in a year.How was that（5）in one of the most expensive cities in the world？
Cheap living（6）starts with keeping the big cost small.For most people，that（7）housing.So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends.Her next biggest cost was（8）.When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants.（9）she bought a ﹩9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant，she then（10）the chicken bones （骨头） home and made soup out of them.Nowadays young people often（11）a lot of money on entertainment （娱乐）.But Sarah said， "I enjoy walking（12）in New York City.I love going to museums and parks." Did Sarah feel poor（13）cheap living？Not really.She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands，（14）to Portland.
"Don't think of saving money as something（15）.It's a kind of game，" said Sarah（1）A．Until B．Because C．After D．Unless （2）A．found B．tried C．asked for D．looked for （3）A．more than B．less than C.shorter than D.higher than （4）A．can B．may C．could D．might （5）A．difficult B．possible C．useful D．different （6）A．already B．sometimes C.hardly D．always （7）A．helps B．becomes C.makes D.means （8）A．food B．rest C．studying D.playing （9）A．Soon B．Finally C.Once D．Again （10）A．prepared B．took C．caught D．picked （11）A．pay B．lend C．spend D．save （12）A．along B．up C．down D．around （13）A．by B．up C．a D．between （14）A．another B．the other C．others D．the others （15）A．hard B．interesting C．nice D．great 组卷：5引用：1难度：0.5
III.语法填空（共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）
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（actual），a true eco-friendly trip must meet the following principles.组卷：2引用：1难度：0.5 -
7．After
（graduate），she worked to help her sisters and brothers pay for their schooling.组卷：4引用：1难度：0.5 -
8．It was an
（extreme） cold winter's evening and freezing fog hung in the air.组卷：4引用：1难度：0.5 -
9．Exercise energizes you，so it is more difficult to relax and a
（peace） sleep when you are very excited.组卷：2引用：1难度：0.5 -
10．There，among many other things，Nicolo spotted two
（paint） he thought would look nice above his dining room table.组卷：5引用：1难度：0.5
V.单词拼写（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
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31．share …with
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VI.书面表达（25分）
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32．假设你叫李华，你的朋友Peter想学习汉语希望得到你的帮助，请你用英文写一封E-Mail给他几点学习汉语的建议。要点如下：
1.汉语的重要性；
2.多练习；
3.多交流；
4.多看多写；
5.学习工具：新华字典等。
可适当发挥，不少于100词。组卷：3引用：1难度：0.5
