2022-2023学年广东省韶关市广东北江实验学校高一下学期期中英语试题

2022-2023学年广东省韶关市广东北江实验学校高一下学期期中英语试题
1. Theater is a big part of what makes New York shine. This city is full of talent that even the youngest can appreciate, and at the best Broadway shows, everyone in your crew will be interested. The Lion King (Ages 8 and up.)
There’s a reason Simba’s story continues to draw in crowds year after year: It’s an amazing production with amazing sets and a moving score. Seeing The Lion King live is something like a ceremony for New York kids. Unconvinced? Ask the 100 million+ audience members worldwide who’ve seen the performance.
Six (Ages 10 and up.)
On a concert stage, backed by an all-female band, the six wives of Tudor Dynasty Henry Ⅷ air their complaints in the form of modern pop. The queens sing their heads off, and the audience loses its mind. Some of the stories are pretty dark, but the girl-power dance moves will make older kids excited.
Wicked (Ages 8 and up.)
Based on novelist Gregory Maguire’s 1995 adult variation on L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Wicked shows what happened before the events in the children’s book. The musical addresses complex themes, such as standards of beauty and morality. While children five and up are permitted in the theater, little ones might be afraid of the flying monkeys.
Come from Away (Ages 10 and up.)
One of the more unlikely musicals on Broadway is an excellent choice for the family: Come from Away is the tense but humane story of an airport in Gander, Newfoundland, where 38 planes and more than 6,000 passengers were forced to land on September 11, 2001. It raises big topics, but in such a way that invites thoughtful discussion.
1. Which musical combines royal history with modern art form?
A．The Lion King . B．Wicked . C．Six . D．Come from
Away .
2. What can you learn about Come from Away?
A．It features female dancers and singers. B．It leaves much room for deep thinking.
C．It includes standards of beauty and morality. D．It stresses harmony between human and nature.
3. Who is the text intended for?
A．Musical talents. B．Foreign visitors.
C．Parents and their children. D．Teachers and their students.
2. Coming of age is that time in each of our lives when we begin to see the possibilities. The world opens up in ways that mature our vision and give us a sense of responsibility and gratefulness. Connor had just started college and loved being at that stage in his life where he could eat all the pizza he wanted, get engaged in adult conversations with his parents about the responsibility to make life better for others. Connor’s optimism was infectious. There was so much he could do, and so much he could become.
But it all ended one night when Connor was distracted while driving on a Colorado high- way. A young man,who gave off so much light, suddenly went dark.
Connor’s father, David, took it particularly hard. A father sees more than his own traits (性格) in his son; he sees greater possibilities than he achieved. Taking that hope away left David feeling at a loss. But Connor’s optimism was one of those traits passed on to him by his father. So, David got to work.
First, he established the Honor Connor Scholarship Fund to reward students who served in the community. Next, he went to work creating a research-based curriculum that educates University of Colorado Boulder students and their families about the dangers of texting while driving. It includes a very simple three part promise: Do not text or use social media while driving, speak out if riding with a driver who is distracted and encourage friends and family to drive phone-free
David now works with lecturers at various colleges and high schools, ensuring young minds understand how statistically at risk they are when they text while driving. He’s become a passionate advocate for preparing young people to drive safely and not reach for their phones while they’re at the wheel. “I just don’t want other parents to go through what I did when I lost Connor,” says David. “It’s just so preventable.”
1. What’s the p urpose of paragraph 1?
A．To give the background of a funny story.
B．To explain why David chose to volunteer.
C．To set off David’s great pain of losing his son.
D．To sing high praise for Connor’s healthy growth.
2. What happened to Connor on a Colorado highway?
A．The headlight of his car went wrong.
B．He drove carelessly and died in an accident.
C．He suffered an accident for his father’s fault.
D．He died from another driver’s careless driving.
3. From whom did Connor get the positive attitude towards life?
A．His coach. B．His grandfather.
C．His teacher. D．His father.
4. Why did David work with lecturers under a research-based curriculum?
A．He wanted to take a job in a college.
B．He took the classes that Connor hadn’t finished.
C．He wanted to prevent the sad event that he had suffered.
D．He honored Connor for what he had done in the community.
3. This was a major week in AI (Artificial Intelligence), with some of the largest companies announced their most updated and leading models: GPT-4 fr om OpenAI’s made its first show to the public, while Google put out its Med-PaLM 2, a new-and-improved medical model etc. Meanwhile, Company Anthropic introduced its lighter and cheaper Claude API, which is a ChatGPT competitor. And in China, Tsinghua launched ChatGLM, a chat-based Chinese-English model, in somewhat as a reminder of ChatGPT. In this AI spring, much awaits for customers.
Designs are on the rise. November’s release ChatGPT turned AI a breaking news. Two months later, it increased to 100 million monthly active users, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history. Earlier this month, OpenAI came to market for the first time—the ChatGPT, with its models still advancing. Finally, both Google and Microsoft put out AI plans as well.
Funds are flooding. Recent attention turns to a large amount of investment on Microsoft’s $10 billion OpenAI. The past few months have witnessed a “gold rush” for new AI model startups (新企业). Some outstanding ones: Adept raised $350 million, Google dropped another $300 million into Anthropic, Character AI raised $200 million from Andreesen Horowitz, Perplexity raised $25 million, and Salesforce Ventures launched a $250 million fund.
Demands for policy. As foundation models change rapidly, the demand for AI policy grows as well, which catches the attention of top policymakers across the world, attempting to ensure AI security. In the U.S., Congressman Ted Lieu presented a report calling for AI regulation that was written by ChatGPT, accompanied by a column (专栏) in the New York Times.
“AI is no longer a matter of science fiction, nor is it a technology confined or restricted to research labs. AI will dramatically change our lives. Jobs like journalists, lawyers and doctors are facing challenges. AI is a technol ogy that is already being highly concerned.”
1. What do you know about AI according to paragraph 1?
A．AI develops fast in these weeks. B．GPT-4 is failed in the first show.
C．Tsinghua released a medical model. D．AI reminds people of the spring.
2. Which one is true about ChatGPT according to the passage?
A．Tsinghua developed one on medicine.
B．More competitors were beaten recently.
C．ChatGPT attracted 100 million users.
D．GPT-4 is a newly updated version of ChatGPT from OpenAI.
3. What can you infer from the passage?
A．It’s just in America that AI technology develops. B．Better policies are demanded for AI security.
C．Google and Microsoft will make the best
AI.
D．Funds are raised for a lot of new startups.
4. Why do you think AI will change our lives greatly?
A．Some professions are in face of challenge. B．Models are lighter and cheaper.
C．Quite a few funds are invested lately. D．It develops rapidly in the west.
4. What’s your opinion on spicy food? Some people cannot handle even the smallest amount of chili peppers in their dinner while others can’t get enough of them.
Scientists have long been puzzled by why some people love the chili while others loathe it. Plenty of research has been done on the subject, dating as far back as the 1970s. Previous results showed that a love of chilies is related to childhood experiences, and that cultural influences affect our taste too. But the latest study has found that a person’s love of spicy food may be linked to his or her personality (性格) more than anything else, CBC News reported.
“We have always assumed that liking drives intake — we eat what we like and we like what we eat. But no one has actually directly bothered to connect personality with intake of chili peppers,” said Professor John E. Hayes from Pennsylvania State University, who led the study.
But before you look at the study, you should first know that “spicy” is not a taste, unlike sour, sweet, bitter and salty taste. It is, in fact, a burning feeling that you feel on the surface of your tongue. This got scientists thinking that maybe a love of spicy food is brought about by people’s longing for thrill, something they usually get from watching action movies or riding a roller coaster.
In the study, 97 participants, both male and female, were asked to fill out questionnaires about their personality, for example, whether they like new experiences or tend to avoid risks. They were then given a glass of water with capsaicin (辣椒素), the plant chemical that makes a chili burn, mixed into it.
By comparing the answers to the questionnaire and what participants said they felt about the spicy water, researchers found that those who tended to enjoy action movies or take risks were about six times more likely to enjoy the spicy water.
Interestingly, we used to believe that the reason why some people can withstand (耐受) spicy food is that their tongues have become less sensitive to it. However, this latest study has found otherwise. “It’s not that it doesn’t burn as badly, but that you actually learn to like the burning feeling,” Hayes explained.
1. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “loathe” in the second paragraph?
A．Dislike. B．Fear.
C．Put up with. D．Adapt to.
2. What did Professor John E. Hayes and his team discover from their study?
A．What we eat actually helps to develop our personality.
B．Males are more likely to enjoy spicy food than females.
C．Those trying to avoid risks tend to be less interested in spicy food.
D．People are wrong to treat " spicy" as a kind of taste rather than a feeling.
3. Why do some people like spicy food according to the recent study?
A．Because their taste has become less sensitive.
B．Because they love the burning feeling.
C．Because they want to challenge themselves.
D．Because the more they try spicy food, the less it burns.
4. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．What one likes to eat mainly depends on one’s personality.
B．Whether one enjoys spicy food depends largely on one’s personality.
C．One’s personal experiences have nothing to do with their taste.
D．Different people have different taste.
5. Quality of life refers to an individual's general well-being. It can be determined by a variety of factors, especially the mental ones. 1 The following tips could give you what you need.
Spend time with your thoughts. Spending time with your thoughts is a good way to know what makes you happy. It is worthwhile to always think about what you really need, and then act as you like. Know what upsets you and try to get away from it if possible. 2
Get some help for constant problems. Sometimes things affecting your quality of life are simply your worry. 3 For instance, you may have issues with insomnia(失眠症) as you are aging. It can be difficult to get rid of it all by yourself. In this case, speaking to a professional doctor could relax yourself and help get your life back on track,
4 If you feel down for having been leading a plain or even boring life and not accomplishing something meaningful, now it might be the time to start working on something bold(大胆的) to cheer you up. You can start by taking on a project that you’ve previously been afraid of.
Learn something new. The more you develop your talents in many different areas, the more you have to be proud of. Have you ever doubted yourself? 5 This is because learning something new can help you add more skills to your list and prepare you for more chances ahead.
6. Despite an age gap of 80 years, a 13-year-old girl and a care home resident in Luton have become firm friends after becoming penpals during lockdown. It ________ a lot to 93-year-old Madge, who now lives at a care home, ________ by the charity Friends of the Elderly.
Madge is ________ children as she comes from a big family. But it’s been ________ for her to see relatives recently for the pandemic. So when the opportunity ________ to become penpals with a 13-year-old girl, she was only too ________ to take part.
Her penpal is Ella, whose family are in Luton. Before Covid-19, Ella would always be involved in the voluntary activities at the care home. ________, Covid-19 made it impossible for her to do that as usual. ________ about the people there, she felt an urge to do something. One day, it ________ Ella that she could write to the care home resident. That’s how they became penpals.
Madge said, “I’ve got all her ________ here. I think that’s so nice for her to bother to write to me who is so ________ now.” It’s helped Madge feel ________ the outside world. And Ella also has got a lot from the experience. ________, when it’s safe, these two will meet in person.
Age is just a ________ between friends. Despite the great difference in age, the letters ________ the gap between them.
1.
A．meant B．took C．saved D．needed
2.
A．found B．consulted C．sponsored D．served
3.
A．fond of B．afraid of C．strict with D．tired of
4.
A．necessary B．possible C．accessible D．difficult
5.
A．came up B．came out C．put up D．picked up
6.
A．surprised B．delighted C．reluctant D．hesitant
7.
A．However B．Therefore C．Meanwhile D．Moreover
8.
A．Confused B．Concerned C．Curious D．Crazy
9.
A．happened B．occurred C．beat D．struck
10.
A．gifts B．messages C．letters D．calls
11.
A．ancient B．funny C．energetic D．serious
12.
A．accustomed to B．isolated from C．interested in D．connected with 13.
A．Initially B．Thankfully C．Hopefully D．Previously
14.
A．gap B．accelerator C．number D．obstacle
15.
A．left B．bridged C．widened D．identified
7. 语法填空
A family dinner is an important tradition 1 (celebrate) Spring Festival. Nowadays, some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant. We 2 (eat) out for the Spring Festival family dinner for the last three years, and we have enjoyed it no less than eating at home. I don’t understand 3 some people refuse to embrace the change.
Can’t they admit that the 4 (preparation) for the dinner are hard work? I really don’t think 5 is worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal, and then another hour cleaning up the mess 6 it’s over. We work all year, so why can’t one day be about spending time with family and 7 (relax)?
Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do with loss of traditions. We still have the dinner with the same people, just in a different place. The occasion is more 8 (enjoy) without all that tiring cooking, and the dishes taste better!
In my opinion, what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve really 9 (make) no difference. Eating out may change the form of this tradition, but the love between the family members sitting around the table together remains 10 same.
8. 根据所给10个英语单句的意思，从所给的15个词汇中挑选出10个合适的词或短语分别给每个句子填空。

construction tending precious in spite of in memory of
collection energetic occurred responded first hand
featured complaining earn a living majority fade away
1. San Francisco is a city that was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that ________ in 1906.
2. To ________, some people opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown when they first arrived in the city.
3. Historically, Chinese immigrants settled in the area during the railroad ________ and gold rush period.
4. Chinatowns allow visitors who have never been to China to experience traditional Chinese culture ________.
5. In ancient Egypt, the harvest festival ________ a parade and a great feast with music, dancing, and sports.
6. With the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas, some traditions may
________ and others may be established.
7. To a person nothing is more ________ than their life.
8. At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the ________ of girls, she chose to study medicine.
9. Dr Lin was more interested in ________ patients, publishing medical research on care for women and children and training the next generation of doctors.
10. After Bethune’s death, Chairman Mao Zedong wrote an article ________ him, in which he praised Dr Bethune as a hero to be remembered in China.
9. 假设你是希望中学高一学生李华。

你校正在举办题为The Person I Admire Most的英语征文活动，请你写一篇征文投稿，内容包括：
1. 你最敬佩的人是谁;
2. 该人物的主要品质和事迹;
3. 该人物对你的影响。

注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右(标题不记入写作词数);
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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