2022~2023学年广东省深圳明德实验学校高一下学期期中考试英语试题

2022~2023学年广东省深圳明德实验学校高一下学期期中考试英语试题
1. -Did you have a person in mind when you bought this gift? -No, I just thought it was so unique and I couldn’t miss it.
A．single B．responsible C．normal D．specific
2. The wounded soldiers greatly without medical attention or relief for pain.
A．recovered B．benefited C．suffered D．panicked
3. —The buses will not run on their schedule today due to the storm.
—No wonder I’ve been waiting for so long and not even one has come.
A．regular B．tight C．flexible D．final
4. We had only a conversation because he was in a hurry.
A．private B．brief C．casual D．formal
5. In her book, Postrel uses various examples and stories to her concepts so that they can get across to young readers.
A．accept B．apply C．illustrate D．understand
6. It would be a rather friendship if we weren’t ready to support one another in bad and good times.
A．lasting B．proper C．standard D．shallow
7. Before announcing the winner of the competition, he paused, which was regarded as a
__________ for cheers and shouts.
A．reward B．signal C．result D．support
8. Usually, a good business adviser can suggest practical to save a failing company.
A．jokes B．difficulties C．factors D．strategies
9. —How’s your trip to Tate Museum?
—Quite disappointing. Some of the objects are lent out and being displayed in another museum.
A．typically B．slightly C．currently D．particularly 10. _ the night leaves on time, they’ll be arriving around three o’clock.
A．Assumed B．Assuming C．To assume D．Being assumed 11. ---Are you a professional tennis player?
---No. I for two years. But later I found I had greater interest in basketball and I gave up playing tennis.
A．have practiced B．am practicing C．practiced D．will practice
12. George cautiously took out a piece of notepaper and gave me a meaningful look, it was a top secret.
A．to indicate B．indicated C．having indicated D．indicating
13. —I didn’t attend the opening cer emony yesterday because I got bitten by a bee.
— Oh, be careful. Although they are small, some types really dangerous.
A．will be B．can be C．should be D．must be
14. The scene of birds is always a peaceful sight that calms our minds.
A．to fly B．flying C．flown D．flew
15. His comforting words were just like the summer sun,warm enough the pain in my heart.
A．easing B．eased C．to ease D．being eased 16. —Spring Festival carries special meaning to all Chinese people.
—Indeed. You’ll find it throughout the world nowadays.
A．observed B．observing C．to observe D．observes
17. —Have you heard that the Brown family are now traveling around the world?
—Yes!It is said that they found a large box of gold passed down by former generations______when the fire was destroying their home.
A．in return B．beyond compare C．by accident D．on earth
18. Words such as“cardiac”and“cardiology”have“cardi” in common, which in Latin the heart.
A．refers to B．focuses on C．turns into D．deals with
19. I ran the program over and over, resetting the facilities each time just it had something wrong.
A．in case B．as if C．now that D．so that
20. You are advised to book in advance or early at the box office because tickets sold out quickly in previous tours.
A．take off B．drop by C．turn up D．cut in
21. Theme Park Guides
Holiday World
Family-run Holiday World has developed into one of the most successful regional theme parks in the Us,offering unlimited free soft drinks,free parking,free sunscreen and free Wi-Fi. The park is divided into four lands, each themed around a different holiday. Understandably, given that the park is located in Santa Claus, Indiana, one of these is Christmas, with the others being Thanksgiving, Halloween and the Fourth of July.
LEGOLAND California
As one of a umber of similar LEGOLAND theme parks located all over the world LEGOLAND California was the first to open in the US. Located in Carlsbad not far from San Diego,it fits families with children aged 2-12. The park hosts a variety of attractions inspired by LEGO toys, along with a predictably large number of stores selling LEGO toys.
Universal Studios Hollywood
Belonging to one of the world’s leading movie studios, Universal Studios Hollywood features attractions showing the art of movie-making. The park is divided into three main sections-the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and the Upper and Lower Lots, including Jurassic Park, The Ride, Revenge of the Mummy, The Ride and Transformer, etc. Visitors can explore those sections by themselves.
SeaWorld San Diego
Sea World San Diego offers the chain’s standard selection of live shows interactive animal exhibits and other theme park attractions. Located on Mission Bay, it is best known for its killer whale shows, and also offers children’s favorite performa nces starring sea lions dolphins and even cats and dogs.
1. Where can visitors enjoy different holidays in a day?
A．Holiday World. B．LEGOLAND California.
C．Sea World San Diego. D．Universal Studios Hollywood.
2. What will visitors do in Universal Studios Hollywood?
A．Meet movie star. B．Visit movie studios.
C．Explore movie worlds. D．Create movie characters.
3. What do LEGOLAND California and SeaWorld San Diego have in common?
A．They provide interactive activities. B．They are suitable for family trips.
C．They feature animal performances. D．They are famous for live shows.
22. Every December, Miami’s annual Art Basel fair draws artists from around the world. This year, dozens of artists could be found not in galleries but painting at an elementary school.
Spanish painter Marina was one of the artists working at Hartner Elementary School in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood. Her cartoon-style painting of elderly women doing aerobics (有氧操) is intended to get the kids to smile. By the end of last week, dozens of artists had contributed work decorating the walls at the school. The school’s playground is now overseen by a smiling group of chimpanzees.
It’s all part of RAW, Reimagining the Arts in Wynwooda project organized by Robert de los Rios, which aims to bring art to the neighborhood. De los Rios first brought the project two years ago to another nearby school and it has had an obvious impact. “Students now feel that this is a place that they really want to be in. They take pride in their school,” says the principal. The school district has stepped up as well, funding new engineering and art programs at the school. Together they’ve
helped boost enrollment (入学) and contributed to higher test scores-and it all started with the art covering the school’s walls.
Many of the residents in Wynwood have never considered going into some of the galleries that are now common here. That’s one reason why Derick McKoy, Hartner’s principal, was eager to bring RAW project to his school. He says it’s a way to include his students in the neighborhood’s artistic life. “Some of my students are homeless,” McKoy says, “To offer those children access to this is what really touches my heart the most.” At Hartner, the project is already having an impact. McKoy says for his students now, art is cool.
1. What is special about Art Basel fair this year?
A．It had a large number of artists. B．It featured a wide variety of themes.
C．It invited artists to paint at the school. D．It welcomed artists from different places.
2. Why did Marina create her art works at Hartner Elementary School?
A．To entertain the students. B．To promote her painting style.
C．To decorate the neighborhood. D．To stress the importance of health.
3. How did RAW change the students?
A．They all found their interest. B．They achieved higher grades.
C．They felt proud of themselves. D．They stayed at school longer.
4. What’s Principal McKoy’s attitude towards RAW project?
A．Objective. B．Uncaring. C．Curious. D．Welcoming. 23. A growing number of experts believe language can influence how we think just as our thoughts and culture can shape how language develops. One instance is that language appears to have a fascinating effect on the way we think about time.
Scientists who believe in this have shown that English speakers typically view time as travelling from left to right, most likely in line with the way the English language is written. However, Hebrew speakers, who read and write from right to left picture time as following the same path as their text. Languages also encode(编码) time in grammar. In English for example, the future is one of three simple tenses, along with the past and the present-we say “it rained”, “it rains and “it will rain”. But in German, you can say Morgen regnet, meaning “it rains tomorrow” The same is true for many other languages including Chinese.
But does this affect how we think? Keith Chen set out to test whether people who speak “futureless” languages might feel closer to the future than those speaking other languages. He discovered that speakers of futureless languages were more likely to engage in future focused activities. They were 31% more likely to have put money into savings and collected 39% more wealth by retirement. They were also 24% less likely to smoke, 29% more likely to be physically active, and 13% less likely to be medically obese(肥胖的). This result held even when controlling for factors such as
socioeconomic status and religion. In fact, countries with futureless languages on average 5% more of their GDP per year.
It is becoming increasingly clear that language is influencing how we think about the world and our passage through it. This is not to say that any one language is “better” than another, but being aware of how languages differ helps you think and communicate better. And while learning a new language won’t necessarily make you a genius we can all gain a fresh viewpoint and more flexible understanding of theworld through it.
1. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A．A comparison of different writing styles.
B．A significant study on the direction of time.
C．The special reading habit of Hebrew speakers.
D．The effect of writing systems on views of time.
2. What can we learn from Keith Chen’s experiment?
A．German people mostly live at present.
B．Chinese people tend to plan for the future.
C．Futureless languages bring increased profits.
D．Languages with future tenses call for change.
3. What might the author suggest people do?
A．Use foreign languages frequently.
B．Choose among languages flexibly.
C．Be careful with futureless languages.
D．Pay attention to language differences.
4. What is the best title for the text?
A．Language Reflects the Local Culture.
B．Language Affects Our Sense of Time.
C．The Benefits of Learning a New Language.
D．The Relation between language and thought.
24. Cockatoos (凤头鹦鹉) are only the third animal besides humans and chimpanzees, known to pick tools flexibly based on the tasks they expect to face according to a study recently published in Current Biology.
In 2021, scientists observed that cockatoos fashioned three tools — a wedge (楔子), a knife and a spoon — to help open fruits. It showed that they were making tools with different functions, but an important question remained; Did the birds use the tools as a set for the same goal, or just as responses to the result of the use of the former?
To answer it, researchers designed a special puzzle box inside which was a grand prize: a cashew (腰果), the favorite food of cockatoos. Getting it out of the box required two tools: a short, sharp tool that ha d to first cut a film blocking the bird’s access to the nut and a long pole that had to be stuck into the hole to fish out the cashew.
According to the observation, six of ten cockatoos found the correct solution. When a simpler box with no film was presented, they were likely to merely pick up the pole. Then the box was moved farther from the tools, meaning the birds had to choose the right tools and then carry them over. When deciding which tools to bring, the cockatoos planned ahead. If facing a box with a film, they figured out how to carry the tools together and would come prepared with both If without, they tended to bring the fishing pole.
The study shows that cockatoos can use and transport tool sets flexibly for immediate future use, and thus their tool use is more than the sum of its parts. The researchers now hope to see if the birds can manage this even when the box is not in direct view, and further explore the evolutionary history of tool use in this species.
Dr. Auersperg, one of the researchers, thinks the study proves an anti-bird phrase needs revising. “Bird brain,” she said, “should actually be a compliment.”
1. Why does the author mention the 2021 research in paragraph 2?
A．To reveal its limitation. B．To review a significant study.
C．To establish the research goal. D．To introduce the research question.
2. Which is the last step for the cockatoos to get the reward?
A．Consider tool use B．Cut a hole in the film.
C．Pull the pole from the box. D．Get out of the box to eat.
3. What does the u nderlined word “compliment” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A．Topic B．Reality C．Concern. D．Praise.
4. What is the main idea of the text?
A．Cockatoos are creative problem solvers.
B．Cockatoos know to use tool sets flexibly.
C．Cockatoos are the third smartest animals.
D．Cockatoos adapt to environmental changes easily.
25. Coral reefs, found only in warm, shallow waters, are made up of groups of tiny animals called coral. When coral die, they leave behind hard skeletons(骨架) that build up and form reefs. As new
coral grow on top, the reefs grow bigger. 1 Some look like boats, while others are shaped like horns. Some look almost like brains.
Coral reefs take centuries to grow. 2 Some threats are natural. Storms bring giant waves that can destroy coral to bits and pieces. When heavy rains wash soil off the land, the soil ends up in the water, and it blocks out the sunlight that coral need to grow.
Other threats, such as careless diving, come from humans. 3 Reef fish are highly sought by supermarkets and restaurants. To catch them alive so that they stay fresh longer some fishermen use a poison called cyanide. They spray the poison into the water, and it stuns(使……昏迷) the fish, but does not kill them. However, the poison can kill the coral and other reef inhabitants as well. Authorities are working hard to stop this kind of fishing. 4 “Fish need the reefs,” they explain. “If you kill the reefs, the fish will disappear. You are actually killing your own future.”
Another threat to reefs is harder to control. It is the rising water temperatures. Water that is too warm causes coral to get “bleached”or lose their color. Then they die. Some scientists think that global warming may be causing ocean waters to warm up quickly. 5
26. Do you know someone who has a hard time opening bottles or jars at home? When Aasritha Duriseti saw her grandmother ______to open a bottle cap, she wanted to find a ______It became part of her project for her engineering class,which encouraged students to make ______to products
to make people’s daily life _______
To help her grandmother, Aasritha ______existing bottle opening products, and then she created her own.For the ______bottle opener design, Aasritha used a piece of wood shaped like a cellphone
Next,she put three holes in the wood.The holes were ______sizes so they could match most kinds of bottle caps.Each ______also had a layer of dried,sticky hot glue,which could ______catch the bottle caps. With a simple twisting(旋转)motion，her grandmother could open bottles without______
Other students in Aasritha’s class were_______and used their projects to solve problems, too. For example,Roman______ a complex robotic“third thumb”product to help his grandfather hold a coffee cup. Arjan created a “dressing stick” to help his father with movement disorders to ______a jacket
or pull up a hoodie(卫衣).
Through their ______projects, the students also learned about empathy.“Empathy is looking at problems from others’______,” Aasritha said.“Just like engineers, we need to put ourselves in the shoes of the person using our product.”
1.
A．going B．planning C．failing D．promising 2.
A．solution B．passion C．cure D．job
3.
A．decisions B．surveys C．changes D．suggestions 4.
A．faster B．easier C．gentler D．richer
5.
A．explored B．borrowed C．sold D．chose
6.
A．removed B．unpaid C．replaced D．improved
7.
A．strange B．different C．standard D．common
8.
A．hole B．course C．cave D．tunnel
9.
A．briefly B．early C．firmly D．carefully 10.
A．loss B．help C．hope D．notice
11.
A．inspired B．awarded C．forced D．doubted
12.
A．bought B．repaired C．beautified D．simplified 13.
A．clean up B．throw away C．buy in D．put on
14.
A．public B．creative C．artistic D．native
15.
A．wills B．examples C．views D．mistakes
27. 阅读下面短文在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

It was a snowy morning in Tokyo. Takahiro Takauji, a 44-year-old website designer, also known as “Mr. Panda” for his love of the animal, 1 (stand) at the entrance of Ueno Zoo as usual.
As the zoo opened, he headed towards the panda house, where the panda family Ri Ri, Shin Shin 2 their six-year-old daughter Xiang Xiang were sitting and eating bamboo sticks 3 (leisure) in the snow. Takauji weaved through (穿梭) the crowd, 4 (find) the perfect spot and began clicking his camera crazily.
Takauji’s connection with the giant pandas dates back to 2011, 5 the two Chinese pandas arrived in Tokyo. One day, he decided to go and see 6 pair, and that casual decision changed his life. Since then, he 7 (visit) the park almost daily to take panda photos and post them on his website “Panda Every Day”.
To get more 8 (shot) of the pandas, sometimes he has to queue for nearly an hour. In his eyes, the pandas are worth 9 (wait). “I have learned more about China through photographing giant pandas,” he said, “I want to thank them and hope they can continue to serve 10 a symbol of peace and a link between Japan and China.”
28. ________ ________advances in technology, how we make friends and communicate with them has changed significantly. (多亏了，由于) (根据汉语提示完成句子)
29. Many women still take career breaks to________ (抚养) children. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
30. Lions________ (属于)the cat family. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
31. Many species will soon________ (灭绝) if we don’t take action. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
32. Transmission(输电) lines would easily________ (出故障) because of long distance and regional climate conditions. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
33. You must________ (向……道歉) her for having kept her waiting. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
34. We don’t want to hurt her, so we tell her a________ (善意的谎言)。

(根据汉语提示完成句子)
35. Jaron Lanier created the term “________”(虚拟现实) and pioneered its early development. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
36. Poor sleepers take longer to________ (入睡) than good sleepers. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
37. This popular movie is________ (基于) Charles Dickens famous novel “A Tale of Two Cities”. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
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