甘肃省金昌市第一中学2022-2023年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

甘肃省金昌市第一中学2022-2023年高一下学期期中考试英
语试题
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一、阅读理解
Here’s a review of some excellent red movies and TV programs in 2021.
1921.Released nationwide on July 1, 1921 tightly narrates a historical event, where the Communist Party of China held its first National Congress in Shanghai and Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, in the summer of 1921. As an attempt to seek a breakthrough, the patriotic (爱国的) tale creatively uses several different perspectives (视角) to retell the historical moments of CPC’s first national congress.
Shanhe Suiyue. The 100-episode documentary Shanhe Suiyue serves as a reminder of the sacrifices and struggles of the Chinese people on the revolutionary path to glory. With a total length of more than 41 hours, it is the largest documentary production on the Chinese revolution, which selects 100 key scenes, highlight moments and typical characters, narrating 100 vivid stories.
The Age of Awakening. The 43-episode TV series The Age of Awakening narrates how Chinese intellectuals (知识分子) and young people in the early 1900s, including key CPC founders Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao, tried hard to save a nation with corruption, foreign aggression, and other problems, to form a communist party against all odds.
The Battle at Lake Changjin.Set during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
(1950-1953), the film centers on a heroic company of the Chinese People’s Volunteers (CPV) army. By Nov 24, its overall box office has reached 5.69 billion yuan, replacing Wolf Warrior 2 at the top of China’s all-time box office charts.
1．What can audiences see in 1921?
A．CPC’s first national congress.
B．People’s struggle in the early 1900s.
C．The same perspective of historical moments.
D．The national Congress held only in Shanghai.
2．What is special about Shanhe Suiyue?
A．It shows how communist party was formed.
B．It selects 100 stories of Chinese intellectuals.
C．It has 43-episode series and a length of 41 hours.
D．It is the largest documentary on the Chinese revolution.
3．Which production wins the champion of box office?
A．Shanhe Suiyue.B．The Age of Awakening.
C．Wolf Warrior 2.D．The Battle at Lake Changjin.
Jerry is a world-famous mountain climber. He has climbed many high mountains in the world. Starting in 2015, he and his friends spent two years on an adventure in South America, covering 7,800 miles. He was even named Adventure of the Year by a famous geography magazine in 2018.
Although Jerry had achieved great success, he didn’t feel fulfilled. He asked himself, “Is it enough to climb the highest mountains? Am I doing something helpful? How can I turn my adventures into something that can help the world?”
Jerry learned that scientists need plants, rocks and water samples (样本) from the places far away to do research. But scientists can’t get there themselves as such places are hard to reach — only the bravest adventurers can make it. Jerry thought himself could do something to help. He then came up with an idea. He set up a team of top adventures to collect samples for scientists. By studying the samples, scientists could know more about the earth and find ways to protect it.
Recently Jerry and his adventurer friends have discovered a special plant life of Mountain Qomolangma. The samples they brought back have helped scientists how plants live in extreme (极端的) conditions.
For Jerry, this kind of adventure is most satisfying. “Such adventures had made us see life in a different way. Now, being the best climber isn’t important for me, what matters is doing something helpful while climbing the mountains. There is still much more we can do.” Jerry said to a newspaper.
4．What does the underlined word “fulfilled” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．Satisfied.B．Lonely.C．Patient.D．Worried. 5．Why did Jerry set a team of top adventures?
A．To make friends.B．To help scientists.
C．To study plants.D．To train scientists.
6．Jerry’s and his friends’ adventures had changed ________.
A．their hobbies B．their friendship
C．their understanding of life D．their living conditions
7．Which is the right order of the following events?
① Jerry and his adventurer friends have discovered a special plant life on Mount Qomolangma.
① He and his friends spent two years on an adventure in South America.
① He set up a team of top adventures to collect samples for scientist
① He was even named Adventurer of the Year by a famous geography magazine.
A．①①①①B．①①①①C．①①①①D．①①①①
Several big wildfires have been brought under control in Chongqing with the help of local motorcyclists. The city government has called for volunteers to join in the tough firefighting, and a large number of motorcyclists have played an important role and won widespread praise.
According to the city emergency management bureau on Wednesday, wildfires in Chongqing’s Dazu and Tongliang districts have been brought under control, and other fires-in Fuling, Kaizhou and Wanzhou districts-have been extinguished (熄灭).
The local government mobilized 1, 152 emergency rescue workers and four helicopters to put out the fires in the city’s Beibei district and evacuated (疏散) 46 people to safety shelters.
“It is my honor and duty to guard my hometown, ” said 27-year-old Li Xin, owner of Yueqi Motorcycle Club. On Sunday night, upon hearing the fire breakout, Li organized a team of 15 club members to sign up to support firefighting in Beibei’s Xiema county, the center of the local blazes.
The team members, with an average age of 29, took turns using five dirt bikes and four road bikes to carry materials and equipment to firefighters and to transport people and necessities.
“The unpaved mountain paths and newly dug fire barriers require really good motorcycle skills, ” Li said, adding that even the best motorcyclist on the team might lose his balance and fall as he carried heavy materials and equipment in a large farmer’s back-basket. He said that to prevent heatstroke in the extreme outdoor heat, the team gave up dressing in
thick riding suits. They also joined in cutting wood and putting out fires, working more than 12 hours a day on average. “We will stick to the site until the fire is out, ” he added.
In the extreme heat and drought (干旱) conditions, motorcyclists have been devoted to fighting against fires.
8．What is the purpose of paragraph 2?
A．To give warnings.B．To recruit more volunteers.
C．To stress the danger of fires.D．To introduce the background of the report.
9．According to the text, motorcyclists ________.
A．were dressed in thick riding suits
B．delivered only extinguishers to firefighters
C．reported the updates of the wildfires on the spot
D．volunteered to cut wood and help with firefighting work
10．Which of the following best describes Li Xin?
A．Smart and confident.B．Responsible and generous.
C．Caring and strong-willed.D．Brave and honest.
11．What is the best title of the text?
A．Motorcyclists Helped Extinguish Chongqing Wildfires
B．Wildfires in Chongqing Destroyed a Large Area of Forest
C．Firefighters Made Efforts to Put Out Wildfires
D．Chongqing Wildfires Were Put Under Control
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help stop one of the biggest dangers to the Great Barrier Reef, amazingly saving huge areas of coral from a harmful starfish. Google has teamed with scientists from the CSIRO to create AI software that could pick out the dangerous starfish, which is one of the natural wonder’s three biggest killers.
The new way, using footage from an underwater camera to recognize starfish outbreaks on the Queensland reef, takes the place of an old method and early results show as well as cutting down man’s work, the new software has the advantage of correctly picking out more of the dangerous life on coral, stopping damaging outbreaks before they occur.
Professor Russ Babcock, an expert with CSIRO, said Google’s AI technology, developed over 18 months, could be trained to find out starfish more easily than the old method
developed in the 1970s. “We used to send out divers to count the starfish one by one. Now we just look at the images collected and the program can find 20 at a time,” he said.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said he was excited about the company’s effort put into the reef project. “We have put a lot of effort into the engineering in Australia and we will continue to do more work around AI there,” he said. “There are other good ideas about the technology and you will see us build on it. Our goal with our AI research teams is to strike partnerships with other groups, like universities and governments, to give its full play.”
Professor Babcock said the AI software, which would be put into use on other reefs worldwide, was not the only solution to the starfish affecting the Great Barrier Reef, but one that could have an wide application.
12．What is the function of Google developing the AI software?
A．To pick out a kind of starfish.B．To kill dangerous fishes.
C．To protect the environment.D．To test a new camera.
13．What advantage does the AI technology have over the old method?
A．It is less likely to break down.B．It can be started more quickly.
C．It costs less for its development.D．It can do the work more easily. 14．What’s Sundar Pichai’s attitude towards the reef project?
A．Doubtful.B．Uncaring.
C．Supportive.D．Disapproving.
15．It can be inferred form the passage that ________?
A．The AI software is the best way to stop starfish outbreak.
B．The AI software can be applied widely.
C．The research teams won’t continue to do more work around the engineering in Australia. D．The old method used to look at the images collected by an underground camera.
二、七选五
We spend most of the year complaining that Britain is too cold and wet but gripe (抱怨) with just as much enthusiasm about the heat. Although moaning about the weather is satisfying, it’s better to take action and cool yourself down. You need to take extra care in the
under five, pregnant women, those with medical conditions(such as heart disease and mental health conditions) and those who work outside need extra protection in hot weather.
Research shows that putting your feet in cold water is a good way to reduce core body temperature and keep your organs working. It will also help reduce swelling in your ankles and feet.
18 However, don’t attempt to fully soak in freezing cold water as cold shock can be dangerous. In drought conditions, remember to conserve water and just concentrate on cooling either your feet, hands or neck and face, which will also be effective.
It is important to stay hydrated (补充水分) and refill the minerals we lose when we sweat. On average in very hot conditions we sweat 3-4 litres per hour and up to 10 litres a day, the same as 40 cups of tea. For a short amount of time, hot drinks raise your core body temperature. But it induces sweating, which then lowers your temperature. Cold and ice drinks do cool you down too. It’s thought hot drinks might be slightly more effective than cold. 19
Another way to beat the heat is wild swimming. 20 Slowly submerge (淹没) your body in the water, understand the limits of your swimming ability and know the rules about where it is safe to swim, because many people drown in hot weather.
A．But be aware of cold shock.
B．Some people are more fragile to heat.
C．You will definitely be ill with the icy drinks.
D．Whatever the temperature is, drink lots of fluid.
E．Heatwaves can leave you desperate to cool down.
F．This is when heat illness and deaths start increasing.
G．Moreover, having a shower or bath will cool you down faster.
三、完形填空
After nearly thirty years of forced performance in a traveling circus (马戏团), a 34 -year-old Asian elephant named Bo finally arrived at his new forever home at an elephant
and up to nine more captive-born (圈养出生的) elephants to live outside year-round and 24 their “elephantness”. As a captive elephant, Bo 25 most of his life on a one-acre piece of land in Missouri, when not 26 with the circus.
Although his 27 will be limited to the 7-acre habitat at first for a few months of adaptation, he then will be 28 to live in a 100-acre area of grassland, woods, and pools. Retiring Bo, a(n) 29 elephant in the prime (壮年) of his life, to a reserve sets a new example for how circus elephants can 30 their lives. For the first time in his life, he can do as he pleases.
In the weeks leading up to Bo’s 31 , people in the reserve worked to 32 the fence (栅栏). As a male elephant in the prime of his life, Bo is 33 large and strong.
To our joy, now Bo has been freed from the 34 of circus life, but many other elephants are not as 35 .
21．A．proud B．busy C．afraid D．free 22．A．walks B．wishes C．rests D．agrees 23．A．enable B．force C．invite D．cause 24．A．remove B．reduce C．recover D．register 25．A．began B．spent C．improved D．wasted 26．A．exchanging B．dealing C．living D．touring 27．A．movements B．achievements C．purposes D．memories 28．A．limited B．believed C．allowed D．found 29．A．working B．existing C．promising D．performing 30．A．slow down B．come to C．live out D．think about 31．A．arrival B．revival C．survival D．expectation 32．A．break B．strengthen C．paint D．jump 33．A．possibly B．never C．quite D．hardly 34．A．suffering B．investigation C．impression D．adventure 35．A．unusual B．lucky C．clever D．large
四、根据汉语意思填写单词
36．In my opinion, friends should ________ (关注) more on face -to-face communication.(根
据汉语提示单词拼写)
37．A fisherman is trying to ________ (幸存) a storm. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
五、用单词的适当形式完成句子
38．He is also regarded ________ a superhero to many in real life.(用适当的词填空) 39．His two sledges broke ________ and then the horses began to have serious difficulties with the snow and the cold. (用适当的词填空)
40．I think they are ________(admire) because they put out fires and save people’s lives. (所给词的适当形式填空)
41．Tu Youyou was the first Chinese female scientist ________ (award) a Noble Prize for her work. (所给词的适当形式填空)
42．The waves soon carried me to an area ________ the other fishermen were. (用适当的词填空)
43．The reason ________ I’m here to tell the story is that I made the right decision. (用适当的词填空)
44．They did not have enough staff, and the laboratory ________ which they worked had poor air quality. (用适当的词填空)
45．It was only due to the ongoing support of his wife, parents and friends ____ he eventually found the will to live again. (用适当的词填空)
六、用单词的适当形式完成短文
creative way to look at ordinary life in villages. We should learn from her positive attitude 55 life,” Professor Li said.
七、其他应用文
56．假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter来信询问你上次信中提到的“绿色校园，我们在行动”为主题的植树活动，请你给他写封回信，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.介绍植树活动；
3.活动意义。

要求：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

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