2023-2024学年浙江省杭州市高一上学期1月期末英语试题

2023-2024学年浙江省杭州市高一上学期1月期末英语试题
Fly like superman!
Have you ever imagined how it feels when fresh air is in your face? Or to see the beauty of nature from the top? You can do it in a hot air balloon ride.
Hot air ballooning is the activity of flying in a basket hanging over a hot air balloon. Attractive parts of ballooning include the unusual quiet, the lack of a feeling of movement, and the bird’s-eye view. Since the balloon moves with the direction of the winds, the passengers feel absolutely no wind, except for brief periods during the flight when the balloon climbs or falls into air currents of different directions or speeds. Hot air ballooning has been recognized by the World Aeronautical Federation(WAF)as the safest air sport, and accidents seldom happen. However, you must follow some rules such as:
* You have to respect the limit of passengers allowed in the ride. A catlán has drawn new attention to the danger of ballooning. Four years ago, 1 1 people were injured and 2 were killed when their hot air balloon basket struck in line and caught fire.
*The pilot must check the weather and select a suitable take-off point. The current and forecast weather must have good visibility for the pilot to see, and slow winds to allow take-off and landing. * Children aged under twelve have to be with their parents all the tour.
* Pilots must not carry passengers who have participated in scuba dive (蛙潜) the day before.
There are many regular (定期) gatherings of balloons and balloonists in Hidalgo around the year, which provide both a place for balloonists to interact as well as a place for visitors to entertain. You must try this activity at least once in a lifetime.
1. What is an attraction of hot air ballooning?
A．Hearing the sound of the wind. B．Enjoying a breathtaking view.
C．Experiencing different weather. D．Having a feeling of movement.
2. What can we learn from the rules of hot air ballooning?
A．13 passengers are allowed on board at most.
B．It allows take-off or landing in strong winds.
C．A person aged 12 and older can ride alone.
D．Any scuba divers are allowed as passengers.
3. What kind of text is it?
A．A news report. B．A scientific research.
C．A travel guide. D．A technical document.
Working for a big company in London on a salary (薪水)of over £100,000, you might expect Grayden Reece-Smith to have a luxurious (奢侈)lifestyle, going on expensive holidays or driving a sports car around south London, where he lives. In fact, the 28-year-old lives a very different existence from his colleagues. He gives away everything he earns over £42,000–a figure that he thought he could comfortably live on.
Over the past five years, Reece-Smith has handed over more than £250,000 to organizations such as International Care Ministries, which helps poor families in the Philippines, and the Against Malaria Foundation. He is part of a growing number of young professionals described as “effective altruists”. Effective altruists typically donate regula rly to a charity which they think will have a great impact (影响). Some change careers to make more money, which can then be given away.
Reece-Smith considered working in the charity sector after graduating from university, but thought that he could make a bigger difference by donating a large part of his salary. He had volunteered as a teacher at a school in Tanzania, but then realized that earning and giving would be more effective. “The cost of my flights there could have paid the salaries of two teachers for an entire year,” he says. Instead, he could “stay at home, living a nice life and still make a huge difference in the world”.
He is not mean with money-last year he went to Cuba on holiday, and spent several thousand pounds on a new sofa. But his lifes tyle isn’t as luxurious as some of the people he works with. “I usually don’t buy supermarket-branded food products, but I don’t own a car. Other people on my salary might have a bigger house. Some of my colleagues have four-bedroom houses, but we only bought what we needed-a two-bedroom flat.£42,000 is more than enough to live on and still save,” he says.
4. How much money does Grayden spend on donation every year?
A．Less than £42,000. B．Over £100.000.
C．£50,000. D．Any income over £42,000.
5. What may an “effective altruist” do according to the text?
A．Donate to impactful charities. B．Make more money to enjoy lives.
C．Create a good public image. D．Enter a teaching profession.
6. Why did Grayden decide to donate money but not work in the charity sector?
A．To access his inner life. B．To create a stronger effect.
C．To give away all of his salary. D．To be a teacher at a school.
7. What can be inferred about Grayden from the text?
A．He leads an expensive lifestyle. B．He buys food produced by supermarkets.
C．He lives in a four-bedroom house. D．He balances his life and donation.
In the past few weeks, Richard Eckersley has noticed a change in the type of people who come into his shop. In 2017, the former Manchester United footballer set up Earth. Food. Love in Tones, Devon, with his wife, Nicola. It’s the UK’s first “zero waste” store—the food is in big jars and
boxes and people bring their own containers. “A lot of new people are coming in-people who have not necessarily been interested in environmental iss ues before”, he says.
Recently, the government called for supermarkets to introduce plastic-free passageways. But Eckersley says many customers are already way ahead of politicians. He and Nicola have helped people set up similar stores in Wales, Birmingham, and Bristol. Ingrid Caldironi had a similar idea. She set up a plastic-free shop in London last year, which has been so popular that it is soon moving to a bigger site.
Eckersley and Caldironi are members of an anti-plastics movement in the UK that has been growing as a result of the BBC’s Blue Planet series and a general worry about the damage plastic is doing to the environment. But big supermarkets have so far not tried very hard to reduce their plastic waste. Sian Sutherland, founder of the movement “A Plastic Planet”, says, “The most exciting thing is that politicians and industry are no longer saying that recycling will solve the problem. Banning the use of plastic packaging for food and drink products is the only answer.” Walking down the passageways of the supermarket where everything from pizza to fresh fruit and vegetables is covered in plastic. Sutherland says immediate action is needed.
Plastic pollution is causing widespread global damage. More than one million plastic bottles are bought around the world every minute, and most end up in landfill or the sea. The contamination is so wide that tap water around the world also contains plastic.
8. What is special about Earth. Food. Love?
A．It gives away boxes of food. B．It is a store without plastic bags.
C．It has few new customers. D．It is the UK’s first supermarket.
9. What caused Caldironi’s shop to be relocated to a larger place?
A．Its popularity. B．Its products. C．Its profits. D．Its similarity. 10. What does the underlined word “contamination” in last paragraph mean?
A．Pollution. B．Acceptance. C．Influence. D．Application. 11. What is the text mainly about?
A．The impact of BBC’s Blue Planet series on anti-plastics movements.
B．Rising anti-plastics movement alongside increasing environmental concerns.
C．A guide to setting up plastic-free stores to promote recycling in the whole UK.
D．Richard Eckersley’s personal journey in waste reduction and pollution prevention.
Thousands of lives have been saved by giving blood-thinning drugs to people with a heart condition that leaves them at risk of a stroke(中风), according to the head of the NHS.
Since January 2022 about 460,000 people in England who suffer from atrial fibrillation(AF)- a dangerously irregular heart rate-have begun taking one of four anticoagulant(抗凝血剂) drugs that are proved to reduce stroke risk. Speedy introduction of the drugs has kept 4,000 people alive who
would otherwise have died and prevented about 17,000 strokes, according to Amanda Pritchard. Strokes kill about 27,000 people a year in England and lead to about 120,000 being taken to hospital.
A drive to encourage take-up of the drugs means 90% of the 1.5 million people in England with AF are using them. That should result in fewer strokes, which are a leading cause of death and disability, given that AF causes about one in five strokes.
“The rapid introduction of these drugs is a big step forward in providing the best possible care for patients with heart disease”, Pritchard, the leader of NHS(National Health Service) England, w ill say in a speech today at the King’s Fund health experts’ yearly conference.
The drugs, called direct oral anticoagulants, help stop blood from clotting(凝血), therefore reducing the risk of a clot developing and causing a stroke. In 2021 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommended that doctors use four anticoagulant drugs.
Dr Maeva May, the Stroke Association’s director, thought the widespread use of the drugs as “fantastic news”, because AF accounts for one in five strokes and stro kes in people with AF are more likely to result in death or serious disability.
NHS England has used its spending power to cut deals with the makers of the four drugs, which has made them much more widely available. The British Heart Foundation praised the NHS’s “great progress towards its goal of reducing stroke deaths”.
12. What is the purpose of listing numbers in paragraph 2?
A．To attract the readers’ attention to strokes.
B．To introduce the specific information about AF.
C．To show the effects of four anticoagulant drugs.
D．To summarize the steps towards reducing deaths.
13. What is the main function of anticoagulant drugs?
A．To identify signs of strokes. B．To reduce blood pressure.
C．To keep heart beating. D．To prevent blood clotting.
14. What can be inferred about NHS England and drug makers from the text?
A．They have reached some agreements. B．They have provided free treatment.
C．They have established disease funds. D．They have reminded of stroke deaths. 15. Which is the best title for the text?
A．Recognising Signs of A Heart Attack B．A Breakthrough in Stroke Prevention
C．Exploring Kinds of Anticoagulant Drugs D．NHS England’s Life-Saving Conference
A young man called Jerry King attended a show in his hometown of Tampa, Florida in 1918 and was deeply impressed by the unicyclists (独轮车手). 16 . It would take another 40 years for the dream to come true when he formed The Charles Riders, known today as The King Charles Troupe (剧团), a group of young African American kids who performed unbelievable basketball skills while riding unicycles.
Mr. King first taught his 6-year-old son Charles how to ride unicycle in the hallway of their house. When the weather turned nice they moved outside to the local park where Charles showed his skills to the other kids in the neighborhood. 17 .
In 1958, with the purpose of getting more people in the community involved, Jerry King started a unicycle club. The club, based out of the South Bronx, was made up of 100 kids, and Mr Jerry used it as an opportunity to build their character. 18 .
The first try of the troupe took place in 1961 on a sidewalk outside Madison Square Garden. 19 . A producer named Irving Feld, from Barnum and Bailey Circus, sensed immediately that the raw energy of these young athletes could be shaped into a high-quality production. The King Charles Troupe made its first public performance one year later, and thereafter began their road into the spotlight.
Now, on its 5th generation, the troupe has performed to over 100 million fans. “ 20 . We’ve had difficult times, but they’ve only deepened our faith in those ideals.” said Harrison, one member of the troupe.
Torbjorn Pedersen is a Danish traveler who recently finished a trip around the world. But this wasn’t just any trip. Mr. Pedersen spent nearly 10 years ________ every country in the world.
As he began to plan his trip, he made a few ________: no flying, no visiting home, and spend at least 24 hours in every ________ . He hoped that he could ________ about $20 a day, and finish his trip in about four years.
It took him far longer. The first part of his trip was pretty easy. He ________ across Europe and North America, where his biggest ________ was not spending too much money. But as he ________ on to other parts of the world, things began to get much ________ . Mr. Pedersen says he had many difficult experiences. He was once ________at gunpoint and thought he might be killed. He also became ________ ill with malaria（疟疾）.
But he also had many good ________. Mr. Pedersen says that one reason he didn’t ________ was the h elp he got from people all over the world. “You might have to try 1,000 closed doors,” he says, “But there is always a（an）________ door somewhere. Never, ever give up.”
On July 26, 2023 Mr. Pedersen arrived back in Denmark after a 33-day boat ride. He was
________by about 150 people, including friends and family members. Mr. Pedersen says he plans to write a book and ________ what he learned in his travels around the world.
21.
A．checking B．visiting C．recognizing D．contacting
22.
A．attempts B．guesses C．wishes D．rules
23.
A．town B．city C．country D．continent
24.
A．check out B．make up C．apply for D．live on
25.
A．traveled B．cut C．drove D．hiked
26.
A．challenge B．awkwardness C．responsibility D．honour
27.
A．got B．moved C．turned D．focused
28.
A．sillier B．stranger C．crazier D．harder
29.
A．reminded B．concerned C．held D．attended
30.
A．actually B．unavoidably C．seriously D．obviously
31.
A．experiences B．emotions C．traditions D．proposals
32.
A．make out B．die out C．refer to D．give up
33.
A．back B．open C．big D．secret
34.
A．met B．blocked C．waved D．observed
35.
A．quote B．donate C．preserve D．share
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Few discoveries are as amazing as discovering the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an. But behind the lifelike masterpieces, there is a group of experts working hard 36 (keep) the more than 2,000-year-old historical relics in good condition.
Lan Desheng, 52, is among the 37 (dozen) of experts on the restoration (复原) team at the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi’an. “ 38 process of restoring Terracotta Warriors is very similar 39 doctors treating patients,” said Lan, who has spent 25 years 40 (repair) more than 150 figures of the Terracotta Army.
Lan said that most of the Terracotta Warriors showed signs of decay (腐化) after being buried for thousands of years, which was made 41 (bad) by oxidization (氧化) after they were discovered. The broken pieces, whose weight could sometimes reach hundreds of kilograms, 42 (make) the restoration both difficult and challenging.
For Lan, the most challenging project was the restoration of a general, 43 took his team more than two years. Even so, Lan felt 44 (satisfy) with his job. “I hope that by restoring them, we are able to uncover historical facts 45 awaken the culture of Qin Dynasty.”
46. Working day and n________ without a rest can be harmful to your health.(根据首字母单词拼写)
47. As a role model, it’s impor tant to set a good e________ for others to follow. (根据首字母单词拼写)
48. He took a few deep breaths to c___ himself down. (根据首字母提示单词拼写)
49. We human beings should live in h________ with our mother nature. (根据首字母单词拼写)
50. He got a________ to playing e-games on the Net, which made his parents feel annoyed. (根据首字母单词拼写)
51. An expert on modern literature will be invited to d________ a speech for us. (根据首字母单词拼写)
52. It is believed that many plant species are t________ with extinction. (根据首字母单词拼写)
53. Soon after the quakes, the army sent many soldiers to dig out those who were t________ and to bury the dead. (根据首字母单词拼写)
54. Lang Ping led the China women’s volleyball team to m________ at world championships and the Olympics. (根据首字母单词拼写)
55. In the past Tibetan antelopes were hunted i________ for their valuable fur. (根据首字母单词拼写)
56. 假定你是李华。

寒假即将来临，你的英国好友George很想知道你的寒假安排，请你写信告诉他。

信件内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.寒假安排；
3.邀请来华旅游。

注意：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。

Dear George,
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Yours
Li Hua 57. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

The little girl stuck her finger in mouth. Something felt different. When she touched her bottom teeth, one of them moved. Cali looked at her face in the bathroom mirror. Her teeth were all there, but that front one on the bottom looked funny. “Aunt Lisa!” she called. Cali li ved with her aunt and uncle. “My tooth looks strange!”
Her aunt joined her and looked in her mouth. “Don’t worry,” said Aunt Lisa. “You have a loose tooth. That means you are growing up!”
“I don’t know if I like that,” said Cali. She loved the idea of grow ing up, but thinking about one of her teeth coming out make her feel a little anxious. “Then I will have a hole in my head.” That seemed strange.
Cali’s uncle walked by and stopped when he saw them. “Cali, my dear, you already have a few of those! Think ab out your ears and your nose and your mouth. One tiny baby tooth won’t make much difference. Do you want me to pull it out for you?” laughed Uncle George. “Then it would be gone in a flash! Maybe I should tie a string (细线) around it, tie the other end to th e door and slam it?” he asked.
“That’s a terrible idea, Uncle George!” Cali yelled.
“What if we get our dog to play tug-of-war (拔河) with you, but you use your mouth like he does? Then your tooth would pop out!” suggested her uncle.
“Maybe I’ll just leave it in for a while,” decided Cali. Having enough of her uncle’s crazy plans, she felt a little anxious about her loose tooth and she immediately ran to Aunt Lisa who was cutting up an apple into slices in the kitchen. The little girl picked up an apple slice and bit into it. It was sweet and juicy.
注意：
1.续写词数应为100左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

As she crunched (嚼) into it, Cali felt something strange.
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