山西省实验中学2023-2024学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

山西省实验中学
2023－2024 学年度第一学期期中考试试题
高一英语满分 150 分
第I 卷（客观题）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30 分）
第一节(共 5 小题; 每小题 1.5 分，满分7.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How much should the woman pay?
A. $6.
B. $9.
C. $18.
2. Who has received Lucy’s invitation?
A. Alex.
B. Mary.
C. Henry.
3. How does the woman sound?
A. Confused.
B. Patient.
C. Disappointed.
4. What does the man complain about the hotel?
A. The equipment.
B. The price.
C. The service.
5. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
A. Reading habits.
B. Camping trips.
C. Free time activities.
第二节(共15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分22.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。

6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Schoolmates.
B. Workmates.
C. Teacher and student.
7. What do we know about Professor Bonnet?
A. He isn’t friendly.
B. He is experienced.
C. He used to teach the man.
听第7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。

8. What day is it today?
A. Thursday.
B. Friday.
C. Saturday.
9. What will the man do next?
A. Tell the woman a name.
B. Pay for the birthday cake.
C. Write down the woman’s address.更多免费优质滋元可家威杏MXSJ663 听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。

10. Which lesson is newly added this year?
A. The surfing lesson.
B. The swimming lesson.
C. The water-skiing lesson.
11. Why does the girl feel nervous?
A. She’s bad at sports.
B. She can’t make new friends.
C. She isn’t familiar with the route here.
12. What is the girl likely to do first?
A. Have lunch.
B. Go to the dormitory.
C. Attend class.
听第9 段材料，回答第13 至16 题。

13. When does the conversation probably take place?
A. In the morning.
B. In the afternoon.
C. In the evening.
14. Where is probably Jacob?
A. In a shop.
B. In his classroom.
C. In his bedroom.
15. What does Jacob want to be this time?
A. An astronaut.
B. A pop star.
C. A writer.
16. What does the woman think of Jacob’s ideas?
A. Not interesting.
B. Not practical.
C. Not inspiring.
听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。

17. What does the speaker say about the lion dance?
A. The lion’s tail can be 20 pounds.
B. It is performed mostly by men now.
C. A lion is usually made up of two dancers.
18. Who is Anthony Huang?
A. A professional dancer.
B. A member of a sports club.
C. A member of a lion dance club.
19. Where is Lion Dance Me?
A. In New York.
B. In San Francisco.
C. In Chicago.
20. What will the speaker talk about next?
A. Skills that lion dancers need.
B. Different types of lion dances.
C. The history of the lion dance.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50 分）
第一节（共15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分37.5 分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

答案写在答题卡上。

A
Bike Rental & Guided Tours
Welcome to Amsterdam, welcome to MacBike. You see much more from the seat of a bike! Cycling is the most economical, sustainable and fun way to explore the
city, with its beautiful canals, parks, squares and countless lights. You can also bike along lovely landscapes outside of Amsterdam.
Why MacBike
MacBike has been around for almost 30 years and is the biggest bicycle rental company in Amsterdam. With over 2,500 bikes stored in our five rental shops at strategic locations, we make sure there is always a bike available for you. We offer the newest bicycles in a wide variety, including basic bikes with foot brake (刹车), bikes with hand brake and gears (排挡), bikes with child seats, and children’s bikes.
Prices
Guided City Tours
The 2.5-hour tour coversthe Gooyer Windmill, the Skinny Bridge, the Rijksmuseum, Heineken Brewery and much more. The tour leaves from Dam Square every hour on the hour, starting at 1:00 pm every day. You can buy your ticket in a MacBike shop or book online.
21. What is an advantage of MacBike?
A. It offers many types of bikes.
B. It has more than 2,500 shops.
C. It organizes free cycle tours.
D. It offers children a cheaper price.
22. How much do you pay for renting a bike with hand brake and three gearsfor two days?
A. €15.75.
B. €19.50.
C. €22.75.
D. €29.50.
23. Where does the guided city tour start?
A. The Gooyer Windmill.
B. Dam Square.
C. Heineken Brewery.
D. The Skinny Bridge.
B
In dreaming up the programme Tennis and Literacy for Youth, as a mother, I had hoped to share two of my passions, tennis and reading, with children. Throughout the year, I had advertised for participants at local elementary schools and volunteers at local high schools. With the help of kind people, I applied for money. I was even able to secure a camp site for the programme.
But on the first day of camp, despite my careful planning, things did not go the way I had hoped. Hector and Adrian exchanged blows with their tennis rackets.
Hector struggled to his feet moments later, covering a bloody nose with one hand. Georgie and Eduardo threw balls at each other. Then during the reading time, I raced from joyless child to demanding child, unable to persuade even one to open a book. Mylea told me they would rather be watching Nickelodeon at home than learning stupid tennis and reading boring books.
That evening, tired as I was, I called my volunteers together for a meeting, and redesigned the entire curriculum. We created a good fellow system, where each volunteer paired with a camper to help him or her during reading time. To stress praise and progress, we established weekly prize ceremonies, presenting awards for most improved reading, tennis and behavior.
In the following days, these children, once in bad mood during reading time, untouched books in their laps, began to find joy in reading a story and playing tennis.
One day, Mylea shut the book and asked me, “Can I take this to read it to my mom toni ght?” Looking up at her eager face, I couldn’t help myself. I jumped to my feet and wrapped her in a hug, lifting her right off the ground. “It’s all yours!” I overjoyed.
24. What can we learn from paragraph 1?
A. The author was a teacher of a high school.
B. Volunteers from local schools donated a lot of money.
C. Local schools invited the author to plan a reading camp.
D. The author made good preparations for the programme.
25. Which can be used to describe the first day of the camp?
A. Successful.
B. Smooth.
C. Messy.
D. Boring.
26. How did the author better the programme?
A. By replacing the books with tennis.
B. By helping and inspiring the campers.
C. By stressing the importance of reading.
D. By calling on the children to work hard.
27. What is the text mainly about?
A. A suggestion for being volunteers.
B. An improvement of the teaching facilities.
C. A survey on how to help kids overcome difficulties.
D. An experience of introducing reading and tennis to kids.
C
Having friends is obviously good for countless reasons. And showing the world that you have lots of friends, for example on social media, seems like a great idea. If that is the truth, your goal is to enlarge your social network. Once people see how popula r you are, they’ll want to join that popular circle, perhaps in the hope that some of your popularity will rub off on them. Thus, they may enlarge their friend circle.
However, can a person even have too many friends at the same time? It’s always been a misunderstanding that if you have more friends, people will be more likely to want to be friends with you.
In fact, a new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology shows that having too many friends may work against you. In a series of
experiments, the authors prove that people usually prefer to befriend those who have fewer friends than they do, rather than those with more friends. The authors call this phenomenon (现象) the “friend-number paradox (悖论)”, which is also the title of their new paper.
Social ties are obviously important. Having more of these connections suggests greater social value, and more potential possibilities. So it seems reasonable to assume that people will focus their social energies on making friends with people who have lots of friends already.
But the problem is that these social ties are only valuable if there’s reciprocity (互惠) involved. Friendship goes hand in hand with certain responsibilities and expectations. And people with lots of friendsmay not be able to carry out those responsibilities— especially those with too many friends.
In other words, “friendship quality” matters as much, if not more, than only the number of friends you have. Having lots of friends means your valuable social resources become dilute (稀释的), making you less able to be a good friend. And other people will consider the fact when deciding whether to make friends with you. They don’t want to spend their valuable social resources on someone who is unlikely to pay it back.
28. What do the underlined words “rub off on” in paragraph l mean?
A. Look forward to.
B. Hold on to.
C. Have an impact on.
D. Take control of.
29. What does the “friend-number paradox” show?
A. The secrets to becoming popular.
B. The ways of winning more friends.
C. The advantages of having many friends.
D. The problems with having many friends.
30. What does the author think of people with lots of friends?
A. They don’t know about reciprocity.
B. They may fail to perform their duties.
C. They are more likely to be good friends.
D. They have more valuable social resources.
31. What would be the best title for the text?
A. How Do People Choose Their Friends?
B. More Friends Are Not Necessarily Better
C. Why Do People Like Having More Friends?
D. People With More Friends Are More Popular
D
For some people, nothing beats a long walk on a sandy beach. But there’s no denying that it’s not as easy or as fast to get around on the beach as it is on a road or a sidewalk. But why is it so hard to walk on sand?
The problem with sand is that it’s soft; you “sink in” at each step. This forces you to use 2.1 to 2.7 times more energy with every step you take. Another idea is that
people walk more difficultly on soft than they do on hard surfaces, a study found. The researchers compared how people walked on foam(泡沫) and hard surfaces by counting the forces under their feet and how much O2 each person needed. They found that walking on softsurfaces,such assand, mud and snow caused people to take longer steps — actions that use more energy than walking on a hard surface.
But as experienced beach walkers know, there’s a way to make it easier to walk on sand: Just add water. When sand is wet, it becomes more compact (紧密), and walking on it is more similar to walking on hard surface. In other words, it’s much easier to cross a beach by walking along the shoreline, where the waves roll in and out. This is a balance though; too much water could make the sand soft once again. If water isn’t an option, there is another way to make walking on sand easier —increasing your surface area. This could be achieved by wearing shoes.
Although it’s more difficult, there are some good reasons to exercise on sand. The impact forces are lower on sand than on hard surface. Research suggests that walking across sand is much easier on your joints (关节) and muscles, especially compared with a hard and unfriendly surface such as concrete. That’s why sand is a better surface for helping athletes recover more quickly from exercise.
32. Why is the question raised in the first paragraph?
A. To show problems.
B. To call up readers’ memories.
C. To invite readers to answer it.
D. To draw readers’ attention to the topic.
33. How can you walk on sand more easily?
A. By putting on shoes.
B. By taking longer steps.
C. By walking in the water.
D. By using special breath methods.
34. The passage is probably taken from_________.
A. A science magazine.
B. A guide book.
C. A journal entry.
D. A poster for clubs.
35. What may be the best title for the text?
A. Tips for Beach Vacation
B. All kinds of Sports on the Sand
C. Why Is It So Hard to Walk on Sand?
D. Where Are the Athletes Trained?
第二节（共 5 小题; 每小题 2.5 分，满分12.5 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

答案写在答题卡上。

Have you ever been in a situation when you don’t want to carry out the tasks that need to be done? 36 . Though it often happens to us for different reasons, there are still some ways to overcome it.
Jump out of bed at the beginning of the day. Research tells us that turning off the alarm clock and going back to sleep are bad for us. You might think lying there and enjoying the warmth of the covers would make you more energetic later, but the opposite happens. 37 . Instead, jump out of bed and start your morning routine.
38 . By setting yourself some worthy yet practical goals, you will have something to look forward to. Pick goals which really inspire you and that make the most of your talents and skills. This will provide a great start to your day, and push you to overcome your laziness and act to realize your dreams.
Tell yourself you can do something. Action changes everything. One moment you’re passive (被动的) and frozen, but the next you’re changing things, simply because you act. You are not decided by what went on before. If you feel stuck in trouble, try telling yourself your action statements: I’m ready! I can make it! And definitely not “if only” statements. 39 .
Celebrate success and milestones. 40 . This will help keep you from being lazy because you are seeing the fruits of your labor. You may feel less motivated to do something if it feels insignificant.
A. This is often considered laziness
B. Set some goals that are likely to be achieved
C. We are actually more tired throughout the day
D. Such a board can be used to fully map out your dreams
E. Make a list of reasons why you want to accomplish tasks
F. You can reward yourself with small gifts for the job well done
G. Th ose are for people who truly don’t want to be satisfied in life
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30 分）
第一节完形填空（共15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分15 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

My father and I disagreed about curfew (晚间回家的时间).I told him it made me 41 like a junior high kid. He explained that 42 a curfew might sound like a control, it’s really about people caring about one another.
The very next Friday after that pretty heated 43 , my dad and I had tickets to see our town’s professional football game. On that day he was 44 to a nearby city to meet with some major clients (客户) and 45 me that his getting home and our leaving for the game would be tight (紧的). So I got everything prepared 46 . But nearly an hour passed, I was getting a little 47 . We were going to miss the kick-off! And why hadn’t he 48 me and let me know he was going to be really late? Then another half hour passed. Now we were going to 49 the whole game! Another half hour passed, my anger turned to 50 . What if something terrible had happened to my dad? And I began to really worry.
Finally, the phone rang, and my dad said 51 , “Son, I’m sorry, but... there was a terrible accident... on the freeway, and I 52 to help... and 43 going to the hospital. I left my
cellphone in the car...”
I was so 54 to hear that he was safe that I actually cried. That was when I got the importance of a curfew: Checking in! It’s about knowing that some one you love is 55 . It was one more proof of loving me as much as he does.
41. A. sound B. feel C. qualify D. perform
42. A. when B. while C. as D. since
43. A. argument B. hint C. apology D. option
44. A. cycling B. driving C. flying D. walking
45. A. allowed B. advised C. phoned D. ordered
46. A. on purpose B. by accident C. at last D. in advance
47. A. upset B. frightened C. curious D. confused
48. A. warned B. ignored C. contacted D. approached
49. A. attend B. miss C. observe D. postpone
50. A. sadness B. surprise C. doubt D. fear
51. A. strangely B. surprisingly C. breathlessly D. delightedly
52. A. stopped B. applied C. failed D. disqualified
53. A. ended up B. took up C. gave up D. stayed up
54. A. honored B. shocked C. alarmed D. relieved
55. A. confident B. glad C. safe D. honest
第二节（共10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分15 分）
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。

You may think you couldn’t live through summer without air conditioning. But in ancient China, hand fans were almost 56 only way to drive the heat away.
Over 2, 000 years ago, the Chinese fans came in differentshapes and 57 (vary) materials were used. Feather fans marked the owner’s high status. Sandalwood fans could send out a sweet smell. Later, hand fans became far more than just something 58 could cool you down. They developed into 59 (work) of art, in which Tuanshan—round fans, and Zheshan—folded fans, were the most common. In the shape of a full moon, round fans 60 (make) of silk. They had beautiful embroidery (刺绣), with birds and flowers 61 (paint) on them. Women, 62 (especial) those in the royal palace, liked to use them. Poets in ancient China often compared a woman’s round face 63 a round fan. Meanwhile, men liked to use folded fans to paint and write poems on 64 (they). It was a way 65 (show) off their skills in literature, painting and calligraphy. Today, Chinese people still use these fans, though not many people write or paint on them any more.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40 分）
第一节（满分15 分）
假定你是星华中学高一学生李华，你所在学校社团English Club 面向全体学生招新，请你写邮件申请加入。

主要内容包括:
1. 表达意愿；
2. 参加理由。

注意：
1.词数80 左右；
2.为使行文连贯，可适当增加细节。

Dear Sir/ Madam，
_______________________________________________________________
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Yours，
Li Hua 第二节（满分25 分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

It was almost 9 pm. Stephen, a 14-year-old boy was wandering alone on the street on a breezy night.
He recalled the incident that made him argue with his mother and he moved out of the house like a storm. His eyes were filled with tears. He had a quarrel with his mother from morning. His mom asked about his low grades in the recent exam. Stephen didn’t care too much about his carelessness and did not reply to her well. She scolded (责备) him again in the evening for being so careless. He quarreled with his mother. The quarrel ended up so badly that Stephen left his home.
He walked for more than hours. He smelled a nice flavor from a shop and was attracted by the sweet smell. He couldn’t resist the smell of that nice flavor and he felt very hungry.
It was a small noodles shop and he stopped by the shop. Suddenly he realized there was not even a single penny in his pocket. Tired and hungry, he stood there for a minute but decided to leave. The shop owner saw him and asked him to have some food.
Stephen said he had no money to pay for the food. The shop owner smiled, saying, “It’s OK. I won’t ask you any money.”
The shop owner prepared a hot bowl of sweet and delicious noodles. Stephen ate the noodles, feeling that he owed something to the shop owner. He promised to return his favor. Stephen was in tears when he ate the noodles. The shop owner asked what happened to him.
Stephen told him about the incident and the quarrel with his mother and he felt that his mother did not understand him.
注意：1．续写词数应为150 个左右;
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Hearing this, the shop owner smiled and approached Stephen.
Stephen realized his mistake and thanked the shop owner.。