2022-2023学年广东省揭阳市普宁市勤建学校高一上学期第一次调研考试英语试题

2022-2023学年广东省揭阳市普宁市勤建学校高一上学期第一次调研考试英语试题
1. I learnt to swim when I was a teenager. I went to the local swimming pool with my two sisters. It was old and cold and not very nice. I can still remember my instructor: his name was Colin Firth, like the actor. But he wasn't as good-looking！
-Rachel Robbins My father was a swimming instructor so I guess it’s just in the blood. I can’t remember a time when I couldn’t swim. I spent most of my c hildhood holidays at the beach and I still go at any opportunity I get.
-Simon Fordham
It took me a long time to learn. I wasn’t a natural. I still don’t swim very well. I certainly wouldn’t like to be in a boat in rough(汹涌的) seas. I never really learnt to put my face in the water. It hurts my eyes and I can’t see.
-Geoffrey Hopkins
One day I was standing by the deep end of the swimming pool and I suddenly fell in. I don’t know how I did it but I managed to get to the side. I was coughing but I could swim! My brother saw me when I got out and thought it was very funny. But he didn’t laugh when I hit him.
-Karen Marks
My first experience of swimming was when I was 8 or 9 years old. I was on a small boat with about ten other boys. It was very small and someone pushed me in the water. The water was very clean and I could see everything. I remember feeling very peaceful and comfortable, and I wasn’t worried at all. I started swimming, not very well, but another boy helped me to return to the beach.
-Phillip Parker
1. Who can be described as a born swimmer?
A．Karen Marks. B．Rachel Robbins.
C．Simon Fordham. D．Geoffrey Hopkins.
2. What does Geoffrey Hopkins think of swimming?
A．Boring. B．Difficult.
C．Important. D．Interesting.
3. What can we infer from this passage?
A．Rachel Robbins enjoyed her swimming courses.
B．Karen Marks was angry when his brother laughed at him.
C．Phillip Parker learned to swim with an instructor.
D．Phillip Parker fell in the water and was forced to learn to swim.
2. When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guang Dong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive (敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description (描述) “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.
Af ter that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.
By Jack
1. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.
A．the manager asked him to do so B．he respected the elderly
C．the couple wanted him to do so D．he wanted more pay
2. In Jack’s hometown, _______.
A．people dislike being called “old”
B．people are proud of being old
C．many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D．the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
3. After this experience, Jack _______.
A．lost his job in the restaurant B．made friends with the couple
C．no longer respected the elderly D．changed his way with older people
4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.
B．Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
C．The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D．From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.
3. “I'm going to fail !"My best friend cried. She and I had this conversation almost every day while we were in high school.
The truth was that my friend never failed in any subjects. I just think that she can't accept failures because she lives her life as a perfectionist (完美主义者). What she fails to understand is that a lot of good can come from failures.
For example, failure can help build relationships. Once was cooking dinner for a friend. I was tired, and several dishes I tried to make turned out bad. I grew more and more upset until my friend told me that I shouldn't worry. She cared more about our friendship than the dishes. That day, I learned that failure doesn't always make people dislike you. In fact, after she said those words to me, I grew closer to her.
Failure can make success ever more exciting. Every few years, there would be an important test in the PE class at our school. Students had to run a mile within eight minutes. I was never good at running, so I failed every time until the third year at school. Then I began working out regularly, and yet I still failed that year. A few days later, however, the teacher gave me and some other students another chance to run and I got a pass finally! You can 't imagine how excited I was after that. I felt the memory of the success was as sweet as honey, because I had to overcome failure to reach it. Now its clear to see that failure can teach us good lessons. It's not an end—it can be a beginning.
1. What can we learn about the author's best friend from the first two paragraphs?
A．She liked taking tests.
B．She was afraid of failures.
C．She often failed in study.
D．She knew how to be perfect.
2. What did the author finally get from a failed cooking?
D．More experience.
A．Bad feelings. B．Worries. C．A closer
friendship.
3. Why did the author feel excited after the running test?
A．Because she could work out regularly.
B．Because she received honey as a reward.
C．Because she got another chance to take the test.
D．Because she achieved success after many failures.
4. The author wrote this passage________.
A．to show the negative effects of failures
B．to point out her best friends fear of failures
C．to encourage the readers to face failures bravely
D．to introduce different types of failures
4. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”
The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead. The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I w ant a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.” The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless!”
“So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.
“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”
1. What puzzled the grandson most was _________.
A．why he forgot what he read soon B．whether it was useful to read books
C．what kind of book he could understand D．how he could read books like his grandpa 2. Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water?
B．To punish him for not reading carefully.
A．To get him to realize the use of reading
books.
C．To clean the dirty basket in the river. D．To train him to run faster.
3. What lesson can we learn from the story?
A．The old are always wiser than the young. B．It is foolish to carry water with a basket.
C．You can’t expect to remember all you read. D．Reading books can change a person gradually.
4. What can be the best title for the text?
A．Grandpa and Grandson B．Carrying Water in a Basket
C．Baskets and Books D．Reading for Total Changing
5. How to deal with your homework
Write it down. 1 Always be sure to write down all the homework so you won’t forget anything.
Create a homework station. Find somewhere comfortable and quiet to do your home work. 2 It will take twice as long to get the homework done. Shut off your cell phone, log off (退出) your computer (unless you need it for your homework) and close the door.
Do homework as early as possible. Don’t leave homework to the last minute. 3 The earlier you start your homework, the sooner you will finish! Do all your homework as early as you can, so you don’t have a pile of (一堆) homework the next day.
4 Think about how long it will take you to complete homework for each subject. For example: English-ten minutes, science-ten minutes, math-forty minutes, history-twenty minutes.
Treat yourself. You can easily get tired by sitting through an hour or two of homework without stopping. Once you finish homework for a subject, take a small break (no more than 15 minutes). Either taking a walk or finding something to eat will do. But do not turn on the TV, or you’ll never go back to your study. 5
6. I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people sinceI think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a
________person.
I think my________started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get
my________and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly
ever________to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really________. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a (n)________. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I________to help. That was really a big step for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of them are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new________, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my friend. Every time I came into her room, she was so happy because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter
never________her, so I took her place. She let me ________that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was________, but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much ________person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not________these experiences. They have________me to care about other people more than about myself.
I________who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
1.
A．famous B．different C．simple D．skilled
2.
A．education B．career C．tour D．change
3.
A．friendship B．homework C．degree D．interest
4.
A．reported B．wrote C．lied D．talked
5.
A．careful B．curious C．lonely D．guilty
6.
A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defense
7.
A．offered B．dared C．hesitated D．happened
8.
A．luck B．hobby C．hope D．attitude
9.
A．visited B．answered C．bothered D．trusted
10.
A．explain B．guess C．look D．see
11.
A．homeless B．useless C．heartbroken D．hopeless
12.
A．quieter B．better C．busier D．richer
13.
A．forget B．face C．improve D．remember
14.
A．taught B．preferred C．ordered D．forced
15.
A．miss B．expect C．wonder D．like
7. As far as I am concerned, the course ________ the new-learners.
A．designs B．designed C．is designed for D．by design
8. To be honest, what ________ me most is his kindness.
A．impresses B．annoys C．anxious D．frightens
9. Can you tell me when you plan to ________ your hometown, where your grandparents are living now.
A．leave alone B．leave for C．leave behind D．leave aside 10. The guy found two policemen ________ next to his car.
A．stand B．stood C．to stand D．standing
11. Jack stood up and looked forward ________ what was going on outside.
A．to see B．to seeing C．see D．saw
12. The lady had a hot debate ________ whether women should spend more time in the home
________ her husband.
A．on; about B．with; on C．about; with D．over; on
13. Nowadays many people prefer________ in the country ________ in the city.
A．to live; living B．living; to live C．to live; to live D．living; to living
14. During my senior school life, I will keep practicing until I become confident enough ________ the ________matters.
A．to challenge; challenging B．challenged; challenging
C．challenging; to challenge D．to challenge; challenged
15. I read English loudly every day ________ I can speak it fluently.
A．in order to B．in order C．in order that D．so as to
16. The woman has three sons, one of ________ is a doctor.
A．that B．whom C．which D．who
17. 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。

China is a big old country 1 has a history of more than five thousand years. We are proud of 2 (it) culture and part of the culture even influences the world 3 (great), for example, the thought of Confucius (孔子). As Chinese economy develops very fast and plays 4 important role in the world, more and more 5 (foreigner) learn Mandarin (普通话) in Confucius institutions. The Chinese traditional culture can 6 (test) by the time. It unites (团结) the whole nation and no matter what kind of disaster comes, we will fight together for the county’s future. Today, many young people lose faith in traditional culture and they are crazy 7 the western culture. They follow the western fashion, 8 (think) we are the old style. But some day, they 9 (realize) they are wrong 10 (ignore) traditional culture.
18. 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。

Peru is a country on the Pacific coast of South America. It consists 1 three main parts: narrow, dry, flat land 2 (run) along the coast, the Andes Mountains, and the Amazon rainforest.
Spanish is the main language of Peru. It is because Peru 3 (rule) by Spain from the 16th century to 1821. But before that, Peru was the centre of the ancient Inca Empire, and its emperor lived in what is now known as the site Machu Picchu.
Peru is an 4 (amaze) destination with something for tourists. Here 5 (be) two magical tours: Amazon Rainforest Tour and Machu Picchu Tour. In Amazon Rainforest Tour, you can first take 6 short flight into the Amazon rainforest and then travel for a day to your 7 (accommodate) by boat. In the following three days, you can explore the unique rainforest with a local guide. In the other tour, you can take a four - day hike through the Andes Mountains to the city of Machu Picchu. After 8 (explore) the ancient city, you will find it very amazing, 9 ( especial ) the Incas ‘ dry stone method of building. Inca builders cut stones 10 exactly that nothing was needed to hold walls together. 19. 假如你是李华，你的朋友Mary想加入社区志愿者协会，但她的父母担心这会影响她的学业，所以不同意她参加，为此她和父母产生了矛盾。

请你给她写一封邮件。

写作内容：
1.表示理解;
2.提出建议;
3.表达希望。

写作要求：1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加情节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：社区 community;志愿者协会 volunteer association
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