第第頁山西20232023學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期中英語試卷OxfordandCambridgeTour

Whatincluded

WalkingtourofOxfordandCambridge

avisittoChristChurchCollege

Freelunchpack

Airconditionedbuses

WalkingtourofOxford

FollowthefootstepsofOxford’sfamousstudents,fromC.S.LewistoBillClinton,asyouwalkthebeautifulcollegecourtyardsofthishistoricuniversitytown.SeetheBodleianLibrary,whichisoneoftheoldestlibrariesinEuropeonyourvisit.You’llbeattractedbythesquaresofthisnaturallybeautifultown.

ChristChurch

ChristChurchisknownasoneofthemajorplacesfortheharryPotterfilms!Youwillbesurprisedatthemagicalgrandeur(壯美)oftheGreatHall,usedasthesettingforHogwarts.

SenateHouse

Onceyou’veleftOxford,you’llmakeyourwaytothebeautifulcityofCambridge.It’sherethatyouwillvisitSenateHouseattheworldfamousUniversityofCambridge.ItusedtobetheCouncilofthesenateforimportantmeetings,butitisnowthechosenplaceforstudents’degreecelebration.You’llgettotravelthisspecialplaceanddiscoveritsimportanthistory.

PleaseNote:

Youmustbringtheetickettoenterthistour.

Bookingswhicharemadeaftermidnightforthesamedaywillnotincludeafreelunchpack.

Duringbusyperiods,buseswithoutWiFimaybeused.

Time

April1toOctober31

DaysofdepartureTuesday,ThursdayandSaturday

Checkin:8:00am

Departure:8:30am

Return:7:00pm

1.Whichofthefollowingisincludedinthetour

A.Freebreakfastpack.B.FreebusestravellinginOxford.

C.Professorsintroduction.D.Airconditionedbuses.

2.WhatisChristChurchfamousfor

A.TheplacethatBillClintononcevisited.

B.FootstepsofOxford’sfamousstudents.

C.Amajorplacefortheharrypotterfilms.

D.Manybeautifulsquares.

3.Whatwillhappenifyoubookthetripaftermidnightforthesameday

A.Youwontgetfreelunch.

B.Youllpaymoreforthetrip.

C.Youdon’tneedtobringtheeticket.

D.You’lltakebuseswithoutWiFi.

Istillrememberalovelygirl,thoughIdon’tknowhername.

WemetintheChildren’sHospital.Iwas11.Iwasbornwithaholeinmyheart.Sowasthefiveyearoldgirlinthebedbesideme.Wewerebothrecoveringfromthesameoperation.BecauseIwasolderandwiser,Ithoughtitwasmyjobtolookafterher.“Doyouwanttohearastory”Iaskedheroneafternoon.“Great!”shesaid.

Itwassoeasytomakeherhappy.Sheseemedalwaystobesmilingorsingingsongs.

Lifewasn’tfair.Shepassedaway.Myrecoverywentwell.“You’rereallylucky”,anursetoldme.“Buthowcomemyoperationwassoeasyandherswasn’t”Iasked.“Easy”mydadsaid.“David,youroperationwasn’teasyatall.wethoughtweweregoingtoloseyou.Fortwoweeksafteryouroperationmanythingscouldgowrong.You’rereallylucky.Whenyouwereinthecoma(昏迷),sheusedtocomeovertoyourbedandsingtoyou.Shewaswatchingoveryou.”mydadsaid.

Mysurgeryscars(手術(shù)疤痕)arehiddenundermyshirtalongwiththememoryofthatkindlittlegirl.Shewillbeatmysidelikeasmallangel(hi).IamoldandwiseenoughnowtoknowthatIhaveanangelwatchingovermewheneverlifeisfairorunfair.

1.Whydidthewriterlookafterthelittlegirl

A.Hethoughtitwashisduty.B.Herparentswerebusy.

C.Shewantedtohearstories.D.Shewashisbestfriend.

2.Whatwasthegirlscharacterlike

A.Shy.B.Positive.

C.Careless.D.Humorous.

3.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriter

A.Hestayedinhospitalforashorttime.

B.Itwaseasyforhimtorecoverfromillness.

C.Anurseinthehospitalsaidhewasunlucky.

D.Hetreasuresthememoryofthatlittlegirl.

4.Whatmakesthewriterstillrememberthegirl

A.Herdeath.B.herdancing.

C.Herkindness.D.Hergrowth.

It’sreportedthatscientistsinLondonhavefoundthebestdietforbothhumansandtheplanet.

Iftheworldfollowedthesocalled“planetaryhealth”diet,eachyearmorethanllmillionearlydeathscouldbeavoidedaccordingtothescientists.Forthehealthoftheplanet,theysaythesamedietwillreduce(削減)greenhousegasesandsavemoreland,waterandanimals.ThisnewfoodplanistheresultofathreeyearprojectorganizedbyTheLancethealthjournal.

TimLang,aprofessoratBritain’sUniversityofLondon.Hesaid,“Thefoodweeatandhowweproduceitdecidethehealthofpeopleandtheplanet.”Langadded,Theworld’spopulationisexpectedtogrowto10billionpeopleby20xx.Ifwewanttofeedeveryone,weallneedtochangewhatweeatandthewayweeatbyimprovingfoodproductionandreducingfoodwaste”.So,whatdoyoueatonthe“planetaryhealth”diet

Thescientistswhocreatedthe“planetaryhealth”dietsayitislargelyplantbasedbutstillhasalittlemilk,fishandmeat.Thedietcallsforcuttingdownredmeatandsugarby50percentandincreasingnuts,fruits,andvegetable.

WalterWilletofHarvardUniversityintheUnitedStatesalsotalkedaboutthe“planetaryhealth”diet.Hesaid,“Morethan800millionpeoplearoundtheworlddonotgetenoughfoodwhilemanymorepeoplehaveveryunhealthydiets.”

Thescientiststhinkitdifficulttoreachtheiraim.Butforthem,doingnothingisalsonotachoiceWilletsaid,“Ifwecan’tmakethebestdiet,it’sbettertotryandgetascloseaswecan.”

1.WhatdecidesthehealthofpeopleandtheplanetaccordingtoTimLang

A.Thetasteofthefood.

B.Thenumberofpopulation.

C.Theclimateandourlivingconditions.

D.Thefoodweeatandthewayweproduceit.

2.Whatdoesthe“planetaryhealth”dietmainlycontain

A.Milk.B.Meat.

C.Sugar.D.Plants.

3.Whatdoscientistssayaboutthe“planetaryhealth”diet

A.Itisveryeasytoproduceit.

B.Itisbettertotrytheirbesttomakeit.

C.Itisbettertodonothingthanfail.

D.Itisimpossibletomakeit.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext

A.HumansHealthIsVeryImportant.

B.ManyPeopledon’tGetEnoughFood.

C.ANewKindofdietmaySavethePlane.

D.DifferentPeoplehaveDifferentEatingHabits.

About10percentofpublicschoolstudentsintheUnitedStateslearnEnglishasasecondlanguage.Insomestates,thatnumberismuchhigher.AboutfivemillionstudentsinthecountryareconsideredEnglishlanguagelearners,orELLs.SuchstudentsarethefastgrowinggroupintheUSpublicschools.

ThemostcommonlyfirstspokenlanguagesamongELLsinAmericaareSpanish,Arabic,Chinese,HaitianCreoleandVietnamese.Speakersofthosefivelanguagesmakeup92percentofallELLsincludedinthereport.

Englishlanguagelearnerscanchooseoneofseveralkindso1program.Therearesomeprograms,inwhichstudentsaremostlytaughtintheirnativelanguage.Andthereareotherprograms,whichofferstudentsalmostallclassroomteachinginEnglish.However,Thesekindsofprogramsdonotalwaysallowstudentstowriteandreadintheirnativelanguage.

Therearealsosocalledbilingualprograms.TheseprogramsofferteachingintwolanguagesEnglishandanotherlanguage.ResearchhasshownthatEnglishlanguagelearnersdobestinbilingualprograms,especiallyifthesecondlanguageistheirnativelanguage.

Thelackofhighqualitybilingualprogramsisclear.Nationally,about83percentofstudentscompletetheirhighschooleducation.Butthegraduationrate(比率)amongEnglishlanguagelearnersisfarlower65percent.

Schoolsystemsacrossthecountrysometimeslookforbilingualeducatorsinternationally.Buteducationexpertssaytherearewaysforstatestofindandtrainnewteachersintheirownareas.Thisspring,Americacameupwithalistof“growyourown”rulesforschoolsandstatestofollow.Itadvisedstatestoofferaseriesofwaysforbilingualteachers.Italsosuggestedtrainingbilingualteachersintheirownareaseveniftheydonothaveacollegedegree.

1.WhatcanwelearnaboutEnglishfromparagraph1

A.Itisdifficultformoststudents.

B.ItispopularasasecondlanguageinAmericanpublicschools.

C.Itiseasyforforeignstudents.

D.Itisnotwelcomebypublicschoolstudents.

2.HowmanytypesofprogramsforEnglishlanguagelearnersarementionedinthetext

A.One.B.Two.

C.Three.D.Four.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bilingual”inparagraph4mean

A.Learningonelanguage.B.Usingtwolanguages.

C.National.D.International.

4.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom

A.Aneducationalmagazine.B.Amathspaper.

C.Adiary.D.astorybook.

二、完形填空

Ourfamilyenjoyedabeautifulhouseplantforoverthirtyyears.Ithadstayedwithusthrough________yearsandgoodtimes,painandjoy.Ihadneverthoughtof________it.

However,twoweeksago,we________somechangesofitsleaves,whichbegantoloseitscolor.Wewateredandlookedafteriteventothepointof________it,likeachild.Butitjustshowednosignof________.Wefinallypickedafewalmostdeadleavesand________replantingtheminanothersmallpot.

What________uswasthattheseleaveswhichhadbeenplantedinthenewpotgrewstrong.Inordertoknowthereason________thehouseplantdied,wedugthedeadplantoutofthepotThen,itbecame________tous—itsroots(樹根)wereindisorder,completelytanglingup(絞在一起).Theyhadgrownsomassive(大量的)thatthey________thesidesofthepot.Ouroncebeautifulplant________becauseitgrewoutofitsenvironment—itbecamerootbound(根滿盆的.).

Peoplecanbecomerootbound,too.Thosewho________personalgrowthordevelopmentoftenwanttomake________thatcanleadtogreaterachievements(成就)ormuchmorehappiness.However,theymoreoften________theyoutgrowtheirenvironmentandwantto________.Theirviewsbecomelargerandtheyneed________environmenttolivein.Theyneedpeoplewhowillmake________fortheirgrowth.Iftheycannotbe________,someproblemsaresuretoappear.

Soifyournewfoundgrowth________youtopushagainsttheoldways,youmayneedto________youarebiggernow.

1.A.peacefulB.hardC.pleasantD.busy

2.A.controllingB.buyingC.losingD.sell

3.A.madeB.recordedC.collectedD.discovered

4.A.admittingB.lovingC.sendingD.punishing

5.A.strengthB.troubleC.growthD.recovery

6.A.avoidedB.practicedC.triedD.enjoyed

7.A.amazedB.disappointedC.embarrassedD.bored

8.A.whyB.whereC.whenD.how

9.A.happyB.usefulC.energeticD.clear

10.A.ateB.managedC.stoppedD.burst

11.A.grewB.survivedC.diedD.arrived

12.A.dependonB.lookforC.waitforD.turndown

13.A.suggestionB.studiesC.explanationsD.changes

14.A.askB.thinkC.findD.remember

15.A.takeoffB.falldownC.calmdownD.setoff

16.A.largerB.warmerC.saferD.taller

17.A.chancesB.promisesC.timeD.room

18.A.satisfiedB.acceptedC.mentionedD.protected

19.A.organizesB.causesC.permitsD.teaches

20.A.refuseB.orderC.realizeD.prove

三、語法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

IgaveoneofmyfavoritesunhatsrecentlytoafriendJackwhohadbeenlookingforonelikemineforseveral1.(week).Ifounditonlineandhaditsenttohimforhisbirthday.

Later,I2.(lose)myownandIwasupset!Thathathadtraveledeverywherewithme.Butthena3.(difference)friendcamebackfromhistriptothePhilippines.4.didhegivemeasagiftAsunhat!

Iwanttohostmyfriendsandcookadinnerforthelargegroupthisweek.5.(fortunate),Ihavethechancetocookforalargegroupofpeopleinmylife.Ienjoy6.(learn)afewnewrecipes(食譜)onmyown,shoppingforthefood,andcookingforthem.Justtoday,IhikedwithJackandwhenwesaidgoodbye,hetookaboxoffoodoutandhewantedme7.(have)them.Therewereallkindsofpotatoes,onions,pears,applesandpeaches.Thosefoodscanbereadyforthelargegroupofmyfriends.Jackdidn’tattendmypartynordidheknowabout8.dinnerth