2023-2024學(xué)年度翠園中學(xué)高二年級(jí)第一學(xué)期期中考試卷英語1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考號(hào)填寫或填涂在答題卡上。2.回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如3.考試結(jié)束后，只上交答題卡。1.Thereisahugegapbetweentheoryandreality,isusuallythecasewhenitcomestothemoneymanagementindustry.A.whichB.whatC.asD.that2.---Whatmakeshimsoexcitedthesedays?---akeyuniversity.A.AdmittedintoB.AdmittingtoC.HavingbeenadmittedintoD.Beingadmittedto3.JacksonturnedoutattheGrammyAwards,musicartistsaregivenanawardfortheirartisticortechnicalachievement.A.whenB.whereC.whichD.whose4.Customersrarelyhaveanopportunitytowatchthecooksdoingthecookingonthealthoughitsoundsquitenormalforanycook.A.kitchenB.floorC.conditionD.spot5.Awaveofpanicthebride-to-beatthethoughtthatshenarrowlyescapedbeingkilledintheaccidentjustnow.第2頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)A.chewedB.seizedC.zoomedD.escaped6.MyreasonfortoChinaDailyistokeepmeofwhat’sgoingonintheworld.A.contributing;informingB.subscribing;informedC.abandon;informedD.adapt;informing7.toasmuchasEnglishaspossibleisagoodwaytolearnEnglishwell.A.BeingexposedB.ExposedC.HavingexposedD.Toexpose8.Thehandfulofforeigncoinsisoftennottobuymuchfromtheduty-freeshop.A.exceptionalB.sufficientC.fascinatedD.complicated9.Thesalesmanscoldedthegirlcaughtandletheroff.A.tohavestolenB.tobestealingC.tostealD.stealing10.Difficultasrumoursonsocialmediaare，thegovernmentwillstepupsupervision（監(jiān)管）sothatpeoplewillnotbeeasilymisled.A.preventingB.tobepreventedC.topreventD.beingprevented11.Haveyoueverbeenupsetwhentoyourselfafteryourmobilephonebatteryrunsoutinthemiddleofacall?AlefttalkingB.beinglefttalkingC.beinglefttalkD.leavingtalking.12.Iwastoldthattherewereabout50foreignstudentsChineseintheschool,mostwerefromGermany.A.study;ofwhomB.study;ofthemC.studying;ofthemD.studying;ofwhom13.IwishtothankProfessorSmith,withouthelpIwouldneverhavegotthisfar.A.whoB.whoseC.whomD.which14.AsPresident,heappointedmentohighgovernmentpositionsheconsideredmostcapable,someofthemopenlydefiedhisauthority.A.which…asthoughB./…thoughC.which…evenifD.whom…asthough15.Manygraduatesholdtheviewtheyhadbetterapplyforaposttheycancombineknowledge第3頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)withskills.A.which;whichB.that;whichC.which;whereD.that;where16.Ifyoucanreading,itcangiveyouendlesshoursofenjoyment.A.haveasayonB.stepawayfromC.developanappetiteforD.crashinto17.herdisappointment,sheandmanagedabrightsmile.A.Though;movedonB.Inspiteof;tookoffC.As;settleddownD.Despite;cheeredup18.Ishowedanoldfriendofminearoundthecity,surprise,thechangeshadbeensogreat.A.whoseB.whichC.towhichD.towhose19.Natureisatitsmostbeautifulinspringallkindsofflowersareinblossom,attractspeoplefromallwalksoflifetotakeaspringouting.A.that;whichB.which;whereC.when;thatD.when;which20.Ifyoudon'twanttogetforyourcarelessnessbyyourteacher,thenyoushouldtrytobemoreattentiveandcooperativeinclass.A.toldapartB.toldagainstC.toldonD.toldoff21.ThewinningshotgavetheSerbianteamatwo-sets-to-one,butChinadidn’tfalterbeforethis competitor.A.start…intenseB.start…toughC.lead…intenseD.lead…tough22.MycarneedsbutIforgotittotherepairshop.A.torepair;totakeB.repairing;totakeC.toberepaired;takingD.repairing;taking23.Don’tyouthinkitanygoodinpublicplaces?A.forbiddingsmokingB.toforbidsmokingC.toforbidtosmokeD.forbiddingtosmoke24.Iwon’ttellthestudentstheanswertothemathproblemuntiltheyonitformorethanonehour.A.havebeenworkingB.willbeworkingC.hadworkedD.willhaveworked25.ThepensowellandIthinkitisworth.Tobehonest,youwillregretitifyoudon’ttakeit.第4頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)A.iswritten;buyingB.writes;tobeboughtC.writes;buyingD.wrote;beingbought.ANPR’sStudentPodcast(播客)Challengeisback—forafifthyear!Thisyear’scompetitionwillopenforentriesonJanuary6,2023andcloseonApril28.Asinpastyears,ourjudgeswillchoosewinnersintwocategories:gradesfivethrougheightandgradesninethroughtwelve.Entriesmustbesubmittedbyaneducatororastudentleaderwho’s18yearsoldorolder.Anotherimportantruleisthatthemaximumlengthofyourpodcastiswithineightminutes,andlongerentrieswillbedisqualified.Ourjudgeswillusethefollowingcriteriatonarrowdownandchoosethewinners:Informationandstructure,40percentDoesthepodcasttellagoodstoryorteachussomethingnewandimportant?Isitstructuredinawaythatkeepslistenersengaged?Canweeasilyfollowthestoryyou’retellingortheinformationyou’reexplaining?Haveyouspenttimecuttingoutunnecessaryinformationtomakesurethemainideascomethroughclearly?Personalityandcreativity,40percentDoesithavepersonality,ordoesitsoundlikeyou’rereadingfromascript(腳本)?Doesitmakeuslaughorcryorleaveusdeepinthought?Production,20percentWe’renotjudgingyouonhowfancyyourequipmentisandwedon’texpectyoutobeanexpertonrecordingandeditingsound,butwehopeyou’lltry.Somepodcastsmayuseanarration(講述)format.Othersmaybemoreofaninterviewformat.Ifyouusesoundapartfrominterviewsandnarration,makesureitisclearandsmooth.26.Whatisthedeadlineforhandinginyourpodcast?A.January6.B.February18.C.March26.D.April28.27.Whoarequalifiedtosubmitthepodcasttothecompetition?A.Allmonitors.B.Anystudent.C.Teachers.D.Parents.28.Whatisarequirementfortheentries?A.Theyshouldbemorethaneightminutes.B.Theymustbewellstructuredandedited.第5頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)C.Theyhavetoadoptaninterviewformat.D.Theymustbeproducedwithspecialsoundeffects.BOnceacirclemissedawedge.Thecirclewantedtobewhole,soitwentaroundlookingforitsmissingpiece.Butbecauseitwasincompleteandthereforecouldrollonlyveryslowly,itadmiredtheflowersalongtheway.Itchattedwithworms.Itenjoyedthesunshine.Itfoundlotsofdifferentpieces,butnoneofthemfit.Soitleftthemallbythesideoftheroadandkeptonsearching.Thenonedaythecirclefoundapiecethatfitperfectly.Itwassohappy.Nowitcouldbewhole,withnothingmissing.Itincorporatedthemissingpieceintoitselfandbegantoroll.Nowthatitwasaperfectcircle,itcouldrollveryfast,toofasttonoticetheflowersortalktotheworms.Whenitrealizedhowdifferenttheworldseemedwhenitrolledsoquickly,itstopped,leftitsfoundpiecebythesideoftheroadandrolledslowlyaway.Thelessonofthestory,Isuggested,wasthatinsomestrangesensewearemorewholewhenwearemissingsomething.Themanwhohaseverythingisinsomewaysapoorman.Hewillneverknowwhatitfeelsliketoyearn,tohope,tonourishhissoulwiththedreamofsomethingbetter.Hewillneverknowtheexperienceofhavingsomeonewholoveshimandgiveshimsomethinghehasalwayswantedorneverhad.Thereisawholenessaboutthepersonwhohascometotermswithhislimitations,whohasbeenbraveenoughtoletgoofhisunrealisticdreamsandnotfeellikeafailurefordoingso.Thereisawholenessaboutthemanorwomanwhohaslearnedthatheorsheisstrongenoughtogothroughatragedyandsurvive,whocanlosesomeoneandstillfeellikeacompleteperson.LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemnusforfailing.Lifeisnotaspellingbee,wherenomatterhowmanywordsyou’vegottenright,you’redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseason,whereeventhebestteamlosesone-thirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweacceptthatimperfectionispartofbeinghuman,andwhenwecancontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateit,wewillhaveachievedawholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.That,Ibelieve,iswhatGodasksofusnot“Beperfect”,not“Don’tevenmakeamistake”,but“Bewhole.”29.Whichmaybeanexampleofbeingwhole?A.Apersonhaseverything.B.Apersonacceptshisorherlimitations.C.Apersonlovessomeoneandisloved.D.Apersonfeelsbluefordroppingunrealisticgoals.30.Whichexpressioncanbestexplaintheunderlinedphrase“cometotermswith”inparagraph3?第6頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)A.fixandperfect.B.haveadesirefor.C.makeupfor.D.acceptwithoutcomplaints.31.Howisabaseballseasonsimilartolife?A.Easycome,easygo.BFailureisthemotherofsuccess..C.Energyandpersistenceconquerallthings.D.Somebattlesyouwinandsomebattlesyoulose.32.Whatwillbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.LifeIstoBeWholeB.DreamaDreamC.PerfectImpossibleD.MiserableTruthCThePirahaareaprimitiveAmazoniantribe(部落)ofhunter-gathererswholivedeepintheBrazilianrainforest.Thetribehassurvived,theirculturewell-preserved,forcenturies,althoughtherearenowonlyaround200left.ThePiraha,whocommunicatemainlythroughsoundsandwhistles,havefascinatedscientistsforyears,mainlybecausetheyhavealmostnowordsfornumbers.Theyuseonlythreewordstocountone,two,andmany.WeknowaboutthePirahathankstoProfessorDanEverelt,whospentsevenyearswiththetribeinthe70sand80s.Evereltdiscoveredaworldwithoutnumbers,withouttime,withoutwordsforcolors,withoutclausesandwithoutapasttense.Theirlanguage,hefound,wasnotjustsimplegrammatically;itwaslimitedinitsrangeofsoundsanddifferedbetweenthesexes.Forthemen,ithasjust11speechsounds;forthewomen,ithasonly10,thesmallestnumberofspeechsoundsintheworld.Thelanguagesoundsmorelikehummingthanspeech.ThePirahacanalsowhistletheirlanguage,whichishowmencommunicatewhenhunting.Theircultureissimilarlyconstrained.ThePirahacan’twrite,havelittlecollectivememory,andnoconceptofdecorativeart.In1980Everelttriedtoteachthemtocount,heexplainedbasiccountingskillstoanenthusiasticgroupfondoflearningthemtotradewithothertribes.Aftereightmonths,notonecouldcounttoten;evenoneplusonewasbeyondthem.TheexperimentseemedtoconfirmEverelt’stheory:thetribejustcouldn’tunderstandtheconceptofnumber.ThePiraha’sinabilitytocountisimportantbecauseitseemstodisproveNoamChomsky’sinfluentialTheoryofUniversalGrammar,whichholdsthatthehumanmindhasanaturalabilityforlanguage,andthatalllanguagesshareabasicrulestructure,whichenableschildrentounderstandabstract(抽象的)conceptssuchasnumber.OneofChomsky’sworkmateshasrecentlygoneonanexpedition(遠(yuǎn)征)tostudythetribe.Wedonotyetknowifthe第7頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)P(yáng)irahahavepersuadedhimtochangehistheory.33.What’sthePiraha’smajorattractiontoresearchers?A.Awell-preservedlifestyle.B.Asmallexistingpopulation.C.Auniquecommunicativeway.D.Anextremelysimplecountingsystem.34.WhatcanwelearnaboutthePirahaaccordingtoEverelt’sfindings?A.Theyusefewspeechsounds.B.Womenspeaklessthanmen.C.Theirgrammariscomplicated.DTheycommunicateonlybywhistling..35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“constrained”meaninParagraph3?A.StrangeB.AttractiveC.LimitedD.Respectable36.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.FindingsaboutthePirahahelpusknowmoreabouthumanmind.B.ThePiraha’sinabilitytocountchallengesanexistingtheoryofgrammar.C.AresearcherismakinganexplorationtostudythePiraha’scountingability.D.Languageshaveasimilarstructuresowecanunderstandabstractconcepts.DThemajorityofpeopleonthisplanetlivethroughego(自我意識(shí)).Theyfeelthattheyarethemselvesspecial,apartfromthecrowdinsomeway.Also,theyaren'twillingtoacknowledgeotherpeople'sspecial-ness,andfeelthattheyarethreatenedbythepeoplewhoaredifferentfromthem.Besides,therearemanydifferent'exclusiveclubs'whichpeoplejoinundercertainconditions,likeColourofskinclubs,Sportsclubs,andsoon.Whatmanypeoplefailtoacknowledge,however,isthatthereisinfactonlyoneclubTheHumanBeingclub.Ourdiversityiswhatmakeslifeinteresting.Ilovewatchingpeoplewhodanceorcreatemusicbeautifully,drawoutemotionsthroughtheiractingskills,orareaccomplishedathletes.IalsounderstandmyselfwellenoughtoknowthatIdon'thaveenoughpassionforanyofthesethingstomakethesacrificesnecessarytocomeclosetotheirlevelofexcellence.Ibelievethatitishumannaturetocommunicateandcooperatewithpeoplewhoarelikeus,butwhatalotof第8頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)peopleseeas'likeus'isnarroweddowntoverysuperficial(表面)characteristics.IremembermyJamaicanfriend'ssisterbeingmostputout.Shehadbeentheonlyblackwomaninhercompanyandthenanotherblackwomanwasemployed.Theywereautomaticallyputtoworktogetherbecausetheywerebothblackandobviouslyhadalotincommon-sothoughttheemployer!Thetruthwasthattheyhadnothingincommon,didn'tcomefromthesamecountryandactivelydislikedeachother.It'salwaysamistaketoassumeanythingonapurelysuperficialbasis.Ihavemanyfriendswhoaremembersofavarietyoftheabovementionedclubsandeachoneofthemhastaughtmesomuchaboutdifferentculturesandlifestyles,andhasenrichedmylifeintheprocess.Iencourageanyonetostrikeupaconversationwithsomeonewhodoesn'tlooklikethem-youmightbesurprisedatexactlyhowmuchyouhaveincommon.37.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphspeopletendto.A.feeltheyarespecialB.feeltheyarelackofegoC.admitothersarespecialD.admitonlyoneclubexist38.HowistheParagraph3mainlydeveloped?A.Byanalyzingcauses.B.Bysettinganexample.C.Bygivingadescription.D.Bymakingcomparisons.39.TheauthormentionedhisJamaicanfriend’ssistertoshow.A.blackwomenhavealotincommonindeedB.itishumannaturetocooperatewithpeopleC.peopleunderstand“l(fā)ikeus”inanarrowwayD.peopleoftenmakemistakesinjudgingothers40.Whatdoestheauthoradvisepeopletodointhelastparagraph?A.Toenrichtheirownlife.B.Tojoinanexclusiveclub.C.Totalktodifferentpeople.D.Toexperiencedifferentlife.Isyourglasshalf-emptyorhalf-full?Howyouanswerthisage-oldquestionaboutpositivethinkingmayreflectyouroutlookonlife,yourattitudetowardyourself,andwhetheryou’reoptimisticorpessimistic. 41.Instead,itmeansthatyouapproachunpleasantnessinamorepositiveandproductiveway.Youthinkthebestisgoingtohappen,nottheworst.Youcanlearntoturnnegativethinkingintopositivethinking.42—you’recreatinganewhabit,afterall.HerearesomewaystothinkandbehaveinamorepositiveandoptimisticwayIdentifyareastochange.If第9頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)youwanttobecomemoreoptimisticandengageinmorepositivethinking,firstidentifyareasofyourlifethatyouusuallyconsiderasnegative.Youcanstartbyfocusingononeareatoapproachinamorepositiveway.Thinkofapositivethoughttomanageyourstressinsteadofanegativeone. 43.Occasionallyduringthedaystopandevaluatewhatyou’rethinking.Ifyoufindthatyourthoughtsaremainlynegative,trytofindawaytoputapositivespinonthem.Beopentohumor.Giveyourselfpermissiontosmileorlaugh,especiallyduringdifficulttimes.Seekhumorineverydayhappenings.44.Surroundyourselfwithpositivepeople.Makesurethoseinyourlifearepositive,supportivepeopleyoucandependontogivehelpfuladviceandfeedback.Negativepeoplemayincreaseyourstresslevelandmakeyoudoubtyourabilitytomanagestressinhealthyways.Practicepositiveself-talk.Startbyfollowingonesimplerule:45.Begentleandencouragingwithyourself.Ifanegativethoughtentersyourmind,stopandthinkaboutwhatisgoodaboutyou.A.Checkyourself.B.Positivethinkingoftenstartswithself-talk.C.Whenyoucanlaughatlife,youfeellessstressed.D.Theprocessissimple,butitdoestaketimeandpractice.E.Don’tsayanythingtoyourselfthatyouwouldn’tsaytoanyoneelse.F.Ifyouhaveanegativeoutlook,don’texpecttobecomeanoptimistovernight.G.Positivethinkingdoesn’tmeanthatyouignorelife’slesspleasantsituations.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)LastweekendItookabustoNewYorkCity.AsItookthewindowseatandworeheadphonesoverears,Ialmostdidn't46anelderlymansittingbesideme.Theelderlymanaskedmeasimplequestion47thebus'sWiFiconnection,whichturnedintoatwo-hour48.Wetalkedalotaboutmydreams,myfearsandmylife.I49morewiththisstrangeronthebusthanIhavewithanyfriendorfamilymemberinmonths.MaybeitisbecauseIam50toletanyoneIknowclosetome.Iwas51thatthestrangerwasnotonlydeeplyinterestedingettingtoknowme,butalsojustwillingto52metomygreatestabilities.Insteadofpolitely53hisheadwhenImentionedmymajor,hetoldmethatmystronglikingseemedtobepsychology,butnottheoneIwasstudyingandthathefullyunderstoodmy54forthefailure.第10頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)Thiselderlymanmademe55theplansthatIhadmadeformylife.Hehelpedmerealizethatmycarefully56planforthenextfiveyearsofmylifewasn'tallthatgood,butactuallycomplexandfilledwith57.Mostofall,hehelpedme58thecomplexratherthanstayawayfromitbecauseofmyfearfortheunknown.Afewdayslater,heemailedme,saying,“Ithinkyou're59forgreatthingswhateveryoudecidetodo.”Theemail,filledwithwordsofencouragementmademerealizethatlifeissometimes60butitisgoingtobeokay.46A.checkB.noticeC.excuseD.believe.47.A.throughB.withC.duringD.about48.A.introductionB.explanationC.conversationD.competition49.A.searchedB.sharedC.demandedD.reviewed50.A.sorryB.curiousC.anxiousD.afraid51.A.puzzledB.worriedC.amazedD.disappointed52.A.pushB.inviteC.treatD.admit53.A.raisingB.droppingC.turningD.nodding54.A.regretB.changeC.fearD.desire55.A.prepareB.developC.consultD.question56.A.replacedB.organizedC.discussedD.predicted57.A.uncertaintyB.dangerC.responsibilityD.conflict58.A.spotB.ignoreC.seizeD.accept59.A.leavingB.headingC.watchingD.caring60.A.genuineB.normalC.painfulD.serious閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（不少于3個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。ThissummerItravelledfromnoisyBeijingtoWuzhen,abeautifulvillageinZhejiangProvince.Unfoldedbeforemewas61uniqueimageofthiswatercountry—thestonebridgeandthewaterflowing,alllikefairytalestome.However,62impressedmemostwasnotthenaturalscenerybutthesceneofagrandmabathingalittlebabyinawoodenbasinwiththedooropen.Myfriendscouldn’thelp63(take)picturesofthem.Tomysurprise,thegrandmasmiledandwavedatus.Allofasudden,myheartwasfilledwith64(warm).Isharedthephotoandmy65(forget)experiencewithmyfriends.Theywere66(simple)movedasIwas,butatthesametimetheyremindedmeoftheunpleasantexperiencesinbigcities.Wefeelembarrassedtoseepeoplequarrelinginpublicbecausethey67(step)onaccidentallybystrangers.Accordingtoarecentsurvey68(make)inNovember2016:45percentoftheresidentsdon’tknowthenamesoftheirneighbors;63percenthaveneverdevoted69(they)totalkingtotheirneighbors;67percentthinkthattherelationshipbetweenthemandtheirneighborsisjustso-so,orevenbad.Wouldn’titbebeautifultosayhellotoourneighborswhojustcameback70workandgivethemasmile?第四部分課本知識(shí)點(diǎn)考查(共兩節(jié)，滿分25分)第一節(jié)根據(jù)所提供的詞匯寫出其與句意及用法71.Youngpeopleshouldbeledtobelievethatanythingispossibleandthatnothingcanstandintheirwaywithdeterminationand(persevere).(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)72.Hewasamanoffewwordswitha(delight)drysenseofhumour.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)73.There’sbadeconomicnewsstillcomingin.Ittakessomepretty(steel)nerves.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)74.Thefanscheer(enthusiastic)fortheirfavoriteplayersandteams,whorespondbyplayingbetterthanbefore.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)75.Thedeliberate(cruel)ofhiswordscutherlikeaknife.（所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空）第二節(jié)根據(jù)所提供的中文用相應(yīng)短語或句式完成以下十個(gè)句子，一空只填一個(gè)單詞。(共1076.Humorcouldnotonlyentertainbutalso(提供新的視角)sensitiveoremotiveissues.(根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子)77.Modestyhelpsonegoforwardwhilepridemakesone(落后).(根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子)78Thesearetherecentbooksthatareespecially(值得注意).(根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子).79.Itencouragespeopleworldwidetofocusonwhatwe(共同的),ratherthanwhatdividesus.(根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子)80.Hefinishedsecondinthechampionshipfouryears(連續(xù)地).(根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子)81.Herbraveryhasgivenhimthewillto(繼續(xù))withhislifeandhiswork.(根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子)82.AudreyHepburnwasseenasanewkindofstarwhenshe(突然出現(xiàn)在)the