浙江省柯桥中学2023-2024学年高一上学期期中英语试题（Word版附答案）

柯桥中学2023学年第一学期高一英语期中试卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.WheredidMr.Smithgethisschooling?A.InScotland.B.InEngland.C.InWales.2.Whatdoesthemanwant?A.Acalculator.B.Acoffee.C.Amathbook.3.Whichgroupwillthewomanworkwith?A.GroupA.B.GroupB.C.GroupC.4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Whichideaisbetter.B.Wheretohavedinner.C.Whentheconcertbegins.5.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Hewilllivequitefaraway.B.Therewasacallforthewoman.C.Thewomancancallhimatanytime.第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whydoesthemanmakethecall?A.Toaskforleave.B.ToleaveMolloy’sgroup.C.Tojointoday’sdiscussions.7.Whowilltakechargeoftoday’sseminar?A.Dr.Molloy.B.ThomasRobert.C.Apart-timer.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.Whatwasthemandoingduringyesterday’sweatherreport?A.Makingacall.B.Preparingforatrip.C.Doinghishomework.9.What’stheweatherliketoday?A.Cloudy.B.Rainy.C.Sunny.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.WhatdidthewomandoonFriday?A.Shewenttoaparty. B.Sherelaxedwithherfamily.C.Shewenttothecinema.11.Whydidn’tthewomangoforapicnic?A.Becauseoftheterribleweather.B.Becauseofafootballgame.C.Becauseofherbrokencar.12.Whatdidthespeakersmainlytalkabout?A.Mei’sparty.B.Favouritehobbies.C.Weekendactivities.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。13.Whenisthemanleavinghometomorrowmorning?A.At8:00.B.At9:00.C.At10:00.14.HowwillthemantraveltoItaly?A.Bytrain.B.Byplane.C.Bycoach.15.WhatwillthemandoinItaly?A.Relaxonthebeach.B.EnjoytheItalianculture.C.Dosomestudyonart.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AEnglishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeingscanspeakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailsareinEnglish.Ofalllanguages,Englishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.However,let’sfaceit:Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoegginaneggplant,neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandy,whilesweetbreads,whicharen’tsweet,aremeat.WetakeEnglishforgranted.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes(矛盾),wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquare,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.Andwhyisitthatawriterwrites,butfingersdon’tfing,grocersdon’tgroce,andhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onegoose,twogeese—soonemoose,twomeese?Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeopposites,whilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?Englishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputers,anditshowsthecreativityofhumanbeings.That’swhy,whenstarsareout,theycanbeseen;butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible.Andwhy,whenIwindupmywatch,Istartit;butwhenIwindupthisessay,Iendit. 16.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thereshouldbeegginaneggplant.B.Pineapplesaretheapplesonthepinetree.C.Boxingringsshouldberound.D.Sweet-meatsandsweetbreadsaredifferentthings.17.Whichofthefollowingincludestwoitemswhichhavethesimilarmeaning?A.Awisemanandawiseguy.B.Overlookandoversee.C.Quitealotandquiteafew.D.Hotashellandcoldashell.18.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“windup”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.gettiredofB.finishC.recoverD.addup19.WhatdoesthewriterwanttotellusthroughthemanyparadoxesintheEnglishlanguage?A.Humanbeingsarefoolish.B.Humanbeingsarecrazy.C.Humanbeingsarehard-working.D.Humanbeingsareclever.BIn1985,alittleItalianplumber(水管工）becamethefaceofvideogames,andchangedthewayweplaythem.“SuperMarioBros”sawthemaincharactersinthegame,MarioandLuigi,jumparoundtheMushroomKingdom,collectcoinsandrushtosaveaprincessfromabadturtle.ThecontentwasdifferentfromthesimplegameplayofSnakeorPac-Man,wheretheaimwastoeatandstayalive.Mariooriginatedasacarpenterinthe1981game“DonkeyKong”,whichwasadvancedforitstime,withretro(复旧的）soundeffectsasMariomovedonchallengingplatforms.“Atthetime,videogameswereusuallycreatedbycomputerengineers,asopposedtotoday’sartists,”saidShigeruMiyamoto,gamedesignerandproducerofthe“SuperMarioBros”and“DonkeyKong”.Astowhyhepickeda26-year-oldItalian-AmericanplumberfromNewYorkasthemaincharacter,Miyamotosaid,“Wewantedhimtobesomeonewhomightlivenearyou,andnotasuperhero.”Thegame’spopularityreallytookoffin1985when“SuperMarioBros”wasreleased.“PeoplehadneverseenagamelikeSuperMarioBros.”saidFrankCifaldi,co-directoroftheVideoGameHistoryFoundation.“SuperMarioBros,despitehavingthesamelimitationsasitspeers,managestoconveyahardandlongadventureinalargeworld.”“SuperMarioBroschangedthewayweplayvideogames--frommerelyaimingforahighscoretoplayingagametoexperienceanadventureandseeitthroughtoitsending,”headded.“Forallthecriticsthatmaysayvideogamesarefullofviolenceandkillings,themoustachedMarioremainsthemostgloballyidentifiablefaceofthevideogameindustry,”saidMiyamoto.20.WhydidMiyamotopickaplumberasthemaincharacter?A.Heregardedplumbersassuperheroes.B.Hefounditchallengingtodesignasuperhero.C.Hewantedhisgameplayerstoliveclosetoeachother. D.Hewantedtodesignanaveragepersonlikemostoftheplayers.21.Howdid“SuperMarioBros”changethewaypeopleplayvideogames?A.Byemployingartiststocreateit.B.Byusingretrosoundeffectsingames.C.Byenablingplayerstoexperienceanadventure.D.Bymakingeatingandstayingaliveitsfinalgoal.22.Thereasonwhy“SuperMarioBros”gainedpopularitywasthat_________A.itwasdifferentfromthegamesbefore.B.ithadfewerlimitationsthanothergames.C.itwassimpleandlesschallengingtoplay.D.itsatisfiedplayers’desireforahighscore.23.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheSpiritsofSuperMarioBrosB.“SuperMarioBros”VS.“DonkeyKong”C.KeyFactorsforSuperMarioBrostobeReleasedD.ANewChapterinVideoGame—SuperMarioBrosCArecentstudyconductedbytheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation(NCAA)showedthatwhilesportsmanshipamongplayershasimprovedovertheyears,sportsmanshipinthefansandparentshasreduced.Ithasalwaysinterestedmewhypeopleinthestandsoftenfeeltheyhaveinvestedmorethantheactualparticipants.Isitthetimeandmoneyinvestedintoprivatelessonsandtravelteams?Isitthecollegescholarshipweneedourchildrentoearn?Isitthefearofseeingourkidsfail?Inanyevent,we,asparentsandfans,shouldalltakeastepbackanddetermineifwearehelpingourkids,orunderminingtheexperience.Asafatheroffourkidswhoenjoysparticipatinginathletics,Ihavetoremindmyselfthatitisokaywhenmykidmissesashot,strikesout,ordoesn’tplaygoodenoughdefense.Thatfactis,itistheirgameandtheirexperience,andmyplayingdaysareover.AgoodreminderformewhenIfeelthatmykidneedsmyadvicefromthestandscomesfromthegreatJohnWooden,basketballplayerandheadcoachattheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles.Heoncesaid,“Youngpeopleneedmodels,notcritics.”Insteadofbeingupsetwithwhatmykidisnotdoingwell,orhowanofficialhas“cheated”ourteam,Ishouldfocusonhelpingmykidlearntorespecttheotherteam.Ishouldwatchmylanguageandthenegativecommentsthatcouldcomefrommymouth.Ishouldrespecttheofficialsandnotargueeverycallthatismade.Perhapsmostimportantly,Ishouldsupportmykids’team,winorlose.Lifeistough,andlifeisnotfair.Likelife,sportsaretoughandnotalwaysfair.Yetsportscanbeawonderfultraininggroundforlife’schallenges.Justlikewewinsomeandlosesomeinsports,wealsodealwithplentyofsuccesses,challengesandfailuresinourlives.Let’strytobe goodsportsinboththewinningandlosingsituationsandduringoursuccesses,challengesandfailures.24.WhydoestheauthormentionNCAA’srecentstudy?A.Tointroducethetopicofsportsmanship.B.Toprovethereductionofsportsmanship.C.TostresstheexperienceofsportsmanshipD.Toshowtheimprovementofsportsmanship25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invested”meaninparagraph1?A.Profited.B.Absorbed.C.Devoted.D.Harvested.26.Whatshouldparentsdotoencouragesportsmanshipaccordingtothetext?A.Expressdeepconcernabouttheotherteams’skills.B.Makepositivecommentsontheirkids’performance.C.Backtheirkids’teamwhatevertheresultofathleticsis.D.Respecttheotherplayers’honorwhatevercheatinghappens.27.Whichwordscanbestdescribetheauthor?A.Modestanddemanding.B.Strictandresponsible.C.Kindandwarm-hearted.D.Understandingandbroad-minded.DThehistoryofmicrobiologybeginswithaDutchclothmakernamedAntonivanLeeuwenhoek,amanofnoformalscientificeducation.Inthelate1600s,Leeuwenhoek,inspiredbythemagnifyinglenses（放大镜）heusedtoexaminecloth,builtsomeofthefirstmicroscopes.Hedevelopedatechniquetoimprovethequalityoftiny,roundedlenses,someofwhichcouldmagnifyanobjectupto270times.Afterremovingsomeplaquefrombetweenhisteethandexaminingitunderalens,Leeuwenhoekfoundtinytwistingcreatures,whichhecalled“animalcules”.Hisobservations,whichhereportedtotheRoyalSocietyofLondon,areamongthefirstdescriptionsofmicrobes.Leeuwenhoekdiscoveredanentireuniverseinvisibletothehumaneye.Hefounddifferentmicrobesinsamplesofpondwater,rainwater,andhumanblood.Hegavethefirstdescriptionofredbloodcells,observedplanttissue,examinedmuscle,andinvestigatedthelifecycleofinsects.Nearlytwohundredyearslater,Leeuwenhoek’sdiscoveryofmicrobeshelpedFrenchchemistandbiologistLouisPasteurtodevelophis“theoryofdisease”.Thisconceptsuggestedthatdiseaseoriginatesfromtinyorganismsattackingandweakeningthebody.Pasteur’stheorylaterhelpeddoctorstofightinfectiousdiseasesincludinganthrax,diphtheria,polio,smallpox,tetanus,andtyphoid.AllthesebreakthroughsweretheresultofLeeuwenhoek’soriginalwork.Leeuwenhoekdidnotforeseethislegacy.Ina1716letter,hedescribedhiscontributiontosciencethisway:“Mywork,whichI’vedoneforalongtime,wasnotpursuedinordertogainthepraiseInowenjoy,butchieflyfromastrongdesireforknowledge,whichInoticeresidesinmemorethaninmostothermen.Andtherefore, wheneverIfoundoutanythingremarkable,Ihavethoughtitmydutytoputdownmydiscoveryonpaper,sothatthescientificcommunitymightbeinformedthereof.”28.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLeeuwenhoek?A.Atrainedresearcherwithaninterestinmicrobiology.B.Atalentedscientistinterestedinfindingacurefordisease.C.Acuriousamateurwhomadepioneerstudiesofmicrobes.D.Aboredclothmakerwhoaccidentallymadeamajordiscovery.29.Theunderlinedphrase“thislegacy”inparagraph3refersto__________A.thediscoveryofmicrobes.B.Pasteur’stheoryofdisease.C.theoriginofthetinyorganism.D.Leeuwenhoe’scontribution.30.WhatdoesthequotefromLeeuwenhoek’slettersuggest?A.Hebelievedthesharingofknowledgewasakeytoscientificprogress.B.Heconsideredhisworktobecentraltolatermedicalbreakthroughs.C.Hewasgreatlyconcernedwithimprovingpeople’slivingconditions.D.Headmittedthatmanyofhisdiscoverieshappenedbychance.31.Whatisthecorrectorderforthefollowingevents?a.Magnifyinglenseswerebuilt.b.The“theoryofdisease”wasputforward.c.Microbeswerediscoveredinsamplesofwaters.d.Leeuwenhoek’sfirstmicroscopesweresuccessfullydeveloped.e.Leeuwenhoekexplainedhisthoughtsuponhisowncontribution.A.a-d-c-b-e.B.d-a-c-e-b.C.a-d-c-e-b.D.d-a-e-b-c.根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Finditdifficulttomakeawonderfulspeechinpublic?Herearesomeefficientwaystoimproveyourspeech.UsemorefacialexpressionsOnepsychologistfeelsthatourfacialexpressionisresponsiblemorethananythingelsefortheimpressionothershaveofus.Asmileinwhichtheeyesparticipateisextremelycommunicative._____32_____Peopletendtomirroryourexpression,sotrytoshowhowyoufeelaboutatopicoranideathroughyourfacialexpression.Getridofyourinnerfear_____33_____Thewaytohandleitistoputittoworkforyou,getintoaction,asShakespeareobserved,actioncuresfear.Thefirstistoadmitit.Dothethingyoufearanditwillbethedeathoffearitself.Anothersimpleaidatthelastminutebeforeyoubegin,istotakeafewdeepbreaths.Thiswillhelpgetthebutterfliesinformationandalsokeepyourvoiceundercontrol.Polishyourvoice Ourvoiceisthemaininstrumentwepossessforcommunicatingwithpeople.Soinvestinataperecorder,practiceyourspeechbyspeakingitintothemicrophoneandthenlistentoit.Youcanevenhaveothersjoinintheevaluationofyourstrongpointsandyourweaknessesorfaultsaswell.Simplyreadinganewspaper,amagazineorstoriestoyourchildrenoutloudcanhelp._____34_____StrengthenyourmemoryPsychologiststellusthatmostindividualsdon’tuseabovetenpercentoftheirinherentcapacityformemory.Howtoenhancethepowerofmemory?First,haveaburningdesiretoremember.It’sdifficulttorecallanythingwithoutwantingtodoso._____35_____Oursuccessdependsgreatlyonourabilitytoconcentrate.Thenextprincipleisrepetition,welearnedmanythingsinschoolbyrepetition.A.Stepnumbertwoisconcentration.B.Afrownoftenbringsthesamethinginreturn.C.Youremphasis,pausing,paceandevenpitchcanimprove.D.Readingaloudcannotnecessarilyhelpyoudevelopapersonalstyle.E.Themoreassociationsyoumakewiththebrain,theeasieritbecomes.F.It’snaturaltohavesometensionwhenyouappearbeforeanaudience.第三部分：语言运用（共两节，25分）阅读下面短文，从所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Anordinarytripturneddramaticfor18-year-oldJustinGavinandfortunateforayoungfamily.Walkingdownthestreet,hesawsomethingthatmadehim36.AsmallSUVdrovepasthim,anditwas37inflames.Hisheartbeatfast,38whenhesawchildreninsidethecar.Driverswerehonking(按喇叭)andgettingoutoftheircarstogetthe39ofthewomandriver.However,itquicklybecame40thatshecouldnotstopthecar.Theofficialshadreceivedseveralcallsaboutacaronfirewithawomanandchildren41inside.However,withoutanofficeronsite,Gavinimmediatelywentintoaction.Heranafterthecardownthestreettohelpthefamily42fromtheburningcar.“I’myellingStopthecar!Yourcarisonfire!”hesaid.Gavinfinally43thecarwhenitcametoafullstop.Without44,hehelpedthemotheroutofthedriver’s45first.Andthenwiththeflames46,hepulledthreechildrenoutoftheback.Theflamesquicklyfloodedthe47momentslater.Gavinsaid,“It’skindof48becauseIdidn’tknowwhetherIwasabletogeteveryoneout49.Luckily,Imanagedit.”Afterwards,themothercreditedthe50withsavingherfamily.36.A.changeB.understandC.stopD.upset 37.A.coveredB.raisedC.damagedD.controlled38.A.partlyB.nearlyC.extremelyD.particularly39.A.commentB.admirationC.attentionD.identity40.A.importantB.obviousC.awkwardD.necessary41.A.harmedB.packedC.stuckD.hidden42.A.leapB.defendC.separateD.escape43.A.reachedB.passedC.destroyedD.checked44.A.warningB.thinkingC.complainingD.talking45.A.sideB.seatC.shelterD.direction46.A.attackingB.appearingC.growingD.rolling47.A.carB.motherC.childrenD.site48.A.movingB.amazingC.confusingD.frightening49.A.intimeB.ondemandC.indespairD.bydesign50.A.officialB.teenC.policemanD.driver阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。I____51____(push)intowritingthearticletitled“toptenproblemstheyoungface”afterIattendedaschoolprogramme,whereIhadtheopportunitytointeractwithmanyteenagers.Eachconversationwasonlyaddingonemoreitemtothelistofproblems.Abouttwo____52____(three)ofgirlsinyearninetoyeartwelveworryabouttheirappearances.Whiletherearenogenderdifferencesinworriesaboutschool,girlsare____53____(anxiety)aboutgettingalongwithparentsandwhattodowhentheyareolder.Girlsareprovedtoworrymoreabout____54_____(person)problemsandromanticrelationship,andaremore____55____(concern)abouttheirownimagesinpeergroup.Actually,theonlything____56____boysworryaboutmorethangirlsissucceedingintheirphysicalactivities.____57____parentsneedtodoistolookatwaystohelpteensandtake____58____(responsible)forwhatweareexposingourteenstorightnow.Wecannotafford____59____(ignore)theparentaldutiesofbringingthemupwellfromthetimetheyareyoung.Televisions,computersandothergadgetsthattheyspendmostofthetime_____60_____cannotgivethemabrightfuture.第四部分：写作（满分20分）假定你是李华，你市将于11月中旬举办一场环城自行车赛，你校国际交流生Richard对此很感兴趣。请你给他写一封邮件，介绍该赛事，并邀请他一同参加。内容包括：1.赛事目的；2.赛事介绍（时间、路线、奖励等）；3.发出邀请。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 听力：1-5:CABCC6-10:ACBCB11-15:ACABB阅读：16-19:DCBD20-23:DCAD24-27:ACCD28-31:CDAC任务型阅读：32-35:BFCA完形：36-40:CADCB41-45:CDABB46-50:CADAB语法填空：51:waspushed52:thirds53:anxious54:personal55:concerned56:that57:What58:responsibility59:toignore60:onDearRichard,(Howiseverythinggoingthesedays?)LearningthatyouarekeenonthebikeracearoundthecitytobeheldintheMid-November,I’mwritingtoofferabriefintroductionandinviteyoutogetinvolvedinit.Aimedtobuildupourstrength,thisexcitingeventisscheduledtotakeplaceontheafternoonofNovember12th.Aspreviouslyarranged,eachparticipantisrequiredtogatheratOlympicSportsCentrewheretheracewillstartbefore1p.m.thatday.Then,wewillcrossCentralParkneartheEastLakeandfinallyendatRenminSquare,coveringabout20kilometres.Thosewhocancompleteitwillbeawardedauniquesouvenir.Ibetthattheracewillbeapleasantandmemorableexperience.Anticipatingyouractiveparticipationinit!Yours,