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定远育才学校2022-2023学年度第二学期高一开年考高一英语第一部分听力(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,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.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Anactor.B.Afilm.C.Adirector
.2.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman?A.Worried.B.Excited.C.Hopeful.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Th
eteacher'smistake.B.Thewoman'sgrade.C.Thecomingtests.4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Kidsareoftentroublesome.B.Thejo
bisannoying.C.Shelikesherjob.5.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Classmates.C.Fatheranddaughter.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2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题;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.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atatravelagency.B.Atahotel.C.Atana
irport.7.Whendoesthewomanplantoleave?A.OnWednesdaymorning.B.OnFridayafternoon.C.OnSaturdaynight.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthecost?A.Low.B.Proper.C.High.9.Howdidthemansleeplastnight?A.Hesleptbadly.B.H
esleptwell.C.Hewokeuponce.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.Whatwillthemanhavetoattendthismorning?A.Afewclasses.B.Anint
erview.C.Ameeting.11.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodoinatrafficjam?A.Bepatient.B.Breathedeeply.C.Listentosomemusic.12.Whatprobablyisthe
man?A.Ateacher.B.Astudent.C.Ataxidriver.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.Whichsociety'spresidentisLisa?A.TheInternationalSociety.B.TheBalletSociety.C.The
FrenchSociety.14.Whatclubattractstheman?A.TheMusicClub.B.TheChessClub.C.TheNatureClub.15.Whatdoesthemansayaboutplayingc
hess?A.Uninteresting.B.Enjoyable.C.Difficult.16.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A.Studyinthelibrary.B.TaketheFrenchcourse.C.Jo
intheDebateClub.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthespeaker?A.Ateacher.B.Ahostess.C.Areporter.18.Whatdifferencesdo
esthespeakermainlytalkabout?A.Pronunciation.B.Grammar.C.Vocabulary.19.WhatcanwelearnaboutthedifferencesbetweenAmeric
anandBritishEnglish?A.Peopleneednˈtpayattentiontothem.B.Theyhavelittletodowithdailylife.C.Theymaycausemisunderstandings.20.Whatdoesthespeakerasktheli
stenerstodo?A.StudymoreEnglishwords.B.Findmoreaboutlanguagedifferences.C.LearnaboutAmericanandBritishcultu
res.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFunActivitiesforChildrenTh
atAreStuckInsideMakeYourOwnClothesThereareplentyofthingsyoucandotoimproveyourregularclothes.Whileyoumightwantto
useacheapwhiteT-shirt,there'ssomuchyoucandotoit.Youcanusetie-dye,spinart,orfabricmarkerstocreateyourownuniqueclo
thes.Alloftheotherstudentswillbejealousthattheirparentsaren'tasfunasyou!BringtheOutdoorsInsideSomethinga
lotofkidsliketodo,evenifit'sjustintheyard,iscamping.It'sagoodwayforchildrentoenjoysomethingoutoftheusual
whilethey'realsousingtheirimagination.So,ifyou'reinasituationwhereyou'restuckinside,bringthefeelingof
campingindoors.Youcandothisbysettinguparealtent.Youcanalsomaketraditionalcampingfoodinsidetoreallyfeellikeyou'reoutinthewilde
rness!HaveanIndoorTreasureHunt.Ifyouarehavingatreasurehunt,whetherit'sinsideoroutside,youandyouryoungonesaresuretohavefun.Chooseitems(物品)arou
ndyourhouseandwritethemdownasalistonapieceofpaper.Then,letyourlittleonesrunaroundthehousetoseewhocancollectalloftheite
msfirst.Don'tforgettogivetheplayersaspecialprizeoncetheyhavefoundalloftheitems.FingerprintArtIsAlwaysaHitOneoftheextremelypopula
rartstodoinsideisknownasfingerprintart.Childrenputtheirfingersinpaintandplacethemonapieceofpaper.Theycanth
endrawonandaroundtheirfingerprinttocreatewhatevertheyfeellike.Furthermore,therearealsobooksonhowtomakeavarietyoffingerprint
artintheformofanimalsthatcouldbefunforchildrentolearnaswell!21.WhatdoesBringtheOutdoorsInsideoffertochildren?A.Deliciousfood.B.Safetyinthey
ard.C.Pleasureofcamping.D.Searchingskillsinthewild.22.WhatdoMakeYourOwnClothesandFingerprintArtIsAlwaysaHithaveincommon?A.Theyhavesomethin
gtodowithart.B.Theycreateproperclothes.C.Theymakeclothingattractive.D.Theyimprovethedrawingskills.23.Inwhichactivityarechildrenlikely
towinaprize?A.MakeYourOwnClothes.B.BringtheOutdoorsInside.C.FingerprintArtIsAlwaysaHit.D.HaveanIndoorTreasureHunt.BTheintroductionoftheiPad,w
ithitstouchscreentechnology,hasallowedevenveryyoungchildrentotakeadvantageofacomputer.Sowhatifallchildreni
naschoolweregivenaniPadtouseinclassandtakehomewiththem?AnneLaureBazinworksinaschoolwhereeverychild,teacherandteachingassistantisgiv
enafreeiPadtouseinandoutoflessons.Forher,themainadvantageofeveryonehavinganiPadhasbeentheimprovementincommunicat
ion.Documentscanbeemailedstraightovertoworkmatesduringameeting.Childrensubmittheirhomeworkbyemail,orthro
ughtheschool'slearningenvironment.TeachersnowtaketheregisterusingtheiriPad,whichmeansthatthereisacentralizedrecordofwhichchildrenareins
chool,andwhichclassroomtheyarein.TheuseofiPadshasencouragedgreatersharingofresourcesamongteachers.Allcomm
unicationwithparentsisnowdonebyemail.Workingasagroupinclassismucheasieraschildrencansharedocuments.Thewholeclasscanlookatonechild'sworkbyattachingthe
iPadtothewhiteboard.Ifachildhasforgottenthetextbook,theteachercantakeaphotographoftherelevant(相关的)page
andsendittothestudentinclass.WhiletheuseoftheiPadinschoolshasrevolutionized(变革)thewaychildrenaretaught,ithasn'tcompletelyrepla
cedmoretraditionalmethodsofteaching.Worksheetsarestillusedinclassassomechildrenpreferthecontactwithpaper
.Thechildrenallhaveatextbookandexercisebooks.InAnneLaure'sschool,parentsfearedthattheiPadswouldreplaceexercisebooksandchildrenwouldloseh
andwritingskills.AnneLauresays,“Theteachersarenotreadytoletgoofthetraditionalstyleofteaching.Wehavewe
lcomedtheiPadsinsomuchastheyhelpcommunicationandwidentheresourcesavailablebutwearenotreadytoletgoofpaperyet.Thec
hildrenthemselvesstillvaluetheirexercisebooksanddependonthemforrevision.”24.WheneveryoneusesaniPadinschool,teacherscan__
____.A.havedeepconversationswithstudentsB.havemoretimetopreparethelessonsC.learnmoreaboutstudents'activitiesathomeD.communicatewiththeirwor
kmatesmoreconveniently25.WhatisanadvantageofusingiPadsintheclassroom?A.Itsavesstudentsbringingthetextbooks.B.Itreducesparen
ts'worryaboutteaching.C.Itimprovestherelationshipbetweenteachers.D.Itmakessharinginformationconvenient.26.Whatisparents'attitudetowardsth
euseofiPadsintheclassroom?A.Worried.B.Uncaring.C.Annoyed.D.Doubtful.27.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Teacher
sprefertraditionalmethodsofteaching.B.TheiPadswon'ttaketheplaceofprintedmaterials.C.MoreandmoreschoolsareusingiPads.D.Exercisebooksare
morevaluablenow.CTheUKhasawell-respectedhighereducationsystemandsomeofthetopuniversitiesandresearchinstitutionsintheworl
d.Buttothosewhoarenewtothemall,sometimestheycanbeconfusing.Octoberisusuallythebusiestmonthinthecollegecalen
dar.UniversitieshavesomethingcalledFreshers'Weekfortheirnewcomers.It'sagreatopportunitytomakenewfriends,joinlotsofclubsandsettleintou
niversitylife.However,havingjustleftthecomfortofhomeandallyourfriendsbehind,theprospect(前景)ofmeetinglotsofstrangersinbighallscanbenerve-wracking
(令人焦虑不安的).Wheredoyoustart?Whoshouldyoumakefriendswith?Whichclubsshouldyoujoin?Luckily,therewillbethousandsofothersinthesameboatasyouworry
ingaboutstartingtheiruniversitysociallifeontherightfoot.Sojusttakeitallinslowly.Don'trushintoanythingthaty
ou'llregretforthenextthreeyears.HerearesometoptipsfrompaststudentsonhowtosurviveFreshers'Week!Learnrules.Makesurey
ouknowBritishsocialetiquette(礼节).Haveafewwineglassesandsnackshandyforyourhousematesandfriends.Bekind.Sometimescupsofteaorevenslicesoftoastcan
giveyouaheadstartinmakingfriends.Besociable.Themoreactiveyouare,themorelikelyyou'llbetomeetnewpeoplethanifyou'resomeonewhoneverl
eaveshisroom.Bringadoorstop.Keepyourdooropenwhenyou'reinandthatsendspositivemessagestoyourneighboursthatyou'refriendly.Sowithabitofcleverplanninga
ndeffort,Freshers'Weekcangiveyouagreatstarttoyouruniversitylifeandsoonyon'llbepassingonyourexperiencetonextyear'snewrecruits.28.Whicho
fthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Octoberisgenerallythebusiestmonthforuniversiti
es.B.It'sagoodideatoputadoorstopinyourdoor.C.AbitofplanningcanmakeFreshers'Weekeasier.D.Thefirstweekofyoureveryyear
atuniversityiscalledFreshers'Week.29.Theunderlinedword"recruits"inthelastparagraphrefersto"________".A.coursesB.freshersC.n
eighboursD.challenges30.Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthat________.A.thenewcomersusuallymissthedayslivingathomeB.mostofthestu
dentsintheUKspendthreeyearsinuniversitiesC.manyfreshersareworriedabouthowtofitinwithuniversitylifeD.allthe
newstudentswillmakenewfriendsandjoincertainclubs31.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A.tellthenewcomershowtomak
eanewstartinuniversitiesB.introducesomethingaboutthehighereducationsystemoftheUKC.discusssomethingabouttheFreshersˈWeekintheUKD.advisethe
freshmenhowtobehavewellinthebeginningDGoldCoastfamilyholidaysarealwaysgreatfunwhetheryouarefromAustraliaorfromabroad.Therear
ebeautifulbeaches,adventureparks,natureparksandsomuchmore.Therearesomanysightstoseehere.Itisapitytodrivei
nacarandyouˈllmissagreatpartofit.Australiaishometomanyanimalsandbirdsthatcanonlybeseenwhenmovingslowlyandgoingintotheareaswheretheylive.Whe
nyouareonabicycle,youhavetheadvantageofbeingabletostopwheneveryouwanttoseeaninterestinganimalorbirdthatyouhaveneverseenbefore.Itisaquietermode(方式)
oftransportationaswell,soyoumightevenbeabletotakeapicture.Whenyouareonthebeach,youcanbreathethatcleanairandviewthebeautyof
thewaterandsand.Itisatotallydifferentexperiencefromeithersimplysunbathingorpassingitinacar.Therearemanychoicesofhiringabicy
cletoexperiencetheGoldCoastattractions.Therearestoresthatwillfitabikeperfectlytoyoursize.Thesebikesforbothadultsandchildrenarein
manystylesandcolorstopleaseanytaste.Ifyouhaveeverwantedtotryatandembike(双人单车),nowisyourchance,becausetheyhavethosetoo.Abic
yclehireonGoldCoastissomethingthateveryoneshouldtryatleastonce.Thisisawonderfulchanceforanyonewholikestocycleanditisalsoachea
pwaytotravelwithyourfamily.32.YouˈdbetternotdriveinacaronGoldCoastbecause__________.A.youwillbreakthetrafficrulesB.youw
illcausemuchnoiseC.youcanˈtenjoythebeautifulsightswellD.youcanˈtdriveintosomeparks33.Thefollowingadvantagesofhiringbikesaremen
tionedEXCEPTthat__________.A.youcantakephotosofanimalsB.itisacheapwayoftravellingC.youcangetaclearersightofanima
lsD.itisagoodwaytodosunbathing34.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.HowtohirebikesonGoldCoast.B.Whatkindsofbikesthereareinst
ores.C.Whatbikesarethemostpopular.D.WhocanhirebikesonGoldCoast.35.WhatˈstheauthorˈsattitudetowardsabikehireonGoldCoast?A.Hesupportsi
tverymuch.B.Hethinksitˈsapersonalchoice.C.Hedoesnˈtlikethiswayoftravelling.D.Hethinksitˈsonlygoodforadult
s.第二节七选五(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5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。Highschoolisanimportanttimeofyourl
ife,soyouneedtolearntospendyourhighschooltimewisely.Herearesomeideasthatcanhelpyou.Studiescomefirst.Makes
urethatyouunderstandeverythingtheteacherˈsteach.36Takenotesifyouthinkyourteacheristeachingsomethingimportant.Also,haveaplanforwhatyouˈr
egoingtostudy.Itisbestifyoucouldtouchoneverysubjecteveryday.37Donˈtdelay(推迟)yourtodayˈshomeworkuntiltom
orrow.Ifyouhappentobesick,callore-mailafriendtoseeiftheycangiveyouthehomework.Inhighschool,beingsickisnˈtanexcusefor
notdoinghomeworkunlessyouˈreverysick.Developgoodrelationships.Highschoolisalsoatimeforyoutoenjoywithyourfriends!38Chooset
ogetalongwiththosewholikeyouforwhoyouare.Whatˈsmore,youshouldtrytomakefriendswithteachers.Developself-discipline(自律).Trytoalwaysbepresentinschool.39
Whileyourteacheristeaching,keepquietunlessheorsheisaskingforanswers.Ifyourfriendswanttotalktoyouinclass,askthemtowaituntillater.Beactive!
Takeanactivepartinafter-classactivities.40Joinschoolclubswhichwillhelpyoudevelopthem.A.Finishyourhomewo
rkontime.B.Findhobbiesthatyouˈregoodat.C.Alwaysbeontimeforeveryclass.D.Setdownyourhomeworkcarefully.
E.Youˈllmakemorefriendsifyoutrythis.F.Askforhelpifyoudonˈtunderstandanything.G.Smileatpeopletomakethemseeyouareniceandhappy.第三部分语言知识运用
(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)Mymomonlyhadoneeye.Ihatedher.Shewassuchanembarrassment.I41onedayshecametoschool
.Iwassoembarrassed.Howcouldshedothistome?Ithrewherahatefullookandranout.I42thatIwouldgrowupandbecomesuccessful,stayingawayf
romher.ThenI43reallyhard.IwasacceptedbySeoulNationalUniversityandleftmymom.ThenIgotmarriedandhadkids,
too.NowI'mlivinga44lifeasasuccessfulman.45,thishappinesscametoanendwhenunexpectedlymymothercametoseeme.Uponseeingmymom'seye,mychildren
ranaway.Ishoutedather46,"Howcanyoucometofrightenmykids!"Hearingthis,shelookedatmeforawhileandthen47.AfewdayslaterIrec
eivedaletterfrommymom."Mylifehasbeenlongenoughnow.AndIwon't48Seoulanymore,butwoulditbe49foryoutocometovisitmeonceinawhile?""Yousee,whenyouwereveryl
ittle,you50anaccident,andlostyoureye.Asamother,Icouldn'tstandwatchingyouhavingtogrowupwithonlyoneeye,soI
gaveyoumine.Iwasso51ofmysonwhowasseeingawholenewworldforme.Iwasnever52withyouforanythingyoudid.Ireallyloveyou."My53fellapart.Ihatedmysel
fandcriedformymom.Ididn't54anywaythatwillmakeupforthemost55thingsI'vedonetoher.41.A.rememberB.admitC.expect
D.understand42.A.realizedB.learnedC.fearedD.decided43.A.sufferedB.studiedC.burstD.trained44.A.happyB.specialC.lonelyD.boring45.A.S
tillB.InsteadC.BesidesD.However46.A.doubtfullyB.curiouslyC.angrilyD.excitedly47.A.remainedB.disagreedC.sh
outedD.disappeared48.A.visitB.missC.leaveD.mention49.A.hardB.strangeC.possibleD.necessary50.A.gotintoB.looked
intoC.talkedaboutD.caredabout51.A.carefulB.afraidC.proudD.sick52.A.honestB.upsetC.patientD.strict53.A.eyeB.familyC.
worldD.marriage54.A.dreamofB.knowofC.makeuseofD.keeptrackof55.A.unfairB.carelessC.terribleD.dangerous第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分
15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。PeruisacountryonthePacificcoastofSouthAmerica.Inthe1400sand1500s,Peruwasthecentr
eofthe56(power)ancientIncaEmpire.Spain57(control)Peruinthe16thcenturyandruleduntil1821.Itisforthisreason58SpanishisthemainofficiallanguageofPeru.I
nPeru,therearemanyplacesthatyoucanvisit.AshortflightfromCuscowilltakeyouintotheAmazonrainforest.Youcanspendthreedays
59(explore)therainforestwithalocalguideandenjoyingtheplantsandanimalsthatareunique60therainforest.Afour-daywalkingtourwilltakeyouonamazing61(path
)throughtheAndesMountainson62waytothecityofMachPicchu.Afterarrivingatthedestination,youwillbegivenadaytovisitthecity.Theancientcitywillleavey
ouadeepimpression.63(especial)amazingistheIncas'drystonemethodofbuilding.Stones64(cut)byIncabuilderstoexactsizessothatnothingwasneeded65(hold)wallst
ogetherotherthantheperfectfitofthestones.第四节写作(满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)一家英语报社向中学生征文,标题是“Let'sliveahealth
ylife”,请用英文写一篇征文。投稿内容包括:1.课余时间加强锻炼;2.注意饮食,合理搭配;3.以正确的方式来对待来自各方面的压力。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。Let'sLiveaHealthyLife_____________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________第二节阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开
头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。(满分25分)Aboutahalf-milebehindourMinnesotafarmlayapond.Insummer,mybrotherHarryandIwouldrunthroughastandofoaktreestoskipstonesth
ere.Thepondworeacollarofblackmud.Itwasnotaplaceforswimming.Inlatesummer,thepondwouldbecoveredbyagreenandbubblyscum(起泡的浮渣).Sometimesastrong,
unpleasantsmellrosefromit.Westayedaway.Whenwintercame,thepondwasonceagainaninvitingplace.Onedaywhenicecoveredit,Harrysaidtome,"Trywa
lkingacross."Theicelookedsolid.Nowatershowedthroughit,butIhesitated."Goahead."Harryurged."Tryit.You'relighterthanIam.Iftheiceholds,wecanrunand
slidecarefullyonit.It'llbefun."IwantedtopleaseHarry,andIthoughtaboutthefunofalongslideontheice.Ibegantoslideacrossthepond.Inthemiddleofth
epond,theicegavewaywithasuddencrack(裂缝)!Istretchedout(伸展)myarms.ThenextthingIknewIwashangingontotheedgeofaholeint
heicebyarmsoutstretchedontheice.FrommyshouldersdownIhunginicywater.Ithoughtofthebottomofthepond.Iknewitwouldbeblackandawfuldow
nthere,fullofmudandmayberottingcreatures.Itriedtoclimboutofthehole,butwhenIgotakneeontheice,itbrokelikewindowglass.AgainandagainItried
togetout.Againandagaintheicebrokeintopieces.Theholewidened.Iwaswearingacoatofheavymaterial.Asitbecam
ecompletelywet,itdraggedmedown.Iwastiredofthestruggleandrestedwithmyarmsstretchedoutontheice.IlookedatHarryonshore.Heseemedrootedtothespot."Ican'tget
out!"IscreamedwhenIcaughtsomebreath.注意:1.续写词数应为150词左右;2.续写部分为两段,开头语已为你写好。Paragraph1:Harryturnedandranfromthepond.______
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raph2:ThemomentIcrashedthroughthekitchendoor,sobbing,mumrushedover._________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________答案1.B2.C3.B4.C5.B6.C7.A8.C9.
B10.C11.B12.A13.A14.C15.A16.C17.A18.C19.C20.B21.C22.A23.D24.D25.D26.A27.B28.D29.B30.C31.A32.C33.D34.B35.A36.F37.A38.G
39.C40.B41.A42.D43.B44.A45.D46.C47.D48.A49.C50.A51.C52.B53.C54.B55.C56.powerful57.controlled58.that59.expl
oring60.to61.paths62.the63.Especially64.werecut65.toholdLet'sLiveaHealthyLife①It'simportantforustopayattentiontoo
urhealthwhichisthefoundationofourworkandlearning.Howtoliveahealthylife?Tobeginwith,weshoulddomoreexerciseafterclass,su
chasjogging,swimmingandotheroutdooractivities.It'sofgreatbenefittobothourbodyandourmind.What'smore,abalanc
eddietwillalsocontributetoourhealth.②Finally,wemaymeetdailypressurecomingfromeveryaspect,soweshouldtrytolearnhowtodealwithit
inproperwaysinordertoprotectourphysicalandmentalhealth.③Onlybydoingsocanwebuildupourbodyandliveahealthylife.Ifyouhaveanyothereffectivewa
ytoliveahealthylife,pleaseshareitwithme.Harryturnedandranfromthepond.Staringathimoutofsight,Iwondered:"Isherunningforhelp,orrunning
away?"Dismayandscarebeatmeoutofbreath.Afteralongwait,Iwasonthevergeofcollapse.Suddenly,heredashedHarrywithalargebranch.Hepushedthebranchbeforehim
andwriggledtowardme.Themomentthebranchwaswithinreach,Igrabbeditimmediatelyandwaseventuallydraggedoutoftheicywater.Whatanarrowescape!Westumbledhom
e,withmyclothesdripping(滴水).ThemomentIcrashedthroughthekitchendoor,sobbing,mumrushedover.Stripping(脱去)mycoatfromme,shegavemeabathandth
enwrappedathickblanketoverme.ItearfullycomplainedaboutallthathadhappenedandHarrywaslecturedaboutgettingayoungersiblingintosuchatro
uble.Hisheaddrooping,Harrymurmuredanapologytome.Iwastemporarilycomfortedandrelievedbutinfact,thepondwasstillapermanenttemptationtous,especiallyw
henwintercameagain.