2023衡阳高一上学期期末英语试题含解析

衡阳市高一年级期末质量监测

英语试卷

注意事项：

1. 本试题卷共67 小题, 满分150分。

2. 测试时量：120分钟, 请同学们科学、合理地安排好答题时间。

3. 本卷为试题卷, 答案必须答在答题卡的指定位置, 答在试题卷上无效。

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。

例 ：How much is the shirt?

A. ￡ 19. 15.      B. ￡ 9. 18.     C. ￡ 9. 15.

答案是C。

1. What is the woman excited about?

A. A new movie.    B. A new book    C. A new music record.

2. Where did the woman go yesterday?

A. To a forest     B. To a sports field.  C. To a cinema.

3. What will the man do on Saturday?

A. Go to the beach.   B. Have a party.   C. Go to work.

4. When did the woman realize she had no money?

A. When she couldn’t find her phone.

B. When she was trying to pay.

C. When she caught the bus.

5. Why can’t the man go to the cafe tonight?

A. It’s not a brand new cafe.

B. He doesn’t want to join them.

C. He has to go to his sister’s home.

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几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项 中选出最佳选项。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;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6-7小题。

6 Where did Cindy grow up?

A. In England.    B. In Germany.   C. In Poland.

7. Why did Cindy come to Beijing?

A. For study.    B. For work.    C. For sightseeing.

听第7段材料, 回答8-10小题。

8. What does the woman think of the bedroom?

A. Bright.     B. New.     C. Small.

9. What does the woman like best?

A. The kitchen    B. The view         C. The living room.

10. What will the speakers probably do most?

A. Have the shower repaired.

B. Buy some furniture.

C. Keep searching

听第8段材料, 回答11-13小题。

11. What time does the library open?

A. At 7:00 a. m     B. At 8:00 a. m. C. At 9:00 a. m.

12. Why are the speakers at the library?

A. To borrow books.   B. To study for exams  C. To meet friends.

13. Where can the man find the magazines?

A. In the reading room.  B. In the computer lab. C. In the science center.

听第9段材料, 回答14-17小题。

14. How did the woman perform in the science test?

A. She failed it     B. She got 90 points. C. She didn’t take it.

15. What was the man busy doing last weekend?

A. Taking care of his mother.

B. Looking after his brothers.

C. Playing basketball with his father.

16. What is the man going to ask his teacher?

A. If he can take the test again.

B. If he can have a higher mark.

C. If he can get extra homework.

17. Where will the two students meet later?

A. In the basketball court. B. In the teacher’s office. C. In the classroom.

听第10段材料, 回答18-20小题。

18. Why does the school organize the music week?

A. To attract more foreign students.

B. To exchange ideas about culture.

C. To help foreign students enjoy their time.

19. When should students sign up for the activities?

A. Before September 15th.

B. In the last week of September.

C. In the first week of December

20. Where will the music week be held?

A. In the library    B. In the garden.  C. On the playground.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节, 满分30分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分22. 5分)

阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Communication And Public Relations (PR) For Business

The advertising and brand appearance of any organization must include communication skills. One of the really key tasks that could be done would be to interact healthily with customers. That is the meaning of the practice of public relations.

Data And Statistics To Support PR

People may now begin their own private analysis of businesses and their PR skills much more easily thanks to technology. Even if you’re faced with either a great or poor situation, always keep in mind that you should appear as honest as you can be in your PR. Establish a company PR skills using sound, reliable information and then use that information to support those efforts.

Benefits Of Public Relations Efforts

When you set up a new relationship, that individual might give you advice, help you in finding your potential customers, or help you get a promotion. Developing your reputation as a PR expert through networking is another benefit.

Additionally, people will want to cooperate with you if they know that you are employed by a company that provides high-quality work.

Where To Find PR Aid?

Experts can teach PR practices that work to any company. For example a regularly updated blog post helps communication and improves growth and learning. You can find more information on this blog served for communication teams for large companies.

1. What is important when making private analysis?

A. Finish private analysis on your own.

B. Make the analysis easily understood.

C. Use honest information to support.

D. Remove the poor personal information.

2. Which is NOT the benefit of public relations efforts?

A. More potential consumers.

B. Reputation as a PR expert.

C. Broader commercial cooperation.

D. Offers from a high-quality company.

3. Where is this text probably taken from?

A. A website. B. A magazine.

C. A textbook. D. A report.

B

Growing up, I was always fortunate to be around my grandfather’s well-cared garden. Not only was it a nice garden in the visual sense, but the vegetables and fruit that he grew in it were also often on the dinner table, so it was also a very practical garden. This was a result of the times. He and millions others grew up in difficult time during 1930s, in which vegetables grown in gardens helped people add their poor incomes.

I had just been an admirer of the work done by him until quite recently, when I decided to turn my hand to growing some plants. Unlike my grandfather, I don’t have a large garden to do this. Like millions of other people, I only have a small balcony to conduct my planting activities, but that has not discouraged me in the slightest.

It’s possible to make a nice “garden” even in the most limited space, but not everyone could be successful. I had already tried to grow some flowers, but it was a hopeless failure, so my attention and efforts then turned to something much more practical: vegetables. I decided to take the seeds of one little tomato and plant them in a number of pots. After several weeks, I was amazed by the results. I now have about 15 tomato plants on my balcony in different stages of growth.

It’s a rewarding sight to see this greenery on my balcony. Not only does it look nice, it’s also a good feeling that I have made my own little contribution to nature. And in this day and age in which we have such fast-paced lives and depend on modern technology for so much, it’s very rewarding to be taking part in a practice which is as old as time itself, as plant life is the most basic and oldest “technology” on our planet. Even if you don’t consider yourself to have “green fingers”, it is something that’s well worth having a try of —— you could be amazed by the results.

4. What did the author think of his grandfather’s garden?

A. Beautiful and useful B. Boring and difficult.

C. Broken and impractical. D. Attractive and welcome

5. How about the planting in author’s limited space according to paragraph 3?

A. A complete failure for the lack of a large garden

B. All vegetables grew better than flowers on the balcony

C. Flowers were more practical compared with vegetables.

D. Vegetables’ planting was more successful than flowers

6. What do the underlined words “green fingers” mean in the last paragraph?

A. The ability to make plants grow B. A big balcony to grow green plants.

C The skills to master modern technology. D. Greenery on our balcony

7. What does the author suggest people to do according to the passage!

A. Get used to the fast-paced life B. Actively apply modern technology.

C. Build a large enough balcony. D. Contribute to nature by planting.

C

For years, learning to speak Cantonese was not that hard in San Francisco. It is a place where Cantonese speakers from South China have moved for over 150 years. But now, there is fear that the Cantonese language and culture might not survive present social changes. Cantonese is spoken by some 85 million people worldwide. In comparison, there are around 1 billion Mandarin (or Putonghua) speakers.

In Britain, as in the U. S., most schools that offer Chinese usually teach Mandarin. As a result, many families are struggling to find ways to pass on their Cantonese language and culture. Ceci Pang runs classes for children at Rainbow Seeds Cantonese School in London. “Many parents want their kids to be able to communicate with their grandparents,” she said. “It’s just so hard here, there are so few learning resources and lots of parents get upset. That’s usually the point the parents come to me.”

In China, there are Cantonese television programs as well as Cantonese announcements on public transport. In Hong Kong, however, Cantonese remains the city’s top language. It is used by 90 percent of the population according to an assistant professor at the Education University of Hong Kong.

It is a different story in the U. S. The teaching of Cantonese has decreased somewhat, including in San Francisco, a city that has drawn many Cantonese speakers over the years. The San Francisco school system has Cantonese and Mandarin programs for younger students. But in high school, Mandarin is the only Chinese language available. This spring, some independent Chinese schools are helping to teach the language as Cantonese-speaking communities grow. Aleyda Poe has been managing the Cantonese kindergarten at Merit Chinese School in Plano, Texas, for more than 10 years. Poe put her two sons in the school so that they could learn about Cantonese language and culture. Now, she is helping other families do the same.

8. What are the Cantonese speakers worried about?

A. Survival of Cantonese language and culture. B. Increasing social changes in San Francisco.

C. More and more Mandarin speakers worldwide. D. Less Cantonese speakers in South China.

9. How does Ceci Pang help to handle Cantonese learning in London?

A. By visiting and talking with local families. B. By organizing language classes for kids

C. By reducing Chinese culture teaching at schools D. By using unlimited online resources

10. What is implied about Cantonese learning both in China and the U. S. ?

A. San Francisco is a city with the most Cantonese learners

B. Cantonese is learnt by 90 percent of the population in China

C. Learning resources and opportunities are limited in the U. S.

D. There are no Cantonese learning programs in San Francisco

11. Which can be the suitable title for the text?

A. Importance to improve Cantonese learning globally.

B. Current status of Cantonese learning overseas

C. A brief introduction to Cantonese learning history in U. S.

D. Debates between Cantonese and Mandarin learning

D

A reentry capsule(太空舱)carrying the crew —— Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe —— touched down on Earth at the Dongfeng Landing Site in northwestern China’s Gobi Desert after flying nine hours. This has become the first time that Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth at night, which meant low temperatures and low visibility. Many technologies were developed to make sure the Shenzhou - 14 crewed spaceship went back safely.

The temperatures can be tricky. From the moment the spaceship separated from the space station on the way home, it has to start its own thermal (热 的) control system to keep the temperature between 17 and 25 degrees, an ideal condition for the astronauts. When the spaceship enters Earth’ atmosphere, it can cause temperatures of over 1, 000 degree Celsius, so the ship has a heat shield on its bottom to protect itself from the high temperature.

High efficient communication is another promise of the safe return. The ground teams including control center in Beijing, landing site and rescue teams use the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. The rescue helicopters also have a smart system to help predict the path of the reentry capsule during landing.

When the spaceship is 10 kilometers above the ground, the three parachutes (降落伞) will open one after another. The size of the parachutes will expand from only several square meters to over 1, 000 square meters, gradually reducing the spaceship speed from 200 meters per second to seven meters per second, which protects astronauts from gravity force overload. “It’s like when we’re driving, we need to slow down gradually, ”said Rong Wei, chief designer of manned spaceship at the 5th Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology Group, At the same time, the engine will be ready for a soft landing.

12. Why was Shenzhou- 14 spaceship’s returning different than before?

A. Because the landing site is in the Desert.

B. Because there are less astronauts in Shenzhou- 14.

C. Because the returning time was put off.

D. Because it was cold and dark outside.

13. What do we know about the temperature change in the capsule?

A. It was controlled to fit astronauts’ condition.

B. It was the highest at the very beginning.

C. It went to the frozen point in the atmosphere.

D. It kept dropping before starting the control system.

14. What is the purpose of using the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System?

A. To design the best landing spot. B. To assure the location of the capsule.

C. To control the temperature in capsule. D. To send orders from the capsule.

15 What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. How the engine expanded parachutes. B. How the gravity force influenced landing.

C. How the landing parachutes worked. D. How astronauts controlled the landing.

第二节(共5小题;每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分)

阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多 余选项。

Cakes are made by baking a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and butter. They come in just about any flavor you can imagine — from chocolate and lemon to unusual flavors like pumpkin. ____16____ This sweet topping also comes in just about any flavor imaginable.

We often eat cakes to celebrate birthdays, weddings, and other important events. All this talk about cake has brought my attention to a common expression: to have your cake and eat it too. ____17____

One is where two good things happen at the same time. For example, a friend of mine loves to read so she got a job at a library. Now, she reads all day long and gets paid! It talks about having your cake and eating it too!

____18____ Here’s an example: My friend is overjoyed to have a baby. Meanwhile, she has a good job that pays well. Now she has to quit the job and spends more time with her new baby by working from home. We can say that she is having her cake and eating it too!

Now here is another expression of our cake idiom: You can’t have your cake and eat it too. ____19____ In the negative, it means you cannot have nor do two things at the same time. You must decide which one you want because you can’t have both. For example, let’s say your friend is complaining about the amount of taxes he pays. But at the same time, he complains about the lack of services the city provides. You could say to him, “Look, you can’t have your cake and eat it too.”

“You can’t have your cake and eat it too” also means we should not try to have more than is reasonable. In other words, you can’t possess the cake and eat it at the same time. Once the cake is eaten, it is gone.

In conclusion, as time goes by, more changes might be seen. ____20____

A. Better services cost money.

B. We don’t always use this idiom wisely.

C. Do not forget about the icing on the top.

D. We commonly use it in negative situations.

E. It is possible that idioms would expand more meanings in the future.

F. This expression can be used to describe a couple of different situations.

G. We also use the idiom to describe a situation where two good things happen but don’t exist together in the same situation.

第三部分语言运用(共两节, 满分30分)

第 一 节(共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分)

阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项。

I recently posted three videos on short-video platform Bilibili about my ____21____ of staying and helping with COVID- 19 measures in Shanghai. The videos, had received 13. 48 million ____22____ by Tuesday.

Managing around 168 residents in the Shanghai building is my second “leadership experience” since the senior middle school, when I helped teachers____23____ English lessons. Most of the residents are older than me and their life is ____24____ with work or housework. So I stepped up to offer help to the ____25____.

The first day of my volunteer work was ____26____, which I remembered dealing with easily. I ____27____ residents of the building about the nucleic acid tests(核酸检测)they needed to get. Some residents were busy working and ____28____ the tests, so I had to remind them again and again.

The experience ____29____ increased my ability to solve problems and deal with different personalities. For example, I learned to communicate better with the neighborhood about residents’ _____30_____. Meanwhile, I received much comfort from them. Once I missed lunch during work one day, my neighbors who _____31_____ the videos brought me free food the next day. The residents also _____32_____ goods for those in need and took care of the elderly together.

It’s valuable to learn to _____33_____, instead of taking it for granted to receive services, and I’ll continue to record key _____34_____ in my life on the social media platform, which show the beauty of human nature and _____35_____ of taking challenges.

21. A. attention B. experience C. suffering D. risk

22. A. views B. services C. achievements D. movements

23. A. finish B. report C. make D. monitor

24. A. busy B. familiar C. happy D. angry

25. A. shop B. company C. community D. school

26. A. difficult B. smooth C. adventurous D. dangerous

27. A. warned B. charged C. informed D. cured

28. A. absent for B. interested in C. satisfied with D. disappointed at

29. A. hopelessly B. suddenly C. commonly D. gradually

30. A. holidays B. jobs C. demands D. hobbies

31. A. watched B. ruined C. counted D. started

32. A. used B. donated C. stored D. sold

33. A. approach B. teach C. give D. entertain

34. A. addresses B. worries C. photos D. moments

35. A. curiosity B. courage C. talent D. award

第二节(共10小题;每小题1 . 5分, 满分15分)

阅读下面材料, 在空自处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Home should be a place ____36____ people feel safe and comfortable. Keeping harmony at home is important for the well-being of an individual, a couple and their children, and even the whole society. But many are being troubled by family problems because of the lack of a sense of family ____37____ (responsible).

Everyone ____38____ (have)certain roles to take on in his or her family. Parents ____39____ (expect) to ensure their children are well-cared and well-educated, helping them build a strong body and great characters. College students also need to behave as ____40____(adult). Being independent of parents as early as possible can reduce ____41____ (they)financial burden. Learning to perform well can prevent us from ____42____ (become)a source of worry to them. Doing our duty to the best of our abilities allows them ____43____ (enjoy) life in midlife years, or after retirement.

____44____(brief), a sense of responsibility among family members is a prerequisite for a warm and loving family. Often far away from home, we may start by keeping in contact with our parents as _____45_____ means of showing that we are a part of the family.

第四部分写作(共两节, 满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

46. 假如你是李华, 受学校学生会的委托, 围绕“从小事做起, 合力战病毒”这一主题, 为校广 播站写一篇倡议书进行宣传。内容包括：

1. 倡议的目的：

2. 倡议的具体内容；

3. 表达期望。

注意：

1. 写作词数应为80左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

参考词汇：病毒virus

Proposal

Dear fellow students,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Students’ Union

第二节：读后续写(满分25分)

47. 阅读下面的材料, 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。

After 22 years of marriage, I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy. I started dating with another woman.

It was Peggy’s idea. One day she said to me, “Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won’t believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer.”

The “other” woman my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago. Right after his death, I moved 2, 500 miles away to California and started my own life and career. When I moved back near my hometown six years ago, I promised myself that I would spend more time with Mom. But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.

Mom was surprised when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner.

“What’s wrong?” she asked.

“I thought it would be nice to spend some time with you,” I said. “Just the two of us.”

“I would like that a lot,” she said.

When I pulled into her driveway, she was waiting by the door with her coat on. Her hair was curled, and she was smiling. “I told my friends I was going out with my son, and they were all impressed. They can’t wait to hear about our evening,” Mom said.

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

2. 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好：

Para 1: Minutes later, we arrived at a restaurant in the neighborhood.

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Para 2:“How was your date?” Peggy asked when I got home.

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听力答案：1—5 CCABC 6—10  BACAB  11—15 BBCBB  16—20 AACAB