新疆昌吉回族自治州第二中学2022-2023学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

昌吉州第二中学2022-2023-1高一英语期末试卷

一、阅读理解(共两节，满分 40分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Best Places to Visit in the UK

The United Kingdom has long been a favorite European tourist destination for many because of its beautiful countryside,historic cities,top museums and outstanding theaters.Here are some of the best places to visit in the UK.

Cambridge

Cambridge is a charming English city located on the River Cam just north of London.As

the home to one of the world's top universities,the University of Cambridge,it has all of the cultural and entertainment options you might expect from a college town.

Chester

Located on the River Dee in Cheshire,England,Chester is more than 2,000 years old,which means there is plenty of history，culture and architecture on hand lasting several

eras.The Roman and medieval（中世纪的）walls around the city are one of Chester’s biggest

tourist attractions.

Stonehenge

One of the most famous sites in the world,Stonehenge consists of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones in southwest England.It is also home to some of the most important Neolithic and Bronze Age finds and structures in the UK.It was not until 1600 BC that Stonehenge came to be completed.

Lake District

Located in northwest England,the Lake District is the second largest National Park in the UK.The main attractions are the lakes, mountains and hills carved by glacial erosion（冰川侵

蚀）and providing dramatic and inspiring scenery. It is England's famous destination for

hiking and climbing.

1. What will you do in Cambridge?

A. Do various shopping. B. Meet famous people.

C. Enjoy wonderful music. D. Visit the top university.

2.What is special about Chester?

A. It is a college town. B. It offers exciting scenery.

C. It is a city with a long history. D.It has a great many monuments.

3. Which destination will you choose if you want to go hiking?

A. Cambridge. B. Chester. C.Stonehenge. D. Lake District.

B

On the day the tornado hit, there was no sign that the fierce weather was on its way

—the sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first warning my husband, Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around 9 p.m., from some text on the TV Jimmy was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor bedroom, and we changed the channel from the national

television to our local Pensacola, Florida, station.

Soon the tornado was on top of us. It was the loudest thing I had ever heard. The house shook, and the power went out. And the wind began to roar (咆哮) through the house, most

likely through windows and the door to our garage. Everything was moving. And the back

wall of the house came off and flew into the darkness outside. We had three flights of steps to get to the storeroom down there, the relative safety of the first floor.

I didn't know how or if we would make it down the steps. It felt as if there was no floor

as the wind lifted me off my feet. As we finally reached the last flight of steps, our front door blew open. Suddenly, a three-foot-long tree branch (树枝) flew over our heads, missing us by

inches.

By the time I reached the storeroom, the tornado had been over us for about a minute, Jimmy pushed me down to the storeroom floor, but he couldn't get inside himself because of the wind. I held Jimmy's arm as the tornado blew the door open. My knees were full of glass, but I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out of the house.

All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet. I thought he was gone. And then everything

stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldn't believe it was over.

Our neighbor said the storm lasted four minutes. In that time, four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Luckily, none of us were seriously injured.

4．Where did the couple learn about the coming fierce weather?

A．From the dark sky. B．From the radio station.

C．From the news report on TV. D．From the text sent by their neighbors.

5．What can we infer from Paragraph 2 about the couple?

A．They had no place to hide. B．They tried to get out of the house.

C．Their garage was blown into pieces. D．Their house was badly destroyed.

6．What do we know about Jimmy when the author reached the storeroom?

A．He was in great danger. B．He flew out of the house.

C．He was seriously injured. D．He got inside the storeroom.

7．What is the best title of this text?

A．The tornado hitting Florida B．A couple stopping a disaster

C．The wind roaring through the house D．A couple keeping alive from a disaster

C

Wu Dajing created a world record of winning the short-track speed skating men’s 500 meters for China’s first gold medal of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. He is the first Chinese man who has won a short-track gold medal in the Winter Olympic Games.

In 2004, at the age of ten, Dajing entered the Jiamusi short-track speed skating amateur

(业余的) team. Before 4 o’clock, he got up with his ice knives and rode his bike to face the cold wind and the outdoor ice rink (溜冰场) which was 30 degrees below zero.

After coming to the national team, Dajing quickly realized the difference of racing level

between top players and him. He felt so upset, so when training again, he took the computer and asked someone to help him record some videos. After the training, he watched the videos again and again, made a summary, and then compared them with the winners’ videos in the competitions to study the details and skills.

So in the second part of the 2012 season, Dajing got the chance to play for the national

team for the first time. Dajing won a silver medal in the 500m in the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, and since then, he has won 10 men’s 500m races in the World Championships and the World Cup.

Three years from now, the Beijing-zhangjiakou Winter Olympics will be the next stage

for Dajing. “Three years is neither short nor long. I just need to make several small goals and then finish them step by step.” he said. Life is the same, on the way to success, once you’ve

made up your mind, just keep doing and never give up.

8．When did Wu Dajing win the gold medal in the Winter Olympic Games?

A．In 2018 B．In 2014 C．In 2013 D．In 2012

9．How did Wu Dajing make great progress in skating skills?

A．By taking skating as an amateur hobby.

B．By watching many videos for enjoyment.

C．By managing to join in the national team.

D．By keeping practising and improving himself.

10．According to the text, what kind of person is Wu Dajing?

A．educated and active B．gifted and easy-going

C．determined and confident D．hopeful and generous

11．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Ways to Win Gold Medals B．The Great Success of Wu Dajing

C．Men’s short-track Speed Skating D．The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

D

Every week in China , millions of people will sit in front of their TVs watching teenagers compete for the title Character Hero which is a Chinese-style spelling bee (拼写大

赛) .In this challenge, young competitors must write Chinese characters by hand. To prepare

for the competition ,the competitors usually spend months studying dictionaries.

Perhaps the show's popularity should not be a surprise. Along with gunpowder and paper, many Chinese people consider the creation of Chinese calligraphy (书法) to be one of their

primary contributions to civilization. Unfortunately , all over the country, Chinese people are

forgetting how to write their own language without computerized help. Software on smart phones and computers allows users to type in the basic sound of the word using the Latin alphabet. The correct character is chosen from a list. The result? It's possible to recognize characters without remembering how to write them.

But there's still hope for the writing brush. China's Ministry of Education wants children

to spend more time learning how to write.

In one Beijing primary school we visited , students practise calligraphy every day inside

a specially decorated classroom with traditional Chinese paintings hanging on the walls. They

look up at the blackboard often to study their teacher's examples before carefully attempting

to reproduce those characters on thin rice paper. "If adults can survive without using handwriting ,why bother to teach it now?" we ask the calligraphy teacher Shen Bin. "The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture. " she reasons. "Students must learn now so they don't forget when they grow up”， says the teacher.

12.  What can we learn about the Chinese-style spelling bee?

1. It's open to people of all ages and all walks.
2. It's the most-viewed TV programme in China.
3. It aims to spread Chinese culture to the world.
4. It draws great public attention across the country.

13.  Why are Chinese people forgetting how to write the characters?

1. Chinese people don't refer to dictionaries very often.
2. Chinese people no longer use brush pens or practise calligraphy.
3. Chinese people are using the Latin alphabet instead of the characters.
4. Chinese people needn't write by hand as often with the help of technology.

14.  According to Shen Bin ,being able to write characters by hand is ________ .

1. necessary for adults to survive in China
2. a requirement made by the Ministry of Education
3. helpful to keep Chinese tradition and culture alive
4. an ability to be developed only when you are students

15.  Where does this text probably come from?.

A. A news report. B. A science report. C. An advertisement. D. Children's

literature

第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的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。

How to listen in English exams

Listening is an important but difficult part for middle school students in English exams. The following suggestions may benefit you a lot.

Relax yourself.

Before listening, it's necessary to have a peaceful state of mind. 16______If that doesn't work, drinking some water or washing your face with cold water may help you to some extent.

17______

As soon as the listening starts, focus on it without thinking about anything else. While listening, you can also recall(回想)the related knowledge in common with the material

concerned, such as the vocabulary about the subject or topic, which is beneficial to your

better understanding.

Grasp the main idea.

Sometimes the monologue, dialogue or conversation you're listening to is a little bit longer than you expect. And it's normal that some unnecessary information is included. However, you don't need to understand it completely. 18______.

Ignore the new words.

Without doubt, there usually exist unfamiliar words in listening materials. In fact, it's almost impossible for you to know or understand all the words in the listening material sometimes. 19______It's mistaken to waste much time on figuring them out while listening.

Develop the habit of taking notes.

In the course of listening, it's a good habit to write down the content and leave out the unimportant details. 20______By taking notes, we can remind ourselves of the key points.

1. Concentrate on listening.
2. The more words you memorize, the better it is.
3. Feeling nervous or worried is harmful and unnecessary.
4. What you need to do is turn a deaf ear to the new words.
5. Make a list of what you think is important while listening.
6. Instead, just pay attention to the key points and general ideas.
7. If you feel nervous or anxious, try taking a deep breath to calm yourself down.

二、完形填空(共 15小题；每小题2分，满分 30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。

In 2019, I went on a winter break trip with my family. One of our 21 was London. The

first thing that I 22 when I landed in London was the weather. It was too 23 for my liking as it required me to wear a thick jacket.

After some 24 using a map of London, we decided to go to Buckingham Palace first.

Buckingham Palace was one of the 25 of a “hop-on, hop-off (随上随下)” bus that we took. The palace itself didn't look very big or impressive from the entrance 26 it got much more

impressive when you entered the gates.

While continuing on the “hop-on, hop-off” bus, we 27 the London Bridge, which I didn't notice until the driver pointed it out to me. While it felt kind of special to be driving on such an iconic (符号的) bridge, the 28 was not as cool as one would imagine it to be.

Besides its history, this bridge was just another bridge that 29 two masses of land,

something that pretty much all 30 do.

When we 31 Big Ben, we decided to hop off the bus and take some 32 . Big Ben was a pretty 33 experience for me. In many pictures of London, Big Ben is a very visible (看得见

的) building in the skyline, and it was very nice for me to see the clock tower 34 . I am a big

fan of skyscrapers (摩天大楼) and skyscraper-like buildings so this clock tower certainly caught my 35 .

21.  A. stops B. topics C. places D. changes

22.  A. forgot B. told C. noticed D. liked

23.  A. foggy B. cold C. dry D. clear

24.  A. testing B. planning C. touring D. calling

25.  A. ways B. dreams C. starts D. destinations

26.  A. so B. if C. but D. until

27.  A. greeted B. passed C. checked D. found

28.  A. history B. example C. position D. experience

29.  A. mixes B. spreads C. ends D. connects

30.  A. bridges B. buses C. drivers D. towers

31.  A. reached B. built C. visited D. left

32.  A. notes B. steps C. pictures D. lessons

33.  A. similar B. cool C. bad D. common

34.  A. in return B. in public C. in advance D. in person

35.  A. ear B. mind C. eye D. hand

三、语法填空(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。Han Jing went to senior high school at 7:00 this morning, 1．_ she was a little anxious

because she was not outgoing. However, she wanted to leave a good first 2．___（impress）. In the morning, she had a maths class and found it difficult. But she also found most of her

3．___（classmate）and teachers friendly and 4．__（help）. In the afternoon, they had 5．__

（they）chemistry class in the science lab. The lab is new and the lesson was great, but the

guy next to her made her 6．__（bore）so that she couldn’t concentrate 7．___ the experiment.

At night, she was not worried about no one 8．__（talk）to her any longer. She believes that she will make new friends and feels much 9．__（confident）than she felt this morning. She thinks tomorrow will be 10． great day.

四、单词拼写（共 10小题；每小题1.5分，满分 15分）

1. Reading English newspapers can improve your ________ (词汇)．
2. Most ________(奖牌)are made of gold,silver and bronze.

3.Hundreds of houses in that area were_______(损害)by the storm last week.

4.The country’s ________(官方的)language is Spanish.

5.Employers usually decide within five minutes whether someone is ________ (合适的) for the job.

6.To improve the (质量) of our products, we welcome suggestions from those

who have used them.

7.The soldiers dug out the people who were trapped and _______(埋葬) the dead.

8.What are the big_______(大事) of 2022 ?

9.I don’t think the _____________(讲座) is very interesting.

10.Apart from English, the girl can speak French and Japanese ________ (流利的).

五．单句填空(共 10 小题；每小题1.5分，满分 15分)

1.I recommend that he _________________(see) a doctor.

2.His son is addicted to ____________________(play) computer games.

3.It was in this town _____________________he was brought up.

4.I won’t accept anything unless it is based ____facts.

5. I look forward to _______________(hear) from you.

6.This is the best film __________I have ever seen.

7.He has a friend___________father is a doctor.

8.In the cave they found the book,the cover of __________was torn.

9.I would appreciate____________if you can help me. 10.We______________________(have) a few guests over tomorrow.

六、补全句子(共 5小题；每小题2分，满分 10分)

1.我对一切都很好奇。

I ________ __________ ___________ everything.

2.他正在申请签证。

He is _______________ ______________a visa.

3.面对危险时，保持镇静很重要。

It is important to ______ ________when facing danger.

4. 我们可以现在走，也可以晚点再走，由你做主。

We could go now or later ,it’s________________ _____________ ______________.

5.我没法专心做实验.

I couldn’t _____________ ______________the experiment.

七、书面表达（25分）

假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Jack来信向你询问如何保持健康。请你根据以下要点给 他写一封邮件提些建议。内容要点如下：

1. 合理饮食；

2.加强锻炼；

3.保证睡眠。

注意：1. 词数：100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；邮件的开头已写好，

不计入总词数。

Dear Jack,

I’m so glad to hear from you! In your letter you asked me how to keep healthy.____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Sincerely yours,

Li Hua