2022-2023学年湖南省长沙市雅礼中学、第十五中学高一下学期期中联考英语试题含答案

  2022-2023-2雅礼十五中高一下期中联考

英    语

时量：120分钟                满分：150分

第一部分  听力（共两节，满分30分）略

第二部分  阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节  （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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

Most people agree that eating healthy food is important. But sometimes making good food choices can be difficult. Now, there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their health and their dining out experience.

Open Table app

Open Table app helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat. It is a free service that shows users restaurant available based on where and when they want to dine. It gives users points when they make reservations(预定), which can add up to discounts on restaurant visits.

Max McCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing app

Wine and cheese can be a great combination. But which wines go best with which cheeses? Max McCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing app can help. It provides information about hundreds of different cheeses and suggests wines to pair with each. Max McCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing app is free.

Happy Cow app

Vegetarians do not eat animal meat. Vegans do not eat any animal products. The Happy Cow app is made for both groups. Users can search for vegetarian-vegan restaurants and stores around the world.

Local Eats app

Restaurant chains, like McDonalds, can be found almost anywhere a person might travel. But sometimes travelers want to eat like locals. The Local Eats app is designed for that. It can help you find local restaurants in major cities in the US and in other countries. It costs about a dollar.

Where Chefs Eat app

“Where Chefs Eat” is a 975 page book. Most people would not want to carry that around. But there is a much lighter app version of the same name for just $15. Six hundred chefs provide information on 3,000 restaurants around the world on the Where Chefs Eat app.

21. What do the first two apps have in common?

 A. They are both free of charge.

 B. Discounts are provided on both.

 C. Best wines can be reserved on both.

 D. They tell you where to find the best restaurant.

22. Who is Happy Cow app probably designed for?

 A. People who love drinking wine.

 B. People who don’t eat meat or animal products.

 C. People who enjoy meat very much.

 D. People who often eat in restaurant.

23. Where can we most likely see the text?

 A. On a tourism guide.  B. In a students’ textbook.

 C. In a cellphone application introduction. D. On a scientific discovery TV program.

B

Sidney Keys, 14-year-old, has started a youth-led book club program, with the support and help of his mom, to help empower both himself and many other boys with mental or physical problems through literature.

Keys’ idea to create Books N Bros was born from his own setbacks and struggles. “I used to have a really bad stutter(口吃) and perform badly in school and I would get laughed at for it,” Sidney Keys, the founder of the book club Books N Bros said. “Reading was kind of my escape from my stutter because in my head I was able to imagine things and play out all the events clearly.” He said, “I wanted to start up Books N Bros so that I could talk to other people, especially boys, about books I love in a relaxing way because it’s like a brotherhood.”

The reading club that he started at just 10 years old now has over 250 “bros” aged 7 to 13 from the U.S. and Canada, most of whom are changing actively and positively. Marvel’s Hero Project, which reveals the remarkable, positive change young men make in their communities across the country and turns them into superheroes, selected Keys to be featured in the Disney series.

“I always wanted to read books that had characters that looked like me, but now I see a comic book with me in it,” Keys said delightedly. “It’s really awesome, especially when I hear my friends and teachers call me my superhero name at school.”

As for the future of Books N Bros, Keys and his mom hope to expand the programs reach throughout the country. “Getting Books N Bros in schools across America, we don’t want transportation to be an issue for getting that physical brotherhood and bond. It just benefits so many people, and it keeps me going,” Keys explained.

24. What caused Sidney Keys to build Books N Bros?

 A. His mother’s support.  B. His poor school performance.

 C. His own sufferings.  D. His literature experience.

25. Why was Keys chosen by Marvel’s Hero Project?

 A. Because he was called a superhero by people.

 B. Because he made a difference to other people.

 C. Because he was brave to face his shortcomings.

 D. Because he looked like a role in the Disney series.

26. How did Keys feel when seeing himself in a comic book?

 A. Confused. B. Curious. C. Touched. D. Proud.

27. Which can be the best title for the text?

 A. Sidney Keys: a Real-life Superhero

 B. Books N Bros: Home to Young Boys

 C. Sidney Keys: a Loyal Book Lover

 D. Books N Bros: a Hit Across America

C

As we all know, trees are always stationary: they stay more or less where you plant them, and no one worries about finding a tree wandering around a park or back yard.

However, there is one special exception, some say: the so called walking palm tree(棕桐树) was found in the rainforests of Central and South America. Many people believe it can really walk around. This is because of its unusual root system: while most trees have one trunk, the palm breaks into many smaller roots a few feet off the ground, giving it the appearance of many little legs.

The amazing walking ability of the palm tree has always been told by rainforest guides to tourists for years, and appears in many sources of documents as an amazing plant adaptation. As journalist Sherry Seethaler writes in her book Curious Folks Ask 2: “Screen writers searching for the perfect B-movie(小成本电影) plant hero could take inspiration from the walking palm. The tree slowly walks from shade to sunlight by growing new roots toward the light.”

A tree that walks in search of the sun is a fascinating, strange story. And it’s not true either; the tree is real enough, but it doesn’t walk. It sits where it began to grow, not moving except under the force of wind or an axe.

Biologist Gerardo Avalos is one of the world’s top experts on the palm tree. His analysis of the plant and its roots shows that the walking tree can’t walk because its roots don’t move. A few roots on one side or another may die off, but the trunk itself remains, well, rooted to the spot.

“My paper proves that the belief of the walking palm is just a myth,” Avalos said. “Thinking that a palm tree could actually track the sunlight changes by moving slowly over the forest floor... is a myth that tourist guides find amusing to tell visitors to the rainforest.”

28. What is the reason for no worries about wandering trees?

 A. Trees are not always standing. B. Trees are not always moving.

 C. Trees are not always growing. D. Trees are not always dying.

29. Why do people think the palm tree can walk around?

 A. It has no roots underground. B. It appears to have several trunks.

 C. It grows a few feet off the ground. D. It appears to have many little legs.

30. What can we learn about the palm tree from the passage?

 A. It wanders around the rainforest at night.

 B. It grows in Central and North America.

 C. It is a popular attraction among visitors.

 D. It grows well in the shade of the rainforests.

31. What does biologist Gerardo Avalos believe?

 A. The palm tree cannot actually walk at all.

 B. The palm tree can move its roots.

 C. The palm tree can track the sunlight.

D. The palm tree cannot keep its trunk growing.

D

The Moon is attracting much attention these days as NASA is ready for its Artemis Ⅰ launch and preparing for more to follow. The mission objectives are clear: develop a sustainable presence on its surface and pave the way to go to Mars.

And then what? What’s the next great leap in humans’ quest for the secrets of the universe? When it comes to the near future scientific exploration, there are a few areas of the solar system that will be receiving some special attention.

First off, there’s Venus, a planet which was a relative paradise with oceans and a pleasant atmosphere. Something went terribly wrong there a few billion years ago, and NASA has scheduled a series of missions to explore what exactly is going on there.

At the other end are the gas giants. Several of the satellites of Jupiter and Saturn are covered in thick sheets of ice, and underneath that ice sit oceans of liquid water. NASA has missions planned to investigate those mysterious worlds, hunting for any signs of possible life hidden deep within.

As for us humans, Mars is certainly the grand prize in the coming decades. If we have the adequate drive and funds, we can establish a semi-permanent presence on the red planet, keeping crews working and studying in person on the Martian surface. The other planets of our solar system are not so suitable for people to settle on. Mercury is too close to the Sun for comfort and too far away from the Earth.

Over the coming decades, humans expect to see a rise of “space hotels”, set up for visiting tourists and scientific explorations. Naturally, turning the space rock into a habitat for humans is not very practical considering our current level of technological maturity, but in my best estimation, it’s the next easiest thing to accomplish after the Moon and Mars, of course.

32. What does the underlined word “quest” probably mean in the second paragraph?

 A. Request. B. Explanation. C. Question. D. Search.

33. Which is the least likely to be explored in the next decades according to the passage?

 A. Mars. B. Venus. C. Mercury. D. Gas giants.

34. What’s the author’s attitude towards the “space hotels” in the future?

 A. Doubtful. B. Hopeful. C. Critical. D. Unconcerned.

35. What’s the passage mainly about?

 A. The launch of Artemis I.

 B. The secrets of the solar system.

 C. The missions of NASA.

 D. The areas of the future universe exploration.

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。

I love learning foreign languages so much that I learn a new language every two years. When people find I’m a polyglot(通晓多种语言的人), they always ask me, “How do you do that?” Honestly, my answer will be, “I don’t know. I simply love learning languages.”          36          They want to know why they spend years learning even one language, never achieving fluency, and what’s the secret of being polyglots.

         37          And what do we have in common? I decided to find that out. I went to several events where language lovers gather to practice their languages, asked dozens of polyglots about methods they use, and heard dozens of approaches. Everybody seems to have a unique way to speak several languages fluently.

         38          All these polyglots talked about language learning as if it was great fun. They found ways to turn language learning from a boring subject into a pleasant daily activity. You should have seen their faces when they were showing me their colorful grammar charts and handmade flash cards.          39          The methods are various, but they make sure it’s something enjoyable.

I realized it’s actually how I learn.          40          Then interesting programs became my choice. So all is clear. If you don’t like writing words down on paper, type them in an app. If you’re a shy person, apply self-talk at home. This is how polyglots learn languages, and the best news is that it’s available to anyone willing to take the learning into their own hands.

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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

In the spring of 1977, Rick Hoyt told his father, Dick that he wanted to participate in a 5-mile benefit run. Far from being a long-distance runner, Dick      41      to push Rick in his wheelchair and they finished all 5 miles, coming in next to last. That night, Rick told his father, “Dad, when I’m running, it feels like I’m not      42     .”

This      43      was just the beginning of what would become over 1,000 races      44     . The 2009 Boston Marathon was officially Team Hoyt’s 1000th race. Rick always says if it comes down to doing one      45      a year he would like it to be the Boston Marathon: his      46      race.

2013 was going to be Team Hoyt’s last Boston Marathon together, but they were not able to finish due to the terrorist bombing at the finish line. They      47      to be back in 2014 to finish the race with all the other runners, which they did,      48      many times along the 26.2 distance to take photos and shake hands of the many well-wishers.

Dick and Rick will continue to do shorter distances races together, but teammate Bryan Lyons will be      49     in pushing Rick in the 2015 Boston.

Rick was once      50     , if he could give his father one thing, what would it be? Rick responded, “The thing I’d most like is for my dad to sit in the chair and I would      51      him for once.”

Racing in support of others less fortunate, devoting their time and energy to      52      others, Team Hoyt continued in that same      53      for 37 years. They proved to everyone that anything can be done with enough      54     , devotion, and above all, the bottomless depths of      55      that can be found only in the unique bond between a father and his son.

41. A. organized  B. pretended  C. happened  D. agreed

42. A. healthy  B. strong  C. disabled  D. wealthy

43. A. confusion B. success C. adventure D. realization

44. A. completed B. considered C. arranged D. suggested

45. A. action B. wish C. race D. exercise

46. A. last B. short C. easy D. favourite

47. A. intended B. remembered C. promised D. hesitated

48. A. walking B. stopping C. standing D. smiling

49. A. taking away B. taking off C. taking out D. taking over

50. A. requested B. supported C. asked D. recommended

51. A. push B. thank C. welcome D. greet

52. A. training B. affecting C. informing D. benefiting

53. A. competition B. sport C. spirit D. comfort

54. A. character B. perseverance C. strength D. mind

55. A. love B. connection C. relationship D. sympathy

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Chinese film The Battle at Lake Changjin tells the story of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army taking part          56          the war to help Korea(朝鲜) fight against the U.S. aggression(侵略). Jointly          57          (direct) by three big names in Chinese film industry — Chen Kaige, Xu Ke and Lin Chaoxian, the film was a great          58          (succeed) in the National Holiday period. Actors          59          play leading roles in the film include Wu Jing, Hu Jun, Duan Yihong and so on.

In the movie, the Chinese army men fought          60          (brave) in temperatures below -40℃ in a key battle around Changjin Lake. Viewers said it was not the film itself that moved people, but the          61          (hero) of the war years who fought for our country and people, without considering          62          (they) own safety or even lives.

It is reported          63          since it was shown on September 30th, 2021, the total box office(票房)          64          (reach) the top of China’s box office, breaking the box office record of history in Chinese war films. With the great achievements in film industry, people are looking forward to          65          (see) more wonderful films in the future.

66. In general, you should have your meal an average _____________ 1.5 to 2.5 hours before exercising.

67. I was so _____________ (catch) up in the party fever that I hardly noticed five hours fly by!

68. Traditional festivals are a source of national pride and help shape our national _____________ (identify).

69. This is one reason why the best works of literature still appeal _____________ readers long after they were written.

70. In a word, we have now reached a point _____________ we wish to enjoy and understand literature.

第四部分  写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

71. 我校正在举行 “读书月(Reading Month)” 活动，校英文校报向大家征稿，请大家推荐自己最喜欢的一本书。请你以 “My Favorite Book” 为题写一篇征文稿。内容包括：

1. 介绍你所推荐的书；

2. 推荐这本书的原因。

注意：

1. 写作词数应为80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

My Favorite Book

第二节（满分25分）

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。

She got up early to be ready for the post. From the second floor of the flat, she could see the postman when he came down the street, and the little boy from the ground floor brought up her letters on rare occasions when anything came.

Today she was sure there would be something. Her daughter, Myra, wouldn’t forget her birthday, even if Myra seldom wrote at other times. Of course, Myra was busy. The old lady was proud of Myra, who was successful both in her company and family.

The old lady was eighty today. She had put on her best dress. Perhaps Myra might come. After all, eighty was a special birthday.

Even if Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. Two spots of color brightened her cheeks. She was excited-like a child. She would enjoy her day.

Mrs. Morison upstairs had brought a card and a bunch of flowers to her. Mrs. Grant downstairs had made a cake, and in the afternoon she was going down there to tea. Johnnie, Mrs. Grant’s grandson, had brought up with a packet of sweets, and said he wouldn’t go out to play until the post had come. “I guess you’ll get lots of presents.” he said.

What would she like? A pair of comfortable shoes perhaps. Or a new coat. A coat would be lovely. Blue is such a pretty color. Or a table lamp. Or a book, a travel book, with pictures. Or a little clock, with clear black numbers. So many lovely things.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

She stood by the window, watching.                                                            

Suddenly the doorbell rang, she thought it would be another postman who sent parcels(包裹).                  

2022-2023-2雅礼十五中高一下期中联考

（参考答案）

第一部分  听力  略

第二部分  阅读

第一节  短文理解

21—23  ABC   24—27   CBDA

28—31  BDCA   32—35   DCBD

第二节  七选五

36—40 BEGDF 

第三部分  语言运用

第一节  完形填空

41—45  DCDAC   46—50   DCBDC

51—55  ADCBA   

第二节  语法填空

56. in      57. directed   

58. success  59. who / that  

60. bravely     61. heroes

62. their   63. that

64. has reached  65. seeing

66. of      67. caught    

68. identity  69. to   

70. where      

第四部分  写作

第一节  

My Favorite Book

In order to enrich our school life, we are going to hold an event called “Reading Month”. The event is aimed at broadening our horizons and improving our reading ability. Everyone is encouraged to take an active part.

I enjoy reading different kinds of books, but “Harry Porter” is my favorite one. The story is very long but I am interested in it. Harry was such a brave and clever boy that he dared to fight against powerful enemies.　　

His Z-shaped scar and magic stick brought me into a magical world. In fact, the fiction story is so meaningful that I can learn a lot from it. I think it’s the best book I’ve ever read.

第二节 

She stood by the window, watching. The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle. Her heart beat fast. Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate. Then clatter, clatter up the stairs. Johnnie knocked at her door. “Granny, granny,” he shouted, “I’ve got your post.” He gave her four envelopes. Three were unsealed cards from old friends. The fourth was sealed, in Myra’s writing. The old lady felt a pang of disappointment. “No parcel, Johnnie?” “No, granny.” Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post. That was it. It would come later by parcel post. She must be patient.

Suddenly the doorbell rang, she thought it would be another postman who sent parcels(包裹). Almost reluctantly she tore the envelope open. Folded in the card was a piece of paper. Written on the card was a message under the printed Happy Birthday — Buy yourself something nice with the cheque, Myra and Harold. The cheque fluttered to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady stooped to pick it up. Her present, her lovely present. With trembling fingers she tore it into little bits.