2023-2024学年四川省凉山州会理第一中学高一上学期第一次周考英语试题含答案
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阅读理解 (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
21. What yu have just read is a _____.
A. nte B. reprt C. schedule D. pster
22. Hw much d yu have t pay in ttal if fur f yu g tgether?
A. $20. B. $40. C. $60. D. $80.
23. Which f the fllwing statements is true?
A. Tickets are sld in Kwun Tng High Schl.
B. It’s unnecessary t take sft drinks with yu.
C. Free digital cameras are prvided fr everybdy.
D. Festival fd will be served withut extra charge.
B
“Gd mrning,” the new teacher said. “I’m Ernest Flres, yur teacher fr fifth grade.” In all his years in schl, Juli had never heard a teacher use his r her first name. Of curse, the students always fund ut what they were, but it was up t the students t discver this infrmatin fr themselves.
“Nw I’d like t find ut wh yu are,” said Mr. Flres. He began t call the rll(点名), starting with the bys. Juli shk his head. Teachers always began with the girls.
“Juli Sanchez,” called Mr. Flres, prnuncing it Huli. That was the crrect way t say the name in Spanish.
Several kids laughed. They had never heard Juli’s name prnunced withut the J.
Mr. Flres lked up frm the rll bk. “Isn’t that hw yu say yur name?” he asked Juli. “Or d yu prefer Juli with a J?”
“At hme, they call me Huli. But at schl everyne calls me Juli,” Juli said.
“D yu like tw prnunciatins f yur name?” asked the teacher. “It’s a gd Spanish name and yu shuld be prud f it.”
Juli smiled. “I knw,” he said, “but it desn’t matter t me.”
“Are yu sure?” asked Mr. Flres. “Yur name is a very imprtant part f yu.”
Juli thught fr a mment. “Okay,” he said. “Frm nw n, everyne please call me Huli. Puert Ric(波多黎各), where I was brn, used t be a Spanish clny(殖民地).”
“That’s right,” said Mr. Flres. “Can yu tell us smething abut Puert Ric?”
“I came here when I was nly eight mnths ld. I dn’t remember anything,” Juli replied.
“I think yu can interview yur parents instead,” Mr. Flres said.
Juli ndded. It wuld be fun t learn mre abut the place where he had been brn.
Juli had t admit(承认) that Mr. Flres was creative and interesting.
24. Why did Juli shake his head?
A. The new teacher was a man.B. The new teacher used his full name.
C. The new teacher started the rll with the bys.D. The new teacher asked him a questin.
25. Why did sme kids laugh?
A. They thught the teacher had made a mistake in prnunciatin.
B. They fund that Juli had a funny name.
C. They didn’t like Spanish.
D. They didn’t expect Juli’s name t be called first.
26. What wuld Juli prbably d after schl?
A. Discver mre infrmatin abut his new teacher.
B. Learn hw t prnunce his name crrectly.
C. Use the new name his new teacher gave t him.
D. Find ut mre abut his birthplace.
27. In Juli’s mind, what kind f teacher was Mr. Flres?
A. Strict.B. Different.C. Hard-wrking.D. Prud.
C
Being the cat’s whiskers (胡须) is a humrus and psitive way f nting that smething is cnsidered t be very near perfect. The humrus and cute images that this particular term brings t mind have t d with the use f the whiskers f the cat, including the ability t express feelings, sense changes in the envirnment, help with hunting (捕猎), and help the cat measure distance.
Different views are held n the exact rigin (起源) f the English saying “cat’s whiskers”. Sme believe that the term, alng with the similar “cat’s mew (喵喵声)”, has its rigin in girls’ barding schls f the 19th century. Others believe that the term was first brught t life by Thmas Drgan, an artist wh was active during the early years f the 20th century. What is generally agreed is that by the 1920s, bth “cat’s whiskers” and “cat’s mew” were ften used in the United States, and cmmnly used as a term amng yung peple f cllege age.
Unlike ther sayings that may smetimes carry psitive r negative meanings depending n the setting, “cat’s whiskers” is always used in a psitive way. An emplyer ( 雇主) may use the term t refer t an emplyee wh prduces wnderful wrk. Prud parents may say this t their children when they perfrm well in a schl play r win sme type f cmpetitin. In each situatin, “cat’s whiskers” is used t shw warm feelings fr anther persn.
While nt used as cmmnly as befre, being the cat’s whiskers is still generally understd t be a gd thing. Yunger peple may smetimes have t receive an explanatin f what the term means, which can lead t seeing the use f the saying in a funny way. Even thse wh cnsider the saying t be utdated and nt wrthy f use in public may still use the term t shw lve and respect in private settings.
28. The underlined expressin “cat’s whiskers” can be used t describe smething that _____.
A. will never happen B. needs t be measured
C. causes misunderstandings D. is better than everything else
29. What d mst peple believe abut “cat’s whiskers”?
A. It mainly refers t girls. B. It was used a lt in the US in the 1920s.
C. It develped frm “cat’s mew”.D. It was first used in cllege.
30. What is paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A. Hw “cat’s whiskers” is used.
B. When “cat’s whiskers” gt ppular.
C. What “cat’s whiskers” meant at first.
D. Why “cat’s whiskers” has different meanings.
31. Hw might yung peple nwadays feel hearing peple say “cat’s whiskers”?
A. Pleased. B. Excited. C. Cnfused. D. Embarrassed.
D
If yu ask peple t name the ne persn wh had the greatest effect n the English language, yu will get answers like “Shakespeare,” “Samuel Jhnsn,” and “Webster,” but nne f these men had any effect at all cmpared t a man wh didn’t even speak English—William the Cnquerr.
Befre 1066, in the land we nw call Great Britain lived peples belnging t tw majr language grups. In the west-central regin lived the Welsh, wh spke a Celtic language, and in the nrth lived the Scts, whse language, thugh nt the same as Welsh, was als Celtic. In the rest f the cuntry lived the Saxns, actually a mixture f Angls, Saxns, and ther Germanic and Nrdic peples, wh spke what we nw call Angl-Saxn (r Old English), a Germanic language. If this state f affairs had based, English tday wuld be clse t German.
But this state f affairs did nt last. In 1066 the Nrmans led by William defeated the Saxns and began their rule ver England. Fr abut a century, French became the fficial language f English while Old English became the language f peasants. As a result, English wrds f plitics and the law cme frm French rather than German. In sme cases, mdern English even shws a distinctin(区别) between upper-class French and lwer-class Angl-Saxn in its wrds. We even have different wrds fr sme fds, meat in particular, depending n whether it is still ut in the fields r at hme ready t be cked, which shws the fact that the Saxn peasants were ding the farming, while the upper-class Nrmans were ding mst f the eating.
When Americans visit Eurpe fr the first time, they usually find Germany mre “freign” than France because the German they see n signs and advertisements seems much mre different frm English than French des. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result f ne man’s ambitin.
32. The tw majr languages spken in what is nw called Great Britain befre 1066 were _____.
A. Welsh and Scttish B. Nrdic and Germanic
C. Celtic and Old English D. Angl-Saxn and Germanic
33. Which f the fllwing grups f wrds are, by inference, rted in French?
A. president, lawyer, beef B. president, bread, water
C. bread, field, sheep D. flk, field, cw
34. Why des France appear less freign than Germany t Americans n their first visit t Eurpe?
A. Mst advertisements in France appear in English.
B. Many French wrds are similar t English nes.
C. They knw little f the histry f the English language.
D. They knw French better than German.
35. What is the subject discussed in the text?
A. The histry f Great Britain.
B. The similarity between English and French.
C. The rule f England by William the Cnquerr.
D. The French influences n the English language.
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。
Learning English can be fun and imprtant. 36 But dn’t wrry! We’ve gt sme general methds f learning English effectively (高效地).
Set a gal (目标).
Having an aim r gal is imprtant when yu are learning a language. Yu shuld think abut why yu want t study English and what yu want t achieve. When yu have decided n yur main gal, yu can then make smaller steps t reach it. 37 This methd helps yu t stay mtivated (积极).
Find a rutine (惯例).
Learning a language takes a lt f time and practice. S it helps if yu have a rutine when yu are studying. 38 Whether yu study fr 30 minutes each day r 1-2 hurs thrughut the week, yu will gradually imprve yur English.
Make mistakes.
Yu wn’t be perfect at English straightaway. 39 These errrs can help yu learn and imprve yur English skills. It’s better t be fluent (流利的) and make errrs than be crrect in every way withut fluency.
40
Understanding English is easier if yu can understand the culture f its native speakers. If yu’re particularly interested in British English, fr example, yu culd learn abut the culture and histry f the UK.
A. Cnnect with the culture.
B. Listen t native speakers.
C. All learners make mistakes in English.
D. Hwever, it can als seem difficult smetimes.
E. Yu shuld think abut hw lng yu can study fr each day r week.
F. By having lts f small gals, yu can sn build up t yur main gal.
G. Fr many peple, being able t speak English fluently is their final gal.
【答案】21-23DCB 24-27CADB 28-31DBAC 32-35CABD 36-40 DFECAFun Day
T celebrate the Year f the dragn
Organized by Lam Tin Yuth Centre and Kwun Tng High Schl
Date: 2 February 2024
Time: 10 am—5 pm
Place: Kwun Tng Playgrund
Fee: $20 (buy three get ne free)
Prgrammes: drama, lin dance, magic shw and ballet perfrmance
Highlights: 1) enter the lucky draw t win a digital camera
2) learn t make festival fd
Jin us n the Fun Day!
All are welcme!
Free Sft Drinks
Nte: ●Tickets are available at the General Office f Lam Tin Yuth Center
●Fr thse wh wuld like t be a vlunteer, please cntact Miss Olivia Wng ne week befre the activity.
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