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湖南省长沙市第一中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题（含答案）
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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
Family Vacatins in Hawaii
Whether yur interests are histry, native cultures, hiking, water sprts, r simply relaxing in the sun, Hawaii has abundant chices t keep yu and yur family entertained.
Waikiki Beach
This famus tw-mile stretch f sand is hme t scres f family-friendly beach htels and all kinds f actin-packed excitement. Waikiki Beach is the perfect place t g if yu’re lking fr warm cean water and glden beaches. Kids will enjy walking alng the beach, stpping fr shaved ice r an ice cream and taking a dip in a safe area f the cean.
Oahu’s Nrth Shre
Sme f the tallest cean waves in the wrld are fund at Oahu, Hawaii’s Nrth Shre castline during the winter mnths. These crashing walls f water are brn fr surfing and ffer ne f the best free shws n the islands. The Nrth Shre is hme t wrld-class surf cntests, attracting the wrld’s tp surfers.
Plynesian Cultural Center
Nthing appeals t the whle family like Hawaiian past cming alive. Besides, the clrful cstumes, lively sngs, and traditinal dances in the Pacific regin are presented here. Yu’ll see custms f Fiji, New Zealand, Marquesas, Sama, Tahiti, Tnga, and Hawaii all represented in Plynesian Cultural Center’s re-created island villages, which is decrated with palm trees and trpical gardens.
Waimea Canyn(峡谷) State Park
Mre than 3,500 feet deep, this landmark n Hawaii’s island f Kauai is the largest canyn in the Pacific. Unlike Grand Canyn, plentiful rain keeps Waimea Canyn and its surrunding area thick with vegetatin(植被), and visitrs are frequently treated t the sight f vivid rainbws. It ffers a great canyn view and a cvered picnic area.
21. What makes Oahu’s Nrth Shre knwn t the wrld?
A. Its best free cultural shws.B. Its family-friendly beach htels.
C. Having the tallest castline.D. Being a perfect place fr surfing.
22. Which place is mst likely t attract thse wh are interested in histry?
A. Waikiki Beach.B. Oahu’s Nrth Shre.
C. Plynesian Cultural Center.D. Waimea Canyn State Park.
23. What is special abut Waimea Canyn cmpared t Grand Canyn?
A. It has a cvered picnic area.B. It’s rich in plants and rainfall.
C. It has a depth f ver 3,500 feet.D. It wns a unique kind f vegetatin.
B
Being cut frm a schl team can be a difficult experience fr a kid. But when 13-year-ld Emmie Tallent wh has Dwn syndrme(唐氏综合征) didn’t make her schl’s cheer squad(啦啦队), she respnded in the mst impressive way — she cheered anyway. Emmie Tallent, a girl with firm determinatin, tk t the sidelines while her schl’s cheer squad perfrmed. She matched the entire rutine, mving fr mving, in a black dress and tie-dyed shes.
Her sister, Sydnee, recrded this mment n vide, and it’s nw capturing hearts wrldwide. The vide, with ver 3 millin views and 87,000 likes, shws Emmie facing the fficial squad and perfrming the rutine alngside them. Her perfrmance is nthing shrt f inspiring. “Girl didn’t make the cheer team, but she didn’t care,” Sydnee wrte, admiring Emmie’s cnfidence.
“Emmie may nt be n the cheer team this time, but I’m sure her talent and spirit will shine thrugh smewhere in the future,” Sydnee said with a smile. “Right nw, she’s satisfied and happy ding what she lves. Thank yu all fr supprting her. I want t shw the wrld Emmie’s jy frm pursuing what she likes and the beauty f diversity.”
The team did nt have a lt f spts and even neurtypical(神经正常的) girls wh were much better than Emmie didn’t make it t jin it. Emmie’s schl was giving Emmie help and kept encuraging her, but there are hard decisins that have t be made smetimes. Thugh Emmie didn’t make the squad, she wasn’t feeling upset at hme, and cntinued t fllw cheer squad’s rutines and mves t please herself and spread jy t thers, even if frm the sidelines.
In the face f rejectin, this tugh 13-year-ld chse t dance rather than sit by and let it define her, inspiring us all t embrace ur uniqueness and find jy in every mment.
24. What d we knw abut Emmie frm the first tw paragraphs?
A. She refused t give up perfrming.
B. She used t be lked dwn upn.
C. She shwed a special talent fr cheerleading.
D. She felt dwn fr nt jining the cheer squad.
25. Why did Sydnee pst the vide nline?
A. T shw Emmie’s dancing skills.
B. T inspire thers with Emmie’s spirit.
C. T help Emmie attract peple’s attentin.
D. T express her gratitude t the cheer squad.
26. Hw did the schl react t Emmie’s jining the cheer squad?
A. They tld her t quit.B. They satisfied her need.
C. They made an excuse.D. They ffered her supprt.
27. What des the authr mainly intend t tell us?
A. Believe in urselves.B. Prepare fr the wrst.
C. Keep ur dreams alive.D. Yuth gives us light.
C
Lucy was rescued frm a rural farm in New Suth Wales, Australia, tw years ag. She was suffering frm chlamydia(衣原体病), a disease widespread amng kalas. Tday, she is ne f “the lucky” living creatures in tree crridrs(走廊) that have been created by vlunteers t prtect kalas and ther animals by saving their quickly shrinking habitats, r natural envirnment.
The crridrs, planted by the lcal cnservatin grup Bangalw Kalas, are made up f large systems f plants. They are intended fr kalas and ther animals like the glssy black cckats, pssums, and wallabies. All f them are endangered, r at risk f becming extinct. The crridrs prvide a safe path acrss the kala’s increasingly brken habitat. “Our crridrs are actually trying t get them away frm humans, frm cars and frm dgs,” said Linda Sparrw, president f Bangalw Kalas. “They can safely mve acrss the landscapes and dn’t have t put up with us humans.”
The kala is predicted t be extinct in the wild in New Suth Wales by 2050. Sme f the biggest dangers include wildfires and habitat lss thrugh land clearing fr develpment. Kalas have already been declared endangered in several Australian states. A recent reprt by the Australian Kala Fundatin said the animal was wrth an estimated $3.2 billin per year t the turism industry.
Funded in 2016, Bangalw Kalas has planted ver 936,000 trees n 119 prperties, helping kala cnservatin and imprving the lcal ecsystem. The grup, which depends n cmmunity vlunteers, aims t plant 500,000 trees by 2025. Vlunteer Lindy Stacker, wh has been planting trees fr ver five years, still remains devted t the cause. She said the activity is gd fr mental health and has brught the cmmunity tgether. “I can’t imagine a wrld where there’s n kalas in the wild. We’re ging t d everything we can pssibly t make sure that wn’t happen,” Lindy said.
28. Wh is Lucy?
A. A farmer.B. A patient.C. A kala.D. A vlunteer.
29. What are the tree crridrs intended t d?
A. T shelter kalas frm human threat.
B. T test the lcal natural envirnment.
C. T save kalas suffering frm chlamydia.
D. T stp kalas’ habitats frm being rebuilt.
30. What des the authr want t shw in paragraph 3?
A. The reasn fr kalas’ extinctin.B. Kalas’ value in turism industry.
C. Peple’s deep lve fr kalas.D. The necessity f saving kalas.
31. What can be the best title fr the text?
A. Bangalw Kalas: A Grup Intended Fr Kalas
B. Tree Crridrs: A Lifeline Fr Endangered Kalas
C. Bangalw Kalas: Call On Vlunteers Fr Kalas’ Prtectin
D. Tree Crridrs: Respnsible Fr The Lss Of Kalas’ Habitats
D
Deep sleep desn’t just rest yur bdy. Scientists believe it’s als when the brain washes away txins(毒素), with a new prject lking at whether the brain’s self-clean can be bsted.
Suth Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) neurscientist Dr Tim Sargeant has teamed with Dr Edward Rbins frm SAHMRI’s Mlecular Imaging and Therapy Research Unit t develp a brain scan that shws hw well a brain is cleaning itself. Studies have shwn that a clean brain wuld help with memry while fighting dementia(痴呆).
Scientists believe ur brains clean themselves ut each night when we enter deep sleep. Cerebrspinal fluid(脑脊液) is thught t wash thrugh the brain, cleaning ut txins. Studies have shwn a clear link between pr memry and txins like the buildup f sticky plaques(黏性斑块) in the brains. Scientists believe brains that have a buildup f this plaque ver time may nt be cleaning themselves prperly, putting peple at risk f dementia.
Frtunately, the hpe is that a clean brain wuld help with memry while fighting dementia. The brain scan will use special material t track hw well the brain can keep itself clean and healthy thrugh the prcess f remving and recycling its waste. “We’re aiming t catch the signs f the brain struggling t keep itself clean in individuals arund the age f 50 r 60, well befre the nset f Alzheimer’s disease(老年痴呆) in mst peple,” Dr Sargeant said.
This new scan, an exciting imaging technlgy, will allw scientists t frm a picture f a living brain and watch hw it’s recycling wasting material in real time. “The scan takes ut a lt f the guess wrk, by allwing scientists t see with their wn eyes if they’ve hit the target r nt,” Dr Rbins said. “Withut imaging, a researcher can get all the way up t the trial stage befre realising they’re at a dead end.”
32. What is the aim f Dr Sargeant and Dr Rbins’ develping the brain scan?
A. T help peple enter deep sleep.
B. T reduce memry lss and dementia.
C. T research hw t remve sticky plaques.
D. T study what the brain uses t clean itself.
33. What may cause dementia accrding t the text?
A. Nt enugh bld in the brain.B. T frequent cleaning f the brain.
C. The increase f cerebrspinal fluid.D. The gradual increase f sticky plaques.
34. What des the underlined wrd “nset” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Wrsening.B. Imprvement.C. Beginning.D. Disappearance.
35. What des Dr Rbins think f the brain scan?
A. It is quite effective.B. It is just imaginary.
C. It brings mre wrk.D. It is far frm exact.
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。
Tips fr Unplugging(拔掉……的电源插头) fr the Hlidays
Unplugging fr the hlidays will give yur brain a break and allw yurself t enjy mre pleasures in yur life. 36 These tips will help yu have a tech-free hliday and enjy the benefits f unplugging fr the hlidays.
37 It’s a lt easier t stay away frm yur smartphne if everyne else yu’re with fllws suit. Let family and friends knw yu’d like t d a digital detx(脱瘾) during yur time. Have everyne turn their phnes ff, then cllect them and keep them in a separate rm.
Plan r arrange activities in advance. The day might seem bring if everyne’s phne is taken and there’s n plan fr entertainment. 38 Frm making ppcrn and watching a mvie t ging n a hike, baking ckies r playing bard games, yu’ll be surprised by hw much fun yu can have tgether.
Keep yur phne ut f the bedrm at night. Give yurself an alarm clck, and keep yur phne ut f the rm when yu’re getting ready t sleep. 39
Take time t relax. Whether it’s reading a bk r taking a ht bath with essential ils, take time t enjy life’s little pleasures but n technlgy.
Practice yga(瑜伽). 40 Yga changes yur brain in a variety f ways. With all the extra time yu’ll have frm yur digital detx, yu’ll have time t get started.
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。
Dnna Urquhart is an experienced runner. She ran 1,402 kilmeters ver the curse f 28 days in Antarctica(南极洲), 41 the recrd fr the lngest-ever run in a plar regin.
Urquhart spent 10 mnths training fr the 42 , turning t sme unusual training methds. A cmpany allwed her t run in a 43 strage unit where she ran in temperatures belw zer. Besides, she ran alng the benches with uneven(凹凸不平的) surfaces that are like the 44 grunds in Antarctica. All thse prved useful 45 .
The things that Urquhart faced in Antarctica were 46 : taking in abut 5,000 calries each day, 47 in a tent. Cmbined with the sund f 48 winds and the cntinent’s 24 hurs f sunlight in the summer mnths, these were 49 favrable t a gd night’s sleep. Urquhart wuld usually wear fur layers f cats and keep 50 her wn bdy temperature while running.
Urquhart launched the Run Antarctica aiming t encurage mre wmen t 51 sprt. Thugh still unsure abut what her next running challenge will have, she has set a 52 f raising $1.5 millin fr charity.
“Cnfidence is a real issue fr females,” says Urquhart. “And a sprting envirnment prvides them with a great pprtunity t 53 themselves. “This served as a huge 54 fr her t take n a challenge that n ther wman had attempted befre. “It was actually shwing that we can push ur 55 , and explre what seems impssible,” says Urquhart.
41. A. clsingB. keepingC. settingD. missing
42. A. puzzleB. utcmeC. examinatinD. challenge
43. A. paintedB. refrigeratedC. heatedD. crwded
44. A. variedB. sftC. smthD. high
45. A. purpsesB. messagesC. preparatinsD. suggestins
46. A. newB. tughC. interestingD. exciting
47. A. accmmdating B. recveringC. harvesting D. cmplaining
48. A. gentle B. slightC. wildD. warm
49. A. likelyB. significantlyC. reallyD. hardly
50. A. nticingB. takingC. decreasingD. frgetting
51. A. refer tB. apply frC. take up D. carry n
52. A. priceB. recrd C. ruleD. target
53. A. supprtB. trust C. preventD. wait
54. A. inspiratinB. impressinC. symblD. adventure
55. A. prcessesB. psitinsC. schedulesD. limits
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。
A cncert 56 (mark) the 50th anniversary(周年纪念日) f China-Brazil diplmatic relatins tk place at the Cpacabana Beach, Ri de Janeir, Brazil, n March 21.
57 utdr event attracted ver 300 audience members and featured Chinese musicians, including the music band f traditinal Chinese music f the Central Cnservatry f Music, bringing Chinese music pieces that 58 (particular) shwcase(展现) the variety f traditinal Chinese musical instruments.
Ancient Chinese musical instruments 59 guzheng, xia and banhu were als played during the cncert. The Chinese musicians als used their instruments t play flk sngs f Brazil, 60 received warm feedback frm the lcal audience. The cncert als featured musicians frm Brazil playing Chinese sngs and Brazilian flk sngs.
The cncert, c-initiated by China Federatin f Literary and Art Circles and c-rganized by Chinese Musicians’ Assciatin and Brazil China Friendship Assciatin, invited 61 (experience) cnductrs as well as the winners and judges f the Chinese Glden Bell Award fr Music — a tp Chinese music award — 62 (jin) in the perfrmances.
This event was part f 2024 “China Tday” Arts Week that was first launched in 2004 by China Federatin f Literary and Art Circles. During the past tw decades, the art festival 63 (tur) arund the wrld by visiting 23 cuntries and regins. This has been the first time that it came t Brazil. This year, the 2024 “Tday China” Arts Week will als make 64 (it) debut(首次亮相) in Clmbia. Cultural exchange 65 (prgram) such as film festivals, cncerts and pht exhibitins will be held.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 假定你是李华，为加深对中国传统文化的了解，你的外国朋友Alex计划来中国沉浸式地体验一次中国的传统节日，但他不知道选择哪个节日。请你用英语给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 你推荐的中国传统节日；
2. 你的理由。
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: 阴历的lunar
Dear Alex,
Yurs,
Li Hua
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。
My family had nly recently mved int a new neighbrhd. All f my neighbrs have been very friendly and helpful since we mved in.
Hwever, Mrs. Davis, an elderly lady living in the last huse n the ther side f the rad, escaped assciating with us, r anyne else. When I asked arund the neighbrhd why, they warned me nt t g after her because they thught she was insane(精神失常的) and preferred staying alne after lsing her husband and nly daughter in an aircraft crash. After that. she stayed islated(孤立的) frm all the neighbrs, refusing all the care and help.
I ften saw her n the streets during the evening, but she was always by herself. She appeared weak and I always wanted t help her, but after hearing what my neighbrs had said abut her, I wasn’t sure whether I shuld.
One day, when I was n my way t the supermarket, ur paths crssed. I was walking past her and verheard her singing a tune. It immediately drew my attentin because my parents used t sing the same sng with me. I began t sing alng with her, and she smiled at me fr the first time. But when I smiled back, she quickly hurried her pace and went hme.
She seemed very different t me that day. I refused t trust my neighbrs’ claims that she had cut herself ff frm the rest f sciety because she was insane, s the next day, I kncked n her dr. Mrs. Davis was hme, and instead f letting me in, she just lked at me silently thrugh the windw. I nticed her staring at me and was abut t walk t the windw when she quickly clsed the curtains.
The next day, I revisited her huse. “Hell, I brught yu smething,” I called ut t her. “It’s the recrd f the music yu were singing yesterday.”
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。
The dr pened and Mrs. Davis’ eyes widened in surprise at the sight f me standing there.
Several days later in the mrning, the drbell rang at my huse.
2023-2024-2长沙市一中城南高一下期中考试
（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 DCB 24—27 ABDC
28—31 CADB 32—35 DDCA
第二节 七选五
36—40 BAGDE
第三部分 语言运用
第一节 完形填空
41—45 CDBAC 46—50 BACDA
51—55 CDBAD
第二节 语法填空
56. marking 57. The
58. particularly59. like
60. which 61. experienced
62. t jin63. has tured
64. its65. prgrams
第四部分 写作
第一节
Dear Alex,
In yur last letter, yu asked me abut the traditinal festivals. As is knwn t all, Spring Festival has been enjying great ppularity in ur cuntry.
Usually, n matter hw far away r hw busy we are, we will try t cme hme fr the celebratin. On the eve f the Spring Festival, all the family members get tgether, making dumplings and having a feast. Children have great fun in setting ff firewrks. Parents take their kids t pay a visit t relatives r friends. In additin t these traditinal activities, peple have fund new ways t celebrate it such as traveling and sending best wishes thrugh WeChat.
Hpefully, yu will cme t China t experience it. Lking frward t yur early reply.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节
The dr pened and Mrs. Davis’ eyes widened in surprise at the sight f me standing there. Dejected, I turned t leave the huse, but then she suddenly pened the dr and invited me inside. “Cme in, but please dn’t faint,” she said in a lw vice. I walked thrugh the dr and was shcked and saddened by what I saw. The flr and all f the huse’s surfaces were cated in dust and mld. Even the furniture, just like the ld lady’s clthes, was ragged and smelled terrible. Her bedsheets were n better and were filled with dirt and hles. I felt s sad fr Mrs. Davis that my heart sank. Later that day, my daughters and I tk everything we needed and cleaned her huse. I als psted a stry abut her withut her real name n scial media, and several peple agreed t help turn Mrs. Davis’ hme int a czy ne. Sn, my family als became very clse t her, and my girls started calling her grandma.
Several days later in the mrning, the drbell rang at my huse. It was my birthday. She unexpectedly requested that my husband play the pian. And after that, she began signing and my eyes welled up with tears. “Thank yu s much, Mrs. Davis,” I said as I hugged her. “Yu dn’t need t say thanks, dear,” Mrs. Davis said as she hugged me back. “Yu have becme my guardian angel and brught nt nly jy and meaning but family back int my life.” Mrs. Davis never stayed alne in her huse again after that day. She began t mingle with the lcals and eventually mved in with us.
A. Get everyne n bard.
B. Ready t unplug but nt sure hw?
C. Feel happier and healthier with lved nes.
D. If pssible, turn it ff at least an hur befrehand.
E. It is a cmbinatin f physical and breathing exercises.
F. Yur brain can fcus n the task and news at hand mre quickly.
G. Expect this and design a list f activities everyne can take part in.
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
Family Vacatins in Hawaii
Whether yur interests are histry, native cultures, hiking, water sprts, r simply relaxing in the sun, Hawaii has abundant chices t keep yu and yur family entertained.
Waikiki Beach
This famus tw-mile stretch f sand is hme t scres f family-friendly beach htels and all kinds f actin-packed excitement. Waikiki Beach is the perfect place t g if yu’re lking fr warm cean water and glden beaches. Kids will enjy walking alng the beach, stpping fr shaved ice r an ice cream and taking a dip in a safe area f the cean.
Oahu’s Nrth Shre
Sme f the tallest cean waves in the wrld are fund at Oahu, Hawaii’s Nrth Shre castline during the winter mnths. These crashing walls f water are brn fr surfing and ffer ne f the best free shws n the islands. The Nrth Shre is hme t wrld-class surf cntests, attracting the wrld’s tp surfers.
Plynesian Cultural Center
Nthing appeals t the whle family like Hawaiian past cming alive. Besides, the clrful cstumes, lively sngs, and traditinal dances in the Pacific regin are presented here. Yu’ll see custms f Fiji, New Zealand, Marquesas, Sama, Tahiti, Tnga, and Hawaii all represented in Plynesian Cultural Center’s re-created island villages, which is decrated with palm trees and trpical gardens.
Waimea Canyn(峡谷) State Park
Mre than 3,500 feet deep, this landmark n Hawaii’s island f Kauai is the largest canyn in the Pacific. Unlike Grand Canyn, plentiful rain keeps Waimea Canyn and its surrunding area thick with vegetatin(植被), and visitrs are frequently treated t the sight f vivid rainbws. It ffers a great canyn view and a cvered picnic area.
21. What makes Oahu’s Nrth Shre knwn t the wrld?
A. Its best free cultural shws.B. Its family-friendly beach htels.
C. Having the tallest castline.D. Being a perfect place fr surfing.
22. Which place is mst likely t attract thse wh are interested in histry?
A. Waikiki Beach.B. Oahu’s Nrth Shre.
C. Plynesian Cultural Center.D. Waimea Canyn State Park.
23. What is special abut Waimea Canyn cmpared t Grand Canyn?
A. It has a cvered picnic area.B. It’s rich in plants and rainfall.
C. It has a depth f ver 3,500 feet.D. It wns a unique kind f vegetatin.
B
Being cut frm a schl team can be a difficult experience fr a kid. But when 13-year-ld Emmie Tallent wh has Dwn syndrme(唐氏综合征) didn’t make her schl’s cheer squad(啦啦队), she respnded in the mst impressive way — she cheered anyway. Emmie Tallent, a girl with firm determinatin, tk t the sidelines while her schl’s cheer squad perfrmed. She matched the entire rutine, mving fr mving, in a black dress and tie-dyed shes.
Her sister, Sydnee, recrded this mment n vide, and it’s nw capturing hearts wrldwide. The vide, with ver 3 millin views and 87,000 likes, shws Emmie facing the fficial squad and perfrming the rutine alngside them. Her perfrmance is nthing shrt f inspiring. “Girl didn’t make the cheer team, but she didn’t care,” Sydnee wrte, admiring Emmie’s cnfidence.
“Emmie may nt be n the cheer team this time, but I’m sure her talent and spirit will shine thrugh smewhere in the future,” Sydnee said with a smile. “Right nw, she’s satisfied and happy ding what she lves. Thank yu all fr supprting her. I want t shw the wrld Emmie’s jy frm pursuing what she likes and the beauty f diversity.”
The team did nt have a lt f spts and even neurtypical(神经正常的) girls wh were much better than Emmie didn’t make it t jin it. Emmie’s schl was giving Emmie help and kept encuraging her, but there are hard decisins that have t be made smetimes. Thugh Emmie didn’t make the squad, she wasn’t feeling upset at hme, and cntinued t fllw cheer squad’s rutines and mves t please herself and spread jy t thers, even if frm the sidelines.
In the face f rejectin, this tugh 13-year-ld chse t dance rather than sit by and let it define her, inspiring us all t embrace ur uniqueness and find jy in every mment.
24. What d we knw abut Emmie frm the first tw paragraphs?
A. She refused t give up perfrming.
B. She used t be lked dwn upn.
C. She shwed a special talent fr cheerleading.
D. She felt dwn fr nt jining the cheer squad.
25. Why did Sydnee pst the vide nline?
A. T shw Emmie’s dancing skills.
B. T inspire thers with Emmie’s spirit.
C. T help Emmie attract peple’s attentin.
D. T express her gratitude t the cheer squad.
26. Hw did the schl react t Emmie’s jining the cheer squad?
A. They tld her t quit.B. They satisfied her need.
C. They made an excuse.D. They ffered her supprt.
27. What des the authr mainly intend t tell us?
A. Believe in urselves.B. Prepare fr the wrst.
C. Keep ur dreams alive.D. Yuth gives us light.
C
Lucy was rescued frm a rural farm in New Suth Wales, Australia, tw years ag. She was suffering frm chlamydia(衣原体病), a disease widespread amng kalas. Tday, she is ne f “the lucky” living creatures in tree crridrs(走廊) that have been created by vlunteers t prtect kalas and ther animals by saving their quickly shrinking habitats, r natural envirnment.
The crridrs, planted by the lcal cnservatin grup Bangalw Kalas, are made up f large systems f plants. They are intended fr kalas and ther animals like the glssy black cckats, pssums, and wallabies. All f them are endangered, r at risk f becming extinct. The crridrs prvide a safe path acrss the kala’s increasingly brken habitat. “Our crridrs are actually trying t get them away frm humans, frm cars and frm dgs,” said Linda Sparrw, president f Bangalw Kalas. “They can safely mve acrss the landscapes and dn’t have t put up with us humans.”
The kala is predicted t be extinct in the wild in New Suth Wales by 2050. Sme f the biggest dangers include wildfires and habitat lss thrugh land clearing fr develpment. Kalas have already been declared endangered in several Australian states. A recent reprt by the Australian Kala Fundatin said the animal was wrth an estimated $3.2 billin per year t the turism industry.
Funded in 2016, Bangalw Kalas has planted ver 936,000 trees n 119 prperties, helping kala cnservatin and imprving the lcal ecsystem. The grup, which depends n cmmunity vlunteers, aims t plant 500,000 trees by 2025. Vlunteer Lindy Stacker, wh has been planting trees fr ver five years, still remains devted t the cause. She said the activity is gd fr mental health and has brught the cmmunity tgether. “I can’t imagine a wrld where there’s n kalas in the wild. We’re ging t d everything we can pssibly t make sure that wn’t happen,” Lindy said.
28. Wh is Lucy?
A. A farmer.B. A patient.C. A kala.D. A vlunteer.
29. What are the tree crridrs intended t d?
A. T shelter kalas frm human threat.
B. T test the lcal natural envirnment.
C. T save kalas suffering frm chlamydia.
D. T stp kalas’ habitats frm being rebuilt.
30. What des the authr want t shw in paragraph 3?
A. The reasn fr kalas’ extinctin.B. Kalas’ value in turism industry.
C. Peple’s deep lve fr kalas.D. The necessity f saving kalas.
31. What can be the best title fr the text?
A. Bangalw Kalas: A Grup Intended Fr Kalas
B. Tree Crridrs: A Lifeline Fr Endangered Kalas
C. Bangalw Kalas: Call On Vlunteers Fr Kalas’ Prtectin
D. Tree Crridrs: Respnsible Fr The Lss Of Kalas’ Habitats
D
Deep sleep desn’t just rest yur bdy. Scientists believe it’s als when the brain washes away txins(毒素), with a new prject lking at whether the brain’s self-clean can be bsted.
Suth Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) neurscientist Dr Tim Sargeant has teamed with Dr Edward Rbins frm SAHMRI’s Mlecular Imaging and Therapy Research Unit t develp a brain scan that shws hw well a brain is cleaning itself. Studies have shwn that a clean brain wuld help with memry while fighting dementia(痴呆).
Scientists believe ur brains clean themselves ut each night when we enter deep sleep. Cerebrspinal fluid(脑脊液) is thught t wash thrugh the brain, cleaning ut txins. Studies have shwn a clear link between pr memry and txins like the buildup f sticky plaques(黏性斑块) in the brains. Scientists believe brains that have a buildup f this plaque ver time may nt be cleaning themselves prperly, putting peple at risk f dementia.
Frtunately, the hpe is that a clean brain wuld help with memry while fighting dementia. The brain scan will use special material t track hw well the brain can keep itself clean and healthy thrugh the prcess f remving and recycling its waste. “We’re aiming t catch the signs f the brain struggling t keep itself clean in individuals arund the age f 50 r 60, well befre the nset f Alzheimer’s disease(老年痴呆) in mst peple,” Dr Sargeant said.
This new scan, an exciting imaging technlgy, will allw scientists t frm a picture f a living brain and watch hw it’s recycling wasting material in real time. “The scan takes ut a lt f the guess wrk, by allwing scientists t see with their wn eyes if they’ve hit the target r nt,” Dr Rbins said. “Withut imaging, a researcher can get all the way up t the trial stage befre realising they’re at a dead end.”
32. What is the aim f Dr Sargeant and Dr Rbins’ develping the brain scan?
A. T help peple enter deep sleep.
B. T reduce memry lss and dementia.
C. T research hw t remve sticky plaques.
D. T study what the brain uses t clean itself.
33. What may cause dementia accrding t the text?
A. Nt enugh bld in the brain.B. T frequent cleaning f the brain.
C. The increase f cerebrspinal fluid.D. The gradual increase f sticky plaques.
34. What des the underlined wrd “nset” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Wrsening.B. Imprvement.C. Beginning.D. Disappearance.
35. What des Dr Rbins think f the brain scan?
A. It is quite effective.B. It is just imaginary.
C. It brings mre wrk.D. It is far frm exact.
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。
Tips fr Unplugging(拔掉……的电源插头) fr the Hlidays
Unplugging fr the hlidays will give yur brain a break and allw yurself t enjy mre pleasures in yur life. 36 These tips will help yu have a tech-free hliday and enjy the benefits f unplugging fr the hlidays.
37 It’s a lt easier t stay away frm yur smartphne if everyne else yu’re with fllws suit. Let family and friends knw yu’d like t d a digital detx(脱瘾) during yur time. Have everyne turn their phnes ff, then cllect them and keep them in a separate rm.
Plan r arrange activities in advance. The day might seem bring if everyne’s phne is taken and there’s n plan fr entertainment. 38 Frm making ppcrn and watching a mvie t ging n a hike, baking ckies r playing bard games, yu’ll be surprised by hw much fun yu can have tgether.
Keep yur phne ut f the bedrm at night. Give yurself an alarm clck, and keep yur phne ut f the rm when yu’re getting ready t sleep. 39
Take time t relax. Whether it’s reading a bk r taking a ht bath with essential ils, take time t enjy life’s little pleasures but n technlgy.
Practice yga(瑜伽). 40 Yga changes yur brain in a variety f ways. With all the extra time yu’ll have frm yur digital detx, yu’ll have time t get started.
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。
Dnna Urquhart is an experienced runner. She ran 1,402 kilmeters ver the curse f 28 days in Antarctica(南极洲), 41 the recrd fr the lngest-ever run in a plar regin.
Urquhart spent 10 mnths training fr the 42 , turning t sme unusual training methds. A cmpany allwed her t run in a 43 strage unit where she ran in temperatures belw zer. Besides, she ran alng the benches with uneven(凹凸不平的) surfaces that are like the 44 grunds in Antarctica. All thse prved useful 45 .
The things that Urquhart faced in Antarctica were 46 : taking in abut 5,000 calries each day, 47 in a tent. Cmbined with the sund f 48 winds and the cntinent’s 24 hurs f sunlight in the summer mnths, these were 49 favrable t a gd night’s sleep. Urquhart wuld usually wear fur layers f cats and keep 50 her wn bdy temperature while running.
Urquhart launched the Run Antarctica aiming t encurage mre wmen t 51 sprt. Thugh still unsure abut what her next running challenge will have, she has set a 52 f raising $1.5 millin fr charity.
“Cnfidence is a real issue fr females,” says Urquhart. “And a sprting envirnment prvides them with a great pprtunity t 53 themselves. “This served as a huge 54 fr her t take n a challenge that n ther wman had attempted befre. “It was actually shwing that we can push ur 55 , and explre what seems impssible,” says Urquhart.
41. A. clsingB. keepingC. settingD. missing
42. A. puzzleB. utcmeC. examinatinD. challenge
43. A. paintedB. refrigeratedC. heatedD. crwded
44. A. variedB. sftC. smthD. high
45. A. purpsesB. messagesC. preparatinsD. suggestins
46. A. newB. tughC. interestingD. exciting
47. A. accmmdating B. recveringC. harvesting D. cmplaining
48. A. gentle B. slightC. wildD. warm
49. A. likelyB. significantlyC. reallyD. hardly
50. A. nticingB. takingC. decreasingD. frgetting
51. A. refer tB. apply frC. take up D. carry n
52. A. priceB. recrd C. ruleD. target
53. A. supprtB. trust C. preventD. wait
54. A. inspiratinB. impressinC. symblD. adventure
55. A. prcessesB. psitinsC. schedulesD. limits
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。
A cncert 56 (mark) the 50th anniversary(周年纪念日) f China-Brazil diplmatic relatins tk place at the Cpacabana Beach, Ri de Janeir, Brazil, n March 21.
57 utdr event attracted ver 300 audience members and featured Chinese musicians, including the music band f traditinal Chinese music f the Central Cnservatry f Music, bringing Chinese music pieces that 58 (particular) shwcase(展现) the variety f traditinal Chinese musical instruments.
Ancient Chinese musical instruments 59 guzheng, xia and banhu were als played during the cncert. The Chinese musicians als used their instruments t play flk sngs f Brazil, 60 received warm feedback frm the lcal audience. The cncert als featured musicians frm Brazil playing Chinese sngs and Brazilian flk sngs.
The cncert, c-initiated by China Federatin f Literary and Art Circles and c-rganized by Chinese Musicians’ Assciatin and Brazil China Friendship Assciatin, invited 61 (experience) cnductrs as well as the winners and judges f the Chinese Glden Bell Award fr Music — a tp Chinese music award — 62 (jin) in the perfrmances.
This event was part f 2024 “China Tday” Arts Week that was first launched in 2004 by China Federatin f Literary and Art Circles. During the past tw decades, the art festival 63 (tur) arund the wrld by visiting 23 cuntries and regins. This has been the first time that it came t Brazil. This year, the 2024 “Tday China” Arts Week will als make 64 (it) debut(首次亮相) in Clmbia. Cultural exchange 65 (prgram) such as film festivals, cncerts and pht exhibitins will be held.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 假定你是李华，为加深对中国传统文化的了解，你的外国朋友Alex计划来中国沉浸式地体验一次中国的传统节日，但他不知道选择哪个节日。请你用英语给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 你推荐的中国传统节日；
2. 你的理由。
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: 阴历的lunar
Dear Alex,
Yurs,
Li Hua
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。
My family had nly recently mved int a new neighbrhd. All f my neighbrs have been very friendly and helpful since we mved in.
Hwever, Mrs. Davis, an elderly lady living in the last huse n the ther side f the rad, escaped assciating with us, r anyne else. When I asked arund the neighbrhd why, they warned me nt t g after her because they thught she was insane(精神失常的) and preferred staying alne after lsing her husband and nly daughter in an aircraft crash. After that. she stayed islated(孤立的) frm all the neighbrs, refusing all the care and help.
I ften saw her n the streets during the evening, but she was always by herself. She appeared weak and I always wanted t help her, but after hearing what my neighbrs had said abut her, I wasn’t sure whether I shuld.
One day, when I was n my way t the supermarket, ur paths crssed. I was walking past her and verheard her singing a tune. It immediately drew my attentin because my parents used t sing the same sng with me. I began t sing alng with her, and she smiled at me fr the first time. But when I smiled back, she quickly hurried her pace and went hme.
She seemed very different t me that day. I refused t trust my neighbrs’ claims that she had cut herself ff frm the rest f sciety because she was insane, s the next day, I kncked n her dr. Mrs. Davis was hme, and instead f letting me in, she just lked at me silently thrugh the windw. I nticed her staring at me and was abut t walk t the windw when she quickly clsed the curtains.
The next day, I revisited her huse. “Hell, I brught yu smething,” I called ut t her. “It’s the recrd f the music yu were singing yesterday.”
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。
The dr pened and Mrs. Davis’ eyes widened in surprise at the sight f me standing there.
Several days later in the mrning, the drbell rang at my huse.
2023-2024-2长沙市一中城南高一下期中考试
（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 DCB 24—27 ABDC
28—31 CADB 32—35 DDCA
第二节 七选五
36—40 BAGDE
第三部分 语言运用
第一节 完形填空
41—45 CDBAC 46—50 BACDA
51—55 CDBAD
第二节 语法填空
56. marking 57. The
58. particularly59. like
60. which 61. experienced
62. t jin63. has tured
64. its65. prgrams
第四部分 写作
第一节
Dear Alex,
In yur last letter, yu asked me abut the traditinal festivals. As is knwn t all, Spring Festival has been enjying great ppularity in ur cuntry.
Usually, n matter hw far away r hw busy we are, we will try t cme hme fr the celebratin. On the eve f the Spring Festival, all the family members get tgether, making dumplings and having a feast. Children have great fun in setting ff firewrks. Parents take their kids t pay a visit t relatives r friends. In additin t these traditinal activities, peple have fund new ways t celebrate it such as traveling and sending best wishes thrugh WeChat.
Hpefully, yu will cme t China t experience it. Lking frward t yur early reply.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节
The dr pened and Mrs. Davis’ eyes widened in surprise at the sight f me standing there. Dejected, I turned t leave the huse, but then she suddenly pened the dr and invited me inside. “Cme in, but please dn’t faint,” she said in a lw vice. I walked thrugh the dr and was shcked and saddened by what I saw. The flr and all f the huse’s surfaces were cated in dust and mld. Even the furniture, just like the ld lady’s clthes, was ragged and smelled terrible. Her bedsheets were n better and were filled with dirt and hles. I felt s sad fr Mrs. Davis that my heart sank. Later that day, my daughters and I tk everything we needed and cleaned her huse. I als psted a stry abut her withut her real name n scial media, and several peple agreed t help turn Mrs. Davis’ hme int a czy ne. Sn, my family als became very clse t her, and my girls started calling her grandma.
Several days later in the mrning, the drbell rang at my huse. It was my birthday. She unexpectedly requested that my husband play the pian. And after that, she began signing and my eyes welled up with tears. “Thank yu s much, Mrs. Davis,” I said as I hugged her. “Yu dn’t need t say thanks, dear,” Mrs. Davis said as she hugged me back. “Yu have becme my guardian angel and brught nt nly jy and meaning but family back int my life.” Mrs. Davis never stayed alne in her huse again after that day. She began t mingle with the lcals and eventually mved in with us.
A. Get everyne n bard.
B. Ready t unplug but nt sure hw?
C. Feel happier and healthier with lved nes.
D. If pssible, turn it ff at least an hur befrehand.
E. It is a cmbinatin f physical and breathing exercises.
F. Yur brain can fcus n the task and news at hand mre quickly.
G. Expect this and design a list f activities everyne can take part in.
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