[英语]2023_2024学年山西大同高一下学期期中英语试卷(4月)

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2023~2024学年山西大同高一下学期期中英语试卷（4月）
一、阅读理解
1.Eurpe’s histric islands ffer travelers insights int the past.
Malta
Thugh English is still widely spken as ne f Malta’s fficial languages — set during 150 years f British rule, which als left behind left-hand
driving — calls fr revival saw Maltese becme the fficial language again in 1934. There’s hardly a time f year when the Maltese aren’t celebrating
smething, but mdern histry lvers shuld head ut fr 21 September, which marks Malta’s Independence Day. The island natin’s svereignty (主
权) was hard-fught fr and finally wn in 1964.
Crete, Greece
The Minans — a Cretan peple widely credited as Eurpe’s first recrded civilisatin — are believed t have brught live il prductin t
Eurpe arund 4,500 years ag. See fr yurself n a ckery experience with Minan Tastes, where yu’ll wlf dwn the fd inspired by ld recipes.
If yu’re hungry fr mre histry, head fr the Olive Tree Museum in Vuves, which dives int the histry f the industry.
Sardinia, Italy
The Giants f Mnt’e Prama — 15 large sandstne heads said t be 3,000 years ld — were unearthed in 1974 by tw farmers wh wrked in the
field. Their age cnnects them t the island’s mysterius (神秘的) Nuragic civilisatin. See the figures at Cagliari’s Natinal Archaelgical Museum.
Within the same museum lie ther imprtant finds, which help t paint a picture f the civilisatin’s livelihds.
Isle f Skye, Sctland
It’d be a surprise that a lyre said t be abut 4,000 years ld was fund n Sctland’s Isle f Skye in 2012. The discvery tugged (拨动) n the
heartstrings f islanders whse past has been underpinned by a lve f traditinal flk music, ften featuring stringed instruments. The islanders hst
many live music events every year. See a variety f acts at Skye Live, the island’s annual music festival with hurs f traditinal Scttish sngs.
【小题1】When did Malta becme independent?
A．In 1814.
B．In 1934.
C．In 1964.
D．In 1974.
【小题2】Wh discvered the ancient stne figures in Sardinia?
A．Painters.
B．Lcal farmers.
D．Museum wrkers.
C．Turists.
【小题3】Which might attract music lvers?
A．Isle f Skye.
B．Sardinia.
C．Crete.
D．Malta.
2.It wasn’t until Yash Gupta brke his glasses in taekwnd practice that he realized just hw much he depended n them. He had t wait a week
t get a new pair.
“I culdn’t see clearly in the classrm,” said Gupta, nw 17. Hwever, Gupta’s eyes were pened t a much larger prblem. He saw n the
Internet that mre than 12 millin children wrldwide dn’t have the crrective eyewear they need.
“It’s just a ttal disadvantage fr them, because if yu can’t see anything, yu definitely can’t make the mst f the educatin yu’re being
given,” Gupta said. “It wuld be impssible fr them t fully achieve their ptential (潜力). I had this prblem fr ne week, but these kids have these
prblems fr their whle lives.”
S at just 14, Gupta started Sight Learning, an rganizatin that cllects used eyeglasses frm ptmetrists (验光师) and dnates them t
rganizatins that can deliver them t children in need.
Fr Gupta, wh has wrn glasses since he was 5 years ld, the idea f repurpsing ld eyewear made sense. Mst f his family members wear
glasses, and just searching his wn hme yielded psitive results. “I fund 10 t 15 pairs just lying arund the huse in the drawers,” Gupta said.
With the help frm his father, Gupta apprached lcal ptmetrists, wh agreed t put ut drp bxes where patients culd dnate their used
eyeglasses after getting a new pair.
Since 2011, Gupta has dnated 9,500 pairs f glasses, wrth nearly ＄500,000, t yung peple in Haiti, Hnduras, India and Mexic. Gupta knws
that the glasses he’s prviding can make a big impact. “A lt f times, these families are in pverty (贫困),” he said. “With a gd educatin, they can
get a gd jb. Right nw, we partner with internatinal rganizatins. I’d like t bring this service t mre cuntries.”
【小题1】What led Gupta t start Sight Learning?

A．A lcal rganizatin.
B．His failure in a test.
D．His brken glasses.
C．A nearsighted student.
【小题2】Which is clsest in meaning t “yielded” in paragraph 5?
A．Reduced.
B．Missed.
C．Prduced.
D．Reused.
【小题3】What des Gupta plan t d in the cming days?
A．Benefit mre children in need.
B．Dnate mney t pr families.
D．Sell new glasses at a lwer price.
C．Create jbs in his hme cuntry.
【小题4】Which is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A．Turn Weaknesses int Strengths
B．Help Children See Clearly
D．Prtect Eyesight Prperly
C．Bring Kindness t the Classrm
3.Hummingbirds have lng held a deep attractin amng the public, whether being bserved flying at amazing speed arund bird feeders r
admired as symbls f lve and peace. On a practical level, hummingbirds eat hundreds f flying insects each day, and prvide pllinatin (授粉) fr
reprductin f flwers and plants.
Hwever, this imprtant bird species is drpping in number wrldwide. Hlly Ernest, a University f Wyming researcher, tried t find ut the
reasns as well as pssible ways t prtect hummingbirds in the future.
Hummingbirds are a grup f birds with the secnd-highest number f species wrldwide, ranking nly behind flycatchers. Mst species are fund
in Suth America and Central America. Nw 191 hummingbird species are put n the red list f threatened species fr falling ppulatin trends and 71
ther hummingbird species with “unknwn” trends as f July 2023, accrding t Ernest’s paper. Tw Caribbean hummingbird species are listed as
extinct, and ther species likely are never identified t written science befre their extinctin, the paper says.
Despite several hummingbird species seen at feeders in Nrth America during the summer, a wide range f threats has caused many hummingbird
ppulatins t drp, including climate change, wildfires, habitat pllutin and lss.
“Climate change affects them in a number f ways that we knw abut and prbably many mre that we dn’t,” Ernest says. “One example is a
mismatch f migratin (迁徙) timing with plant flwering that hummingbirds depend n. Sme hummingbird species are generalists in that they get
nectar (花蜜) frm all flwers, but many are specialists, even t ne r a few species f flwering plants. If thse plants disappear, s d the
hummingbirds. Air, land and water pllutin is a prblem in many ways, including the intersecting threat f large wildfires.”
Hwever, there are sme methds that can be useful in leading the best directin fr the future prtectin f hummingbirds, the paper says.
【小题1】Why d peple admire hummingbirds accrding t the text?
A．They carry gd wishes.
B．They can be raised easily.
D．They draw flying insects.
C．They mve in a funny way.
【小题2】What des paragraph 3 mainly tell us abut hummingbirds?
A．Their migratin jurney.
B．Their rising ppulatin.
D．Their tugh situatin.
C．Their main fd surce.
【小题3】Which f the fllwing are key t hummingbirds’ survival?
A．Hilly lands.
B．Flwering plants.
D．High temperatures.
C．Dead leaves.
【小题4】What might the authr cntinue talking abut?
A．Appraches t finding directins.
C．Pssible ways t save hummingbirds.
B．Tips n where t watch hummingbirds.
D．The purpse f the study led by Ernest.
4.Califrnia’s beaches are wrld-famus. But new research indicates many culd disappear by the century’s end due t ersin (侵蚀) frm sea
level rise.
“The shreline is prbably ging t mve landward abut 30 meters r mre fr every meter f sea level rise,” says Sean Vitusek, lead authr f
the reprt. “When yu get int three meters f sea level rise, yu’re talking almst 300 feet f ersin.” Using nearly fur decades f satellite images
and cmputer mdels, the researchers say 25 t 75 percent f Califrnia’s beaches may becme cmpletely erded by 2100.

S hw much sea level rise will the state get in the cming decades? Anywhere frm tw t 10 feet, depending n tw majr factrs. One is cean
warming, which causes the water t rise. Anther is the melting (融化) f land ice.
“The ice in Greenland hlds abut seven meters f sea level and the ice in Antarctica hlds abut 70 meters f sea level. S the big uncertainty is
really understanding what the glbal temperature is ging t be like and hw much f that ice melts,” Vitusek says.
The findings will help state and lcal fficials plan fr the future and lk fr ways t prtect castal cmmunities, rads and railrad tracks.
Vitusek thinks a lt abut pssible slutins fr prblems like ersin. He says the mst successful lng-term slutins will likely be nes that wrk
with nature. Sme shrt-term slutins, such as trucking in mre sand, can be expensive. A medium-term slutin is building barrier islands ff the cast
t weaken and slw incming waves. They will als prvide habitat fr wildlife but require maintenance (维护). The best lng-term slutin is t fight
climate change.
“The cean is ging t d what the cean is ging t d and we can stp it t a certain degree. But we’re nwhere near as pwerful as the cean,
s we’re under its cver,” says Vitusek.
【小题1】What mainly accunts fr the pssible ersin f Califrnia’s beaches?
A．Sea level rise.
B．An vercrwded city.
D．The grwth f turism.
C．Water pllutin.
【小题2】Hw is the secnd paragraph develped?
A．By shwing differences.
B．By listing figures.
C．By fllwing time rder.
D．By giving examples.
【小题3】What can we knw abut the findings f the study?
A．They have been put int practice.
C．They definitely stp land ice melting.
【小题4】Which statement will Vitusek prbably agree with?
A．It is an easy jb t fight climate change.
C．Humans shuld live with nature in peace.
B．They make little sense fr the lcals.
D．They push the authrities t takes steps.
B．Trucking in mre sand is the first chice.
D．Cutting the cst f maintenance is a must.
5.At sme pint in mst peple’s fitness jurneys, they hit a plateau(停滞期)—it seems difficult t mve frward.
【小题1】
. In fact, the key
t prgress in yur wrks is mre likely ding less. Belw, I’ve utlined sme strategies t help yu jump-start yur prgress in wrking ut.
Put recvery first
Overtraining makes it difficult fr yu t make prgress because yu are cntinually breaking dwn muscle(肌肉) withut allwing time t recver
and rebuild. Althugh quality sleep cntributes much t recvery, it isn’t the nly factr.
【小题2】
. They help yur muscle recver n time.
When yu’re finished, drink water and cl dwn. Finally, give yur bdy the energy it needs t rebuild with a balanced diet.
Mix up yur training
One f the mst cmmn reasns fr hitting a plateau is sticking with the same wrkut fr t lng. Yur bdy naturally adapts t repetitive
mvements, leading t few returns.
【小题3】
. Crss-training invlves a variety f activities and exercises intended fr different muscle grups.
It’s like giving yur bdy a wake-up call, leading it t prgress.
【小题4】
When yu’ve exercised fr sme time, it can be easy t lse sight f hw far yu’ve cme. Mnitring yur exercise activity with a smartphne
app r a fitness jurnal can help yu recgnize markers f yur prgress. Tracking a variety f measurable markers, such as weights lifted and distances
yu walked, will enable yu t fcus n the smaller yet significant gals that make prgress mre visible.
Remember, hitting a fitness plateau desn’t mean yu aren’t ding enugh; it’s a natural part f the jurney.
A．Track yur prgress
【小题5】
.
B．Make exercise part f yur daily business
C．Yu can take lnger breaks during yur wrkuts
D．Pushing harder is nt the answer when yu reach the pint
E．Celebrate yur achievements n matter hw small they seem
F．That’s why crss-training is imprtant fr verall fitness success
G．Using the strategies abve, yu’ll get back n the rad t yur fitness gals

二、完形填空
6.When frmer librarian Jean Armur Plly first intrduced the idea f having cmputers in libraries in the early 1980s, she was met with pushback.
Peple
her and said, “Why wuld yu g t a library t use a
?” “But I just knew it wuld be a
thing. Students culd use
cmputers in schls, but what abut the lifelng learners? And adults and senirs?” Plly said.
She gt
in the ptentials f
early n. In the mid-1970s, Plly had
free cmputer classes when she was a graduate student in
library sciences. In 1981, Plly
ther library in the natin that
t secure an Apple II Plus int the small library where she was wrking in N. Y. At the time, there was nly ne
public cmputing.
“We had t hld training curses because nbdy
back then, the
hw t use a disk drive (磁盘驱动器),” Plly said. Since the Internet was
t use
was subject t lcal librarians, wh wuld help library-gers take their baby steps nline.
In 2019, Plly was
as the peple wh brught the Internet t life by the Internet Hall f Fame. When asked what she hped fr the
f
libraries, Plly expressed
because a grwing number f peple lst interest in bks. Hwever, she remained psitive. “Libraries have always
been like a bastin (堡垒) and they’re cming under a lt f fire,” she said. “But they will
【小题1】
. I think they will.”
A．heard frm
【小题2】
B．lked thrugh
C．laughed at
D．adapted t
A．cmputer
【小题3】
B．watch
C．phne
D．camera
D．wnderful
D．excellent
A．histric
【小题4】
B．strange
C．hpeless
A．weak
B．hnest
C．interested
【小题5】
A．perfrmance
【小题6】
B．technlgy
C．treatment
C．fund
D．business
A．missed
【小题7】
B．refused
D．taken
A．frgt
【小题8】
B．planned
C．managed
D．happened
A．changed
【小题9】
B．ffered
C．sld
D．called
A．knew
B．tested
C．chse
D．feared
【小题10】
A．simple
【小题11】
A．price
B．hard
C．wild
D．pen
B．shp
C．service
D．wrker
【小题12】
A．recgnized
【小题13】
A．cst
B．punished
C．retired
D．attacked
B．mistake
C．number
D．future
【小题14】
A．cncern
【小题15】
A．clse
B．jy
C．hate
D．anger
B．survive
C．return
D．leave
三、语法填空

7.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。
Actress Jia Ling tpped the scial media tpics n the secnd cnsecutive day f the Chinese Lunar New Year as her surprising weight lss f 50
kilgrams during the shting f her mvie Yl brught abut heated discussins ver healthy lifestyle and
【小题1】
(allw) sme viewers t
draw much
Tpics related t Jia’s surprising weight lss were dminating (主导) Weib like “Jia Ling
discussed whether it was time t develp a mre 【小题4】 (balance) habit starting frm the Spring Festival. “Her achievement is quite inspiring
【小题5】 regularly visits the gym t lse weight.
【小题6】 rather is a heart-warming stry abut “learning t lve yurself.”
【小题2】
(inspire) frm her tugh weight-lss jurney.
【小题3】
(ttal) shcked me,” as netizens
and it deserves (应得) a mvie ticket,”said mvieger Li
Jia nted that the mvie is nt abut bxing r lsing weight,
【小题7】
Hwever, nt everyne agreed n Jia’s weight lss prgram. “Nt everyne can manage t shulder the burden (重担) f
50 kilgrams in just six mnths,” said Jiang, a fitness expert. “T lse weight 【小题9】 a healthy way, we need t set several reachable shrt-
term 【小题10】 (gal). It wuld be better t wrk ut a schedule and stick t it.”
(finish) the filming f the mvie, Jia had t increase her weight by 20 kilgrams befre starting t lse weight in nly six mnths.
【小题8】 (lse)
四、书信写作
8.你校英文报“Festivals &Celebratins”栏目正在征稿。请你写一篇短文投稿，介绍一个你熟悉的节日，内容包括：
1．主要庆祝活动；
2．该节日的意义。
注意：1．写作词数应为80个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Let’s celebrate!
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五、书面表达
9.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。
The letter frm the principal culdn’t have been clearer: “The bus will pick up yur kids at the bus stp. Parents are nt t ride with children n
the bus, and nt allwed t cme t the schl, whether t drp ff their children r t take pictures. Parking is tight(有限的), even fr teachers. And
additinal cars are strictly frbidden(禁止) at the beginning r end f the schl day.”
That was all understandable but they didn’t knw my five-year-ld twins. Shy and sensitive, they hid whenever the drbell rang. They culdn’t
walk ut f their hiding places with ice cream, candy r new tys. Their paternal grandparents culd hardly get a gd lk at them. They clung t(依恋)
me whenever we went ut in public—ne girl per leg. My fear n that first day f schl was that my girls wuld hide under a bus seat, r smehw get
lst.
The day came, and it was sunny and beautiful. The girls were lvely in their new dresses. The bus was late, and they were nervus, but they smiled
fr the camera. I std near the bus stp fr a minute, and their father finally tk his eye ff the camera lens and tk in what I was wearing. “Oh, n,
yu’re nt,” he said.
I wre my gym clthes and favrite lng-distance running shes. The schl was a few miles away. “I am ging t run t the schl, if that’s what
yu’re thinking,” I said.
Our cnversatin was cut shrt when the bus apprached. I watched Mrgan and Chle get n, turn and wave n the tp step, and then... OK, then I
ran befre the bus, s I wasn’t lying t my husband.
注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右;
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I tk a shrt cut and reached the schl earlier.
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My face didn’t light up until the last bus was cming.
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