福建省莆田第八中学2023-2024学年高一下英语期中考试卷

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听力(略)
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The best places t see giant pandas are, f curse, in Chengdu, hmetwn f giant pandas. But there are zs/parks in ther China cities where yu can see giant pandas if yu can’t get t Chengdu.
Dujiangyan Panda Base
●Lcatin: Dujiangyan Prefecture, 67 km(41 mi)r 1.5 hurs frm Chengdu
●Pandas: abut 20
●Activities: panda viewing, and panda keeper prgram
●Suitable fr: thse wh want a less-crwded panda base r t jin in a ne-day vlunteer prgram
●Time needed: half a day
Dujiangyan Panda Base fcuses n breeding, wilderness training, and releasing pandas int the wild. Only 1.5 hurs frm Chengdu, it is the mst easily-accessible panda base ffering a panda keeper prgram.
Wlng Panda Base
●Lcatin: 121 km(175 mi)west f Chengdu, 3 hurs’ driving
●Pandas: abut30
●Activities: seeing pandas, panda keeper prgram, hiking in wild panda habitat
●Best fr: taking part in a vlunteer prgram in a peaceful envirnment
●Time needed: 2 days
Cmpared with Dujiangyan, Wlng Panda Base is much further away frm Chengdu. Thus, it is less frequented by visitrs. Besides, Wlng Natinal Nature Reserve is cnsidered t be the real hmetwn f wild pandas.
Chngqing Z
●Lcatin: Chngqing City, cnveniently n subway line 2
●Pandas: abut 16
●Activities: Seeing pandas nly
●Time needed: 2 hurs
●Best fr: travelers wh visit Chngqing r take a Yangtze Cruise
Chngqing Z basts 16 pandas, which is secnd t Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Center amng the city zs. Lcated in the “Muntain City”, Chngqing Z is built n the muntain slpes. The panda huse utilizes the muntainside and includes a rck cave. S, yu have t climb up a little fr a panda visit there.
21．What advantage des Dujiangyan Panda Base have cmpared with Wlng Panda Base?
A．It has mst pandas.B．It is clser t Chengdn.
C．It is panda’s real hmetwn.D．It ffers varius keeper prgrams.
22．Which panda base is prbably the mst peaceful ne?
A．Nne f them.B．Chngqing Z.
C．Wlng Panda Base.D．Dujiangyan Panda Base.
23．Which f the fllwing persn may prefer t visit Chngqing Z?
A．A persn caring abut pandas.B．A persn lving explring rck caves.
C．A persn enjying climing muntains.D．A persn aiming fr panda keeper prgrams.
B
On July 14, 2017, Maryam Mirzakhani, Stanfrd prfessr f mathematics and the first female winner f the Fields Medal in Mathematics, died at the age f 40.
The news was especially hard-hitting fr a generatin f yunger academics wh have always held Maryam t be a rle mdel whse example is helping redefine (重新定义) wmen’s status in science and especially in mathematics. What was fun was that Maryam always tried t avid the media’s sptlight. Despite being the first wman t gain such high status in the wrld f mathematics — winning what’s ften called the “Nbel Prize f Math”— her mdesty (谦逊) and simplicity std ut t thse wh knew her.
Maryam riginally wanted t be a writer, a passin f hers that never faded away even during her pstgraduate studies. Hwever, she fund an even greater jy in hw rewarding it felt t slve mathematical prblems. As a student, she was the first female member f Iran’s natinal team t participate in the Internatinal Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), and she wn tw gld medals in tw years, which is still a recrd.
She received her bachelr’s degree in Iran and later studied at Harvard. In 2014, Maryam was recgnized with the Fields Medal, the highest-ranking award in mathematics. Her wrk fcused n curved surfaces like sphere (球体). Her achievements have applicatins in ther scientific fields including engineering and material science. Unfrtunately, at that time she was already fighting against the breast cancer.
Maryam’s legend (传奇) may cntinue t grw after her early death. Still nly 20 percent f full-time math teachers at U.S. universities are wmen. The example f a wman wh rse t the tp f this still very male field may help inspire math’s next generatin.
In the same way peple think f Marie Curie r Jane Gdall as scientific pineers, Maryam Mirzakhani will g dwn in histry as a pineer as well as a mathematical genius.
24．What made Maryam famus wrldwide?
A．Everlasting lve fr writing.
B．Hiding behind the media’s sptlight.
C．Fighting fr wmen’s equal scial status.
D．Being the first female winner f Fields Medal.
25．What is the main idea f paragraph 3?
A．Maryam’s early experience.
B．Maryam’s life achievements.
C．Maryam’s individuality.
D．Maryam’s life dream.
26．What can we learn abut Maryam frm the text?
A．She stpped wrking when she was fighting against cancer.
B．She encuraged the yunger generatin in mathematics.
C．She applied mathematics t material science.
D．She gt her bachelr’s degree at Harvard.
27．Which f the fllwing can best describe Maryam Mirzakhani?
A．Able and mdest.B．Tugh and energetic.
C．Talented and utging.D．Determined and generus.
C
Lags, a big city in Nigeria, has a ppulatin f 20 millin, and they can prduce between 13, 000 and 15, 000 tnnes f waste every day including 2, 250 tnnes f plastic.
Despite a lt f cleaning, Lags has n prper system t dispse f rubbish, and nt having public awareness f pllutin brings a huge envirnmental challenge. Litter gets washed away by the rains and waterways and ends up in muntains f rubbish n the beaches. Light- huse Beach is ne f the beaches. It stretches fr abut 100 kilmeters alng the Atlantic, all the way t neighbring Benin. Lined with palm trees, the beach culd be beautiful if it weren’t fr all the pllutin.
“It is time that we shuld raise awareness f keeping the envirnment clean and clean up all the plastic,” says Chima Chukwura, wh helped pick up rubbish n Lighthuse Beach. At the end f a tiring day, 230 large bin bags were put tgether n the ht sand, filled with dirty plastic.
“Althugh the jb is challenging,a cmpany will cme and pick them up tmrrw. All the plastic here will get reused. Sld fr $500 a tnne, the plastic culd bring $250 millin t Lags each year, and a cleaner envirnment culd prmte the develpment f the city,” says Owade Yussuf, rganiser f the cleanup.
As the vlunteers leave at the end f the day,always just 100 meters is clean. “There is still a lt t d. Maybe we need tw mnths, cntinuusly, t get this cleaned up,” says anther vlunteer. “We have t find a way t prevent the plastic frm cming back. After we’ve finished, I’m sure we may still see litter here when we cme back.”
On Lighthuse Beach, the prblem isn’t just plastic. Destryed ships als pllute the beach. With that kind f pllutin, even an army f vlunteers may struggle. Hwever, with mre help, they can still make a difference.
28．Hw des the authr shw the severity f rubbish in Lags in paragraph l?
A．By listing numbers.B．By giving examples.
C．By asking questins.D．By making cmparisns.
29．What des the underlined phrase “dispse f” mean in paragraph 2?
A．Pick ut.B．Deal with.C．Bring abut.D．Adapt t,
30．Which f the fllwing is the cmmn idea f the three vlunteers?
A．There is n need t recycle the beach litter.
B．It is tugh t clean all the plastic n the beach.
C．It is nccessary t sell the beach litter fr mney.
D．There is n fund t remve all the beach plastic.
31．What can be the best title fr the text?
A．Destryed Lighthuse Beach in Lags
B．Plastic Pllutin is a Wrldwide Prblem
C．Lags Faces Many Envirnmental Challenges
D．Cleanup Effrts n Lags’Lighthuse Beach
D
Are yu addicted t cmputer games? D yu stay up all night playing them? D yu feel happy after yu play cmputer games?
There’s n dubt that the excitement and appealing f games these days makes them hard t put dwn. We are attracted by the chice when it cmes t gaming: Yu can rle play—creating yur wn fantasy characters and stries, giving yu a chance t step ut f everyday life int an imaginary wrld. And there are shting games where yu can let ut yur anger and depressin in vilent situatins where yu kill peple with guns. Yu can get excited frm the games.
Hwever, can these kinds f games really be fun and can being absrbed in virtual reality be gd fr us? Shuld we wrry abut their effects n ur health? Ppular games like Grand Theft Aut have been blamed fr everything frm falling results at schl t causing acts f extreme vilence. Internet safety adviser, Alan MacKenzie, thinks “any peple understandably will just think that a game is just a game and nt realizing the exact cntent that’s in there”. He gives an example f the vilence, which he says is “whlly inapprpriate fr anybdy, nt t mentin children.”
Others will argue that gaming is a harmless frm f entertainment. There is evidence that playing vide games culd actually be gd fr us. Sme games like Game f Thrnes and Wrld f Warcraft are educatinal and using games certainly can help children learn gd qualities. Studies have als shwn that the skills used in playing games can cause grwth in certain areas f the brain, the ability t think in 3D and even imprve ur eyesight.
Vide game players are als n lnger just simple creatures. Fr sme, gaming is having a psitive effect n their scial lives with games like Hal and Wrld f Warcraft ften being played in grups. When yur grup wrks tgether t win the game, yur sense f achievement is higher than when winning by yurself.
S every cin has tw sides. It seems tday, gaming isn’t just fr game fans and if used in a prper way, we can all take part. If vide games have tw sides, what side d yu stand by?
32．The writer used a lt f questins at the beginning t _______.
A．shw his wrries abut the effect n health
B．lead int the tpic f the passage
C．ask the reader fr their wn pinins abut games
D．dubt the advantage f playing cmputer games
33．Paragraph 3 mainly talks abut _______.
A．the cntents f the game are cmplex
B．games cntain extreme vilence
C．ppular games lead t students’ falling results at schl
D．gaming is a harmful frm f entertainment
34．Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing shws the gd influence n scial lives?
A．Han Meimei passed the exam after playing the games.
B．Li Hua learnt many English wrds frm playing games.
C．Sunyan wrked well with his teammates
D．Yang Li let ut his anger and expressins.
35．In Paragraph 4, the authr supprts his idea _______.
A．by giving sme examples
B．with descriptive wrds
C．by prviding sme numbers
D．with sme research results
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
Yga fr Weight Lss
Yga is a frm f exercise that uses yur large muscle grups and raises yur heart rate, and it is beneficial fr weight lss. Practising yga can help yu burn calries lng after yu hit the mat, even if yu dn’t d mre intense(剧烈的) frms f yga. That’s because yga’s ther benefits can help with weight lss t. 36．
37．
Yga helps manage stress, and studies shw that high levels f crtisl, a stress hrmne(荷尔蒙), can lead t an increase in fat and reduce yur muscle mass. Yga has an effect n the bdy’s stress respnse and reduces the prductin f hrmnes linked t weight gain, such as crtisl.
Mving Well, Eating Well
One f the key tls used in yga is the cncept f mindfulness. 38． In a 2016 study, peple taking part in yga practice realised that they were able t ntice nt nly hw much fd they ate, but als what type f fds they ate and the effect f eating thse fds.
Making Weight Lss Last
Ding yga lng term can help peple lse weight. 39． “Yga may help t imprve lng-term weight lss results thrugh imprvements in mindfulness and a mre psitive attitude.” Jessica Unick says.
Chsing the Right Type
40． The best yga is the practice that fits yu—the ne yu’ll put yur heart int. There are nw many styles f yga that meet yu n matter what yur size, age, physical challenge r backgrund. Everybdy and every bdy can benefit frm a yga practice.
A．Eating Well, Reducing Stress
B．Reducing Stress, Reducing Punds
C．Sme styles f yga may be mre intense than thers.
D．There’s n ne style f yga that’s best fr weight lss.
E．It can als strengthen their determinatin t keep weight.
F．Here’s mre abut hw yga is a cmplete bdy and mind exercise.
G．Smene practicing yga in this way feels mre in cntrl f their life and well-being.
第三部分语言知识运用(共三节，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。
I suffered a strke (中风) in March 2013, then mstly recvered (康复) and realized I had been very 41 . Six mnths after the strke, I began t take pian lessns. Sme peple believe students can nly learn music well when they’re 42 . Mney prblems meant I never had that 43 as a child. But I had a dream, s this belief did nt 44 the 52-year-ld me.
I learned slwly with my first teacher. Then after tw years, I started with a man. He seemed 45 . In ur first lessn, he asked me hw my last teacher taught. I 46 hw she wuld play each new sng fr me first and then help me wrk it ut.
“I wn’t be ding that,” he said. “I expect yu t learn the 47 yurself and I expect yu t practice. If nt, yu will have t find anther 48 .”
Our class lasted three mnths. Hwever, in ur last lessn befre Christmas, he strngly criticized (批评) me, saying that I played with the 49 rhythm and tne (节奏和音调). I went hme in a state f 50 .
When I saw him again, I played the same 51 again and then said, “I practiced this piece abut 500 times.”
There was silence. Then, surprisingly, he said he culd see I had put 52 int it.
Frm that day, he changed. He became kind and warm. He 53 explained difficult terms and tk care t 54 my creativity. Thrugh him, I fell deeply in lve with 55 .
It is the pian that helps me get ver the strke and find my cnfidence again.
41．A．freeB．tiredC．luckyD．cld
42．A．yungB．cleverC．famusD．healthy
43．A．feelingB．chanceC．wrryD．truble
44．A．surpriseB．attractC．save D．discurage
45．A．strict B．mad C．satisfiedD．funny
46．A．asked B．describedC．learnedD．cnsidered
47．A．benefitsB．striesC．ntes D．letters
48．A．teacherB．studentC．dctrD．family
49．A．strngB．cmmnC．differentD．wrng
50．A．fear B．peace C．sadnessD．excitement
51．A．sng B．trick C．matchD．sprt
52．A．interestB．pressureC．mneyD．effrt
53．A．angrilyB．patientlyC．secretlyD．prbably
54．A．challengeB．limit C．develpD．cpy
55．A．paintingB．literatureC．runningD．music
第二节(填空，共两大题，总分30分)
一、短文填空(总分10分，共10题，每题1.5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 Water-Splashing Festival (泼水节) is a traditinal festival fr the Dai peple in Yunnan Prvince, 56． marks the fficial New Year celebratin fr ver ne millin Dai peple living in China. 57． (hld) during the sixth mnth f the Dai calendar, it usually lasts three r fur days.
Fr the Dai peple in Yunnan prvince, water is a symbl 58． gdness and the mst valuable thing. During the festival, bth men and wmen enjy 59． (them) in the game f water-splashing. They are armed with buckets f water t make each ther 60． (cmplete) wet, wishing all gd luck and happiness t happen t them.
During the festival, the dr f every huse 61． (decrate) with clrful pieces f paper. All the 62． (villager) wear their unique clthes. Muttn and beef are served with delicius rice cakes, rice ndles, and rice wine. The festival is celebrated with 63． variety f activities, including singing and dancing, firewrk displays and bat racing. Dai Peple will als invite peple t celebrate the festival frm ther ethnic minrities (少数民族) and turists 64． (cme) frm afar (从远处) t celebrate the festival.
The Water Splash Festival is the Dai peple’s respect t water, music, dance and fd. It is als a 65． (culture) bridge between China and Sutheast Asian cuntries that share the same festive culture f the water-splashing.
单句填空(根据中文划线部分写出英文，总分15分，每空1.5分)
66.___________，he said,“It was like seeing clr fr the first time.”(过去分词(短语)作状语)他被这段音乐打动了，他说:“那种(兴奋的)感觉就如同是第一次看见色彩一样。”
67.但是，说实话，整晚的烟花燃放声真的有些令人烦躁。
But, t be frank, the firewrks_____________thrughut the night were really annying
68.这一重要的农耕节日(一般)会在所有农作物收割完毕后举行。
This imprtant agricultural festival______________after all the crps have been gathered in.
69.“绿宝石岛”风光宁静秀美，郡县草木葱茏，青山连绵起伏。牛羊点缀，堪称一场名副其实的视觉盛宴
The peaceful landscape f the “Emerald lsle" and its many green cunties is a true feast fr the eyes, with itsrlling green hills___________________
70. They use the same flag, knwn as the Unin Jack,__________share the same currency and military defence.
像拥有同样的货币和国防一样，他们也使用同一面国旗。
71. During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, families__________t admire the shining mn and enjy delicius mncakes.
在中国中秋节期间，家庭成员团聚在一起，共赏明月，品尝美味的月饼。
72.她意识到互联网的最大好处之一就是能够消除通常存在于人和人之间的距离感。
She realised that ne f the greatest benefits fthe Internet was its ability t_______that usuallyexists between peple.
73. A cyberbully uses the Internet t be____________thers.
网络恶霸使用互联网来欺负别人。
74.我终于到家了，感到十分疲惫，但是和朋友庆祝那达慕大会是值得的。
I'm finally back hme nw,___________, but celebrating Naadam with my friend ttally wrth it.
75.非常荣幸来到这里与大家分享音乐是如何影响我的人生的。
It's an hnur t be here and t share with yu the stry fhw music_________________my life.
五、书信写作
76.假定你是李华，你校将举办英语演讲比赛，主题为“介绍一个中国传统节日”。请写一篇演讲稿参赛。
内容包括:
1.节日的名称和时间;2.节日的习俗及意义。
注意:1.词数 100左右:2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
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2023-2024 学年高一下学期八中期中考英语试卷参考案
阅读理解
21.B 22:C 23.C
24.D 25.A 26.B 27.A
28.A 29.B 30.B 31.D
32.B 33.D 34.C 35.D
39.E40.D
完型填空
41.C 42.A 43.B 44.D 45.A 46.B 47.C 48.A 49.D 50.C 51.A
52.D 53.B 54.C 55.D
短文填空
56. which 57. Held 58. f 59.themselves 60.cmpletely 61. is decrated 62. villagers 63.a 64.cming 65. cultural
66. Mved by this music
67.ging ff
68. takes place
69. dtted with sheep and cattle
70. as well as
71. gather
72. remve the distance
73.mean
74. feeling tired
75. has influenced
76.范文
Gd mrning, everyne. I am hnred t intrduce t yu a traditinal Chinese festival-the Spring FestivalT the Chinese peple, the Spring Festival is as imprtant as Christmas t peple in the West.
It cmes between late January and early February. The Spring Festival evlves frm the wrship f' prayingfr the new year at the beginning f the year. Befre Lunar New Year's Day, peple usually clean and decratetheir huses. On New Year's Eve, peple get tgether and have a big dinner with families, Dumplings are the msttraditinal fd in the nrth. After that, peple always watch TV prgrams and play firewrks utside. SpringFestival lasts fifteen days, during which peple visit their relatives and friends frm dr t dr.
It is ur custm that children get lucky mney firm elders. The Spring Festival reflects the Chinese peple'sexpectatin fr a better life, as well as the imprtance f family affectin.
That's all. Thanks fr listening.