[英语]2023_2024学年广东茂名信宜市信宜市信宜中学高一下学期开学考试英语试卷(原题版+解析版)
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1. 4 Must-try Street Fds frm arund the Wrld
Fd is smething that can unite peple, an element that cuntries take pride in, and a symbl f traditin fr many cultures. Here
are fur street fds frm different cuntries t try n yur next trip.
·Chinese xia lng ba
The Chinese xia lng ba has cme a lng way and is belved by fdies all ver the glbe. The steamed sup dumplings are filled
with a burst f rich sup and tender meat, ften enjyed with a dipping sauce. Just be careful when yu take yur first bite!
·Plish pierg
Piergi is here t defeat the idea that dumplings can nly be fund in Asia. This Plish fd is stuffed with cheese, meat, and
ptates and served with a side f sur cream.
·Egyptian kshari
Ah, yes, the Egyptian natinal dish. Kshari, thugh a vegetarian street fd, reigns the highest psitin in the cuntry. The dish
features a mixture f lentils, rice, pasta and tmat sauce that reflects the vigr f Egyptian cuisine.
·Suth Krean ttekbkki
Aside frm drama shws, Ttekbkki are chewy spicy rice cakes that will becme yur next addictin. Cked in a spicy gchujang
sauce, this delightful and hearty creatin will keep yu cming back.
【小题1】What is special abut Chinese xia lng ba?
A.It is stuffed with meat
B.It is filled with rich sup
C.It is belved by all peple
D.It can nly be fund in Asia
【小题2】If yu prefer spicy fd, which street fd may yu chse?
A.Chinese xia lng ba
B.Plish pierg
C.Egyptian kshari
D.Suth Krean ttekbkki
【小题3】Where is this text prbably taken frm?
A.A cmic bk.
B.A nvel.
C.A magazine.
D.A diary.
2. British children generally learn hw t ride a bike at a yung age. I am an exceptin t that rule. It’s nt my dad’s fault—he
tried t teach me. I remember cycling arund the neighburhd. T be hnest, thugh, I never saw the appeal. One f my earliest
memries is falling frm my bike and int sme spiny (多刺的) plants. I definitely didn’t want t repeat that.
S I stpped learning. My dad wasn’t ging t waste his time teaching smene wh didn’t want t be taught. Time passed and I
accepted that I culdn’t ride a bike. It never affected my life in high schl because I lived clse enugh t walk.
I never felt like I was missing ut until I culdn’t g n a bike ride with friends in Byrn Bay because I was nly cnfident that I
culd g n a flat surface in a generally straight line. S when the pprtunity came up t bike the wall f Xi’an, I wanted t prve t
myself that I culd d it and make up fr missed time. S, with a friend wh is very patient, I gt n the bike. Instantly nthing came
flding back t me, I had abslutely n idea hw t start! “Push ff with ne ft hard” was my instructin. It sunded simple
enugh but it just wuld nt happen. Until smething clicked and suddenly I was ff, ging in a straight line n a flat surface and
managing t avid the Chinese turists wh bviusly fund exaltatin my face.
At 22 years ld, I finally learnt hw t ride a bike, and nthing can hld me back.
【小题1】Why didn’t the authr learn t ride a bike as a child?
A.She was nt brave enugh.
B.There was n need t d s.
C.Her father was t busy t teach him.
D.Her father thught it a waste f time.
【小题2】When was she determined t learn t ride?
A.When her friend ffered t teach her hw t ride.
B.When her friends went n a bike ride in Byrn Bay.
C.When she wanted t ride a bike alng Xi’an City Wall.
D.When she was travelling by bike in Byrn Bay with her friend.
【小题3】Which f the fllwing can replace the underlined wrd “exaltatin” in the Paragraph 3?
A.interest B.shck C.calmness
D.excitement
【小题4】What can we cnclude frm the stry?
A.Mtivatin (动机) is the best teacher.
C.N rule has n exceptins.
B.Failure is the mther f success.
D.It’s never t ld t learn.
3. Every schl has students wh stand ut fr their abilities and their eagerness t learn. In Mexic, a schl created a prgram t
wrk with them. In 2019, bth teachers Ltta Anderssn and Jhn Rennie gt the idea t prvide learning pprtunities fr students
with a hunger fr knwledge. They are English crdinatrs(协调员) in the schl. “We want t have a prgram t inspire students wh
really have the abilities and the interests t learn mre and cntinue accepting challenges,” Anderssn said during a recent interview.
Students in the prgram, which was called Learning Challenges, met with the teachers abut nce a mnth. Anderssn and Rennie
wuld help us chse research tpics. We then wrked with the teachers t find bks, interview subjects and Internet surces. While in
Learning Challenges, I gave presentatins n Eurpean culture and the fashin industry.
When asked what skills students had frmed in the prgram, which ended in June 2020 because f the limits f a cmmn disease.
Anderssn said, “They had learned t ask questins, be mre pen-minded and see things frm different angles(角度). Als, they
mastered the skills — reflecting mre, acting actively, and learning nt t put limits n themselves.”
A student, Yihane Abed, cnducted research n the sun, the mn, stars, planets, etc, while in Learning Challenges. “The skills I
develped were teamwrk and the ways t d research and give a gd presentatin,” she said.
Anderssn and Rennie cntinue t help students pursue their lve f learning. “The prgram desn’t exist frmally, but as an
imprtant part f the culture at schl, it is still needed,” Anderssn said. “There is much mre difference, nt nly fr students wh
need extra help, but als fr thse wh are higher achievers.”
【小题1】What’s the purpse f creating Learning Challenges?
A.T help sme students learn mre.
B.T guide students t wrk ut successfully.
C.T raise students’ interest in visiting Eurpe.
D.T encurage English students t help thers.
【小题2】What is paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A.Ways that students used in the prgram.
B.Abilities that students gt frm the prgram.
C.Difficulties that students met in the prgram.
D.Tpics that students chse frm the prgram.
【小题3】Which kind f research did Yihane Abed cnduct?
A.Teamwrk.
【小题4】What des Anderssn think f the prgram?
A.Hard. B.Frmal.
B.Travelling.
C.The universe.
C.Necessary.
D.The fashin industry.
D.Traditinal.
4. A study has shwn hw ecturism in the Philippines has changed peple’s attitudes twards marine (海洋的) cnservatin (保
Researchers frm the University f Victria and ther institutes in Philippines visited three sites where turists pay t swim with
护).
whale sharks in the wild. They interviewed a range f lcals in Oslb, Dnsl and Pintuyan, including fishers and ex-whale shark hunters.
At Oslb, the largest f the three sites, peple were mre likely t speak abut the resulting imprvements t their quality f life and an
increase in jb pprtunities. At the smaller, less prfitable sites, respnses were mre likely t be abut the changes in hw peple
behaved twards the whale sharks.
Dr. Jackie Ziegler, leader f the team f researchers, said, “Many f the peple reprted they nw care abut and value whale sharks
because f turism activities. They als expressed the cmmunity’s emtinal cnnectin t the species and the strng need t prtect
them. Befre the intrductin f turist activities, mst f the lcals admitted harming the sharks by hitting them with stnes r riding
them.” In terms f attitudes twards the wider marine envirnment, the majrity f respndents nw actively encurage thers t care
fr the cean and they als use mre sustainable (可持续的) fishing practices.
The study als acknwledged the pssible negative effects f turism n the marine envirnment, such as effects n the health f
lcal cral reefs (珊瑚礁) and f the sharks. It cncluded that further studies were needed t assess these effects befre firm cnclusin
culd be drawn n the psitive effect f whale sharks turism n cean cnservatin.
Nevertheless, the researchers say their wrk suggests ecturism can be an effective means f strengthening prtectin. “Bringing
in the views f the lcal tur peratin t the study was necessary in uncvering the true effect f whale shark turism and the wider
benefit t the cean cnservatin in the Philippines,” Dr Ziegler added.
【小题1】When interviewed, lcal peple did NOT talk abut __________?
A.Imprvement f life.
B.Behaviurs twards sharks.
C.Increases f wrk chances.
D.Relatinships between peple.
【小题2】Which wrd can best describe lcals’ actin twards marine life befre ecturism?
A.Prtective. B.Satisfying. C.Unsustainable.
D.Suitable.
【小题3】What will the researchers pssibly d next?
A.Imprve lcal living cnditins.
B.Draw a firm cnclusin abut the effect.
C.Encurage fishers t hunt mre whale sharks.
D.Assess pssible negative effects turism may bring.
【小题4】What may be the best title f the text?
A.Ecturism Transfrms Lcals’ Attitudes t Marine Cnservatin.
B.Ecturism Des Much Gd t Marine Life as Befre.
C.Marine ecturism Gives Rise t a New Kind f Business.
D.Ecturism Has Brught Large Benefits t Peple.
5. Pets nt nly make ur lives richer, they als help us t live lnger. As much as we take care f them, they find ways t take care f
us, t. Studies cnfirm that ur animal cmpanins help us in many ways. S whether yu like a dg r a cat, g and get a furry friend.
【小题1】
Pets can smell medical cnditins. If yu ntice yur dg r cat acting in an unusual way with n explanatin, yu may want t
take a trip t the dctr.
【小题2】
Dgs and cats, sensing an issue, warns their wners by changing behavirs, leading t earlier
discvery f illnesses. Dgs especially have the ability t detect (检测) illness with a high level f accuracy.
Interacting with animals has a big impact during child develpment.
mental, emtinal, and behaviral disrders during adulthd.
【小题3】
Children with pets are nt likely t develp
【小题4】
Experts praise dgs as a way t lwer bld pressure and imprve heart health. In a study bserving peple with
brderline high bld pressure, thse wh adpted(收养) dgs experience declines (下降) in bld pressure levels. Research has shwn
similar results fr cat wners as well.
Having a pet helps us stay mre active and get utside. Smetimes finding the time t walk the dg r clean the litter bx can seem
difficult t fit int a busy schedule.
【小题5】
Dg wners especially feel mre mtivated t g fr walks ut f respnsibility.
Even thse with eats can gain there wards. Yu may nt take the cat ut fr walks, but yu’ll get mving by playing with the cat,
picking up tys, r cleaning up.
A.It can have huge health benefits.
B.Pets give us an pprtunity t start a cnversatin.
C.Animals can detect tiny changes in the human bdy.
D.Animals help reduce bld pressure and prmte heart health.
E.Having a pet can reduce the risk f develping illnesses like cancer.
F.Children with pets experience less stress, separatin anxiety, and scial anxiety
G.Hwever, it has t get dne, thus prviding the pet wner with necessary exercise.
6. “Leave a place better than yu fund it.” It’s a
philsphy (人生哲学), but ne that William Lindesay hlds dear. On April
22, which was als Earth Day, he led twenty t help clean up the Jianku sectin f the Great Wall.
“He wh
is the wner”, William said in the pening remarks f the cleanup event in 2000. “The Great Wall
China,
and is als ne f the greatest cultural relics in the wrld. Everyne has a
During the past three decades, he has spent mst f his time
t prtect it. Every day shuld be Earth Day,” he said.
and explring the Great Wall and has made his wn
thing that peple are ging ut t enjy themselves and t the great histry and
t
prtect the cultural relic. “It’s a
heritage, but it’s als quite dangerus if they dn’t
said.
hw fragile the histric sites are and hw fragile the
is,” William
In 1991, his first
then. In 2001, he
His next step is t
Alne n the Great Wall was published, and he has published anther five bks abut the Great Wall since
the Internatinal Friends f the Great Wall, an rganizatin whse aim is t prtect this t the past.
exhibitins (展览会) abut the Great Wall as a mnument ver the last 400 years. The exhibitins are
expected t be held in Beijing, Lndn, Paris and Washingtn D.C.
【小题1】
A.simple
【小题2】
B.frmal
C.classic
D.majr
A.experts
【小题3】
B.writers
C.wners
C.cares
D.vlunteers
D.frgives
D.depends n
D.try
A.climbs
B.knws
【小题4】
A.makes up
【小题5】
B.differs frm
B.chice
C.belngs t
C.prpsal
C.designing
C.agreements
C.gd
A.duty
【小题6】
A.walking
【小题7】
B.building
B.characters
B.creative
B.spread
D.investigating
D.factrs
A.effrts
【小题8】
A.special
【小题9】
D.curius
D.discver
D.admit
A.cntrast
【小题10】
A.recmmend
【小题11】
A.cnditin
【小题12】
A.magazine
【小题13】
A.established
【小题14】
A.cntributin
【小题15】
A.rganize
C.affect
B.explain
B.envirnment
B.paper
C.realize
C.situatin
C.article
D.equipment
D.bk
B.inspired
B.image
C.intrduced
C.link
D.unified
D.traditin
D.identify
B.preserve
C.dcument
7. 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Great Wall f China 【小题1】 (list) in the Wrld Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just
【小题2】
a huge
dragn, it winds up and dwn acrss deserts, grasslands and muntains,
t the west f China.
【小题3】
(cver) thusands f kilmeters frm the east
In ancient China, many peple built walls arund their states t prtect their land. It was Emperr Qin Shihuang wh had the walls
【小题4】
(jin) up. The prject cst much mney and hundreds f thusands f peple wrked n
【小题5】
wall. On tp
【小题
f it, it is wide enugh fr fur hrses r ten men
【小题6】
(walk) side by side. Alng the wall are watchtwers, in
7】
even disappeared. Hwever, it is still ne f the mst
buildings and histrical 【小题9】 (imprtant). Many f the turists have cme t knw the famus Chinese saying --- “He wh
des nt reach the Great Wall 【小题10】 (be) nt a true man.”
sldiers used t keep watch. With a histry f mre than 2,000 years, sme f the sectins f the Great Wall are nw in ruins r
【小题8】 (attract) spts arund the wrld because f its wnderful
8. 我校将以如何保护野生动物为主题,举办英语征文比赛,请你写一篇短文投稿。
内容包括:
1.保护野生动物的重要性;
2.如何保护野生动物;
3.保护野生动物的倡议。
Hw can we prtect wild animals?
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