广东省广州市第八十九中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

这是一份广东省广州市第八十九中学2023-2024学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题，共8页。
本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号等信息填写在答题纸上。
答案必须填写在答题纸的相应位置上，答案写在试题卷上无效。
第一部分 阅读(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Bike Share Trnt is the city’s fficial bike share prgram, designed t give lcals and visitrs a fun, affrdable and cnvenient way t get arund and explre. There are 200 Bike Share Trnt statins and 2,000 bikes acrss the city.
Hw it wrks
● Becme an Annual Member r buy a day Pass t access the system.
● Find an available bike nearby, and get a ride cde r use yur member key t unlck it.
● Take as many shrt rides as yu want while yur pass r membership is active.
● Return yur bike t any statin, and wait fr the green light n the dck(停靠点) t make sure it’s lcked.
Chse a plan
● Fr visitrs
Day Pass: $7. Unlimited 30-minute rides in a 24-hur perid.
3-Day Pass: $15. Unlimited 30-minute rides in a 72-hur perid.
● Fr lcals
Mnthly Pass: $25. Unlimited 30-minute rides fr a mnth.
Annual Membership: $90. Unlimited 30-minute rides fr a whle year. The Annual Membership is the best deal fr lcals f Trnt and ther frequent riders.
The first 30 minutes f each ride is included with the membership r pass price. Avid extra fees by drpping ff yur bike every 30 minutes at any ther statin. If yu keep a bike ut fr lnger than 30 minutes at a time, yu will be charged an extra $1.50 fr the first 30 minutes ver, $4 fr the next 30 minutes, and $7 fr each additinal 30 minutes after that.
Cntact us
● Custmer Service: (855)898-2388
● Repair Service: (855)-2378
● Crpratin Partners: (855)898-2398
● Emplyment Opprtunities: (855)898-2498
1. Which is the mst suitable chice fr lcals in Trnt?
A. Annual Membership B. 3-Day Pass C. Mnthly Pass D. Day Pass
2. Hw much will the extra fee be if yu travel fr tw hurs by bike?
A. $15.5 B. $9.5 C. $5.5 D. $12.5
3. Fr mre infrmatin abut wrking at Bike Share Trnt, which f the fllwing numbers is
fr cntact?
A. (855)898-2399 B. (855)898-2378 C. (855) 898-2498 D. (855)8989-2398
B
Gerge Gershwin, brn in 1898, was ne f America's greatest cmpsers. He published his first sng when he was eighteen years ld. During the next twenty years he wrte mre than five hundred sngs.
Many f Gershwin's sngs were first written fr musical plays perfrmed in theatres in New Yrk City. These plays were a ppular frm f entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. Many f his sngs have remained ppular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every pssible way — frm jazz t cuntry.
In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States abut jazz music. Culd jazz, sme peple asked, be cnsidered serius music? In 1924 jazz musician and rchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided t rganize a special cncert t shw that jazz was serius music. Gershwin agreed t cmpse smething fr the cncert befre he realized he had just a few weeks t d it. And in that shrt time, he cmpsed a piece fr pian and rchestra which he called Rhapsdy in Blue. Gershwin himself played the pian at the cncert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him wrld-famus and shwed that jazz music culd be bth serius and ppular.
In 1928, Gershwin went t Paris. He applied t study cmpsitin with the well-knwn musician Nadia Bulanger, but she rejected him. She was afraid that classical study wuld ruin his jazz-influenced style. While there, Gershwin wrte An American in Paris. When it was first perfrmed, critics(评论家) were divided ver the music. Sme called it happy and full f life, t thers it was silly and bring. But it quickly became ppular in Eurpe and the United States. It still remains ne f his mst famus wrks.
Gerge Gershwin died in 1937, just days after dctrs learned he had brain cancer. He was nly thirty-nine years ld. Newspapers all ver the wrld reprted his death n their frnt pages.
Many f Gershwin's musical wrks were ______.
A. written abut New Yrkers B. cmpsed fr Paul Whiteman
C. played mainly in the cuntryside D. perfrmed in varius ways
5. What d we knw abut the cncert rganized by Whiteman?
A. It attracted mre peple t theatres B. It prved jazz culd be serius music
C. It made Gershwin leader f the rchestra D. It caused a debate amng jazz musicians
6. What did Gershwin d during his stay in Paris？
A. He created ne f his best wrks B. He studied with Nadia Bulanger
C. He argued with French critics D. He changed his music style
7. Which f the fllwing best describes Gershwin?
A. Talented and prductive. B. Serius and bring.
C. Ppular and unhappy. D. Friendly and hnest.
C
What’s yur pinin n spicy fd? Sme peple cannt handle even the smallest amunt f chili peppers in their dinner while thers can’t get enugh f them.
Scientists have lng been puzzled by why sme peple lve the chili while thers lathe it. Plenty f research has been dne n the subject, dating as far back as the 1970s. Previus results shwed that a lve f chilies is related t childhd experiences, and that cultural influences affect ur taste t. But the latest study has fund that a persn’s lve f spicy fd may be linked t his r her persnality mre than anything else, CBC News reprted.
“We have always assumed that liking drives intake — we eat what we like and we like what we eat. But n ne has actually directly bthered t cnnect persnality with intake f chili peppers,” said Prfessr Jhn E. Hayes frm Pennsylvania State University, wh led the study.
But befre yu lk at the study, yu shuld first knw that “spicy” is nt a taste, unlike sur, sweet, bitter and salty taste. It is, in fact, a burning feeling that yu feel n the surface f yur tngue. This gt scientists thinking that maybe a lve f spicy fd is brught abut by peple’s lnging fr thrill, smething they usually get frm watching actin mvies r riding a rller caster.
In the study, 97 participants, bth male and female, were asked t fill ut questinnaires abut their persnality, fr example, whether they like new experiences r tend t avid risks. They were then given a glass f water with capsaicin(辣椒素), the plant chemical that makes a chili burn, mixed int it.
By cmparing the answers t the questinnaire and what participants said they felt abut the spicy water, researchers fund that thse wh tended t enjy actin mvies r take risks were abut six times mre likely t enjy the spicy water.
Interestingly, we used t believe that the reasn why sme peple can withstand(耐受) spicy fd is that their tngues have becme less sensitive t it. Hwever, this latest study has fund therwise. “It’s nt that it desn’t burn as badly, but that yu actually learn t like the burning feeling,” Hayes explained.
8. What’s the meaning f the underlined wrd “lathe” in the secnd paragraph?
A. Dislike. B. Fear. C. Put up with. D. Adapt t.
9. What did Prfessr Jhn E. Hayes and his team discver frm their study?
A. What we eat actually helps t develp ur persnality.
B. Males are mre likely t enjy spicy fd than females.
C. Thse trying t avid risks tend t be less interested in spicy fd.
D. Peple are wrng t treat "spicy" as a kind f taste rather than a feeling.
10. Why d sme peple like spicy fd accrding t the recent study?
A. Because their taste has becme less sensitive.
B. Because they lve the burning feeling.
C. Because they want t challenge themselves.
D. Because the mre they try spicy fd, the less it burns.
11. What’s the main idea f the passage?
A. What ne likes t eat mainly depends n ne’s persnality.
B. Whether ne enjys spicy fd depends largely n ne’s persnality.
C. One’s persnal experiences have nthing t d with their taste.
D. Different peple have different taste.
D
There is an ancient Chinese stry abut a giant man named Kua Fu wh chases the sun．He drains the Yellw and Wei rivers during his race and finally dies f dehydratin(脱水). His failure has reminded peple f the unstppable pwer f the sun fr centuries. And yet, scientists thrughut histry have tried t better understand the mst imprtant star in ur sky. On Aug 12, NASA launched the Parker Slar Prbe(探测器), marking the start f its trip t the sun.
The prbe itself is almst as big as a car and needed the help f a pwerful rcket t escape Earth's rbit, change directin and reach the sun. In rder t reach the sun, the prbe must cmplete seven flybys f Venus, using the pwer f the planet's gravity t change its path, sending it tward the sun. But that's nt the nly difficult part f the jurney. As the prbe appraches the sun's crna(日冕), it will have t bear temperatures reaching 1,400℃, as well as deal with serius radiatin. S hw will the prbe survive？
Accrding t NASA, a special shield has been used, which is a special 11.5cm-thick carbn-cmpsite cver that will be psitined between the prbe and the sun's crna. It's advanced technlgy like this that will make the prbe's trip t the sun much smther. If everything ges as planned the prbe will reach a speed f 692,018 kilmeters per hur as it mves arund the sun, setting a new recrd fr the fastest man-made bject in histry, NBC nted. It will fly clse t the sun 24 times between 2018 and 2025, NBC added.
What is the aim f mentining Kua Fu in the first paragraph？
A. T tell the rigin f Parker Slar Prbe.
B. T lead t the tpic f researching the sun.
C. T shw the achievement f ancient China.
D. T shw the difficulties f studying the sun.
13. Hw many challenges will the prbe meet t reach the sun？
A. One B. Tw C. Three D. Fur
14. What is the main idea f the third paragraph？
A. The prbe will reach the sun in 2025.
B. The prbe has been prtected very well.
C. The prbe is the fastest man-made bject.
D. The prbe has been prepared well fr its aim.
15. What may be the best title f the passage？
A.Taking a Clser Lk at the Sun
B. Discvering the Unknwn Puzzles
C. The Stry f Kuafu Chasing the Sun
D. The Scientific Value f Searching the Sun
第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，选项中有两项为多余选项。
As an artist wh shares her jurney n scial media, I’m ften asked by curius fllwers hw t begin an art jurney. Unfrtunately, there is n magic list I can ffer. I d remember, thugh, what it was like t be a cmplete beginner. S I’ve put tgether sme gd tips fr starting an art jurney.
●Start small. I suggest using a sketchbk(素描本) fr small studies. These small studies prvide inspiratin and may be a springbard fr mre cmplex wrks in the future. ___16___ Yu’ll want t lk back n yur jurney t see hw far yu’ve cme.
●Paint ften and paint frm life. There’s n better way t imprve than t put in thse brush miles. Whether yu paint still lifes, prtraits, r landscapes, paint frm life as much as pssible. ___17___
●Cntinually challenge yurself t try smething new. ___18___ Artistic grwth can be a bit painful. Welcme t the club; we’ve all been there. I lve taking n challenges. I nce tk up a challenge t create a painting every day fr a mnth and pst the wrks nline.
●___19___ Seeking and accepting cnstructive feedback(反馈) is crucial t grwth. I pst my wrk n scial media and, in turn, have met sme f the kindest peple. They make me feel valued and respected, n matter my level f artistic ability.
The jurney yu’re n wn’t fllw a straight path. ___20___ Push thrugh, give it time and put in the effrt. Yu will harvest the rewards f an artistic life.
A. Get ut f yur cmfrt zne.
B. Make career plans and set gals.
C. Dn’t thrw away yur beginner art.
D. Share yur wrk if yu feel cmfrtable ding s.
E. Yu’ll hit radblcks, and yu’ll feel discuraged at times.
F. Evaluate yur perfrmance and, if needed, redefine yur rle.
G. Yu’ll develp that painting muscle memry that nly cmes with repetitin.
第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5 分，满分30分）
阅读短文，从各题所给四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Having been walking in the snw fr tw hurs, Little Buddy was really tired and frustrated. The way hme seemed 21 , each step a struggle. Fr every little distance that Buddy gained, he seemed t fall back even further, pushed by the rising wind and his wn 22 . When Buddy had t g uphill, he lked with 23 at the lng distance remaining and thught he wasn't ging t make it. His legs had been pushing thrugh almst-waist-high 24 fr hurs, and all he wanted t d was t 25 dwn, t end this terrible jurney and clse his eyes.
Suddenly, there was smene 26 him. A large man was lking dwn at Buddy, smiling at him. 27 Buddy shuld have heard the sund f the man's bts crunching(使……发出嘎吱嘎吱声) the snw 28 he'd walked up frm behind. But, there hadn't been a 29 .
Buddy stared at the 30 . Wh was he? There was a scarf hiding mst f his face, but 31 , Buddy felt n fear f him. The man said nthing. He simply picked Buddy up, lifted him 32 his head, set Buddy n his shulders and began t 33 .
Buddy tld the man where he 34 . As they apprached the huse, the stranger 35 and lked Buddy in the eye. Buddy 36 and the man silently lwered his head and helped Buddy 37 ff his shulders. Buddy was s happy that he immediately kncked at the dr. When Buddy 38 the man and wanted t thank him, he had already 39 . Buddy culd nly see 40 in the snw and a dim view f his back.
A. appealingB. adequateC. endlessD. hpeful
A. wrryB. cnfidenceC. tirednessD. pride
A. fearB. reliefC. pleasureD. shame
A. bushB. grassC. glueD. snw
A. cutB. lieC. gD. turn
26. A. behindB. arundC. far away frmD. in frnt f
27. A. LuckilyB. HpefullyC. ImprtantlyD. Surely
28. A. asB. andC. ifD. r
29. A. manB. sundC. btD. scarf
30. A. thiefB. wrkerC. strangerD. actr
31. A. firmlyB. surprisinglyC. luckilyD. faithfully
32. A. verB. nC. withD. thrugh
33. A. slipB. skiC. runD. walk
34. A. layB. studiedC. livedD. std
35. A. smiledB. turnedC. listenedD. waited
36. A. shutedB. wavedC. nddedD. reflected
37. A. slideB. turnC. takeD. jump
38. A. spke fB. thught fC. heard fD. dreamed f
39. A. mvedB. disappearedC. sleptD. left
40. A. waterB. iceC. cavesD. ftprints
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。
Did yu grw up in ne culture, yur parents came frm anther, and yu are nw living in a 41 (ttal) different cuntry? If s, then yu are a third-culture kid.
The term “third-culture kid” 42 (use) in the 1960s fr the first time by Dr. Ruth. She first came acrss this phenmenn while 43 (research) Nrth American children living in India. In general, third-culture kids benefit frm 44 (they) intercultural experiences and they ften reach excellent academic results.
Yet many 45 (difficulty) may arise frm this phenmenn. Third-culture kids may nt be able t adapt themselves cmpletely t their new surrundings. Als, they ften find it hard 46 (develp) new friendship. Additinally, fr a third-culture kid, it is ften 47 (easy) t mve t a new cuntry than t return t his hmeland. Fr example, after living in Australia fr many years, Luis finally returned t the cuntry 48 he was brn. He didn’t knw anything abut current TV shws 49 ppular mvies. And he didn’t share the same values 50 ther teens f his age.
第三部分 基础知识(共三节, 满分35分)
第一节 单词拼写(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
请根据句子意思和汉语提示，用B2U4-B3U3所学单词完成下列句子，每空只填一个单词。
51. ___________(沉浸) in playing the pian, he didn't ntice his brther cming in.
52. Tu Yuyu is the first Chinese wman scientist t be ___________(授予奖品) the Nbel Prize.
53. __________(代表) ur schl, I'm mre than delighted t invite yu t attend a music cncert.
54. I hpe that I can have dinner with yu and express my ______________ (祝贺) face t face.
55. Yur effrts tday may be ______________ (有重大意义的) fr yur whle future.
56. I am deeply ______________(感激的) t yu fr what yu have dne fr me.
57. Yu need t be mre ______________ (灵活的) and imaginative in yur apprach.
58. It is n use ______________(抱怨) abut life withut taking actin.
59. The grup had been carefully ______________(选拔) fr the study because f their lifestyles.
60. ____________(接近,靠近) the city center, we saw a stne statue f abut 10 meteres in height.
61. The man wh was being interviewed ______________(承认) that he had n experience at all.
62. It will nt surprise anyne t learn that his prpsal has been _________(拒绝) at the meeting.
63. She lived a simple life, but she was ______________ (慷慨的) t the peple in need f help.
64. At the ft f the hill lies ur newly built farm, with many trees __________(围绕,包围) it.
65. As the ld saying ges, “Tgether, ____________(个体) can make a difference”.
短语选择(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
66. Since yu have a gd cmmand f English, why nt ____________________ this chance t
shw yurself?
67. Activities in the Science and Technlgy Festival include rbt exhibitin, science lectures,
appreciatin f science fictins, ______________________________.
68. With the supprt frm his friends, he succeeded in ___________________ the difficult times.
69. Only then did I realize that it was s flish f me t _________________________ my
friends and never cntact them.
70. It was my English teacher wh __________________________ the tugh time at senr high.
第三节 补全句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
请根据中文提示翻译下列句子，将每一题的答案写在答题卷相应的横线上。
71. 尽管处境艰难，白求恩医生还是竭尽所能帮助中国人民。
___________________________, Dr Bethune _____________________________________.
72. 然而，无论它们看起来有多么迥异，在世界各地，分享快乐、感恩、友爱或和平的精神
存在于所有节日之中。
Hwever, _________________________________, all ver the wrld, the spirit f ________
___________________________ in all festivals.
73. 他在父母的启发下发明了水质检测器，使得当地居民大大受益。（分词作状语，非限制性定语从句）
____________________________________________, he invented the water quality detectr,
_______________________________ the lcals.
74. 家里每个人都在努力工作，Jenny 也觉得有必要自食其力。（with结构，it作形式宾语）
___________________________________________ in her family, Jenny als ____________
_________________________________ thrugh her wn effrt.
75. 没什么比听英文歌对你更有帮助的了，从中你会受益良多。
Fr yu, _______________________________________________ listening t English sngs,
_________________________________________ a lt.
第四部分 书面表达（满分30分）
假定你是李华，得知你的新西兰笔友Amy下月要来中国旅游，请你给她写一封英文邮件介绍你的家乡——广州，并邀请她来游玩，内容包括：
1. 发出邀请；
2. 介绍你的家乡(地理位置、历史、景点、饮食)；
3. 表达期待。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。
Dear Amy,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Huaget thrugh, break away frm, in additin t, carry sb. thrugh
keep yur eyes pen fr, t name but a few, take advantage f