浙江省金华市第一中学2022-2023学年高一下学期6月期末英语试题.docx
浙江省金华市第一中学2022-2023学年高一下学期6月期末英语试题学校:姓名：班级：考号：一、阅读理解International Volunteering in New ZealandIf you're visiting New Zealand and would like to volunteer, DOC (Department of Concentration) welcomes you to get involved.Before you come to New ZealandYou do not need a work visa to volunteer with DOC. You can volunteer on entry to New Zealand as long as you do not receive payment or benefits.You may need a police certificateDepending on the volunteer work you do with us, you may be required to provide a police certificate to DOC. Your police certificate would need to be written and certified in English. It's easier fbr you if you get a police certificate before you leave your country.How to get a new police certificate if you're already in New Zealand. (Click here)International studentsVolunteering with DOC is an option to gain experience. However, DOC does not offer opportunities to students who study at universities outside New Zealand, or other education providers outside New Zealand.InsuranceFor all volunteers with DOC, we strongly advise you gel comprehensive (综合的)travel insurance and unlimited medical cover. DOC does not accept responsibility fbr any: personal medical or accident events. loss or damage to personal items of equipment, or other associated costs while you're volunteering with DOC.1. What may you offer to DOC if you want to volunteer as a foreigner in New Zealand?A. A police certificateB. A work visa.C. A university diploma.D. A driver license.2. Who cannot volunteer with DOC in New Zealand?A. An American official who is travelling in New Zealand.B. An English college student who has just been visiting his uncle in New Zealand.C. A Chinese exchange student in the University of Auckland in New Zealand.D. A Chinese businessman with some volunteering experiences.3. Where is this passage probably from?A. A story book.B. A newspaper.C. A travel guide book.D. A website.I took a deep breath and walked through the front door, my arms full of groceries. A challenge lay ahead of me, someone who could hardly boil water: cooking （he Easter Sunday dinner. What if I made everyone sick? It could tnily be our family's last super meal.Making the holiday meal was my brother's job, not mine. I could never fill his shoes. Peter had died in September at the age of 45 from a heart attack, but he'd been a natural in the kitchen all his life. He planned every course in detail, from the crescent rolls to the Dutch apple pie.My family was lost without him. and we went out to dinner for Thanksgiving and ordered pizza fbr Christmas. By the time Easter rolled around, though, I couldn't bear the idea of anolher holiday surrounded by takeout （外卖食品）boxes. Peter would have hated that. To him, there was nothing more important than a meal made with love. So I convinced Mom that we should cook Easter dinner together. But we were terrible cooks.I had been thinking what to cook fbr Easter dinner. I'd biilen off more than I could chew. No one could do this half as well as Peter.I stepped into the family room. Mom was still at church, but her newspaper was opened on the coffee table, to the sports section, as usual. She was a huge Notre Dame women's basketball fan, and the featured story was about the forward Devereaux Peters. I read the headline and nearly dropped my grocery bags, Filling Peters' Shoes.That afternoon, cooking in the kitchen, I didn't feel so alone. Mom and I pulled together and the Easter feast was not that bad. The ham may have been a little dry, bul it was all made with lovejust like Peter would have wanted.4. What would Peter have preferred io do if holidays had come?A. To go out to have dinner.B. To order pizza.C. lb show off his cooking skills.D. To cook a big dinner for his family.5. The text tells us that.A. the Easter dinner was the family's last dinnerB. Mom persuaded the author to cook the Easter dinnerC. Peter enjoyed cooking a dinner with loveD. their Easter dinner (his year was a complete failure6. By saying 'Td bitten off more than I could chew. in Paragraph 4, the author meansA. she wasn't confident in cooking the Easter dinnerB. she was not able to cat a lot of foodC. the Easter dinner made her sickD. she couldn't cook the dinner alone7. What might be the best title for the text ?A. Cooking in the KitchenB. Filling Peter's ShoesC. Happy Easter DayD. Terrible CooksDiscoveries al the famous Sanxingdui ruins in Southwest China show that the region's ancient Shu Kingdom Civilization shared similarities with the Maya.The Sanxingdui ruins, located in the city of Guanghan, about 60 kilometers from Chengdu, belonged to the Shu Kingdom that existed at least 4,800 years ago and lasted more than 2,000 years, while the Mayan civilization built its city states around 200 AD.The bronze-made remains of trees unearthed at ihe ruins of the Shu Kingdom resemble the sacred ceiba tree, which symbolied the union of heaven, earth and the underworld In the Mayan civilization. "They are very important similarities, says Santos, a Mexican archaeologist, stressing that uthe representations of tees in both cultures provide a symbolism that is very similar”.One notable feature of the recent discoveries at Sanxingdui was the cross-subject work and technology applied by teams of Chinese archaeologists, which allowed the unearthing of artifacts as fragile as silk remains, which other types of less careful digging methods would not have been able (o manage.Cooperation between Chinese and Mexican archaeologists could benefit projects in the Maya world, where the rainy climate and humidity are problematic for the conservation of ruins.“Every time our cultural knowledge increases, regardless of whether wc speak one language or another, what it shows us is (hat we continue (o be sister cultures and, therefore, the exchange of such knowledge is fundamental,M says Santos.8. What is a similarity between the Shu Kingdom and Maya civilization?A.Their starting time.B.Their historical origins.C.Their cultural symbols.D.Their ceremony traditions.9. What is a common challenge for the conservation of both ruins?A.Damp weather.B.Positioning of ruins.C.High latitude.D.Language barriers.10. What is the focus of Santos quote in the last paragraph?A. The future of (he China-Mexico cooperation.B. The benefits of speaking a different language.C. The importance of (he exchange of cultural knowledge.D. The increasing sisterhood in culture between China and Mexico. 11. Where is this text most likely from?A. Ahistorical novel. B. A newspaper. C. A research review. D. A guidebook.Marks &Spenccr(M&S) is planning to remove “best befbre” labels from 300 varieties of fruit and vegetables in its stores to cut food waste. The change will rely on customers using their judgment to determine whether goods arc still fine to cat.The measure, to be rolled out this week, will affect 85% of the supermarket's fresh pro-duce offering. 44Best bebre labels differ from “use by” dates, with the fbnner often merely a measure of aesthetics(美学),while the latter tending to indicate a safety risk if ignored, 4<Best before'5 labels were meant to help consumers, but instead were blamed fbr creating mountains of waste from perfectly eatable food.Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket chain, had already announced the end of best before dates on its own-brand fruit and vegetables as far back as 2018, while the German supermarket Lidl also says it does not include best before information to reduce food waste. Now M&S is doing the same, with the aim to halve(减半)food waste from its products by 2030 com-pared with 2018. Achieving those targets would put it in line with the UK's commitment to meet the United Nations' goal of halving food waste by 2030 compared with 2007.Reducing food waste is a vital part of tackling carbon emissions associated with fanning and food distribution（分配）.WRAP, a food waste charity, estimates that as much 45%of global greenhouse gas emissions can only be tackled by changing the way we make and consume products and food. It said that removing dates on fresh fruit and vegetables can save the equal of 7 million shopping baskets of food a year.Catherine David, a director at WRAP, said, "Wc'rc thrilled to see this move from M&S, which will reduce food waste and help tackle the climate crisis. We urge more supermarkets to get ahead on food waste by cutting date labels from fresh produce, allowing people to use their own judgment.”12. What does Marks &anip;Spencer intend to do?A. Maintain the safety of their products.B. Ask customers to pick out eatable produce.C. Sell its own-brand fruit and vegetables.D. Remove "use by'' labels from its fresh produce.13. What docs the underlined phrase “rolled out” in paragraph 2 mean?A. Denied.B. Canceled.C. Introduced. D. Examined.14. What does Catherine David call on more supermarkets to do?A. Meet government regulations.B. Improve food safety standards.C. Increase sales of fresh produce.D. Get rid of dates labels on fresh produce.15. What is the main idea of the text?A. M&S's new move to reduce food waste.B. Tesco follows M&S's lead on food labels.C. M&S calls for a fight against climate crisis.D. Effective methods to protect the environment.二、七选五Many people think that English writing is difficult. 16 Here are some great writing tips that will help you improve your writing in a short time.Don't ramble （长篇大论）.This is a very common mistake made by people who have poor writing skills. When they ramble, they arc not paying attention to grammar. As a result, their sentences become very long. 17 If you know you have poor grammar, use short sentences.18 Think about each sentence carefully to make sure that it is correct before moving on. It's better to write a short passage that is easy to read and mistake-free than to write a long article that is filled with grammar mistakes.Increase your vocabulary. If you don't have a large vocabulary, you will find it difficult to write as you can't find right words to express yourself clearly. The solution to this problem is to increase your vocabulary. 19 You can do this by reading the local newspapers daily, borrowing books from the library or watching English programs.Don't write when you arc tired. Tiredness can lead to nothing to write. If you find yourself looking at a blank piece of paper with nothing to write, don't just sit there! Take a walk or a warm shower, or simply lie down to get some rest. 20 You,ll find that you'll enjoy your writing a lot more and make fewer mistakes!A. Find out the mistakes you've made.B. Make sure your sentences are correct.C. You can pick up new words almost anywhere.D. Write what interests you most in the beginning.E. As a result, they may give up after trying hard for a while.F. The longer the sentences arc, the more mistakes they'll make.G. When your mind is relaxed, you should go back to your writing.三、完形填空When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say “Sorry, wrong number!” and move on. But when Dennis Williams 21 a text clearly not intended for him, he did something 22 . On March 19, Dennis got a group text 23 him that a couple he didn't know were at the hospital, expecting the arrival of a baby.Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,* Dennis 24 . The baby was bom and update texts were 25 quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her 26, she didn't seem to realize that she was sharing the baby's photos with a complete stranger. "Well, I don't 27 you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,” replied Dennis before asking which room the new 28 were in.Much to the family's surprise, Dennis stuck to his 29 ! He turned up at the hospital 30 gifts fbr the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey's husband was totally astonished by the unexpected visitor. UI don't think we would have randomly invited him over but wc 31 it and the gifts/*Teresa posted a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website 32 by the touching words: "What a 33 this young man was to our family! He was so 34 and kind to do this." The post has since gained the 35 of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184.000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.21. A. polishedB. translatedC. viewedD. received22. A. familiarB. practicalC. specialD. urgent23. A. remindingB. informingC. convincingD. impressing24. A. predictedB. interruptedC. respondedD. repeated25. A. passing downB. setting outC. coming inD. moving around26. A. excitementB. anxietyC. opinionD. effort27. A. acceptB. botherC. believeD. know28. A. patientsB. doctorsC. parentsD. visitors29. A. dreamB. principleC. scheduleD. promise30. A. openingB. collectingC. bearingD. making31. A. appreciateB. needC. admitD. expect32. A. confirmedB. accompaniedC. clarifiedD. simplified33. A. reflectionB. problemC. reliefD. blessing34. A. sweetB. calmC. smartD. fair35. A. respectB. trustC. controlD. attention四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面材料，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。As one of the most important traditional Chinese festivals, Mid-Autumn Festival, falls on the 15th day of the 36 (eight) lunar month. This day is also considered as _37 harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grains 38 (harvest) by this time.Mid-Autumn Festivals, legend concerns Houyi, 39 saved the earth by shooting down nine of the suns. He once became a tyrant （暴君）and stole an elixir from a goddess, but his 40 （beauty） wife, Chang,e, drank it to save the people from her husband's forever tyrannical rule.After drinking it, she found 41 （her） floating, grabbed a rabbit 42 （keep） her company and then flew to the moon. When the local people heard this, they worshiped the goddess Chang'e, praying fbr happiness and 43 （safe）. Since then, worshiping and 44 （appreciate） the moon during Mid-Autumn festival 45 （become） popular.五、汉译英（整句）46 .同属于英国联合王国的这四个国家在某些领域紧密合作。（分词作定语；belong）（汉 译英）47 .弹性工作时间使这位妈妈能够有更多的时间照顾孩子。（flexible; tend）（汉译英）48 .在抵达旧金山（San Francisco）之后，为了谋生很多中国人在唐人街开了商店和餐馆。 （现在分词作状语;earn）（汉译英）49 .所有的问题都弄清楚了，她轻松地舒了 口气。（with独立主格；figure out）（汉译英） 50.这些是专为小学生准备的儿童读物。（过去分词作定语;intend）（汉译英）六、开放性作文51 .假定你是李华，校英文报社People专栏正开展“The Person I Admire Most”征文，请 你写一篇介绍身边某位名人的英语短文，内容包括：1 .该人物的生平；2 .他（她）的主要事迹；3 .你的评价。注意：1.词数100词左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
