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重庆市巴蜀中学校2022-2023学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题学校:姓名：班级：考号：一、阅读理解St Patrick's Day: All you need to know about your local paradesThousands of people will crowd around cities, towns, and villages all over the country on Friday fbr the annual St Patrick's Day festivities.CorkCork City's St Patrick's Day parade will start at 1 pm, with the event also live-streamed from 12:45 pm for those unable to be there in person. Featuring Cork's long-established bands and hundreds of sports and dance groups, the parade will also have a special multi-cultural focus, in the form of the migrant support group Together Razem.LimerickA huge turnout is expected in Limerick on Friday to watch the parade which kicks off at midday from O'Connell's St. Serving as Grand Marshall is Limerick native and star of D,Unbelievables and the Oscar-nominated The Banshees of Inisherin, Jon Kenny, who is looking forward to his "starring role" in this year's celebrations.WaterfordFollowing the success of last year's first-ever three-day festival, Waterford City is hoping to top the 2022 celebrations. The fun kicks off with live music in the Cultural Quarter on Thursday night. On Friday, the parade will set off from the Quays at 1 pm, led by Grand Marshall, boxing champion Kelyn Cassidy. The rest of the weekend will be filled with more music, workshops, and dancing, and there will be a fairground for the kids to enjoy.ClareBeginning at 11 am from Clare County Council's headquarters, the parade in Ennis will celebrate the commitment of Clare's sporting heroes to their local communities. The parade's hosts are former president of Ennis Rugby （英式橄榄球）Club Jimmy O'Brien, Barefield athlete PJ Purcell, and great-grandniece of Kilnamona boxer Michael McTigue, AislingRynne.1. Where are parents with kids most likely to go?单词拼写）61. Not wanting to spend too much time taking buses to work, she rented a housen.（根据首字母单词拼写）十、根据汉语意思填写单词62. The school health department will take（负责）of the physical examination fee. （根据汉语提示单词拼写）63. Michael was（沉浸于）in the details of the report and began to read without any break.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）十一、根据首字母填写单词64. Jenny has been a a scholarship at the University of Chicago.（根据首字母单词拼写）65. We all breathed a sigh of r as no one was hurt.（根据首字母单词拼写）十二、完成句子66. I prefer to make friends with those who have something(common) me.我更喜欢和与我有一些共同点的人交朋友。67. Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses(advantage) the celebrations.节日正变得越来越商业化，商家会利用这些庆祝活动。68. The reality show is popular with a large audience,(range) the elderly.这个真人秀受大批观众欢迎，从小孩到老年人。69. The European Union(compose) 27 European countries.欧盟由27个欧洲国家组成。70. We were moved by the perseverance of the rescue workers, who(eager) help people in danger.我们被救援人员的坚韧品质所感染，他们渴望抢救遇险的人。十三、其他应用文71. 假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Rebecca在给你的邮件中提到她对中国历史人物很感 兴趣，并请你介绍一位你喜欢的中国历史人物。请你给Rebecca回信，内容包括：1、该人物是谁；2、该人物的主要贡献；3、该人物对你的影响。注意：1、词数：100字左右。2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Rebecca,Yours,Li HuaA. Cork.B. Limerick.C. Waterford.D. Clare.2. What can you do in Clare9s parade?B. Enjoy live music.D. Watch boxing matches.B. To present city legends.D. To hire parade organizers.A. Play rugby games.C. Meet sports athletes.3. What is the text intended to do?A. To introduce local activities.C. To promote sports products.Paul Wittgenstein had been bom into an upper-class Austrian family on November 5, 1887. He grew up in a mansion full of activity and music. His great-uncle, Josef Joachim, was a famous violinist, and as a youth, Paul often accompanied him on the piano. He also studied with Teodor Leschetizky, who had taught many great pianists.Music critics （评论家）had predicted an admirable future for Paul Wittgenstein as a concert pianist, but that was before he was forced into the Austrian Army near the beginning of World War I. In August of 1914, a bullet broke his right arm and the doctor amputated it.It seemed PauPs dream of being a concert pianist was over. At first, the thought of playing the piano with one hand seemed a cruel joke. After further reflection, he thought, why not? His depression turned to determination, and he decided that his missing right arm wouldn't end his music career.Near the end of World War I, Paul gave his first left-handed piano recital （演奏会）.The critics were surprised. His playing had improved, they said, despite his missing arm. Paul's strong determination to play concert music inspired great composers to create works intended for the left hand. They were touched by his courage and excited by the challenge of writing music for a one-handed pianist. Paul performed their compositions throughout Europe.When it was over, the audience rose for a standing applause and cheered wildly. They recognized that a master composer had written a masterpiece for a master artist. A few weeks later in Monte Carlo, Paul again performed the concerto, and again he received high praise.The Concerto for the Left Hand, which Maurice Ravel wrote for Paul, has become part of musical history. Great pianists everywhere perform it. But it's more than wonderful music 一 it is also a monument （见证）to the courage and persistence of a man who could have given up because of his injury, but didn't.4. Why did the critics think Paul had an admirable future?A. He was born in a noble family.C. He often held musical activities.B. He had access to music learning.D. He made his relatives musicians.5. . What does the underlined word "amputate“ mean in paragraph 2?A. Cut off.B Attend to.C. Take up.D. Fit in.6. Which of the following can best describe Paul?A. Active and modest.B. Brave and determined.D. Patient and humorous.B , Music Craze in Austria.D. With Just One Hand.C , Hardworking and honest.7. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. A Musical Masterpiece.C. Back from The War.Long before the pandemic（疫情），many adults turned to toys from Legos to collectible items to tap into their inner childhood for comfort. But all the stresses from the health problems stimulated（刺激）and strengthened the trend, according to Jim Silver, editor-in-chief of a toy review site.This so-called “kid-adult“ market is significant. Ages 18 and older represented 14% of U. S. toy industry sales, or $5. 7 billion in 2022. Tt grew 19% compared with that in 2021, according to the NPD Group Inc. , a market research firm. This group also enjoyed the second-fastest increase after customers aged 12 to 17.Last year, Build-a-Bear launched a website called Bear Cave for the 18-year-old and over, highlighting items like toy rabbits holding a bottle of wine. And Basic Fun took a high-tech on the traditional Lite Brite toy from the 1960s and recreated it as wall art with thousands of pegs and 45 LED lights aimed at the adults in time for the holidays-with a $99 price tag. McDonald's tapped into this group, releasing adult Happy Meals in October with toys designed by the fashion brand Cactus Plant Flea Market.Loren Brereton,61,was recently visiting the American Girl store with her granddaughter Alana,7. She said that during the pandemic, she took comfort looking at her own daughter's dolls. She also pulled out some of her son's Lego's and other toys and played with them. And she was thinking of buying a few playthings for herself. "All of those games have brought me comfort when I was a kid, but, you know, sort of changed you at different times when you needed itshe said. "And you needed it. ”“The pandemic certainly served as a stimulus for this trend as adults found themselves stuck at home with nothing else to do with a lot of time in their hands Jsaid Genevieve Cruz, senior director at Lego, “But we do believe that the trend goes beyond the pandemic.”8. What do we know about the U. S. toy industry?A. It drew more adults than teenagers.B. It used to be no attraction to adults.C. It saw a big growth in adult market.D. It brought customers health problems.9. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?A. Adult toys gradually took over the toy industry.B. Adults had easy access to toys intended for adults.C. Many companies launched products targeted at adults.D. Some companies producing adult toys were established.10. What do toys bring Loren Brereton?A. Inspiration. B. Satisfaction. C. Regret.D. Comfort.11. Which of the following will Jim Silver and Genevieve Cruz both agree with?A. Adults are the main target of the toy industry.B. Adult toys won't be popular after the pandemic.C. Health problems created the craze for adult toys.D. The pandemic worked as a stimulus to adult toys.If you hold up a seashell to your ear, you will hear the sea, no matter how far inland you currently are. In fact, it is not the case. So, what's actually going on here?One popular explanation is that you are listening to your own blood coursing through you. Popular as this blood theory is, it doesn't hold water. "Press your ear to a shell and listen, then run around on the beach for a few minutes to increase the blood flow all through your body, and again listen to your magic shell,“ Kruszelnicki wrote. "You'll find that the loudness of the "sound of the sea is still the same'.”If we truly were hearing the sound of our blood rushing through our bodies, that wouldn't be the case: exercising makes your blood pressure rise, which would thus increase the supposed sounds being “reflected" by the shell. The fact that we don't hear a difference before and after exercise, therefore, makes quite an evident statement.There's another idea that the "sea” you can hear in a shell is actually air-air flowing through the shell and out again, which creates the noise. "In a soundproof room, you won't hear anything from a shell J confirmed Andrew King, director of the University of Oxford'sCentre fbr Integrative Neuroscience. "Background noise must be present., That's the biggest clue as to whafs really going on here: the sounds we hear "inside“ seashells are not coming from inside our bodies, but rather around them.“You are hearing surrounding or background noise that has been increased in amplitude （振幅）by the physical characteristic of the seashell,M King explained, "the specific sounds we hear within a shell depend on the exact shape of itself-the hard, curved surfaces inside the shell cause the sound waves that enter to bounce around, increasing some frequencies while reducing others.Seashells may be the most poetic of ways to experience this resonance （共振）,but they're definitely not the only method - pretty much any convex （凹面的）surface will do. 12. What is the author's attitude toward the blood theory in paragraph 2?A. Opposing.B. Supportive. C. Defensive.D. Unconcerned.13. What can we infer from Andrew King's words?A. Background noise can be heard in a soundproof room.B. The sound from seashells is the changed noise around you.C. The shape of seashells can help produce the same sea sound.D. Sound waves can bounce around to increase them in your ears.14. What is the text mainly about?A. Why you can hear the sea from a seashell.B. How people explore the secret of seashells.C. Why popular beliefs sometimes prove wrong.D. How scientists produce a sound as a seashell does.15. What do you think the author will mention next?A Different types of seashells.B. Causes of the sea sound.C. The sound in soundproof rooms.D. Ways to set off resonance.二、七选五How can we get rid of procrastination （拖延症）Procrastination is a common challenge that many people face. 16 However, there are practical methods which help people beat the bad habit.It is helpful to understand exactly why you've been procrastinating a specific task. Are you afraid of something? 17 Fill in the sentence: 'Tm avoiding this task because I'm afraid that. And see what shows up. Identifying your fears can help you realize the monsters in the closet aren't as bad as you think.Sometimes people put way too much on their To Do list. One way to stop procrastinating something is to decide you're never going to do it. What can you take off your To Do list? Try crossing something off your list simply because you realize you don't really need to do that thing ever. 18Experts highly recommend A Power Hour, which consists of putting away all distractions and working in a concentrated period of time. 19 Science has discovered that our brain naturally goes through cycles with peaks （高峰）and valleys. To maximize your output, it is vital that you honor these peaks and valleys by balancing focused time with relaxation.20 After completing a task or meeting a deadline, reward yourself with something you enjoy. Research shows the human brain responds to reward stimulus and this can be a good way to create habits.This guide gives suggestions on stopping procrastinating; now, it's up to you to use them.A. Give yourself permission to let it go.B , Rewards provide motivation and a sense of achievement.C. Procrastination only occurs when tasks appear confusing.D. Maybe you feel overcome by it and don't know where to start.E. It can prevent success in the long run and is not easy to overcome.F. Effective ways to cure people of the habit are easy to get from the Internet.G. Short rest is necessary in this period in order to make best use of your brain and body.三、完形填空British couple John and Sarah had always been kind. They believed in making a21 to someone's life, especially those in need. One day, they 22 a heartbreaking news article about a 3-year-old boy Ahmed from Syria who had lost his family in the ongoing battles.Without a second thought, John and Sarah 23 decided to adopt Ahmed and givehim a new start in life. When they first met Ahmed, he was quiet and 24, having spentmost of his young life in a refugee camp （难民营）. It took time for him to 25 to John and Sarah, but they were patient and kind with him, communicating their love and care through 26 and affection.27 the difficulty in their communication, John and Sarah were determined to help Ahmed 28 from his emotional damage. They took him to a doctor and taught him coping mechanisms （应对机制）to 29 his anxiety. They made sure Ahmed felt safe and 30 in their home, providing him with a comfortable bed and his favorite toys.It wasn't easy, but with time, Ahmed stopped waking up screaming at night, nor did he31 with fear when hearing loud noises. He began to trust the couple and respond to their 32. Smiles reappeared on his face, a sign that he was slowly healing from theinner trauma （创伤）he had 33.Today, Ahmed is a happy and healthy child, thanks to the love and care of John and Sarah. The couple has been 34 by Ahmed just as much as they have helped him. Seeing Ahmed grow in their care brings them 35 joy and satisfaction. For John and Sarah, adopting Ahmed was one of the best decisions they ever made.21.A. betB.differenceC. choiceD. chance