山西省忻州市第一中学2022-2023学年高一上学期期中英语试题.docx

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1、山西省忻州市第一中学2022-2023学年高一上学期期中英语试题学校:姓名：班级：考号：一、阅读理解Learn With HomerPrice: Free Skill: Comprehension, Phonics （拼读法）Grade level: Pre-K, K Device: iPadIts a learn-to-read app for kids aged 3 to 6 that includes drawing, voice recording, stories, songs, and more, along with more traditional phonics exerci

2、ses. This app can be useful for kids who have speech production problems and language organization problems.Inspiration MapsPrice: $9. 99 Skill: Comprehension, WritingGrade level: 4th and above Device: iPadInspiration Maps is a mind-mapping tool that helps kids visually （视觉上）organize ideas.They can

3、create maps, organizers, brainstorms, and text outlines. Outlines can be changed to maps,and maps can be changed to outlines. Users can share creations by emailing, priming, or saving to iTunes, Dropbox, Photos, or the app （as PDF or PNG files）. The Lite version （简化 版本）,which is free, lets kids crea

4、te up to live mind maps with no sharing choices.Aesops QuestPrice: $0. 99 Skill: ComprehensionGrade level: 2nd,3rd, 4th Device: iPad, iPhone, iPod TouchAesops Quest, based on Aesops Fables, is a learning game where the student must remember parts of a story to complete a level. At the end of each st

5、ory level, the student is rewarded with tests. After solving the tests, the story is complete and the child can continue lo the next story. Developed together with the Virginia Department of Education.LightSailPrice: Free Grade level: Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 4th and aboveSkill: Comprehension D

6、evice: iPadLightSail is an e-reading platform that helps teachers support their students independent reading. Students can use LightSail to check out texts from their schools9 online libraries and read the books directly on their iPad. As students progress through a book, questions appear lo check t

7、heir comprehension. As students complete these assessments（评定），they earn prizes.52.假设你是李华，你校将要举行一次主题为“How to Communicate with Our Parents”的英语演讲比赛，请你用英语写一篇演讲稿。要点如下：1 .尊重理解并信任父母；2 .常与父母聊天；3 .换位思考问题。（参考词汇：换位思考put oneself in sbs shoes）1. What do the four apps have in common?A. They try to improve kids c

8、omprehension ability. B. They are developed for high-school students.C. They can be downloaded onto iPhones. D. They are free of charge.2. Which app inspires users visual imagination?A. Learn With Homer. B. Aesop9s Quest. C. LightSaiLD. InspirationMaps.3. What should users do in order to read the ne

9、xt story on the Aesops Quest?A. Finish reading the previous story.B.Retell the previous story completely.C - Work out the tests of the previous story.D.Remember every part of the previousstory.4. What do we know about the app LightSail?A. It is developed mainly for teachers.B.It has access to school

10、 libraries.C. It helps users complete school assessments.D.It develops users comprehensionthrough games.Recently, my husband and three kids were playing in the Mediterranean, swimming and floating in the picture-perfect sea. It was ridiculously beautiful in Majorca, Spain. The way the sun danced acr

11、oss the water and how the blue horizon was dotted with storybook sailboats were such beautiful scenes. I almost couldnt believe my eyes.My husband and I always dreamed about taking our kids on a trip around the world. It was something we always wanted to do “one day”. It was one of the things we tal

12、ked in detail about, when we imagined our life with the children we hoped we would have.Fourteen years later, we had three boys who were growing up faster by the day. It was time to make good on （兑现，实现）those plans.We spent dozens of hours discussing, researching and planning.We had to learn how to r

13、oad school“ our kids and arrange time off from work. We renewed our passports, and then packed our bags.We showed our kids the world. It was about experiencing the dozens of flights and trains and taxis together. We showed them how wonderful, how diverse, and how fascinating the world is. We wanted

14、them to learn all that we had learned ourselves, through our own travels as young adults.But there was something more than that: What we really wanted is to slow down time. We wanted the days to last a bit longer and the weeks to take their time. The years with our children are going too fast. We wa

15、nted to put the brakes on our busy lives for a year, and just be with our kids. We wanted a break from the daily morning routine of making lunches, eating breakfast and rushing out the door in time for school. We needed a family time-out （休 息时间）.It was a wonderful two months in Europe, full of incre

16、dible moments. And when we look back at our lives, I know well be glad we did it. I know well be happy that this is a chapter of the story of our family.5. What was the authors attitude toward the trip when planning it?A. Calm.B. Expectant.C. Stressed.D. Worried.6. What does the underlined word “tha

17、t” in Paragraph 7 refer to?A. Preparing for the vacation.B. Having fun in the picture-perfect Mediterranean.C. Experiencing a different and beautiful world.D. Learning to study during trips as young adults.7 . What was the main purpose of the author taking this trip?A. To allow her children to see t

18、he world.B. To teach her kids to value life.C. To teach her kids what they cant learn in school.D. To enjoy a family break away from their usual busy life.8. How did the author feel after her two months in Europe?A. Exhausted. B. Satisfied.C. Disappointed. D. Proud.Stephen Hawking, the world respect

19、ed Oxford physicist, who died at the age of 76, once said he felt “lucky“ his motor neurone disease （MND） did not prevent him from doing his lifelong research on the origins of the universe. I have been so lucky that my disease has not been a serious block, indeed it has probably given me more time

20、than most people to search for knowledge. he once said.The author of the 1988 bestseller A Brief History of Time was given only a few years to live when he was diagnosed （诊断）with MND as a 22-year-old student in 1964.MND is the collective name for a group of diseases that affect the nerves （神经）in the

21、 brain. The progressive disease kills more than half within two years and about ninety percent within five years of diagnosis. There is no cure for MND and no treatment to halt the progression of the disease at the present time. However, it is possible to live with it for many years.The disease affe

22、cts the muscles that produce movements like walking and talking, and damages parts of the nervous system which leads to muscle weakness. MND most commonly happens to people in their 50s and 60s. However, it can affect people of any age, as in Prof Hawkings case.Experts believe that Hawkings rare slo

23、w-progressing form of MND and its early onset were likely to be factors in why he was able to live with the disease into his seventies. Leo McCluskey, a medical director, said his excellent care and the variation （变异）of his disease are likely to have prolonged his life. The common way people die is

24、of breathing failure. And the other thing is swallowing muscles（吞咽肌）becoming worse. If you dont have these two things, you could probably not live for a long time even though youre getting worse. Whats happened to Hawking is just surprising. Hes certainly an outlier,“ he said.9. What did Hawking thi

25、nk of his disease?A. It was a challenge to his personal life.B , It made his research more difficult.C. It enabled him to concentrate on his research.D. It led him to do research on the universe.10. What do we know about MND?A. It can be cured in some way.B. It may kill people all of a sudden.C. It

26、usually strikes young people.D. It has a relatively high death rate.11. What does the underlined word “halt” in paragraph 3 mean?A. Stop.B. Test.C. Monitor.D. Limit.12. According to Leo McCluskey Hawking lived with the disease for a long time because of.A . his early onset of MNDB. good nursing and

27、the variation of his MND C , his rare slow-progressing form of MND D. good condition of his breathing and swallowing musclesWhether theyre playing on our TV screens or printed in newspapers, adverts are everywhere.In fact, according to US market research company Yankclovich, the average person livin

28、g in a city sees thousands of ads every single day.However, ads dont just act as a tool fbr getting people to buy things; they also serve as a window into cultures, societies and history.Modern adverts began to appear in the 18th and 19th centuries, since advances in printing techniques allowed more

29、 detailed images to be produced in newspapers and magazines.Looking at some of these early ads is like taking a step back in time to another world.For example, an 1881 advert fbr French cigarettes promised that its product would “give immediate relief9 to a list of medical conditions, including brea

30、thing problems.And a US ad from a 1955 newspaper advised mothers to mix the sugary soft drink A7 Up with their babys milk.These days, of course, the harmful effects of both smoking and sugary drinks are well known.But although these adverts seem unusual to us now, perhaps future generations may cons

31、ider some of todays ads to be just as bizarre.Advertising often serves as an indicator fbr what society considers to be socially acceptable and desirable at the time. US marketing expert wrote on the Ad Councils website.In spite of being designed to sell or advertise something, some ads can even bec

32、ome part of a societys vernacular （方言）.In the UK, for example, a slogan （标语）created in 1994 to advertise paint is used in everyday conversation by many Britons.The phrase, “It does exactly what it says on the tin”, is used to describe an item or product thats open, straight forward and simple.Meanwh

33、ile, also in the UK, if someone describes themselves as a “Marmite person”, this means that you may either lose them or hate them, based on the British food Mannites slogan, Love it or hate it.”So, in spite of what we may think of them, it seems that ads are a bigger part of everyday life than we th

34、ink they are.Instead of finding them annoying, however, at least we can be assured that future generations will have an interesting way to see how we livedno matter how unusualtodays world may seem to them.13. What does the underlined word “bizaire in Paragraph 9 probably mean?A. Typical.B. Creative

35、.C. Strange.D. Misleading.14. The examples of the two British phrases are mentioned mainly to.A. prove most ads in the past were simpleB. show ads can influence everyday languageC. explain why some ads arc very popularD. show that British people love to use words from ads15 . Whats the article mainl

36、y about?A. The history of modern adverts.B. The changing roles of ads.C. How ads reflect history and societies.D. Ads that have influenced our lives.二、七选五Youve probably heard the phrase go outside and get some fresh airn before. Breathing fresh air can make us feel more energetic.16According to a ne

37、w study from the World Health Organization （WHO） , nine out of every 10 people on the planet breathe polluted air every day.Polluted air can get deep inside your lungs when you breathe, causing diseases like lung cancer and heart disease. Around 7 million people die every year from breathing pollute

38、d air. 17. mainly in Asia and Africa. Among the worlds 20 most polluted cities, 14 arein India.Some of the biggest sources of air pollution include factories and vehicles. In some regions, sand and desert dust, as well as the burning of waste, also cause air pollution.18 . More than 40 percent of th

39、e worlds population is still using woodstoves （木柴炉） or open fires to make meals and heat their homes. This creates harmful particles （颗 粒） and gases indoors.19 . India has provided 37 million poor people with free liquified Petroleum gas（液化石油气）,while Mexico City has created cleaner vehicle standards

40、.Maria Neira, the WHOs head of public health, said China has set a good example to theworld in improving air quality. 20, she said.A. More than 90 percent of these deaths happen in low-income and middle-income countries B. Although this problem is serious, the good news is that countries are taking

41、action to fight *ItC. Another large source of air pollution can be found in some peoples homesD. However, not everyone in the world has the chance to enjoy itE. Air pollution is a serious problem around the worldF. There is a big step at the government level in China declaring war on air pollutionG.

42、 People who work outdoors are more directly harmed by air pollution三、完形填空One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor21 the question papers, with the text facing down as usu

43、al. 22 he handed them all out, he asked his students to 23 the page and begin. To everyones surprise, there were no 24, just a black dot in the center of the page. The professor, seeing theexpression on everyones face, told them the following:“I want you to write what you 25 there/9The students. 26

44、got started on the inexplicable （费解的）task.At the end of the class, the professor 27 all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no exception, described the black dot, trying to explain its 28 in the middle of the sheet, etc. After

45、all had been 29, the classroom was silent and the professor began to explain:Im not going to grade this. I 30 wanted to give you something to thinkabout. No one wrote about the 3j part of the paper. Everyone focused on theblack dot, and the same happens in our 32. We have a piece of white paper to33

46、, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a 34 given tous with love and care and we always have 35 to celebrate: nature renewing itselfevery day, our friends around us, the job that 36 our livelihood and the miracleswe see every day.”“37,we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the h

47、ealth issues that bother us, the lack of money, the 38 relationship with working partners, the39 with friend, etc.”“The dark spots are very 40 compared to everything we have in our lives,but they are the ones that pollute our minds.”21.A. handed outB. threw awayC - referred toD. point at22.A. SinceB

48、. UntilC. IfD. After23.A. takeB, turnC. openD. use24.A. exercisesB choicesC. questionsD. scores25.A. rememberB. imagineC. studyD. see26.A. surprisedB. confusedC. curiousD. displeased27.A. collectedB. finishedC - markedD. picked28.A. positionB , situationC conditionD. connection29.A. saidB. answeredC returnedD. read30.A. alsoB. justC. evenD. finally31.A. bigB . blackC. beautifulD. white32.A. live