2023-2024学年度第一学期期末练习题年级：高一 科目：英语本卷满分100分，考试时间90分钟第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30分）第一
节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在
答题卡上将该项涂黑。Brad hadn''t seen Grandma Joy for six years since their
fierce argument. At his brother''s wedding, he 1 her again. He
saw her walk unsteadily into the church and helped her get to the
seat. But they didn''t say much. Six months after the wedding, Br
ad hiked the Appalachian Trail. He found himself 2 a lot about
his grandmother and the time they had spent at Blue Rock State P
ark, which is close to her house. There, they''d lift rocks in the
river to find fish. It puzzled him why that 3 in particular s
tayed with him. He decided to call Grandma Joy. It would be their
first real 4 in years. She invited him over and he said "yes"
. When the door opened, everything inside looked the same. But he
was looking at a woman who had 5 . They made small talk. Grand
ma Joy said that she had many 6 in her life. One of them was t
hat except her time at Blue Rock State Park, she''d never had the
chance to see what she called the great outdoors. Brad left his g
randmother''s house and went back to his routine. But he couldn''t
help thinking of Grandma Joy and her sadness of not seeing more o
f 7 . She just lived a simple life that stopped at the edge of
the county line. He thought it would be a lifelong pity if he did
n''t 8 her. Then he came up with an idea that even he knew was
9 . He would take his 85-year-old grandma on a camping trip to
a national park. He told her his crazy idea. The old lady 10 h
im by asking, "When do we leave?"Having arrived there, Brad made
a campfire. They sat next to each other, feeling the warmth and l
ooking at stars. They 11 the lockbox of their past, talking ab
out families and friends, about loss and pain. They told each oth
er they''d wasted too many years being 12 . So they decided to g
o on more trips together. They have now visited 62 national parks
. The open road provided time for the pair to 13 their secrets
. Grandma Joy highly valued Brad''s company during the trips. She
said she wouldn''t 14 him for anybody. Now, they'' re not just t
raveling partners, not just grandmother and grandson, but 15 .
1. A. missed B. called C. praised D. met2. A. thinking B. reading
C. asking D. expecting3. A. goalB. planC. dreamD. memory4. A. co
nversation B. party C. picnicD. creation5. A. aged B. joked C. h
urriedD. succeeded6. A. worries B. regrets C. wishes D. challenge
s7. A. artB. nature C. historyD. culture8. A. watch out forB. kee
p up with C. reach out toD. stay away from9. A. useless B. incorr
ect C. impractical D. unnecessary10. A. annoyed B. surprised C.
disappointed D. embarrassed11. A. lost B. changed C. borrowed D.
opened12. A. different B. distant C. busy D. polite13. A. keep B.
forget C. share D. record14. A. trade B. blame C. mistakeD. trou
ble15. A. strangersB. competitors C. relatives D. friends第二节 语法填空
（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处
用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。AAfter college, I tried for six months to get a jo
b, but my luck was bad. Finally, one day I was in a downtown coff
ee shop, buried in the newspaper, and my luck began to change. A
young woman sitting next to me 16 （ask）whether she could read m
y newspaper. I said OK and we started talking. She told me she wo
rked in a huge advertising company and 17 （look）for an assistan
t at the moment. I told her I was interested in mass communicatio
n and 18 （study）it for four years at the university. Within one
week, I was her assistant. BWhen I turned eighteen, I started wo
rking for my neighbors, 19 three children are all under 10 year
s old. The neighbors asked me if 1 had gotten my driver''s license
. When I said yes, they were pleased because I could drive the ki
ds to places 20 they could have fun. I never realized how hard
it was to take care of so many kids. As soon as we get in the ca
r, they ask. "Arc we there yet?" They think that we should arrive
immediately. When they re thirsty, they ask me to buy them soda,
but what i tell them is that it is healthier to drink water. How
ever, they always say, "In our house we drink soda. "I don''t unde
rstand why their parents give them soda instead of water. Whether
I should follow the rules of my house or theirs confused me a lo
t, so I asked my parents what I should do. My parents told me not
to say anything 21 was about their parents'' rules but that I
should try to encourage healthy habits by example. Little by litt
le I''m learning how to take care of children. I hope that I 22
（be）as good a mom to my kids as my mom has been to me. CThe term
"multitasking" originally 23 （refer）to a computer''s ability to
carry out several tasks at one time. So far, multitasking 24 （b
ecome）a way of life and even a key to success for many people. In
fact, some excellent mental exercises involve engaging the brain
in two or more challenging activities at a time. 25 checking e
-mail while talking on a phone and reading the newspaper may be s
econd nature for some people, many times multitasking can make us
less productive. And studies show that too much multitasking can
lead to increased stress, anxiety and memory loss. DIn social li
fe, time plays a very important part. In the U. S. A., guests ten
d to feel that they are not highly regarded if the invitation to
a dinner party 26 （send）only three or four days before the part
y date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of th
e world, it is considered foolish to make an appointment too far
in advance 27 plans that are made for a date more than a week
away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in differe
nt parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between peop
le from cultures in 28 time is treated differently. Promptness
（准时）is highly valued in American life. For example, 29 people
are not punctual, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully r
esponsible. In the U. S. A. no one would think of keeping a busin
ess partner waiting for an hour, since it would be too impolite.
A person 30 is five minutes late will say a few words of expla
nation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence. 第二部分：阅读
理解（共19小题；每小题2分，共38分）第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28分）阅读下列短文、从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项
中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。ADo you know someone who has a bard time ope
ning bottles or jars at home? Eighth-grade students in Mark Bolt''
s engineering class were tasked with making changes to a product
to make it easier for people with challenges to use. Rather than
requiring step-by-step directions for creating their projects, Mr
. Bolt preferred to leave students"creative paths open. Let''s see
some of the students’ products. A Device That Easily Opens Bottl
es To find a solution for her grandmother who bad difficulty in o
pening bottles, Alana looked at existing bottle openers and then
she created her own. She used a piece of wood shaped like a cellp
hone. Next, she made three holes of different sizes in the wood s
o that they could match common bottle cap sizes. Each hole also h
ad a layer of dried, sticky hot glue, which provided a firm grip
for the bottle caps. With a simple twist of the device, her grand
mother could open bottles without help. A Coffee Cup With A Suppo
rtive "Thumb"Due to arthritis, a disease that causes pain in or a
round the joints, Robert''s grandfather had trouble holding a coff
ee cup. Robert simplified a robotic "third thumb" device created
by a London designer. He used rubber bands and a 3D-printed plast
ic form to make the extra "thumb"which can firmly support the bot
tom of a cup. A Reading Tool Michael noticed how dyslexia—a commo
n reading disorder, made it difficult for a friend to follow alon
g on pages full of text. It is a language-processing condition. T
he brain tends to confuse the order of numbers, letters and other
images. So, Michael created a small adjustable window-blind-styl
e device. "My friend could isolate small sections of text while r
eading," he said. 31. Alana''s grandmother could open bottles easi
ly by .A. sticking bottle caps to the device B. connecting the de
vice to a cellphone C. twisting the device that has holes in itD.
cutting holes of different sizes in wood32. What did Robert do t
o help his grandfather?A. He reformed a process to form a metal "
thumb". B. He created a simpler "thumb"device in the cup. C. He a
dded plastic materials to the "thumb"device. D. He used bands and
a 3D-printed form to make a "thumb". 33. Which of the following
words can best describe the students in the passage?A. Independen
t and patient. B. Creative and considerate. C. Ambitious and hard
working. D. Open-minded and generous. BSarah came running in. "Lo
ok what I found." Over the top of the paper I was reading came a
crispy long object that caused me to jump. It was a snake skin th
at had been shed by one of our many garden snakes. "Isn''t it beau
tiful?" said my wide-eyed seven-year-old. I stared at the organic
wrapper and thought to myself that it really wasn''t that beautif
ul, but I have learned never to appear uninterested with children
. They see only good quality and excellence in the world until ed
ucated otherwise. "Why does it do this?" Sarah asked. "Snakes she
d their skin because they need to renew themselves," I explained.
"Why do they need to renew themselves?" Sarah asked.I suddenly r
emembered an article on this page many years ago where the writer
was expressing her concept of renewal. She used layers of paper
over a wall to describe how we hide our original selves, and said
that by peeling away those layers one by one, we see the origina
l beneath. "We often need to shed our skins and those coatings th
at we cover ourselves with,"I said to my now absorbed daughter. "
We outgrow some things and find other ones unwanted or unnecessar
y. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too crink
ly(起皱的) for him, and he probably doesn''t think he looks as smart
in it as he once did."Sarah was getting the point. As we talked,
I knew that she began to understand, although slightly, that rene
wal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ours
elves, our rooms, schoolwork and creativity, and see what we need
to keep and what we need to cast off. I was careful to point out
that this is a natural consequence of their growth. "I see, Dad,
" said Sarah and jumped off my lap and ran off. I hoped she would
remember this. That often, in order to find our real selves unde
rneath the layers of community and culture with which we cover ou
rselves year after year, we need to start examining these layers.
We need to gently peel some away, as we recognize them to be wor
thless or unnecessary; or at best, store the ones thrown away as
mementoes(念想) of our promotion to a better vitality or spirit. 34
. Sarah learned from her father that renewal is .A. to recover t
he layers inside B. a natural part of getting mature C. to review
what has been done D. the process of finding the unwanted35. It
can be inferred from the passage that the author .A. dislikes th
e snake skin at all B. shows concern for nature and culture C. ca
n grasp the chance to educate children D. often encourages his da
ughter to raise questions36. The author mainly tells the reader t
hat .A. we should renew ourselves to get improved B. snakes cast
off the layers to look smarter C. snakes shed their skins to ren
ew themselves D. we should explore our original nature underneath
CHave you ever bought a new car and started noticing the exact co
lor and model of car everywhere? Has that type of car just become
popular in your city? Were they there before? Or are you just go
ing crazy? You''re not going crazy. The reason you are now just no
ticing them is what psychologists call "priming". Basically, the
cars were always there. You just didn''t recognize them consciousl
y. However, when that certain model of car becomes part of your c
onscious thinking, you start"automatically"recognizing all of the
other cars that are the same, because you are already "primed” t
o do so. The priming effect takes many forms. In one study, stude
nts were asked to walk around a room for 5 minutes at a rate of 3
0 steps per minute, which was about one-third their normal pace.
After this brief experience, the participants were much quicker t
o recognize words related to old age, such as forgetful, old, and
lonely. Reciprocal priming effects tend to produce a coherent re
action: if you are primed to think of old age, you would tend to
act old, and acting old would reinforce the thought of old age. T
his research shows that the way we think influences the way we ac
t, and the way we act influences the way we think. A similar conc
lusion was reached by the American psychologist William James a c
entury ago, but he emphasized the effect on feeling. "Actions see
m to follow feeling, but really actions and feeling go together;
and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct cont
rol of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is
not. Thus the path to cheerfulness, should our cheerfulness be l
ost, is to sit up cheerfully and to act and speak as if cheerfuln
ess were already there."So, that''s it. If you want to be happy, j
ust sit up and act happy. Based on these scientific findings, we
can adopt certain priming effects to help make ourselves consiste
ntly happier. One thing we have in common is our ability to think
, and thus feel. Pleasant thoughts have been proven to produce th
e chemicals that make us feel happy, particularly thoughts and fe
elings of gratitude. When we purposefully go through and think ab
out the things we’re grateful for and deliberately feel as much g
ratitude as we can, we are flooding our mind with the "happy chem
icals". Furthermore, by consciously thinking, feeling and express
ing gratitude, we will not only be happier in the moment, we will
be "primed" to recognize the things in our life to appreciate. E
ach time this happens, the "happy chemicals"will be produced. Do
this every day and we will become consistently happier. This make
s up for the momentary happiness we gain from eating chocolate or
buying new clothes. More than that, combining thoughts of gratit
ude with happy acts like smiling and laughing will have a supplem
entary positive effect on our state of mind. 37. Which of the fol
lowing is an example of the priming effect? A. Walking much faste
r after attending a lecture about old age. B. Donating money to t
he poor after seeing pictures of cute cats. C. Learning about var
ious types of cars after purchasing the first car. D. Completing
SO P as SOUP rather than SOAP after seeing the word EAT. 38. What
does the underlined word“reciprocal" in Paragraph 3 probably mea
n? A. Related. B. Two-way. C. Well-rounded. D. Opposite39. What w
ill the author probably agree with? A. Eating or shopping leads t
o consistent feelings of happiness. B. Our will has greater contr
ol over emotions than over actions. C. Happy chemicals make us th
ink about the things we''re grateful for. D. Practicing gratitude
frequently prepares us for long-term happiness. 40. Which of the
following would be the best title for the passage? A. Prime Yours
elf to Be HappierB. Share Happiness to Enhance Wellbeing C. Why G
ratitude Is Important in Psychology D. How Happy Chemicals Affect
People''s Thoughts DPersonality types are linked with structural
differences in the brain, which could explain why one child grows
up to be impulsive（冲动的）and outgoing while another becomes dilige
nt and introspective. Structural differences between the brains o
f 85 people have been measured and linked with the four main cate
gories of personality types, which were classified as "novelty se
eking", characterized by impulsive actions; "harm avoidance", mar
ked by pessimism and shyness; "reward dependence", with an addict
ive personality; and "persistence", who are people tending to be
diligent, hard-working and perfectionists. The researchers said t
he brain differences are structural and can be measured in the si
ze of specific regions of the brain that appear to be linked with
each of the four personality types. For instance, people defined
as novelty-seeking personalities had a structurally bigger area
in the brain while people with harm-avoidance personalities had s
ignificantly smaller volumes of tissue in brain regions. The fact
that characteristics are reflected in specific structural differ
ences is useful to know, for instance, when it comes to understan
ding a child''s behavior and choosing the right approach so that s
omebody who is, for example, particularly timid, might be helped
through education and development. There is no point shouting at
a child who is very shy and telling them off, because it does not
come naturally to them to put themselves forward. But actually k
nowing there is a biological basis for this helps educators or pa
rents to use the right approach to help a child to compensate. Pe
ople who have a reward-dependence personality could, for example,
be helped at an early age because they are at risk of turning to
drink, drugs or food if they do not get the family support and e
ncouragement they need. "This study shows that personality charac
teristics are something you are born with, but their full express
ion can be adjusted during development with the right approach,"
said Professor Venneri, who carried out the study with colleagues
from the University of Parma in Italy and Washington University
in St Louis. If you know it''s not something you do but something
you are, you can change the environment to reduce the risk. Knowi
ng that someone has such a predisposition(体质) could help them ado
pt preventive strategies and avoid situations where they might se
ek rewards which could be potentially harmful. 41. Which type of
person may turn out to be drug-abusers? A. "Novelty seeking". B.
"Persistence". C. "Harm avoidance". D. "Reward dependence". 42. W
hich of the following is true about shy people? A. They structura
lly have a smaller brain region. B. They can naturally put themse
lves forward. C. They are too timid to be educated and helped. D.
They are often shouted at and scolded. 43. What''s the main idea
of the passage? A. People have chances to change their personalit
y types. B. Structural differences in the brain have effects on e
ducation. C. Personality types are related to structural differen
ces in the brain. D. Scientists have identified four different pe
rsonality types. 44. The author writes the passage to .A. argue
a claim B. present a fact C. support a research D. introduce an a
pproach第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项有两项为多
余选项。Working Together to Save the Sea TurtlesFlorida has some of t
he best beaches in the world. Thousands of people visit the state
to enjoy the sand. But these beaches are also home to five speci
es of sea turtles. A major problem is facing these interesting cr
eatures. 45 So how do Floridians protect these special animals?
Some volunteers and researchers in Florida take direct action to
help the turtles. They look closely at the sand to find the fin(鳍
) marks the mother sea turtles left there. 46 When they''ve fig
ured out where the eggs were laid, they mark the area off so that
no one disturbs the eggs. They also collect information about th
e nests and tracks to help people studying sea turtles. These are
not the only Floridians taking action to help protect these crea
tures. Florida''s government has passed laws to save the turtles.
One of these laws is "Florida''s Marine Turtle Protection Act". Th
is law prohibits anyone from disturbing or destroying marine turt
les, nests, or eggs. 47 Another way Floridians work together to
save these creatures is through organizations like the Sea Turtl
e Conservancy. The Sea Turtle Conservancy helps people take steps
that will help reduce the threats that put sea turtles in danger
. For instance, bright lights on buildings near the beach can neg
atively impact sea turtles. Baby sea turtles usually hatch on the
sandy beach and head to the ocean. When there are bright lights
coming from the other side of the shore far from the ocean, the b
aby turtles get confused. 48 To help save these turtles, The S
ea Turtle Conservancy works with property owners to make lighting
in their buildings sea turtle-friendly. They also encourage Flor
ida residents to turn off their lights at night if they live clos
e to a beach. 49 Sometimes, turtles mistake plastic bags for j
ellyfish. They eat this trash and die. Florida residents can volu
nteer for beach clean-ups and make sure to pick up their own litt
er. They can also vote for state leaders who want to protect the
sea turtles'' habitats. Every individual in the community has the
power to make a difference! A. Many of them do not make it to the
ocean and die. B. Some of these turtle species are in danger of
going extinct. C. This helps them to locate where the sea turtles
laid their eggs. D. It also helps make sure that sea turtles'' na
tural habitats are protected. E. Female sea turtles come from the
ocean and onto these beaches at night.F. They use their fins to
move back across the beach and return to the ocean G. Every Flori
dian can do their part to protect sea turtles and their environme
nt. 第三部分：词汇（共12小题；每小题1分，共12分）第一节 选词填空（共7小题；每小题1分，共7分）用方框中单词或短语的正确形式完成下列句子，每个单词（短语）只能用一次，有两个多余选项。attend, let off, confident, inspire,live up to, previous, surround, apply for50. The trees had been planted by the owner of the house. 51. The team is quite successful; all the players have in their manager. 52. As a lucky child I was by love and kindness. 53. He hopes he will be a（n） for other young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. 54. The film was so attractive that it certainly my expectations. 55. firecrackers and fireworks is a traditional way to celebrate the Spring Festival. 56. Nowadays many university graduates are facing the dilemma about whether they should a job or continue further study. 第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）根据首字母和英文释义，填写适当的单词。请将完整的单词拼写填在答题纸上。57. She was brave enough to q her job to go travelling around the world. （to leave your job, school, etc,; stop doing sth.）58. He wouldn''t have the p to sit reading all day. （the ability to continue waiting or doing something for a long time without becoming angry or anxious）59. He received a watch as a present on the o of his retirement. （a special event, ceremony or celebration）60. I refuse to lie about it; it’s against my P . （a moral rule or a strong belief That influences your actions）61. How to d ourselves from cyber bullying in the era of Internet has become a heated topic.（to protect sb/sth from attack）第四部分：书面表达（20分）假设你是高一学生李华，你们班这学期读了一本英文小说WONDER，你非常喜欢，想要把这本小说推荐给你的英国朋友Jim。请你给他写一封信，内容包括：1.故事梗概；2.最喜欢的人物；3.推荐理由。注意：1.词数不少于100；2.开关和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：推荐recommend sth. To sb.; recommend sb. To do sth.Dear Jim, |
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