河南省南陽市六校2023-2024學年高一上學期期中聯考英語

試題

學校:姓名：班級：考號：

一、閱讀理解

Icelandhasbecomeoneofthehottestplacesforadventureseekersandfoodiesalikeasa

resultofitsmajesticlunarlandscapes,heavenlyfood,andwarmpeople.Inthesummer

months,touristspackintotheislandnation.Butifyoufeelcrowded,fallandspringarealso

good.

KexHostel

Sowhereshouldyouhead?Reykjavik,thecapitalcity,ishometomanyartistsand

youngprofessionalsfromalloverEurope.TheKexHostelisafavorite.Withitsgreatfood,

largelocalbeerselectionandendlessbookandgameofferings,Kexplayshosttomanylocal

musiciansandofcourseatrulyunforgettablehamburger.

SnafellsnesPeninsula

Ifyouhavetimeforsomeoutdoorexploration,theSnafellsnesPeninsulaisamust.

Drivingalongthecoast,yousuddenlyfeelasthoughyouhavebeeninaquietworld,where

youhearnothingbutthewind.Theonlylivingsarebirdsandsheep.

HotelBudir

HotelBudiroffersgreatviews,includingsomeofthenorthernlights.Thehotel,which

usedtobeafarmhouse,willletyoureconnectwithnatureorstaycomfortableinside.Enjoy

beautifulviewsofthelandscapeinthehotefsreadingroom.Headtotherooftoptowatchthe

stars.

BlueLagoon

Anothermust-visitplaceistheBlueLagoon,whichNationalGeographicnamedaworld

wonder.Interestingly,thelagoonwasformedfollowingthebuildingoftheSvartsengipower

factoryin1976.Theseawaterandsilicamud（硅泥）willmakeyourfeelenergetic.Thebest

waytoendthevisitistostopbyLava,arestaurantwhichisledbyoneofIceland'smost

famouscooks,ThrainnFreyrVigfusson.

Gotaweekendtospare?Icelandiscalling!

1.WhichseasoninIcelandattractsthemostvisitorsprobably?

A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Fall.D.Winter.

2.WhatcanyoudoinHotelBudir?

A.Seethenorthernlights.B.Meetsomefamousmusicians.

C.Tastethedelicioushamburger.D.Feedsomebirdsandsheep.

3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheBlueLagoon?

A.Itwasonceapowerfactory.B.Itcanletyourelaxyourself.

C.Itisfamousforitsgreatcooks.D.Itreceivesthemostvisitors.

Benny'sstoryisoneofcomingfromthepoorstreetstoalifeofpets.Thelittlecatwas

foundonthestreetsafterhewasdiscardedoutofatruck.Hewassavedandbroughttothe

WoodCountyHumaneSociety,wherehewasabletorecoverfromhisinjuries.

Bennywasadopted（收養）byAnnaBurwell,theadultservicesmanagerforSwanton

PublicLibraryandshestartedtobringhimtowork.Bennylivesagoodlifeatthelibraryand

takesontheroleofprotector.Ofcourse,hegoeshomeforthenightanddoesnotactuallylive

inthelibrary.

Bennyspendshisdaysmakinghiswayaroundthelibrary,walkingthroughtheempty

bottomshelvesanddrivingthechildrenintoStorytime.Injustafewweeks,hehasmadea

perfectimpressiononthecommunity.

Now,thelibraryisconsideringusingBennyasatreatmentcat.Thafsbecauseheisa

goodlistenerandmakesthechildrenfeelcomfortable.

Librarycatshavebeeninthelibraryforalongtime.Infact,catswerekeptinlibraries

duringtheMiddleAgestokeepmicefromeatingthebooks.Andtheyhavebeenanimportant

partoflibrarylifearoundtheworldeversince.

In1745,catswereinvitedintotheroyal（皇家的）palacebyRussianEmpressElisabeth

tocontrolmiceinthelibrary.Thedescendants（后代）ofthesecatsstillliveinwhatisnow

theHermitageMuseum.

ThemostfamouslibrarycatwasDeweyReadmore,wholivedintheSpencerPublic

LibraryinIowa.Hewasdiscoveredinthelibrary'sdropboxwhenhewasonly8weeksold

in1988andlivedthereforalmost20years.

Thecustomoflibrarycatsisstillverymuchaliveandwell,asBennyisthenewest

modeloftheSwantonLibrary.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discarded"inparagraph1mean?

試卷第2頁，共10頁

A.Defended.B.Treated.C.Caught.D.Thrown.

5.WhatdoesBennydoatthelibrary?

A.Hebuildshishomethere.B.Heplayswithchildren.

C.Heprotectsthelibrary.D.Hewelcomesstudentsatthedoor.

6.WhydoesthelibrarywantBennytotakeonanewrole?

A.Hekeepsthelibraryquitesafe.B.Hecanbringcomforttochildren.

C.Heisconsideredhonourable.D.Heispopulararoundthecommunity.

7.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofkeepingcatsinlibraries?

A.Itisatradition.B.Itisamusttokillmice.

C.Itsaveshomelesscats.D.Itmakeslibrariesmoreattractive.

PraisedwriterJessicaKhoutywasonlyfouryearsoldwhenshebegantowrite.Today,

shehasprintedseveralbooksforyoungpeople,includingTheMystwickSchoolofMusicraft

Series,TheCorpusTrilogy,andTheForbiddenWish.HerlatestnoveliscalledTheRuby

Code.

IrecentlyspokewithKhouryabouthernewsciencefiction（〃、說）formiddle-graders.

Thebook,shetoldmefromherhomeinSouthCarolina,isforanybodywhohaseverthought,

“Whatwoulditbelikeforavideogameworldtocometolife?”

SetinafutureNewYorkCity,thebookis,inKhoury'swords,“ahigh-actionscary

book.^^Readersareintroducedto13-year-oldAsh,asilentyounggamer.Hislifecircles

aroundhisloveforvirtual（虛擬的）realitygames.Theyofferachancetostayawayfromhis

badstepfatherandthecold-heartedpeoplewholaughathim.

Ash'slifetakesanunexpectedturnwhenheisgivenasmallmetalboxafterhelpinga

maninneed.Itcontainsanold-stylevideogamecalled“TheGlassRealm^^.Tohissurprise,

AshmeetsacharacternamedRubywhowascreatedbyartificialintelligence（AI）.Her

abilitiesaresohugethatshecanevenrewritethegame.

Ruby'ssecretknowledgeleadsAshonapainfulbutexcitingadventure.Atlast,heis

abletolearnthetruthbehindadishonestcompany.

InTheRubyCode,Khouryseekstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofrapid

technologicalprogress.Likemanypeople,shewondershowAIwillchangelife.

“Asawriter,Khourysaid,“Ithinkallthetimeabouthowlongitwillbebeforethe

robotstakemyjob.ButI'mnotapersonwho'sscaredoftechnology.Iliketoconsidernot

justtheworst-casesituationbutalsothebest-casesituation.”

8.WhoisfittoreadhernewsciencefictionaccordingtoKhoury?

A.Thosewhoaregoodatmoderntechnology.B.Thosewhoareinterestedinwriting.

C.Thosewhowanttoliveinavideogameworld.D.Thosewholovevideogameslike

her.

9.HowdovideogamesbenefitAsh?

A.Theylethimgetsecretpower.B,Theyofferhimalotofknowledge.

C.Theypreparehimforhisfuturejob.D.Theyhelphimhideawayfromthe

reality.

10.WhatcausesaturninAsh'slife?

A.Acompany'sdishonesty.B.Hissadchildhood.

C.Hiskindbehavior.D.Pleasurefromthegames.

11.WhatdoesKhourythinkoftechnology?

A.Shecanacceptit.B.Sheiscompletelysatisfiedwithit.

C.Sheisworriedaboutit.D.Sheisdisappointedbyit.

Anoceanresearcher,PeterBromirski,attheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,says

waveshavebeengettingbiggerandstrongersince1970.Therearealsomorebigwaveevents

thaneverbefore.Abigwaveisaboutfourmeterstallormore.

Whenlargewavesreachthecoast,theybouncebackandrunintonewwaves.Thecrash

sendsenergythroughtheoceanfloor,whereitcanberecordedbyseismographs（地震儀）.

ThoserecordsallowedBromirskitodecidethestrengthandsizeofwavesoveraperiodof90

years.

Bromirskisaidhefoundtheseismographicinformationbychance.Beforethediscovery,

hesaid"itwasalmostimpossible^^tocomparewavesfromthepastwiththosefromthe

present.

Ittookalotofworktopultheinformationtogether.Muchoftheinformationwason

paper.Bromirskiandhisteamofstudentresearchershadtoentertheinformationintoa

computersotheycouldstudytheinformationeasily.Theslowprocess（過程）tookyears.

TheyfoundthattheheightofmostwavesinthewinteralongtheCaliforniacoasthad

grownbyabout30centimeterssince1970.Starlingthatyear,wavesofover4meters

happenedmoreoftenaswell.Between1996and2016,thelargewaveshappenedtwiceas

試卷第4頁，共10頁

oftenastheydidfrom1949to1969.

1970istheyearscientistsbelievethewarmingoftheplanetbegantospeedup.

Bromirskisaysthenewinformationshowsthatclimatechangeismakingoceanwavestaller

andstronger.Thatmeanstheyaremorelikelytoharmthecoast,roadsandbuildings.

Bromirskisaidhisresearchmaybeawarningthatbiggerandstrongerwavesareahead.

Withmorewarming,sealevelswillriseandwaveswillgetstronger,causingfloodingand

moredamage（損壞）toland.TheCaliforniacoasthasalreadybeendamagedbybigwavesin

recentyears.

12.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph2?

A.Formsofseawavesnearthecoast.

B.Waysthewatermovestotheshore.

C.Processofrecordingseawavestrength.

D.Differencebetweenpresentwavesandpastwaves.

13.Whydidtheresearchersentertheinformationintoacomputer?

A.Toexaminewhetheritiscorrect.B.Touseitconvenientlyinresearch.

C.Toshareitwithotherresearchers.D.Tomakesureofthesafetyofthe

information.

14.WhatdoesBromirskithinkofthechangeinoceanwatermovement?

A.Itwillcausemoreseriousresults.

B.Itwillmakeclimatechangefortheworse.

C.Itwillresultinmoreheavyrainonland.

D.Itwillbringmorerisktohumanactivitiesatsea.

15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.SeaLevelRiseBecomesMoreObvious

B.StrongOceanWavesDamagetheCoast

C.ClimateWarmingCausesSeaLeveltoRise

D.OceanWavesAreGettingBiggerandStronger

二、七選五

Inherlatestgardeningstory,JessicaDamianotellsofthegardenpests（害蟲）and

diseasesshehasseeninherplants.16Whennotdealtwithquickly,pestsanddiseases

canquicklygrowandproduceagain.Thatcanresultinlessplantgrowthandworsehealth,

lessflowerandfruitproduction,orevendeathofyourplants.

Damiano'swayalwaysbeginswiththegentlesttreatmentpossible.17Eventhen,

shehasherstandards.Damianosaysshewouldratherloseaflowerorvegetableplantthan

usestrongdrugs.

Inthecaseofhertomatoplants,Damianocaughttheaphids,apest,early.Shewashed

themoffandremovedtheonesthatwouldnotcomeoffbyusingherfingersundermoving

water.Theyhavenotreturnedintheweeksinceremovingthem.18

Ifshefailstoremovepestswithwaterandfinger,shewilluseNeemoil.Theoil,which

comesfromthetreeseeds,killspestsbynotallowingthemtobreathe.Itissafetouseon

plantsthatwillbeeatenanditisnotharmfultopeople,animals,andbirds.19Atthat

time,helpfulinsects（昆蟲）arelessactive.

Thepestshadalreadydamagedsomeofherplants.Topreventmoredamage,she

removedthembyknockingthemofftheplantintosomewaterwithsoap,orhousehold

cleaners.

Herrhododendron,afloweringplant,wasdamagedbyapestlastsummer.20

Someoftheleavesweredying,soshecutthemoff.Butbecausemostoftheleavesonlyhada

fewofthepests,shewasabletoremovethembytouchingeachinsectwithsomerubbing

alcohol（酒精）.

A.Thesamewouldbetruefordiseases.

B.Still,itshouldbeusedafterthesunhasset.

C.Sheonlydoeshertreatmentswhennecessary.

D.Butshelooksoutforthemeveryday,justincase.

E.Shesawthewhiteinsectshadcomebackthisyear.

F.Actquicklywhenfightinggardenpestsanddiseases.

G.Byusingnewtools,Damianoprotectsherplantsfrompests.

三、完形填空

AdriaanWildschuttisaSouthAfricanmiddle-distancerunner.Recentlyhe21to

breaktwopreviousrecordsinarowinjustthreemonths,whichweresetin1999and2016.

Whilequalifying（取得資格）fortheOlympicGamesinParis2024washismain22,

試卷第6頁，共10頁

breakingtworecordswasa（n）23butgreatachievement.

Withsuchaperformance,Wildschutthasputhimselfinastrong24forfuture

competitionsduringtheWorldAthleticsContinentalTourChallengerinBelgium.Andhe

looksforwardto25hiscountryonaglobalstage.

“Well,itis26toknowthatIhavewrittenmyselfintothehistorybooksofSouth

Africanathletics.Ithasalwaysbeena27andknowingthatmyhardworkpaidoffin

suchasurprisingwayisjoyful,,,saidAdriaanWildschutt."IguessI28fromthe

elevationtrainingovertherealot.It'sjusthavingagreatcoachandagreatteamandhaving

allthethingsthatIneedto29wellandstayhealthyandconsistent,Wildschuttsaid.

“The3,000mformeisreallythemost30一It'sshortandfastandvery

exciting.It'sprobablynottheeventI'mbestat,butI31enjoyrunninginit.Iwould

probablysaymybesteventsare5,000m-10,000m,“saidWildschuttwith32.

TheUnitedStates-basedathletesaidoneshouldworkhardtoachievethegoals."Work

hardinall33ofyourlife,whetherthatispersonally,academically（學業地）or

athletically.It'simportantthatyoukeepthem34.Discipline（自律）isalso

35,whichhelpsyoumanageyourselfwell.ItiswhatmademewhoIamtoday.,,

21.A.agreedB?intendedC.managedD.remembered

22.A.goalB.worryC.contributionD.application

23.A.professionalB.impossibleC.unexpectedD.stressful

24.A.teamB.challengeC.connectionD.position

25.A.protectingB.representingC.inspiringD.respecting

26.A.amazingB.awkwardC.relaxingD.strange

27.A.strengthB.troubleC.dreamD.relief

28.A.sufferedB?benefitedC.returnedD.recovered

29.A.recordB.controlC.performD.organise

30.A.attractiveB.convenientC.specificD.familiar

31.A.originallyB.hardlyC.formallyD.definitely

32.A.courageB.confidenceC.patienceD.doubt

33.A.timesB.stylesC.levelsD.fields

34.A.addictedB.balancedC.rightD.simple

35.A.understandableB.changeableC.generalD.necessary

四、用單詞的適當形式完成短文

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式，并將答案填寫

在答題卡上。

ItaliancookFedericoBianchiniriseswiththefirstraysofspringsunshine,putsonhis

whiteworkjacket36headsleisurelyintothekitchen.Afewhourslater,theappetizing

smellofdessertfillsthehouse.

Thisis37fourthyearthatBianchini,61,haslivedinDongyinginEastChina's

ShandongProvince,runningarestaurantwithhisChinesewife,partlyinmemoryoftheir

onlydaughter,whowaskilledinacaraccident.

TheirdaughteroncevisitedDongyingandfellinlove38thecityimmediately.

“Wewantedtoseetheplace39wasconsideredattractivebymydaughterandtofulfill

herunfulfilleddream,saidBianchini.

In2019,havingfinallygatheredthecouragetostartanewbusinessintheir50s,the

couple40(decide)tomovetoShandong.

Whilemostcookskeep41(they)cookingmethodssecret,Bianchinisharesthem

onalargeboardpublicly42(show)intherestaurant.Thecouplehavealsojoinedin

activitiestointroduceItaliandishestoschoolsandcommunities,offeringfreetraining.

“WefeelthatlifeinDongying43(be)fulloflove,andsharingisakindof44

(happy),Bianchinisaid,addingthathisChinesefriendshaveintroducedhimtoChinese

traditionslikeacupuncture(針灸)andtaughthim45(make)Chinesesnackssuchas

steamedbuns.

五、其他應用文

46.你校英文報正在以“尊敬愛護老人”為主題進行征稿。請你寫-一篇短文描述上周末你

們一家人給奶奶過生日的經歷并投稿。

注意：1.寫作詞數應為80個左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

試卷第8頁，共10頁

六、讀后續寫

47.閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段,使之構成一篇完整的短文。

Ihadpulledanotherall-nighterandthenspentafulldayattheoffice.Ijustcamehome

andhadonlytwentyminutesbeforemythreegirlscamejumping