2023-2024學年河北省邯鄲市高一上學期1月期末

英語試卷

一、閱讀理解

SierraLeoneTour

SierraLeoneisacountryontherise,withnewflights,afirst-everecotourism

journey,andnationalparkaccommodationscomingin2024.Visitbeforeeveryone

elseyouknowcatcheson.PerhapsthemostexcitingdevelopmentisSierraLeone's

pushtoprotectandshowitswildlife,withnewexperiencesfortravellers.

Itwillofferfirst-everaccommodationsattwoimportantsites:Apairoflakehotels

haveopenedatsoutheasternriverislandofJaibui;youcanalsochoosetentstayat

LomaMountainsNationalPark.

Single1room2people1room

Lakehotel$35O/perroom$550/perroom

Tentstay$200/perroom$400/perroom

ThesunshinesdownonSienaLeonethroughouttheyear!Setinthesouthern

hemisphere（南半球）,SierraLeonecanbequitecoldinthedrywintermonths,with

temperaturesoftendroppingbelowthefreezingpoint（冰點）.ThetimebetweenJune

andOctoberisbestfbrSierraLeone.

SierraLeoneishometoMountBintumani,thetallestpeak（頂峰）inWestAfrica

westofMountCameroonwithagreatnumberofendangeredanimalandbirdspecies

likethebizarre-lookingWhite-neckedRockfowl,perfectforbirdwatchers.Butplease

notethatthereisnowayforyoutorequestchangestotheaccommodations.And

touristsmustbeabove3yearsold.

1.HowmuchshallapersonpayfbroneroomintheLakehotel?

A.$200,B.$350.C.$400.D.$550.

2.WhenisthebesttimetovisitSierraLeone?

A.April.B.May.C.September.D.November.

3.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetour?

A.Itacceptstouristsofanyage.

B.Itissuitableforobservingbirds.

C.Touristscanrequestchangestotheaccommodations.

D.TouristshaveachancetoadmirethetallestmountaininAfrica.

AtalentedteenpainterinWaterburyishelpingherverysickfatherwithherloveof

art.The15-year-oldgirlfromWaterburycouldbecomeawell-knownartistoneday.

Fornow,though,partofherloveforpaintingisthechancetohelpherdad,who'sill.

"It*skindoflikeanache-aheartbreak,"shesaid.*Youneverwanttoseeoneof

yourlovedonesgethurt."

Herfatherissufferingfromtype-onediabetes（糖尿病）andishavingtrouble

affordinghismountingmedicalbills.Tmsufferingfromheartdisease,and

blindnessfrommydiabetes,"herfathersaid.Angiehasdecidedtoputhertalentas

anartisttogooduse.

OnSaturday,Sept.23fromnoonto4p.m.,she'shostingherownonedayart

exhibition（展覽）tosellherpaintingsandraisemoneymainlyforherfather's

medicalbills.*'Angie'sArtExhibition"willbeattheNorthEndRecreation

Centre,locatedat262NorthMainStreetinWaterbury.She'salsousingittohelp

theFairfieldAnimalShelter.Angielovesanimals—youseethatonmanyofher

paintings.

Thisisn'tthefirsttimeAngiehasputherpaintbrushtogoodusehelpingothers.

HermothertellsNews8thatAngiehasalsousedherworktohelphercommunity:a

localfamilywholosttheirfather,andchildrenwhoneededschoolsupplies.

“Shehasanangelicheart.Ifthereweremorepeoplelikeherintheworld,there

wouldn'tbesomuchchaos（混舌L）andhate.IjustlookuptoherandsayTm

veryproudofyou,'"herfathersaid.

"Mydad'sagreatperson.Thoughhegoesthroughthis,hestilllovesmeand

supportsmeinanywayhecan.Itmakesmefeelimportant,“shesaid.

4.WhatisthemainreasonwhyAngieishostingherownartexhibition?

A.Toshowhertalentasanartist.B.Toraisemoneytotreatherfather.

D.TosupporttheFairfieldAnimal

C.Tosellherpaintingstoartcollectors.

Shelter.

5.WhatisAngie*sfather'sopinionofher?

A.Heexpectshertobecomeaworld-famousartist.

B.Hetakesprideinherandconsidershertobeanangel.

C.Heisdisappointedinherfornotconcentratingonstudy.

D.Hethinkssheshouldfocusonhelpinghiminsteadofothers.

6.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAngie?

A.Artisticandcaring.B.Humorousandkind.

C.Independentandproud.D.Knowledgeableandhelpful.

7.Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?

A.It'snevertoolatetolearn.

B.Studyfirstandplayafterwards.

C.Thecompanyofparentsisimportanttochildren'sdevelopment.

D.Determinationandcreativitycanbepowerfultoolstohelpthoseinneed.

ScientistshavereportedthattheseaiceinAntarctica（南極）isatarecordlowlevel.

Antarcticaisagreat,icyland,surrounded（圍繞）bythehugeSouthernOcean.The

iceinAntarcticadoesn'tjustcovertheland.There'salsoalargeareaofseaiceon

theocean'ssurface.

Everyyear,theseaiceattheSouthPolegoesthroughacycle.Inthesummer,the

hugeseaicemelts（融化）toitssmallestpoint.Overthecolderwintermonths,thesea

icegrowsandgrowsuntilitcoversawidearea.Usually,theseaicecoversthe

greatestareaaroundSeptember23,aswinterendsattheSouthPole.

ScientistshavebeenmeasuringtheareaoftheseaiceinAntarcticasince1979.For

mostofthistime,Antarcticahasseemedtobealmostunaffectedbythechanging

weatherconditionsexperiencedinotherpartsoftheglobe.Thatbegantochange

around2016.Now,forseveralyears,theareaofAntartica1sseaicehasbeen

shrinking.

Thisyear,theUSNationalSnowandIceDataCentre（NSIDC）reportedthat

Antartica'sseaicecovereditsgreatestareaonSeptember10一almosttwoweeks

earlierthannormal.Andtheseaicewasatanewrecordlow-notjustbyalittlebit,but

byalot.

ThelasttimeAntartica'slowseaicesetarecordattheendofwinterwasin1986.

Andthisyear,there'sabout398,000squaremileslessseaicethanin1986.

ScientistsarestilltryingtounderstandwhatisdrivingthechangeinAntarctica.

Onelikelydirectcauseforthechangeistherisingtemperaturesoftheworld's

oceans.TedScambos,aresearchscientistattheUniversityofColorado,says

Antarctica'sicelevelshavealwayschangedsome,butthesharplossthisyearis

"pointingtowardswarmeroceanconditionsaroundthecontinent."

Thenewlowrecordhasconcernedthescientists.Scientistsareworkinghardto

betterunderstandAntarctica.Theydon1tknowyetifthisisjustashort-term

problem,orpartofalong-termshift（轉變）towardslessseaiceinAntarctica.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"shrinking"meaninParagraph3?

A.Gettingsmaller.B.Beingflat.C.Observed.D.Measured.

9.Whydoestheauthormentiontherecordin1986?

A.Togiveanexample.B.Tomakeacomparison.

C.Tomakeasummary.D.lbofferanargument.

10.WhatisthepossibledirectreasonforthechangeinAntarctica'sseaice?

A.Thechangingweatherconditions.B.HumanactivitiesinAntarctica.

C.IncreasedvolcanicactivitiesintheD.Theincreasingtemperaturesofthe

area.globaloceans.

11.Howdoscientistsfeelaboutthelowrecord?

A.Worried.B.Annoyed.C.Excited.D.Satisfied.

AnewsongbythefamousbandTheBeatleshasbeenreleaseddespitehalfofthe

bandmembersnolongerbeingalive,thankstothehelpofAL

TheBeatleswasalegendaryBritishrockbandthatremainedsecondtoElvis

Presleyfromthe1960s.Itwasmadeupoffourmusicians—JohnLennon,Paul

McCartney,GeorgeHarrisonandRingoStarr.Thenewsong,titledNowandThen,is

uniquebecauseitcombinedthesingingofMcCartneyandStarrwithLennon,who

passedawayin1980,andtheguitarskillsofHarrison,whopassedawayin2001.

ThesongwasinitiallywrittenandpartlyrecordedbyLennoninthelate1970sand

furtherdevelopedbybandmatesyearslaterbutastechnologythenwaslimited,they

didn'treleaseitduetothesoundqualitynotbeingsatisfying.

PeterJackson,mostfamousfbrdirectingTheLordoftheRings,directedthemusic

videofbrNorwandThenanditcanbewatchednowonline.ItwasthankstonewAl

audiorestoration（音頻修復）technologythatPeterJacksonallowedthefourband

membersto'cometogether"onelasttime.

Sinceitsreleaselastweek,thesonghasbeenwellreceivedintheUK.Beatlesfans

aroundtheworldfavouredthishistoricmusicalevent.

"NowandThenisanabsolutelyheart-warmingpieceofwork,"postedLiam

Gallagher,whosehitswereaffectedbyTheBeatles'musicalstyle.

Ofcourse,therearethosewhoarenottotallyinterestedinthesong.MNowand

Thenisnotterrible.Buthonestly,it*skindofboring,“GeoffEdgerswroteinThe

WashingtonPost.

TheTimesintheUKsaidthesongshowedAlbeingusedtoitsbestadvantage.

12.Whywasthesong"NowandThen11notreleasedatfirst?

B.Thesoundqualitywasnotgood

A.Thesongwasnotcompleted.

enough.

C.ThebandmembersdidnotliketheD.Thesongwasletoutbeforeitsofficial

song.release.

13.HowdidPeterJacksoncontributetothesong?

A.Hewroteandrecordedthesong.

B.Heinventednewaudiorestorationtechnology.

C.Herestoredthebandmembers'soundusingAI.

D.Heplayedtheguitarontherecording.

14.WhatistheattitudeofTheTimestowardsthereleaseofNowandThen?

A.Supportive.B.Curious.C.Unfavourable.D.Unclear.

15.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.TheBeatlesRemainsSecondtoElvisPresley

B.BeatlesFansWelcometheNewSongofTheBeatles

C.PeterJncksonDirectedtheMusicVideoforTheBeatles

D.TheBeatlesReleasedaNewSongwiththeHelpofAl

Itmaybedifficulttostarthighschool.16Butneverfear!Herearesome

suggestionsforyoutoadapttothechange.

Doconductresearchontheschoolthroughtheschool1swebsite.Checkoutthe

school1sgradingpolicies,activities,anddeadlines（fbrprograms,curricula,etc.）

beforeyoumove.Ifyou'vegotthatcovered,youmaychoosetobeginlookingat

schoolscholarships（獎學金）orcompetitions.[7

Dovisittheschoolbeforeyourfirstdayofschool.Mostschoolsottersomekindof

openhousefbrnewcomerstolearnabouttheschool'sacademic（學術的）and

curricularofferings.

18.Attendingitcanalsohelpyoufindoutalotabouttheschool's

academicatmosphere（氛圍）andenvironment.

Dostartlookingintoclubsandextra-curricularactivitiesrightaway.19Once

you'vegonethroughtheschool'sclubsandfoundafewthatinterestyou,attend

alltheclubsyoufoundyourselfdrawnto.Thepurposeofattendingthesefirstclub

meetingsissimplytogainasenseoftheextra-curricularenvironmentatyourschool.

andseewhatactivitiesyoumayfindyourselfenjoying.

20.Manystudentsmakethemistakeofsettingouttoachievethehighest

gradesattheirnewschool.Itistruethatyourgradesareveryimportant,butmake

surethatyouspendagooddealofyourtimeinteractingwithotherstudentsand

ensuringthatyou'11havesomehealthyrelationshipsandnetworkswithothers.A

socialnetworkwillofferyouthesupportandfunyouneedduringhighschool.

A.Don'tforgettoturntoteachersandotherstudents.

B.Don'tbuildupyouracademicsatthecostofyoursociallife.

C.Manystudentsareafraidofthechangesthathighschoolcanbring.

D.Rememberthatyou'restrengtheningyourselfforfuturelifechanges.

E.Findoutaclublistasearlyaspossibletodigouttheclubsthatinterestyou.

F.Thiswillmakeyoupreparedforapplyingtoorsigningupfbrthoseprograms.

G.Youcanlearnsomebasicinformationabouttheschoolthroughtheopenhouse.

二、完形填空

WhenIwasachild,therewasnothingIlovedmorethanpainting.Itwasmy.

ofjoy.Icouldspendhoursbeinglostinmy,bringingtolife

theimagesinmymind.

However,aftergraduatingfromcollege,theofworktookhold.The

hobbythatfilledmychildhoodwithhappinessfadedaway（逐漸消失）.

OnesunnydayIfoundmyselfinanearbypark.I.agroup

ofchildrensittingtogether,theireyes.wonderandtheirhandscoveredin

paint.Theywerelaughingdescribingtheirdreamson,andatthat

moment,Iwastransportedbacktomyownchildhood.

thosekids,IrealizedthatIhadlostsomethingprecious（寶貴的）

alongtheway.Itwastimetoreconnectwiththewithin,torediscoverthe

worldofcoloursandimagination.Despitethelife,Idecidedtopickup

mybrushesandtotheworldofart.

Paintinghasbecomeawaytothebeautifulmomentsofmylife,

whetheritisagoldensunset,abeautifulflower,oralazyafternoon.Ipaintnotto

becomeafamousartist,buttothejoyofmychildhood,to

thesimplepleasuresoflife,andtoholdontothemagicalworldofimagination.

21.A.priceB.sourceC.flashD.result

22.A.imaginationB.homeworkC.fearD.confusion

23.A.excitementB.powerC.pressureD.expectation

24.A.graduallyB.probablyC.wildlyD.hopefully

25.A.chattingB.sweatingC.cheatingD.walking

26.A.taughtB.noticedC.recognizedD.remembered

27.A.waitingforB.beggingfbrC.filledwithD.alarmedwith

28.A.paperB.woodC.booksD.novels

29.A.WatchingB.HoldingC.HelpingD.Checking

30.A.architectB.soldierC.adultD.artist

31.A.freeB.quietC.busyD.boring

32.A.agreeB.adaptC.referD.return

33.A.planB.recordC.faceD.recover

34.A.reduceB.balanceC.reliveD.destroy

35.A.trapB.appreciateC.expectD.hide

三、語法填空

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。

NanjingisacitythathasplayedanimportantroleinChinesehistoryfbrthousands

ofyears.Nanjing36(name)thecapitalcityfirstin229ADduringtheThree

Kingdomsperiod.Ithasbeenacapitalcitymanytimes.It1saplacethatisrelatively

unknown37foreignersyetverypopularwithlocaltourists.

WhenDaveandIgotthechance38(travel)toit,wejumpedatit.We

hadn'tknownanythingaboutNanjingbeforegoing,buthearingthatitwasapopular

destinationfromShanghai,wewereexcitedtoexploreit.ItturnsoutthatNanjingis

oneofourfavourite39(place)tovisitinChina.

WefirstwenttoNanjingNiushoushanCulturalPark.Atrolley(電車)tookustothe

topofthemountain4()wecouldviewtheimmaculate(圣潔的)BuddhistPalace

thatwasbuiltintothesideofthemountain.41(open)in2015,itisanexample

thatprovesthetraditionalandthemoderncanco-exist.

Butsoonwe42(realize)thatarealtreatwasinsidethepalacewhenwetook

theescalaior(自動扶梯)6storiesundergroundtoseetheThousand-BuddhaHall.

Withaheightof28metres,thegoldenhallis43(impress).

Wehighlyrecommend44(take)afulldaytoexploretheNiushoushan

CulturalParktovisitallthesitesonthemountains.Anddoremembervisitingthe

UsnisaPalaceis45must.

四、書信寫作

46.假定你是李華，近日你們學校推出了一個針對交換生的暑期夏令營項目。

請你給新西蘭的朋友Tom寫一封郵件，內容包括：

1.邀請他參加這一項目；

2.項目介紹。

注意：1.詞數8()左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

DearTom,

Yours,

LiHua

五、書面表達

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。

DavidandGeorgewerebestfriendsatschool.Theysattogetherinthesameschool

classroo