2023北京廣渠門中學高一（下）期中英語2023.490第一部分知識運用（共二節，分）第一節完形填空10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。ForalongtimeGabrielwanttobeinvolvedinmusicatall.Infirstyearsofhighschool,Gabrielwouldlooksympatheticallyatthemusicstudents,__1__acrossthecampuswiththeirheavyinstrumentcases,turningupatschoolforpracticehoursbeforeanyoneelsehadtobethere.Hepromisedtohimselfto__2__music,ashehatedgettingtoschoolextraoneinthemusicclassthatwasparthisstandardcurriculum,hewasplayinglazilyonthepianoandfounditeasytopickouttunes.asinkingfeeling,herealizedthatheactually__3__doingit.Hetriedtohidehis__4__pleasurefromthemusicwhohad__5__overtolisten.Hemightnothavedonethisparticularlywell,buttheteachertoldGabrielthathehadagoodearandsuggestedthatGabrielgointothemusicstore-roomtoseeifanyoftheinstrumentsthere__6__him.Therehedecidedtogivethecello(大提琴)a__7__.Whenhebeganpracticing,hetookitveryButhequicklyfoundthathelovedplayingthisinstrument,andwas__8__topracticingitsothatwithinacoupleofmonthswasplayingreasonablywell.Thismeant,ofcourse,thathearrivedatschoolearlyinthemorning,__9__hisheavyinstrumentcaseacrossthecampustothe__10__looksofthenon-musicianshehadleftbehind.1.A.removing2.A.confirm3.A.missedB.marchingB.conquerB.dislikedB.obviousB.joggedB.reactedtoB.changeC.pacingC.avoidD.strugglingD.appreciateD.defendedD.individualD.wanderedC.enjoyedC.false4.A.eager5.A.watched6.A.occurredto7.A.fortuneC.jumpedC.appealedtoD.belongedtoC.missionC.suitedD.8.A.committed9.A.pushing10.A.admiringB.usedD.admittedD.rushingD.relievingB.draggingB.pityingC.escapingC.annoying第1頁/共12頁第二節語法填空10小題；每小題1分，共10分）閱讀下列短文，根據短文內容填空。在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個適當的單詞，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內所給詞的正確形式填空。AThereissomuchmoretolearnabouttheinterestinghistoryandculturetheUnitedKingdom.Studyingthehistorythecountrywillmakeyourvisitmuchmoreenjoyable.ThecapitalcityLondonisagreatplacetostart,isanancientportcitythathasahistorydatingallthewaybacktoRomantimes.Therearecountless__12__(history)sitestoexplore,andlotsofmuseums___13___ancientrelicsfromallovertheTheUKisafascinatingmixhistoryandmodernculture.Ifkeepyoureyesopen,youwillbesurprisedtofindthatyoucanseebothitspastanditspresent.BIn2009,Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.__14__(inspire),heaskedfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintooneperformance.Hisfirstvirtual“LuxAurumque”,had185singersfrom12differentcountries.Sincethen,thevirtualchoir___15___(become)aworldwidephenomenon.Whitacre’snextwastheChoirfor___16___wasseenforthefirsttimeonstageon23July2014intheAltogether,2,292youngpeoplefrom80countriesjoinedintosingsong“WhatIf”.CwaslaunchedinNovemberlastandithascausedanimmediatethatisbothentertainingandalarming__17__(it)users.Givenacommandorquestion,thechatbotisabletoreturnconvincingessays,simplerecipesandevenlifeadviceinamatterof__18__(second).This__19__(impress)achievementisobtainedbyalanguagemodel.Manyarewonderingwhatcouldbenextforthistechnologyand__20__thetechnologycouldendup.第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節，分）第一節（共14小題；每小題2分，共28分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AInternationaltravelisbutvisitorscanrunintotroubleiftheyknowsomebasic“rules”.So,importanttolearnabouttheculturesthey’revisiting.BRAZILIngeneral,Braziliancultureisinformal.MostBraziliansareverysoimportanttogreetthepeoplemeet.Normallywomenkissonthecheek,menusuallyjustshakehands.Brazilians第2頁/共12頁usuallystandveryclosetoeachotherwhilespeaking.Evenifthisisunusualinyourculture,trynottomoveawayifhappens.Ifyougotoabusinessmeeting,arenotexpectedtotakeagift.Ontheotherhand,ifyouareinvitedtohouse,youshouldtakeagift—likeflowerschocolate.avoidanythingpurpleorblack,asthesecolorshavetodowithdeath.Ifyouareinvitedtoarriveatleast30minuteslate,butalwaysdresswell,becauseaappearancecanbeveryimportanttoBrazilians.SAUDIARABIASaudiArabiaisaverytraditionalItisimportanttogreettheoldestorthemostseniorpersonfirst.Peopleshakehandsinbusinesssituations,butmenandwomendonottouchinpublic.Inabusinessmeeting,donotstartwithbusinessmattersatonce.Instead,leadintheconversationbyaskingaboutfamilyhealth.Arriveontimeforbusinessmeetings,butdon'tbesurprisedifothersarelate.BeingtimeislessimportantinSaudiArabiathanitisinmostwesterncountries.Businessdressisformal.Giftsarenotexpectedatbusinessmeetings.IfyouareinvitedtoaSaudihome,acceptablegiftsarechocolateorBecarefulnottoadmirethethingsthehostowns,becauseorshewillfeelnecessarytogiveanitemtoyouasagift.21.Theunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2refersto______.kissingonthecheekwhengreetingB.dressingformallywheninvitedC.preparinggiftsatbusinessmeetingsstandingveryclosewhentalking22.Whichthefollowingarementionedinbothcountriesinthepassage?①lead-intopics②greetingsarrivingtimeA.①②③④B.①②④⑤C.①③④⑤23.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?④givinggiftsdressesD.②③④⑤A.askmorepeopletraveltocountries.B.introducesomebasicrulesincultures.C.teachtouristshowtounderstandEnglishculture.D.showdifferentopinionsaboutdifferentcultures.BOnewhenIwasgoingtocheckinatanairport,Inoticedthereabigproblem.Thecounterpersonwastellingeveryonethatalltheplaneswerehavingproblemsandtheywouldnotbeabletofly!AnditwassuggestedthatawouldbeprovidedtotakeustoSeattle.Everyonewasworried,asweonlyhadanhourandahalftomaketheconnectingflight,andthebuswasnotevenattheairportyet.第3頁/共12頁thebuspulledandthedriversaid,“Theyjustpulledmeoutbedafteranall-nightshift,andtheyexpecttogetyoutoSeattleintimetocatchyourfight.Goodluck!”Needlesstoeveryonewasinareallybadmood.Iwasloadingmybaggageintothebusandhadhungmybanjo()overmybackwhenthebusdriversaid,“What?yougoingtoplaythatonmyIreallydidnotplanonit,”Ireplied.“Iwasonlykidding,”saidtheButIstartedthinkingaboutit,andIpulledthebanjo.Aworried,angrywomanwhatifIlikeit?”“ThentellmeandI’llstop,”Ireplied.droveandthetensionmadetheatmosphereinsidethebushorrendous!ThenIstartedperformingtheoldstandardBlueSkies.Inaminutes,Inoticedeveryonewassingingalong.Istartedtosing,too,andbeforelong,thewholebusburstintosong.OnesongledtoEveryonelaughedandsang,withfoodpassedaroundthebus,andbeforelong,theairportwasinsight.Thebusdrivercalled,madeit!neverwouldhavedoneitwithoutthehelpourbanjoShoutsofapprovalrangthroughthebus.Peopleexchangedaddressesandinvitationstovisit,andafewevenexchangedhugs.Afewweeksmymailboxwasfilledwithlettersfrommynewfriends.Theirlettersremindedmeofbyreachingoutwithjustasongorabitoffriendship,youcanturnaverytensesituationintoapeacefulexperience.24.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?A.ThedriverwasgladtotakethemtoSeattle.B.ThedriverwastootiredtosendthemtoSeattle.C.Thedriverwaslatebecausehejustcamethenightshift.D.ThedriverthoughttheywouldhavedifficultymakingittoSeattle.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“s”inparagraph4mean?A.Boring.B.Strange.C.D.Cheerful.26.Whatistextmainlyabout?A.AgreatbanjoB.Awonderfulmusicalbusride.C.Theamazingfriendshiponabus.D.Anunforgettableexperienceattheairport.CChineseexpertswillheadtoMemphisZoointheUnitedStatestoassistinthecareofgiantpanda第4頁/共12頁andensureherhealthandwell-being.ThemovecomesaftertheChineseAssociationofZoologicalGardensreceivedreportsofpoorhealthconditionandwasinstructedbytheregulatoryauthoritiestakeaction.WithitbeingdecidedthatYayawillcomebackhome,thiseventraisesthequestionwhygiantpandasaredifficulttofeedandbreed.Althoughgiantpandasonlyfeedonbamboo,alow-nutrientfood,theyareknownfortheirappetite.TheCalgaryZooinCanadasenttwopandasbacktoChinain2020duetoashortagebamboo,reportedCNN.Accordingtothezoo,theanimalstogethereatabout40kilogramsoffreshbambooeachday.Theyalsohavetroubleabsorbingnutrients.Pandasdigestfoodwiththehelpofcertainbacteria,insteadofensymes()thatmostcreatureshavefordigestion,accordingtoastudyin2011.Evenwiththehelpofthebacteria,pandascanonlydigest17percentthefoodtheyeat,sotheyliveanenergy-conservinglifestyle.Theirlowreproductiverateisacrucialreasonwell.Generally,giantpandascanbreedwhentheyreach4to8yearsold,accordingtothePandasInternationalwebsite.Femalesbreedonceayearinthespringwhichlastsonlyaboutorthreedays.Inthewild,femalepandasleavetheirscentonbamboosothatmaleslocatethem.Evenifapairmeets,successfulbreedingisnotcertain.Femalesnormallygivebirthtoonetwocubs.Iftwinsareborn,themothermayonlyraisethestrongerofthecubs.Anewbornpandababyonlyweighsabout0.1percentoftheweightofafullygrownpanda,makingitssurvivalextremelydifficult.Despitetheseissues,progresshasbeenmadeinbreedingandprotectingthewidelylovedanimals.Until2022,therewereabout673giantpandasincaptivity(圈養),andthewildpopulationofgiantpandasreachesmorethan1,800,accordingtoChinaConservationandResearchCenterfortheGiantPanda.DuanZhaogangatthecentertoldXinhuathattheyhadsent10pandasbacktothewildwithnineofthemsurviving.27.WhydidtheCalgarysendtwopandasbacktoChinain2020?Theysufferedfromaskindisease.B.Theycostthezootoomuchmoney.C.Therewasn’tenoughfoodforthem.Theyfailedadjusttothelocalenvironment.28.Whydogiantpandashavetroubleabsorbingnutrients?Theyhavealowappetite.B.Theyonlyeatlow-nutrientfoods.C.Theyhaveadelicatedigestivesystem.Theydon’thaveenoughenzymesfordigestion.第5頁/共12頁29.Whatdoweknowaboutfemalepandas?A.Theycan’tbreeduntiltheyreach8yearsold.B.Theybreedonceayearwithinashorttimeperiod.C.Theyarelikelytogivebirthtoormorecubs.D.Theyhavedifficultylocatingmatesinthewild.30.Whatthearticlemainlyabout?A.Thelivinghabitsgiantpandas.B.Thesuccessofprotectinggiantpandas.C.Thecontroversyovercaptivegiantpandas.D.Thedifficultiesgiantpandasfacetosurvive.DAntiquitiesareancientobjectsandartworks.Museumsacquireworkstodisplayfrommanydifferentsources.Sometimestheypurchasethem.Othertimestheyreceivedonations.therearestrictrulesforbiddingartthathasbeenstolenfromothercountries.antiquitiesthathavebeenmuseumsfordecadesorevencenturiesmayhavearrivedtherebyquestionablemeans.somecountriesclaimthatmuseumshavearesponsibilitytoreturntheseantiquitiestotheiroriginallocations.Therearemanyexamplesofthisdebate.PerhapsthemostfamousisthebetweenGreeceandtheUKovertheElginmarbles.Intheearly19ththeEarl(伯爵)ofElginhadnumeroussculpturestakenfromGreecetotheWhenElginthis,GreecestillapartoftheOttomanEmpire.Heclaimedthathehadreceivedapermittoexportthesculptures.themarblesareondisplayintheBritishMuseum.Greecewantsthemtobereturnedtotheiroriginallocation.Shouldmuseumsreturntheseantiquities?Expertsdisagree.MalcolmBellIIIsaysBellisaretiredprofessorofarttheUniversityofHesays,“Manyantiquitiesandartworkshavespecialculturalvalueforaparticularcommunityornation.WhentheseworksareremovedfromtheiroriginalculturalsettingtheylosetheircontextandtheculturelosesapartofitsAccordingtoBell,arequestforthereturnofanantiquity“usuallyhasastronglegalbasis.”It“wasexportedandisnowstolenHecalledthereturnofantiquities“anexpressionjustice.”JamesCunosaysnotalways.CunoispresidentofanartmuseuminLosAngeles.HeisalsotheauthorofthebookWhoOwnsAntiquity?agreesthatmuseumshave“asocialandlegalresponsibility”toreturnillegallyexportedantiquities.hesupportthereturnlegallyacquiredworks.第6頁/共12頁“Anarealandheldtodaybyagivennation-statelikelybelongedtoadifferentpoliticalempireorkingdominthepast.Evenifonewantedtoreunitescatteredworksofart,wherewouldonedoso?Whichamongthemanycountries,cities,andmuseumsinpossessionpartsaofartshouldbethechosen‘home’ofthereunitedwork?”Cunobelievesthatmuseumsshouldcollectartfromthediversecultures.Thisshouldbedone“throughpurchaseorlong-termloanandworkingincooperationwithmuseumsandnationsaroundtheworld.”ThisdebateisfromAsacomplexquestionwithnoeasytheissuerequiresmore31.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.thereturnofantiquitiesB.thesourcesofancientobjectsC.theculturalvalueofartworkstheresponsibilitymuseums32.Forthecaseofthemarbles,Greeceandthemainlyargueover________.thetimeofkeepingthemB.therealcountryoforiginC.theidentityoftheexporterthemeansofacquiringthem33.Accordingtothepassage,Cunothinks________.artworksbecomevaluelessawayfromtheircultureB.thereisclearanswertogivingbackantiquitiesC.museumsareresponsibleforreunitingworksofarttherequestforrecoveringartworksaimstopromotejustice34.Astothedebate,wecanlearnthat________.thelegalityofantiquitiesseemsakeyfactorB.theopinionsofexpertsarecompletelyC.museumsshouldlookintothesourcesofantiquitiestheyownthereturnofantiquitiesisunlikelyduetopractical第二節5小題；每小題2分，共10分）根據短文內容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。AtaLossforImagineafriendisheadingouttofaceadifficulttask.Asalastwordbeforetheyyouwanttoencouragethem.Whatmightyousay?IfyouarespeakingEnglish,thelikeliestchoiceis“good第7頁/共12頁luck”.Ifyoustoptothinkaboutit,thatisalittleodd.Thoughyoumightindeedhopelucksmilesonyourfriend,neithertheynoryoucandomuchaboutthe__35__ThatistheFrench,inthissituation,say“boncourage”,not“goodluck”.Englishnotallowtopairanyoldadjectivewithanyoldnouninafixedexpression.maywishsomeone“goodmorning”,“goodafternoon”or“goodnight”,butnot“goodweekend”.__36__inotherlanguagesitisperfectlyusual.__37__English-speakerswisheachotherahappybutspeakersofmanyotherlanguagessay“congratulations”ifthebirthdaygirlhaddonesomethingimpressivemerelybysurvivinganotherTheDutchalsosay“gefeliciteerd”tomemberstheincludingtheonewhoreallydeservescongratulating:theThisisclosetoobligatory，whileitwouldcomeasastrangesurpriseinEnglish.Itisnaturaltobecriticaloflanguagesthatlackexpressionsyouconsideressential.Forinstance,theScandinavianlanguageslackawordfor“please”,onethefirsttaughtinothertonguesbecauseitsoftenswhatotherwisemightbearude-soundingrequestfromanovice__38__Theyexpressthisfrom“MayIaskfor?”inpublictotacking“soyouaresweet”inarequesttoafriendfamilyItisattractivetodrawdeepculturalconclusionsfromthepresenceofthisortheabsenceofthatinalanguage.__39__example,theEnglishdosaythetypicalFrenchwordsbonvoyageandbonappétit,andnoreasontostopthere.Congratulateyourmother-in-lawonyourandyoucanprepareforadelightedsmileback.ItmayseemawkwardtrickyatfirstyoucanmakestickifyouBoncourage!A.SpecialoccasionsareanotherwayinwhichlanguagesB.ItisnaturaltobecriticaloflanguagesthatlackexpressionsyouthinkC.Whatyoureallywanttowishthemiscouragenotfortune.D.HavingnoEnglishequivalentisannoyingforthosewhoareusedtoit.E.cansaythatphraseifyoulike,butyourneighbourwouldlookatyouButnothavingawordforsomethingmeanyoucoinone—orborrowit.G.Buttheyarenotrude:theyachievethesameendthroughlongerformulations.第三部分：書面表達（共三節，分）第一節（共4小題；第40、41題各2分，第42題3分，第43題5分,共12分）閱讀下面短文，根據題目要求用英文回答問題。請在答題卡指定區域作答。FormillionsofFacebookusers,choosingwhichphototouseforanonlineprofileisanimportantdecision.AccordingtoastudybyresearchersattheUTDallasthephotosweselectmayreflect第8頁/共12頁individualpreferences,buttheyalsoappeartoreflectmoredeeplyrooted,unconsciousculturaldifferences.Previousresearchshownthatculturecannotonlylanguageandcustom,butalsohowweexperiencetheworldandprocessinformation.cultures,forexample,conditionpeopletothinkthemselvesashighlyindependententities(實體),whereasEastAsianculturesstresscollectivismandinterdependence.DenisePark,co-directoroftheCenterDallas,andformergraduatestudentChih-MaoHuangoftheUniversityofIllinois,werecuriousaboutwhetherthesepatternsofculturalinfluenceextendtocyberspace.InapaperpublishedintheInternationalJournaloftheyexaminedtheprofilephotographsmorethanactiveFacebookusersfromtheUnitedStatesandEastAsia.Overall,theyfoundthatprofilephotosofAmericansaremorelikelytofocustheface,whiletheprofilesEastAsianstendtolessemphasizethefaceandincludemorebackgroundfeatures.AmericansalsoshowgreatersmileintensitycomparedtoEastAsianFacebookusers.ThefindingsshowmarkedculturaldifferencesinthefocusofattentionamongEastAsianandAmericanFacebookusers.theyechopreviousresearchonculturalinfluencesonvisualsense,attention,andreasoningintheworld.believethesefindingsrelatetoaculturaltobemoreindividualisticandindependentintheUSmorecommunalandinterdependentinAsia,”saidPark.Theresearchalsofoundthatculturalinfluencesoverourself-presentationonlinecanshiftovertimeandfromplacetoplace.Inofthestudysamples,AmericansstudyinginJapanandJapanesestudyingintheUnitedStatesbothshowedatendencytoadjusttheirprofilephotostothegeneralpreferencesoftheirhost“Facebookconstitutesanextendedsocialcontextinwhichpersonalprofilesmirrorvariousindividualcharacteristics,privatethoughts,andsocialbehaviors,”notedHuang.“Assuch,thestudypresentsanewapproachtoinvestigatecognitionandbehaviorsacrossculturesbyusingFacebookasadatacollectionplatform.”40.Whatmayonlineprofilephotoreflect?________________________________________________________________________41.Accordingtotheresearch,howareAmericanandEastAsianFacebookusersinchoosingtheirprofilephotos?________________________________________________________________________42.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainInoneofthestudysamples,AmericansstudyinginJapanshowedatendencytoadjusttheirphotostothegeneralAmerica.第9頁/共12頁________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________43.Apartfromculturaldifferences,whatotherfactorsmightinfluenceone’schoiceprofilephotoonsocialmedia?Andgivesomeexamples.(Inabout40words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節句子分析（共5小題，每小題2分，共10分）用標準符號畫出句子內部成分，并按照成分邏輯翻譯句子。44.Theirlettersremindedmeofhow,byreachingoutwithjustasongorabitoffriendship,youcanturnaverytensesituationintoapeacefulexperience._______________________________________________________________________45.WithitbeingdecidedthatYayawillcomebackhome,thiseventraisesthequestionofwhygiantpandasaredifficulttofeedandbreed._______________________________________________________________________46.Now,somecountriesclaimthatmuseumshavearesponsibilitytoreturntheseantiquitiestotheiroriginallocations._______________________________________________________________________47.Anareaoflandheldtodaybyagivennation-stateinthepastlikelybelongedtoadifferentpoliticalempireorkingdom._______________________________________________________________________48.Itisnaturaltobecriticaloflanguagesthatlackexpressionsyouconsideressential._______________________________________________________________________第三節（分）假設你是紅星中學的高一年級學生李華，你校將舉辦以“用英語講中國故事之中國特色文化”為主題的英語演講比賽，現面向同學征稿。請你寫一篇演講稿，內容包括：1.你心中的中國特色文化簡介；2.該特色文化的意義與影響。注意：1.詞數不少于100；2.開頭和結尾已給出，