2023-2024學年廣東省廣州中學高一（上）期中英語試卷

第一部分 閱讀（共兩節，滿分37.5分）第一節（共4小題，每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

• 1．Coach your favourite sports to poor children in schools.Help these children to get a structured sporting education and see their joy as they pick up new skills.If that's not enough sport for you，you can even get involved in playing with local teams in your evenings and weekends.
     Description
     As a volunteer sports coach，you and your group will head to 3 schools each day to coach your chosen sport of a variety of them.Sports coaching volunteering involves not just teaching the kids，but also acting as a good role model.Children are aged about 10-13 and are often new to playing sport in a structured environment.You don't need to be 3 top player to take part （though any champions are welcome）--it's your advanced personality and drive that will make the biggest effects.
     Which sports can I coach？
     Sports coaching volunteers can choose to specialize in coaching just one sport，but often we find that it is best to combine several sports for more variety.The freedom to choose between different sports makes the weeks even more diverse.Follow the links to find out about each sport
     Accommodation
     ●The accommodation is located in a leafy suburb 10 minutes' drive from the city centre and sea front.
     ●Sports volunteers share accommodation with childcare and teaching volunteers.
     Food
     All dietary requirements can be catered for，as long as we know about them in advance.Coaching children in sport will make you hungry--many volunteers choose to supplement their meals with snacks bought in the local shops，just 10 minutes' walk away.
     There is a volunteer kitchen where participants can do any cooking they wish outside of mealtimes.
     Want to go travelling afterwards？
     We can arrange a weeklong Garden Route tour after your time on the project.Follow the link to find out more about the Garden Route Tour.
  
  （1）What can a volunteer do in the evenings？

  
  A．Drive to the supermarket.
  B．Pay a visit to 3 schools.
  C．Match with local teams.
  D．Have a Garden Route tour.
  （2）Which is the most important as sports coaching volunteers？

  
  A．Being a top player.
  B．Being skilled in various sports.
  C．Being able to cook well.
  D．Being equipped with good personalities.
  （3）Where is the text probably from？

  
  A．web page.
  B．A news magazine.
  C．A travel guide.
  D．An education paper.
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• 2．David Frank started working for tips when he was 11 years old，delighting restaurant diners in New York with his magic tricks.As a teenager he would make an average of ﹩60-70 in an evening-not bad，but he wanted more.So he started reading research on tipping，and found a study showing that servers who left a sweet at the end of the meal could up their pay.He tried handing customers a playing card at the end of his act，which he hoped would persuade them to part with more cash.It worked.
     Mr.Frank's findings confirmed the notion of the tip as a sort of reward for outstanding service.For a start，economists are puzzled by the fact that so many people give tips，voluntarily handing out cash for a routine service，when it is assumed that customers generally want to pay as little as possible for what they buy.But fuzzier factors also seem to matter，like the feelings of gratitude that Mr.Frank inspired.A Survey in 2010 by Ofer Azar of Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev found that 85% of American tippers claimed to be following a social pattern，while 60% said they tipped to avoid guilt.
     During the pandemic these fuzzy factors appear to have strengthened.Mr.Lynn observed that people have been tipping more generously even while ordering take-away food.
     The presence of a pandemic or of a magician performing at one's table are just two of many factors that may affect the size of a tip.A tipper may simply be touched by the server.If a waiter squats down beside you at the table as he or she takes your order，that often brings a higher tip.Good weather may encourage generosity too.Race can be an uglier factor.A study of tips for cab drivers found that black drivers were tipped on average at a rate of 13%，while white drivers got 20%.
  
  （1）Why did David Frank hand customers a card？

  
  A．To delight the customers.
  B．To provide the best service.
  C．To satisfy their needs.
  D．To increase his income.
  （2）What do we know about the tipping fact？

  
  A．Customers want to pay as few tips as possible.
  B．Most tippers in America tip because others tip.
  C．Tipping is the best way to show gratitude.
  D．Tipping is usually included in the bill.
  （3）Why does the author mention "take-away food"？

  
  A．To indicate take-away food is more popular during pandemic.
  B．To persuade readers to order take-away food in pandemic.
  C．To emphasize that people tend to give more tips in pandemic.
  D．To explain there's no need to tip in terms of take-away food.
  （4）What can we infer from last paragraph？

  
  A．The pandemic makes tips unaffordable.
  B．The customers' mood influences their tipping.
  C．Tipping has nothing to do with weather.
  D．There are more white drivers than black ones.
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• 3．Chinese cuisine is widely known and enjoyed all around the world.Who doesn't long for a favorite Chinese dish？But there is one interesting concept concerning Chinese food which is almost unheard of in the West，and which is becoming increasingly ignored by the youth of the East-the ancient custom of "tonic food".
     Tonic food is food which is consumed to improve one's well-being or avoid sickness.For instance，it was once the custom for new mothers to eat a sesame oil （麻油） hot pot every day for the first month after giving birth.It was believed that this dish would benefit the muscles，reduce pain，improve circulation，stimulate sweating，and warm the body.Some foods，such as goat meat and spinach，are seen as "hot"，while others，such as Chinese cabbage and radish，are seen as "cold".One should be careful not to eat too much of either "hot" or "cold" food.However，how much "hot" or "cold" food one should eat depends on the time of the year，how the food is prepared and what it is prepared with，and the individual's health.
     The custom of employing tonic foods for a healthier life also influences the catering industry.Chinese herbal medicines，such as wolfberry （枸杞），can be found on many a restaurant menu，either added to fruit tea or as a beneficial addition to a dish.These herbs attract customers，such as over-worked office staff，in need of a modest pick-me-up.
     So，whether you need to boost your strength with a large helping of chicken soup，or increase your mental powers with a serving of pig's brain soup，you may find that this ancient Chinese custom could be just the tonic you were looking for.
  
  （1）What is the present situation of tonic food？

  
  A．It is catching less attention.
  B．It is enjoyed by many young people.
  C．It is well known worldwide.
  D．It is becoming increasingly popular.
  （2）What is believed to benefit new mothers？

  
  A．Chinese cabbage.
  B．Fruit tea.
  C．Sesame oil hot pot.
  D．Pig's brain soup.
  （3）Which of the following best explains "catering" underlined in Paragraph 3？

  
  A．Medicine.
  B．Restaurant.
  C．Education.
  D．Fashion.
  （4）What can be a suitable title for the text？

  
  A．The Charm of Chinese Cuisine.
  B．The Popularity of Tonic Food.
  C．An Introduction to Chinese Tonic Food.
  D．Differences Between hot Food and Cold Food.
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• 4．Do you have full confidence in your memory？There has been a discussion about whether it is shi or si in the sentence "Thus when Heaven is about to confer a great office on any man..." （"故天將降大任于是/斯人也"）.Most people chose si as what they learned at school.However，People's Education Press，a leading publisher of Chinese textbooks，claimed on Oct 26 that all its textbooks say shi.
     Supporters of si feel shocked and say they've experienced the "Mandela Effect" - the situation in which a large number of people believe that an event occurred when it didn't.Many people believed that former South African president Nelson Mandel died in the1980s in prison.However，Mandela was alive and well，eventually passing away in 2013.US researcher Fiona Broome set up a website to explain her observation of this phenomenon first，coining the term.
     Some often joke that our memories have been changed by a strange force.In fact，psychologists have looked into the reasons for the Mandela Effect，as reported on the US-based website Verywell Mind.For example，your mind may fill in gaps missing in your memory to make more sense of it，which is called confabulation（虛構癥）.However，try not to feel bad - this is not lying，but rather remembering details that never happened.
     The Internet may be another reason why we have Mandela Effect events，as the news we read can be false from the begjye.ainjye.aig.In 2018，Science journal published a study of over100，000 news stories discussed across Twjye.aiter.It showed that false news can spread faster and reach more people than the truth.As a powerful way to spread information，the Internet might be the main reason for falsehoods to enter our minds.
  （1）What's the author's purpose of telling the saying "Thus when Heaven is …"？

  
  A．To show our memories can be wrong.
  B．To provide solutions to the discussion.
  C．To raise readers' interest in the discussion.
  D．To introduce the topic of the Mandela Effect
  （2）Which can replace the underlined word coining in Paragraph 3？

  
  A．Creating.
  B．Misunderstanding.
  C．Forgetting.
  D．Changing.
  （3）What is the "Mandela Effect" about？

  
  A．Attitudes to a particular event.
  B．A kind of psychological effect.
  C．The benefit of good memory.
  D．The effect of Mandela's death.
  （4）What can be inferred from the last paragraph？

  
  A．False news travels much faster than true stories.
  B．The Internet can also cause Mandela Effect events.
  C．It is harder than ever to read false news at present.
  D．The Internet can make false information avoidable.
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第二節（共1小題，每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

• 5．Books are a banquet （盛宴） for the mind and when it comes to tasty descriptions and delicious dialogue，nothing beats sharing that wealth with a friend or lots of friends.That's where a book exchange can make your reading life richer.The idea is pretty simple：Guests bring books to share，and the books are then redistributed to new owners. （1）

  These tips will get you going.
     （2）

  This may not be a wedding，but sending out a formal announcement is polite and practical.Include the date，time and duration.Include an address，a phone number and a map to the location.
     Provide plenty of space.To make it easier for guests to find their way around the offerings，having one，two or even three tables set up is a good idea.Some people use one large dining table and start piling books up when they run out of space. （3）

  
     Organize books by category.Discovering something about the people you know is part of the fun.Once you discover that Marcie likes to read romances，make sure other romance lovers in the crowd can find Marcie's books quickly. （4）

  
     Make it a party.If your parties usually end in a disappointing way because there isn't much lively conversation to cheer guests up，a book exchange makes a good foundation for a get-together. （5）

  When you're in the planning stage of a book exchange，think party.Offer food，refreshments and a little background music.
  
  A.Send out invitations.
  B.Keep the refreshments simple.
  C.The details can get complex，though.
  D.You can also sort books by size and color
  E.There's plenty to talk about when it comes to books.
  F.A couple of folding tables can take care of the problem.
  G.The easiest way is to label sections on the table for specific types of books.
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第二部分 語言知識運用（共兩節，滿分37.5分）第一節（共1小題，每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

• 6．Dylan Virtudazo is a little boy living in Houston.With his 7th birthday party（1）

  because get-togethers were not allowed at that time，he received some（2）

  instead of beautifully packed gifts. （3）

  ，he was uncertain about what to do with that.But when his teachers asked students about their New Year plans.jye.ai（4）

  to him that he could use his birthday money to（5）

  the homeless and buy them some other things.
     "He's always been like that，" said Dylan's mother，Nancy.She（6）

  a time when Houston was under a hurricane （颶風） watch and Dylan showed her a handful of coins，saying he had a（7）

  to give them to the victims （受害者） for hurricane supplies.During trips to the（8）

  ，Dylan always makes sure that if he gets candy，so do his brothers and sisters， （9）

  they don't come to the store.That（10）

  attitude led Dylan to create "blessing bags" for homeless Houstonians.
     Extra（11）

  from teachers gave him enough money to（12）

  of jye.aim.The –blessing bags" contain（13）

  like masks，water and snacks and a sincere message， "You matter!" On New Year's Day，Nancy and her children drove to homeless shelters to give（14）

  the bags.People there accepted the bags（15）

  一 some even cried.
     Dylan's act was（16）

  but it made a big difference，helping（17）

  the homeless people's holiday.Nancy said， "We are so（18）

  of him.I hope his story never（19）

  and that he continues to set an example to his generation.We adults need to（20）

  the seed of love put in kids' hearts一for a better future."
  
  

  （1）	A．put away	B．put aside	C．called forth	D．called of
  （2）	A．cash	B．emails	C．help	D．greetings
  （3）	A．At last	B．At first	C．At least	D．At present
  （4）	A．got	B．happened	C．came	D．invited
  （5）	A．save	B．feed	C．visit	D．cure
  （6）	A．remembered	B．lived	C．spent	D．had
  （7）	A．duty	B．chance	C．desire	D．right
  （8）	A．store	B．factory	C．restaurant	D．bakery
  （9）	A．as if	B．only if	C．even if	D．what if
  （10）	A．positive	B．cautious	C．supportive	D．selfless
  （11）	A．praise	B．advice	C．encouragement	D．donation
  （12）	A．choose	B．afford	C．design	D．make
  （13）	A．foods	B．books	C．toys	D．necessities
  （14）	A．out	B．up	C．off	D．back
  （15）	A．terribly	B．suddenly	C．happily	D．luckily
  （16）	A．normal	B．small	C．personal	D．special
  （17）	A．brighten	B．improve	C．add	D．expect
  （18）	A．nervous	B．confident	C．fond	D．proud
  （19）	A．changes	B．decides	C．ends	D．starts
  （20）	A．plant	B．water	C．produce	D．grow
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第二節（共1小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）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。

• 7．Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are two "Living Legends of Sports".They are（1）

  （athlete） mastering in their sports and also set good examples for others.
      A s a player，Lang Ping brought honour and glory to （2）

  （she） country.As a coach，she led the China women's volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics.As a person，Lang Ping （3）

  （love） by fans at home and abroad.When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup，her determination was tested.The team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart.One of the best players had been injured，and the team captain had to leave because of heart problems. （4）

  （lose） two important players was （5）

  big challenge，but Lang Ping did not lose heart.She faced difficulties （6）

  （brave） and the team finally won the game.
      Michael Jordan， （7）

  was known as "Air Jordan"，changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps.Jordan's skills were （8）

  （impress），but the mental strength that he showed made him unique.Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning （9）

  his failures.Losing games taught him （10）

  （practise） harder and never give up.
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第三部分 基礎知識（共三節，滿分37.5分）第一節 根據括號內的英文解釋、中文意思或所給詞匯的正確形式，寫出正確的單詞。注意：只能填寫B1WU-B1U4的單詞（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15.0分）。

• 8．There is

  （絕對地） no difference between them.
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• 9．This hybrid enabled farmers to

  （擴大） their output greatly.
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• 10．Reading is an active learning experience that will keep your mind

  （敏銳的）.
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• 11．We sincerely welcome your p

  in the speech competition to be held next Friday.
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• 12．

  （在旅館、機場等）登記
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• 13．No professionals may participate in the

  （業余的） tennis tournament.
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• 14．The scientist devoted most of her lifetime to o

  the behaviour of the chimps．
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• 15．We don't allow

  （smoke） in the classroom.
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• 16．

  n.信任；信心；信仰→

  v.相信；認為→

  adj.可信（任）的→

  adj.難以置信的
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• 17．If you want to make yourself

  （respect），you are above all to respect yourself．
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第二節 短語填空（共1小題，每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

• 18．

  be devoted to reflect on a couple of take up drop out of in contrast to

  （1）The student，addicted to surfing the Internet，

  school at a young age.
  （2）Driving the children to soccer games

  a good deal of my time so far.
  （3）The start of a new year is a good time to

  the many achievements of the past.
  （4）The calm and peaceful life he wrote about is

  the depressive city life he lived in.
  （5）He

  education when he worked as a teacher.
  （6）I used to smoke，but I gave up

  years ago.
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第三節 翻譯句子（共5小題，每小題3分，滿分15分）

• 19．正是由于我們的共同努力，野生動物保護取得了進步。（強調句）
  

  advances in wildlife protection have been made .
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• 20．我突然想到他是在極力隱瞞什么。（strike）
  

  he was trying to conceal something.
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• 21．我發現今天考試中很多題都是很有挑戰的且讓人困惑的。
  I

  many test questions

  and

  in today's exam.
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• 22．The little boys were cleaning the windows，most of

  were dirty.
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• 23．在我們回家的路上，雨下得如此大，以至于我們忍不住想還要多久才能到那里。
  On our way to the house，

  we couldn't help wondering how long it would take to get there.
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第四部分 書面表達（滿分25分）

• 24．假如你是李華，原定于周六上午和你的好朋友Mike去市植物園參觀，但你因故不能赴約。請根據以下要點提示，給他寫一封郵件，內容包括：
  1.表示歉意；
  2.解釋原因；
  3.建議推遲參觀。
  注意：
  1.詞數80左右；
  2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。
  參考詞匯：植物園botanical garden
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