2022-2023學年廣東省汕尾市高一（上）期末英語試卷

閱讀（共兩節(jié)， 滿分50.0分）

• 1．British Museum
     Located in Great Russell Street，London WC1 B 3 DG，the British Museum houses a vast collection of world art and artifacts and is free to all visitors．The British Museum's remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture，and it has more than 7 million objects，so it would probably take a week to see everything．
      Over 6 million visitors every year experience the collection，including world-famous objects such as the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies．
     Admission and opening times
     Free，open daily 10：00 to 17：30．
     Open until 20：30 on Fridays，except Good Friday．
     Closed on 24，25 and 26 December and 1 January．
     Large luggage，suitcases and cabin baggage
     For everyone's safety，all bags，packages and personal items may be searched before entry．Wheeled cases and large items of luggage are not allowed on British Museum for safety and security reasons．Storage for luggage is available at major rail stations，including Euston，King's Cross and Charing Cross．
     Membership
     Membership allows you to discover 2 million years of human history with free unlimited entry to special exhibitions，an exclusive discount offer on magazine subscription and many more benefits．
     Individual membership： ￡74
     Under 26 membership： ￡54
     Young friends （ages 8-15）： ￡25
     Shops
     The Museum has four shops where you can buy books，souvenirs，and family gifts．
  
  （1）When can you visit the British Museum？

  
  A．At 9：00 Friday．
  B．At 12：00 Monday．
  C．On Christmas Day．
  D．On Good Friday．
  （2）Where can visitors store their large luggage？

  
  A．At major train stations．
  B．At some crossings．
  C．In the hall of the Museum．
  D．At the entrance to the Museum．
  （3）If two friends aged 14 and 18 apply for membership of the Museum，how much should they pay？

  
  A． ￡25．
  B． ￡79．
  C． ￡50．
  D． ￡148．
  組卷：2引用：3難度：0.5

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• 2．The forest of today will not be the forests of tomorrow.Rising temperatures，trees being cut down，development and climate-change-caused disasters are changing the very makeup of the Earth's forests，new research published in Science finds.
     Older，bigger trees are being lost at an alarming rate，making the planet's forests shorter and younger.The change is being driven at different rates by different causes in different places，the study's authors say，but the consequences will be global.
     Old growth forests absorb and store massive amounts of climate-warming CO₂.They provide habitats for rare and endangered species and promote rich biodiversity.Researchers found that the world lost roughly one-third of its old growth forests between 1900 and 2015.In North America and Europe，they found that tree mortality（死亡率） has doubled in the past 40 years.
     "Warming temperatures，wildfires，logging and insect outbreaks were among the many causes of the decline，" says Nate McDowell，the study's lead author. "What's perhaps more concerning is that the trajectory（發(fā)展軌跡） of all these disturbances is generally increasing over time and is expected to continue increasing in the future." he says.
     McDowell's focus is on how trees are affected by rising temperatures，arguably the biggest driver of forest change.To get a broader understanding of how forests are changing globally，he brought in more than 20 other researchers in different fields.Together，they examined more than 160 previous studies about tree mortality and its global causes，applying current satellite data and modeling to create a look at the Earth's changing forests to date.
     "It's not a shock，but it's very sad，" says Kristina，an ecologist and leader of the ForestGEO Ecosystems &Climate Program who helped with the research. "We as a human society are hitting these forests so rapidly with so many different changes that they can't keep up." she says.
  
  （1）What can we know from the figures in the paragraph 3？

  
  A．More trees should be planted in no time.
  B．We are losing old growth forests quickly.
  C．Forests are important habitats for wildlife.
  D．Different trees can absorb CO₂ differently.
  （2）What can we say about McDowell's research？

  
  A．Timely and long-standing.
  B．All-sided and careful.
  C．Time-limited and regional.
  D．Traditional and extensive.
  （3）What's Kristina's attitude towards the findings of the research？

  
  A．Worried.
  B．Optimistic.
  C．Supportive.
  D．Indifferent.
  （4）What's the writer's purpose of writing the passage？

  
  A．To call on people to plant more trees.
  B．To discuss the influence of climate change.
  C．To warn against the loss of old growth forests.
  D．To compare forests of today with those of the future.
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.6

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• 3．A four-year-old boy who was crazy about collecting rubbish has finally fulfilled his dream of being a cleaner.Riley McCourt has admired the local rubbish collectors for ages，spending his days picking up waste on his street and wheeling bins（垃圾桶）to the side of the road to help out his neighbors.He loves cleaning and binning waste.His favorite chore is to empty the rubbish from the chip shop his mum runs.Two weeks ago，however，a disaster struck：Riley accidentally knocked over one of the bins and was accused of causing trouble.
     Someone posted in the local Facebook group that Riley had put rubbish in the street，clearly unaware of his love for keeping the streets clean.Thankfully his innocence was quickly proven，and his local council decided to make his dreams come true by allowing him to work alongside the cleaners for a day.
     Riley joined the waste collection crew on Wednesday，chatting with the team，helping with the recycling，and riding in the waste collection vehicles.He even got his own jacket.Riley's mum，Toni McCourt，said，"He loves the bins and trucks." Riley's favorite day is definitely bin day.He goes round collecting the rubbish up on the street.The cleaners all know him when they spot him.He goes outside as soon as he sees them come round.He helps his neighbors put their bins out for collection.
     Riley clearly made a good impression during his first day on the job，as community services manager Jane Carrol said she was very pleased with his enthusiasm for the role.Jane said， "Riley is clearly a keen recycler and who knows，when he is older I'm sure he would make an excellent member of the team here.It was a pleasure for the team to show him around the vehicles."
  
  （1）What is Riley's dream？

  
  A．To prove his innocence.
  B．To collect much rubbish.
  C．To work as a real cleaner.
  D．To work in his mother's shop.
  （2）What happened to Riley two weeks ago？

  
  A．He was wronged by someone.
  B．He was knocked over by a bin.
  C．He had an accident in the shop.
  D．He forgot to empty the rubbish.
  （3）What do people do on bin day？

  
  A．People go out to celebrate it.
  B．The cleaners collect the bins.
  C．People help Riley collect rubbish.
  D．The cleaners collect rubbish in the bins.
  （4）How does Jane Carrol think about Riley's action？

  
  A．It is dangerous to do so on the street.
  B．It is good for the community to follow him.
  C．It is worthwhile to give Riley high remarks.
  D．It is unnecessary for such a little boy to do so.
  組卷：7引用：4難度：0.5

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• 4．"This has gone as well as I could have dreamed，and I can fly in the near future!" Yes，Alyssa Carson，a now-18-year-old astronaut from Baton Rouge，Louisiana is capable．For her，riding the most aggressive roller coaster in the park is not a big deal．If all goes according to her plans，NASA will send her to Mars in 2033，making her the first human to step foot on the planet．She will spend two to three years living there，growing food，performing science experiments and searching for signs of life．"The Martian is actually very accurate，" she said． "A lot of things that happened in the movie are similar to what is going to happen．" She has devoted her entire life to preparing for her journey．
     Her love for space started when she watched a cartoon called The Backyardigans at the age of 3．Five animal pals on imaginary adventures in their backyard，including one part-a mission to Mars． "I thought 'This red planet is so cool!'" she said． "I started watching videos of rovers' landing on Mars．I had a large map of Mars in my room which I would look at every day．I started getting telescopes so I could look at space．
     At 7，her father took her to space camp in Huntsville，Alabama．"That was the weekend of my life．" she said．I got to learn everything I had been wanting to know and I got to see a life-size rocket．" She cherished the rocket so much that she returned 18 times．At 12，she became the first person in history to attend all three NASA space camps in Huntsville，Alabama；Quebec，Canada and Izmir，Turkey．
     At first she mastered the basics of space and how humans have explored it throughout time．As she got older she simulated （模擬） missions，trying to reach a destination in gravity-free，weightless zones．
     When she was 9，she met NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus．The experienced explorer told her she was her age when she decided to go to space．At that moment Alyssa knew her love of space was not a hobby．"I did the same thing as other kids，like switching my mind about careers，wanting to be a teacher or the president one day，" she said． "But the way I always thought about it was I would become an astronaut，go to Mars，come back，and then be a teacher or the president．"
  
  （1）Which of the following about Alyssa Carson is right？

  
  A．She has created model missions to Mars．
  B．She is the youngest one who has completed astronaut training．
  C．She is likely to be the first human to perform different tasks on Mars．
  D．She has visited the space camp in Huntsville，Alabama for nearly 30 times．
  （2）What's supposed to be stressed by referring to NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus？

  
  A．The power of space dreams．
  B．The popularity of space travel．
  C．The importance of career choices．
  D．The excitement of her space experiences．
  （3）What can't be inferred from the article？

  
  A．The Backyardigans is a cartoon for kids．
  B．Alyssa will have many tasks to complete if she lands on Mars successfully．
  C．Alyssa was forced to learn the basics of space science by her father．
  D．Alyssa enjoys riding roller coasters like many other young people．
  （4）What does the author intend to do in writing the passage？

  
  A．To introduce American space industry．
  B．To promote the values of American teens．
  C．To encourage tours to Mars．
  D．To present a rising American space star．
  組卷：4引用：1難度：0.5

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• 5．    Caring too much about others' views was energy-consuming and unnecessary.No matter what you do or say，or how you act，people will always give their opinions about you. （1）

  Otherwise，you'll allow others' opinions to not only hurt you，but often discourage you.Here are ways to stop caring about what other people think of you.
      Remember not everyone cares. （2）

  They're always too busy thinking about their families，work，and whatever else to think about you.
      Think about what you want to be.If others' opinions influence your life，you should handle them in your power and ask yourself，what do you want？Are you making these choices only to impress others？ （3）

  
      Accept not everyone will like you.In life，some people will like you and others might not.
      （4）

  But most of the time，some people don't like you，which has nothing to do with you.There will be people accepting all of you and there will be people supporting you in the world.These are the people who deserve to walk with you.
      （5）

  You may worry about ending up looking like a fool because of a mistake，but mistakes are unavoidable.When you overcome your fear of making mistakes，you will be unstoppable.One way to deal with anxieties is to make a list of all the possible things that could go wrong.
  
  A．Don't let them disturb you.
  B．Face the mistakes bravely.
  C．The key choice is what you prefer to be.
  D．The only important thing is letting off anger.
  E．People all around you are busy with their things.
  F．It is really hard to face someone who has negative views of you.
  G．Your decisions，from this angle，will help you become self-confident.
  組卷：1引用：2難度：0.5

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語言運用（共兩節(jié)， 滿分30分）

• 6．Yu Jinwen，a counselor from Wuhan University of Engineering Science，initiated a（1）

  in2015，to take wedding photos for those who had no chance to do so when they were young.The photographer，lighting operator and makeup artist are all students from the university，working as a form of community.
     The program has（2）

  the elderly and helped improve the overall ability of young students.However，this program（3）

  many difficulties early on.
     The budget has always been（4）

  ，but there are good-hearted helpers to lend a（5）

  .For example，one of Yu's friends，who happened to have closed his wedding photo studio in Wuhan，donated about 100 sets of secondhand wedding dresses.
     The university pays for uniforms and insurance for students.Though some offer（6）

  ，most funds are raised by students，who（7）

  secondhand items in a flea（跳蚤） market on campus，do part-time jobs and pay their own expenses.
     At first，when volunteers went into the（8）

  to talk to the elderly，many did not trust them，（9）

  that it was a fraud（詐騙） for money，
     Now，the program's reputation has（10）

  ，and besides canvassing（游說），they cooperate with the university's Communist Youth League of China to contact the staff in communities to（11）

  elderly residents，who can also find ads for the program on newspapers and（12）

  platforms.
     "No pains，no gains.It's through these difficulties that students have learned about the significance of the project，and（13）

  them gives a sense of achievement，"Yu says.
     "The program has developed into maturity and can（14）

  be duplicated（復制） now.I'm glad to see that other universities and institutions are also running similar projects for the elderly（15）

  the greater population."
  
  

  （1）	A．research	B．experience	C．development	D．service
  （2）	A．pleased	B．surprised	C．changed	D．taught
  （3）	A．cut across	B．took down	C．met with	D．tore apart
  （4）	A．few	B．abundant	C．tight	D．poor
  （5）	A．hand	B．leg	C．dress	D．place
  （6）	A．guidance	B．opportunities	C．donations	D．direction
  （7）	A．select	B．collect	C．seek	D．sell
  （8）	A．campus	B．community	C．destination	D．building
  （9）	A．knowing	B．scaring	C．finding	D．worrying
  （10）	A．declined	B．increased	C．appeared	D．released
  （11）	A．impress	B．attend	C．choose	D．reach
  （12）	A．private	B．online	C．positive	D．serious
  （13）	A．overcoming	B．taking	C．gaining	D．comparing
  （14）	A．luckily	B．easily	C．magically	D．eagerly
  （15）	A．enlarging	B．searching	C．benefiting	D．forming
  組卷：14引用：2難度：0.3

  解析

• 7．A Wang was born and grew up in America，but she（1）

  （ build） solid ties with Chinese culture since she was a little girl.She is now riding a new trend：mixing and matching modern clothes with traditional Han dress，or hanfu.She has been posting videos of（2）

  （ she） dressed in hanfu on the Internet，which has attracted many fans on Chinese lifestyle."I love hanfu.I' ve made many videos，（3）

  （ aim） to help more people learn about it，" Wang told Beijing Review.
  B Engineers invented a new device to produce solar electricity at night.Solar panels transform sunlight into energy，so they（1）

  （ traditional） work only during daylight hours.This device，however， （2）

  （ use）a thermometric generator，which creates energy.jye.ai differences in temperature.In this case，cool evening air is a slightly different temperature than the solar cell in the panel.That becomes energy （3）

  is transformed into electricity.The device could be helpful in areas（4）

  （ locate） far from a power grid（電網(wǎng)）.
  C A study showed how much dogs love their owners.In the experiment，the researchers first measured how many tears（1）

  （ produce） by dogs when they were just spending time at home with their owners.The team then repeated the experiment） this time/ with dogs that were reunited with their owners（2）

  being apart for five hours.The results showed dogs only shed tears during the reunions.The team now wants to find out（3）

  dogs have a similar emotional response when reunited with other dogs.
  組卷：43引用：1難度：0.4

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單詞填空（共1小題；每小題10分， 滿分10分）

• 8．

  make sure a variety of keep up with calm down in case

  （1）It is important to

  in dangerous situations.
  （2）Please remind me of tomorrow's meeting

  I forget it.
  （3）I hope I will develop my competence in solving

  problems.
  （4）Xiao Ming tended to study hard every day in order to

  his classmates.
  （5）Lots of works were done to

  the three astronauts on the Shenzhou XIV spaceship could return safely.
  組卷：7引用：1難度：0.5

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短語填空（共1小題；每小題1. 5分， 滿分15分）

• 9．

  A.advanced B.creatures C.preserved D.residents E.historic F.worthwhile

  I still remember my time spent travelling in Paris.Almost everything there left me impressed.I visited some famous （1）

  sites and further studied the local traditions and customs there.I was surprised to find old buildings such as Palace of Versailles and the Louvre Museum quite well （2）

  At the same time，many futuristic buildings with （3）

  high- tech facilities could be found all over.The local （4）

  were friendly，whom you can turn to for help when in trouble.It was really （5）

  to take a trip there.
  組卷：2引用：1難度：0.5

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書面表達（滿分15分）

• 10．假定你是李華，寫一封信給你的朋友Tom，向他闡述保護野生動物的重要性、人類活動對野生動物的傷害和保護野生動物的方法。
  注意：
  （1）詞數(shù)100左右；
  （2）書信必須涵蓋所有要點；
  （3）可以適當使用連詞和過渡句，以使行文連貫。
  ______
  組卷：1引用：3難度：0.5

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