2022-2023學(xué)年山西省大同市渾源中學(xué)高一（下）期末英語試卷

閱讀理解（滿分60分）

• 1．Travel Peru Amazon Rainforest Tour
     A short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest.From there，you'll spend one day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest.You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.
     Machu Picchu Tour
     This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu.After reaching your destination，you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city.Especially amazing is the Incas' dry stone method of building.Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.
     Cusco Tour
     Spend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco，the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century.Stay in a local hotel，visit the museums，admire the architecture，enjoy the excellent local food，and go shopping at the local markets.
     Lake Titicaca Tour
     Enjoy the beautiful countryside as you spend a day driving along the new highway connecting Cusco to Lake Titicaca.There，a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days.Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake.
  
  （1）If you are a wildlife addict，which tour is your best choice？

  
  A．Cusco Tour.
  B．Lake Titicaca Tour.
  C．Machu Picchu Tour.
  D．Amazon Rainforest Tour.
  （2）What is special about Muachu Picchu Tour？

  
  A．The ancient city.
  B．The plants and animals.
  C．The dry stone method of building.
  D．The paths through the Andes Mountains.
  （3）What do Cusco Tour and Lake Titicaca Tour have in common？

  
  A．Visitors can live in hotels.
  B．Visitors can experience local life.
  C．Visitors can enjoy the beautiful countryside.
  D．Visitors can go shopping at the local markets.
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• 2．As Ginni Bazlinton reached Antarctica，she found herself greeted by a group of little Gentoo penguins （企鵝） longing to say hello.These gentle，lovely gatekeepers welcomed her and kick-started what was to be a trip Ginni would never forget.
     Ever since her childhood，Ginni，now 71，has had a deep love for travel.Throughout her career（職業(yè)） as a professional dancer，she toured in the UK，but always longed to explore further.When she retired from dancing and her sons eventually flew the nest，she decided it was time to take the plunge.
     After taking a degree at Chichester University in Related Arts，Ginni began to travel the world，eventually getting work teaching English in Japan and Chile.And it was in Chile she discovered she could get last-minute cheap deals on ships going to Antarctica from the islands off Tierra del Fuego，the southernmost tip of the South American mainland. "I just decided I wanted to go."she says， "I had no idea about what I'd find there and I wasn't nervous，I just wanted to do it.And I wanted to do it alone as I always prefer it that way."
     In March 2008，Ginni boarded a ship with 48 passengers she'd never met before，to begin the journey towards Antarctica."From seeing the wildlife to witnessing sunrises，the whole experience was amazing.Antarctica left an impression on me that no other place has，" Ginni says，"I remember the first time I saw a humpback whale；it just rose out of the water like some prehistoric creature and I thought it was smiling at us.You could still hear the operatic sounds it was making underwater."
     The realization that this is a precious land，to be respected by humans，was one of the biggest things that hit home to Ginni.
  
  （1）Which of the following best explains "take the plunge" underlined in paragraph 2？

  
  A．Try challenging things.
  B．Take a degree.
  C．Bring back lost memories.
  D．Stick to a promise.
  （2）What made Ginni decide on the trip to Antarctica？

  
  A．Lovely penguins.
  B．Beautiful scenery.
  C．A discount fare.
  D．A friend's invitation.
  （3）What does Ginni think about Antarctica after the journey？

  
  A．It could be a home for her.
  B．It should be easily accessible.
  C．It should be well preserved.
  D．It needs to be fully introduced.
  （4）What is the text mainly about？

  
  A．A childhood dream.
  B．An unforgettable experience.
  C．Sailing around the world.
  D．Meeting animals in Antarctica.
  組卷：255引用：9難度：0.5

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• 3．Two thirds of the ice in the glaciers（冰川） of the Alps is doomed!These glaciers will melt by the end of the century as global temperatures rise，according to a recent study.
     Scientists claim that half the ice held in some 4，000 Alpine glaciers will disappear by 2050 due to global warming through the effect of past emissions.After that，even if carbon emissions drop to zero，two-thirds of the ice will still have melted by 2100.If emissions continue to rise at the current rate，the ice tongues will have all but disappeared from Alpine valleys by the end of the century.The most pessimistic prediction tells us that the Alps will be mostly ice-free by 2100.Only isolated ice patches would remain at high altitudes，representing five per cent，at most，of the ice volume seen today.
     The researchers warn that the loss of these glaciers will mean much less water is available for farming and hydroelectricity，especially during droughts.It would also affect nature and tourism.
     In February，a study found that a third of the huge ice fields in Asia's towering mountain chains were also under threat for the same reasons.This will lead to serious consequences for almost two billion people who live downstream.Glaciers along the Hindu Kush and Himalayan range are at higher，colder altitudes.If global carbon emissions are not cut，however，two-thirds of their ice could be gone by 2100.
     The latest research combined computer models with real-world data to forecast the fate of the glaciers.It used 2017 as its starting point.Unlike previous work，these models included how the glaciers move down the mountains.Applying this approach to other glaciated mountain chains could improve ice loss forecasts there.
     Cutting the emissions from fossil-fuel burning，deforestation and other polluting activities is the biggest factor in minimizing the melting of the ice.The future of these glaciers is indeed at risk，but there is still a possibility of limiting their disappearance.
  
  （1）What does the underlined word "doomed"mean in paragraph 1？

  
  A．Polluted.
  B．Discovered.
  C．Endangered.
  D．Abandoned.
  （2）What can we infer from paragraph 2？

  
  A．Emissions have much to do with the ice melting.
  B．The Alps is expected to lose all its ice by 2100.
  C．Ice loss will be avoided with emissions prevented.
  D．Large ice pieces will just exist at the mountain top.
  （3）Why are the Asia's ice fields mentioned in paragraph 4？

  
  A．To explain how glacier melting came about.
  B．To imply pollution is a worldwide problem.
  C．To show what consequences ice melting will cause.
  D．To indicate the Alps is not alone to face ice melting.
  （4）What is the writer' s attitude towards the future of glaciers？

  
  A．Objective.
  B．Optimistic.
  C．Critical.
  D．Doubtful.
  組卷：3引用：5難度：0.6

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書面表達(dá)（滿分15分）

• 8．假定你是李華，你校英語協(xié)會(huì)招聘志愿者，接待來訪的國(guó)外中學(xué)生．請(qǐng)你寫信應(yīng)聘，內(nèi)容包括：
  1．口語能力：2．相關(guān)經(jīng)驗(yàn)；3．應(yīng)聘目的．
  注意：
  1．詞數(shù)100左右；
  2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫．
  Dear Sir or Madam，
  ________________
  Best wishes!
  Yours，
  Lihua
  組卷：7引用：6難度：0.4

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讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）

• 9．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
     57-year-old Sean Currey knew the value of treating others in the way he intended to be treated.Hence，he lived by that principle in his whole life，which eventually took him off the streets at the right time.
     Sean Currey became unemployed during the pandemic，and ended up homeless，searching through dustbins （垃圾桶） around San Rafael，California，to meet his needs.Once，he made an unusual find at the bottom of a dustbin just behind a coffee shop.Looking through the purse，he discovered a series of credit cards，debit cards，healthcare cards and a business card，identifying the purse's owner as an 80-year-old woman，Evelyn Topper.
     Interestingly，the woman lived in Mill Valley，about six miles away from his location.Knowing how discouraging it was to lose one's possessions，Currey figured he needed to return the purse to its rightful owner.Then Sean Currey gave Topper a call，using the contact details on the business card.His guess was accurate，as the elderly woman had been extremely worried since losing her purse days ago.
     According to Evelyn Topper，she stopped by a coffee shop on December 9 to get a hot drink and a bubble tea for her 12-year-old granddaughter.She paid for both drinks and put the purse into her pocket.Unfortunately，the purse fell off somewhere along the way，and by the time she reached home，she discovered her purse was gone.
     Evelyn Topper contacted the coffee shop immediately，receiving the heartbreaking news that her purse was not there.Next，she checked her car，and all the rooms in her apartment，but did not find it.Eventually，she concluded the purse must have been dropped somewhere on the way home.
     Just when she gave up finding her purse，Topper received Currey's call.She screamed in delight when she learned he had her purse.They met up immediately in front of a nearby shopping center，where Currey returned the purse.The woman called her daughter and granddaughter，Mikayla Gounard，to tell them what had happened.That was when Mikayla decided to repay Currey's kindness.
  注意：
  1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；
  2.請(qǐng)按如下格式作答。
  It was Mikayla's twelfth birthday.
  ______
  The money collected at the birthday party changed Currey's life.
  ______
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