2022-2023學(xué)年福建省廈門外國語中學(xué)高一（上）期中英語試卷

第一節(jié)(2.5’*15=37.5)

• 1．Books That Remind Me of Home Being in another country makes you appreciate all the things you love about your home．Reading and sharing books helps me to connect with my home country，the UK．
     Here are some books that，for me，create vivid memories of home．
     Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster
     This book takes the form of a series of letters，and follows the story of a girl，Judy，as she goes to university and discovers a whole world of new experiences．It reminds me of my home and my mother，because she used to read it to me when I was ill in bed．
     The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson-Burnett
     Have you ever read a description of a rural （鄉(xiāng)村的） area that made you feel like you were actually there？For me，this book does exactly that．It is about a young girl who discovers a secret garden．
     The Railway Children by E．Nesbit
     This was one of my favourite books when I was younger，and for this reason it still strongly reminds me of England and my childhood．It follows three children and their adventures living next to a railway．
     The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
     This is a science-fiction novel about a man's adventures in space after the destruction of Earth．It is creative and has a very British sense of humour．When I read it，I feel a strong connection to my home．
  
  （1）How is Daddy Long Legs different from the other books？

  
  A．It brings back memories．
  B．It shows British humour．
  C．It is in the form of letters．
  D．It is designed for parents．
  （2）Who offers a picture of a countryside？

  
  A．Jean Webster．
  B．Frances Hodgson-Burnett．
  C．E．Nesbit．
  D．Douglas Adams．
  （3）Which of the following tells about space explorations？

  
  A．Daddy Long Legs．
  B．The Secret Garden．
  C．The Railway Children．
  D．The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy．
  組卷：8引用：2難度：0.5

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• 2．Mary Shelley bends over her latest creation，focusing on her woodcarving.Although the carving is only half complete，the image of a waitress holding a plate of eggs appears on the white-pine board.Of Shelley's nearly seven hundred carvings，many show scenes with cows on farms and people in diners.
     It's widely known that Shelley is a natural storyteller. "Every one of her carvings tells a story." Many of the stories in Shelley's woodcarvings come from memories of her childhood in a rural area outside of Doylestown，Pennsylvania.Shelley's family managed a small beef-cattle farm.Mary was a serious girl who spent a lot of time tending animals，exploring outdoors，and reading.
     Although Shelley never felt especially artistic as a child，there was always an art project in the works in the Shelley household.Fer grandmother hooked rugs （小地毯） and painted.Her father was a commercial artist.
     Shelley had hoped to become a writer after attending Cornell University，but an unusual present took her in another direction.At age 23，she received a gift her father had made-a low-relief （淺浮雕品） woodcarving of her as a girl on the farm.The gift stirred her interest.After gathering boards thrown away by workers，Shelley bought some tools and taught herself to carve.
     Shelley soon realized that she loved the slow，thoughtful process of working with wood and painting， "A carving is like a jigsaw puzzle，" she explained. "I didn't know how it would all fit together，but the process of solving the puzzle kept me going."
  
  （1）What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 indicate？

  
  A．Her work is a picture diary.
  B．Her work is a complex book.
  C．Her work is mainly about nature.
  D．Her work shows various images.
  （2）What made Mary take up carving？

  
  A．The dream to be an artist in her childhood.
  B．Her father's low-relief carving for her.
  C．The rugs hooked by her grandmother.
  D．Her school life in Cornell University.
  （3）Why is the jigsaw puzzle mentioned in the last paragraph？

  
  A．To indicate the difficulty of woodcarving.
  B．To stress the importance of the jigsaw puzzle.
  C．To show the magic of woodcarving.
  D．To distinguish carving from the jigsaw puzzle.
  （4）What can we learn about Mary Shelly？

  
  A．She has a gift for woodcarving.
  B．She is concerned more about nature.
  C．She cares little about her household
  D．She prefers getting pleasure from writing.
  組卷：5引用：1難度：0.3

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• 3．There are a few benefits to users from the cloud besides giving you peace of mind if you lose your phone.You can access your data anytime，anywhere if you're connected to the internet.And you don't have to worry about using up all of the storage on your hard drive，meaning you might not have to pay as much for a device （設(shè)備） that comes with a ton of storage.
     You've probably heard of the two biggest names in the market，Amazon Web Services，known as AWS，and Microsoft Azure.IBM，Google，and Alibaba are also big players when it comes to providing cloud services.
     Many cloud services are based on a subscription （ITW） pricing model.That means users pay，for example，a monthly fee for cloud services and they can scale up or down as needed.And cloud providers are cashing in.AWS takes up about 12 percent of Amazon's quarterly sales，but it makes more than half of the company's operating income.
     Before we get too excited about the cloud，let's take a step back and look at some of the risks.One obvious concern，if all of our data is online，what happens when the internet goes down？That's what happened in 2013 when an AWS power cut took down Instagram，Vine，and Airbnb.
     Hacker attacks are another big risk with research showing around one-fifth of all files in the cloud contain sensitive data.
     Finally，it can be difficult for consumers and businesses to switch between different cloud companies.I might have a hard time syncing （同步） my iCloud and Google Drive accounts.That can give some big companies that are already making big money on the cloud a lot of power over our data.
  
  （1）Which of the following can replace the underlined word "access" in paragraph 1？

  
  A．Get.
  B．Show.
  C．Understand.
  D．Enter.
  （2）Which of the following provides cloud services？

  
  A．Instagram.
  B．Alibaba.
  C．Airbnb.
  D．Vine.
  （3）What can we learn from the passage？

  
  A．Cloud providers offer services at their own cost.
  B．All the cloud services must be ordered ahead of time
  C．AWS gains over 50% of Amazon's operating income.
  D．Customers must pay a regular fixed fee for cloud services.
  （4）The main idea of the passage is about

  .
  A．what the cloud is
  B．how the cloud work
  C．the advantage over disadvantage of the cloud
  D．the advantage and disadvantage of the cloud
  組卷：6引用：1難度：0.5

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• 4．If maths is the language of the universe，bees may have just uttered their first words.New research suggests these busybodies of the insect world are capable of addition and subtraction （減法） -using colors in the place of plus and minus symbols.
     In the animal kingdom，the ability to count - or at least distinguish between differing quantities - isn't unusual：It has been seen in frogs，spiders，and even fish.But solving equations（方程式）using symbols is rare，so far only achieved by famously brainy animals such as chimpanzees and African grey parrots.
     Building on previous research that says the social insects can count to four and understand the concept of zero，researchers wanted to test the limits of what their tiny brains can do.
     Scientists trained 14 bees to link the colors blue and yellow to addition and subtraction respectively.They placed the bees at the entrance of a Y-shaped maze（迷宮），where they were shown several shapes in either yellow or blue.If the shapes were blue，bees got a reward if they went to the end of the maze with one more blue shape （the other end had one less blue shape）；if the shapes were yellow，they got a reward if they went to the end of the maze with one less yellow shape.
     The testing worked the same way：Bees that "subtracted" one shape when they saw yellow，or "added" one shape when they saw blue were considered to have aced the test.The bees got the right answer 63% to 72% of the time，depending on the type of equation and the direction of the right answer - much better than random guesses would allow - the researchers report today in Science Advances.
     Though the results came from just 14 bees，researchers say the advance is exciting.If a brain about 20，000 times smaller than ours can perform maths using symbols，it could pave the way to novel approaches in artificial intelligence （AI）and machine learning.Just don't ask the bees to do your homework anytime soon.
  
  （1）Why do the scientists conduct the research？

  
  A．To teach them maths.
  B．To test the power of tiny brains.
  C．To explain the meaning of colors.
  D．To get access to machine learning.
  （2）What does the underlined word "aced" in Paragraph 5 probably mean？

  
  A．Given up.
  B．Entered for.
  C．Got through.
  D．Checked over.
  （3）What might the research make contributions to？

  
  A．Language acquisition.
  B．Arithmetic learning.
  C．Protection of animals.
  D．Development of AI.
  （4）What can be the best title for the text？

  
  A．Bees "Like" Counting
  B．Bees "Tell" Colors Apart
  C．Bees "Perform" Maths Using Shapes
  D．Bees "Get" Addition and Subtraction
  組卷：4引用：2難度：0.5

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第二節(jié) 七選五（2.5′*5=12.5）

• 5．Sometimes willpower is a lot like the television remote control，hard to find just when you want it most．（36）

  But there are ways to increase your willpower．
  Don't try to change your economic situation，win a promotion and lose weight all on the same morning．Set one clear，specific goal and make a realistic plan to achieve it．Extra willpower sometimes requires extra energy，so don't spread yourself too thin．（37）

  Whatever your goal is，don't expect to achieve it overnight．（38）

  If you are trying to kick a coffee habit，start by replacing your morning cup of coffee with a glass of water，instead of promising never to drink coffee again．Congratulate yourself on the small achievements．These successes help your willpower grow．
  （39）

  Ask friends，family or colleagues for assistance and tell them exactly how they can help．If your credit card bills have risen，for instance，let friends now that you are cutting back on expenses．Suggest having a common dinner instead of meeting at an expensive restaurant．Find support grouper organization related to you goal and attend their meeting．You can get valuable advice，understanding and information．
  If possible，change your environment to encourage positive behavior．Want to get in shape？Keep a set of workout clothes in your office as a reminder to stop by the gym on the way home．Quitting smoking？（40）

  
  
  A．Real success takes time．
  B．Focus on one goal at a time．
  C．Change your environment to change your life．
  D．Improve your willpower by a support network．
  E．Changing your behavior requires more than willpower．
  F．Avoid bars or restaurants where you might be attracted to light up．
  G．Breaking a ba habit or forming a new and healthy one can be difficult．
  組卷：10引用：2難度：0.9

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第三部分 語言應(yīng)用第一節(jié) 完形填空（1.5*2=30）

• 6．A family tradition is recreated year after year.It adds to the family（1）

  making every family more distinctive.The tradition in my family is（2）

  in my mother's kitchen to make various desserts for the New Year.It's a good time with much joy.
     Family traditions（3）

  family and personal well- being.Families sharing in their traditions provide security for their members，especially children.Children love（4）

  and consistency（一致性）；a family tradition provides this.Moreover，it gives them something to（5）

  .With traditions that are celebrated year after year，family（6）

  are created and strengthened.
     Of course it's（7）

  to make some changes to（8）

  the family's needs.In recent years my family has added time to make（9）

  with our relatives who work overseas，for their jobs（10）

  their reunion with us.This gives us a chance to stay（11）

  as a family，even if we can't be together for the holiday（12）

  .
     Family traditions don't have to be formal，or to be fancy.What（13）

  is that you have something for all family members to expect each year.Traditions help create warm，positive（14）

  and（15）

  family members back to one another year after year.
  
  

  （1）	A．relationship	B．value	C．identity	D．belonging
  （2）	A．waiting	B．gathering	C．playing	D．eating
  （3）	A．witness	B．promote	C．measure	D．confirm
  （4）	A．difference	B．routine	C．a(chǎn)dventure	D．challenge
  （5）	A．look forward to	B．face up to	C．come up with	D．step back from
  （6）	A．communications	B．a(chǎn)chievements	C．bonds	D．celebrations
  （7）	A．effective	B．impossible	C．simple	D．reasonable
  （8）	A．suit	B．recognize	C．stress	D．feel
  （9）	A．video calls	B．online posts	C．foreign travels	D．family dinners
  （10）	A．enable	B．disappoint	C．gain	D．block
  （11）	A．energetic	B．connected	C．optimistic	D．determined
  （12）	A．gradually	B．significantly	C．physically	D．regularly
  （13）	A．occurs	B．counts	C．varies	D．remains
  （14）	A．a(chǎn)ttitudes	B．expressions	C．memories	D．impressions
  （15）	A．pay	B．give	C．demand	D．draw
  組卷：32引用：2難度：0.3

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第二節(jié) 單句語填（1*20=20）

• 7．In this resort you can enjoy all the comfort and

  （convenient） of modern tourism．
  組卷：31引用：8難度：0.9

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• 8．There are the people who speak after they think and the people who think while they're speaking.Mike

  （definite） belongs to the latter category.
  組卷：8引用：1難度：0.7

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• 9．One of the benefits of the Internet was its ability

  （remove） the distance that usually exists between people.
  組卷：12引用：1難度：0.7

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第二節(jié) 單句語填（1*20=20）

• 26．He has got into a situation

  it is hard to decide what is right or wrong. （用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空）
  組卷：5引用：2難度：0.7

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第五節(jié) 書面表達(dá)（15）

• 27．假如你是李華，你的外國交換生朋友Paul發(fā)郵件向你傾訴進(jìn)入高中以來學(xué)業(yè)緊張缺乏鍛煉，請(qǐng)你給他回信。內(nèi)容包括：
  1.表達(dá)慰問；2.推薦的運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目及理由；3.運(yùn)動(dòng)的注意事項(xiàng)。
  組卷：3引用：1難度：0.5

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