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高一年級期中考試英語試卷
第一部分 聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）
做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題紙上。
第一節（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1. What are the speakers talking about
A. What to eat. B. When to meet. C. How to play tennis.
2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Husband and wife. B. Brother and sister. C. Father and daughter.
3. Why won’t the man attend the scheduled interview
A. He is abroad.
B. He has found a different job.
C. He has another meeting at the same time.
4. How often does the woman play tennis now
A. Every day. B. Twice per week. C. Five days per week.
5. Which country will the lesson mainly be about
A. Italy. B. France. C. Spain.
第二節（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。
6. What super power would the woman like to have
A. Jumping. B. Flying. C. Mind reading.
7. What would the woman like to smell out
A. Chocolates. B. Carrots. C. Cheese.
聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。
8. What problem does the woman have
A. She is lost. B. She can’t find her wallet. C. She has nowhere to park.
9. Where are the speakers probably
A. In a library. B. At a museum. C. On a street.
10. What does the man suggest the woman do at Smugglers’ Walk
A. Park her car. B. Put up a sign. C. Turn right at the end
聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。
11. What is the man
A. A teacher. B. A student. C. A salesperson.
12. What does the man want the woman to do
A. Buy a new mouse. B. Examine the printer. C. Repair the computer.
13. What does the woman suggest the man do
A. Save the documents. B. Plug in the printer. C. Restart the computer.
聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。
14. How does the woman feel about looking at stars
A. Scared. B. In different. K. Surprised.
15. What is difficult to fully understand
A. The amount of sand. B. The number of stars. C. The speed of light.
16. What does the man mean
A. Some stars are very far from Earth.
B. Some aliens can contact us in certain planet.
C What we see is the exact look of the star right now.
17. What will the speakers do next
A. Watch a film about dinosaurs.
B. Have something to drink.
C. Use the telescope.
聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。
18. Who will give comments on the application of building homes
A. Geoffrey. B. Amanda. C. Mr. Bartholomew.
19. What is the third item on the agenda mainly about
A. Wildlife conservation. B. New homes. C. Water quality.
20. What will listeners probably do next
A. Have a discussion. B. Take a short break. C. Listen to reports.
第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分50分）
第一節（共15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和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
A
Paris is one of the most-visited destinations in the world. A relaxing trip to Paris takes a little bit of planning. Here are some tips for you to make your trip smooth.
Planning your trip
Have a passport for international travel. A passport costs $110 and takes 6-8 weeks to arrive after you apply.
Booking Flights
The cheapest month to fly is March, especially if you can leave on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. You’ ll save even more money by booking around 90 days in advance. In the summer months, tickets will be more expensive no matter when you book.
Enjoying Your Time
·Visit the Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is the most recognizable symbol of Paris. To avoid the crowds, go to the Eiffel Tower early in the morning. It costs ?25 to go to the top. or ?10 to climb to the first 2 levels on foot.
·See the Notre Dame Cathedral
At present, the Notre Dame Cathedral is closed to tourists due to the fire that destroyed parts of the cathedral. However, you can still visit the outside of the cathedral.
·Go to the Louvre to see world-famous art
The Louvre hosts the Mona Lisa along with 35, 000 other pieces of art. If you’ re pressed for time, visit the highlights. The Louvre costs ?15 at the museum or ?17 in advance (to skip most of the line).
·Take a day trip to Versailles
If you have a day to spare, head to the palace of Versailles, around 14 miles southwest of the city. Take a tour to see King Louis XVI’s palace and gardens. It costs ?20 to visit the palace and grounds.
21. When can we book plane tickets to save the most money
A. In December. B. In March. C. In June. D. In August.
22. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. You can climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower free of charge.
B. The Notre Dame Cathedral was completely destroyed in a fire.
C. Visitors can pay an extra ?2 to save the queue time in visiting the Louvre.
D. Visiting the palace of Versailles is the most expensive among the four attractions.
23. Where is the text probably taken from
A. A course plan. B. A travel brochure. C. A research paper. D. A journal.
B
Alejandro Buxton’s candle business started with a headache. The 12-year-old’s mom suffered from allergies, and something in their house was causing her head to hurt. After going to the hospital, they discovered the cause of the headache: the candles. His mom had no choice but to get rid of the scented(芬芳的) items.
However, he knew his mother really loved candles. To lift her spirits, he set up a lab in the family’s kitchen in the fall of 2019 and made a candle using only natural ingredients such as soy and coconut waxes (蠟) and essential oils. Chemicals in her old candles were causing the headaches. He named his first product Jurassic Orange, which is similar to the fruit in color and smell. Jurassic Orange was a hit with his mom, whose headaches disappeared. But Alejandro wasn’t done experimenting. Within a few months, he had about six scents, including Chunky Sweaters and Cozy Socks, which smells like a fruit drink mixed with a pine forest.
In September 2020, he put his first collection of candles on an online market place that specializes in handmade goods. He also sold candles at seasonal markets, such as the one in downtown D. C. where the vice president was shopping for holiday gifts last year. He recommended two candles to the vice president. She took some of his advice.
Jesse Benites, general manager of a big shopping mall, said the vice president’s visit “skyrocketed” Alejandro’s fame. A senior manager contacted Alejandro and invited him to rent one of the 12 retail carts at the mall. On September 1, 2022, Smell of Love Candles opened on the second level of the shopping center. Alejandro is the mall’s youngest business owner. Inside the mall, Alejandro turned a large room into his production facility, where he and his staff make 600 to 700 candles a week. There were altogether 25 scents on the shelf. He continued to make new scents and wanted to see all his candles in every single household and love and joy come into the houses.
Alejandro’ s candle business makes a good profit, but for him, the money he earned is not just for his own college fund but for local charities.
24. Why did Alejandro start his business
A. To satisfy mother’ s love for candles. B. To earn some money for the family.
C To solve his mother’s problem. D. To change the way candles are made.
25. What do we know about Smell of Love Candles
A. It was visited by the vice president. B. It mainly sells candles on the Internet.
C. It teaches people how to make candles. D. It will offer new scents of the candles.
26. How will the money Alejandro made be used
A. To open more chain stores. B. To help more people in need.
C. To invent new scents of the candles. D. To promote his candles to more families.
27. According to the text, which words can best describe Alejandro
A. Organized and loving. B. Smart and outgoing. C. Caring and creative. D. Generous and honest.
C
Nap like a genius
Thomas Edison was famously opposed to sleeping. Sleep was, he thought, a waste of time. Yet the inventor is said to have napped while holding a ball in each hand, assuming that, as he fell asleep, the ball would fall to the floor and wake him. This way he could remember the sorts of thoughts that come to us as we are nodding, which we often do not recall.
Sleep researchers now suggest that Edison might have been on to something. A study published recently reports that we have a brief period of creativity and insight in the semilucid (半清醒的) state that occurs just as we begin to drift into sleep, a sleep phase called N1.
Inspired by Edison, Delphine Oudiette and her colleagues presented 103 participants with mathematical problems that had a hidden rule that allowed them to be solved much faster. The 16 people who cracked the clue right away were then excluded from the study. The rest were given a 20-minute break period and asked to relax while holding a drinking glass in their right hand. If it fell, they were then asked to report what they had been thinking prior to letting go.
Throughout the break, subjects underwent polysomnography, a technology that monitors brain, eye and muscle activity to assess a persons state of wakefulness. This helped to determine which subjects were awake rather than in N1 or if they were in N2 —the next slightly deeper phase of our sleep. After the break, the study subjects were presented with the math problems again. Those who had dozed into N1 were nearly three times more likely to crack the hidden rule as others who had stayed awake throughout the experiment —and nearly six times more likely to do so as people who had slipped into N2.
It’s less clear that Edison’s technique of dropping objects to ward off deeper sleep works. Of the 63 subjects who dropped the glass as they nodded off, 26 did so after they had already passed through N1 sleep. Still, the findings suggest that we do have a creative window just before falling asleep. Oudiette hopes not only to confirm her findings in future research but also to determine if focusing on our semilucid state might help solve real world tasks and problems by using the creative potential of that period between sleep and wakefulness.
28. Why was Edison mentioned in paragraph 1
A. To clarify a solution. B. To introduce the topic.
C. To describe a problem. D. To explain a phenomenon.
29. What can you know about Oudiette’s research
A. Oudiette was encouraged by Edison.
B. 103 participants were required to relax.
C. All participants were requested to report their thoughts.
D. Researchers demanded that participants solve mathematical problems.
30. What can be inferred from paragraph 4
A. Those dozing into N2 are more likely to solve the math problem.
B. Those slipping into N1 are more likely to have a more active brain.
C. Those remaining awake are more likely to solve the math problem.
D. Those drifting into N1 have a better chance of accomplishing the task.
31. What can you learn from Oudiette’s findings
A. People are more creative by dropping glass.
B. Her findings have helped solve real-world tasks.
C. People may be creative before slipping into sleeping.
D. Her findings have confirmed people’s creativity in N1.
D
Humans have many unique behaviors among animals. For example, we have a formal language that permits communication about things that exist in the past, present, and future. Yet we share at least one emotion with many other species---fear.
To really understand our fears, we have to go further to study how animals long before humans came into being assessed and managed predation (捕食) risk in the wild. All. animals, past and present, must assess life-threatening predation risks and make decisions to avoid or otherwise manage those risks. It is a proper balance: being too fearful is costly if fear means that you miss out on getting food, mates, or other important resources. However, being too brazen could end very poorly indeed. It is the context that influences all decisions. If they’ re hungry, it’s wise to take more risks or they will go hungry. And, if they’ re powerful and can steal food from others at will, perhaps it’s OK to be a bit more careful. Successful individuals are those that make right assessment, and because of this, leave more descendants.
Natural expressions of fear influence the structure of ecological communities, and the removal of predators changes entire ecosystems. To manage predation risks, animals modify (調整) their activity patterns, habitat selection, and their diet. Fear of predators can also reduce an individual’s reproductive (繁殖) success. All of these fear-driven modifications can have a great influence on both the environment and the diversity of many species. Fear, as it turns out, is an essential part of healthy ecosystems and helps keep biodiversity.
Fear is a natural emotion, and that it’s impossible to completely avoid it. It is comforting to know that fear comes from a long line of ancestors, both human and nonhuman. It is a compass (指南針) that, when used properly, guides us away from danger and toward opportunity.
32. What do we know about animals’ risk assessment and management according to paragraph 2
A. Animals are too fearful to make right assessments.
B. Animals will fail to get food when they are fearful.
C. Animals have to make proper decisions based on different situations.
D. Animals which arc more fearful are more likely to make right assessment.
33. What does the underlined word “brazen” mean in paragraph 2
A. brave B. afraid C. hungry D. strong
34. What is paragraph 3 mainly about
A. The ways animals manage fear B. The influence fear has on ecosystem
C. The approaches to keeping a healthy ecosystem D. The problems fear brings about to the ecosystem
35. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. Fear from Our Deep Past B. Survival of the bravest
C. Emotion from human and nonhuman. D. Path to risk management
第二節（共5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。
Five Daily Habits to Keep You Focused and Healthy at College
Are you struggling to stay focused this semester There is always something going on for college students, including school projects, time spent with friends, and extracurricular activities. Below are five essential daily habits that can keep you going strong at college.
Express Gratitude
One of the keys to happiness is to express gratitude for the things you have already accomplished. Things as small as enjoying delicious food with your friends and having access to higher education can be your starting points for this powerful daily habit. 36
Get Enough Sleep
Sufficient sleep is a great way to maintain a focused and healthy lifestyle. Just like you set an alarm to wake up in the morning, try setting an alarm for yourself to go to sleep at night. One of my friends tried this. 37 Try it and reap the benefits of improving your memory, creativity, and stamina.
Exercise
To boost your mental and physical strength, you should have a short workout every morning. 38 But a 15-to 45-minute daily workout will make a huge difference in your
life. It is the key to starting a productive day. Workouts also help your sleep by promoting deeper and longer sleep.
Set Social Media Limits
39 However, excessive use of these can lead to depression. According to the BBC, recent research has found that young people who spend more than two hours on social media every day are more likely to report poor mental health. You should schedule a certain time each day to check your feed.
Take Control of Your Finances
You must gain control over your money. To cut costs, I recommend buying secondhand textbooks, cutting out junk food from your diet, and avoiding eating out at restaurants as much as possible. 40 Besides, think about getting an on-campus job to carn some extra money.
A. You should also study hard and apply for scholarships.
B. This habit is not designed to turn you into a champion athlete.
C. And it worked out pretty well as he was more rested during the day.
D. It is true that social networking apps and websites are positive in some way.
E. Your two best friends are the brain in your head and the money in your pocket.
F. Excessive use of social media can lead to negative social behavioral consequences.
G. This is a very helpful activity because you start your day on a strong and positive note.
第三部分 語言運用（共四節，滿分50分）
第一節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
Last year in early summer, I was walking to my house when I saw two large birds standing in my yard. They didn’t seem to 41 me until I was right in front of them and then they 42 disappeared into the nearby bushes. I was quite excited by the 43 of two special birds making a nest (巢) in my yard.
A few weeks later, the birds 44 . I found them crouching (蹲伏) beside a tree. As I approached them, they 45 their heads and made a croaking (嘶啞地叫) sound. I didn’t know why they were croaking at me until a short time later I made an amazing 46 : there were two small birds 47 around happily.
As I inched towards the birds, 48 not to make sudden movements, they started their croaking again, putting their necks forward so they seemed 49 and more threatening.
The mother put the baby birds under her wings and carefully crouched down over them so her babies were well 50 .
I was watching them with respect when I suddenly 51 and fell to the ground. The mother took this as a/ an 52 and the father raced towards me, 53 his wings to protect the mother and the baby birds.
I felt sorry to have disturbed them and left quickly. I am amazed by their 54 actions. Their parental love made them so courageous. It is hard not to show 55 for nature.
41. A. remind B. sense C. notice D. hear
42. A. hurriedly B. familiarly C. immediately D. slowly
43. A. feeling B. sense C. opinion D. idea
44. A. left B. flew C. gathered D. reappeared
45. A. stuck out B. put down C. hang out D. turned around
46. A. collection B. discovery C. conclusion D. mission
47. A. singing B. fighting C. seeking D. jumping
48. A. curious B. patient C. worried D. careful
49. A. neater B. simpler C. longer D. stronger
50. A. fed B. covered C. hidden D. tended
51. A. tripped B. moved C. alarmed D. responded
52. A. target B. safety C. threat D. escape.
53. A. shooting B. twisting C. folding D. spreading
54. A. warm B. positive C. brave D. selfless
55. A. gratitude B. respect C. courage D. pleasure
第二節 語篇填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）
In any major Indian city, people are seen with an arm outstretched, mobile phone in hand, 56. __________ (smile) widely and clicking away. Even the Prime Minister of the country is said 57. __________ (love) the selfie (白拍), posting pictures online that he has taken with 58. __________ (variety) world leaders.
But the pursuit of selfies can sometimes have deadly consequences. India is home to 59. __________ highest number of people who have died while taking photos of 60. __________ (they), with 19 of the world’s 49 recorded selfie-linked deaths since 2014.
Some time 61. __________ (early), an 18.-year-old college student on a class picnic lost his balance while taking a selfie on top of a rock near a dam. He fell into the water and drowned, along with a classmate 62. __________ jumped in to save him.
Since then, the Indian government 63. __________ (declare) 16 no-selfie zones across Mumbai, warning people 64. __________ taking unnecessary risks. Police have declared “no selfie” in areas considered to be 65. __________ (risk) particularly along the coastline in spots with no railings or fences. Anyone coming into “no selfie” areas, even if they take no photos, will risk a fine of 1,200 rupees.
第三節 單句語境填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）
66. I also found many live stream websites __________ users can watch live performances of DJ and singers and some can even buy virtual gifts for the performers.
67. 19th Asian Games Village was s__________ to open on September 16,2023.
68. Please send all the information __________ you have about the candidate for the position.
69. If we don’t follow popular beauty standards blindly, we might deal with these e__________ influences.
70. The house __________ the capitalist used to live in is now a nursery.
71. The number of smokers, __________ is reported, has dropped by 17 percent in just one year.
72. John invited about 40 people to his wedding, most of __________ are family members.
73. I found Maths quite easy and enjoyable because the material was __________(advance) in the UK than in China.
74. I still don’t feel like __________(response) to any of her online messages.
75. Several young soldiers lost their lives in the __________(horror) fire.
第四節 短語填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）
lie in take on come between him and his running bring out in full measure back down eat away at think through reach across the table live up to her parents’ expectations
76. His daughter, a pet trainer, ___________________ dog’s great potential.
77. If neither side ___________________, family tensions wouldn’t be avoided.
78. You have to ___________________ what might happen before you make a decision.
79. This kind of animal can __________ the colors of its environment to protect itself.
80. The villagers returned volunteers’ help ______ and took out all the food they had.
81. The magic of blind boxes __________ their uncertainty with their uniform packaging.
82. Don’t__________________________ in front of others to get something.
83. The sportsman never lets anything _________________________________ in the evening.
84. Too many failures __________________________ his confidence eventually.
85. She was sad that she failed ________________________________________________.
第四部分 應用文（滿分20分）
假設你是李華，你的英國筆友 Chris剛剛轉學，感到一切很陌生。在郵件中向你詢問如何盡快融入新環境。請你根據以下信息回信：
1.多跟同學交流溝通；2.積極參加學校活動；3.向老師尋求幫助。
注意：
1.詞數80左右；
2.可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫；
3.開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。

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