2022-2023學(xué)年湖南省長沙市雨花區(qū)雅禮中學(xué)、十五中高一（下）期中英語試卷

第一節(jié) 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．Most people agree that eating healthy food is important.But sometimes making good food choices can be difficult.Now，there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their health and their dining out experience.
     Open Table app
     Open Table app helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat.It is a free service that shows users restaurant available based on where and when they want to dine.It gives users points when they make reservations （預(yù)定），which can add up to discounts on restaurant visits.
     Max McCalman's Cheese & Wine Pairing app
     Wine and cheese can be a great combination.But which wines go best with which cheeses？Max McCalman's Cheese & Wine Pairing app can help.It provides information about hundreds of different cheeses and suggests wines to pair with each.Max McCalman's Cheese & Wine Pairing app is free.
     Happy Cow app
     Vegetarians do not eat animal meat.Vegans do not eat any animal products.The Happy Cow app is made for both groups.Users can search for vegetarian-vegan restaurants and stores around the world.
     Local Eats app
     Restaurant chains，like McDonalds，can be found almost anywhere a person might travel.But sometimes travelers want to eat like locals.The Local Eats app is designed for that.It can help you find local restaurants in major cities in the US and in other countries.It costs about a dollar.
     Where Chefs Eat app
     "Where Chefs Eat" is a 975-page book.Most people would not want to carry that around.But there is a much lighter app version of the same name for just ＄15.Six hundred chefs provide information on 3，000 restaurants around the world on the Where Chefs Eat app.
  
  （1）What do the first two apps have in common？

  
  A．They are both free of charge.
  B．Discounts are provided on both.
  C．Best wines can be reserved on both.
  D．They tell you where to find the best restaurant.
  （2）Who is Happy Cow app probably designed for？

  
  A．People who love drinking wine.
  B．People who don't eat meat or animal products.
  C．People who enjoy meat very much.
  D．People who often eat in a restaurant.
  （3）Where can we most likely see the text？

  
  A．On a tourism guide.
  B．In a students' textbook.
  C．In a cellphone application introduction.
  D．On a scientific discovery TV program.
  組卷：9引用：6難度：0.5

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• 2．Sidney Keys，14-year-old，has started a youth-led book club program，with the support and help of his mom，to help empower both himself and many other boys with mental or physical problems through literature.
     Keys' idea to create Books N Bros was born from his own setbacks and struggles. "I used to have a really bad stutter and perform badly in school and I would get laughed at for it，" Sidney Keys，the founder of the book club Books N Bros said. "Reading was kind of my escape from my stutter because in my head I was able to imagine things and play out all the events clearly." He said， "I wanted to start up Books N Bros so that I could talk to other people，especially boys，about books I love in a relaxing way because it's like a brotherhood."
     The reading club that he started at just 10 years old now has over 250"bros"aged 7 to 13 from the U.S.and Canada，most of whom are changing actively and positively.Marvel's Hero Project，which reveals the remarkable，positive change young men make in their communities across the country and turns them into superheroes，selected Keys to be featured in the Disney series.
     "I always wanted to read books that had characters that looked like me，but now I see a comic book with me in it，" Keys said delightedly. "It's really awesome，especially when I hear my friends and teachers call me my superhero name at school."
     As for the future of Books N Bros，Keys and his mom hope to expand the programs reach throughout the country. "Getting Books N Bros in schools across America，we don't want transportation to be an issue for getting that physical brotherhood and bond.It just benefits so many people，and it keeps me going，" Keys explained.
  
  （1）What caused Sidney Keys to build Books N Bros？

  
  A．His mother's support.
  B．His poor school performance.
  C．His own sufferings.
  D．His literature experience.
  （2）Why was Keys chosen by Marvel's Hero Project？

  
  A．Because he was called a superhero by people.
  B．Because he made a difference to other people.
  C．Because he was brave to face his shortcomings.
  D．Because he looked like a role in the Disney series.
  （3）How did Keys feel when seeing himself in a comic book？

  
  A．Confused.
  B．Curious.
  C．Touched.
  D．Proud.
  （4）Which can be the best title for the text？

  
  A．Sidney Keys：a Real-life Superhero.
  B．Books N Bros：Home to Young Boys.
  C．Sidney Keys：a Loyal Book Lover.
  D．Books N Bros：a Hit Across America.
  組卷：8引用：6難度：0.5

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• 3．    As we all know，trees are always stationary：they stay more or less where you plant them，and no one worries about finding a tree wandering around a park or back yard.
      However，there is one special exception，some say：the so called walking palm tree（棕櫚樹） was found in the rainforests of Central and South America.Many people believe it can really walk around.This is because of its unusual root system：while most trees have one trunk，the palm breaks into many smaller roots a few feet off the ground，giving it the appearance of many little legs.
      The amazing walking ability of the palm tree has always been told by rainforest guides to tourists for years，and appears in many sources of documents as an amazing plant adaptation.As journalist Sherry Seethaler writes in her book Curious Folks Ask 2： "Screen writers searching for the perfect B-movie（小成本電影） plant hero could take inspiration from the walking palm.The tree slowly walks from shade to sunlight by growing new roots toward the light."
      A tree that walks in search of the sun is a fascinating，strange story.And it's not true either；the tree is real enough，but it doesn't walk.It sits where it began to grow，not moving except under the force of wind or an axe.
      Biologist Gerardo Avalos is one of the world's top experts on the palm tree.His analysis of the plant and its roots shows that the walking tree can't walk because its roots don't move.A few roots on one side or another may die off，but the trunk itself remains，well，rooted to the spot.
      "My paper proves that the belief of the walking palm is just a myth，" Avalos said. "Thinking that a palm tree could actually track the sunlight changes by moving slowly over the forest floor...is a myth that tourist guides find amusing to tell visitors to the rainforest."
  
  （1）What is the reason for no worries about wandering trees？

  
  A．Trees are not always standing.
  B．Trees are not always moving.
  C．Trees are not always growing.
  D．Trees are not always dying.
  （2）Why do people think the palm tree can walk around？

  
  A．It has no roots underground.
  B．It appears to have several trunks.
  C．It grows a few feet off the ground.
  D．It appears to have many little legs.
  （3）What can we learn about the palm tree from the passage？

  
  A．It wanders around the rainforest at night.
  B．It grows in Central and North America.
  C．It is a popular attraction among visitors.
  D．It grows well in the shade of the rainforests.
  （4）What does biologist Gerardo Avalos believe？

  
  A．The palm tree cannot actually walk at all.
  B．The palm tree can move its roots.
  C．The palm tree can track the sunlight.
  D．The palm tree cannot keep its trunk growing.
  組卷：7引用：8難度：0.5

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• 4．The Moon is attracting much attention these days as NASA is ready for its Artemis I launch and preparing for more to follow.The mission objectives are clear：develop a sustainable presence on its surface and pave the way to go to Mars.
     And then what？What's the next great leap in humans' quest for the secrets of the universe？When it comes to the near future scientific exploration，there are a few areas of the solar system that will be receiving some special attention.
     First off，there's Venus，a planet which was a relative paradise with oceans and a pleasant atmosphere.Something went terribly wrong there a few billion years ago，and NASA has scheduled a series of missions to explore what exactly is going on there.
     At the other end are the gas giants.Several of the satellites of Jupiter and Saturn are covered in thick sheets of ice，and underneath that ice sit oceans of liquid water.NASA has missions planned to investigate those mysterious worlds，hunting for any signs of possible life hidden deep within.
     As for us humans，Mars is certainly the grand prize in the coming decades.If we have the adequate drive and funds，we can establish a semi-permanent presence on the red planet，keeping crews working and studying in person on the Martian surface.The other planets of our solar system are not so suitable for people to settle on.Mercury is too close to the Sun for comfort and too far away from the Earth.
     Over the coming decades，humans expect to see a rise of "space hotels"，set up for visiting tourists and scientific explorations.Naturally，turning the space rock into a habitat for humans is not very practical considering our current level of technological maturity，but in my best estimation，it's the next easiest thing to accomplish after the Moon and Mars，of course.
  
  （1）What does the underlined word "quest" probably mean in the second paragraph？

  
  A．Request.
  B．Explanation.
  C．Question.
  D．Search.
  （2）Which is the least likely to be explored in the next decades according to the passage？

  
  A．Mars.
  B．Venus.
  C．Mercury.
  D．Gas giants.
  （3）What's the author's attitude towards the "space hotels"？

  
  A．Doubtful.
  B．Hopeful.
  C．Critical.
  D．Unconcerned.
  （4）What's the passage mainly about？

  
  A．The launch of Artemis I.
  B．The secrets of the solar system.
  C．The missions of NASA.
  D．The areas of the future universe exploration.
  組卷：5引用：4難度：0.3

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第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

• 13．師大附中正在舉行"讀書月（Reading Month）"活動，借此契機，我校英文校報向大家征稿，請大家推薦自己最喜歡的一本書。請你以"My favorite book"為題寫一篇征文稿。內(nèi)容包括：
  （1）介紹你所推薦的書；
  （2）推薦這本書的原因。
  注意：
  （1）寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；
  （2）可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；
  （3）請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
  My favorite book__________________
  組卷：8引用：5難度：0.5

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第二節(jié)（滿分25分）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。

• 14．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。
     She got up early to be ready for the post.From the second floor of the flat，she could see the postman when he came down the street，and the little boy from the ground floor brought up her letters on rare occasions when anything came.
     Today she was sure there would be something.Her daughter，Myra，wouldn't forget her birthday，even if Myra seldom wrote at other times.Of course，Myra was busy.The old lady was proud of Myra，who was successful both in her company and family.
     The old lady was eighty today.She had put on her best dress.Perhaps Myra might come.After all，eighty was a special birthday.
     Even if Myra did not come，she would send a present.The old lady was sure of that.Two spots of color brightened her cheeks.She was excited-like a child.She would enjoy her day.
     Mrs.Morison upstairs had brought a card and a bunch of flowers to her.Mrs.Grant downstairs had made a cake，and in the afternoon she was going down there to tea.Johnnie had brought up with a packet of sweets，and said he wouldn't go out to play until the post had come. "I guess you'll get lots of presents. " he said.
     What would she like？A pair of comfortable shoes perhaps.Or a new coat.A coat would be lovely.Blue is such a pretty color.Or a table lamp.Or a book，a travel book，with pictures.Or a little clock，with clear black numbers.So many lovely things.
  注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；
  2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
  She stood by the window，watching._____
  Suddenly the doorbell rang，she thought it would be another postman who sent parcels.________
  組卷：9引用：4難度：0.5

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