1、山大附中20222023学年第一学期期中考试英语试题考试时间：120 分钟命题人：审核人：第第一一部部分分听听力力（共共两两节节，满满分分30分分）第第一一节节（共共5小小题题；每每小小题题1.5分分，满满分分7.5分分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话对仅读一遍。1.What will the man do?A.Ride a bus.B.Get a bike.C.Buy a smaller car.2.What color of pe
2、ns has the man got lots of?A.Red ones.B.Blue ones.C.Black ones.3.How often does the woman usually see her sisters baby?A.Daily.B.Monthly.C.Weekly.4.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Looking for better jobs.B.Moving to the city.C.Staying with parents.5.What is the womans job?A.A traffic po
3、lice.B.A ticket seller.C.A driver.第第二二节节（共共15小小题题；每每小小题题1.5分分，满满分分22.5分分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.Why is the man nervous?A.He has to write a poem in class.B.He will attend a compe
4、tition.C.He has to read her poem on stage.7.Where does the conversation take place?A.At school.B.At a poetry festival.C.At the mans home.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.How long will Alex study at the University of Sydney?A.For about a month.B.For about three months.C.For about two months.9.How will the wom
5、an help Alex?A.By sharing an apartment with him.B.By introducing him some new friends.C.By arranging him a place to stay.10.Where would Alex prefer to stay in Sydney?A.In a friends house.B.In a host family.C.In a student dormitory.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.What did the truck crash into?A.Another veh
6、icle.B.A store.C.A house.12.Who was hurt in the crash?A.The woman.B.The driver.C.No one.13.What does the man do probably?A.Hes a policeman.B.Hes a gardener.C.Hes a journalist.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Zoo keeper and assistant.B.Tour guide and
7、visitor.C.Interviewer and job hunter.15.What did the man do in Africa?A.He volunteered at a charity.B.He taught at a university.C.He traveled around the country.16.How does the woman feel about the man?A.Impatient.B.Sympathetic.C.Satisfied.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.Why does the speaker use the head
8、phone to communicate with the listeners?A.It is comfortable to use.B.The sound of the planes engine is loud.C.The listeners talk aloud.18.What is the cause of the dark sky?A.The night time.B.The black smoke.C.The thick clouds.19.Which side of the island are the forests in?A.The west side.B.The south
9、 side.C.The north side.20.What is the talk mainly about?A.Learning about a volcano.B.Having a ride in a plane.C.Taking photos of forests.第第二二部部分分 阅阅读读理理解解（共共两两节节，满满分分 60 分分）第第一一节节(共共 15 小小题题；每每小小题题 3 分分，满满分分 45 分分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHave you ever been really hungry,but there wasnt
10、 much to eat in your kitchen?Did youthrow together a bunch of stuff you had on hand and were pleasantly surprised when it tastedgood?You arent alone.Some of our favorite foods were created by accident.Heres a samplemenu of some familiar foods that would never have happened if someone hadnt created t
11、hemby mistake.POTATO CHIPSOne of the worlds favorite snacks is the result of a complaint.In 1853,a man was eatingdinner at Moons Lake House in Saratoga Springs,New York.He ordered fried potatoes,apopular side dish.But when they came out of the kitchen,he didnt think they were crispyenough.He sent th
12、em back to the kitchen,where Chef George Crum was so angry at having hiscooking criticized that he sliced the potatoes really thin,put lots of salt on them,and fried them.Not only did the diner love them,but everyone else did,too.They soon became a specialty ofthe restaurant.TOFUTofu,or bean curd,is
13、 made by curdling(使凝结)fresh soya milk,pressing it into a solidblock,and then cooling it.Tofu was accidentally invented in China 2,000 years ago,when acook added seaweed to soya milk,which made it curdle.This is the same process that is usedfor making cheese.Like cheese,tofu is a great example of how
14、 really messing up a recipe cancreate something unexpectedly good.CHEESE PUFFSDid you ever wonder who thought up cheese puffs?The company that invented themwasnt even trying to make food for people.It was trying to make animal feed.In the 1930s,the Flakall Company of Wisconsin made animal food from
15、small,flaked pieces of grain.Oneday,an employee,Edward Wilson,watched workers pouring cornmeal(谷粉)into the flakingmachine,wetting it to keep it from clogging(堵塞).Because the machine was very hot,the wet cornmeal came out of it in puffy ribbons that hardened when they hit the air.Wilsontook some of t
16、he ribbons home,added oil and flavoring to them,and voila!Cheese puffs!21.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.Seaweed is also used for making cheese.B.Chef George Crum didnt like to criticize others cooking.C.Cold wet cornmeal hardened when they hit the air.D.Bean cu
17、rd dates back 2000 years in China.22.What do the three foods have in common?A.They are the results of complaints.B.They were not created on purpose.C.They werent originally made for people.D.They are all popular throughout the world.23.Whats the purpose of the text?A.To compare the features of some
18、foods.B.To inform readers of some foods.C.To recommend some foods.D.To introduce the origins of some foods.BSome of my earliest memories involve sitting with my dad in his study every night whenhe came home from the office.Id watch as he put his personal items away:his watch,wallet,comb and car keys
19、.They would always occupy the same spot on the table every time.Dads comb was jade green.I heard he bought it when he married Mum.Every night,hewould smile,hand me the comb and say,“Be a good girl and help Daddy clean it,OK?”I was more than happy to do it.At age five,this kind of task brought me suc
20、h joy.I wouldexcitedly turn the tap on,and then brush the comb with a used toothbrush as hard as I could.Satisfied that Id done a good job,I would proudly return the comb to Dad.He would smile atme,and place the comb on top of his wallet.About two years later,Dad left his sales job and started his o
21、wn wholesale business.Istarted primary school.That was when things started to change.Dads business wasnt doing sowell,and our stable life started getting shaky.He didnt come home as much as he used to.Andwhen he did come home,it was always late and Id already be in bed.I started to get mad.Whydidnt
22、he listen to Mum and just stick to his old job?Why take the risk and place the wholefamily in trouble?Over the years,I stopped waiting for him to come home,and stoppedgoing downstairs to check on him.Now 28,Ive graduated from college and got a job.Dads business has also started to getback on track.Y
23、et the uncomfortable silence between Dad and me went on.Two days before my birthday last year,Dad came home early.On that evening,I helpedhim carry his bags into his study as usual.When I turned to leave,he asked me to clean hiscomb.I looked at him for a while,then took the comb and headed to the si
24、nk.It was a new comb.This one was brown.I hadnt noticed that hed changed it.Aftercleaning it,I passed it back to Dad.He looked at it and smiled.But this time,I noticedsomething different.My dad had aged.He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled,yethis smile was still as heartwarming as before.
25、24.From the first three paragraphs,we can learn _.A.the precious green comb of Dad was made of jadeB.the earliest memories with Dad were full of joyC.the author wasnt willing to clean the comb for DadD.the author would study together with Dad every evening25.What probably made Dad decide to resign f
26、rom his original job to start his own business?A.That he was fired and had to make a living.B.That he was eager to get everything on track.C.That he hoped to earn a better life for the family.D.That he wanted to keep the life for his family stable.26.What emotional changes did the author experience
27、when staying with Dad these years?A.mad satisfied warmB.satisfied worried angryC.warm concerned uncomfortableD.cheerful mad warm27.What could be the best title for the text?A.Evenings with DadB.A Comb of Jade GreenC.My Earliest Memories with DadD.Dads Sales Job&His Wholesale BusinessCWhile the a
28、rts cant stop the COVID-19 virus or the social unrest we see in the worldtoday,they can give us insight into the choices we make when moving through crises andchaos.The arts invite everyone to think in new ways.We often experience works of art as something thats pleasing to our senses without a full
29、understanding of the creative effort.Great art often shows us contradictions and crises,and wecan learn a great deal from their resolutions.Through our understanding of art,we can gain adeeper understanding of how we might overcome our own challenges.In understandingextremes of contrast,we can see t
30、he beauty in art with themes that are not simply pleasing fortheir magnificent features or qualities.Beethoven offers a wonderful example of moving artfully through crises and chaos.Hecomposed his Symphony No.9 as his hearing loss became more and more pronounced.Theopening of the symphony seems to c
31、ome out of nowhere,from near silence in the opening to afull expression of what many consider to be the joy of freedom and universal brotherhood withSchillers Ode to joy(欢乐颂).Beethoven appears to have created a work of art that not onlyfreed him from his personal struggles,but one that also speaks t
32、o the joy of living together inpeace and harmony.Have a dialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they always startout fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of differencea oneness of the twoopposing forces.The arts offer many lessons that can help us gain the know
33、ledge we need tomove more confidently in todays competitive and uncertain environment.An openness to arts-based solutions will give you more control over your future.28.What value does art have beyond pleasing peoples senses?A.It brings people inner peace.B.It contributes to problem-solving.C.It red
34、uces the possibility of crises.D.It deepens understanding of challenges.29.What can we learn about Beethovens Symphony No.9?A.It celebrates freedom and unity.B.It aims to show crises and chaos.C.It opens with Schillers Ode to Joy.D.It is unfinished due to his hearing loss.30.What is the authors sugg
35、estion on dealing with conflicting forces?A.Leaving things as they are.B.Making a choice between them.C.Separating them from each other.D.Engaging them in a conversation.31.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.How COVID-19 changes artB.Moving artfully through crisesC.Essential
36、s of Symphony No.9D.How to appreciate arts in new waysDThe ruins of a huge Maya city have been discovered in Guatemala with the help of theremote sensing technique LiDAR,according to the National Geographic on Thursday.This breakthrough was possible thanks to LiDAR sensors,which can survey landscape
37、s in3D by reflecting laser pulses off the ground from unmanned air vehicles and others.LiDAR isexceptionally useful for detecting archaeological sites,as it gets through jungles and otherfeatures that hold up exploration on the ground.The technique has been the activator(催化剂)of many discoveries in r
38、ecent years.For instance,major finds at Angkor,Cambodia andCaracol,Belize can explain what it did.This large lost city envelops sites like Tikal,Holmul,and Witzna known for theirtemples and pyramids but shows that these famous heritage areas are the tip of the icebergof this lost urban network.Hidde
39、n under the jungles of the Maya Biosphere Reserve,more than 60,000 human-madefeatures homes,canals,highways,some of which can even reach the modernized standard have been identified by an international cooperation of researchers headed by thePACUNAM Foundation,a Maya cultural and natural heritage or
40、ganization.Those haveexperts rethinking the outlines and complexity of the Maya empire.These ancient peoples obviously established these imaginative cultures based on theirknown relics,but the new research has shown that the scale of this lost society is far beyondwhat experts had imagined.The findi
41、ngs will be explored in an hour-long documentary calledLost Treasures of the Maya Snake Kings,premiering(首映)Tuesday,February 6 on theNational Geographic Channel.“There are entire cities we didnt know about now showing up in the survey data,”saidFrancisco Belli,one of the lead archaeologists on the p
42、roject.“There are 20,000 squarekilometres more to be explored and there are going to be hundreds of cities there that wedont know about,and we will push the frontiers,”he added.32.What can we know about LiDAR?A.Its a breakthrough in archeology.B.Its major equipment in air forces.C.It was first used
43、in discovering a Maya city.D.Its a remote sensing technique using laser pulses.33.What does the underlined word“Those”in paragraph 4 refer to?A.The jungles of the Reserve.B.The outlines of the Maya empire.C.The researchers of the organization.D.The man-made projects of the Reserve.34.Which of the fo
44、llowing words can best describe the Maya empire?A.Famous and dangerous.B.Vast and highly developed.C.Mountainous and aggressive.D.Enormous and traditional.35.What do archaeologists hope to do next?A.Restudy the history of Maya.B.Use the LiDAR sensors as usual.C.Continue to explore the unknown.D.Stud
45、y the documentary more carefully.第第二二节节（共共 5 小小题题；每每小小题题 3 分分,满满分分 15 分分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Exams are an important type of assessment almost all students will need to undertake.Thebest way to study is not to recite it all in hours or minutes before an exam.Exam stress affectsmo
46、st students in various ways.36How do you face such an important day?If you have not been able to study the completecontents till now,dont long to finish it all.37In your bag,collect all your supplies such aspencils,several pens and other important writing materials.Put the bag and everything else th
47、atyou might need in one place.This will help to reduce your worries in the morning.When you arrive at the hall,surround yourself with friends who are supportive or just gothrough notes quietly.Always make it a point to study the subjects which you find easier tolearn first.38Therefore,do not go roun
48、d asking crazily for the answer.This will just upsetyou and send you into panic mode.39Before the examination starts,make sure your question paper is complete.Readthe instructions carefully.Settle the easy questions first.Divide your time carefully for eachquestion and move on to the next question e
49、ven if you have not finished the first.Finally,after each paper,go home and rest.Do not worry about what you could have doneor havent done.Try not to discuss the answers with your friends.40A.Try to relax and remember to fill the answer.B.When you are in the examination room,follow these steps.C.You
50、ll be affected if you do not know the answer to any topic.D.Firstly,prepare a test kit for the duration of your examination.E.You should not allow anything to upset the rest of the examination.F.Many students are nervous when they are facing their first examination.G.It is important to manage this stres
