1、广东省深圳市龙岗区2023-2024学年高一上学期1月期末英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、单项选择1During the Spring Festival, Chinese people always prepare various _, such as lanterns, to make their houses more beautiful.AactivitiesBpresentsCsnacksDdecorations2To create a win-win situation, China has decided to _ up with other developing co
2、untries to build a shared future.AbreakBcomeCputDteam3As a single mother, Mary _ to support her family and won her childrens respect.AhesitatedBstruggledChappenedDrefused4To get detailed information, the research team will look at a study _ in 2021.AconductedBbuiltCcontactedDobserved5The mother and
3、her kids _ rushed to save the poor cat as the man put it out on the street.AtypicallyBcurrentlyCimmediatelyDfrequently6In order to move forward in life, we must learn to _ those who have deeply hurt us.AimproveBadmireCsupportDforgive7It is important for drivers to be _ of and follow traffic laws to
4、ensure the safety of themselves and others on the road.AawareBfondCafraidDashamed8_, she realized that she had left her passport at home just as she arrived at the airport.AOn purposeBIn panicCAfter allDIn advance9The museum hosted an exhibition _ the artists contributions to the art world.Ain charg
5、e ofBin honour ofCin spite ofDin search of10Im thinking about applying for the job in Beijing. What do you think?_. It is a great chance for you.AMy pleasureBIt dependsCNever mindDGo ahead11Though it rained heavily, they decided to _and continue their hike.Abrave the elementsBkill two birds with one
6、 stoneChave a frog in their throatDthrow the baby out with the bathwater12His _look quickly turned into relief when he realized it was just a dog.AfrighteningBfrightenedCfrightDfrighten13Some people dont enjoy humorous movies. You cannot say they are boring; they _just have different tastes for movi
7、es.AmustBmayCshouldDwould14Start of Winter is the first solar term of winter, _ means winter is coming.AwhenBwhereCwhichDthat15Currently, young people are attracted by small theatres, _ they can enjoy various live shows.AwhenBwhoCwhereDwhich16When we _a foreign language, we had better practise speak
8、ing and listening skills to achieve fluency.AlearningBto learnClearnDhad learnt17Last night, I_ a shower when I heard a loud noise.Awas takingBtookChave takenDtake18Over the years, China _ great progress in reducing poverty and improving the standard of living for millions of people.AmadeBmakesCis m
9、akingDhas made19She waited in line for hours to buy concert tickets, only _ that they were already sold out.Ato have foundBfindingCto findDhaving found20While _ great importance to the development of Al, the Chinese government realizes that technologies including AI have two sides.AattachingBattache
10、dCto attachDattaches二、阅读理解First-time visitors to London often face the challenge of finding a convenient place to live in, which is why many choose to book a hotel near a tube (the underground) station. The following hotels are all close to a London tube station and many are in central London.Best W
11、estern Victoria Palace HotelIf you choose Best Western Victoria Palace Hotel, you are within walking distance of major attractions including Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and more. Whats more, this hotel is just a short tube ride away from other major London attractions, shops and pa
12、rks.Holiday Inn Regents ParkLocated just a short walk from beautiful Regents Park and the famous London Zoo, this hotel provides 4-star facilities, including a pool. The in-room fridge lets you keep cold drinks on hand. Breakfast is available for an extra charge.Flexistay AparthotelIf youre looking
13、for the most cost-effective hotel, look no further than Flexistay Aparthotel. It takes less than 30 minutes from the hotel to central London by tube. In addition to an all-day, self-serve breakfast, guests can use a common kitchen. The rooms are small but clean and comfortable. The service is good.S
14、tudios 2 Let ApartmentsLocated in Bloomsbury, just minutes away by tube from the attractions in Central London, Studios 2 Let Apartments are ideal for a longer stay. Each unit features a fully equipped kitchen. In addition, you get free internet, over 30 television stations and a pleasant garden are
15、a to enjoy. Cleaning service is provided once a week.21What is probably the major concern of first-time visitors when booking a hotel in London?AService.BPrice.CSafety.DLocation.22Which hotel will attract people fond of swimming?AFlexistay Aparthotel.BStudios 2 Let Apartments.CHoliday Inn Regents Pa
16、rk.DBest Western Victoria Palace Hotel.23What do Flexistay Aparthotel and Studios 2Let Apartments have in common?AThey are perfect for garden lovers.BThey offer good service at a low price.CThey provide a place for cooking.DThey offer cleaning service every week.Janet, now 37, was playing with her n
17、ew pet dog, Stitch, who jumped up, grabbed her sleeve, and tore several holes in her sweater with its sharp teeth. Instead of throwing the sweater away, Janet decided to repair it.She turned to “visible repairing,” an idea of repairing clothes that leaves an obvious fix. She added bright flowers and
18、 other small designs to damaged clothes. “Every time you do a repair, its like having bought a new piece of clothes,” says Janet.Actually, repairing is a great opportunity to realize the urgent (迫切的) need to reduce waste. Sadly, we have become used to replacing things instead of repairing them and t
19、he rubbish is piling up. Worldwide, we throw away 92 million tons of cloth every year. Electronic waste is another growing problem: About 50 million tons of it is created each year around the world.The good news is that fixing things can help deal with the waste problem. There are some solutions. Du
20、e to information online, the popular how-to site iF , a database (数据库) with nearly 100,000 repair brochures for everything from electronics to clothing, has promoted more than 100 million repairs. In addition, since the first Repair Caf opened in2009 in Amsterdam, more than 2,700 cafs have been set
21、up to offer in-person fix-it help in various countries. Organizers set up events, and volunteers with repair knowledge bring their tools. They will try to fix whatever people bring in, for free, and teach visitors how to do repairs themselves.Fixing things is part of a larger change toward a circula
22、r economy the idea that instead of throwing away things once they are broken or out of date, we reuse or repair them, keeping them out of the landfill (垃圾填埋场) for as long as possible. According to a 2023 report from Circle Economy, a Netherlands-based NGO, if the world changed to a circular economy,
23、 we could lower the amount of waste by a third.24What is the authors purpose in mentioning Janet?ATo praise her way of protecting pets.BTo introduce special clothing designs.CTo call for attention to repairing things.DTo market the products of fixed clothes.25What can we learn from the numbers in pa
24、ragraph 3?AThe action of replacing things is wise.BThe behaviour of repairing things is popular.CThe need for reducing clothes is urgent.DThe problem of producing waste is serious.26How do people deal with the waste problem according to paragraph 4?ABy teaching volunteers repair knowledge.BBy sharin
25、g tips on opening repair cafs.CBy providing information to the repair database.DBy offering online and off line help to encourage repairs.27Which of the following behaviours contributes to the circular economy?AJim threw away a used bike.BJackson mended a torn sofa.CSue replaced a worn carpet.DWindy
26、 removed a broken vase.When it comes to settling down young children, parenting advice focuses mostly on one tool: What to say. Parents are taught to say this or that, or even how to apologize to an angry child. While in practice, many parents turn to another means of comforting: Touch their child.
27、But its not just any type of touch. It occurs at a particular speed and with a particular pressure.During the end of the 19th century, many European doctors actually advised parents not to touch their children because they said it would weaken them and make them dependent. This idea hit a fever heig
28、ht in the 1920s when the psychologist John BWatson wrote a parenting book in which Watson advises mothers to stay away, physically, from children. He believed that by not touching young children, parents teach them to be independent at an early age.“But then it turns out that the opposite is actuall
29、y true,” Neuroscientist Helena Wasling says. “Children who get a lot of touch, support and closeness from their parents are actually the ones that dare to go out and explore, as they grow up, because they have a basic safety that they can depend on.” And of course, gentle touch can calm and relax ad
30、ults, just as much as they do children, says Wasling.After decades of research, neuroscientists are beginning to understand how our skin senses this type of touch and how that feeling lights up regions of the brain to affect our emotions. It turns out that our skin contains nerves (神经) which can sen
31、se a gentle touch. And these nerves are part of a system inside our skin that excites the warm, calm and peaceful feeling you have when youre with people who love you. For some kids with autism (自闭症), this type of touch might not feel good, Wasling notes, and may even feel bad. “A child with autism
32、may become over-sensitive towards physical touch.” she says. “The relationship between touch and reward (奖励) can be totally different.”28What was believed about parental touch according to paragraph 2?AIt weakened kids intelligence.BIt harmed kids physical health.CIt reduced kids independence.DIt hu
33、rt parent-child relationship.29What may happen to children receiving lots of touch according to Helena Wasling?AThey may be more sensitive.BThey tend to become braver.CThey may be more protective.DThey tend to become smarter.30What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AThe benefit of touch does n
34、ot apply to every kid.BThe amount of touch does not matter to kids.CKids with autism might be more independent.DKids with autism should be rewarded with touch.31Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?AAn Effective Method to Educate KidsBThe Magical Effect of Touching ChildrenCThe Im
35、portance of Parenting StrategiesDA New Research into Social InteractionSome blind people can be trained to move by echolocation (回声定位). This involves them sending out a sound that reflects off objects near them, with the echoes giving information about their surroundings. Inspired by this ability, H
36、owe Zhu at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia and his colleagues wanted to create smart glasses that similarly inform people about what objects are close to them.The researchers first took a pair of augmented-reality (增强现实) glasses with two front-facing cameras and built-in speakers. T
37、hey then designed a smartphone app to process the pictures photographed by the glasses to recognize four objects: a bowl, cup, book and bottle. The team programmed certain sounds to play from the speakers as the wearer searched for the objects in the room. Each object had a unique sound given to it.
38、 For example, when a book came into view, the wearer heard a page-turning.To test the glasses, the team selected seven people with different degrees of eyesight impairment and seven sighted people with their eyes covered. They were all seated at a table with the four objects arranged on top. Then, t
39、hey were asked to pick up one of the objects. In the test, the researchers found that the people who were either blind or had poor eyesight were able to do so correctly 81 per cent of the time, compared with a 73 per cent success rate for the sighted. “For a sighted person whose eyes were covered, y
40、oure taking away a sense,” says Zhu. Therefore, it would take them longer to adapt to being blind and using the glasses, he says.The test also found that people who were blind or had poor eyesight experienced no extra cognitive (认知的) difficulty while wearing the glasses compared with at the beginnin
41、g of the study, which suggested that the glasses were relatively easy to adapt to.The researchers now hope to develop this technology to recognize more objects and to allow people to use it while they are walking around.32Why does the author mention echolocation in paragraph 1?ATo question the funct
42、ion of this ability.BTo express the concern for its application.CTo present the difficulties faced by the blind.DTo explain the inspiration for the new invention.33How did the wearer get information through the glasses?ABy receiving text messages.BBy hearing specific sounds.CBy observing related pho
43、tos.DBy talking with people nearby.34What does the underlined word “impairment” mean in paragraph 3?ADamage.BRecovery.CProtection.DAdvantage.35What did the researchers find in the test?AThe blind had less difficulty adapting to the glasses.BThe sighted lost a sense after taking part in the test.CThe
44、 sighted performed better with their eyes covered.DThe blind faced no cognitive challenge during the test.Active Listening: A Key Skill for Effective CommunicationActive listening is a communication skill that goes beyond simply hearing words and involves fully taking part and understanding the spea
45、kers message. Importantly, it is a significant part in effective communication. 36 Here are some strategies to improve your active listening skills.Give full attention to the speaker. Active listening requires being fully present in the conversation, observing the speakers body language, and facial
46、expressions to avoid negative responses. It also requires listening to the speaker with all your senses, including sight, sound and so on. 37 For example, when you are chatting, put away your cellphones or stay away from a funny TV show.Maintain good eye contact with the conversation partner. When t
47、aking part in active listening, making eye contact is especially important. 38 However, if we fix our eyes on your conversation partners all the time, it will make them embarrassed, which will probably end the conversation. To avoid it, follow the 50/70 rule, which means keeping eye contact for 50% to 70% of the time spent listening, holding contact for four to five seconds before looking away. 39 Active listening involves ask
