1、吉林省长春市长春汽车经济技术开发区第三中学2023-2024学年高一下学期5月期中英语试题一、阅读理解Science Books for Kids of All AgesTo help you choose the perfect education al books for your child, weve created this handpicked list of the best science books for kids. The titles featured here spark curiosity, encourage leaning, and are lots of fu
2、n, too.About Time: A First Look at Time and ClocksAuthor: Bruce Koscielniak; Price: US $8.55Long ago people used the sun, the moon, and the water to tell time. Soon after we began using our knowledge about the natural world to build clocks and to create calendars made up of months and years. Centuri
3、es later, we have clocks and calendars all around us. This book tells the amazing story of how it all happened!Animalium: Welcome to the MuseumAuthor: Katie Scott;Price: US $8.99This book opens the doors of the natural history museum for your child all year round! It features 200 full-color specimen
4、s accompanied by lively, informative text and more. Discover the animal kingdom inglorious detail with unique illustrations that combine science and art.Bang!: How We Came to BeAuthor: Michael Rubino; Price: US $16.00“Bang! And that was it, the beginning of everything.” So begins this beautifully il
5、lustrated story of evolution. This book conveys not only the facts but also the excitement of the scientific explanation of our world, from the origin of the universe to the present reality of our planet.Bedtime Math: The Truth Comes OutAuthor: Laura Overdeck; Price: US $10.99This book makes learnin
6、g about math as fun as dessert after dinner! It combines math and cool facts for one fun and wild adventure. Now kids can discover the science behind all their favorite things: marshmallows, soda, ice cream, and more. With over 100 math problems on a variety of topics, kids will find math isnt just
7、fun it can be found everywhere!1What can kids learn in the book About Time?AThe tough life of ancestors.BThe origin of the sun and the moon.CThe old ways to measure time.DThe wildlife in the natural world.2What do Animalium and Bang have in common?AThey are childrens novels.BThey are popular for che
8、ap price.CThey are collected in the museum.DThey are illustrated stories for kids.3Which book can make numbers fun and easy?ABang.BBedtime Math.CAnimalium.DAbout Time.Something strange has been happening to me lately: Women in the street have been telling me Im brave. My act of courage isnt much-I j
9、ust stopped coloring my hair. I had brown hair that started going gray when I was 30. So, like a lot of women, I started dyeing (染)it. It was expensive and time-consuming. And my hair grows fast, so I needed to go back to the hair salon(美发厅) every 5 weeks. Many people seem to enjoy holding onto thei
10、r youth for as long as possible, giving off the impression that they don t have much wisdom or many accomplishments. But our hair starts to turn gray and suddenly we start spending $500 or more a year to cover something our male colleagues dont need to cover. Of course, People should do what they wa
11、nt with their own body -my mother is 91 and still has blond hair, and why not? I just wish more of us would feel that it was OK to be ourselves, because going gray has done more for me than saving me time and money. I like my natural hair, just as it is. I like how it has got curly and full again. I
12、t is recovering after years of being damaged by chemicals. I also like that it has given me some needed attitude in a society that makes youth seem so important, while being against maturity. It reminds me that Im not a kid anymore - and this isnt a bad thing. Not being a kid anymore means I read th
13、e books I want, and not the books i feel I should read. It means not wasting my time at events I don t need to attend when Id rather be with my family and friends. When I see my hair in the mirror, its a reminder that my time is limited, and I should spend it doing what matters. Theres nothing shame
14、ful about growing older And pretending its not happening is a way of giving up our power. I see my gray hair as a little act of rebellion(反叛)against the idea that people lose value as they age, instead of gaining it. I see gray hair as my flag and Im letting it fly proudly.4How does the author feel
15、about coloring hair?AIt shows peoples great courage.BIt is a good way to hold onto youth.CIt shows wisdom and accomplishments.DIt is not worth the time and money spent on it.5What should we do when we grow old according to the author?AGive up our power.BPretend to be still young.CAccept it and act p
16、ositively.DRead as many books as possible.6What is the authors main purpose in writing this passage?ATo explain why youth is valued.BTo share her opinion on growing older.CTo stress the importance of different attitudes.DTo analyze the advantages and disadvantages of aging.7Which can be the best tit
17、le for the passage?AHolding Onto YouthBDyeing Your HairCGaining Value With AgeDValuing Wisdom Of AgeEvery festival has its own meaning. Labor Day, for example, celebrates the value of hard work. Thanksgiving is about showing thanks to people around you. And Valentines Day is a time when you express
18、love to your loved ones. But somehow it now seems that all festivals we just care about one thing shopping. And that can be a big problem.“In a way, over-consumption (过度消费) is the mother of all our environmental problems,” Kalle Lasn once told CNN. Lasn is the organizer of Buy Nothing Day, a day set
19、 up in Canada in 1992 to fight against unhealthy spending habits, and has now become an international event. Its held on the day, which is known as Black Friday a famous shopping day in the US and Canada.You can see the irony (讽刺) here.Even though the idea of Buy Nothing Day was brought up 26 years
20、ago, we seem to need it now more than ever. Its just as Lasn said, all the different kinds of pollution in our lives today bad air quality, the reduction of forest area, endangered animal species, and plastic bags found in the ocean seem to be the same cause: over-consumption.The latest example is t
21、he Singles Day shopping craze of Nov 11, which saw a new sales record. But as Nie Li, a campaigner at Greenpeace, told Reuters, “Record-setting over-consumption means record-setting waste.” And it was reported that last year the Singles Day packages left more than 160,000 tons of waste, including pl
22、astic and cardboard. The Collins Dictionary has also just named “single-use” its Word of the Year, pointing out the problem that therere too many things we tow out after only using them once.So, Buy Nothing Day might only be here for one day a year, but its not just to remind us to the a break from
23、shopping on that day, but to change our lifestyle completely, focusing on fun “with people we care about” rather than wasting money on useless things.8Whats the authors purpose of writing the first paragraph?ATo express the peoples love for all festivals.BTo talk about the meaning of the festivals.C
24、To appreciate the value of the festivals.DTo bring out the topic of the passage.9Why did Kalle Lasn organize Buy Nothing Day?ATo help people save money.BTo cut the cost for daily life.CTo prevent over-consumption.DTo set up a new sales record.10Whats Nie Lis attitude towards the shopping craze?AOppo
25、sed (反对的).BSupportive.CUnknown.DNeutral (中立的).11What can be a suitable title for the passage?ACreating a New LifestyleBBuy Nothing DayCFestivals Around the WorldDA Change in Peoples LifeI was born and raised in England in a culture where privacy and “keeping yourself to yourself” were valued traditi
26、ons. Speaking to strangers was not encouraged. People were most hospitable and friendly.However, I have been lucky enough to spend some time in both Italy and the US, where I found traditions of hospitality and politeness to be very different.I experienced Italian hospitality firsthand. On a crowded
27、 railway carriage travelling, one afternoon, from Genoa to Florence, sinking gratefully into an empty seat, I was scolded in rapid Italian by a gentleman who was returning to this seat - it had not been “spare” after all. I apologized in English, and got up to allow him back into the seat. The gentl
28、eman obviously had no understanding of the English language, but he, too, realized my genuine (真诚的) mistake. He smiled and gestured for me to remain in the seat, and he himself remained standing in the corridor for the remainder of the journey. The other occupants of the carriage smiled and nodded a
29、t me and made me feel quite welcome amongst them. I feel that if this had been in England, a foreigner who made a mistake would not always be so kindly treated.Transport also featured in the differences I noticed between English and American culture. I flew to New York on a plane with mainly English
30、 passengers. We sat together in near silence. Nobody spoke to me nor, as I expected, to anyone else they did not know. They felt it was not polite to interrupt someone elses privacy. However, when I travelled across the United States, whether by plane or bus, I was never short of conversation. Conve
31、rsation was going on all around me and whoever sat next to me was happy to introduce themselves and ask me about myself. They obviously felt it would have been rude not to speak to another person, whether they were strangers or not.12What do we know about the occupants when the author was travelling
32、 in Italy?AThey were all on the side of the gentleman.BThey all laughed at the author for his mistake.CThey would not bear a mistake like the authors in publicDThey all showed their understanding of the authors mistake.13How does the author finally believe the Italian people are?ACold.BRudeCHelpful.
33、DHospitable.14Why did English passengers sit in near silence according to the last paragraph?AThey were too tired to speak to anyone.BThey were all strangers to each other.CPrivacy was a valued tradition in England.DEverybody was deeply lost in though.15What can be the best title for the text?ADiffe
34、rent Ways of Hospitality and PolitenessBCo-understanding Each OtherCMy Unforgettable Travelling Experience AbroadDThe Importance of PrivacyFinding friends that share your interests does not have to be difficult. 16 , and they want friends who enjoy the same sports, activities, social events and musi
35、c. It can be as easy as attending one social event or going online and meeting people on friend seeking (寻找) websites. Learn how to find friends that share the same interests as you. 17 . Some people may have moved to a different place and some people may want to make new friends within the town the
36、y have been living in for years.Check out online friend seeking websites like friend , or Facebook. 18 , and even do a search for certain qualities that you like in a new friend.Go to social events in your area-maybe they support a cause you love or include a band that you enjoy. As soon as you meet
37、 someone at one of these events,you will know you already have an interest that you share.Join a sports team at your community center. 19 , and you can start from there.Meet new friends through friends you already have. 20 . If you and your old friend have things in common, then most likely (可能的) yo
38、u will have things in common with their other friends.AJoin a class in your communityBMany people are looking for friendsCDecide why you want to meet new peopleDFriends come and go throughout ones lifetimeEYou will find people with the same interest in sportsFSometimes we can find a connection throu
39、gh a friendGYou can meet friends that share the same interests on these websites二、完形填空A little girl created a perfect gift for her mothers birthday. It was a drawing of a 21 on white paper with the words “For mom: love, love, love” decorated with hearts. She folded (折叠) her letter, but then she 22 i
40、t.For most people, that would be the 23 of this story, but this story had a different result. James Carrell found the letter. He had just 24 his mother, wishing her a happy birthday. After he hung up, Carrell saw the 25 on the ground outside of a hardware store in Manvel. “I 26 it was a gift,” said
41、Carrell. “I opened it up and saw the flower and hearts. It really 27 me.” Carrell thought the letter would 28 someones day and that maybe he could find the owner, so he posted it on the Internet. The message moved a lot of people, 29 one man.“I was sitting at my friends house and saw a mans 30 ,” sa
42、id Carrell. The comments (评论) included one from Robert Alvarado. He wrote, “I cant 31 you found my babys letter.” Carrell reached Alvarado to 32 the letter. It took a few days, but the men finally met on Thursday night.“Eventually the letter made it home,” said Alvarado. “We are 33 for what James Ca
43、rrell did. We often forget the power of 34 things, but for this family from Alvin, Carrells small act left a(n) 35 impression.”21AbirdBcardCcakeDflower22AreceivedBdestroyedClostDposted23AendBpartCinfluenceDcause24ApromisedBinvitedCseenDcalled25ApaperBcashCbagDtool26AprovedBexplainedCrealisedDadmitte
44、d27AsatisfiedBfrightenedCshockedDtouched28AstartBcontinueCbrightenDruin29AobviouslyBextremelyCespeciallyDprobably30AphotographBarrivalCconclusionDreply31AforgetBbelieveCunderstandDpretend32AreadBpresentCreturnDpublish33AreadyBgratefulCresponsibleDanxious34AlittleBcertainCuselessDextra35AunhappyBbene
45、ficialClastingDreasonable三、单词拼写36The (多数) of Chinese have long followed the tradition of eating Laba porridge during the Laba Festival. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)37Anyone who is caring and helpful, and has a (灵活的) schedule is welcomed to join us. (根据汉语意思填空)38We expressed our sincere (祝贺) to him on winning the com
46、petition. (根据汉语提示单词拼写）39After (任命) as manager of the company, Tom spared no effor to improve commercial profits. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)40The headteacher keeps telling his students that the future b to the well-educated. (根据首字母单词拼写)41Christmas is an important r festival for Christians around the world.42After
47、eating the p mushroom by accident, the girl was sent to hospital immediately. (根据首字母单词拼写)四、语法填空43There is a growing (tend) for people to work at home instead of in offices.(所给词的适当形式填空)44 (absorb) in writing a poem, the poet didnt realize night was approaching. (所给词的适当形式填空)45As the old saying goes,“A workman must
