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首师大附中永定分校2023-2024学年度第二学期期中练习
直三英语
2024.05
本试卷(笔试部分)共10页，100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将只将答题卡交回。
注：请在答题卡最后听力口语(50分) 部分填写自己的班级和姓名
第一部分：知识运用(共两节，30分)
第一节 完形填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My journey home from school is nothing special. I usually find a seat and start checking my ___1___, making sure, like everyone else, not to look at other people.
But last Tuesday was ___2___. I was texting my friends when the train suddenly stopped. Then after about five minutes, people were starting to get a bit ___3___. Then the announcement came: “We are sorry to announce that this train is delayed. A train is badly broken down in front of us.”
There was a loud groan (叹息) throughout the carriage but then something unexpected happened: ___4___ strangers started talking to each other. At first, everyone just complained about the ___5___, but then people started talking about real things. I chatted to a couple of young tourists sitting opposite me. Then I decided to go for a walk down the train. I met a woman who had been a ___6___ at my school several years before.
People offered each other food and drink. A young woman took her ___7___ and soon we were singing along. Then we heard a sick boy in another part of the train needed help, and the woman from my school jumped into action. It turned out she was a nurse, and when she came back she was welcomed as a ___8___.
Then, after two and a half hours, we started moving again. Everyone ___9___ and some people, complete strangers three hours before, even hugged.
I took the train again on Wednesday but nothing ____10____. I’ll never forget the day the train stopped and people started talking.
1. A. phone B. seat C. purse D. mistake
2. A. excellent B. horrible C. different D. desperate
3. A. embarrassed B. upset C. surprised D. satisfied
4. A. angry B. gentle C. unlucky D. complete
5. A. seats B. trains C. strangers D. schools
6. A. student B. nurse C. teacher D. driver
7. A. baby B. textbook C. food D. guitar
8. A. mother B. doctor C. hero D. winner
9. A. jumped B. chatted C. cheered D. cried
10. A. passed B. changed C. happened D. disappeared
第二节：阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)
阅读短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Florentijn Hofman is a Dutch artist, whose large sculptures are on display all over the world. One way for him to find inspiration is turning to his children’s ___11___ (toy). These objects have given him ideas for his animal sculptures, such as the famous Rubber Duck created by him ___12___ 2007. A more recent work of his is the huge Floating Fish, ___13___ was set among the beautiful landscape of Wuzhen West Scenic Zone.
B
阅读短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
Go to kindergarten.elementary school, high school, and finally, college. Most American kids _____14_____ (expect) by their parents to get an education and have a good life. For Tara Westover, the outlook was quite different. _____15_____ (raise) in a poor family in Idaho, Tara was not allowed _____16_____ (have) a proper education. Her father kept her out of school, believing a woman’s best place was in the home. How did Tara fight _____17_____ the right to get educated Find the answer in the bestseller Educated.
C
在未给提示词的空白处仅填写个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
___18___(breathe) deeply can often help regulate anxious physical symptoms. When you breathe in deeply, not only does oxygen enter your body, but you also have to take a minute to change ___19___ you are doing. Sometimes when you take yourself out of a ___20___(stress) situation for a while, you can gain a completely new understanding of what’s going on. Try to stop and take deep breaths whenever you start to feel anxious.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，38分)
第一节(共14小题;每小题2分，共28分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The Ultimate Guide to STEM Competitions & Events
STEM competitions allow individuals or student teams to solve a specific challenge or problem through science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. The followings are different events at this time.
Congressional App Challenge
What: Students must code and build an app by themselves. The apps are judged in district-wide competitions.
Who: High school students.
When: From June 15 to November 1, 2023.
Where: Online.
Prize: Winners receive a free trip to display their work in the Capitol Building.
Regeneron Science Talent Search
What: Entrants must conduct an original independent research project. Besides application letters, recommendation letters and transcripts(成绩单) are also needed.
Who: Any student in their senior year of high school.
When: From June 1 to November 8, 2023.
Where: Selected finalists will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington D. C. for in-depth judging.
Prize: Over $2 million in awards are given; first-place prize is $ 250,000.
THINK Challenges
What: This competition is for high school students who are in the early stages of an original research project, rather than being fully completed.
Who: High school students.
When: 2023 registration is closed; 2024 details are to be decided and will likely open in November 2023.
Where: Online.
Prize: Selected finalists are invited to a 4-day all-expenses-paid trip to MIT’s campus to meet professors in their field of research! $1000 will be given.
Source America Design Challenge
What: Student teams are to use STEM concepts to create a totally new product that empowers people with disabilities.
Who: High school and collegiate-level students.
When: Registration for Design Challenge 2022 is still live!
Where: The finals take place in Washington D. C.
Prize: Grand prize is $ 8,000 per team and $ 6,000 to the affiliated school.
21. In the STEM competitions, participants can ________.
A. design an app based on judges’ choices B. create an invention to help the disabled
C. present a fully completed research project D. get recommendation letters from professors
22. If someone wants to win a free trip to a university the one will join in ________.
A. THINK Challenges B. Congressional App Challenge
C. Regeneron Science Talent Search D. Source America Design Challenge
23. Which is a requirement for all the applicants
A. They must be available for an outing trip. B. They must register 2023 competitions.
C. They must be high school seniors. D. They must submit original works.
B
My wife Hannah and I usually don’t keep houseplants. Anything in pots gets either overwatered or underwatered. After my diagnosis (诊断) with a brain cancer, I loved to have something green and alive around us. And then I got a lucky bamboo plant in a pot from my friend Mitch. I told Hannah I wanted to care for the plant myself.
As a physician, I was used to providing care. Since my diagnosis, I had to rely on help from other people, leaving me feeling aimless and upset. Watering the plant taught me I could still be a caregiver.
Over the next few months, I recovered from surgery and completed the first round of treatment. Both the bamboo and I were thriving (繁荣). Then, mysteriously, it began to show signs of stress. No matter what I did, the leaves kept dropping to the floor, making me discouraged and uneasy.
“I can’t even care for simple plant!” I yelled. “I’m failing!”
Hannah reminded me that we’d seen houseplants die before. She asked me why I was getting so worked up about this particular one.
“If my lucky bamboo dies,” I cried out, “I might die too!”
Identifying with the plant had offered me comfort. Now that the plant was struggling, I felt increasingly fearful.
Suddenly, one day, I realized I had wrongly connected my care for the plant—something over which I had at least some control — with my own survival — something over which I had no control. When my cancer returned, it would not be because of any failure on my part — not because I ate sugar occasionally and certainly not because I failed to keep this plant alive.
As my anxiety lessened, I learned from online tips to care for my dying plant. I moved the bamboo to a larger pot, separating its roots to give it room to grow. When it was back in the sunny window, we both began to thrive again.
24. What made the author change his attitude toward keeping houseplants
A. He recovered from surgery. B. He got a lucky bamboo plant.
C. He was diagnosed with a cancer. D. He learned how to water a plant.
25. What was the main cause for the author’s anxiety
A. His struggle with cancer.
B. His decision to care for the plant.
C. His inability to look after himself.
D. His belief in linking his survival to the plant’s.
26. What can we learn from the passage
A. Everything comes to those who wait.
B. Positive thinking is a cure of anxiety.
C. Trust yourself that you can do it and get it.
D. You carry the passport to your own success.
C
This week I watched an international news program and saw what looked like most of the planet—the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia—painted in bright oranges and reds. Fahrenheit (华氏温度的) temperatures in three-digit numbers seemed to burn all over on the world map.
Heat records have burst around the globe. This very weekend, crops are burning, roads are bending and seas are rising, while lakes recede, or even disappear. Ice sheets melt in rising heat, and wildfires attack forests. People are dying in this heat. Lives of all kinds are threatened, in cities, fields, seas, deserts and forests. Wildlife, farm animals, insects and human beings are in pain.
The UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says there is more deadly heat in our future because of climate change caused by our species on this planet. Even with advances in wind, solar and other alternative energy sources, and international promises and agreements, the world still derives about 80% of its energy from fossil fuels, like oil, gas and coal, which release the carbon dioxide that’s warmed the climate to the current temperatures of this hot summer. The WMO’s chief, Petteri Taalas, said this week, “In the future these kinds of heatwaves are going to be normal.”
The most alarming word in his forecast might be: “normal.” I’m of a generation that thought of summer as a sunny time for children. I think of long days spent outdoors without worry, playing games or just wandering. John Updike wrote in his poem, “June”:
The sun is rich
And gladly pays
In golden hours,
Silver days,
And long green weeks
That never end.
School’s out. The time
Is ours to spend.
There’s Little League,
Hopscotch, the creek,
And, after supper,
Hide-and-seek.
The live-long light
Is like a dream...
But now that bright “live-long light,” of which Updike wrote, might look threatening in a summer like this.
The extremely hot weeks that we see this year cause one to wonder if our failures to care for the planet given to us will make our children look forward to summer, or fear another season of heat.
27. What does the underlined word “derive” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A Get. B. Reduce. C. Waste. D. Save.
28. According to WMO, ______.
A. alternative energy is the solution to climate change
B. the heatwaves are caused by the advanced technology
C agreements need to be signed to deal with climate change
D. use of traditional energy is responsible for the heatwaves
29. Why does the author mention John Updike’s poem
A. To describe the beauty of summer.
B. To indicate the end of happy summers.
C. To compare different feelings about summer.
D. To suggest ways for children to spend summer.
30. Which might be the best title for the passage
A. What leads to a hot summer B. Children are afraid of summer
C. Burning summers are the future D. How we can survive a hot summer
D
Don’t put it off, do it now!
Why do we spend so much time not doing the work we should do, or putting off small jobs that have piled up to create a big problem Procrastinating, as putting things off like this is called, is in our character we have naturally since birth; we avoid dull or difficult jobs until it’s too late to do anything else.
“We often put things off although we know it will make life more stressful,” says Dr. Steel, an authority on the science of motivation. “If these tasks were fun, we’d just do them now. We put off what is difficult or unpleasant, such as the paperwork that needs doing before leaving the office or cleaning the bits of your home that people can’t see. But the fact is, the less people procrastinate, the more money they have, the better relationships they have, and the healthier they are.” This is obvious when you look at the couples who don’t argue about whether anyone has cleaned the kitchen, and the people who simply go for a run instead of endlessly rescheduling it in their heads.
Of course, there are the rest of us, who feel the small jobs piling up around us daily. “We’ve evolved to respond to the moment, and not to set our sights too far in an uncertain world,” Dr. Steel adds. “We are not set up to appreciate long-term rewards, whether it’s the benefit of a four-year degree, doing exercise or dieting. We usually feel the cost now and the reward comes much later.” According to Dr. Steel, we have two decision-making systems. They are the limbic, which is responsible for the short term, and the prefrontal cortex, which deals with the future. We bounce between long-term goals and short-term temptations, so we need goals that will translate our plans for the limbic system.
Let’s take the example of students’ writing essays. They should set themselves targets and word counts per day. These are thus turned from seemingly endless tasks into something concrete with measured progress. Dr. Steel recommends such techniques, or “pre-commitments”, adding that leaving you a month before the “deadline” makes it more likely a task will be completed. The benefit is that you’ll avoid the embarrassment of not following up on something people are expecting you to do—telling everyone you are going to take up jogging makes you more likely to do so.
Overcoming procrastination finally comes down to planning, which, if you’re not careful, becomes procrastination in itself. But it is worth making sure you have everything in place. “Successful people don’t pretend they don’t procrastinate,” Dr. Steel says. “People who pretend they have willpower are less successful.” Instead, plan for procrastination: make your work environment a temple of productivity by cutting out what stops you paying your attention, so you can really focus on moving forward.
31. What does the author say about procrastination in Paragraph 1
A. It is something many people can’t help.
B. It is an excuse people often use in public.
C. It is caused by the technology in people’s life.
D. It is more common when people have small jobs to do.
32. In paragraph 3, Dr. Steel believes that people who procrastinate should ______.
A. attempt to overcome their natural tendencies
B. take the advice of others in the same situation
C. be aware that their problem is relatively small
D. find out more about the way they make decisions
33. Why does Dr. Steel recommend making “pre-commitments” in Paragraph 4
A. They are an alternative to impossible goals.
B. They make challenges feel more manageable.
C. They are an effective way of impressing others.
D. They allow people to achieve their aims sooner.
34. What does the author do by saying the underlined sentence
A. Encourage the reader to develop plans effectively.
B. Advise the reader to deal with complex tasks quickly.
C. Warn the reader against spending too long getting organized.
D. Remind the reader to take the time to focus properly on a task.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Bingo has been a beloved game for generations, and for good reason. ___35___ Whether you’re looking for a way to spend some quality time with friends and family, or you’re just looking for a fun activity to do at home, hosting your own bingo party is a great option.
___36___ First, up are the bingo cards. You can either choose to create your own bingo cards or use pre-made ones available online. You’ll also need bingo markers, which can be anything from small pieces of paper to pennies or even candy.
Once you have your supplies, it’s time to invite your guests. You can invite your friends and family over for a fun night of bingo, or you can even host a virtual bingo party over video chat. ___37___ Should you be hosting a virtual party, make sure to send out the video chat link ahead of time.
Once everyone has arrived, it’s time to start the game! ___38___ Each card should have a unique combination of numbers on it ranging from 1 to 90. Make sure that all players have a pen or marker to take down the numbers as they are called out.
The caller is responsible for drawing the numbers and calling them out to the players. Players keep marking the numbers on their cards until someone achieves a winning pattern. There are various winning patterns in bingo, such as completing a row, column, or diagonal line, or achieving a specific shape or design on the bingo card. ___39___ When a player achieves the winning pattern, they should call out “Bingo” loud and clear to signal that they have won.
The goal here is to have fun. While some organization is required, try not to tun it into a military operation. After all, bingo is the type of game that can bring people together and create a fun and exciting atmosphere.
A. Hand out the bingo cards to each player.
B. You can ask your guests to bring their favourite bingo balls, cards and markers.
C. It should be decided before the game starts, and known to all players.
D. To host your own bingo party, you’ll need a few supplies.
E. Instead of using traditional bingo numbers and letters, mix it up with different themes.
F. If you’re hosting an in-person party, make sure to let your guests know what time to arrive.
G. It’s a fun, exciting game and can be enjoyed by people of all ages.
第三部分 书面表达(共两节，32分)
第一节(共4小题;第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分)
阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
Nowadays, a lot of young people seem to spend much of their free time either watching television or playing computer games. Certainly, these things are entertaining, but they don’t contribute much to developing their brains. Many believe that reading books, and especially fiction, is a much more effective way of achieving this. The most obvious benefit we get from reading a good story is a growing vocabulary. We come across new words in reading and try to understand these words through context. Gradually, we become more confident with complex words. In addition, we improve in other areas such as speaking and writing just by reading regularly.
It has also been established that reading fiction is a good way of developing a good self-image. Non-readers or poor readers often have low opinions of themselves. Besides, they may perform poorly in other subjects because they cannot read and understand the material.
Most importantly, however, reading fiction helps us to develop our brains. The human brain can work well when we just do regular things, like driving or walking. However, learning expert Dr. Brian E. Walsh suggested that it can perform more effectively when an element of surprise is added, because this helps to build connections in the brain. In this respect, the positive effects of reading may be much stronger than previously thought.
Recent research has shown that the brain reacts more strongly to unpredictable than to predictable things. This may explain why people enjoy reading fiction, which generally contains lots of unpredictable things. Reading fiction enables us to experience fresh scenarios(情节) and identify with the people we are reading about. When we mentally create the scenes, the look of the characters, the smells, and the sounds in the book, we are exercising our brain. The brain is challenged. This is a positive thing because it will continue to grow and develop if properly stimulated. The more it is used, the better it becomes.
40. How does reading help us improve vocabulary
______________________________________________________________________
41. What are the problems for people who seldom read according to the passage
______________________________________________________________________
42. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
> Reading fiction has more positive effects on our brain since fiction shows more predictable things in our daily life.
______________________________________________________________________
43. Apart from what are mentioned in the passage, what other benefit(s) have you gained from reading fiction
______________________________________________________________________
第二节(20分)
44. 假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你的英国好友首次去中国家庭做客，向你询问有关注意事项。请给Jim写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 基本礼仪；
2. 建议。
注意：1. 词数100字左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
首师大附中永定分校2023-2024学年度第二学期期中练习
直三英语
2024.05
本试卷(笔试部分)共10页，100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将只将答题卡交回。
注：请在答题卡最后听力口语(50分) 部分填写自己的班级和姓名
第一部分：知识运用(共两节，30分)
第一节 完形填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
【1~10题答案】
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. C
第二节：阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)
【11~13题答案】
【答案】11. toys
12. in 13. which
B
【14~17题答案】
【答案】14. are expected
15. Raised 16. to have
17. for
C
【18~20题答案】
【答案】18. Breathing
19 what 20. stressful
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，38分)
第一节(共14小题;每小题2分，共28分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
【21~23题答案】
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D
B
【24~26题答案】
【答案】24. C 25. D 26. B
C
【27~30题答案】
【答案】27. A 28. D 29. B 30. C
D
【31~34题答案】
【答案】31. A 32. A 33. B 34. C
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
【35~39题答案】
【答案】35. G 36. D 37. F 38. A 39. C
第三部分 书面表达(共两节，32分)
第一节(共4小题;第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分)
【40~43题答案】
【答案】40. By understanding these words through context and making us more confident with complex words.
41. The problems for people who seldom read are having low opinions of themselves and influencing their performance in other subjects.
42. Reading fiction has more positive effects on our brain since fiction shows more predictable things in our daily life. Reading fiction has more positive effects on our brain since fiction shows more unpredictable things in our daily life.
43. Reading can also relax the mood because reading novels can help us temporarily forget the pressure and bring a sense of pleasure.
第二节(20分)
【44题答案】
【答案】
Dear Jim,
How are you doing In your last letter you asked me about being a guest to a Chinese friend’s home. Now I am writing to inform you of some relevant details.
To begin with, according to our tradition, you are supposed to arrive early, so that you can help the family prepare the dinner, which is not only meaningful but also interesting. Besides, you’d better bring some gifts, such as a book or a Chinese knot. What’s more, when you are enjoying the meal, you need to avoid making noises while chewing food.
Hopefully, these suggestions would be helpful to you. I have the confidence that you will have a great time. I am looking forward to your good news.
Yours,
Li Hua

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