2022-2023学年广东省茂名市第一中学高一上学期期中考试英语试卷

茂名市第一中学2022-2023学年度第一学期期中考试

奥校高一英语试卷

考试时间：120分钟      总分：130分  

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节:（共15小题; 每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C  和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 

A

I’ve been reading 100 books per year on average during the past decade. So obviously I get the usual question of what books I recommend. Well, here’re my top 4 favorite books of all times, which influenced me into who I am today.

1.Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. One of the biggest bestsellers of all times. Napoleon Hill spent two decades analyzing over 500 successful men like Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and John D.Rockefeller to discover how they did it. The result of Hill’s research is in Think & Grow Rich---13 steps to achieve your goal, whatever it is. All other self-help books are just copies of Hill’s book first published in 1937.

2.Psychocybernetics by Maxwell Maltz. Another bestseller and the only self-help book you’ll need next to Think Grow Rich. Maxwell Maltz was a plastic surgeon who was amazed that some patients still felt ugly after surgery(外科手术).That’s when he discovered they also needed reconstruction work inside ---their “self-image”. Everything about how to use the “mind-body” connection to achieve your goals, and how to feel confident about your body is inside this book.

3.Talent is Overrated by Geoff Clovin. This book drives the point home that success in any field is not determined by genetics or talent but deliberate practice. Colvin uses examples from world class achievers like Tiger Woods, Jack Welch, Warren Buffet, Mozart to prove that they all got theirs through years of practice---the 10,000 hours rule. You’ll reexamine your beliefs about what it takes to succeed and supercharge your motivation after reading Colvin’s book.

4.Mastery by George Leonard. This book also stresses that practice is the secret of success in anything. Leonard explains that mastership never ends-you will never have perfect technique and be able to stop. Instead you’ll keep learning, improving, and hitting plateaus(瓶颈期).The big point in Mastery is that plateaus are vital for improving your skills and that you therefore must start enjoying them instead of getting impatient or quitting like most guys do.

1.What is the book Think & Grow Rich mainly about?

A. Successful men’s stories                           B. A research on being rich

C. An analysis of famous people.                      D. Instruction on how to succeed

2.What do Talent is Overrated and Mastery both mention?

A. The steps to achieving the goal

B. World class achievers’ achievement

 C. Practice’s key role in achieving success

D. Genetics and talent’s influence on being successful.

3.Which book can best explain the saying “Live and learn”?

A. Mastery                                           B. Psychocybernetics   

C. Talent is Overrated                                  D. Think& Grow Rich 

B

Another person’s enthusiasm（热情）was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in the countryside of Virginia. My father introduced me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is well known for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no later than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, raised my head slightly upward, and looked at me right into my eyes. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are wrong. This is not the worst boy at all, but the smartest one who hasn’t yet found a way to give out his enthusiasm.”

That statement began a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart, My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She persuaded my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more successful and my brother and I could be better educated.

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand typewriter and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers and finally reached the goal she set for me. I wasn’t the only beneficiary. My father became the wealthiest man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

4. According to the author, ______ before his stepmother came into his life.

A. his father had been away from home for a long time

B. he was considered a rude boy with wild behaviors

C. he knew how to release his enthusiasm properly

D. people had noticed his cleverness

5. The author’s stepmother did all the following EXCEPT ______.

A. praising him from the bottom of her heart

B. planning the future for each family member

C. moving the family into the centre of the county

D. giving some writing lessons to him at home

6. What does the author mean by “I wasn’t the only beneficiary”?

A. Not only he but also his family gained from his stepmother’s enthusiasm.

B. His stepmother bought typewriters for other family members, too.

C. There were other boys who behaved as badly as he did.

D. Other family members’ enthusiasm has great effects on his stepmother.

7. Which of the following best serves as the title of the passage?

A. Enthusiasm, a Gift from my Father  B. Enthusiasm, a Challenge for All

C. Enthusiasm, a Power for Success      D. Enthusiasm, a Tradition in Families  

C

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Similarly, if we drink a little more water every day, we may find that we need to go to the doctor less often. A healthy diet is made up of water and different kinds of foods. We know that healthy foods like fruits, vegetables and fish , are important as they offer energy and fiber, without giving us much fat and sugar. But why is water important?

The human body needs water to survive. Water is important as it carries poisons and waste out of our bodies. However, doctors advise us to drink plenty of water , much more than the small amount we need to stay alive.

Some doctors believe that water is important for health in all kinds of ways. They believe that many illnesses and health problems appear as a result of dehydration--a lack of water. Most people are dehydrated at least some of time, although they probably don’t know it. It is surprising to learn that if we feel thirsty, we are already in the first stages of dehydration. In fact, we are advised to drink water before we feel thirsty.

These doctors think that health problems such as headaches, high blood pressure could be helped if people drink more water. They also believe that drinking more water can help people who are fat. Water contains no calories so it will not make us gain weight. If we drink water , we will probably drink less sugary soft drinks. Doctors also believe that drinking more water may stop people from overeating. They say that many people think that they are hungry when they are, in fact, thirsty. Doctors suggest, therefore, that we eat less food and drink more water.

There are still many health problems that cannot be solved by drinking water, so we should not stop going to see the doctor completely.

8. From the text, we know water can carry_______.

A. energy and fibre in our bodies. B. fruit, vegetables and fish in our bodies.

C. sugar and fat out of our bodies. D. poisons and waste out of our bodies.

9. Lack of water caused many people to put on weight because_______.

A. It makes them hungry. B. they think they are hungry and eat too much.

C. Water has no calories. D. they think they are thirsty and eat less.

10. Doctors suggest that we should _________.

A. eat less food and drink less water B. not eat food and just drink water

C. eat less food and drink more water D. eat more food and drink more water

11. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. People should drink water and not eat fruit.

B. Some health problems start because of a lack of water.

C. Fruit provides us with energy and fiber .

D. Drinking more water may stop people from overeating. 

D

Pinocchio （匹诺曹）may be just a children's fairy tale, but Spanish scientists at the University of Granada recently investigated the so-called ''Pinocchio effect'' and found that our noses don't grow when we tell a lie, but actually shrink a bit.

Dr. Emilio Gómez Milán and his team developed a lie detector test that used thermography to tell if people were lying, and found that whenever participants in their research were being untruthful, the temperature of the tips of their noses dropped up to 1.2℃, while the temperature of their forehead increased up to 1.5℃. Scientists also found that drop in temperature at nose level actually caused it to slightly shrink, although the difference is undetected by the human eye.

''One has to think in order to lie, which rises the temperature of the forehead, '' Dr. Gomez Milan explained the findings. ''At the same time we feel anxious, which lowers the temperature of the nose. ''

For this study, researchers asked a number of 60 students to perform various tasks while being scanned by thermal imaging technology. One of these tasks involved calling a 3 to 4 minutes call to their parents, partner or a friend and telling a significant lie. Participants had to devise the lie by themselves during the call, and the thermal cameras picked up this ''reverse Pinocchio effect'' caused by the fluctuation (起伏) in temperature in the nose and forehead.

Interestingly, the thermal lie doctor picked up the temperature difference in 80 percent of test subjects, which is a better rate of success than that of any modern lie doctor.

''With this method we have achieved to increase accuracy and reduce the occurrence of 'false positives', something that is frequently with other methods such as the polygraph (测谎仪) , '' said Dr. Emilio Gómez Milán, who added that law enforcement interviewers could one day combine other lie detection technology with thermal imaging to achieve better results.

The thermal lie doctor has been the most reliable in the world, 10% more than the popular polygraph.

12. Why does the author mention ''Pinocchio'' at the beginning?

A. To tell a fairy story                                 B. To warn us not to lie.

C. To introduce a research.                             D. To inspire us to doubt old beliefs.

13. According to the research, what might happen if you tell a lie?

A. Your nose gets longer.                              B. Your nose becomes smaller.

C. Your temperature gets higher.                        D. Your temperature remains stable.

14. What can we learn about the research?

A. The thermal lie doctor may assist law enforcement.

B. Researchers design difference lies for participants.

C. The thermal lie detector will prove a popular one.

D. Researchers conduct the study by interviewing.

15. Which might be the best title for the passage?

A. Will lie detectors tell the truth?

B. Will lying make your nose longer?

C. Will lying make your temperature rise?

D. Will thermal imaging technology be reliable? 

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。

I believe that writing is the most important invention in history. It is the most important for two reasons. First, it helped governments and businesses work better. Second, it helped ideas to spread.

Writing was invented by the Sumerians around 5,000 years ago. ____16____ One example is The Code of Hammurabi. It was a list of laws written on a huge stone block for all to see. The law was written down, so every person knew what the law was. They knew what would happen if they broke it.

The Sumerians also wrote down rules about their government. The rules described how the government should work. ____17____ The rule said that the worker would have to pay a fine. This made the government act more responsibly.

The Sumerians also wrote down business contracts (合同). That’s because a contract explains what both sides promise to do. Written contracts helped the Sumerians run better businesses. This helped their civilization to grow.

____18____ It was an epic poem (史诗) called The Epic of Gilgamesh. The work is about more than just two friends on an adventure. It is also about life and death, happiness and sadness. It’s full of big ideas about the world. When the Sumerians wrote these ideas down, they spread. As a result, the Sumerians could study and talk about these big ideas. ____19____ Writing helped the Sumerians become great thinkers.

As you have read, writing helped the Sumerians become a great civilization. ____20____ That is why writing is the most important invention in human history.

AThey could also improve these ideas.

B. Writing continues to improve our lives today.

C. They used writing to make their government work better.

D. The Sumerians also created the world’s first written story.

E. Writing is so common to us that we hardly think about it.

F. The writing of the Sumerians further developed to include sounds and meanings.

G. One rule explained what would happen if a government worker didn’t do his job well. 

第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a rainy day, and I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road. But my daughter Carolyn had ____21____ that I come to see something at the top of the mountain. So here I was, ____22____ making the two-hour journey through fog. By the time I saw how thick it was near the peak, I’d gone too far to ____23____.

After parking the car we walked along a path that was ____24____ with pine needles. Gradually, the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. Then we turned a corner — and I gasped (倒吸气)in ____25____. From the top of the mountain were ____26____ of flowers flowing across valleys. A mass of color — from the palest pink to the deepest yellow to the most vivid red — shone like a carpet before us. It looked as though the ____27____ had spilled gold down the mountainside.

Who ____28____ such beauty? How? As we ____29____ the house in the center of the field, we saw a sign that ____30____ “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking.” The first answer was: “One ____31____— Two Hands, and Very Little Brain.” The second was: “One Plant at a Time, Started in 1980.”

I was so moved that I could scarcely speak. “She started over 40 years ago,” I finally said, “probably just the beginning of a(n) ____32____, but she kept at it.” The ____33____ of it opened my eyes to the world of the possible. “Imagine,” I said, “if I’d had a vision and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have ____34____?” Carolyn smiled. “Start tomorrow,” she said, “____35____ yet, start today.”

21. A. insisted B. suspected C. preferred D. appointed

22. A. automatically B. absolutely C. unwillingly D. faithfully

23. A. rush out B. turn back C. pull over D. move on

24. A. damp B. firm C. thick D. mild

25. A. amusement B. gratitude C. panic D. amazement

26. A. rivers B. bunches C. pairs D. branches

27. A. storm B. wind C. sun D. volcano

28. A. conveyed B. imitated C. predicted D. created

29. A. quitted B. possessed C. approached D. transformed

30. A. wrote B. read C. called D. appeared

31. A. Adolescent B. People C. Genius D. Woman

32. A. idea B. doubt C. guess D. joke

33. A. judgment B. wonder C. contribution D. trend

34. A. accomplished B. opposed C. strengthened D. risked

35. A. Later B. Closer C. Faster D. Better

第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡标号为36—45的相应位置上。

Shen Kuo (沈括) was a scientist of the Northern Song Dynasty. He was ____36____ all-round scholar of astronomy, physics, chemistry, geology and medical science. ____37____ , Shen Kuo's reputation has been mostly in the field of scientific writing: he was the first ____38____ (build) graphic maps.

Thanks ____39____ his mother, Shen Kuo received a formal education in his childhood. He was diligent and he read so much that he suffered eye pain later in life. While in his ____40____ (thirty), Shen Kuo frequently dreamed of a place. In the dream, he climbed a hill, the top of ____41____ was covered with brightly colored flowers and trees. Clear waters ____42____ (flow) at the base of the hill, with trees on either side. Later on, when ____43____ (travel) around, he was shocked to find a piece of land that was ____44____ (exact)the one in his dream. There he settled and wrote of the discoveries he had made in his lifetime.

This extraordinary story is the origin of Shen's the Dream Rivulet Diary (《梦溪笔谈》). The Dream Rivulet Diary was a milestone in the history of Chinese science. So far, this amazing scientific work ____45____ (put) into a number of different languages, including English, French, German and Japanese.

第三部分 课本知识考查（共三节，满分25分）

第一节 根据括号内的中文或英文提示，结合句子意思在空格内填入适当的词，每空只填一词。（共7小题；每空1分, 满分7分）

46. Zhang Guimei has made great ______________(contribute) to the cause of education.

47. The Senior Three student wants to look for ______________(inspire) in this beautiful small town.

48. I'll investigate ______________ (far) how the accident happened as long as I have time.

49．The remote desert area is ______________ (access) only by helicopter.

50．In some ______________ (情况) people have to wait several weeks for an appointment.

51. Rules of Internet voting should be worked out and strictly __________(遵守)

52. We sincerely hope that the government should take effective measures ______________(立即) to prevent the pollution going from bad to worse.

第二节  完成句子（根据中文意思完成句子）(共5题；每题2分，满分10分)

53. The film The Battle at Lake Changjin shows that Chinese people never _____________________(屈服于任何困难).

54. Only When he left home_____________________(他才知道)how much he loved his parents.

55. You should _____________________(牢记这些准则) so as to avoid making mistakes.

56. He is a very open­minded man, and won't _____________________(对...讲究)these small things.

57. It is reported that the businessman _____________________(经历许多困难) before he succeeded.

第三节 单句语法填空（填入1个适当的单词或用所给词的适当形式填空）(共4题；每题2分，满分8分)

58. The police had to make a forceful entry into the house ______________ the thief was hiding.

59. I suggest that you buy a new machine because the old one ______________ (damage) beyond repair．

60. As the dark clouds ______________ (disappear), the moon gradually came into view.

61. Many interesting experiments ______________ (carry) out these days.

第四部分 应用文写作（满分25分）

62.假如你是李华，你的美国网友Peter参加中国象棋网络挑战赛获得了一等奖。请根据以下提示写一封英文电子邮件向他表示祝贺。

1. 祝贺他获奖；

2. 肯定他付出的努力；

3. 询问何时方便，在网上切磋棋艺。

注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

中国象棋网络挑战赛：Chinese Chess Network Challenge

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茂名市第一中学2022-2023学年度第一学期期中考试

奥校高一英语试卷参考答案

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节:（共15小题; 每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

1.D 2.C  3.A  4.B  5.D  6.A  7.C  8. D  9. B  10. C  11. A  12.C  13.B  14.A  15. B

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

16.C  17.G  18.D  19.A  20. B

第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. A  22. C  23. B  24. C  25. D  26. A  27. C  28. D  29. C  30. B  31. D  32. A  33. B  34. A  35. D

第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

36.an  37.However   38.to build  39.to    40.thirties   41.which   42.flowed

  43.traveling/travelling    44.exactly    45.has been put

第三部分 课本知识考查（共三节，满分25分）

第一节 根据括号内的中文或英文提示，结合句子意思在空格内填入适当的词，每空只填一词。（共7小题；每空1分, 满分7分）

46. contributions   47. inspiration  48. further  49. accessible   50.cases   51.observed  52.immediately

第二节  完成句子（根据中文意思完成句子）(共5题；每题2分，满分10分)

53. give way to any difficulty/hardship  54. did he realize/ was he aware of   55. keep these guidelines in mind  56. be particular about  57. went through many difficulties

第三节 单句语法填空（填入1个适当的单词或用所给词的适当形式填空）(共4题；每题2分，满分8分)

58.where  59.has been damaged  60.disappeared  61.are being carried

第四部分 应用文写作（满分25分）

Dear Peter，

I am writing to offer my sincere congratulations to you on your winning the first prize in the Chinese Chess Network Challenge. As your friend, I just want you to know how glad I am at your success.

"Everything comes to him who waits." For these years, you've shown great interest in Chinese chess and kept on practicing it every day. Not only have you read many books about Chinese chess strategy, but also you have competed in all kinds of Chinese chess contests. Finally, you’ve succeeded in winning the online competition!

So happy I'm that you become champion of this network challenge. Also, I hope to play Chinese chess with you so that we can make progress togetherP. lease tell me when you are available. Congratulations again.

Yours,