2024年4月12日发(作者：)

2022-2023学年度第一学期期末教学质量调研

英语试题（答案在最后）

第一节（共5小题：每题1.5分，满分7.5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。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。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What color of scarf will the man buy?

A. Black. B. Blue. C. Red.

2. What are the speakers doing?

A. Playing a game. B. Planning a game. C. Watching a game.

3. How does the woman want to get to her grandmother's house?

A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By bus.

4. Why is the woman wearing gloves?

A. To show off. B. To keep warm. C. To protect her hands.

5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Husband and wife.

B. Hairdresser and customer.

C. Homeowner and cleaner.

第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。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。全科免费下载公众号-《高中僧课堂》

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Which country has won the most World Cup titles?

A. Brazil. B. France. C. Belgium.

7. What is the woman’s current favorite sport?

A. Volleyball. B. Basketball. C. Tennis.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the man suggest the woman do on her channel?

A. Introduce tourist sites.

B. Review games.

C. Sing songs.

9. Why does the woman want to start her own channel?

A. To be rich. B. To have fun. C. To make friends.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where are the speakers?

A. In Japan.

B. In China.

C. In America.

11. What does the woman think of the man's dream?

A. It's impossible.

B. It's impressive.

C. It's silly.

12. How does the woman want to travel to New York?

A. By boat.

B. By plane.

C. By car.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where are the speakers?

A. At a restaurant.

B. At a shop.

C. At home.

14. How many people are there in the woman’s group now?

A. Two. B. Four. C. Six.

15. What do we know about the woman’s sister?

A. She dislikes meat.

loves the paintings.

C. She is allergic to seafood.

16. What will the woman drink?

A. Coffee. B. Water. C. Juice.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When did the native people first come to Montreal?

A. In around 1020.

B. In around 1640.

C. In around 1840.

18. Which is the biggest city in Canada?

A. Ottawa. B. Toronto. C. Quebec City.

19. What language do most people speak in Montreal now?

A. French. B. Italian. C. English.

20. What is Montreal currently famous for?

A. Animal fur. B. Jazz music. C. Warm winters.

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每题2.5分，满分37.5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。

A

Our book recommendation list today is suitable for children aged 8 to 12.

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary

Leigh Botts moves to a new town with his mother after his parents' divorce. He thinks nothing of it when he writes to

the author, Mr. Henshaw, as part of a class assignment. But when he receives a reply, the pair begin to form an unlikely

friendship. This story provides an honest angle through the eyes of a young boy adapting to a new family structure.

The Boy on the Porch by Sharon Creech

A mysterious boy Jaccob shows up on the front porch (门廊) of John and Marta's home one day. The young couple

have no idea where he comes from, but day after day, the boy remains, so John and Marta take it upon themselves to care

for him. Forming an unlikely connection, they discover what it means to be a family.

The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt by Patricia MacLachlan

Living in a family of strange characters, Minna Pratt wishes for her family to be more peaceful and more normal.

When she befriends the new student in her string band, Minna envies his orderly and "perfect"family. But Lucas can't help

being attracted by her family. Minna's story, an offbeat story about family and identity, is unusual yet poetic in voice.

Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska

Juan Olivar, the great bullfighter(斗牛士), died when his son, Manolo, was three. The pressure of being the town’s

greatest bullfighter falls upon Manolo’s shoulders, as the people of Arcangal expect Manolo to continue his father's legacy.

But unknown to anyone. Manolo is terrified of facing the bulls. Will he eventually gather his courage to enter the ring. or

explore his own path forward? The story will encourage you to follow your dreams.

21. Which book describes the story from the angle of a child?

A. Dear Mr. Henshaw.

B. The Boy on the Porch.

C. The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt.

D. Shadow of a Bull.

22. Who will be the least likely one to adapt to a completely new life?

A. Jaccob.

B. Minna Pratt.

C. Leigh Botts.

D. Manolo Olivar.

23. What do the four books have in common?

A. They are famous science fiction.

B. They talk about some wealthy kids.

C. They share a common theme- family.

D. They are intended for middle school students.

B

It was Christmas Eve when my elder sister and I decided to open our presents before our mom got home from work.

She usually came home about an hour after we got home from school, which we thought was plenty of time to take a peek

at the gifts under the tree.

My elder sister opened present after present while I was ordered to stand guard at the big window in our front room.

Finally, when my sister's curiosity was satisfied, we traded places.

After unwrapping a few presents, I found it faster to open one end of a present and peek inside.

"Cool! Mom and Dad got me head phones for my stereo!" I pulled the headphones out of the box and was about to put

them on when my sister shouted, "Quick! Wrap it back up! Mom's coming!"

I put the headphones back hurriedly in the box but my hands were shaking. My heart pounded harder as I tried to get

the tape to stick. I had just finished burying the package with my headphones in it when my mother came into the front

room. I jumped up and said, "Hi, Mom!" She smiled at me and said"Hi"back, but didn’t appear to suspect a thing. My heart

began to slow as I took a deep Christmas morning, my sister and I smiled and gave award-winning performances

when we opened our presents-again. "Headphones!"I shouted. "Thanks, it's just what I wanted." After everything had been

opened, my sister and I looked at each other, and our eyes met. Our secret was safe, but somehow Christmas morning didn't

feel the same.

My sister and I never opened our Christmas presents early again I don't know if a was the opening our gifts for the

second time just wasn't as much fun as the firs time, or if we came too close to getting caught and didn't want to think about

what our mother would have done to us.

24. What did the author and his sister do before their mother came back?

A. They opened Christmas presents in advance.

B. They put Christmas presents under the tree.

C. They bought and hid some Christmas presents.

D. They changed Christmas presents quickly.

25. How did the author feel when his mother was coming?

A. Grateful and inspired.

B. Cheerful and excited.

C. Nervous and frightened.

D. Curious and surprised.

26. Why did that Christmas morning give the author a different feeling?

A. His secret was found out.

B. A pleasant surprise was lost.

C. His request wasn't satisfied.

D. The atmosphere was everywhere.

27. What can we infer about the author from the last paragraph?

A. He didn't like the headphones.

B. He missed his Christmas present.

C. He wasn't pleased with his mother.

D. He regretted what he had done.

C

Do you go to the gym to strengthen your body? Well, you may be missing out on training some vital muscles-the ones

involved in breathing. New research shows that training these muscles each day can reduce high blood pressure and

promote heart health.

"The muscles we use to breathe atrophy, just like the rest of our muscles, as we get older,"explains Daniel Craighead, a

physiologist at the University of Colorado Boulder. To test what happens when these muscles are given a good workout, he

and his colleagues enlisted healthy volunteers aged18 to 82 to try a daily five-minute technique using a resistance-breathing

training device called PowerBreathe. The device forces the patient to use their breathing muscles to push and pull air

through it, making them stronger.

"We found that doing 30 breaths per day for six weeks lowers blood pressure by about 9mmHg(毫米汞柱), Craighead

says. And those reductions are about what could be expected with traditional exercise, he says-such as walking, running or

cycling. The impact of a sustained 9mm Hg reduction is significant, says Michael Joyner, a physician at the Mayo Clinic

who studies how the nervous system regulates blood pressure."That's the type of redaction you see with a blood pressure

drug" Joyner says. Research has shown many common blood pressure medicines lead to about a 9 mmHg reduction. The

reductions are higher when people combine multiple(多种的)medicines, but a 10 mmHg reduction relates to a 35% drop in

the risk of stroke and a 25% drop in the risk of heart disease.

"I think it's promising."Joyner says about the prospects of integrating strength training for the muscles used to breathe

into preventive care. It could be beneficial for people who are unable to do traditional exercise, he says, and the simplicity is

appealing, too, given people can easily use the device at home. However, the technique is not intended to replace exercise,

he cautions, or to replace medication for people whose blood pressure is so high that they’re at high risk of having a heart

attack or stroke. Instead, Craighead says, "it would be a good additive intervention(干预） for people who are doing other

healthy lifestyle approaches already."

28. What does the underlined word "atrophy" mean in Paragraph 2?

A. Run easily.

B. Age gradually.

C. Calmed slightly.

D. Relax frequently.

29. Which is ineffective to a 9 mmHg reduction on blood pressure?

A. Multiple medicines.

B. Breathing training.

C. Blood pressure devices.

D. Traditional exercise.

30. What’s Joyner’s attitude to the prospects of training the muscles used to breathe?

A. Objective.

B. Negative.

D. Supportive.

C. Indifferent.

31. What is the best title for the text?

A. The Relationship Between Training and Heart Health

B. The Potential Integration of Training and Medicines

C. Medicines Work in Controlling High Blood Pressure

D. Breath Training Helps to Lower High Blood Pressure

D

If you have a high temperature or are recovering from a surgery, it is difficult to be fully focused at work. Sick days are

meant to prevent people from hurting themselves, their co-workers, or customers on the job. However, working from home

has changed this logic.

The work-from-home revolution has raised the bar for what counts as being sick. At the height of the pandemic, people

worked from home even with some serious symptoms such as fever, shortness of breath or sickness. Many still have to.

Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University has been tracking work-from-home habits since before the Covid-19

popularized them. In a recent working paper, he presents the results of a randomized controlled trial at a large multinational

company, where sick days fell by 12% for employees working from home compared to those coming in full time.

To be in bed not doing anything means discomfort both physically and mentally. Salaried workers,who are often

evaluated on the basis of their attendance, find it hard to call in sick for a few days now that they don’t need to worry about

spreading germs in the office. For high-achievers, putting in the hours is not a chore but a way of life. As the economic

recession(萧条) puts future job security into question, showing yourself to be useful becomes even more important.

Though all this is understandable, it is also troubling. Being even mildly sick can impair brain function. It is difficult to

exercise proper judgment if one cannot focus on the task at hand. It is why people with lower oxygen concentration

sometimes remove protective clothes atop Mount Everest some freeze to death. Firing off emails while feeling dizzy will

put the body under further stress.

Soldiering on (硬挺) may make the employee both sicker and less productive for longer. Digital presenteeism(超时工

作),for that is what such persisting amounts to,is in no one's interest.

32. How has the work-from-home revolution affected employees?

A. It has popularized relevant studies.

B. It has made it harder to ask for sick leave.

C. It has improved their well-being and health.

D. It has heightened their enthusiasm for work.

33. What can we learn from the study of Nicholas Bloom?

A. Those who work full time tend to get more sick leave.

B. The Covid-19 has popularized work-from-home habits.

C. Whether to take a sick or not is a random choice for you.

D. Work-from-home habits mostly happen in big companies.

34. What might be the biggest concern for the salaried workers on a medical leave?

A. Feeling uncomfortable in bed.

B. Bringing germs to their office.

C. Endangering their current jobs.

D. Failing to be the high-achievers.

35. What will the author probably talk about next?

A. The importance of staying healthy.

B. The future of flexible working habit.

C. The benefits of working from home.

D. The proper attitude to taking a sick leave.

第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

People usually find Christmas to be the most expensive time of a year. The money spent on the celebration increase

surprisingly, ranging from gifts to decorating. 36 Here are suggestions

to have a wonderful Christmas as well as a full wallet at the same time.

37 Set the amount you can afford to spend for the holiday, including gift giving and decorating Once you have a

budget(预算)set,follow if you can keep to your budget,you'll lead an easy life in the following weeks and months.

Start shopping for Christmas decorations early. Stores have sales for decorations between Halloween and Thanksgiving

38 Better yet, go shopping for next year's decorations the day after Christmas. You can buy many things at very low prices

right after Christmas.

Shop for gifts all year round. 39 It doesn't matter when you get the gift. whether it's January or June. Shopping

early can prevent you from spending more money than you can afford. And if you spend little here and there throughout the