2023 学年第一学期高一年级学业质量调研

英语试卷

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1. 考试时间 120 分钟，满分 150 分。

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I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions ： In Section A, you will heart en short conversations between two speakers. At the

end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and

the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about

it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to

the question you have heard.

1. A. Toys. B. Sweets. C. Storybooks. D. Oranges.

2. A. 10 dollars. B. 25 dollars. C. 30 dollars. D. 35 dollars.

3. A. Take a subway. B. Take a bus. C. Take a taxi. D. Ride a bicycle.

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A. 8:30. B. 8:40. C. 9:00. D. 9:10.

5. A. A shop assistant. B. A policeman. C. A shoemaker. D. A waiter.

6. A. Under the table. B. On the magazine.

C. Near the glass bottle. D. On the dining table.

7. A. Interesting. B. Moving. C. Disappointing D. Scaring.

8. A. In a bank. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant. D. In a bookstore.

9. A. Buy a football. B. Practice football. C. Go to the library. D. Finish her work at home.

10. A. He feels a little bit ill. B. He is tired of the flight trip.

C. He will be an exchange student soon. D. He is going to check the flight number.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and

you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages

and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you

hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be

the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. A second-hand bicycle. B. Food and drinks.

C. Mental treatment. D. A bike tour.

12. A. Asking local people for donations.

B. Providing more bike-riding lessons.

C. Offering free road trips to newcomers.

D. Inviting newcomers to join local bike clubs.

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13. A. It is a sports club. B. It is a travel agency.

C. It is a chain supermarket. D. It is a charity organization.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. For farmers to celebrate the harvest.

B. For visitors to buy various grains.

C. For officials to make money every summer.

D. For people to share ideas and present best products.

15. A. Observe the birth of a cow. B. Know about fun products.

C. Learn about unfamiliar plants. D. Enjoy interesting performances.

16. A. Because they promote state interaction.

B. Because they benefit the entertainment industry.

C. Because farmers can price their own products.

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Because people can be reminded of the role of the earth.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

A. Light blue. B. Dark grey. C. Pure white. D. Light yellow.

18. A. To reduce costs. B. To make the most of space.

C. To suit the furniture. D. To have bigger shelves.

19. A. Wall lights. B. A big sofa.

C. A coffee machine. D. Classical paintings.

20. A. How to buy quality furniture. B. How to adjust the decoration plan.

C. How to become more fashionable. D. How to decorate an old house.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically

correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other

blanks, use one word that best fits the blank.

Pasta and pizza were on everyone’s lunch menu in my native land of Italy. Everyone who had such a lunch

was white and _____1_____ (speak) Italian. A few years later, as I stood in the lunch line with my kindergarten

class in a school in Brooklyn, I realized things had become complex.

My classmates included kids with pale skin and kids with brown skin. The food choices were almost as

various as the students. In front of me were a variety of foods that I had difficulty _____2_____ (name) in my

native language. Fearing that I would pick out _____3_____ awful, I tried to ask the boy ahead of me for a

suggestion. Unfortunately, the barrier ( 障碍 ) of language stood _____4_____ us.

_____5_____ my kindergarten experience feels like a century ago, the lessons I learned will stick in my mind

forever. For the past three summers, I ____6____ (work) in a government agency in New York. New immigrants

much like the little girl in the lunch line flooded our office ____7____ (get) help. I often had to be a translator for

the Italian-speaking ones.

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As I served the role of a communication link, I _____8_____ (remind) of my struggle to talk before I learned

English. I watched with great sympathy as elderly Italians tried to talk in Italian with people who did not speak the

language. It suddenly became very clear to me ____9____ lucky I was to be able to speak two languages.

New York is a multicultural city ____10____ students like me have a chance to work with different people.

Walking through the streets of Brooklyn today, I am no longer confused by this city’s sounds and smells. Instead, I

enjoy its diversity.

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passages by-using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.

Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. typically B. limited C. markings D. items E. treated

F. fenced G. fear H. packs I. gently J. present K.pair

Red foxes exist throughout much of the United States, with the exception of the southwest. In Chicago, they

are not common in high numbers, but are still ____11____in certain areas of the city. Coyotes ( 丛林狼 ) usually

compete with red foxes, and the large coyote population and ____12____living space in Chicago maybe related to

the small number of red foxes.

Red foxes are ____13____smaller than coyotes, weighing 7-15 pounds on average and standing up to 20

inches. Easily recognizable by their striking redcoats, red foxes also have black ____14____on their feet, black-

tipped ears, as well as along tail.

Generally living alone, red foxes do not form

____15____like other dog-like animals.

Adults_____16_____during the breeding ( 繁殖 ) season to raise their young in hidden places, such as fallen trees,

or other natural or artificial structures. As omnivores ( 杂食动物 ), red foxes eat a variety of foods including rabbits,

birds, insects and fruits. Red foxes may store food in buried locations where they pile up _____17_____to eat

later. Sometimes they are killed by coyotes and humans. They are also easily affected by harmful skin diseases

that can lead to death if not _____18_____.

When digging homes under buildings, red foxes may come into conflict with people. Sometimes foxes may

hunt outdoor cats or chickens. Keep cats indoors and get these areas _____19_____to prevent foxes entering. As

with any wild animal, it is important to never feed red foxes, as this may cause them to lose their natural

______20______of humans and exhibit unusual behaviors.

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Section C

Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box. Each word in the box can only be

used once. There are two words more than you need.

A. selected B. revealed C. indicated D. rewarded E. chatted F. partnered

21. The magician ____________the secret of his performance to the audience.

22. The university_________ with a leading research center to develop new courses.

23. Although she was nervous, Susie _________her next words carefully and managed to finish the speech.

24. After three hours of climbing Mount Huang, they were __________with the natural scenery.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked

A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Did you ever have to say “no” to somebody? Such as a classmate asking to have breakfast with you? New

research suggests that, at least socially, a rejection shouldn’t include an —_____25_____. In other words, saying

you are sorry doesn’t make the person being rejected feel any better. _____26_____, it might make the rejected

person feel worse. That is _____27_____.Many people consider it to be good manners to say they are sorry when

they _____28_____ a request.

Gili Freedman is doing some related research at Dartmouth College. For her research, she asked over 1,000

people to respond to different _____29_____ of social rejection. In one instance, the researchers asked people for

their _____30_____ after a person named Taylor asked to join a co-worker who went out to lunch every Friday.

And Taylor was told “no”. But in some cases, the person rejecting Taylor _____31_____ an apology. In other

cases, the people doing the rejection did not say they were _____32_____. People were asked how they would

_____33_____ if they were being turned down, just as Taylor was. Most said they would be more _____34_____

by a rejection with an apology than a rejection without an apology.

Gili Freedman said the reason is that apologies make people feel like that the rejection was _____35_____ —

even when they felt-like it was not okay. Rejection without an apology lets them express their feelings of

_____36_____, hurt or anger more easily. Freedman also said that an apology often makes the person

_____37_____ feel better — even as it makes the person being rejected feel worse.

However, her research deals only with _____38_____ communication. A business situation might be very

_____39_____. “If a manager rejects a job interviewee or a boss must tell an employee that he or she is being

fired from a job,” Freedman said, “reactions to apologies maybe another case.”

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