2023-2024學(xué)年廣東省陽江市高一（上）期中英語試卷
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1．The Student Essay Competition of Yorkshire We are thrilled to announce the beginning of our annual student essay competition.This competition provides a fantastic opportunity for all of you to showcase your writing skills，express your creativity and win exciting prizes.
The theme for this year's competition is "The Power of Education" We want to hear your thoughts on how education has the power to make a difference to the world，transform lives，and create a better future for jye.ai.All high school students from Yorkshire can participate in the competition.
Essay Guidelines：
*The essay should be written in English.
*The word count should be between 500 and 1，000.
*The essay should be different from anything that has existed before and not be previously published.
*Proper citation and referencing are required for any external sources used.
*Plagiarism（抄襲）will result in disqualification.
Submission Details：
Please submit your essays via email to YKSEC@yahoo.com by 8th next month.The subject line of the email should read： "Student Essay Competition + your name".
Prizes：
We have exciting prizes lined up for the winners of this competition.The top ten winners will receive a trip to London.Additionally，the winning essays will be featured on our website and social media platforms，giving you a chance to showcase your work to a wider audience.
（1）What is the text？
A．A guidebook.
B．A report.
C．An application.
D．An announcement.
（2）Who is suitable to join in the competition of Yorkshire？
A．A foreign exchange student.
B．A 17-year-old local student.
C．A high school student from London.
D．A primary school student in Yorkshire.
（3）Which of the following is a rule of the competition？
A．The essay must be original.
B．The essay should be sent by letters.
C．More than 1，000 words can be accepted.
D．Any language is suitable for the judges.組卷：1引用：4難度：0.5 -
2． American scientists claim in a new study that humans need to create very Earth-like conditions to survive for long periods in space.
The study centered on issues such as dealing with gravity（重力）and oxygen in space，collecting water，developing agriculture and removing waste in space.
Life in space would require a natural ecosystem to sustain humans and their necessary equipment.Without these kinds of systems，the task will fail.One of the biggest problems for humans in space will be issues related to gravity.Humans experience lower levels of gravity in space.A lack of gravity can change the fluid（液體） pressure in living things.This can lead to health problems for humans living in space.
There is just no other place in space where there is 1 G of gravity；that just doesn't exist anywhere else in our solar system.That's one of the first problems we must solve.1 G is another term for what scientists call "normal gravity"，or the gravity that exists on the Earth's surface.It can be measured as the rate of speed at which an object travels when falling to the ground.
Oxygen is another important consideration.The scientists say space agencies would need to build high-technology main and backup oxygen systems to support long-term human life in space.
But what if they fail？
One suggestion from the study is to arrange living things to produce oxygen.Think of the hundreds of thousands of species of plants that make oxygen.That kind of system would be needed to support long-term missions in space and on planets.
The other main requirement would be a huge amount of energy from the sun，the study suggests.The scientists noted that as astronauts travel farther from the sun，they will be able to collect less and less solar energy.But they do need a lot of energy.Otherwise，powering the ecological system will be like trying to run your car on a cellphone battery.
（1）What does the underlined word"sustain" probably mean in paragraph 3？
A.Support.
B.Change.
C.Challenge.
D.Combine.
（2）What do we know about the gravity on the Earth according to the text？
A.It is easy to recreate.
B.It is common in space.
C.It is unique in the solar system.
D.It is hard to feel and measure.
（3）What does the study suggest doing to get oxygen in space？
A.Making it with solar energy.
B.Creating new living things.
C.Producing it with equipment.
D.Depending on plants.
（4）What will happen if astronauts fail to get enough energy from the sun？
A.Their cellphone batteries will be used.
B.Their ecological system will face great risk.
C.They'll have to get energy from other stars.
D.They'll produce energy using oxygen.組卷：1引用：4難度：0.5 -
3． Psychologists tell us that there are four basic stages that human beings pass through when they enter and live in a new culture.
Culture begins with the "honeymoon stage".This is the period of time when we first arrive in a country where everything about the new culture is strange and exciting.We may be suffering from "jet lag" but we are thrilled to be in the new environment，seeing new sights，hearing new sounds and language，eating new kinds of food.
Unfortunately，after we have settled down into our new life，we can become very tired and begin to miss our homeland and our family，friends，pets.All the little problems in life seem to be much bigger and more disturbing when you face them in a foreign culture.
The third stage comes when you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the host culture.Your sense of humor usually becomes stronger and you realize that you are becoming stronger by learning to take care of yourself in the new place.Things are still difficult，but you are now a survivor.
The fourth stage can be called "at ease at last".Now you feel quite comfortable in your new surroundings.You can cope with most problems that occur.You may still have problems with the language，but you know you are strong enough to deal with them.
There is a fifth stage of culture shock which many people don't know about.This is called "reverse culture shock".Surprisingly，this occurs when you go back to your native culture and find that you have changed and that things there have changed while you have been away.Now you feel a little uncomfortable back home.Life is a struggle!
（1）When does culture shock happen？
A．When you reach your teens.
B．When you begin an urban life.
C．When you go to live in a foreign culture.
D．When you meet foreign people for the first time.
（2）How do you feel during the first stage of culture shock？
A．Happy and excited
B．Bored and homesick
C．Lonely and depressed
D．Angry and frustrated
（3）How could the third stage be described？
A．Adjustment
B．Rejection
C．Enthusiasm
D．Embarrassment
（4）Why might reverse culture shock be a problem？
A．It hardly ever happens.
B．It is extremely stressful.
C．It is out of expectation.
D．It only happens to young people.組卷：1引用：4難度：0.5
第四部分寫作第一節(jié)
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8．假定你叫李華，最近，你的好友Bob來信說他升入高中以后感到不太適應(yīng)，不知道如何結(jié)交新朋友。請你用英語給他回一封信，提出一些建議：
（1）與人接觸時要面帶微笑、對別人友好。
（2）關(guān)心同學(xué)、樂于助人。
（3）積極參加班級活動并展示自己才能。
參考詞匯：talent才能
注意：（1）詞數(shù)80左右；
（2）可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
Dear Bob，
___________
Yours，
Li Hua組卷：7引用：6難度：0.5
第二節(jié)
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9．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
I spent 15 years trying to make it in the music industry.When I was a teenager，I did any odd job to afford time in a recording studio.I knocked at managers' doors and sent out demo（錄音樣帶） after demo，but I got nowhere.In 2010，aged 27，I was doing a job in a restaurant when I wrote a song called Dream Goes On.It was a song about never giving up.I just let out all of my frustrations at the keyboard.
Over the next five years，the music career never materialized but I persisted.Then，in 2019，I uploaded Dream Goes On to a music-sharing website.I just wanted someone to notice my music.
Later that year，I received an email out of the blue from Music World from South Korea，requesting a license for the song.They had chosen my song from the millions on the music-sharing website for a theme tune for one of their shows.I was amazed and negotiated a contract for ＄5，000 for the use of the song and signed up straight away.I was pretty excited，but didn't think anything more would come of it，so I focused on my job in the restaurant.
This February，Music World organized a musical festival in Seoul and my song Dream Goes On was also chosen as the theme tune for the festival.I watched on YouTube as my song was being played to a huge crowd of people.It was amazing.
After three days of the festival，I was contacted by Music World and they asked if I'd like to go to Seoul to sing Dream Goes On in a concert.They flew me out there the next day.I was welcomed like a celebrity—everyone I met thought I was a big name in England.I had to break the news to them that I wasn't a pop star.
注意：
（1）續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；
（2）請按如下格式在相應(yīng)位置作答。
I had never performed the song live，and hadn't been onstage for years._______
After the concert，I had photographers and journalists battling to interview me._______組卷：6引用：5難度：0.5