2022-2023學(xué)年北京八十中高一（下）期中英語試卷
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1．Like many new graduates，I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do.My degree in English literature had not really （1）
me for anything practical.I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow，but I had no idea how to do that until I（2）about the Lighthouse Project.
I knew being a volunteer in the project would be a lot of hard work，and I would be away from my family and friends.（3），I did not make my decision to apply for it.Neither did my family agree.
Eventually，however，I won the（4）of my family，and I sent in all the paperwork needed for application.After（5）interviews，I managed to stand out among the candidates and （6）the test alone.I would be going to a small village in Nigeria.Where？What？Nigeria？I had no idea.But I was about to find it.
After completing my training，I was sent to the small village.Though the local villagers were poor，they offered their food，homes，and even（7）as if I were their own family.I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse.For the next year or so，I （8）in that same schoolhouse.But sometimes I think I learned more from my students than they did from me.
Sometime during that period，I realized that all those things that had seemed so（9）to me no longer did，though I did not get anywhere with the local language.The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever，and I returned to my city a（n）（10）man.（1） A．prepared B．stopped C．pushed D．forced （2） A．talked B．a(chǎn)sked C．cared D．learned （3） A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Instead （4） A．trust B．praise C．support D．respect （5） A．countless B．hopeless C．careless D．a(chǎn)imless （6） A．miss B．survive C．choose D．doubt （7） A．hearts B．wishes C．dreams D．chances （8） A．lived B．studied C．taught D．settled （9） A．strange B．familiar C．meaningful D．reasonable （10） A．ordinary B．energetic C．a(chǎn)mbitious D．different 組卷：27引用：2難度：0.6
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2．Ed Stafford is the first person（1）
（walk） from the mountains of Peru to the mouth of the river in Brazil.His amazing journey（2）（take） two years and four months.There are many dangerous animals in the rainforest，like snakes and crocodiles，but luckily Ed was only bitten by ants and mosquitoes.On his trip，Ed had to find fruit and nuts or catch fish each morning.（3）often bothered Ed was that sometimes food was hard to find and he got easily tired and hungry.組卷：7引用：1難度：0.5 -
3．A warning system to prevent drivers from falling asleep was introduced at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services， （1）
was held from September 4 to 9 in Beijing.The system can judge whether the driver is sleepy by monitoring how long the driver's eyes close.If the driver is tired，the system will sound an alarm until the driver's eyes reopen.In the future，other（2）（danger） driving behaviours，such as not wearing a seat belt and making phone calls while （3）（drive），might also be added into this warning system.組卷：8引用：1難度：0.6
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10．The Changing Landscape of the Music Business The music industry is in the process of a great change.In the past decades，artists made money through physical sales of records，CDs，and cassettes，While in recent years，downloading songs from services such as Amazon or iTunes has become the most common way for people to purchase music，and the whole idea of buying music to own may be falling.To take its place are Internet apps that Stream music directly to leaners on their smartphones，labels of computers.（1）
While this is great for fans who now have aces 10 millions of songs a the flick of a touchscreen，it has shattered the traditional model of how an artist manages his or her career.
With music lovers increasingly moving away from making one-time purchases towards an all-you-can-listen-to service，what is a hard-working artist to do？The main problem facing many musicians is that payments-per-stream of a song are much lower than what an artist would receive from a download.（2）In November of 2014，award-winning musician Taylor Swift pulled her entire music catalog from Spottily，a popular streaming app，claiming that their business model suggests that music does not hold much worth.
（3）They claim that it offers smaller artists a chance for their music to get heard by a wider audience.Brian Message，manager of the band Radiohead，has come out in support of streaming services.He sees them as a way for musicians and fans to interact.
Regardless of what artists may think about this change in the music industry，there's no arguing that they need to adapt in order to make money（4）.
Corporate sponsorship can be a risky option for musicians.A band can make much money by agreeing to promote a product or license its music for use in advertisements-but there are marry ways that this can backfire.When hands work with businesses.jye.ai may lose the image hey have worked to create.（5）Artists must develop an image that appeals to their farms in order to remain unique and authentic，or they risk striking the wrong chord，which could leave them struggling to sustain careerism in this new business landscape.
A.Others have welcomed the idea of streaming music.
B.However，those forms of media are quickly fading away.
C.Some big-name artists have called attention to the issue.
D.The mules could be different for smaller bands just starting out.
E.Maintaining a fine image while working on a career is certainly tricky.
F.One major shift is the growth in partnership between artists and businesses.
G.These apps are available either as free versions or as monthly subscription services.組卷：69引用：3難度：0.4
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11．假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李華。你校將舉辦主題為 "創(chuàng)意點(diǎn)亮校園"學(xué)生手工作品展。請給你校的交換生Jim寫一封郵件，邀請他參觀展覽。內(nèi)容包括：
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