湖北省武汉市浏阳市第九中学2023年高一英语期末试卷含解析

湖北省武汉市浏阳市第九中学2023年高一英语期末试卷含解析 一、 选择题 17. He tried to ________ answering any question the journalist asked. A. avoid             B. leave              C. defeat            D. miss 参考答案： A 略 2. I wish to thank Professor Smith, without ________ help I would never have got this far. A. who B. which C. whose D. whom 参考答案： C 3. —Is this the first time you _______ to Kunming? —Yes, how excited I am! A. have come         B. will come       C. came              D. are coming 参考答案： A 4. There was no electricity last night. ______ I couldn’t record the concert on Channel 3 on my tape recorder. A．So as to         B．Since            D．As a result      D．Otherwise 参考答案： D 5. It doesn’t matter ______ you turn left or right at the crossing － both roads lead to the park. A. whether    B. that   C. how  D. when 参考答案： A 6. The World Wide Web is sometimes jokingly called the World Wide Wait because it ______ be very slow.   A. should                B. must              C. would              D. can 参考答案： D 略 7. The world ____we live in is full of things and persons ____ cannot be explained even by today’s science. A. where; that          B. that; which        C. where; /              D. /; that 参考答案： D 8. I would __________ little Jack to the circus this weekend. A. rather not taking   B. not rather to take C. not rather take D. rather not take 参考答案： D 9. 2011 was a particularly bad year ________natural disasters for developed countries, such as the flooding in Australia and the Japanese earthquake. A. in terms of                              B. in face of                       C. in charge of                   D. in need of   参考答案： A 10. This is the first time that I_______ at the meeting.(  )    A. had spoken    B. have spoken    C. speak     D. spoke   参考答案： B 11. Eating too much fat and sugar makes you ______ weight very easily.          A. put                          B. gain                    C. increase                       D. pick 参考答案： B 12. They are said to have developed a new ______ to teaching, which is said to improve classroom teaching greatly. A. method    B. means   C. way   D. approach 参考答案： D 13. John has a unique way to        his opinion by using as few words as possible. A. run across    B. come across C. go across    D. get across 参考答案： D D考查动词短语。句意：约翰有一种独特的方法，可以用尽可能少的词来表达他的观点。A. run across穿过；B. come across偶遇；C. go across横穿；D. get across通过，使...被理解。故选D。 14. All these data must be emailed to the university you are    to before December 31. A. appealing B. applying C. arranging D. announc 参考答案： B 15. Don’t waste your words. She is as ________ as a mule（骡子) and no one can persuade her. A. reliable    B. determined C. stubborn    D. tired 参考答案： C 考查形容词辨析。句意：不要浪费你的话。她是个老顽固，没有人能说服她。Reliable可靠的；determined坚定的；stubborn 固执的；tired疲倦的。根据题意，故选C。 16. Buses here are always crowded with passengers，so I prefer ________ there rather than take a bus. A．cycle  B．cycling  C．to cycle  D．being cycled 参考答案： C [prefer to do sth rather than do sth意思是“宁愿……，而不愿……”。] 二、 书面表达 17. 用英语介绍美国当选总统巴拉克.奥巴马 。 姓名 巴拉克·奥巴马 （ Barack Obama ） 出生时间 1961年8 月4 日 出生地点 夏威夷(Hawaii) 家庭 父亲是肯尼亚(Kenya)黑人，母亲是美国白人 小时梦想 当总统 教育 1988考入哈佛法学院(Harvard Law School),1991年获博士学位 （doctor’s degree）     职业 毕业后当律师、讲师（lecturer），后来从政(take up politics)。2008年11月4日，在大选（ the general election ）中击败(defeat)麦凯恩（John McCain ），成为首位黑人(African American)总统。 写作要求:   只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容。 评分标准:   句子结构的准确性，信息内容的完整性和连贯性。   参考答案： Barack Obama,the son of a black father from Kenya and a white American mother,was born in Hawaii on August 4th,1961.When he was only a small boy,he dreamt of becoming the President of the United States. In 1988, he was admitted to Harvard Law School , where he gained his doctor’s degree in 1991. After graduation, he worked as a lawyer, lecturer and then took up politics. On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama defeated John McCain in the general election, and he became the first African American President of the United States. 三、 阅读理解 18. People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible(有责任感的) citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care. These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地).On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for       Father’s Day. These a