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树德中学高2023级高一下学期期末考试英语试题 A．By WeChat Pay. B．By bank transfer. C．In cash.
命题人：张若婷 审题人：钟焜、黄丽、罗蓉 （时间：120分钟 满分：150分） 7．What will William probably do during the holiday?
A．Attend classes. B．Join his family for dinner. C．Travel to his grandparents’ house.
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
注意回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时 8．Why does the woman think young people prefer public transportation?
间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
A．Decrease in income.
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
B．Difficulty of parking.
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
C．Convenience of public transportation.
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。 9．Why does the woman like cars?
1．What will the woman do? A．They run fast. B．They are cheap. C．They can go anywhere.
A．Wipe the table. B．Wash the dishes. C．Clean the floor. 10．When did the man get rid of his vehicle?
2．How often are the meetings held? A．A year ago. B．Half a year ago. C．One month ago.
A．Once a day. B．Once a week. C．Once a month. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
3．What does the man mean? 11．Why does Lisa want the new job?
A．He is going blind. B．He likes darkness. C．He can’t bear the strong light. A．It pays more money.
4．Where does the conversation probably take place? B．It offers her career promotion.
A．On a mountain. B．In a gym. C．At the speakers’ home. C．It will be easy as she’s done it before.
5．What did the man think of the garden? 12．How did Lisa find out about the job?
A．It was beautiful. B．It was crowded. C．It was inspiring. A．From a co-worker. B．From an advertisement. C．From someone working there.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 13．How many children does Lisa have?
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 A．Two. B．Three. C．Four.
个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
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。 14．What is the conversation mainly about?
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 A．Suggestions about adopting a pet.
6．How will the woman give the lucky money to William? B．Ways of learning to look after a dog.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司C．Job applications to an animal shelter. Welcome to the Organic Chemistry Portal Job Market! Here you can browse recent job
openings worldwide, and find jobs in research and development both in industry and academia.
15．What does the woman like best about working at a shelter?
Some tips for your career as an organic chemist and the application process in particular can be
found further down on this page.
A．Cleaning the cages.B．Getting along with pets. C．Interacting with other volunteers.
Educational Requirements
16．What will the man probably do next?
Studying is an essential component of becoming a chemist. To become a chemist, you will
A．Buy a dog. B．Talk to his roommate. C．Contact a shelter near him.
need to complete a formal education program that provides you with a strong foundation in
chemistry, mathematics, physics, or other related sciences.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
Networking Opportunities
17. What TV channel is Jimmy Kimmel Live on?
To find an interesting job, you should occasionally interact with industrial chemists and make
A. NBC. B. TBS. C. ABC.
personal contacts. This is best done at scientific conferences or via the social medium Linked In,
where the Organic Chemistry Portal is also represented. This gives you interesting insights and
18. When did Jimmy Kimmel become especially famous?
allows you to focus your job search on suitable topics and companies. On the other hand, some
A. After he hosted the Oscars. people already know you and under some circumstances you already have references that could be
listed in the application.
B. After Donald Trump became president.
Acquire More Knowledge
C. When he cried at his show for the first time.
For special fields, you can deepen your knowledge beforehand in order to show off some
19. On talk shows, what usually comes right after the opening speech?
details in job interviews. Studying a specific textbook or reading journals in the field is suitable for
this purpose. In some companies, you also have to talk to chemists during the application process,
A. An interview. B. A musical performance. C. A comedy performance.
who ask for some basic or detailed knowledge. Name reactions in particular can be queried.
20. What did Jimmy Kimmel do before hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live?
The Application Process
A. He taught in a drama school.
The application process for a job vacancy can vary depending on the company and the role
B. He worked at a radio station. you are applying for, but in general, it usually involves some common steps. Click here for more
details.
C. He went to school in Los Angeles.
→Application Materials：Cover Letter, Resume
21. What education background is needed for a student to become a chemist?
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
A. Evening school of Sciences. B. Self study of chemistry.
第一节（共15小题； 每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
C. College education of Maths. D. High school after class course of Physics.
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的ABC和D四个选项中， 选出最佳选项。
22. What should you do to increase the chance of finding a good job?
A. Attend some job hunting fairs.
A
B. Give detailed personal information.
Jobs for Organic Chemists
C. Communicate with chemists via social media.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司D. Pursue further education in related sciences. A. The body structure of birds has evolved a lot.
23. Where will you find this advertisement? B. 26 parts of the brain displayed signs of change.
A. A website. B. A magazine. C. A newspaper. D. A brochure. C Brain activity remained unchanged throughout.
D. The cerebellum holds the key to birds’ flying ability.
B 26. How did the scientists confirm the connection between flying and the cerebellum?
Birds gained the ability to fly about 150 million years ago, which was a major event in animal A. By unearthing more brain fossils. B. By scanning brains of Archaeopteryx.
history. For a long time, though, scientists have not fully understood how that change happened. A
C. By studying structures of winged species. D. By comparing sizes and shapes of brains.
new study may cast light on the answer. A team of researchers found that birds evolved to fly due
to changes in the part of the brain called the cerebellum (小脑), which is responsible for motor 27. Which would be the best title for the text?
control and physical movement.
A. Bird brains came before birds B. Archaeopteryx, the first flying dinosaur
For the study, scientists from Stony Brook University in New York and Johns Hopkins School
C. PET scans reveal birds’ secrets D. Cerebellum, the key to animal evolution
of Medicine in Maryland compared PET scans of pigeons to dinosaur fossils . Unlike an X-ray,
which shows the body’s structure, PET scans create images of the body at work. With the PET
scans, the team tracked the brain activity of modern pigeons to see whether it was different when
the birds were at rest and right after they flew for 10 minutes. They scanned eight birds and looked
at 26 parts of the brain. Only the cerebellum showed significant changes in activity levels before C
and after flying for all the birds.
At my first lesson in Chinese calligraphy, my teacher told me plainly: “Now I will teach you
These findings indicated that the ability to fly is connected to the cerebellum. To determine how to write your name. And to make it beautiful.” I felt my breath catch. I was curious.
exactly how, the research team needed to figure out what the cerebellum looked like in creatures
Growing up in Singapore, I had an unusual relationship with my Chinese name. My parents
that were alive around the time birds began to fly. They studied a group of bird-like dinosaurs,
are ethnically Chinese, so they asked fortune tellers to decide my name, aiming for maximum luck.
including a winged species called Archaeopteryx, which had started to develop the brain
As a result, I ended up with a nonsense and embarrassing name: Chen Yiwen, meaning, roughly,
conditions needed for flight.
“old”, “barley (薏米)” and “warm”.
The researchers couldn’t look at the actual brains because those disappeared long ago. But
When I arrived in America for college at 18, I put on an American accent and abandoned my
they could look at the dinosaurs’ skulls (颅骨), which once held the brains and have been found in
Chinese name. When I moved to Hong Kong in 2021, after 14 years in the States, I decided to
fossil form. The researchers studied the inside of the skulls, which showed the size and shape of
learn calligraphy. Why not get back in touch with my heritage? I thought.
the creatures’ brains.
In calligraphy, the idea is to copy the old masters’ techniques, thereby refining your own.
In the dinosaurs that were developing the ability to fly, the team saw a significant increase in
Every week, though, my teacher would give uncomfortably on-the-nose assessments of my person.
the size of the cerebellum. They also noted signs of increased brain complexity, like folds in the
“You need to be braver,” he once observed. “Have confidence. Try to produce a bold stroke(笔
brain tissue. These findings confirmed a connection between flying and changes to the cerebellum.
画).” For years, I had prided myself on presenting an image of confidence, but my writing betrayed
24. What might the new study reveal in paragraph 1?
me.
A. What transformed birds’ brains. B. How brain controls body movement.
I was trying to make sense of this practice. You must visualize the word as it is to be written
and leave a trace of yourself in it. As a bodily practice, calligraphy could go beyond its own
C. What made birds evolve to fly. D. How birds influenced animal history.
cultural restrictions. Could it help me go beyond mine? My teacher once said to me, “When you
25. What can we conclude from the PET scans? look at the word, you see the body. Though a word on the page is two-dimensional, it contains
multitudes, conveying the force you’ve applied, the energy of your grip(握笔), the arch of your
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司spine.” I had been learning calligraphy to get in touch with my cultural roots, but what I was really Those who support the “nature” side of the conflict believe that our personalities and behavior
seeking was a return to myself. Now I have sensed that the pleasure out of calligraphy allows me patterns are largely determined by biological and genetic factors. That our environment has little, if
to know myself more fully. anything to do with our abilities, characteristics, and behavior is central to this theory. Taken to an
extreme, this theory maintains that our behavior is predetermined to such a great degree that we are
During a recent lesson, my teacher pointed at the word I had just finished, telling me: “This
almost completely governed by our instincts.
word is much better. I can see the choices you made, your calculations, your flow. Trust yourself.
This word is yours.” He might as well have said, “This word is you.” Proponents of the “nurture” theory, or, as they are often called, behaviorists, claim that our
environment is more important than our biologically based instincts in determining how we will
28. What did the author initially think of her name “Chen Yiwen”?
act. A behaviorist, B.E. Skinner, sees humans as beings whose behavior is almost completely
A. It was lucky so she gladly accepted it. shaped by their surroundings. The behaviorists’ view of the human being is quite mechanistic;
they maintain that, like machines, humans respond to environmental stimuli as the basis of their
B. She felt proud of its symbolic meaning.
behavior.
C. She understood the intention but still disliked it.
The social and political implications of these two theories are profound. In the United States,
D. Its strange pronunciation made her embarrassed. for example, blacks often score below whites on standardized intelligence tests. This leads some
“nature” proponents to conclude that blacks are genetically inferior to whites. Behaviorists, in
29. The author decided to learn calligraphy to ______.
contrast, say that the differences in scores are due to the fact that blacks are often deprived of many
A. pick up a new hobby B. reconnect with her origin of the educational and other environmental advantages that whites enjoy, and that, as a result, they
do not develop the same responses that whites do.
C. gain insights into a new culture D. fit in with local community
Neither of these theories can yet fully explain human behavior. In fact, it is quite likely that
30. From the teacher’s words, the author learns that calligraphy ______.
the key to our behavior lies somewhere between these two extremes. That the controversy will
continue for a long time is certain.
A. reflects the creator’s spirits B. comes from creative energy
32. What will the proponents of the “nurture” theory agree with?
C. requires different techniques D. depends on continuous practice
A. Peter loves talking to strangers because he is friendly.
31. What does the author intend to tell us?
B. Peter loves maths because his father is a maths professor.
A. Appreciate what our culture offers. B. Find beauty from your inner self.
C. Peter loves detective stories because he enjoys suspense and thrill.
C. A great teacher leads you to truth. D. We are the sum of what we create.
D. Peter loves tea because his mother gave it to him since childhood.
33 The underlined word “mechanistic” in paragraph 4 means .
D
A. Flexible B. rigid C. common D. new
People have wondered for a long time how their personalities and behaviors are formed. It’s
not easy to explain why one person is intelligent and another is not, or why one is cooperative and
34. Why did the author cite the blacks in the US as an example?
another is competitive.
A. He wanted to show how the theories have deeply affected the society.
Social scientists are of course, extremely interested in these types of questions. They want to
explain why we possess certain characteristics and exhibit certain behaviors. There are no clear B. He tried to prove that both theories need further discussion and research.
answers yet, but two distinct schools of thought on the matter have developed. As one might
C. He intended to demonstrate why the blacks need more education and support.
expect, the two approaches are very different from one another, and there is a great deal of debate
between proponents (倡导者) of each theory. The controversy is often conveniently referred to as D. He attempted to introduce the result of intelligence tests from blacks and whites.
“nature/nurture”.
35. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司A. To introduce some theories. B. To explain a social issue. 第三部分 语言知识运用（共三节，满分50分）
C. To solve a racial problem. D. To give further suggestions. 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项 ABC和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空
白处的最佳选项。
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项
为多余选项。 When Beverley Burdeyney turned seventy-four last year, she started having problems with her
eyes, 41 dryness and discomfort.
Perseverance isn’t easy. But before you blame your lack of willpower, consider this: Building
mental strength is similar to building physical strength. In just a few minutes each day, you can “I was simply 42 a terrible experience,” Ms. Burdeyney said at her home in Toronto. “I
train your brain to think differently, manage your emotions, and behave productively. 36 felt so helpless and insecure because the quality of my life was affected.”
37 Think about three things you are grateful for in your life. It could be as simple as Ms. Burdeyney talked to some friends who had 43 problems and discovered that
the clean water that you drink. Write in a gratitude journal, list the things you feel grateful for over they were largely suffering in silence. “ 44 chooses to talk about it because it seems so
dinner, or make it a habit to find what you’re thankful for before you go to bed. Over time, being insignificant,” she said. “But more and more are suffering and lives are being 45 .”
grateful becomes a second nature.
Eventually, Ms. Burdeyney learned about plans for an eye research program at Tel Aviv
It’s impossible to stay strong when you’re thinking about something that happened last week University in Israel. The research team 46 Canadian doctor Allan Slomovic, who has done
or horrible things going to happen tomorrow. 38 It’s therefore of great significance to be 47 work on eye care using stem cells. Seeing a ray of hope, Ms. Burdeyney began raising 48
able to concentrate on the present. With regular practice, you’ll increase the ability to focus. for the project with a friend, Toronto businessman Meyer Zeifman. 49 , she has raised
$110,000 with another $40,000 50 .
It can be tempting to wait until you feel ready to make a change. But waiting until you feel
good about yourself before you take action could backfire. Instead, when you change your “I’m trying to get more and more people to understand that there are solutions,” said Ms.
behavior, your thoughts and your emotions will follow. So when you’re sad, put your shoulders Burdeyney, a trained nurse who is still working as a personal trainer after 51 . “I say there is
back and smile, and you’ll feel better. 39 no old 52 , there’s only neglect . Don’t stand 53 , do something about it.”
Every day is a chance to develop some mental strength. Simple, short exercises performed Ms. Burdeyney added that she was hoping to do more for the research project. “I just want to
over time will help you build mental strength. 40 Feeling sorry for yourself and giving up bring 54 into people’s eyes and this is just the 55 . There is still a long way to go.”
after your first failure are just a few of the bad habits that could discourage you from building your
41. A. gently B. boldly C. literally D. notably
mental strength.
42. A. getting over B. going through C. holding on D. passing down
A．The only time you can make changes is right now.
43. A. similar B. various C. personal D. special
B．With regular exercise, you’ll build your mental strength.
44. A. Everybody B. Somebody C. Nobody D. Anybody
C．You can stay away from the bad habits by regular training.
45. A. compromised B. forgotten C. abandoned D. separated
D．Mental strength has a lot in common with physical strength.
46. A. informed B. doubted C. included D. dismissed
E．You can physically change your brain by making gratitude a habit.
47. A. part-time B. controversial C. voluntary D. ground-breaking
F．Pay attention to the bad habits that keep you out of mental strength.
48. A. money B. standards C. awareness D. questions
G．Always remember feelings of confidence won’t come out of nowhere.
49. A. As ever B. So far C. In return D. Once again
50. A. wasted B. donated C. expected D. earned
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司51. A. retirement B. childbirth C. graduation D. marriage
52. A. time B. rule C. age D. tale Yours
53. A. straight B. still C. firm D. alone Lihua
54. A. light B. joy C. color D. beauty
55. A. future B. beginning C. truth D. meaning 注意：字数100词左右
第三节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 第二节 读后续写 （满分20分）
Distracted driving is an ongoing problem. A new poll by State Farm, ____ 5 6____ insurance
company, proves once again that the roads are full of fools. One in five of the 912 drivers
阅读下面材料， 根据其内容和所给段落开头续写最后一段使之构成一篇完整的文章。
____ 5 7____ (survey) last November admitted accessing the Internet on their smartphones while
driving. Over the past several months, the company ____ 5 8____ (conduct) a deeper study.
____ 5 9____ (teenage) and young adults are more addicted to their phones, and they’re also less
It was an early winter morning. Joan was sleeping soundly when the phone rang in the living
experienced drivers, a reason for danger on the roads with a likely ____ 6 0____ (high) percentage
room. She rolled over and glanced at the clock on the wall—it was already nine o’clock. Every
of smartphone use while driving.
weekend morning, her mother had to work part-time in the cafe. Although Joan was still sleepy,
she knew she had to get up. After all, she didn’t expect her brother Mike, who was sleeping like a
Despite ____ 6 1____ (acknowledge) the dangers, none of the guilty drivers seems to be
log, to hear the phone. She quietly went over to the living room. When she picked up the receiver,
ashamed of ____ 6 2____ (they). “I’m not saying it’s the smartest thing in the world,” says Sean
on the other end came the warmhearted greetings, “Good morning, my dear!” Recognizing the
Black, a 38-year-old Illinois resident, “but I guess I just do it anyway.”Maybe, to a certain degree,
voice from her father, Joan was immediately surrounded by a sense of joy and the sleepiness swept
this behavior will never change ____ 6 3____ a near-accident or actual crash doesn’t take place.
away.
Even then, the change will only happen ____ 6 4____ the basis of each individual case, and it puts
the lives and well-being of innocents at the mercy of those ____ 6 5____ are too lazy to change Joan’s father was a seaman, who rarely came back. Working on the sea was really hard. Born
their habits. in a not-rich family, Joan and Mike felt the stress of life but they were happy to enjoy the family
atmosphere.
“Good morning, Dad, what’s up?” Joan said in an easy tone. “I have been very nice recently,
第四部分 书面表达（满分40分）
my baby. Today is your mother’s birthday, and I have ordered her a cake online and it should come
第一节 应用文写作（满分20分） to the house in one and half an hour. Do remember to take the cake.”
Hearing her father’s words, Joan felt a little ashamed. How she could forget Mum’s birthday!
假如你叫李华，你的外国好友 Peter即将来你的城市旅游。他来信请你推荐你所在城市
She took a glance at the dirty clothes piled on the sofa and the oily floor that hadn’t been mopped
的一所博物馆。请给他回信推荐一所博物馆并说明至少两个推荐理由。请合理增添细节，
使行文连贯，逻辑清楚，内容完整。 (拖地) for a few days—There were two hours before her mother came back. She calculated they
had enough time to prepare a surprise for Mum.
Dear Peter,
Thinking of this, she felt full of excitement. “Well, Dad, now I’m going to wake Mike up. We
will give Mum a surprise!”
Joan hung up the phone with Dad, and hurriedly went to Mike’s room to share with him her
Big Cleaning plan. After listening to Joan, Mike readily accepted her idea.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司The Big Cleaning plan began. Joan collected the clothes from sofa and then put them in the
water of a basin. After pouring in some washing liquids, she began to wash them by hand.
Realizing the clothes were clean enough, Joan gently squeezed water out and hung them to dry.
Meanwhile, Mike was busy mopping the floor back and forth with all his strength, really aware of
what hard work his Mum had at home! They had just finished the cleaning when the express boy
came to the door.
注意： 续写字数为100字左右，请按如下格式作答。
With the cake placed on the table, Mum came in .
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