2024年3月12日发(作者：侍运珹)
四川省资阳市2022-2023学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题
学校
:___________
姓名：
___________
班级：
___________
考号：
___________
一、阅读理解
Clifton College’s The English Experience
Location
: Bristol Ages: 12 to 17
Fees
(
费用
): 2 Weeks: £ 2740; 3 Weeks: £ 4110; 4 Weeks: £ 5480
Start Dates
: 9, 16, 23, 30 July & 6, 13 August 2023
The English Experience challenges students while building their confidence in English
and many other skills that are useful inside and outside the classroom. At the beginning of
each week, students are put into small groups and given a complex problem to work through
to find a solution and present it in their chosen way. Teachers are there to guide the students,
which is why class sizes are 12 at most.
In the afternoons, students choose an elective(
选修科目
) to follow for 6 hours per week.
These include such courses as news reporting, presentation skills, a Mini UN, and creative
writing. Extra electives such as professional golf, tennis, and football coaching, as well as
horse riding and exam preparation, lead to an additional cost.
Students go on two full-day excursions(
短途旅行
) per week. Mid-week excursions are
planned around that week’s topic, so on the environmental week we go to a local
environmental activity centre, while the theatre week involves a trip to a West End show with
a drama workshop. Saturday excursions are more relaxed but still engaging, and include set
time for shopping. Sunday excursions are shorter but also include an entrance to a local
attraction.
1
．
What do we know about The English Experience?
A
．
It has six different time periods.
C
．
It divides students into two groups.
B
．
It admits 12 students at most.
D
．
It only trains students’ English skills.
2
．
What will you have to do if you choose horse riding in the afternoon?
A
．
Quit a full-day excursion.
C
．
Pay some extra money.
B
．
Try to learn it for 6 hours.
D
．
Choose another course.
3
．
Which will you choose if you hope to experience the week’s theme?
A
．
Pre-week excursion.
C
．
Saturday excursion.
B
．
Mid-week excursion.
D
．
Sunday excursion.
试卷第1页，共9页
Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise (
巨龟
) living on the island of Saint Helena, turned
190 years old. The event was celebrated with a big party, which included a special salad cake.
Nobody knows for sure how old Jonathan is. But in 1882, he was brought from the
Seychelles as a gift to Sir William Grey-Wilson, who lived in Saint Helena. Pictures taken
around that time show that Jonathan was already full-grown. Since it takes about 50 years for
Seychelles giant tortoises to become adults, animal experts say Jonathan must have been born
around 1832. To help keep things straight, Saint Helena’s current governor (
管理者
), Nigel
Phillips, gave Jonathan the official birthday of December 4, 1832. That’s earned him the
Guinness World Record for the world’s oldest land animal.
In 1890, William became the governor of Saint Helena. He brought Jonathan along with
him to live at the governor’s home, Plantation House. Since then, over 30 other governors
have come and gone from Plantation House. But Jonathan has remained. Currently, another
three are staying there with him. Jonathan is a local star. For his birthday, he’s now being
honored on a series of stamps. Saint Helena held a three-day party. People were invited to
Plantation House to visit him. People made him a special salad cake to celebrate.
Jonathan was born before the Internet, computers, TVs, radios, telephones, or light bulbs
ever existed. There weren’t even typewriters, electric motors, or photographs. Forty different
presidents have led the US since he was born. Jonathan was born before global warming
began and before plastic was ever invented.
Though Jonathan is still very active, he’s blind, and he can no longer smell things. Now
he needs to be fed by hand. But he eats lots of vegetables and fruits, including carrots, apples
and bananas. His sense of hearing is also still strong. He recognizes the voice of Joe Hollins,
who looks after him, and gives responses to it.
4
．
What can be learnt about Jonathan?
A
．
He met William as a baby tortoise.
C
．
His birthplace is Saint Helena.
B
．
He is the world’s oldest animal.
D
．
His exact age is known to nobody.
5
．
How many giant tortoises are there in Plantation House now?
A
．
3. B
．
4. C
．
31. D
．
40.
6
．
What is the purpose of paragraph 4?
A
．
To say Jonathan’s long lifetime.
C
．
To explain Jonathan’s main changes.
B
．
To introduce Jonathan’s way of life.
D
．
To praise Jonathan’s social role.
试卷第2页，共9页
7
．
Why does Jonathan need to be fed by hand?
A
．
He has already become lazy.
C
．
He’s suffering health problems.
Canada’s western provinces are being hit hard by wildfires. Alberta has been hit
especially hard. Heavy smoke from the fires has spread far beyond the region.
Alberta has been fighting wildfires for several weeks. Nearby British Columbia and
Saskatchewan have also been seriously hit by wildfires. So far, the wildfires in Alberta have
burned 8, 420 square kilometers of land. Currently, 77 wildfires are still burning in Alberta,
and 23 of the fires are considered out of control. That’s better than last week. In British
Columbia, 89 fires are burning, and 22 are out of control. In British Columbia, about 1, 350
square kilometers of land have been burned. Around 2, 500 fire fighters have been working to
bring the fires under control.
In Alberta, the wildfires have made over 29, 000 people homeless. People have also been
forced to evacuate in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. The fires have created so much
smoke that it can be seen from space. The air quality across northwest Canada has been
described as Very High Risk. The smoke is even affecting the air quality in several states in
the United States. The wildfires have also caused problems for a number of oil and gas
companies in Canada. Alberta is famous for producing oil and gas. Many oil companies have
been forced to shut down.
Wildfires aren’t unusual in western Canada. But generally, the wildfire season begins
later in the year. The early fires this year have been made much worse by extremely hot and
dry weather. For most of May, a high-pressure weather system has been bringing record
temperatures to the area. Many locations in Alberta have never seen higher temperatures than
they have this year. The high temperature in Alberta on Sunday was 32. 8℃.
8
．
What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about concerning the wildfires?
A
．
What they have caused.
C
．
Where they are happening.
B
．
How they are getting along.
D
．
Who are putting them down.
B
．
He’s too old to move his body.
D
．
He is often particular about food.
9
．
What does the underlined word “evacuate” in paragraph 3 mean?
A
．
Wait patiently. B
．
Go on working.
homes.
10
．
How does the author find this year’s wildfires in western Canada?
试卷第3页，共9页
C
．
Fight back bravely. D
．
Leave their
A
．
They are worth arguing.
C
．
They are understandable.
11
．
Where is this text most likely from?
A
．
A diary.
B
．
A magazine.
B
．
They are not serious.
D
．
They happen normally.
C
．
A novel. D
．
A newspaper.
Watching a huge robotic arm pour layers of concrete(
混凝土层
) might not sound that
exciting. But videos of this process, known as 3D printing, are getting tens of millions of
views on social media. They’re giving people a world in which affordable 3D-printed houses
are the new normal.
Aiman Hussein is director of printing technologies at Alquist. Hussein’s most-watched
posts show the company’s printers layering row after row of concrete to build up a house’s
outer walls. Hussein started making the videos and posting them to document what Alquist is
doing. But he soon realized something. They were talking about 3D-printing industry with
people online. Watching them is “so satisfying,” he says.
In December 2021, a Virginia family moved into a 3D-printed house. Alquist had built it
for Habitat for Humanity’s homebuyer program. Zachary Mannheimer, Alquist’s founder and
CEO, says 3D-printed homes cost less than homes made with wood. “Since the Habitat for
Humanity home was completed,” he said last spring, “we’ve been averaging anywhere
between 25 and 50 requests for 3D-printed homes per hour. At the moment, there’re fewer
than 10 companies using this technology in America. To really solve the affordable-housing
crisis, we’d need more like 50.”
Ryan Smith is director of the School of Architecture at the University of Arizona. He
agrees that 3D printing could transform the construction industry. But he warns that American
labor and supply chains for home-building are set up to handle wood, not concrete. “If you
change the methods of construction,” Smith says, “you would have to develop a whole
workforce around that, to be able to manage it.” Affordable 3D-printed homes aren’t going
mainstream(
主流
) anytime soon. But getting people interested may be the first step.
Hussein’s videos “unlock your imagination for what else is possible,” Mannheimer says. “We
can excite a whole new generation about building things with computers and machines
instead of shovels(
铲车
).”
12
．
What’s Hussein’s initial purpose of making the videos?
A
．
To show the 3D-printers online. B
．
To sell the 3D-printed houses.
试卷第4页，共9页
C
．
To record the company’s work. D
．
To discuss printing technologies.
13
．
What’s people’s attitude to 3D-printed homes?
A
．
Unclear. B
．
Positive. C
．
Doubtful. D
．
Uncaring.
14
．
Which does Smith probably agree with about 3D-printed homes?
A
．
Alquist must reduce their costs.
C
．
There’re enough engineers for them.
15
．
What is the best title for the text?
A
．
3D-printed Homes Are on the Way
C
．
Alquist Produces 3D-printing Tools
B
．
3D-printing Technologies Are in
D
．
People Look for 3D-printed Houses
B
．
US concrete can’t meet their needs.
D
．
America isn’t ready for them yet.
二、七选五
When I lost my daughter on Christmas, I never thought I’d be able to enjoy that day
again. However, supporting other families through Cancer Charity Clic Sargent has brought
back the true meaning of the festive season.
In January 2002, little Molly came along as a gift for me. But in October 2004, doctors
diagnosed(
诊断
) her with cancer that had spread to her bones. At first, my husband and I
couldn’t take the news in. 16 Recovering from shock , we spent the next 14 months by
my daughter’s side. But one day, the doctors told us there was no option but to take her home
to die. 17
Although Molly’s condition was getting worse in early December, she could reach
Christmas day. As it was her last Christmas, we decided to re-name it Molly Day from then
on. 18 Her little friends brought their own decorations to put on it. It was a hard time,
but we had support from nurses working with Cancer Charity Clic Sargent.
19 In March 2007, we began to volunteer with Cancer Charity Clic Sargent. It
was hard to be around the children who were going through the hardest times , but we really
wanted to give back to the charity. 20 Now, we enjoy being able to bring a little light
to a dark time for these anxious families, especially at Christmas. If Molly overlooked us,
she’d certainly be proud of the work we’re doing.
A
．
Our heartache was endless.
B
．
We thought they had made a mistake.
C
．
Molly’s friends come round to see me.
试卷第5页，共9页
2024年3月12日发(作者：侍运珹)
四川省资阳市2022-2023学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题
学校
:___________
姓名：
___________
班级：
___________
考号：
___________
一、阅读理解
Clifton College’s The English Experience
Location
: Bristol Ages: 12 to 17
Fees
(
费用
): 2 Weeks: £ 2740; 3 Weeks: £ 4110; 4 Weeks: £ 5480
Start Dates
: 9, 16, 23, 30 July & 6, 13 August 2023
The English Experience challenges students while building their confidence in English
and many other skills that are useful inside and outside the classroom. At the beginning of
each week, students are put into small groups and given a complex problem to work through
to find a solution and present it in their chosen way. Teachers are there to guide the students,
which is why class sizes are 12 at most.
In the afternoons, students choose an elective(
选修科目
) to follow for 6 hours per week.
These include such courses as news reporting, presentation skills, a Mini UN, and creative
writing. Extra electives such as professional golf, tennis, and football coaching, as well as
horse riding and exam preparation, lead to an additional cost.
Students go on two full-day excursions(
短途旅行
) per week. Mid-week excursions are
planned around that week’s topic, so on the environmental week we go to a local
environmental activity centre, while the theatre week involves a trip to a West End show with
a drama workshop. Saturday excursions are more relaxed but still engaging, and include set
time for shopping. Sunday excursions are shorter but also include an entrance to a local
attraction.
1
．
What do we know about The English Experience?
A
．
It has six different time periods.
C
．
It divides students into two groups.
B
．
It admits 12 students at most.
D
．
It only trains students’ English skills.
2
．
What will you have to do if you choose horse riding in the afternoon?
A
．
Quit a full-day excursion.
C
．
Pay some extra money.
B
．
Try to learn it for 6 hours.
D
．
Choose another course.
3
．
Which will you choose if you hope to experience the week’s theme?
A
．
Pre-week excursion.
C
．
Saturday excursion.
B
．
Mid-week excursion.
D
．
Sunday excursion.
试卷第1页，共9页
Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise (
巨龟
) living on the island of Saint Helena, turned
190 years old. The event was celebrated with a big party, which included a special salad cake.
Nobody knows for sure how old Jonathan is. But in 1882, he was brought from the
Seychelles as a gift to Sir William Grey-Wilson, who lived in Saint Helena. Pictures taken
around that time show that Jonathan was already full-grown. Since it takes about 50 years for
Seychelles giant tortoises to become adults, animal experts say Jonathan must have been born
around 1832. To help keep things straight, Saint Helena’s current governor (
管理者
), Nigel
Phillips, gave Jonathan the official birthday of December 4, 1832. That’s earned him the
Guinness World Record for the world’s oldest land animal.
In 1890, William became the governor of Saint Helena. He brought Jonathan along with
him to live at the governor’s home, Plantation House. Since then, over 30 other governors
have come and gone from Plantation House. But Jonathan has remained. Currently, another
three are staying there with him. Jonathan is a local star. For his birthday, he’s now being
honored on a series of stamps. Saint Helena held a three-day party. People were invited to
Plantation House to visit him. People made him a special salad cake to celebrate.
Jonathan was born before the Internet, computers, TVs, radios, telephones, or light bulbs
ever existed. There weren’t even typewriters, electric motors, or photographs. Forty different
presidents have led the US since he was born. Jonathan was born before global warming
began and before plastic was ever invented.
Though Jonathan is still very active, he’s blind, and he can no longer smell things. Now
he needs to be fed by hand. But he eats lots of vegetables and fruits, including carrots, apples
and bananas. His sense of hearing is also still strong. He recognizes the voice of Joe Hollins,
who looks after him, and gives responses to it.
4
．
What can be learnt about Jonathan?
A
．
He met William as a baby tortoise.
C
．
His birthplace is Saint Helena.
B
．
He is the world’s oldest animal.
D
．
His exact age is known to nobody.
5
．
How many giant tortoises are there in Plantation House now?
A
．
3. B
．
4. C
．
31. D
．
40.
6
．
What is the purpose of paragraph 4?
A
．
To say Jonathan’s long lifetime.
C
．
To explain Jonathan’s main changes.
B
．
To introduce Jonathan’s way of life.
D
．
To praise Jonathan’s social role.
试卷第2页，共9页
7
．
Why does Jonathan need to be fed by hand?
A
．
He has already become lazy.
C
．
He’s suffering health problems.
Canada’s western provinces are being hit hard by wildfires. Alberta has been hit
especially hard. Heavy smoke from the fires has spread far beyond the region.
Alberta has been fighting wildfires for several weeks. Nearby British Columbia and
Saskatchewan have also been seriously hit by wildfires. So far, the wildfires in Alberta have
burned 8, 420 square kilometers of land. Currently, 77 wildfires are still burning in Alberta,
and 23 of the fires are considered out of control. That’s better than last week. In British
Columbia, 89 fires are burning, and 22 are out of control. In British Columbia, about 1, 350
square kilometers of land have been burned. Around 2, 500 fire fighters have been working to
bring the fires under control.
In Alberta, the wildfires have made over 29, 000 people homeless. People have also been
forced to evacuate in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. The fires have created so much
smoke that it can be seen from space. The air quality across northwest Canada has been
described as Very High Risk. The smoke is even affecting the air quality in several states in
the United States. The wildfires have also caused problems for a number of oil and gas
companies in Canada. Alberta is famous for producing oil and gas. Many oil companies have
been forced to shut down.
Wildfires aren’t unusual in western Canada. But generally, the wildfire season begins
later in the year. The early fires this year have been made much worse by extremely hot and
dry weather. For most of May, a high-pressure weather system has been bringing record
temperatures to the area. Many locations in Alberta have never seen higher temperatures than
they have this year. The high temperature in Alberta on Sunday was 32. 8℃.
8
．
What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about concerning the wildfires?
A
．
What they have caused.
C
．
Where they are happening.
B
．
How they are getting along.
D
．
Who are putting them down.
B
．
He’s too old to move his body.
D
．
He is often particular about food.
9
．
What does the underlined word “evacuate” in paragraph 3 mean?
A
．
Wait patiently. B
．
Go on working.
homes.
10
．
How does the author find this year’s wildfires in western Canada?
试卷第3页，共9页
C
．
Fight back bravely. D
．
Leave their
A
．
They are worth arguing.
C
．
They are understandable.
11
．
Where is this text most likely from?
A
．
A diary.
B
．
A magazine.
B
．
They are not serious.
D
．
They happen normally.
C
．
A novel. D
．
A newspaper.
Watching a huge robotic arm pour layers of concrete(
混凝土层
) might not sound that
exciting. But videos of this process, known as 3D printing, are getting tens of millions of
views on social media. They’re giving people a world in which affordable 3D-printed houses
are the new normal.
Aiman Hussein is director of printing technologies at Alquist. Hussein’s most-watched
posts show the company’s printers layering row after row of concrete to build up a house’s
outer walls. Hussein started making the videos and posting them to document what Alquist is
doing. But he soon realized something. They were talking about 3D-printing industry with
people online. Watching them is “so satisfying,” he says.
In December 2021, a Virginia family moved into a 3D-printed house. Alquist had built it
for Habitat for Humanity’s homebuyer program. Zachary Mannheimer, Alquist’s founder and
CEO, says 3D-printed homes cost less than homes made with wood. “Since the Habitat for
Humanity home was completed,” he said last spring, “we’ve been averaging anywhere
between 25 and 50 requests for 3D-printed homes per hour. At the moment, there’re fewer
than 10 companies using this technology in America. To really solve the affordable-housing
crisis, we’d need more like 50.”
Ryan Smith is director of the School of Architecture at the University of Arizona. He
agrees that 3D printing could transform the construction industry. But he warns that American
labor and supply chains for home-building are set up to handle wood, not concrete. “If you
change the methods of construction,” Smith says, “you would have to develop a whole
workforce around that, to be able to manage it.” Affordable 3D-printed homes aren’t going
mainstream(
主流
) anytime soon. But getting people interested may be the first step.
Hussein’s videos “unlock your imagination for what else is possible,” Mannheimer says. “We
can excite a whole new generation about building things with computers and machines
instead of shovels(
铲车
).”
12
．
What’s Hussein’s initial purpose of making the videos?
A
．
To show the 3D-printers online. B
．
To sell the 3D-printed houses.
试卷第4页，共9页
C
．
To record the company’s work. D
．
To discuss printing technologies.
13
．
What’s people’s attitude to 3D-printed homes?
A
．
Unclear. B
．
Positive. C
．
Doubtful. D
．
Uncaring.
14
．
Which does Smith probably agree with about 3D-printed homes?
A
．
Alquist must reduce their costs.
C
．
There’re enough engineers for them.
15
．
What is the best title for the text?
A
．
3D-printed Homes Are on the Way
C
．
Alquist Produces 3D-printing Tools
B
．
3D-printing Technologies Are in
D
．
People Look for 3D-printed Houses
B
．
US concrete can’t meet their needs.
D
．
America isn’t ready for them yet.
二、七选五
When I lost my daughter on Christmas, I never thought I’d be able to enjoy that day
again. However, supporting other families through Cancer Charity Clic Sargent has brought
back the true meaning of the festive season.
In January 2002, little Molly came along as a gift for me. But in October 2004, doctors
diagnosed(
诊断
) her with cancer that had spread to her bones. At first, my husband and I
couldn’t take the news in. 16 Recovering from shock , we spent the next 14 months by
my daughter’s side. But one day, the doctors told us there was no option but to take her home
to die. 17
Although Molly’s condition was getting worse in early December, she could reach
Christmas day. As it was her last Christmas, we decided to re-name it Molly Day from then
on. 18 Her little friends brought their own decorations to put on it. It was a hard time,
but we had support from nurses working with Cancer Charity Clic Sargent.
19 In March 2007, we began to volunteer with Cancer Charity Clic Sargent. It
was hard to be around the children who were going through the hardest times , but we really
wanted to give back to the charity. 20 Now, we enjoy being able to bring a little light
to a dark time for these anxious families, especially at Christmas. If Molly overlooked us,
she’d certainly be proud of the work we’re doing.
A
．
Our heartache was endless.
B
．
We thought they had made a mistake.
C
．
Molly’s friends come round to see me.
试卷第5页，共9页