1、2022-2023鼓楼区高一上学期期中考试第一部分阅读(共两节满分50分)第一节阅读理解（满分37.S分共15题每题2.5分)A4 WRITING COMPETITIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSCalling all high school student writers! If youre looking for scholarships or ways to support your future education, look no further than writing competitions.Below are 4 writing competitio
2、ns for high school students. Check them now!1. Scholastic Writing AwardsThe Scholastic Writing Awards celebrate rt created by students aged 13 and older in grades 7 through 12 across the country. You can submit(提交) all kinds of writing works, including science fiction, humor, short plays, and more.G
3、old medal winners can earn a $10,000 scholarship, and silver medal winners can earn a$1,000 scholarship. The fee to apply is $7 for a single entry.2. Young Lions Fiction AwardTo apply for this award, any writer aged 35 or younger may submit a novel or collection of short stories. Each year, a group
4、of experts including Young Lions members, writers, and librarians select the winner.The winner of this award will receive a $11.000 scholarship.3. NSHSS Creative Writing ScholarshipHigh school students of all ages can have access to this creative writing scholarship. Students can submit works (that
5、have not been published before)in one or both categories (类别): poetry and fiction.A prize of$2,000 ill be awarded to one student winner in each category.4. We the Students Essay CompetitionsThis competition asks students to answer the question, “What are the important qualities of a citizen in your
6、community in 21st century America?” in an essay between 500 and 800 words. Students must be US citizens between the ages of 14 and 19 to apply.One national winner will receive a$5,000 cash prize and six runners-up will receive $1,250 each.21. If you have created a short play, which competition is su
7、itable for you to enter?A. Scholastic Writing Awards.B. Young Lions Fiction Award.C. NSHSS Creative Writing Scholarship.D. We the Students Essay Competition.22. Which competition has a given topic?A. Scholastic Writing Awards.B. Young Lions Fiction Award.C. NSHSS Creative Writing Scholarship.D. We t
8、he Students Essay Competition.23. Where is this text probably taken from?A. A clubs poster.B. A teaching plan.C. A schools website.D. A principals speech.BMany years ago, Mike Huss attended Ione Elementary School as a student. He went on to work there-first as a janitor (看门人), then as a teacher, and
9、 now as a principal.Huss said he never wanted to be an educator, but his seventh-grade teacher felt otherwise. “I remember Mrs. Collier telling me, You will be such a great teacher someday, and I laughed at her. not going to happen, but here Lam,” he said.Huss ended up starting as Ione Elementary Sc
10、hools janitor 30 years ago. He then spent 19 years there as a teacher and now is starting his first year as the school principal.“I was really looking forward to teaching fifth grade again, and they reached out to me and said, We think youre the leader the school needs.”Huss thinks his success comes
11、 from a push from family. He wanted to show his young son, who was 3 years old when Huss went back to school for teaching, that you can do anything you put your mind to.Husss co-worker Melanie Cortez was also once a student of the school. She said, “The kids arent used to seeing him in the office, s
12、o we have kids come in all day long asking Is Mr. Huss busy? We miss him so much!” For Huss, its about the opportunity to change a childs life. “Believe in every child. Im here to help them see themselves in a different light, because thats what people have done for me my whole life,” he said. “Im t
13、rying to help students believe in themselves that they can achieve great things if they just stay the course.”24. How did young Huss respond when his teacher encouraged him?A. He thanked the teacher for her kind words. B. He could hardly believe what the teacher said. C. He didnt understand what the
14、 teacher meant.D. He kept the teachers words in mind and worked hard.25. According to Huss, what pushed him to make progress in career?A. The anxiety to support his family. B. The hope to make the school better.C. The eagerness to be his sons role model. D. The desire to meet his teachers expectatio
15、ns.26. What does the author want to tell us by mentioning Melanies words?A. Huss is devoted to his work. B. Huss is popular with the kids.C. Huss is supported by his co-workers. D. Huss is an example to his co-workers.27. What do the underlined words “stay the course” mean in paragraph 7?A. Set clea
16、r goals.B. Ignore bad words.C. Follow wise advice.D. Make continuous efforts.CDanelien van Aalst at the University of Groningen and her co-workers have done research on how relative age (相对年龄) affects popularity among 14 to 15-year-olds.Researchers surveyed more than 13,000 teenagers in England, Swe
17、den and the Netherlands on who they thought was the most popular in their class. Then the researchers gave each student in their classroom a popularity score linked to their birth month as well as their age position in their class. They discovered this: the older the student was, the more likely he
18、or she was to be considered popular.“A child enters school before or after a certain cut-off date and that determines how old or young you are relative to your year group,” says van Aalst. “We found that if youre born right after the cut-off date, which makes you one of the oldest members of your cl
19、ass, youre going to be popular.”They found that the same effect also applied at the year-group level. Here, it was the children who were the oldest relative to all of their peers in the year group-rather than just those in their own class-that were the most popular.All three countries showed roughly
20、 the same pattern (模式). However, at the classroom level, it was in the Netherlands that the pattern was the strongest. This is partly because the country has a system of grade retention - when students dont meet their academic requirements, their teachers will hold them back a year, which means they
21、 then become the oldest in their class and often the most popular.This relative age effect has also been shown in other areas. “Relative age has earlier been proved to affect school performance-relatively older children do better in school,” says Herman van de Werfhorst at the University of Amsterda
22、m. Similarly, previous research has shown that older children tend to be better at sports than younger students in the same year group.28. How did the researchers know who the popular students were?A. By recording students performance. B. By studying earlier research results. C. By collecting answer
23、s from students. D. By comparing the ages of students.29. What does the underlined word “thatrefer to in paragraph 3?A. Popularity.B. Relative age.C. The survey data.D. The cut-off date.30. What might happen to students held back a year in Netherlands?A. Their teachers would be happy to have them in
24、 the class.B. It would be difficult for them to pass the exams in Netherlands.C. They might gain more popularity than others in the same year group. D. They might be the most popular among the peers of the three countries.31. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. The older a child gets, the wiser
25、he or she will be. B. Many students want to be held back to be popular. C. Older children are likely to perform better in school.D. Older children are often more popular than their younger peers.DWorkplaces once had both official and unofficial uniforms. In traditional offices, those at the top of t
26、he pyramid would always be found in a suit; dressing for the job you wanted meant following this style.The rise of the tech world changed this stereotype (刻板印象). Picture Silicon Valleys most successful leaders, and the clothes that come to mind are jeans, hoodies and black turtlenecks. In the tech w
27、orld, success has a different kind of uniform one much more casual (随意的) than the suits of the past. This trend towards informality has spread to other fields.Then in 2020 the widespread turn to “work from home” upended work dress codes (着装标准) altogether. During the pandemic, people mostly saw co-wo
28、rkers from the shoulders up on video calls-if they saw them at all. From home, people could easily perform a major role in a meeting in a collared shirt, sweatpants and slippers (拖鞋). If cameras were off, they could even be in pajamas (睡衣), working under a blanket.Now, as workers come back into offi
29、ces, few companies are asking a return to formal wear.So, what does this mean for dressing for success? With so many different dress codes across companies, is it still possible to dress for the job you want?It is no easy to dress for success. Getting the balance wrong by overdressing can send a neg
30、ative message. About 79% of workplaces in the US now have a casual dress code. Turning up in a suit to show their desire for success could actually have a bad influence on others views on you.The effect of your dressing style depends on who you are. For example, wearing jeans, your boss may seem eas
31、y-going while you seemingly careless. Still, dressing can help position you for success-and the key to getting it right is careful observation. The proper dressing might look very different in different workplaces. So understanding the unspoken rules of the dress code could give you an advantage.32.
32、 Which might be the uniform of success in the tech world? A. Slippers. B. Pajamas. C. A formal suit. D. Casual jeans.33. Which has the closet meaning to the underlined word “upended” in paragraph 3?A. Improve.B. Change.C. Require.D. Challenge.34. What do we know about dress codes?A. Different compan
33、ies have different dress codes.B. The trend of dress codes would return to formal wear.C. People follow the same dress code to achieve success.D. Dress codes are clearly written and understood by people.35. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A. Dress as you like.B. Lets dress li
34、ke a boss.C. Ready for the new dressing style?D. Does “dressing for success” still matter?第二节(共5小题;每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的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。Maybe one day, scientists will invent a way for us to download dictionaries straight into our brains. Until then: here are three vocabulary-b
35、uilding tips for those learning English._36_: very important point of leaning words is to learn in context(语境)! _37_ For example, when taking journeys by train or bus, many native English speakers, in practice, use the verb “to catch”. It is common to hear sentences like this one: I catch the bus at
36、 7:30 every weekday. If you learned the verb “to catch” as a single word, you might describe it as “to receive and hold”. This definition (定义) is correct! But learning this and nothing else would make a such common sentence sound strange to you.Look up new words. If you keep hearing a word and arent
37、 sure what it means, try to look it up as soon as you can. We asked an expert, Bob the Canadian: what is the best way to look up new words? Bob said, “_38_ My second choice would be to use an English-to-your-native-language dictionary.” According to Bob, “Your native language can be your enemy when
38、learning a new language. _39_Keep a notebook handy. Every time you are exposed to English you will come across new words that you dont understand. Each time you notice a new word, its a great opportunity! _40_ This is an effective study method because each one of your notebook words has something to
39、 do with your own memory, giving you a more significant reason to remember them. A. Try learning example sentences.B. Dont take dictionary meaning seriously.C. Sometimes words are used completely differently in practice.D. My preferred way is to look up the word in an English dictionary. E. So somet
40、imes if you can keep it at a distance, you will learn faster. F. Perhaps you think putting something down on paper takes much time.G. Get a notebook and write down each new word that you think is interesting.第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Freshmen
41、 in high school can be cruel, and we _41_ were to a young man named Matt who was in my class. We were always _42_ him about his size. He was at least fifty pounds overweight.One day he sat near me in gym class. Someone _43_ him and he fell on me and banged my foot badly. With the whole class watchin
42、g, I was put on the spot to either shrug it off (耸耸肩) or _44_ a fight with Matt.I shouted, “Matt, lets fight!” Peer pressure forced him into the _45_ whether he liked it or not. With one punch (一拳) I _46_ his nose and the class went wild.Just then the gym teacher walked into the room. He saw that we
43、 were _47_ and sent us out to the running track. He said, “I want you two guys to go out there and run that mile holding each others hands.” The room broke into laughter. Matt and I were _48_ beyond belief, but we _49_ went out to the track and ran our mile-hand in hand.During the course of our run,
44、 I remember looking over at him, with blood still on his face and his _50_ slowing him down. It suddenly _51_ me that here was a person, not so _52_ from myself. We both looked at each other and began to _53_. In time we became _54_.For the rest of my life, I have never raised a _55_ against another
45、 person.41. A. fortunatelyB. normallyC. definitelyD. potentially42. A. arguing withB. turning toC. laughing atD. communicating with43. A. pushedB. caughtC. ignoredD. misunderstood44. A. stopB. pickC. continueD. watch45. A. battle B. argument C. danger D. adventure46. A. pressed B. bloodied C. missed
46、 D. touched47. A. chatting B. training C. fighting D. struggling48. A. excitedB. worriedC. puzzledD. embarrassed49. A. stillB. evenC. insteadD. never50. A. heightB. weightC. mindD. tension51.A. informedB. warnedC. concernedD. reminded52. A. equal B. unique C. different D. shallow53. A. complain B. r
47、ecover C. focus D. laugh 54. A. friends B. enemies C. adults D. seniors55. A. question B. hand C. target D. doubt第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Wu Jianxiong earned many nicknames throughout her years as a physicist, including “the First Lady of Physics” and “Chinese Marie Cu
48、rie.” Born on May 31,1912,Wu Jianxiong and her father were very close 56. _ her father was the one encouraged her to pursue (追求) her education as far as she could, even though few women 57. _ (encourage) to pursue higher education in China at the time. Wus father opened a school 58. _ she attended u
49、ntil she went to a boarding school in Suzhou.Wu was awarded many times for her professional 59. _ (achieve) she was a pioneer in a male-dominated (男性主导的) field 60. _ she turned her challenges in the sciences 61. _ opportunities at every turn.Regarded as a true heroine and as the “62. _ (great) femal
50、e Chinese scientist in thetwentieth century”, Wu has encouraged future generations of physicists with her work. After retirement, Wu focused on encouraging young girls to pursue careers through educational programs and 63. _ (speak) about her struggle to acquire recognition for her work, hoping 64.
51、_ (influence) women across the U.S. and China. She passed away on February 16, 1997. She was buried in the courtyard of Mingde School in China, 65. _ theschool her father started and she attended as a young girl.第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40分)第一节(满分 15分)第一节66.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友 Paul 想参加绘画社团，而他父母希望他选择学习类的社团，为此他很苦恼，请你
52、给他写一封回信，内容包括:1.表示理解; 2.提出建议(至少两条)。注意:1.词数 80 左右。2.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。 第二节(满分25分)67.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。I jumped into my mothers car and threw my cross-country (越野) team bag into the backseat. “Im so sick of it!” I said, “Training is less tiring than dealing with Jenny and her feelings.”T
53、he training has been going for weeks: stretching, running, pacing, lifting weights and making u into a team. Jenny is always the goddess of cross country. She is a coachs dream. She helps all of un faster by upping the pace. She cheers us on. She trains harder, but so do we. We are co-captains. Howe
54、ver, this week, Jenny keeps saying she wont run with the team. She has all sorts of reasons from leg cramps (抽筋) to a headache. I have to beg her all day, between classes, at lunch, on the way to practice. She really wears me out.“Whats her deal? Were all tired of it. Shes so needy.” I complained.Mo
55、m pulled into our driveway and shared with me Jennys story. Jenny and her little brother have been together all this time in foster care (寄养). Theyre really close. But his father, Jennys stepfather, came for him this week. He had gifts and hugs and big plans for the boys future. But Jenny got nothin
56、g. She wasnt even a little part of the big plans.“Poor Jenny, not to have a family. Not to feel wanted or needed.” I was close to tears. My mother patted my knee. “Thats it, honey. You got it.”The next day, I was the last one to get on the team bus. Then I spotted Jenny. She was sitting in the back,
57、 alone. “Can I sit by you?” I asked Jenny. She shrugged her shoulders. I took it as a yes. “I was afraid you werent going to make it today.”“I didnt think anyone would notice if I made it or not.” Jenny said.I looked at Jenny. I understood what she was really saying. “We would have noticed if you we
58、rent here, Jenny. We want you to run with us. The team needs you.” “Isnt that right?” I called to the team. There was silence.Please, I thought, give Jenny what she needs. _She ran with us that day. _参考答案阅读ADCBCBDCDCDDBAD七选五ACDEG完型CCABABCDABDCDAB语填and; were encouraged; which; achievements; where; into; Greatest; spoke; to influence; the
