格致中學二O二四學年度第一學期期末考試

高一年級英語試卷

（測試100分鐘內完成，總分100分）

第I卷（72.5分）

I.Listeningprehension

SectionAShortConversations(l9*10=109)

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,

readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Atarestaurant.B.Atabank.

C.Atagym.D.Atasupermarket.

2.A.Interviewerandinterviewee.B.Headmasterandchemistryteacher.

C.Doctorandpatient.D.Receptionistandhotelguest.

3.A.Themancanfindhistalentbyhimself.

B.It'simpossibletofindone'shiddentalent.

C.Thebookwon'tbeasgoodasitisintroduced.

D.Ifsridiculoustojudgeapersonbyhistalent.

4.A.Hehasn'tpaidthemoney.B.Hearrivedlateattheairport.

C.Therewasastrikeattheairport.D.Hefeltitashametotravelalone.

5.A.Bothofthemwerelateforschooltwoweeksago.

B.Themanstayedupstudyinguntilthenextmorning.

C.Themanbrokeupwiththewomanseveraldaysago.

D.Theirschedulewassotightthattheystudiedinthemorning.

6.A.Theboy'shomeworkisnotasmuchashedescribes.

B.Theboyshouldstartdoinghomeworkratherthanplain.

C.Theboyshouldhavefinishedsomehomeworkatschool.

D.Theboyshouldplaintohisteacherabouttoomuchhomework.

7.A.Jack'sfatherisabaseballfan.B.It'swinterinNewZealand.

C.ThematchwillbeheldinEngland.D.Themanwisheshecouldplaybaseball.

8.A.Theydivorced20yearsago.

B.Theyoftenargueaboutwheretolive.

C.They9reusedtothecharacterofthepartner.

D.Theyfeelregretfulfortheargumentsmadeduringmarriage.

9.A.600.B.1200.C.1800.D.2400.

10.A.Thecorrectwaytowashasweater.B.Themaintenanceofamachine.

C.Theeffectofcyclingoncoldweather.D.Thespecialwaytoidentifywoolenproducts.

SectionBPassages(l5*6=65)

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthree

questionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperand

decidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Becausetherearesomanypeopleandcarsaroundyou.

B.Becausethetaxidrivertalkstoyouallthetime.

C.Becausethevoiceofafamouspersongivesyouwarningmessagesfrequently.

D.Becausesingersorsportsannouncerstellyouwhattodoinperson.

12.A.Morethan12,000.B.Over15,000.

C.About11,000.D.Lessthan10,000.

13.A.Thedriverwilllosehisjob.B.Thepassengerswillplain.

C.Thedriverwillbepunishedfinancially.D.Thedriverwillbeawarded100dollars.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Becausetheyhaveadvancedknowledge.B.Becausetheyareflexibletochange.

C.BecausetheycanfinddifferentjobseasilyD.Becausetheyworkinbigparties.

15.A.Peoplewhohavedifferentskills.

B.Peoplewhoaregoodatmunication.

C.Peoplewhohavereceivedtechnicaltraining.

D.Peoplewhohaverichworkexperience.

16.A.Theparisonbetweensocialsciencesandtechnicalsciences.

B.Strategiesforlandingajobeasily.

C.Socialsciencemajors'advantages.

D.Thefeaturesofthecurrentjobmarket.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionAMultiplechoice(l9*8=85)

Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand

D.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestpletesthesentence.

1.Researchconfirmsthatrestlesschildrenaremoreeasygoingwhenthereareanimalsaround,panythey

tendtocalmdownmoreeasily.

A.withtheirB.withouttheirC.withwhoseD.withoutwhose

2.Theshyboytodropoutofschoolbecauseoflonelinessandsadnessatthenewplace,butasmall

talkwiththeheadmasterhelpedhimout.

A.hadplannedB.plannedC.plansD.hasplanned

3.Thereisgrowingevidencestayinguplateatnighthasaseriousimpactonpeople'shealth.

A.asB.whichC.thatD.how

4.Theplaceatwhichthebridgeissupposedtobebuiltshouldbethecrossrivertrafficisthe

heaviest.

A.whichB.whereC.thatD.onwhich

5.Scotfsexpeditiontolifebytheinterestingthingsinsidethehutsuchaswoodenskis,penguins'

eggsandbiscuits.

A.bringsB.brought

C.hasbroughtD.hasbeenbrought

6.Furthermore,yourrereadingisfocusedandintentionalaboutgainingnewthoughts,itmaynot

resultinimprovedunderstanding.

A.whenB.unlessC.ifD.whether

7.Forthestudy,participantslearnedatasktheyhadtorecognizeahiddenpatterninthequestions

theywereasked.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where

8.Themostmeaningfulmomentiswhenifsthefirsttimethatadeafchildaccesstoamovie.

A.hasB.hashadC.willhaveD.had

SectionBGrammar(l*7=75)

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Imaybetooold,butheregoes!

Thissummer,IquitmyjobandresolvedtorentoutmyflatandgotravellinginSouthEastAsiaforayear.

YoumightthinkI'mlucky,butI'm30yearsold,andI'mnervous.

IfsnotthatI9(notdo)thetravellingthingbefore.Afteruniversity,Ispenttwoyears

backpackingaroundNorthandSouthAmerica,andwhenIreturned,Iwasdeterminedtodoitagainsomeday.But

youknowhowitis...Ifellinlove,startedacareer,boughtaflatandgotusedtoearningasalary.ButIgradually

realizedIhadbeensacrificingmyownsenseofworthformysalary.WhenIhandedinthatletterofresignation,it

felt1011rdtakenchargeofmylifeagain.

Inowhavenoties.Manyofmyfriendsarenowmarriedwithchildrenand,whiletheywouldn'texchange

placeswithme,theyenvymemylackofresponsibilities.Fmnolongerinarelationship,andIhavenoburning

careerambitions.Ifeelalmostobliged12(make)themostofthatfreedom-ifonlyformyfriends9

sake!

WhyamIsonervous?Inthefirstplace,it'saquestionofmakingthenecessaryarrangements.HowcouldI

bearhavingsomeoneelseliveinmyhome?AndhowwouldIgoaboutorganizingtheletting?Andapartfrom

anythingelse,Ihadtodecideontheplace13Iwanttogofirst.

I'mashockingprocrastinator(拖延者)，andamalreadyseveralweeksbehindmy14(intend)

schedule."MightaswellenjoythesummerinEngland,“ItoldmyselfThen,“Whynothangaroundforthestart

ofthefootballseason?95Cuttingoffemotionalties15(make)itevenmoredifficult.

I'mputtingitoffbecause,deepdown,IwonderifIcanstillcopewithbackpacking.WillIbeabletoreadjust

toamorebasicwayoflife?WillIfeeloutofplaceamongamunityofbackpackersfreshoutofschooland

university?

Perhapsnot.Tvediscoveredit'sincreasinglymonforBritonsin16latetwentiesandthirtiesto

wanttogetthemselvesawayfromthelivesthey'vemadefbrthemselvesandheadofftoforeigncountries.

SectionCVocabulary(l5*10=105)

Directions:pletethefollowingparagraphsbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.angeredB.collectionC.connectionD.demandingE.

dismissal

F.lastingG.pessimismH.reputationI.conflictedJ.

underachievingK.united

StepneyWords

ChrisSearle^journeyasateacheratSirJohnCassSecondarySchoolinStepney,EastLondon,beganin1970.

Hewasdrivenbyastrong17totheareaandaprogressivevisionforeducation.Havingpleteda

postgraduatethesis(論文)onIsaacRosenberg,apoetfromtheEastEnd,SearlesawStepneyasaplacefilledwith

potential,inspiteofits18asahopelessmunity.Hebelievedthateducation,particularlythroughpoetry,

couldtransformthelivesofhisstudents,manyofwhomcamefromlowine,highriskbackgrounds.

Searle'sunconventionalapproach19withthetraditionalviewsoftheschool'sgovernorsandteachers.

Atatimewhendisciplinewasharshandstudentswereoftenregardedastroublemakers.Searleviewedthese

20teenagersasindividualswithuntappedpotential.Hebelievedthatpoetrycouldunlocktheircreativity

andhelpthemexpresstheirexperiences,offeringthemasenseofhopeandpurpose.

Hisbeliefinpoetry'spowermaterializedinthecreationofStepneyWords,acollectionofhisstudents5poems.

Despitethe21fromsomestaffwhothoughthismethodstooliberal(自由主義的)，thepoemsgained

attention,andsomeofthemwereevenpublishedinTheSunnewspaperbyMarch1971.The22gavethe

studentsavoice,butitalsodrewcriticismfromschoolofficialswhothoughtthepoemswere“toogloomy.^^

Searle'sprogressiveidealsledtohis23fromtheschool.However,hisstudents,24bythe

decision,organizedaprotestledby16yearoldZenaidadelaCruz.Theentireschoolquickly25,standing

togetherwithSearle.Onhisreturntotheschool,hefound800studentsstandingoutsidethegatesintherain,

showingtheirsupport.Thoughthegovernmenteventuallyallowedhimtoreturn,hedecidedtoleavetheschoolin

1974.Hismitmenttoeducationdidnotendthere一hecontinuedtoteacharoundtheworldandpublishedhisown

poetry,leavingbehinda(n)26impactofoptimism,innovation,andfaithinthepowerofeducationto

bringaboutchange.

III.Readingprehension

SectionACloze(l5*15=155)

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarked

A,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

OnlyoneclassatGreendaleHighSchoolletstudentsdressuplikesingingcandlesticks,carvedrocksfrom

fbam,andplaydoubleblindfreeze.TheclassisDramaandTheatre,whichistaughtbyMr.Maclay.Butitisn'tall

funandgames.Thecoursealsoincludesa27studyofplaysthroughouttimeanda(an)28ofhow

playsareputtogether.DramaandTheatrebeginsby29knowledgeintostudents5headsandendsby

requiringstudentstopulloutthatknowledgeonstage.

Thefirsthalfofthecourseis30todrama,whichisthestudyofthehistoryvariety,andstructureof

plays.Thecoursecoversplaysthatrangefromancienttomodern,fromclassicsbyplaywrightslikeShakespeare

andO5Neiltoobscure（鮮為人矢口的）and31plays.Studentslearntointerpretdrama,whichisanessential

skillforanyoneintheatre.Actorsanddirectorsmustinterpretdramatogiveanauthenticperformance;technical

peoplemustinterpretdramatodesigneffectivesets,lightingandsound;andtheatermanagersandpromotersmust

interpretdramato32showsandattractaudiences.

Thesecondhalfofthecoursefocusesontheater——whichistheartofputtingonaplay.Studentsmustplete

projectsinmanyareasoftheatreproduction:lighting,setandcostumedesign,makeup,stagemanagement,

directing,andacting.Thisrequirementmeansthateveryonelearnswhatitislikefortheotherpeopleinvolvedina

production.Often,actorsandcrewshangtogetherand33othergroupsincaseofinterference.Bythetime

ofourfinalproduction,ourclasswasa34theatregroupthatworkedwelltogetherunderstress.

Thebestfeatureoftheclass,35,isMr.Maclayhimselfwhose36ofteachingandactingis

expressedinthewordsofPolonius"Tothine（古英語：你的）ownselfbetrue^^（Hamlet1.3.78）.Mr.Maclayhas

appearedinfamousregionaltheatersandhasperformedwithprestigioustheatreparties.Hehasawealthof

knowledgeandstoriesthatheusesasheteaches.37,insteadofsimplysayingthatmistakeshappenonstage,

Mr.Maclaytellshowheoncetripped（絆彳到）onhiscoatandalmost38theotheractoroffthestage.His

storiesareeducational,entertainingandinspirational.Mr.Maclayexpectsagreatdealofhimselfandofhis

studentsandheinspireseveryoneto39tothechallenge.

Sometimes,however,Mr.Maclay'sambitions40hisstudents5abilities.Forexample,herequireseach

studenttomemorizeaShakespeareansoliloquy（獨白）andreciteitfortheclass.Afterthestudentsnervously

delivertheirspeeches,Mr.Maclaycallsthemupagaintoredeliverthesoliloquiesindifferentways:asfastas

possible,asloudaspossible,sarcastically,withgesturesforeachword,likecartooncharacters.Fewstudentscan

meetthischallenge.

Overall,DramaandTheatreisafascinatingcourse.Mr.Maclayexpectsgreatthingsofhisstudents,andmost

oftenstudents41themselvesbymeetingorexceedinghisexpectations.EvenwhenMr.Maclaypushes

studentsbeyondtheirabilities,theyrealizehowmuchtheyneedtolearn.Heteacheshisstudentsthat"Wearesuch

stuffasdreamsaremadeon”（TheTempest4.1.156）.

27.A.separateB.severeC.seriousD.secure

28.A.assumptionB.analysisC.assemblyD.admission

29.A.pouringB.pullingC.pushingD.plunging

30.A.devotedB.entitledC.adaptedD.addicted

31.A.extraordinaryB.extensiveC.experimentalD.expensive

32.A.performB.designC.estimateD.schedule

33.A.concludeB.excludeC.includeD.evaluate

34.A.darkhorseB.illmanneredC.doubledealerD.closeknit

35.A.thoughB.thereforeC.besidesD.thus

36.A.psychologyB.philosophyC.procedureD.priority

37.A.BycontrastB.ForinstanceC.WhafsmoreD.Afterall

38.A.knockedB.eliminatedC.expelledD.encountered

39.A.convertB.respondC.resolveD.rise

40.A.underestimateB.overestimateC.exceedD.proceed

41.A.enjoyB.behaveC.relaxD.surprise

SectionBReading(1.55*ll=16.55)

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

(A)

Thebellrang.Jadasighed,slowlymovedfromthelockerswhereshehadbeenleaning,andheadeddownthe

halltoherchemistryclass.HonorsChemistry!Jadacouldn'tbelievethathermomwasmakinghertaketheclass

becauseJada'scounselorhadsaidthatshehadrealtalentinscience.

Jadahadtoadmitthatshelikedscienceandthatlastyear'sclasswasabreeze,buteonHonorsChemistry?

Shewouldn'tknowanyoneintheclass,andtheyprobablywouldn'tknowanyonelikeher.

Thegoodthingaboutbeinglateisthatitshortenedtheperiodabit.Thebadthingisthatitmadeherseemlike

shewasmakingagrandentrance.Tomakemattersworse,theonlytwoseatsleftinclasswereatthelabtableatthe

veryfrontoftheroom.

Jadaheldherbreathandwalkedin.Everyoneseyeswereonher.Shejustknewit.Theywerestaringather

coalblackhair(freshlydyed),herblacklipstick,herblackfingernailpolish,andherthriftstoreblackleatherjacket.

Allshesawwerepoloshirtsandkhakipants.

Thiscan'tgetanyworse,Jadathought.Butatleastshedidn'tgetshoutedatbytheteacher.Hewastoobusy

talkingtoanewkid.AHUGEnewkid,maybe64".Hehadtoweighatleast250pounds.Afootballplayer,

probably.Shehatedfootballplayers.Theythoughttheyweresogreat.Thatqroupofjocksthathungoutbythe

cafeteriaalwaysmadefunofher.

Thenewkidmadehiswayovertohertablewithhisheaddown.Hehadtosqueezeintotheseat,andhislegs

wouldn'tfitunderthelabtable.HeshotJadaaglanceandturnedred.

Mr.Martin,theteacher,beganclasswiththisannouncement:Okay,everyone.Iknowmostofyouknoweach

otherfromlastyear'sHonorsPhysicalScienceclass.Jadasighedloudly.ctButjusttakeaminuteandintroduce

yourselftothepersonsittingatyourtable.You'llbepartners.You911beworkingcloselytogetherallyear.”

Jadarolledhereyesandstaredstraightahead.Thensheheardasurprisinglysoftvoicefromnexttoher."Hi.

I'mRobert.I'mnewhere.^^

42.WhatcanbelearnedaboutJadafromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Shethoughtthisyear'schemistryclasswouldbeabreeze.

B.Shewasn'twillingtotaketheHonorsChemistryclass.

C.Shewasangrythathermothermadehergotoschool

D.Shefoundshedidn'tlikescienceasshethought.

43.ThewriterdescribedJada'sappearanceinparagraph4inorderto.

Arevealhowdifferentshewasfromherclassmates

B.explainwhyshewaslateforschoolthatmorning.

C.givereadersageneralimpressionofsciencestudents.

D.implythatshefeltsorryformakingagrandentrance

44.Inparagraph5,thephrase"thatgroupofjocks"refersto.

A.thenewkid

B.Jada'sclassmates

C.Jada'steacher

D.footballplayers

45.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofthenewkid?

A.Hewasrude.

B.Helikedsports.

C.Hewasshy.

D.Helookedsad.

(B)

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ontheprofessionalismandhardworkofouroncampstaff.

WearelookingforenthusiasticandcaringyoungadultstoworkinourcampsforallorpartoftheingSummer

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WhyworkforPenguinFunClubs?

?PenguinFunClubsofferfulldayinhousetrainingbyourexperiencedtrainingteam,includingacoursein

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?Youwillmeetandworkwithlikemindedindividuals.

?Wewillpayexpensestocoveryourreturnjourneytothecampsitewhereyouarebased.

?Youwillbegivenacmodationandfoodthroughoutyourtimeatthecamp.

?Weareflexibleifyou5reonlyabletoworkforpartoftheseason.

?Impressusoncampandthere?stheopportunitytoworkwithusformanyseasonstoe.

?WerunPenguinFunClubsthroughoutthesummerfromJulytoSeptember.

Jobdescription

AsaPenguinFunClubhelper,youwillworkwithsmallgroupsofchildrensupervisingtheminarangeof

structuredactivitiesandusingequipmentprovidedbythecamp.(Thereisplentyofopportunitytodesignyourown

activitiesforyourgroup.)Clubswillruninthemorningsfrom10:00to12:30andintheeveningsfrom17:00to

19:00.AllPenguinFunClubhelperswillworkforsixdaysaweek.Inyourfreetimeyouwillhavefullaccesstoall

thecampsitefacilities.

Requirements

Allapplicants:

?mustbeover16yearsofage

?shouldhaveaninterestinworkingwithchildren

?havesomeknowledgeofthelanguageofthecountrywheretheywishtowork

?beenthusiasticandhaveexcellentmunicationskills

46.Thepassageisaimedto.

A.introducethejobopportunitiesPenguinFunClubswilloffer

B.promotePenguinFunClubsasagreatplaceofentertainmentforkids

C.lookforthoseinterestedinhelpingPenguinFunClubsthissummer

D.remendtheexcitingactivitiesthatPenguinFunClubsprovide

47.ThoseworkingforPenguinFunClubsneedto.

A.beabletoworkfromJulytoSeptember

B.payforthetransportationtoandfromtheclub

C.findaplaceneartheclubtoliveinthesummer

D.talkinthelanguageofthecountrywheretheywork

48.WhatcanPenguinFunClubsoncampstaffdo?

AWorkjust30hoursaweek.B.Useallcampsitefacilities.

CGetafulldayoutdoortraining.D.Designentertainmentequipmentforkids.

(C)

Intheolddays-say,the1980s-ifyouboughtapieceoftechnology,apaperbackuserguidecamewithit.

Itwasthemanufacturer^onebigchancetoexplainitsengineers9thinkingtoyou,tomunicatewhatthedesigners

andmarketershadinmind.

Supplyingdocumentationseemed,atthetime,likeagoodideaallaround.Masterymadecustomershappy,

andhappycustomersmeantrepeatsales.Buttherewereotherforcesatplay.Printingandbindingtooktimeand

money-andcustomersdidn'tseemtobereadingusermanuals.

Overtime,therefore,physicalmanualsbegandisappearingfromourhardwareandsoftwareboxes.Maybe

you'dgetaQuickStartleaflet,buttherestwasonline.

Online,youcansearchforcertainterms,findtopicsfasterandpostquestionsforotherpeople.Online

munitiesandanswersitessprangup.MinitutorialsontheInternetbeganshowingyouhowtoperformatask.And

ifsallfree.

Meanwhilethekindoftechnologiesweusehaschanged.''Peopleincreasinglyspendtimeinappsandsocial

sitesthathaveafairlysimpleinterface(界面)/TimO'Reillytoldme.(He'sfounderofO'ReillyMedia,which

publishesmyownhowtobooks.)Youdon'tneedamanualtouseGoogle.

Thatwasthebeginningoftheendforphysicalmanuals.Inprinciple,thedeathofprofessionallyprepared

supportmaterialsshouldn'tbeanycauseforconcern.It5sjustanotherbigchangecausedbytheInternet,anotherin

thelistofcasualties,suchasprintedencyclopedias,newspaperclassifiedadsandmusicondiscs.

Inreality,though,noneofthetechindustry'steachingchannels,whetherphysicaloronline,isuniversaland

effective.Tothisday,it'sastonishinghowlittleweknowaboutourphones,putersandsoftware.AMicrosoft

productmanageroncetoldmethatmostfeaturerequeststhepanygetsforMicrosoftOfficeare,infact,already

featuresofMicrosoftOffice.

Hardwareandsoftwaremakersstilloperatewiththeirtraditionalbusinessmodel:Everyyearorsotheysellus

anewversion,whoseappealissupposedtobemorefeatures.Andso,astimegoesby,ourdevicesandappsbee

moreandmoreplex——butaccesstodocumentationremainslimitedandinplete.

Inthefantasyversionofourworld,designerswouldmakeourtechproductssimpleenough,theirimportant

featuresobviousenough,forthemassestofigureoutontheirown.Untilthen,therewillbeagrowinginformation

gapbetweenthefeatureswewantandtheengineeringworkthafsalreadybeendone.

49.Theword“casualties”(paragraph6)isclosestinmeaningto.

A.causesB.manualsC.industriesD.victims

50.WhydidtheauthormentionwhataMicrosoftproductmanageroncetoldhim?

A.Tocriticizethelackofaccessthatwehavetopletedocumentation.

B.Torevealthetraditionalbusinessmodelthatsoftwaremakersoperatewith.

CToemphasizethatitisapitythatphysicalmanualsarenolongeravailabl