青海省西宁市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Video games sometimes have a bad name because they keep people indoors playing them instead of talking and playing with others face to face. However, a new study says that they might be good for young people’s brain development.Scientists from the University of Vermont used data from the ABCD project, which is a study of brain development and health of children in the US as they move into adulthood. The results ware taken from 2,217 children aged nine or ten. They were divided into two groups.The first group never play video games while the second group play them for three or more hours a day.The young people were set two tasks. The first one measured their reaction(反应) time by seeing how quickly they could press buttons that matched images on a screen. The second test tested their memory. They were show pictures of people’s faces and later were shown more and had to say if any of the faces were the same. During the tests, their brains were scanned with fMRI to measure brain activity.The people who played video-games were better at the two tasks, and the fMRI scans showed that they show more brain activity in memory and attention. However, researchers don’t know if gaming improved their memory and reactions, or if they already had good memories and reactions and therefore enjoyed gaming.The scientists hope to carry on studying the same young people as they get older to track the effects of gaming. The team could also find out in future if particular types of video games affect people’s brain activity differently.The lead scientist on the study, Bader, said that too much screen time isn’t good for people’s mental or physical health. Although playing video games may get the brain more active than just going through videos on YouTube, it’s important to spend time outdoors in the fresh air, taking exercise and having fun with friends and family.1．What does the ABCD project do?A．It deals with adult brain development.B．It studies the development of young brains.D．H focuses on the importance of communication.2．How did the first group perform compared with the second one?A．They showed fewer problems in memory.B．They already had better memory ability.C．They showed better ability in attention.D．They showed more attention problems.3．What do the researchers hope to do with the same young people?A．Track the effects of video games on them.B．Separate bad video games from good ones.C．Find ways to stop people from video games.D．Find a safe tine limit on playing the games.4．what can we infer from Bader’s words?A．The benefit of video games should be recognized.B．YouTube videos are less harmful than video games.C．There’re many better things to do than video games.D．The young should be taught to stay off video games.Your math teacher wears clothes made in 1985 and always mispronounces your name. Your English teacher loves to start classes with quick quizzes. It can be hard to think of these givers of grades as real people. But they eat pizza, watch movies and enjoy sports on weekends, just like you. So how can you get along well with your teachers?You can do a lot of things to develop a good relationship with your teacher. First, do the obvious things: Show up in class on time with all tasks completed. Stay focused, be respectful and ask questions. Second, show an interest in the subject. Obviously, your teachers are really interested in their subjects, or they wouldn’t have decided to teach them! Show the teacher that you care about the subject—even if you’re not a math talent or fluent in French—and send the message that you are a hard-working student.You can also schedule a private meeting in a teacher’s free time. Use this time to get extra help, ask questions, ask for information about a career (职业) in the subject or talk about your progress in class. You may be surprised to learn that your teacher is a bit more relaxed when only facing you than when teaching in front of the whole class.characteristics can come into play just as they can in any other relationships. People just naturally get along better with some people than with others; it’s impossible to like everyone all the time. Learning to work with people you don’t like is a good interpersonal (人际的) skill to have in life,no matter what your goals are.Teachers are there for more than just homework; they know about more than their subject matters. They can help you learn how to behave as an adult and lifelong learner. Undoubtedly, there will be a few teachers along the way who you’ll always remember—and who might change your life forever.5．How can students develop a good relationship with their teachers?A．By learning as many subjects as possible.B．By respecting other students in class.C．By finishing their homework on time.D．By developing personal interests.6．What is important when working with teachers you don’t like?A．Your characteristics.B．Your interpersonal skills.C．Your career goals.D．Your grades in exams.7．What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．Teachers can help you grow up.B．Teachers are all lifelong learners.C．Teachers should set enough homework.D．Teachers tend to change you completely.There’s no doubt that football is the global sport. Though basketball, tennis, and other sports are popular too, nothing comes close to football. Being played in every country in the world, football provides dozens of superstars. The numbers are greater when compared to any other sport, and this drives the popularity of football up. Have you ever wondered when the sport started and became popular?Football has its origin (起源) in China and has a history of more than 2,000 years. However, modern football originally appeared in Britain in the 19th century. Folk footballFootball became a winter sport game played in different schools. The rules were carried out by each school, and this made it difficult for players to play an official game with each other. It all changed in 1849 at the University of Cambridge that invented a set of standard rules known as the Cambridge rules of football. From that moment, a new star sport was born.By the early 20th century, football had spread all across Europe. In 1904, FIFA was set up. There are seven original members, including France, Denmark and Spain, FIFA became the governing body for many associations in Europe.England’s international success improved the popularity of the sport in the country. The league (联赛) in Britain was set up in 1992. From the 1990s, it became a truly impressive piece of football organization, becoming the world’s top football league in the process.Football is obviously the most popular sport in the world. It is impossible for any other sport to take its place, especially with leagues spending billions of pounds every year to stay in the focus.8．What is the author’s purpose of writing paragraph 1?A．To describe the level of football.B．To introduce the topic of the text.C．To debate the main idea of the text.D．To introduce famous football leagues.9．Where did modern football first start?A．In China.B．In France.C．In Britain.D．In Spain.10．Why was it difficult to play an official game before 1849?A．The rules always changed.B．There were no common rules.C．The season made players hard to win.D．Officials made players misunderstand the rules.11．How is the text mainly developed?A．By time order.B．By space order.C．By listing numbers.D．By giving examples.China celebrates Teachers’ Day on September 10. The tradition began in the 1980s to improve teachers lives and status and encourage everyone to respect teachers.In India, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on September 5, in honor of Dr. Radhakrishnan. He was India’s second president and a person who believed in good education. Traditionally on this day, the teaching is done by the senior students while the teachers get a much-deserved break from their work.The United Nations has made October 5 World Teachers’ Day. This special day was started to let the world see what teachers have done and listen to the teachers’ worries and the things they want to change.In the United States, National Teachers’ Day is always on the Tuesday of the first week of May, so the actual date is different every year. The history of celebrating this day goes back to 1944.In Germany, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on June 12 every year. People will express their respect to teachers with many activities. Teachers always receive prizes, presents, beautiful cards and other things.Teachers’ Day is celebrated in Brunei(文莱) on September 23.January 15 is Teachers’ Day in Venezuela(委内瑞拉).North Korea celebrates Teachers Day on September 5.12．How many countries mentioned in the passage have their Teachers’ Day?A．7.B．8.C．6.D．9.13．What can we infer from Paragraph 3?A．Radhakrishnan was the first president of India.B．Radhakrishnan attached great importance to education.C．On Teachers’ Day the teachers in India are still working hard.D．Teachers’ Day is celebrated on September 5 in India.14．What purpose did the United Nations create World Teachers’ Day for?A．To encourage everyone to respect and honor teachers.B．To let the world realize teachers’ contributions and encourage people to care about and help teachers.C．To see what teachers have done in the year.D．To have a dialogue with teachers.In the long history of about 5,000 years, numerous Chinese traditional festivals were celebrated in memory of gods or some significant days, some of which are passed down from generation to generation and people always practice special traditional activities in each festival.Qingming FestivalQingming Festival is on the 15th day after Spring Equinox, round April 4 or April 5 every year. 15 They remove the weeds growing on the ancestors’ tombs to make them clean, so this festival is also called Tomb-sweeping Festival. In some areas, people are forbidden to use fire to cook food, so they only eat cool food.Double Ninth Festival16 The Chinese character of September is the same as 9, so we get this special name. Chinese people, especially the north Chinese, climb the mountains to the peak to enjoy the wonderful scenery, and admire the beauty of chrysanthemum.Winter Solstice(冬至)Winter Solstice is on around December 22 or 23 of solar calendar each year. From Winter Solstice on, the daytime will be longer and longer. 17 In the northern region, people eat dumplings and wonton(馄饨), while in the southern region rice balls.18In China, this festival is in late January or early February, the last day of the Lunar year. People celebrate it by having a family reunion dinner, setting off fireworks and staying up late. Breaking the dishes and bowls is a thing all the people scare, but if you did it, you have to say: “sui sui ping an”. 19A．New Year’s EveB．Spring FestivalC．People will go to worship their ancestors.D．People always visit their friends and relatives.E．That day people in different regions eat different food.F．It is a pun(双关语), meaning you will be healthy every year.G．It is celebrated on Sept. 9th of the Lunar Calendar, around October.I was driving in my car the other day. The sun was out, the radio was playing, and I wasand wondered about this 24 world we live in.25 ,I could take no more and turned off the radio. Silence seemed preferable to listening to 26 else about the crazy,competitive society we live in. I slowed down as I entered a town and 27 the people as I drove by. A tall man was 28 an elderly lady out of a car and helping her place her walker so she could go into store in her wheelchair. A smiling woman was 29 food onto the square while a dozen birds flew down to enjoy the food being laid out before them. A young man was walking along,carrying his 30 safely in his arms. When the daughter pulled the hat off his head,they both 31 . I laughed too as I looked at all of his 32 . The radio may have been off in my car,33 in my heart I was still singing.In truth, this world could have more kindness and less 34 . Kindness makes us all winners in this life and our life will be full of love and joy.20．A．long B．boring C．joyful D．sad 21．A．appeared B．remained C．happened D．stayed 22．A．ended B．continued C．jumped D．fell 23．A．cut down B．made up C．went down D．went up 24．A．exciting B．interesting C．unusual D．crazy 25．A．Finally B．Generally C．Secretly D．Calmly 26．A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing 27．A．touched B．watched C．avoided D．recognized 28．A．freeing B．protecting C．helping D．keeping 29．A．collecting B．moving C．covering D．throwing 30．A．daughter B．son C．dog D．cat 31．A．stopped B．stood C．laughed D．shouted 32．A．weakness B．kindness C．loneliness D．safeness34．A．silence B．development C．competition D．sickness四、用单词的适当形式完成短文五、开放性作文45．假定你是李华，你的美国留学生朋友Jack来信说他所在的学校要开办很多弘扬中国优秀传统文化的俱乐部，比如中国书法，武术，剪纸，厨艺，太极，中医等，他想征询你的意见。
