2023—2024学年广西南宁市高一下学期期考调研考试英语试卷.doc

2023—2024学年广西南宁市高一下学期期考调研考试英语试卷一、阅读理解(★★) The 2024 Peace Poetry Awards The awards contest is to encourage people to explore peace and the human spirit. There are the age categories(类型): Adult (19 & over), Youth (13 — 18), and Youth (12 & under). The year contest is open to people worldwide. Your poems must be unpublished, and in English. Deadline All entries (参赛作品) must be submitted by July 30, 2024, Entry Fee Adults — $20 Youth (13 — 18) — $10 Youth (12 &under) — no fee Notes •You may submit up to three unpublished poems. At most 30 lines per poem. •Include name, address, email, telephone number, and age in the upper right-hand corner of each poem. For the Youth (12 & under) category, please also include your school’s name and your teacher’s name. •Title each poem. •Please keep copies of all entries as we will be unable to return. •Email your entries to: . By the way, we have no other ways to receive your entry. Please click here to pay your entry fee online. Awards Adult Winner — $800 Youth (13 — 18) Winner — $500 Youth (12 &under) Winner — $200 Winners will be announced by September 30, 2024 on our website. Winners will be informed by mail. Past years’ winning poems can be found here.1. What do we know about the contest? A．It accepts poems in any language.B．It includes four age categories.C．It only accepts unpublished poems.D．It is held every two years.2. What should an adult do to enter the contest? A．Title each poem.B．Pay an entry fee of $10.C．Write a poem of at least 30 lines.D．Hand in his entries by September 30, 2024.3. What will an 18-year-old winner get? A．$200 in prize money.B．$500 in prize money.C．$800 in prize money.D．A collection of poems. (★★) A group of foreigners visited Weihai, a coastal city, to explore what the rising star in China’s tourism market can offer. Driven by social media and short video platforms, Weihai’s tourism industry saw a huge growth, with the city of just 2.92 million residents welcoming over 59 million visits. Their first stop is the Dongchu Island in Rongcheng, a county-level city in Weihai, where the scenery is characterized by the region’s unique seaweed-roofed houses. “I’ve never seen a roof made of seaweed. I can’t believe my eyes at the houses,” said Nick Ive, a British editor. The group then visited the Sanggou Bay Marine Ranch (海洋牧场), a hot family-friendly tourist destination to experience marine farming. “Visiting Sanggou Bay Marine Ranch was a pleasant experience because I could see and experience firsthand how the sea fishes are kept,” said Desca LydiaNatalia, a journalist with Antara, Indonesia’s national news agency. “This experience not only increased my understanding but also provided enjoyment, as I could directly eat clams (蛤蜊) freshly harvested from the sea. I even had the opportunity to feed the seagulls.” Sanggou Bay Marine Ranch receives about 80,000 visitors every year since it was established in 2015. Visiting the marine ranch has become one of the must-dos in Weihai. Desca said that her favorite experience was living in a homestay in Weihai. “While staying in a hotel is comfortable, a homestay offers a different experience, especially since the yard is large and full of flowers, making it feel like home. So I chose a homestay,” said the Indonesian journalist. The homestay Decca chose is just a stone’s throw away from the beach. Desca said that her country is a maritime country and also has many homestays. “So when I stayed in the homestay, the atmosphere reminded me of Indonesia,” she added.4. What contributes to Weihai’s growing tourism industry? A．Social media.B．Visits of foreigners.C．Friendly residents.D．Beautiful scenery.5. How did Nick Ive feel about the seaweed-roofed houses? A．Grateful.B．Frightened.C．Fortunate.D．Surprised.6. What did Decca do at the Sanggou Bay Marine Ranch? A．She kept sea fishes.B．She fed seagulls.C．She harvested clams.D．She surfed in the sea.7. Why did Decca choose the homestay? A．It felt like her home.B．It was near the beach.C．Its yard was small and neat.D．Its living conditions were super. (★★) In San Francisco, a large group of sea lions move themselves out of the bay waters and hang out on PIER 39, which is a popular tourist destination. According to dock (码头) officials, this is the most sea lions seen in the region in 15 years. “Over 1,000 sea lions have been counted this week,” PIER 39 harbor master Sheila Chandor told many different medias. “The increase in sea lions is usually a good sign of their strong population and healthy living environment,” said Adam Ratner, Director of Conservation Engagement at the Marine Mammal (海洋哺乳动物) Center in Sausalito, California. “California sea lions are sentinels (哨兵) of the ocean,” Ratner said. Their population to so。