安徽省六安市皖西当代中学2023-2024学年高一下学期3月第一次月考英语试题

Buying gifts for friends and family can be one of the most difficult parts of the holiday season. But don't worry! We can help! Here are some gift ideas to suit all pockets.

E-Skateboard

For a friend who used to skateboard as a teen but has got a bit out-of-shape over the years, how about an electric skateboard? Control your speed with the remote control (遥控) and let the wind blow through your hair as you race down the street. Though it is not cheap, it might be worth trying.

Pillow (枕头) Speaker

With the speaker, you can fall asleep to the sound of waves, your favorite broadcast, or a relaxing song. With earphones, the cable (耳机线) can be uncomfortable to sleep on. But this little flat speaker is placed under the pillow, and the sound can only be heard by the person resting on the pillow.

Key Finder

This is the perfect gift for people who're always looking for their keys. Attach the key finder to your key chain, and by using your phone you can make the key finder ring to let you know where it is. It can also warn you if your keys are too far away from you. If you drop your keys, the key finder app keeps track of the last place of your keys and displays the location on the map.

TV Back Light

Leaving the lights on when watching a movie is too bright, but if you switch them off, it tires your eyes. This LED strip solves that problem and makes your movie experience even more enjoyable. You can change the color of the lights to suit your mood using a remote control. And it's under ten dollars. So if you're saving money, this might be something to consider.

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice.

It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children's growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.

However. parents often try to choose their children's friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of "choice" is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who chooses your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don't like? Your answers are welcome.

Mr. Guo is a teacher from Xi'an. He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code (二维码) . "We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate (产生) the codes, and in the end everything gets easier" said Gao. "When students finish the homework, they keep it on WeChat. Then, each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me. So I can check their work everywhere using my computer or telephone."

The QR codes can be sent to Mr. Guo by email, QQ and WeChat. When Guo scans (扫描) his students' QR codes, their homework appears on his phone. He finds that their homework becomes more creative, with many pictures, music and even videos.

Guo's students like the new way and think it is interesting. "We are living in the information age. Many students like to work with computers, which makes learning more fun." said Tingting, a student of Guo's.

"The paper is not easy to keep. but the code is easy to keep and share." Guo said. "It is worth trying to use new technology in education. Education itself is a kind of creation. I don't want my students to fall behind the times."

However, some parents are worried. They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers. But in fact, it's unnecessary.

Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the code when they hand in their homework, which doesn't take them too much time. Also for teachers, it allows them to check the students' work at any time. And it's also an easy way to share homework with other students.

Natural disasters take many different forms and can happen without warning. Earthquakes, floods, volcanoes. droughts. typhoons, and hurricanes are all natural disasters.

The earthquake of 26 December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in living memory. It was a massive (大规模的) underwater quake and occurred in the Indian Ocean. This caused a huge tsunami to cross the Indian Ocean. It destroyed coastlines and communities and brought death and destruction (破坏) to many people. The survivors needed fresh water, food and shelter as well as medical help. People from all over the world collect money to help them.

The surface of the Earth has not always looked as it does today; it is moving continuously although very slowly and has done so for billions of years. This is one cause of earthquakes, when one section of the Earth crashes with another. Scientists can predict (预测) where this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault line. However, earthquakes do not always happen on fault lines, which is why they are so dangerous and unpredictable.

All the disasters are very dangerous and continue to kill thousands of people each year. but they are nowhere near the most dangerous disaster to ever happen on earth. One type of event in the earth's history has regularly killed millions of beings: asteroid impacts (小行星撞击) . About once every million years the Earth is hit by a piece of rock and ice from space large enough to cause massive destruction (including earthquakes, volcanoes and ice ages) and sometimes to kill entire species. Sixty-five million years ago more than half the earth's species were killed by such a disaster, including all the dinosaurs. Disasters on the Earth may seem dangerous, but the biggest threat to humans is likely to come from space.

What Are the Physical Benefits of Exercise?

Exercise is often thought of as activities that help a person lose weight or prevent weight gain. Having a body that is slimmer and trimmer is certainly one of the physical benefits of exercise. but there are many others.

Exercising can help strengthen the muscles.

Diet pills may help a man shed weight but they will not help him build or strengthen his muscles. The physical benefits of exercise are generally experienced simultaneously. This benefit is not limited to males and the types of exercises that produce these results are not limited to weight lifting.

Working out can make the bones stronger.

Exercise also strengthens bones, which becomes more important the older a person gets. Bones go through a natural process of breaking down the rebuilding. Physical activity produces that stimulation and, therefore, helps decrease the likelihood of conditions such as osteoporosis (质松) .

Many people are concerned with looking older. Slowing and reversing the effects of aging are benefits of physical exercise. Cellulite (皮下脂肪团) , for example, can make a young woman appear older than she is. Wrinkles are another sign of aging that can be reduced by exercise since physical activity tends to improve the condition of skin.

There once lived a monster named Nian, who lived deep in the sea and climbed up to eat cattle and1 people.

Then. one New Year's Eve. the villagers were in a great2 to run away. Some were closing windows and locking doors, some were3 and others were driving cattle and sheep. There came a beggar (乞丐) , saying "I'll drive away the4 ."

Around5 Nian rushed into the village. He found the grandmother's house was bright with red paper6 on the doors. The monster gave a loud cry, looked7 for a moment and went to the door. There suddenly came the sounds of explosions (爆炸) . Shaking all over, the monster dared not take a step8 . It turned out that the colour9 flames and explosions were what Nian feared the most. The monster ran away quickly in the darkness. All the villagers felt10 and came back to thank the beggar.

To11 such good luck, the villagers put on their12 clothes and hats and went to their relatives and friends to send their13 and congratulations. These14 have been passed down through the generations, which is the15 of the Spring Festival.

Earthquakes are one of the most destructive natural disasters. They can happen just about any where. Earthquakes cannot be stopped, your chances of survival are much better if you know what (do) when an earthquake strikes.

If you are in building, drop, cover, and hold on. This (be) the national standard for earthquake safety in the United States. The advice is to get next a strong piece of furniture (家具) so that if a wall falls, it will create something (call) the "triangle of life" to help you survive. Use your (hand) and arms to protect your vital areas like your head and neck. Do not move (immediate) unless it is safe to do so.

Remember that aftershocks are possible at any time and are (likely) after a bigger earthquake. Take good care of (you) when you leave the building.

因为连日大雨，你所在的城市发生水灾，你是学校一名小记者，请你用英语向校刊写一份报道。主要内容包含：1. 水灾发生的原因；2. 水灾造成的影响；3. 灾后情况。

注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

With new faces everywhere, the time in Grade 1 was really tough for me. Since I was an Indian girl. nobody wanted to talk to me. Every spare minute was spent alone, and no classmates would group with me for projects.

Feeling lonely and sad. I was in desperate need of close friends. A girl named Fatin, who was cute, clever and talented, appealed to me deeply. However, she seemed to be avoiding me as well. Being only six years old, I didn't understand why people treated me like that. I opened up to my mother about all this. almost crying my eyes out.

Mom smiled, comforting me until I calmed down. She looked into my eyes and encouraged me, "Honey, don't worry. They're just not familiar with you. Try to bring out the best in you. They'll befriend (做朋友) you as long as they see your advantages." At that time, I didn't believe her, but Mom was right.

One day, my teacher, Miss Barbara, announced that there was to be a speech competition. I really enjoyed joining in speech competitions. Actually, I was quite good at them. The only problem was that the whole school would be watching me and I knew none of my audience.

However, I was determined to do it. I gathered all my courage, went up to the teacher and said, "Miss Barbara, I want to join in the speech competition." She stared at me, but then I saw a gentle smile on her face. She handed me an application form.

The next day, I arrived at school early to submit (提交) my form to the teacher. Miss Barbara said encouragingly to me, "For a new student, you have lots of courage. Do your best, Diya!" Rarely did Miss Barbara praise anyone. Her words lifted up my spirits that day. Until the competition day, I practised my speech whenever possible. I even designed the necessary hand gestures and did repeated practice in front of a mirror.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。