河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高一上学期第一次周考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
《河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高一上学期第一次周考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高一上学期第一次周考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx(13页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高一上学期第一次周考英语试题Word版含答案
淇滨高中2020-2021学年上学期第一次周考
高一英语试卷
总分:
120分考试时间:
100分钟
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分
第Ⅰ卷
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
MarkTwainleftschoolwhenhewastwelve.Hehadlittleschooleducation.Inspiteofthis,hebecamethemostfamouswriterofhistime.Hemademillionsofdollarsbywriting.HisrealnamewasSamuelLanghorneClemens,butheisbetterknownallovertheworldasMarkTwain,hispenname.
MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.Infact,hewasnotexpectedtolivethroughthefirst winter.Butwithhismother'scare,hemanagedtosurvive.Asaboy,hecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heusedtoplayjokesonallhisfriendsandneighbors.Hedidn'tliketogotoschool,andheoftenranawayfromhome.HealwayswentinthedirectionofthenearbyMississippi.Hewasnearlydrownedninetimes.
Afterhisfather'sdeath,MarkTwainbegantoworkforaprinter,whoonlyprovidedhimwithfoodandclothing.Then,heworkedasaprinter,ariverboatpilotandlaterjoinedthearmy.Butshortlyafterthathebecameaminer.Duringthisperiod,hestartedtowriteshortstories.Afterwardshebecameafulltimewriter.
In1870,MarkTwaingotmarried.IntheyearsthatfollowedhewrotemanybooksincludingTomSawyerin1876,andHuckleberryFinnin1884,whichmadehimfamous,andbroughthimgreatfortune.Unfortunately,MarkTwaingotintodebtsinbadinvestments(投资)andhehadtowritelargenumbersofstoriestopaythesedebts.In1904,hiswifedied,andthenthreeofhischildrenpassedaway.Attheageof70,hishairwascompletelywhite.Heboughtmanywhitesuitsandneckties.HeworenothingbutwhitefromheadtofootuntilhisdeathonApril21,1910.
21.Inhischildhood,________.
A.helearnedalotatschoolB.heoftenwentswimmingwithotherboys
C.hismotheroftenworriedabouthissafetyD.heoftenplayedgameswithotherboys
22.Inordertomakealiving,MarkTwain________.
A.firstworkedasaprinter B.didmanykindsofwork
C.wrotestoriesinthebeginning D.joinedthearmyafterheworkedinamine
23.FromthepassagewecanseethatMarkTwain________.
A.hadahappychildhood B.wasagoodboyandalwaysdidwhathewasasked
C.wasverynaughtywhenhewasyoungD.livedapleasantlife
24.Beforehisdeath,MarkTwain________.
A.becameawhitemanB.wasinlowspirits
C.likedtobuyallkindsofclothesD.hadnothingon
B
Arriving in Sydney on his own from India,myhusband,Rashid,stayed in ahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.
Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.
Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinastrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.
Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan(垃圾桶)thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.
Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemout,althoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafriend.
Thatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeople.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.
25.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?
A.GoshoppingB.Findahouse
C.JoinhisfamilyD.Takehisfamily
26.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______.
A.afriendofhisfamily
B.aSydneypoliceman
C.aletterinhispapers
D.astrangerinSydney
27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restored”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.ShowedB.Sentout
C.DeliveredD.Gaveback
28.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.FromIndiatoAustralia.
B.LivinginaaNewCountry.
C.TurningTrashtoTreasure.
D.InSearchofNewFriends.
C
Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwo,perhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychance,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand,becausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings,extending(延伸)sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.
Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality(好客)easily.
AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,theydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.Sometimes,we,ashosts,willappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericans,however,expresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomes,buttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutine.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.Andtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromthere.Oncewearriveattheirhomes,thewelcomewillbefull,warmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.
FortheAmericans,itisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurants,exceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!
29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.
B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.
C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.
D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.
30.Theunderlinedwords“generouswithourtime”inParagraph3probablymean______.
A.strictwithtime B.seriouswithtime
C.carefulwithtime D.willingtospendtime
31.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe“______”.
A.FriendshipsbetweenChinese B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericans
C.Americans’hospitality D.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships
D
Everyonelooksforwardtoprogress,whetherinone’spersonallifeorinthegeneralsociety.Progressindicatesaperson’sabilitytochangethewayheislivingatthemoment.Progressmustleadabetterwayofdoingthings.Allthese,however,remainstrueonlyinsofaraspeoplewanttoaccepttechnologyandmoveforwardbyfindingnewandmoreefficientwaysofdoingthings.
However,atthebackofthemindsofmanypeople,especiallythosewhothe“goodolddays”,efficiencycomeswithaprice.Whencommunicationbecomesefficient,peopleareabletocontactoneanothernomatterwheretheyareandatwhatevertimetheywishto.Theclickofabuttonallowspeoplemilesaparttotalkortoseeeachotherwithoutevenleavingtheirhomes.Withthecommunicationgadgets,suchasmobilephonesandipads,peopleoftendonottaketheefforttovisitoneanotherpersonally.Apersonalvisitcarrieswiththeadditionalfeatureofhavingtobeintheperson’spresenceforaslongasthevisitlasts.Wecannotunnecessarilyexcuseourselvesorturntheotherpersonoff.
Withefficiencyalsocomesmassproduction.Suchisthenatureoffactoriesandthesuccessofindustrializationtoday.Factorieshaveimprovedefficiency.Unskillfultasksarelefttomachinesandproductsarebettermadeandproducedwithgreateraccuracythananyhumanhandcouldeverhavedone.However,withtheimprovementsinefficiencyalsocomesthelossofthepersonaltouchwhenmakingtheseproducts.Forexample,manyhandcrafts(手工艺品)arenowproducedinafactory.
Althoughthismeansthatsupplyisbetterabletoincreasedemand,nowthatthesupplyisquickandefficient,thedemandmightfallbecausemassproductionlowersthequalityofthehandicraftanditisdifficulttofinduniquedesignsoneachitem.
Nevertheless,wemustnotcommitthemistakeofanalyzingprogressonlyfromonepointofview.Infact,progresshasallowedtraditiontokeepup.Itisonlywithprogressandtheinventionofnewtechnologythatmanyoldproductscanbebroughtbacktotheiroldstate.Newtechnologyisrequiredforoldproductstostayold.
Itispeople’sattitudetowardsprogressthatcausesthetypeofinfluencethattechnologyhasonsociety.Technologyisflexible.Thereisnofixedwayofmakinguseofit.Everythingdependsonpeople’sattitude.Theworsteffectsofprogresswillfallonthosewhoareunabletorethinktheirattitudesandviewsofsociety.Whenweacceptprogressandadaptittosuitourneeds,anew“past”iscreated.
32.AccordingtoParagraph1,progresscanbenefitpeoplewhentheyarewillingto_______.