黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市第八中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

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黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市第八中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题

2020学年度下学期期中考试

高一英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共8页。

满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分：

阅读理解：

（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

SKYDIVEOVERBYRONBAY

Whyjumpwithus?

WearetheonlyskydivecentreinByronBay–Australia’smosteasterlypoint.Getabird’s-eyeviewandexperiencethemagicofByronBayfrom14,000feet!

WithSkydiveByronBay.

WehavethemostexperiencedstaffandthebestsafetyrecordinAustralia.Wewelcomefunjumpersfromaroundtheworld.WeoffertheAFF（AcceleratedFreefall）courseforpeoplewhowanttolearntoskydivesolo.

Wehavethebestvideos,thebestviewsoverByronBayandthebestprices.Ownerandchiefinstructor,RayPalmer,hasdoneover11,500jumpsandhasrepresentedAustraliaintheworldchampionships7times!

HewastheoriginalskydiverfromtheCocaColaSkysurfingcommercialin1991.

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JUMPTHEBAY

Incredible!

Wordscanneverdescribehowbrilliantitis!

Thestaffweregreat,easytotalktoandmadeitmoreawesomethanIcouldhaveimagined.ThankyoufortheBESTexperienceofmylife!

—Kylie,UK

MakesureyougowiththeseguysatByronBay.ThewholeexperiencewasFANTASTIC!

Theskywasawesome!

Thestaffweretremendous!

Theviewwasincredibleandthevideo,somethingtotreasure!

—Grace,Australia

1.WhatistheadvantageofSkydiveByronBay?

A.Thesafetyofskydivers.B.Thesuccessofbeginners.

C.Freevideosforskydivers.D.Freeskydivecourses.

2.WhatistrueofRayPalmer?

A.Heactedasaskydiverinamovie.

B.HepossessesSkydiveByronBay.

C.Heisaworldchampioninskydive.

D.HeskydivesatByronBayalmosteveryday.

3.ItcanbeinferredthatKylieandGrace______.

A.workedatSkydiveByronBay

B.experiencedskydiveatSkydiveByronBay

C.arefromEuropeancountries

D.aretwocoachesfromtheCocaColacompany

B

ModerndayrobotsmaynotbeasentertainingasR2D2ortherobotfromLostinSpace,butrobotsareveryimportanttospaceexplorationandarebeingusedinavarietyofdifferentwaysforseveralimportantreasons.

Robotsmakegreatexplorersonplanets,moons,andotherlandingareas.Asidefromtheearth,justabouteverysurfaceinthesolarsystemisunsafeforhumanstoexplore.Theaironmostotherplanetsisinsufficientfortunateforhumanstoexplore.Theaironmostotherplanetsisinsufficientforhumanstobreathe,makingitnecessarytowearaspacesuitandoxygenequipment.Thetemperaturesonthesesurfacesaremuchtoohotormuchtoocoldforanyhumanstowithstand.Plustherewouldbecomplicationswithradiation,weather,andalackofgravity.Robotshavemuchlesslimitationintheseareasandcansurvivemuchlongerundertheseconditions.

Robotsaredesignedforcollectingscientificdata.Robotsarealsoabletoperformmanytasksatonetimeandcanprocessinformationmuchquickerandmoreefficiently.Importantscientificprojectsfromdetectingminerals,analyzinggroundsamples,tofindingwaterareallperformedmuchquickerandaccuratelybyrobots.

Theuseofrobotshasmadethecostofspaceexplorationmuchlessexpensivethanitwouldcostforhumanstodothework.Inordertosuccessfullysendhumansintospacewewouldneedtobuildavehiclethatcannotonlycarryhumans,butalsoenoughfoodandwatertokeepthemaliveforthedurationofthetrip.Moreover,robotshavenoproblemsworkingforhoursonend.Robotsnevercomplain,theydon’trequirefoodorwater,andtheyneverneedabathroombreak.

Overthepast30yearsorsotherehavebeenmanydifferenttypesofrobotsusedsuccessfullyintheexplorationofspace.PerhapsthemostfamousandsuccessfulrobotsareSpiritandOpportunitywhohavebothbeenexploringthesurfaceofMars.TheyhavebothbeenverysuccessfulwithexperimentsonsoilandrocksandhaveevenfoundevidenceofwaterinMars’history.

4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheDevelopmentofRobotsB.TheDiscoveryofSpaceExploration

C.NoRobots,NoSpaceExplorationD.RobotsAreUsedinSpaceExploration

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Theuseofrobotsinspaceexplorationcostsmorethantheuseofhumans.

B.Itisdangerousforhumanstoexploreothersurfacesinthesolarsystemexcepttheearth.

C.BothSpiritandOpportunityhavefoundtheevidenceofwateronMars.

D.Manydifferenttypesofrobotshaveexploredthespacesuccessfully.

6.Theunderlinedword“withstand”inparagraph2mostprobablymeans“______”

A.remainB.bearC.defeatD.develop

C

Acompanyhasjustlaunchedwhatitcalls“theworld’sfirstfreestandardizedEnglishtest”recently.Anyonecantakethetestforfree.ThenewexamiscalledtheEFSET,whichisshortforEducationFirstStandardizedEnglishTest.Thecompany,EducationFirst,isknownbythelettersEF.

ItisestimatedthattherearetwobillionEnglishlanguagelearnersworldwide.ManyofthemareinterestedinattendinganAmericancollegeoruniversity.Todoso,foreignstudentsneedtotaketheTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage—betterknownasTOEFL.However,manyforeignersarenotwealthyenoughtotaketheTOEFL.Inaddition,test-takersoftenhavetotravelovernighttoreachanofficialtestingsite.TheWorldBanksaysanaverageCambodianworkerearnsonlyabout$1,000peryear.ApproximatelythecostoftakingtheTOEFLis17.5percentoftheaverageworker’syearlywage.

Itisnotjustindividualswhofindthetestpricey.Somegovernmentsalsofinditprohibitive.What’smore,noteveryoneneedsofficialresultsfromtheTOEFLorIELTS—theInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem.Inthefuture,it’slikelythatthegovernmentmayusetheEFSETtotestmillionsofemployeesandstudents.

ExpertsbelievethattheEFSETmeetsthehighestvalueinlanguagetesting.Itusesspecialcomputersoftwarethatmakesthequestionseasierorharder,dependingonone’sperformance.TheEFSETmeasuresalltheEnglishlearners’levelswhiletheIELTSandTOEFLonlymeasurelearners’levelsfrommoderate（中等的）toadvanced.TheEFSETisuniqueinthesensethatitgivesfreeonlineaccesstoanyoneinterestedinmeasuringtheirEnglishlevel.

Thereisa50-minuteandatwo-hourversionofthetest,whichitsdevelopersarecallingtheEFSETPlus.Bothversionstestonlyreadingandlisteningskills.It’shopefulthatspeakingandwritingskillswillbetestedinthefuture.TheIELTSandtheTOEFLstillusehumanstoratethespeakingandwritingsections.It’sahugedealforstudentswhoareinareaswheretheycan’tgettotheTOEFLortheIELTS.However,itistooearlytoknowwhethertheEFSETresultsareacceptableforcollegesanduniversitiesinAmerica.

7.WhydomanyforeignstudentstaketheTOEFL?

A.TolearnEnglishwell.B.Tobeadmittedtokeyuniversities.　　

C.ToreceivefurthereducationinAmerica.D.Tofindgoodjobsandearnmuchmoney.

8.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?

A.OnlywealthypeoplecantaketheTOEFL.

B.ThecostoftakingtheTOEFLisveryhigh.

C.TherearemanyofficialtestingsitesfortheTOEFLaroundtheworld.

D.FewofthestudentsinCambodiacanaffordtotaketheTOEFL.

9.WhatcanwelearnabouttheEFSET?

A.ItissimilartotheTOEFLandtheIELTS.

B.EverybodywithdifferentEnglishlevelscantakeitforfree.

C.Itteststheskillsofreading,listening,writingandspeaking.

D.AmericanuniversitiesaccepttheEFSETresultsforadmission.

10.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtogetreadyfortheEFSET

B.DifferentwaystotestEnglishlearnersintheworld

C.ThenewsoftwaredevelopedbyEducationFirst

D.ThefreeEFSET—anonlinetestforEnglishlearners

D

Manyofusarequicktoblameothersforhowwefeel:

“Hemakesmesomad!

”or“Shereallyhurtmyfeelings.”Butdidsomeonereally“makemeangry”orarewefeelingtheangerinusgettingkickedupinresponsetothewaysomeonebehavedtowardsus?

Ifweblameothersforourfeelingswewilleventuallyfeelreasonableatwhateverourretaliation（报复）maybe,andwewillexplainthatitwastheirfault,notours.“Theyweredrivingmemad”.

Whenweblameothersforthewaywefeelwehaveinfactgivenpowertoothersforthestateofouremotionalwellbeing（健康）.Thetruthis,noonecontrolsourfeelingsbutus.Ifwearefindingthatpeopleinourlivesreallyknowhowto“pushourbuttons”thenwearenotdoingagoodenoughjobatprotectingour“buttons.”Wearetheonesleavingourbuttonsoutintheopensothatotherpeoplecan“pushthem.”Ultimately,theswitchforourbuttonsisinsideus–notontheoutside.Whiletherearesomethingsinlifethatareclearlyoutofourcontrol,liketheweatheroraflightthat’stwohourslate,howweactandrespondtootherpeople’sbehaviorisnotamongthem.Ourresponsestoothersarewellwithinourcontrol.

Ifsomeoneis“makingus”somad,forexample,thatwegetangry,wearenotdoingenoughtolearnaboutwhatdrivesourangerandhowtoproperlycopewithit.mysuggestionistakingtimebeforeyougetangry,andputtingsomeworkintotakinganinventory（清单）ofthepast.Aninventorycanshowyouhowmuchofyourpastexperiencesinfluenceyourfeelingreactionsinthecurrentmoment.

Whenwefinallyrealizethatsomuchofourpresentfeelingsandreactionsaredrivenfromwithinourselvesandourownpastexperiences,wewillbereadytomakethechangesinourlivesthatwillbettersecureourbuttonssothattheyarenolongerleftoutinpublicforeveryonetopushatwill.

11.Whatresultwil