上海市光明中学学年高一下学期期中英语试题.docx

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上海市光明中学学年高一下学期期中英语试题

上海市光明中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期中英语试题

学校:

___________姓名：

___________班级：

___________考号：

___________

一、单项选择

1．_______causedtheaccidenthasnotbeenfoundoutyet.

A．WhatB．Which

C．ThethingD．That

2．Shefoundhercalculator_____shelostit.

A．whereB．whenC．inwhichD．that

3．Ihavenodoubt_______he’llcometoourhelpifwecallhim.

A．whetherB．if

C．thatD．when

4．Boys,pleasedon’ttalkaboutsuchthings_______youdon’tunderstandatall.

A．thatB．as

C．whichD．what

5．Hewasabouttotellmethesecret_______someonepattedmeontheshoulder.

A．thatB．which

C．whenD．until

6．

Hemadeanotherwonderfuldiscovery,______ofgreatimportancetoscience.

A．whichIthinkis          B．whichIthinkitisC．whichIthinkit          D．Ithinkis

7．Afarmerclaimed_______arareSouthChinatigerinthewildwithadigitalcameralastyear,butitturnedouttobeadishonesttrick.

A．tophotographB．photographing

C．tohavephotographedD．havingphotographed

8．MyfatherthinksIamnotcapable_______myownliving,butImean_______himthatheiswrong.

A．toearn,toshowB．ofearning,showing

C．ofearning,toshowD．inearning,toshow

9．Mr.Smitharrivedattheofficeeverymorningatpreciselyteno’clock,_______hisbatonapegnearthedoorandwenthiswaytohisdesk.

A．hangingB．hanged

C．hungD．andhanged

10．Bythetimewe_______,awaiterhadcomeovertoourtablewithasmile.

A．seatedB．sitting

C．satourselvesD．wereseated

二、用单词的适当形式完成短文

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

HappinessIsanAttitude

The92-year-oldconfidentandproudlady,whoisfullydressedeachmorningbyeighto’clock,withherhairfashionablycombedandmakeupperfectlyapplied,movedtoa11．（nurse）hometoday.

Herhusbandof70yearsrecentlypassedaway,12．（make）themovenecessary.

Aftermanyhoursofwaitingpatientlyinthehallofthenursinghome,she13．（smile）sweetlywhentoldherroomwasready.Asshegotintotheelevator14．herwheelchair,Iprovidedadescriptionofhertinyroom.

“Iloveit,”shestartedwiththeenthusiasmof15．eight-year-oldchildhavingjustbeenpresentedwithanewdog.

“Mrs.Jones,youhaven’tseentheroom….justwait.”

“Thathas16．todowithit,”shereplied.“Happinessissomethingyoudecideonaheadoftime.17．Ilikemyroomornotdoesn’tdependonhowthefurnitureisarranged…it’s18．Iarrangemymind.Ialreadydecidedtoloveit.It’sadecisionImakeeverymorningwhenIwakeup.Ihaveachoice;Icanspendthedayinbed19．（recount）thedifficultyIhavewiththepartsofmybody20．nolongerworkorgetoutofbedandbethankfulfortheonesworking.Eachdayisagift,andaslongasmyeyesopen,I’llfocusonthenewdayandallthehappymemoriesI’vestoredaway…justforthistimeinmylife.”

三、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文

Directions;Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

FrederickDouglasswasanescapedslaveinthemovementthatfoughttoendslaveryintheUnitedStates.Hebecamea21．voiceintheyearbeforetheCivilWar.

Afewweeksago,theNationalParkService（NPS）22．Douglass’sbirthandBlackHistoryMonthwithreopeningofhishomeatCedarHill,a23．siteinWashington.D．C．Thetwo-storyhouse,whichcontainsmanyofDouglass’spersonalpossessions,hadundergoneathree-year24．.（ThankstotheNTSwebsite,however,youdon’thavetoliveinthenation’scapitaltovisitit.Takeatouronline.）

HewasborninFrederickAugustusWashingtonBaileytoaslavemotherandawhitefatherwhoneverknewDouglassgrewuotobecomethefirstblack25．toholdagovernmentoffice---asUSministerandconsulgeneral（总领事）toHaiti.

Asayouth,heneverwenttoschool.EducatingslaveswasillegalintheSouth,sohe26．taughthimselftoreadandwrite.At21yearsold,heescapedfromhisslaveownertoMassachusettsandchangedhislastnametoDouglass,tohidehisidentity.

Inthe1850s,DouglasswasinvolvedwiththeUndergroundRailroad,thesystem27．upbyantislaverygroupstobringrunawayslavestotheNorthandCanada.HishomeinRochester,N.Y.wasneartheCanadianborder.Itbecameanimportantstationonthe28．,housingasmanyas11runawayslavesatatime.

Hediedin1895.Inhislifetime,Douglass29．theendofslaveryin1865andtheadoptionofthe15thAmendmenttotheUSConstitution（美国宪法修正案）,which30．African-Americanstherighttovote.

四、完形填空

PresidentObama’ssecondInauguralAddressusedsoaringlanguagetostressAmerica’scommitmenttothedreamofequalityofopportunity:

‘Wearetruetoourbeliefthatalittlegirlborninto31knowsthatshehasthesamechancetosucceedasanybodyelse,becausesheisanAmerican’.

Thegapbetweenidealandrealitycouldhardlybe32.Today,theUnitedStateshaslessequalityofopportunitythanalmostanyotheradvancedindustrialcountry.Studyafterstudyhas33themyththatAmericaisalandofopportunity.Awayoflookingatequalityofopportunityistoastowhatextentthelifechancesofachildare34theeducationandincomeofhisparents.Isitjustaslikelythatachildofpoororpoorlyeducatedparentsgetsagoodeducationandrisestothemiddleclassassomeoneborntomiddle-classparentswithcollegedegrees?

Eveninamoredemocraticsociety.theanswerwouldbeno.

Howdoweexplainthis?

Someofithastodowithdiscrimination（歧视）.LatinosandAfrican-Americansstillgetpaidlessthanwhites,andwomenstillgetpaidlessthanmen,35theyrecentlysurpassed（超越）meninthenumberofadvanceddegreestheyobtain.Discrimination,however,isonlyasmallpartofthe36.Probablythemostimportantreasonfor37ofequalityofopportunityiseducation.AfterWorldWarⅡ,wemadeamajoreffortto38highereducationtoAmericansacrossthecountry.Butthenwechanged,inseveralways.Whileracialsegregation（种族隔离）decreased,economicsegregationincreased.After1980,thepoorgrewpoorer,themiddlestagnated（停滞不前）,andthetopdidbetterandbetter.Aresultwasawideninggapineducationalperformance–the39gapbetweenrichandpoorkidsbornin2001was30to40percentlargerthanitwasforthoseborn25yearsearlier,aStanfordsociologistfound.Ofcourse,thereareotherforces40.Childreninrichfamiliesgetmoreexposuretoreading.Theirfamiliescanaffordenrichingexperienceslikemusiclessonsandsummercamp.Theygetbetternutritionandhealthcare,whichenhancetheirlearning,directlyandindirectly.

NowAmericansarecomingtorealizethatwithoutextensivepolicychanges,theirlongcherishedbeliefisonlyamyth.ItisunreasonablethatarichcountryliketheUnitedStateshasmade41tohighereducationsodifficultforthoseatthebottomandmiddle.Therearemany42waysofprovidingchancesformoretoreceivehighereducation,fromAustralia’sincome-contingentloanprogramtothenear-freesystemofuniversitiesinEurope.Amoreeducatedpopulationproducesgreaterinnovation,andaboomingeconomy.Thosebenefitsarewhywe’velongbeen43tofreepubliceducationthrough12thgrade.Butwhilea12th-gradeeducationmighthavebeenenoughacenturyago,itisn’ttoday.Yetwehaven’t44oursystemtocontemporaryrealities.

ThestepsI’veoutlinedarenotjustaffordablebutnecessary.Evenmoreimportant,though,isthatwecannotaffordtoletourcountrydriftfartherfrom45thatthevastmajorityofAmericansshare.WewillneverfullysucceedinachievingMr.Obama’svisionofapoorgirl’shavingexactlythesameopportunitiesasawealthygirl.Butwecoulddomuch,muchbetter,andmustnotrestuntilwedo.

31．A．prejudiceB．inferiorC．povertyD．minority

32．A．narrowerB．widerC．severerD．closer

33．A．conductedB．concludedC．excludedD．exposed

34．A．distinctfromB．feasiblebyC．superiortoD．dependenton

35．A．eventhoughB．asthoughC．onlyifD．asif

36．A．photographB．pictureC．atmosphereD．condition

37．A．lackB．leakC．explosionD．extinction

38．A．exhibitB．exploreC．extendD．exploit

39．A．contributionB．satisfactionC．achievementD．ambition

40．A．atplayB．undercontrolC．inuseD．onshow

41．A．devotionB．familiarityC．applicationD．access

42．A．imaginativeB．alternativeC．sensitiveD．productive

43．A．admittedB．permittedC．devotedD．limited

44．A．abandonedB．adjustedC．alteredD．applied

45．A．memoriesB．gloryC．realityD．ideals

五、阅读选择

Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual’sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrainheisbornwith.Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,somebeingmorecapablethanothers.Butnomatterhowgoodabrainhehastobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligenceunlesshehasopportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhathappenstotheindividual---thesortofenvironmentinwhichheisraised.Ifanindividualishandicappedenvironmentally,itislikelythathisbrainwillfailtodevelopandhewillnevergettothelevelofintelligenceofwhichheiscapable.

Theimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividual’sintelligencecanbedemonstratedbythecasehistoryoftheidenticaltwins,PeterandMark.Beingidentical,thetwinshadidenticalbrainsatbirth,andtheirgrowthprocesseswerethesame.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparentsdied,andtheywereplacedinseparatefosterhomes.Peterwasbroughtupbyparentsoflowintelligenceinanisolatedcommunitywithpooreducationalopportunities.Markwasbroughtupinthehomeofwell-to-doparen