广东省东莞市光明中学学年高一下学期期初考试英语试题含答案.docx

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广东省东莞市光明中学学年高一下学期期初考试英语试题含答案

2020-2021学年度第二学期高一年级期初考试

高一年级英语科试卷

命题人：

第一部分听力（共两节,满分20分）

第一节听力理解（两段共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分）

每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题,每段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。

请根据各

段播放内容及其相关小题,在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话,回答第1~2题。

1.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheexam?

A.Verydifficult.B.Verystrange.C.Nottoodifficult.

2.Whohasprobablyaffectedthewoman’scareerchoice?

A.Herteacher.B.Herfather.C.Hermother.

听第二段对话,回答第3~5题。

3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.AtatheaterB.Inashop.C.Inabank.

4.HowmuchshouldthemanpayinadditionforaSamsung8?

A.$6.B.$10.C.$15.

5.Whatwillthemandowithhiscellphone?

A.Hewillhaveitrepaired.

B.HewillchangeitforaSamsung8.

C.HewillchangeitforanewiPhone4.

第二节听取信息（每小题2分，满分10分）

听下面一段对话。

请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为6~10的空格中。

Title:

FlightofUSAirway79AtoBeijing

Theflightheight

atanaltitudeof33,000feet

Speed

6_____________milesperhour

7__________Time

at4:

30thisafternoon

Weather

sunnyand8_____________

Service

Offering9_________anddrinks

Showinganicemovieabout10_________

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2.5分,满分37.5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。

A

Ifyouwanttoknowtheworld,youmustknowfamousglobalmedia.Herearefourwellknownonesrecommendedtohelpyoulearnaboutworldaffairswithoutleavinghome.

TheSun（http：

//www.thesun.co.uk）

TheSunisapopularnewspaperownedbyNewsCorporationfoundedbyKeithRupertMurdoch.ItisfilledwiththejokesaboutheadsofstateandmajoreventsbothinsideandoutsideBritainsuchasmayor'strousersnotbeingtiedproperly,politicianssleepingduringconferencesandsoon.Itslivelyandpopularstylejustmeetsthetasteofthelowerclasses.Nowitsannualcirculation（发行量）hasreached23,100,000copies.

DailyMail（http：

//www.dailymail.co.uk）

DailyMail,comparedtoTheSun,isalittlemoreserious.ReadingtheDailyMailcannotonlyunderstandmajorpoliticalandeconomicevents,butalsoreadsomerelaxingandhelpfulcontents.Wellknownforfemalefavoritetopics,itisextremelypopularwithmiddleclasshousewives.Nowitsannualcirculationhascometo20,930,000copies.

TheOnion（http：

//）

TheOnionisthemostpopularsatirical（讽刺的）magazineintheUnitedStateswithacirculationof6,900,000copiesayear,coveringdomestic,foreignandlocalnewsandincludingentertainingnewspapersandwebsites.Mostonionreadersarebetween18and44yearsold.

TheNewYorker（https：

//）

TheNewYorkerisacomprehensivemagazineofAmerica.Itfocusesonnonfiction,includingreportsandcommentsonpolitics,internationalaffairs,popularculture,art,science,technologyandbusiness.Italsopublishesliteraryworks,butmainlyshortstoriesandpoems,aswellashumoroussketches（小品）anditsuniquestyleofTheNewYorkercartoons.Itsannualcirculationaddsupto10,209,000copies.

11．Whichmediumhasthelargestannualcirculation?

A．TheSun.B．DailyMail.

C．TheNewYorker.D．TheOnion.

12．Accordingtothetext,whomaybethemostloyalreadersofDailyMail?

A．Youngpeople.B．Middleclasswomen.

C．Lowerclasses.D．Politicians.

13．WhichtopicisleastlikelytobepublishedinTheNewYorker?

A．Apoem.B．Ashortstory.

C．Ahumoroussketch.D．Anovel.

B

Ifyou'vevisitedamuseum,you'veseenit.Maybeyou'veevendoneit-takenapictureofyourselfwithapieceofart.Perhapsit'sbecauseyoulovethepaintingorsculpture,ormaybeitwasjustafamouspieceofartandyouwantedtosharewiththeworldthatyou’dseenitinperson.Butthemajorityofmuseumsmakeitarulenottobephotographedatthemuseum.

Thereasonsforbanning（禁止）photographyarediffernt.Somemuseumshavesomepieceswhichwerelenttothem.Accordingtotheowner'swishes,theyaren'tallowedtobephotographed,likemostoftheexhibitsatTheTateinLondon.Othersareconcernedaboutwhatcameraflasheswilldototheart;brightlightscandamagecertainpaints.Somewanttopreserveacertainatmosphere.SirJohnSoane'sMuseum,asmallmuseuminLondon,statesthatitbansphotographyto“maintaintheunique,magicalatmosphereinside.”

Forothermuseums,the"nophotography"ruleisbasedonobservedbehaviorthatseemstoflyagainsttheideaofwhatthemuseumisfor:

"Personally,whatI'venoticedisthatpeoplespendmoretimetakingpicturesthanlookingatpiecesofart,"saidBenoitParayre,thedirectorofcommunicationsattheCenterPompidouinParis."Theytakeapicture,anddon'tevenstopinfrontofthepaintings."

Formostmuseums,it'spurelypractical.”Peopletakingselfies（自拍照）aremoreconcernedwithgettingtheirshotthanpayingattentiontowheretheirbodiesare,somenearlyknockingintoothers,”complainedHeidiRosenau,theFrick'scommunicationdirector.What'sworse,inabusymuseum,peopletakingphotoswiththeartcausestraffic-flowissues.Sure,somepeopleonlytakeaquickshot,butweallhaveafriendortwowhospendsminutesgettingthe"perfect"photo-nowjustimaginetheminamuseumblockingpeoplefromseeingfamousworksofartthatthey'vespenttimeandmoneytocomeandsee.

Aselfiecanbefunandharmless,butitcanalsoberudeandgetinthewayofotherpeople'sexperiences.

14．Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A．Visitorscancopyafamouspieceofart.

B．Mostvisitorscarrycamerasinthemuseum.

C．Mostexhibitsofartareborrowedfromothers.

D．Takingpicturesisnotallowedinmostmuseums.

15．TheTateinLondonbansphotographywiththepurposeof_________.

A．ensuringsafety

B．preservingartworks

C．maintaininganatmosphere

D．followingtheowner'swishes

16．HeidiRosenauthinksthat_________.

A．selfiestakersmayblockothers

B．selfiestakersmaystealtheartpieces

C．selfiestakersmaydamagetheartworks

D．selfiestakerscanbetterenjoyartexhibits

17．What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardselfie?

A．Supportive.B．Neutral.C．Critical.D．Negative.

C

University—thebestdaysofmylife!

Imadelotsoffriendsinmystudentdorm,wenttogreatparties,joinedthedebatingsociety...and,well,Ididsomeworktoo—butImustadmitthatmylecturerswereverypatientwithmytardiness（拖沓）.

It’seasytolookbackatouruniversitydaysingoodwaysbutthetruthisthatwhenwefirstarrivedoncampus,mostofuswereoutofourcomfortzone.Infact,asurveyofstudentsatImperialCollegeLondonhasrevealedthat3outof4studentsexperiencehighlevelsofstress,oramentalhealthcondition,duringtheirtimeatcollege.Thesurvey,completedbyoverathousandstudents,alsofoundthat70%ofthosethatexperiencestressdosoatleastonceaweek,and9%ofthemfeelstressedconstantly.

Kristy,astudentatExeterUniversity,didn’tenjoyherfirstdaysincollege.Shesays:

“WhenIfirstgottouniversityIdon’tthinkI’drealizedthatI’dforgottenhowtomakefriends.I’dbeenwiththesameschoolfriendsforsevenyears,andsoIwastryingtobalancesocialsuccesswithacademicsuccesswhilelearninghowtolookaftermyselfatquiteatayoungage."

Dr.RuthCalebofthecounselingserviceatBruneiUniversityinLondonhassometipsthatshouldmakelifeeasierforstudentsbeforetheysetoffforuniversity.Shesays:

“CertainthingsthatIthinkitwouldbeveryhelpfulforstudentstohaveputinplaceareanabilitytodothepracticalthingsoflife—todothewashing,todothecleaningandsoon—beingabletocook.Budgeting（预算）isextremelyimportantinuniversitylife.”AndCalebadds:

“Youshouldlearnhowtospendtimeonyourowncomfortably.”

Igraduatedandlearnthowtotakecareofmyselfthehardway.Ihopethatnewstudentsthesedaysremembertoacquiresomelifeskillsbeforetheymakethebigjump.

18.Howdoesthewriterfeelabouthisuniversitylife?

A.Challengingbutwonderful.B.Busyandtiring.

C.Dullandstressful.D.Boringbutsuccessful.

19.Whichistrueaboutstudentswhofirstenteruniversity?

A.Theyfeelascomfortableastheyexpect.

B.Theyfindithardtomanagetheirlife.

C.Theyfailtobalancesocialandacademiclife.

D.Mostofthemsufferfromconstantstress.

20.Dr.RuthCalebthinksbudgetingisofgreatimportancebecauseit____________.

A.helpsstudentsputeverythinginplace

B.helpsstudentsliveindependently

C.makesstudents'universitylifeeasier

D.doesgoodtostudents’socialrelationships

21.Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraph?

A.Becomeverysuccessful.

B.Makegreatprogress.

C.Getusedtouniversitylife

D.Gotouniversity.

D

Scientistshaveidentifiedtheorderofthegeneofthegiraffeforthefirsttimetohelpexplainhowthetallestanimalsonearthdevelopedtheirremarkablylongnecks.

Beingagiraffeisnoteasy.Topumpbloodtwometersupfromthechesttothebraincallsforapowerfulheartandtwicethebloodpressureofothermammals.Giraffesalsoneedspecialsafetysystemtoletthembenddownforadrinkandraisetheirheadsagainwithoutfeelingdizzy.

Theanimals'uniquebodystructurehaslongbeenapuzzleforbiologists,includingCharlesDarwin.Now,bycomparingthegeneofthegiraffewithitsclosestrelative,theshort-neckedokapi,scientistshavesolvedpartofthepuzzlebystudyingchangesinasmallnumberofgenesresponsiblebothforregulatingbodyshapeandcirculation.Thissuggeststhatthedevelopmentofalongneckandapowerfulheartwenthandinhand,drivenbyarelativelysmallnumberofgeneticchanges.

Theinterpretationofthegeneticfactorsbehindthegiraffe'sremarkableheartsystemcouldalsobeinstructiveforhumanhealth,sincetheanimalsappeartoavoidthekindoforgandamageoft