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新高一竞赛班联考英语试题

江西省横峰中学等五校2020-2021学年新高一竞赛班联考英语试题

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一、阅读选择

MadameMarieCuriefamouslywontwoNobelPrizes,butmanyotherwomenhavealsobeenawardedtheprize,too.Herearetheirstories.

SelmaLagerlof

SelmaLagerlofwasaSwedishauthorandteacher.Shepublishedherfirstnovel,GostaBerling’sSaga,attheageof33.ShewasthefirstfemalewritertowintheNobelPrizeinLiteraturewhichshewasawardedin1909.Additionally,shewasthefirstfemaletobegrantedmembershipintheSwedishAcademy.

GertyTheresaCori

Gertyandherhusband,CarlCori,metinPragueandlivedinAustriabeforeimmigratingtotheUnitedStatesin1922,wherethetwomedicaldoctorsworkedtogetheratRoswellParkComprehensiveCancerCenterinNewYork.In1947,GertyandCarlwereawardedtheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine,makingGertyCorithefirstwomantoholdthehonor.

MariaGoeppert-Mayer

In1942,MariaGoeppert-MayerjoinedtheManhattanProject.Fromthere,shemovedontoLosAlamosNationalLaboratory,thentoArgonneNationalLaboratory,whereGoeppert-Mayerdevelopedthenuclearshellmodel.Forthis,shesharedthe1963NobelPrizeinPhysicswithJ.HansD．JensenandEugenePaulWigner.

DorothyCrowfootHodgkin

DorothyHodgkin’smotherencouragedherloveofscienceasachild,andatage18,shebeganstudyingchemistryatawomen-onlyOxfordcollege.HerworkonmappingvitaminB12earnedhertheNobelPrizeinChemistryin1964.

1．WhatisSelmaLagerlofnotedforinhistory?

A．Herbooks.B．Hermedicine.

C．Herpoliticalworks.D．Herteachingskills.

2．WhowasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine?

A．SelmaLagerlofB．GertyTheresaCori.

C．MariaGoeppert-MayerD．DorothyGrowfootHodgkin

3．WhendidDorothyGrowfootHodgkinwinhertheNobelPrizeinChemistry?

A．In1922.B．In1942.

C．In1963.D．In1964.

DuringWorldWarII,WilliamPowellservedinEuropeasasoliderintheUSArmy.Golfwashishobby.HeplayedatsomeofthemostpopularcoursesinScotland.However,uponhisreturnhome,WillamPowellwasdiscouragedtofindthathewasn’tallowedtoplaygolfatlocalcoursesbecausehewasanAfricanAmerican.WilliamPowelltookauniqueapproachtosolvinghisproblem.Hebuilthisowngolfcourse.

WilliamPowellbegantheconstructionoftheClearviewGolfCoursein1946.HemovedrocksandspreadgrassseedstobuildagolfcourseinCanton,Ohio.HeconvincedtwoAfricanAmericandoctorstoinvestinthecourseandcontinuedtobuilditforthenextyearandahalf.WilliamPowellbuiltitwithoutthehelpofadesigner.Hediditwhileworkingatnightasasecurityguard.In1948,theClearviewGolfCourseopened,andthebusinessisstillpopulartoday.

In1967,WilliamPowell’sdaughter,Renee,becameaprofessionalgolferontheLadiesProfessionalGolfAssociation（LPGA）tour.Now,sheservesasHeadProfessionalatherfather’sgolfcourse.In2001,theClearviewGolfCoursewasoneofthe15golfcourseslistedontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.It’stheonlycourseowned,built,designedandrunbyAfricanAmericans.TheClearviewGolfCoursenotonlyservesasachallengetoexperiencedgolfers,butalsoprovidesanenjoyableroundforthoseplayerswhoarenewtothegame.

In2009,theProfessionalGolfers’AssociationofAmerica（PGAofAmerica）honoredWilliamPowellwithaDistinguishedServiceAward.WilliamPowell,92yearsold,acceptedtheawardpolitely.“Ihavehadsomanyspecialthingshappentome,becausethegolfseesnocolor,”hesaid.

4．WhywasWilliamPowellrefusedtoplaygolfatlocalcourses?

A．Hewasabadgolfer.B．Hewasablackman.

C．Hewasaretiredsoldier.D．Hewasapoorguard.

5．Accordingtothepassage,theClearviewGolfCourse____________.

A．wasbuiltwiththehelpofadesigner.B．wasbuiltduringWorldWarII.

C．wasinvestedinbytwodoctors.D．onlyservesexperiencedgolfers.

6．WhatcanwelearnaboutWilliamPowellfromthepassage?

A．Hediedattheageof92.

B．Hiscontributiontogolfisrecognized.

C．Hebuiltagolfcourseforblackpeopleonly.

D．HewasanativeAmerican.

7．Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?

A．Bytimeorder.B．Bycomparingfacts.

C．Byspaceorder.D．Byprovidingexamples.

二、阅读理解

Istoppedtowatchmylittlegirlbusyplayinginherroom.Inonehandwasaplastic phone ;intheotheratoy.Ilistenedasshewasspeakingtohermake-believelittlefriendandI’llneverforgetthewordsshesaid,eventhoughitwasimagined.

Shesaid,“Suzie’sinthecornerbecauseshe’snotbeenverygood.Shedidn’tlistentoa word  Isaidordothethingssheshould.”Inthecorner  Isawherbabydollwelldressed.Itwasobviousthatshe’dbeenputtheretositaloneandthink .

Mydaughter continued her“conversation”,asIsatdownonthefloor.Shesaid,“I’mallfedupandIjustdon’tknowwhat todowithheranymore.ShecrieswheneverIhavetoworkandwantstoplaygamestoo.Shetriestohelpmewiththedishes,butherarmsjustcannotreach...Andshedoesn’tknowhowtofoldtowels.Idon’thavethe time toteach.Ihavealotofworktodoandabighousetokeepclean.Idon’thavethetimetositandplay- don’tyouknow  whatImean?

”

AndthatdayIthoughtalotaboutmakingsome changesinmylife,afterlisteningtoherinnocentwordscutmelikeaknife.Ihadn’tbeenpayingenoughattentiontowhatIholdmost dear.I’dbeencaughtupinresponsibilitiesthatincreased throughouttheyears.

Butnowmy attitude haschangedbecauseinmyheartIrealizethatI’veseentheworldinadifferentlightthroughmylittledarling’seyes.Soletthecobwebs（蜘蛛网）cut  thecornersandthedustbunnyrabbitrulethefloor.I’mnotgoingtoworryaboutkeepingupwiththem anymore.

I’mgoingtofillthehousewith memories ofachildandhermother,forwehaveonlyonechildhoodandwewillnevergetanother.

8．WhoisSuzie?

A．Thegirl’sphone.B．Thegirl’sfriend.

C．Theauthor.D．Ababydoll.

9．Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhearingherlittlegirl’swords?

A．Interested.B．Uncomfortable.

C．Moved.D．Unbelievable.

10．Thepassageleadsustobelievethat__________.

A．thelittlegirldoesn’thatehermotheranymore.

B．theauthorhasbecomelazybecauseofherdaughter.

C．theauthorcaresnothingaboutherdaughter’shappiness.

D．theauthorwantsherlittlegirltohaveahappychildhood.

11．Whatmightbethebesttitle?

A．Onlyonechildhood.B．Mylovelydaughter.

C．Howtodealwithmydaughter.D．Aworldofchildren.

Thebiggestchallengefacedbytravelers,especiallythosewholiketohaveabackpackingtripishowtoensureasteadysupplyofcleanclothes.Now,thankstoagreatinventioncalledScrubbaWashPack,thatworrymaybeathingofthepast.

TheportablewashingmachinewasinventedbyAshNewlandin2010,whilehewasplanningtoclimbMt.Kilimanjaro.Struckbythelimitedpackingspace,hegotinspirationfromtraditionalwashboardstocreateabagthatcouldbeusedtocleanclothes.Thenhequittedhiscareerasalawyerandfocusedonperfectingthebag’sdesign.By2012,thebagwasreadyforthepublic.Itweighedonly180gramsandrequiredverylittlestoragespace,makingitperfectforanymorewishingtotravellight.

Notsurprisingly,thebagwhichwasworth55dollarswasaninstanthitwithtravelers,universitystudentsandevenpassengers.However,Newlandwasnotsatisfied.Hestillsawadisadvantagewithhisinvention--dirtyclotheshadtobecarriedaroundinaseparatebag!

TherecentlyintroducedScrubbaWashPacksolvesthatproblem.

Inordertomakethepackactive,dirtyclothesareplacedinsidethebagalongwithtwoorthreelitersofwater.Thebagisthenshuttightlytoensureallairissqueezedoutandthecolorsaremassagedforafewminutes.Afteraquickwash,theyarecleanandreadytobedried.AccordingtoNewland,thepackcancleananythingfromjeanstosmellysocks!

What’sevenmoreamazingisthatwithacapacitytohold13litersofwater,itcanbeusedtowashmoreclothesatatime.

Thebestpartisthatthe99-dollarpackthatwillbeavailableforsalelaterthisyear,onlyweighs300gramsandiscompletelyfoldable,makingiteasytostorewhenit’snotinuse.WiththeScrubbaWashPack,wanderingthroughforeigncitiessearchingforawashingshop,orpayingforwashingmachinesmaysoonbeathingofthepast!

12．WhatledAshNewlandtocreatetheScrunbaWashPack?

A．Hisjobrequirements.B．Atraditionalwashboard.

C．Hisinterestininvention.D．Hispersonalexperience.

13．Whywasn’tAshNewlandsatisfiedwithhisformerinvention?

A．Clothescouldn’tbewashedwell.

B．Theinventionwasnotsoconvenient.

C．Thebagcouldn’tcontainenoughwater.

D．Thecostoftheinventionwasveryhigh.

14．ItcanbeinferredthattheimprovedScrubbaWashPack________.

A．turnstobemuchenvironmentallyfriendlier.

B．willreplacethetraditionalwashingmachines.

C．willbewidelyusedbymoretravelersinthefuture.

D．canencouragemorepeopletotravelalongdistance.

15．Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A．Athingofthepast:

Travelers’worryofwashingclothes.

B．TheScrubbaWashPack--Abagfreeofwashing.

C．Thedevelopmentofagreatinvention.

D．Howtodesignanewpackfortravelers.

三、七选五

Hobbiesplayanimportantroleinourlife.Mostpeoplehavealotoffreetimeavailablebutseldomuseitgainfully.16．Therearemanyhobbiesfromwhichyoucanpickandyoucanchooseonethatsuitsyourtalents.

Onceyouhavedecidedtostartahobby,itwillbewisetogothroughalistofpopularhobbiesandchooseonethatisclosetoyourheartandcanmakeyoufeelconfident.Someofthemostpopularhobbiesthatpeoplegenerallytaketoarereading,listeningtomusi