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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?
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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