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浙江省宁波市九校联考学年高一上学期期末英语试题
【校级联考】浙江省宁波市九校联考2020-2021学年高一上学期期末英语试题
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一、阅读选择
Iwasusedtocarryingapenknifeinmypocket,andovertheyearsImovedupinsizefromasmallsingleknifetoaSwissArmyknifeandtheneventuallytoaLeathermanmulti-tool(多刃刀具).
Thiswasn'taproblemformanyyears.However,afterthe9/11,theworldchanged.IwastravelingfromJFKtoLAX,soItooktheknifeoutofmypocketandputitinmybag.ButwhenIgottotheairport,Ihadcompletelyforgottenaboutit,soIjustquicklywentthroughsafetycheck.Thiswasnotlongafter9/11,sosafetycheckwasextremelystrict.Butsomehow,theX-rayscreenermissedtheknifeinthebag,andIwalkedonthrough.
Iwassittinginthegateareawaitingforboarding,whenInoticedasecondsecurityscreeningprocessrightnexttothegate,withanotherX-raymachineandwhatlookedlikeanti-terroristsoldiers.IsuddenlyrememberedthatIhadthisknifeinmybag!
Ireallydidn'tknowwhatIshoulddo.IfIdidnothingandtheycaughttheknifeduringthesecondsecurityscreening,I'dbedead;ifItoldthemIaccidentallygottheknifethroughthefirstscreening,theywouldcertainlyre-screeneverypassengerontheplane;ifIdroppeditinagarbagecan,itwouldbefoundbyacleanerinasecurearea(警戒区),andprobablyresultinsomethingscary!
Iwasanxiousandlikeacatonhotbricks.Suddenly,Inoticedaskycap,someonewhosejobistocarrypassengers'bagsatanairport.Ihadanidea.IthenbegantoaskeveryskycapIsaw,"Hey,howwouldyoulikea﹩60multi-toolasapresent?
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Finally,aguylookinghappybutconfusedtookitoffmyhands.Ithenwentthroughthesecondsafetycheckwithnoknife.
1.Theauthorcarriedaknifeinhispocket______.
A.outofhabitB.B.asapresent
C.outofself-protectionD.asasouvenir(纪念品)
2.Intheend,howdidtheauthordealwiththeknife?
______
A.Heputitinthebag.B.Hegaveittoothers.
C.Hethrewitawaysecretly.D.Hehandedittoapoliceman.
3.Thepassageismainlyabout______.
A.thehistoryofpenknives
B.thestrictsafetycheckinJFK
C.ameaningfulgiftfromtheairport
D.anembarrassingexperienceintheairport
November11th,alsoknownasthe“baresticksholiday”,andadayoriginallymeantforyoungpeopletocelebratebeingsingle,hasbecometheworld’slargest24-houronlineshoppingcarnival.Forum(论坛)readerssharetheiropinions.
BlondeAmber(Ireland)
Thereisnothingtobeproudoftobeinacountrythatspendssomuchonlineonaparticularday.Itdoesnothingmorethanshowthesuperficiality(肤浅)ofthetemporarypleasureofshopping,andproducesnothingmorethanamountainofenvironmentalwaste.Ibetthereisplentyof“buyers’remorse”afterthisday.
Vivian(US)
SinceitisSingles’Day,IguessonlythesinglepopulationofChinashouldbuysomethingtorelievesocialpressure.Themarriedmightbeexcluded(排除)fromthefestival.
Alex(US)
Singles’Daywasinitiated(创始)byagroupofcollegestudentstocelebratebeingsingle,ornothavingagirlfriendorboyfriend.Theythinkpoorguysshouldbuysomethingonthedaytoentertainthemselves.ButJackMagotholdoftheopportunity,hitthejackpotandsuccessfullymadeitayearlyshoppingspree(狂欢).
George(Canada)
IworkinShanghai.Manyofmyyoungfemalecolleaguesarestillsingle.Theysimplyhaven’ttimetodate,astheytendtoworklonghoursandtraveltwohoursbysubwaytogettoandfromwork.Singles’Dayisadaywhentheyspoilthemselveswithonlineshopping.
Patrick(Australia)
Idon’tcareifitisSingles’Dayorashoppingspree.Itsoundsfairenoughtome.JustaclickandIcangetthebestdealsIhaveeverseendeliveredtomydoor,andsavemoneyandtime.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“remorse”inParagraph2mean?
A.Surprise.B.Joy.
C.Regret.D.Excitement.
5.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ToBuyorNottoBuy?
B.AGlobalShoppingSpree
C.JackMaandtheDoubleElevenD.Singles’DayorShoppingSpree?
6.Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthispassage?
A.Fromataxtbook.B.Fromaposter.
C.Fromawebsite.D.Fromanadvertisement.
RobynRihannaFentyhasrockedtheentertainmentworldwithhercontributionstopopmusic.ShewasbornonFebruary20,1988,inSaintMichael,Barbados.Inherearlyteens,Rihannawasgreatlyinspiredbyreggae(雷盖音乐)singerBobMarleyandpopsingerMadonna.Shewasluckyenoughtogetherfirstopportunityattheageof15,whenherfriendintroducedhertoanexperiencedmusiccomposerEvanRogersfromNewYork.
RihannamovedtoUStostartacareerinmusic,andrecordedundertheguidanceofRogersandhispartnerCarlSturken.Later,ShaneCarterrecognizedhertalentandhadhersignacontractwithDefJamRecordings.
Rihannahasbeenmusicallyinfluencedbyfamousartists,suchasBeyonceKnowles,Madonna,MariahCarey,AliciaKeys,andBobMarley.In2005,Rihannareleasedherdebutalbum(首张专辑)“MusicoftheSun'”,whichincludedthesinglehit“PondeReplay”.ThissinglebrokeallrecordsandpeakedatNo.2ontheUSBillboardHot100charts,aswellastheUKcharts.Hersecondsingle“IfIt’sLovin’ThatYouWant”wasatNo.36ontheBillboardHot100charts,andNo.11ontheUKcharts.
Rihannareleasedhersecondalbum,“AGirlLikeMe”in2006,whichincludedthehitsongandleadsingle“S.O.S”(RescueMe).ThissinglepeakedatthenumberonepositionontheBillboardHot100.
In2006,Rihannaalsotriedherluckinfilms,andmadeheractingdebutplayingarolein“BringItOn:
AllorNothing”.Thenextyear,shereleasedherthirdalbum“GoodGirlGoneBad”',whichhadhittrackslike“Umbrella”,“HateThatILoveYou”,and“Don’tStoptheMusic'”,amongothers.Inthesameyear,attheMTVVideoMusicAwards,Rihannawontwoawardsforthehitsingle“Umbrella”.In2008,RihannawonherfirstGrammyAwardforherhitsingle“Umbrella”.Sofar,Rihannahaswon45awardsinvariouscategories.
7.WhatplaysanimportantroleinRihanna’ssuccess?
A.Thesupportofherfriends.
B.Theencouragementofherfamily.
C.Theeducationshereceivedatschool.
D.Thehelpandinfluenceofsuccessfulmusicians.
8.WhathappenedtoRihannawhenshewaseighteenyearsold?
A.Shestartedacareerinmusic.
B.Shebegantoactinfilms.
C.Shebegantoreleasealbums.
D.ShewonherfirstGrammyAward.
9.WhatdoweknowaboutRihanna’ssecondsingle“IfIt’sLovin’ThatYouWant”?
A.Itwasreleasedin2006.
B.Itwasincludedinherthirdalbum.
C.Itwasnotassuccessfulasherfirstsingle.
D.Itwasmoresuccessfulthanherthirdsingle.
10.WhichsongearnedrewardsforRihannafortwoyearsinarow?
A.Umbrella.B.PondeReplay.
C.HateThatILoveYou.D.Don'tStoptheMusic.
二、七选五
ManystudentshavealreadychosenwhetherornottoapplyforEarlyDecision(ED).TheofficialdeadlineformostcollegesanduniversitieswithanEDapplicationisNov1stat11:
59p.m.
1.EarlyDecisionhasrisks.11.However,EDcomeswithsomeniceperks(好处).Thetwobiggestadvantagesare:
2.Earlynotification(通知).Studentsapplyearlyandarenotifiedearly—usuallybyDecember15.
Aboost(提高)inacceptance.Withjustalittlebitofresearch,youcanfindouttheacceptancerateforstudentswhoapplynormallyandthosewhoapplythroughED.Youmightbesurprised.12.
WhatquestionsdoyouneedtoaskbeforeyoumaketheEDchoice?
First,consideracademicfit.Areyousatisfiedwiththeamountofresearchyou’vedonetomakeafour-yearcommitment(承诺)tothisschool?
Haveyouspentenoughtimeonthecollege’swebsitetounderstandtheacademicofferings?
13.Doyouthinkyou’dstruggletokeepupwiththeotherstudentsinclass?
14.Areyousureyou’llliketheclimate?
Isittherightsize(nottoobig,nottoosmall)?
Istheemphasisonsports,arts,culture,etc.rightforyou?
Doyoulikethesurroundingarea?
Isitenoughtokeepyouentertained,orisittoooverwhelming(难应付的)?
15.IfyouapplyforEarlyDecisionandareaccepted,willyoubeabletoattendifyouarenotofferedanyfinancialaid?
Iftheansweris“no”thenyouprobablyshouldreconsiderapplyingthroughED,becauseyouwillneedtowithdraw(撤回)yourotherapplicationsifyouareaccepted.
A.Lookatthesocialfit,too.
B.Alsolookatyourfinances.
C.Turntoyourteachersforadvice,too.
D.Doyouthinkyou’recompetitiveacademically?
E.Areyousureyoucanadapttothenewsurroundings?
F.EDacceptanceratesatsomeschoolscanbetwiceashighastheregularacceptancerates.
G.Itmeansthestudenthasagreedthatifheorsheisacceptedtoaschool,heorshemustattendit.
三、完形填空
Fourmonthsintoherpregnancy(孕期),mymotherlearnedthatmybrotherwouldbebornwithDownsyndrome(唐氏综合症).Neverhavingdealtwithanyonewiththedisease,theentirefamilybeganto16.Wouldhelearntowalkandtalk17liketheotherkids?
Wouldhebelikedbyothers?
Wouldhehavesome18?
Allthesethoughtsandeverydetail19us,thoughweknewwewould20himexactlythewayheis.
Thankfully,afterbirth,Lipewas21thanweexpected,withnoheartproblemsingeneralconnectedwithDownsyndrome.Heisthemost22personIhaveevermet.Anythingisareasonforhimtoflashasmile.Evenifittookhimsomeextra23tolearnnewthings,healwaysdidextremelywell.Althoughweweregladtoseethat,westill24whatotherswouldsayabouthim.Inorderto25him,Ikepthisconditionasecret.Iwasalsoafraidofbeingtreated26byothersbecauseofhiscondition.ButIsoonrealized27Itrulylovedhim,Ishouldn’tbe28ofhim.ThefirsttimeItoldafriendaboutLipe’sdisease,shejustremindedmethatallthatmybrotherneededwasmyloveand29.Itwasmyfriend’sunderst