辽宁省沈阳市重点高中联合体学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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辽宁省沈阳市重点高中联合体学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

辽宁省沈阳市重点高中联合体2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

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GrandHistoricCityTourStartthistourtocreatesomenewmemoriesinthebeautifulcityofSanAntonio！

Description

Duringthiseight-hourtour,youwillexploreoneofTexas'mosthistoriccities.Thetourincludesalookintotheculturesthatmakeupthe300-year-oldhistoryand.takesyoutoseesomehotattractions.

•HemisFairPark:

HemisFairParkisapopularlandmark,andit'sanenjoyableplacetovisit.Whetheryoupicnicortakepartinoneofthemanyeventsheldhere,yourvisittoitsextremelybeautifulsquareswillbeanundoubtedlyone.

•LaVillita:

OnthesouthernendoftheRiverWalk,LaVillitaisashoppingcenterwhereyoucanfindeverythingfromfoodtoworkshopsandartworks.

•TheatreDistrict:

Seethelandmarksthathaveshapedthecity'stheaterindustry.Thesetoweringbuildingsarenotonlyarchitecturalfeats（建筑奇观）,but.theyarealsosoimportanttothehistoryofartinthearea.

•SanFernandoCathedral:

Thiscathedral（大教堂）ishometotheoldestreligiouscommunityandwasfoundedinthe1700s.

•SpanishGovernor'sPalace:

Ifyou'reanarchitectureandhistorylover,thentheSpanishGovernor'sPalaceissuretoimpress.Thiswonderfulbuildingfeaturesdetailsfromthe1700saswellaswell-designedgardens.

TransportationGuideService

Acomfortableair-conditionedGrayLinebuswilltakeyoutoeachlocationvisited.Duringthetour,aknowledgeableguidewillbeable.totellyouaboutthelocallifeandthingstodo.Askallyourburningquestionsabouttheareaanytime！

1．Whatisthethemeofthiscitytour?

A．Naturalbeauty.B．Historyandculture.

C．Shoppingandfoods.D．Ancientarchitecturalfeats.

2．Ifyouwanttobuysomeworksofartassouvenirs,youcangoto________.

A．LaVillitaB．HemisFairPark.

C．TheatreDistrictD．SanFernandoCathedral

3．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A．Thebusdriverisaknowledgeableguide.

B．Thetourisinthecompanyofafull-timeguide.

C．Thebuswillwaitatthefirstlocationofthetour.

D．Thetouroperatoroffersprivatecarpick-upservice.

Ifyouthinkthatrunningmarathonswillhelpyoulivealongandhealthylife,newresearchmaycomeasashock.Accordingtoarecentscientificstudy,peoplewhodoaverystrenuousworkoutareaslikelytodieaspeoplewhodonoexerciseatall.

ScientistsinDenmarkhavebeenstudyingover1,000joggersandnon-joggersfor12years.Thedeathratesfromthesamplegroupindicate（暗示）thatpeoplewhojogataproperpacetwoorthreetimesaweekforlessthantwoandahalfhoursintotalareleastlikelytodie.Thebestspeedtojogatwasfoundtobeabout5milesperhour.Theresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewhojogmorethanthreetimesaweekorathigherspeedsofover7mphdieatthesamerateasnon-joggers.Thescientiststhinkthatthisisbecausestrenuousexercisecausesstructuralchangestotheheartandarteries（动脉）.Overtime,thiscancauseseriousinjuries.

PeterSchnohr,aresearcherinCopenhagen,saidifyourgoalistodecreaseriskofdeathandimprovelifeexpectancy（预期寿命）,joggingafewtimesaweekataproperpaceisagoodstrategy.Anythingmoreisnotjustunnecessary,andmaybeharmful.

Moderateformsofexercisesuchastaichi,yogaandwalkingmaybebetterforusthan“ironman”events,triathlonsandlong-distancerunningandcycling.AccordingtoJacobLouis,Marott,anotherresearcherinvolvedinthestudy,“Youdon’tactuallyhavetodothatmuchtohaveagoodinfluenceonyourhealth.Andperhapsyoushouldn’tactuallydotoomuch.”

4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“strenuous”inParagraph1mean?

A．Regular.B．Hard.C．Practical.D．Flexible.

5．WhydoestheauthorpresentsomefiguresinParagraph2?

A．Tosuggestgivingupjogging.B．Toshowrisksofdoingsports.

C．Toprovidesupportiveevidence.D．Tointroducetheresearchprocess.

6．Accordingtothescientists,whyistoomuchexerciseharmful?

A．Itmayinjuretheheartandarteries.B．Itcanmakethebodytiredout.

C．Itwillbringmuchpressure.D．Itconsumestoomuchenergy.

7．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A．Noexerciseatallisthebestchoice.B．Moreexercisemeansahealthierlife.

C．Marathonsrunnersareleastlikelytodie.D．Properexercisecontributestogoodhealth.

Astheoldestofthreechildren,Ineverhadanyhand-me-downstowearlikeotherpoorkids.Instead,Momgotmywardrobe（行头）fromneighborhoodmothers.Imaginethefunotherkidshadwhentheysawmewearingtheirusedclothing.

PerhapsmybiggestchallengecamefromCharlie.AsfarasIwasconcerned,Charlie’smainfunwastomakefunofme.Duringthoseyears,Islowlylearnedtohate.IhatedCharlie,butIalsohatedmyselffornotbeingabletochangemysituation.

Butsituationsdochange.ThatopportunitycameafterhighschoolwhenIjoinedtheNavy.TheNavymademeasocialequalforthefirsttimeinmylife,andtheGIBillgavemeacollegeeducation.Hardworkandafewluckycareer（职业）choicesfinallyliftedmeintothemiddleclass.IfoundmyselflivingtheAmericanDream.

Onebeautifulsummerafternoon,myfriendandIcelebratedFridayinJackson’sSteakHouse.Forthefirsttimeinalmosttwentyyears,IsawCharlie.NotonlydidIseehim,buthespoketome.Icouldtellhedidn’trecognizeme,butIsurelyrecognizedmychildhoodtormentor（摧残者）.Hiswordswereshort,butI’llneverforgetthem.Hesaid,“Sir,whatkindofdressingwouldyoulikewithyoursalad?

”

Thetableshadturned.Charliewascallingme“Sir.”Whilehundredsofimproperideasracedthroughmymind,Icouldonlygiveatwo-wordreply:

“Bluecheese.”AsmuchasIwantedtotastethesweettasteofrevenge（复仇）,Irefusedtodoit.Iwouldn’tputanotherpersonthroughwhatIhadgonethroughasachild.Itwastimetoputchildishthingsbehindmeandmakeuseofthenewopportunitythatlifehadgivenme.IlefthimagoodtipandIdidn’tsayonewordaboutrecognizinghim.

8．Wheredidtheauthorusuallygethisclothesasakid?

A．Hismumboughtthemforhim.

B．Theywerefromotherfamilies.

C．Otherpoorkidscollectedthemforhim.

D．Theywerehandeddownbyhisbrothers.

9．Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor’schildhood?

A．Painful.B．Funny.

C．Strange.D．Lucky.

10．WhatjobdidCharlieprobablydo?

A．Ahairdresser.B．Awaiter.

C．Asoldier.D．Acook.

11．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．LiveyourownAmericanDream.

B．Bestmemoriesinchildhood.

C．Don’thatebutloveyourenemy.

D．Growingupandlettinggo

WhenitcomestotheACT（AmericanCollegeTest）vs.theSAT'（ScholasticAptitude（学业能）Test）,bothexamsarewidelyacceptedby.UScolleges.Itoftenleadsstudentstoask:

WhichtestshouldItake?

Theanswertothatquestionliesinunderstandingthedifferencesbetweenthetwotests.

Bothcollegeadmissionsexamsarewildlypopular.Intheclassof2019,a.reported2.2milliontest-takerscompletedtheSATwhile1.8millionstudentstooktheACT.Itisunclearhowmanystudentstookboth,butexpertssayitiscommonpracticeforatest-takertodealwithbothexams.“Moreandmorestudentsinthelast5to10yearsaretakingboth,”saysJoeKorfmacher,directorofanadmissionsconsultingcompany.Butdespitethis,thetestsvaryinstructureandtimingaswellasthecontentmatterandscoring.

Studentshopingtofindtheeasiertestingoptionareoutofluck.Thesearehigh-stakes（高风险的）tests；neitherofthemisgoingtobeeasy.Tohelpstudentsmaketheirdecision,expertssuggesttheybeginwithapracticetestandseewhichexamisbestsuitedforthem.Thetwoexamsmayhaveappealtodifferenttypesofstudents.ExpertsadvisethatstudentswithastrongEnglishbackgroundmaychoosetheACT,whichputsmoreemphasisonverbalskills.Butforstudentswhoarestronginmath,theSATmayreflectthatmuchbetter.

TheSATcosts$49.50.forthetestonlyand$64.50iftheoptionalessay-isincluded.TheACTcosts$52foronlytheexamand$68iftheoptionalwritingtestisincluded.Additionalfeesmayapplyforotheroptions,suchaslateregistration.

Regardlessofwhichteststudentsdecidetotake,theideabehindbothexamsissimilar:

todemonstratecollegereadiness.Tohelpstudentsbesuccessful,expertsofferstrategictest-preptips.Somearesimple,suchasbringingasnackonthetestdayandtakingbreakswhenoffered.Othersrequiremuchmoretimeanddeliberation（从容）onthepartofthestudent,suchasidentifyingandworkingonweakspotsintesting.

12．WhatdoweknowabouttheapplicantsfortheACTandSAT?

A．Theymostlytaketheexamstodemonstratetheirlanguageskills.

B．AmajorityofthemcomefromEnglish-speakingcountries.

C．TheyusuallyprefertakingtheACTratherthantheSAT.

D．Agrowingnumberofthemtakebothoftheexams.

13．Whichofthefollowingwillexpertsagreewith?

A．TheACTismoredifficulttosignupfor.

B．StudentsshouldplaceemphasisonEnglish.

C．Studentsshouldtakeasmanypracticetestsaspossible.

D．TheSATismoresuitableforstudentsdoingwellinmath.

14．Howmuchshouldanapplicanttakingboththeexamswithoutthewritingpartspay?

A．$101.5.B．$114.C．$118.5.D．$120.

15．Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．TheACTvs.theSAT:

WhichTesttoChooseB．HowtoBeSuccessfulontheACTandSAT

C．ApplicationProcessesforStudyingAbroadD．AdviceonTakingCollegeAdmissionsExams

二、七选五

Nowadays,manypeopledonothavethetimetoeventakeadeepbreath.16．Hereisalistofsomeproductivethingstodoinyourfreetime.

Settleyourhouse.17．Thereisacommonsaying.“Acleanhomeisahappyhome.”Insteadofspendinghundredsofdollarsonahousekeeper,youcanalwaysdosuchthingsonyourown.