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高一第二学期期末调研测试英语试题

安徽省宣城市2020-2021学年高一第二学期期末调研测试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

ATreeGrowsinBrooklyn,byBettySmith

ATreeGrowsinBrooklynwasn'tanewbookwhenmymotherwasyoung.It'sthestoryofFrancieNolanstrugglingupinatenementslum（贫民区）throughthecracksinthepavementtoreachthesun.ItmaybethebestbookI'veeverreadaboutpoverty,parenthood,theimmigrantexperience,andjustabouteverythingelse.Myfirstborndaughterisnamed

FrancieNolan.

Tobuy:

$18,.

TheMalteseFalcon,byDashiellHammett

Myall-timepersonalfavorite.Ilovethisbook,allofit:

theplot,thecharacters,thedialogue,muchofwhichwasliftedverbatim（逐字逐句地）byJohnHustonforhisscreenplayforthebelovedmovieofthesamename.Thesinglebestmonologueinfictionappearstowardtheend,whenSamSpadetellsBrigidO'Shaughnessywhyhe'sgivinghertothepolice.

Tobuy:

$14,.

Gilead,byMarilynneRobinson

Oh-sohardtochoose!

ButI'llgowithGilead.Anupliftingtaleofloveinitsmanyforms,toldinastyleinwhicheverywordisperfect.Ajoyousread.

Tobuy:

$15,.

FarFromtheTree:

Parents,ChildrenandtheSearchforIdentity,byAndrewSolomon

Ifyouthink700pagesonthemanywaysinwhichunusualkids（autistic,deaf,criminal,genius）canstretch（延伸）theirfamilies'conception（理解）oflovedoesn'tsoundlikesummertimereading,FarFromtheTree:

Parents,ChildrenandtheSearchforIdentitywillteachyouotherwise.

Tobuy:

$37.50,.

1．WhatisspecialaboutTheMalteseFalcon?

A．Itcan'tbeboughtonline.B．Itwasmadeintoafilm.

C．It'sabouthowtobeaparent.D．Ittellshowtotreattheloved.

2．HowmuchshouldyoupayforoneFarFromtheTreeandoneGilead?

A．$52.50.B．$29.C．$32.D．$55.50.

3．Whichofthefollowingtellsushowtogetalongwellwithourfamily?

A．Gilead

B．TheMalteseFalcon.

C．ATreeGrowsinBrooklyn.

D．FarFromtheTree:

Parents,ChildrenandtheSearchforIdentity.

Everyday,unemployedmengatherinJacksonHeights,Queens.Manyofthemarehomeless.Allofthemarehungry.Ataround9:

30eachnight,Munoz'struckarrives,filledwithhotfood,coffeeandhotchocolate.Formorethanfouryears,Munozandhisfamilyhavebeenfeedingthoseinneedsevennightsaweek,365daysayear.MunozwasborninColombiaandhisfatherdiedinanaccidentwhenhewasyoung.WhenhismotherfounditdifficulttosupportMunozandhissister,shemadeherwaytoNewYork,findingworkinBrooklynasanurse.Asimmigrants（移民）,theyoftensufferedstarvation.LaterMunozfoundajobasabusdriver.“WhenIseetheseguysonthestreet,it'slikeseeingme20yearsagowhenIcametothiscountry,”Munozrecalls.

Munozbeganhismealprogram-AnAngelinQueens-inthesummerof2004.Withinafewmonths,Munozandhismotherwerepreparing20home-cookedmealsdaily.Numbersgraduallyincreasedovertheyearsto35pernight,then60.Inrecentmonths,thatnumberhasjumpedtoasmanyas140mealsanight.Munozgetsuparound5:

00a.m.todrivehisbusroute,andhecallshomeonhisbreakstoseehowthecookingisgoing.Whenhegetshomearound5:

30p.m.—oftenstoppingtopickupfooddonations-hehelpspackupmealsbeforeheadingoutto“hiscorner”inJacksonHeights.“Hecomesherewithoutfail,”saysoneofthemen.“Itcouldbecold,itcouldbereallyhot,buthe'shere.”WatchMunozinactioninQueens,NewYork.

“IfIdon'tgo,I'mgoingtofeelbad,”hesays.“Iknowthey'regoingtobewaitingforme.”

Munozestimates（估计）thatfoodandgascostapproximately$400to450aweek;heandhisfamilyarefundingtheoperationthroughtheirsavingsandhisweekly$700paycheck.Askedwhyhespendssomuchtimetohelppeoplehedoesn'tknow,heanswers,“Ihaveastablejob,mymom,myfamily,ahouse...everythingIwant,Ihave.Andtheseguysdon't”.SoIjustthink,'OK,Ihavethefood.Atleastfortodaythey'regoingtohaveamealtoeat.’”

MunozwasnamedoneoftheCNNheroes.

4．WhydidMunoz'smotherleaveColombiaforNewYork?

A．BecauseMunoz'sfatherworkedinNewYork.

B．BecausetheywerenotusedtothelifeinColombia.

C．Becauseshecouldn'tsupportthefamilyinColombia.

D．BecauseshewasborninNewYork.

5．Asimmigrants,Munoz'sfamily

A．wereoftenhelpedbythegovernmentB．oftenwenthungry

C．werelookeddownuponD．wentbegginginthestreet

6．WhichwordcanbeusedtodescribeMunoz?

A．Lucky.B．Kind.C．Adventurous.D．Devoted.

7．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A．Abusdriverprovidedfreehome-cookedmeals.

B．Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.

C．Thegovernmenthelpedimmigrants.

D．CNNheroeswereaskedtohelpimmigrants.

TheBigBenislocatedinthetowerattheeasternendoftheHousesofParliament,Westminster,GreaterLondon.ItwasdesignedbyEdmundBeckettandBaronGrimthorpe.

TheBigBenisveryfamousthroughouttheworld,butnobodyreallyknowswhyitiscalledBigBen.Therearetwohearsaysaboutthis.SomepeoplesaythatitwasnamedafterBenjaminCaunt,aboxer,whowascalledBigBen.MorepeoplebelieveitwascalledafterWelshman,SirBenjaminHall.Hewasthecommissioner（特派员）oftheworkatthetimeofitsinstallationin1859.AstorywastoldthatduringadebateintheCommonsonwhattocallthebell,SirBenjaminwasabouttogivehisideaswhenaMPwhosatbehindthefrontbenchshouted,“Let'scallitBigBen!

”Thenthisnamecameintobeing.

Thebellhasn'tgonethroughasmoothroadsincethebeginningofitsdesign.Becausetherewasgreatdisagreementaboutthedesignoftheclock.Ittookfifteenyearstobuild.In1857,thebellwascompletedandtestedontheground,butafour-footcrackappearedandthebellhadtobecastagain.Finally,theclockstartedtickingon31May,1859,andstruckitsfirstchime（报时）on11,July.TheninSeptember,thebellcrackedagain.Itwassilentforfouryearsbutwaseventuallyturnedaquarterofarevolution（旋转）.Inthisway,thecrackwasnotunderthestrikinghammer.Craftsmenmadeasquareabovethecracktostopitgrowinglongeranditcanstillbeseentoday.

TheBigBenisfamousnotonlyforits13-tonweight,butalsoforitsaccuracy（准确性）whichisaresultofitsprecisemechanism（机械装置）.Evenoneextrapenny'sweightonthebalancewillcauseagainoftwofifthsofasecondintwenty-fourhours.Althoughtherehavebeenseveralproblems,thebellisstillstrikingtoday.ItschimescanbeheardallovertheworldontheB．B．C．

8．WhatcanweknowabouttheBigBen?

A．ItislocatedintheHousesofParliament.B．Itisthelargestandtallestclocktowerintheworld.

C．Itiswell-knownallovertheworld.D．Itistheheaviestclockintheworld.

9．Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?

A．Thebellworkedwellatitsfirsttest.

B．Theconstructionoftheclockwaslongbutnotsmooth.

C．Theclockstartedtostrikechimeson31May,1859.

D．Thecrackfinallydisappearedafteraquarterofarevolution

10．WhichofthefollowingcanbestexplainwhyBigBenisworld-famous?

A．Accurateandheavy.B．Accurateandcolorful.

C．Heavyandcolorful.D．Attractiveandaccurate.

11．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．SirBenjaminHallwasafamousarchitectatthattime.

B．Eventhetiniestextraweightonthebalancewillaffecttheclock'saccuracy.

C．Thechimesoftheclockcouldbeheardallovertheworld.

D．Theclockhasbeentickingeversince31May,1859.

Forthefirsttime,acausallinkhasbeenestablishedbetweenclimate（气候）changeandthetimingofanaturalevent-theappearanceofthecommonbrownbutterfly.

Althoughtherehavebeenstrongconnectionsbetweenglobalwarmingandchangesinthetimingofeventssuchasanimalmigrationandflowering,ithasbeenhardtoshowacause-and-effectlink.ThisiswhatMichaelKearneyandNatalieBriscoeoftheUniversityofMelbourne,Australia,havenowdone.

TheresearcherscomparedtemperaturechangesinMelbourne-wherethebutterflyiscommon-withrecordedobservationsofthefirstbrownbutterflytobeseeninthespringsincethe1940s.Witheachofthepasttenyears,thebutterfliesappeared1.6daysearlierandMelbourneheatedby0.14℃.Overall,thebutterflynowappearsonaverage10.4daysbeforeitdidinthe1940s.

Thepairareconfidentintherelationshipfortworeasons.First,theyplacedeggsofthebutterfly,inspecialboxeswheretemperaturecouldbecontrolledandfoundthateachlarvalstagehadadifferentresponsetowarmer-than-normalconditions.Theegg,whichislaidinlatesummer,andthefirstlarvalstagedowellathightemperatures,saysKearney.Thesecondtothefifthstagesoccurinwinterandcan'tsurvivehightemperatures.Theknock-oneffectisthatthelarvalpupatesearlierandthebutterflyappearssooner.Second,theymadeamathematicalmodelcombiningthesephysiologicaleffectsoftemperatureondevelopmentwithclimatedata.Themodelpreciselymatchedtheobservedchangesinbutterflyemergencedate.

TheresearchersusedseveralclimatemodelstofindoutwhatislikelytohavecausedtheriseinMelbourne'stemperature,andruledoutthepossibilitythatnaturalweathereventscouldaccountforthewarming.

12．Whatistherelationshipbetweentheriseintemperatureandthebutterflyappearance?

A．Theyarelinkedinadifficultway.

B．Theyarerelatedinacause-and-effectway.

C．Theyhaveadirectrelationshipwitheachother.

D．Theyhavenoconnectionwitheachother.

13．Whyweretheresearchersconfidentabouttheirfinding?

A．Theyhadusedthemostadvancedequipmentintheworld.

B．Theirfindinggotsupportfromthetextbooks.

C．Theresultsoftheirstudyisbasedonexpertjudgement.

D．Theirexperimentprovedtheirpreviousguessing.

14．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"Theknock-oneffect"inparagraph4mean?

A．Theeffe