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江西省上饶市横峰中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题
某某省某某市横峰中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题
第一部分：
听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
1.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Shedoesn’tknowMike.B.Mikeisnolongerhergoodfriend.
C.Mikeisnowhergoodfriend.
2.Whyisthewomanworried?
A.Shecan’tfindherchild.B.Shelosthercellphone.C.Shemissedherbus.
3.Whatwillthewomando?
A.Shewillhelpputoutthefire.B.Shewilllookforadoctor.
C.Shewillcallthepolice.
4.Whenwasthepianobought?
A.Lastmonth.B.Lastyear.C.Lastweek.
5.Whywon’tthetwospeakersgotothefilm?
A.Itisgoingtorain.B.Thefilmisnotinteresting.C.Thewomanistootired.
第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Wherearethetwospeakers?
A.Attherailwaystation.B.Atahotel.C.Inanoffice.
7.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A.Hewantstohaveatalkwiththewoman.B.Hewantstositforarest.
C.Hewantstobuysomefruit.
请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.Whereisthewomangoing?
A.Heroffice.B.Herschool.C.Theairport.
9.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?
A.Thatshewillbelateforschool.B.Thatshewillmissherplane.
C.Thatshewon’tbeabletocatchhertrain.
10.Whendoesthedriverthinktheywillgetthere?
A.Atabout9:
50.B.Atabout10:
15.C.Atabout9:
45.
请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.Whatdidthetwospeakersdoyesterdayafternoon?
A.Theywenttoseeafilm.B.Theyhadafootballmatch.
C.Theywatchedafootballmatch.
12.Whathappenedtothewomanyesterdayafternoon?
A.Shefelloffherbike.B.Shelostherbike.C.Shehurtherarms.
13.Whendidthematchbegin?
A.At3:
00pm.B.At2:
30pm.C.At3:
20pm.
请听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Husbandandwife.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Friends.
15.Whoisgoingtohaveabirthdayparty?
A.MrGreen.B.MrSmith.C.MrsSmith.
16.Whomwillthewomangotothepartywith?
A.Hersister.B.Herbrother.C.Herhusband.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WhatdoesSantaClausdoonChristmasEve?
A.Hegivesmoneytopoorpeople.B.Hebringsgiftstochildren.
C.Hehelpspeoplewiththeirhousework.
18.HowisSantaClaususuallydressed?
A.Inred.B.Inblack.C.Inwhite.
19.WhatdoweknowaboutSaintNicholas?
A.HelivedinBritain.B.Hewasfromapoorfamily.C.Hewantedtohelppoorpeople.
20.WhydidNicholasclimbontotherooftogivemoneytopoorpeople?
A.Hedidn’twantpeopletoknowaboutit.B.Hisfatherdidn’twanthimtohelpothers.
C.Hewantedtoshowhisabilitytofly.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
BecauseofCOVID-19,tourismindustrieshavetothinkaboutnewwaysofpromotingtouristattractionsonline.Onewayofgettingtouriststotravelabroadfromtheirownhomeisthroughvirtualreality（VR）technology.Herearesomeofthebestvirtualtraveltoursthatcanbeenjoyedonlinerightnow.
Forwildanimallovers,thepanyandBeyondhasbeenlivestreaming（直播）wildlifetoviewersathomefromSouthAfrica.Inordertoraisemoneyforthewildlife,andBeyondisalsonowofferinguniquevirtualexperiencessuchasaprivatemeeting.Duringthemeeting,viewerscanchattoguideswhowillanswerallthequestionsandsharetheirexperiencesfromarecentdrive.
ThosewishingtoexploretheUSwillbeexcitedtoknowthatnationalparksincludingYellowstonetheGrandCanyonandtheEverglades,nowoffer360-degreevideosthroughGoogleEarth.
OntheGoogleArts&Cultureplatform（平台），youcanalsoenjoyadetailedvirtualjourneythroughsomeothernationalparks,suchasAlaska'sKenaiFjords,thevolcanoesofHawaiiorUtah'sBryceCanyon.
IntheUK,theNationalTrusthasorganizedmanyvirtualtoursfromtheirmostbreathtakingviewsandgardens,includingtheGiant'sCausewayandtheflowerbedsofHidcoteHouse.
Evenifitcan’tparetoareal-lifeexperience,VRtechnologystillallowsustogetalittleclosertotheworld'sgreatestwonders.Attheveryleast,theseplatformsmighthelptravelersplantheirnextholidayoncethepandemic（流行病）isover.
21.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?
A.VRtechnologywillbeusedintourismtoattractvisitors.
B.VRtechnologywasbornbecauseofCOVID-19.
C.Travellingabroadfromhomecanbelessfun.
D.VirtualtraveltoursarefreetoalltheInternetusers.
22.OnwhichplatformcanweexploretheUSnationalparks?
A.AndBeyond.B.GoogleEarth.C.NationalTrust.D.GoogleVR.
23.Howdoestheauthorthinkoftheseplatforms?
A.Theyareuseless.B.Theyaremoreattractive.
C.Theyarehelpful.D.Theyarebadlyorganized.
B
My12-year-olddaughter,Lauren,camehomefromschoolyesterday,proudlywavinghergradebooktome.ShehadbeenawardedA-1inmostsubjectssuchasmathematics,languageartsandscience—agreatachievement!
ThenshesadlypointedoutthatherperfectscorewasdamagedbyaB-1inFrenchandaC-1inPhysicalEducation.Iaskedherwhatthescoresmeant.Shesaidthatthelettershowedtheachievement（成绩）andthenumbershowedtheeffort.ThatmomentIrealizedthatthegradesweremisleading.Ireachedoutmyhandsandgaveherabighugandtoldherinmymindshehadaperfectscore.Itdidn’tmatterthathergradeinFrenchwasa“B”—the“l”showedthatshehadtriedherbest.Thatissomethingtomakeanyparentproud.Everybodyisdifferent.Everybodyhasdifferentpotential（潜能）.Notallofuswillbeelinguists（语言学家）orsportsstars.Butwithout100％effortnopotentialcanbeachieved.IfIseeasalespersonfailatsales,thefirstthingIwanttoexamineistheeffortbeingputin.Ifthereisaproblemwitheffort,thesalespersonhasnofuture.ButifIseeasalespersonisn’tsuccessfulwithl00％effort,heorsheisworthmyeffortinhelping.Maybeabitoftrainingorsomeadvicefromamoresuccessfulpersonwillhelp.Iknowthat100％effort,focusintherightdirection,willalwaysbringaresultwhetherthatisan“A”ora“C”.Aslongasyoumake100％effort,youaregreat.
24.Theauthor’sdaughterwasweakin_______.
A.mathsB.scienceC.chemistryD.physicaleducation
25.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofgrades?
A.Highgradesmakeparentsproud.B.Gradesareimportanttochildren.
C.Peopleholdawrongideaofgrades.D.Highgradesshowgreatachievements.
26.Seeingasalesmanwith100%effortfail,theauthor______.
A.willgivehimtrainingB.iswillingtoofferhelp
C.willfindaneasywayforhimD.maythinkhehasnofuture
27.Inthepassagetheauthorpraisesapersonhighlyfor_______.
A.tryinghisorherbestB.achievinggoodgrades
C.havingdifferentpotentialD.givingotherpeopleusefuladvice
C
Howmanyphonenumberscanyourememberbyheart?
It’sprobablyfewerthanyouwouldlike.Actually,youarenotalone.Outofmorethan1,000Americanswhoweresurveyed,morethanhalfsaidthattheycouldn’trecallthephonenumbersoftheirfriendsandneighbors.Intheireyes,thereisnopointinfillingtheirheadswithphonenumbersiftheyareallstoredinsmartphonesthatarewiththemalmostallthetime.
Infact,mostpeoplearesufferingfromasortofdigitalamnesia（健忘）.morethan90%ofthosesurveyedagreedthattheyusedtheInternetasanonlineoftheirbrains.Rotememorization（死记硬背）wasonceanimportantpartofmoderneducation,butwejustneedaclickorslidenow.That’smakingusworseatrememberingthings.
Researchersfoundthatwhenpeopleexpectedtousetheinformationonline,theywerelesslikelytorememberactualfacts,butmorelikelytorememberhowtofindthem.Asaresult,wearealreadybeingoneswithourputertools,growingintointerconnectedsystemsthatrememberlessbyknowinginformationthanbyknowingwheretheinformationcanbefound.
However,somebelieveitisn’tnecessarilyabadthing--maybeitgivesthemmorechancestothinkthroughthings.Wecertainlyacquiremoreknowledgenowthanever,evenifitisn’tallstoredinourbrains.
Evenso,Istillbelievethattherearemoreriskstothisnewworldofmemorybeyondlosingourabilitytorecallsomeinformationsuchaswhothe15thPresidentwas.Thatkindofinformationmayalwaysbeaclickaway,buttheimportantthingsarepersonalones,likethewayyourparentssmiledatyourwedding.It’shardertorecallorfindonline.Ifyou’rerelyingonyourselftokeeptrackofthosememories,theywillbemuchmoremeaningful.
32.Paragraph1ismainlyusedto_______.
A.serveasthebackgroundB.introducethetopic
C.explainnewresearchD.showsomedatatoreaders
33.What’sthemaincauseofpeople’ssufferingfromdigitalamnesia?
A.DealingwithtoomanythingsB.Seldomthinkingaboutquestions
C.RelyingontheinternettoomuchD.Thechangesoftheirmemories.
34.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______.
A.over90%peoplearesufferingfromdigitalamnesia
B.peoplecangainknowledgemoreeasilythanbefore
Crotememorizationnolongerexistsinmodernlife
D.Peoplefindithardtorememberhowtofindinformation
35.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardspeople’smemoriesnow?
A.WorriedB.OptimisticC.DisappointedD.Confident
D
Whenscientistsgotoaforesttostudymonkeysandtheirhabitsandbehaviors,howdotheyknowwho'swho?
Inthepast,scientistshadtomakemarksoneachoftheanimalstotellthemapart.Butinthefuture,theymayhaveamucheasierwaytotellthemapartthankstofacialrecognitiontechnology.
AresearchteamfromChina'sNorthwestUniversityisusingfacialrecognitiontechnologytoidentifythousandsofsnub-nosedmonkeysthatliveonQinlingMountaininShanxiprovince.
Similartohumanfacialrecognition,thetechnologythatisusedtoidentifymonkeysusestheirfacialfeaturestocreat
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