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学年有答案江西省高一上学期第一次联考英语试题

江西省某校2019-2020学年高一上学期第一次联考英语试题

一、阅读选择

1.    

FOURBOOKSYOUSHOULDREAD

CarolineLeavitt

    CruelBeautifulWorld

Atage16LucyisalonelyorphanlivingwitholdersisterCharlotteanddevotedauntIrisinWaltham,Massachusetts.Onthelastdayofschool,sherunsawaywithher30-year-oldteacher,William,andsettlesinahillsideshackinruralPennsylvania,nearhisnewteachingjob.ThoughLucyfeelsincreasinglyisolated,Williamwon’tallowheranyoutlet.Leavittdrawsuponareal-lifecrimethatinvolvedagirlsheknewinhighschool.Shetellsherstoryfrommultipleviewpoints,buildingtensionandempathyforLucyandCharlotteastragedyswallowsthem.

    StevenPrice

    ByGaslight

Price,anaward-winningCanadianpoet,achievesanextraordinaryachievementofDickensianstorytellinginhisweightysecondnovel.HisheroisWilliamPinkerton,sonofthefounderofthelegendarydetectiveagency,whofindscluesinhislatefather’ssafetothecaseofWilliamShade.Thismythicthiefhaddisturbedandupsethisfather.WilliamtracksaShadeaccomplice（共犯）,CharlotteReckitt,toLondon,onlytofindshe’sbeenfounddeadintheThames.AlsoonthesceneisAdamFoole,whoisobsessedwithCharlotte,whohemetwhilestealingDeBeersdiamondsfromaSouthAfricanmine.Priceablyarrangesdozensofinterlinkingplotlinesashespansthreecontinentsandseveraldecades,fromAmericanCivilWarbattlefieldstoScotlandYardattheendofthe19thCentury.

    GeFei

    TheInvisibilityCloak

Beijing-basedGeFei（pennameforLiuYong）wonthe2015MaoDunLiteraturePrizeforfiction“describingthechangingspiritofChinesesociety”overthepastcentury.TheInvisibilityCloak,hisfirstEnglishpublication,revolvesaroundCui,adivorcedmanwhocreatescustomizedhi-fispeakersforBeijing’snewlywealthyandafewintellectuals.Beijing’srapidexpansionhasleftCuilongingforaninvisiblelifeawayfromthecity.Hischancecomeswhenheagreestobuildaworld-classsoundsystemforagangster（黑社会老大）.GeFei’sniceirony,translatedfromtheChinesebyCanaanMorse,shouldfindmanyfans.

    TimHarford

    Messy

Thetemptationtobeneatandtidymaybepowerful,but“wewouldbebetterservedbyembracingadegreeofmess,”Harfordargues.Hisdefenseofthecreativepotentialoftheimperfect,crude,random,vague,difficult,diverseandevendirtyisrefreshing.Reachingintothearts,politics,business,scienceandtechnology,Harfordmakesacompellingcaseforopeninguptodisorderandluck.

（1）WhichauthordoesNOTtellastoryinhis/herworklistedabove?

A.CarolineLeavittB.StevenPrice

C.GeFeiD.TimHarford

（2）JackisanAmericanwhowouldlikeeverythingtobeneatandtidy.Helovesreadingnovelswithironichumoranddetectivestories.HeisgoingtoworkandliveinBeijingforthenextthreeyears,andheisverycuriousabouttheplaceheissoonheadingto.Whichbookwillhemostlikelychoosetoreadnow?

A.CruelBeautifulWorldB.ByGaslight

C.TheInvisibilityCloakD.Messy

（3）Thispageisintendedforpeoplewhowantto______.

A.buynewly-publishedbooksatadiscount

B.recommendbookstofriendsandfamily

C.knowwhatbooksareworthwhiletoread

D.understandthecurrenttrendinliterature

2.    In April,1967mybrother,HarveyCooley,metasoldier,DavidLawsonduringbasictraining.Intheirfreetime,theyhungouttogether.Astheweekswentby,theygrewveryclose,almostlikebrothers.However,afterbasictraining,soldiersmovedontoadvancedtraining.Theythoughttheywouldneverseeeachotheragain.

    One dayinSeptember,1967,thesemenwerebothinCaliforniawaitingfortransporttothefront.HarveyandDavidhadanunexpectedsurprisewhentheyranintoeachother.Theytalkedverybrieflysincetheyhadgottoreportinfiveminutes.Theyagreedtomeetaftertheyweredischarged（退伍）fromtheservice.HarveywroteabriefnotewhichhegavetoDavidshowingthedateandlocationtheyweretomeet.

    Harveynevermadeitbackhome.Hediedwhilesavingtwosoldiersduringenemyfire.DaviddidnotlearnofHarvey’sdeathuntilthemid1980s.hewrotealettertoHarveyafterhereturnedhomeandaskediftheycouldpostponetheirmeetingtoalaterdate.Hisletterwasunanswered.DavidfeltthenthatHarveymustnothavemadeitback.HeknewHarveywouldsurelyhaveansweredhisletterifhehadbeenableto.

    WhileDavidwassearchingtheinternetforInformationaboutHarvey,hefoundapoemdedicated（献给）toHarveybyme.HesentmeanemailandtoldmeabouthisfriendshipwithHarveyandweswappedphonenumbers.

    DavidcalledmeandwetalkedabouthisfriendshipwithHarvey.WhileonthephonewithDavid,IlearnedaboutthenoteHarveyhadwrittenforhim.Davidstillhadthenoteandsentmeacopyofit.

    It isamazing,tosaytheleast,thatDavidwasabletotrack（追查到）medown.EvenmoreamazingisthefactthathestillhadHarvey’snoteafteralltheseyears.DavidtoldmeitwasajoytofinallyhearfromHarveythroughmeafteroverfortyyears.

（1）WhatdidHarveyandDaviddecidetodoaftertheymetunexpectedly?

A.Meetaftertheyreturned.B.Leavethearmy.

C.Writeareport.D.Gotoadvancedtraining.

（2）WhatdidDaviddowhenhedidn’thearfromHarvey?

A.HedecidedtomeetHarveyatalatertime

B.HewenttothefronttolookforHarvey

C.HefearedthatHarveyhaddied

D.HeaskedtwosoldiersaboutHarvey

（3）Theunderlinedword“postpone”inParagraph3means______.

A.talkaboutB.putoffC.attendD.call

（4）Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ANoteKeptforOverFortyYears

B.FriendshipDevelopedintheWar

C.ALetterNeverAnswered

D.TwoBrothersNeverSeparated

3.

TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare"ifonly".Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.

Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,"Taketheextraminutetodoitright."Ialwaystrytolivebythe"extraminute"rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan"ifonly"moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding（衬垫）ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.

Idon'tonlyavoidthose"ifonly"momentswhenitcomestosafety.It'sequallyimportanttoavoid"ifonly"inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforgoneanopportunitytosay"Iloveyou"or"Iforgiveyou"."WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn'tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathewas84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn'tmissanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.

IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay"ifonly"aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI'mdoingtherightthing.I'mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat'sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.

（1）Whydoesthewriterregard"ifonly"astwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguage?

A.Becausepeopleusethemwhentheyfeelsad.

B.Becausetheyexpressregretsanddisappointmentinlife.

C.Becausetheyremindthewriterofsomesadexperiences.

D.BecausetheymeansadnessintheEnglishlanguage.

（2）What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"forgone"inParagraph3?

A.Givenup.B.Comeacross.C.Gotthrough.D.Heldback.

（3）TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto______.

A.seeadoctorB.finishherwork

C.joinacelebrationD.accompanyherfather

（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AdvicefromMyFather

B.AvoidanceofSaying"IfOnly"

C.The"ExtraMinute"Rule

D.TheImportanceofEmotionalWell-being

4.

Whiletheworldweliveinneverstopschanging,ourneedsforfriendsprovetobeinvariable.AccordingtothereportfromPsychologistDorothyRowe,morethan75%ofpeopleturntotheirfriends,insteadoftheirfamilies,foradvice,comfortandsecurity.OnewomancalledRebeccasheinterviewedeventoldherthatifshehadgottochoosebetweenherhusbandandherfriend,shewouldratherchoosethelatter.

Sinceourfriendsmeanalottous,itisnotsurprisingthatthehappiestmarriagesarealsofriendships."Oncetheromanticstageofarelationshiphaspassed,it'sfriendshipthatholdspeopletogether,"saysRowe.Ifthecoupledonotmakesomechanges,theywilleithergettiredofeachotherandbreakuporstaytogetherandseekfriendshipwithothers.

However,isfriendshipequallyimportanttowomenandmen?

AccordingtoauthorRhondaPritchard,womenaremorelikelythanmentohaveclosefriends."Youtellafriendthingsthatyounevertellapartner",saysonewomansheinterviewed.Formen,friendshipisusuallybasedondoingthingstogetherratherthantheprivateconversationsthataretypicalofwomenfriends.Mensharetimeandactivitieslikebuildingafenceorabusiness,running,ridingabike,fishingorwatchingfootball,buttheyarereluctanttosharetheirfeelings.

Althoughmanywomenfindtheirrelationshipswithahusbandoraboyfriendaren