重庆市第一中学学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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重庆市第一中学学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

重庆市第一中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Lukehasalwaysbeenmyclosestandconstantcompanionthesepastfiveyears.Infact,heisveryfriendlytomeespeciallywhenItakecareofotherfurryfriendsinourshelter.

Therehavebeenalotofforestfiresduringthesummerseason.Notfarfromourshelter,aforestcaughtfireduringthishotsummer.Lukerushedtowardstheforestwhereflamessendoutaterribleheat.There’snolongeranyhopeatthemomenttowaitforLuketocomebacktotheshelter.Infact,Iwaswaitingforthefirementoannouncemehisdeathintheforest.Suddenly,afiremanburstintomyofficeandinformedmethatmydogLukesucceededinsavingfourcatswhichweretrappedbytheflames.Lukeseizedthekittens,onebyonemovingthemtoasafeplace.Iimmediatelyaccompaniedthefiremantotheforesttopickuptherescuedkittens,butLukewasnotthere.Thenweheardthesoundofadogcamefromtheforestbarkingfuriously.Thefiremenfollowedthetracksofthedoguntiltheyfoundhimbarkingloudlybythesideofaninjuredfiremanwhowaslyingontheground.

Thatday,IwasveryproudofLukeforhistwoheroicactions.IpaidavisittothefiremanaccompaniedwithmyadorableLuke.WhatamemorablescenewhenthefiremanhuggedLuketightlytohischest!

“Onethousandthanks,Luke,forsavingmylife,”thefiremansaid.

Thistruestoryofloveandcompassionshowsusthatpetsareloving,caringandcompassionate.Weshouldloveandprotectthem.Don’tbelittlethem.Littleanimalscanmakeenormousthingsforhumans.

1．Attheverybeginningtheauthorthought________.

A．Lukeranawayfromtheshelterforever.

B．Lukewasafraidofbigfire

C．Lukewaskilledbythebigfire.

D．Lukewasabletosaveallthepeople

2．ThereasonwhytheauthorwasproudofLukewasthat________.

A．Lukerescuedfourcatsandafiremanfromthefire

B．Lukewarnedpeopleofthecomingfire

C．Luketookcareofotherfurryanimalsintheshelter

D．Lukehasalwaysbeenmyclosestandconstantcompanion

3．Theunderlinedword“belittle”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“________”.

A．MakethingssmallB．Lookdownupon

C．ShowrespectforD．Makeenemywith

4．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A．Tostresstheroleofpetsinpeoplelife.

B．Topersuadepeopletokeeppets.

C．Tocallattentiontothedangerbigfire.

D．Toshareastoryofloveandcompassionofpetswithus.

YellowstoneWeather

YellowstoneNationalParkisatloftyheight.Height.Mostoftheparkisabove2,275meters.

Yellowstone’sweatherisunpredictable.Insummer,itmaybewarmandsunnywithtemperaturesinthehigh70s.Atnightinanygivenmonth,thetemperaturemaydropclosetofreezing.Soitisbesttocomepreparedforcoldeveningsandmornings,especiallyifyouarecampingorhiking.Whenyouleaveyourcampsite,pleaseleaveitpreparedforpossiblethundershowerandwind.

Asunnywarmdaymaybecomefiercelystormywithwind,rain,sleetandsometimessnow.Withoutenoughclothing,aneasydayhikeorboattripcanturnintoabattleforsurvival.

SeasonalWeatherInformation

Spring

ColdandsnowcontinueintoMay,althoughtemperaturesgraduallyclimb.Earlyinspring,daytimetemperaturesaverageinthe40sand50s;bylateMayandJune,theymayreachthe60sand70s,Nighttimelowsfallbelowfreezing.

Summer

Daytimetemperaturesareusuallyinthe70s,occasionallyreachingthe80sinthelowerelevations（高度）.Nightsarecool,temperaturesmaydropinthe40sand30s―sometimeseventhe20s.JulyandAugusttendtobesomewhatdrier,althoughafternoonthundershowersarecommon.

Fall

Weathercanbepleasant,althoughtemperaturesaverage10-2degreeslowerthansummerreadings,Nighttimelowscanfallintoteensandlower.Snowstormsincreaseinfrequencyastheweeksgobyortowardstheendofthefallseason.

Winter

Temperaturesoftenstaynearzerothroughouttheday,occasionallyreachinghighinthe20s.Subzeronighttimelowsarecommon.Annualsnowfallaveragesnearly150inchesinmostofthepark.Athigherplaces,200-400inchesofsnowhavebeenrecorded.

5．Ifyouareplanningtostayhereinspringforafewdays,whatisnecessaryforyou?

A．Enoughclothing.B．Weatherreport.

C．Umbrella.D．Boiledwater.

6．Whichseasonisgenerallypleasing?

A．Winter.B．Fall.

C．Spring.D．Summer.

7．Inwintertheaveragesnowfallis_____.

A．200inchesB．20inches

C．150inchesD．400inches.

8．Thispassageiswrittenprobablyforthosewhoplanto______inYellowstoneNationalPark.

A．DoresearchworkB．Takeabusinesstrip

C．HavesportsgamesD．Spendtheirholidaysortakeatour

Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.

Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:

Oncewehavelearnedsomething,extralearningattemptsortriestoincreasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.

Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,andbicycleridinglongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.

Themultiplicationtables（乘法口诀表）areanexception（例外）tothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.

Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming（突击学习）foranexamination,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtopasstheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone'sfuturedevelopment.

9．Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?

A．Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.

B．Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.

C．Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.

D．Storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.

10．Theauthortellstheexperienceinchildhoodinorderto__________.

A．rememberthegoodolddays

B．letreadersfollowtheexample

C．explainthelawofoverlearning

D．helpreadersunderstandtheimportanceofknowledge

11．Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis__________.

A．asteptowardsstudiesB．aresultofoverlearning

C．aspecialcaseofcrammingD．askilltodealwithmathproblems

12．Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcramming?

A．It'shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.B．Itcausesfailureincollegeexams.

C．It'spossibletoresultinpoormemory.D．Itincreasesstudents'learninginterest.

Liverpool,myhometown,isaspecialcity.Itissouniquethatin2004itbecameaWorldHeritage（遗产）Site.

IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfirststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.Blanketedinmist（薄雾），Victorianarchitecturerosefromthebanksoftheriver,respondedtothesoundsofsea-birds,andappearedunbelievablycharming.WhenIheadedtowardthecentre,IfoundmyselfsurroundedbybuildingsthatmirrorthebestpalacesofEurope.Itisnothardtoimaginewhy,onfirstseeingthecity,mostvisitorswouldbeoverpoweredbythebeautyofthenoblebuildings,whicharesolidsignsofLiverpool’shistory.

Asiftostressitsculturalrole,LiverpoolhasmoremuseumsandgalleriesthanmostcitiesinBritain.AtWalkerArtGallery,IwastoldthatithasthebestcollectionsofVictorianpaintingsintheworld,andisthehomeofmodernartinthenorthofEngland.However,cultureismorethangalleries.Liverpooloffersmanymusicevents.AsBritain’sNo.1musiccity,ithasthebiggestcitymusicfestivalinEurope,anditsmusiciansarefamousallovertheworld.Liverpoolisalsowell-knownforitsfootballandothersportsevents.Everyyear,theMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitors,makingthecityaplaceofwonder.

Asyouwouldexpectfromsuchacity,therearerestaurantsservingfoodfromaroundtheworld.Whenmytripwasabouttocomplete,IchosetorestmylegsinLiverpool’sfamousPhilharmonicpub（酒馆）.Itisamonumenttoperfection,andaheritageattractionitself.

BeingaWorldHeritageSite,myhomecityiscertainlyaplaceof“outstandinguniversalvalue”.Itisatreasurehousewithplentyofsecretsfortheworldtoexplore.

13．Visitorswhoseethecityforthefirsttimewouldbedeeplyimpressedby__________.

A．itscharmingbanksB．itsfamousmuseums

C．itswonderfulpalacesD．itsattractivebuildings

14．Liverpoolhasimportantculturalrolebecause__________.

A．ithasthebestcollectionsofVictorianpaintings

B．ithasmuseums,galleries,musicfestivalandsportsevents

C．theMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitors

D．thebestpalacesofEuropeareinLiverpool

15．TheauthorusesthePhilharmonicpubtoprovethat__________.

A．Liverpoolisawell-knowncityforitsrestaurants

B．Liverpoolisanimpressiveplacefullofattraction

C．apubisawonderfulplaceforvisitorstorelaxthemselves

D．apubisaperfectchoiceforvisitorstocompletetheirjourney

二、七选五

Everyone,fromhomelesspeopletobillionaires,islikelytobeinfluencedbystress;there’ssimplynowaytoavoidit16．Herearefivepowerfultipsforwaystokillstressina