河南省许昌市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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河南省许昌市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

【全国市级联考】河南省许昌市2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

CamberwellCollegeSwimmingPools

CamberwellCollegeofArtshasone50m（Olympicsized）poolwithadepthof2mthroughout,andone25mpoolwitha1mshallowendanda4mdeepend.Bothpoolsmaybeusedbythegeneralpublicatcertaintimes.

50mPool

Thepoolisoftenusedforclasses,butthegeneralpublicmayusetwolanes（泳道）forlaneswimmingatthefollowingtimes.

Monday:

06:

30-11:

30and19:

00-21:

00

Tuesday:

06:

30-11:

30and18:

00-21:

00

Wednesday:

06:

30-13:

30and17:

30-21:

30

Thursday:

06:

30-13:

30

Friday:

06:

30-13:

30

Weekends:

09:

00-17:

00

Childrenundertheageof14mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.

PleasenotethatduringCollegeholidays,thesetimeswillbedifferent.Call04837393560forup-to-dateinformation.

25mPool

The25mpoolisavailableforrecreational（non-lane）swimmingfrom07:

00-09:

00and12:

30-13:

30onweekdays,and10:

00-16:

00onSaturdays.

Childrenaged12andundermustbeaccompanied.

Weregretthatthe25mpoolwillbeclosedforredecorationbetween21stJulyand18thAugust.Themen’schangingroomswillbeclosedfortheweekbeginning19thAugust,andthewomen’schangingroomswillbeclosedthefollowingweek.Alternative（可选用的）changingroomswillbemadeavailable.We’resorryforthis.

1．Whencanthegeneralpublicusethe50mpoolonSundays?

A．06:

30.B．13:

30.

C．18:

00.D．21:

00.

2．Whatdoweknowaboutthe50mpool?

A．It’s4metersdeep.B．It’susuallyusedforteaching.

C．It’sunsuitableforchildrenunder14.D．It’sunavailableduringCollegeholidays.

3．The25mpoolwillbeclosed________.

A．foraweekB．on26thAugust

C．on19thAugustD．foraboutamonth

Shewassittingupatfourmonths,walkingateightmonthsandcompleting100-piecejigsawpuzzles（拼图玩具）at15months.SoitisnosurprisethatAbigailWilson,15,fromConnecticut,USA,recentlymadehistorywhenshebecametheyoungestblackgirleveracceptedintoanAmericanuniversity!

“I’mproudofmyselfforgettingin,butIusuallyfindithardtogetexcited.It’sprettycool,Iguess,”saidAbigail.

Hermother,Nancy,saidthatAbigailwasaquietbaby,borntwoweekslateonChristmasDay.Shedidn’tspeakherfirstwordsuntilshewas22monthsold!

Nancyandherhusbandthoughtsomethingmustbewrong,butwhenshestartedtotalk,herspeechwasperfect.Shealreadyknewhercolours,lettersandwasabletoread.Herparentsreadhernormalbedtimestoriesandtheydidn’tknowshewaslearningallofit.

Abigailhasalwaysbeentheyoungestpersoninherclass.Atsixshewasinthefourthgrade,attenshetookherfirsthighschoolclassinMaths.Shehasstudiedseverallanguages,includingSpanish,French,Chinese,Russian,ArabicandGerman.

Abigailsaysthatshedoesn’tusuallyplanwhenshestudies,shecallsherselfscatterbrained（注意力不集中的）andshealwaysdelays（拖延）thingsuptothelastminute.Thisgivesherthemotivationtoreallydosomething.

Inherfreetime,Abigailplaysbasketball,surfstheInternet,reads,cooksandhangsoutwithherfriends:

theyareall17and18.Shehasalsostudiedmusic.HermothersaysthatAbigail’smusiclessonshelpedhertobeanormalteen.ShebelievesthatAbigailneededtobeinasituationwhereshehadtofailinordertolearn.“Shefoundplayingthepianoverydifficult,butitmadeherlearnbetter,”saidNancy.“Shecan’talwaysbesuccessful,shewon’tbeabletolearnanything!

Peoplealwayslearnmorefromtheirfailuresthanfromtheirsuccesses”.

4．WhyisitnosurprisethatAbigailwenttouniversityat15?

A．Shewasahard-workinggirl.

B．Shewasalwaysaheadofotherkids.

C．Shewasbroughtupinaspecialway.

D．Shewasnodifferentthanotherblackgirls.

5．WhatcanwelearnaboutAbigail?

A．Sheiscrazyaboutsports.

B．Shehasagiftforlanguage.

C．Herfavouritesubjectismaths.

D．Hersuccessisduetogoodhabits.

6．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A．Abigailhasabettereducationthanothers.

B．Abigailwon’tbeanormalgirlwithoutmusic.

C．Nancydidn’tlikeAbigailwhenshewasababy.

D．Abigailusuallydoesthingswhentheyareemergent.

7．WhatdidNancy’swordsmean?

A．Abigailfailedtohaveanormallife.

B．Abigailneededtolearnfromfailures.

C．Abigailwasgoodatplayingthepiano.

D．Abigailwantedtoalwaysbesuccessful.

NoonethoughtthattheRMSTitanicwouldsinkonitsfirsttimeatsea.Butin1912,theshiphitanicebergandsankduringthenight.Nooneknewexactlywhereithadsunk.Evenifsomeonehadknown,itwas12,500feet（3.8km）underwater.TosearchfortheTitanicsodeepinthewaterseemedimpossible.But,73yearslater,Dr.RobertBallardthoughthehadfoundawaytogothatdeep.

In1985,BallardsetouttofindtheTitanic.Hewoulduseanunmannedsubmarine（无人驾驶的潜水艇）calledArgo.Ballard’sresearchteamcontrolleditfromashiponthesurface.Argohadvideocamerasandlightsonit.ThisletBallardseetheoceanfloor.

ArgosearchedforsignsoftheTitanic.Formanydaysandnights,Ballardandhisteammatesfoundnothingbutsandandsealife.Timewasrunningout.Ballardhadonlyfourdaysleftbeforehehadtoreturnhisboat.Heknewthiswouldbehisonlychance.Then,Ballardwasawakenedbyoneofhismen.Itwasjustafteroneo’clockinthemorning.Herushedtothecontrolroom.OnascreenwastheviewofoneoftheTitanic'sboilers.Theyhadfoundit!

Argotookamazingpicturesoftheship.Ballardandhisteammatesfoundthatthehugeshipwasinpieces.Thedebriswasspreadacrossonesquaremile（2.6km2）oftheoceanfloor.Theysawteacups,bottles,shoes,andotherbelongings（所有物）ofthepassengers.

Duringhiscareer,Ballardhasmademorethan100tripsunderwater.Hehasdonemuchtoteachchildrenabouttheoceans.But,hewillalwaysbethoughtofasthemanwhofoundtheTitanic.

8．WhywasitdifficulttofindtheTitanic?

A．Itssizewashuge.B．Itwasdeepunderthesea.

C．Ithadbeenbrokenintopieces.D．Theweatheratseawasterrible.

9．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A．Thepoorlifeatsea.B．ThedifficultiesincontrollingArgo.

C．ThecausesoftheTitanic’ssinking.D．TheexperienceoffindingtheTitanic.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“debris”inParagraph4mean?

A．Rocksandsand.B．Deadpassengers.

C．PiecesfromtheTitanic.D．Personalbelongings.

11．What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．Ballard’slifeB．FindingtheTitanic

C．UnderwatertripsD．ThesinkingoftheTitanic

Expertssaythat,amongyoungInternetusers,it’snotboyswhocreatemostwebcontent.ThepioneersoftheInternetatthemomentarethegirls.

AccordingtoJennyBaker,whosehobbiesaredesigningicons（图示）,mostboysjustaren’tpatientenoughforblogging,uploadingphotographs,andcreatingtheirownwebsites.Jennypostsherpicturesonherownwebsite,andbelievesthatmostboysdon’toftenhavetheirownsites.Shethinksit’smainlygirls.

AndJennyisright.Astudyshowsthat,amongInternetusersaged12to17,alotmoregirlsblogthanboys（35percentofgirlscomparedwith20percentofboys）.Alotmoregirlsalsoworkontheirwebpages（32percentofgirlscomparedwith22percentofboys）.Girlsarealsoaheadofboysinworkingonwebsitesforotherpeople.

Somegirlshavetheirownteenagepodcasts（播客）whichhavebecomeverysuccessfulandsometimesthecreatorshavetheirownTVshowstoo.Whenaskedwhattheythinkaboutthestudythatshowsgirlsaremoreactiveontheweb,theysaythatthey’renotsurprisedbecausegirlsareverycreative,andsometimesmorecreativethanboys.

Othergirlhavestartedinteractive（交流的）e-zineswitharticleswrittenforgirlsbygirls.“Girlsfromeverywherereadourarticles,andtheyasklotsofquestions,”theysay.“Ithinkgirlsliketohelpotherpeoplemore.”Oneexpertsaid:

“Ifboysweremoreinterestedinhelpingotherpeople,thenumberswouldbedifferent.”

Butifgirlsaremoreinterestedincomputers,whydowomenonlyhave27percentofcomputer-relatedjobs?

Maybethiswillchangeinthefuture—afterall,girlslikethesewillbeinthejobmarketbeforetoolong.

12．WhydoesJennythinkboysdon’tcreatewebcontent?

A．Theyareimpatient.B．Theydon’thavetheirownsites.

C．Theyarebusywiththeirhobbies.D．Theyknowlittleaboutwebscience.

13．Whatdoesthestudyshow?

A．Girlspreferworkingonwebsitestoblogging.

B．GirlswatchmoreonlineTVshowsthanboys.

C．Girlsspendmostoftheironlinetimehelpingothers.

D．Girlsaremoreactiveincreatingtheirownwebbusinessthanboys.

14．Whatistheauthor’sopiniononthenumberofwomenincomputer-relatedjobs?

A．Upset.B．Worried.

C．Hopeful.D．Satisfied.

15．Whatwillprobablyhappeninthefutureaccordingtotheauthor?

A．Girlswillnevermatchboysincomputerscience.

B．Boyswillbemoresuccessfulinmakingwebsites.

C．Lessboyswillliketoreadarticleswrittenbygirls.

D．Moreandmoregirlswilldocomputer-relatedjobs.

二、七选五

Canzooseverbeanimal-friendly?

Thetopicofourlastclassdiscussionwas“Howcanzoosprovideanimalswithagoodlife?

”Everyonebelieveditwasimpossibleforzoostogiveanimalsacaringenvironment.Ourteachersuggestedthatvisitingamodernzoomightgiveusanewpointofview.

16．Inourdiscussion,manypeoplesaidthatzooswerefullofsmellycageswithunhappyanimalslivingin.ClevelandMetroparksZoo,however,wassetinanattractive,openenvironment.Treesandflowershadbeenplantedaroundthepark.17．

Atschool,somepeopleaccused（指责）zoosofexploiting（剥削）animalsformoneybutatClevelandMetroparksZoo,asIseeit,nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.18．

BeforeIvisitedClevelandMetroparksZoo,Iwasn’tsureabouttherightsand