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广西桂林市学年高一上学期期末质量检测英语试题
广西桂林市2020-2021学年高一上学期期末质量检测英语试题
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一、阅读选择
Doyouknowanexcitingcomputergamethatisalsoeducational?
MalmoSoftwarehasfournewgamesthatwillsurpriseyou.
SpacePirate
ItletsyougothroughtheGalaxy(银河系)onyourownstarship.Youwillfindinterestingstarsandlearnsciencealongtheway.
CrazyCooking
InCrazyCooking,youcanchoosemeatandvegetables,cooktheminyourvideokitchenandaskyourfriendstoeatwithyou.Atthesametime,youwilllearnmathbyworkingwithlotsofnumbersandmeasurements(尺寸).
TimeMachine
Itletsyougobacktoanytimeinhistorytoseewhatitwaslike.Youcanfindoutalmostallthingsyouwanttoknow.YoucanmeetGeorgeWashingtonorstudyamapwithColumbus.
WordSearch
IttakesyouonatripthroughtheEnglishlanguage—whereitbegan,whostartedit,andwhysomethingisdifferentnow.Onyourtrip,youwilllearnnewwordsandspellings.
EachofthesenewgamescomesonCD-ROMandcostsonly$15.95.Oryoucangetallfourgamesforonly$50.Thesearethebestnewgames!
Theywillgiveyoulotsoffun,andyou’lllearnmanythingsfromthem.Sodon’twait!
Gototheshopnow!
1.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanyoulearnbyplayingCrazyCooking?
A.Science.B.Math.
C.English.D.Geography.
2.Howmuchdoyouneedtopayifyouwanttobuytwogames?
A.$50.B.$31.9.
C.$25.D.$15.95.
3.Whydidtheauthorwritethepassage?
A.Totalkaboutcomputergames.B.TotellreadershowCD-ROMgameswork.
C.Toaskreaderstobuycomputergames.D.Tohelpreadersplaycomputergames.
4.Thepassageisprobablyfroma________.
A.newspaperB.dictionary
C.storybookD.diary
ItisnoteasytabecomeadoctorintheUnitedStates.Thefirststepisgettingintoamedicalcollege.MorethanonehundredandtwentyAmericanschoolsofferstudyprogramsforpeoplewantingtobedoctors.
Peoplecangetadviceaboutmedicalschoolsfrommanyresources.OneoftheseisthePrincetonReview.Thepublicationprovidesinformationaboutcolleges,studyprogramsandjobs.
ThePrincetonReviewsaysthecompetitiontoentermedicalschoolsisstrong.Americanmedicalschoolshaveonlyaboutsixteenthousandofopenings.Butmorethanthirty-twothousandstudentsmaytryit.Manyofthosearewomen.
Mostapplicantscontactmorethanonemedicalschool.Somecontactmany.AnimportantpartoftheapplicationusuallyistheMedicalCollegeAdmissionTestwhichiscalledMCAT.TheAssociationofAmericanMedicalCollegesprovidesthetestbycomputer.ItisofferedintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.
Thepeoplewhowanttoentermedicalschoolsarerated(评定)onreasoning,physicalandbiologicalsciencesandanexampleofwriting.ApplicantsformedicalschoolsneedtodowellontheMCAT.Theyalsoneedagoodrecordintheircollegestudies.
Somestudentsworkforayearortwoinamedicalorresearchjobbeforetheyattempttoenteramedicalschool.
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthePrincetonReview?
A.Itcangiveusadviceaboutmedicalschools.
B.Itisagreatresourceforpeoplewhowanttobecamedoctors.
C.Itcanprovideusinformationaboutstudyprograms.
D.ItprovidestheMCATtest.
6.Theunderlinedword“those”inthethirdparagraphrefersto______.
A.peoplewhowanttobedoctors
B.peoplewhowanttoenteramedicalschool
C.peoplewhoaretestedbyMCAT
D.doctorsintheUnitedStates
7.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.HowtobeagooddoctorintheUnitedStates.
B.TheimportanceofthePrincetonReview.
C.HowtopreparefortheMCAT.
D.Howtogetintoamedicalschool.
WhenIwassevenmyfathergavemeaTimex,myfirstwatch.Ilovedit,woreitforyears,andhaven’thadanotheronesinceitstoppedtickingadecadeago.Why?
BecauseIdon’tneedone.IhaveamobilephoneandI’malwaysnearsomeonewithaniPodorsomethinglikethat.Allthesedevices(装置)tellthetime—whichiswhy,ifyoulookaround,you’llseelotsofemptywrists;salesofwatchestoyoungadultshavebeengoingdownsince2007.
Butwhilethewisehaverealizedthattheydon’tneedthem,others-apparentlyincludingsomedistinguishedmenofourtime—arespendingtotalfortunesonthem.BrandssuchasRolex,PatekPhilippeandBreitlingcommandshockingprices,upto£250,000forapiece.
Thisisridiculous.Expensivecarsgofasterthancheapcars.Expensiveclotheshangbetterthancheapclothes.Butthesedaysallwatchestellthetimeaswellasallotherwatches.Expensivewatchescomewithextrafunctions-butwhoneedsthem?
Howoftendoyoudiveto300metersintotheseaorneedtofindyourdirectionintheareaaroundtheSouthPole?
Sowhypaythatmuchoffiveyears’schoolfeesforwatchesthatallowyoutodothesethings?
Ifjusticeweredone,theSwisswatchindustryshouldhavecloseddownwhentheJapanesediscoveredhowtomakeaccuratewatchesforafive-poundnote.InsteadtheSwissreinventedthewatch,withtheaidofmillionsofpounds’worthofadvertising,asamessageaboutthemanwearingit.Rolexesareforthosewhospendtheirweekendsclimbingicymountains:
aPatekPhilippeisforonefromarichornoblefamily:
aBreitlingsuggestsyouliketopilotplanesacrosstheworld.
Watchesarenowclassifiedas“investments”(投资).A1994Philipperecentlysoldfornearly£350,000,while1960sRolexeshavegonefrom£15.000to£30,000plusinayear.Butawatchisnotaninvestment.It’satoyforself-satisfaction,amatteroffashion.Pricesmaykeepgoingup—they’vebeenrisingfor15years.Butwhenfashionmoveson,theownerofthat£350,000beautywillsuddenlyfindhisprideandjoyisnomoreagoodinvestmentthanmychildhoodtimes.
8.Thesalesofwatchestoyoungpeoplehavefallenbecausethey______.
A.haveotherdevicestotellthetimeB.thinkwatchestooexpensive
C.prefertowearaniPodD.havenosenseoftime
9.Itseemsridiculoustothewriterthat______.
A.peopledive300metersintothesea
B.expensiveclothessellbetterthancheapones
C.cheapcarsdon’trunasfastnsexpensiveones
D.expensivewatcheswithunnecessaryfunctionsstillsell
10.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TimexorRolex?
B.MyChildhoodTimex
C.Watches?
NotforMe!
D.Watches—aValuableCollection
二、七选五
Whatwouldyoudoifyouwerelostinthewilderness?
Youhaveprobablyreadorheardaboutpeoplewhosurviveunderseeminglyimpossibleconditions.Thesepeoplehavebeenabletosurvivebyfocusingonthreebasicneeds:
water,food,andshelter.
Waterisoneofthefewsubstancesnecessarytosustain(维持)life,butpurewatermaybedifficulttofind.11.Exhaustion(疲劳)willcauseyoutosweatheavily,resultinginasaltshortagethatcausesdehydration(脱水).Aneasywaytocollectwateristocollectdew(露水)inthemorningforwater.
Feelingofhungercanbeignoredwithapositiveattitude.12.Somepeoplehavetoeatinsects,earthwormsandotheranimalsthatareeasytocatch.Plants,however,shouldnotbeeatenunlesstheyarenotpoisonous.13.Knobbyberries,suchasblackberriesandraspberries,arealsosimpletoidentify.
14.Inheavyrainsorsnow,youcanbuildashelterwithbranchesandropes.Useasmanybranchesaspossibleforaddedstabilityandprotectionagainstthewindandweather.Ifyouareinadesertenvironment,trytobuildanundergroundshadesheltertoavoidsunexposure.
Remembercalmisextremelyimportantinanyemergency.15.Findawatersource,identifyfoodtogatherandfindshelter.Byfocusingonthesebasics,youcanturnyourselfintoasurvivor.
A.Nutsareeasytoidentifyandarenutritious.
B.Watercansetthelinebetweenlifeanddeath.
C.Keepyourbodytemperatureasnormalaspossible.
D.Ifthereisashortageofwater,donotexhaustyourself.
E.Protectionfromextremetemperaturesisanotherconcern.
F.Comeupwithaplananddon’twastetimeorenergybygettingupset.
G.Butfoodisanothernecessityifyouarelostforalongerperiodoftime.
三、完形填空
ItwasSundayandIwasreturningfrommysister’splace.Ileft16thinkingthatImightgetaseatinthesubwayanditwouldbearathereasy17.Butsincemybadluckwas18meeverywhere,Icouldn’tgetaseat.I19andmademywaystraighttotheendofthecompartment(车厢).I20thereleanonthesiderails.Iwasfeelingvery21aboutmyself.
Afterafew22Igotaseat.Justthen,entereda23ladysupportedbythesubwaystaffandshesatnexttome.Ihelpedheroutofthewheelchairandmadehersit.I24myMP4playerandpushedtheearpieces(耳机)justtokeepallthe25thoughtsfrommyhead.JustthenIheardtheladycallingme.Sheintroducedherselftomeandaskedaboutme.I26mybestpossiblesmileandansweredthatmuchonlyand27myearpieces.
Shewenton28andIhadtotakeoutmyearpiecesandkeepthembackinmybag.ShetoldmeshewasastudentatRamakrishnaMissionAshramandgoesthere29.Itgivesherpeaceandstrength.Asamatteroffact,thestrengthtokeepgoing30hertoenjoythehumanlifeasmuchaspossible.ShethengavemeoneofSwami’s31andalsorecited(朗诵)someofpoems.ShekeptontalkingforthemostoftimeandIwasvery32listeningtoher.
Weweresebusytalkingthatwedidn’teven33ournamesandIdidn'tnoticeituntilwecametoourstationandwewentourways.34sheleft,Iopenedthebookshegaveandreadinspirationalmessages.Thereandthen,Iunderstoodthatwhatevermaycone,itshouldnothamper(束缚)our35andourexpectations.
16.A.quicklyB.earlyC.slowlyD.luckily
17.A.flightB.voyageC.raceD.journey
18.A.directingB.attendingC.followingD.attacking
19.A.enteredB.remainedC.stayedD.insisted
20.A.leftB.layC.satD.stood
21.A.lowB.confident