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江苏省学年高一下学期期中学情检测英语试题有答案
江苏省2021学年高一下学期期中学情检测英语试题
一、阅读选择
1. Canada:
offthebeatentrack﹣threetosee
RockyMountains
The RockiesrunalongtheAlberta﹣BritishColumbiaborderandareinsidetwohugenationalparks﹣BanfftothesouthandJaspertothenorth.BanffwasCanada'sfirstwildlifereserveandthesedaysthetownofBanffisthemostpopulartouristdestinationinthecountry.ButJasperNationalParkislarger, wilder, andlesswell﹣explored.BetweentheparksofBanffandJasperistheColumbiaIcefield, ahugebowloficemadeupofaboutthirtyglaciers.Ifyoudon'tlikeice, theRockiesofferwildlifewalks, swimming, camping, hiking, canoeing, mountainclimbing, andplentyofplacestostay.Accommodationcosts(住宿费)areusuallylowerattheJasperendofthissuperbmountainplayground.
Lunenburg
LunenburgissouthfromHalifax, alongafoggycoastofrockyseas, fishingvillages, andhistorictowns.ItisabeautifullittleshipbuildingtownandaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite.FishinghasalwaysbeenbiginLunenburg:
mostofAtlanticCanada'sdeep﹣seafishingboatsleavefromhere, andNorthAmerica'sbiggestfish﹣processingfactoryislocatedinthetown.Lunenburgstillhasmanywoodenbuildingsandasaresultfeelslikean18thcenturyBritishcolonial(殖民时期的)town.Youcanvisitthetown'sFisheriesMuseumorjustwanderaround, lookingatthewoodenhousesintheoldstreets﹣andofcoursehaveadinnerofseafood.
Churchill
One ofthefewplacesinthenorththatis"easy"togetto, Churchillisa1.5﹣daytrainjourneyfromWinnipeg.Churchillisamajorport, buteco﹣tourismisbecomingmoreandmoreimportant.Althoughitisfreezing, manyvisitorscometoseethepolarbears, whales, Arcticfoxes, andiftheyarelucky, theNorthernLights.Churchillcallsitselfthe"PolarBearCapitaloftheWorld", andforagoodreason:
thetownsitsrightinthemiddleoftheanimals'migrationroute, andthecutebutdeadlywhitebearssometimeswanderintothetown.TourstoseethebearsfromSeptembertoNovemberarethemostpopularattraction.
(1)WhichofthefollowingwasCanada'sfirstwildlifereserve?
________
A.Banff.B.Jasper.C.Halifax.D.Winnipeg..
(2)WhatdoweknowaboutLunenburg'sfish﹣processingfactory?
________
A.Itisnowamuseum.
B.Itisawoodenbuilding.
C.Itwasbuiltinthe18thcentury.
D.ItisthelargestinNorthAmerica..
(3)WhatdomostvisitorstoChurchillwanttosee?
________
A.Whales.B.Polarbears.
C.Arcticfoxes.D.TheNorthernLight.
2. It wasadayI'dbeenwaitingfor.Ihadseenafewlift﹣offs(升空)onvisionbefore, butthisonewasspecial.ItwasApollo11.TheastronautswereheadedfortheMoon.justtoorbit, asApollo8andApollo10haddoneafewmonthsearlier.Thistime, peoplewouldactuallywalkonit!
I hadahardtimegettingthroughthenextthreedaysuntilApollo11reachedtheMoon.Iwasgluedtothetelevision.Finally, Sundaymorningarrived.Aftereatingdinner, myfamilygatheredinthelivingroom.Ournewtelevisionofferedthebestpictureoftheupcomingevents.Luckily, Ihadreadmanybooksonspaceflight.Iwasfamiliarwiththetechnicalphrases, beingdiscussedbetweenMissionControlCenterandtheastronauts.
Then, weheardthecountdowntotheundocking(出舱)oftheEagle, theLunarModule(LM), fromtheColumbia, theCommandandServiceModule.Noneofuspaidmuchattentiontothebackgroundchatter.Ifwehad, wewouldhaverealizedthatthedescent(降落)wasnotgoingwell.AloudmasteralarmkeptsoundinginsidetheLM.Ifitcontinued, theastronautswouldhavetostopthedescent.Butinourexcitement, wedidn'trealizewhatwashappening.ThenwesawthattheastronautshadreachedtheMoon.WeallgavealoudcheerwhenArmstrongsaidhisfamouswordsastheLMtoucheddown:
"Houston, TranquilityBasehere.TheEaglehaslanded."
Even thoughIwasonlyeightyearsold, Isensedtheimportanceofthatmoment.Lookingbackatit, Ifeelalittlesadthattherehasbeennothingquitelikethatsince.ButwehaveoursightsetonMarsnow.TogettoMars, wewillneedtovisittheMoonagain.Thatexcitesme.I'dlovetoseeanothermoonwalk.Ihopethatkidswillwatch, asIdid, theimages(影像)ofhumansonanotherplanet.Perhapsthenextmoonwalkerswillchangethelivesofthoseviewers, asArmstrongandAldrinchangedmylife50yearsago.
(1)Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorwhenhewasyoung?
________
A.HelikedwatchingTV
B.Hewascrazyaboutreading.
C.Hewantedtobeanastronaut.
D.Hewasinterestedinspaceflight..
(2)Whydidtheauthorignorethebackgroundchatter?
________
A.Hedidn'tknowthetechnicalphrases.
B.Hepaidhisattentiontothealarm.
C.Hewastooexcited.
D.Hewastooyoung..
(3)Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
________
A.Amagicalmoment.B.Ahappychildhood.
C.AreturntotheMoon.D.AgoalofvisitingMars.
3. Ice﹣skatingathleteAlysaLiuisnostrangertobreakingrecords.In2016, thethen10﹣year﹣oldbecametheyoungestfigureskating(花滑)championinU.S.history.In2018, attheageof12, Liubecametheyoungesttocompetein, andwin, theU.S.juniorchampionships.Thatsameyear, shewasalsotheyoungesttolandatripleaxel(三圈半跳)inaninternationalcompetition.
On January25, 2019, theskatermadehistoryonceagainastheyoungest﹣evernationalfigureskatingchampionattheGeicoU.S.Women'sFigureSkatingChampionshipsheldinDetroit, Michigan.TherecordbeforewasheldbyTaraLipinskiin1997whenshewas15.
At thechampionships, thingsweregoingwellfordefendingU.S.championBradieTennell, whowasintheleadfollowingtheshortprogramonJanuary24.ButthingschangedthefollowingdaywhenTennellhadaseriesofsetbacks(挫折), firststeppingoutofatripleloopandthenfallingduringatriplelutzattempt.Meanwhile, Liu, whowasinsecondplaceandhadalreadyimpressedthejudgeswithaperfecttripleaxelintheshortprogram, gaveaperfectfreeskateperformance.
When askedaboutheramazingperformance, Liusaid, "IwasjusthappythatIbeatmypersonalrecord, andIdidacleanlongprogram."Anotherthingtheyoungchampionwashappyabout?
AtriptoDisneylandforLiuandherfamily."It'ssomuchfun, "saidthe13﹣year﹣old.
Liu fellinlovewithiceskatingduringherfirstlessonattheOaklandIceCenter.Thethenfive﹣year﹣oldshowedsuchanaturalgiftthatLauraLipetsky, aformernationalcompetitorwhohastaughtLiueversince, askedherfather, ArthurLiu, tosendhertoprivatelessons.
Unfortunately, Liuwon'ttakepartinthe2019WorldFigureSkatingChampionshipsinJapanbecauseoftheagerequirementof15.However, thatdoesn'tappeartoaffecther.Shesays, "I'mnottooworriedaboutthatpartbecauseIgetmoretimetoworkonmyjumps, skatingskillsandjusttryingtolearnmore."
(1)Whatisdescribedatthebeginningofthetext?
________
A.Thehistoryofice﹣skating.
B.Liu'sachievementsinice﹣skating.
C.Theice﹣skatingchampionsinhistory.
D.Anationalfigureskatingchampionship..
(2)Whathappenedduringthe2019U.S.Women'sFigureSkatingChampionships?
________
A.ThejudgeswereshockedbyLipinski.
B.LipinskimetLiuforthefirsttime.
C.Tennellmadesomemistakes.
D.Liutooktheleadatfirst..
(3)WhatcanbeinferredfromthetextaboutLiu?
________
A.Shelikestravelingwithherfather.
B.Shewastaughttoskatebyherfather.
C.ShegotalotofsupportfromLipetsky.
D.ShefellinlovewithskatingbecauseofLipetsky..
(4)WhatkindofgirlisAlysaLiuaccordingtothelastparagraph?
________
A.Positive.B.Determined.C.Patient.D.Intelligent.
4. Becausecomputerknowledgeisimportantinoursocietytoday, manyparentsbelievethattheearliertheirchildrenbegintousethecomputer, thebetter.Accordingly, mostchildrenarespendingalargeamountoftimeoncomputersduringtheirpreschoolyears.Butisithealthyforpreschoolerstousecomputers?
Andifso, howcanparentsdecidehowmuchcomputertimeisproper?
Some studieshaveshownthatusingcomputersfromanearlyagehasseveraladvantages.Preschoolerswhohavealreadyattendedcomputerclassescomeouttopintheirstudies.Also, playingeducationalgamescontributestotheirlanguagelearningandmath.
The greatestbenefits, though, aregainedwhenpreschoolersusecomputerssidebysideorwhentheyworkwithadults.Inthesesituations, preschoolersdevelopcooperative(合作的)problem﹣solvingskills.Theyalsohavethechancetocommunicatewithothers, whichwill________theirlearning.
Despitemanybenefits, expertsalsopointoutdisadvantagesofpreschoolcomputeruse.Preschoolers*muscles(肌肉)andbonesarestilldeveloping, butcomputersandfurnitureareseldomsetupproperlyforthem."Mostparents, "saysPeterBuckleoftheRobensCentreforHealthErgonomics, "seemunawareofthepossibledangersofpreschoolerssittingforlongperiodsunsupportedwithnecksandwrists(手腕)damaged."
Anotherproblemariseswhenparentsputeducationalgamesintocomputersandbelieveit'sbetterfortheirpreschoolerstoplaythesegamesthansitinfrontofaTVEducationalexpertandteacherJaneHealydisagrees.Shedoesn'tbelievethereismuchdifferencebetweenthetwo."Simplywatchingascreenisnotthesameasrealmentalactivity."Healysays.Shesuggeststhatreadingtogether, havingfamilydiscussions, orplayingaremuchmorevaluable.Besides, Healyalsoquestionswhethersomepopularcomputergameshaveeducationalvalue."Some, "shesays, "mayevendamagecreativity, attentionandmotivation(动力)."