福建省宁德市学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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福建省宁德市学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

福建省宁德市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

Onceuponatimetherelivedawisekingwhowantedtomarryoffhisfavoritedaughter.Hewonderedhowhecouldfindtherightperson.Thekinghadanidea.Hedecidedtoholdacompetitiontodecidewhichgentlemanwouldwinthisgreathonor.Thekingannouncedthatanyonewhowantedtomarrytheprincessmustreporttothepalace.Towinhisdaughter,amanmustfillupawholeroomwithalightthingveryquickly.

Thefirstbravecompetitorarrivedatthepalace.HisnamewasPeter.Hebroughtbagsfulloffeathers.Withgreatconfidence,hestartedtofillthelargeroomwithfeathers,buttimeranoutandhefailed.

Thenextday,anotheryoungmanwhosenamewasBobtriedtoquicklyfilltheroom,thistimewithbeautifulsilk.Timeranoutagain,andheleftthepalacedisappointed.

Thecompetitionwentondayafterday.Hundredsofcompetitorshopedtopassthetestbutnoonesucceeded.Thekingbegantofeelhopeless.Wasn’tanyoneinthekingdomqualifiedtomarrythebeautifulprincess?

Oneday,ayoungmancalledMikearrivedatthepalaceempty-handed.Thekingwonderedhowthismanplannedtowinthecompetition.Enteringtheroom,theyoungmanputoutthelights.Hereachedintohispocket,gotasmallcandleandlitit.Innotime,thelightfilledthewholeroom.

Thekingwasveryhappybecausehehadfoundtheperfectmatchforhislovelydaughter.

1．Whydidthekingholdthecompetition?

A．Towinhisdaughter.

B．Tofindasmartofficial.

C．Tomarryoffhisdaughter.

D．Tochooseanewwisekingafterhim.

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“qualified”inParagraph4probablymean?

A．Willing.B．Suitable.

C．Clever.D．Honest.

3．Whowonthecompetitionatlast?

A．Peter.B．Bob.

C．Mike.D．Nobody.

Ifyouarehome-alone,orlivealone,andsomebodycomestothedoor,shoutout“Igotit”sothatitseemslikesomeoneelseistherewithyouandyouarenotalone.Butactuallybeforethat,therearelotsofpreventive（预防的）actionstotake.

Giveyourapartmentasafetycheck

It’sagoodideatogiveyourapartmentaonce-overforsafetyconcerns—ideallybeforeyouevenmovein.Completethissafetychecklist.

Cananyofyourvaluablesbeseenfromthestreet?

Canyouseewho’satthedoorwithoutopeningit?

Doyouhaveallyourmailheldatthepostofficewhenyoutravel?

Haveallthelocksofyourdoorsbeenchangedsinceyoumovedin?

Becomefriendswithyourneighbors

Ifyou’reshy,thenyou’dprobablypreferanythingelsetochattingwithneighbors.Butmakeanefforttobefriendly.Inonewayoranother,yourneighborswillbemorewillingtolendahandtoafriendthantheyaretohelpoutastrangerintimesoftrouble.

Besmartaboutsparekeys

Thievesandotherillegaltypesknowexactlywheretocheckforsparekeys.

Sodon’tthinkyou’rebeingcleverbyhidingtheminthemailbox,orunderneathacarpet.Instead,youhadbetterleavethemtoafriendortrustedneighbor.

Alwayslockthedoor

Lockyourdoors,everysingletime.Evenifyou’rejustgoingtothegarbagedumpster（垃圾大铁桶）quickly,oronlysteppinginsidetocatchsomethingyouforgot.

Itmayseemlikeoverkill—especiallyifyouliveinarelativelysafedistrict.Butitonlytakesthatonemomentforsomeonetostealin.

4．Whydoestheauthoradviseyoutoshout“Igotit”inParagraph1?

A．Toprotectyourself.B．Toanswerthedoor.

C．Tocalloutloudly.D．Towelcometheguests.

5．Whatistheauthor’sopinionaboutsparekeys?

A．Hidesparekeysinthemailbox.

B．Takeallthekeyswithyouifpossible.

C．Leavethekeystosomeoneyoutrusted.

D．Haveyourkeysreadyasyouleave.

6．Whataretherightpreventiveactions?

①Neverchangethelocks.

②Closethedoorintime.

③Makefriendswithneighbors.

④Putsparekeysunderthecarpet.

⑤Keepvaluablesseenfromthestreet.

⑥Haveasafetycheckabouttheapartment.

A．①②④B．②③⑤

C．③④⑥D．②③⑥

GeorgeWashingtonCarverhadagoal.Thiswastohelpsouthernfarmerswhoneededgoodcrops.Theyneededcropsthatdidn’thurtthesoil.CarverwenttoSimpsonCollegeinIowa,inwhichhestudiedforthreeyears.ThenhewenttoIowaState,wherehegottwodegrees.Thecollegeknewhewassmartandwantedhimtostay.Sohejoinedtheteam.Hewasputinchargeofahugegreenhouse.Therehegrewover20,000kindsoffungi（真菌），whichmadehimfamous.

Carverhadmanyjoboffers.ThomasEdisonoffered$175,000ayear.HenryFordtriedtohirehimtoo.JosephStalininvitedhimtotheSovietUniontohelpwithcotton.ButCarverrefusedalloffers.Instead,hetookajobatTuskegeeInstitute.ThiswasaschoolforAfricanAmericans.Carverwaspaidonly$1,000ayear.ButhewashappybecausehehadgoalstoreachandheknewhecouldreachthematTuskegee.

CarverworkedatTuskegeefor47years.Heneveraskedforaraiseinpay.Andheneverreceivedone.HeworkedsohardthathediedinhisofficechaironJanuary4,1943.

Carvercameupwithover300productsfrompeanuts（花生）,allofwhichcouldhavebeenpatented（申请专利）.Hecouldhavemademillions.Buthedidnotwantto.Hereiswhathesaid,“Mr.Creatordidnotchargetogrowthepeanut.Icannotacceptmoneyformyworkwithit.”

Throughhisefforts,Carversetupafund,forhewantedresearchtocontinue.Hegavehislife’ssavingstoit,whichcameto$40,000.Onehonorcameafterhisdeath.Hisbirthplacewasmadeanationalshrine（圣地）.HowsurprisedthemodestCarvercouldhavebeen!

7．OnejobofferwhichCarveracceptedwastoworkfor______.

A．ThomasEdisonB．HenryFord

C．JosephStalinD．TuskegeeInstitute

8．HowmuchdidCarveroffertothefund？

A．$1,000.B．$20,000.

C．$40,000.D．$175,000.

9．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesCarver?

A．Selfless.B．Stubborn.

C．Stupid.D．Reliable.

10．What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A．Carverpreferredworktomoney.

B．Carverdevotedhiswholelifetoachievinghisgoals.

C．Carverrefusedmanyjoboffersthatwouldmakehimrich.

D．Somescientistswouldratherdogoodthanmakemuchmoney.

二、七选五

Sometimes,youdonotfinishdrinkingyourglassofwaterbeforeyougotobed.11．

Buthaveyoueverwonderedifitisstillsafetodrink?

“Ifyouhavecleanwaterinacleanglass,you’refinetodrinkitforadayortwo,”KelloggSchwabfromtheJohnsHopkinsUniversityWaterInstituteintheUStoldTime.

12．That’sbecauseafterabout12hours,thecarbondioxide（二氧化碳）intheairreacts（反应）withthewaterinyourglass,slightlyloweringitspHlevel.

Also,theremightbemoremicroorganisms（微生物）inyourwaterifyouleaveitoutovernight.Microorganismsgrowmorequicklyatroomtemperature.Thesemicroorganismscanstayonyourglass.13．Butaslongasyoucleanyourglassesveryoften,thiswillnotbeaproblem.

IncountriesliketheUSandUK,peopleoftendrinkwaterdirectlyfromthetap（水龙头）.14．Mostexpertssaythattapwaterhasashelflifeofsixmonths,accordingtoZaneSatterfieldfromWestVirginiaUniversity,US.Aftersixmonths,thereislesschlorine（氯）inthewaterandbacteria（细菌）starttogrow.You’dbetternotdrinkthewaterotherwiseyoumaygetsick.

15．Schwabsaidpeopleshouldbecarefulwiththem.Ifyouleaveabottleofwaterunderthesunorinacarforalongperiodoftime,theplasticproducesachemicalcalledBPA．Thischemicalcancauseheartdiseaseandcancer.

A．Whataboutplasticwaterbottles?

B．Theycanmakeyougetsickmoreeasily.

C．Isitsafeforyoutodrinkthewaterlater?

D．Butyoumayfindthatittastesstrange.

E.Somepeopleprefertodrinkwaterfromrivers.

F.Youmightwanttodrinkitthenextmorning.

G.ThisisOK—however,tapwatercannotbestoredforalongtime.

三、完形填空

Whenyou’releavingforaninternationaltrip,apassportisthesinglemostimportantthingtodouble-check.Rememberingto16itwithyouisveryimportant.It’salsoimportantforyouto17aboutyourpassport.Afterall,it’syourone18togetoutofthecountry—andgetbackin.Passportsarepowerful,19notallareequal.

Dependingonwhatpassportyou20,you’llneedavisa（签证）toenterdifferentcountries.Forexample,aU.S.passportisallyouneedto21Peru（秘鲁）.Ifyoudecideto22toBrazilwhileyou’rethere,you’llneedtoapplyfor（申请）a23.ButaPeruvianpassportwouldletyou24theborder（国界）intoBrazilwithoutavisa.

Naturally,somepassportswillgetyouintomore25visa-freethanothers.TheorganizationArtonCapitallistedeverycountry’spassportfrommost26leastpowerful,basedonhowmanycountriesitwouldgiveaccess（进入权）towithoutavisa.Nowadays,theUnitedArabEmiratesisrecognizedasthemost27passportintheworld.Itgetstheir28into177countrieswithoutavisa.Inthe29placeareFinland,Luxembourg,andSpainwhichallgiveaccessto169countries.TheUnitedStates,whichhas168visa-freecountriesonits30,doesn’tcomeinuntilthethirdgroup.

Countyourself31ifyoudon’trelyonanAfghanistanpassport32istheleastpowerful,onlylettingtheirpeopleinto34countrieswithoutavisa.

Visaornot,makesureyou33theseairportmistakesthatcouldruinyourvacation.

16．A．takeB．offerC．produceD．hang

17．A．talkB．knowC．askD．think

18．A．reasonB．chanceC．roadD．ticket

19．A．andB．orC．soD．but

20．A．showB．giveC．haveD．check

21．A．giveupB．getintoC．joininD．careabout

22．A．goB．leadC．turnD．refer

23．A．bookB．visaC．noteD．passport

24．A．reachB．closeC．guardD．cross

25．A．citiesB．fieldsC．countriesD．rooms

26．A．betweenB．forC．withD．to

27．A．powerfulB．necessaryC．frequentD．interesting

28．A．designersB．producersC．ownersD．workers

29．A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．last

30．A．surveyB．routeC．outlineD．list

31．A．sadB．safeC．luckyD．foolish