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广东省广州市三校学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题

广东省广州市三校2020-2021学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题

学校:

___________姓名：

___________班级：

___________考号：

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一、单项选择

1．SorryI’mlate.I______haveturnedoffthealarmclockandgonebacktosleepagain.

A．mightB．shouldC．canD．will

2．_____________comeswillbewelcometotheopen-airconcert.

A．WhateverB．Whoever

C．NomatterwhatD．Nomatterwho

3．Nooneknowsif_____________thatboy,butif__________him,herparentswillbedisappointed.

A．shewillmarry,shewillmarryB．shemarries;shemarries

C．shewillmarry,shemarriesD．shemarries;shewillmarry

4．Heinsistedthathe____________themoneyand___________he__________setfree.

A．didn’tsteal,/,beB．steal,that,shouldbe

C．didn’tsteal,that,shouldbeD．steal,/,was

5．——ShallItellJohnaboutit?

——No,you__________.I’vetoldhimalready.

A．needn’tB．wouldn’t

C．mustn’tD．shouldn’t

6．Determinationisakindofquality---andthatis__________ittakestodoanythingwell.

A．thatB．which

C．whyD．what

7．Acomputer_____thinkforitself,itmustbetoldwhattodo.

A．can’tB．couldn’tC．maynotD．mightnot

8．Elephantshavetheirownwaytotelltheshapeofanobjectand__________itisroughorsmooth.

A．thatB．how

C．whetherD．what

9．Jack_______yet,otherwisehewouldhavetelephonedme．

A．mustn’thavearrivedB．shouldn’thavearrived

C．can’thavearrivedD．neednothavearrived

10．Danbyleftwordwithmysecretary________hewouldcallagainintheafternoon.

A．whoB．thatC．asD．which

二、阅读选择

Fiftyyearsago,thewell-lovedmusicianBobDylanplayedattheNewportFolkFestivalandwaswidelybooed（嘘声）.TheaudiencemayhavebeenunhappybutDylan'sperformancehelpedchangethedirectionofmusicandcultureintheUnitedStates.

Themid-1960swereatimeofgreatchange.Onesuchplaceofchangewastheworldoffolkmusic.BobDylanbecameasymbolofchangewhenhemovedfromacoustic（原声的）toelectricguitar.

RockmusichistorianElijahWaldhaswrittenanewbookaboutthechange.Itiscalled"DylanGoesElectric."“Therewasamomentintheearly1960swhenyoucouldlookattheBillboardchartsandsevenofthetop10albumswerefolkrecords.AndJoanBaez,PeterPaulandMary,theKingstonTrio,allhadhuge,huge,hugenumber-onerecords."

Andthenthishappened:

The"BritishInvasion"introducedtheworldtotheBeatlesandgrewahugefanbaseforrockmusic.Thatworriedmanyfolkmusicians,saysElijahWald.TheyhopedthatBobDylanwouldcometotherescue.However,anewDylansoundcamefromthestage.

BobDylanhadgoneelectric,andthefollowersoffolkmusicwerenotpleased."WhenDylanwentelectric,Ithinkoneoftheissueswasthefeelingthat-waitaminute,he'sgoneovertotheenemy."

FolklovershadlookedtoBobDylantosavetheirmovementfromrockandroll.But,authorWaldsaysDylanfeltdifferentlyaboutthemusic."DylanhadalwayslikedrockandrollandDylandidn'tthinkofrockandrollasstupidmusic."

Infact,DylanwasaBeatlesfan.HelatersaidthatfromthefirsttimeheheardtheBeatleshe

knew"theywerepointingtothedirectionwheremusichadtogo."

Beyondthemusic,Dylan'sperformancethatnightalsomarkedaturninAmericanculture.

11．HowdidtheaudiencefeelwhenDylanplayedattheNewportFolkFestival?

A．Excited.B．Unsatisfied.

C．Respectful.D．Bored.

12．WhichisTRUEaboutAmericanmusicworldintheearly1960saccordingtoElijahWald?

A．Greatchangeshadtakenplaceinfolkmusic.

B．Peoplehadgrownsincereloveforrockmusic.

C．Folkmusicwasonceahugemainstreampoptrend.

D．BobDylanwasthebestAmericanmusicianatthattime.

13．WhatdidfolkmusiciansandfollowersexpectDylantodo?

A．Changefolkmusicforbetter.

B．Recoverthegloryoffolkmusic.

C．IntroducetheworldtotheBeatles.

D．PlayrockandrollagainsttheBeatles.

14．Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?

A．Dylan'sdeeplovefortheBeatles'rockandrollmusic.

B．Dylan'sbeliefsinthenewdirectionmusicshouldgo.

C．Dylan'smusicasagreatcontributiontoAmericanfolkmusic.

D．Dylan'sperformanceasamarkofachangeinAmericanculture.

Astronautsonshortershuttlemissions（使命）oftenworkverylongdays.Tasksarescheduledsotightlythatbreaktimesareoftenusedtofinishtheday’swork.ThistypeofscheduleisfartoodemandingforlongmissionsontheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）.ISScrewmembersusuallyliveinspaceforatleastaquarterofayear.TheyworkfivedaysonandtwodaysofftomimicthenormalwaytheydothingsonEarthasmuchaspossible.Weekendsgivethecrewvaluable.Weekendsgivethecrewvaluabletimetorestanddoafewhoursofhousework.Theycancommunicatewithfamilyandfriendsbyemail,internetphoneandthroughprivatevideoconferences.

Whileastronautscannotgotoabaseballgameoramovieinorbit,therearemanyfamiliaractivitiesthattheycanstillenjoy.Beforeamission.ThefamilyandfriendsofeachISScrewmemberputtogetheracollectionoffamilyphotos,messages,videosandreadingmaterialfortheastronautstolookatwhentheywillbefloating370kilometersabovetheEarth.Duringtheirmission,thecrewalsoreceivescarepackageswithCDs,books,magazines,photosandletters.Andasfromearly2010,theinternetbecameavailableontheISS,givingastronautsthechancetodosome“websurfing（冲浪）”intheirpersonaltime.Besidesrelaxingwiththesemorecommonentertainments,astronautscansimplyenjoytheexperienceoflivinginspace.

ManyastronautssaythatoneofthemostrelaxingthingstodoinspaceistolookoutthewindowandstareattheuniverseandtheEarth’svastlandmassandoceans.

15．Whatdoestheword“mimic”inParagraph1probablymean?

A．FindB．Copy

C．ChangeD．Lose

16．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefamiliesoftheastronautsontheISS?

A．Thearecaringandthoughtful

B．Theareworriedandupset

C．Theareimpatientandannoyed.

D．Theareexcitedandcurious.

17．Thepassagemainlydiscusseshowastronauts______________.

A．workforlongermissionsinspace

B．connectwithpeopleontheEarth

C．observetheEarthfromspace

D．spendtheirfreetimeinspace

WhytextingharmsyourIQ

Theregularuseoftextmessagesande-mailscanlowertheIQmorethantwiceasmuchassmokingmarijuana（大麻）.Thatisthestatementofresearcherswhohavefoundthattappingawayonamobilephoneorcomputerkeypadorcheckingforelectronicmessagestemporarilyknocksupto10pointsofftheuser’sIQ.Thisrateofdeclineinintelligencecomparesunfavorablywiththefour-pointdropinIQassociatedwithsmokingmarijuana,accordingtoBritishresearchers,whohavedescribedthephenomenonofimprovedstupidityas“infomania”.TheresearchconductedbyHewlettPackard,thetechnologycompany,hasconcludedthatitismainlyaproblemforadultworkers,especiallymen.

Itisconcludedthattoomuchuseofmoderntechnologycandamageaperson’smind.Itcancauseaconstantdistractionof“alwayson”technologywhenemployeesshouldbeconcentratingonwhattheyarepaidtodo.Infomaniameansthattheyloseconcentrationastheirmindsremainfixedinanalmostpermanentstateofreadinesstoreacttotechnologyinsteadoffocusingonthetaskinhand.Thereportalsoaddedthat,inalongterm,thebrainwillbeconsiderablyshapedbywhatwedotoitandbytheexperienceofdailylife.Atamicrocellularlevel,thecomplexnetworksofnervecellsthatmakeuppartsofthebrainactuallychangeinresponsetocertainexperiences.

Toomuchuseofmoderntechnologycanbedamagingnotonlytoaperson’smind,buttotheirsocialrelationship.1100adultswereinterviewedduringtheresearch.Morethan62percentofthemadmittedthattheywereaddictedtocheckingtheire-mailsandtextmessagessooftenthattheyscrutinizedwork-relatedonesevenwhenathomeoronholiday.Halfsaidthattheyalwaysrespondedimmediatelytoanemailandwilleveninterruptameetingtodoso.Itisconcludedthatinfomaniaisincreasingstressandanxietyandaffectingone’scharacteristics.Nineoutoftenthoughtthatcolleagueswhoanswerede-mailsormessagesduringaface-to-facemeetingwereextremelyrude.

TheeffectsonIQwerestudiedbyDr.GlennWilson,apsychologistatUniversityofLondon.“Thisisaveryrealandwidespreadphenomenon,”hesaid.“Wehavefoundthatinfomaniawilldamageaworker’sperformancebyreducingtheirmentalsharpnessandchangingtheirsociallife.Companiesshouldencourageamorebalancedandappropriatewayofworking.”

18．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat“infomania”______.

A．hasapositiveinfluenceonone’sIQ

B．resultsinthechangeofpartofthebrain

C．liesintheproblemoflackofconcentration

D．iscausedbytoomuchuseofmoderntechnology

19．Theresearchmentionedinthepassageismostprobablyabout______.

A．theimportantfunctionofadvancedtechnology

B．thedamagetoone’sbraindonebyunhealthyhabits

C．therelevancebetweenIQanduseofmoderntechnology

D．therelationshipbetweenintelligenceandworkingeffectiveness

20．Theunderlinedword“scrutinized”probablymeans“______”.

A．examinedcarefullyB．copiedpatiently

C．correctedquicklyD．admittedfreely

21．Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?

CP:

CentralPointP:

PointSp:

Sub-point（次要点）C:

Conclusion

A．

B．

C．

D．

OneoftheexecutivesgatheredattheAspenInstituteforaday-longleadershipworkshopusingtheworksofShakespearewasdiscussingtheroleofBrutusinthedeathofJuliusCaesar.“Brutuswasnotanhonorableman,”hesaid.“Hewasatraitor（叛徒）.Andhemurderedsomeoneincoldblood.”TheagreementwasthatBrutushadactedwithcrueltywhenotheroptionswereavailabletohim.Hemadeabaddecision,theysaid—atl