广东省深圳市学年下学期观澜一中高一英语期中试题.docx

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广东省深圳市学年下学期观澜一中高一英语期中试题

广东省深圳市2019-2020下学期 观澜一中高一英语期中试题

一、单项选择（共 15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出最佳选项并填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

1. Paris, _____ontheRiverSeine,isthecapitalandlargestcityof France.

 SituatingB.situatedC. to situateD.tobe situated

2.Walking throughtheforestalonewas the most ______andthemostdangeroussituationI’veeverbeen in.

A. excitedB.excitingC.frightenedD.frightening

3. Frescoes （壁画） areso familiar a______ ofItalianchurchesthatitiseasytotakethemfor granted.

A. FeatureB. measureC. protectionD.location

4. It______ tomethatsuccessmayarisefromthelaststrokeof efforts.

A. HappenedB.complainedC. occurredD.struck

5. Tornadoes can______ cars,trainsandevenhousesandputthemdowninthenext street.

A. set upB. pick upC. end upD.burn up

6. Asweallknow, Rome is ______itsrestaurants,cafesand theaters.

A. famous forB. caughtinC. close toD.connectedwith

7. Theplantgrowsdayby dayand______ ,theweakboybecomesbetterand better.

A. in allB. ever sinceC.in anutshellD.littleby little

8. People matterwhattheyare,______notwhatthey have.

A. BecauseB. because ofC.as aresultD.asaresultof

9. I’dliketogo with you.,______myhandsarefull.Sorryfor that.

A. ButB. ThenC. HoweverD.Still

10. Talking aboutthelifeexpectancy,Norwayisatthetopof the list______ theUSisatNumber 7

A. WhyB. whenC. whileD.where

11. Thetrafficmovesveryslowlybecausethethick dust makes ______difficultto see.

A. ItB. usC. meD.them

12. Myteacheraskedme,“Doyouknowwhen the church________?

”I said I______ .

A. wasbuilt, didn’t knowB.isbuilt,don’t know

C.wasbuilt, don’t knowD.isbuilt,didn’t know

13. Thelibrarianremindsusagainandagainthatnothing is allowed______ outofthe library.

A. TakeB. to takeC.to be takenD.taking

14. Everydaythenumberofpeoplewhogohungryin developing countries ______over799million.

A. IsB. wasC. areD.were

15. Bythetimethetornadoended,threeofthe American states______ .

A. were affectedB.has been affected

C.have been affectedD.hadbeen affected 

二、阅读理解（共 10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项并填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

A

Lawrence S. Bacow12:

46 PM

To:

campus-notify-all@harvard.Edu>

TestingPositiveforCOVID-19

DearMembersoftheHarvardCommunity,

Earliertoday,AdeleandIlearnedthatwetestedpositiveforCOVID-19.Westartedexperiencingsymptoms（症状）onSunday—firstcoughsthenfevers,chills,andmuscleaches—andwenttoseeourdoctorsonMonday.Weweretestedyesterdayandjustreceivedtheresultsafewminutesago.Wewantedtosharethisnewswithallofyouassoonaspossible.

Neitherofusknowshowwecontracted（ 感 染 ）thevirus,butitisgoodnewsthatwemetfewerpeople recently.

We began working from home and completely limiting our contact （接触） with othersonMarch14,takingsocialdistancingmeasures.TheDepartmentofPublicHealthwillbeintouch withanyonewithwhomwehavehadclosecontactoverthepastfourteen days.

Wewillbetakingthetimeweneedtorestduringatwo-weekisolation（ 隔 离 ）athome.Iamhappythatwehaveagreatteam,andmanyofmycolleagueswillbetakingonmoreresponsibilityoverthenextfewweekstoteachstudentsonlinewhenAdeleandIfocusonjustgettinghealthy.Thanks,inadvance,foryourgoodwishes.

Thisviruscanlayanyone low. We allneedtobealarmedandkeepfollowingguidelinestolimitourcontactwithothers. Your quickactionsoverthepastfewweeks—torespondtotheneedsofourcommunity,tofinishourteaching,andtodoresearchthatwillsavelives—havemovedmedeeplyandmademeverygratefulandproud.Ihopetoseeasfewofyouinoursituationaspossible,andIurgeyoutocontinuefollowingtheguidanceofpublichealthexpertsandtheadviceandordersofourgovernment officials.

Theworldneedsyourcourage,creativity,andintelligencetobeatthisvirus—wishingeachofyougood health.Allthebest,Larry

16. What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthe e-mail?

A. To sharethebadnewsthathewastestedpositivefor COVID-19.

B. To givethankstothemembersoftheHarvardCommunityfortheir help.

C. To warnthemembersoftheHarvardCommunitynottocontractthe virus.

D. To offerinformationabouthowtoeffectivelyfightingagainst COVID-19.

17. Whatisthewriterlikelyto be?

A. AdoctorinHarvard Hospital.

B. AgardenerintheHarvard Community.

C. Anofficialfromthe government.

D. Ateacherof HarvardUniversity.

18. WhatisLarry’sattitudetowardhis health?

A. Upset.B. Negative.C.Positive.D.Disappointed 

B

Ifanyonewhohasriddenahorsetoldyoutheyhaveneverfeltanyfear,theywouldbedishonest.Youmayprefertocallit“respect”insteadoffear,butit’salwaysafactthatthe1000-poundorsoanimalyouaresittingonis,physically,morepowerfulthanyouare.

Abadexperience,usuallysomethingthatcannotbeavoidednomatterwhattheriderdoes,canturnhealthyrespecttofear.Onceariderhasbeenphysicallyhurt,itwilltakehim/herawhiletorebuildconfidence.Theoldideapromisedthatifyoujustgotrightbackonagain,everythingwouldbefine.However,suppressing（抑制）fearseldomworks.Besides,suppressingfeardoesn’thelptotelltheriderto“justgetoverit”.

Fearisusuallyrelatedtotherider’sskilllevel.Thebestwaytoovercomeridingfearsistoworkondevelopinggoodridingskills.Havinggoodridingskillsgivestheridertheconfidencethatheorshehasthe abilitytorideahorseandtodealwithanythingthehorsemightdo.Ridersalsoneedtodevelophabitsthatallowthemtostaymentallyandemotionallycalminarelaxedwaywhentheirhorsebecomesexcitedorfrightened.Theirpartnersalsohavetokeepcalminordertobringtheotherbacktothat state.

Itishardtogetpastyourfearwhenyouworkbyyourself.Findinganexperiencedinstructorwhoknows your confidence crisis （危机） is important.You need someone who understands how to back up and find the pointwhereyouarecomfortablyriding.Havingtherighthorseorhorsescanalsobeimportantwhenyouarelearningtoridehorsesandtryingtorebuildconfidence. We arefortunatehereatMeredithManortohave130to150horsestochoose from when our instructors sit down tomakeweekly horse assignment（分配） for each learner.

19. WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowinParagraph 1?

A. Horsesarereally powerful.

B. Somehorseridersare dishonest.

C. It’s commonforhorseridersto fear.

D. Horseridersshouldrespecttheir horses.

20. Accordingtotheoldidea,afterabadhorseridingexperience, we should .

A. tellourselvestojustgetover it

B. tryhorseridingagainatonce

C. turnourfearsintohealthy respect

D. avoidridingahorseforsome time

21. Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthebestwaytoovercomeriding fears?

A. Learningtostaycalminan accident.

B. Improvingthehorseridingskills.

C. Findingthepointofcomfortably riding.

D. Seekinghelpfromanexperienced partner.

22. Whichofthefollowingcanhelprebuildconfidenceinlearningtoridea horse?

A. Ridingasmaller horse.

B. Tryingdifferent horses.

C. Communicatingwith horses.

D. Choosingasuitable horse.

C

“TheworldshouldhelpAfricainvest（ 投资）inthehealthandeducationofAfrica’syoungergenerationtohelpfightpoverty,”saidBillGates,whosefoundationreleased（ 分 布 ）itsannualreportonTuesday.ThereportmeasuredprogresstowardsachievingUNpoverty-reducinggoalsin2030.Thereporttracks18datapointsonUNdevelopmentgoals,includingchilddeaths,extremepoverty,andsoon.

Whilethepovertyrateisdecreasingglobally,thefastpopulationgrowthinAfricacoulddelaythatprogress.Therefore,  it  couldevenrise,thereportwarns.“Ifthoseinvestmentsaremadeproperly,youngAfricanswill  helpdeveloptheeconomyandthepopulationgrowthwillfall,ashasbeenthecaseinothercountries,”saidthereport.

Thereportshowedthatby2050,over40%ofextremelypoorpeopleintheworldwillliveinjusttwocountries:

CongoandNigeria.“ThechallengeofpopulationgrowthinAfricaleadstoasimpleideathattheworldshouldhelpAfricainvestinthehealthandtheeducationofthisyounggenerationinAfrica,”Gatestoldjournalists.Askedhowtomeetthegrowingpopulationandpovertychallenge,Gatessaidimprovingaccesstobirth controlwasthe key.

Initsfamilyplanningsection,thereportcalledonpolicymakers（决策者）toenablewomentohavetherighttochoosethenumberofchildrentheyhave,andwhentheyhavethem.AccordingtoUNdata,Africawillaccountforoverhalfoftheworld’spopulationgrowthby2050.YetifeverywomaninAfricacoulddecidethenumberoftheirchildren,thepopulationincreasecouldbe30%smaller.Thiswouldalsoenablemoregirlsandwomentostayinschoollonger,getmarriedandhavechildrenlater.Smallerfamiliestendtobehealthierandmoreproductive.

ThereportalsomentionedgreatprogressfromBrazilonnutrition,Indonesiaforfamilyplanning andVietnamforthequalityof education.

23. Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2refer to?

A. Thepoverty rate.

B. Thepopulationof Africa.

C. TheIncomeof Africans.

D. Theprogressof education.

24. WhatdoesBillGatesthinkisaneffectivewaytofightpovertyin Africa?

A. Controllingthepopulationbirth rate.

B. Allowinggirlstobeeducatedinschoollonger.

C. Givingyoungpeoplemorechancestostudy abroad.

D. Encouragingyoungpeopletomakemore investments.

25. Whatcanwelearnfromthe passage?

A. MostextremelypoorpeopleliveinCongoand Nigeria.

B. TheUNpoverty—reducinggoalshavebeen achieved.

C. Vietnamhasmadegreatprogressin educa