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学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题IV
2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题(IV)
第一部分:
听力部分.(略)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题:
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
MysonCameronwhowas16yearsoldcameupwiththiscrazyideatomakehisownsurvivalshow.WellIthoughtitwasjustanotheroneofhis“phases”(心理发展阶段)buthebegantosoundmoreandmoreseriousaboutit.He’sabigoutdoorsmanandhasalwayslovedtheideaofsurvivinginthewoodsbyhimself,buthehasneverdoneanythinglikethis.Anyway,hesomehowraised$4,000forhisidea.Withthemoneyheboughtanicecamcorder(摄像机);that’swhenIrealizedthathewasreallyseriousaboutthiswholething.
Cameronorganizedthetripallbyhimself.Ijustputoutafewrulesthathehadtofollowandrentedasatellitephonesothathecouldcontactusonhisjourney.Mysontravelednearly50miles,whilesurvivingforfourdaysandthreenightsaloneinthewilderness.Hehadnofoodorwater,onlyhisknife,andacamera.Thejourneywasdifficultashetraveledthroughvalleys,upanddownbigwaterfalls,allwhilehewasfilminghisentirejourney.Thewildernesswedroppedhimoffinwasawildforestthatismadeupofuntouchedland;hefoundhiswaytothebeautifullakewherewepickedhimup.IntheendhemadethemostamazingmoviethatIhaveeverseeninallmylife.
Myson’scourageshouldberecognized.ThatiswhyIamtryingmyhardesttogethimseenbytherestoftheworld.Cameronrecentlyturned17.HealreadyhasplansforhisnextadventureandIhavenohopeinstoppinghimfrompletingit.ThisnextsummerheplansonsurvivingfortwoorthreeweeksonadesertislandinFijiorTonga.NoteenagekidhaseverdoneanythingclosetowhatmysonCameronhasdone.
21.Asforhisson’sideaofsurvivalshow,theauthor_____.
A.supporteditatthebeginningB.realizeditwasfunandpossible
C.hadthoughtitwouldnotetrueD.hadthoughthissonwasserious
22.WherewereCameron’sparentswaitingforhisson?
A.Atthebeautifullake.B.Atthelargewaterfall.
C.Ontheuntouchedland.D.Attheendoftheforest.
23.Whatwillimpresstheworldintheauthor’sopinion?
A.ThegreatbraveryofCameron.B.TheplanCameronhasmade.
C.ThephotosCameronhastaken.D.ThesceneryCameronhasdescribed.
B
Intheanimalkingdom,weaknesscanbringaboutaggression(侵犯)inotheranimal.Thissometimeshappenswithhumansalso.ButIhavefoundthatmyweaknessbringsoutthekindnessinpeople.Iseeiteverydaywhenpeopleholddoorsforme,pourcreamintomycoffee,orhelpmetoputonmycoat.AndIhavediscoveredthatitmakesthemhappy.
Frommywheelchairexperience,Iseethebestinpeople,butsometimesIfeelsadbecausethosewhoappearindependentmissthekindnessIseedaily.Theydon’tgettoseethissoftsideofothersoften;wetryeverywaypossibletoavoidshowingourweakness,whichincludesalotofpretending.Butonlywhenwestoppretendingwe’rebraveorstrongdoweallowpeopletoshowthekindnessthat’sinthem.
Lastmonth,whenIwasdrivinghomeonabusyhighway,Ibegantofeelunwellanddrovemoreslowlythanusual.Peoplebehindmebegantogetimpatientandangry,withsomespeedingupalongsideme,horning(按喇叭)orevenshoutingatme.AtthemomentIdecidedtodosomethingIhadneverdoneintwentyfouryearsofdriving.Iputonthecarflashlightsanddroveonatareallylowspeed.
Nomoreangryshoutsandnomorehorns!
WhenIputonmyflashlights,Iwassayingtootherdrivers,“Ihaveaproblemhere.IamweakanddoingthebestIcan.”Andeveryoneunderstood.Severaltimes,Isawdriverswhowantedtopass.Theycouldn’tgetaroundmebecauseofthestreamofpassingtraffic.Butinsteadofgettingimpatientandangry,theywaited,knowingthedriverinfrontofthemwasinsomewayweak.
Sometimessituationscallforustoactstrongandbraveevenwhenwedon’tfeelthatway.Butthoseareandfarbetween.Moreoften,itwouldbebetterifwedon’tpretendwefeelstrongwhenwefeelweakorpretendthatwearebravewhenwearescared.
24.Theauthorfeelssadsometimesbecause______.
A.hehasasoftheartB.hereliesmuchonothers
C.somepeoplepretendtobekindD.somepeoplefailtoseethekindnessinothers
25.Whatdidtheotherdriversdowhentheysawtheflashlights?
A.Theyspeeduptopass.B.Theywaitedwithpatience.
C.Theytriedtheirbesttohelp.D.Theyputontheirflashlightstoo.
26.Inthispassage,theauthoradvisesusto______.
A.handleproblemsbyourselvesB.accepthelpfromothers
C.admitourweaknessD.showourbravery
27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AWheelchairExperience.B.WeaknessandKindness.
C.WeaknessandStrengthD.ADrivingExperience
C
TheUnitedStatesisalargecountry.FromtheEastCoasttotheWestCoastitisabout3,000mileswide.TheAtlanticOceanisontheEastCoastandthePacificOceanisontheWestCoast.CanadaisthecountrytothenorthoftheUnitedStatesandMexicoisthecountrytothesouth.TherearemanyriversintheUnitedStates.ThemostimportantonesaretheMississippiRiverandtheMissouriRiverinthecentralpartofthecountry,andtheColoradoandColumbiaRiverinwest.Thereare50statesintheUnitedStatestoday.
TheAmericanpeopleareofalmosteveryraceintheworld.Thisisbecauseofimmigration(移民)fromabroadthroughoutAmericanhistory.Thepopulationisnowovertwohundredmillion.Englishisthemonlanguage.ThelargestcityintheUnitedStatesisNewYork.ItisonNewYorkBayandatthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.
28.Itisabout3,000mileswide_________.
A.fromCanadatoMexicoB.fromtheEastCoasttotheWestCoast
C.fromtheAtlanticOceantotheEastCoastD.fromthePacificOceantoCanada
29.WhatdoyouknowaboutNewYork?
A.ItisthecapitaloftheUnitedStates.B.Itisinthecentralpartofthecountry.
C.ItisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.D.ItisatthemouthoftheMissouriRiver.
30.NewYorkis________.
A.inthecentralpartoftheU.S.B.ontheWestCoast
C.atthemouthoftheMississippiRiverD.atthemouthoftheHudsonRiver
31.“TheAmericanpeopleareofalmosteveryraceintheworld,”means________.
A.theAmericanpeopleincludenearlyalltheracesoftheworld
B.thereareseveralmainracesintheUnitedStates
C.theAmericanpeoplearemadeupofthewhiteandtheblackpeople
D.theAmericanpeopleconsistofonlyonerace
D
MarkTwainleftschoolwhenhewastwelve.Hehadlittleschooleducation.Inspiteof(尽管)this,hebecamethemostfamouswriterofhistime.Hemademillionsofdollarsbywriting.HisrealnamewasSamuelLanghorneClemens,butheisbetterknownallovertheworldasMarkTwain,hispen-name.
MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.Infact,hewasnotexpectedtolivethroughthefirstwinter.Butwithhismother'stendercare,hemanagedtosurvive.Asaboy,hecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heusedtoplayjokesonallofhisfriendsandneighbors.Hedidn'tliketogotoschool,andheconstantlyranawayfromhome.HealwayswentinthedirectionofthenearbyMississippi(密西西比河).Hewasnearlydrowned(淹死)ninetimes.
Afterhisfather'sdeathin1847,Marktwainbegantoworkforaprinter,whoonlyprovidedhimwithfoodandclothing.Then,heworkedasaprinter,ariver-boatpilotandlaterjoinedthearmy.Butshortlyafterthathebecameaminer.Duringthisperiod,hestartedtowriteshortstories.Afterwardshebecameafull-timewriter.
In1870,MarkTwaingotmarried.IntheyearsthatfollowedhewrotemanybooksincludingTomSawyerin1876,andHuckleberryFinnin1884,whichmadehimfamous,andbroughthimagreatfortune(财富).
Unfortunately,MarkTwaingotintodebtsinbadinvestments(投资)andhehadtowritelargenumbersofstoriestopaythesedebts.In1904,hiswifedied,andthenthreeoftheirchildrenpassedaway.
Attheageof70,hishairwaspletelywhite.Heboughtmanywhitesuitsandneckties.HeworenothingbutwhitefromheadtofootuntilhisdeathonApril21,1910.
32.InmarkTwain’schildhood,.
A.helearnedalotatschool.B.hismotheroftenworriedabouthissafety.
C.heoftenwentswimmingwithotherboys.D.heoftenplayedgameswithotherboys.
33.Inordertomakealiving,MarkTwain.
A.didmanykindsofwork.B.joinedthearmyafterheworkedinamine.
C.wrotestoriesinthebeginning.D.firstworkedasapilot.
34.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.MarkTwain’swifediedfromhisdebts.B.MarkTwainpassedawayattheageof65.
C.MarkTwainwasbetterknownforhisrealname.D.MarkTwainlikedswimmingwhenhewasveryyoung.
35.Beforehisdeath,MarkTwain.
A.wasinlowspirits.B.becameawhiteman.
C.hadnothingon.D.likedtobuyallkindsofclothes.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
HowtoBuildTeamSpirit
Animportantpartofbeingonateamisteamspirit,thesenseofoneness(归属感)andsupportgainedfromworkingtogether.Howcanyoubuildteamspiritinthiseveryone-for-himselfworldandexpandtheconcepttoincludeschoolloyalty(忠诚)andpride?
36Whenstudentsandfansseeenjoymentandagoodattitude,theywillbeeagertoshowtheirteamspirit,too.
Encouragemoncooperationamongteammemberseveninindividualsportssuchastennisorgymnastics.Breaktheteamintopairsorsmallgroups.Itwillhelpeachotherduringpractice.
37.Disagreementisunavoidable,butplaintsaffectteamperformance,sowhendisagreementappears,tryyourbesttogetridofit.
38Don’tjustsuggest,setgoalssuchasmentioningtheteamtothreepeop