江西省赣州市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题1.docx

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江西省赣州市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题1

【全国市级联考】江西省赣州市2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

ChesterisoneofthebestcitiesintheUK.AssoonasyouarriveinChesteryouwillappreciatethecity’suniqueatmosphereandsensehishistory.FoundedbytheRomansover2,000yearsago,muchoftheRomaninfluenceremainsandChester’scitywallsarethemostcompleteinBritain.Combinedwithhistoryandheritage（遗产）,Chesterisalivelycityfullofbars,pubs,clubs,hotels,andrestaurantsforyoutodiscover,attractingyoutovisitagainandagain.

TravellingtoChester

Chesteriseasilyaccessiblebymanymeansoftransport—whetheryouaretravellingbyrail,car,busorplane.PleasecheckourrouteplannerbelowtohelpyouplanyourjourneytoChester.Onceyouarriveinthecitytherearenumerouscarparks;however,duringrushhourstheeasiestwaytotravelisbybus.

Hotel

Frombed&breakfasttotheluxuryofChester’sonlyfivestarhotel,Chesterhasallcovered.Whetheryourtripisforbusinessorpleasure,yourroomisjustaclickaway!

SightseeingandTours

ThebestwaytoseeChesterisbyaguidedtour.Ifyoujoinone,youstillhaveavarietytochoosefrom.Whetheryouchoosethetraditionalguidedwalk,tobeguidedaroundChester^historicallandmarksbybusortotakeaboatdowntheRiverDee,youwillsureenjoythedelightsofChester.

1．WhatcanweknowaboutChesterfromParagraph1?

A．Itisanewlybuiltcity.

B．ItisthebestcityintheUK.

C．Itisrichindeepcultureandmodemtouch.

D．ItscitywallswerecompletedbyBritishpeople.

2．WhatistheeasiestwaytogetaroundChestercitycentreduringrushhours?

A．Bybus.B．Bybicycle.

C．Byrail.D．Bytaxi.

3．What’sthebestwaytovisitChester?

A．Travellingbyyourown.B．Joiningaguidedtour.

C．Goingthereinrushhours.D．Takingapleasure-boat.

Excitingscreamsofjoyfromtwohappylittlegirlsrangacrossthebeach.ButIwalkedalong,ignoringthem.I’dcometothisfarawaybeachonmysailboat,aplacetoescape.Mymarriagewasintrouble.Iworriedabouttheharmtomytwoboys.ButIdidn’tknowhowtomakethingsbetter.

“Help!

Help!

”Thegirlsscreamed.Isawonegirlwasattheedgeofthesurf,yelling.Ichargedintothewaves,swamtoherandseizedher.“Butwhereistheothergirl?

”Ilookedacrossthewaterandsawasmallheadafterabigwave.IshiftedthegirlTdrescuedtomyback.Shetoldmetheothergirlwashersister.ForamomentIthoughtofmyboys.Howmuchtheylovedeachother.HowmuchIlovedthem.

Iquickenedmyswimmingandheldthesecondlittlegirl.Wewereatleast50yardsfromland.Icouldn’tswimthatfarwithtwogirlshangingontome.Buttherewasnotimetowait.IswamashardasIcould,buttheweightofthegirlsgrewheavierwitheveryminute.Mylungsburned.Iopenedmymouthtotakeabreath,butinsteadswallowedwater.Icouldn’tbreathe.FrombehindmeIfeltanunbelievableforce,lifting.

“Mommy!

”Thecrydrewmyattention.Ilookedup.Anelderlymanwastryingtodragmeoutofthewater.Twowomenwereswimmingtowardshore.“Thankyou,”oneofthewomancried.“Yousavedmydaughters.”Myeffortsandmystruggleshadpaidoff.Ithoughtofthatbigwave,liftingmeandpushingme.Whenmybodyhadfailedme,andwhenallhopewasdisappearing,IwasgiventhestrengthIneeded.

Istoopup.Myfamilywerewaitingforme.TherewerethingsIcoulddo.Ijustneededtomakeaneffort.Thestrengthwouldbegiventome.

4．Whydidtheauthorignorethelaughterofthetwogirls?

A．Hecouldn’twaittogosailing.B．Hewasmissinghiswife.

C．Thesoundofwaveswastoobig.D．Hewastrappedintrouble.

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“charged”probablymeaninParagraph2?

A．Sank.B．Walked.

C．Rushed.D．Fell.

6．Whatmighttheauthordoaftertheaccident?

A．Rebuildafamily.B．Focusonhisboy’ssafety.

C．Savehismarriage.D．Apologizetohiswife.

7．Whatcanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．TheTerribleSurfingB．TheMagicalWave

C．EffortstoSavethegirlsD．StrugglestoFightSeaWaves

It’sOKtosayyou’veneverheardofgrime（伦敦地下音乐）-unlessyou’refromtheUK.That’sbecausethismusictypewasinventedintheUKintheearly2000s.

Tosomeonewho’snotfamiliarwithundergroundmusicculture,ifseasytogetconfusedbetweenhip-hopandgrimesincetheyarebothnoisy.Andmanypeopledidn’tbothertotellthemapart，untilearlierthismonthwhengrimestarslikeStormzyandJHusledthisyear’sMobo–“musicofblackorigin”,anawardintheUK.JustlikeUKelectronicmusicandhip-hop,fromwhichgrimedrewinfluence,itmostlyreflectsthethoughtsofyoungpeople.Butdifferentfromhip-hop,grimesingerssingindialectswithstrongaccents,givingaspecialflavortotheirsongs.

LadyLeshurr，knownasthe“GrimeQueen”,saidthatsheoncetriedtohideheraccent,asshedidn’twantpeopletojudgeher.Butoneday,sherealizedthatshedidn’tneedtochangeherselfjusttopleaseothers.Andthere’snodoubtthatthisisthesoulofgrimemusic:

beyourself.

Grimehaschallengedmodemmusicinitsproductionbeautyanditsexpressions.Alsodifferentfromthehip-hopculture,whichusuallyfocusesonbeingrich,grimesingerspaymoreattentiontosocialphenomenalikethosewhosufferfromdisastersandthegapbetweentherichandpoor.

Althoughstillquiteayoungmusictype,grimeseemstobegettinglovedbymoreandmorepeople.In2016,theEnglishgrimeartistSkeptawontheMercuryPrizewithhisalbumKonnichiwa,beatingbignameslikeDavidBowieandRadiohead.

However,nomatterwhethergrimeisonedayacceptedwidelyornot,onethingisforsure:

ingrime,singersalwaysstaytruetothemselves.

8．Whyisiteasytogetconfusedbetweenhip-hopandgrimeforsomepeople?

A．Theyarethesameinmusicform.

B．Theybothmakealotofnoise.

C．Theyhaveagreateffectoneachother.

D．Theybothdevelopedoutofelectronicmusic.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertoinParagraph2?

A．Theaward.B．Hip-Hop.

C．Electronicmusic.D．Grime.

10．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A．Grimeiswidelyacceptedallovertheworldnow.

B．Ingrime,singersneedtochangethemselvestopleaseothers.

C．Moreandmorepeoplelikegrimebecauseithasalonghistory.

D．Grimesingershaveastrongsenseofsocialresponsibility.

11．WhydoestheauthormentionthesuccessofSkepta?

A．Toshowthatgrimeisgettingmoreandmorepopular.

B．Toprovethatgrimesingersstaytruetothemselves.

C．Toexplainthatundergroundmusicisstillquiteyoung.

D．ToshowthatSkeptahasgreatermusicaltalentthanDavidBowie.

Thinkofaseedburiedinapot.It’sdarkdownthereinthepottingsoil.There’snolight,nosunshine.Sohowdoesitknowwhichwayisupandwhichwayisdown?

Itdoesknow.Seedssendshootsuptowardthesky,androotstheotherway.Darknessdoesn’tconfusethem.Somehow,theygetitright.

Moresurprisingly,ifyouturnaseedling（秧苗）orawholebunchofseedlingsupsidedown,asThomasAndrewKnightoftheRoyalSocietydidaround200yearsago,thetipsandrootsoftheplantwillsense,“Hey,I’mupsidedown.Look!

I.willturnmywaytotherightdirectionanddoaU-turn.”

Howdotheyknow?

AccordingtobotanistDanielChamovitz,ThomasKnightabout200yearsagoguessedthatplantsmustsensegravity.Knightproveditwithacrazyexperimentinvolvingaspinningplate.

Heattachedabunchofplantseedlingsontoadisc.Theplatewasthenturnedbyawaterwheelpoweredbyalocalstreamataspeedof150revolutions（旋转）perminuteforseveraldays.

Ifyouhavebeenatanamusementparkinaspinningteacup,youknowthatbecauseofcentrifugalforce（离心力）yougetpushedawayfromthecenterofthespinningobjecttowardtheoutside.

Knightwondered,wouldtheplantsrespondtothecentrifugalpullofgravityandpointtheirrootstotheoutsideofthespinningplate?

Whenhelooked,that’swhatthey’ddone.Everyplantonthedischadrespondedtothepullofgravity,andpointeditsrootstotheoutside.Therootspointedout,andtheshootspointedin.SoThomasKnightprovedthatplantscananddosensethepull.

12．HowdoestheauthorwriteabouttheyoungseedlinginParagraph2?

A．Bydescribingvividly.B．Bygivingexamples.

C．Bytellingstones.D．Byaskingquestions.

13．Whatdeterminesthedirectionthattheplantchoose?

A．Soil.B．Sunshine.

C．Darkness.D．Gravity.

14．WhatdidKnight’sexperimentprove?

A．Plantshavetheirowndesires.B．Plantscanfeelthepull.

C．Speedinfluencesplants’growing.D．PlantscangrowquicklybydoingaU-turn.

15．Wherecanthispassagemostprobablybefound?

A．Inabookreview.B．Inalifestylemagazine.

C．Inascientificreport.D．Inanofficialdocument.

二、七选五

HowtolisteninEnglishexams

ListeningisanimportantbutdifficultpartformiddleschoolstudentsinEnglishexams.Thefollowingsuggestionsmaybenefityoualot.

Relaxyourself.

Beforelistening,it’snecessarytohaveapeacefulstateofmind.16．Ifthatdoesn’twork,drinkingsomewaterorwashingyourfacewithcoldwatermayhelpyoutosomeextent.

17．

Assoonasthelisteningstarts,focusonitwithoutthinkingaboutanythingelse.Whilelistening,youcanalsorecall（回想）therelatedknowledgeincommonwiththematerialconcerned,suchasthevocabularyaboutthesubjectortopic,whichisbeneficialtoyourbetterunderstanding.

Graspthemainidea.

Sometimesthemonologue,dialogueorconversationyou’relisteningtoisalittlebitlongerthanyouexpect.Andit’snormalthatsomeunnecessaryinformationisincluded.However,youdon’tneedtounderstanditcompletely.18．

Ignorethenewwords.

Withoutdoubt,thereusuallyexistunfamiliarwordsinlisteningma