四川省凉山州学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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四川省凉山州学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

四川省凉山州2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

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Inmanycountriesaroundtheworld,moreandmorepeopleliveincities.Citiessharemanysimilarthings,butarealsodifferentfromcountrytocountry.

MEXICO

MexicoscitiesaremodembuthavemanytraditionalIndianandSpanishthings.Themostimportantbuildingsarearoundacentralsquare,whichisalsoaplacetomeetwithfriends.Thereareoutdoormarketplaces,wherepeoplecanfindalmostanythingtheyneed.OnSundays,parksarepopularplacesforfamilies.ManypeoplemovetoMexicoCityfromthecountryside.Ithasalotofexcitements,butalsolotsoftrafficandairpollution.

JAPAN

Japanscitiesalsohaveamixoftraditionalandmodernthings.Therearetallofficeandapartmentbuildingsaswellastraditionalwoodenhouses.Manypeoplewouldliketolivenearthecenterofcities,butbecausehousestherearetooexpensive,theyhavetotakepublicbusesortrainsfromfarawayplaces.Traffic,pollution,andcrowdsareproblems.However,thereislittlecrime,andevenverycrowdedcitieshavemanyparksandgardens.

AUSTRALIA

Although80%ofAustralianslivenearcities,thecitiesarenotaslargeasthoseinsomeothercountries.Mostpeopleliveinhousesintheouterareaofthecities—notinapartment.Theareasalsohavetheirownchurches,schools,andshoppingcenters.Inlargecities,likeSydney,theareasareoftenfarfromthecentertown.Thoughmanypeopletakepublicbusesandtrainstowork,trafficisslowandtherearemanytrafficjams.

1．PeopleinMexicocangoto________togetwhattheyneed.

A．outdoormarketplacesB．thecentralsquare

C．theparkD．thecountryside

2．ManyJapanesepeopleprefertoliveinthecenterofthecitiesbuttheycan’tbecause________.

A．itistoocrowdedtolivethereB．housestherearetooexpensive

C．theyliketakingbusesortrainsD．it’stoonoisytolivethere

3．WhatmakesthecitiesinAustraliadifferentfromothercitiesintheworld?

A．Manypeopleliketoliveinapartmentincityareas.

B．Manypeopleliketoliveinouterareasaroundcities.

C．Lotsofpeopleliketoliveinthecenteroflargecities.

D．Thetrafficisveryslowandtherearealwaystrafficjams.

Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnosignthatthefierceweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.Thefirstwarningmyhusband,Jimmy,67,andI,65,gotcamearound9p.m.fromsometextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwechangedthechannelfromthenationaltelevisiontoourlocalPensacola,Floridastation.

Soonthetornadowasontopus.ItwastheloudestthingIhadeverheard.Thehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Andthewindbegantoroar（咆哮）throughthehouse,mostlikelythroughwindowsandthedoortoourgarage.Everythingwasmoving.Andthebackwallofthehousecameoffandflewintodarknessoutside.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstogettothestoreroomdownthere,therelativesafetyofthefirstfloor.

Ididn’tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itfeltasiftherewasnofloorasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Aswefinallyreachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewopen.Suddenly,athree-foot-longtreebranchflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.

BythetimeIreachedthestoreroom,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntothestoreroomfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IheldJimmy’sarmasthetornadoblewthedooropen.Mykneeswerefullofglass,butIfeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutofthehouse.

Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeet.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Ourneighborssaidthestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Luckily,noneofuswereseriouslyinjured.

4．Wheredidthecouplelearnaboutthecomingfierceweather?

A．Fromthedarkshy.B．Fromthetextsentbytheirneighbors.

C．Fromtheradiostation.D．FromthenewsreportonTV.

5．Whydothecoupletrytogettothestoreroom?

A．Itwassaferthere.B．Theywenttheretogetsomething.

C．Theylikedtostayinastoreroom.D．Theytriedtohidefromtheirneighbors.

6．WhatdoweknowaboutJimmywhentheauthorreachedthestoreroom?

A．Heflewoutofthehouse.B．Hewasingreatdanger.

C．Hewasseriouslyinjured.D．Hegotinsidethestoreroom.

7．Whatisthebesttitleofthistext?

A．TheWindRoaringThroughtheHouseB．ACoupleStoppingaDisaster

C．ACoupleKeepingAlivefromaDisasterD．TheTornadoHittingFlorida

Ihadneverreallylikedreading,andIthoughtitwasawasteoftime.Butwhenmyteachertoldmetogotothelibraryandfindabook,IlookedforonethatIwasactuallyinterestedin.Ilovebasketball,soIpickedoutabasketballbookwhichwascalledHoopsbyWalterDeanMyers.ItisanamazingstoryaboutahighschoolballplayernamedLonnie.Heisagreatbasketballplayer,anddreamsofplayingbasketballincollegesomeday,andofcourseintheNationalBasketballAssociation（NBA）.

LonnielivesinHarlem,NY,andisstrugglingthroughpovertyandotherproblems.Hedoubtshisnewcoach,Carl,anddoesn’tthinkthathewillbethereforhisnewteam.However,hesoonrealizeswhatthemanhasdoneinhispast,andcancompletelyconnectwithhim.CarlsoonmakesahugeinfluenceonLonnie,buttheyfacemanychallenges.

Thisbookmakesmethinkabouthowharditwouldbetogrowupinaroughcity.Ihaverealizedthatbasketballisagreatwaytoescapethestrugglesweface.

Fromthisstory,youwilllearnthatthepeoplearoundyoureallyaffectwhoyouare,andhowimportantitistohavethesupportoffamilyandfriendsinyourlife.Ihavelearnedalotfromthisbook,andIthinkthatanyonewhoreadsitwilltoo.IhopeyouenjoythisbookasmuchasIdid.

IamnowreadingmoreWalterDeanMyers’books.AlotofhisbooksareaboutgrowingupinHarlem,justlikeheoncedid.Hehasbecomemyfavoriteauthor.

8．Hoopsisabookabout（a）________.

A．teacherB．libraryC．basketballD．coach

9．Accordingtothestory,Lonnie________.

A．didn’tgethelpfromhisfriendsB．wasbornintoarichfamily

C．realizedhisdreamofplayingintheNBAD．dislikedhiscoachinthebeginning

10．Fromthisbooktheauthorrealizesthatbasketball________.

A．makesithardtoliveinaroughcity

B．helpspeoplemakenewfriendseasily

C．providesagoodwaytoescapedifficulties

D．tightlyconnectspeoplewiththeirfamilyandfriends

11．Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthistextisto________.

A．tellushisfavoriteauthorB．introduceabooktous

C．showhisinterestinreadingD．teachustheimportanceofreading

DoyousupposeDarwin,oneofthegreatestscientistsofalltime,reallydidfools’experiments?

Ordidhedoexperimentsthatweresosimpleandbasicthatotherpeoplejustthoughttheywerefoolish?

Sometimes,peoplethinktheyalreadyknowtheanswertoaquestionorthesolution（解决办法）toaproblem.Sometimes,theyreallydoknowananswerorasolution,butwithoutthinkingtheyareimportant.

CharlesDarwindidn’tsettlefor（满足于）justthinkingheknewsomething.And,hebelievedallthingscouldbeimportanthoweversimpletheyseemedtobe.

Supposeyoudropsheetsofpaperthatareofexactlythesamesizeandshape.Ifyoudropthematthesametimeinthesameplace,theywillfallinthesameway.Nowmakeoneofthesheetsofpaperintoatight（紧的）littleballandletitdropalongwiththeothersheets.Whathappens?

Youhavedoneanexperimentthatissosimplethatyoumightthinkitcouldn’tbeworthanything.

Butthissimpleexperimentisimportant.Itexplainspartofourpresent-dayunderstandingsofphysicsandideasthatwereworkedoutlongagobyGalileoandNewton.AndtheseunderstandingssetasidesomeofancientGreekphysics.

Ascientistsometimesstopstolookatverysimplethingsandtothinkveryhardaboutthem.Eventhesimplestidea,whichwemightthinkisfoolish,canshakethefoundationsofscience.

12．ThepassagetellsusthatCharlesDarwin________.

A．wasagreatEnglishscientist

B．didn’tgetonwellwithothers

C．thoughteventhesimplestthingwasimportant

D．alwayslikeddoingtheexperimentsthatothersthoughtdifficult

13．Thephrase“setaside”inparagraph5mostprobablymeans“________”.

A．throwawayB．puttouseC．realizeD．storeup

14．Inthescientists’eyes,sometimestheverysimplethingsmay________.

A．telluseverythingofourlifeB．shakethefoundationsofscience

C．discoverthetruthofthenatureD．helpthemfinishtheexperiment

15．Theauthorofthepassagetriesto________.

A．drawourattentiontoeverydayhappeningsaroundus

B．drawtheconclusionthatbasicsciencesaresimplethings

C．provethattwosheetsofpaperalwaysfallatthesamespeed

D．provethatonlyCharlesDarwin,GalileoandNewtonarethegreatestscientists.

二、七选五

HowToKeepPeaceWithRoommates

Keepingpeacewithyourroommateswillnotalwaysbeawalkinthepark.Instead,youmayhavetofaceanddealwithdifferentpeople.16．

Setrulesfromthebeginning.17．Letyourroommatesknowyourplansotheyknowwhenquiettimeshouldbeobserved,anddecideonhowyou’llsharecostsonfoodandsoon.Wheneveryoneisonthesamepageinthebeginning,it’seasiertogetalonglateron.

Mindyourbasicmannersandgettoknowyourroommatesmore.Respectforeachotherandcommunicationcanmakesureofpeaceoftheroom.Basicmannersincludeknocking,saying“excuseme"whenneeded,beingquietandloweringthelig