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河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高一英语上学期期中试题
河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题
第I卷
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)省略
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Weofferfivekindsofcourses.Eachcoursehasbeendesignedtohelpstudentsaccordingtotheirneeds.
Course1:
GeneralEnglish
GeneralEnglishisdesignedtodevelopstudents’basic(基础的)communicationskillsin:
SpeakingandPronunciation,Reading,Listening,Writing,GrammarandVocabulary.TuesdaytoFriday:
9:
00amto11:
00am,$288perweek.
Course2:
AcademicEnglish
AcademicEnglishisforstudentswhowanttotaketheIELTSexamorforthosewhoneedtouseEnglishinaprofessional(专业的)area.MondaytoFriday:
4:
00pmto5:
00pm,$320perweek.
Course3:
HighSchoolESL
WehaveHighSchoolESLclasseseachweekspecificallydesignedforinternationalstudents.TuesdaytoFriday:
8:
00amto11:
00am,$25perhour.
Course4:
NightClasses
DoyouwanttoimproveyourEnglishandgetthebestresultspossibleinyourGREtest?
Wehavetwonightclasseseachweekdesignedtomeetyourneeds.TuesdayandThursdayevenings:
8:
30pmto10:
30pm,$60perday.
Course5:
OneonOne
IfyouareinterestedinsomeOneonOnelessonswithyourteachers,wecandesignacurriculum(课程)tomeetyourneeds.OneonOnelessonscanimproveyourEnglishlanguageskillsmorequicklyandhelpstudentswhowanttotakeTOEFL.TuesdaytoFriday:
2:
00pmto5:
00pm,$80perhour.
21.Howmuchwillyoupayifyouspend2weekstakingtheHighSchoolESLcourse?
A.$200. B.$250.C.$350.D.$600.
22.WhatcanwelearnaboutOneonOneaccordingtothepassage?
A.It’sdesignedjustforEnglishbeginners.
B.Itslessonsaregiveninthemorning.
C.It’smoreexpensivethantheothercourses.
D.Itslessonsaredesignedtoimprovewritingskills.
23.Ifyouareonlyfreeinthemorning,youmaychoose .
A.Course1orCourse5B.Course3orCourse4
C.Course2orCourse4D.Course1orCourse3
B
Peoplewereborninallshapesandsizes,colorsandraces.Somespeakdifferentlywhileothersactdifferently.
Mymotherisinawheelchair.IwouldliketosaysomethingaboutthisspecialwomanIcall“Mommy”.
Mymomdoeswhatamomneedstodoeveryday.Shepicksmeupfromschool,drivesmetomeetings,cooksdinner,andhelpsmewithmyhomework.Thisisjustpartofwhatmakeshergreat,though.
SheismybestfriendandcanimmediatelynoticewhenIamunhappy.Shehelpsmesolveproblemsthatmyfriendsdonotunderstand.Mommymakesmelaughwhentimesaretough.IlookforwardtocominghomebecauseIknowthereissomeonetherewhocaresaboutwhatIhavedone.
Mommyhasalwaystriedtobelikea“normal”mom.ButIthinkmymotherisawonderfulwomanandshedoesn’tneedtochange.Sheteachesmelifelessonsthatnoteachersorfriendscan.Sheshowsmehowtoaccepteveryoneforwhatisinside,ratherthanwhatisontheoutside.
YoumayhaverealizedthatallthequalitiesIadmirehavenothingtodowithwhatshelookslike.Everyonecouldbethewaysheis,butmostarenot.
Iwanteveryonetolookbeyondthesurfaceandseewhatisinsideothers.Youmayfailtonoticesomeonewhoisveryspeciallikemymombecauseyoucannotaccepttheiroutsidefeatures.
24.What’sthefunction(作用)ofParagraph1?
A.Totellusthatpeoplewereborntobedifferent.
B.Toshowthemainideaofthepassage.
C.Tosuggestweenjoywhatwehave.
D.Toleadtothetopicofthepassage.
25.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethewriter’smother?
A.UglyB.Normal.C.Useless.D.Wonderful.
26.WecanknowfromParagraph5that .
A.thewriter’smotherhastriedtobelikeanormalmom
B.thewriterexpectshismothertochange
C.thewriterhasnoteachersorfriends
D.thewriter’smotherisateacher
27.Thewriterwrotethepassageto .
A.encouragehismothertobehappy
B.tellusthateveryoneactsdifferently
C.tellustorespectthedisabledaroundus
D.tellustolookbeyondthesurfaceandseewhatisinsidepeople
C
Awarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight’ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff—ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.
Researchershavediscoveredthat“nightmilk”containsmoremelatonin(褪黑激素),whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.
Thestudy,byresearchersfromSeoul,SouthKorea,involvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.
Thosegivennightmilk,whichcontained10timestheamountofmelatonin,werelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytime,accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood.
Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger.
Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonow,takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.
Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontent,whichhelpspeopletorelax.
Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime,thegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.
28.Accordingtothetext,themicefedwithdaytimemilk .
A.startedsleepmoreeasilyB.weremoreanxious
C.werelessactiveD.wokeuplater
29.Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?
A.It’sbeentestedonmicefortentimes.B.Itcanmakepeoplemoreenergetic.
C.Itexistsinmilkingreatamount.D.It’susedinsleepingdrugs.
30.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.NightMilkandSleepB.Fat,SugarandHealth
C.AnExperimentonMiceD.MilkDrinkingandHealth
31.Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?
A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bystatingarguments.
C.Byexplainingstatisticaldata.D.Byprovidingresearchresults.
D
EveryoneofusknowsthatAlbertEinsteinwasaworld-famousscientist.Perhapswedon’tknowmuchabouthislife.Herearesomeamusingstoriesabouthim.
WhenhearrivedinNewYorktobeaprofessoratPrincetonUniversity,Einsteinfeltstressedaboutvisitorsandnewsmen.Sohisfriendstookhimofftheshipsecretlybeforeitdocked(靠上码头)andhurriedhimawaybycar.
EinsteinsaidthatonlytwelvepeopleatthattimeunderstoodhisTheoryofRelativity(相对论),althoughmorethanninehundredbookshadbeenwrittentoexplainit.
Mrs.EinsteinadmittedthatevenshedidnotunderstandtheTheoryofRelativity;butsheunderstoodsomethingfarmoreimportantforawife;sheunderstoodherhusband.
Sheusedtoinvitesomefriendsinforteaandthenshewouldaskherhusbandtocomedownstairsandjointhem.“No!
”Einsteinwouldsaywithanger.Hesimplycouldn’tstandthose“interruptions(打扰)”.
ButMrs.Einsteinpersuadedherhusbandwithgreatpatienceandhadhimdrinkteawiththemandtakeagoodrest.
Mrs.Einsteinsaidthatherhusbandlikedorderinhisthinking,buthedidn’tlikeitinhislife.Hedidwhateverhewantedto.
Einsteinhadonlytworulesofconduct(行为准则):
onewas“Don’tberestrained(限制)byanyrule”,andtheotherwas“Beindependentfromtheopinionsofothers”.
Einsteinledaverysimplelife.Whenhewentout,hewasalwaysinoldclothes,andseldomdidhewearahat.Helikedtowhistleandsinginthebathroom.
Heshavedwiththesamesoapasheusedforhisbath.Itseemsstrangethatthegreatscientisttryingtosolvethemysteriesoftheuniverseshouldconsiderthatusingtwopiecesofsoapmadelifetoocomplicated.
Einsteinsaidhewashappybecausehedidn’twantmoneyortitlesorfoolishpraises.Hemadehisownhappinessoutofsuchsimplethingsasplayingtheviolinandsailinghisboat.
Einstein’sviolinbroughthimmorejoythananythingelseinhislife.Hesaidheoftenthoughtinmusicandmadehisday-dreamsinmusic.
32.AlbertEinsteinwastakenofftheshipsecretlybyhisfriendsbecause .
A.hedarednotseeanyoneB.hedidn’twanttomeetvisitorsandreporters
C.hewantedtosavethetimeD.hewasafraidofbeingstoppedbysomeone
33.UsuallyEinsteinwouldrefusetojoinsomefriends,for .
A.hecouldn’tstandbeingdisturbedB.hewasashamedtomeetfriends
C.hedislikedmakingfriendsD.hewasangrywithhisfriends
34.Whydidheshavewiththesamesoapasheusedforhisbath?
A.Itwashisspecialhabitofshaving.B.Hewaslazy.
C.Hewantedtobeanindependentman.D.Hedidn’twantlifetobecomplicated.
35.WhatdoyouthinkofEinstein?
A.Hewasastrangescientist.B.Helikedorderinhislife.
C.Hewasasimplemanwithgreatachievements.D.Hedidn’tlikeorderinhiswork.
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。
EachNewYear,wewishothershappinessandsuccess. 36 Thereareseveral—asmile,freedom,thewillingnesstoshareandtheconfidencethatyouwillgetwhatyouneedinlife.
37 Asyouturnoverthecalendar,keepturningoveryourmindaswell.Don’tfillyourfuturedateswithpastevents.Justmoveon.
Youwanttobefreeofsuchweaknessesascomplaint,hatred,andanger. 38 Donotletthepastaffectyourlifeinthepresent.Ifyoucannotforgivethepast,thenyourfuturewillbedark.
Aslongasyouareusefultopeople,yourvaluewillneverbelost.Anyofyourgoodactionswillalwayscomebacktoyou.Todayyouhavethewholeworldforafamily.Whatyouneedtofeelisthateverybodyispartofyourownfamily. 39 Openyoureyesandseehowmuchyouhavebeengiven.Focusonwhatyouhaveratherthanwhatyoudon’thave.Themorethankfulyou