湖北省重点高中协作体学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题.docx

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湖北省重点高中协作体学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题

【校级联考】湖北省重点高中协作体2020-2021学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Duringmythirdyearofuniversity,IspentsixmonthsstudyinginRiodeJaneiro,Brazil.ManyareworriedabouttravellingtoRiobutIpromise,itisworthavisit.NowIwanttosharemytoprecommendations（推荐）forexperiencingRiolessasatouristbutmorelikeanativeBrazilian.

PedraBonita

Rioisfullofhikingroutes,andsomeBrazilianslovetospendanafternoonhiking.MyfavoriterouteofallhastobePedraBonita.PedraBonitainvolvesasteepclimbofaboutanhourthroughtalltrees,andIadmititisdifficultinRio’sheat,butyouarerewardedatthetopwithawonderfulviewofthecity,standinghighabovethegreenlandscapeandblueseabelow.

MuretadaUrca

OnethingyouaresuretofindinRioisanamazingsunset,butalotofthebestspotstendtobefulloftourists.Inmyopinion,MuretadaUrcaisthemostrelaxingplacetowatchthesunsetoverthesilversea,withthefigureofChristtheRedeemerstandingtallinthebackground.

PedradoSal

PedradoSalisahistoricalareainthecitycentreandonMondaynightsitisbroughttolifebythesoundofsamba.Hundredsofpeoplegatherinthestreet,foodanddrinkstallsaresetupanditbecomesagiantstreetpartywitheveryoneenjoyingthehappysoundoflivesamba!

Picanha

IftherewereoneBrazilianfoodIcouldbringbacktotheUK,itwouldbepicanha.ItisthetastiestcutofsteakIhaveevertasted,servedalongsidericeandbeans.

1．ThewriteroncewenttoRiodeJaneiroto________.

A．staythereasatouristforsixmonths

B．studyasashort-timeinternationalstudent

C．liveasanativeBrazilian

D．learnhowtobeanativeBrazilian

2．Whichofthefollowingisprobablythefavoriteofbody-builders?

A．PedraBonita.B．MuretadaUrca.

C．PedradoSal.D．Picanha.

3．WhatcanyouenjoyinPedradoSal?

A．Awonderfulviewofthecity.B．Anamazingsunset.

C．Agiantstreetparty.D．AniceBrazilianfood.

Thesedays,peoplewhodomanual（体力的）workoftenreceivefarmoremoneythanpeoplewhoworkinoffices.Peoplewhoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredtoas“white-collarworkers”forthesimplereasonthattheyusuallywearacollarandtietogotowork.Suchishumannature,thatagreatmanypeopleareoftenwillingtosacrificehigherpayforthehonorofbecomingwhite-collarworkers.Thiscanleadtocurioussituations,asitdidinthecaseofAlfredBloggswhoworkedasadustmanfortheEllesmereCorporation.

Whenhegotmarried,Alfwastooembarrassedtosayanythingtohiswifeabouthisjob.HesimplytoldherthatheworkedfortheCorporation.Everymorning,helefthomedressedinasmartblacksuit.Hethenchangedintooveralls（工作服）andspentthenexteighthoursasadustman.Beforereturninghomeatnight,hetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit.Alfdidthisforovertwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkepthissecret.Alf’swifehasneverdiscoveredthatshemarriedadustmanandsheneverwill,forAlfhasjustfoundanotherjob.Hewillsoonbeworkinginanoffice.Hewillbeearningonlyhalfasmuchasheusedto,buthefeelsthathisriseinstatus（身份；地位）iswellworththelossofmoney.Fromnowon,hewillwearasuitalldayandotherswillcallhim‘Mr.Bloggs’,not‘Alf’.

4．WhatdoesthecaseofAlfredBloggsshow?

A．Thatpeopleoftencaremoreaboutthestatusofajobthantheincome.

B．That“white-collarworkers”usuallywearasuittogotowork.

C．Thatmanualworkersprefertokeeptheirjobsasecret.

D．Thatofficeworkersearnlessthanmanualworkers.

5．WhatdidAlfredBloggsdoforovertwoyears?

A．HetoldhiswifeheworkedfortheCorporation,wheninfacthedidnot.

B．Hedressedhimselfasadustmanbeforeleavinghomeeverymorning.

C．Heliedtohiswifeabouthisjob.

D．Heearnedtwiceasmuchasawhite-collarworker.

6．WhatdoesAlfredBloggsthinkofhisnewjob?

A．Hefeelsitisapitybecausehenowearnslessthanbefore.

B．Hethinksitisworthwhileforhisriseinstatus.

C．Heisproudbecauseheearnsmuchmorethanbefore.

D．Heissatisfiedbecausehenolongerneedsashowerbeforereturninghome.

7．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．TheDoubleLifeofAlfredBloggs.

B．MoneyorStatus,WhichComesFirst?

C．TheStoryofAlfredBloggs,aDustman.

D．TruthWillCometoLightSoonerorLater.

Inspiredbya9-year-oldcyclist,LaurenTurner,whocanonlyuseonehand,agroupofUniversityofGuelphstudentshaswonaninternationalawardfortheirinvention—abikebrakelever（刹车手柄）thatpullsboththefrontbrakeandthebackbrakeatthesametime.

LaurenTunerwasabletorideherbike,butnotasconfidentlyandquicklyasherfriends.

“Shecouldn’tusethefrontbrake.Sheonlyusedthebackbrake,butthefrontbrakemakesyoustoptwiceasfast,”saysMichaWallace,who,withKatieBell,AninaSakaguchiandAndrewMorrieswonsecondprizeintheJamesDysonAwardfortheirsingle-handedbikebrakelever.

“LaurenTurnertriedthedevice（装置）firstandsheuseditalllastsummer.Shehadnoproblems.Ithelpedhergofasterbecauseshefeltmoreconfidentinherbrakingabilities.Shefeltsafer.”saysWallace.

Theinventionwasthefourth-yeardesignprojectforthefourstudents.Theydesigned,testedandcreatedaprototype（模型）withinafour-monthperiod.

WhenWallaceheardabouttheJamesDysonAwardonthenews,sheandherco-inventorsenteredtheirprojectintheU.K.-basedcontest,whichrewardsstudentsdesignerswhocreateproductsthatimprovethewaywelive.Thestudentscollectedtherunner-upprize—£2,000forthemand£500fortheirschool.

Aswell,theyhadachancetomeetJamesDyson,aU.K.famousinventor.Praisingthestudentsfortheirinvention,Dysonsaysthesingle-handedbrakelevercouldimprovesafetyforallcyclists.Byusingbothbrakesatonce,youcouldpreventthepossibilityofflyingoverthehandlebarsandendingupwithaninjury.

Thestudentshopetosellittoamajorcompany.Itmaybeusedinotherdevicesthatrequiretwohandsforoperation.

8．Accordingtothepassage,theJamesDysonAwardwasnamedafter________.

A．awell-knownplaceB．afamousinventor

C．afamousuniversityD．agovernmentleader

9．Theunderlinedpart“therunner-upprize”inParagraph6means________.

A．thesecondprizeB．therichprize

C．thebigprizeD．theprizeforrunners

10．Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatthebrakelever________.

A．hasalreadybeenwidelyused

B．canonlyservethedisabledcyclists

C．canprotectyoufromanyinjuries

D．willhaveawidemarketinthefuture

11．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．BikesWillBeSaferintheFuture.B．TheJamesDysonAward.

C．StudentInventorsWinU.K.Prize.D．HelpandCarefortheDisabled.

Adopting（领养）anewpetshouldbeanexcitingandrewardingexperience.Butjustasallfamiliesaredifferent,soareallpets.Learnwhattoconsiderbeforeyoufindyournewfurryfamilymember.

Allpetsrequiretheirowner’stime,soTheisen,anexpertinpetcare,sayshowmuchtimeyoucangivetothepetisthetopthingtoconsider.“Ifyouadopta4-year-oldcat,she’snotgoingtoneedthesameamountofcareasa9-week-olddog”.saysTheisen.

Likedatingandfindingtheperfectpartner,youwantapetthatsharesyourinterestsandactivitylevels,particularlyifyou’relookingfordogs.“Consideractivitylevelsinthefamily,”saysTheisen.“Ifyou’reacouchpotato,orinotherwords,ahomebody,lookforapetthatmatchesthatactivitylevel.”

Somedogs,likeDalmatiansandTerriers,canbeloudandnoisyanddemandamoreactivelifestyleandroomtobeoutside;theymightnotfitaswellincloselivingsituationsasmoresedentarypets.TheHumaneSocietyoftheUnitedStatesencouragespotentialownerstoresearchbooksandwebsitesandtalktootherpetownerswhenconsideringadoptinganewpet.

Theisensaysthatpotentialownersshouldgobeyondthefirstimpressionoflovelinessandwatchhowtheanimalsinteractwiththem.“Therearedogsthatwilljumptothegatetomeetyou,”saysTheisen.“Andtherearedogsthatsittherewiththeirsaddoggyeyes—youknowthey’renotgoingtobehigh-energydogs”.

Someexoticpets,liketortoisesandparrots,arelikelytolivelongerthandogsandcats—andeventheirhumanowners.Theycanalsogrowtobemuchlargerthantheywerewhentheyfirstcametolivewiththeirowners.Ownersshouldmakesurethattheirlivingsituationsshouldbecontinuallyupdatedandalsopreparefortheanimal’sfuture.

12．Whatwillpeoplehavetoconsiderfirstofallwhentheyplantoadoptapet?

A．Theamountoftimetheycangivetothepet.

B．Themoneythatthepetwillcostthem.

C．Whetherthepetislovelyornot.

D．Whetherthepetisactiveornot.

13．Theunderlinedword“sedentary”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans________.

A．weak.B．noisy.

C．loud.D．inactive.

14．Beingacouchpotatoandnotfondofexoticpets,whichshouldJuliachoose?

A．Dalmatians.B．Terriers.

C．Parrots.D．Bulldogs.

15．Whereisthepassagemostprobablycomingfrom?

A．Aguidebook.B．Afashionmagazine.

C．ALifemagazine.D．Anentertainmentnewspaper.

二、七选五

Bankholidays!

Wealllovethem!

AbankholidayisanEnglishtermforapublicholiday.Duringthedaybanksandofficesareclosedandalotofpeoplehaveadayoffwork.IntheUK,peopleonlygeteightbankholidaysinoneyear.16．

PeopleinColombiaaremuchluckier.Therearetwentybankholidaysforthewholecountryinoneyear!

Andtherecanbeevenmore,dependingonwhichregion（地区）youlivein.17．AsintheUK,mostofthebankholidaysinColombiaexistforreligiousreasons.

18．OnesuchexampleisIndependenceDayon20Julyeveryye