广西桂林市桂电中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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广西桂林市桂电中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

广西桂林市桂电中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!

TourA-Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-￡37until26Marchand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.

TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’s-￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:

IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires（尖顶）”fromStMary‘sChurchTower.Stratford:

IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.

TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:

includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle（entrancefeesnotincluded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze（迷宫）whereitiseasytogetlost!

TourD–CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-￡33until18Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.

1．WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?

A．TourAB．TourB

C．TourCD．TourD

2．Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?

A．WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtB．Oxford&Stratford

C．Bath&StonehengeD．Cambridge

3．WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?

A．ItusedtobethehomeofroyalfamiliesB．Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze

C．ItistheoldestpalaceinBritainD．Itisaworld-famouscastle

Overthecenturies,throughgeneticandculturaladaptation,humansandawildbirdspecieshavelearnedtoworktogether.Whenhumanhoney-huntersmakeacertainnoise,abirdcalledthehoneyguidedoesitsjobwithunbelievableaccuracy,leadingpeopletohiddenbees'nests.

Scientistsputthisancientpracticetothetest.Whenbiologistscomparedthehoneyguidecalltoothersounds,thetraditionalsoundsentthehoneyguidestohiddenbeesnestthreetimesmoreoftenthanothersounds,accordingtoastudyinthejournalScience.Whenyoumaketherightnoise,youendupwithmorehoneycomparedtothewrongnoise.

"It'sanexchangeofinformationforskills,"saidstudyleadauthorClaireSpottiswoode,anevolutionarybiologistattheUniversityofCambridge.Shefailedtofindbeesnestsuntilherfriendsmadetherightnoise,andthenwasrewardedwithhoneythat'sveryrichanddelicious.

Thehoneyguidehasaspecialabilitytofindbees'nests.“Scientistsaren'tquitesurehowitworks,butitlikelyhastodowithasophisticatedsenseofsmell,”Spottiswoodesaid.Still,there'saproblem:

Thesenestsarestuckintreesthataredifficultforthebirdstoreach.Evenworse,thebeesstingthebirds,sometimetodeath.Thepeopleoftheregion,whomakealivingonthehoney,havetoolsthatcangetatthosenestsandtheyusesmoketochasethebeesaway,reducingthestingingproblem.

It'sclearthatthebirdshaveadaptedinanevolutionarywaythroughnaturalselection,butforpeoplethearrangementisprobablymorecultural.

4．Accordingtothestudy,whenmakingthewrongnoise,peopleprobablywill.

A．getmorehoney

B．findbees’nestseasily

C．havedifficultyfindingbees’nests

D．earnmoretime

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sophisticated”inthefourthparagraphprobablymean?

A．elementaryB．Advanced.

C．Plain.D．Poor

6．Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?

?

A．Scientistshavefoundouthowthehoneyguideworks.

B．Honeyguidescaneasilygetbees'nestsintrees.

C．Honey-huntersarenotafraidofstingingproblem.

D．Thebeesareafraidofsmoke.

7．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Theterriblerelationshipbetweenhumansandwildbirds.

B．Peopleinthemountainsmakealivingonthehoney.

C．Thehoneyguidecanhelphumansfindbees’nests

D．Humanhoney-hunters’wonderfullife.

Yoga（瑜伽）isanancientpracticethathelpscreateasenseofunionbody,mind,andspirit.Itbringsusbalance.Afteralongtimeofpracticingyoga,younolongerjustpracticeit—youloveit.

Yogabecomespartofyourphysicallife.Yourbodygrowsstronger,moretoned（有弹性的）,andmoreflexibleasyoumovefromoneposetoanother.IspentaweekinMexicoatayogaretreat,anditwasthefirstvacationonwhichIlostweight.“Ratherthanbuildingmuscles,yogabuildsmuscletone,”saysShaktaKaurKhalsa,authorofKISSGuidetoYoga.“Becauseyogahelpsmaintainabalancedmetabolism（新陈代谢）,anditalsohelpstocontrolweight.Additionally,yogastretchesmuscleslengthwise,causingfataroundthecellsdisappear,thuslosingweight.”

Idoyogaposesthroughouttheday.Afterhoursatmycomputer,Istretchmystiffshouldersandarms.WhenIneedanincreaseinenergy,Idoenergizingposes.WhenIamfeelingexhaustedattheendoftheday,Idorestorative（恢复体力的）poses.

Yogabecomespartofyourmentallife.Yogateachesyoutofocusonbreathingwhileyouholdtheposes.Thisattentiontobreathiscalming;itdissolves（使消除）stressandanxiety.Iuseyogicbreathingonthetenniscourt,inthedentist’schair,andwhenI’mstuckintraffic.

Youshouldalwaysleaveayogapracticefeelingenergized,butnottired.Ifyoufeeltiredafteryoga,itmeansyouspentthetime“fighting”yourself,tryingtoforceyourselfintoposes.Inyoga,you“surrender”totheposesbylettinggoofthetension.

8．Accordingtothesecondparagraph,yogacanhelppeople___.

A．loseweightB．makefriends

C．beflexibleinthinkingD．growtall

9．Whydoesapersonfeeltiredafteryoga?

A．Becausewhenpracticingyoga,peoplewillconsumealotofenergy.

B．Becauseheorshesurrenderstotheposesbylettinggoofthetension.

C．Becauseheoshedoesn’tdoyogaposesnaturally.

D．Becauseyogadoesn’tbenefitallthepeople.

10．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A．What’syoga?

B．Thebenefitsofyoga.

C．HowdoIdoyogaposes?

D．Thevarietiesofyoga.

11．Whatwillbetalkedaboutifthispassagecontinues?

A．Thedisadvantagesofyoga.

B．Yogaisbecomingpopularallovertheworld.

C．Encouragingpeopletodoyoga.

D．Yogaisbecomingpartofyourspirituallife.

二、完形填空

Aladywantedabirthdaygiftfromherhusband.Formanymonthsshehadlikedabeautiful12,andknowingherhusbandcould13it,shetoldhimthatwasallshewanted.Onthemorningofthe14,herhusbandtoldherhow15hewastohavesuchagoodwife,andhowmuchhelovedher.He16herabeautifulgiftpackage.Sheopeneditand17aBible（圣经）.18,sheraisedhervoiceandsaidtoherhusband,“Withallyourmoney,yougivemeaBible?

’’Shewasso19thatshelefthim.

Manyyearspassedandtheladywasvery20inbusiness.Sheownedtwolargecompanies.She21herhusbandwasveryold,andthoughtperhapssheshouldgoto22him.Butbeforeshecould,she23alettertellingherthathehaddied,andgaveallofhispossessions（财产）toher.Sheneededtocomebackand24things.

Whenshearrivedathishouse,sadness25herheart.Shesawthestillnew26,justasshehadleftityearsago.With27,sheopeneditandbegantoturnthepages.Aring28fromtheBibletotheflooranda29couldbeseen.Shepickeditupandfounditwastheringshewantedinthosedays.Andonthecardwasthedateofherbirth,andthewords“LOVEUALWAYS".

30yourgiftisnotpackagedthewayyouwantit,it'sbecauseitisbetterpackagedthewayitis!

Alwaysappreciatelittlethings;theyusuallyleadyoutobiggerthings!

Thebestandmostbeautifulthingsintheworldcannotbeseenoreventouchedfortheymustbefeltwiththe31.

12．A．watchB．ringC．coatD．box

13．A．affordB．likeC．designD．guess

14．A．holidayB．performanceC．birthdayD．meeting

15．A．proudB．kindC．sorryD．brave

16．A．lentB．askedC．gaveD．moved

17．A．carriedB．foundC．missedD．held

18．A．PolitelyB．LightlyC．PatientlyD．Angrily

19．A．calmB．upsetC．gratefulD．careless

20．A．failingB．lonelyC．successfulD．poor

21．A．wonderedB．hopedC．realizedD．explained

22．A．visitB．understandC．catchD．help

23．A．passedB．wroteC．sentD．received

24．A．takecareofB．payforC．lookforD．giveaway

25．A．coveredB．brokeC．leftD．filled

26．A．carB．BibleC．letterD．table

27．A．smilesB．laughterC．tearsD．interests

28．A．hidB．droppedC．disappearedD．made

29．A．bookB．penC．flowerD．card

30．A．IfB．ButC．AlthoughD．So

31．A．handB．eyeC．faceD．heart

三、用单词的适当形式完成短文

Sailinghome，Henry，32．Americanbusinessman，foundhimself33．（carry）outtoseabyastrongwind.34．hewasjustabouttogivehimselfup，hewasspottedbyaship35．sohelandedinLondonbyaccident.Hungryandalone，hewalkedonthestreetsofthecitywhenhewas36．（expect）calledintoamansion，wheretworichbrothers，OliverandRoderick，gavehimaletterandtoldhimnottoopenituntiltwoo’clockoftheday.Not37．（know）itwasamillionpoundbanknote，Henryleftthemansionandwentintoacheaprestauranttostuffhisstomach.Everybodywasrudetohim38．hewasinragsandlookeddepressed.Then，tothesurpriseofeverybody，hehandedtheowneramillionpoundbanknotetopayforthemeal.39．seeingthenote，allthepeopleintherestaurantbecamepoliteandtriedtheir40．（well）topleaseHenry.Don’t41．thinkit’sthemostincredibletaleinthewor