安徽省滁州市定远县重点中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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安徽省滁州市定远县重点中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

安徽省滁州市定远县重点中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

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Allovertheworldpeopleenjoysports.Sportshelptokeeppeoplehealthy,happyandhelpthemtolivelonger.

Sportschangewiththeseason.Peopleplaydifferentgamesinwinterandsummer.Gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivities.TheArabsusehorsesorcamelsinmuchoftheireverydaylife;theyusethemintheirsports,too.

Somesportsaresointerestingthatpeopleeverywheregoinforthem.Football,forexample,hasspreadaroundtheworld.Swimmingispopularinallcountriesneartheseaorinthosewithmanyrivers.

Somesportsorgamesgobackthousandsofyears,likerunningorjumping.Chineseboxing,forexample,hasaverylonghistory.Butbasketballandvolleyballarerathernew.Neitheroneisahundredyearsoldyet.Peopleareinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetime.

Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachother,butafteragametheyoftenbecomegoodfriends.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter（性格）.Onelearnstofighthardbutfightfair,towinwithoutprideandtolosewithgrace（优雅）.

1．Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingisn'ttrue?

A．Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter.

B．Peopleswimonlybecausetherearealotofriversintheircountry.

C．Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachotherbeforeagame.

D．Sportsandgamescandevelopthefriendshipbetweenpeoplesallovertheworld.

2．Thewriterdidn'ttellusinthispassagethat________.

A．basketballwasinventedinAmerica

B．sportschangewiththeseasons

C．gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivities

D．footballisplayedallovertheworld

3．Fromthispassagewecanseethat_______.

A．sportsandgamesareunimportantthingsthatpeopledo

B．sportsandgamesshouldbetreated（对待）onlyasamusement（娱乐活动）

C．sportsandgamesareonlyusefultotheold

D．noneoftheaboveistrue

Travelingwithkidsis90percentremindingyourselftoliveinthemomentand10percentmakingupyourmindtoneveragainleaveyourhouse.

IhaveanuncannyabilitytoforgetthisassoonaswereturnhomefromatripandI'vefinishedwashingpilesofdirtyclothesinourluggageandcleaningallthemessycausedbythekids.Extremelytiredandannoyed,Iwouldactuallybegintomisstheplacewejustleft!

Familytravelislikechildbirth,Isuppose.Painful,loud,messy,sortofawful,actually,butalsowonderful.Andyourememberonlythewonderful—untilyou’rebackonaplaneandyourkidsarefightingoverwhogetstheaisleseat.Thenyourememberthebadstuff.

Lastweekend,mykidsandIflewtoTexasforatripwewouldhavenothingtocomplain（抱怨）about—bighotel,wonderfulview.

Andyet—wefoundthingstocomplainabout.Thepoolwasbiggerinthatotherhotel!

Whydoyougettoshowerfirst?

Theycallthiscoffee?

!

Luckily,I’velearnedtoputmymetaphoricalcoatofarmor（盔甲）onassoonaswelandsomewhere,anditforcescomplaintstobounceoffmeandlandinapileatmyfeet.

Forthreedays,genuinefunwashadandannoyingcomplaintswereheardandignored.Untilitwastimetocatchaplaneandflyhome.

Unfortunately,ourflightwascanceled.Wespenthoursfindingahotelroom.Wehitthehotelpoolbeforebedandswamwellintothenight,mykidsmakingupsongsandlaughingsohardattheirsillylyrics（歌词）andtheircrazygoodfortunetobeswimmingat10:

30onaschoolnight.

AndthatwaswhenithitmethatfamilytravelisallthosethingsIsaidbeforebutit’salsoalotmore.It’stakingyourkidstopartsoftheworldthatwillopentheireyesandfindingthatactually,yoursneedopeningtoo.It’srememberingthatjoyandmemoriesarewhereyoumakethem,notwhereyoufindthem.

4．Theunderlinedword“uncanny”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.

A．unknown.B．uncertain.

C．unexpected.D．unusual.

5．Accordingtothepassage,familytravelislikechildbirthinthat.

A．theybothcausefinancialtroubleandpain.

B．theyarebothhardaswellasrewarding.

C．childhoodmemoriescomefloodingbackwhentheytravel.

D．bothofthemneedmanypreparations.

6．Bysaying“I’velearnedtoputmymetaphoricalcoatofarmoron”inParagraph5,theauthormeansthat_.

A．shetriestodealwiththecomplaintsmorewiselyandproperly.

B．sheturnsthoseannoyingcomplaintsintoameanstoeducatekids.

C．shehasimprovedherlanguageskillswhenhandlingthecomplaints.

D．shehassucceededinescapingkids’fightingthankstothearmor.

7．Fromtheauthor’sexperienceinthepassage,wecanNOTlearnthat.

A．familyvacationbenefitsherkidsaswellasher.

B．joyandmemoriesshouldbecreatedratherthandiscovered.

C．themostunforgettablememoryforherisaboutthecomplaints.

D．shehastospendsometimeonhouseworkafterthefamilyvacation.

Theworld’stopautomakersareincreasinglyofferingmoreelectricvehiclemodels.Thisgrowthisexpectedtocontinue，withmorepeoplechoosingtohittheroadwithclean-runningelectric-poweredcars.

Environmentalistshavepraisedtheautomakersfortakingmajorstepstolimitharmfulpollutantslinkedtoworldwideclimatechange.Butelectricvehiclesarealsoknownfornotproducinganotherkindofpollution—noise.Theyrunonbatteriesinsteadoffuel，andcanoperateinsilence.

Whilemanypeoplemightconsiderthisagoodthing，quietcarscanalsocauseproblems.Themaindangeristhatpeoplewalkinginareasaroundelectricvehiclesfaceagreaterriskofbeinghitiftheycannothearthecarscoming.

GovernmentsintheUnitedStatesandEuropehaverecognizedthisproblem.So，theyhavesetrequirementsformanufacturerstoaddwarningsoundstovehiclesoperatingonelectricity.

TheU.S.DepartmentofTransportationfinalizeditsrulesayearago.Therulesrequireelectricandhybrid（混合能源）vehiclestobeequippedwithsomekindofwarningsoundwhenmovingatspeedsupto30kilometersperhour.Therulesareaimedatpreventinginjuriesamongpeoplewalkingorridingbicyclesandtoprotecttheblind.

Sowhatkindsofsoundscanweexpecttohearfromthenextgenerationofelectricvehicles?

Oneoftheeasiestsolutionswouldbeforcarmakerstosimplyreproducethesoundacarwouldmakeifitactuallydidrunonfuel.Butmanyindustryofficialsbelievethiswouldbeamistake.Theysaythiswouldnotsupporttheelectricvehicle’strueidentity.Itwouldalsolimitgreatpossibilitiestolinkthecar’ssoundtoawholenewimage,whichcouldhelpincreasesales.

FrankWelschisheadoftechnicaldevelopmentatGermany’sVolkswagen.Hesaidthatfindingtheperfectsoundmixisnotaneasyprocess.“Theelectricvehiclesoundisitsidentity,”hesaid.“Itcannotbetooannoying.Itcannotsoundlikeanythingwehadinthepast.”

AnofficialfromMercedes-Benzsaidthesoundwasdesignedtoprovideasafewarningwithoutannoyingpassengersinsidethevehicle.Hesaidthegoalwastocreateacarthatremainscompletelyquietontheinside,butfillsthesoundrequirementsandsupportsthemodel’simageontheoutside.

Itmightseemstrangetothinkthatpartofourautomotivefutureiscurrentlybeingdevelopedinthesamekindsofrecordingstudiosusedbymusicians.Butthatisexactlywhatishappening.

8．Theunderlinedwords“hittheroad”inParagraph1probablymean_________.

A．cleanaroadB．startatrip

C．avoidanaccidentD．reducenoisepollution

9．Thefirsttwoparagraphsaremainlyintendedto_________.

A．introducethetopicofthepassage

B．listtheadvantagesofautomobiles

C．providesomefactsaboutelectriccars

D．stresstheimportanceofsavingenergy

10．Soundsareaddedtoelectriccarsto_________.

A．limitpollutantsB．increasesales

C．preventinjuriesD．makecarssmarter

11．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ElectricCarSoundsPromoteSalestoaLargeDegree

B．RecordingStudiosWillCreateSoundsforAllElectricCars

C．GovernmentsCallonPeopletoDesignElectricCarSounds

D．ElectricCarsNeedCreativeSoundstoReplaceEngineNoise

Havingasmartphonemaynotbeassmartasyouthink.TheymayletyousurftheInternet,listentomusicandtakephotoswhereveryouare…buttheyalsoturnyouintoaworkaholic（工作狂）,itseems.

Astudysuggeststhat,bygivingyouaccesstoemailsatalltimes,thesmartphoneaddsasmuchastwohourstoyourworkingday.ExpertsfoundthatBritishpeopleworkanadditional460hoursayearonaverageastheyareabletorespondtoemailsontheirmobiles.ThestudyshowstheaverageUKworkingdayisbetween9and10hours,but2morehoursisspentrespondingtoorsendingworkemails,ormakingworkcalls.

Almostoneintenadmitsspendinguptothreehoursoutsidetheirnormalworkingdaycheckingworkemails.Someworkerssaytheyareoncallalmost24hoursaday.Nearlytwo-thirdssaytheyoftencheckworkemailsjustbeforetheygotobedandassoonastheywakeup,whileoverathirdhaverepliedtooneinthemiddleofthenight.Theaveragetimeforfirstcheckingemailsisbetween6a.mand7a.m,withmorethanathirdcheckingtheirfirstemailintheperiod,andaquartercheckingthembetween11p.m.andmidnight.

GhadiHobeika,marketingdirectorofPixmania,said:

“TheabilitytoaccessmillionsofAppshasmadesmartphoneinvaluableformanypeople.However,therearedisadvantages.Manycompaniesexpecttheiremployeestobeoncall24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek,andsmartphonesmeanthatpeoplecannotgetawayfromwork.Themorefrequentlyincontactwebecome,themoreisexpectedofusinaworkcapacity.”

12．WithasmartphonetheaverageUKworkingdayis.

A．11to12hoursB．9to10hours

C．8hoursD．2hours

13．Wecanlear