学年江苏省常州市高一下学期期中考试英语试题含答案.docx

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学年江苏省常州市高一下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

2020-2021学年江苏省常州市市统考高一下学期期中考试

英语试卷

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

StudentsClubs

Whenyouparticipateinco-curricularactivitiesatWhitmanCollege,youwilldiscovernewinterests,meetnewpeopleandincreasetheeducationalexperiencesatthecollege.Lookthroughtheclubsonthispageandfindtheclubyou'reinterestedinbychoosingaspecificcategory.

BlueMoonClub

BlueMoonisWhitmanCollege'sannualartandliterarymagazine.Itisentirelystudent-staffedandfeaturesoutstandingart,poetry,anddigitalmediafromtheWhitmancommunity.TheColumbiaScholasticPressAssociationawardedBlueMoonvol.25（2012）theGoldMedalandtheCollegeMagazineSilverCrown.Wewelcomestudentsofalllevelsofexperiencetoapplyforstaffpositions,aswellastosubmittheirworksinthesecondsemester.

ContactPeople:

EliCohen（*******************）,andJillianBriglia（********************）

DramaClub

DramaClubhelpswiththeproductionofthestudenttheater,supportstheseasonshowsandplansayearlyDramaRush,CollegeCabin,triptoAshlandandDramaBanquet.

ContactPeople:

DonovanOlsen（********************）,DaniSchlenker（schlendm@whitman.edu）,andHaileyHunter（********************）

PokerClub

TheWhitmanCollegePokerClubisaneworganization,establishedwiththepurposeofcreatingafunandsupportiveenvironmentinwhichallWhitmancommunitymembersareabletoplaycompetitive,risk-freepoker.

ContactPeople:

NickQuazzo（quazzon@whitman.edu）

SocialDanceClub

SocialDanceClubgathersweeklytolearnnewskills,meetnewpeopleandhavefundancingEastCoastSwing！

Wealwayshopetolearnnewstyles,andoccasionallytryotherstyles,Wealsohostcampus-widedanceslikeSpringSwing,andtellstudentsaboutotherlocalswingdancegroups.

ContactPeople:

SandyHattan（hattans@whitman.edu）,andZaynabBrown（brownz@whitman.edu）

1.WhatistheadvantageoftheBlueMoonClub？

A.It'seasytojointheclub.

B.Ithelpsitsmemberswinawards.

C.Allofitsmembersareexperienced.

D.Itsmagazineisanoutstandingone.

2.Whoshouldyoucontactifyouareinterestedinthetheater？

A.Jillianbriglia.B.DonovanOlsen.C.NickQuazzo.D.SandyHattan.

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutSocialDanceClub？

A.Itisaneworganization.

B.Ithasactivitieseveryday.

C.Itmainlyfocusesonswingdance.

D.Itcompeteswithotherdancegroups.

B

“Ohboys,don’tthrowstonesatthepoorbird,”saidanoldgrey-headedman.

“Sir,”saidalittlefellow,“shemakessuchaloudnoisethatwecan’tsufferfromher.”

“Yes,butsheusesthevoicewhichnaturegaveher,andIamafraidthestonewillrebound（弹回）,andhurtyouaslongasyoulive!

”

“Rebound!

Wedon’tunderstandyou,sir!

”

“Well,comeandIwilltellyouastory.”

“Isitatruestory?

”

“Yes,everywordistrue.”

“Fiftyyearsago,Iwasaboylikeyou.Iusedtothrowstonesveryaccurately.” 

“OnedayIwenttoworkforanoldcouple.Theywereverykindtoeverybodyandeverything.Fewhadsomanybirdsmakingtheirnestsundertheroofsoftheirhouses.Thebirdsseemedtolovethecouple.Forsevenyearsabirdhadcome,afterthelongwinterwasover,andbuilthernestinthesameplace,andraisedheryoungchicksthere.SheandhermatehadjustreturnedwhenIwenttheretowork,andthecouplewelcomedthemheartily.”

“Duringtheday,IthoughtIwouldtrymyskilluponher.Shesatonapoleandlookedatmetrustfully.Ifoundanicestone,andIthrewitwithmyutmostskill.Itstruckthebirdontheheadandshedroppeddead!

”

“Isaidnothingtotheoldcoupleaboutit.ButoneoftheirgrandchildrentoldthemwhatIhaddone.Icouldneverlookattheminthefaceafterwards.Oh,thatIshouldhavetoldthemhowsorryIwas!

”

“Theyhavebeendeadmanyyears,andsohasthepoorbird;butdon’tyouseehowthatstonerebounded,andhitme?

Howmuchthememoryofithashurtme!

Mydearboys,IwouldpayagreatdealtodayifIcouldundowhatIdid!

“ForfiftyyearsIhaverememberedit.Ihaveneverspokenofitbefore,butifwhatmywordswillpreventyoufromthrowingastonethatmayrebound,Iwillbehappy.”

Theboysatoncedroppedthestonestheyhadintheirhands,andthebirdhadnomoretroublefromthem.

1.Whydidtheboythrowstonesatthebird?

A.Becauseshewastoonoisytotheboy.

B.Becauseshehadavoicenaturegaveher.

C.Becausethestonealwaysreboundedtotheboy.

D.Becausetheboywantedtheoldmantotellhimastory.

2.Formanyyearsaftertheoldmankilledthebird,hefelt_______________.

A.proudB.uneasyC.relaxedD.excited

3.Theoldmantoldtheboyhisstoryinorderto_______________.

A.makefunofhimB.educatehimwithalifelesson

C.drivehimawayfrombirdsD.remindhimnottoplaywithstones

4.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage？

A.Thestonethatrebounds.B.Theboythatthrowsstones.

C.Thebirdsthatsingwell.D.Theoldmanthattellsstories.

C

Forsomepeople,there’snobettercompanionthanman’sbestfriend–adog.Thisfour-leggedcaninecanbringcomfortandjoyandprovidemuch-neededexerciseforyouwhenitneedswalkies!

Thisprobablyexplainswhydogownershipincreasedlastyearbecausepeoplespentmoretimeathomeduringthecoronaviruspandemiclockdown.

Itwasdemandforpuppiesinparticularthatsawthebiggestincrease.Whocouldn’tresisttheirplayfulpersonalities,adorableeyes,andsuper-softcoats?

However,asdemandforanewpoochincreased,sodidthepricetag.Popularbreeds,suchasCockapoosandCockerSpaniels,sawevensharperpriceincreases,andpuppieshavebeensellingfor£3,000ormore.

Animalwelfarecharitiesfearthathighpricescouldencouragepuppyfarming,smuggling（贩卖）ordogtheft.AndaBBCinvestigationfoundsomebreedershavebeensellingpuppies（幼犬）andkittensonsocialmediasites–somethingcharitieshavecalled“extremelyirresponsible”.

Butdespitesomenewownerspurchasingadoglegally,maybefromarescuecentreorregisteredbreeder,they’veprovedtobeill-preparedforlifewithanewpet,andthepetitselfhasfoundithardtocometotermswithlifeinanewhome.AnimalbehaviouristsintheUKhavereportedasurgeinrequeststohelpdogssufferingfromfear-aggression（害怕攻击）aftertheirliveshavebeenturnedupsidedown.

Lookingtothefuture,thereareconcernsaboutthewelfare（幸福安康）ofthesemuch-lovedpets.IanAtkin,manageroftheOxfordshireAnimalSanctuaryintheUK,toldtheBBC:

“Atthemoment,thedogsarehavingagreattime,butseparationanxietycouldstillsurfacewhenpeoplegobacktowork.”AndClaireCalderfromtheUK’sDogsTrustrescuecharitysays“theeconomicsituationalsomeansthatsomepeoplemayfindtheycan’taffordtolookafteradog.”Themessageisnottobuyapuppyinhasteandtopickonethatfitsintoyourlifestyle.

1.Whydiddogownershipincreaseduringthecoronaviruspandemic？

A.Becausepeoplewerelookingforcompanionshipandexercise.

B.Becausedogswerealsolockeddowntogetherwithpeople.

C.Becausedogsbecamemoreplayful,lovelyandlikeable.

D.Becausethepriceofdogsincreasedatthesametime.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“cometotermswith”mostprobablymean？

A.rescueB.regretC.accessD.accept

3.Howmightgoingbacktoworkaffectthelifeofadog？

A.ItspricewouldbeincreasedsharplyB.Itmightbesoldonsocialmedia

C.ItcanbesmuggledandstolenD.Itcouldsufferfromseparationanxiety

4.Theauthorwritesthisarticlemainlytotalkabout_______________.

A.someconcernsaboutthewelfareofpetdogs.

B.somebadbehaviorspeopledotopetdogs.

C.whypeopleshouldraiseapetdogathome.

D.whydogsarebecomingmoreandmoreexpensive

D

ThisnewForeverstampfromtheU.S.PostalServicehonorsDr.Chien-ShiungWu（1912-1997）,oneofthemostinfluentialnuclearphysicistsofthe20thcentury.

ThestampartfeaturesadetailedportraitofWu,wearingablack-and-whitetraditionalChinesedressknownasqipao.Thebackgroundwaspaintedwithanancient,highlyvaluedcolorhistoricallyusedinartisticdepictionsofangelsandnobleness.

Duringacareerofmorethan40yearsinafielddominated（主宰）bymen,Wuprovedherselfastheexpertonmarkingresearchtotestfundamental（基础的）theoriesofphysics.

In1944,WuacceptedapositionundertheDivisionofWarResearchatColumbiaUniversityworkingfortheManhattanproject.Carryingouthighlysecretresearchfortheproductionoftheworld'sfirstatomicbomb,Wumadeinvaluablecontributionstotheexperimentalprocessofusingtheuraniumatom（铀原子）.

Afterthewarended,WustayedonatColumbiaasaresearchprofessor,focusingherexperimentationonbetadecay（β衰变）.Withimaginationandcarefulresearch,shecreatedamoreprecisespectrometer（分光器）tofinallyexplaintheproblemofbetadecay,onethathadtroubledphysicistsinAmericaandacrossEuropeformanyyears.

In1956,theoreticalphysicistsTsung-DaoLeeandChen-NingYangapproachedWuforhelpindevelopingatheorythatchallengedthefoundationallawofconservationofparity（宇称守恒定律）.Wucreatedathoughtfulanddifficultexperimenttotestthetheory.Sheobservedthat,inweakinteractions（弱相互作用）,parityisnotconserved-afindingthathelpedthetwoleadphysicistsearntheNobelPrizeinPhysics.

ArtdirectorEthelKesslerdesignedthestampwithoriginalartbyKamMak.

TheChien-ShiungWustampisbeingissued（发行）asaForeverstamp.ThisForeverstampwillalwaysbeequalinvaluetothecurrentFirst-ClassMailone-ounceprice.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutChien-ShiungWufromthisarticle？

A.ShelikedwearingChineseclothes.

B.Shework