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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