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甘肃省金昌市第二中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题
甘肃省金昌市第二中学2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题
第1卷(80分)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项
A
MostpeopleintheUnitedStatesspeakonlyonelanguage:
English.Theydonotlearntospeakasecondlanguageinhighschoolswhichteachlanguages.Butwhy?
First,mostAmericansnevertraveltoothercountries.TheUnitedStatesisaverylargecountry.AmericanscantravelalongdistanceandnotleavetheUnited.Veryfewstudentslearntospeakwell.Whydon'tAmericanspeakotherlanguage?
Theydonotneedtolearnasecondlanguage.
Second,oneofthecountriesnexttotheUnitedStatesisCanada.MostpeopleinCanadaspeakEnglish.SomeAmericanslivenearCanada.Theytravelthereoften.Buttheydonothavetolearnanewlanguage.
Third,manypeopleinotherpartsoftheworldspeakEnglish.IfAmericanstraveltoothercountries,theycanspeakEnglishthere,too.
SomeAmericansthinkthatitisamistaketospeakonlyEnglish.Theybelieveitisveryimportanttolearnasecondlanguage.MaybesomedayotherAmericanswillagree.ThenmorepeoplewillspeakasecondlanguageintheUnitedStates.
1.Inotherpartsoftheworld____________.
A.noonespeaksEnglishB.manypeoplespeakEnglish
C.everyonespeaksEnglishD.everyonespeaksasecondlanguages
2.SomeAmericansthinkitisamistaketo____________.
A.learnotherlanguagesB.gotoschools
C.speakonlyEnglishD.traveltoothercountries
3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.AmericansspeakonlyEnglish.B.CanadiansspeakonlyEnglish.
C.MostAmericanslearnasecondlanguage.D.SomeAmericanswanttolearnasecondlanguage.
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhymostAmericansdonotlearntospeakasecondlanguage?
A.TherearemanyEnglishspeakersintheworld.
B.Americansdon’tliketolearnotherlanguage,
C.MostAmericansseldomtravelabroad.
D.ThepeoplelivingneartheAmericacanspeakEnglishwell
5.What'sthetitleofthispassage?
A.LanguageLearningintheUnitedStates.B.TheSecondLanguagesintheUnitedStates
C.EnglishintheworldD.ThePeopleinCanadaSpeakEnglish.
B
Hereareafewtipswe’veputtogethertohelpyoulearnEnglishwell.
Speak,speak,speak!
Practicespeakingasoftenasyoucan—evenspeakingtoyourselfisgoodpractice.Tryrecordingyourselfwheneveryoucan.Compareyourpronunciationwiththemasterversion,seehowyoucandobetterandhaveanothertry.Ifyoudothisseveraltimes,youwillfindthateachversionisbetterthanthelast.
Whynotlearnwithsomeoneelse?
Ithelpsifyoucanlearnwithsomeoneelse.Ifyoucanpersuadeafriendorfamilymembertostudywithyou,itwillmakeyoukeepworking.Agreetimestomeetandsetgoalsfortheweek,andtesteachotherregularly.
Don’tgetstuckbyawordyoudon’tknow
Practiseimprovising(即兴的)waysofgettingyourmeaningacrosswhilespeakingspontaneously(本能),evenifyoudon’tknowtheexactwordsorphrases.Thinkofthingsyoumightwanttosaywheneveryouhavesparetime.Abasicexampleistheuseoftenses.Ifyoudon’tknowthepasttensebutwanttotalkaboutyesterday,usetheverbinthepresenttenseandusethewordfor“yesterday”.Usefacialexpressions,handmovements,anythingtogetyourmeaningacross.
Languagelearningisalsoaboutintuition(直觉)
Guessworkisimportantinlearninganewlanguage.Whenlisteningtorecordedmaterial,youaren’texpectedtounderstandeverythingfirsttimeround.Ifyouplaythesamepieceseveraltimes,youwillmostprobablyunderstandsomethingneweachtime.Learntomakemaximumuseofallthecluesyoucanpickup.Forexample,whatdothespeakerssoundlike?
Happy?
Angry?
Calm?
Etc.
Buildupyourvocabulary
Awidevocabularyisthekeytosuccessfullanguagelearningbutdon’ttrytolearntoomuchatonce.It’sbesttostudyfrequently,forshortperiodsoftime.Takeamaximumofsixorsevenitemsofvocabularyandlearnthem.Putthemintosentencestofixtheminyourmind,thencomebacktothemlater.Muchofthevocabularyinthecourseispresentedbytopic.
Andaboveall,havefun!
6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Howtopracticespeaking.B.Whattodotobuildupyourvocabulary.
C.Howtolearnwithsomeoneelse.D.HowtolearnEnglishwell
7.Whyshouldonehavehimselfrecordedwhenpracticingspeaking?
A.Toencourageotherstostart.B.Torecordhisownprogress.
C.Toimprovehisspeaking.D.Tocomparehimselfwithothers.
8.WhichofthefollowingisthemostimportantinlearningEnglish?
A.Speaking.B.Pleasure.C.Intuition.D.Vocabulary.
9.ItisimportantinTip3thatishelpfulwhenyouarelearningEnglish.
A.bodylanguageB.agoodmemoryC.agoodfriendD.aproperdictionary
10.WhichofthefollowingseemsNOTtobetrueinlearningalanguage?
A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Agoodbeginningishalfdone.
C.Romeisnotbuiltinaday.D.Don’trunbeforeyoucanwalk.
C
Doyouknowthatsomeinsectsareverymuchlikepeople?
Theylivetogetherincrowdedcitiesandworktogetherforthegoodofall.Antsareinsectsofthiskind.Theyaresocialinsects,livingtogetherincolonies.Theybuildtheirhousestosuittheclimateoftheplacewheretheylive,andtheylivealmosteverywhereintheworld.
Likepeople,antsdistributetheworktobedone.Someworkerantsgetfoodandfeedittoyoungants.Theyarelikefarmersgatheringfoodforpeopletoeat.Whentheyoungantseatthefood,theygiveoutaliquidthatthegrown-upantscaneat.Insomecolonies,theantsfeedliquidfoodtoafewspecialworkers.Theseworkersstoreitintheirstomachs,whichbecomeverylarge.Theyspendalltheirtimeinthenestgivingoutliquidtowhoeverneedsit,justlikethepersonwhorunsastore.
Antsareruledbyaqueenant.Shespendsallhertimelayingeggs,andtheworkerantstakecareofher.Newqueenscometoruleacolonyinmanydifferentways.Onekindofantqueencangointoanothercolonyandkilltheoldqueen.Anotherkindcantakesomeworkerswithherfromhermother'snestandstartanewcolonyofherown.Anotherkindofantqueentakesheryoungwithherandhidesinsomeothercolony.Shegetssomeoftheworkerstofeedheryounginsteadoftheoldqueen'syoung.Inthiswayshebecomesstrongestinthecolony,andsherules.Someantsformarmiesandfightbattleswithothercolonies,butnotallantsarefierce.Some
liveinpeacewiththeirneighbors.
11.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Therearedifferentkindsofants.B.Antsliveverymuchlikehumanbeings.
C.Antslivealone.D.Antsliveaslongashumanbeings.
12.Theunderlinedword“distribute”means“_________”.
A.divideandhandoutB.handinC.designandcarryonD.tryout
13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Antsalwaysbuildthesamekindofhomes.B.Antsareruledbyamale.
C.Insomeantcolonies,electionsareheldtochoose.anewqueen.
D.Onekindofantqueengetsworkerstofeedheryoung.
14.TheRIGHTorderinwhichtheyappearinthepassageis______.
(a)Someantsfightbattles.
(b)Differentgroupsofantsdodifferentjobs.
(c)Antsliveincolonies.
(d)Newqueenscometoruleacolonyinmanydifferentways.
(e)Someinsectsareverymuchlikepeople.
A.c-e-d-b-aB.c-e-b-d-aC.e-c-b-d-aD.e-c-d-b-a
15.Whichoneofthefollowingisawaypeoplearejustlikeants?
A.Theyounggiveoffaliquidthatthegrown-upeat.
B.Theystoreliquidintheirstomachsandgiveittoothers.
C.Queensspendalltheirtimemakingnewcitizens.
D.Theybuildtheirhousestosuittheclimate.
D
Ileftmyfriend’shouseshortlyafterseven.Itwasstilltooearlyformetohavemyeveningmeal,soIwalkedalongtheseafrontforaboutanhouruntilIbegantofeelhungry.BythattimeIwasnotfarfromafavoriterestaurantofmine,whereIoftenwenttoeattwoorthreetimesaweek.Iknewtheownerwellandfrequentlycomplimentedhimonhisexcellentcooking.
Iwentintotherestaurant,whichwasalreadycrowded,andorderedmymeal.WhileIwaswaitingforthesouptoarrive,IlookedaroundtoseeifIknewanyoneintherestaurant.ItwasthenthatInoticedthatamansittingatacornertablenearthedoorkeptglancinginmydirection,asifheknewme.Icertainlydidnotknowhim,forIneverforgetaface.Themanhadanewspaperopeninfrontofhim,whichhewaspretendingtoread,thoughallthewhileIcouldseethathewaskeepinganeyeonme.Whenthewaiterbroughtmysoup,themanwasclearlypuzzledbythefamiliarwayinwhichthewaiterandIaddressedeachother.HebecameevenmorepuzzledastimewentonanditgrewmoreandmoreobviousthatIwaswellknownintherestaurant.Eventuallyhegotupandwentintothekitchen.Afterafewminuteshecameoutagain,paidhisbillandleftwithoutanotherglanceinmydirection.
WhenIhadfinishedandwasabouttopaymybill,Icalledtheowneroftherestaurantoverandaskedhimwhatthemanhadwanted.Theownerwasalittleembarrassedbymyquestionandatfirstdidnotwanttotellme.Iinsisted.“Well,”hesaid,“thatmanwasadetective.”“Really?
”Isaid,considerablysurprised.“Hefollowedyouherebecausehethoughtyouwereamanhewaslookingfor,”theowneroftherestaurantsaid.“Whenhecameintothekitchen,heshowedmeaphotographofthewantedman.Hecertainlylookedlikeyou!
Ofcourse,sinceweknowyouhere,Iwasabletoconvincehimthathehadmadeamistake.”“It’sluckyIcametoarestaurantwhereIamknown,”Isaid,“otherwiseImighthavebeenarrested!
”
16.Thewriterwalkedalongtheseafrontforaboutanhourbecause______.
A.itwasstilltooearlyforhimtohavehisevening