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吉林省通化县综合高级中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
吉林省通化县综合高级中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
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AWolfinDanger
Whatishappeningtothetimberwolf(森林狼)today?
NativeAmericansandearlysettlersoftenwenttosleeptothesoundofalonelylullaby(催眠曲).Itwasthesongofthewolfhowlinginadistantforest.Thereweremanywolvesthen.OnekindwastheNorthAmericantimberwolf.
Wolvesareimportanttothebalanceofnaturebecausetheyeatsickandweakanimals.InColorado,peopletriedtohelpdeerbyshootingwolves.Butthenthereweresomanydeerthatmanyofthemstarvedtodeath.
Thetimberwolfisontheendangeredspeciallist.Animalsonthislistareindangerofdisappearingfromtheearth.Peopledrovethewolvesawaybycuttingdowntheforeststobuildhouses,towns,andhighways.TimberwolvesarenowfoundonlyinCanada,Alaska,Michigan,andMinnesota.
Thisspecialanimalmaysoondisappearfromourforestsforever.Then,itslonelyhowlwillneverbeheardagain.
1.Animalsthatareindangerofdisappearingfromtheeartharecalleda(n)_______species.
A.endangered
B.living
C.alive
D.lived
2.Wolveshelpthebalanceofnaturebecausethey_______.
A.areanendangeredspecies
B.eatsickandweakanimals
C.nolongerliveinforests
D.helpthefarmers
3.Atonetime,thetimberwolfwasfound_______.
A.inmanypartsofNorthAmerica
B.onlyinColoradoandCanada
C.intownsandcitiesinAlaska
D.inmanypartsofAfrica
4.Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst?
A.Peoplebuilttownsandhighways.
B.Thetimberwolfwasdrivenawayfromitshome.
C.Peoplecutdowntheforests.
D.Timberwolvesareendangeredspecies.
Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?
Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economicreasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassume(假设)thathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?
Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate(影响)itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.
Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt(破坏)theareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservative(保守的)anddonotlikechange.
Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.
5.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?
A.Someofthemarenotattractive.
B.Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.
C.Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.
D.Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanarea.
6.By“movethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans“_________”.
A.destroyoldbuildings
B.putthingsinadifferentplace
C.choosenewarchitecturalstyles
D.respectpeople'sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings
7.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.
B.Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.
C.Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.
D.Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.
Intheearly1990s,theword”Internet”wasstrangetomostpeople.Buttoday,Internethasbecomeausefultoolforpeopleallovertheworld.MaybeInternethasbeenthegreatestinventioninthefieldofcommunicationinthehistoryofmankind(人类).
CommunicatingwithothersontheInternetismuchfaster.Wecanchatwithapersonwhoissittingintheotherpartoftheworld.Wecane-mailourfriendsandtheycanreadthee-mailswithinaminute.GivingallkindsofinformationisprobablythebiggestadvantageoftheInternet.Wecanusesearchenginestofindtheinformationweneed.Justtypeinakeywordorkeywordsandthesearchenginewillgiveusalistofsuitablewebsitestolookat.
WecanenjoyalotontheInternetbydownloadinggames,visitingchatroomsorsurfing(浏览)websites.Therearesomegamesforfree.Wecanmeetnewandinterestingpeopleinthechatnow.Wecanalsolistentomusicandseefilms.
Now,thereisalotofserviceontheInternetsuchasonlinebanking,jobfindingandticketbuying.Wecanalsodoshoppingandfindnearlyallkindsofgoods.Sometimeswecanfindsomethingthatisquitegoodbutverycheap.
8.HowmanymainadvantagesoftheInternetaretalkedaboutinthepassage?
A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.
9.Whatfactdoesn’tthepassageprovide?
A.WecanfindalmostanythingwewanttoknowontheInternet.
B.SomegamesontheInternetarefree.
C.WecanbuymostthingsweneedontheInternet.
D.GoodsontheInternetaremoreexpensivethanthoseinrealshops.
10.Whichtitlebestgivesthemainideaofthepassage?
A.OnlineShopping
B.ExchangingInformationontheInternet
C.TheAdvantagesoftheInternet
D.SurfingtheWebsitesontheInternet
二、七选五
11.Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessaryso,however.Anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.Here'show:
Planyourtimecarefully.Whenyouplanyourwork,youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleofyourtime.Firstyourtimeforeating,sleeping,dressing,etc.,thendecideagood,regulartimeforstudying.12.Aweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,butitwillforceyoutorealizewhatishappeningtoyourtime.
Findagoodplacetostudy.Lookaroundthehouseforagoodstudyarea.Keepthisspace,whichmaybeadeskorsimplyacornerofyourroom,freeofeverythingbutstudymaterials.Nogames,radios,ortelevision!
Whenyousitdowntostudy,concentrateonthesubject.
Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.13.Listeningcarefullyinclassmeanslessworklater.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhattheteacherssay.
Studyregularly.Whenyougethomefromschool,gooveryournotes,reviewtheimportantpointsthatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussthenextday,readthatmaterial.14.Ifyoudothesethingsregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningful,andyouwillrememberitlonger.
Developagoodattitudeabouttests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Ithelpsyourememberyournewknowledge.Theworldwon'tendifyoudon'tpassatest,sodon'tbeoverworried.
15.Youwillprobablydiscoverthemafteryouhavetriedthese.
A.Thereareothermethodsthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.
B.Don'tforgettosetasideenoughtimeforentertainment.
C.Takeadvantageofclasstimetolistentoeverythingtheteacherssay.
D.Noonecanbecomeatopstudentunlessheorsheworkshard.
E.Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.
F.Makefulluseofclasstimetotakenotesofwhattheteacherssayinclass.
G.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.
三、完形填空
Mydaughterhasbeencrazyaboutraisingapetforalongtime.
LastspringIboughttwosmallchickensforher.Shegot16andtookgoodcareofthem.17,afewdayslater,bothchickensdied.She18intotearsbecauseoftheirdeath.Ihelpedher19thetwochickensunderatreebehindourhouse.Ithoughtitwouldbethe20ofheridea.
21,Iwaswrong.Childrenarechildren22.Thefailurehasn't23mydaughterinanyway.Shestilltriedtokeepasmallanimalorevenasnail(蜗牛).
Onedaylastwinter,I24undertheeaves(屋檐)ofthehouseafamilyofsparrows(麻雀).MydaughterandIcould25thesparrowsasour“pets”,butwedidn't.
SoItoldherto26thegrainsonthewindowsill(窗台).Afewminuteslater,thesparrowscametolandonthewindowsill27andpecked(啄)attherice.Suddenlymydaughteraskedme,“Mum,canwecatchand28thesparrows,andletthemlivewithusintheroom?
How29itisforthemtoliveoutside.”
“Oh,mydear,Idonotthinkit'sagood30.Youknow,”Iexplained(解释)toher.“Thesparrowisabirdwholoves31.Noonecankeeptheminacage.Iftheyarecaught,theywill32quickly.Theyare33tolivingoutside.Moreover,theyhavewarmnestundertheeaves.”
Fromthenon,wehavesetupakindofrelationshipwiththesparrowfamily.Wefeedthemand34themaspetbirds.However,wedonotneedtopossessthem.We35seeingtheselittlebirdsflyingandjumpingamongbranches,leavesandflowersinthespringmorning.
16.A.surprisedB.excitedC.disappointedD.amazed
17.A.NaturallyB.SuddenlyC.UnfortunatelyD.Finally
18.A.brokeB.happenedC.burstD.turned
19.A.buryB.putC.digD.set
20.A.endB.beginningC.wishD.reality
21.A.ThusB.ThenC.ThereforeD.However
22.A.atallB.inallC.afterallD.forall
23.A.upsetB.encouragedC.helpedD.impressed
24.A.staredB.noticedC.sensedD.glared
25.A.lookB.actC.catchD.feed
26.A.throwB.pourC.pileD.put
27.A.oneafteranotherB.oneanotherC.everyotherD.eachother
28.A.stayB.cageC.loveD.watch
29.A.freeB.happyC.coldD.warm
30.A.wayB.ideaC.planD.advice
31.A.freed