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山西省实验中学

2020-2021学年高一年级第二学期开学考试题（卷）

高一英语总分100分时间90分钟

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A

Inthecomingsummerholiday,weofferallkindsofinterestingandexcitingactivities.Youcancall1-800-987-9852toorderortoaskformoreinformation.

SanAntonioMissionsBaseballGame

Ifyou’replanningatriptoSanAntonio,Texas,makesureyougetSanAntonioMissionsgameticketstowatchthegame,attheNelsonW.WolffMunicipalStadium!

*Thegamelastsapproximately3hours.

*Excellentdanceshowsduringbreaks.

*On-sitegiftshops.

SchlitterbahnWaterpark

SchlitterbahnWaterpark,thenumberonevotedwaterparkintheStateofTexas,isdesignedtogiveyourwholefamilyacoolplacetorelaxcompletely.Mostguestsspendapproximately4to10hoursatthepark.

*Appropriateforallages.

*Disabledpeopleaccessible.

*On-siterestaurantsandgiftshops.

GrandHistoricCityTour

WithaGrandHistoricCityTour,guestsaresuretohaveanamazingtimeexploringeverythingthattheareahastooffer.StartoneofthesetourswiththeentirefamilytocreatesomenewmemoriesintheTexasHillCountry.Eachtourofferssomethinguniqueandtakesplaceinacomfortablecharteredbus.

*Eachtourlastsapproximately4hours.

*Appropriateforallages.

SeaWorldSanAntonio

YoucandiscoverthefascinatingmarinelifeofSeaWorldSanAntonio,whereinterestingrides,excitingadventuresandpleasantencounterswithsomeoftheworld’smostamazingcreaturesarealwaysrightaroundthecorner.

 *Mostguestsspendlor2fulldaysinthepark.

 *Appropriateforyoungchildren.

 *On-sitegiftshops.

1.Whichofthefollowingwillyouchooseifyoulovesports?

A.SanAntonioMissionsBaseballGame.B.SchlitterbahnWaterpark. 

C.GrandHistoricCityTour.D.SeaWorldSanAntonio. 

2.WhatisspecialaboutSchlitterbahnWaterpark?

A.Ithasanon-sitegiftshop. B.Itincludesinterestingrides. 

C.Itofferssomethingunique. D.Itisaccessibletodisabledpeople. 

3.WhatcantouristsdoinSeaWorldSanAntonio?

A.Seeanexcellentdanceshow. B.Havemealsinarestaurant. 

C.Seemanymarineanimals. D.Enjoythemselvesonabus. 

4.What’sthepurposeoftheauthor’swritingthepassage?

A.Toattractpeopletotakepartinsomeactivitiesinsummerholiday. 

B.Tointroducethefeaturesoftheseactivitiesinsummerholiday. 

C.Toofferadetailedsummerholidayplantopeople. 

D.Toencouragepeopletoexploreinterestingplacesatanytime.

B

TheoldChinesesaying“ashappyasspendingtheNewYear”mightbeoutdated（ 过时的 ）nowinthebusymodemworld.TheSpringFestivalisregardedasthemostimportantfestivalforChinesepeopleandanoccasionforallfamilymemberstogettogether,likeChristmasintheWest.ButmanytraditionalcustomsaccompanyingtheSpringFestival,however,haveweakenedinpractice.

SettingofffireworkswasoncethemosttypicalcustomoftheSpringFestival.Peoplethoughtthesputtering（ 噼啪）soundcouldhelpdriveawayevilspirits.However,theactivityhasbeencompletelyorpartiallyforbiddeninbigcitiesforyearsasthegovernmenthastakensecurity,noiseandpollutionfactorsintoconsideration.

“Inrecentyears,somecitieshavebeguntoallowpeopletolightfireworksforlimitedhoursduringtheSpringFestival,surrenderingtopublicdemand.Respectingfolktraditionsisagestureofrespecttowardpublicopinion,”saidZhouXing,afolkloreresearcher.

“Aspeoplegainmoreincomeanditbecomeseasiertobuydailygoods,theNewYearholidayisjustlikeanyother.Afterlongworkdays,manypeopleusetheNewYearholidaytotakearest,ratherthanvisitingfriendsandneighbors.TheprocessofmakingandenjoyingthefamilydinneronNewYear’sEveisthemostimportantthing.However,manyfamilieswouldliketoeatouttosavetimeandenergy,”saidLi Shunzhi,aresidentofHarbin,Heilongjiang.

“Ienjoytheholidaysverymuchinthecountryside.MyfamilyhasbeenpreparingfortheSpringFestivalmorethantwoweeksbeforetheholiday,cleaningthehouse,buyingholidaygoodsanddecoratingthehousewithpapercuttings. OnNewYear’sEve, thewholefamilystaysuptoseetheNewYearin,andinthedaystofollow,aseriesofactivitiessuchasliondancing,dragonlanterndancing,lanternfestivalsandtemplefairswillbeheld.Withouttheancienttraditions, theholidayisnothingtous, ” saidZhang Hui,fromHebei.

5.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?

A.Settingofffireworkshasbeenforbiddeninsomebigcitiesforyears. 

B.Nowadays,peoplecanlightfireworksinsomecitiesduringtheSpringFestival. 

C.Peoplebelievethatthesoundoffireworkscandriveawayevilspirits. 

D.Inthepast,settingofffireworkscouldn'tbeseenalmostanywhere. 

6.WhatLiShunzhisaidimplies __________.

A.whatpeopledoduringthefestivalnowisdifferentfromthepast 

B.peoplewouldliketohavethefamilydinneronNewYear’sEve 

C.peopleprefertovisitfriendsandneighborsratherthantakearest 

D.theNewYearholidayisjustlikeanyotherday 

7.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.ZhangHuioftenspendstwoweekspreparingfortheSpringFestival. 

B.ZhangHuiisusedtospendingtheSpringFestivalwithhisfamily. 

C.ZhangHuialwaystakespartinaseriesofactivitiesaftertheSpringFestival. 

D.ZhangHuilivesintheurbanarea. 

8.Whatdoesthewholepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.TheSpringFestivalisaslivelyasbefore. 

B.TheSpringFestivalisoutdatednow. 

C.TheSpringFestivalislosingitsqualities. 

D.TheSpringFestivalinChinaismoreimportantthanChristmasintheWest.

C

Werecognizeourfriends’faces.Andwe’renotalone.Manysocialanimalscanidentifyindividualsoftheirownspeciesbyfeaturesoftheirfaces.That’simportant,becausetheyneedtobeabletochangetheirbehaviordependingonwhotheymeet.Andarecentresearchhasshownthatsomespeciesofmonkeys,birds,anddomesticatedanimalscaneventelldifferentfacesapartbylookingatphotographsalone.

EthologistLéaLansadeoftheFrenchNationalResearchInstituteforAgriculture,FoodandEnvironmentdidanexperimenttofindouthowwellhorsescanrecognizeindividualpeopleinphotographs.

Sheandherteamfirsttaughtthehorseshowto“choose”betweentwoside-by-sidepicturesbytouchingtheirnosestoacomputerscreen.Thehorseswerethenshownphotosoftheirpresentkeeperalongsidefacesofunfamiliarhumans.Theyhadneverseenphotosofanyofthepeoplebefore.Thehorsescorrectlyidentifiedtheircurrentkeeperandignored（忽视）thestranger’sfaceabout75%ofthetime.Infact,eventhoughthehorsesdidn'tgetitrighteverysingletime,theywereatleastascorrectinpickingouttheirearlierkeeperastheywereatidentifyingtheirpresentone.

Theresultssuggestthatnotonlycanhorsesdifferentiatebetweenfamiliarandunfamiliarhumanfaces,theyalsonaturallyunderstandthatphotographsaretwo-dimensionalrepresentations（二维呈现）ofreallife,withoutanyother intimations suchassmellorsound.Andthey’reevenbetteratthisthanouroldestanimalpartner,thedomesticdog.

Inaddition,horsesseemtohaveastronglong-termmemoryforhumanfaces,liketheirlonglifespanandhistoryofdomestication.Infutureexperiments,theresearcherswouldliketotestwhetherlookingatphotosofpeoplethattheyhavehadbadexperienceswithinthepastmightcausehorsestoactanxiousorevenavoidance.Somaybethinktwicebeforedoinganythingthatmightgiveahorsealongface.

9.Whydidresearchersshowthehorsesboththekeeper’sphotosandthestrangers’?

A.Tofindoutwhathorseswoulddointheexperiment. 

B.Toseewhyhorsescouldrecognizethekeeperinthepictures. 

C.Totestwhetherhorsescouldrecognizethestrangersinpictures. 

D.Tostudytowhatdegreehorsescanmakeoutdifferentpeopleinpictures. 

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intimations”inparagraph4referto?

A.clues B.differences C.photographs D.senses 

11.Whatareresearchersstilluncertainabout?

A.Whetherhorsescanlivelongerthanotheranimals. 

B.Whetherhorsescanrememberhuman’sfacesforalongtime. 

C.Whetherhorsescanshowtheiremotionsatthesightofphotos. 

D.Whetherhorsesarebetteratrecognizingphotosthanotheranimals. 

12.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Totalkaboutanimals’species. B.Toexplainanimals’facialfeatures. 

C.Toshowanimals’behaviourforadaptation. D.Tointroduceanimals’abilitytoidentifyfaces.

D

OnMarch17therewillbeanexplosionofgreencoloracrosstheworldincelebrationofStPatrick’sDay.TheIrishtraditionallywearsomethingcoloredgreenonthisdayasthecolorisconnectedwithIreland.AnotherStPatrick’sDaytraditionisforthenon-IrishtomakejokesabouttheIrish.UsuallythesejokeswillbeaboutIrishstupidityortheirfamousthirstforalcohol,ortheirreputation（名声）fortellingtall（untrue）stories.ThesecharacteristicsareallpartofthefamousIrishstereotype（成见）thatIrishmenarehot-tempereddrinkers,wholovetofightandwilldoanythingtoavoidaday’swork.

Therealjoke,however,isthatthisnegativeIrishstereotypestillexists,Thestereotypemighthavehadsometruthbackinthe19thcenturywhenIrishwaspoverty-strickenandstarving.ManyIrishmovedtotheUnitedStatestoescapefamine（饥荒），buttheretheyhadtocompete,occasionallywiththeirfists,forjobsandhousingwithotherimmigrantgroups.ItwasonAmerica’sstreetsthattheIrishearnedtheirreputationforstreetfighting.However,it