湖北省华中师范大学第一附中学年高一上学期期中英语试题.docx

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湖北省华中师范大学第一附中学年高一上学期期中英语试题

湖北省华中师范大学第一附中2020-2021学年高一上学期期中英语试题

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一、阅读选择

DininghallsoftheHiltonWuhanRiversidehavebeenbustingwithmilitarypersonneleversincethefirstdelegations24andstaffoftheInternationalSportsMilitaryCouncil（CISM）startedcheckingintothehoteloveraweekago.

ThismarksthefirsttimeChinaisstagingaCISMevent,withnearly10,000participantsattendingthe7thMilitaryWorldGamesinWuhan.Manyofthem,alongwithsomeofthestafffromCISMandtheorganizingcommittee,arestayingattheHiltonWuhanRiverside.

DharmendraSinghfromIndiadoesn’tbelongtoeithercategoryofguests,eventhoughhismilitary-stylehaircutandtwopins-aCISMpinandaWuhan2019Gamespin-onthelapelofhisblacksuitmightsuggestotherwise.HisabilitytotalkinMandarincomplicatesthingsevenfurther.

Singhisinchargeoftendingtotheguestsatthehotel,inparticularthosewhotaketheirmealsinthedininghalls.Yet,byhisownadmission,the31-year-old,whohasbeenachefattheHiltonfornearlytwoyears,feelsasthoughheisalsopartofthe“armyfamily”atthehotel,andbeingpartofWuhanGamesisfulfillinghis“armydream”.

Asateen,hedreamedaboutservinghiscountryasasoldier.However,thepressureofbeingtheolderofthetwosiblingsinafinanciallychallengedfamilymeantSinghhadtoputhismilitarydreamonhold.Toprovideforhisparentsandyoungerbrother,at17hesetouttoearnanincomebymakinguseofhisculinary（烹饪的）skills.

“And,asfatewouldhaveit,afriendhelpedmegetajobatthehotel.”

PointingtotheWuhanGamesandCISMpinsthattwodinersgavehim,Singhadded:

“Militarypeoplecommandrespectduetotheirselflessnessandhonestytowardstheirwork.IamgladthatIamabletoservethemandtohonortheircommitmenttoservetheirnations.”

BythetimetheGamesendonOct27,someoftheguestsmighthavehandedSinghafewmorepinstoaddtohiscollection;othersmightsaygoodbyewithjusta“thankyou”.Eitherway,hewillremaingratefultothemforprovidingmemoriesforalifetime.

1．Whatcanwelearnfromparagraphthree?

A．SinghusedtoserveinIndianarmy.

B．Singh’sidentityseemstobeconfusing.

C．Singhtendstowearablacksuiteveryday.

D．SinghpretendstobeoneofthestaffofCISM.

2．WhywillSinghbegratefultohisguests?

A．Becausetheymayshowrespecttohim.

B．Becausetheywillgivehimpreciousmemories.

C．Becausetheywillpresenthimwithsomedecorations.

D．Becausetheymayhelpfulfillhisdreamtobeasoldier.

3．Whichmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．Cookingupsomespecialmemories.B．Gatheringofpeace.

C．ThethrillofWorldMilitaryGame.D．Closingwithaculturalflourish.

Humansmayhavebeenenjoyingcacao,whichhasbeenusedtomakechocolate,formuchlongerthanexpertshadthought.

ResearchersattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainCanadahavefoundthathumansgrewcacaotreesandconsumed（食用）cacaostartingaround5,300yearsago.

Theresearchersfoundevidenceofcacao’suseatanancientvillageinthehighlandsofsoutheasternEcuador.Theyexaminedtheremainsofveryoldobjects.ThevillagewaspartoftheMayo-ChinchipecultureoftheAndes.

ScientistshadalreadymostlyagreedthatcacaowasfirstdomesticatedinSouthAmericainsteadofCentralAmerica,astheyoncebelieved.Butthenewdiscoveryshowscacaowasgrownabout1,500yearsearlierthanwasknownbefore.

TheUniversityofBritishColumbiaresearchersalsoidentified（证实）asubstancefoundinthecacaotreebutnotinitswildrelatives.Thissuggeststhathumansgrewthetreeforfoodpurposes.

Today,theseedsarecookedandturnedintomanychocolateproducts.Butthousandsofyearsago,cacaowasusedtomakedrinks.

MichaelBlakeisaprofessorofUniversityofBritishColumbiawhohelpedleadthestudy.Hesaidthattheobjectsonwhichcacaowasfoundsuggestalotabouthowpeopleusedthesubstanceatthetime.

“Theyclearlydrankit,”BlaketoldtheReutersnewsservice.

ThereisnoclearhistoryofnativepopulationsinSouthorCentralAmericausingcacaotomakechocolatethewaypeopledonow,theresearchersreported.NativepopulationsintheupperAmazonareatodaystillusecacaotomakespecialdrinks,theyadded.

EvidencesuggestscacaogrowingmovedintoCentralAmericaandMexicoabout4,000yearsago.Itisnotclearhowcacao’susespreadbetweenSouthandCentralAmerica.

ButbythetimeSpanishexplorersarrivedinCentralAmericainthelate1400s,peoplewereusingittomakehotandcoldchocolatedrinkswithspices.

Bythe1580s,SpainbeganimportingcacaoandspreadingittootherEuropeancountries.Bythe1800s,technologydevelopedintheNetherlandsmadeitpossibletoturncacaointoasolidchocolateproduct.

4．Wherewascacaogrownearliest?

A．Mexico.B．Canada

C．CentralAmerica.D．SouthAmerica.

5．WhenitcomestotheintroductionofcacaotoEurope,whichcountrycontributedmost?

A．America.B．Canada.

C．Spain.D．Netherland.

6．Whichofthefollowingcanserveasabestpossibletitleforthispassage?

A．Thehistoryofcacao.B．Thehomeofcacao.

C．Theuseofcacao.D．Thespreadingorcacao.

ONTUESDAY,theShenzhenteamofBlueSkyRescue,adomesticnonprofitcivilrescueteam,confirmedthattwoofitsmembershaddiedtryingtorescue24touristswhohadgotintodifficulties.

Accordingtotheofficialnews,itwasonMondaythattherescueteamreceivedatelephonecallfrom24travelers,whoweretrappedinarivervalley,withastormonthewayandoneofthefemaletravelersbeingbadlyinjured.

Theteamrespondedimmediately.However,whentheyhelpedthetravelers,twoteammembersgottrappedbytherisingriverwater.Thenextday,theywereconfirmeddead.

Thetwoheroeswhogavetheirownlivestosaveothersarebeingmournedbyall.

Whocanrescuetherescuers?

Thequestionarousedaheateddiscussionamongpeople.Mostofthemthinkwewouldrathersuch“heroicdeeds”werenotrequired.However,thatdependsonpeoplebeingmoresensible.wewouldrathersuch“heroicdeeds”werenotrequired.Inthepastseveralyears,therehavebeenmanycasesinwhichtravelers,ignoringthesignssayingcertainareasaredangerousandoff-limits,stillhavekepton“exploring”unpavedandunmarkedregionsandendedupneedingtoberescued.Bysodoing,theyputnotonlytheirownlivesatriskbutalsothelivesofthosewhogototheiraid.

Inthiscase,althoughthetravelersmayhavebeeninanauthorizedarea,theyignoredthewarningsofanapproachingtyphoon.Itwasextremelyreckless（鲁莽的）ofthemtotravelintothewildonsuchaday,asthelocalweatherforecasthadwarnedpeopleagainsttheimpendingtyphoon.Tworescuershavelosttheirlivesbecauseofthethoughtlessnessofothers.

Althoughthemajorityoftravelersbehaveproperly,someattemptchallengingtasksthatareobviouslybeyondtheirabilities.

Thelawhasalreadymadeitclearthatifatravelerorgroupgetsintodifficultieswhenenteringunauthorizedregions,theymustbearthecostsoftherescueoperations.Theregulationsneedstrengtheningtodetertravelersfromputtingtheirownlivesandthelivesofothersatrisk.

7．Whathappenedtoawomantraveler?

A．Shelostherway.B．Shewastrappedonthemountain.

C．Shediedinthestorm.D．Shewasseriouslyhurt.

8．Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardssometourists?

A．Critical.B．Sympathetic.

C．Understanding.D．Admiring.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedworddeterinthelastparagraphmean?

A．protectB．keep

C．excuseD．separate

10．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthispassage?

A．TheBlueSkyRescue.B．Whocanrescuetherescuers?

C．Whoshouldbearthecosts?

D．Adeadlytyphoon

二、七选五

Ialwayslovedjokesandcartoons.Theycanbeseriousastheypointoutthesillinessinourlives,conveyawisemessageofwisdomandatthesametimebringasmile.Sometimesthereislittledifferencebetweenajokeandlifewisdom.11．.

IstartedcollectingjokesIreceivedfromdifferentsourcesoveraperiodofsome25years.ForthebookIchoseforan“Anglo-Saxon”collection.TheyaretypicalfortheUS,Canada,UK,AustraliaandNewZealand.

Wherearetheyfrom?

Whowrotethem?

12．,Mostareeverywhere,floatinganonymously（匿名地）ontheinternet,andcirculateamongfriends,e-mails,chatgroupsandmailinglists.Manycomeupoverabeer.

Thelanguageofhumorisnotuniversalandtranslatingintoanotherlanguagemostlydoesnotwork.13．.LivinginChinaforalongtime,IgaveuptellingjokesasourChinesefriendsfindnothingfunnyinthemandtheycanleadtomisunderstandings.14．.TryingtotranslateChinesejokesalsowouldmostlyfailtoconveyanything“funny”forusWesterners;IcansayIcannotrecallanyChinesejoke.

WhileatafirstsightthebookmaynotbeinterestingtoChinesereaders,duetotheculturaldifferences,15．,aswellastolearnadifferentvocabulary.Also,forthosewhodealwithWesterners,hereinChinaorwhenabroad,theymightsurprisetheirforeignfriendsbyservingthemsomejokestheycanappreciate.

A．Differentcultureshaveadifferentunderstandingofwhatis“funny”

B．Generallyspeaking,nobodyknowstheoriginalsource

C．theywonderwhytherearesomanyabouttheWesterners

D．Worse,theystartaskingamillionquestionsofthewhyandwhatandhow

E.Maybelifeisjustabigjoke

F.MostChinesearetotallyunfamiliarwiththeWesternworldofjokes,theyarepuzzledorevenshocked

G.itisanicetoolforourfriendstolearnabouttypicalWesternhumor

三、完形填空

Colorado’sgreypeakrises14,278feetabovesealevel,highenoughthattreescan’tgrowtowardthetop.ItwasinthisunforgivinglandofthemountainthatJanewas