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春四川省棠湖中学高一期末模拟考试
2020年春四川省棠湖中学高一期末模拟考试
BookstoReadinYour20s
TheKiteRunner
ByKhaledHosseini
AsaMiddleEasternandNorthAfricanStudiesstudent,Ihaveagreatinterestinbooksaboutwhattakesplaceinthisarea.Ifirstreadthisbookinhighschoolandreallyenjoyeditbecauseofitsaccuratelanguage.Ifanyofyouisinterestedinreadingthisbookandhasn’tyet,Ihighlyrecommend(推荐)it.
FireflyLane
ByKristinHannah
Thisismyfavoritebook.Itisastoryaboutfriendship,loveandlifelessons.Thestorycoversthelivesoftwobestfriends,TullyandKate,fromchildhoodtoadulthood.Ilearnedsomuchaboutfriendshipandlife.So,readFireflyLane!
You’lllaugh,you’llcry,andthenyou’llsharethisbooktoyourbestfriend.
HalftheSky
ByNicholasKristof
Foranypersonofanyage,HalftheSkyisamust-read.Itdescribesthestruggleofwomenandthemostpressinghumanrightsproblemsofourtime:
thecommonoppressionofwomenandgirls.
TheLittlePrince
ByAntoinedeSaint
Thischildren’sbookissimple.Itmightseemlikeawrongbooktorecommendtosomeoneintheirtwentiesbutperhapsthat’swhatmakesitagoodchoice.Itsingspraisestoexplorationandshowstheimportanceofmakingfriends.
21.WhoisthewriterofthebookTheKiteRunner?
A.KhaledHosseini.B.KristinHannah.
C.NicholasKristof.D.AntoinedeSaint.
22.WhatcanyoulearnfromFireflyLane?
A.It’swrittenbyTullyandKate.B.It’saboutfriendship,loveandlifelessons.
C.It’sasimplebookforchildren.D.It’sabookwrittenforanypersonofanyage.
23.Whichbookwillyoureadifyouwanttoknowabouthumanrightsproblems?
A.TheKiteRunner.B.FireflyLane.
C.HalftheSky.D.TheLittlePrince.
B
Inmanyways,AlmaDeutscherislikeother11-year-olds.Shelovestoclimbtrees,dance,read,anddraw.ButAlma,wholivesinDorking,England,hasmadeoneveryspecialachievement.Shehascomposedafulloperaandbroughtittothestage.Heropera,aretellingofCinderella(灰姑娘),premiered(首次演出)inDecember2016,inVienna,Austria.
“I’velovedCinderellasinceIwas3,”Almasaid.Butshefeltthestoryneededanimprovement.“Ididn’tlikethethingabouttheshoe,”shesays.“Whyshouldtheprincefindherbecauseofherfeet?
”
InAlma’sversion(版本),Cinderellaisacomposer.Shecreatesamelody(旋律)thatshesingstotheprincebeforefleeingtheball.“Heremembersthebeginningbutnothowitwenton,”Almasays.TheprincerealizesthatonlyCinderellawouldknowhowthemelodycontinues.Heusesthatknowledgetofindher.
Almabeganwritingtheoperawhenshewas8.ItpremieredonDecember29,2016,andtheaudiencestoodupandcheered.Almaplayedthepianoandviolinandperformedintheshow.“Itwassomethingthatwascompletelyinsidemyhead,inmyimagination,andthenitcametolife,”Almasays.
Almasayssheissurethatmusicwillremainamajorpartofherlife.“IhavelotsofthingsthatIwanttocompose,”shesays.“Thefirstoneisapianoconcerto(协奏曲).ThenI’mwritinganovel,andIwanttowriteamoviebasedonit,andthemusicforthat.”
Shealsohasadviceforkidswhowanttoachievetheirbigdreams.“It’salotofworktoreachahighlevel,”Almasays.“Butifyoulovewhatyouaredoing,itdoesn’tfeellikehardwork.Don’tletanyonestopyoufromdoingit.”
24.WhatdoestheauthormostlywanttotellusaboutAlmaDeutscherinParagraph1?
A.Sheisacutegirl.B.ShelivesinViennaAustria.
C.Shehasaspecialmusictalent.D.Sheisalwaysreadytohelpothers.
25.WhatcanwelearnfromAlma’sversionofCinderella?
A.Theprinceknowshowthemelodycontinues.
B.TheprincefindsCinderellabecauseofamelody.
C.TheprincefindsCinderellabecauseofhershoes.
D.TheprincesingsamelodytoCinderellabeforeherfleeingtheball.
26.HowwastheperformanceofAlma’sOperaCinderella?
A.Itwasagreatsuccess.B.Itdisappointedtheaudience.
C.Itsetagoodexampleforotherkids.D.ItwassomethinginAlma’simagination.
27.WhatcanwelearnfromAlma’sadvicetootherkidsinthelastparagraph?
A.Knowledgeispower.B.Agoodbeginningishalfdone.
C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.D.Nothingisdifficultifyou’reenthusiastic.
C
IwastellingmyboySonnythestoryofthehareandthetortoise.Intheend,Isaid,“Son,remember:
Beslowandsteady,andthatwillwintherace.Don’tyouthinkthere’ssomethingtolearnfromthetortoise?
”
Sonnyopenedhiseyeswide,“DoyoumeannexttimewhenI’menteringforthe60-metreraceIshouldwishthatBilly,TonyandSandywouldallfallasleephalfway?
”
Iwasshocked,“Butthetortoisedidn’twishthattheharewouldfallasleep!
”
“Hemusthavewishedthat,”Sonnysaid,“Otherwisehowcouldhebesofoolishastoracewiththehare?
Heknewverywellthehareranahundredtimesfasterthanhehimselfdid.”
“Hedidn’thavesuchawish,”Iinsisted.“Hewontheracebyperseverance(坚忍不拔的),bypushingonsteadily.”
Sonnythoughtawhile.“That’salie,”hesaid.“Hewonitbecausehewaslucky.Iftheharehadn’thappenedtofallasleep,thetortoisewouldneverhavewontherace.Hecouldbeassteadyasyoulike,orahundredtimessteadier,buthe’dneverhavewontherace.That’sforsure.”
Igaveup.Today’schildrenarenotlikewhatweusedtobe.They’rejusthopeless.
28.Thewriterarguedwithhissonbecause______________.
A.helikedtortoiseswhilehissonlikedhares
B.theydisagreedaboutwhetherthetortoisewasfoolish
C.hetriedtoteachhissonamoral(品德)lessonbutthesonhadtotallydifferentopinion
D.helikedthestoryofthehareandthetortoisewhilehissondidn’t.
29.Sonnybelievedthatthetortoise______________.
A.wontheracebyhisownhardworking
B.tookariskbyagreeingtorunarace
C.wasnotgivenafairchanceintherace
D.infactdidwintheraceluckily
30.Billy,TonyandSandymustbe_______________.
A.boyswhowereunknowntoSonny’sfather
B.boyswhoSonnyhasrunraceswithbefore
C.boyswhoSonnyhasneverracedwithbefore
D.boyswhoSonnydidnotexpecttoracewithagain
31.Accordingtothepassage,whodoyouthinklearntalesson?
A.ThetortoiseB.Sonny
C.ThehareD.Sonny’sfather
D
Makingbeersonthemoonmightseemlikeapipedreamtomany,butforagroupofstudentsfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego,thereisachancetotaketheirresearchbeyondEarth’ssurface.
TheLab2Mooncompetition,heldbyTeamIndus,isofferingstudentsthechancetosecureaspotontheTeamIndusrocketthisyear.
Takingcraftbeertothenextlevel,thestudentswanttotestwhetherit’spossibleforyeast(酵母)toworkandcreatebeeronthemoon.However,theybelievetheexperimentisnotjustacreativeconceptforastronauts,it’salsoimportantforthedevelopmentofdrugsandyeast-containingfood,likebread.
“Theideastartedoutwithafewlaughsamongagroupoffriends,”saidNeekiAshari,afifth-yearbioengineeringstudentsatUCSanDiego.“Weallappreciatethecraftbeer.WhenweheardthattherewasanopportunitytodesignanexperimentthatwouldgouponIndia’smoonlander,wethoughtwecouldcombineourhobbywiththecompetitionbyfocusingonthepracticalityofyeastinouterspace.”
Thepreparationworkforthebeer—uptothestageofaddingyeast—willallbedoneonEarth,andratherthanseparatingthefermentation(发酵)andcarbonationstageofmakingbeer,theteamplanstocombinethem.
ThisremovestheneedtoreleaseCO2accumulatedintheprocess,whichmayresultincleanlinessandsafetyissuesoutinspace.
Ifselected,TeamOriginalGravitywillbethefirsttomakebeerinouterspace,andthefermentationwilltakeplaceinacontainernobiggerthanasodacan.
AllteamscompetingfortheplacewillshowcasetheirideasinBangalore,India,inMarch.
Sadly,youwon’tbeenjoyingmoonbeerinyourlocalcraftbeerbaranytimesoon,asnosampleswillbebroughtback.However,thissmallexperimentcouldprovideimportantdataonjusthowpracticalitisforustomakeandcreateourownresourcesonotherplanetsandmoonsbylearninghowconsumables(消耗品)behaveindifferentenvironments.
32.Howdidthestudentsfeelwhentheygotthechancetodesigntheexperiment?
A.Excited.B.Nervous.
C.Confident.D.Casual.
33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph6referto?
A.Themixingoftwostages.B.AddingyeastonEarth.
C.ThepreparationworkonEarth.D.Fermentationandcarbonation.
34.Whatcanwelearnabouttheexperimentfromthepassage?
A.Ithasbeendesignedbasedonsimilarexperiments.
B.It’squitecompetitivecomparedwithotherdesigns.
C.It’sdesignhasalreadybeenapprovedbyTeamIndus.
D.Itsprocesswasadaptedtomakeitsaferandgreener.
35.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthestudents’idea?
A.Itseemslikeapipedream.B.It’sextremelycomplicated.
C.It’smeaningfulandhopeful.D.It’screativebutimpractical.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Areyoualwaysembarrassedatsocialevents?
Ordoyouoftenstruggle(挣扎)toenterintoconversationsbecauseyouareshy?
Ifso,yoursociallifeandcareermayhavebeeninfluencedinsomeway.36.Then,you’llbeabletoenterintoconversationswithconfidence.
Behavelikeasocialperson.Youcanbehavelikeamoresocialcreatureevenifyoudon’tfeellikeit.Don’tallowanxietytoholdyouback.Makethedecisiontotalktonewpeopleandenterintoconversationsevenwhenyou’refeelingnervousaboutit.37.
Creategoalsforyourself.38.Perhapsyouwanttopracticeoneparticularskillormaybeyouwanttoattendasocialactivityinyourcommunity.Setagoalandbegintoworkonskillsthatwillimproveyoursociallife.
Offercompliments(赞美)generously.39.Offeryourcolleagueacomplimentonhisp