广西桂林市学年高一上学期期末质量检测英语试题.docx

1、广西桂林市学年高一上学期期末质量检测英语试题广西桂林市2020-2021学年高一上学期期末质量检测英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择 Do you know an exciting computer game that is also educational? Malmo Software has four new games that will surprise you.Space PirateIt lets you go through the Galaxy (银河系) on your own starship. You will find interesting sta

2、rs and learn science along the way.Crazy CookingIn Crazy Cooking, you can choose meat and vegetables, cook them in your video kitchen and ask your friends to eat with you. At the same time, you will learn math by working with lots of numbers and measurements (尺寸).Time MachineIt lets you go back to a

3、ny time in history to see what it was like. You can find out almost all things you want to know. You can meet George Washington or study a map with Columbus.Word SearchIt takes you on a trip through the English language where it began, who started it, and why something is different now. On your trip

4、, you will learn new words and spellings.Each of these new games comes on CD-ROM and costs only $ 15.95. Or you can get all four games for only $ 50. These are the best new games! They will give you lots of fun, and youll learn many things from them. So dont wait! Go to the shop now!1According to th

5、e passage, what can you learn by playing Crazy Cooking?AScience. BMath.CEnglish. DGeography.2How much do you need to pay if you want to buy two games?A$ 50. B$ 31.9.C$ 25. D$ 15.95.3Why did the author write the passage?ATo talk about computer games. BTo tell readers how CD-ROM games work.CTo ask rea

6、ders to buy computer games. DTo help readers play computer games.4The passage is probably from a _.Anewspaper BdictionaryCstorybook Ddiary It is not easy ta become a doctor in the United States. The first step is getting into a medical college. More than one hundred and twenty American schools offer

7、 study programs for people wanting to be doctors.People can get advice about medical schools from many resources. One of these is the Princeton Review. The publication provides information about colleges, study programs and jobs.The Princeton Review says the competition to enter medical schools is s

8、trong. American medical schools have only about sixteen thousand of openings. But more than thirty-two thousand students may try it. Many of those are women.Most applicants contact more than one medical school. Some contact many. An important part of the application usually is the Medical College Ad

9、mission Test which is called MCAT. The Association of American Medical Colleges provides the test by computer. It is offered in the United States and other countries.The people who want to enter medical schools are rated（评定）on reasoning, physical and biological sciences and an example of writing. Ap

10、plicants for medical schools need to do well on the MCAT. They also need a good record in their college studies.Some students work for a year or two in a medical or research job before they attempt to enter a medical school.5Which of the following is NOT true about the Princeton Review?AIt can give

11、us advice about medical schools.BIt is a great resource for people who want to became doctors.CIt can provide us information about study programs.DIt provides the MCAT test.6The underlined word “those” in the third paragraph refers to _.Apeople who want to be doctorsBpeople who want to enter a medic

12、al schoolCpeople who are tested by MCATDdoctors in the United States7What is the main idea of the passage?AHow to be a good doctor in the United States.BThe importance of the Princeton Review.CHow to prepare for the MCAT.DHow to get into a medical school. When I was seven my father gave me a Timex ,

13、my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and havent had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I dont need one. I have a mobile phone and Im always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices（装置）tell the timewhich is why, if you look around, you

14、ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007.But while the wise have realized that they dont need them, others-apparently including some distinguished men of our timeare spending total fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitli

15、ng command shocking prices, up to 250,000 for a piece.This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions-but who needs them?

16、 How often do you dive to 300 meters into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five years school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese di

17、scovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains: a Patek Philippe is for one from

18、 a rich or noble family: a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world.Watches are now classified as “investments”（投资）. A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly 350,000,while 1960s Rolexes have gone from 15.000 to 30,000 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment. Its a toy fo

19、r self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going uptheyve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that 350,000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood times.8The sales of watches to young people have fallen b

20、ecause they _.Ahave other devices to tell the time Bthink watches too expensiveCprefer to wear an iPod Dhave no sense of time9It seems ridiculous to the writer that _.Apeople dive 300 meters into the seaBexpensive clothes sell better than cheap onesCcheap cars dont run as fast ns expensive onesDexpe

21、nsive watches with unnecessary functions still sell10Which would be the best title for the passage?ATimex or Rolex? BMy Childhood TimexCWatches? Not for Me! DWatchesa Valuable Collection二、七选五 What would you do if you were lost in the wilderness? You have probably read or heard about people who survi

22、ve under seemingly impossible conditions. These people have been able to survive by focusing on three basic needs: water, food, and shelter.Water is one of the few substances necessary to sustain（维持）life, but pure water may be difficult to find. 11 Exhaustion（疲劳）will cause you to sweat heavily, resu

23、lting in a salt shortage that causes dehydration（脱水）. An easy way to collect water is to collect dew（露水）in the morning for water.Feeling of hunger can be ignored with a positive attitude. 12 Some people have to eat insects, earthworms and other animals that are easy to catch. Plants, however, should

24、 not be eaten unless they are not poisonous. 13 Knobby berries, such as blackberries and raspberries, are also simple to identify.14 In heavy rains or snow, you can build a shelter with branches and ropes. Use as many branches as possible for added stability and protection against the wind and weath

25、er. If you are in a desert environment, try to build an underground shade shelter to avoid sun exposure.Remember calm is extremely important in any emergency. 15 Find a water source, identify food to gather and find shelter. By focusing on these basics, you can turn yourself into a survivor.ANuts ar

26、e easy to identify and are nutritious.BWater can set the line between life and death.CKeep your body temperature as normal as possible.DIf there is a shortage of water, do not exhaust yourself.E.Protection from extreme temperatures is another concern.F.Come up with a plan and dont waste time or ener

27、gy by getting upset.G.But food is another necessity if you are lost for a longer period of time.三、完形填空 It was Sunday and I was returning from my sisters place. I left 16 thinking that I might get a seat in the subway and it would be a rather easy 17 . But since my bad luck was 18 me everywhere, I co

28、uldnt get a seat. I 19 and made my way straight to the end of the compartment（车厢）. I 20 there lean on the side rails. I was feeling very 21 about myself.After a few 22 I got a seat. Just then, entered a 23 lady supported by the subway staff and she sat next to me. I helped her out of the wheelchair

29、and made her sit. I 24 my MP4 player and pushed the earpieces（耳机）just to keep all the 25 thoughts from my head. Just then I heard the lady calling me. She introduced herself to me and asked about me. I 26 my best possible smile and answered that much only and 27 my earpieces.She went on 28 and I had

30、 to take out my earpieces and keep them back in my bag. She told me she was a student at Ramakrishna Mission Ashram and goes there 29 . It gives her peace and strength. As a matter of fact, the strength to keep going 30 her to enjoy the human life as much as possible. She then gave me one of Swamis

31、31 and also recited（朗诵）some of poems. She kept on talking for the most of time and I was very 32 listening to her.We were se busy talking that we didnt even 33 our names and I didnt notice it until we came to our station and we went our ways. 34 she left, I opened the book she gave and read inspirat

32、ional messages. There and then, I understood that whatever may cone, it should not hamper（束缚）our 35 and our expectations.16Aquickly Bearly Cslowly Dluckily17Aflight Bvoyage Crace Djourney18Adirecting Battending Cfollowing Dattacking19Aentered Bremained Cstayed Dinsisted20Aleft Blay Csat Dstood21Alow Bconfident