广东省广州市三校学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题.docx

1、广东省广州市三校学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题广东省广州市三校2020-2021学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、单项选择1Sorry Im late. I _ have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again.Amight Bshould Ccan Dwill2_ comes will be welcome to the open-air concert.AWhatever BWhoeverCNo matter what DNo matter who3No one knows if _ t

2、hat boy, but if _ him, her parents will be disappointed.Ashe will marry, she will marry Bshe marries; she marriesCshe will marry, she marries Dshe marries; she will marry4He insisted that he _ the money and _ he _ set free.Adidnt steal, /, be Bsteal, that, should beCdidnt steal, that, should be Dste

3、al, /, was5Shall I tell John about it?No, you _. Ive told him already.Aneednt BwouldntCmustnt Dshouldnt6Determination is a kind of quality-and that is _ it takes to do anything well.Athat BwhichCwhy Dwhat7 A computer_think for itself, it must be told what to do.Acant Bcouldnt Cmay not Dmight not8Ele

4、phants have their own way to tell the shape of an object and _ it is rough or smooth.Athat BhowCwhether Dwhat9 Jack _ yet, otherwise he would have telephoned meAmustnt have arrived Bshouldnt have arrivedCcant have arrived Dneed not have arrived10Danby left word with my secretary _he would call again

5、 in the afternoon .Awho Bthat Cas Dwhich二、阅读选择 Fifty years ago, the well-loved musician Bob Dylan played at the Newport Folk Festival and was widely booed (嘘声). The audience may have been unhappy but Dylans performance helped change the direction of music and culture in the United States.The mid-196

6、0s were a time of great change. One such place of change was the world of folk music. Bob Dylan became a symbol of change when he moved from acoustic (原声的) to electric guitar.Rock music historian Elijah Wald has written a new book about the change. It is called Dylan Goes Electric. “There was a mome

7、nt in the early 1960s when you could look at the Billboard charts and seven of the top 10 albums were folk records. And Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, the Kingston Trio, all had huge, huge, huge number-one records. And then this happened: The British Invasion introduced the world to the Beatles and

8、 grew a huge fan base for rock music. That worried many folk musicians, says Elijah Wald. They hoped that Bob Dylan would come to the rescue. However, a new Dylan sound came from the stage.Bob Dylan had gone electric, and the followers of folk music were not pleased. When Dylan went electric, I thin

9、k one of the issues was the feeling that - wait a minute, hes gone over to the enemy. Folk lovers had looked to Bob Dylan to save their movement from rock and roll. But, author Wald says Dylan felt differently about the music. Dylan had always liked rock and roll and Dylan didnt think of rock and ro

10、ll as stupid music. In fact, Dylan was a Beatles fan. He later said that from the first time he heard the Beatles heknew they were pointing to the direction where music had to go. Beyond the music, Dylans performance that night also marked a turn in American culture.11How did the audience feel when

11、Dylan played at the Newport Folk Festival?AExcited. BUnsatisfied.CRespectful. DBored.12Which is TRUE about American music world in the early 1960s according to Elijah Wald?AGreat changes had taken place in folk music.BPeople had grown sincere love for rock music.CFolk music was once a huge mainstrea

12、m pop trend.DBob Dylan was the best American musician at that time.13What did folk musicians and followers expect Dylan to do?AChange folk music for better.BRecover the glory of folk music.CIntroduce the world to the Beatles.DPlay rock and roll against the Beatles.14What will the author most probabl

13、y talk about next?ADylans deep love for the Beatles rock and roll music.BDylans beliefs in the new direction music should go.CDylans music as a great contribution to American folk music.DDylans performance as a mark of a change in American culture. Astronauts on shorter shuttle missions（使命）often wor

14、k very long days. Tasks are scheduled so tightly that break times are often used to finish the days work. This type of schedule is far too demanding for long missions on the International Space Station（ISS）. ISS crewmembers usually live in space for at least a quarter of a year. They work five days

15、on and two days off to mimic the normal way they do things on Earth as much as possible. Weekends give the crew valuable. Weekends give the crew valuable time to rest and do a few hours of housework. They can communicate with family and friends by email, internet phone and through private video conf

16、erences.While astronauts cannot go to a baseball game or a movie in orbit, there are many familiar activities that they can still enjoy. Before a mission. The family and friends of each ISS crewmember put together a collection of family photos, messages, videos and reading material for the astronaut

17、s to look at when they will be floating 370 kilometers above the Earth. During their mission, the crew also receives care packages with CDs, books, magazines, photos and letters. And as from early 2010, the internet became available on the ISS , giving astronauts the chance to do some “web surfing（冲

18、浪）”in their personal time. Besides relaxing with these more common entertainments, astronauts can simply enjoy the experience of living in space.Many astronauts say that one of the most relaxing things to do in space is to look out the window and stare at the universe and the Earths vast land mass a

19、nd oceans.15What does the word “mimic” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?AFind BCopyCChange DLose16Which of the following best describes the families of the astronauts on the ISS?AThe are caring and thoughtfulBThe are worried and upsetCThe are impatient and annoyed.DThe are excited and curious.17The pass

20、age mainly discusses how astronauts _.Awork for longer missions in spaceBconnect with people on the EarthCobserve the Earth from spaceDspend their free time in space Why texting harms your IQThe regular use of text messages and e-mails can lower the IQ more than twice as much as smoking marijuana (大

21、麻). That is the statement of researchers who have found that tapping away on a mobile phone or computer keypad or checking for electronic messages temporarily knocks up to 10 points off the users IQ. This rate of decline in intelligence compares unfavorably with the four-point drop in IQ associated

22、with smoking marijuana, according to British researchers, who have described the phenomenon of improved stupidity as “infomania”. The research conducted by Hewlett Packard, the technology company, has concluded that it is mainly a problem for adult workers, especially men.It is concluded that too mu

23、ch use of modern technology can damage a persons mind. It can cause a constant distraction of “always on” technology when employees should be concentrating on what they are paid to do. Infomania means that they lose concentration as their minds remain fixed in an almost permanent state of readiness

24、to react to technology instead of focusing on the task in hand. The report also added that, in a long term, the brain will be considerably shaped by what we do to it and by the experience of daily life. At a microcellular level, the complex networks of nerve cells that make up parts of the brain act

25、ually change in response to certain experiences.Too much use of modern technology can be damaging not only to a persons mind, but to their social relationship. 1100 adults were interviewed during the research. More than 62 per cent of them admitted that they were addicted to checking their e-mails a

26、nd text messages so often that they scrutinized work-related ones even when at home or on holiday. Half said that they always responded immediately to an email and will even interrupt a meeting to do so. It is concluded that infomania is increasing stress and anxiety and affecting ones characteristi

27、cs. Nine out of ten thought that colleagues who answered e-mails or messages during a face-to-face meeting were extremely rude.The effects on IQ were studied by Dr. Glenn Wilson, a psychologist at University of London. “This is a very real and widespread phenomenon,” he said. “We have found that inf

28、omania will damage a workers performance by reducing their mental sharpness and changing their social life. Companies should encourage a more balanced and appropriate way of working.”18We can learn from the passage that “infomania” _.Ahas a positive influence on ones IQBresults in the change of part

29、 of the brainClies in the problem of lack of concentrationDis caused by too much use of modern technology19The research mentioned in the passage is most probably about _.Athe important function of advanced technologyBthe damage to ones brain done by unhealthy habitsCthe relevance between IQ and use

30、of modern technologyDthe relationship between intelligence and working effectiveness20The underlined word “scrutinized” probably means “_”.Aexamined carefully Bcopied patientlyCcorrected quickly Dadmitted freely21Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?CP: Central Point P: Point Sp

31、: Sub-point (次要点) C: ConclusionA BC D One of the executives gathered at the Aspen Institute for a day-long leadership workshop using the works of Shakespeare was discussing the role of Brutus in the death of Julius Caesar. “Brutus was not an honorable man,” he said. “He was a traitor（叛徒）. And he murdered someone in cold blood.” The agreement was that Brutus had acted with cruelty when other options were available to him. He made a bad decision, they saidat l