广西桂林市桂电中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、广西桂林市桂电中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题广西桂林市桂电中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择 Choose Your One-Day-Tours!Tour A - Bath &Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge -37 until 26 March and 39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abb

2、ey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the worlds most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.Tour B - Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Marys Church Tower and Anne Hathaways -32 until 12 March and 36 thereafter. Oxford: I

3、ncludes a guided tour of Englands oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖顶）” from St Marys Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.Tour C - Windsor Castle &Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court P

4、alace -34 until 11 March and 37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILLs favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal pa

5、lace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫) where it is easy to get lost!Tour D Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great -33 until 18 March and 37 thereafter. Includes a g

6、uided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.1Which tour will you choose if you want to see Englands oldest university city?ATour A BTour BCTour C DTour D2Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?AWindsor Castle & Hampton Court BOxfo

7、rd & StratfordCBath & Stonehenge DCambridge3Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?AIt used to be the home of royal families BIt used to be a well-known mazeCIt is the oldest palace in Britain DIt is a world-famous castle Over the centuries, through genetic and cultural adaptation, humans a

8、nd a wild bird species have learned to work together .When human honey-hunters make a certain noise, a bird called the honey guide does its job with unbelievable accuracy, leading people to hidden bees nests.Scientists put this ancient practice to the test. When biologists compared the honey guide c

9、all to other sounds, the traditional sound sent the honey guides to hidden bees nest three times more often than other sounds, according to a study in the journal Science. When you make the right noise, you end up with more honey compared to the wrong noise.Its an exchange of information for skills,

10、 said study lead author Claire Spottiswoode, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Cambridge.She failed to find bees nests until her friends made the right noise,and then was rewarded with honey thats very rich and delicious.The honey guide has a special ability to find bees nests. “Scienti

11、sts arent quite sure how it works, but it likely has to do with a sophisticated sense of smell,” Spottiswoode said. Still, theres a problem: These nests are stuck in trees that are difficult for the birds to reach. Even worse, the bees sting the birds, sometime to death.The people of the region, who

12、 make a living on the honey, have tools that can get at those nests and they use smoke to chase the bees away, reducing the stinging problem.Its clear that the birds have adapted in an evolutionary way through natural selection, but for people the arrangement is probably more cultural.4According to

13、the study, when making the wrong noise, people probably will .Aget more honeyBfind bees nests easilyChave difficulty finding bees nestsDearn more time5What does the underlined word “sophisticated”in the fourth paragraph probably mean?Aelementary BAdvanced.CPlain. DPoor6What can be learned from the t

14、ext? ?AScientists have found out how the honey guide works.BHoney guides can easily get bees nests in trees.CHoney-hunters are not afraid of stinging problem.DThe bees are afraid of smoke.7What can be the best title for the text?AThe terrible relationship between humans and wild birds.BPeople in the

15、 mountains make a living on the honey.CThe honey guide can help humans find bees nestsDHuman honey-hunters wonderful life. Yoga（瑜伽）is an ancient practice that helps create a sense of union body, mind, and spirit. It brings us balance. After a long time of practicing yoga, you no longer just practice

16、 it you love it.Yoga becomes part of your physical life. Your body grows stronger, more toned（有弹性的）, and more flexible as you move from one pose to another. I spent a week in Mexico at a yoga retreat, and it was the first vacation on which I lost weight. “Rather than building muscles, yoga builds mu

17、scle tone,”says Shakta Kaur Khalsa, author of KISS Guide to Yoga. “Because yoga helps maintain a balanced metabolism（新陈代谢）, and it also helps to control weight.Additionally, yoga stretches muscles lengthwise, causing fat around the cells disappear, thus losing weight.”I do yoga poses throughout the

18、day. After hours at my computer, I stretch my stiff shoulders and arms. When I need an increase in energy, I do energizing poses. When I am feeling exhausted at the end of the day, I do restorative（恢复体力的）poses.Yoga becomes part of your mental life. Yoga teaches you to focus on breathing while you ho

19、ld the poses. This attention to breath is calming; it dissolves（使消除）stress and anxiety. I use yogic breathing on the tennis court, in the dentists chair, and when Im stuck in traffic.You should always leave a yoga practice feeling energized, but not tired. If you feel tired after yoga,it means you s

20、pent the time “fighting” yourself, trying to force yourself into poses. In yoga, you “surrender” to the poses by letting go of the tension.8According to the second paragraph, yoga can help people _.Alose weight Bmake friendsCbe flexible in thinking Dgrow tall9Why does a person feel tired after yoga?

21、ABecause when practicing yoga, people will consume a lot of energy.BBecause he or she surrenders to the poses by letting go of the tension.CBecause he o she doesnt do yoga poses naturally.DBecause yoga doesnt benefit all the people.10What would be the best title for this passage?AWhats yoga? BThe be

22、nefits of yoga.CHow do I do yoga poses? DThe varieties of yoga.11What will be talked about if this passage continues?AThe disadvantages of yoga.BYoga is becoming popular all over the world.CEncouraging people to do yoga.DYoga is becoming part of your spiritual life.二、完形填空 A lady wanted a birthday gi

23、ft from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful 12 , and knowing her husband could 13 it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the 14 , her husband told her how 15 he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He 16 her a beautiful gift package. She op

24、ened it and 17 a Bible(圣经). 18 , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible? She was so 19 that she left him.Many years passed and the lady was very 20 in business. She owned two large companies. She 21 her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she sh

25、ould go to 22 him. But before she could, she 23 a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions(财产) to her. She needed to come back and 24 things.When she arrived at his house, sadness 25 her heart. She saw the still new 26 , just as she had left it years ago. With 27 , she op

26、ened it and began to turn the pages. A ring 28 from the Bible to the floor and a 29 could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LOVE U ALWAYS. 30 your gift is not packaged the way you want it, its becau

27、se it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the 31 .12Awatch Bring Ccoat Dbox13Aafford Blike Cdesign Dguess14Aholiday Bperfor

28、mance Cbirthday Dmeeting15Aproud Bkind Csorry Dbrave16Alent Basked Cgave Dmoved17Acarried Bfound Cmissed Dheld18APolitely BLightly CPatiently DAngrily19Acalm Bupset Cgrateful Dcareless20Afailing Blonely Csuccessful Dpoor21Awondered Bhoped Crealized Dexplained22Avisit Bunderstand Ccatch Dhelp23Apasse

29、d Bwrote Csent Dreceived24Atake care of Bpay for Clook for Dgive away25Acovered Bbroke Cleft Dfilled26Acar BBible Cletter Dtable27Asmiles Blaughter Ctears Dinterests28Ahid Bdropped Cdisappeared Dmade29Abook Bpen Cflower Dcard30AIf BBut CAlthough DSo31Ahand Beye Cface Dheart三、用单词的适当形式完成短文 Sailing hom

30、e，Henry，32American business man，found himself33(carry)out to sea by a strong wind.34he was just about to give himself up，he was spotted by a ship35so he landed in London by accident.Hungry and alone，he walked on the streets of the city when hew as36(expect)called into a mansion，where two rich brothe

31、rs，Oliver and Roderick，gave him a letter and told him not to open it until two oclock of the day.Not37(know)it was a million pound bank note， Henry left the mansion and went into a cheap restaurant to stuff his stomach.Everybody was rude to him38he was in rags and looked depressed.Then，to the surprise of everybody，he handed the owner a million pound bank note to pay for the meal.39seeing the note，all the people in the restaurant became polite and tried their40(well)to please Henry.Dont41think its the most incredible tale in the wor