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

1、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学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择 Dining halls of the Hilton Wuhan Riverside have been busting with military personnel ever since the first delegations 24 and staff of the International Sports Military Council (CISM ) started checking into the hotel

2、over a week ago.This marks the first time China is staging a CISM event, with nearly 10,000 participants attending the 7th Military World Games in Wuhan. Many of them, along with some of the staff from CISM and the organizing committee, are staying at the Hilton Wuhan Riverside.Dharmendra Singh from

3、 India doesnt belong to either category of guests, even though his military-style haircut and two pins - a CISM pin and a Wuhan 2019 Games pin - on the lapel of his black suit might suggest otherwise. His ability to talk in Mandarin complicates things even further.Singh is in charge of tending to th

4、e guests at the hotel, in particular those who take their meals in the dining halls. Yet, by his own admission, the 31-year-old, who has been a chef at the Hilton for nearly two years, feels as though he is also part of the “army family” at the hotel, and being part of Wuhan Games is fulfilling his

5、“army dream”.As a teen, he dreamed about serving his country as a soldier. However, the pressure of being the older of the two siblings in a financially challenged family meant Singh had to put his military dream on hold. To provide for his parents and younger brother, at 17 he set out to earn an in

6、come by making use of his culinary (烹饪的) skills.“And, as fate would have it, a friend helped me get a job at the hotel.”Pointing to the Wuhan Games and CISM pins that two diners gave him, Singh added: “Military people command respect due to their selflessness and honesty towards their work. I am gla

7、d that I am able to serve them and to honor their commitment to serve their nations.”By the time the Games end on Oct 27, some of the guests might have handed Singh a few more pins to add to his collection; others might say goodbye with just a “thank you”. Either way, he will remain grateful to them

8、 for providing memories for a lifetime.1What can we learn from paragraph three?ASingh used to serve in Indian army.BSinghs identity seems to be confusing.CSingh tends to wear a black suit every day.DSingh pretends to be one of the staff of CISM.2Why will Singh be grateful to his guests?ABecause they

9、 may show respect to him.BBecause they will give him precious memories.CBecause they will present him with some decorations.DBecause they may help fulfill his dream to be a soldier.3Which may be the best title of the passage?ACooking up some special memories. BGathering of peace.CThe thrill of World

10、 Military Game. DClosing with a cultural flourish. Humans may have been enjoying cacao, which has been used to make chocolate, for much longer than experts had thought.Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada have found that humans grew cacao trees and consumed (食用) cacao starting

11、 around 5,300 years ago.The researchers found evidence of cacaos use at an ancient village in the highlands of southeastern Ecuador. They examined the remains of very old objects. The village was part of the Mayo-Chinchipe culture of the Andes.Scientists had already mostly agreed that cacao was firs

12、t domesticated in South America instead of Central America, as they once believed. But the new discovery shows cacao was grown about 1,500 years earlier than was known before.The University of British Columbia researchers also identified (证实) a substance found in the cacao tree but not in its wild r

13、elatives. This suggests that humans grew the tree for food purposes.Today, the seeds are cooked and turned into many chocolate products. But thousands of years ago, cacao was used to make drinks.Michael Blake is a professor of University of British Columbia who helped lead the study. He said that th

14、e objects on which cacao was found suggest a lot about how people used the substance at the time.“They clearly drank it,” Blake told the Reuters news service.There is no clear history of native populations in South or Central America using cacao to make chocolate the way people do now, the researche

15、rs reported. Native populations in the upper Amazon area today still use cacao to make special drinks, they added.Evidence suggests cacao growing moved into Central America and Mexico about 4,000 years ago. It is not clear how cacaos use spread between South and Central America.But by the time Spani

16、sh explorers arrived in Central America in the late 1400s, people were using it to make hot and cold chocolate drinks with spices.By the 1580s, Spain began importing cacao and spreading it to other European countries. By the 1800s, technology developed in the Netherlands made it possible to turn cac

17、ao into a solid chocolate product.4Where was cacao grown earliest?AMexico. BCanadaCCentral America. DSouth America.5When it comes to the introduction of cacao to Europe, which country contributed most?AAmerica. BCanada.CSpain. DNetherland.6Which of the following can serve as a best possible title fo

18、r this passage?AThe history of cacao. BThe home of cacao.CThe use of cacao. DThe spreading or cacao. ON TUESDAY, the Shenzhen team of Blue Sky Rescue, a domestic nonprofit civil rescue team, confirmed that two of its members had died trying to rescue 24 tourists who had got into difficulties.Accordi

19、ng to the official news, it was on Monday that the rescue team received a telephone call from 24 travelers, who were trapped in a river valley, with a storm on the way and one of the female travelers being badly injured.The team responded immediately. However, when they helped the travelers, two tea

20、m members got trapped by the rising river water. The next day, they were confirmed dead.The two heroes who gave their own lives to save others are being mourned by all.Who can rescue the rescuers? The question aroused a heated discussion among people. Most of them think we would rather such “heroic

21、deeds” were not required. However, that depends on people being more sensible. we would rather such “heroic deeds” were not required. In the past several years, there have been many cases in which travelers, ignoring the signs saying certain areas are dangerous and off-limits, still have kept on “ex

22、ploring” unpaved and unmarked regions and ended up needing to be rescued. By so doing, they put not only their own lives at risk but also the lives of those who go to their aid.In this case, although the travelers may have been in an authorized area, they ignored the warnings of an approaching typho

23、on. It was extremely reckless (鲁莽的) of them to travel into the wild on such a day, as the local weather forecast had warned people against the impending typhoon. Two rescuers have lost their lives because of the thoughtlessness of others.Although the majority of travelers behave properly, some attem

24、pt challenging tasks that are obviously beyond their abilities.The law has already made it clear that if a traveler or group gets into difficulties when entering unauthorized regions, they must bear the costs of the rescue operations. The regulations need strengthening to deter travelers from puttin

25、g their own lives and the lives of others at risk.7What happened to a woman traveler?AShe lost her way. BShe was trapped on the mountain.CShe died in the storm. DShe was seriously hurt.8What is the writers attitude towards some tourists?ACritical. BSympathetic.CUnderstanding. DAdmiring.9What does th

26、e underlined word deter in the last paragraph mean?Aprotect BkeepCexcuse Dseparate10What can be a suitable title for this passage?AThe Blue Sky Rescue. BWho can rescue the rescuers?CWho should bear the costs? DA deadly typhoon二、七选五 I always loved jokes and cartoons. They can be serious as they point

27、 out the silliness in our lives, convey a wise message of wisdom and at the same time bring a smile. Sometimes there is little difference between a joke and life wisdom. 11.I started collecting jokes I received from different sources over a period of some 25 years. For the book I chose for an “Anglo

28、-Saxon” collection. They are typical for the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand.Where are they from? Who wrote them? 12, Most are everywhere, floating anonymously (匿名地) on the internet, and circulate among friends, e-mails, chat groups and mailing lists. Many come up over a beer.The language

29、of humor is not universal and translating into another language mostly does not work. 13. Living in China for a long time, I gave up telling jokes as our Chinese friends find nothing funny in them and they can lead to misunderstandings. 14. Trying to translate Chinese jokes also would mostly fail to

30、 convey anything “funny” for us Westerners; I can say I cannot recall any Chinese joke.While at a first sight the book may not be interesting to Chinese readers, due to the cultural differences, 15, as well as to learn a different vocabulary. Also, for those who deal with Westerners, here in China o

31、r when abroad, they might surprise their foreign friends by serving them some jokes they can appreciate.ADifferent cultures have a different understanding of what is “funny”BGenerally speaking, nobody knows the original sourceCthey wonder why there are so many about the WesternersDWorse, they start

32、asking a million questions of the why and what and howE.Maybe life is just a big jokeF.Most Chinese are totally unfamiliar with the Western world of jokes, they are puzzled or even shockedG.it is a nice tool for our friends to learn about typical Western humor三、完形填空 Colorados grey peak rises 14,278 feet above sea level, high enough that trees cant grow toward the top. It was in this unforgiving land of the mountain that Jane was