黑龙江省伊春市伊美区第二中学学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

1、黑龙江省伊春市伊美区第二中学学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题某某省某某市伊美区第二中学2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题（考试时间100分钟，满分120分）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHow many men do housework? Recently a European mission (委员会) tried to find out peoples ideas and reactions to the womens movement. As part o

2、f their survey (调查) crimes (犯罪), they asked many men and women the question, “Who does the housework? The men answered very differently from the women! The housework they asked people about were: preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting (照看婴儿). 48% of British husbands said

3、 they did these things. 37% of Danish (丹麦的) men helped in the house. But only 15% of Italian men said they did the housework; many of them said they never helped at all!But there was an interesting point of view (观点) from the wives. According to British wives, only 38% of their husbands helped in th

4、e house. And Italian wives said that their husbands hardly ever helped. The Italian and British men did not tell the truth! The mission found that Danish men were the most truthful husbands. Their answers were the same as their wives answers.Do the men you know help in the house? Do you think the su

5、rvey gives a true picture in your experience? Write and tell us what you think.1.The survey was carried out in _. A. Britain B. Italy C. Denmark (丹麦) D. Europe2.The subject (题目) for the survey is _.A. how many boys do the housework B. who does the housework at homeC. how many women do the housework

6、D. who are more diligent (勤奋的), wives or husbands3.From the passage we can see that _. A. there were more husbands who did the housework than wives B. husbands did half of the housework all the time C. there were more wives who did the housework than husbands D. wives did almost all the housework at

7、 homeBMy daddy worked hard to support our family in the 1940s. The year I was eight, we barely (仅仅) had two dimes(十分硬币) for the ing Christmas.Our neighbor suggested that we hang lights in our yard to lift the Christmas spirit along our street. However, we had just enough money for things to decorate

8、 our living room.There was a hardware store(五金店) down the street. I wanted to see how much the lights cost. On the way I spotted (发现) a dime on the sidewalk. Joy! How lucky I was to have found 10 cents!In the store, I stared longingly at the strings of outdoor lights. I knew I could not buy even the

9、 smallest set. Then I saw the single lights, and my hope rose. I got excited when discovering a single bulb (电灯泡) cost only 20 cents.Walking home, I was thinking how I might get another dime. Maybe if I helped my grandma gather evergreens, she would give me a few cents. As expected, Grandma asked fo

10、r my help on the weekend. But I didnt get a cent when we finished.Several days later, Uncle Charlie dropped in (顺便走访), and gave each child a dime. We jumped with delight. Just as soon as I could, I went back to the hardware store and bought a single colored bulb. Back home, I climbed the ladder and

11、replaced the clear light with the colored one. After the sunset, I turned on the light and, unobserved, went outside to see the lovely colored light in the darkness.When Daddy came home, he asked, “Who put the light on the front door?”“I did, Daddy!” I smiled up at him. “Doesnt it look Christmassy?”

12、He bent (弯腰) down and, with tears in his eyes, took me gently (轻轻地) in his arms. Our house was wearing some holiday spirit, and it looked beautiful.4. The neighbor suggested that the authors family _ .A. buy outdoor lightsB. beautify the living roomC. decorate the yardD. lighten the street5. Why did

13、 the author feel excited when he found the single bulbs in the store?A. Because he was attracted by their lovely colors.B. Because he believed he could get the money for one.C. Because they were more beautiful than strings of lights.D. Because they were so cheap that he could buy one immediately.6.

14、How did the author get another dime?A. His grandma gave it to him as a reward.B. He found it on the way home.C. He earned it by taking a part-time job.D. His uncle gave it to him as pocket money.7. Why did the authors father take him in his arms?A. His father was affected by his merry (愉快的) feelings

15、.B. His father was moved by his caring behavior.C. His father was touched that he had helped his grandma.D. His father was proud that he had replaced the bulb by himself.CWe moved to Elmont in 1956. I was 4 years old. Elmont was a wonderful place to grow up. There were lots of kids, great schools an

16、d we had a big yard. My father, Nicholas Denaro, believed that grass was not just to look at, but that children were meant to play on it. We played games and badminton (羽毛球) there. A white fence (栅栏) separated (使分开) our backyard (后院) from a small wood. My friends and I jumped the fence and entered t

17、he woods.My father had the most amazing hand. He could fix anything. He gave those amazing hands to his son, my younger brother, Frank, who also became handy around the house. But my father saved his green fingers for me. He grew flowers, tomatoes, strawberries and figs（无花果）and he shared his love of

18、 gardening with me.Fourteen years ago, I went to a local nursery (苗圃) and bought a fig tree for Dad for Fathers Day. My mother, Bridget Denaro, called it the best gift I could have given him. He planted it exactly in the middle of the front yard.He loved that tree and enjoyed delicious figs every ye

19、ar, except just after Sandy hit in 2012. He was so disappointed when cold weather just after the super storm froze all the remaining (剩下的) figs.In 2015, my father died of aspirating pneumonia (呼吸性肺炎) at 97. We sold our family home of 61 years last year. We left behind Dads tree, full of figs waiting

20、 to ripen (成熟). We considered taking it with us, but decided that his Fathers Day fig tree belonged to Elmont. The new owner generously allowed me to take some branches so that I could have a precious (宝贵的) reminder of my much-loved father and the Elmont home.8.What can we learn about the author fro

21、m the first paragraph?A.She grew up in a city. B.She liked climbing trees.C.She had a happy childhood.D.She was naughty and stubborn (顽固的).9.What did Father teach the author?A.How to garden well.B.How to play games.C.How to color fingers.D.How to fix everything.10.Why did Father fail to enjoy figs i

22、n 2012?A.He was ill in hospital. B.The cold hit the fig tree.C.The tree didnt bear (结果实) figs.D.He moved to another city.11.What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A.To show her love of figs. B.To share her childhood.C.To remember her father.D.To introduce her experience.DIn 1975, George Car

23、lin appeared on a popular TV show, Saturday Night Live, with his famous words about blue food. “Why is there no blue food? I cant find blue foodI cant find the flavor of blue! I mean yellow is lemon (柠檬); orange is orange and red is cherry (樱桃). Where is the blue food?”Well, Carlin pretty much has i

24、t rightthere is not no blue food, but theres certainly not a lot of it. Fresh-picked blueberries are blue, though they bee purple when they are turned into jam. The blue in blueberrieslike the purple in grapes and red in tomatoesis found in nature. But it isnt a hot color for food. People dont seem

25、to prefer blue food. Some diet programs even suggest that those determined to lose weight should make their food blue.Eating, in part, begins with our eyes. Chares Spencean experimental psychologist (心理学家) from Oxford Universitypoints out that color can change our taste experience. monly, we conside

26、r red-colored foods up to 20% sweeter than they actually are; and green foods as being more sour (酸的). Spence suggests: human expectations may be influenced by our long history of watching green fruits can bee sweet as they grow up and turn red.But what about blue? Except blueberries, much of the bl

27、ue food we see these days is dyed blue artificially (人造的). Food producers argue that artificial color doesnt do much damage to health. A lot of research shows that some physical problems of kids are related to food dyeswhile other studies show no effects at all. Blue birthday cake or even blue-dyed

28、chicken can be served on the dinner table. So what?12. George Carlins words are placed at the beginning of the passage to _.A. show the authors opinionB. tell a famous personC. lead in the topicD. introduce a TV show13. Which of the following statements of blue is true?A. The blue in blueberries is

29、found unnatural.B. Blueberries are always blue, whether fresh or not.C. Blue is not a very popular color for foods.D. People often feel cold when they eat blueberries.14. Eating sometimes begins with our eyes because _.A. our taste experience can be influenced (影响) by colorB. red-colored foods are 2

30、0% sweeter than green foodsC. people prefer red-colored foods to green foodsD. before eating, people watch food for a long time15. The underlined words “is dyed” in Para. 4 are closest in meaning to “_”.A. is eaten upB. has grown upC. is harmful toD. is changed in color第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短

31、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。How to Love Your ParentsEven if you think that your parents are mean-spirited (气量小的) at times, loving your parents is a normal (正常的) and fulfilling (感到满足的) part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part a source of who you

32、are. Here are some ways to love your parents.16. A gentle “good morning” and “I love you” will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents, we might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world.Respect them more and cherish (珍爱) these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them for when youre off on your own. Its OK to get angry