四川省蓉城名校联盟学年高一上学期期末联考英语试题.docx

1、四川省蓉城名校联盟学年高一上学期期末联考英语试题四川省蓉城名校联盟2020-2021学年高一上学期期末联考英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择 Six million people visit Grand Canyon in the US every year. For the purpose of helping project Grand Canyon for your fellow visitors and future generations, please follow the guidelines below.CampingTo protect the park,

2、camping is allowed only within permitted campgrounds. Permits are required for overnight camping at the North Rim. Advance booking can be received by mail. Please write: Information Center, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023.FiresBecause of the extreme fire danger, campfires are not allowed except

3、 at Mather and Desert View campgrounds. Collection of firewood is not allowed either.Hiking（远足）Please stay on permitted paths. Otherwise you may destroy desert plants. Pack out what you pack in, so you leave no signs of your visit. It is important to keep in mind that you are in a national park wher

4、e wildlife exists.WeatherThe weather at Grand Canyon can change very quickly. With so much rock, lightning(闪电) causes a particular danger during sudden summer storms These storms also frequently bring floods inside valleys, a danger to hikers. Watch the skies and check daily weather reports.Wildlife

5、Do not feed park wildlife. There have been a few cases at Grand Canyon National Park where deer(鹿) were purposely shot because there are plastic bags that left them sick and weak. Hungry deer car be danger and have kicked and bitten visitors at Grand Canyon. Some other animals will also beg and bite

6、. For your own safety and the well-being of the animals, please do not feed wildlife, no matter how gentle they may appear.1What can you do first if you want to go camping?AKnow the permitted paths BStop at Mather and Desert ViewCMake sure not to make a fire DBook campgrounds in advance2What do the

7、underlined words “pack out what you pack in” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?Akeep everything out of campgrounds Btake away everything you bring inCcarry all the necessary food Dlook after your personal belongings3Why were some deer killed on purpose at Grand Canyon?AThey begged food from visitors BThe

8、y were a danger to other gentle animalsCThey ate wrong things and become very ill DThey kicked and bit visitors4What is the main purpose of the text?ATo provide travel information BTo report some recent newsCTo teach tourists hiking skills DTo introduce the wild life When I was a boy, I was always h

9、appy to see those little brown coins. After years I was still very happy to pick up pennies on the ground, I usually saved them up. I usually bought a pack of gum or a bag of chips when it was enough. After growing up, I heard a story about coins. It was said that our loved people sometimes would le

10、ave pennies on the ground in front of us. People wanted to show us that we were loved and watched over kindly. I never doubted that story even as an adult. It is difficult for me to find a lot of money on the ground, but pennies are there all the time. Maybe that is why I still enjoy seeing them and

11、 picking them up, no matter how dirty or old they are.A few months ago, I was walking to the local post office to mail a letter. As I entered the room, I saw not one, not two, but four pennies shining in the sunlight. I smiled and picked them up. I kept them in my hands as I walked in the post offic

12、e. “Four is Ok,” an office said to a lady. The lady began searching her purse. Her face went red. I understood what had happened. I laughed to myself at this surprising moment. I placed my pennies on the desk before her. The smile I got in return was worth a thousand dollars.The coins werent so valu

13、able to me, but they did matter to her. I just performed a little kindness. I was happy.5What might the author probably buy when he saved enough pennies?AA set of storybooks BA pack of chipsCA box of chocolates DA bag of sugar6When grown up, the author .Asaw some careless women lost coinsBthought ri

14、ch people threw coins on purposeCstill believed the story about coinsDfound old people forget coins on the ground7What can we learn from this passage?ADoing small acts of kindness is goodBEvery coin should be used to buy important thingsCWe should look for coins when we are walkingDPay more attentio

15、n to what you hear from now on Many English learners have difficulty deciding what kind of English accent they want to have. A US accent, perhaps imitates(模仿) a Hollywood star speaker? Or maybe you want to imitate the British accent of a BBC news reader?Young British people find the US accent attrac

16、tive while young US people like a British accent. Especially when the person speaking is of the opposite sex(异性)! Lets listen to what they have to say.Stephen Yang, 17, from London, UKA US accent is cute, especially when a girl speaks it. Whether its Jessia Alba speaking or the girl-next-door, the w

17、ay US girls speak has a sweet tingle(感觉) that is really fashionable. A girl from Texas recently moved into our neighborhood. Her Texan twang(鼻音) had all the boys here on their knees within seconds of meeting her.To me, accents reflect the attitudes, characteristics(特征) and lifestyles of the people.J

18、ennifer Sun, 16, from New Jersey, USFrom watching English actors like Daniel Radcliffe, my friends and I have developed a soft spot(好感) for British men. Some are attracted to the qualities of English males, while others admire their sense of style.Everyone, however, agrees that the most appealing as

19、pect of an English man is his accent. For example, many American girls watch Harry Potter movies over and over again just to listen to the actors speak.The English accent seems almost like art.8In Stephen Yangs opinion, accents just show .Athe beauty of the languageBhow the language is spokenCthe fa

20、shion of the dayDthe cultural differences of the speakers9The underlined word cute probably means .Astrange BexcitingCattractive Dfashionable10Many American girls watch Harry Porter again and again in order to .Alearn the acting skills of these starsBimitate the actors accentsClearn the magic perfor

21、med by Harry PotterDknow more about British English11What is probably the best title for this passage?ABritish Accent or American EnglishBBritish English and American EnglishCAmerican English Accent Is Most AcceptedDBritish English Accent Is Most Accepted Ask someone what they have done to help the

22、environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, bu

23、t it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.The total amount of packaging(包装) increased by 12% between 2010 and 2015. It now makes up a third of a typical households waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with pl

24、astic and cardboard.Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of it for carrying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process its

25、elf uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse the

26、ir plastic bags, for example.But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But it also applies to a wide range of consumer pr

27、oducts, which often have far more packaging than necessary.There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realise just how much unnecessary material we are collecting. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.12What does the under

28、lined phrase over-consumption refer to?AUsing too much packagingBRecycling too many wastesCMaking more products than necessaryDHaving more material than is needed13The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show .Athe tendency of cutting household waste Bthe fact of packaging overuseCthe rapid growth

29、 of super markets Dthe increase of packaging recycling14According to the text, recycling .Ahelps control the greenhouse effect Bmeans burning packaging for energyCis the solution to gas shortage Dleads to a waste of land15What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?AUnpackaged products are of bad qualityB

30、Supermarkets care more about packagingCOther products are better packaged than foodDIt is improper to judge quality by packaging二、七选五Tips for Confident Decision MakingAre you a good decision maker? Do you sit on the fence?16If youd like to be more content and confident with your decision making, the

31、n these four tips are just the things you need.Do your “homework”Make choices based on what is the most important to you.17You may even want to speak to someone else who has been through this before. Then when you are ready, just decide.You are in charge.18By blaming others you give your power away.

32、 Just believe you have made the right choice and take responsibility for the result. This will be a real encouragement to your self-confidence.19Its great to stick with your decisions. There are times however when you need to change your mind. Dont worry about making a wrong choice. The good thing about being wrong is that you will know where to correct yourself and w