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云南省曲靖市曲靖一中学年高一上学期期末英语试题

云南省曲靖市曲靖一中2020-2021学年高一上学期期末英语试题

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一、阅读选择

It’sNovembernowandChristmasisontheway.WhatwouldbeabetterwaytospendtimewithyourlovedonesthansittingdowntowatchsomeclassicChristmasmovies?

1.TheGrinch（2000）

ThisisaChristmasmust-watch.Itwasoriginally（最初）achildren’sbookwrittenbyDr.Seuss,whichIwouldsuggestreading!

It’sthestoryofagreenmonster（怪兽）whowantstodestroyChristmasbutwhointheenddiscoversthepoweroflove.Ipromiseit’sagreatfilmwithplentyoflaughsalongtheway.

2.LoveActually（2003）

Whilethisisnotapersonalfavouriteofmine,peopleintheUKlovethisfilm.Itfeatures（由……主演）famousactorsandactressessuchasHughGrant,EmmaThompsonandAlanRickman.Itmightbealittledifficulttofollow,buttheheart-warmingstorymakesitworthwatching.

3.HomeAlone（1990）

ThisisoneofmyfavouritefilmsofalltimeandIwouldwatchitallyearroundifIcould.Ittellsthestoryofaboy,Kevin,whoisleftaloneinhishousewhenhislargefamilyforgettotakehimonvacation.Whilethefamilyareaway,burglars（窃贼）trytobreakintothehouseandKevinmustprotecthishomebysettingtraps.Thetrips,fallsandtrapswillhaveyoulaughingoutloudasyouwatcha10-year-oldboyoutsmarttwogrownmen.

4.Miracleon34thStreet（1994）

Youcan’thaveChristmasinanEnglish-speakingcountrywithoutwatchingthisfilm.It’snotfunnylikeHomeAloneorTheGrinch,butitisreallytouching.It’saboutamanwhosaysheisSantaClaus,butnobodybelieveshimexceptalawyerandalittlegirl.Thestorylinemayseemalittlechildishbutyoucanenjoyitatanyage.

1．Whichmovieisbasedonachildren’sbook?

A．TheGrinch.B．LoveActually.

C．HomeAlone.D．Miracleon34thStreet.

2．WhatdoestheauthorthinkofMiracleon34thStreet?

A．Itishisfavouritemovie.

B．Itisfunnyandtouching.

C．Itisalittledifficulttofollow.

D．Itissuitableforpeopleofallages.

3．Whatdothefourmovieshaveincommon?

A．Allcanmakeyoulaughoutloud.

B．Allarenewly-mademovies.

C．AllarerelatedtoChristmas.

D．Alltellstoriesaboutkids.

“Lifeisaboutdaringtocarryoutyourideas,”saidItalianmountaineerReinholdMessner.

Oneofthebest-knownlivingmountaineers,now74,MessnerbecamethefirstpersontoclimbMountQomolangmaaloneandwithoutthehelpofbottledoxygen（氧气）in1980.

Healsobecame,in1986,thefirsttoreachtheworld’s14mountaintopsofover8,000meters,againwithoutbottledoxygen.

Alongtheway,hehaspracticedaspecialstyleofmountaineeringknownasalpinism,inwhichclimberstrytoreachthetopwithaslittlematerial（材料）andoutsidehelpaspossible.

Butitisanartthatisincreasinglygettinglost—today’sclimbersdependonSherpas（localguidesforclimbersintheHimalayas）andready-maderoutestoreachthetop,Messnersaid.

“Thetruealpinistdoesn’twantsuchhelp.Hewantstogointothewild,”hesaid.

Hisachievementshavemadehimagreathero,butMessnersayshehasgottenintoplentyofdangeroussituationsalongthewaytoo.

“Aroundhalfofthetopalpinistshavediedclimbing,”hesaid.

“Ofcourse,ifIturnbackmoreoftenthantheothers,Icanincreasemychancesofsurvival,”headded.“ButifIhadn’tbeenluckyafewtimes,Iwouldn’tbehere.”

Messnerlatermovedontodifferentchallenges（挑战）,crossingtheGobiDesertandAntarctica.

HeisalsoawriterandwasinFrankfurttopresenthislatestbook,“Wild”,tellingthetruestoryofa1916Antarcticexpedition（探险）.

Today,Messnerspendshistimemakingfilmsandtalksexcitedlyabouthispresentone,whichissetinKenya,Africa,andtellsthestoryoftwoclimberswhorunintotroubleandarefacedwithlife-changingsituations.

Afteralifetimeoffollowinghisnextdream,hebelievesfilm-makingwillbehisfinalproject.

“IwasalwaysatmybestwhenIwaslearning,whenIwascurious（求知的）,”hesaid.

4．Whatisspecialabouttruealpinists?

A．Theycanreachthetopquickly.

B．Theytrytodependonthemselves.

C．Theyfollowready-maderoutes.

D．Theyoftenworkwithlocalguides.

5．WhathelpedMessnersurvivedangeroussituations?

A．Goodluck.B．Belief.

C．Goodskills.D．Courage.

6．WhatdoesMessnertellusaboutthestoryofhisnewfilm?

A．Itisveryinteresting.

B．IthappensinAfrica.

C．Itisbasedonhislatestbook.

D．Itrecordshistrueexperiences.

7．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Anewfilm.B．Anewbook.

C．Agreatalpinist.D．Agreatexpedition.

Youmighthavenoticedthattheringingsoundofbasketballswasalmostlikethebeattoasong.Butdidyouknowthatitcouldbetakenseriouslyasmusic?

ThemusicgroupSTOMPhastakeneverydayobjectsandturnedthemintoinstruments.Themusicithascreatedisahitallovertheworld.

STOMPwasformedbyBritishmusiciansLukeCresswellandSteveMcNicholas.Theymetintheearly1980swhentheywerebothworkingasbuskers,theBritishtermforstreetperformers.CresswellandMcNicholaswerepartofabuskinggroupcalledPookiesnackenburgerthatbecameverypopularthroughoutBritain.

Cresswellwasadrummer（鼓手）forthegroup.Becausetheyperformedonthestreet,hecouldnotsetupatraditionaldrumset.Instead,heworeonedrumthathungaroundhisshoulders.Tobeabletomakedifferentsounds,Cresswellbeganbeatingoneverydayobjectsthathecouldfindduringperformances.ThiscreativedrummingledtotheideaforSTOMP.

STOMPmadeitsfirstpublicappearanceatLondon’sBloomsburyTheatrein1991.Theperformersusedone-of-a-kindinstruments,suchasemptywaterbottles,basketballs,andmatchboxestocreatemusic.WearingoverallsandT-shirts,theydancedaroundonastagemadetolooklikeaclosedwarehouse（仓库）.STOMPwasagreatsuccess,winningmanytheaterawardsanddrawinghugecrowds（人群）.

In1994,STOMPcametotheUnitedStatesandplayedattheOrpheumTheaterinNewYorkCity.Yearslateritisstillplayingthere!

Tocelebrateitsten-yearanniversary（周年纪念）,thethenNewYorkCityMayorMichaelBloombergrenamedthestreetoutsidethetheaterSTOMPAvenue.

STOMPhasnowtouredallovertheUnitedStatesandmostoftheworld.OnereasonSTOMPissopopularisthatanyonecanenjoyit.Therearenowordsorstory.Peoplefromallculturescanunderstandit,nomatterwhichlanguagetheyspeak.

8．WhatmakesSTOMPaspecialmusicgroup?

A．Therearefewwordsinitsmusic.

B．Itusuallyperformsinwarehouses.

C．Theperformerswearspecialclothes.

D．Ituseseverydayobjectsasinstruments.

9．WhatcanwelearnaboutSTOMP?

A．Itwascreatedin1980.

B．ItwasformedinBritain.

C．Itwasnamedafterastreet.

D．ItwaspartofPookiesnackenburger.

10．WhowasbehindthecreativeideaforSTOMP?

A．LukeCresswell.B．Abuskinggroup.

C．SteveMcNicholas.D．MichaelBloomberg.

11．Whichshowsthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

a.STOMPbeganperformingattheOrpheumTheater.

b.STOMPbeganperformingattheBloomsburyTheatre.

c.MichaelBloombergnamedastreetSTOMPAvenue.

d.LukeCresswellandSteveMcNicholasworkedasbuskers.

A．d-b-a-c.B．d-a-b-c.

C．b-a-c-d.D．b-a-d-c.

Smartphones,tabletsandsmartwatchesarebanned（禁止）atschoolforallchildrenunder15inFrance.Underthebanstudentsarenotabletousetheirphonesatallduringschoolhours,includingmealbreaks.

“Ithinkit’sagoodthing.Schoolisnotaboutbeingonyourphone,”ParismumMarie-CarolineMadeleinetoldAFP.“It’shardwithkids.Youcan’tcontrolwhattheyseeandthat’soneofthethingsthatworrymeasaparent.”

ThereisnolawlikethisinAustralia,butsomeAustralianschoolshavebannedphones.

McKinnonSecondarySchoolinVictoriaintroducedatotalbaninFebruaryandPrincipalPitsaBinnionsaidthishasbeenasuccess.

McKinnonstudentsstillhaveaChromebooktouseineveryclassforday-to-daylearningbutthey’renotallowedtousesocialmedia.MsBinnionsaidatfirst“teacherscheeredandstudentsmoaned（抱怨）,”butnowthey’reseeingtheadvantages.“Theycometoschoolandthey’renotallowedtousephonesatallduringtheschoolday,includinglunchbreaks,”shesaid.

“It’sbeenwonderfulintermsofstudentscommunicatingwitheachotheratlunchtimeandnotlookingattheirscreen,”shesaid.

MsBinnionalsoleadsbyexampleanddoesn’tusehermobilephoneinschool.“Ithinkanyonecandoitifwe’vedoneit.”

Noteveryoneagreeswiththebans.WesternSydneyUniversitytechnologyresearcherDrJoanneOrlandowroteinonlinemagazineTheConversationearlierthisyearthatAustraliashouldnotbanphonesinschoolsbecauseit’simportanttoeducatekidstoliveintheagetheyareraisedin.

“Agoodeducationforstudentstodayisknowinghowtousetechnologytolearn,communicateandworkwithideas,”shewrote.“Banningstudentsfromusingsmartphonesisa1950sresponsetoa2018state-of-play.”

12．WhydidMadeleinewelcometheban?

A．Schoolisforstudying.B．Kidsbehavebadlynowadays.

C．Teachersfindithardtocontrolkids.D．Herkidsdependtoomuchonphones.

13．WhatcanwelearnaboutthebaninMcKinnonSecondarySchool?

A．Someteacherswereagainstitatfirst.

B．Studentscannowseethegoodoftheban.

C．Studentscanusetheirphonesatlunchbeaks.

D．Teachershavestoppedusingphonesatschoolaswell.

14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Chromebook”inParagraph5probablyreferto?

A．Abook.B．Anotebook.

C．Alearningwebsite.D．Akindofcomputer.

15．WhatdoesDrJoanneOrlandothinkofbanningphonesinschools?

A．Itwilldisconnectparentsandkids.B．Itwillcausekidstocommunicateless.

C．Itwillpreventkidsbeingtech-minded.D．Itwillmakeeducationgoback60years.

二、七选五

“Gavin!

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