安徽省桐城市重点中学学年高一上学期期末测试英语试题.docx

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安徽省桐城市重点中学学年高一上学期期末测试英语试题

安徽省桐城市重点中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期末测试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Weknowthateverypersonhasitsownwordsorexpressionstoexpresshisideasandfeelings.Someofthesewordsandexpressionsarecommonlyusedformanyyears.Othersarepopularforjustashorttime.OnesuchAmericanexpressionis“Where'sthebeef?

”Itisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobe.Intheearly1980s“Where'sthebeef?

”wasoneofthemostpopularexpressionsintheUnitedStates.Itseemedasifeveryoneusingitatthetime.

Beef,ofcourse,isthemeatfromacow,andfoodismorepopularinAmericathanahamburgermadefrombeef.Inthe1960sabusinessmannamedRaybeganbuildingsmallrestaurantsthatsoldhamburgersatalowprice.Raycalledthis“McDonald's”.RaybecameoneoftherichestbusinessmenatlastinAmerica.

Otherbusinesspeoplewatchedhissuccess.Someofthemopenedtheirownhamburgerrestaurants.Onecompanycalled"Wendy's"saiditshamburgerswerebiggerthanthosesoldbyMcDonald'soranyoneelse.TheWendy'sCompanybegantousetheexpression“Where'sthebeef?

”tomakepeopleknowthatWendy'shamburgerswerethebiggest.TheWendy'stelevisionadvertisementshowedthreeoldwomeneatinghamburgers.Thebreadthatcoveredthemeatwasverybig,butinsidetherewasonlyabitofmeat.Oneofthewomensaidshewouldnoteatahamburgerwithsuchalittlepieceofbeef.“Where'sthebeef?

”sheshoutedinafunnyway.TheadvertisementforWendy'shamburgerrestaurantswassuccess.Aswesaid,itseemedeveryonebeganusingtheexpression"Where'sthebeef?

".

1．______startedMcDonald'srestaurant．

A．RayB．McDonaldC．WendyD．Threeoldwomen

2．Otherpeoplewantedtoopenhamburgerrestaurantsbecausetheythought______．

A．theycouldsellhamburgersatalowpriceB．hamburgerswereeasytomake

C．beefwasverypopularinAmericaD．theycouldmakealotofmoney

3．Wendy'smadetheexpressionknowntoeverybody______．

A．withmanyoldwomeneatinghamburgersB．byatelevisionadvertisement

C．whilesellingbreadwithabitofmeatinitD．attheMcDonald'srestaurant

4．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheexpression"Where'sthebeef？

"means______．

A．Thebeefinhamburgersisnotasmuchasitissaidtobe

B．Thehamburgersarenotasgoodastheyaresaidtobe

C．Itisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobe

D．Wendy'sisthebiggest

DuringthemonthofSeptember，adearfriendofminelostherhusbandsuddenlyinanaccident．Thisaccidentwassuddenandcertainlyunexpected．Wesometimestakeourloveonesforgranted，andweexpectthattheywillbewithusforever．However，asweallknow，lifedoesnotworkthatwayandsometimeswegetawakeupcallthatshocksusandrealizehowshortlifeis．

Incomfortingher，ItriedtoimagineifIwasinhershoeshowIwouldfeel．Itwasimpossibletoimaginewhatshewasgoingthrough．WhatwordsdoIsaytohelpher？

Sometimeswordsjustcannotexpressourfeelings．Sometimesouractionsaremuchmoremeaningfulthanwords．Ahugcansometimesexpressmorethanourwordswilleverexpress．Sometimes，justbeingtheretolistenismoremeaningfulandhelpfultopeople．

AsIwasleavingthefuneralparlor（殡仪馆），IranintoMarilyn．Sheisoneofthosefriendswhoiswithyouinthegoodtimesandisalwaysbyyoursideinthebedtimes．Shehasasenseofhumorthatmakeseveryonefeelatease．Wechattedforafewmoments，andthensheaskedmehowmyjobwas．IwastellingherIwashavingastressfulweekwithmyjob．Shelistenedtome，thenwithoutsayingaword，shetookherhandsandplacedthemonmyface，andsaidtome，"Butatleastyouhaveaday．"

Sincethatday，whenIstartfeelingstressed，IremindmyselfofMarilyn'swords---butatleastIhaveaday!

Thingscouldbealotworse，butIamaliveandIhavealottobethankfulfor-----soIshallnotwastemydayswithstressandfrustrations（挫折）-------lifeistooshort．

5．Theauthorwasmostlikelytocomfortherfriendby______．

A．sayingmanykindwordstoherfriendB．imagininghowsadherfriendwas

C．listeningtoherfriendsincerelyD．goingthroughalotoftroubles

6．Accordingtotheauthor，Marilynwas______．

A．strong，honestandcleverB．positive，helpfulandhumorous

C．lucky，activeanddeterminedD．wealthy，nobleandfriendly

7．Bysaying"butatleastyouhaveaday"，Marilynmeansthat______．

A．adayislongenoughoryou

B．youwilldiesoonaftertheday

C．lifeisreallytooshortforallofus

D．youarestillaliveandshouldbegrateful

8．Sincetheconversation，theauthor______．

A．hasthoughthighlyofMarilynB．hasvaluedherlifequitealot

C．hasmetwithmanydifficultiesD．hasenjoyedstressandtroubles

Doyounowhaveateacherwhojustdoesn'tunderstandyou？

Ifyou'renotgettingalongwellwithyourteacher，thencontinuereadingthisarticletogainsometipsthatcanhelpyoudealwithyourbadsituation．

Talktoyourparents

Tellthemaboutyoursituation．Bedetailedwiththeactionsyourteacherhasmadethatbotheryou．Themorespecific（具体的）arewithyourworriesandproblems，theeasieritwillbeforyourparentstounderstandwheretheyarecomingfrom．Bysharingyourproblemswithyourparents，youareabletorelieve（减轻）yourstressinsteadofgettingmadatsomeoneatschool．

MeetwiththeGuidanceCounselor（辅导员）

GuidanceCounselorcangiveyougoodadviceabouthowtodealwithunfairormeanteachers．Yourguidancecounselorknowsthedifferentteachersinyourschoolsotheywillknowifitisapersonalityproblemorsomeothersbehindyouandyourteacher'sdifference．Yourparentscanalsocomeinforthisappointmentifitmakesyoumorecomfortable．Thepurposeofyourcounseloristoprovideyouwithhelpwithyourclassesorotherschoolrelatedproblemsandtheyarewillingtoinviteparentsormakeotheradjustmentswiththemascomfortableaspossible．

MeetwiththeTeacher

Youcouldalsohaveyourparentsplanameetingwithyourteacher．Youcanjointheminthemeetingorjusthaveyourparentsdiscussyourconcernswiththeteacher．Ifyoujointhemeeting，youwillbeabletotellyourteacherwhathasbeenannoyingyou，butthiscanbeuncomfortableforalotofstudents．Eitherwayisusuallyeffectivebecauseitwarnstheteacherthatheorshehasbeenmakingstudentsfeeluncomfortable．Manyatimeateacherwillnotrealizethatheorshehasbeenmisjudgingastudentortreatingthemdifferentlythanotherkids．

9．Theguidancecounselorisaperson______．

A．hasthedutytopunishtheteachersatschool

B．protectsthestudentsfrombeinginjured

C．helpsthestudentstobeoutoftrouble

D．makessurethesafetyoftheschool

10．Thepurposeofmeetingtheteacheris______．

A．tobeghim/hertopraiseyouB．tolethim/herknowyourworries

C．tomakeanapologytohim/herD．tomakeagoodimpressiononhim/her

11．Accordingtotheauthor，manyteacherstreattheirstudentsunfairly______．

A．byaccidentB．attimesC．onpurposeD．inreturn

Animalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory．

Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathers，forfood，forsport，andsimplybecausetheywereintheway．Thousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheworldforever．Hundredsmoreareonthedangerlisttoday．About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredindanger．

Whyshouldpeoplecare？

Becauseweneedanimals．Andbecauseoncetheyaregone，therewillneverbeanymore．

Animalsaremorethanjustbeautifulandinteresting．Theyaremorethanjustasourceoffood．Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature．Destroying（毁灭）onekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems．

Forexample，whenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks（老鹰），thefarmers'storesofcornandgrainweredestroyedbyratsandmice．Why？

Becausehawkseatratsandmice．Withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumbers，theratsandmicemultiplied（繁殖）quickly．

Luckily，somepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals．Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem．Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger．

Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws．Theselawsforbidthekillingofanyanimalsorplantsondangerlist．Otherwise，thenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing．

12．Animalsareimportanttousmainlybecause______．

A．theygiveusasourceoffoodB．theyarebeautifulandlovely

C．theykeepthebalanceofnatureD．theygiveusalotpleasure

13．Whathashappenedtotheanimalsontheearth？

A．Hundredsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedforever

B．Manykindsofanimalshavediedout．

C．About170kindsofanimalshavedisappearedforever

D．Allkindofanimalsareindanger

14．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？

A．Peoplecaremuchaboutanimalsbecausetheyneedthem

B．Onceacertainkindofanimalsisgoneforever，therewillneverbeanymore

C．Killingallratsandmicemaycausesomeproblem

D．Peoplemustnotkillanyanimals

15．Whatcanweinferfromthefactthatquiteafewcountrieshavepassedlawsprotecting？

A．Everypersonwillknowtheimportanceofprotectingwildanimals

B．Animalsindangerwillnotbekilledanymore

C．Ifthegovernmentdoesn'ttakemeasures，thenumberofsomeanimalsindangerwillincrease．

D．Animalsindangerwillbekeptawayfrompeople．

二、单项选择

16．Everyminutemustbemadefulluseof________spokenEnglish.

A．topractiseB．practising

C．practiseD．practised

17．SheunderstoodwhatIwastalkingabout________itwasthefirsttimewehadspokentogether.

A．whetherB．eventhough

C．asthoughD．since

18．Myuncleknowsseveralforeignlanguages，________English，FrenchandJapanese.

A．forexampleB．forinstance

C．suchasD．thatis

19．-Wha