上海市控江中学学年高一下学期开学考试英语试题.docx

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上海市控江中学学年高一下学期开学考试英语试题

上海市控江中学2020-2021学年高一下学期开学考试英语试题

学校:

___________姓名：

___________班级：

___________考号：

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一、单项选择

1．_______thecomingtalentcompetition,hehasspentallhisfreetimemakingpreparation.

A．WinB．WinningC．HavingwonD．Towin

2．Inthemiddleofthelake_______ahugeisland,_______livesaphantom.

A．lies,whereB．locates,whereC．stands,inwhichD．issituated,that

3．_______ofcurrentnews,whetheritisdomesticsoroverseas,ishisdailyroutine.

A．BeinginformedB．InformedC．InformingD．Havingbeeninformed

4．Manypeoplefeelnervous_______theyattendaconcert,soIrecommend_______thehallearlytohaveenoughtime_______yourselfcomfortable.

A．atthefirsttime,arriving,tomakeB．thefirsttime,toarrive,making

C．forthefirsttime,reaching,makingD．thefirsttime,gettingto,tomake

5．_______hip-hopispopularwithyoungsters,I’mstillnotaccustomed_______it.

A．As,toappreciatingB．Although,toappreciate

C．Eventhough,toappreciatingD．While,toappreciate

6．MotherTeresa_______greatcontributiontotheworldpeace,_______shewasawardedtheNobelPricein1979.

A．mighthavemade,becauseB．musthavemade,for

C．couldhavemake,sinceD．shouldhavemake,as

二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

SamuelLanghorneClemens（November30,1835-April21,1910）,betterknownbyhispennameMarkTwain,wasanAmericanauthorandhumorist.TwaingrewupinHannibal,Missouri,whichprovidedthe7．forHuckleberryFinnandTomSawyer.Afteranapprenticeshipwithaprinter,heworkedasatypesetterand8．articlestothenewspaperofhisolderbrother,OrionClemens.HelaterbecameariverboatpilotontheMississippiRiverbeforeheadingwesttojoinOrioninNevada.Hereferredhumorouslytohissingularlackofsuccessatmining,turningtojournalismfortheVirginiaCityTerritorialEnterprise.In1865,his9．storyTheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasspentsometimeasaminer.Theshortstorybroughtinternationalattention,andwaseventranslatedinto10．Greek.Hiswitandsatire,inproseandinspeech,earned11．fromcriticsandpeers,andhewasafriendtopresidents,artists,industrialists,andEuropeanroyalty.

ThoughTwainearnedagreatdealofmoneyfromhiswritingsandlectures,he12．inventuresthatlostagreatdealofmoney,notablythePaigeCompositor,amechanicaltypesetter,whichfailedbecauseofits13．andimprecision.Followingthesefinancialsetbacks,hefiledforprotectionfromhiscreditorsviabankruptcy,andwiththehelpofHenryHuttlestonRogers14．overcamehisfinancialtroubles.Twainchosetopayallhispre-bankruptcycreditorsinfull,thoughhehadnolegalresponsibilitytodoso.

Twainwasborn15．afteravisitbyHalley’sComet,andhepredictedthathewouldgooutwithit,too.Hediedthedayafterthecometreturned.He16．himselfasthe“greatestAmericanhumoristofhisage”,andWilliamFaulknercalledTwain“thefatherofAmericanliterature”.

三、完形填空

ThefamousAmericaninventorThomasAlvaEdisononceclaimedthatgeniuswasonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration（汗水）.Now,itseems,thereisscientificevidenceto17hisclaim.TheideathatgeniusessuchasShakespeare,Mozart,andPicassopossessedcertaininborntalentsisafalsebelief,accordingtoastudybyaBritishpsychologistandhiscolleagues.

Afterexaminingoutstandingperformanceintheartsandsports,theseresearchersconcludedthat18isdeterminedbyopportunity,encouragement,training,motivation,self-confidence,and—mostimportantofall—19Evenpeoplewhowerenotthoughttobe20withanyspecialtalentcould,afterhavingreceivedtraining,reachlevels21consideredattainable（可获得的）onlybygiftedindividuals.Talentisafalsebelief,anditistimethatpeoplegotridofit,theysaid.

Thistheory—adramatic22withtraditionalbeliefs—hasbeen23byacademicsworldwide.Infact,studiesofaccomplishedartistsandmathematicians,andtoptennisplayersandswimmers,havereportedfewearlysignsof24inthesepeoplebeforeanyparentalencouragement.Nocasehasbeenfoundofanyonereachingthehighestlevelsofachievementwithout25himselforherselftothousandsofhoursofserioustraining.Eventhosewhoarebelievedtobeexceptionallytalented—whetherinmusic,mathematics,chess,orsports—haveneededlengthyperiodsofinstructionandpracticetoachievetheirhighestlevelofsuccess.Thepersistentfalsebeliefthatsomepeoplereachhighlevelsofperformancewithoutspendingnumeroushourspracticing26muchtothefactthattheirpracticeisusuallyoutsidethecasualobserver’sview,statedonescientist.

Theimportanceofpracticehasbeennoticedinathletics.Forinstance,differencesinthecompositionofcertainmuscleswereoncethoughttobe27predictorsofathleticperformance.However,thedifferencesintheproportionofcertainmusclefibers（组织）thatare28forsuccessinlong-distancerunningarelargelytheresultofextendedpracticeinrunning.

“Whatmakesageniusthen?

”onemayask.29,thereisnoclearanswer.Whatisknown,however,isthatnurtureisatleastasimportantasnature?

30,asupportiveenvironmentwilldofarmoreforachild’sprospectsofsuccessthananyinborngifts.Thisisamessagethatmostofuswillfind31—evenifwehaven’twonthegenelottery,ourfateisstillinourownhands.

17．A．makeB．challengeC．supportD．dismiss

18．A．excellenceB．harmonyC．negotiationD．response

19．A．educationB．practiceC．fortuneD．character

20．A．satisfiedB．concernedC．decoratedD．gifted

21．A．preciouslyB．practicallyC．previouslyD．primarily

22．A．breakB．associationC．partnershipD．relief

23．A．doubtedB．concludedC．mentionedD．applauded

24．A．accomplishmentB．treasureC．diligenceD．inspiration

25．A．adaptingB．attachingC．linkingD．devoting

26．A．carriesB．leavesC．owesD．connects

27．A．creativeB．reliableC．naturalD．active

28．A．essentialB．suitableC．possibleD．feasible

29．A．UnlikelyB．SimilarlyC．HopefullyD．Unfortunately

30．A．TosumupB．InotherwordsC．ForexampleD．Inaddition

31．A．misleadingB．puzzlingC．comfortingD．amusing

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankswiththeproperformsofthegivenworldstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.

Havingnothingtowriteaboutis,perhaps,thegreatestfearofastudentabouttobeginanessayforanIELTSorTOEFLtest.However,criticalthinkingisn’tsuchadifficultskilltomaster.Infact,manyofyouwillhavealreadyusedthisvaluableskillinyourlife.

Supposeoneofyourfriendsrecommendsamoviebysaying,“It’sareallywonderfulmovieanddefinitelyworth32．（watch）.”,Insteadofsimplytakingtherecommendation,youmayaskthequestion“Whyisitwonderful?

”Bydoingthisyouarethinkingcritically.Amoreprofessionaltermtodefinethisprocess33．（call）identifyingambiguity,whichisregardedasthekeystageinthinkingcritically.

Let’slookatfollowingexamplesfromIELTSWritingTask.

DetaileddescriptionofcrimesonnewspaperandTVhaveconsequenceforsociety,sothiskindofinformationshouldberestrictedinthemedia.Towhatextenddoyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement.

Tothinkcritically,thefistthing34．（consider）isn’twhetheryouagreeornot.Youshouldinsteadtrytoclarifythewords“detaileddescriptionofcrimes”byaskingyourself35．thesedetailsmightbe.Thenyoushouldcomeupwithalistlikethis:

1.Investigatingthetargetvictimbeforethecrime

2.Measurestoavoid36．（track）bythepolice

3.Bloodycrimescenes.....

Afterthat,itwon’tbehardforustogroupsthesedetails,leadingeventuallytotwoparagraphs:

somedisclosureofinformationmayallowpeopletoprotectthemselvesfromcrime.However,itisnotappropriateformanyotherdetails37．（release）tothegeneralpublic.

Practiceidentifyingambiguitywhenyouwritetheessay.Yourworkwilldefinitelyleaveagoodimpressiononyourteachers.

五、阅读选择

Mikefrownedathiscalendarandthenpickeduphisguitar.Hisbandhadbeentogetherforfivemonths.Everyonesaidtheywerefantasticbuttheystillhadnotbeenblessedwithapayingjob.

Thethreeguyshadbecomeacquaintedinbandclass,andorganizingagrouphadbeenMike’sidea.Mikeplayedtheguitarandactedasleader.JohnwasondrumsandJameswasonthesaxophone.ThethreegottogetherjustforfunandnamedtheirgroupPlayday.

Butwhensomefanspraisedtheirtalent,theydecidedtoturnfunintoprofit.Tomakethemselvesknown,Playdayvolunteeredtoentertainatparties.Theyplayedforfreeatschoolget-togethers.Mikelovedtheapplause!

Hefeltlikeasuperstar.Theypracticedhardanddiscussedyoungmusicianswhohadvaultedintoprominence.

“TheJacksonFivewerekids,”Johnsaid.“Michaelshottofamelikearocket!

”Heexclaimed.“Wecandoit!

”Mikeencouragedthegroup.

AftermonthsofkeepingSpiritshigh,Mikewastired.Theyhaven’tseenevenacent.Letalonemakingakilling.Everyonewasinlowspirits.Theydecidedtobreakupafteronefinalvolunteerjob.Thenextday,theyweretoperformforpatientsattheChildren’sHospitalwhereMike’smotherworkedasanurse.

Thenextdaythethreeyoungguyssetupinthehospitallobby,andthenursesbroughtintheaudience.AsPlaydaybeganitsnumber,Mikecouldfeeltheirlackofspirit.ThenMikespottedonepatientsittinglimplyinherwheelchair.Herexpressionwasvacant,butwhenmusicfilledtheroom,thisragdollcametolife.Shesatupstraight,andthelightthatshoneinhereyeslightedupsomethinginMike.Hefeltth