河南省信阳市学年高一英语下学期阶段测试试题.docx

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河南省信阳市学年高一英语下学期阶段测试试题

某某省某某市2020-2021学年高一英语下学期3月阶段测试试题

（考试时间：

120分钟试卷满分：

150分）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，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，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

LagunaBeachFestivalofArts

FestivalSttore

PlentyofpeopleattendLagunaBeachFestivalofArtsjusttoadmiretheworksofart.However,forseriousartbuyers,attendingearlyintheseasonmeansalot,sinceexcellentpiecesoftensellearly.Weekdaysarelessbusybuttherearefewerartistspresent.TheyoftenmeetcrowdsintheeveningthatshowupforthePageant（盛会）oftheMasters.Someartistsmaynegotiatepricesattheendoftheseason.Ifyoujustwantsouvenirsofyourvisit,avarietyofproductsareavailableintheFestivalStore.

FunActivities

Partofthefunofthefestivalesfromtheactivitiesthatgoonduringtheevent.Toursandartworkshopsareavailableeveryday.Weekendsarefulloflivemusicandspecialevents.Togetbestvalueforthemoneyyouspendduringtheweek,Thursdayisthedaytogoforarttalksbyparticipatingartistsandeveningjazz.

Food&Drinks

Foodanddrinksaresoldatthesnackbar.TivoliTerracecafeandrestaurantsareonsiteformoreformaldining.Piicsareweleduringarttalksormusicshows,andtherearetablessetupinthecourtyardforyoutoenjoyyourhomemadeortake-awayfood.Butalcoholisforbiddenhere.OnThursdays,centraltablesarereservedforticketholders.

CostoftheTickets

Entranceadmission:

$60perperson（thePageantoftheMastersandlivemusicshowsincluded）

Jointpass:

$120perperson（freeofchargeforalltheperformances）

Notes:

Sincetherearemanyvisitorsontheweekends,theticketofficemaybecrowded.Forfasterservice,calltoll-freenumber24hoursaday.

1.Whatshouldoneintendingtobuysomegoodpiecesofartinthefestivaldo?

A.Gothereonweekdays.B.Turntoartistsforadvice.

C.Gothereassoonasitstarts.D.ShowupforthePageantoftheMasters.

2.Whatcanallvisitorsdointhecourtyard?

A.Drinkalcohol.B.Haveaformaldinner.

C.Appreciatemusicwhileeating.D.Eatatcentraltablesastheylike.

3.Ifacouplewanttoseelivemusicshows,theyshouldpayatleast

A.$60B.$120C.$180D.$240

B

54-year-oldAbdulhasaspecialjob.Hehasbeenworkingasalivingstatueforoverthreedecades,standingperfectlystillforsixhoursadayandresistingpeople’sattemptstomakehimmoveorsmile,anythingthatprovesheisalivingperson.

Abdul,knownas“India’sStatueMan,”hasbeenperforminghisdailyroutineeversince1985,soonaftergettingajobasasecurityguard.HisbosshadrecentlytraveledtotheUK,wherehewassoimpressedbythestatue-likemembersoftheRoyalGuardoutsideBuckinghamPalacethathewantedtodosomethingsimilarbackhome.Sohehadhisguardsreceivethreemonthsoftraining,wheretheywouldsitperfectlystillforaroundfourhours.Theyweren’tallowedtotalkorsmile,eat,drink,orevenshooaway（驱赶）aflyifitsatontheirfaces.Intheend,Abdulprovedthebestofthegroup,sohegotthestrangejob.

Abdulisn’ttheonlypersonintheworldactingasalivingstatue,butwhatmakeshimspecialisthefactthathecandoitforaslongassixhourswithoutevenblinkinghiseyes.Once,a$155prizewasputupforanyonewhocanmakehimmoveamuscle.Buttryastheymight,noonehaseversucceeded.Actually,Abdultriestomoveaboutasmuchashecaninhissparetime,andonlyeatshealthyhome-cookedfood,tokeephisbodyinshape.Butheclaimsyogahasbeenthebiggesthelp.Inthe32years,Abdulhasbeeacelebrity（名人）inIndiaandotherAsiancountries.ManyBollywoodcelebritieshaveetowitnessthislivingstatueandtrytofinallymakehimmove,butnonehavesucceeded.

Abdulearnsabout10,000rupees（$156）amonth,whichisenoughtosupporthisfamily,butdefinitelynotenoughtoencouragehischildrentofollowinhisfootsteps.It’sjusttoostressfulandtaxingonthebody."Despiteallthehardshipandhealthproblems,IlovemyjobandIamthankfultopeoplefortheloveandrespecttheyhaveshoweredonmehesays."Whenthetimees,Iwanttodieplayingastatue."

4.WhatisAbdul'sdailyroutine?

A.Performingasalivingstatue.B.Provingtobealivingperson.

C.Smilingathiscustomers.D.Keepinghisbodyinshape.

5.WhycouldAbdulgetthestrangejobgivenbyhisboss?

A.Hehadhisspecialambition.B.Hewasmostfamiliarwiththejob.

C.Hestoodoutamongthegroup.D.Heknewthebossmorethanothers.

6.WhatdoesAbduldoinhissparetime?

A.Heeatsalotofsnacks.B.Hepracticesyogafor12hoursaday.

C.Hecooksforhisfamily.D.Healwaysmovesalot.

7.HowdoesAbdulfeelabouthisjobaccordingtothetext?

A.It’soverpaid.B.It’ssatisfying.C.It’sboring.D.It’sinstructive

C

"Goahead,"ItoldLinda."Pickuptherock,andseewhat’sunderit."

Her4-year-oldarmsstruggledwiththerockburiedinthestreambed.Hereyesgotbigassheexaminedtheworms（蠕虫）aftertheirnestwasuncovered.Shewatchedquietly,astheywalkedpastherfoot.Shegentlyputtherockbackandsaid,"Aretherewormsunderalltherocks?

"

Thiswasn’tschool-itwasanature-basedsummercampinNewYork’sHudsonValleythatIranwhenIwas17.WhenIturnedthekidsovertotheirparentsattheendoftheday,theyweretired,inspiredbynatureandknowledge.

Finland’s"forestkindergartens"usethenaturalworldasajumpingoffpointforearlyacademicinstructiontomakethemenjoylearning.FinlandisfollowinginthefootstepsofotherEuropeancountriesincludingDenmark,whereoutdooreducationhasbeenmonformanyyears.

IntheFinnishprogram,kidsspendfourdaysofaweek,from8:

30a.m.to6:

30p.m.,outsidewithateacher.Builtintotheprogramisquiteabitofplaytime.Kidsgetalotofexerciseandlessonplansarefreelymadesoteacherscanusewhat’sathandandinseasonintheirlessons.

Whileallthissoundslessstrictthanaclassroom-basedkindergartenprogram,theresultsshowthatthesetypesofprogramshavebetterresultsforoverallphysicalhealthaswellasacademicperformanceandsocialdevelopment.Butaren’tthekidswhodothisingfromwealthy,educatedmunities-so,ofcoursetheyscorebetterontests?

Infact,thegreatestgainsfromspendingtimeoutdoorscanbefoundinkidswhoareingfromlessadvantageousbackground.AtaschoolnearAtlanta,wherekidsspend30percentoftheirdayoutside,studentshaveimprovedscoresmorethanstudentsfromanyotherschoolintheirarea,andmostofthekidsthereefrompoorfamilies.

8.WhydidtheauthoraskLindatoturnovertherock?

A.TohelpLindabeindependent.B.ToseeifLindahadenoughcourage.

C.TogiveLindaachancetostudynature.D.ToteachLindahowtoprotectanimals.

9.What’sthepurposeofFinland’s"forestkindergartens"?

A.Tohelpkidslearnaboutforests.B.Topopularizeoutdooreducation.

C.Toshowtheimportanceofplay.D.Todevelopkids’interestinstudy.

10.paredwithclassroom-basedkindergartens,"forestkindergartens".

A.seemtobelesstiringB.havenofixedlessonplans

C.setmanystrictrulesD.havenoteachersaround

11.Whatisanadvantageofoutdoorprogramsaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Kidsjoiningthemscorehigherontests.B.Theyhelpchangepoorkids’families.

C.Theydogoodtomunities.D.Kidsmeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromthem.

D

In2015,astronautScottKellymadehimselfaguineapigforNASA's"twinsstudy,"designedtoseewhatspaceflightdoestothehumanbody.ItwasforallthepeoplewhodreamofhumanjourneystoMars（火星）andotherdestinationsinspace.KellyrodearocketintospaceandspentnearlyayearontheInternationalSpaceStationinlowEarthorbit（轨道）,whilehisidenticaltwinbrother,MarkKelly,servedastheparisonsubjectandstayedonEarth'ssurface.

Thefullresults,publishedThursdayinthejournalScience,showedthatScottKellyexperiencednumerousphysiologicalandchromosomal（染色体的）changesduringhislongstayinorbit,includingchangesingeneexpression.Hisimmunesystem（免疫系统）wentonhighalert（高度戒备）,bothwhenhewenttospaceanduponreturningtoEarth.Hisbodyactedasifitwereunderattack.

Oneofthemostdramaticfindingsconcernedepigenetics（实验胚胎学）-howgenesareturnedonorofftoproduceproteins.GeneexpressionchangedinbothKellysduringthestudybutinsignificantlydifferentways.Thestudyfoundthatmorethan90percentofScottKelly'sgeneexpressionchangesreturnedtonormalwhenhelandedonthesurface.Histelomeres（染色体端粒）,structureswhichbreakovertimeaspartofthenaturalagingprocess,lengthenedinspace.Butthatdidn'tnecessarilymeanbeingyounger,thestudyfound,becausemosttelomeresshorteneddramaticallywhenhereturnedtoEarth.

Monthslater,testsshowedthatslightchangesintelomereslengthstillremainedandleftsomeinfluenceonScottKelly,whichmeansheandhisbrotherarenolongeridenticaltwins."Hemightbeatsomeincreasedriskforcardiovascular（心血管的）diseaseorsometypesofcancer,"saidSusanBailey,abiologistatColoradoStateUniversitywholedoneoftheinvestigationsinthestudy.

However,theresearchers,echoing（重复）whatNASAhassuggestedpreviously,saidthetwinsstudyturnedupnoshowstoppers-noshockinghealthconsequencesthatwouldsurelypreventahumanmissiontoMarsorsimilarlong-durationmission.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression"aguineapig"inParagraph1mean?

A.apersonwhoisstrongenoughtobeeanastronaut.

B.apersonwhoisaleaderofspaceexploration.

C.apersonwhoispickedoutforascientificexperiment.

D.apersonwhoisfacedwiththeharsheffectsofspaceflight.

13.Whathappenstoanastronaut'sbodyduringaspaceflight?

A.Thepermanentc