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河北省保定市学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题
河北省保定市2020-2021学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题
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一、阅读选择
DoyouknowthatNovemberisNationalNovelWritingMonth(NaNoWriMo)?
YoucanfindtheNaNoWriMoYoungWriter’sprogramatywp.nanowrima.org.Itisachallenge(挑战)towritea50,000-wordnovelinonemonth.
Theprogrambeganin1999inSanFranciscowithonly21members.Lateryear,morethan400,000tookupthechallenge.Thewriterscanchoosewhattheywanttowriteabout.OnNovember1st,writersvisitthewebsiteandstarttoupdate(更新)theirwordcount.Theycancommunicatewithotherwritersthereaswell.AllthewritershavetostopwritingonNovember30th.
Itisokayifyouhaveneverwrittenabookbefore.Thewebsiteprovideslessonplansandworkbooksforbeginners.Youcanusethemtoimprovewritingskillsinyournovel.Thenyoucanstartplanningwhatyournovelwillbeabout.
Arethereanybookspublished(出版)fromtheNaNoWriMoprogram?
Hereareafew:
TheNightCircusbyErinMorgenstern
WaterforElephantsbySaraGruen
EntrychatsbyCecileDuquenne
Arethereanyyoungreaderswhowanttojoininthisprogram?
Ifyouwant,wehopeyoucanwritethebestnovel.IfyouhavenotheardofNaNoWriMo,butyouhaveagoodstoryinmind,joinus!
1.Whatcanyoudointhewritingmonthifyoujoinintheprogram?
①Visitywp.nanowrima.org
②Updatethewordcount.
③Publishthenewnovel
④Choosewhattowriteabout.
A.①②④B.①②③
C.①③④D.②③④
2.Accordingtothetext,WaterforElephantsbySaraGruen______.
A.willbepublishedB.hasalreadybeenpublished
C.isthemostattractiveD.getstheleastattention
3.Thistextismostprobablywrittento______.
A.encouragemoreyoungpeopletojoinintheprogram.
B.invitemorefamouswriterstovisitywp.nanowrima.org.
C.showmorewonderfulbookswrittenbyyoungwriters
D.advisemorepeopletocommunicatewithotherwriters
1990wasanimportantyearinworldevents.InFebruary,NelsonMandelawassetfreeafter27yearsinprison.InOctober,EastandWestGermanybecameonecountryagain.Thenattheendof1990,theWorldWideWebwasborn.Forthisfinaleventwehaveonemantothank.TimBerners-Lee,thefatheroftheWeb.
Berners-LeewasbornonJune8,1955inLondon,England.Hisparents,bothcomputerdesigners,encouragedhimtothinkandworkcreativelyashegrewup.Hewasanexcellentstudentandnaturallytookaninterestincomputersandscience.
AftergraduatingfromOxfordUniversity,TimwenttoworkatascienceresearchcentreinSwitzerland.Therehedevelopedsomeofthedifferentsystems(系统)thatwouldlaterbecometheWeb.ThefirstwasHTML,thecomputerlanguageusedtomakewebpages.Thesecondwasanaddresssystemthatletcomputersanywherefindeachotherandsendandreceiveinformation.In1990heputthemtogethertomakethefirstInternetbrowser(浏览器).
TimknewthatthemorepeopleusedtheWeb,themoreusefulitwouldbe.Hewasn’tinterestedinmoneybutknowledge,sohegaveouthisinventionforfreetoanyonewhowasinterested.ManywereinterestedanthegrowthoftheInternetbegan.
TodayTimworksasaprofessorattheMITinAmerica,studyingnewwaystousetheWeb.Hehasreceivedmanyawardsfromgovernmentsandorganizationsforhisefforts.Heisstillnotveryinterestedinmoney.Thatiswhyheissolikedbyhisstudentsandworkmates.Itmayalsobeoneofthereasonsthatfewpeopleoutsidetheworldoftechnologyknowhisname.
4.Thefollowingeventsalltookplacein1990exceptthat______.
A.NelsonMandelagotfree
B.theWorldWideWebwasborn
C.EatandWestGermanyreunited
D.Berners-Leestartedschool
5.WecanlearnfromthetextthatBerners-Lee______.
A.wasencouragedtobecreative
B.didn’tdowellatschool
C.careslittleaboutmoneyandknowledge
D.iswell-knownallovertheworld
6.WheredoesBerners-Leelivetoday?
A.England.B.Switzerland.
C.America.D.Germany.
7.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?
A.Theeventsthattookplacein1990.
B.ThehistoryoftheInternet.
C.TheinventionoftheInternet.
D.ThefatheroftheWorldWideWeb
Youneedsomebreadandmilk.Buthalfanhourlater,youleavethesupermarketwithatrolley(推车)fulloffood.Whatgamesdosupermarketsplaytomakeusspendsomuchmoney?
Thetricksusuallystartbeforeyouwalkin.Outsidethesupermarketentrance,anybodywhowalkspastcansmellwarm,freshbread.Thatmakesushungryandreadytobuylotsoffood,notjustbread.
Nowyou’reinsideand,ofcourse,asmallbasketwouldbefine,butalltheyhavearetrolleys.Andofcoursetheproblemwithatrolleyisthatitlookssadandlonelywithjustoneortwogoodsinside.Sowemayfillitwithsomething.Infact,supermarkettrolleysareactuallygettingbiggersothatwebuymore.
Ofcourse,manypeopleshopinsupermarketsbecausetheythinkeverythingischeaperthaninothershops.Sosupermarketsofferverycheappricesonsomethingsbutthenhavehigherpricesforothergoods.Onenewtrickistoputredstickers(标签)onthem.Customersusuallyconnectredstickerswithlowerpricessotheredstickersis
easytobeseen,evenwhenthereisnoreduction!
Interestingly,thistrickappearstoworkmorewithmenthanwithwomen.
Thereisastorybehindthepositionofeverythinginthesupermarket.Themostexpensivegoodsareusuallyateye-levelsoyouseetheseimmediately.Theexceptionisanythingthatchildrenmightlike.Thesegoodsareonlowershelvessothatkidsseethem.
Apartfromwhatyouseeandsmellinasupermarket,whataboutwhatyoulistento?
Inmostsupermarketstheyhavesoft,slowmusic.It’ssorelaxingthatyouslowdownandspendmoretime(andmoney)inthestore.Expertssuggestit’sbettertoshopwhenit’squieter,onaMondayoraTuesdayforexample.Andbecarefulwithqueuesatthecheckouts(收银台).Thesearesometimesonpurpose,tomakeyoubuysomethingfromthecheckoutshelveswhileyouwait.
So,nexttimeyougointoyourlocalsupermarket,rememberthesetricksandseeifyoucancomewithjustthethingsyouwentfor.
8.Therearenosmallbasketsbuttrolleysinthesupermarketbecause______.
A.smallbasketsarenotstrongenough
B.peopledon’tlikeusingbaskets
C.it’seasytogoshoppingwithtrolleys
D.trolleysareactuallymakingpeoplebuymoregoods
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tricks”inparagraph2mean?
A.smalljokesB.clevermethods
C.suggestionsD.advertisements
10.Accordingtothetext,supermarketsputredstickersongoodsto______.
A.makethemlookmorebeautiful
B.showthesegoodsareworthbuying
C.letpeopleknowtheyareformen
D.drawthecustomers’attention
11.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthat______.
A.Itisbettertobecarefulwiththetricksandshopreasonably
B.thereisnogoodlisteningtothesoftmusicinsupermarkets
C.supermarketsusuallycloseearlieronMondayandTuesday
D.weshouldbemorecarefulwhenwaitingatthecheckout
It’sFridaymorningintheyear2050,andyou’rerunninglate.Yougotcarriedawaywatchingthemusicvideothatisplayinginthecornerofyourbathroommirrorwhileyouwerebrushingyourteeth.HowwillyougettoyourofficeatMegaGigaIndustriesontime?
AquickcheckofyourInternet-connectedrefrigeratortellsyouyourtrainisabitbehindschedule,too.Soyoudecidetodriveyourenvironmentallyhydrogenfuel(环保氢燃料)carinstead-orrather,letyourcardriveyou.It’sprogrammedtoknowthewayanditwillgetyoutherewithoutgettinglost.
Settlingintoyourofficechair,whichchangescolortomatchwhatyou’rewearing,youpickupyesterdaymorning’snewspaper.Printedonreusableelectronicpaper,itrewritesitself.Nowit’stimeforyourbigmeeting.Uh-oh!
You’veleftyourhandwrittennotesathome.Noproblem.Thesmartpenyouusedhasstoredanelectroniccopyofwhatyouwrote.
Yourwristwatchvideophone(可视电话)suddenlyrings.Yourbestfriend’sfacepopsuponthescreenaskingwhatyou’redoingthisweekend.WillyouplayvirtualsoccerwiththeU.S.Olympicteam?
No,no.Yourfriendsays,soyouhavetotakethenewelevator(madeofmicroscopicfibersmanytimesstrongerthansteel)60000milesintospace.
Couldthisscenereallytakeplaceinjustacoupleofdecades?
Theresearcherswhoarenowdevelopingallthesethingsthinkso.Thesehigh-techproducts(高科技产品)maybeascommonin20yearsascellphonestoday.
12.Howmanyhigh-techproductsarementionedinthetext?
A.Four.B.Six.
C.Eight.D.Ten.
13.Accordingtothetext,ifyoumissthetraintowork,youcan______.
A.driveyoursmartcarinstead
B.takethespaceshipinstead
C.waitforthenexttrain
D.workathome
14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.Spacetourismwillbeareality.
B.Transportationwillbetrouble-free.
C.Peoplewillhavemoretimetoenjoythemselves.
D.Videophoneswillreplaceface-to-facecommunications.
15.Whatisthebesttitleforthenext?
A.GreatChangesinFutureB.ModernTimes
C.LifeintheFutureD.DevelopmentinTechnology
二、七选五
Plantsareveryimportantlivingthings.Lifecouldnotgoiftherewerenoplants.Thisisbecauseplantscanmakefoodfromair,waterandsunlight.16..Animalsgettheirfoodbyeatingplantsandotheranimals.Soanimalsandmanneedplantsinordertolive.17..
Ifyoulookcarefullyattheplantsaroundyou,youwillfindthattherearetwokindsofplants:
floweringplantsandnon-floweringplants.
18..Theseedsareprotectedbythefruits.Somefruitshaveoneseed,somehavetwo,threeorfour,andsomehavemanyseeds.19..Anexampleofafruitwithoutseedsisthebananafruit.
20..Theygrowfromspores(孢子).Sporesareverysmall.Somesporesaresosmallandlightthattheycanfloatintheair.Wemaysaythatsporesarequitethesameastheseeds,when