高一第一学期期中联考英语试题.docx

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高一第一学期期中联考英语试题

黑龙江吉林两省十校2020-2021学年高一第一学期期中联考英语试题

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一、阅读选择

AStudentProfile

Name:

KristinLacey

Hometown:

Merced,California,USA

School&College:

GraduateSchoolofArtsandSciences（GRS）atMIT

Major（专业）:

Englishliterature

Classyear:

2021

Favoritebook:

PachinkobyMinJinLee

Favoriteclass:

BritishLiteraturewithProfessorAnnaHenchman

Favoriteplacetostudyoncampus:

Athan’sinWashingtonSquareorCafenationinBrightonCenter

FavoriterestaurantinBoston:

SweetCheeks

Extra-curricularactivities:

PresidentoftheGraduateStudentAssociation;leadingtheGraduateStudentFiction（小说）Group;VolunteeringatGiffordHomelessCatCenterinBrighton

Studyexperience:

IstudiedforfouryearsandearnedmyundergraduatedegreeinEnglishin2015atCaliforniaStateUniversity,Fresno.Iwasthefirstinmyfamilytoattendgraduateschoolandcollege.

WhenIgraduate,Ihopetoteachliteratureatalocalcollegeandhelptheotherfirst-generationcollegestudentstogethighereducation.It’simportanttogiveahelpinghandtothosewhoneedit.

Advicetootherfirst-generationcollegestudents:

Iknowthatbeingfirst-generationgraduatemeansalwayspushingagainstyourbackgroundandsteppingoutofyourcomfortzone.Anditisimportanttotakeasmanylecturesaspossibleandbeopen-mindedtogoodadvicefromyourteachers,whileknowthelinebetweenhelpfulandbadrecommendations.Beoutgoingwithyourfriendsandbuildyoursupportnetworkbyaskingforhelpwhenyouneeditandgivinghelpinreturn.

1．WhendidKristinLaceygraduatefromseniorhighschool?

A．In2011.B．In2015.C．In2019.D．In2020.

2．Whichextra-curricularorganizationishelpfultoKristinLacey’smajor?

A．TheGiffordHomelessCatCenter.B．TheBritishLiteratureClub.

C．TheGraduateStudentAssociation.D．TheGraduateStudentFictionGroup.

3．WhatdoesKristinLaceywanttodoafterhergraduation?

A．Teachliteratureatalocalcollege.

B．Workatahomelessanimalcenter.

C．Buildasupportnetworkforthoseinneed.

D．StudyBritishliteratureatagraduateschool.

EverymorningGrandpagotupearlyandsatatthetabletoreadhisbooks.Hisgrandsontriedtodothesame.

Oneday,grandsonsaid,“Grandpa,Itriedtoreadthosebooksjustlikeyoudid,butIforgotwhatIhadreadassoonasIclosedthebooks.Whatgooddoesthereadingdo?

”

Turningaround,theoldmanpointedtoadirtybasketbesidethetableandreplied,“Takethisbasketdowntotheriverandbringbackabasketofwater.”

Theboydidashewastold,butallthewaterwasallgonebeforehegotbacktothehouse.Grandpalaughedandsaid,“Youhavetorunalittlefasternexttime.”

Again,theboydidashewastold.Butthebasketwasstillemptybeforehereachedthehouse.Outofbreath,hetoldgrandpathatitwasimpossibletocarrywaterinabasket.Hedecidedtogetabucketinstead.

ButGrandpasaid,“Idon’twantabucketofwater.Ijustwantabasketofwater.Maybe,you’renottryinghardenough.”

Again,theboydidashewastold.Butwhenheranback,thebasketwasstillempty.Hesaidbreathlessly,“Grandpa,it’suseless!

”

“Doyouthinkso?

”Grandpaasked,“Lookatthebasketagain.”

Theboylookedatthebasketandforthefirsttimeherealizedthatthebasketwasdifferent.Ithadbeenchangedfromadirtybaskettoacleanone.

Thelesson:

Wemightnotremembereverything,butwhenwekeepreading,we’llbechanged,insideandoutside.

4．Thegrandsonwasconfusedabout.

A．whatkindofbookheshouldreadB．whetheritwasusefultoreadbooks

C．whyheforgotwhathereadsosoonD．howhecouldreadlikehisgrandpadid

5．WhydidGrandpaaskhisgrandsontouseabaskettocarrywater?

A．Totrainhimtorunfaster.B．Toshowwhatgoodreadingcando.

C．Tocleanthedirtybasket.D．Topunishhimfornotreadingcarefully.

6．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGrandpa?

A．Funny.B．Stupid.C．Curious.D．Wise.

7．Whatlessondoestheauthorwantustolearnfromthestory?

A．Readingcanchangeapersonslowly.B．Itisfoolishtocarrywaterwithabasket.

C．Theoldarealwayssmarterthantheyoung.D．Itisimportanttorememberwhatweread.

AJourneytotheYosemiteFirefall

Eachyear,thousandsofpeopleareattractedtotheYosemiteNationalParkinCaliforniaforachanceofseeing—andphotographing—theunique“firefall”.Theamazing“firefall”comestolifeonlywhenthereisenoughwaterfromthemelting（融化）snowtokeeptheHorsetailFallflowingandwhenthelightofthesettingsunhitsthewaterfallattherightangle.ItcanonlybeseenforashorttimeinFebruaryonclearsunnydays.

Thisyear,theweatherisn’tstoppingthe“firefall”fromhappening,butitismakingthejourneytoseeitmoredifficult.

“Whatwouldhavebeena10-minutewalkturnedintoatwo-hourhikethroughdeepsnow?

”photographerRyanFitzsimonssaidabouthisrecenttriptoseethephenomenon.“Ourclotheswereallwetbythetimewegottoaviewingsite.Buttheheavysnowmadethesightmuchmorebeautifulsincethewaterfallismuchbiggerthisyear.”

AnotherphotographerAndyHeitzwasmakinghisfirsttriptoseethe“firefall”.Hehadtowaitfivehoursintheextremecoldforhisturntotakeapicture.

“Igottothesiteatabout12:

00atnoon.Theplacewasalreadyfilledwithhundredsofpeoplewaitingtoseeandphotographthe‘firefall’.IwassoluckythatIshotareallywonderfulburner!

IwascompletelyamazedwithwhatIsaw,”hesaid.“Youknow,onlyonacoupledaysoftheyearinFebruaryandwhenthesunsetsdownattheperfectangletoshineonYosemite’sHorsetailFallcanweseethe‘FireFall’.I’llneverforgetwhatIhaveseen.”

The“firefall”shouldcontinuetobetherefrom20to24February.Butparkofficialssaidthatthere’snoguarantee（保证）thatvisitorswillseeitonanygivenday.

8．Whenmightbethebesttimetotakepicturesofthe“firefall”?

A．Earlyinthemorning.B．Atnoon.

C．Lateintheafternoon.D．Atnight.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“burner”inparagraph5referto?

A．Aworkerinthekitchen.

B．ThefireintheYosemiteNationalPark.

C．Apartofacookerorstove.

D．TheuniqueHorsetailFallinthesettingsun.

10．Whymightthe“firefall”disappearbetween20to24Februarythisyear?

A．Therewouldn’tbeenoughsnow.B．Itmightbetoocloudy.

C．Thewaterfallmightnotfreeze.D．Thesnowmightmettoofast.

11．Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext?

A．Tointroduceanattraction.B．Togivesuggestionsforatrip.

C．ToadvertiseaparkintheUS.D．Toexplainwhatisa“firefall”.

Whatyoudoafterstudyingcouldhaveabigeffectonhowwellyoulearnandremember.TodayonEducationTips,wewillexploretwono-costwaysthatcanhelpyouimproveyourlearning:

wakefulrestandsleep.

Whenmanystudentsfinishstudying,theyoftengostraighttoanotheractivity.Perhapstheylookattheirphoneorcomputer.Theymightevenplayavideogameorwatchtelevision.Butresearchsuggeststhatrestingafteryourstudymayhelpyourememberwhatyouhavestudied.

Thebasicideaisthis:

bystoppingyouractivityafterthestudy,yourbraingetsachancetorest.Restingisdifficultwhenyouareplayingcomputergames.

Whilethismightsoundunusualtoyou,manystudieshaveexploredthebenefitsofrestingafterlearning—whatiscalled“wakefulrest”.

A2019studyfoundthatbothyoungandolderadultswereabletobetterrememberinformationtheylearnedafterdoingwakefulrest.

Ifyouwanttogive“wakefulrest”atry,hereareafewsimplethingstodo.Restquietlyforfivetotenminutes.Donotlookatyourphone,readstoriesorplaygames.Itisreallythateasy!

Besideswakefulrest,sleepisalsoimportantforlearning.TheDivisionofSleepMedicineatHarvardMedicalSchool（HMS）notesthatsleephelpspeopletolearnintwoways.Areportontheschool’swebsiteexplainsthat“asleep-deprivedpersoncannotfocusattentionwellandthereforecannotlearnwell”.Italsosays,“Sleepitselfhelpsustomemorizeandthatmemorizingisveryimportantforlearningnewinformation.”

TheNationalSleepFoundation（NSF）suggeststhatadultsbetweentheagesof20and64getbetween7and9hoursofsleepperday.Teenagersmayneedalittlebitmore,andpeopleovertheageof65mayneedalittleless.

Trytogetsome“wakefulrest”afterastudy.Thentrytogetagoodnight’ssleep.That’sit—asimple,no-costwaytohelpyourememberwhatyoulearn.

12．Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A．Theimportanceofsleep.B．Thegoodwaystogetarest.

C．Thereasonforhavingarest.D．Thetypesofrestingactivities.

13．Whichactivitymightberecommendedshortlyafterstudying?

A．Readinganewspaper.B．Playingavideogame.

C．Sittingtheredoingnothing.D．Havinganicesleepatnight.

14．HowlongshouldteenagerssleepeachdayaccordingtoNSF?

A．Lessthan7hours.B．Just7hours.

C．Nomorethan9hours.D．Around9hours.

15．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．Low-costTipsonWorkingB．GoodThingstoDoAfterYourStudy

C．WhyDoWeNeedtoHaveaGoodSleep?

D．HowLongShouldWeRestAfterLearning?

二、七选五

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Equipment（设备）strengthtraining

Equipmentstrengthtrainingisthebestwaytoslowdowntheprocess（过程）ofmuscleloss.Manygymsandhealthclubshavesuchmuscle-buildingequipmentsasweightsorrunningmachines.17．.Therefore,ifyouarenewtosuchkindoftraining,expertssuggestyouworkwithatrainerorphysicalfitnessspecialisttoavoidinjury.

Alsolistentoyourbody.Ifanexercisecausespain,stopimmediately