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广东省广州市荔湾区学年高一上学期期末英语试题
广东省广州市荔湾区2020-2021学年高一上学期期末英语试题
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一、阅读选择
Twentyyearsago,whenAngelaandIwerestudyingincollege,ourprofessortaughtusalessonwe'veneverforgotten.Onthelastdayofclassbeforegraduation,shewalkeduponstagetoteachonefinallesson,whichshecalled"alifelessononthepowerofmindset".Assheraisedaglassofwateroverherhead,everyoneexpectedhertorepeatthesaying"glasshalfemptyorglasshalffull.Instead,withasmileonherface,ourprofessorasked,“HowheavyisthisglassofwaterI'mholding?
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Studentsshoutedoutanswers,fromacoupleofouncestoacoupleofpounds.Afterafewmomentsoffieldinganswersandnoddingherhead,shereplied,"Frommypointofview,theabsoluteweightofthisglassisnotimportant.ItalldependsonhowlongIholdit.IfIholditforaminuteortwo,it'squitelight.IfIholditforanhourstraight,myarmmightfeelpainful.IfIholditforadaystraight,myarmwilllikelybelosingthepowerofsense,andfinallygetparalyzed(麻痹的),forcingmetodroptheglasstothefloor.Ineachcase,theabsoluteweightoftheglassdoesn'tchange,butthelongerIholdit,theheavieritfeelstome."
Asmostofusstudentsnoddedourheadsinagreement,shecontinued."Youranxiety,anger,disappointments,fearandotherpassivefeelingsareverymuchlikethisglassofwater.Thinkaboutthemforalittlewhileandnothinghappens.Thinkaboutthemabitlongerandyoubegintofeelpain.Thinkaboutthemalldaylong,anditwillmakeyouparalyzed,unabletodoanythingelseuntilyoudropthem."
1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Alovelyprofessor.
B.Theweightoftheglass
C.Howlongweshouldholdtheglass.
D.Glasshalfemptyorglasshalffull
2.Whendidthestoryhappen?
A.Duringthewriter'slastvisittothecollege.
B.Whenthewriterstartedhiscollegelife.
C.Intheprofessor'slastlessonatcollege.
D.Justbeforethewritergraduatedfromcollege.
3.Whatdidthestudentsrespondtotheprofessorsexplanation?
A.Theygavenoreply.
B.Theydisagreedwithher.
C.Theyacceptedherviewpoint.
D.Thetextdidn'ttalkaboutit.
4.Theprofessorcompared totheglassofwater.
A.worry
B.hopefulness
C.joy
D.fearlessness
5.Whatdowelearnfromthestory?
A.Workingunderstressforlongisquitecommonformodernpeople.
B.Momentousfeelingofsadnesswilldefinitelyruinaperson.
C.Peoplewillfeelwelliftheydon'ttouchthebottleatall.
D.Oneshouldgetridofbadfeelingsassoonaspossible.
Xiaboyu,70,thefirstChinesedoubleamputee(被截肢者)tohavereachedthetopofMountQomolangma,thehighestmountainintheworld,DuJuanreports.
OnMay14,2018,Xia,whoisthesameageasthePeople'sRepublicofchina,madehisdreamcometruebyreachingthetopofQomolangma(MountEverest)sevendaysafterleavingBaseCampontheNepalsideofthemountain.
Successdidn'tcomeeasy.Hehadfailedtoreachthe8,844﹣meterpeakfourtimesbeforebecomingoneofthefewdoubleamputeestoreachthetopoftheworld.
ThefirstclimbbyaChineseteamtothepeakofQomolangmawasin1960.Xia,whowasborninChongqingin1949,waschosenbytheChinesemountaineeringteamin1974.In1975,thesecondmountaineeringteamsetoff.Alltheteammatesfinallyreachedthetop,butXiasufferedbadfrostbite(W1)inhislegs,whichhadtobeamputatedattheknees.
"It'sbeyondimaginationhowdifficultitwastoacceptthefactthatIwouldsuddenlybecomeadisabledperson,"Xiarecalls."Icouldnotimagineafutureofsittinginawheelchair,perhapsforever."
Whenadoctortoldhimthatwithartificiallimbshecouldliveanormallifelikeanyoneelse,andhewouldevenbeabletodoalotofphysicalexercise,hishopesroseandhemadeuphismindtoclimbQomolangmaagain.
Toprepareforhisfifthattempt(尝试)onQomolangma,everydayhegotupatfiveinthemorningandcompleted90minutesofstrengthtrainingathome.OnMondays,WednesdaysandFridayshewouldrideabiketoFragrantHills,30kilometersfromhishome,walktothetopandthenridebackhome.OnTuesdays,ThursdaysandSaturdays,hecompleted10kmofspeedwalking.
"Withouttargets,peoplelose'direction,"Xiasays.SoIwillkeepclimbingandcontributingmorewaystosociety."
6.Whichisthecorrectorderaccordingtothepassage?
a.Xiahadtobeamputatedatthekneeimmediatelyaftertheclimb.
b.XiajoinedtheChineseMountaineeringteam.
c.XiamadehisdreamcometruebyreachingthetopofQomolangma.
d.Xiatriedfourtimesbutfailed,sohepreparedforthefifth.
e.ChineseteamsetforthefirstclimbtothetopofQomolangma.
A.e﹣b﹣d﹣c﹣a
B.b﹣a﹣e﹣c﹣d
C.b﹣e﹣a﹣d﹣c
D.e﹣b﹣a﹣d﹣c
7.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?
A.Xiawas27whenhefirstclimbedqomolangma.
B.Xiawas72whenhemadehisdreamcometrue.
C.TheBasecamplayontheChinesesideofthemountain.
D.Xiareachedthetopoftheworldin2018.
8.WecanlearnallthefollowingEXCEPTthat .
A.Xiafeltitunimaginabletobesittinginawheelchairallhislife.
B.Xialosthopeafteradoctorexplainedabouthisartificiallimbs.
C.ittookXiaalongtimetomakefullpreparationsforhisfifthattempt.
D.Xiahadfailedtoreachthepeakfourtimesbeforehisfifthattempt.
9.Whatcanreplacetheunderlinedword"targets"inthelastparagraph?
A.Plans.
B.Aims.
C.Wills.
D.Hopes.
10.Whatisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?
A.Traveljournal.
B.TVInterview.
C.Newsreport.
D.Shortstory.
Onesummercamplongago,Iexperiencedaterribleneedofapracticalbudget(f),sothatIbegantomakeachartofmy"moneyin","save"and"spend"everyweek.
11.Howmanyitemsdidthewritertakedown?
A.2.
B.3.
C.4.
D.5
12.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.MyWeeklyBudget.
B.HowtoMakeaBalance.
C.moneyforFutureUse.
D."Moneyin"equals"Spend"
13.Whatisthewriter'sfinalattitudetowardsbuyingsodaafterschool?
A.Hetookitasimportantaslunch.
B.Hethoughtheshouldlistitonto"HavetoSpend."
C.Heconsidereditunnecessarytodrinksodaafterschool.
D.Hewassureheshouldputthissumintohismoneybankaccount.
14.Howwillthewritermostprobablyspendthemoneyfrom"saveAwhile"?
A.Onacar.
B.Onhiseducation.
C.Onapresentforhermother.
D.OnaPiggybanktoy.
15.Whatdidthewriterconcludefromthetext?
A.Summercampusuallycostschildrenalotofmoney.
B.Incomeshouldequaltheexpenseandsaving.
C.OneshouldalwaysbalanceMoneyInandSpend.
D.Parentsshouldplanthebudgetfortheirchildren.
二、七选五
Notesandmessagesarethesimplestformsofwritingwedoeveryday.Theyareusuallyshortandinformal,withsometimesonlyoneortwowords,andtheymaynotalwaysincludefullsentences.Memos(备忘录)areshortmessagesbutusedinmoreformalsituationssuchasatwork.
16.TherearesuchexamplesastheUK(theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland)andthePRC(thePeople'sRepublicofChina).Someoftheseabbreviations(缩略语)youmayalreadyknow:
e.g.meansforexample,etc.isusedafteralistanda.m.meansbeforemidday.
17.E.g.isshortforexempligratia,anda.m.isshortforantemeridiem.BothphrasesareLatin.
Someabbreviationscomeintobeingintypingtextmessages.18.Forexample,certainletterssoundlikewholewords,soCUstandsforSeeyouandURstandsforYouare.
Othernumbersandletterscanstandforpartsofwords,forexample,L﹩Rmeanslaterand2nitemeanstonight.Youcanseethattraditionalspellingisoftensimplified(nite=night,pix=pictures).
Butit'simportanttoremembertousetheseabbreviationsandsimplifiedspellingonlywhenyousendtextmessagesorpossiblywhenyouusetheInternet.19.
Memosaresimilartoemails,andneedthenameofthepersonyou'rewritingtothedateandpossiblythetimeyouwritethememo.Youusuallyleaveouttraditionalwrittengreetingsandotherletter﹣writingconventions,suchasDear+name,andYourssincerely.
20.
A.SomeoftheseabbreviationformsarefromGreekwords.
B.Don'tusethemwhenyouwriteEnglishatschooloratwork.
C.ButthewordsthattheseabbreviationscomefromarenotalwaysEnglish.
D.Weoftenuseabbreviationstosavetimeandtoavoidwritingthefullversion.
E.Ifyouneedtheseformsinamemo,youshouldprobablyrewriteitasaformalletter.
F.Anabbreviationispronouncedletterbyletter,likeFBIforFederalBureauofInvestigation.
G.Wesendtextmessageswithamobilephoneandoftenuseabbreviationstoavoidhavingtopresstoomanykeys.
三、完形填空
Althoughmydaughterwasborneightdaysbeforethenationalschoolstartingdate,Iwasthinkingaboutsendinghertoschoolearlyor21ayear.ThusIspentmanyhourshaving22aboutmydaughter'sschoolstartingdates.Iledtheseconversationswithanopenmindlisteningtoparentswhosenttheirchildtoschool23heorshewasable.
Someparentssaidthatsendingtheirchildtoschoolearlywasthe24decision,becausedelayinganotheryearwouldhavemeanta25child.Otherparentssaidthattheirchildhad26beingtheyoungestintheclass.Butthentherewerethefriendsatuniversitywhowereyoungerthantherestofus,butalways27tobewellinclass.
Tofindawayout,I28theexperts.Mydaughterwasgivenaschoolreadinesstestbyachildhealthnurseintheoffice.Shewasaskedtocomplete29taskstodetermineheracademic(学术的)performance,language30,andphysicalgrowth.Mydaughterfinishedthe31.Theresultswereclear,andfora(n)32IthoughtI'dfoundmyanswertowhethermydaughtershouldbethe33inherclass.Andthencamethefollow﹣up34fromthechildhealthnurse.
35thetestfoundmydau