高一期中联考英语试题 含答案.docx

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高一期中联考英语试题含答案

2019-2020年高一期中联考英语试题含答案

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

第一部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

AKoalaIsn’taBear

Koalasremindpeopleofteddybears.Theyhavethickfurandlargeears.Theirbroad,flatnosemakesthemlookcute,similartoteddybears.Infactkoalasaren’tcute.Theyhavesharpteethandverysharpclaws!

Koalasaremarsupials.Thismeansthemothercarriesherbabyinapocketwhileitdevelops,similartoakangaroo.Thebabykoalalivesinitsmother’spocketforthefirstsixmonthsofitslife.

Thename“koala”esfromanativeAustralianwordthatmeans“nodrink”.Thekoalasgetalmostalltheirwaterfromtheeucalyptus（桉树）leavestheyeat.That’swheretheygettheirfoodtoo.Koalaseatonlyeucalyptusleaves,andonlytheleavesofcertaineucalyptustrees.Theeucalyptustreesarewherethekoalaslive.It’salsowheretheysleep.Koalassleepaboutnineteenhoursaday!

Whydotheysleepsomuch?

Somepeoplethinkit’sbecausethey’relazy.Butkoalasaren’tlazy.Theysleepsomuchbecausethereisn’tmuchnutritionineucalyptusleaves.Koalasstorehardlyanyfat,sotheymustsavetheirenergy.Onewaytodothisistomoveslowlyandsleepalot.

Afteradayofsleepingtheyliketomovearoundandeatjustaftersunset.Theylivealonemostofthetime.Koalasareveryprotectiveoftheirtrees.Ifakoalaseesanotherkoalaeatinginitsfavoritetree,itmighttelltheotherkoalatoleaveby“barking”atit.Koalasdo“talk”toeachother.Besidesbarks,themalesmakeadeepgruntingsound.Themothersandbabiestalkinsoftclickingsounds.Iftheygetscaredtheymayscreamlikeababy.

1.Accordingtothearticle,howarekoalasandkangaroosalike?

A.Theybothhavethickfur.B.Theybothhavesharpteeth.

C.Theybotheateucalyptusleaves.D.Theybothcarrytheiryounginapocket.

2.Theword“koala”esfromawordthatmeans________.

A.nodrinkB.movingslowlyC.largeearsD.barkingloudly

3.Whydokoalassleepalot?

A.Theirbabiesneedtogetmuchrest.

B.Theygettiredfromplayingsomuch.

C.Theirfooddoesnotgivethemmuchenergy.

D.Theydonotliketobeawakewhenitiswarm.

4.Ifanadultkoalascreamslikeababy,hemayget________.

A.worriedB.scaredC.hungryD.sleepy

B

GlendaleCityParksRangerClub

WeletotheGlendaleCityParksRangerClub.WearehappyyouhavedecidedtovolunteertohelpkeepGlendaleCity’sfiveparkscleanandattractive.Withassistancefromlocalyouth,GlendaleCitycancontinuetokeepitsparksbeautifulallyearlong.

GlendaleCityParks

Duringthesummer,thecityparksprovideapleasantplaceforchildrentohavefun,peopletowalktheirdogs,andfamiliestohavepicniclunches.Thischartliststhenamesoftheparksandthedutiesthatneedtobepletedateachone.

Plantflowers

Paintparkbenches

Waterthegrass

Checkplaygroundequipmentforsafety

SunnysidePark

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OakHillPark

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MillStreetPark

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ValleyPark

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BlueRidgePark

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WorkingasaGlendaleCityParksRanger

Rangershavespecialpermissiontobeinallareasoftheparks.TheParkRangerT-shirts,caps,andnametagsletvisitorsknowwhoisavolunteerranger.Allvolunteerrangerswillpleteparkdutiesingroupsoffive.Eachgroupwillhaveonetotwoadultswithitatalltimes.

ThankyoufordonatingyourtimetomakesuretheparksinGlendaleCityremainsafeplacestoplay.GlendaleCityParksRangerClubappreciatesitsvolunteersandcannotwaittomakeyouamember!

5.TheGlendaleCityParkscanbethefollowingEXCEPT________.

A.apicnicareaforfamiliestoeatB.aplaceforpeopletowalkdogs

C.aplaceforteenagerstohaveclassesD.aplaygroundforchildrentohavefun

6.InSunnysidePark,thevolunteerrangers’dutyisto________.

A.plantflowersB.waterthegrass

C.paintthebenchesD.checktheequipment

7.Theparkbenchesneedpaintingin________.

A.OakHillParkandValleyParkB.ValleyParkandBlueRidgePark

C.SunnysideParkandOakHillParkD.MillStreetParkandSunnysidePark

8.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.

A.attracttouristsB.explainparkrules

C.findvolunteerrangersD.introduceparkactivities

C

LastweekIdidsomethingthatscaredme.Istoodinfrontofnearly200financialplannersandItalkedtothemaboutwhyfinancialblogsareagoodthing.

I’maconfidentwriter.I’vebeendoingthislongenoughthatIknowmystrengthandmylimitations.I’mlessconfidentasaspeaker.Idon’thavetimetopausetocollectmythoughts.I’mnotabletoedit.I’mafraidofbeingtrappedinacornerwithoutbeingabletotalkmywayout.Basically,I’mscaredtospeak.

Itwouldbeeasytosimplyrefusethechancesthatemyway.Whensomebodyasksmetospeakinfrontofagroup,Icouldsay“no”.Whenradioandtelevisionstationscallforaninterview,Icouldsay“no”.Butforthepasttwoyears,I’vebeenfollowingmyownpolicytosay“yes”tonewchances.

Tosay“yes”istoliveinfear.MygoalistocontinuallyimprovemyselftobeebetterthanIamtoday.Onewaytodothatistodothethingsthatscareme,totakethemonaschallenges,andtolearnfromthem―evenifIfail.

Inmid-November,alocalstationaskedmetoappearonlivetelevision.“Irealizeit’sshortnotice,”theproducerwrote,“butwe’dlovetohaveyouontheshowifyou’reavailabletonight.”Iwasfrightened.IthoughtaboutrecenttapedtelevisioninterviewsthatIhadhated.Iwasafraidofwhatmighthappen.

ButIalsothoughtaboutthethingsthathadgoneright.Ithoughtofhowmyspeakingskillshadimprovedoverthepastyear.AndthenIthoughtofthebookIwasreading,abookthatIhadboughtfor$1.29atthelocalstore.TheMagicofThinkingBigwasahugebestsellerduringthe1960s.WrittenbyDr.DavidSchwartz,aprofessoratGeorgiaStateUniversity,thebookcontainsdozensofpracticaltipsonhowtotakeriskstoachievebiggoals.Schwartzarguesthatnobodywillbelieveinyouuntilyoubelieveinyourself.

SowhenthetelevisionproduceraskedifIwantedtoappearonhisshow,Ithoughtbig.“Sure,”Isaid.“I’lldoit.”Iactedconfidently,butontheinsideIwasfrightened.WhatIneededwastechniquestobuildupmyconfidenceandtooveremyfear.

9.Whyistheauthorafraidofspeakinginpublic?

A.Heisawareofhispotential.B.Hehasfewchancestotalk.

C.Heisnotabletoeditwhathesays.D.Helikeswritingbetter.

10.Theunderlinedwords“myownpolicy”inParagraph3probablymean________.

A.self-improvingthroughchallengesB.hesitatingbeforechances

C.turningdowntheinvitationsD.sayingyestofear

11.TheauthormentionedthebookTheMagicofThinkingBigmainlybecause______.

A.itwasinspiringB.itwasabestseller

C.itsauthorwasfamousD.itspricewasattractive

12.Whatistheauthor’spurposetowritethepassage?

A.Toanalyzehisstrengthandweaknesses.

B.Togivepracticaltipsonspeakinginpublic.

C.Topersuadepeopletofollowhisexample.

D.Tosharehisexperiencesofoveringfear.

D

ToFriendorNottoFriend

Weallloveourparentsandturntothemwhenwe’reinneed,butwouldyoulikethemtoheartheconversationsyouhavewithyourfriendsontheschoolplaygroundorlunchqueue?

Socialnetworkingsiteshavebeeextensionsoftheschoolhallways,sowouldyouaddyourparentsas“friends”andallowthemtoviewyouronlineactivitiesandconversationswithfriends?

Inthepastthegenerationgapincludedatechnologygap,wherechildrenwereuptodatewithlatesttechnologyandparentswereleftbehind,contenttocontinuetheirdaytodaylivesastheyalwayshadbecausetheyhadnoneedtoknowmoreabouttechnology.However,moreandmoreparentsarebeginningtorealizejusthowimportantsocialnetworksareintheirlives.Thisrealizationhasgivenmanyparentsthemotivationtoeducatethemselvesaboutsocialnetworkingsites.

Thesedaysmanypeopleareattractedtosocialnetworkingsitesbecausetheycanchoosewhotheyhavearoundthem;there’salsoacertainamountofcontroloverprivacythatwedon’tgetinreallife.Sometimeswefeelthatprivacyisviolatedwhenwemustaccepta“friend”requestfromaparentorfamilymember.

It’sadifficultchoicewhetherornottoallowaparenttobeeapartofouronlinelives.Ontheonehandwedon’twantto“reject”theirrequestbecausethatmighthurttheirfeelingsormakethemfeelyouhavesomethingtohide.Ontheotherhandifyoudoaccept,thenyoucouldhaveasenseofbeingwatchedandnolongerfeelfreetomentormunicatethewayyoudidbefore.

Arecentsurveysuggestedthatparentsshouldn’ttakeitpersonallyiftheirchildignorestheirrequest:

“Whenateenignoresaparent’sfriendrequest,itdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthattheyarehidingsomething,butitcouldmeanthatthisisonepartoftheirlifewheretheywanttobeindependent.”

Perhapstalkingwithparentsandgivingexplanationswouldhelpsoftentheblowifyoudochoosenottoaddthemtoyourfriendslist.

13.FromParagraph2,welearnthat________.

A.parentsfeelsecureabouttheirprivacyonline

B.socialnetworkssuccessfullyfillthegenerationgap

C.parentshaverealizedtheimportanceofsocialnetworks

D.socialnetworksofferaplatformforparentstomunicate

14.Teenagersmayrefuseaparent’sfriendrequestbecause________.

A.theyhidesomethingfromtheirparents

B.theyareunwillingtobewatchedbyparents

C.theirparentstendtofallbehindintechnology

D.theirparentsmakenegativementsonthem

15.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A.privacyonlineB.socialnetwo