学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题 III1.docx

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学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题III1

2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题（III）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节,满分60分）

第一节（共15小题,每小题3分,满分45分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上相应位置将该项涂黑。

A

Atthirteen,Iwasdiagnosed（诊断）withakindofattentiondisorder.Itmadeschooldifficultforme.Wheneveryoneelseintheclasswasfocusingontasks,Icouldnot.

Inmyfirstliteratureclass,Mrs.Smithaskedustoreadastoryandthenwriteonit,allwithin45minutes.Iraisedmyhandrightawayandsaid,“Mrs.Smith,yousee,thedoctorsaidIhaveattentionproblems.Imightnotbeabletodoit.”

Sheglanceddownatmethroughherglasses,“youarenotdifferentfromyourclassmates,youngman.”

Itried,butIdidn’tfinishthereadingwhenthebellrang.Ihadtotakeithome.

Inthequietnessofmybedroom,thestorysuddenlyallbecamecleartome.Itwasaboutablindperson,LouisBraille.Helivedinatimewhentheblindcouldn’tgetmucheducation.ButLouisdidn’tgiveup.Instead,heinventedareadingsystemofraiseddots（点）,whichopenedupawholenewworldofknowledgetotheblind.

Wasn’tIthe“blind”inmyclass,beingmadetolearnlikethe“sighted”students?

Mythoughtsspilledout（溢出）andmypenstartedtodance.Ipletedthetaskwithin40minutes.Indeed,Iwasnotdifferentfromothers;Ijustneededaquieterplace.IfLouiscouldfindhiswayoutofhisproblems,whyshouldIevergiveup?

Ididn’texpectanythingwhenIhandedinmypapertoMrs.Smith,soitwasquiteasurprisewhenitcamebacktomethenextday---withan“A”onit.Atthebottomofthepaperwerethesewords:

“Seewhatyoucandowhenyoukeeptrying?

”

1.Theauthordidn’tfinishthereadinginclassbecause________.

A.HewasnewtotheclassB.Hewastiredofliterature

C.HehadanattentiondisorderD.Hewantedtotakethetaskhome

2.WhatdoweknowaboutLouisBraillefromthepassage?

A.HehadgoodsightB.Helearnedalotfromschool

C.HegaveupreadingD.Hemadeagreatinvention.

3.WhatwasMrs.Smith’sattitudetotheauthorattheendofthestory?

A.AngryB.ImpatientC.EncouragingD.Sympathetic

4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Onecanfindhiswayoutofdifficultieswithefforts.

B.teachercanopenupanewworldtostudents.

C.Everyoneneedsahandwhenfacedwithchallenges.

D.Thedisabledshouldbetreatedwithrespect.

B.

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ThisappisperfectifyouwanttolearnEnglish.Thereareallsortsofaudioandvisuallearningaids.You’llfindyourselfworkingthroughinteractivetestsandlearningtoolsforvocabularyanddialogue.

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A.Sellappstolanguagelearners.B.Introducelanguagelearningapps.

C.Teachlanguagelearnerstouseapps.D.Teachlanguagesthroughapps.

6.Whichappsuitsbestifyouwanttolearnthroughmunication?

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C.Duolingo:

LearnLanguagesFreeD.LearnEnglish–busuu

7.WhatisDuolingodifferentfromtheotherthreeapps?

A.Itispletelyfreetouse.B.ItisspeciallyforEnglishlearning.

C.Itisunsuitableforbeginners.D.Itisthemosteffective（有效的）app.

8.Whatdotheappshaveinmon?

A.Theycoveralllanguages.B.Theyfocusongrammar.

C.Theycontainmanytests.D.Theyarefreetodownload.

C

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ThischangeisundoubtedlyasaresultoftheInternetandsocialmedia.Theyhavemadeitsomucheasiertoreachaudienceoftheworld,withouthavingtoenteracareerinshowbusinessinthetraditionalway.

Inthepast,thebiggeststarsweretrainedbytheHollywoodstudios;now,anyonewithaputercameracanbeeastar.Vloggersarethebigstarsoftodaybecausetheyarenormalpeopleinteractingwiththeirfansabouteverydaylife.”

However,whatpeopleseeisonlythebrightsideofbeingavloggerandtheyfailtonoticethefactthatonlythosewhoaresuccessfulearnfame（名声）andfortune.Foreverysuccesstherearehundredsofotherswhonevergetoffthestartingline.Therearethedreamsthatetrueandthedreamsthatremaindreamsforever.

Althoughbeingvloggersispopular,someyoungpeoplechoosetofollowcareersthatdon’tnecessarilyearnthemfame,butallowthemtomakegooduseoftheInternettosharetheirhobbies.YoungIsraeliDavidLeshaw,forexample,runsabusinesscalledtheFinishersClub.It’sanonlineplatformforrunnerstokeeparecordoftheirraces.Hisjoballowshimtoexpresshisenthusiasm,andisalwaysalearningexperience.Andthat’senoughforhim.

9.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.MostyoungBritonschoosetobevloggersastheirjob.

B.TheInternetisinfluencingyoungBritions’careerchoice.

C.TheInternetistakingtheplaceoftraditionalstudios.

D.YoungBritonscannotfindjobswithouttheInternet.

10.WhydomoreandmoreyoungBritonschoosetobevloggers?

A.VloggerscanearngreaterfameandmoremoneyontheInternet.

B.Thereistoomuchpetitioninthetraditionalshowbusiness.

C.TheInternetmakesitconvenienttoentershowbusiness.

D.Anyonewithaputerwillsurelybeeastar.

11.Whatcanweinferfromthefifthparagraph?

A.Onlyafewvloggerscanbesuccessful.

B.Avloggercannotearnfameandfortune.

C.Peopleoftenseethebrightsideofbeingavlogger.

D.Dreamswillalwaysremaintobedreams.

12.WhatdoyoungpeoplelikeDaviddoontheInternet?

A.Learnfromothers.B.Beeanonlinehit.

C.Holdrunningraces.D.Mixjobswithhobbies.

D

Childrengrowquickly,especiallytheirfeet,butmanyfamiliescannotbuynewshoeseachtimeachildneedsthem.Asaresult,about300millionchildrenaroundtheworldgobarefoot.Thosechildrenriskpickingupdiseasesandparasites（寄生虫）fromthesoil.

AnAmericanmanmayhaveasolutionforthosebarefootkids—ashoethatgrowswiththechild.KentonLeeisthecreatorofTheShoeThatGrows.Heexplainshowtheshoeworksandhowitisabletolastsolong.

“Itgrowsinthreeplaces:

thefront;itcanalsogrowonthesidewithVelcro;andonthebackwithourbuckle.Itcanlastuptofiveyears.Thebottomispressed（压缩的）rubberliketirerubber.Thetopisjusthigh-qualityleather.”Theshoeesintwosizes:

smallthatfitschildrenaged4to9andlargeforchildrenaged9to14.

LeesayshegottheideafortheshoewhileworkingasavolunteerinanorphanageinKenya.“...andtherewasalittlegirlinawhitedresswalkingnexttome.AndIjustrememberlookingdownandseeinghowsmallhershoeswere.Theyweresosmallthatshehadtocutopenthefrontofhershoestolethertoesstickout.AndIjustrememberthinking,“Wouldn’titbeniceiftherewereapairofshoesthatcouldgrowwithherfeet?

”

However,Leesaysitwasnoteasytoturnhisideaintoareality.“IkeptwritingdownIshoulddothisbecauseofthisorbecauseofthat.”Finally,inxxLeefoundedanon-profitorganizationcalledBecauseInternational.IntheofficeofBecauseInternational,Leekeepsapairofhisownshoestohelphimrememberhispromise.“ItoldmyselfIwouldnotgetnewshoesuntiltheideawasdone.So,thosearetheshoesthatIworeforalittleoverfiveyears.”

13.Whichofthefollowingisthecharacteristicofthenewlyinventedshoes?

A.Theyaremoreexpensive.B.Theyarenotsofortable.

C.Theycangrowwithachild.D.Theyeindifferentsizes.

14.Whoisthiskindofnewlyinventedshoesintendedfor?

A.Alltheteenagers.B.Childrenaged4to14.

C.Middle-agedwomeninAfrica.D.Seniorcitizenswithlowine.

15.WhydoesKentonLeekeepapairofhisownshoesintheoffice?

A.Toremindhimofhispromise.B.Tocopythedesignofthem.

C.Togetachangeconveniently.D.Tousethemasanexample.

第二节（共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分）

根据短文内,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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