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浙江省宁波市九校联考学年高一上学期期末英语试题

【校级联考】浙江省宁波市九校联考2020-2021学年高一上学期期末英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Iwasusedtocarryingapenknifeinmypocket，andovertheyearsImovedupinsizefromasmallsingleknifetoaSwissArmyknifeandtheneventuallytoaLeathermanmulti-tool（多刃刀具）．

Thiswasn'taproblemformanyyears．However，afterthe9/11，theworldchanged．IwastravelingfromJFKtoLAX，soItooktheknifeoutofmypocketandputitinmybag．ButwhenIgottotheairport，Ihadcompletelyforgottenaboutit，soIjustquicklywentthroughsafetycheck．Thiswasnotlongafter9/11，sosafetycheckwasextremelystrict．Butsomehow，theX-rayscreenermissedtheknifeinthebag，andIwalkedonthrough．

Iwassittinginthegateareawaitingforboarding，whenInoticedasecondsecurityscreeningprocessrightnexttothegate，withanotherX-raymachineandwhatlookedlikeanti-terroristsoldiers．IsuddenlyrememberedthatIhadthisknifeinmybag!

Ireallydidn'tknowwhatIshoulddo．IfIdidnothingandtheycaughttheknifeduringthesecondsecurityscreening，I'dbedead；ifItoldthemIaccidentallygottheknifethroughthefirstscreening，theywouldcertainlyre-screeneverypassengerontheplane；ifIdroppeditinagarbagecan，itwouldbefoundbyacleanerinasecurearea（警戒区），andprobablyresultinsomethingscary!

Iwasanxiousandlikeacatonhotbricks．Suddenly，Inoticedaskycap，someonewhosejobistocarrypassengers'bagsatanairport．Ihadanidea．IthenbegantoaskeveryskycapIsaw，"Hey，howwouldyoulikea﹩60multi-toolasapresent？

"

Finally，aguylookinghappybutconfusedtookitoffmyhands．Ithenwentthroughthesecondsafetycheckwithnoknife．

1．Theauthorcarriedaknifeinhispocket______．

A．outofhabitB．B．asapresent

C．outofself-protectionD．asasouvenir（纪念品）

2．Intheend，howdidtheauthordealwiththeknife？

______

A．Heputitinthebag．B．Hegaveittoothers．

C．Hethrewitawaysecretly．D．Hehandedittoapoliceman．

3．Thepassageismainlyabout______．

A．thehistoryofpenknives

B．thestrictsafetycheckinJFK

C．ameaningfulgiftfromtheairport

D．anembarrassingexperienceintheairport

November11th,alsoknownasthe“baresticksholiday”,andadayoriginallymeantforyoungpeopletocelebratebeingsingle,hasbecometheworld’slargest24-houronlineshoppingcarnival.Forum（论坛）readerssharetheiropinions.

BlondeAmber（Ireland）

Thereisnothingtobeproudoftobeinacountrythatspendssomuchonlineonaparticularday.Itdoesnothingmorethanshowthesuperficiality（肤浅）ofthetemporarypleasureofshopping,andproducesnothingmorethanamountainofenvironmentalwaste.Ibetthereisplentyof“buyers’remorse”afterthisday.

Vivian（US）

SinceitisSingles’Day,IguessonlythesinglepopulationofChinashouldbuysomethingtorelievesocialpressure.Themarriedmightbeexcluded（排除）fromthefestival.

Alex（US）

Singles’Daywasinitiated（创始）byagroupofcollegestudentstocelebratebeingsingle,ornothavingagirlfriendorboyfriend.Theythinkpoorguysshouldbuysomethingonthedaytoentertainthemselves.ButJackMagotholdoftheopportunity,hitthejackpotandsuccessfullymadeitayearlyshoppingspree（狂欢）.

George（Canada）

IworkinShanghai.Manyofmyyoungfemalecolleaguesarestillsingle.Theysimplyhaven’ttimetodate,astheytendtoworklonghoursandtraveltwohoursbysubwaytogettoandfromwork.Singles’Dayisadaywhentheyspoilthemselveswithonlineshopping.

Patrick（Australia）

Idon’tcareifitisSingles’Dayorashoppingspree.Itsoundsfairenoughtome.JustaclickandIcangetthebestdealsIhaveeverseendeliveredtomydoor,andsavemoneyandtime.

4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“remorse”inParagraph2mean?

A．Surprise.B．Joy.

C．Regret.D．Excitement.

5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ToBuyorNottoBuy?

B．AGlobalShoppingSpree

C．JackMaandtheDoubleElevenD．Singles’DayorShoppingSpree?

6．Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthispassage?

A．Fromataxtbook.B．Fromaposter.

C．Fromawebsite.D．Fromanadvertisement.

RobynRihannaFentyhasrockedtheentertainmentworldwithhercontributionstopopmusic.ShewasbornonFebruary20,1988,inSaintMichael,Barbados.Inherearlyteens,Rihannawasgreatlyinspiredbyreggae（雷盖音乐）singerBobMarleyandpopsingerMadonna.Shewasluckyenoughtogetherfirstopportunityattheageof15,whenherfriendintroducedhertoanexperiencedmusiccomposerEvanRogersfromNewYork.

RihannamovedtoUStostartacareerinmusic,andrecordedundertheguidanceofRogersandhispartnerCarlSturken.Later,ShaneCarterrecognizedhertalentandhadhersignacontractwithDefJamRecordings.

Rihannahasbeenmusicallyinfluencedbyfamousartists,suchasBeyonceKnowles,Madonna,MariahCarey,AliciaKeys,andBobMarley.In2005,Rihannareleasedherdebutalbum（首张专辑）“MusicoftheSun'”,whichincludedthesinglehit“PondeReplay”.ThissinglebrokeallrecordsandpeakedatNo.2ontheUSBillboardHot100charts,aswellastheUKcharts.Hersecondsingle“IfIt’sLovin’ThatYouWant”wasatNo.36ontheBillboardHot100charts,andNo.11ontheUKcharts.

Rihannareleasedhersecondalbum,“AGirlLikeMe”in2006,whichincludedthehitsongandleadsingle“S.O.S”（RescueMe）.ThissinglepeakedatthenumberonepositionontheBillboardHot100.

In2006,Rihannaalsotriedherluckinfilms,andmadeheractingdebutplayingarolein“BringItOn:

AllorNothing”.Thenextyear,shereleasedherthirdalbum“GoodGirlGoneBad”',whichhadhittrackslike“Umbrella”,“HateThatILoveYou”,and“Don’tStoptheMusic'”,amongothers.Inthesameyear,attheMTVVideoMusicAwards,Rihannawontwoawardsforthehitsingle“Umbrella”.In2008,RihannawonherfirstGrammyAwardforherhitsingle“Umbrella”.Sofar,Rihannahaswon45awardsinvariouscategories.

7．WhatplaysanimportantroleinRihanna’ssuccess?

A．Thesupportofherfriends.

B．Theencouragementofherfamily.

C．Theeducationshereceivedatschool.

D．Thehelpandinfluenceofsuccessfulmusicians.

8．WhathappenedtoRihannawhenshewaseighteenyearsold?

A．Shestartedacareerinmusic.

B．Shebegantoactinfilms.

C．Shebegantoreleasealbums.

D．ShewonherfirstGrammyAward.

9．WhatdoweknowaboutRihanna’ssecondsingle“IfIt’sLovin’ThatYouWant”?

A．Itwasreleasedin2006.

B．Itwasincludedinherthirdalbum.

C．Itwasnotassuccessfulasherfirstsingle.

D．Itwasmoresuccessfulthanherthirdsingle.

10．WhichsongearnedrewardsforRihannafortwoyearsinarow?

A．Umbrella.B．PondeReplay.

C．HateThatILoveYou.D．Don'tStoptheMusic.

二、七选五

ManystudentshavealreadychosenwhetherornottoapplyforEarlyDecision（ED）.TheofficialdeadlineformostcollegesanduniversitieswithanEDapplicationisNov1stat11:

59p.m.

1.EarlyDecisionhasrisks.11．However,EDcomeswithsomeniceperks（好处）.Thetwobiggestadvantagesare:

2.Earlynotification（通知）.Studentsapplyearlyandarenotifiedearly—usuallybyDecember15.

Aboost（提高）inacceptance.Withjustalittlebitofresearch,youcanfindouttheacceptancerateforstudentswhoapplynormallyandthosewhoapplythroughED．Youmightbesurprised.12．

WhatquestionsdoyouneedtoaskbeforeyoumaketheEDchoice?

First,consideracademicfit.Areyousatisfiedwiththeamountofresearchyou’vedonetomakeafour-yearcommitment（承诺）tothisschool?

Haveyouspentenoughtimeonthecollege’swebsitetounderstandtheacademicofferings?

13．Doyouthinkyou’dstruggletokeepupwiththeotherstudentsinclass?

14．Areyousureyou’llliketheclimate?

Isittherightsize（nottoobig,nottoosmall）?

Istheemphasisonsports,arts,culture,etc.rightforyou?

Doyoulikethesurroundingarea?

Isitenoughtokeepyouentertained,orisittoooverwhelming（难应付的）?

15．IfyouapplyforEarlyDecisionandareaccepted,willyoubeabletoattendifyouarenotofferedanyfinancialaid?

Iftheansweris“no”thenyouprobablyshouldreconsiderapplyingthroughED,becauseyouwillneedtowithdraw（撤回）yourotherapplicationsifyouareaccepted.

A．Lookatthesocialfit,too.

B．Alsolookatyourfinances.

C．Turntoyourteachersforadvice,too.

D．Doyouthinkyou’recompetitiveacademically？

E.Areyousureyoucanadapttothenewsurroundings？

F.EDacceptanceratesatsomeschoolscanbetwiceashighastheregularacceptancerates.

G.Itmeansthestudenthasagreedthatifheorsheisacceptedtoaschool,heorshemustattendit.

三、完形填空

Fourmonthsintoherpregnancy（孕期）,mymotherlearnedthatmybrotherwouldbebornwithDownsyndrome（唐氏综合症）.Neverhavingdealtwithanyonewiththedisease,theentirefamilybeganto16.Wouldhelearntowalkandtalk17liketheotherkids?

Wouldhebelikedbyothers?

Wouldhehavesome18?

Allthesethoughtsandeverydetail19us,thoughweknewwewould20himexactlythewayheis.

Thankfully,afterbirth,Lipewas21thanweexpected,withnoheartproblemsingeneralconnectedwithDownsyndrome.Heisthemost22personIhaveevermet.Anythingisareasonforhimtoflashasmile.Evenifittookhimsomeextra23tolearnnewthings,healwaysdidextremelywell.Althoughweweregladtoseethat,westill24whatotherswouldsayabouthim.Inorderto25him,Ikepthisconditionasecret.Iwasalsoafraidofbeingtreated26byothersbecauseofhiscondition.ButIsoonrealized27Itrulylovedhim,Ishouldn’tbe28ofhim.ThefirsttimeItoldafriendaboutLipe’sdisease,shejustremindedmethatallthatmybrotherneededwasmyloveand29.Itwasmyfriend’sunderst