甘肃省张掖市第二中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

甘肃省张掖市第二中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题

甘肃省张掖市第二中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题

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甘肃省张掖市第二中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题
（考试时间100分钟，满分120分。）
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
第一部分：阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The M3 Challenge is a contest that gives high schoolers the chance to experience working as a team to deal with a practical problem within limited time. The challenge is meant to give high schoolers a sense of the kinds of problems faced by professional mathematicians working in the real world. Students who are gifted at coding (编程) might consider this competition since extra credit awards are available for teams who include outstanding code as part of their solution.
High school juniors and seniors from anywhere in the U. S. are welcome to participate in the M3 Challenge. Teams of students must consist of three to five people and at least one teacher-coach. Another cool thing? The M3 Challenge is entirely online until the final round, and there are no participation fees !
At the end of the M3 Challenge, six teams are identified and invited to present their work in New York City. The finalist teams are also eligible（有资格的） to receive cash awards, which are as follows:
◆ M3 Challenge Champions (Summa Cum Laude Team Prize) $ 20,000
◆ M3 Challenge Runner Up (Magna Cum Laude Team Prize) $ 15,000
◆ M3 Challenge Third Place (Cum Laude Team Prize) $ 10,000
◆ M3 Challenge Finalist (Meritorious Team Prize) $ 5,000 (3 teams)
In addition to these top prizes, there are also awards in the amount of $ 1,500 and $ 1,000 for semi-finalist and honorable mention teams respectively. Finally, Challenge finalists, semi-finalists, and honorable mention teams may be invited to submit applications for summer internships in STEM.
1．What's the purpose of the M3 Challenge?
A．To promote coding. B．To select math professionals.
C．To solve difficult math problems. D．To enrich high schoolers' knowledge.
2．Which of the following will lead to disqualification?
A．Having only one coach in a team. B．Coming from a remote U. S. state.
C．Including eight students in a team. D．Failing to pay the participation fees.
3．How much is the cash prize for honorable mention teams?
A. $ 1,000 B. $ 1,500 C. $ 5,000 D. $ 10,000
B
A 76-year-old grandmother, dressed in Hanfu, the traditional clothing of China, attracted hundreds of thousands of people's attention with her beauty and passion for life. The first short video was filmed by her grandson Liu Haochen in early October, and received 1. 76 million likes on short video platform Douyin within a month.
Now known as “Grandma of Chenchen” with 200,000 fans, she has tried on many different Chinese traditional clothing. Beautiful headwear and fans with traditional Chinese paintings are some of her favorite parts in dressing. Liu, also a lover of Hanfu, said he wanted to share happy memories with his grandma and to record her life at old age. And he found she was quite suitable for the clothing.
The grandma learned Peking Opera at 13, entered an opera school at 19 and then became an actress at Hunan Peking Opera in Hunan province. Now at the age of 76, she is still teaching opera.
She said she agreed the moment Liu invited her to shoot a video. “I didn't really know what it was about at the time. I thought it would be good to spend some time with Chenchen,”she said, as Liu had been busy working far from home.
In October, she participated in a catwalk show in Changzhou, with performers much younger than her. Although the show went on in the rain, all the audience enjoyed the show. “When I was on the stage, the audience kept shouting my name. I was very cheerful,” she said.
Along with videos about Hanfu, she also shares her daily life, which is full of happiness and smile- shopping, chatting with friends and playing with cats. She said she felt as young as a young person.
4. What do we learn about “Grandma of Chenchen”?
A. Her grandson dressed in Hanfu attracted many people's attention.
B. Her grandson is also a lover of Hanfu.
C. She has learned Peking opera for 57 years.
D. She knew Douyin when she first shot a video.
5. How did the grandma feel when she was on the stage?
A. Painful B. Doubtful C. Hopeless D. Cheerful
6. What can we conclude from the story of “Grandma of Chenchen”?
A. Be positive, and youth is always there. B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C. Save a penny for the rainy days. D. Life lies in movement.
7. In which section of a newspaper can you read the text?
A. Sports B. Music C. Fashion D. Science
C
Beijing is a rather strange city to many western people. One of my foreign friends told me that when he came to Beijing, at first he couldn't understand why most people wear masks when spring comes to Beijing. He thought people wanted to keep their appearance a secret. Well, one of the symbols of spring coming to Beijing is that more and more people start wearing masks. The reason for it is the arrival of so called “sandstorms”.
It is said that each year sandstorms hit Beijing 4 to 5 times. The sand is brought to Beijing by wind from the western part of China. Tons of soil and dust travel hundreds of miles and blanket Beijing's streets, parked cars and apartment buildings. You would be amazed to see the ground has turned yellow overnight. The storm is so violent that you do not want to have a conversation with your friend on the road. If you open your mouth and then you close it, you may have the raw taste of sand in your mouth.
People in Beijing hate those storms. Sandstorms make the traffic jam in rush hours even more unpredictable, because the drivers have to drive slowly in order to have a clear view of the road conditions. Young students also hate sandstorms because whenever there is a sandstorm, they are not allowed to have any activities outside the classroom. It is so boring to sit in the classroom all day and the youngsters are so eager to go out and do some sports.
It is said that the closest desert is only 80 kilometers away from the city center.There is definitely much more to do for the local government to deal with the environmental problem.
8. Why do people in Beijing wear masks in the spring?
A. Because they are rather strange.
B. Because there are serious sandstorms.
C. Because their appearance are not beautiful.
D. Because they want to keep their face a secret.
9. What does the underlined word “blanket” mean ?
A. cover. B. cross. C. destroy. D. dry .
10. What do people have to do when the storm come?
A. Drivers clean the road. B. They hold some activities.
C. Youngsters go out to do sports. D. Students stay in the classroom.
11. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. People in Sandstorms B. How to Prevent Sandstorms
C. Sandstorms in Beijing D. What to Do in a Sandstorm
D
What you do after studying could have a big effect on how well you learn and remember. Today on Education Tips, we will explore two no-cost ways that can help you improve your learning: wakeful rest and sleep.
When many students finish studying, they often go straight to another activity. Perhaps they look at their phone or computer. They might even play a video game or watch television. But research suggests that resting after your study may help you remember what you have studied.
The basic idea is this: by stopping your activity after the study, your brain gets a chance to rest. Resting is difficult when you are playing computer games.
While this might sound unusual to you, many studies have explored the benefits of resting after learning—what is called “wakeful rest”.
A 2019 study found that both young and older adults were able to better remember information they learned after doing wakeful rest.
If you want to give “wakeful rest” a try, here are a few simple things to do. Rest quietly for five to ten minutes. Do not look at your phone, read stories or play games. It is really that easy!
Besides wakeful rest, sleep is also important for learning. The Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS) notes that sleep helps people to learn in two ways. A report on the school’s website explains that “a sleep-deprived(缺乏睡眠的) person cannot focus attention well and therefore cannot learn well”. It also says, “Sleep itself helps us to memorize and that memorizing is very important for learning new information.”
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) suggests that adults between the ages of 20 and 64 get between 7 and 9 hours of sleep per day. Teenagers may need a little bit more, and people over the age of 65 may need a little less.
Try to get some “wakeful rest” after a study. Then try to get a good night’s sleep. That’s it—a simple, no-cost way to help you remember what you learn.
12. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. The importance of sleep. B. The good ways to get a rest.
C. The reason for having a rest. D. The types of resting activities.
13. Which activity might be recommended shortly after studying?
A. Reading a newspaper. B. Playing a video game.
C. Sitting there doing nothing. D. Having a nice sleep at night.
14. How long should teenagers sleep each day according to NSF?
A. Less than 7 hours. B. Just 7 hours.
C. No more than 9 hours. D. Around 9 hours.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Low-cost Tips on Working
B. Good Things to Do After Your Study
C. Why Do We Need to Have a Good Sleep?
D. How Long Should We Rest After Learning?
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两个多余选项。
How to Keep a Relationship Healthy and Strong
Are you new to experiencing relationships? Well, let me give you advice on having a healthy and possibly long-term relationship.
Be honest with them. 16． Getting them to believe in you is the most important element in any relationship. So please be honest and they'll learn to trust you.
Make sure you give them respect. Now respect isn't just simply treating her or him nicely. There's a lot more to it. You have to learn to adjust to their liking. 17． Don't just think about yourself.
18． Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and positiveness at the same time. Make them feel you are someone they can really count on and build a future with. This is an important step in a relationship. Your partners should be able to depend on you when you are needed.
Make sure you have a good sense of humor with them. Laughter is the key to happiness. Laugh a lot with them, and joke with them. Laughter may seem silly, but it's the secret to a lot in life. 19．
Make sure the communication is good. This goes along with trust, but always communicate how you feel, even if it's something that upsets you. Instead of screaming, talk to them. 20． It's important to communicate this to them, not to keep it bottled up.
A. Show them your personality.
B. Don't hide things from them and don't lie.
C. Make sure you are helpful to your partners.
D. Laughter keeps the relationship strong and long-lasting.
E. Don't start to neglect them and make them feel unwanted.
F. Basically, learn to understand your partners' moods, wants and needs.
G. If they did something that made you unhappy, tell them about it in an acceptable way.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Like many children with autism(自闭症), my son Noah loves planes. He carries a toy ____21___ with him wherever he goes. Last month, Noah____22___ a 2008 Matchbox Sky Busters Continental Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on the computer and became very____23____. Although his language is just three or four words at a time, he clearly told me "This is the little Continental I want!” ____24____ enough, I thought. I usually have no problem finding toys on the Internet.
But this Matchbox Sky Buster, made only in 2008, was difficult to____25____. It was not on any of the places from which I had ____26____ toys for Noah. I spent hours at the computer____27____ the plane. I discovered several Matchbox collectors online, and over the next few weeks I sent emails to them ____28____none of them had Noah's dream plane. So I decided to____29____Matchbox in California. My email made its way to Abe Lugo, lead project designer for Matchbox, who____30____ to let me know he was looking for the 2008 Continental Boeing 787-8.
While____31____to hear good news from Abe at Matchbox, I continued my ____32____. Although for weeks I had no____33____on the Internet, I tried again and saw there was still no auction(拍卖)for Noah's dream plane! Noah's impatience was growing, and I was starting to lose ____34____.
A week later ,received a(n)____35____from Abe saying he had a plane in hand for Noah and would be____36____ it that afternoon !
Last week, we____37____ the package from Abe. Noah opened it. He held the toy plane close to his face. He turned it over. He was filled with ____38____.
We sent a____39____ to Abe, whom we haven’t met or even talked to on the phone. I wanted Noah to say thank-you in his own____40____. In the video, Noah say, “Thanks, Mr. Lugo. You're welcome, honey.”
21. A. car B. gun C. plane D. telephone
22. A. saw B. collected C. sold D. copied
23. A. interested B. worried C. bored D. surprised
24. A. Hard B. Easy C. Expensive D. Cheap
25. A. produce B. carry C. fly D. find
26. A. provided B. made C. bought D. prepared
27. A. playing with B. reading about C. looking for D. picking out
28. A. since B. when C. so D. but
29. A. visit B. turn to C. choose D. head for
30. A. replied B. accepted C. arrived D. helped
31. A. hoping B. promising C. refusing D. offering
32. A. study B. search C. sleep D. speech
33. A. trouble B. luck C. fun D. change
34. A. weight B. face C. heart D. touch
35. A. prize B. invitation C. call D. email
36. A. showing B. checking C. improving D. shipping
37. A. got B. posted C. borrowed D. lost
38. A. sadness B. happiness C. fear D. bravery
39. A. postcard B. letter C. video D. picture
40. A. life B. thoughts C. time D. words
第Ⅱ卷 非选择题
第二节(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
If you live in northeastern China, you expect long, cold winters. People ___41___ (live) in Harbin don't just stand the cold, however; they welcome it. The city is home to the Harbin International Ice and Snow