上海市控江中学学年高一下学期开学考试英语试题.docx
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上海市控江中学学年高一下学期开学考试英语试题
上海市控江中学2020-2021学年高一下学期开学考试英语试题
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一、单项选择
1._______thecomingtalentcompetition,hehasspentallhisfreetimemakingpreparation.
A.WinB.WinningC.HavingwonD.Towin
2.Inthemiddleofthelake_______ahugeisland,_______livesaphantom.
A.lies,whereB.locates,whereC.stands,inwhichD.issituated,that
3._______ofcurrentnews,whetheritisdomesticsoroverseas,ishisdailyroutine.
A.BeinginformedB.InformedC.InformingD.Havingbeeninformed
4.Manypeoplefeelnervous_______theyattendaconcert,soIrecommend_______thehallearlytohaveenoughtime_______yourselfcomfortable.
A.atthefirsttime,arriving,tomakeB.thefirsttime,toarrive,making
C.forthefirsttime,reaching,makingD.thefirsttime,gettingto,tomake
5._______hip-hopispopularwithyoungsters,I’mstillnotaccustomed_______it.
A.As,toappreciatingB.Although,toappreciate
C.Eventhough,toappreciatingD.While,toappreciate
6.MotherTeresa_______greatcontributiontotheworldpeace,_______shewasawardedtheNobelPricein1979.
A.mighthavemade,becauseB.musthavemade,for
C.couldhavemake,sinceD.shouldhavemake,as
二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
SamuelLanghorneClemens(November30,1835-April21,1910),betterknownbyhispennameMarkTwain,wasanAmericanauthorandhumorist.TwaingrewupinHannibal,Missouri,whichprovidedthe7.forHuckleberryFinnandTomSawyer.Afteranapprenticeshipwithaprinter,heworkedasatypesetterand8.articlestothenewspaperofhisolderbrother,OrionClemens.HelaterbecameariverboatpilotontheMississippiRiverbeforeheadingwesttojoinOrioninNevada.Hereferredhumorouslytohissingularlackofsuccessatmining,turningtojournalismfortheVirginiaCityTerritorialEnterprise.In1865,his9.storyTheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasspentsometimeasaminer.Theshortstorybroughtinternationalattention,andwaseventranslatedinto10.Greek.Hiswitandsatire,inproseandinspeech,earned11.fromcriticsandpeers,andhewasafriendtopresidents,artists,industrialists,andEuropeanroyalty.
ThoughTwainearnedagreatdealofmoneyfromhiswritingsandlectures,he12.inventuresthatlostagreatdealofmoney,notablythePaigeCompositor,amechanicaltypesetter,whichfailedbecauseofits13.andimprecision.Followingthesefinancialsetbacks,hefiledforprotectionfromhiscreditorsviabankruptcy,andwiththehelpofHenryHuttlestonRogers14.overcamehisfinancialtroubles.Twainchosetopayallhispre-bankruptcycreditorsinfull,thoughhehadnolegalresponsibilitytodoso.
Twainwasborn15.afteravisitbyHalley’sComet,andhepredictedthathewouldgooutwithit,too.Hediedthedayafterthecometreturned.He16.himselfasthe“greatestAmericanhumoristofhisage”,andWilliamFaulknercalledTwain“thefatherofAmericanliterature”.
三、完形填空
ThefamousAmericaninventorThomasAlvaEdisononceclaimedthatgeniuswasonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration(汗水).Now,itseems,thereisscientificevidenceto17hisclaim.TheideathatgeniusessuchasShakespeare,Mozart,andPicassopossessedcertaininborntalentsisafalsebelief,accordingtoastudybyaBritishpsychologistandhiscolleagues.
Afterexaminingoutstandingperformanceintheartsandsports,theseresearchersconcludedthat18isdeterminedbyopportunity,encouragement,training,motivation,self-confidence,and—mostimportantofall—19Evenpeoplewhowerenotthoughttobe20withanyspecialtalentcould,afterhavingreceivedtraining,reachlevels21consideredattainable(可获得的)onlybygiftedindividuals.Talentisafalsebelief,anditistimethatpeoplegotridofit,theysaid.
Thistheory—adramatic22withtraditionalbeliefs—hasbeen23byacademicsworldwide.Infact,studiesofaccomplishedartistsandmathematicians,andtoptennisplayersandswimmers,havereportedfewearlysignsof24inthesepeoplebeforeanyparentalencouragement.Nocasehasbeenfoundofanyonereachingthehighestlevelsofachievementwithout25himselforherselftothousandsofhoursofserioustraining.Eventhosewhoarebelievedtobeexceptionallytalented—whetherinmusic,mathematics,chess,orsports—haveneededlengthyperiodsofinstructionandpracticetoachievetheirhighestlevelofsuccess.Thepersistentfalsebeliefthatsomepeoplereachhighlevelsofperformancewithoutspendingnumeroushourspracticing26muchtothefactthattheirpracticeisusuallyoutsidethecasualobserver’sview,statedonescientist.
Theimportanceofpracticehasbeennoticedinathletics.Forinstance,differencesinthecompositionofcertainmuscleswereoncethoughttobe27predictorsofathleticperformance.However,thedifferencesintheproportionofcertainmusclefibers(组织)thatare28forsuccessinlong-distancerunningarelargelytheresultofextendedpracticeinrunning.
“Whatmakesageniusthen?
”onemayask.29,thereisnoclearanswer.Whatisknown,however,isthatnurtureisatleastasimportantasnature?
30,asupportiveenvironmentwilldofarmoreforachild’sprospectsofsuccessthananyinborngifts.Thisisamessagethatmostofuswillfind31—evenifwehaven’twonthegenelottery,ourfateisstillinourownhands.
17.A.makeB.challengeC.supportD.dismiss
18.A.excellenceB.harmonyC.negotiationD.response
19.A.educationB.practiceC.fortuneD.character
20.A.satisfiedB.concernedC.decoratedD.gifted
21.A.preciouslyB.practicallyC.previouslyD.primarily
22.A.breakB.associationC.partnershipD.relief
23.A.doubtedB.concludedC.mentionedD.applauded
24.A.accomplishmentB.treasureC.diligenceD.inspiration
25.A.adaptingB.attachingC.linkingD.devoting
26.A.carriesB.leavesC.owesD.connects
27.A.creativeB.reliableC.naturalD.active
28.A.essentialB.suitableC.possibleD.feasible
29.A.UnlikelyB.SimilarlyC.HopefullyD.Unfortunately
30.A.TosumupB.InotherwordsC.ForexampleD.Inaddition
31.A.misleadingB.puzzlingC.comfortingD.amusing
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankswiththeproperformsofthegivenworldstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.
Havingnothingtowriteaboutis,perhaps,thegreatestfearofastudentabouttobeginanessayforanIELTSorTOEFLtest.However,criticalthinkingisn’tsuchadifficultskilltomaster.Infact,manyofyouwillhavealreadyusedthisvaluableskillinyourlife.
Supposeoneofyourfriendsrecommendsamoviebysaying,“It’sareallywonderfulmovieanddefinitelyworth32.(watch).”,Insteadofsimplytakingtherecommendation,youmayaskthequestion“Whyisitwonderful?
”Bydoingthisyouarethinkingcritically.Amoreprofessionaltermtodefinethisprocess33.(call)identifyingambiguity,whichisregardedasthekeystageinthinkingcritically.
Let’slookatfollowingexamplesfromIELTSWritingTask.
DetaileddescriptionofcrimesonnewspaperandTVhaveconsequenceforsociety,sothiskindofinformationshouldberestrictedinthemedia.Towhatextenddoyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement.
Tothinkcritically,thefistthing34.(consider)isn’twhetheryouagreeornot.Youshouldinsteadtrytoclarifythewords“detaileddescriptionofcrimes”byaskingyourself35.thesedetailsmightbe.Thenyoushouldcomeupwithalistlikethis:
1.Investigatingthetargetvictimbeforethecrime
2.Measurestoavoid36.(track)bythepolice
3.Bloodycrimescenes.....
Afterthat,itwon’tbehardforustogroupsthesedetails,leadingeventuallytotwoparagraphs:
somedisclosureofinformationmayallowpeopletoprotectthemselvesfromcrime.However,itisnotappropriateformanyotherdetails37.(release)tothegeneralpublic.
Practiceidentifyingambiguitywhenyouwritetheessay.Yourworkwilldefinitelyleaveagoodimpressiononyourteachers.
五、阅读选择
Mikefrownedathiscalendarandthenpickeduphisguitar.Hisbandhadbeentogetherforfivemonths.Everyonesaidtheywerefantasticbuttheystillhadnotbeenblessedwithapayingjob.
Thethreeguyshadbecomeacquaintedinbandclass,andorganizingagrouphadbeenMike’sidea.Mikeplayedtheguitarandactedasleader.JohnwasondrumsandJameswasonthesaxophone.ThethreegottogetherjustforfunandnamedtheirgroupPlayday.
Butwhensomefanspraisedtheirtalent,theydecidedtoturnfunintoprofit.Tomakethemselvesknown,Playdayvolunteeredtoentertainatparties.Theyplayedforfreeatschoolget-togethers.Mikelovedtheapplause!
Hefeltlikeasuperstar.Theypracticedhardanddiscussedyoungmusicianswhohadvaultedintoprominence.
“TheJacksonFivewerekids,”Johnsaid.“Michaelshottofamelikearocket!
”Heexclaimed.“Wecandoit!
”Mikeencouragedthegroup.
AftermonthsofkeepingSpiritshigh,Mikewastired.Theyhaven’tseenevenacent.Letalonemakingakilling.Everyonewasinlowspirits.Theydecidedtobreakupafteronefinalvolunteerjob.Thenextday,theyweretoperformforpatientsattheChildren’sHospitalwhereMike’smotherworkedasanurse.
Thenextdaythethreeyoungguyssetupinthehospitallobby,andthenursesbroughtintheaudience.AsPlaydaybeganitsnumber,Mikecouldfeeltheirlackofspirit.ThenMikespottedonepatientsittinglimplyinherwheelchair.Herexpressionwasvacant,butwhenmusicfilledtheroom,thisragdollcametolife.Shesatupstraight,andthelightthatshoneinhereyeslightedupsomethinginMike.Hefeltth
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