甘肃省兰州市第一中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx
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甘肃省兰州市第一中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题
兰州一中2020-2学期期中考试试题
高一英语
说明:
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分120分,考试时间100分钟。
答案写在答题卡上,交卷时只交答题卡。
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
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
Askingforhelpisasignofstrengthratherthanweakness.InAmericanculture,theindependentindividualisseenastheirideal.AstheUniversityofMissouriatSt.LouisstatesonitswebsiteundertheheadingKeyAmericanValues,“Americanshavebeentrainedsinceveryearlyintheirlivestoconsiderthemselvesasseparateindividualswhoareresponsiblefortheirownsituationsinlifeandtheirowndestinies.”Thevaluealsomakesthemthinktheycandoeverythingthemselves,andmakesthemfeelbadlyaboutaskingforhelpwhentheyneedit.
Andwhenitcomestoworksituations,whentheythinkaboutaskingforhelpthere,sometimestheyfearthatarequestforhelpwouldmakethemlookinept.Whilethishasalwaysbeentrueformen,manywomenintheworkplacehavefelttheneedtotrytwiceashardastheirmalecolleaguesanddotwiceasmuchtogetjustasfarandtoprovetheirworth.Sometimeswhenwethinkaboutaskingforhelp,ourinnervoicestellus,“See,ifyouadmityoucan’tdothisonyourown,they’llseeyoufortheimposter(骗子)youreallyare.”
Butthefactis,eventhoughindividualismisontherise,wecan’tdoeverythingbyourselvesandweshouldn’ttry.
ApplefounderSteveJobsoncetoldtheSantaClaraValleyHistoricalAssociationaboutthepowerofaskingforhelp,andhowhe“neverfoundanybodywhodidn’twanttohelpmewhenIaskedthemforhelp”.Hesaid,attheageof12,hecalledBillHewlett,co-founderofHewlett-Packard,onthephoneaftergettinghisnumberfromthephonebookandaskinghimforsparepartssohecouldbuildafrequencycounter(计频器).AndHewlettagreedandofferedyoungJobsasummerjobassemblingfrequencycounters.
“Ifyou’reafraidoffailing,youwon’tgetveryfar,”Jobssaid.
1.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?
A.WhatkeyAmericanvaluesare.
B.WhyAmericansrefusetoaskforhelp.
C.Askingforhelpisasignofstrength.
D.Americansareresponsiblefortheirlife.
2.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“inept”inParagraph2?
A.impoliteB.identicalC.incompetentD.inappropriate
3.WhatcanbelearnedfromthisUSculturalphenomenon?
A.Americanssufferalotfrommutualdistrust.
B.Americansseeweaknessasasignofstrength.
C.Americansshouldlearntobuildupconfidence.
D.Americanslayemphasisonindividualvalues.
4.WhatcanwelearnfromJobs’wordsinthelastparagraph?
A.Don’thesitatetoaskforassistance.
B.Bebravetotrywhateveryouwant.
C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.
D.Learntocooperatewithothers.
B
Throughoutmyeducationalyears,despitethekindteachersIhadmet,IneverfeltinterestinwritinguntilImether,MrsKelley.Atfirst,Ibelievedthatwritingwouldstillbemyworstclass.Gradually,myfondnessincreased.Shetaughtthelessoninsuchalivelywayandherwordchoiceimpressedme.Butthatwasnotwhatmadehermyfavorite.Unlikeotherteachers,afterinstructions,shegaveanenormousamountoffreedominwhatwewrote,allowingustocreateourownstoriesusingourimagination.Andthatmatteredmost.
Therewasonereallyrevolutionaryevent:
thehistoricalfictionunit.Weweretoinventoutownstoriesusingtheperiodweweregiven.WorldWarIIwasmine.Atthatpoint,Iwasjustlookingforagoodgrade.Ratherthancreatingamundane(平淡的)story,IwantedtomakeastorythatIfeltwasmeaningful.AsIprogressed,IwaspulledfurtherandfurtherintotherealitythatIhadmade.Grammarnolongerexisted,asmyhandsgainedacceleration.WhenItypedthefinalword,myhandstrembledwithexcitement.Briefly,Ireaditoverandthensubmittedthedraft.
Inthemidstofanxiousness,MrsKelleyresponded.Shepointedoutsomemistakesandgavesomesuggestions.Sadly,therewerenocommentsofrecognition.Ifixedtheerrorsandmovedon.Butwhenwaitingforthefinalgrade,ierasedalltheunrealisticthoughtsthatwanderedinmymind.
Inthenextclass,surprisingly,afterhandingbackmypaper,MrsKelleymentionedthatmystorywasverygood.Ilookedatherinconfusion.Soonexcitementstirredinsideme.Ifounda“+5”attachedtothescore.Shehadgivenanextrapointin“Plot”,addingan“Excellent!
”Nootherteacherhaddonethis.Onthatday,Ifeltwhatitmeanstobeawriter.MrsKelleyintroducedmetothebeautyofliteratureandmadewritingsoenjoyable.
5.WhatmadeMrsKelleysospecialaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Hepatienceandkindness.
B.Herconfidenceinstudents.
C.Hercreativeteachingstyle.
D.Herprofessionalknowledge.
6.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenMrsKelleyrespondedatfirst?
A.Excited.B.Worried.C.Surprised.D.Disappointed.
7.WhatwasthebiggestbenefittheauthorgotfromMrsKelley’sclass?
A.Recognizinghistalent.
B.Findingthejoyofwriting.
C.Determinehislifetimecareer.
D.Acquiringpracticalwritingskills.
C
Theideathatyoucanusehumor,laughter,andplaytomakeyouhealthierprobablyseemstoosimpletobetrue.However,itisreallytrueandsimple.Thesenseofhumor,laughterandplayplaysanimportantpartinkeepingyouhealthy.
Treattheblueswithasenseofhumor,whichiscloselytiedtolaughter.Laughterisinfectious.Haveyoueverheardabiglaughofayoungchildandbeenabletokeepyourselffromsmiling?
Whenlaughterissharedbetweenpeople,itmakesthemclosertoeachotherandincreasestheirhappiness.Smilingisthebeginningoflaughterandasmileisalsojustasinfectiousaslaughteris.Youcanexperiencesomethingbysmilingateveryonearoundyou,andyouwillfeelhappierjustbysharingasmile,evenwithastranger.
Playisanimportantpartofmakingsurethatwestayhealthy.Weareoftenencouragedtomakesureourchildrenplay,andaretoldofthebenefitsofbeingoutplaying.However,whatweoftenforgetisthatitisjustasimportantforoldpeopletomakeplaybepartoftheirlifeasit’sforchildren.Physicalplayisimportantfortheoldanditcertainlyhelpspreventillness.Whilethestudiesarestillintheearlystages,thestudiesthathavebeendonehaveshownthatphysicalplaycertainlyplaysapartinpreventingcognitive(认知的)falling.
8.Whatcanlaughterincreaseaccordingtotheauthor?
A.CognitiveabilityB.GoodrelationshipsC.AsenseofhumorD.Happinessandtrust
9.Whatdoestheauthorthinktheoldshoulddo?
A.Theyshouldhaveagoodrest.
B.Theyshouldplaylikechildren.
C.Theyshouldpreventcognitivefalling.
D.Theyshouldtakepartinphysicalplay.
10.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Humor,LaughterandPlayforHealth
B.AlwaysKeepOurBodyHealthy
C.HaveanActiveandHappyLife
D.LetOurBodyandMindRelax
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。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Everyonedreams.Ifyou’veevertriedtofigureoutthemeaningofastrangedream,you’renotalone.Humanshavebeentryingtomakesenseofdreamssincerecordedhistory.11Herearesomeofthefindings.
12Peoplewithgreatcreativityaremorelikelytodreamaboutunusualsettingsandaboutblocksinthenaturalworld,suchasalogorarocktheycan’tgetaround.
You’vegotaheartproblem.Peoplewhohavefrequentnightmaresmaybesignificantlymorelikelytosufferfromanirregularheartbeatorchestpain.Ifyouhavethoseproblems,it’smoredifficultforyoutobreatheatnight.13
You’reavoidingsomething.Doyoudreamaboutbeingfollowedbyastranger,amonster,oragianttidalwave?
Thiscouldindicatethatyou’reafraidtodealwithsomethinginyourdailylife.14
You’llhaveagoodresultinatest.Studentswhoseperformanceimprovedwerethosewhohaddreamedaboutthemaze(迷宫)duringthesleep.15Thisimproveslearningandproblem-solvingskills.
Despitethefactthattechnologyhasvastlyexpandedourunderstandingofdreaming,muchofwhatoccurswhenwe’reasleepremainsasithasalwaysbeen:
amystery.
A.Howcreativeyouare.
B.Dreamingmaystrengthenmemories.
C.Whatkindofproblemsolveryouare.
D.Whatcanourdreamstellaboutourselves?
E.Howcanweunderstandbetteraboutourselves?
F.Thatexplainswhyyoucannothaveasoundsleep.
G.Askyourselfwhatissueoremotionyou’refacedwith.
第二部分:
英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节:
完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Untilafewyearsago,Ihadwhatmostpeoplewouldcallagoodlife.Ihada16jobthatpaidthebills;IhadagoodfamilythatIwascloseto,andIhadaplacetoliveandmoneyinthebankfortripsand17,andtherewasnothingmuchwronginmylife.18,Iwasbored.
Iwantedmore.Iwantedtolive19andloudlyandmakesharpmemoriesinsteadofthe20onesofeverydaylife.ButIwas21.Ihadneverhadany22inmyself.Asachild,evenbuyingsomethinginashopcausedmeagreatdealof23,andeventhoughIdidgetbetterasIgotolder,Ineverquite24thatchildhoodshyness.
AndItriedeverything,likereadingbooksaboutconfidence.Ialsotooktinystepsleadingtomygoals.Butnoneofthemreally25.
SoI26thatthesmallstepsweren’tenough.Isignedupforaninternship(实习期的工作)ofteachingEnglishinVietnam,an27hugestep,onethat28measmuchasitexcitedme.AndthenthedaycameandIleftmyhomeandmylovedones.Iwasaloneinacountrywherethefoodwas29andthestreetswereunfamiliar.IhadnoideawhetherIwouldbeableto30everythingthatthisverystrangeenvironmentwould31atme.
IspentfivemonthsinVietnam,teaching,exploringandlaughing,I’dlearntto32myself,myskills,myabilitiesandmydecisions.Ireturnedhome33
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