北京市东城区学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题 含答案.docx

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北京市东城区学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题含答案

北京市东城区2020-2021学年高一上学期期末考试

英语试题

本试卷共8页，共75分。

考试时长90分钟。

考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

一、完形填空（共11小题；每小题1分，共11分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I'm14yearsoldandinninthgrade.Alittlewhileago,Iwaswalkinghomefromschoolandsawsomewritingona___1___ofahouseIwaspassing.Itsaid,“Happinessisadirection,notadestination.”Ihadbeenhavingabaddayandjustreadingthisbrightenedmydayalittle.Isawthe___2___everydaywhilewalkinghomefromschoolandonedaydecidedto___3___somethingonthefenceforsomeoneelsetosee.Itookoutapenandwroteoneofmyfavoritequotesdown.WhenIcamebacktothefence,Isawanotherquoteundermineinthesamehandwritingasthefirstone.I___4___onanother,andwekeptatthispatternforquiteawhile.Oneday,Iwaswritingyetanotherquoteonthefenceandtheoldman,oneofmyneighbors,who___5___thefencesawme.HecameoutandIthoughthewould___6___meforwritingonhisfence;hewasnotknowntobeaveryfriendlyperson.Hegavemeaquicklookandthenreadthequotesonthefence,all20orsoofthem.Withoutsayingaword,hewentbackinside.Iwasabit___7___forawhile,anddidn'tgobacktothefence,butwhenIdid,Inoticednotmorequotesbuttwowordsintotally___8___handwritinghadbeenadded:

“Thankyou.”

Later,Isawtheoldmaninhisfrontyard.Heaskedmetocomeoverandtoldmehowmyquoteshadbeenencouragingtohimandhowhe'sgladtosee___9___likemestillhave“values.”Wearenowgoodfriendsinsteadofjustneighbors，andItalktohimalotanddohouseworkforhim.Thisexperiencehas___10___changedmylife.lstilldon'tknowwhowrotethatveryfirstquote,butifyou'reoutthere,I'dliketosaythankyoutothat___11___hero.

1.A.doorB.wallC.fenceD.window

2.A.quoteB.noticeC.carvingD.source

3.A.makeB.writeC.paintD.design

4.A.turnedB.keptC.signedD.added

5.A.soldB.repairedC.guardedD.owned

6.A.besurprisedatB.bemadatC.feelnervousaboutD.feelpityfor

7.A.afraidB.boredC.shyD.sad

8.A.differentB.similarC.uniqueD.beautiful

9.A.farmersB.friendsC.writersD.teenagers

10.A.hardlyB.usuallyC.reallyD.immediately

11.A.unlikelyB.unknownC.unselfishD.unreal

二、阅读理解（共两节，29分）

第一节（共11小题；每小题2分，共22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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

LoseYourselfinaGoodBookforAustraliaReads

InNovember,we'reinvitingAustraliansofallagesandfromallwalksoflifetoshareandcelebratethejoysofreading.Whetheryou'repickingupabookforthefirsttimeoryourheadisalreadystuckinone,thereareplentyofbooks,activitiesandeventsaspartsofourfestivities.

OnThursday,November12we'llcelebrateAustralianReadingHour.You'reinvitedtostopwhatyou'redoingforanhour,pickupabookandreadtoyourselforthechildreninyourlife.Joinusandrelax.Getinspiredandfindjoyinbooks!

Thisyearwearehostingthreeonlineeventstocelebratethemanybenefitsofreading

☆AustraliaReadsMainEvent—Wednesday,November11from12:

30pm

☆AustraliaReadsKids—Monday,November9from10:

30am

☆AustraliaReadsTeens—Tuesday,November10from12:

30pm

Readinghassomelittle-knownbenefitsincludingreducingstressby68%—itevenworksfasterthanlisteningtomusic,goingforawalkorenjoyingacupoftea.What'smore,abedtimestorysixdaysaweekcanputkidsalmostayearaheadwhentheystartschool.Ifthosebenefitsaren'tenoughtopersuadeyoutopickupabookjustyet,AustraliaReadshasalsokindlydonatedabunchofbookstogiveaway!

YouwillbeofferedFREEbooksbyvisitingourfriendlyteamatKingGeorgeSquarebusstation,Thursday,November12from7:

30am.

We'llbegivingawayarangeofadultandkidbookstocelebrateAustralianReadingHouruntilwerunoutofbooks.

Thesearejustsomeoftheexcitingbookswe'llhaveonofferaspartofthegiveaway—butremember,we'llhavelimitednumbersavailable,sofirstcomefirstserve!

·TheGreatestHit,WilliamKostakis

·FrankieFishandtheTombofTomfoolery,PeterHelliar

·TashiandtheStolenForest,AnnaFienberg

·TheGirlintheMirror,RoseCarlyle

Formoreinformation:

https:

//australiareads.org.au/

12.Theonlineactivityforteenswillbeon

A.November9B.November10

C.November11D.November12

13.IfyougototheeventatKingGeorgeSquarebusstation,youmay

A.comeacrossfourwriters

B.getacopyofTheGreatestHitforfree

C.celebratethefestivalbygivingawayfreebooks

D.volunteerintheactivityorganizedbyAustraliaReads

14.WhatisthepurposeofAustraliaReads?

A.Toattractpeopletobuybooks.B.Toinspirepeopletowritebooks.

C.Toencouragepeopletoreadbooks.D.Toinvitepeopletodonatefreebooks.

B

Inthe2000SydneyOlympicGames,EricMoussambaniofEquatorialGuineawontheheartsofmillionswatching.

WhenMoussambaniswaminthe100mfreestyle,somefearedhewoulddrown,buthemanagedtocompletetwolapssolo.Moussambanireceivedaloud,standingapplausedespitehisslowtimeandbecameoneoftheunlikelyheroesofthegames.

Now,42-year-oldMoussambanisaidthathewenttotheSydneyGamesbecausehehadbeenlisteningtotheradioandheardacallforpeopletotryoutforthewildcardspotsontheEquatorialGuineanationalteam.

ThewildcardallowsthenonprofessionalplayertoplayintheOlympicGames.Therefore,althoughMoussambanicouldbarelyswim,hebecametheonlypersontoturnuptojointheteamandwasgivenaticketstraighttotheOlympicGames.Hisonlytrainingwaseightmonthsofpracticeina20mhotelpool.Afterjumpingofftheblockhesetaquickpaceearlyonbutquicklygrewtired,strugglingtofinishtheracewithoutdrowning.Neartheendofhisrace,Moussambaniflaggedandappearedtoalmostdrownashegotclosetothefinish.Histimeof1:

52.72wastheslowestseenatanOlympicsandmorethanaminutebehindtheworldrecord.Noonehasrecordedaslowertimesince.Buthereceivedastandingclappingfromthe17,000-strongcrowd.

Itwaswhenhewenttotheathletes’restaurantattheOlympicVillage,hetrulyrealizedhehadbecomefamous.“Peoplestartedaskingmeforautographsandpictures,”heexplained.“ThatwasabigexperienceformebecauseIusedtobeaveryshyguy.Peoplestartedtolookformeinthevillage.”

Justfouryearslater,Moussambanihalvedhispersonaltimeto56.9seconds.

“TheyinvitedmetoDüsseldorfinGermanyin2006forashow.Ihadtoswim100metreswithotherswimmersandIdiditin52.18.Thatwasmybesttime,”hetoldthepublication.

MoussambaniisfamousinEquatorialGuineaandsaysheisproudtohavemadetheworldawareofhishomecountry.AllhewantsnowisforsomeonefromhiscountrytowinanOlympicmedal.HeistryinghisbesttotrainswimmerstogettothenextOlympicGames.

15.Beforethe2000SydneyOlympicgames,EricMoussambani

A.volunteeredtojointhenationalteam

B.receivedprofessionalswimmingtraining

C.becamethenationalheroinEquatorialGuinea

D.provedtobethebestswimmerinthe100mfreestyle

16.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flagged”inParagraph4mean?

A.tookcontrolB.gaveupC.gotlostD.becametiredout

17.WhatmadeEricMoussambanifeelpleasedandsatisfied?

A.WinninganOlympicmedal.B.WinningthegameinGermany.

C.Makingpeopleknowhiscountry.D.Beingwell-knownbothhomeandabroad.

18.EricMoussambaniisapersonwho___________.

A.keepstryingB.valuesfriendship

C.caresaboutothersD.fightsforequality

C

Whenwevisitmuseums,weseeculturalartifacts—fromeverydayhouseholditemstopreciouscarvingsandstatues,whichshowusthedifferentculturesandcommunitiesfromaroundtheworld.However,debatesurroundstheseartifactsandwhetherornotcountriesshouldreturnthesepiecesofcultureiftheywerestolenorforcefullytakenduringcolonization.

Bythe18thand19thcenturies,EuropeancountriessuchasBritain,France,andtheNetherlandshadcolonizedmanyAfricanandAsiancountries.Duringtheirrule,theyseizedartifactsandbroughtthemtotheirowncountries,wheretheyarenowonshowinmuseums.

Overtheyears,Europeanmuseumshavebeenaskedtogivebacktheartifacts.In2009,EgyptdemandedthatFrancereturnfivepiecesofawallpaintingfromthetombofTekati.In2012,Nigeriaaskedforthereturnofthirty-twoculturalitemsfromtheMuseumofFineArtsinBoston.In2017,theGovernmentofBenininWestAfricatriedtoreachanagreementwiththeBritishMuseumtoreturntheirBeninBronzes.

Thedebateregardingthisissuetookaturnin2018whenunderPresidentEmmanuelMacron

areportwasreleasedthatdirectedthatallheritageobjectsbroughttoFrenchmuseumsbereturned.Withtheofficialreleaseofthisreport,museumsallacrossEuropebeganreconsideringtheirpreviouspoliciesoncolonialtreasures.

InFrance,twenty-sevenartifactshadbeenidentifiedforreturn,butonlyonehasbeenreturned.Then,onTuesday,October6,2020,France'sNationalAssemblyofficiallypassedabillpromisingthereturnoftheseheritageartifacts,butdidn'tarrangeacertaindate.

Thosewhosuggestreturningtheseobjectstotheirhomesarguethatwithtechnologyenablingonlinemuseumtours,returningtheseartifactstotheirhomelanddoesnottakeawaytheopportunitytolearnaboutthem.Furthermore,thecountryowningtheobjectswillreceiveasignificantpartoftheirheritageback,andtheseartifactswillbegivenachancetobetrulyappreciatedinhomeland.

Thoseagainstthereturnholdtheviewthatcultureisasharedtreasureandtheartifactsareinfact“culturalambassadors”thatpromoteunder