山东省枣庄市薛城区学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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山东省枣庄市薛城区学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

山东省枣庄市薛城区2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

KidsWorldFun'sInternationalShortStoryContestprovidesaplatformforschoolstudentsaroundtheworldtodisplaytheirfictionwritingskills,andberecognizedworldwidefortheiruniquetalents.ThecontestwillbeconductedfromSeptember1st,2021.Weinviteschoolstudentsallovertheworldtojointhiscontest.Youcanwinattractiveprizemoney,certificatesandpublicationopportunities.Unleash（释放）thecreativespiritinyou!

ContestRules

1.DeadlineforthecontestisSeptember15th.

2.WinnerswillbeannouncedonOctober18th,onourwebsite.

3.Theprizesforallcategoriesareasfollows:

Firstprize:

$500:

anewcamera;certificate,andpublicationonthewebsite;

Secondprize:

$300:

abeautifulpen;certificate,andpublicationonthewebsite;

Thirdprize:

$100andacollectionofstoriesbyfamouswriters.

4.Therewillbethreewinnersineachcategory.

5.ThestoryhastobewritteninEnglish.

6.Thethemeoftheshortstoryisyourchoice.

7.Drawings,photos,oranyothergraphics（图表）arenotallowed.

8.Thecontestwillbeinthreecategories:

a.Sub-junior（7-9years）;b.Junior（10-12years）;c.Senior（13-16years）

9.Theminimumrequiredlengthofthestoryisasfollows:

a.Sub-junior-300words;b.Junior-500words;c.Senior-700words

10.Theupperlimitcanonlybeupto1,000wordsinallcategories.

11.Anyentrythatisnotaccompaniedbyproof（证明）ofagewillbeautomaticallydisqualified（取消资格）.

12.Thestoryshouldbetheoriginal,unpublishedcontributionofthepersonwhoisparticipatinginthecompetition.Anystorythatisfullyorpartiallycopiedfromanyothersourcewillnotbeaccepted.

1．Whencanparticipantsknowtheresultofthecontest?

A．OnSeptember1st.B．OnSeptember15th.C．OnOctober15th.D．OnOctober18th.

2．Whatprizewillthethirdplaceget?

A．$100andastorybook.B．$500andacertificate.

C．Apenandacertificate.D．Astorybookandacamera.

3．Whatdoweknowaboutthecontest?

A．Thenumberofwordsshouldbeover500.B．Storiescanbeshownindifferentforms.

C．Thethemeofthestoryislimited.D．Proofofageisrequired.

WhenhefirstrosetostardomintheNBA,YaoMingcouldnotpossiblyhaveknowntheinfluencehewouldhaveontheAmericanunderstandingofChina.

IntheeyesofmanyAmericans,Chineseareshort,bookish,andnotespeciallyathletic.Yao,26,hasturnedthatimageonitshead.Agiantat2.26metres,hehasbeenthemosttalked-aboutplayerintheleaguesincehetoppedtheNBAdraft（选秀）in2002.

WhenYaofirstjoinedtheRocketsandstruggledwithanAmericanstyleofbasketball,manywerequicktolabel（标记）Yao“afailure”.ButYaoplayedon.Hedidnotletthecriticismaffecthisperformance.EvenwhenformerNBAstarCharlesBarkleybetthatYaocouldnotscoremorethan19pointsinasinglegame,Yaokepthisself-respect.ThesamecannotbesaidforBarkley,whowasforcedtokissarealdonkey’sass（屁股）whenYaopassedthe19-pointmarkearlyinhisfirstseason.

ForAmericans,Yao’spoliteandfriendlypersonalityisawelcomecontrasttotherudebehaviouroftheNBA’sbadboys.ComparedwithmostotherNBAplayers,YaoMingisatruegentleman.Herespectsallofhisopponents（对手）,eventhosewhoarenotfriendlytohim.

“Heissowiseandhumourousthatheseemslikeadiplomat（外交家）ratherthanabasketballplayersometimes,”saidRonBurke,anNBATVreporter.

Inaddition,Yao’swittyanswershavechangedtheopinionthatChinesepeopleareboring.WhenaskedwhatwerehisfavouriteEnglishwords,Yaotoldthepressthatthefivewordswere“Thisisthelastquestion.”Yaoiswinningsupporterswithintheleagueaswell.AfteraRockets-LakersgamethatShaquilleO’Nealhadtositoutwithaninjury,O’Nealsaid,“Youplayedprettygood,YaoMing.”Yaoreplied,“That’sbecauseyouweren’tthere.”

4．WhatattitudedomanypeopletakewithYaoMingwhenhefirstjoinedtheRockets?

A．Friendly.B．Doubtful.C．Sincere.D．Angry.

5．YaoMingwaslikedbyAmericansmainlybecausehe________.

A．provedthathewasathleticB．passedthe19-pointmarkearly

C．showedhispolitenessandfriendlinessD．beatformerNBAstarCharlesBarkley

6．BysharingthestorybetweenYaoMingandO’Nealinthelastparagraph,thewritershowsus____.

A．YaoMingwasrespectfulandsmartB．YaoMingwasboringandproud

C．YaoMingtoppedtheNBAdraftD．YaoMingwasn’tafailureanymore

7．What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A．YaoMing’sroadtostardom.

B．TheskillsMingshowedinNBA．

C．YaoMing’scompetitionwithotherNBAplayers.

D．TheimpactofYaoMingonAmericans’attitudestowardsChinese.

Standingontheruins（废墟）afterthefirewherehishousehadbeen,PeterRuprechtadmittedthathewasnotsurehoworwhentorebuild.HewasstillshockedbywhatAustralia'sincreasinglychangeableclimatehadalreadydelivered:

firstadrought,thenadestructivebushfire,thenafootofrainfromastorm.

"It'sunstoppable,"saidMr.Ruprecht,aformerdairyfarmer."WespeakaboutthewarmthofMotherNature,butnaturecanalsobeviciousandwildandunforgiving."

Australia's'hellish（地狱的）fireseasonhaseased（缓和）,butitspeoplearefacingmorethanasingledisaster.Withfloodsdestroyinghomesnotfarfromwherefiresrecentlyspread,theyarefacingacycleofwhatscientistscall"compoundextremes":

oneclimatedisasterstrengtheningthenext.

Warmertemperaturesdomorethanjustdryouttheland.Theyalsoheatuptheatmosphere,whichmeanscloudsholdmoremoisture（水汽）forlongerperiodsoftime.Sodroughtsgetworse,givingwaytofires,thentoheavyrainsthatthelandistoodrytoabsorb.

ManyAustraliansindisasterzonescomplainthattheirgovernment,afterignoringclimatechangeforyears,hasnotyettodrawuprecoveryplansthatareclearandthattakefuturethreatsintoaccount.

Atthesametime,theeconomiccostsofachangingclimatearerisingquickly.PhilipLowe,thegovernoroftheReserveBankofAustralia,warnedrecentlythatAustraliawasalreadypayingaprice,andthatitwouldonlygoup.

8．WhyPeterRuprechtismentionedinthebeginning?

A．Toarousereaders'pity.B．Tointroducethetopic.

C．Tostresstheproblem.D．Tocallonreaderstohelp.

9．Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword"vicious"inParagraph1?

A．gratefulB．advancedC．responsibleD．forcible

10．Whatisthemaincauseof"compoundextremes"inAustralia?

A．Governmentinaction.B．Warmertemperature.

C．Thelackofmoney.D．Norecoveryplans.

11．Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A．guidebook.B．Atraveljournal.C．Anewsreport.D．Abookreview.

Killerwhales,ororcas,areknownfortheirsevereattacksonseaanimalsbuttheyhaveneverposedathreattohumans.However,sincelateJuly,thenormallysocialanimalshavebeenintentionallyattackingsailboatsoffthecoastsofSpainandPortugal.

ThestrangebehaviorfirstsurfacedonJuly29,2020,whena46-footboatwasrepeatedlyattackedforalmostanhourbynineorcas,causingtheboattorotate（旋转）180degreesandhavingitsengineswitchedoff.Sincethen,over30moresimilarincidentshavebeenreported.OnSeptember23,2020,Spain'sgovernmentbannedboatsoflessthan50feetinlengthfromsailinginthe60-milestretchoftheAtlanticcoastlinebetweenFerrolandtheEstacadeBaresCape,wheretheattackshavebeenoccurring.

Researchersacrosstheworldaretryingtoexplaintheorcas'behavior.Somebelieveitcouldbearesultoftheoverfishingofthebluefishtuna-theorcas'primaryfoodsource-whichhasleftthearea'skillerwhalesstarvingandunabletofeedtheirbabies."Isawthemlookatboatscarryingfish.Ithinktheyknowhumansaresomehowrelatedtofoodshortages,"saysKenBalcomb,seniorscientistattheCenterforWhaleResearchinWashington,USA．Theenvironmentalistsbelievethesuddenincreaseinboattrafficandfishingactivities,aftermonthsofabsenceduetorestrictionsonhumanactivitylastspring,couldalsobecontributingtotheagitation.

However,AlfredoLópez,abiologyprofessorinGalicia,Spain,thinkstheattacksaredefensivemeasurestheorcasadoptedtoprotectthemselvesagainstboatinjuries.Theresearchercametothisconclusionafterlookingattheofthevideosofafewincidentsandnoticingthattwooftheyoungkillerwhalesinvolvedhadseriousinjuries.Hopefully,theexpertswillbeabletofindawaytorestoretheharmonybetweentheanimalsandthehumanssoon.

12．Whatdoweknowaboutorcasinparagraph1?

A．Theyarefriendlytohumans.B．Theyhavechangedtheirbehavior.

C．TheyarefamousforhuntingskillsD．Theyhavemettoughlivingconditions.

13．Whohold（s）theideathatfishingactivitiescausedtheincidents?

A．KenBalcomb.B．Theenvironmentalists.

C．AlfredoLópez.D．Spain'sgovernment.

14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"theagitation"inParagraph3referto?

A．Theattacks.B．Foodshortages.C．Theoverfishing.D．Humanactivities.

15．Whatmightbeasuitabletitleforthistext?

A．Howdokillerwhalesattackhumans?

B．WhyAreKillerWhalesattackingBoats?

C．Howcanweliveinharmonywithanimals?

D．Whyareboatsbannedfromsailingonthesea?

二、七选五

TipsonHowtoConnectWithYourNewDormRoommates

Themovefromhighschooltocollegeisverystressful,especiallymeetingyourfutureroommates.Youhopetheyarenormal,friendlypersonswithwhomyoucanbondforthenextmonths.Sometipsforstartingasmoothcollegelifeandgettingalongwellwithyourroommatesareasfollows.

·Lookuptheirnamesandphonenumbers

YoucansearchtheUSPhoneBookforyourroommates’numbersandseewhatyoucanfindonline.16．Youcanusethemtofindoutwhattypeofmu