开封市五县学年高一上学期期中联考 英语试题含答案.docx

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开封市五县学年高一上学期期中联考英语试题含答案

开封市五县2020-2021学年高一上学期期中联考

英语试题

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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheBestFreeTouristPlacesinAmerica

Alaska:

AnchorageMarketandFestival

AlthoughAnchorageisn'tthecapitalofAlaska,itisthestate'slargestcitywiththelargestpopulation.TheAnchorageMarketandFestivalisopenandfreeofchargeonweekends.AnchorageisatthebeginningoftheTonyKnowlesCoastalTrail,wherewalkscanlastbetweentwohoursandahalfday.It'sfree,ofcourse.

Arkansas:

WalmartMuseum

LyinginthenorthwestcornerofArkansasisBentonville,whichgavebirthtoalittlemallyoumayhaveheardof.It'sWalmart,oneofthebiggestcompaniesintheworldatpresent.ItisfreetovisittheWalmartMuseum,whichattractsthousandsofvisitorseveryyear.Andjustoutsidethetownisthewell-knownCrystalBridgesMuseumofAmericanArt,whichisalsofree.

Connecticut:

YaleUniversity

NewHaven,ConnecticutwasthefirstplaceintheU.S.toofferpizzatothehungryandthehomeless,includingstudentsofYaleUniversity.WhileinNewHavenyoucangoonatourofthecampus（校园）,wheremanybeautifulbuildingshaveexistedforalongtime.It'stheuniversitywherePresidentBushes,BillandHillaryClinton,journalistBobWoodward,andSamuelF.B.Morsestudied.

Kansas:

SantaFeTrail

WesternKansashasverylittlelightpollution.Soasyoutravelalong,stoponceinawhileandstareatthenightsky.TheSantaFeTrailwentthroughKansasandyoucanstillwalkthelongestremainingdistanceoftheroadjustoutsideDodgeCity.

1.Whatfeaturedothefourplaceshaveincommon?

A.Theyareallfreeofcharge.B.Theyallhavefreemuseums.

C.Theyallhavealongwalkingtrail.D.Theyarelargeplaceswithlargepopulation.

2.WhatcanpeopledoinBentonville?

A.TogetsomethingfreeinWalmart.B.Tofindmanyinterestinggoods.

C.Togettrainedinalargecompany.D.TogetagoodknowledgeofWalmart.

3.Ifyouwanttoenjoyapeacefulnightsky,whichplacewillyougo?

A.Bentonville.B.WesternKansas.C.Anchorage.D.NewHaven.

B

Usingtoomuchwaterorthrowingrubbishintoourriversareclearwaysthathumanscanputourwatersupplyindanger,butwealsoaffectourwatersupplyinlessobviousways.Youmaywonderhowpaving（铺砌）aroadcanleadtolessuseablefreshwater.Amajorpartofthewaterweuseeverydayisgroundwater.Groundwaterdoesnotcomefromlakesorrivers.Itcomesfromunderground.Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepave,thelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater.

Humanactivityisnotresponsibleforallwatershortages（缺乏）.Drierclimatesareofcoursemorelikelytohavedroughts（干旱）thanareaswithmorerainfall,butinanycase,goodmanagementcanhelptomakesurethereisenoughwatertomeetourbasicneeds.

Thinkingaboutthewayweusewatereverydaycanmakeabigdifference,too.IntheUnitedStates,afamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday!

Thisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertolive,butthere'salotwecandotolowerthenumber.

Youcantakestepstosavewaterinyourhome.Tostartwith,usethesameglassforyourdrinkingwaterallday.Washitonlyonceaday.Runyourdishwasheronlywhenitisfull.Helpyourparentsfixanyleaks（滴水）inyourhome.Youcanevenhelptokeepourwatersupplycleanbyrecyclingbatteriesinsteadofthrowingthemaway.

4.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Pavingroadshasgreateffectongroundwater.

B.Allwatershortagesareduetohumanbehavior.

C.Thereismuchwecandotoreducefamilysize.

D.TheaveragefamilyinAmericamakesproperuseofwater.

5.Howcanpeoplemakesureofenoughwatersupply?

A.Topavelessroads.B.Toreducehumanactivities.

C.Touselesswatereveryday.D.Tohaveagoodmanagementofwater.

6.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Toshowushowtofixleaksathome.B.Totellushowtorunadishwasher.

C.Togivetipsonhowtosavewaterathome.D.Toprovewhatdrinkingglassisbestforus.

7.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Whypavingroadsreducesourwater.B.Howmuchwedependonwatertolive.

C.Whydroughtsoccurmoreindryclimates.D.Howhumanactivityaffectsourwatersupply.

C

Isrunningamarathoninundertwohourspossible?

Willahumaneverbeabletorunthatfast?

Currently,theworldrecordforthe42.195km（26.219miles）distanceisheldbyKenyanDennisKimetto.Histimeof2:

02:

57hourswasachievedattheBerlinMarathonof2014.

Formanyyears,long-distancerunnershavebeentryingtogetnearerandnearertothemagicalmarkoftwohours.Studiespublishedinthepastbymedicalandathleticexpertshavecometotheconclusionthatrunningamarathoninunder2hourscanbedone.Theyevenseeatimeofaround1:

57asthefastestahumancaneverrun.However,wewillhavetowaitatleastadecadeorlongerforthistohappen.

Manythingsmustfittogethertodeliveranundertwo-hourmarathon.Anathletewouldhavetohavetheperfectbodysizeandweight,therightrunningstrategyandofcourse,therightnutrition.Today'smostperfectrunnerscomefromKenyaandEthiopia,countriesthathavedominated（统治）long-distanceracesfordecades.EastAfricanathleteshavelonglegsandlungsthatcantakeinlotsofoxygen.Trainingathighaltitudesgivesthemastrongheartandaverylargebloodvolume（容量）.

Idealweatherconditionswithcooltemperaturesandalmostnowindwillalsobeneededtoattemptsuchaquicktime.Anultra-fastmarathonwouldonlybepossibleonflatcitycourses,likeBerlinorLondon,withfewcurves（弯道）.

SincethebeginningofthemodernOlympicGamesin1896,athleteshavetriedtorunlong-distanceracesasfastaspossible.In1900,themarathonworldrecordwasaround3hours.Inthefollowing30years,menwereabletoreachamarkof2:

30.Astimewenton,achievingfastertimesbecamemoreandmoredifficult.Inthelast15years,forexample,theworldrecordhasimprovedbyonly3minutes.

Ontheotherhand,someexpertsthinkthatsuchfastperformanceswillonlybepossiblewiththehelpofillegaldrugsorsubstances（物质）.Inthepastyears,severalEastAfricanrunnershavebeentestedpositiveandmanyofthembanned.

8.What'sthefunctionofParagraph1?

A.Tointroducereadersatopic.B.Totellreaderstheworldrecord.

C.Toattracttheattentionofreaders.D.Totellreaderswhoheldtheworldrecord.

9.Paragraphs3&4areabout.

A.thebenefitsofrunningamarathon

B.perfectrunnerswhocancompeteinamarathon

C.thedevelopmentofmodernlong-distanceraces

D.perfectconditionsforanundertwo-hourmarathon

10.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"strategy"?

A.Plan.B.Strength.C.Length.D.Time.

11.Whydidtheauthorwritethepassage?

A.Toinformtheidea.B.Todiscussthepossibility.

C.Toeducatethepeople.D.Topersuadepeopletoexercise.

D

Theautomobile（汽车）hasmanyadvantages.Aboveall,itofferspeoplefreedomtogowheretheywanttogo,whentheywanttogothere.ThebasicpurposeofamotorvehicleistogetfrompointAtopointBascheaply,quickly,andsafelyaspossible.

Inaddition,muchoftheworld'seconomyisbuiltonproducingmotorvehiclesandsupplyingroads,servicesandrepairsforthosevehicles.Halfoftheworld'spaychecksareautorelated.IntheUnitedStates,oneofeverysixdollarsspentandoneofeverysixnonfarmjobsareconnectedtotheautomobileorrelatedindustries,suchasoil,steel,rubber,plastics,automobileservices,andhighwayconstruction.

Inspiteoftheiradvantages,motorvehicleshavemanyharmfuleffectsonhumanlivesandonair,water,land,andwildliferesources.SinceKarlBenzbuiltthefirstautomobile,almost18millionpeoplehavebeenkilledbymotorvehicles.Inadditiontothetragiclossoflife,theseaccidentscostAmericansocietyabout$60billionannuallyinlostincomeandininsurance,administrative,andlegalexpenses.

LosAngelesisaglobalsymbolofurbansprawl（城市扩张）builtaroundavastnetworkoffreeways.Anestimatedonethirdofthecity'stotalmetropolitan（大都市的）areaandtwothirdsofitsdowntownareaaredevotedtoroads,parkinglotsandotherautomobilerelateduses.Eachday,itsnetworkofstreetsandfreewaysiscrowdedwithmorethanfivemillionvehicles,whichareresponsiblefor85%ofboththeairpollutionandthenoiseinthisurbanarea.

Ifpresenttrendscontinue,U.S.motoristswillspendanaverageoftwoyearsoftheirlifetimesintrafficjams.Streetsthatusedtobeforpeoplearenowforcars.Pedestriansandpeopleridingbicyclesinthestreetsaresubjectedtonoise,pollution,stress,anddanger.

Motorvehiclesarethelargestsourceofairpollution,producingahazeofsmogovertheworld'scities.IntheUnitedStates,theyproduceatleast50%ofthecountry'sairpollution.Whatdoyouthinkshouldbedone?

12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Automobiledevelopsslowlyinstyle.

B.Automobilebringsuslittleconvenience.

C.Automobilecausesnoharmtowildlife.

D.Automobileisanimportantpartoftheworld'seconomy.

13.What'sthemainideaofthefirsttwoParagraphs?

A.Togiveanexampleofautomobile'sinfluence.

B.Toshowthebenefitsoftheautomobile.

C.Toprovidesomeusefuladviceforthereaders.

D.Tointroducereadersanewtopicfordiscussion.

14.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardstheautomobile?

A.Subjective.B.Objective.C.Indifferent.D.Supportive.

15.Whichcouldbethetitleofthepassage?

A.AdvantagesoftheAutomobile

B.DisadvantagesoftheAutomobile

C.Double-edgedSwordoftheAutomobile

D.TheautomobileisResponsibleforTrafficAccidents

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