安徽省滁州市定远县重点中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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安徽省滁州市定远县重点中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
安徽省滁州市定远县重点中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
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Allovertheworldpeopleenjoysports.Sportshelptokeeppeoplehealthy,happyandhelpthemtolivelonger.
Sportschangewiththeseason.Peopleplaydifferentgamesinwinterandsummer.Gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivities.TheArabsusehorsesorcamelsinmuchoftheireverydaylife;theyusethemintheirsports,too.
Somesportsaresointerestingthatpeopleeverywheregoinforthem.Football,forexample,hasspreadaroundtheworld.Swimmingispopularinallcountriesneartheseaorinthosewithmanyrivers.
Somesportsorgamesgobackthousandsofyears,likerunningorjumping.Chineseboxing,forexample,hasaverylonghistory.Butbasketballandvolleyballarerathernew.Neitheroneisahundredyearsoldyet.Peopleareinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetime.
Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachother,butafteragametheyoftenbecomegoodfriends.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter(性格).Onelearnstofighthardbutfightfair,towinwithoutprideandtolosewithgrace(优雅).
1.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingisn'ttrue?
A.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter.
B.Peopleswimonlybecausetherearealotofriversintheircountry.
C.Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachotherbeforeagame.
D.Sportsandgamescandevelopthefriendshipbetweenpeoplesallovertheworld.
2.Thewriterdidn'ttellusinthispassagethat________.
A.basketballwasinventedinAmerica
B.sportschangewiththeseasons
C.gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivities
D.footballisplayedallovertheworld
3.Fromthispassagewecanseethat_______.
A.sportsandgamesareunimportantthingsthatpeopledo
B.sportsandgamesshouldbetreated(对待)onlyasamusement(娱乐活动)
C.sportsandgamesareonlyusefultotheold
D.noneoftheaboveistrue
Travelingwithkidsis90percentremindingyourselftoliveinthemomentand10percentmakingupyourmindtoneveragainleaveyourhouse.
IhaveanuncannyabilitytoforgetthisassoonaswereturnhomefromatripandI'vefinishedwashingpilesofdirtyclothesinourluggageandcleaningallthemessycausedbythekids.Extremelytiredandannoyed,Iwouldactuallybegintomisstheplacewejustleft!
Familytravelislikechildbirth,Isuppose.Painful,loud,messy,sortofawful,actually,butalsowonderful.Andyourememberonlythewonderful—untilyou’rebackonaplaneandyourkidsarefightingoverwhogetstheaisleseat.Thenyourememberthebadstuff.
Lastweekend,mykidsandIflewtoTexasforatripwewouldhavenothingtocomplain(抱怨)about—bighotel,wonderfulview.
Andyet—wefoundthingstocomplainabout.Thepoolwasbiggerinthatotherhotel!
Whydoyougettoshowerfirst?
Theycallthiscoffee?
!
Luckily,I’velearnedtoputmymetaphoricalcoatofarmor(盔甲)onassoonaswelandsomewhere,anditforcescomplaintstobounceoffmeandlandinapileatmyfeet.
Forthreedays,genuinefunwashadandannoyingcomplaintswereheardandignored.Untilitwastimetocatchaplaneandflyhome.
Unfortunately,ourflightwascanceled.Wespenthoursfindingahotelroom.Wehitthehotelpoolbeforebedandswamwellintothenight,mykidsmakingupsongsandlaughingsohardattheirsillylyrics(歌词)andtheircrazygoodfortunetobeswimmingat10:
30onaschoolnight.
AndthatwaswhenithitmethatfamilytravelisallthosethingsIsaidbeforebutit’salsoalotmore.It’stakingyourkidstopartsoftheworldthatwillopentheireyesandfindingthatactually,yoursneedopeningtoo.It’srememberingthatjoyandmemoriesarewhereyoumakethem,notwhereyoufindthem.
4.Theunderlinedword“uncanny”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.
A.unknown.B.uncertain.
C.unexpected.D.unusual.
5.Accordingtothepassage,familytravelislikechildbirthinthat.
A.theybothcausefinancialtroubleandpain.
B.theyarebothhardaswellasrewarding.
C.childhoodmemoriescomefloodingbackwhentheytravel.
D.bothofthemneedmanypreparations.
6.Bysaying“I’velearnedtoputmymetaphoricalcoatofarmoron”inParagraph5,theauthormeansthat_.
A.shetriestodealwiththecomplaintsmorewiselyandproperly.
B.sheturnsthoseannoyingcomplaintsintoameanstoeducatekids.
C.shehasimprovedherlanguageskillswhenhandlingthecomplaints.
D.shehassucceededinescapingkids’fightingthankstothearmor.
7.Fromtheauthor’sexperienceinthepassage,wecanNOTlearnthat.
A.familyvacationbenefitsherkidsaswellasher.
B.joyandmemoriesshouldbecreatedratherthandiscovered.
C.themostunforgettablememoryforherisaboutthecomplaints.
D.shehastospendsometimeonhouseworkafterthefamilyvacation.
Theworld’stopautomakersareincreasinglyofferingmoreelectricvehiclemodels.Thisgrowthisexpectedtocontinue,withmorepeoplechoosingtohittheroadwithclean-runningelectric-poweredcars.
Environmentalistshavepraisedtheautomakersfortakingmajorstepstolimitharmfulpollutantslinkedtoworldwideclimatechange.Butelectricvehiclesarealsoknownfornotproducinganotherkindofpollution—noise.Theyrunonbatteriesinsteadoffuel,andcanoperateinsilence.
Whilemanypeoplemightconsiderthisagoodthing,quietcarscanalsocauseproblems.Themaindangeristhatpeoplewalkinginareasaroundelectricvehiclesfaceagreaterriskofbeinghitiftheycannothearthecarscoming.
GovernmentsintheUnitedStatesandEuropehaverecognizedthisproblem.So,theyhavesetrequirementsformanufacturerstoaddwarningsoundstovehiclesoperatingonelectricity.
TheU.S.DepartmentofTransportationfinalizeditsrulesayearago.Therulesrequireelectricandhybrid(混合能源)vehiclestobeequippedwithsomekindofwarningsoundwhenmovingatspeedsupto30kilometersperhour.Therulesareaimedatpreventinginjuriesamongpeoplewalkingorridingbicyclesandtoprotecttheblind.
Sowhatkindsofsoundscanweexpecttohearfromthenextgenerationofelectricvehicles?
Oneoftheeasiestsolutionswouldbeforcarmakerstosimplyreproducethesoundacarwouldmakeifitactuallydidrunonfuel.Butmanyindustryofficialsbelievethiswouldbeamistake.Theysaythiswouldnotsupporttheelectricvehicle’strueidentity.Itwouldalsolimitgreatpossibilitiestolinkthecar’ssoundtoawholenewimage,whichcouldhelpincreasesales.
FrankWelschisheadoftechnicaldevelopmentatGermany’sVolkswagen.Hesaidthatfindingtheperfectsoundmixisnotaneasyprocess.“Theelectricvehiclesoundisitsidentity,”hesaid.“Itcannotbetooannoying.Itcannotsoundlikeanythingwehadinthepast.”
AnofficialfromMercedes-Benzsaidthesoundwasdesignedtoprovideasafewarningwithoutannoyingpassengersinsidethevehicle.Hesaidthegoalwastocreateacarthatremainscompletelyquietontheinside,butfillsthesoundrequirementsandsupportsthemodel’simageontheoutside.
Itmightseemstrangetothinkthatpartofourautomotivefutureiscurrentlybeingdevelopedinthesamekindsofrecordingstudiosusedbymusicians.Butthatisexactlywhatishappening.
8.Theunderlinedwords“hittheroad”inParagraph1probablymean_________.
A.cleanaroadB.startatrip
C.avoidanaccidentD.reducenoisepollution
9.Thefirsttwoparagraphsaremainlyintendedto_________.
A.introducethetopicofthepassage
B.listtheadvantagesofautomobiles
C.providesomefactsaboutelectriccars
D.stresstheimportanceofsavingenergy
10.Soundsareaddedtoelectriccarsto_________.
A.limitpollutantsB.increasesales
C.preventinjuriesD.makecarssmarter
11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ElectricCarSoundsPromoteSalestoaLargeDegree
B.RecordingStudiosWillCreateSoundsforAllElectricCars
C.GovernmentsCallonPeopletoDesignElectricCarSounds
D.ElectricCarsNeedCreativeSoundstoReplaceEngineNoise
Havingasmartphonemaynotbeassmartasyouthink.TheymayletyousurftheInternet,listentomusicandtakephotoswhereveryouare…buttheyalsoturnyouintoaworkaholic(工作狂),itseems.
Astudysuggeststhat,bygivingyouaccesstoemailsatalltimes,thesmartphoneaddsasmuchastwohourstoyourworkingday.ExpertsfoundthatBritishpeopleworkanadditional460hoursayearonaverageastheyareabletorespondtoemailsontheirmobiles.ThestudyshowstheaverageUKworkingdayisbetween9and10hours,but2morehoursisspentrespondingtoorsendingworkemails,ormakingworkcalls.
Almostoneintenadmitsspendinguptothreehoursoutsidetheirnormalworkingdaycheckingworkemails.Someworkerssaytheyareoncallalmost24hoursaday.Nearlytwo-thirdssaytheyoftencheckworkemailsjustbeforetheygotobedandassoonastheywakeup,whileoverathirdhaverepliedtooneinthemiddleofthenight.Theaveragetimeforfirstcheckingemailsisbetween6a.mand7a.m,withmorethanathirdcheckingtheirfirstemailintheperiod,andaquartercheckingthembetween11p.m.andmidnight.
GhadiHobeika,marketingdirectorofPixmania,said:
“TheabilitytoaccessmillionsofAppshasmadesmartphoneinvaluableformanypeople.However,therearedisadvantages.Manycompaniesexpecttheiremployeestobeoncall24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek,andsmartphonesmeanthatpeoplecannotgetawayfromwork.Themorefrequentlyincontactwebecome,themoreisexpectedofusinaworkcapacity.”
12.WithasmartphonetheaverageUKworkingdayis.
A.11to12hoursB.9to10hours
C.8hoursD.2hours
13.Wecanlear
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