高一英语上学期期中试题A卷.docx

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高一英语上学期期中试题A卷

2021年高一英语上学期期中试题A卷

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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Thenervous-lookingyoungmanhadwaitedforafewmoments—outsidethejeweler’sbeforehegotenoughcouragetoenter.Hewaswarmlygreetedbyayoungassistant.Jamesfeltarushofbloodtohisfaceasheexplainedhewouldbebringinginhisfuturewifetochooseabirthdaypresent.Theassistantlistenedcarefullyandtoldhimhe’dbetterbuyanecklace.Hewasn’tusedtobuyingjewelleryandwasalittleworriedaboutover-spending.Aftersomediscussionastoareasonablepriceandthetype,theassistantshowedhimdozensofnecklacesandhelpedhimtochoose.AtlastJameschoseoneandlefttheshoppromisingtoreturnatfiveo’clock.

When,halfanhourlaterthanplanned,Jamesdidreturntotheshopwithhisfuturewife,Laura,theassistantactedasifshehadneverseenhimbefore.Whenshewasaskedtoshowthemsomenecklaces,shefirstbroughtoutsomeinexpensiveonesforthemtochoose,andthengavethemtheoneshehadprepared.Achoicewassoonmadeandtheywentawaysatisfied.Jameswouldcertainlyebacktobuywhathewanted.

1.Agoodtitleforthispassageis________.

A.ACleverAssistant                B.BuyingaBirthdayPresent

C.HowtoChooseaNecklace         D.ABraveYoungMan

2.WhenJamestoldtheassistantwhyhewantedtobuyapresent,hisface________.

A.turnedpale    B.turned red       C.turnedyellow      D.turnedblack

3.JamesandLaurareachedtheshopat ________.

A.4:

30      B.5:

00        C.5:

30        D.6:

00

4.Jameswouldebacktobuywhathewantedbecause_______.

A.theassistantknewhowtosatisfythepeoplewhocametobuythings

B.thenecklacewasgood

C.Lauralikedthenecklace

D.theassistantwhoservedJameswasverybeautiful

B

Onceuponatime,therewasabeautifulbird,whichwasverycuriousabouthell.Whenshewaslittle,hermotheralwaystoldherthatifshedidn’tmastertheflyingskills,shewouldgotohell.Shewassocuriousabouthellthatshealwaysaskedotherswhathelllookedlike,butnoonewassure,becausenoneofthemhadeverbeenthere.Somesaidhellwasaplacefullofwater,andotherstoldherthathellwasfullofburningfire.However,thebirdknewtheywerelying.Shewantedtofindoutwhathellwas.

Whenotherbirdswerelearningflyingskills,shealwayshidherselfandwatchedthem.Shethoughtinthiswayshecouldgotohellandseewhathelllookedlike.However,shespentsolittletimelearningflyingskillsthatonedayshewascaughtbyalittleboy.Thelittleboygavehertohisgrandpainthecountrysideasagift.Theoldmanlikedherverymuch.Hemadeadelicatecageandputherinit.Thebirdwasveryworriedbecauseshethoughtshecouldn’tfindoutwhathellwaslikestayinginthissmallcage.However,shecouldn’tescape.Dayafterday,shejuststayedinthecage,watchingotherbirdsflying.Shelostherfreedomandshebecamesadderandsadder.Atlast,shebecameill.Theoldmanfinallyopenedthecage,butshewastooweaktofly.Lyingontheground,shethoughtofthequestionthatsheeveraskedallthetime.

“Whatdoeshelllooklike?

”

“Hellisasmallwell-decoratedcage.”Beforesheclosedhereyesforever,shefinallyansweredthatquestionherself.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“master”inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Miss.B.Finish.C.Follow.D.Learnwell.

6.Whydidthebirdhideherselfwhenotherbirdswerelearningflyingskills?

A.Becauseshewaslazy.

B.Becauseshedidn’tlikelearningflyingskills.

C.Becauseshethoughtshecouldgotohellbydoingthis.

D.Becauseshethoughtshedidn’thavetolearnflyingskills.

7.Accordingtothepassage,thebirdatlastfoundthat___________.

A.hellwasaplacefullofwater.B.hellwasaplacefullofburningfire

C.therewasnohellD.hellwasasmallwell-decoratedcage

C

Inthepasttenyears，manyscientistshavestudiedthedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen．Andtheyallgotthesameanswer：

Thesexes（性别）aredifferent，becausetheirbrainsaredifferent．Andthis，thescientistssay，makesmenandwomenseetheworldindifferentways．

Boys，forexample，generallyarebetterthangirlsatmathematical（数学的）ideas．Boysalsogenerallyarebetterthangirlsatthekindofhandandeyemovementsnecessaryforballsports．Girls，ontheotherhandgenerallystartspeakingearlierthanboys．Andtheygenerallyseebetterinthedarkthanboysandarebetteratlearningforeignlanguages．

Whatmakesmenandwomenbetteratonethingoranother？

Theansweristhebrain．Thebrainhastwosidesconnectedbynerve（神经）tracks．Theleftsidegenerallyisusedformathematics，speechandwriting．Therightsideisusedforartisticcreationandtheexpressionforemotions．Inmenandwomen，differentareasineachsideofthebraindevelopdifferently．Inboys，forexample，it'stheareausedformathematics．Ingirls，itistheareausedforlanguageskills．Anotherinterestingdifferenceisthatthetwosidesofaman'sbrainareconnectedbysmallernervesthanthetwosidesofawoman'sbrainarea．

8．　　menandwomenthinkdifferently．

A．ThedifferentbrainsmakeB．Sexmakes

C．ThedifferentexperiencesmakeD．Theinfluencesofsocietymake

9．Accordingtothearticle，girlsaregenerallybetterthanboysat　inyourschool．

A．mathematicsB．physicsC．EnglishD．Chemistry

10．Whichofthefollowingistrue？

A．Theleftsideofbraininboysgenerallydevelopsbetterthanthatingirls．

B．Theleftsideofbrainingirlsgenerallydevelopsbetterthanthatinboys．

C．Menarebetterthanwomeninallthings．

D．Theareaingirlsusedforlanguageskillsdevelopsbetter．

11．Inmenandwomenthenumberofnervesconnectingthehalvesofbrain　　．

A．isthesameB．isdifferentC．iszeroD．Notmentioned．

D

It’sapopularbeliefthatafish’smemorylastsforonlysevenseconds.Itmayseemsadtothinkthattheydon’trememberwhatthey’veeatenorwherethey’vebeen,andtheydon’trecognizeyouoranyoftheirfriends---everymomentintheirlifewouldbelikeseeingtheworldforthefirsttime.

Butdon’tbesoquicktofeelsorryforthem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatfishhaveamuchbettermemorythanweusedtothink.Infact,certainspeciesoffishcanevenremembereventsfromaslongas12daysago.

Inthestudy,researchersfromMacEwanUniversityinCanadatrainedakindoffishcalledAfricancichlidstogotoacertainareaoftheirtanktogetfood.Theythenwaitedfor12daysbeforeputtingthembackinthetankagain.

Researchersusedputersoftwaretomonitorthefish’smovements.Theyfoundthataftersuchalongbreakthefishstillwenttothesameplacewheretheyfirstgotfood.Thissuggestedthattheycouldremembertheirpastexperiences.

Infact,scientistshadbeenthinkingforalongtimethatAfricancichlidsmighthaveagoodmemory.Anearlierstudyshowedthattheybehavedaggressively（挑衅地）infrontofcertainfish,perhapsbecausetheyrememberedtheirpast“fights”.Butuntilthelatestfindings,therewasnoclearevidence.

Justasagoodmemorycanmakeourliveseasier,italsoplaysanimportantpartwhenafishistryingtosurviveinthewild.

“Iffishareabletorememberthatacertainareacontainssafefood,theywillbeabletogobacktothatareawithoutputtingtheirlivesatrisks,”leadresearcherTrevorHamiltontoldLiveScience.

Foralongtime,fishwereplacedfarbelowchimpanzees,dolphinsandmiceonthelistofsmartanimals.Butthisstudyhasgivenscientistsanewunderstandingoftheirintelligence.

12.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Fishhavingverybadmemories.B.Fishbeingsmarterthanwethought.

C.Howfishimprovetheirmemory.D.Whatwecanlearnfromfish.

13.Accordingtothearticle,peopleusedtobelievethat_______.

A.fishcouldonlyrememberpartoftheirpastexperiences

B.fishcouldrememberthingsthathappened12daysago

C.afish’smemorylastedforonlysevenminutes

D.fishdidn’trecognizeanyoftheirfriends

14.Howcanfishbenefitmostfromagoodmemory?

Theycanremember_______.

A.wheretogetfoodandsurviveB.theirenemiesandfight

C.wheretoescapetowhenindangerD.theirfriendsandhelpeachother

15.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Fishbehaveaggressivelyinafight.

B.Fishcanremembermore.

C.Fishdon’tbelongtothelistofsmartanimals.

D.OnlyAfricancichlidshaveagoodmemory.

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。

（注意：

选A.B.C.D时，正常涂卡，选E时涂AB，选F时涂AC，选G时涂AD）

Theeyesarethewindowsofthesoul.Havingapairofbright,cleareyesisveryimportant,soweshouldprotectoureyesthroughoutourlives.

16Don’treadwhilelyingdownorwalking.Relaxaftereveryhourofreading.

KeepadistancefromtheTVsetwhenyouwatchTVandgiveyoureyesarestevery30minutes.

Don’tstareatthesunortrytoreadinthedarkness.17Thiscandamageyoureyeseasily.

Getyoureyescheckedoften.Notmanypeoplehavethishabit,butitisnecessary.Ifyoufeelthatthereissomethingwrongwithyoureyes,getthemcheckedquickly.18

19Youcancloseyoureyesforafewsecondsorlookintothedistanceforoneortwominutes.Asmallbreakwillrelaxyoureyesandhelptostopyoufromgettingeyeproblems.

Becarefulwhenyouchooseyourglasses.20.Makesureyourglassesarerightforyou.Iftheydon’tfeelright,getyourglasseschanged.

A.Developgoodreadinghabits.

B.Restyoureyeswheneveryoucan.

C.Makesureyougetenoughsleepeverynight.

D.Glassesthataren’tsuitableforyoucouldbringyoutrouble.

E.Evenifyou’rewearingsunglasses,neverloo