北京市某校2020-2021学年高一上学期开学分班考试英语试题

1、北京市某校2020-2021学年高一上学期开学分班考试英语试题一、阅读选择 1. With Chinese New Year approaching, preparations to celebrate the festival are on the way around the world. You will be interested in some Chinatowns for those outside of China wishing to mark the day.LondonAlthough it may not be as large or as long-built

2、 as others, having only become a center for Chinese people in London during the 1950s, London's Chinatown is a perfectly formed little firework that knows how to welcome the year with a bang. Decorated with red lanterns, previous years have seen shows with acrobatics（杂技）, martial arts（武术） and op

3、eras.MauritiusFounded in Port Louis, this Mauritian Chinatown shows the island nation's rich multicultural diversity. Built in the early years of the 20th century by settlers from China, its tiny restaurants serve locals and visitors. During the Chinese Spring Festival, the most exciting sight i

4、s the Dragon Dances on Rue Royale when Chinese musicians and dancers perform the traditional Lion Dances through the streets.BangkokWith an about 100-year-old history, the Thai capital's Chinatown contains complex streets offering all kinds of tasty treats, clothes, toys and antiques（古董）. Sunday

5、 market days are such a good time to get the full atmosphere of the neighborhood. The area is also known for its gold dealers, whose shops line the road.San FranciscoSan Francisco's Chinatown is perhaps the most famous in the United States. The city was the main entry-point for Chinese who had c

6、rossed the Pacific to the US during the early 19th century. San Francisco's Chinatown came into being in the middle of the 19th century. Between the Grant Avenue and the Stockton Street, this historic area is a local treasure, attracting more visitors per year than the Golden Gate Bridge. （1）If

7、you especially like shopping, you should go to _.A.London's ChinatownB.Bangkok's ChinatownC.the Golden Gate BridgeD.Rue Royale （2）What is special about San Francisco's Chinatown?A.It has the longest history among the four.B.It is crowded with Chinese restaurants.C.It was the only entranc

8、e for Chinese.D.It is famous for its gold business. （3）What's the purpose of the text?A.To advertise.B.To persuade.C.To educate.D.To introduce. 2.         International Musicians Create Harmony （和谐）    Twentyfive young musicians fr

9、om around the world have come to California to train and perform this month They will take part in an international （1）_called iPalpiti The name comes from the Italian word for heartbeats    Schmieder is the program's conductor and musical director He and his wife （2）_ the pr

10、ogram in 1997    This year,  the musicians come from nineteen （3）_ ,  including Azerbaijan,  Israel and ItalySchmieder notes some of the musicians are from the countries at war with each other "And they are    sitting next to each othe

11、r,  and they become （4）_" Through their music and friendship,  they are making the world more （5）_    Peter Rainer,  a German violin player,  says,  "It's so great that you have so many excellent musicians They are all very alert and awake a

12、nd listen to each other and it's a lot of fun" Turkish player Sakul says the international group works（6）_ togetherRussian violinist Promoe says,  "The experience is a cultural as well as a musical exchange （交流） Everyone has their own opinion of music,  how to play every comp

13、osition It's very interesting to（7）_with everybody,  to play together and to create one opinion for everybody"    Francisco Vila of Ecuador says the music has no geographic boundaries （边界） Vila adds that the musicians get to （8）_ more about each other as they perfor

14、m great music "It's interesting to see how many things we have in common"    Can Sakul says the musicians who have taken part in the training and festival make up "a big family" He adds that he is "proud to be a part of it" （1）A.festivalB.co

15、ncertC.competitionD.program （2）A.startedB.endedC.checkedD.recorded （3）A.teamsB.countriesC.groupsD.families （4）A.enemiesB.musiciansC.friendsD.players （5）A.perfectB.interestingC.excellentD.peaceful （6）A.honestlyB.wellC.badlyD.unhappily （7）A.communicateB.agreeC.helpD.compare （8）A.worryB.discussC.knowD.

16、argue 3. C"Ma uka, ma uka ka ua, Ma kai, ma kai ka ua." So sing the children at a kindergarten on the Island of Hawaii. The song is much like "Rain Rain Go Away" nursery rhyme, but it has unusual power: it is one of the tools that have revived a near- dead language.The decli

17、ne of Hawaiian was not, as is the case with most disappearing languages, a natural death caused by migration（迁徙）and mass media. In 1896, after American business interests ended the Hawaiian original political system, schools were banned from using it. By the late 20th century, apart from a couple of

18、 hundred people on one tiny island, English had replaced Hawaiian and only the old spoke it to each other.The civil rights movement brought a revival of interest among the young, centred in the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Larry Kimura, a professor there, thought that the language shouldn't be

19、only a subject at college; he and his students wanted to bring it back to life. The idea for how to do that came from a Maori, who suggested " language nests", which had successfully revived New Zealand's native language.In 1985, when educating children in Hawaiian was still banned, Ka

20、uanoe Kamana and her husband Pila Wilson, both students of Kimura's, created the first "language nest" at Hilo. Neither was a native speaker, but both were determined to bring up their children as such. They gathered a small group of children, including their own son and daughter, and

21、elderly native speakers.The movement grew: there are now 12 kindergartens and 23 schools involved. The number of children being educated in Hawaiian has risen from 1,877 in 2008 to 3,028 in 2018. Along with Japanese, Hawaiian is the non-English language most commonly spoken among children. What make

22、s the decline of Hawaiian different from other disappearing languages?A.The number of its users.B.The language features it bears.C.People's unwillingness to use it.D.The unfair treatment it received. What has been done to save Hawaiian?A.More schools have been set up.B.More people are persuaded

23、to stay.C.More children are exposed to Hawaiian.D.The government promotes the use of Hawaiian. How does the author feel about the present situation of Hawaiian?A.Relieved.B.Curious.C.Anxious.D.Doubtful. What is the best title for the text?A.The Revival of HawaiianB.The Future of HawaiianC.The Histor

24、y of HawaiianD.The Development of Hawaiian 4.     The way Jason Momoa describes Hawaiis beloved inactive volcano, Mauna Kea, makes you understand why its considered sacred(神圣的).    "Its kind of the umbilical cord(脐带) to earth," the actor te

25、lls CNN. "You know, if you think about the Hawaiian islands, thats the biggest mountain in the world, right? All the way up. So Mauna Kea is the most sacred. We call it the belly button, too. Thats like our birthplace. Thats how our islands were formed. So how can that not be sacred?" 

26、;   He would know. Jason, a native of Hawaii, has had a near-constant presence there when hes not working, fighting with local protestors to stop the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope, or TMT, which would drill directly into the mountain and invade its precious water sup

27、ply. So far, protestors have successfully blocked the only road crews seeking to go up the mountain in order to build the billion-dollar observatory.    "It started in 2015. Whats happening over there was just not right," Jason says. "And I went over there to meet

28、with everyone to bring the point to the world." Jason joins the protests when he can. He cared so deeply about the preservation of the land that when he had spare time to lend his support, he was there. "You also have to remember, thats our water source. So having an 18-story building buil

29、t on top of the tallest mountain from the sea level on our water level is terrible."    The Game of Thrones star says he feels the movement is working and describing his part in it as a calling to do what he feels right in his soul. "Theres massive progress thats b

30、ringing our people together," he says, adding, "I think there are a lot of problems in Hawaii. There are a lot of things that have happened in our history, a lot of injustice, and so were shining a light on it. People like myself or Dwayne Johnson, Bruno Mars are trying to spread the conce

31、rn all around the world. For my soul I need to be there."     （1）Why is Mauna Kea sacred according to Jason?A.Its still growing upwards.B.It looks like the belly button.C.Its the birthplace of Humans.D.It brings the islands into being. （2）What does “It” refer to in Paragraph

32、 4?A.The project of building TMT.B.The event of blocking the road crews.C.The shooting of Game of Thrones.D.The movement of preserving the land. （3）According to Jason,whats the significance of their movement?A.Bringing Hawaiian people together.B.Witnessing the history of Hawaii.C.Bringing Hawaii pro

33、blems into focus.D.Making Mauna Kea better-known. （4）In which section might the text be read?A.Travel.B.Celebrity.C.Culture.D.Technology.二、完形填空      Developments in artificial intelligence, robotics and sensors (传感器) are making houses and apartments smarter than ever. &

34、#160;  ITS 6 A.M., and the alarm clock is ringing earlier than usual. Its not a malfunction: the smart clock scanned your schedule and_ because youve got that big presentation first thing in the morning. Your shower automatically turns on and warms to your preferred temperature. The e

35、lectric car is_ to go, charged by the solar panels. When you get home later, theres a(n) _package waiting, delivered by drone. You open it to find cold medicine. It turns out that health sensors in your bathroom detected _of an approaching illness and placed an order automatically.   

36、 That at least is the ideal version of the smart home that exists 10 years out. Swedish research firm Berg Insight says 63 million American homes will_as “smart” by 2022,with everything from Internet-connected light bulbs to cameras that let us spy on our pets from the office. But a decade

37、 from now, experts say, well move from turning the lights on and off with our voices to total engagement in the Internet of Things (IoT)._advancements in artificial intelligence, the smartest homes will be able to truly learn about their owners, eventually foretelling their_. Developments in robotic

38、s will give us machines that offer a helping hand with cleaning, cooking and more. New sensors will be_watching our well-being._ to all of this will be the data that smart homes collect, analyze and act upon, helping to turn the houses of the future from a mere collection of devices and accessories

39、into truly “smart” homes.    Of course, as our homes learn more about us, keeping them_will become all the more important. Every_ thats connected to the Internet is a potential target for hackers. Therefore, cybersecurity will become all the more vital.   

40、0;A range of technological developments will drive smart-home technology well beyond whats available on store shelves today. Innovations in artificial intelligence, _, stand to reverse almost everything in our lives, including our homes. You might already be using some kind of Al-powered voice-

41、assistant device to get the latest news or weather forecast every morning. But in the smart home of the future, those AI platforms could serve as the brain for entire homes, learning about_and organizing and automating all of their various smart devices. IT company Crestron, for example, is working

42、on software that_ a persons habits, like which music they want to hear in the morning or which lights they want to be on at a certain time of the day. Then, once it knows a users_ automatically plays just the right playlists or dims the lights before bedtime. （1）A.attemptedB.adjustedC.approvedD.assi

43、sted （2）A.freeB.likelyC.readyD.eager （3）A.unexpectedB.disconnectedC.unsealedD.misplaced （4）A.symbolsB.signalsC.codesD.signs （5）A.serveB.qualifyC.behaveD.model （6）A.In spite ofB.Instead ofC.In addition toD.Thanks to （7）A.needsB.dangersC.instinctsD.responses （8）A.deeplyB.barelyC.closelyD.manually （9）A

44、.AccessibleB.CentralC.RelativeD.Objective （10）A.personalB.specialC.specificD.secure （11）A.cameraB.bulbC.deviceD.model （12）A.by contrastB.for exampleC.in turnD.at least （13）A.residentsB.operatorsC.relativesD.consumers （14）A.transformsB.tracksC.treatsD.trains （15）A.conditionsB.featuresC.preferencesD.c

45、haracters      Rabbit Island is a tiny and remote island off northern Michigans Keweenaw Peninsula. Its _ nature is the perfect destination for artists to come and _ their creativity. New Yorker Rob Gorski _ the island in 2010, who wanted to protect its natural state. He als

46、o saw a(n) _ to create a setting where artists could get close to _ and create their great works.    Gorski set up the Rabbit Island Foundation, whose main goal is to host artistic _ during the summer while also teaching and _ conservation.    Artists, with th

47、e _ that the island should largely remain untouched, are _ to a two-week period of reflective engagement in a wilderness unlike anywhere else in the world. They _ a “leave no trace” policy. Small solar panels are used to generate electricity and buildings are simple with nothing _ left in place. “Ra

48、bbit Island exists to encourage the community to _ the most fundamental part of our age the environment and the human relationship to it. We challenge artists to take _ and create bold works challenging the assumptions of the landscape created by previous _, said Gorski.    Most&

49、#160;artists say they have a better understanding and _ of nature after the experience, which, in turn, gives them many creative inspirations. （1）A.undesiredB.undevelopedC.unnamedD.unknown （2）A.displayB.assessC.sharpenD.inspire （3）A.purchasedB.developedC.ignoredD.occupied （4）A.signB.possibilityC.opp

50、ortunityD.invitation （5）A.heavenB.peopleC.lifeD.nature （6）A.partiesB.programsC.gamesD.shows （7）A.opposingB.raisingC.recordingD.advocating （8）A.hobbyB.topicC.beliefD.plan （9）A.invitedB.exposedC.addictedD.related （10）A.organizeB.drawC.followD.imagine （11）A.permanentB.popularC.availableD.portable （12）A

51、.put onB.focus onC.turn onD.agree on （13）A.risksB.turnsC.dutiesD.notes （14）A.groupsB.racesC.fansD.generations （15）A.descriptionB.communicationC.appreciationD.recreation三、阅读表达      My family and I belonged to a country club located across the street from the Long Island

52、Sound. Each summer, the big _ for us was the pool. I learned how to swim and _the swimming team. However, swimming in my _ days was a way to keep cool, and swimming on a team gave me identity and a sense of _. It also became _ many years later.    Fast-forward (快进) to 1973 I was

53、_, pregnant and had a home. What made our little home even more _ was that I discovered that four _ away was Rath Park Pool! For the next 30 years, most of our summer days were _ around that pool. Each of my five kids took swimming lessons and learned all the _ swimming strokes (姿势).  

54、0; As much as I would have liked to have life stand _, it doesnt. My children outgrew their pool days and moved on with their own life. But the pool was still four blocks from my home, so I began to _ swimming again. I got so much out of it that I joined the local pool, so I could swim yea

55、r-round. Whenever I swam, I would _ come out feeling physically and mentally_. I often felt that if I looked hard enough, I would be able to see all of the _and problems Ive had in life, sitting at the bottom of the pool!    What has swimming _ me? Ive learned that _ is the

56、key to being a good_. If you are balanced in the water, you have no resistance. Working on staying balanced made me realize the _ between life in and out of the swim lane. If you work on keeping yourself balanced, you will be able to swim right _ the stress and problems life throws at you. （1）A.attr

57、actionB.activityC.holidayD.building （2）A.refusedB.managedC.foundedD.joined （3）A.busierB.youngerC.tiringD.exciting （4）A.belongingB.dutyC.beautyD.loss （5）A.impressiveB.difficultC.invaluableD.boring （6）A.employedB.wornC.dismissedD.married （7）A.disappointingB.encouragingC.wonderfulD.hopeful （8）A.blocksB

58、.milesC.hoursD.meters （9）A.wastedB.spentC.stoppedD.remembered （10）A.clumsyB.strangeC.funnyD.different （11）A.straightB.stillC.awayD.high （12）A.take upB.give upC.learn fromD.worry about （13）A.yetB.neverC.alwaysD.sometimes （14）A.sensitiveB.refreshedC.nervousD.weakened （15）A.daysB.childrenC.worriesD.dre

59、ams （16）A.helpedB.taughtC.encouragedD.made （17）A.experienceB.challengeC.trainingD.balance （18）A.familyB.motherC.kidD.swimmer （19）A.similaritiesB.activitiesC.exercisesD.skills （20）A.withB.overC.throughD.to四、用单词的适当形式完成短文  阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。At age 18, instead of following the 【小题1】 (tradition) path of marriage like the majority