2020-2021年江西省赣州市某校高一（上）期末英语试卷

1、2020-2021年江西省赣州市某校高一（上）期末英语试卷一、阅读理解 1. Chinese food is considered to be the biggest cultural exchange between China and other countries. The following dishes are each special in their own way.Peking DuckThis famous dish can be found at restaurants all around Beijing. High class restaurants take

2、 this dish so seriously that some even have their own duck farms and use only a special kind of duck for their specific Peking Duck dish. Peking Duck is famous for its thin skin, and its delicious meat, which is highly popular among all foreigners, including foreign celebrities and leaders.Won Ton S

3、oupWon Ton Soup, called "Hun Dun" in Chinese, is a highly welcoming dish in China. Since China is a country of many nationalities and different cultures, each region has their own shapes for won tons. Won tons are usually boiled and served in soup, but they can also be deep-fried

4、.DumplingsDuring the Spring Festival, Chinese families will get together and have dumpling parties. It is said that the dish was invented by Zhang Zhongjing, one of the finest Chinese physicians in history. Dumplings have a 1,800-year-long history, which is why it is one of the most popular traditio

5、nal foods in China and extremely popular in Western countries. They may be cooked by boiling, steaming, simmering, frying or baking.Egg-fried RiceFirstly from China's ancient western regions, egg-fried rice has now become part of Chinese people's daily food. Famous for its pleasant smells, s

6、oft taste and handsome appearance, one can easily find this popular dish anywhere in China, from high class hotels to family-run restaurants on the street. While it is fairly easy to make, there are some points that should be kept in mind: use left-over rice rather than newly cooked rice for better

7、taste. Additionally, before frying, the rice should be churned up. （1）Which of the following has its own farm?A.Restaurants serving Won Ton Soup.B.Restaurants serving Peking Duck.C.Restaurants serving dumplings.D.Restaurants serving Egg-fried Rice. （2）What makes dumplings so popular in China and Wes

8、tern countries?A.The long history.B.The different shapes.C.The special taste.D.The unique style of cooking. （3）What can we learn about egg-fried rice?A.It tastes better if cooked with newly made rice.B.It first appeared in the northern part of China.C.It is served in restaurants of different classes

9、.D.It was invented by an ancient Chinese physician. 2. Florence, a 17-year-old senior student in High School, was busy composing（编曲）a song. She plans to release an album（唱片）with three other music lovers whom she met at the 2016 Campus Singing Competition. Edward, 18, is another one of the four

10、students to make their own album. Actually, he was the one who came up with this fun idea in the first place."Everyone loves music. Being a good way to express our feelings and emotions, music can tell something about who we are and our experience of the world. We hope we can use our music to t

11、ouch our peers（同龄人）." Edward said.The album includes 15 songs across three themeslove, campus life, and youth, with pop and electronic music styles. The inspiration for the songs came from the students' lives. Take the song Sea of Tranquility for exampleit was written by Edward during a fli

12、ght back to Chengdu after he took part in the China High School Biology Olympiad in summer. "The sky is clear and the ground looks small from the plane. This scene makes me feel calm and peaceful." Edward explained.The songs were created one by one with the efforts of the four writers. But

13、 a challenge soon appeared. The students found that they didn't have enough money to produce the album. So to cut down their budget, they used an iPad and headphones to record the songs in an empty classroom on the weekend.Apart from reducing their cost, they also tried to raise money through cr

14、owd funding on the Internet. They raised more than 7,000 dollars before the album was released in October. "Thanks to all the supporters, we'll keep working on our own music." Edward said. （1）Why did they make the album?A.To earn money.B.To be famous.C.To influence young people.D.To ma

15、ke friends. （2）Which of the following best describes Edward and his music team?A.Upset.B.Stubborn.C.Generous.D.Determined. （3）What was the problem when they produced the album?A.Short of money.B.Disagreement on the theme.C.Stress from teachers.D.Poor abilities on making music. （4）What's the best

16、 title of the text?A.Album CollectionsB.Student MusiciansC.Theme MusicD.School Life 3. Do you think it enough to have eight hours of sleep per night? Napoleon didn't agree with it. His saying went something like this: "Six hours for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool."

17、But Napoleon's words weren't right, either. The ideal amount of sleep is different for everyone and depends on many factors, including age and genetic makeup.In the past 10 years, my research team has surveyed sleep behavior in more than 150,000 people. About 11 percent slept six hours or le

18、ss, while only 27 percent clocked eight hours or more. Most people fell in between. Women tended to sleep longer than men, but only by 14 minutes. Bigger differences are seen when comparing various age groups. Ten-year-olds needed about nine hours of sleep, while adults older than 30, including seni

19、or citizens, averaged about seven hours. We recently found the first gene related to sleep lengthif you have one kind of this gene, you need more sleep than if you have another.Although it's common to hear warnings about getting too much sleepand 80 percent of the world uses an alarm clock

20、to wake up on workdaysit's not difficult to figure out how much sleep we need. We sometimes overeat, but we generally cannot oversleep. When we wake up naturally, feeling comfortable, we have slept enough. In our modern society, we sleep about two hours less per night than 50 years ago. This sle

21、ep deprivation greatly decreases our work performance and harms our health and memory. （1）What main point does the writer try to make in Paragraph 1?A.Napoleon has his own sense of sleep time.B.The quality of sleep time is more important.C.Having 8 hours of sleep per night is common sense.D.Differen

22、t people needs different amount of sleep time. （2）What do we know from Paragraph 2?A.Women sleep much more than men.B.The older one is, the longer one sleeps.C.Most people sleep between 6 and 8 hours.D.The sleep time is decided by gene. （3）What does the underlined phrase "sleep deprivation"

23、; in Paragraph 3 mean?A.Too much sleep.B.A light sleep.C.No enough sleep.D.A deep sleep. （4）Where does this passage probably come from?A.A guidebook.B.A school report.C.A novel.D.A scientific research. 4. American businessman Tom Stevens thinks that a robot dog could help people with Alzheimer&

24、#39;s disease（阿尔兹海默症）: He recently presented a test of a yellow dog to old people of a nursing home in California.To develop the device（装置）, Stevens' company Tombot worked with Jim Henson's Creature Shop, a company set up by the famous creator of the Muppets.Stevens believes the robot dog, w

25、hich moves its head from side to side and shakes its tail, can help people with Alzheimer's. It is also easier to care for than a real dog, he said. The robot has 16 motors to control its movements and has sensors that cause it to respond to voice commands and discover how people are touching it

26、.Stevens said he came up with the idea for the robot after his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2011. Stevens had a background in investing in robotics and he wondered whether the technology could help people like his mother.The Sage Mountain nursing home is a place where many people suf

27、fer from Alzheimer's disease and other memory-related illnesses. People there often pet the robot, which puts smiles on their faces. "The dog is very interactive, the tail shaking, responding to them calling her name." said Caroline Gibson, a spokeswoman for the nursing home. She added

28、 that it was "really amazing" to see the nursing home's old people feel at ease.Tombot plans to have its first commercial sales of its robot dogs in 2020. It will enter a robot dog market that includes Sony's Aibo, among others. P & S Market Research guesses that the market for

29、 personal robots may reach over $30 billion by 2022. （1）What can we infer from the text?A.Tombot developed the robot by himself.B.A robot dog is a good helper for old people.C.It is easier to care for a real dog than a robot dog.D.A robot dog can respond to people's facial expressions. （2）Why di

30、d Stevens develop the robot dog?A.He had befitted a lot from robotics.B.He wanted to help a nursing house.C.He was interested in making robot dogs for the old.D.He wanted to help people with Alzheimer's disease. （3）What's the attitude of Caroline Gibson towards the robot dog?A.Discouraged.B.

31、Supportive.C.Unconcerned.D.Doubtful. （4）What's the purpose of the text?A.To introduce a new device.B.To tell a moving story.C.To give a useful advice.D.To present a research test.二、七选五  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。The locust plague（蝗灾）is affecting large parts of South Asia and

32、the African continents. Huge numbers of locusts have been destroying farmland and threatening millions of lives.（1）_How can an insect be so terrible?In history, locust plagues have been one of the three worst agricultural natural disasters.（2）_ The insect prefers to lay eggs in dry and loose soil. N

33、early 5,000 groups of eggs can be found within a square meter, with more than 100 eggs per group. In addition, global warming means warmer winters, therefore more eggs can survive in the spring, raising the possibility of the outbreak next year.How many times have humans suffered from locust plagues

34、?（3）_ In 2004, northern and western Africa experienced the largest locusts plague in more than 15 years. It cost 400 million dollars to fight against it and the harvest losses were worth almost 2.5 billion dollars. Late March 2013, nearly 50 percent of Madagascar was affected by locusts.（4）_At prese

35、nt, the basic method of controlling locusts is with insecticides（杀虫剂）sprayed from the ground or the air. There are also biological pest control measures.（5）_ The biggest enemies are birds. Frogs, spiders, and mantises are natural enemies too. The method has proved effective and at a low cost.A. Are

36、locusts of no use at all?B. The locust has its natural enemies.C. Is there no way to stop the locusts?D. Many insect species compete with us for food.E. Now let's get close and take a look at the insect.F. Locust plagues often happen during the dry season.G. During the last 2000 years, more than

37、 170 outbreaks have been recorded in China.三、完形填空  One can see life differently by putting himself in other's shoes.For the first time and the last, Paul Kalanithi stood in the position of both doctor and patient to（1）_ himself. What would he do to fill his life with（2）_? After he was diagn

38、osed（确诊）with lung cancer, he（3）_ a book When Breath Becomes Air. He said, "The doctor's（4）_ is not to delay death or return patients to their old lives, but to work（5）_ they can stand up and face their own lives."After Kalanithi is diagnosed, he（6）_ a lot. He sees his patients differen

39、tly. He remembers the time when he was still a（an）（7）_ student. During classes, he and his classmates would make（8）_ about patients. Now, he is sick and feels（9）_ both physically and mentally. Since he is now ill himself, he treats his（10）_ with a gentle heart.Family also becomes more（11）_. During t

40、he daytime, Kalanithi fills his schedule with（12）_ once he is strong enough in the hospital to make sure his wife and unborn daughter will be well（13）_ for in the future.（14）_ are spent with his wife Lucy, and writing his book. The（15）_ is exciting from the start, but it becomes even more so as Kala

41、nithi tries to change himself in different ways.Kalanithi（16）_ away in 2015, about three years after his diagnosis. He said in his book, when the time for our life comes to end, don't（17）_ the pleasure we've experienced.（18）_, provide a list of what you have done and what these things（1

42、9）_ to the world. Only in this way can we be sure that our life truly meant（20）_. （1）A.encourageB.examineC.expressD.remind （2）A.comfortB.happinessC.sadnessD.meaning （3）A.wroteB.borrowedC.keptD.bought （4）A.orderB.dutyC.scheduleD.opinion （5）A.untilB.becauseC.ifD.unless （6）A.losesB.readsC.worksD.change

43、s （7）A.artB.medicalC.mathematicsD.chemical （8）A.storiesB.friendsC.jokesD.mistakes （9）A.activeB.sillyC.painfulD.nervous （10）A.patientsB.familyC.professorsD.researchers （11）A.normalB.frequentC.valuableD.forgettable （12）A.preparationsB.operationsC.vacationsD.inventions （13）A.providedB.knownC.answeredD.

44、paid （14）A.HolidaysB.NightsC.WeekendsD.Days （15）A.menuB.experienceC.courseD.book （16）A.ranB.gaveC.passedD.threw （17）A.center uponB.go throughC.work outD.set up （18）A.BesidesB.ThereforeC.FinallyD.Instead （19）A.admittedB.affectedC.promisedD.meant （20）A.nothingB.anythingC.somethingD.everything四、语法填空

45、60; 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Last month the police in my hometown（1）_（catch）some people who sold cultural relics to foreigners.As we know, most cultural relics,（2）_ allow us to have a good understanding of our country's history and culture, are really of great value because they have seen

46、 history of our country. We can also learn a lot from our ancestors（祖先）and feel（3）_（pride）of being a Chinese person.（4）_ addition, we are able to develop tourism and promote the economy when the well protected cultural relics are open to the public. However, some cultural relics（5）_（damage）by people

47、 so far. So there's no doubt that（6）_（many）relics will disappear than ever if people keep destroying them.In my opinion, all the cultural relics belong to the whole nation.（7）_ is against the law to sell or buy cultural relics. We must take（8）_（measure）to protect them. To begin with, we can

48、 make speeches and put up posters（9）_（educate）people how important it is to protect cultural relics. Besides, money can be collected to have some buildings（10）_（repair）.五、短文改错  假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用（）划掉。

49、修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。        Helen Keller was one of the greatest woman in the 20th century. She was born in 1880 and dies in 1968. When she was 19 months old, she became blind and deaf because a serious illness. From then

50、on she lived in darkness and silent.        When she was seven, her parents found out a teacher, Miss Sullivan, for her. Although Miss Sullivan had trouble teach her, they overcame all the difficulties which they met. With Helen's strongly will, she became a top student. Fina

51、lly she received an university degree in English literature. Late on, she was devoted to helping the blind and deaf children. 六、书面表达  假如你是李华，你的朋友Jack写信告诉你他不知道如何与朋友相处，让你给他一些建议。请你给他写一篇100词左右的建议信。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考答案与试题解析2020-2021年江西省赣州市某校高一（上）期末英语试卷一、阅读理解1.【答案】BAC【考点】细节理解应用文阅读日常

52、生活类阅读推理判断【解析】此题暂无解析【解答】（1）B 细节理解题。根据Peking Duck后的内容High class restaurants take this dish so seriously that some even have their own duck farms and use only a special kind of duck for their specific Peking Duck dish.高级餐厅对这道菜如此重视，以至于有些餐馆甚至有自己的养鸭场并且只使用一种特殊的鸭子制作他们独特的北京烤鸭。可知提供北京烤鸭的餐馆有它自己的养殖场。（2）A 细节理解题。根

53、据Dumplings后的内容Dumplings have a 1,800-year-long history, which is why it is one of the most popular traditional foods in China and extremely popular in Western countries.饺子有1800年的历史，这就是它是中国最受欢迎的传统食品之一并且它在西方国家极其流行的原因。可知悠久的历史是让饺子在中国和西方国家如此流行的原因。（3）C 推理判断题。根据Egg-fried Rice后的内容.one can easily find this p

54、opular dish anywhere in China, from high class hotels to family-run restaurants on the street. 在中国任何地方，从高级酒店到街边的家庭经营的餐馆，一个人都能轻而易举地找到这道受欢迎的菜。可推知蛋炒饭在不同等级的餐厅都被提供。2.【答案】CDAB【考点】细节理解记叙文阅读故事类阅读推理判断标题归纳【解析】此题暂无解析【解答】（1）C 细节理解题。根据第一段可知Florence和Edward等人都是学生，且根据第二段的We hope we can use our music to touch our pe

55、ers（同龄人）.我们希望我们能用我们的音乐来感动我们的同龄人。可知，他们制作这张专辑是为了影响年轻的人们。（2）D 推理判断题。第三段提到了这张专辑已经制作出来了。再根据倒数第二段的描述：这些歌曲是在四位作者的努力下创作出来的。但挑战很快就出现了。这些学生们发现他们没有足够的钱来制作这张专辑。因此，为了减少预算，他们在周末用iPad和耳机在一间空教室里录制歌曲。和最后一段Apart from reducing their cost, they also tried to raise money through crowd funding on the Internet.除了降低成本，他们还设

56、法通过互联网上的众筹来筹集资金。可推知Edward和他的音乐团队是非常有决心的。（3）A 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段The students found that they didn't have enough money to produce the album.这些学生们发现他们没有足够的钱来制作这张专辑。可知，他们在制作专辑时缺少钱。故选A。（4）B 标题归纳题。通读文章可知，本文主要讲述了四个喜爱音乐的学生想要发行专辑影响同龄人。他们在制作专辑的过程中遇到了一些困难，但他们没有放弃，而是积极地想办法去克服，最终解决了困难并发行了这张专辑。所以B选项“学生音乐家”符合题意。3.【

57、答案】DCCD【考点】说明文阅读科教类阅读推理判断词义猜测文章出处【解析】此题暂无解析【解答】（1）D 推理判断题。根据第一段The ideal amount of sleep is different for everyone and depends on many factors, including age and genetic makeup.理想的睡眠量对每个人来说是不同的，并且取决于很多因素，包括年龄和基因组成。可知作者在第一段努力表达的主要观点是不同的人需要不同的睡眠时间量。（2）C 推理判断题。根据第二段About 11 percent slept six hours or l

58、ess, while only 27 percent clocked eight hours or more. Most people fell in between.约11%的人睡6个小时或更少，只有27%的人睡8个小时或更多。大多数人介于两者之间。可推知，大多数人的睡眠时间在6到8小时之间。（3）C 词义猜测题。根据前文In our modern society, we sleep about two hours less per night than 50 years ago.在我们现代的社会，我们每晚的睡眠时间比50年前少了大约两个小时。可以推知这里讲述的是没有足够的睡眠所带来的不良后果，这会大大降低我们的工作表现、损害我们的健康和记忆力。所以C项符合题意。（4）D 文章出处题。第一段提到了理想的睡眠量对每个人来说是不同的