天津市大港油田第三中学-高一英语上学期期中试题

天津市大港油田第三中学2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期中试题一、单选题（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）Thereisnoreasontobeanxious______________theexamresult.A.about B.to C.at D.forThere'snowayofknowingwhyonemanmakesanimportantdiscovery________anotherman,alsointelligent,fails.A.since B.if C.as D.whileWehadarrangedtomeetattherailwaystation，buttoouranxiety，shedidn't_____________．（）A.come

about B.show

off C.work

out D.turn

upWashingtonStatewasnamed________oneofthegreatestAmericanpresidents．（）A.in

favor

of B.in

need

of C.in

search

of D.in

honor

ofWithoutproperlessons，youcould________alotofbadhabitswhenplayingthepiano．（）A.give

up B.catch

up C.keep

up D.pick

up—Sillyme！Iforgetwhatmyluggagelookslike.

—Whatdoyouthinkof______overthere?A.theone B.this C.it D.thatThe

cooling

wind

swept

through

out

bedroom

windows,

air

conditioning

unnecessary.A.making B.to

make C.made D.being

madeInthelastfewyears,Chinagreatachievementsinenvironmentalprotection.A.hasmade

B.hadmade

C.wasmaking

D.ismakingIt

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the

middle

of

the

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woke

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told

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game．（）A.that B.as C.which D.whenYou’dbetterwritethebookinsimpleEnglish

thechildrenaged10-12can

readandunderstanditeasily.A.nowthat B.sothat C.asif D.evenifNeitherhisparentsnorJack________whentheyenteredtheroom.A.wasrecognised B.wererecognised

C.isrecognised D.arerecognizedAfterthenewtechniquewasintroduced,thefactoryproduced________carsin2002astheyearbefore.A.asmanytwice B.astwicemany C.twiceasmany D.twicemanyasIfyou_______smoke,pleasegooutside.   （）A.can B.should C.must D.may—WillyouwatchthelivebroadcastoftheopeningceremonyoftheExpoonDecember29th?

—It'sapitythatIamtomissit.I________toNewYorkthen.A.wouldbeflying B.havebeenflying

C.wasflying D.willbeflying—WewillgotoParisforourholidaysnextweek.

—______Goodluck. B.Helpyourself.

C.Havefun. D.Goahead,please.二、完形填空（本大题共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）

Alittleboyinvitedhismothertoattendhisschool'sfirst

teacher-parentmeeting.Tothelittleboy's

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,shesaidshewouldgo.This

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bethefirsttimethathisclassmatesandteacher

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hismotherandhefelt

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ofherappearance.Althoughshewasabeautifulwoman,therewasaseverescar(疤痕)that

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nearlytheentirerightsideofherface.Theboyneverwantedto

(21)

whyorhowshegotthescar.

Atthemeeting,thepeoplewere

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bythekindnessandnaturalbeautyofhismother

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thescar,butthelittleboywasstillembarrassed(尴尬)and

(24)himselffromeveryone.Hedid,however,getwithin

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ofaconversationbetweenhismotherandhisteacher.

Theteacherasked

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,"Howdidyougetthescaronyourface?"Themotherreplied,"

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mysonwasababy,hewasinaroomthatcaughtfire.Everyonewas

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afraidtogoinbecausethefirewas

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,soIwentin.AsIwasrunningtowardhisbed,IsawalongpieceofwoodcomingdownandIplacedmyselfoverhimtryingtoprotecthim.Iwasknocked

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butfortunately,afiremancameinandsavedbothofus."

She

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theburnedsideofherface."Thisscarwillbe

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,buttothisday,Ihavenever

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whatIdid.”

Atthispoint,thelittleboycameoutrunningtowardhismotherwithtearsinhiseyes.Heheldherinhisarmsandfeltagreat

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ofthesacrifice(牺牲)thathismotherhadmadeforhim.Heheldherhand

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fortherestoftheday.

A.enjoyment B.disappointment

C.surprise D.excitement

A.would B.could C.should D.​must

A.noticed B.greeted C.accepted D.​met

A.sick B.ashamed C.afraid D.​tired

A.included B.passed C.covered D.​shaded

A.talkabout B.thinkabout C.careabout D.hearabout

A.impressed B.surprised C.excited D.​comforted

A.insightof B.bymeansof C.bywayof D.​inspiteof

A.hid B.protected C.separated D.​escaped

A.understanding B.reminding C.hearing D.​learning

A.carefully B.seriously C.nervously D.​anxiously

A.As B.When C.Since D.​While

A.so B.much C.quite D.​too

A.outofcontrol B.undercontrol

C.incontrol D.​overcontrol

A.helpless B.hopeless C.senseless D.​useless

A.pointed B.showed C.wiped D.​touched

A.ugly B.lasting C.serious D.​frightening

A.forgot B.recognized C.considered D.​regretted

A.honor B.sense C.happiness D.​pride

A.quietly B.slightly C.tightly D.suddenly

三、阅读理解（本大题共25小题，每小题2分，共50分）A

FrenchlessonsinFrance

Whateveryourlevelis,choosingtotakeFrenchlessonsinFranceisthebestwaytolearnFrench.Placeyourselfinthelocalcultureandpractiseyournewlyfoundskillsinyourfreetime.

YouwillbetaughtbynativeFrenchspeakerswhohavealoveforteachinganduseexcellentteachingtechniques.LessonsareinterestingandyouwillspeakFrenchonthefirstdaybothinsideandoutsidetheclassroom.

Learners

●Suitable(合适的)foralllevelsfrombeginnerstoadvanced(高级的)

●Over18yearsold

ClassSchedule

●ClassesstartonMondaysandrunthroughoutthesummer.

●Pleasearriveattheschoolby8:15amonyourfirstdayforashortleveltest.Itwillhelptoplaceyouintherightclass.

●ClassesrunfromMondaytoFridayeachweek.

●Classesstartat8:45ameachdaydependingonyourlevel.

●Youwillhave3classesperdaylasting55minuteseach.

●Youwillhaveashortbreakbetweenclasses.

FreeTimeandTours

●Theschooloffersalotofculturalactivitiesthroughouttheweek.Theseactivitiescanincludecookinglessons,wineandcheesetasting,visitstoParis,cycling,moviesandmuchmore.

●Youwillhaveplentyoffreetimetoexplorethelocalareaandpractiseyournewlyfoundlanguageskillsorjustrelaxonthislearningholidaywithadifference.

OtherInformation

●Youshouldbringasmalldictionary,pensandpaperwithyou.

Getmorefromyourholiday,havefun,meetnewpeopleandtakehomeanewlanguageskillthatwillstaywithyouforever.WhatisspecialabouttheFrenchcourses?A.Theyaretaughtinsmallgroups.

B.TheteachersareyoungFrenchspeakers.

C.Theywillofferawinetastinglicense.

D.PeoplelearnFrenchinandoutofclass.Onthefirstday,thestudentsshould________.A.payfortheirstudy

B.takealanguagetest

C.doasurvey

D.introducethemselvestotheclassHowmanylessonsarethereinaweek?A.21. B.30. C.12. D.15.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthecourse________.A.isnotsuitableforteenagers

B.providesdictionariesforstudents

C.hasashortgamebetweenclasses

D.offerscookingclassesaswellYoucanmostprobablyreadthepassagein________.A.anewspaper B.atravelguide

C.atextbook D.astorybookB

WhenIwasakid,Iwasclosetomydad,butasIgrewolder,mydadandIgrewfurtherapart.Wealwayshadtotallydifferentopinions.Hethoughtthatcollegewasawasteoftime,butformeitwasimportanttofinishcollege.Hewantedmetoworkmywaytothetopashehaddoneinhisfield,butIwantedadifferentlife.Therewasatimewhenwedidnottalkwitheachother.

Afewmonthsago,Iheardthatmy84-year-olddadwasinpoorhealth.WhenhecalledandaskedwhetherIcouldmovefromColoradobacktoTennesseetohelphim,Iknewhewasseriouslyill.Iamhisonlychildandsoitwastimetomeetmyfather'srequirement.

Twoweeksaftermovingback,weboughtaboatandstartedfishingagain.FishingwasoneofthefewthingsthatwedidwhileIwasyoungandthatwebothenjoyed.Itisstrangebuttruethataswearefishingweareabletoputthingsthathavekeptusapartforsomanyyearsbehindus.Weareabletotalkaboutthingsthatwehavenevertalkedaboutbefore.Fishinghasbeenhealingtheoldwoundsthathavekeptusapart.

Itisnotimportanthowmanyfishwecatch.Itisaboutenjoyingtherelationshipthatwehavenothadforyears.I'm62andheis84.Whenweareonthelakefishing,itisliketwokidsenjoyinglife.Itisfarbettertofindawaytoputtheunhappypastbehind.Iamsoluckytospendthehappytimewithmyfatherinhislastyears.Nowmyheartisfilledwithlove.Asmilealwaysgracesmylips.Theauthorandhisfatherbecamefurtherapartbecause_________.A.theyhaddifferentviewsonthings

B.theylivedveryfarfromeachother

C.theyonlycommunicatedbyphone

D.theyseldomwenttoseeeachotherWhatmadetheauthorcomebacktoTennessee?A.Becausehisfatherinvitedhimtogofishing．

B.Becausehedecidedtoliveinadifferentcity.

C.Becausehisfatherisillandneedscaring．

D.Becauseheregrettedbeingrudetohisfather.Fortheauthor,fishingwithhisoldfather_________.A.helpscurehisfather'sdisease

B.isagoodwaytogetclosetonature

C.makeshimrealizetheimportanceofexercise

D.offersachanceforthemtocommunicateAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thewriter'scarisalwaysbreakingdown.

B.Fatherintendedmetobeafisherman.

C.Iwasunwillingtocomeback.

D.Fatherusedtothinkitwasuselesstoattendcollege．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?ForgivingIsDifficult B.FishingBringsUsTogether

C.MemoriesofOldDays D.MyBelovedFatherCEverymanwantshissontobesomewhatofaclone，notinfeaturesbutinfootsteps．Ashegrowsyoualsoage，andyourambitionsbecomemoreunachievable．Youbegintorealizethatyourboy，inyourfootsteps，couldprobablyaccomplishwhatyouhopedfor．Butfootstepscanbemuddiedandtheycangooffindifferentdirections．

MysonJodyhashatedschoolsincedayoneinkindergarten．Scienceprojectswaiteduntilthelastmoment．Bookreportsweren'twrittenuntilthefinalthreat．

I'vebeenanewspapermanallmyadultlife．Mydaughterisauniversitygraduateworkingtowardhermaster'sdegreeinEnglish．ButJody？Whenheenteredthetenthgradehebecamea"vo-tech"student（技校学生）．They'recalled"motorheads"bytherestofthestudentbody．

Whenasecretaryinmyofficefirstcalledhim"motorhead"，Iwasshocked．"Hey，he'sagoodkid，"Iwantedtosay．"Andsmart，really．"

Ilearnedlaterthatmotorheadsare，indeed，different．Theyusuallyhavedirtyhandsandweardirtyworkclothes．Andtheydon'toftenmakeschoolhonorrolls（光荣榜）．

Butbeingtheparentofamotorheadisitselfanexperienceineducation．Wewholaborincleanshirtsinofficesdon'thavetheabilitiesthatmotorheadshave．IbegantolearnthiswhenIhadmycarcrashed．Thecosttorepairitwasestimatedat$800．"Hey，Icanfixit，"saidJody．Idoubtedit，butlethimgoahead，forIhadnothingtolose．

Myson，withothermotorheads，fixedthecar．Theygotparts（零件）fromajunkyard，non-toastingtoasterhavebeenfixed．Neighboursandco-workerstrusttheircarrepairtohim．

Sincethatfirstrepairjob，abrokenair-conditioner，anon-functioningwasherandanon-toastingtoasterhavebeenfixed．Neighborsandco-workerstrusttheircarrepairstohim．

Thesekidsarehappiestwhendoingrepairs．Theyjokeandlaughandarelivingintheirownrelaxedworld．Andtheirmindsarebrightdespitetheirdirtyhandsandclothes．

Ihavelearnedalotfrommymotorhead：publishersneedprinters，engineersneedmechanics，andarchitectsneedbuilders．Mostimportant，Ihavelearnedthatfathersdon'tneedclonesinfootstepsoranywhereelse．

Mysonmaynevermaketheschoolhonorroll．Buthemademine．Whatusedtobetheauthor'shopeforhisson？______A.Toavoidbecominghisclone．

B.Toresemblehiminappearance．

C.Todevelopinadifferentdirection．

D.Toreachtheauthor'sunachievedgoals．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'schildren？______A.Hisdaughterdoesbetterinschool．

B.Hisdaughterhasgotamaster'sdegree．

C.Hissontriedhardtofinishhomework．

D.Hissoncouldn'twritehisbookreports．Theauthorlethissonrepairthecarbecausehebelievedthat______．A.Hissonhadtheabilitytofixit．

B.itwouldsavehimmuchtime．

C.itwouldn'tcausehimanymoreloss

D.othermotorheadswouldcometohelp．Intheauthor'seyes，motorheadsare______．A.tidyandhardworking B.cheerfulandsmart

C.lazybutbright D.relaxedbutrudeWhatdidtheauthorrealizeintheend？______Itisunwisetoexpectyourchildtofollowyourpath．

B.Itisimportantforonetomakethehonorroll．

C.Architectsplayamoreimportantrolethanbuilders．

D.Motorheadshavegreaterabilitythanofficeworkers．DAnidea

thatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptissimple：helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametime.

Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit（追求）tobeenjoyedbyall，theprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus，aswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched（发起）the“IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook”projectin1998.Heroriginalprogramusedauthorvisits，studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabook，buttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities，andeventoHongKong.

InChicago，themayor（市长）appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookinthe“OneBook，OneChicago”program.Asaresult，readingclubsandneighborhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUS，storiesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.

TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYork，wherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium­sizedcitiesorlargetowns，whereagreatersenseofunity（一致）canbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepoint，puttingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthanintodiscussionaboutabookitself.

Ultimately，asNancypointsout，thelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabook，butbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocess，orhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehaveshared_a_word.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.

B.Toencouragepeopletoreadandshare.

C.Toinvolvepeopleincommunityservice.

D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.

B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.

C.Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds.

D.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment.Accordingtothepassage，wherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity.

B.Inlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhome.

C.Inmedium­sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation.

D.Inlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached.Theunderlinedwords“sharedaword”inParagraph5probablymean______.A.exchangedideaswitheachother

B.discussedthemeaningofaword

C.gainedlifeexperience

D.usedthesamelanguageAccordingtoNancy，thedegreeofsuccessoftheprojectisjudgedby______.A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbook

B.thegrowingpopularityofthewriters

C.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading

D.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads四、阅读表达（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题．

AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart（购物手推车）．Theywill，inalifetime，pushthechrome-platedcontraptionsmanymiles．Butfewwillknow-oreventhinktoask-whoitwasthatinventedthem．

SylvanN．Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937．Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness．Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugging（吃力地携带）groceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry．

OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels．Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomers，andwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness．

OnJune4，1937，Goldman'sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket．Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving．Hecouldn'twaittoseethemusinghisinvention．

ButGoldmanwasdisappointed．Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglook，buthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry．

Afterawhile，Goldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren'tusinghiscarts．"Don'tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasket？"oneshopperreplied．

ButGoldmanwasn'tbeatenyet．Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry．Tothisend，Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!Seeingthis，therealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephony（假冒的）customers．

AsGoldmanhadhoped，thecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbersofcustomerstohismarket．Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome-thosewhocameboughtmore．Withlarger，easier-to-handlebaskets，customersunconsciouslyboughtagreaternumberofitemsthanbefore．

Today'sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman'soriginalmodel．Perhapsthat'sonereasonAmericanstodayspendmorethanfivetimesasmuchmoneyonfoodeachyearastheydidbefore1937-beforethecomingoftheshoppingcart．56.Theunderlinedwords"chrome-platecontraptions"inParagraph1referto______．（Nomorethan3words）57.WhatwasthepurposeofGoldman'sinvention？_____（Nomorethan10words）WhywasGoldmandisappointedatfirst？_______（Nomorethan10words）WhydidGoldmanhirepeopletopushcartsaround