北京市第四十四中学2021-2022学年高一上学期期中测试英语试题

北京市第四十四中学2021-2022学年高一上学期期中测试英语试题学校班级姓名学号学校班级姓名学号一、完形填空PassingHappinessonIwasstandinginthecheckoutlinebehindawomanwholookedtobeinher60s.Whenitwasherturntopay,thecashieraskedherhowshewasdoing.Thewomanlooked,shookherheadandsaid,“Notsogood.Myhusbandjustlosthisjob.Idon'tknowhowIgetthroughthedays.”Myheartached.Iwantedtobutdidn'tknowhow.ShouldIoffertopayforhergroceries?AsIwalkedintotheparkinglot,Isawthewomanreturninghershoppingcart.Irememberedsomethinginmypursethat1thoughtcouldhelpher.Itwasn'tahandfulofcash,maybeitwouldmakeherlifebetter.MyheartpoundedasIthewoman.“Excuseme,Iheardwhatyousaidjustnow.Itsoundslikeyou'regoingthroughareallytimerightnow.I'msosorry.I'dliketogiveyousomething.”Ihandedherthesmallcardfrommypurse.Whenthewomanreadthecard,shebeganto.Andthroughhertears,shesaid:“Youhavenoideahowmuchthismeanstome.”Iwasalittlebyherreply.Havingneverdoneanythinglikethisbefore,Ididn'tknowwhatkindofImightreceive.AllIcouldthinktosaywas:“WoulditbeOKtogiveyouahug?”Afterweembraced,wesaidgood-bye.Thewordsonthecard?:“YouMatter.”Afewweeksearlier,acolleaguegavemeasimilarcardasforadifficulttaskIwasdoing.WhenIreadthecard,Ifeltawarmglowspreadinsideofme.Deeplytouched,IorderedmyownboxofYouMattercardsandstartedthem.【小题1】A．calmB．boredC．downD．shy【小题2】A．checkB．helpC．learnD．prove【小题3】A．butB．andC．soD．or【小题4】A．visitedB．pushedC．approachedD．protected【小题5】A．luckyB．hardC．wonderfulD．busy【小题6】A．countB．complainC．cryD．apologize【小题7】A．excitedB．scaredC．disappointedD．surprised【小题8】A．supportB．prizeC．attentionD．reaction【小题9】A．encouragementB．benefitC．trustD．appreciation【小题10】A．playingB．sharingC．designingD．collecting二、阅读理解Pastimeisabi-monthlymagazineforcuriousyoungminds.Manyofthetopicswewriteaboutwon'tbecoveredintheclassroom.Allthearticlesarewritteninalivelystyle,andeachoneispairedwithdrawingsbysomeofthecountry'smosttalentedartists.?Historyfocusesonarchaeological（考古的）sitesaroundtheworldwherearchaeologistsworktounearthimportantfinds.?Worldincludesstoriesaboutdailylife,folktales,andhistoryandtraditionsofthepeopleandplaces.?Sportincludesnutritiontips,informationaboutup-and-comingyoungathletes,andsportsevents.?Artstimulatesachild'sculturallife,fromfilmtotheatrethroughtowritingandmusic.Ontopofallthat,Pastimeispackedwithitemstostimulateayoungster'simagination,includingpagesofpuzzlesandastep-by-stepguidetocreatingtheirownimpressive-lookingdrawings.Ineveryissue,wereviewthelatestbookstopauthorswriteforyoungsters.TherearealsoshortworksoffictionwrittenespeciallyforPastimebysomeofourbestwriters.Weknowthatchildrenatthisagearedealingwithmanyemotionsandsometimesdifficultfeelings,sowehaveapersonaladvicepagetoreplytoquestionsdealingwithpersonalandmoralproblems.Unlikemanyoftoday'sthrowawaycomics,Pastimeiswrittenanddesignedtobekeptandtreasured.Weknowchildrenlovegoingonline—butwealsoknowhowmuchtheyenjoyholdingaprintedmagazineintheirhands,andtheexcitementtheygetwheneachnewissuedropsthroughtheletterboxpersonallyaddressedtothem.SubscriptionPastimeispublishedsixtimesayear.Anannualsubscriptioncostsjust£20andmakesagreatgiftforanychildagedeighttotwelve.Toorderbyphone:Dial1-800-821-0156anduseOfferCodeWEBSAVE86forprint-onlysubscriptions.Youcancancelatanytimeformagazinesthathaven'tshippedyet.【小题1】Ifareaderisinterestedinfestivals,hecanread.A．HistoryB．WorldC．SportD．Art【小题2】Whatdoesthemagazineprovide?A．Photosoftalentedartists.B．Storiescreatedbychildren.C．Suggestionsonreaders'problems.D．Bookreviewswrittenbystudents.【小题3】Forsubscription,oneneedstoknowthatthemagazineA．offerselectroniccopiesB.costs£20foreachcopyC．isforkindergartenchildrenD.ispublishedeverytwomonthsItallstartedthismorningjustbeforenoon.Mrs.Whitewasreturningfromthesupermarketwithherdaughterandafriend,theirneighbor.Theystoppedonthestairwayoftheirbuildingatheirfifth-floorapartment.Theneighboropenedherdoorfirst,andlittleLilyranpasther.Sheknewtheapartmentwell,sinceshehadvisiteditmanytimes.Thefriendputdownherkeysandshoppingbags,andturnedbackamomenttoMrs.White.Atthatmoment,therewasasuddengustofwindandthedoortotheapartmentwasclosed.Lilywasinside,alone.Thenthefriendrememberedthatshehadleftherkitchenwindowopen.SheandMrs.WhiterushedtoMrs.White'sapartmentandtelephonedthepolice.Buttherewasnotimetogethelpinopeningtheneighboringapartment.TheycouldseethatLilywasalreadyleaningoutofthekitchenwindow.Shehadclimbedontoachair.andsoonshewasclimbingoutontothewindowsill.Mrs.WhitecalledtoLilytogobackinside.Butthelittlegirldidnotunderstandthedangeranddidnotwanttogoback.Sheonlywavedtohermother.Thenshelostherbalanceandherfeetslippedoffthewindowsill.Shemanagedtoholdonforawhilewithherhands,butthenshebecameweakandshebegantobeafraid.Hermotherscreamedforhelp,andnowLilywascryingloudly.AndthenshecouldholdongolongerFortunately,severalpeoplehadrunoutintothestreetonhearingallthescreaming.Theysawthechildhangingontothewindowsillandgotreadytocatchher.Downshefellfivelongstoriesandlandedsafeandsoundinthearmsofthreestrongmen.TheywereLuis,Augusto,andAlfonsoNunes,fatherandsons,wholiveinthenextbuildinginhercommunity.Whentheyheardthescreams,theyrushedoutoftheirhome.“Ineverthoughtwe'ddoit”saidAlfonsoafterwards.“ButIkeptthinking,ifwedon'tcatchher,she'lldieandI'llfeelsadandguiltyallmylife.”【小题1】WhosavedLilyeventually?A．Lily'sparents.B．Thenearbypolicemen.C．Mrs.White'sfriends.D．Neighborsinhercommunity.【小题2】Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Lilycouldn'tholdonthewindowsillbecauseshewasfrightenedandweak.B．Lilywasleftaloneintheapartmentduetoherfather'smistake.C．Lilywasrescuedbeforeshewasfallingfromthewindowsill.D．Lilywavedtohermotherbecausehermothersmiledather.【小题3】FromwhatAlfonsosaid,wecantellthathewas.A．intelligentB．humorousC．responsibleD．strong-willed【小题4】What'sthetitleofthepassage?A．ANaughtyGirlB．AnAmazingRescueC．AcarelessMotherD．AnUnexpectedDangerIfyouchooseonlytocomplainandescapefromamisfortune,itwillalwaysfollowyouwhereveryougo.Butifyoudecidetobestrong,thehardshipwillturnouttobeafortuneonwhichnewhopeswillarise.Inanaccident,aboylostbothhisarmsandhisfatherwhowasthemainsourceofsupportforthefamily.Sincethen,hehashadtodependonthearmsofhisyoungerbrother.Inordertotakecareofhim,hisyoungerbrotherbecamehisshadow,neverleavinghimaloneforyears.Exceptforwritingwithhistoes,hewascompletelyunabletodoanythinginhislife.Asthetwobrothersgrewuptogether,theyhadtheirshareofproblemsandtheywouldoftenquarrel.Thenoneday,hisyoungerbrotherwantedtoleave,livinghisownlife,asmanynormalpeopledo.Sohewasheart-brokenanddidn'tknowwhattodo.Asimilarmisfortunehappenedtoagirl,too.Onenighthermother,whosufferedfromchronic（慢性的）mentalillness,disappeared.Herfatherwentouttolookforhermother,leavingheraloneathome.Shetriedtopreparemealsforherparents,onlytooverturnthekerosene（煤油）lightonthestove,resultinginafirewhichtookherhandsaway.Thoughhereldersisterwhowasstudyinginanothercity,showedherwillingnesstotakecareofher,shewasdeterminedtobecompletelyindependent.Atschool,shealwaysstudiedhard.Mostofallshelearnedtobeself-reliant（依靠自己）.Oneday,theboyandthegirlwerebothinvitedtoappearonatelevisioninterviewprogram.TheboytoldtheTVhostabouthisuncertainfutureatbeingleftonhisown,whilethegirlwasfullofenthusiasmforherlife.Theybothwereaskedtowritesomethingonapieceofpaperwiththeirtoes.Theboywrote:Myyoungerbrother'sarmsaremyarms;whilethegirlwrote:Brokenwings,flyingheart.【小题1】Whatattitudeshouldwetaketowardsamisfortuneintheauthor'sopinion?A．Tryingtofindanescapefromit.B．Facingitbravelywithapositivemind.C．Askingforhelpfromyourrelatives.D．Ignoringitandlivinganormallife.【小题2】Aftertheaccident,theboy.A．decidedtolivewithhisB．learnttodothingswithhisbrothertoesC．madealivingallbyhimselfD．dependedwhollyonhisbrother【小题3】Whatdidthegirlmeanby"Brokenwings,flyingheart"?A．Nevergiveuphopesinfaceofhardship.B．It'snoteasyforhertoliveanormallife.C．Ifabirdlosesitswings,itcannotfly.D．Ifyouloseyourhands,yourlifewillbehard.【小题4】Howdoestheauthordevelopthetext?A．Intheorderoftime.B．Bylistingfacts.C．Bymakingacomparison.D．Intheorderofimportance.ClimatechangeisthreateningourfutureasmoreandmoregreenhousegaseslikeCO2aregatheringintheatmosphereandheatinguptheplanet.Tofighttheproblem,bothscientistsandeconomistshavesuggestedsomegoodsolutions.Itturnsoutthatwhales,animalswe'vehuntedtonearextinction,areexcellentattakingawayCO2.WhalesremoveCO2fromtheairintwoways.First,theymovenutrients（营养物）fromtheirfeedingareasdeepintheoceanbacktothesurface,wheretheyreleasethemintheirwaste.Thosenutrientsaidthegrowthofphytoplankton（浮游植物），which,likeotherplants,takesawayCO2fromtheair.Second,whalesthemselvescollectCO2intheirbodieswhentheyeatotheranimals.Thetotalamountofthegasaddsuptoabout33tonsoverawhale'slifetime.Whenwhalesdie,theytakeawayallthatCO2withthemdowntotheoceanfloor.Savingthewhalescouldalsobemorecosteffectivethanplantingtrees.Financialexpertssaythatonewhale,takingawayCO2andtourvalue,wouldbeworthaboutUS$2millionoveritslifetime.ComparethistothehighcostsneededtoplantandkeepforestsforremovingCO2,andyou'llseewhywhalesmightbeaneffectivesolution.Atonetime,millionsofwhalesswamtheworld'soceans.Unluckily,commercialwhalingbetweenthe1600sandthemid-1900sbroughtmanywhalespeciesclosetoextinction.Startinginthe1970s,carefulmanagementofwhalingbegan.Manyspeciesarerecovering,butthegiantanimalsstillfacemajorthreats.Onethreatiscontinuedhuntingdespiteinternationalregulation.Forexample,inJapan,“scientific”killsarecarriedout—oftenanexcusetogetwhalemeat,whichisconsidereddeliciousfood.Publicoutcryhaspressuredmanycountriestolimitorendwhaling,andexpertsbelieveanewwaytomakemoneyfromwhales—whalewatching—willalsobeeffective.However,anotherismoredifficulttosolve—pollution.Whalesareaffectedbypollutionfromchemicals,noise,andthehugeamountsofplasticandgarbagethatendupintheoceans.Thesegiantsoftheseaareimportanttothefuturehealthofourplanet.Ifwhalepopulationsincreasedtowheretheywerebeforecommercialwhaling,whalescouldremoveanestimated1.7billiontonsofCO2peryear.Itmightbeanimpossibledream,butit'sonedefinitelyworthfightingfor.【小题1】WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouthowwhalesremovecarbonfromtheair?A．Theymovenutrientsfromdeepintheoceantothesurface.B．Manyspeciesofwhalesdon'treleaseCO2.C．WhalescollectCO2intheirbodiesthroughthefoodtheyeat.D．Whenwhalesdie,thecollectedCO2remainsintheirbodies.【小题2】Whatisthefinancialvalueofawhalecomparedto?A．Thecommercialhuntingofoceananimals.B．Thefinancialvalueofoceantourism.C．Thehighcostsoftreeplantingandforestprotecting.D．TheabilityofphytoplanktontoremoveCO2fromtheair.【小题3】Accordingtothepassage,whatthreatisthehardertosolvenow?A．Pollution.B．Scientifickills.C．Whalewatching.D．Continuedhutting.【小题4】Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toanalysethebenefitswhalesbring.B．Toexplainwhywhalesareendangered.C．Toevaluatetheeffectofcommercialwhaling.D．Tocallonpeopletosavewhalessoastoprotecttheworld.三、七选五Doyoufeelyourlegstremblingbeforelargeaudiences?Doyouforgeteverythingyoumemorizedfordiscussion?Youarenotalone.【小题1】However,withgoodpreparationanddeliverytechniques,youcanhandleeventhebiggestofaudiences.【小题2】Challengeyourselftothinkmoreabouthowtheperformancecouldgowell.Remindyourselfwhyyouaredoingthisperformanceandwhyyoubelieveinit.Goodfeelingswillboostyourconfidenceinsteadofyournerves.Practiceandmakegoodpreparationbeforeperformanceday.Makesurethatyouknowyourlines,music,notecards,anythingatall,completelybyheart.Youcangothrougheverythingtoensurethatyou'vealreadybeenwellprepared.【小题3】Ifyou'reparticipatinginadebateorgivingaspeech,researchthetopicofdiscussionthoroughly.Thiswillincreaseyourknowledgeofthesubjectmatter.Therefore,youcanspeakconfidently.Thisisespeciallyimportantifyouwillanswerquestionsafterthespeech!Getridofallnegativethoughts.Ifyoustarttellingyourselfthatyoucan'tdothis,youdon'tknowwhatyou'redoing,andsoon,yourconfidencewilldropdramatically.【小题4】Thiswillmakeyouthinkthatyoucan'tshowconfidenceonstagenomatterhowhardyouwork.Talktoyourfriendsorfellowperformers.Chancesare,anyoneelsethatisgoingonstagewithyouislackingconfidenceaswell.Itiscompletelynormaltobenervous.【小题5】Youcanalsotellatrustedfriendorfamilymemberhowyouarefeeling,andtheywillmostlikelysharetheirexcitementatseeingyouonstage.Gettingplentyofrestisreallyimportant.Youdon'twanttoappeartiredforyourspeechorperformance.Allowforyourbestnight'ssleepthenightbefore,whetheritmeansgoingtobedearlyorlisteningtosomecalmingmusic.Ifyoucanfollowthesetips,thenyoucandoit!A．Imagineitwillbeyourbestperformance.B．Don'toverdoanythingforyourperformance.C．Sharingthesefeelingscanhelpyoufeelalittlerelaxed.D．Anythingthatyoutellyourselfregularly,youstarttotakeasreality.E．Choosethetopicthatyoulikeandmakesyoufeelsecureandconfident.F．Thiswayyouwon'tbeworriedaboutthepossibilityofforgettingsomething.G．Eventhemostprofessionalperformerscansufferfromlackingconfidenceonstage.四、用单词的适当形式完成句子Thegirlisplayingtennisismybestfriend.（用适当的词填空）IhavemanyfriendstoIamgoingtosendpostcards.（用适当的词填空）IstillrememberthedaysIspentattheschool.（用适当的词填空）

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