广东省中山市卓雅外国语学校2020-2021学年高一上学期第二次段考英语试题

广东省中山市卓雅外国语学校2020-2021学年高一上学期第二次段考英语试题学校:姓名：班级：考号：一、阅读理解AffordableBeachVacationinCorfuCorfu,anislandoffthecoastofGreece,offersvisitorssunkissedshoreswithclearwaterandlotsofbeaches.FindingthePerfectBeachOurfirstpickisSidariBeach.It'sablueflagbeachperfectfbrcoupleslookingforamoreprivatefeel,asit'sfarfrombiggertouristdestinations.IssosBeachmakesfortheperfectplaceforwatchingthesunset.DassiaBayhasabitmorewatersports.PaleokastritsaisanamazingWestCoastvillagewithsixbeachesonoffer,includingRoviniaBeach.GettingaroundCorfuCorfuoffersbikerentalsandbusserviceasacheaperalternative（替代）totaxis.ThebesttimetovisitCorfuisduringthe"shoulderseason“inApril/May.Theweatherisn'taswarmasthehighseasonsbutitremainsperfect.Itisnotcrowdedinthisperiod,butyoustillneedtobookaheadofscheduleasCorfustayspopularthroughouttheyear.EatingOutForLessTherearealotofwell-pricedrestaurantsbutstreetfoodisalsoabigwinner.SomepopularchoicesareSouvlakiaandPitaGyros.TherearealsomanycheesesspecialtoGreece,includingTirokafteriandLadotyri.Corfualsohasmanyunbelievabledesserts（甜食）.StazeiMeliisatouristfavouritetogivethematry.Whichplaceisprobablythebestchoiceforcouples?A.SidariBeach.C.IssosBeach.A.SidariBeach.C.IssosBeach.D.RoviniaBeach.WhatarctouristsrequiredtodotovisitCorfu?A.Rentabike. B.Bookinadvance.C.Wearwarmclothes. D.SetoffinApril/May.WhatdoweknowaboutStazeiMeli?A.Itcookspopulardishes.B.Itseverswell-pricedfood.A.Itcookspopulardishes.B.Itseverswell-pricedfood.C.Itproducesspecialcheese.D.Itsellsamazingdesserts.C.Itproducesspecialcheese.D.Itsellsamazingdesserts.Astheoldestofthreechildren,Ineverhadanyhand-me-downstowearlikeotherpoorkids.Instead,Momgotmywardrobe（彳亍头）fromneighborhoodmothers.Imaginethefunotherkidshadwhentheysawmewearingtheirusedclothing.PerhapsmybiggestchallengecamefromCharlie.AsfarasIwasconcerned,Charlie'smainfunwastomakefunofme.Duringthoseyears,Islowlylearnedtohate.IhatedCharlie,butIalsohatedmyselffornotbeingabletochangemysituation.Butsituationsdochange.ThatopportunitycameafterhighschoolwhenIjoinedtheNavy.TheNavymademeasocialequalforthefirsttimeinmylife,andtheGIBillgavemeacollegeeducation.Hardworkandafewluckycareer（职业）choicesfinallyliftedmeintothemiddleclass.IfoundmyselflivingtheAmericanDream.Onebeautifulsummerafternoon,myfriendandIcelebratedFridayinJackson'sSteakHouse.Forthefirsttimeinalmosttwentyyears,IsawCharlie.NotonlydidIseehim,buthespoketome.Icouldtellhedidn'trecognizeme,butIsurelyrecognizedmychildhoodtormentor（摧残者）・Hiswordswereshort,butI'llneverforgetthem.Hesaid,“Sir,whatkindofdressingwouldyoulikewithyoursalad?”Thetableshadturned.Charliewascallingme"Sir."Whilehundredsofimproperideasracedthroughmymind,Icouldonlygiveatwo-wordreply:"Bluecheese."AsmuchasIwantedtotastethesweettasteofrevenge（复仇）,Irefusedtodoit.Iwouldn'tputanotherpersonthroughwhatIhadgonethroughasachild.Itwastimetoputchildishthingsbehindmeandmakeuseofthenewopportunitythatlifehadgivenme.IlefthimagoodtipandIdidn'tsayonewordaboutrecognizinghim.Wheredidtheauthorusuallygethisclothesasakid?A.Hismumboughtthemforhim.B,Theywerefromotherfamilies.C,Otherpoorkidscollectedthemforhim.D.Theywerehandeddownbyhisbrothers..Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'schildhood?A.Painful. B.Funny.C.Strange. D.Lucky.WhatjobdidCharlieprobablydo?B.Awaiter.A.Ahairdresser.B.Awaiter.C.Asoldier. D.Acook.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.LiveyourownAmericanDream.Bestmemoriesinchildhood.Don'thatebutloveyourenemy.GrowingupandlettinggoWhenmykids,ages11and8,racethroughthebackdoorafterschool,oftenthefirstthingoutoftheirmouthsis:"Mom!CanweplayProdigy?”Afteraquickthinkingofhowmuchscreentimethey'vealreadyhadfortheweekandhowmuchpeaceandquietIneedtofinishmywork,Iaccept.Afterall,Prodigyisarole-playingvideogamethatencourageskidstopracticemathfacts.Ifseducational.Right?Thoughvideogamesareincreasinglymakingtheirwayintoclassrooms,scientistssaythefactsarelacking（缺乏）onwhethertheycanactuallyimprovelearning.Someofthefirstevidence（证据）thatgamingmaytrainthebraincamefromfirst-personshootergames.ItwasfirstfoundbyC.ShawnGreen,anundergraduatestudyingattheUniversityofRochesterinNewYork.Hegavehisfriendsatestofvisual（视觉的）attention,andtheirscoreswereamazing.Heandhisresearchadviser,DaphneBavelier,thoughttheremusthavebeenaprobleminthetest.ButwhenBaveliertookthetest,herscoreswerenormal.ThedifferencewasthatGreen'sfriendshadallbeendevotingmorethan10hoursperweektoTeamFortressClassic,afirst-personshootergame.Inotherstudies,researchersfoundthatgamerswhotrainedonTetriswerebetteratmovingtwo-dimensional（空间的）shapesthanthosewhoplayedacontrolgame.StudentswhoplayedtwohoursofAllYouCanE.T.improvedtheirfocus-shiftingskillscomparedwithstudentswhoplayedawordsearchgame.Notsurprisingly,theskillsthatgamescanimprovearetheonesthatplayersenduppracticingoverandoverduringthecourseofplay.Thenextstepistofigureouthowthesefindingsmaytranslatetotheclassroom.Althoughthisresearchisstilldeveloping,I'msureaboutmyownkids'ever-increasingrequestsforscreentime-especiallywhentheybegtoplaygamesdesignedtohelpthemmastermath.A.Toleadinthetopic.B,ToexplainwhatProdigyis.C.Tointroducetheauthor'sfamily.D.Toprovetheimportanceofvideogames.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inthesecondparagraphreferto?B.Classrooms.D.Facts.B.Classrooms.D.Facts.C.Scientists.Whodidthebestinthetestofvisualattention?A.Mr.Green.B.Mrs.Bavelier.A.Mr.Green.D.Agraduate.C.Green9sfriends.D.Agraduate.WhycanthoseplayingTetrisdowellinturningtwo-dimensionalshapes?A.Tetrisisonlyacontrolgame.B,Theyfocusonshiftingskills.C.Theypractisetherelativeskillsmanytimes.D.Theskillsneededaresimilartothoseinwordsearchgames.Goolsbee,nowaprofessorattheUniversityofChicago'sBoothSchoolofBusiness,saidtherisingnumberofAmericansoutofworkforeverpaintsatroublingpictureabouttherecovery（恢复）.“Ifweareonpathtoonlybetwo-thirdsrecovered,Goolsbeewrote,“andthenhavemillionsofbusinessescloseddownandthejobstherelostfast,therewillbeyearsforustotrytogetbackontothepathwewereonbefore.Andthoseeverlastingjoblosseswillinfluencetheeconomy.Peopleoutofworkmaycutbackspendingorevenstopit.Theyareatriskoffallingbehindoncarpayments,creditcardbillsandbankloan（贷款）.Thoserisksaremagnifiedbythefactthatthegovernmenthassofarfailedtoprovideadditionaleconomicrecoverypolicies（政策）——eventhoughtheUSeconomyisingreatneedofthem.“Goodinsurance（保险）policiesforpeopleoutofworkhavehelpedthempaytheloanmuchmoreeasily,“PrincipaPsShahwrote,"butwitheverlastingjoblossesclearlyrisingandstillnosignofanadditionaleconomicrecoverypackage,thetroublewillbecomemorewidespreadandobvious.Thehopeisthatthoserecognizedasjoblessatpresentwillintheendgetajobsomewhereelse.Eventhoughsomerestaurants,shopsandsmallbusinesseshaveshutdown,newcompaniesareopeningeachdayhereandthere.Butthereisatimelimitatplaybecausethetimeofcontinuouslyoutofjobinfluencesthechancesofgettinganotherjob."Thelongeryou'reoutofthejobmarket/9saidPNC'sFaucher,"themoredifficultitbecomestofindanewone."ManyAmericanswhohadajoblossorhadatoolongvacationwithoutanypaymentareeagerlylookingforwardtoanotherjob.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“magnifiecTinParagraph3probablymean?A. Reduced. B. Enlarged.C. Avoided. D. Unchanged.What'sShah'sattitudetowardsthegovernment'spresenteconomypolicies?A. Supportive. B. Confused.C. Disappointed. D. Uninterested.WhatcanwelearnabouttheAmericansoutofwork?Losingjobsgetsthemoutofthejobmarket.Theyhavemoreopportunitiestohavevacations.Theysuccessfullygetoffersfromnewcompanies.Losingjobsforlongmakesithardertofindanewone.Whafsthemainideaofthepassage?Thejoblessusuallyspendless.Insurancecompaniesoffernecessaryloans.Morejoblossessuggestadarkeconomyfuture.Theeconomyrecoverydependsonthegovernment.二、七选五WaystoKeepYourEyesHealthyAbout12millionAmericansover40havesomeformofvisionimpairment（视力障碍）.16Somakesuretheyhavethesupporttheyneed.Learnhowtocareforyoureyehealthandkeeppotentialproblemsincontrol.Sowhatcanyoudotokeepyourseyeshealthy?17Eyeproblemsaren'talwaysobvious,soseeinganeye-doctorforafulleyeexamisagoodidea.Thistypeofexamcancheckfbreyediseaseswhilethey'restillinearlyperiodandearliertotreat.Protectyoureyes.SliponUV-blockingsunglasseswhenyou'reoutside,evenifit'scloudyout.Andwearsafetyglassesorgoggleswhendoinghomerepairsorplayingsports.Giveyoureyesabreak.18Wedon'tknowhowbluelightinfluencesvisionovertime,butintheshortterm,allthosescreenscancauseeyestressanddryeyes.Takeregularscreenbreaks,andtalktoyoureyedoctorifyourdryeyelastsforalongperiodoftime.Chooseahealthydiet.IncreaseeyehealthwithfruitsandvegetableshighinvitaminsA,C,andE,likesweetpotatoes,oranges,pines,andmore.Cold-waterfishcontainingomega-3fattyacidscanhelpprotecteyes.19Takecareofyourcontact（隐形眼镜）.Followyourdoctor'sinstructionsforcontactcareandonlyusecontactsolutiontostoreandcleanthem.20TurntoHealthGradestoconnectwiththerighteye-doctortocheckandtreatanyeyedisease.Getafulleyeexam.Choosethepropereye-doctor.Youreyesworkhardforyoueveryday.Alsobeansarenicefoodtokeepyoureyesfit.You'dbetterdoeyeexercisesatleasttwiceaday.Mistreatingyourcontactscancauseeyepain,andevenvisionloss.Thecommonadultspendsabout11hoursstaringatscreenseveryday.三、完形填空OneSaturdaymorning,Jeremywokeupinaquiethouse.UsuallyMomwas21makingbreakfastandcleaningthekitchen,butnottoday.Jeremywalkedtoher22andknockedatthedoor.“Don'tcomein,Jeremy,"saidMom."Ihaveaterriblecold.Idon'twantyoutoget23.Youcanhavecereal（麦片）fbrbreakfastandwatchcartoons.Tmgoingto24inbed”Jeremy25somecerealintoabowlandatethepiecesdry.Mommustfeelverybadifshewaslyinginbedallday."HowcouldI26her?”Jeremythought.Saturdaywasthedaythatmomwashedclothes.Herantohisroomtogethisdirtyclothes.Jeremyopenedthedoortothewasherandputallofhisclothes27,Hehad28Momdolaundry(洗衣月艮)lotsoftimes,soheknewwheretofindthesoapandhowtopouritintothe29,Finally,heclosedthedoorandpressedthebig30thatsaid“START.”Jeremy31theround,glasswindow.32waspouringin,andthemachinewasstartingtowork,makinghisclothingtumble(翻滚)around.Jeremywatchedcartoons33heheardthewashingmachinebeep(发出嘟声).Thatmeantthe34wasdone.Jeremyopenedthedoortotakeoutthewetclothes.Everythingseemedclean,andJeremyfelt35 .21.A.awkwardB.busyC.silentD.curious22.A.kitchenB.carC・bedroomD.study23.A.hurtB.addictedC-angryD.sick24.A.stayB.sitC,readD.work25.A.hidB.pushedC.leftD.poured26.A.treatB.helpC.supportD.feed27.A.awayB.outsideC.insideD.aside28.A.madeB.heardC.letD.watched29.A.machineB.basketC.bowlD.plate30.A.bottomB.buttonC,cardD.device31.A.cleanedupB.checkedonC.lookedthroughD.brokeinto32.A.WaterB.SoapC.ClothingD.Sunlight33.A.onceB.untilC.afterD.since34.A.arrangementB.experimentC.washingD.beating35.A.gracefulB.anxiousC.pitifulD.proud四、用单词的适当形式完成短文语法填空TheHanpeoplehaveitsownspokenandwrittenlanguage-Chinese.ItisthemostcommonlyusedlanguageinChinaandamongthelargest36(language)intheworld.OnepossibilityisthatwrittenChinesecameoutin37(it)earliestformabout6,000yearsago.TheChinesecharacterstoday,also38(call)nHanzin,developfromthoseusedonbonesandtortoiseshellmorethan3,000yearsago.It'ssaidthattherearemorethan80,000characters,of39onlyabout3,500areincommonuse.MandarinisakindofChinesedialectspokenacrossmostof40 (north)China.Theterm"Mandarin”canalsorefertoStandardMandarin,which41(base)ontheMandarindialectspokeninBeijing.Itis42(official)regardedasthestandardforthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Whydomostnon-Chinesespeakerschoose43(learn)StandardMandarin?BecauseMandarinisunderstoodbymostChinesepeople.Asmentionedabove,itisChina'snationallanguage.Whetheryouareinterestedinbasiccommunication,scholarlyresearch,oryouaresearchingforacareerinChina,StandardMandarinis44necessarytoolforcommunication.Anditoftenserves45abridgeforcommunication.五、选用适当的单词或短语补全句子请根语境填词汇，每空只填一词。A:meansB:wisdomC:descriptionD:recommendE:appreciateF:destinationG:strengthH:generationI:concentrateJ:admireK:effortsL:ObviouslyHavingclimbedMountHuang,youwillknowthebeautyofMountHuangisbeyondAnincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoChina'sculture.WrittenChinesehasalsobecomeanimportantbywhichChina'spresentisconnectedwithitspast.Withstrongsupportfromthegovernmentandthetirelessofthecity'speople,anewTangshanwasbuilt.Peoplemustunifyandshowthetostaypositiveandrebuildforabrighterfuture..Jordan's