上海市浦东新区川沙中学2020-2021学年高一第一学期期中考试英语试卷

20202021学年川沙中学高一第一学期英语期中考试卷I.Listeningprehension(略)II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestpletesthesentence.21.Modernscienceandtechnologyhas________municationbetweenpeoplefarapart.A.madeconvenientC.madeitconvenientforB.madeitconvenientD.madeitconvenientto22.Nomatterhowfrequently________,theworksofBeethovenalwaysattractalargenumberofpeople.A.performingB.performedC.tobeperformedD.beingperformed23.Hedoesn'tknowwhattosay,foritisthefirsttimethathe________withagirl.A.wentoutB.goesoutC.hasgoneoutD.hadgoneout24.Mostgreenvegetables,________fortoolong,willlosenutrition.A.iftobecookedB.ifcookedC.ifcookingD.ifbeingcooked25.Ihopethatthelittle________Ihavebeenabletododoesgoodtothemall.A.whichB.whatC.thatD.when26.Thetimeisnotfaraway_______modernmunicationswillbeewidespreadinChina’svastcountryside.A.asB.whenC.untilD.before27.________isknowntoeverybody,TaiwanisapartofChina.Wemustunifyit.A.ItB.AsC.WhichD.What28.Thebreadmywifemakesismuchbetterthan________youcanbuyatastore.A.thatwhichB.onethatC.thatofwhichD.thisofwhich29.Inthedarkstreet,therewasn'tasingleperson________shecouldturnforhelp.A.thatB.whoC.fromwhomD.towhom30.Cornwasnottheonlyfood________wastakentoEurope.A.whichB.whoC./D.that31.Wewouldliketogoandthankhimourselves,butwe________outhisaddressyet.A.haven’tfoundB.hadn’tfoundC.didn’tfindD.don’tfind32.Shirley________abookaboutChinalastyearbutIdon’tknowwhethershehasfinished.A.haswrittenB.wroteC.hadwrittenD.waswriting33.Excuseme,sir.Wouldyoudomeafavor?Ofcourse.Whatisit?I________ifyoucouldtellmehowtofilloutthisform.A.hadwonderedB.waswonderingC.wouldwonderD.didwonder34.HewillhavelearntEnglishforeightyearsbythetimehe________fromtheuniversitynextyear.A.willgraduateB.istograduateC.graduatesD.willhavegraduated35.Seetheclouds!It________rain!A.willB.isgoingtoC.mustD.would36.Don’ttakethemagazineaway.It________me.A.isbelongedtoB.belongstoC.wasbelongedtoD.isbelongingto37.Unless________tospeak,youshouldremainsilentattheconference.A.invitedB.invitingC.beinginvitedD.havinginvited38.Helookedaroundandcaughtaman________hishandintothepocketofapassenger.A.putB.tobeputtingC.toputD.putting39.Thereisnopoint________withhim.A.toargueB.youargueC.inarguingD.forarguing40.Thediscoveryofmewevidenceledto________.A.thethiefhavingcaughtC.thethiefbeingcaughtB.catchthethiefD.thethieftobecaughtSectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.understandB.informationC.freelyD.permitE.resultsF.developG.ordinaryH.localI.normalJ.interviewK.allowsAssocietiesdevelop,theirmembersstarttoseethingsnotsomuchaccordingtowhattheyneed,butaccordingtowhattheywant.Whenpeoplehaveenoughmoney,thesewantsbeedemands.Now,it’simportantforthemanagersinapanyto(41)________whattheircustomerswantiftheyaregoingto(42)________effectivemarketingstrategies.Therearevariouswaysofdoingthis.Onewayatsupermarkets,forexample,isto(43)________customerswhilethey'redoingshopping.Theycanbeaskedwhattheyprefertobuyandthenthe(44)________oftheresearchcanbestudied.Thisprovidesinformationonwhichtobasefuturemarketingstrategies.It'salsoquite(45)________fortopmanagersfromdepartmentstorestospendadayortwoeachmonthvisitingstoresandmixing(46)________withthepublic,asiftheywere(47)________customers,togetanideaofhowcustomersact.Anotherwaytoget(48)________fromcustomersistogivethemsomething.Forexample,somefastfoodrestaurantsgiveawayticketsinmagazinesoronthestreetthat(49)________customerstogetpartoftheirmealfornothing.Aswellasbeingagoodwayofattractingcustomersintotherestaurantstospendtheirmoney,italso(50)________themanagerstogetafeelforwheretoattractcustomers,andwhichagegroupstoattract.Ⅲ.ReadingprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.You'vebeenpaintingforafewyears,andmaybeyouhaveevensoldapaintingortwo.Areyoureadyto(51)______thetitleofanamateurartist?Distinguishinggreenhandfromprofessionalartistsis(52)______task.Itisnotjustamatterofyourabilitytocreatenicepaintings.It'snotonlyaboutpaintingtechniques.Andformostcases,itdoesn'thappen(53)______.Veryfewartistsbeeovernightsuccesswithoutyearsofstruggleandsuffering.Toturnprofessional,peoplefinditcriticaltodevelopapersonalstyle.Whatmakesyourpaintings(54)_______amongotherpaintingsoutthere?Areyourpaintingsstandingoutunmistakablydirectedtoyouasthecreator?Apersonalstyleesalongwithtechnique,paintingmedium,andsubjectandittendstodevelopgraduallyovertime.You(55)_______itthroughunconsciousandconstantexploringandselfshaping.Styledoesnotmeanthatyouarepaintingthesamesubjectorusingthesamepaintingmedium.SalvadorDaliusedtousemanyartisticmedia,buttheyallhavea(56)_______Dalistyle.Stylereferstotheemotionsandthoughtsdeliveredbyyourpaintings,whichpeoplecanidentifywith.(认同/产生共鸣)Their(57)_______ofthepainteristhenasurething.Artiststalkabouttheir(58)_______allofthetime.Whatgetsyououtofbedeverymorningtopaint?Howdoyoufindtheenergytohaveallyourtimedevotedtopainting?(59)______,wealllovetodowhatwedoandwegetasatisfactionoutofcreating.Fortheprofessionalartist,itgoesbeyondthat.Someartistswishtoconveyadeepmessageconcerninglife,societyorevenpolitics.Otherssimplyseek(60)_______returnstocoverkids'tuitionfeesorpayfamilybills.Yet,allprofessionalartistsknowthattheyhavetokeepworkingtoachievethegoals.Manyamateurartistspassivelywaitfor(61)_______toe.Iftheyarenotinthemood,theydonotbotherwastingthetime.Theysometimesallowthemselvestobeoccupiedbyeventslikeparties.Professionalsarenevereasily(62)_______ortornawayfromtheirartworkinprogress.Focusedontheirworksomuch,someevenregardspendingtimeoutsidetheir(63)_______ascrime.(64)_______istheirsecrettohighproductivity.Besides,professionalartistsareconstantlypreparedtograbnewideasforthenextpainting,whichtheybelieveissuretobebetterthanthepreviousone.Thebeliefthatthereisalwaysroomfor(65)_______keepsdrivingthemforwardintheartworldwheremanymastershaveealong.51.A.stepbeyondB.turnoffC.seethroughD.makeup52.A.rewardingB.trickyC.formalD.temporary53.A.individuallyB.thoroughlyC.instantlyD.sincerely54.A.differentB.superiorC.practicalD.reliable55.A.getB.transferC.imitateD.analyze56.A.recentB.clearC.modestD.logical57.A.preservationB.employmentC.adaptionD.recognition58.A.backgroundB.significanceC.motivationD.routine59.A.TosumupB.IncontrastC.InadditionD.Ingeneral60.A.academicB.globalC.financialD.original61.A.inspirationB.fameC.guidanceD.solution62.A.offendedB.dominatedC.distractedD.rewarded63.A.studioB.bedroomC.garageD.garden64.A.ReflectionB.DevotionC.CreativityD.Illustration65.A.negotiationB.profitC.criticismD.improvementSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Forthefirsttimeinitshistory,theInternationalOlympicmitteehasallowedateamofrefugeestopleteattheGames.Alloftheteam’smemberswereforcedtoleavetheirhomecountries.Nowthey’veetogethertopeteundertheOlympicflaginstead.MakingittotheOlympicsissomethingeighteenyearoldswimmerYusrahasalwaysdreamedof.Butjustlastyear,shewasswimmingforherlife.SheandhersisterwereforcedtoleavetheirhomeinSyriabecauseofthewarthere.TheyweretryingtogettoGreeceinarubberdinghy(橡皮艇)witheighteenotherrefugees,whentheirboatbrokedownandbeganfillingwithwater.Mostofthepeopleonboardcouldn’tswim,sosheandhersisterjumpedintohelppushittoshore.Threehourslater,theymadeittosafety,andeventuallytoGermanyasrefugees.Refugeesarepeoplewhohavelefttheirhomecountrybecausetheirlivesarethreatenedbywar,badtreatmentorviolenceoftenbecauseoftheirrace,genderorbeliefs.Aroundtheworld,morethan60millionpeopleareinthissituation.Andsomeofthem,likeYusra,areeliteathleteswhohavetrainedalltheirlivestopeteatthehighestlevel,onlytohavethatchancetakenaway.Now,ateamoften,includingswimmers,runners,andjudokasfromSyria,SouthSudan,EthiopiaandCongohavebeengiventhechancetopeteattheGamesundertheOlympicflag.They’vealsobeengiventheirowncoaches,officials,uniformsandachef,allpaidforbytheIOC.Andinthepastfewmonthsthey’vebeentraininghard.TheIOCsaysitwantstheteamtoinspireandgivehopetootherrefugees,anddrawattentiontotheissuesmillionsofotheraroundtheworldarefacing.Andtheseguyssaytheyareuptothetaskwhethertheywingoldornot.“Theserefugeeathleteswillshowtheworldthatdespitetheunimaginabletragediesthattheyhavefaced,anyonecancontributetosocietythroughtheirtalent,skillsandstrengthofthehumanspirit,”thestatementcontinues.66.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Shetrainedallherlife.B.Sheswamforthegloryoflife.C.Sheswamtoescapebeingdrowned.D.Sheswamtoescapefromotherrefugees.67.WheredoYusraandhersisterliveasrefugeesnow?A.SyriaB.GermanyC.CongoD.Ethiopia68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhytherefugeesarethreatenedtotheircountry?A.RaceB.ViolenceC.ReligionD.Nationality69.TheIOCallowedateamofrefugeestopleteintheOlympicGamesinorderto________.A.helptherefugeestofulfilltheirdreamsofwinningtheOlympicgoldmedal.B.offertherefugeesachancetoearnbreadbythemselves.C.lightacandleofhopeforalltherefugeesintheworld.D.cursethedarknessofthesocietybyforcingthemtopayattentiontothelifeofrefugees.(B)PleaseChooseCloudServicesFindingtheCloudservicecanbedifficultastherearesomanyavailable.Consumersneedtoconsiderandpareeachservice’sfeatures,storagepossibilities,freespaceandbestprice.Youmaybeunsure,oryoudonotknowwheretobegin.TryingeveryCloudservicewouldtakealotoftimeandwork.But,thewebsiteReviews.mighthelp.CloudDropboxGoogleDriveOneDriveBoxBestforLightweightUsersTeamsAndCollaborationDevotedWindowsUsersEnterpriseSolutionsFreeStorageSpace2GB15GB15GB10GBCheapestPremiumOption＄9.99for1TB＄1.99for100GB＄1.99for100GB＄10for100GBOnevaluablefeatureistheprotectionofdigitalfiles,includingphotos,videos,documents,musicandmore.Iftheworsthappensandyourputercrashes,orgetslostordamaged,yourfilescanstillbefoundintheCloud.Cloudservicesletyouaccessyourfilesfromalmostanywhere.Noneedtoworryaboutafilestoredonyourputerwhenyouareawayfr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'mgratefulsomanypeoplecare.”.F.Santos'studentsareaskedtowriteathankyouletterandthenreaditoutloudtotherecipient.Overthispastyear,lifestylebloggerAileenXuhaskeptamonthlygratitudelist._____77____.Andsometimesitwaslife’slittleblessings:“I’mgratefulforgoodhairafterIshower.”Xustartedmakingsuchlistswhenshewasincollege.Now,the28yearoldYouTuberremendsthepracticetohernearly750,000subscribers.(订阅者)Itwasn'tahardsell.“Ithinkjustoverthelastfewyearsthere'sbeenmoreofatrendtofocusongratitude,”sayspsychologistLaurieSantos,whoteachesapopularcourseonthescienceofhappinessatYale.Youcanbuydifferentkindsofgratitudejournals,ordownloadappsthatremindyoutotakedownyourblessings.“Thosetypesofproductscanremindustotaketimetobegrateful,”Santossays.Andnotingyourgratitudeseemstopayoff.______78______.Studieshavefoundthatgivingthankscanhelppeoplesleepbetter,lowerstressandimproveinterpersonalrelationships.Inanotherstudy,highschoolstudentswhowereaskedtokeepgratitudejournalsalsoreportedhealthiere