2021-2022学年黑龙江省青冈县高一上学期期末考前测试英语试卷

2021-2022学年黑龙江省青冈县高一上学期期末考前测试英语试卷AWriteawinningstory!

Youcouldwin￡1，000inthisyear'sFiction（小说）PrizeandhaveyourstoryprintedinKeepWriting.Tenotherluckypeoplewillwin￡100.

Onceagain,weneedpeoplewhocanwritegoodstories.ThejudgeswhoincludeMaryLittlejohn,thenovelist,MichaelBrown,thetelevisionreporter,andSusanHitchins,oneofKeepWriting'seditors,arelookingforinterestingandoriginalstories.Detectivefictionwasreallypopularlastyear,althoughthecompetitionwinnerproducedalovestory.Youcanwriteaboutwhateveryouwantbutyoushouldmakethebeginninginterestingandtheendingasurprise.

Yourstorymustbeyourownwork,between2，000and2，500wordsandtyped,double-spaced,ononesideonlyofeachpieceofpaper.

Evenifyou'reindangerofmissingtheclosingdate,weareunabletoacceptstoriesbyemail.Youmustincludetheapplicationformwithyourstory.

Unfortunately,yourstorycannotbereturned,norcanwediscussourdecisions.

Yourfeeof￡5willgototheWriters'Association.Sendyourstorywiththeapplicationformandyourstoryto：

KeepWriting75BroadStreetBirminghamB124TGTheclosingdateisOctober30andwewillinformthewinnerwithinonemonthofthisdate.Pleasenotethatifyouwin,youmustagreetohaveyourstoryprintedinourmagazine.Whatcanwelearnaboutthisyear'sFictionPrize？______A.Itchoosestenwinners.

B.Itfavorsdetectivefiction.

C.Itwillprintthewinner'sstory.

D.Itwillgiveallthewinners￡100.Whatisarequirementofthestoryforthisyear'sFictionPrize？______A.Itshouldbesentbyemail.

B.Itmustbewithin2，000words.

C.ItmustbehandedinbeforeOctober30.

D.Itshouldbeprintedononepieceofpaper.Whattypeofwritingisthistext？______A.Atourguide. B.Abookintroduction.

C.Anofficialreport. D.Anadvertisement.BSometimesyourparentsmightaskyoutowritethank-younotestopeoplebutyoumightnotwanttodoit.However,writingthank-younotescannotonlymakeyoufeelgoodbutalsomakethepersongettingthenotefeelgood.

AmitKumarisaprofessorattheUniversityofTexas.HeworkedwithNicholasEpleytodoexperimentstoseewhypeoplehesitatetosendthank-younotes.Theyalsostudiedthereactionsofpeoplewhoreceivedthenotes.

KumarandEpleyaskedstudentsinbusinessclassestowritealetterofthankstoanotherperson.Andthentheyaskedboththewritersandthereceivershowthelettermadethemfeel.

Asaresult,theyfoundthatwritingtheletterwasagoodexperienceforthewriters.Itimprovedtheirmoodrightafterwardthoughthewritersonlythoughttheletterwouldbeembarrassingforsomeonewhogotaletterofthanks.However,thatwasnotthecase.

Thewriterworriedaboutwhattosayandhowtosayit.However,Kumarsays,thereceiversdidnotcaremuchaboutwhetherwritersgotthewordsright.Thosewhogotlettersfeltreallygood.Andtheydidn'treallyfeelembarrassedatall.

"Whenyouareareceiver,youfocusonthewarmth,"Kumarsays.Thereceiversconsideredthefeelingsontheletterswhilethewritersonlytriedtheirbesttomakesuretheirwritingwascorrect.

Ingeneral,mostpeopledon'talwaysrealizethatthank-younotesmakeothersfeelgood.Iftheyknew,thingsmightchange."Theywoulddoitmoreoften,"Kumarsays.What'sthepurposeofKumarandEpley'sexperiment？______A.Toadviseustothankourparents.

B.Toseethank-younotes'influence.

C.Togetchildrenclosetotheirparents.

D.Toprovelettersarethebesttoshowourthanks.Whatdowriterscareaboutwhenwritingthank-younotes？______A.Theirwritingskills. B.Receivers'feelings.

C.Receivers'warmth. D.Theirproperwords.Whatdoweknowaboutreceiversofthank-younotes？______A.Theyenjoyedbeingthanked.

B.Theyfeelshameandsad.

C.Theydidn'tcareaboutthenotes.

D.Theyhatewriters'mistakenideas.WhatdoesKumaradviseustodointhelastparagraph？______A.Begeneroustoothers.

B.Bewillingtodonicethings.

C.Payattentiontosmallthings.

D.Writethank-younotesfrequently.COnthethirdSundayinJune,Americanstaketimetorecognizeandthankaspecialpersoninthefamily—fathers!Father'sDaycelebratestheimportanceoffathers,youngandold,andthementhoughtofasfatherfigures.

"Likefather,likeson"isprobablythemostcommonfatherexpression.Itmeansaboyisverymuchlikehisfather,andsonsoftendowhattheirfathersdidbeforethem.Thiscanbeagoodthingorabadthing.

Thewords"thechildisfatheroftheman"comefromWilliamWordsworth'spoemMyHeartLeapsUp.Itmeanspeople'spersonalitiesformwhentheyarechildren.Theywillmostlikelyhavethesamequalitiesasanadultthattheyhadasachild.

Usedineverydayspeech,onecouldsay,"Inhiscase,thechildwasfatheroftheman；helovednatureasachildandnowworksasabotanist（植物学家）."

Let'ssayyouwanttotellachildastoryaboutsomethingthathappenedlongbeforetheywereborn.Youcouldsayithappenedwhenthey"werejustatwinkleintheirfather'seyes".Thisexpressionhasahumorousanddreamyfeel.Here,theword"twinkle"suggeststheinterestyourfatherhadinyourmother.

Whenamucholdermanisinterestedinamuchyoungerwomanandsupportsherwithhismoney,heiscalledher"sugardaddy".Themoneypartisveryimportant—that'sthesugar.

Sometimesfathersarenotagoodinfluenceoractiveinthelivesofthechildren.Inthatcase,apersonmaylookforafatherfigure,amanwhoisnotactuallytheperson'sfatherbutwhoactslikeone.

Therelationshipbetweenamanandhissoncanbecomplex.Buttherelationshipbetweenafatheranddaughterisoftensimpler.Theexpression"daddy'slittlegirl"isunderstoodtomeanthat,inafather'seyes,hisdaughtercandonowrong.

Thereisusuallynotadryeyeatanyweddingduringthetraditionalfather-and-daughterdance,especiallyiftheyaredancingtoasonglikeMichaelBuble's"Daddy'sLittleGirl".Ifaboybehavesjustlikehisfather,wecansay______.A.heisjustatwinkleinhisfather'seyes

B.heishissugardaddy

C.likefather,likeson

D.thechildisfatherofthemanWhatdoyouknowabout"thechildisfatheroftheman"？______A.Achildisoftenspoiledbyhisfather.

B.People'scharactersareformedwhenyoung.

C.Aboywillbecomeafatherwhengrowingup.

D.Achildalwaysshowshistruenature.Accordingtothepassage,thesongDaddy'sLittleGirlislikelytobe______.A.moving B.delightful C.crazy D.funnyTheauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto______.A.introducetheorigin（起源）ofFather'sDay

B.showaboyshouldrespecthisfather

C.explaintheimportanceoffathers

D.tellpeopleseveralexpressionsaboutfatherDItisknowntousthatmalehumpbackwhales（座头鲸）areskilledsingers.Theirsongsarethoughttoattractfemalesinhighfrequency（频率）soundswhiletocompetewithothermalesinlowfrequencysounds.ResearchledbytheWildlifeConservationSocietyhasnowmadeanewdiscovery.

Thestudylookedatthesongsoftwohumpbackwhalepopulations,basedonsoundrecordingscollectedfrom2013to2018.OnegroupwasbasedintheSouthAtlantic,offthecoastofGabon,andtheotherintheIndianOceannearMadagascar.Analysis（分析）oftherecordingsshowedthatthetwogroupspickedupmusicalideasfromeachotherandborrowedphrasesandthemesintotheirlatestsong.Thissuggestedthatthemalesfromthetwogroupscameintotouchwitheachotheroverthefiveyearsandsharedsongs.

Touncoverthismusicalcooperation,researchersrecordedthesongsandtranscribethemintomorethan1，500soundsandpatterns,orsongunits.Theyfoundthattheunitswerecomposed（谱曲）intolargerphrases,whichwerethenrepeatedtoformthemes.Thesethemesweresungforhoursatatime,orevendays.By2018，bothpopulationshavebeensinginglargelythesamesongs.

"Thissimilarityinthesongsshowsthatthesetwopopulationscomeintoclosercontactthanothersouthernpopulations"，explainsDrMelindaRekdahl,leadingauthorofthestudy.Aswellasbeinganinterestingphenomenon（现象），sheexplainsthatthosesongsallowevengreaterunderstandingintotheworkingsofthehumpbackwhalepopulations.Whatdopeopleusuallythinkofthepurposeofmalehumpbackwhales'songs？______A.Tohavefun.

B.Toattractotherfish.

C.Toincreasethepopulationoftheirgroup.

D.Toattractfemalesandcompetewithothermales.Howcouldthetwogroupsofhumpbackwhalesinresearchsingsimilarsongs？______A.Theywerebornwiththosesongs.

B.Theresearcherscomposedsimilarsongsforthem.

C.Themalewhalesfromthetwogroupslearnedsingingfromeachother.

D.Themalewhalestaughtthefemalessongsfromtheothergroup.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"transcribe"inParagraph3mean？______A.Change. B.Describe. C.Create. D.Enjoy.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？______A.AKindofMagicWhales.

B.MaleHumpbackWhalesShareSongs.

C.TheBiggestOceanAnimals.

D.TheWorkingsofHumpbackWhalePopulations.Everystudentpreferstogethighscoresintheirexams.Buthowcanyoueffectivelyimproveyourmemoryandperformwellinyourexam？Trythefollowingmethods.

●TrytheMemoryPalace.

Forexample,ifyouwanttomemorizesomeEnglishwords,youmightstore"furniture,television..."inyourlivingroomand"fridge,cooker..."inthekitchen.(1)

Throughthisway,youcanmemorizethesewordseasily.

●Createyourownsongs.

Thismethodhasbeenproveninseveralstudiesasawayofsendinginformationtomemory.Youcanuseyourfavoritesongstorecreatenewsongswithinformationyouneedtoremember.(2)

●Breathedeeply.

(3)Ifyouarestressed（有压力的）youwillhaveamoredifficulttimerecallinginformationduringanexam.Youshouldputsomeenergyintode-stressingbutturningofstressiseasiersaidthandone.That'swhyscientistsrecommendpracticeteststoyou.Practicetestsarenotonlyascientificallysupportedmeansofimprovingmemoryrecallbuttheystanduptostressfulsituations.

●(4)

Ifyouarefeelingdistracted,dosomeexercise.Studiesshowthatthosewhohaveexercisedfor15minutesandthencompleteamemorytask,completetasksfasterthanthosewhohaven'texercised.Evenasimplewalkcanmakeadifference.

Therearesomanysuggestedmethodsforyou.(5)Ifyouknowthatstudyingaloneworksbestforyou,gotoself-studyroomoftenwhenyoufinishyourclassesatschool.

A.Youneedtothinkaboutthewaythatsuitsyoubest.

B.Tryaminiworkout（锻炼）.

C.Rereadyournotes.

D.Thenyoucanmentallytravelthroughyourhousetorecalleachword.

E.Weknowexamsarestressful.

F.Skipouton（偷偷溜走，不参加）allthepracticetestsonpurpose.

G.Themoreinterestingyoumakethem,thebettertheresultwillbe.

A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G

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A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G

A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G

A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.GWhenTimWongwasaprimaryschoolboy,hedevelopedaninterestinbutterflies.Andthatchildhood(21)hasbecomeaduty.Now,Wongisworkingto(22)theCaliforniapipevineswallowtail,abutterfly,whichhasalmost(23)fromSanFranciscowhendevelopmentbegandestroyingtheirhabitats（栖息地）intheearly20thcentury.

Thepipevineswallowtailisonlyableto(24)oneparticularplant,theCaliforniapipevineplant,whichisfoundinSanFrancisco.(25)，landdevelopmentbegandamagingtheplant'shabitats,(26)thepipevineswallowtailpopulationstartdisappearing.

SowithpermissionfromtheSanFranciscoBotanicalGarden,Wongtooksomecuttingsofthe(27)andgrewthemintoabutterflygardenthathe'd(28)inhisbackyard.

Wongmanagedto(29)twentyofthebeautifulbutterfliesand(30)thembackhome,wherehereleasedtheminhisbelovedgarden.Theyimmediatelybegantakingthenewlygrownpipevineplantsasfood.

"Eachyearsince2012，we'veseenmorebutterflies(31)inthegarden,flyinground,layingeggs,successfullypupating（化蛹），emerging（破茧而出）thefollowingyear,"hesaid."That'sagood(32)thattheeffortsareworking.

Wong'soperationhasbeenso(33)that,lastyear,hewasabletobringthousandsofthebeautiesbacktotheBotanicalGarden's"CaliforniaNative"exhibitwherethelifecycle(34).

Thankstohisefforts,thisattractivebutendangeredspecieshasbeen(35).

A.tradition B.skill C.feature D.hobby

A.watch B.reintroduce C.recognise D.create

A.arrived B.returned C.recovered D.disappeared

A.referto B.getthrough C.turninto D.feedon

A.Strangely B.Eventually C.Unfortunately D.Typically

A.allowing B.reminding C.inspiring D.making

A.flower B.plant C.insect D.creature

A.visited B.explored C.built D.selected

A.catch B.provide C.record D.seek

A.follow B.transport C.push D.leave

A.changing B.travelling C.surviving D.struggling

A.element B.image C.sign D.balance

A.difficult B.powerful C.regular D.successful

A.continues B.exists C.ends D.matches

A.remembered B.saved C.ignored D.acquiredIwokeupearlyandrushedoutofthedoorinmy______（eager）togettoknowmynewschool.IntheUKandtheUS，seniorhighschoolstudentstakepartin______（各种各样的）after-schoolactivities.Anyonewhowantstojointheclubmustfillinan______（apply）form.The

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of______（curious）．Thebeautyofthecountrysideisbeyond______(describe).Theywerehavingan________(argue)aboutwhoseturnitwastodothecooking.______（addition），you'dbetterpractisereadingtillyoucanreciteitfluently.Readingwidely______（able）ustohaveachancetobroadenourhorizons.Allthe______（graduate）arewelcometotakepartintheparty.Myfirstviewoftheislandfromtheairtookmy______（breathe）away.Withtheguide______(lead)

theway,wefoundhishomeeasily.Wewerejustabouttoleave______hearrived.Beforeanexam,parents______（advise）totakepressureofftheirchildrenandgivethemsomesuggestions.I'm______anagewithmyclassmates.Thebookyoureferredtoyesterday______（sell）well.Themonkeywasseriouslyinjured,______（blood）heavily.Theyarenowbuilding______800-meter-longbridge.Doyoumindme______（turn）uptheradio？Sheshowedupattheparty,______（dress）inaT-shirt.Notonly______hedowellinEnglish,buthedoeswellinmaths.Ourworldmay（1）______（fill）withdriverlesscarsinthenearfuture.But（2）______willwecommunicatewiththemifthere'snobodyinthedriver'sseat？

Nowdriverscanmakegestureslike（3）______（nod）whentheyletuscrossthestreet.（4）______，self-drivingcarsdon'thavethisability.

UScarmakerFordanditspartnerVirginiaTech（5）______（try）tofinda（6）______（solve）tothisproblem.Theteamistestingamethod（7）______useslightsignals.Forexample,aslowblinking（闪烁的）lightshowsthecariscomingto（8）______stop,andarapidlyflashinglighttellspassers-bythatthecarisabouttospeedup.

（9）______（test）themethodonrealroads,theteamhasdesignedaspecialsuitthatlookslikeacarseat.Whenadriverwearsit,itappearsasifthecarisdriverless.

Theteamsuccessfullycollectedmorethan1，500hoursofdata,recordinghowpeopleinteracted（互动）witha"driverless"car.Fordsaysitplanstosharethedata（10）______11othercarmakers,whichshouldleadtoasignalingsystemtobeusedineverydriverlesscar.假设你是李华。你收到外国笔友Lisa发来