2020-2021年湖北省武漢市某校高一（上）期中英語試卷

1、2020-2021年湖北省武漢市某校高一（上）期中英語試卷一、閱讀理解 1. 2019 Academy Award for Best Picture Nominations（提名）Black PantherType: AdventureRunning Time: 134 min.Release Date: February 16, 2018（United States）Current rank: Director: Ryan CooglerActors: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. JordanWith his father having died in

2、 Captain America: Civil War, T'Challa is the new ruler of the advanced kingdom of Wakanda. As the king, whenever a challenger for the crown announces his intentions, he must give up his powers and take them on in a physical challenge.The FavouriteType: DramaRunning Time: 120 min.Release Date: No

3、vember 23, 2018（United States）Current rank: Director: Yorgos LanthimosActors: Emma Stone, Rachel WeiszIn the early 18th century, with Britain and France at war, a fragile Queen Anne occupies the throne as her close friend Lady Sarah Churchill governs the country in her stead, while tending to Anne&#

4、39;s ill health and changeable temper.Green BookType: DramaRunning Time: 130 min.Release Date: November 16, 2018（United States）Current rank: Director: Peter FarrellyActors: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala AliTony Lip, an uneducated Italian-American who's known for using his fists to get his way, is

5、hired to drive world-class, famous pianist Don Shirley on a concert tour from Midwest to the Deep South. They must rely on "The Negro Motorist Green Book" to guide them to the few settlements that were then safe for blacks.A Star Is BornType: MusicalRunning Time: 135 min.Release Date: Octo

6、ber 5, 2018（United States）Current rank: Director: Bradley CooperActors: Bradley Cooper, Lady GagaWhen country music star Jackson Maine stops at a bar for a drink after a concert, he's both entertained and attracted by young nightclub singer Ally. He discovers that she writes songs as well as bei

7、ng a talented singer, but hasn't had a break because of her look. （1）Which film is the least popular among audience?A.Black Panther.B.A Star Is Born.C.Green Book.D.The Favourite. （2）Who works as a director and actor?A.Farrelly.B.Bradley Cooper.C.Ryan CooglerPeter.D.Yorgos Lanthimos. （3）How long

8、is the film about the rights of black people?A.135 min.B.130 min.C.120 min.D.134 min. 2. In the past year I lost two of the people I loved most. One was my little sister, the other a best friend of 30 years. I miss them. They are still in my heart, and there they'll remain.Sadly, when I mov

9、ed to another city 8 years ago, I didn't get to see them as much as I wanted to. Something always seemed to get in my waywork, my dogs and, yes, the money to fly up for regular visits.I was too late to whisper in their ears what they meant to me and to thank them for the joy they had given me. A

10、nd this is something I regret. But instead of blindly blaming myself, I'd rather learn from this hardest of lessons.I've resolved to put those I love before everything from now onto make keeping in touch a priority（優(yōu)先）and to enjoy time with them while they are here.In fact, I have decided I

11、am going to take something positive from their loss and enjoy everything more. To not put anything off I can do straight away. To enjoy everything I own. Why? It's as John Lennon said, "life is what happens while you're busy making other plans."After the funerals（葬禮）of my darlings,

12、 I watched as their families dealt with what to do with their possessions. It reminded me of sorting out my mother's things after her death and the sadness that brought me.I've given up trying to "get ahead" in life; now my priority is myself and the people and things that make me

13、happy.And so, this week I will go to Italy to watch my favorite showa joyous event that I won't be able to enjoy "some day in the future". And all those pretty dresses I don't wear because they cost too much to clean will be worn.And I am going to remind those I love that this is t

14、he case, not just in writing but face to face and as often as I can. Because leaving anything for later is taking the risk that later may never arrive. （1）How did the author feel when those she loved passed away?A.Regretful.B.Puzzled.C.Fearful.D.Hopeless. （2）What lesson did the author learn from the

15、 death of her loved ones?A.Life is too short.B.It is painful to lose those we love.C.We should value the moment with loved ones.D.We should be prepared for something bad in life. （3）What does the underlined word "resolved" probably mean?A.expectedB.appliedC.decidedD.agreed （4）What can we l

16、earn about the author from the article?A.She can face bad situations positively.B.She finds it difficult to make a living.C.She doesn't have many good friends.D.She always cares about her family and friends. 3. For the growing number of Chinese heading west to work and study, there's pl

17、enty they find surprising. Upon arrival in the West, many Chinese find they have to firstly put on the brakes. Li Feng, raised in northern China and now based in England, agrees. "The only thing Chinese people would be shocked by in Britain is how long it takes to do things," he says. &quo

18、t;For instance, in China if you want to open a bank account, you don't wait, you just do it at the counter." Out-of-hours and weekend work is standard in China, but in Britain, the weekend is for family and friends.Jack Chen, who left his homeland 12 years ago and is now a lawyer in Belgium

19、 says office politics are simpler in Europe, partly because the hierarchy（等級(jí)制度）is less rigid than in China, where the boss really is the boss and social class in the office is very obvious and important. As a result, staff in a Chinese company think very carefully about how to present their views an

20、d ideas. Employees in the West can share their opinions more freely. In China you should have the wisdom to say something in an appropriate way. But in Europe you can just say what you want.The newest Chinese arrivals have a very different view to previous generations, according to Sharon Jin, who m

21、oved to the US 20 years ago and is now an American citizen. "Almost 100% of the people of my generation who came to the United States want to get a green card," she says. "But today younger Chinese plan to work for 10 years here and then return to China to buy a house or look after th

22、eir parents." While a record number of 523,700 students left China to study elsewhere in 2015, roughly 70%80% of the students abroad have been returning in recent years because of the attractive job market at home, according to the Chinese Ministry of Education. （1）What do many Chinese find sur

23、prising while in Britain?A.It is less convenient for them to open a bank account.B.That they drive faster than the drivers in Britain.C.That working extra hours in Britain is very common.D.The British have more enjoyable weekends. （2）What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A.People in Europe express t

24、hemselves in a careful way.B.Employees in the West show less respect for their boss.C.Jack Chen has been a lawyer in Belgium for 12 years.D.Chinese employees are cautious when expressing ideas. （3）Why do most students return to China according to the Chinese Ministry of Education?A.It's hard for

25、 them to get a green card.B.There are more job opportunities in China.C.They will have to look after their parents.D.It's easy for them to buy a house at home. （4）How does the writer organize the text?A.By discussing some facts.B.By showing some researches.C.By comparing the differences.D.By lis

26、ting some figures. 4. Genetically modified（轉(zhuǎn)基因）foods have become a focus point of agriculture throughout the news today. This has an effect on many different aspects of the agriculture world. From the seed dealers, to the farmers that buy the seeds, to the workers that the farmers sell to; all

27、are affected by the new technologies that are involved in this part of production agriculture.Genetically modified foods have come under heavy fire lately. There are some countries that are against buying these types of foods. They are being tested for safety by the best scientific experts in Europe

28、, the US and the rest of the world. They are not for sale until they have gone through this complete safety process. Since they are a new product, and any slight problem with them could affect a whole country, these tests are very necessary.These safety tests are carried out because of the new rules

29、 that were made with the Novel Foods Regulation. Begun in May of 1997, the Novel Foods Regulation set up an EU-wide pre-market system for all novel foods. A novel food is described as one that has not been eaten by EU consumers widely in the past. By setting up this program the EU hopes to keep its

30、consumers safe from any possible side effects of any new food products.There are a variety of ways in which genetic modification has helped food producers. They can improve the nutritional value or the storage conditions of the food. Today there are only two genetically modified foods that have been

31、 allowed for useGM soybean and GM maize（玉米）.Despite any safety checks, many people are still cautious about eating genetically modified foods. By providing these people with the necessary information, we can allow them to make decisions about these foods. （1）What do we know about the genetically mod

32、ified food?A.It's bad for people's health.B.Its story has been published.C.It's very popular in EU.D.It's a new kind of food. （2）Genetically modified foods are allowed to be sold if they are _.A.tested for safetyB.more nutritionalC.grown in EuropeD.of high quality （3）From Paragraph 4

33、, we can learn that genetically modified foods _.A.have been used in many fieldsB.are being tested strictlyC.have their own advantagesD.have caused some problems （4）What's the writer's attitude towards genetically modified foods?A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Subjective.D.Objective.二、七選五  根據(jù)短文

34、內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。How to Remember What You ReadReading is important. But the next step is making sure that you remember what you've read! Memory is sometimes a tricky thing. You may have just read the text, but the ideas, concepts and images（形象）may fly right out of your head.（

35、1）_Are you confused?If the plot, characters, or word usage is confusing for you, likely you won't be able to remember what you read.（2）_ If you don't understand what you're reading, how would you remember it? But there are a few things you can do.Use a dictionary: look up the difficult w

36、ords.Are you connected?（3）_ Doesn't the setting make you want to visit the place? Does the book inspire you, and make you want to read more? With some books, you may feel a connection right away. But other books require a bit more work on your part. How willing are you to make the conn

37、ections happen?Read it; hear it; be it!Read the lines. Then, speak them out loud. And, put some characters into the words. For example, when Charles Dickens was writing his novels, he would act out the parts of the characters. He'd make faces in the mirror, and change his voice for each characte

38、r.（4）_（5）_How often do you read? If you read frequently, you'll likely have an easier time with remembering what you're reading and what you've read. As you make reading a regular part of your life, you'll make more connections, stay more focused and understand the text better. You&#

39、39;ll learn to enjoy literatureas you remember what you read!A. Here are a few tricks for remembering what you read.B. You can do the same thing when readingC. Does a character remind you of a friend?D. But other books require a bit more work on your paper.E. What's your motivation?F. It's a

40、 bit like reading a foreign language.G. Practice makes perfect.三、完形填空  It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering（1）_ were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few minutes. On their faces w

41、as（2）_. This was their final examthen on to graduation and jobs. Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they would get. With the assurance of four years of college, they felt ready and able to（3）_ the world.The approaching exam, they knew, would be an easy task, as the professor

42、 had said they could bring any（4）_ or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not talk each other during the test.（5）_ they entered the classroom. The professor（6）_ the papers. And smiles（7）_ as they found there were only five questions.Three hours had passed. Then the professor began to co

43、llect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a（8）_ expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.He looked at the sad faces before him, and then asked: "How many completed all five questions?" Not a hand was raised."How many ans

44、wered four?" Still no hand."Three? Two?" The students moved（9）_ in their seats."One, then? Certainly somebody finished one" But the class remained silent.The professor put（10）_ the papers. "That is exactly（11）_ I expected, "he said. "I just want to（12）_ upon y

45、ou that, although you have completed four years of study, there are still many things about the subject you don't know. These questions（13）_ you could not answer are relatively common in everyday practice." Then, smiling, he added, "You will all pass this course, but remembereven thoug

46、h you are now college graduates, your education had just（14）_."The years have weakened the name of the professor, but（15）_ the lesson he taught. （1）A.seniorsB.freshmenC.designersD.teachers （2）A.confidenceB.anxietyC.shockD.wisdom （3）A.affectB.admireC.contactD.explore （4）A.presentsB.referencesC.s

47、ourcesD.packages （5）A.FinallyB.ExcitedlyC.OfficiallyD.Extremely （6）A.passed outB.turned outC.worked outD.took out （7）A.disappearedB.lengthenedC.broadenedD.weakened （8）A.emergentB.positiveC.amazedD.depressed （9）A.silentlyB.actuallyC.restlesslyD.fluently （10）A.offB.onC.outD.down （11）A.whereB.thatC.wha

48、tD.why （12）A.concentrateB.impressC.recommendD.focus （13）A.whyB.ifC.thatD.when （14）A.improvedB.quiltC.advancedD.begun （15）A.stillB.notC.evenD.yet四、語法填空  閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976, people in the city of Tangshan were asleep as usual without（1）_（think）of the

49、 strange signs of the earthquake.At 3:42 am everything began to shake. One of the（2）_（deadly）earthquakes of the 20th century began eleven kilometers（3）_（direct）below the city. It even caused damage more than 150 kilometers away in Beijing. In less than one minute a large city lay（4）_ ruins. The numb

50、er of people losing their homes or（5）_（injure）was far from calculating during the earthquake.Nearly everything（6）_（destroy）in the city. Most of the buildings were gone, and many farm animals died. Then later that afternoon,（7）_ big quake shook Tangshan. Even more（8）_（build）fell down. People began to

51、 wonder how long the disaster would last.But hope was not lost. The soldiers（9）_ were sent to Tangshan helped hundreds of thousands of people. Slowly, Tangshan began to breathe again. In times of disaster, people must unify and show the wisdom（10）_（stay）positive and rebuild for a brighter futur

52、e.五、書面表達(dá)  假定你是李華。你的筆友曉東是某學(xué)校一名高一學(xué)生。最近他來信說不知道如何學(xué)好高中英語，感到苦惱。請(qǐng)你給他寫一封回信，提出你的建議。建議內(nèi)容如下：1. 表達(dá)問候。2. 提出合理建議。注意：1. 詞數(shù)80左右；2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連貫；3. 開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。Dear Xiao Dong,_I hope you will find these ideas useful.Yours,Li Hua六、讀后續(xù)寫  閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行讀后續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個(gè)完整的故事。I truly learned what a best frie

53、nd is in my first year in high school. Kate and I were good friends and we were inseparable（分不開的）. We spent every day together and always had a good time.Then basketball season started and we were on the same team. After a few games, however, Kate got moved up to the Rose Cup full-time. I wouldn'

54、;t admit it then, but as a matter of fact I envied（嫉妒）her much. Having different practice times, we began to see less of each other and talked less. Soon I was told by others that she was talking behind my back.One night, I called Kate to tell her about my new haircut. To my great surprise, the next

55、 day at school she told everyone that I copied her style because she had told me she wanted to get hers cut like this. As a result, I was angry and quite disappointed with her. At noon she handed me a letter and walked away instead of talking with me. I couldn't accept the cruel words on the pap

56、er. In great anger, I wrote right back to her. Over the next week, we exchanged more hurtful letters. I cried myself to sleep every night, believing our friendship was over.注意：1. 所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2. 續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好；Paragraph 1:One night my mum took me to Kate's home. _Paragraph 2:It has been

57、 five months since we broke up with each other. _參考答案與試題解析2020-2021年湖北省武漢市某校高一（上）期中英語試卷一、閱讀理解1.【答案】DBB【考點(diǎn)】應(yīng)用文閱讀細(xì)節(jié)理解廣告布告類閱讀【解析】此題暫無解析【解答】（1）D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)四部電影的Current rank（當(dāng)前等級(jí)）可知，The Favourite的星級(jí)最少，目前是三顆星。從而可知，The favorite這部電影在觀眾中不如其余幾部受歡迎。故選D。（2）B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)A Star Is Born下的Director: Bradley Cooper；Actors

58、: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga可知，Bradley Cooper既是導(dǎo)演又是演員。故選B。（3）B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Green Book下的They must rely on "The Negro Motorist Green Book" to guide them to the few settlements that were then safe for blacks.“他們必須依靠黑人駕駛者綠皮書來引導(dǎo)他們前往當(dāng)時(shí)對(duì)黑人來說安全的少數(shù)定居點(diǎn)?？芍?，Green Book是一部關(guān)于黑人權(quán)利的電影。再根據(jù)Green Book下的Running Time: 130 min.可知，Green Book這部電影的時(shí)長是130分鐘。故選B。2.【答案】ACCA【考點(diǎn)】記敘文閱讀細(xì)節(jié)理解人生感悟類閱讀詞義猜測推理判斷【解析】此題暫無解析【解答】（1）A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中I was too late to whisper in their