遼寧省朝陽育英高考補習學校2020-2021學年高一下學期期中考試英語試題(wd無答案).docx

1、遼寧省朝陽育英高考補習學校2020-2021學年高一下學期期中考試英語試題（wd無答案）一、閱讀理解（）I. The Seattle area has over 40 museums with a wide range of attractions and topics.The following are some of them we have chosen fbr you.MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE （MOPOP）Addrcss:325 5Fifh Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109This museum has collections from som

2、e of the most unforgettable pop culture moments and movies.They also have exhibits like Sound Off!, where you can learn about the different aspects of music and practice playing the guitar, drums, and singing in the sound booth.THE CENTER FOR WOODEN BOATS （TCFVVB）Address: 1010 Valley St, Seattle, WA

3、98109This museum TCFWB has all things about wooden boats. Check out all the different types of boats they have in their collection or even go to workshops to leam more about the craftsmanship（手 藝）.The most attractive event, though, happens every Sunday when they take people out fbr free rides on dif

4、ferent boats from 10 am to 3 pm.CHIHULY GARDEN AND GLASS （CGAG）Address:305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109Dale Chihuly is one of the most recognizable names in the art of glass. He comes from Tacoma,Washington and often holds limited-time exhibitions, but he has no plans on leaving Seattle. Each piec

5、e is beautifully exhibited and they even have demonstrations 0寅示）about the making process.MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND INDUSTRY MOHADAddress:860 Terry Ave N, Seattle,WA 98109MOHA1 focuses on regional innovation and imagination. Some of their permanent exhibits include the costal traditions, local innovatio

6、ns, and the Seattle journey.Does any of the above museums suit your preference? If none of them satisfies you, keep an eye【題 4】 (usual), the artworks are made of red paper, as red is associated with 【題 5 】 (happy) in Chinese culture, but other colors are also used.With 【題 6 】 (it) long history, pape

7、r-cutting, 【題 7 】 originated in China, has been very popular among the ordinary Chinese people. People pul up papercuts on walls, windows and doors at wedding ceremonies or festivals 【題 8】 (strengthen) the cheerful atmosphere.Chinese papercuts are rich in content. The auspicious (吉祥的)designs symboli

8、ze good luck and the avoidance of evil, The child and lotus (蓮花) designs suggest a family with 【題 9 】large number of children and grandchildren. Birds, livestock, fruit, fish and worms are also familiar objects 【題 10 】 (accept) by Chinese farmers. In a word, papercuts used in different occasions hav

9、e different meanings,五、其他應用文() 8.假定你是李華，在上一封信中邀請Dr. Brown擔任你校即將舉行的英語演講比賽 評委時，把比賽時間和地點寫錯了。請再給Dr. Brown寫一封道歉信，主要內容包括：1. 為自己的失誤道歉：2. 告知正確的時間和地點；期望Dr. Brown能來。注意：1. 可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；詞數(shù)80左右。Dear Dr. Brown,Yours,Li llua六、讀后續(xù)寫() 9.閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進行續(xù)寫，使之構成一個完整的故事。Jenny was a pretty eight-year-old girl.One day w

10、hen she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace, by which she was totally defeated. How eagerly she wanted it! But when she saw the price, her heart sank a little. She gathered up her courage and asked her mother if she would buy it for her. Her moth

11、er said, "Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I can buy you the necklace, but when we get home, we should make up a list of housework that you can do to pay fbr the necklace/' Jenny agreed immediately, feeling a burst of joy. So her mother bought the pearl nec

12、klace fbr her. Jenny worked on her housework determinedly and earnestly every day. Soon Jenny paid off the pearls.Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would read Jenny her favorite story. One night when he finished the story, he said, "Jenny, do you love me?" "Oh,

13、 yes, Daddy, you know I love you." the little girl said delightedly, with a broad smile on her face. "Well, then, give me your pearls." Hearing that, Jenny froze there, an anxious expression twisting her face. "Oh! Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Re

14、member her? You gave her to me last year fbr my birthday. Okay?” "Oh no, darling, that's okay." Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss, gently and calmly. "Good night, little one."A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story, "Do you love me?” "

15、Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you." the little girl murmured softly, trying to escape from her fathers eyes. "Well, then, give me your pearls." "Oh, Daddy, not my pearls! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She is my favorite." The little girl begge

16、d. "No, that's okay," her father said, smiling broadly and sweetly and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. "God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams."注意：I所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應為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 I:Several days later, when Jenny's father came in to read her story,

17、 Jenny was waiting anxiously for him on the bed.Paragraph 2:Holding the plastic pearl his daughter offered, the father dragged out a blue box.on a fbllow-up date in the coming Friday's "Tourism in Seattle" section.【題 1 】People who are fbnd of musical instnimcnts will probably choose to

18、 visit.A. CGAGB. TCFWBC. MOPOPD. MOHAI【題 2】What do we know about Dale Chihuly?A. He seldom docs exhibitions.B.He runs a glass business.C.He is a famous artist.D.He was born in Seattle.【題 3 】Which of the following addresses will creative people probably go to?A. 1010 Valley St.B.305 Harrison St.C.325

19、 5th Avenue ND.860 Terry Ave N.（）2. There was a man playing the piano in a bar. He was a good piano player and always performed in this bar. People came in just to hear him play. But one night, a customer told him that he didn't want to hear him just play the piano any more. He wanted him to sin

20、g a song.The man said, "I don't sing."But the customer was persistent （執(zhí)著的）.He told the bar manager, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want that man to sing!"The manager shouted across the room, "If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers arc asking yo

21、u to sing!”So he did. He sang a song. A piano player who had never sung in public did so fbr the first time. And everyone was suiprised by his song Mona Lisa. He got lots of applause（掌聲）that night.He had such a talent fbr singing, but he just had been sitting on his talent fbr the past years! If wit

22、hout such a chance, he may have lived the rest of his life as a no-namc piano player in a no-namc bar. However, now he has become one of the best known singers in America.You, too, have skills and abilities. Maybe your "talent'* is not as great as the singer above, but it may be better than

23、 you think! And with effort, most skills can be improved. So, in your life, you should be brave enough to try doing different things and find out what talents you really have!【題 1 】Why did the man start to sing?A. Because he wanted to make more money.B. Because the bar manager said he liked his song

24、.C. Because he wanted to show everyone that he had a talent for singing.D. Because the manager asked him to sing at the request of a customer.【題 2 】What do you think of the bar manager?A. Strict.B. KindC. Patient.D. Rude.【題 3 】Which of the following is TRUE about the piano player?A. He hated singing

25、 in a no-nainc bar.B. He didn't discover his talent before a customer asked him to sing.C. He became very famous as a pianist andsinger in America.D. He lived the rest of his life as a no-namepiano player.【題 4】What would be the best title fbr the text?A. How to Have Great Ability.B. A NiceSong-

26、Mona,Mona Lisa.C.A Singer in a No-Name Bar.D. Make FullUse of Your Talent.()3. Keeping fish as pets is a popular hobby. Fish take up little room, are inexpensive to feed, and provide an interesting and colorful display in any room.A tank, or an aquarium, must be chosen carefully. Many new aquarium o

27、wners buy too many fish for their tanks. Fish cannot be crowded. Two fish can live comfortably in each gallon of water, only ten fish can live in a five-gallon tank. Can you see why a goldfish would not live long in a tiny round bowl?If too many fish arc kept together, they will not have enough oxyg

28、en or room to swim about freely. They will have more diseases. Also, some kinds of fish cannot be kept together. They will fight and may even kill one another. As your interest in fish grows, the number of fish you have may grow, too. Then you may want to invest in another tank.If you start with a t

29、en-gallon aquarium, what kind of fish would be best? The two major groups of tropical fish are those that lay eggs and those that give birth to live young. If you want to raise young fish, guppies would be the best choice because they can produce many babies in a short time.You can buy fish and aqua

30、riums in most pct stores. Ask the owner to help you choose the right fish. You can also find many books about tropical fish in the library.【題 1 】Keeping fish is a good hobby for the following reasons EXCEPT .A.fish arc not costly to feedB.fish arc nice to look atC.fish reproduce babies quicklyD.fish

31、need little space【題 2】The underlined part "invest in" (in Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to.A.buyB. borrowC.makeD.sell【題 3 】If nine fish live in three gallons of water, the fish may.A. breathe easilyB. swim about freelyC. get illD. not get enough to eat【題 4 】What can we know from the p

32、assage?A. Very lew people are interested in keeping fish.B. The size of your tank decides how many fish you can buy.C. Guppies arc a kind of fish that arc good at laying eggs.D. You can raise different kinds of fish together.（）4. There arc many interesting science experiments out there fbr young kid

33、s. You can surprise your friends and teachers with them. All you have to do is to put a little cftbrl into it and you should have no problem coming up with an interesting science experiment. One such experiment is to show your friends and teachers that you can make mothballs （樟腦丸）dance!If you want t

34、o do it, first, be sure that you have got ail the necessary science kits（工具箱）fbr your science experiment.What you need fbr this experiment is a glass filled half full with water. Add a little bit of vinegar to your glass of water, about 1/3 or 1/4 of a cup （60 ml）, and one teaspoon （10 ml） of baking

35、 soda, and then carefully stir the mixture. Drop a few mothballs into the glass and have your audience watch. As long as the surfaces of the mothballs become fairly rough, they should begin to bounce （5單起） up and down in the glass.You can also do a similar experiment with raisins （葡萄干）and clear pop,

36、 such as Sprite. In this experiment, all you have to do is to fill a glass with Sprite and drop a few raisins into it. The raisins should begin to bounce up and down in the glass of Sprite. You can also replace the raisins with mothballs and you should get the same effect in the Sprite. This project

37、 works because the irregular surfaces of the mothballs and the raisins hold some CO? bubbles （氣泡）,causing them to bounce up and down in a dancing motion.【題 1 】The writer writes this passage to.A. explain why some science experiments arc easyencourage people to spend more time on scienceB. tell us ho

38、w good he is at doing science experimentsteach kids how to do an easy and interesting science experiment【題 2】What is the most probable name of the experiment?A. Producing mothballs.B. Dancing mothballs.C. Changing mothballs.D. Swimming mothballs.【題 3 】The underlined word "pop" in Paragraph

39、 4 probably refers to aA. mothballB. kind of vinegarC. drink with bubblesD. special kind of raisin【題 4】From the last paragraph wc can know.A. why Sprite has some CO? bubbleswhat people usually use Sprite fbrB. what scientists usually do with raisinswhy the mothballs bounce up and down二、七選五()5. If yo

40、u live in a place where most people speak the language you are learning, you may use the language fbr several hours each day. But you may not have these chances to practice English. You may even be self-taught. 【題 1 】It is not very difficult, but it does take effort and practice.Think in single word

41、s.【題 2 】 In your head, try to name each object in your surroundings. As you continue with this, it becomes more of a habit, so things are going to pop up into your head - computer, telephone, chair, and desk. Whatever it is, wherever you are. You can also do this at home when you wake up and before

42、you go to sleep.【題3】Another exercise is describing in your mind objects you don't know the words for. An example would be if you couldn't think of the word "garage," Hinshaw says. "If you're looking at your house and you sec your garage, but you can't think of the name

43、 in English. You can say, The place inside where I put my car.”Think in sentences.The next exercise is thinking in simple sentences. For example, if you are sitting in a park, you can tell yourself things like, "It's such a beautiful day" and "People are playing sports with their

44、friends/ 【題4】Describe your day.Another exercise experts suggest is to describe your daily activities. You can mentally make plans in the morning when you wake up. 【題 5】 So the skill level is a little higher.A. Describe unknown words.B. Guess the meaning of a new word.C. This would require future ver

45、b tenses.D. A good first step is to think in individual words.E. Hinshaw says doing this can help learners of any language.F. Once this becomes easy, you can move on to more difficult sentences.G. The good news is that thinking in English can bring you a huge step closer to fluency!三、完形填空()6. “Your

46、grandpa will be here soon. Joy, fix the sofa; Kris, dust the radio," Mom _ us. "OK, Mom.again?" I asked, feelingBut there's a problem. How can wc tell Grandpa that the toaster is anxious.My grandpa was a fix-it guy. He _ a shop where things with flaws were to be repaired.Years bef

47、ore, Grandpa discovered our toaster was out of _ completely, and we could not afford a new one due to the _ budget then. I was excited when Grandpa _ to get us a new one., I forgot "new" meant something different to Grandpa. He often went to flea market and to find some used things and took them to his shop fbr repair.One day Grandpa got us a toaster. "It was wonderful./z Grandpa said, his eyes shining with .And we readily agreed it was _ . However, it didn't