宁夏银川一中2018_2019学年高一英语下学期暑假作业挑战赛考试试题.doc

宁夏银川一中2018-2019学年高一英语下学期暑假作业挑战赛考试试题 第 卷 (必做题)第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分 ）第1节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AWe all love chocolate, and most of us probably eat it everyday, or at least several times a week. It is one of the most favourite kinds of food in the world, and many would say that they cannot live without it. However, there are many facts about the world of chocolate that most people do not know.Have you ever wondered where your chocolate comes from? Most of it comes from the labor of children. It is said that in Africa alone, there are about 70 million children working on chocolate farms. They lead a very hard life, and many live only on bananas and corn paste(糨糊). One child who was interviewed said that he was tricked into believing he would be earning money to help his family. But the truth is that he is treated like an animal. The child has never even had the chance to taste the chocolate he spends his life producing.The history of chocolate pretty much begins with the Mayans(玛雅人). Cacao (可可)beans were so valuable to Mayans that they were used as money. It is said that ten beans could buy a rabbit, and one hundred beans were enough to buy a slave (奴隶). People would buy everything from food to tools with the beans. Generally，only the richer people drank chocolate regularly, because drinking your money is expensive.1. What do the African children who work on chocolate farms eat every day?A. Bananas and chocolate. B. Cacao beans and corn paste.C. Bananas and corn paste. D. Chocolate and cacao beans.2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the second paragraph?A. Most of the chocolate comes from the labor of slaves. B. In Africa, children working on chocolate farms lead a comfortable life. C. The child who was interviewed has ever tasted the chocolate he produced. D. The child who was interviewed was treated badly.3. What did Mayans use to buy something that they needed?A. Chocolate. B. Cacao beans. C. Animals. D. Coins.4. What is this text mainly about? A. Chocolate plays an important role in peoples lives.B. African children are producing chocolate in bad conditions.C. Two unknown facts about chocolate. D. Why only the rich can drink chocolate regularly. BI had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have eggs and toast. Others had cokes and candy for lunch while I had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace (丢脸) because she made our clothes herself, just to save money. The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9: 00 each night and up at 7: 45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, our friends report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, Im now trying to bring up my three children. Im filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.5. Which of the following did the author hate to do most?A. Eating differently from other kids.B. Wearing clean clothes made by mother.C. Letting mother know where she was.D. Going to bed early and getting up early. 6. It can be inferred from the text that_. A. mother was punished for breaking Child Labor Law. B. all the other kids studied better than the author. C. the author worked hard and usually got good grades in studies. D. the authors family lived a bitter life. 7. The text was written in a(n) _ way. A. hateful B. humorous C. Unfriendly D. AngryCMy daughter graduated from college this year. I couldnt be more proud of her. Through countless hours of study, books read, papers written, and tests taken, her hard work has paid off. She is no longer a little girl. She has become a wise, giving, caring, and loving adult. She has learned so much and is ready to start the rest of her life.I think the things I take most pride in her learning, though, arent the ones she learned in the classroom. They are the ones she learned through living her life. My daughter already knows things that it took me much longer to learn. She knows that money cant buy happiness. She knows that laughter exercises the lunges and love opens up the heart. She knows that doing what you love and loving what you do turns work into play. She knows that children are lifes most precious (珍贵的) gift and that every child should be treated with kindness and love.My daughter knows that life often isnt fair, that society often isnt wise, and that every one of us will face our share of problems. She also knows, however, that with love in our hearts we can bring learning, laughter, and joy to even the toughest days. She knows that life is a journey taken on a rocky road and that sometimes we stumble. She knows that we can pick ourselves up each time and even help someone else up as well. Most of all she knows that she is still learning, just as we all are. May she always know too just how much I love her.8. How did the author feel when her daughter graduated from college?A. Grateful B. Calm C. Satisfied D. Concerned.9. We can infer from the underlined words in Paragraph 2 that_. A. you should love work as well as playB. its important for one to turn work into play C. your work will become interesting if you love itD. what you love and what you do are totally different 10. The author wanted her daughter to know that_.A. her mother is well-educated B. she is cleverer than her mother C. her mother loves her very much D. She has to keep learning all her life 11. What does the underlined word stumble in the last paragraph probably mean?A. Climb. B. Control. C. Shock D. Fall. DWhen it comes to learning a foreign language, many people wonder if they will be able to memorize enough vocabulary. But this question never happens about their mother tongue, and yet, it was a foreign language once. However, among all the questions that new parents ask, no doctor has ever heard Will my baby be able to learn my language? To be honest, do you know all the words of your mother tongue? The answer is “No.”New words, and new ways of using old words, appear every day. Twenty years ago, who would have been able to understand a sentence like this: Click here to download your digital book? Nobody. You never stop learning new vocabulary and you never know how long you will need it.Sometimes, you have the word on the tip of your tongue. and it sticks there! But you do know this phenomenon(现象) and dont think that it is because of a bad memory. You should not give this phenomenon more importance in the language you are learning than in your mother tongue.You need to learn only 2, 000 or so basic words to be able to create any phrase you need. You cant avoid some work in order to learn these necessary words and all the more if you want to learn quickly. And before you consider buying into any method, be sure it is right for you. It is not wise to depend on any method based upon mnemonics(记忆术). The first few words seem very easy to learn, so you buy the course, but then you discover quickly, though too late, that a dozen words later, it is all the more difficult to learn a new word when you have also to learn the trick to memorize it.12. From the first paragraph, we can infer that _.A. it is honest to answer “no” to a question you dont know B. a baby can know all the new words of its mother tongue C. there is no need to know all the words of a foreign language D. people find it hard to memorize vocabulary of their language 13. To learn a foreign language, the author advises you _.A. to remember new words appearing every day B. to keep up with new ways of using old wordsC. to pay more attention to your bad memoryD. to learn at least 2, 000 necessary words14. The authors attitude to mnemonics is _.A. supportive B. opponent C. neutral D. indifferent15. The passage is mainly about _.A. learning vocabulary of a foreign language B. using old words in a new way C. learning new words from the context D. finding a method to memorize vocabulary第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Good manners are very important in the communication of daily life. 16 But what are good manners? How does one know what he or she should do and what he or she should not do when trying to be a good mannered person? 17 A person with good manners never laughs at people in trouble. Instead, he or she always tries to offer help to the person. When he or she takes a bus and sees an old man or a sick man, he or she always gives his or her seat to him. They dont interrupt other people when they are talking. They use a handkerchief when they sneeze or cough. 18 . 19 For example, people in Western countries usually kiss each other to show their greetings. However, in China, kissing in public is something unusual and sometimes is considered to be impolite to somebody else. 20 But remember that it is always right to be kind and helpful to others.A. They do not spit in public places.B. Well, here are some common examples.C. Everyone likes a person with good manners. D. Its impolite to ask about womens age. E. We live in a modern society, but we can find bad manners here and there. F. Ideas of what are good manners are not always the same in different countries.G. So it is important to know what is regarded as polite and impolite before you go to a country.第二部分：英语知识运用（满分60分）第一节：完形填空（共40小题；每小题1.5分，满分60分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AI work just minutes away from one of Londons busiest railway stations. Another minute or two away is a lovely, 21 street with stalls (摊位) selling Mexican, Thai and French food, as well as cafes, sandwich places and an Iceland which is one of the 22 frozen food stores here in the UK.As I was walking around one lunch time I saw a small elderly lady pushing a(n) 23 push-chair slowly along the sidewalk. Judging from what she wore, she must have been very poor and must also have been struggling for a living. I 24 wanted to do something for her but I felt a little strange 25 her around so I decided to continue my 26 . The chance came, 27 . A few minutes later I 28 Iceland and saw her putting something into her push-chair inside the store. That was 29 I decided Id try to pay for her shopping.The cashier(收银员) looked at me with 30 as I tried to explain that the money I was 31 was for the elderly lady. She just couldnt quite understand the whole plan, and it was 32 trying to explain in front of the other people 33 to pay for their shopping. I 34 , so she called a colleague over and I tried to explain it 35 . “In a few minutes an old lady with a push-chair will be coming through the check-out, I have 36 your colleague some money that should help pay for all or most of her shopping.” This must have been the first time anyone had 37 this in their store! But they got the 38 and smiled. I didnt hang around to 39 but I hope the 40 waiting for her at the check-out helped bring a smile to her face that day!21. A. main B. busy C. broad D. quiet 22. A. highest B. freshest C. expensive D. cheapest 23. A. empty B. proper C. similar D. excellent 24. A. recently B. hardly C. actually D. immediately25. A. showing B. allowingC. following D. throwing 26. A. walk B. help C. interview D. holiday 27. A. instead B. too C. though D. still 28. A. discovered B. passed C. searched D. recognized 29. A. how B. whyC. when D. where 30. A. anger B. interest C. courage D. doubt31. A. worrying about B. looking for C. turning back D. handing over32. A. exciting B. difficult C. wise D. unnecessary33. A. waiting B. fighting C.refusing D. remembering34. A escaped B insisted C. examined D. disliked35. A. again B. sincerely C. alone D. forward36. A.kept B. lent C. given D. promised37. A. heard B. met C. made D. done38. A. job B. secret C. idea D. ticket 39. A. watch B. waste C. warn D. welcome40. A. surprise B. chance C. difficulty D. advice BWhen a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is nothing 41 with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad 42 on what people are curious about.Curiosity is 43 silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are 44 of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are 45 to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are bringing home or taking out or 46 they have come home so early or late. To be interested in these things is 47 because they are not important at all. It is none of their 48 to know what neightbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is 49 not only foolish but also harmful.For most probably, it 50 to small talk which often brings 51 , shame or disrespect to others, and thus hurt their feelings. On the other 52 , there is a noble curiositythe curiosity of the wise, who 53 at all the great things and try to find out all they 54 about them. Columbus could 55 have found America if he had not been 56 . James Watt would not have made the steam engine 57 his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid(水壶盖). All the great discoveries and inventions in human history have been made 58 a result of curiosity. 59 the curiosity is never about unimportant things, which have 60 or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.41. A. good B. wrongC. right D. special 42. A. works B. puts C. takes D. depends 43. A. always B. sometimes C. seldom D. neither 44. A. full B. fond C. proud D. lack 45. A. angry B. worried C. pleased D. anxious 46. A. how B. when C. why D. where 47. A. silly B. necessary C. possible D. funny 48. A. workB. homeworkC. duty D. business 49. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything 50. A. refers B. leads C. causes D. results 51. A. pride B. harm C. nervousness D. selfishness 52. A. face B. side C. way D. hand 53. A. expect B. like C. wonder D. doubt 54. A. need B. dareC. must D. can 55. A. neverB ever C. probably D. finally 56. A. famous B. careful C.curious D. hard 57. A. for B. without C. in D. from 58. A. before B. as C. after D. during59.A. So B. And C. But D. Or60. A. much B. little C. some D. few 第 卷（挑战题）第三部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The small town of Rjukan in Norway is situated between several mountains and does not get direct sunlight from late September to mid-March- 61 six months out of the year.“Of course, we _62_ it when the sun is shining,” says Karin Ro, who works for the towns tourism office. “We see the sky is 63 , but down in the valley its darker its like on a 64 day.”But that _65_ when a system of high-tech _66_ was introduced to reflect sunlight from neighboring peaks(山峰) into the valley below. Wednesday, residents(居民)of Rjukan _67_ their very first ray of winter sunshine: A row of reflective boards on a nearby mountainside were put to _68_. The mirrors are controlled by a computer that 69 them to turn along with the sun throughout the 70 and to close during windy weather. They reflect a concentrated beam(束) of light onto the towns central _71_, creating an area of sunlight roughly 600 square meters. When the light _72_, Rjukan residents gathered together.“People have been _73_ there and standing there and taking _74_ of each other, Ro says. The town square was totally _75_. I think almost all the people in the town were there. The 3,500 residents cannot all 76 the sunshine at the same time. 77 , the new light feels like more than enough for the towns _78_ residents.Its not very _79_,” she says, but it is enough when we are _80_.”61. A. OnlyB. obviouslyC. nearlyD. precisely62. A. fearB. believeC. hearD. notice63. A. emptyB. blueC. highD. wide64. A. cloudyB. normalC. differentD. warm65. A. helpedB. changedC. happenedD. mattered66. A. computersB. telescopesC. mirrorsD. cameras1267. A. rememberedB. forecastedC. receivedD. imagined68. A. repa