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1、黑龙江省宾县第一中学2019_2020学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题黑龙江省宾县第一中学2019_2020学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题PAGE PAGE - 16 -黑龙江省宾县第一中学2019_2020学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题黑龙江省宾县第一中学2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题） 阅读理解(每题2分，共40分）第一节 （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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ASmart Home Products for Liv

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6、he lock， check its usage history, and get informed when someone opens the door. You can control it and check on the state of your door with voice commands。1What can the Nest Cam IQ help you do?AProperly use your smartphone cameraBControl electronics with your voice。CCheck the locks of your house.DKe

7、ep your home safe。2Which device can help you operate almost all your electronic equipment remotely？ANest Cam IQ。BApple HomePod。CAugust Smart Lock Pro。DLogitech Harmony Elite.3Which column of a website is the text most probably taken from？ATechnology.BNews。CSociety。DEducation.BThe saying “a penny for

8、 your thoughts” is an English idiom simply asking people to volunteer their opinions on an issue being discussed。 In modern usage, it is often stated as an indirect way of asking what someone is thinking about.This phrase is basically a proposal (提议)， and the speaker is offering to pay to hear the l

9、isteners thoughts. It is an idiom， of course， and not meant literally (字面上的） so no real payment generally takes place.When the saying originated， a penny was worth a lot more than it is in the 21st century。 Therefore， “a penny for your thoughts” likely indicated the thoughts were more valuable to th

10、ose asking the listener for them than they are by todays standards。 This loss of value can be used ironically（讽刺地）， however, through tone（语气） of voice； it can be used to indicate that someones idea is bad or worth a penny in modern value.The phrase is generally credited to a man by the name of John

11、Heywood， who was born sometime just before the 16th century。 During his life, he was a writer who penned many plays and a book in 1546, later known as The Proverbs of John Heywood. It is likely Heywood did not actually come up with the phrase “a penny for your thoughts”. Rather, he was simply the fi

12、rst person to have set the phrase down in written form. The actual origins of the term are unknown, and since his book was simply a collection of common idioms and expressions, it was probably familiar to people in the mid 1500s。Another phrase similar to “a penny for your thoughts” is offering “your

13、 two cents” after making a statement. Someone might give his or her opinion and then say, “thats my two cents，” to indicate the value of his or her idea。 While， much like a penny, “two cents” is relatively low in value now, it would have been more valuable at one time and the expression is used in m

14、uch the same way。4When someone says “a penny for your thoughts”, he or she _.Awants to ask you for adviceBconsiders your thoughts uniqueCis curious about whats on your mindDwill pay for what youre thinking about5The modern meaning of “a penny for your thoughts” _。Ais more closely connected to the va

15、lue of the pennyBcan differ greatly according to a speakers mannerCcan confuse the listener easilyDis more popularly accepted6In what way is Heywood related to the phrase “a penny for your thoughts”?AHe came up with it while he was writing。BHe helps to explain the origins of it。CHe contributed to th

16、e wide use of it.DHe was the first person to use it.7What do we know about the phrase “your two cents”？AIt is usually used at the end of a statement.BIt comes from “a penny for your thoughts。CIt has witnessed some changes since the 16th century。DIt is more familiar to people than “a penny for your t

17、houghts.CHarry is eighteen now。 He studies in a middle school。 His parents like him very much and hope he can become a famous man。 So they often tell him to study hard and they do all for him. They call him at six in the morning, after breakfast his father takes him to school in a car and in the aft

18、ernoon， as soon as the young man comes back, the supper is ready。 Of course, he never washes his clothes or goes to buy something in the shops.Once Harrys father was sent to London on business. He would stay there for half a year。 Leaving， he told his wife to take good care of their son. The woman h

19、ad to get up earlier and did all what her husband did before. And two months later she was so tired that she was ill in bed. Now the young man got into trouble. He couldnt do any housework. He had to do as his mother told him. Even he didnt know where to get on the bus!Yesterday Harrys mother found

20、his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair in the shop。 But he didnt know how to choose。 The woman had a sigh(叹息) and gave him a shoe pattern(鞋样) and told him to buy a pair of shoes himself。 Its Saturday today and Harry doesnt go to school。 With a policemans help， he found a shop. The sh

21、opkeeper was friendly to him. The man brought a lot of shoes and asked him to choose。 When he was trying on a pair, suddenly he remembered something and took them off。 The man was surprised and asked， “Whats the matter, young man？“Im sorry. Ive left the shoe pattern at home！8Harrys parents do all in

22、stead of him because _.Ahes too young Bhe has poor healthChes busy with his studies Dthey hope he spends all time on studies9The woman had to look after her son by herself because _.Aher husband wasnt at home Bshe was stronger than her husbandCshe knew the young man well Dshe was freer than her husb

23、and10When the man was in London， _。AHarry had to stay at home BHarry didnt find the bus stopCHarry fell behind in his class DHarry wouldnt go to school11The woman told her son to buy a pair of shoes because _。Ashe didnt know what kind he neededBshe was busy with the houseworkCsomething was wrong wit

24、h herDshe wanted her son to do something himselfD The next time you need to get somewhere, you may be able to follow your nose。 A study has found that a strong sense of smell is associated with a strong sense of direction。Researchers conducted an experiment at McGill University in Canada. Fifty-seve

25、n adults were invited to participate in a virtualwayfinding taskin which they had to make their way around a virtual environment. They were given 20 minutes to learn about the virtual city. After having passed by each of eight landmarks at least twice， the participants were placed in front of one of

26、 the landmarks and asked to find the most direct route to one assigned by the researchers。The participants also smelled 40 scented（有香气的)pens one at a time。 After a brief sniff， the participants chose one word that best identified the smell from four words on a screen。An additional exercise used a vi

27、rtual maze（迷宫）to determine if the participants were more likely to rely on landmarks to find the way or if they used a more habit-based method built over time as people travelled the same route over and over again.What the researchers found was that those with the ability to correctly identify the s

28、mells of the pens also had the easiest time performing the way-finding task by way of landmarks. A strong sense of smell was not identified in the participants who used the more habit-based method。The connection between the sense of smell and wayfinding likely came about as a result of the evolution

29、 of the nervous system。 The original function of the sense of smell in humans may have been intended to support our spatial memory。Keep that in mind the next time you get lost going to the dentist。 It wont prevent you from getting horribly lost， but its good food for thought along the way。12How did

30、the researchers carry out the study？ABy using typical landmarks in a real city.BBy combining virtual tests with reallife tests.CBy testing different senses in a virtual environment。DBy collecting routine observation data from the participants.13What were the participants asked to do after they smell

31、ed a scented pen？ADecide whether they liked the smell。BUse a sentence to describe the smell。CChoose a suitable word for the smell。DFind the landmark that featured the smell。14Which of the following factors is better related to a strong sense of direction according to paragraph 5?AThe way of using la

32、ndmarks.BMore experience in describing things。CQuick adjustment to the virtual world。DA more habitbased wayfinding method。15The meaning of the word spatial underlined in Paragraph 6 relates to _。Athe situationBthe positionCthe spiritDthe time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

33、为多余选项。A: Hi， Mary！ 16 B： No, they arent。 17 A： Is the dictionary hers, too? B： 18 ， Its mine.A： 19 ?B: Its mine， too。A: Can I borrow(借） your pencil？B:Yes。A： 20 B：Youre welcome.No， it isnt。Theyre Sallys。What about the pencil？Thank you.Are these books yours？When did it set out:How do you like it?二、完型填

34、空（每题2分，共40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Ryan was 6 years old when a talk by his grade one teacher changed his life。 She told the 21 about people in Africa who had a very 22 time getting clean water and access to wells. African people， 23 children， can get sick and som

35、etimes 24 . Deeply moved, Ryan persuaded his parents to 25 him to do extra chores and finally earned S70, which he thought was enough to drill a 26 .But WaterCan, a nonprofit organization that provides 27 water to poor countries， told him that it would need $2,000 to drill a well。 Ryan didnt 28 。 He

36、 got very busy doing more chores and 29 his fundraising. Several months later he 30 . collected the 2,000. He 31 the money to WaterCan and in January， 1999, Water Can drilled a well beside Angolo Primary School in northern Uganda， with funds 32 by Ryan.Since the first well was dug, Ryans Well Founda

37、tion has raised over 800，000 to provide clean water to people in 33 . And others have also 34 along the way, including his school, and The World Health OrganizationIn the past 18 months, Ryan has 35 across the world, like Japan， China， and England,making speeches， to 36 others to spread his ”seeds o

38、f hope. His Ryans Well Foundation has supported water projects that have been completed or are under 37 in many African countries.Ryan has met many 38 people and even been blessed by the Pope(教皇) but he 39 he is just a normal boy. His mother Susan says, ”In his heart we all make a 40 as long as we h

39、elp the people in need.21AclassBfamilyCstreetDclub22AbusyBhardCstandardDpale23AgraduallyBslowlyCespeciallyDtotally24AhealBescapeCjumpDdie25ApunishBpayCeducateDhelp26AwallBschoolChopeDwell27AcleanBdrinkingChotDbottled28Astand upBtake offCgive upDgive in29AstoppingBdesigningCexpandingDleaving30Afirstl

40、yBusuallyConlyDfinally31AsentBmailedCspendDsaved32AwastedBraisedCdiscoveredDstolen33AAsiaBIndiaCAustraliaDAfrica34AguidedBdreamedCexplodedDhelped35AtravelledBcomeCrunDdriven36AdiscourageBforceCinspireDforgive37AwayBinspectionCsurfaceDage38AwealthBcommonCfamousDtalented39AdeclinesBinsistsCsuggestsDqu

41、arrels40ApromiseBdifferenceCbreakDdecision第II卷（非选择题） 语言知识运用(共三节，满分50分) 第一节 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) If we are honest with ourselves， most of us have dreamed of 41 （be）rich and famous。 Most musicians form a band because of the same interest 42 writing and playing music。 They may play anywhere 43 （earn)some extra money as well as achieve their dreams。 However， the Monkees, 44 started differently, 45 (begin） as a TV show with musici